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Death toll 61: Injured 29: Truck loads of debris cleared 543: Assistance to victim’s kin and survivors Rs.5 lakh

Azad Shrivastav | ADC

Ground Zero: A JCB clears the final bits of debris of the four-storey building in Mazgaon which collapsed on Friday killing 61 persons including men, women and children.

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HEADS ROLL An inquiry against 18 officers (8 from Planning and Design, 10 from Market) for ‘administrative lapses’ resulting in the building collapse at Dockyard on Friday, has been instituted, it is reliably learned.

However, 7 out of 18 have been suspended already. Their names are as follows: M.N. Patel (Executive Engineer), M.K. Redekar, S.N. Yele, N.S. Ghadge and Rahul Jadhav (all assistant engineers), Dr. B.C. Chavan (Upa Adikshak) and Jamal Kazi (Inspector).

Besides, the civic administration is also examining lapses on account of Assistant Commissioner (Market) Chandrashekhar Chore. If found guilty, he will be suspended, said an official press release late Sunday evening.

FATAL FLIGHT: Five people were killed when a private chopper crashed in Thane rural area near Mumbai on Sunday after it came in contact with high tension wires. Police said that all five persons on board the ill-fated chopper have been killed in the mishap. The accident occurred at around 7.50 am near Tokawade village in Murbad taluka of Thane district.The deceased were identified as Captain Surendra Bhadoria, who was flying the ill-fated chopper belonging to United Heli Charters, co-pilot Alan Martin, additional pilot Anshu Matha, engineer Yatin Wakade and technician Dean D'Souza, officials of United Heli Charters, Thane SP (Rural) Anil Kumbhare said. The helicopter was heading towards Aurangabad for fuelling from where it was scheduled to go to Nagpur, Air Traffic Control, he said.

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Medicos with a music mission

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

First ever concert by Mumbai doctors for cancer patients

By A Staff Reporter

T You want our party’s exact policy on this issue? Just wait!

I’ll ask Rahulji and let you know.

OPINIONS

Do you think the new negative voting rule will make difference in the forthcoming elections?

Neha Shinde PR executive Yes, of course, it will make it easy during the counting of votes.

Gauree More Media student Yes, it will surely change the tally of the final vote count.

Abha Dhole Law student Yes, the negative voting system will identify the winners and loser at the polls easily.

Shreedhar Chavan Businessman I don’t think so. It will be one and same old story — would not make any difference in the elections.

Hardik Tanna Interior designer Yes, it will notify the losing political party easily without the double work for the counting department.

Readers wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may send us their name, day-time telephone number with a passport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in Your Subject line must be: opinion

he Cancer Patients’ Aid Association (CPAA) as part of its Rose Day initiative to aid cancer patients, is organising ‘Doctors of Soul’, a live concert with the StopGaps Choral Ensemble on Tuesday, October 1, at St. Andrew’s Auditorium Bandra (West) at 7.30 in the evening. Aside from the Ensemble, this show is head-lined by ‘Victor & The Crowns’. The event will also witness the presentation of the Winners-in-Life awards to patients and the Nightingale Awards to nurses.

An organisor of the concert said, “CPAA has been collaborating with oncologists across India to bring hope to cancer patients at all stages beginning with detection and then proceeding to treatment and finally rehabilitation. This year, in fundraising mode, doctors will shed their lab coats and scrubs and reach out to patients in a non-medical paradigm. They aim to raise the spirits of cancer patients who will form part of the audience as they put together a high-voltage music concert. The doctors in concert will be Dr. Abhay Nene, consultant spine surgeon at Hinduja Hospital, Dr Nikhil Cunha, sonololgist and radiologist at Fortis and Holy Family Hospital, Dr Brian Pinto, interventional cardiologist at Holy Family Hospital, Dr Robin Pinto, cardiologist also at Holy Family Hospital, Dr. Dilip Nadkarni, orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Vernon Sequeira, general surgeon at Ashwini Nursing, while dentist Dr. Victor Rodrigues will lead ‘Victor & The Crowns’. The StopGaps Choral Ensemble is conducted by Alfred J. D’Souza along with guest artiste Shahriyaratai. The compere for the evening is Dr. Junaid Alam.”

Asha Michigan, a patient of Dr Boman Dhabhar shares her story regarding the doctor-patient rapport, so crucial to cancer recovery. “While consulting a doctor for the first time, a patient looks at him with certain

Dr. Abhay Nene, consultant spine surgeon at the Hinduja Hospital

Dr. Dilip Nadkarni, orthopaedic surgeon and author

Dr. Brian Pinto, interventional cardiologist at Holy Family Hospital

deference as he puts his life in the control of superior knowledge and skill. My first meeting with my doctor started with an argument where

nizing the anxiety of a patient and respecting her uneducated opinion, converted a reluctant patient into a lifelong warrior against a lifelong

‘Calm Sutra’. Music has very efficient healing properties with absolutely no side effects! I use music to meditate and calm patients going in for surgery. I’m happy to raise my voice for a worthy cause.”

“Music rounds off the edges that a spine surgeon develops while sharpening his skills. It has the ideal soothing effect on the almost aggressive personality a surgeon cultivates! It’s an antidote to my adrenalised life!” says Dr. Nene.

Joan Shenoy, Chairperson of Rose Day, says, “‘Doctors of Soul is a fund-raiser with a breath of fresh air.” She adds, “While doctors do excel at their medical practice and specialisation, they are human beings with a bigger view of life. They have interests and passions. Doctors of Soul will give them an opportunity to share and showcase their musical talent for a worthy cause.”

Y.K. Sapru, Founder Chairman CPAA said, “Our NGO has been gathering support and mobilising resources over the last 42 years. The Rose Day is the country’s clarion call to draw people into a conversation and connect with cancer as a human situation.”

LIJJA AT AD. AGENCY

I did not agree with the line of treatment suggested by him. Surprisingly, instead of giving up or imposing his decision, he spent a good 20 minutes of his valuable time explaining why it was necessary for me to undergo the treatment. It has been 14 years and a week since that day when the young doctor recog-

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disease. My doctor takes my inputs seriously and works with me, making me feel that we are a team fighting the disease together.”

Dr. Dilip Nadkarni, orthopaedic surgeon and author of the book ‘Calm Sutra -- the Art of Relaxation’ says, “Music for me is a powerful stress buster. In fact I call it a potent

Pedestrian-friendly project for Colaba

By Philip Varghese

schools in Colaba – Campion School, Dunnes Institute, Fort Convent and St. Joseph’s, under the exhe next time you visit Colaba, pert guidance of UDRI and Ana you might walk hassle-free on Vargas of MIT. The goal of our orproperly paved footpaths ganization is to create a pedestrianwith entry and exit points that are friendly ward for which we are in elderly, child and disable-friendly, the process of creating a master if ‘My Dream Colaba (MDC)’, a resplan. We have approached the idents’ association in Colaba is to Urban Design Research Institute be believed.

(UDRI), the expert citizen-supIn an attempt to make Colaba ported urban planning institute (Ward 227) a pedestrian-friendly which has demonstrated its work in ward, members of MDC in collabthe restoration of Churchgate and oration with UDRI and architect the Oval and Fort areas, to help us Ana Vargas of the Massachusetts create a pedestrian-friendly ward.

Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, are working on a project tute, Colaba Cross Lane from 11 am This includes properly paved footpaths that will be elderly, child and which includes a unique map that to 4 p.m.

Cynthia D’mello, Committee disable-friendly and will include will be put up for public viewing and display on Saturday, October 5, Member, MDC said, “This map was proper signage, pedestrian crossin the Main Hall of Dunne’s Insti- created by the students of the ings and parking changes.”

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“We will also host a Colaba festival later in the year, following the public approval of our project, which will bring together the communities of the area, and also raise funds for the project. The first step to create a professional master plan has already been taken. In August, in collaboration with UDRI and Ana Vargas, we created a map of the public spaces in our ward, the first such map of the area. The map and its project now require public approval. We have requested residents to visit the Dunne’s Institute to view the map and sign the register to approve the project or make suggestions for the project,” D’mello added further. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

All the doors should open inside so that the energy may remain inside.

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

Jairam Ramesh hails new Land Acquisition Act

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Grand Hyatt employee commits suicide inside hotel He was the family’s only breadwinner; friend claims he looked happy, did not seem depressed

By A Staff Reporter

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amount of compensation and resettlement provisions if any. Hence the old act created public anger nationnion Minister for Rural Dewide and was the reason behind velopment Jairam Ramesh mass movements on land issues in on Sunday allayed the fears Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, expressed by the Indian industry and Gujarat along with Odisha,” that the new Land Acquisition Act said Ramesh. would make projects economically The Minister also said that the unviable. Addressing a Press Connew Act promises fair compensaference in Mumbai on Sunday, tion for the farmers and those who Ramesh said the new act applies lose their lands. “Land is still cononly to the land acquired by Central sidered the biggest social security in and State authorities for any public India. Since they will be dispospurpose, while there is no bar whatsessed of their assets, they are entisoever, on purchase of private land. tled for a fair and just He said, “Industry must look becompensation”, he said. The new yond land acquisition by governact stipulates that compensation ment and explore land purchase Union Minister Jairam Ramesh will be paid at twice the rate of a opportunities. In fact, in 20 years from now, there should only be land act as ‘historic’. “The 1894 Act was three-year average of the highest purchases and no land acquisition”. undemocratic as it vested enormous selling price in urban areas and up Reiterating his stand that land ac- discretionary powers in the hands of to four times the average highest quisition should become an act of District Collectors. On the contrary, sale price in rural areas. In addition, last resort, Ramesh said that his the new act is humane, its thrust is there is also a provision of leasing Ministry has been working towards on rehabilitation and resettlement, the land instead of selling it, thereby improving land records manage- and if any act promotes the welfare opting to receive a regular income ment in the country and promoting of tribals and marginal farmers, it is over a longer period of time.

The Minister said that the new transparency in land sales. He in- in national interest”, he asserted. He formed that the Rs.1000-crore Na- said that to represent this spirit the law has been made under the contional Land Record Modernisation new act has been re-christened as current list of the Constitution and Programme is being implemented the “Right to Fair Compensation and states could only improve upon the with focus on computerisation of Transparency in Land Acquisition, quantum of compensation as well as other provisions in favour of the land records, digitisation of maps Rehabilitation and Resettlement.”

“I believe that the old law was land owners and farmers. He inand resurvey. He said that Maharashtra has progressed well but is anti-democratic as governments sisted that it would be notified eiyet to catch up with Haryana, Gu- used to buy land from people at ther on January 1, 2014 or April 1, lower price and sell it to business 2014 and appealed to all state govjarat, Karnataka and Tripura.

Jairam Ramesh termed the new houses at a premium rate. The col- ernments to implement it in the act, which replaces the 119-year-old lector decided the urgency, the right spirit.

Huge relief for Kalyan Dombivli denizens Autorickshaws in twin city slowly converting to pollutionfree fuel--CNG

By Kaptan Mali

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alyan-Dombivli, the twin city which has been in news for a long time for being one of the most polluted cities in India is changing for the better. Autorickshaws which are one of the most important modes of transport in the region have started plying on pollution-free, environment-friendly and cheaper fuel -CNG. As per the recent records of Kalyan Road Transport Officials (RTO), out of 17,500 autorickshaws, 1,292 have converted to CNG. Meanwhile, to facilitate them, three new CNG filling centres have opened in the areas. As there were no CNG filling stations so all the vehicles had only option of petrol or diesel. So after three CNG filling centres have started operating, other private vehicles which were earlier operating on petrol and diesel are also expected to convert to CNG considering its pollution-free and cheaper options.

Vijay Patil, president of Maharashtra Rickshaw Union said, “It is good news for us and the city that the pol-

Total autorickshaws in Kalyan-

Dombivli area: 17,500

Number of CNG autorickshaws: 1,292

CNG filling stations at: Ambernath, Kon Gaon and Shil Fata Road

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27-year-old man was found hanging in the Grand Hyatt Hotel early in the morning on Sunday inside the laundry department where he used to work. The youth was the only breadwinner of his family and is survived by his mother.

The deceased has been identified as Tushar Tulsiram Bhagat, he was staying along with his mother at Kalina in Santacruz (E), he lost his father few years back and from that time he was earning for his family.

The incident came to light when the deceased’s colleague Sagar Ramvinay Amiyekar entered the laundry department at around 4 am when he found Tushar’s body hanging from the ceiling with a nylon rope.

According to Police Sub Inspector, Vakola Police Station, Santosh Rasam, “On the basis of primary information, we have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR).

His dead body has been handed over to his family members for performing the last rites. We are awaiting the Post Mortem report”.

Tushar’s close friend Sampat Yadav said that before going to work the deceased was chatting with the latter outside his house. “I never noticed that he is in depression and he never shared that he is

The deceased, Tushar T. Bhagat under any sort of tension. He looked like a happy man and was a helpful person”, Sampat said.

Tushar’s mother is in a state of shock and is not ready to accept her son’s suicide.

“We are investigating the case from all possible angles, and if required will cross check his colleague”, sources from Vakola Police Station said.

‘Cardiac Check-Up Month’ at Umrao Hospitals

By Suresh Golani

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orking towards awareness about a healthy heart to individuals and their families, the Umrao Hospitals in Mira Road to mark the occasion of World Heart Day has organised an affordable “Cardiac Check-Up Month”. One of the largest multi-speciality tertiary care hospitals in Mumbai and Thane district, the Mira Road

based Umrao Hospitals is a 330bed health care entity having a state-of-the art critical health care department.

Started off on the occasion of World Heart Day on September 29, the month-long facility will offer a special heart check-up package at a concessional price of Rs. 999. The check-up package consists of various medical investigations including--Complete Blood Count, ESR,

FBS, PP, Lipid Profile, Serum Creatinine, ECG-Stress Test/ 2D Echo and Physician/ Cardiologist Consultation.

Apart from high end equipment’s like Flat panel cath lab, 64 slice CT-scan, 1.5 Tesla MRI, the hospital has nine ultra-modern operation theatres with laminar air flow system. The concessional package will last till October 28, 2013.

Rate of petrol: Rs 82 per litre Rate of CNG: Rs 48 (per kilo)

lution-free CNG rickshaws have started operating in the city which will reduce the pollution. However, as far as the fall in fares are concerned then it will not have any effect on fares because only the fuel is cheaper but the maintenance of a CNG rickshaw is much higher than petrol ones. The CNG rickshaw is also costlier and so are its spare parts.”

Patil further said, that as of now very few rickshaws have converted to CNG and it won’t be possible to frame the same policy for all.

Rajesh Sarak, RTO officer of Kalyan said, “Many CNG rickshaws are being registered with us regularly. We hope that the numbers will rise as the number of CNG filling centres increase. However, the fares rates will not reduce as the CNG rickshaws are very less and majority of the rickshaws are still running on petrol.”

HEARTY ADVICE: On the occasion of World Heart Day, a walkathon was organised by Brahmakumaris and Surana Hospital from Goregaon Sports Club to Mithichoki and back. Students and senior citizens took part in large numbers in the event.

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LOST & FOUND

I, Amol Kasar, have lost my original Passport (H7931484), COC (IFO-17664), CDC (MUM 109622), GOC (17162), Endorsement-OIL(M/O/2/N / 13/25449) & GMDSS (24633) & 30 other IMP documents. If found please contact: 9960889143.

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THANKSGIVING

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

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

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Nileshkumar Shantilal Mehta to Nilesh Shantilal Mehta as per Affidavit (HT-286520) dated 23rd Sept. 2013.

C-17856 I have changed my name from Nalwalla Firoz Mohmed Alli to Nalwala Firoz S/o. Nalwala Mohamedi as per Affidavit dated 27-09-2013.

C-17857 I have changed my old name from Zakiruddin Sharifuddin Shaikh to Zakir Sharifuddin Shaikh as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X3449.

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CLASSIFIEDS I Mrs. Khatun Bi Ahmed Ali have changed my name to Mrs. Khatun Bi Ahmed Ali Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/09/13.

C-17866 I Mr. Abdul Habib Abdul Kayyum Shaikh have changed my name to Mr. Habib Abdul Kayyum Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13.

C-17867 I Sudeshkumar Shankar Shetty have changed my name to Sudesh Shankar Shetty as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13.

C-17868 I Vinodbhai Punjiram Darji have changed my name to Vinodkumar Punjiram Darji as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 28/09/13.

C-17869 I Kapil Rajan Doshi have changed my name to Kapil Smita Zaveri as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 06/09/13.

C-17870 I, Chirak Gopal Sharma, have changed my name to Chirag Gopal Sharma as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13.

C-17871 I, Romkala Gopal Sharma, have changed my name to Ranjana Gopal Sharma as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13.

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I have changed my name from Joseph Jeffrine D’Souza, to ‘Joe Jeffrine D’Souza’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-5302) Dated: 17/05/2012.

C-17859

We Mr. Sarfaraz Ali Saiyed & Mrs. Zarina Banu Saiyed have changed name of our minor son from Samirali Sarfarzali Saiyad to Sameer Ali Sarfarz Ali Saiyed vide Affidavit dated 27th September, 2013.

C-17874

I have changed my name from Flavia Joe D’Souza, to ‘Florence Joe D’Souza’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-5303) Dated: 17/05/2012.

C-17860

I have changed my name from Chandrakala Janardhan Rao to Anuja Arun Sawant as per Affidavit date 28th September, 2013.

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I, Madhavi Shivahar Kolap have changed my name to Madhu Sanjay Kelan as per Affidavit dated 28th September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Charles Castellino to Charles Castelino as per Affidavit date 28th September, 2013.

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I Priti Anilkumar Jinadara have changed my name to Priti Anil Soni as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13.

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I have changed my name from Bathail Pascal Castellino to Bathael Pascal Castelino as per Affidavit date 28th September, 2013.

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I Mrs. Payalben Yogesh Mistry have changed my name to Mrs. Payal Yogesh Mistry as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13.

C-17863 I Mr. Yogeshkumar Shantilal Mistry have changed my name to Mr. Yogesh Shantilal Mistry as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/09/13.

C-17864 I Babu Sakharam Sonavane have changed my name to Baburao Sakharam Sonawane as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. U-30080 dated: 22/08/13.

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I have changed my name from Leticia Castellino to Leticia Castelino as per Affidavit date 28th September, 2013.

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 I have changed my name from Pushapvir Singh to Pushapvir Chambyal as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U-16504).

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

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

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I have changed my name from Galib Husain Abdul Rahiman Mheskar to Galib Abdul Rahiman Mhaishar as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ranjana Sanjay Sethi to Sheetal Sanjay Sethi as per Affidavit date 27th September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Mohamed Zubair Abdul Sattar Lohya to Mohamed Zubair Abdul Sattar Loya as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Hasina Sahanvaj Mapari to Haseena Shahanawaz Mapari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Varisen Kishor Shah to Vicky Kishor Shah as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. (U- 34755).

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I have changed my name from Hussein Saheb Abdul Rahiman Thakur to Husain Saheb Abdul Rahiman Thakur as per Affidavit.

C-17898

I have changed my name from Mohammed Yusuf Shaikh Mohammed Shakir shaikh to Mohammed Yusuf Mohammed Shakir as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. (U- 35418).

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I have changed my name from Mr. Dhirendrapal Amichandji Kothari to Mr. Dhanesh Amichandji Kothari as per Affidavit.

C-17899

I have changed my name from Brijal Balakrishnan B. to Brijal Balkrishnan Britto as per Affidavit dated 24/09/2013.

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I Mr. Sai Krishna Tampi have changed my son’s name from Keshav Adidev to Keshav Adidev Tampi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shirin Marediya to Shirin Maredia as per Affidavit date 28th September, 2013.

C-17881 I have changed my name from Namrata Waliya to Namrata Walia as per Affidavit date 27th September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Naeemullah Shabbir Ahmed to Shaikh Naeemullah Shabbir Ahmed as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-17887 I have changed my name from Moh. Ansar Akbar to Mohammed Ansar Ali Akbara as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-17888 I have changed my name from Nilofar Usman Shaikh to Nilofer Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-17889 I have changed my name from Sharoka Sayyed to Sharooka Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-17890 I have changed my name from Khushalchand Murji Vora to Khushalbhai Murji Vora vide change in name/ deed poll Affidavit dated 27-09-2013.

C-17891 I known as Pragnavati Khushalchand vora, Pragnaben Khushalchand vora and Pragnya KhushalChand Vora, I shall henceforth be known as Pragna Khushalbhai vora vide Change in name/deed poll affidavit dated 27-09-2013.

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I have changed my name from Sayed Marediya to Saiyad Maredia as per Affidavit date 16th September,2013.

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I have changed my name from Ranjit Kumar Posaram Choudhary to Ranjit Posaram Choudhary as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Saijad Sayed Marediya to Saizad Saiyad Maredia as per Affidavit date 16th September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Reena Kumari to Reena Chambyal as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U-16505).

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I have changed my name from Sai Krishna Thampi to Sai Krishna Tampi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Akhalak Chilavan to Akhalak Ahmed Abdulla Chilwan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Haryanawala Mustafa Abdulla to Mustafa Abdulla Rajkotwala as per Affidavit.

C-17927 I have changed my name from Mohd Irfan Irshad Ahmed, Mohd Erpan Ersad Ahamad to Mohammad Irfan Irshad Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17928 I have changed my name from Imatyaj Ahmed Patel, Imatyaz Ahmed Patel to Imtiyaz S/o Ahmed Patel as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Akila Banu Mehboob Ali Shaikh to Aqila Banu Mehboob Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Singh Amit Kumar Chandrapratap to Amit Chandrapratap Singh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Damodher Ramlingam Deekonda to Damodar Ramlingam Deekonda as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Dewanand Singh to Devanand Singh as per Affidavit.

C-17902 I have changed my name from Kruttica Uday Sule to Kruttika Uday Sule as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ojair Alam to Mohmmad Ojair Mohammad Samsul as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Nandakumar Ramchandra Salunkhe to Nandakumar Ramchandra Salunkhepatil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Pritibala Laxmichand Dedhia to Priti Sudhir Gosar as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Saumil Nandakumar Salunkhe to Saumil Nandakumar Salunkhepatil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Abbas Ali to Abbasali Safdarali Salumberwala as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Arbaj Imtiyaz Shaikh to Arbaz Imtiyaz Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shyam Kumar Damodher Deekonda to Shyam Damodar Deekonda as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Asha Rajnarayan Sing to Shweta Nandakumar Salunkhepatil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mustafa Hakimuddinali Burhanpurwala to Mustafa Hakimuddin Burhanpurwala as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shailendr Subhash Tathe to Shailendra Subhash Tambat as per Affidavit.

C-17920 I have changed my name from Syedulla Ahmed Rafiullah Sayyed to Sydulla Ahmed Rafiullah Sayyed as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Saloni Nandakumar Salunkhe to Saloni Nandakumar Salunkhepatil as per Affidavit.

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We have changed our minor child name from Shumel Ahmed Shamshuddin Momin to Shumel Shamshuddin Momin as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Nandakumar Ramchandra Salunkhe to Nandakumar Ramchandra Salunkhepatil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Fatima Hakimuddin Ali to Fatima Hakimuddin Burhanpurwala as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shweta Nandakumar Salunkhe to Shweta Nandakumar Salunkhepatil as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Hakimuddin Asghirali to Hakimuddin Asgherali Burhanpurwala as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Muhammad Dilshad S/o Nabi Khan to Dilshad S/o Nabi Khan as per Affidavit.

C-17931 I have changed my name from Tahseen Fatema Gulam Rasool Shaikh to Tahseen Fatima Gulam Rasool Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17932 I have changed my name from Ajamatunnisa Anwar Husain Ansari to Azmatunnisa Anwar Husain Ansari as per Affidavit dated: 27/09/2013.

C-17933 I have changed my name from Muzaffer Ali to Muzaffar Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17934 I have changed my name from Taswar Ali to Tasawar Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17935 I have changed my name from Sandeep Prabhakar Bhoire to Sandeep Prabhakar Bhoir as per Affidavit.

C-17936 I have changed my name from Dalipkumar Mahendraprasad Sagar to Dilipkumar Mahendraprasad Sagar as per Affidavit.

C-17937 I have changed my name from Vittal Narayanarao Kulakarni to Vitthal Narayan Kulkarni as per Affidavit.

C-17938 I have changed my name from Mrs. Quamarjahan Ataullah Khan to Mrs. Nujhat Kamar Ataullah Khan as per Affidavit.

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the matter is that the ECI and its staff is not entirely free of the restrictions and is prone to allegations of the sort that BJP's Dr. Kirit Somaiya is making today. Behat's what they call it in public debate. sides the other electoral The average middle class Nevada in the USA. A reforms being talked about, precious vote squandered and the rich treat voting day what is really needed is for away. Agreed, the political as some sort of holiday. Take the ECI to be made more inparties need to put up can- a look at the polling percentdependent if not audidates with clean track ages of the last five general tonomous, with its own field records. But then what is re- elections, especially in a city and more powers. From quired is to strengthen the like Mumbai where it has Prashant Hamine | ADC staff the little bit of information law to debar criminals from hovered around 40 per cent. that we have been able to entering the poll fray, rather Although the noble-hearted than making brazen at- intention of the judgment is anyone stand in a long ser- are still far away from that garner, there are hardly a few pentine queue at the polling scenario. We still have to CEOs at the state level that booth for hours just to provide for security to en- have a separate or inderecord his Negative Vote. An- sure that the polls are free pendent office and are usuother question that begs an and fair. ally part of the state answer is that if it were to be administration. agreed to allow a re-poll after Even the State Election NOTA, then can the country Commission (SEC), set up afford constant elections The BJP still to conduct municipal elecand will the electorate be does not tions, is not entirely indequite as eager to cast their seem to be pendent as mandated votes repeatedly? On a s a t i s f i e d under the 73rd amendment lighter note, it is like giving with the to the constitution. Rememlegal status to the 60 per cent deletion of ber the spat between exof the voter population that d u p l i c a t e SEC commissioner Nand does not come out to vote on entries or Lal and late chief minister Dr. Kirit Somaiya election day. Now they can names of Vilasrao Deshmukh over the claim to be NOTA Voters! the deceased from the voter powers of the SEC to hold What was needed instead list. Neither has it substanti- elections to the Mayor’s tempts to negate court ver- to give vent to public anger dicts aimed at preventing against the nonchalant atti- was to take steps to increase ated its claims with a post and draw reservation the criminals from becom- tude of political parties and voting, create awareness broader database of such lots for the civic body posts? politicians in general, the about the power of the vote deletions. Arguments and But the election bodies too ing our netas.

Perhaps because of the empowerment in its present which at present seems to be counter-arguments aside, are not above blame. Most government's best efforts to form serves limited or prac- understood the most by the what needs to be borne in of the time people are not undo the Supreme Court's tically no purpose at all. The poor and marginalised, and mind is that the Election even aware of the voter enuattempts to usher in much- provision of No Vote is al- to make the process of regis- Commission of India (ECI) meration drive due to limneeded electoral reforms, ready there in the law; the tration more easily accessi- and their Chief Electoral Of- ited publicity. Neither are the Apex Court, in a “please only difference now is that it ble and well-publicised. ficers (CEOs) at the state people aware of where to go some” judgement, has has been given a cloak of se- Barring the election staff on level in matters of voter enu- and whom to approach. poll duty, the rest of the meration held at times when If voter registration, Photo sought to empower the voter crecy.

Beyond that the law re- working class still does not there are no elections, rely Electoral Roll and voter with the Right To Reject or what is better known as the mains exactly the same with have the right to Postal Bal- on support staff drawn from identity cards are ongoing None Of The Above (NOTA) the only difference being lot, or vote sent by post. Al- Revenue, Civic and Educa- processes, then they merit a the Ordinance tion departments. Although proper independent strucoption on the Electronic Vot- that an extra hole has been though ing Machine (EVM). In a punched into the EVM to seeking to negate the Apex the law guarantees them im- ture in place under the concountry where there is deep provide for a new gemstone Court verdict on tainted munity from political witch- stitution which ensures a rooted cynical apathy to- of electoral democracy. The politicians is supposed to be hunts after elections for free, fair and transparent wards elections, electoral No Vote shall still not make “torn and thrown away”, the their actions during election election system. Incidenpolitics and politicians in any impact on the outcome original bill to that effect is time, they remain at the tally, the office of ECIs and general, electoral reforms of the election results as per still pending before the Par- mercy of their parent de- CEOs in Maharashtra do not are being ushered in based the law that stands today. liament. A tiny country like partment headed by the have a Joint Chief Electoral Officer for more than three purely on popular upsurge The question that begs an Estonia conducts its polls politician in power.

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Matadar Sangh Just like former chief election commissioner T.N. Seshan, who threw the rule book at the politicians and political parties making them fall in line, former SEC election commissioner Nand Lal was no different.

The late Vilasrao Deshmukh held a grudge against Nand Lal over what he felt was a deliberate attempt by the latter to make the Latur Lok Sabha constituency a Schedule Caste constituency. The former extracted the revenge of sorts on Nand Lal by having put him behind bars for disobeying government orders.

His verbal duels were, however, not limited to the late Vilasrao Deshmukh alone. As the member secretary of the Delimitation Commission back in 2008, he had the guts to put in place an equally powerful politician from Konkan region now in the Congress.

During one of the commission meetings, this politically powerful politician kept on repeating in Marathi “Maza Matadar Sangh” (meaning my constituency). To which an angry Nand Lal shot back “don’t call it maza (mine).

Matadar means Voters. It is the voters' constituency and not your personal constituency. You merely represent it as their elected representative. Don’t treat it as if it belongs to you”. That was enough to silence even the mightiest of the politicians.

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fied fare hike which according to them has never translated rate over the recently im- into better facilities.

Moreover, it has been alposed bus fare hike, the Bhayandar unit of the Shiv leged that on some routes, Sena led by city chief Manoj travelling by share-auto is Mayekar, is all set to launch an cheaper as compared to the indefinite agitation in Sena- bus fares post hike. “The civic style against the civic adminis- administration and the ruling tration if it does not roll back government is least bothered about the heavy burden on the the bus fare hike.

Following demands from common man. Unmindful of private bus operators, the the horrible bus services, civic public transport wing of the officials have been advocating civic body had mooted a pro- for a hike on behalf of the priposal for an upward revision of vate operators. We will launch Sena-style agitation”, fares, to which the Roads and a Transport Authority (RTA) re- Mayekar said. Echoing similar sponded positively by giving views, city president of the its nod for a fare hike between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Re.1 and Rs.6. However, the Prasad Surve, has also dehike has not gone down well manded an immediate roll with opposition parties and back of the bus fare hike, failcommuters who have been ing which his party-cadres will pretty vocal about the unjusti- launch a protest rally too.

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THE GODDESS COMETH! An artist gives finishing touches to the idol of Goddess Durga ahead of Durga Puja at Lalbaug on Sunday, The 9-day long Durga festival will commence on October 5.

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C-17940 I have changed my name from Mrs. Qamarjahan Ataullah Khan to Mrs. Nuzhat Kamar Ataullah Khan as per Affidavit.

C-17941 I have changed my name from Mr. Faiyaz Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed Shaikh to Mr. Fayyaz Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17942 I have changed my name from Mrs, Nashim Bano Faiyaz Ahmed to Mrs, Nasim Bano Fayyaz Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17943 I have changed my name from Mr. Faiyaz Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed to Mr. Fayyaz Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-17944 I have changed my name from Das Edna Reshma Pradeep Ruben to Edna Reshma Das as per Affidavit.

C-17945 We Mr. Pradeep Ruben Arul Das & Mrs. Edna Reshma Das have changed my minor daughter’s name from Riva Angela Pradeep Ruben Das to Riva Angela Das as per Affidavit.

C-17946 We Mr. Shaikh Mohammed Ibrahim & Mrs. Shaikh Maymunisha have changed my minor son’s name from Shaikh Toufeeq to Shaikh Mohammed Toufeeq as per Affidavit.

C-17947 We Mr. Shaikh Mohammed Ibrahim & Mrs. Shaikh Maymunisha have changed our minor son’s name from Shaikh Mohmmed Khalid to Shaikh Mohammed Kahlid as per Affidavit.

C-17948 I have changed my name from Santaram Mandare to Santram as per Affidavit.

C-17949 I have changed my name from Bakarali Chavan to Bakarali Huseenali Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-17950 I have changed my name from Suneeta Shyamlal Sharma to Sunita Shyamlal Sharma as per Affidavit.

C-17951 I have changed my name from Kanojiya Shalendrakumar Rambrich to Kanojiya Shailendra Rambrich as per Affidavit.

C-17952 I have changed my name from Dinesh K to Dinesh Kumar as per Affidavit.

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C-17956 I have changed my name from Sanam Bhajandas to Khubani Sanam Bhajanlal as per Affidavit.

C-17957 I have changed my name from Mayabhen Kishanchand Bagani to Maya Kishanchand Bagani as per Affidavit.

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C-17962 I have changed my name from Nakul Lalitkumar Jain to Nukul Lalitkumar Jain new name as per Affidavit.

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three are reported to be critical.

J J Hospital had a total of 60 storeyed building at Dockyard Road that collapsed on bodies, of which, till late last Friday morning, but also in night, 59 had been identified.

The unidentified body was the clearing of the debris.

Fifty officers of the Fire that of a male.

In a city where debris Brigade, including the chief fire officer who was there from building sites often throughout the operation, di- lies uncollected for weeks, rected 72 firemen in three if not months, the remains shifts with nine fire tenders of the building where more in attendance. Four cardiac than 80 people are reported ambulances rushed the in- to have lived, most of them jured to hospitals in a con- employees of the BMC, stant stream on Friday, have been cleared with alpetering out only late on Sat- most dizzying speed. According to sources, 543 urday.

The last survivor, a 50 truck loads of rubble were year old man was pulled cleared from the site in an out of the ruins of the civic- unending stream, and ADC owned building in the early photographer Azad Shrihours of Sunday. He suf- vastav who spent much of fered grievous injuries and the morning till early afterhas been admitted to J J noon at the spot yesterday, Hospital for treatment. This reported that the place brings the total death toll looked “like a maidan”. If it to 61 people--31 male, 30 were not for the presence female, including many of a couple of JCBs, it children. Another 29 have would have been impossisurvived, though many ble to believe that there with serious injuries, and had ever been a building there in the recent past.

The death toll in the building collapse is three times higher than that in the Zaveri Bazar serial bombings in July 2011. Over the past two days, amid acrimonious discussions, the civic body has accepted that “administrative lapses” had taken place, resulting in the collapse of a building that should have been evacuated a long time ago, so poor a state it was in.

This easily avoidable tragedy was largely due to official apathy verging on callous neglect of a file on the building that should have been attended to.

On Saturday afternoon, the civic body held a special general body meeting that went on from around 2.30 pm to close to midnight. Tempers and passions ran high with some corporators describing the apathy as being akin to “terrorism” and declaring that the civic officials respon-

sible should be treated with utmost severity. The SGM had been called by the mayor, Sunil Prabhu.

At the unusually long meeting, attended by senior civic officials, the problems of people staying in dilapidated buildings was brought up by several councillors, including Yamini Jadhav who represents the constituency in which the building falls. In a speech marked by emotion, she claimed that she had made several appeals to the BMC to do something about the dangerous state of the building, but no one took heed.

Additional commissioner Rajiv Jalota addressed the house and said it was decided to institute two committees to investigate the collapse. One would be a technical committee that would go into technical and structural matters, the other would examine the administrative lapses that perhaps led to the collapse. A new committee, 'Commissioner of Building Safety' would be constituted, headed by a retired judge along with subject experts from related fields, to take all decisions related to safety of buildings in the city, it was stated. The commission would report directly to the Municipal Commissioner.

A special provision to provide assistance of Rs.5 lakh to the relatives of the deceased, free treatment to the injured, alternate accommodation and even jobs for next of kin of the deceased employees on compassionate grounds was speedily passed.

The BMC made special provision to give Rs.5 lakh assistance to relatives of deceased, free treatment to injured, alternate accommodations and kin of victims will be taken in civic service considering as special case on compassionate ground.

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Gangsters make the handset live up to its name by using it from their prison cells to make extortion calls

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senior inspector of Unit VII. More than a week ago, pohe interrogation of lice had applied MCOCA gangster Kumar Pillai’s against the three accused, as Kiran gang members, ar- identified rested for threatening and Dhanawde, Ramdas Rahane trying to extort money from and Vinod Ghogle. All the MNS Legislator Mangesh three accused, presently Sangle’s brother Arvind, has working for Pillai gang, are led to crime branch sleuths remanded to police custody till October 3. uncovering startling facts.

On August 18, at around Investigators learnt that the accused involved in the 10 am, Dhanawde, who was case had made the use of out on bail from an old case, mobile phone and few SIM barged into Arvind Sangle’s cards during their incarcer- house at Vikhroli, and made ation, said crime branch of- the latter talk to Pillai on his ficial privy to the probe. This cell phone. Arvind is the raises serious questions on brother of MNS Legislater the part of police in Arthur Mangesh Sangle. Pillai demanded Rs.75 lakh from Road prison.

The Crime branch, that Arvind and threatened to kill has successfully applied the him if he did not pay up.

The arrests of the three accharges of MCOCA in the case, has traced the numbers cused in this case had from which the calls were brought to the fore the shiftmade by the incarcerated ing loyalties of gang memgangsters. These numbers, at bers, as two of the three present disconnected, are accused initially belonged to being scrutinized by investi- gangster-turned-terrorist gators, who are going Dawood Ibrahim’s faction, through the Call Detail before moving to Kumar PilRecord (CDR) of the num- lai’s faction, said the police.

“Accused Rahane and bers and trying to trace the numbers coming in the CDR. Dhanawade were known to Subsequently, the police be working with the D-gang would take the statements of and had even executed a few the people whose numbers shootouts in the city on the were called. In this regard, instructions of the D-gang,” there are chances of more said inspector Sanjay Surve.

During their incarceration at arrests in the case.

“Considering the modus Arthur Road jail they came operandi used by the gang- in contact with Ghogle, who sters to extort money, more is associated with the Pillai arrests in the case cannot be faction. Both Rahane and denied,” said Venkat Patil, Dhanawade spoke to Ghogle

and expressed to him their desire to work for gangster Pillai, informed assistant inspector Anil Dhole. Subsequently, Ghogle then passed on the message to Pillai through the latter’s associates, who would visit Ghogle during his court hearings, that two gangsters wanted to work with them, added Dhole.

In February, Dhanawade, who was released on bail, used to meet Rahane and Ghogle during their court hearings. It was this time that Ghogle instructed Dhanawde to extort money from Arvind.

Sleuths from Unit-VII scrutinised a year’s record of the notorious criminals who were out on bail. After going through the records, police zeroed in on Dhanawade, whose face matched the sketch made by the police as per the details given by the victim.

After Dhanawade’s arrest, the police successfully nabbed Rahane and Ghogle, who were cooling their heels inside Arthur Road prison. neel.shah@afternoondc.in

Third interschool one-act play staged at Activity High School

n an interesting expose, a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that the education office of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is facing 33 percent staff shortage.

According to RTI Anil Galgali, who filed an RTI on the number of vacant positions in the civic education department, “The budget of the BMC Education Department is Rs. 2,472 crore and they have also started education project. Instead of providing new staff, they should fill vacancies. The RTI reply has revealed that the Education Office is facing 33 per cent staff shortage. I had asked the civic body to about all the sanction positions and how many posts are vacant in the education department. The Education department Administrative Officer Charulata Pedenekar in her reply clearly stated that there are 66 posts in A, B, C and D Category in which sanctioned post are 708 of which 228 posts are vacant. Five posts of Deputy Education Officer (DEO) are vacant out of 10 posts. Out of the 18 posts of Superintendents, 8 posts are vacant.”

Galgali further added, “In any government or semigovernment body or authority, clerk and head clerk are play key roles in all type of

internal and external work.

But here, unfortunately clerk and head clerk posts are vacant. There are only 31 head clerks out of 54. That’s mean 23 post are vacant. The situation is same for the clerk vacancy wherein 46 posts are vacant out of 197. The total number of posts for Supervisor should be 131 but only 97 supervisors are working.

BMC also gives support to various segment and activities like music, arts, singing, dance, drama and physical education. But it is only on paper. The director’s post for all these activities is vacant and the same situation is for the vacancy for the post of professors also.”

Galgali said, “When I

asked on whose responsibility it is to fill positions, the administrative officer clearly admitted that it is the responsibility of the Education Officer as well as Chief Personal Officer and Chief Labour Officer. These positions are vacant due to negligence of Education Officer.

I have written a letter to the Municipal Commissioner Sitaram Kunte, Deputy Municipal Commissioner Sunil Dhamane and Education Officer Ravindra Bhise to drawn their attention to this issue. Due to shortage of these key posts in the Education Department, the civic body has become weak and its will effect on the results.” philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

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The play ‘Helen’s Husband’ staged by the Activity School students won the second prize.

The first prize was a tie between Children’s Academy of Ashok Nagar for staging the play ‘Bade Bhai Saheb’ and Green Lawn’s School at Warden Rd., for staging the play ‘Ekta’. The above plays were judged by Dr. Keshav Desai, Ms. Freyan Bhathena (Editor of ‘Parsi Times’) and Ms. Zeenobia Wadia.

Nine schools participated at this great event. Each play staged was simply profound with an underlying moral. Awesome efforts and talents were on display by all the students of different schools. Activity High School, which won the second prize, was headed by Mrs. Perin Bagli.

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Robbers break open six flats of a society near a police station; police clueless

By Zuber Ansari

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hile one would feel safe to be staying around a police station, turns out it’s not all that safe. House breakers no more fear breaking into houses close to police chowkis. In the early hours of Sunday, a few thieves broke open six houses of Nirmal Nagar building No. 9 and fled away with a laptop, television etc. The building is at a two-minute walking distance from the Nirmal Nagar Police Station, but cops had no idea about the theft till residents found their doors open in the morning.

These flats belonged to Smita Mhatre (Room 302), Ashok Padwal (Room 292), Manmohan Chonkar (Room 310), Ashok Padwal (Room 311), R. D’silva (Room 315) and Jagdish Chauhan (Room 320). All the flats were locked, since some of them had moved out of their houses and a couple of them had gone to their respective home

towns.

Manmohan Chonkar said, “I have shifted out of the building and am currently residing at Ville Parle. However, I had my laptop and a few things inside the house that have gone missing. It is shocking that the building is just a minute or two walking distance from the police station. This means that these thieves no more fear the

cops. If there is enough night patrolling, they won’t dare commit such a theft”.

A resident, Nitin Jadhav, said, “The thieves must have entered after 1 am and must have done their home work properly. The residents of the building are awake sitting in the compound till12.30 am or so. The incident must have occurred after that and before 6 am. While we got out of

our houses for a walk, we found the locks of the doors were broken. Immediately, we informed all the residents and called the cops.”

A police officer of the Nirmal Nagar Police Station said, “This has been the second time that robbers have indulged in house breaking in the building. Earlier they had carried out a theft in May this year in Room no. 301 and 303. That case is yet unsolved and this robbery looks like the work of the same gang. All the residents have not been able to return to their homes yet the cops are to ascertain the exact theft. Televisions and a laptop have been found stolen from two flats so far”.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Namdev Chavan (Zone VIII) said, “On the basis of primary information, we have registered the house breaking case against unknown accused. The investigation is on to find information about the gang”.

Resorting to newer technology, MBMC takes the Whatsapp route to ensure transparency in civic work

By Suresh Golani

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aking steps towards maximum use of innovations in technology, particularly in today's modern era of smart phones, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is now using the popular chat and messaging tool - Whatsapp, for real time updates and progress of all

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Youth found hanging in Hanging Gardens The 18-year-old boy’s body was found above the Old Woman’s Shoe in the garden; no suicide note found

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he body of an 18-year-old student was found at Hanging Gardens, Malabar Hill on Sunday at 10 am. Mohammad Habib Kandiwala was found hanging on a pillar adjoining the OldWoman’s Shoe. He had supposedly tried to climb up the Shoe, which is no more open for visitors.

According to the cops at Malabar Hill Po- deceased along with a friend.

“No suicide note has been found. Aclice Station, the deceased hung himself cording to investigations, we have found onto a pillar with a nylon rope.

Vijay Bagade, Senior Police Inspector, that the deceased has sold off his cell Malabar Hill Police Station said, “It is a phone to somebody else”, said Bagade.

The deceased was a resident of Arab clear case of suicide. A college bag was found next to the body of the deceased. Gali at Nagpada. He was a student of College books and a photo album were Lilavati Lalji Dayal School at Grant Road. found inside the bag with pictures of the kainaz.choksey@afternoon.dc.in

ongoing civic work related to its technical departments.

The MBMC has formed six groups for each of its wards, involving the Public Works Department (PWD), Water Supply Department (WSD) and the Demolition Squad wherein engineers not only share information about ongoing projects but also post current pictures tagged with updated information with

each other as well as their higher-ups including the municipal commissioner.

Besides uploading real time images of on-going projects including construction of roads, laying of pipelines, ward-level officers and those heading the demolition squad have been directed to upload stage wise pictures of demolition activities. Even municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani, who receives dozen’s of pictures on his cell phone through the application every day says, “The advantage of using the group messaging on the application is that the details do not move up in a hierarchy and senior officials can directly supervise the work. This helps us iron out any type of anomalies. Moreover, the entire mechanism is free of cost”. Although the groups – ‘Prabhag Samithi’ is joined by civic personnel from the level of junior engineers and above, the web-based application can be very useful for municipal corporators who can easily post their complaints about any type of irregularities or substandard work across the twin-city, officials said.

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agar Jawal, a Yuva Sena member, has been arrested for assaulting a cop of the L.T. Marg Police Station.

Jawal was in his car and was heading towards Azad Maidan.

He was allegedly driving rash. Jawal’s car banged into a police van, after which he abused Ghanshyam Shejwal, an on-duty cop of the L.T. Marg Police Station.

According to Sanjivrao Mandalik, Senior Police Inspector, L.T. Marg Police Station, “Sagar Jawal has been arrested. He has been booked under Section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), Section 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), Section 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way), Section 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) and Section 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) under the Indian Penal Code. kainaz.choksey@afternoon.dc.in

HC relief for woman lawyer T FRIENDSHIP RULES! Under the leadership of Munishri Pratik Sagarji Maharaj, the Jain community organised a Virat Rath Yatra and Public Friendship Day from Prabhadevi Telephone Exchange to Kamgar Maidan, Parel on Sunday.

he Bombay High Court has quashed a charge sheet filed by CBI in a lower court against a 60-year-old woman advocate, who was accused of cheating a nationalised bank by conspiring with borrowers. However, the case against other accused in the lower court would continue, a bench headed by Jus-

tice S C Dharmadhikari ruled on September 24, reports PTI. The bench came down heavily on CBI for accusing the advocate Mohana Raj Nair without her fault in the case in which she had given legal opinion to the Indian Bank which had been cheated.

However, the judges let go the agency with a warning.

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Mumbai University’s Institute of Distance and Open Learning notches up record admissions this year

By Yatin Ingle

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hile the University of Mumbai (MU) is busy planning up various new courses, more than 76,000 students have already enrolled in the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) of the MU. Marking its target of last year 70,000 students to be enrolled, the institute has already achieved more admissions than the target for the academic year 2013-14.

The IDOL is an institute for the students wanting to pursue their education through corre-

“This year, as it was the second year for admissions to all courses we are allowing students to take their time to understand the system, though delayed, we are proud to say that the number has crossed over 72,000 enrollments this year”.

— Dr. Harishchandran, director, IDOL

The Institute of Distance and Open Learning building at Kalina. spondance. The institute carries out 14 courses from the traditional courses along with various certificate and degree courses.

Despite aspersions from various corners regarding the non-viability of the online admission process reaching to all centers under the jurisdiction of MU, IDOL and university officials had gone ahead with the decision to have online admissions and appointed the Mahaonline portal to carry out the same. The online admission process was started in July 2012. This had given an opportunity to the students outside the city and the country to opt for correspondence studies.

Earlier, the number of admissions slipped down due to inaccessibility of the online process in many areas as well as other hitches, the number of enrollments in the first month had re-

mained much lower compared to last year. With the last date of admissions being over last week, the institute had passed its admission record of 72,000 students, compared to its corresponding period last year.

When the ADC spoke to Dr Harishchandan, director of IDOL, said, “There has been a delay in admissions due to the online process but we are not rushing anything as the process is here to stay. This year, as it was the second year for admissions to all courses we are allowing students to take their time to understand the system, though delayed, we are proud to say that the number has crossed over 72,000 enrollments this year. We have also identified the reasons for the delays and will be correcting them before we start the online admissions next year.” yatin.ingle@afternoondc.in

Fire on set: Lata Mangeshkar, SRK offer help to Kapil Sharma READYING FOR BAPU’S B’DAY… Days before ‘Gandhi Jayatni’, the birth anniversary of Mahatma which will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 2, an employee of Mani Bhavan garlands a bust of the ‘Father of the Nation’ for the occasion.

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opular comedian Kapil Sharma has been overwhelmed at being offered help from legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and superstar Shah Rukh Khan after his show set was damaged in a fire.

A massive fire had broken out recently on the sets of hit show 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' at Goregaon Film city. However, there were no casualties in the mishap.

The show, aired on Colors channel, is hosted by Kapil and often sees Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh, Rohit Shetty, Deepika Padukone, Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Anil Kapoor and others using the platform to promote their upcoming films.

“I got a call from Lataji and she asked if I need any kind of help, whether monetary or anything. She asked what can I do for you... Her call was a big thing,” Kapil said.

“Also Shah Rukh Khan, Rohit Shetty and lot of people from the industry called me and said, “hum tumhare saath hai, batao kitne din mein set khada karna hai” (we are with you, tell in how many days the

legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and superstar Shah Rukh Khan set has to be put up). The industry is like a family,” he said.

Kapil says the exact cause of the fire is yet to be scertained as investigation is still on.

“We will come to know the exact loss... The figures only after the police verification,” he said.

He rubbished rumours of a conspiracy behind the fire.

Kapil felt disappointed as he was unable to shoot with singer Sonu Nigam due to mishap.

“We were even planning to shoot with Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan for the promotion of their forthcoming films. But unfortu-

nately due to the tragedy, we are trying to work out things,” he said.

However, Kapil is quite happy that people are loving his show and he hopes it to continue. Two episodes supposed to be aired on this weekend have already been shot. But, for the upcoming episodes they will be shooting on the sets of ‘Bigg Boss’ show.

“It's not an easy job to reconstruct a huge set in such a short time. The channel is also trying to get the best floor to reconstruct a new set. We have a huge set up and we don't want to compromise with it,” he added.

‘Rahul’s criticism of ordinance healthy for democracy’

By A Special Correspondent

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he Team Rahul has now come in open to justify Congress vicepresident’s outburst on the ordinance. A close aide of Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister of State for Information Technology Milind Deora termed criticism of the controversial ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers as healthy for democracy.

Speaking to reporters, Deora said, “It’s a healthy day for democracy in UPA government and it’s a healthy day for democracy in India. We are

also humans. In life there is nothing wrong in accepting and trying to rectify perhaps what will be called an error. There’s nothing wrong, nobody should have an ego, people should be humble enough to accept and rectify an error. That’s the nature and strength of democracy”.

Deora responded to queries about whether Congress and the UPA government were not on the same page of the ordinance that prompted a strong criticism by, who went on to call it a complete nonsense and a document that should be torn up and thrown away.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi

The Union Minister further said, “Nobody in the government or the party had sought to undermine the authority, the strength of the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh who all of us have tremendous respect for”.

“The party and the government are one over this issue. We are solidly behind the Prime Minister and the government and party are one on the ordinance. Those who wanted to try and make it a party versus the government issue, who are demanding that the PM must resign, they too should come for-

ward and say this is a welcome step for democracy, the people of India have spoken. They should also accept that they too had a position which they changed now,” he added further.

Deora, considered close to Rahul, had taken to Twitter on Thursday to voice his displeasure over the ordinance, saying legalities aside allowing convicted MPs and MLAs to retain seats in the midst of an appeal can endanger already eroding public faith in democracy. On Saturday, he came in open to support the Congress vice-president.

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Modi sends a fright to the Congress camp

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Ponder awhile...

“A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.”

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

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LMOST all top Congress leaders strongly supported the ordinance which the UPA cabinet had approved.

The ordinance which had the total approval of the prime minister was brought in with a view to save convicts in Parliament from disqualification. Three ministers of the UPA went to the President and pleaded with him to okay the ordinance.

The BJP which demanded it should be sent back for further consideration by Parliament. Then came vice-president of the Congress party to the press association and declared that the ordinance was “nonsense and it should be torn and thrown away”. As Rahul Gandhi said these highly damaging words, he was angry. He was insulting the prime minister in public.

The prime minister must have been deeply hurt by the explosive remark of Rahul Gandhi who clearly exposed him to public ridicule. The prime minister must have felt small by the angry public attack on him.

And what did all those Congress ministers who had gone to Rashtrapati Bhavan and pleaded with the President to okay the ordinance, do after the angry opinion of Rahul Gandhi against the ordinance. In no time at all, they changed their opinion on the subject, forgot what had happened at the cabinet meeting, ditched the prime minister and followed the leader – Rahul Gandhi.

Both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have initiated damage control measures.

They have spoken to the PM and also written letters to him. The ordinance is finished.

What remains to be seen is what the PM will do after coming back to India from New York. He must have been badly bruised by Rahul’s insult: the only favourable way left for him is to step down as PM.

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ONGRESSMEN are a worried lot. The rising popularity graph of Narendra Modi has already begun to give them sleeplessness nights. A day after the sevenlakh-strong Bhopal rally, where Modi was the main draw, a group of them met over lunch in an upscale Delhi eatery. The mood was somber. Two hours of lunch were mostly spent ruminating over the rise and rise of the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate — and their own leader’s inability to make an impression on the people. Each one of them nodded in agreement when one openly acknowledged that Modi had caught the imagination of the people, particularly the young voters. ‘The Modi tornado (aandhi was his word) is blowing in the country and if we fail to do something it will blow all of us away,’ said a senior leader who has been an MP for multiple terms.

After the stupendous success of Rewari, Bhopal became the litmus test of Modi’s overpowering mass appeal. He came out triumphant. Even when popular MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh rose to speak, the crowd kept up the Modi chant, drowning out much of his speech. Sushma Swaraj, an MP from Madhya Pradesh and no mean orator herself, too had to put up with the intermittent Modi chant from the huge crowd which had gathered in such record strength only to hear the Gujarat strongman who himself was now out to conquer India.

Talking of India, the fact that Modi could hold forth on the UPA’s ills for over an hour in Hindi in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, before an attentive audience of ‘over two lakhs’, according to The Times of India, underlined his appeal outside the traditional strongholds of the BJP. Whether it was the popular disgust with the misdoings of the UPA or it was due to the aura around his own public persona, or a combination of both, the fact remains that Modi today is by far the most popular leader in the country. No other leader in any party can match his mass appeal.

Which brings one to L.K. Advani’s petulant act at the Bhopal rally. Like a spoilt child who sprawls on the ground when denied a candy, the BJP veteran left no one in doubt that he was still sulking at being denied the mantle of leadership for the coming 2014 parliamentary campaign. He clings to his prime ministerial ambitions even though his followers have long embraced Modi as the new mascot. Such sullenness would only harm Advani. Should he persist in such graceless conduct, he may well find himself being made fully redundant in a party which has a history of marginalizing its presidents who develop big egos for anyone’s comfort.

Remember Balraj Madhok? He was the most successful president of the Jana Sangh, BJP’s previous avatar. When he began to behave temperamentally, assuming himself to be the sole arbiter of a party which puts a premium on consensual decision-making, he found himself cast aside. Though he floated his own outfit, it proved a complete nonstarter. Therefore, it is in the interest of Advani that he reconciles to the fact that he is well past the sell-by date as a vote-catcher; sooner he does that, the better the chances of his getting due recognition as an elder statesman who had indeed done a lot to bring the BJP to where it finds itself now.

Back to Modi. His claim in Bhopal that the next election will be a contest between the BJP and the CBI was significant. Political pundits may have chosen to dismiss that telling

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Modi assertion, but the grapevine in the national capital is thick with the talk that the too-clever-by-half Congress managers are now relying on the apex investigative agency to try and stop Modi’s onward march. The CBI parrot has already begun to sing the Congress tune, going after a number of former ministers and functionaries in the Gujarat BJP with the sole objective of ‘fixing’ Modi.

Unfortunately for the Congress leadership, the credibility of its pet parrot, ...er, sorry, CBI is so low that even if they were to charge Modi with direct complicity in the alleged fake encounters, or the 2002 riots, it will only help boost his popular appeal. An agency which can allow the Bofors thug, the late Ottavio Quattorrocchi, to slip out even when he was ensconced a few kilometers away from its headquarters, an agency which in the case of Mulayam Singh Yadav can say in 2007 on affidavit that two- plus-two do make four, but in 2013 says two- plus- two make zero, to give but only two examples of its extreme flexibility, well... that agency can

name. In the case of Modi, whether it was the social media, or the private television channels, or the fact that insufferable secularists targeted him incessantly for a most virulent campaign of calumny and hatred, or it is the popular disgust with the UPA, there can be no denying that Modi has risen in the political firmament like a colossal, whether the CBI, er. Congress likes it or not.

Sibal to blame for ordinance

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N the Congress Party, they mainly hold Law Minster Kapil Sibal responsible for coming up with the idea of an ordinance to nullify the Supreme Court judgment barring convicted MPs and MLAs from retaining their seats.

Sibal aggressively pushed the idea of an ordinance while Finance Minister P. Chidambaram too went along. Even though the two had informally sounded Arun Jaitley, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, on the proposed amendment to the Representation of the People Act, they had never hinted that they intended to issue an ordinance to save the convicted members. In fact, Jaitley had openly opposed the very suggestion of an amendment to nullify the SC verdict.

It is notable that Sibal had first become an MP only thanks to Lalu Prasad Yadav. Since Sibal was his lawyer, Yadav had sponsored him for the Rajya Sabha. Now that Yadav fears an adverse verdict in the Rs. 800-crore fodder scam, Sibal may have decided to return the favour by protecting Yadav’s membership of the Lok Sabha should the Supreme Court convict him. Because the SC order was expected on September 30, Sibal could not wait Virendra Kapoor for the Parliament to decide the fate of the always declare that it has clinching evidence amendment Bill lying with a standing comagainst Modi and slap some or the other mittee. Hence the ill-fated move to save concharge against him. But the question is: who victed netas. will believe it?

The above is not an unlikely scenario.

Indeed, we have some inkling that it is most probable in the next couple of VER since an opinion poll predicted that months as the pressure on the parrot-like CBI the Congress Party would retain only one grows to come to the rescue of the ruling out of the seven Lok Sabha seats it holds now, Congress and try and stop the Modi jugger- every sitting MP claims that he is certain to naut before it rolls over the family-controlled win his seat. You speak separately to each of empire. Trumped-up charges against Modi, the seven MPs, the reaction is invariably, according to the script, will be followed by a “Mujhe auro ka toh pata nahin, par mein high-decibel orchestrated campaign to con- apni seat toh jaroor jeetonga..” (I don’t know demn him as unworthy of being the nation’s of others, but I am certain to win my own prime minister. seat.) Really?

The contrived CBI intervention in the political arena, even if meant to please its political masters, will further ruin whatever little remains of its credibility. But E are a strange nation. aren’t we? For we it would certainly boost the Modi stock take pride in being the most backward with the lay people. For, like it or not, CBI States. As for our people, well, they seem to has become synonymous with the vie with another to belong to the lowest of the ruling party, having become its instrument low castes. for protecting its friends — like Quattrocchi — and harming its enemies. The bail to Jaganmohan Reddy within days of Chandrababu Naidu cosying up to Modi underDAY after the huge rally in Rewari, lines the C for Congress in CBI. Haryana, which was addressed by NarenMeanwhile, serious students of politics dra Modi, a very worried Ahmad Patel went to stand to profit from a study of the Narendra Sonia Gandhi.

Modi phenomenon. No other Indian leader Patel: “Madam, Modi addressed a threein recent times has attained such popularity lakh-strong rally in Rewari.” in relatively such a short time. Vajpayee took Before he could finish his sentence, Sonia more than five decades to become prime Gandhi was on the phone with her son-inminister. Even then he did not evoke the kind law. Speaking somewhat sternly, she said, of frenzied excitement that Modi does among “Robert, I thought you owned every vacant his followers. Most of the Congress leaders piece of land in Haryana. Then how could were products of the freedom movement or, Modi find a ground large enough to accomlater, owed their claim to fame to the family modate three lakh people…?

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Rahul takes wind out of the Opposition’s sails THE statement at the press conference made by Congress VicePresident Rahul Gandhi that the ordinance for the conviction of politicians is nonsense and must be torn and thrown out, is in right direction and timely. With this statement he has made his position clear about the ordinance and has taken away the advantage of the opposition party that wanted to take political advantage of the situation by opposing the ordinance. They believed that by approaching the President of India with a complaint against this ordinance they would embarrass the UPA government. With this statement, Rahul has also side lined the prime minister and his cabinet’s decision thus leaving him with no option but to resign, thus allowing Rahul to lead the Congress in the 2014 general elections. The Congress leaders who are supporting Rahul must declare him as the prime ministerial candidate for the forthcoming general election to fight communal forces that are bent on ruling the country with divisive policies in the name of caste and religion.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

THIS is with reference to the report ‘Ordinance wrong, policy nonsense’ (ADC, September 28).

The angry yoUng man, Rahul Gandhi, deserves to be complimented for coming down heavily on his own government’s hurried ordinance drafted to protect convicted politicians, just in time. He is absolutely right in pointing out that this was “wrong, should be torn and thrown away and it was time to stop this nonsense”. These are very strong words indeed on a move approved by the cabinet. It was good that the President did not sign the ordinance and asked for clarifications about the urgency in pushing it through. This ordinance was ill-conceived on many counts: First, it attempts to nullify the Apex court’s order, forgetting that it is the ‘Supreme’ court. If the ruling of the highest court can be circumvented so

craftily by the executives, how can we call ours a great democracy?

Then, it allows convicted legislators and parliamentarians to continue to be involved in the law-making process which has a certain degree of sanctity attached to it. To give law-breakers the privilege of law-making does not stand to any reason. Finally there was no urgency at all for coming out with it just to save a few politicians who have already reaped several benefits by their positions so far. Rahul must have delayed his comments since his mother was reportedly present at the cabinet meeting and because of his respect to Dr. Singh. Be that as it may, the government will do well to withdraw the ordinance without waiting for the PM to return.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

RAHUL GANDHI’S epiphany that the recent ordinance was nonsense and should be thrown out after figuring out that it may not get the nod of the President of India, is ludicrous and despicable, reminding us of the popular tale of the ‘sour grapes’. Coming as it does in a hurry even when the PM is away in New York is desperately to save the Congress party from humiliation in the face of inevitable rejection by the President. Rahul Gandhi had to ‘hurry’ to the dais of a meeting taken by Ajay Makhan and carry out the ostentatious act of condemning the ordinance in a tone that was laughed at by the people of India.

This act epitomizes the hypocrisy of the Congress who did not mind ridiculing ethical values by having the ordinance approved by a cabinet which knew fully well that such a highly objectionable ordinance quashing the SC’s Order should never have been conceived in the first place.

— T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

IT is indeed a sorry state of affairs in the Congress. The statement

confusion regarding Siraj’s LETTER OF whereabouts, the DIG THE DAY THE other day we heard that a (Prisons) confirmed that bomb planter escaped from the he was in Taloja Jail. The lack of coMumbai Police within the court ordination between agencies sees premises. This time around, we wit- an accused being termed as unnessed confusion as one of the rape traceable even as he is well behind accused in the Shakti Mills case was bars. A lackadaisical approach is the found missing. Minutes after the root cause for all the problems and goof ups in the police department and other security agencies.

Confusion confounded

— R.S. Meenakshi, Nerul

One man show

LOST AND FOUND: A lack of coordination between agencies led to the rumour of the escape of one of the gang rape accused, till DIG Swati Sathe clarified that he was actually in prison.

WHILE reportedly taking a dig at NaMo, the crown prince of the Congress has said that one man cannot run the entire country. But, for precedents in this regard, he has just to look at his own family. Were Nehru, Indira, and Rajiv not running a one man/woman show?

Even during May 2004 till today it is 10, Janpath rather than 7, Race Course Road that is actually the one woman power centre that manages the largest democracy in the world.

— Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz

mediate criticism, they have reinforced the public conviction that all parties are simply opportunistic.

— Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba

BOMBSHELL: Rahul Gandhi’s less than diplomatic statement about the ordinance has sidelined the PM and Cabinet’s plea to allow tainted ministers to run for elections. made by Rahul Gandhi to “throw out the ordinance” was a slap in the face of the Prime Minister and came at a time when the BJP has an upper hand in the exit polls.

The credibility of the PM has been questioned by one of his own in public. Rahul Gandhi has not only rejected the ordinance, but has left the PM in the lurch at the very end and has proved beyond a doubt that the PM is just a puppet and that his party men were after his blood for a long time. The party’s support for Rahul and his untimely statement, has let the PM take his own stand on whether to quit or complete his term under the clutches of the likes of Sonia and her son. Another view was that the statement was scripted and just damage control. With a single digit of popularity in the opinion poll, the PM is not an automatic choice for the coveted post once again. He is at the fag end of his career and Rahul Gandhi was waiting for an opportunity. With a complete divide in the government over the ordinance, will the PM be forced to quit when he returns from the US? It is only a matter of time before the marching orders arrive.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

RAHUL GANDHI dropped a bombshell at a press conference on Friday where,

shorn of diplomatic protocol, he bluntly expressed his unvarnished opinion that the proposed ordinance to overrule the Supreme Court directive disqualifying members of parliament, who have been convicted of a criminal offence, was ‘nonsense’. Some may argue that his timing was a bit impulsive and thoughtless, but one has to admire his forthrightness, and perhaps he is not as politically naive as he is believed to be.

The BJP, along with all other political parties, was horrified at the Supreme Court directive which would have put a serious dent in the way they play politics.

When the Congress became the bad guy by proposing the ordinance (which was likely to be passed), the BJP saw an opportunity by hypocritically playing to the public gallery.

Rahul’s outburst took the wind out their sails.

Quite predictably, the BJP immediately found fault by stating that Rahul was merely grandstanding and that his words amounted to nothing but bombast. I think they committed a tactical blunder. The public has become inured to the BJP finding fault with every single action of the Congress. In this case, if the BJP had gracefully acknowledged Rahul’s opinion, which was in consonance with their own public stand, they would have won the respect of the people. By their im-

KUDOS to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for opposing the ordinance shielding accused MPs and MLAs. The citizens obviously expect that all the past and present culprits of Coalgate, Bofors, 2G spectrum, CWG, Adarsh housing society, fodder and all other scams be punished severely and immediately. All their black money lying in foreign banks across the world should be brought back to India immediately for the swift upliftment of our nation and the aam aadmi.

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali

THE decision taken by Rahul Gandhi to veto the ordinance taken by the UPA government to prevent the ostracism of tainted members of parliament is an effort at moral grandstanding by him and has created rather a Catch 22 situation for the Congress party. It is common sense that the ruling by the Supreme Court, which has ordered members with a criminal background to quit, does not require legal luminaries to ponder and probe over it.

However, common sense is not so common nowadays, but, Rahul Gandhi has proved to be the exception to this rule with his statement that the ordinance is nonsense. It is surprising that a ruling by the Supreme Court can be prevaricated! There can be judicial overreach but not in matters which are apparently quite clear.

If such a situation persists where the Supreme Court itself is questionable then why not have the Supreme Court’s wings clipped and this farcical delusion be done away with? The buck should stop at the Apex Court.

— Hemant Hemmady, Virar

NOTA on EVMs a landmark judgement IN a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court ohas finally given orders to the Election Commission of India to add a “NONE OF THE ABOVE [NOTA]” option in EVMS. The EC had recommended this a decade ago along with other electoral reforms, which were ignored by politicians as they were not in favour of them.The EC has already acted on this order and has asked the Chief Electoral Officers of all states, particularly the four going to polls in November, to implement this order.

Till now citizens were using Section 49 and not voting after having their finger inked. However, the secrecy of voting as enshrined in the Constitution was lost. This was a dampener many citizens refrained from visiting polling booths as none of the can-

NOT WORTHY: The SC’s landmark judgement of having the NOTA option on EVMs will give citizens their real voting rights and let politicians know that citizens can no longer be taken for a ride. didates were worth their votes.

Though this order does not af-

fect the result of the constituency, even if the number of NOTA is more than the winning candidate’s votes, it is a good beginning. We hope that politicians will take this further with a legislation which will have a bearing on the result too.

ADR and AGNI have been fighting for this for while but with little success. Now that the SC has been just, I’m sure more people will exercise their franchise even if it means using the NOTA button.

AGNI and networking NGOs will encourage citizens vote and make their own choices, thus increasing the voting pattern and ultimately making politicians realise that citizens are a force to reckon with.

— Sharad Kumar, Mumbai

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Organs of Communication

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ommunication is the means of reaching to another. It may be in the form of technology, written or aural-oral method “A word fitly spoken,” said Soloman, “is like apples of gold in pictures of silver”.

Eyes are needed to read smoothly. Ears are needed to listen carefully. Tongue is needed to speak carefully.

Interview, Story and Expansion is the best form of communication of thoughts and imagination.

(C) STORY

It is a narration which weaves round the plot. It has characters, dialogues and a moral teaching.

A story can be written on any theme: mystery, animals, incidents, events, encounters, characters, birds.

(A) EXPANSION OF IDEAS

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD STORY?

It means writing on a slogan, proverb, or a quotation.

This has to be done in 80-100 words. It needs vocabulary. How to attempt this question?

Understand the words.

Decode them by substituting words.

Think of a story to bring out the meaning.

Think of a similar proverb, quotation or slogan with the meaning.

Avoid the use of I and YOU. Do not start with “the meaning of the phrase is” If the quote given is a Metaphor, expand it into a Simile and then express your views.

It is a kind of a Reflective essay.

View and counterview can be expressed.

Express opinion, emotion and be creative.

What are the skills needed for….?

Which is the most challenging part of your career ….?

Who has inspired you ….. ?

Who has been your role model … ?

What will be your advice to the ……?

Shailaja Mulay Teacher Counsellor ENGLISH (FIRST LANGUAGE) - 3

FOR EXAMPLE: (1) Time and Tide wait for no man.

Talk of the geographical phenomenon. Talk of the opportunities that come only once. Talk of the Nature being the best teacher.

Think of a plot, theme.

Think of suitable dialogues.

Use Hyperboles as figure of speech.

Use past tense.

Use simple but idiomatic English.

Always give names to the characters - these names could be coined, or related to the theme or contrast to the character.

Use linkers - however, well, firstly, secondly.

Use proper Adjectives.

Add colourful words.

Vocabulary should reflect mood, fear, pleasure, love-hate, surprise.

There could be suspense, humour, or adventure.

A story can be scientific with Personification, Apostrophe.

Paragraphs are necessary.

Title is must.

A story is a creative piece of writing. Let the imagination run riot. A good story should create visual impact.

(2) Jai Hind Talk of the slogan. Talk of the heritage. Hail India.

Talk of the uniqueness of the country. Glory to India.

Use the vocabulary from the book. This topic is based on the topics covered in the course book.

Reading is important to do well in English.

What is your reading speed?

200-300 WPM (words per minute) or 250-500 WPM or 800 WPM?

(B) INTERVIEW

Well, students you can do it. Score well in the writing section. Be sincere and express with emotions.

Questioning is a skill. These are important forms of communication. For this writing task, let us see how to formulate this question.

(1) Use WH-who, when, where, how, which, what, why (2) Use question mark at the end of the question (3) Be clear, concise in asking questions (4) Questions should be information seeking (5) Use proper tenses (6) Use short questions - one idea per question

Certain questions are given to guide you:

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eading a book, voting it, commenting on it and posting your own stories where other readers can read it, vote and comment on it, are all a part of a community application online called Wattpad. It is an online community where users can post articles, stories, poems and much more. Work by undiscovered and published writers can find a platform here, wherein users can comment and like stories or join groups associated with the website.

Wattpad was born in year 2006 with the collaboration of Allen Lau

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Use your EYES TO OBSERVE and relate it to the matter.

Use your EARS TO LISTEN and use the variations in mood and emotions and words in the matter.

Use your TONGUE TO SPEAK AND DISCUSS situations and use the views or counterviews or opinions to communicate the ideas and thoughts.

All the best!

Wattpad – A unique readers’ app!

What are the personality traits?

A community online application, Whattpad, allows readers to post a write-up, comment on other pieces, vote for them, and have groups to discuss writings

Writing is individualized, it needs practice.

and Ivan Yuen. It witnessed of success and was launched in various phones in March 2009 - an iPhone version was released, followed by Blackberry App world in April 2009, Google Android in June 2009 and Apple iPad in April 2010.

Before reading, writing or posting any article, story or poem you are supposed to make a login id just like any other social networking application (Facebook, Twitter etc). Once you make your login id, you will come across various categories like Romance, Teen fiction, Non-teen fiction, Fan Fiction, Fantasy, Science, Horror, Vampire, Werewolf, Spiritual, Paranormal, Historical fiction, Short story, Chicklit, Classics, Humour, Mystery/thriller, Adventure, Poetry, Action and others. You can choose your category and go right ahead with posting stuff.

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Wattpad has its inner communities too. There are clubs, where you can post or chat with specialty clubs like Improve your writing, Multimedia designs, industry Insider, Wattpad Announcements, The café etc. Other communities like Watty Awards, The Attys, Fan funding etc.

The unique feature about this community app is that Wattpad holds several contests in a year. The (every day) appear on the ‘What’s large annual contest is called ‘The Hot List’. These stats change daily, Watty Awards’. The Watty Awards of due to reads and votes by other 2011 introduced three entry levels – users. The best part of this is the popular, on the rise and undiscovFeatured Story list which promotes ered – to allow greater chance of content reviewed and approved by winning for every type of writer. staff and an additional review Contests are open to anyone who board. Many of these feature stories has a Wattpad account.

During the summer of 2012, are written by self-published and professional writers from different Wattpad collaboration with Margenres. It also has a small section of garet Atwood - Canadian Poet, Nov‘Undiscovered Gems’ where you elist, and literacy critic - held the ‘Attys’, the first major poetry contest can find new writers.

offering a chance to poets on Wattpad to compete against each other in one of the two categories either as an enthusiast or as a competitor. Now considering your copyrights violation on the matter you upload on this site, there is a little controversy. The Wattpad website noted, “We do not welcome upload of material that violates its copyright terms”, but also states “it is simply not possible to screen and verify all posted content.” In a response to industry criticism, in April 2009, Wattpad announced an ‘Authors In charge’ programme designed to allow authors or their representatives to identify and directly remove infringing content from the site, but this programme is designed specifically for “authors with published books for sale.”

Still considering all the pros and cons, why not enjoy the experience of reading books of all categories anywhere, at any time from your cell phone and when you not on the internet.

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FESTIVE SALES‌ pg15 Rupee Expected To Appreciate Against Dollar pg16 Can CSR Bridge the Gender Gap?

pg17 Oil, Not Gold Is Causing CAD pg19 Buy Jindal Steel & Power And Tree House Education

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By Mayura Shanbaug

hings are looking up this season for retailers in India with a predicted double digit growth in sales compared to the single

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digit growth witnessed last year as a consequence of the economic slowdown and negative sentiments in the market.

However, with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) ban on zero per cent interest schemes offered by banks, just ahead of the festive season, retailers will have to put forth a different strategy altogether to win back the customers. According to an

estimate about 25% of overall sales of major retailers are through EMI (equated monthly installment) schemes, and the ban is likely to make a dent in the sales this year.

B. S. Nagesh, Chairman of Retailers Association of India is certainly unhappy with the apex bank’s move. “I don’t support the move. The withdrawal of the provision of zero per cent interest scheme is not right. It will have tremendous impact on sales of high-value consumer durables.

This will not enhance consumption,� he said.

Generally the interest component is funded by the manufacturer or retailer giving benefit to the consumers to buy goods without the extra cost and thereby increasing sales. “I don’t see anything wrong with the scheme.

Now, there will be lot of hassle in paperwork for processing of loans and it will impact sales,� Nagesh added.

However, the RBI’s move is not likely to impact retail groups like Future, as consumer durables

The festive season has already started off and we have seen good sales, we expect sales to see a double digit growth this festive season

Kishore Binani, CEO, Future Group

constitutes very small portion of Big Bazaar’s sales. Apparel brands like Pantaloon, The Loot and Shoppers Stop are also not likely to get impacted by the move and are looking forward to a good sales number this festive season.

"The festive season has already started off and we have seen good sales, we expect sales to see a double digit growth this festive season,� says Kishore Binani, CEO, Future Group.

This time retailers say that the sales have been better even post the sales season. “We have already witnessed good sales and this year we are expecting sales to see a double digit growth and expect it to

be higher compared to last year,� agrees Govind Shirkhande, CEO of Shoppers Stop.

Experts across India are citing good monsoons and positive sentiments in the market. According to Asha Gupta, Area Vice President, Asia Pacific and Managing Director, India, Tupperware, disposable income in a typical middle to upper class Indian families and increase in the youth population of the country are the reason for the expectation. “Young couples end up spending most of their time and disposable income on products related to kids during the parenting stage of life,� she said at the recently concluded IRF 2013 summit. .

Pooja Jain, Executive Director, Luxor expressed that India’s consumer is highly mass-based, aspirational, but more keen on value for money. “The spending on indulgence goods is not as low as it appears, but it is definitely done with high precaution. Aspiration and desirability are key factors of Indian market,� she said.

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Trading In Derivatives

I am trading in derivatives on regular basis. My sales turnover has crossed Rs. 60 lakhs, would I be liable to Tax audit?

—Sangeeta Goregaonkar, Malad In case all your trade are in derivatives then the trades would be considered on net basis i.e. profit/loss of each transaction. Gross turnover i.e. market value of the securities are irrelevant. In case of speculation business, the tax audit will be applicable only in case of net turnover i.e. Sales less Purchase is in excess of 60 lakhs where profit as well as loss of each transaction is construed as turnover.

I am 62 years old. I have no other income apart from interest from fixed deposits. My interest on fixed deposit is around Rs. 1,00,000 p.a. Would I be liable to TDS? —Sushant Ingale, Sion No, since your income is below basic exemption available under Income Tax. However, if your bank is deducting the TDS on FD interest, you are required to file form 15G with the bank stating that your income does not exceed tax limit.

I am the proprietor of an Architect firm. My spouse is also an architect. She works in my firm as an employee. Would her salary be clubbed with my income?

—Sunil Patel, Parel As per Sec 64(1)(ii) individual is chargeable to tax in respect of any remuneration received by the spouse from a concern where individual has substantial interest. However, in case the spouse has technical/professional knowledge of the business then such income would not be clubbed. Hence in your case your spouse is herself an Architect, salary income of her would not be clubbed with your income.

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She also observed that thanks to the proliferation of social media, peerpressure for aestheticism and adornment has further spurred the growth.

Experts feel that the Indian retailers struggle with very low trading densities, as Indian products have a lower percentage sell through; keep a very high range of products and are effectively serving at low price points, which is in total contrast with international brands.

Too many Indian retailers focusing on this kind of an offering is the primary reason that Indian retailers struggle in trading densities. Adding to the point, is excessive presence of same format shops in a single mall, they feel.

“30 to 40 large format stores of a particular brand in a city do not make economic sense. The standard format of a mall normally would be 70% apparel stores, 10% footwear and 20% non-apparel segment stores which will balance out the trading density,” said a city based retail expert.

Another strategy to increase sales this season is thought to be ecommerce. Harminder Sahni, MD, Wazir Advisor feels that it has been an exciting ride for online retailers. “Though a lot of players are coming in, the number is still not sufficient enough. Many large players in the offline retail are not coming online, whether through the

The withdrawal of the provision of zero per cent interest scheme is not right. It will have tremendous impact on sales of high-value consumer durables.

B. S. Nagesh, Chairman of Retailers Association of India The ecommerce cycle in India is being compressed and cultural changes like reliance on touchn-feel buying or credit card acceptability would take time to get incorporated Latif Nathani, MD, eBay India

We have done a few basic things correctly. The prepaid card business is one of those. Our Citizen loyalty customer program yields 70% of our revenues and a lot more can be done in this segment.

Vinay Bhatia, CCA & VP, Marketing & Loyalty, Shoppers Stop

I have received Rs. 30,00,000 from LIC on death of my Mother. Would I be liable to pay tax on this receipt?

—Kiran Kumaran, Dahisar No. All receipt from LIC on maturity or death of the insurer are taxfree. Hence you would not be liable to tax on this receipt.

I am engaged in running of private cars as taxis. I have a few cars of my own and I also hire cars from others if required. My total receipts from the business exceed Rs. 11,00,000/- in a financial year. Please advice whether I need a service tax number? If yes, under which category?

—Sudhir Singal, Worli The business you are engaged in is covered by the Service Tax Act. Hence, the services are taxable if you are crossing the billing of Rs. 10,00,000/-. Thus you need a service tax number. You need to register under the category “ Hiring of Cab Services” and also charge your clients the service tax.

I am a married individual and I stay with my parents. I have taken a mediclaim policy for all of us. My parents are senior citizens. I have paid a premium of Rs. 28,000/- for this policy. Please advice how much deduction would be available to me?

—John Pinto, Borivali Under Income Tax Act, 1961 mediclaim premium paid by an assessee is allowed to be deducted against total income of the assessee upto Rs. 15,000/-, if the policy does not cover any senior citizen. However, if any senior citizen is covered then a sum of Rs. 20,000/- is allowed to be deducted against total income. In your case since your policy covers senior citizens, you shall be allowed to be deducted a sum of Rs. 20,000/- towards mediclaim premium.

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multi-brand route or the specialty or marketplace route,” he said.

The major hurdle in that direction is thought to be lack of ecosystem.

“Ecosystem does not mean only technology or logistics or customer services, but also policy, availability of talent and professional tools to manage businesses,” said Sahni. eBay,an online shopping destination is a success story with 120 million customers. With a presence in 100 countries; in their 9 years in India they have 5 million registered buyers, 4306 business hubs, over 45000 sellers.

Latif Nathani, MD, eBay India, on

being asked where India stood in the global ecommerce scenario, mentioned that there is a big difference in the way ecommerce has evolved in India, when we compare it to the US evolution story.

“In the US, people were already comfortable buying through catalogs, and switching to online was not a big cultural change for them. The ecommerce cycle in India is being compressed and cultural changes like reliance on touch-n-feel buying or credit card acceptability would take time to get incorporated,” said Nathani.

“So a big hurdle is not only trust, but comfort of the customer too,” he said. . He mentioned that eBay’s strategy is to not to own the inventory, but provide the platform and

Many large players in the offline retail are not coming online, whether through the multibrand route or the specialty or marketplace route

Harminder Sahni, MD, Wazir Advisor

We have already witnessed good sales and this year we are expecting sales to see a double digit growth and expect it to be higher compared to last year.

Govind Shirkhande, CEO of Shoppers Stop

Young couples end up spending most of their time and disposable income on products related to kids during the parenting stage of life Asha Gupta, Area Vice President, Asia Pacific and MD, India, Tupperware The spending on indulgence goods is not as low as it appears, but it is definitely done with high precaution.

Aspiration and desirability are key factors of Indian market Pooja Jain, Executive Director, Luxor

marketplace for sellers to find consumers for their products.

Vinay Bhatia, CCA & VP, Marketing & Loyalty, Shoppers Stop, told how the loyalty program for customers has increased the business. “We have done a few basic things correctly. The prepaid card business is one of those. Our Citizen loyalty customer program yields 70% of our revenues and a lot more can be done in this segment.

In India, festive based gifting is still a prevailing practice and it will continue for times to come”, he said.

Another major promotion statement is offering discounts. Perhaps, no retailer in India can survive without providing discounts. However most feel that any discount offer should be properly crafted so that it does not alter the value perception of the product in the minds of the customer.

Online or offline , discount or no discount , for this festive season, retailers are ready with supplies and orders are already sitting in retailers warehouses and are expected to hit the shops in the next few weeks to welcome the festival season.

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Rupee Expected To Appreciate Against Dollar « FOREX

PRAMIT BRAHMBHATT

is CEO of Alpari Financial Services (India)

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ast week too the Rupee continued to trade strong, it has appreciated for the fourth consecutive week after losing more than 20% in 2013 to 69.22 to a dollar in late August it has recovered almost 11% since then, helped by the central bank’s move to attract more inflows and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to hold back on tapering its extraordinary stimulus. Since Rajan took charge on September 4, some quick and effective measures taken by him helped the Rupee to recover convincingly and that too in a short period.

Resistance for USD/INR (Spot) pair is at 63.00

- 63.20 levels; if these levels are breached convincingly then we expect the Rupee to depreciate further. The trading range for the USD/INR pair for the week is expected to be within 61.00 to 63.50.

It is recommended to be cautious and Sell USD/INR Futures on rise with the appropriate stop loss as Rupee is expected to appreciate against dollar. Pivot Point for the Pair is at 62.98 and below is the Support & Resistance levels.

US Treasury Secretary Lew notified Congress on August 26 that the government would exhaust its ability to borrow by mid-October. It is expected that the House and Senate would eventually pass a 3-month federal funding bill so as to avoid a shutdown of the government.

Moody’s, currently rating the US credits at AAA/Stable, stated that neither an impasse over the debt ceiling nor a government shutdown should hurt the US sovereign credit rating. According to the agency, these events would affect the short-term outlook while “the rating is based more on the long-term outlook for the debt, rather than what we think will be short-term events”. It believed that the Government would be flexible enough to continue to paying interest on USTs. Yet, this has

failed to restore investors’ confidence in the near-term. Indeed, without a long-term resolution to solve the crisis, the debt problem would remain a time bomb and be a lingering threat to investors’ confidence.

The gold price is continuing to trend sideways within a relatively narrow corridor and traded within $1,305 - $1,339 per troy ounce for the week. Clearly, bullish and bearish news are pretty much balanced at present.

The fact that the US is coming ever closer to reaching its debt ceiling and the resulting risk of insolvency is apparently being offset

by expectations that the Fed will soon scale back its bond purchases in the wake of respectable economic data. The gold price may possibly find new support from India, where there are likely to be increased gold imports in the near future. The Indian customs authority has cleared considerable quantities of gold that had been in storage for quite some time at Indian airports because of uncertainty over the new import regulations. The festival and wedding season is fast approaching in India, time when people traditionally give presents of gold.

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By Dominic Rebello

eliance MF President and Chief Executive Sundeep Sikka has been appointed Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). The association has also named Sandesh Kirkire, CEO of Kotak Asset Management Company, as its vice-chairman.

The opportunities for mutual fund players is now immense as a good number of investors from small towns are opting for mutual fund, said Reliance Capital Asset Management president Sundeep Sikka, who was elected chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) Thursday.

Asked about his agenda for the industry association, he said: “The focus will be on increasing the retail penetration. Already the industry is focused on the retail sector. Retail investor education camps will be held in sizeable numbers.”

He said investors from smaller cities are opting for mutual fund in sizeable numbers and this is encouraging.

“I see more opportunities for mutual fund sector than challenges. There is will a change in the investor behaviour as mutual fund is the cost effective way,” he added.

Sikka has been with Reliance Capital Asset Management, which runs the country’s largest mutual fund, Reliance Mutual Fund, since October 2003. He has been instrumental in

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H.N. Sinor, chief executive of AMFI, said: “The industry size is around Rs.800,000 crore of which 70% will be wholesale and 30% will be retail.”

He said the debt fund was growing well on the retail side for the past one year.

Sinor said the industry body was looking at the long-term perspective of the sector and how to reach out to the retail investors.

“The second important agenda for AMFI will be achieving level playing field with other saving products (like life insurance policies and others) by having some tax concessions. The third agenda will be regulating the distributors

and the fourth will be improving the convenience of investors,” said Sinor.

MUTUAL FUND UPDATE

Principal Mutual Fund announces change in exit load Principal Mutual Fund has announced change in exit load of Principal Income Fund - Short Term Plan. Accordingly, the revised load structure will be 0.50% if redeemed within 180 days from the date of allotment. Revised exit load as mentioned herein above shall be applicable prospectively in respect of subscriptions in the scheme post 3 pm effective September 30, 2013, and shall be in force until further notice.

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Kotak Mahindra Balance declares dividend Kotak Mutual Fund has announced dividend under the dividend option of Kotak Mahindra Balance. The amount of dividend on face value of Rs 10 per unit will be Rs 0.50 per unit. The record date for declaration of dividend is September 30, 2013.

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Can CSR Bridge The Gender Gap? RISHIKA KASHYAP is Economist, IDBI Bank Ltd.

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Brand Reliability

eliability is the first Brand Ability that the brand requires, in order to be a success in the marketplace. To be reliable, in effect, is to be able to deliver on time – every time. When your brand promises a customer that the product will perform in a certain manner, within a certain time frame, you must consistently make sure that the promise is fulfilled or exceeded.

A breach of promise will result in the brand being viewed with suspicion. If brand promises are not redeemed, consumers will have second thoughts about subsequent purchases.

For example, let us consider an air conditioner. Its a priori assumption is that it will keep the customer cool.

Now let us suppose that it does not cool the customer enough. Or that it repeatedly breaks down. What do you think will come to the customer’s mind? If he/she has to buy a second air conditioner for the home or office, do you think he/she will consider the same brand that once proved to be unreliable?

We can also look at an educational institution as an example for the service sector. A good faculty, curriculum and extracurricular activities for the overall development of students – all these features make the school reliable, prompting parents to consider the institution once more, when they have a second child.

As another example, we can talk about a courier company. Reliability is the chief weapon in the arsenal of a courier brand. Can you imagine a courier service that does not deliver on time? Would you entrust your precious time-sensitive documents to its care? In all probability, you would not. But a reliable courier company, which ensures that your parcels reach their destinations on schedule, would no doubt receive your business again and again. The brand’s virtue is its reputation of being reliable. The Brand Ability is its firm commitment to deliver on time.

Let’s look at the real estate business. To win the brand war, a real estate company must possess the weapon of reliability. Blessed with this attribute, a real estate brand will deliver and allow timely possession of the property. Its transaction will appear fair and clean. At the outset, dealing with persons who may undertake just a few transactions in a lifetime, it may seem futile to pin so much hope on the Brand Ability of Reliability. But apart from the second or may be the third transaction, there is always the word of mouth that spreads goodwill in a flash. Suddenly, the purchase is talked about amongst the customer’s family and friends. Dinner table conversations are laced with observations of how it was a pleasure to deal with the real estate brand.

Some of the real estate brands have built a reputation of reliability. These brands know the value of vindicating their promises and delivering on time and have effectively used the Brand Ability of Reliability.

Reliability is a strong weapon for the marketer. Word of mouth, the most potent medium of communication, born out of personal experience, helps to establish reliability. Word of mouth travels swiftly and its credibility quotient is extremely high.

The fruits of the labour of this Brand Ability are plenty. The brand that is tagged reliable is a delight to customers. Their first-hand accounts are contagious and soon family and friends also try out the brand that has so much promise and such glowing testimonials.

Brands that ignore the Brand Ability of Reliability become also-rans.

Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved.

Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com

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SR, today, is increasingly witnessing strategies, work-plans, outlays, formulated by dedicated CSR Think Tanks; and philanthropy is but one aspect of a larger scheme of things. The social initiatives of corporates are penetrating into areas that are essentially subjects of the State - healthcare, drinking water, sanitation, rural infrastructure are progressively being taken up by private players. Albeit at micro levels, CSR is striving to bridge the ‘service delivery gap’ in the country and touching upon ‘key’ state functions in the process. A much talked about area but rarely embraced by CSR strategies is ‘Gender Empowerment’. Empowerment is the first step towards ensuring gender equality – one of the Millennium Development Goals of United Nations (UN). As UN Women puts it, “Equality between women and men is seen as a precondition for, and indicator of, sustainable people-centred development.”

WHAT CORPORATIONS CAN DO TO ADDRESS GENDER INEQUALITY?

The term ‘gender’ has not adequately been incorporated into the mainstream discourse

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n India and elsewhere, mobile phones have become an intrinsic part of most people’s lives, connecting them to the rest of the world.

A study entitled, ‘Mobile Technologies – The Digital Fabric of our Lives’, reveals how these small devices are economic heavyweights that positively influence social development.

Conducted by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IER Cologne) on behalf of the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communications, the study reveals that India’s per capita GDP will grow by US$51 per year between 2010 and 2020 due to rising mobile phone subscriptions.

Over time, the report states that mobile subscriptions’ con-

on ‘development’. The cause of women often tends to be overshadowed by ‘greater’ concerns such as poverty, education, health etc.

Thus, while illustrations of planned interventions in providing sustainable livelihood opportunities, improving the linkages within the public-provided education set-up and offering free medical services are aplenty; one is faced with a dearth of corporate-backed initiatives in the field of gender. Interestingly, lack of gender based interventions seriously undermines the sustainability of other critical interventions.

It is widely held that women are capable of effecting a sustained change and hence the investments that empower them are yielding.

For instance, studies have shown that economic empowerment of women improves the health and nutrition status of the family, as women tend to spend more on children and family than their male counterparts. Further, as corroborated by time-series studies, female literacy is associated with decreased infant mortality rates. At the same time, empowerment, livelihoods and job opportunities provide women and girls the foothold to challenge their domestic obligations, improve their networks, confront gender stereotypes and foster their ability to take decisions that directly or indirectly affect them. Hence, in India, where such gender stereotypes are all the more embedded, corporates can provide the much needed opportunity to women to respond to such conventions. To do so, they will first need to view gender equality not only as a means to sustain other initiatives but also as an end in itself. Once that is done, activities that endeavor to empower women and bring about quality improvements in their lives must be formulated. Corporates should devise programmes that become self-reliant after the primary support is withdrawn. A positive

spillover of corporates helping to empower women is that the onus of transforming lives of the less-privileged is shared by the privileged.

In order to chart out CSR initiatives ideal for women, a good practice would be to con-

duct tete-a-tete with the intended beneficiaries - an exercise that in the CSR jargon is called ‘stakeholder dialogue’ and is a simple yet powerful tool to gain insights into the lives of target groups, their everyday struggles and opportunities. Such potent insights about the

ground realities and day-to-day impediments that the disadvantaged women encounter may not be visible from the vantage point of CSR teams. Thus, it is quintessential to engage women/ NGOs/ CBOs in discussions with the CSR think tanks of corporates.

The Mobile’s Economic Connection India’s per capita GDP will grow by US$51 per year between 2010 and 2020 due to rising mobile phone subscriptions Economists at IER Cologne calculated the percentage of economic growth that can be attributed to the increase in mobile phone subscriptions. The figure for India was 11.4% of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) between 2010 and 2012. According to the IER Cologne experts’ forecasts, mobile phones will continue to make a significant contribution to economic growth up to 2020. tribution to India’s GDP per capita growth will be 11.4% (2010-2012), 4.9% (2012-2015) and 2.1% (2015-2020). Mobile devices contribute to economic growth due to their increased use, which has risen sharply.

Econometric analyses were used to verify the correlation between mobile technology penetration and progress in social development. The study indicated that mobile phones support democratic participation, increase gender equality and improve education opportunities, while also making a significant contribution to economic growth.

Economists at IER Cologne calculated the percentage of economic growth that can be attributed to the increase in mobile phone subscriptions. The figure for India was 11.4% of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) between 2010 and 2012. According to the IER Cologne experts’ forecasts, mobile phones will continue to make a significant contribution to economic growth up to 2020.

The study includes a survey by Vodafone analysts, which states there will be an estimated 69 mobile phone subscriptions for every 100 Indians in 2020. Indian citizens began using mobile phones much later than Europeans. In India and South Africa, rising mobile phone subscriptions accounted for 11% of economic growth and almost 20% in Egypt, between 2010 and 2012.

The study revealed that mobile technology

Detailed results Forecast: Economic growth per citizen between 2010 and 2020 due to rising mobile phone subscription (in US$)

Forecast: Increase in number of mobile phone subscriptions between 2010 and 2020 (in percent)

Contribution to economic growth via increase in mobile phone subscriptions between 2010 and 2012 (in percent)

China

131

70

9.9

Egypt

85

55

19.6

26

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Germany India

51

69

11.4

Italy

455

15

1.1

Kenya

28

4

1.5

South Africa

241

65

11.0

Spain

514

23

4.7

Turkey

164

21

1.8

Organizations may design CSR programs exclusively benefitting women, especially in urban slums and rural areas. At the same time, the existing CSR projects may be augmented with an element of gender. For instance, in developing rural infrastructure, special emphasis may be placed upon women’s everyday role of fetching firewood and water. Programmes supporting education may be adjusted to the fact that girls’ education is still seen as unimportant among several populations and special measures - counseling sessions, nukkad nataks, music activities within the community - may be organized to address this issue. To take the example of education further, it is often observed that girls in rural India tend to skip school simply because the school is located far away from their house and most schools do not have proper toilet facilities for girls. Thus, projects promoting education must also address these features that make education ‘unattainable’ for some. Further still, gender wise quantitative goals may be built into existing projects.

Empowerment of any marginalized section of the society is a long process, requiring sustained external impetus and constant internal friction. Nonetheless, corporates, with their scale of operations, wide outreach and sheer amount of funds can help effect positive changes at the grass root level. The recently passed Companies Bill has provided a thrust to the CSR scene in India. Schedule VII of the Bill advocates ‘women empowerment’ as one of the target areas for intervention. With legislative backing, recommended spending and mandatory reporting, the time is opportune for India Inc to make a conspicuous foray into gender-based CSR.

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Oil, Not Gold Is Causing CAD

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old imports are only 19%, whereas 80% are oil imports and only rising as crude oil keeps rising. We need to think of long term solutions for vehicular fuel. The best option is hybrid cars and hybrid two wheelers. In 1998 when I went to Tokyo they already had 10,000 hybrid cars on the roads of Tokyo alone and Toyota which is the world’s largest automaker is a pioneer in hybrid cars, was already producing 2,000 vehicles a month. Today it produces 10,000 or more hybrid vehicles a month and many other global auto majors are also producing hybrid cars. Auto experts tell me that there are 5 million hybrid cars in the world today and only a few hundred in India.

The reason for this is that the Government of India does not recognize hybrid cars as a category to be subsidized or offered tax cuts. The Prius manufactured by Toyota is completely imported from Japan and is a hybrid which sells at a hefty price of Rs. 35 lakhs. Though Toyota has a hybrid version of Etios, which would cost somewhere in the region of Rs. 10 lakhs if the Government incentivizes its manufacture in India.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of IDBI Bank Ltd. The usual disclaimer applies.

has an even stronger impact on economic systems in developing nations. In these countries, for the first time ever mobile phones allow people the opportunity to communicate and do business across long distances. The fact that people have better access to information due to mobile phones has a positive effect on economic growth.

For example, farmers receive information about the day’s market prices or weather forecasts so they can make better decisions.

Mobile communication infrastructure is a key one in these countries that allows establishment of economic institutions such as mobile banking services.

Worldwide, mobile phones are speeding up social development process, which was verified by using econometric methods. “The figures show that mobile technology isn’t just driving economic growth, but also social progress. Mobile phones are more than just communication tools. They give people the opportunity to participate in economic and social processes,” said Dr Mark Speich, Managing Director, Vodafone Institute for Society and Communications.

There is statistical evidence that more mobile phone subscriptions correlate with more democratic participation. This is particularly evident in countries where mobile technology penetration is still relatively low, which indicates that democratic processes in emerging markets gain from the more widespread use of mobile technology. In many cases, mobile phones are the only opportunity for people to participate in political organisations and obtain information about political developments.

Toyota Motors (India) has been trying hard to get the Government to include hybrid cars in its environment -friendly list. The Government of India has CNG, LPG and electric vehicles in its classification for subsidy, but not hybrid, which really beats logic.

A hybrid vehicle is one which works both on batteries and fuel. The batteries can either be charged when the vehicle is in motion, also by energy created during braking and achieves good cruising speeds with very little use of motor fuel.

There is advanced version of hybrid cars, which can be ‘jump’ charged in 10 minutes at different charging stations located at petrol stations. After charging they can run for 200 kms on the batteries. But that requires charging infrastructure.

To begin with we can have hybrid which charge during motion and while braking. The state of California was the first around a decade back to give strong incentives to ZEV or Zero Emission Vehicles.

Today California and Florida States in the US hardly use any fuel and have vehicles which run on clean energy such as hybrids.

It helps environmentally as well as in reducing energy imports of fossil oils. India should take a cue from these states and at least devise a policy for alternative energy sources for vehicles which guzzle a large chunk of the oil imports.

We have to make a beginning to reduce energy imports when indigenous crude oil production is declining and no new oil discoveries have been made in the country apart from Rajasthan.

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Company

MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

F&O SCRIPS WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS FOR SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 4, 2013

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BIOCON BPCL

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309

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HAVELLS

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229

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186

ITC

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Intraweek Support and Resistance Levels Based on the “Pivotal Point” theory of Techincal Analysis PP Points indicate the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-week.

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

« TOP VIEW

I am aware that the business community in the US has some concerns about India’s growth prospects, macroeconomic stability and the economic policy environment. Doubts have been expressed about our sincerity in this regard. This is a mistaken perception.

The results of our efforts will be visible in the second half of the year. We expect stronger growth in 2013-14 .

— Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS INDIA INFOLINE CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON JINDAL STEEL & POWER

Nifty Drops Below 200 DMA NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (September 30, 2013) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty fell moderately on Friday (September 27, 2013) a net 49.05 points (0.83%) and closed at the 5833 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 5905 points level. It then rose further and registered the day’s high at the 5909 points level at 9.18 a.m. The index then declined into the red and turned into a range bound movement until 2.24 p.m. It then declined sharply and registered the day’s low at the 5819 points level at 3.03 p.m. The index then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a choppy session and moved in a range of 90 points level. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 38 were losers, while 12 stocks closed in the green. Some buying was seen in FMCG, oil & gas and IT stocks, while substantial selling was seen in banking, metal, realty and capital goods stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 18.16%. This change is substantial and indicates a less than full participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 589 were gainers, 719 were losers and 91 remained unchanged.

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

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

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).

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

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

The ADX is falling while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is decreasing in strength.

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 5692 points level.

The next support is at the 5561 points level.

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

The next resistance is at the 6334 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis: For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels are calculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 5854 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 5799.

Support (2) = 5764.

Resistance (1) = 5889. Resistance (2) = 5944.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed three consecutive doji patte rns (i ndic ating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a black body candle. This is negative and indicates that the bias has shifted towards the sell side of the market.

Further, the index has dropped below the 15 and 200 days moving averages. The index is now below the 5, 15 and 200 days moving averages. Moreover, the velocity parameters whic h were neutrall y 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

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 5874) Negative.

Has crossed below its 15-day average (at 5885) Negative.

Is above its 25-day average (at 5704) Positive.

Has crossed below its 200-day average (at 5841) Negative.

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.

CMP: Rs. 237 Target Rs. 276 JSPL’s financial performance in FY13 was torpid on account of weak power prices and one-off related to its investment in Bolivia. The company reinstated its ‘Vision 2020’ target and is vigorously implementing measures to achieve its target of 15mtpa of steel making capacity and 10,000MW of power generation capacity by 2020. In the near term, JSPL plans to add 1.6mtpa of steel making capacity in Angul in FY14 and 2mtpa of steel making in Oman in FY15. On the power front, JPL is expected to commission its 2,400MW plant in a phased manner by FY15.

Standalone steel numbers were impacted by high raw material costs and loss on its Bolivia investments. Power production under JPL was the lowest in the last four years due to the grid failure in North-East. The Shaddeed plant operated at rated capacity and registered a 55% yoy growth in its bottom-line. JSPL signed FSA with MCL for supply of coal to power plants at Angul for 5 years, reducing the doubts over its operations.

JSPL’s stock has underperformed over the last one year on account of issues related to allocation of coal blocks. Selling has been further intensified due to the subdued domestic steel demand and a decline in spot power realizations. We believe earnings would be boosted by the commissioning of the new capacities. The power capacities at Angul are expected to be ready for commercial operational in Q2 FY14, followed by the 1.6mtpa steel plant at Angul by Q4 FY14 and the 2,400MW power plant in FY15. We believe, the next phase of growth for the company would be driven by the Angul steel plant and Tamnar II power plant. We have lowered our earnings estimate to account for the weak power prices prevailing in the country and delay in commissioning of the coal block. We estimate consolidated earnings to remain flat in FY14 and then jump 20% yoy in FY15 on the back of higher output from the Angul facility. The growth in earnings would take centre-stage and lead to re-rating of the stock. We maintain our BUY recommendation on the stock with a revised price target of Rs276.

ELARA CAPITAL CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON TREE HOUSE EDUCATION

CMP: Rs. 257 Target Rs. 370 Preschool industry on robust growth trajectory: Rapid urbanization, rising aspirations for a quality education, improved affordability and more women joining the workforce are driving strong growth in the preschools segment.

The organized preschool market is expected to grow at a 26% CAGR over FY13-18E to INR42.8bn. To meet this demand, 8,400 new preschools would need to be added to the existing base of 4,300 preschools.

Tree House is on an expansion spree; thrives on asset-light model: Tree House (THEAL IN) management has been on an aggressive expansion spree, adding 80 schools every year over the past four years, at a CAGR of 60%. We have factored in an addition of 230 self-operated schools and 120 franchisees over FY13-16E at less than 70% of the company’s target of 513 preschool additions. Consequently, THEAL should register a revenue CAGR of 32% over the same period. Usually, it takes two years to reach stable capacity utilization of 50%, which offers return ratios of 50%.

As a higher proportion of centers reach healthy capacity utilization, the preschool ROC should improve from the current 30% to 50%. Further, INR 5mn capex per school offers low investment/earnings ratio, allowing high growth potential.

Asset sale to lighten balance sheet, improve CF and return ratios: Tree House owns K-12 assets worth INR 2.4bn, nearly 50% of the asset base, which has dented return ratios.

Valuation: Our two-stage DCF valuation estimates a robust operating profit CAGR of 34% over FY13-16E and marginally tapered EBIT growth of 20% over FY16-20E, deriving a target price of INR 370. We assume a 14.5% WACC and a 4% terminal growth rate. Our target price gives an implied EV/EBITDA and P/E of 12x and 7x, respectively, on FY16E numbers. This looks reasonable considering the strong growth opportunity, low earnings risk and FCF positive in the current fiscal. We initiate coverage of Tree House with a Buy recommendation and a DCF-based target price of INR 370, implying potential upside of 51% from the current levels.

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Plan Insurance According To Requirements And Needs MANOJ ASWANI

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE

What are the features of HDFC Crest, HDFC SampoornSamridhi and LIC JeevanSaral. Please advise me which one is best. I want to invest 25000/year.

—Yashwant Pawar, Govandi Are you asking me which plan is best for you?

Well, in that case, don't you think I need to know more about your objective and pattern of investment and your insurance planning before deciding? Please understand that no plan is the best Insurance Plan. It depends on your requirements which plan will suit your needs.

All plans are equally good or bad. So, you need to be very clear about what exactly do you need from your Insurance Product?

Also, when you are looking to buy an Insurance Policy, return on investment (ROI) should not be the parameter to judge. If so, then it makes a lot of sense to opt for a pure investment product like Mutual Funds, Bank Fixed Deposits, etc. depending upon your risk appetite because Insurance is Cover and Protection for your family along with returns. It ensures that your dream of the child's educa-

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tion/marriage, Family's Dream House, Holiday, Car, etc. gets fulfilled irrespective of the fact that you are physically there or not.

LIC JeevanSaral Plan is a great plan and there is no doubt about it. In this plan, the premium amount is decided by the policyholder and he gets 250 times the monthly premium as Sum Assured. If the Life Insured survives the entire term, then he would receive Maturity Sum Assured + Loyalty Additions. Now, HDFC Crest is a Unit Linked Insurance Plan with Highest NAV Guarantee Fund. On survival till the end of the Policy Tenure, the Policyholder gets the Fund Value. On the other hand, HDFC Life SampoornSamridhi Insurance Plan is a simple traditional plan which has 2 unique options of Enhanced Cash and Enhanced Life Cover. Thus, if the policyholder opts for Enhanced Cash Option, he would get the usual Maturity Benefits along with additional Bonus.

It is very difficult for us to confirm because you are comparing oranges to apples and each plan is different from the other. You need to first decide upon your Insurance Objectives and then opt for the best fitted plan!

Hello Sir, My father is 73 years old. Could you suggest any policy available for him.

—Anthony Fernandes, Andheri Cover for 73 Year Old Parent: Things to keep in mind while availing Insurance for your parent: • Do not forget to mention any medication that he avails, any surgery, accident, etc. that might have taken place at any time because later the claim just might get repudiated because all these facts were not mentioned at the time of policy application.

• Fill up the form yourself and do not depend

Key Features This is a Unit Linked Insurance Plan without Bonus facility This plan has Limited Payment option of 5, 10, 15 and 20 years There is a Life Coverage of the Basic Sum Assured throughout the policy term.

The Life Coverage can also be increased by choosing an Enhanced Sum Assured.

The life coverage can be increased by opting for Enhanced Sum Assured.

There are Guaranteed Additions of 2.5% of the

pitalization expenses till 90 years of age. In this plan pre-existing diseases are covered after one year of claim free renewal. You need not wait for 3-4 years for it to be covered like in normal health insurance policies. Pre-existing diseases like Hypertension and Diabetes will be covered from the inception on payment of additional premium. There are other benefits in this plan as well.

There are other plans like Max Bupa Heartbeat Insurance Plan which can be availed for your relative as well. This plan can be taken anytime and can be continues till death.

(The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India. You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com)

« PRODUCT REVIEW: BIRLA SUN LIFE DREAM LIFE PLAN

By Manoj Aswani

irla Sun Life Dream Life Plan is a Unit Linked Non-Participating Endowment Plan.

Thus it is a Non-Traditional Plan without Bonus Facility. In this plan, the Premium Amount and the Savings Date are chosen and the Basic Sum Assured and the Guaranteed Savings Amount is calculated automatically. The premium can be paid for a period of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years as chosen while the policy continues till Whole Life. There is a Life Coverage of the Basic Sum Assured throughout the policy term.

The Life Coverage can also be increased by choosing an Enhanced Sum Assured.

Thus, on the chosen Guaranteed Savings Date, higher of the Fund Value and the Guaranteed Savings Fund is paid as Maturity Benefit. The entire amount is invested in the only Fund in this plan, Enhancer Fund.

However, if the Life Insured dies before the Guaranteed Savings Date, the Sum Assured + the Fund Value + Enhanced Sum Assured, if any is paid as Death Benefit to the nominee and policy terminates.

This Plan has 5 additional riders and 1 Investment Fund available in this plan. This plan also has Guaranteed Additions

on the agent • Never get misled into not declaring a particular illness/disease that your parent might have because later when the claim will get rejected, it will affect you and no one else While it is important to think about parents, you need to keep in mind that a Health Plan is always availed so that the claims are smooth and in order to have a good claim experience you need to diligent at the time of policy application instead of repenting later!

Being more than 70, there are very few plans which can be availed. National Insurance Varistha Mediclaim for Senior Citizen is a plan which can be availed till 80 years of age and renewed till 90. This plan is a very good plan for the senior citizen as it takes care of all hos-

A Unit Linked Non-Participating Endowment Plan Eligibility Criteria Basic Sum Assured (in Rs.) Policy Term (in years)

Premium Payment Term (in years)

Entry Age of Life Insured (in years) Guaranteed Savings Date (in years) Age at Maturity on Guaranteed Savings Date (in years) Annual Premium (in Rs.) Payment modes

Basic Premiums paid in the last 60 months on 10th policy anniversary and on every 5 policy anniversary thereafter + 0.25% of the average Fund Value in the last 12 months is added every anniversary from 11th policy anniversary There is a Minimum Guaranteed Amount which is payable as maturity Fund Value called Guaranteed Savings Value.

There are 5 additional riders available but only 1 investment fund that is available.

Benefits Death Benefit: If the Life Insured dies within the Policy Tenure, the Basic Sum Assured +

Minimum

Maximum

The higher of 10 or the number of years to attain 70 years divided by 2, for entry ages below 45.

The higher of 7 or the number of years to attain 70 years divided by 4, for entry ages 45 and above 5, 10, 15 18

Whole Life

20 60

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Rajneesh Chandra Mohan Jain was born on December 11, 1931, in a small village near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. Starting off as a professor of philosophy, he graduated into a guru, a mystic of sorts, and an international spiritual teacher, changing appellations from Acharya Rajneesh to Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh before his transformation into a Zen master called Osho, until his death on January 19, 1990.

The Diamond Sword contains his thoughts on a variety of subjects, from meditation to caustic reactions to problems he had to face in life – but his love for India and its incomparable philosophic treasures remained foremost on his mind. Prophet of Love by Farrukh Dhondy is a book about ‘an ashram in Pune, its controversial godman and his foreign devotees.’ The inferences are rather clear.

he Diamond Sword (Rediscovering Meditation – The Forgotten Treasure of India)

by Osho was written sometime in 1985, on his return to India after his infamous run-in with the US authorities and citizens over allegations of poisoning the food or drinking water of the white residents who lived in the city named The Dalles, quite near his Rajneeshpuram ashram in Oregon. Whatever the real facts, it is known that the locals were unable to stomach Rajneesh’s extremely visible opulence and the presence of the many Rolls Royce cars gifted to him by his devotees. The mutual hostility led to Rajneesh being arrested and charged with immigration violations, even as he tried to shift the blame and accuse some of his own followers of bioterrorism against the residents of The Dalles. After being deported, he suffered the ignominy of being denied entry into 21 countries, before coming to India and finally settling down in Pune.

When he compiled this book in response to questions from individuals and media persons, he was generally miffed with the world, and particularly so with the Indian diplomats in the US. He also harboured a deep and abiding resentment against the government of India for not standing up for him against the US authorities.

Soon after his return, in an interview with India Today, he castigated the then prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, for not coming to his rescue. His opinions on government and political parties can hardly be refuted cogently: The parliament of India is retarded. Any one of these guys can be tested for their IQ and it will be very difficult for a single one of them to cross the mental age of fourteen...I was in American jails for twelve days, Rajiv did not do a single thing through the Indian ambassador, he did not even ask what my crime was, and why I had been arrested without reason and without an arrest warrant, and why I was being dragged from jail to jail without being taken to court…I am compelled to

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rophet of Love by Farrukh Dhondy is a ringside view of the Rajneesh ashram, any way you look at it and however the author may explain it away. Nestled in a quiet suburb of Poona (now Pune), it is the story of the intrigues and the machinations that go on behind the guarded and restricted environs of a certain Bhagwan Saket’s ashram, chocka-block full with foreigners (sanyasis) in their crimson robes.

The story commences with a little abandoned boy, Rahul, being left in the mountains by the inmates of a monastery, to meet his date with fate (read death), as soothsayers have divined that he will die on his seventh birthday. A monk, Chandrika, who plays a significant part in the story as Rahul’s mentor, is assigned to lead him to the place of his samadhi.

Later, when arrangements are made to get his body down for disposal, Chandrika discovers that the boy is miraculously alive and well, something that the monastery may try to rectify by

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A bugged bhagwan

The boys are playing and there is no referee.

However, he did not lose his love or his admiration for India and her spiritual treasures.

After all, he was able to wield consider power among his followers mainly because he expounded Indian philosophy, explained and disseminated it in its most liberal form, where he questioned the prude notions regarding sex, in current Indian society and also in the world at large. Though he dwelt on many other subjects, the discourses on sex and sexuality got him attention and notoriety, and people began to identify him as a love guru, a classification he did nothing to dispel.

Osho explains India beautifully: The dream is one. It is not mine, it is centuries old. Let us call it eternal. This part of the earth began dreaming this dream from the very dawn of human consciousness…This dream belongs to man himself, this dream belongs to man’s inner dream. We have given this dream a name: we call this dream ‘India.’ India is not a piece of land, it is not a political entity, not a chapter of historical facts…India is a longing, a thirst for the attainment of truth – the truth that resides in our very heartbeat, the truth that is sleeping in the very layers of our consciousness. It is that which although ours has been forgotten. That remembrance, that reaffirmation is India…For me, India and spirituality are synonymous…India is an eternal call this government a childish, unadult, im- pilgrimage, a timeless path that is stretched mature government. Such a vast country, from eternity to eternity.

He has not lost hope, and exhorts: If we where the population is around one billion, is not free enough to be left in the hands of these again give India its wings, if we again give children…I want this country to be put in the India its sky, if we can again fill India’s vision hands of intelligent people. I want there to be with the longing to fly toward the stars, then no political parties in this country…Political we will have saved not only those who already parties only exploit. For five years one party have a thirst for the eternal, but also those exploits, and by that time people have forgot- who are sleeping today but will wake up toten about the exploitations of the other party. morrow…The fate of India is the destiny of Then, that party comes to power and for five mankind.

Diamond Sword years that party exploits – by which time peoby Osho Jaico Publishing House ple have forgotten about the exploitations of Rs.275 the first party. This is a very interesting game.

The dark side of enlightenment

enforcing a termination. So the monk and his disciple hotfoot it and get away as far away as possible, coming to, where else, Mum-

bai. There they have to, perforce, eke out a living, with Chandrika becoming a footpath letter-writer and printing assistant, while Rahul studies and then teaches as a lecturer of philosophy. Some real life coincidences here to a certain Bhagwan Rajneesh? Trust Rahul to screw things up and lose his job with the ‘f’ word addressed to girls in class!

Life turns after Rahul listens to a swami’s discourse on a beach.

Later, he is sighted by two of the godman’s ‘event managers’ and groomed for a life of spewing philosophy at an ashram in Pune. He thrives on the gift of gab and rich devotees flock to the place.

Dhondy is the real life reporter who is assigned to do a piece on the bhagwan for his London journal and lands up at his ancestral home in Pune, which is occupied by his two unmarried aunts.

He networks with a pamphlet protester, Diamond, who has

shacked up with an old friend of his, and from her, gets to know of the seamier side of the ashram.

There is talk of exploitation, sex sessions to which he tries to gain access, and of her child being held back in the ashram. He finally gets past the protective coterie of followers and interacts with Saket!

There is the Ma Agnivarsha from the press area of the ashram, mistakenly referred in this book by the author as ‘the year of fire’ when agnivarsha is actually a ‘rain of fire.’ There is scattered sex: There should be no asceticism, no renunciation, no celibacy, no denial, no forbearance, no taint of sin, no fall from grace, no expulsion, as I now know the Bible says, from the garden, because this is the garden, love is the garden and making love is the sap and the juice and the fruit of life...

Read on for the rest of the plot to unfold.

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P.M. 2.00 Champions League Twenty20 2013 h/ls 3.00 Cricket Extra 3.50 Champions League Twenty20 2013 h/ls 7.10 Cricket Extra 7.50 Champions League Twenty20 2013 h/ls 11.10 Cricket Extra P.M. 2.00 Jai Ho 2.30 Pak Tour of India 12/13 3rd ODI 3.00 Champions League Twenty20 2013 h/ls 3.30 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 13/14 h/ls 4.00 Jai Ho 5.00 Liva Bbva 13 h/ls 5.30 Pak Tour of India 12/13 3rd ODI 6.00 Champions League Twenty20 2013 6.30 Jai Ho 7.00 The Football Review 8.00 Liga Bbva 13 h/ls 8.30 Chamions League Twenty 2013 h/s 9.00 Motorsports 9.30 Superstar Football 10.00 Champions League Twenty20 2013 11.00 Premier League Review

ZEE STUDIO

Hostel Red Doragon Notting Hill I Spy The Contractor

P.M. 12.13 Total Recall 2.20 Slumdog Millionaire 4.32 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 7.05 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 9:00 The Tuxedo 11.12 Step Up 3 A.M. 8.07 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 10.30 Slumdog Millionaire

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STARMOVIES

The Contractor, Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

9.30 10.00 10.30 11.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 P.M. 2.00 4.30 5.00 5.30

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Pokemon Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina Thomas and Friends

Thomas and Friends Kumbh Karan Chhota Bheem Hagemaru

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

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

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‘Crime is not good’ Says Shivaji Satam, who plays ACP Pradyuman in Sony Entertainment Television’s CID which will be completing 1,000 episodes this Friday

TV TATTLE JOHN ENDORSES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

World's leading infotainment channel, National Geographic on Friday announced John Abraham as the face of the channel. Speaking at the occasion, John shared his passion for adventure and the wild life streak that he would want to follow one day. “I was most excited to be the face of National Geographic - I am close to nature and love tigers, elephants and other animals too so when I see a channel that symbolizes all this and stands for all you are most excited to be associated with it. It's a graduation of my life to be a face of the channel,” said John.

MALLIKA’S MAN?

A MILESTONE: Shivaji Satam aka ACP Pradyuman along with the entire team members of CID, celebrate by cutting a cake upon recording the 1,000th episode on the sets, last week.

How are you feeling about completing 1,000 episodes?

I am overwhelmed with the response that the audience has given us. Completing 1,000 episodes is a great achievement for the entire CID team. I pray to keep growing in the same way and complete 1,000 more episodes. I want to congratulate the entire team for this achievement.

What do you have in store for your viewers in the 1,000th episode?

CID is the only crime friction show which has been running since 16 years and has managed to win the hearts of millions every time with its power packed episodes. It has been always known for its innovative ideas when it comes to keeping audiences glued to their TV sets. The 1,000th episode will have CID investigating on a dangerous island where their lives will be at stake.

What is the off-screen bonding like between the actors?

Even marriages don’t last as long as CID has managed to. It takes a lot of commitment and dedication to be able to overlook differences and work together for sixteen years. In CID we are like a family.

We don’t put on any airs like celebrities are expected to. We are like any other middle class family and believe in the same things. Aditya, Daya, Freddy and I are like brothers.

What is the message that you aim to communicate through the show?

All over India, by and large, people don’t want report a crime to the police because it’s not as simple as it seems on TV. But still we encourage people to do it. You can’t assume that the police don’t work. There are a lot of cops who take their jobs very seriously and are

doing the right thing. Also, at the end of every show, we keep on suggesting capital punishment for the criminal despite the fact that we hardly have it in India. Hopefully, we can put a little fear into the audience and make them believe that crime is not good, it never pays and at the end of the day you have to pay for it.

What prompted you to do a special series of CID? Though the programme is very popular and has lasted for 16 years, it's very important to keep innovating in terms of presentation and story-telling. One of our USPs is outdoor location shoots. While others find it difficult to have regular outdoor shoots, we are very comfortable with it. Sony also supports us wholeheartedly in terms of finance.

Congratulations to the entire CID team!

Benegal’s ‘Samvidhaan’ to be aired in 2014 is not a Bible. It will also change as per the needs of our ILMMAKER Shyam Bene- people. It gives us guidelines gal, who is busy shooting of the way we are and the way his mini-series Samvidhaan we should be. It is a creation of about the making of the In- our own and it shows ethos of dian Constitution, says that our own people, the diverse the constitution shows the cultures, the different lanethos of our own people and guages and creeds and the changes as per their needs. “It various ethnic groups of peo-

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ple in India. Our people have made a constitution that suits them and it suits us. The important thing which will keep us together, is that the constitution was created by us to meet the requirements and amendments make it much more responsive with each generation,” he says.

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Directed by Benegal and produced by Rajya Sabha TV, Samvidhaan, featuring Sachin Khedekar, Divya Dutta, Ila Arun, Dalip Tahil and Shama Zaidi among others, will go on air on Rajya Sabha TV in January with hour-long episodes and will also be beamed on some regular channels.

In the series, Benegal has captured significant debates that took place during the drafting of the constitution, which was the dream of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar played by Sachin Khedekar in the series.

“A lot of research has been done. We have a wonderful team who has put in their best effort into the research. We only hope that we have done something that is useful for youngsters. This will give them an idea of what has gone into the making of the Indian laws,” stresses Benegal.

While 1.27 lakh men sent in their entries and 30 shortlisted contestants wait with baited breath, who wins this battle to win over Mallika’s love remains to be seen. But that’s not all. Sources suggest that a wild card entry in Life OK’s The Bachelorette India – Mere Khayalon Ki Mallika is expected to change the game. There is buzz that the very charming, Mohit Raina has been approached to participate in The Bachelorette India as a wild card entrant. A source says, “Mohit Raina who has made the hearts of several women flutter has been approached to enter the show as a wild card entrant. In fact, the team had received several requests by other celebrity suitors; however only Mohit Raina fits the bill.

He is a very popular TV actor who has taken the nation by the storm with his television show Devon Ke Dev Mahadev.”

ITCHY SCRATCHY

Dr. Haathi rubs his back against a massive tree to relieve the itching he is afflicted with. However, his movements were so powerful that the entire tree fell on him. “It was so difficult to fall and tolerate the weight of such a big tree. This is what you pay for rubbing your back on a tree.

But eventually everything was fine and the discomfort is now forgotten,” laughs Dr. Hathi aka Kavi Kumar Azad.

The funniest part however, is that nobody is able to pull him out from under the tree. Sodhi tries with a rope attached to his car, but the rope breaks. Children try cutting up the tree but environmentalists interfere. Who will save Dr. Hathi now? Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah airs from Monday to Friday at 8:30pm with a repeat telecast at 11 pm on SAB TV.

TASTE FOR DECOR

Sachin Parikh, who was last seen in Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha and is currently in two shows Is Pyar Ko Kya Naam Du Season 2 and The Haunted Nights has a taste in interior decoration. He says, "I like very basic decor with traditional art pieces and real plants. I have a typical Gujarati jhula in my drawing room and a fusion of western interiors in my bedroom. My bathroom has a cubicle and there are music speakers all over the house.

I prefer bamboo furniture with art décor. I feel one should buy small artifacts and paintings to change the look of the décor. There should also be a good wall clock besides wooden furniture. An eye for detailing is a must even if you want to do up your house quickly. A money plant looks nice and is also considered auspicious.

What's more is that a home is where the heart is."

GOING PLACES

Hiten Tejwani who is presently anchoring Savdhaan India on Life Ok has bagged one more film in his kitty.

Hiten has been signed by Agnidev Chatterjee for his next film Tere Aane Se along with Purab Kohli and Rituparna Sengupta. Hiten had earlier been signed on to do a special cameo of a TV star in the film Its Entertainment but this time he has bagged a full fledged role. "When I was narrated the script I fell in love with it.

It really struck me hard and that when I decided that I wanted to do the film," he says. Hiten recollects that all this happened within a few days. "It was a matter of 2-3 days where all of this happened. I begin shooting next week," signs off the beaming actor.

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he brouhaha over the RTI Act Amendment bill doesn’t seem like will end anytime soon.

Earlier this month, the government had to defer the RTI Amendment Bill because political parties could not come to a consensus about it. It was then decided to send the bill to the Parliamentary standing committee.

Parties like Biju Janata Dal, Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India had opposed the bill forcing the government to come to the decision.

Now that the bill is in the Parliamentary Committee, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik, who has called for the opinions and suggestions of the citizens and organisations, new problems seem to be brewing for the government.

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An issue over the choice between Hindi and English ‘only’ thwarts the individual’s ‘Right To Free Speech and Expression’. Public inputs in ‘all languages,’ is urged, writes Gajanan Khergamker

RTI Amendment Bill Runs Into Fresh Trouble

Constitution recognises 21 languages other than Hindi HE was reported saying, “The Constitution gives official recognition to 21 languages other than Hindi in the Eighth Schedule.

The number of persons speaking languages other than Hindi, easily outnumbers people who are primarily Hindi speakers. According to the 2001 Census data, only 41 per cent of the citizens in India speak Hindi.

Since June this year, when the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) decided to bring the six major political parties of the nation under the ambit of RTI Act under the transparency law, the government and all political parties (barring a couple) have come together, leaving their differences behind, to pass an amendment bill to overrule the CIC’s ruling.

A little more than 10 per cent of the citizenry is familiar with English as a primary or secondary language.

These statistics imply, close to one half of the population will be prevented from making submissions on the RTI Amendment Bill merely because of the language barrier.’’

As if the UPA government already didn’t have enough trouble over this Amendment from the opposition and a majority of general public, this new accusation will also serve as another setback for the UPA which seems more than keen to clear this Amendment Bill as soon as possible.

Venkatesh Nayak also maintained that the “advertisements for submissions on the RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2013 must be published in the leading newspapers of all states in the local official languages; citizens must be informed of their right to submit views and comments on this Bill in any of the 22 languages recognised in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution; translating the advertisement into the 22 official languages and translating back the submissions received from the people into the English and Hindi for the MPs on the Committee is not a difficult task for the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

They have a team of professional translators who provide simultane-

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THE advertisement given in newspapers – asking for suggestions over the amendment bill – said that citizens and organisations could only give their opinion in two languages – English and Hindi – within 15 days from when the advertisement was published via post or in person.

The Committee will ask those citizens, organisations and stakeholders who would like to orally put forth their say, to be present personally at a particular date. The 15day deadline ends on 6th October.

Trouble began brewing over the issue of the public announcement which laid that people could give their opinion only in English or Hindi.

Despite the protests from various organisations and groups forced the Parliament to forward the bill to the Standing Committee, there have been fresh accusations against the Committee of attempting to get a ‘poor’ response by limiting the language for opinion to only English and Hindi.

This time around, the first opposition to the RTI Amendment Bill came from Venkatesh Nayak from Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) who has taken umbrage against the committee limiting the language for response and opinion to a bare two, charging it to be a deliberate effort to limit citizens’ response.

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ous translation of speeches of members of Parliament (MPs) in every session. These people could be gainfully employed when Parliament is in recess.’’

Since June this year, when the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) decided to bring the six major political parties of the nation under the ambit of RTI Act under the transparency law, the government and all political parties (barring a couple) have come together, leaving their differences behind, to pass an amendment bill to overrule the CIC’s ruling.

RS Chairman urged to withdraw advertisement NAYAK has now written to the Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari asking to withdraw the advertisement seeking for comments for the RTI Amendment Bill from the newspapers as it violates the fundamental right of the people to freedom of speech and expression as guaranteed by the Indian Constitution.

Reportedly, CHRI director Maja Daruwala said, “CHRI submits to you that the terms and conditions specified in the advertisement for sending comments and views on the RTI Amendment Bill amount to an unreasonable restriction of the

citizens’ fundamental right to speech and expression.”

The letter stated the Rajya Sabha Secretariat has deprived half of the citizenry of India of their right to send their views and comments on the RTI Amendment Bill.

That apart, the NGO also objected to one of the clauses in the advertisement which seeks to keep any memoranda received by the committee as “confidential.”

Reportedly, in a first of its kind move, the government has also put up a ‘secret’ Cabinet note on its proposal to keep the political parties out of the ambit of Right to Information Act. Apparently, the note, which was made on 23rd July after the CIC’s decision, has been put up on Ministry of Personnel’s website.

The parties opposing the CIC’s order gave reasons that ‘political rivals might file RTI applications with malicious intentions to the Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) of the political parties, thereby adversely affecting their political functioning.’

It was on the basis of this Personnel Ministry’s note that the Union Cabinet had last month cleared a proposal to amend the Right to Information Act. (With inputs from Prerna Pandey)

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NOTES FROM NEW DELHI DILLI KA BABU Top cop state

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ILES connected with the coal scam have disappeared. Have the offices of the Government of India become a den of thieves or have these files been made to disappear to protect or save someone? It is worth keeping in mind that the coal scam took place at the time when Manmohan Singh was also the Minister of Coal. His signatures

Dr. Manish Kumar are on every disputed allocation of coal blocks.

In December, the coal scam investigation will be completed.

Just as the CBI filed an FIR in the 2G case and arrested A. Raja, in the same manner the Supreme Court can direct the CBI to file an FIR against Manmohan Singh. He can be arrested and later put on trial. Since the Prime Minister is at the centre of this scam, will India have to face a shameful historic moment in December?

In the ongoing coal scam investigation being monitored by the court, the government is trying every possible means of stop-

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ping the inquiry. When the CBI seeks information from the Ministry of Coal or asks questions, the ministry does not oblige. More shameful, is that the government changed the report of the CBI. If the CBI wants to file a case against an officer or official, the government says that it must seek permission from the government. It is ridiculous that out of 236 files connected with the coal scam, 186 are not available. According to the government, in these documents, there are still 7 files and 173 applications which are not available. Where are these documents? An inter-ministerial committee has been formed on behalf of the Government to look into the matter, but the Supreme Court does not have confidence in this committee. According to the SC, this is an external committee with which the court has no concern. The SC has given the government time to find these files and if they are still not found, a complaint will be filed with the CBI. The case will carry on legally and responsibility will be fixed since the matter is serious.

The SC has asked the government if the missing files are an attempt to hamper the CBI’s investigation and destroy records. This comment and query can be dangerous for the Prime Minister since the meaning is clear: the disappearance of the files is tantamount to erasing evidence. In India, it is a crime to

destroy or erase evidence. The people responsible for this can be sentenced to prison. The matter is serious also because it is a contempt of court. If despite all that has been said the government, the ministers and the Prime Minister make a plea that the security of the files is not their responsibility, then they must specify whose responsibility it is.

What needs to be emphasised is that Manmohan Singh is at the centre of the coal scam because it happened when he was the Minister of Coal. It was through him that coal blocks were allocated to companies which did not qualify for the allocation and his signatures on the files are proof of the fact. When the allocations were made, it was known to the people connected with them that something was amiss in the entire process. The Coal Secretary was constantly writing to the Prime Minister’s Office about auctioning the coal blocks. Why did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sideline the Coal Secretary’s suggestion? If the PM says that he was unaware of the Coal Secretary’s letter, who will believe him?

Where were the missing applications assessed? Who was investigating the authenticity of these applications and the qualifications of the companies that had applied at the time? The reality is that the Prime Minister’s Office played a very active role in the allocations. It is also surprising and

quite amazing that the government is bent on declaring documents connected with the Prime Minister’s Office missing. If the government cannot make the missing files available, the responsibility for the disappearance lies with the Prime Minister, not only because Manmohan Singh was the Minister of Coal, but also because it is the collective responsibility of the Prime Minister and the cabinet to do so, and the PM cannot escape from this responsibility.

The fact is that the government told the whole world that the files had disappeared, but did not say that an FIR had not been lodged with the police. Now, it is the government which can say why an FIR was not lodged even after files connected with such an important case were found to be missing. These are matters for inquiry, but common sense says that an FIR was not lodged because these files did not disappear but were made to disappear or it is being said that they disappeared.

The ball is now in the government’s court. If it provides the files, the PMO will be exposed and if they don’t, there will be a trial. The elections are close and every hearing is like skating on thin ice for the Congress. Will the party take a risk to save Manmohan Singh or dissolve the current Lok Sabha or under some pretext change the Prime Minister?

WHICH WAY WILL THE POLITICAL WINDS IN INDIA BLOW? EVEN GOD IS IN A DILEMMA

HE in-fighting in the BJP for leadership is important because for people above 75 years of age the ‘hukamnama’ (royal

Santosh Bhartiya decree) for political hanging has already been written by the Sangh. It has to be followed and complied with by Narendra Modi. This does not mean at all that we are saying Modi is merciless. We only want to highlight the

agony of politics or the irony which stems from the cruel fight for the chair. The demand for Modi to be made the Prime Minister is coming from those people out of politics who want to make the country a slave of the West, and within the BJP it is from those who have in the past become victims of the ‘good sense’ of people like Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Modi himself does not appear to be eager to become Prime Minister even though in his speeches he is targeting the PM directly.

In the candidate to the post of the PM of India, ‘vinamrata’ or modesty is very important. He may not be humble or modest by nature, but his body language should be. He should have enough savoir faire to call up prominent politicians on the phone once in fifteen days and

sometimes invite them for tea or a meal. He should have enough understanding to discuss the problems of the country with other parties. These qualities were present in all the PMs before Manmohan Singh. But the time Modi has spent at the Chief Minister’s post does not reveal whether he ever held any indepth, intimate dialogues with his own party leaders, leave alone those from other parties.

Along with Advani, Joshi, Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh have always been respected by Advan and Joshi. If Modi does not believe in this art, then we should accept that an average person is moving towards the post of PM. It may be that he believes that ambiguities increase by talking to opposition leaders and leaders in his own party. But a person who nurtures a desire for the post of

PM must know how to respect his equals and seniors. If Modi passes this test, of which we have no knowledge, we seek an apology from him for our misperception.

After independence, now is the moment to decide. Earlier, people would make an alliance against the Congress. Now, the talk is not about forming an alliance against the BJP, but about forming an alliance against the BJP and Congress. In fact, the economic policies of both parties and their development models are the same. Right now, the end of the story cannot be seen because God has not yet been able to write the complete screenplay about the fate of 120 crore people. Perhaps God too is in a dilemma whether to make the ending of the screen play a happy one or a sad one.

WITH the promotion of many 1995 batch IPS officers, including Parmod Bann, Gautam Cheema, Surinder Singh and Tejinder Pal Singh, the number of Inspector-Generals in Punjab has swollen to 50, or practically every third IPS officer posted in the state. Then there are 17 Additional DGPs and four DGPs in Punjab, making it one of the most top-cop heavy states in the country. The situation has not developed suddenly, say sources, claiming that its roots go back to the 1980s when Punjab was facing a violent separatist movement.

So now, out of the sanctioned strength of 172 IPS officials, the state has as many as 94 officers in the senior scale, though the stipulated number of DIGs and above is 49! And though the ‘dark’ days of the 1980s are well in the past, successive state governments have not paid much attention to this obvious imbalance in the state police hierarchy.

Hotly contested

THE appointment of a babu as the Secretary of the Public Works Department has set Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan against his Cabinet colleague and PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal. It is, sources say, a twist on the old ‘generalist’ versus ‘specialist’ debate which flares up periodically in babu corridors, with Bhujbal arguing that a bureaucrat should not be appointed to head, what he terms a ‘highly technical’ department. But for the Chief Minister, a bigger concern is cleaning up a department which has been racked by several corruption scandals in recent times. He seems to favour appointing an IAS officer to head the PWD. His earlier appointee was V. Giriraj who was Water Resources Secretary, who was replaced by another babu Malini Shankar. Meanwhile Bhujbal has the support of engineers who too are opposed to having an IAS officer head their department. Who will prevail in this battle of political heavyweights remains to be seen.

Nitish plays safe

IN times of trouble, netas often turn to their trusted bureaucrats rather than political colleagues. Since his acrimonious split with the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought to surround himself with trusted babus who are working to implement the Chief Minister’s promises.

Obviously shaken by the questions raised about his administrative performance after the food poisoning episode, a rattled Nitish recalled 1984 batch IAS officer Deepak Kumar from central deputation and made him an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Chief Minister’s office. But Nitish is not stopping here. He is also trying to get former Home Secretary R.K. Singh, who retired recently as his adviser infrastructure. Singh has been close to Nitish since his stint as Principal Secretary in the State Road Construction Department many years ago.

Similarly, sources say, another officer P.K. Rai has been made adviser for energy while Mangla Rai is the CM’s agriculture adviser. These babus, say sources, are closer to the Chief Minister than even his ministerial colleagues.

— By Dilip Cherian

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 630

ENIGMA CODE 630

ACROSS: 1 An automatic fastener? (6,7) 8 First man very keen to become king (5) 9 Hide pictures, his job? (9) 11 A gaol break in Africa (5) 12 Target area for local missile launchers (9) 15 Battle river (5) 16 Contractor's offer is worth repetition apparently (9) 17 How kindly can tanning be? (9) 18 There may be a few (5) 19 Star wades off facing the rising sun (9) 23 Faceless performer of skill (2,3) 24 One is well rid of it. (3-6) 25 Enchantress's hooter (5) 26 One may have to be patient a long time with it (6,7)

DOWN: 2 It's not only the much-married pop singer who's had lots of them ! (11) 3 Ready to burn with no thanks from him ! (7) 4 State Edward found rather confining as a school boy (5) 5 Right at the back, yet wanting the lion`s share (9) 6 Explosive responsible for angry crowd rising in Hyderabad and Bangalore initially ! (1-4) 7 Ample basis for change when you can't get by (10) 10 Teacher having been given dubbing? (3) 13 Vitriol, should we say? (4,7)

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

The Clue: Barbarian

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G G SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE REBATE, BARBER, BARTER, BEARER, BEATER, BERATE, BETTER

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MATH PYRAMID 630 14 Striking evidence that meal is ready (6,4) 16 Four sicker after the dance (9) 18 Nun ties up receiver to hear broadcast (5,2)

20 Sound healthy as a Cockney but feel bad (3) 21 Place a query (5) 22 Shale extracted beneath the Sahara (5)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 3 Priests, 8 Rigel, 9 Eliot, 10 Accelerate, 11 Brotherhood, 13 Nonets, 16 Fleshy, 22 Clothes pegs, 24 Localities, 25 Fence, 26 Goose, 27 Reredos.

DOWN: 1 Trades on, 2 Agrarian, 3 Place bet, 4 In bloom, 5 Starchy, 6 Setter, 7 Pooh-pooh, 12 Hoe, 14 Oil-fired, 15 Eft, 17 Lashings, 18 Snowshoe, 19 Yodeller, 20 Essayer, 21 Re-sited, 23 Hooter.

QUICK CROSS 630

ACROSS: 1 Hermit, for one (4) 5 Asian food staple (4) 6 Artificial gem (5) 7 Certain currents (5) 8 Campus buildings (5) 9 ____ grease (4) 10 Daisy, for one (4)

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

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

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Small baby beds (7) 2 Ascends (5) 3 ___ the fool, plays around (4) 4 ___ balm, minty herb (3) 6 Tablets of medicine (5) 7 Car for hire (4) 8 ___ it up, overact (3)

HIDATO 630

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 630

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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WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

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Cancer Indira Ekadashi Pushya Karak (Cancer) H.D. Beige and Red 4

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: All-round improvements will bring you great relief. Make the most of the good trends at work. Do not resist rapid changes around you, which may entail moving to a different department at work or moving to another city or town. Let matters follow their natural course.

Businesspersons will have enough time to scrutinize new ventures, especially those entailing heavy financial investment. Execute your plans as success is assured. The married will hardly get any time to be with their mate. Take care of your body and health lest you lose control of both 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): Be patient, you are doing well. Do not rush the pace at work, chances of making mistakes will increase. Stick to routine work for success is assured to you. Home and family life is happy and peaceful. A new romantic interest is foreseen on the horizon.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Success in fresh venture is sure.

In an exchange of ideas with friends and colleagues you find a new way for investment or business. You will have work out carefully for contingencies that could crop up today. Instinctively you will know what to do and also make the right decisions. Stars indicate a delightful romance for the married or those in love. If you are fancy free your carefree attitude attracts someone to you.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): There is a steady flow in your income and you may be tempted to make some investments. Be cautious and keep the amounts small to play safe. Don’t get tempted to speculate or get involved in quick profit schemes. You can make substantial handsome profits from your regular work.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): At work an easygoing attitude could land you in trouble. Avoid arguments or discussions on matters that are upsetting to others. Be more consistent in your work or career in order to achieve a breakthrough. Concentrate on one thing at a time to get best results.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Sort out financial issues for long term gains. Partnerships will require more active input from you to be success. A journey undertaken shortly proves fruitful. Such opportunities don’t come often. Sales promotion or meeting agents will yield profit. New situations bring into your life a person that may become a good friend.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Relationships with colleagues are good. Others will go out of their way to help you but you may feel dissatisfied and frustrated that things are not being done the way you want. Try not to make important decisions right now. Keep a check on your health..

Maybe, you are under too much stress.

Your reactions are more emotional than practical right now. Give yourself time and avoid major decisions right now.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): A favorable opportunity in the form of a job or business proposal is likely. At work you will accomplish a difficult task. This will win you the appreciation of your employer or senior and improve your image in your organization. You can look forward to financial benefits soon. Home and family life is peaceful and happy.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): A profitable day is indicated. You need to put in all efforts to remain ahead in your work and business. You will benefit by working in co-operation with others. At times you may feel partners are not doing enough in terms of money and efforts put in. Avoid changes right now. Love life is happy and gratifying.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Expansion of your activities is also indicted. A personnel goal is achieved. You will be making some investments on a long-term basis. A pleasant evening with your beloved is something to look forward to.

Friends will be touch perhaps with some good news.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Transactions that you are able to push through will be worthwhile. You will be at your best at jobs that give you the opportunity to show off your creative talents. You will manage to garner praise as well as monetary gains for your accomplishments.

You can look forward to a good future soon.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Besides your regular routine you may decide to devote some time to mental and physical activities through yoga and discipline. A pleasure trip out of town with your beloved may prove to be enjoyable. A secret Liaison with someone you hardly know could create problems for you if you are not more careful.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will be managing to get through with certain deals just the way you want. If you want play safe go for short-term deals. You are likely to get a bonanza out of a tip from someone.

However you will have to take quick action for that. You will pull a sort of a coup in succeeding in a venture which all had given up as lost. Home and family life is happy and congenial.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4778

ACROSS: 1 Boss of a shield (4) 4 Science of light (6) 8 Hem's partner (3) 10 Fraud, trick (slang) (4) 13 Harem (8) 14 Treated with a resin - "rid nose" anagram? (7) 15 Means of release (6) 17 Confinement (9) 21 Your old fashioned usage? (3) 22 Greenwich Mean Time (3) 23 Soft food for infants (3) 26 Drowsy (9) 27 Behaving or performing? (6) 28 A person who slaughters animals (7) 32 "Beadiest" anagram for bodily disease? (8) 34 Chop into pieces (4) 35 Moisture - "Wed" anagram? (3) 36 Long narrow hill-tops (6) 37 Go ___ over: make a lot of fuss of?

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DOWN: 1 In brief, former Soviet federation (4) 2 Partiality (4) 3 Abject (4) 5 Salted or roasted kernel? (6) 6 Unwell, sick (3) 7 Yells, utters loudly (6) 9 Marry (3) 11 Greedily desire or hanker for (5) 12 Indistinct (5) 15 Aware of (4) 16 Foliage unit (4) 18 An attempt (4) 19 Bug-eyed (4) 20 A mischievous child (3) 23 Squeeze (5)

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SUDOKU 1964 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: Y equals U

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

24 Smoker's aids, should we say? (5) 25 Roam (6) 26 Cold symptom (6) 28 A ___ of roses : extremely luxurious existence? (3)

29 Second-hand, not new (4) 30 Mirthful sound (2-2) 31 Moon of Saturn discovered in 1672 - "hare" anagram? (4) 33 Give help (3)

SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Mysore, 7 Economic, 8 El Al, 10 Attics, 11 Seance, 14 NNE, 16 Adios, 17 Crag, 19 Nears, 21 Calms, 22 Nobly, 23 Khan, 26 Toner, 28 Zee, 29 Shabby, 30 Dorrit, 31 Iona, 32 Remitted, 33 Idling.

DOWN: 1 Mosaic, 2 Ogling, 3 Eels, 4 Endears, 5 Omani, 6 Acres, 8 Etna, 9 Ace, 12 Ads, 13 Cotta, 15 Kelly, 18 Ricoh, 19 Nab, 20 Amy, 21 Corbett, 22 Neb, 23 Kernel, 24 Hera, 25 Nutmeg, 26 Tsars, 27 Naomi, 28 Zoo, 30 Didi.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1783 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one

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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: dour, HAZARDOUS, hoard, hour, road, shod, shroud, soar, soda, sour

HEATHCLIFF

Saturday’s

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IN BRIEF HDFC Bank win 3 titles

MUMBAI: HDFC Bank hogged the limelight winning three titles in the Standard Chartered Soccer Championship – 2013, co-Sponsored by Franklin Templeton and Cap Gemini and played at the Phoenix Market City Mall, Kurla.The HDFC women’s team set the ball rolling when they blanked Standard Chartered Bank 30 to lift the Ladies Cup. Rufina Mascarenhas scored twice and Sonal Amin one to help HDFC emerge victors.

Final results – Ladies Cup: HDFC Bank 3 (Rufina Mascarenhas 2, Sonal Amin) beat Standard Chartered Bank 0.

Super Cup: HDFC Bank ‘A’ 3 (Pratik Nerkar 2, Rosevelt Mathias) beat Cap Gemini 2 (Sunil Pendiwali 2); Elite Cup: HDFC Bank ‘B’ 5 (Rishi Pillai 2, Nelson Cardoz, Denis Menezes, Jayesh Naik) beat Vodafone 0; Champions Cup: Eclerx 3 (Madan Takalikar 2, Vivian Fernandes) beat Asian Paints 2 (Nikhil Shetty 2); Salver: DHL 5 (Vaibhav Tandel 3, Kunal Masurkar 1, Srirang Sarunkar 1) beat Kotak Securities 1 (Haresh Patel); Bowl: Travelex 2 (Bradley Bush, Ajay Singh) beat Bloomberg 1 (Sumit Agarwal).

Gonsalo Garcia romp to big win

MUMBAI: St. Gonsalo Garcia, Vasai struck prime form as they romped to a convincing 5-1 win against St. Anne’s, Mazagaon in a first round match of the 26th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana (WCG) annual InterParish Rink Football Tournament, played under floodlights at the WCG tennis courts. The Vasai side dictated terms from the start and scored at regular intervals.

Strikers Salil Usman and Coswil Cardoz, both netted a brace each and Russel got one to complete the win for the Vasai side, while Rangel D’Cruz pulled one back for the Mazagaon team.

Later in a closely contested encounter, St. Anthony ‘A’, Malvani got the better of Sacred Heart ‘C’, Andheri by a narrow 2-1 margin.Other results (1st round): St. Gonsalo Garcia, Vasai 5 (Salil Usman 2, Coswil Cardoz 2, Russel Babu) beat St. Anne’s Mazagaon ‘B’ 1 (Rangel D’Cruz); St. Thomas ‘B’, Kalina 1 (Arun Patil) beat Our Lady of Victories ‘A’, Mahim 0; St. Anne ‘A’, Bandra 4 (Prakash Bist 2, Danzil Fernandes 2) beat St. Joseph’s, Goregaon 1 (Prashant Bhatula); St. Anthony ‘A’, Malvani 2 (Godwin Tauro, Andrew Buthelo) beat Sacred Heart ‘C’, Andheri 1; Holy Family ‘C’, Andheri 4 (Harkesh Nair 3, Rakshit Rane) beat St. Anthony’s, Sakinaka 1 (Sadam Hussein).

YMCA state level athletics

MUMBAI: The 38th edition of the Bombay YMCA state level annual athletic meet, the biggest athletic event in Mumbai, will be held at the Sports Authority of India, Kandivali (East), from November 22 to 24. About 3000 athletes, which include men, women, boys and girls right from the age of six to 45 will participate. There will be about 129 events – last year the number was 124. The new events included are high jump and long jump for the boys and girls under-8. For further information Jonas J.Kumar (2098274), manager of the meet, may be contacted.

Entries from athletes from districts other than Mumbai and suburbs, have to be sent through the respective district associations.

Entries invited for Holy Cross soccer

MUMBAI: The Holy Cross Recreation Centre, Kurla will be conducting an InterParish 9-a-side football tournament, to be played at the Holy Cross Church ground, Kurla, from October 20 to December 10.

Swaran Singh wins gold at Asian Rowing Championship SPORTS

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EW DELHI: Olympian Swaran Singh Virk led the Indian rowers’ impressive showing by clinching a gold medal at the 15th Asian Senior Rowing Championship at Luan, China today.

Besides Virk’s gold, India won two silver and as many bronze medals in the championship.

In the finals that concluded this morning, Virk got the better of rowers from Iran and China in 7:31.88 minutes to bag the yellow metal.

The team of Anil Kumar, Robin P Ulahannan, Olympian Bajrang Lal Thakar, Ranjit Singh, Kapil Sharma, Mohammed Azad, While Kapil Sharma, MoManinder Singh and Davinder Singh took 6:12.47 minutes to hammed Azad, Maninder Singh win the silver medal in Men’s and Davinder Singh bagged the Men’s Fours silver in 6:03.50 minEights event.

utes. India won the bronze in Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls with Sonu Laxmi Narian and Shokindar Tomar winning it in

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Monalisha, Dittymol Varghese, Chaoba Devim and Amusana Devi clinched a brone in Leightweight Women’s Quadruple Sculls with a timing of 7:03.33 minutes.

In Men’s Quadruple Sculls, Rakesh Raliya, Deepak Rana, Dushyant and Olympian Manjeet Singh finished fourth with a timing of 6:01.03 minutes.

Virk finished at the 16th place after finishing fourth in a minor placings race in the men’s single sculls event at the London Olympics.

Virk had booked his berth for the 2012 London Games by winning the major qualifying event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea.

Mumbai FC hold Dempo SC 1-1 Qualifying for Super Series P

UNE: Mumbai FC staged a brilliant comeback to hold Dempo SC 1-1 in a Round-2 encounter of I-League 2013-14 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sport Complex, Balewadi, Mhalunge-Balewadi on Sunday.

The draw was Mumbai FC’s second at home and took their points tally to 2. For the record, the result was the third consecutive draw between both sides in I-League. Trailing by a first-half goal scored by Jeje Lalpekhlua (45’+3’) , Mumbai FC found their saviour in defender Anwar Ali (86thminute) to squash the Goans hopes.

Mumbai FC went into the game making one change opting for defender Valeriano Rebello in place of striker Jayesh Rane.

Both sides began cautiously with Mumbai FC playing a waiting game. Five minutes on and Mumbai FC opened up the attack. Skipper Nicholas Rodrigues set up midfielder Climax Lawrence, a former Dempo SC player, inside the box from right.

The medio finding space let loose a stinger only to have his shot blocked by defender.

Mumbai FC theN suffered a setback when John Coutinho, the hero of Round-1, ending his day with an injury and limped off. John was replaced by Jayesh Rane.

Thereafter, the game was a test for both in the midfield with the Goans marginally dominating proceedings forcing a host of corner-kicks that Mumbai evaded.

In the third minute of firsthalf injury time, Mumbai FC’s defence gave way which led to a corner-kick and also earned Amiri a strange yellow card! Off the corner-kick Clifford Miranda floated his effort to the far post which was headed home diagonally by Jeje past the helpless goalkeeper Kunal Sawant.

At half-time Mumbai FC trailed 0-1.Resuming the second half, Mumbai FC changed tactics and pushed up the livewire Haroon Amiri into the attack.

final is my target: Kashyap

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EW DELHI: Almost on the way to complete recovery from an ankle injury, India’s top shuttler Parupalli Kashyap is eyeing a “consistent” performance in the next four tournaments to reach his target of qualifying for the BWF Super Series Final to be held in Malaysia in December.

“I want to qualify for the Super Series finals. So I have four more tournaments left in the year to do well and qualify and that would be the real motivation in the next four events. That is the only thing I am looking at right now,” Kashyap told PTI. “I have a fair chance. I will have to make it to top 8. I need to be really consistent in the four tournaments. So I will have to reach at least the quarters of all the four tournaments,” said the

27-year-old, who dropped three places last Thursday to be placed at 17th in the World Super Series standings.

There are two Super Series Premier at Denmark and China and as many Super Series tournaments in France and Hong Kong left in the year and Kashyap is planning to come back strongly in Odense.

Zareen settles for silver in Youth World C’ships N

EW DELHI: Reigning junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (54kg) settled for a silver medal after her winning run was finally halted at the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships in Albena, Bulgaria today.

Up against Yunzi Yuan of China, the 17-year-old boxer from Andhra fought bravely, but her opponent was equal to the task. Zareen tried hard to penetrate Yuan’s guard, but the Chinese blocked well and kept scoring points on the counter.

The Indian adopted a more aggressive approach in the final round, but her opponent was up

to the task and kept the advantage with some precise attacks.

Zareen, who won the flyweight division gold medal at the inaugural edition of the AIBA

Women’s junior World Championship, has moved into the youth category and fights in the bantamweight division.

She registered a comprehensive victory over Desire Galli from Italy in the quarters to advance to the round of four. In the semi-finals, the Andhra boxer was up against another junior world champion Viktoriya Virt of Ukraine.

At the age of 15, Zareen won the gold medal in flyweight division at the inaugural edition of the AIBA Women’s Junior & Youth World Boxing Championship in 2011.

“I tried hard to land more scor-

ing blows, but my opponent’s defence was hard to break. I suppose she had sound strategy and boxed well technically. I am happy with my performance, but would have loved to get my hand on the gold medal,” Zareen said after the final.

Earlier, lightweight boxer Simranjit Kaur (60kg) lost out in a close contest against Aidana Arapbayeva from Kazakhstan.

In the junior WC, upcoming boxer from Madhya Pradesh, Asha Roka (48kg) showed potential before losing to Assyl Askarova of Kazakhstan. Both boxers had to be content with bronze medals.

Srinivasan elected unopposed, gets men of choice in BCCI

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HENNAI: Brushing aside intense criticism and questions of probity, N Srinivasan was elected unopposed as BCCI President for a third year during the Board’s AGM here today even though he will not take charge till further orders from the Supreme Court.

Srinivasan was the lone Presidential candidate put forward by the South Zone, from where he got the proposer and the seconder.

The AGM asserted Srinivasan’s supremacy in India’s richest sporting body with not even a single voice of dissent being heard during the proceedings of the day.

But he can resume his duties only after the Supreme Court gives its final verdict on the case filed against his candidature by the Cricket Association of Bihar secretary Aditya Verma.

The choice of the various sub-committees bore ample testimony to Srinivasan’s stranglehold on the organisa-

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BCCI chief N Srinivasan leaves after the Board meeting.

tion as all the executive functionaries as well as the heads of the important panels are perceived to be close to the Chennai strongman.

Srinivasan’s election was on expected lines despite the fact that he had his back against the wall on the issue of propriety after his son-inlaw and Chennai Super Kings Team Principal Gurunath Meiyappan was chargesheeted in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal.

Srinivasan’s company India

Cements owns Chennai Super Kings.

In another important decision, Ranjib Biswal, the Odisha Cricket Association chief, was named the IPL chairman, a post left vacant

by Rajiv Shukla, who decided to resign at the end of his tenure this year.

Biswal, a former India under-19 captain and firstclass cricketer, was the manager of the Indian team during the 2011 World Cup triumph and was also a for-

mer chairman of the National Cricket Academy.

Among other important positions, Sneh Bansal (north), Ravi Savant (west) and Rajiv Shukla (central) have replaced Arun Jaitley, Niranjan Shah and Sudhir Dabir as vice-presidents.

Shivlal Yadav and Chitrak Mitra have retained their vice-presidency from south and east zone respectively.

While Jaitley has relinquished his post owing to political commitments in view of the upcoming general elections, Shah and Dabir have been dumped for their perceived closeness to Srinivasan’s adversaries Sharad Pawar and Shashank Manohar.

Sanjay Patel and Anirudh Chaudhury have been named the BCCI Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

These positions were laid vacant when Sanjay Jagdale and Ajay Shirke resigned in the aftermath of the IPL betting scandal.

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Dalmiya left in cold, to continue as NED chief

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EW DELHI: He had bailed out N Srinivasan at his most critical juncture but former ICC and BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya has been left in the lurch if the various subcommittees formed at today’s BCCI’s Annual General Meeting is any indication.

The veteran administrator has been renamed as the chairman of the North East Development Committee considered to be one of the least active subcommittees.

In fact three of Dalmiya’s junior colleagues in Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) were given better committees than the former BCCI top boss.

CAB joint secretaries Subir Ganguly and Sujan Mukherjee were inducted into the all-powerful IPL governing council and NCA sub-committees respectively. Treasurer Biswarup Dey has been elevated from NCA subcommittee to finance

Jagmohan Dalmiya leaves after the Board meeting in Chennai. committee under Gokaraju Gangaraju of Andhra CA. “Ideally, Mr Dalmiya shouldn’t have accepted the post of North East development committee chief. But refusing Srinivasan is rubbing him the wrong way and the consequences wouldn’t be that great for Bengal cricket. But no doubt this has been humiliating for him (Dalmiya) and he knows that well,” a senior BCCI official told PTI today.

Titans face Caribbean test tomorrow in CLT20

It’s a do-or-die battle for Sunrisers against Brisbane Heat

By Sabu Cherian

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Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 24 in Mohali.

Another win for Titans will ensure HMEDABAD: With the race for the lone available semi-final their safe passage to the semi-finals spot from Group B intensifying, with a game to play against 2013 Trinidad and Tobago will face a IPL finalists Chennai Super Kings in fired up opponent in the Titans in Delhi on October 2. A T&T victory, their Champions League Twenty20 on the other hand, will open up the group. match here tomorrow.

In their previous game against Titans are placed second on the points table with two wins from Sunrisers, Titans skipper Henry three matches (eight points) while Davids and Jacques Rudolph put on T&T are stuck in mid-table traffic a century stand to lead their side to after suffering an unlikely defeat at a crushing eight-wicket win in the hands of Thisara Perera and Ranchi.

HMEDABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash against Brisbane Heat in a make-or-break Champions League Twenty20 match here tomorrow, the outcome of which will decide if the Shikhar Dhawanled Indian outfit can still be in race for a semifinal spot. Sunrisers would have to win this match by a huge margin if they are to stand any chance of qualifying for the lastfour stage, provided Trinidad and Tobago win against Titans and then lose to Chennai Super Kings in their last group match.

Brisbane Heat, on the other

Panesar feared England career was over

By Anant Bhagwat

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ONDON: England spinner Monty Panesar has admitted that he thought he had destroyed his international career after being fined for urinating on a nightclub doorman.

“I know it looks terrible, but I wasn’t as drunk as people believe,” he told British weekly newspaper The Mail on Sunday. “Yes, I’d had a lot to drink, but I wasn’t paralytic. I was asked to leave and then got caught short. The next thing I knew the bouncers were shouting at me and running after me.“I swear I didn’t see them and I had no intention of purposefully urinating on them or near them. To be honest, I barely went (urinated) at all and I’m pretty sure I didn’t hit them.”

He added: “The next morning I woke up and thought, ‘What have I The incident occurred two done?’

“My first reaction was that I’d just months ago, after Panesar was asked to leave a club in Brighton on thrown my England career away, maybe even my whole cricket cathe English south coast.

The 31-year-old was fined by po- reer. I felt very lonely and very delice and released by county side pressed. It was a very dark time.”

However, after joining Essex for Sussex, but he was nonetheless named in the England squad for the the remainder of the domestic seareturn Ashes series in Australia later son, he called the England managethis year. He says that he regrets the ment to apologise for his behaviour incident, but insists that it was not a and was rewarded with an international recall. deliberate act.

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hat is the best way to plan the play in a suit contract?

Easy! You say. Just count the number of tricks you have outside trump suit & try to make the balance from trumps. It is especially true if you are in a sketchy contract. Watch Raman Girdhardas execute a beautiful play on the following deal from Bombay Gymkhana tournament in memory of Commodore Rajendra S- 9 7 H- A Q 7 2 D -A 8 6 3 2 C- K 10

S- A J 6 4 3 2 H- 10 8 3 D- 9 C- Q 6 2 Raman was south. His LHO dealt & opened 2Diamonds which showed precisely 5 diamonds & 4

hand, are already out of contention with not a single win from three matches. No combination of results will help Brisbane Heats make the semis, who would look to spoil Sunrisers’ party and end their miserable campaign with a consolation win.

With one win and two defeats, Sunrisers are also staring down the barrel with only four points from three matches and a net run-rate of -0.622.

They started their campaign after qualifying for the main draw of the Champions League with a

NO Crime clubs & an opening hand. Ivan, Raman’s partner passed as he had no good bid. East bid 3 clubs, which was passable. Taking courage in his fingers Raman put forth the card of 3 spades, just to muddy the waters. But the plan

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spirited performance against Trinidad and Tobago in their tournament-opener before losing the plot against Chennai Super Kings and Titans.

Sunrisers suffered a crushing eight-wicket defeat against the South African side Titans in Ranchi last night.

Sunrisers’ bowling department, which was known to be one of their biggest strengths, has let them down heavily with the likes of Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma and leg-spinner Amit Mishra failing to fire in unison. which won, he ruffed another diamond in hand. He next played a small club to King which also held. He came off the table with a club to Queen West won & belatedly returned a trump. East played Queen, Raman won & ruffed a club in dummy. He ruffed yet another diamond in hand. This was the 4 card position, Raman having made 8 tricks H- A 7 2 D- 8 S- J 6 H- 10 8

back fired as partner bid 3 No trumps which east doubled with alacrity. Obeying partner Raman passed & Ivan retreated to 4 spades which again was doubled.

The bidding ended there. West led the king of diamonds.

Raman decided that he had to score 6 spade tricks, 2hearts, 1 diamond & 1 club. With this plan in mind he won the diamond Ace & ruffed a diamond in hand. Then he played a small heart to Queen

East was marked with spade Queen & 10. So Raman went to dummy with heart Ace & played a diamond. If east ruffs with 10 Raman ruffs with Jack & if east ruffs with Queen Raman discards his heart loser. Either way 10 tricks were assured & 590 was a clean top.

This play is known as elopement & at least on the Bridge table elopement is not a crime.

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No talks on SA tour as Eden likely to host Sachin’s 200th Test

Neesham shines as Volts shock Lions in Super Over SPORTS

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EW DELHI: India cricket team’s yearend tour of South Africa remained in limbo as BCCI members didn’t have any discussion on the series during its AGM in Chennai today while Eden Gardens in Kolkata is likely to get the honour of hosting Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th Test.

According to a BCCI official, who attended the meeting, the SA series was not even in the agenda of the AGM and only after Supreme Court allows president N Srinivasan to officially assume charge can the matter be sorted out.

“There has been no discussion on the South Africa series. It was not in the agenda but obviously any discussion can take place with the permission from the floor of the house. But since our secretary (Sanjay Patel) has informed CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat that our president will take call, it all depends on whatever Mr Srinivasan decides,” a senior office-bearer told PTI today.

BCCI and Cricket South Africa has been at loggerheads since the latter appointed Lorgat as its CEO. Lorgat’s differences with BCCI were well known since the time the South African was the CEO of ICC when he locked horns with Srinivasan on a number of issues, including the use of controversial Decision Review System.

CSA had announced an itinerary of three Test matches, seven ODIs and two T20 Internationals which was shot down by the BCCI who want a much shorter series.

The BCCI snubbed back CSA by hastily arranging a two Test, five ODI series against the West Indies while they have already confirmed the schedule for their series against New Zealand starting in January.

However, there might be some good news for Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya who had earlier been pipped to the post of IPL chairman by Odisha’s Ranjib Biswal.

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AIPUR: All-rounder Jimmy Neesham did the star turn with the bat and ball as Otago Volts beat Highveld Lions in the one-over eliminator in a thrilling group match to place themselves in a strong position for a semifinal berth in the Champions League Twenty20 here today.

Neesham first blasted a 25ball unbeaten 52 to rescue Otago from a precarious position to take his side to 167 for seven and tie the match. In the Super Over, the first in this edition of CLT20, he bowled a superb over to give Otago victory in an edge-of-the-seat thriller which saw fortunes fluctuating from one side to the other.

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Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

The Lions also began the Super Over with a bang with Quinton de Kock, who smashed a brilliant unbeaten 109 in his side’s innings earlier, hitting a four and a six in the first two deliveries of the oneover eliminator.

They needed four runs from as may deliveries but stunningly lost the plot in the nerve-wrecking Super Over as Jean Symes was out in the fourth ball, leaving the Lions needing three from two balls and two from the last ball.

Dwaine Pretorius was run out in the last ball, which meant that the Lions were all out for 13 in the Super Over as Otago emerged victorious, their 15th T20 match win on

SUPER ACHIEVERS: Otago Volts players celebrate after their win while(right) Quinton De Kock raises his bat after his fine ton.

The Lions, who are now knocked out of the tournament, looked like they would notch up their first win of the tournament when pacer Sohail Tanvir bowled a brilliant over to restrict Otago to just 13 runs in the Super Over at the

the trot.

With today’s win, Otago were on 10 points from three matches — two wins and one washed out game — and they are now in a strong position to qualify for the semifinals.

Chasing 168 for a win, Otago

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ALAYSIA: A dominant India triumphed in the third Sultan of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the Under-21 hockey tournament Johor Baharu.

Amon Mirash Tirkey (22nd), Affan Yusof (52) and Manprret (64th) were the goal-scorers for India who made up for last year’s defeat in the final against Germany.

India were the deserving winners on a day when Malaysia failed to find the spark that had seen them make the final with relative ease.

The visitors created a lot of opportunities and had an early chance in the 5th minute when Satbir Singh took a snap shot but it was padded away

by Mohd Hafizuddin Othman.

The initial forays gave India the confidence and they were

were placed at a precarious 103 for six at the end of 15 overs, needing 13 runs an over from the remaining five overs to win the match before Neesham turned the match on its head. He struck a flurry of fours and sixes to take Otago near the target of 168 only to fumble in the last over.

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awarded a penalty corner in the 13th minute but Amit Rohidas’s attempt was charged down by Izad Hakimi Jamaluddin.

In a quick counter-attack, Mohd Syamim Yusof nearly scored after evading three defenders, but he sent his shot wide of the post, much to the relief of keeper Harjot Singh.

India drew first blood in the 22nd minute after a fine run on the left by Kothajit Singh whose cross came off the stick of Faiz Helmi and fell nicely for Tirkey to score.

Brief scores: Lions: 167 for four in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 109; NB Beard 2/31) Otago: 167 for seven in 20 overs (James Neesham 52; Imran Tahir 2/28).

EW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response on a plea of veteran wrestlers, who have been denied visas to participate in an event to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The wrestlers have contended that Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) refused assistance to them for participating in Veteran World Championship to be held from October 1-6 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Under the banner of Veteran Wrestling Federation of India (VWFI), they have sought an order directing the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and WFI to render all necessary assistance to them in granting of visas as well as authority letters needed by them for participating in the championship. Issuing notices to Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, WFI and its Assistant Secretary, Justice V K Jain asked

them to reply by September 30 on the plea filed by the wrestlers, who have won various medals in international events like Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, seeking the court’s intervention against the government’s non-action.The court also asked the government to consider the petitioners’ representation and take a decision by Monday. “... Union of India is directed to treat the plea... As representation of the petitioners for the purpose of participation in the Veteran World Championship... And take a decision on the representation at the earliest possible and as far as possible on or before Monday (September 30, 2013),” Justice Jain said recently in an order.

In the plea filed through counsel Ravi Prakash Gupta, the petitioners contended that WFI is headed by a politician who has no knowledge about sports.

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