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n ADC-DraftCraft Initiative, to free the Gateway of India zone of barricades and traffic irregularities, has met with success. After six years of arbitrary barricading in and around the heritage site, following the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai that left the zone garrisoned beyond recognition, the authorities have now planned to rid the

ADC-DraftCraft Initiative to reclaim the common man’s Right To Walk at Gateway of India meets with success

ADC issue of April 7, 2014 Gateway of India of the ugly fencing and barricades. This follows a fervent advocacy drive undertaken to help the common man reclaim the ‘Right to Walk’. Chief Secretary J.S. Saharia, who chaired a meeting with the BMC and police last fortnight, has reportedly

asked the traffic police to work out the modalities and submit a report. A feasibility plan is underway and the idea is to “create more space for tourists, women and children on the sea front.” So, although visitors to the monument will be screened where the pedestrian zone begins, vehicles that are headed to Taj Mahal Palace & Tower will be given a dedicated lane. Even plans Vikas Sabnis to erect a fixed fence around the Gateway of India may be dropped. The area from the Regal Circle till Radio Club is all set to become a ‘Pedestrian-only Zone’. The city’s prized tourist attraction, the Gateway of India, has witnessed two devastating terrorist attacks. Back in August 2003, a taxi bomb claimed eight lives and then in November 2008, terrorists stormed the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower killing 31 people in a three-day siege. In AuPoor chap! First he had to woo gust 2005, a Manipuri, the high command for a ticket, Ngakuimi Raleng and then beg for votes; now he is friend Leishichon Shaiza were stabbed appealing to them to support at the Gateway of the Congress to stop Modi! India in front of sev-

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eral bystanders. These incidents formed the basis, however debatable, for the spurt in security in and around the zone. Similar occurrences at other terror-hit spots in the city haven’t fetched such heightened security bringing in the element of arbitrariness in police action. Sadly, under the guise of security, the common man’s Right to Walk too was quashed over the years. Now, on an experimental basis, one lane of the road between Taj Mahal Palace & Tower and the Radio Club will be opened up as a pedestrian path in the days to follow. After an evaluation of the response, a final call will be taken. Incidentally, the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee which had also opposed the proposal to fence the monument has welcomed the new idea. Locals are more than exhilarated with the decision and, rightly so too. Over the years, it has become impossible to walk around the Gateway of India. Barricades are put to every possible use in the stretch. Right from ‘creating footpaths for pedestrian movement’ to ‘forming a divider’ to bifurcate the road and control vehicular flow, the use of barricades is arbitrary and

quite excessive. Worse still is the high-handed behaviour of the police authorities in the vicinity who behave like a law unto themselves. In the absence of any proper laid-down rules for parking or movement, it’s a virtual free for all at the Gateway of India. A security vehicle stands parked for good opposite the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower bang on a footpath ‘meant for pedestrians’ and a ‘pigeon feeding zone’ created with barricades keeps the very humans who feed the pigeons, out of the way. The creation and control of barricaded zones has been left entirely to the discretion of the police and continues to bewilder the common man who has little option but to walk around in circles at Mumbai’s most prized tourist zone. In association with ADC, India-based think tank DraftCraft has been raising pertinent queries with regard to the common man’s Right to Walk – in and around the Gateway of India over the years. After all, the Right to Walk is an extension of the common man’s fundamental Right to Life as guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. (See also ‘Journey To Justice’ - pg 24 «)

Giving art a chance

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 All Pics: Natasha Rego

NGO plans to create giant murals on walls across city showcasing the talent of street kids

Himanshu discussing the summer time-table with the members of Dharavi Art Room

A wall in Dharavi completed by adult volunteers and children

By Natasha Rego

with them for about a week. At this time we will have the kids identify their themes – about their neighbourhood, or an issue they are dealing with – it will connect the life of the neighbourhood with that of the larger community,” murmured Himanashu over the rambunctious gathering of children at the Dharavi Art Room last Sunday. “The next step will be to have them draw individual pictures. The drawings will be collected and studied, then converted into one coherent design.” The following week, the kids will be paired and guided into painting the mural up on the wall.

Thami, have been working with Muralswallahs hopes to garner children and teachers in BMC treet children would make schools for some years now. As the up to Rs.1,98,000 in the next 61 honest interpreters of urban name suggests, they’ve also penedays by crowdsourcing for pursociety if we gave them the trated Dharavi. Over the years, they chase of paints and brushes, chance. But our educated minds have built a strong support base of costs of transporting the kids may not speak their language. Nor children and their families who, on and feeding them as they they, ours. So if we put the tools in weekends and holidays, step out transform the 12 walls. For more their hands and allow them to artic- and transform the walls around information on proposals ulate their thoughts through a uni- their homes. and for donations log on to versal language – art – there may be w w w. o ra n g e s t re e t . i n / p r o Now, with Muralswallahs, they a message for us to reflect upon. want to go to 12 other areas of jects/muralswallahs or email This is precisely what the Dharavi Mumbai, introduce communities dharaviartroom@gmail.com Art Room (DAR), through the ‘Mu- there to the ethereal possibilities of ralswallahs’ project, intends to do art, collate their ideas and transon Mumbai’s public walls. form 12 public walls into giant mu- uninhibited imaginations. The young proprietors of Dharavi rals made from a collage of the “We will gather children from Art Room, Himanshu S. and Aqui children’s powerful, influenced yet each area and conduct a workshop

The self-designed interiors of Dharavi Art Room

Yogesh finishing the outline to his piece

When the self becomes a concept

The Muralswallahs proposal which can be found on www.orangestreet.in states, “The process is not just painting murals, but interacting with the community and creating images with them.” Tackling two areas a month, minding the gathering and organising art supplies and logistics will take assistance: financial and physical. Muralswallahs is looking to the masses to donate money and volunteer to help them realise this project. After all, it is meant to be a community effort. Art is a tool with which we could free ourselves from what separates us from each other.

Portraits drawn of and by the art room members

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A MOUTHFUL OF RECORDS

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HOT AND RISKY BUSINESS: Dinesh Upadhyaya seen here with nine regular sized wax candles burning away in his mouth, replicating a record that he has already broken, in the ADC office. At right, he is happily seated with the certificates declaring his records.

inesh Upadhyaya, a resident of Goregaon who has 42 Guinness World Records and 24 Limca Book Records related to extreme 'mouth stuffing' under his belt, is all set to make as many as seven other records. He already has highest number Guinness World Records in the country. “From his childhood, Dinesh used to watch TV shows of recordbreaking acts, and got inspired enough to search for his own fame. Finally, he realized that all his strength lies in his mouth,” said Manish Upadhyaya, brother of Dinesh. In this year's edition of 'Limca Book of Recrods 2014' Dinesh is credited with eight records, including most number of table tennis balls held in his mouth, most number of lit candles, golf balls, mini tomatos, pencils, all held in his mouth and even most number of table tennis balls held in his hand underwater. He can hold 9 commercially available full size 1.5 dia taper candles in his mouth. He can hold 65 mini tomatoes weighting 231 grams, 83 peeled mini red onions of 190 grams, 6 Table Tennis balls of 40cm each, five gold balls of 42.5cm each in his mouth. He has established two mouth stuffing records of Record Holders Republic, UK – most pencils (92) fitted into his mouth and most straws (800 and later 1001). Besides mouth stuffing records, he had also made records in literature, communication, banking and palindrome. He made and broke his past records of most game dice picked up and held in the hand, fastest time to peel and eat an orange blindfolded, and most dried peas moved in one minute using a straw. He has also a record of 'smallest money transfer by cheque.' He had transferred Rs.0.01 (one paisa/$0.000188462) by cheque. One paisa is outdated so several banks refused to do the ‘cheap’ transaction. After some struggle, he filed a right to information (RTI) application asking a bank manager about rules regarding money transfer by cheque. Then he sent Rs.0.01 which is the smallest amount transferred to date. Dinesh is also credited with having shortest 'legal will'. He made his will in single Sanskrit world with only three alphabets Dharmarth, which means charity. He wants to donate all his property and belongings to noble causes and charity. Abhishekh Chaube, a teacher and former colleague of Dinesh, said, “He is always engrossed with records and more records. He works till late in the night. Despite having so many record and achievements to his name, he is a very simple and down to earth person and friend.”

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Notice is hereby given that the Share Certificate Nos. 2, Share bearing Distinctive Nos 6 To 10, member’s Reg No. A-2 of Sudama Complex Co-Op Housing Society Ltd. Standing in the names of Mr. N.V. Radhakrishnan and Mrs. Sreelatha Radhakrishnan have been reported lost / misplaced and that an application for issue of duplicate certificate in respect there of has been made to the society at the Sudama Complex Co.op Housing Society Ltd, Mhatre Nagar, Dombivli (E), thane dist. Pin No 421 201, tp whom objection if any, against issuance of such duplicate Share Certificate should be made within 15 Days from the date of publication of this notice.

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Notice is hereby given that my client, Shri. Suresh Kanjanni Nair, was going to Virar (W) on Autorickshaw Original Agreement between M/s. B. Nanji Enterprises Ltd., and Shri. Suresh Kanjunni Nair & Smt. Sharda Suresh Nair Shop No. 21, Ground Floor, Commercial –A, India Colony, Village-Vevji , Tal.-Talasari, Document No. 285/12 (leueme), lost on Autorickshaw Dated 07/04/2014 time 10.00 A.M. Survey No. 207/6 to 207/14. So we hereby invite claim or objection that any person having any claim or objection against or into or upon in respect of said land howsoever are hereby required to make the same known in writing to our advocate office within 14 days from the date of publication.

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THANKSGIVING Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come. Saint Jude, Worker of Miracles, Pray for us. Saint Jude, Helper of the Helpless, Pray for us. Thank You for favour granted. R C-3809

CHANGE OF RELIGION

I Komal Vinod Rajput have changed my religion from Hindu to Islam as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No (U-1335). C-3822

CHANGE OF NAME

I Miss. Arati Ashok Sonwane have changed my name to Mrs. Aarti Ankush Sadanshive as per Affidavit dated: 25/2/2014. C-3810

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I, Khan Anwar Mohammed Hussain have changed my Daughter’s name from Khan Aisha Begum Anwar, to ‘Khan Aisha Anwar’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/04/2014. C-3819 I have changed my name from T. Santosh S/o T. Kamraj Rao, to ‘T. Santosh Rao S/o T. Kamraj Rao’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 16/04/2014. C-3820 I have changed my name from Komal Vinod Rajput to Kulsoom Waqaar Patel as per Maha. Gazette No (U 1336). C-3821 I have changed my name from Sirien Abdul Sattar Patel to Shirin Anis Miyanoor as per Affidavit dated 22/04/2014. C-3823 I have changed my name from Tahira Ahmed Ali Abubakar to Tahira Abubakar Tanwar as per Affidavit. C-3824 I have changed my name from Mohd Riyaz Noor Mohd to Riyaz Noor Mohammed Qureshi as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No (U-62597). C-3825

C-3826

I have changed my name from Mohmmed Asim Siddique to Mohammed Asim Siddiqui as per Affidavit C-3844

I have changed my name from Shaheen Bano Faiz Ali to Shaheen Faiz Ali Khan as per Affidavit C-3861

I have changed my name from Mohammede Sayeed Abdul Hamid Khan to Saeed Abdul Hamid Khan as per Affidavit dated: 26/04/2014 C-3845

I have changed my name from Faiz Ali Abdul Hamid to Faiz Ali Abdul Hamid Khan as per Affidavit C-3862

I have changed my name from Muhammad Arslan Hasan Khan to Muhammad Arsalan Hasan khan as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. (U-690) C-3829 I have changed my name from Mohd Ahmed Hasan Khan to Muhammad Ahmed Hasan Khan as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. (U-691) C-3830 I have changed my name from Juber Anwar Mukri to Zubair Anwar Mukri as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. (U-77470) C-3831

C-3815

I have changed my name from Nabila Juber Mukri to Nabila Zubair Mukri as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. (U-77485)

C-3817 I have changed my name from Sordia Mezabeen Mohmad Anwar, to ‘Parmar Mehjabin Iqbal’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/04/2014. C-3818

I have changed my name from Twinkle Sajnani to Twiinkle Saaj as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No X 81946 C-3841

I, Kalpesh Navinchandra Daftary have changed my daughter’s name from Bansi Kalpeshbhai Daftari to Bansi Kalpesh Daftary as per Affidavit C-3858

I have changed my name from Kurtiya Iqbal Munshi to Qudsiya Iqbal Munshi as per Affidavit C-3860

I have changed my name from Gaurav Mohan Thakkar, to ‘Gaurav Mohan Baru’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 34863) Dated: 12/09/2013.

I have changed my name from Mohammed Iqbal Abdul Karim, to ‘Parmar Iqbal Abdul Karim’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/04/2014.

I have changed my name from Jujar Safdar to Juzar Safdar Vajihi as per Affidavit C-3840

I have changed my name from Nazma Mohammad Ummar to Najama Mohammed Umar Dalkhania as per Affidavit C-3857

I have changed my name from Arun Kumar Raveendran to Arunkumar Raveendran Nair as per Affidavit C-3843

I have changed my name from Muhammad Numan Hasan Khan to Muhammad Nomaan Hasan Khan as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. (U-689) C-3828

C-3816

I have changed my name from Ramvajit Singh to Ramudit Singh as per Affidavit C-3839

I have changed my name from Mohamed Ummar to Mohammed Umar Dalkhania as per Affidavit C-3856

I have changed my name from M.S.R.V. Mohan Rao to Manyam Sree Rama Venkata Mohan Rao as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Kuttimani Rajamani to Kuttimani as per Affidavit dated 25/04/2014. C-3812

I have changed my name from Jaswant Singh, to ‘Jaswant Singh Sandhu’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-78259) Dated: 03/04/2014.

I have changed my name from Ansari Shahid Zubair Mohammad Zubair to Ansari Shahid Mohammad Zubair as per Affidavit C-3838

I have changed my name from Zahid Hussain Dalkhaniya to Zahid Dalkhania as per Affidavit C-3855

I have changed my name from Kalpeshbhai Navinchandra Daftari to Kalpesh Navinchandra Daftary as per Affidavit C-3859

I have changed my name from Rajesh Kumar to Rajesh Kumar Rawat as per Affidavit Annexure "E" C-3827

I have changed my name from Praktana Vikas Patil, to ‘Praktana Mandar Thakur’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-58559)) Dated: 09/01/2014. C-3814

I have changed my name from Doshi Jyotsna Veer to Jyotsna Vakttawarmal Doshi as per Affidavit C-3837

I have changed my name from Dulcine Emilda Dsouza to Dulcine Emilda Melwyn Monteiro as per Deed Poll Affidavit C-3854

I have changed my name from Jatu Abdul Wahab Abdul Razzak to Jatu Abdul Wahab Razaque as per Affidavit C-3842

I Mainadevi have changed my name to Mainadevi Purushottam Goyal for all purposes as per affidavit dated 25-April -2014. C-3811

I have changed my name from Jameela Ismail Ghare to Jamila Ayub Khan as per Affidavit dated 29/03/2014. C-3813

I have changed my name from Vimalaben Mavji Bhanushali to Vimla Shamburam Mange as per Affidavit C-3836

C-3832 I have changed my name from “Pratibha Singh” to “Pratibha Sinha” as per Affidavit dated 13th March’ 2014. C-3833 I have changed my name from “Elvira Regina Vaz / Ms. Elvira Vaz” to “Mrs. Elvira Grifford D’cunha” as per Affidavit dated 21st April’ 2014. C-3834 I have changed my name from Mavji Arjun Bhanushali to Shamburam Arjun Mange as per Affidavit C-3835

I have changed my name from Ashfaq Ahmed to Haji Ashfaque Ahmad Shaikh as per Affidavit C-3846 I have changed my name from Wakeel Ahwed Sheikh to Wakeel Ahmad Shaikh as per Affidavit C-3847

I have changed my name from Shobhavathi Jagannath to Shobhavathi Jagannath Sanil as per Affidavit C-3863 I have changed my name from Abdur Rahman Abul Hasan to Abdul Rehman Abul Hasan Choudhary as per Affidavit C-3864

I have changed my name from Savita Shetty to Nayana Harish Poojari as per Affidavit C-3848

I have changed my name from Birendra Kumar Gangavishnu Singh to Birendra Gangavishnu Singh as per Affidavit C-3865

I have changed my name from Baljinder Singh Tarseen Singh Nata to Baljindersingh Tarsemsingh Natta as per Affidavit. C-3849

I have changed my name from Atul Kumar Gordhanbhai Patel to Atul Gordhanbhai Patel as per Affidavit C-3866

I have changed my name from Tarseen Singh Nata to Tarsemsingh Natta as per Affidavit. C-3850 I have changed my name from Daljeet Singh Smitar Singh to Daljitsingh Summitersingh Bharaj as per Affidavit. C-3851 I have changed my name from Smitar Singh Banta Singh to Summitersingh Bharaj as per Affidavit. C-3852 I have changed my name from Ahmed Ali Shaikh to Ahmed Ali Sayyed as per Affidavit C-3853

I have changed my name from Aliasgar Yusufbhai Lambiwala to Aliasgar Yusufali Lambiwala as per Affidavit C-3867 I have changed my name from Jamirali Mirmohamed Saiyad to Zamirali Mirmohamed Sayed as per Affidavit C-3868 I have changed my name from Krushna Madhavrao Deore to Krushnakant Madhavrao Deore as per Affidavit C-3869 I have changed my name from Miss Sunandabai Ravan More to Mrs. Sunanda Krushnakant Deore as per Deed Poll Affidavit. C-3870

I have changed my name from Surat Halder to Sharad Halder as per Affidavit C-3871 I have changed my name from Santosh Babu Ramasre to Santosh Babu Ramasre Chakrawarti as per Affidavit C-3872 I have changed my name from Mr.Amirtharaj Sundararaj Nadar to Mr.Amitraj Sundararaj Nadar As Per Affidavit C-3873 I have changed my name from Shaik Noor Mohammed to Noormohmmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-3874 I have changed my name from Joshua Savio Hendricks to Joshua Hendricks as per Affidavit C-3875 I have changed my name from Kambli Suvarnalata Shantarama to Suvarna Uday Gawde as per Affidavit C-3876 I have changed my name from Hiteshbhai Jayantibhai Shah to Hitesh Jayantilal Shah as per Affidavit C-3877 I have changed my name from Reenaben Hiteshbhai Shah to Reena Hitesh Shah as per Affidavit C-3878 I have changed my name from Sumaira Kunjumon Mathews Sarodyal to Sumaira Kunjumon Mathews as per Affidavit C-3879 I have changed my name from Jayshree Kunjumon Sarodyal to Jessy Kunjumon Mathews as per Affidavit C-3880 I have changed my name from Mahesh Mohandas Khilnani to Maheshlal Mohandas Khilnani as per Affidavit C-3881 I have changed my name from Fazal Mohsin Dedanwalla to Fazalabbas Mohsin Dedanwalla as per Affidavit C-3882 I have changed my name from Joanna Esther George to Joanna George as per Affidavit C-3883 I have changed my name from Joash John George to Joash George as per Affidavit C-3884 I have changed my name from Zakkiya to Zakkiya Safdar Vajihi as per Affidavit C-3885 I have changed my name from Safdar to Safdar Mohmadhusen Vajihi as per Affidavit C-3886 I have changed my name from Munwarkhan Anwarkhan Pathan /Munwerkhan Anwerkhan Pathan to Munnawarkhan Anwarkhan Pathan as per deed poll Affidavit. C-3887 I Akram Ajij Bahadur Khan have changed my name to Akram Aziz Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/04/14 C-3888

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politicians and political parties are like birds of the same feather, same flock and same avian class. Agreed that the voting percentage this time around is more than 10 per cent higher than in 2009, we must credit the sustained campaigns by the ECI, social media and voluntary groups who urged voters to shed their apathy, come out and vote. The jury is still out on whether we should make voting compulsory as it is in Australia where not voting without valid reason attracts penalty. Or as in the case of some Latin American countries where access to certain civic amenities is denied. The Bollywood actors Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra and Anil Kapoor at the IIFA function, held in Florida, US. issue of electoral reforms is still hanging in the balance, lection Commissioner sermonise Mumbaikar’s on tal rights. But we tend to for- as no political party – those in H.S. Bramha may have rights, ethics and morality, get that we have some funda- power and those out of it at tendered an apology for chose to fly to a foreign land mental duties as well and the national and state level – the missing names from the on voting day. But they were voting, one of the most sa- wants to let go of their leverMumbai voter list. Still, as per not the only ones. As televi- cred opportunities bestowed age and legislative control Election Commission of sion reports suggested, there upon us as a law abiding citi- over the poll body. India’s (ECI) own final data, were more crowds on Mum- zen of this great democratic Mumbai's 51.82 per cent bai’s beaches than at the nation, is our right and duty. turnout in the end indicates polling booths. All these are Our problem is that, once that half of Mumbai did not the very same people who we register our names, if at all By advocating that the counvote. raise their hackles at every we do, we tend to think that it try needs to think about the Taken in isolation, this is a other instance of official apa- is for a lifetime. Since most of German model of electoral shameful number. But let's thy or incident. our elections and politics is a politics where regional parnot forget, it is the highest One cannot entirely blame once in five years affair, we ties are not allowed to contest turnout Mumbai has seen the ECI for the missing are least bothered to find out national elections, Chief since 1991 and a whopping names. Since September whether our names are in the Minister Prithviraj Chavan 10 per cent more than the 2013, they have been crying voters list or not. We don't has ticked off a national deGeneral Elections of 2009. they resources hoarse trying even take the time out to find bate and has rankled some of The city may be sore to tell the people to check who our elected representa- the regional parties. His arguthough, because some of their names on the voters list. tives are, what they do and ment was that in an unwieldy those Bollywood and Page 3 We have take somethings for what they do not. Then we coalition government it is difcelebrities who otherwise granted, like our fundamen- tend to grumble that all the ficult for the largest party

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No uniforms for fire-fighters By Khushboo Panjabi

he city's fire brigade department employees have decided to work in civvies from May 2, in protest against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) delay in providing them with new uniforms.Trishna Vishwasrao, leader of the house in BMC said, “The civic body has not able to decide on whether to provide the firemen with new uniforms or give them cash in order to buy their uniforms since 2011.” Although senior fire brigade officials had divulged that the authorities were to give them cash to buy the uniforms, the decision for the same has not been finalised as yet. They added, “The white and blue uniforms have not been purchased for us. Altogether, we have to make do with just three pairs throughout the year.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

The civic body has not decided to provide new uniforms to firemen.

The fire brigade officials, on a regular basis, wear their white shirts and dark blue trousers, which are purchased every year. The ceremonial outfits and dark blue uniforms worn during rescue operations are purchased every two years.

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SIMHASAN Prashant Hamine | ADC heading the government to arrive at a consensus on contentious issues given the contrasting stand by regional parties on national issues. When one looks at the contentious issues like women's reservation bill, insurance sector reforms, governance reforms, public sector re-

tive back burner, thanks to the myopic view of some of our regional and state level parties. But critics are already accusing Chavan of trying to moot an idea that is against the tenants of our multi-party democracy and will stifle regional voice at the national level. The tragedy of our polity is that, we at times fancy importing foreign ideas which may be outdated in that country or suit those countries. Take the example of skywalks: it was an outdated idea that failed to click in our country where people are used to jay-walking and walking in all directions. The discourse of this 2014 elections has centred around which is the best model of governance. Sadly after years of trying out various models, CM Prithviraj Chavan we are yet to devise our own model of governance. The forms, electoral reforms or beauty of our federal and uniany other reforms – opinions tary structure of our constitudiffer across the political tion is that it gives breathing spectrum, be it at the state or space for divergent views to national level. That is why be heard, debated, accepted some of the most urgent re- or rejected be it at all levels of forms are still on the legisla- our polity.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I Bhavika Manhar Rathod have changed my name to Bhavika Tushar Panchamiya as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 25/04/14 C-3889 I Mr. Kaushik Chandrakant Damania have changed our minor daughter’s name from Riya Kaushik Darji to Riya Kaushik Damania as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/04/14 C-3890

CLASSIFIEDS I Chanda Deepak Shah Fariya have changed my name to Chandrakala Deepak Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 22/04/14 C-3905 We Mr. Deepak Kheraj Shah & Mrs. Chandrakala Deepak Shah have changed our minor son’s name from Nishit Deepak Furia to Nishit Deepak Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3906

I Miss. Arunaben Dhirubhai Desai have changed my name to Mrs. Aruna Narendra Kapadia as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/04/14 C-3891

We Mr. Deepak Kheraj Shah & Mrs. Chandrakala Deepak Shah have changed our minor daughter’s name from Vidhi Deepak Shah Fariya to Vidhi Deepak Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3907

I Mr. Nitin Ishwar Jadhav have changed my name to Mr. Nitin Ishwar Bhondve as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/04/14 C-3892

I Aasiya Abdul Majeed Shaikh have changed my name to Aafiya Mohammad Umar Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3908

I Kum Premkanta Gupta have changed my name to Premkanta Keshrimal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/04/14 C-3893

I Minaxi Darshan Chamte have changed my name to Minaxi Paramanand as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3909

I Pannalalji Jain have changed my name to Keshrimal Bhurmal Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/04/14 C-3894

I Shalinder Kour Khokher have changed my name to Shalinder Kaur Khokher as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3910

I Mr.Vimal Sheshmalji Solanki have changed my name to Mr. Vimal Seshmal Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 16/04/14 C-3895

I Anwari Dawood Shaikh have changed my name to Anvari Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

I Mr. Ritesh Vimal Solanki have changed my name to Mr. Ritesh Vimal Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 16/04/14 C-3896 I Miss. Shreya Vimal Solanki have changed my name to Miss. Shreya Vimal Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 03/04/14 C-3897 I Mr. Semeel Vimal Solanki have changed my name to Mr. Samil Vimal Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 16/04/14 C-3898 I Miss. Bhavika Hastimal Dudhani have changed my name to Miss. Bhavika Hastimal Burad as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 16/04/14 C-3899

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NHAI begins work to rejoin Versova Bridge with new 48.5 meter high tensile section.

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he National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has started the rejoining work on the RoadOver-Bridge (ROB) running over the Versova creek near Kashimira on the MumbaiAhmadabad Highway with a newly manufactured 48.5 meter long high tensile steel girder. Traffic movement has been virtually paralysed since December 21, last year, when gaping cracks were spotted under a section of the 43year-old ROB by on-duty police personnel of the Thane (rural) police who were patrolling the coastal belt on a

to ensure that the existing sections of the bridge are not damaged. The exact date when the bridge will be thrown open for vehicular movement will be ascertained early this week,” confirmed NHAI officer, M.K. Atharde.It should be noted that the 43-year-old bridge on National Highway Number 8, which is an important link connecting Mumbai with Heavy duty cranes lifting the iron girders on to the bridge. the Northern Parts of the country, is being used as a speed boat. After a structural manufacturing the girder was two-lane road for vehicular audit, it was suggested that outsourced to an Anklesh- movement towards Gujarat. corrective action was needed war-based company. “Ut- The bridge had been repaired to restore the bridge to a sat- most care is being taken to once in 2000 after being comisfactory condition. Subse- install the new section with missioned in 1970, officials quently, the work of the help of suspenders, so as said.

DISASTER IN THE MAKING: Eye candy billboard or potential danger? T

he structural safety of huge advertisement boards that have sprung up in every nook and cranny of the Mira Bhayandar region have become a matter of serious concern. This precariously hanging hoarding near S.K.Stone on the Mira Bhayandar Road has left pedestrians and motorists virtually horrified. While the fitness of hoarding structures have came under the scanner, their numbers are increasing every passing day and the sizes of the hoardings are quite abnormal and exceeding the limit. While fitness checks of the iron structures on which the hoardings are erected is hardly done, it has been estimated that the quantity of hoardings in the twin-city is much higher that the civic administration has approved.

C-3911 I Israr Ahmad Ansari have changed my name to Israr Ahmed Ansari as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3912 I Kumari Indu Bhargav Bedekar have changed my name to Varsha Vilas Bhide as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3913 I Mansi Anand Devaskar have changed my name to Manasi Onkar Bhide as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3914

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I Ramendr Tiwari have changed my name to Ramendra Tiwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/04/14 C-3915

Mumbai Metro to get delayed further?

I Jayantnath Prakash Tiwari have changed my name to Jayantnath Tiwari as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 26/04/14 C-3916

Issues over pricing of tickets and clearance certificate could be responsible for some postponement By A Staff Reporter

ven as the final clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety is expected I Richakumari Pramod Jha shortly, the much-delayed have changed my name to Mumbai Metro is set to be Richa Jha as per Deedpoll postponed further as the I Diwaliben Kheraj Faria have Affidavit. C-3917 state administration has changed my name to turned down the operator ReDiwaliben Kheraj Shah as per We Prasantkumar Jha & Richa liance Infrastructure's deDeedpoll Affidavit. Jha have changed our minor mand for a steep hike in fares. C-3901 son’s name from Anmoll Jyoti RInfra's arm Mumbai to Anmoll Jyotir Jha as per MetroOne has sought almost a two-fold increase in fares I Deepak Kheraj Furia have Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3918 compared to the fare already changed my name to Deepak Kheraj Shah as per Deedpoll We Prasantkumar Jha & Richa notified by the state governAffidavit. C-3902 Jha have changed our minor ment. As per the notification, the I Chandrakala Deepak Furia son’s name from Apurv Jyoti to have changed my name to Apurv Jyotir Jha as per minimum fare would be Rs 9 and maximum Rs 13 in the Chandrakala Deepak Shah as Deedpoll Affidavit per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3919 initial year of operations. Then after every four year, C-3903 I Mayuriben Vijaybhai Patel the fare will increase by 11 I Deepak Kheraj Shah Fariya have changed my name to per cent and at the end of the have changed my name to Mayuri Vijaybhai Patel as per concession period, that is by Deepak Kheraj Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. 2044-45, the minimum fare Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3904 C-3920 would be Rs 24 and maxiI Deepak Kheraj Faria have changed my name to Deepak Kheraj Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-3900

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mum Rs 37.However, according to sources, RInfra has sought a steep revision in the fares with minimum Rs 22 and maximum Rs 33, citing a near-doubling of its cost.The cost of the project, which was earlier estimated at Rs.2,356 crore, jumped 82 per cent to Rs.4,291 crore, largely due to delays in securing right-ofway from the Railways and civil authorities, as well as various other approvals from the Railways.When contacted, an Mumbai MetroOne spokesperson said, "We are ready to start operations subject to final safety approval from the Commissioner of Railway Safety." The project is now awaiting the go-ahead from the Commissioner of Railway Safety, PS Baghel, who is currently carrying out safety checks.Baghel told PTI that the inspections are going on and the issuance of a final

certificate may get delayed by a few days. "We are still in the process of inspecting various parameters and we will then come out with our observations. We will then co-relate our inspection report with our observations and thereafter a final report will be prepared. A final certificate to the metro may then be issued by May 1 or it may also get delayed by a few days," Baghel said. CRS safety check is the last statutory certification requirement before the 11.4 km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar line is opened for public. After being satisfied with results of detailed tests and trials, the CRS would authorise Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) to commence passenger operations on the line. However, social activist Anil Galgali said as per his in-

formation, the authorities want to start operations on the line only once the code of conduct gets over so that it makes a good impact for the people of Mumbai. Galgali, in a letter to CRS, has demanded that the metro be opened for Mumbaikars without delay and that this may not be made a political issue. "We demand an immediate opening of the project once the final certificate is issued for the convenience of the citizens of Mumbai. The project should not be used to score political brownie points," Galgali said. With opening of the line, the journey will be reduced to about 20 minutes on Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova corridor, which at present takes almost two hours through various other modes of transport.

FAKE NOTES: THE MALDA CONNECTION

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Seven accused were getting Rs.75 for every fake Rs.1,000 they pumped into the city

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certainly fit the criteria for applying the act. First, the nvestigations by the city's watermark of the note is crime branch into last forged. Second, the latent week's seizure of fake cur- image and third, see-through rency totalling Rs 4.02 lakh registration in the currency reveal that the notes were notes. Forging the 1000 desmuggled into the city from nomination notes to this exMalda District in West Ben- tent makes it 'high quality gal. The crime branch in- counterfeit notes,' said tends to apply the Unlawful sources in crime branch. Activities (Prevention) Act against the seven accused arrested in the case. The police said this is be- According to the police, the cause the seized currency seven arrested accused, idennotes are of high-quality, due tified as Sanjay Sood (47), Rato which the harsher law of jesh Yadav (25), Mohammad UAPA can be applied. The Khan (32) and Rohit Kumar bogus notes of Rs.1,000 de- Verma (19), Jaydeep Yadav nomination have three sig- (19), Mohammad Faran Khan nificant characteristics which (20) and Babu Kale (37), were

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distributing the counterfeit notes since the past six months in several parts of Maharashtra. It was only for the past two

Pre-schools continue to loot Until government steps in with stricter action, corruption in admission process to nursery schools cannot be controlled By Yatin Ingle

orruption in the form of donations and tough interviews for admission to nursery schools has been on the rise but the state government seems to be failing in its bid to tackle or control the3 situation. The ADC spoke to a few officials from the Maharashtra State Board, where it

had already begun and schools are making the best out of it by demanding donations. They have also been setting up their own individual rules for the admissions procedures. Sudhir Dani, an education activitst, says “At an average, schools have been demanding a minimum of Rs.25,000 as donation in the name of infrastructure and develop-

across Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai claiming that the admissions were were done too early and schools taken huge of donations for them. The ADC spoke to Govind Kulkarni, Nursery Education Officer, Education Department, who said “We officials are trying out best to curb these illegal and corrupt activities conducted by schools.

Heavy donations are being demanded by most set-ups passing themselves off as pre-primary and play schools. emerged that they are trying their best to curb corruption but the weak punishments and regulations by the government have made it difficult to arrest the situation. Officials state that the autocracy of schools in looting parents will continue and is unstoppable. The admissions season

ment of new facilities for the school. Parents have no option but to fall prey to such demands to get their child in a school. The state government has sidetracked these issues due to which the corruption continues.” Last year ,the education department had cancelled around 10,000 admissions

We do punish such activities but until the state government come up with stricter rules, there will be no control over this corruption. This issue has been raised in the assembly many times, yet no proper measures have been taken up to bring a halt to these illegal activities happening in schools."

the interrogation, police learned that the accused were getting a meagre Rs.75 as commission per every note of Rs.1,000 note. Daily, each accused was required to distribute around Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000 of the fake currency. This was done by purchasing any cheap item of Rs.150 to Rs.200 from roadside vendors, using the fake Rs.1,000 notes. Subsequently, the accused used to get Rs.800 to Rs.850 as genuine money, which was handed over to the person who had given them months that the accused, the fake currency, after dewho were staying at rented ducting Rs.75 as commission. places in Nalasopara and This modus operandi was Mira Road, were distributing being followed for past two the notes in the city. During months in the city.

After receiving authentic information that the accused would be arriving in the Antop Hill area of the eastern suburbs of Mumbai, sleuths from the Unit 4 investigation wing of the crime branch laid a trap. Initially, Sood, Yadav, Khan and Verma, were arrested from the Kokri Depot in Antop Hill. On frisking the quartet, police recovered more than 3.50 lakh in counterfeit notes. Their interrogation led to the arrest of Yadav, Mohammad and Kale from Dharavi, from whom police found nearly Rs.25,000 in fake currency. All the accused were initially booked only under relevant sections of IPC.

GIVING DOCTORS AN IDENTITY! 08

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State-of-the-art ID cards will enable them to practice anywhere in the country and will be treated as a valid legal document like a passport

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also be considered as a legal document for establishing their identity. he Maharashtra Medical This is the first initiative of its kind Council (MMC) has started in the country by the MMC. providing new identity cards “We decided to give new identity to all doctors registered with them, cards that are matching with the which will not only validate their modern age and technologically adauthenticity to practice as doctors vanced, to all the doctors registered in any part of the county but will with us because we need to change

with the times. These identity cards will have all the details about the doctors and will be swipe cards of sorts, the use of which will get all their details entered into a computer with a single swipe. This will cut down on efforts to write all the details manually at CMEs and similar events. This instills a feel-good

factor among the doctors. Also, this identity card will be a valid legal document just like a passport for identity proof,” said Dr. Kishor Taori, chairman, MMC. There are 80,000 doctors across the country registered with the MMC and 60,000 of them have already received the swanky new

Murder accused dies in police custody

Aarey slumlord’s son, relatives gang-rape woman By Zuber Ansari

as she is a native of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. She was brought to the city after marriage two months ago. As the couple had no one of their own in the city, they

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rakash S Bhoir (44), who had absconded after murdering his second wife by slitting her throat has died in police custody. He had been arrested by Safala police of Thane district after his 15year-old son registered a complaint, and was kept in a lock-up for interrogation, district police said today. It may be recalled that Bhoir had killed his wife with a kitchen knife at their home in Palghar taluka on April 16, over a domestic dispute. The son, who

Anna Harijan. He is the son of the landlord and is jobless. The other accused is Mani’s cousin and another is a distant nephew. All are aged in the 20s. The victim kept quiet as the three accused had threatened her with dire consequences if she told anyone about the rape.However, she summoned the courage to call up her brother and broke down narrating the sequence of events. Her enraged brother took her to a hospital for treatment and then alerted the police as well on Saturday afternoon started living on rent in the at around 3.30 pm. A case of shanty. She lived in the room gang rape, wrongful conwhile her husband picked finement and restraint and up odd jobs.The main ac- criminal intimidation has cused has been identified as been registered against 26-year-old Velapandi Mari them.

was an eye-witness to the murder stated that his father had killed his step-mother because she had lodged a police complaint against his first wife. At around 8 pm on Saturday, Bhoir complained of uneasiness and was rushed to a local hospital where he died, police said. They have registered a case of accidental death and are further probing. Bhoir had been booked under sections 302 (murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Man arrested for raping step-daughter By A Staff Reporter Azad Shrivastav | ADC

slumlord's son and two of his relatives have been booked for gangraping a 21year-old woman who lived as a tenant in their shanty in a slum area at Aarey Colony in Goregaon (East) in the wee hours of Saturday. The victim couldn't stop them as she was held at knife point.According to Uttam More of Aarey sub colony police station, the three accused offered money for sex to the victim who comes from a below poverty line family. “When she refused their offer, the trio forced themselves on her and took turns to rape her. The crime went on from 12.30 am till 7 am.” The victim did not know anyone in the locality

identity cards, informed Dr. Taori. “A few thousand are yet to be delivered and this will done within a month. Similar cards will be given immediately to the new doctors who register with the MMC. All these are attempts to make them feel proud about being doctors,” said Dr. Taori.

he police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Shantinagar locality in Bhiwandi district for raping his step-daughter. According to the complaint filed by his wife Bhavana, the accused, Babulal Sana Goyal, who

lived in a room at a public toilet complex with his family, frequently raped his 14-yearold step-daughter during the past one year, police have said. Based on the complaint, the police arrested him on Saturday night, and have sent the girl for medical tests. Further probe is on.

12-year-old kidnapped, killed By A Staff Reporter

To create awareness about complex neuro-biological condition – autism organisation had flash mob at Central Hall of local platforms at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on Sunday.

12-year-old boy was killed after being kidnapped in Kalyan in Thane district, police said yesterday. The parents of the victim had on April 17 lodged a complaint with Bazarpeth police of Kalyan that their son Rohan had been kidnapped by some unknown persons. Later, the boy's father Uttambhai Gucchali (39), a jeweller, received a call for a ransom of Rs 50 lakh. A couple of days back, po-

lice recovered chopped off legs at the Givindwadi flower market. The ossification test revealed that the body parts belonged to a male aged around 12. Later, the boy's father identified the body parts as that of his son, police said. On Sunday morning, some other body parts of the victim were found in a drain, they said. Bazarpeth police, which was investigating the case, said four suspected killers of the boy had been identified and efforts were on to nab them.

5 naval cadets arrested for molestation in Bandra pub

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Navy personnel first molested a woman in the pub and then followed her right upto Borivli to take revenge for complaining to the pub management

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ive Indian Navy cadets have been arrested by Khar police for molesting a 25-year-old woman inside a pub in Bandra. The five cadets first molested the woman who was with her husband and few friends and after the cadets were thrown out of the pub, they waited outside the pub and later chased the woman and her husband in an auto. The frightened woman called the police control room for help after which all the cadets were arrested in Borivali. The Kasturbha police in Borivali arrested all the five cadets and registered a case against them. PSI Kalpana Suryawanshi of Khar police station said, “The accused – Maheshwar Mahendra Singh (26), Tirthlal Dilpanath (25), Ashish Jai Kishan (29), Shyam Bhandare (29) and Chandan Mishra (26) have

been charged under sections 143, 146, 147, 149, 354 and 341 of IPC. They were produced in the Bandra court on Sunday and remanded in police custody till April 29.” According PSI Suryawanshi on Saturday, late at night, the victim, a Vapi based woman came along with her husband and a friend to Hawaiin Shack Pub in Bandra west. The five cadets also came to the same pub. The woman was dancing with her husband on the dance floor when the cadets surrounded the couple and began misbehaving with the woman. Her husband then complained to the pub's management. The cadets were warned by the management and let off. However, the cadets started misbehaving agauin with the woman and touched her inappropriately. The pub staff was informed after which the bouncers threw out all the cadets around 12.15 am. However, the cadets waited outside to The colleagues of the accused molesters waiting outside the Khar police station.

take revenge on the couple. Khar police said that at 1.30 am the pub closed and the woman and her husband and some friends came out of the pub. Outside the pub there were heated arguments and a fight between the woman and her husband. The bouncers of the pub again intervened and asked everyone to leave. The woman then hailed an auto and was proceeding to a relatives home in Borivali. The cadets began chasing them in two autos. The woman then called the police control room. The police then swung into action and caught the cadets near Borivali at around 4 am on Western Express highway. A case was registered with Kasturbha police and transferred to Khar police as the incident occurred in their jurisdiction. At 7 am on Sunday, all the five accused cadets were brought to Khar police station.

TRIBALS ATTACKED IN UTTAN Police authorities go soft on kin of NCP leader and rogue cop who unleashed terror in tribal hamlet of Uttan, near Bhayandar

By Suresh Golani

11 :15 pm on Saturday and mounted a violent assault on the inmob of armed miscreants led habitants. Even women and chilby the younger brother of an dren were not spared by the NCP corporator and a police miscreants. Although political constable unleashed a reign of ter- vengeance against the backdrop of ror on a hamlet inhabited mostly the recently held polls apparently members of the tribal community triggered the attack, senior police in the Dhavgi village area of Uttan officials refused to authenticate the near Bhayandar late on Saturday political enmity angle in the case night. and claimed it to be the fall-out of a However, thanks to the mild sec- petty quarrel turning ugly between tion of the IPC charges invoked on local youngsters. them by the on-duty police person“The villagers had been objecting nel, seven people including the cor- to bike races conducted by local porator’s brother, Amjad Shaikh and youth which led to frequent quarthe cop identified as Balaji Kale, rels. On Saturday, the quarrel took a who were arrested, managed to se- violent turn,” claims SDPO Chancure bail a few hours after their ar- drakant Joshi. Following a comrest on Sunday. plaint registered by Gautam This despite the fact that their ac- Chavhan, the police arrested seven complices are still at large. Accord- people including Amjad, Kale, Guling to the police, a mob of 12 to 15 war Naseem Mulla, Taufeek people led by Shaikh (younger Mansuri, Ibrahim Khan, and Gunbrother of local NCP corporator, draj Libule, while a hunt was hunt Liyakat Shaikh alias LG) and police to nab their accomplices. Investigaconstable Balaji Kale barged into tions revealed that arrested police the Shastri Nagar hamlet at about personnel Balaji Kale is attached to

the Kasar Vadavali police station in Thane city. However in an apparent kid glove treatment to the politically connected culprits, the investiga-

tors initially slapped mild charges under the Indian Penal Code and in a belated move, invoked relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes

and Scheduled Tribes ( Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which apparently proved beneficial for the accused to procure bail from the lower court. Azad Shrivastav | ADC

PRESS CLUB CONDEMNS ATTACK ON JOURNALIST

ress Club Mumbai strongly condemned the assault of TV journalist Sanjay Prasad by a group of eve teasers at Malad, Mumbai on April 26. Sanjiv was assaulted by a group of roadside stall owners after he confronted one of them for allegedly harassing his wife at a Malad

market on Saturday. In a strongly worded message to the police, the secretary of the club stated, 'We urge Mumbai Police Commissioner to take stern action against the assailants and to provide citizens with a sense of safety and security.'

A driver lost control of his vehicle which turned turtled after he rammed into the road divider at Bandra flyover on Sunday. The driver escaped unhurt. Traffic police are seen removing the Maruti Zen to let traffic flow again without a hitch..

Congress hoped Togadia would save its sinking campaign

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HO will win the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh? The Samajwadi Party came to power by getting the support of Muslims in the state. The Muslim community, however, do not form the majority population in UP. BSP leader Mayawati created another segment of society - the Dalits. By doing this, she created a division among Hindus. Mayawati's strategy seems to have worked. At the end of her 5year term in office, the Dalits realised that Mayawati is not much interested in their survival: She spent crores building statues of the elephant - the symbol of her party - and also those of Kashiram who was her friend and mentor. When the assembly elections came, people - the Dalits included - dropped her and supported Mulayam Singh's Samajwadi Party. The big question now is whether the SP has been losing its hold on the people. It looks like both the SP's and BSP's rule in Uttar Pradesh is over. It all depends on the Dalits giving up their recently acquired identity and going back to their former identity. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav appears to be aware of this possible happening. When the VHP tried to organise a morcha to Ayodhya, he took quick steps to scotch the move. But Amit Shah, Gujarat's strong man, who has been sent by the party to conduct poll campaign must have done a lot of work to get the people back to the time when Kalyan Singh was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The SP leaders are not at all happy and they evidently want to chase Amit Shah out of Uttar Pradesh. The dynasty family - Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra (Gandhi) - has been doing good work for the Congress party. Chances are the Congress will do well this time in UP. It is certain that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, who are contesting Lok Sabha election from Amethi and Rae Bareilly, will win because the Samajwadi Party has decided to put up no candidate in these two constituencies. The poll fight this time is likely to be between the Congress and the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.

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ESPITE surprise intervention by the loony fringe of the Sangh parivar, the Modi juggernaut continues to roll forward. Most condemnable as it was it did not require the secularist brigade gave to the attention-seeking remarks of nobodies in the BJP as if these could be the game-changer in the on-going campaign. A mere straw probably offers more hope to a sinking man than the mad ravings of a Pravin Togadia could to the sinking campaign of the Congress Party. Do not forget that for more than a decade Modi had so thoroughly marginalized Togadia that he was virtually a persona non grata in Gujarat. If Togadia wanted to remind the nation that he was still around, he had to necessarily say something astounding. Which he did. Why get all het up over it? After all, he is, well, Pravin Togadia. Just as Congress has many secular Togadias — Imran Masood, for instance, who famously threatened to chop off Modi’s head into tiny pieces — the wider Sangh Parivar has many communal Togadias. The two species feed on each other. But the sensible thing is to leave them well alone. The lack of attention is the best medicine to make them irrelevant. But, then, without the presence of a Togadia or two in the Sangh parivar it will be hard to sustain the Congress variety of secularism which thrives on fuelling fear among the minorities for securing their votes en masse. Maybe if there were no Togadias around, the Congress would have to invent them, for without them it would be hard to embellish its peculiar secularist vision. The party craves for the votes of the minorities without doing anything substantive beyond offering lip service for improving their socioeconomic lot.

Get inspiration from grandfather, instead

T is amazing how the media allows itself to be charmed by a pretty face. Priyanka Gandhi’s remarks in Rai Bareilly did not refer even edgeways to the well-documented charges of illicit money-making by her husband Robert Vadra. The Opposition would not have dragged this most undistinguished brassware dealer from Moradabad into the campaign had he not exploited the Congress governments in Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan for multiplying manifold his net worth overnight. A mere school pass seemed to have discovered the magic formula to turn Rs.1 lakh into over Rs.300 crore in a matter of a few short years, thanks to the manipulative expertise of his real estate patrons and the willing submission of the

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Congress governments. There should be not an iota of doubt that without the blessings of the Congress chief ministers Vadra would not have succeeded in his get-rich-quick scam. You buy a piece of agriculture land with money from a real estate developer and within a few days the land use of the plot is changed to commercialcum-residential, thus multiplying its price many times over. And then you transfer the same plot of land to the developer at a huge mark-up. In a few short weeks, you are richer by hundreds of crores. If this is not a scam, what is? Likewise, you buy thousands of acres of land in a backward Rajasthan district at

Emotional spiel is no substitute for a reasoned, point-by-point rebuttal of the charges against Vadra. Even if she offered no cogent response to the well-documented case against him , the media went to town with her remarks. Granted, being relatively young and photogenic always attracts attention. But what `truth’ was she talking about? The charge of racketeering stands, despite that emotional act. In fact, if Priyanka is so solicitous of the family name, she would do well to be mindful of the source of every penny her husband ‘earns.’ One is convinced that corruption can be considerably minimised if a wife keeps a watch on spouse’s income, refusing to wallow in the ill-gotten wealth no matter how straitened her circumstances.

School has nothing to do with it

HAT is it with the Doon School boys in politics that they seem to attract notice for all the wrong reasons? Rajiv Gandhi did not exactly bring glory to his school by being the kind of prime minister he was. His shadow was even worse. Putting his foot in the mouth every time he opens it. Last heard, the fellow was going apoplectic at the very thought of a mere chaiwalla becoming the prime minister. Mind you, he would be glad to see the former au pair, and the daughter of Virendra Kapoor a blue collar worker to boot, become the throwaway prices certain in the knowledge prime minister. So much then for his demothat you will have a great value bestowed on it cratic credentials. Now, another Doon School boy is in once the Government earmarks it as a solar energy zone and undertakes to build the nec- focus and is proving by his words and essary infrastructure of roads, communica- actions daily that he is yet to grow up. tions, etc. Again, you flog a tiny part of your Captain Amarinder Singh, the former land holdings to a few entrepreneurs to re- Maharaja of Patiala, is engaged in a fight of cover the entire cost of the land plus a de- his life in Amritsar. BJP’s suave and sharp cent profit. Yet, you are still left with hundreds Arun Jaitley is proving to be more than a of acres of land in your possession. A better match. And a very rattled Captain is resorting example of land racketeering in collusion to foul language. The most polite description he has for Jaitley is ‘that failed lawyer from with ruling politicians is hard to imagine. Yet, Vadra’s dear wife has the gumption to Delhi’; otherwise, it is ‘that chap’, ‘that joker’. dismiss these charges, saying he was being And for a senior Akali minister who is inunfairly attacked. “My family is being humil- charge of Jaitley’s campaign the only printiated… the more they humiliate us, the able abuse the Captain has is ‘that monkey,’ stronger we become…” The truth is that if whom he threatens to hang by the nearest anyone has humiliated the Family it is Vadra. lamppost after the election. Maybe, it is the forced change in the His land scams are a blot on the Gandhis. Since Priyanka has invoked her grandmother, Captain’s daily routine due to the demands she would do well to remember that she also of electioneering that has had a negative For, when you had a grandfather. Named Feroze Gandhi, impact on his mind. Indira Gandhi’s husband had manfully stood are obliged to wake up a few hours in the Lok Sabha to expose what was free before noon and avoid the use of the ‘peg and India’s first real scam. Feroze’s father-in-law leg’ till late in the night, it is bound to drastiwas mighty angry. So was his wife. Yet, Nehru cally alter the mood. Besides, the separation had to order an inquiry and sacrifice his fi- from the loved one can prove mind-shatternance minister. Another welcome by-prod- ing. No wonder the good people of Amritsar uct of the Mundhra scam was the legal are wondering aloud why the Congress had to protection for the media for reporting what is force such an ‘unholy’ candidate on their holy city. Yes, why? said in Parliament without let or fear.

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Rhythm is life disguised in motion

people, both civilized and savage, and has delighted alike saying and sinner. The races which show a tendency for strongly accentuOTION is the significance of life, and the at that time, although he has no idea of time. ated rhythm must be vigorous by nature. Jazz law of motion is rhythm. Rhythm is life This is accounted for by the fact that the very has come form the Negroes, and the syncodisguised in motion, and in every guise it nature of life is rhythm. The infant begins his pation is the secret of its charm and is the natseems to attract the attention of man; from a ural expression of their racial rhythm. child who is pleased with the moving of a ratIn Turkish and Persian music rhythm is also tle and is soothed by the swing of its cradle, pronounced, and among the Arabs the varito a grown person whose every game, sport life on earth by moving its arms and legs, thus ety of rhythms is very vast. In India, the culand enjoyment has rhythm disguised in it in showing the rhythm of its nature, and illus- ture of rhythm has reached perfection. A some way or another, whether it is a game of trating the philosophy which teaches that musician in India improvises a melody, keeptennis, cricket or gold, as well as boxing and rhythm is the sign of life. The inclination to ing the same time throughout the whole imwrestling. Again, in the intellectual recre- dance shown by every man illustrates also provisation. In order to master music in India, ations of man, both poetry and music, vocal that innate nature of beauty which copses one must master not only raga, the scale, but or instrumental, have rhythm as their very rhythm for its expression.. also tala, the rhythm. Indians as a race are spirit and life. There is a saying in Sanskrit Rhythm produces an ecstasy which is inex- naturally inclined to rhythm; their dance that tone is the mother of nature, but that plicable, and incomparable with any other Tandeva Nrutya, the dance of the South, is an rhythm is its father. An infant once given the source of intoxication. This is why the dance expression of rhythm through movement. habit of a regular time for his food demands it has been the most fascinating pastime of all – Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Questioning the Modi wave ONE doesn't know if the Modi wave in Varanasi was real or artificially generated but then the Modi wave is quite apparent as far as his bank account goes which showed a 14 lakh plus growth in two weeks (from his Vadodara nomination affidavit and the one in Varanasi on April 24). His “growth model” seems to be unique, no wonder then when he can afford costly dresses, expensive hairstyles, designer watches and sun glasses with meagre cash (29,000 is what his Vadodara affidavit states). Will the ordinary aam aadmi enjoy all WHO CREATED THE WAVE? The this and much more after May 16? credit is being attributed to many, including the media, Modi himself and Toh abki baar Modi sarkaar...... — Abdul Monim, Vashi even incumbent ‘accidental’ PM Manmohan Singh

BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi filing his nomination from Varanasi with a huge road show on the election day of the April 24 with live telecast by most of the TV channels is a political stunt and simply drama. It is a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and this proves that Election Commission has became a mute spectator

notice to Modi and take action as per the law. — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

APROPOS 'Modi wave: Does it exist?' (ADC, April 25), I cannot agree more! It seems that either the PM is totally unaware about the current political campaign scenario or he is trying to ignore the issue. Modi's campaign nine months from now started very slowly, thereby catching the opposition totally unaware. Later, while he came on full steam and captured the aam aadmi with his stormy speeches playing on the right cord with the appropriate notes considering the important issues to be tackled state by state, the crowd was taken by without any action. Since the the storm. Only yesterday we witentire drama or stunt was telecast nessed live on TV the huge relive proves that many of the TV sponse and the vocal support by channels have sold out to big cor- the two lakh lining the Varanasi porate houses in favor of BJP to street to have a close glimpse of enable Narendra Modi. This him. So the Modi wave is not credrama of huge crowd gatherings ated by the media at all, but by the by Narendra Modi will be con- incumbent himself proving to be verted to votes and the toothless oblivious of the ground reality. — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai Election Commission must issue

average of 99.94. Now a Chennai based author claims that Sachin is THE National Pharmaceutical Pric- greater than Bradman. The figure ing Authority (NPPA) should be speaks for Bradman and he doesn't given credit for reducing the price of need cheap publicity to prove it. Crocin Advance, the basic pain re- Had Bradman scored 4 runs in his lief drug. I now call to the attention last innings he would have had a of the NPPA that an official an- 100 plus average in test match nouncement by concerned medical cricket. Incidentally Sachin did not authorities was made in the press a have a single 300 plus score in first couple of months ago saying that class cricket leave alone test cricket. the strips that are used in No doubt Sachin is great but Don glucometres to check the LETTER OF rules the roost as the greatest cricklevel of glucose in the THE DAY eter. — Calicut Ramanathan Krishnan, Khargar blood would be available at a cheaper rate. One such strip cost upwards of Rs.25-30 till a few months ago. This price reduction was to take effect from the last week THIS refers to your edit-piece 'What of November 2013. My enquiry last are “duties” of Railway Police?' week at a medical shop reveals that (ADC, April 23) which is very timely. the price of a strip has in the mean- Even after recurring accidents on time shot up to Rs.45 a piece! Will the tracks due to the yawning the NPPA look into the matter and deadly platform gaps, the railways earn the gratitude of the diabetics do not seem to have woken up to the seriousness of the problem anxiously awaiting the relief. — Arundhati Wajge, Narayangaon which is appalling to say the least. The whole width of the platform does not need to be raised and it will be enough if the landing from the compartments is made safe and smooth. This can be achieved by placing concrete blocks cast outside or even interlocked paver blocks. In any case, this job should not take three years as they claim and if the railways are not capable of getting this done expeditiously, the Military Engineering Service personnel should be invited to close the gaps. I am sure they will come up with some speedy solution.

Attention NPPA

Deadly platform gaps

The greatest cricketer

an AI plane sent shock waves among the aviation circles in India. The only entity that could look at such a grave incident in a stoic manner is the secular Government of India. After all, Pakistan being our blood relations, is not America to be promptly retaliated against. At the most, a mild protest note can do the job, and the matter would be forgiven and forgotten in due course of time. It makes me think that these General Elections served as a further deterrent in preventing the Congress-led UPA II rulers from taking any precipitate action.

not vote as their own polling booths were far. Thousands of cops on special duty from the day before election also missed polling. Also consider the dead people's names on the list. Many first time voters I know were counted twice as they had applied last year as well as this year. And the unfortunate part is many genuine voters found their names missing for strange reasons. Electoral reforms should be considered before the next elections. The best software companies in the world are from India this gargantuan process of coming out with — Arun Malankar, Santacruz such large electoral list should be handed over to these companies.

Present ‘ministers’ DR. MANMOHAN Singh: PM (Puppet Minister) P. Chidambaram: ETM (Ever Taxing Minister) Beni Prasad Verm: Bla Bla Minister Rahul Gandhi: Kurta Minister Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra: Occasional Guest Appearance Minster Robert Vadra: Land-plots Corruption Minister Sonia Gandhi: Back-seat Driving Minister

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

Modi should treat Pawar

SHARAD Pawar who is so in-firm in dilly-dallying, in making references to Modi did not a get a favourable response and was snubbed by Modi who in his own inimitable style pinpointed that Sharad Pawar had diverted his heart and energy elsewhere and totally neglected his ministerial job. Sharad Pawar, unable to bear the assault, has suddenly realised that Modi should be — Hansraj Bhat, Borivali put in the mental hospital. Pawar this time may be right. What he meant was, when Modi goes to the mental hospital, he should go as a MUMBAI'S best ever voting per- doctor to attend to Pawar to help centage in recent times was still way him attain mental stability so that off the desired mark of 80 to 90 per he turns a new leaf to become a secretary of a club affiliated to the cent in a healthy democracy. The statesman. Sharad Pawar seems to Tamil Nadu Cricket Association . reasons of low voting figures are be looking forward to undergo Second person Patil is the brother- manifold and we need to tackle the mental treatment from Modi and in-law of the interim BCCI Chief problem from the grassroots so that this treatment may be the best for Shivlal Yadav. Again the big ques- figures reported are high in future him. — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai tion is that an employee investigat- elections. Many on poll duty could ing corruption charges against his employer. Thus the team looking into the affairs of IPL match fixing charges has a dubious distinction and conflicting interest. — Calicut Ramani, Sion

Outsource the listing

Billion-dollar joyride

Leaders in Navi Mumbai VOTING may be up to the individual and no one can question the rights of the people. But Mumbai did not live up to expectations. The vote percentage was better than the last elections, but it was still a disappointment. As a matter of fact, the media expected a 70 per cent plus turnout. No can blame the people of Mumbai who are busy making money rather than vote in parliamentary elections. So the maximum city turned out a minimum vote percentage and that is not in good taste. Mumbai's poor cousin Navi Mumbai did excel with a better percentage, as the people in the satellite city have time to go the election centres. Mumbai was more interested in IIFA and IPL cricket. Thus Navi Mumbai showed the way in a better and positive manner. — Maniam Ramani, Nerul

Flighty Mysteries

THE search for the Malaysian Airline craft raised one issue my mind. As also on 9/11, the ATC was blind WHO IS THE GREATEST OF THEM because the transponder was IPL's 7th year itch will be more trou- turned off. Now is it not possible to ALL: While Bradman has the numbers to ble than the past. The BCCI has de- have another transponder in the tail back his implicit title, Tendulkar's claim cided to propose justice J.N. Patel, section that cannot be turned off only seems to be backed by cheap former CBI director R. Raghavan from inside the plane? Even the publicity tricks. and Ravi Shastri as names for the power source should be independWE know that Don Bradman was Inquiry Committee to the Supreme ent. Just a thought! — T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli the greatest batsman in the world Count. But all three have conflict of and his record backs him up. He interest. Shashank Manohar a seamade three centuries in a single day, soned person in the board affairs hitting one before lunch, one before was voted out to pave way for the tea and one before the close of a test three musketeers to make up the THE reported news in the past match. He had a tally of 6996 runs three-member team. As it turns out, about a Pakistan air control tower at in 52 test matches at an unbeaten Raghavan, a former CBI chief, is a Karachi deliberately misdirecting — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

Tainted game

Weak compromise

A BOON OR JUST AN OSTENTATIOUS TOY: The motives behind the monorail are being questioned by the public who seem to only want to ride the train for the “experience” WE'RE famous for commissioning transport services which are not useful to commuters, thereby spending crores of rupees on the project. Monorail is one such toy train. People seem to want to just experience the ride and are not seriously interested in using it practically, like a joyride in an amusement Park. Thus the very purpose of spending crores of rupees gets defeated and there is no accountability on this huge expenditure. Everything was rushed in the run up to the General Elections 2014 only to win over the vote bank, to show people about achievements during election rallies and in advertisements. It is evident that the billion dollar project is yet to be taken seriously as a mode of transport and commuters in Mumbai prefer local trains. The monorail becomes a monotonous joy ride and only children will enjoy the ride. — Jayanthy S., Sion

THE need for infrastructure is

deeply felt in Mumbai. The recent Eastern Express Freeway, Monorail and SCLR all provide comfortable travel for office goers and business people. As I do not have a two wheeler or a car I chose BEST buses to cover this route. Through the SantacruzChembur Link Road (SCLR), you can enjoy a ride on this speedy flyover. It is a cheap mode of travel as well. The Mumbai Monorail, an intracity rail network of a total of 135 km planned length, opened to the public on February 2. The master plan for the monorail, designed to improve the transportation system of Mumbai, has been implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) with L&T and Scomi Engineering. But for initial rush, this scheme did not provide much relief to ease the commutation problem in this route. It is time to have proper planning to bring comfort to public transport. — Anandambal Maniam, Sion

Govt declines info on Lokpal aspirants, calls it ‘personal’

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NEWS IN BRIEF Justice Lodha sworn in as 41st CJI

NEW DELHI: Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, was yewterday sworn in as the 41st Chief Justice of India by President Pranab

New Chief Justice of India Rajendra Mal Lodha takes the oath of office during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on on Sunday. PTI

Mukherjee. The 64-year-old Justice Lodha took over from Justice (retd) P Sathasivam who demitted office yesterday after nine months as the head of the judiciary. The brief ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Durbar Hall attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, some Union ministers, retired and serving judges, members of the Bar, besides Justice Sathasivam. No opposition leader was present at the function.

First Muslim woman to enter civil services bags Padma Shri

NEW DELHI: She broke the glass ceiling many a times, from being the first woman to enter any Class-I civil service to becoming the first IRS officer to be appointed a UPSC member and to being the only woman to have worked in the Central Narcotics Department. After donning multiple hats during her long career, it was another proud moment for Parveen Talha, when she was conferred the Padma Shri award on Saturday for her contribution to the Civil Services. But the road to success wasn't that easy for Talha and the biggest hurdle was to overcome the anti-women mindset of her bosses at the initial stages of her career.

Day-to-day trial in CWG scam case as per SC verdict

NEW DELHI: The trial in a CWG related graft scam, in which Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi and nine others are facing prosecution, will be conducted on a day-to-day basis, a special court has said. This follows the Supreme Court direction to complete cases involving lawmakers within a year. The court said the ongoing trial in the case, in which the accused had been charge sheeted for "illegally" awarding a contract to install 'Timing, Scoring and Results' (TSR) system for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, causing a loss of over Rs.90 crore to the exchequer, will go on a daily basis as Kalmadi is a sitting MP.

ew Delhi: The Centre has declined to divulge details of persons who have applied for the posts of chairperson and members of anti-corruption body Lokpal, saying these are "personal" in nature and cannot be disclosed. Replying to an RTI query, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) also declined to furnish copies of communication, sent to and received from individuals, accepting or rejecting the government's offer to become members of the Lokpal Search Committee, say-

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ing the file "is not readily available". The DoPT said that the selection process for appointment of the chairperson and members of the Lokpal is under consideration of the competent authorities, as per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act. "The name of persons, their references/letters etc. Can't be disclosed as the information sought is exempted under Section 8(1)(J) of the RTI Act, 2005," it said in reply to a question asking details about persons who have applied to be chairperson and members of the

Lokpal. The section exempts publication of information which relates to personal information and the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual. The government, however, gave names of eight persons chosen for appointment as chairperson or members of the Search Committee during a meeting held in February 21 this year. Those selected then included Jus-

tice (retd) K T Thomas (Chairperson) and seven members -- Kaki Madhava Rao (former IAS officer), F S Nariman (legal luminary), Prof Meenakshi Gopinath (educationist), M L Kumawat (former Director General of Border Security Force), H K Dua (senior journalist and Rajya Sabha member), S Y Quraishi (former Chief Election Commissioner) and Prof Mrinal Miri (Rajya Sabha member). In a setback to the UPA government, Thomas and Nariman subsequently refused to be part of the search panel.

India successfully test-fires Don’t need a 56-inch chest to new interceptor missile run India: Priyanka to Modi B

alasore (Odisha): India yesterday successfully test-fired a new interceptor missile capable of neutralising any incoming long-range missile at higher altitude. The interceptor, positioned at launch pad–IV of Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from here, roared into the sky at about 9.10 AM to hit its target. The target, mimicking an incoming enemy missile, was first test fired from a naval ship at 9.06 AM and after getting signals from the radars, the interceptor went into action. "The trial was conducted successfully and all the mission objectives were met," DRDO Spokesman Ravi Kumar Gupta told PTI over phone. The details of the 'kill effect' of the interceptor missile were analysed after retrieving all the data from various radars and telemetry stations, an official said. Earlier Defence Research and De-

Survivors of sex violence use dance therapy to heal

The new interceptor missile velopment Organisation (DRDO), had successfully tested six interceptor missiles developed by it.

ae Bareli: Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi yesterday said a 56-inch chest is not needed to run the country but a "big heart" and "moral strength". The Congress star campaigner was taking a jibe at BJP Prime Ministerial candidate's 56-inch chest remark during a rally in Gorakhpur recently. "A 56-inch chest is not needed to run this country, a big heart is needed to run it. To run this country cruel force of power is not needed, but moral strength is needed. It needs an internal strength," Priyanka said while addressing a meeting here. "Such type of strength is needed, which could even sacrifice life to save the culture of the country," she said. Modi had said during the Gorakhpur rally that it would take a "56-inch chest" to convert UP into Gujarat. "Netaji

Priyanka Vadra (Mulayam Singh Yadav), do you know the meaning of converting UP into Gujarat? It means 24-hour electricity, no power cut for 365 days in every village and street. You can't do it. You don't have the guts to turn UP into Gujarat. It takes a 56-inch chest," Modi had said. Pics; PTI

ew Delhi: Using the rhythm of dance as a potent tool to overcome, address and heal the scars of violence and abuse seems to be the new mantra to beat the demons of unpleasant memories. Paving way for such an example is New York-based 'Battery Dance Company' that has collaborated with 'Kolkata Sanved' an NGO which uses Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) to address the issue of sexual violence. The collaboration performed on the theme of 'Dancing to Connect' here recently with 25 young survivors of sexual violence, trained by professionals of both groups, in the Capital yesterday. "It was interesting that a bunch of young children who had every reason to distrust people due to the turbulent episodes they went through in their lives; instilled confidence and trust in us,” said a trainer.

CRYING FOR HIS HEAD: People belonging to dalit communities protest against Baba Ramdev's comments related to dalits at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday.

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The next government has a lot to do for the recovery of the economy including working on supply bottlenecks, cutting fiscal deficit, improving governance and delivery mechanism and creating an enterprise friendly environment

By Shanmukh Singh

ndia is entering one of the most fragile periods in history with the economic situation being weak and a new government due in just over a months time. It hopes to come out of this fix as soon as a new government comes in. But there lie challenges in the current as well as future scenario that the new government will need to address. Both the IMF and World Bank have predicted a swift recovery, but other major independent agencies remain skeptical of the economic prospects until the results of the elections are out. As a result of positive anticipation of the future, markets have rallied upwards and it is mainly on the basis of â&#x20AC;&#x153;a strong, favorably a BJP led, government,â&#x20AC;? says Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Care Ratings. India's economic woes have certainly gone down with decreasing inflation as well as a substantial deficit reduction. But the core structural problems still remain. If the price increase has gone down due to good agricultural growth, on the other hand, industry faces a deadlock with both IIP and HSBC's Purchasing Managers Index contracting and the domestic demand not coping up. Thus it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be long before we face another inflationary crisis unless the policies are brought into effect immediately by the new government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;India's growth has plateaued in the past 13-14 months, in spite of the government and India grows at just below 5%,â&#x20AC;? says Sabnavis. This clearly indicates huge growth prospects for the economy in the future with an alternative government. The Modi sarkar brings a great deal of hope to the business houses of the country and common man. Similarly, the Aam Aadmi Party brings hope of a corruption free state. And rightly so the Rahul Gandhi led Congress does not remain behind in this game; it brings in major changes to the Congress of

the past and appeals to many sections of the society including the youth. But looking at the political past of India it is clear that every politician looks convincing before the election and is disappointing after it. Intentions of these leaders are hard to guess and so is their judgment. It is clearly certain that the next government has a lot to do for the recovery of the economy including â&#x20AC;&#x153;working on supply bottlenecks, cutting fiscal deficit, improving governance and delivery mechanism and creating a enterprise friendly environment,â&#x20AC;? said Rakesh Singh, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Great Lakes Institute of Management. But there are many more underlying problems in the current election than just a suitable PM candidate being elected. Coalition remains the first problem. This slows down decision making and might cost a political break down to resolve the issue. This type of a political deadlock has been a major cause of the economic slowdown. The other problem is a five year term is too short for any substantial recovery in the economy. Thus a party who is elected, if it does manage to pull the economy out of the dump a continuation cannot be ensured, which creates a risk for many enterprises and institutions with another government in the future. The government as Madan Sabnavis points should be â&#x20AC;&#x153;strongâ&#x20AC;?, to form a government with minimal coalition and should have the ability to rally into winning a few forthcoming elections. Certainly in the past few weeks the economic outlook and market sentiments have been positive but that does not rule out the economic and political uncertainty that India faces. Growth remains muted, but may not be for long though; if the next government radically and dynamically repairs the structural loopholes created by corruption, slow decision making, slacked implementation etc.

With the right policies it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be long enough before we return to an eight percent growth rate, considering a savings and investment rate of 30% and 34% respectively. Even the much dreaded external sector is picking up. Exports have risen faster than imports and the global scenario seems to be improving. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It no longer is a matter of time but a matter of decision, a collective decision of the people of India on, who will be, if not a perfect candidate, a suitable guide to India's growth prospects,' is the view around the economists circuit. Incidentally, the IMD has forecasted that the 2014 monsoon seasonal rainfall is likely to be 95% of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of Âą 5%. The LPA of the season rainfall over the country as a whole for the period 1951-2000 is 89 cm. This is certainly cause for worry, believe most analysts.

'ROBUST MANUFACTURING NEEDED TO ACHIEVE 10% GROWTH'

India would need a employment generating robust manufacturing sector to achieve an annual growth of 10. "If India has to grow at 9-10 % p.a, and if India has to create jobs for its very large population then to my mind we have to drive our manufacturing..It cannot be driven unless and until India becomes innovation led economy and therefore innovation has to be the backbone of India's growth," Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Amitabh Kant said at a Ficci function on IPR, yesterday. Manufacturing, which constitutes over 75 % of the index of industrial production (IIP), declined 3.7 % in February as against growth of 2.1 % in the same month a year ago. During AprilFebruary, the sector's output contracted 0.7 % compared with 1 % growth previously.India's economic growth expected to clock a decade-low figure of 4.9 % in FY 2013-14. To boost manufacturing sector's growth, the government has proposed setting up mega industrial zones in different parts of the country. The National Manufacturing Policy aims at increasing contribution of manufacturing to the national GDP from current 16 % to 25-26 % by 2025 and creating 100 million jobs in the next decade.Kant also said the private sector needs to encourage more creativity, innovative efforts and inventions to achieve better market leadership and increase its competitiveness in the global market.

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Global Growth Likely To Be Better Than Anticipated, But India Concerns Remain Afternoon Despatch & Courier

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lobal growth is likely to be better than anticipated, led by advanced economies, especially the US, while growth impulses are still relatively weak in the emerging market economies. In the US, of the two targets indicated by the Federal Reserve – inflation at 2 per cent and unemployment at 6.5 per cent – the unemployment target may be hit earlier, leading to wage pressures, and hence inflation. As a result, the Fed may raise interest rates earlier than is being anticipated. Some Members were of the view that global recovery may be weaker than expected.” This was the view that emerged at RBI's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting on monetary policy, held last month, the minutes being now being released to the public. On the domestic front, Members’ outlook was that real GDP growth will be muted. The manufacturing sector is stagnant. Since exports and imports are declining, the manufacturing outlook is also weak. Members sensed that investment may pick up as stalled projects take off after the election results. This could raise the outputcapital ratio as well as potential output and savings. If revival in growth is driven by a pick-up in investment, without matching

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revival in savings, there could be larger imbalances. The composition of growth, therefore, becomes important. Members expressed concern on inflation in India being persistently higher than in other countries. On the inflation outlook, most of the Members noted that moderation in vegetable prices drove the recent softening of headline inflation and this is unlikely to be sustained. There are clear upside risks, such as suppressed pricing in electricity, LPG and diesel; impact of hailstorms on potato prices, if not on onion; increase in NREGA employment guarantee by 50 days; and decline in female labour force participation. Inflation excluding food and fuel is sticky since inflation in housing, education and medical care is still elevated. As the economy picks up, there will be an increase in these components and inflation may surge again after October/November 2014. Members cautioned that the Reserve Bank needs to be watchful of the decline in CPI to ascertain if the decline is likely to be on a sustained basis. One Member was of the view that consumer price inflation may soften to 7 per cent or even less, with the rate of growth in wages also likely to decline. According to this Member, inflation persistence factors could be food inflation and the fiscal deficit. High food inflation

influencing nominal wage growth but not vice versa, implies that autonomous factors drive food prices. The shift in land utilisation by as much as 10 per cent of total cultivable area away from traditional agriculture and in favour of vegetables should help soften the inflation momentum, but for short-run blips, like hailstorms/unseasonal rains. On the external sector, some Members noted that current account deficit risks, given sluggish financial savings, cannot be ignored. In the near-term, external sector risks might have eased because of the increase in forex reserves over the last six months. In the medium-term, however, the risk of capital outflows remains and may materialise if the US Fed raises interest rates earlier than is currently anticipated. Other Members expected a surge in foreign currency inflows going forward, which would put upside pressure on the rupee. They cautioned against a policy of allowing the real exchange rate to appreciate. While exchange rate appreciation may help in lowering inflation, it is not good for the economy in general as some categories of exports are highly sensitive to real appreciation, and there is a current account deficit. One Member was of the view than an exchange rate below ` 60 per US$ could hurt manufacturing growth

because of severe import competition. Some Members were of the view that the Reserve Bank must actively intervene in the foreign exchange market to prevent excessive exchange rate appreciation. On the other hand, some other Members questioned the need for intervention when capital inflows are large. They were of the opinion that when inflows are good, firms should be allowed to adjust their balance sheets rather than the Reserve Bank intervening in the market. Reserves should only be used to manage volatility and not the level of the exchange rate. On policy action, all Members unanimously recommended that status quo be maintained in the policy. Members listed upside risks to headline inflation in the near term which provide the rationale for a pause: high order of political and economic uncertainty engendered by the forthcoming national elections; the policy stance not being tight enough as the real policy rate is still negative; anchoring inflation expectations; sticky core CPI; and the large fiscal deficit. To manage the risks associated with capital outflows, most of the Members recommended that the Reserve Bank should focus on building up foreign exchange reserves. One Member recommended that the SLR be lowered to 22 per cent of net demand and time

liabilities (NDTL) to improve transmission of monetary policy signals. Members emphasised that the nuancing of forward guidance is important. Forward guidance should aim at maintaining interest rate stability, while recognising the challenges of dealing with capital outflows and supply shocks in the process of negotiating the disinflation path set out for January 2016. One Member was of the view that while forward guidance is important for anchoring inflation expectations, guidance should indicate that policy will turn growth supportive if inflation adjusted for base effects declines. Another Member recommended that the Reserve Bank should give forward guidance of a decline in the policy repo rate. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor. Internal Members: Dr. Urjit R. Patel (Vice-Chairman), Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty and Harun R. Khan, Deputy Governors; and external Members: Prof. Indira Rajaraman, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Prof. Ashima Goyal, Prof. Errol D’Souza and Dr. Chetan Ghate were present in the meeting. Y.H. Malegam and Dr. Shankar Acharya could not attend the meeting. Dr. Acharya submitted his written views. Officials of the Reserve Bank. Deepak Mohanty, Dr. Michael D. Patra, Shri B. M. Misra and Dr. B.K. Bhoi were in attendance.

Mayaram Expects FY15 GDP Growth At 5.5% By A Business Reporter

trong macroeconomic factors are likely to push the economic growth to 5.5% in the current fiscal, Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram said on Friday at the Shriram Sanlam awards for excellence in financial journalism. "Growth is going to claw back because our fundamentals are strong and macroeconomic parameters are well under control. The expectation is that in the current fiscal we should be around 5.5% and next year we should cross 6%," said Mayaram. He said the economy is likely to get back to a higher growth trajectory going forward. The newlyappointed finance secretary said that inflation continues to remain an area of concern, but refused to comment on the impact of El-Nino weather phenomenon on the inflation. "Inflation is a worry. I won't be able to say anything about El-Nino because the India Meteorological Department (IMD) hasn't said anything definitively," he said. The weather department has forecast that the country may get below

<< T N Ninan Editorial Director, Business Standard won the lifetime achievement award. (LtoR) Dr. Johan van Zyl, CEO Sanlam Group, Dr. Arvind Mayaram, Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance, T. N. Ninan and Arun Duggal, Chairman Shriram Capital. normal monsoon this year and there is a 60% possibility of El Nino during monsoon. Mayaram said the country's food stocks are enough to deal with drought situation. "We must remember that our food stocks are well above the required level, we

have more than 280 million tones with us. I think we would be able to take care of that aspect if there is a problem," he said. "But for now, I am assured the monsoon should be normal and on track," he added. About removing the curbs on gold

import, Mayaram said, "I think whether it is gold or any other imports, we will be watching very carefully going forward how the situation is and if the curbs have to be eased, they will certainly be eased in a calibrated manner."

He said the victory on CAD cannot be declared because the country is dependent on imports, and some of those items do not have flexibility. The government and the Reserve Bank will take all the steps to bring the growth back to higher trajectory, he said. "Our concern is that we need to incentivise growth and therefore we need to take steps that will get growth back," he said. On the current account deficit, Mayaram exuded confidence that it will come under the USD 35 billion mark for FY14. "CAD is expected to be less than USD 35 billion, down from the estimated USD 88 billion," he said speaking at the Shriram Sanlam Awards for excellence in financial journalism. In FY2012-13, the CAD had touched an all time high of 4.8% or USD 87.8 billion, largely due to a sharp depreciation in the rupee. This led to curbs on imports of nonessential commodities like gold. The strong action taken by the government resulted in the deficit narrowing down consistently and some analysts are even saying that it will come down below the 2.5% of the GDP mark for FY14.

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much-touted investment maxim says long-term investments yield higher than short-term, but elevated interest rates of the last three years have inverted the thesis. In this period, yields on 10-year government security increased from 7.98% to 8.80%, peaking at 9.23% in December 2013. On the other hand, the 1-year certificate of deposit yielded 9.37% on an average over the same period -- helping short-term debt schemes which typically follow an accrual strategy in times of rising interest rates. Long-term debt funds, on the other hand, were impacted by mark-tomarket losses, says a just released report by Crisil. It believes the 3 year period, returns from short-term categories were higher by 1.5% to 3.1%, with money market funds delivering the most. For the March quarter, Birla Sun Life MF and UTI MF led the tally by having seven funds under

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ICICI Prudential MF announces change in the fund managers ICICI Prudential MF has announced change in the fund manager of a number of schemes. Accordingly, the India portion of ICICI Prudential Indo-Asia Equity will be managed by Vinay Sharma while the Asia portion will be manFranklin to launch Franklin India aged by Ashwin Jain. ICICI Feeder–Franklin European Prudential FMCG Fund and ICICI Growth Fund Franklin Templeton Investments Prudential Target Returns will be (India) is launching an open-ended managed by Vinay Sharma. ICICI Fund-of-Funds scheme called Prudential R.I.G.H.T (Reward of Franklin India Feeder–Franklin Investing and Generation of European Growth Fund. The fund Healthy Tax Savings) Fund will be will invest into the Luxembourg- jointly managed by Manish domiciled Franklin European Gunwani and Rajat Chandak.

Be Cautious And Buy USD/INR traded weak and is heading to post a weekly loss as the tension in Ukraine forced investors to overlook the strong economic data. Local equities posted record all time high last week and closed on a positive note. The Rupee is expected to trade weak due to uncertainty over Parliament elections outcome. Many analysts thinks that if Narendra Modi gets elected, the positive sentiments among the investors and business houses, will boost the local markets to trade positively and will help to reach new highs in coming days. The trading range for the Spot USD/INR pair is expected to be within 60.00 to 61.20. It is recommended to be cautious and Buy USD/INR (Futures) on dips with appropriate stop loss as overall Rupee is expected to depreciate. The Pivot Point for the Pair is at 60.69 and below is the Support & Resistance levels. To start the week, Dollar index extended its strength from last week as industrial production increased more than expected lifted the confidence of investors backed by the series of strong economic data, which helps Federal

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make the way for expectations of a rate hike in the U.S., which will create demand for the U.S. dollar and U.S. assets for the investors as an alternate option for investments. Last week Gold prices came down rapidly on Thursday and traded below nine week low at $ 1268. Gold prices were thrown into the deep valley immediately after data released that the weekly jobless claims stuck to their lowest level since 2007, soon yellow metal traded below $1,300 an ounce after a report showing that Reserve to remain on their stance that they are manufacturing in the Philadelphia region strengthened in April. on track to end its bond buying this year. Though the tensions in Ukraine supported the One of the most important data that will be the deciding factor to end the bond buying, Weekly gold price and helped to recover from its lowest jobless claims rose by 24,000 to a seasonally level of the week. Last week dollar index traded adjusted 329,000, hitting the highest level since positively which dented the prices of gold as Dollar-denominated gold prices often trade the end of last month. An end of the Fed’s bond-buying purchases will inversely to the U.S. dollar.

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Modi Marching Ahead

AS 328 seats have been decided in the 6th phase of polling on 24th April and looking at the sea of humanity in Varanasi, Modi seems to be sweeping North and Western India. In Maharashtra and even in Mumbai, where we are sitting, there is clear desperation in Congress – NCP combine. one lakh voter names missing in Mumbai and one lakh voter names missing in Pune in Vishwajit Kadam’s Pune Lok Sabha seat, shows the desperation of Congress. Vishwajeet Kadam has replaced Kalmadi in the Pune seat. He is from Sangli. Not only one lakh Pune voters including Amol Palekar and the Commissioner of Police didn’t find their names in the voter’s list, but also one lakh voters of Sangli were brought in to replace them.

Bound By Law To Be ‘Socially Responsible’

'It’s almost like a communist taxation pattern...Why should corporates be forced to do something that the State ought to? It isn’t our job. We anyway do our bit for society, all the time. Why do we need a law for this?' This reflects the mood of corporates across the nation. By Gajanan Khergamker

ound by law to be ‘socially responsible’, following the new Companies Act 2013 that makes CSR mandatory, there’s a huge sense of dissent among Corporates and expectedly so. As the Corporate world mostly views the Business of Business being to do Business, social responsibility is perceived as being ‘primarily’ the job of the State. In keeping with Indo-American Chamber of Commerce’s (IACC) agenda, a day-long Conference titled ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: The New Business Imperative’ was held earlier last week at the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers in Mumbai. The themes that the conference highlighted included ‘Decoding the new CSR Imperative,’ ‘The CSR Mandate: A step

in the right direction for corporate governance’, ‘CSR Challenges and Opportunities for Ensuring Inclusive Growth in India’ and others. The highlight of the conference was undoubtedly Director General and CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee’s speech wherein the management practitioner spoke at length on how, as Secretary to the Government of India, he prepared and wrote the first comprehensive guidelines on CSR for the public sector. The theorist was best equipped to explain the nuances of Section 135 of the new Companies Act 2013 and the corresponding effect of the CSR Rules. In what seems like an attempt to soften the blow of the new law, there is a provision under Section 135 (v) that reads: Provided further that if the company fails to spend such amount, the Board shall, in its report made under clause (o) of sub-section (3) of section 134, specify the reasons for not spending the amount. Dr Bhaskar drew the attention of participants, mostly corporates, that an entity which may be unable to spend all of the two per cent of the average net profit as calculated will only need to ‘specify the reasons for not spending the amount.’ And, in that, the law wasn’t as strict as perceived. But, the inclusion of Section 135 and the Rules are a decisive attempt to sensitise, and mandatorily, corporates making profit to part with a portion for social good. That spending on

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down on costs’ and ultimately put an end to such activities to the chagrin of their employees. A lot of Corporates tend to draw mileage out of worker-benefit endeavours to draw in manpower and elicit a favourable response from job seekers. With such activities failing to make the CSR mark, Corporates will be left with little option but to pull back the employee benefits. Now, that translates into withdrawing health, social and travel benefits to employees are expected to be left sullen. On the face of it, Corporates have mostly been disgruntled with the new scheme of things. “It’s almost like a communist taxation pattern,” quipped a Director attending the IACC Conference. “Why should Corporates be forced to do something that the State ought to? It isn’t our job. We anyway do our bit for society, all the time. Why do we need a law for this,” he said, capturing the mood of Corporates across the nation. But then, if it’s left to the discretion of Corporates, nothing one’s employees does not qualify as CSR does put the brakes will be done for social good. After all, the Corporate world on Corporates which have been pooling in their resources does feel that the Business of Business is to do Business. towards staff and their relatives. So, health-related activities or skill-enhancing programmes (Gajanan Khergamker is an independent editor and legal counsel who catering to employees and / or their relatives will not qualify heads think tank DraftCraft. He furthers the reach of social responsibility by as CSR according to the new law: Which means, Corporates initiating strategic process by offering consultancy services to corporates in extending these benefits to their workers will not be able to the rapidly-growing CSR scenario. You could contact him on 93231241593 pass it off as CSR, and concurrently fail to get tax relief. It’s or gajanan@draftcraft.in. Visit www.csraudit.in for more details) only a matter of time before such Corporates begin to ‘cut

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A EC has taken no action so far in Pune inspite of an outcry in the media. Another constitutional institution trying to be destroyed by a desperate Congress. In the South, especially in Andhra there is Modi combine is sure to make a dent. In TN too this seems likely. So I think clarity is now emerging that Modi led NDA will comfortably cross the 300 mark. The last 3 phases still have 200 odd seats to be decided. But looking at the confidence of the NDA, backroom boys Mulayam, Mayawati and even Biju Patnaik will be reduced to very marginal players. There will be a weak Congress, a weak Jayalalita and a weak Mamata left in the fray. As I said Modi is very shrewd and a very good executor of plans. He has saved the Holographic shows when it really gets hot and these shows will be done at night. People will throng to see the technology and his speeches. But the market is being very cautious. The 7000 mark predicted is not coming yet. It is hovering at 6800. This time the market doesn’t want to over extend enthusiasm and prefers to wait and watch. I don’t think there is any worry about a Congress backed third front. So the real bump up in the markets will come closer to May 16 and after the results are declared. I am not a psephologist, but there are many factors for a decisive vote. In 2009 Congress had given a good performance in the previous years. That is missing this time - a very poor track record of policy paralysis and rampant corruption. Even during elections money is being distributed unabashedly. Second thing is that the country has seen one third front misrule earlier during Vajpayee’s time and how destructive that was. So that won’t happen. I think UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra are near clean sweep. TN and Andhra will be a pleasant surprise.

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S per the Oxford Dictionary, a holiday is defined as a break from work especially for recreation. It also points out that a substantial period of it is usually spent away from home. Consumer behaviour study shows that people look forward to holidays. A break from work could be being away from school or being away from office or corporate work or even ones business. This period of time is regarded as very precious by consumers who would like it to be spent in the most enjoyable and relaxed manner. This particular need amongst consumers opens up a vast market, and is an opportunity for marketers. Every summer, just as one sees an increase in advertising for soft drinks, fans, ice-cream an air conditioner so does one see an increase in the advertising of holiday packages. How well do these packages appeal to consumers in terms of perceived value, determines the success of the product offering. In order to be able to have a good holiday product offering it is important to understand the various destination segments which the consumer looks forward to. Research has shown that some of the destinations chosen by the consumer to go for a holiday are their native places. Hill stations, beaches, resorts, pilgrimages and also trips abroad, are also considered. The destinations abroad depend on two aspects. The first aspect is affordability and the second is the novelty of visiting new places, if other places have already been visited because of relatives staying abroad. A nearby place like Singapore and Mauritius is picked up to be able to see foreign lands. The more high profile places like Switzerland, France, UK and North American are selected based on affordability and desirability. They are also picked up by quite a few, as the growing bookings on airlines during the summer period would show. Far off places in India are connected with major towns with holiday specially trains for the benefit for travelers. Air is of course used domestically as well as for going abroad and all formalities concerning the same have to be planned much in advance. While traveling to places like Goa, the sea route could also be used. There are some specific small domestic airlines which focus only on certain destination for example, an Airline would regularly trav-

el from Delhi to Kulu and back, thus, focusing on one destination and one segments of consumers. With the onset of the private, domestic airlines, in addition to Indian airlines, the travel options have increased multifold whether it be Jet Airways, Indigo or SpiceJet. The next part of the plan for a holiday is one of stay. This is an area which has been looked at as an opportunity by a lot of marketers. Apart from large five star hotels like Taj, Oberoi, Marriott, Hyatt, ITC and the Leela, there are smaller hotels of the three star categories which have started sprouting in small towns to provide for a more reasonable stay option. Inn chains are one such example which has offerings in small towns like Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. The government hostels and tourists bungalows also provide a reasonable and convenient stay option, though; the bookings have to be done much in advance. Given the above analysis in terms of consumer behaviour as

well as opportunity to provide travel and stay options, there are many other things looked for by a holiday maker. These offerings would be provided by marketers at the destinations itself. This could include a sight- seeing tour, food and drinks, a special visit to a tourist attraction in that location, as well as opportunities to just let your hair down, forget the troubles and worries of the world and enjoy yourself. All this has led to a special set of marketers who sell and market holiday packages. The number of people who use these offerings time and again suggest the success of these offerings. The brand names available whether in India or abroad are RCI, Kuoni, Raj Travels and Cosmos Travels. Some of these provide only stay opportunities; others provide both as a package. In the case of summer holiday marketing, what is important to note is the end benefit that the consumer or the holiday maker is seeking. The greatest benefit sought by a holiday maker is to get

away from it all and enjoy the freedom, independence and relaxation which the holiday provides. The other benefits are the desire to see new places, to relax and enjoy oneself. Apart from these, holiday makers look forward to peace, the thrill of the meeting old friends and relatives and of course to capture all this in a camera or a video camera and bring back the memories to keep with them for posterity. The summer holiday is a very special time in the lives of school children, as well as working adults. The satisfaction and pleasure of summer holidays ultimately reflects on better work output for the coming year and hence it is important from the view point of schools or corporations. With the entry of a lot of service organizations, whether in the field of airlines, hotels, tourism, resorts and entertainment, the Indian consumer could look forward to better and better summer holidays in the future.

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Lessons From A Master Entrepreneur 'It’s your will, determination and hard-work that can get you to your goals, even with nothing in hand. That’s the message Pralhad Chhabria, Founder Chairman, Finolex Group's autobiography reveals

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here’s no such thing as a self-made man’, the second edition of the book which was released recently, is an inspiring autobiography of Pralhad P. Chhabria, Founder Chairman, Finolex Group of India, a Rs. 5000 crore conglomerate. Much like the man himself, who through the course of the book we learn is humble and modest, this book too is a simple and modest account of his meager beginnings, struggles and road to the successes and heights he has achieved today through the Finolex Group. From being the son of a wealthy businessman in Karachi, to have it all rudely snatched away by fate when tragedy struck and then going on to eventually reaching the pinnacle of success, this story has it all. He began his career at the age of 12, forced to work as a cleaning boy in Karachi to help his family financially. He went on to doing a number of odd jobs as a domestic servant, a collection agent and then traded in electrical accessories and become a supplier of defence contracts. Finally in 1958 Finolex was set up and there was no looking back since. Today, they are the number one manufacturer of cables in India and second leading manufacturers of PVC resin. The book is a detailed account of this journey filled with perseverance, hard-work and an innate positivity and belief in an outer guiding force. While the book is a rousing tale for any budding entrepreneur, it makes an interesting read for anyone and holds your interest throughout without getting too technical. The book also presents nostalgic vivid accounts and reflections of his childhood in Karachi, the Sindhi community and the effects of partition on them, Pune in the olden days and his travels and experiences in different cities among other things. Apart from this, it offers an insight into the era of Industrialisation post independence in India and how entrepreneurs like him struggled through the various government restrictions to eventually succeed. His close-knit relations with his family and friends, struggle to save his daughter and coping with her eventual death, experiences with his spiritual guru Swami Ram Baba and his philanthropic endeavors present a deeper and more personal side to the man behind the empire. Chhabria offers a lot to learn as he unveils a peek into his life story through this book. With hardly any formal education and no father for support or to fall back on, it was his basic beliefs in ensuring highest standards of quality rather than running behind material gains, ethical business practices, putting the customer first, developing a strong team work and faith in employees and compassion towards them and society, that helped the group grow; something management students can learn from. Priced at Rs.250 and published by Vishwakarma Publications, this one’s a good read for anyone looking for a dose of inspiration and much needed motivation to get cracking on those dreams we harbour deep inside. It’s your will, determination and hard-work that can get you to your goals, even with nothing in hand.

— Gayatri Sahasrabuddhe

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1094

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ONGC

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« TOP VIEW Fiscal deficit, CAD have been contained in last 20 months. Going forward, economy will get only stronger. India received reply from Swiss government on information sharing on blackmoney a week ago, government looking at reply.

—Finance Minister P Chidambaram

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS RELIGARE CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON M&M FIN SER

Hold Long Positions With Stop Loss At 15 DMA NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (April 28, 2014) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty fell moderately on Friday (April 25, 2014) a net 58.05 points (0.85%) and closed at the 6782 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6855 points level. It then rose further and registered the day’s high at the 6869 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then declined into the red and turned into a range bound movement until 1.30 p.m. It then declined sharply and registered the day’s low at the 6772 points level at 2.21 p.m. The market then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty moved in a range of 97 points and closed below the psychologically important 6800 points level. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 34 were losers, while 16 were gainers. Substantial selling was seen in oil & gas, FMCG, capital goods and power stocks, while some buying was witnessed in realty, healthcare, consumer durables and technology stocks. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 12.41%. This change is moderate and indicates a moderate participation by investors. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 614 were gainers, 919 were losers and 64 remained unchanged. Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined and has exited the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator has dropped below the slow D line (negative and a sell signal). RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level but is now declining (negative if it continues). MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero but is now declining (negative if it continues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative). ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line but both lines are converging (negative if it continues). The ADX is falling while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is decreasing in strength. Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Has dropped below its 5-day average (at 6807) Negative. Is above its 15-day average (at 6760) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 6688) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 6115) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive. Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating

a strong market but with a negative bias. Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 6446 points level. The next support is at the 6338 points level. Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 6874 points level. The next resistance is at the 6919 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 = 6808 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 6747. Support (2) = 6711. Resistance (1) = 6844. Resistance (2) = 6905. OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a long black body candle. This is negative. Further, the index has dropped below its 5 days moving average. The velocity parameters which were neutrally trended have now turned negative. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. However, the index is still above its 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the average are rising and also positively trended. This is positive. As such these are mixed signals. Investors are advised to hold long positions but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the 6760 point’s level.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

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CMP: Rs. 254 Target Rs. 290 MMFS’s Q4FY14 results were above estimates, largely driven by higher recoveries. While the moderation in disbursal/AUM growth to 6%/25% YoY was in line, the decline in NPLs and QoQ improvement in NIMs surprised positively. The C/I ratio declined 740bps QoQ to 30% due to tight control on branch and advertising expenses. We expect FY15 PAT growth to revive to 30% YoY driven by improved recoveries. After falling to 18% in FY14, ROE is likely to revert to +20% by FY15/16. Valuations at 2.5x FY15E BV look reasonable; maintain BUY. Asset quality pressures abate: GNPLs/NNPLs (as a percentage of assets) declined by 40bps/30bps QoQ to 4.4%/1.9% (Fig 6), which management attributed to a stringent focus on recoveries. Management is confident that a timely and well-distributed monsoon would eventually lead to healthy cash flows, driving healthy asset quality. The southern states (except Tamil Nadu) are already showing signs of a recovery, as per management. Disbursement moderation in line with guidance; NIMs improve QoQ: NIMs on AUM (calc.) improved 65bps QoQ to 9.11% largely due to higher recoveries (Fig 5). Disbursement growth moderated to 56% (Fig 3) and was driven by the used vehicles segment (Fig 4). However, despite weak volumes, management remains confident of maintaining market share due to lower competition from PSBs. We expect AUMs to grow at 20% CAGR over FY14FY16. The C/I ratio declined by 740bps QoQ to 30% due to tight control on branch and advertising expenses. Maintain BUY: We expect FY15 PAT growth to revive to 30% YoY on the back of higher recoveries, and ROE to return to +20% levels after having dipped to 18% in FY14. The stock has underperformed the Bankex by 19% over the past three months on asset quality/monsoon concerns. However, a strong focus on recoveries is likely to offset the potential impact. Valuations at 2.5x FY15E BV appear reasonable. Maintain BUY.

NIRMAL BANG CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON HERO MOTO

CMP: Rs. 2204 Target Rs. 2968 We believe the accelerated pace at which Honda Motors and Scooters India (HMSI) gobbled up market share of its rivals over FY12-FY14 could soon be a thing of the past. Hero MotoCorp (HML) shed 380bps of domestic two-wheeler market share over FY12-FY14, while HMSI gained 910bps of market share in the same period. Over the next two years, a new equilibrium in market share (HML versus HMSI) is likely, wherein an optimistic scenario could be flattish or improving market share for HML, and a worstcase scenario of a mere 50bps-75bps further erosion in market share for this company. Further, we believe HML will register a secular margin improvement (395bps between now and FY16E), driven by aggressive cost reduction initiatives and declining royalty payment. HML appears to have successfully managed the transition from its earlier avatar of a HeroHonda joint venture to a standalone entity currently. The stock currently trades at 14.9x FY15E EPS and 12.5x FY16E EPS. We have assigned Buy rating to it with a one-year target price of Rs2,968 (16.7x FY16E EPS). No rude shocks from the management: Unlike in the case of Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), wherein parent Suzuki sprang a nasty surprise by turning MSIL’s upcoming Gujarat plant into a 100% subsidiary (the rationale for which still remains unexplained by Suzuki), minority investors can draw more comfort in HML’s management. The Munjal family-led Hero Group is totally committed to HML as its sole investment vehicle in twowheelers. A play on likely two-wheeler demand recovery: After a significant lull in demand for HML vehicles and the two-wheeler industry in general over the past two years, we expect a fullblown recovery in HML’s sales volume growth over FY15E-FY16E (11.1% CAGR versus just 0.1% CAGR over FY12FY14). We expect EPS CAGR of 33.4% over FY15E-FY16E, versus a 4% CAGR decline in earnings over FY13-FY14E. At 14.9x FY15E and 12.5x FY16E EPS of Rs148.4 and Rs177.7, respectively, we have assigned Buy rating to HML with a one-yeartarget price of Rs2,968 (16.7x FY16E EPS of Rs177.7 – valuing HML at a PEG of just 0.5x on a two-year EPS CAGR of 33.4%), implying a 34% upside from the current market price. Please send all business and corporate related mails to business@afternoondc.in

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and not multiplied by number of years! Now, the Maturity amount received from any life insurance products would be tax free under Section 10(10)D if the under mentioned 2 conditions are fulfilled. 1. The Investment is kept at least for a period of 5 years 2. The Sum Assured, i.e. the risk coverage is at least 5 times the annualized premium in all years of the policy tenure Then the Maturity amount or Surrender amount received would be tax free under section 10(10)D if BOTH the conditions are fulfilled.

MANOJ ASWANI

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE

I wish to purchase the LIC New Bima Bachat Policy but how much brokerage will my agent be able to give me as policyholder? I will decide to buy the plan thereafter. — Arjun Pandit, Kalina According to Section 41 of the Insurance Act 1938, no agent is supposed to pass back any commission to the policyholder for procuring the policy. It states that "No person shall allow or offer to allow, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any person to take out or renew or continue an insurance in respect of any kind of risk relating to lives or property in India, any rebate of the whole or part of the commission payable or any rebate of the premium shown on the policy, nor shall any person taking out or renewing a policy accept any rebate, except such rebate as may be allowed in accordance with the published prospectuses or tables of the insurer" It means that the agent is NOT ALLOWED to pass back any commission or brokerage and anyone, as a policyholder is NOT ALLOWED to accept any pass back of any commission or

Regarding Online Term Plan, is there some capping in the online policies (Regarding benefits of taking policies online and offline). Is there any truth in it? Sana Amroli, Cuffe Parade There is no product specific capping only for an online product. The policies are cheaper because it is for an aware person who chooses his own product and directly purchases it without any intervention of an agent. The benefits are pretty much the same and there is no difference just because the product is an online one. All you need to do while opting for an online product to ensure smooth claim processing, if the brokerage from anyone. Both are punishable Tenure, Premium, Sum Assured and the plan requirement ever arises, is to ensure that ALL taken. Just for your estimate, the Maturity benefit things mentioned on the form is absolutely under the law. correct and to the best of your knowledge. Since Thus, do not hesitate to take LIC Bima Bachat is usually Sum Assured + Bonus(if opted for). There is an example of say Rs 40 of Simple the initial underwriting of the agent does not Plan but take it for its benefit and not for the pass Reversionary Bonus, which means Rs 40/1000 happen, the basic underwriting as well as the back. X Sum Assured X Number of Years. But if the claim processing is usually a bit more stringent. Please let me know the returns of the LIC Bonus is different for each year, then different But if everything is correct on the form, there is Policy and whether the same is taxable or rates need to be calculated and then added. no other ambiguity further! There is Terminal or Final Addition Bonus as well tax free? (The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, — Irfan Shaikh, Agripada which needs to be added say Rs 200/1000 X insurance comparison website in India. You may write to him at The maturity amount would depend on your Age, Sum Assured but needs to be added only once manoj@myinsuranceclub.com)

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A Money Back Plan With Both Death & Survival Benefits By Manoj Aswani

Key Features Reliance Smart Cash Plus Plan is a Regular Premium Increasing Money Back Plan. This is a non unit-linked insurance traditional plan where the money is paid every 3 policy years. In this policy, premium needs to be paid for the entire Policy Tenure. Increasing Money Back is paid as a percent of the Sum Assured every 3 years as per schedule. On survival till the end of the Policy Tenure, the entire Sum Assured along with High Sum Assured Addition(if any) along with accrued Bonuses would be paid as Maturity Benefit and the policy would terminate. However, if the Life Insured dies anytime within the Policy Tenure, higher of 7 or 10 times the Annualized Premium, as selected or the Sum Assured, subject to 105% of total premiums paid is paid to the nominee as Death Benefit and the policy terminates. Key Features of Reliance Smart Cash Plus Plan This is a money back plan with both Death and Survival Benefits. Death benefit is full Sum Assured

irrespective of the amount paid as Survival Benefit along with accrued bonuses There is Increasing Money Back Benefits in this plan Survival Benefit is paid every 3 years On survival till the end of the policy tenure, the entire Sum Assured + High Sum Assured Addition + accrued Bonuses would be paid as Maturity Benefit and the policy would terminate Benefits you get from Reliance Smart Cash Plus Plan Death Benefit – In case of death of the Life Insured, the nominee receive: Option 1: (Available to all ages) Death Benefit is the higher of the Sum Assured + High Sum Assured Additions (if any) + accrued Bonuses 10 times the Annualized Premium 105% of total premiums paid Option 2: (Available to age at entry 45 and above) Death Benefit is the higher of the Sum Assured + High Sum Assured Additions (if any) + accrued Bonuses 7 times the Annualized Premium 105% of total premiums paid Money Back Benefit – The Life Insured would receive % of the base

Sum Assured every 3 years. The following benefits Policy Year 10 years 4th 10% 7th 15% 10th 13th 16th 19th -

13 years 10% 15% 20% -

Maturity Benefit – At the maturity of the policy, the insured will get the Basic Sum Assured + High Sum Assured Addition + accrued Bonuses as Maturity Benefit and the policy will terminate.

THE HIGH SUM ASSURED ADDITION IS AS FOLLOWS:

Critical Illness rider is deducted under Section 80D. The maturity pro-

16 years 10% 15% 20% 25% -

19 years 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% -

22 years 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Sum Assured (in Rs.) Policy Term (in years) Premium Payment Term (in years) Entry Age of Life Insured (in years) Age at Maturity (in years) Payment modes

Regular Premium Policies Sum Assured / Policy Term (years) High Sum Assured Addition Percentage (%) 10 13 16 19 22 Less than Rs 2.5 Lakhs NIL Rs 2.5 Lakhs and above but less than Rs 5 Lakhs 4 6 8 10 12 Rs 5 Lakhs and above 8 12 16 20 24

Income Tax Benefit – Premiums paid under life insurance policy are exempted from tax under Section 80 C and the amount for

ceeds are exempted from tax under Section 10 (10D) Eligibility conditions and other restrictions in Reliance Smart Cash

Plus Plan

Additional Features and Benefits of Reliance Smart Cash Plus Plan Riders- There are no additional riders in this plan Surrender Benefit There is a Guaranteed Surrender Value after 3 policy years provided the first annualised premium has Minimum

Maximum

1,00,000 No Limit 10/13/16/19 22 Equal to Policy Tenure 14 55 24 70 Yearly, Half-yearly, Quarterly & Monthly been paid in full Guaranteed Surrender Value = GSV Factor multiplied by total premiums paid less survival benefit This plan also offers Special Surrender Value Loan Loan facility is not available under this policy upto 80% of Surrender Value.

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This week, we look at one of the more accepted an dabbled with genres of writing – the short story. Most people believe they have a writer in them, and given the opportunity, are prepared to pen a thought or two in the form of a little piece that passes off as a short story. Some gems in writing have emerged this way. The Vanishing Act: Stories by Prawin Adhikari is a collection of extremely well-written stories by this Nepalese writer. Caravan is a unique compilation of short stories posted by writers on a website name litizen.com, and is proof that writing has progressed into whatever it is supposed to become.

he Vanishing Act / Stories by Prawin Adhikari . The fascinating aspect of Indian writing in English today is the way it has turned inward on itself, looking not towards the West for its market, but addressing itself to the plurality of the country, manifested most obviously, at the first level, in the sharp differences in its regional discourse. Now, stretch this to include the sub-continent with its largely common postcolonial linguistic heritage and one begins to understand that a lifetime can be spent exploring these different voices, born of the time and the place in which they originate. And we have not even begun to scratch the surface of what is actually in store for us. In recent times, place seems to be the dominating idea of debut writing, whether it is from India or Bhutan, or, as in this case, Nepal. Voice, culture and perspective follow as a closely-combined second, and the effect is to feel one is on a ride through myriad cultures, listening to a people who may think as we do, but with almost a Haruki Murakami ever-so-slight tilt in perception that makes all the difference, making each experience excitingly new. And so it is with Prawin Adhikari’s offering of nine stories, placed in disparate settings that take you from Khaireni in central Nepal, to Kathmandu, and in one case, to California. In all the stories, the author’s voice moves like a sutradhar, providing the link, setting the pace, moving the action along in a curiously removed monotone that is even more effective as it narrates events funny and familiar, even as some of them descend into tragedy and In Mayapuri, a small boy is death. drawn to a young woman, made

A truth both brutal and beautiful

Go ahead and join this carnival of writers

CHILDRENS

arnival is a collection of 15 short stories posted on to this people-friendly site, litizen.com by various writers from around the country, and

even abroad. This is an online platform that has encouraged hundreds of those who have had a story to tell but could nothing about it. The first time-writers have proved to be shockingly fascinating. The brainchild of the Chaturvedi brothers, Rishab and Apurva, the modesty and earnestness behind this initiative becomes evident on the first pages which divulge nothing about the Chaturvedis, but rather give credit to ‘various authors’ with the mention ‘by Litizen.com. ’This is their second compilation, the earlier one being Labyrinth, which sells well even today. The first story, Rhode Island by Rishab himself, takes one back to the Van Damme film, Screaming Target, where the disgustingly rich sort out their frustrations by hunting people in some remote space, with an assortment of weapons, including crossbows. Rhode Islands has

intimately familiar and puzzled by her physicality. She bathes him,

slaves who are set free only to be stalked and killed. People who are indulging in this grotesque sport are a Russian oil tycoon, who has ravaged a hostess aboard the ship that brought him here, and a bunch of Japanese businessmen who shoot and slaughter their black target. The sordid saga is managed by a Belarusian manager, Alexandre, who by his demeanor complements the wretchedness of the place. The Music Shop by Sharath Komarraju is about schizophrenia, and the merging of identities that brings to mind the kind of plot in a Nabokov novella. Aman Fernandes enters his music shop to see his look alike sitting by a phonograph. There is the Mukesh song, Maine tere liyehi saath rang ke sapne chune, playing in the background, as the situation unfolds, with the intruder claiming that he and Fernandes are mirror images. He also talks of Fernandes getting done to death with his throat being slit. The end leaves you wondering about how far the illness can take

feeds him and looks after him while his own mother is out, scrounging for both of them. He young woman’s husband works in a construction company that is tunneling through a hill, and one day it comes down. As the little boy watches, the young woman disintegrates. “The shacks along the road had become other than domiciles: they were the instrument for an eerie kind of music, made up of equal parts of silences and screeches, of doors and window shutters flailed about on the hinges, the zip and tear of a blouse being torn, the throaty, hoarse sobs of a woman suffocating against the chest of another, voice lost after the first puncturing scream, stupefaction, hysteria.” Life in modern Nepal of the same kind of uneven development, the culture steeped in corruption, the sturdy strength of its lower economic classes as the rest of the sub-continent, is hard, often brutal, usually ugly, especially among the people Adhikari writes about. But the moments of tenderness are lyrical, the harsh beauty of the landscape is written about poetically, the still life of the spirit very well delineated. He holds the stories together successfully, his characters across continents engaged in the act of mere living with rare moments of lucidity and self-awareness, the central thread of his story-telling. Crafted carefully and lovingly, these are stories that one can return to in the future as well. The sooner Adhikari writes a full length novel, the better. The Vanishing Act/Stories By Prawin Adhikari. Rupa publication Rs 250.

you.Black Sails by Dushyant Shekhawat sees fate turning a full circle on Michael, a relentlessly bad man, who has brutally killed his sister-in-law and brother on being discovered while robbing their exquisitely crafted clocks. He is on a ship's deck near the Danish coast, all set to disembark to freedom and prosperity, when the law of nemesis asserts itself. Ayesha by Dr. Vivek Banerjee is about a pathologist in a mortuary and how she deals with Kamte, a lech of a technician who leers at her whenever he can. There is an admirer who keeps dropping notes into her mailbox, and Ayesha suspects it is Kamte. She locks him inside a freezer in the dead-house after a bunch of sleeping pills knocks him out. A well written suspenseful crime story. Makes your realise that there is superb talent which has now been given a platform, a portal, to be more exact. Carnival Short Stories

Litizen.com Rs.199

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Two armies clash in ancient war-torn China; none survive but a young general from a royal house and a farmer foot soldier who binds the fallen leader to take him home and claim a reward. Many stand in their way: an abandoned songstress, the noble’s own murderous younger brother, desperate beggars, rough slavers, and the pair’s own differing agendas. Through it all, a bond forms between the two, and what will happen at journey’s end becomes anyone’s guess. Star Mov ies, 9 p.m.

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Show will be taking a 3.5 years leap. It will mark the entry of new character – Samrat’s tayaji – Garjan Singh by nature he is too conservative, authoritative, feudal, aggressive. But he will surprise everyone with his behavior. What role will he play in Samrat’s and Urmi’s life? Zee T V, 10.30 p.m .

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Unaware of what is in store, Mathur looks forward to being felicitated by the Goenkas...Durga cleverly leaves clues for Mathur through his journey to the function; making him think that something ominous is going to happen...to witness Mathur’s downfall she disguises herself as a journalist and attends the function. Mathur has absolutely no clue of what awaits for him tonight. Star Plus, 8 p.m.

ROARING WITH PRIDE

Tune into Animal Planet’s ROARING WITH PRIDE as it follows the work of the African Lion and Environmental Research Trust to increase the rapidly declining lion population in Africa. Animal Planet, 8 p.m.

THE GADGET SHOW

THE GADGET SHOW on Discovery Science reviews all the latest and future technology to give the viewers an insight into tomorrow’s gadgets today. Follow the Gadget Show team of experts as they test a variety of consumer products in its own unique style, making them entertaining and accessible to the viewer. Di scover y Sci en ce, 11 p.m.

INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY

INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY reveals the workings of the human body on a scale never seen before. This is the most compre-

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hensive story yet of how our unique and amazing bodies make us who we are. Breathtaking CGI takes viewers inside the body to show how different parts of our anatomy have evolved and why. Extraordinary scientific images of the body reveal its most unusual and bizarre workings in minute detail. Discover y, 9 p.m.

THE KILLING S3

Bullet races to find a victim on the run. Elsewhere, Seward is an unkind host to surprise visitors. Star Worl d, 11 p.m.

RANGRASIYA

In tonight's episode, we will see that Paro is confident that Rudra will make it for the Satyanarayan Pooja and sit next to her. Will her dream really come true? Color s, 9.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love — without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious. HBO, 9 p.m.

MERAA GAHR MERE BACHCHE

Kanpur-based, pregnant Geeta Bhargav lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Balwant, and three children: Shrikant, Arun and Usha. Her alcoholic and womanizing husband is arrested for killing a bodyguard of a Courtesan and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. She is then accused of luring men into her house and is asked to move on. Homeless, on the verge of starvation, she is unable to feed her family, and Usha passes away. She decides to become a widow, gets shelter, a job, and has Shrikant enrolled in a hostel. Then her luck changes when she is adopted by wealthy J.S. Archarya, and gives birth to Kirti. She explains her situation to Archarya, who wills her his entire estate and subsequently passes away. Years later, Geeta will face more challenges when she will be accused by Archarya’s associates of having an affair with an unknown male, and also be forced to deal with Arun, who is involved with the daughter of a prostitute. CVO, 9 p.m.

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Zookeeper, HBO, 9 p.m.

CHACHI 420

Wealthy Janki falls in love with poor Jaiprakash, much to the displeasure of her parents, and ends up getting married, and living with her husband. She subsequently gives birth to a daughter. Differences surface between the couple, and Janki leaves Jaiprakash and moves back in with her parents. Jaiprakash wants to see his daughter, but is prevented by Durgaprasad, Janki’s dad, so he assumes the guise of a woman, calls himself Laxmi, and starts working as a nanny for his daughter. Complications arise when Durgaprasad gets attracted to Laxmi and wants to marry ‘her’. Filmy, 9 p.m.

JAB WE MET

Depressed after the passing of his father, Dharamraj; as well as his gorgeous girlfriend ditching him, Mumbai-based businessman Aditya Kashyap takes a BEST bus, goes to Chatrapati Shivaji Train Terminus, and boards a train. This is where he meets Geet Kaur Dhillon, who is returning home to Bhatinda, and who pays for his ticket. At Bar Nagar, he decides to leave, but she follows him, missing her train. They manage to get a ride to Ratlam, miss the train again, but eventually make it to Bhatinda. Once there, he gets to meet her family; her pretty sister, Roop; as well as her to-be betrothed, Manjeet Singh Mann. Before the engagement could be finalized, she manages to convince her family that she wants to marry Aditya, and they welcome him with open arms. Before he could take stock of these new developments, she elopes with him - not to get married - but to re-locate to Manali - where her true love, Anshuman, is waiting, and who she hopes to get married to. B4U, 5.30 p.m.

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CID Crime Patrol Main Naa Bhoolungi Ekk Nayi Pehchaan Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 11.00 Crime Patrol

In a quiet, isolated village in olde Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods: the townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays true for many years, but when Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from the towns beyond the wood, the pact is challenged. Animal carcasses, devoid of fur, begin to appear around the village, causing the council of elders to fear for the safety of the village, the pact, and so much more. Zee Studio, 10 p.m. In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing’er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing’er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery. Pi x, 9 p.m .

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THE VILLAGE

DETECTIVE DEE: MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME

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TINA AND ICCHA, ONE AND THE SAME

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Kolkata lass Tina Dutta has done many popular shows like 'Koi Aane Ko Hai', 'Comedy Nights With Kapil', 'Comedy Circus' and now 'Uttaran'. Sandeep Hattangadi spoke to Tina at length about her life, times and career. Tell us something about your childhood in Kolkata. My childhood was really very nice. I used to stay in a joint family. I am the youngest girl, a spoiled brat and have been pampered by family. My grandfather, my father, everyone loves me and a lot.

We heard you started your career at the age of five. What was that like? I started working at an early stage of my life, when I was just four and a half years old. I never wanted to be an actor I always wanted to be air hostess. There was one actor who used to stay next to my house in Kolkata; he came to my house one day and informed my parents about these auditions. Dad was against it but my mom took me for the auditions. I was really happy when I went for the auditions. Ravi Ojha he gave me the show called 'Khela' and he also trained me nicely. During your teenage years, you had worked with Aishwariya Rai in 'Chokher Bali'. Do you have any special memories working with her? It was really amazing experience working with a well know actress like Aishwarya Rai and also a well known director Pradeep Sarkar. I clicked pictures with Aishwariya Rai. She had also called me to her room and gave me sweets and chocolates to make me comfortable. I also met Vidya Balan and even she is a very sweet actress. I met her during the making of 'Parineeta'.

When and how did you realise that it was time to come to Mumbai for your career? I received mail from Balaji Television when I was in class 10. But I had to complete my education too. I saw it after my HSc in the month of March. My Father was not ready to allow me to go for the audition because he was worried about me. But my mother took a decision and this how I came to Mumbai to make a career in acting.

Dance and frolic

It was fun and frolic for the cast of Sony Entertainment Television’s 'Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap' when they swayed to the traditional Rajputana tunes in a recent dance sequence. A little birdie from the sets informed us that while rehearsing for the dance sequence young prince Pratap aka Faisal and his friend Chakpraani aka Yash were leaving no stone unturned in matching their dance steps. While on the other hand the two besties, Ajabde aka Roshni and Phool aka Jannat got their steps right in no time. That’s not all; the girl’s teams were also up to some mischief as they choreographed some new garba steps using the drum sticks! Looking at their excitement, Pratap and his gang couldn’t stop themselves from joining them and in no time the set turned into an impromptu dance floor.

Motor mania

Returning with 22nd season of motoring fun, Discovery Turbo’s 'Fifth Gear' is a magazine series filled with the recent driving news, expert opinions, and practical and reliable advice. Sharp new features accompany essential information, stunning driving and beautiful cars that keep you wanting more week after week. With all the latest supercars, racing and record attempts, as well as exciting automotive news, advice and reviews, an

'Uttaran' is a cult show on Indian television – how will you define your journey in the show? The journey is really awesome. I use to work for 18 to 20 hours. There were ups and downs in my journey but I managed to tackle it with my family. Iccha, my character, and me are completely the same. As Iccha can to do anything and everything for her friends even I, when I was in Kolkata in my childhood days, use to do anything and everything for my friends without even thinking once. Talk to us about your onscreen chemistry with Mrunal Jain? Chemistry on screen with Mrunal Jain is really awesome. He is the best co-star to work with. He made me comfortable and he is good co-star.

Initially there were reports of your competition with Rashmi Desai, animosity just like your onscreen characters – how did you react to that? There was no competition as such. We always had parallel characters, Rashmi Desai playing the negative character and I playing the positive one. She is giving her best and I am doing my best. Moreover there is no competition among friends.

What kind of reality shows have you done and would like to do in the future? 'Comedy Circus', 'Comedy Nights With Kapil', 'Boogie Woogie' and 'Dus Ka Dam'. I would love to be a part of 'Jhalak', 'Nach Baliye' and any dancing reality show. May your wish come true!

TV TATTLES enhanced edition of 'Fifth Gear', starting May 12 on Discovery Turbo, promises to bring more fascinating information and fast-paced thrills than ever before.

Motu Patlu and the Sleeping Machine

It is summer time and Nick is back with all new episodes of 'Motu Patlu'. This episode will see Motu Patlu meet Dr. Jhatka and learn that he has made a sleeping machine. This idea of going into deep sleep excites Motu and he is all set to try out this machine. As soon as Motu falls asleep Jon and his goons kidnap Motu so that they can get rid of him forever. Will Jon be successful in his plans? Will Motu ever be awake and be back in Furfuri Nagar. Tune in for the -thriller episode of 'Motu Patlu' on today, April 28 at 6.30 pm only on Nick

Techno savvy

Television’s most adored mother-inlaw Sharda in Sony Entertainment Television’s 'Ekk Nayi Pehchaan' is soon going to take her first step towards technology. The show which portrays the journey of Sharda in the hunt for a new

identity, will soon witness a development. In an upcoming episode, Sharda’s coaching classes will give her a chance to brush up her technical skills. Sharda will be seen operating a laptop and will be made aware of social networking sites. In a moment of happiness and excitement, Sharda will send her first email message to her beloved husband Suresh Modi. Unaware of the fact that Suresh is in the middle of an important presentation, he receives these messages from Sharda How is Suresh going to react to this situation? Find out on the show, only on Sony Entertainment Television.

‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ now a 3D interactive game M

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akers of the television-based action-adventure show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' announced the launch of a 3D interactive game on Tuesday, which would be available for free download on iOS and Android platforms. 'Khatron Ke Khiladi - Darr Ka Blockbuster' is the stunt-based action reality TV show which has entertained audiences for over three weeks. It is being shown on Colors Known for channel. his crust The interactive game look and 'Khatron Ke Khiladi - The dashing Game' aims to recreate personality, the adventure show's Sumeet experience and enhance Sachdev audience engagement as part of its popularly known as Gomzi from the popular digital strategy. saas bahu show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu "Digital strategies today go beyond the realm of audience Thi' returns to television after a long sabbatical outreach through social media platforms and increasingly with bindass’ 'Yeh Hai Aashiqui'. The charming focus on engaging with them to create a strong brand actor is all set to play the protagonist in the recall and relationship," Colors Digital Head Vivek upcoming episode which will make his most Srivastava told PTI. awaited comeback extremely exciting. 'Yeh Hai Designed by Gameshastra Solutions Pvt Ltd, Aashiqui' chronicles unusual love stories every the game is an adventure-based interactive week and this time around, the show will bring forth cellular phone-based game, which would an innocent love story of Rhea Ganguly who falls in allow players to raise their scores on the love with Aseem Sen whom she once hated based basis of adventure games played in on the rumor of him being a wife-beater. virtual reality.

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Journey To Justice An ADC-DraftCraft initiative to ensure the Right To Walk by questioning the arbitrary use of barricades and ensuing traffic mess at the Gateway of India makes a breakthrough, writes Gajanan Khergamker

‘All Rights Preserved’

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Tourists visiting the Gateway for the very first time are left bewildered with the paraphernalia and have to walk endlessly to find an entry point between the barricades. Photographers attempting to run away from the police jump the barricades directly onto the flow of vehicular traffic opposite the Taj risking life and limb in the process. In association with Afternoon Despatch and Courier, DraftCraft campaigned about the arbitrariness of the authorities when it came to the generic use of barricades, at the Gateway of India zone in particular. And, about how that meant ‘encroaching upon public space’ and depriving the common man of his basic Right to Life as guaranteed in the Constitution of India. The ADC-DraftCraft-led initiative continued over the years through a series of articles and documentaries created by DraftCraft Films which has finally resulted in the authorities finally taking cognisance of issue and proposing the Gateway of India stretch be made into city’s very first ‘Pedestrian-Only’ zone. Here grab a look at ADC-DraftCraft’s journey to justice:

Police nod needed to remove barricades: BMC Back in 2010, DraftCraft maintained that the arbitrary use of barricades was “unfair, undemocratic and a starkly lop-sided dispensation of justice,” in Afternoon Despatch and Courier. The BMC had then refused to remove the security barricades erected around the Taj Mahal Hotel and Hotel Trident till it got an allclear signal from the-then Mumbai police commissioner. Barricades placed initially around both the hotels went on to stay for good over a period of two years creating huge nuisance and traffic problems for citizens and residents alike. Following a series of complaints from local quarters even through the corporator Vinod Shekhar, the BMC A-Ward office issued demolition notices to the two five-star hotels for encroaching on public property. The ward office even sent a bill for penalty and stacking charges of Rs 6.4 crore to the two hotels for the period ranging from September 1, 2009, to May 31, 2011. Later, the authorities concluded that for the security barricades, no fine would be collected as “they have now been authorised in a joint meeting of the BMC and the police.” Arthur Bunder Road, which runs parallel to SB Road, is anyway very congested with parked taxis, tourist vehicles, private cars, tourist buses and the brightly-lit Victorias weaving in and out of the mess. To make things worse are the barricades that, most feel, ought to be erected within the hotel premises and not

who’s hit the worst...not too many celebrities visit the Gateway. And, all roads leading to the Taj are laid bare open - free from pedestrians and other traffic when it comes to the passage of a VIP or a politician. And, most recently, on April 7th 2014…

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t has been a long-drawn-out battle but one that seems to be reaching a logical conclusion. In its six-year-long fight to fetch pedestrians’ their Right to Walk around the Gateway of India, DraftCraft has been fervently protesting the arbitrary use of barricades on footpaths and the roads in the zone. It all began after the 26/11 terror attack in 2008 when the police, in their bid to tighten the security around the monument, cordoned off the entire stretch of road around the Taj Mahal Palace from vehicular traffic. The police stopped all vehicular movement in the zone, for days on end. After campaigns in the media and protests within sections of the public, the police were forced to make way for vehicular movement. However, the police continued to control vehicular traffic and parking in the vicinity with the help of barricades they placed in the zone. The barricades sometimes blocking the footpath and, at other times, helped the police divert vehicular traffic. What seemed to be a temporary solution to a security issue became a permanent fixture. Barricades were being used flagrantly to divert vehicular traffic on a section of footpath right in front of the Gateway of India and openly obstruct the pedestrians’ passage in the process. The entire Gateway of India stretch had soon became a maddening maze of pedestrians, hawkers, vehicles, police vans and barricades. DraftCraft has always maintained that the barricades, in no way, lend any sense of security but, in fact, adds to the chaos.

Barricading the common man’s liberty

The Gateway of India stretch may be made into city’s first-ever ‘Pedestrian-Only” zone. on a public road. Back then the police sources claimed that they feared an attack similar to that on Hotel La Meridien in Pakistan where a truck laden with explosives was rammed into the hotel before being detonated in 2008. “In view of such a high threat perception, it was decided to maintain the barricades,” they feel. Despite all threat perception, it makes little sense for the authorities - both civic as well as police - to encroach upon public property and affect rights fundamental to the common man.

Security Sham A photo-feature published in Afternoon Despatch and Courier, DraftCraft highlighted, “under the pretext of strict monitoring, the barricades propped up to prevent tourist movement to Gateway of India from the Taj side come as an unpleasant surprise for first-timers, who are left hunting for an entry spot and wander around aimlessly looking for the nearest opening in the absence of a board providing directions.” The Gateway of India, located on the water front at Apollo Bunder in South Mumbai has been converted virtually into a fortress with hundreds of barricades propped up to prevent free tourist movement. Post 26/11, security fears were real. But the sham of arrant obstructionism around the Gateway of India seems to be aimed at two things being a major irritant to locals and tourists and indulging a downright lazy constabulary led by its officers.

(Mis)Rule of the law That a World Justice Report places India among the last few rungs in the list of nations in evaluating their guarantee of the Rule of Law may be argued as excessive or simply ruled out as biased but it does bring to fore the fact that there is something

wrong...drastically wrong in our approach. The authorities are selective and very biased. As published in this newspaper earlier on December 4th 2010, the police and BMC played the blame game when it came to the issue of removal of barricades in and around Taj Mahal Hotel and Trident Hotel but acted swiftly against hawkers in the same zones. Encroachment held different meanings when it came to two different entities. It was outrightly unfair, undemocrative and a starkly, lop-sided dispensation of justice, we wrote, back in 2010. Barricades which are used rather arbitrarily during bandobast, nakabandi or in case of VIP visits, are employed quite arbitrarily, for agonisingly long periods of time triggering traffic snarls and preventing right of passage for inordinate periods that defeat the very purpose of police action. Why, even the very presence of security gates / metal detectors at Churchgate Railway Station and CST among others quite defeats the purpose of security itself. Accompanied with the huge posse of policemen either sitting, chatting or eating in and around them, they don’t really do much in the furtherance of law. Yes, they do, however, manage to delay and stall smooth passage of travellers and pedestrians particularly at a time when meeting deadlines and alighting time-bound trains is a priority. The entire idea isn’t just lost, it’s defeated. Concurrently, the right to passage of a select few - politicians, celebrities and VIPs - is offered on a platter, at the cost of the common man’s convenience. And that, is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. Similarly, barricades placed in and around the Gateway of India continue to harrass the common and plague passage but the authorities continue to look the other way. After all, it’s the common man

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation recently fined Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Rs one crore for ‘illegally blocking’ the street that leads to BSE towers, since 2011. The BSE had put up bollards as well as barricades blocking the street soon after the serial blasts that rocked the city in July 2011. Reportedly, the blocking of the road causes chaos in the busy streets near BSE buildings. According to BMC, the permission to put up barricades on the street was only given temporarily after the bomb blast in 2011 but the BSE continued with it over the past few years on its own accord; ignoring repeated complaints from residents and office goers who have to deal with the chaos on a daily basis. The use of barricades for years on end, in the guise of security, has become a trend in Mumbai, especially in South Mumbai. Just like The Gateway of India in Mumbai has been cordoned off from all the sides limiting people’s passage, Delhi’s India Gate lawns had been recently barricaded by the police. The Delhi police faced the public’s brunt for cordoning off the India Gate’s lawn and parking lots around the area from the common public, once again for ‘security reasons.’ Recently, a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking the reopening of the India Gate lawns and parking lots adjacent, to which the Delhi police has opposed saying that the area has been blocked from the public owing to “security concerns”. Moreover, there are permanent cemented flower pots constructed on the roads, which work as ‘road dividers,’ that fall on the BMC’s blind spot. According to the law, it is unlawful to construct any permanent structures on public property in such an arbitrary fashion, threat or otherwise. The Right to Life as provided in The Constitution of India through Article 21 assures all an associated Right To Walk. Over the years, it has become nearly impossible for the common man to walk in public places, along public spaces and exercise a right that is intrinsically associated with your very Right to Life. Your Right to Walk is associated with an inbuilt guarantee of safe passage without risk of injury or threat to life and property. But, are you assured of your Right to Walk? Hardly! With inputs from Prerna Pandey

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Modi is king, but voters hold the aces

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Santosh Bhartiya

T should be accepted that Narendra Modi will become the next prime minister of the country. The way crowds are flocking to his meetings and the kind of campaigning that is going on for him show that the entire country is with him. Just a small shortfall, the survey reports are saying – the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its own will get 170 to 180 seats and with alliance partners the NDA will get a total of 220-230 seats. No survey (except one that was telecast recently, giving the NDA the magical figure of 272+) is being able to take Modi’s NDA beyond 230 seats. In fact, this NDA is not the BJP’s, it is Narendra Modi’s and the number of NDA seats does not seem to be increasing. It is doubtful if the parties which are with the NDA, leaving aside the Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal, may get even one or two seats. What will be the scene in the country if Modi becomes prime minister and if Modi does not become the prime minister, this should be discussed. The first point is that the BJP is not fighting this election, it is Modi who is doing so. A big special feature of this election is that two personalities are being seen in front in the country. The BJP’s Narendra Modi has reduced the credibility of the BJP to zero and the people of the country have been told that if the BJP had fought this election, it would have got from 100 to 125 seats. Modi is

By Santosh Bhartiya

N April 10, elections were held in Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh. There was voting too for six seats in Bihar. Overall, votes were cast for a total of about 91 seats. The percentage of voting was splendid. At the root of this was of course the publicity by the Election Commission, its efforts that the maximum number of voters should cast their votes, and since the last few elections greater enthusiasm can be seen amongst young voters to cast their votes. Suddenly, youths between 18 and 24 years have started believing that elections are most important. Earlier, there used to be ‘workers’ in the elections. Thereafter, in the last 10-15 years instead of ‘workers’, young people working on daily wages were used in the elections. But after the last assembly elections in Delhi, throughout the country parties started getting young workers afresh. In these Lok Sabha elections, young workers had participated actively in their parties activities. The share of youngsters is crucial. Now these young votes, which are being given in large numbers and which have increased the percentage of voting from 65 to

fighting the elections, so the seats of the BJP can range from 170 to 180. So far, the maximum number of seats that the BJP has won is 182 seats. It is a matter of regret that Modi after doing everything is not able to give an assurance that the BJP on its own will cross 182 seats or not. If we believe that the BJP gets 200 seats and its allies get 30 or 35 seats, even then the total number does not exceed 235 or 240 seats. To get the remaining 40 seats for a majority is not a very uphill task for the BJP. The first fact: Narendra Modi’s propaganda machinery is not giving the slogan of ‘This time, a BJP government’ but is giving the slogan of ‘This time, a Modi government’. This means that if in the event of any kind of shortfall of seats there is talk of someone other than Modi becoming the prime minister, who apart from the present NDA allies, is in accordance with the conditions set by other allies, then the BJP will not accept any name other than that of Narendra Modi.Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief, has conveyed to all the leaders of the BJP that if the NDA does not get a majority, then for bringing a majority, the NDA will not accept somebody other than Narendra Modi for the post of prime minister. He has made it clear that the BJP would prefer to sit in opposition but will not consider changing Narendra Modi. Actually, behind this is an old belief of the Sangh. The Sangh considers that the BJP will have to free itself of L.K. Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha, Murli Manohar Joshi and will have to fashion a new BJP. Now its second strategy is that keeping Narendra Modi in the forefront, and separating the other people from the BJP, a new leadership rung which has faith in the pure Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) principles can be cre-

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ated under the leadership of Narendra Modi.The hidden truth behind this decision of the Sangh is that in these elections if in place of Modi someone else is brought on the acceptance principle to form the government, then the party will split. And if the party splits, a large chunk of the elected MPS will go with Modi, because for the first time in the history of elections in India, the BJP is fighting the elections in such a manner as if it has received a divine signal that Narendra Modi will become prime minister. For Modi to be-

come prime minister, one of the basic conditions is that the BJP on its own wins around 215 seats and its allies win at least 30-35 seats, and then the remaining independent or small parties with 15, 20, 30 seats, support it – and even then it gets a simple majority. Now if a government can be formed on 272 plus one more, then a government can also be formed with 272 plus 100 more. But the BJP has not been able to use this slogan. Perhaps it is due to the lack of organisation and confidence that this time it will get a two-thirds majority come what may. When there is no such claim, then how is there a Modi wave, this question revolves in the mind. If Modi becomes the prime minister, there will be development in the country, and this development should be good. Those people in Gujarat who do not

Countdown to May 16 70 and from 70 to 73 – in whose favour they will go cannot be said at the moment, but Narendra Modi’s publicity team is saying this percentage went in their favour. On the morning of April 11, the information had been conveyed to almost all important journalists that in all the Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party was certainly winning and all the people had voted in favour of Narendra Modi. It may be that this has happened, but it is not important that it has happened, because what has happened will be found on May 16 when the figures captured in the EVM data will become known. What is important is that voting ended in the evening at 6 p.m. on April 10 and by 9 a.m. on the morning of April 11 information from various sources had somehow or the other been conveyed to all journalists, important politicians and opinion makers that this round was Modi’s and in the third round of voting more than 95 per cent seats are going in Modi’s favour. This is success. Whether Modi

spent or did not spend Rs.10,000 crore on publicity is a matter of debate, but if Modi spent Rs.10,000 crore, then they were spent intelligently. On the other hand, even if Rs.10,000 crore rupees were spent, they were spent foolishly, because no publicity appears to have been done any favour to the Congress. The Congress in the last 10 years did good work even though the results did not appear to be good. Leaving aside the Right to Information, all the other laws were seen to be helping and in favour of corruption, but the Congress left the electoral battle without a fight and in the midst of the elections allowed its ‘soldiers’ to say that the Congress has lost the elections. Jairam Ramesh, P. Chidambaram and A.K. Antony are prominent among such people who have made the ‘announcement’ of the end of Congress possibilities and the Congress has not given them any punishment. These three senior Congressmen are members of various committees and are very close to the party's High Command. It seems as if within the Congress there is

need development have been left outside the purview of development. Neither the media nor other people have brought this before the country, but I look at it this way – that the development of the country too will be like that of the development of Gujarat. When we meet Modi’s associates, they say that within six months Modi will make such a declaration, due to which the minority community comprising of Muslims will extend their support to be on his side. There are some reasons which are important for Modi not being able to be the prime minister. The first is contradictions within the party. Party leaders believe that party president Rajnath Singh is a good strategist and an agreement has been formed between him and Modi that this time Rajnath will become prime minister and Modi will look after Gujarat and next time Modi will become prime minister, and Rajnath will retire from politics. This may be purely a rumour, but the kind of strategist that Rajnath Singh is then this rumour may well become the truth. The scenario in politics relate to the 'hare and tortoise' fable. This story can happen either way, i.e. the hare – Narendra Modi may go to sleep and the tortoise – Rajnath Singh – may win the race. Or the hare Modi may go to sleep and the tortoise, i.e. the Congress with its allies, may gradually close in on a majority. Indian politics is a game of miracles. In the 2014 elections, the results will be known whether leaders like Mayawati, Mamata, Jayalalithaa, Naveen Patnaik, Nitish and Mulayam play the role of trump cards, but publicity wise Modi can be still seen in the role of a king. If anybody can beat or checkmate him then it is the people, the voters, and if the people too accept him as king, then the role of an ace in a game of cards is eliminated completely!

DILLI KA BABU

Hoping For Home

OUSING is a perennial problem in Mumbai, even for government officials. Under the state’s revised rules, those babus who already own homes in Maharashtra under government quota cannot acquire another 'sarkari' home. In Mumbai’s upscale Maitri Co-op Hsg Society, the new rule will disqualify nearly a fourth of the 84 members. While bad news for these members, it does open an opportunity for other officers to queue up for preferential allotment. Sources say the new aspirants for these flats include Addl Chief Secy in the Home Dept Amitabh Rajan, Jt CP Dhananjay Kamalakar, Addl CP Rajvardhan Sinha and Secy to CM Vikas Kharge, among others. Not surprisingly, the State Housing Board has the discretion to allot land and homes for public housing, which is what raises the hope that these babus may just get lucky. No such luck for the Mumbaikar, however, who is more than happy to have any roof over his head!

Tardy Progress

HE wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly, and during the UPA regime turned even slower. Still, nearly four years after Madhya Pradesh IAS officer couple Arvind and Tinoo Joshi were found to possess assets disproportionate to their income the government has finally cleared the decks for their prosecution. In 2010, an income tax raid on the couple’s home resulted in the recovery of Rs.3 crore in cash and created a nationwide stir. Following the discovery, the Joshis were suspended from service. Though it could still go the way such cases often do i.e. drag on for years in the courts, there is at least a sense of moving forward now that the Centre has cleared their dismissal from service and start of criminal proceedings against the Joshis. Central service officers cannot be prosecuted without approval from the Centre. Now, since that has been accomplished, the prosecution on corruption charges can begin.

Dividing The Cadre

no political thinking left and no will or strong wish to fight a battle. Why the Congress surrendered its weapons, there may be many reasons for this. The first reason is that when Sonia Gandhi decided that Rahul Gandhi would be the future leader of the Congress, then Sonia’s team stopped working and wasted its entire time wondering how to work in Rahul Gandhi’s team. They could not work at all. There is a process for transfer of power, but to believe that Rahul Gandhi does not even have the intelligence to understand how to use a mixed strength, one can’t have faith in this. Therefore, where without fighting the Congress has given up command of the electoral war, there it is now on the judgement and discretion of the people that recognising the reality of promises they stand with Narendra Modi or with the Congress which does not speak about promises with honesty or whether they go with the regional parties. No matter who wins, the country will win – this should be believed and whoever wins should work for the country. Such a small expectation we must have from those who will win.

HE complex process for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh is well underway, and the Centre has set up an expert committee headed by former Urban Dev Secy K. Sivaramakrishnan to solve the many disputes between Seemandhra and Telangana. But this is just one among many committees being formed to oversee the transition. The Centre has also appointing a retired 1965 AP cadre IAS officer C.R. Kamalanathan to chair a committee that will decide the cadre strengths of IAS, IPS and IFoS services. The panel will also include the State Chief Secretary P.K. Mohanty, a special secretary of the Ministry for Home Affairs, an inspector general of forests from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, with an additional secretary in the Dept of Personnel and Training acting as member secretary. Babu observers say that the exercise is not going to be a simple affair. It is also unlikely to solve the problem of shortage of officers in both States. For one, the all-India service officers want choice of cadre, an option that is not allowed under the AP Reorganisation Act. The Act further stipulates that Telangana will get 42 per cent and Andhra 58 per cent of the IAS babus. At present the total cadre strength is 376 IAS officers. They also anticipate conflicts as babus tussle to get the cadre of their choice. — Dilip Cherian

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 747

ENIGMA CODE 747

ACROSS: 1 In perfect condition, doubles as a nasal-spray (2,5,2,1,4) 9 Soldiers who protect Senegal's leader and,other chaps (9) 10 What’s the point in damn corrupt publicists? (5) 11 Eventually seeking one magazine (5) 12 Set of wooden steps (4,5) 13 No wet lags in these power sources! (3-5) 14 All the same, keep an eye on the Indian (6) 17 A painter has returned from the desert (6) 19 First-aided orchestra getting old (8) 22 Cash holders for the rich man? (54) 24 Try out of town location for a sinister gathering (5) 25 Norwegian of some minor skills (5) 26 She gets the theatre in an uproar (9) 27 Turning dislocated nose and another feature when asking a favour (7,4,3)

DOWN: 1 Factor restricts dreaming wildly about second route to power (14) 2 Cunning, back the vehicle in quickly (7) 3 Below, we are cut short, for it lies close to the skin (9) 4 Benedictine in charge of French island - he lives there ! (8) 5 Device to measure snores perhaps (6) 6 British railways help production of decorative edging (5) 7 Expresses sorrow when the last men are out (7) 8 Adopted by 'the man who broke the bank' - a free tune? (11,3) 15 Likely to hook - difficult to drop (9)

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

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The Clue: Risk or hazard

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SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE MASCOT, SAMOSA, SOMATA, TOMATO, TOMCAT, ACCOST, TATTOO

16 Shakespearean fool entered bar before ten (8) 18 Putting in a nugget, maybe, put a point to venerated one? (7) 20 Dance provided with excessive

input (7) 21 Asian way to cut a man's head off (6) 23 Joined together.... with eggs, by the sound of it (5)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Straws, 4 Protects, 9 Au pair, 10 Departer, 12 Horatius, 13 Wizard, 15 Passion fruit, 18 Agent-general, 21 Oliver, 22 Taglines, 24 Tightwad, 25 Garage, 26 Mastered, 27 Fevers. DOWN: 1 Smash-ups, 2 Rephrase, 3 Whistling kettle, 5 Roes, 6 Traditional fare, 7 Catnap, 8 Stride, 11 Quinine, 14 Program, 16 Truncate, 17 Plasters, 19 Tomtom, 20 Ridges, 23 Kale.

QUICK CROSS 747

ACROSS: 1. Mantric words 4. Sylvester, to Tweety 5. Statistics, in short 8. Hawaiian volcano, Mauna ____ 9. Chemical compound 12. Bridge expert Culbertson 13. A deer

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MATH PYRAMID 747 The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

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DOWN: 1. Off. Training Sch. 2. Carpeting, of a sort 3. Cliched 6. ___ and fros 7. Glutted 10. Evil Woman band 11. Bread grain

HIDATO 747

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

MATHDOKU 747

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

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TODAY’S FORECAST

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JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

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MOON : Moon in Pisces till 9.21 a.m. TITHI : Darsh Amavasya from 12.39

NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Revati Meen (Pisces) D.Ch.Z. Leaf Green 3

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: All-round improvement will bring you great relief. Make the most of the good trends at work. Do not resist rapid changes around you, which may entail moving to a different department at work or moving to another city or town. Let matters follow their natural course. Businesspersons should scrutinize new ventures, especially those entailing heavy financial investment. Execute your plans as success is assured. The married will hardly get any time to be with their mate. Find time to take of your body and health. BABIES BORN TODAY: Will have a good physique, attractive and tall. Girls can be called beautiful. Will be healthy and long-lived. Will be orthodox, where culture is concerned but can be outgoing, stubborn and ambitious. An interest in science historical research, and ancient cultures or poetry will lead to success. Will be happy and fortunate. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You will receive a couple of interesting new proposals. It is the right time to expand business or to branch out into a new field. Things will work out in your favor. You will be buying a new means of conveyance or investing your money in a new house. This is the time to tell the one you love of your feelings rather than remaining just a silent admirer. The response will be good. A few stolen moments in love ads spark to the dullness of your day.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): With all else moving along in the right direction in your life you may still hanker for that elusive job or position. May be the time has come for your to tap your resources and see what can be done. This is the time to make a move towards fulfilling aspirations. A new person in your circle of people will hold your attention. Proceed cautiously if you want this association to grow meaningfully.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A payment or news of financial gains is likely. Be prepared for unexpected developments, which may require you to travel suddenly. Change of house or promotion at work is likely. Juniors may have to undergo further training, in preparation for an important position. Someone at work could get a little too fresh for comfort. Happy times indicated with loved ones perhaps to celebrate an important occasion.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Gains are indicated but expenses are heavy. You are sure to find a suitable answer to your problem that may require travel overseas. Speculative trading or investment in a game of chance will prove to be fruitful. Profits are also likely from quick business transactions. You are missing the delights of romance, more due to the absence of your mate or beloved. Avoid seeking attention elsewhere.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will have a busy day with lots of minor issues to attend to. You may even have to travel long distance to follow up work. You could get into trouble for delays which are out of your control. Do not get upset over criticism for matters will improve shortly. You are attracted to someone where a future is not likely for various reasons. You also run the risk of hurting a lot of people, which is not worth it.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Make the most of your strengths but don’t try to achieve perfection. Take stock of your weaknesses and work your way around them. The future course of work is entirely in your hands. It is for you to make positive decisions and then stick by them. Profits are likely. You need to understand your loved ones. Your irritation over small matters may cause unnecessary discord on the home front.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You can look forward to gains from unexpected sources. A work proposal that was withdrawn will be revived. The successful completion of this assignment will get you series of fresh contracts. An opportunity to spend a relaxed evening in the company of an old friend will prove rejuvenating. Try not to spoil things by discussing work.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): A major achievement in your career is indicated. Financial gains are foreseen through trading or commission. Employed can look forward to news of an increment or promotion. A journey for work or religious function is likely. Someone may go out of the way to flirt outrageously with you. Do not think that your talents have been recognized. Contrarily you may be tricked or taken advantage of.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You make major decisions in work and career that leads to remarkable gains. You also gain if you change your attitude towards people. You can look forward to monetary gains. Uncertainties about the future are unfounded. The present phase is extremely favorable. There is a tendency to speak before you think and this can get you into a lot of trouble. In love try a softer approach for happiness.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): There is a tricky work situation but with your experience you will be able to get over it. The future course of work is entirely in your hands. It is for you to make positive decisions and then stick by them. It may require more physical effort on your part. Profits are likely. Personal relationships too leave a lot to be desired. Be patient with those who are unreasonable today. The best of intentions can be misconstrued if not put across properly.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Your logic, method of work and result oriented approach gets appreciated by those who matter. You will succeed in your objectives. You could have one or two good work options coming; accept the one that does not need any financial investment from you. You will be in the mood to celebrate the evening in the company of your friends and family. A romantic involvement gets stronger.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Although on the surface work seems to be proceeding smoothly you may have a niggling doubt about certain underhand activities going on behind your back. Try not to let these negative thoughts get the better of you. Let bygones be bygones and move forward with a positive attitude. The married will be refurbishing their homes or shopping around for an exclusive gift for loved ones. Your mate is very supportive and understanding.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4954 ACROSS: 4 Ruler of the Islamic world (6) 7 State in the central United States (8) 8 Resistant (to) (6) 10 More or less vertical (5) 13 Files a suit against (4) 14 French playground - "carp" anagram? (4) 15 Shuttle's org. (4) 16 Anti-aircraft artillery, in short? (3) 17 French preposition (4) 19 Food, usually of poor quality, colloquially speaking (4) 21 Will taking this medicine make you speak no lie? (5,4) 23 German canal (4) 24 Arctic transport (4) 26 Plastic __ Band (3) 27 Nile queen for short - "Cole" anagram? (4) 29 Chasm, wide difference of opinion, etc. (4) 32 Filled with undue admiration for oneself (4) 33 Join or blend gradually (5) 34 Infidels or unbelievers? (6) 35 Choke or cut off the air (8) 36 Estimate the worth of (6) DOWN: 1 Easily available - like running water from here? (2,3) 2 Li'l -- (5) 3 Dog cry (4) 4 Cambridge college; Merry Wives doctor (5) 5 Hits hard or thrashes (4) 6 "P" PNB, the famous nationalised bank? (6) 9 Very very less, just a pittance (6) 11 A diet that does not require chewing (3) 12 Not _ __ in the world : without any worries (1,4) 13 Saxony in Germany (7) 15 Yield or get as a profit after deductions (3) 16 Eighth mo. (3) 18 Mr Spock's race on Star Trek (6) 20 "Barnaby -- " (Dickens) (5) 21 Pedro's uncle - "ITO" changed (3)

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SUDOKU 2140 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: C equals U

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

22 Dead Letter Off. (3) 23 Works on dough (6) 25 Ring Laser Gyro (3) 28 Tilts over (5)

30 Salt of uric acid (5) 31 Ague (5) 32 Valley - veal anagram? (4) 33 A state of mind (4)

SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Jaipur, 5 Ncb, 8 Rafi, 9 Away, 10 Samedi, 11 Unceasing, 13 Lung, 15 Iii, 16 Unwed, 17 Occur, 20 Be a, 22 Lol, 23 Hilts, 24 Cajun, 26 Ern, 27 Ecru, 28 Macaroons, 31 Ahorse, 32 Capo, 33 Indo, 34 Kin, 35 Aplomb. DOWN: 1 Justly, 2 Immanuel, 3 Urdu, 4 Rainier, 5 Nisei, 6 Bays, 7 Gainful, 12 Cid, 14 Gnat, 18 Clue, 19 Concerto, 20 Bina Rai, 21 Kannada, 24 Cro, 25 Superb, 26 Eosin, 29 Amok, 30 Shop.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1959 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION : By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean - Mark Twain

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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 30 average; 33 good; 36 outstanding. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: city, cupidity, duly, DUPLICITY, duty, icily, idly, lucidity, pity, tidily, tidy.

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Mumbai skids again as Delhi’s Murali Vijay, Kevin Pietersen strike from

HARJAH: Defending champions Mumbai Indians slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat as Delhi Daredevils dished out a clinical all-round display to record an easy six-wicket win in an Indian Premier League match here today. Delhi chased down a modest target of 126 with seven balls to spare with opener Murali Vijay top-scoring with a 34-ball 40 and captain Kevin Pietersen striking form after an injury lay-off with an unbeaten 26 to notch up their second win of the tournament. The Pietersen-led side, playing their last match this season at the UAE, wobbled towards the end with J P Duminy (19) and Dinesh Karthik (2) falling in the 16th over at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chasing a small target, Delhi made a decent start with the opening stand between Vijay and Quinton de Kock (16) yielding 34 runs. The partnership ended with Michael Hussey pouncing a brilliant catch at point by diving full length and low to his left to remove de Kock off the bowling of Corey Anderson. Vijay then stitched a 45-run stand for the second wicket with Duminy before he was out in the 13th over. Vijay was bowled as he went for an awful slog. He hit four boundaries and a six in his 34-ball knock. Pietersen, who looked tentative and rusty during his knock of 16 in his first match two days back, steadied Delhi after the quick fall of Duminy and Karthik before steering his side home. Pietersen hit two fours and a six in his 18-ball unbeaten knock.

FOUR OUT OF FOUR LOSSES

Kedar Jadhav (14 not out) hit the winning runs — a four — to take Delhi to 126 for four and hand Mumbai their fourth defeat on the trot. Delhi will now head home to play their next match at Ferozeshah Kotla on May 3. For Mumbai, who are yet to open account, Lasith Malinga took two wickets for 17 runs while Anderson and Rohit Sharma got a wicket each. Earlier, Delhi bowlers produced a clinical display to restrict Mumbai Indians to a modest 125 for six. Pacers Jaydev Unadkat (2/29) and Wayne Parnell (1/17) and spinner Shahbaz Nadeem (1/19) shared four wickets to strangle the Mumbai batting unit in their stipulated 20 overs after skipper Rohit Sharma won the

toss and decided to bat. Skipper Pietersen employed a spin-pace attack early on with Nadeem and Mohammad Shami starting the proceedings for Delhi, followed by J P Duminy and Wayne Parnell. Mumbai Skipper Rohit Sharma (4) was the first to walk back to the pavilion when his attempt to steal a quick single ended up with a runout orchestrated by pacer Shami in the second over. In the fourth over, Parnell dismissed Aditya Tare (8) when he had him caught at deep midwicket by Quinton de Kock, while Corey Anderson’s 14-ball 13-run stay was cut shot by Jaydev Unadkat in his first over. Mumbai could just manage 37

for the loss of two wickets in the powerplay. Runs dried up further and the mounting pressure took a toll on Ambati Rayudu (14) when his lofted shot off Nadeem found Laxmi Shukla at long-on. In the 11th over, Michael Hussey (10) brought up the fifty for Mumbai with a single but he too could not stay longer and was sent back to the hut by a slower yorker in the 14th over as Mumbai lost half of their side with 63 on board. Kieron Pollard (33) and Chidhambaram Gautam (22) then joined hands and tried to raise the tempo with some big shots. The duo shared a 40-run partnership off 29 balls for the sixth wicket. Pollard brought up the first six of

the innings in the 16th over when he sent Shami sailing over long-on, while Gautam blasted successive boundaries off Unadkat in the 17th over. In the next over, Pollard tried to steal a non-existent double but it ended with Gautam losing his wicket. The West Indies all-rounder then smashed a four and a six off Shami, while Harbhajan singh (10) blasted a four and six to help Mumbai put a modest total on board. Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 125/6 in 20 overs (Kieron Pollard 33*; Jaydev Unadkat 2/18) lost to Delhi Daredevils 126 for four in 18.5 overs (Murali Vijay 40, Kevin Pietersen 26 not out; Lasith Malinga 2/17) by six wickets.

Bangalore look to halt KXIP is balanced, all-round side: Johnson A Punjab’s victory march D

UBAI: Left in disarray after consecutive losses, Royal Challengers Bangalore face the arduous task of taming the yet-to-be-beaten table-toppers Kings XI Punjab when the two sides clash in an IPL match here tomorrow. The contrast in their fortunes could not have been deeper going into tomorrow’s match given that Punjab are yet to taste defeat this IPL while Bangalore have lost two matches on the trot. RCB, sans West Indian marauder

Chris Gayle who is nursing a sore back, were completely outplayed in their most recent match — against Rajasthan Royals. Their star-studded batting lineup collapsed to the third lowest IPL total ever before Rajasthan made short work of the paltry 71-run target in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Except for skipper Virat Kohli, none of the RCB batsmen could make any noteworthy contribution last night. Yuvraj Singh has been getting decent knocks but the pace of his scoring remains a concern. Yesterday’s loss was a crushing one and Kohli wants to forget it as quickly as possible but it would be quite a task for his team to turn it around against Punjab, by far the most consistent team of the season so far. Barring last night’s game against Kolkata Knight Riders, which was won by their bowlers, Punjab’s batsmen, especially Glenn Maxwell and David Miller, have been in murderous form. It would require a very special effort to stop them, something that KKR’s spin combo of Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla managed to do last night before KXIP produced some magic of their own with the ball through the pace pair of Sandeep Sharma and Mitchell Johnson.

BU DHABI: The failure of their batsmen was more than made up for by their bowlers in the lowscoring win over Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson says it has proved that his side is the most balanced in the ongoing IPL. Punjab clinched a 23-run win after setting a target of 132 for KKR last night top continue their unbeaten streak in the IPL. “I remember sitting around with the Australian team on our tour to South Africa, watching the IPL auction. When it came to an end, I actually said that this seems like a very well-balanced and all-round side,” Johnson told the IPL’s official website. “It seems to be going on that way for us at the moment. We’ve had some very good wins and tonight’s was one of the better ones. On that Abu Dhabi wicket, I think we pretty much got a par score and it was always going to be tough batting second on it. We’ve been sticking to our guns and have been going really well,” he said. Johnson, who was in top form during the Ashes last year, has been a slow-starter in the IPL but rediscovered some of the touch in last night’s match by grabbing a couple of wickets. “Yes, I’ve started the tournament quite slowly, coming back from my toe infection and it has taken me a few games to get into it. Probably the best I felt with my bowling was during the training yesterday; I felt like I am in my cricket mode

again...That’s where I wanted to get to – bowling as aggressively as I was a few days ago,” he said. Johnson also spoke about his strategy to deal with KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir. “I have played a fair bit against him and I’ve always enjoyed bowling to him. If you get the ball to move away from him just a little bit, you’re in the game,” he said. Asked if he has undertaken a leadership role being the most suc-

cessful international bowler in KXIP, Johnson said he does try to reach out to the younger bowlers of the side. “Yes, that is something I had thought about doing before coming here and I spoke to the team about taking up that role as a senior international player. These young guys coming through are willing to learn and are very good listeners. I remember what I was like when I was their age – you look up to the senior guys for a bit of advice. “Sandeep (Sharma) went for a couple of boundaries in his last over (18th of the innings) and I told him, ‘Just keep sticking to your guns’ because that’s how you learn to overcome situations. If I can keep helping the young guys, we will keep winning like this,” he said. On how he uses the bouncer in the T20 format, Johnson said one has to be careful. “Since you are allowed only one bouncer per over in the T20s, you have to be careful. I still try to use it to get the batsmen thinking on their feet and let them know they’re not going to always get balls on the half. It’s more about mind games in the T20 format,” he explained. “Overall, you can still bowl a good short ball at the ribs and get the desired result. Guys will go for more attacking shots off short balls in this format and that makes it an interesting delivery to bowl. It makes the contest between the bat and the ball more enjoyable,” he signed off.

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Air India soar to fluent win M

UMBAI: Former champions Air India made a bright start defeating Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) 4-1 in the opening Elite Division ‘Super Six’ play-off match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League, which commenced at the refurbished Cooperage ground, here on Sunday evening. Air India made a perfect take-off and gained ascendancy when skipper Allan Dias found the net with a glancing header off T. Joychandra’s swerving flag-kick from the left in the very sixth minute. However, Air India were unable to hold on to that lead, conceding a soft goal. Following RCF wing back Kuldip Misah’s innocuous free-kick from the left, Air India goalkeeper Ubaid C.K. was surprisingly beaten by the flight of the ball which deflected off his hands, hit the crossbar and bounced into an empty goal. Thereafter there were not many scoring opportunity created by either team and the scores were level 1-all at the end of the first session. But soon after resumption, Air India regained the lead through Nigerian recruit Okorogor Praise in the 47th minute. The goal came about when N.D. Opara failed to trap Yogesh Rawat’s long punt from the left. The ball rolled nicely for Praise unmarked inside the box and he coolly placed the ball to RCF goalkeeper Narendra Singh’s right hand corner. Later Opara got his name on the scoresheet when he combined with Praise to open up the RCF defence before flicking

home past an onrushing goalkeeper Singh in the 70th minute to consolidate Air India’s lead. Substitute Anees K tapped in the fourth goal in the 90th minute to seal Air India’s victory. Results: Super Div: Air India 4 (Allan Dias 6thmin, Okorogor Praise 47th, N.D. Opara 70th, Anees K. 90th) beat Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers 1 (Kuldip Misah 9th). Dena Bank blank Sunday Boys Dena Bank scored once in each half to blank Sunday Boys 2-0 in a Super Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League, played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel, here on Sunday. The Dena Bank side held a slight edge over their rivals and opened the scoring through Hemant Meher in the 26th minute, before Wenoyl Dias struck the second in the 48th minute. In another match of the same division, Wellingdon Catholic Gymkhana and Mumbai FC Under19 shared honours in a goalless draw. Earlier in the morning, Dadar XI got the better of Chheda Nagar Prodigies by a narrow 2-1 margin in a First Division encounter. Results: Super Div: Dena Bank 2 (Hemant Meher, Wenoyl Dias) beat Sunday Boys 0; Wellingdon Catholic Gymkhana 0 drew with Mumbai FC Under-19. Div-I: Dadar XI 2 (Alex Ambrose, Anthony Fernandes) beat Cheeda Nagar Prodigies 1 (Rameez Dalvi); West Zone United 2 (Nitin Singh, Zaid Meeran) beat Dhobitalao Young Boys 1 (Nobert Fernandes); Rhino SC 2 (Alok Thakkar, Ashish Merchande) beat Spartan FC 1 (Anoop B.).

For Improving Players By Anant Bhagwat

he biggest step for any improving player is to be able to count his losers successfully & try to devise a safe way to make his contract. Let us see how you fare in this deal S- 8 7 5 3 H- K J 2 D- A 6 4

BRIDGE C- A 9 5

S- 6 H – A Q 10 9 4 D- K 7 2 C- Q J 10 8

You are south & dealer. You open 1 heart & west interferes with 1 spade. Partner bids 2 spades which means a good raise to 3 hearts. So you promptly bid 4 hearts. West leads the Ace of spades & continues with the King of spades. You nonchalantly ruff. Then you set about counting your losers. You have 1 spade & 1 diamond loser for sure. Since west has bid, he is the most likely candidate to hold the club King. You proceed to draw the trumps & receive a mild shock when west discards a club on the 2nd trump. Undauntedly, you continue to draw trumps. After you finish the

noble task of drawing all trumps, in the process exhausting all your trumps too, you confidently play the club Queen from hand. You receive a mild tremor of fear when west does not cover. you play small from dummy & the roof comes down. East wins with club Queen, a card which, in your opinion, he should not hold. He produces a 3rd spade & west cashes 3 spade tricks to put the contract 2 down. You are bewildered. What has gone wrong? The answer is your cockiness! You assumed that west will hold the club King. Reflect for a moment. What would happen if east holds the club King? He is bound to return a spade. So you should have assumed that club finesse may go wrong. You know Murphy’s Law “If something can go wrong it will” So just as you do in a no trump contract you should try to exhaust east of his spades. How can you that? How many spades do you think east has? The answer is 3, because only a complete fool or an expert overcalls with a 4 carder suit. That is why you should not ruff the 2nd spade. Anyway what can you do with diamond loser? This is the best time to get rid of it by discarding it on the 2nd spade. West continues with a 3td spade. You ruff it, draw 4 trumps & then run the club queen. East wins with the club King but now he doesn’t have a spade to put his partner in. whatever else he backs you score game with 4 trumps 2 diamonds & 3 clubs

ARYAN GOVEAS WINS

ITF TITLE AT INDORE

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NDORE: Mumbai’s Aryan Goveas won the boys Under-18 title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament, which concluded at the Indore Tennis Club on Saturday. In the final, the second seeded Aryan was leading his top seeded Japanese opponent Kenosuke Nouche of Japan 3-0 in the first set, when the latter conceded the match after suffering a hamstring injury. The toll of playing long matches in the run up to the final combined with the heat seemed to have done the Japanese in. In the semi-finals on Friday, Aryan Goveas defeated Delhi’s Vikrant Dahiya in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, K Nouche had a long match against C Aniruddh before winning 7-6, 6-3. Aryan gained 30 ITF

Aryan Goveas after winning the ITF title at Indore over the weekend. Also seen is his opponent, top seed Kenosuke Nouchi of Japan along with the Collector of Indore. points for his victory. The girl’s title was lifted by Manipur’s Jennifer

Luikham, who defeated Gujarat’s Zeela Desai 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Savio men outplay Kalyan YMCA M

UMBAI: Skipper Zaheer Ghani led from the front to help Savio Club, Matunga outplay Kalyan YMCA 60-18 in the men’s group ‘D’ league of the Mastan YMCA basketball tournament held at their courts at Nagpada. The men’s section, comprising 19 teams has been divided into seven groups with top two in each group making the knock out stage. The Savio outfit mounted attack from the word go and were up 36-11 at the half way stage with Zaheer well backed by Paras Patil and Israel Fernandes doing the bulk of scoring. However, Savio Club who were on the receiving end in the boys under- 18 section against Andheri Wellingdon YMCA and St Joseph’s YMCA were aggressive. But for the (Wadala) lads in action in the Mastan opening quarter, which was closely YMCA basketball tournament.

fought with Andheri boys leading by a solitary point, the tie was dominated by the Andheri outfit in the second and third quarters. However, the Savio boys were at their best in the last quarter as they tried to overcome the deficit of 13 points, but fell short by seven points. Results: MEN: Savio Club 60 (Zaheer Ghani 12, Paras Patil 8, Israel Fernandes 9) bt Kalyan YMCA 18 Kaushik 7). JR. BOYS (Under-18): Andheri YMCA 50 (Kapan Vyas 15, Mohd Kishan 15) btSavio Club 43 (Yash Shetty 13, Anuj Das 8). Chembur YMCA 27 (Harsh S 8) bt Panvel 19 ( Vivek Gore 8). YOUTH BOYS: Wellingdon YMCA bt St. Joseph's (Wadala) 38-21. MINI BOYS: Mastan YMCA bt St. Joseph’s (MGA) 23-6. St Joseph (Wadala) bt Christ ‘A’ 46-8.

MAKING WAVES: Yash Sonak, Shubham Pawar, Prithviraj Kamble, Sakshi Pati and Manjiri More swam from Mora Jetty to Gateway of India, a distance of 16kms, in a swimming event which was held recently. The event was organised by Starfish Club, which was started by the participant's parents hailing from Thane.

Lahiri lands eagle on final hole to win Indonesian Masters

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AKARTA: Anirban Lahiri holed a sensational 20-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole to grab his fourth Asian Tour title and the first outside India at the CIMB Indonesian Masters here today. Lahiri, who will get married next month, fought back from a double bogey on 13th as he leapfrogged from second to go past the clubhouse leader, Baek SeukHyun of Korea (65), who finished at 16-under. Lahiri (68) finished at 17-under after rounds of 70, 69, 64 and 68 and was one shot clear of Baek and Cameron Smith (70). Lahiri, ranked 102 in World rankings at the start of the week should move inside top-75 when the rankings are released tomorrow. He is currently the top Indian in world rankings. He will also move to the top of the Asian Tour Order of Merit. It was Lahiri’s fourth win and he has now won each year since 2011 and the only Indians with more Asian Tour wins than him are Jyoti Randhawa (8), Arjun Atwal (7), Jeev Milkha Singh (6) and Gaganjeet Bhullar (5). It has been a series of consistent performances from Lahiri, who was tied eighth at SAIL-SBI Open and then tied 10th at Maybank Malaysian Open. He also won two points for Team Asia last month at the inaugural EurAsia Cup, including a singles win over World top-30 player Victor Dubuisson of France. Making it a great outing for Indian golf were

Anirban Lahiri of India watches his tee shot on the 9th hole during the final round of the Indonesian Masters golf tournament at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club in Jakarta, Indonesia.

SSP Chowrasia (68), who was in contention for a brief while before ending tied fifth at 14under and Rashid Khan (71), who won his maiden Asian Tour title last month at SAILSBI Open, had a topsy-turvy day with five birdies and four bogeys and finished tied ninth at 13-under. Jyoti Randhawa (70) was also looking at a long shot as he found five birdies in a space of six holes between fifth and 10th, but then three bogeys between 11th and 14th ended his hopes and he finished in a tie for 13th. Rahil Gangjee (70) was tied 22nd and Arjun Atwal, who had one eagle on 18th and a birdie on sixth ended tied 39th. Starting the day at second place, Lahiri moved into the lead with three birdies in a row from second to fourth and despite a bogey on fifth, he sank another birdie on 12th to stay in lead. But Baek, who started the day with five birdies in a row, and Lin Wen-tang of Chinese Taipei looked like pulling the rug from under Lahiri’s feet. Just as Lin dropped out of contention with two bogeys and a double between 14th and 17th, Lahiri’s playing partner and overnight leader rookie Cameron Smith from Australia fought his way back from a disastrous front nine of three-over 39 with four birdies between 11th and 16th.

Mahesh made London Olympics a Classy Ronaldo double eases Madrid past Osasuna N real sad one for me: Paes

ADRID: Real Madrid maintained their bid for an historic treble as two stunning strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo helped them to a comfortable 40 win over Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu. The World Player of the Year opened the scoring early on with a dipping effort from the edge of the area and repeated the trick just after halftime with another rasping drive that found the top corner yesterday. Sergio Ramos added a third shortly after and Dani Carvajal rounded off the scoring seven minutes from time with a looping header to move Real back to within three points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid with four games remaining. Real’s focus now turns to trying to reach a first Champions League final in 12 years when they travel to face Bayern Munich in the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday holding a 1-0 lead from the first leg. Ronaldo was starting his first

league game for nearly a month due to knee and hamstring injuries as coach Carlo Ancelotti made six changes to the side that started Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Bayern. Gareth Bale was left out of the squad as he continues to recover from flu, whilst Xabi Alonso, Pepe and Karim Benzema were all rested. However, Ancelotti insisted all three of Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema would start on Tuesday. “If there are all fit, they will play. We need to score over there and the quicker we do so the better. “Bale had the flu before the game on Wednesday and was very weak for two days, so we thought it best to leave him out. “He trained this morning, he is feeling better and, like Karim, he should be ready for Tuesday.” Ronaldo took just six minutes to make his mark when hecollected the ball wide on the left and cut inside to fire a wonderful dipping effort past the helpless Andres Fernandez in the away goal.

EW DELHI: He might be in seventh heaven after receiving the prestigious Padma Bhushan honour, but tennis ace Leander Paes is still rankled by the selection furore prior to the 2012 Olympics and holds Mahesh Bhupathi responsible for making the Games a “real sad” outing for him. The build-up to the London Games was marred by a selection row as players resorted to bickering. A can of worms opened up when Rohan Bopanna refused to partner Paes in the event, insisting on teaming up with Bhupathi. “Mahesh was the reason the last Olympics in London was a real sad one for me. Not only did they not give me a chance to get

Leander Paes with the Padma Bhushan award recently in Delhi.

a medal, India lost an opportunity to get a medal. That’s something that’s gone down in history,” Paes said. Asked if there is a possibility of pairing up with his former partner Bhupathi in future, the answer from the 14-time Grand Slam winner in doubles was an emphatic no. In the run-up to the London Games, both Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna refused to play with Paes and insisted on being paired together. In a damage control exercise, the All India Tennis Federation paired Bhupathi with Bopanna and to appease Paes, paired him with Sania Mirza for the mixed doubles. AITA also nominated Paes, a bronze-medallist in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics men’s singles event, and Vishnu Vardhan for the men’s doubles event. That bitter episode has left Paes even more motivated to play in the 2016 Rio Olympics. “The one real goal that I have is to get to the 2016 Olympics in Rio, which will be my seventh Summer Games. Rio is only two years away and it is a realistic target. I am in the top 10 in mens doubles and the last Grand Slam I won was six months away. So for me is to keep the fire burning and to achieve glory is the long-term goal in sight,” Paes, who will be 42 by the time the Rio Games kick off, told ‘DD News’. The veteran said he was ready to play in the Davis Cup tie against Serbia if called by AITA.

IN BRIEF 12 Indians qualify for prestigious IAAF World Race Walking Cup

NEW DELHI: In a record of sorts, 12 Indian athletes have qualified for the prestigious World Race Walking Cup to be held on May 3-4 in Taicang, China. Five Indians made the cut in men’s 20km race walk event while another five qualified in men’s 50km competition. National record holder K T Irfan, Gurmeet Singh, Devender Singh, K Ganapathi and Basant Bahadur Rana qualified in men’s 20km race walk event. In men’s 50km race walk, the five Indians who made the cut are Sandeep Kumar, Babubhai Panucha, Maniram Patel, Manish Singh and Surinder Singh. In women’s 20km race walk event, Khushbir Kaur and Rani Yadav will represent the country.

Bengaluru FC seek to end fairytale journey with a win

MARGAO: Already crowned champions with one match at hand, Bengaluru FC would look to end their fairytale I-League campaign on a winning note when they take on Sporting Clube de Goa in a final round match at Nehru Stadium here tomorrow. Bengaluru FC created history by becoming the first ILeague team to win the title on debut. They have 44 points from 23 matches, four points ahead of their nearest rivals East Bengal (40). On the other hand, Sporting Clube de Goa have 34 points from 23 matches. They would now look for a win to finish among the top five which was their aim at the start of the league. Sporting performed well in the first leg and were considered a serious threat to Bengaluru FC for the title race until their inconsistent performance towards the end saw them slip to fourth place.

Do-or-die situation for Churchill Brothers tomorrow

VASCO (Goa): It will be a do or die battle for Churchill Brothers when they take on Salgaocar in the last round of the Airtel ILeague to be played at Tilak Stadium here tomorrow. Debutant Bengaluru FC, who are on 44 points from 23 matches, created history when they clinched the I-League title on debut with a match in hand by taking an unbeatable lead of four points against their nearest rivals East Bengal. However, the relegation battle is being fought between Mohammedan Sporting and Churchill Brothers. Mohammedan, who play their last match today against Mumbai FC, are at the bottom with 21 points, one point behind the Churchill Brothers. A defeat against Mumbai FC will see them get relegated, while a draw and a loss to Churchill Brothers against Salgaocar will see both the teams end up on 22 points and there will be relegation playoff between both the teams to decide which team gets relegated.

TTFI delegates to attend ITTF Congress

NEW DELHI: A four-member delegation of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), led by its president Prabhat C Chaturvedi, will attend the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Congress to be held at Tokyo during the World Table Tennis Championships from April 28-May 5.The other members of the delegation include TTFI secretary-general Dhanraj Choudhary, vice-presidents Chiranjib Choudhary and Arun Kumar Banerjee. The delegates left for Tokyo in the wee hours today. During the Congress, there will be several meetings that will discuss the progress on various events, including the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow (JulyAugust) and the Asian Games at Incheon, Korea (September-October), besides other continental championships the world over.

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