Adc 31 dec 2013

Regd. No. MH/MR/South-160/2012-14 RNI Regn. No. 43675/1985 MUMBAI TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013 32 PAGES `3 Website: www.afternoondc.in

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AS THECP plays YEAR ENDS... spoilsport

Security tight, but...

By Zuber Ansari

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he Mumbai Police is all set with its security arrangements for the New Year celebrations and has asked citizens to take precautionary steps and co-operate with the police. Police will keep a close eye on the city beaches considering beaches are the preferred destinations for many revelers. The Juhu Beach, Girgaum Chowpatty, Aksa Beach, Gorai Beach and Manori Beach are some of them.

The city police have asked Mumbaikars to avoid isolated places and people can ring up the Mumbai Police control room number in case of emergencies. Mumbai Police spokesoperson Bhagwant Chaate said, “Couples should try and avoid isolated places late in the night”.

Sources from Juhu Police station revealed that the cops will not allow anyone to enter inside the Juhu beach with liquor. Last year, a constable was beaten up by a drunken man over a minor issue.

Bandra Police station sources said, “Couples should avoid visiting Bandra Reclamation, Bandra Band Stand and Carter Road late in the night because these are spots where thousands of people gather and keeping a watch on everyone is not feasible”.

Every police station has made its eve-teasing squad which will work to control eve-teasing incidents during the celebrations. DCP Zone-VIII Namdev Chavan told ADC, “I have ordered all Senior Police Inspectors of my jurisdiction to keep a check on bars and lodges during the New Year eve and if any bar owner is found providing liquor to persons without a license will be dealt with strictly”.

By Neel Shah

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umbai Police Chief, Dr. Satyapal Singh seems to be very supportive only to the city’s creamy layer of society with regards to New Year revelry. This becomes apparent as Singh has specifically allowed the city’s five-star hotels and pubs to remain open till 3 am, while he issued a blanket order to eateries, hotels and restaurants to close their establishments at 1.30 am.

When asked for the reasons behind such steps, Singh said, “Considering women’s safety as well as drunk driving, such steps are being implemented. My views are very clear and firm and there will be no change in the deadlines.”

Singh is being criticized by The Indian Hotels and Restaurant Association (AHAR) for implementing such steps under the garb of moral policing. The association

Navi Mumbai secure too

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By Khushboo Panjabi

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he Navi Mumbai police have decided to deploy women constables along with men for security during New Year celebrations. Each officer will be given 12 breath analysers and two speed guns to nab drunk drivers.Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone1) Purushottam Karad said, “All the officers from the top-most hierarchy will be on duty in casual dresses Continued on pg 9 «

Get a free sawaari in Sandeep Bachhe’s auto...

Full Report on pg 9

Special buses and trains will ply through the night

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By Khushboo Panjabi

he BEST will run 15 special buses on routes such as Chowpatti and Churchgate, while the Western Railways will be running eight special trains between Virar and Churchgate on the night of December 31.

Virar-bound trains will leave Churchgate at 1.15 am, 1.55 am, 2.25 am and 3.20 am, whereas Churchgate-bound trains will leave Virar at 12.05 am, 12.45 am, 1.40 am and 2.55 am. All these will be slow locals.

The Central Railways will be running six

services out of which four will be on the Main Line whereas two will be on the Harbour Line.

Twelve-car locals will run from CST to Kalyan on the Main Line, while the Harbour Line trains will run from CST to Panvel.

The local from Thane to CST will leave at 1:35 am while the one from CST to Thane will leave at 2 am. The local from Kalyan to CST will leave at 12:45 am, while the one from CST to Kalyan will leave at 2:30 am. There will also be a local from Panvel to CST which will leave at 1 am, while the one from CST to Panvel will leave at 2:15am.

Gold: `28,385 Silver: `44,370 US Dollar: `61.89 Temperature: 290C/220C Humidity: 54%

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Avoid National Park Forest Department officials have decided to keep a watch on people trespassing into SGNP. Violators likely to be prosecuted Full Report on pg 9

The people who control the Indian education system need to do a lot of learning themselves to get above the inefficiency, the bungling and the corruption that are highlights of their working style.

The problem gets worse when these deficiencies are compounded by a continuing indifference. Yatin Ingle takes a look at the gaps between promise and performance, and finds very few things to be glad about. Is there any glimmer of hope?

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2013 REVISITED

The ‘art’ of looting in schools

After the forms for the Elementary/Intermediate drawing examinations were dispatched, city schools set some compulsions on students who wanted to appear for the drawing exams. Schools asked these students to enroll in the school’s drawing classes which cost almost Rs.2,000 and those that didn’t would not be allowed to appear for the examinations. Thus although the fee for the elementary examination is Rs.50 and that of the intermediate exam is Rs.100, schools began looting their students in this way.

100% FAIL!

Where to Play?

The varsity ignored the maintenance of the sports complex, leaving students with no place to play. Even as it prepared for its annual sports meet, Mumbai University seemed to have conveniently forgotten or ignored the maintenance of its sports facilities set up for students. The water in the swimming pool turned stagnant and was infested with larvae, while the shrubbery surrounding the pool was overgrown. The tennis court turned into a muddy lawn while the table tennis area was used for storage.

Admission headaches coming on!

A limited choice of junior colleges attached to schools in the Arts stream posed a headache for students trying to fulfill absurd board norms for the online admission process, like students compulsorily having to pick no less than 35 preferred colleges for admission, 15 colleges from wards in one’s own zone, another 15 from anywhere in the city and suburbs, and five junior colleges attached to schools in one’s own ward and the adjacent one, the area of which is itself would be decided by the Board. If a student did not fill in the required number, his application was automatically rejected.

IDOL garners Rs.36cr revenue

MU’s distance education institute made a record turnover since its establishment. With admissions of 76,000 students, it also reached the maximum turnover since its existence with its revenue of Rs.36 crore for 2013-2014.

OKAY WITH 69 + 1 = 70

Not one good word was said here

MU’s counseling cell has never counseled any student ever, but year after year funds are added to its coffers. After setting up a counseling cell for students in its Kalina Campus, MU has not spent a single penny on students or on the recruitment of staffers. Expenditure records show that only Rs.1, 781 has been spent on telephone bills, though budgetary funds have increased from Rs.6,93,000 to Rs.13,57,600.

he accepting of a combined average of 70 for passing in Maths and Science, saw the absurdity where a student could get 69 in Maths and 1 in Scence and still be declared passed in both the subjects.

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) did away with its 150 marks pattern for the subjects of Mathematics and Science in the State School Certificate (SSC) board exams, and got set to introduce the 100 marks pattern for both the subjects. The average passing marks was brought down to 70!

SCALING DOWN OF MARKS FOR MU STUDENTS T he university has passed an ordinance where here on, students scoring 20% higher marks in internal assessments than in external exams will have the ‘excess’ marks cut off from their semester results.

A circular to this effect was sent to

all colleges.

The regulation came into force in the current academic year itself, and is to cover all under-graduate and post-graduate courses in the Science, Arts and Commerce streams.

ONLINE PAYMENT OF FEES BY DEBIT/CREDIT CARD O

nline payments, extension of dates, finally served to boost admissions to the varsity’s distance learning institute. The Mumbai University (MU) achieved real success after it stepped up technological innovations for admission processes. Taking a count of enrollments and admissions, the MU registered a record 76,941 admissions for the academic year 2013-2014. This was largely due to the introduction of online payment of fees by debit/credit cards.

IMPRACTICAL!

The state government permitted an increase in the number of classrooms to handle the excess intake of students in colleges, but computers labs, Chemistry and Biology labs, presentation rooms and seminar halls were unable to accommodate the large numbers for practicals.

n an initiative unheard of before, the state board decided to shut down junior colleges that had lower passing percentages. After noting that there were 75 junior colleges with zero pass percentage in the HSC Board examinations, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) brought out a new recommendation that such colleges be shut down, and strict inspections be conducted carried out by the State Board and Education officers to verify the reasons for the low percentages at other institutions.

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From TYBAF to SYJC

Students of Saket College were considered only 10+2 passed, as their college had no permission to conduct BAF courses. 31 students of were not allowed by the MU to appear for their fifth semester exams, as their course was not recognised by the varsity. After two years of undergraduate studies, these students were considered as only HSC qualified and were required to take admission for the first year of graduation in June.

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HSC EXAM FORMS GO ONLINE

he Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education began accepting online applications for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, class XII) examinations. Schools with more than 500 students appearing for the exam can apply.

PRE-PRIMARY ADMISSIONS BECAME ILLEGAL

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ost schools have already completed their pre-primary admission process for the year 2014-2015. However, a new directive issued by the State Pre-Primary Education Directorate has caught these schools and parents off-guard. As per the directives, admissions carried out in the months of November and December will be considered illegal and schools can start the admission process only in April and May for the academic session beginning in June 2014.

SCHOOLS GET GANPATI VACATION F

or the first time ever, the Education Department of Maharashtra declared a four-day vacation for students from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) run

schools as well as private schools.

However, the education department asked schools to adjust these holidays from the holidays given to the students for Diwali vacations.

The demand for Ganesh Chaturthi vacations was made by the Maharastra Navnirman Vidhyarthi Sena (MNVS) to the education department.

VARSITY INTRODUCED JOB-ORIENTED COURSES

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ith an aim to produce industry-ready professionals, the University of Mumbai announced over 30 innovative and job-oriented courses in its perspective plan for the academic year 2014-2015: Faculty of Arts: BA/BSc in Human Sciences, Film, TV and New Media Production, Culi-

nary Arts. MA in Business Economics, TV and New Media Productions, Entertainment Media and Advertising Faculty of Science: BA/BSc in Human Sciences, interdisciplinary, MSc in Renewable Energy, Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation and Management, Hotel and Hos-

pitality Administration Faculty of Commerce and Management: BCom in Financial Management, Investment Management, Transport Management, Environment Management and Economics and MMS in Pharma and Healthcare Management.

Faculty of Technology: BE in Mechatronics Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering). ME in Mechanical Engineering-Product Design & Development, Mechanical Engineering-Energy System & Management, Electrical Engineering-Power Plant Engineering & Energy Management, Civil Engineering-Construction Engineering & Management, Signal Processing, Advance Communication & Information System, Computer Network &Information Security, Packaging Technology.

REVISED SCHOOL BUS POLICY

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he Maharashtra government was forced to stay the implementation of a recent controversial Government Resolution (GR) on school bus policy that had come into effect on November

18. The GR had raised hackles among principals since it held them responsible for anything that happened to a child, even outside the school premises while traveling in a school bus.

The GR also stated that no pri-

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vate vehicles would be allowed to ferry children to and from school. It also made the school responsible for making an agreement with the bus operators and also for keeping a check on each school bus.

VC in the dock

To add to the goof-ups in exams, infrastructure issues and administrative problems in the Mumbai University (MU) came a report that the Vice- Chancellor of the varsity could have faked his way to the post. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) for improvement of Higher Education in Maharashtra stated that the Vice-Chancellor of MU, Dr. Rajan Welukar faked documents in his application letter for the post of VC. The committee released an affidavit statement of Welukar, in which he agreed that he has only five research papers, whereas in his application for the post of VC, he mentioned that he held 12 research papers.

Not deemed, doomed!

MU cancelled the degrees of all students who completed their post-graduation from deemed universities thus preventing them from pursuing their post graduation from Mumbai University.

04 CHANGE OF RELIGION I, Deepika Brijeshkumar Pandey have changed my Religion from Hindu to Islam. As per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-53005) Dated: 21/11/2013.

C-28604 I, Shakuntala Chandulal Soni have changed my Religion from Hindu to Jain. As per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-63282) Dated: 21/05/2009.

C-28605 I, Aditya Ratanlal Soni have changed my Religion from Hindu to Jain. As per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-63283) Dated: 21/05/2009.

C-28606 I, Ratanlal Kanhaiyalal Soni have changed my Religion from Hindu to Jain. As per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-63284) Dated: 21/05/2009.

C-28607 I, Hitesh C. Soni have changed my Religion from Hindu to Jain. As per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (X-63285) Dated: 21/05/2009.

C-28608 I, Harshita Ratanlal Soni have changed my Religion from Hindu to Jain. As per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-63287) Dated: 21/05/2009.

C-28609 I, Manjula Ratanlal Soni have changed my Religion from Hindu to Jain. As per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-63288) Dated: 21/05/2009.

C-28610

CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Vishal Kiran Pawday to Aakash Kiran Pawday as per Maha.

Govt. Gazette No. X-60525.

C-28589 I have changed my name from Varun Mahendra Divedi to Varun Mahendra Dave as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X55387.

C-28590 I have changed my old name from Trupti Moreshwar Patil to new name Samrudhi Sudhir Jadhav as per Affidavit dated 27-12-2013.

C-28591 I have changed my old name from Sunilkumar Pyarelal Kanodial to new name Sunil Pyarelal Kanodial as per Affidavit dated 23-10-2013.

C-28592 I have changed my name from Khaif Khalil Patel to Kaif Khalil Patel as per Affidavit dated 29/12/2013.

C-28593

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Sayyed Mohd Ahmadali Yusufalli to Sayyed Mohammed Ahmed Yusufalli’ as per Affidavit Dated: 30/12/2013.

C-28596

I have changed my name from “Dineshchandra Mathurdas Asher” to “Dinesh Mathurdas Asher” as per Affidavit dated 04th September, 2013.

C-28618

I have changed my name from Deepika Brijeshkumar Pandey, to ‘Sofiya Saim Falke’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-7252) Dated: 09/05/2013.

C-28597 I have changed my name from Sonali Sujit Mondal, to ‘Saffanah Firoz Allabux’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-56611) Dated: 12/12/2013.

C-28598 I have changed my name from Yusuf Julaha, to ‘Mohd. Yusuf Ansari’ as per Affidavit Dated: 30/12/2013.

C-28599 I have changed my name from Virani Hushnuma Sherali, to ‘Khushnuma Mushtaq Punjani’ as per Affidavit Dated: 23/12/2013.

C-28600 I have changed my name from Nawaz A. Hakim, to ‘Nawazish A. Hakim’ as per Affidavit Dated: 24/12/2013.

C-28601 I have changed my name from Sufiyan Majid Mulla, to ‘Sufiyan Abdulmajid Mulla’ as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. (U-53960) Dated: 19/12/2013.

C-28602 I have changed my name from Tauqeer Jahan Mohammed Ibrahim Shaikh, to ‘Tauqueer Jahan Mohammed Ibrahim Sheikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-53545) Dated: 19/12/2013.

C-28603 I have changed my name from Trupti Pradipkumar Desai to Jigna Manish Shah as per Affidavit dated: 30 Dec 2013.

C-28611 I have changed my name from Nasreen Banoo Ahmed Hingwala to Nasreen Ahmed Memon as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-28612 I have changed my name from Aasiya Musheer Ahmed Qureshi to Aasiya Musheer Ahmed as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-28613 I have changed my name from Sonam Gurvinder Singh Bubber to Sonam Kaur Jasbinder Singh Nagpal as per Affidavit.

C-28614 I have changed my name from Mohammad Ejaz Akhtar Ali to Mohammad Ejaz Akhtar Ali Shaikh as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-28615

I have changed my name from Khazir Khalil Patel to Khizar Khalil Patel as per Affidavit dated 29/12/2013.

C-28594

I have changed my name from Ammarbhai Mahammad Hanif Rahimbhai Kukwa to Ammar Mahammad Hanif Kukwa as per Court Affidavit dated: 18/12/2013.

C-28616

I have changed my name from Uman Mohammed Kasam, to ‘Marwadi Mohammed Uman Mohammed Kasam’ as per Affidavit Dated: 30/12/2013.

C-28595

I have changed my name from “Jasmeen Kantilal Mistri” to “Jasmine Kantilal Mistry” vide Maha. Govt. Gazette (U-52834).

C-28617

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MUMBAI | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013 I Kailash Panchal have changed my name to Kailas Panchal as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28634

I have changed my name from Faiz Dilawar Kapadi to Faiz Ahmed Kapadi as per Affidavit C-28651

I have changed my name from Visanji Kanji Gala to Vasanji Kanji Gala as per Affidavit.

C-28669

I have changed my name from Rahil to Garg Nitesh Mahesh as per Affidavit dated 30th December, 2013.

C-28619

I Manojkumar Gunvantray Parekh @ Manojkumar Gunvantrai Parekh @ Manojbhai Parekh have changed my name to Manoj Gunvantrai Parekh as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28635

I have changed my name from Balvant Singh Shyam Singh to Balwant Singh Shyam Singh Kirar as per Affidavit.

C-28652

I have changed my name from Manojkumar Manharlal Sanghvi to Manoj Manharlal Sanghvi as per Affidavit.

C-28670

I have changed my name from Yunus Ebrahim Halai Memon to Yunus Ibrahim Memon as per Affidavit dated 30th December, 2013.

C-28620

I Sandipkumar Dhirajlal Chaniyara have changed my name to Sandipkumar Dhirajlal Patel as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28636

I have changed my name from Fozia Fauzia Zaheer Ahmed to Fauzia Zaheer Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-28653

I have changed my name from Rameshkumar Devayatbhai Ghaghada to Ramesh Devayatbhai Patni as per Affidavit.

C-28671

I have changed my name from “Ruksana” to “Ruksana Yunus Memon” as per Affidavit dated 30th December, 2013.

C-28621

I Nuzhat Aafrin Shakil Shaikh have changed my name to Nuzhat Aafrin Kamarali Inamdar as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28637

I have changed my name from “Manojkumar Jayprakash Jaiswal” to “Manoj Jaiprakash Jaiswal” as per Affidavit dated 30th December, 2013.

C-28622

I Rajashri Ranjeet Patil have changed my name to Rajashree Ranjeet Patil as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28638

I Kanchan Somkant Potnis have changed my name to Mitali Milind Kulkarni as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 12/11/13.

C-28623 I Navin Surinder Kohli have changed my name to Naveen Surinder Kohli as per Maha.

Government Gazette No U28433 dated: 11/10/2012.

C-28624 I Rakeshkumar Sharma have changed my name to Rakesh Sharma as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/13.

C-28625 I Roshankumar Sharma have changed my name to Roshan Sharma as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/13.

C-28626 I Mithlesh Sharma have changed my name to Mithlesh Devi Sharma as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 09/07/13.

C-28627 I Ritabahen Kanubhai Barot have changed my name to Priti Kirti Brahmbhatt as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/12/13.

C-28628 I Bilal Mogbool Isen/Fakir have changed my name to Bilal Mogbool Hussain as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 30/12/13.

C-28629 I Ms. Lakshmi Devika Mehta have changed my name to Ms. Devika Mehta as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/12/13.

C-28630 I Ms. Rakhee Ashok Rao have changed my name to Mrs. Raakhee Rao as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/12/13.

C-28631 I Miss. Hetal Rasiklal Shah have changed my name to Miss.

Hetal Rasik Shah as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/12/13.

C-28632 I Kaushal Prakash Somaiya have changed my name to Vedant Prakash Somaiya as per Maha. Government Gazette No. U-49110 dated: 28/11/13.

C-28633

I Hemanth Panchal have changed my name to Hemant Panchal as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28639

I have changed my name from Zaheer Ahmed to Zaheer Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-28654 I have changed my name from Khairunissa Zaheer Ahmed to Khairunnisa Zaheer Ahmed Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-28655 I have changed my name from Dipali Agarwal to Deepali Agarwal as per Affidavit.

C-28656 I have changed my name from Saralamma Baskaran to Sarala Sasidharan as per Affidavit.

C-28657

I have changed my name from Ramavart C Pande to Ramavadh Chauharja Prasad Pandey as per Affidavit.

C-28672 I have changed my name from Sohel Mohammed Afzal to Sohail Mohammed Afzal Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-28673 I have changed my name from Ramesh Narsingh Katke to Ramesh Narsing Katke as per Affidavit.

C-28674

I Manish Jagdish Sharma have changed my name to Manish Jagdish Bhatt as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28640

I have changed my name from Deepa Hegde to Deepa Hegde Ahuja as per Affidavit.

C-28658

I have changed my name from Ramesh Narsing Katake to Ramesh Narsing Katke as per Affidavit.

C-28675

I Jagdish Devidayal Sharma have changed my name to Jagdish Devidayal Bhatt as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28641

I have change my name from Nanki Chelaram Keswani to Jaya Prabhu Dadlani as per Affidavit.

C-28659

I have changed my name from Rajendrakumar Jain to Rajendra Jain as per Affidavit.

C-28676

I Kamla Jagdish Sharma have changed my name to Kamla Jagdish Bhatt as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28642

I have changed my name from Phaware Sanjay Gunaji to Faware Sanjay Gunaji as per Affidavit.

C-28660

I Mayank Jagdish Sharma have changed my name to Mayank Jagdish Bhatt as per deedpoll Affidavit.

C-28643

I have changed my name from Patane Rajendra Vishvas to Patane Rajendra Vishwas as per Affidavit.

C-28661

I have changed my name from Zakir Hussain Gulam Hussain to Zakir Hussain Gulam Hussain Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-28644

I have changed my name from Praisy Kallumpurathu Mathew to Praisy Mathew as per Affidavit.

C-28662

I have changed my name from Rachna Damani to Rachna Anil Damani as per Affidavit.

C-28645 I have changed my name from Mr. Swapnil Pandey to Mr. Swapnil Ghadge as per Affidavit.

C-28646 I have changed my name from Arun Issac Penkar to Aaron Issac Penkar as per Affidavit.

C-28647 I have changed my name from Gautambhai Girdharbhai Dhorda to Gautam Girdharbhai Dhorda as per Affidavit.

C-28648 I have changed my name from Agastya Hirenkumar Pandya to Agastya Hiren Pandya as per Affidavit.

C-28649 I have changed my name from Sushama Ramesh Kande to Sakshi Ragho Manjarekar as per Affidavit.

C-28650

I have changed my name from Mirza Ishrath Banu Naeem Hasan to Mirza Ishrath Naeem Hasan as per Affidavit.

C-28663 I have changed my name from Khushnuma Begum Ashab to Khan Khushnuma Begum Ashab as per Affidavit.

C-28664 I have changed my name from Advait Sudhir Palshikar to Advait Sudhir Palsikar as per Affidavit.

C-28665 I have changed my name from Sudhir Vinayak Palshikar to Sudhir Vinayak Palsikar as per Affidavit.

C-28666 I have changed my name from Bharati Sudhir Palshikar to Bharati Sudhir Palsikar as per Affidavit.

C-28667 I have changed my name from Vasantji K Gala to Vasanji K Gala as per Affidavit.

C-28668

I have changed my name from Rekhadevi Pawankumar Mour to Rekha Pawankumar Mour as per Affidavit.

C-28677 I have changed my name from Rahamathulla Allabux to Thiyagadurgam Allabaksh Rahamathullah as per Affidavit C-28678 We have changed our child’s name from Vikash Laljit Chauhan to Vikas Laljit Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-28679 I have changed my name from Tanushri Pralhad Jadhav to Tanushree Pralhad Jadhav as per Affidavit.

C-28680 I have changed my name from Masrath Naheed to Nahid Masarath Quraishi as per Affidavit.

C-28681 I have changed my name from Harishkumar Gangaram Thakkar to Harish Gangaram Thakkar as per Affidavit.

C-28682 I have changed my name from Basir Ahmad Ibrahim Khot to Bashir Ibrahim Khot as per Affidavit.

C-28683 I have changed my name from Sanjay Vidyut Dey to Sanjay Bidyut Dey as per Affidavit.

C-28684 I have changed my name from Pramodini Keshav Ghumare to Sunita Madhukar Palkar as per Affidavit.

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Jinxed spot: SUV and taxi catch fire on WEH Protest over Aarey stall in Borivli

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safely. Sonu Sood said, “After attending a press conference in Worli ctor Sonu Sood’s Audi car I was returning home (Andheri). My caught fire on the Western Exfriend Ajay Dhama was driving the press Highway (WEH) on Audi. At Kalamagar junction near Monday evening. The actor was not Bandra court the car caught fire”. present in the car while his friend A passerby noticed heavy smoke who was driving managed to get out coming out from the car’s bonnet and Dhama got out in the nick of time. An eyewitness, Ashish Sakpal said, “The driver failed to notice the indication given by the car. When the car overheats, it gives indicaVikas Sabnis tions. We asked the driver to get the vehicle papers out of the car”.

The fire brigade reached the spot within five minutes. The Audi was Actor Sonu Sood (with glasses) at the spot. later towed and taken to Kherwadi police station. Sources from the poof the car in time. Sood was travelling lice station said that no case will be in a Porsche car just behind the Audi. registered as the incident has hapJust an hour after the incident a pened independently. A case of TDR taxi caught fire at the same spot but will be taken down in the station no one was injured here too. The diary which will help the car owner taxi driver managed to came out claim insurance.

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Launch of book ‘24 Hours a Day’ on January 1

H Be careful! That could be a trap set by Kejriwal to catch corrupt ministers, officials and ‘babus.’

is Grace Archbishop (Dr.) Felix Machado, Bishop Of Vasai, will release a book ‘24 Hours a Day’ on January 1 at the Kripa Foundation Hall, Papdy, Vasai at 5:30pm. The translated version was prepared by Fr. (Dr.) Robert D’Souza, Director, Jeevan Darshan Kendra, Giriz. Fr. Joe Pereira, a Padma Shri recipient and Founder and Managing Trustee

of Kripa Foundation, has appealed to all the fellowship groups of Alcohol Anonymous to be present.

The publisher is the Premier Institution of Addiction in America, working for rehabilitation of alcoholics, and has published a number of works to help alcoholics and their families to sustain themselves on the road to recovery.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor went on a hunger strike in Borivali on Monday to protest against a Sena legislator’s alleged protection of an ‘illegal’ Aarey milk stall which she claims is obstructing people from occupying a newly constructed housing society. Manisha Chaudhari, a BJP councillor from Govind Nagar in Borivali went on a hunger strike to lend her support to 75 families who have been prevented from occupying their homes in the newly redeveloped Motinagar Co-operative Housing society due fire brigade’s refusal to grant the building an NOC. Two years ago, the Motinagar Housing Society went in for redevelopment. As part of the new plan, the builder has created a line of shops on the ground floor and made new exit gate. However, this gate is blocked by the Aarey milk stall. Officials from the fire brigade have suggested that the gate be cleared so that fire tenders can enter the building in case of an accident. Till this is not done, the society will not receive an NOC and an OC. Chaudhari said, “Due to the existence of the Aarey milk stall, civic officials state that the building cannot be occupied. We have requested the owner to move his stall

Former Mayor Shubha Raul along with BJP councillor Manisha Chaudhari and local residents protesting against the civic body.

15 feet away from the gate.” She also alleged that local legislator Vinod Ghosalkar is protecting the stall which she claims is illegal as it was ‘closed’ in the 2009 Aarey list.

Councillor Abhishek Ghosalkar, son of Legislator Vinod Ghosalkar said, “The Aarey milk stall has been there for the last 30 years and is the only means of livelihood for its owner. He is being harassed by civic officials.”

He added, “The civic employees tried to remove the stall without following due process of the law thus damaging it. The stall owner has filed a complained against civic officials and his demand is that he should get an alternate space for his stall.”

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C-28686 I have changed my name from Shamina Imtiyaz Pawaskar to Samina Faizal Pawaskar as per Affidavit.

C-28687 I have changed my name from Manojbhai Futermal Mehta to Manoj Futermal Mehta as per Affidavit.

C-28688 I have changed my name from Madhuben Manoj Mehta to Madhu Manoj Mehta as per Affidavit.

C-28689 I have changed my name from Amit Ananda Jadhav to Amit Ananda Dhigare as per Affidavit.

C-28690 I have changed my name from Ananda Rajaram Jadhav to Ananda Ramchandra Dhigare as per Affidavit.

C-28691 I have changed my name from Shobha Ananda Jadhav to Shobha Ananda Dhigare as per Affidavit.

C-28692 I have changed my name from Rajaram Jadhav to Ramchandra Anna Dhigare as per Affidavit.

C-28693 I have changed my name from Abdul Bayan Saiyed to Abu Bayan Saiyed as per Affidavit.

C-28694 I have changed my name from Jacinta Ida Crasto to Jacinta Crasto as per Affidavit.

C-28695 I have changed my name from Richard Vijay James Crasto to Richard James Crasto as per Affidavit.

C-28696 I have changed my name from Jagadish Chandra Pranjivan Rana to Jagdish Pranjivan Rana as per Affidavit.

C-28697 I have changed my name from Jagdish Chandra Rana to Jagdish Pranjivan Rana as per Affidavit.

C-28698 I have changed my name from Imtyaz Ahmad Nizamuddin Shaikh to Imtiyaz Nizam Kanul as per Affidavit.

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C-28703 I have changed my name from Parvez Ahamed Siddiqui to Parvez Javed Ahmed Siddiqui as per Affidavit.

C-28704 I have changed my name from Hussain Akhter to Mohammed Akhtar Hussain Ansari as per Affidavit.

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C-28700 I have changed my name from Dharmesh (Bharat) Khimji Bhadra to Dharmesh Khimji Bhadra as per Affidavit.

C-28701 I have changed my name from Ganesh Krishna Billava to Ganesh Krishna Poojari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Khan Shoyeb Aslam to Khan Shoeb Aslam as per Affidavit.

C-28720 I have changed my name from Khan Rehman Azwar to Mohammed Rehman Azwar Khan as per Affidavit.

C-28721 I have changed my name from Sebby Khan to Qasiya Akhtar Azwar Khan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Aadil Nakhuwa to Aadil Nakhawa as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Nandikaben Nagindas Shah to Nanditaben Rameshchandra Gandhi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mujaduddin Abdul Karim to Mujauddin Abdul Karim Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ketankumar Rameshbhai Gandhi to Ketan Rameshbhai Gandhi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mo Irfan Mohammed Manzoor Alam Ansari to Irfan Alam Manzoor Alam Ansari as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ketan Ramesh Gandhi to Ketan Rameshbhai Gandhi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohammed Manzoor Alam Mohammed Israil Ansari to Manzoor Alam Mohammed Israil Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-28709 I have changed my name from Jahiruddin Tufel Ahmed to Zahiruddin Tuffel Ahmad Khan as per Affidavit.

C-28710 I have changed my name from Khan Anjum Aara A Hannan to Anjum Zahiruddin Khan as per Affidavit.

C-28711 I have changed my name from Aslam Khan Yaseen Khan to Aslam Yaseen Khan as per Affidavit.

C-28712 I Mr. Jaganmohini Kesavvaswamy Jonnalagadda has changed my minor daughters name from J Lakshmi Sai Ramya Sri to Lakshmisai Ramyasree Jonnalagadda as per Affidavit.

C-28713 I have changed my name from Celeste Maria D'souza to Celeste Marie D'silva as per Affidavit.

C-28714 I have changed my name from Chybelle Da Silva to Chybelle D'silva as per Affidavit.

C-28715 I have changed my name from Mohammed Rafiq Mohd Immam Shaikh to Mohammed Rafique Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Fayyaz Ahd Shaikh to Faiyaz Ahmad Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mr Vijaya Devappa Suvarna to Mr Vijay Devappa Karkera as per Affidavit.

C-28717 I have changed my name from Rehmati Mehboob Haffadi to Rehematee Mehboob Haddadi as per Affidavit.

C-28718 I have changed my name from Qassum Abbas Khot to Kasam Abbas Khot as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Devkrishna Ashok Kumar to Devkrishna Ashok Jhakal as per Affidavit.

C-28726 I have changed my name from Ashok Kumar to Ashok Jhumarmal Jhakal as per Affidavit.

C-28727 I have changed my name from Anjali Ashok Kumar to Anjali Ashok Jhakal as per Affidavit.

C-28728 We Mr.Ashok Jhakal & Mrs. Anjali Jhalak have changed our minor child's name from Dev Krushna Ashok Kumar to Devkrishna Ashok Jhakal as per Affidavit.

C-28729 I have changed my name from Puneshkumar Talakshi Poladia to Paresh Talakshi Poladia as per Affidavit.

C-28730 I have changed my name from Usha Kumari Shivlal to Usha Sureshkumar Khandelwal as per Affidavit.

C-28731 I have changed my name from Suresh Khandelwal to Sureshkumar Mithalal Khandelwal as per Affidavit.

C-28732 We Mr. Sureshkumar Khandelwal & Mrs.Usha Khandelwal have changed our minor child's name from S.Bhavik Khandelwal to Bhavik Sureshkumar Khandelwal as per Affidavit.

C-28733 We Mr. Sureshkumar Khandelwal & Mrs.Usha Khandelwal have changed our minor child's name from S. Shejaal Khandelwal to Shejal Sureshkumar Khandelwal as per Affidavit.

C-28734 I have changed my name from Sangeetaben Ganishmal Khandelwal to Sangeeta Ishwarlal Khandelwal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shaileshkumar Ishwarlal Khandelwal to Shailesh Ishwarlal Khandelwal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sangeetaben Ishwarlal Khandelwal to Sangeeta Ishwarlal Khandelwal as per Affidavit.

C-28737 I have changed my name from Mrs. Lizy John Mathew to Mrs. Annamma John Mathew as per Affidavit.

C-28738 I have changed my name from Nigelalex Cajetan Dsouza to Nigel Cajetan Dsouza as per Affidavit.

C-28739 I have changed my name from Jaikrishin Damodardas Mulchandani to Jaikishan Damodardas Mulchandani as per Affidavit.

C-28740 I have changed my name from Mulo Bhagwandas Sukhwani to Manoj Bhagwandas Sukhwani as per Affidavit.

C-28741 I have changed my name from Kishanchand Manghandas Hemwani to Kishin Manghandas Hemwani as per Affidavit.

C-28742 I have changed my name from Sanjyot Sunil Satpute to Siddhant Sunil Satpute as per Affidavit.

C-28743 I have changed my name from Patil Dnyandev to Patil Dnyandeo as per Affidavit.

C-28744 I have changed my name from Aftab Ahmed to Aftab Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-28745 I have changed my name from Priscilla Francis Lobo to Basil Paul Lobo as per Affidavit.

C-28746 I have changed my name from Shivshakthikumar to Shivshakthi Thevar as per Affidavit.

C-28747 I have changed my name from Asha Bhimrao Shisode to Anushka Dinesh Jagtap as per Affidavit.

C-28748 I have changed my name from Shaheena Bano Sayed to Shaheen Bano Sayed as per Affidavit.

C-28749 I Mr. Abdul Razak Mohammed Shafi have changed my minor daughter name from Simran Abdul Razak Shafi to Simran Premila Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-28750 I have changed my name from Namratadevi Vijaykumar Goenka to Namrata Goenka as per Affidavit.

C-28751 I Mr. Rajendra Kumar Singh and Mrs. Rina Rajendra Kumar Singh have changed our minor child name from Vatsalya Rajendra Siddharth to Siddharth Rajendra Kumar Singh as per Affidavit.

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FAREWELL: Friends and family members of actor Farooq Sheikh gathered at the cemetry in Andheri, yesterday. Among the people who paid their last tributes to the actor were Javed Akhtar, Dipti Nawal, Shabana Azmi, Farhan Akhtar, Tabbu, Shekhar Suman, Rahul Bose, Anupam Kher, Johny Lever, Teesta Setalwad among others.

Girl students get threats from political parties

Political parties and students’ wings threaten and bribe shortlisted female students of University Representatives (URs) for students’ council seats

By Yatin Ingle

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hile the state government has given a green signal to the students’ council elections, the bloodshed and dangerous environment still grips the election phase. After the Mumbai University (MU) finalised its 15 University Representatives (UR) who will contest for the prestige and pride of the Students’ Council secretary and chairman, political parties have stepped ahead to overpower these candidates.

Yesterday, three female URs complained to the ViceChancellor that they have been harassed and threatened. These students have claimed that their life is at risk due to these elections and they will be boycotting the elections.

The general secretaries (GS) of the Students’ Council in colleges have already been elected and the top 15 for the post of the UR have also been declared. As the declaration was announced, the URs started getting calls and references from political parties and students’ wings to contest elections representing their parties.

Bhagyashree Sawant, GS, M.D. College said, “As soon as the UR list was declared, I started getting calls from political parties to represent them for the elections. These parties and students’ wings have been offering us Rs.4 to 5 lakh to contest the elections from their sides. We cannot

get out of our house nor can we attend college lectures as these political parties have been keeping an eye on us.

We are scared and are unsafe.

We have already boycotted the elections”.

A candidate who did not wish to be named said, “I and my family have been threatened for contesting the elections from their political party. I am here in Mumbai to meet the VC and tell him that I will be boycotting the elections. It’s nothing but just a risk to our life”.

During the monsoon session of the assembly, a proposal was put forward

by Rajesh Tope, Minister for Higher and Technical Education that the government should allow students’ unions and political parties to enter college campuses for the council elections.

This proposal had frightened students since the involvement of political parties would generate bloodshed in the elections as has been seen in the past; but as there was a delay in revision of the proposal the elections have been carried out within the colleges keeping the political parties away.

Dr. Naresh Chandra, Pro Vice Chancellor, MU said, “We will be looking into this issue along with the Students’ Welfare Department. Students should not get involved with any political parties and if they do so as per rules they will be banned from the students’ elections”.

Robbed as they attended funeral Handicapped robs gold worth `1 lakh

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Befriends doctor and her daughter and steals valuables after spiking their drink

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gang of unidentified thieves saw a funeral as a perfect opportunity to sneak into the house of an aged couple and decamp with booty of Rs.2.86 lakh, including cash and gold ornaments.

According to the police, the break-in was reported from the Sainath Complex area of Nalasopara (East) on Sunday night.

Sajjad Fakruddin Kapadia (60) and his wife had gone to attend the funeral of their relative in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon. When they returned late in the night, they were shocked to find the locks of the front door broken and the flat ransacked.

Cash amounting Rs.51,000 and gold ornaments worth Rs.2.35 lakh are missing. A case against unidentified miscreants has been registered at the Nalasopara police station. Assistant Police Inspector B.M. Hangirge is investigating the case.

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Nalasopara youth rapes neighbour Enters into the house when 15-year-old is alone, rapes and threatens her

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The accused Manoj Gupta with the Bandra Police team. show them around in the city and later brought them a cold drink. The two ladies became unconscious immediately after consuming the drink.

Police Inspector from Bandra Police station Rajendra Kaane said that after the incident the police found the mother and daughter unconscious at the spot. On the basis of the complaint the cops registered a case and started investigations. On the basis of the accused’s

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leuths of the Thane (rural) police have arrested a 19-year-old youth on charges of raping the 15-year-old daughter of his neighbour at her residence in the Alkapuri area of Nalasopara (East).

According to the police the accused, who has been identified as Mujahid (19), sneaked into the girl’s house and raped her when she was alone in her tenement. After the rape, Mujahid threatened the victim with dire con-

sequences and asked her to remain silent.

However, the girl mustered courage and revealed about the incident to her parents who registered a complaint at the local police station.

A case under sections 376 (Rape) and 506 (Criminal Intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and under the relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, has been registered against the accused. Police Sub Inspector Parshuram Londe is investigating the case.

34-year-old handicapped robber has been arrested by the Bandra Police recently for allegedly robbing a Pune-based lady doctor and her daughter two months ago. The accused decamped with gold worth Rs.1 lakh from the victims after giving them spiked cold drinks. The accused was arrested from Bengaluru where he used to stay with his second wife.

According to the police, on October 24, victim Dr. Kamal Sandesh Chamaliya landed in Mumbai to get her daughter admitted to a citybased medical college. After completing the formalities, she went to CST station to board the train for Pune.

While she was standing in the queue, one handicapped person tried to befriend her.

Later, accused Manoj Kumar Dwarka Prasad Gupta exchanged his mobile number with the victim and two days later on October 26, when the victim revisited the city, she met Gupta who accompanied the two ladies to the college.

After returning from the college, Gupta offered to

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contact number “we kept tracking it and acme to know that the number was active in Bengaluru”, Kaane said.

“We sent our team there but he had already left the city and gone to his native place in Patna. Finally on Saturday night when he landed in Bengaluru we arrested him and brought him to Mumbai”, Kaane added.

The valuables are yet to be recovered. Gupta has committed similar crimes in Pune and Mumbai earlier.

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The Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai invites e-Tenders for various works from the government registered contractors, who are also registered as ‘MCGM Vendor’; Bidder should also give Rs. 1 lack performance guarantee for the details of 13 number of Tenders of estimated amount Rs. 5758749.10 respective tender documents and process of e-Tendering, please visit www.mcgm.gov.in.

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NAV VINIT C.H.S.LTD. Vaiti Wadi, Behind Saibaba Mandir,Thane (W),Tal. Dist. Thane

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 14/01 /2014 at 12.30 p.m.

Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Panchpakhadi, Tal. Dist. Thane.

Final Survey No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area(Sq. Mtr) 468 — — 765 Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W).

Date: 30/12/2013

(Nitin Kale) Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-op. Societies Thane.

SANSKAR,SHREEKAR, OMKAR C.H.S.LTD. Ambernath, Tal. Ambernath, Dist. Thane

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 14/01 /2014 at 11.00 a.m.

Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Ambernath,Tal. Ambernath,Dist. Thane.

Survey No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area(Sq. Mtr) 53 8 (pt) — 3000 Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W).

Date: 30/12/2013

(Nitin Kale) Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-op. Societies Thane.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that vide Agreement for Sale dated 29th June, 1989 Smt. Sudha Krishnaji Deodhar purchased Shop no. 4 & 5 on the Ground floor, admeasuring 905 Sq. ft, Built up Area in the building known as Sheetal Dham Co-operative Housing Society Limited, situated at Datta Ali, Tilak Chowk, Kalyan, Dist. Thane together with 05 shares bearing Share Certificate no.04 (distinctive share 16 to 20) (hereinafter referred to as said property). The said Smt. Sudha Krishnaji Deodhar expired on 12th September, 2003 leaving behind her husband Mr. Krishnaji Mahadev Deodhar and son Mr. Kiran Krishnaji Deodhar as her only legal heirs and representatives. During her life time she had appointed Mr. Krishnaji Mahadev Deodhar (husband) as her legal heir of the said shop and shareholder of the said shares. Thereafter the said Mr. Krishnaji Mahadev Deodhar expired on 21st July, 2007 and during his life time he had appointed Mr. Kiran Krishnaji Deodhar (Son) as the legal heir of the said shop and shareholder of the said shares. Vide Registered Agreement for Sale dated 12th May, 2010 (bearing reg. KLN-1-038372010) our client Mrs. Suchitra Rajesh Ujjainkar and Mr. Rajesh Bhaskar Ujjainkar purchased the said Shop & Shares from Mr. Kiran Krishnaji Deodhar and by virtue of Duplicate share certificate no. 21 the society transferred the said 05 shares in favour of our client. The transfer was done after following due process of law. Since then our Client are is the absolute ownership and in possession of said property and now the said property is being mortgage in favour of CAPITAL FIRST LIMITED by our clients.

Any person having claim, right, title or interest of any nature whatsoever in the above said documents by way of sale, gift, lease, inheritance, exchange, mortgage, charge, lien, trust, possession, easement, attachment or otherwise howsoever should intimate their objections, if any in writing within 15 days from the publication of this notice to M/s. Jurismetrics failing which, the claim of the such person/s, if any, will deemed to have been waived and/or abandoned for all intents and purpose.

Place: Thane Date: 31-12-2013

NCP too deserts Chavan

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Backs Congress high command’s order to reconsider the rejection of Adarsh panel report

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dding fuel to the fire, the NCP yesterday backed Rahul Gandhi’s stance for reconsideration of state government’s decision rejecting a judicial panel’s report on Adarsh society scam which had indicted senior Congress leaders, including four former Chief Ministers. The NCP has left no stone unturned to corner Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and is adding fuel to the fire by supporting the Congress vice-president’s demand.

NCP leader Tariq Anwar has made it clear that his party will support any move to review the state cabinet’s decision. The decision to reject the report was apparently taken in haste. It was not correct to reject the commis-

sion’s report so there is a need to review it.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi had on Saturday indicated that the Maharashtra government would reconsider its decision to reject a judicial commission’s report on Adarsh housing scam, a day after Rahul Gandhi ticked off the state government over the issue. Now Congress’ alliance partner NCP has also towed the line of Congress just to make Chavan unstable.

It may be recalled that Chavan had taken a firm stand regarding the Irrigation scam in the state. He wanted to set up a commission of inquiry with wide-ranging powers to investigate the irrigation scam, but was forced to dilute the SIT’s terms of reference due to political compulsions. The alleged

malpractices in the state water resources department occurred under the watch of the NCP, which has controlled this ministry for long.

The Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar resigned briefly last year after his alleged involvement in approving projects with huge cost escalations by circumventing

norms came to light. However, within three months he returned to the cabinet.

Since then, the NCP was gunning for Chavan’s head.

The party was looking for an opportunity to corner the CM. With the Congress high command’s stance over the Adarsh society report NCP hoped onto the bandwagon.

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special investigation team (SIT) led by water expert Madhav Chitale has sought a twomonth extension to complete its probe into the multi-crore irrigation scam. The decision to seek a two-month extension was taken by the committee, which is cur-

rently operating from Aurangabad. The committee is yet to scrutinise various papers and statistics related to the scam.

Now the cabinet will take a call in this regard. If accepted, the SIT will get time to submit the report by the end of February next year.

‘Absconding hubby’ found dead in Uttan

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leuths of the Thane (rural) police have recovered the body of a middle-aged man from the Uttan seashore. The deceased, who has been identified as Lalit Sharma, was an absconding accused in a case of domestic violence. According to the police, Rekha learnt about Lalit’s

extra marital relation with another woman, leading to constant fights between the couple. After being assaulted on December 25, Rekha had registered a complaint against Lalit at the Jogeshwari police station.

However, fearing arrest, Lalit had absconded. His body was recovered from the Uttan seashore on Sunday.

Lady sets self on fire in Thane Anil Vishwakarma

Her suicide note stated, “I was not happy with my life 23-year-old woman, and I failed to keep my husBhagyashree Gorpade, set band and family happy.” herself on fire in her house on Nagar Police investigating Monday. Thane Nagar Police officer said, “She first constation recovered her body sumed poison and then set and a suicide note from her herself on fire. The body has house. been sent for post mortem.”

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hile most of us are busy making plans about where to party and usher in the New Year, here is a man who wants to bring in his year by making people smile. Sandeep Bachhe, who is probably the most popular auto rickshaw driver in the city, has different plans.

On the last of day of 2013, Sandeep is set to brighten up people’s day by giving them a free sawaari in his hatke auto rickshaw which is loaded with a television, telephone, drinking water, a donation box for cancer patients, a chart showing the rate of gold and silver for the day, newspapers and magazines, etc.

It is Sandeep’s unique vehicle and his desire to give back to the society through means of charity that makes him popular in the city. Today, he not only is giving free rides but is also planning to donate the fare that he would have earned today had he taken money from commuters to a school in Continued from pg 1 «

Left: Sandeep Bachhe standing beside his auto, which is fully loaded with star facilities and conveniences. nine in the morning. [I will ride people for free but keep the Khar. And guess from where is meter on. The amount of the money slated for donation money that the meter shows coming? It is from Sandeep’s for the day, I will donate that own pocket. amount to the school in the “Mai sabko free mai leke name of the passengers who jaunga. Aur meter mai jitna travel in my auto. I will also give bhada girega mai woh amount the passengers the school’s us school ke form main pas- contact details so that they can senger ko apne naam aur num- know if the money has reached ber ke saath bharne bolunga. the school.]

Phir mai apni taraf se us pasWhen asked about the monsenger ke naam pe school ko etary losses he will have to bear utna paisa donate karunga. Aur on December 31 due to this inimai passenger ko bhi school ka tiative, Sandeep said, “Saal contact number dunga toh bhar toh kamate hai. {I who log waha puch sakte hai ki earn round the year] So it is paisa mila ke nahi”, said ok if I do something for Sandeep, whose day begins at others on one day. Such

quently, the hotel industry as well as the public exchequer has also filed a petition in the incurred a huge loss. If liBombay High Court to have said, “Such discriminatory censes are considered, then all the deadline extended, the and biased steps were never licenses should carry the same final hearing of which will implemented in the last two rules for five-star hotels and take place on Tuesday. decades. If recalled, just a other hotels or restaurants.”

Speaking to the ADC, Veena month after the city being Meanwhile, sources in Thadani, the advocate repre- under siege on 26/11 the AHAR requesting anonymity senting AHAR said, “In every deadline was much after 1.30 said that a big lobby of fivesense, this particular step of am.” star hotels is at work, managthe police seems to be very irArvind Shetty, President, ing to bring out such orders rational, which in a way AHAR, said, “Despite the nod which will force revellers to serves the purpose of the from the concerned depart- visit their hotels. On New city’s elite and the aristocrat ments of the state, Singh re- Year’s Eve, customers don’t populace.” fused to extend the deadline at mind paying more than thrice Adding further, Thadani the last moment. Conse- the usual rate.

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evelers, who are planning to celebrate the arrival of the New Year at Adivasi Pada inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), need to think again. Officials from the Forest department are going to keep a close watch on people who sneak inside the National Park’s tribal belt for New Year celebrations.

According to sources, the Adivasi Pada inside SGNP is a hotspot among youngsters during the holiday season.

“People go inside to booze and they have fun even though it is a restricted area.

While some people prefer to book farm houses or lodges, there are many who like to sneak inside the Adivasi Pada so that they can create a bonfire in the open and enjoy boozing and singing loudly throughout the night”, sources said.

Sources added that the newly appointed Director of SGNP, Vikas Gupta has made arrangements to keep a close watch on those who try to sneak inside the park after the restricted hours to celebrate the New Year.

This comes after residents of the locality complained to the forest officers that revelers try to sneak inside

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Avoid National Park through secrets routes adjacent to the park and they create chaos for the locals.

An officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “There are 25 such spots inside the park which have been identified as ones frequented by New Year revelers.

A team of five to seven security officers will be placed inside the park during the night hours. Even though there is security during regular days, this time special team has been formed to handle this

menace during the New Year.

We will also appoint plain clothed officers inside the park to keep a watch on the revelers, if any”.

Vikas Gupta said, “Those who are found to be violating any rule will be punished in accordance to the law”.

The officials have also informed that there will be strict checking on the main gates of the park so that no alcohol bottles can be taken inside. The gates of the park will close at 5.30 pm after which no vehicles will be allowed entry inside the park. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

All India Congress General Secretary & MP Gurudas Kamat addresses the gathering at the Bhandup Vidhansabha Karyakarta Melawa held at Parag High School in Bhandup, recently. Also seen on the dais are: District president Manoj Dubey, ex-MLA Shyam Sawant, organiser Jaiprakash Singh, Suresh Koparkat, Oppn leader in BMC Devendra Baba Amberkar, Mahendra Salvi, Veluswami Naidu, Salma Mastan, Balasaheb Thorat, Pritam Todaskar and other dignitaries.

acts give me immense happiness. Doosro ko smile karana acha lagta hai.”[I like to make others smile.]

Sandeep, on an everyday basis, keeps aside some amount of his daily earnings for charity.

“The money I earn from the first fare of the day and from the last fare of the day is kept aside for charity. I use this money to help the needy”, said Sandeep who believes that every good deed, big or small, makes a difference to the society.

On December 31, Sandeep plans to call it day by 6:30 in the evening as he wants to spend time with his family.

“Apne bacho ko ghoomane le jaunga. 31st hai na,” [I will take my children out for 31st] said this ‘Munnabhai SSC’, as Sandeep is fondly called, because he is an ardent admirer of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and is a SSC pass out. shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

including women cops to keep an eye on crime while nakabandis will be held at Nerul junction, Sarsole junction, Kille gaothan till the Urban Haat junction on Palm Beach Road”.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic) Vijay Patil added, “Cops will be deployed at JNPT, Mahape junction, Karal bypass, Palaspe Phata, Mukand Steel Company naka, Navada bypass and also at the entry and exit points of the five APMC markets”.

“Drunken driving is the biggest issue as people from Mumbai and the peripheral areas of Panvel come to the city for a joy ride on December31. Last year, 175 people were booked for drunken driving and were produced before the court on January 1.

This year 65 beat marshal teams will be on roads throughout the night”, said Shrikant Pathak, deputy commissioner of police (crime).

The traffic department will be conducting 40 nakabandis across the city and will also keep a stern watch on issues like driving without seatbelts, riding bikes without helmet etc.

Pathak added, “A strict watch will be kept at places like Sagar Vihar, Mini Seashore as there were few cases registered last year for drinking at these places”.

Patil made it a point saying, “Awareness campaigns will be beneficial for the motorists as this will help in reducing the number of accidents and sexual harassment cases this year”.

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“There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.”

— Dalai Lama

Frightening revelation by IM terrorist Bhatkal T

HERE has always been huge concern in India and western nations of the world that nuclear weapons might fall into the hands of terrorists. Terrorists are roaming freely in Pakistan and there does not seem to be any effort on the part of the government to stop their violent activities. Terrorists are considered as heroes in Pakistan: they are receiving army-type training in handling of sophisticated weapons. If by some chance, deadly weapons fall into their hands, they can undertake violent operations in Kashmir and elsewhere in India.

A frightening scenario has emerged during questioning of an IM terrorist by the police. He said he was working on a plan to get a small nuclear bomb and explode it in Surat. Yasin Bhatkal, who was caught by India, has revealed his plan to the police who are questioning him ever since his arrest in Nepal. He has stated that he asked his boss Riaz Bhatkal – who is in Pakistan – to provide him with a small nuclear bomb. To the query by Yasin Bhatkal whether the securing of a nuclear bomb could be arranged, Riaz Bhatkal's reply was anything can be arranged in Pakistan. The boss was however not in favour of using the nuclear bomb in Surat, since it would also kill Muslims. It is not difficult to find places – religious gatherings like Kumbh Mela – where Hindus alone will be present.

Yasin Bhatkal's statement should be taken seriously. The big question is whether Pakistan has “small nuclear bombs”. This needs intensive investigation.

At the LoC, the guns have gone silent but evidently it is not going to be a permanent happening. At Kupwara along the LoC, a huge catche of arms has been found. What does this indicate? Pakistan must have dumped it at Kupwara. What we see could be only a lull before the storm. Even as Pakistan resorts to continuing doublespeak, it is making preparations for the “liberation of Kashmir”. The ISI in Pakistan would not mind if some nuclear bomb explosions take place in India.

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HE year 2013 was grey and grim. Prices rose, unemployment increased,moral standards fell and corruption was accepted as a normal phenomena. Parliament and state legislatures hardly functioned.

Then there was summer in the cold month of December. The 46-year-old Lokpal Bill became an act. I wish the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had been made independent, directly under parliament. But since its own committee has prepared the bill after holding consultations with nearly all political parties, it should constitute the Lokpal (Ombudsman).

The credit must go to Gandhian Anna Hazare who spearheaded the movement. Yet his hasty judgment and harsh words for the Aam Admi Party (AAP) do hot help the dissemination of fresh ideas. The party is an extension of voluntary work done by the activists at the grassroots. These people are naïve and do not know the tricks of politics. This is their strength.

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people, would not have come about if parliament had not enacted the law. Her brief stint with Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s National Advisory Council should have proved how the land acquisition and the food security demands became laws because Sonia Gandhi represented the authority of the governing party. People’s movements cannot be end by itself.

Another striking feature of December is the emergence of Rahul Gandhi as the leader of the Congress. Sonia Gandhi has stepped back. Lately he is speaking and taking stances which may force the intelligentsia to rethink about his capability, written off earlier.

Maybe, he is beginning to peak when Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of

Faith in the ballot That they, unlike the Naxalites, have put their faith in the ballotbox and have successfully fought the state election in Delhi is the result of their realistion that democracy demands a way to determine who will direct the people to reject dictatorships or an authoritarian system. How far the AAP can ensure the people’s participation as well as sovereignty may decide the fate of other experiments born out of millions of mutinies, however small, waging in the country. In fact, leading activists like Medha Patkar, Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey should assemble on the platform which the AAP has provided. By no means should they leave their ideal to strengthen the people’s movements to put pressure on the government. But why don’t they constitute the governments themselves?

Had Medha headed the Gujarat government the height of the Narmada Dam would have been decided by her to avoid the uprooting of people from their homes and hearths. In fact, the very dam, to which she objected, may have been replaced by a series of small dams which would have assured water to far-flung places like Rajkot and still not disturbed lakhs of people, most of them not getting land for land.

Aruna Roy should have realised that the Right to Information, for which she mobilised

BETWEEN THE LINES Kuldip Nayar the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is lessening in gathering people’s attention because he peaked too early.

This takes me to the Modi phenomenon.

No doubt, he has jolted the political parties and the people. He speaks excellently in Hindi and goes down well in northern India.

The rout of the Congress in Rajasthan in the state election has been primarily because of Modi. He even increased the tally of seats in Madhya Pradesh.

Yet Modi has not clicked in West Bengal, Odhisha, Kerala, the northeastern states and to a large extent in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Even otherwise, his preference of Hindu nationalism in place of Indian nationalism has alienated the minorities, particularly the Muslims who influence the outcome on the parliamentary elections at least in 200 constituencies out of 545.The BJP may emerge the largest party in the next

Tips to help you stick to your New Year's Resolution I

T's the season for resolutions. This is how we see it. New Year resolutions can be the same routine over and over again with nothing to show for it at the end. You make resolutions, year in year out, never lasting for more than a few days ending up lost and in the same place you started. Allow me to suggest five resolution tips that may help you. Hopefully, this time around you can stick to your resolution creating long-lasting positive change in your life.

Tell others about your resolution Telling other people about your plan can help in many ways. First, it is always easier to stick to a resolution when you have other people supporting you in this endeavour. Beyond serving as your personal team of cheerleaders as you maintain your resolution, your friends are also less likely to tempt you with whatever it is you are trying to control if they know that you made a resolution about it. For example, if your resolution was about healthy eating, your friends are less likely to bring over your favorite ice-cream for movie night if they know you are keeping away from such foods.

Telling other people about your resolution is also helpful in that it keeps up the pressure on you to try and stick to your plan of action.

Lok Sabha, going to the polls in May. The defeat of the Congress in the four states, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi is a clear indication of people’s antiCongress mood. But it does not mean that Modi is the next prime minister. The BJP may have to have a more acceptable person to form the government. He has not even said “sorry” for the loss of lives and property of Muslims in the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. There is a possibility of a dark horse, anon-Congress and a non-BJP person, who will have the support of regional parties to be the prime minister. It all depends on the election results.

Outcries against corruption Lately, there are so many outcries against corruption that the political parties have begun to pay heed to morality. One example is that of Delhi legislature. Even though the BJP was only short of four members for the formation of the government, it did not try to prod or get the support of independents. The party said that it did not get the mandate, something which was never the case before.

This is a goodbeginning. Whether the political parties admit it or not, the AAP has set into motion an era which is harking back on the values.

What has been disturbing in the year 2013 is the rise of communalism.To an extent, it is Modi’s divisive politics which he has camouflaged under the garb of development. Once a pracharak of the RSS, he is creating a wedge between Hindu and Muslims who have been living in peace for more than a thousand years.

The worst fallout of his propaganda has been the killing of Muslims in Muzzafarnagar. They were sharing a common life. But this did not fit into the BJP’s scheme of things.

The police force was, as usual, partisan. The victims are still languishing in camps despite the claimby state chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to be pro-Muslim.That is the reason why the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill should have been enacted during the winter session. This would have enabled the central government to intervene at a place where the police force was contaminated and where the state administration lax.

Parties can tear a leaf out of the book of AAP. It has initiated a politics that transcends caste and creed. The AAP’s success shows that the people are ready for it.

Create resolution visual aids A colleague of mind decided one year for his New Year's resolution to be more frugal.

He decided to try and save money by lowering his monthly bills. So he posted a copy of his highest electric bill by the thermostat of his heater so that every time he wanted to raise the temperature on the thermostat he will see the high electric bill reminding him to be more cautious about his energy consumption. His place was freezing but he stuck with his resolution.

Choose a specific resolution Instead of resolving to ‘look better’ or ‘have a better relationship with so and so’, choose a more definable and explicit resolution that can be accomplished in units of behavior.

Choose a behavior that you can clearly tell, as the year unfolds, if you are accomplishing your goals. Resolving to "eat a vegetable every day," or "go out for coffee once a week with John," is a much easier resolution to track and assess if you are succeeding than a general Start with a ceremony resolution to "be a better person."

Finally, kick off your resolution with a bang.

Often, resolutions begin and end with an idea.

The goal is to launch the idea into action. Getting started requires a push which then can be maintained with the tips noted above. KickBuild in a reward system start your resolution with some type of event Connected to the last tip of choosing a or ceremony. For example, if the resolution is measurable and specific resolution is that about relationship building, maybe use some when you do accomplish this specific behav- old family photos in some creative ceremony iour you resolved to do give yourself small re- to trigger the reconnection. Years ago, I enwards along the process. For example, couraged a client looking to reconnect with for every week of healthy eating (i.e., veg- his siblings to travel back to his childhood and etable consumption every day of the week) allow the location and the memories to mark treat yourself with something special. By the beginning of a new chapter. Resolutions choosing a specific resolution that can be ac- are hard to maintain. However, using these complished in units you can track your tips can help you avoid going through the moprogress and reward yourself for a job well tions with little results. Instead, be the pizza done. delivery guy. Happy New Year!

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Kallis the colossus!

‘QUIET flows the Don’ is the title of a famous novel, and we can now say ‘Quiet plays Kallis’, with a lot of admiration for the strongman of the Proteas Team who has sung the swansong of his professional career with a magnificent century in the Durban test, compiled with great patience and concentration.

Kallis has always kept a low-profile and played the game like a gentleman in the mould of our own Dravid. It also needs to be said that the Proteas are not given to heroworship though they have had several brilliant batsmen and bowlers. Retirement for cricketers is a natural part of the game and there was no hype of any sort about the great player calling it a day on his own. When he has scored 13,289 runs in only 166 tests, he would have probably — Mohsin Mansoor Darvesh overhauled Sachin’s tally of 15,921 runs if he had played 200 tests in

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THANK YOU JACQUES: Kallis will be remembered for his rock-solid technique and a mind impervious to distraction.

ting greats like Kohli and Pujara will do well to take a leaf out of Kallis’ book.

— Dr.V. Subramanyan, Thane

SOUTH African star Jacques Kallis created history by scoring his 45th century in style and helping South Africa to touch the 500 run mark, thus establishing a handsome lead. At a time when de Villiers hit his 10th consecutive 50 in test match cricket, Kallis applied himself to the bowling and made a match of it at the end. Kallis to South Africa was Sachin Tendulkar to India.

However, Kallis was considered the greatest of all-rounders who crossed Rahul Dravid’s aggregate of a test tally and took his 200th catch as well in the Kingsmead Test, thus making him the third best in the highest tally of runs in test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Pointing. Kallis is really king of World Cricket and his retirement from test cricket has left a big vacuum in the game.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Navi Mumbai

Check train coaches TWENTY six were killed and nearly 39 injured when an AC coach of the Bangalore-Naded express caught fire near Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh. The disaster could have led to a higher toll, had the motorman not detached the compartment. It is time that all AC coaches are checked to avoid serious fire accidents. The Railway Minister should look into the matter and figure out the causes for the frequent fires inside AC compartments.

— Jayanthy S. Maniam, Sion

Help the poor in winter INDIA is still under a cloud, for millions of families just survive on Rs. 45 a day. My eyes are moist when I read sorry tales of abject poverty in times of inflation when even those who are better off are finding it hard to manage. It is tough for the poor to even think of buying warm clothes for the winter. If we all can spare a little and buy blankets, sweaters and sheets for the deserving we will do something that will make others lives easier.

— Altaf H. Ladiwala, Bandra

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THOUGH the news of Jacques Kallis’ retirement comes out earlier than expected, his contribution to cricket has been magnificent.

Kallis is the broad-shouldered colossus of the South African team, a figure whose looming presence inspires calm in some and dread in others. His all-rounding performance in all forms of cricket sets an example for many youngsters who have just entered the world of cricket. Kallis is a fine, forceful batsman who has at his disposal both a rock-solid technique and a mind impervious to distraction.

Though his role as a bowler diminishes with each passing season, he will be remembered as a purveyor of sometimes surprising pace and swing, and awkward bounce.

Jacques, we thank you not just for what you have meant to cricket and indeed to the world of cricket, but more particularly for the examples you have set.

Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours.

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Tonight doesn’t have to be a night full of overindulgence and tomorrow morning doesn’t have to be spent lying in your bed with a splitting headache... if you party smart. Dev Goswami & Shirley Mistry give you simple tips and tricks that will help you stay healthy, look your best for the New Year’s bash and prevent a dreadful hangover

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s you’re reading this, we’re sure that you’re in a hurry to get to office (unless you’re one of those lucky few who has an off today), finish off your work as soon as you can and rush back home to get ready to bring in the New Year. However, instead of skimming through the paper, slow down and read this article. We aren’t going to harp on being healthy — after all, if there’s one night when you can give yourself a free pass to indulge and enjoy, it should be tonight — but instead, we are going to talk about tips to avoid a hangover tomorrow, keeping yourself energised throughout the night, looking your best and how to avoid any embarrassing scenes (read: throwing up) at tonight’s party. So, read on and Happy New Year in advance!

Prevent a hangover Is the idea of suffering from an unbearable hangover going to keep you from truly enjoying yourself? Well, if you follow these simple tricks, you won’t have to be worried about the after effects: Drink slow Your liver can process just one standard drink per hour and the faster you drink, the more chances of suffering from a hangover and you feeling sick. Also, think of it this way — if you drink too much, too soon, you won’t actually be able to enjoy the party because you’ll end up feeling sick and passing out. So, nurse your drink slowly and avoid participating a lot in bottoms-up competitions and shots. eat before you Drink The way people usually go about drinking is to drink first and then eat dinner. But, drinking on an empty stomach is a sure-shot way to wake up with a headache. Instead, have a light dinner before you head out — preferably something which has meat or carbohydrates as that will help break down the alcohol.

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Water betWeen drinks This is hands-down, the best way to avoid a hangover. Dehydration is one of the biggest reasons for suffering from a hangover. So, for every drink that you consume, drink a glass of water.

Many hours spent standing and dancing are on the cards if you’re heading out on New Year’s Eve. These are a few tips that will make sure your feet are prepared for the party.

no ‘diet’ mixers Surprised? Well, using calorie laden sodas as mixers might not bode well for your diet, but the fact is that their sugar content helps your body the next morning.

Depletion of the body’s glucose levels (something which alcohol causes) is another reason for a hangover and using diet mixers means that there’s nothing to replenish the lost sugar.

stay safe

While it is a good idea to let loose for one night, drunk driving isn’t — under any circumstances.

Make sure one of your friends is the designated driver for the night. Alternatively, hire a car for the night to ferry you around as you gallivant and always keep emergency numbers handy, in a notebook. Nothing’s worse than having to look-up numbers during an emergency with a dwindling phone battery.

befriend closed shoes If you are headed for a large-scale NYE bash, chances are, so are 300 other people. After a while it is bound to get crowded with plenty of scope for people to trip, stamp and fall over. Ladies, skip the strappy sandals and pick a pair of pumps or peep-toes instead.

Similarly, men should avoid sandals. Closed shoes give your feet some protection from others who may end up stamping your foot or stubbing your toes. don’t go mall-hopping Try not to strain your feet too much. Avoid anything that may involve too much walking prior to the party. Rule out trips to the mall, the park or even a well-meaning jog. You may not feel the pain immediately, but in a few hours, the cumulative effect of all the walking will hit your feet. Not the wisest move if you plan on being out all night long. hydrate In all likelihood, you aren’t going to be wearing your most comfy pair of shoes on NYE. If your body isn’t hydrated, chances are your feet will start experiencing cramps, making it rather difficult to have a good time. To be on the safe side, drink lots of water to eliminate this cause for concern. striking a balance We know you want to wear good looking shoes when you’re headed out on this night and you’ve perhaps even bought a special pair for

look picture perfect New Year’s Eve is most definitely the time to go all out. Here are some tips on looking picture perfect with a fraction of the effort.

diet don’ts We know that you are aware of all the diet rules and regardless of us reminding you, you’re probably not going to follow them tonight. But, there are some mistakes that you can end up making which will ruin your experience tonight by making you sick or tired. So, keep these tips in mind: stay hydrated Yes, we just talked about drinking water in the Prevent a Hangover section, but water plays a role in much more than that. From feeling dizzy to feeling fatigued — the solution to that is drinking water. So, make sure that you don’t forget to drink enough water through the night.

Watch the carbs Foods such as rice, pasta and bread might be a good idea before a party to prevent hunger and a hangover, but they aren’t so during the night. The reason is that they release glucose in your blood stream very quickly, making you feel tired. Don’t go overboard in consuming carbs if you want to party through the night. little of everything This is not just to prevent you from overindulging; a little bit of everything will ensure that you eat most of the food groups that you can. This will be something similar to a balanced diet — basically meaning that you won’t be overindulging in carbs or sugary foods — both of which can make you fatigued.

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On the days you want to look your best, chances are your hair feels quite the opposite.

Make sure you spritz some hair spray after styling it. Not only will your hair behave, it will also not budge when exposed to heat, humidity and sweat. If the men are more comfortable with a mousse or gel, use that.

Remember, a tiny blob will do the job so refrain from applying too much. slip it on Have you come back from a long day at work only to realise that those black shoes you thought you’d wear for the party will only result in five more hours of agony as you stand, dance and push your way through the crowds? New Year’s is more about the spirit and less about what you thought you’d wear. >> Applying some hair spray will take care of any bad hair day problems you might suffer from today

>> Wear comfortable shoes if you want to dance the night away the occasion. However, being a little accommodating can save you a lot of pain. Pick a pair of shoes you’ve worn before so you don’t have to break into them while you dance on NYE. Also, a word of caution to the women — wear heels you can actually walk in. Sixinch high stilettos look fabulous, but what’s the point if you’re going to start stumbling in an hour of wearing them?! The pain they cause can be a massive spoiler.

before the party As long as they’re presentable and semiformal, slip on a pair of loafers or sneakers and you’ll be just fine — this will also give your feet some much needed break. blinding sparkle Yes, we know you love bling and all things that shine. But, that doesn’t mean you slather glitter all over yourself! Go easy on the sparkle sprays, shimmer lotions and sparkly eyeshadows. Remember, a little goes a long way, so pick either your eyes or apply some as a highlighter to areas bound to catch light. tone it doWn Everyone loves to smell wonderful and has their favourite scents. For an instant pick-meup after a tiring day at work and long hours of travel to your party, dab some on just before you enter. It will instantly refresh you and make sure you smell great. However, nothing is worse than cologne, aftershave or perfume that you can smell for a whole two minutes after the person has left the room. Make sure you keep it subtle.

Today being a working day, it is likely that you will end up exhausted even before you start the party. These tips will help perk you up:

a shoWer Taking a quick shower is one of the best ways to perk you up. The effects won’t be long-lasting, but you don’t want to carry around the day’s sweat and dirt for the whole night, do you? rest It is better to be late at a party than being bombarded with ‘why aren’t you dancing?’, ‘you can’t leave so early!’ When you go back home to get ready, rest for around an hour before you get ready to head out again. And when we mean rest, we don’t mean that you laze in front of the TV. Lie down for a bit and you’ll find that you have much more energy than you actually thought you did. avoid caffeine Caffeine and alcohol are never a good combination and caffeine is not a good idea to keep you up and about.

It will dehydrate you and make you sluggish. With the same logic, avoid energy drinks as they are high in caffeine. If you must, opt for a sports drink which will restore your electrolyte balance.

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diets of 2013

>> As more and more people took to healthier eating in 2013, not all the diets on this list are good for you. Weigh the pros and cons before you embark on one

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Google’s list reveals what the world has been looking for all year. And when it comes to diet, this year’s search didn’t include any diets with bizarre techniques or chemicals.

Priyanka Singh brings you the top 10 most searched diets of 2013

#10 Flexitarian diet U.S. News & World Report said that this diet is for ‘casual vegetarians’ — that is, those who prioritise a plantbased diet and try to stick to it for most part, but also like to tuck into a piece of sushi or chicken every once in a while. Thanks to its balanced meal plans, flexibility and overall healthiness, the Flexitarian Diet was ranked as the sixth healthiest diet in 2013 by the news organisation.

#9 Pescetarian diet Pescetarians eat a vegetarian diet with the addition of fish. This can be for health or ethical reasons. In terms of its health quotient, a Pescetarian Diet can be wholesome if you do not indulge in unhealthy fish such as imported shrimp and American eel.

#8 Fruitarian diet While an all fruit diet has been around for ages, this one is a potentially dangerous spin on it in the form of 80:10:10. It was particularly popular on the social media site Instagram, where people posted pictures of their good looking all-fruit meals. However, the diet made a buzz on a worldwide level when actor Ashton Kutcher

revealed that his all-fruit regimen (to help him lose weight to play lean Apple founder, Steve Jobs), landed him in the hospital. Nutritionists point out that eating only fruit means you’ll miss out on essential fatty acids, protein and other nutrients you need.

#7 OmnivOre diet The Omnivore Diet allows the person to eat everything that he or she likes to eat — plants and animals. The diet made a buzz on the internet because of Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which served as a call to action for those who enjoyed eating meat and animal products but wished to support an ethical farming system as well.

#6 Okinawa diet Japanese people are the most likely to make it past 100, so adopting a traditional Japanese diet improves anyone’s odds, right? Well, probably not. But it certainly can’t hurt, at least that’s what this diet seems to suggest. The Okinawa Diet consists of fresh vegetables, tofu, whole grains and fatty fish and encourages moderation with all things sweet, alcoholic or with saturated fats.

#5 ketOgenic diet The Ketogenic Diet, which involves high-protein, high fat foods and banishes any hint of added sugar or refined carbs, was originally created as a treatment for those with chronic epilepsy. But, the diet now has a following among healthy adults who think it may be a good weight management system. In an ideal ketogenic eating plan, 60% of calories come from fat, 35% from protein and 5% from carbs. That’s much lesser than what most of us eat. The goal is to bring your body into ketosis — a starvation state in which, starved of glucose from dietary carbohydrates, your body produces ketones in the liver. These compounds allow your body to process fat as energy, which can lead to weight loss. As it is a medical therapy for many people, ketogenic eating can cause several complications that include high cholesterol and chronic constipation among other issues.

#4 master cleanse diet Despite many studies done in order to prove the uselessness of this diet, it continues to generate interest.

Just to clear the air, no one should follow this diet. The diet consists of

giving up food for some time in favour of a homemade cocktail of water, lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper. During this period, you will feel hungry, get headaches, experience fatigue, dizziness, sluggishness, diarrhea, nausea or constipation.

#3 mediterranean diet The Mediterranean Diet emphasises polyunsaturated fats, fresh fruits, veggies, nuts, beans and seeds. 2013 continued to be a good year for this diet plan, which is based on traditional eating habits of Greek, Spanish and Italian cultures. A large study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that following this diet was associated with improved health for more than 10,000 middle-aged women who participated in the study.

#2 Juice cleanse diet Similar to the Master Cleanse, this diet involves consuming juiced fruits and veggies for three to 14-day intervals. However, there’s no research that proves its benefits and plenty that suggests it isn’t all that beneficial. A 2003 study of adult men who fasted for

eight days found that although cholesterol, insulin and nonesterified fatty acids were lower after eight days, within a week, those levels had returned to their pre-fasting rates.

#1 PaleO diet With accessible recipe and lifestyle blogs such as Nom Nom Paleo and Paleo OMG, 2013 was the year of Paleo — the Stone Age or caveman diet. While its benefits are debated, there are some lessons we can all take away from Paleo, like eating whole foods and avoiding refined sugar, along with flour and processed meat.

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ou are sweating it out, pumping iron and pushing yourself to do that one extra repetition, so the muscle soreness that follows after an intense workout is inevitable. Although temporary, it hinders everyday movements and causes a lot of discomfort. However, even though it cannot be wiped out completely, muscle soreness can be controlled with certain treatments and procedures. These not only reduce pain and increase mobility post an arduous workout, but also help your body recover quickly and help it respond better to your exercise regime.

Stretch it out When you engage your muscles in rigorous exercise, they tighten up to deliver. Ending your workout with light stretches will help greatly. This helps bring the muscle back to its original position and elasticity, increasing blood flow, which goes a long way in helping you avoid muscle soreness. If your muscles continue to stay in their contracted position, the chance of you experiencing stiffness are higher.

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>> A rigorous workout often causes sore muscles. We tell you how you can soothe them

In a recent study conducted by researchers at Georgia College and State University, it was found that consuming a small quantity of ginger on a daily basis helped ease muscles stiffness. A positive change was recorded within 11 days of the participants consuming two grams of ground ginger per day. The best part is that less discomfort means your body’s range of motion improves, which helps to get more out of your workout.

contraSt ShoWerS An old tip that works well is the concept of contrast showers. Immediately after your workout, step into

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The most dreaded part of a workout, is the muscle soreness that follows.

Shirley Mistry tells you how to deal with the aches the shower and alternate between cold and hot water. Try to remain under the water for two minutes before you switch to the other temperature. Start off by doing this for five or six minutes and slowly work your way up to 10 minutes. This method helps drain the lactic acid from your body that is produced when your muscles are strained, which can then lead to soreness.

get a deeP-tiSSue maSSage once a month If you have the time and know a good masseuse, invest an hour in a deep-tissue massage, once a month. The massage removes the knots in your muscles and improves circulation as well.

A massage is a blessing for your tired muscles and eases the strain they undergo during a workout.

Light stretching and sitting in a sauna for a few minutes prior to your massage will give you further benefits.

muStard bathS & lemon toWelS It may sound slightly unusual, but we assure you that following this method will deliver results.

Mustard has been known to reduces pain signals sent to the brain. It also dilates blood vessels that help increase blood flow, which in turn reduce aches and sores. Add about 1/3 cup of yellow mustard powder to a cup of Epsom salt, add it to your bath water and soak. Also, for a quick spot treatment, mix the juice of four or five lemons along with two or three tablespoons of honey and heat the mixture in a microwave for roughly 30 seconds. Then, soak a towel in the mixture and apply it to the sore areas while it is still warm. This works well, as lemon is a natural anti-inflammatory ingredient.

« Know more: The plyomeTric worKouT Tired of your regular workout and want to do something new? Try the plyometric workout, says Rhea Dhanbhoora

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f regular workouts are beginning to get boring and you want to switch things up a little, you should give the plyometric workout a shot. A plyometric routine is quick and designed in such a way that it boosts the efficiency of your workout without the long, slow movements that you may have begun to find a drag. The workout consists of rapid muscle lengthening, a short resting period and then an explosive muscle shortening movement. All the exercises are performed quickly, decreasing the time between movements to become faster and to increase your power.

The origin of plyometrics is actually quite interesting because it was developed during the Cold War by a Russian scientist. The workout saved time and got people moving faster and also make them stronger. Sports athletes use this type of workout a lot in their training regimes for obvious reasons.

What it can do for you Apart from the obvious benefit to your muscles, plyometric movements can also benefit your tendons, which means

you will suffer from fewer injuries, especially if you like playing sports.

Another benefit of this type of workout is that it strengthens your nervous system, helping to relax your muscles and increase and maintain your speed and power.

What you’ll be doing If you plan to start such a workout, you’ll be doing a number of exercises that include squat jumps, lateral jumps and a lot of skipping. Here are a few exercises to get you started: Skipping The reason this is different is because it’s power skipping — you have to jump and lift your knees as high as you can while you’re doing it. However, just be careful not to get tangled in the rope! tuck & jump This is like jumping up and down for fun, but when you’re in the air, quickly pull your knees up to your chest. Then, straighten and land on the balls of your

feet on the way down. Continuously repeat this a few times for an intense and effective workout.

Push ups Plyometric push ups involve lowering yourself to the floor and lifting yourself up with a lot of force — so much so, that your hands leave the floor. out of the box A sturdy box-like object will do just fine if you don’t have an actual box for this one.

The height depends on how much you can take, so keep challenging yourself as you go along. You have to jump onto the box and then down to the other side repeatedly.

get going The aforementioned points must have given you an idea that this workout is really intense. You’ll be putting a lot of stress on your joints and tendons.

Make sure you start slow and ask your trainer at your gym for tips and guidance before you take up the plyometric workout.

>> In a plyometric workout, instead of skipping normally, you have to jump and lift your knees as high as you can

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fiNdiNg AllergieS How do you know whether you’re suffering from a seasonal sniffle or an allergy? Rhea Dhanbhoora helps you find out

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ave you been putting up with congestion and the sniffles, pinning it down to a constant change in weather or the office cold that is going around in circles? You might actually be suffering from an allergy and not even realise! Allergy symptoms that aren’t treated early tend to get worse over time, but how can you tell the difference? The most important difference between a cold and an allergy is the time span for which it lasts. While a cold usually dissipates in a week to 10 days, allergies stick around for much longer and you could also experience itchiness, or start sneezing only in a particular environment. Take a look at a few ways to check whether you have an allergy:

Did you know that the term ‘nervous breakdown’ is not a one but an umbrella phrase to indicate several psychological issues? As instances of nervous breakdowns are becoming common, Priyanka Singh tells you all that you need to know about this euphemism

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n the middle ages, a nervous breakdown was called melancholia. The 1900s addressed it as neurasthenia. The term nervous breakdown came into existence in the ’30s. It is not a clinical term and has no psychiatric definition. It also has nothing to do with nerves. A nervous breakdown is an unscientific term that is no longer used in psychiatry. Laymen still use it to characterise a range of mental illnesses, but it generally describes ‘snapping’ under immense pressure, mental collapse or mental and physical exhaustion. Nervous breakdowns are rampant now because overwhelming stressors, such as working crazy hours with no downtime, have become widespread.

dizziness or upset stomach, can reflect a strong alienation over social interaction. Sometimes a anxiety component in a mental health episode. patient just needs time alone to recuperate from a stressful situation, but isolation that extreMe Mood SWIngS: Mood swings persists for an extended period may and wild or unexplained outbursts can foretell indicate trouble. a crisis. They may also indicate an underlying condition such as a bipolar disorder.

FlAShbAckS oF A trAuMAtIc event: Traumatic events in a person’s past can often hAllucInAtIonS: Hallucinations may trigger symptoms of a mental breakdown in accompany a mental health crisis, especially in the present. They can also indicate an certain types of depression, in substance abuse underlying case of post-traumatic stress or with schizophrenia. Patients with disorder, which can be diagnosed by a health hallucinations may sometimes prove harmful care professional. to themselves as well as their caregivers.

pAnIc AttAckS: Panic attacks can go hand-

in-hand with signs of anxiety and depression.

Symptoms may include increased blood pressure, pounding chest pain, difficulty Symptoms of a nervous breakdown vary from breathing, feelings of unreality, an extreme person to person and can present itself in level of fear and detachment from self. They different ways. Here are some common ones to may cause a person to feel more dependent, fearful of going out in public, or fear being in pay attention to: crowds or enclosed places (agoraphobia). depreSSIve SYMptoMS: Serious, clinical depression can trigger a mental health crisis. pArAnoIA: As with phobias and fear, Loss of interest in things you once enjoyed is a paranoia can signal a decline in mental health. potential clue of depression, as is sudden, People who fear that someone is watching and dramatic weight gain or weight loss and following them have a significantly reduced changes in sleeping patterns. Thoughts of ability to cope. Get help from the authorities if suicide, self-mutilation and loss of all hope are you think you’re being stalked, but seek very serious indicators. If you’re experiencing professional medical help if there are any of these symptoms, even mildly, seek indications that your fears are unhealthy, professional help immediately. irrational or unfounded.

WhAt next?

The feeling that it’s all just too much to handle is something that can happen to anyone, but it could indicate an underlying condition for which treatment is available. Whether it’s for you or for someone you care about, take action. If you or someone you know is experiencing intense levels of any of the aforementioned symptoms, seek professional care from a psychiatrist and follow through with appointments to ensure better recovery.

Whether you’re a caregiver or just concerned about the mental health of someone, keep in mind that the person who’s experiencing these symptoms may not have enough motivation to face their problems alone. He or she can benefit from your help and encouragement. Also, know that as a friend or family member, you can often detect signs of mental health deterioration prior to a crisis and your support can be a helpful AnxIetY: Extreme anxiety with a major SocIAl WIthdrAWAl: People facing a preventive tool. If the person experiencing these stressor (like a tough divorce) may signal a mental health crisis may isolate themselves symptoms has enough self-awareness and breakdown. Signs and symptoms, such as from others, especially friends and family. caring support from others, it can make a huge increased blood pressure, clenched or tensed Social settings can cause stress, so someone at difference in helping the individual regain muscles, clammy hands, trembling or shaking, risk of a nervous breakdown may choose control of his or her life.

WhAt Are the SIgnS?

Your nose is always stuffy: Forget changes in weather, your nose is runny 365 days of the year! Sometimes it could be due to your environment and at other times you won’t even know what set it off.

To check, start noting down when and where you sneeze most. Is there dust around the area or pets? Look for things that aren’t present in other environments where you don’t have a stuffy nose.

It’s seasonal: Seasonal allergies can be mistaken for seasonal illnesses.

Determine which seasons you’re more likely to feel this around. Do you sniffle most during winter or are summer colds what affect you? Recognising this might make you more aware of your allergy.

Measure the pressure: If you’ve got sinus pressure (which means pressure around your forehead, cheeks and eyes) you could have an internal cold but it could also be a sign of an allergy.

Sneezing constantly: If you find yourself sneezing whenever you walk into your office, there may be something there that’s causing an allergy! Find out whether you sneeze most around dust, pollen or other triggers.

Your eyes water: While your eyes will water when they’re tired, when you’ve used the computer too much or worn contact lenses for too long, if your eyes water constantly for no reason, there could be something in the air causing an allergy.

Food AllergIeS

While for most food allergies you need to take a diagnostic test, there are ways you can check for yourself. Food allergies, unlike other food related illnesses, usually show up 30 minutes after you eat the food that you’re allergic to. You can get hives, rashes, a stomach ache or constipation. Common allergens include shellfish, peanuts, eggs, tropomyosin (a protein) or casein (found in milk). You could also be allergic to additives or preservatives. So, if a rash comes up, eliminate these foods from your diet, one at a time, to see if any of them are the triggers. However, don’t remove them all at once without consulting a doctor first!

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is hormone changes. Hormonal imbalances aren’t just limited to your teenage years and though you don’t need to be too worried, at your age, the imbalances could be a result of female gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis or cystic ovaries. We advise visiting a gynaecologist just to be sure.

Dear Barbara, I ride my motorcycle a lot and of late, I have noticed dandruff that refuses to go away. I shampoo once every two days but it doesn’t help. Is it possible that my helmet is the reason behind this? What can I do to deal with this?

— rahul Sharma, Khar (w)

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Dear rahul, Helmets do not cause dandruff. But, it is possible that the cushioning of your helmet might be unclean due to sweat and dirt and this could irritate your scalp.

So, take off your cushioning and wash it with soapy water. Also, it seems that your current shampoo is either not suiting your scalp or is just not good enough to deal with your problem. So, change your shampoo to a better, anti-dandruff one.

Also, while applying conditioner, make sure that you don’t apply it to your scalp — that can sometimes lead to dandruff.

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Dynamics of people’s movement in mainstream Indian politics

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The irony of politics is as complex as is simple. Political parties hopefully are aware that truckloads of ‘bought-out’ crowds is on the decline as bona fide, change-seeking masses are now participating in growing numbers to express support to cleaner politics, says Qureish Raghib

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O what extent political India would change in the near future is getting more intriguing by the day. There is an evident shift in the dynamics of national politics subsequent to the dramatic rise of new political entities applying unique subjective and objective ways to influence the masses.

The incredibly innovative self-promotion tactics by commuting in public transport to take oaths of public offices to holding swearing-in ceremony at a public place rather than in the confines of traditional State institutes to refraining firecrackers and instead broom streets clean across the nation in celebration of political victory, the news crop of Indian politicians have successfully portrayed the refreshed influence of people’s movement engulfing contemporary politics in India.

It may seem naïve, but it is astute politics.

Its immediate effects are already seen in the desperate efforts of veteran political parties sacking incompetent legislators and public servants, dismissing controversial ordinances, demanding reviews in seedy reports, hurriedly enacting long-demanded popular Bills and even acquiring dubious clean-chits for their inhuman atrocities meted upon citizens. All this with the sudden change in arrogant political slogans replaced with public service catch-lines, evinces the encouraging transition from politicking to realpolitik.

With the dramatic rise of the mass-driven, adventurous, new Aam Aadmi Party (APP), political pundits rightfully perceive the seasoned Indian National Congress and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) require tremendous political diligence to regain the confidence and trust of the Indian electorate. The recent Delhi Assembly elections are an eye-opener. Contrary to the commonly held perception, the Delhi Debacle has not only jolted the Congress out of its governance slumber, but has revealed the degree of public suspicion for the BJP. Even with three-terms of abysmal mismanaged and uneven governance of the National Capital Territory of India by the Congress, the long entrenched BJP couldn’t

with remarkable rapidity. Following the populist AAP storming into the Indian political landscape, the NaMoRaGa pre-general elections duel is of no significance to the masses. Identity politics seems to be getting obsolete.

Issue-based politics appeals more to the people like never before.

However, it is the amazing ferocity with which the collective behavior of the electorate to opt for performance over dynastic or ideological politics that has stumped political analysts, sociologists and politicians alike. This THE AWAKENING... The Aam Aadmi Party has already demonstrated phenomenal shift in electoral how it is hell-bent on publicly tearing apart any kind of apathy in public aptitude and attitude has policy or polity. Are we to witness a politically awakened India in the days subsequently prompted an to come? abrupt change in election strategies. Overnight, congarner an absolute majority photo-ops by BJP leaders ventional, political mudin the city-state. with a handful of Muslims to sledging has suddenly been At the national level, even lure the community or over- replaced with participatory though the BJP frantically en- play the Gujarat development democracy. Established politdeavours to capitalise on the card or opportunistically pro- ical entities are blatantly prevailing anti-Congress sen- nounce to be ‘shaken to the replicating the success-recipe timents, the absence of a reli- core’ for the colossal loss of of the AAP by candidly reachable pan-India mass-support innocent lives to beguile an ing out to people by public delineates the overwhelming awakened national mind- consultations on what should be adopted in their election public hesitance in voting the scape.

Post-Delhi elections, the manifestos. Addressing real BJP to the Centre. Political observers aptly believe it will Congress too has learnt the issues rather than surreal need much more than the oc- hard way that public mood ones is suddenly getting casional stage-managed can have a paradigm shift more audible in this parlia-

mentary election campaigns.

Minority communities are now having their long-pending demands acknowledged by law-makers who have exploited the carrot and stick ploy to the hilt while delaying grants to Waqf boards to holding back land approvals to biased judiciary promulgations. Communalism, Commissions and Committees are now being swapped out for serious commitments to social justice, development and security.

However, the irony of politics is as complex as is simple.

Political parties hopefully are aware that truckloads of ‘bought-out’ crowds is on the decline as bona fide, changeseeking masses are now participating in growing numbers to express support to cleaner politics.

Though Congress leaders as in the past have been overshadowed by Modi’s charisma for over a decade now and its ranks and allies too confused to repose faith on the then Dr. Manmoham Singh and now prime ministerial candidate Rahul Gandhi, it is the Congress that has had the last laugh and won the last two parlia-

mentary elections. Going by the massive presence of presumably genuine electorates at the AAP leaders’ swearingin event in Delhi recently, all mainstream political parties would have sleepless nights as the 16th parliamentary Lok Sabha elections inches closer.

Nevertheless, even if the AAP doesn’t come to power at the Centre -- and it would be unrealistic to predict so - still, it has done its bit by making both the political class and the electorate conscious of their predicament.

Post-elections, it will be interesting to observe how political parties -- whether they succeed in forming the government at the Centre or sit in the opposition -- will deal with an unconventional, watchdog-of-a-party like the AAP. The party has already demonstrated how it is hellbent on publicly tearing apart any kind of apathy in public policy or polity. Are we to witness a politically awakened India in the new 2014 year?

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With confidence in the financial system still fragile, six years into the crisis, policy certainty is something that investors look for in the current environment… A potential additional source of uncertainty is the coming general election. A stable new government would be positive for the economy.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

RBI Says No Promoter Should Control Any Exchange With a solution to 5-month-old Rs 5,600 crore NSEL scam still elusive, the Reserve Bank has said it is not advisable to let a single group of shareholders to dominate the functioning of any exchange.”The (NSEL) episode has emphasised the need for ensuring that no single shareholder or a group of shareholders is permitted to dominate the functioning of the exchange or exercise management control,” the RBI said in its half-yearly Financial Stability Report released yesterday.

In the meanwhile, Commodity market regulator FMC has given more time till January 17 to Mumbai-based chartered accountants Chokshi and Chokshi for completing the forensic audit of the crisis-hit National Spot Exchange Ltd’s (NSEL) e-series contracts.

Hold With A Stop Loss At 15 DMA

Indian Textiles Global Prospects

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Tuesday (December 31, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose marginally on Monday (December 23, 2013) a net 10.25 points (0.16%) and closed at the 6284 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 6267 points level. It then declined by a point and registered the day’s low at the 6266 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then rose sharply into the green and turned into a range bound movement until 2.22 p.m. It then rose further and registered the day’s high at the 6317 points level at 2.35 p.m. The index then declined sharply and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 51 points. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 32 were gainers, 16 were losers and 2 remained unchanged. All the sectoral indices barring IT and techology closed in the green. Substantial buying was seen in realty, metal and captial goods stocks.

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

Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5958 points level. The next support is at the 5877 points level.

Resistance Levels : The immediate main resistance is at the 6372 points level. The next resistance is at the 6424 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 = 6290 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 6262.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Support (2) = 6239.

Volume: Resistance (1) = 6312.

Volume (Qty shares) increased 2.20%. This change is Resistance (2) = 6340. small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 917 were gainers, 481 were losers and 67 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

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

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed a white body candle has for med a long black body candle. This is negative.

However, the index is still above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the four averages are rising and also positively trended. Fur ther, the velocity parameter s continue to indicate strength. Both these indicate a positive bias. Investors are advised to hold long positions but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the 6253 point’s level.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues).

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

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6216) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 6234) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 6181) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5898) Positive.

Disclaimer: Investment recommendations made in ‘ADC’ are for information purposes only and derived from sources that are deemed to be reliable but their accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. ‘ADC’ or the analyst/writer does not accept any liability for the use of this column for the buying or selling of securities. Readers of this newspaper who buy or sell securities based on the information in this newspaper are solely responsible for their actions. ‘ADC’ and/or its affiliates and/or employees and/or the author, his company or his acquaintances may have interests/ positions, financial or otherwise in the securities mentioned in this newspaper.

Hrishikesh Mafatlal, Chairman of Mafatlal Industries Ltd. Is seen inaugurating “11th International & 69th All India Textile Conference held at Surat recently. The Textile Association of India had organized this conference on the subject ‘Indian Textiles – Global Prospects and Perceptions’.

Chemtrols Solar Wins InterSolar Award 2013

Anish Rajgopal - Director & Sharad Saxena – CEO of Chemtrols Solar with Intersolar Award 2013 for 1MW PV-Diesel Hybrid Power Plant at Tirupur under Utility scale project. Chemtrols Solar Private Ltd, which is headquartered in Mumbai, won the Intersolar Award 2013 for the Best MW Scale Project in India for the 1MW PV-Diesel Hybrid Power Plant installed on the roof of the Spinning Mill of Alpine Knits at Palladum in Tirupur.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Pidilite Ind. CMP: Rs. 287

Target Rs. 323

ICICI Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on IndusInd Bank CMP: Rs. 418

Target Rs. 510

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BSE includes Dabur India in S&P BSE Carbonex index Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy on Jan 28 FIPB clears Vodafone's Rs 10,141 crore proposal to buy stake of minority shareholders and also Tesco's USD 110 Mn investment in multi-brand retail Welspun to exit from JV with Leighton for USD 99 million.

BUSINESS BRIEFS P-Notes Investments Slip

Investments into Indian shares through participatory notes (P-Notes), a preferred route for HNIs and hedge funds from abroad, slipped to Rs 1.83 lakh crore (about USD 29 billion) in November. According to the latest data released by market regulator Sebi, the total value of PNotes investment in Indian markets (equity, debt and derivatives) declined to Rs 1,83,237 crore at the end of November after hitting twoand-a-half years high of Rs 1,83,862 crore in the preceding month.

JIO Plans Venture Capital Fund

The Jain International Organisation (JIO) proposes to start Venture Capital Fund and Search Fund. Pujya Gurudev Shri Naypadmasagarji Maharaj Saheb- Founder & Mentor of JIO envisages that no Jain shall remain without shelter, without job, without food and without basic education by 2025. He was speaking during the Installation Ceremony of 18 Chapters of Mumbai, 12 Chapters of other Indian cities & 12 International Chapters, which was held last week in Mumbai. JIO Plans to open its offices in some of the countries outside India having large population of Jains, such as Thailand, Singapore, Dubai etc. In India, JIO will start its offices at Mumbai, Delhi, Ahemdabad etc.

Telecom Prospects Brighten

With foreign investment dropping by a steep 96% in 2012, the Department of Telecom is hoping to annouce the new M&A guidelines next month as it attempts to infuse life into a sector battered by controversies. After a two year run-in with controversies, telecom sector now looks stable and seems back on its feet with initial investment proposal of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) received in 2013. While government is hopeful of announcing mergers and acquisitions guidelines in January and a new policy on machine -to-machine communications in first quarter of 2014, in 2013 it was able to implement new licensing regime of Unified Licences, open up telecom sector for foreign investment by raising FDI limit to 100% from 74%.

Government Collects Rs 5500 Crores Through VCES Scheme which closes today turns out to be an absolute success

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he government’s Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 (VCES) aimed to provide tax payers with an opportunity to pay all ‘tax dues’ from the period 01.10.2007 to 31.12.2012 without interest, penalty and other legal

proceedings including prosecution seems to have borne fruit.

Says Finance secretary Sumit Bose “There has been an overwhelming response to the VCES . In the last four days, we have received over 16,000 applications involving Rs. 1500 crores of service tax dues.

Up to 29-12-2013 we have received over 40,000 declarations involving

IT, Banking, Agri-Based Industries To Be Job Creators In 2014

over Rs 5500 crores. This would broadly correspond to Rs 55,000 crores of services, which have escaped the tax net. I would like to remind all service providers, both registered and unregistered, that this scheme is open till 31-12-2013 only. There will be no extension of the scheme since the last date is laid down in the Finance Act. We are making every effort to help all declarants. Our offices have been open on Saturdays and this last weekend, even on Sunday. Seeing the response, we have decided that today , the 30th of December 2013,

the offices will be open well beyond normal working hours , in order to attend to all those who come in to file their declarations . Tomorrow, the 31st December 2013, the offices will be open till midnight to facilitate acceptance of declarations.”

Incidentally, another special measure is that the Government has also extended banking hours in the designated branches, up to 6 pm on 31-12-2013. In addition, all Commissionerates have been advised to accept demand drafts/ pay orders submitted by declarants, under the Receipt Payment Rules.

By A Business Reporter

in campus recruitments in the year 2014. Over and above the recruitnformation Technology, pharma- ment at the freshers’ level, the IT ceuticals, agri-based industries, sector will see a lot of hiring and banking and the agri-related in- the professionals moving in and dustries such as farm equipment out as the top end firms want to and fertilisers and seeds etc., will build capabilities to move up the remain the largest employment value chain in the wake of rising generation sectors in 2014. An AS- competition in the low end servSOCHAM study has pointed out ices, though the sales volume that these sectors will stand out de- would continue to come from this spite the fact that the present state segment. of economy where, in a large majority of sectors, net employment is being lost and not created.

But, it said, thanks to recovery in the US economy, the Information Technology will remain the net aggregator of jobs in 2014. The US By A Business Reporter economy is showing signs of imelped by the Offer for Sale provement which was also re(OFS) route, a whopping Rs flected in the Federal Reserve announcing the tapering calendar 45,300 core was mobilised through of its USD 85 billion a month bond public equity markets in 2013, a growth of 25 % over last year, acbuying programme.

A large number of American cording to Prime Database. “The firms are expected to increase their year could have been much better, IT spend as consumer sales pick up but for the continuous deferment of there. Over 60 % of the India’s 75 several PSU offerings and the billion software and service exports volatility in the secondary market are dependent on the US mar- through most of the year,” said ket. The other reason for the IT sec- Prithvi Haldea, MD Prime Database.

During 2013, Rs 45,372 crore was tor to stay fit and keep hiring is the continuous pressure on Indian cur- raised through public equity marrency which results in their net in- kets higher than Rs 36,253 crore garnered in 2012. It, however, fell come rising.

But the pace of hiring may, how- substantially short of Rs 99,022 ever, not be strong since the haze of crore, the highest amount ever uncertainty still remains forcing raised in 2010. PSUs dominated the company promoters to remain the year, raising Rs 25,354 crore or conservative in adding to the head- 56 % of the total amount. This was count. The top end IT firms and much higher than Rs 19,679 crore consulting firms will remain active raised in 2012.

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Corporates Raised `45,300 Cr Via Public Offers

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OM INDRAPRASTHA B- WING C.H.S.LTD.

DEVI AASHIRVAD C.H.S.LTD.

Narangi, Tal.Vasai, Dist. Thane

Near S.V. Joshi Vidhyalay, Nehru Path, Dombivali (E), Tal. Kalyan, Dist. Thane.

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

NAV MAYURESHWAR C.H.S.LTD. Hendre Pada, Bharat Colony Road, Kulgaon Badalapur, Tal. Ambernath, Dist. Thane.

DEEMED CONVEYANCE PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 14/01 /2014 at 2.00 p.m.

Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Narangi, Tal.Vasai, Dist. Thane.

Survey No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area(Sq. Mtr) (old)32,(New)174 9,10,11 — 741.65 out of 1920

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 14/01 /2014 at 3.30 p.m.

Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Nehru Path, Dombivali (E), Tal.Kalyan, Dist. Thane.

C.T.S. No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area(Sq. Mtr) 4300 — — 351.70

Notice is hereby given that the above Society has applied to this office for declaration of Deemed Conveyance of the following properties. The next hearing is kept on 14/01 /2014 at 11.00 a.m.

Those who have interest in the said property may submit their say at the time of hearing at the venue mentioned below. Failure to submit any say it shall be presumed that nobody has any objection and further action will be taken.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: Mauje: Kulgaon Badalapur,Tal. Ambernath, Dist. Thane.

Survey No. Hissa No. Plot No. Area(Sq. Mtr) 53 11 — 860

Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W).

Date: 30/12/2013

Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W).

Date: 30/12/2013

Place: Vardhavat Mansion, 1st Floor, Shivaji Path, Thane (W).

Date: 30/12/2013

(Nitin Kale) Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-op. Societies Thane.

(Nitin Kale) Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-op. Societies Thane.

(Nitin Kale) Competent Authority & District Dy. Registrar, Co-op. Societies Thane.

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A series of articles designed to hand hold SSC students as they revise towards the Boards 2014 TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

THE TWILIGHT SAGA (BREAKING DAWN PART2)

The final Twilight Saga begins with Bella now a vampire learning to use her abilities. And happy to see her daughter, Renesmee is flourishing. But when someone sees Renesmee do something that makes them think that she was turned. This person goes to the Volturi, because it is a violation to turn a child.

And the penalty is death for both who turned the child into a vampire and the child, cause they deem a turned child too dangerous. Alice gets a vision of the Volturi coming after them. So the Cullens try to convince them that Renesmee is not a threat. So they ask friends and family to come stand with them.

But when someone who has it in for the Volturi shows up and tells them they should be ready for a fight.

And they get ready. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

RANGRASIYA

SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode we will see, Paro (Sanaya Irani) wakes up with a scream. She repeatedly goes through nightmares about a BSD man but every time she wakes up without seeing his face in the dream. Paro, Bindi and Mami go to the temple wherein every year, one girl is chosen to get married to a man from the opposite side of the border for which Tejawat pays for the entire event. Bindi wishes that this year Paro’s name should get selected. Further, All the girls in the village excitedly write their names on the vessel which contains milk, including Paro and Bindi and the on the Naag Devta choose one vessel that goes into represent the chosen girl. Will the Devta fulfill Paro’s wish this year? Colors, 9.30 p.m.

NATURAL BORN HUNTERS

Join Steve Backshall and Barney Harwood in NATURAL BORN HUNTERS, as they commentate on a bat, golden eagle and hammerhead shark as they go head to head in a race to eat. Observe these amazing animals as they each use their individual superpowers to catch their prey. Ani mal Plan et, 10.30 p.m.

HOW IT’S MADE

Have you ever wondered how things are made? HOW IT’S MADE finds out how the everyday objects people use become the things they are. Discover y Sci ence, 8 p.m.

LAST MAN STANDING

Mike and Vanessa decide that they want to spend Christmas together, without the girls, so they have each of the girls go on different trips for the holiday. But a favorite Christmas song of Vanessa’s has her reconsidering this decision. Ed accidentally shoots a bald eagle, mistaking it for a wild turkey, and has Kyle help him dispose of it. Star Wor ld, 8 p.m.

EK BOOND ISHQ

Mritunjay shrieks because of a nightmare. Next day, he goes to meet Aradhna. Further Tara is writing a letter to her mom.

Later Faheem goes to meet Kalavati. Will Tara’s mom forgive her? Life Ok, 8.30 p.m .

Rangrasiya, Colors, 9.30 p.m.

GOLD RUSH

Season 4 of GOLD RUSH is unlike any other. All three mining crew crews break new ground on gold claims across two continents. On the promise of better gold, the Hoffman crew moves their whole operation south to the jungles of Guyana, South America. They quickly learn they have bitten off more than they can chew, battling searing heat, deadly creatures and tropical diseases in their continuing quest to find millions in gold. In Alaska, the Dakota Boys look to move on from the glory hole, taking extreme measures to tackle a remote, uncharted mountain claim. The refuse to quit until they find the source for all of the gold in the entire Porcupine Creek valley. Discover y, 10 p.m .

ISS PYAR KO KYA NAAM DOON — EK BAAR PHIR

unknowingly Aastha doesn’t reach at Niranjan’s birthday party...Niranjan gets upset, Anjali gets furious, Comes to meet Aastha at Kirloskar house. Star Pl us, 6 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS

In Manhattan, twenty-two year-old Harvard lawyer Emilia Greenleaf has a crush on her boss, Jack Woolf, and they have an affair. Jack’s marriage is a sham but his son, William, is his pride and joy. Emilia soon discovers she’s pregnant, and Jack divorces his wife, Carolyn, in order to marry her. His son is poisoned against the partnership by his mother, and resented by his stepmother. Emilia, who has issues with her womanizer father, delivers Isabel but the baby dies. The marriage begins to suffer and William unexpectedly steps in to help. Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

LAGERAHOMUNNA BHAI

Munna is in love with the voice of popular Radio Jockey Jhanvi.

Life is beautiful for Munna - his ‘dadagiri’ business is flourishing, he listens besottedly to the radio for hours every day, he dreams of marrying Jhanvi... There is just one minor problem. Jhanvi thinks Munna is a Professor of History. As he tries to sort out this ‘minor’ entanglement, the most unusual thing occurs… What happens when the Present meets the Past? Producer Vinod Chopra, Director RajkumarHirani and actors Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, VidyaBalan and BomanIrani come together to bring you a hilarious, heart-warming story about the triumph of simple values like love, compassion and honesty in today’s fast-paced world. In short, ‘LageRahoMunnabhai’ is a film that will make you laugh with tears, cry with joy and touch your heart forever. Max, 9 p.m.

RAM AUR SHYAM

Abused by an oppressive brother-in-law Gajendra (Pran), Ramchandra (Dilip Kumar) runs away from home, and ends up in a small village where he is mistaken for Shyamrao (also Dilip Kumar), and must accept Ganga (Leela Mishra) and his new name or face severe exorcism. Meanwhile, Shyamrao is mistaken for Ramchandra by Anjana (Waheeda Rehman) and her dad (Nazir Hussain). When Gajendra finds out, he is enraged

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

and attempts to beat the stuffing out of the person he thinks is his brother-in-law, but Shyamrao refuses to be abused or beaten, and all of a sudden things start changing in the household as well as in the community. It is not long before Gajendra finds out about the truth, and plans an ugly death for Shyamrao, and all those opposed to him. Fi lmy, 9 p.m.

ATM

After a party, David Hargrove gives a ride home to his colleagues Emily Brandt and Corey Thompson. Corey decides to have dinner and they go to an isolated ATM. Soon they are threatened by an unknown man and they become trapped in the ATM trying to survive. HBO, 8 p.m.

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA

Two soldiers stationed in Kazahkstan (Captain Duke Hauser and his partner “Ripcord”) are ordered to transport special warheads created by MARS, an arms’ manufacturer controlled by James McCullen. When they are attacked by thieves (led by Anastasia DeCobray, with whom Duke has history), they are saved by a top secret, international special forces unit known as “G.I. Joe”. The leader of G.I. Joe, General Abernathy (or Hawk) is on the trail of the thieves: an evil organization called “Cobra”.

While Duke and Ripcord train to join the Joes, McCullen (“Destro”) is secretly working for Cobra. Pi x, 9 p.m .

Almost Human Castle One Tree Hill Castle Boston Legal One Tree Hill Koffee with Karan Last Man Stnaidng Two And A Half Men Boston Legal How I Met Your Mother 2 Broke Girls Castle

ZEE CAFÉ

BIG CBS LOVE

P.M. 2.00 Britain’s Next Top Model 3.00 NCIS 4.00 Maximum Exposure 5.00 The X Factor 6.00 90210 7.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 7.30 Maximum Exposure 8.00 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 8.30 Rules of Engagement 9.00 90210 10.00 BNTM 11.00 NCIS

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Love And Other Impossible Pursuits, Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 Switched At Birth 3.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 4.00 Just For Laughs 6.00 Switched At Birth 7.00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Happy Ending 9.00 Lost 10.00 Switched At Birth 11.00 Poirot

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SHEHENSHAH

Shahenshah is a 1988 Bollywood superhero film starring Amitabh Bachchan in the title role, along with Meenakshi Sheshadri. The film was produced and directed by Tinnu Anand. The story of the film was written by Amitabh Bachchan’s wife Jaya Bachchan and the screenplay was written by veteran screenwriter Inder Raj Anand who died before the film was released.

The film marked Bachchan’s comeback after a three year hiatus during which he had entered politics. The film became a blockbuster upon its release. Zee Cinema, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon..

3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Saraswatichandra 5.00 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 5.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Ek Ghar Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013

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SONY TV

Maharana Pratap Bade Acche Lagte Hai Ek Nayi Pehchaan Main Na Bhoolungi Crime Patrol Shootout At Wadala: Film Main Na Boolungi Ek Nayi Pehchaan Desh Ki Beti Nandini Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara Maharana Pratap Bade Achhe Lagte Hai Main Na Boolungi

ZEE TV

LISTING

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Bh Se Bhadey 6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta.

9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Khelti Hai Zindagi

7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Haunted Nights: Kaun Hai Who? 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti…

9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee

SAB TV

P.M. 2.00 Taarak 2.30 FIR 3.00 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah…

8.00 Baal Veer 8.30 Taarak 9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Jeanie Aur Juju

DDI (Main Channel)

Discovery Best Man vs Wild Gold Rush Discovery Best

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 How It’s Made 3.00 Storm Chasers 4.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 4.50 Dark Matters 5.40 How It’s Made 6.00 Best of Disc Science 7.00 Antariksh 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Strangest Weather On Earth 9.30 Mean Machines 10.00 Future Weapons 11.00 Best of Discovery Science

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Shipping Wars

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 12.46 3.33 5.43 9.00

STARMOVIES

Savage Bruce Almighty Avatar The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 11.07 Death Race 3: Inferno P.M. 1.00 3.05 4.25 6.35 8:00 9.30 A.M. 8.00 9.54 11.26

HBO

Kill Bill Mega Spider Teen Thay Bhai Dragon Wasps ATM The Last Samurai

101 Dalmatians Antz The Dukes of Hazzard

ZEE STUDIO

P.M. 1.00 The Last House on The Left 3.15 The Frighteners 5.25 Sleepers 8.20 The Bang Bang Club 10.30 Love and Other Impossible Pursuits A.M. 8.00 21Grams 10.20 The Bang Bang Club

Bade Achhe Lagte Hai, Sony TV, 10.30 p.m. Big Star Entertainment Awards, Star Plus, 8 p.m.

Aankh Micholi 10.30 Doli Armaano Ki 11.00 Jodha Akbar

10.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir 10.30 F I R 11.00 Taarak Mehta

P.M. 2.00 Best of Savdhaaan India 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.00 Do Dil… Ek Jaan 9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savdhaan India

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Fu Bai Fu 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 9.30 Fu Bai Fu 10.30 JALLOSH 2014

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 7.00

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COLORS

Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Sanskaar Dharohar Apnon Ki Bani Iahq da Kalma Comedy Nights with Kapil Sanskaar: Dharohar Apnon Ki Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Beintehaa Rangrasiya Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Firangi Bahu 2.30 Aakhir Bhau Bhi….

3.00 Devdas: Film.

Shahrukh Khan 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi…

6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti

ZEE MARATHI

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 3.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00

Wild Recon Animal Planet’s A to Z Mutant Planet Wild Tales AP Safari Hunters Wildest Island Wild Recon Predator’s Prey Natural Born Hunters River Monsters

DISCOVERY

Blue Planet Discovery Best Food Factory American Digger Magic of Science Deadliest Catch

DOORDARSHAN

P.M. 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Ek Divas Celebrity Sobat 3.30 Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala 4.00 Mazi Maye 4.10 Bheti Lagi Jiva 4.35 Sansar Maza Wegala 5.00 News in Marathi 5.05 Aatmabhang 5.30 Mala Bhetleli Mansa 6.00 Krishi Darshan 6.30 Amachi Mati Amachi Mase 6.55 Patla Tar Ghya 7.00 News in Marathi 7.15 Antakshari

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8.00 Yearly News Round Up 9.00 The New Year Eve Programme 10.00 DHOOM 2014: New Year Eve Programme Samachar.

News Sports News Rang Tarang Samachar News Samachar Rajyon Se Samachar Metro Scan Business Wrap Samachar News

Master of Magic The Universe Modern Marvels Duck Dynasty Shipping Wars Pawn Stars American Pickers Masters of Magic 101 Things That Changed The World 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Duck Dynasty 11.00 The Universe

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 Da Vinci’s Demons 3.00 Mega Factories 5.00 Ultimate Animal Countdown 6.00 Dangerous Encounters 7.00 Most Amazing Moments 7.30 The Indestructibles 8.00 Caught in the Act 9.00 The Mahakumbh Mela 10.00 Breakout 11.00 WildSex

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P.M. 2.10 KFC Big Bash T20 League 13/14 5.30 Masterclass: Sanjay Manjrekar 6.00 Ashes-3rd Test – Match Hlts 7.30 Believe 2013 8.00 Masterclas-Sourav Ganguly 9.00 Ashes-4th Test-Match Hlts 10.00 Masterclass: Sourav Ganguly 11.00 Ashes-4th Test- Match Hlts P.M. 2.00 PI Netbusters 2013 2.30 The Football Review 3.00 FIA F1 World C’ship 2013 h/ls 5.00 Chennai Open 2013/14

Dhoom 2014, DDI, 10 p.m.

8.00 8.15 8.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

News Night Samachar News Night Late Edition Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

P.M. 2.00 India Tour of SA 13 2nd Test 5 3.00 Homes of Cricket 3.30 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls 3rd ODI 4.30 The Inside Story 5.00 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls 2nd Test Day 5 6.00 Cricket Classics 7.00 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls 2nd Test Day 5 9.00 Great Centuries 9.30 The Inside Story 10.00 India Tour of SA 13 h/ls 1st Test

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Dhoomdhadaka: Mahesh Kothare 4.30 Gadhwacha Lagna: Makrand Anaspure 7.00 Zapatlela: Mahesh Kothare 9.30 Zhakaas 2013

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 1.30 Oggy Ki Shaadi 5.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches 7.30 Bye Bye 2013 8.00 Hamara Hero Shaktimaan 9.00 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien 10.00 Johnny Test 11.00 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 Tom and Jerry Kids Show 9.00 Ben 10 Ultimate Aliens 10.00 Roll No 21 11.00 Bas Karo Henry

PIX

P.M. 12.45 The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey 4.14 Spiderman 3 7.03 John Rambo 9.00 G I Joe: The Rise of Cobra A.M. 7.30 Drunken Master 9.48 Retribution 11.44 Skyfall P.M. 12.10 2.30 4.40 6.55 9.00 A.M. 9.40

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

MAX

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.30 Bhrashtachar: Rekha 5.45 God Tussi Great Ho: Salman Khan 9.00 Shahenshah: Amitabh Bachchan P.M. 2.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 9.30

CVO

Khilona: Sanjeev Kumar Naina: Shashi Kapoor Qurbani: Vinod Khanna

Be-Sharam: Amitabh, Sharmila

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Rangeela: Aamir Khan 3.00 Maati Maange Khoon: Rekha, Reena Roy 6.00 Bewafaa: Anil Kapoor 9.00 Ram Aur Shyam: Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman A.M. 9.00 Pyar Ka Sapna: Biswajeet, Mala Sinha

B4U

P.M 12.00 Prem Aggan: Fardeen Khan 3.00 Farz: Jeetendra, Babita 6.00 Ek Se Bure Do: Arshad Warsi 9.00 Whats Your Rashee: Harman Baweja

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

G I Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Pix, 9 p.m.

Action Replayy Kahaani Nautanki Saala!

Blue Golmaal 3

P.M. 1.00 Koi Mil Gaya: Johnny Lever 5.30 The Figher Man Singam: Surya, Anushka 9.00 Lage Raho Munna Bhai: Sanjay Dutt A.M 7.00 Fanna: Aamir Khan 10.30 Ek Tha Tiger: Salman Khan

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TEN CRICKET

DDII (Metro Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05 6.30 7.00 7.30

2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00

A.M. 8.00 Mrityudand: Ayub Khan

Ram Aur Shyam, Filmy, 9 p.m.

POGO

P.M. 1.00 Throne of Dhoalkpur 5.00 Bhootraja Aur Ronnie II 6.30 Chhota Bheem On World Tour 8.00 Return of Hanuman 10.30 Sunaina 11.00 MAD

DISNEY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 8.00 10.00 P.M. 1.30 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30

7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Art Attack Doraemon Toy Story Doraemon

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Tron Uprising Randy Cunningham Iron Man Armored Adventures American Dragon Jake Long Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spiderman Hulk Big Bad Beetleborgs Space Goofs Rekkit Rabbit Kiteretsu Super Robot Kick Buttowski

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MUSICAL TREAT

By Vijay Shanker

By Amarendra Dhaneshwar

T

he Jaipur Attrauli style of vocal music was invented by the late Alladiya Khansaheb. He was born in mid 19th century and lived till mid 20th century. There is an interesting account of his musical discovery. He trained under his father and uncle and practiced what was known as Jaipur gayaki. He was so good in his vocation that he was appointed as the court singer in the Aamleta princely state which existed in those days. Due to constant singing and incessant practice, he lost his voice for a number of years. The Khansaheb turned this adversity into a blessing by looking inwards and giving a totally new orientation to his music which later came to be known as Jaipur Attrauli gayaki.

Khansaheb taught it to many people. The musical style achieved tremendous popularity across the sub continent thanks to Kesarbai Kerkar. Apart from Kesarbai, singers like Moghubai, Laxmibai, Tanibai also contributed their might to the spread of the gayaki. This induced people to say that it was primarily a 'janana' style. An outstanding male singer like Mallikarjun Mansur came forward to correct this misconception. In the later generations, Raghunandan Panashikar has risen up

as a stalwart of the gharana. Panahikar is now into his late 40s. He has trained with Kishori Amonkar and was spotted as a brilliant singer. This programme was organised at the Karnataka Sangh as a tribute to the late Bhanu Charankar who was a veteran musician and a dedicated teacher who ran a music class for over 70 years. Panashikar sang khayals in morning ragas and delighted the audience.

Kedar Bodas, another talented singer sang at the monthly concert organised by Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre.

Bodas was born into a musical family. His grandfather Laxmanrao Bodas was a Gwalior gharana singer. His father Narayanrao Bodas is a senior exponent of the gharana.

Kedar has learned not only from his father but also from the formidable musicologist Dr. Ashok Ranade. He also imbibed the Bhendibazar style. daughter by learning the language of the physically challenged daughter is touching. anohar Sarwankar’s debut film ‘Maat’ is Director Manohar Sarwankar has done a based on Tejaswini Pandit’s novel ‘Setu’ good job and he is a director to look out for and deals with a happily married couple , a in the future. Ishaa Koppikar makes a wonsuccessful engineer Ajay Deshmukh (Sameer derful debut and Sameer Dharmadhikari Dharmadhikari) and his beauty queen model complements her well. Meghna Vaidya, Manwife Reema (Ishaa Koppikkar) whose marriage jusha Godse, Suhas Palshikar, Rajan Joshi, turns upside down when their only daughter Suruchi Adarkar, Late Anand Abhyankar supMini (Tejashree Walawalkar) is found to be port well. Child star Tejashree Walawalkar is deaf and dumb. very impressive. Veteran DOP Nirmal Jani Ajay can’t bear this shock and disowns his shikar) and Mini even defeats the most chal- has filmed the Goa locales beautifully. Dr. daughter and goes on foreign assignments lenging robot champion in a World Cup final Salil Kulkarni’s music is melodious. Pramod to get away from his wife and daughter. But tournament. The film is sensitively directed Purandare has done some wonderful sound Mini turns out to be a chess player genius and a mother’s sacrifice for her daughter effects and special effects. A definite and is trained by a chess wizard (Suhas Pal- and taking pains to communicate with her must see!

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By Sandeep Hattangadi

By Sandeep Hattangadi

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anjeev Kolte directed ‘Rangkarmi’ is a touching tale about a village boy from Satara, Keshav Inamdar (Dr. Amol Kolhe) who is crazy about theatre and in spite of parental opposition comes to Mumbai with stars in his eyes to make it big in theatre without having anything to back him up.

He sleeps on park benches and survives on tea and goes from one drama theatre to another. During one of his jaunts, he gets a job as a backstage artist and is spotted by a veteran makeup-man Dwarkanath Kambli (Mohan Joshi) and seeing his flair for drama he requests a producer to give him a lead

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role in a play and also gives him refuge in his house where his daughter Meenal (Sheetal Dabholkar) helps him and they fall in love. Ultimately Keshav becomes a big film star but success

spoils him and he becomes arrogant and throws his attitude and weight around people and rebuffs his mentor and takes to vices like drinking, and girls.

The film is well-directed and brings out the pains of a struggler very well and the non-linear form of narrative is brilliant. But the repetitive usage of the same plays like ‘Natsamrat’, ‘Moruchi Mavshi’, ‘Sambhaji’, and ‘Vahto Hee Durvanchi Judi’ jars the screenplay slightly. The climax too is a bit stretched. Dr. Kolhe has a good role and he does full justice to it. Mohan Joshi is a veteran with such roles. The DOP Jitendra Achrekar has tried some unique shots.

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Sarfojiraje Bhosale Centre organised the seventh Classical Dance Children's Festival ‘Kala Avishkar’ at the mini P.L. Deshpande auditorium last week. It was thrilling to watch children performing Bharata Natyam and Kathak with a lot of enthusiasm and sincerity. Nine groups of students of different mentors performed on the same platform. Although some of them were nervous, it was interesting to note how each child was trying to give the best.

The programme commenced with a performance by the students of Sarfojiraje Bhosale Centre, which is headed by renowned Bharata Natyam exponent Dr. Sanddhya Purecha. It was a pleasure to watch young children executing varied ‘adavus’ to perfection, while maintaining the technical purity of the art form. The only Kathak performance of the evening was displayed by the students of Chetan Saraiya. The child dancers performed the teen-taal in the 'tatkaar’ and other pure dance aspect on the footwork, which is the highlight of any Kathak performance.

The mentors whose students performed were Rateesh Babu (Bhilai), Mandeera Chowdhary, Manjiri Date, Bijal Haria, Sanyogeeta Barve, Ashwini Shelar and Kaneenica Ninawe - Ratheesh Babu's students rendered a sparkling performance portraying the goddess.

While most children

danced to traditional music and dance, some of them danced to film music and fusion numbers.

The 11-year-old, Master Omkar P. Ravindran, studying in Universal High school in Dahisar was the attraction of the evening for being the only male student and also for his lively dancing, incorporating invocatory ‘shloks’ and the Thillana, creating a fine impression on the audience. Omkar is the disciple of Kaneenica Ninawe and has already completed his Arangetram and is quite passionate about Bharata Natyam.

Chief Guest on the occasion was well-known actor Ghanshyam Srivastva. Ghanshyam said, “Although children and youth are driven to western culture, a time will definitely come when more and more children will take to classical dance and music". Ghanshyam also praised the sincere efforts taken by Dr. Sanddhya Pureccha in promoting classical dance in a big way. In the thanksgiving address, Sandhya made a point that in a classical performance, students should strictly cater to traditional music and dance and not be influenced by film music or fusion numbers.

Children form the future of the society. Hence they should be encouraged with the proper perspective.

(L-R) Singers Mitali Singh and Ghazal Maestro Bhupinder and Reva Rathod and Singer Roopkumar Rathod at the event on Monday held by the Cultural Affairs Department of the state government to announce “Saptarang 2014” which starts from January 3 to 9, 2014 at Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.

‘Bharat Jadhav Entertainment’ launched

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he launch of Marathi superstar Bharat Jadhav’s production company, ‘Bharat Jadhav Entertainment’ was held at a suburban five star on Sunday. MNS chief Raj Thackeray was the chief guest and he unveiled the logo of the company.

An audio visual of the success of Bharat right from his birth in a Parel chawl, a taxi driver father from Kolhapur, his initial stint in Shahir Sable’s troupe, his pairing with mentor writer Kedar Shinde in the popular play ‘Sahi Re Sahi’, his long lasting

friendship with Ankush Chaudhary, Jaywant Wadkar, Mahesh Manjrekar, to his first film ‘Chalu Navra Bholi Bayko’ was screened.

A song and dance programme was staged on the popular songs of Bharat by his long time friend Siddharth Jadhav who was a part of his hit play ‘All The Best’.

Speaking on the occasion, Raj Thackeray said that he was surprised by the genuine simplicity of Bharat and wished him well. Present at the occasion was Kiran Shantaram and other actors.

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COFFEEBREAK

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 682

ENIGMA CODE 682

ACROSS: 1 Propose place for one under a guardian (3,7) 8 New money father had from Phoenician princess (6) 9 Tall father smashed up first-class accommodation (8) 11 A hot line arranged for the opera (8) 12 Dry copper vanishing from the safe (4) 13 Their suits are not law-suits (5,5) 15 Cross-molars queer, re- quiring treatment (11) 17 Unwilling vice girl with uncoloured garments to wash (5,5) 18 Twists youngster's tail and makes it wet ? (4) 20 He commends the Community record first (8) 22 Among children, a boy appears mature (8) 23 Phoned up about the warden (6) 24 Trucking along without drinking alcohol (2,3,5) DOWN: 2 Can use new time for paying foreign bills (6) 3 Complaint about beam thrown by a torch (8) 4 His coroner turned out to be a beast (10) 5 Bad lead results in card distribution (4) 6 Dreamy music is a night scene on canvas (8) 7 Proceeds to steal the ladder (5,5) 10 Officers employed instead of those in occupation (11) 12 Leaves to go to the duke's head (10)

Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

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The Clue: Talk socially

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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE MARTYR, ARRAYS, ARTERY, EATERY, STRAYS, TREATY, YAMMER

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MATH PYRAMID 682 14 Lay down, according to Mosaic Law? (10) 15 Traitor asked to grill the fish (8) 16 Argentinian legend of Evita's star

isn't born with Sun power (8) 19 Badly looted city (6) 21 Japanese medicine-box with fashionable round openings (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Firm proposal, 8 Alassio, 9 Insurer, 11 Ducking, 12 In utero, 13 Noels, 14 Minnesota, 16 Hair tonic, 19 Shoot, 21 Drawn up, 23 Upgrade, 24 Thought, 25 Novello, 26 Parallel bars.

DOWN: 1 Fiancee, 2 Rustics, 3 Ploughman, 4 Oribi, 5 Obscure, 6 Agree to, 7 Paid on the dot, 10 Room at the top, 15 Nocturnal, 17 Isadora, 18 Tanagra, 19 Segovia, 20 Oracles, 22 Petal.

QUICK CROSS 682

ACROSS: 1 ...___ folly to be wise: Gray (3) 4 Botanist Gray (3) 5 Adds seasoning (5) 8 Beholder's viewpoint (3) 9 Causes withering (5) 12 Edison initials (3) 13 CIA formerly (3)

HIDATO 682

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

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

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Profs' helpers: abbr. (3) 2 A rose _ ___ rose ... (2,1) 3 Auctions (5) 6 Nautical chain (3) 7 Pacific military alliance (5) 10 Ethiopian prince (3) 11 French possessive (3)

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 682

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Moon in Scorpio till 2:06 pm Amavasya From 8:31 pm Jyesht Vrischik [Scorpio] N.Y. Light Green 6

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: There will be heavy outgoing in business and at home.

Financial returns from your current and earlier assignments will improve your situation and you will consider expansion of your work. The employed will be given an important task as a prelude to their promotion. It is vitally important to succeed in this particular project in order to retain your position of advantage. Home and family life is happy.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be sturdy, attractive, tall, well built, healthy and longlived. Steady penetrating gaze and soft curly hair. Intelligent determined, honest forthright. There will be success in life after age 30.

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BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

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MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Expansion of work activities could see you planning your infrastructure better. There is going to be more demands on your time from home, family and friends. You will have to harmonize both spheres of your life tactfully so that you can do what you want to. Your rapport with loved ones will be good.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Your success will bring new offers and praise. A few last minute details may require your attention for a current task or project, which you are concluding. You will have all the help and support that you may need from your family or mate even though you have been through some tough times. The married will enjoy marital felicity.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Work out odds for the task that could come your way. You will come across a lucrative deal at a bargain. Accept this proposal, especially since it is in your field of specialization. If you have aspirations to be the best in your profession now is the time to put your best in your work. You meet someone with whom you are able to strike an instant rapport. Perhaps you also have a lot in common. Keep options open.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): A tip from reliable source will lead to tremendous gains for you at the stock market. An earlier assignment will bring in monetary gains and acclaim.

Overseas influences will be beneficial.

Personal relationships with colleagues and associates will improve. Evening brings peace of mind and contentment.

Do not let petty quarrels in your circle disturb the serenity of your mind.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Hard work and sincerity pays you rich rewards in career and personal life will win support and help from all in times of need. Both personally and professionally you are on a strong wicket.

You can now see your ideas materialize especially since you will find support f from those around you. Your rapport with your beloved will be good. Those in love can look forward to an exciting evening free from cares and worries of the world.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You are headed for a trying time. Work due for completion may get rescheduled again. Stay cool and bide your time. You may feel a little low and not feel like working. Let not others influence you in matters of friendship or love relationship. A jealous person could create trouble for you.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You will have a busy day at work. You can look forward some interesting new developments concerning your work. Expenses at home mount and loved ones do not seem to be listening. However, you have other things on your mind, and discussion for this could only lead to a misunderstanding.

You will be able to resolve your problems soon.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Too much of mental strain coupled with work tension could pose a serious problem if you are not careful. Take a break from your regular routine and do things that you find more pleasurable and relaxing. The situation at home may also require you to remain cool.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): A risk that you may have taken is going to be a winner and you will be congratulated for your ingenuity. Do not rest on your laurels. You will take part in a family function for the sake of loved ones. You will do your mate or beloved proud by the way you conduct yourself.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You can expand work and take risk in new ventures for success is assured. Do not discuss future plans because you don’t know who your rivals are at this stage. The employed will be given a special task that requires them to be stationed in another city for period of one to three months. You could mistake friendship for a love interest and land yourself in trouble.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Difficulties and obstacles are indicated in your day-to-day routine, and you will adjust to things slowing down. Take good advice in your stride but charter your own course. However, you need to find time for the needs of your mate or beloved waiting patiently to spend a few moments with you.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Try to conclude an important project on schedule to derive maximum profit. Delays of any kind could eat into profits. Those employed in multinational organization will be deputed to participate in some seminar or meeting in another city or overseas. Love life leaves a lot to be desired. You must try to devote more time to loved ones. Plan an outing for everyone later in the day.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4855 ACROSS: 1 One who expresses an opinion (6) 7 Estrange, arouse enmity (8) 8 Wooden shoe for a dancer, maybe (4) 10 Cleanse; remove dirt or extraneous matter from (6) 11 Finally; in the end (2,4) 14 Choose - wrong "pot" ? (3) 16 Christmas green ? (5) 17 Best in the field (4) 19 Broken "wines" denote strength ! (5) 21 Subatomic particle (5) 22 ___ the belt : unfairly ? (5) 23 Cast off, like tears (4) 26 Council, cabinet or panel, in a way (5) 28 In the sky, it's an empty promise (3) 29 Negates (6) 30 Chemical salt (6) 31 Agitate, foment or induce ? (4) 32 A representative example, token (8) 33 Large, flesh eating animals of the cat family (6)

DOWN: 1 Floor covering (6) 2 "Slit up" into flowers ? (6) 3 Cautious (4) 4 A person who does not believe in a religion (7) 5 Trite, feeble or commonplace (5) 6 Divinity, god (5) 8 Season's top yield of farmyard products, etc. ? (4) 9 ___ repeated : frequently repeated, poetically speaking ? (3) 12 ___ - down : abject, mean or dishonourable (3) 13 Add water to lime ? (5) 15 American buffalo (5) 18 Leek, for one (5) 19 Fa follower (3) 20 National Organization for Women, acronym ? (3) 21 Cause difficulties for, like Satan? (7) 22 Brother, in short (3) 23 ____ with : being in favour of ? (6)

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SUDOKU 2041 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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Today’s clue: H equals G

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

24 A person who gets the possessions of someone who has died (4) 25 Fears, is scared of; is anxious, in a way (6) 26 Break open with a bang (5)

27 A common viper who may be a mathematician ! (5) 28 ___ boiler : piece of art, writing etc. done merely to earn money ? (3) 30 Is not, contracted ? (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD Across: 1 Slept, 6 Patan, 9 However, 10 Cycle, 11 Skimp, 12 Wares, 13 Dudgeon, 15 Erg, 17 Item, 18 Yammer, 19 Menus, 20 Amazon, 22 Uele, 24 Roy, 25 Culprit, 26 Use of, 27 Guano, 28 Vance, 29 Dolphin, 30 Felon, 31 MDLIV. Down: 2 Layout, 3 Phlegm, 4 Toe, 5 Began, 6 Pesetas, 7 Arks, 8 Admire, 12 Woden, 13 Dinar, 14 Decay, 15 Ember, 16 Greet, 18 Yusuf, 19 Monsoon, 21 Module, 22 Upland, 23 Litchi, 25 Coups, 26 Undo, 28 Vim.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1860 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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Today’s ratings: 18 average; 20 good; 22 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: bluing, blunt, blur, blurt, blurting, bout, bruit, brunt, brut, built, bung, bunt, burg, burl, burn, burnt, glut, gout, grout, grub, grunt, guilt, lout, lung, luring, outing, rout, routing, ruin, ruing, ruling, rung, runt, tour, touring, TROUBLING, tubing, turn, unbolt, unit, until, unto

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INDIAN SAFARI ENDS South Africa clinch series 1-0 after Indian batting collapse; SA win by 10 wickets

By Chetan Narula

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URBAN: India crashed to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat in the second cricket Test after their young batsmen surrendered meekly to give South Africa a 1-0 series triumph in Jacques Kallis' farewell match.

Needing to bat out the entire fifth day's play at the Kingsmead to force a draw, the Indians had the worst possible start by losing Virat Kohli in the very first ball and never really recovered from the jolt to be bundled out for 223. Ajinkya Rahane stood bravely amidst the ruins with a gutsy 96 and was the last man out.

India were pegged back after losing five wickets in the morning session.

Left-arm spinner Robin Peterson (4/74) was pick of the bowler for the hosts with a four-wicket haul while pacemen Dale Steyn (3/47) and Vernon Philander (3/43) scalped three batsmen each.

South Africa then chased down the small 58-run target in 11.4 overs overs as skipper Graeme Smith (27) hit a six and a four off Rohit Sharma to record their first win at Kingsmead. Alviro Petersen remained unbeaten on 31.

The victory was a befitting farewell gift to their retiring hero Kallis, who himself had a memorable match by cracking his 45th Test hundred. Smith's cover drive to fence triggered off celebrations in the home camp with the players hugging each other and shaking hands while the spectators also cheered the team.

For the Indians, it turned out to be a heart-breaking end to the tour, having been drubbed in the Oneday series as well. The loss was all the more disappointing since the team had fought gallantly in the thrilling drawn Test in Johannesburg.

It is the fifth time that India have lost a Test series on South African soil, managing a 1-1 draw only once in 2010-11 rubber. India have never won a series in South Africa and now have lost nine of the last 10 overseas Tests.

Rahane played a fine rearguard South Africa allrounder Jacques Kallis is carried by teammates after winning their test innings scoring 96 runs off 157 balls match against India on the final day at Kingsmead stadium, Durban, South Africa.

with 11 fours and two sixes, a lone hand with none of the frontline batsmen making an important contribution in order to save the match.

After Steyn and Peterson did the early damage, Philander chipped in and Morne Morkel (0/34) provided able support as the Indians lost five wickets for 105 runs in the morning session. Starting at 173 for 7 after lunch, all that was left for Rahane and Zaheer Khan to do was delay the inevitable as long as possible.

And they did it for nearly 10 overs, as Rahane started farming the strike.

With the Proteas pacers unable to get the breakthrough and the second new ball fast approaching, Peterson was brought on in the 76th over and the move paid off two overs later, with Zaheer being trapped LBW. He scored three runs, but faced 41 balls, and put up 35 runs with Rahane.

Rahane then brought out his shots in order to get to his maiden Test hundred, as he raced to the 90s.

At the other end, Steyn got Ishant Sharma (1) in the 85th over and celebrated his 350th Test wicket with vigour. And in the very next over, Rahane was bowled by Philander, a huge swipe gunning for glory missing and the stumps shattered.

Resuming the day on 68 for two, India had their two best batsmen -Pujara on 32 and Kohli on 11 -- at the crease, and any hopes of seeing the day out rested on their shoulders. But all of it came to nought as Kohli was out on the first delivery of the day when Steyn bowled a short of length delivery outside the offstump and the batsman played at it.

Kohli, though didn't make contact, the ball seemed to have brushed his shoulder on its way to the keeper and umpire Rod Tucker adjudged him out.

This was his second bad decision after giving Jacques Kallis out LBW off an inside edge in the first Test at Johannesburg.

Brief Scores: India 334 & 223 in 86 overs [Ajinkya Rahane 96, Robin Peterson 4/74, Dale Steyn 3/47, Vernon Philander 3/43] lost to South Africa 500 & 59/0 in 11.4 overs [Graeme Smith not out 27, Alviro Petersen not out 31] by 10 wickets.

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DUBAI: South Africa strengthened their position as the number-one ranked side on the ICC Test Team Rankings table courtesy their 10wicket victory over India in the second and final Test in Durban.

The 1-0 series win has helped South Africa gain two ratings points to finish on 133, while India have conceded two ratings points to end at 117. This means the gap between the two top ranked sides has now increased from 12 ratings points to 16 ratings points.

Meanwhile, Australia have an opportunity to finish third on the rankings table. Australia had entered the Ashes series in fifth position on 101 ratings points, but after taking a 4-0 lead against England, they are guaranteed fourth position on the table. And Michael Clarke's side will gain one more place if they remain unbeaten in the Sydney Test, which starts on January 3.

The only way England can defend their third position on the table is by winning the Sydney Test. In this scenario, England will end on 109 ratings points while Australia will finish on 108 ratings points. Pakistan, which will slip to fifth irrespective of how the Ashes conclude, can keep the pressure on Australia and England if they win the series against Sri Lanka.

If Pakistan win 2-0, then they will move from 102 ratings points to 105 ratings points, while they will finish on 107 if they win all the three Tests. On the other side of the coin, Sri Lanka have a chance to move ahead of Pakistan if they win the series 2-0 or better. If they win 2-0, they will jump from 88 ratings points to 95 ratings points while Pakistan will slip from 102 ratings points to 94 ratings points.

With the top four sides as of December 31, 2016 qualifying for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship scheduled for 2017, every Test counts towards the qualification. The qualification pathway for the World Test Championship is through the ICC Test Team Rankings, with the qualifying period being from May 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016. The top four teams at the conclusion of the qualification period will qualify for the event in 2017.

Kallis bids adieu to Test cricket in fairytale script D

URBAN: Jacques Kallis, one of the greatest all-rounders of the game, today bid adieu to Test cricket after an illustrious 18-year career in a fairytale script as he hit a century in his swansong match in South Africa's 10-wicket thrashing of India.

The script for Kallis' Test retirement could not have been better as he ended his career as the third highest run- getter in the longest format of the game, besides also bowing out with a win by his side.

The 38-year-old 'King' Kallis ended his Test career on 13,289 runs from 166 Tests, only behind Sachin Ten-

dulkar (15,921) and Ricky Ponting (13,378) in the all-time list.

His batting average stood at an outstanding 55.37 and has also taken 292 wickets and 200 catches.

His 45 tons in Test cricket is only second to Tendulkar's 51. Kallis will continue to play in the OneDay Internationals and he has so far scored 11,574 runs from 325 ODI matches and has taken 273 wickets at an average of 31.79.

The burly South African, who made his Test debut against England here in December 1995, acknowledged that the script could South Africa's bowler Robin Peterson celebrates with teammate after dismissing India's not have been better. "It's been in- batsman Zaheer Khan on the final day of the test match at Kingsmead stadium, Durban.

credible, the way people have come out to support me, the way CSA and my team-mates have made it a special game. I could not have asked for more," Kallis said after South Africa clinched the two-match series against India 1-0 here.

"Tough call (to retire from Tests).

I still had the same butterflies ahead of this game, thanks to M S (Dhoni) and the (Indian) team for the guard of honour, I was glad I didn't face the next ball then," said Kallis who hit 115 in South Africa's first innings. He did not need to bat in the second innings.

GAMBHIR SCORES 54 AS DELHI SHOT OUT FOR 202

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Despite a blazing opening partnership of 51 runs in which Virender Sehwag, opening for the first time this season contributed 32, Delhi batsmen didn't show the required patience to stay on a slow wicket.

Scoring wasn't easy on the track where the odd ball was keeping low but most of the Delhi batsmen played bad shots to throw away their wickets. Skipper Gautam Gambhir (54) got set playing 111 deliveries before a poor shot selection brought about his downfall.

If one had expected rank turner, it wasn't the case as Karnataka pacers led by their skipper R Vinay Kumar (4/40 in 13 overs) and his new ball partner HS Sharath (3/58 in 19.4 overs) shared bulk of the spoils. Leggie Shreyash Gopal accounted for two wickets while Ronit More got the prize scalp of Sehwag.

It was Sehwag, who started attacking from the onset as he took apart Vinay with some cracking strokes.

There were a few square cuts, a flick towards deep mid-wicket boundary and an off drive. Delhi reached 50 in nine overs as Gambhir played the role of second fiddle.

However, after hitting five boundaries en route his 32, Ronit, who replaced Vinay, got one onto his body and Sehwag defended awkwardly.

The resultant lob was taken by the bowler himself. Once Sehwag departed, the momentum was lost.

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delivery back onto the stumps.

Mithun Manhas (12) started with a cover drive but was bowled by Vinay when he played forward to an incoming delivery which took the inside edge onto stumps.

16 WKTS FALL IN BENGAL VS TN MATCH; PITCH COMES UNDER SCANNER CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu prepared a rank turner to get an outright result but they were in a spot of bother at stumps in the Ranji Trophy group B encounter against Bengal with as many as 16 wickets falling on the first day. Tamil Nadu spinners -- offie Malolan Rangarajan (6/30) and left-arm spinner Rahil Shah (4/65) decimated Bengal for 130 in 52 overs before the visitors hit back reducing Tamil Nadu to 66 for six in 35.1 overs. Off-spinners Saurashish Lahiri (2/27), Arnab Nandi (1/4) and Writtick Chatterjee (1/5) along with seasoned left-arm spinner Iresh Saxena (2/21) did well enough to dismiss the top-order batsmen like Abhinav Mukund (14), Baba Aparajith (8), S Badrinath (3), Baba Indrajith (3) and Dinesh Karthik (28).

With 16 wickets falling on the first day itself, the 22-yard strip has come under scanner with ball turning square. The off-spinners of both sides included, have accounted for 10 of the 16 wickets to have fallen so far. For Bengal, veteran Subhamoy Das scored 36 off 49 balls with six fours and a six giving a far better account of himself.

MANAN'S 187 TAKE PUNJAB TO 380/4 AGAINST JHARKHAND DHANBAD: Manan Vohra cracked a brilliant century, while India's out-offavour batsman Yuvraj Singh chipped in with 39 runs as Punjab posted a massive 380 for four on day

Gujarat take honours, bowl out Mumbai for 154

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Delhi batsman Gautam Gambhir walks back to pavilion after dismissal by Karnataka bowler Sharad during Ranji trophy match at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Monday. one of their Group A Ranji Trophy match against Jharkhand. Manan hit a patient 187 off 273 balls with the help of 24 fours and three sixes, while Jiwanjot Singh scored run-a-ball 78,

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UMBAI: His may be the lone face of Indian swimming that has shone on the world stage for close to half a decade now, but Asian Games bronze medalist Virdhawal Khade has wholeheartedly blamed the system for not supporting and nurturing Indian talent forcing them to opt for different career options.

Despite bringing laurels to the country, the Kolhapur born, 22-yearold swimmer said that for the sake of his family he wouldn’t mind quit swimming but was hopeful of competing till the 2016 Olympics, which is to be held in Rio de Janeiro. “You have to give time to work, being an officer I find myself responsible for many things. I need to justify that. I also want to study for the UPSC exams. In the long term I want to be there for my family, so if that affects my swimming then no one should be surprised.

Everyone has a right to plan for their family. I plan to swim till 2016 Olympics,” said Khade on the sidelines of the announcement of the Mumbai Swimathon event which is to be held this Sunday across various age groups.

However, Khade who is posted as a tehsildhar at the up-town suburb of Borivali as an encroachment officer, said that his priority for now will be the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Asian Games in Incheon and he would compete in

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three events -50m and 100m freestyle and 50m butterfly. “I am confident. I am going to do three events -50m & 100m freestyle and 50 butterfly. There will be qualifying which will start at the end of February.”

“Preparations have been going well but unfortunately I have been working for the state government and I can’t give as much time as I used to give earlier. Earlier, I used to train 8-9 hours but now I can only give 5-6 hours which is a slight drawback but I am trying to cope up with work as well as swimming. If I do the right thing at the right time, I should be among the medals next year,” he added.

Despite the success at the national and the Asian level, Khade said he feels he has improved as a person over these years. “I don’t know as a swim-

ALSAD: Former champions Mumbai suffered an unexpected batting collapse to be all out for 154 against Gujarat on day one of their final Group a Ranji Trophy match.

After deciding to bat, Mumbai were 74 for six at one stage and had it not been for some gritty batting by Iqbal Abdulla (30) down the order, the visitors would have struggled to cross the 100-run mark. Abdulla was the secondhighest run scorer after opener Kaustubh Pawar, who managed 37 off 150 balls with six shots to the fence. Left-arm spinner Akshar Patel was the most successful bowler for Gujarat with three scalps for 32 runs while Ishwar Chaudhary (2/54) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/36) took two wickets each.

In reply, the host were a strong 90 for two with opener Samit Gohel (36) batting solid from one end.

Gujarat lost opener Smit Patel (11) cheaply, bowled by Bhargav Thakur, and later on Bhargav Merai, who was well set on 37 before being caught by Shah off Abdulla.

Brief Scores: Mumbai 1st innings: 154 all out in 52.5.(Kaustubh Pawar 37, Iqbal Abdulla 30; Akshar Patel 3/32) lead Gujarat 1st innings: 90 for 2 in 35 overs.(Bhargav Merai 37, Samit Gohel 36 batting; Iqbal Abdulla 1/25) by 64 runs.

mer but I have improved as a person.

[I had a] huge high at the Asian Games in 2010 and then being dropped from the Olympic team, I will definitely try and help all the young swimmers – financially and technically. I have seen everything as I have been around for the past 17 years and I need to give back to the game.”

Speaking about the upcoming swimmers, he said that there needs to be the involvement of more money to help the swimmers compete on the international level.

“There is Sandeep Sejwal, Aaron D’Souza and there are a couple of youngsters who are coming up very well. There is Manav Patel of Gujarat and Shivani Kataria of Haryana.

There have potential but they need to get the right kind of support. Unfortunately in India, you start getting things [appreciation] when you reach the top. There is no support at the grassroot level. The people swimming at the national level who have immense amount of talent do not get the recognition as I would get. It so happened that when I won the medal at the Asian Games, the limelight was on me, no one saw who was winning at the national level. That didn’t matter. I think that should change. The government or the corporates should adopt the brightest talents in the country only then you can expect more Virdhawal Khades’ to be produced.”

laced with 15 boundaries as the duo put on an important 138 runs together for the opening wicket to set a solid platform for the team. Yuvraj took 59 balls for his 39. which he

scored with the help of five fours and a six. For Jharkhand, SS Quadri (2/130) took two wickets, whileVarun Aaron (1/48) and Shahbaz Nadeem (1/127) claimed wicket apiece.

Bedi panel crushes to defeat in DDCA polls

NEW DELHI: Sneh Prakash Bansal and his panel swept the DDCA polls with a landslide victory over former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi's faction by procuring more than 70 per cent of the votes.

"The final results will be out in the evening but we have won the elections. Out of 4300 votes, we had already submitted 3400 proxy votes.

So it has been a big victory for us.

The members have shown their faith in us and we will have to continue

doing the good work," DDCA vicepresident Chetan Chauhan told PTI. While Bedi faction raised objections about the manner in which AGM was conducted, Bansal & Co. Showed that with the system of proxy votes in place, it's near impossible for an outsider to win an election.

"The proxy vote system is allowed in company act. We are not doing anything illegal. There was an election and we have got the mandate," new president Bansal said after taking over the charge.

About the allegations regarding bungling of funds and age-fudging, Bansal said, "These are all baseless things that there have been bungling of funds. Yes, there has been an SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office) inquiry but corrective measures have been taken. For age fudging, we have followed the standard procedures of BCCI's age related system."

Will Bedi's voice be heard by this committee, he answered, "The offer and suggestions of help have to come from their side."

SCHUMACHER IN COMA, ‘CRITICAL’ AFTER FRANCE SKI ACCIDENT

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RENOBLE, FRANCE: Michael Schumacher, the retired seven-time Formula One champion, has undergone brain surgery and is in a "critical" condition after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps yesterday, doctors said.

The 44-year-old German was "suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation," the hospital in the southeastern French city of Grenoble said in a brief statement.

"He remains in a critical condition." Schumacher had been skiing off-piste with his 14-year-old son in the upmarket Meribel resort, where he reportedly has a property, when he fell and hit his head on a rock. He was airlifted to a local hospital, then, an hour later, to the better-equipped Grenoble facility. A surgeon and brain specialist from Paris was rushed in to oversee his treatment. The director of the Meribel resort, Christophe GernigonLecomte, had said just after the accident that Schumacher had been wearing a helmet and was "conscious but a little agitated", suggesting he had not received life-threatening injuries.

But when Schumacher then fell into coma, doctors realised the damage was worse than initially feared. Two mountain police officers who gave first aid to Schumacher said he was suffering "severe cranial trauma" when they got to him and a helicopter was brought in to evacuate him within 10 minutes.A renowned Parisian neurologist, doctor Gerard Saillant, arrived at the Grenoble hospital in a police car to help

Emanuel stars in Bombay Fort SC’s first win

MUMBAI: Lanster Fernandes scored a crucial goal for Manglore Blues SC as they overcame a resilient Karnatak Amateur team to beat them 1-0 to take home all three points in the 18th Ramanath Payyade Memorial League. The win helped Manglore Blues SC to move to the top of Table in Group C. In the second match of the day, Satya Vijaya SC failed to capitalize on the chances as both team fired blanks in an exciting but goalless draw. Satya Vijaya SC started as the favorites but, Saraswati SC displayed strong character to hold Satya Vijaya SC and made sure that they kept a clean sheet at the final whistle.

In the other matches, Bombay Fort SC showed they are no pushovers by claiming all three points against Uchil United SC beating them 2-1.

Emanuel M scored twice for Bombay Fort SC to help them register their first win of this league.

signed by the facility's neurosurgeon, the professor in charge of its anaesthesia/revival unit, and the hospital's deputy director. It was issued jointly with the exracer's press team in Germany.

Schumacher, who lives with his family in Switzerland, was on a private stay in Meribel, according to his spokeswoman. He celebrates his 45th birthday next Friday. Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident, the ski resort said.

Schumacher, who won the last of his world titles in 2004, definitively retired in 2012 in the Brazilian Grand Prix, in which he finished seventh, after an abandoned attempt to quit six years earlier. Since his debut in 1991, the German towered over the sport, winning more Formula One world titles and races than any other. He had a record 91 wins and is one of only two men to reach 300 grand prix. Schumacher's duels in his heyday with Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, fired by an unquenchable competitive spirit, have gone down in Formula One lore.

Schumacher was born in January 1969 near Cologne, Germany, the son of a bricklayer who also ran the local go-kart track, where his mother worked in the canteen. By 1987, Schumacher was the German and European gokart champion and was soon racing professionally. In 1991 he take charge of the famous pa- trances as journalists and fans, burst into Formula One by qualitient. some wearing the colours of the fying seventh in his debut race in Schumacher's wife Corinna Formula One legend's former sta- Belgium and a year later he was was at his side with his two chil- ble Ferrari, gathered outside racing for Benetton, where he dren, the hospital said. Police awaiting news of his health. won his first Formula One grand kept guard at the hospital's enThe hospital statement was prix in 1992.

Love coming back to Chennai: Wawrinka C

HENNAI: World number eight and former champion Stanislas Wawrinka said he loves coming here for the Aircel Chennai Open as he considers the city a nice place to start the season due to its weather and crowd support.

The Swiss, who won the event in 2011 after finishing runner-up the previous year, had clinched the doubles title in the previous edition with Frenchman Benoit Paire.

"I love to come back to Chennai, it is a nice place to start the year. You cut a little bit of the travel from Europe to Australia.

This tournament is a good combination, not too hot, it's humid.

It's close to Australia but not as hot. It's a good tournament, crowds are good. That's why I'm happy to come back," Wawrinka, who has been given top billing, said.

Often asked about his more established compatriot Roger Fed-

IN BRIEF Churchill Brothers signs Costa Rican striker Navarro

PANAJI: Defending I-League champions Churchill Brothers have signed Costa Rica striker Cristian Lagos Navarro to bolster their struggling forwardline and turn their fortunes as the Goan side is presently languishing at the bottom of the league. The 29-year old, who is contracted to Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, has signed a contract until the end of the season and is likely to replace Syrian striker Yaser Shahen, who will join the club in January. "I'm happy and grateful to Saprissa because I was provided all the facilities to join this important Indian team. I am excited about this new challenge and the offer I was presented," Navarro said in a statement.

11 year old Tanisi to represent India for Lusofonia Games

MUMBAI: Barely 11, Goa’s Table Tennis sensation Tanisi Kirtani will represent the Indian TT Contingent for Lusofonia Games in Goa next month. The Ace paddler has been handpicked to be a part of the team along with K Shamini, Madhurika Patkar and the likes. Tanisi is the youngest athlete in the 3rd Edition of Lusofonia Games. At 6, Kirtani represented Goa and is said to be the youngest player to represent a state in any Nationals in Table Tennis. The aggressive Goan girl will be accompanied by K. Shamini (Tamil Nadu), Madhurika Patkar (Mumbai), Ankita Das (West Bengal), Tanisi Kirtani (Goa) and Divya D’Mello (Goa).

Completing the Indian contingent is the men’s team comprising of Soumyajit Ghosh (West Bengal), Anthony Amalraj (Chennai), Harmeet Desai (Gujarat), Adarsh P (Goa) and Diljeet Vilingkar (Goa). Tanisi is currently playing the Cadet Junior Nationals at Ajmer, Jaipur.

Ex-MPCA Secy gets bail in sexual harassment case

INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Alpesh Shah, former Joint Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) who has been accused of sexually harassing a young woman cricketer. Shah's application for anticipatory bail was accepted by Justice S C Sharma of the Indore bench, on the basis of the agreement reached between the two parties in the presence of a fivemember inquiry team set up by the MPCA. Shah had unconditionally tendered an apology to the cricketer after which an agreement was reached between the two, his counsel Ajay Bagadiya told the court.

The counsel said that following this the inquiry had also been wound up. Shah had been charged with committing indecent acts on September 23 when he had called the cricketer to the administrative block of the Holkar stadium for special blessings.

Pakistan trust in bowlers to overcome Sri Lanka

Leander Paes and former tennis player Vijay Amritraj during a practice session for the ATP Chennai Open 2014 in Chennai on Monday. erer, Wawrinka said he does not aspire to better the multiple Grand Slam winner, who happens to be his friend as well. "My goal is not to break into the top four. I am number eight now, the first time I have finished in the top 10. I know that I can still improve, for sure, but I don't know where I can go," he said.

"The only thing I can control is how I practice, how I get ready for

the tournament, and how I do my schedule, that's it. I will try to do my best, but I have no idea what's going to happen," he added.

"It's not my goal to have better ranking than Roger. I am sure he's working really hard to get back into the top, he's practising hard to become a top player, I am sure he's going to have a better year than last year. He's a good friend."

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ABU DHABI: Pakistan will rely on their strong bowling line-up led by off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to tame Sri Lanka in the three-match Test series starting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today. Pakistan won the preceding one-day series 3-2 on the back of penetrative bowling and strong batting, but captain Misbah-ul Haq warned that they need to be at their best to beat Sri Lanka in the Tests. "Ajmal has been performing a key role for us and we hope for the best in this Test," said Misbah, who led Pakistan to a 11 series draw against world number one South Africa in their last Test series, in the UAE in October.

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| TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013