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POTHOLES IN COURT TODAY After having made excuses during their last court appearance, heads of BMC, TMC, NMMC, MMRDA, MSRDC, MbPT, PWD, UDD will have to submit some really concrete plans today

By Philip Varghese

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wo weeks after Bombay High Court directed the civic corporations of Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Vasai Virar and Mira Bhayandar to come up with an action plan to tackle the menace of potholes after observing that the problem was because of lack of coordination between the agencies concerned with construction, maintaining and repairing roads, the civic bodies will today submit their reports on their plans of action in the matter.

The division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice MS Sanklecha, in its last hearing of a suo moto PIL, had raised concerns over the poor condition of roads in the state and the recent incidents of bikers losing their lives on pothole-ridden roads.

The court had taken up the matter after sitting judge, Justice Gautam Patel, wrote a letter to Justice Shah drawing his attention to the pathetic road conditions.

Municipal commissioners of Mumbai (Sitaram Kunte), Thane (Aseem Gupta) and Navi Mumbai (Abasaheb Jarhad), besides officials of MMRDA, MSRDC, Mumbai Port Trust, PWD, Urban Development and the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra JK Banthia were present in court during the last hearing.

The civic chiefs put the blame on constant digging by utility agencies and water-logging caused by rains. Sitaram Kunte had told the HC that repeated digging by various utility

Sitaram Kunte, Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai agencies and lack of co-ordination between utility agencies was the major problem.

Also, that there is no utility mapping. On an average, of

the total 1,900 km of roads in the city, 400-450 km is dug up by the utilities every year. The BMC has plans to do utility mapping to handle this, said Kunte.

The judges had said that while paperwork was good, the results were not visible on the roads. Suggesting the authorities to learn from foreign countries, the court said, “How do foreign countries manage this problem? In a city like Mumbai where prices are so high, people cannot afford to stay in South Mumbai where their offices are located and hence have to travel a lot. Travelling becomes worse on such roads.�

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MU fails ‘Physical Test’!

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MUMBAI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

MU’s Physical Department runs without the facilities mentioned in its syllabus but goes ahead awarding diplomas and masters degrees in Physical Education

By Yatin Ingle

We have saved substantial money while shooting this movie! Instead of going all the way to Venice, we took all those shots in the flood-hit city of Alahabad

OPINIONS

Will you be visiting the popular Ganesh pandals this year for Ganesh Chaturti?

Neha Shinde PR Executive No, with the increase in crowds and the crimes against women it seems difficult to make it to the pandals.

Sagar Gamre Disc Jockey Yes, I would visit the pandals as the biggest religious festival is coming up how can I miss upon Lalbaugcha Raja Ganeshotsav Mandal,GSB Seva mandal, Kings Circle, Matunga Sahyadri Krida Mandal, Tilak Nagar Andheri Raja, Azad Nagar Neha Jayakar Banker Yes, I will be visiting the Lalbaugcha Raja this year too.My family has been visiting the pandal since many years

WOMAN RAPED IN PUNE HOSPITAL; WARD BOY, GUARD ARRESTED P

UNE (PTI): In a shocking incident, a mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped by a ward boy and a security guard in the lift of a municipal hospital at Bhosari near here, police said today.

Both the accused have been arrested.

The 30-year-old woman, who is also speech impaired, had been admitted to the hospital from a shelter home where she lived, following Readers wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may send us their name, day-time telephone number with a passport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in Your Subject line must be: opinion

List of facilities available

Cricket ground Gymnastics Table Tennis Softball Malkhamb High jump

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hile students may be happy to receive their degrees for Masters in Physical Education (M.Ped), the varsity has failed the test in providing facilities. After the ADC investigated about facilities provided by Mumbai University (MU), it was found that the department has been awarding degrees without having complete facilities needed for the course. Out of 37 facilities, the department only had six facilities which are fully available for carrying out the course, were as the other 33 facilities are either not available or are available on a temporary basis.

After the ADC, investigated it was found out that, in all the department provides 37 sports facilities amongst which only four facilities of a cricket ground, Soft ball, TableTennis ,High jump, Gymnastics and Malkhamb, were as 10 facilities are temporarily provided and 21 facilities are not available.

Talking to Shefali Pandya, Head of department, Physical Education, MU, who says “We have a full fledged ground and an indoor hall available were we carry out the sports. The varsity looks into the availability of the facilities and it’s been seen that the construction and renovation work is nearly taking place”.

Last week, the ADC had reported that Even MU seems to have conveniently forgotten or ignored maintenance of its sports facilities set up for students as the water in the swimming pool has turned stagnant and is infested with larvae, while the bushes surrounding the pool are overgrown. The tennis court has turned into a muddy lawn and the table tennis area is being used for storage.

According to the requirements of

health complaints on August 26.

The accused allegedly took the woman to the lift on the pretext of shifting her to another ward and raped her on August 29, police said.

After being discharged from the hospital on August 31, the woman returned to the shelter home where she informed about the crime to the caretaker through sign language.

Following this, a case was filed leading to the arrests, police added.

VASTU TIP OF THE DAY

Facilities temporarily available

Kho Kho court Football ground Hockey ground Handball court Kabbadi court Volley court Badminton court Shot put Discuss 100mts/400mts

Sha Sh diii,, Utsa Shaadi, ha a d Uttsssa Ut av y aa ad Lijjj Li jat a jjat at Pa apa p pa ap

Facilities not in use Swimming pool Multi Gym / Hall

Facilities not available

LIJJA AT AD. AGENCY

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) , the department should have minimum of 10 teachers , were as at the present MU’s physical department only has four regular appointment of teachers and one temporary teacher and two teachers are on suspension.

When the ADC, spoke to Dr Naresh Chandra, Pro Vice Chancellor, MU, who said “MU is undertak-

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ing indoor construction work of the sports complex thoroughly and it should be completed within two months and available for the students.” When asked about the outdoor renovation and construction work of the swimming pool, grounds and courts and the outdoor facilities, Chandra replied, “It will be undertaken only after the monsoon.

Basketball court Archery Boxing ring Tennis Ball badminton court Judo (mats are not available) Wrestling (mats re not available) Taekwondo (mats are not available) Rifle Shooting Skating Throwball Hurdles Band training Long Jump Triple Jump No internet facility No email id for the department

Uddhav speaks for Varkaris S

ena chief Uddhav Thackeray has indicated that he was not opposed to the anti-black magic legislation, an ordinance for which was promulgated by the state government after the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.

"I am speaking to varkaris (on the bill). I have spoken to (their leader) Bandyatatya Karadkar and he has said they are against ill practices," Uddhav said.

“Varkaris are devotees of LordVitthal. I don't think that there is anything objectionable (in the bill) now, but we should not let anyone misuse the provisions," he said. — PTI A blue bedsheet should never be used in the house.

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MUMBAI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

What a headache! In Mumbai, it would seem the crowd moves towards a warning cry and not away from it. This is the scene at a ‘bomb alert’ on the footpath outside Azad Maidan last Friday, around noon. We are so not prepared for anything! Or perhaps, we are!

Strange bag ahead. Let’s go watch! sniffed the bottle and gently poured out the contents. Again he showed this to his senior.

Meanwhile the circle of observers had come much closer and at this point, some of them could touch him if they so wished.

Suddenly, one young man pushed his way through the crowd, got to the bomb expert and snatched the bag away from him. It

Scenes at a market

On any weekday, especially in the mornings but also late into the

adequate arrangements. It certainly beats going to a multiplex and shelling out between Rs. 300 and Rs. 500 for a single ticket, minus the popcorn, on a Sunday afternoon!

Observation 1:

They hunt in packs or, if alone, they prey on the very vulnerable. Indian men, we mean. There must be something to the emerging trend in gang rapes or sexual assaults on very small children. Only in India do you find men roaming around with hands interlocked and arms around each other. What does all this say about the average Indian male?

Observation 2:

The Board of Control for Cricket in India seems to be hated in much of the cricket playing world for its tactics, its strategies and its attitude to the cricket boards of other countries. Bully, spiteful, vindictive, domineering and corrupt are words that are bandied around when it comes to describing it. And nowhere is the criticism stronger than in Indian media.

Observation 3:

Godman Asaram Bapu has 2 crore devotees, we are told. He is also not above kicking away their slavish prostrations before him when he is not in the mood, or punching them out for small mistakes like stepping on his foot occasionally in melees where his bhakts just need to get close to their divinity. Yet none of them seem to object. Just look at their faces in the photographs showing him preaching or delivering a discourse. Seriously disturbing!

Azad Shrivastav | ADC

It was around noon lat Friday, with college students, civic security personnel, advocates, the police and hordes of petitioners milling around Azad Maidan, absolutely as usual on busy Mahapalika Marg, the road that starts with the BMC and ends with St. Xavier’s College and the Directorate of Technical Education opposite Metro.

And then suddenly, there was an excited buzz as someone pointed out that there was an unattended and naturally unclaimed bag lying on the footpath, just next to the gate leading to the Esplanade Copurt and the Azad Maidan police station. Everyone started running around, not too far from the bag either. Then some policeman, some uniformed, others in plainclothes, landed on the scene and tried to restore order.

One elderly policeman got a piece of rope and started tying off the area. The crowd jostled up and down obligingly and stayed close, so as not to miss the excitement.

The elderly policemen kept one end of the rope in his hand.

By now, there were at least 30 policemen and around 100 passers-by in attendance, all locked into a companionable circle, watching Operation Bomb Defusal.

One ‘bomb expert’ in plainclothes but wearing unmistakable policeman’s shoes, completely bare-handed and headed, went off courageously to do the work. He got to the bag and proceeded to tear it open, using a sharp object.

Then he took out the first item – a folded newspaper in Marathi. It was the Loksatta and he raised it to show his senior who was standing with the crowd.

Next, he took out a plastic bottle filled with liquid, raised it and showed it to everyone – a little like a magician trying to prove he was not doing any sleight-of-hand. Very carefully, he unscrewed the top,

was the owner, a reporter with a Marathi news channel. He was doing a ‘walk through’ for his cameraman and had left his bag for a little while to finish his work and now everyone knew what the contents of his bag were and he also had no water to drink. He looked very annoyed indeed.

night, there is a frenzy of activity along Tulsi Pipe Road at Dadar, where the vegetable market draws people from all over Mumbai.

But sometimes, it tends to slow down as our photographer Azad Shrivastav discovered to his astonishment when he was passing by on Sunday afternoon.

With traffic slow on the ground and the aromatic comfort of fresh coriander all around, he noticed a group of people intent on something in their midst. Nothing seemed strong enough to distract them, so he stopped to take a look.

Imagine his surprise when he realized that they were all watching a film! Tamil, he said, or it could be Kannada or any of the South Indian languages. But the audience was intent, watching the small screen of what looked like a thicker than normal laptop. Where were they getting the electric supply from, he wondered, before noticing that they were off the local grid and on to one of their own creation.

There was a car battery, attached to two small speakers, attached to the screening device, which was actually one of these new-fangled independent VCD-DVD players. When he took out his camera to shoot a picture, there was an instant reaction, suspicious and bristling. But it all calmed down when he said he was just taking pictures for a college magazine. They knew the difference between that and a regular newspaper. The press, it would seem, is unpopular in most demographic segments these days, particularly at the lowly end.

But we have to admit that we found nothing to criticize and everything to laud in this sight.

Even footpath dwellers need entertainment, and most of them are making their own, very

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Sunday at the movies in Mumbai. Is there no end to the ingenuity on display among our footpath dwellers? Please observe the perfectly self-sustaining lifestyle that these people have created for themselves, complete with entertainment.

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CLASSIFIEDS I Ravi Mohanlal Gupta have changed my name to Ravi Mohanlal Agarwal as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No U-5326 dated: 25/04/13.

C-15019 I Rekha Rahulkumar Vasa have changed my name to Rekha Rahul Vasa as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

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THANKSGIVING 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 helper of the hopeless pray for us. St. Jude worker of miracles pray for us.

Amen.

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CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Jayant Shankar Kamble to Jayant Shankar Desai as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No X-25061.

C-15010 I, Shbana Anjum Binte Shaikh Nabiuddin, have changed my name to Shabana Anjum Shaikh Nabiuddin as per Affidavit dated 02-09-2013.

C-15011 I have changed my name from Jeyabella to Bella Jeba Jeeva as per Affidavit dated 31/08/2013.

C-15012 I have changed my name from J. Nelson to Nadar Nelson Thambi as per Affidavit dated 31/08/2013.

C-15013 I have changed my name from Vilaskumar Anantrao Jedhe to Vilas Anant Jedhe as per Affidavit dated 02/09/2013.

C-15014 I have changed my name from Sunanda Sakharam Shinde to Vijayalaxmi Vilas Jedhe as per Affidavit dated 02/09/2013.

C-15015 I Sanny Yashwant Bamne have changed my name to Sunny Yashwant Bamne as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 02/09/13.

C-15016 I Shobha Yashwant Bamne have changed my name to Shobhavati Yashwant Bamne as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 02/09/13.

C-15017 I Ullysses Joseph Fernandes have changed my name to Ulysses Joseph Fernandes as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 30/08/13.

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I Rao Shreepad Murthy Honnavar Satyanarayana have changed my name to Shreepad Murthy as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 27/08/13.

C-15033 I have changed my name from Dinesh Baburam Kaple to Dinesh Baburam Kafle as per Affidavit No. 31AA 895123.

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I Rahulkumar Nanalal Vasa have changed my name to Rahul Nanalal Vasa as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

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I have changed my name from Heena Bharat Shah to Hina Bharat Shah as per deed poll Affidavit AZ 218711 dated 31 / 8 / 2013.

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I Ms. Aashna Surendra Singh have changed my name to Mrs. Aashna Kunal Shah as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

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I have changed my name from Kantilal Jivrajbhai Patoliya to Kantibhai Jivrajbhai Patoliya as per Affidavit dated 02-09-2013.

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I Mr. Hari Dajiba Randive have changed my name to Mr. Harish Dajiram Randive as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

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I, Sangeeta Mathur have changed my Daughter’s name from Nikita Upendra Gandhi, to ‘Nikita Sangeeta Mathur’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-3221) Dated: 09/06/2005.

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I Miss Sushila Narayan Kadam have changed my name to Mrs. Swati Harish Randive as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

C-15024 I Shibani Bonnie Mendes have changed my name to Melania Bonnie Mendes as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-19787 dated: 2/11/06.

C-15025 I Bonnieface Felix Mendes have changed my name to Bonnie Felix Mendes as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-22259 dated: 15/12/05.

C-15026 I Mr. Sanjaykumar Vinodchandra Pancholi have changed my name to Mr. Sanjay Vinodkumar Pancholi as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

C-15027 I Mrs. Nikitaben Sanjaykumar Pancholi have changed my name to Mrs. Nikita Sanjay Pancholi as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

C-15028 I Ms. Farida Vahanvaty have changed my name to Mrs. Farida Khuzaima Lokhandwala as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 02/09/13.

C-15029 I Lokhadwala Farida have changed my name to Mrs. Farida Khuzaima Lokhandwala as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 02/09/13.

C-15030 I Mrs. Farida Khozema Lokhandwala have changed my name to Mrs. Farida Khuzaima Lokhandwala as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 31/08/13.

C-15031 I Sejalben Thadeshwar have changed my name to Sejal Thadeshwar as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 02/09/13.

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I have changed my name from Rajni Madhukar Patankar, to ‘Kamakshi Shishir Srivastava’ as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (X-49039) Dated: 22/09/2011.

C-15038 I have changed my name from Bismilaha Mohammed Hafiz Shaikh, to ‘Kadir Ahmed Basir Ahmed Shaikh’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-81998) Dated: 28/02/2013.

C-15039 I have changed my old name Dipa Dhansukh Gala to new name Dipa Tansukh Gala as per Affidavit dated 24th August 2013.

C-15040 We (1) Abdul Rashid Suleman Bhujwala & (2) Mrs.Sakina Abdul Rashid Bhujwala have changed our minor son’s name from Mohamed Saad Bhujwala to Mohamed Saad Abdul Rashid Bhujwala as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-15041 I have changed my name from Abdul Rashid Suleman to Abdul Rashid Suleman Bhujwala as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-15042 I have changed my name from Mohamed Saeed Abdul Rashid to Mohamed Saeed Abdul Rashid Bhujwala as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-15043 I have changed my name from Anjum Zulfikar Shaikh to Anjum Zulfikar Mansoori as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette.

No. (X-10593) dated 19/09/2002 and as per Affidavit dated 31/08/2013.

C-15044 I have changed my name from Zulfikar Habibulla Shaikh to Zulfikar Habibulla Mansoori as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette.

No. (X-6515) dated 11/08/1994 and as per Affidavit dated 31/08/2013.

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MUMBAI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 I have changed my name from Abdullah Zulfikar Shaikh to Abdullah Zulfikar Mansoori as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette.

No. (X-6516) dated 11/08/1994 and as per Affidavit dated 31/08/2013.

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I have changed my name from Akash Shetty to Aakash Shetty as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Komalben Hemenbhai Chandariya to Komal Hemen Chandariya as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Akash Dinesh Shetty to Aakash Dinesh Shetty as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Mahebub Shaikh to Ali Mehboob Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ramilaben Vrajlal Shah to Ramila Mahendra Shah as per Affidavit dated: 02 Sept 2013.

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I have changed my name from Sarwani Robin Singh Ajit Singh to Labana Robin Singh Ajit Singhi as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ananthakrishna Santhur to Ananthakrishna Santoor as per Affidavit dated 27th July 2013.

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I have changed my name from Vipulkumar Chunilal Galiya to Vipul Chunilal Galiya as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Pathare Pooja Vijay to Pathare Gurpreet Vijay as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Sushila Sanjaykumar Damani to Shashi Sanjay Damani as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shoheb Gulammohd Khatri to Mohammed Shoaib Gulam Mohammed Khatri as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohammad Hanib Sidike to Mohammad Hanif Sidike as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Roshniben Kishorbhai to Roshni Kishor Patel as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Nouzat Mohamed Shahid to Nuzat Mohamed Shahid Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Kishorbhai Dahyabhai to Kishor Dahyabhai Patel as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Mohammad Adil Mohammad Islam to Mohammad Adil Mohamad Islam Malik as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Lakshmiben Kishorbhai to Lataben Kishor Patel as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Fehmida Abdul Nabi to Fehmida Abdul Nabi Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Laxmi Devanrun to Amruta Devendra as per Affidavit dated 28th May, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Harshkumar Maheshbhai Patel to Harsh Maheshbhai Patel as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Soni Teena Gunvantrai to Tina Parimal Sagar as per Affidavit dated 03rd September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Sherali Azadaar Husain Syed to Sherali Azadar Husain Syed as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Dhansukhlal Lallubhai Modi alias Gandhi to Dhansukh Lallubhai Modi as per Affidavit dated 15th June, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Hareshkumar Ravjibhai Wadhan to Haresh Ravjibhai Wadhan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ruksaar Zulfikar Shaikh to Ruksaar Zulfikar Mansoori as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette.

No. (X-3407) dated 03/07/1997 and as per Affidavit dated 31/08/2013.

C-15047

I have changed my name from Kamrudin Sheikh to Kamruddin Shah as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

C-15056 I have changed my name from Halima Bi Ibrahim to Halimabi Ibrahim Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

C-15057 I have changed my name from Shaila to Shaila Christian as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

C-15058 I have changed my name from Jasalin Mahipat to Joslin Mafatlal Christian as per Affidavit dated 02nd August, 2013.

C-15059 I have changed my name from Snell to Stanley Christian as per Affidavit dated 02nd September, 2013.

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I have changed my name from Rekhaben Nanji Gala to Rekha Mulchand Gada as per Affidavit.

C-15072 I have changed my name from Dharmeshkumar Jayantilal Shah to Dharmesh Jayantilal Shah as per Affidavit.

C-15073 I have changed my name from Daxaben Gokulbhai Chhadva to Daksha Amrutlal Faria as per Affidavit.

C-15074 I have changed my name from Neetu Singh Ahluwalia to Neetu Sunil Chellani as per Affidavit.

C-15075 I have changed my name from Hemanbhai Kantilal Chandariya to Hemen Kantilal Chandariya as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Manoj Kumar Ramrup Ram to Manoj Kumar Ramrup Jaiswar as per Affidavit.

C-15082 I have changed my name from Mostafa Shekh to Mustafa Nedu Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-15083 I have changed my name from Masurkar Chirag Randy Sunil to Masurkar Chirag as per Affidavit.

C-15084 I have changed my name from Haroon Jamaluddin Mulla to Harun Jamaluddin Inamdar as per Affidavit.

C-15085 I have changed my name from Shakeela Banu Jaleel Sayyed to Shakeela Harun Inamdar as per Affidavit.

C-15086 I have changed my name from Mandakini Janardan Kene to Smita Shankar Mhatre as per Affidavit.

C-15087 I have changed my name from Madhavi Mohan Bhagat to Reva Rajesh Bhatre as per Affidavit.

C-15088 I have changed my name from Jayachandran Govinda Pillai Ottayil to Jayachandran Govinda Nair as per Affidavit.

C-15089 I have changed my name from Mahananda Shripatrao Desai to Neha Sham Jadhav as per Affidavit.

C-15090 I have changed my name from Mohd Faijan Mumtaz Ali Chaudhry to Faizan Ali Mumtaz Ali Choudhary as per Affidavit.

C-15091 I have changed my name from Noor Hasan Multan to Noor Hasan Multan Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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PIL stated that the former chief minister owns benami flat in controversial society

By Philip Varghese

September 19.

The litigation stated that the former wo months after a public interest chief minister owns a benami flat in south litigation (PIL) was filed in the Mumbai’s controversial society. Filed by Bombay High Court, urging that social activist Pravin Wategaonkar, it union home minister Sushil Kumar seeks that Shinde’s name be added as an Shinde, who had then held the post of accused in a case registered by the Cenchief minister of Maharashtra, be made tral Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Wategaonkar’s application states that an accused in the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society scam, the division Shinde had suggested that Major N bench of Bombay High Court, compris- Khankhoje be included as a member of ing of Justice P.V. Hardas and Justice P.N. the housing society. This was also stated Deshmukh, on Monday, asked Wate- by former legislator Kanhaiyalal Gidgaonkar to serve copies of the petition wani during his deposition before the to the Centre, Maharashtra government, Adarsh Commission probing the housCBI, and Adarsh CHS and that they may ing scam.

Shinde had, in his deposition before file their responses to this petition by

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the Adarsh commission earlier, stated that when the Adarsh file had come to him for clearance, a verification process carried out by the district collectorate and the state revenue department showed that only 20 of the society’s 71 members had been found to be ‘eligible’ as per criteria, while the eligibility of the other 51 needed to be rechecked. Since Major Khankhoje was not financially independent, he was found to be ineligible for membership. The late major’s son, Captain Kiran Khankhoje, had told the commission that when his father applied for Adarsh society’s membership, Kiran was to make all payments. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

More dialysis centres by December Civic body plans to increase number of affordable beds all across city

By A Staff Reporter

or on BMC-owned land and its services will be available to everybody in the city. ccording to the BMC, Mumbai re- There would be no difference between quires 250 affordable dialysis beds our patients or other patients,” said Adfor people requiring dialysis two or three ditional Municipal Commissioner Mantimes a month and currently the city has isha Mhaiskar.

The actual requirement is 250 and only 46 such beds. In order to bridge this gap, the BMC is working on a not-for- that too will be taken care of over a peprofit, public private partnership (PPP) model with non-governmental organiPlaces where dialysis units are sations (NGOs) in the city and through functional: this PPP, plans to give the city around Siddharth Nagar and Saibaba Nagar at 108 more beds by the month of DecemBorivali, Siddharth Hospital, Goregaon ber this year, taking the number of dialysis beds in Mumbai to 170.

Places where the PPP dialysis “Through our gap analysis we found are expected to be set up: that there is a definite need for more M.V Desai hospital, Malad (partially dialysis beds and units in the city. Also, commissioned), there were many NGOs who want to do Pt. Madammohan Malviya Shatabdi some charity work in the field of healthHospital, Govandi care but they were unable to do some M.T Agarwal Hospital, Mulund thing concrete due lack of avenues.

Shatabdi Hospital, Kandivali Their efforts and initiatives were dif Cooper Hospital, Vileparle fused. So we thought of putting things Trauma centre, Jogeshwari together and give something concrete to V.N Desai Hospital, Santacruz the people. The policy was formed last K.B Bhabha Hospital, Kurla year. Tenders were floated and this year, K.M.J Phule Hospital, Vikhroli few projects have already started. The Ma Hospital, Chembur centres will be set up at BMC hospitals

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riod of time, informed Mhaiskar.

According to the arrangement, the cost of dialysis at these PPP centres will be either lower than Rs.450, which is the rate charged by the BMC hospitals or the same. While the NGOs will get no profit through this partnership, the allowance that they would get is that the land on which the dialysis centre would be set up would be given to them by the BMC at an extremely nominal lease and there would be concessions given on water bills too. The cost of the machines and consumables and electricity charges, however, would have to be borne by the NGO. The BMC has also formed a team to supervise the functioning of this partnership.

“A team comprising the deans and medical superintendents would monitor the centre and have a monthly meeting. Also, a similar meeting would be held at the level of the additional commissioner every three months”, said Mhaiskar.

The BMC is planning to adopt this model for providing affordable diagnostic services too, some time soon.

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‘Go back to trial court regarding Kripa’ should put an end to the probe which was being monitored by it.

After hearing both sides n an interesting development in the alleged dis- and disposing the petition proportionate assets case on Monday, the Supreme against former Mumbai Court bench, comprising of Congress chief Kri- Justice H.L. Dattu and Juspashankar Singh and his tice M.Y. Eqbal observed, family members, the “We make it clear if an apSupreme Court, on Monday, plication is filed by the writ petitioners (activists) seeking final report before the Magistrate, the final report or closure report will be filed by the investigating agency before the Magistrate who will consider the same in accordance with law. We direct the apex court registry to transmit all the reports filed before it in a sealed cover from time to time to the Maharashtra government’s counsel put an end to the investiga- Shekhar Naphade for taking tion monitored by it and left further action. However, we it to the trial court to con- do not accept the plea by sider supplying final report the Maharashtra governto activists on whose PIL the ment that the petitioners should be restrained from probe was ordered.

It will be recalled that making any further allegaSingh had resigned as Mum- tions against the police aubai Congress chief after the thorities in connection with Bombay High Court on Feb- the case as they had made ruary 22, 2012 directed the in the writ petition before city police commissioner to the Bombay High Court.”

Reacting to this, senior prosecute him and his family members for criminal counsel Ram Jethmalani, misconduct under the Pre- appearing for PIL petitioners Sanjay Tiwari and othvention of Corruption Act. While hearing the peti- ers, told the court, “We tion on Monday, Singh’s should be permitted to have counsel, Mukul Rohatgi, as the copy of the final report well as senior advocate U. or closure report which may U. Lalit and Vivek Tankha, be filed by the investigators. appearing for Singh’s rela- In case a closure report is tives told the court that filed by the investigators since the investigation was then Tiwari and others may complete the apex court prefer protest petitions.”

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Akhil Bhartiya Mahila Congress Samiti’s newly appointed President Shobha Oza being felicitated by Mumbai Mahila Regional Samiti’s joint secretary Pavanpreet Kaur Anand, along with Akhil Bhartiya Mahila Congress Samiti’s vice-president, Bindu Krishna.

he BMC today moved the Bombay High Court seeking its permission to allow parking of vehicles alongside the sprawling Shivaji Park ground in central Mumbai during the forthcoming Ganesh festival this month.

However, the division bench headed

by Chief Justice Mohit Shah asked the civic body to approach the bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud, which had last year passed the order on a similar plea.

BMC wants permission for the second, fifth, seventh and tenth day of the festival which starts from September 9.

Raipada Mitra Mandal celebrated its 27th founding anniversary by venerating a Ganesha that has appeared in the form of a Banyan tree, signifying that God is omnipresent, and present in trees as well. This is being used by the mandal as a message to ‘Plant Trees & Save Trees.’

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Prime accused in Malwani murder case held, other family members, including mother are still absconding

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he Malwani Police have arrested the prime accused in the whistleblower murder case, in which the victim, Ismail Memon, was brutally murder by a family of five members, two of who were minors, along with two other unknown accomplices at Malwani gate number seven on Tuesday morning, last week.

The accused, Rustam Shaikh alias Sardar Khan, was arrested by a special team made by the Malwani police to crack the case, from the Kapaswadi locality in Andheri, late on Saturday night.

It may be recalled that the 40-year-old whistleblower

tion for his active role against drugs peddlers and addicts in the locality, a year ago he took part in a major Anti Drugs Movement which was started by the Malwani police, after which many addicts changed tracks and started supporting Ismail.

According to police sources, on the basis of tip off, they arrested Rustam Shaikh from Andheri, where he was hiding in a relative’s Ismail Memon place. They are looking out was killed over an old rivalry for other family members, inat Malwani, and died on the cluding Rustam’s mother, spot after all the accused at- Yasmin Shaikh alias Masoom, tacked him with sharp who also joined the group in beating Ismail on the day of weapons.

Ismail Memon was well incident.

Rustam had attacked Isknown face in Malwani, specially in Malwani police sta- mail with a chopper, while

Rapes at isolated places 5 year old gets picked off while playing in Jogeshwari, another minor gets raped in Versova

The rapist Salman Ejat in police custody. (Right) The Tukaram Ombale garden.

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rators. He had arrived in Mumbai five days ago and n yet another shocking case was living on rent in a slum at of rape, a 5-year-old girl Jogeshwari (West).

According to the Oshiwara was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a drug addict on police, the victim was playing Sunday night at Jogesh- with her two brothers and wari(West). The victim was cousin sister outside in the raped in a small forested area open ground near her house near the Tukaram Ombale at around 7.30 pm when the garden, and abandoned accused Ejat arrived in an inebriated condition and kidthere.

After the gangrape of a napped her. He then took her photojournalist in Mumbai’s to an isolated part of the Shakti Mill compound, a cir- wooded area near the Tukaram Ombale garden and cular was sent out to all police raped her. He left at the spot stations that more security and ran off. The victim’s must maintained at isolated uncle, a handicapped person, places like forests, shut mills witnessed the whole incident and open spaces, etc to en- and alerted the other memsure safety where chances of bers of the family.

A pedestrian heard a cries rape are high, but the police have not woken up to the oc- of the victim and found her bleeding. He immediately casion.

The accused has been reached the Oshiwara police identified as Salman Ejat (22), station with the victim and who hails from Kolkata and gave his statement to the poworks with some home deco- lice. At same

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time, the victim’s family and her neighbor who were searching for her, arrived at the police station to register a missing complaint and found the girl in there.

A search operation was launched by the police along with more than 50 people of the locality. The police detained 25 people and brought them to the police station.

The victim and her uncle then identified Ejat in the police station.

Narsingh Sherkhane, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Oshiwara Division), said, “ The accused, Ejat, was in inebriated condition when he raped the victim. He was arrested within two hours of the incident.” The accused was booked under section 376(rape), 363(kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code and section 4, 8, and 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual offences Act 2012.

the rest of the family members and two other persons used bamboo sticks.

It is learned that many drugs peddlers who were earning good money in Malwani were upset after the anti drug movement became successful in weaning away addicts. There was also some dispute over an SRA project in Malwani over which they had fought with Ismail twice earlier, said Abdul, brother of Ismail.

he Mumbai police on Monday arrested two people, including a woman for possessing charas and ganja.

The arrested accused have been identified as, Mohammad Shaiffiq and Shabana Khan. The duo was arrested by the police personnel from Trombay police station, said police.

Talking to the ADC, Prasad Dhariya, senior inspector of Trombay police station said, “After the gang rape of a young journalist and considering the five accused’s record of doping on such cheap and easily avail-

able contraband, we have initiated a drive against peddlers.”

Police are now on the lookout for the cartel of drug peddlers, who are still at large, said police adding that such accused persons are locals residing in the slums.

The Trombay police have seized nearly 40 kg of contraband worth nearly Rs.5 lakh.

Meanwhile, the arrested duo are having criminal cases registered against them, said the police, adding that they are checking about their links with inter-state drug traffickers.

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the ladies compartment when the child, wearing a n Monday, a one and a checkered shirt and shorts, half year old girl was started weeping inconabandoned by her solably, with commuters trymother in a CST-bound train ing to pacify her, telling her at Wadala station. When the that her mother would be train reached Wadala station coming back to take her .

According to the Governat 5:40 pm, the mother alighted leaving the franti- ment Railway Police at cally frightened and weeping Wadala, a good Samaritan, Sunita Malve(40) clad in a child inside the train.

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at the next station, Sewree, along with the child. She waited for a while, letting a few trains pass, on the chance that any relative would come by searching for the child.

The ADC reported the incident to Jitendra Rathod, Senior Police Inspector, Government Railway Police, Wadala about the abandoned kid, and Rathod immediately

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n an alleged case of medical negligence, BMC run Bhagwati Hospital at Borivali has been held responsible for a twenty-eight-year-old pregnant lady’s death by her family, on Monday (September 2, 2013).

Sultana Zuber Khan, a resident of Malwani, Malad, who was eight and a half months pregnant, was brought to Bhagwati hospital by her family when she started running temperature and experiencing giddiness.

“First we had taken her to a municipal hospital at Mal-

vani but we were asked to take her to Bhagwati as they felt she would get better medical assistance there. So, I brought her to Bhagwati at 12pm. At the emergency, she was given some injection and was taken to the ward. Nothing was done after that. I left for home while my brother (Sultana’s husband) was with her. She was simply lying on the bed with nobody paying any attention to her. Then at around 4pm, she started vomiting blood and so my brother alerted the doctors there. It was then that they shifted her to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and put an

oxygen mask on her mouth.

That is all that was done.

When I reached the hospital after my brother called me and entered the ICU, I saw the hospital staff chatting amongst themselves and doing nothing for my bhabhi.

When I enquired about her condition, I was told that she is serious. But I saw that she wasn’t breathing at all. I realised that she was dead,” said Taufel Khan, brother-inlaw of the deceased.

Taufel further said, “While my bhabhi passed away, they could have atleast tried to save the baby. But they didn’t do that either. After some

time they told us that the baby is also dead. It is the hospital’s carelessness that cost us two lives.”

When asked about this case, Dr. Sitaram Gawde, Medical Superintendent of Bhagwati hospital said, “The medical investigations were done and the patient was attended to by the doctors but she deteriorated. We have reported the death at the MHB police. The police will investigate the matter and we will also carry out an investigation from our side.”

Last heard, the family was contemplating lodging a complaint against the hospital.

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ujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Centre today, accusing it of having no concern for the safety of the Indian fishermen hailing from Maharash-

tra and Gujarat, who have been arrested and are languishing in Pakistani jails.

"Because of the Centre's lethargic policy, fishermen have been arrested and sub-

From hobby to become known key chain collector Rakesh Viadya get his name in Limca Book of records

jected to inhuman behaviour," Modi said, at a function organised to felicitate him for the formation of the new district Gir Somnath, which was recently carved out from Junagadh.

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acted in the matter and informed the cops at Sewree station.

According to Rathod, “The cops found the woman along with the abandoned kid at the station master’s office at Sewree station. The child is now in our custody.

She will be sent to the Dongri home if no relative comes forward to take her custody.”

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Modi urged the Centre to appeal to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to ensure the safety of Indian fishermen and get back their mechanised boats, which are in Pakistan's custody.

Attacking Prime minister Manmohan Singh, who recently admitted in the Rajya Sabha that India faced an economic crisis, he said, "When the Centre showed its inability to bring India out of the economic crisis, our fishermen can do so by exporting fish and bringing foreign currency, if they are encouraged and given safety".

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umbai, Sept 2 (PTI) Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya has blamed almost everyone, including engine suppliers, employees, banks and tax authorities, for grounding of the carrier since October last year.

In the airline's annual report (2012-13), he also mentions that the company is in talks with a "potential investor".

United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, the holding company of the airline, has filed a case against International Aero Engines AG in a Bangalore Court, claiming Rs 1,477 rpt 1,477 crore in damages, for allegedly supplying inherently defective engines, said the report.

The report, signed by Mallya, has been sent to shareholders ahead of Annual General Meeting on September 24.

"In view of the difficult operating environment as well as the engine problems, your company's airline operations and finances were severely affected," the annual report said.

Coupled with coercive action by the tax authorities, who attached the carrier's accounts as well as the sources of revenue, Kingfisher Airlines defaulted on payments to creditors and delayed salary payments, it said.

According to the annual report, the absence from work (strike) by the carrier's employees periodically, made it impossible for the airline to maintain its schedule integrity, thereby leading to stopping of operation.

The revival plan has also

been shared with the lenders of Kingfisher Airlines, who, however, have been generally unsupportive of the company's efforts to revive the airline causing further hardship, the report said.

According to the annual report, phase 1 of the recovery plan involved restarting operations with a limited fleet of seven aircraft (five Airbus and two ATR planes), gradually raising to 21 aircraft (10 Airbus and 11 ATRs) in 3-4 months.

UB Group has offered to organise funding of about Rs 650 crore to implement this phase, it said.

The second phase (full recapitalisation) envisages bringing a new investor with fresh capital, the report said.

It will address debt restructuring, servicing and repayment.

"Nevertheless, your company diligently continues its efforts to bring in fresh infusion of funds and discussions with various prospective investors are under way, despite the persistent negative media statements being made by the lenders as well as the hostile recovery action initiated by the lenders proving to be a major concern for these investors," it said.

The company remains in dialogue with several investors and believes that there is a rationale for investment for various strategic and non-strategic investors, the annual report said.

"As on the date of this report (August 14), your company is engaged in discussions with one such potential investor," it added.

Hospital to be named after Bal Thackeray e-TENDER NOTICE

Rakesh Viadya from Delhi started collecting key chains from 1979 and today he has collected more than 7,777 key chains and he got his name in Limca book of records. He has completed 34 years in collecting key chains. He has made a museum also where he has displayed all his key chains. He is only guy in world to collect key chains. His name is registered in India Book of records, golden book of world records, records holders republic India and United Kingdom, Miracle world records and Asia book of records. Rakesh Vaidya from Delhi wants his name to included in every record book and he will not stop collecting key chains.

The Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai invites e-Tenders for various works from the government registered contractors, who are also registered as ‘MCGM Vendor’; Bidder should also give Rs. 1 lack performance guarantee for the details of 4 number of Tenders of estimated amount Rs. 3382984.00 respective tender documents and process of e-Tendering, please visit www.mcgm.gov.in.

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trauma care hospital, scheduled to be opened in two months, will be named after late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, Mumbai Mayor Sunil Prabhu said here today.

Prabhu made the announcement at the opening ceremony of the renovated Shatabdi hospital in suburban Kandivli. The renovated hospital, renamed Bharatratna Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General hospital, was inaugurated by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.

The 266-bed trauma hospital is coming up along the Western Express Highway at the Ajgaonkar plot in Jogeshwari.The Kandivli hospital has 30 separate rooms with beds and attached toilets for patients willing to pay more, Additional Municipal Commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar said.

The facility has 324 beds. A 10-bed ward has been earmarked exclusively for chemotherapy.

Nephew vanquishes uncle Munde

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et another nephew has given a blow to his uncle in state politics.

This time its senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde’s nephew Dhananjay, who has won the much-hyped legislative Council election as an NCP nominee, defeating independent candidate Prithviraj

Kakade supported by Munde.

In the 288-member house, Dhananjay secured 162 votes, whereas Kakade managed to get only 106 votes. Dhananjay was declared elected by 56 votes. The election took place yesterday and the result was declared in the evening. This by-election was held to fill the vacancy caused by Dhananjay’s resignation as BJP MLC

Unclaimed bag scares train commuters

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t 9:45 am on Monday, there was a scare on a Kalyan-CST train over an unknown bag placed on the overhead shelf of a handicapped coach adjoining the middle ladies compartment.

The ladies in the coach noticed the unclaimed black bag when the train reached Dombivali. The women commuters panicked and tried calling the helpline numbers but it was a futile effort. They also tried to locate the owner of the bag.

A few commuters also contemplated getting off the train at Vidyavihar as the Government Railway Police personnel were not forthcoming.

elected by members of the Legislative Assembly. He resigned as a member of the Council on July 2 and joined the NCP, posing an open challenge to his uncle.

On the last day of filing nomination papers, the BJP had fielded its former Aurangabad city unit president Basavraj Mangrule and Shriprakash Shukla, as its of-

ficial candidates. However, the two withdrew from the fray and were present at a media briefing by Gopinath Munde later, where he said that the BJP has decided to back the candidature of Prithviraj Kakade, who filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate.

Significantly, there seems to be something about uncles

and nephews in the state politics. MNS chief Raj Thackeray seems to have inspired yet another dynastic rebel.

Dhananjay learned the ropes of politics from uncle Gopinath in Beed district but he felt sidelined when he was denied a BJP ticket in the last Assembly elections. The ticket went to Gopinath’s daughter, Pankaja Palve.

Dhananjay’s revolt has already caused a vertical split in the BJP at the district level and also a split in the Munde camp in Beed district. Political observers now feel this could be a beginning of the downfall of Gopinath Munde, as the NCP is all set to launch a campaign to dislodge him from his own constituency in forthcoming Parliament election.

Who said it was okay?

Sena claims that Industries Minister Narayan Rane does not have full mandate from all the affected parties

Finally, the Kurla GRP acted on the information and seized the black bag containing clothes.

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Rane that local groups opposing the 9,900 MW nuclear t seems it is not yet power project at Jaitapur in smooth sailing for the the Ratnagiri district had Jaitapur Nuclear Power gone on the backfoot and fiProject. The Shiv Sena along nally relented. Speaking to rewith projected affected peo- porters, Shiv Sena president ple and villagers has once Uddhav Thackeray said, “The again started flexing its arms Shiv Sena and most of the vilagainst this ambitious proj- lagers are still against the ect. This has underscored project. He (Rane) has this and exposed the vertical split habit of making hollow in the Janhit Seva Samiti, the claims. From the information committee which is heading available so far, a majority of the anti project agitation for the villagers are still opposed to the project.” long time.

A group of leaders from JanThe Shiv Sena yesterday first took the initiative and hit Seva Samiti, which had rubbished the claim by In- been opposed to the project dustries Minister Narayan for the last seven years, an-

I Police Sub-Inspector Shekhar Shinde, Government Railway Police, Kurla said, “The black bag is now with the Kurla GRP. It has been stuffed with clothes.

The owner has not claimed it yet.

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nounced that they will not protest anymore. This group is led by Pravin Gavankar, who had earlier spearheaded the anti-nuclear project movement among locals.

However, the other members of the Samiti yesterday announced that they are still against the project and will continue their agitation even in future. Gavankar has announced support to the project without considering the villagers.

It may be recalled that the state government recently decided to increase the compensation for the Project Affected People (PAP), which

has created a split among the agitating villagers. Narayan Rane, after meeting them, had said the activists had now softened their stand, and the work will move ahead soon.

As per the revised package of the government, the PAP will now get Rs 22.5 lakh per hectare instead of the earlier Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 4.5 lakh per hectare. The early works contract was signed between Nuclear Power Corporation and the French company Areva for the initial supply of two evolutionary pressurized reactors (EPRs) of 1,650 MW each in December 2010.

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Kranti Jyoy activists staged a silent protest march against the increasing rapes and molestation of women, at Hutatma Chowk on Monday.

FAD in association with Blue Billionaire group and UV organised a unique fashion show “Fashion Theatrical” at Westin, Goregaon .To showcase designs of upcoming new designer talents. Sameer Dharmadhikari along with Grand masti actress Sonaali Kulkarni,lyricist Sameer, India Resort Fashion Week Owner Pallav Oza, Blue Billionaire Group (sponsor of the event) Mr Kishore, Actress Akruti Nagpal, South Actress Mansi Pritam, Industrialist Kapil Mehra,singer Aliquili and Ipsita Pati (Winner of India Princess and Miss Asia Facebook Winner 2013) were spotted at The event.

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Dalits still there where they were

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“It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

All’s not well A on oil front t would not be guess work to Iablesuggest that something undesiris happening with regard to import and supply of oil. Evidently, the falling rupee has already had an impact. We get oil against dollar and not rupee payment. One way to solve the problem is to get less oil. That of course would cause a big jolt to the economy in India.

When the oil minister announced that a plan was being considered to supply oil at petrol pumps, there was a hue and cry. A signal was sent across the country that something was wrong on the oil front. The Oil Minister, however, soon announced that the suggestion for restricting fuel supply came from the public domain and not the government. The Prime Minister and Finance Minister also hastened to declare no proposal for restricting fuel supply hours is in place.

Sooner or later, we have no go but to face an unhappy situation with regard to the problem of high cost of fuel imports. The US strike of Syria, which is one of the oil exporting countries, is imminent.

The US is not very happy with our oil imports from Iran.

It looks like a new oil situation is slowly developing in the international scenario. The huge fall in price of a rupee to a dollar will be another major factor that will lead to a fuel crisis in the country.

dalit (untouchable) was killed. His house was destroyed and his family, including a 10-year-old, was thrown out.

The upper caste members did not like his audacity to hoist the national flag on the Independence Day at a disputed property which they had appropriated forcibly.

The discrimination is the bane of India where the caste prejudiced Hindus constitute 80 per cent of the population. The story of this dalit came to light because one TV channel highlighted it. Otherwise, thousands of dalits undergo similar rigours every day. They face the arrogance and zulum of upper castes. And there is no light at the end of the tunnel.

More than sixty years ago, the constitution banned untouchability. The freedom struggle had promised to break the shackles of the caste system after independence. First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru even deleted the column of caste from applications, registers and forms for admission to schools and entrance examinations. Yet the caste considerations have not lessened. Mahatama Gandhi, father of the nation, named the dalit, Harijan (son of God). But the dalits found the nomenclature too patronizing and preferred to be called dalits. A social evil or whatever the explanation, the feeling of discrimination in the Hindu society has not abated. Even today a dalit bridegroom cannot ride a horse while taking the barat (wedding procession) to the bride’s place. Roads at many places are closed to the dalits. As for their habitation, they continue to live in slums in the urban areas and on outskirts of villages in the rural areas.

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All religions now know caste

against the quota in promotions, caved in.

True, the Congress did not have a majority in the Lok Sabha. But it could have mustered the numbers if it had stood firm.

The reservations have been spelled out in the constitution for the dalits and the tribals.

But as the Supreme Court has pointed out that the benefits have been cornered by the creamy layer among the dalits. So is in the case of OBC. The dalits and the OBC members should allow the advantage from reservations to go below. The problem is that the leaders, vocal as they are, manipulate to appropriate the maximum concessions.

Caste affects the whole nation My knowledge of law, however limited, tells me that the column of caste in the form that the census enumerators ask violates the basic structure of the constitution. They inquire about the caste. On basis of such information the economic benefits are distributed. This makes a mockery of the constitution. Its preamble says that the people resolve to constitute India into a “sovereign socialist democratic republic.” Democracy and discrimination do not go together.

My objection is also on another point. In the Keshvanand Bharti case, the Supreme Court has said that the objectives in the preamble constitute the basic structure of the constitution. It means that Parliament, although elected directly by the people, cannot alter the basic structure.

Surprisingly, the government does not realize the effect the introduction of quota in promotions will have on the bureaucracy, the sheet anchor of the administration. Divide and rule was the dictum of the British who held India in bondage for 150 years. The nation needs to be integrated however strong are the forces to stratify it. The introduction of quota in services is an important policy decision.

The government should have called a meeting of the National Integration Council which is meant to discuss such problems.

Caste is something that affects the nation on the whole. The country cannot be pushed back to the dark ages. Affirmative action which America follows to give benefits to the black is far better than the reservations which see no end of expiry. But that is a different story, although Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, a dalit, who outlined the constitution, agreed unwillingly to reservation for 10 years only.

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tianity to escape the caste hatred of Hindus.

However, there is a case for concessions to such dalits which former UP chief minister Mayawati, a dalit has suggested. But her faulty is that she has gone beyond. She wants a quota in promotion of public servants. The demand has justifiably raised an uproar in the country. I think that whatever reservations, they should be given at the time of recruitment. Any reservation during the career would affect the morale of other caste civil servants, who have come through a tough competitive examination. The dalits wanting to join civil services also take the examination but the reservations give them an edge.

The two main political parties, the Congress and the BJP, are supporting Mayawati’s

amendment because they have their eyes set on votes in the 2014 elections. The quantum of reservations has gone up because the quota has been extended to the Other BackSome who claim to speak on behalf of Hin- ward Classes (OBC). They too want reservadus seldom endeavour to eliminate the dis- tion in promotions. Many others are also crimination against the dalits who are also want reservations. This is not possible beHindus. I have not seen the Bhartiya Janata cause of a Supreme Court judgment. It has Party (BJP) criticizing the caste system al- fixed 49.5 percent as the maximum limit for though the party is all for the Hindu Rashtriya reservations. Even if Mayawati’s amendment (state). The party’s attention is focused on is passed by parliament, the court may conpolitics, not on social reforms. Its problem sider it unconstitutional.

A constitutional amendment to introduce may well be the dictation by RSS, a group of reservations in promotions is sought to be Brahmins, the uppermost caste.

Unfortunately, the caste has penetrated the passed in the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha has thinking of Muslims and Christians. The reli- already passed it despite the opposition by gion of both the communities forbids dis- the Mulayam Singh’s Samajwadi Party from crimination. They preach equality. But when the OBC. It appears that the political parties in the it comes to practice, they are not different from Hindus. Both of them treat with con- opposition had their way when the ruling tempt the dalits, who embrace Islam or Chris- Congress party, after putting up a brave fight

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editation is not concentration. In concentration there is a self concentrating and there is an object being concentrated upon. There is duality. In meditation there is nobody inside and nothing outside. It is not concentration . There is no division between the in and the out. The in goes on flowing into the out, the out goes on flowing into the in. The demarcation, the boundary, the border, no longer exists. The in is out, the out is in; it is a no-dual consciousness.

Concentration is a dual consciousness; that’s why concentration creates tiredness; that’s why when you concentrate you feel exhausted. And you cannot concentrate for twenty-four hours, you will have to take hol-

idays to rest. Concentration can never become your nature. Meditation does not tire, meditation does not exahaust you. Meditation can become a twenty-four hour thing day in, day out, year in, year out. It can be-

MATTER & SPIRIT come eternity. It is relaxation itself.

Concentration is an act, a willed act. Meditation is a state of no will, a state of inaction. It is relaxation. One has simply dropped into one’s own being, and that being is the same as the being of All. In Concentration the mind functions out of a conclusion: you are doing something. Concentration comes out of the

past. In meditation there is no conclusion behind it. You are not doing anything in particular, you are simply being. It has no past to it, it is pure of all future, It what Lao Tzu has called wei-wu-wei, action through inaction. It is what Zen masters have been saying: Sitting silently doing nothing, the spring comes and the grass grows by itself. Remember, ‘by itself - nothing is being done. You are not pulling the grass upwards; the spring comes and the grass grows by itself. That state - when you allow life to go on its own way. When you don’t want to give any control to it, when you are not manipulating, when you are not enforcing any discipline on it - that state of pure undisciplined spontaneity, is what meditation is.

— Osho

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Is Asaram above the law?

IF Asaram is truly a holy man, his being lodged in a police lock-up would purify and sanctify the cell, instead of his person being ‘defiled’ or becoming ‘unholy’, as he arrogantly declares.

Let the fraud be treated like the criminal that he is. He cannot hide behind simple people’s misplaced ‘faith’ and cannot fool all the people all the time.

— Phiroze B. Javeri, Mumbai

IT is disgusting to note the frequency of rapes in India one after another. As usual, the rapists know that no law in India can harm them and therefore continue committing one crime after another. A so-called saint has also taken a chance and raped a young girl because he knows he has got the support of the police, political parties and his followers who will protect him from any punishment.

The law has not touched him so far and if it does, it will most likely be just a show. Any Rapists, irrespective of age or social position, should be hanged immediately, without being favoured or pam-

Parliament erupts WHILE it was pleasant to see our Master economist Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh take on the opposition for disrupting parliament sessions and behaving in an

SINGH SPEAKS: The PM, for the first time, responded strongly and very cogently to the Opposition. uncouth manner, a lot of work needs to be done by Singh himself.

I have a feeling that our present government is more concerned about how the stock markets gain and how our industrialists get richer rather than being worried about the woes of the common man. The common man is going through a living hell with everything from vegetables to other essentials getting costlier by the day. India is supposed to be the land of milk and honey, but neither the milk nor the honey reaches the common man.

Inflation needs to be tackled on a war footing.

We don’t need eloquent speeches.

We need action and if the ‘praja’ is not happy I am afraid it can be said that the ‘raja’ has failed.

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SAINT OR SINNER? Asaram Bapu’s arrogant countenance and statements about the teenaged girl who has accused him of rape, is a paradox to the godman he claims himself to be. pered by any party.

— Perin Akolawala, Mumbai

IT’S now almost ten days since the minor filed an FIR against the selfproclaimed godman Asaram Bapu of the Government. The PM started in anger but the Opposition leader Arun Jaitely tamed him and Singh became a sorry spectator posy that.

He does not have the answer for several scams, the free fall of the Indian Rupee and the high inflation and therefore kept mum. Instead of providing the best solution and taking the opposition into his confidence, the PM started blaming the Parliament for the economic crisis of the country. Instead of touching on a sensitive issue and finding ways and means for the welfare of the people the PM tried to defend the Government by putting the blame on the global meltdown. The same PM called the health of the Indian Economy the best as compared to both USA and UK, but failed to sustain the good work due to various scams which shook the Government and caused us heavy losses. This slip shod attitude points to the sorry state of Parliamentary democracy in this country.

— C.K. Ramanathan, Ghaziabad

India’s malnourished

IT is shocking to know that more than 60 million children in our country are malnourished and kept out of the world’s largest school feeding programme. Children who attend non-government aided schools are not covered by the Central Government funded flagship mid-day meal scheme.

The government should modify the policy so that the needy can benefit. And there is no better time to do it than now.

In our country 47 per cent of children are malnourished, making us worse off than other parts of the world.

The mid-day meal scheme how— Altaf H Ladiwala, Bandra ever, does not reach many of them because of poor policy and the corruption and the lack of

PRIME Minister Dr. Manmohan co-operation from various states.

Singh was trying to be politically ag- The lack of funds, the difficulty gressive in Parliament but failed, as in monitoring the administration the BJP pounced on the weak policy of the scheme and accountability

for allegedly raping her. Both the Congress and BJP are taking a lackluster approach, thus emboldening the 75-year old rape accused to issue arrogant and irresponsible statements. Now, Asaram’s son has also joined in lashing out against the victim. I think that Asaram should be booked for allegedly raping the minor and also ‘raping’ the system by dictating his terms even after he was summoned by the court on August 30. The latter even involves the political class for their blatant defense of Asaram.

Those lady politicians who were baying for the blood of the rapists in the Nirbhaya case and the recent Mumbai photo-journalist’s rape are now asking that the godm be given the benefit of doubt.

Why? If he has not done anything wrong, why is he shying away from appearing before the court and having his name cleared at the earliest? This man should be booked at the earliest and put behind bars, thus sending the right signal to the aam aadmi, that nobody is above the law and cannot dodge the law for long.

— Abdul Monim, Vashi

are other concerns.

This scheme should be free from any hurdles and proper care should be taken before food is given to our children.

— Probir Kumar Bose, New Panvel

Contradictory info IN order to mislead investigating agencies, Yasin Bhatkal appears to have adopted a blow hot-blow cold approach. On one hand he says that he is not Yasin Bhatkal, but Ahmed

tacularly ill informed about the subject at hand. As a member of the TCE design team associated with Units 5 and 6, I am very familiar with the power station complex.

Both units have highly efficient Flue Gas Desulphirization Units which keep a tight control on OF sulphur and nitrogen LETTER THE DAY oxide emissions, even — Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz when the plant is burning coal.

Compelling Tata Power to continue burning expensive imported oil will force them to raise electricity tariffs; MNS chief, Raj Thackeray, always and then the Sena will have somecomes under fire for his anti-mi- thing else to agitate about. And if grant views. But those who criticize TPL shuts down one or both units him cannot ignore a glaring reality from economic considerations, the proved time and again. Why do the island city would be subjected to seMumbai police, on several occa- vere load shedding. The moral of sions, have to visit a couple of this story is that you can never satNorthern States only to investigate isfy political ignoramuses whatever crimes of a serious nature that take you do: and it is best to ignore them place in Mumbai? Can the protago- and brave the hooligan tactics the nists of the ‘Mumbai for all Indians’ Sena is famous for. theory come forward with a rational — Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba explanation? Are these migrants coming to this city to earn their livelihood in a peaceful manner, or to take to organized crime in a big THE high number of accidents durway? ing Gokulashtami is a cause for — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali worry. The big question is, with two people losing their lives and several hundred recuperating in hospitals, is it worth it? The commercializaTHE railings on both sides of stair- tion of Dahi Handi is the major cases leading to platform no. 1 and cause for young people being at2 at the Panvel end of Kharghar rail- tracted to it. What started as a noble way station have been broken for gesture to Lord Krishna, has beseveral months with no official come a source of misery for hapless showing any sort of concern. Senior parents who become victims every citizens and the handicapped are year of this misplaced adventurism. finding it difficult to climb or de- The government must take the scend from these stairs. It looks like money equation out of this game to officials are waiting for a disaster to control the spread otherwise it will leave many more bruised and criphappen.

— L. Balakrishnan, Mumbai pled for life. Moreover the whole festival is now politicized and politicians are exploiting it to their advantage. Many young people are THIS has reference to your article lured with money and in the bar“TPC, Sena lock horns over mod- gain loose their limbs. The governernization of Mahul plant (ADC Aug ment must put a limit on the height 31). The protest by the Shiv Sena is of dahi handis and also limit the yet another example of grandstand- prize money. ing by a political party that is spec— Ashok Goswami, Mumbai Muhammad. On the other hand, he is giving us a number of clues pointing to his direct involvement in various terror acts. He seems to be unaware of the method of DNA testing to bring out the truth. A simple matching test carried out with his genes and those of his parents in Karnataka can conclusively prove his identity beyond a doubt.

Is he wrong?

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Crime more important than age THE first verdict in the Nirbhaya case that has come from the Juvenile Justice Board requires the most brutal of all the accused to spend only 2 years and 3.5 months in a remand home, to the utter disappointment of the whole country. Age alone cannot give blanket protection to juvenile criminals, as Dr. Swamy argues.

What is important is the seriousness of the crime and the physical maturity of the accused and in this particular case. The so-called juvenile was ‘manly’ enough to do what he did and, worse still, had the criminal bent of mind to pull out the intestines of the victim using an iron rod, something unheard of in any rape case. If he had not been so beastly, Nirbhaya would have probably survived. The apex court has been advising the lower courts not to be lenient in awarding punishments in rape cases and it will be better if it enhances the punishment appropriately to do justice to the brave lady who lost her life fighting a losing battle.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

IT is shocking that the Juvenile Justice Board has given the prime accused in the rape and murder of the 23-year-old Nirbhaya, a juvenile, three years confinement at a reformatory home due to him being three months short of 18 years of age. The juvenile who led the 6-member gang-rape, was the most brutal. I strongly feel that this shocking judgment must be challenged by Nirbhaya’s family members in a Higher Court as it will give other juveniles the courage to commit crimes since

HARDLY HELD: The three year sentence in a remand home, handed out to the juvenile in the Nirbhaya gangrape, has been questioned by the entire country.

they know that they will not be punished severely.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

RAPE is not a minor offence. It is a shameful criminal offence. Age should not be the barometer in judging such a case. If a person is old enough to commit rape, then he is old enough to face the consequences of his barbarian conduct. The intensity of the crime does not diminish, just because a person is below the age of 18.

In this particular case, the girl who was gang-raped died as a result of the injuries she sustained.

So it is not merely gang-rape. It is also murder. The angst and pain of the parents of the girl who was gang-raped and died in Delhi is understandable.

Anyone who indulges in uncivilized crimes like rape should be ostracized for life from society.

The minimum that the Delhi teenager culprit deserves is life imprisonment. I do hope that the Indian Judicial System will review the decision in the interest of building a society safe for women in India.

— Rajendra K. Aneja, Dubai

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While shop owner claims burglary of Rs 35 lakh, cops suspect story was concocted

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n Monday morning, a jeweller from Vasai, had raised an alarm, complaining about a burglary at his shop, alleging that robbers had broken in and decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs.35 lakh. However the police have found several discrepancies in the case, raising doubts whether the robbery actu-

ing 800 grams of gold and 25 kilograms of silver ornaments after breaking open the safe deposit vault.

A police team from the Valiv police station immediately reached the spot and started investigations.

“Prima-facie investigations and circumstantial evidences suggested that the robbery case was a cooked-up story, so we summoned a team of safe vault experts. More-

Protesters gather before the march against illegal guesthouses and lodges where ‘notorious’ activities are allegedly conducted.

Agitation against lodges manded an immediate closure of the illegal establishments which, they claimed, were not only deeacting to the rising number of stroying the moral fabric of the illegal lodges and guest houses younger generation, but had led to a in the Kalam-Arnala coastal region rise in crime in the region.

It may be recalled that a couple near Virar, activists of the local Youth Congress unit staged a mor- was recently found dead inside an cha at Arnala on Sunday. They were illegally operating guest house near joined by local villagers who de- Kalam Beach, and their bodies were

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taken and dumped in a nullah by the owner of the guesthouse and his workers.

While the owner was arrested, the Thane (rural) police had initiated a crackdown against illegal establishments for a short while. However, the guest houses and lodges were back in business, the agitators alleged.

Pic: Sumesh Rajan

The broken locker from where the valuables were reportedly stolen. ally took place or was stage-managed. According to the police, they were informed about a break-in at Dulhan Jewellers in Pitru Chaya building at Valiv village, Vasai (East).

The owner- Dinesh Laxmichnad Singhvi, claimed that his shop was broken into during the wee hours of Monday morning by unidentified miscreants, who decamped with a booty of Rs.35 lakh, includ-

over, when the jeweller learnt that the investigators had got a whiff about the actual facts, he did not turn up to register an official complaint,” said Senior Police Inspector, Rajendra Mohite.

On the other hand, the jeweller has maintained that his shop was indeed burgled and that the cops, instead of registering a FIR, were blaming for staging the act.

Religious but illegal 218 illegal religious structures in Mira Bhayandar

By Suresh Golani

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he Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has identified 218 illegal religious structures in the twin-city. Of these, many are obstructing free movement of vehicular traffic and pedestrians. Acting on the state government’s guidelines, issued on August 24, 2013 to municipal councils and corporations across the state, in compliance of the Supreme Court order in SLP (Civil.

No 8519/2006) regarding illegal religious constructions in public places, the MBMC has identified 218 such religious structures in the Mira-Bhayandar region.

The religious structures have been divided them into two categories - A and B. Category A comprises 106 structures which are not

only age-old but are regularly visited by devotees and can be regularized, while category B comprises of 112 illegal structures that have encroached on roads, pavements and sidewalks posing obstruction to flow of traffic and those cannot be regularized and have to be removed.

The statistics also reveal that despite the presence of a high number of religious structures on government reserved land, none of them was removed ignoring the fact that they were coming in way of twin-city’s development plans and also blocked traffic besides creating law and order situation. In certain cases, builders of the layout themselves constructed such religious structures in reserved portions of their layout.

The real New Panvel police pose with the man who frequently robbed people by pretending to be a cop himself.

Real cops arrest fake one

By Khushboo Panjabi

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he New Panvel police have arrested a person named Shyamaldas Patel (45) who allegedly used to collect money from locals after introducing himself as a police officer.

“Patel, a resident of Kharghar, had a bogus identity card as an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of CBD police station. He was found using the card at the Panvel toll naka at

11.20 pm on August 30. He was spotted by the police patrolling team who stopped him for interrogation, when toll naka attendants let his car pass by without charging toll fee, taking him for a police official, ” said a source from the New Panvel police station.

“During interrogation process, the CBD police station confirmed that there was no such ASI with them, which is why we arrested him. Patel’s photograph has been

sent to all the police stations in order to know how many crimes has he committed, as we are already aware of two committed by him,” said Krishna Kokne, ASI New Panvel police station.

Residents from Panvel, Kamothe, Kalamboli, Khanda Colony, Taloja and Uran have often been cheated by persons claiming to be police officials. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

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Committing to a routine of physical activity is one of the healthiest decisions you can make. Before you get moving though, read our tips on how to be safe while exercising. l Get medical clearance from your doctor before starting an exercise program, especially if you have pre-existing conditions. Ask if there are any activities you should avoid. l Consider health concerns. Keep in mind how your ongoing health problems affect your workouts. For example, diabetics may need to adjust the timings of their medication and meal plans when setting an exercise schedule. Above all, if something feels wrong, such as sharp pain or unusual shortness of breath, simply stop. You may need to scale back or try another activity. l Start slow. If you haven’t been active in a while, it can be harmful to go “all out.” Instead, build up your exercise program little by little. Try spacing workouts in ten-minute increments twice a day. Or try just one class each week. Prevent crashand-burn fatigue by warming up, cooling down and keeping water handy. l Commit to an exercise schedule for

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at least three or four weeks so that it becomes habit. l Stay motivated by focusing on short-term goals, such as improving your mood and energy levels and reducing stress, rather than goals such as weight loss, which take longer to achieve. l Recognise problems in your routine. Exercise should never hurt or make you feel lousy. If it does, stop exercising immediately and call your doctor if you feel dizzy or short of breath, develop chest pain or pressure, break out in a cold sweat, or experience pain. Also, stop if a joint is red, swollen or tender to touch.

fitnEss first Fitness guru, Vinod Channa tells us, “As you get older, you need to remember that your joints and bones become weak and your skin sags because of muscle loss. Due to this lack of muscle, there is more pressure on your joints and bones.

But, with freehand exercise, your joints and bones become stronger.”

Take a look at some of the ways he suggests senior citizens can stay in shape. Regardless of which one you choose, remember to ask your doctor before starting it and do something that you enjoy — since at this age, you’re not chasing a particular weight or size and just need to stay active and healthy. l Weight training: Weight training is surprisingly beneficial for senior citizens because it helps build the muscle you’ve lost because of age. It helps tone, shape and give strength to your muscles. Light walking, cycling or low impact skipping (depending on your age and health) is a good idea. l Yoga: Do a lot of yoga. It’s the best Continued on pg 14 «

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Continued from pg 13 « way to stay flexible, perform your daily activities without getting tired and it also helps avoid injuries and stress. Yoga can also improve mind-body co-ordination, something that’s crucial as you get older. l Swimming: Spend your retirement in the pool, because swimming is a great way to strengthen lower back, gluts and joints. It’s a good exercise for people who have joint related problems. l pilates: Pilates helps with light movement, which strengthens your joints and builds muscle. l Walking: This is a no-brainer. If you’re a senior citizen, make sure you walk — a lot! Even if you can’t do any other exercises, you should walk to improve your endurance. l cycle: If you’re over 60 and don’t think hitting the gym is your cup of tea anymore, try cycling. It helps improve your heart rate and keeps you active, without being too intensive. l aerobics: If you still like to dance, try aerobics as the rhythm and music builds stamina and joint mobility. It’s a fun workout, but make sure it doesn’t get too intense. l Squash: Squash can be intensive as well as a light, comfortable sport that helps cardio and mind-body co-ordination. It keeps you active and fit, so go ahead and learn the sport — you don’t have to play it competitively, just enough to keep you moving. l aqua yoga: Exercises in the water are relaxing and great for senior citizens because they help increase flexibility and joint mobility without causing any injuries. >> Staying fit in your old age is important to keep ailments at bay

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>> Being intimate with your partner can make your retirement more fulfilling

HealtH up!

As you grow older, you’ll notice how much more money you’re suddenly spending on your health.

Since you’re no longer in your twenties and thirties, where every illness could be solved with one or two days of bedrest, medical bills, regular checkups and unforeseen illnesses can dig a hole in your pocket and you don’t want to spend your golden years of retirement paying debts. While government related medical aid and plans are beneficial, if you can afford a private plan, there’s nothing like it. All health insurance plans have their pros and cons, so make sure you get an advisor to help you out before making your decision. To help you, we give you a list of some of the good health plans that are available for senior citizens. tata aig Wellsurance Senior This plan not only provides you with health insurance but is also a health wellness program, with a health line to provide you with tips on health related queries, tie ups with gyms and a knowledge centre to help you get educated and stay up to date on health. contact 24x7 Helpline 18002667780/ 1800119966 (From MTNL/BSNL lines only) or visit www.tataaigwellsurance.com lic Jeevan arogya This plan covers hospital cash benefits as well as a few major surgeries (ask which ones before making a decision) under the major surgical benefit scheme.

You also are eligible for double benefits if you have medical complications and have to be admitted to the ICU and the plan covers parents, children and spouses all in the same plan — which makes it a good family plan. contact www.licindia.in red carpet from Star Health The maximum age limit to enter this plan is 74-yearsold, so however late you want to start planning your health insurance, go ahead. The plan also requires you to take only simple tests and declare any pre-existing illnesses you may be suffering from. contact www.starhealth.in

emergency numBerS

Keep the nearby hospital, ambulance, fire brigade, police station, closest neighbour and a family member’s numbers on speed dial or write them down on a sheet of paper and place it on the wall of your living room or on the fridge. Here are some common emergency numbers that you must always keep handy: l Help Age India: 18001801253 l Senior Citizens Helpline: 613811111 l Fire emergency number for Mumbai: 3085991 l Ambulance services: 1298/ 32421111 l Senior Citizen Association: 25219802 l Elderline: 1090 l Special care unit for senior citizen: 26483286

religare Health insurance The plan has a complete care package for the entire family and good options for senior citizens, especially since there’s treatment available all over the world and no limit on the maximum age of entry. There’s also the option of auto recharge and daily allowances. Insured members also get health checkups every year. contact Call 18002004488 toll free Bajaj allianz Silver Health With higher health costs, this plan protects both you and your spouse when you’re in need of medical care.

They cover pre-existing illnesses, have in-house health claim administration teams and promise quick disbursement of claims. They cover ambulance charges in an emergency as well as hospitalisation expenses. Age of entry goes up to 70 years. contact 8002333355 toll free

intimacy matterS Who says life after 60 can’t be playful? You need intimacy no matter how old you are, so don’t let the age factor ruin your sex life. This is not the time to worry about performance or stress about the end result. It should be an enjoyable stress buster that helps you and your partner stay intimate and connected. Not to mention how many health benefits the act has for your heart and mind. Take a look at some positions that you can try that won’t strain your back, heart or muscles too much. Just remember, there’s never an age limit on practicing safe sex. l the cross: In this position the man is lying down on his side to

avoid back pain, while the woman lies on her back with her legs placed over his hips, forming a cross shape.

You can avoid muscle strain but achieve the same pleasure. l the spoon: In this position, you can enjoy your lovemaking without having to twist and turn into any position. You can lay on your side, with both partners facing the same way. Your head can be placed near your partner’s feet or next to their heads — either way works just fine. l on top: The reason this age-old is a favourite is because it’s one of the simplest ways to have sex. But, you don’t have to limit it to a missionary position. The person with less strength (man or woman) should lie on their back and your partner should be above.

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Last week we told you how a recent UK based study revealed that the recommended level of safe drinking for older people needs to be reduced. Today, we tell you how much you should be drinking. If you are above 65, you should have no more than seven drinks a week and no more than three drinks a day. Do you have a health problem? Are you taking certain medicines? You may need to drink less or not drink at all.

Talk to your doctor to find out.

Below is a break-up on how much one drink should be: l One 354ml can or bottle of regular beer. l One 236ml can or bottle of malt liquor. l One 147ml glass of red or white wine. l One 44ml shot glass of hard liquor (spirits) such as gin, vodka, rum or whiskey.

Senior citizen Safety According to the Mumbai police, a majority of the offenses against senior citizens are committed by people who are known to the victims such as their house help, watchmen and helpers. On their website, Mumbai police have listed down the dos and don’ts for senior citizens. We tell you about them: l Never discuss financial matters in front of your house help or in public. l It is always safer to deposit your valuables in a safe deposit vault of your bank. l Treat your house help in a humane way.

Do not allow any relatives or friends of your house help to visit your house. If they have frequent visitors, get their backgrounds checked by the police and try to have a contact number of these people. l Inform your neighbour, housing society and closest police station that you stay alone (or with an aged partner). l Use of modern security gadgets is always advantageous.

Door alarms, electronic eye bells and hidden cameras are easily available in the market. l Install a peephole in your front door and always check the identity of strangers before you let them inside your home. l Never leave spare keys in open or conventional hiding places. l Verify the identity of any repairmen who visit your home. l Inform your society about any visitors and ask that they be checked at the gate of the society before entering. l When you admit a workman or a salesman, make sure you do not leave him alone even for a second. l

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Grasshoppers Grasshoppers are the most commonly eaten insects in the world. They’re nutritious and considered to be a delicacy in many countries.

You have the best chances of finding these to munch on in certain more experimental areas of India. They’re usually eaten deep fried and are sometimes even dipped in chocolate! They contain protein, vitamins and have insignificant amounts of cholesterol and fat.

CriCkets Many chefs suggest preparing crickets spicy and pairing them with beer — yes, you read that right. They’re also filled with a host of benefits and very little fat. They’re actually pretty similar (fat wise) to a steak. They also have a high protein content and healthy, unsaturated fat that makes them best roasted.

red ants For us Indians, hearing about the benefits of red ants is nothing new. They’ve been part of Eastern diets for years and although they’re hard to collect, we know there’s no dearth of them around. Some cultures believe that their bite can even help relieve joint pain. They contain a lot of protein, healthy fat and carbohydrates that’s actually similar to high protein salmon. In fact, they have less fat than a salmon too.

sCorpions Yes, you can eat scorpions. And no, they’re not poisonous once the stinger is off. Fried scorpions on a stick are one of the most popular exotic foods you’ll be offered on a vacation around Asia. They’re also eaten soaked in wine.

Like most insects, they also have a lot of protein and nutrients. They are sometimes put inside chocolates and are very popular in Thailand in vodka drinks.

Water beetles Water beetles are already a big deal in Thailand, but they should be getting more popular world over, because they have more nutrient and protein content than kidney beans! They’ve also been getting popular as a dish because they emit a fragrant aroma when cooked that’s more appetising than most insects.

Caterpillars Put your turkey down and go look for a caterpillar. That’s right, caterpillars can actually compete with the lean, protein filled meat — in fact, they contain more protein and fat. The fat in a caterpillar is also healthier.

BUGS

& THEIR BENEFITS Would you consider wolfing down a cricket?

Don’t wrinkle up your nose, because insects and bugs are actually filled with a host of health benefits, says Rhea Dhanbhoora

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f you thought only China and Thailand served up delicious bugs to crunch down on, you thought wrong! Insects and bugs are fast becoming the experimental foodie’s dish of choice, the fancy chef’s unique, off-the-beaten-path invention and the bon viveur’s latest talking point. The UN Food & Agriculture Organisation even staged a special conference on the benefits of eating insects a few years ago, known as entomophagy.

Also, we already use insects as part of dyes — did you know that the red die in imitation crab sticks and Campari was made from insects? Professors of entomology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands say that insects should become a common feature on menus because they not only have nutritional benefits, but they also produce less waste and require less feed and water. While restaurants don’t seem to have caught on to the squeamish trend yet, here are the benefits of some of the most popular insect and bug picks, so you can make an informed decision when caught in the midst of an insect trail.

« KNOW MORE: LOW CHOLESTEROL High is harmful, but so is low. Tejasvi Desai tells you more about the hazards of having low cholesterol levels Almost everyone is trying to reduce their cholesterol levels, even those of us who haven’t been medically advised to do so.

We all know about the dangers of high cholesterol, but did you know that low cholesterol has been linked to premature ageing, death and even violence?

Cholesterol is one of the most important substances inside our body. Cholesterol, often categorised as LDL (low density lipo-protein) and HDL (high density lipoprotein), is essential to life processes and your body is not capable of functioning without it.

aGGression

Low serum cholesterol levels have been associated with habitually violent tendencies of homicidal offenders under

the influence of alcohol. An article published in the British Journal of Psychiatry in 1993 says, “Low membrane cholesterol decreases the number of serotonin receptors and one of the functions of serotonin in the central nervous system is the suppression of harmful behaviour impulses.”

hemorrhaGiC stroke

Hemorrhagic strokes are associated with the rupture of a blood vessel in your brain and bleeding and this risk is increased when your cholesterol levels are low.

memory loss

Low HDL cholesterol has been identified

as a risk factor to a decline in memory during mid-life. Even with Parkinson’s disease, higher cholesterol concentrations are associated with slower clinical progression of the disease. Statin drugs, taken to inhibit the production of cholesterol, severely affect your brain and are now required by the FDA to display the warning that they may adversely affect your memory.

toxiCity & infeCtions

Cholesterol is an essential component for bile synthesis. Bile contains toxins from the liver. Inadequate bile production is strongly associated with toxicity and liver distress. So, don’t let those levels dip otherwise your body could be in serious trouble.

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1 liver FuncTion Water helps your liver function properly. Can’t find the connection between your liver and your expanding waist line?

Your liver metabolises fat which is important if you are trying to shed excess kilos. However, it needs water to do this well. If it doesn’t get enough, it will just store the fat.

2 appeTiTe suppressanT Water suppresses your appetite and it’s been shown that those who drink more water feel hungry less often. Drink a glass of warm water before your meal and you’ll actually eat less.

reduces cHolesTerol How much water you drink has a big impact on your cholesterol levels. If you have high cholesterol, drinking adequate water can actually reduce your levels which can help you slim down faster.

M >> Do your eyes ache along with your head? If yes, then most likely you have a migraine problem

5 cleanse your sysTem Having a clean and well-functioning system is important if you want to tone up and lose weight. Water helps flush out toxins from your body making it cleaner and healthier. This is crucial because this helps restore your body’s balance and helps it get into shape.

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igraines are pulsating headaches and are three times as common in women as men. The cause isn’t clear but genes play a role and brain cell activity may affect blood vessel and nerve cell function. Physical activity may intensify the pain and symptoms vary from person to person and from one attack to the next.

One common migraine trigger is change, including hormones, stress and sleeping or eating patterns. But, how do you know that it’s not a regular headache but a migraine? Take this quiz to find out more about the signs of a migraine. And if you find these symptoms a part of your headache, treat it as a migraine and not as just another headache.

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digesT THis! To successfully lose weight, your body needs to be in tip top condition and you need to feel active enough to exercise. A sluggish digestive system slows you down and makes you feel bloated and tired. Drink enough fresh water daily to ensure it functions properly.

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WaTer reTenTion Your body has a bit of a hoarding tendency when it feels deprived.

If you don’t drink enough water, your body tries to retain as much as it can in case it won’t get the fluid again anytime soon. This water retention can add weight and make you look big. And feeling bloated is never fun.

Tones muscle If your muscles are dried out, pumping and lifting at the gym won’t give you results.

Dehydrated muscles do not tone up. So, keep sipping on water before, after and while you work out.

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3. In most cases of migraines, you feel a throbbing pain on one side of your head. a. True b. False 4. A migraine is seldom accompanied by eye pain. a. True b. False 5. Neck stiffness along with a headache is another sign of a migraine. a. True b. False

Hungry or THirsTy? Many of us confuse hungry for thirst and try to get moisture by gobbling up foods around us instead of drinking a tall glass of water. Every time you think you are hungry, drink a cool glass of water first, in case your body is just craving some hydration.

Fills you up Craving a big slice of cake? Go ahead and eat it! But only after drinking a glass or two of warm water. Drinking water before you eat a treat will actually fill you up and make you consume a smaller portion. This means fewer calories which means a slimmer you in some time.

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7. Migraines involve a lot of yawning. a. True b. False 8. Light, noise or smells have nothing to do with someone getting a migraine. a. True b. False 9. You experience problems with your vision during a migraine. a. True b. False 10. Migraines lead to headache hangover. a. True b. False

Migraine or not

1. True: Waking up tired or having trouble falling

asleep are common problems that people face when they have a migraine. Studies have shown an association between lack of restorative sleep and the frequency and intensity of migraines. A lot of people will have insomnia as a result of their migraine. This inability to sleep can be the start of a cycle, as research suggests that lack of sleep can also trigger migraines.

2. False: While a stuffy nose and nasal drainage are

indeed signs of sinus, they are also signals of migraines.

A study done by GlaxoSmithKline, found that among people who complained of sinus headaches, nearly 90% were having migraines. headache. But, this pain is often felt on just one side of the brain. An online survey of patients with migraines conducted in the US found that 50% always have a pulsating headache on one side, while 34% say they frequently have this symptom.

Water can keep your skin glowing and help boost your immunity. But, did you know it can also aid in weight loss? Glynda Alves tells you why you should drink up

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2. Stuffy nose and nasal drainage are signs of a sinus, not a migraine. a. True b. False

6. Before you get a migraine, you’ll urinate frequently. a. True b. False

3. True: Throbbing headaches are classic signs of a

lose weight

speeds up meTabolism It is believed that drinking cold or cool water first thing in the morning is an easy way to speed up your metabolism. Your body will have to work to warm up the water entering your system which helps increase your metabolism.

It’s not a miracle cure — but it’s worth a try.

>> Drinking cold water first thing in the morning is said to increase your metabolism

1. Waking up tired and having trouble falling asleep are common problems in people with migraines. a. True b. False

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is it a migraine attack?

What sets a migraine apart from other headaches? Take this quiz

by Priyanka Singh to know the symptoms of a migraine

4. False: Migraines are mostly accompanied by eye pain. In fact, some even complain of feeling piercing pain just behind their eyeballs. People will blame it on eye strain and many get their eyes checked, but that doesn’t make their headaches any better.

5. True: There are two scenarios to this. One where

before the headache arrives, your neck experiences pain and gets stiff. The second one is once the headache is gone, you have a throbbing pain at the back of your neck. The former is an early stage of migraine.

6. True: If you have to go to the washroom frequently, it can mean a migraine is coming. It’s one of the many symptoms people experience just before a migraine.

7. True: Yawning is another signal that a migraine is about to strike. Here, yawning is excessive and occurs every few minutes rather than the once-in-a-while yawning that you experience when tired or bored.

8. False When undergoing a migraine attack, many

people prefer being in an isolated, quiet and dark environment. Bright lights and loud noises can trigger a migraine or intensify the pain. The same is true of certain odours.

9. True

Basilar-type migraine can cause dizziness, double vision or loss of vision. Some people with migraines may experience balance problems too. Studies have found a link between migraine intensity and dizziness or vertigo.

The stronger the migraine, the more likely you will have these complaints.

10. True: Once a migraine has passed, it may seem

like you have a hangover. Your body may feel exhausted, fatigued, weak and devoid of energy. You may also have a difficulty in concentrating.

>> Always wondered why you were the favourite prey of mosquitoes? Maybe your dark coloured shirt is to blame

Mosquito magnet In a room full of people, do you think mosquitoes only end up biting you?

Tejasvi Desai helps you find out why Do you wear a lot of floral scents? a. Yes. b. No. Do you wear dark colours such as black, deep green or navy blue? a. Yes. b. No.

a. Yes. b. No. Is your blood type O? a. Yes. b. No.

Do you drink alcohol or generally have a higher body temperature? a. Yes. (For women) Are you pregnant? b. No. mosTly as You are definitely a hot favourite amongst mosquitoes and we mean that quite literally! Mosquitoes are drawn to warmer blood and so, drinking just one can of beer drastically increases your chances of being bitten by a mosquito. Pregnant women are favourite targets as well since mosquitoes are attracted to moisture and carbon dioxide and women in the later stages of pregnancy exhale 21% more volume with each breath. Floral scents and dark colours also instantly attract mosquitoes towards you. mosTly bs Mosquitoes don’t like you and you should be thankful for that! You should continue dressing in light shades such as white, khaki, yellow and green as they are not attractive to mosquitoes. But, just because you aren’t a likely target for them, doesn’t mean you won’t get bitten. If you’re in a garden, park or any place that you feel will have them in large numbers, protect yourself by applying a mosquito repellent cream/spray. Make sure your body is properly covered as mosquito bites can lead to diseases such as malaria and dengue.

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WACKY WORKOUTS

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ith gyms getting increasingly common and a tad bit boring, it’s obvious that you would look for more interesting ways to keep your body fit. But sometimes, the hunt for that ‘exciting and fun’ workout can have wacky results, as these workouts from across the globe prove. However, before you read about them, keep in mind that a few of these seem to be quite dangerous and it would be best if you did not try them at home.

intense exercises while you’re hanging from a trapeze and fulfilling your latent desire to ‘fly.’ Quite obviously, this workout is definitely not something that you should be doing on your own and unless you can find an expert willing to teach/watch over you, you shouldn’t even think about it.

DogA There are a number of yoga mashups that exist, but we feel that this is

Anti-grAvity yogA

This workout is certainly wacky, but compared to the rest it is relatively safe and can actually give you results if done under expert supervision.

Anti-gravity yoga involves working out a few feet above the ground. It uses traditional hatha yoga poses that you need to perform while suspended in a silk hammock.

However, it is not just limited to yoga. The workout combines asanas with acrobatics, dance, gymnastics and pilates. Anti-gravity yoga not >> Ever thought of working out only provides a full-body workout in your heels? No it’s not but is also supposed to help align crazy. It’s actually a workout! your body.

Read our article and find out more HigH-Heel workouts

When it comes to working out, crazy is not the limit! From doing yoga while suspended mid-air to working out in high heels, there are quite a few wacky workouts out there. Dev Goswami tells you more about them

With so many experts talking about the damage heels can have on your body, you’d think that no one in their right mind would think about working out in them. Wrong! There is actually a workout that is specifically meant to get you in shape to walk comfortably in your preferred heels — at least the workout doesn’t give out false claims of burning calories. The routine involves warming up with dance moves and a few exercises while wearing your heels and then changing to sneakers and performing squats and lunges.

tHe circus workout Images :Shutterstock

Ever wanted to be a part of the circus and swing from one trapeze to another?

The circus workout lets you do exactly that. It helps people build their core and upper-body strength.

It involves performing a lot of

>> Doga sounds promising, but it doesn’t work in reality the weirdest one. The name is a combination of the words dog and yoga and it involves you practising yoga along with your beloved pooch.

What’s the logic behind this? Well, it seems that working out with your pet will have you bonding while you exercise, which leads to elevated levels of happiness, improving your mental health. The other, not-sological reason is that since dogs have a natural instinct to stretch, they will motivate you to push your limits.

We’ve tried this and unless your dog is super obedient, it’s not likely to work.

BAckwArD running Yes, you read that right! This exercise has become quite popular in Europe and the logic is that it offers posture and strength benefits that normal running doesn’t. It also has less impact on your knees and joints and so, is perfect for those recovering from injuries. Well, then why is it wacky? Because, when you’re running backward, you can’t see what’s going to come in your way, resulting in you probably tripping and hurting yourself.

« KNOW MORE: HOW TO IDENTIFY DELAYED ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS Feeling bruised and battered days after your workout? Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you how to recognise delayed onset muscle soreness Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) occurs when you do very intensive exercises or exercises that you’re not used to. The reason it’s termed ‘delayed’ is because it occurs a day or two after the exercise was performed. It’s not just exercise that causes it though; you can even get DOMS from a night of intense dancing or head banging! It’s often mistaken for a pulled muscle, or vice versa. In order to make sure you don’t confuse the two, here are a few signs that indicate you’re suffering from DOMS: you’re losing sleep: While DOMS results from exercise, it can also be caused by insomnia. Losing sleep can make your muscles hurt over a period of time, but it also makes you more vulnerable to DOMS. So, if you haven’t slept well and your muscles begin to hurt a few days later (even after a simple walking routine),

it is likely that you’re suffering from DOMS. you feel pAin DAys lAter: There’s a reason why it’s called ‘delayed.’ If your muscles hurt up to three days after you’ve worked out or partied, it’s no cause for concern since you’re probably just feeling the muscle soreness from this activity. you’re suDDenly weAker: You don’t have to be in intense, physical pain to be suffering from delayed onset muscle soreness. DOMS often strikes in subtle ways, making you weak and prone to fatigue, tired or feeling like you can’t perform activities that you otherwise had no problem doing. What you need to do here is relax for a few days. it Hurts wHen you toucH it: Your muscles are not just sore — they hurt! If you press down on the affected part with your fingers, it feels

bruised and painful. This is a sign of DOMS that’s incredibly easy to spot. it’s not constAnt: If you’ve pulled a muscle, you’ll constantly be in pain. However, delayed onset muscle soreness will not make your muscles tender when they’re resting. The dull, aching pain can mostly be felt only when you’re moving or putting pressure on it. intensity increAses: When suffering from DOMS, the soreness in your muscles will actually increase in intensity in the first 24 hours after you get up. It gets the worst up to 72 hours later and only after that does it begin to subside. * Remember that if you experience pain for more than a week after the activity, you should visit your doctor to rule out the chances of any other injury.

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>> The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus has the same symptoms as a common cold. Read our article to find out more about this deadly virus

On watch The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a mysterious medical condition that has experts worried about a global pandemic, has now risen to 102 confirmed cases.

Dev Goswami brings you the updates

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ast September, doctors discovered a mysterious virus in Saudi Arabia that seemed similar to a common cold virus. It is mysterious because the exact cause of the virus is still unknown. However, in the year since its discovery in 2012, experts have managed to determine that the virus called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERSCoV ), belongs to the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) family. The difference so far is that it hasn’t been observed to spread as easily as the SARS virus.

A cAuse for concern While the level of concern and rate of spread is not at the same level as it was with SARS, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has labelled the spread of this virus as the ‘greatest concern right now.’ One of the biggest reasons why it has become a cause for concern is because there is no vaccine or treatment available as yet. So far, all those who have been afflicted by the virus have been put on supportive treatments to help relieve the symptoms. Experts are worried because the virus has a freakishly high death rate of almost 50%! From 102 confirmed cases of MERS-CoV since September last year, WHO reports that 49 have resulted in death.

current stAtus As we mentioned earlier, there are currently 102 confirmed cases of this infection. These infections have been reported in countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Britain, Tunisia and the Gulf. All the cases found in European countries, the WHO says, have either a direct or indirect connection with Saudi Arabia — the country where MERS-CoV first surfaced in September 2012.

the globAl response

The response by countries and agencies so far has been muted as far as intensity is concerned.

The WHO itself has found no need to advocate travel restrictions or screenings at the points of entries in a country. But, the organisation does say that all countries need to be extremely vigilant. The Indian government has issued a directive to all states, laboratories and hospitals to take even cases of a common cold seriously.

Doctors are supposed to suspect MERS-CoV in cases where the patient does not respond to the standard respiratory illness treatments, as well as in those cases where the patient has a travel history to Saudi Arabia. In Mumbai, Kasturba Hospital is supposed to function as an isolation centre (which is necessary in cases of MERSCoV) just like it did during the H1N1 epidemic.

should you worry?

While you may understand the seriousness of MERS-CoV, the important question is do you need to worry? Yes and no. No, because so far no case of infection has been reported in India.

However, at the same time, the most important step is being overlooked — screening passengers coming in from the Middle East. Dr. Amol Manekar, a general physician at Kohinoor Hospital, agrees and says, “Our screening procedure is pathetic to say the least. What we need right now is proper screening and diagnosis like we had during the SARS epidemic.” He also raises an important point about the Haj pilgrimage coming up next month and how it could lead to pilgrims returning to India, infected with the virus. He adds that while there is no cause for immediate concern, we really need to be careful and start a proper screening process at the earliest.

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« KNOW MORE: BENEFITS OF PROFESSIONAL TEETH CLEANING Cleaning your teeth isn’t the same as getting them cleaned. Tejasvi Desai tells you why you should go in for a professional teeth cleaning every year

You might brush your teeth twice a day and floss regularly, but there are certain areas that your toothbrush cannot reach. Here are a few incentives that might encourage you to visit your dentist to give your set of pearly whites a professional cleaning:

removAl of plAque & tArtAr

Professional teeth cleaning is intended to remove any excess scale (tartar or calcium deposits) and plaque (sticky film with bacteria) from your teeth, leaving them smooth, clean and polished. By cleaning and polishing the surface of your teeth, your dentist will remove any rough and sticky areas along your gums which your toothbrush cannot clean, thereby preventing bacteria from attaching and growing and causing gum disease.

long-lAsting effect

Getting your teeth cleaned by a dentist is the best one time solution to help keep them clean for a good five to six months. It will not only leave you smiling more often, but also make your teeth healthier and improve oral health.

deep stAin removAl

Stubborn stains left by beverages such as tea, coffee and wine, cannot be removed by regular brushing and you will require professional help to remove them. You are definitely going to leave with a set of whiter teeth after the cleaning.

cutting the risk of A heArt AttAck

Research suggests that getting your teeth professionally cleaned and scraped or “scaled” just once may help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Chronic inflammation is most likely the reason behind this association. Teeth scaling reduces inflammation-causing bacteria and improves blood vessel function, keeping your blood flowing properly.

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Sadly, this isn’t the good kind. Glynda Alves brings you the unexpected causes of dry skin

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he prime cause of dry skin may seem to be staring you in the face, so to speak. It’s lack of moisture.

And while you may think you’re doing everything to achieve soft and supple skin, you’d be surprised to find out what dehydrating habits you actually have. Read on to find out if these practices are to blame for your parched skin.

sCents & sensiBility Scents and fragrances tend to irritate and make dry skin worse. This is especially true if you have sensitive skin. So, if you’re using any products that have a strong scent, remove them from your cleansing routine. Check the ingredient list for the word “fragrance” and skip these lotions and cleansers. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t smell sweet. Replace these artificially scented products with formulas that contain natural ingredients such as vanilla.

You’ll find body butters such as cocoa and shea that will hydrate your skin and make it feel and smell lush.

soap DuD Nothing robs moisture from your skin faster than cleansing with a harsh soap. Even laundry detergents can contribute to your dry skin woes. Look for gentle laundry soaps and use no more than the recommended amount. More soap, whether it’s for clothes or your skin, doesn’t mean cleaner or better.

harD truth While many places in the city are blessed with soft water, if the tap water you get is hard (it contains a high dose of minerals such as magnesium and zinc) you’re more prone to dry skin. These minerals leave a film on your skin that causes dryness. Apart from dryness, hard water can also aggravate conditions such as acne and rosacea. You can combat the problem by installing a walter filtration system.

aCne aChe As if having acne wasn’t bad enough! Often those using topical acne creams trade one problem for the other. The products that treat acne (retinol, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, and benzoyl peroxide) can severely dry out your skin. But, you don’t need to give up on your medication. Just reduce the frequency and follow up with an intense moisturiser.

air in there Are you stuck in an air conditioned environment for a good part of your day? The cool air at your workplace or home can be even worse for your skin than Mumbai’s scorching heat. Cold air can draw humidity from your skin making it dry and itchy. And, you also tend to drink less water in an air conditioned environment, which further leaves your skin parched.

hot mess >> Can’t seem to understand why your skin is so dry? Read our article to know about a few uncommon causes

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BarBara, our Beauty expert, will help fix your proBlems

If you’re the type of person who likes to unwind after work by taking a long hot shower, you may be relaxing your mind but you’re surely stressing out your skin. A long hot shower will rob your skin of its moisture and make it dry and flaky.

It’s best to take a bath with lukewarm water.

ask our Beauty expert

Dear Barbara, I love investing in makeup and I never compromise on quality. I make sure I don’t buy cheap makeup brushes but sadly, they still get ruined. What should I do to make them last longer?

— ashna shaukat, malad Dear ashna, You might not be cleaning them enough. Letting brushes sit with product on them for too long can permanently damage the bristles. I suggest you wash them once a month with mild dish detergent. This breaks down the oils and pigments that builds up on them.

How you dry your brushes is critical too — lay them flat on a paper towel. If you

put your brush upright, water can seep into the base and ruin it.

Dear Barbara, I have discoloured teeth due to my heavy consumption of tea and coffee.

My dentist says teeth bleaching is the only way I can change that. I have heard about the disadvantages of getting teeth bleached and would like to avoid the procedure. Can you suggest some natural alternatives to bleaching?

— Dharita shah, Charni road Dear Dharita, Discolouration often appears over time because of certain foods and

>> Find out how you can deal with discoloured teeth at home

beverages. Mixing strawberries and baking soda together produces malic acid which helps remove stains. Mash one strawberry with ½ tsp of baking soda, then apply it to your teeth with a brush. Make sure you brush your teeth with regular toothpaste right after to avoid prolonged exposure to the acid, which can strip away enamel. Raw and crunchy vegetables such as carrots, celery and cucumbers can also act as tooth cleaners. Another effective home remedy is rubbing a mixture of lime juice and salt.

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Nitish breaks silence on Bhatkal arrest, pats Bihar police

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Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi questioning his silence on arrest of Bhatkal and his associate Assadulla Akhtar alias Haddi from Raxual on Indo-Nepal border.

BJP has alleged that Bihar Police on direction from "above" did not claim the arrest of Bhatkal and Haddi, persuading Uttar Pradesh to show the arrest, and also failed to question him.

ATNA (PTI): Under attack from BJP over his "silence" on terrorist Yasin Bhatkal's arrest and role of Bihar police, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the cops acted in a highly professional manner and it was not for politicians to comment on it.

"Is political executive a spokesman of police?"

Kumar told reporters, reacting to former Deputy Chief

the village, destroyed the mud house of the 55-year-old widow Meghni Devi and trampled her to death.

The forest department paid Rs.30,000 as compensation to the relatives of the woman, he said adding the relatives

managed to escape the attack.

The compensation amount has been increased to Rs.2 lakh to the relative of an elephant victim, he said adding the balance amount would be given after getting the PTI

AZARIBAGH (PTI): A woman was trampled to death by a herd of elephants at Teliaya Tola village in Hazaribagh district today.

Divisional Forest Officer T Thanga Pandiyan said a herd of 14 elephants have entered

COMBUSTIBLES: A vehicle catches fire at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Monday.

PTI

Complimenting the police for acting in a "highly professional" manner, he said "On the input of Intelligence Bureau, Bihar police with other central agencies worked hard to arrest the two top IM operatives...

Police job is to perform duty honestly and not go around thumping chest," the CM said with state police chief Abhyanand by his side.

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post mortem report.

The herd from the Sariya forest in neighbouring Giridih district entered the village by crossing NH-2 (Grand Trunk road) and attacked the victim's house when she was offering prayers early in the morning, the villagers told the visiting forest officials.

The panicked villagers ran away to safer places as the elephants ate maize, pulses and other crops before destroying another house of on Sevak Singh, who vacated the house before the pachyderms raided it.

The DFO said a team of forest department officials were asked to give relief to the people, who had lost crop and property.

IT IS STILL DID HE, DIDN’T HE?: Asaram Bapu, arrested from his Indore ashram in connection with a sexual assault case, is escorted by the police at the airport in Jodhpur,on Sunday.

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EW DELHI (PTI): The southwest monsoon, which accounted for the country's 98 per cent rainfall between June and August, is expected to continue the momentum this month as it enters its last phase. Rainfall for the country during September is likely to be "normal" at 96 per cent, the Indian Meteorological Department says in its long range forecast.

MIRA BHAYANDAR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Public Works Department

Indira Gandhi Bhavan, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Bhayandar (W) 401 101, Tal. Dist. Thane. Tel. 28192828

Tender Notice No. No. MNP/PWD/Tender/80/2013-14

Date: 2-9-2013

Tender Notice Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation Public Works Department are invited Tender for different types of works.

The tender documents are available on MBMC website https//mbmc.eproc.in from 07-09-2013 to 17-09-2013 upto 12.00 p.m. & submit the tender dully filled on https//mbmc.eproc.in Submission date 19-09-2013 upto 12.00 p.m. hrs.

Sd/Executive Engineer (PWD) Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation Place: Bhayandar Date: 02-09-2013 M.B.M.C./PRO/151/2013-2014 Date: 02-09-2013

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EW DELHI (PTI): Some postpaid customers of Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator, will have to pay up to 50 per cent more for making calls from September 8.

In a message to postpaid customers registered under Advantage 199, one of its per-minute billing plans, Airtel said the "bill plan for your Airtel mobile...will change effective 8-Sep-13."

Local and STD rates of 50 paise per minute to Airtel mobiles will be increased to 60 paise, while calls to landlines will go up to 90 paise per minute from 60 paise.

An Airtel spokesperson said the tariff revision is on account of changes made earlier in some plans, which are being implemented now.

"There has been no change in headline tariffs. Earlier this year, the benefits offered in

some promotional plans were revised. Some customers are getting notified now as per the schedule,

which is in compliance with TRAI guidelines for such revisions of promotional tariffs," the spokesperson said.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT — PROJECT Dy.Ch.Eng./SWM/3631/Project Dated 31-8-2013

e-TENDER NOTICE The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai invites, e-tenders in Two packet system, returnable on 9-9-2013 from eligible tenderers for “Maintenance of Electrical Installations at Mulund Dumping Ground for the Period of 1 Year”.

The detailed information/clarification regarding the tender can be sought from the office of Dy.Ch.Eng.(S.W.M.) Project, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Floor, FP92 PPS, Kotwadi, Mahim (Shivaji Park), Mumbai-400 016, the e-Tender vendor login and the procedure related details is available on the website of MCGM i.e. http://portal.mcgm.gov.in or at Office of Deputy Chief Engineer (Solid Waste Management) Project, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Floor, FP92 PPS, Kotwadi, Mahim (Shivaji Park), Mumbai-400 016 on any working day from 11.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. up to previous day of the due date except 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, by showing the credentials mentioned in Post Qualification Criteria.

Sd/Executive Engineer, (Mulund Dumping Ground) PRO/698/ADV/2013 Fever? Act now, see your doctor for correct & complete treatment

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TOP VIEW It is not our idea. It is an idea which is coming from public and others. No decision has been taken to keep petrol pumps dry during any part of the day.

Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Dolat Capital calls a ‘Buy’ on Mphasis CMP: Rs. 433

Uptrend Continues…

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Tuesday (September 3, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose substantially on Monday (September 02, 2013) a net 78.95 points (1.44%) and closed at the 5550 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 5480 points level. It then declined by a few points and registered the day’s low at the 5478 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until 12.25 p.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 5564 points level at 12.53 p.m. The index 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 86 points and closed above the psychologically important 5500 points level. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 35 were gainers, while 15 stocks closed in the red.

All the sectoral indices closed in the green. Substantial buying was seen FMCG, realty and oil & gas stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 25.75%. This change is substantial /and indicates a less than full participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 911 were gainers, 418 were losers and 50 remained unchanged.

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

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

MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero but is rising (positive if it continues). It has crossed above its 9-day Average (positive and a buy signal).

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

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

The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a neutral market with a positive bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5240 points level. The next support is at the 5191 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 5604 points level. The next resistance is at the 5695 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 = 5532 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 5498.

Support (2) = 5445.

Resistance (1) = 5584.

Resistance (2) = 5618.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a four th consecutive white body candle. The body of this c andl e is above and outside the body of the previous candle indicating a range expansion and acceleration.

This is positive.

Further, the index is above the 5 and 15 days moving averages, while the 5 day moving average is rising. Moreover, the velocity parameters which were neutrally trended have now turned positive. 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 5400) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 5469) Positive.

Is below its 25-day average (at 5558) Negative.

Is below its 200-day average (at 5835) Negative.

All the four averages are negatively trended. Negative.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness:

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Target Rs. 550

View: We believe the pains seems to come to an end finally for Mphasis considering approaching bottoming of HP revenue decline and exit from the Indian Government contracts which would means secular positive QQ growth here on with upward bias on OPM trend. The traction in the segment extended in the quarter on strong momentum in the digital risk business.

Strong organic volume growth of 3.8 percent and full quarter consolidation of digital risk (79 days in Q2) lead the revenue beat for the quarter. Direct business revenues grew by 18 percent QQ contributing 59 percent of revenues for the quarter despite decline in India business. 10 new clients were added during the quarter.

HP revenues went down 0.7 percent QQ (4 percent decline in volumes) in INR term at Rs 6.4bn. HP Non ES segment revenues grew by 18 percent for the quarter to Rs 813mn inline with its expected annualized run rate of USD 55-60mn for FY13. Management hinted further decline over next 2-3 quarters which we believe would also get compensated partially by Rs depreciation (40 percent of HP business is Rs denominated) and thus the fall in revenues would bottom out by H1FY14.

OPM Improve: OPM gained 90bps QQ at 15.8 percent despite salary hike which we believe would go further up due to decline in both low-margin business segment i.e. HP and India Govt. The company has planned to reinvest gains partially in S&M efforts and expect OPM in the 16-18 percent band.

Buy the stock with at target price of Rs 550.

Emkay calls a ‘Buy’ on Wipro CMP: Rs. 484

Target Rs. 530

Wipro remains focused on driving an improvement in revenue growth trajectory and aims to catch up with peers on sequential revenue growth by Q4FY14. Deal pipeline remains robust. Strong traction within top 10 clients aided by increased S&M investments expected to continue. Growth to become broad based ahead as traction in financial services and Healthcare improves. Upside risks to Wipro’s margins ahead as growth leverage kicks in. Upgrade FY14/15E EPS higher by 6/10 percent on revised currency assumptions (Rs 61/63 for FY14/15). Retain ACCUM, and raise TP to Rs 530 as we expect upsides to street’s modest expectations.

Our discussions with Wipro management indicate the increased urgency and focus to close growth lag with peers with company aiming to achieve a ‘similar to peers sequential USD rev growth’

by Q4FY14. While Wipro’s turnaround plans have taken longer than what the street anticipated earlier (a difficult FY13 also delayed the improvement in our view), we see the strategic steps taken over CY11-13, after TK Kurien took over as the CEO, bearing results through the past few quarters. The company has addressed the long standing concern on top 10 accounts mining.

While we retain our USD rev estimates broadly, our FY14/15E EPS are raised by 6/10 percent to Rs 29.7/35.1 respectively on revised currency assumptions (factor in USD/INR at Rs 61/63 for FY14/15, note that we do not build in complete flow through of currency gains into our margin assumptions). We upgraded Wipro recently to ACCUMULATE (after running a negative call through FY09-13) and back further upsides, target price raised to Rs 530.

Aditya Birla Money calls a ‘Buy’ on Voltas CMP: Rs. 69

Target Rs. 81.60

Outlook and Valuations: Voltas continues to pass through a rough patch and the near term environment is also challenging. In the UCP segment the company continues to maintain its No.1 position while the EBIT margins are showing signs of stabilization. On the EMP segment especially on the international front it has been a big drag on the company’s overall financials and outlook in the near term is highly challenging, while on the domestic front order inflows are flowing but the momentum has slowed down. Engineering products division continues to maintain its growth momentum and market share.

The company is likely to face near term headwinds as the macro as well as micro environment is highly uncertain. On the back of slower execution and margin pressures we revise our topline and operating margin estimates downwards and hence we revise our profit estimates downwards by 14.2 percent and 11.5 percent for FY14 & FY15 to Rs 2,200mn and Rs 2,532 respectively. We believe majority of the negatives have been priced in and we believe the worst is over for the company and hence we recommend “Buy” on the stock. We value the company at 8x FY15 EV/EBITDA and arrive at a price target of Rs 81.6 per share At the CMP of Rs 69.6 Voltas trades at FY15 P/E of 9.1x and 6.9x its FY15E EV/EBITDA.

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Nomura Cuts FY’14 GDP Forecast To 4.2 % NEWS FLASH

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lobal financial services firm Nomura has lowered India’s GDP growth forecast for the current financial year to 4.2 % from 5.5 % earlier and kept a “negative” view on the country’s macro-economic outlook for the next three to six months, reports PTI. According to Nomura, the downside risks to the growth outlook have materialised with financial conditions tightening much more than anticipated.

“We are cutting our real GDP growth estimates to 4.2 % y-o-y in FY’14 from 5.0 % earlier. We will publish more details in a separate note. We retain our negative view on India’s macroeconomic outlook for the next three to six months,” Nomura India’s Sonal Varma said in a

research note.

According to official figures, the country’s economic growth in the April-June quarter slid to 4.4 %, the lowest in past several years, pulled down by drop in mining and manufacturing output.

“Looking ahead, good monsoons and a gradual recovery in global demand are positives, but the question is whether they will be able to offset the drag from the ongoing balance of payment (BOP) stress,” Nomura said.

Nomura believes, the BOP pressures are likely to continue over the next three to six months, which would have an adverse impact on the economy through multiple channels like cost-push inflation, higher short-term funding costs, asset price volatility and falling confidence, among others.

Moreover, with fiscal pressures building, the government may not be able to continue its current pace of spending without risking substantial fiscal slippage, implying spending will have to be sliced in the second half of FY 2014.

“Hence, the risk of a pro-cyclical fiscal and monetary policy tightening is rising and the downside risks to our growth outlook have materialised with financial conditions tightening much more than anticipated,” the report said.

Meanwhile, the pressure on the growth momentum is likely to pose greater challenges for policy makers as they try to stabilise the falling currency, which had touched an alltime intra-day low of 68.85 to a dollar on August 28 and is currently hovering around the 66/USD mark in highly volatile trade.

RCF Plans Substantial Expansion

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ublic sector fertiliser major Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF) is planning to expand the capacity of Urea at Thal 2200 MTPD and one single stream urea plant of capacity 3850 MTPD at the existing site at an approximate cost of Rs 4,200 crore said RCF Chairman and Managing director R G Rajan at a media briefing. The selection process for lump sum turn-key contractors (LSTK) for main plants has been completed. Approval of PIB/CCEA is expected soon. Environmental clearance for undertaking the project has been obtained, he said.

The company along with Coal India, GAIL and Fertilizer Corporation of India is contemplating set-

ting up Rs. 6,000 crore fertilizer complex, comprising of 2,700 MTPD ammonia plant, 3,850 MTPD urea plant, 850 MTPD nitric acid plant and 1,000 MTPD ammonium nitrate plant at Talcher, Orissa, through coal gasification route as feed stock.

“Coal will be made available by CIL from nearby coalfields of its subsidiary, Mahanadi Coal fields.

Land and certain facilities needed for the project will be provided by FCIL. Apart from being a project for feedstock diversification, it will also aid much needed urea production capacity for the eastern part of the country,” said Rajan.

The Talcher project is proposed to be done on Lump Sum Turn-Key (LSTK) basis. Project capital cost is estimated to be approximately Rs.

9,000 crore (including coal gasification). A MOU amongst the proposed promoters has been signed, he added.

He also said, the governments of Ghana and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up a fertilizer project to produce about 1 million metric tons of urea fertilizer based on gas find in Ghana. RCF has been nominated, by government to take a lead role. It has been proposed to set up an ammonia plant of 2200 MTPD capacity and a urea plant of 3850 MTPD capacity at a cost of Rs. 6,000 crore.

The pre-feasibility report submitted to the respective governments is under consideration. Discussions are being held to finalise pricing and quantity of gas to be supplied to the project.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Lodha’s ‘Park’ Project Gets Unprecedented Response

Amidst all the gloom about the Indian economy, the Lodha Group’s recently launched master planned neighbourhood in Worli The Park, has witnessed unprecedented interest with over 450 bookings worth over Rs. 2500 crores being received on the first day of the applications being accepted. Abhishek Lodha had launched The Park with actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as the brand ambassador at a widely publicized press event last fortnight. This was followed by a global launch in 7 cities – Mumbai, Dubai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad and Surat. Applications to purchase units have been received from across the country, along with strong interest from NRI’s in the UAE and USA, a company press release has stated.

Gold Falls, Silver Recovers

Gold prices extended losses for the fourth straight day by losing Rs 325 to Rs 31,100 per ten grams here today on stockist selling. However, silver snapped three day of losses and rebounded by Rs 420 to Rs 54,350 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers at existing lower levels and a firming trend in international markets, where it rose 3.7 per cent to USD 24.38 an ounce.

No Proposal To Convert Idle Gold Into Bullion, Says RBI

There have been some news stories in the media in the last couple of days about the Reserve Bank of India discussing/considering various options of converting idle gold, including that available with temple trusts, into bullion.

In a press statement Alpana Killawala Principal Chief General Manager says “The Reserve Bank clarifies that no such proposal is under its consideration at this juncture.”

Maruti, Honda, Hyundai Domestic Car Sales Up In August

Car makers Maruti Suzuki, Honda and Hyundai posted increase in their domestic sales in August, while others including Mahindra, Toyota and Tata Motors reported declines amid a continuous slowdown in the market. While the car makers struggled, two-wheeler makers such as Hero MotoCorp and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India reported sales growth in August this year. Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), which witnessed a month-long lockout at its Manesar plant last August following violence, posted 51.6% sales growth in this year benefiting from a low base effect. MSI said its domestic sales increased stood at 76,018 units as against 50,129 units in August last year.

Top Bankers In Praise Of RBI’s Subbarao

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op bankers have hailed the contributions of the outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Duvuuri Subbarao saying he did his best during a tenure that was marked by difficult times for the economy.

Subbarao demits office on September 4, after being at the helm for five years that saw the beginning of the global recession from which it is yet to recover. Within a fortnight of him assuming office, global investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the hit

pulled the global banking system down to an unprecedented credit crisis which eventually led to the worst recession since the Great Depression.

This was followed by a difficult period which saw RBI working in close coordination with the government and other financial sector regulators, as also other central banks, to ring-fence the economy. While the fiscal and monetary stimuli ensured that the economy did not fall off cliff, this soon gave way to a spike in inflation. This saw rise in policy rates from October 2010 for a

“I think the Governor’s term has been in one of the most difficult environments globally and domestically. If you look at the world and our country today, there is so much change that you have to be at your feet and I can’t imagine anybody else doing a better job than Subbarao” Shikha Sharma MD and Chief Executive, Axis Bank

year or so even as growth started coming down.

As Subbarao’s term moved close to ending, worries over slowing growth and stubborn inflation complicated the matter for the central bank. His problems got compounded with the fall of the rupee beginning May-end. It declined to a low of 68.85 intra-days to the dollar early last week, but with some wise thinking and intervention by RBI has recovered marginally.

His successor Raghuram Rajan will takeover as the 23rd governor of the RBI on September 5.

“I’ve the highest respect for him. He has been through difficult times and let’s put it this way: in hindsight, it’s very easy to judge anybody...I do believe he did a great job,”

“One thing that has not been fully talked about during his tenure is that he has reduced CRR and SLR by 4 percentage points, which to my mind, in a tenure of five years is very significant… To some extent, the buoyancy which we saw in the economy in the previous two years, could be attributed to that “

Aditya Puri MD HDFC Bank

Pratip Chaudhuri Chairman, State Bank of India

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TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Late March, 2012: Continuing his coverage of the Republican candidacy race, Will continues to obsess over audience approval numbers while Nina convinces him he needs to soften his image. Jerry and Mac assemble the first few meetings of the Red Team for Genoa and find a potential source in a retired military official. Meanwhile, Maggie continues to deal with the side effects of her time in Africa and Jim and Hallie reunite. HBO, 9 p.m .

SOAPS & SERIALS

MADHUBALA – EK ISHQ EK JUNOON

In tonight’s episode we will see, Income tax men find money in the bar counter and arrest RK for it. Bittoji however comes forward and announces that he was aware about it and agrees to go to jail instead. RK brings back Bittoo from jail and they figure it was Kuku’s and Amar’s plan when they see Amar giving a press conference on TV blaming RK for stopping their movie. When RK barges into Kuku’s office, Kuku tells RK that if he wants the ban on him to be removed, he will have to apologize to him publicly. Colors, 8.30 p.m.

ONE TREE HILL

Renee presses charges and has Haley arrested and thrown in Jail. Clay and Quinn grow close much to Nathan’s distaste. Elsewhere, after a false start Julian and Alex begin to work on her script. Star World , 10 p.m.

DEXTER

Dexter and Rita have to make a big decision about their family, forcing Dexter to think about what it means to be responsible for kids. Is he ready to commit to this new family? Big CBS Love, 10 p.m.

ANIMAL PLANET’S A TO Z

Wild animals rely on their instincts as opposed to learned behaviors. Explore about the various wild animals at ANIMAL PLANET’S A TO Z. Animal Planet, 10 p.m.

GATOR BOYS

Paul and Jimmy defy death capturing alligators. Paul is known for his commanding personality and unmatched skill capturing any-sized gator underwater with his bare hands. And Jimmy has been gator wrestling since he was 11 years old, giving him the ability to stay quick on his feet and handle dangerous reptiles with ease. In the second season of GATOR BOYS, Paul and Jimmy are fishes out of water - taking up residence at Gulf Coast Gator Ranch in Moss Point, Mississippi. The guys quickly learn that Mississippi gators won’t be showing them any Southern hospitality - the reptiles are bigger and meaner, which means the captures are even wilder. Di scover y, 10 p .m.

FRONTLINE BATTLE MACHINES WITH MIKE BREWER

In FRONT LINE BATTLE MACHINES, presenter Mike Brewer heads to the frontline in Afghanistan to test hi-tech British and

UP

Madhubala... Colors, 8.30 p.m.

American weaponry and equipment being used in the fight against the Taliban. Follow Mike as with the full co-operation of the UK Ministry of Defense, he gains unrestricted access to Camp Bastion and Kandahar Air Base, revealing the latest combat vehicles and equipment, such as the SA80 Rifle, the Apache attack helicopter and Mastiff armored six-wheeled truck. Discovery Science, 10 p.m .

EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA

Nihal apologizes to Ranvi for the mistake he committed but Ranvi is till adamant on punishing him. What will be Nihal’s final repentance? Star Plus, 10.30 p.m.

SAVDHAAN INDIA – INDIA FIGHTS BACK 2

Sonali a teacher is harrassed by three male colleagues at work. The three men trap her and make her dirty MMS. Will Sonali succumb to blackmail or will she fight back for justice? Li fe Ok , 10.30 p.m .

SARASWATICHANDRA

Pramad with the help of Kalika proves Kumud a characterless woman as she accepts the all the stuff Kalika finds in SaraswatiChandra 's cupboard belongs to her. will everyone know about the reality of Kumud and Saras (Naveenchandra)?

Star Pl us, 7.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

A young Carl Fredrickson meets a young adventure-spirited girl named Ellie. They both dream of going to a lost land in South America. 70 years later, Ellie has died. Carl remembers the promise he made to her. Then, when he inadvertently hits a construction worker, he is forced to go to a retirement home. But before they can take him, he and his house fly away. However, he has a stowaway aboard: an 8-year-old boy named Russell, who’s trying to get an Assisting the Elderly badge. Together, they embark on an adventure, where they encounter talking dogs, an evil villain and a rare bird named Kevin. Starring Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger. Star Movies, 9 p.m .

KYO KII MAIN JHOOTH NAHI BOLTA

Raj Malhotra (Govinda) is a lawyer from a small district who dreams of practicing law in the Mumbai High Court. To fulfill his dreams, he heads for Mumbai. Once in Mumbai, he realizes that it is difficult for small-town lawyers to establish themselves, as people in this city are judged according to their status, not by the talent they possess. He realizes that he needs to have a godfather to make it big in the city. What follows is the struggle he goes through. Max, 9 p.m.

BULLET TO THE HEAD

After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy. Pix , 9 p.m

LADDER 49

Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he’s made have put him in harm’s way

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

AWAARGI

Azad(Anil Kapoor), a mob enforcer who rescues the lovely Seema (Meenakshi Seshadri) from a brothel against the orders of both his boss and a rival gang leader. He vows to help her become a singer, and enlists Dhiren (Govindra) to help her, but things become complicated when both men fall for Seema— and the gangsters decide they want her back. Filmy, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 2.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara 3.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 4.00 Saraswati Chandra 4.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 5.00 Junior MasterChefUstaadon Ka Tadka 5.30 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Ek Gahr Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi 8.30 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behnaa Hai 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum. 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai….

10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Saraswati Chandra

Up, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett. Zee Stu dio, 10.30 p.m.

KURBAAN

Delhi University's Professor Avantika Ahuja meets fellow professor Ehsan Khan in typical Bollywood filmy style, and both fall in love with each other. Her father, who had preferred that she marry a Hindu, reluctantly permits them to get married. They do so, and subsequently re-locate to live in the United States. They buy a house, settle in, and are welcomed by their neighbors, Hamid and Anjum. A few days later Avantika's world will be turned upside down when she finds out that their neighbors are terrorists who want to avenge the deaths of innocent Iraqi and Afghani civilians massacred by British and American forces, and that her husband is not who he claims to be. B4U, 8 p.m.

ZEE TV

LISTING

P.M. 2.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 2.30 Punarvivaah 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.00 Jodha Akbar 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Jodha Akbar 8.30 Do dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 9.00 Pavitra Rishta.

9.30 Qubool Hai 10.00 Punar Vivaah 11.00 Jodha Akbar

6.30 7.00 7.30

8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30

10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 5.30

Lage Jhilmil Sitaron Ka Aangan Hoga Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali Best of Haunted NightsKaun Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali Jhilmil Sitaron Ka Aangan Hoga.

Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati Haunted Nights Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati

SAB TV

Taarak Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir Taarak Mehta Ka… Jeanie Aur Juhu

Wild Connections Food Planet What Happened Next How Do They Do It Man Vs Wild Gator Boys Man vs Wild

P.M. 1.00 3.00 4.30 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

The Amazing Spiez Transformers Prime Kids vs Film Wild Kratts Amazing Spiez 1001 Nights Sally Bollywood Adventures of Tintin Transformers Prime Kids vs Film Wild Kratts 1001 Nights

DISCOVERY KIDS

SCIENCE

P.M. 1.00 Deadliest Tech

One Tree Hill Touch 2 Broke Girls Big Bang Theory Revenge One Tree Hill Grey’s Anatomy 2 Broke Girls Big Bang Theory Revenge One Tree Hill Breaking Bad

ZEE CAFÉ

Pretty Little Liars Lost II Just for Laughs Pretty Little Liars Body of Proof The Big Bang Theory Lost II Pretty Little Liars Body of Proof

BIG CBS LOVE

Game 90210 Game Entertainment Tonight Dexter Game Rules of Engagement 90210 Entertainment Tonight Rules of Engagement Game 90210 Dexter Game

SONY TV

Maharana Pratap Bade Acha Lagte Hai Chhanchan Jee Le Zara Crime Patrol Indian Indol Junior Anamika Amita Ka Amit Chanchhan Jee Le Zara Maharana Pratap Bade Achhe Lagte Hai Crime Patrol

Savdhaan India , Life Ok, 10.30 p.m.

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 2.30 Gustakh Dil 3.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 3.30 Do Dil..Ek Jaan 4.00 Shapath 5.00 Best of Savadhaan India 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Savitri 9.00 Do Dil…Ek Jaan 9.30 Junoon-Aisi Nafrat To Kaisa Ishq 10.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savdhaan India P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

COLORS

Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala….

Mrs Pmmi Pyarelal Bani Ishq da Kalma Jhalak Dikhlajaa Balika Vadhu…

Bani Ishq da Kalma Mrs Pammi Pyarelal Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Sanskaar…

Na Bole Tum… Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 2.30 Haunted Nights 3.00 Sikandar Sadak Ka: Film. Mithun C 6.00 Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara

8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Veera, STar Plus, 10.30 p.m.

Baal Veer Taarak Chidiyaghar Jeanie Aur Juju Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir FIR Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Tu Tithe Mee 2.30 Tuze Maze Jamena 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Radha Hi Bawri 4.00 Ekapeksha Ek 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee 6.00 Tuze Maze Jamena 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Tu Tithe Mee 7.30 Radha Hi Bawri 8.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Mala Saasu Havi 9.00 Tuze Maze Jamena 9.30 Eka Peksha Ek: Apsara Aali 10.30 Radha Hi Bawri 11.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 1.00 River Monsters 3.00 Animal Planet’s A to Z 4.00 Wildwives of Savannah Lane 5.00 Biggest and Baddest 6.00 Yeh Mera India 7.00 Killing For A Living 8.00 River Monsters 9.00 Yeh Mera India 10.00 Animal Planet’s A to Z 11.00 Wild Recon

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Wildest India 3.00 Best of Wild

DOORDARSHAN

Amrutvel Patla Tar Ghya News in Marathi Smart Sunbai Ek Divas Celebrity Sobat Tiwalya Bawlya Kashya Andharlya Wata News in Marathi Mala Bhetleli Mansa Krishi Varta Amachi Mati Amachi Mase Patla Tar Ghya Antakshari The News Samachar Bharat Ki Shaan 3: Reality Show

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 12.25 2.55 4.50 6.45 9.00 11.00 A.M. 8.20 10.29 P.M. 1.00 2.40 4.30 5.55 9:00

9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00

Saraswatichandra Parsai Kahte Hain Kal Hamara Hai KASME VAADE: Film.

Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhi, Randhir Kapoor

DDII (Metro Channel)

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

Samachar.

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

2.00 Monsters Inside Me 3.00 Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 4.00 Heavy Metal Task Force 4.50 Food Detectives 5.15 How It’s Made 6.00 Deadliest Tech 7.00 Mythbusters 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Teach Toys 360 10.00 Frontline Battle Machines with Mike Brewer 11.00 Monsters Inside Me

HISTORY

P.M. 2.00 Food Tech: PIzza 3.00 History Untamed 4.00 Freddie Flintoff vs The World 5.00 Ice Road Truckers 6.00 Invention Intervention 6.30 Pawn Stars 7.00 Swamp People 8.00 History Untamed 9.00 Daredevils 10.00 Pawn Stars 10.30 Ancient Aliens

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00

7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30

Megacities Emergency Room Most Amazing Moments Speed Kills Ultimate Animal Countdown Most Amazing Moments Dangerous Encounters Taboo Emergency Room Taboo

ESPN

Kasme Vaade, DDI, 11 p.m.

7.30 8.00 8.30 10.00 10.30 11.15

Focus.

News.

News Late Edition Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

P.M. 1.49 3.22 5.36 7.09 9.00 10.58 A.M. 7.51 9.45 11.16 P.M. 2.45 6.15 9.00 11.50 A.M. 8.45 11.20

P.M. 2.00 Champions League Twenty20 2011 h/ls 3.00 RSA Challenge One Day International 2013 10.30 Jai Ho 11.00 ICC Champions Trophy 13 h/ls

X Men: The Last Stand The Hills Have Eyes II

HBO

ZEE STUDIO

25th Hour Notting Hill A Low Down Dirty Shame Freaky Friday Ladder 49

The Hard Corps A Low Down Dirty Shame

PIX

POGO

P.M. 1.30 Chhota Bheem Marathon 4.00 Mr Bean 5.00 Raju Dholakpurwala

STAR GOLD

Farz Kushti Diljale Arjun Pandit

Jung Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

Bullet To The Head, Pix, 9 p.m.

MAX

ZEE CINEMA

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Kalaakaar: Kunaal Goswami 5.30 Pyar Ki Kahani: Amitabh, Tanuka 9.00 Kaash: Jackie Shroff A.M. 9.30 Halaal Ki Kamaai: Govinda, Farha

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Sultaan: Mithun C 3.00 Aur Pyar Ho Gaya: Bobby Deol 6.00 Yeh Kaisa Pyar Ka Rishta: Prabhudeva 9.00 Awaargi: Anil Kapoor A.M. 9.00 Ghar Ka Chiraag: Rajesh Khanna

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

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 Tom and Jerry Tales 3.00 Oggy and the Cockraoches 4.00 The Regular Show 4.30 Adventure Time 5.00 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien 5.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches 7.30 Bas Karo Henry 8.00 Roll No 21 9.00 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien 10.00 Johnny Test 11.00 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 Tom and Jerry Kids Show 9.00 Roll No 21 10.00 Ben 10 11.00 Tom and Jerry Tales

Direct Contact Wild Things 3 Rebirth

P.M. 3.00 Krantiveer 6.15 Anyay Hi Anyay 9.00 Vishwatma

P.M 12.00 4.00 8.00 11.00

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 12.00 Khara Warasdaar 3.00 Balache Baap Bramchachari 6.00 Pachadlela 9.00 De Dhakka

Walking Tall Rocky II Wild Things 3 Rebirth Bullet To The Head Step Up 3

P.M. 1.00 Koyla: Madhuri Dixit 5.30 Kishen Kanhaiya: Anil Kapoor 9.00 Kyo Kii Main Jhooth Nahi Bolta: Govinda A.M 7.00 Waqt Hamara Hai: Sunil Shetty 10.30 Sabse Badi Hera Pheri: Vishu

STAR CRICKET

P.M. 2.00 ICC Champions Trophy 13 h/ls 3.00 Champions Ka Champion 3.30 Jai Ho 4.30 Champions Ka Champion 5.00 ICC Champions Trophy 13 h/ls 6.00 T20 Dhamaka 7.00 ICC Champions Trophy 13 h/ls 8.00 Superstar Football 9.00 T20 Dhamaka 10.00 Champions League Twenty20 2011 h/ls 11.00 T20 Dhamaka

STARMOVIES

Gladiator The Scorpion King The Hills Have Eyes II Terminator Salvation Up! The Roommate

Alex Cross Super 8 College Road Trip Lol The Newsroom : One Step Too Many 11.35 Chakravyuh A.M. 8.00 You’ve Got Mail 10.00 The Notebook P.M. 1.00 3.45 6.30 8.30 10.30 A.M. 8.00 10.20

STAR WORLD

DDI (Main Channel)

P.M. 2.00 2.25 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.35 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 6.55 7.15 8.00 8.15 8.30

6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

B4U

Ghatak: Sunny Deol Yess Boss: Shah Rukh Khan Kurbaan: Saif Ali Khan Maine Jeena Sikh Liya: Zarina Wahab

A.M. 8.00 Pyar Ke Kabil: Rishi Kapoor

Kyo Ki Main Jooth Nahi Bolta, Max, 9 p.m.

6.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 A.M. 8.00 8.30 10.00 10.30 P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 P.M. 1.30 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30

Chhota Bheem Marathon Chhota Bheem Pokemon Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina MAD Thomas and Friends Kumbh Bheem Hagemaru Chhota Bheem

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Hamtaro Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Doraemon Best of Luck Nikki Disney Q S 2 Shake It Up Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Disney ! S2

DISNEY XD

Kiteretsu Splatalot Super Robot Iron Man Armored Adventures Spiderman Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spiderman Hulk VR Troopers

Mesmerising melodies!

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MUMBAI | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

By Amarendra Dhaneshwar

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cholars often state that Maharashtra and Bengal are the two provinces that have really nurtured classical music. Besides, Gwalior, Lucknow, Benaras and Indore are also important centres of classical music. One cannot forget the immense contribution of Goa and north Karnataka who have given us some outstanding music luminaries. Very few people realise that over the years, Gujarat too has done its bit as far as the promotion and nurturing of classical music is concerned.

Faiyaz Khan, the King of Khyal vocal form, was a resident of the erstwhile Baroda

By Vijay Shanker

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upura Fine Arts Academy presented the ‘Noopuradwani dance festival’ at Bilawa Auditorium in Santacruz East recently. The festival projected the beauty and the technique of three distinct classical dance styles – Bharata Natyam, Mohiniattam and Kuchipudi.

The accomplished exponents who performed in the festival were Suman Badami for Bharata Natyam, Ramya Jagadish for Mohiniattam and Dr. Shailaja Desai for Kuchipudi. It was a delight to watch three dance styles being performed on the same platform. After the invocatory numbers, Suman performed ‘Ranjani Mrudu Pankaja Lochana’ describing the lotus-eyed goddess, while incorporating the benevolent and the virile aspect of the goddess. Suman is a danseuse blessed with a charming personality and danced with ease and perfection. In the expressional number portraying Lord Muruga, the anguish and the

state. Omkarnath Thakur, the towering figure of the Gwalior gharana too belonged to Gujarat. Later generations have produced quality singers like Yashwantrai Purohit and Rasiklal Andhariya. They were superb exponents of the Kirana gharana.

Dr. Monica Shah who runs the Aaradhana Music Academy in Ahmedabad is another good singer from Gujarat. She has modeled herself on Rasiklal Anhdariya who was a devoted follower of Ameer Khansaheb's singing. Monica was featured

by Shivaji Park Nagarik Sangh in an evening concert last week-end. She sang the Raga Megh to begin with. The bandish 'E Barkha Ritu Aaayi' was set to slow Ek taal. Her elaboration of the raga was systematic. She also sang a rare raga called ‘Prabhat Varali’. It was refreshing to hear such melody. ‘Tore Bin Mohe Chain Nahi’, the famous dadra in the Raga Kirwani was sung with emotion. She received

excellent support on the tabla from Mukta Raste and on the harmonium from Ravindra Lomate.

A programme was held in memory of Late Shri M W Desai (BMC Commissioner)

by Bhartiya Sangeet Prachar Kendra and Gandhar Music Academy at Nehru Centre.

Dr. Ram Deshpande and Bhuvanesh Komkali presented monsoon melodies.

Bhartiya Sangeet Prachar Kendra was established in the year 1954 by Late Vinayaka Dalvi with the aim of spreading Indian classical music and dance. They provide free classical training to poor and deserving students. The Gandhar Music Academy is run under the guidance of Pt .Dr. Ram Despande.

please come soon.” The dancer also depicted the wonderful moments of love which were well enacted. In an extract from ‘Narayaneeyam’, the emotional encounter of Sudama with Krishna in Dwarka was well portrayed. It was thrilling to watch Ramya's daughter and disciple Vishnuja playing Krishna. Ramya concluded the Mohiniattam performance with a brisk ‘Thillana’.

The Kuchipudi duo Dr. Shailaja and her daughter Sinduja Desai performed later. Sinduja performed the ‘Prahlada Sabdam’ with dramatic appeal when King Hiranyakashyapu fails to acknowledge the divine son Prahlada due to his arrogance and ignorance and hence punished by Lord Vishnu in the incarnation of Narasimha avatara (half lion-half man). Dr. Shailaja impressed the audience with the depiction of the royal possessive love of the nayika performance with the popu- beauty Satyabhama as the is described with fine ‘san- lar ‘Irayimman Thampi wife of Lord Krishna. It was a padam - Enthaho Vallabha’ sheer delight to watch both charis’ and ‘abhinaya’.

Ramya Jagadish, the wherein the nayika asks her of them dancing together. founder of Nupura Nritya Lord, “Why are you silent, On a whole, it was a unique Academy, commenced the have I committed any folly, festival of three dance styles.

TRIPLE DELIGHT!

By Sandeep Hattangadi Several films based on the theme of the world of crimes and the police department being in search of the culprits, have been produced so far. The canvas of these films is usually based on the sensational drama involved in the story of the film and the accurate presentation of the happenings therein.

The entire story of this film focuses on the happenings of a single day which can be termed as a unique dimension of this film. The upcoming Marathi feature film ‘Sutradhar’ is based on gambling involving a turnover of Rs.2000 crore, eight different countries, six individual characters, one winner and finally the single plotter of the conspiracy. The most amazing aspect of the story is that this single brain behind the conspiracy, the real ‘Sutradhar’ as it is called in Marathi, never reveals his identity throughout even after turning the tides of this game according to his

Sutradhar: A good thriller! kidnapped during the wee hours of midnight and there begins a ghastly game full of blood and horror, one that is never thought or heard of happening earlier. This game that manifests into a gambling activity involving thousands of crores across several countries begins its bloody course in Mumbai. The performances by the lead cast including Chinmay Mandlekar, Alka Kubal Athalye, Sushant Shelar, Vinay Apte, and own priorities no matter whether they Aditi Sarangdhar are very pretty good. defy the interests of the puppets involved Aniket, who has done the screenplay, diin the game. It is eventually led into the alogues and cinematography, has been ultimate end perceived by him alone even very impressive. This is the second film after exposing those involved in the plot of director Pratik Kadam who does a good job. Other artistes like Shekhar before the world at large.

The film is reminiscent of the TV real- Phadke, Kamlesh Sawant, Swapnil Jadity show ‘Big Boss’ and the murky world hav ,Yatin Karyekar, Pradeep Patwardof betting. Few young boys and girls get han have provided a good support.

BRIEF Dhamak’s Music Launch

The music and website launch of the film ‘Dhamak’ was held recently. The film launched by producer Suvarna Bandiwadekar under the banner of C.S. Films, with Rajendra Bandiwadekar, who has, besides directing the film, also written the story, screenplay and dialogues. The film stars Aniket Vishwasrao, Girija Joshi, Mohan Joshi, Ashok Samarth, Vidyadhar Joshi, Viju Khote, Uma Sardeshmukh, Maushumi Thondwalkar, Girish Salvi, Jayawant Wadkar, Ajay Padhye, Dhananjay Mandrekar etc.

Devaki Pandit’s albums released

Veteran singer Devaki Pandit’s two albums ‘Arghya’ and ‘Taringini’, one a classical music based album and one a soul songs album, were recently released by eminent cricketer commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, and Universal Musics Mandar Gupte and Rajan Prabhu, music director Milind Joshi and ex -Central Bank of India CMD Mohan Vasant Tanksale at the Ravindra Natya Mandir Mini Theatre Prabhadevi.

New play on women in society today

A new play written and directed by Santosh Pawar, ‘Yanda Kadachit’ will premiere soon and the play is an offshoot of Pawar’s play ‘Yada Kadachit’ staged thirteen years ago. The play explores the role of women in the present day society albeit in a comical way. The play stars an all fresh cast consisting of 11 debutant girls – Snehal Kadam, Deepa Malhar, Reshma Jadhav, Vaibhav Deoolkar, Neha Patil, Bageshri Joshirao, Priyanka Kerkar, Sonal Nadkar, Priyanka Satpute, and Pooja Raybagi. It’s a Datta Vijay presentation produced by Seema Patil.

Tabla programme

‘Khayal Trust’ and ‘Kalabharati’ to host the annual Ustad Nizamuddian Khan memorial tabla programme on September 8 at 10 am.

Artistes: Ojas Adhiya (Solo tabla), Sarita Bhave (Vocal/humri), Sadanand Naimpalli (Solo Tabla), Accompanists: Siddhesh Bicholkar, Samir Naimpalli (Harmonium), Shruti Bhave Padhye (Violin), Prasad Padhye (Tabla) Supported by ITC/SRA. Entry free. Contact: 99202 23793.

‘Investment’ to release soon

Veteran playwright and laureate Ratnakar Matkari’s National Award winning debut film ‘Investment’ is set to hit theaters across Maharashtra on September 20. He has made his debut by directing this film at the age of 75 years. The first theatrical trailer was launched in a grand ceremony recently in the presence of the entire star cast. The website of the film was inaugurated by Ujjwal Nirgudkar, Technical Director, Film Lab. Known actors from the Marathi film industry, Tushar Dalvi, Supriya Vinod and Sandeep Pathak are spectacular in this film. Their role is greatly supported by Sulabha Deshpande, Sanjay Mone, Milind Phatak, Deepak Karanjikar and Kumar Praharsh Naik.

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ENIGMA CODE 617

ACROSS: 7 Gathered together when so inclined (5) 8 Tears material, tears material (9) 9 Administer a few drops and we will go back to sleep (5) 10 Respect some hesitation in one's excuses, perhaps (9) 12 Not staying when Virginia and Georgia about slavery (11) 16 Happen to knock a sporting body out in the ring (4) 17 Is climbing in a rough mountainous area (5) 18 A girl not all there, unfortunately (4) 19 Like some cousins at one time dismissed (4,7) 22 Mostly Quentin will turn to city huntsman (9) 24 Exposed to some degree of danger (5) 25 Listens in true practice performance (9) 26 A bird seen about late in the day (5)

DOWN: 1 It's easy to find holes in his work (4-5) 2 Each in turn is to break with colleague (9) 3 Any relationship between this word and the preceding clue is entirely coincidental. (4) 4 Tripe merges into opera for him (5,6) 5 Founded on letters that might be sad (5) 6 At the seaside, the German's exclamation might (5) 11 Stands to reason, pitcher will not sleep well (4,3,4) 13 Take steps to keep in time (5)

Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

The Clue: Average

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D SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE MANGER, MANAGE, MANNER, MEAGER, MERGER, REAMER, RENAME

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MATH PYRAMID 617 14 Shoe, old, damaged deliberately (9) 15 Accept a holiday and say goodbye (4,5)

20 Pole sportingly taking a toss ? (5) 21 Time among diplomats regarded as being in confinement (5) 23 The best part of a play (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Salutes, 4 Detests, 8 Nineteen, 10 Madrid, 11 Enlarged, 12 Easels, 15 Over there, 17 Emollient, 19 Colony, 20 Resonate, 22 Slides, 23 Belfries, 24 Scenery, 25 Sunbeam.

DOW N: 1 Sense, 2 Lonely, 3 Stevedores, 5 Tear a strip off, 6 Screened, 7 Sidesteps, 9 Turn a blind eye, 13 Gentleness, 14 Exercises, 16 Coalmine, 18 Facile, 21 Epsom.

QUICK CROSS 617

ACROSS: 1 __ of Bengal (3) 4 Untruth, fib (3) 5 Bucks (5) 7 Cap, limit (3) 8 Dashed off, perhaps (5) 10 Must, with to (3) 11 Be delinquent (3)

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

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

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Lawnmower feature (5) 2 Ready, ----, fire! (3) 3 ___ man, sycophant (3) 5 Jagged Edge, star (5) 6 English ___, college subject (3) 8 Question of identity (3) 9 Uncooked, not ripe (3)

HIDATO 617

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 617

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

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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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

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

PHANTOM LEE FALK

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

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Cancer 13th Shravan Krishnapaksha Ashlesha Karaka (Cancer) H.D. Peridot Green 2

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will make rapid progress in your career and financial status. Those children completing their basic education are more likely to discontinue further studies and set out their career in an artistic line. Love life will be full of sparkle.

If fancy-free, you will have a delightful romance this year. An early engagement or marriage is foreseen.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be pleasantly plump, elegant, attractive eyes, healthy and long-lived. Will be always helpful, responsible, caring, emotional, and sensitive.

Moody nature could be misunderstood and considered to be arrogant or proud. Extremely, well organized, artistic and creative. Success and happiness is indicated.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You will have to be careful in money matters and avoid giving loans or even taking them. At work you will do well but be tactful and do not express your frank opinion in midst of people whom you are not familiar with.

Something good will happen at home and an atmosphere of cordiality will prevail.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): An offer coming through someone you have had dealings with before would be worth considering.

You are likely to invite an old friend or an associate to join your new venture. If seeking financial assistance or loan, you will get it soon. An invitation to an important function will bring you in contact with an eminent person.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will come across a few difficulties at work but it is something that you can resolve if you do not give in to pressure. Watch expenses too. Your relationships tend to get neglected since there is so much to do. Giving a sympathetic hearing will also help you to overcome your own worries.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You will be in the mood to take a risk. A new career opening will be interesting and is worth pursuing.

Venture partnerships are better than mergers. You may be too preoccupied to notice that you are being insensitive to the needs of those who care for you. Try to make up for it this evening.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): An investment plan on short-term basis will prove profitable. Profits through earlier investments should be put in real estate or property. Partnership and joint efforts will do well. Social activities take precedence. Romance will be intense and your mate will be demanding.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You need to work hard to maintain your position at work.

You will be gainfully employed on a certain venture that assures you a steady flow of income for long. Independent entrepreneurs will diversify into new areas of work in partnership with a close associate. A romantic relationship will get the blessings of family. An early engagement or marriage will be will be decided upon soon.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Monitor expenses so you are actually able to see your finances grow. Make no new investments right now. Do not worry if you face a few snags to start with. Personal initiatives will help a lot, but joint ventures or teamwork could be more beneficial. Someone from overseas will be in touch.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): You may feel the need to withdraw and sort out your thoughts and expectations. Uneasiness about certain family problems troubles your mind. You will discuss your personal affairs with a close friend. Some choices you have to make in a relationship are difficult. Try not to get too emotional in your own interest. Someone who lives far away will be in touch, perhaps a family member.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): New negotiations and work will go through smoothly.

An important payment could materialize today. You will surprise those who have created problems for you in the past by your confidence and enthusiasm. At home there could be reason to celebrate a success with loved ones.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are going to have tough time managing your schedules today. Your attitude and convincing manner will win the day at an important meeting. You have some business worries but try and overlook them, as it will unnecessarily lead to anxiety in the family. A loved one may need attention.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You can look forward to favorable news perhaps of a journey overseas in the near future. Invest surplus funds on a long-term basis.

Things are not as bad as you imagined.

You will discover that you have been worried quite unnecessarily about your finances. There will be talks about some expected changes at home.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Your efforts put in at work will show positive results. An investment plan on short-term basis will prove profitable. Profits through earlier investments should be put in real estate or property. An outing this evening in the company of friends and family will prove enjoyable.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4757

ACROSS: 3 Famous Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bacchan starrer (5) 8 Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money (5) 10 Artist's tripod (5) 11 Asian honorific (3) 12 ___ Tuck : Robin Hood's follower? (5) 13 Complete array (7) 15 Increase in strength or accelerate sharply? (3,2) 18 __ Yu : Chinese playwright born in 1910 (3) 19 Haunt (6) 21 Resembling a shrub (7) 22 Elias ___ : inventor of the sewing machine? (4) 23 The company which provides telephone services to our metropolitan, acronym (4) 24 It has eight legs (7) 26 Royal city in Karnataka (6) 29 The proof is complete (maths) (3) 31 Subatomic particle (5) 32 Small black bear (7) 34 ___ Sinatra : Frank's daughter? (5) 35 Air Transp. Radio (3) 36 Small weasel (5) 37 ___ nurse : nurse ranking just below a sister? (5) 38 Grasslike plant (5)

DOWN: 1 State in India (5) 2 Rich sweet roll (7) 4 Not any, in archaic English (4) 5 Adjacent, alongside or besides (6) 6 Ventures or hazards (5) 7 Constellation : The whale (5) 9 "Run" around and get this vessel? (3) 12 Flounder (7) 14 Bought at ___ : rupees ten share bought for the same value? (3) 16 Knitted or woolen undergarments worn in upper half of the body (5) 17 Sacred song you may read in the Bible? (5) 19 Abusive language (7) 20 Type of parallelogram (5) 21 One from Basle (5) 23 It will definitely not make you clean but it

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SUDOKU 1943 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: C equals P

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

is supposed to cure a few ailments !

(3,4) 24 Elaborate (6) 25 It is said to be mightier than the sword (3) 27 Not old in years or existence; recently

formed (5) 28 O'Neill and others (5) 30 Movie starring Ranbir and Priyanka (5) 32 Heroin (4) 33 Greek letter (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 4 Lorado, 7 US Open, 9 Rot, 10 Samoan, 12 At any stage, 16 Tone, 17 Rake, 18 CLX, 19 Ignorantly, 22 CEO, 23 Coo, 24 David Moyes, 28 Gil, 29 Sept, 30 Reid, 33 Vengsarkar, 35 Speedo, 36 NMU, 37 Simian, 38 Ideate.

DOWN: 1 Surat, 2 Botanical, 3 Deny, 4 Lusaka, 5 Rime, 6 Deadly, 8 So to, 11 Agency, 13 Negev, 14 SRO, 15 Tar, 18 Closeknit, 20 Noised, 21 Toerr, 24 Dipped, 25 Denote, 26 MPG, 27 OTS, 31 I am a, 32 Drunk, 33 Vena, 34 Amir.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1762 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

C R G C K R

Z W Y

F T X I X F X W A , G M K H

O Z M I

U G T

J Q I

I P R H

C T Z X W R

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded

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: 30 average; 35 good; 40 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: mope, nape, open, opine, opium, pain, pane, peon, piano, pine, PNEUMONIA, poem, puma, unpin, upon.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

MURRAY, HEWITT TURN UP HEAT AS US OPEN SWEATS SPORTS

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EW YORK: Defending champion Andy Murray and 2001 winner Lleyton Hewitt made light of the heavy, humid New York conditions to breeze into the US Open last 16.

Third-seeded Murray, who ended his country's 76-year wait for a Grand Slam men's champion when he won his maiden major title in New York last year, eased past Germany's world number 49 Florian Mayer, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2, 6-2. His win was built on an impressive 42 winners and seven aces.

"I think I need to start my matches quicker than I have been doing. I am not that fast out of the blocks," said the 26-year-old. "But once I got going I was striking the ball cleanly."

Murray, the reigning Olympic and Wimbledon champion, will next face Uzbekistan's world number 65 Denis Istomin, who put out Italian 20th seed Andreas Seppi, 6-3, 6-4, 26, 3-6, 6-1. Istomin will be playing in the last 16 in New York for the first time after ending Seppi's perfect streak of seven five-set wins in 2013.

Two of those came against him at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Murray defeated Istomin in their only match in the quarter-finals at Brisbane in January this year. Meanwhile, Hewitt reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the 30th time with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 win over Russia's Evgeny Donskoy. The former world number one and 2001 champion, who knocked out sixth seed and 2009 winner Juan Martin Del Potro in the second round, last reached the fourth round in New York in 2006, when he went on to the quarter-finals.

"It's always great to come back to New York where it all started for me - I won the doubles in 2000 and singles in 2001. I have played some of my best tennis here," said Hewitt, who claimed victory on a third match point.

"I think the crowd supports me because my personality is the joy of coming out to play. I feel pretty good.

I have had three tough matches where I have had to keep bouncing

Serena beats Stephens, joins Li in US Open quarters

CHEST THUMPING ... Mike Bryan, [left] and Bob Bryan celebrate after beating Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil, of Canada, in a doubles match at the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament. back all the time." The 32-year-old world number 66 will face either German 12th seed Tommy Haas or Russia's 21st seed Mikhail Youzhny for a place in the quarter-finals.

Hewitt has a 6-4 winning record over Haas, although their last meeting was back in 2004, and a 5-1 lead over Youzhny.

Fifth seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and Swiss ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka will clash for a spot in the quarter-finals. Berdych, who defeated five-time winner Roger Federer on his way to the semi-finals last year, eased past French 31st seed Julien Benneteau, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.

NEW YORK: Defending champion Serena Williams won her muchanticipated US Open showdown with Sloane Stephens while Li Na avenged a painful loss in Rome to join the world number one in the last eight.

Williams defeated US 15th seed Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-1 to reach the US Open quarterfinals, winning eight of the last nine game in avenging a loss that ousted her from the 2013 Australian Open. "It definitely felt like a bigger match because Sloane is such a great player, but I had to stay focused in the moment," Williams said.

Williams booked a quarter-final against Spanish 18th seed Carla Suarez Navarro, who upset German eighth seed Angelique Kerber 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3). Also booking a quarter-final matchup were Chinese fifth seed Li, who beat Serbian ninth seed Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-

0, and Russian 24th seed Ekaterina Makarova, who upset Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-4.

Li, the 2011 French Open champion, matched her best US Open result by reaching the last eight. "Maybe today was the best match of my whole life," Li said, adding her strategy against Makarova would be to "Play aggressive. I wish I can play the same level like today." Li improved to 5-4 against Jankovic, motivated by the sting of a loss in their most recent match in a round-of-16 affair last May in Rome. "Last time I lost to her in Rome I was feeling so sad.

I was feeling I played so good. I said, 'You have to remember how you felt after Rome and not have that feeling any more.'" Suarez Navarro hit 45 winners and took advantage of 50 unforced errors by Kerber to rally for the victory after two hours and 41 minutes.

Modi set to get life ban at BCCI SGM on September 25 Bopanna bows out of US Open N

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EW YORK:: Rohan Bopanna's campaign ended at the US Open after the Indian and his French partner Edouard RogerVasselin suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of Britain's Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the men's doubles third round here. The sixth seeded Indo-French combo was stunned by Fleming and Marray, seeded 12th, 6-4 6-4 in a contest that lasted 81 minutes last night. Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin

could convert just one out of six breakpoints they got to go down tamely against the lower-ranked opponents. They could also win just 58 points in total as compared to 73 won by the British duo.

In the opening set, Fleming and Marray did well to convert two off the three break chances, while the Indo-French combination wasted three out of four breakpoints to lose it in just 34 minutes. In the second set, they showed some fight as they saved as many as four breakpoints out of five before the Britishers made full use of one opportunity to run away with the match.

Fleming and Marray will face top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals. Bopanna had earlier suffered a shock first round exit in the mixed doubles along with third seeded German partner Julia Goerges. However, India had something to cheer about as Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek fought their way into the men's doubles quarterfinals.

EW DELHI: The BCCI in all likelihood will impose a life ban on former IPL commissioner and its vice-president Lalit Modi at a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be convened in Chennai on September 25.

A senior BCCI official today informed that the contents of the exhaustive report filed by disciplinary committee comprising of Jyotiraditya Scindia and Arun Jaitley was discussed at the Working Committee meeting in Kolkata on Sunday.

“The committee’s report has suggested imposing a life ban on Lalit Modi. To decide on his fate, a special general body meeting has been summoned in Chennai on September 25 to decide on the issue. As of now, the life ban looks imminent,” the official said. To impose a life ban on Modi, the BCCI will need a twothird majority at the SGM, which means a minimum of 21 members will have to vote in favour of the ban.

Modi was the IPL chairman-cumcommissioner during the first three editions but was suspended immediately after the closing ceremony in 2010, on charges of financial irregularities in running of the league as well as improper practices. During the suspension, a three-member disciplinary committee comprising of political heavyweights Scindia and Jaitley along with president Srinivasan was formed.

Mahindra Racing riders do well M

UMBAI: Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira and Efrén Vázquez finished fifth and 10th respectively in the British Moto3™ Grand Prix held at a sunny Silverstone Circuit – another excellent double top ten result for the only Indian constructor in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The 17-lap race around the fast and flowing 5.9km track saw a breakaway group of four, headed by Luis Salom, battle

for the win.

Just behind them, Oliveira headed a second group of four for the full race distance after a tough and exciting battle. Having recorded the third fastest time in morning warm-up, the young Portuguese rider was ready to improve on his eighth place on the grid. Ninth after a fast and furious first lap, Oliveira steadily worked his way up to the front of the second group and then

battled hard to keep repelling the persistent challenge of Jonas Folger.

On the eve of his 27th birthday, Efrén Vázquez was making his 100th Grand Prix start and was involved in a similar dice at the head of the third group of riders. From 13th on the grid, Efrén lost a place on lap one before charging through to battle at the front of the group. At the flag he just missed out on ninth place by three tenths of a second.

CENTRAL STEAL PAST CUSTOMS SPORTS

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UMBAI: Defending champions Central Railway rallied in splendid fashion to overcome Mumbai Customs 2-1 in the opening Super Division match of the Mumbai Hockey Association Limited (MHAL) League 2013, played under floodlights at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate, on Monday evening.

Devinder Walmiki, who later was adjudged the ‘Man-of-thematch’ and Sashi Topno hit the target for Central in the second half after Joshua Versaonkar had given Customs the lead in the first half.

The win ensured Central walk away with the full three points.

Except for a brief period in the first half, Central had things under control right through the match.

The Customs defence and goalkeeper Lincoln Taites did well to keep the Central attack in check initially. But once the railwaymen found their rhythm they took the fight to the rival camp. Central’s hard-woking midfielder Devinder Walmiki played a pivotal role for his team. He made a lot of runs on the right flank and also initiated many moves to put pressure on the Customs defence.

Custom forged ahead when full back Joshua Versaonkar beat goalkeeper Avdhut Solankar with a firm drive from their second penalty corner in the 18th minute.

Central, who earned eight

FULL STEAM AHEAD: Central Railway’s Vishal Pillay is poised to enter the rival striking circle. penalty corners as only four by Customs, found success from their fourth penalty corner in the 48th minute. Walmiki beat rival goaltgender LincolnTaites with a fine indirect variation to put the railwaymen on level terms.

Three minutes later, the railway outfit were once again on target to forge ahead when Sashi Topno converted from their sixth short corner.

Central continued to make forays towards the Customs citadel

but were baulked by some timely tackles from the defenders and were unable to add to their tally.

Results: Central Railway 2 (Devinder Walmiki 48th min, Sashi Topno 51st min) beat Mumbai Customs 1 (Joshua Versaonkar 18th min).

Savur shows KIndia take on Bangladesh in SAFF Championships glimpses of potting skill B

ANGALORE: Former national champion Arvind Savur might have lost his speed but certainly not his passion to succeed as the 72-yearold veteran notched up a narrow victory after seesaw battle against Suffiyan Ahmed in the second round of the World Snooker Indian Open Qualifiers here. Savur showed glimpses of his famed potting skills that had earned him the nickname ‘Tornado Fats’ to put it across Suffiyan 4-3 and enter the third round of the Qualifiers. While Savur won 71-14 71-70 39-59 31-91 67-28 42-57 67-33, another former national champion Shyam Jagtiani from Kolkata lost 2-4 to Vishal Vaya. Other notable cueists Sourav Kothari, Kamal Chawla, Rafat Habib, IH Manudev and Balachandra Bhaskar advanced to the third round India’s number two Kamal Chawla scored a facile 4-0 win over G Sridhart. Juniors Dhvaj Haria and Himanshu Jain defeated Balaji Reddy and K S Naveen respectively.

ATHMANDU: Having begun their title defence with a lacklustre performance, India would look to make amends and stamp their authority when they square off against Bangladesh in their second group league match in the SAFF Football Championships here tomorrow.

It was a disappointing show by the Indians in their campaign opener as they allowed Pakistan to dominate for major part of the match and needed an own goal from the rival skipper to come out unscathed.

Coach Wim Koevermas had minced no words in the postmatch press conference, saying that he was not happy with the performance of his men and his side were lucky to have won the game.

India (ranked 145th) though would start as favourites in tomorrow’s Group A match against Bangladesh who are 13 notches below at 158th.In the 22 meetings between the two teams, India have won 11 times while Bangaldesh have won thrice and eight games were drawn.

The last time the two sides met in the 2007 Nehru Cup at Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi, India won 1-0 with erstwhile captain Bhaichung Bhutia scoring the lone goal.

India will need to make amends and improve by leaps and bounds if they are serious aboput their title defence and coach Koevermans knows it. A win tomorrow will virtually put India through to the semi-finals.

For Koevermans, he believes that his boys will treat each and

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Floyd Dharmai strikes winner for champs Chimbai

MUMBAI: Chimbai Sports Club edged out Bandra Packers by a solitary goal in a fast paced and exciting Men’s Premier Division final of the 10th Bandra West Football League 2013 organized by the Bandra West Football Association and played at the Dr. Norman Lewis Supari Talao Municipal ground. Floyd Dharmai’s powerful strike in the dying minutes of the game from the top of the box clinched the issue in favour of Chimbai to claim the glittering trophy for the first time. Skylarks Football Club lifted the Division-I title defeating Young XI 5-4 via the tie breaker after both teams ended regulation time with a goal apiece. Prakash Bist had scored for Skylarks in the first minute of play and after lemon time Rakesh Varma found the equalizer.

Sea View Sports Club were crowned champions in the women’s event, when Blanca Barreto collecting a corner kick from Priyanka Singh in the 48th minute of play struck a powerful shot to give Sea View a solitary goal win over Football Leaders.

Scoring once in each half Stanley Fernandes helped Bandra West Tigers down Bandra West Lions 2-0 in the Veterans event.

Favorites St. Stanislaus HS were made to fight to earn victory over St. Aloysius HS in the interschool boys under-14 league final winning 3-2 via the tie breaker after the teams were goalless at the end of regulation time.

AI Colony score third win

MUMBAI: Air-India Colony maintained their fine run of form as they recorded their third successive victory to grab pole position in the 10-team league of the Kamla Landmark Group sponsored14th Kalina Football League. Air India Colony defeated Kalin Rangers 1-0 with Jaideep Panarkar scoring the lone goal. In another match, Kalina Trashers trounced Nester Compound by an Results – Premier League: Egyptian Boyz 0 drew with New Air-India Colony 0; Kalina Village Boys 2 (Karan Pal, Danston Rodrigues) beat Rovers FC 1 (Larry Kinny); Talaikerz 0 drew with Kalina United 0; Kalina Trashers 6 (Kurt Baptista 3, Russel Galbano, Leslie Rodrigues, Keith Jacinto) beat Nester Compound 0; Air-India Colony 1 (Jaideep Panarkar) beat Kalina Rangers 0. Boys Under-16: Indian FC 1 (Bharat Mistry) beat Zig Zag Vasco 0; Kalina Village Boys 2 (Sherwin Rodrigues, Sneeden Murzello) beat J.P. United 0; Farm House Sports Club 3 (Noel Mascarenhas 2, Sohel Mansuri) beat Kalina Rangers Jr. 0.

Bohara’s brace in St Joseph win

Sunil Chettri lets fly. every game as a final.

“It’s our second ‘final’ as we are here to play five ‘finals ‘ and defend our title. Bangladesh saw us play and will plan for us. They will come hard at us,” Koevermans said ahead of tomorrow’s match.

Asked about his side’s strategy for tomorrow’s match at the match-eve press conference, Koevermans said, “Bangladesh are a good technical side and have their final chance against us. But we need to focus on ourselves and there’s always a scope of improvement.”

“Nepal and Bangladesh have had an extra day of rest as they played on 31st. When every other team is playing every alternate day, I think it’s not fair,” he said.

Captain Sunil Chhetri, who is just three goals shy of becoming India’s highest-ever goal scorer, missed three chances against Pakistan will all his strikes miss-

ing the target.

“It’s destiny. That’s how a striker’s life goes. On a certain day, it just does not go in. Next match (he will score,” Chhetri’s strike partner Jeje Lalpekhlua came to his skipper’s defence.

For Bangladesh, it’s a do-or-die match tomorrow as a defeat would put them out of reckoning for a place in the last four, having lost to hosts Nepal 0-2 in their campaign opener.

Incidentally, Bangladesh is being managed by Koevermans’ fellow countryman and former student Lodewijk de Kruif.

In fact the two Dutchmen were seen exchanging pleasantries at the breakfast table at the team hotel today. “It’s a do-or-die match for us. We will play to our full strength,” said Bangladesh’s Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif, who was once Koevermans’ student in an A-Licence course.

MUMBAI: Bhishnu Bohara’s brace and a goal by Twain Fernandes helped St Joseph (Wadala) blank St. Theresa (Bandra) 3-0 in their B-14-I-A Inter School football tie at the School Sports Centre on Monday.

Other results: B-16-IV-A: DPYA (Dadar) (2) (Meet 1, Anuj 1) beat Sharon English (Mulund) (0); B-16-IV: D.Y.Patil (Worli) (1) (Angad Bhayia 1) beat St. Pius X. (Mulund) (0); B-14-I-B: Campion School (Cooperage) (2) (Joshua Machado 1, Ansh Ahuja 1) beat Navy Children (Colaba) (0); B-14-I-A: Don Bosco H.S. (Matunga) (Clivert Millar 1) beat The Cathedral & John Connon (Fort) (0).

Easy win for SIWS

MUMBAI: Surya Naiker’s four goals for SIWS, Sion gave his team an easy 5-0 win against Gopi Birla High School, Tardeo at Airtel Rising Stars, Mumbai leg, played at the Vetenary College Hostel Ground, Parel Village, here on Monday.

Results: Anjuman Islam Division ‘B’ High School 3 (Ansari Atif 3) bt Father Angelo, Malad 0; Lilavati Podar 2 (Sanath Valladaras 2) bt St. Rock’s HS 0; SIWS 5 (Surya Naiker 4, Imran Sholkar 1) bt Gopi Birla 0; Swami Vivekanand 4 (Jainam Shah 2, Sanjay Kamble 1, Daksh Darji) bt St.Xaviers 0.

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MESSI HAT-TRICK KEEPS BARCA ON TOP

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina gets to the ball before Valencia's Ricardo Costa from Portugal during their La Liga soccer match at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain.

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ADRID: A first-half hattrick by Lionel Messi ensured Barcelona maintained their 100 per cent start to he La Liga season with a thrilling 3-2 win over Valencia as Real Madrid also made it three wins from three games.

Messi had looked far from his best in Barca's Super Cup victory over Atletico Madrid in midweek, but looked more like his old self as he put Barca 2-0 up inside 39 minutes and was then brilliantly set up by Neymar to complete his hat-trick.

However, Valencia were amazingly back in the game by halftime as Helder Postiga struck twice in first-half stoppage time.

Barca then passed up a host of chances to put the game to bed in the second-half and were nearly punished when Jonas struck the post four minutes from time. "It is a difficult place to come for the players they have, the atmosphere and the intensity," Andres Iniesta told Canal Plus afterwards. "We practically dominated the first-half for 44 minutes, were winning 3-0 and then we let them

back into it. It is a question of improving. We are still at the start of the season and it is logical that the team has more to give."

Neymar had already had a goal ruled out for offside when Cesc Fabregas sprung Valencia's high line with a fine through ball on 10 minutes and Messi evaded challenge from Adil Rami and Diego Alves to bundle home from close range. Victor Valdes was then forced into a fine save to deny Dorlan Pabon levelling on his debut for Los Che. But just when it appeared Valencia were in control of the game, Barca struck twice in two minutes. Firstly, Sergio Busquets robbed the ball in midfield to allow Fabregas to set Messi free again to roll into the far corner.

And then a wonderful piece of individual skill from Neymar teedup the Argentine to side foot home his 23rd hat-trick for the Catalans.

Valencia responded wonderfully though and were back in the game before half-time thanks to Postiga's double. The Portuguese firstly produced a stunning over-

head kick to turn Joao Pereira's cross into the top corner.

Moments later the former Spurs man rose highest to flick home Ever Banega's corner. The frantic pace continued after the break as Messi forced Alves into a stunning save from the edge of the area before Pedro somehow managed to head wide from Iniesta's cross from point-blank range.

Messi was next to let Valencia off the hook as he unbelievably pulled his shot wide after more great work from Neymar and Jordi Alba down the left and then fired straight at Alves when clean through on goal. And the champions were nearly made to pay for their profligacy as Jonas' curling effort from the edge of the area was brilliantly turned onto the post by Valdes.

Earlier, Real Madrid continued their unblemished start under new manager Carlo Ancelotti with a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Isco was the hero for the hosts as he opened the scoring with a neat finish from Karim Benzema's lofted pass. Cristiano Ronaldo

then headed in his first goal of the season from Angel Di Maria's free-kick and Isco's deflected effort made the game safe for Carlo Ancelotti's men.

Ibai Gomez pulled a late goal back for Athletic, but it mattered little as Madrid ensured their best start to the league campaign in four years. Atletico Madrid also maintained their perfect start to the campaign with a 2-1 win away at Real Sociedad. David Villa and Koke scored either side of half-time to put Diego Simeone's men in charge.

However, the visitors were thankful to Thibaut Courtois for the three points as the Belgian produced two stunning saves after Xabi Prieto had reduced Sociedad's arrears 22 minutes from time. And on a night filled with goals, Sevilla and Malaga played out a 2-2 draw in the first Andalusian derby of the season. Pedro Morales and Roque Santa Cruz twice put Malaga in front, but French international Kevin Gameiro levelled on both occasions with his first goals for Sevilla since joining from PSG.

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ADRID: Gareth Bale will have to find his place within a star-studded Madrid line-up quickly because the world's most expensive player is sure to be compared constantly with his new team mate Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Neymar.

As if that were not enough, the name of David Beckham will also be thrown into the mix as the 24year-old Welshman arrives 10 years after the former England captain and marketing machine left the Premier League for La Liga. Bale lands at the Bernabeu with a hefty 100 million euro price tag and the need to impress one of the most demanding audiences in the world every time he steps out on to the pitch.

Ronaldo sets the standard and is seen to have justified his $125

million transfer fee from 2009, scoring 202 goals in 202 matches.

Despite a few run-ins with Madrid fans, no one has ever doubted Ronaldo's voracious appetite for goals and his commitment to win every single game.

Real's arch-rivals Barcelona have splashed 57 million euros to sign Brazil forward Neymar and just as Ronaldo has had to get used to constant comparisons with Lionel Messi, Bale will be expected to outperform the Catalans' new boy.

Bale, whose versatility is a mixed blessing, is likely to form a formidable front three with Ronaldo and France striker Karim Benzema.

Bale can play down either flank, centrally behind the striker, in a deeper midfield role or even at full back but new boss Carlo

Ancelotti has yet to settle on a fixed formation.

He will be tussling for a place with the likes of Argentina winger Angel Di Maria, Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil, Real's exciting new attacking midfielder Isco and former Spurs team mate Luka Modric.

Bale excelled at Spurs with his surging runs into space but he will need to adapt to La Liga's slower, more tactical games, against teams who typically defend in numbers against Real.

Handling a partisan local media that regards a couple of games without a goal as a 'crisis' is another new concept Bale will need to assimilate, and the intensity of the fervour will be doubled if Neymar and Barca are overshadowing his and Real's progress.

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IN BRIEF Narain wins fourth race of season in Auto GP at Donington

DONINGTON PARK, UK: Narain Karthikeyan drove amazingly to win race two of the Donington round from seventh position on the grid after finishing second in race one from pole position in the Auto GP series, here. Having finished second in the opening race of the weekend after starting on pole, Narain had started seventh for the second race of the weekend as per reversed grid. With his fourth win of the season, Narain has now moved to fourth position in the drivers' championship with 170 points, 21 adrift of leader and his Super Nova teammate Vittorio Ghirelli.

Gambhir cuts short county stint due to family reasons

LONDON: Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has been forced to cut short his stint with Essex due to family reasons but the English county club is hopeful of his return before the end of the season. "Gautam Gambhir returned to his native India on Sunday for family reasons. At this stage Essex Cricket and Gautam are unable to make any further comment," Essex said in a statement. "Essex Cricket is fully supportive of Gautam and very much hope that he will return to Essex before the end of the 2013 English domestic season," it added. Gambhir's stint with Essex started only last month and had failed to make much impact with scores of 31, 21, 2 and 0 before striking a hundred on August 30 against Gloucestershire in a drawn match in Bristol.

NZC agrees to host India for a brief tour in January next year

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket announced a brief schedule for its home series against India in January-February next year, falling in line with the BCCI's demand to keep the tour as short as possible. India will play five One-day Internationals followed by a two-Test series against the Black Caps between January 19 to February 18. Initially the tour was supposed to have three Tests, five Onedayers and one Twenty20 International to be held in February-March. But the Indian Cricket Board was reportedly keen on a short visit to New Zealand so that the country could participate in the Asia Cup, which commences in late February.

BAI prez wants women’s doubles & review system in IBL 2

NEW DELHI: After the grand success of inaugural Indian Badminton League (IBL), BAI president Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta has said that there is a possibility of making a few changes in the next edition like including women's doubles, having a review system in place and advancing the timings of the matches. "Both genders play the game with equal enthusiasm and that is exactly why IBL has received so much of popularity, success and attention. Keeping this interest in mind it will be interesting to include woman's doubles if format, time and situation allows," Das Gupta said.

"Women's doubles is a very important part of world badminton. Like men's category, even women have three formats at the Olympics and team world events. I feel we can have women's doubles,� he added.

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