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BMC’s failure to tend to its own buildings sees 13 die in collapse at its housing colony in Dockyard Road

A SCREAM AGAINST CIVIC APATHY…. This deeply troubled woman was fortunately rescued from under the rubble. Below: Triumphant rescue personnel emerge with another lucky survivor, a little boy, being held aloft.

By Vishnudas Sheshrao

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he departing rains brought death and destruction when 13 people perished under the debris of a four-storey building that collapsed at around 5.55 am yesterday in the BMC Colony at Dockyard Road. Braving continuous rains, in a coordinated rescue operation, several agencies managed to rescue 42 people from under the fallen structure, which was 32 years old and on the list buildings needing urgent repair. The repair work could not be executed in time by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and consequently, this delay resulted in disaster for the residents, who are mainly civic employees and their families. There were 21 families living in the ground

plus four storey building that was classified as C2 in the dilapidated buildings list by the civic body, and most victims were in deep sleep when the building collapsed. The Mumbai Fire Brigade called in the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Thane Fire Brigade for assistance to rescue an estimated 100 people feared trapped under the debris. The joint rescue operations lasted well into the night, with the Fire Brigade and NDRF working as two teams, with axes and cutters being used, along with earth moving machines and dumpers being pressed in to clear the piles of debris. At considerable risk to their lives, some rescuers went under the debris, crawling in and making way by cutting iron rods and other objects. One by one, they successfully managed to evacuate 26 people. After almost 12 hours, authorities began to fear that the trapped victims might succumb to injuries and due to lack of food, water and air. When an NDRF man emerged from a hole carrying a young girl, locals were moved enough to welcome him with shouts of ‘Ganpati Bappa morya.’ The lucky girl was later identified as Minal Ashok Solanki (8). No major injuries were noticed on her body, even as she was rushed to J.J. Hospital.

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Heartbeats for Mumbai

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If you’ve had a failed relationship, you still need to take care of your heart because you are heartbroken. This anthem gives you a message, to take it easy and to listen to your

colleges, gyms and clubs. Make sure to get your copy. “Music holds a special place in the hearts of people. We hope our anthem will serve as a powerful re-

Why don’t you tour Antarctica, sir? No chance of a terror attack over there.

OPINIONS

Are the state and civic bodies solely responsible for the increasing number of building collapses? Vandana Chibbar Housewife No. We cannot blame the government and the civic body all the time. Many a times the buildings neglect maintenance.

Afzal Hussain PR Executive Yes. State government and civic bodies are responsible for increasing building collapses due to their weak policies and negligence. Parveen Qureshi Media Professional No. The builder lobby is responsible for buildings collapsing, since they use bad quality materials for constructing buildings. Rizwan Ansari Businessman Yes. It may be the state government or civic bodies. They are just sitting to make money, they are not bothered about how people are dying due to their negligence. Arun Kumar Journalist Yes. If the state government and civic bodies make strong laws against the builders, and if the department checks their work without accepting bribes, then these kind of incidents can be stopped.

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Singer and composer Leslie Lewis launching the Mumbai ki Dhadkan album.

Lewis celebrates with staff of Fortis Healthcare.

By Verus Ferreira

heart instead of your mind.” The anthem will be promoted in Mumbai through several platforms and will be available for download on the micro site www.mumbaikid-

omorrow is World Heart Day. Have you wondered how healthy your heart is? Have you taken care of your heart despite a hectic lifestyle? If you haven’t, it’s time you started taking care. If you thought heart attacks affect only the old, think again. Youth between the ages of 20 and 40 are falling prey to cardiovascular diseases mainly due to a stressful lifestyle. Working over 12 hours every day and bringing work home have compounded the situation. This, combined with addictions such as smoking, alcohol, junk and processed food, is leading to an unhealthy heart. Singer and composer Leslie Lewis, in association with Fortis Hospitals, has written, composed and sung an anthem ‘Mumbai Ki Dhadkan’ dedicated to the citizens of Mumbai. The lyrics urge Mumbaikars to take care of themselves

through their hectic lifestyles for a trouble free heart. Lewis states that people should not only take care of their heart emotionally but also physically. “Through my songs, be

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it ‘Mumbai Ki Dhadkan’ or any other that I have done earlier, I want to tug at your heart. You can play my songs if you are feeling sad.

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hadkan.in. It will also be accessible on Saavn, YouTube and Facebook. In addition, Mumbai Ki Dhadkan CDs will also be distributed free in

minder for everyone to wake up to a healthy heart, every day of the week. Using the youth as the core of our initiative, and with the help of colleges in Mumbai, we will hold awareness programs, conduct CPR training sessions and free cardiac check-up camps over the next month. We hope our initiatives will not only motivate people to live a healthy lifestyle, but will also equip them to handle emergency situations and save valuable lives,” states Varun Khanna, Regional Director (East and West), Fortis Healthcare. If you care for your heart, be at the MMRDA grounds tomorrow for the World Heart Concert on the occasion of World Heart Day. Leslie Lewis will not only perform the anthem, but over a dozen youth bands from across the city will also render their own compositions in support of the initiative. At MMRDA Grounds, Bandra (East). Time: 5.30 p.m. Entry Free

Smart Tabs for 100 corporators Cash-strapped MBMC gives nod for purchase at the cost of tax payer By Suresh Golani

t a time when the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is struggling to boost its revenue so it can augment developmental work in the region, the standing committee on Thursday cleared a proposal to hand over 100 high-end Smart Tabs to all the 95 elected representatives and 5 nominated corporators. Cutting across party lines, the committee members gave their nod to invite tenders for the supply of 100 units of the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Tab-3 from the manufacturing company or its authorized dealers. The proposal would cost the civic body Rs.25.50 lakh.

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When contacted, municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani said, “Handing over smart tablets is a step towards paperless operations. While intimations, including info on general body meets can be sent via mobile, the idea was also to ensure proper utilization of the various web-based apps introduced by the civic body.” However, social activists believe that the move to buy such high-end gadgets for elected representatives was nothing but a sheer wastage of the tax-payers’ money. Interestingly, most of the corporators, especially members of the coveted standing committee, are already using much expensive gadgets and advanced versions of smart-phones that are going to be ‘gifted’ to them by the corporation. While Taking meals the plate should be in South-East. by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)

Pain and despair

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they were still missing.

‘Let me see her once at least’

orty-two people were rescued from under the debris at the time of going to press. Out of which, 26 people were admitted at the state-run J.J. Hospital with injuries of varying severity. There have been 13 deaths in the mishap. “There are broken bones and head injuries. People were also suffocated because of being buried under debris. There is mental as well as physical trauma. We are first trying to stabilise the rescued people and then we will look into the kind of injuries they have suffered”, said Dr. T.P Lahane, Dean, JJ group of hospitals.

Pregnant lady rescued but missing For the Pawars, the happiness of their eight-month pregnant daughter being rescued was marred by the fact that even after hours of being taken out from beneath the debris, she is not to be found anywhere. Vaishali Borde couldn’t stop crying when she heard that her sister-inlaw is missing. “She had gone to her maternal house for delivery as she was eight months pregnant. We are told that she has been rescued but she is not here”, said Vaishali, sitting outside J.J. Hospital. The family looked for her at all possible hospitals in the city but could not trace her. There were four more people in the house when the mishap occurred and last heard -

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Asha, said that Asha was sleeping and Amol was busy replacing the empty gas cylinder in the kitchen when Amol felt a shudder. He tried to wake her (Asha) up but by then the building collapsed. Asha is seriously injured and Amol is missing”, said Aruna. Reporter missing… Yogesh Pawar, a reporter from Sakaal newspaper, also has been untraceable. Yogesh lived in the coldent. So we have come here to look for our friend”, said Smita. Tejal is a SYBCom student of Sydenham College, and last heard was untraceable. “Our third semester exams are going on. I had last spoken to her during our previous exam. We hope she is alright”, said Smita. A family almost gone….

Aruna Kamble was waiting outside the casualty ward, pleading with the security guards at J.J. Hospital to let her see her niece just once. “She has been badly injured and I just want to see her once but the guards aren’t allowing me. I will wait here till the time they let me meet her once”, said Aruna. Aruna’s niece Asha Patankar and Asha’s husband Amol Pathankar were at home when the mishap took place. “My brother, who had spoken to

lapsed building with his father Anant Pawar. While Anant’s body was recognised by a relative, last heard, Yogesh was yet to be found.

For Deepika Chavda, who lost her mother Leela Chavda (60) in the collapse, taking care of her father is now her priority, said Premila Makwana, a close family friend of the Chavdas. “Deepika was rescued and when I spoke to her she was concerned about the effect this news will have on her father who is suffering from ill health and is currently admitted in a private hospital. He doesn’t know about this as yet”, said Premila. Deepika has lost two more family members, Anil and Jamna Chavda in this mishap. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

According to the BMC, out of the 42 rescued people, 16 have been rescued safely and the remaining 26 are admitted at J.J. Hospital. 13 people have lost their lives.

Looking for their friend Smita Gaikwad, along with her friends, was trying to find Tejal Chavda’s name in the list of injured people put up at J.J. Hospital. “One of my friends called me up and informed me about the inci-

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BEING GRATEFUL... A small kid gives a smart salute to his rescuers on Friday night. Right: A bird’s eye view of the rescue operations being carried out at the site during the day.

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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the helpless pray for us. Say this prayer for nine times nine days. Your prayer will be answered by the eighth day. Publication must be promised. C-17061

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 I Mrs. Sabitha Sasidharan Nair have changed my name to Mrs. Sabida Sasidharan Nair as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 26/09/13. C-17721

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I, Mamoon Rashid Shaikh declare that I am fedup due to attitude and disobedience of my son Mohd. Aatif Shaikh. He came back from Doha/ Qatar on 9th Aug, 2013. I don't know where he is staying. So I break all relationship with him. If he deals any business with anyone, we are not responsible. Sd/-. Mamoon Rashid Shaikh

I Mrs. Dakshaben Vasant Yadav have changed my name to Mrs. Daksha Vasant Yadav as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 26/09/13. C-17722 I Miss. Jeevan Kala Gopi Vallabha Ojha have changed my name to Mrs. Jagruti Vikram Dave as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 11/06/13. C-17723 I Umesh Kumar Chimanlal Lehru have changed my name to Umesh Chimanlal Lehru as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 02/09/13. C-17724 I Ritaben Lehru have changed my name to Rita Lehru as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 11/09/13. C-17725 I Manish Vishnu Patel have changed my name to Manisha Vishnu Patel as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 23/09/13. C-17726 I Baben Dayabhai Patel have changed my name to Babiben Dayabhai Patel as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 23/09/13. C-17727

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Notice is given to all concerned that MR. MAHENDRA NANAKCHAND SHAH is owner of ALL that piece and parcel of the property being Flat No B-1/7, admeasuring about 475 Sq.ft carpet area located on the 1st floor in the building known as “Ramanuj Co- Op. Hsc. Soc.” located in the complex known as “Mahesh Nagar” situated at S.V. Road, Goregaon (West), Mumbai-400062 CTS No.1384 (Herein after referred to as “the said flat”).MR. MAHENDRA NANAKCHAND SHAH had purchased the said flat from SMT. BHISHMA RAJENDRA PATEL & SHRI. RAJENDRA VASUDEO PATEL vide Sale Deed executed on 30-4-1990. SMT. BHISHMA RAJENDRA PATEL & SHRI. RAJENDRA VASUDEO PATEL had purchased the said flat from Mr.Jashubhai N. Panchal vide Sale Deed dated 28-5-1987 MR. JASHUBHAI N. PANCHAL had purchased the said Flat from the Developer of Ramanuj CHS Ltd.However the aforesaid original deeds alongwith the photocopies thereof, in respect of the said Flat are lost from MR TARANG MAHENDRA SHAH sole Power of Attorney Holder of MR. MAHENDRA NANAKCHAND SHAH. Hence this notice is hereby given that no person/s should do any legal transaction in respect of the said flat without consent of MR. MAHENDRA NANAKCHAND SHAH and/or his sole Power Of Attorney holder Mr. TARANG MAHENDRA SHAH. If any person/s doing the same shall be doing at her/his/their own risk and for that MR. MAHENDRA NANAKCHAND SHAH and/or his sole POA holder MR. TARANG MAHENDRA SHAH will not be liable/ responsible. At the same any transaction done by any person in respect of the said flat, the said transaction will not be binding on MR. MAHENDRA NANAKCHAND SHAH and/or his sole POA holder MR. TARANG Sd/MAHENDRA SHAH. Ajay P. Maroo Place : Mumbai Advocate Date : 28/9/2013 9821055527

CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Kishore Pitamberdas Thakurel to Kishore Pitamberdas Thakural Vide Maharashtra Gazette No. U-32490 dated September 5-11, 2013. C-17715 I have changed my name from Taruna Kishore Thakurel to Taruna Kishore Thakural Vide Maharashtra Gazette No. U-32491 dated September 511, 2013. C-17716 I have changed my name from Vijay Kishore Thakurel to Vijay Kishore Thakural Vide Maharashtra Gazette No. U-32489 dated September 511, 2013. C-17717 I have changed my old name from Muhammad Haaris Selod to Muhammad Haaziq Abdul Karim Selod (Gazette-X-24080). C-17718 I have changed my name from Mohammed Yunus to Mohammed Yunus Shaikh as per Gazette No ( X-4810 ). C-17719 I Miss. Ani Sanjay Kumar have changed my name to Miss. Ani Sanjay Baranwal as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 20/09/13. C-17720

I Ahmed Anwar Shaikh have changed my name to Anwar Ahmed Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13. C-17728 I Pawan Kumar Ramasare Jaiswar have changed my name to Pawan Ramashre Bharti as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 03/09/13. C-17729 I Ramasare Kashinath Jaiswar have changed my name to Ramashre Kashinath Jaiswar as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 03/09/13. C-17730 I have changed my name from Ravindra Jagannath Dafle, to ‘Ravindra Jagannath Daphale’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-548) Dated: 04/04/2013. C-17731 I have changed my name from Asma Husain Choudhry, to ‘Kaisar Jahan Husain Choudhry’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-92036) Dated: 21/03/2013. C-17732 I have changed my name from Mohd. Ahmed Zainullah, to ‘Mohd. Ahmed Zainullah Khan’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-28487) Dated: 15/08/2013. C-17733 I have changed my name from Devesh Kumar Rajdeo Maurya, to ‘Devesh Rajdeo Maurya’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-32657) Dated: 05/09/2013. C-17734

I have changed my name from Atekabai Mulla Mohd Ali, to Atekabai Roshanali Framewala as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 18890) Dated: 18/07/2013. C-17735 I have changed my name from Raisa, to ‘Raeesa Mohamed Ashfaq’ as per Affidavit Dated: 27/09/2013. C-17736 I have changed my name from Kiran Devi to Kiran Bharti as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17737

I have changed my name from Mohammed Farooq Husain to Farooque Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit Dt: 27/09/2013. C-17750 I have changed my name from Kishor Dhirajlal Marthak to Kishore Dhirajlal Marthak as per Affidavit Dt.27.09.2013. C-17751 I have changed my name from Mustafa Hakimuddin Ujjainwala to Mustafa Hakimuddin Merchant as per Affidavit. C-17752

I have changed my name from Samrathi to Samrathi Bharti as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17738

I have changed my name from Dakshaben Uttamlal Shah to Daksha Ramesh Gandhi as per Affidavit dated: 27.09.2013. C-17753

I have changed my name from Sahaju Ram to Sahaju Bharti as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17739

I have changed my name from Devaram Pukraj To Deva Pukhraj Geloth as per Affidavit. C-17754

I have changed my name from Shabnam Bano Abdul Rehman Khan to Shabnam Abdul Rehman Khan as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17740 I have changed my name from Imtiyaz Abdul Rehman to Imtiyaz Abdul Rehman Khan as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17741 I have changed my name from Sarfarajali to Sarfarz Ali Saiyed as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17742 I have changed my name from Zarina to Zarina Banu Saiyed as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17743

I have changed my name from Himanshu Rasikbhai Ghaghada to Himanshu Rasikbhai Pattni as per Gazette No. (X-1717). C-17755 We Mr. Sujit Narayan Kokare & Mrs. Shweta Sujit Kokare have changed our child’s name from Dhruvika Sujit Kokre to Dhruvika Sujit Kokare as per Affidavit. C-17756 I have changed my name from Garima Pradeep Parekh to Garima Pradeep Jain as per Affidavit. C-17757 I have changed my name from Leela Maruti Jadhav to Sheel Prafulla Rane as per Affidavit. C-17758 I have changed my name from Prakash Sakthivel to Prakash Sakthivel Thevar as per Affidavit. C-17759

I have changed my name from Mariano Victor Godhino to Victor Marshal Godhino as per Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013. C-17744

I have changed my name from Sakthivel Vivekananthan to Vivekananthan Sakthivel Thevar as per Affidavit. C-17760

I have changed my name from Nazmunnisha to Nazmunisha as per the Affidavit dated 25th Sep 2013. C-17745

I have changed my name from Shabana Altaf Memon to Fatimabibi Mohd Altaf Merchant as per Gazette No. X-100230. C-17761

I have changed my name from Faiyaz Balim to Mohamed Fayaz Bellim as per Affidavit. C-17746 I have changed my name from Rubina Balim to Rubina Bellim as per Affidavit. C-17747 I father Mohamed Fayaz Bellim have changed my daughter name from Saima Faiyaz Balim to Saima Mohamed Fayaz Bellim as per Affidavit. C-17748 I have changed my name from Tauseef Bashir Shaikh to Tausif Bashir Shaikh as per Affidavit Dt: 27/09/2013. C-17749

I have changed my name from Mohd Altaf Abdul Karim Memon to Mohd Altaf Abdulkarim Merchant as per Gazette No. X- 100231. C-17762 I have changed my name from Jessy Joseph to Jessy Binu as per Affidavit. C-17763 We have changed our child’s name from Neha Binu to Neha Deena Binu as per Affidavit. C-17764 I have changed my name from Kalpana Vasant Shirodkar to Snehashree Sunil Bordekar as per Affidavit. C-17765

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Schools across the city say that students appearing for Elementary and Intermediate drawing examinations will be marked absent for the days they do not attend school to sit for the exams

By Yatin Ingle

s if the controversies surrounding the Elementary and Intermediate drawing examinations weren’t enough, the state department of arts has now stated that the students appearing for these exams will be marked absent in their school attendance. The poor infrastructure at the drawing exam centers had already upset the students and parents earlier. The Elementary and Intermediate Grade Examination is held in September every year in Maharashtra. Only those candidates who pass these examinations are admitted to the specialised

higher courses like Commercial Art, Fine Art, and Foundation. These exams are conducted by the state board of arts. As these examinations fall on the working days of their schools, students cannot attend school if appearing for the exams. Schools across the city have stated that the students appearing for the drawing exams will be marked absent in the school attendance as they will be missing the lectures. A student, who did not wish to be named, said, “It is unfair that we students will be marked absent. We are appearing for a state government examination which falls on a working day of the school and we have no op-

tion. The schools should consider the exams and mark our attendance”. Around 4,00,000 students from across the state appear for these exams every year. Every year, students are marked present or their attendance is considered if they are appearing for these exams. G.B. Dhanokar, Director, Maharashtra State Department of Arts said, “The department of arts and the department of school education are two different departments with their own rules and regulations. It’s the decision of the state school department to mark the attendance of the students. Though schools have stated

Izzat Passes undergo heightened scrutiny By Kainaz Choksey

Izzat season tickets, which were announced by the Ministry of Railways, came into force with effect from August 1, 2009. It is a uniformly priced monthly season tickets at Rs.25 each inclusive of all surcharges issued up to a distance of 150 kms to persons working in unorganized sectors with monthly income not exceeding Rs.1500. kainaz.choksey@afternoon.dc.in

that they won’t mark the attendance of the students, our department will request the

state school department to consider the attendance of the students appearing for

the Elementary and Intermediate exams and be fair to the students”.

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It is unfair for students, since they will be marked absent just because they are appearing for another exam.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Vijaymala Sakharam Roge to Smita Ramchandra Halde as per Affidavit. C-17766 I have changed my name from Riyaj Ahamad Babu Shaikh to Riyaz Ahmad Babu Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-17767 I have changed my name from Zeenat Jahan Sayed to Zeenat Jahan Shaikh as per Gazette No. U-44017. C-17768 I have changed my name from Talakchand Tejshi Shah to Talakshi Tejshi Shah as per Affidavit. C-17769 I have changed my name from Reshma Poojary to Reshma Udaya Kumar as per Affidavit. C-17770 I have changed my name from Ravindra Ekanath Pawar to Ravindra Eknath Pawar as per Affidavit. C-17771 I have changed my name from Rais Mohamed Durraj Mushtaq Ahmed to Durraj Mushtaq Rais as per Affidavit. C-17772

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Jyotibala Ramanlal Damaniya to Jyoti Vinod Damania as per Affidavit. C-17783 We, Mr. Shaikh Hajray Sab Haneef Sab & Mrs Shaikhfairoza Hajray Sab have changed our minor son's name from Shaik Malik Jaan to Shaikh Malik Jan Hajray Sab as per Affidavit. C-17784 I have change my name from Shaik Mahdmmed Rafiq Urf Hajre Sab to Shaikh Hajray Sab Haneef Sab as per Affidavit. C-17785 I have change my name from Shaik Ferouza Banu to shaikh Fairoza Hajray Sab as per Affidavit. C-17786 I have changed my name from Sumeet Rajkumar Agarwal to Sumit Rajkumar Agarwal as per Affidavit. C-17787 I have change my name from Babanbai Pritaba Lehenar to Babita Arun Kiritishai as per Affidavit. C-17788

We have changed our daughter’s name from Krisi Vikram Jain to Krishi Vikram Jain as per Affidavit. C-17773

I have changed my name from Auberon Elvis Sequeira to Auberon Sequeira as per Affidavit. C-17789

I have changed my name from Monika Sureshchandra Jain to Monica Vikram Jain as per Affidavit. C-17774

I Mr. Kalim Lala Shaikh changed my daughter name from Arsiya Kalim Shaikh to Arshiya Kalim Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-17790

I have changed my name from Nujat Ziyauddin Fakhi to Nuzhat Ziyauddin Fakhi as per Affidavit. C-17775 I have changed my name from Rashmi Hasnain Farid to Rashmin Wasim Kumari as per Affidavit. C-17776 I have changed my name from Waseem Ahmed Niyaz Kunwari to Wasim Niyaz Kuwari as per Affidavit. C-17777 I have changed my name from Kanjan Hareshlal Holaram to Kanjan Haresh Holaram as per Affidavit. C-17778 I have changed my name from Kanjan Deepa Hareshlal to Kanjan Deepa Haresh as per Affidavit. C-17779 I have changed my name from Chandu Nathalal Rathod to Chandu Nathalal Patel as per Affidavit. C-17780 I have changed my name from Farha Tariq Khatri to Farah Tariq Khatri as per Affidavit. C-17781 I have changed my name from Mr. Kaladharan Nair Baiju Kalesh to Mr. Baiju Kalesh as per deed poll Affidavit No-HL 408186. C-17782

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I have changed my name from Aslam Khan Abdul Qadar Mistri to Aslam Abdul Qadar Khan as per Affidavit. C-17791 I have changed my name from Guen Simon Rosario to Guven Morgan Gracias as per Affidavit. C-17792 I have changed my name from Anthony Augustian Gracias to Anthony Morgan Gracias as per Affidavit. C-17793 I have changed my name from Gueven Morgan Gracias to Guven Morgan Gracias as per Affidavit. C-17794 I have changed my name from Madhu Rani Kavra to Madhu Kailash Maheshwari as per Affidavit. C-17795 I have changed my name from Kailas Maheshwari to Kailash Bidhichand Maheshwari as per Affidavit. C-17796 I have changed my name from Sirisha Kaki to Kaki Lakshmi Sireesha as per Affidavit. C-17797 I have changed my name from Sunita Pariyomal Lund to Komal Shrichand Jagwani as per Affidavit. C-17798

I have changed my name from Manish Srichand Z. to Manish Shrichand Jagwani as per Affidavit. C-17799 I have changed my name from Srichand Z. to Shrichand Phatandas Jagwani as per Affidavit. C-17800

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MUMBAI | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 I have changed my name from Priyank Kirti Vagher to Priyank Kirti Mehta as per Affidavit. C-17815 I have changed my name from Chandran Kanan Padyachi to Chandran Kannan as per Affidavit. C-17816

I have changed my name from Mohd Anwar Ali Chowdhary to Anwarali Chaudhary as per Affidavit. C-17831 I have changed my name from Nisha Chowdhary to Nisha Chaudhary as per Affidavit. C-17832

I have changed my name from Komal Z. to Komal Shrichand Jagwani as per Affidavit. C-17801

I have changed my name from Mariya Ali Hussain Bhavnagarwala to Mariya Menezes as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. U-13334. C-17817

I have changed my name from Gilbert Theodore Fernandes to Gilbert David Fernandes as per Affidavit. C-17802

I have changed my name from Anima Rani Harendra Malakar to Afrin Sadat Ali Hurzook as per Affidavit. C-17818

I have changed my name from Nalini Vithal Shinde to Nalini as per Affidavit. C-17834

I have changed my name from Hazarabee to Hazarabee Abduljalal Sayyad as per Affidavit. C-17803

We Mr. Hariraj Singh Jadeja Mrs. Umade Kunver have changed our minor daughter’s name from Kumari Meha to Meha Kumari Hariraj Jadeja as per Affidavit. C-17819

I have changed my name from Vijay Jain to Vijaykumar Jain as per Affidavit. C-17835

I have changed my name from Akhtar Hussain Abduljalal to Akhtar Hussain Abduljalal Sayyad as per Affidavit. C-17804 I have changed my name from Jamila Abdul Jalal to Jamila Abduljalal Sayyad as per Affidavit. C-17805 I have changed my name from Kamaluddin Azizul Haque to Kamaluddin Azizul Haque Khan as per Affidavit. C-17806 I have changed my name from Kankabai Balaram Mhatre to Kavita Balaram Mhatre as per Affidavit. C-17807 I have changed my name from Pragneshkumar Jitendrakumar Shah to Pragnesh Jitendrakumar Shah as per Affidavit. C-17808 I have changed my name from Premadevi Shardapasad Yadav to Prema Shardaprasad Yadav as per Affidavit. C-17809 I have changed my name from Abdul Munaf Gayasuddin to Abdul Munaf Gayasuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-17810 I have changed my name from Sandeepkumar Gaurishankar Agrawal to Sandeep Gaurishankar Modi as per Affidavit. C-17811 I have changed my name from Manju Gupta to Manjudevi GuptA as per Affidavit. C-17812 I have changed my name from Domnic Francis Fernandes to Dominic Francis Fernandes as per affidavit. C-17813 I have changed my name from Ashvinkumar Gordhandas Sheth to Ashwin Gordhandas Sheth as per affidavit. C-17814

I have changed my name from Shamina Multan Ahmed Mansoori to Samina Multan Ahmed Mansoori as per Affidavit. C-17820 I have changed my name from Safareennisa Mansuri to Safareennisa Mansoori as per Affidavit. C-17821 I have changed my name from Dayal Puranchand Sachdev to Dayaldas Puranchand Sachdev as per Affidavit. C-17822 I have changed my name from Dipak Uttam Gaikwad to Deepak Uttam Gaikwad as per Affidavit. C-17823 I have changed my name from Ganesh Shyam Devlekar to Ganesh Shyam Devalekar as per Affidavit. C-17824 I have changed my name from Prabhakara Babu Poojary to Prabhakar Babu Poojary as per Affidavit. C-17825 I have changed my name from Abdul Rahim Imamsab Bachewale to Abdul Rahim Imamsab Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-17826 I have changed my name from Amir Khan Chand Khan Pathan to Ameer Chand Khan as per Affidavit. C-17827 I have changed my name from Mariam Imaran Gandhi to Mariyam Imran Badri as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. U-35455. C-17828 I have changed my name from Lamya Imran Gandhi to Lamya Imran Badri as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. U-35458. C-17829 We Hemant Kumar Mali & Mrs. Bhanu Devi Mali have changed our minor daughter’s name from Aprita Hemant Mali to Arpita Hemant Mali as per Affidavit. C-17830

I have changed my name from Sunil Dutta Dubey to Sunil Dubey as per Affidavit. C-17833

I have changed my name from Manoj Kumar Madanlal Malpani to Manoj Madanlal Malpani as per Affidavit. C-17836 I have changed my name from Sarfaraz Sandole to Sarfaraz Ahmed Sandole as per Affidavit. C-17837 I have changed my name from Imran Asgarali Gandhi to Imran Asgarali Badri as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. U-35456. C-17838 I have changed my name from Abdulqadir Imran Gandhi to Abdulqadir Imran Badri as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. 35457. C-17839 We Hemant Kumar Mali & Mrs. Bhanu Devi Mali have changed our minor son’s name from Shreyas Hemant Mali to Shreyansh Hemant Mali as per Affidavit. C-17840 I have changed my name from Hiteshbhai Bhikhalal Khetiya to Hitesh Bhikhalal Khetiya as per Affidavit. C-17841 I have changed my name from Ashaben Khetiya to Asha Hitesh Khetiya as per Affidavit. C-17842 I have changed my name from Karan Jeetu Israni to Karan Jitendra Israni as per Affidavit. C-17843 I have changed my name from Jeetu Vishindas Israni to Jitendra Vishindas Israni as per Affidavit. C-17844 I have changed my name from Ashok Vasudev Phondekar to Ashok Vasudev Teli As Per Gazette No. (F-3) & Affidavit. C-17845 I have changed my name from Dilip to Dilip Lassi as per Affidavit. C-17846

I have changed my name from Manik Josef Dsouza to Monica Francis Ferrao as per Affidavit. C-17847 I have changed my name from Ajaykumar Bhagwanji Vora to Ajay Bhagwanji Vora as per Affidavit. C-17848 I have changed my name from Gaud Satishkumar to Gaud Satish as per Affidavit. C-17849 I have changed my name from Gaud Sanjaykumar Satishkumar to Gaud Sanjay Satish as per Affidavit. C-17850 I have changed my name from Parmar Manjula Hareshkumar to Parmar Manjula Haresh as per Affidavit. C-17851 I have changed my name from Nirmalaben Bhikhalal Vaghela to Nirmala Ashok Parmar as per Affidavit. C-17852 I have changed my name from Geeta Warrier to Geetha Balakrishnan as per affidavit. C-17853 I have changed my name from Karvinkar Ali Miyan to Karvinkar Ali Miya as per Affidavit. C-17854

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I Miss. Mariya Ali Hussain Bhavnagarwala have changed my Religion from Muslim to Catholic as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. U- 33689. C-17855

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Fashion Designer Rohit Varma’s sister finds parcel stolen from airport cargo

By Zuber Ansari

ashion designer Rohit Varma’s sister was in for a rude shock when she discovered that a parcel sent to Gurgaon more than 15 days ago had disappeared from the Air Cargo Department at the Airport. Anupama Varma had assigned a parcel containing clothes and a pair of shoes, to be delivered by Maruti Courier Company to her daughter in Gurgaon on September 7. After paying them the requisite charges, the company assured her of the delivery within a week. However when her daughter did

not receive the parcel even after 15 days, Verma contacted the owner of the courier company, who told her that the parcel had been dispatched from his office after the formalities were completed, and if it was missing, it would have to be from the Air Cargo Department. When he checked up with the Air Cargo department and found his suspicions confirmed, he asked top officials from the department to investigate into the matter. Based on the complaint lodged by him, a loader has been arrested by the Vile Parle police in connection with the theft, while a hunt is on for two

more believed to be involved. “I’m not interested in being compensated. The dress was for my daughter and I want it back. I consider this to be the result of negligence on the part of the courier company and the Air Cargo Department,” said Verma. Sources from the Vile Parle Police station have revealed that although other parcels have been recovered from the home of the loader arrested, Verma’s parcel has still not been found. Apparently, the accused and his accomplices have stolen several parcels from the Air Cargo Department before and investigations are on to find out more.

YOU’RE INVITED TO RWANDA… On the occasion of World Tourism Day on Friday, dancers from Rwanda performed at the Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC), a celebration organized by the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Committee of IMC, which was attended by H.E. Mr. Ernest Rwamucyo, High Commissioner, Rwanda High Commission, New Delhi.

Car theft suspects arrested in Navi Mumbai

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he Navi Mumbai crime branch police has arrested three armed suspects in a robbery case and has recovered 18 vehicles, which were allegedly robbed from different sectors of Navi Mumbai with complaints registered in various police stations. DCP, Crime said, “The suspects and the stolen vehicles were recovered by the team of police officials as they had got a tip-off of the next robbery, working on our intelligence gathering, we deployed the special team to identify the black spots”. The arrested accused have been identified as Binni Paavles Kannuni aka Raju Anna (39), Ashok Shivpujan Prasad (26) and Murlidharan

Gold biscuits looted from minor 17-year-old carrying gold biscuits was looted by two unidentified men in Zaveri Bazar By Kainaz Choksey

According to the cops at V.P. Road Police Station, the minor who was carry- minor was on his way to deing gold biscuits on his liver the gold biscuits to a cycle was robbed at Zhaveri client. He was threatened to Bazar by two unidentified sit on the bike without making any hue-cry about men on a motorbike. Sushant Pundalik Kharat it and the two men on the (17) was carrying three gold bike threatened him with a biscuits weighing 100 knife in the process. According to Rajendra grams each on a cycle across Bapu Khote Street, Chavan, Senior Police Inopposite Khalwala Line spector, V.P. Road Police Traders at V.P. Road, when Station, “A case has been two men on a motorbike registered against two had a dispute with the unidentified men under minor over parking his Section 378 (Punishment cycle and forcefully made for theft). We are further inthe minor sit on the bike vestigating the matter”. The complainant is a resand took him to Reay Road under the Darukhana ident of Nagpada residing bridge where they snatched at Shankar Pupala Road. away the gold biscuits from the minor. kainaz.choksey@afternoon.dc.in

The three suspects — Raju Anna, Ashok Shivpujan and Murlidharan Shridharan Panikar being led away by sleuths of Navi Mumbai Crime Branch, yesterday. (Below) The recovered car keys and instruments recovered. Shridharan Panikar (54) from Mumbai, Thane and Raigad respectively. “We have recovered from the suspects, many weapons, including duplicate keys. They had stolen one Maruti 800, an Indica and Tata Sumo along with 14 top companies’ motorcycles which together cost Rs.22,05,000”. The investigation process is on and the accused will be produced in a judicial court soon. There are seven complaints registered against these thieves in various police stations of Navi Mumbai - five in the Panvel City Police Station, one in Nerul and one in Vadkhar Police Station (in Raigad district).

Now, Congress wants to hold rally at Shivaji Park M

umbai unit of Congress on Friday moved the Bombay High Court, challenging the decision of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which has denied it a permission to hold a rally at the Shivaji Park here on December 28, the party's foundation day. Advocate Dharmesh Vyas,

Mumbai Congress general secretary, filed an application in this regard on Friday. It may be heard next week, reports PTI. The BMC rejected the party's application in view of the High Court's earlier order banning rallies at the sprawling ground which came in response to a public interest litigation.

Oxfam’s Trailwalker comes to Mumbai-Pune

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Fundraising 100 km trail chalked out from Garudmaachi near Pune to Lonavala, from November 15 to 17 By Vinaya Patil

This would be Oxfam India’s fundraising event for which xfam India, a rights- registrations are now open based organisation (website mentioned below). that fights poverty and The teams dedicate theminjustice by linking grassroots selves to fundraise for Oxfam programming to local, na- India which aims to raise tional and global advocacy Rs.2.5 crore through this event. Announcing the Mumbai and policy-making, recently announced the third Indian edition of Trailwalker 2013, edition of Oxfam India Trail- Nisha Agrawal, CEO, Oxfam walker. The event will be held India said, “It gives me great from November 15 to 17 on a pleasure to bring Oxfam trail passing through the India Trailwalker to Mumbai Sahyadri ranges starting from and Pune this year. I invite Mumbaikars Garudmaachi near Pune, enthusiastic looping around the Mulshi and Punekars to take up this Lake and traversing through exciting challenge and raise the Western Ghats, culminat- funds to ensure the right to ing in Lonavala. The 100 km life with dignity for all. A part trail will have a start point, of the funds raised through nine check points and a fin- the event will be utilised for upliftment of tribals and ish point.

lands, lakes, hills, farm lands and rivulets”. Rahul Bose, actor and global brand ambassador, Oxfam said, “It is a pleasure to participate in this great fundraiser that focuses on poverty and injustice.” He insisted that this is a great opportunity for corporate individuals, who usually do not find time to arrange such adventures, to join in and have a great time along with contributing towards the wholesome growth of the nation. Milind Soman, actor, blue skies along this trail are model and fitness enthusiast women in this region”. Deepa Ghosh, Director, simply a visual delight and was also present at the event Communications and Events, offer many photographic op- and said that the trail would Oxfam India added, “The portunities as one passes be a true test of fitness and at greenery, the flora and fauna, through a variety of land- the same time is not a very the fresh air and the clear scapes like forests, scrub difficult task to accomplish if

Teenagers held for theft By Suresh Golani

Armed with the information, a police team raided their homes and recovered cash leuths of the Boisar police station have ar- amounting to more than Rs. 19 lakh which rested four teenage boys for their alleged they had stashed inside pillow cases. After rounds of sustained interrogation, involvement in a recent house break-in at the minors confessed to breaking into a Umbargaon village in Gujarat. According to the Boisar police, they were locked house in Umbargaon village. "We tipped-off about a huge amount of cash in have handed over custody of the accused to possession of four local teenagers (aged be- our Umbergaon counterparts for further intween 14 to 17 years) who are notorious for vestigations into the case." said API R.R.Dange of the Boisar police station. committing petty thefts in the region.

WR’s Mega block on Sunday By A Staff Reporter

on the slow line between Goregaon and Borivli stations. Due to this, some local trains jumbo block will be functional between will remain cancelled. Also, during the block Goregaon and Borivli stations of the West- period, Borivli trains will be dealt on Platform ern Railway from 10.35 am to 15.35 pm on No. 7/8/2 at Borivli and Virar trains on PlatSunday on Up and Down fast lines. During the form No.1/3 at Borivli. Mail/Express trains will block, all Up and Down fast line trains will run be dealt on Platform No.6/6A & 3 at Borivli.

WR’s ‘Winter Specials’ By A Staff Reporter

or the convenience of passengers and to clear an extra rush during the festive season, the Western Railway (WR) will run winter special trains. Mumbai Central – New Delhi Bi-Weekly Rajdhani type AC Superfast special train (26 Services): Train No. 09005 Mumbai Central New Delhi Bi-Weekly Rajdhani type AC Superfast special train will depart from Mumbai Central at 19.45 hrs every Sunday and Wednesday and reach New Delhi at 17.35 hrs on the next day. This train will run from October 16 to November 27, 2013. Similarly, Train No. 09006 New Delhi - Mumbai Central Bi-Weekly Rajdhani type AC Superfast special train will depart from New Delhi at 23.40 hrs every Monday and Thursday and reach Mumbai Central at 21.15 hrs on the next day. This train will run from October 17 to November 28, 2013. Bandra Terminus - Bhavnagar Weekly Special Train (12 services) Train No.09231 Bandra Terminus – Bhavnagar Weekly Special train will depart at 13.15 hrs every Monday from Bandra Terminus and reach Bhavnagar at 06.00 hrs the next day. This

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train will run from October 21 to November 25, 2013. Similarly, Train No. 09232 Bhavnagar – Bandra Terminus Weekly Special will leave from Bhavnagar every Sunday at 17.30 hrs and reach Bandra Terminus at 07.35 hrs on the next day. This train will run from October 20 to November 24, 2013. Ahmedabad – Mangalore Jn Weekly AC Superfast Special Train (14 services) (via Vasai Road) Train No. 09420 Ahmedabad – Mangalore Weekly AC Superfast Special train will depart from Ahmedabad at 16.35 hrs every Wednesday and reach Mangalore at 19.40 hrs the next day from October 16 to October 31, 2013. From November 1, to November 27, the train will reach Mangalore at 19.05 hrs. Similarly, Train No. 09419 Mangalore-Ahmedabad Weekly AC Superfast Special train will depart from Mangalore at 22.30 hrs every Thursday. Valsad – Bikaner Weekly AC Special Train (8 services) Train No. 04738 Valsad – Bikaner weekly AC special train will depart at 19.40 hrs every Tuesday from Valsad and reach Bikaner at 17.00 hrs the next day. This train will run from November 5 to November 26.

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Soon after the Supreme Court verdict directing the ECI to insert a button for None Of The Above (NOTA) on EVMs, the social network went viral, says Prashant Hamine

O sooner had the Supreme Court pronounced its verdict yesterday directing the Election Commission of India (ECI) to insert a button for None Of The Above (NOTA) on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), than the judgement went viral on social networking sites. But sources in the ECI office here have clarified that this is just a question of inserting a button into the EVM. They however, have been quick to dispel the Twitter and Facebook talk that if NOTA votes exceed the number of valid votes polled, then a re-election will have to be held. ECI sources further clarified that there is no provision in the election laws for the counting of these No Votes or the NOTA option. While counting valid votes, these votes are merely taken note off and a separate record is maintained in a register. It is only the validly polled votes that

are counted and not the No Votes. Explaining the procedure an ECI official while speaking to the ADC disclosed that a voter who does not wish to cast his ballot after getting his finger inked with indelible voting ink, has to disclose that he does not want to cast his ballot. His name is registered in the register and an entry against his name is made so as to ensure that no one else tries to cast a bogus vote in his name. Sources disclosed that in Maharashtra during elections normally 90,000 EVMs are used. If there are

more candidates in the poll fray in a particular constituency, more EVMs are required. In such cases normally, the ECI then requires around 1.50 lakh EVMs. Sources pointed out that the provision of No Vote is mentioned in Section 49-O of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 on page 72, Chapter II, Part IV of the Manual of Election Law, Volume II. Section 49-O reads as follows: 49-O. Elector deciding not to vote — If an elector, after his electoral roll number has been duly entered in the register of voters in Form 17A and has put his signature or thumb impression thereon as required under sub-rule (1) of rule 49L, decided not to record his vote, a remark to this effect shall be made against the said entry in Form 17A by the presiding officer and the signature or thumb impression of the elector shall be obtained against such remark.

NOTA provision was rejected in 1990 The Dinesh Goswami Committee was of the view that it does not serve any purpose

lthough the Supreme Court may have directed the Election Commission of India to include None Of The Above (NOTA) button in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the provision of NOTA -- No Vote or Negative Vote had been out rightly rejected by the Dinesh Goswami committee in its report which was submitted to the Parliament in the 1990s. The Goswami committee was of the view that it (the electoral reform) does not serve any purpose. However, the Law Commission in its 1998 report had advocated

Worst still in countries like Brazil, Australia, Singapore and Peru voting at federal elections is compulsory and not voting without valid reason attracts penalties, even leads to forfeiture of rights over some civic and public services. And in some countries you are jailed if you fail to vote without any valid reason. Some western democracies do allow voters to cast blank ballot papers, but certainly do not give the right of Negative or Neutral Vote to voters. According to Mark Nyack, Public Information Officer at the Elec-

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The ADC report on November 4, 2011.

EXPORTERS MEET… Finance Minister P. Chidambaram along with Chairman of FIEO M. Rafeeque Ahmed at a meeting of exporters in the city, yesterday. The finance minister said a no to the roll back of the 30 per cent duty on iron ore exports, a reversal of the government’s earlier stance that could keep shipments lower but help availability for local steel mills.

the concept of Negative Vote. But neither the ECI, the Union Law ministry or the Law Commission have articulated as to how the proposed electoral reform should be implemented in practical terms and how to ensure secrecy of identity of the voter who chooses to exercise the option of Negative or Neutral Voting. Another question that begs the answer is that are we in a position to bear additional cost of Re-poll in case NOTA option votes forces a re-poll? Worldwide, state of Nevada in USA and in countries like Australia, Colombia, Greece, Spain and Ukraine have Negative or Neutral Vote in varying forms, but nowhere it causes a re-poll.

tions and Democracy division of The Electoral Commission, UK, the commission had examined the issue of Positive Abstention or the None Of The Above option as part of its 2003 report on Ballot Paper Design. “The system in UK does not allow electors to register their dissatisfaction with candidates in a positive manner. Such a option could lead voters not to vote for Independent candidates or smaller parties,” added Nyack. During the regional consultations on electoral reforms hosted by the union law ministry earlier this year, some speakers had dissented to the view, suggesting that negative voting is not certainly desirable or easily implementable.

Mixed reactions over SC verdict, ECI allays fears T

he Supreme Court verdict over empowering the voters with None Of The Above (NOTA) option button in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has predictably evoked mixed reactions from politicians and experts. While the Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought to allay fears expressed in some quarters that the possible use of such an option could lead to reelection. In a statement issued here yester-

day, the ECI has stated that it seems possible to provide Right To Reject option in the forthcoming assembly elections. ECI sources in Maharashtra stated that all that is required is to install a button in the EVM and nothing more. However, the ECI sources here clarified that if NOTA or No Votes exceed valid votes then a re-election is not ordered. Such votes are merely recorded as Tendered Votes in the register separately and not counted. Anant Gadgil, spokesperson MPCC

Speaking to ADC, MPCC spokesperson Anant Gadgil wanted to know what would happen if say NOTA votes exceeded the validly cast votes. “What happens if a person does not want to vote and stays back at home. The question is why would anyone waste time standing for hours in a long line and then go inside just to register a No Vote. Can the country afford repeated elections”, he added. On the other hand, state NCP spokesperson Mahesh

Tapase remarked “We welcome the honourable Supreme Court verdict, it is a right step in the direction of electoral reforms”. Noted expert on EVMs GVL Narasimha Rao stated that the SC verdict will have an influence on the way the elections are held. “However, the question still remains as to what happens if No Votes exceed the validly cast votes. Moreover, the security aspect of the EVM is still a debatable issue”.

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Lalu will be out of Parliament next week! I

F an ordinance with regard to the Supreme Court verdict had not been issued by the UPA government, Lalu Prasad Yadav would have been disqualified next week and would have lost the right to sit in Parliament. The Supreme Court had decided that if a Member of Parliament was convicted and sentenced to two or more years, he had to quit Parliament. The UPA government, evidently in a bid to save Lalu Prasad Yadav, its friend and supporter in the House issued the ordinance. Apart from Lalu Prasad Yadav, there are other convicted persons in Parliament like Rashid Masood and Shibu Soren. There are pending cases against several other members and whenever a sentence is passed against them, they also will lose their right to sit in the House. If at all the Supreme Court’s order had to be changed, the matter should have been brought before Parliament and a discussion should have taken place. Prominent constitutional lawyers have opined that the ordinance was unconstitutional and should not have been issued. There has been a hue and cry about this by Opposition parties. Both the BJP and the Congress took a delegation to the President and asked him not to approve the ordinance sent by the UPA government. According to reports, the President has reservations about signing the ordinance and he might take some time to consider the matter. This will be unpleasant news for Lalu Prasad Yadav: He is likely to cease to be a Member of Parliament next week.

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HEN terrorists from Pakistan came to Mumbai five years ago and carried out their murder mission, a TV channel (CNN-IBN) obtained a reaction from President Zardari. The TV clip showed him highly disturbed. He said, “It is quite shocking. We too have experienced terror and suffered a loss”. He was referring to his wife Benazir Bhutto who was shot dead by terrorists. Dig up that clip and see again Zardari’s reaction. It was a spontaneous reaction. And it showed that he did not know about the terror strike. He had nothing to do with it. The President of Pakistan is finally responsible for what happens in the country. Zardari however had no hand in it. And he did not even know about it: See that TV clip – it tells all. The power situation in Pakistan is no different from what it was when it was from day one. Nawaz Sharif claims he is the boss, but there is a parallel government which finally takes decisions – particularly with regard to India which it considers an enemy. Nawaz apparently thought that when he took over, he would have the final say, but he was wrong. The Pakistani army does not want close ties and friendship with India. It is apparently convinced that peace talks and diplomatic negotiations will not solve the Kashmir problem. It has put into place a strategy to get courage. The ISI – a spy agency created by it – has been put in charge of anti-India operations in Kashmir. The ISI is continuing to carry out a proxy war in Kashmir. The brutal killing of our soldiers at the LoC was done under orders from the ISI. And the continuing firing along the line has been going on for a long time. Terrorists are being pushed into Kashmir and are almost a part of the army. They take orders from the army. They are regarded as brave patriots who are ready to die. Whenever there are signs that the civilian government wants to have serious negotiations with India, the terrorists – under instructions from the army – carry out some violent operation with a view to scuttle any such happening. We walk into this trap laid by terrorists all the time. It has happened again. Terrorists have attacked an army camp and a police station in Jammu and killed our soldiers and cops: Why was this cruel operation carried out? There has been a talk about our Prime Minister and Nawaz Sharif having talks in New York. And the army carried out a provocative

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operation. There were strong statements by opposition leaders that the talks should not be held. Even some Congress leaders voiced the same opinion. India, however, finally decided to have the peace talks despite the provocative act in Jammu. Dr. Manmohan Singh was quite firm about it. He will meet Nawaz Sharif on Sunday. He must have correctly assessed the situation in Pakistan. The right thing would be to help Nawaz Sharif in the country’s fight against terrorists and the army. It is a fact that the army has made the civilian government almost impotent. The talks with Sharif will confirm how he is placed in the power scenario in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif had declared, before election, that he will eliminate violent terror groups. That has not happened. Evidently, for instance, he cannot do anything about Hafiz Saeed who recently held an anti-India rally where hate speeches were

have a common policy in dealing with the formidable problem they face. Talking tough is not going to produce results.

Friend of farmers and traders

friend of farmers says: “Let the farmers benefit and get more money. We must export onions”. The friend is none other than Union Food Minister Sharad Pawar. Evidently he is not a friend of hard-hit consumers – that is clear. He does not mind farmers hoarding onions till they get a “fair” price for it. The farmer has a right to do this. Let the middle-class consumers get set to shed tears without onions. It is not so much the farmer who makes money as the wholesale and retail traders and middlemen. They all join together and ensure that onion prices zoom. And if onions are exported, the traders benefit because the quantity of onions available for sale in India is reduced. The UPA food minister is a friend of the farmer and the retail trader. He has not thought about taking any action against the hoarders. The state governments too have not initiated action against hoarders. Hoarding should have been considered an offence. Raids should have been carried out against hoarders and the onions seized. Such a course has been resorted to in the past — successfully. The government seized onions and sold it at prices which the consumer could afford. It is just ridiculous that onions which A.R. Kanangi should have been available at Rs.10 per kg are made. Hafiz Sayeed is under the control of the being sold now at Rs.90 per kg. Chances are army. He is a respected citizen of Pakistan. It sooner or later — sooner than later — onion is pointless to ask for the arrest of terrorists will sell at Rs.100 per kg in Mumbai. like him. Nawaz Sharif’s civilian government There will be assembly elections in five cannot take any action against him. states in the next two months. The prices of We strengthen the hands of Nawaz Sharif all essential articles are likely to zoom further by holding talks with him. Our fight and during this period. The government will be Nawaz Sharif’s fight is with the army. The seen in a poor light. In the circumstances, army is trigger-happy and that is proved how can they expect consumers to vote for along the Line of Control. the Congress? It is likely that there will be frank discusIf the Centre thinks the passing of the Food sions between the prime ministers of the two Security Bill and the provision of grains at countries in New York. No solution to the dis- subsidised rates will attract votes to the putes between the two countries is likely to Congress party, it is mistaken. The grains have be found. to be cooked and a large of number of poor If the army had its way, war between the people have neither hearth nor home. And two countries over the Kashmir issue would what about the fire needed to cook the have broken out long ago. Pakistan has al- grains? They cannot get the required firewood ways been – even when there was civilian rule — and of course the cooking gas is way – under the control of the army. The army has beyond their reach. been the boss in Pakistan always. The only way out for them is so sell There should be peace talks between India the grains in the market and get a few at all levels. All political parties in India must rupees more.

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he was resigning from the trust, and it was decided in the meeting to hand over the reins to some one else. Obviously he went home and rethought his decision, and deMy father was not too happy with the cided it would be wise not to resign. “…Just say a simple ‘yes’ I will, or a ‘no’ I “Sir, we heard you have resigned?” asked won’t.Your word is enough..” Matthew 5: 37 story I brought home, but since an order was an order, we started the contract and fin- an employee, when he came to the trust office the next day. ANY years back I helped my father run ished it. The man paid every paisa. “Who said so,” he said condescendingly, He kept his word. his business, and in the process, came “I have not resigned!” And he was a smuggler! across many types of customers: One I’ll “A member taped the full proceedings sir,” However there are very few like him. Honnever forget was a smuggler. I remember he was told, “He played it to us!” when I finalised an interior designing deal The man resigned. to do his house. He was the author of a religious book, a “We will be taking a ten per cent adman who had written on the triumph of vance!” I said hesitatingly to him. Robert Clements truth; it had taken a taped conversation for “This is my advance!” he said, stretching out his huge, calloused hand to shake mine. est, so called good people need written con- him to realize he had to keep his word. If the I was a little confused as I accepted his big tracts and agreements to make them keep meeting had not been taped the chairman would have held on to his post. hand. Surprisingly there was warmth in his their word. What about you? Is your word good Last year I was part of a religious trust grasp. “No,” I said still puzzled, “This will not do, where the trustees made all sorts of deci- enough? Do people in your office, society or even sions at their meeting. Later when the minyou will have to pay me an advance!” “Sir,” he said, and the way he said sir, did utes of the meeting were prepared by the home accept your yes and no or do they ask not show he gave me much respect, “In my chairman of the trust, he intentionally left you to sign on the dotted line? The smuggler just gave a handshake..! profession, once we shake hands a deal is out huge chunks of decisions. He also said in the meeting that since he was getting old, clinched!” bobsbanter@gmail.com

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Talking peace with Pakistan is pointless OUR Prime Minister’s obstinacy in meeting his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Shariff, on the sidelines in New York on Sunday, does not stand to any reason and needs to be dropped as quite a few in his own party are demanding, not to mention the feverish suggestion from the BJP. It does not make any difference to us whether it is Musharraf or Shariff since both of them like many other leaders in our neighbouring country have grown on the staple diet of animosity towards India and their army will not allow anyone to deviate from this mindset. Infiltration in J& K is a well-organised exercise that has been perfected by the extremists with continuous support of all kinds from those in power. Therefore the talks will not help in any way and unfortunately, Dr. Singh is not one of those who can put across his points forcefully and pin the opponent down. And Shariff knows how to tackle this goodygoody Sardar and must have come prepared with his answer anticipating that the infiltration issue will be raised. We have had too much of futile talks and it is high time that General Bikram Sngh was allowed to ‘talk’ the way

Rogues in Parliament NOW that the Government of India has brought in an Ordinance which allows rogues, scoundrels with criminal records to stand for election, let us clap our hands and say “I told you so—the ordinance has arrived with the blessings OF of all the parties.” It was LETTER THE DAY expected. Who would like to give up so much power, so much money, and so much of healthy corruption for a Supreme Court law?? All of us in our country are sitting in our cocoons and allowing this rot to continue. We are losing everything to this bunch of jokers sitting in the halls of Parliament, Legislative assemblies and the babus of bureaucracy who are no better than their bosses! Jinhe naaz hai Hind pe-Woh kahan hai?

he prefers.

trol and the peace talks did not serve any purpose and attack is the best form of defence. What the Home Minister is doing when proxy war is taking heavy toll of our internal security. Both PM and Defence Ministers are conspicuous by their absence even to issue a statement against unruly Pakistan Army.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

NOTWITHSTANDING the dastardly attack in Jammu by the Paksponsored terrorists, our PM has remained firm in his resolve to tread the path of peace with the hostile theocratic neighbour. Since the two dignitaries are meeting in the Big Apple, the historic understanding to be reached between them can be christened as New York Pact. It would be a valuable addition to the already existing toilet papers like, NehruLiyaqat Ali Pact, Tashkent Agreement (Shastri-Ayub Khan) and Simla Pact (Indira GandhiBhutto). — Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz

ALL said and done; Indian forces at the border, police forces all become a peace keeping group as the Union Government does not have a vice-like grip to curtail terrorism happening quite frequently. Twin terror attack crippled our stand on Pakistan and Kathua Police station, Pakpolitician’s help, including himself. Therefore the onus on the earlier, recent and future crashes rests on him. Being an MLA of the area, he should openly own responsibility instead of passing the buck on CM. — Laxminarayanan B., Mumbai

Ensuring safety of women

‘SHOULD women at all be functioning in secrecy?’ (ADC, Sep 21), the edit piece by M.V. Kamath brings out how the extent of degradation of the Indian women’s safety, in particular in the financial capital of the land, Mumbai has been occurring. The classic example that he wrote about the appointment of the first female journo Aruna Mukherjee, an LSE graduate, in ‘The Free Press Journal’(FPJ) way back in 1953, wherein the boss of FPJ in— Gooloo Mehta, Bandra structed that she should leave the office at 6 pm, although Mukherjee was reluctant to do so. Then he had given the example of the female THE recent Mumbra building crash journo of ‘The Times’, Mumbai travis unfortunate. Jitendra Awhad is elling with him past midnight in a targeting and blaming our Chief local train to her home without any Minister for the same. He says that fear in 1993 . After the August 22 fe90 per cent of the buildings in male photojourno’s rape case, w Mumbra are illegal and is also well learnt how much this city has aware that no illegal building can turned out to be unsafe for women. come up in Mumbra without a — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

Jitendra Awhad is guilty too

PASSING THE BUCK: All politicians, including Jitendra Awhad, are responsible for the scores of illegal constructions in Mumbra. How can he blame only the CM?

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IT is high time that rapists are given a public hanging. This will be a lesson for perverts not to mess with women or treat them like soft toys. Rapists are like terrorists with a depraved mind. They have no religion. Why don’t they see their own mother or sister in the rape survivor? In majority of cases, rape cases are covered up by the police, as the rapist has political clout or are known to powers that be. It’s high time rape cases are tried by women judges only. According to me, a rapist should be publicly castrated. This will stop violent men from committing such heinous

— Subramaniam C.K., Sanpada

JUST IGNORE THEM: India needs to snap all ties with Pakistan and avoid diplomatic talks with it till it takes action against the terrorist groups operating from its land. istan proved a point that they are ready for peace at any time and look for our heads all the time. The second attack was on a army camp that made our position more precarious. Even though we could kill some terrorists in the counter attack it was too late. This has happened 72 hours before the talks between Indian PM and Nawaz Shariff. LOC has become line of no con-

TERRORIST attack at the army post in Samba sector of Jammu where the majority of the population is Hindus and is the international border attached to state of Punjab in which four policemen and three jawans laid down their lives and three terrorists killed just before the peace talks between India and Pakistan which is going to take place at Washington (US) is the deliberate attempt to derail the talks and create tension. Since such incident just before the peace talks between the countries have become routine there is no need for Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to shake hands and talk with Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Shariff which is not going serve any purpose and this has

crimes. It will also teach men to rested if he steps on US soil? Will the treat women with dignity. The exist- media put out a story? ing rape laws are weak, hence we — T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli see rapes occurring every day. — Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivili

ID proof must be checked A NEW feature introduced by the Railways in the recent past requiring the passengers on board the ‘Reserved’ compartments of all the trains to carry their ‘Proof of Identity’ during their travel as the ‘primary capsule’ with a view to broadly ensure ‘security’ aimed at comprehensively avoiding ‘cannibalisation’ of the facility of the ‘Advance Reservation’ in the first place. The pragmatism behind this wellthought out imaginative step, well taken by the passengers at the outset, shall go a long way to serve the intended purpose if and only if judiciously followed and checked by the TTEs on board. It is painfully observed that, on most of the occasions, the TTEs do not ‘ask’ for the ID proof from the passengers on board the trains in the reserved compartments. The casual attitude and seeming refusal on the part of the TTEs in perceiving the intrinsic seriousness of this fine security measure and their lack of strict compliance defeats the very purpose and renders the passengers ‘vulnerable’ in to-day’s sensitive context of complexities. — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

Rahul also denied US Visa? MUCH is being made of the US “refusal” to give Modi a visa. Now, when did Rahul Gandhi last visit the US? Perhaps in 2001 when he was caught with “lots and lots of money”. Has he ever been there after this incident? Did he accompany his mother during her two medical trips? Was he part of the delegation for Indo-US Parliamentary relationship? Has he also been blacklisted? Or is he liable to be ar-

Need to transform ourselves DAY by day as we flick the leafs of the newspapers or listen to the news in many channels, we are full with regret, anguish, disillusionment and depression for the news is packed with carnage, fear, abhorrence or political commotion in most of the countries. In countries across the seven seas where firearm civilisation is largely widespread, is-

been proved on many occasions in the past. India must snap all the ties with Pakistan and not hold diplomatic talks with them till they take action against the terrorist groups operating from their land. — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

EVEN after the dastardly terror attack by Pakistan sponsored terrorists killing our two brave armymen including a Lt. Col. in Samba sector of J&K on September 26, our coward Prime Minister is interested in continuing the fruitless peace process. What a shocking national shame? Has our nation India nothing like self-respect? Is it so because none of those armymen was Manmohan Singh’s nearest, dearest and closest relative or kin? How many more martyrdoms of our brave securitymen will be wasted? Why? Due to greed or fear of death? Such cowards and their backside drivers have no right to ‘govern’ this great nation. All rail and road links with Pakistan, PoK, Bangladesh and Nepal should be closed down immediately in the interest of national security, so that we’ll have no more legal and official ‘import’ of terrorists, arms, ammunition, drugs and fake currencies. — Hansraj Bhat, Borivali

sues of security, joblessness and monetary crunch and the Third World countries are combating with smoldering issues like scarcity, illiteracy and women empowerment. Everybody is conscious that it is pointless to anticipate to live in an utopian planet, but in any case in a world where the psyche is devoid of fright and the head is held high. Frankly speaking, the world could be a better place if each one of us contributes his/her tad beneficially. Sequentially to transform the world we need to transform ourselves. — K.V. Raman, Malad

India is a sitting duck

FOREARMED: We Indians should learn a lesson from the terror attack in Nairobi and beef up our security system adequately to combat similar attacks on our nation. THE Nairobi tragedy was similar to that of the 26/11 incident in Mumbai which lasted for a couple of days as terrorism has become a global subject and all countries should unite to fight terrorism on a war footing. India is a sitting duck for such incidents and our over-crowded shopping malls, hotels, temples, schools, colleges, buses and trains are prime targets for similar incidents. The Kenyan tragedy should act

as an eye-opener and we need to beef up security at sensitive areas to check similar incidents on our shores. The 26/11 incident is still fresh in our memories in spite of so many years and we should learn a lesson out of it to combat similar attacks on us. Pakistan is a global hub and institution for terrorism that breeds there like bugs and all nations should unite in their fight to wipe out terrorism from global maps. — S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

‘Ordinance wrong, policy nonsense’

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NATION

Prez nod to Land Acquisition Bill N

EW DELHI: The Land Acquisition Bill, passed by Parliament during the Monsoon Session to replace a 119year-old legislation, became a law with President Pranab Mukherjee giving assent to it on Friday. “The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India,” a Law Ministry release said. The historic legislation would provide just and fair compensation to farmers while ensuring that no land could be acquired forcibly. The bill was passed by both Houses of Parliament with overwhelming majority, reports PTI. The new law stipulates mandatory consent of at least 70 per cent for acquiring land for public-private-partnership (PPP) projects and 80 per cent for acquiring land for private companies. The bull was brought as the archaic Act of 1894 suffered from various shortcomings including silence on the issue of resettlement and rehabilitation of those displaced by acquisition of land.

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Rahul’s attack on ordinance spurs demand in Cong for withdrawal

EW DELHI: Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi on Friday dropped a political bombshell on an unsuspecting government, saying that the ordinance that it had sent up to the president to protect convicted lawmakers from disqualification, was “wrong”, should be “torn up and thrown away” and it was time to stop “this nonsense”. With Rahul slamming the ordinance against disqualification of convicted lawmakers, Government is expected to take back the controversial measure, Congress indicated on Friday, making a strong pitch for its rollback, reports PTI. “Rahulji’s opinion is the opinion and the line of Congress... Now Congress party is opposed to this Ordinance. The views of Congress party should always be supreme,” party’s communication department incharge Ajay Maken said when asked about the fate of the ordinance in wake of Rahul’s views and whether it is likely to be withdrawn. Soon after Gandhi denounced the ordinance as “complete nonsense” and which “should be torn up and thrown away”, Special Invitee to Congress Working Committee Anil Shastri said on Twitter, “Rahul Gandhi’s condemnation of the ordinance on convicted MPs/MLAs

MPs/MLAs 2 (sic) retain seats in the midst of an appeal can endanger eroding public faith in democracy”. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had also opposed the move. However, the party’s spokespersons have been maintaining a different stand on the issue backing the government’s move on the ordinance. Not surprisingly, when Rahul Gandhi, in an unexpected appearance at a meet-the-press programme at the Press Club being addressed by Maken, slammed the ordinance, a clearly flummoxed Maken had to within minutes completely backtrack from his statement praising the Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi ordinance as “perfect”. addresses the media at Press Club in New Maken sidestepped questions on Delhi on Friday. whether Gandhi’s remarks meant a makes the GOI stand on this unten- “rebellion” against the government able & it must immediately withdraw or a public snub to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his governit.” In another tweet, he said, “to save ment.’ “Rahul Gandhi is our leader. itself from further embarrassment on His views are views of the Congress its controversial ordinance, GOI party. The situation with any issue must take remedial action to save its evolves with time and it has evolved and no one should have any objecimage in public eye.” Earlier, also some Congress lead- tion to it,” he merely said in reply to ers besides Shastri including Digvijay such questions. “What Rahul Gandhi said is the Singh, Milind Deora and Sandip Dikshit had expressed their reservations most important thing... that this Oragainst the move. Deora, who is a dinance will not help us fight corUnion Minister, had tweeted, “Legal- ruption. He is our leader and I think ities aside allowing convicted this is our official political stand.

Will consider issue raised by Rahul on return, says PM

WASHINGTON: Reacting to Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi's comment on the controversial ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday the issues raised will be considered on his return to India. Rahul ji’s opinion is the opinion and the line of of Congress...Now Congress party is opposed to this Ordinance,” he said. Party spokesperson Raj Babbar had earlier hailed the Ordinance saying it was aimed at “protecting the dignity of the Constitution”. However, voices of dissent were raised with party general secretary Digvijay Singh saying that it would have been better had there been a political consensus on the ordinance issue.

‘SC verdict on negative vote a tsunami for political parties’ N

EW DELHI: The Supreme Court verdict holding that voters have right to reject candidates contesting polls got a thumbs up from a cross section of the society who termed it as an important development in ‘evolution’ of India’s democracy. Former IPS officer and team Anna member Kiran Bedi said it was “a beginning of a new India” and a “tsunami for political parties”. “SC order of right to reject com-

ing on d heels of transparency in accounts, decriminalisation of elected, is a tsunami for Political Parties! “It’s a Beginning of a new India. Decline of criminal, corrupt, communal politics. Thanku SC and Thanku media for letting ppl voices heard/seen (sic),” Bedi tweeted. The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement, on Friday held that citizens have right to cast negative vote rejecting all candidates

contesting polls, a decision which would encourage people not satisfied with contestants to turn up for voting. The court directed the Election Commission to provide ‘none of the above’ (NOTA) option at the end of the list of candidates in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the ballot papers to allow voters exercise the option of rejecting all those contesting polls. Supporting the verdict Kamal A

Mitra Chenoy, professor at JNU’s Centre for Comparative Politics and Political Theory, said it would reduce alienation of voters who usually don’t come to vote as they are not satisfied with the candidates. “The extra confidence of the political parties would be dented with this decision. People should know what their power is,” he said. Actor Anupam Kher, who had actively participated in Anna Hazare’s

movement for implementation of Janlokpal Bill, hailed the decision and said it was a time to remember Hazare, who started it. “Great News. Time to remember the man who started it all - Anna Hazare. Jai Ho,” Kher tweeted. The court had also observed that the concept of negative voting would bring a systemic change in the election process as the political parties will be forced to project clean candidates in polls. Pics: PTI

READYING FOR DANDIYA… A girl gets her back painted as she prepares for a rehearsal of the Garba dance ahead of Navratri celebrations in Ahmedabad on Friday.

PAYING HOMAGE… Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah paying tribute to the martyrs of Thursday’s militant attacks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Air Force Station in Jammu on Friday. Militants, on Thursday, attacked a police station in Kathua and an army camp in Samba.

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Heartfelt song FAMED

ABHISHEK GOYAL, ANIL KAPOOR & YASHO SONTHALIA

Opening act

buzz was on at the opening of Boveda THE (pronounced bo-vay-dah) in Andheri.

ALKA YAGNIK

Guests soaked in the rustic interiors and feasted on drinks and hors d’oeuvres. The talk was on this restobar that aims at fusing entertainment and its offering of an interesting mix of cocktails, both new world and classic, beers, wines, spirits and a menu of scrumptious Euro-American fare. Hosts Abhishek Goyal and Yasho Sonthalia welcomed guests like Anil Kapoor, Alka Yagnik and Manasi Scott.

MANASI SCOTT

singer and composer Lesle Lewis was there at the Four Seasons to present his ‘Mumbai Ki Dhadkan’ anthem for World Heart Day. You heard that the winner of MTV Asia Viewer’s Choice Award and the US Billboard Viewer’s Choice Award dedicated this anthem to the spirit of the Mumbaikar in tackling heart disease, in association with Fortis. Varun Khanna, Dr. S Narayani, Dr. Hasmukh Ravat and other eminent doctors from Fortis Healthcare were present.

VARUN KHANNA & LESLE LEWIS

Big splash

Back is beautiful

was a big THERE splash as Raaj Shaandilyaa

RAKHI SAWANT, VARSHA & RAAJ SHAANDILYAA

of ‘Comedy Circus’ fame celebrated his birthday at the poolside of a Madh island bungalow. Getting into the groove were the likes of Rakhi Sawant, Rakesh Paul, Rajeev Thakur, Ravi Dubey, Sudesh Lahiri, Bharati Singh, Abhishek Awasthi, Aman Trikha, Bhaumik Sampat, Alka Verma among many others. While some were at the water’s edge others chose to dive in and chill out.

BLUE

Marcellus Baptista

was the colour of the afternoon as Nivea, the world’s largest skincare brand, announced the names of the four winners of the Nivea Flaunt Your Back campaign. At JW Marriott you saw that these four were very happy to get a chance to feature in a video and meet gorgeous girl Anushka Sharma. You leant that the campaign attracted as many as 32,000 entries with samples sent to first 10,000 partici-pants. And, yes, you saw Anushka’s beautiful back.

BRINDA MILLER, NISHA JAMVWAL, JAYA LAMBA, BINA AZIZ & SHIBANI JAIN

INTERIOR

Cause and effect

stylist Nisha Jamvwal was there at Baaya Design to unveil some magnificent art creations by celebrated artists for the cause of child welfare. You heard that Arzan Khambatta, Bina Aziz, Brinda Miller, Shola Carletti, Gurcharan Singh and Jaya Lamba had collaborated with folk artisans from Baaya Design to create one-of-a-kind products that will never be replicated. And everyone was looking forward to the art auction in aid of Catalysts for Social Action (CSA).

ANUSHKA SHARMA

HIT & RUN

TV GUIDE

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

HIT AND RUN is a comedy about a young couple (‘Kristen Bell’ and Dax Shepard) that risks it all when they leave their small town life and embark on a road trip that may lead them towards the opportunity of a lifetime. Their fastpaced road trip grows awkwardly complicated and hilarious when they are chased by a friend from the past (‘Bradley Cooper’), a federal marshal (‘Tom Arnold’ ) and a band of misfits. H BO, 10 p.m.

KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI

SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode a contestant Kusum from Sikandarabad will make her way to the fastest finger first, is a big fan of AB. After knowing her love for him, AB will be seen dedicating the infamous lines ‘Kabhi kabhi mere dil me khayal ata hai’....for her and creating a romantic atmosphere. Kusum is so overwhelmed that the moment for her is equivalent to winning the 7 Crore jackpot and a life time memory. This is not all! Big B will also give a ‘Jadoo ki jhappi’ and wishing her luck for the future. Sony T V, 8.30 p.m. Brittany predicts that a meteor will strike Lima. For their weekly assignment, Will gives the kids the theme “Last Chance” in the hopes their fear of the impending disaster will inspire them to live each day as if it could be their last. While Will’s lesson plan has the residual effect of prompting a heartfelt and unexpected confession from Coach Beiste, its premise suddenly takes on new meaning when the school is immersed in a terrifyingly real event. Meanwhile, when Ryder discovers, much to his delight, that Katie – the girl he’s been communicating with strictly via text message – is a student at McKinley, he decides to initiate the next step in their relationship. Star World, 9 p.m.

KATHA MAHADEV PUTRA BAL GANESH KI

Mamtasur manages to poison all the Modaks prepared for the feast. After eating them all the kids will start hating their mothers. Ganesh realizes this and then take Vighnaraj avtar to slay Mamtasur. Even Mamtasur changes into an Octopus to fight with Ganesh. How will Ganesha kill Mamtasur? Life Ok, 7 p.m.

WILDEST ISLANDS OF AUSTRALIA

This one-hour special highlights the enormous diversity of both plants and wildlife in the islands surrounding Australia. Visit the idyllic sanctuary of Lord Howe Island and it’s beautiful bird colonies; Kangaroo Island with its koala’s, sea lions and own sub-species of kangaroo; meet the very friendly Quokka, a marsupial on Rottnest Island; watch the penguins and seals mix with whales and dolphins off Montague Island; explore the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef with its giants rays and sharks amidst the highly colourful coral; and visit the huge colonies of colourful king penguins on the sub-Antarctic, Macquarie Island. Ani mal Pl anet, 7 p.m.

Kaun Banega Crorepati, Sony TV, 8.30 p.m.

FACTORY MADE

FACTORY MADE is a series about how things are made and why they’re built the way they are. It’s an all access pass inside some of the most innovative factories to see the magic of mechanized perfection. The series explores the innovation and manufacture of everything from small jet airplanes, blue jeans, and trumpets to motorcycles, popcorn machines and stamps. Discover y, 8 p.m.

FOOD DETECTIVES

Where science and food meets to get answers to all the burning food conundrums, from whether eating garlic makes one smell like one to whether double dipping is really unsanitary. Di scover y Science, 8 p.m .

BAGGAGE BATTLES

Ever wonder what happens to your lost luggage? History provides a glimpse into the very profitable business of bidding, buying and reselling unclaimed property. Baggage Battles is the series which follows auction specialists looking to make a profit by selling off lost and unclaimed personal property. Histor y, 10 p.m.

DANCE KA TASHAN

In tonight’s episode Radhika and Prince put together a digitally aided tutting performance that has never been seen before on Indian television. Catch their scintillating performance. Zee T V, 9 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

In Glenview, Ohio, Evan is the manager of the Costco department store and married to Abby. When the Costco night watchman, Antonio Guzman, is mysteriously murdered, Evan organizes The Neighborhood Watch, a watch team with his suburban neighbors Bob, Franklin and Jamarcus to protect the neighborhood and find the killer of Antonio. Soon they discover that the murderer is an alien that is preparing to invade Earth, and they become the last hope of mankind on Earth. Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill. Star M ovi es, 9 p.m.

EK THI DAAYAN

EkThiDaayan revolves around the character Bobo, an India’s leading magician. But unknown to even his girlfriend Tamara, Bobo’s life is falling apart. His constant hallucinations leave him with no option but to seek psychiatric help. Going through regression hypnosis, a terrifying story about his childhood surfaces involving a sinister power called Daayan who has not only destroyed his family but also promised to return to haunt Bobo. He chooses to ignore it and move on with his life. Just when his career and love life is at full throttle, enters the irresistible Lisa Dutt. Bobo is convinced that she is the daayan. Max, 9 p.m.

INDRA THE TIGER

INDRA is a soft, caring and kind zamindar of a village near Hyderabad. In the same village lives another zamindar family of Shivnath, his sons Veershankarnath and Four brothers, daughter Sneha. Indra and Veerashankarnath’s families are enemies, and this is coming from their forefathers. Seeing Indra’s nature and braveness, Sneha starts loving Indra. Veerashankar & brother plans to kill Indra on weddingday, but accidentally Indra’s sister and brother-in-law dies. Indra gets angry and hurts everyone at Veerashankar’s home and kills his brothers, seeing this Sneha gets angry with Indra. Indra leaves the village along with his neice and Nephew and settles down at Varanasi. Filmy, 9 p.m.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each over-

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STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Veer Ki Ardaas Veera 3.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyan Chaabi 4.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon 5.00 Mahabharat 7.30 Star Verdict 8.00 Har Yug Mein Aayega Ek Arjun 9.00 Junior Masterchef – Swaad Ke Ustaad 10.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi-Meri Bhabhi P.M. 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30 9.00 10.00

STAR WORLD

Two And A Half Men Dexter How Met Your Mother Once Upon A Time Arrow Crazy Ones Glee How I Met Your Mother

ZEE CAFÉ

P.M. 2.00 Political Animals 3.00 Pretty Little Liars 5.30 Miss World 2013 Live and Exclusive 8.00 Miss World 2013 Primetime Encore 10.00 Pretty Little Liars

GLEE

THE WATCH

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The Watch, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

come their own pride and prejudice? Starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn. Zee Studi o, 10.30 p.m.

ROCKY IV

Rocky Balboa, heavyweight champion of the world, is the trainer for Apollo Creed in an exhibition match against Ivan Drago, a “superman” boxer from the Soviet Union. When Apollo is killed in the ring by the brutal Drago, Balboa blames himself and promises to avenge his friend’s death in the ring. Pi x, 11.55 p.m .

BHOOT

Manjeet Khosla lives with her widowed mom in Bombay, India. She gets married, gives birth to a son, and separates from her spouse. She goes to live on the 12th floor of an apartment building. Thereafter, she has an affair with Sanjay Thakkar, who is the son of the building Secretary. Shortly thereafter, she and her son fall down from their balcony and die. The building watchman testifies that Manjeet was depressed and suicidal. The apartment remains vacant for sometime, and then eventually new tenants, Vishal and his wife, Swati, move in. Vishal finds out about Manjeet's untimely death but keeps this information from Swati. Swati finds out she is displeased with Vishal. Star Gold, 11.45 p.m.

P.M. 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00

BIG CBS LOVE

90210 Under The Dome Game Jamie Oliver’s Food

STARMOVIES

P.M. 12.34 Kung Fu Hustle 2.14 Bean 4.08 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 6.49 X Men Origins: Wolverine 9.00 The Watch 11.01 Titanic P.M. 12.20 2.00 3.00 5.05 6.45 8.40 10.00 11.40

HBO

Bedtime Stories Serangoon Road The Social Network The Hangover Part II Dark Shadows The Dictator Hit and Run Grown Ups

ZEE STUDIO

P.M. 1.00 Intolerable Cruelty A.M. 9.26 11.30 P.M. 2.35 4.31 7.09 9.00 11.35 A.M. 8.55 10.40 P.M. 12.20 2.05 3.25 5.15 7.05

STARMOVIES

The Watch Titanic

The Darkest Hour Lost Work: Jurassic Park Hot Shots! Part Deux Brave X Men: The Last Stand

HBO

102 Dalmatians Grown Ups

Hit and Run The Dictator Dark Shadows Something Borrowed The Fighter

Revolution 9.00 X Factor 10.00 Game P.M. 12.00 8.30 10.00 11.00 P.M. 12.00 2.30 5.00 7.00 9.00 10.30

LISTING

SONY TV

CID Kaun Banega Crorepati Aadalat Kaun Banega Crorepati 2013

ZEE TV

Parvarish Film DID Super Moms Club Repeat DID Super Moms Fear Files… Dar Ki Sacchi Tasveerein

P.M.

3.10 5.00 7.00 9.30 10.30

COLORS

Mrs Pammi Pyarelal Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Bigg Boss Saath 7 Comedy Nights with Kapil

SAHARA ONE

8.00 Baal Veer 8.30Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Jeanie Aur Juhu 10.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 FIR

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00Tu Tithe Mee 2.30Tuze Maze Jamena 3.00Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi 3.30Radha Hi Bawri

Loins of Punjab Presents The Grudge 3 Stealth The Tudors Pride and Prejudice

DDI (Main Channel)

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.15 8.30 9.00 9.30

Saturday Special Who Hue Na Hamare Yeh Dil Ke Rishtey Meri Baat Special Agriculture programme Kitaabnama Pet Care Rajdhani Samachar News in Marathi News Samachar Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan Ek Kiran Roshni Ki PAPPU CAN’T DANCE

PIX

STAR GOLD

Deewar: Man of Power IIFA Awards 2013 Dangerous Khiladi Bhoot

9.00 Serangoon Road 10.00 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 11.35 New Year’s Eve

ZEE STUDIO

Pride and Prejudice

The Break Up The Woman In The Fifth The Secret In Their Eyes The Waterboy The Tudors Hostel

PIX

A.M. 7.15 The Mexican

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Car vs Wild 3.00 Man Woman Wild

P.M. 1.00 Fanaa: Aamir Khan 5.30 Tezz: Ajay Devgan 8.00 Ek Thi Daayan: Emran Hashmi

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 Monsters Inside Me 3.00 Tech Toys 360 4.00 Triggers: Weapons That Changed The World 5.00 Frontline Battle Machines with Mike Brewer

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Main Aisa Hi Hoon: Ajay Devgan 3.00 Chachi 420: Kamal Hassan 6.00 No Entry: Anil Kapoor 9.00 Indra The Tiger: Chiranjeevi

9.41 11.38 P.M. 2.03 4.03

Shrek Forever After The Amazing Spider-Man

Step Up 3 The Adventures of Sharkboy And Lavagirl 6.01 Catch Me If You Can 9.00 Total Recall 11.30 The Temrinator A.M. 9.00 11.55 P.M. 3.35 6.30 9.00 11.35

STAR GOLD

Chillar Party Dil Hai Tumhaara

Qayamat: City Under Threat Gharwali Baharwali Judwaa No 1 Don

DDII (Metro Channel) Samachar News Samachar Mehnat Rang Layegi Prime Meridian News Rajyon Se Samachar News Headline News Ehsaas Samachar Khel Samachar

Rocky IV, Pix, 11.56 p.m.

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Ek Duuje Ke Liye: Kamal 5.30 Karishma Kudrat Kaa: Dharmendra 9.00 Abhay: Kamal Hassan

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye:

MAX

A.M. 7.00 Veerana: Hemant Birje 10.30 Gomaal-Fun Unlimited: Ajay Devgan P.M. 1.00 Gippi: Riya Vij 5.30 Ek Tha Tiger: Salman Khan 8.00 Munnabhai MBBS: Sanjay Dutt

ZEE CINEMA

A.M. 11.30 Shainshah: Amitabh Bachchan P.M. 2.30 Laadla: Anil Kapoor 9.00 Shiva The Super Hero 2: Nagarjuna

CVO

A.M. 10.00 Pardes: Rehman P.M. 1.30 Suryavanshi: Salman 5.30 Hum Se Hai Muqabala: Prabhu Deva 9.00 Mr Romeo: Shilpa Shetty

FILMY

Pappu Can’t Dance Saala, DDI, 9.30 p.m.

7.30 8.00 8.30 9.30 10.00 11.00 11.05

Market This Week Samachar News Ek Mulaqat Badi Charcha Mukhya Samachar Khel Samachar

6.00 Weapon Masters 7.00 How It’s Made 7.30 Mean Machines: The Transathant 8.00 Food Detectives 8.30 Everything You Need To Know 9.00 Aliens: Are We Alone? 10.00 Snipers 11.00 Monsters Inside Me

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Ben Earl: Crime

Abhay Deol 4.00 Kaun: Manoj Bajpai 8.00 Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baaki Hai: Suniel Shetty 11.00 Four Times Lucky: Rohit Roy

ZEE TALKIES

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.00 Krantiveer: Nana Patekar 5.15 Coolie: Amitabh B 9.00 Phir Hera Pheri: Akshay

SAALA: Film. Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.30 6.00 6.05 6.30 7.00 7.05

Wild Asia Survivorman Ten Days Factory Made Day In The Life of Bear Grylls Car vs Wild Desire & Pleasure Decoded

Dance Ka Tashan, Zee TV, 9 p.m.

3.00 Animal Planet’s A to Z: Tiger 4.00 Wildest Latin America 5.00 Wild Recon 6.00 Wild Asia 7.00 Wildest 8.00 River Monsters 9.00 Swimming with Monsters 10.00 Animal Planet A To Z

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DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 12.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00

P.M. 2.00 River Monsters

...Bal Ganesh Ki, Life Ok, 7 p.m.

MOVIE CHANNELS-SUNDAY

A.M. 9.45 P.M. 1.00 3.15 5.15 8.00 9.30 10.30

ANIMAL PLANET

MOVIE CHANNELS-SATURDAY

P.M. 12.56 Spiderman 3.08The Terminator 5.05 Lake Placid 3 7.02 The Adventures of Sharkboy And Lavagirl 9.00 The Amazing Spider-Man 11.55 Rocky IV P.M. 2.40 5.00 9.00 11.45

SAB TV

P.M. 5.00 Chintu Bun Gaya Gentleman 5.30 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah…

6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Shapath…. 7.00 Katha Mahadev Putra Bal Ganesh Ki 8.00 Savadhaan India 9.00 Shapath 10.00 Savadhaan India P.M. 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00

Pehchaan : Vinod Khanna Haunted Nights Sandwich: Govinda Haunted Nights Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai 10.00 Hanuman

12.00 3.00 5.30 8.30 9.00

4.00Pakke Shejari 5.00 Tu tithe Mee 5.30 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi 6.00 Tuze Maze Jamena 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honar Soon Me Hya Gharchi 9.00 Tuze Maze Jamena 9.30 Eka Peksha Ek Apsara Aali Season II

A.M. 9.00 Chala Mussaddi-Office Office: Pankaj Kapoor P.M. 12.00 Devdas: Shahrukh Khan 3.00 Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Sham: Govinda 6.00 Sarkar: Amitabh Bachchan 9.00 Mohabbat: Akshay Khanna

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P.M. 12.00 Zapatlela: Mahesh Kothare 3.00 De Dana Dan: Mahesh Kothare 6.00 Mee Shivaji Raje Bhosale Boltoy: Sachin K

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 1.30 Tom and Jerry The Fast and The Furry 3.00 R21 and the Quest for Swarnamani 4.30 Tom & jerry Blast off to Mars 7.30 Chota Chintu Bada Feku 9.30 Ashoka The Hero

The Tudors, Zee Studio, 9.30 p.m.

B4U

A.M. 8.00 Chhoti Si Baat: Amol Palekar P.M. 12.00 Prem Aggan: Fardeen Khan 4.00 Aagey Se Right: Shreyas Talpade 8.00 Luck: Sanjay Dutt 11.00 Ek Din Achanak: Rohit Roy

ZEE TAKIES

P.M. 3.00 Mokla Shwas: Sharad Ponkshe 9.00 Gadvacha Lagna: Makrand Anaspure

CARTOON NETWORK

A.M. 7.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 12.00 1.30 3.30

Ben 10 Alien Swarm Oggy & the Cockroaches Ben 10 Omniverse Gon

Henry Raja Oggy Yamla Pagla Padosi Oggy & the Cockroaches

3.00 Science Impossible 4.00 Mankind 8.00 Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai: Irfan Pathan 8.30 Amazing Moments 9.00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 10.00 Baggage Battles 10.30 Sound of Bollywood 11.00 Ancient Aliens P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

NGC

Stuntmen of Bollywood In the Womb Trapped Mega Factories Secrets of the King Cobra Explorer Top 125 Situation Critical Air Crash Investigation Taboo

STAR CRICKET

P.M. 2.00 Champions League Twenty20 2013 h/s 3.00 Cricket Extra 3.50 Champions League Twenty20 2013 h/ls 7.10 Cricket Extra 7.50 Champions League Twenty20 2013 11.10 Cricket Extra

ESPN

P.M. 1.30 Sultan of Johor Cup 2013 Argentina vs Pakistan 3.00 India vs Koreas 5.00 Moto GP World Championship 2013 7.25 Barclays Premier League.

11.30 Adventure Time

POGO

P.M. 2.00 Kallu Kallan Kaalia Special 3.30 Khoj Beta Khoj Special 5.30 Bhoot And Friends 8.00 Bheem Tadka Maarke 10.30 Takeshi’s Castle

DISNEY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 Doraemon 8.00 Shake It up 8.30 Doraemon P.M. 2.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 8.00 9.00

DISNEY XD

Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spider Man Ironman Armored Adventures Spiderman Ironman Armored Adventures VRToopers

4.30 Henry Raja 6.00 Chota Chintu Bada Feku 7.30 Tom and Jerry The Fast and the Fury 9.00 Special IKKIS 11.30 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 9.00 10.30 P.M. 12.00 1.30 4.00

5.30 7.00 8.00

9.30 10.00 11.00

POGO

Chhota Bheem Chatur And Chetan Chhota Bheem

Gol Mol Gongol Happy Birthday Bheem Special Choota Bheem: Mayanagri Gol Mol Gongol Kumbh Karan Barbie Fiary Topia : Magic of The Rainbow Mr Bean Sacn 2 Go Mr Bean

DISNEY CHANNEL XD

A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 11.00 P.M. 12.00 2.00 4.30 5.00 5.30

Space Goofs Rekkit Rabbit Kick Buttowski Phineas and Ferv Randy Cunningham Splatalot

Mkovie Kiteretsu Randy Cunningham Ultimate Spider Man 2 Iron Man Armored Adventures 6.00 Super Robot Monkey Team

Terror At The Doorstep

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REVIEWS

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Prisoners

At: PVR and other cinemas Directed by Denis Villeneuve Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard and others Rating:

are good people, happy in a normal, middle-class way. They live in a small town, friendly neighbourhood, that does not imagine violence reaching their doorstep, but

T the present, when India is caught up in the ‘safety of women’ issue, Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners holds an added relevance and sense of terror. What happens two ordinary families when their daughters go missing? Keller and Grace Dover (Hugh Jackman-Maria Bello) and their neighbours, Franklin and Nancy Birch (Terence Howard-Viola Davis)

Elysium

At: PVR and other cinemas Directed by Neill Blomkamp Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Alice Braga, Sharlto Copley and others Rating: ½

FILM REVIEW Deepa Gahlot

what happens on Thanksgiving day, is a parent’s worst nightmare come true — their little girls go out to play and vanish. The detective on the case, Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), is a lonely, driven man, who has never failed to solve a case. There was a suspicious camper parked in the neighbourhood, and the driver is a weird man, Alex (Paul Dano), who lives with his weirder aunt (Melissa Leo). There is no proof that Alex is the kidnapper, but Keller believes he is guilty, abducts, imprisons and tortures him. That Keller could be predisposed to violence is established in the opening scene, in which he prods his son to hunt a deer. In the tradition of the classic, grim thriller, fingers point at other suspects. The script twists, teases and torments the viewer, giving no hints about how the story will end. The characters are carefully built up, and their unpredictability is one of the reasons why the film retains its grip on the viewer. Shot with a bleak beauty by the great Roger Deakins, the mood enhanced by Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson haunting score, the film is ultimately let down by some plot conveniences and its inordinate length. No viewer wants to feel like a prisoner in the moviehall seat. The questions the film raises, particularly about vigilante justice, are what many Indians have been grappling with after the two gruesome rape incidents that triggered widespread protests on the streets. If a loved one’s life was in danger, would that justify hijacking the law and the use of brutality to get a confession? The film is intense, disturbing and suspenseful, carefully controlled by Villeneuve (director of the Oscar-nominated Incendies in 2010), who never lets the tension in Aaron Guzikowski’s script flag, even if takes some emotional manipulation and red herrings to do so. The two male leads — Jackman and Gyllenhaal are brilliant, giving their conflicted characters the full force of their talent and star power. Prisoners is worth watching, but not for the faint of heart.

Heaven Above

NTERESTING... in 2154, the President of an elite space colony is a Patel, presumably of Indian origin. But he is bullied around by the Defence Secretary, who is a woman. It is in little script decisions like this, that you see Hollywood acknowledging Indians and also the growing power of women. South African director Neill Blomkamp, who got his cult reputation with District 9, gets a bash at a big budget, star vehicle Elysium, which is not necessarily a good thing. The money can buy state-ofthe-art special effects, but it is a bit short in the ideas department. Or rather, the idea of the underprivileged trying to break into a rich people’s Utopia, is rather elementary, with no attempt at layering in social or political comment. In the next century, when Earth is too “diseased, polluted and overpopulated” for the rich, they create a clean, green, sunny and healthy

AMERICAN BEAUTY Rs. 499 Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, Wes Bentley, Peter Gallagher Directors: Sam Mendes

OLLYWOOD has a way with remakes and it is no wonder that American Beauty was the basis for the 2006 controversial film Nishabd starring late actress Jiah Khan who played a Lolita figure opposite Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan. Take a look at the original that promises moments of bliss. Lester (Kevin Spacey) is a magazine writer who is suddenly left without a job. Even while he was working, he was always seen as worthless in the eyes of his family. In the opening lines of the film he reveals that he’ll be dead in a year’s time. Why, or how, is uncertain, but it almost seems quite real once you watch this movie. We then have his nagging, successful realtor wife Carolyn (Annette Bening) and his daughter Jane (Thora Birch) who want everything that an American family can hope for. Lester has decided to make some changes in his life, after enduring many years of marriage to his materialistic and bossy wife. Despite being depressed he does not really show it. He suddenly gets infatuated with his daughter’s school friend cheerleader Angela (Mena Suvari). With his mind now free, Angela turns his life upside down. He displays calm and this

transformation is the turning point in his life. He also befriends a young, weed-dealing neighbor Ricky (Wes Bentley) who is in love with Jane. There’s also Carolyn who’s into an adulterous relationship with business rival Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher). Lester deals with four lives and with all the turmoil, something drastic is bound to happen. Lester reminds us that he will die within a year. Will this come true, who will do it? All the four characters in the film create the real story. The 1999 romance drama combines comedy, melodrama, suburban angst and great acting, direction, writing and cinematography. It is no wonder that the film won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor. Don’t miss the Special Features and an exclusive feature booklet. — By Verus Ferreira

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planet for themselves, called Elysium, from where they keep Earth under control using robot cops. Max (Matt Damon — listless), a former thief, now keeps his head down, works at a robot factory and dream of saving up to buy a ticket to Elysium. The rebel Spider (Wagner Moura) runs a clandestine operation to send people to Elysium,

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mainly for their magical healing pods that literally cure everything from cancer to broken bones to blown-off skull. But up there, a Snow Queen meets Cruella de Vil Defence Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster in her worst role, ever), overrules President Patel (Faran Tahir) and keeps shooting down the desperate

trespassers. When Max gets a lethal dose of radiation at his factory and is given five days to survive, only a trip to Elysium can save him. Spider offers help in exchange of a job that involved kidnapping the boss of the evil Armadyne corporation, and stealing the technology that runs Elysium. Mission partially succeeds, but Delacourt unleashes a mad agent Kruger (Sharlto Copley) on to Max. To add some soft female power is Max’s childhood friend, Frey (Alice Braga) and her irritatingly cute daughter, who will die of leukemia, unless she can be taken to Elysium. It’s not hard to keep ahead of this

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script — of course everyone lands up at Elysium’s gleaming headquarters, and the action explodes all over. The production design is marvellous, but the film is a well-paced but otherwise tedious sci-fi action adventure, that does not amount to anything much after all the metal and glass crunching mayhem is done. This kind of dystopian future movie has been done many times before, and Elysium’s got generic stamped on it. Not to mention the laughble Hollywoodian socialism that says that if every illegal is made legal by some computer jugglery, all problems will be solved! If so, get the US to open its borders.

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LEGAL

Understanding the ‘pagdi’ system and rights of tenants, landlords

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EXPERT SPEAK Gajanan Khergamker

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is a media-legal consultant on Housing, Intellectual Property, Medico-legal, RTI and Consumer Law issues

Redevelopment or construction of public/high density housing The construction for Public Housing/High Density Housing can be done by Public Authority or Owner. BY PUBLIC AUTHORITY 1. The minimum tenement density shall be 275 units per net hectare with not less than 50 per cent tenements having carpet area of 20.90 sq. m. each 2. A Public Authority may acquire the land and develop the land for the allocated purpose with due observance of condition (1) above.

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BY OWNER The owner may develop the land on such terms as are agreed between him and the Commissioner and further subject to the following conditions 1. The owner shall develop land in accordance with condition 1. above. 2. The owner shall hand over 10 per cent of the

permissible Built-up area in the form of tenements each having carpet area of 20.90 sq. m. to Corporation free of charge for allotment of persons affected by projects undertaken by Corporation or in the absence of such allottees to other at market price. Thereafter, the owner will be entitled to have full permissible FSI, of the plot without taking into account the area so handed over to the Corporation. In case where Owner has been granted exemption under section 20 or section 21 or redevelopment permission under section 22 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, prior to coming into force of these Regulation, he would be entitled to develop the land by the Government or the Competent Authority under the said Act, in case, however, the owner has been granted the aforesaid exemption or permission issued by the Government or the Competent Authority under the said Act. In case, however, if the owner has been granted the aforesaid exemption or permission after coming into force of these Development Control Regulation, he would be entitled to develop the land in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the exemption order or permission in addition ot the conditions stipulated in (1) and (2) above (top). Queries may be mailed to gajanan@draftcraft.in

When there is redevelopment of a tenanted pagdi property, the landlord usually makes a deal with the developer and stakes his claim of his 33 per cent. Pagdi having been legalised by law, what are the rights of tenants and landlords? What is the stake of a landlord opting for his property going in for redevelopment? — Chetan Rajkumar Where redevelopment is concerned, very often, in the island city particularly in olden parts, there’s reference to pagdi properties. The consideration paid to a landlord as a fine, premium or consideration (pagdi) has been legalised by Section 56 of Rent Control Act, 1999. It is now also lawful for a tenant to receive any amount in consideration of the relinquishment or transfer of his tenancy. Incidentally, in the Rent Act, 1974 giving or receiving pagdi in cash was held ‘illegal’ hence there was extensive use of black money. Now too, in cities like Mumbai, for the transfer of tenancy, 33 per cent of the amount in transaction is paid in cash to the landlord to effect the transfer of tenancy or assignment. If one wants to sell his home for Rs nine lakhs, he will have to pay Rs three lakh of the amount to the landlord. The purchaser of land in a pagdi system is said to be a tenant and has limited rights because a very nominal rent is collected by the landlord and receipt given accordingly. However, when there is redevelopment of the said property, the landlord usually makes a deal with the developer and stakes his claim of his 33 per cent and accordingly takes profit out of the property permanently. Those who are in accommodation or in possession of the said property after redevelopment become the sole owners of the said premises. Section 56 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999

reads as follows: Sec. 56: Rights of Tenant and Landlord to receive lawful charges – Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be lawful for 1) The tenant or any person acting or purporting to act on behalf of the tenant to claim or receive an sum or any consideration, as a condition of the relinquishment, transfer or assignment of his tenancy or any premises; 2) The landlord or any person acting or purporting to act on behalf of the landlord to receive any fine, premium or other like sum deposit or any consideration on respect of the grant, or renewal of a lease of any premises, or for giving his consent to the transfer of a lease to any other person.

TENDERING HAS ITS OWN SET OF ADVANTAGES What is the benefit of tendering? Also, should Earnest money be collected from bidding parties and why? — Rakhi Shah For a society keen on opting for redevelopment, advertising in more than two prominent newspapers will ensure it gets a range of choicest offers from reputed developers. While issuing a Tendering Notice, the society should ensure that earnest money is called from bidding parties. This will ensure a reduction in unwanted and non-interested parties bidding and save on everyone’s time. Earnest Money can be collected by the way of pay orders or cheques. With the stakes involved, there’s a huge amount of competition among bidders.

Hence, offers should be invited in sealed tender forms. Since all the specifications and terms and conditions are the same for all bidders, it becomes easy for the society to compare and evaluate all of them on merit. While evaluating tenders, the bid carpet area, as measured by the Architect of the society shall be detailed clearly. Also, whether the bidder can measure the same at their expense should be specified clearly. The redevelopment project shall be carried out in the society’s name making it safer for the society in case of problems faced by developers. It also helps the society in case it wants to change or replace the developer from the said project. There should be a directive that “should any changes be made in the plan, the society’s permission shall be a prerequisite.” This should deter developers from carrying out any illegal construction in redevelopment project without the knowledge of the society and beyond the decided plan. Usually, in the tender document, a detailed methodology of work is laid out under the head of Technical Specifications. Also, material to be used shall be spelt out with brand names to avoid any confusion. Commercial terms such as Bank Guarantees, Temporary Accommodation, Cost of Additional Area, Basic Rates and Penalties have to be clearly detailed in the tender document leaving no ambiguity when tender is finally floated. A tender is a legal document that’s binding to both the parties. Consequences and penalties vis-à-vis delays in performance or part performance too should be detailed in the tender itself.

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SAMURAI SUDOKU 277 MUMBAI | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

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

LEISURE

DOMINOES 277

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

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CODE WORDS 160

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

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HITORI 277

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

WINNER ON P. 19

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FIGURE OUT

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION A4

PICTURE CROSSWORD 1 ac

1 dn

2 dn

4 dn

8 dn

5 ac

10 dn

11 dn

7 ac

12 ac

13 ac

14 ac

__ wrestler

SOLUTION TO DOMINOES 276 118

15 ac

__ phone

SOLUTION TO HITORI 276 118

B C

D E

WORD SEARCH

O OCTETS

6 dn

9 dn

3 ac

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

ACROSS: 1 Matchbox, 3 Harp, 5 Eye, 7 Mailbox, 9 Peacock, 14 Factory, 15 Rowboat. DOWN: 2 Bike, 4 Penknife, 6 Dodo, 8 Dentist, 9 Pastry, 10 Anchor, 11 Cake, 12 Leaf, 13 Jet.

SOLUTION TO CODE WORDS 159

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

T I

O O

W N E

O O

O C F F

O O S V

O E

O I

B U E

G O D

H T

C E

C V

R S

S E

H A

O O

O S

WORDLIST: Obligate, Occasion, Odometer, Odorless, Off-Color, Old-Timer, Openwork, Ordnance, Orthodox, Outargue, Outbound, Outfight, Outmoded, Outright, Outshout, Outsmart, Overheat, Overhung, Overseas, Overshoe, Overshot.

SOLUTION TO SAMURAI SUDOKU 276

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S TETRAVEX

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SATURDAY CROSSWORD 277

WORD PUZZLE 277

MUMBAI | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

ACROSS: 1 Civil Aeronautics Board (3) 4 Piece of poetry (4) 8 A Japanese premier (4) 12 In possession of: abbr. (3) 15 Ending for "pay" or "cray" (3) 16 Director Mira (4) 17 Preluding medley (8) 19 Fractional part of logarithm (8) 21 Gangsters (8) 22 Person of set and often racist ideas (5) 23 Famous English poet who died in 1953? (5,6) 25 Pertaining to bees: prefix (3) 26 Order of St. Augustine (3) 27 West Coast state (3) 28 Enzyme suffix (3) 29 At sea (6) 32 English honour, for short (3) 34 Is furiously angry; speaks furiously or violently (5) 36 Soldier's stowage (10) 39 Most sluggard (6) 40 Rocky hill (3) 41 Eye covering (6) 42 Republic of South Africa, acronym? (3) 43 Anne de Beaupre + Marie + Jeanne d'Arc + ... (4) 45 Related by blood; akin (3) 46 Non-commissioned Officer, acronym? (3) 48 Designer shade (4) 52 ____ Amin (3) 54 Appending or joining (6) 57 KGB successor (3) 58 Mitigate (6) 61 Flowers - not tubs of lard? (10) 63 Top of the milk (5) 64 Fast trans-Atlantic jet (3) 65 Tool used for drilling a hole? (6) 66 Haile Selassie (3) 67 Verdi's ____ tu (3) 69 Mai ___ cocktail (3) 72 Barking sound from a pup (3) 73 Dehradun state (11) 76 Songwriter Harold (5) 79 Ms Chopra of Bollywood (8) 80 Infinite time? (8) 82 Locomotive wire through which current is flowing? (4,4) 83 Molest or assault or violate (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

84 85 86 87 88

Evenings: abbr. (3) English river (3) Where not to throw bouquets (2,2) City of the Taj Mahal (4) A sound of encouragement to a horse (3)

DOWN: 1 Brush's companion (4) 2 Jai follower (4) 3 Garden city of India (9) 4 First alphabets of one's name? (8) 5 Assoc in App Science (3) 6 Bungle (5) 7 Calls out like a donkey? (5) 8 Chotta Nawab's sister seen in Rang De Basanti (4) 9 Get back at (6) 10 ____ one: 12:50 (3,2) 11 Enclosed pieces of land planted with fruit trees (8) 12 Search thoroughly but untidily (7) 13 Lines caused by folding or crushing of clothes (7) 14 Most compact or most dim-witted (7) 18 Even if, informally (3) 20 Go __ __: become useless (2,3) 24 Weaker, excuse perhaps (5) 29 Rears at sea (4) 30 Lowest part of the body (4)

DOMINOES 276

31 33 35 37 38 39 44 47 49 50 51 53 55 56 58

59 60 62

64 68 70 71 74 75 77 78 81

Alarm (6) Peace Nobelist of ‘71 (6) Wings for Mercury (4) Year in reign of Pope Pius I (3) Cookout treats (6) Laundry worker (6) Leading lady of Ramayana (4) Op ____: in the work cited (3) Crushing or wrinkling (9) Ready to eat (4) Now CIS (4) A brown, crystallised cane sugar (8) Beauty Queen turned actress Lara ___ (5) Situation lacking definition (4,4) Hesitation for conscientious reasons (7) She who speaks (latin) (7) Merry (7) Monument; heap of stones used as a landmark (5) Indian state bordering China (6) Attacked (3,2) The end of _ ___ (2,3) Dog collar attachment (2,3) Yes (3) Robust (4) Diminutive ending (4) Wall St. concern (4) Engine Pressure Ratio (3)

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RAHUL S. GODKAR, E-14/34, Shahu Nagar, Mahim (E), Mumbai-400 017. Note: Please collect your letter from Afternoon Office.

ACRO STIX

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

Today’s Theme: DEFINITION OF ALIMONY

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION: "To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself."

3 LETTER ALA AWN BAR BEE DNA ERA ERR ESS FAA GAS HIE ORE PHD 4 LETTER AERY ALIT ARID ASIA AVID CHEN DRAW

DULY EASE EELS EKES ERIE ET AL FETE GALS GATT HERS HI-FI IDEA NABS NEAR NETT NOUS RIVE SILO SPAR STIR SUIT TOLE

TETRA VEX

TRAM TSAR USAF USES VIED WING WINO 5 LETTER ALIBI ALIGN ALIKE ENATE ERECT GANEF INTRO LEARN LEFTS LILAC NAVEL NYMPH PORNO SAREE

SCALD STAID STORE TROUT VISAS WAYNE YEATS 6 LETTER DONATE DOTARD ELDEST O LEVEL REDRAW TELUGU 7 LETTER CAT'S EYE INGRESS LOOK-SEE ORIFICE SANDFLY SKYLINE

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

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

: : : : : :

Gemini Avidhva Navmi Punarvasu Ahoratri Mithun (Gemini) K.Ch. White 2

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A very important year for you and you are likely to realize most of your dreams and aspirations. Business interest will grow though initially you may have to invest a lot of money. An important event will put you very much in the limelight. This applies particularly to those in the fields of art. Socially you will be in demand and make many important contacts.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be obedient, sweet natured, attractive, healthy and long-lived. Generally, fortunate, helpful, respectful and will not tolerate dishonesty from others. Will be creative, artistic and an interest in medicine. Happiness, fame and success in life are indicated.

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): A sale transaction may not yield the gains you had imagined, but it will certainly help to take the pressure off you for a while. Love and romance have to take a back seat as you will have to burn the midnight oil to catch up on pending important issues at work.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Work tensions are gradually easing and you will be able to achieve your objective faster. There will be meetings and discussion for the merger of two groups or union of two companies. A favorable journey is likely. You will be at your best when dealing with people. Your mind is on a new friendship that you have recently made. If you want intimacy then you must make your moves carefully more so if it is a colleague.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You seem to be in doubt about your own decision. Do not give in to reverses so easily. Carry on with your work, success is assured. Unexpected news from an unknown source will make you feel good about yourself today. You may not find yourself totally in rapport with a new romantic companion. It takes time for relationship to mature.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Do not hesitate to invest more money and efforts in your current venture. For it will certainly improve the quality and also profitability of your work. The home front runs smoothly and you will be able to spend more quality time in the company of your mate and family.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will be toying with some new ideas to incorporate into your work. Go slow in your new methods and without disturbing your regular schedule. Your routine work tends to get neglected for you could be involved in too many things all at the same time.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Changes for the better materialize. Colleagues will also be more cooperative than in the past. There is a visible change in attitudes. Some problems with the loved ones will now vanish as the main cause of dissatisfaction gets resolved for all. The single may want to introduce their beloved family. You may not be in the best of moods but today is important for getting the approval of those that matter to you.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Some earlier projects get concluded and give you sizeable returns. You will take over new responsibilities. There may also be an opportunity to make some fresh investments. There are too many changes happening around you, and a wait and watch attitude would be the best thing for you to do.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Make sure that you hold on to the money that you receive. Do not invest your money recklessly. Investments in some land or property are indicated. A new business in collaboration within the family is likely. Some of you may either buy or get an expensive present from someone.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Look forward to making new alliances in new business ventures. Those working independently or as consultants will sign a major contract. A new friendship could create problems with a close associate who will be feeling very possessive about you. Handle the situation tactfully.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Difficulties and obstacles are indicated in your day-to-day routine, and you will adjust to things slowing down. Take good advice in your stride but charter your own course. However, you need to find time for the needs of your mate or beloved waiting patiently to spend a few moments with you.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Investment in longterm deals is favorable. Don’t look for immediate benefits. Your detractors may try to create problems for you, which you will successfully overcome. However, you will have to watch out for situations that will try your patience. Keep a check on your health.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Keep yourself occupied with routine work activities for you will benefit through your current job or enterprise. Home and family life is happy and an elder or a parent who was not keeping good health will now recover. The married will share perfect understanding and manage to steal a few moments together despite an extremely crowded schedule.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4777 MUMBAI | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

SUDOKU 1963

ACROSS: 1 Royal city in Karnataka (6) 7 Profitable (8) 8 Airline to Tel Aviv (2,2) 10 House holds (6) 11 Spiritualist meeting (6) 14 North North East, on the compass (3) 16 Good-bye from Spain? (5) 17 Steep rock, peak (4) 19 Approaches or comes closer (5) 21 Soothes (5) 22 In a manner befitting an earl or a duke, should we say? (5) 23 Aga ___ Cup : famous sporting trophy? (4) 26 Darkroom solution (5) 28 Popular TV Channel (3) 29 Faded and worn out (6) 30 Dickens novel 'Little ______' (6) 31 Hebridean island (4) 32 Forgave or overlooked (8) 33 Whiling away or wasting one's time? (6)

DOWN: 1 The decorative inlaid design of tile (6) 2 Looking amorously at? (6) 3 Long, thin fish (4) 4 Makes beloved? (7) 5 Saudi neighbor (5) 6 Field measures (5) 8 Famous Italian volcano (4) 9 A high-scoring fighter pilot (3) 12 "Sad" change for newspaper revenue? (3) 13 Short surplice (5) 15 Gene or Grace (5) 18 Minolta competitor (5) 19 Arrest (3) 20 Girl's name (3) 21 ___ National Park : where tourists can see the tiger in U.P.? (7) 22 The peak of a cap (3)

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: M equals N

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

23 A grain, as of corn (6) 24 "Hear" a change for Greek Goddess? (4) 25 Mace (6) 26 "Stars" broken as old time rulers?

(5) 27 "I moan" anagram for a girl's name? (5) 28 Animal enclosure (3) 30 Elder sister, in India (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Rupee, 6 Pinch, 9 Aspirin, 10 Usurp, 11 Trent, 12 Bocce, 13 Modular, 15 Spa, 17 Opal, 18 Jested, 19 Incur, 20 Thorns, 22 Sure, 24 Han, 25 Updated, 26 Jimmy, 27 Aloud, 28 TV set, 29 Leeside, 30 Allyl, 31 Pried. DOWN: 2 Unstop, 3 Earful, 4 Esp, 5 Vidor, 6 Pitcher, 7 In re, 8 Canape, 12 Banns, 13 Mouth, 14 Damon, 15 Stout, 16 Added, 18 Jumpy, 19 Infidel, 21 Hallel, 22 Salver, 23 Redeye, 25 Umesh, 26 July, 28 Tdp.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1782 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

W O J Y

O U

J L K L W

A F T N W L O M K , Y T O M Y M K W Z

L M B

L M

A F M K L X O F D U

F M Y

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons

Afternoon WORD MINE

How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 07 average; 08 good; 10 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ataxic, axiom, AXIOMATIC, coax, taxi, toxic

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

SRINIVASAN DEFIANT

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IN BRIEF Jamaica's Hue banned 9 months for doping

ZURICH: FIFA suspended Jamaica player Jermaine Hue for nine months on Thursday after he tested positive for a banned substance at a World Cup qualifying match. Team doctor Carlton Fraser was banned from football for four years for administering the drug, dexamethasone, FIFA said Thursday. "This suspension covers all types of matches, including domestic, international, friendly and official fixtures," FIFA said. Hue, a 35-year-old midfielder with Jamaican club Harbour View, tested positive after Jamaica's 2-0 loss against Honduras in Tegucigalpa on June 11. Hue was an unused substitute in the match, though all squad members can be selected among the two players typically chosen at random to provide samples.

Indian boys register first win in junior Davis Cup

SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO: Sumit Nagal won the second singles and then combined with Sahil Deshmukh to win the doubles as India defeated Argentina 2-1 for their first win the Junior Davis Cup final. India finished third in Group A and thus failed to progress to the quarter-final as only top two teams from the each group were to advance to the next stage. Top seeded Russia and Spain made it to the quarter-finals from Group A. After Garvit Batra had lost the first singles 4-6 4-6 to Franco Capalbo, Nagal brought India back with victory in the second singles. Nagal beat Agustin Torreano 6-4 6-3 to level the scores and then teamed up with Deshmukh to defeat the Argentine combination of Juan Pablo Ficovich and Agustin Torreano 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the doubles. India now face Norway in the 9-12 place play-offs.

Brazil audit shows Rio Games preparations off target

RIO DE JANEIRO: An audit into the finances of the 2016 Rio Olympics shows preparations are behind schedule with earmarked state cash largely unspent, Brazilian press reported Thursday. The Brazilian sports ministry has set aside a budget of 1.6 billion reais ($712 million) towards the staging of South America's first Olympics and the Paralympics thereafter. But an audit by the Brasilia-based national auditing office, TCU, has shown that only five percent of that funding has been spent. The report also accused the Public Olympic Authority, a public consortium set up to oversee delivery of the Games, of poor coordination.

Probables for U-18 Boys, U-16 basketball tourney announced

NEW DELHI: A 25-member boys and a 16member girls probables list for the FIBA Asia U18 Championship Qualifiers and the Asia U16 Championship respectively was announced by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI). The boys team will undergo a training camp from September 30 to October 19 at SAI Training Centre in Aurangabad ahead of its South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) qualifying round 2014 for the 23rd FIBA Asia U18 Championship. The girls will prepare at SAI Gandhinagar from September 30 to November 3 and upon completion of their training camp, the team will be travelling to Dungguan, China to participate for an exposure trip to compete against various local clubs.

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BCCI in quandary after Supreme Court order

EW DELHI: The Supreme Court might have asked him not to take charge even on winning the elections but N Srinivasan is all set to go ahead with his audacious bid for an extended term as BCCI President when the under-fire Cricket Board gathers for its Annual General Meeting in Chennai on Sunday. Hearing a plea by the Cricket Association of Bihar, which sought to stop Srinivasan from contesting, the Supreme Court today allowed the Tamil Nadu strongman to fight it out but told him not to take charge even if he is elected till further orders. "In case Srinivasan is elected as President, he will not take charge until further orders," a bench comprising Justices A K Patnaik and J S Kehar said. The bench took strong exception to Srinivasan still holding charge of BCCI when his son-inlaw Gurunath Meiyappan has been charge sheeted in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case. But a defiant Srinivasan said he would stand for election as "nobody" has stopped him from doing it. "Nobody has stopped me from contesting elections and attending the AGM. Before taking my comments, kindly go through the observations made by the honourable Supreme Court. "It states clearly that I have not been stopped from attending the AGM

and I am also going to contest the election, why shall I not contest the elections?" fumed Srinivasan. Srinivasan already has his back against the wall after being forced to step aside when his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan's name cropped up in the IPL betting scandal. Srinivasan's company India Cements owns CSK, a two-time IPL champion side. Despite not having anything against his name, Srinivasan has been under tremendous pressure to re-

Watson not thinking of Australian captaincy

AIPUR: Shane Watson could be in contention for the captaincy job of Australia if Michael Clarke misses out the limited overs series against India beginning on October 10 but the all-rounder said that he was not thinking about the leadership role. Watson sought to evade a question when he was indirectly asked if he was ready to captain the Australian side if Michael Clarke misses out the India series due to fitness issues. "I am batting and bowling and have a big role in the team. I am not thinking about captaincy and I am happy to contribute with the bat and ball," Watson, who is playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Champions League Twenty20, said. "Michael Clarke is an experienced player and we would miss him if he is unable to come to India. He has vast xperience and is a good player of spin," said Watson who has stepped down as vice-captain of Australia. "We (Australia) played good cricket but few bad moments resulted in our defeat (in the Ashes). We could have won a few games but it was disappointing that we could not do it. The last six months since our tour of India have been good.

sign on moral grounds but has remained defiant, challenging every dissenting voice within and outside the BCCI. In fact, Srinivasan's election for an added one-year term as BCCI President is a real possibility this Sunday given that he has the backing of all the six units of south zone, whose turn it is to nominate a candidate for the top job. But given the technicalities arising out of today's order, the Board can hardly afford to have a President who cannot take charge immediately as interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya does not have any signing authority. Dalmiya has been running the Board's day-today affairs but Srinivasan has remained the signing authority despite stepping aside. As per the court order, Srinivasan cannot discharge the Board President's duties even if he is re-elected on Sunday which means the Board will not have any functional head. The situation thus becomes quite peculiar opening up some new options for the BCCI, which might consider giving signing authority to Dalmiya as interim chief as Srinivasan remains the preferred choice of South Zone. The 68-year-old Srinivasan is through with the regular two-year term and is eyeing an extended one-year tenure. The astute businessman has been going through a rough time ever since the IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out. Meiyappan, whom Srini-

I got death threats but decided to fight on: Verma

EW DELHI: Elated by the Supreme Court order restraining N Srinivasan from taking charge as BCCI President even if he is elected in the AGM, Cricket Association of Bihar Secretary Aditya Verma alleged that he braved death threats to fight the legal battle against the Tamil Nadu strongman. "I am 300 percent happy with the verdict of the honourable Supreme Court. This is a lonely battle that I had to fight against a powerful sports administrator like Mr Srinivasan. I had full faith in judiciary," Verma told PTI. Asked that whether he can claim total victory as the court has not debarred Srinivasan from contesting the BCCI elections, Verma said, "The court has said that Srinivasan can't take charge as the case is pending." "Now it's upto the Board members to decide whether they can allow Srinivasan to contest the elections as he has no power to discharge the President's functions." "I received a life threat at 6:16 pm yesterday. An anonymous caller told me to withdraw the case but for me it was a matter of truth," claimed Verma.

vasan described as merely a cricket enthusiast, was recently charge-sheeted by the Mumbai Crime Branch adding to the pressure on the BCCI chief. But Srinivasan has remained steadfast, insisting that he has got nothing to do with Meiyappan and that law will take its own course in the matter.

Spot-fixer Westfield reveals prison torment L ONDON: Former Essex pace bowler Mervyn Westfield has revealed his torment at spending four months in prison after being found guilty of spot-fixing. Westfield was jailed in 2012 and banned from professional cricket for five years and club cricket for three for accepting ÂŁ6,000 (USD 9,606, 7,124 euros) to concede more than 12 runs in an over in a 40-over match against Durham in September 2009. The 25-year-old served his time in Belmarsh prison in south-east London and he admits the whole experience was a nightmare that has scarred him for life. "They took me down to the room, handcuffed me and put me in the security van," he said in a film recorded by the Professional Cricketers' Association. "I felt so scared. You are in this little box and you can't

look outside the windows of the van because they were blacked out. Personally I didn't know anything about Belmarsh but my solicitors ran it by me. They said it was double A category jail and the most secure jail in Europe. All the high risk people go there. I was wondering why am I going there? "My time in Belmarsh was hell for me. They tell you what you can do and what you can't do. What time you eat and what time you go back into the room, what time you can come out for exercise, what time you have a shower. I didn't shower any more." With his professional career in tatters, Westfield, who pleaded guilty to a charge of accepting corrupt payments in a hearing at the Old Bailey in January 2012, now works as a shop assistant in a Tesco supermarket in east London.

CSK EYE SEMIS SPOT, TAKE ON HAPLESS BRISBANE IN CLT20

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ANCHI: Unbeaten so far, table-toppers Chennai Super Kings will eye a hat-trick of victories to seal the semifinal spot when they square off against winless laggards Brisbane Heats of Australia in their third Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 here today. The contrast could not have been more in the two teams' fortunes. While Chennai are on top, Brisbane are at the bottom of the points table. Chennai, IPL runners-up this year, are among the favourites to lift the Champions League for a second

time after clinching the trophy in 2010. And the sheer depth in the lineup was displayed last night when Suresh Raina smashed a quickfire half-century while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni produced a belligerent unbeaten knock of 63 for CSK to post a stunning 202 on the board against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In fact, their batting firepower that gives CSK a definitive edge over Brisbane. With in-form batsmen like Dhoni and Raina, CSK can take any opposition line-up to task. But a lot more would be expected of the

likes of Mike Hussey, who showed some spark in his 21-ball 23 in the previous match. Not to forget allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, who hasn't quite got a chance to dazzle so far. Last night, Raina's 57-ball 84 was perfectly matched by Dhoni's pyrotechnics as the hard-hitting local skipper broke the spirits of the Sunrisers bowlers with his ruthless batting display. Such was the brutality that neither speed nor spin provided any challenge to Dhoni as he decorated his 19-ball knock with an astonishing eight sixes.

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Ranchi: Chennai Super Kings captain M S Dhoni plays a shot during during the CL T20 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ranchi.

Signature Premier St. Leger open race By Timur

s many as five horses have chance in the Signature Premier Indian St. Leger: An Acquired Taste, Borsalino, Wind Stream and Caesars’ Star and Tintinnabulation. Unbeaten An Acquired Taste may attract most attention. But all the other too have run well and have a good chance of making it. There are nine races and the first starts at 1 p.m.

ACCEPTORS & SELECTIONS

1. The Noble Prince Trophy – Div II (Class V) 1000 M 1.00 P.M. St Barts 59 Victorious Cause 55.5 Rio Del Ray 54 Ice Gate 58.5 Veneziano

55 Song Of Africa 54 By The Way 57 Only White 54 Ancient Odyessy 49.5 Win: Victorious Cause, Ancient Odyssey

2. The Menorah Trophy (Class IV) 1800 M 1.30 P.M. Hail The King 60.5 Only One 53 Flash Drive 51.5 Indication 55 Santa Barbara 52.5 Sindbaad 53.5 Sydney 52.5 Win: Only One, Flash Drive 3. The Change Of Luck Trophy 1000 M 2.00 P.M. Admiral Gray 55 Play Fair 55 Say When 53.5 Moto Bene 55 Romeo 55 Open Offer 55 Striking Story 55 Win: Play Fair, Stirking Story

4. The Noble Prince Trophy – Div I (Class V) 1000 M 2.30 P.M. Argyle Pink 61.5 Mzuri 59.5 Overtime Magic 56.5 Mountain Prince 61.5 Pistol Packin Mama 58.5 Magic

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Melody 56 Mambo Magic 59.5 Golden Spurs 57 Jaipur Gem 54.5 Win: Mountain Prince, Pistol Packin Mama 5. The Zurbaran Trophy (Class I) 1600 M 3.00 P.M. Clinton 62 Spirit Of Mercy 56 Invictus 50 Blue Ace 60 Cent Per Cent 55.5 Commander 57 Okavango 54.5

Win: Blue Ace, Invictus

6. The Warsaw Pact Trophy (Class II) 1000 M 3.30 P.M. Emerging Star 62 So True 56 Dreamliner 52 Saints N Sinners 62 Augustus 54 Edwina 51.5 Pitbull 58.5 Dictator 53.5 Win: Edwina, Dreamliner

7. The Signature Premier Indian St. Leger 2800 M 4.00 P.M. An Acquired Taste 57 Rodeo 57 Wind Stream 57 Borsalino 57 Roswald 57 Caesars Star 57 Tintinnabulation 57 Win: Caesars Star, An Acquired Taste 8. The Pelican Trophy 1200 M

4.30 P.M. Aventador 56 Rashun 56 Light Up My Day 54.5 Badshah 56 Shaughnessy 56 Song Saa 54.5 Brazil 56 Star Benevolent 56 Victoria Falls 54.5 Dhishkyaon 56 Aqua Aria 54.5 War Princess 54.5 Gran Amigo 56 First Glance 54.5 Win: War Princess, Rashun

9. The Sweet Memories Trophy (Class III) 1200 M 5.00 P.M. Josephine 59 In The Limelight 56.5 Shabdeez 54.5 Mountain Mynah 58.5 Theology 56.5 Scaramouche 52 Purple Patch 57.5 Encore 55 Samay Balwan 51 Titleist 57 Mountain Song 55 Albuurz 56.5 Crowned Princess 54.5

Nirmal Ruia Million open race By Timur

here are ten races today and the first starts at 1 p.m. Nush which ran quite well out has a good chance of making it in the G2 Gold Cup. Watch also Mon Ami and Il Monan. The Nirmal Ruia Million is an open race. My choice: Orito with Dasrath Singh up. Pesi Shroff trained Storm Tracket has too much weight and even so it may do well.

CARD & SELECTIONS

1. The Classic Story Plate (Class V) 1600 M 1.00 P.M. 1. Gibran 59 J. Chinoy 2. Viva Zapata 59 Zameer Sayyed 3. Light My Way 58.5 P. Trevor 4. Adams Prince 57.5 Kavraj Singh 5. Ibis 55.5 T. S. Jodha 6. Blue Swallow 49 Shrikant Kamble Win: Arabian Lord, Natalian Express 2. The Midori Plate (Class V) 1200 M 1.30 P.M. 1. Summer Eclipse 61.5 P. Trevor 2. Natalian Express 60.5 Dashrath Singh 3. Arabian Lord 59.5 A. Sandesh 4. Gift Wrapped 58.5 P. S. Chouhan 5. Zafirah 58.5 Shrikant Kamble 6. Basic Life 58 Ishwar Pardeshi 7. Polar Zone 53 A. Ashhad Asbar

8. Money Strike 49.5 Zameer Sayyed Win: Arabian Lord, Natalian Express

3. The Mayapan Plate – Div II (Class IV) 1000 M 2.00 P.M. 1. San Rafael 61 C. S. Jodha 2. Strategy 58.5 Sandeep Jadhav 3. Small Treasure 55 S. S. Baria 4. Star Zone 54 V. Chandrakant 5. Taj E Shahi 53.5 A. Ashhad Asbar 6. Neptune's Ocean 52.5 Vikram Jodha 7. Pune Warriors 52.5 R. Shelar 8. Mountain Treasure 51.5 D. K. Ashish 9. Seen It All 50.5 Altaf Sayyed 10. Source Code 50.5 Zameer Sayyed 11. Captain Smart 49.5 B. Nikhil 12. Rising Angel 49.5 S. Mosin 13. Zoe 49.5 Shrikant Kamble 14. Palace Girl 49 Neeraj Rawal Win: Palace Girl, Strategy

4. The Amorous Knight Plate (Class II) 1400 M 2.30 P.M. 1. Set To Fly 59 J. Pradeep 2. Catharsis 58.5 P. S. Chouhan 3. Mable 58.5 Suraj Narredu 4. Charlotte Ray (Ire) 56.5 Dashrath Singh 5. Mighty King 55.5 C. S. Jodha 6. Victorious March 55 Nirmal Jodha 7. Step Up 53 A. Sandesh Win: Charlotte Ray, Victorious March

5. The Mayapan Plate – Div I (Class IV) 1000 M 3.00 P.M. 1. Dreamland 62 S. Sunil 2. Rein In Spain 62 Akshay 3. Sherlock Holmes 62 D. S. Rathore 4. Mr Morrison 61.5 R. K. Mahesh 5. Sheer Romance 60 Dashrath Singh 6. Three Roses 59 P. S. Chouhan 7. Wind Craft 58 Ishwar Pardeshi 8. Holiday Dancer 56 D. A. Naik 9. Mahiki 55.5 P. Kamlesh 10. Be Cool 54 J. Chinoy

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11. Edge Of Glory 53.5 R. Shelar 12. Ice Age 53 S. Mosin 13. Minstrel Son 53 Vijay R. Kadam 14. Universal Joy 52 I. Pasha 15. Tykhe 51 Neeraj Rawal Win: Rein In Spain, Mahiki

6. The Nirmal Ruia Million 1400 M 3.30 P.M. 1. Storm Tracker 60 P. Trevor 2. Ancient Wonder 59 Suraj Narredu 3. Déjà vu 59 P. S. Chouhan 4. Rajasthan Royals 59 R. Vaibhav 5. Star Of Gibraltar 59 A. Sandesh 6. Supreme Star 59 D. K. Ashish 7. Orito 51 Dashrath Singh 8. Star Trainer 51C. S. Jodha 9. Winds Of Fortune 47.5 A. Ashhad Asbar Win: Orito, Star Trainer, Storm Tracker

7. The Animal Welfare Board Of India Trophy 1400 M 4.00 P.M. 1. Brown Dynamite 56 Vikram Jodha 2. Carlton House 56 Imran Chisty 3. Good Memory 56 T. S. Jodha 4. Huntsman 56 S. P. Ranjane 5. Just By Chance 56 P. Trevor 6. Mega Star 56 I. Pasha 7. Morals 56 Neeraj Rawal 8. Presidential 56 N. S. Parmar 9. Vanguard 56 A. Sandesh 10. Ghanghorr 54.5 C. S. Jodha 11. Salsa 54.5 Zameer Sayyed 12. Venus Marina 54.5 Malcolm Kharadi Win: Venus Marina, Morals

8. The G2 Gold Cup (Class III) 1600 M 4.30 P.M. 1. Jewels Of The Hill 59 P. Trevor 2. Polynesia 57 A. Ashhad Asbar 3. Mon Ami 56 A. Sandesh 4. Brunello 55 Vikram Walkar 5. Cypress Point 55 Akshay 6. Archie 54 S. Zervan 7. Il Moran 53.5 D. K. Ashish 8. Roger Bcool 53.5 Nirmal Jodha 9. Quest For Love 52.5 Vikram Jodha 10. Nush 52 Imran Chisty Win: Nush, Archie 9. The Beyond Belief Plate – Div I (Class IV) 1400 M 5.00 P.M. 1. Fond Memories 61.5 P. Kamlesh 2. Desert Wings 60 P. Trevor 3. Su O Moto 59 C. S. Jodha

4. Sun Salutation 59 Ishwar Pardeshi 5. Queen Of Venus 58.5 B. Nikhil 6. Starry Ocean 58 Akshay 7. Arabian Fighter 57 Dharmendar 8. Laurus Pride 57 T. S. Jodha 9. Veena's Star 56.5 A. Sandesh 10. Glorious Opinion 56 A. Ashhad Asbar 11. Eye Of The Storm 55 I. Pasha 12. Mountain Queen 55 S. P. Ranjane 13. Allegiance 54 V. Chandrakant 14. Adams Spirit 53.5 R. Vaibhav 15. Nigella 53 Zameer Sayyed Win: Adam’s Spirit, Starry Ocean 10. The Beyond Belief Plate – Div II (Class IV) 1400 M 5.30 P.M. 1. Waves Of Magic 59 P. Kamlesh 2. Nicanora 58 Dashrath Singh 3. Super Satin 57 P. S. Chouhan 4. Chicharito 56 C. S. Jodha 5. Monteray 54.5 Akash Agarwal 6. Star Builder 54.5 S. P. Ranjane 7. Eye Of The Tiger 54 V. Chandrakant 8. Ancient World 53.5 Akshay 9. Speed Up 53.5 J. E. Pereira 10. Quando Quando 53 Zameer Sayyed 11. Winged King 53 I. Pasha 12. Indiscrete 52.5 Neeraj Rawal 13. Nawazish 52.5 Imran Chisty 14. Pumba 52.5 Nirmal Jodha 15. Asahi 50 A. Sandesh Win: Nawazish, Indiscrete

YUVRAJ SHINES AGAIN AS INDIA BLUE WIN

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IN BRIEF Ramanpreet to lead

MUMBAI: Ramanpreet Singh will lead the Mumbai Team in the 3rd All India Under-19 Invitation Tournament for Dhruv Pandove Trophy to be played from October 1 onwards at Punjab. Squad: Ramanpreet Singh (Captain), Prasad Pawar (Vice Captain), Tushar Deshpande, Sarabjit Singh, Jay Bista, Ibrahim Kazi, Vaidik Murkar, Vikas Singh, Kshitij Kanade, Amit Kadam, Hyder Malik, Siddharth Gule, Adeeb Usmani, Sairaj Patil, Khizar Dafedar, Ajinkya Belose, Omprakash Jaiswal and Abhishek Rajyadhyaksya.

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All six Indians miss cut in AsiaPacific Panasonic Open

OSAKA, JAPAN: It was a disastrous outing for Indians golfers here as none of the six starters were able to make the halfway cut at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open golf tournament here. Three of the Indians missed the cut by one shot at the USD 1.48 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour. Anirban Lahiri, who shot a 79 on first day went down to 68 in the second, but even that was not enough. Jyoti Randhawa (76-71) and Digvijay Singh (76-71) were also eliminated with totals of 147, just one outside the cut mark of 146. C Muniyappa (79-70), Shiv Kapur (75-75) and Himmat Rai (76-74) also fell by the wayside.

Gerald Lawrence triumphs over Liyakat Lambe

MUMBAI: Gerald Lawrence scored a comfortable win over his opponent Liyakat Lambe in the finals match played at the recently concluded Maharashtra State Ranking Tournament - Qualifying Round Stage One (for the state team selections for the National Championships) the tournament was held at GLFS bowling center, Bhandup. The event was held from the September 20–24. Gerald Lawrence won against Liyakat Lambe with scores as (180/173), (164/166) giving Gerald just a 5 pin lead overall to win the title. After rounds I & II, the top 6 contenders played the stepladder round in the following matches; Rahul Shetty Vs Ankit Arora, Rahul Shetty Vs Sanket Raut, Sanket Raut Vs Sahil Shaikh, Sahil Shaikh Vs Gerald Lawrence and Gerald Lawrence Vs Liyakat Lambe. There were special prizes awarded and the following won them: Maximum No. of 200’s – Gerald Lawrence (3), highest single score in rounds I & II – Liyakat Lambe (245) & Highest single score of the tournament – Gerald Lawrence (246). RESULTS: Winner-Gerald Lawrence, Liyakat Lambe, Sahil Shaikh and Sanket Raut.

Vidit Gujarathi wins world junior bronze

PUNE: Lakshya-Vascon supported Vidit Gujarathi became the first player from Maharashtra to win a World Junior chess championship medal when he held eventual champion Yu Yangyi of China to a draw in the 13th and penultimate round to finish third in Kocaeli, Turkey, on Thursday. The country’s 30th Grandmaster, who had to overcome an indifferent start to the tournament, was tied with GM Cori Jorge of Peru at 9.5 points but clinched the bronze medal thanks to a better tie-break score. Gujarathi has now joined the list of elite Indians winning medals in the world junior champions starting from a gold medal won by world champion V Anand in 1987, gold by Harikrishna in 2004, gold by Abhijeet Gupta in 2008 and bronze by Sahaj Grover in 2011.

Yuvraj Singh scored 84 runs.

NDORE: Yuvraj Singh bludgeoned his way to a 56-ball 84 and gave the national selectors another timely reminder of his worth even as Abhishek Nayar slammed a 39-ball 75 to take India Blue to the final with a 11run win over India Red in the NKP Salve Challenger Series here. Sent into bat, India Blue posted an imposing 345 for four before bowling out the opposition for 334 in 49.5 overs at the Holkar Cricket Stadium. The match was as good as over for India Red with

the Yusuf Pathan-led side needing 38 in the last two overs. However, Umesh Yadav and Shabhaz Nadeem hit a flurry of boundaries to nearly lead their side to what would have been an improbable win. They collected 15 runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bring the equation down to 23 of six balls. R Vinay Kumar was smashed for a six and a four before Umesh Yadav lost the steam. Earlier, both Yuvraj and opener P Akshat Reddy scored 84 runs each, but

the left-handed skipper enjoyed a strike rate of over 150 as he toyed with the India Red bowlers hitting 11 boundaries, including five sixes. Reddy's knock came off 96 balls and was studded with five fours and two shots over the fence. Nayar then tormented the rival bowlers with his fiery unbeaten knock that came off a mere 39 balls, and had a strike rate that was close to 200. Yuvraj and Nayar plundered 151 runs in just 13 overs in their fourth wicket partnership, which ended with the former's run out in the last over of the innings. Yuvraj now has one century and three half-centuries in his last five matches. He was handed a lifeline by the BCCI by including him in the India A team for the series against the West Indies A. India Red skipper Yusuf Pathan's decision to invite the Blues to bat seemed all right as they had kept the rival batsmen under a tight leash and had also scalped Naman Ojha cheaply at the start. However, their joy was shortlived as Reddy found a good partner in Manish Pandey, who contributed 70 off 86 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes. The duo put the side batting first in the driver's seat with a mix of determined and fearless batting. They raised a 143-run stand for the second wicket, setting the stage for Yuvraj and Nayar to rip apart the bowlers in the slog overs. The two batsmen hammered the bowlers all around the park as India Blue scored 162 runs in the last 15 overs. Nayar hit six fours and four sixes in his knock. None of the Red bowlers could make an impact and pacer Suraj Yadav was the most expensive as he bled 84 runs in his 10 overs.

Iyer’s ton help India colts enter final of quadrangular series

VISAKHAPATNAM: Shreyas Iyer smashed a quick-fire century to help Indian colts beat Australia by 18 runs in a rain-curtailed encounter and enter the finals of the Under-19 Quadrangular tournament here. With this victory, India U-19 rounded off their league engagements unbeaten, winning all three of their matches. They had earlier beaten South Africa and Zimbabwe. Iyer sizzled with the bat as he hit 109 off just 67 balls, studded with 10 fours and six sixes to steer the hosts to a massive 321 for five. He also stitched a valuable 170-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Ricky Bhui (66 67b, 6X4, 2X6) to take the team past the 300-run mark. Even opener Akhil Herwadkar chipped in with a half-century to contribute to the team's success.

We’re not expecting a miracle, says Ashwini Sindhu back N in top 10 as runners-up with Arathi Sara Sunil in the 35th PSPB Inter Unit Badminton Tournament. "Me and Jwala will be training for two weeks with (Mohammad) Arif sir and then start playing at the Denmark Open, French Open and Bitburger Open. For us the important thing right now is to get back on the court and start playing together," she added. The world championship bronze medallist pair had separated after Jwala decided to take a sabbatical following the London Olympics last year. Since then, Ashwini has been playing with Pradnya Gadre. But just before the Indian Badminton League, Ashwini and Jwala decided to get back together.

EW DELHI: With Commonwealth and Asian Games coming up next year, Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta might be joining hands once again but the celebrated women's doubles pair is not expecting any miracles when they take the courts in Denmark Open Super Series Premier from October 15-20. One half of the Commonwealth Games gold medallist pair, Ashwini said they would look to test themselves at the Denmark Open and are not thinking about their past record much. "We have been successful in the past but we are not expecting miracles from ourself straight away. We want to take things calmly, as it comes," said Ashwini, who ended

Eves win bronze in Asia Cup hockey K

UALA LUMPUR: Indian eves at least has something to cheer about after missing out on a berth in next year's World Cup as they defeated China via penalty shootout to clinch the bronze medal in the eighth women's Asia Cup hockey tournament. India, who needed to win the tournament to qualify for next year's World Cup to be held at The

Hague, Netherlands, edged past China 3-2 in the shootout after both the teams were locked 2-2 at the regulation time. By virtue of this win, the Indians managed to avenge their 0-1 defeat to the Chinese in the pool stages of the tournament. India dominated proceedings in the first half and scored two field goals through Anuradha Devi Thok-

chom (16th minute) and Vandana Katariya (31st) to go into the breather with a comfortable 2-0 lead. The Indian girls managed to hold on to their lead after the lemon break and denied any openings to the nimble-footed Chinese till the 51st minute. China pulled one back in the 51st minute through Yan Yan's field goal to liven up the match.

NEW DELHI: Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was steady at number four even as rising star P V Sindhu regained her place in the top 10 after climbing two places in the latest world badminton rankings. Sindhu, who had dropped to the 12th spot last week, came back to the top 10, despite losing to Akane Yamaguchi in the Japan Open's second round in Tokyo. Parupalli Kashyap and RMV Gurusaidutt were at 14th and 24th spot, while Ajay Jayaram also moved up four places to be placed at 26th in the rankings. H S Prannoy and K Srikanth too have been rewarded for their splendid show at the Japan Open as they jumped 14 and seven places respectively to reach the world number 42nd and 32nd spot. Anand Pawar and Sourabh Varma too improved three places each to reach the 34th and 43.