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Aft er oo Over a 100,000 people including senior BJP, RPI, Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP leaders gathered at the funeral site to pay homage to the departed leader

By Khushboo Panjabi

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ith time almost having run out for the despairing residents of Campa Cola Compound, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to give them one more chance to hand over the keys of their illegal flats keys to the G South ward office.

Additional Municipal Commissioner, Mohan Adtani, BMC said, “In a meeting conducted by the civic chief Sitaram Kunte along with the other officials, it has been decided that we will be giving the residents one more chance to surrender their keys by Wednesday (June11) and the notice for the same will be issued to the residents by Saturday and Sunday.”

He added, “Based on media reports, we are assuming that Continued on pg 9 «

Police found it difficult to control the large number of mourners at Parli on Wednesday.

By Prashant Hamine

around 2 pm when he was cremated with full state honhe sangharsh yatra from ours in the premises of Parli to Parliament of Vaidyanath Sugar Mills that the Late Union rural de- he had set up at Pangri near velopment minister Gopinath Parli-Vaijanath. The funeral Munde ended yesterday at pyre was lit by his eldest

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daughter and BJP MLA Pankaja Munde-Palve amidst an emotionally charged atmosphere and crowds chanting slogans like “Munde Amar Continued on pg 8 «

Kingpin arrested Dadhi is the the link between the three bookies arrested earlier and the others who are yet to be arrested in the IPL-7 betting racket, say police

By Neel Shah

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These people are unnecessarily spending their time and money to welcome the previous minister from the UPA cabinet! Nobody is going to be benefited.

day after busting the online betting racket and arresting three bookies, Mumbai's crime branch on Tuesday arrested the main bookie in the case.

The accused is identified as Jitendra Tanna, popularly known as Jitu Dadhi, who was arrested from his house in Kandivali.

Dadhi is the owner of the website www.vbet24.com through which the bookies were accepting bets, said police, adding that the accused had given several bookies of the city the username and password to operate from his website.

“Dadhi was the missing link between the earlier arrested three bookies and the ones yet to be arrested,” said a crime branch official, requesting anonymity. His arrest can lead the police to nab other big as well as Continued on pg 8 «

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A WEEK MORE BMC to issue notices by Saturday asking residents to hand over keys to G South ward office by June 11 Azad Shrivastav | ADC

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Gold: `26,915 Silver: `40,730 US Dollar: `59.33 Temperature: 330C/290C Humidity: 67%

A civic worker arrives at Campa Cola Compound with his ‘demolition’ equipment.

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CITY OPINIONS

Will Munde’s death in a road accident bring attention to the need for better road safety in the country?

Varsha Ganesh Entrepreneur Yes. It is only when big people like politicians die that such issues get importance. There are road accidents leading to deaths every day, but does anybody really care?

Swati Raghavan Professional Yes. A politician's death due to a road accident is a good jolt for the authorities to realise that bringing in better road safety is the need of the hour.

Punit Bhavsar Professional Yes. Now the government will wake up to the need for better road safety as a big name and family has been affected due to the lack of it.

Vivek Viswanathan PhD student Yes, just like Vilasrao Deshmukh’s death brought focus on the issue of organ donation, Gopinath Munde's death will bring in focus on the need for road safety.

Suresh Raja Banker Yes, when common issues hit big names and people, the government wakes up to them.

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The State Economic Survey for 2013-14 reveals some interesting numbers regarding the people living in Maharashtra

By A Special Correspondent

ulation was 9.69 crore residing in 1.88 crore houses.The state's genhile the discussion of in- der ratio is 929, as compared to the crease in the population is national figure of 943. However, on across India, in the last Konkan's gender ratio happens to decade, Maharashtra has recorded be the lowest at 894, while the highits highest drop in the population est was of Nagpur at 964. The growth rate. state's population density is 365 The State Economic Survey for people per square kilometre, 2013-14 was tabled in the legisla- against 382 people per square kiloture yesterday. As per the report, metre throughout the country. the state's population growth rate The state has a disabled populahas reduced by 6.74 per cent in the tion of 30 lakh. There are 4.94 crore decade between 2001-11, against people engaged in economic activ3.8 per cent at the national level. ities, among whom 4.38 crore are Whereas Maharashtra's total pop- mainstream workers, while a population is 11.24 crore residing in ulation of 0.57 crore are marginal 2.37 crore houses, in 2001 the pop- workers. The work participation

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Thane school announces final admissions list and cancels 27 names two months later, shocking parents and students

Dadagiri over admissions

Manoj Singh

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ore than two months after confirming seats to its junior kindergarten class, Holy Cross High School in Thane suddenly cancelled the admissions of 27 students on Wednesday, when parents went to pay the fees, stating that the final list has been withdrawn for re-examination.

This has left the parents upset and stranded, because it is now too late to even explore other options for their children's education.

Praveen Zogle, a parent of one of the children, said, “The list that they declared in March had my child's name. It said we have to pay the fees and submit documents to the school to finalise the admission

legal as well as unethical, but all that does not seem to have had any he Indian Medical Association effect on the officials. We are also (IMA) is going to stage a protest aware that the legal department of on June 6 against Government's de- Maharashtra has not accepted the cision to go ahead with the pro- proposal. Then why is it being posal of letting homeopathic tabled? This move is going to put doctors practice allopathic medi- patients at risk because what we cine after they complete a one-year have learnt in four years cannot be course in pharmacology. The learnt in one year by the homoeoIMA from the outset has been pathic doctors. We are against against this move, concerned that cross-practicing as it is illegal and it will promote and legalise unethical.” quackery.

The 197 branches of IMA across Dr. Dilip Sarda, President of IMA, the state with 35,000 members Maharashtra, said, “Despite the (10,000 from Mumbai) are planning IMA, the Medical Council of India to voice its disgruntlement on June and the Maharashtra Medical 6 by sending memorandums to disCouncil, all opposing this proposal, trict collectors across Maharashtra, it is being tabled in the upcoming wearing black badges, putting up monsoon session of the assembly. banners against this move to allow We have also submitted many judg- cross-practicing, and distributing ments to show that this move is il- pamphlets to patients.

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Domestic Product (GSDP) is estimated to have grown at 8.7 per cent in 2013-14 with agriculture showing remarkable turnaround, as per the survey. The Agriculture and allied activities sector in the state is expected to show a growth of 4 per cent. During 2012-13, its growth rate was (–)1.0 per cent. The growth in industry in 2013-14 is seen at 8.8 per cent and that of the services sector is at 9.3 per cent. The tentative estimates of 2013-14 indicate increase in production of food grains, oil seeds and cotton by 38 per cent, 5 per cent and 11 per cent respectively over the previous financial year.

By Yatin Ingle

IMA opposes allopathic certification of homoeopaths

By A Staff Reporter

rate (WPR) increased from 42.4 per cent in 2001 to 44 per cent in 2011.

Work participation rate is 56 per cent among men and 31.1 per cent among women. Gadchiroli has the highest WPR of 54.5 per cent, while Mumbai suburban has the lowest WPR at 39.9 per cent.The survey also says that 50 per cent of the state's population is below the age of 27 years as against 24.9 years at the national level. Maharashtra has a total of 228 lakh motor vehicles as on January 1, which is 20,504 vehicles per one lakh people, which is an increase of 9.4 per cent over the previous year.

At the same time the Gross State

Angry parents protesting outside the Holy Cross Convent High School over their children's admission being cancelled suddenly. process. But yesterday, when we went to the school, we were handed a letter which said that there has been some problem and the admissions have been cancelled. This is unfair! Schools have shut admissions now. The risk is that our children will lose a year.

The education department should take action against the school and

let our children be admitted as the school had declared earlier.”

A similar incident had occurred in another school in Thane which did not give admissions to the students from the neighboring localities and wards, but had admitted students from elsewhere.

The ADC spoke to Judith, manager of the pre-primary section at

Holy Cross High School, Thane, who said, “The management had noticed certain inadvertent discrepanies in the admissions list and has decided to re-examine and suggest appropriate steps in the matter. Therefore, the admission list displayed on March 29 has been withdrawn and a new fresh list has been declared by the school management.”

Rain was only pre-monsoon activity

By A Staff Reporter

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he city received an unexpected shower of rain on Wednesday morning. Officials at the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said it was local pre-monsoon activity and city has to wait for some time for monsoon.

Rainfall of 0.2 mm was recorded at Colaba on Wednesday. According to an RMC forecast, rain and thun-

derstorms will occur sporadically in the city and the suburbs.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the monsoons should reach Kerala in the next day or two. Then it will move slowly and gradually towards north India.

RMC Mumbai Director V.K. Rajeev said, “(Wednesday) morning was just local activity and confined to Mumbai. The Monsoon is yet to

reach.”

According to IMD records, Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 33.9 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature 28.8 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Similarly, Santa Cruz was recorded a maximum temperature 34.3 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature 28.4 degree Celsius. High humidity at 74 per cent was recorded at Colaba and 69 per cent at Santa Cruz.

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Seen at the Smithsonian till August 16, Indians in America. Pandit Shankar Ghosh, Shrimati Sanjukta Ghosh, with Vikram (Boomba) Ghosh at Samuel P. Taylor State Park, Lagunitas, CA, circa 1970. Courtesy of the Ali Akbar Khan Foundation.

Here is Sanjaya Malakar horsing around with his siblings at home. Remember him from American Idol 2006, when he amused, entertained and absolutely infuriated Simon Cowell with his popularity, in spite of not being on par with the rest? Well, guess what, he's a singer today.

Indians in America At the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, they're all there – the Parsards, the Bhagat Singh IIIs, the Merchants, the Sharmas, all part of the Beyond Bollywood exhibition, exploring the heritage, daily experiences and the numerous diverse contributions of Indian Americans “to shaping the US”.

It began on February 27 and will be on till August 16, so it should be a must on the itinerary of all Indians going to the US on holiday this summer.

We checked out the website http://smithsonianapa.org and greatly enjoyed the pictures, two of which we are reproducing. One because it's a different view than the regular Jhumpa Lahiri one, the other, because we wanted to prod a few memories of a happy, funny time in 2006, when a cheeky Sanjaya Malakar seemed to have much of the country on fire with imagination during his performance as the definite underdog in American Idol.

Even the generally vituperative Simon Cowell, when faced with his undoubted popularity in spite of having a less than perfect singing voice, threw in the towel as he climbed inexorably towards the top ten. He ended up in 7th position but not before a great run that had even the White House taking note of him.

For those who would like to know what he has been doing in the interim, the answer seems to be “lots”, and mostly to do with singing. He was apparently working in an East Village bar but has given that up now to concentrate on his music.

The news about the exhibition and the inclusion of his picture sort of brings it all back.

A new view of Azad Maidan

On World Environment Day today, celebrated by more than 100 countries, you can head over to Azad Maidan where the Observer Research Foundation, Mumbai, and Kunti Oza's and Clean Mumbai Foundation are heading a small

army of volunteers to do a clean-up of the ground.

Why Azad Maidan, might you ask. What is so special about this triangular-shaped maidan in the heart of South Mumbai, opposite the equally historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. It is visited literally by hundreds of thousands of people every day, who use it as a thoroughfare and meeting place or just to sit around. And it is not the most pleasant place to do so, fillex as it is with kachra thrown around by people who just do not value the place.

For it is to be valued, and its name means something, though we might have forgotten it.

Few Mumbaikars know that Azad Maidan was the scene of many mass rallies during India’s struggle for freedom. But even earlier than that, during what we refer to as the First War for Independence in

Azad Maidan

1857, two soldiers, Drill Havaldar Sayyed Hussein of the Marine Battalion and Sepoy Mangal Cadiya of the 10th Native Indian Battalion, were executed here on charges of treason, reportedly blown from cannons after their speedy trial in the Esplanade Court. In fact, Azad Maidan was part of the area known as the Esplanade at the time.

Many years later, Azad Maidan also saw people congregate to protest against British misrule, under the leadership of Mahatma

with Campa Cola. Now it is synonymous with sadness, loss and the sense that no-one is listening and no-one cares.

Which is not strictly true of course.

In the past 18 months, there has been plenty of indication that much of Mumbai cared about what was happening to those who have lived in the 96 flats on 35 illegal floors in several buildings at Worli for two decades.

And more important, how are they going to demolish these flats without damaging the residences Gandhi. of other members of the society Today, it is strewn with plastic who live on the lower floors. and garbage and is in dire need of For it is one thing to punch holes mass attention to restore it to in the walls and leave the place something of its former condition.

Hence it is a good place to start the uninhabitable. It is quite another clean-up drive so that we can see it for people to live with evidence of a deeply floored and largely corrupt return to something of its old system for the rest of their lives, “clean and green days.” hanging over their heads.

Whatever the BMC decides to do, once they take the keys to the flats, To think that years ago, the jingle the rest of the city will be watching actually said that things go better very keenly indeed.

The sadness of Campa Cola

A cake for Jiah Khan

Since June 3 was the first death anniversary of the late Jiah Khan, we thought it might be a good idea to do a review of the whole case and find out the status of the petition filed in the Bombay High Court by her mother Rabbiya's lawyer Dinesh Tiwari.

Unfortunately, Rabbiya was not available and was in fact in London, where she had a memorial service for her daughter.

We tried Twitter and found her very active indeed. One tweet mentioned @RABYAK which featured a cake, said “My friends at the memorial most amazing cake from Satya.” And another one said, “Please eat it too! She would have liked it. It's a sponge cake with raspberries and cream inside xx”.

Jiah Khan, taken in the prime of her youth. May she RIP.

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Memories of Jiah in London. Candles, flowers, photographs and a cake with raspberries and cream.

04 SITUATION VACANT Thank you Jesus Mother Mary Holy Spirit St. Jude St. Anthony for all the favours granted and your blessing on us PBA DBA. C-9097

CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Khimji Mavji Patel to Khimji Mavji Choudhari as per Affidavit KT-983287.

C-9098 I have changed my name from Arun Kumar to Arun Udayakumar Panikar as per Affidavit.

C-9099 I have changed my name from George Puvannil Verghese to George Verghese as per Affidavit dated 31-05-2014.

C-9100 I have changed my name from Sajjan Kumar Radhakishan Jogani to Sajjan Radhakishan Jogani as per Affidavit.

C-9101 I have changed my name from Radhakrishna Chhaganlal Jogani to Radhakishan Chhaganlal Jogani as per Affidavit.

C-9102 I have changed my name from Pareshbhai Babarbhai Patel to Paresh Babarbhai Patel as per Affidavit Dated 12/05/2014.

C-9103 I have changed my name from Amrut Puranchand Mistry to Amrat Puranchand Rathod as per Affidavit Dated 22/05/2014.

C-9104 I have changed my name from Deepa Prakash Nagada, to ‘Deepa Prakash Shah’ as per as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/05/2014.

C-9105 I have changed my name from Jigar Prakash Nagada, to ‘Jigar Prakash Shah’ as per as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/05/2014.

C-9106 I have changed my name from Prakash Kalyanji Nagada, to ‘Prakash Kalyanji Shah’ as per as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/05/2014.

C-9107 I have changed my name from Subhani Abdul Baqi Qureshi, to ‘Subhani Abdul Baqi Qureshhashmi’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 6384) Dated: 15/05/2014.

C-9108 I have changed my name from Abdul Sattar Gulam Sarwar, to ‘Abdul Sattar Khan’ as pesr Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/06/2014.

C-9109 I have changed my name from Masira Abdul Lalif, to ‘Masira Abdul Lalif Vasanwala’ as per Deedpoll / Swarn Affidavit Dated: 04/06/2014.

C-9110 I have changed my name from Mrs. Urmilabai Bhatesing Rajput to Mrs. Urmila Bhatesing Girase as per Affidavit Dated 04 June 2014.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Mr. Bhatesing Hilalsing Rajput to Mr. Bhatesing Hilalsing Girase as per Affidavit Dated 04 June 2014.

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I have changed my name from Shabana Parveen Mushtaque Ahmed Shiakh to Shabana Rizwan Ansari as per Maha.

Govt. Gazette No. (U- 3104).

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I have changed my name from Saji Subramanium to Saji Subramaniyam Nair as per Affidavit Dated 04.06.2014.

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I have changed my name from Dinesh Tejraj Jain/Shah to Dinesh Tejraj Palrecha as per the Affidavit dated 6th May 2014.

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MUMBAI | THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014 I have changed my name from Girish Madhavji Badiani to Girish Madhavji Badiyani as per Affidavit Dated 4 June 2014.

C-9142 I Valji Bhau Pragijibhai Patel have changed my name to Valjibhai Pragjibhai Harkhani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 26/05/14.

C-9143 I Hitesh Valji Bhau Patel have changed my name to Hitesh Valjibhai Harkhani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 26/05/14.

C-9144

I have changed my name from Khan Chandani Rayis to Chandni Rayis Khan as per Affidavit Dated 04.06.2014.

C-9114

I have changed my name from Prema Dinesh Jain to Prema Dinesh Palrecha as per the Affidavit.

C-9130

I have changed my name from Miss Sultana Begum Nizamuddin to Mrs. Sultana Abdul Razak Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated 26.05.2014.

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I have changed my name from Nipun Dinesh Jain to Nipun Dinesh Palrecha as per Affidavit dated on 15 May 2014.

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I Mr. Mangal Vijay Thakur have changed my name to Mrs. Sumangla Vijay Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/14.

C-9145

I have changed my name from Monish Dinesh Jain to Monish Dinesh Palrecha as per Affidavit dated 15 May 2014.

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I Mr. Vijay Thakur have changed my name to Mr. Vijay Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/14.

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We Dinesh Tejraj Palrecha and Prema Dinesh Palrecha have changed our minor daughter’s name from Harshita Dinesh Jain to Harshita Dinesh Palrecha as per minor deed poll affidavit dated 3rd June 2014.

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I Amit Shingh Vijay Thakur have changed my name to Amit Vijay Singh as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/14.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Abdul Razak Rahamatullah to Mr. Abdul Razak Rahamatullah Qureshi as per Affidavit Dated 26.05.2014.

C-9116 I have changed my name from “Raghuvendra Udapa” to “Raghavendra Udupa” as per Affidavit Dated 4th June 2014.

C-9117 I have changed my name from Sunilkumar Kiritbhai Mistri to “Sunil Kiritkumar Mistry” as per Affidavit Dated 04th June’ 2014.

C-9118

I have changed my name from Pandurang Kondiba Katpale to Sameer Kondiba Katpale as per Maharashtra Gazette No. (X105856) & Affidavit Dated 4th June 2014.

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I have changed my name from Kiritibhai Mistri to “Kiritkumar Natwarlal Mistry” as per Affidavit Dated 4th June’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from Girja Kondiba Katpale to Girjabai Kondiba Katpale as per the Affidavit Dated 4th June 2014.

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I have changed my name from Kirit Bhai Mistry to Kiritkumar Natwarlal Mistry as per Affidavit Dated 4th June’ 2014.

C-9120 I have changed my name from “Ramilaben Kirtibhai Mistri” to “Ramila Ben Kiritkumar Mistry” as per Affidavit Dated 04th June’ 2014.

C-9121 I have changed my name from “Pravin Darji” to “Pravinbhai Chunilal Darji” as per Affidavit Dated 04th June’ 2014.

C-9122 I have changed my name from “Abigail Simran Joe Crasto” to “Abigail Crasto” as per Affidavit Dated 04th June’ 2014.

C-9123 I have changed my name from “Bhavya” to “Bhavya Karkala” as per Affidavit Dated 19th May’ 2014.

C-9124 I have changed my name from Divakara to “Divakar Karkala” as per Affidavit Dated 19th May’ 2014.

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I have changed my name from Rupa Shamlal Ahuja to Rupa Anil Mahajan as per Maha.

Govt. Gazette No. (U- 6756).

C-9136 I have changed my name from Susan Naomi Ravi to Susan Petr as per deedpoll Affidavit Dated 21st May 2014 & Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 6956).

C-9137 We Ravi Kumar and Susan Petr have changed our minor son's name from Nevaan Ravi to Nevaan Petr as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 28th May 2014 & Maha. Gazette No. (U-4282).

C-9138 We Shamim Ahmed Baig and Khurshida Shamim Baig have changed our minor son's name from Mohammad Shamim Ahmad to Mohammad Shamim Ahmed Baig as per minor deedpoll Affidavit No. KM 047500 dated 04/06/2014.

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I Vinod Kumar Rameshji have changed my name to Vinod Rameshji Devda as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/14.

C-9148 I Avniben Pankajkumar Kotadia have changed my name to Avni Abhishek Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 29/03/14.

C-9149 I Mr. Praful Raste have changed my name to Mr. Dharmendra Waygankar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/06/14.

C-9150 I Mrs. Alka Raste have changed my name to Mrs. Alka Waygankar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/06/14.

C-9151 I Miss. Ankita Raste have changed my name to Miss.

Ankita Waygankar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/06/14.

C-9152 I Yogisha Bshriyan have changed my name to Yogesh Bhoja Shriyan as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/06/14.

C-9153 I Nareshkumar Ramniklal Bhimani have changed my name to Naresh Ramniklal Bhimani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/14.

C-9154 I Nitaben Bavchand Sheth have changed my name to Nita Naresh Bhimani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/14.

C-9155

I have changed my name from Parshuram Pawar to Parashram Pawar as per Affidavit Dated 19th May 2014.

C-9126

We Shamim Ahmed Baig and Khurshida Shamim Baig have changed our minor daughter's name from Nada Shamim Ahmad to Nida Shamim Ahmed Baig as per minor deedpoll Affidavit No. KM 047499 dated 04/06/2014.

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I Neeta Naresh Bhimani have changed my name to Nita Naresh Bhimani as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/14.

C-9156

I have changed my name from Anita Omprakash Lath to Anila Omprakash Lath as per the Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Rajeshkumar Mohanlal Lakhara to Rajesh Mohanlal Lakhara as per Affidavit Dated 4 June 2014.

C-9141

I Gunwaint Dalpat Lad @ Gunvantbhai Dalpat Lad have changed my name to Gunvant Dalpat Lad as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Pramilaben Dalpat Lad have changed my name to Pramila Dalpat Lad as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9158 I Falguni Narendra Lad have changed my name to Phalguni Gunvant Lad as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9159 I Vijaya Baburao Shinde have changed my name to Uma Subhash Chougule as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9160 I Azamuddeen @ Azamuddeen Shaikh @ Azimaddin Shaikh have changed my name to Ajamudadin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9161 I Ashabi Azamuddeen Shaikh @ Ashabi Azamuddeen @ Ayeshabi Azimaddin Shaikh have changed my name to Asabi Ajamudadin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9162 I Nita Mahasukhlal Shah have changed my name to Neeta Ketan Gandhi as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9163 I Anjum Aara Gulam Mohammed have changed my name to Anjum Ara Mohammed Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9164 I Dhanashree Deepak Gotad have changed my name to Dhanshree Deepak Gotad as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9165 I Sharadkumar Uttam Mistry have changed my name to Sharad Uttam Mistry as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9166 I Babulal Bhagwan Chudasama have changed my name to Babubhai Bhagwanbhai Chudasama as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Chetankumar Devji Gogari have changed my name to Chetan Devji Gogri as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9175 I have changed my name from Dharmendra Tukaram Keni to Dharmendra Tukaram Patil as per Affidavit Dated: 04/06/2014.

C-9176 I have changed my name from Radha Kishin Chhutlani to Rita Kishnchand Chhutlani as per Affidavit.

C-9177 I have changed my name from Mahesh Bhojraj Valecha to Maheshlal Bhojraj Valecha as per Affidavit.

C-9178 I have changed my name from Amarlal Dhanrajmal Navani to Amar Dhanomal Navani as per Affidavit.

C-9179 I have changed my name from Ravi Naryan Sarptashi to Ravi Naryan Saptarshi as per Affidavit.

C-9180 I have changed my name from Aarti Ravi Sarptashi to Aarti Ravi Saptarshi as per Affidavit.

C-9181 I have changed my name from Isha Ravi Sarptashi to Isha Ravi Saptarshi as per Affidavit.

C-9182 I have changed my name from Abdul Kader Ghameriya to Abdul Kadar Ghameria as per Affidavit.

C-9183 I have changed my name from Ramu Chander Wagh to Ram Chander Wagh as per Affidavit.

C-9184 I have changed my name from Mohammed Ibrar to Ibrahim Mohammed Islam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9185

I Navnitlal Babulal Chudasama have changed my name to Navnit Babubhai Chudasama as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohamad Islam to Mohammed Islam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I Devendrabhai Pravinchandra Bhatt have changed my name to Devendra Pravinchandra Bhatt as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ramiza to Ramiza Begum Mohammed Islam Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I Sujeet Kumar Sriwastva have changed my name to Sujeet Kumar Shrivastava as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sneha Vrajkumar Iyer to Sneha Rajkumar Iyer as per Affidavit.

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I Ramzanali Salim Shaikh have changed my name to Ramzan Salim Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9171 I Mr. Lachu Hoonu have changed my name to Mr. Lakshman Hoonu Pawar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9172 I Mr. Lakhshman Hoonunaik Pawar have changed my name to Mr. Lakshman Hoonunaik Pawar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-9173 I Arun Kumar have changed my name to Arunkumar Sahani as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Assumal Purshottamdas Rajpal to Asoo Purshottamdas Rajpal as per Affidavit.

C-9189 I have changed my name from Aasu Purshottamdas Rajpal to Asoo Purshottamdas Rajpal as per Affidavit.

C-9190 I have changed my name from Asoo Purshottamdas to Asoo Purshottamdas Rajpal as per Affidavit.

C-9191 I have changed my name from Jaya Madan Vava to Bhavika Ramkishan Rajpal as per Affidavit.

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Say environmentalists on World Environment Day today, urging people to take responsibility for their surroundings

By Gayatri Sahasrabuddhe

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t's World Environment Day today, and in a city like Mumbai, which is rapidly growing not just commercially but in terms of size, little time is spent worrying about the environment.Much of Mumbai's growth and development is happening at the cost of the environment, whether it's the increase in garbage, destruction of mangroves, wetlands, green cover or even open spaces, the environment is always severely compromised.

Mumbai's biggest concern though, remains the piles and piles of garbage and the lack of a proper waste management system. Mohammed Dilawar, Founder & President, Nature Forever Society, says, “For a city like Mumbai, the biggest concern is to deal with garbage on the streets and minimise the garbage going to the dumps. One of Mumbai's biggest environmental concern is the capitalistic approach of people.” He also points out that there is an increase in the use of plastic and a use and throw attitude, with people constantly wanting newer things that look attractive but are not necessarily good for the environment. With this use and throw attitude comes the problem of disposal. There needs to be more awareness about the materials being used and disposed and how they affect the environment.”The importance of getting a proper waste management system in place has been emphasised time and

Instead of being segregated and handled inside the housing societies, garbage is routinely dumped along the roads all across Mumbai. again by environmentalists like Francin Pinto, Chairperson, Garbage Concern Welfare Society, which has been working to turn garbage into wealth for the last 10

BMC puts the cuffs on prenatal testing

By Shwetha Kannan

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he BMC has announced that centres conducting advanced and specialised tests like Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT), Non Invasive Analysis for Chromosomal Examination (NACE) or Amniocore have to strictly adhere to the PreConception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act so that blood collected have to be tested at the official centres and not any other place like like the mother's residence, as is regularly practice.

“NIPT, NACE or Amniocore tests for pregnant women are done from the tenth week of pregnancy to the twelfth week of pregnancy to detect the chromosomal abnormalities in the baby. But this can also be used to determine the sex of the unborn child and that is illegal. So to make sure that this does not happen, we are taking a preventive approach.

The centres need to strictly adhere to the PCPNDT Act and with regards to Mumbai, the centres need to be

years. She says, “There is a careless attitude towards garbage. Garbage must be dealt with within our building premises itself which is not expensive and can be done at a

In what it terms its “preventive approach”, the BMC has decided to streamline the use of certain prenatal tests so that sex determination through these tests can be prevented

registered with the BMC to be able abortion. to do these tests. The blood has to “To prevent this from happening, be collected at the centre itself. This we are taking a proactive preventive is important because certain cen- step,” said Dr. Keskar.

But when asked what are the tres just act as courier companies that send samples collected at means through which the BMC homes to various centres for testing. plans to make sure that unethical acSo, when there is any violation, they tivities are not conducted outside do not take the responsibility. They the country where the rules may not say that they simply couriered the be on par with the PCPNDT Act, Dr. sample. The centre that sends the Keskar said, “We are yet to think sample, as well as the centre that about that. We will talk to the Central collects the sample and does the government about this.”

She then added, “If we manage to tests, have to strictly follow the PCPNDT Act,” said Dr. Padmaja Keskar, streamline the use of these tests in Executive Health Officer at the the country, then the number of cases of misuse will come down.”

BMC. For violators of these rules, be it While this might work for people opting for the tests in the country doctors or patients who allow doc(currently NACE and NIPT are avail- tors to break the rules, punitive acable only at certain places in the tion can range from fine to country) what about people getting imprisonment.

“Through routine checks, surthese tests done abroad?

The BMC surely is worried about prise visits, and complaints and tip this because when the blood sam- offs, we will keep a watch on all the ples are sent out of the country, to a centres. If we come across any vioplace out of the PCPNDT Act's ju- lation, we will take the necessary acrisdiction, the sex of the fetus can be tions against the concerned determined leading to selective person,” said Dr. Keskar.

nominal amount. We need to take responsibility as a community and we owe this to our children.”

Garbage is also a major reason for the proliferation of pests like ro-

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dents, rats, cockroaches, dogs, mosquitoes, etc. Mumbai has the highest number of rats per person in any city with around 20 rats per person she points out. These rats spread fatal diseases like plague, and the unattended garbage is only making matters worse.

Here's a list of simple things you can do to protect the environment: As consumers we need to avoid the use of plastic bags and move to cloth bags. Corporates should also be pressurised into making packaging eco-friendly.

Every consumer should take responsibility for the garbage they create and dispose. This can be done simply by segregating your garbage. Dry waste should be sent to the local kabbadiwala for recycling while the wet waste can be managed within your own premises by turning it into compost through compost bins available in the market. This compost can be used in the building gardens which increases the greenery.

But apart from garbage, Mumbai faces other environmental concerns as well. Stalin D., Director - Projects, Vanashakti, says, “There is a lack of green spaces and those that can be accessed by the public. Mangroves and wetlands are being destroyed and turned into dumping grounds.

Water bodies are not respected, air quality has worsened. People need to individually and collectively take responsibility and onus of preserving the natural heritage of the city.

We need to save our rivers and if we do this we will have more than enough water that we need.”

On a parting note, Pinto says, “This World Environment Day let us all take a pledge for our beautiful city, to take responsibility for the garbage we generate. There's no point blaming the government, society or people, let's take it into our own hands, let's do something.” gayatri@afternoondc.in

Two teenagers crushed to death by water tanker

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he rash and negligent driving of a water tanker snuffed out lives of two teenage bikers in the Evershine City area of Vasai (E) on Wednesday evening. According to the police, the mishap was reported opposite Holy Family School near Evershine City Circle at about 7:15 pm. An overspeeding tanker rammed into the boys who were riding an Activa bike. The duo were crushed under the rear wheels of the tanker leading to their instant death. Fearing the wrath of the accumulating mob, the yet to be identified water tanker fled the scene leaving the vehicle behind. While one of the deceased has been identified as Pratik Shirodkar (19), a resident of the nearby Madhubani Complex, the identity of the pillion rider was yet to be ascertained till reports last came in. “We have registered a case under section 304A (causing death by negligence), 279(rash driving), 337(casuing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 338(causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of other) of the Indian

This is the vehicle that rammed and then ran over two teenagers, yesterday.

Penal Code and under relevant sections of Motor vehicle act against the tanker driver and we will identify and nab him soon”, said Police Sub Inspector Vijay Dhumal from the Manekpur police station.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Naraini Ladaram Deepmal to Neetu Asoo Rajpal as per Affidavit.

C-9193 I have changed my name from Akbar Hussain to Akbar Husain Chikalghar as per Affidavit.

C-9194 I have changed my name from Sucheta Shelar Vazkar Senjit to Sucheta Vinayak Vazkar as per Gazette No. (X - 24117).

C-9195 I have changed my name from Khetsi Gangji Patel to Khetshi Gangji Chamaria as per Affidavit.

C-9196 I have changed my name from Priya Khetsi Patel to Priya Khetshi Chamaria as per Affidavit.

C-9197 I have changed my name from Velibai Khetsi Patel to Velibai Khetshi Chamaria as per Affidavit.

C-9198 I have changed my name from Aruna Bhavanji Thakkar to Ami Amit Thakker as per Affidavit.

C-9199 I have changed my name from Meetal Jaydeep Sachde to Mittal Jaydeep Sachde as per Affidavit.

C-9200 We, Mr. Shekhar Mahendrabhai Mehta and Mrs. Sheetal Shekhar Mehta have changed our child name from Dhawni Shekhar Mehta to Dhwani Shekhar Mehta as per Affidavit.

C-9201 I have changed my name from Shital Mahendrakumar Shah to Sheetal Shekhar Mehta as per Affidavit.

C-9202 I have changed my name from Prajakta Vidhyadhar Bhurke to Aadhya Aditya Mungi as per Affidavit.

C-9203 I have changed my name from R.David Jeyapaul to David Jaypaul as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-9204 I have changed my name from Fayyaz Ahmed Ukaye to Faiyaz Abdul Shakoor Ukaye as per Affidavit.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Hareshkumar Vanmalidas Tanna to Haresh Vanmalidas Tanna as per Affidavit.

C-9211

I have changed my name from Aaftab Alam to Aaftab Alam Mohammad Azim Siddiqui as per Affidavit.

C-9231

I have changed my name from Unaiza Zubair Chapra to Uneeza Shakoor Memon as per Affidavit.

C-9213

I have changed my name from Nikhat Pravin to Nikhat Parveen Moinuddin Patel as per Affidavit.

C-9232

I have changed name from Vishwanath Narayan Kotian to Vishwanath Narna Poojary as per Affidavit.

C-9214 I have changed my name from Sarswati Nawal Kishor Thakur to Poonam Nawal Kishor Thakur as per Affidavit.

C-9215 I have changed my name from Maheshkumar Vallabji Chandan to Maheshbhai Vallabji Chandan as per Affidavit.

C-9216 I have changed my name from Nita to Sunita Sunil Bharambe as per Affidavit.

C-9217

I have changed my name from Mahendra to Mahendra Madanlal Singhal as per Affidavit.

C-9269

I have changed my name from Peter Samson to Peter Samson Nadar as per Affidavit.

C-9234

I have changed my name from Mohammad Mujeeb Mohammad Saeed Ansari to Mujeeb Saeed Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-9252

I have changed my name from Mahindra to Mahendra Singhal as per Affidavit.

C-9270

I have changed my name from Ravindra Tukaram Mistri to Ravindra Tukaram Mistry as per Affidavit.

C-9235 I have changed my name from Anuja Krishnan to Anuja Unnikrishnan as per Affidavit.

C-9236

I have changed my name from Jigarkumar Dushyantkumar Shah to Jigar Dushyantbhai Shah as per Affidavit.

C-9220

I, Kalpana Pankaj Jain (Mother) have changed my daughter's name from,Dhruti Pankaj Khated to Dhruti Pankaj Jain as per Affidavit.

C-9239

I have changed my name from Arun Hawaldar Singh to Arunkumar Hawaldar Singh as per Affidavit.

C-9224

I have changed my name from Salema Bi Faquir Mohamed Naik to Thakur Zaibunnisa Abdul Hameed as per Affidavit.

C-9207

I have changed name from Yashawant Baboo Mhatre to Yashwant Baburao Mhatre as per Affidavit.

C-9226

I have changed my name from Mohamed Nawab Haji Ahmed to Batatawala Nawab Haji Ahmed as per Affidavit.

C-9208

I have changed my name from Pramod Kumar to Pramod Prem Singh as per Affidavit.

C-9227 I have changed my name from Vikas Kumar Maurya to Vikas Jaychand Maurya as per Affidavit.

C-9228 I have changed my name from Jorville Thomas Jason Gracias to Jorville Thomas Gracias as per Affidavit.

C-9229

I have changed my name from Jayashree Krishnadas to Jayashree Krishnadas Panicker as per Affidavit.

C-9267

I have changed my name from Rahmat Ali Mohammad Ali to Rahmat Ali Mohammad Ali Sayyad as per Affidavit.

C-9251

I have changed my name from Kalpana Pankaj Khated to Kalpana Pankaj Jain as per Affidavit.

C-9238

I have changed my name from Shreedevi to Sreedevi Nair as per Affidavit.

C-9223

I have changed my name from Mohammad Rahim Ansari to Md Rahim Mazharul Haque Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-9249

I have changed my name from Krishnadas to Krishnadas Panicker as per Affidavit.

C-9266

I have changed my name from Shailendra Sinha to Shailendra Kumar Sinha as per Affidavit.

C-9233

We have changed our minor child name from Baibhav Anant Parida to Anshul Anant Parida as per Affidavit.

C-9219

I have changed my name from Tulshidhar Saraha to Thulasidharan Nair as per Affidavit.

C-9222

I have changed my name from Mohammad Majar Adib Ansari to Mazharul Haque Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-9248

I have changed my name from Shuveta Mahendra to Shweta Mahendra Singhal as per Affidavit.

C-9268

I have changed my name from Pankaj Mangilalji Khated to Pankaj Mangilal Jain as per Affidavit.

C-9237

I have changed name from Devan to Devan Thulasidharan Nair as per Affidavit.

C-9221

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I have changed my name from Mazharul Haqu to Mazharul Haque Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-9250

I have changed my name from Firadoj Shaikh to Firdos Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9218

I have changed my name from Ashoklal Parshutamdas Mulchandani to Ashok Parshutamdas Mulchandani as per Affidavit.

C-9225

I have changed my name from Salman Rahim Khan to Salman Rahim Bagban as per Affidavit.

C-9210

I have changed my name from Saramma to Baby Mathew as per Affidavit.

C-9230

I have changed my name from Syed Soyeb Farook to Sayed Soyeb Farook as per Affidavit.

C-9212

I have changed my name from Zahra Jabeen Faiyaz Ukaye to Jabeen Faiyaz Ukaye as per Affidavit.

C-9206

I have changed my name from Patni Sarfaraj Ahmed to Patni Sarfaraz Ahmed as per Affidavit.

C-9209

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I have changed my name from Mohamad Arif Abdul Sattar Shekh to Arif Abdul Sattar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9240 I have changed my name from Kiran Dilip Khanvilkar to Ananya Vikas Chavan as per Affidavit.

C-9241 I have changed my name from Saifuddin Jafferbhoy Golwala to Saifuddin Jafferbhai Golwala as per Affidavit.

C-9242 I have changed my name from Mohd Emran Mohd Mohsin to Mohd Imran Mohd Mohsin Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-9243 I have changed my name from Nishat Fatima Raza Husain Mirza to Nishat Fatma Raza Husain Mirza as per Affidavit.

C-9244 I have changed my name from Zeenat Bi Hasan to Zeenat Bashir Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9245 I have changed my name from Mr. Aabid Abdul Rahim Nedariya to Mr. Abid Abdul Rahim Nedariya as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-9246 I have changed my name from Ms. Falaq Naaz Mohammed Rafe Ansari to Ms. Falak Naaz Mohammed Rafe Ansari as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-9247

I have changed my name from Farida Bi Shan Ali Sayyed to Fareeda Shan Ali Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-9253 I have changed my name from Faridaa Shan Ali Sayed to Fareeda Shan Ali Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-9254 I have changed my name from Fareeda Bi Shan Ali Sayyed to Fareeda Shan Ali Sayyed as per Affidavit.

C-9255 I have changed my name from Shaikh Osman to Shaikh Usman as per Affidavit.

C-9256 I have changed my name from Mariyam Bibi Abdul Hussain Sarang to Mariyam Bi Abdul Husen Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9257 I have changed my name from Shakil Qutbuddin Sheikh to Shakil Qutbuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9258 I have changed my name from Mohsin Abdul Mateen Ansari to Mohsin Ahmad Abdul Mateen Ansari as per Affidavit Dt. 04-06-2014.

C-9259

I have changed my name from Damiao Jose Felix De Abreu to Damian Joseph Abreo as per Affidavit.

C-9271 I have changed my name from Dalal Abdullah Yakub Ali Patel Abdullah Yakub Patel to Abdul Yakub Patel as per Affidavit.

C-9272 I have changed my name from.

Mu Farook Shaikh , Mohd Farook to Mohammad Farook Mohammed Umar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9273 I have changed my name from Mu Umar Shaikh , Mohd Umar Shaikh to Mohammed Umar Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-9274 I have changed my name from Ansari Iftehaj Ahmed Ziauddin to Ibtehaj Ziyauddin Ansari as per Affidavit.

C-9275 I have changed my name from Nalini Govind Temkar to Suchita Ramchandra Warkhandkar as per Affidavit.

C-9276 I have changed my name from Aaisha Yunus Palsani to Ayesha Mohammad Sunasra as per Affidavit.

C-9277

I have changed my name from Vijay Prabhakar Tawade to Vijaykumar Prabhakar Tawade as per Affidavit.

C-9260

I have changed my name from Krishna Sureshkumar Soni to Krishna Sureshkumar Patadia as per Affidavit.

C-9278

I have changed my name from Ms Seema Rambabu Kesharwani to Ms Seema Rambabu Kesrwani as per Affidavit.

C-9261

I have changed my name from Mr. Idrish Gulam Rasul Charoliya to Mr. Idris Gulam Rasul Charoliya as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-9279

I have changed my name from Lalwani Manoj Ghanshyamdas to Lalwani Manojkumar Ghanshyamdas as per Affidavit.

C-9262

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C-9263 I have changed my name from Lalwani Lata Manojkumar to Lalwani Reshma Manojkumar as per Affidavit.

C-9264 I have changed my name from Shrijeet Krishnadas to Shreejith Krishnadas Panicker as per Affidavit.

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By A Staff Reporter

over-bridge between Grant Road and Charni Road. Fast everal local trains in the local trains to Borivali and Western Railway line were Virar were diverted on to slow delayed between Grant Road lines between Marine Lines and Charni Road station on and Charni Road.

Wednesday evening due to This caused delayed in the technical problems. Score of regular flow of local rail trafcommuters were seen waiting fic. Meanwhile, a few trains for the trains at the two stations. were as late as 20 minutes. A According to officials, the team of WR engineers were overhead equipment (OHE) successful in repairing the of down-fast line was dis- technical snag in a span of placed in the evening at just 20 minutes. And the rail around 6 pm at French Road traffic resumed.

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Traders threaten to intensify stir against LBT

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den and harassment after the state government pushed the raders in Maharashtra issue into cold storage again. have threatened to inten"Our anti-LBT agitation sify their agitation over the has been going on for over a Local Body Tax (LBT), im- year now and despite several posed in lieu of octroi, by the assurances, the state governstate government last year. ment has done nothing reThe trader community is garding our demand to scrap opposing it tooth and nail as it," FAM president Mohan they fear increase in tax bur- Gurnani told PTI.

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Parli in Beed district to attend the funeral of BJP's late Union oth houses of the State Rural Development Minister Legislature were ad- Gopinath Munde. There was journed in barely five eerie silence looming over the minutes yesterday, with the Vidhan Bhavan and government tabling the Eco- Mantralaya complexes. Many nomic Survey Report. In the in the Vidhan Bhavan secreLegislative Assembly, there tariat and Mantralaya adminwas not much listed business istration were quite surprised on the agenda, while in Leg- by the absence of Deputy CM islative Council, deputy Ajit Pawar who did not visit chairman Vasant Davkhare the grieving Munde family at set aside the rest of the busi- their Worli residence, nor did ness on the agenda and ad- he register his presence at the journed the house for the day. BJP's state headquarters near Almost all MLAs, MLCs and the Mantralaya. Sources in ministers had already left for Mantralaya stated that al-

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though he issued a customary condolence message, he could have made his presence known via electronic media. As if to atone for his mistake, he went to Parli yesterday along with CM Prithviraj Chavan to pay his last respects to Munde.

Besides this, eyebrows were also raised in the corridors of the Vidhan Bhavan yesterday over the condolence offered by Chavan and Legislative Assembly Speaker Dilip Walse-Patil in the Central Hall of the State Legislature. Sources disclosed that

Congress minister for industries, Narayan Rane, was not happy about the condolences being offered in the Central Hall and he argued that since late Munde was a member of the Legislative Assembly till 2009, tributes ought to have been placed on the records of the lower house. Moreover, Vidhan Bhavan sources expressed surprise over the chair and the treasury benches not allowing the BJPShiv Sena legislators to speak.

Even the senior most PWPI MLA Ganpatrao Deshmukh was not allowed to speak.

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Notice is hereby given that Share Certificate for 100 equity shares in the name of Mr. Kamlesh Shah of M/s. Fair Field Atlas Ltd., Folio No. 002145, Certificate No. 32834 & Distinctive Nos. 3273301 & 3273400 have been lost & applied company to issue duplicate certificate. Any person who has any claim should write to Company Registrar at M/s. Fair Field Atlas Ltd., Survey No. 157, Devarwadi Village, Post Shinoli, Kolhapur, Dist., Maharashtra 416507 within 15 days from this date else the company will proceed to issue duplicate certificate.

Applicant Kamlesh V. Shah Date: 05/06/2014 Place: Mumbai

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Mr. Late Shri Mangilal Gopilal Vyas a member of Anandvan cooperative housing society ltd, having its address at Miragaonthan, near Mahavishnu mandir post Mira, district thane-401104 and holding shop/flat No.11 in the building of the society, died on 7th October 2004 without making nomination.

The society hereby invites claim or objections from the heir or heirs or other claimant or claimants/objector or objectors to the transfer of the said shares and interest of the deceased member in the capital/property of the society within a period of 14 days from the publication of this notice. If no claims/objections are received within the period prescribed above, the society shall be free to deal with the shares and interest of the deceased member in the capital/ property of the society in such manner as is provided under the byelaws of the society.

For and on behalf of The Anandvan co-operative housing society ltd Miragaonthan, post Mira, Near Mahavishnumandir District-Thane-401104 S.S.Patel (Secretary) Ph: 9594084525

PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to inform to public in general by this notice that we Mr. Shoyal Ebrahim Sopariwala and Mrs. Zeenat Shoyal Sopariwala intending to purchase Flat No. 702 and 703, 7th floor, Aziz Castle Co-op Hsg. Society Ltd, Plot no. 87, 37 Dr. Anandrao Nair Road Mumbai 400011, bearing C. S. No. 1883 of Byculla Division for valuable consideration from Dr. (Mr.) Iqbal Abdulla Lodhia and Dr. (Mrs.) Fatima Iqbal Lodhia.

Anybody having any kind of claim, share, demand, right, title, interest by way of lien, charge, mortgage, gift, sale or any other nature whatsoever may inform the undersigned with in 15 days of publication of this notice failing which the sale proceedings will be completed without any further reference.

Sd/Mr. Shoyal Ebrahim Sopariwala & Mrs. Zeenat Shoyal Sopariwala Flat No. 605, 6th Floor, Al-Hashmi 24 Motlibai Street, Agripada, Mumbai - 400 008.

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Sangharsh ends Continued from pg 1 ÂŤ Raheâ€? and “Munde Come Backâ€?. The crowds were so charged that they gheraoed Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, R.R. Patil, Harshavardhan Patil and other Congress-NCP minister's agitatedly demanding that death of Munde be probed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Earlier, in the morning the mortal remains of Munde were taken out of the party's state head office with officers from the Navy according him a guard of honour.

The casket carrying the mortal remains was later flown by an Air Force aircraft to Latur accompanied by Munde's wife Pradnya, their three daughters and members of the Mahajan family.

From Latur, the mortal re-

mains were flown near to the cremation site by an armed forces helicopter. From there on the casket was placed on an open air flower bedecked truck and was led in procession by the bagpiper band of the army to the cremation site. A huge portrait of Gopinath Munde with slogan “God, Where Should I Now Search For You� adorned the funeral cortege.

Prominent amongst those who paid their last respects to the late Munde included BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, NCP minister Jaydutta Kshirsagar, Rajiv Pratap Rudy among others. The late Munde's estranged nephew NCP MLC Dhananjay Munde was seen sobbing inconsolably while his father and Munde's elder brother Panditanna Munde, their mother Limbabai was

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also seen among the family mourners.

As the crowds grew restless and eager to catch the last glimpse of their departed leader it was left to a emotionally chocking Pankaja Munde-Palve to appeal to the crowd to maintain calm for the sake of honour of her father and Bhagwangadh Baba, whom Munde revered. At around 1.45 pm the crowds began to get restless, Just then as the priest began chanting holy hymns, Pankaja Munde-Palve could not hide her tears. Sensing the agitated mood of the mob, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray and RPIA MP Ramdas Athawale echoed the demand of the people of a CBI probe into the circumstances in which the architect of the Mahayuti alliance died.

Speaking to the ADC from Parli, local resident Omprakash Kulkarni argued that the police could not control the mob which was more than a lakh or so. In anticipation of huge crowds the police had blocked the main road leading to the sugar factory and hence people like Kulkarni had to trek almost a kilometer and half to reach the site. Most of the shops and establishments in all the major towns and cities across Beed district downed their shutters as a mark of respect for the departed leader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are so overwhelmed by grief that in many households across the district no food has been cooked since Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;?, remarked Kulkarni.

Local scribe Uday Joshi who was covering the event from the spot disclosed that despite the temperature

reaching 42 degrees Celsius crowds were still pouring in even as the funeral pyre was lit by Munde's eldest daughter. The sight of CongressNCP ministers made the crowd even more agitated and some resorted to stonepelting. Unconfirmed reports stated that the mob pelted stones on some ministers' official cars and even tried to set a car on fire. The police had to resort to lathi-charge to control the mob. The traffic jam was so much that there was a two to three kilometer long traffic almost reaching the outskirts of Parli town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took almost three hours for us to get out of the town itself to go back to nearby Beed. People are still coming inâ&#x20AC;?, remarked Joshi.

In a statement issued yesterday evening, Pankaja Munde-Palve expressed anguish over reported instances of stone pelting and arson that took place as her father's last rites were being performed.

She added that those who indulged in stone pelting could not be supporters of her and her late father.

Pankaja demanded that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh order a probe into the stone pelting as many in the crowd had come from other parts of Maharashtra, even as local police have arrested 10 miscreants found indulging in the act.

According to Prakash Karhade from Parli the gathered mob was angry over the presence of Dhananjay Munde. Dhananjay, later, while speaking to private channels said that he had made a mistake by leaving the side of his late uncle and repented it.

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26 year-old man has been found dead at Aksa beach in Malwani, Malad (W) during the wee hours of Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Varun Vilas Thakappa, resident of Blue Empire Complex in Mahavir Nagar at Malad (West).

Thakappa's family, when informed about his death by the police revealed that he was a BE (Bachelor of Engineering) from a reputed college in the city, but was depressed since past few months as he Varun Vilas Thakappa was jobless.

The deceased had applied in various IT firms but was always rejected due to his hot temper. He was the only son of his family, and his father works in a private firm.

According to the Malwani police, Thakappa used to go regularly for his early morning walk at Aksa beach, and as he used to get fits occasionally, it is suspected that this time also he must have got the attack and fallen into the water and died.

A passerby informed the police control room about the dead body which was then taken to Bhagwati hospital for post mortem, police added.

Former CP’s flat used for operating prostitution racket The caretaker of Satyapal Singh's flat in Versova struck a deal with a pimp who operated the prostitution racket, lettting out the place at Rs.1,000 per hour

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31-year-old man has been arrested on Wednesday on charges of abetting his wife's suicide on Tuesday at their Nalasopara residence. According to the police, 29-year-old Jigna Panchal was found hanging from the ceiling of her apartment in Neelgiri Building of Mathura Nagar in Nallasopara (E) at about 11 am on Tuesday. Relatives of the deceased woman in their complaint lodged at Nallasopara police station alleged that Jigna was constantly being harassed by her husband and in-laws' family to bring money

CITY BRIEFS Woman bus conductor molested in Dombivli

A woman bus conductor was on Wednesday allegedly molested and manhandled by a 30-year-old passenger in Dombivli following a heated altercation over boarding the bus from the front exit, police said. According to Senior PI Milind Patil of Manpada police station, the MSRTC bus was on its way to Dombivli railway station when the accused, identified as Arvind Singh, tried to board it from the front exit. The driver and the conductor objected to the passenger boarding the bus from the front door. Annoyed, Singh allegedly started abusing, he allegedly pushed her and tore her clothes during the scuffle. At this, angry fellow passengers roughed up the accused and subsequently handed him over to Manpada police.

A deputy chief officer of Ambernath Municipal Council was arrested by AntiCorruption Bureau for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs.40,000 on Wednesday.

Sangram Narvekar was apprehended by the Thane unit of ACB when he was allegedly accepting the money from complainant in his car, said ACB (Thane) SP Sandeep Karnik. Narvekar initially sought the illegal gratification of Rs.2 lakh from the complainant who had urged the former to take action against an illegal garage constructed in a housing society. However, Narvekar finally settled for Rs 40,000 while the complainant approached the ACB and a trap was laid.

A WEEK MORE Former CP Satyapal Singh owns a flat in the Patliputra building in Versova.

On Saturday, Social Service (SS) Branch officials raided the guesthouse in Patliputra building, rescued two women and arrested a pimp from a posh building in Versova. Officials of the SS Branch of the Mumbai Police were shocked to find that the property that they had raided was owned by none other than former city police commissioner and BJP MP from Bagpat

Survey indicates rise in crime against women in state

in Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Satypal Singh.

Singh had leased out the property to a well-known business house – India Bulls. The SS Branch has handed over the case to Versova police station for further scrutiny. The police revealed that on the day of incident they had received a tip-off after which they raided the tenth floor of Patliputra building near Kokilaben Hospital in Andheri.

cases of sexual harassment and 366 cases of illegal trafficking were reported.

It also reported that 212 children were murdered in 2012 and 917 cases of rape against children were reported, while 893 children were

By A Special Correspondent against women and 3,456 cases of kidnapped, besides 199 children crime against children were re- found abandoned. here is a stiff raise in crime ported in the state in the year 2012.

There were 1,482 cases of crime against women and children in The report stated that amongst other than rape, kidnapping and the state, according to the State cases of crime against women, dowry deaths against women, while Economic Survey report for 2013-14 1,839 cases of rape; 1,140 cases of 1,023 cases of crime against chiltabled in the legislature on Wednes- kidnapping, 329 dowry deaths; dren other than rape, murder and day.

7,415 cases of domestic violence; kidnapping were reported in 2012, A whopping 17,800 cases of crime 3,935 cases of molestation, 1,294 the survey made it clear.

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from her parents to buy a new flat.

Following investigations, the police arrested Jigna's husband Ajay Panchal (31) and booked him under sections 306 and 498 (A) of the IPC. Fed up of the physical and mental torture, Jigna apparently took the extreme step following a heated argument on the issue with her in-laws.

While her husband has been arrested and remanded to police custody, investigations are on to ascertain the role of other members of the Panchal family for their involvement into the crime, following which they will be arrested soon, police said.

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he Versova police has intensified their investigation into the prostitution racket allegedly operational in the flat owned by former Commissioner of Police turned MP Satyapal Singh.

The police has found that Satyapal Singh's flat was used at the rate of Rs.1,000 per hour for prostitution with the assistance of the flat's care taker.

A wanted accused in the case, Raja, who is a pimp, is still at large as the police are raiding various locations to trace him. During the interrogation, the care taker of the flat, Vakil Raju Shah, revealed that he came into contact with Raja a few months ago when the flat rent deal was discussed.

According to Versova police station sources, India Bulls company officials visited this flat on a regular basis as they had rented in from Satyapal Singh to use it as a guest house.

“Before sending any customer into the flat, Raja confirmed from Vakil if anyone was present in the flat”, a police officer informed.

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Continued from pg 1 « the residents have lost the case from all the angles and so are packing their belongings. We do not want to forcefully evict the structure and want it to be a peaceful situation between the residents and the BMC.” The civic administration will be serving the affected residents a notice of 72hours (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), and if the residents fail to hand over the keys there will be chances of section 488 notice reaching the residents the next day (Thursday) which will state that the BMC will be entering your compound to cut off the electricity, water and gas supply, and then carry out the demolition of the internal walls and slabs of the flats to make them uninhabitable.

“If the residents still remain firm on their decision, we will then file a contempt of court against them,” added Adtani.

The affected residents have fixed up tents in the society premises and have decided to stay there till justice is provided. They have also fixed a new gate to their compound which the BMC had broken earlier, on November 13 last year,

when they had gone there to carry out the demolition process. The civic authority had broken the entrance gate of the compound and had cut off electricity and water supply of each resident.

One of the affected residents, Devyani Jayekar, said, “We are going to fight this battle till the last moment, and this time we are all prepared and united to make sure that we do not lose our homes.”

Another resident said, “We do not have any place to go, so at least on humanitarian grounds they must think over the issue. 70 per cent of the residents are senior citizens. At least think about them.”

There are chances now that the BMC may serve notices to the residents under relevant sections of BMC acts for illegally putting up tents without the required permissions.

Adtani also added, “The residents of the first five floors of the compound will not be affected by the demolition as there will be no damage caused. Further, the building would not be subsequently considered to be in a dilapidated condition.

The demolition process will not be delayed as the work of breaking the internal walls will continue even during the monsoon.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

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F there are any of you out there who still have not understood why there was such a “In our age there is no such thing as tsunami in favour of Narendra Modi in our ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are polargest state then you need only to have litical issues, and politics itself is a mass paid attention to what the Chief Minister of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizoof Uttar Pradesh said on Tuesday. Accompaphrenia.” nied as he always is by a small army of — George Orwell minders or uncles Akhilesh Yadav declared on national television that his state was being wrongly targeted in the matter of atrocities against women. He then proceeded to list statistics of rape cases in other states. In this he was clearly following the lead of his uncle, Shivpal Yadav, who immediately after the horrific rape and hanging of those two young girls in Badaun said proudly that in proportionate terms women in Uttar Pradesh were safer than they were in other states. So now rape is to be measured in degrees and the victims of rape in UP ONGRESS leader Kamal Nath has stated can comfort themselves with the thought his party is willing to coordinate and work that many more women are being raped in with other parties in the Lok Sabha. The Con- Madhya Pradesh. gress which has 44 seats in the House is apparently looking desperately for support of some regional parties. It is most unlikely the party will get it. Why would any party want to The Yadav family has produced men so totally join the Congress which is likely to be totally lacking in compassion and basic humanity that they almost certainly did not notice that sidelined in the House?

The NDA has 335 seats and naturally it will the message they sent with their insensitive attract the regional parties like a magnet. The comments was that rape was bad but it was regional parties stand to gain by associating not such a big crime that so much fuss need with the ruling NDA. Already they have be made over it. When this message gets started letting the prime minister know they translated to young monsters of the kind who are ready and willing. Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK did what they did in Badaun what comes Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has already rushed through is that it is all right to go ahead and to Delhi, met with Prime Minister Narendra find their next victims. Ever since the mighty Modi, put a costly shawl around him and sub- patriarch of the Yadavs, Mulayam Singh, jusmitted a memorandum which sought among tified rape some months ago on the grounds other things, more power and Kaveri water. that boys will be boys and therefore may Evidently, she has amply demonstrated to make mistakes the number of rape cases Modi the AIADMK members will be with him. from UP seems to have grown exponentially.

There is another service from which the And, each one is more horrific, more shamNDA can get cooperation. Chief Minister ing, than the last. So in the Yadav patriarch’s Naveen Patnaik of Odisha also has indicated own constituency, Azamgarh, the mother of a he would be with the NDA. He too wants rape victim was stabbed and critically something: He wants special status for Odisha. wounded for daring to seek justice. From There is only one chief minister who may Bareilly we heard of a woman who was forced choose to have nothing to do with the NDA. to drink acid after she was gang raped and Didi Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West most recently came news from Aligarh of a Bengal, is angry with Modi. Before elections, woman judge being raped. Such horrors are she was talking about a joint fight in the Lok inevitable in a state in which high officials Sabha elections and she even agreed that Mu- justify crime. In Badaun when VVIP political layam Singh Yadav could be leader of the Fed- leaders started arriving in their helicopters eral Front. Mulayam Singh has become a other parents of rape victims arrived to try non-entity in the House: He will be sitting there with just five Samajwadi Party members.

Mamata’s federal dream has been shattered

by Modi magic. It is a question of time now: Her state also needs funds from the Centre HERE is nothing which is unable to serve which may release only as per rules governas a medium for sound, although tone ing Centre-state relations. But the ground reality may make her move towards the NDA. manifests more clearly through a sonorous One thing is certain: Mamata will not join the body than through a solid one, the former being open to vibrations while the latter is Congress!

It would be futile for the Congress to hope closed. All things which give a clear sound that some groups will cooperate with it. It has show life, while solid bodies choked up with to sit in the House as a small, separate unit, substance seem dead. Resonance is the preserving of tone, in other words it is the rein splendid isolation. bound of tone which produces an echo. On this principle all instruments are made, the difference lying in the quality and quantity of the tone, which depend upon the construcDESPATCH & COURIER tion of the instrument. The instruments of percussion such as the tabla, or the drum, are CAROL ANDRADE A.R. KANANGI Editor Associate Editor suitable for practical music, and stringed instruments like the sitar, violin or harp are KAMAL MORARKA meant for artistic music. The vina is especially Chairman of the constructed to concentrate the vibrations; as Board of Directors it gives a faint sound, sometimes only audiAfternoon Despatch & Courier office is located at: ble to the player, it is used in meditation.

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and draw their attention to their own untold horror stories. The only people who listened were reporters.

During the election campaign I traveled in Uttar Pradesh a lot and everywhere I went I met people who told me that since Akhilesh Yadav took charge two years ago the law and order situation had deteriorated seriously.

They said that when Mayawati was chief minister she made sure that gangsters and other criminals were locked up and this had brought crime down sharply but no sooner were the Yadavs back in power than the gangsters were back in business.

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ON THE SPOT Tavleen Singh is exactly because of this but also because in the name of representing the interests of other backward castes this caste-based political party has allowed its OBC supporters to think of themselves as above the law. And, it has positioned Yadav officers and policemen in important offices so that they can be relied on to view Yadav criminals with indulgence.

In Badaun when the desperate families of the two girls tried to get police help the Yadav policemen first asked what caste they were and refused to register a case when they discovered they were Dalits.

If that is not a sign of a deep, terminal sickness it is hard to say what is. What is interesting is that the same indulgence of gangsters and other criminals is the reason why Laloo Yadav, another mighty caste chieftain, had to face the humiliating defeat in this election of his wife and daughter. Nitish Kumar has done little by way of development

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appeal to the heart.

Wind instruments, like the flute and the algosa, especially express the heart quality, for they are played with the breath which is the very life; therefore they kindle the heart’s fire.

Instruments stringed with gut have a living effect, for they come from a living creature which once had a heart; those stringed with wire have a thrilling effect; and the instruments of percussion such as the drum have a stimulating and animating effect upon man.

After vocal and instrumental music comes the motional music of the dance. Motion is

MATTER & SPIRIT the nature of vibration. Every motion contains within itself a thought and feeling. This art is innate in man; an infant’s first pleasure in life is to amuse himself with the movement of hands and feet; a child on hearing music begins to move. Even beasts and birds express their joy in motion. The peacock proud in the vision of his beauty displays his vanity in dance; likewise the cobra unfolds his hood and rocks his body on hearing the music of the pungi. All this proves that motion is the sign of life, and when accompanied with music it sets both the performer and onlooker in motion.

The mystics have always looked upon this

in Bihar but what he has succeeded in doing is impose the rule of law. In Laloo’s time, people told me, there were gangsters who took shelter in the chief minister’s house after committing their crimes.

Second last nail in SP coffin So why have political leaders like Mulayam and Laloo survived for more than two decades? Of course by indulging openly in politics based on divisions of caste and creed but there is another reason and that is that at the national level they have been supported

by Leftist political leaders and intellectuals.

When these gentlemen first arrived in Delhi in the early nineties as chief ministers of UP and Bihar they were treated as heroes on the grounds that they were ‘secular’ and so could do no wrong. This encouraged them to see themselves as knights in shiny armour against ‘cummnal phorces’ and sadly it was the people of their states who paid the price for this. In careful imitation of the Congress Party they clothed themselves in the robes of secularism every time they were charged with incompetence and criminal governance. And, because they usually succeeded in luring Muslims into their fold by promises of secularism their caste base had an extra pillar.

Even in this election when a Modi tsunami was sweeping caste-based parties out of the race I met Muslims who said that they did not want development if they could have secularism. The riots in Muzaffarnagar had put them off the Samajwadi Party but they were ready to give Mayawati another chance.

Clearly not enough of a chance though since she ended up without a single seat in the 16th Lok Sabha.

It is too early to write the obituaries of caste politics in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar but what seems to be becoming clear to ordinary voters is that it is time to see them in a new light. The recent spate of horrific rape cases may not have put the last nail in the coffin of the Samajwadi Party but it would be fair to say that it could be the second last. Personally I am prepared to write the obituary of Akhilesh Yadav even if he remains chief minister for another two years. When he goes he will be remembered in history as one of the worst chief ministers ever to rule an Indian state. The sooner he goes the better it will be for Uttar Pradesh. subject as a sacred art. In the Hebrew scriptures we find David dancing before the Lord; and the gods and goddesses of the Greeks, Egyptians, Buddhists, and Brahmans are represented in different poses, all having a certain meaning and philosophy, relating to the great cosmic dance which is evolution.

Even up to the present time among Sufis in the East dancing takes place at their sacred meetings called Suma, for dancing is the outcome of joy; the dervishes at the Suma give an outlet to their ecstasy in Raqs which is regarded with great respect and reverence by those present, and is in itself a sacred ceremony.

The art of dancing has greatly degenerated owing to its misuse. People for the most part dance either for the sake of amusement or exercise, often abusing the art in their frivolity.

Tune and rhythm tend to produce an inclination for dance. To sum up, dancing may be said to be a graceful expression of thought and feeling without uttering a word. It may be used also to impress the Soul by movement, by producing an ideal picture before it. When beauty of movement is taken as the presentment of the divine ideal, then the dance becomes sacred.

The music of life shows its melody and harmony in our daily experiences. Every spoken word is either a true or a false note, according to the scale of our ideal. The tone of one personality is hard like a horn; while the tone of another is soft like the high notes of a flute.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

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IT was a sad and tragic death of our Maharashtra and BJP leader Gopinath Munde in a road accident in Delhi while travelling in the morning from his residence to the Delhi airport. He was instrumental in building and bridging the winning strategy in the recently held Lok Sabha seat from Maharashtra and has done a lot of work for the BJP. All parties will remember the great leader for his dedication and work in the political field and his contribution to the BJP.

A GREAT LOSS

— Murugesh Iyer, Thane

PEOPLE from India expected much from Modi and his able minister Munde when tragedy struck the Union Rural Development Minister. Gopinath Munde passed away after an impact in a car accident.

Munde was sitting on the rear seat of the car when the accident took place and the death was caused due to a cardiac arrest.

This was a big loss for the Maharashtra leader’s family and the BJP. Sixty four-year-old Munde, who made his entry into the Union Cabinet for the first time after the Lok Sabha polls, was on his way to the airport when his car was hit by another vehicle and the impact caused his sudden death. Hailing from backward sections of the society, he rose to great heights and tirelessly served people. Tributes to a dynamic leader whose premature demise leaves a void hard to fill.

The news of Munde's death shocked Maharashtra's political circles and top political leaders and activists caught flights, trains to reach New Delhi. This shows how popular he was within the party and outside the BJP circle as well. It is indeed an irreparable loss after the recent Lok Sabha elections' resounding win. Let the departed soul rest in peace.

RIP: Gopinath Munde, Union Minister for Rural Development and known to be a crusader of the poor, died in a road accident on Tuesday morning in New Delhi.

him. Cutting across party lines, he was popular among all the politicians. I have met him at least twice when he was the deputy CM of Maharashtra. We had travelled in the same aircraft between Mumbai and Nagpur. Even though he had security cover, he was quite down to earth and obliged with an autograph at the Nagpur airport.

In the forthcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, — C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada Gopinathji was to lead the elections in Maharashtra and with the

BJP set to gain power in the state WHAT an untimely death – sad and too, Mundeji was set to become the extremely unfortunate. Gopinath Maharashtra Chief Minister. But Munde was indeed a mass leader. fate decided otherwise. The PM, Maharashtra politics and BJP his- Narendra Modi, will also find it diftory will be unthinkable without ficult to cope with the loss of an

Illegal construction menace BMC has every right to demolish the illegal floors in the Campa Cola Compound. Occupying illegal or unauthorised premises is a crime under the BMC act. Our Supreme Court has pronounced a wellworded judgment in this case and there is no hue and cry about it. Nobody has voiced any public support to the victims in this case and

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Campa Cola residents have to fight their own battle. I sincerely hope that the courts will pronounce similar judgments to many other illegal buildings (more than 5,000) in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar etc. and demolish the illegal buildings/floors/ shops/ garages etc. The occupants should be thrown out without any mercy since the entire fault is that of the buyers.

ment of the schedule class.

Gopinath Munde was the face of the ruling party in Maharashtra and was an architect of the BJP's landslide win in the state.

Prime Minister Modi rewarded Munde with a cabinet posting and he was sworn-in as minister for rural development as the PM expected him to improve the lives of — Crishna S. Kumar, Dombivli the rural population. Munde was a no-nonsense personality and Ma harashtra would have benefited IN the untimely death of Gopinath immensely with him being in Munde in a road accident in Delhi, power. our country and Maharashtra have Gopinath Munde leaves behind lost a champion crusader of the a legacy of someone working in backward class who had his grass- close proximity with the poor and roots in the rural population and the vacuum created by his death thrived all his life for the better- would be difficult to fill. He was an important union minister in his cabinet.

How come the driver of the Indica hit Munde's car towards the passenger side where Munde was sitting? Munde fell on the seat immediately after the car was hit. A thorough probe is necessary.

My sincere condolences to his wife and children.

Every day one comes across hundreds of advertisements in newspapers for sale of flats. In some cases the plots are not even existent. The BMC approves the plans and the flats are sold. Many structures have come up in reserved plots for garden, hospital or schools etc. Why does the BMC allow construction of illegal floors?

Allowing construction of unauthorised floors and cheating the flat buyers is a bigger crime. What punishment will the courts give to these officers who are party to this crime?

— W.N.A. Nazareth, Mumbai

RIGHT OR WRONG?: The Supreme Court has recently ordered the evacuation of flats in Campa Cola Compound in view of the illegal floors in the society.

WHY should the Campa Cola residents suffer for no fault of theirs?

What was the BMC doing all these years? If the buildings in the Campa Cola complex are unauthorised, why didn’t the authorities see to it then? Why have they woken up from their sleep now? If the authorities concerned knew the buildings were unauthorised, why did they collect land tax and other taxes from the residents for the last so many years? If the BMC wants to demolish the buildings, they should either refund the taxes of the resi-

dents they have collected so far or give them an alternative accommodation without charging a single rupee from them. Come what may, the residents should not hand over the keys to the BMC. — Jubel D’Cruz, Dombivali

Opportunistic approach THE Parliamentary elections have proved that people are sick and tired of the Congress and want the NDA to win in the assembly elections too in Maharashtra. Today a conditional or unconditional union of two separate but like minded parties, MNS and Shiv Sena, has become mandatory to uproot the ruling party. Actually, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray are temperamentally total opposites. Raj is harsher, while Uddhav is more soft, but they have the same vision for the people of the state. Their union will be a welcome decision for Maharashtrians.

The two parties, MNS and Sena, are the branches of one giant tree and should come together for the common mission and a common goal. It is not too late, the seat distribution can be adjusted according to the strength in a particular con-

excellent organiser of party activities, a skill he learned from his brother-in-law, late Promod Mahajan.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

WELL, this is not the first time that we have lost a VIP in a road accident, and neither will he be the last. Rajesh Pilot as also the singer Maharajapuram Santhanam were other such victims. The accident relating to Gopinath Munde raises some pertinent questions. We are told that the Indica driver jumped the signal. Are the signals in full mode at 6.30 am in the morning?

Normally they would be in blinking mode and if so, the vehicle on the right has right of way. Next, we got a glimpse of the Indica car before the police covered it. It has extensive damage on the left hand side and it definitely did not appear to be a head on collision. So who hit whom? It would appear that the shock of the accident coupled with Munde’s medical condition might have brought on the heart attack.

In fact, he had time to ask for water and to be taken to the hospital.

One hopes that the inquiry will be fair and transparently revealed to the public. How the matter is investigated is a crucial test for the new government.

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivali

THE passing away of Gopinath Munde in a car accident has come as a rude shock and has rocked not only Maharashtra but Delhi too particularly in the political circles.

Munde was a grassroots leader, very unassuming and his sudden death is a big blow and leaves a void in the BJP. His good times were coming as he was inducted into the Modi Cabinet with a responsible portfolio and Modi must be shell shocked at this tragic death.

May his soul rest in eternal peace and give fortitude to his family members to sustain this irreparable loss. RIP Gopinath Munde. Jai Maharashtra.

— K.V. Raman, Malad

QUOTE:

“I'll write to you. A super-long letter, like in an old-fashioned novel” ― Haruki Murakami stituency. Surely the leaders do not wish to divide the votes to see the Congress getting the advantage.

— Mina Bhattacharyya, By E-mail

An insensitive government THIS refers to your edit 'In UP, a rape a day and monstrous murder' (ADC, June 4). You have rightly pointed out that there is something wrong with the CM of UP. The father-son duo is totally insensitive to rapes and only considers them as 'minor mistakes committed by boys'. None of them has cared to visit the victims' families when quite a few others from outside the state have done so. The present government has quite clearly outlived its mandate and it is high time that the President stepped in and stopped these activities.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

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NEWS IN BRIEF Sumitra Mahajan likely to be the next Lok Sabha Speaker

Sumitra Mahajan, senior BJP leader and one of the most experienced Parliamentarians, looks set to be the next Lok Sabha Speaker. According to sources, the 71-year-old leader from Madhya Pradesh has been sounded by party chief Rajnath Singh about the new assignment. The election for the Speaker will take place on Friday and the party is likely to make the formal announcement about the nomination anytime now.

Bail to Kejriwal, 2 others

Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and two other AAP leaders were on Wednesday granted bail by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed against them by an advocate after they furnished personal bond.

Metropolitan Magistrate Muneesh Garg released Kejriwal, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia

and Yogendra Yadav on bail after they appeared before it in pursuance to summons issued against them. Kejriwal, Sisodia and Yadav, through advocate Rishikesh Kumar, furnished a personal bond of Rs 10,000 each. The court has now fixed the matter for August 16.

RSS chief escapes unhurt in accident

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat escaped unhurt after his car was hit by his security escort vehicle in Delhi today while he was on his way to the airport. According to sources, Bhagwat's car was hit by his security vehicle due to the impact on it after a car hit the escort car from behind at the Dhaula Kuan red light point around noon. Bhagwat was on his way to the airport. He left in his private vehicle from the accident spot, sources said, adding, no one was hurt in the incident.

Proposal to ban junk food in schools To improve nutrition among school-going children, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi plans to propose a ban on unhealthy or 'junk' food in school canteens across the country.

Munde died due to ‘shock, haemorrhage’

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EW DELHI: Union Minister Gopinath Munde died due to 'shock and hemorrhage' following injuries to his neck and liver, as per the preliminary autopsy report submitted to Delhi Police by AIIMS doctors.

The Union Minister suffered internal injuries in abdomen and neck and there was fracture separation of cervical vertebra between C1 and C2 (atlanto-axial joint) associated with transaction of spinal cord.

The wound was associated with laceration of vertebral artery with other neck vessels and muscles and hemantoma measuring about 1,000 cc, the report mentions.

The report says that in Munde's case, it is shock and haemorrhage consequent upon blunt ante-mortem injuries to the neck and liver.

Investigators have collected Munde's hair sample from the Maruti Suzuki SX4 car in which he was travelling when the accident took place as forensic evidence.

Explaining the technical terms, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had on Tuesday said, "The major thing that cost him very heavily was a fracture of the cervical spines C1 and C2. When you have fracture at C1 and C2, the blood supply at the brain gets cut off because the vertebral artery gets damaged

over right lobe at lower lateral aspect, contused lacerated wound of size 5x3 cm present over left lobe involving upper and posterior aspect," the report said.

Vardhan had also said Munde suffered cervical fractures and oxygen to the brain and lungs may have been cut off following the injuries. His liver had tear at 2-3 places and there was one-and-half litres of blood in his abdomen because of the injury, he said.

In terms of external injuries, there were aberrations over the nose and below the right eye on Munde's body.

Union Rural Development immediately."

Minister and a popular backThe atlanto-axial joint is ward class leader from the highest joint in the spinal Maharashtra, 64-year-old column and it lies just at the Gopinath Munde was on his base of the skull. way to the airport to catch a "Peritoneal (or lining of the flight for Mumbai when his abdominal) cavity contained car was hit by another vehicle about 500 ml of fluid and at Prithviraj Road-Tughlak clotted blood. The liver had Road intersection in the heart lacerations of size 5x1 cm of the capital on Tuesday.

‘Wearing seat belt could have saved him’

Wearing seat belt could have saved Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde who died in a road accident, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said and announced a major campaign to spread awareness on observing safety measures while driving.

"Wearing seat belt could have saved Munde. I lost my friend to a misconception. Most people think that the backseat belts serve only a decorative purpose. In fact wearing them is as necessary as wearing front seat belts. They can save lives in the event of impacts," said Vardhan.

GETTING READY: (LtoR): President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu and Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath after being sworn-in as the Protem Speaker of the newlyconstituted Lok Sabha at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.

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EW DELHI: In a setback to Sahara chief Subrata Roy, who is in jail for the last three months, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed his plea to be put under house arrest but allowed the group to sell properties to mobilise Rs.5,000 crore in cash and an equal amount in bank guarantee for securing his release.

"The prayer for shifting the contemnor outside the jail is dismissed," a bench of jus-

tices T.S. Thakur and A.K. Sikri said while reading the operative parts of the judgement that dealt with the modifications of the earlier order.

The Sahara chief, who is in Delhi's Tihar jail since March 4, was earlier directed by the apex court to pay Rs.5,000 crore in cash and furnish a bank guarantee of Rs.5,000 crore as pre-condition for his release.

Sahara group has been given a go ahead to sell im-

movable properties in nine cities here, the bench said in its verdict on Wednesday and made it clear that they will not be sold below the circle rate and buyers should not be "connected or related" to the group. The sale proceeds will be deposited in a separate bank account, maintained by market regulator SEBI, which, in turn, will release the title deeds of the properties in favour of the purchasers, it said.

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Divorce A divorce is probably one of the toughest things that you will have to deal with and it comes with the risks of excess stress, diminished finances and souring relationships with your children. To help make the process as smooth as possible, Dev Goswami & Shirley Mistry tell you what you need to know when you’re filing for divorce

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elebrity marriages are infamous for ending in divorce, with Gwyneth Paltrow and her Coldplay frontman husband, Chris Martin, leading the pack in 2014. However, celebrities aren’t the only ones whose marriages are failing. In 2011, it was found that divorce rates in India had increased by 100% as compared to five years ago. Amicable or bitter, divorces are life altering. Whether it’s for better or for worse, it is important to stay objective during the course of your divorce and make sure that all your terms and conditions are met, without your emotions getting the better of you.

Not too many of us know anything about divorce, working on the presumption that it will never happen to us. But, it’s best to stay informed, so read on as we cover the basics when it comes to filing for divorce in India.

their own personal laws. The Special Marriage Act, 1954, on the other hand, is applicable for all mixed marriages.”

The different personal laws might seem confusing, but remember that a good divorce lawyer will guide you through every step of the process. Siddhartha explains that when you want to seek a court intervention or initiate a court process for necessary resolution, you may invoke the statutory provisions of the personal law that you are governed under. You usually have to abide by the personal law under which the marriage has taken place, which in turn will determine the process of your divorce.

Divorce — the two major types

When it comes to divorce, there are two ways to seek dissolution — a mutual consent divorce or a contested/ fault ground divorce. Siddhartha explains, “First, we must understand that no Since India is a secular country, most religions matter which way one decides to seek a divorce, have separate personal laws. Advocate it can only be granted by the appropriate Siddhartha Shah, an eminent divorce lawyer, matrimonial court. A mutual consent divorce is a tells us, “To ensure India’s secular and process where the issues are resolved amicably, cosmopolitan nature, we have separate personal, prior to a case/ petition being filed in court. This marriage and divorce laws that govern each includes custody of children, visitation rights, religion. With regards to marriage and divorce, distribution of assets, maintenance and alimony Hindus follow the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, — the terms need to be spelt out clearly and the while Christians are governed by the Indian Continued on pg 14 « Divorce Act. Similarly, Muslims and Parsis follow

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Continued from pg 13 « couple should agree with each other. This should be documented into consent terms by and between both parties.”

Contested divorces work in the opposite way. Siddhartha explains, “Either partner can initiate legal action and seek court intervention when there is a dispute on issues including negative conduct (mental and/ or physical cruel behaviour, adultery), child custody, visitation or access and disputes over assets (movable or immovable). There are several grounds laid down by personal laws that are applicable in cases where either spouse does not want the divorce. A petition is filed in the court under the relevant acts and the court reaches a verdict based on the merits of the arguments raised by each side — these arguments have to be based on real-world facts.

They are complicated and can take a while to resolve.”

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Real-life tips

“From personal experience, I can say that it is very important to get your finances in check, whether it is to hire a good lawyer or to maintain your lifestyle. Also, keep track of all the documents relating to your divorce and save them in order. Simultaneously, research divorce laws online and make note of all your personal assets, such as jewellery and personal certificates. Also, change all your passwords. Apart from this, make sure you are eating and sleeping properly, join a hobby class to keep yourself occupied and distracted and seek professional help if you need it. Remember that you are not the only one going through this, so don’t let alcohol or drugs take over your life and stay away from social media such as Facebook — watching other people lead happy lives will only make you feel worse. Also, don’t venture into a relationship immediately as you are extremely vulnerable and things could end badly for you.”

— Rachna Sharma (name changed to protect privacy) “First things first, I recommend you hire a financial planner to take care of your finances, as a divorce can leave you financially bereft. Also, speaking to my mother, friends and a counsellor gave me a lot of clarity and helped me move on, so I suggest you work on communicating your feelings to those who make up your support system. I also chanced upon Reiki, which kept me emotionally grounded and calm. Ever since, I have been hooked on to spiritual practices and suggest you give them a go, especially if you are feeling extremely perturbed. My biggest challenge was switching my last name back to my maiden name. It was complicated as well as emotionally draining. It involved having my passport re-made, which was an arduous process, especially because the government website offers no information. I suggest getting in touch with a travel agency to help you through the process.”

— Manasi Kadne

woRking on youR Emotions While a divorce can be the most emotionally trying time of your life, how smoothly it goes is based on how well you can control your emotions.

“I don’t think you should come out of a divorce worse than you went into the marriage. It is extremely important to keep your dignity intact, so play fair and be as nice as you can, to avoid any untoward unpleasantness.”

— Arathi Menon

>> Never use your children to score brownie points during divorce proceedings

staying strong: If you have decided to end your marriage, don’t lose sight of your reasons, and guide the process based on them. Don’t let apologies, fleeting promises or happier memories sway your decision. The very fact that you decided to file for divorce suggests that your tolerance was pushed to the brink. Don’t let other people (family, friends or even your partner) sway you into an emotional trip where you find your judgement becoming foggy.

and family later, but while you are working out the nittigritties, keep emotions at bay.

split, but make sure that you are prepared to deal with the following:

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say it as it is: Don’t sugar-coat things. Your children need to know that you are heading for a split and their doubts need to be resolved. However, they don’t need to know every minute detail, especially if your marriage is ending because of a partner being unfaithful or abusive.

Rage & tears are unnecessary: If your partner is the one who wants a divorce, make sure that you keep your emotions out

independent income: Even if you have your own income, you need to re-evaluate your financial plan. This becomes more important if you have children. Indian divorce laws provide for alimony, in a negotiable amount, so ask for it if you feel that you need the extra support. Analyse your spending patterns, cut out the excesses, make sure that you have enough savings for medical emergencies and that you spend according to your new financial plan. You may also want to consider investing (wisely), to get the most out of your money.

Expert speak

Siddhartha gives us some tips, that are necessary to keep in mind while seeking a divorce: “The first thing I’d like to say is that a woman must get in touch with the right lawyer — this is essential. Second, be very clear about what you are seeking from a court. You should ensure that you don’t end up wasting valuable years of your life in endless and needless litigation.

Off late, I’ve seen several relatively new trends in marriages breaking down — I’ve had cases of divorce between couples who have been married for just 1-2 years. I would like to say that you should be think practically, try to find a common ground and move on. Getting caught up with complex litigations, court battles and proving grounds for divorce will just waste time. One should approach such issues with a prudent and open mind and not be rigid in holding on to unimportant things and endlessly making accusations. Mediation is the best solution.”

If you are heading towards a marital split, you need to take stock of your finances. Read on to find out what you should be keeping in mind:

Require financial support: If you aren’t a working woman, you are going to need alimony. So, make sure that you work out an acceptable system with your spouse and take stock of existing assets. The money could be routed into another avenue to give you better returns, so consult a financial advisor before you make a decision. It would also be sensible to figure out a way to secure an income, so that you can work your way towards financial independence.

bREAking it to youR childREn While divorce is tough in itself, it is tougher to deal with when you have children. Not only are there important issues of custody rights and visitations that must be resolved, you also have to deal with your children’s emotions.

the legal aspect

of it. Remember that your partner may not play fair, but bursting into tears isn’t going to make the situation any better.

In fact, it will only help build your partner’s case, especially if you are fighting for custody of your children. It is unfair to expect anyone going through a divorce to be emotionless, but when you have to communicate with your partner, or his legal aid, try to stay composed. The best thing is to find out the agenda of the meeting and prepare for it in advance. If something upsets you out of the blue (remember that nasty comments and false allegations may be thrown at you just to knock you off your feet till your partner can build a stronger case), excuse yourself, calm down and then go back to the discussion. Objectivity is everything, so vent to your friends

Siddhartha tells us that with a mutual consent divorce, the concept of joint custody is a good option. Remember that in a mutual consent divorce, all issues need to be resolved prior to filing the petition. Siddhartha tells us, “The prudent thing to do here is to resolve the question of custody and visitation with the help of relatives, friends and/or counsellors. Children should never be used as tools in legal fights. The court will decide the issue of child custody based on what is best for the child’s welfare.” Siddhartha also tells us that when children are up to or below the age of five, the mother is usually granted custody, but the courts look at each case as per the facts and circumstances and give paramount importance to the welfare and interest of the children.

Emotional support Your children can become the bone of contention in your

Assurance is everything: No matter where your divorce is headed, your children need to know that they are loved.

Ensure that their routine stays the same and try and work out a system where you are both able to spend quality time with them. You may be caught up fighting your own battle, but make sure that you still ask your children how their day was, ensure that they do their homework and take an active interest in their life. no picking sides: Simply put, if you don’t have anything nice to say to your children about their father, don’t say anything.

Don’t bad-mouth the other parent, as this will pressurise them to pick sides. Also, never fight over the children in front of them. If they aren’t old enough to understand, they may feel responsible and/ or guilty for your split.

Restrict disappointment: While you shouldn’t paint your partner in a bad light, you don’t need to cover up for him either. If he doesn’t show up for a visit, set a time period to wait for, such as half an hour and then have a backup activity planned so that you can divert their attention.

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Armaity S. Khushrushahi, an eminent divorce attorney based in Mumbai, gives us a brief overview of how divorce proceedings actually take place: “For mutual consent divorce, you can file under the Indian Divorce Act, but you are required to live separately for two years prior to filing. After filing the petition under the Special Marriage Act, the Hindu Marriage Act and the Indian Divorce Act, a date is set for counselling and six months thereafter, the final decree is granted. For Parsis, under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, there is no waiting period and no counselling. Once the suit is filed, divorce is granted immediately.

In a contested matter, on the other hand, the other party is given a chance to put in their defence against your accusations, and then the matter is heard and decided by the court on merits. For Parsis, there is a Special Court set up in the High Court and five delegates are empanelled. The delegates are the final judges on facts. Contested matter between Parsis are only heard when the session is held and that may be after six months or one year.”

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Director’s cut Silent Screams, a documentary that investigates rape cases in India, recently won three awards at the New York Festival of International Television and Film Awards. Dev Goswami talks to director Pria Somaiah Alva, to find out more about the documentary and the research that went into making it

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rom the Nirbhaya incident that catapulted violence against women into the limelight, to a lesser-known case of a dalit girl in rural Haryana, Silent Screams is a film that aims to capture the stories and realities associated with rape and violence against women in India.

Produced by Midtech, for Chanel NewsAsia, the documentary has been directed by Pria Somaiah Alva and features journalist Namita Bhandare, who meets survivors, law-makers, law enforcers, activists and lawyers to understand the politics and the power-play behind rape in India. We speak to Pria to find out more about her experience.

Tell us what prompted you to make Silent Screams.

When news about the Nirbhaya incident broke, we witnessed the anger and frustration of the youth, men and women, about how even in a big city like Delhi, women are just not safe. This anger did not die down in a day or two and instead, spread to the rest of the country. We were in talks with Channel NewsAsia to do a documentary that captured this mood. People from all walks of life came out in protest and the social conversation around rape and sexual abuse changed from being spoken about in hushed tones, to strong comments about the fundamental rights of girls and women and their safety and security. So, Manira Alva and I decided to make this film. >> A still from the documentary

Take us through the process of directing and researching for the documentary. You met several survivors, their families and people associated with rape cases. Was it tough to get to the bottom of each story?

We knew that the story had to centre around the Nirbhaya incident, but it also had to capture the fight being fought by other survivors and by the public. We started researching cases, the law as it existed and closely followed the conversation in the media and online. We decided that for the purpose of the film, we wanted to use someone who was campaigning strongly against rape to draw out the narrative. So, we approached Namita Bhandare, who had successfully launched the Stop Rape Campaign online, which got over 6,00,000 signatures. We got her to travel to different parts of India to meet survivors and investigate first-hand, what the ground reality was when it came to the reaction of the community, the police and the judiciary system.

We researched for nearly a month and a half before we started shooting. We wanted to be certain of what we were going to portray in the film. We wanted the case studies to represent the different issues and the power-play at work when a rape is

committed. We chose Nirbhaya’s incident and the trauma faced by her family as the main thread of the story. We chose the Park Street case in Kolkata, which was about a modern Indian woman, a single parent who was gang-raped when she left a night club, to expose the apathy of the police as well as political and judicial system. The third case was that of a 16-year-old Dalit girl in rural Haryana. We chose this case to expose the caste power-play in rural India, where rape is often used as a way to subjugate and shame a community. We also tracked live events as they unfolded in the country… Nirbhaya’s case in court, the Verma Commission Report, the anti-rape bill and the national and international recognition of Nirbhaya’s brave stance of wanting justice till her last breath.

Not all rape cases generate the protest that the Nirbhaya incident did. Silent Screams also focuses on the gang-rape of a dalit school girl. Tell us about this incident.

There are several ways to raise your voice. We were really impressed by the survivors that we met, who were brave, strong-willed and wanted a change in the way that blame is ascribed in the violence against them. One such story that we highlighted in the documentary is about a woman we met, who was a determined fighter. The father of one such rape victim in Haryana, was offered `16 lakhs to drop the case. The girl refused to accept the bribe as she felt strongly about her self-respect and wanted justice. She has been depicted as the 16-year-old girl in the film.

On a certain level, the legal and political aspects associated with rape are not well-understood among the general public. You have attempted to unravel the politics and the attitude of the police and legal system towards incidents of rape. What is your understanding of this?

Specifically speaking, the first issue most victims face is that the evidence is not collected properly, and the medical check-ups are not performed on time. This results in improper medical reports, which becomes a problem for rape survivors, as they are unable to prove anything. Also, FIRs are often not filed by the police officer. However, the laws have changed now; according to the new law, if an officer refuses to file an FIR, he can be penalised for it.

Films, especially documentaries, have the power to bring issues that people are oblivious to, into the limelight. With a topic such as violence against women, how do you think documentaries such as yours can help?

Through this documentary, we managed to convey a message from the survivors, that the men who commit rape should be ashamed. They should be treated like criminals. We spoke out against the humiliation that victims face at the hands of the police, the judiciary and their own communities, who should be sensitive to the trauma these women have faced, like they would be with any other crime. Survivors want to get back to their normal lives, be able to go back to work, to school and to be treated normally.

>> The anger and frustration of the youth after the Nirbhaya incident inspired Pria to make her documentary Silent Screams

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The no-mess application is very convenient and I’d definitely use it again, even though traces of white showed up after 3 weeks rather than the promised 6. However, small sachets are not easily available, so I’ll have to wait a while to use it again. priCE `39 for 40g whErE Retail outlets across the city stAr rAting ****

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5. Cut spACE Down The prints on your shoes should not be too widely spaced out, as this will make your feet look large. Prints look flattering only when they are closely spaced. This is an important thing that you need to look for while buying a pair of printed platforms.

5. MEtAlliC stylE These orange, floral print, open-toe wedges with their metallic gold front, by Chalk Studio, available on www.flipkart.com have style written all over them.

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nivEA whitEning sEnsitivE DEoDorAnt I have always been a fan of Nivea products, so I was excited to try their deodorant. The spray promises longlasting fragrance for 48 hours, but fails to deliver. It lasted for a mere two hours on my skin, which is not ideal in this hot, humid weather. Also, it left a residue on my skin and clothes after I sprayed it.

However, its fragrance is the highlight as it smells light and refreshing. If you want to try it out, do so only for the fragrance but remember, it won't stay on your skin for as long as it promises to! priCE `199 for 150ml whErE Retail outlets across the city stAr rAting **

« celeb hit or miss: rhea dhanbhoora takes a look at what our leadinG ladies wore this week « « niMrAt kAur

poojA ChoprA

Nimrat’s shoes are gorgeous, we just wish she’d paired them with a different dress.

We love the side-swept hair and muted makeup, but the print on this dress is a little too busy and the colours a little too chaotic, even though the style is pretty.

Mostly Es: Your perfect shade is PEACH Peaches and cream, summer afternoons and orange crush define your lifestyle. You’re as bubbly as Zooey Deschanel but not childish. You’re super stylish, but won’t say no to a little fun. Your personality and lipstick shade go perfectly with the perpetual Indian summer and your look is always full of fun.

Our recommendation: Revlon Colorburst Peach Parfait for `600

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Pooja, why leave your hair down and ruin an otherwise pretty off-shoulder look? Her dress fits like a dream, so we’ll forgive the slightly garish shoulder embellishment.

She could have gone easy with the blush, but her lipstick and accessories compliment her look perfectly.

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Crop tops and Kalki always seem like a match made in heaven. Showing off her trim waist as always, Kalki pulls off a great look, even with this otherwise unimpressive black skirt. Next time, try another hairstyle Kalki, we’re a little tired of the ’70s throwback, flowing locks.

There’s nothing wrong with Usha’s look, except that it’s sooo boring! Her dress here looks more work-appropriate than red carpet ready, and her boring platforms don’t do much to help. A few well-placed accessories and a different hair style or some statement makeup would have helped.

Shilpa looks like she’s meeting a group of soccer mums at a kitty luncheon! This dress is not the right style for her and those shoes... ugh! The boring black bag do nothing for her look and even her perfectly styled hair isn’t doing much to save her here.

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« career advice deAling With lAte Working hours I recently shifted jobs and joined a company that has been on my wish list all through my working years. However, I have a problem with my work timings. My contract clearly mentioned eight hours of work, but I have been working late almost everyday. Most of the time, I am sitting idle, without any work, but they won’t allow me to leave. This is hampering my personal life, as by the time I reach home, my children are already asleep and I hardly get to see them in the morning, as I have to leave early. Should I talk to my boss about it? What do you think I should say? Please help!

— Priyanshi Basur, Andheri dear Priyanshi, You should definitely talk to your boss about this. If there is work, the extra working hours are acceptable, but, if you are sitting idle, you shouldn’t have to be in office beyond your working hours. You can explain your problem to your boss, but remember to put it across politely.

You can start the conversation by explaining that you are struggling with the long hours that you have been working lately. Tell him/ her that you are mostly sitting idle and explain how these long hours have been having a negative impact on your personal life (if your boss is understanding, you can explain your problem in detail). You can even suggest working from home in a worst case scenario.

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With short deadlines and heavy workloads being part and parcel of our professional lives, being busy has ceased to be surprising. But, if you’re so busy that you frequently miss professional calls, ignore messages and leave emails unanswered, you might earn a bad reputation. Dev Goswami tells you whether your networking skills need brushing up

>> If you aren’t swamped with work and still refuse to answer the phone, you’re ruining your chances of networking in your industry

send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in before Wednesday

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’m busy! Please stop calling me!” If that (and hurriedly pressing the reject button) is the way you respond to business calls, you’re earning a bad reputation. We know that when you’re busy, answering every call is impossible, but being too curt when it comes to communicating with people in your industry means that you will lose valuable contacts and a lot of respect. Don’t swing to the other side of the fence and be too friendly either — you need to maintain a delicate balance between the two. Take this quiz to find out whether being busy is holding you back from growing in your career.

everything these days! b) I browse through to see if it needs immediate attention, then reply when I have a few seconds to spare. c) I read emails only at the end of the day, so I will respond then.

You’re in a meeting and someone calls you repeatedly. What do you do? a) I don’t answer calls when I’m not in a meeting, why should this be different? b) If it’s someone important, I send them a message saying that I’ll get back to them as soon as I can. c) I disconnect, so that they know I’m busy.

You’ve promised someone that you’ll get in touch with them on a certain date. Do you keep the date? a) I can’t keep track of such promises. b)Of course! I note it down in my appointment diary. c) I don’t make promises I can’t keep.

You’re in the middle of an important assignment and a mail marked ‘Urgent,’ drops into your inbox. You... a) Ignore it — people use ‘urgent’ for

Your boss has emailed you saying that he/ she requires something done ASAP. You... a) Do nothing, obviously. If my boss needs something urgently, he/ she will tell me personally. b) Reply, telling my boss that I’m on it. c) Ignore the mail since he/ she didn’t ask me for a response, but start working on the task.

You notice that you’ve received several missed calls from the same number.

You would... a) Assume that it’s a telemarketer. b) Call back immediately and apologise. c) Send a message asking who it is.

Mostly As

You don’t need to be worried about being rude, but only because you are extremely lazy! You answer calls and emails only when you feel like talking and while that might ensure that you have a lot of free time, it will ruin your professional life, especially if you ignore mails from your boss! You need to be a little more proactive — you don’t have to be connected 24x7, but when you aren’t swamped with work, you shouldn’t avoid communicating with people in your field.

Mostly Bs

You are extremely good at communicating with people. You put your work first, but reply to emails and answer calls when you have the time to. If you promise to get back to someone at the earliest, it means that you actually do so, as soon as you have a moment. Good going!

Mostly Cs

While you are mostly genuinely busy, your poor networking skills mean that you come across as rude or obnoxious. Not checking mails marked ‘urgent,’ disconnecting calls without informing someone that you’re busy and not replying to your boss are some of the things that you are doing wrong. You need to start being a little more proactive when it comes to your networking skills to ensure that you don’t end up losing contacts.

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Robot pens This robot themed pen from www.odel.lk is a good option if your children are allowed to carry fancy stationery to school.

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>> Take your partner out for a candlelit dinner if you want to get his attention

« SoS: Solve our Situation!

Think you can fix our readers’ complicated problems? Read on...

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Among my close circle of friends, I am the first who got married.

In fact, a lot of them are not even in relationships. I had a difficult pregnancy, but now, three months later, my husband and I have a happy, healthy, energetic bundle of joy...

Now please, don’t get me wrong, I really love my kid...

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attention

But suddenly, I feel like I am nothing...

I feel fat, ugly and tired all the time. My husband is a big help, but he doesn’t have to be attached to the baby 24x7...

Hey Momzee! Can I come and visit you’ll?

Hey... listen... The baby was up all night; very cranky.

Not a good time ok?

You may be in a happy, stable relationship, but it is possible that your partner isn’t as attentive as he used to be. Shirley Mistry gives you simple tips to win back his attention

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ou may have been married, or seeing your partner for ages and the two of you are still happy to wake up to each other every morning. That’s great! But, stress, work pressure and the mundane quality of everyday life can sap his energy and he might not be as attentive or receptive towards you, as he used to be. While you have absolutely nothing to worry about, try these tips to spice things up a little and regain his full attention.

things such as taking the car for a service or baking him his favourite cake, will show him that he is always on your mind and urge him to be more attentive towards you.

no nagging & whining

If you are always nagging him to do something, whether it’s fixing a broken cupboard door or paying the bills, your partner is bound to get all wound up. Similarly, constantly whining about Pay him comPliments everything from your nasty boss and the horrible condition of the Don’t hold back when it comes to paying him a compliment. roads, to the mean women in the local train, will result in your Nothing will give your partner an ego-boost as much as a partner tuning out of your next conversation midway. No one compliment will. Whether he makes dinner, or helps with the wants to come home to someone who is constantly nagging and laundry (even if there is no apparent reason to do so), make sure whining, so be subtle. While it is good to discuss your day, keep it you always appreciate him. Not only will your partner feel good brief and spend more time doing fun things together, rather than about himself, he will know that you still love and notice the small complaining about all the horrible things you had to face things he does. It will give rise to a renewed interest in your that day. relationship, so go all out and shower him with compliments.

Don’t swat female attention away Instead of thwarting any attention that your partner may receive from the opposite sex and getting possessive about him, draw his attention to it. Letting him know that you are okay with other people giving him the once-over, reinstates that you are comfortable and secure in the relationship while boosting his self confidence at the same time. Trust us, he will appreciate you for being chilled out and will actually let you know every time another woman gives him attention.

surPrise him Plan a fancy dinner, do his part of the household chores or cook his favourite dishes — surprising your partner from time to time will go a long way in keep him happy and interested in you. You don’t have to break the bank to plan a surprise, but doing simple

revisit olD memories

This one works like a charm. Dig up old videos and photos from the early days of your relationship and settle down with a glass of wine for an evening of nostalgia. Nothing stirs up a relationship quite like revisiting the happy times you’ve spent together. So, take a trip down memory lane and you will both come back to your relationship with a renewed interest.

I have been dating my boyfriend for the past two months. I haven’t even told him that I love him yet, but he has already asked me to accompany him to his parent’s house for a vacation. This is happening too fast. I like him a lot and don’t want to lose him, but it’s too early

Last weekend, my husband insisted that I go get a haircut and meet my friends. And when I say insisted, I mean we pretty much came to yells...

Say ‘Have fun Mommy!’...Bye! Goo

So, I went for a haircut and wore the new dress he got me... ...and met up for drinks with two of my closest girl friends. To tell you the truth, I did feel better about myself. But, then...

Work mendressed men The nextwork morning he was coming over. I got my hair styled, men men upwork a bit,work bought cupcakes for our coffee break, had conversations work men men I with himwork in my head... Then he rang the bell and I got so nervous, turned off the lights and pretended not to be at home!

Dress uP for him Yes, we know he has seen you when you were down with the flu, in your ratty t-shirt and track pants, and even when you had a bad bout of adult acne. But, just because he’s seen you at your worst doesn’t mean that he doesn’t deserve to see you at your best. So, make an effort to dress up for him every once in a while. Your partner deserves to know that he’s special and dressing up for him is one way of letting him know how you feel.

« Dear grace, i have a Problem...

Dear grace,

I find myself always making excuses not to see my friends...

for me to meet his family. I’m scared that he will feel bad if I tell him how I feel. What should I do?

— nitika Patel, mahim Dear nitika, Your boyfriend seems to be in a rush to take this relationship to the next level. However, it’s not a good idea to rush into anything,

especially if you don’t even love him yet. The basis of a strong relationship is communication. So, I suggest you speak to him about how you feel. He might be hurt at first, but later, he will understand.

Send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

"Suddenly, listening to the two of them, I just wanted to run home. I realised that I have nothing in common with them anymore. I left in an hour and went home and cried. I feel so isolated” — M a) This is a HUGE life change! Relax, it will take longer than three months to feel like you again. In the meantime, make an effort to feel better. Read, eat healthy, dance, sleep, hire help! b) Have you tried going online and joining some new-mother forums? Or take your baby to a kiddie park and meet some other moms. You have different priorities now, but, you are not alone. c) Speak to your doctor. You sound depressed.

LAST WEEK: Jass should pick Option B: Time for some tough-love. Give him a time-frame to find his own place and tell him she can’t hang around your place when he isn’t around. Break it to him gently that she is just using him.

Send your solutions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

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Patience is a virtue

I am engaged and want my fiancé to be frank and friendly with me. I want to talk to her and know what she thinks about sex, etc... But I am afraid to speak to her frankly as she may get me wrong. What should I do so that she can trust me and speak to me without fear. I want her to be frank and friendly with me, that’s it.

PATIENCE is a virtue, and in sexual matters you could reap rich dividends in the form of a satisfying sexual life, merely by being patient.

You say you are engaged and I presume that it is an arranged alliance. If so then it would take quite some time for the girl to ‘feel’ close to you as you are a stranger who has entered her life out of the blue. In a love marriage, closeness and intimacy

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sexuality of a woman is predominantly heartcentred. She needs to feel emotionally close to you before she shares any kind of intimacy with you. I would advise you to go slow as she may be feeling shy and awkward. Instead, you could win her heart by befriending her, and gently romancing her. Gradually, as she starts knowing you and as she starts liking and loving who you are, she will ‘feel’ close and intimate towards you, and would probably send ‘feelers’ in the form of a touch, holding of hands or even verbally. This is the moment when her ‘heart is engaged’ to yours – and let me tell you it will be worth the wait. And when this happens, she will be more than willing to share intimacy with you.

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What the cards say: Have patience and all will be well Path: Have faith and surrender. Don’t rush headlong into situations Ally: Taurus will calm you down. Avoid Leo who will push you harder Card for the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged Man. The card invites you to see that every problem is just a perspective. With Divine faith and surrender the situation will also change. This is a time when things will be slow to move. Just hang in there

What the cards say: Introspection and objective listening will make you see things differently Path: Understand motives and intentions. Don’t wear blinkers but look at everything afresh Ally: Libra will make you understand.

Avoid Scorpio who will prevent objectivity Card for the week: Tarot key no. XX Judgment invites to learn how to make the right judgment. To make right decisions that will open up your life and resolve a lot of things within you

What the cards say: Feel happy and secure Path: Things are good.

Connect with loved ones.

Don’t distrust. All are not the same Ally: Virgo will stabilse you. Avoid Aries who will unsettle you Card for the week: Tarot key no. XIV the Temperance which says that balance and healing is at hand

What the cards say: Connect with reality and there will be light Path: Truth will prevail. Don’t fool yourself or close your eyes to truth Ally: Taurus will be peaceful.

Stay away from Gemini who will make you accept their lies Card for the week: Tarot key no. XII The Hanged Man. Surrender will transform your personality

What the cards say: More responsibilities come your way Path: Face the unexpected with equanimity. Don’t escape but face contrariness of seniors Ally: Aries will be a good friend.

Avoid Pisces and their weepy emotions Card for the week: Tarot key no. IV The Emperor. There are duties and responsibilities and rights and power.

All of these are yours for taking

What the cards say: Empathy is what will win you love that you seek Path: Sometimes life is not rational.

Don’t constantly judge and calculate.

Accept Ally: Virgo will give good advice Card for the week: Tarot key no. X the Wheel of Fortune which indicates change and success

Painful abrasions after sex

What the cards say: Undo the wrong that you may have done Path: Objectivity will bring you insight and win you friends. Don’t dilly dally or bulldoze

your way Ally: Virgo will show you the right path.

Avoid Capricorn who will show you self interest Card for the week: Tarot key no. IX The Hermit. Be wise and see the light of wisdom. Connect to the source and commit to the right

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What the cards say: Fear can make you do strange things Path: Know that things are different from other people’s point of view.

Don’t justify your needs Ally: Libra will show you fairness. Avoid Sagittarius for their radical ways Card for the week: Tarot key no. XV The Devil. Negative emotions can make you react in negative ways. Face the Devil and see it wilt. Look at your fears and they will change

What the cards say: Be humble and grateful for what you have Path: Be as independent as you can.

Don’t live in the past. Move on Ally: Virgo will understand your emotions. Avoid Capricorn who will make you more depressed Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVII The Star. Deep insight will transform your thinking. Great love will be given and received

What the cards say: Compensate the one that you have wronged Path: Be sincere and honest in face of disadvantages.

Don’t play politics to win Ally: The sign of Aquarius will show you what you need to see. Don’t take advice from Virgo who will be nitpicking Card for the week: Tarot key no. VIII Strength. You need to bring it to the fore and rise to inner challenge.

If anyone can do so it is you

What the cards say: Know the difference between want and need Path: Remove yourself from the picture.

Don’t justify your cunning Ally: Pisces will teach you sacrifice.

Avoid Virgo and their lack of discernment Card for the week: Tarot key no. XVI The Tower. Know that pride comes before fall. The Tower of the ego could crumble. There could be flash of insight showing you the truth.

New opportunities to start afresh

What the cards say: Discern truth without emotions Path: Stand tall on the basis of right and wrong. Don’t weaken and submit Ally: Seek advice from Aries who will make you tough. Stay away from Gemini who could make fun of your emotions Card for the week: Tarot key no. XI Justice. Justice is strong in your life. What you have sown you will reap. If you have done good expect rewards. If you have done wrong nemesis is at hand

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TOP VIEW

It is a priority for the Government to maintain a balance between growth and inflation. The Government is also concerned with restarting the investment cycle and moving towards higher growth and employment generation. We would like to address the problem of inflation through supply side measures particularly in relation to food inflation. Fiscal consolidation is a priority for the Government.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

BUSINESS BRIEFS Services Sector Expands For First Time In A Year

Markets Flat

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Thursday (June 5, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell marginally on Wednesday (June 04, 2014) a net 13.60 points (0.18%) and closed at the 7402 point level. The market opened up at the 7417 points level. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 7433 points level at 9.26 a.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 2.15 p.m. It then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 7391 points level at 2.28 a.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 42 points. Sentiment was mixed and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 22 were gainers, while 28 stocks closed in the red. Substantial buying was witnessed in realty, capital goods and metal stocks, while substantial selling was witnessed in IT, oil & gas and technology stocks.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 7043 points level.

The next support is at the 6846 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 7497 points level.

The next resistance is at the 7569 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 = 7409 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Support (1) = 7385.

Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 12.91%. This change is Support (2) = 7367. substantial and indicates a wide participation by investors. Resistance (1) = 7427.

Resistance (2) = 7451.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 1138 were gainers, On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has 446 were losers and 33 remained unchanged. formed a doji pattern. This indicates indecisiveness Slow Stocha stic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator amongst investors. The next candle formation will has risen in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it of the market. continues).

However, the index in above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the four averages are rising RSI Indic ator: The RSI is above the 60 level but is now and also positively trended. Further, the velocity declining (negative if it continues). parameters too indicate strength. Both these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of an up move MACD Indicator: unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions The MACD is above zero but is declining (negative if it but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the continues). It is at its 9-day Average (neutral).

7294 point’s level.

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

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

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 7329) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 7294) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 7104) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 6282) Positive.

All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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

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

India's services sector expanded for the first time in nearly a year during May on rebound in new business orders, an HSBC survey said yesterday. The headline HSBC Services Business Activity Index was at 50.2 in May, rising from April's reading of 48.5 and pointing to the first expansion of output in 11 months. A reading above 50 shows that the sector is expanding, while a reading below 50 shows that the output in the sector is contracting. The rise was largely supported by a rebound in new orders and an overall improvement in client demand. "Activity in the services sector is improving gradually. Fortunately, the boost to sentiment from the strong election result will further drive up activity in the sector," HSBC said. The Indian economy will be able to tolerate only a gradual pick up in growth, otherwise inflation will rear its head again, HSBC said. "PMIs indicate a gradual improvement in services activity...The election result should add further strength to the recovery, but don't expect soaring growth," HSBC Co-head of Asian Economics Research Frederic Neumann said.

Insurance Stocks Soar On Hopes Of FDI Hike

Shares of insurance companies saw renewed buying interest and surged up to 9 % in view of the reports that government is contemplating raising FDI cap in the sector.

Max India rose by 9.01 %, while Reliance Capital shares rallied 5.22 % on the BSE. Shares of Bajaj Finserv gained 4.83 %, while Religare Enterprises was up 2.58 %.

Reports said earlier this week that the Finance Ministry is contemplating raising FDI cap in insurance sector from 26 % to 49 % with some riders like restriction on voting rights. "We might increase FDI cap in insurance without commensurate increase in voting rights. We talked with stakeholders and also held high level meeting in ministry," a senior ministry official had said earlier this week.

He had also said that the government may raise FDI cap in the sector gradually beginning with non-life and health followed by life insurance segment.

IICA, Grant Thornton Ink Pact To Help Firms Implement CSR

The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs and tax advisory firm Grant Thornton have entered into a pact to develop capacity of domestic firms for effective implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) rules laid down under the new Companies Act. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here yesterday. "With the notification of the rules, the agenda has been set for knowledge and awareness building and to show the corporates what they can do for national development," IICA DG & CEO Bhaskar Chatterjee said. As per the new law, certain class of companies are now required to shell out at least two % of their three- year annual average net profit towards CSR activities. The CSR rule is applicable for companies having at least Rs 5 crore net profit, or Rs 1,000 crore turnover or Rs 500 crore net worth.

Show-cause Notice To NSEL On Exemptions

The Finance Ministry has issued a show-cause notice to the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), which is engulfed in a Rs 5,600 crore payment crisis, asking why exemptions granted to it in 2007 should not be withdrawn. This is the second such notice to the spot commodity exchange promoted by Financial Technologies India Ltd. A similar notice had been issued to the NSEL by the Consumer Affairs Ministry in 2012. The Consumer Affairs Ministry, which regulated spot exchanges until the NSEL crisis broke last year, had exempted the exchange under section 27 of the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act and allowed it to offer one-day forward contracts provided members do not resort to short sales. "NSEL has received this letter from the Ministry of Finance. We are examining the letter and as per the deadline given, we will respond in 15 days’ time," an NSEL spokesperson said.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Centrum calls a ‘Buy’ on Dishman Pharma CMP: Rs. 99

Target Rs. 140

HDFC Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Coal India CMP: Rs. 390

Target Rs. 405

Sensex at 100,000 by 2020?

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Monsoon Concerns

Possible says Varun Goel, Head PMS at Karvy Stock Broking who has authored a report â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sensex at 100,000 by 2020!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, in an attempt to look at long term market trends globally and to decipher what the economic and market trajectory could be in the next six years.

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According to him â&#x20AC;&#x153;From an eq- 10% in FY14 on the back of INR deuity market stand-point, macro- preciation. For FY15, we would exespite so many â&#x20AC;&#x153;negatives economic revival in India will open pect a Sensex EPS growth of around plaguing the economy, cor- opportunities to make strong re- 15%. We would believe that earnrective measures by the new turns in the next few years. We ings growth for new five to six year government can quickly revive would expect a GDP growth of 6% in business cycle should be atleast growth. From an equity market FY15 and believe that economy will 20% considering the economy will stand-point, macro-economic re- see a revival of growth and earnings revive from a very low base. If the vival in India will open opportuni- cycle. The agricultural and services infrastructure cycle revives quickly, ties to make strong returns in the sector continue to show strong trac- the earnings growth revival will be next few years. We would expect a tion and gradually even manufac- faster with even 25% CAGR looking GDP growth of 6% in FY15 and believe that economy will see a revival â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the infrastructure cycle revives quickly, the earnings growth revival of growth and earnings cycle. For will be faster with even 25% CAGR looking possible. A multiple reFY15, we would expect a Sensex EPS rating is also possible as cost of equity goes down in the next few growth of around 15%. We believe years with the decrease in risk free rate. An earnings growth between that earnings growth CAGR for the 20-25% and multiple re-rating from 15x to 16-17x in the next few new five to six year business cycle years can lead to a 25% compounding of Sensex returns, which will could be atleast 20% considering take it to 100,000 levels by Calendar year 2020!â&#x20AC;? the economy will revive from a very low baseâ&#x20AC;? says Varun Goel, Head turing sector should pick-up as possible.

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few years can lead to a 25% compounding of Sensex returns, which will take it to 100,000 levels by Calendar year 2020!â&#x20AC;?

There have been several instances in the past with 20-25% compounding for long periods in other global markets. The Dow experienced its most spectacular rise in history in 1980s. From a meager 777 on August 12, 1982, the index grows more than 1,500% to close at 11,722.98 by January 14, 2000.

This period of high returns in US economy was achieved as economy revived from a period of stagflation in 1970s resulting in aggressive monetary tightening by Federal reserve Governor Paul Volcker which broke the back of inflation. It took until 1982 before a new economic recovery was born. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no reason that India canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see a prolonged economic growth cycle with low inflation. The prolonged economic growth can create similar equity market returns in India as seen in United States in 1980sâ&#x20AC;?.

SEBI Asks Government To Follow 25% Public-Float Rule For PSUs guidelines should not be depended on who the owner is," Sebi chairman UK Sinha told reporters on the tate-owned firms should adhere sidelines of a capital market summit to the mandatory 25 % public organised here by industry body shareholding norms that are appli- CII."The Sebi regulations should be cable to private companies, market neutral to ownership. Our objective regulator Sebi said yesterday."We is that the same set of rules should are talking to the government that apply to all companies, including the minimum public shareholding those owned majority by the

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he government may not implement the delayed increase in price of natural gas with retrospective effect as it would be difficult to back charge higher bills from power and CNG consumers, an official said. A new price for all domestically produced gas, based on a formula suggested by a panel headed

by C Rangarajan, was to have come into effect from April 1 but was delayed due to the general elections.

The revised rate is yet to be announced as the new government applies its mind to the issue.

"Natural gas is mainly used for manufacturing fertiliser, generating electricity and producing CNG. Since the new price announcement was deferred, gas was sold at the old rate of USD 4.2 per million British thermal units.

"This price was used to calculate the rate at which urea was sold to farmers, power to households and CNG to automobiles. Now if the gas price is to be revised with retrospective effect, from April 1, then how will you back charge the users who have already consumed electricity or CNG," a top government official said.

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the new gas price may not pose a problem for the fertiliser sector if the government agrees to proportionately increase the subsidy payout for the period beginning April 1.

Applying the same principle to power producers and CNG retailers would be difficult because the central government does not provide any direct subsidy to them. At the assumed new rate of USD 8.4, the cost of power will jump to Rs 6.40 per unit from Rs 2.93 a unit currently. It would translate into an increase of at least Rs 8 per kg in retail CNG rates.

The official said the BJP-led government is studying the Rangarajan panel formulation of pricing gas at an average of international hub prices and the rate at which India imports LNG. A decision on implementing the formula, which was approved by the Cabinet under then in December, will be taken in consultation with the ministries of finance and law, he said.

"The retrospective application of the new price will have financial implications for both fertiliser subsidies and also for the cost of production of power in gas-based plants. The recovery of differential price because of retrospective notification will also be an issue," he said.

government," he added.

Sinha further said the regulator has already taken up the issue with the government that they should also issue minimum 25 % of shares if they want to get listed."Our stand as a regulator is that all companies should be treated alike on all matters, not only public float on corporate governance and all and this is what we have been telling the government," Sinha said.

At present, private sector companies are compulsorily required to have at least 25 % public shareholding, while for government-owned companies minimum threshold level is only 10 %.

The 25 % public float norm was implemented last fiscal by the Sebi, following which many companies including blue-chips like Wipro had to bring down promoters holding.

There are close to 30 listed PSUs where public investors hold less than 25 % stake. The major PSUs where government holding currently stands at more than 75 % include Coal India, SAIL, MMTC, NHPC, NMDC and SJVN. The move is part of Sebi's efforts to deepen the markets and increase public float. Besides, it would also help in promoting wider participation from investors and boost government's plan of raising funds through disinvestment.

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ndustry body Assocham has asked the government to take measures to improve supply and storage facilities for the country's crop produce, in view of the likelihood of deficit rainfall due to the El Nino effect.

"We recommend the government to immediately announce steps to control food inflation in view of the impending El Nino and the cascading negative affect it will have on crop production," Assocham President Rana Kapoor said.

"The government needs to make some key announcements on supply side management, logistic management, including warehousing, and implement changes in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act to curb hoarding," he added.

After four years of normal and above-normal monsoon, India is expected to have below normal monsoon this year with rainfall projected to be 95 %, a news which is disappointing for the farming community.

About 60 % of net sown area of the country is rain-fed. The deficit rainfall of 5 % due to El Nino factor will cause loss to the GDP of about 1.75 %, i.e.

Rs 1.80 lakh crore, which in turn will hurt lakhs of unskilled jobs, says Assocham.

With every 1 % deficit in rains, the country's gross domestic produce (GDP) falls by 0.35 %, it added.

Officials in the weather department earlier said the monsoon is expected to be below normal because of ElNino effect, which is generally associated with the warming of ocean water.

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TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

A youth chooses manhood. The week Sam Witwicky starts college, the Decepticons make trouble in Shanghai. A presidential envoy believes it’s because the Autobots are around; he wants them gone. He’s wrong: the Decepticons need access to Sam’s mind to see some glyphs imprinted there that will lead them to a fragile object that, when inserted in an alien machine hidden in Egypt for centuries, will give them the power to blow out the sun. Sam, his girlfriend Mikaela Banes, and Sam’s parents are in danger. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are Sam’s principal protectors. If one of them goes down, what becomes of Sam? HBO, 9 p.m.

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Tara accuses Jairaj and Rudra for kidnapping her sister they portray Nandoo’s bad intention in front of Rudra and he gets confused about Nandoo’s real motive. And then, he finds Nandoo in the pink room. What is Nandoo doing there? Li fe Ok , 8.30 p.m.

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What is the best sports car of all time? The top fighter jet? The greatest tank? Which helicopter, weapon or bomber, can claim to be the best in its category? Discovery Science presents ‘Greatest Ever’, a fast-paced, head-spinning, informative and gallant approach to the marvels of modern technology. It is a top ten countdown, featuring handpicked experts who spark the debate and defend their favourite machines. Di scover y Science, 7 p.m .

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Jodha and Akbar go to pray for the wellbeing of Rukayya Begum and her kid. Jodha finds out that Shehnaz’s actual motive is to avenge Jalal and kill him. Will she be able to save Jalal from Shenaz’s clutches? Zee T V, 8 p.m.

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OCEANS contain 99 percent of the living space of the planet.

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Kauravas are having a pre-war meeting; Bheeshm says that Karn cannot participate in the war as he has not shown his compliance yet; Duryodhan denies, he says even if Bheeshm leaves his post, he would be ok with Karn becoming the Senapati. Karn is obliged on Duryodhan’s confidence on him; he has something to show to Duryodhan, he takes him where the soldiers preparing for war singing about their trust in Bheeshm; Karn explains him how important is Bheeshm’s role in the war. Star Plus, 8.30 p.m .

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In tonight’s episode, Kapil Sharma is introduced as the special guest for the finale of Bahu No. 1. He meets all the contestants and explains the rounds to them. Jwala’s son sees Roli on TV and shouts out “yahi hai woh!” Jwala asks her men to get the girl. Color s, 7.30 p.m.

Carrie is called to testify before a senate committee investigating the terrorist bombing in Washington, D.C. Star World, 9 p.m.

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Niranjan gets furious when he comes to know that Anjali had tried contacting her parents and he decides to punish her. It's a race against time for Aastha to save Anjali from Niranjan's angst. Will Aastha be successful in saving Anjali?

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WHEN A STRANGER CALLS

Jill Johnson is being forced to babysit at a BIG house all by herself for exceeding her telephone minutes. Then all of a sudden a stranger calls making these weird remarks. Jill decides to call the police to trace the call. Jill is freaked out when she finds out that the call is coming from inside the house! Jill runs in a hurry trying to get the children and leave. Will Jill make it in the house in time? Will she live? Well you just have to watch the movie to find out! Star M ovi es, 7 p.m.

The film revolves around two people. Lal is an ambitious guy who wants to start his own business and make it big in life. Das is a loudmouth, and a very arrogant person. The two manage to get hold of 5000 rupees and they open a vada pav centre. As luck would have it, Lal wins Rs. 2 lakhs in a contest. The duo plan to start a travel agency. Since they do not have enough money to buy a vehicle, they use spare parts of old cars to create a bus. Trusting Das to come up with a good make of a bus, he blindly hands over the prize money to him. Lal manages to get passengers for their first ride. Zee Cinema, 9 p.m.

FIGHTING

Shawn MacArthur, the kind-hearted son of an Alabama wrestling coach, makes a grim living selling fake products on the streets in New York. After dealing with thieving punks, he’s discovered by bare-knuckle/street-fight manager, Harvey Boarden.

He soon proves himself worthy and starts earning a small fortune, part of which he volunteers to spend on single mother Zulay Velez. Shawn doesn’t cheat and that seems to be a major problem, notably after the arrival of his Alabama high-school rival. Zee Studi o, 10 p.m .

SOORYAVANSHAM

Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh (Amitabh Bachchan), a helpful person is loved by all. His younger son, Heera (Amitabh Bachchan) falls in love with Gowri (Soundarya), an IAS aspirant who rejects him, as he is illiterate. He decides to earn a living and come up the hard way. He establishes a bus service, which becomes a great success and starts a charity hospital as per his brother’s wish. His enemies mix poison in the sweet given to Thakur to ruin the family and blame Heera for it. Heera fights against them and brings the truth to light. M ax, 9 p.m .

A game warden moves his family to Lake Placid, once the site of deadly crocodile attacks. Locals assure him the crocs are

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Naive villager Shyamsunder, who sings, comes to Bombay to try his luck with Bollywood and wealth. He ends up on the streets, playing for small alms. He meets with another musician, Muthu Swami, and both attempt to meet the owner of Tips Cassettes, Mr. Khurana, for an audition, in vain though. Then one day, Shyamsunder meets beautiful Divya, the only daughter of Mr. Khurana, and both fall in love with each other. Divya would like to marry Shyamsunder, and also further his career. What she does not know is that Shyamsunder loves another woman from his village by the name of Pooja, who he has promised to marry.

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P.M. 1.00 Koyla 5.30 Main Hoon Khataranak 9.00 Sooryavansham: Amitabh Bachchan A.M. 7.00 Mere Dad Ki Maruti 10.30 No 1 Mr Perfect

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P.M. 2.40 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon: Hrithik Roshan 5.45 Jeete Hain Shaan Se: Dharmendra 9.00 Journey Bombay To Goa: Raju A.M. 11.30 Durga IPS: Ayesha

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Mitaken Rakh Doonga: Shakti Ramya 5.30 Tum? A Dangerous Obsession: Rajat Kapoor 9.00 Desh Premee: Amitabh Bachchan A.M. 9.30 Abhay: Kamal Hassan

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Chachi 420 3.00 Abhimaan 6.00 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam 9.00 Ek Duuje Ke Liye A.M 9.00 Ragini MMS

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Tumsa Nahin Dekha: Emraan Hashmi 3.00 Muquabla: Govinda 6.00 Anu: Pooja Gandhi 9.00 Saajan Chale Sasural: Govinda A.M. 7.30 Sapnon Ka Mandir: Jeetendra

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

Sooryavansham, Max, 9 p.m.

8.30 Looney Tunes Show 9.00 Mr Bean 10.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon P.M. 2.00 8.00 8.30 10.30 A.M. 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.00

DISNEY CHANNEL

Doraemon Captain Tiao-Mickey Shots Cars Doraemon

DJ DJ-Jatnp Gravity Falls New Doraemon-Mickey Miouse 10.30 Phineas and Ferb 11.00 New Doraemon

DISNEY XD

P.M. 2.00 Kiteretsu 5.30 Iron Man: Armored Adventures 6.30 American Dragon: Jack Long 7.00 Phineas and Ferb 8.00 Ultimate: Spider Man 9.00 Hulk and the Agetns of SMASH 9.30 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telebrands A.M. 8.00 Space Goofs 8.30 Rekkit Rabbit 9.00 Space Goofs 9.30 American Dragon Jake Long 10.00 Super Robot 11.00 Phineas and Ferb

Madhuri Dixit’s challenge in

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TV TATTLE Leonidas’ tale

“Hail King Leonidas!” That’s the salutation this week on 'Pedigree Heavy Petting All Stars', as we meet the king and his parent Tanisha Mukherjee. Tanisha’s three-year-old Lhasa Apso might have a regal name, but his antics are anything but royal. Leo loves his stuffed toys and will leap to any lengths to get them, quite literally. And try coming between him and the love of his life, Tanisha, you might not survive to tell the tale. Catch all the action only on 'Pedigree Heavy Petting All Stars' this Sunday, June 8 at 11 am, on NDTV Good Times.

Brand new Bhamrah

‘Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa’!

Aspiring scientist-turned-mesmeric model Pooja Bhamrah has transformed into an attractive actress in the show ‘Yeh Jawani Ta Ra Ri Ri’. Marking her debut in Channel V’s blockbuster show was a strategic move for Pooja, who wanted to get familiar with the nuances of camera movement.

Punjabi kudi Pooja is playing Devika, a real smooth girl full of herself. She can be pretty shrewd at times but deep down she is harmless, says the model who hasn’t formally studied acting but has done a short-term theatre workshop with Neeraj Kabi (of Ship of Thesus fame).

You’ve seen them dance, you’ve seen them pirouette, you’ve seen them leap and perform aerial stunts. But you have not seen it all yet! With a brand new season of 'Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa' all set to make its appearance, the stakes have been upped and the challenge is to showcase something ‘alag’ this time. So how exactly is this season going to be different? The woman known for her latkas-jhatkas-andthumkas, Madhuri Dixit-Nene makes her comeback, albeit in a sexier, hotter look which is sure to set hearts racing faster than ever as she shakes a leg to some new dance forms. We had a brief chat at the launch of the show at Film City. Here is what the diva told us.’

By Sandeep Hattangadi

What is unique about this season?

This season the audiences will be introduced to some unusual and unheard of dance forms like Capoeira, Zouk, Bolero and many more from diffeent parts of the world.

A beard story

Actor Siddhant Karnick is currently seen in 'Gustak Dil', sporting a beard since February. He has to maintain the bearded look for his character Sagar Khurana. He is a creative, eccentric, unpredictable individual who has seen the highs and lows of life.

On being asked about his bearded look he says, “Absolutely easy. For a lazy person like me, not having to shave every morning is absolutely wonderful. I have started enjoying the beard. I get some food stuck in my beard which serves as a snack later on.” (laughs)

Royal vamp

Veteran actress Mita Vashisht is set to play a dark character in Ekta Kapoor’s popular historical ‘Jodha Akbar’ on Zee TV. Ekta and Mita are collaborating after six years. Mita will play Akbar's (Rajat Tokas) power-hungry, evil stepmother Maha Chuchak. Her aim is to dethrone Akbar and will be so evil that if need be, she can even get Akbar killed. Her entry will result in more troubles in the emperor's life. Mita will soon start shooting for the show and her track will present a fresh set of twists and turns for audiences to look forward to.

Mahi Vij turns gangster P

opular TV actress Mahi Vij will play the role of a gangster in the crime series 'Encounter'. The episode will depict the tale of an aspiring actress Aashna, who runs away from her home to become the first woman gangster in the history of the underworld.

The actress will use an underworld gangster as her ladder to reach her aim.

“I am essaying the role of a female gangster Aashna who is very strong headed,” Mahi said.

“My experience of shooting for 'Encounter' has been lovely, especially working with talented actors like Manini Mishra, Siraj Mustafawho have been in the industry from a long time. I am sure theaudiencewillloveourwork,”shesaid.Actress ManiniMishrawillplayinspectorMitaGaikward.

“In the show, I fight for women's rights and play an active role in fighting criminals.

She is passionate, headstrong, and courageous. The experience of shooting 'Encounter' itself was very exciting and challenging,” Manini said. The episode will be aired coming Friday on Sony.

A word about your fellow judges.

Karan Johar, who seemed to be the easiest to please until now, is going to be seen as the no-nonsense judge focusing purely on the performance. Choreographer-jury member extraordinaire Remo will be seen sporting a grunge look to go with his surly demeanour and he promises to be the one the contestants would be well advised to be wary of. And to up the ante and lift this competition to a truly international level would be Ukrainian dance expert, winner of the international 'Dancing with the Stars' and new jury member Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Clearly, this season, there’s going to be no room for error. “Average” has no place in 'Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa.

What are the other credits of the show?

Hosted by Ranvir Shorey and last season’s winner Drashti Dhami, this season' dancing and performances will no longer be confined to the dimensions of the stage but will venture outdoors as well. This season, audience favourites Salman Yusuff Khan and Lauren Gottleib will take on the role of adversaries and join hands to challenge contestants in an exciting dance combat. And to ease the tension on the floor, popular comedian Sudesh Lehri has been roped in to provide the much needed comic relief.

Have you prepared for the show in any way?

Yes. This season, it is not only a challenge for the contestants, but also for us as judges. I have been training in Latin dance forms and am looking forward to see some newer dance forms from the contestants as well.

Who are the participants this time round?

We have cricketer Sreesanth with Sneha, Palak with Kruti, Sukhwinder Singh with Bhavna, Karan Tacker with Suchitra, Purab Kohli with Mohena, Sophie Choudhary with Deepak, Akshat Singh with Vaishnavi, Ashish Sharma with Champa, Mouni Roy with Punit, Puja Bannerjee with Rajit, VJ Andy with Bhavini and Kritika Kamra with Savio. Looks like Madhuri has a tough ask on her hands!

Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Yudh’

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By Sandeep Hattangadi

he trailer for Amitabh Bachchan's first outing on a TV series, 'Yudh' was released online on May 31. The series, which is named after Big B's character on the show – Yudhisthir Skarwar – will start airing on Sony soon.

The trailer will be unveiled on television during the extra innings show of the IPL finals on the night of June 1. The show boasts of acting talents such as Kay Kay Menon, Sarika and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, all of whom feature in the trailer as well.

Anurag Kashyap is the creative director of the show while director Shoojit Sircar has directed some parts of the series. 'Yudh'

deals with the journey and struggles of Big B's character in professional and personal life. The story is set in the corporate world and the senior Bachchan, who is already a success on the smallscreen with 'Kaun Banega Crorepathi', plays an elite businessman who is a construction magnate.

Co-produced by Endemol and Saraswati Productions of Jaya Bhaduri, the show

has 20 hours of content to be presented as a daily programme. While its promotions were launched on Saturday night, the show is expected to hit the small screen later this month.Set refused to divulge the production cost but sources said it could be close to Rs.3 crore per episode; that's more than any fiction show ever on the Indian television.

Generally, the production cost for daily soaps is less than Rs.1 crore per episode, but these shows run for longer durations.

Rohit Gupta, president of MSM, which runs Set, did not say much on the cost of the show but agreed “the mounting of the show is huge, given the cast and production quality”.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 769

ENIGMA CODE 769

ACROSS: 8 Enter with love and spirit ? (2,2) 9 The speed of a journey (10) 10 Peers having no superior status (6) 11 Pluto quietly taking cover here's why it's not so ! (8) 12 A little drink and a breather (4) 13 Unpopular after eating garlic ?

(2,3,5) 17 Singular phasing of the moon ?

(4) 18 Didn't get up to stock up (3,2) 19 Counterfeit clothes ? (4) 20 Rich man's food brought up at a Lincoln address (10) 22 Capital fellow to push back with a kiss (4) 23 Sportsman regarded as favourite (4-4) 27 Flower book for Christmas, perhaps (6) 28 String pattern for ingenious lad, cars etc (4,6) 29 Pick out the best ones, having growth potential (4)

DOWN: 1 Fellow creature turning up in quite famous book (3,7) 2 Prepared, I got nail to make engraving (8) 3 French palace - one with bad poetry written about it (10) 4 Digger turning up among Scotland's extremists (4) 5 What's more, it sounds like a cutter (4) 6 Sorted, resorted and stocked (6) 7 Chanel No 5 in brown? (4) 14 Backwater could be sound middle ground (5) 15 Hideaway found by revolutionary soldier considered to be defamed (10)

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

H H

The Clue: Brave or courageous

H H H

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S ENIGMA CODE POISED, OPPOSE, ISOPOD, DEPOSE, IDOIDE, DIODES, POPPED

H H

MATH PYRAMID 769 16 Substratum where a hen is not producing enough? (10) 19 Make reduction, when beautiful girl collects skirt (8)

21 24 25 26

A believer in levelling tithes? (6) Old faithful (4) Ham has its place here (4) Fathers in Democrat spots (4)

SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 6 Fat lady, 7 Arrow, 9 Pacy, 10 Heaven-sent, 11 Platinum, 13 Mulled, 15 Coco, 17 Saxon, 18 Mask, 19 Offend, 20 Seconder, 23 Carrot cake, 26 Rive, 27 Due to, 28 Members.

DOWN: 1 Stay at home, 2 Pathan, 3 Myra, 4 Waterman, 5 Arks, 6 Frail, 8 Winters, 12 Mixes, 14 Luminaries, 16 Offhand, 17 Sedition, 21 Creamy, 22 Elves, 24 Ruer, 25 Army.

QUICK CROSS 769

ACROSS: 1. African republic 5. A spy inside 6. Cobbler 8. Dads or fathers 10. French heads 12. Actor Franco 13. Bed support

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

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1. 1 in. = 2.54 ____ 2. Basket to some 3. __ __ once: suddenly (3,2) 4. Goes lower 7. Asian badger 9. Antibody fluids 11. Drunk

HIDATO 769

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.

TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 769

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.

TUESDAY’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

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COFFEEBREAK MOON TITHI NAKSHATRA RASHI LUCKY COLOUR LUCKY NUMBER

: : : : : :

Leo 7th Jyesht Shuklapaksha Magha Sinh (Leo) M.T. Grey and Red 3

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: The employed will receive promotion to a senior position.

Business people will do exceptionally well and expand their enterprise. Those in the field of arts or creative work will achieve recognition. Youngsters aspiring for a career in the media will get an opportunity to explore their talents. With planetary luck on your side, you are certain to fulfill your ambitions. Love life will be a source of excitement and emotional support.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Attractive, soft spoken, medium height, healthy and longlived. Will have fine hair and soft skin. Respectful, helpful culturally aware, will also value tradition. Will make a good advisor or administrator.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): 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.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You are assured of gains through speculative trading. Study the market trends and gainfully employ your skill to earn good profits. Reach out show how much you care to those that love you. An opportunity to spend a relaxed evening will prove rejuvenating.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Do not waste your time in salvaging but rather follow up with dynamism a new project which needs hard work and attention. You will get opportunity to expand your work. There is a chance to make profit through an additional work or through some commission.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You can look forward to some good news pertaining to work.

Plans for a journey may change.

Monetary gains will accrue to you from work completed earlier. Those in love have a strong bond and will share intimate moments of togetherness. You may buy something beautiful for the house.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will be pleasantly surprised by the offer of help from a colleague just when you need it Remember to show your gratitude when the chance to repay comes along. You will now receive news of a good reward in the form of promotion, raise in income and open respect from others. A chance encounter with a person of opposite sex will assume romantic undertones. Proceed subtly if you wish longterm association.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Your success will bring new offers and praise. A few last minute details may require your attention for a current task or project, which you are concluding. You will have all the help and support that you may need from your family or mate even though you have been through some tough times. The married will enjoy marital felicity.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): This is the beginning of a good phase. Don’t be in hurry to follow up a deal on hearsay, or some news you receive today must be thoroughly scrutinized. A decision regarding a property, land, vehicle or studies will have to be made now. You will spend money on home and family.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Financial gains will accrue to you through travel related work.

You will sign fresh contracts and agreements, which will prove profitable.

Students starting out in a career will receive a lucrative offer. Sports persons will do well in competitions.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You need to stick to your plans for there will be certain elements trying to dissuade you in the pursuit of your goals. Avoid getting involved in any arguments and try to maintain a cordial relationship with everyone in your own interest. You will have to be your diplomatic best today.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): The successful completion of this project could pave the way for a raise and recognition. Make the most of the good trends present in your work. You will get an opportunity to work on a prestigious project independently. Since time seems to be the only thing that you don’t have, your mate or beloved may need some pacifying.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): The success that you have achieved will encourage you to take on new responsibilities with that much more confidence in yourself.

An excellent reputation and the affection people have for you will pay off today. You will receive rewards and gratifying messages. An outing could turn out to be lots of fun.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You have hectic schedule at work and you are able to successfully accomplish all that you had planned for the day. Be more assertive in your approach to people. Do not be apprehensive of what others will think of you. Work output will speak for itself.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4987 ACROSS: 1 Material for violin strings (6) 7 Lawyer, especially in the U.S. (8) 8 An irritating smoke or gas; show anger (4) 10 Befitting a son or daughter (6) 11 Cheerful (6) 14 Come to an ___ : become exhausted, get over? (3) 16 Be obliged to (5) 17 A male deer (4) 19 Audibly or vociferously, in a way (5) 21 Chinese dogs (5) 22 Feel a strong craving (5) 23 Mean, ___ or median : statistical averages? (4) 26 Engine of a car, etc. (5) 28 Disallow or prohibit (3) 29 Places of contest (6) 30 Egyptian Christian church (6) 31 Shot shooter (4) 32 Quite likely - "bleating" anagram? (8) 33 A type of violin (6) DOWN: 1 Occupations in which skills are needed (6) 2 Pasting (6) 3 Chinese weight - "late" change? (4) 4 An appearance of importance (7) 5 Unpin (5) 6 Lawman Earp (5) 8 Jumping, biting insect (4) 9 Angry or rabid, colloquially speaking (3) 12 A flower not developed completely (3) 13 Get _ ___ of yourself (5) 15 "Alf or" a change to get a girl's name (5) 18 An adult male singing voice, above a baritone (5) 19 A cry of discovery or of understanding, in a way (3) 20 Possess, have (3)

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SUDOKU 2173 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: M equals P

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

21 Clay products (7) 22 Over there, poetically contracted?

(3) 23 Explored or surveyed the land, in a way? (6) 24 A position or place; aware of (4)

25 Convert a message (6) 26 Dull finish (5) 27 In one's ___ : between thirteen and nineteen years of age? (5) 28 Lad, youth or child (3) 30 A male cook (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Madam, 6 Squad, 9 Chapeau, 10 Waltz, 11 Tamar, 12 Wispy, 13 Catalan, 15 Moa, 17 Anil, 18 Erring, 19 Senna, 20 Unkind, 22 So so, 24 SAS, 25 Bestrew, 26 Of tar, 27 Yusuf, 28 Jeans, 29 Seminal, 30 Meted, 31 Tyres.

DOWN: 2 Abadan, 3 Actual, 4 MHz, 5 Spain, 6 Satpura, 7 Quay, 8 Amazon, 12 Waned, 13 Camus, 14 Ticks, 15 Minor, 16 Aglow, 18 Ender, 19 Sniffed, 21 Nature, 22 Steely, 23 Seance, 25 Basil, 26 Ouse, 28 Jat.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1992 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

T Q R X U W K U B I B

V N S U N

P W Q Q V N X

H X

V S Z Z

S C

H N Q

K

M Q X M Z Q

U N X X C Q F Q H

M W X U Q C C

H N Q

H N Q

K W Q R K A

I Z K R Q

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets

Afternoon WORD MINE

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M

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P

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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: commit, COMMODITY, doom, mood, moody, moot, omit.

HEATHCLIFF

Yesterday’s

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Indians among the seven players sharing the lead with three points each on the top of the leader board in the LIC 7th Mumbai Mayor’s International Chess Tournament, being played at the Thakur College of Science & Commerce, Kanivali.

The lead is jointly shared by GM’s Pantsulaia Levan and Paichadze Luka of Georgia; GM Aleksandrov of Belarus, GM Harutjunyan of Armenia, IM N. Srinath, IM Rathnkaran and IM Himanshu Sharma from India, All the seven players scored decisive results against their opponents.

While IM Srinath defeated Matta V, Himanshu Sharma got the better of Audi A and Rathnakaran defeated Shailesh.

On the top board, GM Pantsulaia Levan defeated Deepak Aaron of USA in 48 moves from the black-side of the Sicilian Defense. On the second board former Indian national champion, IM Konguvel was easily defeated

by Aleksandrov in just 28 moves.

Rayar’s hat-trick topples Franco SC M

UMBAI: Powered by Jennifer Rayar’s hat-trick Sea View Sports Club waltzed to an emphatic 4-0 win against Franco Sports Club in a Group-B league match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) organised Women’s Football League – 2014 played at the Mumbai Schools Sports Association ground, Dhobitalao, on Wednesday. Siddhi More scored the fourth goal for Sea View who have now qualified for the semi-finals.

Earlier, Fr. Agnel-Blue defeated Bandra Packers by an identical 4-0 margin and topped the group to also make the last four.Meanwhile, Pooja Dhumal netted the lone goal as S.P. Academy overcame Companeroes SC 1-0.

Results: At MSSA ground, Dhobitalao – Women’s league – Group-B: S.P. Academy 1 (Pooja Dhumal) beat Companeroes 0; Sea View SC 4 ( ) beat Franco Sports 0; Fr. Agnel-Blue beat Bandra Packers 3-0

Gomantak rout MCF M

UMBAI: The junior string of Gomantak outplayed last year’s Second Division champions MCF ‘A’ with 3-0 wins in both their home and away concluding ties in group ‘B’ of the second division of the annual MSDTTA Inter-Club table tennis league, played on a home and away basis.

Gomantak and MCF were in the race for the knockout stage, but Gomantak players proved superior to their rivals. Gomantak, will now take on Kandivali Recreation Club (KRC), who topped Group ‘A’ with a clean slate.

KRC were well served by Amit Modi, Anil Rasam and Tejas Naik, who thrashed all their rivals without losing even a match in the six-teamGroup A.

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HE HAGUE (The Netherlands): Bogged down by two successive losses, an underpressure Indian hockey team will be confronted by Spain’s livewire strikers when the two teams clash in their preliminary league encounter of the World Cup at the Greenfields Stadium here tomorrow.

After conceding match-winners to Belgium and England in the closing stages of successive matches, the Indian defence will need to raise its game several notches against Spain, who won a penalty shootout against India for the fifth position when they last met in the 2013 World League Semifinals. Financial woes have forced the Spanish hockey team to opt out of some big-league events over the past two years, but the crux of the team is still there, and could again be troublesome for the Indian defenders.

Santi Frexia and seasoned Eduard RARE INDIAN CELEBRATION: Dharamvir Singh celebrates his equalise vs England Tubau would be major threat to the with Khadangbam Kothajit Singh in what amounted to a rare moment of joy for India.

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wobbly defence of India. Indian team’s technical director, Roelant Oltmans feels the high-quality individuals in the Spanish team could pose problems for his team.

But Indian players, according to Oltmans, are professional enough to overcome the trauma of the losses in earlier games. “We’ve not played Spain often in recent times, but they have several high-quality players in their ranks,” said Oltmans. “We’ll have to perform well as a team to overcome this rival.” Oltmans said it was disappointing to have lost two matches due to late goals, but the Indian team has “played quite well.”

Oltmans said there were clear signs of the team’s rising performance graph, and it should be visible more in the World Cup itself. “We’re disappointed over the result, but not at the level of performance by the boys. In due course, it should lead to better results. The Indian team needs to lift its game further,” he said.

Brazlians Beto, Baretto to launch academy in city Barretto, Beto to turn out for WIFA XI in exhibition match against Mizoram

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CLOSE WATCH OVER BRAZILIAN CLOSE CONTROL: Brazilian football players Jose Ramirez Barretto and Roberto Mendes da Silva popularly called 'Beto' show their footballing skills to the kids who look on with delight.

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UMBAI: With eight days to for the World Cup in Brazil to commence, Brazilian footballers Roberto Mendes da Silva popularly known as 'Beto' and Jose Ramirez Barretto have decided to open their academy in Mumbai soon.

The Brasil Futbol Academia is in partnership with the Indian Football School and is currently operating at the Cooperage Grounds and at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai. Both Baretto and Beto havevast experience in Indian football with Beto being a part of four I League title winning teams of the likes of Mohun Bagan, Churchill

Brothers and Dempo. Baretto on the other hand made his foray to Indian shores in 1999 featuring in the National Football League for the Kolkata based club, Mohun Bagan. Baretto who runs the Brasil Futbol Academia in Kolkata has an association with Mumbai as he was a part of the now defunct Mahindra United Football Club during the 2005-06 season. “I have a special attachment with Mumbai as I was with the Mahindra United. I wanted to give something back because Indian football has given us a lot,” said Baretto.

Speaking at the announcement, Beto said since he played most of his professional football in India,

he wanted to give something back to the game. “In Brazil, you will find many players going back to their roots and developing their game.

This is how we churn out good players who go on to play in the national team. But I cannot say the same for India, hence I felt that we should start this academy. We have six players playing for various clubs now,” said Beto.

He said that he wants to inculcate the Brazilians concept of playing, which is 'playing for joy'. “It is not that we don't have talent over here, but most of this talent ends up working in banks. When I leave, I want to leave with a feeling that at least I helped,” he said.

UMBAI: The Western Indian Football Association will be hosting an exhibition match between the the Santosh Trophy Championship Winners Mizoram and WIFA XI.under floodlights, at the Cooperage Ground on 5th June 2014 at 6 p.m.

The WIFA XI is a mix of the Maharashtra Santosh Trophy squad that made it to the semifinals this year and internationals Steven Dias and Raju Gaikwad. Steven Dias will lead the charge for WIFA XI. The coach for the team is Irenio Vaz. Augusto D’Silva and Salim Pathan will be his assistants.

Meanwhile, the WIFA XI will be boosted by the presence of professional footballers, Jose Ramirez Barretto and Roberto ‘Beto’ Mendes da Silva. Freight Express International Cargo (FEI), along with WIFA, will also be felicitating the Mizoram team on June 6 at the ICE awards ceremony at Bandra.

FEI has borne all the expenses for flying down the Mizoram team and hosting them at The Leela.

WIFA XI: Jose Ramirez Barretto and Roberto ‘Beto’ Mendes da Silva, Rohel Shaikh, Floyd Dharmai, Abhishek Ambekar, Mohd. Shabaz Pathan, Linekar Machado, Mohammed Shafique, Paresh Shivalkar, Raju Gaikwad, Dane Pereira, Steven Dias (C), Loukik Jadhav, Praneel Mendon, Kunal Sawant (GK), Somi PT, Ruben D’Souza, Rahul Bheke, Harshad Meher (GK), Deepak Iramalu, Nihal Chandran and Sujit Pandey.

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ngland captain Steven Gerrard said on Wednesday that he is not worried about the prospect of a penalty shoot-out at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil despite his country's terrible record at spot-kicks.

England have been eliminated on penalties at the World Cup in 1990, 1998 and 2006 and also fell in shoot-outs at the UEFA European Championship in 1996, 2004 and 2012.

Gerrard scored as England went out to Italy at Euro 2012, but saw a penalty saved in 2006 when his side were beaten by Portugal in the World Cup quarter-finals in Germany.

Penalty shootouts have become something of a national obsession in England, but Gerrard says that he and his teammates cannot afford to become distracted by them. "It's difficult to describe what it is like," Gerrard told BBC Radio 5 Live from

Miami, where he is taking part in a pre-tournament training camp.

"Unfortunately for me, I failed in that situation when I took a penalty in a World Cup environment and it was a difficult atmosphere to be in.

"I learnt my lessons from that and a couple of years ago I scored the penalty I was asked to take.

We are going to practise penalties a lot, but it is a difficult situation to put into words and describe it.

"There is a lot of pressure. You have an awful lot more time to think about your penalty and what is at stake is a lot bigger and it is a pressure situation.

"A penalty shoot-out is a more pressurised situation than any one penalty in a league game."

He added: "I can understand the fixation because we have failed in quite a few shoot-outs, but I would say don't get carried away with it because it might never come about.

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taly coach Cesare Prandelli has explained why he did not select Giuseppe Rossi and Mattia Destro in his FIFA World Cup squad. Both strikers voiced their frustration after failing to make the final cut, with Rossi's omission coming after the 27year-old recovered from injury.

Speaking to www.figc.it, Prandelli said, “I didn't expect all these controversies. I don't want to make judgments but I feel the need to clarify what happened with regards to Rossi and Destro.

"With Rossi I have been very clear. The risk was great. I met with him in Coverciano (Italy's headquarters) on May 7 with the intention of telling him that he was not going to be in the 30-man preliminary squad. But

then I thought he would be a good example for everyone. I thought that his story could be a beautiful one to tell."

The Fiorentina striker missed four months of the season with a right knee injury but returned to action last month. The 27year-old, who was Viola's top scorer last season with 16 goals, started in Saturday's goalless draw with the Republic of Ireland in London.

"Remember what I said to the media before, that regardless of what would happen, Rossi had already won his battle," Prandelli said. "I told Rossi prior to the game against Ireland that I needed to see something more from him on the pitch.

"I wanted to see a striker. But I didn't see what I wanted. I accepted his strong and beautiful challenge but I told him twice after the game against Ireland that he was not in the 23-man squad. I also told him that my decision had been a difficult one because he is a strong and important player, with whom we have experienced extraordinary times. But the risk was big and I was very clear with him clear and told him he had not completed the healing process."

SAO PAULO: Brazil's government has played down problems with its ageing airports, many of which are being renova -ted even as the World Cup looms from next week. Brazil has been racing to transform creaking infrastructure ahead of the June 12-July 13 event. But with many projects -including several stadiums -- running behind schedule, the government stressed the transport overhaul is being done with an eye to the long-term future, not the next month. "The new objective is to have new airports for the country," said Aviation Minister Wellington Moreira Franco yesterday. "I can assure you we are prepared" for the World Cup, he said in a radio broadcast while admitting, "it is clear we have problems." But the minister insisted that Brazil could cope with the expected influx of soccer tourists -- more than three million from across Brazil and another 600,000 from across the globe -- in the weeks ahead.

"In Salvador (in the northeast), for example, we received some three million passengers for the Carnival, far more than for the Cup, and we served their needs well." Earlier, Folha de Sao Paulo daily published an overview of the airports in the 12 World Cup host cities, all undergoing renovation just nine days before the Cup starts.

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hough his name might not be the first to come up when discussing the virtues of the Costa Rica side that will run out at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, there can be no doubting the importance of Giancarlo Gonzalez to coach Jorge Luis Pinto’s plans.

That much was clear on the road to Brazil, when the centrehalf, along with Los Ticos’ star goalkeeper Keylor Navas, spent more time on the pitch than anyone. Willowy, quick on his feet and effective in the air at both ends of the pitch, the man they call Pipo was a cornerstone of the defensive wall that smoothed Costa Rica’s progress through the Brazil 2014 qualifiers.

Yet while the Central Americans made relatively serene progress in the final Hexagonal

round, their path to the knockout rounds at the world finals looks to be anything but easy, not with Uruguay, England and Italy providing the opposition in Group D. You only have to look at Costa Rica’s statistics from the final sixteam qualifying round to see the effectiveness of their defence.

In their ten games, Los Ticos conceded a mere seven goals, no small achievement considering regional heavyweights Mexico and USA, with their muchvaunted front lines, featured among the opposition.

“The feeling I get is that there’s not such a big difference between teams any more, not just in the CONCACAF Zone, but in general, around the world,” the defender said. “You get some very close scorelines now.”

Giancarlo Gonzalez believes that the standard of qualification for the World Cup have become difficult as compared to earlier editions.

NEW DELHI: The fans can't wait to catch a glimpse of him in the upcoming soccer World Cup and well aware of the interest in Cristiano Roanldo, cyber-criminals are most likely to use the Portugese star's name to lure visitors to web pages designed to infect them with malware.

The McAfee 'Red Card Club' showcases the top 11 Brazil-bound players whose web pages are considered to be risky for fans to search for online. Following Ronaldo are Argentina's Lionel Messi, Spain's Iker Cassillas, Brazil's Neymar and Algeria's Karim Ziani in the list prepared by the leading virus protection and Internet security site.

Every World Cup player to have drug test

LAUSANNE: FIFA is on an ambitious mission to make sure that for the first time every player who takes part in the World Cup has a drug test and carries a 'biological passport'. Football's governing body wants to impose the passport -already used in cycling and athletics -that will follow a player throughout his career, giving details of blood and urine tests. Since March, a team of FIFA doctors and nurses have been carrying out random blood and urine tests at internationals and team training camps.

Lionel Messi's Argentina and France were visited last week at their camps to prepare for the tournament, according to media reports. Brazilian star Neymar, Italian captain Gianluigi Buffon and Spain's Andres Iniesta were among those who gave samples at last year's Confederations Cup. Chelsea, Barcelona, Santos and Monterrey stars were tested during international club competitions over the past 18 months.

FIFA is building up a biological passport on all players. It has taken at least two test samples from most players while some have given up to four.

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GENEVA: Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi remains the world's most valuable footballer, even though his crown slipped this season, a market study showed on Wednesday. In its annual report on the player market, the Swiss-based CIES Football Observatory put Messi's value at 216 million euros ($294 million). Even though Messi's lower performance levels slashed 19 million euros from his market value, he was still worth almost twice as much as arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo, second in the ranking on 114 million euros. CIES said that Messi's higher value was mainly related to his younger age -- he turns 27 this month, while Portuguese icon Ronaldo is already 29. Ronaldo's heroics this season with Champions League winners Real Madrid meanwhile saw his market value climb by four million euros.

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NEW DELHI: National coach Wim Koevermans has named his squad of 30 for the training Camp for the Incehon Asian Games.

The camp kicks off in Bangalore from July 1 and will continue till July 20. All India Football Federation will also provide an exposure tour for the team after the camp in Bangalore is over. Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh and Francis Fernandes are the three senior players who have been named in the squad. The rest of the squad comprise of U-23 players.

The 30-member squad: Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh. Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Keenan Almeida, Deepak Devrani, Joyner Lourenco, Shankar Sampingiraj, Sandesh Jhingan, Sanjay Balmuchu, Salam Singh, Narayan Das, Shouvik Ghosh.

Midfielder s: Pronoy Halder, Rowlin Borges, Clifton Dias, Alwyn George, Siam Hangal, Lalrindika Ralte, Dhanpal Ganesh, Milan Singh. For wards: Francis Fernandes, Romeo Fernandez, Seiminlen Doungel, Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Haokip Thongkoshim, Alesh Sawant, Mandar Rao Dessai.

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LORHAM PARK (US): Portugal were gearing up for the World Cup in New Jersey, fretting over the fitness of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. With the World Cup looming, the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner as best footballer of last year, had some bad news about his recent aches and pains.

Ronaldo has a "muscle injury on the back of his left thigh as well as left-leg patellar tendinitis," the Portuguese Football Association said yesterday in a report on his medical issues and those of stars Raul Meireles, Pepe and Beto.

Amid some heavy downpours, the four spent their time at the New York Jets' training center grinding it out on different exercises meant to get them in the best possible shape in the final sprint before the World Cup starts June 12.

While Portugal have previously discussed superstar Ronaldo's thigh injury -- sustained late in the season -- it was the first time they reported patellar tendinitis. The Portuguese have been drawn in Group G at the World Cup and will face Germany on June 16 in Salvador, the United States a week later in Manaus and then Ghana on June 26 in Brasilia. "We hope that Cristiano is in good enough shape to play -- and to help the team," teammate Nani, who plays for Manchester United, told reporters.

Ronaldo "is going well, and he is relaxed about it ... Things are going the right way," he added, after hundreds of fans welcomed the team at the Newark airport in New Jersey, just outside New York City.

Portugal will play two friendlies while in the United States.

They take on Mexico in Foxboro near Boston on Friday -- at the home of the NFL's New England Patriots. Next Tuesday they face Ireland at the Jets' MetLife Stadium -which hosted the Super Bowl in February. Nani, 27, who missed out on the last World Cup in South Africa due to a shoulder injury, said fitnes woes can make a player "distracted and less sure of himself."

Mirante to provide Italy cover

Parma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante will travel with Italy's World Cup squad to Brazil as a reserve, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced today.

Italy are hoping to have second-choice goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu in top physical condition by the time the tournament starts in Brazil.

Sirigu, who plays for Paris St Germain and started in Saturday's goalless draw against the Republic of Ireland in London, suffered a rib injury during training earlier this week. Doctors have ruled out a serious injury but the player will need several days to recover.A statement from the FIGC read: "Antonio Mirante will also be in tomorrow's charter flight that will take the Italian national team to Brazil. The Parma goalkeeper, who has taken part in all of the team's preparations in Coverciano, has been called up as a precautionary measure.

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OIANIA (BRAZIL): World Cup hosts Brazil strolled to a 4-0 win over Panama in their penultimate warm-up, with goals from Neymar, Daniel Alves, Hulk and Willian securing the win which barely satisfied their coach.

After a tentative opening, the Selecao easily saw off limited opponents as Neymar, with his 31st international goal, set the ball rolling, rifling in a free-kick for the opener on the half hour.

Alves drove in the second five minutes before the interval and a cheeky Neymar backheel was enough to pave the way for Hulk to dispatch the third early in the second period before Willian put the icing on the cake 17 minutes from time.

With only Friday's friendly against Serbia to come before the Brazilians meet Croatia in their June 12 World Cup opener in Sao Paulo, 2002 title-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari seized the chance to use several second string players. He saw room for further improvement. "I am still concerned. We are getting better -- but we know we have a fair way to go," indicated the man who lifted Brazil's fifth Cup in Japan 12 years ago and who now wants to deliver first success on home soil. "The run out was worthwhile but we must up our rhythm and be a lot better for the Croatia game," prior to further group games against Mexico and Cameroon.

Bosnia builds steam with win over Mexico B

osnia-Herzegovina boosted their confidence ahead of their first FIFA World Cup™ with a 1-0 friendly victory over Mexico on Tuesday that left El Tri looking for answers.

Galatasaray midfielder Izet Hajrovic scored the lone goal of the match in the 41st minute after a strong first half from Bosnia. Senad Lulic tracked the ball down in Mexico's area and slipped it through to Sejad Salihovic, who cut back to set Hajrovic up for the one-time finish.

"It's a good win for us," said Bosnia and Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko. "Now I think we're prepared for the World Izet Hajrovic scored the lone goal of Cup The match before a sell-out the match. crowd of 60,707 at Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago some good looks. The best of Bears, followed Bosnia's 2-1 those came after his picturefriendly win over Côte d'Ivoire perfect touch on Miguel Layun's in St. Louis, Missouri, and was long ball set him free on goal, the country's last match before only for his effort glance off the they head to Brazil. post.

Bosnia will open their World Mexico, who lost midfielder Cup campaign against Ar- Luis Montes to a broken leg in gentina on 15 June, and will also their previous match against play Iran and Nigeria in Group F. Ecuador, were also without deDespite the backing of a par- fender Rafael Marquez. Mexico tisan crowd, Mexico were coach Miguel Herrera experipunchless in attack as Javier mented with a new start"Chicharito" Hernandez TO G ing line-up with S Y O Hernandez earnfound himself frustrated in DA front of goal despite ing his first start.

South Africa 2010 saw Germany reach the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals for the eighth edition in a row.

It would have been a major surprise had they not done so.

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There will be long odds on Joachim Low's side bucking this particular trend in Brazil, with the big question whether these seven-time finalists can add to their three world crowns.

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ARIS: Resurgent German Andrea Petkovic upset 2012 runner-up Sara Errani to secure a berth in the semifinals at the French Open.

The 28th-seeded former top-10 star Petkovic played her best match of the fortnight by whipping the 10th-seeded Errani 6-

Boateng Brothers prepare for another meet evin-Prince and Jerome Boateng hit the headlines for this very reason when they faced each other on 23 June 2010 in South Africa.

Jerome took to the field wearing the white of the German national team, while Kevin-Prince featured for the Black Stars. The match, which the European side won 1-0, marked another first in world football.

History is set to repeat itself at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil this summer, with Germany and Ghana locking horns once again when their Group G clash gets underway in Fortaleza on 21 June. The brothers, who are both currently with their respective national teams as they prepare to take part in their second World Cup tournament, took some time out to speak to FIFA.com about the prospect of another family affair.

“I’m really looking forward to the match and the fact that both Boateng brothers will be on the same pitch,” said the 27-year-old KevinPrince. “Of course, it’s a special experience to face your own brother at the World Cup and it's not the first time either.

There's always a lot of excitement surrounding a World Cup, but this will be a particularly

special moment for us both,” added Jerome.

The pair share the same father, who hails from Ghana, but have different mothers. They both grew up together in the German capital Berlin, where they progressed through the youth and amateur ranks at Hertha BSC. And 25-year-old Jerome still has fond memories of those early years:“I will never forget when we played alongside each other at tournaments or when we became German champions together. And whenever one of us was fouled, the other would always come running in ready to protect him.”

The brothers both went their separate ways after their time in Berlin. KevinPrince, who normally sits in the hole behind the strikers but can also fill in at centre-forward, played for a range of clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan before making the move to the Bundesliga with Schalke 04. Jerome, who prefers to play in central defence but is equally at home on the right or left, enjoyed spells at Hamburg and Manchester City before Bayern Munich eventually came calling. Operating at the heart of defence, he helped the Bavarians to a treble in 2013.

MBIA: WE LEARNED FROM OUR 2010 MISTAKES When Stephane Mbia arrives in Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it will be the fourth time that he has appeared on a global stage, so the 28-yearold will be one of the veteran players in Volker Finke's team.

He represented his country at the FIFA U17 World Cup in Fin-

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2, 6-2 on Court Chatrier in a match that commenced following a three-hour rain delay at Stade Roland Garros. The one-time world No. 9 reached the quarterfinals at three of the four major events in 2011 before injuries derailed her in 2012 and for the first half of last year.

The 26-year-old Petkovic will now appear in her first-ever Grand Slam semifinal.

Petkovic's semifinal opponent on Thursday will be fourth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep.

The other semi will pit seventh-seeded Maria Sharapova against 18th-seeded Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.Fourth-seeded Simona Halep advanced to the semifinals by beating 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-2, Halep, the highest-seeded player in the draw, lost in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in January, her best previous performance at a Grand Slam tournament.

Halep has moved quickly up the rankings over the last year. In the last 13 months, Halep has won seven titles, second only to Serena Williams. But Halep is the only player to have won titles on clay, grass and hard courts during that stretch.

OVER THE MOON: Germany’s Andrea Petkovic is besides herself with joy after carving out a quarterfinal victory over Sara Errani of Italy and (right) Birthday boy Rafael Nadal has a lot to cheer about as he celebrates his birthday at Roland Garros on June 3.

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land, where he scored the equalising goal four minutes into injury time in arguably the most spectacular game ever played in the competition as the West Africans came from 5-0 down in the 70th minute against Portugal to draw 5-5. Five years later, Mbia travelled to China where he played in the Cameroon U-23 side that competed at the Olympic games, losing after extra time against Brazil in the quarter-finals. He was then a member of Indomitable Lions that competed at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.