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` 910,603,234,300,000 IS WHAT THE NATION HAS REPORTEDLY LOST TO SCAMS, REVEALS THE SHIV SENA'S RECENTLY RELEASED SCAMS BOOKLET By Prashant Hamine
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he Shiv Sena has brought out a 44-page booklet labelled 'Ghotalebaj' on what it calls a list of scams committed by the ruling Congress-NCP regime in the state over the last 15 years. The booklet claimed to be the brainchild of Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray lists 57 scams of varying amounts between 2010 to 2013. Ironically enough, this booklet was released at a time when the Special ACB Court convicted
Top: The booklet. Above: The page denouncing Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit, whose daughter is now member of Sena’s alliance partner, the BJP. the Sena's sitting MLA Ba- portionate assets case. Furbanrao Gholap in the dispro- thermore, the booklet lists what it calls a scam committed by ex-NCP minister Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit, whose daughter Dr. Heena Vikas Sabnis Gavit is now contesting on a BJP ticket from Nandurbar (ST) Lok Sabha constituency. The booklet was released just when the elections for the 2014 Lok Sabha were announced. The Sena was forced to replace Gholap's candidature from Shirdi (SC) Lok Sabha constituency with former MLA Sadashiv Lokhande. If that was not embarrassment enough, the booklet on scams, on page 28, lists what it calls a Rs.120 crore scam of May 2013 alAmazing! Any tainted legedly indulged in by surface can be immediately Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit. The booklet states that cleaned up with this Dr. Vijaykumar, who very powerful detergent. was Minister for Med-
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ical Education, had through the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana, indulged in a scam of purchasing medical equipment for government hospitals. Between 2008 and 2011, medical equipment worth Rs.300 crore alone was purchased for the Grant Medical College and Hospital. The booklet however, does not explain how those purchases can be quantified as a scam. The back-cover of the booklet interestingly carries a caricature of two raging bulls tagged as Nationalist Congress Party and another as Congress with a man named Shiv Sena rescuing a boy labelled as “interest of Marathi man”, with a punch line “who will safeguard your interests?... Of course Shiv Sena!” In its foreword, Thackeray appeals to the voters to oust the Congress-NCP led state government that has looted the state for the last 15 years since 1999. The list of scams includes the 2011 scams of Adarsh, fake stamp scam, PF scam, Kripashankar Singh's scam of 2012, the Rs.70,000 crore Irrigation scam and others. The booklet also contains a list of 40 scams committed by the Congress during its rule at the Centre since 1948. The first scam of Rs.80 lakh in 1948 was the Jeep purchase scam, followed by the Rs.50 lakh BHU Fund scam in 1956, the Rs.1.20 crore Mundhra scandal of 1957, the Rs.22 crore Teja loan scam of 1960, the Rs.2.2 crore Crude Oil scam of 1976, the Rs.65 crore Bofors scam of 1987, the Rs.5,000 crore Securities scam of 1992, the Rs.18,978 crore Submarine scam of 2005 and the latest 2010 Commonwealth Games scam worth Rs.40,000 crore. The Sena claims that the sum total of all the 40 scams committed by the Congress since 1948 amounts to nine hundred ten trillion, six hundred three billion, two hundred thirty-four million, three hundred thousand rupees...
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After reaching the semi-finals unbeaten, do you think Team India will get back the T20 World Cup? Neha Shinde PR executive YES, of course we will win the World Cup. Dhoni’s leadership will bring back the trophy.The young guns with their performances will make us world champs again.
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The 'Lets All Be Well Red' campaign launched in the city aims to find a simple solution to anaemia
By A Staff Reporter
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he 'Lets All Be Well Red' campaign, which aims at tackling anaemia by identifying prospective anaemic women and helping them to overcome the problem by consuming an inhouse manufactured iron rich bar, launched a three-month long scientific research about anaemia in Mumbai on Sunday wherein women from across the city will be enrolled. This research which will be conducted by 10 medical students from Duke University who will be staying in Mumbai for a week. This project involves daily consumption of iron bars called GudNess Bar, by women in the age bracket of 18 to 35 years for three months and their blood will be tested at 0, 15, 45 and 90 days. “We are planning to enrol at least 400 women from Mumbai. These women will be reached by 13 students from the Bright Start Fellowship International School at Grant
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ven death doesn't rescue you from corruption. Either your grieving family members struggle for months to get a death certificate or they pay a small bribe and get it quickly. On March 10th, a senior executive of a company lost his mother. At the “C' ward office, his family handed over the death certificate, issued by the doctor to complete the last rites at the Chandan Wadi crematorium. Generally, after the doctor's certificate is handed over to the BMC authorities, it issues a formal Death Certificate in a week or so. However, on inquiry from the counter clerk, as to when he would get the official certificate, he was
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ll commercial vehicles, including buses and trucks manufactured from tomorrow onwards (April 1, 2014), will not be able to run above 80 km per hour as speedcontrolling devices known as 'speed governors' and electronic control units will be in place, restricting the speed of the vehicles. This new measure by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has been initiated in order to decrease the number of deaths on the roads. All new transport vehicles sporting yellow number plates, which are used only on commercial vehicles, will be fitted with speed controlling devices having preset maximum speed limit of 80 km per hour. It would be fitted either at the manufacturing unit or in the dealers' showrooms, where transport authorities will then seal it. According to government reports, an estimated 13,000 peopled die in road accidents in the country, every year. Maharashtra state ranks second highest in terms of
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it would be made sure that it is eaten by the participant, then and there. We will also make surprise checks to make sure that the process is being followed strictly”, said Rajvi Mehta, the brain behind this campaign. Mehta sees the outcome of this research to be a model of sorts for the entire country. “We plan to publish the outcomes of this study in the International Haematological Journal. And once it is established that these nutrition bars help deal with anaemia, we intend to take this project ahead as one of the means to tackle anaemia in country”, said Mehta. This research has been approved by the ethics committee of India and in USA from Duke University and is monitored by the World Health Organisation. GudNess, Road, Mumbai, who will be acting part of this research will have to fill which is manufactured in Mumbai, as medical scouts for this drive. in consent forms. Once this is has FDA approval and is made of They will talk to women at various done, everyday the bar would be jaggery, peanuts, black and white places, educate them about delivered to the participant’s house seasame, flax seeds, and naachni, anaemia and tell them about this and not only a signature as a proof all known to have good health benresearch. Women willing to be a of receipt would be taken but also efits.
Death Certificate Delays BMC's 'C' Ward Counter clerks delay issue of death certificate up to months, citing absence of staff, computer not working, printer not working, etc. But a bribe gets it for you in 4 days told to inquire after one month. When asked why the delay, the answer was that the computer operator was on a month's leave and certificate issuing was pending from December 2013. However, subtle hints were given that there were ways to get their seniors to issue it quickly for some money. A senior ADC journalist, who was witness to it, and identified
himself, asked as to ' how come if one staffer is absent, does it stop the entire ward's work' and the reply was, 'OK, you will get it in fifteen days.' However, on March 25th , when the family members went to collect it, the answer was, “Come after one week. Computer not working. ” On Saturday, a senior ADC reporter accompanied the family. Again they did not get it as
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this time the “C' ward's printer was not working. Instead, they were told that it was ready on the computer, and they go could go to either the 'A' or 'D' ward to obtain copies of the death certificate. Despite repeated attempts the Assistant Municipal Commissioner Sangeeta Hansare, of 'C' Ward, was not available for comment.
All commercial vehicles manufactured from tomorrow onwards will have speed number of road accidents after Andhra Pradesh. Regional Transport officials who are happy with this notification by MoRTH, say, “The speed-controlling gadget will be helpful in decreasing the number of accidents as well as their severity. The speed governor will also restrict fuel supply to the engine, while controlling the speed of the vehicle. However, a few type of old vehicles will be exempted from this measure.” Transport Commissioner VN More said, “It is the responsibility of the manufacturing companies to install 'speed governors' in all vehicles after April 1, 2014, as per Government of India notification. Each company has to certify that the vehicle has a limit of 80kmph. However, those vehicles already with the dealers or in the factory premises on this date are exempted from this rule.”
90 prominent personalities support activists Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand
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Historians, academics, intellectuals and activists including Anil Dharker and Alyque Padamsee denounce Gujarat govt and police for case alleging embezzlement of funds against the activists By Philip Varghese
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ive days after the Bombay High Court reserved its order in a case where social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand sought quashing of an FIR filed against them for the alleged embezzlement of funds meant to convert Gulbarg Society into “Museum of Resistance” after the 2002 Gujarat riots. Several personalities including Iftikhar M. Kadri, Cyrus Guzder, theatre personality Alyque Padamsee, writer Anil Dharker among 90 prominent historians, academics, intellectuals and activists have come in support of Setalvad and Anand denouncing the acts of the Gujarat government. According to a statement by the organisation Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), “We are registered with the Charity Commissioner, Mumbai and has for over a decade been exempted from income tax and permitted by the Home Ministry to accept donations under the Foreign contributions Regulation Act. As audited by a reputable firm of chartered accountants, CJP has continuously complied with the requirements of all these agencies and all decisions on activities and expenses are taken with the full knowledge and sanction of its 12-member board of trustees. At no point did we received any funds, either by way of foreign contributions or donating from within India, for the 'Memorial of Resistance' at Gulberg Society, Ahmedabad proposed by the Sabrang Trust. Though it was supportive of the proposal, we received no funds for the same. The allegation that CJP received "huge funds" for the proposed Memorial is totally baseless and is emphatically denied. Teesta Setalvad, Secretary, CJP, is effectively the chief functionary
Teesta Setalvad of the organisation. Apart from detailed reports at Board meetings, she and Javed Anand have kept all Board members regularly updated on progress of activities through emails, text messages and telephonic communication. From 2002, when CJP was founded, until December 2009 Setalvad neither asked for nor was paid any amount of money by way of fee or salary. Since January 2010, when CJP began receiving support from the United Nations Voluntary Fund for victims of Torture (UNVFVT), Setalvad was paid modest remuneration in accordance with the terms of the UNVFVT
Chavan’s comeback to aid Congress Congress president Sonia Gandhi's support to former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is a well calculated move
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By A Special Correspondent
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ongress president Sonia Gandhi's stance to defend the candidature of former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Lok Sabha elections is Ashok Chavan all set to pump a lease of life into the state Congress. Party ground and the party was desworkers strongly feel that this perately looking for somebody move might increase the who could rejuvenate the rank party's tally in the elections. and file. The high command Nearly four years ago, the finally gave a nod to Chavan's Congress virtually forced Cha- name. If sources are to be bevan to step down from the lieved, the party bosses are seChief Minister's post after his riously thinking of giving him name cropped up in the a major responsibility. Adarsh society scam. After the However, the Congress is death of Vilasrao Deshmukh, currently banking on Chathe Congress was loosing van's political mettle to give
results not only in Nanded but in the entire Marathwada region, proving his potential to fill the void left behind by Vilasrao Deshmukh’s death. Given a free hand, many in the Congress believe that Chavan, who kept quiet after quitting the CM's post, could be a valuable asset for the party in the Lok Sabha and the forthcoming state Assembly elections. Considering the precarious political situation in the state, the Congress included Chavan's name in the sixth list of candidates. In the meanwhile, the BJP has fielded former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa. Various corruption charges against Yeddyurappa had caused a huge embarrassment for the BJP across India and the party is now opposing the candidature of Chavan. However, the Congress leadership strongly supported Chavan without succumbing to any pressure. This has also sent out a strong message to Chavan's detractors within the Congress.
grant. Similarly, since CJP's inception till date, Anand has not been paid a single rupee by way of remuneration or salary. Legal Aid to victim-survivors of the 2002 communal carnage in Gujarat is but one indicator of the national and international recognition of CJP's sustained legal interventions to ensure justice and the rule of law. Successes have included the convictions in the Best Bakery case, and life sentences to 117 perpetrators of violence, including a former BJP MLA and Cabinet Minister of Gujarat. Setalvad has been recognised by a Padma Shri in India and the 'City of Nuremberg (Germany) award for Human Rights'. In public memory the city is associated with the 'Nuremberg Trials' following the defeat of the Nazi regime. Anand is a recipient of the Minorities Rights Award instituted by the National Commission for minorities and was named a Chevalier d'Honneur by the French government”, the statement said. He further added, “Teesta and Anand have been accused of "siphoning off" crores of funds received by CJP, and have filed affidavits in court refuting all the allegations as false and baseless. We must add that since CJP's inception, all payments are verified by a board member other than Teesta or Anand. The entire Board of Trustees of CJP affirms its full confidence in and stands fully behind Teesta and Anand. Each of us is confident that this prosecution will fail and that Teesta and Anand will stand vindicated.” Meanwhile, SAHMAT - Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, based in Delhi has written a letter along with 90 prominent historians, academics, intellectuals and activists, which stated, “We are shocked and outraged by the continuing attempt of the Gujurat govern-
ment and the Gujarat police to somehow implicate activists Teesta and Anand, along with three victim-survivors of the state-sponsored Gujarat carnage in 2002 on patently trumped-up charges. This is nothing but a desperate bid to delay or derail the justice process, in particular Zakia Jafri’s appeal which is now before the Gujarat High Court. Mrs. Jafri has accused Gujarat chief minister and home minister, Narendra Modi along with 59 other top politicians, police officers and civil servants of conspiracy for mass murder and other serious criminal offences. It is significant that the Supreme Court appointed amicus curiae in the case, Mr. Raju Ramachandran, has told the apex court there was enough prima facie evidence to prosecute Modi. Teesta and Anand are being especially targeted as they are among the founder members of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) and have been at the forefront of the struggle for justice for the victim-survivors of the Gujarat pogrom. Equally condemnable is the hounding in the same alleged “cheating” case, of three office bearers of Gulberg Housing Society, Ahmedabad, each of whom lost several family members when police watched as frenzied mobs attacked their colony on February 27, 2002. Among them is Tanvir Jafri whose father and former Congress MP, Ehsan Jafri was mercilessly butchered along with 68 others. As citizens committed to the Rule of Law, we denounce the vengeful action of the Modi government and the Gujarat police, and demand immediate withdrawal of the motivated and baseless FIR against Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand, Tanvir Jafri and the office-bearers of the Gulberg Society.” philip.varghese@afternoondc.in
Modi lambasts Rahul over poll ticket to Ashok Chavan By A Special Correspondent
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he BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi yesterday criticized Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for giving ticket to former chief minister Ashok Chavan and accused NCP chief Sharad Pawar of failing to stop farmers’ suicides in the state. Addressing an election rally in Nanded, Modi slammed the Congress for stating that no law stops Chavan from contesting polls. “Though Shahzada (Rahul) has said he won’t compromise with corruption and action will taken in the case, Chavan was given the ticket. For Congress giving ticket is taking action. What Adarsh candidates they have,” he said with ref-
about a building in Mumbai or giving flats to in-laws. No one will be spared when the new government assumes power after May 16,” Modi added further. “The Agriculture Minister is from Maharashtra yet he is unable to save farmers. He Narendra Modi has time to talk on cricket but not for dying farmers. Let us have a NCP free India and Maharashtra,” Modi pointed out. Flaying the local body tax, he said, “LBT is nothing but 'Looto Baato Tax'. This tax is ruining the farmers of the state”. “Like in Vidarbha there are Rahul Gandhi cotton growers in Gujarat and his state, too, had to face erence to the Adarsh society drought. But, farmers in Guscam in which the former jarat did not think of ending CM’s name had cropped up. their lives. In Vidarbha cot“Can anyone think of a ton production is 280 kg per scam over widows of heroes hectare, while in Gujarat it is who died in Kargil? It's not 630 kg,” he pointed out.
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My name on the birth certificate is registered as Krupal but my correct name is Krupala Shivaji Desai and Mothers name is Mrs Shamala Shivaji desai as per Affidavit. C-42361
I Laxmi Rayamallaiah Alias Raimallaya Kamathi have changed my name to Laxmi Rammalayya Egurla as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42374
I have changed my name from Fatima Begum Raheem to Khan Fatima Musab as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-42362
I Kanchanben Vimalchand Ranka have changed my name to Kanchanben Vimalchand Raka as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42375
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Notice is hereby given that the share certificates nos 202 for five ordinary shares bearing distinctive nos 921 to 925 of the western India Co-Operative housing society limited standing in the names of Dr shailendra chunilal mehtalia has been reported lost and that an application for the issue of duplicate certificate in respect thereof has been made to the society at agra road, Ghatkopar West, mumbai400086 to whom objection, if any, against issuance of such duplicate share certificates should be made within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice. Share certificates is not mortgaged or any loan taken against the flat.
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CHANGE OF NAME Roque Joao Francisco Antonio Menino Salvador Merces Bartolomeu Monte Mauro do Rosario Noronha or Francisco Monte do Rosario Noronha or Francisco Noronha or Francis Noronha or Vincent Anthony Francis Alfred Noronha or Vincent Alfred Francis Anthony Noronha refer to one and the same person - my late husband. (Maria Tereza Noronha) Affidavit dated 20-02-2014. C-42352 I, Navneet Lakhabhai Vaishya, have changed my name to Navin Lakhabhai Vaishya as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X8748. C-42353
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Amen C-42348 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come. Saint Jude worker of miracles, pray for us. Saint Jude, helper of the helpless, pray for us. Thank you for favour granted. C-42349 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come. Saint Jude worker of miracles, pray for us. Saint Jude, helper of the helpless, pray for us. Thank you for favour granted. C-42350
I, Dinesh alias Drish Mahesh Hansrajani, have changed my name as Drish Mahesh Hansrrajani residing at 17, Sunrise Society, 19th Khar Road, Mumbai-400 052 as per Affidavit dated 29-3-2014. C-42354 I have changed my name from Parinya to Parinya Patodia as per Affidavit dated 27th March, 2014. C-42355 I have changed my name from Mukundrai Purushottamdas Harsora to Mukund Purushottamdas Harsora as per Affidavit dated 28th March, 2014. C-42356 I have changed my name from Manojkumar Mukundrai Harsora to Manoj Mukund Harsora as per Affidavit dated 28th March, 2014. C-42357 I have changed my name from MOo Faizul Hasan to Mohammad Faizul Hasan Shaikh as per Affidavit No – 058102 dated 28 March 2014. C-42358 I have changed my name from Granville D’Silva to Grenville Joseph Anslem D’Silva, as per the Affidavit. C-42359 I have changed my name from Sanjivani Krishna Bhosle to Mrs Shamala Shivaji desai as per Affidavit. C-42360
I, Anindya Kumar Das (father) resident of B-203, Manasarovar CHS, Suchidham, Goregaon East have changed my minor daughter's name from Nayonika Das Das to Nayonika Das as per the Affidavit dated March 24, 2014. C-42363 I have changed my name from Archana Laxman Vaishampayan to Mrs. Mrunal Sameer Gokhale by virtue of Marriage, Maharashtra Gazette March 07, Ref No. X-33455. C-42364 I have changed my name from Shamboo Tulshiram Kalyankar to Shambhu Tulshiram Kalyankar as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42365 I have changed my name from Tahasu Yusuf Chittalwala to Tasneem Moiz Bagasrawala as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-42366 I have changed my name from Saira Bano Rangi Seth to Saira Bano Mohammed Ayub Shaikh by deed poll Affidavit. C-42367 I Mr. Jagdishkumar Dinkarlal Parmar have changed my name to Mr. Jagdish Dinkarbhai Parmar as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/03/14. C-42368 I Mr. Jayeshkumar Dilipkumar Shah have changed my name to Mr. Jayesh Dilipkumar Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 24/03/14. C-42369 I Saurabh Surendra Tiwari have changed my name to Saurabh Surendranath Tiwari as per Maha. Government Gazette No. X-63388 dated : 09/01/14. C-42370 I Laxmi Ashokkumar Ranka have changed my name to Laxmi Ashok Raka as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42371 I Mr. Nasir M. Ghori have changed my name to Mr. Nasiruddin Ayyub Ghori as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42372 I Rayamallaiah Alias Raimallaya Kamathi have changed my name to Rammalayya Kumereyya Egurla as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42373
I Vimalchand Kundanmal Ranka have changed my name to Vimalchand Kundanmal Raka as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42376 I Ashokkumar Vimalchand Ranka have changed my name to Ashok Vimalchand Raka as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42377 I Edison Vandraji Shetty have changed my name to Edison Kulandairaj Chetty as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42378 I Jayashri Ghanshyam Raut have changed my name to Hirabai Chintaman Thakur as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42379 I Ghanshyam Raut have changed my name to Chintaman Thakur as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42380 I Dilipkumar Himatlal Sanghvi have changed my name to Dilip Himatlal Sanghvi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42381 I Meenakshi Bhiva Patil have changed my name to Ashwini Keval Thakur as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42382 I Mr. Sureshkumar have changed my name to Mr. Suresh Prabhuram Sundevesa as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/03/14. C-42383 I Mr. Narayanlal have changed my name to Mr. Narayan Prabhuram Sundevesa as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 28/03/14. C-42384 I Nalini Shripat Chavan have changed my name to Shweta Ramesh More as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42385 I Hirabhai Patel have changed my name to Hiralal Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42386 I Parulben Patel have changed my name to Parul Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42387
I Jashwantlal Naik have changed my name to Jashwantlal Nayak as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42388 I Alka Shankar Girap have changed my name to Madhuri Dnyaneshwar Sarang as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42389 I Mansi Ajwani have changed my name to Jeevika Pradeep Butani as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/03/14. C-42390 I Vijay Katanwala & Prajapati Vijaybhai have changed my name to Vijay Prajapati as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42391 I Selot Marjnaben Alimohamad have changed my name to Marjina Aleem Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42392 I Mewada Hemaben Natverlal have changed my name to Hema Nilesh Mistry as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42393 I Ajimuddin Shamshuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Azimuddin Shamshuddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42394 I Mohammed Azimuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Azimuddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42395 I Qureshi Abrar Ahmed Anwar Ahmed have changed my name to Qureshi Mohammad Abrar Anwar Ahmed as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42396 I Ummisalma Ekbal Munsi have changed my name to Shama Parvin Mohammad Abrar Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42397 I Kiritbhai Natwarlal Brahmbhatt have changed my name to Kirit Natwarlal Brahmbhatt as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-42398
I have changed my name from Monabai Kisan Pawar to Mona Kisan Pawar as per Affidavit. C-42404 I have changed my name from Khatri Ruquiya Farooq to Khatri Ruquiya Farooque as per Affidavit. C-42405 I have changed my name from Mohammed Ayaz Iqbal Husain to Mohammed Ayaz Iqbal Husain Sayed as per Affidavit. C-42406 I have changed my name from Qalbe Hasan Gulam Husain to Qalbe Hasan Gulam Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-42407 I have changed my name from Mohd Rehan to Mohammad Rehan Mohammad Abrar Siddiqui as per Affidavit. C-42408 I have changed my name from Darshana Rajan Shetye to Shamika Sumit Ipte as per Affidavit. C-42409 We Mr. Satishkumar Chelani and Mrs.Vanita Satishkumar Chelani have changed our minor daughter’s name from Simran Satishkumar Chellani to Simran Satishkumar Chelani as per Affidavit dated on 14/03/2014. C-42410 I have changed my name from Manpreet Singh Jarnail Singh to Manpreet Singh Jarnail Singh Kang as per Affidavit. C-42411 I have changed my name from Balasaheb Abudsab Shaikh to Balesab Abudsab Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-42412 I have changed my name from Shantaram Shankar Hire to Shashank Shankar Hire as per Affidavit. C-42413 I have changed my name from Rahul Bhadra to Rahul Ashok Bhanushali as per Affidavit. C-42414
I have changed my name from Rohan Mukevam Qureshi to Rehan Mukkaram Qureshi as per Affidavit. C-42399
I have changed my name from Ashok Kumar Kanji Bhadra to Ashok Kanji Bhanushali as per Affidavit. C-42415
I have changed my name from Mukevam Qureshi to Mukkaram Qureshi as per Affidavit. C-42400
I have changed my name from Anitaben Ashok Kumar Bhadra to Anita Ashok Bhanushali as per Affidavit. C-42416
I have changed my name from Raisul Mukevam Qureshi to Raisa Mukkaram Qureshi as per Affidavit. C-42401 I have changed my name from Supiyadath Mohideen @ Mohsin Haider & Mohsin Hyder Amanulla Khan to Mohsin Haider as per Affidavit. C-42402 I have changed my name from Veneesh Ashwin Nandu to Vaneesh Dedhia as per Affidavit. C-42403
I have changed my name from Balkrushna Laxman Ipte to Balkrishna Laxman Ipte as per Affidavit. C-42417 I have changed my name from Inderjit Shivmani Pandey to Indrajit Shivmani Pandey as per Affidavit. C-42418 I have changed my name from Chiraguddin Rahman Shaikh to Chirag Abdul Rehman Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-42419
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ome poll season, our politicians who are otherwise tongue-tied on development suddenly come into their own. Development takes a backseat and emotive issues that lure voters into voting them back to power take centre stage. So when the stakes are so high, the obvious slip shows. This week it was not just the politicians but even the venerable Election Commissioner, H.S. Bramha could not resist the temptation of taking the media on. What many forget is that politicians, if they are well known leadres at that, can literally get away with anything with the poll body ultimately showing that it too has feet
of clay or is rather very weak in the knees. NCP chief Sharad Pawar has been known for his astute political acumen and it was a rare occasion to find him too lowering his guard. Not known to lower his guard, he did gave it away as he in jest asked Mathadi workers to vote twice. Be it Varun Gandhi’s hate speech of 2009 elections or slip of tongue of Gopinath Munde on poll expenses just recently, the poll body has always been found wanting when it was expected to act tough against high profile politicians. Most of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is drawn from the state and
central cadres. Although they are guaranteed immunity for their actions while on poll duty, after poll duty they have to once again become answerable to the very same politicians they act against during polls. So it is little wonder that the ECI, during polls, had to ask the officers to ensure level playing field is created. Although Bramha intended to harp on A.R. Antulay and Anant Gite the level playing field aspect, by branding Mumbai BJP, the resentment at being as the capital of paid news sidelined or overlooked in the ticket and seat sharing has skewed the picture. talks has hurt many an old guard across party lines. For Antulay, his Raigad bastion The conta0gious disease of being handed over on a platpolitical dissentions has well ter to the NCP, that too to his and truly afflicted one and bitter rival Sunil Tatkare was all in this poll season. Be it bit too much to digest. Havsenior Congressman A.R. ing remained a loyal foot solAntulay or Girish Bapat in dier since the formation of
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NCP, it was hard for Sanjay Khodke to digest the fact that the party was giving ticket to Navneet Kaur Rana, wife of MLA Ravi Rana who defeated Khodke’s wife in 2009 assembly elections. Although Khodke has not taken the extreme step like party MLC Vinayak Mete, to hobnob with the opponents, Khodke’s open defiance against party nominee is bound to affect the poll outcome. Mete’s entry into
the BJP-Shiv Sena led grand Mahayuti alliance has given rise to voices of dissent within the rank and file of the alliance partners. More the partners in sharing the pie, more the squabbles and infighting, that seems to be the reason for opposition within the Mahayuti to Mete’s entry. The Sena has already seen quite a few de-
05 sertions in its ranks and the latest salvo fired has been from its senior party MLC Ramdas Kadam who does not see eye-to-eye with party MP Anant Gite from Raigad. By fielding Anil Shirole from Pune, the BJP has left its senior MLA Girish Bapat sulking. Though he has not raised a banner of revolt, his absence from the poll scene tells it all. In Pune all the political parties have fielded Maratha community candidates which has angered the sizeable Brahmin community which met over the weekend to explore the option of using NOTA to register their protest at being given a raw deal in the political process. Unfortunately NOTA has now become a threat tool. Former close aide of Gopinath Munde, Lok Sangram MLA from Dhule, Anil Gote too has threatened to use the NOTA option asking his Dhangar (Sheperd) community to use it to register their protest to what he calls being given an insulting treatment by the BJP leader. The Supreme Court of India and the Election Commission of India would never have imagined that their idea of introducing the NOTA option in EVMs will be used in such a manner.
06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Nafisa Nasir Shaikh to Nafisa Mohammad Yusuf Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-42420 I have changed my name from Karunavati Sitaram Sen to Karuna Sitaram Sen as per Affidavit. C-42421 I have changed my name from Vanshadhari Tribhuvan Sen to Bansidhar Tribhuvan Sen as per Affidavit. C-42422 I have changed my name from Raj Kumar Nayi to Rajesh Rambharose Thakur as per Affidavit. C-42423
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I have changed my name from Vaswani Neetu Motiram to Vaswani Neetu Ramchand as per Affidavit. C-42425
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JP leader Piyush Goyal yesterday said no farmer committed suicide in Gujarat during 2010-12 in comparison with Congress-ruled Maharashtra where the number of such incidents was highest in this period. "Central government has noted that no farmer has committed suicide in Gujarat between 2010-12 when Maharashtra had highest number of farmers suicides during this period. Similarly, there was lesser unemployment in Gujarat and growth rate in agriculture, industry and service sector was higher than the national average," said Goyal, who is a Rajya Sabha MP and also the party treasurer. He said economy was in "dire straits" because of policies of the UPA government. "Economy is in doldrums because of lack of decision making and corruption under the watch of UPA," Goyal
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said. "Those critical of Gujarat development model are ignoring basic facts...Even in social sector, the state is doing well," he claimed. Goyal said investors felt that economic environment will be good if Modi becomes
prime minister since has managed the state well. Goyal attributed the upward trend in BSE sensex and rupee to strong sentiment that a Modi-led government will come to power after elections.
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hiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray yesterday said Congress is in a bad shape due to lack of formidable leadership and claimed that "saffron resurgence" is on the cards with Narendra Modi being a credible alternative. "The wave in favour of BJPled NDA across the country will be soon be converted into a saffron storm," Uddhav said in an interview in yesterday's edition of Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'. "Except for Atal Behari Vajpayee, Opposition had no face. While there were Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv
Gandhi...Congress is unable to bring Rahul Gandhi before the people and same is the case with Priyanka Vadra," he said.
"For the first time Congress is in a bad shape as they don't have a face, while the Opposition parties have consolidated and united themselves behind (BJP's prime ministerial nominee) Modi," he said. To a question on whether 'India Shining' will be repeated (defeat after much hype) this time, Uddhav said, "Forget that, because of Modi, there will be 'India shining' in real terms. Opposition parties had succeeded in rubbishing the India shining campaign run by the NDA that time." Admitting that the Lok
Sabha election is the first major challenge for his party after the death of his father Bal Thackeray, Uddhav said he always feels the presence of Sena supremo around him. To another question about several leaders quitting the party, the Sena leader said the cadres have not left. "Few have left because they were denied tickets," he claimed. Referring to the conviction of party leader Babanrao Gholap in disproportionate assets case, he expressed surprise that the verdict came after 14 years and that too at the time of the elections.
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he Bombay High Court has upheld a life sentence awarded to a 27-year-old woman for murdering her husband after two months of marriage, while accepting the extra-judicial confession made by her to the victim's brother that she had committed the offence. A division bench of Justices V.K. Tahilramani and V.L. Achliya upheld the conviction and life sentence of Jyoti Malusare for murdering her husband Vijay on June 15, 2007. Jyoti and Vijay had married on May 9, 2007. Jyoti was in a relationship with another person Jeevan Waragade before marriage. According to the prosecution, Jyoti and Jeevan hatched conspiracy to murder Vijay and on the night of June 14, 2007. She poisoned her husband's milk and then strangulated him to death when he was asleep. The next day morning, Vijay's brother Abhay, who lived in an adjacent room, failed to get response from
him when he tried to wake him up. Abhay, with the help of neighbours, rushed the victim to a hospital where he was declared dead. Abhay later made enquiries with Jyoti as to what had happened the previous night. According to prosecution, Jyoti confessed to poisoning her husband and then strangulating him to death with a towel. Abhay lodged an FIR against Jyoti and she was arrested the same day. While trial was conducted against both Jyoti and Jeevan, the Sessions court acquitted Jeevan due to lack of evidence. Jyoti was convicted for murder and awarded life sentence. "If we consider the prosecution case and evidence adduced, then it is clear that there are no eyewitnesses to the incident. The entire case of the prosecution is based on the extra-judicial confession made by the accused Jyoti to the victim's brother Abhay and circumstantial evidence," the HC noted while hearing Jyoti's appeal against conviction.
The Court held that the prosecution managed to duly corroborate the extra-judicial confession with circumstantial evidence. "We are of the view that Abhay's testimony inspires full confidence and is found to be truthful. So also, the extra-judicial confession made by the accused to him
is found to be voluntary and does not suffer from any material discrepancies. Therefore, the extra-judicial confession made by accused to Abhay can be accepted as admissible piece of evidence to form the basis to uphold the conviction of the appellant," the court said.
ANNUAL FUNCTION: Seen at the annual function organised by the Juhu-based Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology College, are (from left) Principal Dr. Udhav Bhosle, Nikhil Chinappa and Vinayak Karunakar.
Brokers violate NSEL law, First chain snatcher charged over 13,000 investors duped under MCOCA arrested again,
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Brokers fail to maintain Settlement Guarantee Fund worth Rs.800 crore, withdraw money just before payment
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Rs.800 crore was consistently maintained by the exchange. mong the several bye- Shockingly, the entire fund laws of National Spot was withdrawn by the group Exchange Ltd (NSEL) of brokers just before the exviolated by the brokers, a sig- change defaulted on paying nificant bye-law was violated the money to its investors, – the brokers did not main- added a high ranking source tain the Settlement Guaran- in the EOW, requesting tee Fund (SGF). This resulted anonymity. in huge loss to the investors. Moreover, as per bye-law This, the Economic Offenses 12.9.2, in case of any shortfall Wing (EOW) of Mumbai's in the SGF fund, the clearing crime branch came across members, who are brokers, while probing the Rs.5,600 have to make up for the crore NSEL scam, in which shortfall. However, the bromore than 13,000 investors kers, in the absence of the are duped. money in the SGF fund did The SGF guaranteed the not pay the money to the insafety of investors' money. If vestors, said the sleuths from anything goes wrong while the EOW. conducting the business the While talking with the investors would be refunded ADC, a highly placed crime from the fund maintained by branch official, on condition the exchange, informed the of anonymity said, “the SGF sleuths from EOW. fund was the significant byeAccording to the investiga- law with which the brokers tors, the SGF fund of around lured the investors to invest
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hen the Vakola police took custody of a chain-snatcher recently arrested by the Kherwadi police, they realised that he was one of the pair of chainsnatchers who were the first to have been charged in 2013 under the Maharastra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) since its implementation. The accused, identified as Aalam Aadam Mansuri (22), resident of Naupada in Bandra (E), was first caught red handed last year by the Mahim Police. On the day of incident he snatched gold worth over Rs.60,000 in a very busy Kherwadi Market along with his colleague 'Bada Sajid'. Mansuri fell off the bike during the snatching and failed to flee from the spot. After the locals took him to the police station, he revealed
Accused Aalam Aadam Mansuri being taken into police custody. during the interrogation that he had committed more than 50 snatchings in the city and the adjoining areas along with his gang leader Bada Sajid who is still wanted in many cases. Police Inspector (Crime) Vakola Police station Ravindra Sawant said, “We had taken custody of Mansuri from the Kherwadi police and he confessed to two snatchings that he commit-
ted in our jurisdiction. We are looking for Bada Sajid under whom Mansuri is working”. Sources from Vakola Police station revealed that, both the snatchers were targeting senior citizens and women especially when they were out for morning walks. Some gold has been recovered from his possession and more is likely to be recovered.
Customs officials thwart two smuggling attempts Gambling den busted in Virar; five arrested
Make seizures of gold, drugs worth 1.20 crore at international airport By Tariq Khan
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wo attempts of gold and narcotics smuggling were busted at the Mumbai international airport on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday with a seizure worth Rs.1 crore and Rs.20 lakh respectively. The drug case, whose detection was assisted by a sniffer dog, involved the banned Ephedrine capsules and were carried by a Malawi national. According to officers in the
Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs, four Indian passengers, coming by Jet Airways flight 9W537 from Dubai were held following a tip off from the Surat unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). They were identified as Rameshbhai Godhani, Hiren Kumar Gohik, Jignesh Ukani and Navinchand Patel who were caught with crude gold 'kadas' weighing one kilogram each worth Rs.1.09 crore. “The gold was hidden beneath the sleeves of their
shirts,” said an officer. The quartet was arrested for smuggling under relevant sections of the Customs Act. In the drug smuggling case, Malawi national Chikaya Francis was held with 20 kg of Ephedrine worth Rs.20 lakh that was hidden inside the false bottom of his suitcase. “He was showing symptoms of nervousness, was tense and trying to rush through the checking queue when we asked him to step aside. The sniffer dog was also called
who gave a positive signal after smelling his bag,” said additional commissioner (AIU) Milind Lanjewar. The accused has confessed to carrying the drugs and officers are now tying to find out who handed him the contraband. “Since Ephedrine is not that dangerous a narcotic, he would get bail soon,” Lanjewar added. The accused was charged under relevant sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
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leuths of the Local Crime Branch unit in the Thane (rural) police claim to have busted a gambling den that was operating from an under construction site near the Global City in Virar. While five operators of the gambling den have been arrested, the police team also seized cash amounting to Rs.9,900 during the raids. Following information about the illegal gambling activities, a police team led by PI. Srikrishna Hargude under the instructions of LCB chiefKishore Khairnar raided a flat in the under construction project and arrested five people who have been identified as: Rupesh Manik Patil, Jayesh Ankush Patil. Shetty Tama Mane, Pradeep Waman Patil and Arun Ramseval Yadav, police said.
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ewri Jetty saw an influx of enthusiastic and excited onlookers especially children and their parents who travelled from different parts of the city on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the beautiful flamingos (an estimated 20,000 this year) thanks to Bombay Natural History Society’s ‘Flamingo Festival’ which was organised in association with Mumbai Port Trust. The blue skies, green mangrove belt, industrial stretch, the water and mudflats and of course the beautiful flamingos and other water birds foraging for food made for a pretty picture indeed on this lazy Saturday. While people of all ages stood captivated with binoculars in the hot sun to observe these migratory birds, a number of stalls behind had multiple activities dedicated to the flamingo taking place in the backdrop. The huge turnout of visiting people was a clear indication that the flamingo is popular among Mumbaikar’s especially children. The visiting flamingos included the Lesser Flamingo and Greater Flamingo, both of which breed in Gujarat. All flamingos are found in tropical and subtropical areas, with a sizeable portion of Lesser Flamingos nesting in India. The
Flocks of flamingos can be seen cavorting around and feeding in the Sewri mudflats, mangroves and in the placid waters.
Greater Flamingos on the other hand are found in Northwest India. The favourite sites for both these types of flamingos in India is Kutchch, Mumbai, Bhigwan in Pune, Mayani lake near Satara, Point Calimere, Pulicat, Chilika and Sambhar lake. They are residents of Kutchch and migratory elsewhere. They visit feeding grounds like
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gang of miscreants and bag snatchers who target customers withdrawing cash from banks seems to be operating in the Vasai-Virar region. A member of one such gang was nabbed by locals after he and three others were spotted trying to steal a bag containing Rs.1 lakh in cash from the dickey of a motorcycle parked outside an office in the Vasai Phata area on Saturday afternoon. According to the police, Balvir Singh Thakur had withdrawn Rs.1 lakh cash from the Vasant Nagri branch of a nationalised bank at about 1 pm on Saturday. Thakur
Sewri between October and April. Flamingos are gregarious birds and live in large colonies and feed in large flocks. They even nest in large colonies and their nests are made of mud. The Greater Flamingo is omnivorous while the Lesser Flamingo feeds on algae and diatoms. While currently there seems to be
no pressing dangers to these visiting birds - increasing pollution, destruction of mangroves, encroachment and the proposed Mumbai Trans Harbour Link are problems that need to be looked into. BNHS Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Deepak Apte, said, “The vital coastal ecosystem of mudlats, mangroves and creeks need to be
protected. We reiterate that the proposed Mumbai Trans Harbour Link should be realigned by about 500 metres to the south at the Sewri end to save the flamingo habitat.” Last year an estimated 15,000 flamingos were spotted and this year around 20, 000 indicating that there has been no drop in numbers among the visiting birds.
Gang targeting bank customers busted
emerged out of a Maruti van and were seen attempting to remove the bag from the dickey of Thakur’s motorcycle. Thakur along with his friend rushed outside and managed to catch hold of one culprit while his three accomplices managed to flee after abanThe presence of mind and alertness shown by two on-duty police personnel foiled a bag snatching bid by doning the vehicle and two mobile phones. two thieves in Nallasopara on Saturday morning. According to the police, Sadanand Chandrakant Naik, There has been an alarming rise in bag was on his way home in Ostwal Nagari after withdrawing cash amounting to Rs.30,000 from the snatching cases in the region, especially in Nallasopara branch of a co-operative bank at about 10 am, when two men accosted him and fled after the vicinity of banks. The gang apparently snatching the bag containing the cash. Luckily for Naik, two on-duty beat marshals-Feroze Tadvi and A. stations their informant inside the bank Awhad, heard his shouts and after a hot chase managed to nab one miscreant --Sameen Shaikh. who keeps a watch and relays details about a particular customer who withdraws a kept the packet containing cash in the stepping into his friend’s cabin, the CCTV huge amount of cash. The other gang memdickey of his motorcycle and halted at his cameras installed outside the office beamed bers then follow their target and strike at a friend's office in Vasai Phata. Minutes after shocking images- four masked men suitable spot, sources said.
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SBC Bank Satyanarayan Maha Pooja Samiti, was celebrated with Shiv Jayanti. A souvenir was Mumbai and staff arranged a grand 60th year published on the occasion by renowned Marathi and celebration recently. The Satyanarayan Maha Pooja Hindi stage and film actor-director Vijay Patkar.
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Picture shows Rajan V Tandel, Sangram Malvankar, Prabhakar Shelar, Shyam Prabhudesai, Partho Sengupta (VP HRD), Patkar (Marathi and Hindi film actor-director), Pradeep Rane and Nitin Sabnis while releasing the souvenir
ays after Union Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar stoked a controversy by his remark on casting 'double ballots, the Election Commission has exhorted the electorate to commit themselves to 'ethical voting' in the general elections. The latest move by the poll panel comes after it put up posters urging voters to select pro-development candidates and dump the criminals and the corrupt. The Election Commission's 'plea' asking people to vote ethically in the coming Lok Sabha elections is in the form of a letter written in Marathi for Maharashtra's voters and in different regional languages for people from other linguistic
groups. The letter asks voters to elect a candidate who will 'meet the aspirations of the people and the nation as a whole.' It asks voters to cast their ballots 'without fail, fear or greed, and without keeping caste, religion and creed considerations in mind' and to 'inspire and encourage friends and family members' to vote in this fashion. The letter also states that electing a candidate is not merely a citizen's right but their responsibility towards the nation. Of the eight lakh such letters being distributed by the poll panel, around three lakh would reach the electors with voters' slips in the city and around five lakh in the suburbs. An official said people would be asked to sign and submit these to ward officers or election officials.
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Overhead gantries, striped in yellow and black, are kept in place to prevent heavy vehicles from using Hancock Bridge.
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bridges, BMC said,“The British had built these bridges when they first n the tussle between preserva- built structures in Mumbai. The tion of heritage and infrastruc- bridges were roads to success as ture development, the latter they were either arterial roads, or seems to be gaining ground. It is led to ports or main business distime for the Central railway's tricts. The city was well-connected bridges to be rebuilt and the Gen- because of these bridges”. eral Arrangement Drawings (GAD), After a six-month discussion over which are prepared by the railways, who will fund the rebuilding cost of have been approved by the BMC. the bridges built over the Centrail The state government is now set to Railways tracks, the civic body has rebuild two of the bridges: Hancock agreed to fund the expenses and Carnac. and start the construction as the S.P.O. Kori, chief engineer for British-era Carnac and Hancock
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The Carnac Bridge was built in 1866-67 (opened in 1868) through the joint expense of the great Indian peninsular railway (now CR) and the Bombay municipality. The overbridge between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Masjid Bunder station connects P.D'mello road to Carnac bunder. The Hancock Bridge was built by the British in 1908 and was rebuilt in 1923 connecting Masjid Bunder station to Byculla.
The Carnac Bridge Bridge were declared dangerous a year ago. The traffic police had warned the Central Railways (CR) that a Britishera structure in Mazgaon, the Hancock overbridge, was in a precarious state and could crash anytime and may lead to casualties. But both the BMC and the Central Railways were passing the buck. A BMC official said that the BMC wanted the railways to chip in for the portion of the bridges above the railway tracks as they had been built by the British. This dispute between
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lyovers or Rail Over Bridges (ROBs) erected for safety and convenience of motorists and pedestrians alike, have become targets of thieves. The ROB in Chembur that connects Amar Mahal Junction from the west and Fine Arts Auditorium in the east, also connects to the Chembur railway station skywalk and the newly inaugurated Mono Rail station there. This ROB therefore sees heavy footfalls of pedestrians, and the authorities have put up iron railings as barricades dividing pedestrian footpath and the road for safe pedestrian movement. However, miscreants have stolen these barricades at either end of the ROB, making it
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the BMC and the railways had remained unresolved for the last six months. Kori said, “The Hancock bridge is in a very dangerous condition, we are working on the tender process and have put boards on both the bridges stating 'No Entry for heavy vehicles'. Work will begin after the tender process gets over”. The traffic police had closed the bridge for heavy vehicles in November last year but they continue to ply on the bridge, which can lead to a major accident.
convenient for unruly pedestrians to cross over to the other side, creating trouble for motorists. Unruly bikers get onto the footpath to use the pedestrian passage and quickly exit the ROB. Says advocate Vijay Amin from Munjal Nagar, “I have been seeing this theft increasing. I use the same route to reach Chembur railway station. Even though the authorities have put up the railings recently on either side, there is not enough security to prevent criminal elements from stealing the iron barricades. It seems that the erecting of iron railings and miscreants stealing it is a free for all situation as only the beneficiaries are contractors and alleged miscreants. The Exchequers money is wasted and the concerned department seems oblivious to these thefts.” The ADC contacted the various concerned authorities, but every official kept passing the buck saying that the ROB area does not come under their jurisdiction. Local councilor Suprada Phaterphekar (ward No.146) said that the flyover stretch does not come under the ward office. The Executive Engineer of MMRDA, Jamadar, said, “I don’t think that this Chembur rail over bridge comes under MMRDA.” Conversely, an assistant engineer of the PWD, who chose to remain anonymous, said that the stretch comes under the MMRDA.
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ongress yesterday lashed out at Narendra Modi for targeting Ashok Chavan on corruption and asked why he was silent about tainted leaders in his party like B S Yeddyurappa and Sriramulu. It also questioned the BJP's PM candidate did not speak about controversial leaders Pramod Muthalik and Sabir Ali, who were inducted by his party only to be dumped within hours. "The CBI chargesheeted Yeddurappa and the former Karnataka Chief Minister went to jail as well, but the
BJP did not think twice before readmitting him. Same was the case with Sriramulu. BJP reinducted them and nominated them as party candidates," Maharashtra unit spokesman Sachin Sawant said. Sriramulu is a close aid of the jailed mining baron Janardhan Reddy. Modi has made Puroshottam Solanki and Babu Bokharia ministers in his cabinet, despite the court convicting them. Similarly, the BJP has given tickets to two MLAs who were accused in the Muzaffarnagar
Adarsh Society was not meant for Kargil war widows and Modi was misleading people on this issue. "Why is he silent about BJP MP Ajay Sancheti's nine flats in the society, owned in other people's names," Sawant asked. He alleged that Modi had asked for money as reimbursement for cattlefeed sent from Gujarat during the BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa and Congressman Ashok Chavan. drought. Chavan dismissed Modi's riots, Sawant said. ducted into the BJP and tirade against him and ac"I wonder why Modi is thrown out in a matter of few cused the BJP prime ministesilent about Pramod Mutalik hours," he said. rial candidate of trying to and Sabir Ali, who were inAccording to Sawant, create disturbance in the
country and Maharashtra. He, however, said that there was "no need to worry" about Maharashtra."It is a well developed state and people here are secular," the former Chief Minister said as Modi addressed a series of rallies in Vidarbha where he attacked Congress for fielding Adarsh scam tainted Chavan and on farmer suicides. "He (Modi) has been trying to create disturbance in the country as well as Maharashtra but it won't make any difference in Nanded," Chavan said.
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ITH just a week for the beginning of the Lok Sabha elections, there is chance of violence breaking out in some constituencies. Strong, provocative words are being used by leaders of parties and also certain individuals. A sample of a violent remark: “Chop Modi into pieces”. Such declarations can definitely spoil the peaceful atmosphere of the poll. There have been attacks on party headquarters and residences of leaders. The police have risen up to the occasion and ensured security. What is a matter for concern is not so much political rivalry, but personal hatred. For instance, there are strong personal feelings between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP's PM nominee and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. It is a well known fact that Nitish Kumar cannot stand the sight of Narendra Modi. He has been a strong critic – personal critic – of Modi. Another area where violence can break out is some sensitive areas like Varanasi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal who is contesting the seat against Modi has taken violent elements to Varanasi for participating in the poll. Arvind Kejriwal has a special way of conducting campaign which can result in skirmishes. Varanasi is not Delhi: The BJP has chosen Narendra Modi for contesting from Varanasi for a definite reason. It can be expected Modi's party will make all possible arrangements to ensure that the rivals will not be able to spoil the event. It is with a definite purpose that the election commission has carefully made special arrangements for carrying out the elections. It is possible that thanks to all possible precautions taken by the EC, elections will be completely conducted smoothly. And of course, the country's permanent anti-social elements have their own programme to disturb elections. The experiment in the democratic process has been conducted quite fairly and peacefully all these years. But this year, there are some special undesirable developments for which we have to be prepared.
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HE recent and recurring outbursts of sudden and cruel violence against Muslim citizens… are a matter of the gravest anxiety for every thinking Indian.” Who said that and when? Well, not a wellfunded NGO entrepreneur running an allcosts-paid enterprise on donations by respectable and not-so-respectable entities. Nor, for that matter, a run-of-the-mill politician trying to burnish his secularist image by exploiting the misery of victims of communal strife. Of course, it is not Digvijay Singh, the quote-a-minute general secretary of the Congress Party. As for the timing of that anguished remark, it is certainly not about the 2002 Gujarat riots. (Sorry to disappoint you, the secularist brigade!) Not even about the Bhagalpur riots. Or the recent Muzzaffarnagar riots. No, not even about the Bhiwandi, Malliana or Nellie massacres. Well, the person who was deeply concerned about the communal riots has much better credentials than any living politician and, therefore, his words should carry some weight. His name is Jaya Prakash Narayanan. And this is a quote from March 1964. Yes, March 1964. Jawaharlal Nehru was the prime minister at the time. And the widely-respected Sarvodaya leader was moved to tears by the Muslim-Hindu riots that had broken out in Calcutta that March. Last Sunday, while going through the recently introduced column, This Week That Era in the large-selling The Hindustan Times, one’s eye was fixed on JP’s statement made sometime between March 23 and 29, 1964. Curiosity thus aroused, one googled to find out the immediate reason for JP’s distress. Soon one was reading the Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence — Chronological Index of Hindu-Muslim Riots in India ( 1947- 86) Those obsessed with the 2002 Gujarat riots will profit immensely from looking at this website. It might help them rid themselves of their ingrained or acquired prejudice against the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. The history of free India is littered with communal strife. Nehru, the greatest of Congress leaders whose secularist credentials were above reproach, found it hard to contain the periodic violent outpourings of the baggage of the pre- and post-Partition India. The above encyclopedia lists three partic-
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ular riots in 1964: Calcutta in West Bengal; Jamshedpur in Bihar; and Rourkela in Orissa. According to it, 78 per cent of those who died in Calcutta were Hindu, 20 per cent Muslim, while in Jamshedpur and Rourkela the comparative figures were 81 per cent and nine per cent and 84 per cent and nine per cent. Also, the Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, namely, P.C. Sen, K.B. Sahay and Biren Mitra, all three leaders in their own right, were not dummies who owed their posts to the Congress coterie in Delhi. “In all, while official records estimate the violence in three towns claimed 134, the actual death toll actually came to several thou-
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INSIDE STORY Virendra Kapoor sands,” says the encyclopedia, adding that the “ tragic chain of events forced the home ministers of India and Pakistan to meet in Delhi in April 1964 to restore order.” Maybe Digvijay Singh can throw light on the locus of Pakistan to intervene in the internal situation of this country when the Congress’s tallest leader was the prime minister, though even at this distant point of time we can appreciate Nehru’s need to co-opt our neighbour to calm the communal tempers in India.
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E Indians believe the worst of our politicians. Politics everywhere is dirty. And should you think dynasties dominate only our politics, consider the number of hereditary politicians in Britain. According to a London-based columnist, “there are three married couples in the House of Commons, three sets of siblings, including the first twins to sit together, and no fewer than 21 MPs whose parents previously served in the House…” And this does not include the number of MPs whose ancestors were MPs. Mind you, we are talking here about the mother of parliaments. So, do not be harsh on yourselves for tolerating political dynasties. They prosper everywhere in the free world.
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ORRY to return to Arvind Kejriwal. One feels let down by him. Given the permissiveness all around, one had expected him to be politically and morally correct. But he is not. For proof go no further than his shootand-scoot politics, charging this party, that corporate house and that leader one day — NE was put in mind of that Biblical say- only to change the topic the next. ing about removing the log from your Be that as it may, at least in his personal own eye before pointing to a speck of chaff in conduct one expected him to be meticulously your brother’s following the high-pitched correct. For, that is one area over which he protestations by the secularist brigade at the has complete control, isn’t it? However, it quick entry into and even a quicker exit of the seems that even the pure-as-driven-snow Sri Ram Sene leader Pramod Muthalik from leader of the newly-minted Aam Aadmi Party the BJP last week. Indeed, a newly-inducted has feet of clay. head of the Congress women’s cell worked How else would you look at his decision to herself into a holy rage, condemning BJP for cling to the official chief minister’s flat in Lutyen’s Delhi months after he had voluntarily declined to shoulder that onerous responsias ‘Brahmadhvaj’ or flag of Brahma is raised bility. Even in these corrupt times, a number in honour of Lord Brahma. Some also refer of High Court and Supreme Court judges are to it as ‘the flag of Indra’ (Indradhvaj). Everyknown to have vacated their official bungaone worships the Gudi and offers a prayer in lows on the very day of their retirement, honour of Lord Brahma. UDI PADWA is celebrated on the 1st day even though a month is allowed to all retirees According to another legend, hoisting the of the Chaitra month of the Hindu cal- ‘Brahmadhvaj’ commemorates the coronato do so. endar. It is celebrated as New Year’s Day by tion of Rama after his return to Ayodhya after But Kejriwal would stay on in the CM’s the Maharashtrians. According to the 14 years of exile. The setting up of the official flat more than six months after he Marathi calendar, the first day of Chaitra ‘Gudi’ on the entrance of every house symhad resigned that post. The official market marks the beginning of spring. rent of Rs. 85,000 per month, which he is bolizes expression of happiness of the peo‘Gudi’ means a banner raised to announce supposed to pay for the flat, is far below what victory and joy while ‘Padwa’ is derived from the Tilak Lane flat would actually fetch if it the Sanskrit word ‘Pradurbhu’ meaning the was put in the open market. Hopefully, that 1st day of the lunar month. The festival is cel- ple of Ayodhya on return of Rama back to his rent would be paid by Kejriwal himself, and ebrated at the end of the Rabi crop season. own kingdom after winning over Ravana. not by well-wishers who feel gratified by his The festival marks the invasion of the ‘public service.’ Gudi Padwa Maratha forces led by Shivaji Maharaj. The Notably, when he had sought to renege on There are various legends described in scrip- ‘Gudi’ is redolent of the brave Marathas rehis commitment to reimburse the Governtures giving the reason to celebrate the sa- turning home from their successful mission ment nearly Rs. eight lakhs should he quit the cred and joyous festival, Gudi Padwa. of war. The festival is thus, a celebration of service within three years of his study tour, According to Brahma Purana Lord Brahma victory and prosperity.Another belief is that which he did, he had claimed that his recreated the world after a devastating flood the displaying of the Gudi keeps off the evil ‘friends’ had raised the amount because he and time began to tick from this day forth. and brings prosperity and luck to the house. was fighting corruption. An era of truth and justice — Satyug is beUgadi or Yugadi is also celebrated on this Well, the politicians he criticizes daily too lieved to have started on this day. Any new day in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It is might dip into party funds to pay their bills, venture can be started on this auspicious New year according to Luni-Solar calendar but they are corrupt in his lexicon while he day. Gudi Padwa is dedicated to the worship and the day begins with ritual oil-bath folhimself is honest, a very strange logic one is of Lord Brahma. Hence, special flags known lowed by prayers and eating neem leaves. at a loss to understand.
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its anti-women attitude, its obscurantist mindset which seeks to suppress women as second-rate citizens. It turns out around the same time the Congress Party too had duly admitted the Sri Ram Sene activist, Dinkar Shetty. This gentleman claims to have personally carried out the infamous attack on the Mangalore pub in 2009. However, once the Muthalik entry attracted media ire, and the BJP de-admitted him within five hours, the Congress was left with no choice but to follow the BJP lead. But because the Congress is lily-white in these matters, entry of Shetty, the self-avowed Mangalore pub attacker, went largely unnoticed.
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Indian cricket lying low THE Supreme Court deserves kudos for replacing cricket Board President N. Srinivasan with Gavaskar as the Little Master has been given the initial charge for the IPL as an interim arrangement. IPL is interesting and a crowd puller but the matches most probably are doctored to enthuse the crowds and even the Supreme Court of our land finds the tournament fishy as top teams who have won the tournament in the past have been found indulging in suspicious activities. If cricket has to be cleansed of illegality and other dubious activities, the Supreme Court should have scraped the tour in totality and found ways to come up with a better and clean tournament next year. Perhaps the SC allowed the tournament to go ahead because of the huge money involved and for the fact that so much was at stake both for the players and the franchises.
The SC under Sunil Gavaskar's watchful eyes should monitor the IPL from an microscopic lens and also come out with a long-term plan for the Cricket Board where former cricketers run the show at BCCI. — S.N. Kabra, Goregaon
IN the light of the ongoing controversy in the field of cricket, I came across a quote in a newspaper. This can be termed as the joke of the century in the field of the game's administration. The gentleman in question calls the legend, Sunil Gavaskar an 'outsider' in the domain of Indian cricket. The utterer seems to be insinuating that the Little Master is "not keeping" in touch with the latest developments in the modern day Indian cricket; because perhaps, he happened to have taken his gloves off nearly a quarter century ago. — Vineet Phadtare, Borivli
Dev Saab missed
Nadu Minister learned lessons and is scared of contesting this year's THIS is in reference to your recent Elections as there is an anti-conbox item on writer Vrajendra Gaur. gress wave in the South and there is The item carries a picture of Gaur DMK to back him despite his failure with Dev Anand, a quote of Dilip on the economic front. As a Home Kumar, and information about Minister too, he failed to bring law Gaur's association with Shakti and order under control. ChiSamant and others. dambaram is the third senior ConHowever, what disappointed me gress leader to opt out of contesting was that there was no mention of the Lok Sabha Elections which inDev Anand even though Gaur's clude Union Shipping Minister G.K. picture is with Dev saab. Vasan and former minister K.V. Vrajendra Gaur was associated Thangabalu. The voice of Chiwith a number of films with Dev dambaram is almost shut for the Anand specially the ones directed time being. — C.K.S. Maniam, Kharghar by Shankar Mukerjee. Gaur wrote Baarish with with Dev-Nutan, Sarhad, Baat Ek Raat Ki, etc. Most of these films were produced under the banner of Alankar Chitra and THE manifestos released by various political parities including national mostly shot at Filmistan Studios. The only film Mukerjee directed and regional ones before the elecfor an outsider was Jhumroo for tions to promise various things to Kishore Kumar where again Gaur the voters is nothing but bogus and misleading and once the elections was the dialogue writer. I had the pleasure of meeting this are over all the political pleasant writer at his home in Khar. parties' winning candi- LETTER OF dates forget their voters THE DAY He was a very simple family man. — Pradeep Chandra, Mumbai and start making money which they have spent during the elections. I strongly feel that the promises and the manifestos by IT is a matter of great relief for the parties have no value among the opposition that Union Finance voters as they have lost their faith in Minister P. Chidambaram is not them resulting in half of the popucontesting the Lok Sabha elections. lation of the country not voting and Having lost the last election and losing faith in the democratic syssomehow managed to get the vic- tem. The need of the hour is that tory signal, Chidambaram was con- voters must raise their voices fused and now announced that he against political representatives. It won't contest from Sivaganga con- is hoped that all the parties will help stituency but his son Karthik will the people during their tenure and contest from the place. The Tamil make them self-sufficient with stability rather than misleading them with various false promises.
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B team?
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram recently announed that he will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
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THE decline in BJP's political morality through influx of tainted worthies from other parties has led to the conclusion that BJP is Congress' B team. BJP has not covered itself with glory by seeking certificate of secularism from these turncoat opportunists. Be that as it may, the latest BJP self goal was the entry and hurried exit of Ram Sene Chief Mutalik in Bangalore.The Congress was gloating when a news channel
Indian cricket has been marred with controversies since quite some time now but Sunil Gavaskar's entry as the interim BCCI president is a positive step.
the blame is passed on the captain as well. CSK and RR made a mockery of the game and the captains of the two teams were responsible for the present situation. Had they checked Gurunath Meiyappan and the likes of Sreesanth, we could have avoided such a serious situation. Dhoni went to the extend of lying about Meiyappan's role in the CSK scandal. As Sreesanth was a senior member of RR, Rahul Dravid, the then skipper could have had the inside information regarding the bowler's act on and off the field. But simply telling that they were not aware of the happening is not an excuse. The crux of the problem is money which spoils the game. — Maniam Ramani, Kharghar
INDIAN cricket has received the saddest blow ever. We were manipulating our schedule, managing ICC all with money power. The cash cow called IPL has gone out of hand and brought bad name to the BCCI and part of
KUDOS to the country’s highest court for a beginning into cleaning up not only the country’s most followed sport but virtually a religion. Maybe our secularism can also be cleaned up in due course. But what is heartening is the court’s desire to inject professionalism into the arena of
went on grilling Mutalik unawares of what was happening in Mangalore. In a function graced by Janardan Poojari and Oscar Fernandes, Congress inducted Dinkar Shetty, head of Ram Sene legal cell but he dropped like a hot potato in a jiffy! Is the Congress a B team of the BJP?
with a lot of emotions it helps our party relax. We may also give you a gift said the leader, with a brand new facelift you just have to whistle as quick as a missile it will give our party a popular lift!
— A.K.R. Hemmady, Virar
Rent a rally! WITH the political climate heating up, I was invited to join a rally. Allow me to share a few limericks: Will you come for our rally? asked a leader, wearing shoes made in Bali you just have to clap even if the speaker is talking crap it will add to our tally. We will provide snacks said the leader, with hair dyed jet black you just have to shout slogans PEOPLE usually purchase new vehicles on Gudi Padwa – the Maharashtrian new year day. This is when vehicle thieves are alert. We must thus take the necessary precautionary measures before getting the vehicle on road. After the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, we got to know that the vehicles used were stolen from Navi Mumbai for these mischievous activities. Let us take avoid such thefts. One can use the following: Antitheft alarm, Steering Wheel Lock, Steering Column Lock, Break Lock, Tire Lock, Smart Key and the Starter, Ignition, fuel disabler. Don't purchase a stolen vehicle. Use common sense. Any secondhand vehicle offered for the cost which is much less than the existing market price must be a stolen one and you may end up losing your money, if police recover the stolen vehicle from you. Prevention is better than cure. So take all the precautions before parking your vehicles.
sports administration. But is sports the only area where professionalism is required? What about defending the country and many other areas that desperately need cleaning? — T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli
ONCE considered as a gentleman's game, cricket in India in its commercial avatar, seems to be getting embroiled in controversies. The recent revelations and subsequent court strictures have cast genuine doubts about the future of the upcoming edition of the IPL. One among these franchises under cloud, happens to be jointly owned by a couple with a 50-50 shareholding. What is indeed disgusting to know is that though the hubby is being made to face the music, the name of the better half does not even figure in the list of those to be questioned. This is perhaps, in keeping with the principle of gender equality as understood by the modern day Indian lexicon. — Arun Malankar, Santacruz
sitive systems and areas of vital concern and total negligence towards the welfare of the people and lack of retaliation against Pak Army killing our soldiers at the border, China's intrusion, Sri Lanka's inhuman attitude towards Tamils apart from attack by Myanmar. People feel that — Altaf H. Ladiwala, Bandra no sincere action has been initiated to bring back huge amounts of black money said to have been stashed in Swiss Banks. The governI HAD been to Gujarat, New Delhi, ment's inaction to contain the rise AP, Tamil Nadu recently and spoke in the prices of petroleum products to a number of people. Most of the has irked people who expressed people were fed up with the Con- their contemptuous feeling and gress regime over economy, in par- look forward to the elections to unticular, retail inflation, low GDP seat the brazen Congress and vote constricting generation of employ- for the Modi-led BJP. They strongly ment opportunities, CAD at US feel that only Modi would be able to $88.2 billion, heavy dose of taxes stem the rot set by the corrupt and burdening people and exponen- unimaginative Congress who have tially high rate of corruption never no other agenda than to maximise seen before, obsolete defence sys- their vested interests. — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai tems with refusal to update the sen-
Tired of Congress
Gudi Padwa wishes
Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtraian new year, is celebrated with much enthusiasm across the state along with various traiditional dances and functions.
dance, during New Year celebrations across the city. This year, however, most of these functions will be politically motivated owing to the elections. The lezim dances and their specific gestures have been adapted by culturists, as a part of — Jayanthy Subramaniam, Sanpada exercises. In lezim, there are various types of movements like stepping, hopping, squatting and I LOVE to watch women playing bending. Every movement of the lezim, Mahrashtra's traditional dance is executed in perfect co-
ordination with proper beats, swung in four or eight counts. This provides a rhythmic accompaniment to the dance. In phugadi, the girls stand facing each other, crossing their arms they join their palms and lean back with their feet together, while doing so they outstretch their arms and whirl round as far and as long as they can and then parting ways to perfection. — C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada
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tolerance towards corruption. But amidst all this, what do the people want, no one feels the need to discuss that. The country’s middle class too, which is enjoying certain facilities, obviously does not want to do anything which will affect its enjoyment of those facilities. For instance, its concern is about the paying the installments for its houses and cars. Its concern is the Shashi Shekhar growing school fees for children’s education, expensive electricity OUNDS of promises and and water. claims have begun. Claims But what about those who have are being made ranging no home of their own, no clean from 'Bharat Nirman' to making drinking water? Who have to go India another Gujarat. A test of strength, a tug of war is on to project oneself as the biggest ‘contractor’ of people’s hopes, people’s feelings. But the question: have any of these claimants asked the people what they want, what their needs are? Be it Rahul or Narendra Modi, who have got vision documents drafted by ‘development’ economists – have they ever tried to find out from the people what kind of development they want – Rahul Gandhi big malls, gleaming roads, fly- Mamata Banerjee overs, sprawling buildings coming up on the lands of farmers, or do thousands of kilometers to earn a they want a respectful life by culti- living? What about the 70 per cent vating their own land and creating people who have to subsist on employment? daily earnings of less than Rs.20? However, in this election the What about those who do not even two major political parties of the have land for cultivation? It is obcountry, particularly the BJP, are vious that neither Narendra Modi making corruption an issue, even nor Rahul Gandhi is talking about though for them corruption how to fulfill the needs of these means only corruption in the Con- crores of people. gress.Throughout the country they During the last 24 years, the are showing golden dreams of im- country has realised that it is the plementing Narendra Modi’s Gu- present economic policy that is rejarat model of development. It is a sponsible for its many problems. different matter that the Gujarat No matter which government model of development does not comes, it implements the same cover all the people of Gujarat. The economic policy, which the then condition of Rahul Gandhi or the Finance Minister Manmohan Congress is such that if they want Singh introduced in 1991. As a reto speak, what can they speak? But sult, corporate friendly policies since politics demands that some- continue to be crafted. From time thing be said, they too are speak- to time the people have been ing of development and zero given lollipops like the Right to In-
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formation (RTI) and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNRGES). But in these 24 years, more than 12 states in the country began staggering under Maoism and more farmers than before began committing suicide. The question now is whether there is any way out of all this? There have been ways out at every turn. It is a different matter that no one could show the courage to walk along any of the ways out. In particular in the last two-three years, a new phase of a new political consciousness was born in the
Narendra Modi country. New things about new methods are being discussed, new arguments are taking birth every day. What is good, what is bad, that is ultimately for the people to decide, but the most important thing is that there should be a debate on new thinking, new subjects and issues, new ideas and alternative economic policy. When Anna Hazare sent his 17-point programme to all the political parties, no political party considered it necessary to respond except Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal who believes that for ending corruption neither is it necessary to be an eminent economist nor is it necessary to have knowledge of economics. For ending corruption it is essential to bring in transparency at every level. In policy decisions too, people
should have the right to know why a certain decision is being taken. The village should be made the chief administrative unit and the Gram Sabha should be given more rights and powers. In every village, an independent and self-sustained rural economic scheme should be implemented. For the benefit of farmers, changes should be brought in the land acquisition law so that no one can snatch their land away from them. A ban should be implemented on the privatisation of minerals so that that no private company can loot the resources of the country. For access of all villages to better health services, broader changes should be brought about in health services. A new policy of education should be implemented and education should be linked to employment. Now who can refuse such benefits from such programmes? But look at this country’s misfortune – only Mamata Banerjee publicly declared that she will apply such policies. Can Mamata Banerjee become the Prime Minister? Let us take a brief look at what work Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has done in her state in the last three years. When Mamata Banerjee uprooted 34 years of Leftist rule in West Bengal and became Chief Minister, she ‘inherited’ a state which had been virtually looted. To do away with the debt burden and bring the state on track, within six months of becoming the Chief Minister, Banerjee had brought in investments of Rs.56,000 crore and two and a half lakh employment opportunities. Today the problems of Naxalite-affected Jungle Mahal are not the same as they were three years ago. The ultimate decision has to be made by the people and let's hope that the people will not make this decision in haste, in a rush of passion, because this time people are not optionless.
Muslims must seek clarity from political parties time is the Muslims of the country. Traditionally, in the minds of Muslims there is the feeling that Narendra Modi or the BJP are enemies of the Muslims. But this time the BJP has got underway a campaign to win over the Muslims. It has attempted to tempt a section of Muslim leaders and in that effort several Muslim leaders can be seen moving closer Santosh Bhartiya to Modi. They have promised to support Narendra Modi, including Y making Narendra Modi the Mahmood Madani and Yusuf KaPrime Ministerial candidate, chochwi. Even a large Muslim orthe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ganisation, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, engaged in winning over as many has mentioned this in many statesections of the society as possible. ments. Two sections are emerging All the efforts for the same are within the Muslims. One is of the being made by Modi himself. He old generation, which is above 50has got his government’s best 60 years, which sees the BJP as minds engaged in his election. But mentally unstable and which, after in Narendra Modi, people see a the assassination of Mahatma hard and egoistic personality? Gandhi and the Partition, has Narendra Modi smiles less in pub- been against the interests of the lic and laughs more openly when Muslims in the country. In the alone. His biggest worry at this riots that took place before Inde-
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pendence, the hand of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) could be seen. Even in all the riots that took place after Independence, the RSS was held responsible. On the other hand, in the BJP, positive changes were seen. The old face which tried to win by creating polarisation between the Muslims and the Hindus in the days of the Jan Sangh is now sitting with a scheme to set up a dialogue with the Muslims with a new face and a new language. Right at the outset, senior Urdu journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Shahid Siddiqui took an interview of Modi and Muslims believed that he was a Modi supporter amongst them. The Samajwadi Party disowned him. That same Muslim society now seems to be moving forward towards accepting Narendra Modi. The question is whether politics and the distance should increase so much that a dialogue cannot be
held. Muslim society should take its questions and hold a dialogue with all the political parties in the country. Included in this are the BJP and its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. In India, all the economically weaker sections are having to struggle to improve their position. It is a matter of sorrow that amongst the Muslims there have been so many divisions politically that their strength seems to be lessening to a considerable extent. If you look at the number of major Muslim political parties, no one votes for them. Perhaps in the interests of Muslims, the declaration of the formation of these parties is correct, but these political parties are not being able to explain the issues of Muslims to non-Muslims, and because till the time nonMuslims do not vote for Muslims, until then the strength of the Muslims will appear to be weakening in a political form.
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HE Finance Ministry’s procrastination over top appointments in financial regulators probably means that the decision may now happen after elections by a new government. Filling senior positions in the Reserve Bank of India, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PRFDA), and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been inexplicably delayed despite the fact that the interview process concluded several months ago. The PFRDA requires a chairman and three members and is clearly the worst-hit due to the government’s indecision. Sources say that interviews for the post of chairman were conducted a couple of months ago and the name that emerged as the frontrunner is Hemant Contractor, one of the managing directors of State Bank of India. Interestingly, after his retirement next month, his position at SBI would become vacant. Retired Finance Secretary R.S. Gujral is another contender. S. Roy Chowdhury retired recently as Member-Life from IRDA and no one has been appointed to succeed him.
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Government's dilemma
HE Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is in a fix. The Kiran Aggarwal Committee, which was set up to review the content and duration of the induction training of IAS officers has suggested its report. The panel has recommended reducing the total training period of IAS officers from two years to one-and-a-half years. However, some have reservations about the proposal, notably Padamvir Singh, Director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie. However, the panel made this proposal after consultations with recent batches of IAS officers who want district training duration to be reduced from the present 54 weeks to 33 weeks. They believe that the long duration of training reduces the potential years in service for officers without any significant improvement in effectiveness. The panel’s recommendation is also being welcomed by state governments.
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Transfers revoked
NDHRA Pradesh’s politics continues to simmer after the creation of Telangana state. Among other things, it led to the exit of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy who has now floated his own party. Reddy’s exit has also ensured other changes in the state administration, which is now under Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan’s direct charge. One is the reversal of transfers of two former Special Secretaries of ex-CM Kiran Reddy. He had named K.S. Jawahar Reddy, a 1990batch IAS officer as Secretary for Irrigation. Similarly, 1997-batch IAS officer N. Sridhar was transferred from the State Beverages Corporation to the State Education Department as Secretary. Both virtually last-minute transfers have now been reversed under the President’s rule. — Dilip Cherian
Builders Pin Hope On ‘Gudi Padwa’
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From mobile phones to rentals, from no Service Tax to no VAT. These are some of the many freebies that developers are offering to end users; that is buyers from the middle class segment of society this Gudi Padwa. Whether the freebies will translate into actual sales in the newly launched projects by developers during the ongoing slump is a question which has no definite answer, but a few hopeful voices believe that the middle class buyers of Mumbai and Maharashtra will take advantage of the auspicious occasion, before the prices go northward as predicted by some post the elections. By Mayura Shanbaug
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udi Padwa is expected to bring in positive sentiment into the property market, says Kruti Jain, Director, Kumar Urban Development (KUL). According to her “Now that the election result impact is discounted, stock markets crossed the 22000 mark, inflation is under control; Gudi Padwa is going to bring cheers hopefully,” says Jain. Jain further explains that they are hopeful that though people are awaiting elections and holding their buying decisions till a new government is formed, the market will improve on this auspicious day. “Already there is a huge pent up demand as sales have slowed
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down. March though is generally a slow month, sales should jump at least 33% from the previous month and 20% from same day of the previous year,” adds a very optimistic Jain. Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra has its own importance and developers look forward to it, hoping that it will prove to be a turning point for the sector and hope to see increased home buying on this auspicious occasion. Many big developers including Rustomjee and Godrej have launched more than one project during this period. There are scores of small developers who have launched their projects in areas like Thane, Kalyan, Alibaug and Uran offering buyers attractive incentives to invest in their projects. Disha Direct has introduced special offers for their project MY HOME in Shahapur and Alibaug on the day of Padwa. “We have received a phenomenal response for this project ever since the launch. Within just a month’s time, MY HOME Alibaug has received 40 bookings and Shahapur has done 90 plus bookings,” says Santosh Naik, MD & CEO Disha Direct. “This is an auspicious time for homebuyers. We have thus introduced special offers on this project. We are confident buyers will
erally people are adopting a wait and watch approach, but fence sitters will take this festival and the many ongoing offers as an opportunity to fulfill their dream of buying their home,” he adds. Echoing similar sentiments Nikhil Bhatia, Head – Western Region, CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd. says that typically festive occasions do not create an urge for high net-worth individuals to buy property. “Their buying decision mainly depends on other factors like market conditions and investment opportunities, rather than on traditionally perceived auspicious occasions like Gudi Padwa for investment decisions,” says Bhatia. “Keeping in mind the local sentiments attached to this festival, meanwhile, developers offer home buyers attractive discounts and schemes,” he says. But like many other analysts even Bhatia is skeptical of the success of these schemes and whether there will be many takers as this is the end of the financial year and buyers will be settling their financial dues before they make fresh purchases. “I really do not see any signifitake maximum advantage of this mainly celebrated by the middle cant change taking place during opportunity. We are looking for- class of Maharashtra. “As lifestyle this Gudi Padwa,” says Bhatia. ward to a great booking season,” he houses are purchased by the higher “With the General Elections due says. However, Ashok Mohnani, end segment, their purchasing next month, investors are underCMD at Ekta World, feels that decision does not depend upon fes- standably in a cautious frame of Gudi Padwa may not make much of tivals, but rather on the investment mind, which is expected to a difference to the high end seg- climate at that particular point in continue in the short to medium ment as Gudi Padwa as a festival is time,” says Mohnani. “I think gen- term,” he says.
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F&O SCRIPS WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS FOR MARCH 31 — APRIL 4, 2014 Close 1079
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1071
R1
1094
R2
1118
S1
1047
S2
1024
1368
1338
1430
1523
1245
1152
188
185
194
203
176
167
98
107
359
49
92
348
46
89
380
53
413 61
315 39
80
283 32 71
AMBUJACEM
200
195
211
227
179
163
APOLLOTYRE
159
155
165
176
145
134
ANDHRABANK ARVIND
ASHOKLEY
ASIANPAINT
AUROPHARMA AXISBANK
64
168
23
542
517
1455
62
161 21
536
523
571
25
540
2104 245
18
518
505
269
198
412
408
425
443
390
425
425
448
CAIRN
333
334
335
193
462 270
193
453
204
361
337
332
310
502
543
584
CIPLA
390
389
395
401 401
9126
8945
COLPAL
1368
1361
1384
1407
1337
1314
DABUR
180
179
182
185
176
172
DIVISLAB
1370
1375
1453
1531
1297
1219
DRREDDY
2634
2660
2829
2998
2491
2321
97
95
101
106
90
84
CROMPGREAV DISHTV DLF
EXIDEIND
FEDERALBNK GAIL
GMRINFRA
GODREJIND
164
53
177
124
384
22
314
161 52
176
122
379 22
309
170 56
182
129
394 22
317
317
179 60
188 136
409 23
325
265 152 48
170
114
364 21
301
247
143 44
164
107
349 21
293
GRASIM
2886
2851
2957
3063
2744
2638
HCLTECH
1405
1404
1437
1469
1371
1339
754
753
761
768
746
738
2262
2216
2353
2489
2080
1943
131
128
138
149
118
602
596
614
633
578
HAVELLS HDFC
HDFCBANK HDIL
HEROMOTOCO HEXAWARE HINDALCO
915
879
55
152
HINDPETRO
308
HINDZINC
125
HINDUNILVR IBREALEST ICICIBANK IDBI
IDEA
IDFC IFCI IGL
INDIACEM
INDUSINDBK INFY IOB IOC
IRB ITC
JINDAL STEEL
906 874
53
150
300
932
890
59
156
324
957 907
64
163 347
857
48
143
855
841
42
136
107
276
253
117
112
559
123
128
1267
1259
1281
1302
1238
1217
141
139
145
150
133
128
26
29
32
24
21
53 66
127 27
291
61
505
51
64
122 292
58
499
56 71
137
304
65
516
134
880
61
77
151
315
72
533
46 58
107
280
52
482
41
52
93
269
45
465
3279
3267
3321
3376
3212
3157
276
269
289
309
249
229
360
361
365
369
357
353
53
103
282
51
100 276
56
107
293
61
113
309
46
94
260
41
87
244
S2
51
56
60
47
42
972
953
1703
1599
1564
132
112
105
14
15
990
1008
1037
17
1027
1079
1120
786
798
57
12
996
51
11
954
KTKBANK
121
119
125
1293
1273
1332
1391
1214
1155
973
975
1002
1029
947
920
1947
1929
1984
2038
294
290
300
310
KOTAKBANK
779
LICHSGFIN
240
LT
LUPIN
955
M&M
M&MFIN
250
MARUTI
MCDOWELL-N
MCLEODRUSS MRF
420
9671
S1
75
1668
461
377
R2
69
1634
213 315
R1
1645
237
9489 300
1051
PP
63
JUSTDIAL
NMDC
331
9308
282
989
JUBLFOOD
400
9338 288
14
JSWSTEEL
427
383
53
JPPOWER
NHPC
CNXIT
COALINDIA
JPASSOCIAT
171
337
65
2672 21635
775
236 951 251
2651
21657
248
984 260
2714
22769
260
1017
269
763
223 918
242
1875
2777
2588
23882
20545
280
752 211
885
233
1820 2524
270
19433
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1066
402
214
286
380
11950
470
261
358
174
262
506
365
1098
1952
287
479
CENTURYTEX
516
336
488 574
2003 12329
311
15
500
643
2155
1192
121
1326
13467
1161
52
1381
13088
1129
BIOCON
CESC
141
12708
1133
320
CANBK
57
12835
BHARTIARTL BPCL
558
851
222
BHEL
28
782
230
BHARATFORG
554
712
BANKINDIA BATAINDIA
201
1548
2053
BANKNIFTY
181
1492
2068 735
73
1437
BAJAJ-AUTO
BANKBARODA
67
Company
JISLJALEQS
20
19
21
23
17
NIFTY
6729
6685
6815
6945
6556
NTPC
122
119
127
134
112
139
OFSS
138
142
147
133
15
6426 129 104
3064
3013
3167
3322
2858
2703
ORIENTBANK
223
214
241
268
187
160
PFC
195
207
224
POWERGRID
108
RANBAXY
ONGC
331
PETRONET
137
PNB
326
136
189
757
726
67
65
340
139
353
312
298
142
134
819
912
633
540
71
77
59
54
111
367
360
380
400
340
320
RECLTD
228
223
237
252
208
193
RELIANCE
920
907
946
985
868
829
76
64
60
RCOM
130
RELCAPITAL
349
RELINFRA RPOWER SBIN
SIEMENS
359
439
431
454
64
62
67
68
72
144 375 477 72
1488
742
726
775
824
677
627
612
550
110
87
SUNTV
733
791
849
189
394
391
409
428
TATACHEM
289
285
297
308
TATAGLOBAL
149
147
97
304 400
TATAMTRDVR
198
TATAPOWER
87
TATASTEEL
384
TCS
2113
TECHM TITAN
UCOBANK
ULTRACEMCO UNIONBANK UNITECH
570
95
298 398 196
85
377
2119
591
102 316
154
408
419
372
353
274
262
140
132
280
387
357
337
98
78
2182
2245
2056
261
267
247
822
841 79
1891
1805
72
1993
1776 240
860
803
784
85
66
59
2147
2090
2259
2427
1922
1754
12
12
13
14
11
11
134
129
145
161
113
184
188
192
180
WIPRO
556
556
573
590
539
274
279
299
320
258
ZEEL
376
417
92
185
YESBANK
261
397
UPL
VOLTAS
80
181
828
72
161
165
529
188
1862
74
335
173
618
210
1833 254
197
676
203
1841 255
UBL
52
1671
181
TATAMOTORS
57
386
2219
568
TATACOMM
408
311
2036
184
SYNDIBANK
327
111
1854
SSLT
SUNPHARMA
119
97
1915 753
SRTRANSFIN
136
343
69
SAIL
128
102
131
155
106
PTC
116
172
163
406
160
397
169
424
178
451
150 371
Intraweek Support and Resistance Levels Based on the “Pivotal Point” theory of Techincal Analysis PP Points indicate the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-week.
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Nifty Inching Upwards ROOP KARNANI
is a Senior Journalist, Author and Industry Analyst
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« STRAIGHT TALK
Nifty Conquers 6700
NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (March 31, 2014) By Dominic Rebello
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose moderately on Friday (March 28, 2014) a net 54.15 points (0.57%) and closed at the 6695 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6673 points level. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 12.09 p.m. The index then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 6643 points level at 12.26 p.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 6702 points level at 3.26 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained above its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 59 points and closed just below the psychologically important 6700 points level. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 38 were gainers, while 12 were losers. All the sectoral indices closed in the green. Substantial buying was seen in power, PSU, realty, metal and banking stocks.
oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market with a positive bias.
Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 6338 points level. The next support is at the 6136 points level.
Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance at the 6693 points level was crossed above yesterday. The next resistance is at the 6753 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 = 6681 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 6659. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 19.33%. This Support (2) = 6622. change is substantial but indicates a moderate Resistance (1) = 6718. Resistance (2) = 6740. participation by investors. Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 1047 were gainers, 478 were losers and 56 remained unchanged.
Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen in the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues). RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level and is now rising (positive if it continues). MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero and is rising (positive if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).
ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is rising while the Market Index is rising, which indicates that the present up trend is increasing in strength.
OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a second consecutive small white body candle. The body of this candle is above and outside the body of the previous candle indicating a range expansion and acceleration. This is positive. Further, the index is above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the four averages are rising and also positively trended. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a further up move unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions.
Work with strict stop losses on all positions
MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 6622) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 6545) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 6440) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 6034) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.
Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and
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t’s not just a pre-election rally. Of course, the FII’s strongly believe that if the elections were to take place today the NDA would get 230+ seats. But they are not just banking on that. The Ukraine crisis has come as a blessing in disguise. Out of the BRICS countries, namely, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the Russian market has crashed due to the Ukraine crisis and, with more sanctions, which will play out over the long period as far as FII’s are concerned, Russian stock markets are untouchable. China is grappling with huge capacities and inventories of commodities and real estate. Shanghai once touted to be the showpiece of Chinese power has a huge number of beautiful skyscrapers with empty residential flats and offices. A news report in an international paper recently published carried a story that the new Chinese government is desperately trying to sell these flats to the rich Hong Kong millionaires at 20 to 30% discount. The new Chinese leadership is fighting corruption and discontent amongst its own 1.3 billion population, because of the sharp drop in growth from 11% to less than 7.5% expected this year. This was manifested by recent killings of 30 Chinese at a crowded railways station by unidentified marked Chinese, who have still not be traced. Brazil too is facing problems of rapid slowdown and social unrest. The new favorites of FII’s are India, Indonesia and South Africa and India being the much larger economy, therefore, with both domestic and export potential is FII’s favorite. Even in the a very unlikely event of a fractured mandate, come May 16 there will be knee jerk 10% drop in Indian stock markets, but they will recover soon because the macros have improved tremendously and RBI led by Dr. Rajan is playing a key role. His greatest achievement is that he has kept the INR currency stable in the 60 to 62 range. On Wednesday, when INR appreciated to 60.14 close to the Rs.60 mark to the dollar, RBI bought 1 billion dollars from the open market. Neither the RBI nor the FII’s want the rupee to fall below 60 to 62 range because this makes India exports very competitive at a time when Chinese exports have weakened considerably. And RBI buying dollars from open market gives it firepower in case of an unexpected geopolitical event. Another factor that FII’s like is that 4 lakh crore worth of domestic infrastructure projects which had been stuck because of the UPA’s policy paralysis, have been cleared in the last six months. This will surely increase domestic growth because most of these projects are almost complete and the last mile connectivity remains which can be quickly done by a new government. What’s more, there are another 16 lakh crore projects which can be fast tracked easily. Like all central bankers around the world, Dr. Raghuram Rajan will play a key role, whichever government comes to power, Dr. Rajan has a tendency to surprise the stock markets. With core CPI at 8.1%, most bankers and Foreign analysts expect him to hold interest rates. But there is a 25% chance that he might lower rates - by that he might again surprise markets by actually lowering the repo rate by 25 basis points from 8.25 to 8%. This is because a 25 basis points hardly makes a difference and he can still claim that 8% is high enough to fight inflation. Moreover, his core CPI target to begin lowering rates was 8% by March 2015. It is already close to that and food prices are still gradually trending downwards. Therefore there is aggressive buying in cyclicals, especially private banks. The next policy review is on April 1. One can still buy the likes of ICICI, Axis, HDFC and amongst the midcaps Yes Bank, Indusind bank. Though many have run up quite a bit, there is still trading upside in many of these. At the same time one should start nibbling at the defensive export oriented large caps like pharma and IT. My bets would be on Lupin, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, TCS and Tech Mahindra because as the US dollar strengthens the INR will eventually come back to 62 which is what Rajan and the new government may want, to encourage exports. The fact that textile exporter Arvind, a large textile exporter, has picked up a 50% stake in Calvin Klein Jeans of USA clearly indicates this. Amongst other midcaps are the likes of Cox & Kings, Delta Corp and Fed Bank. All in all, continue buying on dips and keep 20% in cash in the unlikely scenario of a fractured mandate.
« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
AMBIT CAPITAL CALLS A ‘SELL’ ON VOLTAS CMP: Rs. 161
Target Rs. 132
CMP: Rs. 1360
Target Rs. 1500
EMKAY CALLS A ‘HOLD’ ON MINDTREE
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Marketing Success Through Segmentation JAGDEEP KAPOOR is CMD of Samsika Marketing Consultancy
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MANOJ ASWANI
is VP at MyInsurance Club.com
« BRAND GYAN
here are many products and services which are launched on a regular basis in India. Very few actually succeed. We have come to the conclusion that one of the common threats in the success of some of these brands is the practice of segmentation. Segmentation is a process wherein the set of consumers who seek the same or similar offerings are clubbed together. Thus, instead of appealing to everyone in the population, a much focused approach is taken by sensible marketers who choose a set of consumers with specific needs and desires and clarify that as a market segment they would like to cater to. Those within the segment are more similar in their market wants, than are those in the total population at large. While there will always remain differences in wants even amongst those within a segment still focusing on a set of consumers with some kind of homogeneity would ensure greater probability of success. It is obviously understood that segments may change over a period of time. The benefits arising from segmenting the market are not always apparent to marketers, since they prefer to serve the total population. Yet, in our opinion, separate offerings from separate segments are usually both desirable and necessary. Hence, segmentation allows a company to exploit its thrust better by selecting like-minded market subsets. Thus, those who prefer going to an exclusive club with tremendous amount of privacy and the right profile of people would not be sensitive to price highs because their want categories are different. Secondly, segmentation allows sharply-focussed strategies and hence, is more cost-effective. In the case of durables, some TV brands seem to have used a very aggressive promotional route towards one segment of customers who desire to upgrade their quality of life but who could not afford TV sets. By using an affordability plan and throwing in free gifts as well as installments plans, some TV brands have penetrated the market very quickly and deeply. Their sharply focused strategy to bring about affordability to Indian consumers in the TV area has worked. Thirdly, the segmentation helps to develop customer loyalty as similar desires cluster people together and branded offerings to these personalities are far more acceptable in a likeminded environment. While segmentation is the route, the entire marketing strategy should be well thought out. It is important to first focus on deciding the bases for segmentation. This can be done through research as well as listening to and observing consumers. The greatest task of the marketers is to check up: A. What precisely are being grouped to form segments? B. What are the bases used for grouping in the segments? C. How are the bases for grouping into segments selected and what is the process? D. How should a firm select its segments? It is important to understand usage, attitude, preference as well as their life-style to be able to go about the segmentation exercise. There could be various bases apart from demographic and psychographic segmentation. We definitely recommend one specific form of segmentation which could be termed as benefit segmentation. Benefit segmentation is based on what people show or signal are the benefits they seek. It could be in the form of level of preferences while usage. If you have a clear segmentation strategy, there is a good chance that you would be able to have a relevant and effective positioning strategy. This is because you would be able to facilitate positioning of the brand relevant to like-minded people related to that particular segment. Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved. Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com
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I am an NRI who recently joined with your reader’s forum, in search of a good family floater health policy. As an expert in health insurance, I would like to clarify the following points with you in general. Is it possible for an NRI to take a standalone health insurance plan from India? None of the proposal forms of public insurance companies are seeking this information whether the proposer is an NRI or not. In that case, how can an NRI proposer can mention his status? (Many banks are providing group insurance plans to their customers including NRIs. But I am asking about standalone family floater plans.) Of course, there will be a geographical limitation for NRIs for availing medical facility as they will have to come to India for treatment. Other than this limitation, are there any chances of denying a claim based on the residential status? My second question is for
one of my colleague. He has two health policies: one is an old group policy and the other one is individual. When a claim arises, how will be the expenses divided? Is there any change in (old) multiple claim settlement (rateable proportion) clauses? Hope you will spare few minutes for your valuable reply. — Meghna Puri, Mazgaon NRI's can apply for Stand Alone Health Plan but there has to be some valid reason as to why he needs to opt for that plan. Thus, if he mentions that he will take the plan for any medical emergencies only within the geographical limit of India, then he might as well opt for a Travel Insurance Plan and why does he need a Stand Alone Health Plan. This is done to stop medical tourism as a practise and using Insurance for the sole purpose of treatment alone. However, on pen and paper yes an NRI can apply for a standalone health plan provided: He has an Indian Address Proof, which states that he keeps coming to India to visit family, etc. He is in India on work deputation from his present employment Now, for your friend, he can apply for a claim from his Group Insurance Company and then apply for a reimbursement from his Individual or vice versa and the amount payable would be according to the Contribution Clause. To get further clarification you can read the
blog on the below link: http://blog.myinsuranceclub.com/pos t/2013/07/16/How-to-Claim-for-HealthInsurance-from-Multiple-Insurers.aspx However, Contribution Clause is not strictly applicable in most places now, thus you can apply for the full amount of claim till the limit and then take back the ORIGINAL PAPERS for claim processing from the second insurer.
I have New Jeevan Shree Policy no 151/25 of SA Rs. 500,000 (premium paying term is 16 years) I have paid premiums of Rs. 31570/- p.a. What will be the Value on Maturity. — Ravi Gupta, Sion As I understand, New Jeevan Shree Plan is a 16 years premium paying term with 25 years policy tenure. The Bonus Rates of New Jeevan Shree Plan is Rs 45 per thousand SA. Thus, for a policy for 25 years the Reversionary Bonus component would be Rs 45/1000 * 5,00,000 * 25= Rs 5,62,500 + Final Additional Bonus. Hence Maturity Benefit would be Sum Assured (Rs 5 lacs) + Reversionary Bonus (about Rs 5,62,500) + Final Additional Bonus. However, this is just an approximate calculation. If you want to know the exact valuation, then you need to contact LIC with your policy details and they would be able to provide details specific to your plan.
(The author is Vice President at www.MyInsuranceClub.com, insurance comparison website in India. You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com)
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e Careful WhatYou Wish For by Jeffrey Archer comes as Clifton Chronicles volume number four, with one book being written each year since March 2011. The fifth and final effort is slated for March 2015, we wish and gather.The Family tree chart provided at the start in each book does only so much to help recap the entire saga till date. We are therefore putting on this page our reviews of the earlier books so that readers can opt to pick up the series in
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one lot. Friends who have looked this book over and have also read the previous three over the years, did admit to using the Internet for a sort of refresher course on the past books in the interests of re-establishing continuity. The book starts with Harry and Emma rushing to the hospital where Sebastian and Bruno have been brought in after a terrible car accident, which was actually an attempt on Sebastian's life by Bruno's father, Don Pedro Martinez, who is not aware that the boys are together. Martinez is the villain in this book too and goes about trying to destroy the Cliftons and the Barringtons. Emma is involved in Barrington Shipping and there is an attempt by Martinez to get Alex Fisher to destroy the firm just as it it going about with an ambitious plan to launch its transatlantic luxury liner. Virginia Fenwick too comes in to ruin the marriage plans of Jessica, the adopted daughter of Harry and Emma. A new entrant in the plot, Cedric Hardcastle, gets on the board of Barrington Shipping and shakes its foundations. Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey Archer Rs.399
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he Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer is the second Clifton Chronicles book. The misgivings that Harry Clifton had in Only Time Will Tell, about who his real father was, now destroy his marriage while he and Emma Barrington are at the altar and Hugo Barrington stands up to announce that he is Harry’s father. To escape the trauma and give Emma a clean chance elsewhere, Harry moves away to join the Merchant Navy. This scandal has also hurt Giles Barrington,
There is no escaping consequences
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nly Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer, is the first of five novels comprising the Clifton Chronicles, and revolves around the main protagonist, Harry Clifton. It spans the period from 1920 to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1940, covering the first twenty years of Clifton's life. Harry Clifton, struggling to stay alive in the backstreets of Bristol, has to cope with the tragedy of his father’s death during World War 1. The shock only
gets compounded when he learns that the man he always thought was his father and a war hero at that, wasn’t really his real father. To Harry, who has always believed since childhood that his father was killed in WW1, this revelation about not being the son of the man he knew as his Dad, comes as a truth he hates to face, but has still to delve under. The painful truth comes at a time when, after losing everything in the tragedy of the war, he was only starting to put his life together, piece by piece. World War II breaks out and Harry has to decide whether to continue with his studies at Oxford or enlist and fight against Nazi Germany.The uniqueness in this book is how Archer changes narration as the story progresses so readers can follow events from the perspective of key characters and one is let in on secrets which the other players in the book are not aware of. Archer is a brilliant storyteller, and this book is replete with his trademark wit and intelligence. Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer Price Rs.325
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Emma’s brother and dear friend to Harry.Britain declares war on Germany, and Harry’s ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German U-boat. Harry and an American officer on board the ship, Tom Bradshaw, are among the few survivors. When the officer dies, Harry assumes the identity of Tom Bradshaw, to unpredictably disastrous consequences as Tom is wanted for the murder of his brother, Bill Bradshaw. Harry, on landing in New York, is arrested for first degree murder. A crooked lawyer, Sefton Jelks, convinces him to plead guilty to a lesser charge of desertion. Harry gets six years in jail but continues to conceal his identity because of his love for Emma, and because accepting Tom’s identity would ensure that 10,000 dollars will be sent to his mother, Maisie, in England. Emma, gives birth to Harry’s child, learns Harry is still alive, and sets off for America. Giles goes off to war, gets glory and recognition for valour at Tobruk in Egypt. When Sir Walter dies, ever the corrupt villain, Hugo takes over the Barrington shipping enterprise, only to run it aground. The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer Rs.350
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est Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer was the third Clifton Chronicles book, and the story matured into an engrossing page turner. Apart from ruining the marriage plans of Harry Clifton and Emma Barrington by announcing that Harry was his son, Emma’s father, Hugo Barrington also created a problem of inheritance between Harry and his friend, Giles Barrington, who by virtue of the announcement, has also become a brother.Harry and Emma disregard the slur of consanguinity. Harry is
now a well accepted thriller writer and Giles a Member of Parliament facing another round of campaigning. However, a rogue element, Major Alex Fisher, who has had run-ins with Harry as well as Giles, conspires Giles' ex-fiancee, Virginia, and with the help of a private eye of shifting loyalties and a trader based in Hong Kong, manipulates shares to get greater powers on the board of Barrington’s shipping companies. However, some clever manoeuvring sees Fisher outplayed and Virginia divested of her hold on Giles and the family.Harry and Emma's bonny boy, Sebastian, helping uncle Giles with his electioneering, detects a fraud being perpetrated by Fisher in the counting of votes, and ensures victory for his uncle. Sebastian has trouble in school for consorting with a serving maid and for smoking, endangering his chance for further education at Cambridge. He also has befriended Bruno Martinez, whose rich father has hobnobbed with the Nazis and is spreading counterfeit British currency around. Sebastian becomes an unwitting collaborator. There is also a sister/aunt Jessica who Emma has rescued. Awaiting book numbers four and five. Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer Rs.350
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Playboy Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) becomes the new publisher of Los Angeles’ “The Daily Sentinel” after the sudden death of his father. Britt’s party life is about to change when he and his driver and kung fu expert, Kato (Jay Chou), stop a robbery. With the help of Kato, Britt starts a new career of fighting crime as the masked superhero “The Green Hornet”. HBO, 9 p.m.
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Kalpi has fallen for raghav and feels bad when she sees Raghav avoiding her. Pooki on the other hand mistakes Raghav’s chivalry towards her as love. Will Kalpi and Pooki come to know the truth about Raghav Singhania? Zee T V, 7 p.m.
YEH RISHTA KYA KAHLATA HAI
The parents of the missing baby reach Singhania House, will Naksh return the baby. How will Akshara and Naitik react when they come to know that Naksh has been caught cheating in the exams, Star Pl us, 9.30 p.m.
BAAZI MEHMAAN NAWAAZI KI
In this week, the first celebrity to host a dinner party is Adaa Khan, who has cooked for the first time in her life and successfully came up with a three course mean. Not just that, the theme for her party was Mughal-e-azam. Little does she know who her guests are going to be!! Who are her guests and is she certain that they will get along fine at her party? Li fe Ok, 10 p.m.
BEINTEHAA
Tonight, we will see that Suraiya reads the note she presumes to be written by Aaliya for Zain’s eyes about leaving him and going back to Bhopal but realises that it is Shazia’s grocery list. To Zain and Aaliya’s relief, they realise that Fahad saved the day by changing the note at the eleventh hour. Next morning, Osman declares that they are all going for a family picnic. Osman and Fahad manipulate the situation in a way so that only Aaliya and Zain get sent to the resort. They lose their way and suddenly their car breaks down. Aaliya craves for some sugarcane juice while Zain rents a cycle to fulfill her wish. Aaliya sits in front and Zain rides the cycle. What will happen next? Colors, 9 p.m.
RETURN OF THE TIGER
Five years ago the tigers of Sariska Reserve, India, were completely wiped out by poachers. It was a huge setback in the war to save this treasured species from extinction – but now conservationists are fighting back. This beautiful blue chip film follows a female tiger and a hot-blooded male over 18 months as they try to establish their new territory, learn to hunt their prey and dodge the ever-present threat of poachers. Ani mal
THE HUNTED
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YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED is a fast-paced countdown of the world’s top 20 homemade science stunts and experiments. Each episode finds the cleverest, funniest, most daring, outrageous or just downright bizarre clips - and uses a top cast of the world’s best science experts to unpack and explain them for you. With the help of amazing storytelling graphics, they’ll explain the what, how and why of the biology, physics, and chemistry that made these clips possible. Discover y, 10 p.m.
MYTHBUSTERS
MYTHBUSTERS, Hosted by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, uncovers the truth behind popular myths and legends by mixing scientific method with curiosity and style of experimentation. Can Christmas trees lights cause house fires? Or can combining Diet Coke and Mentos make the stomach explode? Tune into this fascinating episode of MYTHBUSTERS as it reveals the answers of all these questions. Discover y Science, 7 p.m .
MOVIES OF THE DAY
Paul is on one of his many business trips to Tokyo, as a computer-chip executive from New York, when he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman. Later, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, inadvertently interrupting an assassination by a feared Ninja-cult. As he is now the only man to have seen the face of the cult’s warrior-leader and lived, he soon realizes that he is facing a markedly foreshortened life-expectancy. Teaming up with a friendly samurai couple, on a two-centuriesold blood-feud with the Ninja, he struggles to survive. Finally, recuperating on an island-fortress, he learns swordsmanship, and perhaps, a little about courage, honor, love, and loyalty. The requisite final confrontation is rife with bloody swordplay and spectacular martial-arts action sequences. Zee Studio, 10.30 p.m.
PRATIGHAT THE REVENGE
Athili Sathi Babu is a small-time thief and crook who is crazy about acts of daredevilry. He falls in love with Neeraja. One day, he gets the shock of his life when a young girl turns up and claims him to be her father. After recovering from the stunning blow, he slowly starts to find out the truth behind the claim. It turns out that the girl is the daughter of Police Officer Vikram Singh Rathod. He is on the run from the notorious Chambal dacoits. He hides himself in Hyderabad. But after getting hit in the head and getting stabbed a couple of times, Rathod dies in front of Sathi Babu.Sathi Babu now goes to the Chambal valley and settles the score on behalf of the dead Rathod. Max, 9 p.m.
THE EXPENDABLES
Barney Ross leads the “Expendables”, a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial
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arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul. Pix, 11.35 p.m.
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Badal is a victim of the 1984 riots, brought up by a terrorist. Badal lives with the sole aim of exterminating a police cop Rana now the DGP. Rana was responsible for cruel harassment and murders of innocent people in the villages of Punjab. Including that of Badal’s whole family. An honest police officer and his family give shelter to young Badal where he falls in love with Rani Mukherjee. Badal’s aim remains to kill the treacherous police officer who had killed his parents and his loving sister. After several twists and turns he meets the treacherous Jai Singh Rana who has now become a DIG. How the hero accomplishes his revenge forms the rest of the story? CVO, 9 p.m.
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JURASSIC PARK III
Dr. Alan Grant is now a happy man with the previous incidents of Jurassic Park now behind him. Grant is that happy that he announce in public, that nothing on Earth can persuade him back onto the islands. Maybe nothing, except Paul Kirby. Kirby and his wife, Amanda want a plane to fly them over Isla Sorna, with Dr. Grant as their guide. But not everything Kirby says is true. When the plane lands, Dr. Grant realizes that there is another reason why they are there, that he doesn’t know of. Now, Dr. Grant is stuck on an island he has never been on before, with what was a plane journey now turned into a search party. Star M ov ies, 9 p.m.
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SHABBIR ROCKS IN ‘KUMKUM BHAGYA’
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TV TATTLE Marathi mulgi
CHANDRAMUKHI Chautala is an adept police officer fighting crime and solving cases in her own unique ways. Kavita Kaushik who plays the lead as Chandramukhi has always stated that she has a liking for Marathi culture and particularly the mannerisms and cuisine associated with it. Incidentally, Kavita has got an opportunity to be a Maharashtrian in an upcoming track of FIR wherein she will be seen as ‘Gangubai’ in a traditional nine-yard saree. Kavita was really excited for this part and did extensive research by watching Marathi movies to understand the finer nuances.
Magic show
Shabbir Ahluwalia is an Indian television actor, best known for his roles as Rishi Garewal in ‘Kahiin to Hoga’ and Milind Mishra in ‘Kayamath’. He was also the winner of the reality show ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’. He made his debut in Bollywood with the movie ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’. Now after a sabbatical of two years he is back with his mentor Ekta Kapoor’s exciting new show ‘Kumkum Bhagya’. Here is what Shabbir had to say
AFTER astounding people and celebrities across the globe, acclaimed magician Dynamo, is currently touring India. HISTORY TV18, one of the leading factual entertainment channels in India, organised a special event for Dynamo to meet his fans in Mumbai on March 21. The crowd, consisting of over 300 enthusiastic fans, was left spellbound by his magic. Speaking on the occasion, Sangeetha Aiyer, Vice President & Head – Marketing A+E Networks, TV18 stated, “We are humbled by the adulation and success of the Dynamo event and delighted by the excitement of our viewers to see him perform live”.
Role reversal
NIKKHIL Chaddha, the good boy of Indian television, turns bad on Life OK’s brand new show 'Nadaan Parinde'. The new show brings together an ensemble of some of televisions’ most sought after faces, to name a few, Karamveer Rajpal, Gulki Joshi, Tanushree Kaushal and many more. Nikkhil who rose to fame with shows like 'Swarg' and 'Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke' will now be seen playing the baddie Purab. The show is a drama based and shot in a small village near Mohali. The show is being produced by Imtiaz Punjabi's production house Scaling Heights and will go on air sometime in April.
By Sandeep Hattangadi
What is the story line of the show ‘Kumkum Bhagya’? Based losely on Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility, Kumkum Bhagya is its Indian interpretation, following the life of a Punjabi matriarch Sarla Arora who runs a marriage hall and lives with the hope of seeing her two daughters Pragya and Bulbul who are poles apart, happily married some day! The pivotal characters of this new show are a bunch of strong, feisty women, living together in an all-female, matriarchal family.
Who are the characters in the show? I play Rockstar Abhi with a cult following of his own. Sriti Jha plays the character of Pragya, the elder sister, who is practical, hardworking and committed to supporting her family though she’s barely finished her own studies, she teaches at a college to ensure that her mother Sarla’s (Supriya Shukla) meager earnings from the Kumkum Bhagya marriage hall never fall short in making two ends meet. In the midst of all this pressure on her, she’s forgotten how to unwind or pursue any passions of her own. Mrunal Thakur plays Bulbul, the younger sister who has her head in the clouds. She’s vivacious, smart, stylish and a complete dreamer. It barely occurs to her to snap out her own make-believe, rose-tinted world and be of any real use to her family. She idolises the ruling heartthrob of the country, Rockstar Abhi. Faisal Rashid will be seen as Suresh, the college professor who works closely with Pragya (Sriti Jha). Having led a tough life in the military and lost most of his close ones, he is an embittered soul with much angst and pent-up frustration about life. It remains to be seen how the lives of these two men intertwine with the Arora girls and change their destinies forever.
Science show
DISCOVERY Science, a leading factual entertainment channel, brings yet another programme to tickle the curious minds in the country. 'Secrets of the Earth', the latest show will provide answers to questions that have eluded everyone forever. It will reveal life’s greatest mysteries and smallest wonders. The show is a broad-based new Science series that explores our planet with the same sense of awe and wonder that is normally reserved for alien worlds. It shows Earth in a never-seen-before way with high-end computer graphics, fun visual analogies and a recurring cast of dynamic experts It will air on April 1 at 9 pm on Discovery Science.
What made you accept this show for your comeback after a hiatus of two years? With me producing shows, it was getting very difficult to manage time for acting assignments. But now, I have decided to concentrate on acting. You can’t be away from what you love doing for long. The role appealed to me a great deal. This is the first time that I will be playing a Rockstar on television and in order to look my part, I had to ensure that I did not just get my costume and look right, but also get that attitude right that is required to portray a Rockstar onscreen.
Fan fare
IT was a hilarious experience for CID cop Daya when he shot an episode in the chawls of Mumbai for the ongoing 'Mission Mumbai' series. Daya and Abhijeet were required to be dressed as gundas. The premise required Daya to be beaten by the villain. During the shoot, around 500 odd people had gathered to witness the sequence. Suddenly, in between the shot few children made their way through the crowd and charged towards the villain and started arguing with him. Unaware of the shoot in progress, these little fans of Daya thought their hero was getting beaten up in real and came forward to help him.
Did you accept this show because it’s an Ekta Kapoor show? To a certain extent yes, because I share a good working relationship with her and I have been a part of many of her popular shows. Also it’s a ZEE TV show which is a premier entertainment channel. What about films? I have a few Sanjay Gupta Productions films in my hand. Starting April 15, stay tuned to Kumkum Bhagya at 9 pm every Monday-Friday on Zee TV.
Abhishek Kapoor to bring ‘Mahabharata’ on silver screen D
IRECTOR Abhishek Kapoor will bring Indian mythology's greatest epic The Mahabharata on the big screen. “The Mahabharata expresses the universal truth; it has defined my understanding of spirituality and of all humanity. I aim to translate this onto the big screen, engage minds and deliver a world class cinematic experience”, Abhishek told the PTI. Disney India has announced their plans of gearing up to recreate the
magic of this remarkable story in live action at a scale never seen before in Indian cinema, which will be directed by Kapoor and
written by renowned author Ashok Banker. "Indian mythology has a great wealth of stories which have inspired le-
gions of creative minds and the Mahabharata unarguably is the most ambitious and encompassing. We believe this epic which has engaged generations of Indians will translate into a magnificent silver screen saga”, Siddharth Roy Kapur, managing director of Disney India, said. The film will go into pre-production after the completion of Kapoor's next venture with the studio, Fitoor, which goes on the floors in July.
Doordarshan awards
THE National Broadcaster, Doordarshan, in association with the Sahyog Foundation organised the 'Sahyadri Sahyog Sindhu Awards-2014' at Doordarshan Mumbai Kendra to felicitate the eminent personalities from Sindhi Community who had done extraordinary work in their respective fields. Today, commendably, Sindhis are truly a world community, with a Sindhi present in over 200 countries all over the globe. Sindhis of today have excelled in all walks of life – industry, medicine, cinema, learning and letters, technology, computers, journalism, finance and banking – in short in every conceivable vocation.
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 731
ENIGMA CODE 731 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.
ACROSS: 6 Going unknown after damage to accord (7) 7 Got up news of what, by any other name, would smell as sweet (5) 9 Repaired leak with a vegetable (4) 10 What dolts convert Sydney Harbour into a lake? (10) 11 Our present Queen as a supporter in a moving experience (8) 13 Start where you left off with mixture of rum, see? (6) 15 Advice for the hesitant: get an old Dutch coin (4) 17 Pushes some of the cycle spokes in place (5) 18 American business contract with a Peruvian (4) 19 NY heir requiring change for a sovereign, but which one? (5,1) 20 The princess can be trusted, but others cannot (8) 23 Not worth considering one legal scholar in casual dress! (10) 26 America's backing one of the oldest states to get Fiji capitalised (4) 27 When raffle ticket buyers tear off,they're left behind (5) 28 She serves a quarter-pint to Scotsman (7) DOWN: 1 But he doesn't deal with any branch of medicine ! (4,6) 2 Tell person not to be in favour of offer (6) 3 Twenty policemen admit blunder (4) 4 Sat and drank from these? (8) 5 Fall asleep if number of jurors won't come to a conclusion (4) 6 Move the Ambassador with ordinary anger suppressed (5) 8 Aim to get crazy mice retricted to one area (7) 12 Did some gardening when one had an inclination (5) 14 Canvas or clothing a child might wear (6-4)
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The Clue: Up to date
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16 Cover removers, perhaps, in action at the start of the cricket match (7) 17 Moralistic ringleader in beastly accommodation (8) 21 Become more of a bore on board ship (6)
22 Exhausted? Fifty left and five came in, man ! (5) 24 Returning twosome, under 50, is offensively showy (4) 25 Little creatures listening secretly? (4)
SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Reformer, 5 Warsaw, 9 Mortuary, 10 Plaint, 11 Theodore, 12 Doodah, 14 Umberto Eco, 18 Well i never, 22 Titter, 23 Rose-bowl, 24 Hoof it, 25 Vitriols, 26 Snakes, 27 Agrimony. DOWN: 1 Remits, 2 Forced, 3 Rounds, 4 Ear-trumpet, 6 All sorts, 7 Skin-deep, 8 Watchdog, 13 Developing, 15 Switches, 16 Plethora, 17 Live wire, 19 Henry I, 20 Rococo, 21 Classy.
QUICK CROSS 731
ACROSS: 1. Fathered 6. Sympathetic to _ ___ degree (1,4) 7. Beauty parlor 8. Outlawed explosion (1,4) 9. Comes in last
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MATH PYRAMID 731 The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size
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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
DOWN: 1. Intrinsic 2. Clio's sister 3. Big blows 4. Came up 5. Camp lodgings
MATHDOKU 731
HIDATO 731
The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from first to the last number in the grid. The first and last numbers of a puzzle and a some other numbers are already filled in. FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to each puzzle is arrived at logically and is unique. FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
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TIGER BUD BLAKE
TODAY’S FORECAST
JAGJIT UPPAL
WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART
B.C. JOHNNY HART
BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP
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Pisces Amavasya Revati Meen (Pisces) D.Ch.Z. Green and Brown 3
BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will be required to attend to matters at work, especially joint ventures. Partnerships will undergo a reshuffle with an old association ending and new alliances formed. These changes at work will improve your financial position. The employed may seek better opportunities in new jobs, which will come along early in the year. Love life seems to be in turmoil, with the married considering separation and those in love snapping their ties. BABIES BORN TODAY: Will have a good physique, attractive and tall. Girls can be called beautiful. Will be healthy and long-lived. Will be orthodox, where culture is concerned but can be outgoing, stubborn and ambitious. An interest in science historical research, and ancient cultures or poetry will lead to success. Will be happy and fortunate. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You will find yourself surrounded by a lucky set of circumstances and sure to gain from them. If seeking loan, you will get it soon. An invitation to an important function will do you good. Efforts to improve ties with those important to you will get an unexpected boost by the participation of your mate or beloved.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Don’t worry if you face criticism and censure on way to success .You will have to go all out to make a good impression on someone who matters to you. There will be obstacles along the way but you will be able to achieve what you want. There could be some expenses on a forthcoming function at home. Aloofness in your attitude could be interpreted as disapproval by you.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You are going to have unexpected financial gains and your good judgment and ability to work against all odds will prove to be very successful. Your services will be in great demand and you will be given an important post or designation. There could be some changes in a travel plan.
CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Better prospects career-wise are indicated. Family get-together keeps you pleasantly occupied. There could be some inquiries from overseas, which are worth considering. There could also be some unnecessary expenses. Secret activities that affect your personal life should be handled tactfully.
LEO (July 22 - August 21): You do not have to go out of the way to express your opinion and annoy your colleagues. Your view will prevail, as it is practical and valid. There is no threat to your job or status in at work. In fact, the developments within the Organization will prove to be more profitable for you soon.
VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): New responsibilities at work keep you busy. You may be worried about meeting deadlines. Some of you could face some opposition at work. Exercise restraint and avoid confrontation at all cost right now. Avoid hasty decisions. Perhaps you are pushing too hard. Relax and try to unwind.
LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Even though you are in a position of strength you are advised to cope with delays and other such problems with patience and forbearance. Personal life remains tense due to your own irritable nature due to your lack of attention and neglect towards your beloved or mate.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): New work offers in partnership are not for you. Try to work independently you are more likely to gain in this way. Success is assured provided to stick to your own plans. You will be in the mood to take it easy and perhaps participate in a favorite pastime or hobby. You are suddenly in much demand and the in the spotlight. You will be in mood to splurge money on entertaining friends or organize a lavish get-together.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Devote all your attention to your career today. Rapid developments at work may require you to bring about certain changes. You will succeed in an area which was considered an impossible. This will increase your worth and credibility. In a romantic tryst take the initiative you will not be disappointed.
CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You have a good chance of improving your image at your work place by coming up with a neat solution to a problem. In your business if you wish to make optimum use of your capital cut some wasteful expenditure and improve productivity. For Property issues wait for a more opportune time.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Unexpected delays and snags may require you to spend more time at work than usual. Some significant moves may require quick decisions. Affairs connected with home or property should be left to someone who can handle these responsibilities sensibly.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Job seekers will get exciting offers. You can look forward to change in your environment... Those in creative field or dealing with sales and marketing are bound to do well. Moments with your beloved will be few. Other issues like entertaining someone from out of town could keep you busy.
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QUICK CROSSWORD 4930 ACROSS: 4 Ransacked (6) 7 Musical composition, usually on sacred themes (8) 8 Quentin Tarantino's ___ Unchained (6) 10 Infested with lice (5) 13 Not strong, frail (4) 14 Hilo feast (4) 15 Forage (4) 16 ___ theory : favorite; most preferred theory? (3) 17 Eye inflammation (4) 19 Functions; employs (4) 21 Indian goddess of wisdom (9) 23 Hokkaido native (4) 24 ___ down : demolished? (4) 26 Place to overnight (3) 27 Alone, unaccompanied (4) 29 Charitable donations (4) 32 Suffix with satin (4) 33 Slang to fail a test (5) 34 Need or want a drink (6) 35 Final, after a time (8) 36 Elbow grease, toil or drudgery (6) DOWN: 1 You will contracted (5) 2 Italian city (5) 3 Group of people (4) 4 At which cowboys show their skills (5) 5 The aircrew's name for anti-aircraft fire (4) 6 Birds of prey (6) 9 Type of large feline mammal (6) 11 Ironing ___ : removing wrinkles or smoothening? (3) 12 Actress Sarandon (5) 13 Engage in wrestling (7) 15 Monetary unit of Burma (3) 16 Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame architect (3) 18 Expects confidently (6) 20 Thieve (5) 21 To do something wicked (3) 22 Try to win the affections of; court (3)
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SUDOKU 2116 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.
SATURDAY’S SOLUTION
Difficulty Level:
CRYPTOQUIP
Today’s clue: N equals H
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.
23 ___ Pradesh : the Telegu land? (6) 25 LBJ's successor (3) 28 River animal (5) 30 A bacterial disease of the skin (5)
31 ___ and crossed bones : the danger sign? (5) 32 Reasoning word (4) 33 Temple (4)
SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Shrewd, 5 Pub, 8 Hell, 9 Umps, 10 Baltic, 11 Partition, 13 Lash, 15 Neo, 16 Ousts, 17 Teaor, 20 Bug, 22 Www, 23 Ortho, 24 Korea, 26 Sin, 27 Rife, 28 Christmas, 31 Toying, 32 Dion, 33 Yeah, 34 Abs, 35 Sought. DOWN: 1 Subtle, 2 Rules out, 3 Whip, 4 Decants, 5 Pluto, 6 Bunt, 7 Up to now, 12 Res, 14 Hugh, 18 Ewer, 19 Awaiting, 20 Brahmin, 21 Sonatas, 24 Kim, 25 Height, 26 Stays, 29 Iona, 30 Soho.
IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1935 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions
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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION
N
Q
R
G
Z
L
K
V
R
G
D
N
L
H
O K
Q
F
L
Q X
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F K G
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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything
Afternoon WORD MINE
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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 14 average; 16 good; 18 outstanding. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: alarm, amatory, amir, amity, amoral, AMORALITY, amyl, army, aroma, atom, lama, lima, limy, loam, loamy, mail, malt, marital, mart, martial, mayor, mayoral, moat, molar, moral, morality, moray, mortal, omit, roam, tram, trim.
HEATHCLIFF
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Schumi's wife building a 10-mnpound medical suite at home
LONDON: Ailing seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher's wife is reportedly building a 10million-pound medical suite at their home by Lake Geneva in Switzerland so that he can undergo treatment at home. Corinna Schumacher is using the family's 500-million-pound fortune to build a suite equipped with high-tech medical facilities at their mansion, The Sun reported as Schumacher completes three months in hospital. Corinna has been at the 45year-old's side throughout his stay but wants to take him home despite experts saying that he is unlikely to ever wake up. The German ace has been in an artificially induced coma since December 29 after suffering serious brain injuries while skiing in the French Alps. A friend of the family for 25 years said: "Miracles happen, of course, and as a wealthy man he has the best care money can buy. But all the money in the world cannot fix what has happened to him. The family are making arrangements for a future of permanent immobility."
SPORTS Hamilton leads Mercedes to big win
ance, which cast a shadow over the race and was blamed for poor ticket sales with the Sepang circuit only about half-full. "Incredible, incredible," Hamilton said TRIBUTE TO MH370 VICTIMS of the win. "I just feel so grateful Rain disrupted qualifying but particularly after such a tragedy Malaysia's notorious downpours three weeks ago. I would like to were largely absent as the 2008 dedicate it to those people and world champion finished 17 sec- their families." onds ahead of Rosberg, who After a sombre minute's sileads the overall standings with lence for the MH370 missing, 43 points to Hamilton's 25. Hamilton got away smoothly Afterwards, Hamilton paid from pole as his team-mate Rostribute to the victims of the mys- berg squeezed inside Vettel and terious MH370 plane disappear- into second position on the start-
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opinath Manna from Mumbai was part of the Tolani team that won the 1st Commonwealth Bridge Championship. On this hand from the Bharatiya tournament he went one better than a player who has represented India many times in several international tournaments S= 5 H–A2 D- A Q 10 5 2 C- A K J 3 2
C- 8 7 West was dealer. He opened 2 spades, North showed his
BRIDGE powerful 2 suiter hand in minors, & south reached 5 diamonds. West led the Queen of spades. East won with Ace. He knew south held the King of spades, because of the lead. He also realised that south, if he could reach his hand, would discard dummy’s heart loser on the King of spades. East therefore unerringly shifted to a heart. South won in dummy. Here the paths of the 2 declarers differed. How would you play the hand on this
defence? The international player went down & Manna scored his contract. It is necessary to establish dummy’s club suit. It is possible only if the suit breaks 4-2 at worst. So what you must do is to ruff 2 clubs in hand. It also gives an entry to your hand for cashing the spade King. So declarer cashed the Ace & King of clubs & ruffed the 3rd club in hand. But the roof came down when west ruffed with King of diamonds & cashed a heart to put the contract down. A pedestrian performance from an expert! Manna showed how the hand should be played. He also analysed the play correctly, & ruffed a club in hand. But there was a significant difference in execution. Before cashing the Ace & King of clubs he cashed the Ace of diamonds, felling west’s singleton King of diamonds. Now he could safely ruff a club in hand, west being unable to over ruff, cash the spade King, discarding the heart loser from dummy. Then he could ruff a heart in dummy, ruff another club in hand, making the club suit good. Now was the time to draw the 2nd trump. Thus Manna made his contract losing only a diamond & a spade.
JOHOR BAHRU: India's Sourabh Verma suffered a heartbreak in the men's singles final of the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold as he went down fighting in a three-game thriller against Simon Santoso of Indonesia here. The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh squandered a one-game advantage to lose 21-15 16-21 19-21 to former world number three Simon in an energy-sapping one hour and nine minutes match at the Stadium Perbandaran Pasir Gudang. The world number 30 Sourabh, who had recently clinched three titles -- TATA Open, Austrian International Challenge and Iran Fajr International Challenge -- played his heart out in his fourth final in as many months but it was the 15th seed Simon who had the last laugh. With this win, the world number 56 Indonesian kept his unbeaten record intact against Sourabh. Simon had beaten the Indian in straight games in their only previous meeting in 2012 at the Indonesia Open.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain sprays champagne on the podium with teammate Nico Rosberg, right, after winning the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. ing straight. Behind the leaders, McLaren's Kevin Magnussen clipped Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen's right rear tyre, leaving him with a flat, and Pastor Maldonado crashed with Jules Bianchi. Hamilton was streaking away in front and he had a 5.2second lead by lap nine, with Rosberg nearly four seconds ahead of Vettel in third and Daniel Ricciardo fourth in the second Red Bull. Williams' Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, who was warned over the radio to stop attacking his teammate.
Surpassing the International Mumbai succumb to Baroda By Anant Bhagwat
Shuttler Sourabh loses in final of Malaysia Grand Prix Gold
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EPANG (MALAYSIA): Britain's Lewis Hamilton led the first Mercedes one-two in 59 years on Sunday as he stormed into the title race with a commanding victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton streaked away from pole position and was never pressured as he finished ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg with four-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel third for Red Bull. It was the first time both Mercedes drivers have led the field since 1955, when the German marque departed the sport before returning in 2010 and now confirming themselves as the team to beat in F1's new era. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was fourth and Nico Hulkenberg placed a creditable fifth for Force India. The win was sweet for Hamilton, who ended an eight-month win drought since Hungary last July and who was frustrated at the season-opener in Australia when he had to retire early.
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MUMBAI: Commodore Surinder Mongia, piloting the Wahe Guru, finished first in both races of the A Class Super Yachts, followed by Bharat Kewalramani in Sheikin Not Stirred on the opening day of the Deloitte JJ Memorial Cup Sailing Championships off the Bombay harbour. The Deloitte JJ Memorial Cup started IN spectacular weather conditions with winds ranging from 12 to 19 knots and races finished much ahead of schedule.The owners of most of the super yachts of Mumbai including Nandan Chandavarkar on Peace and Plenty, Ravi Marivalla on Blazing Surmai, Bharat Kewalramani on Sheikin Not Stirred and Arvind Rao on Avis Ark participated and the Deloitte JJ Memorial Cup had a record 180 participants across all classes.The first race sailed just opposite the Taj and Gateway had a huge collision between Avi’ Ark, Tengi and Frank Hancock's Cunning Plan causing all of them to start late and this gave Wahe Guru, helmed by Commodore Mongia a veteran and an Arjuna Awardee a march from start to finish tailed closely by Sheikin Not Stirred skippered by Kewalramani.
RCF strike late to score narrow win over Central Railway Baroda skipper Yusuf Pathan rejoices after the fall of a Mumbai wicket during the West Zone T20 Zonal League match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
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visitors batting. Chasing the target of 145, Mumbai started off umbai: Mumbai were out- cautiously but wickets fell at regplayed by an impressive ular intervals which brought Baroda by 19 runs in their first their downfall. For Baroda, it was West Zone T20 zonal league Munaf Patel who took important match at the Wankhede Sta- wickets scalping three for 24 dium on Sunday night. while left-arm seamer Lukman Put into bat by the hosts, Meriwala and Krunal Pandya Hardik Pandya propelled Baroda bagged two each. to 144 with an impressive unThe Zaheer Khan led-side will beaten knock of 82 runs off 57 just have a night to ponder over balls. Mumbai bowling proved to their poor batting display as they be poor with their bowlers un- take on Gujarat at the MCA’s Banable to make any dents in to the dra-Kurla Complex facility.
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MUMBAI: Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) struck a late second goal to clinch a close 2-1 win over Central Railway in a Super Division match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League, played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel, on Sunday. Sagar Chile found the back of the net in the 92nd minute to help RCF snatch victory and the full three points. Results – At GSA ground, Cross Maidan – Elite Div: RCF 2 (Raju Meetei 28th min, Sagar Chile 92nd) beat Central Railway 1 (Shafique P). Super Div: Byculla United 1 (Kevin D’Souza) drew with Dena Bank 1 (Hemant Meher). At St. Xavier’s ground, Parel – Super Div: Karnatak Sporting Association (Arihi Uchenna 3, Merwyn Fernandes) beat Kenkre FC Under-19 0.
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IRPUR: India confirmed their progress to the World Twenty20 semi-finals as Group Two winners as a pitiful Australia suffered their third consecutive defeat. Yuvraj Singh struck 60 as India recovered from 66-4 to post 159-7 in their 20 overs in Mirpur. Australia, already out of semi-final contention, could not cope with India’s spinners as they collapsed to 86 all out in 16.2 overs. Man of the Match Ravichandran Ashwin took 4-11 and Amit Mishra 2-13. India will face the runner-up in Group One in the last four, while Pakistan face West Indies on Tuesday to decide the other Group Two qualifier. A marvellous innings from Yuvraj Singh hauled
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India to a commanding total of 159-7.The all-rounder scored 60 off 43 balls and shared a partnership of 84 with MS Dhoni, dragging their side from a perilous score of 66-4. Yuvraj was savage in his treatment of Australian leftarm paceman Mitchell Starc, who was wayward throughout despite claiming the wicket of Dhoni in his final over. Starc finished with 1-36 in his four overs, and it could have been worse had a waist-high full toss been called late on. Brief Scores: India 159 for 7 (Yuvraj Singh 60, M S Dhoni 24). Australia: 86 all out in 16.2 overs (Glenn Maxwell 23, David Warner 19; R Ashwin 4/11).
Yuvraj Singh who roared back into from takes evasive action against a bouncer.
Anand seals Candidates title with effortless draw
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HANTY MASISYK (Russia): Fivetime world champion Viswanathan Anand sealed the Candidates tournament title with an effortless draw with Peter Svidler of Russia in the 14th and final round here today. Having won one of the strongest tournaments of recent times with one round to spare, Anand just didn’t want anything to go wrong and went for the draw with white pieces that was for the taking. The Indian ace thus officially earned the right to a rematch with Magnus Carlsen of Norway along with the winner’s purse of 13,5000 Euros. The bidding for Anand-Carlsen II are now open and FIDE, the apex chess body will decide the awarding of this match after receiving all the bids by April 30 this year. The match will be held from November 5-25. The last day provided mixed games. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played out a quick draw against Vladimir Kramnik while Veselin Topalov’s bid to come out of the last spot was foiled by Russian Dmitry Andreikin.
Pakistan thrash Bangladesh by 50 runs to eliminate Australia By Kushan Sarkar
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IRPUR: Talented opener Ahmed Shehzad scored a brilliant unbeaten hundred as Pakistan crushed hosts Bangladesh by 50 runs in a Group 2 league encounter of the ICC World T20 to keep their semifinal hopes alive here today. The result also eliminated Australia from the tournament and Pakistan and West Indies will fight out for the second semifinal spot with India having already qualified for the last-four stage from Group 2. Batting first, Pakistan scored a commanding 190 for five with Shehzad (111 not out) hitting his maiden T20 International century which was laced with 10 boundaries and five sixes from 62 deliveries. Shehzad, who was later adjudged man-ofthe-match, made it to the record books as he today became the only Pakistani to hit a Twenty20 International hundred. Brief Scores: Pakistan 190 for five in 20 overs. (Ahmed Shehzad 111 not out, Shoiab Malik 26; Abdur Razzak 2/20). Bangladesh 140 for 7 in 20 overs.(Shakib Al Hasan 38, Nasir Hossain 23; Umar Gul 3/30, Saeed Ajmal 2/20)
Ahmed Shehzad rejoices as he leaps into the air after scoring his century.
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HITTAGONG: A semi-final spot at stake, Sri Lanka and New Zealand take on each other in a virtual knock-out match of the ICC World Twenty20 here tomorrow. Sri Lanka and New Zealand are on four points each from three games and the winner of tomorrow’s Super 10 match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium will decide which side will join South Africa in the semifinals from Group 1. South Africa have finished their Super 10 engagements and have qualified for the semifinals with six points from four matches. Sri Lanka came into the World Twenty20 high on confidence after winning the Asia Cup and then they recorded two consecutive wins comfortably — against South Africa and minnows the Netherlands. The win against the Netherlands was the shortest successful run chase ever in Twenty20 Internationals, having completed in just five overs after the Dutch scored just 39.
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