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DISPUTE OVER CIDCO LAND IN NERUL HAS BEEN DRAGGING ON FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, SEEMINGLY WITH NO END IN SIGHT

FLAT OWNERS

By Raju Vernekar

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n internal dispute has ensured that a majority of the flat-owners of the Shree Ganesh Co-op Housing Society, located on CIDCO plots in Nerul (Navi Mumbai), are yet to be made members of the society.

To gauge how big the problem is, one must realize that the plot in question stands on land admeasuring nearly 5 acres in sector 28(1) and sector 22(8). The plots were leased out by CIDCO way back in 1993 to decongest south Mumbai, by shifting commodity markets and traders’ residences to the new city.

But since most of the traders

Flat owners in Shree Ganesh CHS are yet to be made members. preferred to stay near the Masjid Bunder market area, the society promoters invited developers for an open-market

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always. Every night you feel depressed. But we used to keep up our spirits by waiting for sunrise that gave us the happiness of being a step closer to our goal. Also, that when you are on a mission of such a great magnitude, helping each other and being united is the biggest strength.

around forty kilometres down the camp. He insisted on going alone, but we didn’t let him do so. Since the team motto was “One Team One Dream,” there was no way he was going to go alone. All of us went with him and got him treated.

How did you feel when you specific incident that reached the summit? makes you say that?

I was relieved that it was fiAt the base camp, one of nally over. We stayed there for the fellow climbers was suf- five to ten minutes. The beautiful view and scenery was breath-taking. It was totally worth it.

Any

By Shwetha Kannan

The weather, the way my body reacts, what my trainer s children, many are thinks about my mounoften advised to scale taineering skills and many mountains, scale such factors. heights and what not. But here is someone who took his We have heard that you are father’s advice to climb an adventure sports enthuMount Everest literally. And siast. But what inspired you not only did he attempt to to take up mountaineering?

Yes, I am an adventure conquer the tallest mountain in the world, but also suc- sports enthusiast. I am into ceeded in doing so. Dr. sky diving and deep sea divMurad Lala, Consultant On- ing. I take part in the Hicosurgeon at P.D Hinduja Na- malayan car rally. But heights. I also learnt how to tional Hospital and Medical mountains have always fasci- not give up in the face of adResearch Centre, by reaching nated me. My father used to versities and keep up hope, the summit of Mt. Everest on tell me “Touch the sky. Scale May 19, 2013, became the Mt. Everest,” and I guess I first Indian doctor to scale took that literally. (Laughing) the world’s highest peak.

At the felicitation cere- How was the experience?

It was great. It was hummony in the hospital on June 8, Dr. Lala shared his experi- bling, scary and was a learnences with his colleagues and ing process too. I also realised the media, and answered a that technically, climbing Mt. lot of questions. Here are Everest is not that difficult. It some that the ADC got an- is the altitude that is awe inspiring and daunting. swers for.

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When you took on the mission to conquer Mt. Everest, were you confident that you could do it?

No. I was definitely ready to give my best for this attempt, but I wasn’t confident about being successful because there are many things that weren’t in my hands.

They being?

OPINIONS

ment is easier than climbing Mt. Everest. And also, in case of surgeries, other people’s lives are in danger (in jest).

Do you intend scaling Mt. Everest through the North route, which is considered to be more difficult than the Southern route that you took?

There is a difference of opinion when it comes to the level of difficulty on the routes. And as far a second attempt is concerned, it is a no for me. Scaling Mt. Everest once in itself is like a dream come true for me. I am not willing to push my luck too far.

Has this climb enriched the doctor inside you in any way?

Yes. I realise the pains that So what’s next?

Nothing decided as yet. But my patients suffer when diagnosed with cancer. Here, I something soon. For sure. have a choice of returning, but my patients do not have Any lesson learnt from this a choice but to battle it out on climb?

If you want to do sometheir own. thing, take the first step.

And who has an easier job? ‘Dr. Lala’ or LIJJAT LIJJAT AD. AGENCY 8811/LM Eng. ‘Mountaineer Lala’?

Definitely Dr. Lala fering from toothache and (with a laugh). Conneeded medical help. The ducting surgeries in a VIKAS SABNIS closest dentist available was controlled environ-

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Please explain.

While climbing to camp four, my headlights conked off. And there I was, scaling Mt. Everest with no light of my own and asking fellow climbers to throw light from their torches. It was scary. I was perturbed. It was humbling because that is the effect on you when you see mountains of such great Dr. Lala on Mt. Everest

Here you are sir! The fresh list of convicts involved in the spot fixing scandal.

Will the state government’s decision to cap off 35 colleges in FYJC online admissions facilitate students?

Hardik Tanna Student

The cap of 35 colleges is a nice move. It will help students.

Maharudra Kapse Lecturer

Online systems will facilitate travel time and efforts of students and parents. Besides, students will get a college of their choice list of 35 colleges, provided students should score enough.

Siddharth Kumar Professional

I don’t think that it will help. What will happen if the score’s are low and students do not get admission in the listed colleges?

Munna Hakke Student

It will really facilitate students as they don’t need to go all the way to colleges to fill the forms.

Abha Dhole Student

The cap will not help.

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ernment formation, and possibly fulfill his life time ambition to be crowned the Prime Minister even if it is short-lived.

But barring his own trusted loyalists in the state cabinet, none seem to be in favour of his ploy to field them for the Lok Sabha polls and bringing new faces in the state cabinet, albeit to duck the anti-incumbency factor on both the fronts.

What many are perplexed about, though is that in a span of just two months his nephew Ajit Pawar had to resign as Deputy Chief Minister over alleged involvement in the Irrigation scam. The question is that if he wanted to put pressure on the Congress or give it a sudden jolt as they say, why did he not do so then? Oath taking ceremonies at Raj Bhavan do cost a fortune. For a man who despised talking of state politics after becoming a national leader, to once again pay attention to matters of state and engage with Uddhav Thackeray over the Racecourse issue goes to show that ultimately it is hard to resist your own local constituents.

It’s between NaMonia and Rancid Pickle AT times of a fire the fire tenders rush in to douse the blaze. The turmoil that has engulfed the BJP over Gu-

Queering the pitch By getting all NCP ministers to resign, Pawar is pushing Congress into a corner over Prithviraj Chavan continuing as CM

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ill the Congress high command succumb to the pressure tactics of Union Agriculture Minister and NCP boss Sharad Pawar and remove Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan? Though the Congress high command has not given any indication, till last night, that Chavan would be moved out, predictions in most surveys about trouble in the state have alarmed Congress bigwigs.

By securing the resignations of all 20 ministers of his party, Pawar has virtually mounted pressure on the Congress to undertake a ministry reshuffle. The armtwisting tactics have come in the middle of a campaign by Congress legislators to remove Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. The NCP chief strongly feels that the state government requires an urgent surgical makeover, and believes that winning elections under Chavan’s leadership would be difficult.

Prior to that, many Congress MLAs told the high command that continuing with Chavan as Chief Minis-

ter would bring electoral ruin for the party in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, scheduled next year. The MLAs have pointed out that Chavan is an administrator, not a leader, and does not pay any heed to their demands or requests. This attitude might invite trouble for the party.

But Central leaders of the Congress are of the opinion that Chavan has a clean image and the MLAs are angry because he is playing by the rulebook. The good image and excellent rapport with the high command has so far saved Chavan, but the various recent surveys and the resignations by NCP ministers may force the party leadership to do a rethink.

According to sources, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is being seen as the frontrunner, though he is reluctant to come to Mumbai before the elections.

Although Narayan Rane is trying hard to become CM, his Sena background creates suspicion amongst traditionalists. In light of these developments, all eyes are on the Congress high command.

Weather Forecast

Having been labeled "rancid pickle", it is hard for the feeble, infirm old guard to contain Modi. The scare both within and outside the party is visible from the kind of statements that are being made. From the infamous Gujarat riots to questions over his development model, everything has been thrown at him. As his clout has been growing with every electoral success and infrastructure development, it is increasingly becoming hard for the Advani camp to rein Prashant Hamine | ADC Modi in. There are some who question the logic in placing too heavy a bet on just one The leadership tussle man for the 2014 polls, while within the party has pitched there are others who feel a the old guard led by L K Ad- loss in 2014 could well see vani and his aides on one Modi either being relegated side and the aggressive pro to the sidelines or becoming Modi camp on the other. For its saviour. The feeble atthe young guard, Advani has tempts by the party to cover had his years under the sun up the differences is increasor spot light. He led the party ingly becoming farcical and in 2004 and 2009 with disas- damaging in the long run. trous consequences and has held the high office of deputy prime minister. Within the Till his retirement a couple Sangh Parivar, the VHP too has asked Advani to behave of years ago, B D Shinde, like an elderly statesman and leader of the Revenue cadre make way for the young officers in the state served brigade. But his supporters under several feel seasoned leaders are chief ministers needed to rein in, temper and is today a and advise the rampaging treasure trove young guns. The more the of interesting old guard refuses to move anecdotes and out and make way for the insights into young leadership, the more the way our own rustic the Congress will take full ad- politicians from Maharashvantage of the situation. tra have conducted them-

SIMHASAN

jarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has forced the party to send its emissaries across the length and breadth of the country to issue clarifications, only to become sitting ducks for the Congress. The national executive conference in Goa resembles more a sick bay with almost all the senior leaders down with mysterious illness. With the principal opposition party in disarray and the ruling Congress grappling with its own set of problems, the situation does not bode well for the nation. It is little wonder then that neighbours like the Chinese refuse to back away from Ladakh and even tiny Maldives can dare to throw our investments out.

Sycophancy at its best

selves down the years. Here we bring some of his interesting anecdotes for you.

It so happened that once former Peasants and Workers Party leader turned Congressman Yashwantrao Mohite happened to visit New Delhi to meet Congress president Indira Gandhi.

Those were the days when Rahul Gandhi was still in the cradle. After his Delhi visit, Shinde caught up with Mohite at the Karad guest house and inquired how his Delhi visit was. Pat came a wily response from Mohite “Well, I went to Delhi, met Madam and afterwards leaned towards the cradle and offered a rattle to Rahul and whispered in his ears – son do not forget me when you grow up!”

Do you know why the uncle-nephew duo of Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar hold such a sway over politics in Western Maharashtra? Because every other young IAS or MPSC cadre officer who cuts his teeth, as it were, in the state administrative set up in his formative years, usually has to do the hard grind in what is infamously called the Baramati Administrative Service (BAS) or the Pune Civil Service, a plagiarized version of the provincial civil service of the old.

Once passed out of this unwritten rigmarole, you are guaranteed the blessings of the first family of Maharashtra till you retire for good.

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hen it comes to monsoon prediction, often the weatherman and even the Agriculture minister and department officials are way of the mark. Little wonder then that for the last three years the state has been reeling under acute water scarcity. The scarcity itself spawned corruption in the Irrigation and Relief and Rehabilitation departments.

But these days everybody loves a good drought for the windfall that it ensures. This time yet again union Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has predicted a good monsoon. Take that anyway you wish.

We had already stated that the political moves of NCP chief Sharad Pawar have become far too predictable.

After having sought the resignations of all the 20 NCP ministers, the NCP strongman, while speaking at Chakan near Pune, went on to remark that it would rain bountifully this year. But to encash a good monsoon, you have to till the land well and sow good seeds to reap a bumper harvest. In other words the NCP chief wants a bumper harvest of maximum number of MPs in the 2014 Lok Sabha rainfall so that he can extract a maximum support price when it comes to haggling over gov-

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Children go triple-seat on a cycle inside the Panjarpol tunnel of the Eastern Freeway, in Mumbai, India on June 8, 2013. The Eastern Freeway which is complete, is awaiting the arrival of a VIP to open the 9.29 km long first part, and the 4.3 km long Anik-Panjarpol Link Road. The signal-free stretch will ease the commuters traffic woes to a great extent. The freeway will also decrease the traffic burden from P DMello Road and Port Road.

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THANKSGIVING

Thank you St. Jude for the favour granted. O holy St Jude Apostle & Martyr great in virtue & rich in miracles near kinsman of Jesus Christ faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart & humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance help me in my present urgent petition in return I promise to make your name known & cause you to be invoked. Say our father three Hail Mary & three glory be's St Jude pray for us & all who invoke your aid AMEN. Sonal Patel.

C-6737 “St. Jude, Thank You for your eternal presence and guidance and being the messenger in conveying my prayers to God. Please continue to shower your blessings on us and fulfill our life with peace, goodness, good health, prosperity and happiness. I need you to help me and always hear my prayers.”

C-6738 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. Sacred heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the helpless pray for us. Say this prayer for nine times nine days.

Your prayer will be answered by the eighth day. Publication Must be promised. R. K. A. C-6785

CHANGE OF NAME

I, Anuradha Raju Savji, have changed my son’s name from Danesh Kumar Raju Savji to Rudraksh Kumar Raju Savji Vide Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X-21974.

Ornate C-6739 I, Janavi Francis Monthero, have changed my name to Jenvi Francis Monthero Vide Maha. Govt. Gazette No. U3907 dated 18-24, April, 2013.

C-6740 I have changed my name from Rahat Asif Pinzara, to ‘Rahat Mehta’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U-7315) dated 09/05/2013.

C-6741 I have changed my name from Murshed Musa Ibrahim, to ‘Murshad Musa Mauva’ as per Affidavit dated 08/06/2013.

C-6742 I, Prodeep Sarkar, have changed my name to Pradeep Sarkar as per Affidavit dated 07/06/2013.

C-6743 I have changed my name from Mr. Ashokkumar Jawanmal to Mr. Ashok Jawanmal Rupawat as per Affidavit dated 07/06/2013.

C-6744 I have changed my name from Reshma Kumar Akoliya to Reshma Kumar Akolia as per Affidavit dated 8th June, 2013.

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Kumar Shantilal Akoliya to Kumar Shantilal Akolia as per Affidavit dated 8th June, 2013.

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I, Miss. Linaben Thakorbhai Mehta, have changed my name to Mrs. Lina Ajay Naik as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

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I, Harishchandra Shaniwar Aakhade, have changed my name to Harishchandra Shinvar Koli as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

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I, Mr. Vaibhavbhai Kanubhai Ajugiya, have changed my name to Mr. Vaibhav Kanubhai Ajugiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated 08/06/13.

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I, John Furtado, have changed my name to Joao Francisco Furtado as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X33748 dated 30/03/2006.

C-6748 I, Piyush Jayantilal Khorasiya, have changed my name to Piyush Jayantilal Khorasia as per deed poll Affidavit dated 06/06/13.

C-6749 I, Mr. Suresh Janardan Bhosle, have changed my name to Mr. Suresh Janardan Bhosale as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

C-6750 I, Mr. Rajendra Suresh Bhosle, have changed my name to Mr. Rajendra Suresh Bhosale as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

C-6751 I, Mrs. Darshana Suresh Bhosle, have changed my name to Mrs. Darshana Suresh Bhosale as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

C-6752 I, Miss. Sandhya Ramdas Sail, have changed my name to Mrs. Anjali Manish Rane as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

C-6753 I, Mrs. Linaben Ajaybhai Naik, have changed my name to Mrs. Lina Ajay Naik as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

C-6754 I, Krishita Ajaybhai Naik, have changed my name to Krishita Ajay Naik as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

C-6755 I, Mr. Ajaybhai Ramanlal Naik, have changed my name to Mr. Ajay Ramanlal Naik as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

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I, Sameer Vijay Tawade, have changed my name to Sameer Vijay Tawde as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-108157 dated 16/05/2013.

C-6762 I, Samir Vijay Tawade, have changed my name to Sameer Vijay Tawde as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-108156 dated 16/05/2013.

C-6763 I, Jayashri Vijay Tawde, have changed my name to Jayshree Vijay Tawde as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-108155 dated 16/05/2013.

C-6764 I, Jayshri Vijay Tawade, have changed my name to Jayshree Vijay Tawde as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-108154 dated 16/05/2013.

C-6765 I, Jaishree Vijay Tawade, have changed my name to Jayshree Vijay Tawde as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-108153 dated 16/05/2013.

C-6766 I, Mr. Mukesh Jayantilal Nayi, have changed my name to Mr. Mukesh Jayantilal Nayee as per deed poll Affidavit dated 06/05/13.

C-6767 I, Mr. Suryakant Vora, have changed my name to Mr. Suryakant Shah as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

C-6768 I, Zagda Vanita Prataprai, have changed my name to Vanita Prataprai Soni as per deed poll Affidavit dated 08/06/13.

C-6769 I, Zagda Kamleshkumar Prataprai, have changed my name to Krrishna Soni as per deed poll Affidavit dated 08/06/13.

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013 I, Indira Mahavir Palrecha, have changed my name to Indira Mahavir Jain as per deed poll Affidavit dated 08/06/13.

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I have changed my name from Dattatry Ramchandra Wagh to Datta Ramchandra Wagh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Majaur Houssain /Majhoor Hasan Khan to Majhur Hasan Chaudhari as per Affidavit.

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I, Vijaykumar Lalluram Mishra, have changed my name to Vijay Lalluram Mishra as per deed poll Affidavit dated 08/06/13.

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I have changed my name from Shaikh Abbais to Shaikh Abbas as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Reshma Ashok Lokwani to Ronak Ashok Lokwani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from “Miss Sudeeptirani Narayan Kanvathirth” to “Mrs. Deepti Rajesh Navalkar” as per Affidavit dated 08/06/2013.

C-6776 I have changed my name from Abdul Gaffar Issa Latif to Abdul Gaffar Issa Latif Loya as per Affidavit dated 01/06/2013.

C-6777 I have changed my name from Bubbu N. Trasi to Subbu N. Trasi as per Affidavit.

C-6778 I have changed my name from Taherali Kurban Husain Gadiwala to Taherali Kurban Husen Khajurwala as per Affidavit dated 06/06/2013.

C-6779 I have changed my name from Anisa Taherali Gadiwala to Insiya Taheralikhajurwala as per Affidavit dated 06/06/2013.

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I have changed my name from Nina Rajesh Lad to Nina Vidyanand Gokhale as per Affidavit.

C-6792 I have changed my name from Miss. Renuka Sanjeev Bangera to Miss. Renuka Sanjeeva Bangera as per Affidavit.

C-6793 We, Mr. Vidyaranya Sharma & Mrs. Kasi Annapoorna Vidyaranya Sharma have changed our minor son’s name from Sai Sanjeev Sharma to Sai Sanjeev Sharma Eeranki as per Affidavit.

C-6794 We, Mr. Vidyaranya Sharma & Mrs Kasi Annapoorna Vidyaranya Sharma have changed our minor daughter’s name from Sai Sameera Sharma to Sai Sameera Sharma Eeranki as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Haroon Ismail Tajani to Haroon Ismail Memon as per Affidavit.

C-6808 I have changed my name from Salman Khan Mira Chand Shaikh to Salman Khan Mirachand Junedi as per Affidavit.

C-6809 I have changed my name from Akeel Aliraza to Ansari Akeel Ahmed Aliraza as per Affidavit.

C-6810 I have changed my name from Charles Anthony Lopes to Charles Anthony Lobo as per Affidavit.

C-6811 I have changed my name from Geeta Lachhmandas Wanvari to Priyanka Vijay Pherwani as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Pista Parasmal Jain to Pista Parasmal Mehta as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shakir Shaikh Lal to Shakir Shaikh Lal Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohamed Salim Mohammed Ismail Khan to Mohammed Salim Mohammed Ismail Khan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Shri. Balu Santu Kanukale to Shri.

Balasaheb Santu Kanukale as per Affidavit dated 06-06-13.

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I have changed my name from Hardyal Singh Gurbachansingh to Singh Gurbachansingh Jandu as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Zainab Yusufbhai Vohra to Zainab Yusuf Badri as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ansair Yar Mohammed to Ansari Yar Mohammed Gulam Mustafa as per Affidavit dated 07-06-13.

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I have changed my name from Kalyana Rama Rao Kanchana to Kanchana Mangalvedhekar as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Saifuddin Fakhruddin Kheri to Saifuddin Fakhruddin Kheriwala as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Noor Mohammed Ali Mohammed to Noor Mohammed Ali Mohammed Khan as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohammed Moinndeen Zaveri to Moin Ayaz Zaveri as per Affidavit dated 29th May, 2013.

C-6784 I have changed my name from Balabai Ananda Patil to Luxmi Ananda Patil as per Affidavit.

C-6786 I have changed my name from Syed Shamim Banu S Munna to Shamim Munna Sayyad as per Affidavit.

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I, Mr. Ajaykumar Ramanlal Naik, have changed my name to Mr. Ajay Ramanlal Naik as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

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I, Ms. Parul Chaudhary, have changed my name to Ms. Parull Chaudhry as per deed poll Affidavit dated 30/05/13.

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I, Miss. Shanti Anant Shaendye, have changed my name to Mrs. Shalini Hari Patwardhan as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

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I, VandanaVishnu Rane, have changed my name to Amita Ashok Sawant as per Maha.

Government Gazette No. X-9458 dated 09/06/2011.

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I have changed my name from Mohammed Yunus Abdul Ali Ansari to Mohammed Yunus Abdul Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I, Miss. Leena Prabhakar Gore, have changed my name to Mrs. Anjali Vijay Patwardhan as per deed poll Affidavit dated 07/06/13.

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I, Mahavir Narmal Palrecha, have changed my name to Mahavir Narmal Jain as per deed poll Affidavit dated 08/06/13.

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I have changed my name from Kayur Surendra Dedhia to Keyur Surendra Dedhia as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Yusufbhai Vora to Yusuf Abbas Badri as per Affidavit.

C-6800 I have changed my name from Razia Taher Mohamed to Farzana Aziz Khan as per Affidavit.

C-6801 I have changed my name from Nagda Jayandrakumar Motichand to Nagda Jayendra Motichand as per Affidavit.

C-6802 I have changed my name from Unnikrishnan Nair Gopala Pillai to Unnikrishnan Nair as per Affidavit.

C-6803 I have changed my name from Rameshchandra Kachhara to Ramesh Kumar Sheshmalji Jain as per Affidavit.

C-6804 I have changed my name from Akbaribegam Akil Ahmad Shaikh to Akbari Bano Aqeel Ahmad Shaikh as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ansair Shamsunisa Yar Mohammed to Ansari Shamsunisa Yar Mohammed as per Affidavit dated 07-06-13.

C-6816 I have changed my name from Mr. Mohmed Umar Abdul Rahim Sunsara to Mr. Mohammed Umar Abdul Rahim Evra as per Affidavit dated 08/06/2013.

C-6817 I have changed my name from Sunil Lalji Gupta to Sunil Kumar Lalji Gupta as per Affidavit.

C-6818 I have changed my name from Mr. Siddesh Rajesh Warlikar to Mr. Siddhesh Rajesh Warlikar as per Affidavit.

C-6819 I have changed my name from Kiran Wadwania to Kiran Wadhwania as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No.(U-6126).

C-6820 I have changed my name from Aziz Wadwania to Aziz Wadhwania as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. (U-6127).

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Mumbaikars enjoy the splash of the waves, caused by high tides, as the hit on the rock face at Worli on Sunday. The city experienced heavy rainfall on Sunday, which gave a tough time to the city civic body and traffic police. The city will have to brace for heavy rains on Monday too, according to Metrological department predictions. Colaba recorded 36.8 mm rainfall and Santa Cruz 44.9 mm.

Temperature in Colaba was recorded at a maximum of 32.3 and minimum of 25.4 while Santa Cruz saw a max of 31 and a min of 25.3.

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First rains lead to slab collapse in MHADA society at Currey Road

The first heavy showers of the season witnessed a slab collapse at Om Pimpleshwar Society at Currey Road.

By Prashant Hamine

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irst heavy rains of the season yesterday led to a slab collapse at Om Pimpleshwar Society along Mahadev Palav Marg, near Currey Road station. The slab on the front gate of the MHADA building suddenly came crashing down. However, no casualty was reported according to local resident Bala Desai. Speaking to ADC, Desai disclosed that the incident occurred at around 3.30 pm. The building was built 15 years ago under the Prime Ministers Grant Project in 1998.

Desai alleged that since the building which has six wings was constructed under the PMGP the MHADA Repair Board authorities have been rather reluctant to carry out repairs.

The society has been managing repairs out of its own funds.

He added that a lone MHADA officer had inspected the building about a fortnight ago. But since most of the officers in the Repair Board have now been transferred due to promotions there is no headway in undertaking repairs. Desai stated that even noise from small firecrackers is enough for portions of ceiling to collapse.

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onsoon is here and to counter the emergent traffic problems the Mumbai Police Traffic Department have come forth with a unique initiative.

To aid commuters the Traffic Department has divided parking lots into two slots: major and minor. Major parking lots being those that allow over 1,000 vehicles to be parked at once while minor parking lots only have space for 50-100 cars. The traffic department has placed all pertinent information regarding the locations and other ancillary information about these lots on their website to aid citizens during monsoon generated emergencies.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP-Traffic)

Pratap Digawkar, “We made available 94 lots to Mumbaikars who are facing parking related problems during the monsoons.”

Some of the lots you can park in during emergencies are at P D’Mello Road in south Mumbai, or the Northbound side of Siddhivinayak Hotel, or at Mahalaxmi Racecourse at Keshawrao Khadye Road, Cotton Green BPT Ground, MMRDA Ground BKC, KJ Somaiya Hospital Chunabhatti, Rani Baug (Jijamata Uddyan-Byculla).

Minor parking lots are at Azad Maidan, all Gymkhanas including Police Gymkhana, Parsi Gymkhana, Islam Gymkhana, BEST Ground in Malad, Xavier School at Kurla in Kajupada.

“The details regarding the lots can easily be procured at the Traffic dept. website,” said Digawkar.

08 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Mansoor Wadwania to Kiran Wadhwania as per Govt. of Maha. Gazette No. (U-6128).

C-6822 I have changed my name from Nabeel Afaquddin Warsi to Nabeel Afaquddin Siddiqui as per Govt. of Maharashtra Gazette No. (X-7408).

C-6823 I have changed my name from Prabhakara Narayana Poojary to Poojari Prabhakar Narayana as per Affidavit.

C-6824 I have changed my name from Afaq Fayz Warsi to Afaquddin Faiyazuddin Siddiqui as per Affidavit.

C-6825 I have changed my name from Sureshchandra Chunilal Jain to Suresh Chunilal Jain as per Affidavit.

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n Saturday night, Mumbai police arrested a woman, for abandoning her three-andhalf year old daughter, and her paramour for helping her. In the process the cops united the girl with her original father nearly a year after she was abandoned.

Shivaji Park police arrested Ahmed Sheikh (35), who along with Sheetal Lohade (27), had abandoned the latter’s daughter at Dadar’s flower market area. The incident happened in September 2012, in which the two accused, in a bid to get rid of the girl, who Sheetal had sired with her first husband Sachin Lohade, abandoned

her and started living together at Sheikh’s house in Pune.

In March this year Sheikh filed a missing person’s complaint at Shivaji Park police station. This step by the accused was a misdirection intended to prevent his arrest in future, if the police ever came across the girl.

However, in June the police grilled Sheikh and he broke down and confessed to the crime, said sub-inspector (Detection) Deep Bane.

Police then started searching for the girl and soon the investigators received a tip-off from their informer that lady named Usha, a flower vendor in Dadar’s flower market area, was seen with a small girl last year.

“Police reached Usha’s house in Ul-

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I have changed my name from Khairul Bano to Shaikh Khairul Bano as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Ratilal Somabhai to Ratilal Somabhai Chauhan as per Affidavit.

C-6832 I have changed my name from Chitralekha Ratilal to Chauhan Chitralekha Ratilal as per Affidavit.

C-6833 I have changed my name from Panchal Narendrakumar to Panchal Narendra as per Affidavit.

C-6834 I have changed my name from Sumaiya Mohammed Firoz Ahmed to Sumaiya Mohammed Firoz Ahmed Shaikh as per Affidavit.

C-6835 I have changed my name from Saleh Mohammed Firoz Ahmed Shaikh to Mohammed Saleh Mohammed Firoz Ahmed as per Affidavit.

C-6836 We, Mr. Mirza Dilawar Baig and Mrs. Husnara Mirza Dilawar Baig, have changed our son's name from Laique Ahmed Mirza Dilawar Baig to Laique Mirza Dilawar Baig as per Affidavit.

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hasnagar and found the girl, who was looked after by the old lady,” said sub-inspector Prashant Bade.

Finally, cops arrested Sheikh as a co-accused for misdirecting the police. “Ahmed has been sent to judicial custody while Sheetal has been sent to rehabilitation centre,” said Suresh Unawane, senior inspector of Shivaji Park police station.

According to the police, a few years ago, Sheetal was married to Sachin and the couple was staying in Aurangabad. During this time, the lady was in a relationship with Ahmed, who was staying in Pune, added police.

In April 2012, Sheetal and her daughter, then two-and-half year,

suddenly disappeared from her home in Aurangabad, after which Sachin lodged a missing complaint of the duo in Aurangabad.

Aurangabad police started hunting for the mother-daughter duo and this year they came to know of a missing person’s complaint lodged at Shivaji Park police station.

The Mumbai police became suspicious and started questioning Sheikh, who had filed the complaint.

In the meantime, Aurangabad police reached Pune and found Sheetal and started questioning about her sudden disappearance from Aurangabad along with her daughter. neel.shah@afternoondc.in

‘Bhaji pala’ mess keeps sword hanging over 315 flat owners

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A case that saw everything from marital infidelity to kidnapping, and even obfuscating the police investigation was finally solved by cops, when they arrested the culprits, including the mother, and reunited the girl with her biological father

I have changed my name from Nareshkumar Chunilal Jain to Naresh Chunilal Jain as per Affidavit.

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that all in-patient / out-patients Medical Records etc. upto 31.03.2008 (in-patients) / 31.03.2010 (out-patients) will be destroyed. Those who require any medical records etc kindly contact the undersigned within 30 days of the publication of this Notice.

Address: N. S. Road No.13, Juhu Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai - 400 0049. Phone: 2620 6021, 2620 6493 for Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi Sheth K. C. Parikh General Hospital Sd/- (Medical Superintendent)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the public at large that my client M/s. KSHAMA BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS, a proprietary concern through PRASHANT M. HUMBIR, having its office at 48/2312, Gulmohar Co-operative Housing Society Ltd., Ground Floor, Gandhi Nagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai-400 051 are negotiating to conveyance/purchase the right, title and interest pertaining to the property as described in the schedule mentioned hereunder.

All persons having any claim of any nature whatsoever in the said property by way of sale, exchange, lease, license, trust lien, easement, inheritance, possession, attachment, lis pendens, mortgage, charge, gift or otherwise howsoever are hereby required to make the same be known with copies of all supporting documents to the undersigned at Maa Ashapura CHS Ltd., BMC Market Ground Floor, Near Guru Nanak Hospital, Bandra (E), Mumbai-400 051, within 14 days from the date of publication hereof, failing which the same shall be deemed to have been waived and my clients will proceed to purchase the property without reference to such claims if any.

SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO ALL THAT piece and parcel of the land situate, lying and being at revenue village-Kole Kalyan, registration and Sub District Mumbai, bearing CTS No. 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066 and 3067 and containing by admeasurement 197.70 square meters or thereabouts, together with all singular the courts, courtyards, areas, compounds, sewers, ditches, fences, drains, paths, way, pathways, passages, common gullies, water sources, plants, lights, liberties, privileges, easements, profits, advantages, rights and appurtenances whatsoever to the said piece or parcel of land or ground and every part thereof.

Dated this of June, 2013 Sd/(Rajesh M. Yadav) Advocate

Accordingly the work was entrusted to Mayuresh Builders, who constructed 21 buildings: Three towers (ground-plus-13-floors), 12 medium-sized buildings (ground-plus-seven), and six shorter buildings (groundplus-three). The complex was divided into two compounds.

Meanwhile some flat owners applied to CIDCO for registering a separate society titled ‘Balaji Towers’ on December 16, 2005.

But since the plots were originally allotted to the ‘Dadar Bhajipala Vyapari Mitra Mandal’, CIDCO refused to recognize ‘Balaji Towers’, saying that their permission was not sought before applying for separate registration and the flat owners were not connected to the commodity market and the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC).

The dispute continued with a number of litigations and appeals to the court and other quasi judicial au-

thorities.

The Bombay High Court, while dealing with writ petitions No. 474/1996 and 5771/1997, noticed that out of the total members residing in the complex, less than 10 per cent were genuine commodity traders. As such the court ruled in favor of the existing (non-APMC) flatowners.

But the dispute continued and on November 11, 1998, CIDCO appointed an administrator on the society. But CIDCO’s order was quashed by the then Minister of State for Cooperation, late Babasaheb Kupekar.

On August 25, 2003 the state government directed the managing committee of Shri Ganesh society to settle all grievances within 3 months. But the committee approached the High Court (WP\8508/2003) saying that the chief secretary had no powers to interfere in the society affairs. As such the High Court stayed the Government order, giving the managing committee the upper hand.

Since the dispute continued, in May 2012, the Joint Registrar of Co-operatives Vikas Rasal directed that the society be bifurcated. But in December last this bifurcation order was stayed by the Cooperation Minister Harshvardhan Patil.

Speaking to ADC, the new Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies Sandeep Deshmukh said that he will have to study the matter afresh because the issue involves CIDCO’s estate department as well.

Meanwhile, out of total 555 flat owners in disputed ‘Balaji Towers’, 316 flat owners continue to be treated as ‘non-members’ by the managing committee and most of them have not been issued share certificates. Also they are given monthly maintenance bills without their names, Manohar Lal,

one of the flat owners, alleged.

As a result, they cannot attend the AGM and even if they want to sell their flats they are required to approach CIDCO since the managing committee refuses to issue NOC, Sharma said.

The managing committee is controlled by PromotorChairman Ashok Ankushrao Gawde who is also a Secretary of the Dadar Bhajipala Mitramandal. In addition, he controls the APMCs located at Turbhe, Vashi and NaviMumbai. He is also the Deputy Mayor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation.

When contacted, Gawde told ADC, “These flat owners were not members of the Dadar Bhajipala Mitra Mandal and had purchased flats through fraudulent means.

We have not encroached upon their properties. But we abide by bye laws and decisions taken in the AGM. If they have any grievances they should come across the table for discussion with relevant papers”.

In another development in June 2008, Mayuresh builders allegedly sold the residual FSI belonging to all these buildings to another developer Anant Sanghvi for Rs.50.75 lakh. Sanghvi built a ground-plus-six structure with 16 flats in a separate compound, and sold them in the open market. He allegedly paid Rs.7.5 lakh as corpus fund to the Shree Ganesh CHS. Surprisingly, in this case the issue of ‘trader’ or ‘non-trader’ status did not rise.

Similarly five other societies, Bhima Shankar, Vighnahar, Lenyadri, Sagar Darshan and Sea Breeze located on CIDCO plots (which were originally reserved) have gracefully accommodated all the members as legitimate members whether they are connected to the commodity market or not.

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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

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op leader L.K. Advani was conspicuous by his absence at the BJP’s national executive council meeting in Goa. It was Narendra Modi who dominated the show: He got a royal reception thanks to the support he has from Goa’s chief minister Parrikar. It looked as though Modi was at the centre of things. Advani gave the lame excuse that he was not attending the meeting due to health reasons.

All along Advani has maintained a strong silence with regard to his ambition of becoming the prime minister but with a large number of leaders pitching for Modi, he must have realized he had to make a claim in the open. It is being said that party president Rajnath Singh has convinced Advani with regard to the desirability of Modi becoming the head of the party’s poll campaign committee. It is likely that Advani himself will be proposing Modi for the post on Sunday – the last day of the party’s executive council meeting.

Advani must be getting some consolation from the fact that the final decision with regard to the prime ministerial candidate will be taken by the top parliamentary board of the party. It is sad that Advani does not realise that his age – he is plus 80 – he just cannot conduct a poll campaign across the country. It looks like he refuses to be realistic in this regard. There is overwhelming support now for Narendra Modi – with even the RSS giving its approval: Advani should withdraw from the fray and be a wise guide and adviser in his party.

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MAZING that almost all parties should nix the decision of the Central Information Commission to bring them under the ambit of the RTI law. Far more amazing that the cadre-based parties should echo the same objections the family-owned political firms have in opposing the public spotlight being put on their finances. The point is not whether the CIC has stretched the law to declare political parties as public authorities under the RTI Act. It may well have. But the point is that the six parties named by the transparency commission have vociferously protested being dubbed public authorities. Of course, eventually the ruling may be extended to cover all registered political parties.

Frankly, it is hard to imagine a more public institution than a political party. The more public it is, the greater its chances of success.

Given that even family-controlled corporate entities have to necessarily open their books of accounts to the public, and submit them for closer examination by the IT department, political parties by their very nature are most public of institutions. Or ought to be. Taking shelter behind a narrow reading of the RTI law to evade examination of their fiancés only confirms the general view that a good part of the political donations invariably finds its way into private pockets.

For, if the truth be told, most parties still rely on huge black money donations by a handful of moneybags. In turn, big donors extract their pound of flesh through discretionary allotments of natural resources and permits and licenses. The bigger the donor, the more his influence over the political process. From getting Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Assembly nominations for their loyalists and factotums, to making them ministers, contributors of sackfuls of black money distort the entire political process. For, most political parties remain hostage to big money.

Political donations below Rs. 20,000 in cash are permissible. Therefore, most parties use the convenient stratagem of listing hundreds of crores of rupees received in cash from big business as small contributions by party cadres and supporters. And deposit the same in their bank accounts. The IT department takes a benign view of this palpable falsehood knowing as it does that every party, more so the ruling party, resorts to such creative accounting to turn black into white.

Remarkably, even after corporate donations were made legit a few years ago, industrialists, real estate tycoons and other businessmen still prefer to fund political parties in cash. According to reliable estimates, more than four-fifths of political donations to major parties is still in hard cash. When delivered to politicians, a good chunk is kept aside by them for private use, while the remainder is deposited in the party’s bank accounts and accounted for as collections from small donations.

A few years ago, BSP boss Mayawati had got around a case of disproportionate assets by arguing that she had received tens of

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here are three views of life are as follows: First, embracing the individual, or the animal view of life; second, embracing the society, or the pagan view of life; third, embracing the whole world, or the divine view of life.

In the first theory of life a man’s life is limited to his one individuality; the aim of life is the satisfaction of the will of this individuality. In the second theory of life a man’s life

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the issue. For, nobody is asking them how they nominated a particular person for contesting this or that election. Or how they decided to support or oppose a particular policy. No. The limited objective of the CIC is to make political funding and its use transparent. If parties do not divert funds for private ends, if politicians do not steal them to amass personal fortunes, they should welcome the CIC ruling, and not oppose it.

Admittedly, various authorities expand their reach only when things go out of hand.

The CIC might have allowed a broader definition of public authority under the RTI Act only because there was a general consensus that politicians pocketed party funds for private use. Just as a few decades ago the apex court virtually omitted the role of the executive in the appointment of judges to the High Courts and the Supreme Court once the executive went overboard in making poor appointments. A former law minister virtually forced the creation of the collegium system for judicial appointments when partisan considerations of caste and political bias determined higher judicial appointments.

Of course, the rare unanimity among political parties against the CIC order opening their accounts to public scrutiny would ensure that someone will challenge it in the High Court. It is hoped that the courts too would not be unmindful of the rot that has struck deep into the polity where the difference between political and private funds has virtually become non-existent, especially in the family-owned parties. Desperate situaVirendra Kapoor tions call for desperate measures. Therefore, political finances must be open to public acabouts in his business. Yet, the Delhi High counting. Period.

Court deemed it lawful to accept Mayawati’s plea that as a champion of Dalits the donors were so taken up with her that they transORMER President Pratibha Patil is set to ferred their house gratis to her. move into her new home, all paid for by Mayawati’s might be a more blatant case of a politician misusing her position to amass the taxpayers, in Pune. That is fine. Even billions for self and her extended family. But someone who was a mere hole in the air so generally political donations are opaque. And long as she tenanted the regal Rashtrapati there is no accounting how these are spent. It Bhawan by only a stroke of immense good was said of Sitaram Ram Kesri, the long-time luck, and used her tenure to see the world treasurer of the Congress Party, na khata na along with her extended family, is entitled to wahi, jo Sitaram Kesri kahey who hi sahi. (No a decent official accommodation post-retireaccounts, no books; whatever Kesri says is ment. But the pension rules are clear that the true.) How Kesri was humiliated and retirement home for former presidents hounded out of the Congress President’s of- should not exceed a covered area of 2000 fice is another story. To be fair to the poor square feet. However, the UPA Government man, he died a pauper, though a number of has been extraordinarily generous, lavishing his colleagues in the party had enriched hugely on providing her a spacious bungalow themselves enormously misusing political with nearly 6000 square feet of covered area. funds. Despite the Election Commission cap Clearly, public money is nobody’s concern in on expenditure by candidates in State and a government which has indulged in scams central elections, political parties spend huge running into billions of rupees. sums without accounting. It is no one’s case that they ought to explain how they take policy and personnel decisions, how they conHE words of Roman philosopher, Marcus stitute their organizational structures. No. Cicero, (106-43 BC), might be still releThose who have reacted angrily to the CIC decision, calling it `adventurist’ and which vant. They have gone viral on the internet. `may cause a lot of damage to the democratic The following quotation ascribed to him process’ are deliberately trying to obfuscate reads: The poor work and work; The rich exploit the poor; The soldier protects both; is limited not to his own individuality, but to The taxpayer pays for all the three; certain societies and classes of individuals: to the tribe, the family, the clan, the nation; The wanderer rests for all the four; the aim of life is limited to the satisfaction The drunk drinks for all the five; The banker robs all the six; of the will of those associations of individuThe lawyer misleads all the seven; als. In the third theory of life a man’s life is The doctor kills all the eight; limited not to societies and classes of indiThe undertaker buries all the nine; viduals, but extends to the principle and The politician and the prostitute live hapsource of life — to God. These three conpily on account of all the ten. Amen. ceptions of life form the foundation of all Whether Cicero actually wrote that remains the religious that exist or have existed.

— Leo Tolstoy unclear but for some those words ring true two millennia later, don’t they? crores in small donations of Rs. ten, twenty, fifty, hundred, etc. over nearly a four year period from her followers who were impressed with her pro-Dalit campaign. Someone at the time had calculated that she ought to have received over Rs. 3.5 lakhs per day without a break, Sundays and other holidays included, in small donations over nearly a four-year period to justify the extent of assets she had amassed in her own name as the solo controller of BSP. More recently, the Delhi High Court upheld her appeal against an income tax order rejecting her explanation that a property in West Delhi valued at nearly Rs. eight crores was gifted to her by its owners, a middle-class Jain family, as a token of their love and affection for her. The Jain couple was not particularly wealthy; the wife worked at the time as an office assistant for Rs. six thousand a month while her husband too earned there-

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Wily Srini will just not give up easily!

WHILE giving an interview to a Tamil TV channel, the former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan said that charges made against him and his family is the conspiracy by the north Indians lobby in the cricket body to malign Madrasi south Indians particularly Tamils is utter nonsense and rubbish. This is the most irresponsible comment made by any board president in the history of Indian cricket; proves that he is depressed, lost his balance of mind and needs immediate psychiatric treatment and is playing dirty communal politics by dividing the people on the basis of cast and religion to save his skin. The evidence in the spot and match fixing probe by the police proves that he and his son-in-law Gurunath Maiyappan were directly involved in the betting crime.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

IF the Delhi Police Commissioner is to be believed, then Rajasthan Royals team owners, Raj Kundra and his actress wife Shilpa Shetty indulged in betting in the IPL cricket tourney just for “fun”.

Enough of these “fun” and games, I say, and now there is sufficient fodder available to disband the ipl cricket tourney, which looks to be nothing more than a ‘casino royale’. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police during their investigations had revealed that some big Bolly-

ANOTHER BOUNCER: The crafty former BCCI chief is at it again. Now he is accusing the ‘north Indian lobby’ in the cricket board of conspiring to smear the character of south Indians, particularly Tamils. wood stars were involved in betting during the tournament and we the people would like to know who these enlightened souls are.

Expose the ipl/ Bollywood nexus with immediate effect please.

— Altaf H. Ladiwala, Bandra

SLEAZE lies and fixing…thy name is IPL. Royal’s owner Raj Kundra’s admission of betting in IPL and wife Shilpa Shetty’s involvement doing the rounds, proves that the entire tournament was everything other than cricket and the public were taken for a ride. The cricketers behind bars were mere pawns and small actors in a film where producers and directors (Team owners) called the shots from behind the cameras. An en-

tire film can now be made, now that they even have a glamorous heroine called Shilpa Shetty, on ‘Fixing & gambling’ and it sure would be a hit even bigger than the IPL. Business and sports should never be mixed & IPL was all about money and cricket was an eye-wash. One of India’s best talent and World Cup winning team member unfortunately has ended his career. Scrap IPL in totality and make the rich BCCI accountable by making its activities transparent.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

A LOT of sound bytes and column centimeters are being dedicated to the IPL snafus. But there are questions that the media is un-

willing to explore and educate readers and cricket followers.

What is the legal status of the BCCI? Under what Act was it formed? Who gave it the authority and under what law to run cricket in the country? Can anyone else also start a similar body to run cricket or any other sport? This is the fundamental crux of the problem and needs to be set right. Till then all other talk and actions are just beating around the bush.

Look at the new president – he takes on cheerleaders. As if this was the most important issue! Is the media worried about not getting passes and access to officials, players and matches?

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli

AS a part of the investigations into the spot fixing scandal, the police are reportedly quizzing Raj Kundra, who is mentioned as the co-owner of the Rajasthan Royals team. If that is true, then who is the other co-owner of the side?

His wife Shilpa Shetty? If that is so, then why she too is not being questioned by the investigating agencies?

— Jorhat Singh, Kandivli

IF gambling is a crime in our country, every citizen who votes at the coming elections will be a criminal.

— Phiroze B. Javeri, Mumbai

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RBI has advised banks not to sell gold coins to retail customers. P. Chidambaram, finance minister always acts slowly and lets the finance portfolio in disarray. RBI, as a watchdog, ought to have taken a stand long before the situation came to such a pass. The announcement was made after the Govt. increased import duty on the metal to 8 per cent amid widening current account deficit. Finance Minister was waiting all along to make the announcement in the Indian Banks Association’s annual general body meeting. It is indeed a sorry state of affairs in the Indian Economy. All that glitters is not gold from here onwards.

— Ravi Ramani, Vashi

More schools and colleges ACCUTE shortage of educational institutions is one of many serious problems of Mumbai. This has resulted in malpractices and corruption at all levels. Mainly there are two reasons for this malady.

(1) Regressive policies and interference by government at all levels even in the unaided educational institutions and harassment by educational inspectors and, (2) Shortage and consequent high prices of land.

Simple solutions: (1) The government should review its educational policy and make it progressive, transparent and simple and save educational institutions from Inspector Raaj. (2) Most of the govt. schools are in small two-storey buildings with vast unused, open land. The surplus land should be used to create more multi-storey schools/ colleges. Problem of shortage of educational institutions can thus be solved.

— Prof. Anant Thakker, Mumbai

Incredible dabbawallas!

Ensure pedestrian safety

APROPOS ‘Dabbawallas to share success mantra in Dubai’ (ADC, June 3), it is indeed heartening to learn that the Mumbai dabbawallas got an invitation to share their success story with Gulf Co-operation Council in Dubai. This 123-year-old unique outfit established in 1890 during the early British rule was founded for their requirement, by

WITH reference to Mr. T.R. Ramaswami’s letter titled ‘Careless pedestrians’ in the ADC dt. June 6, no proper road safety can be ensured until both pedestrians and motorists observe rules that ensure road safety. The bad trend of driving vehicles on pavements, driving in wrong direction, defeaning the ears of pedestrians by blowing the horn, blinding the pedestrians with bright lights at night, etc are things that need to be curbed.

On highways and roads, safety can be ensured by installing sonorous tiles--these are tiles that make a noise when vehicles jump lanes, pillars with cushions can be installed on ghats and hilly roads to prevent unnecessary accidents and on all roads exiting the city, telephone booths must be installed every 100/200 metres for emergency calls. So let us shed our third world image by keeping good road sense (by both motorists and pedestrians)--it is something which is acheivable.

EXCELLENT INDEED! Big brothers of industry should learn from the dabbawallas’ management strategy, whose failure rate is almost zero. office-goers wanting home cooked food at the office. Certain statistics of immaculate management of this outfit reveals that their failure rate is one in six million cases, which is indeed awesome. I think the corporate biggies should follow the management techniques of dabbawallas to achieve zero failure rate in any business they undertake. I sincerely salute this group for their unique excellence.

— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

from all non-Congress-ruled states, the proposal was watered down considerably to safeguard their ‘authority’ which they alleged was under threat. The FM has warned that the country may pay a heavy price for this adamant, non-cooperative attitude of the states on this important issue. One hopes therefore that better sense prevails on the warring states and they will approve the bill, if not now, a little later.

— Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane

For a better world!

ON June 5, the ‘World Environment Day’ I came across the following timely pledge of the Maharashtra govt. in this daily, as per which we should never waste food, but take in our plate only how much we can eat because 30 per cent of (uneaten) food is thrown away as ‘waste’ when a large number of children and people sleep hungry nearly every night.

Similarly, we ought to save water also because as we all know very well that our brothers, sisters and also the little children from the rural — Peter Castellino, Mumbai India have to gather even a bucket or two of water from many kilometers away from their homes. Under such circumstances we should also THIS refers to your edit-piece learn and teach our children to save ‘NCTC can help fight terror better’ water while brushing teeth and (ADC, June 8) which is true. After shaving. The car owners should use water stringently for washing their the 26/11 attacks, the LETTER OF then Home Minister, P. THE DAY cars. The use of plastic in any form Chidambaram, came up is highly dangerous for our own and with the proposal to set up a cen- our coming generations.

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali tralised agency to combat terror under the name National Counter Terrorism Centre, in the light of the state security apparatus failing to stop the marauding terrorists in IT is a right step in the right direcMumbai. Because of stiff opposition tion to stop selling gold in banks.

NCTC needs urgent nod

Banks won’t sell gold

Advani should stop being childish!

SHRI ADVANI being a senior member in the BJP is, of late, behaving like a schoolboy playing truant and his seeming refusal to admit the basics that he is no longer the venerable prime ministerial choice of the people of this country does not augur well. The people of this country, in fact, look forward to Shri N. Modi to take over the reins of the nation to set the tone for prosperity and nullify the ills that have had their own adverse effects depriving this potential nation from reaping the desired fruits in independent India.

Shri Advani, at the age of 85, should behave like a statesman as the people would expect him to work towards a united BJP to summarily defeat the Congressled alliance in the next Lok Sabha polls. Having richly benefited being in BJP it is incumbent on his part to maximise the winning prospects of the BJP. — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

THIS is with reference to calls for the elevation of Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate within the BJP. Is the BJP so bankrupt of leaders who have done progressive and developmental work that it is expected to project Narendra

GROW UP: Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani should stop craving for nomination as a candidate for the PM’s post and work towards defeating the Congress-led alliance in the next Lok Sabha polls.

Modi, who is known to have played a part in the Gujarat riots as the prime ministerial candidate? Is our great country ready to have a prime ministerial candidate like Modi who has a criminal past in spite of all the so called developmental work done in a state like Gujarat?

Can’t the BJP find any other candidate rather than fall prey to the marketing and PR gimmicks of Modi’s spin doctors? The BJP and the nation should introspect whether it wants such a right wing fundamentalist leader at the helm of the country.

— Joseph Mendes, United Arab Emirates

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LEGAL

While buying resale property, it’s important to examine title

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

EXPERT SPEAK Gajanan Khergamker

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LEGAL QUERIES

IT is an established rule of equity that the deposit of a document of title without more, without writing or without word of mouth, will create, in equity a charge upon the property referred to.

However, this general rule won’t apply when you have a deposit accompanied by an actual written charge. In such a situation, one must have to refer to the terms of the written document and any implication that might be raised, supposing there was no document, is offset by the document by which alone one must be governed.

The privy council held that: • Where titles are handed over with noting said except that they are to be security, that law supposes that the scope of the security is the scope of the title

I have purchased a resale flat in a society which is registered but builder has not handed over society records to the society.

I have paid my share of Transfer fee to the seller who in turn handed over the same to Builder. While obtaining NOC, the Builder has given the NOC to the seller on Society Letter Head and signed as Chief Promoter and handed over to me.

Now, the society committee members are not accepting me as a member as they have not received the transfer fee. I am paying monthly maintenance regularly but society is giving the maintenance receipt in the original flat owner name (the seller from whom I purchased flat).

Kindly advise what should I do?

Even if I pay transfer fee to the society, they will not be able to give me share certificate they themselves have not received from builder.

Whenever I contact the builder to hand over the transfer fee to the society, she said she has to recover some money from society and she would like to adjust the same against the same.

— Vikas Kulkarni

• Where, however, titles are handed over accompanied by a bargain, that bargain must rule • When the bargain is the written bargain, it, and it alone, must determine what is the scope and extent of security.

The Supreme Court held that where the parties to the contract of mortgage by deposit of the title deeds choose to reduce the contract to writing, the document will be the sole evidence of its terms. The deposit and the document form the integral parts of the transaction and are essential ingredients in the creation of the mortgage.

The document which constitute the bargain regarding securing require registration under section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, as a non-testamentary document creating an interest in immovable property, where the value of this character is not registered, it cannot be used in the evidence at all and the transaction itself cannot be proved by oral evidence either.

Also, whether a memorandum of title deeds is compulsorily registrable under section 17 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908 depends on whether the parties intended to reduce their bargain regarding the deposit to the form of a document, if so, the document required registration. If, on the other hand, its property construction and the surrounding circumstances lead to the conclusion that the parties did not intend to do so, there being no express bargain, the document being merely evidential did not require registration.

In the first place, you should have checked for the title of the flat which you purchased in resale. The title for any sale/resale flat should be clear and without encumbrance.

At the time of purchasing resale property, the previous sales / conveyance deeds and sub-registrar’s receipts should also be checked.

If the earlier sale deeds have been lodged for registration, you should ask for the certified true copies of such conveyance and the sale deeds along with the original receipt of the sub-registrar in whose office the document has been sent for registration.

Now, when you gave the transfer fee to the seller why did s/he hand over the same to Builder? Wasn’t the flat in the name of the said seller? If it wasn’t, then why is the society issuing receipts for maintenance in favour of the original flat-owner when you make the payments.

To me, at present, it is unclear at to in A lot of Cooperative Housing Societies tend to charge premium under the guise of ‘voluntary whose name the share certificate of the donations’ and ‘amenity charges,’ etc., which is totally illegal. said property lies. I would suggest you to approach a lawyer of your choice; pro- spinsters at which we were surprised. not be in public interest nor in the intervide him with complete paperwork necAfter meeting the buyers, they are still est of commerce to impose a ban of essary and seek professional advice. delaying the NOC saying they won't give saleability of these flats by a tortuous us NOC as most members are opposed to process of reasoning. The prohibition, if spinsters. We asked for the same in writ- intended by the legislature, must be in ing however they are not willing. express terms.

Can the society refuse the NOC on such Where transfer fees are concerned, I frivolous grounds? am surprised that the society has asked My brother and I (both unmarried) live in Is the NOC from the housing society for two per cent of transfer fees in your a cosmopolitan society in Bandra. We mandatory? They are also asking two per- case. As the rule goes, the maximum permissible transfer fee in Municipal already have a token amount for sale of cent transfer fee. What can be done? our flat and applied for an NOC. After — Smita Naik Corporation & Development Authorities, the limit is Rs. 25,000; ‘A’ Class much persistance we got the members to meet the buyers (2 sisters from a good As for the society’s refusing an NOC on Municipalities Rs. 20,000; ‘B’ Class family, both spinsters, belonging to a such grounds, you can approach the reg- Municipalities Rs. 15,000; ‘C’ Class minority community). istrar’s office detailing your complete Municipalities Rs. 10,000 and Rural Before meeting them, the secretary application and continual correspon- Sector Rs. 5,000. unofficially informed us that some mem- dence with the society officials who have However, a lot of Cooperative Housing bers especially the chairman were refused to issue an NOC and even failed Societies tend to charge premium under opposed to having members from the to give reasons in writing. the guise of ‘voluntary donations’ and The registrar has the powers and ‘amenity charges’ etc., which is totally minority community, I felt was discrimiauthority to question the managing com- illegal. natory.

Please approach the registrar with However, at the society meeting, they mittee for doing so.

In the absence of clear and unambigu- written correspondence to support your didn't bring up this issue but made another excuse that society did not want ous legal provisions to the contrary, it will charges against the society for relief.

MORTGAGE BY DEPOSIT OF TITLE DEEDS

Queries may be mailed to gajanan@draftcraft.in

SOCIETY HAS TO CHARGE TRANSFER FEE BY LAW

Visit www.draftcraft.in for further information. Email your detailed queries complete with name and contact details to the columnist Gajanan Khergamker at legal@draftcraft.in and/or call 022-22841593 for personal intervention

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« REAL ESTATE BILL

There are two sides to it. On one, every right thinking bureaucrat, home buyer and consumer activist has praised this long awaited regulation; On the other is a powerful lobby, mainly that of builders opposing it. While the former believe that the “Enhanced transparency will boost consumer confidence,” the latter believe “it is one-sided, and a punishment for the whole industry”. So what’s the truth? Dominic Rebello looks at two contrasting opinions, one from the prestigious research house, CRISIL and the other of the real estate body, MCHI-CREDAI. His report…

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he approval of The Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill, 2013 by the Union Cabinet on June 4, 2013 seeks to create a regulator for the real estate sector to protect interests of home buyers by providing a uniform regulatory environment. The Bill, which shall oversee only the residential real estate sector, will be presented during the monsoon session of the Parliament, in August 2013. The Bill necessitates establishment of one or more real estate regulatory authorities in every state/UT, to oversee real estate transactions, and seemingly appears to be the need of the hour.

Justifying the bill Ajay Maken, Union Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) while addressing media persons post the cabinet approval had said, “real estate and housing construction has been largely the concern of state institutions till the 80’s with very few private promoters and a nascent industry. With the liberalization of the economy, conscious encouragement was given to the growth of the private sector in construction, with a great Continued on pg 14 «

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Time To Buy On Dips

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ince the last week or two we have witnessed a lot of volatility in the stock markets. This was mainly due to currency volatility, which is linked to an appreciating dollar and a depreciating yen. Also due to a spate of OFS from companies scrambling to meet the June 3rd deadline to reduce promoter holdings to 75%. Whatever may be the case the broad range of the Nifty has remained between 5800 and 6150. There are no fresh triggers in the short term, except that the markets will be watching the monsoons, and, if they progress well, then the markets range may move up by another 100 pts by the end of June. Right now it will be good to be stock specific and buy on dips. There are 80% chances that RBI may not reduce the interest rates even by 25 basis points during the June policy review, due its concern on CAD.

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Expect FY14 GDP growth at 5.9%

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By Manik Kumar Malakar

emember the old saying that you can look at a glass as either half full or half empty, correct? Well India’s latest series of GDP numbers could be looked at with the same perspective. GDP numbers which for the final quarter of the FY13 period reached a spot that analyst’s term as an absolute nadir.

While experts opine that things should get better going forward this is conditional to the monsoons showering us with their blessings.

“Friday’s 4.8% March quarter growth seals our call that the economy has bottomed,” says Indranil Sen Gupta, India Economist with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “India’s gross domestic product growth decelerated to 4.8% in 4Q FY13 from 5.1% in 4Q FY12, primarily on account of weakness in agriculture and allied activity, mining, construction and community, social and personal services sectors,” notes Achala Jethmalani of Nirmal Bang.

The various components of the GDP basket were negative. Agriculture and allied activity sector’s growth almost halved to 1.9% in FY13 from 3.6% in FY12, attributable in part to the 7% monsoon deficit witnessed in FY13. “Contribution of this sector to GDP fell to 3.9% in 4Q FY13 from 5.6% in 4Q FY12, thereby pulling down GDP growth,” says Jethmalani. Its contribution to GDP was at a nine-year low, at 13.7% year-on-year in FY13.

The industrial sector grew by 2.7% in the Q4 period though this was thanks to a lower base of

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This seems to be factored into the market - already several steps have been announced by the government, such as further curbs on gold imports, raising the FDI sectoral caps across sectors from 26 to 49% in certain sectors, 74% in other sectors and 100% in a few other sectors. This augurs well for the economy but its implementation will take time, even if it is done through ordinances. It would then encourage more FDI flows as well as FII flows. Of course, the consensus is to buy into select private sector banking stocks out of which my top picks are Yes Bank, followed by Axis Bank with medium term perspective.

Another sector to be looked at is the IT sector, again being selective in stocks. HCL tech remains a top buy and TCS would be equally good.

The IT sector in general will reap the benefits of rupee depreciation and a gradual recovery in the major US economy which is the major market for most IT companies.

Another sector worth looking at is the oil and gas sector. I would favour crude oil producers like ONGC as petrol has been decontrolled and diesel is close to being fully decontrolled. As a result the subsidy burden which ONGC had to share will reduce substantially this fiscal and will further minimize in 2014-15.

deal of success, and the sector today is estimated to contribute substantially to the Country’s GDP. But currently the real estate and housing sector is largely unregulated and opaque, with consumers often unable to procure complete information, or enforce accountability against builders and developers in the absence of effective regulation.” He hoped that the proposed legislation would ensure greater accountability towards consumers, and to significantly reduce frauds and delays.

However, real estate bodies have strongly opposed it calling it one sided. Says Vimal Shah, President, MCHI-CREDAI, “In its zeal to curb a small section of erring developers, the government is punishing the whole industry. The bill makes it mandatory for a developer to obtain all clearances before commencing a project, but it does not take into account the inordinate delays in project approvals on the part of government bodies and local authorities.”

The association believes that “The Regulator can be effective only if it is in position to regulate all constituents of the Real Estate Industry including Developer, Land Owner, Approving Authorities and Customers. The bill provides for regulating of only one of these. The bill will only increase the cost of Premises which is going to harm the customer the maximum”, it threatens.

In contrast CRISIL Research in an Impact Note believes, “For developers, while this bill implies stricter regulatory control, it will also translate into better demand, as buyer confidence improves. In terms of supply, delays in handover of projects are likely to decline as clauses mentioned in the Bill mandate strong commitment from developers to complete projects as per schedule. The Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill will improve buyer confidence and boost demand for residential real estate. It will incorporate mandatory disclosure clauses, which would provide greater clarity on the project standards and timelines for completion.”

the previous year and a slight pick-up in manufacturing activity.

So at the end of the day where do we go from here, and has the economy touched its nadir, or is there worse to come? Analysts are cautiously positive, but the monsoons are the key.

“We see a shallow recovery in 2H14 on normal rains and lending rate cuts,” says Sen Gupta.

“For the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), this year’s monsoons again will be a crucial variable in calibrating monetary policy, as they will have implications for both inflation and growth,” say Siddhartha Sanyal and Rahul Bajoria of Barclays.

“The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a normal monsoon in FY14, which would give a thrust to this sector and thereby contribute more to GDP growth,” says Jethmalani.

There are some more pointers to a better future. At least equity has something to smile about. “4Q FY13 results beat our expectations with adjusted net profits of the BSE – 30 Index increasing by 8.2% year-on-year versus our expectation of a 1.8% decline,” says Sanjeev Prasad of Kotak Institutional Equities in an India Strategy report. Automobiles, metals and mining stocks surprised positively. “We expect FY 2014 net profits of the BSE 30 Index to grow 5.4%,” continues Prasad.

Then too the chief bugbear inflation is being (cautiously) tamed. Inflation Motilal Oswal a brokerage, reminds us, has dropped sharply below RBI’s comfort level to 4.9% in April 2013 with core inflation ruling at only 2.8%. Also interna-

tional commodity prices and a relatively stable rupee present a benign inflationary outlook, going forward. ‘This has provided headroom to RBI to further ease policy rates by 50 bps (one basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point) in remaining FY14,’ says Motilal Oswal. To also cite the possible negatives lower deposit growth and concerns over credit growth have also restrained credit growth.

Motilal Oswal estimates that DGP growth for the FY13 period would be 5.0% and for FY14 would be 5.8%. And the government has its role to play too.

“Following the deceleration in investment, consumption, and net export growth in FY13, only a rise in government spending can hold up economic growth, at least in the short to mediumterm,” says Jethmalani. However, as the government’s fiscal deficit shot up post FY 09; as a result of expansionary policy measures adopted to pull the country out of the post global financial crisis slump; it increased further as slow growth diminished revenue and led to austerity measures in order to avert a sovereign rating downgrade.

“However, the latest data released by the government shows that despite some slippage on the direct tax front, the indirect tax mop-up rose by approximately 6.2% over revised estimates (RE),” says Jethmalani. “We expect FY14 GDP growth at 5.9% on the back of a modest pick-up in economic activity across the three sectors agriculture, industry and services,” notes Jethmalani.

The Policy Will Require…

▪ Mandatory registration of projects with plot areas of 4,000 sq m or more. All clearance documents to be submitted to the regulator before the construction activity commences.

▪ Registration of real estate agents with clear responsibilities and functions.

▪ Strict legislation against releasing misleading ads.

▪ Projects to be launched only after securing all statutory clearances.

▪ Sale of flats only on a ‘carpet area’ basis and mandatory disclosures to be made on facilities/amenities provided on the regulatory authority’s website.

▪ Separate escrow accounts for all the projects.

▪ Builders to refund payments with interest to buyers, in case of delays.

▪ Establishment of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal to ensure faster resolution of disputes.

Elaborating and analysing key pointers on the policy clearly reveals that the opposition is uncalled for. For example the bill requires Mandatory registration of projects with a regulator. It proposes that all residential projects with plot areas of 4,000 sq m or more need to be registered with a regulator, which will be possible after the developer submits all necessary clearances. This clause is expected to impact developers in all major cities, except in case of Mumbai, where the Bill will have limited impact due to smaller plot areas. Developers also need to disclose details on the carpet areas of all flats, layout plans, plans of development works, and the architect and structural engineers.

The Bill also mandates registration of real estate agents with the authority, to ensure that agents only facilitate sale of registered properties. It also seeks to safeguard buyers against misleading advertisements, pertaining to the quality of services or amenities provided and approvals/affiliations that the developer has not secured. Buyers, affected by such misleading advertisements, will get a full refund of the money deposited, along with interest in case they intend to withdraw from the project.

And this one is most important as it safeguards buyers against pre-launch schemes.

Pre-launch schemes are offers where the developers ‘soft’ launch their projects to a select group of buyers, typically priced at a 5-15 %discount to the launch prices. However, these investments carry a substantial risk, as projects at that stage may not have received all required approvals. The Bill seeks to protect interests of

buyers by incorporating a clause that projects can be launched only after the developer secures all statutory clearances from relevant authorities. Authorities, on the other hand, will have to approve or reject projects within 15 days from the date on which the developer submits documents. Then another factor is the concept of ‘super built-up area’. The Bill directs developers to sell their properties only on a ‘carpet area’ basis, thus doing away with the ambiguous concept of ‘super built-up area’. Carpet area is the actual net usable floor area of a residential unit and does not include the area covered by walls, whereas the super built-up area is the built-up area (carpet area + wall breadth) in addition to the proportionate area of common areas, such as the lobby, lift shaft, stairs, etc. Thus, buyers will get clarity on the actual liveable area that they will get, on receiving possession of the flat.

Project delays are another issue that the bill tackles effectively by ensuring stricter adherence to completion timelines. The Bill mandates that “70% or such lesser percentage, as notified by the appropriate state government” of the money raised for a project should be deposited in a separate account. By ensuring that developers do not divert funds meant for a particular project to their other projects, the Bill seeks to curb delays in project completion, due to shortage of funds.

The Bill also protects buyers against project delays by requiring that developers refund the amount paid along with interest in the event of a delay. Both these factors are expected to ensure timely completion and handover of projects to the buyers.

Mutual Funds

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Anand Birai

DEEPAK SAHIJWALA

‘Wealth Creation Is Easy’

‘W

ealth Creation is Easy’, ‘Anybody, even with a single stream of income can create it over a period of time’… Shocked? Well one shouldn’t be. How else would one explain that more wealth has been created and more billionaires have cropped up in the last two decades as compared to, may be, a fifty year period before that?

In my opinion it’s all in the mind. It is an urge within, which gets ordinary, out of the blue mortals on to rich lists. But there is a catch: It takes a vast amount of discipline to do so. And there is a ’mool mantra’. It says ‘sacrifice today’s pleasures for tomorrow’s gains’. What it means in simple terms is that: curtail the unnecessary, the ego boosting and social pleasuring expenses that melt your money faster than an ice-cream cone.

That said; let’s look at the serious side of the business. Statistics reveal that at any given point, almost 8% of a family’s money spends are wasted due to a lack of finding the right place to buy products; includes bargaining etc, etc. That means an average of almost that amount can be saved across annual expenses. Then there are other ways you can cut expenses. All it takes is a serious analysis of your spends. But the analysis must happen before the money exits your pockets.

When the annual amount is considered, it does size up to a tidy sum’.

Squirrel it away… Assume it is spent and forget it in a bank’s fixed deposit. The longer the term; the better! Then watch the power of compounding come into play. A single rupee multiplies itself 5.38 times at an interest rate of 8.5% compounded over 20 years and around 2.32 times in ten years.

I personally trust only the LIC. And within this I love their “Jeevan Anand Policy’. It offers a life cover, takes care of the unexpected and also pays out an amount on maturity of sum assured, compounded with an average of 5% returns that are tax free. The returns if analyzed statistically are amazing…Perhaps, no other scheme from a credible company could match the returns.

I love this quote of billionaire Warren Buffet. He says “My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest.” Note the emphasis on ‘compound interest’. This one I love better. Attributed to Albert Einstein, it says “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He, who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn’t; pays it. The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.”

Simply put the power of compounding is pure magic. And there are many other forms to do it. Top on the priority list should be a Public Provident Fund (PPF), here again the power of compounding becomes a great play. Just Rs 10,000 saved per year becomes Rs 30, 9001 in 15 years…and its tax free and safe.

Then there are insurance products that are available and help you do that. But, don’t get carried away by the claims of the ‘Johnnies come lately’. Some of these from the private sector insurance companies promise the moon and deliver misery.

I personally trust only the LIC. And within this I love their “Jeevan Anand Policy’. It offers a life cover – takes care of the unexpected- and also pays out an amount on maturity of sum assured, compounded with an average of 5% returns that are tax free. The returns if analyzed statistically are amazing…Perhaps, no other scheme from a credible company could match the returns.

As regards investments in gold, real estate and equities; these are capital intensive and come with a risk. But again if long term averages are considered, they are safe and still play an important role in the multiplication of wealth. But first, the wealth has to be created…

To sum it: Real wealth accumulation is achieved by allowing money to multiply on its own steam. Like success begets success, money begets money! I love the way the Marwaris plan their wealth building. They believe in the generation gap. Meaning; grandfather saves for grand children, And in between the generation, they encash upon the power of compounding.

Sahijwala is Business Editor and can be contacted at deepak.sahijwala@afternoondc.in

isibly there are not many positive signs and strong forecasts to bet money on mutual funds.

But in the current financial ecosystem of India, it certainly does make sense why you should look at the mutual funds as a promising investment avenue.

The BSE Sensex has crossed 18,000 and now hovering near 20,000 points and investors must remember few macro and fundamental reasons why they should invest in equities. India, currently, is at the top BEST PERFORMING FUNDS

international prices have also dropped and simultaneously one is seeing that the quantitative easing

by US and Japan is continuing so one is seeing flows continuing to come into the market.

Indian growth numbers, gross domestic product (GDP) numbers were not very good but if compared with the international markets, they are relatively much better and the fact of the matter is that in the long run it is profits of companies and the growth in profits of companies, which will dictate the type of returns one make in the equity markets.

Scheme Name Birla Sunlife GenNext Fund-G Principal Debt Opportunities Fund-Corporate Bond Plan-G Peerless Liquid Fund-Super IP-Growth L&T Gilt Investment-Growth SBI Magnum Balanced Fund-Growth

Nature Equity Debt Liquid Gilt Balanced

1M% 3.06 0.99 0.72 3.75 1.04

Rate Income Fund- Long Term Plan.

Accordingly, a load of 1% will be charged if units are redeemed or switched out within 12 months from allotment date and nil after 18 months under HDFC Medium Term Opportunities Fund. For HDFC Floating Rate Income Fund- Long Term Plan, the exit load will be charged at 0.50% if redeemed or switched out within 3 months from allotment date. The revised exit load structure will be effective from 10th June 2013.

Principal MF has announced changes in asset allocation structure under Principal Dividend Yield Fund.

6M% 4.83 5.13 4.42 10.28 2.54

1Y% 35.62 10.13 9.23 18.49 24.55

3Y% 16.13 8.76 8.98 10.62 6.22

*Note: Returns less than one year are absolute returns and returns more than one year are compound annualised. NAV as on June 7, 2013.

of the interest rate cycle. It is evident that the interest rates are going to come downwards and whenever that happens it is typically very good for corporate.

Secondly, the valuations have now dropped below the long-term average so it is not like dirt cheap, but it is certainly a time when one should consider investing in Indian equities Third and important reason is, internationally also we are getting supported on two fronts; one, commodity prices have fallen sharply and as a result of that one has seen the impact on oil prices etc. so the subsidies that Indian government had on petrol and diesel, apart from their increasing prices on one side the subsidies have dropped because

MF UPDATE

UTI MF has announced changes in exit load structure under UTI Dynamic Bond Fund with effect from 3rd June 2013. Accordingly, a load of 0.75% would be charged on redemptions made on or before 89 days from the date of allotment and nil otherwise.

Indiabulls MF has revised the exit load structure under Indiabulls Gilt Fund. Accordingly, a load of 0.50% will be charged if redeemed within 90 days from the date of allotment.

The revised exit load structure will be effective from 3rd June 2013.

HDFC MF has revised the exit load structure under HDFC Medium Term Opportunities Fund and HDFC Floating

Accordingly, the scheme will invest 65-100% in equity and equity-related instruments of high dividend yield companies and up to 35% in debt and money market instruments. The scheme shall have a maximum net derivatives position of 50% of the portfolio. The changes will be effective from 05th July 2013.

Birla Sun Life MF has revised the exit load structure under Birla Sun Life MIP Fund, an open ended income scheme. Accordingly, a load of 2% will be charged if redeemed within 365 days, 1% if redeemed after 365 days but before 730 days and nil for exit after 730 days from the date of allotment. The revised exit load structure will be effective from 06th June 2013.

Air China To Expand Foothold In India, Increase Flight Frequency

By Dominic Rebello Air China, the national flag carrier of China and a member of Star Alliance Group, has completed a highly successful maiden year of operations from Mumbai, India. The first ex-Mumbai Air China flight was operated on 3rdMay 2012 and marked the launch of Mumbai operations. Besides Mumbai, Air China flies from Bengaluru and New Delhi with a total of 11 weekly flights serving from India. These connect to over 185 destinations across the globe including all domestic destinations of China and major airports of Japan, Australia, USA, Canada and Europe.

With the launch of its Mumbai operations, Air China was the No. 4 airline, operating on ex-Mumbai to China route. Today, Air China has grown to No. 2 in the same category, which is a testimony of its growth and progress in India. In 2012-13, the average load factor was 85% and the frequency of flights was increased from 3 to 4 flights a week on ex-Mumbai to accommodate the passenger load.

Currently, it has been observed that 65 % of travel to China is business, while 35 % leisure and VFR (visiting

<< (L-R) Tang Zhongling , GM, Air China Mumbai; Liu You Fa, Counsel General, Consulate Of China, Mumbai and Subhash Goyal, Founder Chairman, STIC Travel Group at Air China’s first anniversary celebration in Mumbai friends and relatives).

Commenting on the occasion, Tang Zhongling, GM, Air China Mumbai said. “This has been a successful year for Air China in Mumbai. We are pleased with our performance and overwhelmed with the welcome we

received. The passenger load has been growing, encouraging us to increase our flights from India to other cities in China. We are looking forward to our coming years in India, each marking a new achievement and milestone.”

Sensex Should Cross 28,000 In 2015

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« BRAND MONSOON JAGDEEP KAPOOR

is a Brand Guru and CMD of the successful Samsika Marketing Consultancy

At what point had you given a thought to making a career in the stock markets?

I thought of such a move two decades back, when the Indian equity markets had then risen substantially.

M

Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved.

Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com

MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

Speaking with G. Chokkalingam, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of Centrum Wealth Management Ltd, the distinct impression one gets is of a person who likes to take a long-term view of the equity class. According to him, in the short-term, the price of a scrip is of secondary importance to its fundamentals. Manik Kumar Malakar brings forth his investing strategy

Rains Bring Gains If Marketed With Brains

How do you pick your trades?

We believe only in fundamentals and have learnt that wealth can grow only with the help of a fundamental approach to investing.

Sushil Kadam | ADC

arketers try to understand their own market via varied analysis. They try to find out contribution of sales from various towns, regionality, as well as seasonality for the relevant product category. Just as summer is an extremely potential season for product categories like soft drinks and ice-creams and winter is an excellent season for sweaters and other warm cloth offerings, the rainy season, the monsoon provides an exciting opportunity to some marketing people.

Certain product categories look up to the rains for their gains. If we try to understand this slice of the year as a segment to be marketed to, we must also first understand what segmentation means. A market segment consists of buyers who seek (occasionally or often) the same offering.

The concept of a market as a set and a segment as a subset is, the basis on which the process of segmentation is carried out. But, relationship of a segment to a market is also one of means to goals and this has two implications.

First, since means for accomplishing goals can be varied, different segments of a market may demand radically different offerings, with buyers in one segment not regarding what is being offered in another segment as being an adequate substitute. For example, an umbrella for a raincoat. Secondly, since people choose within the context of what is available, they are not satisfied with what they buy.

A possibility always remains of designing an offering better suited to the segment.

If we continue the example of umbrellas for raincoats, one sees a drastic change in the form and styling of umbrellas. Earlier, all umbrellas were black, but today you get branded, colourful and easily portable folding ones.

Similarly, in the case of raincoats, the shapes and designs and colours now cater to modern, contemporary tastes. Marketers start planning their ‘Rain Campaign’, quite early. Since the clear benefit provided to the consumers is one of protection from rain, shoes also fall in the same category.

Other product categories who look forward to rains, are a mixed lot. On the industrial product side, major contractors would be awarded road contracts filling pot holes on the roads, while creating holes in the tax payers pockets.

Further, the cement industry also does get a share in the works, especially during and after the rains have done their damage to the roads.

On the consumer durable front, cars and two wheelers need to be geared up to meet the onslaught of the monsoons. In cars, wipers start making their re-appearance.

Since, the major illness are caused due to problems with the quality of water, water purifiers, water filters and safe water offerings, have a certain appeal to the customer.

On the pharmaceutical side, this is an important season for some companies. In fact, though it sounds sadistic problems with health and hygiene occur during the rains and pharmaceutical companies are ready with their brand offerings to provide solutions and relief to the potential and existing patients. A related category, in the field of medicine, is the universe of doctors. Their practice, in some quarters, does show an upward trend.

Cough and cold remedies, start advertising rather heavily during this season, though a lot of other categories like air- conditioners and soft drinks find this a relatively lean season. The entire range of cough and cold remedies, whether in the form of balms, rubs, lozenges or syrups, start aggressive marketing and sales exercise, with brands competing fiercely with each other.

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« SPOTLIGHT

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

How would you describe your methodology?

I like to focus on value stocks, be a long term investor and constantly filter the universe of stocks in terms of corporate governance, history of business performance and future potential for business models.

Time horizon for investments?

QUREISH RAGHIB

Any applicable lesson to investing?

Always differentiate “objectives” of investing from “tools” of investing. Valuation tools are always meant for identifying great opportunities.

However, many retail investors get engrossed in these tools even if their stocks fetch them 10 times return. The stocks which rise, say ten times, in a year or two also have substantial downside risk; hence, retail investors should realize their dream if they get such an opportunity rather than excessively engaging in their valuation debate.

How much of what you do is gut felt?

It is not more than 1%. it is dangerous to go by gut feel in the stock market. Gut feel or intuition based investing can destroy wealth overnight in the stock markets. Thorough study and good common sense approach should drive the investment decisions.

« MARKET WIZARD G. CHOKKALINGAM Do you try to anticipate or follow market trends?

Yes, I try and anticipate the market trend for a minimum period of six months or so, but certainly not for a day or month. The basis should be fundamentals of economics, political events and global macro events. One should not worry too much about volatility caused by perceptions.

When you put money on a trade and it goes

against you, how do you decide when you’re wrong? What do you do next?

In an investment, an idea may go wrong in terms of price movement. In such a case, try to go further deeper into the company’s fundamentals and also into all relevant parameters of its business. If there is no significant deterioration in their fundamentals and business environment, then go aggressive in accumulating the stock. Many times perceptions drive the stock prices in the short term, rather than fundamentals. For instance, in the past when one of the plants accounting for just about 3% of total capacity of a manufacturing company was shut down temporarily, the stock price fell as much as 15%. We used this opportunity to aggressively accumulate the stock and it became a winner once corresponding quarterly results were announced. However, investors should restrict exposure to a single stock to the maximum extent of 10% or 15%, based on their risk profile.

Any positions you ever lost sleep over?

Yes, at beginning of my equity investment life,

having personally invested in a good performing stock, its promoter committed suicide which led to complete destruction of the share price and eventual delisting. The learning is that one should not get into equity market with ambition of making fixed and certain returns. Secondly, the risk should be mitigated by proper allocation of wealth across asset classes and within the equity asset class, across various sectors, market cap segments and value picks. Again investment in equity asset class should be from one’s own wealth, not from others’ money, i.e. it should not be from borrowed funds!

Do you have a scenario about how the current bull / bear market will end?

Where do you see the Indian markets five years down the road?

The current bear market will end with the next General Elections. Our domestic equity is likely to rise to record levels post elections in 2014.

The Sensex should cross 28,000 in 2015. A complete reversal of interest rate cycle in next 6 to 12 months and the possibility of one of the two major national parties coming to power

at the Centre with an individual tally closer to simple majority, in our view, will lead to re-rating of the Indian equity market in terms of valuation multiples from 2014 onwards.

Any final words?

The Indian equity market offers great opportunity to individual investors who have long term investment perspectives and also by playing on individual stock ideas rather than on the whole market. Perceptions in our markets create huge volatility and destroy or help in wealth creation – hence, one should not react in haste or believe story tellers.

Your advice to investors Investors need not become experts on their own; however they should try to develop some amount of skills to filter news flows and stock ideas. There could be more than 5,000 stocks traded actively on the exchanges, however, investors need to understand the fact that there cannot be more than 100 stock ideas which can form part of an investible universe at any point in time.

Bhendi Bazaar’s Economic Evolution

is a Mumbai based socio-economic commentator

F

In the short-to-medium term do not worry about the price performance of the stocks, but be concerned only about fundamental performance.

Do not follow a stop loss purely on price points for fundamental investing - in fact use serious erosion in the share price to your advantage and increase accumulation of the stock, provided there is no shake up in the fundamental convictions. Many great wealth creators in the past did have significant divergence between price performance and fundamental values in the short to medium terms.

« GUEST COLUMN

rom being an irrigation tract in its early days as mentioned in the Maharashtra State Gazette as, ‘in the north-west of Dongri there existed a plantation of thespesia populnia or bhendi which has given its name as Bhendi Bazaar’ to being developed by the British to resettle communities affected by the Great Mumbai Fire that broke in 1803 at the British Fort area to eventually mushroom into a bustling business district, Bhendi Bazaar in South Mumbai, India has come a long way in terms of socio-economic evolution.

Surprisingly, even with its 200 years history of characteristic entrepreneurial resilience, Bhendi Bazaar has gradually sunk in an abyss of civic neglect and infrastructural despair leading it to be seriously challenged in a liberal Indian economy.

Interestingly, even during the global economic slowdown that affected Indian market growth in the last decade, this 16.5 acres area having dis-

tinct business dynamics, saw economic reforms such as diversification and new business ventures while indulging in minimal credit facilities.

This largely has been possible as over 50% of the 1250 commercial establishments in the project area are owned by Dawoodi Bohras - one of the oldest mercantile communities that first settled in the city during the 18th century.

Known for their business acumen, Dawoodi Bohra businesses in Bhendi Bazaar and elsewhere have grown exponentially by benefitting from the Qardan Hasana Trust, a global financial institute established by the community’s spiritual leader His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. The trust facilitates short and long-term interest-free credit disbursement, which in turn, helped in arresting larger effects of recession, and facilitated capital inflow in the area.

Apart from the traditional business of hardware tools, artifacts bazaar, the Friday flea market, there has been an increase in pilgrim tourism due to the religious and cultural centers situated in the area like the world renowned Raudat Tahera, the mausoleum of Syedna Taher Saifuddin. Taking into consideration all these socio-economic dynamics, mainstream market players particularly from the service and hospitality sectors along with small manufacturers have put-up outlets in the area providing job opportunities and alternate source of income to many a household in Bhendi Bazaar.

However, be it petty shopkeepers or value added service providers depending on elite clientele or businesses requiring spacious floorspace - all macro and micro market players have adversely been affected due to diminishing

urban facilities in the vicinity.

With an overall 74% ground coverage, the present 66,264.74 Sq. m. area has one of the highest population density in South Mumbai.

Interestingly, the newly proposed Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment project undertaken by the Mumbai based Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust ( SBUT) will have a 54.55% ground coverage post redevelopment. The project, according to the widely used economic theory, is constrained optimization. It represents arriving at a set of best solutions to a matrix of problems.

From a purely economic perspective, the nonprofit redevelopment initiative in the area would shift the perfectly inelastic supply curve of commercial and residential land to the right. This would lead to an increase in consumer surplus to the residents and additionally provide positive externalities to the surrounding areas such as over 15 m wide internal peripheral roads for vehicular movement, separate loading-unloading facilities for commercial vehicles and 1,16,153.93 Sq m of much needed parking facility in the area.

TO BECOME

NOW

Apparently, unlike the present inequitable market scenario, both complementary and substitute goods’ stakeholders in the neighborhood are to be provided with shops strategically facing the main roads. The economic evolution of Bhendi Bazaar from a typical, unplanned bazaar to having Mumbai’s longest high-street shopping area would serve both purposes of retaining to a

great extent the traditional bazaar essence as well as provide a contemporary business environ.

In essence, Bhendi Bazaar’s parameters of economic growth are largely defined on the lines of the area’s cultural and social vibrancy. The fact of the matter is, while all religious and cultural architectural structures situated in the

vicinity are to be retained, all legitimate businesses and cosmopolitan residents would also be relocated back in the same locality. These phenomenal factors would, without doubt, reinstate the unique cultural flavor, and reinforce Bhendi Bazaar’s past business glory.

A broad observation is, there is an evident absence of quality shopping area catering to the simultaneous needs of all strata of society in a three kilometer radius around the proposed 3000 crore Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment site.

With an average 100,000 footfall registered today, a conservative approximation of a threefold commerce and trade growth tends to be a reasonable prediction consequential to a much broader customer base post-redevelopment.

Subsequently, economic stimulus will be in employment gains, leveraged investment, and revitalized neighborhoods while fiscal impacts would include generating new sources of local revenue derived from previously less productive establishments.

On a larger canvas, even as a small minority has offered reservations advocating for preserving the ‘natural fabric of the city’, they do not in turn have any credible solutions to offer in correcting the colonial era’s deteriorating long, linear stretches that make up this area.

At stake are 80% of buildings that suffer from dangerous dilapidation and constant repairs, compounded with critically congested 150 year old arterial roads. All this cumulatively pose serious risk to human life and property.

The question that begs to be answered is whether or not the residents of Bhendi Bazaar have a right to a better quality of life as their forefathers did a century ago?

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

F&O SCRIPS WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS FOR JUNE 10-14, 2013 Close

PP

1075

1065

210

211

1205

161

ALBK

118

119

ANDHRABANK APOLLOTYRE ARVIND

ASHOKLEY

173 88

202

157

154

AMBUJACEM

229

1255

56

175 89

220 61

122

182 91

66

1169

150

146

51

194 46

112

94

86

83

189

96

100

23

23

24

25

90

1191

115

92

85

S2

1007

125

91

86

S1

1036

1234

152

54

R2

1123

1212

ADANIPORTS

ADANIPOWER

R1

1094

95

168 87

79

23

161 83 74

22

ASIANPAINT

4597

4630

4730

4830

4530

4430

AXISBANK

1382

1401

1458

1515

1344

1287

645

662

679

628

611

AUROPHARMA BAJAJ-AUTO

BANKBARODA BANKINDIA

BANKNIFTY

185

184

1752

1759

282

283

639

193

202

1779

1798

287

292

175

1739 279

12227

12291

12481

12671

12101

BHARATFORG

229

233

244

256

222

BHEL

190

192

199

205

186

382

389

BATAINDIA

BHARTIARTL BIOCON

881

290

864 295

941

311

1018 327

787

166

1720 274

11910

710

263

306

267

254

293

CAIRN

289

288

292

295

285

282

CENTURYTEX

290

290

299

308

280

271

CANBK

397

375

402

419

436

368 386

380

326

308

CIPLA

374

374

381

388

367

360

48

50

43

41

CNXIT

6571

6544

6635

6727

6452

6361

COLPAL

1455

1465

1496

1526

1435

1405

DABUR

157

158

159

161

156

154

DISHTV

62

64

68

73

59

55

COALINDIA CROMPGREAV DENABANK DIVISLAB DLF

DRREDDY

321

90

80

947

199

324

91

80

957

199

2195

2170

FEDERALBNK

450

453

FRL

138

139

21

21

EXIDEIND

FINANTECH GAIL

GMRINFRA

GODREJIND GRASIM

138

825 308 297

139

330

93

83

337 96

85

88 77

898

2246

2321

2094

2019

473

443

155

131

143

463

147

845

863

311

319

327

147 21

311

21

321

189

136

294

21

290

HAVELLS

711

715

735

754

696

HDFC

832

843

874

905

HCLTECH HDFCBANK HDIL

HEROMOTOCO HEXAWARE

749

675

40

1639 85

HINDALCO

102

HINDUNILVR

595

HINDPETRO

743

761

679

693

1650 102

41

83

1586

104

105

597

598

593

78

82

70

89

1150

1168

IDEA

129

132

140

IFCI

26

26

IDBI

IDFC IGL

INDHOTEL INDIACEM

INDUSINDBK INFY IOB IOC

IRB

79

148

287

81

44 95

291 117

39 77

101

278

37

70

99

274

591

114

113

1186

1132

1114

147

124

116

83

78

66

76

148

150

152

146

144

283

282

286

289

278

275

66

67

70

73

64

61

51

507

51

509

26 52

515

27

54

521

26 50

503

25

48

498

2455

2476

2566

2657

2385

2295

271

276

291

306

262

247

337

340

343

334

285

296

308

273

57

118

ITC

336

JINDALSTEL

281

IVRCLINFRA

80

781

1618

1146

ICICIBANK

676

707

1714

42

116

74

55

1682

115

75

812

280

2709

652

114

IBREALEST

725

21

666

283 595

56

123

707

281

HINDZINC

779

434

302 2748

61

132

792

2868

59

180

809

2828

58

74

928

217

2788

57

86

1016

2791

GSPL

310

987

208

827

301

317

18

58

118 18

60

121 20

62

123 22

56

116

17

54

113

331 15

261

R1

66

68

721

765

66

23

23

65 724

77 24

R2

S1

87

55

26

22

71

808

63 677

S2

45 60 21

633

1098

1145

1192

1050

1003

KTKBANK

143

142

153

163

132

122

1416

1415

1452

1489

1379

1342

971

979

1005

1030

953

928

2488

2504

2550

2596

MRF

15039

15136

15427

15717

14846

14555

NIFTY

5895

5917

5981

6045

5853

5789

LICHSGFIN LT

LUPIN M&M

MARUTI

MCDOWELL-N

MCLEODRUSS NHPC

NMDC

765

265 765

1561 321 19

116

769

265

765

1572 314 19

117

781 273

780

1606 336 19

119

793 281

796

757

256

749

1639

1538

358

292

19

121

2457

19

115

745

248

734

1504

2411

270 19

113

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ONGC

362

45

PP

63

1082

KOTAKBANK

NTPC

344

Close

JUBLFOOD

369

350

45

JSWSTEEL

361

CESC

CHAMBLFERT

JPPOWER

179

280

378

JPASSOCIAT

211

279

281

BPCL

Company

JISLJALEQS

OFSS

OPTOCIRCUI

148

150

3004

2574

29

30

35

39

26

321

322

238

PFC

180

179

140

PNB

738

PTC

57

PUNJLLOYD RANBAXY

21

22

RENUKA

RPOWER SAIL

SBIN

70

56

109

107

46

48

41

351

793

378

117

341

788

RELINFRA

114

123

220

RELIANCE

163

115

221

343

171

396

RECLTD

RELCAPITAL

196

376

286

116

187 59

290

143

771 62

108

361

331

230

813

833

22

23

72

58

54

131

225

70

727

357

308

392

138

415

297

378 56

21

223

57

44

309

230

756

43

315

254

742

112

335

137

2430

246

142

111

379

328

140

RAYMOND RCOM

144

2860

236

POWERGRID

163

2717

ORIENTBANK PETRONET

157

2749

275 216

712 52 39

338

264 100

211

321

773

754

21

20

406

363

74

69

60

137

55

349

67

53

2032

2050

2102

2154

1997

1945

577

581

595

608

567

554

SRTRANSFIN

778

788

818

847

758

728

SUNPHARMA

1018

1026

1052

1077

1001

976

SYNDIBANK

124

125

131

137

119

194

196

200

204

192

307

319

331

295

89

90

91

88

SESAGOA SIEMENS SINTEX STER

SUNTV

155

50

90

428

TATACHEM

309

TATAGLOBAL

148

TATACOMM

TATAMOTORS

303

TATAPOWER

89

TATAMTRDVR TATASTEEL TCS

TECHM TITAN

UCOBANK

ULTRACEMCO UNIONBANK UNIPHOS UNITECH

VIJAYABANK VOLTAS

157

49 91

430 307

148

166

169

293

296

163 51

94

440

169 53

98

451

313

320

151

154

176

182

303

311

47

87

145

46

84

419

408

301

294

145

142

162

288

114

187

284

155

87

281

1526

1503

1572

1641

1433

1364

273

279

298

317

260

242

1861

1871

1909

1946

1834

1797

157

160

169

178

151

142

49

49

51

942 77

207 24

82

937

78

210 24

83

960 84

219 25

86

983

90

227 26

53

90

WIPRO

332

329

338

348

ZEEL

233

235

242

249

YESBANK

151

506

504

518

532

914 71

201 23

47

80

892

65

192 22

45 76

319

310

228

222

490

476

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

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

« TOP VIEW

I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate… Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost.

—Warren Buffett

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS ANGEL BROKING CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON GMDC

Markets Directionless NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (June 10, 2013) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty fell moderately on Friday (June 07, 2013) a net 40.40 points (0.68%) and closed at the 5881 point level.

The market opened down with a gap at the 5900 points level. It then rose and turned into a range bound movement until 10.46 a.m. The index then rose sharply into the green and registered the day’s high at the 5972 points level at 12.17 p.m. It then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 2.48 p.m. The index then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 5871 points level at 3.12 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of 101 points.

Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 40 were losers, while 10 were gainers. All the sectoral indices barring IT and technology closed in the red. Heavy selling was seen in auto, realty, banking, power and metal stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 0.65%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 591 were gainers, 798 were losers and 69 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is in the over-sold zone.

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

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

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

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

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

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 5917) Negative.

Is below its 15-day average (at 6020) Negative.

Is below its 25-day average (at 6046) Negative.

Is above its 200-day average (at 5790) Positive.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a weak market with a negative bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5867 points level.

The next support is at the 5673 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 6156 points level.

The next resistance is at the 6223 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 = 5908 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 5844.

Support (2) = 5807.

Resistance (1) = 5945.

Resistance (2) = 6010.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:

On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a small black body candle with a long upper tail. A long upper tail indicates that the Bulls controlled part of the session but lost control by the end and the Bears made an impressive comeback. As such it indicates that the index was facing selling pressure at higher levels. This candle also indicates that the indecisiveness amongst investors continues. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market.

However, the index is below the 5, 15 and 25 day’s moving averages, and all the three moving averages are declining and also negatively trended. Further, the velocity parameters too indicate weakness. Both these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding.

Incidentally, the index is approaching a major support level at the 5867 points level. There is a possibility that the index could find some support around this level and reverse from there. However, if it crosses below it, then a further decline could be expected. Investors are advised to avoid buying at present levels.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

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CMP: Rs. 134 Target Rs. 193 GMDC’s 4QFY2013 net sales declined 17.6% to Rs 443 cr, mainly due to lower lignite sales volumes (- 20.5% yoy) to 3.1 mn tonne. We maintain our Buy rating on the stock. Lower costs mute EBITDA decline: The company’s staff costs and other expenses declined by 16.0% and 26.8% yoy to Rs 21cr and Rs 200 cr respectively and therefore the EBITDA declined at a lower rate of 9.0% yoy to Rs 224 cr whereas the EBITDA margin improved by 479bp. The power segment posted an EBIT loss of Rs 63 cr in 4QFY2013 as compared to an EBIT loss of Rs 128 cr in 4QFY2012. Higher other income and lower depreciation contained the decline in PAT to only 5.9%.Outlook and valuation: GMDC beats other PSU miners in terms of efficiency, volume growth and ability to take price hikes. Despite these factors, GMDC is currently trading at an inexpensive valuation compared to its peers, which is unwarranted, in our view. GMDC ticks most boxes for a long-term view: A stock which is a virtual monopoly with proven ability to increase sales volume and prices, available at an inexpensive valuation.

The key catalysts for the stock are likely to be: 1) lignite price hikes, 2) regulatory approvals for brownfield expansions, and 3) commencement of production from Umarsar mines. We value GMDC at an EV/EBITDA of 4.0x FY2015E with a target price of Rs 193 and maintain our Buy rating.

FIRST CALL RESEARCH CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON VINATI ORGANICS

CMP: Rs. 111 Target Rs. 123 Vinati Organics Ltd is a specialty chemical company producing organic intermediates, monomers and polymers. Vinati Organics Ltd has recommended a dividend of 125% on the share capital of the Company i.e. Rs. 2.50 per equity share of face value of Rs. 2/- each for the year ended March 31, 2013. The company’s net sales registered a 20.31% increase and stood at a record Rs. 1657.35 million from Rs. 1377.57 million over the corresponding quarter last year. The company’s net profit registered a 5.92% increase and stood at a record Rs. 214.70 million from Rs. 202.70 million over the corresponding quarter last year. Vinati has increased ATBS capacity from 3,600 MT in 2007 to 12, 000 MT by 2011 & more than it double capacity to 26,000 MT in 2012. The company has set up new plant of DiAcetone Acryl amide (DAAM) with capacity of 1,000 MT is commissioned in 2012. Net Sales and PAT of the company are expected to grow at a CAGR of 17% and 17% over 2012 to 2015E respectively.

Outlook and Conclusion: At the current market price of Rs. 111.50, the stock P/E ratio is at 6.93 x FY14E and 6.20 x FY15E respectively. Earning per share (EPS) of the company for the earnings for FY14E and FY15E is seen at Rs.16.10 and Rs. 17.97 respectively. Net Sales and PAT of the company are expected to grow at a CAGR of 17% and 17% over 2012 to 2015E respectively. On the basis of EV/EBITDA, the stock trades at 5.03 x for FY14E and 4.54 x for FY15E. Price to Book Value of the stock is expected to be at 1.72 x and 1.34 x respectively for FY14E and FY15E. We expect that the company surplus scenario is likely to continue for the next years, will keep its growth story in the coming quarters also. We recommend ‘BUY’ in this particular scrip with a target price of Rs. 123.00 for Medium to Long term investment.

CHOLAMANDALAM SEC CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON TTK PRESTIGE

CMP: Rs. 3380 Target Rs. 3904 Cartica Capital takes stake in TTK Prestige: Cartica Capital, an emerging market focused long-only fund management company, has taken a substantial stake in TTK Prestige Ltd. The promoters have sold 0.35mn shares to Cartica Capital at INR 3,550/share and in addition to that the company will issue 0.3mn of fresh shares to Cartica Capital on a preferential basis at the same price, subject to the approval of shareholders and applicable regulatory clearances. Post fresh issuance of shares and promoter’s stake sale, Cartica will hold ~5.6% stake in TTK Prestige and the promoter holding will reduce to ~70% from 74.96% earlier. At CMP the stock is trading at 19.9X to FY15E earnings. We have arrived at a target price of INR 3,904 based on 22XFY15E (PEG of 0.89) and assign an OUTPERFORMER rating.

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I have a LIC Jeevan Suraksha Plan (Pension). I have been paying the premiums for the last 12 years. However I am not sure about the benefits of this plan.

Can you help?

—Raju Varlekar, Khar West LIC New Jeevan Suraksha 1 Plan is a deferred annuity plan. LIC New Jeevan Suraksha-1 Plan is with bonus deferred annuity plan. This is a non unit-linked pension plan. The corpus is created to provide pension for old age after Vesting Date.

In this plan, the premium is paid till the end of the policy term, i.e. till the pension starts from the Vesting Date. At the start of the plan, the policyholder gets to select a Notional Cash Option. The Notional Cash Option along with accrued Bonuses forms the maturity proceeds.

The policyholder can withdraw 25% of the entire maturity proceeds including bonus and receive a lump sum amount on vesting and the remaining 75% amount will surely be converted into annuity.

There are 5 annuity choices at present to choose from. An additional 3% rebate would be given on the purchase price of the annuity at the vesting date. At the time of vesting, the annuity rates for Immediate Pension Plan LIC Jeevan Akshay VI Plan would be considered.

However, if the life insured dies before pension starts, all premiums paid + interest on the same is returned. If death occurs after vesting date, it depends entirely upon the pension option whether any Death Benefit would be payable or not.

The vesting benefits are as follows: 1. There are 5 options for Annuity in this plan: a. Annuity for life b. Annuity for life with guaranteed period of 5, 10, 15, 20 years c. Joint life and last survivor annuity to the annuitant and his/her spouse under which annuity payable to the spouse on death of the purchaser will be 50% of that payable to the annuitant d. Life annuity with return of purchase price e. Life annuity with annuities increasing at a

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LIC Policies Explained MANOJ ASWANI

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE simple rate of 3% per annum The annuity rates will be that available under the version of the New Jeevan Akshaya Plan current at the date of vesting. A rebate of 3% will be available on the purchase price of the New Jeevan Akshaya Policy. Option for the annuity type is to be exercised at least 6 months before the date of vesting 2. If it is not your vesting age yet, you can surrender the plan but the amount becomes taxable in your hands. The Guaranteed Surrender Value will be equal to 90% of all premiums paid excluding the first year premium, all Term Assurance premium and extra premium (if any). This will be allowed after at least two full years’ premiums have been paid and will be available after two full years have been completed from the date of commencement. However, the policy cannot be surrendered after the annuity vests.

3. On vesting, you can withdraw 1/3rd the entire corpus tax free under section 10(10)A and start annuity from the remaining.

I have been advised LIC Jeevan Anand

« PRODUCT REVIEW: ICICI PRUDENTIAL WEALTH BUILDER PLAN

By Manoj Aswani

CICI Prudential Wealth Builder Plan is a Limited Pay and Regular Premium Unit Linked Insurance Plan. Thus, it is a Non-Traditional Insurance Plan without Bonus facility.

In this plan, premium can be paid for a Limited Period of 5 or 10 years under Limited Pay Option or for the entire Policy Tenure under Regular Policy Tenure. There is Loyalty Additions that are paid in this plan every year from the end of the 10th policy year onwards as a percentage of the average Fund Value.

Premium Payment

Year 10 Year 11 onwards

Limited Pay 5, 7 or 10

2%

Regular Pay

2%

0.75% p.a.

0.5% p.a.

The premium net of charges is invested in the funds as per the choice of the policyholder.

There are 3 Portfolio Strategies to choose from: • Life Cycle Based Portfolio Strategy- Portfolio is balanced between equity and debt exposure based on age • Fixed Portfolio Strategy- there is a choice of 7 funds to choose as per risk appetite • Trigger Portfolio Strategy which works on the principle of “Buy Low, Sell High” The portfolio strategy can be changed once every year.

On survival till the end of the Policy tenure, the Fund Value is paid to the Policyholder as Maturity Benefit and the policy terminates.

However, in case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets the Sum Assured + Fund Value as Death Benefit and the policy terminates.

There is 1 additional rider available in this

LIC Jeevan Saral Plan is one of the best endowment plans of LIC. Hence you MUST continue the same, if you can afford it.

The Death Benefit in this plan has been defined as 250 times the monthly premium + Plan. I am 29 years old and I wish to take a Return of premiums excluding extra/rider 46 years old plan with PPT for 46 years. SA premium and first year premium + the loyalty addition, if any. = 10.00L. Premium shown from premium The Maturity Benefit in this plan has been calculator is 18702/- in LIC website. Will there be any change in premium amount if defined as Maturity Sum Assured + the Loyalty Additions, if any.

I take the plan through an insurance The Special Features of this plan are: agent? Is there any option for same plan and same criteria to reduce the premium • High risk cover at low premium amount? Due to online and offline mode • Extended risk cover for one year after 3 years for opting the policy, I need clarification. premium payment —Brinda Menon, Santacruz East • Optional higher cover through Term Riders The Premium Calculator would show: • The policyholder can choose a maximum Age : 29 term but can surrender at any time without Policy term (in yrs.) : 46 any surrender penalty or loss after 5 years Payment term (in yrs.) : 46 • Any number of withdrawals through partial Yearly : 18,702.00 surrendering Half yearly : 9,513.00 Thus, in your plan, on Policy Maturity, you Quarterly : 4,838.00 would get: Monthly : 1,703.00 Maturity Benefit= Maturity Sum Assured, which has been defined at the start of the But please understand that the premium policy and is also mentioned in your policy bond mentioned in without service tax. Hence when + Loyalty Additions. you purchase the plan, the tax part would be Thus, total Premium you pay is Rs 100776 X included. Also, there would be no difference 35 years, i.e. 35027160. whatsoever if you approach with an agent Now, from the illustration that you would because LIC Jeevan Anand is an offline plan and cannot be purchased online. The premium have received, your Maturity Sum Assured would be Rs 42684458 which would be mentioned above is the one you would have to defined at Policy Inception on your Policy pay irrespective of where you buy it from. So, it is best that you apply for it from a known agent. Document itself and Loyalty Additions at the rate of 6% would be approximately Rs I have taken Jeevan Saral policy. The poli- 32338000 and at the rate of 10% would be Rs cy is for 35 years. My yearly premium is 138500250.

Rs. 1000776. Since 28/03/2012, I am regThus your Maturity Benefit at the end of 35 ularly paying the premium. My age as of years would be approximately Rs 75022458 at today is 30 years. Please suggest whether an illustration of 6% Loyalty or Rs 181184708 at the rate of 10% Loyalty.

I should continue to pay the premium or Hope this clarifies. discontinue the policy? What is this plan all about? If I continue to pay the premi(The author is Vice President at um, what is the expected amount I will www.MyInsuranceClub.com, receive at the end? insurance comparison website in India. You may write —Deven Karlekar, Mira Road to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com).

A Non Traditional Insurance Plan

plan of Waiver of Premium on Critical Illness Benefit Rider

Benefits Death Benefit: In case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets the Sum Assured + Fund Value, subject to a minimum of 105% of Premium Paid as Death Benefit and the policy terminates.

Maturity Benefit: On survival till the end of the Policy tenure, the Fund Value is paid to the Policyholder as Maturity Benefit and the policy terminates.

Income Tax Benefit: Life Insurance premiums paid up to Rs. 1,00,000 are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80C. The Maturity Proceeds are also tax free under section 10(10)D under the mentioned clauses.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Riders There is 1 additional rider available in this policy- Waiver of Premium on Critical Illness Benefit Rider

Investment Fund Options In this plan, there are 3 Investment Strategies in this plan:

Eligibility

Sum Assured (in Rs.) Policy Term (in years) Premium Payment Term (in years)

Min

For ages < 45, SA= Higher of (10 x AP) and (0.5 X PT X AP) As per Sum Assured For ages 45 & above, SA=Higher Multiples of (7 x AP) and (0.25 X PT X AP) 10, 15, 20, 25

5, 10

Entry Age of Life 0 Insured (in years)

Age at Maturity 18 (in years) Annual Premium 24,000 (in Rs.) Payment modes

Max

Equal to Policy Term 65 75

Unlimited

Only Yearly

• Life Cycle Based Portfolio Strategy- Portfolio is balanced between equity and debt exposure based on age

• Fixed Portfolio Strategy- there is a choice of 7 funds Opportunities Fund

Multi Cap Growth Fund Bluechip Fund Multi Cap Balanced Fund Income Fund Money Market Fund Maximiser V

• Trigger Portfolio Strategy which works on the principle of “Buy Low, Sell High”

Surrender the policy If the policy holder wants to surrender the policy before completing 5 years, then the insurance cover will cease and the Fund Value net of any discontinuance charge, if at least 5 years’ premiums have not been paid, will be transferred to the Discontinued Policy Fund. The Discontinued Policy Fund will earn a minimum guaranteed interest rate equal to the savings account rate of State Bank of India and the proceeds from this will be payable after the fifth policy anniversary. In case of death of the Life Assured during this period, only the accumulated fund value will be payable to the nominee.

If the policyholder surrenders the policy after completion of 5 policy years, then there is no Surrender/Discontinuance Charges and the Fund Value is paid to the policy holder and the policy will terminate immediately.

Loan There is no Loan available in this plan.

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O

leander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Long before she reached her current total of 17 books, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni had hit her stride and her oeuvre — which was the documentation of the female immigrant experience. in the US. That she has done it with considerable success is commendable, because she has a lot of competition, notably from Pulitzer prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri and Bharati Mukherjee, not to forget Anita Desai and Bapsi Sidhwa.

Regarded as the most prolific in the category, time and again, her books have received plenty of plaudits from no less personages than Junot Diaz (Pulitzer for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) and Abraham Verghese (prize winning physician-author memorable for My Own Country).. Both have praised her for different works, fulsomely, as have Vogue, Outlook, etc.

Therefore, in picking up this current work, her readers know exactly what to expect and are not disappointed, especially since the story, interesting but not shatteringly original in its premise, is accompanied by sharply observed situations, well-delineated characterization and lashings of style when it comes to simile, metaphor and imagery that straddled the seas and creates its own music across two countries — India and the US. Perhaps we should say Kolkata and the US, because of course the heroine is well-rooted Bengali who travels to the US, a place that the author, hav- familiar with. ing lived there for a couple of decades, is very So we have Korobi Roy, only orphaned

grandchild of a well-established, aristocratic bhadralok family who may not have all the money in the world but plenty of name and tradition. She meets Rajat Bose, newly-minted moneybags whose desirability off-sets Korobi’s own blue blood to create a heady coupling that then runs into problems.

When Korobi’s grandfather dies suddenly, she learns a shocking secret that sets her off on a trans-ocean quest to discover the truth and find herself. Telling you any more would be a shocking breach of the spoiler rule so we will let readers find out for themselves.

The book is a good read, racey enough to keep one turning the pages, but also satisfying in the author’s artful use of language and style.

Actually, this is what saves it from becoming one of those dreadful books categorized under “airport novels”, because while you more or less know what to expect from Divakaruni, she continually surprises you with little nuggets that suggest original research, empirical fact into little-explored aspects of character.

Everyone is beautiful or handsome, all are tormented, and each harbours a secret. That’s a lot like real life isn’t it, except that here it’s tarted up and made to look very good indeed!

All in all, if the travel experience is what you enjoy, this book will absolutely not disappoint.

Oleander Girl

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Published by Penguin Viking Price Rs.499

The mystery man who would be PM T

he NaMo Story: A Political Life by Kingshuk Nag. At a recent event to lunch this book in Mumbai, a panel discussion populated and moderated completely by journalists and featuring the author as well, threw up a curious viewpoint. Asked what they thought would happen if Narendra Modi actually became the Prime Minister of India, all cited different reasons that came to the same conclusion. NaMo had a little more than a snowball’s chance in hell of making it to 7, Race Course Road.

Then why, asked a member of the audience (also full of journalists), was Indian news so keen on projecting his popularity on a national level as the man to watch against the background of the approaching elections? There was really no answer.

Even as I write this, said newspapers (Indian) were announcing the Gujarat by-poll results and declaring them a boost for Modi, bringing him even closer to his ultimate dream — replacing Dr Manmohan Singh.

Not a bad dream for anyone, but in particular for Modi, who has come a very, very long way since he started out, the middle of six siblings, son of a tea-stall owner at Vadnagar in northern Gujarat. You would be forgiven for saying “Vad-where”, for even now, it is far from being fully developed, and this itself, along with the fact that Modi has not carried along a single member of his family as he journeyed to the top in Gujarat, should tell you what a singular category he employs in the pantheon of son and family-loving, nepotistic and corrupt Indian politicians.

Written in simple, direct reportage, Kingshuk Nag has done readers who would like to know more about the man who would be king a real service. All of us know bits and pieces about the man’s political journey, but he burst

upon the national psyche only with the Gujarat riots in 2002. Since then he has been viewed through the prism of presumed guilt or innocence, depending upon whether you support or oppose him. For, like it or not, cliched though it may be, the truth is that you may like Modi or hate him, you cannot ignore him.

That’s how Nag introduces him, before taking us into the next chapter which addresses the main question — can he become Prime Minister?

The thing is — no-one really knows what can

happen in the volatile world of Indian voting because results have so often gone completely contrary to expectations. The introduction of the AVMs may have brought more voters out to the polling booths, but cards are held very close to the chest indeed.

So Nag does the next best thing – he weighs the pros and cons, does some math, says it is possible, and then proceeds to tell the reader what kind of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would make. In one word — different. From every other prime minister we have known except for Indira Gandhi!

Much of the book treads familiar ground and we realize how much we have actually absorbed in bits and pieces about the man over the years. But absorbing does not mean putting the picture together. Nag does that for us, dovetailing fact, reportage, anecdote, interview into a seamless whole that makes for very good reading indeed precisely because there is very little drama. And because of the lack of hyperbole and declamation, it rings true, even though there is very little to add to knowledge of the man himself. For that, we will have to hynotise Modi and make him answer questions!

That is the worrying part — that Narendra Modi, who has an outside chance of becoming the Prime Minister of India, is such a private person that no-one knows what might spring out once that last ballot has been counted and he is installed. If he is installed. 2014 is going to be a very interesting year indeed!

The

NaMo Story

by Kingshuk Nag Published by Roli Books Price 295

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TV GUIDE

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Raised in African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady Heron thinks she knows about survival of the fittest. But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the homeschooled 16-year-old enters public high school for the first time and encounters psychological warfare and unwritten social rules that teenage girls face today. HBO, 7,35 p.m.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

SOAPS & SERIALS

What Happened Next is a fast-paced clip show which explores the science behind some of the most jaw-dropping footage of destruction and mayhem ever captured on camera. Across the series, you’ll look at everything from helicopters autorotating to avert deadly disasters, to cars fishtailing on the freeway and skiers trying to outrun deadly avalanches. Each of these clips is paused right before its big moment and the viewer is asked What Happened Next? They’re then presented with a number of incredible – but scientifically viable – options to choose from on the basis of the montage they’ve just seen. For example: Does the helicopter make the landing? Can the tornado lift the train?

Will opening this window cause a backdraft? But they won’t be expected to answer off the cuff. Each clip is supported by a montage cut to give the viewer a clue as to what is about to unfold, from demonstrating the lifting power of tornados, to the impact of building demolitions gone wrong; and from the effects of helicopter engine malfunctions to the damage potential of giant hailstones. Discovery, 8 p.m.

MADHUBALA… EK ISHQ EK JUNOON

In tonight’s episode we will see, RK and Madhu’s wedding ceremony takes place. Radhais very happy,RK and Madhu’s wedding rituals are progressing towards the final pheras. Further, Sultan gets tensed, if Balwant is not his father, than who is his real father. Colors, 8.30 p.m.

WILD ASIA

Asia is one of the most beautiful and varied regions of the world and its forests hold many interesting creatures that have adapted in the face of adversity. WILD ASIA brings for its viewers Asia’s untamed wilderness and an intimate look at the amazing animals that call wild Asia home. From India to Indonesia to Japan, explore Asia’s sparkling shorelines, arid deserts and lush rainforests, unveiling the exotic mysteries hidden within this continent of contrasts. Animal Planet, 8 p.m.

BUILD IT BIGGER

How does one build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get one’s workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that’s 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel — along the San Adreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth’s surface. Follow Danny in BUILD IT BIGGER as he meets the men and women tackling the

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What Happened Next?, Discovery, 9 p.m.

unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. Discovery Science, 7 p.m.

ONE TREE HILL

Brooke has her hands full with her model for the T.A.R.T. fashion show and a new boyfriend. Rachel makes the cover of “Maxim,” causing chaos at Tree Hill High. Meanwhile, Lucas learns of Nathan’s dealings with Daunte, and ultimately has to choose between Nathan and his love for basketball. Haley takes on a babysitting job only to find herself in over her head and Peyton’s half-brother, Derek, forces her to confront her deepest fears. Star World, 10 p.m.

DIYA AUR BAATI HUM

Sooraj Meets DSP and discusses about Sandhya’s plans to appear for UPSC exams. Sandhya confronts Emily and Emily accepts her fault that due to her carelessness the shutter was left open. Later, Sandhya chances upon Mohit and Emily’s Wedding video when she realises that Bhabho had fed her liqour chocolates. Star Plus, 9 p.m.

YEH RISHTA KYA KAHLATA HAI

Akshara and Naitik are tensed to find a gift kept for Chikki at their doorstep late in the night from an unknown person. Who has sent these flowers for Chikki. Will Akshara be able to find it.

Star Plus, 9.30 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

Douglas Quaid is a factory worker with a beautiful wife living in a futuristic world where the majority of the earth has been rendered uninhabitable. For Quaid, Rekall (a process by which false memories are implanted into a subjects head) seems like just the “getaway” he needs. Quaid finds himself thrust into the midst of a global conspiracy when the procedure to implant a secret agent mission into his memory goes wrong - or does it?

Star Movies, 9 p.m.

DHARTI

Bharat (Rajendra Kumar) is a patriotic young man for whom patritism does not stop anywhere. He comes to know of the tyrancy of the present ruler’s Diwan (Ajit) and he and his colleagues rebel. They kidnap Princess Chitralekha (Waheeda Rehman) unknowingly, and call her Jwala. Meanwhile, Bharat’s dad (Balraj Sahni) who is the Inspector General, does not approve of Bharat’s rebellious nature and decides to arrest him on sight. Bharat’s mom is torn between the love for her husband and her son. Bharat determination against the Diwan is so strong that he decides to bomb-blast a railway train transporting the Diwan, knowingly that his own dad is also travelling on that train. Filmy, 9 p.m.

KYAA SUPER KOOL HAIN HUM

The movie is about two roommates and good friends, Sid and Adi (Tusshar Kapoor) and the roller-coaster journey they embark on as they are struck by cupid. Adi is a struggling actor, whilst Sid is a struggling DJ. Adi falls in love with Simran who works at a call-center, and Sid falls for Anu who he meets at a fashion show. Anu and Simran go to Goa to meet Anu’s father, Marlo (Anupam Kher) and Adi and Sid follow them there. The film then takes a hilarious turn when they meet Baba 3G, a conman in Goa, creating fun filled mayhem. Max, 9 p.m.

UNIVERSAL SOLDIER 4: DAY OF RECKONING

John awakens from a coma to discover his wife and daughter were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Haunted by images of the attack, he vows to kill the man responsible: Luc Deveraux.

Total Recall, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

While John tries to piece his reality back together, things get more complicated when he is pursued by a relentless UniSol named Magnus. Meanwhile, Deveraux and surviving UniSol Andrew Scott are preparing to battle anarchy and build a new order ruled by Unisols without government oversight. They are weeding out the weak and constantly testing their strongest warriors in brutal, life-and-death combat. Pix, 9 p.m.

RANG DE BASANTI

A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-drama.

She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn’t think there’s too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid. Star Gold, 8.50 p.m.

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P.M. 2.00 Masterchief Kitchen Ke Superstar 2.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara 3.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 4.00 Saraswatichandra 4.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 5.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 5.30 India’s Dancing Superstars 6.00 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 6.30 Ek Gahr Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswatichandra 8.00 Master Chef Kitchen Ke Superstar 8.30 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behnaa Hai 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum. 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai….

10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Saraswatichandra P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

LISTING

9.00 Chanchhan 9.30 Nayi Umra Nayi Chunauti Par. 10.00 Bharat Ka Veer Putra Mahara 10.30 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 11.00 Indian Idol Junior

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Aaj Ki Housewife HaiSab Jaanti Hai 2.30 Punarvivaah 3.00 Hitler Didi 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Pavitra Rishta 6.00 Hitler Didi 6.30 Punarvivah 7.00 Aaj Ki Housewife 7.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 8.00 Rab SE Soha Isshq

10.30 Bani – Ishq da Kalma 11.00 Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONE

P.M 2.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 2.30 Jhilmil Sitaron Ka Aangan Hoga.

3.00 Lajja: Film, Anil Kapoor 6.00 Surkshetra 7.30 Haunted Nights 8.00 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Jhilmil Sitaron Ka Aangan Hoga.

9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

11.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati

DISCOVERY KIDS

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1001 Nights Transformers Prime Wild Kratts Amazing Spiez 1001 Nights Sally Bollywood Adventure sof Tintin

One Tree Hill Mad Men Modern Family Big Bang Theory Masterchef US One Tree Hill Grey’s Anatomy Modern Family Big Bang Theory Masterchef US One Tree Hill Mad Men

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Grey’s Anatomy The Mentalist Just for Laughs Grey’s Anatomy Numbers America’s Funniest Home Videos American Dad The Mentalist Grey’s Anatomy Numbers

BIG CBS LOVE

Summerland Game Beauty and The Beast Life Unexpected Excused Game Summerland Entertainment Tonight Rules of Engagement Game Game Britain’s NTM Summerland Excused

SONY TV

Devo Ke Dev Mahadev, Life Ok, 8 p.m.

8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

Hitler Didi Pavitra Rishta.

Qubool Hai Connected Hum Tum 10.30 Punarvivah 11.00 Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan

LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 2.30 Savitri 3.00 Best of Savadhaan India 5.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 5.30 Savadhaan India 6.30 Crazy Stupid Ishq 7.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 7.30 Amrit Manthan 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Savitri 9.00 Do Dil…Ek Jaan 9.30 Junoon-Aisi Nafrat, To Kaisa Ishq 10.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab Sa Risk Hai 10.30 Savadhan India P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30

5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00

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Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Na Bole Tum… Madhubala….

Bani Ishq da Kalma Sanskaar…Dharohar Apnon Ki Na Bole Tum… Madhubala Balika Vadhu…

Uttaran Bani – Ishq da Kalma Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Madhubala Sanskaar…

Na Bole Tum… Uttaran

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 11.00

The Kennedys, History, 9 p.m.

SAB TV

Taarak FIR Gutur Goon 2 Taarak Mehta Ka… Jeanie Aur Juhu Baal Veer Taarak Chidiyaghar Jeanie Aur Juju Hum Aapke Hain In… FIR Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

Tu Tithe Mee Tuze Maze Jamena Mala Sasu Havi Radha Hi Bawri Fu Bai Fu Tu tithe Mee Mala Sasu Havi Tuze Maze Jamena Home Minister Tu Tithe Mee Radha Hi Bawri Unch Maza Zoka Mala Saasu Havi Tuze Maze Jamena Fu Bai Fu Radha Hi Bawri

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 Marvellous Marven 3.00 Animal Planet’s A to Z 4.00 Animal Planet Showtime 5.00 Animal Planet Safari 6.00 Fooled By Nature 6.30 Planet Wild 7.00 Killer Bites 8.00 Wild Asia 9.00 Marvellous Marven 10.00 Animal Planet’s A To Z 11.00 TV with Teeth

DOORDARSHAN

DDI (Main Channel)

News in Marathi Katha Sarita Runanubandha Tiwlya Bawlya Sapala Ek Rikam Gharat News in Marathi Thatta Nashibachi Sata Janmachi Punyai Krishi Varta AMAM News in Marathi.

The News Samachar.

Krishna Kali

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 12.40 2.15 4.15 6.50 9.00 11.30 A.M. 8.25 10.25 P.M. 1.00 2.40 5.15 7.35 9:00

STARMOVIES

Wanted The Scorpion King The Hulk In Time Total Recall The Darkest Hour

Down Periscope Two Brothers

HBO

Shaolin Soccer The Matrix Reloaded IP Man: The Real Fighter Mean Girls Transformers: Dark of The Moon 11.35 One Man Army A.M. 7.35 The School of Rock 9.45 Mean Girls 11.35 Transformers: Dark of the Moon

ZEE STUDIO

STAR WORLD

P.M. 2.00 Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana 2.30 Bade Acha Lagte Hai 3.00 Chhanchan 3.30 Indian Idol Junior 5.00 Crime Patrol Dastak 7.00 Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana 7.30 Dil Ke Nazar…

8.00 Anamika 8.30 Amita Ka Amit

P.M. 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.10 4.35 5.00 5.05 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.15 8.30

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Wonders of the Universe 3.00 Frozen Planet 4.00 Man Woman Wild 5.00 Body Bizarre 6.00 Wildest India 7.00 Man vs Wild 8.00 What Happened Next 9.00 Magic of Science 9.30 How Do They It 10.00 Gold Rush 11.00 Desire and Pleasure Decoded

9.00 9.30 10.00 11.00

Pehchan, Astitva Ki Talaash Saraswatichandra Gora SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA: Film.

Sanjay Dutt, Amitabh B, News in Hindi.

News.

Sports News Repoter’s Diary Samachar.

The News.

Rajyon Se Samachar.

Metro Scan Business Wrap

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 Alien Encounters 3.00 Mysteries of Magic 4.00 Dark Matters: Twisted But True 4.50 The Detonators 5.40 Deconstructed 6.00 Frontier of Flight 7.00 Build It Bigger 8.00 Ultimate Guide 9.00 Storm Chasers 10.00 Ultimate Weapons 11.00 Frontier of Flight P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30

HISTORY

The Kennedys Top Shot Hostage Do or Die Modern Marvels Invention Intervention Last Woman Standing People In Motion The Kennedys Kings of Restoration Hostage Dor or Die

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00

11.00

Cold Blood Most Amazing Moments Monkey Thieves Dangerous Encounters Most Amazing Moments Secrets of The Taj Mahal Caught in the Act Dangerous Encounters Ultimate Animal Countdown Taboo

Shootout At Lokhandwala, DDI, 11 p.m.

7.05 7.30 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.05

Khel Samachar Focus News in Hindi.

Samachar Charcha Main Aankhon Dekhi Khel Samachar

P.M. 1.05 2.50 4.35 6.40 9:00

P.M. 2.00 ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 h/ls Sri Lanka v England 3.00 ICC Champions Trophy 2013-Sri Lanka v N Zealand 4.00 Cricket Extra.

5.30 ICC Champions Trophy 2013 S Africa vs Pak P.M. 2.00 Mourinho First Clasico 3.00 ICC Champions Trophy 13 h/ls 4.00 Best of FA Cup 5.00 ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 h/ls 7.00 Champions Ka Champions 8.00 Best of FA Cup 8.30 Champions Ka Champions 9.00 Bpl Hot Shotz

PIX

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 12.00 Be Dune Sadechar: Sanjay Narvekar 3.00 Nashibachi Aaishi Taishi: Sanjay Narvekar 6.00 Shwaas 9.00 Gammat Jammat: Sachin, Ashok Saraf

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 7.00

Tom and Jerry Tales Oggay and the Cockroaches Adventure Time Ben 10 Oggy and the Cockroaches Henry Special: Henry vs Margaret 8.30 Tom and Jerry Meets Sherlock Holmes 10.00 Tom and Jerry Show 11.00 Adventure Time A.M. 8.00 Bhootraja Aur Ronnie 9.30 Adventure Time 10.00 Ben 10 11.00 Tom and Jerry Show

POGO

P.M. 2.30 Chhota Bheem 4.00 Mr Bean 5.00 Chhota Bheem In Junglee Kabeela 6.30 Ladoo Khao Band Bajao

Agent Cody Banks Blue Lagoon: The Awakening The Cable Guy True Legend Universal Soldier 4: Day of Reckoning 11.20 American Pie A.M. 8.00 The Cable Guy 9.55 True Legend

STAR GOLD

P.M. 2.15 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain 5.40 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan 9.00 Rang De Basanti A.M. 8.00 Hero Hindustani 11.35 Thank You

The Book of Eli, Zee Studio, 11.40 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.30 Ek Ladka El Ladki: Neelam 5.05 Hum: Amitabh B 9.00 Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum: Ritesh D, Tushaar K A.M. 7.55 Dangerous Ishhq: Karishma Kapoor 11.00 Ek Aur Haqiqat: Nagarjuna, Teja Ravi P.M. 2.05 5.50 9.00 A.M. 10.55

ZEE CINEMA

Mother India: Sunil Dutt Khiladi: Akshay Kumar Ishq: Ajay Devgan

Shola Aur Shabnam: Govinda

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Sultanat: Sunny Deol 5.30 The Power Man-Khalnayak 9.00 Chacha Bhatija: Dharmendra, Hema Malini A.M. 9.30 Karishma Kudrat Kaa: Dharmendra

STAR CRICKET

ESPN

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

9.00 Transformers Prime 10.30 Wild Kratts 11.00 1001 Nights

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A.M. 8.00 Sky Ki Umeed: Sushanshu Pandey

FILMY

P.M. 12.00 Kanoon Ki Awaaz: Shatrughan Sinha 3.00 Atishbaz: Shatrughan Sinha 6.00 Main Aisa Hi Hoon: Ajay Devgan, Sushmita S 9.00 Dharti: Rajendra Kumar Waheeda R A.M. 9.00 Aakhri Kasam: Vinod Mehra

B4U

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Universal Soldier 4: Day of Reckoning, Pix, 9 p.m.

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Special Hagemaru Chhota Bheem Pokemon Takeshi;s Castle Sunaina MAD

Thomas and Friends Galli Galli Sim Sim Chhota Bheem Sons of Rama

DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Hamtaro Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Doraemon Hamtaro Doraemon Slokk Best of Luck Nikki Doraemon

DISNEY XD

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013 group. "During my tenth standard I stopped dancing and due to study pressure I gained weight and after that I didn't want to do shows because I was not ready to face any negative comments."

TV TATTLES RAJEEV HAS LOTS TO DO

Actor Rajeev Paul who was last seen in ‘Bigg Boss’ considers himself an efficient man. After his separation from wife Delnaaz Irani, Rajeev has been leading a smooth life. “I still have to get used to living by myself. There is a constant pressure to keep the house organised and clean.

Make sure there are all the essentials in kitchen from filling ration to spices to biscuits, snacks, soft drinks to having stuff in the bar, to ice cubes to newspapers! Also I have to do the bank jobs to car maintenance to laundry and ironing.

Last but not the least food for Gabbar Singh Paul (my Lhasa Aphso)!

The work never seems to end."

CHANDNI IN ‘AMITA...’

Actor Chandni Bhagwanani will soon be seen as the main protagonist in Swastik Productions ‘Amita Ki Amit’. Mumbai girl Chandni started her career at the tender age of seven and after doing some commercials she gradually moved to television. She has done shows like ‘Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, ‘Kayamaat’ and many more. A Shiamak Davar school student, Chandni learned dancing for eight years and she was part of Shiamak's special

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck pose with Indian celebrity Gurmeet Kohli and her daughter, during the Disney Magic show at Oberoi Mall.

PASSIONATE CAR LOVER

KANCHI KAUL’S RETURNS WITH ‘MERI BHABHI’!

Mohammed Nazim aka Ahem of ‘Saath Nibhana Saathiya’ is in love with his BMW which he gifted himself in January. He is very passionate about cars and on his birthday he splurged himself with the car. He feels cars reflect your personality. He

By Sandeep chose a black colour BMW, S 5 series and Hattangadi what's more, the number of the car is 1000.

His birthday was on January 1 so he feels he is quite lucky. He fter starring in many loves to go on long drives and loves to take friends along too. He commercials, Kanchi says, “Cars always give men a special high and satisfaction Kaul shot to fame with her when you owe the one of your choice.” role of Ananya SachdevSamarth in the show 'Ek Ladki Anjaani Si' and later did a Shama Sikandar shares a very serial titled 'Maayka'. Now special connection with the after marriage to actor Shabbir diva of yesteryears -- Mumtaz.

Ahluwalia and a two-year break, the 31-year-old will be playing the role of When asked Shama says, “I Shraddha Shergill Sood on the show, ‘Meri Bhabhi’ on Star Plus which have always been a big fan of focuses on a sister and sister-in-law relationship.

Mumtaz and Sridevi. And It has an amazing cast like Kanwaljeet Singh, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Eesha Kansara, etc. The show is about the bond shared between a people who are close to me sister-in-law and daughter-in-law. Shraddha the ‘nanad’, played by know that I have been always keen to meet Mumtaz. Few years back I did a film called ‘Dhoom Dhadaka’ and my co-star Kanchi, finds a friend in Kritika, her bhabhi. Kritika is a loving person was Shaad Randhawa in the film. Shaad is Mumtazji's nephew and a dutiful ‘bahu’ of the Shergill family. She knows how to keep and while shooting Mumtaz aunty's younger brother Shahrukh the family together. She is gentle, understanding and is very good Askari used to come to the set to meet Shaad. That's how we at relieving tense moments with her humor. She is the most became good friends. And I was the one who kept requesting perfect housewife.

Shahrukh to arrange for a meeting with Mumtaz aunty for me."

Kritika plays a significant role in the life of Shraddha and shows her how to live with her head held high in difficult Shama finally met the diva couple of years back at Mumtaz's place in circumstances. The serial will go on air from June 17 at 8 Mumbai during a New Year party. “I was the only outsider at that party but she made pm on Star Plus. me feel like a part of her family.”

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MUMTAZ’S BIG FAN

LEGENDARY ACTOR AMITABH BACHCHAN IS POISED TO TURN THE SMALL SCREEN INTO A MEGA-SCREEN WITH HIS MAGNIFICENT TOWERING PRESENCE, IN A ‘KEEP GUESSING’ TV SERIAL AS OF NOW.

BIG B GETS SET TO DEBUT ON SMALL SCREEN! I

By Chaitanya Padukone

n a daring initiative, superstar Amitabh Bachchan is poised to make his telly screen ‘debut’ as the lead actor in an “enthralling finite fiction” TV serial (Sony) being directed by the maverick filmmaker Anurag Kashyap (‘Gangs of Wasseypur’) and re-define telly-screen content. Strangely, the whole AB starrer telly opus which is a co-home production for the Bachchans, is being guarded in an armour of intriguing suspense.

Unlike the immensely popular prize-money quiz show ‘KBC’ (Sony) hosted by Amitabh, which offers answer options and even expert advice there was no such facility to ferret out any details regarding the title, the concept or the lead cast.

Explains the Big B, “Director Anurag and the creative team are yet in the proactive process of constructing the serial. Actually, without informing even my family members I have had discreet meetings with them. It’s premature at this stage to reveal any details but its definitely different,” he insists. In Indian showbiz it’s considered a major challenge for any top-ranking movie

actor to shed their big-screen aura and don a fictional TV character’s avataar.

Did the par excellence “demanding” actor have any apprehensions?

“In fact for the past six long months we have been meticulously working on it and taking it further. During this phase, a series of debates and arguments on the pros and cons have taken place before a final consensus was arrived at. Because, when one is venturing into something novel there is bound to be pressure owing to the potential dangers and the anxieties that it brings along,” admits ‘workaholic’ Amitabh who is willing to take on the ‘strenuous’ shooting schedule pressures of a TV soap. “If it is warranted, I am willing to work for even 18 hours a day,” enthuses the indefatigable 70-year-old acclaimed actor.

Unlike certain A-list film luminaries, who feel ‘acting’ on the ‘small screen’ would tantamount to some sort of a ‘demotion’ for them, the Big B has no hang-ups. “With the kind of colossal revenue that it grosses ( he quotes the figures off –the-cuff) television today, is a much bigger medium of entertainment than cinema in terms of commercial turnover and has an extensive instant penetrating global reach,” counters the Bachchan in his bass baritone.

Meanwhile, director Anurag assures that when it goes on air, the new Sony “family entertainer soap” would definitely not be a ‘one-man-show’ despite Sr. Bachchan’s formidable scene-stealing presence.

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Stray killers should be booked, convicted O

n June 8th, a small crowd gathered around the lifeless body of a young dog Frisky - the cynosure of all eyes in the lane. Frisky, like those millions of other strays, was hated by a handful, one of who even allegedly went to the extent of picking him up one night and dropping him a few kilometres away at Cuffe Parade.

This time around, it seemed that whoever it was, had got the better of Frisky who appeared to have been poisoned to death. After a brief bout of retching through the previous day, he collapsed and died the next morning, on the very pavement he lived for the last four years.

While the local police have initiated an investigation and a postmortem of Frisky’s carcass at the instance of a local, poisoning if proved will lead to an FIR and a concurrent manhunt for Frisky’s killers.

Just last month, it was reported that two out of three men were arrested by the city police after a video of the three brutally murdering a stray dog was recorded by a CCTV camera installed in the area. In the footage recorded in the camera, the three accused were seen stabbing and stoning the dog to death early in the morning.

The three men approached the dog at around 6 in the morning and then tied it with a chain and started dragging it around while attacking it with knives and stones.

The mutilated body of the dog was found in the nearby dumpster with a blood-covered stone next to its body.

(1965) and Wildlife Protection Act (1972); The Bombay Public Conveyance Act (1920) and The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (Bombay Act No. III of 1888).

Killing a stray dog isn’t an isolated crime. It happens all over the country and needs to be stopped. Just recently it was reported that over 150 dogs have been poisoned in Indore over the past four years. Ironically, it was the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) that reportedly poisoned these dogs to keep the population of mongrels under check.

The municipal corporation’s act of killing dogs by such means is in direct violation of the law of the lane which lays down perfectly humane way like sterilisation to control their population.

Killing of stray animals is a cognizable offence under the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act (1960).

Also, there are many programmes like Animal Birth Control under which the population of the stray dogs can be controlled through method like immunisation and sterilisation.

Last year, in Navi Mumbai an eight-month-old dog was killed in a horrific manner. Reportedly, a fire

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Dogs are killed without any regard for life or law. Animal haters have extreme contempt of the law and its processes. It’s important to book them and stop the killings, writes Gajanan Khergamker

Societies break law, impose fine for ‘feeding strays’ WHEN Mira Road resident and film-maker Partho Ghosh was fined Rs 1,000 in his maintenance bill for “feeding strays,” who lived outside his society, he refused to pay up unless “the society proves the charge was legal.”

Ghosh’s isn’t a case in isolation. A lot of societies’ managing committee members take it upon themselves to play law-enforcers, act like the judiciary and impose fines randomly and arbitrarily. In the absence of any opposition, they also go on to collect the fines and spend it as ‘sundry’ accounts without offering any details too.

Concurrently, no Cooperative Housing Society’s managing committee has the right to impose fines and / or levy any penalty in this regard.

Affected parties may refer to Indian Penal Code (1860) - Section 428 & 429; Bombay Police Act (1951) - Section 73 to 78 / Sec 99 ; The Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act; The Maharashtra keeping & movement of cattle in Urban Areas (Control) Act (1976) and Prevention of Cruelty to An-imals Act (1960) ; Prevention of Cruelty to Draught & Pack Animals Rules

On June 8th, Frisky who lived at Third Pasta Lane in Colaba died, all of a sudden, after a brief bout of violent retching. It is feared he was poisoned by a local dog-hater who had tried to relocate him from the lane. Police investigations on the alleged killing are afoot and if a postmortem proves death by poisoning, a manhunt for Frisky’s killer will be launched cracker explosion was set up to kill the poor dog. Fire-crackers were tied to the dog’s body and lit up. The explosion caused the death of the dog. Examination by a local vet revealed the dog had died due to severe burn injuries, a broken vertebral column and ribs. The dog’s body was found inside Rajiv Gandhi stadium at CBD-Belapur by some students who come to study at a nearby library.

Earlier too, cases of stray dogs being poisoned have been reported in the area but the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has not been able to do anything because of “lack of space” at the dog pound.

In 2008, at one time over 20 stray dogs were poisoned in a single day

in Nerul. Navi Mumbai. The day is cide whether the stray dogs may be still observed as ‘Poison Biscuit Day’ killed or not. What came as even more of a surprise when the Bomby Nerul residents. bay High Court supported the Municipal Corporation’s decision to kill all stray dogs in the city which invited a lot of criticism from the animal lovers. According to the SADLY, besides dog haters, even the Municipal Corporation Act 191 BA local body officers of several civic (2), the Municipal Commissioner, bodies have resorted to killing stray could exercise huge discretion dogs to control the stray dog popu- when it came to stray dogs. The lation or get rid of the ‘menace’. It Bombay High Court’s order was may be recalled that the-then Bri- stayed by the Supreme Court. hnamumbai Municipal CorporaIn a horrific incident, it was retion Commissioner Jairaj Pathak ported that, Kashmir Municipal had, around five years back, stated Corporation had decided to poison that “stray dogs must be killed.” He around one lakh stray dogs in Srithen went on to say the Municipal nagar. It had even started poisoning Commissioner has the power to de- stray dogs to get rid of ‘rabies men-

BMC too wanted to kill stray dogs to control population

ace’ that had gripped the city at that time.

Cases like these are sadly the rule rather than an exception in our country. What’s abominable is that these felons think that they can get away with committing crimes as heinous as killing an innocent animal in the dark of the night and feel they can get away with it.

It is your rights as a citizen to protect your stray. Where issues of stray population or dog bites attacks are concerned, the problem needs to be tackled systematically by the Municipal Corporations and NGOs together. By killing stray like they do in ‘Malaysia’ as offered as an argument is certainly not done!

With inputs from Prerna Pandey

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 568

ENIGMA CODE 568

ACROSS: 1 A characteristically calculating type? (13) 9 What have to be paid around Nunhead by way of royalty (7) 10 It may be a part of a wheel that's ordered (7) 11 Unexpectedly halts and strips (5) 12 Outdated local measure (4,2,3) 13 Call of captain for ends? (5) 15 Private cabin, say, with space (9) 17 Soldiers, thoughtful, went ahead and fired again (9) 18 People count on them to send them to sleep (5) 19 Such a discussion gives chance for falling out (4-5) 22 I had flutter round basin (5) 23 The impression Edward and I will get into trouble (7) 24 Guinea-fowl not paid for ! (7) 25 Music that's not hard on one's hearing (4,9)

DOWN: 2 One who is may not understand too much of a good thing (1,3,5) 3 Love such an unusual way to hoodwink (5) 4 Dining club before end of July becomes untidy (5) 5 The right people to sell to? (9) 6 Figaro manufactures some scent (5) 7 Pastry accounting for the trade in fruit (5,8) 8 A conclusion showing resolution (13) 10 Prevent young lady from becoming a server of drinks (7) 14 Tiny cries can be disturbing in all

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Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

The Clue: Command with authority

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SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE CRUISE, CIRCUS, CRISIS, ISSUER, RECESS, SERIES, USURER

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MATH PYRAMID 568 honesty (9) 15 Food taken in by the Sultan (7) 16 Exaggerated account discredited (9)

20 I enter a re-organised race for her (5) 21 A store of French cannabis (5) 22 Jonson at home in Africa (5)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Bloom, 3 Deceptive, 6 Huron, 7 Mewed, 9 Bantu, 10 Aunt sally, 11 Dress material, 14 Squash rackets, 17 Trousseau, 19 Gauze, 20 Toxin, 21 Lynch, 22 Secondary, 23 Epics.

DOWN: 1 Backbites, 2 Marauders, 3 Dental surgeon, 4 Powys, 5 Emily, 6 Honed, 7 Mental cruelty, 8 Delhi, 12 Emergence, 13 Larcenous, 15 U-boat, 16 South, 17 Topes, 18 Saxon.

QUICK CROSS 568

ACROSS: 1 Obese chappie (3) 4 "A" in IAF (3) 5 Like a fine beach (5) 7 Sty dweller (3) 8 It could be verse (5) 10 __ inspiring, wondrous (3) 11 United (3)

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

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

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

DOWN: 1 Snake's defense (5) 2 Help, assist (3) 3 Give it a whirl (3) 5 Velocity (5) 6 Point at a target (3) 8 Cat's pad (3) 9 Be obliged for (3)

HIDATO 568

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 568

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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MOON: Gemini TITHI: 2nd Jyesht Shuklapaksha NAKSHATRA: Ardhra RASHI: Mithun (Gemini) K.Ch. LUCKY COLOUR: Black LUCKY NUMBER: 3 BIRTHDAY FORECAST: Matters regarding job, travel, correspondence, or writing work will be under favorable aspects. The latter half of the year will be more favorable for finance or money matters. Concluding a major assignment this year will give you immense satisfaction and you will be rewarded for successfully handling it. You may gain through buying/selling of land, a house, or a vehicle. Students will be very successful in their studies. The married will enjoy domestic felicity.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Good looking, prominent nose and Charming eyes. Will be healthy and long-lived. Will be responsible, witty, intelligent, critical but helpful. After a good education, career in research, shipping, communications or industry is indicated. Success and gains are indicated perhaps, away from place of birth.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You will have to be very careful with money management today. You are surrounded by elements that are interested in self-growth rather than have your concern in mind. Do not let others play upon your emotions as this a particularly crucial time for you. You may be feeling lonely and blue needing an emotional outlet but somehow the opportunity of being with right person seems to be missing.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Your efforts directed towards expansion will bear fruit .you may be able to recover some money which you had practically written off. Students will do remarkably well in written tests or interviews. Romance is in the air and some of you are likely to get attracted to two persons at the same time. Tread the romantic path cautiously.

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GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): A delay in an assured payment could be distressing. Handle financial issues carefully to further avoid loss. You should not rush to make fresh investments. Relationship with loved ones improves. However, you may sometimes feel that you are bored with things in general.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Favorable trends continue in matters of finance. The employed will be given more responsibility and independence. Those in creative fields will be signing fresh contracts on lucrative terms. The married can look forward to happy times together with their mate.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will have a busy satisfying day at work, when profits will accrue and new assignments are also likely. Wait for a more favorable time before you launch your expansion plans. It seems there will be several changes within your work. The evening is spent with your friends and beloved.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You get an opportunity to set up an additional source of income. It is a favorable time to make fresh investments. Some of you will diversify into a completely new area of activity. Minor tiffs and arguments over trifling issues could create a lot of unpleasantness in your love life.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Travel on a business tour to an important centre is likely and will prove profitable. Besides work use this opportunity to renew old ties with business associates.

Socially you will have a very busy day when you will be attending a lot of functions and meetings. A long distance call on phone may bring in pleasant news. You will be rushing to complete formalities for a happy occasion to be celebrated.

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

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20): The day looks promising but you have a lot to do. Try to Delegate responsibility to achieve your targets easily. A hectic schedule will leave you exhausted with fatigue.

You could be asking for trouble where your health is concerned. Youngsters can look forward to an exciting time with friends and parties.

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CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You are given complete charge at work and an opportunity to tackle a difficult assignment alone. Work sincerely to take advantage of the present situation. Your love life and family life will be fine. The health of your parents or beloved may need attention.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): You feel confident about a new project and make rapid progress in concluding the same. Love and family affairs tend to get neglected. There seems to be a communication problem somewhere. Try to clear up misunderstanding as soon as possible.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You capably handle the pressures of work and discharge your duties, but somehow you feel empty and insecure. Find time for yourself too. Too much fuss and an exacting nature could offend colleagues and associates. Learn to relax and listen to others views occasionally.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4684

ACROSS: 4 Fertilizer from fire embers (6) 7 Lawyer, especially in the U.S. (8) 8 South American animals like the camel (6) 10 You are well off when you have them ! (5) 13 Debatable (4) 14 Dog breed: Lhasa ____ (4) 15 A loud noise (4) 16 Eighth month, in short (3) 17 A chopped cabbage with dressing (4) 19 Leap up, or spring over something (4) 21 New state carved out of Bihar (9) 23 English batsman ___ Morgan (4) 24 Metrical foot (4) 26 "Gangnam Style" rapper (3) 27 Comfortable (4) 29 Israel's Tel ___ (4) 32 Interlacing network (4) 33 Typical beginning (5) 34 North American elk (6) 35 Celestial (8) 36 Expurgate - being a fault-finder? (6) DOWN: 1 Seaport in NW Israel (5) 2 English guns (5) 3 __ and cons (4) 4 Bridge tower (5) 5 The thing (4) 6 Not go to bed (4,2) 9 Tangle of logs (6) 11 Counterparts of "downs" (3) 12 Ex-India left-arm spinner Dilip (5) 13 Sentimental (7) 15 Prevent or stop people (3) 16 Intel competitor (3) 18 A surgeon's knife (6)

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SUDOKU 1870 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: B equals T

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

20 Unbolt (5) 21 Happiness, delight (3) 22 Make ___ while the sun shines?

(3) 23 Elude (6) 25 Hole dug to obtain gravel, coal etc

(3) 28 Type of willow (5) 30 Not a consonant? (5) 31 Sheer fabric (5) 32 Fail to catch or meet (4) 33 Look shyly or quickly (4)

SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Shimla, 5 Hum, 8 Army, 9 Awls, 10 Tenant, 11 Districts, 13 Feta, 15 Sit, 16 Iliad, 17 Isaac, 20 Ima, 22 Psu, 23 I need, 24 Oasis, 26 Put, 27 Took, 28 Subscript, 31 Uakari, 32 Liar, 33 Norm, 34 Elk, 35 Aortas.

DOWN: 1 Set off, 2 In no time, 3 Land, 4 Artisan, 5 Hyatt, 6 Maxi, 7 Plateau, 12 Sid, 14 Alae, 18 Spit, 19 Assonant, 20 Insulin, 21 Satpura, 24 Oui, 25 Skeins, 26 Prank, 29 Sere, 30 Tam-o'.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1689 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

F I O O M P I I O G I C

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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: 19 average; 21 good; 23 outstanding.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: crew, crewing, cringe, enrich, grew, grin, heir, hire, inner, nicer, reign, rein, rice, rich, ring, whiner, winner, wire, wren, wrench, WRENCHING, wring.

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Karamjit wins IRC; Gill fastest overall

K Srikanth shocked top seed Boonsak Ponsana to win 21-16, 21-12.

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JK-Tyres backed Karamjit Singh (left) and co-driver Jagdev Singh of team Slideways Industries who won the Indian Rally Championship (IRC) class in the Rally of Maharashtra, Nashik on Sunday.

NASHIK: Experienced Karamjit Singh was a cut above the rest finishing only second-best to overall winner Gaurav Gill (codriver Musa Sherif) on the concluding day of the INRC (Round- 2) Rally of Maharashtra, Nashik on Sunday.

Going flat out on an overcast day, the JK Tyre -backed Karamjit did well on the final three stages to win the Indian Rally Championship (IRC) Class and finish second overall. In end analysis, Gill, driving a modified XUV 500, was quickest (1 hour 26 minutes 0s), with Karamjit trailing in at (1:27.40).

On the final day, Karamjit, driving a Volkswagen Polo, lived up to his top billing clocking the fastest time among the twowheel-drive (2WD) cars on a terrain that he described as, “challenging and extremely tricky”.

Held on the outskirts of Nashik the event is the only tarmac rally in the INRC calendar and this year the rains threw another challenge at the drivers. The 2002 Production Car World Champion, began the day with a bang going the fastest on the first stage of the day to take the Polo to its second victory in only its second rally.

Rallying the Volkswagen Polo for the first time Karamjit Singh was on the pace from the word go clocking blistering times.

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ANGKOK: K Srikanth became the latest badminton sensation to emerge from India as he lifted his maiden men's singles title with a stunning straight-game triumph over top-seeded local favourite Boonsak Ponsana at the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold here.

The 20-year-old from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh beat world number eight Ponsana 21-16, 21-12 in a 34-minute match to script the biggest win of his still nascent career. "When I went into the court, I was pretty okay. I was not thinking anything. He was the local guy and the court was also with him. I knew I had a 50-50 chance even though he is world number eight," the excited youngster told PTI. "I just wanted to give my 100 per cent. I was focusing on one point at a time and I knew it was all about who plays well on that particular day," he said.

Indian The 13th-seeded matched his fancied rival in all departments of the game in what turned out to be a lop-sided contest.

"The win has not sunk in. I am still pretty excited. I spoke to my parents and they are also very happy. I will be travelling to Hyderabad tonight and probably fly back to Singapore next Friday or Saturday," he said.

The first game went neck and

Indians lift mixed doubles title at Maldives Intl Bad

NEW DELHI: Indian duo of K Nandagopal and K Maneesha clinched the Li-Ning Maldives International Badminton Challenge mixed doubles title after registering a straight-game victory over Dae Sung Kim and Bo Kyung Oh of Korea in Male.

The pair from Andhra Pradesh registered a 21-16, 23-21 win over the Korean combo in a contest that lasted

40 minutes. Meanwhile, among other prominent Indians in the fray, Chetan Anand lost to Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu of Indonesia in a hard-fought semifinal match of the men's singles event, 21-16, 19-21, 16-21. While in the women's singles, Tanvi Lad could make it to the quarter-finals before she was handed a 11-21, 19-21 defeat by Li Michelle of Canada.

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neck before Srikanth broke free to notch up six consecutive points to win the game and wrest the initiative. "The first game was tough. I was leading by 2-3 points from the start but in the end he was like 1516 but he made some unforced errors as I played some attacking badminton. It worked as I got four points on the trot and that made all the difference," he said.

The second game was a completely one-sided affair with Srikanth scoring at ease. The Indian sent down nine smashes against his rival's three to stamp his authority in the match.

Ponsana had a two-point lead to start with but Srikanth made amends quite quickly to reel off eight successive points and seal the game and the match in his favour.

"In the second game I played pretty well, I was leading 11-5 and continued in the same vein. I didn't relax and stayed focussed. I could see that although the crowd was supporting him, he looked tense and turned on the pressure on him," he said.

Srikanth had previously reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Junior Championships and entered the prequarterfinals of the World Junior Championships in 2011.

Indian male shuttlers have been making quite a mark internationally of late. P Kashyap had won the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold last year.

RR, Kundra to dominate BCCI emergent WC meet N

EW DELHI: Crisis-ridden Rajasthan Royals and its underfire co-owner Raj Kundra's future hangs in balance as the BCCI's Emergent Working Committee meets here tomorrow to deliberate on the IPL spot-fixing and betting scam and take action, if required.

The Board's head of the interim arrangement, Jagmohan Dalimya, was forced to call the meeting after the Delhi Police claimed that Kundra, a minority shareholder in Rajasthan Royal, has confessed to betting during the IPL matches.

The BCCI is under immense pressure to take a tough stand in a bid to restore the credibility of the IPL which has taken a severe beating following the scandals. "The entire Raj Kundra issue will be discussed at length. The members may also rec- Courting trouble... Raj Kundra with ommend that he should be sus- wife Shilpa Shetty.

would not act contrary to law," Rajasthan Royals Chairman Ranjit Barthakur and CEO Raghu Iyer had pended till the probe is completed. If said in a statement.

"If however, he is proven guilty, or he is found guilty, action will be taken. If he gets a clean chit, he can has breached any regulations, he return to the position", a top BCCI of- will be suspended, and he will also ficial said. If the charges are proved, forfeit his shares. This is a strict govRajasthan Royals face the prospect of ernance procedure agreed to by all being terminated from the IPL and to Rajasthan Royals shareholders, and avoid this fate, the franchise has al- it is consistent with our zero tolerready distanced itself from Kundra. ance approach," the statement said.

The team is, in fact, ready to dump Kundra to save the franchise, stating POLICE FOR ED PROBE INTO that the businessman has no in- HAWALA TRANSACTIONS The Delhi Police has written to volvement in its running and would the Enforcement Directorate for a be suspended if found guilty.

Rajasthan Royals have also de- probe into alleged hawala transacclared that Kundra would forfeit his tions in the IPL spot-fixing case, inshares in the franchise if he is found cluding by underworld don to be in breach of any regulations. Dawood Ibrahim. A senior police "Mr. Raj Kundra is a minority official said that details have been (11.7%) shareholder, and he has no provided to ED about 27 people arinvolvement in the running of the rested in connection with the scanfranchise. We believe that Mr. Raj dal as well as that about Dawood Kundra is a law abiding citizen and and Chota Shakeel.

Correct Play or winning Play?

hat would you do if given a choice? The correct play or a play which is against theory but one You are east & the bidding goes which may have a chance to win. S W N E See the hand & decide.

1D P 2CL 2D 2D P 4D P S- 9 7 5 5D All Pass H- J 3 Your partner leads the 2 of D- K 4 3 spades, you play the King & declarer C- A K Q 10 8 wins with the Ace. Then he plays a S- K J 6 small diamond to King which you H- 10 8 6 2 win. Now you need 2 more tricks to D- A 7 2 defeat the contract. Here I would C- 6 4 3 like to disclose a pearl of wisdom.

BRIDGE Assume that you can break every contract & defend accordingly.

Partner’s 2 of spades promises 4 cards in spades with an honour. So declarer has 2 spades left! You wonder why south has not tried to discard one spade loser on the clubs,

because if he has 2 clubs then partner has 3 & declarer’s 1 spade loser can immediately go away. After pondering this problem you realise that south must have 3 clubs & cannot discard a spade till the trumps are drawn. So what should you do?

Play back a spade or shift to hearts.

You are not certain.

Now go back to the first trick. Instead of making the correct play of” Third Hand High” you play the Jack

of spades to find out who has the Queen. If declarer wins with Ace then you know 2 spades are cashable.

On the contrary if declarer wins with Queen you know a spade is not cashable, because partner is unlikely to underlead an Ace in suit contract.

So you must shift to a heart hoping partner has Ace & Queen, & that is why he has made this anemic lead of spade from 10 x x x. What if partner has underled the Ace of spades & you have allowed a ridiculous to make? After partner’s tirade is over change the partner.

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IN BRIEF Double bonanza for Mahi Racing, both riders finish on podium

NEW DELHI:Mahi Racing Team India riders Fabien Foret and Kenan Sofuoglu stayed on course for a shot at the overall championship as they finished second and third respectively in the sixth leg of World Supersport Championship at Portimao, Portugal today. Foret, who began the race in fourth place, leapfrogged two riders to finish with a timing of 35'33.262. Sofuoglu, who started the race in second place, completed the podium party with a timing of 35'33.384.

Both the riders are now tied on second spot in the overall standings with 81 points each and trail leader Sam Lowes of Yakhnich Motorsport by 39 points. Lowes took his fourth successive chequered flag today but Foret isn't really worried."It is still early in the season and we can easily bridge this gap. He (Lowes) has hit a purple patch but we are not far behind," said the confident Foret. Though Sofuoglu finished third, he registered the fastest lap of the race on the 12th lap when he set a timing of 1’45.730 and held the lead for four of the 20 laps of the race.

IPL should not be scrapped: Ashanta de Mel

AHMEDABAD: The spot-fixing and betting scandal in Indian Premier League matches is unfortunate but IPL should not be scrapped, former Sri Lanka fast bowler Ashanta De Mel said. De Mel, who played 17 Tests and 57 ODIs besides serving in the Sri Lankan Cricket Board, said IPL has its positives. "It provided opportunity to the young cricketers to showcase their talent. It also enabled youngsters and promising players to learn and gain experience by playing alongside top players in the game," he said. De Mel, who is an avid bridge player and represented Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Games in the card game, is here participating at the ongoing Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle East (BFAME) Championship.

Sreesanth's arrest painful for fans in Kerala: Tharoor

KOCHI: Minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor said the arrest of Kerala pacer S Sreesanth for alleged spot fixing is "very painful" for cricket fans in the state. Asked if it was fair for Delhi police to have invoked stringent provisions of MCOCA against Sreesanth and 24 others, Tharoor said, "It was for the court to decide on it." "The enthusiasm of young fans should not wane due to the IPL episode," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. Tharoor said 18-year-old Sanju Samson from Kerala, who played for Rajasthan Royals this year had become a star and added that Kerala has become a serious cricketing state. The IPL episode should not be a 'setback' for cricket, he said.

Ashwin ends tied 13th to be best Indian performer in Albena

ALBENA, BULGARIA: Ashwin Jayaram emerged as the best Indian with a tied 13th place finish after settling for a draw with GM Boris Chatalbashev of Bulgaria in the ninth and final round of Grand Europe Albena Chess tournament. There was little to cheer for the Indian enthusiasts as highest rated Indian Abhijeet Gupta went down fighting against International Master Vitaliy Bernadskiy of Ukraine in his final round.

Earlier in the eighth round Abhijeet had raised visions of an improved finish after outplaying Eylon Nakar of Israel. Tigran Petrosian of Armenia comprehensively won the tournament defeating Levente Vajda of Romania in the last round.

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WINS AT ROLAND GARROS

YEARS OF WINNING

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JUST MASTERCLASS!!!

Rafael Nadal sinks to the ground in triumph after he defeats compatriot David Ferrer in the men's final match of the French Open on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal defies protest to clinch record eighth French Open

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ARIS: Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times on Sunday with victory in the French Open final.

Nadal claimed his 12th major with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over his Spanish compatriot who was playing in his first Grand Slam final at the age of 31 and at the 42nd time of asking.

It also gave Nadal his 59th win out of 60 matches played in Paris.

However, the 27-year-old's push to victory suffered a heart-stopping moment when a protestor, naked from the waist up, leapt from the stands on Court Philippe Chatrier, carrying a flare and protesting France's controversial same sex marriage law.

The protestor, who was wrestled away by security staff, came within just a few feet of the Spaniard as he prepared to serve at 5-1 in the second set.

A burly security official immediately came to Nadal's aid in front of the VIP box where Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt and Hollywood superstar

Leonardo DiCaprio were watching. The drama, however, didn't alter the outcome as Nadal claimed his seventh title of 2013 after returning to the tour in February following a seven-month injury lay-off.

"Thanks to everyone in my family and team. Without their support, especially when I was out of action, this would have been impossible," said Nadal.

"Thanks also to everyone who sent me messages on Twitter and Facebook. They all gave me positive energy for today."Ferrer had raced through the first game to love, but it was the champion who broke first for 2-1 when his compatriot unleashed a wild forehand. Ferrer, showing all the attributes which gave the nickname of 'bloodhound', was level in the next game at 2-2 and with both sluggers evenly matched, it was going to take something out of the top drawer to settle the opening set.

Nadal produced it right on cue, flashing a superbly controlled, sliding backhand on the move, from 10 metres behind the baseline, past the advancing Ferrer.

Nadal backed it up in the ninth game when a double fault from Ferrer handed him a set point which translated into the first-set advantage when the veteran dumped a weak backhand into the net. Ferrer hadn't dropped a set in the tournament and had spent six hours fewer on court getting to his maiden final.

But he was in serious trouble and he knew it, suddenly confronted by Nadal's record of 145 wins against just three losses when he had won the first set of a Grand Slam match. Their personal history was also stacked against him with just four wins against 19 defeats coming into Sunday's final.

Sixteen of those losses were on clay and Ferrer's only victory on the surface was way back in 2004 in the pair's first meeting when Nadal was still a raw 16-year-old.

In no time at all, and with light drizzle falling, the champion was 3-0 ahead in the second set as a love-service game backed up a break which had been secured with a pair of sharp forehands.

Ferrer halted Nadal's six-game streak for 3-1 but was unable to

convert four break points of his own in the fifth game, a marathon duel which included a 29-shot rally.

Nadal was 5-1 up and preparing to serve for the second set when a spectator, naked from the waist up, leapt from the stands carrying a flare just feet from where Nadal was standing. The intruder, with the words 'Childrens rights' written across his chest, was wrestled away from the court. The final had already been held up by protestors high up in the stands holding up placards demonstrating against France's same sex marriage law.

RUSSIAN PAIR CLAIM MAIDEN WOMEN’S DOUBLES CROWN Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina claimed their first trophy at a major, defeating the defending champions, No.1 seeds and world top-ranked pairing Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 7-5, 6-2. In a match where baseline rallies dominated, the Russians focused on Errani’s back-court play, attempting to bypass the punchier Vinci who can dominate the net like few others in the women’s game.

Mixed qualifying result for Force India, Sutil 8th, Paul 17th M

ONTREAL: Adrian Sutil qualified a decent eighth but a technical issue pushed Paul di Resta to as back as 17th on the grid for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, here.

Force India had done well in the practice session with Paul setting the fastest time in the opening session but the side could not get the maximum from the qualifying due to tough weather con- German Adrian Sutil of Sahara Force India VJM06 during the testing session of the ditions. Sutil's fastest lap in Q3 Canadian Grand Prix. came in 1:27.348, which placed him behind Toro Rosso's Jean- track were wet and other areas altogether for one lap. The most Eric Vergne. were dry, so it was difficult to important lap for me was just "It was a tough qualifying ses- know how much to push. I also after the red flag: we all queued sion and very hard to judge the struggled to get the heat in the up at the end of the pit lane – a bit conditions. Some parts of the tyres, so it was not easy to get it like a race start – and I knew I had

one chance to make Q2. Fortunately it worked out well for me," Sutil said.

Paul could not cross the Q1 as he timed 1:24.908. "It's very frustrating to be starting in P17 so we need to sit down and analyse exactly what happened. Something went wrong with the seamless shift software during my first run in Q1 and when I came in the team tried to fix it. It was only a small issue, but we lost valuable time trying to find a solution.

Meanwhile the track was getting faster and faster. By the time I had got back out it was raining again and therefore we missed the track at its best.”

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Pak bowlers should go for wickets against SA, India: Akhtar

KARACHI: Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar advised Pakistan bowlers to be aggressive and go for wickets in their group matches against South Africa and India to remain in contention for a knock-out berth in the ongoing Champions Trophy in the UK. "Both teams (South Africa and India) have strong batting lineups, so our bowlers should not be thinking of containing them but about getting wickets," Akhtar said.

"South Africa is struggling with injuries to their top pace bowlers. Pakistan must try to take advantage of this," he said.

Pakistan have to beat South Africa tomorrow to stay in contention for a semifinal spot after they lost a close encounter to the West Indies. They play India in their final group match on June 15. He felt that Junaid Khan needed to step up his game as he was the key to Pakistan's success.

"Junaid would be the most effective bowler on the English tracks and he has to exploit the conditions. Against the West Indies, Muhammad Irfan made an impact. England is a great place to make an impact. I remember I bowled well in 1999 World Cup and then progressed rapidly after that," he said.

ARDIFF: The gallant Sri Lankans fought right down to the wire. Having totaled a paltry 138, the Sri Lankan bowling led by the doughty Lasith Malinga really turned the screws on the New Zealand batsman who themselves did well to register a memorable win in their Champions Trophy match.

In the end, New Zealand pulled off a nail-biting one-wicket victory in a low-scoring Group ‘A’ thriller.

Chasing a paltry total, New Zealand made heavy weather of their run chase as Sri Lanka put up a tremendous fight on the back of a fiery spell by paceman Lasith Malinga.

New Zealand were made to sweat for every run scored as they huffed and puffed their way to victory with 13.3 overs to spare at Sophia Gardens.

The track was conducive for seam bowlers as both sides reaped benefits with the likes of Kyle Mills, Shaminda Eranga and Lasith Malinga extracting a lot of movement off the pitch.

Malinga put on display an incisive spell of fast bowling to slice through the opposition batting lineup but could not decisively turn the tide in his team’s favour.

Malinga bowled his heart out to finish with an impressive figures of four for 34 from his 10 overs.

Earlier, New Zealand bowlers stuck to a disciplined line to skittle out Sri Lanka for a paltry 138 inside 38 overs, their fifth-lowest total after choosing to bat first.

Barring former skipper Kumar Sangakkara who stood tall amidst ruins, scoring 68 off 87 balls with eight boundaries, others simply didn’t have any clue against controlled seam bowling by seasoned Kyle Mills (2/14) and young left-arm seamer Mitchell McClenaghan (4/43), who kept cutting partnerships short.

The start for New Zealand was

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MALINGA STRIKES: Lasith Malinga is delighted after snaring the wicket of New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori. equally disastrous as they lost Luke Ronchi for seven when he was caught by Sangakkara behind the wickets off Eranga.

Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson led the recovery path for the Black Caps with a 34-run stand for the second wicket but Malinga flummoxed the latter with a slower delivery to get him out leg before for 16.

Sri Lanka tightened the noose around New Zealand’s neck and

picked up two more crucial wickets to left the New Zealanders reeling at 49 for four after the end of first mandatory powerplay. Barring former skipper Kumar Sangakkara who stood tall amidst ruins, scoring

68 off 87 balls with eight boundaries, others simply didn’t have any clue against controlled seam bowling by seasoned Kyle Mills (2/14) and young left-arm seamer Mitchell McClenaghan (4/43).

BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka: 138 all out in 37.5 overs (Kumar Sangakkara 68, Mitchell McClenaghan 3/43). New Zealand: 140 for 9 in 36.3 overs (Nathan McCullum 32, Martin Guptill 25; Lasith Malinga 4/34).

Pakistan, South Africa in battle of survival in CT B TODAY’S MATCH

Group B

Match 5

South Africa Pakistan To be played at: Edgbaston, Birmingham Time: 15:00 Hours

IRMINGHAM: Handed defeats in their respective tournamentopeners, Pakistan and South Africa would be fighting to stay alive in the ICC Champions Trophy when they take on each other in their second group B match here today.

While Pakistan lost their opening match to the West Indies in a lowscoring cliffhanger, South Africa were beaten by India by 26 runs.

Today's match will be a shootout of sorts for both the teams and it is the South Africans, who are looking more vulnerable, despite the wellknown unpredictability of the Pakistanis.

The Proteas are faced with the challenge of playing Pakistan without two of their main strike bowlers as Morne Morkel has gone back home due to injury, while Dale Steyn remains a "work in progress" on the fitness front.

as recovery is concerned. We can only get him to start bowling once he is symptom-free," Mohammed Moosajee, South Africa team manager and doctor, has explained.

Newcomer Chris Morris is almost certain to make his ODI debut against Pakistan. Morris replaced Morkel, who was forced to return home due to a groin injury against India. "I've been with this team for two years. Morne has been injured once and Dale has never been injured. Now it's come together.

That's a curveball," admitted South Africa coach Gary Kirsten.

Pakistan may not have injury The update on Steyn is still not quite clear after the world's No.1 concerns to deal with, but Misbahfast bowler was injured during a ul-Haq still has plenty of worries on warm-up match against Pakistan at his plate. Misbah was the lone batsthe Oval last Monday after bowling man to put up a semblance of fight just five overs. Pakistan went on to against the West Indies with a 96 not win the game by five wickets. out after coming in at No. 5. He has "Dale is a work in progress as far since pleaded with his batsmen to

play with more responsibility and stay on for at least the entire 50 overs. "...Even after losing three wickets (for 15 runs) at one stage, the game was under control, but then we made mistakes. So it's just about taking responsibility and taking the games to the end. The batsmen need to be more responsible and just carry on," said Misbah.

What Pakistan took confidence from was their bowling show which stifled the Windies, who made a hash of the chase before winning by two wickets. "I think the biggest positive from this game was our bowling. All the seamers bowled really well and bowled their heart out and took wickets. And at one time we were really in the hunt, so it's really a big positive, and it just creates pressure on the opposition," Misbah said.

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