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The BMC is to undertake the bio-metric registration of hawkers in Mumbai in the second week of June, 2014. By Aroosa Ahmed
range of goods, while another 250 hawkers operate on the imed at regulating the footpath itself. This is not number of hawkers in counting the dozen or so any given area of the hawkers walking up and city, the registration exercise down with their goods on would begin from the ‘A’ their arms! ward, and particularly FashNutan Jadhav said that ion Street. when the registration process Senior Inspector, En- is completed issues like how croachment and Revenue De- much each licensed hawker partment of the BMC, Nutan would have to pay the BMC, Jadhav, said, “A lot of hawkers would be fixed. Part of Fashspread over the area are a nui- ion Street, away from the Tata sance to the public as well as Telecom Building (formally a problem on several fronts, the Overseas Communicaparticularly because of ha- tion Centre or OCS) would be rassment and traffic chaos.” declared a hawker vending A spot check of Fashion zone and those closest to this Street by this reporter re- spot would be moved so that vealed shocking numbers. they could continue business There are 393 stalls vending a legally. Last year in September, the Supreme Court passed an order for the registration of vendors and hawkers in accorVikas Sabnis dance with a National Policy on Urban Street Vendors, 2009, on a pan India level. Accordingly, the BMC in January this year, held its first introductory meeting with the hawkers and set up a 35-member Town Vending Committee to monitor and register them in Mumbai. The initial task before the Town Vending Committee comprising 20% implementing authority (BMC), 40% street vendors and 40% citizens, is to regularize Newly appointed minister from and lay guidelines for the union cabinet! Seeking to the legalisation of the occupy the government hawkers. In April, street bunglow yet to be vacated by vendors’ associations from across the city the previous minister. had urged the lawmak-
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Supreme Court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice V. Gopala Gowda on September 9, 2013, had passed an order, which stated, “All street vendors/ hawkers shall be registered in accordance with the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors, 2009. Once registered, the street vendor or hawker, will be entitled to operate in the area specified by the Town Vending Committee. The process of registration must be completed by the municipal authorities across the country within four months of the receipt of the direction by the Chief Secretaries of the States and Administrators of the Union Territories.” ers to pass a bill in the ongoing budget session that will protect the livelihood, dignity and human rights of millions of vendors. The process of registration was to start within two months. This means that as it is, the BMC is late by more than six months in starting off. Talking to ADC, Neera Punj, Convenor of Citispace and a member of the Town Vending Committee, said,”Earlier there was no transparency about the illegal hawkers and no proper information was given out by the BMC, but after the Supreme Court verdict, the public can extract proper information. The registration will be done in a very strict manner, the hawker will have to provide at least three identification proofs, the number of hawkers will be controlled Continued on pg 2 «
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02 OPINIONS
After the daylight rape of a woman in a car, will women ever be safe in this city? Rachna Kuradia Social media executive No, I don't think so. With so many cases of rape and molestation surfacing every now and then, how can women feel safe?
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Taruka Srivastava Student No. We feel insecure walking alone, and travelling alone in the train has also become a sin. Where exactly do we girls go then? Meghna Kuradia Student No. Even during the interrogation of the recent gang-rape incident, there were cases of rape and molestation.
Aishwarya Wakkar Banker No. The fear of being unsafe has been etched deep in the minds of the women. There will now be a constant sense of insecurity.
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Professors will have to wait for another year to get jobs as SET results are late by 155 days
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by legal means,” said Jitendra Vithal Gartotta, Senior Inspector, License according to the space and be reDepartment, A ward. With another Leather bags,wallets,shoes, rip-offs (poor ones) of Louis Vuitton, stricted to the vending zone only. 250 hawkers on the footpath selling Jimmy Choo, etc., ethnic wallets and accessories. Clothes for toddlers Once the guidelines are formutheir wares, the number totals 700. to adults in the latest fashion. Prices in the range of Rs.50 to Rs.500. lated and accepted, the informaThe area gets over crowded and Accessories, all ranging from Rs.20 to Rs.200. tion will be forwarded to the BMC one can always see heavy traffic and they will act accordingly.” and congestion there. According to the Central Hous- for 250,000 street vendors and man Circle to the spot which is now The extra hawkers will be reloing Development and Urban Delhi for 200,000. known as Fashion Street. “At pres- cated in an exercise that will start in Poverty Alleviation ministry, there In 1980, the Bombay High Court ent, there are 393 legal stalls in South Mumbai and then move are ten million street vendors in the had relocated 112 hawkers from Fashion Street, the increase in the north along the western and cencountry. Mumbai alone accounts the Gateway Of India and Horni- number of stalls from 112 to 393 are tral suburbs.
SET results on June 14
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he University Grants Commission (UGC), which conducts the State Eligibility Test (SET) exams under the University of Pune, have stated that the results will be out on June 14. However, there are no more vacancies left for aspiring professors. As the SET has taken more than four months to declare results, and lectures are to start by the second week of June, most colleges have filled the vacant seats of pro-
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per month The SET exams were conducted on December 1, 2013. The results were expected to be out by February but it has taken more than four months for the UGC to declare the results. Considering the re-opening dates of the colleges after the summer vacations, the colleges conduct the procedure to fulfill their vacancies of professors and teachers by the end of May. As the colleges will be reopening by the the second week of June and the SET results have not being declared, most of the colleges have already filled in the required professors keeping non space for new recruitment. Due to this, the university or institution across Ma- students have no options but to harashtra. According to the UGC, await another year to get a job for once a person clears these exams, themselves in a college. he is eligible to be paid as per the The ADC talked to a student Sixth Pay Commission which enti- who appeared for the SET exams tles him/her to a salary of Rs.45,000 held on December 1, 2013, who Pic for reprsentational purposes only
Albana Khatri Working professional No. The rate at which crimes against women is rising, it is difficult for us to feel safe now.
fessors. The delay in declaration of SET results will force those who passed the exams to wait another year to get a job for themselves. A person qualifying the SET exam is eligible to be a professor in any
said, "I have scored well in my exams and am confident I will clear them. But colleges have already filled in the vacancies. Even if I clear the exams, I will have to wait another year to get a job in any college. The UGC should take this into consideration and declare the results on time. Now even if we get a job, our payments according to the government commissions start only after we get the SET passing certificate in our hands, which is going to take another six to eight months!" As per the directions of the UGC, the results have to be declared within 45 days from the day the exam is conducted. But this year, the results nearly took 210 days for the results to be out. The ADC spoke to Dr Narendra Kadu, Registrar, University of Pune, who said, "The UGC steering committee, which declares results was to conduct a meeting in June 4 and then declare the results on the same day. The meeting could not be conducted on June 4, the new date of the meeting has been decided as June 12, and the results shall be out on the same day itself!"
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Re-imagining Mumbai By Carol Andrade
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Living art at the Circular Key in Sydney. Put some money into the bottle at his feet and the seated fiture will give you a thumbs up sign.
The Kala Ghoda in Sydney seems to be where Mumbai's missing equestrian has landed up!
This tree may not have grown in Auckland's Botanical Gardens, but it is an installation on temporary loan from the artist.
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ne of the many things that sets Mumbai apart from other, real global cities is the absence of any pretence of an artistic sense of beauty in its public spaces. You see this while traveling abroad in the northern and southern hemisphere, and you feel it even more when you return home to a city that looks ugly from the very air. For our last anniversary issue in March, the ADC tried to get a sense of Mumbai’s engagement with its public spaces as places where citizens can actually relax and feast their eyes on installations. Hard luck, and with the exception of Worli Naka, where Azrzan Khambatta’s leaping dolphins liven up the landscape, leading onto Worli seaface with its traffic island alive with flowers that look like they have escaped from an Enid Blytonian world, plus some gimcrack in the suburbs, there is nothing. Mumbai’s perception of art seems to be statues – of kolis or musicians or the odd historical figure. In Paris and London, Rome and New York, Auckland, Melbourne and Brisbane, public art installations make you stop and stare. In Sydney for instance, very near the botanical gardens, there is King Edward on a black horse, looking exactly like the one that gave Kala Ghoda its name. Except that our king on a black horse is languishing in the Bhau Daji Laud garden (or perhaps not), along with Queen Victoria on her canopy. So the black horse has gone but we are too lazy even to rename the area, leaving a big hole in the history of our city. Currently, the city has been flooded with pictures of the new piece of art, the fibre glass sculpture of a baby’s head created by artist Chintan Upadhyay, at a traffic light near Marine Drive in the Nariman Point area. Part of the RPG group’s initiative to introduce contemporary art into prominent traffic islands in the city, this is a welcome move. But it is hardly enough and definitely not consistent. It is not as if there is no art in Mumbai. The galleries are exploding with shows using every kind of material to create art works, including paintings and sculptures. The new commercial buildings in Mumbai, especially those in the newly-smart Parel, Worli and Lower Parel areas, have art installations, but they are off the street and known to comparatively few. The Bhau Daji Laud Institution seems to have several, but this is not art one passes by and absorbs on a sub-conscious level. And how many people actually realize that the new international terminal at Sahar is a rich repository of art, nearly 7,000 pieces, ranging from graphite drawings on wood to papier mache work, all mostly on a heroic scale. Good luck with trying to enjoy those, and there is a sneaking suspicion that the unwary traveler for the first time to the city is likely to receive a cultural shock multiplied by the difference between the rarefied environs of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and the brutal truth of filthy, ugly Mumbai. Every time a new “art work” pops up in Mumbai, virtually no information is communicated to the public, and very ittle can be gauged from the work itself.
Chintan Upadhyay's signature baby's head now sets off the very beginning of Marine Drive.
For example, at the madly busy, erroneously named Lokhandwala Circle in Juhu, at the traffic junction before the road branches off towards the Link Road to the north and Versova to the northwest, there are two traffic islands. One bears a sculpture of a group of musicians standing six abreast and playing away, the other now has an enormous sculpture of a rhinocerous. Outside Mithibai College, also in Juhu, there are two metal rod installations, geometric representations of a globe and a pyramid, out of which emerge flying birds. They look interesting. It remains to be seen what they look like in three months. Which is why the news that a new concept in mixed use buildings, aimed at encouraging the display of art both contemporary and traditional, has been launched as part of Kurla’s Phoenix Marketcity Development. The building, called the Art House Guild, was opened this weekend just past, and will be completed finally next June. But it has thrown up immensely interesting possibilities for lovers of art and even the common citizen who likes public spaces filled with artistic concepts. The brainchild of Gayatri and Atul Ruia, according to the former, regarded as the brains behind the concept of creating Continued on pg 6
Vegetable seller at Kotwal Chowk, near Plaza Cinema in Dadar.
A koli fisherman at a traffic island in Worli.
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THANKSGIVING May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved now and forever. St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us. Thanks. Rekha C-8617
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I have changed my name from Feroz Pyrejan Sayyed to Feroz Pyrejan Sayed as per Affidavit Dated 30 May 2014. C-8618 I have changed my name from Mr. Shabbirbhai Abbasbhai to Mr.Shabbir Abbasbhai Junagadhwala (according deedpoll Affidavit dated; 29/5/2014). C-8619 I have changed my name from Mrs. Fatima Shabbir Junagadhwala to Mrs. Fatema Shabbir Junagadhwala (according deedpoll Affidavit dated; 29/5/2014). C-8620 I have changed my name from Shantilal Vanubhai Patel to Shantibhai Vanubhai Ghadia through Affidavit dated 31/5/14. C-8621 I have changed my name from Deepakumar Harilal Patel to Deepak Harilal Patel through Affidavit dated 31/5/14. C-8622 I have changed my name from Mohammed Yakoob Hazuriya, to ‘Yakub Adam Shaikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 31501) Dated: 20/09/2012. C-8623 I have changed my name from Saba Parveen, to ‘Syed Saba Parveen Ashfaque Ahmed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/05/2014. C-8624 I have changed my name from Shabnam Sabiulhasan, to ‘Shabnam Sayyed Mohammed Arif’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/05/2014. C-8625 I, Huzaifah Shabbir Bengaly Bamboat have changed my Son’s name from Yusuf Bengally, to ‘Yusuf Huzaifah Bengaly Bamboat’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 9184) Dated: 14/06/2012. C-8626 I, Huzaifah Shabbir Bengaly Bamboat have changed my Son’s name from Burhanuddin Bengally, to ‘Burhanuddin Huzaifah Bengaly Bamboat’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-9185) Dated: 14/06/2012. C-8627 I have changed my name from Paresh Gajraj Shah to Paresh Gajraj Jain as per Affidavit No.(KX-926278) C-8628 I have changed my name from Ritaben Ramesh Bhatt to Rita Darshan Upadhyay as per Affidavit dated 29 May,2014. C-8629
I Darshan K. Upadhyay have changed my minor son name from Eshaankumar Darshan Upadhyay to Eshaan Darshan Upadhyay as per Affidavit dated 29 May, 2014. C-8630 I have changed my name from Raxaben Thakorlal Upadhyay to Renuka Kishor Upadhyay as per Affidavit dated 29 May, 2014. C-8631 I have changed my name from Mushtaq Hatimbhai Makda to Mustak Hatimbhai Makda as per Affidavit C-8632 I have changed my name from Mohammed Kasim Naseem Ahmad to Mohammad Kasim Naseem Ahmed Salmani as per Affidavit C-8633 I have changed my name from Naseem Ahmad to Naseem Ahmed Salmani as per Affidavit C-8634 I have changed my name from Naseem Ahamad Salmani to Naseem Ahmed Salmani as per Affidavit C-8635 I have changed my name from Fool Singh to Ful Singh Baghel as per Affidavit C-8636 I have changed my name from Bhajan Singh to Harbhajan Singh as per Affidavit C-8637 I have changed my name from Kazi Dawoodalli Ibrahim to Dawood Ibrahim Kazi as per Affidavit C-8638
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I have changed my name from Kasam Sayyad to Kasam Sayyed as per Affidavit C-8647
I have changed my name from Prafulla Kumar Behera to Ajaykumar Behera as per Affidavit C-8663
I have changed my name from Benediet Kariakkattu Mathew to Benedict Kariakkattu Mathew as per Affidavit C-8648
I have changed my name from Clarissa Vincent Miranda to Clerissa Vincent Miranda as per Affidavit C-8664
I have changed my name from Noor Mohammed Khan to Mohammed Noor Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8649
I have changed my name from Maria Goretti Sutari to Goretti Sutari as per Affidavit C-8665
I have changed my name from Noor Ahmed Khan to Mohammed Noor Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8650 I have changed my name from Manojkumar Girijashankar Mourya to Manojkumar Girijashankar Maurya as per Affidavit C-8651 I have changed my name from Pessy Peily to Tessy Paily as per Affidavit C-8652 I have changed my name from Salarmiya / Salar Abdul Rehman Qureshi to Sillar Abdul Rehman Qureshi as per Affidavit C-8653 I have changed my name from Jaffar Salar Qureshi to Mohammed Jaffar Sillar Qureshi as per Affidavit C-8654 I have changed my name from Nayana Suhas Roge to Nayna Suhas Roge as per Affidavit C-8655
I have changed my name from Nomanbhai Fakhruddin Rohawala to Noman Fakhruddin Rohawala as per Affidavit C-8639
I have changed my name from Lata/Kusum to Kusum Ashok Dangare as per Affidavit
I have changed my name from Mahammad Chiplunkar to Mahamood Ismail Chiplunkar as per Affidavit C-8640
I have changed my name from Ritesh Rremraj Pachani & Ritesh Premraj Pacheni to Ritesh Premrajan Pacheni as per Affidavit C-8657
I have changed my name from Sabiya Mahammad Chiplunkar to Sabiha Mahamood Chiplunkar as per Affidavit C-8641 I have changed my name from Mahammad Ismail Chiplanukar to Mahamood Ismail Chiplunkar as per Affidavit C-8642 I have changed my name from Muhammad Ismail Chiplunkar to Mahamood Ismail Chiplunkar as per Affidavit C-8643 I have changed my name from Azeem Inayatullah Kable to Azim Inayatullah Kable as per Affidavit C-8644 I have changed my name from Sabiya Muhammad Chiplunkar to Sabiha Mahamood Chiplunkar as per Affidavit C-8645 I have changed my name from Shirin Kasam Sayyad to Shirin Kasam Sayyed as per Affidavit C-8646
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I have changed my name from Rremraj Krishna Pachani & Premraj Krishna Pacheni to Premrajan Krishna Pacheni as per Affidavit C-8658 I have changed my name from Rremavati Rremraj Pachani & Premavalli Premraj Pacheni to Premavalli Premrajan Pacheni as per Affidavit C-8659 We, Javed Abdul Samad Shaikh & Qamar Jahan Javed Shaikh have changed our child name from Reshma Javed Shaikh to Aisha Javed Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8660 I have changed my name from Kamarjahan Javed Shaikh to Qamar Jahan Javed Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8661 We, Mukesh Virendra Tiwari & Garima Mukesh Tiwari have changed our child name from Animesh Mukesh Tiwari to Subrat Mukesh Tiwari as per Affidavit. C-8662
I have changed my name from Pramod Kumar to Pramodkumar Sonaramji Rawal as per Affidavit C-8666 I have changed my name from Kumar Manoj Mohan Kumar to Manoj Kumar as per Affidavit C-8667 I have changed my name from Miss.Zarina Abdul Aziz to Mrs. Saira Banu Dastagir Sayed as per Affidavit C-8668 I have changed my name from Shankar Arjandas Kukreja to Shankarlal Arjandas Kukreja as per Affidavit C-8679 I have changed my name from Saiyadiqrarahamadalvi Iftkharahamadalvi to Iqrarahamadalvi Iftkharahamadalvi Saiyad as per Affidavit C-8670 I have changed my name from Satyanarayan to Satyanarayan Fulchand Jaiswar as per Affidavit C-8671 I have changed my name from Jairam Gangaram Asknani to Ramchand Gangaram Asknani as per Affidavit C-8672 I have changed my name from Zehra Hasanali Singapuri to Zehra Hasan Singapuri as per Affidavit C-8673 I have changed my name from Yasmin Razak Padamiga to Yasmin Razak Padaniya as per Affidavit C-8674 I have changed my name from Humanaaz Shamsher to Humanaaz Shamsher Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8675 I have changed my name from Krishnan Narayan to Krishnan Narayan Iyer as per Affidavit dated 29/5/2014 C-8676
I have changed my name from Azmuddin Husain Miya Gothe to Ajmuddin Hussain Miya Gothe as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure ‘E’. C-8680
I Neemakumari Ramjanam Singh have changed my name to Neema Jitendra Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/05/14 C-8694
I have changed my name from Sadiq Abdul Rahiman Pewekar to Sadiq Husein Abdul Rahiman Pewekar as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure ‘E’. C-8681
I Sapna Ramesh Patil have changed my name to Bhagyashree Ramesh Patil as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/05/14 C-8695
I have changed my name from Abdul Rahiman Gulam Mohiuddin Parkar to Abdul Rehman Gulam Mohiuddin Parkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure ‘E’. C-8682 I have changed my name from Abhijit Eknath Mestri to Abhijeet Eknath Mestri as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure ‘E’. C-8683 I have changed my name from “Ms. Binata Shriranga Mahale ” to “Mrs. Ulka Abhai Sardesai” as per Affidavit dated 23rd May’ 2014. C-8684 I have changed my name from “Anjuben Jain ” to “Anju Jain” as per Affidavit dated 31st May’ 2014. C-8685 I have changed my name from “Joseph Varughese ” to “Joseph Varghese” as per Affidavit dated 31st May’ 2014. C-8686 I have changed my name from “Nilakumari Keshavlal Malaviya ” to “Nila Hasmukhrai Parekh” as per Affidavit dated 31st May’ 2014. C-8687
I Pushpadevi Patidar have changed my name to Pushpa Patidar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 24/03/14. C-8696 I Kishan Patidar have changed my name to Ravi Patidar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 24/03/14 C-8697 I G. Kartheek E. Govindarajulu have changed my name to Kartik Govidaraju Mudaliyar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8698 I E. Govidarajulu have changed my name to Govidaraju Elumali Mudaliyar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8699 I G. Jansirani have changed my name to Jhansi Govindaraju Mudaliyar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8700 I Jansirani Mudaliyar have changed my name to Jhansi Govindaraju Mudaliyar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8701 I Govindraju Mudaliyar have changed my name to Govidaraju Elumali Mudaliyar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8702
I have changed my name from “Hasmukhlal Parekh” to “Hasmukhrai Parekh” as per Affidavit dated 31st May’ 2014. C-8688
I Ramandeepkaur Laxmansingh Sidhu have changed my name to Ramandeep Chetan Dhargalkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8703
I have changed my name from “Ms. Vasanti Damodar Kamat” to “Mrs. Purnima Krishna Nayak” as per Affidavit dated (28.05.2014) C-8689
I Rajvati Devi Jagdish Prasad @ Rajvatidevi Jagdish Prasad Singh have changed my name to Rajvati Jagdish Prasad Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.
I Jekin Manojkumar Ghagada have changed my name to Jekin Manojkumar Ghaghada as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/05/14. C-8690
C-8704 I Akash Kumar @ Akash Kumar Jagdish Prasad have changed my name to Akash Jagdish Prasad Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8705
I Vaishali Jekin Ghagada have changed my name to Vaishali Jekin Ghaghada as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/05/14. C-8691
I Kevalkumar Bipinchandra Rao have changed my name to Keval Bipinchandra Rao as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8706
I have changed my name from Abdul Razzak Hussain Miya Surve to Abdul Razzak Hussain Kulabkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure ‘E’. C-8678
I Vazia Kumar Dhanwada have changed my name to Vizia Kumar Dhanwada as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/05/14. C-8692
I Fazlul Rehman Mohammed Sayeed Khan have changed my name to Fazlur Rehman Mohammed Sayeed Khan as per Maharashtra Government Gazette dated: 17/04/14. C-8707
I have changed my name from Nazima Abdul Razzak Surve to Nazima Abdul Razzak Kulabkar, as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure ‘E’. C-8679
I Krishna Kumari Mokhasana have changed my name to Krishna Kumari Dhanwada as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/05/14. C-8693
I have changed my name from Ali Khan Ahmed Khan to Ali Ahamad Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure ‘E’. C-8677
I Bhagirath Hemraj have changed my name to Bhagirath Hemraj Vaishnav as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8708
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that the morale of the cadres is boosted enough to get the numbers required to fulfil his ambition. The risk of failure will be greater. Uddhav Thackeray now needs to work doubly hard, to not only sustain the momentum attained during the Lok Sabha elections, but to politically confront and outdo his estranged cousin.
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has broken the unwritten code of the Thackeray family of not contesting any elections or occupying any executive post. Remember, even the late Raj Kapoor’s grand-daughters and daughter-in-law broke their family's unwritten code of Kapoor ladies not acting in Bollywood films. Over the weekend, one Thackeray sibling was making his bid to reconnect with the masses, staking claim to the Chief Minister’s chair. A day later, his estranged cousin, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, was celebrating his success in the just held Lok Sabha elections. For Raj Thackeray, it will be an uphill task to ensure
Amidst the Thackeray sibling rivalry, the BJP-Shiv Sena led Mahayuti needs to steer clear of the MNS chief's move and guard itself against getting too arrogant and complacent after its performance in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections. The contours of the Assembly elections change, and a whole set of local and state specifics come into the picture. Even the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a host of other smaller regional parties with their own pocket boroughs of influence come into play. Knowing fully well that they have their individual tasks cut out, both the warring Thackeray siblings have hit the battle ground running. The onus to prove
himself is more on MNS president Raj Thackeray than on his cousin Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. Besides oratory skills, Raj Thackeray now has to offer something by way of a concrete development agenda rather than restrict himself to his pet sons-ofthe-soil theory. For Uddhav Thackeray the Lok Sabha success had the helping hand of Modi, but now he needs to individually build on that and ensure more numbers than the BJP to lay claim to the Chief Minister's chair. Hence as we discuss, it will be barely three months left before the Election Commission of India an-
nounces the dates to constitute the new 13th Assembly sometime in August. Why we say this is the throw of the last dice for some is borne by the fact that the just two weeks long Budget/Monsoon session begins from June 2. It is perhaps the last session for the 12th legislative assembly, and the last chance for the ruling alliance, battered by the recent drubbing in the general elections, to set some things right and fasttrack some of its long awaited decisions to negate what many feel is a 15-year long anti-incumbency factor since 1999. It is really hard to understand the logic behind
ing the grand memorial for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea, starting the Versova-AndheriGhatkopar Metro Rail corridor. Just as the Lok Sabha elections were marked by the show-down between NCP president Sharad Pawar and BJP's Gopinath Munde over the Beed Lok Sabha constituency, the assembly elections too promises to be a show-down between the two. Pawar has already indicated that he would be working 16 hours a day in the run up to the assembly elections. In the BJP though, there appear to be some differences over who should lead the party's campaign –
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Down the drain?
Rs.100 crore allegedly lost because of water charges not levied, thanks to builder-official nexus
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swearing-in a minister or going in for a cabinet expansion, that too with barely three months left for the assembly elections. The outlook of the administration does not sound too good for the ruling DF alliance which is battered and seems scared of facing the opposition on the floor of the assembly. There is no word as yet on major policy decisions like reservation quota for the Maratha community, build-
ven before the Assembly election fever sinks in, events over the last week point towards the proverbial 'Throw of the Last Dice' for some. Mainly for the Congress-NCP led Democratic Front (DF) led government and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). Raj has done the unthinkable. He
By Philip Varghese n an interesting development, a Right to Information (RTI) activist has exposed the alleged nexus between the BMC officials and builders in not recovering extra water and additional sewerage charges before issuing the CC (Commencement Certificate) for the buildings, which has allegedly resulted in loss of approximately Rs.100 crore to the BMC. After a complaint was filed by him, social and RTI activist Anil Galgali stated that in order to cover up their act, the officials have now recovered Rs.19.60 crore from the ongoing projects. Galgali, also Chairman of Athak Seva Sangh, had, in his letter dated September 6, 2013 addressed to BMC
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The water supply and sewerage departments started scrutinising the proposals in the Water and Building Proposal department, and recovered Rs.19.60 crores. The Water Supply and Sewage department's chief accountant, H.M. Nikam, informed Galgali that they received Rs.19.60 crore from 250 connections in various wards. “The highest amount recovered was from P North Ward of almost Rs.6.59 crore. Then S Ward (3.89 crore), H Sitaram Kunte, BMC West Ward (2.34 crore), E Commissioner ordered an inquiry. Ward (1.26 crore), D Ward (1.15 crore). BMC's Hycommissioner Sitaram draulic department has Kunte, highlighted how the modified the rules for levyloopholes in the rules for ing water charges and the water charges are resulting same was implemented in revenue losses to the from June 16, 2012 onwards. BMC. In the improvised rules, After Kunte ordered an in- while considering new quiry into the issue, things building proposals as per suddenly started changing. rule no 1.1, it was supposed
to levy Rs.475 per sq mt as charges for extra water supply for additional construction, and as charges for additional and basement construction area. It was also proposed to recover 60 per cent as sewerage charges. The said conditions were included in the Intimation of Disapproval (IoD) issued for the project. But the due diligence to ensure that the conditions of IOD were fulfilled at the time of issuing the CC was never done at the behest of officials who are hand in glove with the builders for their mutual benefit,” Galgali said. He further added, “Inspite of recovery of Rs.19.60 crore on the complaint made by me, it is being observed that the losses due to the nexus could be to the tune of Rs.100 crore. No actions are being initiated against the officials involved in the lapses. I have sent another letter to Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte demanding action against the officials involved and also to further increase the intensity of scrutiny which will surely ensure recovery of revenue of almost Rs.100 crore.” philip.varghese@afternoondc.in
whether it should be Munde or incumbent state president Devendra Fadnavis. Although Munde is credited to be the architect of the grand disparate Mahayuti alliance, Fadnavis has been credited with having ensured delivery of 24 MPs from the state. The party surely needs a fresh face for the assembly elections. Shiv Sena is already feeling a bit uncomfortable over the BJP's response to the portfolio allocations in the union cabinet. The BJP now wants more numbers from the seat-sharing for the assembly elections. Furthermore, the BJP has not kept secret its desire to become the single largest party so as to grab the Chief Minister's chair. But then to get that coveted post and storm back into power after a long gap of 15 years is not going to be that easy for the BJP-Sena. They have a ready-made cannon fodder in the form of irrigation scam, Adarsh scam, state cooperative banks scams, delayed infrastructure projects, rising atrocities against women, dalits and the overall drift in the administration. Weigh that with growing list of aspirants for the coveted post, and too many claimants for a share in the pie in the expanded alliance the task looks complicated. All in all, all the major and smaller players in the state political battlefield have little time left to set their own house in order and take on each other as worthy rivals. Hence we say this is the Last Throw of the Dice! Make or Break situation for many. A loss at this stage may well be curtains for many.
Another dig at Cong-NCP Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and senior leaders of the ruling alliance blamed for the Rs.1,500 crore loss by the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank By A Special Correspondent
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he ruling Congress-NCP in the state, which is yet to recover from the poll debacle, is facing one more embarrassment. The official report by the Co-operation Commissioner has indicted the erstwhile Board of Directors of the state's apex co-operative bank, which includes Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and several other leaders of the ruling Congress-NCP combine, for irregularities which have resulted in huge losses. The report by the Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperatives, Dinesh Aaulkar, has said the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) had to suffer losses of over Rs.1,500 crore due to the decisions and actions of the erstwhile Board of Directors during three financial years since 2007–08.
While NCP's Manikrao Patil was the chairman of the board at that time, Ajit Pawar was one of the directors. Other directors included former Deputy CM Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, Amarsinh Pandit, Yasvantrao Gadakh (NCP), Diliprao Deshmukh, Manikrao Kokate, Ramprasad Bordikar and Rajani Patil (Congress). Though the names of Anandrao Adsul (Shiv Sena) and Pandurang Phundkar (BJP) also figured in the list, the Board of Directors was dominated by leaders from Congress and NCP. The Co-operation secretary Rajgopal Deora said that Aaulkar has issued orders for initiating proceedings under section 88 of the Maharashtra Co-operatives Act, 1960, to fix accountability for the financial losses to the bank and to make a list of delegates from whom to recover the losses.
06 CHANGE OF NAME I Ashakumari Bhairulalji Jain have changed my name to Asha Mangesh Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8709 We Mangesh Ratanlal Jain & Asha Mangesh Jain have changed our minor daughter’s name from Kushie Mangesh Jain to Khushi Mangesh Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8710 I Manish Kumar Mansukhlal Malkan have changed my name to Manish Mansukhlal Malkan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8711 I Mrs. Madhubala Mansukhlal Malkan have changed my name to Mrs. Madhuben Mansukhlal Malkan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8712
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Continued from pg 3 « experiential spaces for the working denizens of the city, “At Art Guild House we would like to offer an unmatched ambience that seamlessly blends design, functionality and ergonomics with Art.” To cut through the marketspeak, this should make work-
I Rajender Singh have changed my name to Rajendra Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8726 I Amrit Pal Bansal have changed my name to Amritpal Singh Bansal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-8727
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Re-imagining Mumbai ing in the building a fairly unique experience because it seems to combine experiencing the works as opposed to merely gazing at them. After all, the Google offices in BKC as also the television channels like Star TV, created plenty of play places for their employees much earlier. And there are plenty buildings that offer you a chance to gawp at art works in lobbies etc. But this one seems to be a bit different.
“We have commissioned some of the country’s best known names to create the first series of works here, which are sure to elevate the work/life experience for all offices at Art Guild House,” Gayatri Ruia is quoted as saying. Currently, what has been installed are works by contemporary artists like Thukral and Tagra, Shilpa Gupta, Narendra Yadav, Sunil Gawde and Justin Pon-
out the process. A video projection of a pendulum depicting time and how we are all always are trying to catch up with it has been fitted with a mechanism which makes the projector move so that the pendulums oscillates, is the contribution of Narendra Yadav who usually uses a variety mediums to express himself. And there is Justin Ponmany with a wall installation using mosaic tiles,
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All the concerned person including bonafide residents, environmental groups & others are hereby informed that the Department Of Environment, Government of Maharashtra has accorded Environmental Clearance to M/s. The Janata Co-Op Dairy Society Ltd. for their Project “Delta Garden” (Residential Commercial Project Under Rental Housing Scheme) located land bearing CTS No.1838, 1840, 1883, 1885, 1886, 1968 – 1971, 2039 – 2044, 2100 – 2103, 2157, 2158, 2221, 2222, 2294, 2295, S. No. 133 (2a) of village Mahajanwadi (Mira) Mira Road (E), Dist - Thane under Letter No. SEAC - 2212/CR-514/TC-2 dated 28/04/2014 The copy of clearance letter is available with the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board & may also be seen on the website of the Department of Environment Maharashtra at http://ec.maharashtra.gov.in
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The iconic ‘common man’ at the Worli Seaface. many. Though, as stated earlier, the building itself will take another year to be completed before offices move in, the unfinished structure is the backdrop for the Already installed works, described as “some avante garde, some signature styles and some new age media.” All planned finally over six floors and two parking basement levels. Thukral and Tagra already known for their versatility and have two oil-on-canvas paintings and two installations. These are specially commissioned Table Tennis tables which they have playfully recreated on their own unique style in wood, and people can actually play on them. Sunil Gawde, who famously takes inspiration frome everyday objects to metaphorically convert them for his art works, is showing two fibreglass bulbs, in black and white, lit externally by UV lights and “decorated” with flies. The other piece is made in metal, with two sides, one showing moons waxing and waning and stars blinking, the other displaying the wheels and cogs that carry
and sequential lights to create the impression of an optical illusion of the floor moving to the wall. What is going to be of utmost importance however, for the public to assimilate the idea of art outside a gallery, is the location. Kurla may be in the process of being hyped at the new commercial hub for Mumbai, served by a multiplicity of transport schemes and infrastructure, but the truth is, it has received so much bad press as being crowded, chaotic and dirty, and also on the wrong side of the city (the east!) that it will take much more than hype to pull people in, even if it is for art at its best. Mumbai’s traffic scene militates against easy travel to any part of the city. If Sobo is still regarded as the triumph of location for anything, it is because it has had a 150 year head start on the rest of the city. Which means, the best bet is still public art, so lavishly distributed that one cannot help but be notice and be affected. Given the current state of the the city, that may not happen any time soon.
Nothing poor about Garib Nagar!
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In this locality that has literally risen from its own ashes, right up to four storeys in some places, tiny rooms are rented out for as much as Rs.10,000/month
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n March 4, 2011, a major fire broke out at Garib Nagar in Bandra (East), burning to the ground around 450 illegal slum structures. Three years later, the illegal shanties have multiple unauthorised floors and are making huge sums of money. Owners of the shanties have constructed as much as 4-storey structures and are renting the top floors for Rs.10,000 per room. Most of these shanties are rented to zari-making units, who are ready to pay any amount as deposits. There were around 400 shanties when the fire took place and currently there are 600, The zari units use machines 24 hours, seven days a week. As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) rule, slum dwellers are not allowed to construct ground plus one shanties. But at Garib Nagar, right under the nose of the police and the civic department, all shanties are now ground plus three shanties and some even four. Shockingly, most of the shanties which were burnt in the fire got Rs.30,000 from the Suburban Collector after the state government announced compensation. And people who did not own any shanty also received money. While the DCP, Zone 8, refused to comment on the
CHEEK BY JOWL: The tenements are two and three storeys high and within touching distance of the skywalk. issue, except for saying action would be taken once a complaint was made, Railway Protection Force Senior Police Inspector A.K. Tyagi declared the land fell under the jurisdiction of the local Bandra railway police who should be contacted. Talking to ADC, Ashraf Bhai, a local Shiv Sena leader who also owns a shanty in Garib Nagar, said, “When this fire broke out, one Salim Light misled the government machinery and managed to take compensation money even for the servants working in his hotel. His hotel was not at all touched by the fire and his servants stayed on the premises. Still he got money in their names. Then his brother-in-law was killed in the Azad Maidan riots and the police were after him too, so he left Bandra and settled in Nalasopara.” Currently in Garib Nagar, the illegal construction of shanties is going on allegedly with the help of one Salim
(Hydraulic Engineering Department) CORRIGENDUM-1 Sub:- Construction Construction of R.C.C. Compound wall along trunk mains from Marol Maroshi to Airport Boundry in 'K/E' Ward Ref-Bid No. 7100028962 Bidders are requested to refer Prebid meetings minutes dated 30/05/2014 Corrigendum-1 publish on SRM system of MCGM Portal i.e. http://portal.mcgm.gov.in. Now revised date of e-tender sale, submission of e-tender and opening of Packet A, B & C are proposed as under. The last date of e-tender sale will be: 06.06.2014 upto 3 p.m. Submission of e-tender: 06.06.2014 upto 3.00 p.m. The packet 'A’ & 'B' will be opened on: 06.06.2014 at 3.30 p.m. & 4.00 p.m respectively The packet 'C' will be opened on : 12.06.2014 at 3.00 p.m..
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Mobile, who also has a few cases against him and is described as being part of the “land mafia” Burdened with providing electricity to multiple rooms, the area has now been facing power problems for the past 15 days. He also reportedly provides the finance for the constructions. Then his nephew Mohammed Umar, was killed in the Azad Maidan riots and the police were after him too, so he left Bandra and settled in Nalasopara. Questioned in the matter, BMC Assistant Commissioner and Ward Officer of H Ward Ajitkumar Ambi, said, ''The Garib Nagar land belongs to the railways, we cannot demolish a single shanty. When the fire took place, railway had asked us for the JCB
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machine and man power which we provided them. However, we cannot touch a single shanty till the railway authorities ask us to do.” Ambi further added, “This problem can be solved only after redevelopment. We have written to the higher authorities many times and when this tragedy happened, everything was approved for redevelopment. Around that time, Railway Minister P K Bansal’s nephew was involved in the bribery scandal and he had to step down, due to which the project was canceled. He was referring to the arrest in May 2013 of Vijay Singla, nephew of the railway minister, allegedly for accepting a bribe of Rs 90 lakh for fixing a position on the Railway Board.
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The long list of documents required to avail of free medical treatment under the RGJAV scheme, and the insensitivity of corrupt officials combined with the illiteracy of the rural folk, has left those who would benefit from it trapped in a desperate state of hopelessness
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efore the first light of dawn touches the peak of the Sahyadri range in Mahableshwar tehsil, Sunita (35) finishes her household tasks and walks down the valley, carrying her young son, who has a heart problem, on her shoulder, hospital papers in an old plastic bag, and a stick in the other to chase off any wild animal just in case. She increases her pace hoping to get a free lift from Mahabaleshwar to Satara in the jeep of a doctor who works in Satara. After a two-hour long trek downhill, sometimes she is lucky to get this lift. Mostly, she has to use the ST bus. In Satara, Sunita pales at the thought of what new certificate is going to be demanded from her this time by the Rajiv Gandhi Jee-
vandayee Arogya Yojana (RGJAY) officials. She cannot remember how many times she has had to come to the tiny RGJAY office located in a civil hospital in Satara. For a long time now, every alternate day, she has had rush to the tehsil office to obtain certain documents and rush back to the RGJAY office to submit them to prove her eligibility for the 'cashless' RGJAY scheme so that her son can have free heart surgery. While talking to the doctors or the RGJAY representative, Sunita holds up the long corner of her clean, but wrinkled, saree between her teeth to cover her face. Since she speaks the 'ghati' dialect of Marathi, her tone, language and volume of speech can come across as a bit rude, but her body language is polite and respectful. On a chilly morning, at an Arogya
‘FIXING’ THE DATES OF BIRTH
A doctor at a civil hospital enlightened this journalist on the trick used to calculate the age of children in the countryside. It is very similar to the one biologists use for animals: The age of the animal corresponds to the number and size of its teeth. “In the same way,” said the indulgent doctor, “If parents do not know the age of the child at the time of admission, the teacher will simply ask the student to take his right hand over his head and touch his left ear. If the middle finger touches the tip of the left ear, the student is considered to be five years old, and eligible to join school. Then the teacher will fix a random date from mid-May to the first week of June.” Therefore, most students in the Zilla Parishad schools have their birth dates between May 15 and June 7. It is no coincidence, he said, that the density of employees retiring in local civic bodies, state government or Central government, is highest in the month of May and June as compared to rest of the year.
Camp about five months ago, Sunita was told that her son Shubham had a hole in his heart. The news was a blow to her as her family lives a hand-to-mouth existence. Both, Sunita and her husband are daily-wage labourers. Noting that they cannot afford to pay for their son's heart surgery, a doctor suggested that they avail of the government scheme through which the surgery could be done free of cost. Her four-month-long ordeal has been fruitless and her son is still struggling to survive. She is resentful that her seven-year-old is being deprived of the free treatment being promised by the state government under RGJAY scheme. Despite RGJAY being a 'cashless' scheme, Sunita has had to pay through her nose for the many prediagnostic tests and has had to, predictably, grease the palms of the tehsil office staff to obtain a long list of documents. First, the RGJAY officials asked for an Income Certificate from the tehsil office, which she managed to get after making numerous visits during the election campaign. Then she was asked for her son's birth certificate, again to be got from the tehsil office. After obtaining the said documents, the RGJAY officials said that since her son's name was not on the ration card, she would have to get it added from the tehsil office. After making several more rounds and paying for chai-pani, on May 15, Sunita finally got Shubham's name incorporated in her ration card. But this was not the last of her troubles. Because his name was updated after October 2013, the last day to update ration cards, it does not hold good for the scheme. On Monday, May 26, Sunita was told that her son was not eligible for the 'cashless surgery' as he was now “seven years old” and the scheme is available to children below six years of age. But Sunita does not know whether her son is six years or seven years old, simply because she does not know how to count, nor does she know how to read or follow the Gregorian Calendar. She does not even remember when she gave birth to Shubham. In fact, Shubham's date of birth was given by the local primary
According to Satara district officials, Shubham is one of the 83 children who have been diagnosed with health problems that need surgery on urgent basis. Of these, 25 have completed pre-authorisation formalities and are deemed eligible for RGJAY. However, their surgeries have not been conducted because the empaneled hospitals have refused to do so. The applications of the other 58 children have been rejected for trivial reasons like age limit, name not mentioned in ration card, date
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‘Made to be born on June 1’ MBMC celebrates mass birthday of 108 staffers whose dates of birth were decided in their rural areas according to ‘convenience of school authorities’ By Suresh Golani
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not mentioned on ration card, etc. As time passes, the medical problems of these children will only get complicated further. According to local doctors, in a few cases, the problems are so complicated that these children cannot be operated upon. In other words, they are the “living dead.” Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is aware of this situation, as district officials have briefed him on several occasions. However, the CM has not been able to solve the issue as the scheme requires a long list of documents from the applicants and the empaneled hospitals.
school teacher. Shubham was playful and mischievous, and as this affected her work, Sunita decided to send him to school where his birth date was recorded for the first time.
RGJAY LEAVES SHUBHAM TO DIE
The RGJAY scheme was the last ray of hope for Sunita and Shubham. Shubham has been told by his classmates that his heart is leaking and needs to be blocked, otherwise he will die. He may still be too young to comprehend death, and is still upto preoccupations that only a child can enjoy. Last Monday, sleeping on the brand new bench at the hospital, Shubham was seen tearing off the plastic packaging of the bench. As soon as Sunita sees the known face of a doctor or a representative of the RGJAY, she runs and stands in front of them, folding her palms and begging them for help. Few doctors try to console her and give her hope, true or false as it may be. Others ignore her. But she does not consider this odd or insulting. That does not shake her confidence. Late that evening, when the doctors were leaving the hospital, Sunita was seen in a corner, her son was lying on the cold steel bench, by now rid of it's plastic cover. As the pieces of plastic were blown away by the wind, so, it seems, were the false hopes of Sunita.
aturday turned out to be a merry weekend in the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), as the community hall reverberated with birthday wishes for around 108 civic employees, all born on May 31 and June 1. In a unique initiative planned by municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani, the employee operated credit society in the MBMC organized a dual event to celebrate the birthdays of it’s 108 staffers and as a send-off ceremony for its four retiring employees. Kakani, along with his two deputies, Dr. Sambhaji Panpatte and Vilas Dhage, felicitated and wished all the 112 staffers. While the list of birthday boys included officials Dadasaheb Khetre, Sudamrao Godse, Chintaman Shinde, Vasant Rane and Sanjay Gokhale, Press Room Peon, Radhabai Patil ( Mausi) were amongst those who was given a warm send-off . Most of the employees were 'Made to be born' on May 31 or June 1, the days most parents in rural areas get their children enrolled for a new academic session. "Choosing June 1 as their date of birth is something which is common in rural areas, especially among tribals. Most of them are unaware about their birth date. They choose a date which is easy to remember or go for a date which would be convenient for the school authorities," admitted a senior MBMC officer who was one of the birthday boys. Authorities say June 1 is filled in as the date of birth in admission forms regularly by parents who have no record of when their children were born. However, for the first time in the history of the MBMC, the civic administration turned the day into a memorable event for its staffers, who were all praise for civic chief Suresh Kakani for his very thoughtful initiative.
Brothers assault BEST bus driver Daylight rape in Bhayandar
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he DN nagar police have arrested two youngsters in a case of alleged road rage for breaking the headlight of a BEST bus, hurling abuses and assaulting the bus driver after the heavy vehicle driven by him brushed past their posh car in the wee hours of Sunday in Andheri west. According to the DN Nagar police, the incident took place at around 12.30 am in the Andheri market in DN Nagar area. The BEST bus had left from Poisar in Borivali and was on its way
to Juhu in Vile Parle west. The accused have been identified as Arfat Arif Contractor (24) and his elder brother Tabish Arif Contractor (26). The two brothers are businessmen. Their Skoda car was moving parallel to the BEST bus when the incident occurred. “A motorbike came in the way of the BEST bus and to save the biker, the bus driver took a turn. The bus while turning slightly brushed the accused’s Skoda car. This enraged the duo,” informed investigating officer, PSI Gangadhar Gaikwad from DN nagar police station.
“They blocked the BEST bus by parking their car in front of it. They then got down and started hurling abuses at the bus driver. They also broke the headlight of the bus and assaulted the driver,” added Gaikwad. The accused were booked under section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. The duo was produced before a magistrate’s court where they were sent to judicial custody and subsequently received bail.
Bickering Congress stalls cabinet expansion By Prashant Hamine In what is being described as a loss of face for the Congress, the party had to postpone its proposed cabinet expansion yesterday due to internal differences. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Manikrao Thakre and others who were holed up in New Delhi for the last three days just could not sort out their differences on who should be included in the state cabinet from the Congress quota. Congress sources have disclosed that there were differences over the inclusion of Ameet Deshmukh, Yashomati Thakur and Ramesh Bagwe. Besides this, the Congress also could not decide on the six names from its quota for the governornominated members of the Legislative Council. Sources disclosed that Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan was keen on axing his party colleagues Narayan Rane, Dr. Patangrao Kadam, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and Dr. Nitin Raut. Chavan
CM Prithviraj Chavan, Manikrao Thakre and others could not sort out their differences. wanted the troublesome cabinet colleagues to be drafted for party work during the ensuing Assembly elections. However, the party high command did not buy into Chavan's argument. Till late last night there was no unanimity on which Congress MLAs should be included in the state cabinet. Hence the cabinet expansion which was slated for 4 pm at Raj Bhavan was postponed as per the statement issued by the General Administration Department. Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse was quick to latch on to the cabinet expansion fiasco. Commenting on the postponement, he remarked that the Chief Minister's stature has been
reduced to a pathetic state. The government has lost faith in itself and its ability to govern. Later, speaking to newspersons at the Sahyadri state guest house on the sidelines of the customary pre-Budget session tea party, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan contended that he had not written any letter to Governor K. Shankarnarayanan about the cabinet expansion. “It was not decided at all. I had not given any letter to the Governor. I do not know how this news spread,” remarked Chavan. However, earlier in the day, a message attributed to the protocol department was sent to the media stating that the proposed cabinet expansion had been postponed. Furthermore, even the chief minister's office sent out an advisory stating that the post-tea party media briefing had been postponed by an hour, from 6 pm to 7 pm. The delay was ostensibly due to the delay in arrival of Chavan from New Delhi earlier that evening.
Opposition accuses govt of shying away By A Staff Reporter
Opposition leader Eknath Khadse is not pleased with bickering in the Congress
situation, Khadse remarked that now even the remarks ccusing CM Prithviraj made by Home minister R.R. Chavan of trying to shield Patil are being ridiculed. tainted ministers and bureauKhadse argued that the crats, Leader of Opposition in government has incurred the Legislative Assembly EkRs.3 lakh crore debt burden nath Khadse remarked that ary pre-session tea party. on the state. He further redue to differences within the Khadse said that the ruling marked that the government party, the state government Congress-NCP alliance was is now resorting to floating had to indefinitely postpone fearful of being exposed on government bonds to raise the swearing-in ceremony of the floor of the state legisla- money to pay salaries to emthree Congress ministers late ture and therefore decided to ployees. He contended that yesterday evening. opt for just a two-week ses- NCP minister Jitendra Awhad Leader of Opposition in Leg- sion. He said that the govern- was accused in the Adarsh islative Council Vinod Tawde ment is dithering over the Commission probe of forging remarked that the opposition tabling of the Chitale com- an affidavit. The latest being will not only put the govern- mittee report that probed the NCPs deputy CM Ajit Pawar ment on the mat but will also Rs.70,000 crore irrigation who has been charged with offer counter-solutions to the scam. He further accused the rendering the Maharashtra problems faced by the state. government of failing to pro- State Cooperative Bank They argued that the govern- vide compensation to farm- bankrupt. He added that the ment has lost all moral respon- ers hit by recent hailstorm government, in the last five sibility to govern and hence and unseasonal rains as the years, has made several the opposition saw no point in state coffers are empty. Com- promises out of which 109 of attending the official custom- menting on the law and order them have not been fulfilled.
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29-year-old woman was raped at gunpoint inside a moving car in a busy market area outside station By Suresh Golani
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ven as outrage spreads over the horrific gang rape and subsequent hanging of two Dalit cousins at a remote village in Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), metros and their adjoining areas prove that they are also not the safe for women. In a shocking daylight crime, a 29-year-old woman was raped at gunpoint inside a moving car at a busy market area near the railway station in Bhayandar on Friday. The woman, a resident of Andheri in Mumbai, had been lured to Bhayandar under the pretext of a job opportunity by two men who had fixed an appointment for 2 pm on Friday outside the railway station. However, when she arrived at the scheduled time, the accused duo who were waiting there pulled her into a car. While one of them held a gun to her head, the other raped her and later dumped her at an isolated place.
The woman filed her complaint at the D.N. Nagar police station, where on-duty police personnel promptly registered a Zero number FIR. After the victim’s medical examination confirmed the rape, the case was transferred to the Navghar police station in Bhayandar where the crime actually took place. “A case has been registered under sections 376, 377, 506 (2) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under sections 3 and 25 of the Arms Act against the accused duo who are still at large,” confirmed Police Sub-Inspector of the Navghar police station, Laxman Bhoir.
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Ponder awhile... “The power of the harasser, the abuser, the rapist depends above all on the silence of women.” — Ursula K. Le Guin
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FTER the Nirbhaya gang-rape horror in Delhi, there were loud protests across the nation that some steps should be taken to protect women and prevent criminal molestation of women. The government then set up a panel for suggesting measures for stopping assaults on women. After a couple of months some new laws and some amendments to existing ones were recommended by the panels. Instead of preventing rapes, the new laws increased them. The rapists did not seem bothered by them. There were reports of rapes of minor children — some only 3-years-old. The laws stipulate that trial of the rapists should be finished in a timebound frame. The court took years to complete a rape case. The rape scenario in the country has become worse. In Narendra Modi’s cabinet, there are seven women and they can bat for strict action against rapists. Rapists today are not bothered about cops. In quite a few cases, cops join the rapist or extend support to them. In Uttar Pradesh, two sisters aged 12 and 14 were raped by five men. The cops are said to have extended support to them. And there are reports they actually committed the crime. What was monstrous about this crime is that the two girls were hanged from a tree. The rapists, it becomes evident, were not bothered about cops. They were sure they would not be hauled up. The incident has shocked the nation. BSP leader Mayawati has said that law and order situation in UP has deteriorated and that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav should resign. The Union Home Minister Arun Jaitley – aware perhaps that law and order is a state subject, has only expressed hope that the state government would initiate action against the criminals. A view has also been expressed that President’s rule should be imposed in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP government would be quietly happy if a situation arises which would justify President’s rule in the state. The BJP won as many as 72 Lok Sabha seats out of 80: If an election is held in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party would be routed.
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ACK in the 60s when Indira Gandhi first became prime minister, actually nominated as such by the Congress Syndicate, well-known journalist Khushwant Singh wrote that she wasn’t qualified to become even a lowly clerk in the government which she was going to head. For, she did not have a graduation degree. Now whether or not she was a great prime minister, what is undeniable is that she was a consummate power politician. Admittedly, her father, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had the right educational background. Yet, he was a failed lawyer who joined politics and was exceedingly successful at playing it. The famous Urdu poet had said of him, “Vakalat na chale, to Quam ka leader ban ja.” (If you fail as a lawyer, join politics and become a leader of the nation.) If you trust Maneka Gandhi, no-one in the present generation of Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has a proper degree barring her own son, Feroze Varun Gandhi. We know that Maneka herself graduated from Delhi’s prestigious Lady Shriram College. But her estranged sister-in-law, Sonia Gandhi, did not go beyond a Catholic missionary-run school some distance away from their village Orbassabo in northern Italy.
Winston Churchill Let us, for the moment, leave Indian politicians alone. Winston Churchill, easily the greatest political leader of the 20th Military Academy only on third attempt. But he too had no college degree. Yet, he led Britain to victory over Hitler’s Germany. Across the pond, Abraham Lincoln too did not boast of a college degree. Yet few will deny that he ranks among the greatest of American presidents. Education, actually, played very little role in the making of Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the co-founders of the word’s best known software company, Microsoft. In fact, Allen persuaded Gates to drop out of Harvard to develop software. That the college drop-out went on to become the richest man on earth – though the more correct description will be the world’s most generous philanthropist --is now part of the folklore. Nearer home, the Marwari Seths who founded huge empires did not even care to have proper schooling. Why, Dhirubhai Ambani, who successfully gamed the system to set up what is now India’s largest industrial conglomerate, did not even have the schoolleaving certificate. Again, in the media profession, S. Mulgaokar, the greatest Indian editor whose elegance of prose remains unsurpassed by any 'Indian Express' editor before or since, or, for that matter, by any other editor of other English language newspapers, was a plain vanilla Senior Cambridge pass. Incidentally, Mulgaokar, who did not exploit his paper for selfglorification and self-enrichment, was friends with the rich and famous of his time but died a pauper, not even owning a flat anywhere in India or abroad. While still on the media, of the famous 'Washington Post' duo of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal and caused US President Richard Nixon to quit in disgrace, only Woodward had a degree from Yale. Bernstein had no college education. Yet, he was a better writer, his crisp prose invariably finding preference over the copy filed by the Yale-educated Woodward. So, what are we driving at? Simple. That though college education has its uses, it is not always necessary for becoming successful. As we have shown from examples from diverse professions, the essential ingredients for success, be it politics, business, journalism et al, seem to be an innate talent, determination,
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guts, application of mind, circumstances, hard work, etc. Therefore, it was idiotic of Ajay Maken, the Congress spokesperson, to make an issue of Smriti Irani’s lack of a college degree. Surprisingly, Congressmen have not given themselves the customary month or two to grieve in relative peace over their disastrous loss before launching futile fusillades of verbal missiles against the victor NDA. For that reason also it seems that they are resigned to sit in the Opposition for a considerable period of time, especially given the way the Modi government has hit the ground running. Now, Irani might turn out to be a good HRD Minister despite her lack of a higher formal education. For, she seems to have graduated
tional qualifications of Murli Manohar Joshi, but when he was Vajpayee’s HRD Minister they had pilloried him in unison. If the truth be told, whether it was Kapil Sibal or Pallam Raju, they achieved zilch as HRD Ministers, though Sibal, as is his wont, did make tall claims. Therefore, the chances of an 'uneducated’ Irani surprising all of us in HRD cannot be ruled out for she has what her predecessors lacked, that is, oodles of earthy commonsense. Of that we have no doubt whatsoever.
Discrepancy in the affidavits
As for the discrepancy in the affidavits filed by Irani, as pointed out by a moral leper who passes off as a Congress spokesperson, well, it is no doubt inexcusable. She ought to have resisted the temptation to mis-declare her educational qualifications while she unsuccessfully contested against Sibal in the Chandni Chowk constituency in the 2004 Lok Sabha poll. She corrected that lapse in 2009 election, declaring that she had only completed first year of the B.A. (Correspondence Course) when the call of duty pulled her away to the world of glamour and television. But, doubtless, Irani was wrong in filing that affidavit in the 2004 election. But, frankly, was her mistake as grave as the one the same party spokesman had commitVirendra Kapoor ted when he grossly mis-declared his income and, when caught, paid over Rs.3 crore more well from the university of life to be able to in additional taxes. This made him a self-conhold her own against the most educated pro- fessed tax thief, didn’t it, though the I-T Detagonists from the rival parties in numerous partment still insisted that the undisclosed television debates. Indeed, she can make income was actually far in excess of the rings around Maken, an alumnus of a Delhi amount the high-powered assessee had beUniversity college, on any subject under the latedly admitted upon being challenged by sun. Irani seems to have a grasp on the issue them. At least, Irani did not stand to make any she is speaking on while Maken gropes for the direct pecuniary gain by mis-declaring her right words, proper thoughts. Irani com- educational qualifications. There is one more reason Maken ought not mands authority when she speaks. Maken evokes derision for his lack of clarity and to have waded into the controversy over Irani’s lack of a college degree. Did he not comprehension. Again, the fact that a long series of most ed- know that neither Sonia nor her son, Rahul, ucated politicians who have held the charge have a proper college degree? In fact, Sonia of Education/HRD Ministry have only made a Gandhi when first elected to the Lok Sabha complete hash of it would only buttress the had claimed to be a graduate from the Campoint that you do not have to be a specialist to bridge University. She had to withdraw that hold charge of specialist ministries. If that claim when challenged. She had actually enlogic was to be followed, you would have a rolled herself in a private P. T. College-type indoctor heading Health, an IT expert heading stitution in the town of Cambridge, UK, Telecom, an ace businessman heading Com- which taught English language to persons merce, an accomplished diplomat heading from non-English-speaking countries. Finally, a college degree from a posh uniForeign Office, and a policeman heading versity is no guarantee of success in politics Home, and so on and so forth. It is downright foolish, this logic about an or, for that matter, in any other walk of life. educationist heading HRD. Indeed, Con- For proof, go no further than Salman gressmen now approvingly recall the educa- Khurshid.
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f one receives the guru's grace, one has nothing to fear. Once a tigress attacked a flock of goats. As she sprang on her prey, she gave birth to a cub and died. The cub grew up in the company of the goats. The goats ate grass and the cub followed
MATTER & SPIRIT their example. They bleated; the cub bleated too. Gradually it grew to be a big tiger. One day another tiger from the jungle attacked the same flock. The tiger was amazed to see the grass-eating tiger. Running after it, the wild tiger at last seized it, whereupon the grass-eating tiger began to bleat. The wild tiger dragged the grass-eating tiger to the water front and said:
“Look at your face in the water. It is just like mine. Here is a little meat. Eat it.' Saying this, it thrust some meat into its mouth. But the grass-eating tiger would not swallow it and began to bleat again. Gradually, however, it got the taste for blood and came to relish the meat. Then the wild tiger said: “Now you see there is no difference between you and me. Come along and follow me into the forest.” "So there can be no fear if the guru's grace descends on one. He will let you know who you are and what your real nature is.” "If the devotee practices spiritual discipline a little, the guru explains everything to him. Then the disciple understands for himself what is real and what is unreal. God alone is real, and the world is illusory.” – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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Suspicious signals MAHARAJA Hari Singh of Kashmir decided to join the Indian Union like many other princely states of India. So on what basis does Pakistan want to raise the Kashmir issue? The democratic government of Pakistan and the civilians want peace, friendship and harmony with India when they themselves depend heavily on the Pakistan Army. Don't they know that the civilian government of Pakistan will be toppled and the army might take over at anytime. The army does not want any peace with India and is thriving on the enmity. Thus Nawaz Sharif's visit to India and talks will not help, as it has to be approved and sanctioned by the Pakistan Army. Whenever any US delegate visits Pakistan, they make sure that the Army Chief is present for talks to be successful, revealing the main power centre of Pakistan. — S.P. Sharma, Napean Sea Road
THE very talk about abrogation of Article 370 has evoked sharp reaction from the secular lobby. However, these people had observed a meaningful and studied silence when a top leader from the Valley had made a potentially dangerous demand. It was a recent case, largely overlooked by the secular press, wherein the said leader had called for the Pakistani currency to
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the election campaign, the BJP and our new Prime Minister spoke about the corruption in the Congress and especially that of the 'dammadji'. There is little doubt that Robert Vadra capitalised on his close connection to the Gandhi family is to get a rich quick. However, he is hardly unique in this regard. Our politicians do it all the time. Even the BJP reinstated Yedurappa; and the Purtu scam tainted Nitin Gadkari has been rehabilitated and was considered for the post of the BJP president.
ness has also to be hammered in, constantly educating the people to avoid smoking in front of the children who fall easy prey to imitation. Let's hope things are better when the day is observed next year. — Abdul Monim, Vashi
Privatising AI best bet
It is good to learn that the new cabinet minister P.A.G. Raju for civil aviation has considered privatising the national carrier which is debt ridden to the sum of Rs.47,000 crore. He ad— Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba mitted that it is absolutely a guzzler as long as the tax payers' hard earned money is being injected in this public sector business to stay THE age old maxim that rats are the afloat. Senior/retired pilots of AI/IA first to desert the ship when it starts sinking, has been proved right again in the aftermath of the recent Lok Sabha polls. The latest glaring example in this contest is that of a fledgling party which is just over an year old. Some famous personalities from different walks of life, who had joined the party a few days before the General Elections, have now started an exodus after the party met with a debacle in the Lok Sabha A DYING BREED: The airline started by elections. It shows that their entry J.R.D. Tata is now in debt to the tune of into the party fold was solely for the Rs.47,000 crore. The move by new cabinet purpose of enjoying the privileges mister for civil aviation, P.A.G Raju, to as an MP and not to serve the party consider privatisation is being taken positively. as well as the people.
Rats of the party
THE KASHMIR ISSUE: The democratic government of Pakistan and its civilians may want peace, friendship and harmony with India, but they themselves depend heavily on the Pakistan Army which has final say in the important decisions, revealing the main power centre of Pakistan. be circulated as a legal tender in Jammu and Kashmir, was totally the State of Jammu and Kashmir. unwarranted. — Jorhat Singh, Kandivli The way NC and PDP joined hands was not seen and their open challenge to alter article 370 and THE unnecessary bogey of article face repercussions is like egging 370 raised by minister Jitender them for action which can be Singh, which has given tools to detrimental to the concept of a terrorists to foment further trou- united India. — Ashok Goswami, Mumbai ble and vitiate the atmosphere in
— Arun Malankar, Santacruz
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MAY 31 was 'World No Tobacco Day' and one hopes this year some concrete steps were taken and the day didn't just pass with seminars and workshops like each year. Smoking is the only addiction that affects the passive smokers in larger 14.4 overs and an extra ball was numbers. Government should ingiven to make Mumbai clear the crease the taxes on tobacco and rehurdle and qualify for the elimina- lated products by at least 10 to 15 tor. Likewise, Chennai Super Kings per cent. Aggressive campaigning chased down 226 in style and will have to be carried out both by touched 200 runs. The way Suresh government and NGOs to highlight Raina goes berserk bowling shows the harm it does to the smoker's that nothing is impossible in IPL near and dear ones, more than what and that was proved in all the six it does to the smoker. A person can previous editions. Now unless some be blackmailed emotionally (as the sort of advance arrangements are cause is noble) to highlight the made, such close finishes are not harmful effects of smoking. Awarepossible. At this rate, IPL will lose competitive interest if most of the matches are pre-determined, and the winner is made known well in IT is very shameful and disgraceadvance. It is expected that Kings XI ful that a country like India has a Punjab will lift the trophy this time. — C.K.Subramaniam, Navi Mumbai HRD minister Smriti Irani who has just passed Class 12 and an undergraduate for such an important portfolio of HR and eduHere is an interesting election fact. cation. There is no record of her Ram Vilas Paswan was with the graduation papers which could NDA alliance between 1999-2004. prove that she is telling the truth. Prior to 2004 general elections, he Indeed, it is a blunder made by parted with NDA Alliance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Congress-led UPA alliance. without checking her educational The NDA alliance lost the 2004 genqualification and appointing her eral elections and UPA won. Now in a very important ministry, it has 2014, he again parted with the UPA insulted the entire education sysAlliance to join NDA, and, interesttem in the country by having an ingly enough, this time, the UPA alundereducated minister. May I liance lost and NDA came back to ask what HRD minister Smirit power. Irani knows about the education — Mani Laxman Panse, Pune system in the country and its details? It is high time Prime Minister Modi, if he is concerned about the education in the country, reTHE perception in political circles, place Irani with a very highly particularly in the Congress, seems qualified man to create confito be that if Priyanka Gandhi wants dence among the students. — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai to become a serious force in Indian politics, she needs to shed the bag gage which she has been carrying THOUGH the present parliamenaround for many years. However, tarian, Smriti Irani, may not be when the baggage happens to be highly educated, she is brave, honthe father of your children, that is est and not corrupt unlike so many easier said than done. Besides, there is a tone of hypocrisy here. During
have been suggesting privatisation. The airline founded by one of the world's most capable aviators, J.R.D. Tata (Jeh), who ran it like any other world class airline during his tenure, is in this pathetic shape. However, a rift between Jeh and then PM Morarji Desai caused JRD to resign. Since then, its decline started which never regained its past glory. It will be indeed a good decision if the present aviation minister decided to privatise this long ailing airline in order to get back to shape. — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai
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SEHWAG ON FIRE: Virender Sehwag hammered 122 runs out of 58 deliveries with 8 hits over the rope and 12 boundaries, while Raina played his part recording 87 runs out of 25 deliveries, making this a terrific partnership this IPL season.
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on fire as he hammered 122 of 58 deliveries with 8 hits over the rope WANKHEDE stadium had specta- and 12 boundaries. Sehwag is untors bouncing on their seats as stoppable when he is at his merciVirendra Sehwag erupted like an less best and while Suresh Raina did volcano to put Punjab XI into the fi- reply with a stunning cameo of 87 of nals of this year's IPL, in one of the 25 deliveries, CSK faltered at the fag most memorable games ever wit- end to give the Kings a Royal pasnessed in T-20. Sehwag, who has sage into the finals. Punjab XI has scored the fastest triple ton in test never reached an IPL final before, match history of 278 deliveries, was but this is a golden opportunity to be knighted with the throne and this they can do by defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders which should When people get into fields like be an entertaining encounter.S.N. advertising, they don’t realise Kabra, Goregaon the kind of power they have. While they get into the creative stuff because they have some IPL 7 saw a turnaround in different sort of magic in them, they forms. From the last ball finish to eventually end up blindly drawsuper over finish, and the ardent fan ing things to sell to consumers. could not digest such close So it’s a bit like painting money. games...unless it was pre-planned. — Appupen We saw Mumbai scoring 190 runs in
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EDUCATIONAL IMPORTANCE: The row started over Smriti Irani's credentials to hold parliamentary office has found its share of defenders and opponents. While her well-wishers admire her power of articulation and spirit and rightly dismiss the need for paper qualification, her detractors are bothered by the fact that she is a woman in a powerful office. former as well as present MPs of the crazy, pseudo-secular political parties that govern our country. Irani is not educated in any antipeople or anti-national menaces, like earning huge commissions from concerned traders for not controlling prices, corruption, and cowardice against the domestic and cross border terrorism. — Hasraj Bhat, Borivali
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uite recently the “greening” initiatives of India’s building construction industry received a boost when the country was ranked #3 among a list of the top 10 counties in the world by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for LEED outside of the US. Canada topped the green rankings, followed by China and India. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, an internationally recognized standard for measuring a building’s carbon footprint, is now an accepted and aknowledged practice in India. By definition, a green building uses less water, optimizes on energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for its occupants, in comparison to a conventional building. And the LEED green building rating system advocates construction practices that increase profitability and longevity with a building going green. The green building concept has been gaining prominence in India with an increasing number of initiatives, primarily by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) — a division of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) — striving to impart knowledge offering advisory services to the industry on environmental aspects and practices for green buildings, energy efficiency, water management, renewable energy, green business incubation and climate change activities. Although it is easier for new and under construction buildings to adopt green technology, existing establishments can also employ several initiatives to improve their environmental performance.
CURRENT GREEN SCENARIO IGBC’s vision has been to 'enable sustainable built environment for
all'; and to this end it has initiated building capacity and services targeting 20 billion sq. ft. of green buildings in India by 2025. Till date the organization has contributed to 2.07 billion sq. ft. of green building footprints in India, with nearly 500 rated green buildings under it and more than 2,500 registered buildings. Currently there are 200-plus LEED rated green buildings in India, about 40 IGBC green factory buildings, and almost 250 IGBC rated green homes. As far as IGBC rated green SEZ projects are concerned, at the moment India just has one—the International Technology Park—at Behrampur village in Gurgaon. These buildings are spread across various tier I, II and III towns and cities of the country, including the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Vadodara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Nashik, Dehradun, etc. Right now the MMR holds a leading position in the country with almost 100 green buildings, followed by Chennai with 70-plus buildings and Pune with 60-plus green rated buildings. The industry expects the next decade to witness further green and sustainable development in tier I and II locations.
JOURNEY AHEAD Having presented the current scenario of existing green buildings in
Jhaffery Creek is choking
It is heartening to note that the idea of sustainable design and high performance buildings has been evolving in tandem with environmental awareness and demand for energy conservation. Faster environmental clearances from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, for IGBC pre-certified green buildings has been working to the realty industry’s benefit. Going forward, the IGBC expects to work on similar incentives at the state levels too. Despite significant advances, however, the concept is still evolving in India; and might hopefully emerge as the norm for building construction in the near future. There is a huge opportunity for improving our sustainable built environment—right from building materials to the use of technology such as energy efficiency, water efficiency, air-conditioning, lighting, furnishing and fixtures, among others. In addition to the growth of sustainable green practices in the real estate sector, it is through careful implementation of design that sustainability will be best leveraged in India. India, however, it becomes quite Rising demand for energy, detericlear that much more needs to be oration of natural resources and done in a country as vast and as ever increasing greenhouse gas rapidly urbanizing as ours. There is emissions pose an enormous chala paramount need for more strin- lenge to our developing nation. gent government measures to in- Emerging economies such as India culcate the use of green technology face a formidable challenge in findto corporate houses. Though rating ing suitable technologies to achieve systems have gained momentum, energy and environmental stability. the adaption of green technology The real estate industry has an eson a wide scale has to involve ade- pecially important responsibility to quate political as well as public sup- play a proactive role in climate port. In the coming decade new change mitigation. Over the next discoveries, coupled with green few years we will need to encourage technology, could help India’s the emergence of several new techgrowth story by catapulting it into nologies that promote a greener real one of the major sustainable estate industry. This will be a crucial economies of the world. The strat- step towards achieving a greener egy to achieve a greener ecosystem ecosystem and a sustainable future. would be to focus on prioritizing (The author is Chairman & MD of the green technology for energy generInternational real estate services firm ation and energy efficiency. CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd.)
against unidentified people, the debris remains at the spot. It has been alleged that many dumpers visit the isolated stretch during the night and unload debris in the mainstream of the creek. “The accumulated debris is not only eroding the creek and destroying the mangroves, but has also doubled up as a perfect breeding ground for all sorts of insects and germs,” says social activist, Saji I.P. “I have already directed officials to clear the debris from all vulnerable spots, including the Jhaffery Creek. We are in the process of roping in police personnel to put an end to the dumping menace,” said municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani. It should be noted that builders Instead of desilting and cleaning up, there is large-scale dumping of debris in most places, including Jhaffery Creek. from neighbouring areas of MumBy Suresh Golani time for the monsoons, the bigger The classic example is that of the bai and Thane easily get rid of conand more immediate worry for civic crucial Jhaffery Creek in Mira Road struction debris by dumping them hile there is some disbelief in officials is the rampant dumping of which has recently been offloaded into natural water bodies, vacant the MBMC’s claims that the construction debris on natural nul- with huge mounds of construction land and even drains in the twin work of de-silting drains across the lahs, which has blocked the natural debris. Even as an FIR has been reg- city, especially in Kashimira and twin city will be complete well in flow of water. istered at the local police station Mira Road.
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014
The decisive mandate in the just concluded general election has bolstered investor confidence and raised expectations of fast-paced decisionmaking and economic reforms. Ensuring a sustained, healthy pace of growth will, however, require much more. Can the Modi government walk the talk? More so now when everybody including industry associations and rating agencies alike, are talking bullish on the economy... GROWTH INDICATORS
India’s GDP growth for FY14 came in at 4.7%. This is lower than the government’s advance estimate of 4.9% growth and only slightly above 4.5% growth in FY13. Q4FY14 failed to see any revival in industry and services, and GDP growth was in fact lower in the second half of FY14 at 4.6%, compared to 4.9% in the first half of FY14. Financial / business services and agriculture drove growth in FY14 while manufacturing continued to be a laggard. Of late, there has also been an uptick in mining and utilities (due to higher electricity production). On the demand side, net exports contributed to more than half of GDP growth because of a fall in imports and an increase in exports. However, Crisil research has opined that some sectors may be looking up, while some could continue to lag...
Looking up? Agriculture: A good monsoon pushed agriculture growth to 4.7% in FY14; total foodgrain production rose nearly 3%. However, current climate forecasts indicate increased likelihood of a deficient monsoon in FY15 that could affect agriculture production. Financial, insurance, real estate and business services: This sector contributed more than half of the overall GDP growth in FY14 although, in terms of size, it is only 20% of the economy. It grew by 13% on the back of a rise in business services exports and aided by a pick-up in bank deposit and lending growth in H2FY14 (following a surge in non-resident deposits). Improving global prospects could continue to favour this sector in FY15. Electricity: Electricity production rose to 961.5 billion units (BU) in FY14 from 907.2 BU in FY13 mainly on account of capacity additions (nearly 38 GW) over the past 2 years. CRISIL Research expects electricity production to grow by 4-5% in FY15 due to capacity additions (around 11 GW) as well as a marginal increase in PLFs led by an improvement in coal supply. Mining: The sector has gathered pace in recent months; fall in output was lower at 0.8% in H2FY14 compared to 2% in H1FY14. Mining output is expected to pick up in the coming quarters due to the lifting of the regulatory ban on mining in Karnataka and Goa. Prior to the mining ban, these two states accounted for 4-5% of the country’s mining output. Mining ban in other major mining states with significant share in the country’s output – Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (about 13% each), Odisha (10%), and Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh (about 8% each) – is still awaiting resolution. Fast-tracking decisions in this sector will immensely benefit these states and improve the overall availability of mineral resources. Net exports: A 2.5% fall in imports and 8.4% growth in exports improved the net export position and contributed 54% to overall growth in FY14. Although the continued global recovery will support growth in exports, the net export position will be less favourable in FY15 as imports will pick up gradually in line with domestic growth Still lagging? Trade, hotels, transport and communication: Accounting for nearly 27% of the economy, this sector is almost entirely driven by demand from the private sector and has been facing the wrath of declining consumption and investment demand as well as the spillover effects of sulking industrial growth. In FY14, the segment grew by 3% compared to 5.1% in FY13 however growth saw some revival in the second half of FY14. Manufacturing: The sector, which is 16% of the economy, continued to suffer as output fell 0.7% in FY14 as the impact of weak domestic demand outweighed the benefit from rising exports. Private consumption growth was higher in the H2FY14 possibly reflecting better farm incomes, but growth for the full year was low at 4.8%. High inflation and weak income prospects dented consumer sentiments. Investment growth fell by 0.4% in H2FY14 and for the full year remained flat. Investment rate therefore fell to 32.3% in FY14 from 33.9% in FY13. An improvement in investment efficiency is critical to encourage fresh investments and drive growth.
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By Deepak Sahijwala
larity, certainty and timely implementation of policies is what industry desires and when translated into action, a sound basis will be set for investments to flow in. In our Economic Agenda, the need for the Prime Minister to effectively communicate economic priorities has been spelt out," says an optimistic FICCI President, Sidharth Birla, adding “ Distribution of work to Ministers in generating detailed plans sends strong positive signals about the intention of the Cabinet to function as a cohesive group. This will ensure a conducive economic climate. Building trust and confidence in bureaucracy will improve governance, speed up decision making and restore credibility in our institutional mechanisms.”. And that mood seems to have set in across India Inc, its industry associations and rating agencies alike, all of who believe that the worst is behind us. And most believe that GDP growth in FY15 will be better than FY 14, perhaps even if the monsoons are disappointing. There is “a wave of optimism in the economy after the 10 point plan charted out by the new PM which focuses most visibly on investments in infrastructure, time bound action and improved co-ordination between the Centre and State Governments to ensure smooth implementation of new Government policies. Such a method of governance is likely to foster growth in FY15,” says Care Ratings in a report on its outlook for FY15.
As of now it's forecast for GDP growth in FY15 remains between 5.2 - 5.5%. India’s GDP growth for FY14 came in at 4.7%. Nevertheless, it says “that the recovery will remain gradual in nature and a significant turnaround will be witnessed late in the fiscal”. However, Crisil Research believes that in FY15, under the assumption of normal monsoon, “we expect GDP Continued on pg 14 »
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014
Official Rhetoric Encouraging, But Economy Needs Push Continued from pg 13 «
growth to rise to 6%”. This, it says “will be led by higher industrial growth driven by infrastructure projects, many of which were cleared last year. But if monsoons fail – the Indian Meteorological Department has assigned 60% chance of El Nino phenomenon occurring this year GDP growth could be lower, at 5.2%.” Still better than the GDP growth for FY14 which came in at 4.7%. Crisil feels that “the government’s top priority now should be to revive the economy by improving the business climate (through a swift resolution of issues bedeviling iron ore and coal mining, among others) and fasttracking the project pipeline through greater clarity on land acquisition and speedier environmental clearances. To improve and fulfill India’s long-term growth potential, it is equally imperative for the government to exercise fiscal discipline, lower inflation, improve bank asset quality and revive manufacturing. Some of these steps can revive sentiments in the short term, but will sig-
nificantly impact growth in the medium term.” Building on the broader optimism that the new government will initiate reforms after two successive years of sub 5% growth, DBS Bank, India says “PM Modi outlined ten priorities for his team. These revolve around building confidence in the bureaucracy, minimal government interference and introducing infrastructure and investment reforms. While these are still broad strokes, there is an emphasis on improving governance alongside structural recovery”. After consultation with the ministry’s officials, cabinet members need to set the first 100-days’ agenda, which will be up for discussion at July’s parliament session. The first parliamentary session is scheduled for 4-11 June. According to DBS “Yet so far, the official rhetoric has been encouraging, with the Finance Minister reportedly reviewing cause(s) of weak revenue collections last year and seeking a thorough review of the nationwide GST initiative. As the fiscal numbers are combed through, it might
become evident that meeting the interim fiscal target will be an uphill task. Nonetheless, it will be important to establish a medium-term road map for fiscal consolidation and plan of action to meet the nominal targets”. On the investment policy, DBS Bank believes that “a liberal foreign investment framework is reportedly in the works, which might see the Finance Ministry permit at least 49% FDI in most sectors, except the strategic industries, according to the press. Bulk of these approvals might be brought under the automatic route, to ensure that the domestic companies have a controlling stake in the business interests. This cap is expected to be a single-limit, including all types of investors – non-residents, FII, FDI etc. Provided the government is able to ensure clarity, regulatory ease and institutional support to the foreign investors, there is likely to be ample interest.” Incidentally, despite the domestic slowdown and policy paralysis last year, FDI continued to trickle in and remained relatively stable at circa 1.5% of GDP in FY13/14.
German Consul General Michael Siebert Confers Order Of Merit On Deepak Parekh
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minent banker Deepak Parekh has been conferred on prestigious Cross of the Order of Merit by Germany for his contribution towards Indo-German relations. In a ceremony held in Mumbai on Monday May 26, Consul General of Germany, Michael Siebert, bestowed the 'Bundesverdienstkreuz', Germany's Cross of the Order of Merit, on Parekh. "Deepak Parekh, one of the most respected personalities in the Indian finance sector for his outstanding entrepreneurial success and his integrity, has played a pioneering role in fostering Indo-German economic co-operation,"
said Consul General Michael Siebert. Through this order, Germany acknowledges the personal commitment and the outstanding contribution of the awardee to Indo-German relations over many years. Parekh has always been a most reliable point of contact for German business, giving advice, counselling and encouraging wherever required. He has successfully served on the board of various leading German and Indo-German corporations that have highly benefited from Parekh's experiences and reputation.
Powergrid FY14 Profit FIAT Launches “Hello Life” Campaign Rises 6% at Rs 4497 Crore
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By A Business Reporter
ower Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a ‘Navratna’ Company and the ‘Central Transmission Utility (CTU)’ of the country, has posted a net profit of Rs. 1,176 crore for the fourth quarter of FY 2013-14. PowerGrid had registered a net profit of Rs. 4,497 crore over a turnover of Rs. 15721 crore in the FY 2013-14, registering a growth of about 18% in Turnover and 6% in Net Profit compared to FY 2012-13. "We have seen substantial increase in income from our consultancy services with sound growth in transmission income," said R N Nayak, Chairman and Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation. The company, which has a total debt of around Rs 80,000 crore by the end of FY14, said that it would invest around Rs 22,450 crore in the current financial year. "We will raise around Rs 11,000 to Rs 12,000 crore of debt, out of which majority will be raised in domestic market, he added. The State-run electricity transmission firm has proposed a final dividend of 13.1% in addition to interim dividend of 12.7% paid for the financial year 2013-14. At present, PowerGrid is operating about 107,500 ckt. kms. of transmission lines along with 185 Sub-stations with transformation capacity of more than 206,000 MVA. With the use of state-of-the-art preventive mainte-
nance techniques, average availability of transmission system during the year 2013-14 was maintained at 99.92%. The Company capitalized assets about Rs.15,904 crore upto March 2014 excluding 765 KV assets of about 1850 crore completed in March, 2014 to be capitalized in April, 2014. Inter-regional power transmission capacity of 6,300 MW was added during FY 14 enhancing the total Inter-regional transmission capacity of National Grid to about 38,550 MW. On the outlook, Nayak said the company is well placed to grow further in the current financial year given its sound financial profile and healthy order book.
iat India last week launched its brand new campaign called “Hello Life”. The campaign is designed to convey the feeling of happiness and positivity around the brand FIAT. “Hello Life” in inspired by the Italian way of life. “We have imbibed the philosophy of “Hello Life” in India that has catapulted us to success. We are not only committed to bring the best technology in automobile industry to India but also the bestin-class sales and service. Indian automobile market is one of the fastest growing in the world and this provides us with a lot of opportunities for growth. We are also committed to bring two new brands and twelve major product launches in the next five years. We have ramped up our dealer network and will focus on increasing it to 150 by end of 2014,” said Nagesh Basavanhalli, President and Managing Director, FIAT Chrysler India Operations. Pharrel William’s “Happy” serves as the most appropriate composition that depicts the mood of the campaign and is used as the background score for the television commercial. The campaign also comprises of advertisements in print, online and some very exciting BTL activities. The zestful life loving campaign is launched at a time when FIAT has strengthened its position as one of the fastest growing brands in India. From Q2 2013 through the end of
<<Models posing with FIAT 500 at the launch of FIAT’s “Hello Life” campaign 2013 calendar year, FIAT achieved 41% sales growth making FIAT the fastest growing brand in India despite an overall declining market. In a unique initiative for a brand campaign, FIAT will promote new talent in fashion, music and art, who stand for the concept of “Hello Life”. These youngsters will showcase their talent at FIAT Caffe, a lifestyle lounge located in Bengaluru, Pune and Delhi. Alisha D’lima, was first among the talented “Hello Life” ambassadors, who showcased her
designer line aliishadliima at the launch of the “Hello Life” campaign. FIAT has made remote parts of the country accessible to after sales service with a hub and spoke model where a major distributor in key cities supports neighbourhood centers. The FIAT team has been travelling across the country on a K2K Passion Tour (Kashmir to Kanyakumari) to promote this initiative. FIAT provides a customer relationship manager to every owner of a FIAT car under its Amico program.
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Sebi Probe Continues In HDFC MF Front-Running Case Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014
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By A Business Reporter
seven-year-old case of front running has come back to haunt HDFC Asset Management Company, which runs the country's top fund house HDFC MF, with regulator Sebi seeking explanation on alleged violations of various capital market regulations. A show-cause notice has been issued by Sebi to HDFC Asset Management Company and other entities for alleged violations of regulations and code of conduct governing mutual funds, brokerage firms and portfolio management, among others. In the notice, Sebi has asked these entities to explain why penal action should not be taken against them for failing to comply with the relevant regulations, sources said. When contacted, the fund house said it is in the process of resolving the issues with Sebi and the concerned dealer, whose alleged misconduct was at the core of the case, was no longer with the organisation. "This issue relates to the same alleged misconduct of the same dealer, Nilesh Kapadia who is no longer with the organisation since June 2010. We are in the process of resolving the issues with the regulator in accordance with SEBI rules," an HDFC AMC spokesperson told PTI. The matter relates to trades conducted in 2007 and Sebi had begun its probe after receiving two separate references from the BSE and NSE on suspected instances of frontrunning of the orders of HDFC Mutual Fund (MF). This practice increases the cost of acquisition of shares or reduces the realisation from the sale of shares for the concerned fund house or other market intermediary, thus adversely affecting the interest of common investors. In this case, the exchanges found
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23.47 10.07 11.09 10.5 11.04 10.05 8.26 14.29
*Note:- Returns calculated for less than 1 year are Absolute returns and returns calculated for more than 1 year are compounded annualized. NAV as on May 30, 2014 "certain coincidence" between trading pattern of three individuals -- Rajiv Ramniklal Sanghvi, Chandrakant P Mehta and Dipti Paras Mehta -with that of HDFC AMC. On further probe, Sebi found that trade orders of HDFC AMC were getting executed through a common dealing desk within the AMC and Nilesh Kapadia, then Assistant Vice President (Equities), was its equities dealer since June 2000. The investigation also revealed that Kapadia was tipping off and advising Rajiv Sanghvi (also his college mate) to trade ahead of the orders of HDFC AMC and had helped him make substantial gains in the process. As per Sebi's interim order of June 2010, the three individuals made substantial intra day profits by front running the orders of HDFC AMC in a total of 38 instances between April to July 2007. Later, HDFC AMC informed Sebi about more instances of suspected front-running, including about another individual having "front run HDFC trades on 62 transactions", while as many as 109 instances were observed where Kapadia could have passed information or instruction to front-run HDFC trades.
MUTUAL FUND UPDATE
Quantum Multi Asset Fund announces change in exit load Quantum MF has changed the exit load of Quantum Multi Asset Fund, with effect from June 2. Accordingly, the exit load will be 1.00% if redeemed or switched out on or before 90 days from the date of allotment of units. The exit load will be nil if redeemed or switched out after 90 days from the date of allotment of units. Tata Balanced Fund announces dividend Tata MF has announced dividend under the monthly dividend option under Plan A and Direct plan of Tata Balanced Fund. The record date for declaration of dividend is June 04, 2014 The amount of dividend will be Rs 0.30 per unit under each plan on the face value of Rs 10 per unit.
Principal Growth Fund announces change in exit load Principal MF has changed the exit load of
Principal Growth Fund with effect from May 26. Accordingly, the exit load will be 1.00% if redeemed within 365 days from the date of allotment of units and nil if redeemed after that.
HSBC MF announces change in fundamental attributes HSBC MF has changed the fundamental attributes of HSBC Unique Opportunities Fund with effect from July 18. Accordingly, the name of the scheme will be changed to HSBC Dividend Yield Equity Fund. The proposed investment objective of the scheme will be to generate dividend yield and capital appreciation by investing in equities and equity-related securities of domestic Indian companies. The scheme will invest 65%-100% of assets in dividend yield focused equity and equity-related instruments, up to 35% of assets in other equity or equity-related instruments with highrisk profile and up to 10% of assets in debt and money market instruments with low- to medium-risk profile. Birla Sun Life MF announces dividend under two schemes Birla Sun Life MF has announced dividend under Birla Sun Life Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme - Series 1 and Birla Sun Life Enhanced Arbitrage Fund. The record date for declaration of dividend is June 02, 2014. The amount of dividend on the face value of Rs 10 per unit will be: Birla Sun Life Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme - Series 1 - Regular Plan - Dividend Option & Direct Plan - Dividend Option: Rs 1.40 per unit Birla Sun Life Enhanced Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan Dividend Option & Direct Plan - Dividend Option: Rs 0.10 per unit.
Trading Range For Spot USD/INR Pair Is Between 58.50 - 59.50 PRAMIT BRAHMBHATT is CEO of Veracity Group
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fter appreciating for four weeks, last week the Rupee depreciated on month end dollar demand mainly from oil importers. Also the local equities traded weak due to profit booking, which further dented the Rupee movement. FIIs were net sellers for 4 days in a row in last week. Taking cues from this Nifty
posted its biggest daily fall in nearly four months last Thursday. The Sensex too posted its biggest decline since February 3 which has forced indices to post its first weekly loss in four weeks. The investors are now eagerly waiting for Reserve Bank of India's policy review this week which will frame the road ahead. The trading range for the Spot USD/INR pair is expected to be within 58.50 to 59.50. It is recommended to be cautious and Sell USD/INR (Futures) on rise with appropriate stop loss as overall the Rupee is expected to appreciate. Pivot Point for the Pair is at 58.98 and below are the Support and Resistance levels. The dollar index, which measures the U.S. Spot
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currency's value against a basket of six major currencies traded strong last week which depreciated Rupee by over one and half per cent during the week. The Dollar index traded strong for four consecutive weeks and also posted its second monthly gain in three as
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euro traded weak against dollar to post its second monthly fall in three months. Better than expected U.S data has raised the confidence of investors that the U.S economy is be back on track after a poor performance in first quarter. To end the week, the dollar index closed at $ 80.39 which is at a three month high on closing basis. Last week gold broke all the supports and dropped almost four percent to trade near its 3 month low. Till last week gold was trading range bound around $ 1300 taking cues from tensions in Ukraine which supported the gold’s status as safe haven. But stability in Ukraine came after last weekend’s crucial election results, shortened demand for the yellow metal. Also the strong U.S. economic data forced investors to shift their focus from the yellow metal to the other alternatives. To end the week gold closed just below $ 1250.
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« BRAND GYAN JAGDEEP KAPOOR
is CMD of Samsika Marketing Consultancy
Monsoon Magic Rain bring Gains if marketed with Brains
Branded umbrellas like Highlands, Stag, are seen all across the country in a branded form protecting millions of consumers in rains. Cough and cold remedies have a major boost in sales during the monsoons making many pharmaceuticals and OTC companies increase their production. Water proofing products as well as roofing products have their sales hitting the roof during the rainy season. Tea and coffee are definitely a preferred choice during the monsoons. India has a wonderful season, which is the monsoon magic season, wherein the rains bring gains if marketed with brains. Marketers try to understand their own market via varied analysis. They try to find out contribution of sales from various towns, regionality, as well as seasonality for the relevant product category. Just as summer is an extremely potential season for product categories like soft drinks and ice-creams and winter is an excellent season for sweaters and other warm clothes offerings, the rainy season, the monsoon provides an exciting opportunity to some marketing people. Certain product categories look up to the rains for their gains. If we try to understand this slice of the year as a segment to be marketed to, we must also first understand what segmentation means. A market segment consists of buyers who seek (occasionally or often) the same offering. The concept of a market as a set and a segment as a subset is the basis on which the process of segmentation is carried out. But relationship of a segment to a market is also one of means to goals and this has two implications. First, since means for accomplishing goals can be varied, different segments of a market may demand radically different offerings, with buyers in one segment not regarding what is being offered in another segment as being an adequate substitute. For example, an umbrella for a rain- coat. Secondly, since people choose within the context of what is available, they are not satisfied with what they buy. A possibility always remains of designing an offering better suited to the segment. If we continue the example of umbrellas for raincoats, one sees a drastic change in the form and styling of umbrellas. Earlier, all umbrellas were black, but today you get branded, colourful and easily portable folding ones. Similarly, in the case of raincoats, the shapes and designs and colours now cater to modern, contemporary tastes. Marketers start planning their ‘Rain Campaign’, quite early. Since the clear benefit provided to the consumers is one of protection from rain, shoes also fall in the same category. The other area of activity during the rains involves sales promotion. A branded umbrella free, along with every purchase of some consumer durables, also uses the rains effectively to their advantages. Thus, we see that whether through the route of relieving pains or exciting campaigns there exist gains during the rains, for some marketing companies. In the rural marketing area, the monsoons are a boom not only for the farmers but also for the agri input companies as well as consumer product companies since the purchasing power of the rural customer goes up substantially. India is no doubt a country which worships the rain Gods which bring about growth and prosperity to the entire Indian economy. Marketers must use the opportunity of rains to build their brands and increase sales market share and profits. Smart, strategic brand marketing can definitely bring about a shower of prosperity.
Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved. Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com
BE CAUTIOUSLY AGGRESSIVE AND PICK QUALITY STOCKS
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« SPOTLIGHT
A little background about your company and yourself? IDBI Mutual Fund started its operations in the beginning of 2010 and by May 2010, it launched its first product; the Nifty Index Fund, a passively managed equity fund. The Fund has now a variety of debt of products like, FMP, Liquid, Ultra Short Term Fund, besides a Gold Fund and equity funds both actively and passively managed . The fund is managing close to Rs. 8000 crores of AUM. I joined the company during its initial formation days and am managing the equity and gold funds of the company.
At what point had you given a thought to making a career in the stock / financial markets? I was fascinated by stock market right from 1985 and during 1988, I yearned for a career in financial markets. I have been in the market from the year 1990. How do you pick your investments? Do you use technical analysis, or do you employ fundamental data? I rely mostly on fundamental data, that includes data about the company, sector, the data on the economy etc. to arrive at investment decisions.
« MARKET WIZARD V BALASUBRAMANIAN
How would you describe your methodology? I am cautiously aggressive, want to protect investor’s interest and generate long term money. What appeals to you about Investing? The short side or the long side? I prefer the long side in investing. What differentiates you
from other traders/Investors? We are not traders. We are investors for the long term. We
V Balasubramanian, Head Equity & Fund Manager, Equity & Gold at IDBI Asset Management has spent 31 years of which 13 years have been in the Mutual Fund Industry and 8 years in the Treasury department of a nationalized bank, picking investments that have outperformed the markets on most occasions. In conversation with Dominic Rebello he reveals that 'fundamentals are prime and feels we could see a major bull run in the next five years'.
invest money of unit holders to generate long term returns. Short term movements in the market do not sway us. What gives you that edge? We invest after a thorough analysis of the company. We do have a dedicated research desk which tracks the economy, individual sectors and the company. Investments are made after a thorough research about the company, sector and the economy.
Is there any applicable lesson to trading/ investing? Always invest in high quality companies and avoid temptation to chase low quality companies. This will help you generate long term returns on a consistent basis. How much of what you do is gut feel? May be possible in some stray cases, but then it cannot determine all investment decisions. At best, it can support investment decisions based on the fundamental factors.
Do you try to anticipate or follow market trends? What are the basis? Yes, I do try to anticipate market trends. It helps you to plan your strategy or time your investment decisions. The global economic scenario and geo-political events that may affect markets or sector are keenly watched. The liquidity position in the market also plays a major role here. These only help to make timely investment decisions, but do not influence the overall view about the stock. When you put money on a trade and it goes against you, how do you decide when you're wrong? What do you do next? If the investment decisions are based on fundamental principles, short term movements do not bother me. If
the investment decision is wrong or some thing happens and the trade goes against me, and it is long term in nature, I will not hesitate to book a loss.
Any positions you ever lost sleep over? I avoid taking positions like that. Investment decisions like these are akin to a toss of coin and I do not put investors’ money at risk by these type of trades.
What would make you wary about an investment? After an investment decision is made, we track the investment on a daily basis. If the returns become negative after investment, I will be worried till I find out the reason for the trade going against me. Once that is found out, then your job is done. Further action can be initiated based on the finding.
Do you have a scenario about how the current bull market will end ? Where do you see the Indian markets five years down the road ? It is very difficult to guess a number but then with interest rates peaking out, GDP bottoming out, a Government with absolute majority for the next five years, we have all the reasons to view the market on a positive note. Looks like we are in for a major bull run in the next five years. What makes an investor successful? Invest in quality stocks and be patient. Avoid direct investing, if you do not understand the company or have no time or resources to track the market on a daily basis then the Mutual Fund investment is the best route.
Any final words? Equity investments never lets down a long term player. Stick to quality stocks or a mutual fund portfolio with quality stocks and do not bother about day today movements.
Foreign Policy Needs Direction And Proactive Re-organisation RAKESH SINGH is Distinguished Visiting Professor, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India
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« WORLD VIEW
ith the new government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s foreign policy is on the move. His foreign policy seems transformative from the beginning. Last week in his swearing in ceremony, he invited the prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and other heads of the SAARC nations, signaling a sea change in India’s foreign policy. During The UPA government rule of the last ten years, India has lost its elan in dealing with other countries. Modi
will have to do much to march the country out of this rut. The warmth with which Japan has promised to support the new government in Delhi and the Chinese premiere's congratulatory telephone call makes a warm beginning. In order to make foreign policy more transformative and help India benefit from the changing global world order, this Modi government's task can be divided into three parts; The immediate priority as has been demonstrated should be build a cordial and healthy relationship with smaller neighbours like Sri lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. India must engage with Pakistan and understand the limitation of state vis-a-vis non state actors and actively contribute towards more democracy in Pakistan. The trade pact between the two countries under SAARC will be an important link which can help more engagement between these two nation states and pave the way for communication and peace despite the J&K issue remaining as it is. A tieup with Afghanistan will help further trade and peace in the region. India should play an important role within the strategic framework of foreign policy. The current trade between these SAARC nations is around 5 billion rupees and has a potential of reaching around
70 billion. Our next priority should be to see that India positions itself and participates in the most prosperous region of the future i.e. Asia-Pacific. In the last decade, India along-with China was seen to be the rising stars of Asian economies. But in the last few years India has lost its sheen, with commentators across the globe almost writing off India as a future power. China has already strengthened both its economic and geopolitical hegemony over its Asian neighbours. It is the second largest economy in PPP terms and one of the fastest growing nation state despite deliberately slowing down to avoid any economic crisis because of overheating. With the new premiere Li at the helm of affairs, a nationalist agenda has started dictating China’s foreign policy. The region's China centric economic growth has seen an unprecedented inter Asia trade on the one hand and a growing conflict between China and almost all the nation states on the other. As Edward Luttack writes “China has greatly overplayed its role because of India passivity. In recent times China’s leaders have over interpreted the western financial crisis as a sign that they have become all powerful, and loudly demanded territory, reefs, shoals,
islands and three million sq. km of ocean waters from India, Japan and Vietnam, as well as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Sultanate of Brunei. In doing so they greatly exceeded the balance of power. India needs to forge ties with Japan to tilt this balance of power in its favour so that China's over exertion of its power can be controlled and India may gain due to closer ties with its new Asian neighbours. The US which is hoping to play a key role in Asian power geopolitics knows that India with its Japan-US collaboration can transform the balance of power under the dynamic leadership of Modi. Modi has already put his finger to start with on the right plug to tilt the balance of power in India’s favour. This leads to a natural opportunity for both India and China, as China can no longer take India for granted and push unnecessary claims. Li's discussion with Modi will acquire significant meaning and ChinaIndia trade will grow benefiting both the countries. India can develop more sensible policy vis a vis China by building on mutual economic interest, but not letting the tail wag the dog by allowing our economic interest ignore China’s over aggression. This balancing of power will help India acquire greater promi-
nence in the world geopolitics. Are these just over simplistic extrapolations? Well they may turn out to be one, if India does not restructure its foreign policies, institutions, people and strategy? Does India have a foreign policy? Geopolitics scholar Manjari Chatterjee Miller who writes on Foreign affairs criticizes our foreign policy sighting for three major reasons. First decisions regarding India’s foreign policies are individualistic and are left to foreign services officials who act without any strategic plan in place. Secondly India's foreign policy makers unlike in the western world are insulated from think tanks, who play an important role in terms of shaping foreign policies. Thirdly these civil servants do not believe in the idea of India as world power and believe it to be merely a western construct. Narendra Modi will have to man the foreign policy team by adopting lateral advisers from think tanks and render an idea of a powerful India with a strategy in place. Without these changes we will be merely baby talking foreign policy. The challenges are enormous, but so are the opportunities and India cannot afford to remain complacent.
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« PERSONAL FINANCE
RAJIV RAJ
is Director & Co-Founder, www.creditvidya.com
Five Valuable Financial Planning Lessons You Can Take From The IPL
T
hey say cricket is a religion in India, and ever since the twenty-twenty format made an entrance in the cricket scenario, cricket has never been the same. But watching IPL matches is not just savoring the game and getting entertained, if you play close attention, you will see that there are various money management lessons you can learn from IPL T20 too! If you cannot fathom how cricket is related to making money apart from the fact that cricket stars make tons of it, let us help you out in deciphering what you can learn about financial planning from the IPL format. Start early to accumulate wealth: In the T-20 format, the players are always in a pursuit to either garner the maximum runs or take the maximum number of wickets in the first few overs. This gives them an early psychological advantage in the game. Similarly, you must invest in a planned manner early in life, so that you can accumulate wealth over the years.
Preparing for the unexpected: T-20 is a game where players must be prepared all the time for unexpected situations that can either spring positive or negative surprises for them. Similarly, when it comes to your financial planning, you must be prepared for unexpected situations that are beyond your control. For instance a thing such as a macroeconomic crisis is something that you will be able to do nothing about. Therefore, you must keep yourself prepared for such situations by diversifying your portfolio across all asset classes depending on your risk tolerance.
Consider the strategic time out: In the T-20 format, a strategic break has been incorporated midway into the game. In this break, the team can put their heads together and decide what is working or not working for them. Taking inspiration from this, you must take time off to review your portfolio at regular intervals and see if your investments are working towards achieving your financial goals. Seek advice of a coach: On an IPL team, there is a whole host of inexperienced actors who may be good but are not familiar with what needs to be managed to accomplish success on the field while facing players of professional gauge. This is true of life as well as finances. You may an innate sense of investing, but may not have adequate knowledge of all investment avenues. It is therefore best to seek advice of a financial planner who will make your money work for you. Cultivate and maintain a winning attitude: For any player who is a part of IPL a winning attitude is a must. Only when each player of the team believes that only if he does his best will the team win the match. This is true of your financial goals too. You must have the confidence to invest in a regular and discerning manner and believe that your investments will accumulate wealth for you. So, you can see even a game of cricket in an entertaining format can teach you a thing or two about better money management. As you enjoy the ongoing season of the IPL, make certain you keep these simple lessons in mind as well!
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346 525
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182
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1315
1255
DABUR
187
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193
202
176
167
DIVISLAB
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1267
1303
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DRREDDY
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210
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GAIL
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382
383 186 52
208 138 387
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411
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368 354
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156 46
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128 307
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3161
3291
3422
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HCLTECH
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HAVELLS HDFC
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HEROMOTOCO HEXAWARE HINDALCO
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3004 78
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797
2289
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1024
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IBREALEST
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655 98
1527 104
146 149
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1140
1068
MARUTI
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2309
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2186
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LUPIN
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M&MFIN
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COALINDIA
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JSWSTEEL
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PP
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JPPOWER
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597
CIPLA
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332
JPASSOCIAT
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7020
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OFSS
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ORIENTBANK
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RANBAXY
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RECLTD
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353
1072
1083
95
96
ONGC
381
PETRONET
155
PNB
950
PTC
86
POWERGRID RCOM
137
RELCAPITAL
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RELIANCE RELINFRA
692
RPOWER SAIL
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SBIN
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420 159
328
1119
902
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130
283
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1016
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718 98
SUNTV
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SYNDIBANK
139
141
TATACHEM
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311
TATAGLOBAL
150
152
TATAMTRDVR
258
260
TATASTEEL
475
473
TATACOMM
349
TATAMOTORS
418
TATAPOWER
105
TCS
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TECHM TITAN
UCOBANK
ULTRACEMCO UNIONBANK UNITECH
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884
419
425
409
404
328
345
294
284 149
289 157
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160
267 485
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114
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254 462
335
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2192
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493
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450
2096
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2121
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306
277
373
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788 219
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386
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643
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363
315
512
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2469
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YESBANK
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2876
UPL
VOLTAS
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1925
312
UBL
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341
2146
80
306
951
414
114
377
148
929
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830
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426
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481
2740
SSLT
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« TOP VIEW There is a growing need for banks to strengthen their internal credit appraisal system that is on their credit assessment and risk management mechanisms. Notwithstanding the economic weakness, NPAs of banks have registered increase since 2011-12, which is a cause of concern for us. —Reserve Bank Deputy Governor R Gandhi
« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
CENTRUM CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON HERO MOTOCORP CMP: Rs. 2350
Avoid Buying At Current Levels NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (June 2, 2014) By Dominic Rebello
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:
The Nifty fell marginally on Friday (May 30, 2014) a net 5.70 points (0.08%) and closed at the 7229 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 7254 points level. It then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 7118 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then rose sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 7272 points level at 9.26 a.m. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement to close the day on a flat note. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 154 points. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 27 were losers, while 23 stocks closed in the green. Substantial buying was witnessed in healthcare, realty and FMCG stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in consumer durables and banking stocks. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 5.82%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.
Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was neutral. Amongst all the traded stocks, 775 were gainers, 802 were losers and 30 remained unchanged.
Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues). RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).
MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero but is declining (negative if it continues). It has crossed below its 9day Average (negative and a sell signal).
Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a neutral market but with a negative bias.
Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 7043 points level. The next support is at the 6846 points level.
Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 7384 points level. The next resistance is at the 7497 points level.
Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 7207 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 7141. Support (2) = 7053. Resistance (1) = 7295. Resistance (2) = 7361. OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a doji pattern. This indicates indecisiveness amongst investors. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market. However, the index has dropped below its 15 days moving average. The index is now below its 5 and 15 days moving average and is declining. Moreover, the velocity parameters, which were neutrally trended, have now turned negative. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at current levels.
Work with strict stop losses on all positions
ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line but both lines are converging (negative if it continues). The ADX is falling while the Market Index is flat. No signal here. MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 7294) Negative. Has dropped below its 15-day average (at 7231) Negative. Is above its 25-day average (at 7028) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 6255) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.
Disclaimer: Investment recommendations made in ‘ADC’ are for information purposes only and derived from sources that are deemed to be reliable but their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. ‘ADC’ or the analyst/writer does not accept any liability for the use of this column for the buying or selling of securities. Readers of this newspaper who buy or sell securities based on the information in this newspaper are solely responsible for their actions. ‘ADC’ and/or its affiliates and/or employees and/or the author, his company or his acquaintances may have interests/ positions, financial or otherwise in the securities mentioned in this newspaper.
Target Rs. 2850
We retain Buy with a TP of Rs2,850. While the company continues to hold strong franchise in the rural market, we believe that improved consumer sentiments on the urban side should help it register better than expected growth. Also, unlike Bajaj Auto, it has a strong presence in the scooter segment and continues to hold on to its market share in this fast growing segment. Dealer interaction reveals that brand franchise of Splendor and Passion models was still strong and Maestro in the scooter segment was doing well. Further, HMCL indicated that its ongoing margin transformation program can improve margins by 250-300bps by FY17-18E. Though this may seem a tall claim, it at least gives us confidence on the sustainability of current margins. Results above expectations: HMCL’s results were largely in line on the revenue front and above estimates on EBITDA and PAT fronts. Contrary to our expectation, the management indicated that there was no impact on account of dealer compensation due to excise cut. As a result, EBITDA margins for the quarter stood at 13.7% compared to our est. of 12.8%. Better than expected operating performance, marginally lower tax rate and higher other income led to 17% beat at PAT level which stood at Rs5.5bn during the quarter. The company indicated that it raised prices by Rs300/vehicle effective March 2014. HMCL’s cost saving plans playing out: In 2QFY14, HMCL had announced that it was looking at annualized savings of Rs15bn by FY17-18E. The plan seems to be on track with the company achieving savings of Rs600mn in 4QFY14. Further, it indicated that for April’14, it achieved savings of Rs250mn through its cost saving program. Cost saving initiatives covered logistics, raw material consolidation and e-bidding. Management is targeting to improve margins by 250-300bps by FY17-FY18E. Though this seems a tall claim, it at least gives us confidence on the sustainability of current margins. Valuation & Risks: We continue to like HMCL given reasonable valuations (P/E of 13.2x FY16E), ability to retain its market share and strong presence in the fast growing scooter segment and rural markets. We retain Buy with TP of Rs2,850 (based on 16x FY16E EPS). Key downside risks are 1) Failure of new indigenous products launched by HMCL and 2) Higher than expected success of Discover models of Bajaj Auto.
RELIGARE CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON POWER FIN CORP
CMP: Rs. 300 Target Rs. 350 PFC’s Q4FY14 PAT at Rs 14.1bn was marginally lower than expectations due to (a) higher provisions on standard assets and (b) higher opex on account of the APDRP scheme. While NII growth remained strong (+30% YoY) led by NIM expansion (+50bps YoY to 4.99%), PAT growth moderated to 9% YoY on higher overheads. Provisions were higher owing to slippages in one account and higher provisions on standard assets. Valuations at 1.2x FY15BV appear reasonable. Maintain BUY with a Jun’15 TP of Rs 350. Loan growth moderates: Loan growth at 18% YoY to Rs 1.9tn moderated from the 20% YoY growth seen in Q3FY14, 22% in Q2FY14 and 24% in Q1FY14. NIMs remain strong: NIMs were up 50bps YoY to 4.99% due to a 31bps YoY increase in yields and an 18bps QoQ dip in the cost of funds. With a likely decline in borrowing costs over the next few quarters, PFC’s NIMs will likely remain strong. NPLs rise marginally; standard asset provisions higher: GNPLs increased by Rs 700mn due to slippages in one account from an APbased thermal power plant (10% provisions on this exposure). PFC made excess provisions of Rs 1.17bn during the quarter towards standard assets due to a change in its provisioning policy. Valuations still reasonable: We trim our FY15-FY16 PAT estimates by 1% each to factor in the full-year numbers. Despite the recent run-up in the stock, valuations at 1.2x FY15BV are reasonable as PFC remains a strong play on power sector reforms. Maintain BUY with a Jun’15 TP of Rs 350. Please send all business and corporate related mails to business@afternoondc.in
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Insurance And Investments Are Different Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MANOJ ASWANI
is VP at MyInsurance Club.com
« INSURANCE
I have an SBI Life Elite Platinum LTTP Plan of 5 years with a Monthly premium of Rs 12500/-. The Sum Assured is Rs 30 lakhs for 20 years. The fund opted is 100% Bond Fund and I have paid Rs 87500 till date. The Present Value of my fund is only Rs 82600 with a NAV of Rs 21 only. I need to evaluate whether to continue in this plan at all. Request your advice. I have no other investments. —Raghu Sawant, Panvel Before we evaluate the plan, let us confirm that ULIPs are long term plans and should never even be evaluated before 10-15 years, else you will hardly be able to get returns for your premiums paid since these plans are usu-
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ally front loaded with charges. Also, since the market is undervalued as well as bullish right now, it might make sense to shift your allocation to growth oriented funds with highest exposure to equity. This is true because the equity market is expected to rise and also since ULIPs are not short term plans, it makes a lot sense to have a high equity exposure since the returns will be averaged out due to the rupee cost averaging of Monthly SIPs that you are doing. Also, simply put, do not put all your eggs in one basket and start another investment, some in debt and some in equity depending upon your risk profile.
I am a NRI living in Tokyo. Can I buy an insurance policy online or is there any special procedure? And I want to opt for a policy which gives me high returns on maturity so I am confused, which one should I go for? —Pradeep Adhir, Andheri To answer your question briefly, yes, you can invest in the Indian Insurance industry. However, let me also tell you that please DO NOT confuse Insurance with Investment. Insurance should never be taken for Return on Investment. The very purpose of Insurance is very different and should only be considered likewise.
Policy Tenure
Premium Paying Term
10
Regular Pay
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Regular Pay
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Regular Pay, 10 Pay
16 to 30
Key Features This is a Regular and Limited Payment Traditional Endowment Plan There is discount for higher sum assured There is discount for female lives On survival till the end of the Policy Tenure, the Sum Assured + accrued Bonuses are paid to the policyholder However, if the Life Insured dies within the policy tenure: o The Sum Assured would be paid to the nominee as Immediate Death Benefit o The future premiums are waived and the
For SBI LIFE Smart/Saral shield policies, if Accidental Death Benefit Rider is not opted for, what all causes for death are covered under the policy? —Nasir Ahmed, Masjid Bunder Even if you have not opted for Accidental Death Benefit rider, and you die in an accident, the Basic Death Benefit will still be payable. However, if you have taken Accidental Death Benefit rider, your nominee will get ADDITIONAL Death Benefit if you die in an accident and Basic Sum Assured in a NonAccidental Death. Thus, if you do not have that rider, then irrespective of the type of death, your nominee will get ONLY Basic Sum Assured, accidental or non-accidental death benefit. Not only in SBI Smart/Saral Plan, but in all funds, this is true. I hope I have been able to clarify. (The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India. You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com)
A Traditional Insurance Plan With Bonus Facility There are 5 options for choosing Maturity Benefit
Beginning of the year (Starting end of policy term) (amount as % of Sum Assured)
1 Year before 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years Policy Maturity Benefit Plan Policy before Policy before Policy before Policy before Policy Total Maturity Maturity Maturity Maturity Maturity Maturity Marriage Funding Plan
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32%
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18%
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Post-Graduation Plan
Integrated 5 year degree plan
Dual Degree Plan
Regular Pay, 10 Pay, Policy Term less 5 Years
The Sum Assured would be paid to the nominee as Immediate Death Benefit The future premiums are waived and the policy continues The Sum Assured + accrued Bonuses till maturity would be paid to the nominee as per the initial schedule
you depends on the country you are residing in currently, your age and many other details. Hence we suggest that be open to the range of plans offered by them and then choose the one which best suits your requirement.
« PRODUCT REVIEW: EDELWEISS TOKIO LIFE EDU SAVE PLAN
By Manoj Aswani delweiss Tokio Life Edu Save Plan is a Participating Endowment Plan. Thus, it is a Traditional Insurance Plan with Bonus facility. In this plan, premium can be paid till the end of the Policy Tenure or for a Limited Payment as per the schedule: On survival till the end of the Policy Tenure, the Sum Assured + accrued Bonuses are paid to the policyholder. However, if the Life Insured dies within the policy tenure:
You can opt for any plan by just filling up an NRI or PIO form. However, there are some additional formalities for Term Plans, since the risk level is much higher. But the extent of the coverage would depend on the underwriter's discretion depending on your coverage requirement, their risk taking capacity, the country of your residence, the nature of your work, etc. etc. There is no set format for accepting such policies. Only a few companies have actually managed to streamline their processes for issuing insurance policies to NRIs. LIC, Kotak and ICICI Prudential are one of those. They will help you with documentations and other requirements for medical tests, etc. as well Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has a special NRI Centre. For details of NRI products from LIC refer to the below page http://www.licindia.in/nri_centre.htm Kotak Life Insurance has a separate section for the NRIs. Kotak Preferred Term Plan and Kotak Premium Return Plan are the 2 Term Plans offered to the NRIs by Kotak. You can refer to the following link: http://insurance.kotak.com/nri-centre.php And ICICI Prudential also has a special NRI Centre. For details of the same, refer to http://www.iciciprulife.com/public/Others/N RI-Corner.htm The choice of insurance plans available to
policy continues o The Sum Assured + accrued Bonuses till maturity would be paid to the nominee as per the initial schedule There are 7 additional riders available in this plan
Benefits you get Death Benefit – If the Life Insured dies within the policy tenure: The Sum Assured would be paid to the nominee as Immediate Death Benefit The future premiums are waived and the policy continues The Sum Assured + accrued Bonuses till maturity would be paid to the nominee as per the initial schedule Sum Assured on Death is higher of: 10 times of annualized premium Minimum guaranteed sum assured on maturity 105% of all the premiums paid till the date
of death Maturity Benefit – When the policy matures, the Maturity Sum Assured would be paid to the policyholder along with accrued Bonuses. Income Tax Benefit - Life Insurance premiums paid up to Rs. 1,00,000 are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80C and the Maturity proceeds are tax free under section 10(10)D subject to fulfilment of terms and conditions
What happens if? You stop paying the premium -If the premiums are not paid on time, the policy lapses and all benefits cease. However, if at least 3 years premiums have been paid in full, the policy gets converted to Paid Up Policy and continues with reduced benefits. Surrender Benefit: The higher of Guaranteed Surrender Value or Special Surrender Value is paid if the policy is
Eligibility conditions and other restrictions Min.
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Sum Assured (in Rs.)
225,000
No Limit
Premium Payment Term (in years)
Policy Term 10 yearsRegular Pay Policy Term 11 to 14 yearsRegular Pay Policy Term 15 yearsRegular Pay and Limited Pay of 10 years Policy Term 16 to 30 yearsRegular Pay and Limited Pay of 10 years and Policy Term less 5 years
Entry Age of Life Insured (in years)
18
45
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60
Premium (in Rs.)
6968
No Limit
Payment modes
Annual, Semi-Annual, Quarterly and Monthly
Policy Term (in years) 10
30
surrendered after payment of at least 3 years’ premiums and completion of 3 policy years. Guaranteed Surrender Value = percentage of total premiums paid till date. Loan: Loan facility is available in this plan upto 90% of the Surrender Benefit.
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first Chief Minister of the country's 29th state. The notification will clarify that the President's rule will continue in residuary Andhra Pradesh till Naidu takes oath as Chief Minister possibly on June 8, official sources said. President's rule was imposed in Andhra Pradesh on March 1 after N Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned as Chief Minister following Parliament's nod for bifurcation of the state to create separate Telangana. Rao's party Telangana Rashtra Samiti won 63 of the 119 assembly seats in Telangana in the recent K Chandrasekhar Rao
elections while Nadu's Telugu Desam Party, along with ally BJP, bagged 106 of the 175 assembly seats in Seemandhra. Sources said that before Rao is sworn-in as Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan, who was given the additional charge of the proposed state of Telangana, will himself have to take oath. Hectic work is on in the Union Home Ministry and in Andhra Pradesh government for smooth division of the state on June 2, the appointed day, official sources said
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EW DELHI: President's rule imposed in united Andhra Pradesh will be revoked partially today to facilitate swearing-in of a government in the newly-created Telangana headed by TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao. However, the central rule will continue in the residual Andhra Pradesh till TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu takes charge as Chief Minister a week later. A notification is expected to be issued tomorrow morning revoking President's rule in Telangana to facilitate Rao in taking charge as the
Two of the accused confess in Badaun gangrape-murder case B
ADAUN: Two of the men arrested for allegedly raping and murdering teenage sisters whose bodies were found hanging from a tree have confessed to the crime, Uttar Pradesh police today said and asserted it was in the process of collecting "concrete" evidence to nail the culprits in court. "Two of the accused, who have been arrested in connection with this incident, have confessed to their crime during interrogation," Superintendent of Police Atul Saxena told PTI, but refused to identify the men. He said that in such cases the accused usually resile from their statements in court so they will ensure that there is evidence which can stand judicial scrutiny. "In most of the cases the accused change their version before the court.... But instead of depending upon their confession we will support the case with concrete evidence," the SP said. Five accused – three brothers Pappu Yadav, Awadhesh Yadav and Urvesh Yadav and constables Chhatrapal Yadav and Sarvesh Yadav – have been arrested in the case that
Children during a protest against the rape of girls in Badaun and other places in Uttar Pradesh at GPO in Lucknow on Sunday. has sparked nationwide outrage. The two teenage sisters, who were cousins aged 14 and 15 years, were allegedly gangraped and murdered with their bodies found hanging from a mango tree in a village in
Ushait area here. The girls went missing on May 27 and their bodies were found on May 28 in the district. Badaun is 300 km from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow.
Narasimhan on Friday said the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh will be a smooth affair and all people, irrespective of their domicile, will be safe in Telangana. The Governor also met Home Minister Rajnath Singh here and had a detailed discussion with him about the ongoing process of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. He conveyed to him that all arrangements have been made for creation of Telangana on the appointed day -- June 2. "Bifurcation will be a smooth affair," Narasimhan told reporters on Friday.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by BJP President and Home Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting with party activists employed at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is also seen.
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EW DELHI: In just about four days of its launch, the official Facebook page of the Prime Minister's Office has attracted over 1.1 million 'likes'. The cover photo on the Facebook page of PMO India shows 63-yead-old Narendra Modi at work. He is an avid user of the social media. In the account, the PMO has posted several pictures including those of the prominent visitors greeting the new Prime Minister. Apart from the pictures, the Prime Minister's message on the occasion of 'World No Tobacco day' is in the page. It has got thousands of 'likes', besdies hundreds of comments and suggestions. While one of Facebook users in his comments in response to the PM's message requests that prices of tobacco products be increased by levying high taxes to reduce con-
sumption, another person suggests that consumption of tobacco products should be banned in public places. Scores of other comments by different users express a range of opinion. "The official Facebook page of the Prime Minister's Office has crossed a million likes in 4 days of being launched," the PMO said on Twitter. The PMO's twitter account also has nearly 1.4 million followers. Modi has been actively utilising the social media to connect with people and expects his ministerial colleagues to do the same. In a recent letter to other ministries, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the "Prime Minister expects all his ministerial collegues to use the social media platform extensively to disseminate new initiatives of the government."
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EW DELHI: Talking tough as he readies a revival strategy for the party in the national capital, Delhi Congress Chief Arvinder Singh Lovely today said senior leaders Kapil Sibal, Ajay Maken and Sandeep Dikshit as well as other MPs were themselves responsible for their humiliating defeat in the city and not the central leadership. Criticising those who are targeting Rahul Gandhi for Congress' electoral debacle, Lovely said those who enjoyed power are now trying to indulge in a blame game. He said as far as Delhi was concerned, he along with all the seven former MPs have to take responsibility for the party's "poor show" and promised to bring a "new-look" team with young blood to prepare Congress for assembly election. All seven sitting MPs of Congress including former Union Ministers Sibal, Maken and Krishna Tirath were handed a crushing defeat as all of them were relegated to third position in the Lok Sabha polls, making it the worst poll debacle for the party in the national capital. "If anybody is responsible for the debacle, then it is all the seven MPs and myself. Ajay Maken is a two-term MP. He has been a cabi-
net minister and a AICC general secretary. If he cannot manage (to win) his own seat, then how is the high command responsible. "Kapil Sibal was a cabinet Minister for 10 years. JP Agarwal has been the longest serving PCC president. Krishna Tirath is a two-term MP and was made Cabinet Minister." Hitting out at Sandeep Dikshit, Lovely said he was two-term MP and son of longest-serving Chief Minister in the history of Delhi. "How is Rahul Gandhi responsible for their defeat? If it's a failure then it is my failure and that of the seven candidates," Lovely told PTI in an interview.
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TV GUIDE
TODAY’S BEST VIEWING
New York City Detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunatly, it is not going to be a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber is holding everyone in the Nakatomi Plaza building hostage. With no way of anyone getting in or out, it's up to McClane to stop them all. All 12! Star Mov ies, 9 p.m.
SOAPS & SERIALS
SHOWDOWN OF THE UNBEATABLES
The very best American companies do battle with their prize products. Super strength bomb- proof glass faces off against the extremely powerful waterjet. A vacuum truck capable of pulling 360 cubic feet per minute tackles the 22,000 pound electro-liftmagnet. Fireproof fabric goes takes on a scorching hot, military cutting torch... who will win the Showdown Of The Unbeatables? NGC, 10 p.m.
AUR PYAAR HO GAYA
Avni talks to Raj and tells him that she does not love him. In all his anger, Raj meets with an accident and ends up putting his life in danger! Zee TV, 10.30 p.m.
PYAR KA DARD HAI MEETHA MEETHA PYARA PYARA
Vikram Dhanrajgir throws a party where Pankhuri gets to know the truth about Vikram and how he was torturing Aditya, Star Plu s, 10 p.m.
STEVE IRWIN’S WILDLIFE WARRIOR
STEVE IRWIN’S WILDLIFE WARRIORS on Animal Planet reveals the fabulous work of these dedicated Australians as they go around the Australia Zoo. Be it a tiger tooth extraction, or a koala that’s been hit by a car or tracking a crocodile in the wild, the Wildlife Warriors are taking Steve’s relentless fight for the preservation of wildlife to the next generation. Animal Planet, 9.30 p.m .
GET OUT ALIVE WITH BEAR GRYLLS
Series hosted by world-renowned survivalist. Bear leads this non-stop extreme survival journey that tests 10 teams of two beyond their wildest imaginations as they venture into the unforgiving and dramatic landscape of New Zealand’s South Island. Their mission is threefold: survive the wild, journey as a group and avoid elimination. In the end, only one duo will remain - the team that he believes has shown the most heart, courage, initiative and resolve in their quest to “get out alive” and claim a life-changing grand prize of $500,000. From dense forests and sheer mountain drop-offs, to freezing cold rivers and unforgiving
THE SPY NEXT DOOR
Showdown of The Unbeatables, NGC, 10 p.m.
glacier crevasses, the landscapes tackled will be harsh, remote and physically and emotionally draining. Discover y, 10 p.m.
TECH TOYS
TECH TOYS 360 explores the globe to bring its viewers VIP access to the most innovative technology of the 21st century. Explore the most up-to-date high-tech gadgetry, super distinct designs and revolutionary vehicles and meet the innovators behind these modern wonders. Discover y Science, 9 p.m.
EK HASINA THI
Sakshi gives an earful to Dev for having questioned Shaurya and the integrity of his own family by probing about the rape case. Dev promises his mother that he will not cross boundaries with Shaurya but is determined that he will eventually find the truth out. In order to stay closer to Durga and prove himself responsible to the world, Shaurya goes incognito and beats up Acharya, the chief architect of the cancer project. He then calls up vice chancellor Ganguly asking for a small favor. Shaurya again blackmails Rajnath and asks him to play along in the meeting with the Thakurs where the new chief architect is to be decided upon. Star Plus, 8 p.m.
MOVIES OF THE DAY
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids (who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau). When one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family. Pix , 9 p.m .
DHOOM
Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) is an honest police officer. He is on the trail of a gang of robbers headed by Kabir (John Abraham), an evil perfectionist with an attitude. Jai ropes in the services of Ali (Uday Chopra), a happy-go-lucky garage mechanic and a prodigious bike rider. Dhoom reinvents the classic cops and robbers tale and brings it into the 21st century. With fast bikes, big action, non-stop fun and a thrilling story that leaves you out of breath, Dhoom is a powerhouse of adventure and excitement waiting to explode. M ax, 9 p.m.
JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
Sent to the market by his uncle to sell their horse and buy thatch for their roof, Jack meets the beautiful Princess Isabelle whom he rescues her from ruffians. He returns home only with a handful of beans given to him by a monk who claimed they were sacred but that does little to impress his uncle who tosses them away. In the night the Princess arrives having run off to keep from marrying Roderick who is clearly only interested in becoming king. Soon the beans take root with a giant stalk carrying away the princess and Jack's house. He soon sets off on an adventure with the king's guards to rescue the princess only to find that a mythical land filled with giants really exists. H BO, 9 p.m.
BULLETT RAJA
Afternoon Despatch & Courier
Bullett Raja is the story of a common man, Raja Mishra, who transforms into a dreaded gangster of the Hindi heartland. A victim of the system and chained by it, Raja's life changes as he takes on those that rule and shakes the very foundations of the nexus of the police, the government, and the industrialists. As he rises and revolts against the system becoming an outlaw, Bullett sets ablaze the nexus and changes the landscape forever. The powers that be, fight back in a compelling struggle for power and money against the backdrop of personal ambitions, greed and revenge. Redefining love, friendship and loyalty, Bullet Raja creates a world, where a common man, tests his endurance and fortitude against the very system he once obediently followed and then declared a war on it! Star Gol d, 8 p.m .
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P.M. 2.00 Ek Hasina Thi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon.. 3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Ek Hasina Thi 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Ek Ghar Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Hasina Thi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai…. 10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00
House Once Upon A Time How I Met Your Mother Two And A Half Men Homeland House Koffee with Karan How I Met Your Mother Two And A Half Men Homeland House Once Upon A Time
ZEE CAFÉ
SONY TV
CID Crime Patrol Main Naa Bhoolungi Ekk Nayi Pehchaan Entertainmetn Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 11.00 Crime Patrol
ZEE TV
The Spy Next Door, Pix, 9 p.m.
MISS 420
The Central Bureau of Investigations Chief briefs his men that a group of terrorists are about to strike terror in India, and he points out the options they have for combating them. They go over the list of operatives they have, and decide to pick Agent Miss 420 for this job, which she accepts. Before she can even begin her investigations, she is killed in her car with an explosive device. A news-reporter, Arvind, comes across come damning evidence against a underworld gangster by the name of Diwan Kapoor alias DK. But before he could even tender this evidence to relevant authorities, he is abducted by DK's men, then imprisoned and tortured. Arvind's sister, Anamika and her boyfriend, Vicky, go to look for Arvind. CVO, 9 p.m.
EK SE BURE DO
Gangster Jagat Dada not only decides to forgive money owing to him by Toti and Tony but also agrees to pay them Rs.1 Lakh provided they steal a treasure map. They agree to do so, collect an advance of Rs.20,000/-, find the map, make a fake copy through Mammu, and present it to Jagat, while they decide to woo two wealthy heiresses, Payal and Gehna, and find the treasure on their own. The hapless duo will not only find their lives in jeopardy when they find that the paternal uncle of the two beauties is Vikramaditya - the lookalike of Jagat - and also face-off against a vengeful Jagat - who has taken over the latter's identity; a Daku; a gangster named Gullu. B4U, 9 p.m.
6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan and Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta 9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar
3.30 4.00 5.00 5.30
P.M. 12.00 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan: Amitabh B 3.00 Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge: Salman Khan 5.50 Nafrat Ki Jung: Gracy Singh
9.30 10.30 11.00
LIFE OK
6.00
6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00
Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Fu Bai Fu Jai Malhar Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Home Minister Jai Malhar Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta Fu Bai Fu Jai Malhar Juluni Yeti Reshmigathi
ANIMAL PLANET
P.M. 2.00 The Wild Life of Tim
9.00 Tech Toys 360 10.00 Deadliest Tech 11.00 Strangest Weather on Earth P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00
10.00 10.30 11.00
HISTORY
Food Tech Ancient Aliens Counting Cars Extreme Trains Pawn Stars Extreme Collectors Saving the Western Ghats Mission Sapne Russia on Four Wheels Pawn Stars Extreme Collectors Ancient Aliens
NAT GEOGRAPHIC
P.M. 2.00 Street Genius
STAR WORLD
P.M. 2.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 3.00 The Good Wife 4.00 American Funniest Home Videos 5.00 Just for Laughs 6.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 7.00 Pretty Little Liars 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two and a Half Men 9.00 The Good Wife 10.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 11.00 The Big Bang Theory P.M. 12.30 4.00 8.00 8.30 9.00
LISTING
P.M. 2.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 5.00 Jodha Akbar 5.30 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
DDI (Main Channel)
P.M 12.00 2.00 5.00 7.00 9.00 11.30 A.M. 7.00 10.00
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, Zee TV, 10 p.m.
8.00 Badal: Bobby Deol 10.55 Maa Tujhe Salaam: Arbaz Khan P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00
COLORS
Sasural Simar Ka Rangrasiya Aamna Saamna Khatron Ke Khiladi Rangrasiya Balika Vadhu Beintehaa Uttaran Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Beintehaa Rangrasiya Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Balika Vadhu
SAB TV
Taarak Mehta Ka FIR Pritam Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Taarak Mehta Ka Pritam Pyare Aur Who Baal Veer Taarak Mehta Ka Chidiya Ghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 F I R 11.00 Taarak Mehta Ka
ZEE MARATHI
P.M. 2.00 Jai Malhar 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi
How I Met Your Mother, Star World, 8 p.m.
Faulkner 2.30 Steve Irwin’s Wild Warrior 3.00 Battleground: Rhino Wars 4.00 Most Extreme 5.00 Great Animal Escapes 6.00 AP Safari 7.00 Predator’s Prey 7.30 The Web of Life 8.00 Wild Connections 9.00 The Wild Life of Tim Faulkner 9.30 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warrior 10.00 Most Extreme 11.00 Be The Creature
P.M. 12.40 3.10 4.00 4.50 5.40 6.30 7.20 8.10 9.00
10.00
11.30 P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.50 5.15 6.00
DISCOVERY
Discovery Project Earth Mixer Smash Lab I Have Seen The Earth Change On The Run Mighty Planes Hms Ark Royal Nerve Center Monty Don’s Italian Garden Get Out Alive with Bear Gyrlls On The Run
SCIENCE
Mega Moves How It’s Made Mythbusters Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made Prophets of Science Fiction 7.00 Mythbusters 8.00 How It’s Made
Aur Ka 11.00 SWAYAM SIDDHA: Oriya Movie. Siddhanta Mahapatra, Yukta, Sunil Kumar, Aparajita Mohanty, Anita Das, Pintu Nanda News in Hindi. News. Sports News Repoter’s Diary Samachar. The News. Samachar. Rajyon Se Samachar. Metro Scan Business Wrap
Customs Brain Games Secrets of Wild India Born to Ride Brain Games Do Or Die The Numbers Game Do Or Die Brain Games The Numbers Game Showdown of the Unbeatables 10.30 Inside IPL
STAR SPORTS1
P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00
6.30 7.00 8.00
10.00 10.30
Playlist Switch Hit Close Encounters Jai Ho Royal London One Day Series 14 h/ls 4th ODI Close Encounters BPL Goals of the Month Switch Hit Star Power Best of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis C’ship The Football Review Jai Ho
STAR SPORT4
P.M. 2.00 International Friendlies: Eng vs Peru 4.00 Best of the C’ships Wimbledon h/ls-2008 6.00 Premier League Review 7.00 Road to Brazil 7.30 National Icons 8.00 Rise as One: One Nation 8.30 Premier League H/ls: Legends 9.00 Wimbledon Official Film 2005 10.00 Road to Brazil 10.30 National Icons 11.00 US Open C’ship Official Film 2005
TEN CRICKET
DDII (Metro Channel)
P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05 6.30
2.30 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00
Swayamsiddha, DDI, 11 p.m.
7.00 7.30 8.00 8.15 8.30 10.00 10.30 11.05
Samachar News Samachar News in Hindi. News Night Charcha Main Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar
P.M. 1.00 NZ Tour of SA 12/13 1st ODI 3.00 Pak Tour of WI 13 h/l 5.00 Simply the Best 5.30 Cricket Classics: Pak vs Sri Lankal 6.30 SA Tour of SL 13 highlights 7.30 India tour of SA 13 highlights 9.00 Micromax Cup h/l 11.00 SA Tour of SA 13 highlights
STARMOVIES
Prometheus The Mummy Returns Night at the Museum Six Days Seven Nights Die Hard The Master
Basic Instinct Six Days Seven Nights
HBO
P.M. 12.05 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2.15 I Am Number Four 4.15 Dark Shadows 6.25 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 9.00 Jack The Giant Slayer 11.15 Parker A.M. 7.45 Dark Shadows 9.45 The Twilight Saga: New Moon P.M 12.10 2.15 4.30 6.00 7.45 10.00
DOORDARSHAN
P.M. 2.00 Treat Ice Cream Swad Yatra 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Apradh 3.30 Daivacha Ha Khel Nirla 4.00 Bheti Lagi Jiva 4.30 Sansar Maza Wegala 5.00 News in Marathi 5.05 Sanyasi 5.30 Krishi Darshan 6.00 Amchi Mati Amchi Mansa 6.30 News in Marathi 7.15 Hockey World Cup 2014 England vs India 9.05 Saraswatichandra 9.30 Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum 10.00 Main Khayal Hoon Kisi
MOVIE CHANNELS
ZEE STUDIO
The Lazarus Project Dungeons and Dragons Santa’s Apprentice The Haunted Mansion Goal II: Living The Dream SAW VII
PIX
4.30 Doghat Tisara Ata Sagla Visra: Makrand Anaspure 7.00 Nishani Daava Angatha: Ashok Saraf 9.30 Balache Baap Brahmachari: Laxmikant Berde
CARTOON NETWORK
P.M. 2.00 3.00 5.30 7.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00
Tom and Jerry Show Matt Hatter Chronicles Oggy and the Cockroaches Bhootraja Aur Ronnie 2 Ben 10 Alien Force Johnny Test Courage the Cowardly Dog
Ben 10 Tom and Jerry Kids Show Roll No 21 Henry Special Peter Pattaar
POGO
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Sumeet Raghavan’s alien act
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Sumeet Raghavan is a popular television, stage and film actor known for his roles in popular sitcoms like ‘Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai,’ ‘Jai Hind – the first online TV show,’ etc. Now he will be seen launching the country’s first ever alien comedy television series – 'Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hain' on Sab TV starting on June 9, every Monday to Friday at 9.30 pm. The ADC got a chance to catch up with this busy actor. Here's what he said in our rendevous. By Sandeep Hattangadi
What is 'Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hain' all about? It is an innovative alien comedy TV series. The plot will revolve around an alien family coming to earth in search of their lost son. Equipped with superpowers, they assume human form to blend in with our civilisation. Something like Spielberg's classic E.T. or Rakesh Roshan’s Jadoo in ‘Koi Mil Gaya’.
Elaborate a little on that for us... 'Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hain' is a complete out-of-the-world comedy TV series. The central theme focuses on a family of aliens coming to earth, this leads to them trying to adapt to human surroundings and culture. This is the first time that Indian audiences will get to watch an alien comedy show and we are sure they will love the experience. And what is your role in the alien invasion? I play the father of the alien son who gets lost on Earth who comes down to Earth to search for him along with my wife, another son and younger brother. We have special powers like I can run faster than mortals, my son has X-ray eyes which can see
‘Fiction on TV is repetitive’ T
elevision actress Kritika Kamra has taken a break from fiction shows to try her luck in the celebrity dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'. The 25-year-old 'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge' star feels the storyline of fiction shows on the small screen is similar to what she did a few years ago. “I was away from the small screen for a long time after 'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge'. I returned as a host for 'MTV Webbed' because I wanted to do something different after doing fiction for almost six years on TV,” Kritika said. “I did those shows because I wanted to do that kind of work at that time in my career. Now many characters and serials are similar to what I have done in the past. So, I kept away from fiction.” The actress said opting for a reality show like 'Jhalak...' was a conscious decision to break the mould and explore a different side. “The show is all about you and how much effort you put in to survive on the show. You have to be as good as your choreographer. This is kind of an experiment for me. I am exploring myself and want to know where I
stand,” she said. Asked if she is comfortable being a part of reality shows like 'Bigg Boss', Kritika said she would like to keep her life private. “I prefer talent hunt shows. I am not open to a show like 'Bigg Boss' as I am a private person and can't let my life go public like this. I have nothing against the show and I have immense respect for the people who participate in it.” For 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa', Kritika is learning dance from scratch because she is not a professional dancer. Her first performance on the show would be a 3D freestyle dance with her choreographer.
through anything, my younger brother can read the thoughts of other people. Our bodies have to acclimate to the earth's conditions and we have to interact with earthlings. This is a tough task for us as we are more than 5,000 years ahead in technology and we don’t have feelings like humans which creates funny and humorous situations. What was shooting like? Tanaaz and Bhaktiyar Irani are co-stars and close friends as are producer J.D. Majethia and writer–director Aatish Kapadia. So we had a blast shooting for the show. You are a star in Marathi plays. But rarely seen on Marathi television. Why is that? Marathi television doesn’t pay as much as Hindi shows and that is the only reason I don’t do Marathi television. However, my Marathi play ‘Lekure Udand Jhali’ is running successfully. This is one alien you would love to have around you!
Innovative 'Tech Toys 360'
Discovery Science, presents the most progressive and inspiring innovations across the globe in its all new season of 'Tech Toys 360'. The show will premiere on June 2 and will air daily at 9 pm. 'Tech Toys 360' will offer viewers VIP access to the most innovative technologies of the 21st century. The cutting edge series will explore the high-tech gadgets, distinct designs and revolutionary vehicles. Rahul Johri, Executive VP and General Manager South Asia and Head of Revenue, Pan-Regional Ad Sales and Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, “Discovery Science is the viewers' preferred destination to explore latest innovations and gadgets.”
Dual wedding celebrations
TV actress Mrunal Thakur, who plays Bulbul in Zee TV’s 'Kumkum Bhagya', is busy with two wedding preparations in real and reel life. Her sister Lochan who resides in Nashik will get married soon and she often visits her to help in the wedding preparations. On the other hand, her show also has a similar wedding track. Says the actress, "In the show, my sister Pragya (Sriti Jha) is getting married and we are seen preparing for it. I am actually running around doing things on the shoot for Pragya and at home for my sister."
New faces in 'Bharat Ka Veer....'
Sony Entertainment Television's historical saga 'Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap' has been successfully entertaining the audience
TV TATTLE with gripping story line and extraordinary performances. The show will soon witness the entry of two new characters to be played by Surendra Pal and Mrinal Deshraj. A little birdie from the sets informs us that the popular actor Surendra Pal has being roped in to play the role of Phool Kawar aka Jannat's grandfather Rao Maldev Singh whereas actress Mrinal Deshraj will be seen essaying his wife. Commenting on the same, Surendra Pal said, “Yes, I am doing Maharana Pratap. It is a very powerful character of Maldev Singh. He is a brave Rajput King who is known for his courage and considers Mughal's and Afghan's as his biggest enemies.”
Splitsvilla is rolling
'MTV Splitsvilla 7' will air from June 14. Splitsvilla travels this season to the Samode Palace, Jaipur. The hosts for the season will be Nikhil Chinapa and actor Sunny Leone. Participants will include Asia Mayank Pawar, Ayaz Ahmed from Roadies 5, Ashwini Kaul from Splitsvilla 6, Whistling Woods alumni Mayank Gandhi, Rishabh Sinha from Splitsvilla 5, and actor Shravan Reddy.
100 episodes of 'Lagori...'
'Lagori Maitri Returns' completes 100 episodes on Star Pravaah with an explosive episode. The fun-filled emotional roller coaster ride of friends Mukta, Poorva, Rujuta, Urmila and Dhanashree has received immense love and support from fans. The show which started in February 2014 has stuck
the right cord with the audience. On completing 100 episodes the entire team celebrated by cutting a cake. Abhishek Rege, COO Television, Endemol India, said “Lagori Maitri Returns is a heart touching tale about the journey of friendship of five friends. With the completion of 100 episodes, the show has reached a new high. Here’s looking forward to many more.”
Indraneil Sengupta in ‘Tumhari Paakhi’
Popular actor Indraneil Sengupta is back to fiction after a long break. The actor who was busy with his Bengali film career will now enter Life OK’s 'Tumhari Paakhi'. Indraneil who essays the character of Rohan will enter Paakhi’s (Shraddha Arya) life at an important juncture. As the cast of 'Tumhari Paakhi' gears up for their outdoor schedule in Singapore, Indraneil’s entry in the show will bring in a new twist in the life of Anshuman (Iqbal Khan) and Paakhi (Shraddha Arya). Talking about his role, Indraneil says, “I play Rohan, Paakhi’s childhood friend. He loved Paakhi when she was in Chittor, however when she gets married, he decides to move away and goes to Singapore.”
Infamous tale of Girish Sinha gang ‘Encounter’ on Sony this week will narrate the infamous tale of the Girish Sinha gang, who marched their way from Bihar to Mumbai with the desire to become the top gangsters of Mumbai. The episode will showcase actors Rohit Purohit and Piyush Sahdev in their most challenging roles ever. With the increasing police raids and betrayals from close ones, Girish took a major step and involved his mother Maya and sister Geeta in the gang who then continued the business of contract killing and collecting extortion. All the evil deeds of Sinha family come to an end when an informer helped Inspector Anil Barve to encounter Girish.
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NDA To Control ‘Risk-ridden’ Aadhaar Damage nd, once again, as assured by the BJP, among the first things that Home Minister Rajnath Singh decided to take on, after assuming charge, is the Aadhaar Scheme. Just recently it was reported that Mr. Singh is considering the merger of Aadhaar with the National Population Register (NPR) exercise. Apparently, Singh, in a meeting with ministry officials, asked them to come up with ways so that both Aadhaar card and NPR exercise complement each other to avoid there being any chances of ‘duplication.’ Looking into the flaws of a highly-controversial Aadhaar Scheme initiated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and addressing the scourge topped the main agenda on the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto even while canvassing for the Lok Sabha elections. “We will review Aadhaar project if BJP-led NDA comes to power and look into its flaws. Instead of Aadhaar, National Population Register should be the basis of distributing direct cash benefits to targeted people,” Singh had said in one of his campaign. The BJP had many a times, in the past, questioned the Aadhaar Scheme describing it ‘a gateway for illegal Bangladeshi migrants to get validity in India.’ Ever since its initiation, Aadhaar has been a bone of contention between the government and various activists, legal experts and scholars who deemed biometric data collection for the Aadhaar scheme, particularly, being unconstitutional, among many other things. And, serious questions have been raised against Aadhaar scheme and the bonafides of the entire data and biometric spectrum. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was created as an attached office under the Planning Commission to develop and implement the necessary institutional, technical and legal infrastructure to issue unique identity numbers to Indian residents. The documentation required for Aadhaar — the 12-digit individual identification number issued enables identification for every ‘resident’ (as opposed to NPR that is for Indian citizens not Indian residents) threatening to legitimise illegal immigrants across the nation. And, that is a serious issue. Most of India has, for four decades, struggled to tackle the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, considering they’re already having a free run in Assam. In 1971, during the civil war in neighbouring East Pak-
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A review of Aadhaar was long overdue. Considering that the Supreme Court had to rap the UPA to protect public interest, the NDA should address it on priority, writes Gajanan Khergamker
Aadhaar scheme initiated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and addressing the scourge topped the main agenda on the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) manifesto even while canvassing for the Lok Sabha.
istan, as Bangladesh was known earlier, at least 10-million Bangladeshis poured into West Bengal in India. India’s former Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran had even went on record to say that 1.4-million illegal Bangladeshis have migrated to India over the past decade alone. Assam, on its part, has deported only 134 illegal immigrants to Bangladesh in the past two years, even as tribunals, detecting foreigners, found as many as 5,652 offenders between 2010 and 2012. If these ‘residents’ of India are given Aadhaar Cards as has been reported, it validates their existence in India, gives them legal sanction to continue staying here. It was back in September 2013 that the Supreme Court had to intervene and quash the UPA-led Centre’s move to link Aadhaar number with various essential services terming it “unconstitutional”. Pointing at the shortcomings of the scheme rolled out by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the SC had said the UID number should not be made mandatory to avail essential services such as gas connections, vehicle registration, scholarships, marriage registration, salaries and provident fund. The Apex Court also maintained Aadhaar cards should not be issued to illegal immigrants as it would legitimise their stay in the country (as it has been reported). Back in 2013, the Apex Court was hearing
a set of petitions against the decisions of some states to make Aadhaar cards compulsory for availing various facilities, including Provident Fund disbursals, marriage and property registrations. Again in March 2014, the Supreme Court asked the-then UPA-led government to withdraw any orders making Aadhaar mandatory for any essential service. “If there are any instructions that Aadhaar is mandatory, it should be withdrawn immediately,” a bench of justices B S Chauhan and J Chelameswar had said while staying an order of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court ordering to share data collected for issuance of Aadhaar card with CBI for solving a rape case. The SC had, then, also directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) not to share any information pertaining to an Aadhaar card holder with any government agency. It was around the same time in March when another shocking detail about the Aadhaar scheme came to light. A reply to an application filed under the RTI Act revealed that once you have applied for Aadhaar card, there was no way you could cancel it. Replying to an RTI application, the-then chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) himself admitted that once you give biometric data for the Aadhaar card, there is no going back. Once given the UID number, there is no way it can be deleted or cancelled. Another
revelation made the RTI application was that Aadhaar was never used to authenticate the LPG subsidies as made to appear by the government, it was merely used as an identification document. It was CJ Karira, co-convener of India Against Corruption (IAC), who had fined the RTI application in September 2013 seeking information regarding sharing of his Aadhaar data to outside agencies. He had also asked for the procedure to delete one’s name from the UID register. “UIDAI stated that the use of the UID number, provided by the Appellant to his gas agency and bank, was for the limited purpose of ensuring the person being provided the gas cylinders and subsidy was the same. It did not involve any process of authentication or matching by those agencies with the data held by them,” was UIDAI’s reply. After this RTI reply and Apex Court’s order to the former UPA government, to withdraw orders making Aadhaar mandatory for availing essential services, former Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia had said no legal basis is needed for transferring benefits under government schemes to beneficiaries’ bank accounts using Aadhaar platform, reiterating Supreme Court’s order to the former UPA government. One thing that the Aadhaar scheme had definitely managed to do is create much confusion among the masses about its ‘importance.’ While the former UPA-led centre dished out notifications making Aadhaar card seem desirable, even mandatory by linking it with essential services, different States too came with their own notifications for Aadhaar scheme. It had literally become a free for all. State governments such as the Orissa government included a splattering of ‘their own’ specifications to the UID number such as a ration card number, BPL/APL number (below poverty line/above poverty line), NREGS data (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme), driving license number, PAN number, photo I-card number, passport number, Kisan and Credit Card number, LPG consumer number, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana number (National Health Insurance Scheme), pension ID number and passbook number expanding the reach of the UID to risk-ridden limits even furthering its arbitrariness. For long now, there has been confusion about the validity and importance of Aadhaar. People have been running from pillar to post to get that ‘very important legal document’ that will validate their existence in the
city, state or the nation especially the ones who fear being the targeted by local political bodies for being ‘outsiders’. In the whole confusion, it’s the illegal immigrants who are known procure by hook or crook all possible paperwork to persist with their stay in India, albeit illegally. Aadhar doubles up as the perfect ruse for the lot. A lot has happened in the course of years since the time the Aadhaar scheme was initiated. There have been reports of Aadhaar cards being found in garbage bins, applicants being issued the Aadhaar cards ‘twice’ over, lakhs of Aadhaar cards being ‘misplaced’ even being ‘issued to a dog, a chair and a tree!’ In the past, investigations revealed that of 48.80 lakh Aadhaar generated in Andhra Pradesh, 2.30 lakh were false and subsequently cancelled. Similar situations in other states too came to light. In Delhi, the biometric exception was introduced for people with high level of disabilities but was used too frequently, raising questions on the credibility of Aadhaar numbers. Similar instances of fake Aadhaar numbers came to light from Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. The authority revealed that, of the total Aadhaar generated under this clause, only 22,195 were found to be genuine. Another 6,600 Aadhaar numbers were under investigation. For enrolment of around 90 crore residents in subsequent phases, the UIDAI has asked agencies not to opt for biometric exception without approval from a senior, preferably a government official. The former UPA-led government had even decided to use Aadhaar payment platform for delivery of its welfare schemes once the enrolment is complete as well. If there weren’t enough issues with fake cards doing the rounds, more than 200 Aadhaar Cards were found lying dumped in garbage in a garbage bin at Kajheri village in Chandigarh district early in March 2013. Instead of being delivered to their respective owners, the cards were dumped unceremoniously on the road triggering dissent among locals who expressed disgust at having to enrol for Aadhaar after standing for hours in long queues but ‘found’ their cards in garbage. Hopefully, with the new and well-meaning government in place, the Aadhaar imbroglio may finally be resolved. Like they say, better late than never. With inputs from Prerna Pandey
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he first high-level meeting of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on the issue of black money and special probe into cases of unaccounted funds stashed away abroad by Indians has been advanced and will be held today (Monday, June 2). Officials said the Department of Revenue under the Finance Ministry has finalised the date after rescheduling it from the earlier date of June 4 and invites have been sent to all the 11 members of the SIT after obtaining the consent of the Chairman and retired Supreme Court judge M.B. Shah and Vice Chairman Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat.
SIT meets on black money today
ernor of RBI, Intelligence Bureau Director, Director of Enforcement Directorate, Director CBI, CBDT Chairman and Director General Narcotics Control Bureau. Meanwhile, it may be recalled that in 2012, CBI director Amar "The date of the constitute the team comprising top Pratap Singh had said than an estimeeting has been ad- bosses of the country's premier in- mated $500 billion (Rs 29.5 lakh vanced to June 2. It will vestigation, enforcement and intel- crore) of illegal money belonging to be held under the ligence agencies. Indians is stashed in foreign tax chairmanship of JusThe meeting, sources said, is ex- havens. The SIT will carry on investice Shah," a source pected to discuss the policy matters tigation, initiate proceedings and privy to the develop- on combating the menace of black prosecution in cases of Hasan Ali ment told PTI last money and the status of ongoing and other matters involving unacweek in New Delhi. probes and available inputs with all counted money. It will also have juThe government had the departments in this regard. risdiction in cases where notified the creation of The officers who would form part investigations are already on or SIT on May 27 after the of the SIT include Secretary of the pending. It can also revisit cases Supreme Court had Department of Revenue under the where the probe has been comgranted it one week to Ministry of Finance, a Deputy Gov- pleted.
Plan to bring back $500bn of illegal money belonging to Indians stashed in foreign tax havens
Justice (retd) M.B. Shah and Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat
A long haul for the BJP and the new govt
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NOTES FROM NEW DELHI
By Kamal Morarka
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he elections are over and the mandate has come – surprising for many of us and satisfying for the BJP and their allies. One outcome is that there will be a stable Government for five years because they don’t have to depend on coalition partners or even their own allies. They themselves have got a clear majority. Their leadership issue too is clear because they declared their leader before the election, so within the party there is no problem. So straight away the point comes: what will be the policies of this Government and what will it be able to deliver? The manifesto has its own policies. The satisfactory point is that even in the manifesto, issues like the Ram temple and Article 370 were pushed into the inner pages and the main thrust was on development and employment. Now assuming that this Government remains true to its promise, how will they go about it? Investment is an easier thing to do, because foreign investment can come in. The last two years, this country’s ‘sentiment’ has spoilt because of some measures taken by the previous Government like retrospective taxation and a few other measures, which was not welcomed because they don’t fit into the pattern of the international financial framework. I am sure this new Government will quickly reverse that, because the BJP is a trader’s party. They understand the problem of traders better than they understand anything else and they would not like the trading community to be hurt in any manner. The first budget may also signal reduction in taxation, may be a small reduction, but reduction in taxation for the corporate sector and for the rich people on the American pattern. All this will add to investment coming in. Mega projects, which are the favourite of the new Prime Minister, like bullet trains, joining rivers, all these big projects infrastructure he has always been talking about. Now, investment can come in from American companies, from the western world, because those countries and companies also have nowhere to invest. There is no return from anywhere in the world and people are looking to India as a good destination. So if he just clears the hurdles unwittingly created by the Congress Government and gives the picture that we are a fair and just economy as far as laws are concerned and will not go back on our promises, money will come in. Then the issue comes, what are the projects, what are the size of projects, are they viable, that is the tricky part of it. You can have a bullet train in India, but how will it pay for itself? You can’t increase the fares to the level the bullet trains will need. So they have to be subsidised. Whether train service subsidy is worth it, we don’t know. Linking the Ganga and the Cauvery is a project that will take 20 years. Whether it is desirable or not from the environmental point of view is a matter for Rajendra Pachauri and company to decide. Suresh Prabhu under the Atal Bihari Government was also given this task and they were working on it. It is true that a lot of river water is being wasted going to the sea and something has to be done to harness it. But whether we can copy China which is making
DILLI KA BABU Win some, lose some! Election 2014 will of course be remembered for Narendra Modi and the BJP’s stupendous victory. But it will also be known as the election which saw perhaps the greatest number of former bureaucrats who entered the poll fray with varying degrees of success. For many ambitious IAS babus, who have spent their career in exercising power in the name of their political masters, politics is that siren song that is equally irresistible and instinc-
mega mega dams, I don’t know. Whether it is even desirable, I don’t know. But the fact is that these are the things they can do in 3 months, 6 months, 12 months. But then what? How does it bring relief to the common man, who is crushed under inflation. Now how do you tackle inflation? The only inflation they can tackle is food grain inflation, because the Government has got a stock of wheat and other grains, they can release them in the market, so prices will be go down a little. Vegetables, what can the Government do? The price of vegetable differs from every 10 km to 100 km. The central Government can’t do much about it. Then petrol and diesel. The advisors of this Government like Jagdish Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya and other western people, they will always say they should pass through, they don’t like subsidy at all. So whenever the international price of crude goes up, they will say increase the price of petrol and diesel. Already, Bhagwati and Panagariya have made a statement that cylinder subsidy should go back to 6 cylinders instead of 9. So how exactly they can control inflation is something which I can’t understand. And another part which people miss, suppose they reduce the inflation, which means inflation in the rate of increase of prices. Reducing inflation does not mean reducing prices. It means prices will not increase at the same level. The present level will remain, there is no question of prices going down. So the problems on which they have to come power, or at least I think people have voted for them, thinking that prices will come down, we will get relief – rich and poor can’t get relief at the same time. In fact that’s what the previous Government tried. They tried to give a fillip to the corporate sector and they started schemes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and the Right to Education (RTE) etc. But it didn’t seem to work. Because in India what happens is, anything that you try to do to help the poor will also be appropriated by the rich. Take MGNREGS as an example. You made a scheme whereby every village person
will get employment, every family will get employment, but how do you operate it? Through the collector? No, you say, through the Panchayats. Twenty Panchayat members, they become the bosses. There is a lot of leakage and you never know where the money is going. One of the theories is that in this election even MGNREGS has gone against this Congress Government. We don’t know the truth, but the facts remains: it is very very difficult to really reach, help, ensure money, relief to the poor. What are the innovations? The new Prime Minister keeps on talking of the Gujarat model, but we don’t know what that model is. At least I read so many books and magazines and yet we want to know what is that model? How has it helped the poor in Gujarat? I just read one article by one correspondent writing from Baroda and he said the city is as dirty as any city in India can be. So what is that model? The only thing that they can show off is that the share market will go up, the corporate sector will go up, investments will come in, new factories may come in. Now how much employment that can generate is a long shot. After all, now it is modern technology, factories are automatic. What needed two thousand workers now requires only two hundred workers. How many factories can you put up? Agro based – I heard Vandana Shiva in a programme some days ago, she correctly said every second man in India is a farmer, half of the population depends on land. So what is your exposition on farming? I have not heard anything from the BJP. I have not heard about anything about it in their manifesto. What are the agro techniques that you are giving so that people can be employed in the agriculture sector and increase their income? These are long-term problems. Of course the new Prime Minister is quite smart because earlier he was saying, give me five years now he is talking about ten years, fifteen years, in one speech even twenty years. So he probably understands the problem, that in five years it will be difficult. But with a clear mandate, with a clear vision they can make an effort. The first three months and the
tive. Most see it as a natural progression in a career devoted to public service! This election season was no exception. As many as seven former IAS officers, 16 former IPS officers, two former IFS officers and three IRS officers had sought to try their luck at netagiri. And in what was surely a first, a former army chief too exchanged uniform for the neta’s khadi. Not surprisingly those who had fought on the BJP ticket were successful, while the others found themselves floundering after the results were announced. Clearly the biggest winners are former army chief V.K. Singh, former home secretary R.K. Singh and former Maharashtra director general of police Satyapal Singh, who fought on a BJP ticket, and won handsomely. The only other IAS officer
who won was Bhagirath Prasad from Bhind in Madhya Pradesh. Interestingly although as many as 16 former cops had contested from various parts of the country, only Harish Chandra Meena (Dausa, Rajasthan) and Vishnu Dayal Ram (Palamau, Jharkhand) were victorious, besides Satyapal Singh. Not surprisingly, they all won on the BJP ticket. The also-rans included Christy Fernandez, former secretary to the President who fought independently from Ernakulam, Kerala; Yudhbir Singh Khyalia from Hisar, Haryana and former cop Nikhil Kumar from Aurangabad, Bihar, who lost. Of course it should be pointed out that former IFS officers Mani Shankar Aiyar and Meira Kumar of the Congress lost as did a certain former IRS officer Arvind Kejriwal!
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kind of budget they present will show us in which direction they are going. My guess is that their direction will be towards trade, industry and the richer sections of people, which I don’t think is very good for the country. Even the 1991 reforms have not taken the country forward. In twenty three years the country really has not gone forward. The poor have remained poor. The minorities have remained in a lurch. Social harmony is still to be restored in the country, whether it is the Hindu-Sikh divide of the 1984 riots or the Hindu-Muslim divide of the 1992 Babri Masjid or the Godhra matter. The Christians are also under pressure. Under the Atal Bihari Government in Orissa there were murders of Christians. I don’t think social harmony is anywhere near. The Congress governed for ten years. They could have done much better. They have lost. They have lost the candle at both ends. They were a party which was known for fairness, for secularism, for social harmony. In the last ten years they could not show that they could even maintain that. And whatever they tried, the National Advisory Council, mostly mixture of some advisors and all – these schemes also flopped as far I can see. Now there is the new Government. Can you scrap MGNREGS? It will give a bad signal. Can you improve MGNREGS? How? The problems are much bigger and just to say the old Government was corrupt – corrupt means you are talking about top corruption of 2G and 3G and all – that does not affect MGNREGS. MGNREGS corruption is at grass root level. How are you going to remove that? And the real corruption for the public is at the ration card level, passport level, Regional Transport Office(s) (RTO) level…how is the Prime Minister going to correct all that? Unless the entire Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – which went into this election in an unprecedented manner – if they become Swayamsevaks to improve the life of the people, I cannot say. But what I normally know of the administrative structure of this country, it will remain the same. You may transfer one officer from here to there, but the system will remain the same. Delivery is very difficult. It will be definitely better if they find innovative schemes which will include the poor and minorities so that they get some relief. The signals that we are getting on the way they won the elections do not inspire confidence that this Government can do any better than the last Government. For five years there is no question of elections, but what will happen after five years? It will be a frightening day for me if I am told that the BJP has won because the Hindus have voted for it and the Muslims have not voted for it. I still somehow can’t believe it. According to me it is the prospect of employment, the prospect of prosperity, the prospect of growth which attracted youngsters to this party, not Hindu communalism or any antiMuslim stance – all that really doesn’t matter. And I don’t know, the Prime Minister, earlier he spoke against Pakistan etc., now he is talking a different language. Probably he has understood that if you have to run this country you can’t fight with neighbours. You can’t fight with everybody and run a country like this. While the BJP’s babu brigade is well set for a new innings in netagiri, the others no doubt would be re-examining their options.
Back in the saddle Modi’s win has generated a lot of hope and optimism about the better days ahead. But for the moment we are still surrounded by old ghosts from the UPA’s much maligned regime. Two Maharashtra IAS officers J.M. Phatak and Pradeep Vyas, under suspension for their alleged role in the Adarsh housing scandal, have been reinstated By Dilip Cherian by the State Government.
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 767
ENIGMA CODE 767
ACROSS: 1 Clumsy surgeon, perhaps, wilts (6) 4 Return bribe (3,3) 8 Develops, and goes round topless! (7) 9 Even leased small apartment (7) 11 It`s not what one ought to expect from public servants (10) 12 Old gear, by Joplin (4) 13 Always uplifted after a key note (5) 14 Army chiefs get raw deal at cricket ground (3-5) 16 Has flat toes, but gives voice ? (8) 18 Chatty couple of biddies start into Glad (5) 20 Green state and state retreat... (4) 21 Worker in Biblical community went to America (5,5) 23 That's why he got his name - his duties are few and far from onerous, at the wedding (4,3) 24 Pointer perhaps finishes up in the butts (3-4) 25 … mud to fall back on poorer kin, if they’re legitimate! (6) 26 Hardy characters lived there (6)
DOWN: 1 English country of French and German origin (5) 2 You're a wise old bird in this condition (3-4) 3 Quiet living for LBJ, for example (9) 5 Relieve a boy with a song, perhaps (5) 6 It's in Canada, but moving to Iran on the first of October (7) 7 Have an uneasy feeling when high ? (4,5) 10 Struggle with aim and stance (9) 13 No blonde, apparently, but may still be squeezed (5-4)
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SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 6 Trove, 7 Overseers, 10 Weigh-in, 11 Britain, 12 Crouton, 13 Stocker, 14 Safety match, 19 Happens, 21 Quinine, 23 Existed, 25 AC Milan, 26 Dehydrate, 27 Thous. DOWN: 1 Dominoes, 2 Red-hot, 3 Pound notes, 4 Kerb, 5 Newark, 6 Thwack, 8 Spin out, 9 Sentry, 13 Semiquaver, 15 Fretted, 16 Heirloom, 17 Shield, 18 Lemnos, 20 Plight, 22 Inmate, 24 Draw.
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MATHDOKU 767
Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to each puzzle is arrived at logically and is unique. FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
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BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will make rapid progress in your career and improve your financial status. Plans that you may have had for further expansion in your work can safely be implemented this year Students have a successful period ahead. Those keen on studies overseas will get an opportunity to enroll themselves in institutions of repute. Love life will be fine. The married will enjoy the holiday of a lifetime in the company of their mate. BABIES BORN TODAY: The baby will have a well-proportioned body, moderate to tall, pleasant face and good hair. The child will be Amicable, Submissive, sincere affectionate but moody. After basic education a career in any creative or artistic field is indicated. Fond of traveling will be multi-faceted and well read. Will nurture and care for loved ones. They can look forward to a fortunate happy life. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You are assured gradual growth though the slow pace could be annoyingly frustrating. Try not to take shortcuts for they could mean trouble. There may be a chance to create an alternate source of income. An opportunity arrives for you to try your hand at commission work. Find time for fitness to remain healthy.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Make the most of the good trends present in your work. You will get an opportunity to work on a prestigious project independently. Stability and growth is assured to you in your job and business. There will be a fresh offer for investment that can prove beneficial. In matters of love you need to repose more trust and faith in your partner to achieve harmony. You will realize the slip and make amends.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Opportunities abound and you are at your best when under pressure. However whatever happens today may throw you off guard about a certain issue that you may have overlooked. Expenses could exceed your budget but your tactful handling of the situation will save the day. Stress and anxiety may leave you feeling exhausted by the evening.
CANCER (June 21 - July 21): A wrong decision at work leads to needless expenses and waste of time. You can still go ahead with the project because it has potential. Do not hesitate to invest your own money, especially since you have the funds and are confident of the enterprise.
LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will have to be very careful with money management today. You are surrounded by elements that are interested in self-growth rather than have your concern in mind. Do not let others play upon your emotions as this a particularly crucial time for you. You can very romantic by nature so use your creativity and imagination to plan an evening of romance and passion with your opposite number who is feeling low.
VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You are not using your talent to full potential. Focus on your career and you will achieve wonders. Stick to your present work activity. There will news later today, which will indicate an improvement in your circumstances. It could mean better finances and a good Position. If married you may have to cope with an irate and angry mate. Your mate may feel depressed and suffer from a minor health problem.
LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): A meeting scheduled for today is bound to have good results that lead to more gains for you. Rapport with colleagues and associates improve. Large financial gains are assured to those in independent business. Concentrate on work for you are poised for major progress in your career.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Watch what you say or do today for you could land yourself in trouble .Make every effort to keep out of a controversy. Forget about work problems and concentrate on just being happy. A get- together with friends will help to divert your mind and just enjoy the simple pleasure of life.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Routine work continues smoothly. You should be wary of those offering instant gains. Heavy expenses are indicated at home. A romantic mood prevails. Reunions and patch-ups in broken associations are likely. Student will do well in studies and sports.
CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Take care not to be a victim of false information. Listening to gossip could have repercussions on the way you respond to the views of those that matter in your work set up. A windfall is also on the cards for you. On the domestic front, a family celebration is fun but hectic and has you weary at the end of the day.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Take the plunge and implement new plans and schemes. You will be pleasantly surprised at the results, though you may face some criticism. In your natural exuberance to keep everyone happy you could neglect your mate or beloved who may be feeling ill at ease or left out.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will have to take some pragmatic decisions about your future. No doubt you are ready for the eminent change but do take your loved ones in to confidence about your plans. You will find a solution which everybody is comfortable with.
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QUICK CROSSWORD 4984 ACROSS: 4 Nettles; wounds the pride of (6) 7 Air craft (8) 8 Lighted by twilight (6) 10 Computer codes, in short ? (5) 13 Newport Folk Festival figure (4) 14 Plaintiff - "ruse" anagram ? (4) 15 A small brown spot on the skin (4) 16 Own, for the Scottish people (3) 17 "Dancing Queen" group (4) 19 Tree protuberance (4) 21 Position on the cricket field close to the umpire (6,3) 23 Travels on long slender runners, as for sport. (4) 24 Ms Mirza of Bollywood (4) 26 ___- walker : pedestrian who walks on the roads with no regard for traffic, signals, etc. ? (3) 27 Shot a golf ball (4) 29 Toodle-oo (4) 32 Hang in the balance (4) 33 Fossil resin (5) 34 Rajiv's mom (6) 35 Dirge (8) 36 Landed property, in a way ? (6) DOWN: 1 "__ Bulba" (5) 2 A charm of movement (5) 3 1052 in Roman numerals (4) 4 Part of flower - "plate" anagram ? (5) 5 Question, as with an informal oral or written examination (4) 6 Panacea, nostrum (6) 9 Every seven days (6) 11 Soapy water or soap bubble, usually used in plural form (3) 12 Mesopotamian (5) 13 ___ a train : began or commenced one's train journey ? (7) 15 In short, the management course qualification ? (3) 16 Eighth month, in short (3) 18 One who breaks up something ? (6)
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SUDOKU 2170 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.
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CRYPTOQUIP
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The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.
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28 Mom's side relative (5) 30 A covering worn over the front of one's clothes to keep them clean or protect them (5) 31 Sulphide in oil of garlic (5) 32 Middle East bread (4) 33 A musical symbol (4)
SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Sicken, 5 Guy, 8 Poll, 9 Epos, 10 Abatis, 11 Certainty, 13 Shia, 15 Biz, 16 Squab, 17 After, 20 Emu, 22 Lug, 23 Kraal, 24 Piper, 26 Fur, 27 Ages, 28 Schoolboy, 31 Cornea, 32 Flat, 33 Rack, 34 Hat, 35 Oeuvre. DOWN: 1 Sparse, 2 Charisma, 3 Epic, 4 Nosebag, 5 Glitz, 6 Yeti, 7 Bootleg, 12 Rib, 14 Aqua, 18 Flea, 19 Turgenev, 20 Erectly, 21 Sirocco, 24 Pub, 25 Escape, 26 Flirt, 29 Oath, 30 Yoke.
IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1989 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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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: 09 average; 10 good; 12 outstanding. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: aver, devour, dove, drove, favour, favoured, flavored, flavour, FLAVOURED, lave, love, loved, lover, oval, over, rave, raved, ravel, rove, roved, vale, value, valued, veal, velour, vole
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Brilliant Pandey guides KKR to second IPL triumph
While it was Kings batsman Wriddhiman Saha [below] who knocked a superb unbeaten 115 off just 55 deliveries to post a target of 200 for victory, it was the local boy Manish Pandey who took on the mantle of chasing the target with a blazing 94 runs of 50 balls.
Robin Uthappa of the Kolkata Knight Riders and Piyush Chawla of the Kolkata Knight Riders celebrate the win during the final match of the Pepsi Indian Premier League Season 2014 held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. of the penultimate over before slashing Parvinder Awana over point to run a victory lap as his ANGALORE: Manish Pandey delirious teammates joined him. played an absolute blinder as If Wriddhiman Saha's 115 off 55 Kolkata Knight Riders held balls was a pure joy to watch, their nerves to beat a spirited Kings Pandey's 94 off 50 balls was better XI Punjab by three wickets in an ex- than the best as he almost singlehilarating summit clash to win the handedly won the match for the seventh edition of the Indian Pre- Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franmier League here late last night. chise. Not to forget the four sixes hit This was KKR's second IPL tro- by Yusuf Pathan (36) which also was phy, the only team apart from important in the final context of the Chennai Super Kings to achieve the match. feat. It was probably the most keenly Needing 200 to win, Piyush contested among the seven IPL fiChawla hit the most important 13 nals as the fortunes fluctuated big runs of his life as he pulled Mitchell time. While KXIP co-owner Preity Johnson for a six off the last delivery Zinta found it difficult to supress
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Despite last-minute blunder, Walsh has hopes THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS): Dejected he might be after India's loss to Belgium in their hockey World Cup opener but coach Terry Walsh said the performance was not bad and some "good aspects" of the team's gameplan came to fore. India conceded a match-winner to Belgium just 15 seconds from close to lose 2-3 after keeping their higher-ranked rivals at bay for most part of the match. They even led midway in the second session, a situation that seemed to have pleased Walsh. "I would say that we're now getting competitive against the big teams. Our show's much better than what we were doing earlier," said Walsh, asserting that the Indian players need to realise that the score-line is what matters in the end.
her nervous energy, Shah Rukh sat on the VIP stand like monk. The only time there was a reaction was when Chawla hit the final shot as he took his daughter Suhana in his lap. Robin Uthappa (5) finally had an off-day as his uppish drive was smartly snapped by Akshar Patel at cover off Mitchell Johnson's delivery. Gambhir and Manish Pandey hit a flurry boundaries as KKR reached 59 for one at the end of the Powerplay. The KKR skipper looked in good nick with 23 off 16 balls before young leggie Karanveer Singh got him caught in the deep off David Miller as the left-hander tried to give the charge by dancing down
the track. Pandey in the meantime got the first six off the KKR innings hitting Karanveer over extra-cover. Pandey continued playing a freeflowing innings in company of Yusuf Pathan who hit a couple of big sixes over long on and extra cover off Karanveer Singh. He followed with two huge sixes off Lakshmipathy Balaji. Pathan's bravado ended when he tried to hit Karanveer for his fifth six only to be caught by Glenn Maxwell at the boundary line but KKR were very much in the game. However Pandey's lusty blows had kept them in the game as they needed only 58 off the last six overs. Shakib Al Hasan (12) was run-out
as George Bailey was again inspirational on the field. Ryan ten Doeschate (2) was Karanveer's third victim as David Miller took the catch at long-on boundary. Pandey, who was hitting sixes and boundaries at will finally got out when he tried to hit Karanveer against the turn to give a dolly to Bailey. But he had set up the match by then. BRIEF SCORES: Kings XI Punjab 199/4 in 20 overs [Wriddhiman Saha 115, Manan Vohra 67] lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 200/7 in 19.3 overs [Manish Pandey 94, Yusuf Pathan 36, Piyush Chawla 13*] by three wickets.
Roger Federer Loses to Ernests Gulbis in Fourth Round P
ARIS: Roger Federer's streak of nine consecutive quarterfinals at the French Open ended on Sunday with a 7-6, 6-7, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6 fourth-round loss to 18th-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. It was 17-time Grand Slam champion Federer's earliest exit at Roland Garros since 2004, when he was beaten in the third round by three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten.After that, though, Federer made at least the quarterfinals at a record 36 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, a streak that ended with a second-round loss at Wimbledon last year. Now the 32-year-old Federer has bowed out before the quarterfinals at three of the last four majors, including a fourth-round loss at the U.S. Open in September. "I think it was the biggest, probably, win of my career," said Gulbis, Switzerland's Roger Federer waves goodbye after losing the fourth round match of the who most certainly could have dis- French Open tennis tournament against Latvia's Ernests Gulbis at the Roland Garros.
pensed with the word "probably."Addressing the spectators during an on-court interview, Gulbis said, "I'm sorry I had to win. I know all of you like Roger." The fourth-seeded Federer's record haul of major titles includes the 2009 French Open, and he was loudly serenaded and supported by the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd with singsong chants of his first name. But he was hardly at his best Sunday, making a whopping 59 unforced errors and getting broken seven times, including twice while serving for a set. That included shortly after Gulbis left the court with a trainer to take a medical timeout while trailing 5-2 in the fourth. When Gulbis returned, some fans jeered and whistled at him, and he pointed to his lower back and raised his palms, as if to say, "Hey, I was injured."
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M.S. Police Shock BP; In Semis With Air India
VISHNU, DILJITH ARE HAT-TRICK HEROES AT JK TYRE RACING
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C Rana Sports Club (Punjab) raider caught in trap by Himachal Pradesh girls in the quarterfinal match of the Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup All India Kabaddi Tournament.
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ANVEL: Maharashtra State Police caused the biggest upset in the Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup All India Kabaddi Tournament when they sent heavyweights Bharat Petroleum packing with a 30-25 scoreline. The win took the cops into the semis where they meet Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The security men outclassed DMW Patiala 25-16 without much of a sweat. The other semi-final will be contested by Air India and Indian Navy. The airmen were too superior for Central Railway whom they crushed 48-21 by giving three 'lonas'. The sailors came back from a 3-5 deficit at half time to oust Mahindra's 2015. In the women's section of the tournament organized by the Ramsheth Thakur Samajik Vikas Mandal, Rajmata Jijau (Pune) toyed with citymates Om Sai before beating them 69-20. They take on Shiv
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Shakti of Mumbai in the semis. Shiv Shakti had it easy against Chhatisgarh whom they beat 34-9. Haryana and Rana Sports (Punjab) will contest the other semis. Haryana beat Alwa Sports (Karnataka) 32-16 and Rana Sports beat Himachal 36-23. The M.S. Police- BPCL match was an edge of the seat thriller. BPCL started all guns blazing to surge ahead 21-9 with Kashiling Adke, a prized catch in the Pro-Kabaddi League for Delhi, doing all the damage with Jitesh Joshi. The cops however managed to regroup after Rishank Devadiga, the rival all rounder left the field with a deep gash on his head. The loss proved costly as the policemen narrowed the gap at 24-20. In between the police had managed to dismiss Kashiling who had to sit out for a long time as his team mates failed to get a rival out to revive him.
verage or slightly above average players are always baffled by a guess. Which card to play from K J X? King or Jack? This is the eternal dilemma that intimidates them at the table. Suppose you are one of them. Won’t you be happy if the guess is solved by somebody else? Ponder this hand S- J 2 H- A Q 3 D- A J 10 9 5 C- 7 5 2
BRIDGE S- A 6 3 H- K J 6 3 D- 6 5 2 C- K J 8
You are south. You deal & open 1 diamond; west bids 1 spade, partner bids 2 diamonds, which in your system is forcing. East like an infernal pest bids 2 spades. You show great courage by bidding 2 no trumps & partner promptly gives you 3 no trump. West leads the King of spades You take a pause. Then you apply the rule of 7. You come to conclusion that you must duck the spade Ace twice. Accordingly you
proceed to play small from hand twice & take the spade Ace 3rd time. Now you must develop the diamond suit. So you play a small diamond to 9 & east wins with Queen. He backs a small club, & the dreaded guess appears. What should you play? The King or the Jack? You look up to the ceiling but unfortunately it does not provide any inspiration. You think a little more & it becomes embarrassing on the table. Besides, the director may call the move any time. So out of sheer frustration you play the card nearest to your thumb & get over the agony. Have you realised that your guess is already solved for you. Let us suppose you play the Jack & guess correctly. The queen is with east & your Jack loses to west’s Ace. Are you happy? You should not be. West upon winning with Ace cashes 2 more spades to put the contract down. It therefore follows that you cannot score the contract if west has the Ace of clubs, even if you guess correctly by playing Jack. Ergo you must play the King. It wins! as the ace is with east. Now you play a small diamond & finesse the 10 of diamonds which wins. Elated, you can spread your hand & claim all tricks when east follows to the 2nd diamond. This is the inevitability of Bridge
OIMBATORE: Chennai’s Vishnu Prasad stamped his class on the first round of the JK Tyre Racing Championship 2014 by winning a hat-trick of titles in the JK Racing India Series, the feature event of the competition, which concluded at the Kari Motor Speedway, in Coimbatore on Sunday. Racing in the FB 02 class, Vishnu brooked no opposition from the rest of the talented field, driving with class and precision and holding clean lines on the sharp turns to enthrall the goodly Sunday crowd that had turned out to watch the event, which has been granted National status by FMSCI. The Volkswagen Polo R Cup, which had a starting grid in reverse order, saw rally driver Bonnie Thomas of Kerala make the most of his pole position to hold off an aggressive Angad Singh Matharoo and claim victory, denying the Punjab driver a double. Kerala lad Diljith T Shaji, of Dark Don Racing was equally impressive in the Formula LGB4 category, emulating Prasad’s feat by also claiming a hattrick of titles. Vishnu continued from where he had left on the opening day, winning the second race of the FB 02 series even after a poor start. With Akhil Rabindra getting the jump on him, Vishnu recovered to overhaul the rest of the field and finish the 15 lap race in a time of 16:35. 338. Rabindra came home in second place, 4.538 seconds adrift, while Krishnaraj Mahadik was third 7.055 seconds behind.
Vishnu Prasad on the podium after claiming his hat-trick of titles in the JK Racing India Series at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore on Sunday. Also seen in the picture are Arman Ebrahim (left) and Aditya Patel. The third race in the series also saw a start to finish winning performance from Vishnu, with Rabindra and Mahadik following in his wake, the hat-trick of wins eliciting praise for his driving skills from all quarters. Vishnu touched best speeds of 116.038 and 115.724 respectively in the second and third rounds and also had the best lap timings. Results: Jk Racing India Series FB02 (race 2): Vishnu Prasad 16:35.338; Akhil Rabindra 16:39.876; Krishnaraj Mahadik 16:42.393; Nayan Chatterjee 16:48.366; Ananth Shanmugam 16:51.327. Jk Racing India Series FB02 (race 3): Vishnu Prasad 16:37.588; Akhil Rabindra 16:40.587; Krishnaraj Mahadik 16:42.605; Nayan Chatterjee 16:43.243; Sandeep Kumar 16:49.386. Formula LGB 4 (race 2):
Dena Bank bag ‘Super’ title M
UMBAI: Dena Bank emerged Super Division champions of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League. The bankmen drew 1-1 with Wellingdon Catholic Gymkhana (WCG) in their concluding ‘Super-Six’ playoff match at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel recently. With the one point earned from this draw, Dena Bank finished at the top of the six-team play-offs with 11 points from three wins and
two draws to clinch the top honours. Karnatak Sporting Association (KSA) who defeated St. Sebastian 2-0 in the last match, claimed the runners-up spot with 10 points with three wins and a draw. Results , at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel – Super Div play-off: KSA 2 (Pawan Singh Rawat, Merwyn Fernandes) beat St. Sebastian 0. Dena Bank 1 (Valantine Pereira) drew with Wellingdon Catholic Gymkhana 1 (Saumil D). Azad Shrivastav | ADC
Two differently abled participants with Jaipur Foot riding cycles to cheer Patil for RAAM. Cdr Tomy and Cdr Donde are also seen in the picture at Worli on Sunday.
Diljith T Shaji (Dark Don Racing) ; Sudarshan Rao (Dark Don Racing) ; Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing) ; Nayan Chatterjee (Rayo Racing) ; Jigar Muni (Meco Racing). Formula LGB 4 (race 3): Diljith T Shaji (Dark Don Racing) 18:31.420; Sudarshan Rao (Dark Don Racing) 18:38.168; Vishnu Prasad (Meco Racing) 18:48760; Chittesh Mondody (Meco Racing) 18:53.173; Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing) 18:58.274. VW Polo R Cup: Bonnie Thomas (VW ) 21:07.467; Angad Singh Matharoo 21:07.875; Anindith Reddy Konda 21:08.157; Karminder Pal Singh 21:09.498; Karthik Tharani 21:11.010. Vento Support Race: Gopalkrishnan S (VW Vento) 9:57.963; Abhishek Mohite (VW Vento) 10:12.729; J. Suderssan (VW Vento) 10:13.048; Sabu Johny (VW Vento) 10:14.150; Renjith Paul (VW Vento) 10:14.741.
Mahindra’s Miguel finishes fourth in Mugello GP
MUGELLO: Miguel Oliveira claimed a resounding fourth place in the Italian GP in a fearsomely close race, with a gang of more than 15 riders locked in close slip-streaming combat down the spectacular Mugello circuit’s long straight. Fourth equals the Portuguese teenager’s best finish of his second season with the only Indian team in world championship motorcycle racing, but was a landmark of race-craft and skill. He had started from 19th on the grid, and picked his way through a huge brawling group to finish a tenth of a second off the topthree podium, and 0.121 seconds behind winner Romano Fenati. At the finish there were still ten riders within six seconds, and the first seven of them within just over half a second. Two more of them were Mahindra MGP3O machines, with CIP rider Alessandro Tonucci seventh, and Ambrogio rider Brad Binder ninth. A fourth Mahindra also took points in the hands of San Carlo Team Italia’s Matteo Ferrari.
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Pele’s son Edinho sentenced for money laundering
Pele with his son Edhino in front of Pele's wax statue
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AO PAULO: A Brazilian court has sentenced football legend Pele's son Edinho to 33 years in prison for laundering money for drug traffickers, media reports have said. Edson Cholbi Nascimento, nicknamed Edinho, denies the charges in the case, which dates from 2005, and will be allowed to remain free pending appeal, said CBN radio and news site G1. The Praia Grande criminal court in Sao Paulo yesterday also sentenced three other defendants to 33 years and ordered the confiscation of all property seized in the police operation against them, including about 100 cars.
Broken leg rules out Mexico’s Montes
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ust 11 seconds of the thirdplace play-off at Korea/ Japan 2002 had been played when Hakan Sukur scored the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup history. The Turkey striker, his nation’s record marksman with 51 goals overall, had failed to score in any of his previous six World Cup outings before stunning Korea Republic in the first attack of the match. The goal propelled Sukur and Co to a 3-2 a win, securing a podium finish that remains their best-ever performance on the world stage.
Japan has potential to win World Cup: Honda
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apan playmaker Keisuke Honda believes the 'Blue Samurai' have the potential to pull off a huge upset in Brazil and win the World Cup. The AC Milan player is central to coach Alberto Zaccheroni's attacking plans and is one of the surviving members of Japan's 2010 World Cup campaign, when they advanced to the knockout stage only for the second time. "I am very eager to surprise the world so we just (have to) believe in our style and ourselves. We will see at the World Cup," the 27-year-old told Kyodo news agency when asked to reassert his earlier claim that Japan could go all the way. "At this moment, we just need to progress. I don't
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uis Montes will not compete for Mexico at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil after suffering a serious leg fracture during a 3-1 victory over Ecuador in a friendly on Saturday. Midfielder Montes had just scored the goal that put Mexico in front two minutes earlier when he collided with Ecuador's Segundo Castillo during a race for a loose ball. Montes was carted off in obvious pain on a stretcher in front of the pro-Mexican crowd of almost 85,000 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
want to look back (over the last four years). I think the most important thing is how we spend time over the next two weeks, how we make a good atmosphere," he said. "We can do that. We have experienced players who can make it (a good atmosphere) and I am one of them so I have to do a lot of things in the next two weeks." The bleach-blond player also said he would approach the World Cup as if it was his last. "The World Cup only comes around once every four years and for every player in the squad there is no guarantee that there will be another World Cup. I intend to challenge as though this one is the last for me." Japan, now training in Florida, face Ivory Coast in their Group C opener on June 14 in Recife before meeting Greece (June 19) and Colombia (June 24).
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Trio miss out as Ghana finalise squad J
erry Akaminko, Jeffrey Schlupp and David Accam failed to make the final cut as Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah named his 23-man squad for the World Cup Brazil. Akaminko picked up an ankle injury during the closing stages of the friendly defeat to Holland on Saturday and is out for three months, while Leicester defender Schlupp and Helsingborg midfielder Accam also miss out from the original 26-man selection. Appiah's final squad includes 16 players contesting their first World Cup, but there is plenty of experience elsewhere, with captain Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari preparing for their third finals and Jonathan Mensah, Michael Essien, Kwadwo Asamoah, Andre Ayew and Kevin-Prince Boateng about to contest their second.
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Ghanian defender Jerry Akaminko vie for the ball against Dutchman Wesley Sneijder during their friendly match.
taly suffered a serious blow ahead of next month's World Cup when midfielder Riccardo Montolivo broke his leg during a warm-up game against Ireland at Craven Cottage on Saturday. "It's what we feared, a fractured tibia. It will probably need some months, Riccardo is out of the World Cup. He didn't deserve this," team doctor Enrico Castellacci told Rai TV. The elegant AC Milan midfielder was accidentally caught in a challenge by defender Alex Pearce after 10 minutes and, having stood up to test his leg, went to ground and was carried off on a stretcher after five minutes of treatment on the field. The 29year-old Montolivo was taken to hospital for an X-ray where it was confirmed he had suffered a fractured tibia. Italy also had to substitute Montolivo's replacement Alberto Aquilani, who only played for 23 minutes before he went off after taking a knock to the head in a match that finished 0-0. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said the entire squad were shocked and devastated by the injury to Montolivo. "All our thoughts are with Riccardo and we will have to wait till
tomorrow to make a rational assessment of the situation. We fly back to Florence tomorrow and will sit down and assess the condition of all the players in the squad. The impact of what happened affected everyone tonight. "He is a key player in the squad, a reference point on and off the pitch with a great attitude. He did not deserve this and everyone is just shocked." Prandelli said Montolivo, who was winning his 58th cap and took the field as captain on the night, would not travel back with the squad to Florence but would be taken on a special flight straight to Milan where he will undergo surgery.
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