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PANVEL’S MISSING PILGRIMS
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Group of 31 persons from Panvel untraceable in Uttarakhand By Amit Srivastav
Maharashtra Bhavan at New Delhi, and have asked him to help trace ven after days of intensified the group,” added Patil. Names of the missing pilgrims are rescue operations, a group of thirty-one pilgrims, including Smita S Kane, Srinivas S Kane, several children, from Rasayani in Mrudula V Malgaonkar, Venkatesh Panvel, remains untraceable in G Malgaonkar, Archana V Patil, Vijay flood and landslide ravaged Ut- G Patil, Jyoti P Waghmare, Prakash P Waghmare, Anagha A Kanitkar, tarakhand. “Some members of the group had Anant M Kanitkar, Snehal S Harlast talked to their families over the vande, Sudhir A Harvande, Nabha J phone on June 21 from Barkot in Mohalkar, Jagdish J Mohalkar, Aarti Uttarakhand. They must have been D Kambli, Deepak P Kambli, Mamta affected by landslides on the same A Tumbre, Arjun S Tumbre, Asha P day,” said MLA Vivek Patil, who has Patil, Pradip S Patil, Darshana D been approached locally for help by Jadhav, Deven D Jadhav, Jay D Jadhav, Anagha Koli, Swapnil Koli, the families. “Since, most devotees evacuated Gopika S Koli, Somraj S Koli, from Uttarakhand are first being Sangeeta Gangal, Yash Gangal, sent to Delhi and then to their Hemvati Shettigar, and Haribhau homes, we have approached Vipin Lad. Malik, Resident Commissioner of amit.srivastav@afternoondc.in
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A devotee praying on the bank of the flooded Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi on Monday.
SET UPSETS! DEATH RULES
By Yatin Ingle
eligible for the post of lecturers with salaries as per the Sixth Pay ot satisfied with harming the Commissions. The last examinations were held careers of candidates by declaring results of the State Eligibil- on February 17, 2013 and around ity Test (SET) after a delay of four 77,022 candidates from Mahamonths, the University Grants rashtra attempted of which only Commissions (UGC) gave out sud- 2,689 have passed. Till Saturday, the SET examinaden cut-off lists to qualify, without any prior information to candi- tion had a rule whereby students dates, thanks to which thousands would qualify if they scored 40 of students from the state have marks in paper I, 40 marks in paper II and 75 marks in paper III. been rendered as unsuccessful. The University Grants Commis- For candidates belonging to varisions (UGC) conducts the SET ex- ous caste categories, the qualifying aminations every six months, and candidate clearing them become Continued on pg 8 «
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leven people, including three children were killed, and three others seriously injured, when the vehicle they were traveling in collided with a dumper truck on the Mumbai-Goa Highway. The mishap occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, when a Qualis carrying fourteen passengers returning from Sangameshwar, collided with a sand carrying dumper truck going from Khed to Chiplun. The victims have been identified as Anant Chavan (65), Anita Chavan (60), Rakesh Chavan (28), Haresh Chavan (26), Sujata Mane (35), Kashinath Mane (40), Ayushman Mane (6), Anushka Mane (8), Avishkar Mane(5), Prashant Manjve (25), and Rakesh Sawant. One of the survivors has been identified as Abhishek Bhavar, a friend and neighbour of the two families, who lived on Road No.3, Gudiyapada in Malad. On Saturday, the Chavan and Mane families left for their native
The mangled remains of the car that collided with a dumper at Dabhil in Ratnagiri district, on Sunday night.
place in Dapoli, Maharashtra from where they traveled to Sangameshwar to see a bride for Rakesh Chavan. It was on their way home from this trip that the accident took place.
The driver of the dumper has been held and is being interrogated. The bodies of the deceased will be brought to their residence after the post mortem has been conducted.
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When the rains stopped, they ventured out of the hotel and started moving towards Haridwar, walking for a whole day. On the way they found many roads destroyed and unfit for walking. However, personnel from the Border Road Development Organisation (BRDO) managed to make them functional and after crossing two small hills they reached a local market from where they took a bus which took them to Haridwar safely. Recalling the horrific scenes, Chhaya said whatever damages the government is
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he Thane Municipal Corporation’s Assistant Commissioner Chhaya Mankar (54) and her husband Prakash (62) are among those pilgrims who are thanking god as well as their luck just because they are alive. But they are also cursing themselves as they had no chance of extending a helping hand to those in distress. The Mankars, who embarked on the Char Dham yatra on June 10 returned home safely from Uttar Kashi on Monday morning by the August Kranti Rajdhani Express after being stuck for 5 days in Uttarakhand. A group of around 40, most of them senior citizens, some approaching 70 years of age, had gone on the pilgrimage. The journey was organised by Kesari Tours. However, the day they were about to visit Kedarnath temple, the cloudburst occurred, blocking all roads to the temple. This is actually what saved them! Chhaya Mankar said, “I thank Kedarnath bhagwan as he saved our lives in time otherwise all of us would be dead now. We couldn’t visit Kedar-
Kamlesh Pardeshi nath temple because of this tragedy but this also I feel was of god. Despite being stuck for five days, we didn’t face the level of difficulties which others who were nearer the Kedarnath temple did. We were in the Hari Om hotel where we at least had the option of food. And as the hotel was situated on a hill and far from the Alakhnanda river, we were safe.” She says she saw many buildings collapsing into the dangerously swollen Âlakhnanda river and many vehicles and houses being swept away.
Pilgrims at Kedarnath, when all was safe and in God’s hands. publishing in newspapers are just the tip of the iceberg, with human and other losses being much more. She has also suggested that those
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who go on these pilgrimages must do so in groups in order to fight off such situations! No help from state government... Another victim Kamlesh Pardeshi (30), a resident of Khadakpada in Kalyan who came on Monday mornimg by air, said that he was stuck for over 36 hours in a bus along with more than 30 pilgrims in which the majority were senior citizen. Pardeshi said, “Our relatives informed us that the Maharashtra government has deputed some senior officres in Uttarakhand to help people from Maharashtra, but their numbers were either switched off or not being answered.“
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100 people from the state have so far been rescued in combined operations, out of the estimated total 2,949 pilgrims reportedly stranded in different parts of Uttarakhand. Two persons, one from Mumbai and another from Raigad district, have lost their lives while 425 remain stranded at Badrinath. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday met his Uttarakhand counterpart Vijay Bahuguna Dehradun and discussed the situation in the hill state which has left sev-
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CM Prithviraj Chavan co-ordinates efforts to bring pilgrims from Maharashtra back to safety eral hundred dead, many missing and thousands stranded. Maharashtra was among the first states to rush help to Uttarakhand, and has placed two state government helicopters at the disposal of the hill state’s administration to help in the rescue and relief measures. Chavan, who was camping
OPINIONS
Vishal Pandey, Media student
Of course, it is the biggest calamity in the nation and the government should declare it as one.
in New Delhi for three days, and had attempted to go to Dehradun on Sunday, had to turn back due to bad weather conditions. However, he finally managed to visit the flood and landslide ravaged parts of Uttarakhand yesterday. “Around 475 people from the state are still stranded in
and around Badrinath. But all the roads to Badrinath have been totally washed out in the floods and they can only be rescued by army helicopters. The relief operations are underway in full swing and all the agencies involved are trying their level best to rescue stranded people. I hope that all the people from the
state will be rescued within the next two-three days if good weather continued,” said Chavan on his return. Meanwhile, a 30-strong contingent of senior officials from the state, including top civil servants, doctors, transport authorities and revenue department officials, is camping in Dehradun and
Pardeshi recounted that on June 14, all of them took darshan of Kedarnath temple and were returning next morning to Badrinath via bus. Seven kms from their destination, a huge part of a hill fell near the bus and blocked the road. So from 5 am to 6 pm the next day, they were trapped inside the bus as Army personnel said that it is very risky to move ahead. Later they reached Rudraprayag and from there they reached Haridwar and Delhi and after buying air tickets of Rs 12,000 each, they reached Mumbai. Pardeshi said, “Now when I see our group photo at Kedarnath and the present pictures in TV, I start shivering“ Haridwar, where the government has set up two special cells to help the tourists and pilgrims from Maharashtra. Apart from this, the entire staff of Maharashtra Sadan in the capital, led by the resident commissioner there, is co-coordinating the relief measures for the victims. The Maharashtra government has given Rs.10 crore to the Uttarakhand government to cover the expenses for rescuing people from the state. More funds are likely to be garnered from the state for the relief work, a senior government official has pointed out.
Do you think the PM should declare the Uttarakhand disaster as a ‘national calamity’?
Abhijit Bhurte Artist
The PM should declare it as a national calamity so that other nations can join in to help the victims in this region.
Aditya Kesarkar Commercial artist
Once the PM declares it a national calamity, there will be more rescue and help from other countries too.
Akhil Bhanushali Choreographer
It should be declared a national calamity so that more nations join hands and ensure quick relief in the ongoing situation.
Ankit Shukla Corporate executive
I think the government should act swiftly and declare it as a national calamity.
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of a Burma bridge across Alaknanda, a Heli Bridge at Lam Bagar in addition to the foot bridge, helicopter shuttle services, moving people on the ground, and literally challenging the weather to rescue those trapped by inclement conditions. In the Uttarkashi sector, helicopters made 16 sorties evacuating 402 people from Harsil. Following intermittent rainfall today, a number of land slides occurred on the RishikeshRudraprayag road. Approximately 1400 people are awaiting evacuation at Harsil, perhaps 5000 at Badrinath. But there is sustenance at the food distribution centres at Govindghat and Joshimath. In the Kedarnath sector, Army special troops with mountaineering EVERYONE is coming in for skills continued search and criticism, the state government, the rescue operations to link up with Central government, local stranded people, between Jungle authorities including Chatti and Rama Bara. Its been a administration, the police force, 24x7 thing. locals, sadhus and sants. The Army We cannot help imagining what and Indian Air Force seem to be the those poor pilgrims must feel when sole exception and we are proud faced with bands of marauders, and happy about that. sometimes including sadhus. What Their search, rescue and relief a relief it must be to see that operations include the construction wonderful Olive Green! down on the wire, several times he prayed. Thank you Jesus. The winds, he realized were stronger than 30 miles an hour. Dust got into his contact lenses. But he made it across, and by the time he neared the end, he was almost jaunty. The last 20 metres was a cheeky jogging run but the balance remained steady, the body still. He’s a smart man and he takes no unnecessary chances. That is why the seventh generation of Wallendas is still going strong with death just skimming the numbers. He’s a brave man alright and nothing can take away from that.
Let’s hear it for our Army
True grit. When all is said and done, only Nike Wallenda has made it across the Gorge of the Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park. For 23 minutes, it was just a man on a very high wire and a strong wind blowing dust into his eyes.
The bravest man in the world!
HE didn’t expect it to be a breeze and in fact, the wind speed Nik Wallenda expected to encounter on his dare-devil stunt across the Grand Canyon yesterday morning was in the neighbourhood of around 30 miles per hour. As it turns out, things were both better and worse than he expected and the quarter-mile walk was completed in 23 minutes, step by slow step, 1,500 feet above the ground without a safety net or harness. If you were among those who woke at 5.30 am to catch the event live on the Discovery Channel or even caught the repeat at 8 pm, you will know what we mean. Sure there will be people who belittle it or seek to play down the significance of the performance. It wasn’t the Grand Canyon at all,
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they will say. It was actually the gorge of the Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park, on land of the Navajo Nation, near Cameron, Arizona and sort of adjacent to the Grand Canyon National Park where such stunts would never be allowed. The whole time a helicopter hovered around and if he slipped, they would be there in 60 seconds to pick him up. Wallenda himself made it plain that he had already worked out what he would do if he slipped – hold on for dear life, wrap his legs around the cable till help arrived. Anyway, he was in peak shape and fitness, an acrobat, a strategist and above all, a true performer. But early in the morning, watched by a large crowd on both sides of the wire, he looked so tiny, and frail, and alone. He wore a blue T-shirt and jeans, special shoes made by his mother, put the harness around his shoulders to carry the balancing pole, and started out, step by agonizing step. Twive while getting across he seemed to tire and carefully sank
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How does this work exactly? You memorise the faces and then go cautiously on your way, on the lookout for these guys usually on motor bikes, so that you can protect your valuables. Or is it that these posters are supposed to shame these men into changing their lives? And if the police have such a clear picture of these men, what are they doing out of jail anyway? Pic: Yatin Ingle
Love guru
The ‘flood-hit’ from Mumbai, sir! They are also seeking financial relief like the pilgrims from Uttarakhand.
HOW do we love him? Let’s not count the ways! What the heck was that? We are still trying to make sense of the hoarding on the turn leading to the Juhu Tara Road, couched in the most turgidly sentimental terms. See for yourself. Since when has a jailbird taught us how to love? And exactly what is he teaching us how to love, we would like to ask. And why should we be the least bit interested in Someone should tell the producers of Sanjay Dutt’s films that they should get a life! following another film star on a Or at least, better promotional advice “tour of the country” carrying
these messages around for all the world as if they are Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes! Honestly, if anyone wants to tell Dutt how much they love him, all they have to do is go to Yerawada jail or wherever he is at the moment, repaying his debt to society for the way he took it for granted that he would be allowed to get away with a serious crime. As for us, we will just put him out for our minds for the next three to five years and certainly avoid his films. Not because we think of this move as punishment to him. Just that we think that most of his films are punishment for us!
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THANKSGIVING
Thank you Jesus, Mother Mary, Holy Spirit, St. Jude, St. Anthony for all the favours granted and your blessing on us. P.B.A. D.B.A. C-8161
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 hopeless “pray for us”. Say this prayer nine times for “Nine days”.Your prayer will be answered by the eighth day. Publication must be promised. Thank you for favours granted. J.M.
CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Kapil Kamlesh Patel to Kapil Kamlesh Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, 2013 No., U-10608. C-8162 I have changed my name from Kumkum Dinesh Patel to Kumum Dinesh Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, 2013, No. U-10609 C-8163 I have changed my name from Mahita Dinesh Patel to Mahita Dinesh Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, 2013, No. U-10610. C-8164 I have changed my name from Bhavna Dinesh Patel to Bhavna Dinesh Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, 2013, No. U-10611. C-8165 I have changed my name from Dinesh Ravji Patel to Dinesh Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, No. U-10612. C-8166 I have changed my name from Riti Kamlesh Patel to Riti Kamlesh Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, No. U-1013. C-8167 I have changed my name from Savita Kamlesh Patel to Savita Kamlesh Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, 2013, No. U-10614. C-8168 I have changed my name from Kamlesh Ravji Patel to Kamlesh Ravji Dubariya vide Gazette dated May 23-29, No. U-10615. C-8169
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CLASSIFIEDS I Shamdevi Das Naik have changed my name to Shambhavi Dasu Naik for all purposes as per affidavit dated 22 June, 2013. C-8170 I have changed my name from Sultan Husain Ayub Patel to Sultan Ayub Patel as per Affidavit dated 22/6/2013. C-8171 I have changed my name from Kirankumar Ratanchand to Kiranraj Ratanchand Jain (According deed poll Affidavit dated: 22/6/2013). C-8172 I have changed my name from Yakuta Mulla Taherali Panvelwala to Yakuta Taher Panvelwala as per Affidavit dated 23.06.2013. C-8173 I have changed my daughter name from Zainab Mulla Taherali Panvelwala to Zainab Taher Panvelwala as per Affidavit dated 23.06.2013. C-8174 I have changed my name from Mulla Taherali Akberali Panvelwala to Taher Akber Panvelwala as per Affidavit dated 23.06.2013. C-8175 I have changed my old name from Maqsood Ahmed Abdul Rashid to Shaikh Maqsood Rashid as per affidavit No. 10353 dated 20-06-2013. C-8176 I Mohammed Frahan Behlim have changed my name to Mohammed Farhan Behlim vide deed poll affidavit dated 21st June, 2013. C-8177 I Sophiabi Mohammed Yasin Behlim have changed my name to Sophia Mohammed Yasin Behlim vide deed poll affidavit dated 18th June, 2013. C-8178 I have changed my name from Miss. Mira Rajmangal Gupta to Mrs. Meera Sanjay Gupta as per Affidavit dated: 24/06/2013. C-8179 I Priyanka Nitin Wable have changed my name to Divya Nitin Wable as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No U6886-A dated 21/12/2006. C-8180 I Jaisukhlal Babulal Chavda have changed my name to Jaisukhbhai Babulal Chavda as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 24/06/13. C-8181 I Shailesh Jaisukhlal Chavda have changed my name to Shailesh Jaisukhbhai Chavda as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/06/13. C-8182
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I Rahimbhai Karimbhai Raje Umatia have changed my name to Rahim Karim Umatia as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/06/13. C-8185
I have changed my name from Irsad Ysman Maknojiya, to ‘Irshad Usman Maknojia’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 683) Dated: 11/04/2013. C-8199
I Rahimbhai Karim Raje Umatia have changed my name to Rahim Karim Umatia as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/06/13. C-8186
I, Zuber Police have changed my Son’s name from Mohammed Zubair Polise, to ‘Mohammed Zuber Police’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-104936) Dated: 02/05/2013. C-8200
I Rajendraprasad Vikramaditya Singh have changed my name to Rajendra Vikramaditya Singh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/06/13. C-8187 I Rajendrakumar Vikramditya Singh have changed my name to Rajendra Vikramaditya Singh as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/06/13. C-8188 I Niyaz Mohammed Nazir Ahmed Shaikh have changed my name to Mohammed Nazir Ahmed Shaikh as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-101817 dated 18/04/2013. C-8189 I Nishit Madan Trivedi have changed my name to Nishit Madanlal Trivedi as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 24/06/13. C-8190 I Niddhi Arvindkumar Shah have changed my name to Niddhi Arvind Shah as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 24/06/13. C-8191 I Mr. Ananda Kanthappa Kotian have changed my name to Mr. Anand Kanthappa Kotian as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 24/06/13. C-8192 I Ashokkumar Vinodrai Shah have changed my name to Ashok Vinodrai Shah as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 21/06/13. C-8193 I Ms. Sweety Pereira have changed my name to Ms. Sweety Stella Pereira as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 27/05/13. C-8194 I Dinkar Laxman Sandage have changed my name to Dinkar Laxman Sandge as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 24/06/13. C-8195 I Sonal Dineshchandra Ghia have changed my name to Sonal Dineshchandra Ghiya as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/06/13. C-8196
I Karimbhai Raje Umatia have changed my name to Karim Raje Umatia as per deed poll Affidavit dated : 24/06/13. C-8183
I Maheshkumar Palan Khutia have changed my name to Mahesh Palan Khuthia as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No X-68630 dated 30/12/2010. C-8197
I Yasmin Rahimbhai Umatia have changed my name to Yasmin Rahim Umatia as per deed poll Affidavit dated: 24/06/13. C-8184
I have changed my name from Bhavin Bipin Doshi, to ‘Bhavin Bipinchandra Doshi’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 8450) Dated: 27/05/2010. C-8198
I have changed my name from Divesh Shashikant Nagwekar, to ‘Divyesh Shashikant Nagwekar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 94594) Dated: 28/03/2013. C-8201 I have changed my name from Manjula Yapadenna, to ‘Manjula Reddy Panthy’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 54787) Dated: 14/02/2013. C-8202 I have changed my name from Ms. Hemangi Gagendra Gorakshakar, to ‘Mrs. Pranjali Rajesh Dhurandhar’ as per Affidavit Dated: 08/06/2013. C-8203 I have changed my name from Mr. Dujan Anarsi Mehrol, to ‘Mr. Ravilal Anarsi Mehrol’ as per Affidavit Dated: 24/06/2013. C-8204 I have changed my name from Mr. Pradip Dujan Mehrol, to ‘Mr. Pradeep Ravilal Mehrol’ as per Affidavit Dated: 24/06/2013. C-8205 I have changed my name from Bilquis Nasir Haji Yunus, to ‘Bilkis Nasir Haji Yunus Pardesi’ as per Affidavit Dated: 22/06/2013. C-8206 I have changed my name from Syed Misham Pervez, to ‘Mesam Rizvi’ as per Affidavit Dated: 22/06/2013. C-8207 I have changed my name from Pawankumar Shivkumar Chaurasia, to ‘Pawan Shivkumar Chaurasia’ as per Affidavit Dated: 24/06/2013. C-8208 I have changed my name from Harnam Kaur Chatursingh Khalsa to Poonam Chatursingh Khalsa as per deed poll Affidavit. C-8209 I have changed my name from Ashoklal Lalchand Badlani to Rajkumar Lalchand Badlani as per deed poll Affidavit. C-8210 I have changed my name from Jyoti Rajkumar Badlani to Bharati Rajkumar Badlani as per deed poll Affidavit. C-8211 I have changed my name from Jeetendra Rajkumar Badlani to Jitendra Rajkumar Badlani as per deed poll Affidavit. C-8212 I have changed my name from Hiteshkumar Rajendrabhai Shah to Hitesh Rajendra Shah as per Affidavit dated: 24 June 2013. C-8213
I have changed my name from Rajendrabhai Babulal Shah to Rajendra Babulal Shah as per Affidavit dated: 24 June 2013. C-8214
I have changed my name from Dhairesh Bhimjiyani to Ddhairesh Bhiimjjiyani as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8229
I have changed my name from Pradeep Kumar Babu Nandan to Pradeep Babu Nandan Jaiswal as per Affidavit. C-8215
I have changed my name from Sangeeta Govinddas Doshi to Sangita Nitin Shaha as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8230
I have changed my name from Mudassar Nazar Nazir Ahmed Gholap to Mudassar Nazir Qureshi As per Gazette No. X-70720. C-8216
I have changed my name from Jasmin Chunilal Mehta to Jasmeen Chunilal Mehta as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8231
I have changed my name from Hamedhe Sherali Mardhani to Hamidah Akbar Gilani as per Affidavit dated 24thJune, 2013. C-8217 I have changed my name from Ratikshaben Ratanlal Jain to Pratiksha Sumeet Jain Chordia as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8218 I have changed my name from Ajaykumar Chakubhai Harsora to Ajay Chakubhai Harsora as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8219 We Mr. Ajay Harsora & Mrs. Heena Ajay Harsora minor son Jainil Ajay Harsora changed name to Jayneel Ajay Harsora as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8220 I have changed my name from Brijeshkumar Shantilal Parsania to Brijesh Shantilal Parsania as per Affidavit dated 04th June, 2013. C-8221 I have changed my name from Kumari Nirmalalbai Anadha Pawar to Nirmala Prakash Konare as per Affidavit dated 22ndJune, 2013. C-8222 I have changed my name from Viral Kiritkumar Shah to Viral Kirit Shah as per Affidavit dated 22nd June, 2013. C-8223 I have changed my name from Kumar Prakash Satwaji Konare to Prakash Satwaji Konare as per Affidavit dated 22ndJune, 2013. C-8224 I have changed my name from Puja Rajesh Jatkia to Pooja Viral Shah as per Affidavit dated 22nd June, 2013. C-8225
I have changed my name from Bharati Jasmeen Mehta to Bharti Jasmeen Mehta as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8232 I have changed my name from Ramhajur to Ramhajur Vishwakarma as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8233 I have changed my name from Isravati to Isravati Vishwakarma as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8234 I have changed my name from Ramsagar to Ramsagar Vishwakarma as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8235 I have changed my name from Anwar Mohammed Shafi Shaikh to Mohammed Anwar Shafi Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8236 I have changed my name from Rukhsana Bee Anwar Mohammed Shaikh to Rukhsana Mohammed Anwar Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8237 I have changed my name from Basma Mohammed Anwar Shaikh to Alishah Mohammed Anwar Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8238 I have changed my name from Rukhsanabee Shaikh to Rukhsana Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8239 I have changed my name from Chandrashekhar Panchu to Chandrashekhar Panchu Jaiswar as per Affidavit. C-8240 I have changed my name from Nirupama Mahadev Mangaokar to Neha Vinayak Pawaskar as per Affidavit. C-8241
I have changed my name from Barkatali Akbarali Maknojiya to Barkatali Akbarali Maknojia as per Affidavit dated 22nd June, 2013. C-8226
I have changed my name from Jaishree Shailesh Sarvaiya to Jayshree Shailesh Sarvaiya as per Affidavit. C-8242
I have changed my name from Shakinaben Barkatali Maknojiya to Shakinaben Barkatali Maknojia as per Affidavit dated 22nd June, 2013. C-8227
I have changed my name from Chandni Anil Sharma to Jiya Pankaj Talreja as per Govt Gazette No.U- 8900. C-8243
I have changed my name from Pragna Shashikant Khagram to Praggna Dhhairesha Bhiimjiyani as per Affidavit dated 24th June, 2013. C-8228
I have changed my name from Swapnil Suresh Ram Nair to Swapnil Suresh Kanara as per Affidavit. C-8244
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Man commits suicide, bids final goodbye to friends and family By Kainaz Choksey
WhatsApp as well. He had also sent text messages to three of his close friends. Raut n Sunday night, a corpse of a 28-year- worked at Space Marketing Agency as an old man who jumped from the Ban- executive. The Worli police was informed by dra-Worli Sea Link was fished out from a local residing at Sion-Koliwada that a Sion-Koliwada. On Saturday, Kalpesh Raut body had been found. The Worli police inhad ended his life and bid a final goodbye formed the parents of the deceased. Deepak Pawar, Senior Police Inspector, to his family and close friends, informing Worli police station, however denied that them about his decision to end his life. Raut contacted his elder brother minutes Raut’s body has been found. He also debefore he jumped from the Bandra-Worli nied the fact that a case was registered at Sea Link and messaged his parents on Worli police station on Monday.
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Big crime, small accommodations Police revealed that the two accused involved in the Axis Bank heist stayed in three economy class hotels in the South Mumbai area By Neel Shah
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he Mumbai police probing the case of illegal withdrawal of money from the 37 account holders of Axis Bank learned that the two accused were staying in economy class hotels in South Mumbai. According to the police, the accused stayed in three different hotels in South Mumbai. After identifying the two culprits from the CCTV footage of the Axis bank ATM in Colaba, the police not only established that the duo accused are foreigners but their
names and nationality as well, said sources in the investigating team. Moreover, the police has also come across the entry of the duo accused into the country, which is April 4 this year, added the sources. Police searched of the three hotels but did not find anything. Meanwhile, investigators identified eight ATM’s in Greece which the accused had visited. In this regard, police has asked for the CCTV footage of the eight ATM’s visited by the accused, informed sources. The police are yet unclear
whether the accused withdrew the money by cloning cards from the ATM’s in Greece or by using some high end electronic gadgets or software. This month the bank lodged a complaint with the Colaba police station after 37 account holders, including 14 policemen, had their money withdrawn from their accounts. Consequently, the bank blocked transactions from Greece using their debit cards the account holders whose debit cards were blocked were issued new cards and ATM passwords. neelhah@afternoondc.in
100% water cut in Bandra, Khar on Thursday By A Staff Reporter
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andra, Khar and surrounding areas will face 100 per cent water cut on Thursday, June 27, as the civic body has planned to carry out major repairs and strengthening work of the water supply network. The BMC’s Hydraulic Department, which is responsible for water supply to city, has planned improvement in water supply system under Maroshi-Ruparel Water Tunnel Project and allied repair works on Tansa East and Tansa West Main between Sahar to Mahim on Wednesday. The entire locality of Khar
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Jawahar Nagar and Teen Bungalow. Similarly, the entire locality of Bandra (East) area including Kherwadi, Kher Nagar, Behrampada, Naupada, MHADA’s MIG, LIG, Government Colony, Teacher’s Colony, Kala Nagar, BandraKurla Complex, Bharat Nagar, Maharashtra Nagar, Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Airport Premises, Western Railway Premises (Bandra Terminus), Gandhi Nagar and Shastri Nagar, will be devoid of water supply on Thursday. The civic body has appealed to citizens residing in Khar and Bandra to store sufficient amount of water and co-operate.
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ulpable homicide not amounting to murder is made out in this case,” observed Sessions Judge U.B. Hejib while rejecting Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s appeal challenging the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court’s order invoking this charge in the 2002 hit-and-run case, and fixed July 19 for the commencement of the retrial in the Sessions Court. One person was killed and four others injured when the Land Cruiser, allegedly driven by Khan, ran into a group of people sleeping on the pavement outside a bakery in Bandra in the wee hours of September 28, 2002. While dictating the order in the open court, Judge Hejib ruled that Salman would face the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. This means that the actor might be awarded ten years imprisonment, if convicted by the Sessions court, which will try the case. Salman was earlier tried by a magistrate under the lesser charge of causing death by negligence (Section 304 A of
Salman Khan IPC), which provides for a maximum punishment of two years in jail. However, in a twist to the case, the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate, after examining 17 witnesses, had brought forth the more serious charge of culpable homicide against the 47year-old actor and transferred it to a sessions court for re-trial. While arguing against invoking the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder (section 304 part II IPC), his counsel, Ashok Mundargi, pleaded that the Magistrate’s order was “erroneous, bad in law and con-
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trary to evidence on record. The Magistrate had failed to appreciate that the actor had neither the intention to kill people, nor the knowledge that his rash and negligent driving would kill a person and cause injury to four others.” Public Prosecutor Shankar Erande, while opposing Salman’s appeal, said the Magistrate had rightly invoked the charge of culpable homicide as he had committed a serious offence. “It should be noted that a prosecution witness, Ravindra Patil, who is now deceased, a police bodyguard deployed for the Salman’s security, was accompanying him at the time of the accident and he had warned him not to drive rashly as it could lead to an accident. However, Salman still did not pay heed to this advice and drove the vehicle at a high speed. Salman was drunk and his blood sample revealed that he had 60 mg alcohol in his blood which was beyond the permissible limit and he was fully aware that people sleep on the footpaths in that locality,” the Public Prosecutor said. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in
HC reduces interim relief on Furniturewala bros By Philip Varghese
they were booked under Section 304 (culpable homicide ive days after sessions not amounting to murder) of court granted interim pro- IPC among other charges in tection from arrest till July 16 an FIR filed against them and to three sons of a former others in connection with the owner of Altaf Manzil build- collapse. A portion of Altaf ing, which collapsed two Manzil had caved in on June weeks ago killing ten people, 10 and it was alleged that illethe Bombay High Court on gal alterations were responsiMonday reduced the period ble for the collapse in Mahim. of interim relief and directed The bail application of Furnithe sessions court to hear turewala brothers was kept their anticipatory bail appli- for hearing on July 17. Advocate Rizwan Mercations on July 1, instead of chant, who lost his wife, son July 17. Sharif Furniturewala, along and mother in the collapse, with his brothers Mo- approached the High Court hammed and Irfan, had ap- challenging the interim proproached the sessions court tection. “Interim relief of four seeking anticipatory bail after weeks at the initial stage of
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investigation is not proper,” Merchant said, adding that possibility of the accused absconding cannot be ruled out. Justice K.U. Chandiwal, while refusing to interfere with the sessions court order, directed that hearing on the anticipatory bail to be advanced to July 1. Apart from Furniturewalas, the FIR, registered on June 15, named Iqbal Ibrahim – the owner of the shop and the basement on the north side, Bafna and officials of the G/North Ward and officials attached to the BMC head quarters in connection with the collapse.
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ver two months after 74 people were killed in a building collapse here, police on Monday filed a charge sheet against 27 accused, which included real estate developers, civic officials and a local corporator. The 3,000-page document, which has shown five accused as absconding, was filed in the Thane district court by Crime Branch, which probed the April 4 crash of the seven-
storey illegal building at Mumbra. Sixty others were injured in what had been described as the worst such incident in Thane district, reports PTI. The accused have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder and relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, among others, police said. The accused include two builders Abdul Salim Aziz Sid-
diqui, and Jamil Ahmed Jalaluddin Shaikh (who built the structure), Thane Deputy Municipal Commissioners Deepak Chavan, Sreekant Sarmokdam; Assistant Municipal Comm. Babasaheb Andale, Shyam Thorbole, civic engineer Subash Rawal, municipal officer Subash Waghmare, Corporator Hira Patil, Constable Jehangir. A local journalist and a photographer, also face charges.
06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Rekha Ramesh Khedekar to Ankita Anil Pevekar as per Affidavit. C-8245 I have changed my name from Bhura Devji Vaviya to Bhuralal Devji Vaviya as per Affidavit. C-8246 I have changed my name from Dhanibai Bhuralal Vaviya to Dhaniben Bhuralal Vaviya as per Affidavit. C-8247 I Mrs, Juliet Pratab Samuel w/o Pratab Samuel have changed our child’s name from Jane Pratap Samuel to Jeanie Pratab Samuel as per Affidavit. C-8248 I Mrs, Juliet Pratab Samuel w/o Pratab Samuel have changed our child’s name from Kevin Joy Pratap Samuel to Kevin Pratab Samuel as per Affidavit. C-8249 I have change my name from Sarika Suresh More to Sarika Suleman Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8250
CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Pravinchandra Ratilal Daiya to Pravin Ratilal Daiya as per Affidavit. C-8278
I have changed my name from Ashokkumar Dhulchand Jain to Ashok Dhulchand Jain as per Affidavit. C-8296
I have changed my name from Padmanabh Anant Reddy Bandi to Padmanabhreddy Anantreddy Bandi as per Affidavit. C-8313
I have changed my name from Nayanaben Shishirbhai Vaidya to Naina Shishir Vaidya as per Affidavit dated 25/06/2013. C-8262
I have changed my name from Yahya Abbasbhai Singapuri to Yahya Abbasbhai Samiwala as per Affidavit. C-8279
I have changed my name from Ms. Sonal Ashok Shrishrimal to Ms. Sonal Ashok Jain as per Affidavit. C-8297
I have changed my name from Hasan Chougle to Hasan Miya Chougle as per Affidavit. C-8314
I have changed my name from Sanjay Kumar Sharma to Sanjay Rajkishore Sharma as per Affidavit. C-8263
I have changed my name from Rashida Yahya Singapuri to Rashida Yahya Samiwala as per Affidavit. C-8280
I have changed my name from Rajkishor Rajaram Sharma to Rajkishore Rajaram Sharma as per Affidavit. C-8264
I have changed my name from Shaikh Zaitunnisa to Shaikh Noorjahan as per Affidavit. C-8281
I have changed my name from Vikrant Aliases Manohar Narayan Mainkatte to Vikrant Narayan Mainkatte as per Affidavit. C-8265 I have changed my name from Suman to Suman Dadan Tiwari as per Affidavit. C-8266 I have changed my name from Zubeda Kamruddin Taherali to Zubeda Kamruddin Chulawala as per Affidavit. C-8267 I have changed my name from Husna Ara Nazeer Ahmed to Husna Ara Nazeer Ahmed Khan as per Affidavit. C-8268
I have changed my name from Vishitram Krishna Swami to Vichitra Krishna Swami as per Affidavit. C-8252
I have changed my name from Mohammed Khalid Moinuddin to Mohammed Khalid Moinuddin Ansari as per Affidavit. C-8269
I have changed my name from Datta Shankar Kadam to Dattatraya Shankar Kadam as per Affidavit. C-8254 I have changed my name from Vinitkumar Datta Kadam to Vinit Dattatraya Kadam as per Affidavit. C-8255 I have changed my name from Dhirajlal Vithalbhai Kalathiya to Dhirubhai Vithalbhai Kalathiya as per Affidavit. C-8256 I have changed my name from Devkuvarben Ravjibhai Lukhi to Devkurben Dhirubhai Kalathiya as per Affidavit. C-8257 I have changed my name from Shukalatha Ramakrishna Pai to Shukalatha Ramakrishna Rai as per Affidavit. C-8258 We, Mr. Jignesh Bhagawatlal Shah and Alpa Jignesh Shah have changed our minor daughters name from Riddhi Jignesh Shah to Riya Jignesh Shah as per Affidavit. C-8259 I have changed my name from Hetalben Vasantray Talati to Naina Shishir Vaidya as per Affidavit dated 25/06/2013. C-8260
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I have changed my name from Shishirbhai Navinbhai Vaidya to Shishir Navinbhai Vaidya as per Affidavit dated 25/06/2013. C-8261
I have changed my name from Shaikh Furqan Ahmed Md Malik & Shaikh Furqan to Shaikh Furqan Ahmed Abdul Malik as per Affidavit. C-8251
I have changed my name from Jesuraj Samuel Selvaraj Nadar to Jesuraj Selvaraj Nadar as per Affidavit. C-8253
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I have changed my name from Azam Mohd Shahid Siddiqui to Mohd Azam Mohd Shahid Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8282 I have changed my name from Abdul Parvesh Abdul Wahab Shaikh to Parvez Abdul Wahab Memon as per Affidavit. C-8283 I have changed my name from Ahmer Anwar Husain Shaikh to Ahmed Anwar Hussain Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8284 I have changed my name from Avisheikh Dhar to Abhishek Dhar as per Affidavit. C-8285
I have changed my name from Mr. Anandkumar Nathuram Powale to Mr. Anand Nathuram Powale as per Affidavit. C-8298 I have changed my name from Mr. Kotiyal Chazhiyathil Prabhakaran to Mr. Kotiyal Chazhiyathil Prabhakaran Nair as per Affidavit. C-8299
I have changed my name from Miss.Surekha Nimbaraj Varhade to Mrs.Charulata Nilkanth Nemade as per Affidavit. C-8302
I have changed my name from Wajid Ali Ansari to Wajid Ansari as per Affidavit. C-8287
I have changed my name from Kishore to Sidhwani Kishorelal as per Affidavit. C-8304
I have changed my name from Vasant Kumar Pratapbhai Katira to Vasant Pratapbhai Katira as per Affidavit. C-8270
I have changed my name from Ayaz Sayed to Ayazuddin Sayed as per Affidavit dated 22/06/13. C-8288
I have changed my name from Abdullah Suleman Sangre to Abdulla Suleman Sangare as per Affidavit. C-8271
I have changed my name from Fargeen Sayed to Farzeen Afzal Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 22/06/13. C-8289
I have changed my name from Uttam Laxman Kadam to Uttamrao Laxman Kadam as per Affidavit. C-8305
I have changed my name from Aniruddh Baba Gohokar to Anirudha Baba Gohokar as per Affidavit. C-8272
I have changed my name from Ratnmala Samuel Gaikwad to Ratnamala Samuel Gaikwad as per Affidavit dated 22/06/13. C-8290
I have changed my name from Miss. Neelofar Haidarkhan Pathan to Mrs. Nilofer Sajid Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8273
I have changed my name from Lata Ganesh to Latha Ganesh as per Affidavit. C-8291
I have changed my name from Miss. Bilquees Abdul Rashid Ansari to Mrs. Bilquis Muhammad Mansoor Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8275 I have changed my name from Mr. Mansoor Junir Shaikh to Mr. Muhammad Mansoor Junir Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8276 I have changed my name from Neelesh Shetty to Nilesh Shetty as per Affidavit. C-8277
I have changed my name from Vinodchand Parshuram Sharma to Vinod Parshuram Sharma as per Affidavit. C-8293 I have changed my name from Karankumar Kantilal Jogani to Karan Kantilal Jogani as per Affidavit. C-8294 I have changed my name Naseem Khanan Akbar Khan to Naseem Bano Burhanuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8295
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I have changed my name from Nita Dipesh Pasad to Neeta Dipesh Pasad as per Affidavit. C-8301
I have changed my name from Sidhwani Kishor to Sidhwani Kishorelal as per Affidavit. C-8303
I have changed my name from Anil Yeshwant Gawale to Anil Yeshwant Gavale as per Affidavit dated 24/06/2013. C-8292
I have changed my name from Mohammed Sharif to Ansari Mohammed Sharif as per Affidavit. C-8316
I have changed my name from Mr. Altaf Abdul Karim to Mr. Altaf Abdulkarim Tole as per Affidavit. C-8300
I have changed my name from Akbar Ali Ansari to Akbar Ansari as per Affidavit. C-8286
I have changed my name from Mr. Mohamed Anwar Wali Mohamed to Mr. Mohamed Anwar Wali Mohamed Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8274
I have changed my name from Afshabi Ayub Shaikh to Afshan Ayyub Shaikh as per Affidavit. C-8315
I have changed my name from Maneshkumar Amrutlal Shah to Manishkumar Amrutlal Shah as per Affidavit. C-8306 I have changed my name from Subash Ramashankar Vishwakarma to Subhash Ramashankar Vishwakarma as per Affidavit. C-8307 I have changed my name from Shravan Kumar Shetty to Shravan Mahabala Shetty as per Affidavit. C-8308 I have changed my name from Priti Balkrishana Shetti to Mahek Dilawar Ali Khan as per Affidavit. C-8309 I have changed my name from Lalitkumar Kesarinath Patil to Lalit Kesarinath Patil as per Affidavit. C-8310 I have changed my name from Vipin Bohara to Vipin Bohra as per Affidavit. C-8311 I have changed my name from Pritesh Kumar Bohara to Pritesh Bohra as per Affidavit. C-8312
PUBLIC NOTICE By this Notice Public in General is informed that I the undersigned LALITKUMAR DEVICHAND JAIN residing at 402, 4th Floor, Palitana Darshan, Devchand Nagar, Shanti Nagar, Near Bhayander (W) has lost land Agreement & Power of Attorney entered between LALITKUMAR DEVICHAND JAIN & SAMIR P. MULANE dated 23rd Aug 2012 Oshivara Bridge, Chemistry Lane, S. R. Road, Jogeshwari (W), - 400 102 purchaser 1) Survey No. 689 H. N. 8, 12.5 Guntha & New No. 27/8 Village Bhayander (W), Dist Thane 2) Survey No. 60/OP Godbandhar 4 2-9 Guntha 2,00,000 + 1,25,000= 3,25,000 Total Dated 01/08/2012 hence party have mutually decided to cancel the sale agreement for sale & irrevocable power of Attorney. If any one is having any objection or claim on the basis of the said agreement for sale registration may contact undersign within 15 days from the publication of this notice alongwith documentary support. In his her their claim failing which If will be presumed that none has have any claim or objection about transaction for said the said land. And if there is any transaction in this c o n n e c t i o n t h r o u g h M r. Sameer P. Mulane it will be his responsibility & we are not accepting any responsibility and legal consequences for the same of said land and for any transaction.
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after their visit visa has expired and within the time period specihe UK Home Office is plan- fied by their visa. Home Secretary Theresa May ning to run a pilot from November which will require said: "This is the next step in makfinancial bonds from selected vis- ing sure our immigration system is itors. This pilot will run for twelve more selective, bringing down net months starting in November. migration from the hundreds of The purpose is to test the effec- thousands to the tens of thoutiveness of bonds as a deterrent sands while still welcoming the against visa abuse, such as over- brightest and the best to Britain. "In the long run we're interested staying. This pilot scheme will operate in India, Bangladesh, Sri in a system of bonds that deters Lanka, Pakistan, Nigeria and overstaying and recovers costs if a foreign national has used our pubGhana. The British High Commission lic services. "We're planning a pilot that fohas clarified that the pilot will be highly selective and focused on cuses on overstayers and examthe highest risk applicants – not all ines a couple of different ways of visitors from the selected pilot applying bonds. The pilot will countries will be expected to pro- apply to visitor visas, but if the vide the bond. The number of scheme is successful we'd like to bonds issued during the pilot will be able to apply it on an intelligence-led basis on any visa route also be limited. While the level of the bond will and any country." Following careful evaluation, be set at £3000 per adult, children under 18 years will be exempt. the Home Secretary will then deThe bond payment will be re- cide whether to establish a perturned if the visitor returns home manent scheme.
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Revised rules for refund of train tickets from July 1 By Kainaz Choksey
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FROLICKING IN THE MUMBAI RAINS: A group of foreign tourists enjoying themselves in the Mumbai rains at the Gateway on Monday.
Fake currency seized By Amit Srivastav
currency. “We had information that they he Navi Mumbai crime branch, would be coming to Vashi at around on Saturday, arrested two per- 6.30 pm on Saturday, and deployed sons and seized counterfeit notes our personnel at various locations worth Rs.1.9 lakh from them. The along Sector 17 in Vashi. We noticed duo had reportedly come to Mum- the duo moving about suspiciously, bai from West Bengal to circulate and questioned them. When they were unable to give coherent replies the fake notes in the city. Acting on a tip off, crime branch we frisked them and checked a officials laid a trap at Sector 17 in handbag one of them was carrying, Vashi near the Sion-Panvel Highway only to find the counterfeit currency and nabbed Noor Mohammad (26) notes totaling Rs.1.9 lakh. Both of and Ismail Shaikh (52), both natives the men were arrested on the spot of Malda district in West Bengal, and booked them under Section when they came with the currency, 498A and B and 34 of Indian Penal which was of high quality and in de- Code,” said Suresh Pawar, assistant nominations of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000. commissioner of police (crime). They were presented before the They admitted that they had landed in Mumbai on June 18, and judicial court on Sunday which rehad come to Vashi on Saturday manded them to police custody till evening to deliver the counterfeit June 28.
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Talking about the background of the accused, Pawar said, “Initial investigations revealed that they had come to Mumbai from West Bengal in search of petty jobs since they are both uneducated. They were staying with a friend named Mehmood somewhere in Mumbai and we are on the lookout for him.” According to Patil, these were the first arrests in a counterfeit notes case. “We are yet to find out from whom they got the notes and how many people are involved. Many persons from Malda district were arrested earlier by Mumbai police for similar crimes. We are probing whether they received any help from the neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Myanmar for printing the notes,” said the official. amit.srivastav@afternoondc.in
rom July 1, the revised rules of the Railway Act, 1989, will be implemented for refund of tickets as per the orders of the Ministry of Railways. The new rules will be applicable for manual ticketing, Passenger Reservation System (PRS), Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) and Self Printing Ticket Machines (SPTM). The station master shall levy a clerkage charge per passenger for cancellation of unreserved wait listed and Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) tickets at the rate of Rs.15 for second class (unreserved) and Rs.30 for second class (reserved). If a ticket on which no reservation of a seat or berth has been made is presented to the station master for cancellation refund of fare shall be made on every ticket after deducting the clerkage. The ticket should be presented for cancellation within three hours of issue of ticket. In case of tickets issued in advance, the ticket should be presented up to 24 hours of the day. If the ticket is presented for cancellation more than 48 hours in advance of the scheduled departure of the train, a minimum per passenger cancellation charge of Rs.120 for A/C Class I/executive class Rs.100 for air-conditioned IItier, Rs.90 for A/C III tier/economy and air-conditioned chair car, Rs.60 for sleeper class and Rs.30 for class II. If the ticket is presented for cancellation between 48 hours and up to six hours before the scheduled departure time of the train, cancellation charge shall be 25 per
cent of the fare subject to a minimum cancellation charge. If the ticket is presented for cancellation within six hours before the scheduled departure time of the train and up to two hours after the actual departure of the train irrespective of distance, the cancellation charge shall be 50 per cent of the fare subject to a minimum cancellation charge. In case of a party ticket (booking an entire coach or train) or family ticket issued for travel of more than one person, if one person has confirmed reservation and the others are on waiting list, full refund of fare minus clerkage charges shall be admissible for confirmed passengers provided the entire ticket is surrendered for cancellation within six hours before the scheduled departure of the train and up to 24 hours after actual departure of the train. No refund of fare shall be granted on RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation) ticket or unauthorized ticket after 3 hours of actual departure of the train. The online TDR (Ticket Deposit Receipt) shall be fixed up to 72 hours of actual arrival of the train. According to Atul Rane, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, “The new rules will be in effect from July 1. The rules have been revised for the benefit of passengers.”
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against Rajvardhan, former Superintendent of Police, criminal Public Inter- Malegaon, Brijesh Singh, forest Litigation (PIL) has mer Deputy Commissioner been filed in the Bom- of Police, Zone 1, Amitabh bay High Court against more Gupta, former Deputy Comthan twenty IPS officers, in- missioner of Police, Zone 9 cluding the former city chief and other IPS officers. According to Abrar K P S Raghuvanshi, for falsely implicating Muslim Ahmed, who the Anti-Terroryouth in the 2006 Malegaon ist squad referred to an approver in the Malegaon blast blast case. The PIL has been filed by case, Rajvardhan had tried to Sayyed Ameen Mustafa, Dis- pressurize him into framing trict President of a city-based innocent Muslim youth and NGO, Muslim-e-Hind, later implicated him as well.
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In an affidavit dated April 18, 2009, Abrar alleged that he had overheard a conversation about a few Hindus having executed the blast, and was taken to Rajvardhan’s office on September 13,2006, where he was allegedly told that both Hindus and Muslims were behind the attack. He then claimed that he was offered money and property in exchange for a confession and his acceptance to be a witness. Talking to the ADC, advo-
AMBEDKAR TAKES CHARGE… Anandraj Ambedkar, grandson of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, took over the management of Siddharth College, Fort, on Monday. Immediately after taking the charge, he dismissed the principal of the college who was allegedly against the appointment of Ambedkar in the college’s management board.
SET UPSETS! Continued from pg 1 « marks were 35+35+60. It was the first time that the SET exams were conducted along the lines of the NET exams, having multiple choice questions. On Sunday, applicants were shocked to know that the SET had declared a new qualifying criterion which stipulated various cut off percentages for each subject. Jyoti Singh, a candidate who had appeared for the exams, said, “According to the rules, I had cleared the exams. But then all of a sudden, the organization declared a new qualifying criterion along with the results. It has destroyed our hard work. They should have announced the new qualifying criteria much before the examinations, rather than declaring it along with the results, leaving us with no opportunity to tackle the papers with the new criteria in mind!” A similar situation had arisen with the National Eli-
gibility Test (NET), with the UGC similarly declaring new qualifying criteria all of a sudden, due to which lakhs of students failed. A petition was filed by a group of students against the new rule and the Supreme Court passed a judgment asking the UGC to qualify the students according to the old qualifying criteria and implement the new rule well before conducting the next examinations. The ADC spoke to Dr Harishchandra, NET/SET coordinator, Mumbai Division, who said, “The UGC has declared the SET results on the basis of the criterion followed for the NET exams. The declaration has been done on the bases of percentiles for each subject. The top 15 per cent from each subject have qualified for gaining the lectureship.” When asked about the notification of the cut off lists, he said “The UGC might have not displayed the new cut off criterion for the examinations, but it is a declaration of the UGC, which heads the examinations, and will have to be followed from now onwards.”
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For falsely implicating innocent Muslim youth in the Malegaon blasts; list includes former Superintendent of Police
Sayyed Ameen Mustafa, along with supporters, displaying the list of police officers to mediapersons, on Monday. cate Ejaz Naqvi said, “We are just here to expose how the theories put forth by the NIA and ATS have big discrepancies, and also how over 150 victims of the Malegaon blast are still waiting for justice.” In its report, the ATS claimed that the RDX was from Pakistan and was left over from the serial train blasts which took place in Mumbai on July 11, 2006, while the NIA is still silent over the issue. The ATS report also states that it was Muslim youth who carried out the blasts and confessed to the attacks, while NIA, in
its report, states that the confessions were made under duress and the blasts were carried out by Hindu terror operatives. After the blast in Malegaon, the ATS had arrested nine Muslim youth for planting the bombs and charged them for attempt to murder while also invoking the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). While seven of the nine men were released on bail after serving over five years in prison, two are still incarcerated as they have also been accused in the
7/11 Mumbai local train blasts. In its chargesheet, the NIA also said that its investigations indicated the entire conspiracy was hatched and carried out by Hindu terror operatives. It added that the four bombs used to kill thirty one people were assembled at Sarvasampann Nagar in Indore and then transported to Malegaon in state transport buses by Manohar Narwaria, Ramchandra Kalsangara, Dhan Singh and Rajendra Chaudhary. Of the four, Kalsangara alias Badal Yadav is absconding.
OB engineer killed in road accident Was en route to town for a story when van skidded due to oil spill By Zuber Ansari
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arthik Kanojiya, a 24 year-old OB engineer working for popular Hindi news channel, P7, died in an accident at Kherwadi Junction at around 8 am on Monday morning, when the OB van in which he was traveling, fell to its side, due to an oil spill on the road. Kanojiya, who hailed from Nagpur, suffered head injuries and died on the spot. According to Senior Police Inspector Kadam from Kherwadi Police station, the driver, Pradip Kumar Yadav also suffered major injuries on his hand when the van crashed to its side after it dashed into the road divider. Eyewitnesses said that due to heavy oil spill, not only the OB van, but several auto-rickshaws and motor bikes had also skidded at the spot. Traffic came to a halt for some after the accident. Journalist Prashant Tripathi, a col- The OB van which fell on its side during a freak accident due to an oil spill near Kherwadi junction. league, revealed that Kanojiya was a (Inset) Karthik Kanojiya, who died in the accident. very shy person and had planned to visit his native town of Nagpur on Tues- town for a story just before he died in Death Report (ADR) and his body has been sent to the civic-run Sion Hospiday. He called up and reported to the the accident. “We have registered an Accidental tal for autopsy,” said Kadam. office that he was moving towards
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“It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.” — Aeschylus
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HERE appears to be a great deal of uncertainty about the tragic flood-hit scenario in Uttarakhand: Different figures are being given with regard to the number of deaths, the total number of persons who have been rescued and who are still stranded. There are reports that more than 80,000 persons have been affected and that only 15,000 are now awaiting to be located and evacuated. The number of death is variously given 1,000, 5,000 and even more than this. There are reports that people are dying because of hunger. Those who have gone up the hills to avoid the swirling flood waters are facing danger from wild animals. Nearly 6,000 soldiers are involved in rescue work. It looks like all the choppers of the air force are being used to fly out people in distress. A big problem is lack of food. Some food packets are being brought by choppers and are also dropped, but there are 6,000 soldiers and other rescue workers who are also to be fed. There are victims who have not had food for the last one week. Weather at Uttarakhand continues to be bad. There have been heavy showers and many a chopper had to return to base due to bad weather. What is unfortunate is some political parties are engaged in blame games. They should wait till the rescue work is over: till then, there should be combined effort to deal with the worst ever national calamity.
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NDIA should never forget certain days in its history. One of them is June 26 when the Emergency was imposed late at night 38 years ago. Lights of personal freedom were switched off and the nation was left to grope in the darkness of dictatorship. The Constitution was suspended, the press gagged and liberty stamped out. The government became an illegal authority to harass, harm, detain and whatever went with it to silence critics. All this happened because the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was unseated from Parliament for a poll offence and disqualified for five years. She could have appealed against what is popularly known as the Allahabad High Court judgment to the Supreme Court. But she preferred to change the system itself and appropriated power to introduce her personal rule. A democratic country embracing dictatorship came as a shock to the liberal world. For the people in India, it was unbelievable after having enjoyed a constitutional polity for almost three decades. One remark by a close associate of Mrs. Gandhi was poignant: “I can take care of enemies but what do I tell our friends?” Mrs. Gandhi had no explanation to offer except to rule more ruthlessly through her son Sanjay Gandhi who had become an extra-constitutional authority. The Emergency lasted for nearly two years. Fortunately, elections threw out the mother and the son lock, stock and barrel for democracy to return.
position of the Emergency. The only one who did not toe the line was Justice H.R. Khanna. He was superseded when Mrs. Gandhi appointed the Chief Justice of India. If the judiciary still looks battered, it is because it has not yet recovered from the blows it received during those dark days. Mrs. Gandhi’s father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was entirely different. He opted for the democratic republic after Independence and saw to its growth. Take the example of the judiciary. Once he thought of superseding Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan because of his ‘views’. Nehru had to give in when he found the en-
can detain people without trial in an open court of law. Such cases have to be okayed by the government-appointed advisory committee and the trial had to be held within the jail itself. Dr Vinayak Sen, the famous doctoractivist, was first detained under this act. Subsequently, the BJP-ruled Jharkhand government charged him with sedition for having “contacts” with the Maoists. I often wonder why we haven’t learnt a lesson from the emergency and why the rulers of different political parties pursue more or less the same path that Mrs. Gandhi had taken to derail democracy. I believe the reason is that nobody, who was found guilty of committing excesses, was punished. It is comical that some of those found guilty are today at the helm of affairs in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s rule.
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tire Supreme Court bench was proposing to resign if there was supersession. Indeed, Mahajan was appointed the Chief Justice of India. The most reprehensible thing was the The atrocities which the two committed were forced family planning. At the instance of shameful. One glaring thing was to remove Sanjay Gandhi, Mrs. Gandhi introduced thousands of people forcibly from their forced sterilisation. Having less number of homes and putting them in the wilderness children was not something condemnable. many miles away. This became a precedent But when it came to implementation, the tacfor some extremist organisations like the Shiv tics used were no different from those of Sena which some years later picked up the Stalin or Mao Zedong. Many above the age of Bangladeshis, the people they didn’t like to 65 were sterilised during the Emergency and push them forcibly to the Bangladesh border. even boys who had hardly entered puberty In fact, Mrs. Gandhi set many pernicious became victims. A policeman could even precedents, such as making the civil service enter into your sleeping room to check servile and the police obedient to the rulers’ whether family planning instructions had whims. Today many chief ministers, not nec- been followed. Detention without trial was the colonial essarily those of the Congress party, use civil servants and the police as part of their retinue legacy. Mrs. Gandhi imprisoned more than 100,000 people without trial. The tragedy to punish critics – just as she did. The emergency also saw how pliable the today is that the Home Ministry is copying mighty judiciary had become. Four out of five those very methods. The ministry is restrictSupreme Court judges, including the so- ing the democratic space in the name of called liberal, P.N. Bhagwati, justified the im- curbing terrorism. The unlawful activities act
Mrs. Gandhi set baneful precedents
The failings of Mrs. Gandhi’s successor government of the Janata Party brought her back to power in less than two years. As the Prime Minister, she not only shelved cases requiring punishment but also appointed the same tainted officers to ensure that the spirit of emergency stayed even if it had not been imposed. The loss of democracy has been more or less forgotten. The youth does not know what the country went through. The elders who recall the period sound too wishy-washy. It was a bad dream which was meant to be forgotten. But when today the steps taken during the emergency have been adopted in the name of security and peace, there seems little difference between now and then. There has to be accountability without which none in power will be afraid of using authority that he or she likes. The Lokpal Bill, under discussion, is necessary to find out who are guilty and how they can be punished. The government’s attitude is uncompromising. If the Lokpal cannot look into the charges against the Prime Minister, the judiciary, or the MPs indulging in corruption even on the floor of the House, what is the use of having such an institution? The control by the government of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) makes any action by the agency meaningless. It looks as if we are in for anxious days. Thank God, another emergency cannot be imposed because the very measure requires a two-thirds majority in Parliament and a similar strength in state assemblies.
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OU can never go beyond the mind if you go on using it. You have to take a jump, and meditation mean that jump. That's why meditation is illogical, irrational. And it cannot be made logical; it cannot be reduced to reason. You have to experience it. If you experience, only then do you know. So try this: don't think about it, try -- try to be a witness to your own thoughts. Sit down, relaxed, close your eyes, let your thoughts run just like pictures run on a screen. See them, look at them, make them your objects. One thought arises: look at it deeply. don't think about it, just look at it. If you begin to think about it then you are not a witness -- you have fallen in a trap. There is a horn outside; a thought arises, some car is passing; or a dog barks, or something happens. Don't think about it; just look at the thought. The thought has arisen, taken form. Now it is before you. Soon it will pass. Another thought will replace it. Go on looking at this thought process. Even for a single moment, if you are capable of looking
at this thought process without thinking about it, you will have gained something in witnessing and you will have known something in witnessing. This is a taste, a different taste than thinking - totally different. But one has to experiment with it. Religion and science are poles apart, but in one thing they are similar and their emphasis is the same: science depends on experiment, and religion also. Only
MATTER & SPIRIT philosophy depends just on thinking. Religion and science both depend on experiment: science on objects, religion on subjectivity. Science depends on experimenting with other things than you, and religion depends on experimenting directly with you. It is difficult, because in science the experimenter is there, the experiment is there and the object to be experimented upon is there. There are three things: the object, the
subject and the experiment. In religion you are all the three simultaneously. You are the experiment upon yourself. You are the subject and you are the object and you are the lab. Don't go on thinking. Begin, start somewhere, to experiment. Then you will have a direct feeling of what thinking is and what witnessing is. And then you will come to know that you cannot do both simultaneously, just as you cannot run and sit simultaneously. If you run, then you cannot sit, then you are not sitting. And if you are sitting, then you cannot run. But sitting is not a function of the legs. Running is a function of legs. Rather, sitting is non-function of the legs. When the legs are functioning, then you are not sitting. Sitting is a non-function of the legs: running is the function. The same is with the mind: thinking is a function of the mind; witnessing is a nonfunction of the mind. When the mind is not functioning, you have the witnessing, then you have the awareness. — Osho
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Narendra Modi’s Uttarakhand rescue act commendable! IT was very poignant and heartrending to read the editorial ‘Continuing Desperate Situation in Uttarakhand’ (ADC, June 22). At a time when a tragedy of immense proportion has hit Uttarakhand and on the eighth day about 22,000 pilgrims/ tourists are still stranded in Badrinath and surrounding areas, political parties Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are sparring with each other as to who should and who should not do what in organising aid for the stranded. Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat deserves to be congratulated for his efforts in rescuing about 15,000 pilgrims of Gujarat from the hilly inaccessible areas of Badrinath and nearby places. Instead of all political parties remaining united to tackle the tragedy that has fallen on the people of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, there are debates as to whether the calamity should be declared a National Calamity and who of the VIPs should tour the affected areas and land for helping the stranded in their hour of grief. This shows India in a poor light in the world community. — Apurva Parekh, Juhu
GIVE the man his due. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi deserves a round of applause for his swift action in saving 15,000 pained pilgrims in the flood-hit valley of Uttarakhand. Modi flew in with bureaucrats from his state and helped coordinate a safe pas-
Dilapidated buildings IT has been observed that year 2013 has become disastrous for many middle-aged buildings in Mumbai which are collapsing one after the other, killing innocent occupants with frightening regularity. I feel that each building which has collapsed has different reasons and monsoon is not one of them. None of the buildings have done structural audits, il- LETTER OF THE DAY legal aterations have been made by residents, fights between owners and the tenants or a corrupt system where wrong-doers often win, have anything to do with nature and which proves that all these incidents are man-made disasters and both the government agencies and the individuals would do well to learn the lesson from these incidents as the old buildings do not wait for the structural audits or stakeholders to make up their mind about the redevelopment but they just collapse and make the people homeless without any help from the authorities. — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai
DILAPIDATED buildings cause worry for inmates and the building collapse is one such tragedy killing many people. BMC has issued Public Notices through various news dailies asking the inmates to evacuate the buildings and look for alternative accommodation. The dilapidated condition of the buildings is causing concern and they are not safe to stay. It is time to reconstruct these unsafe buildings or it
help victims reach their homes. — Ashok Goswami, Mumbai
HEROIC DEED: While the Congress and the BJP are in a tiff over who should do what with respect to aid for the affected thousands, the Gujarat CM just flew into Uttarakhand with his select crew and rescued 15,000 Gujaratis. sage for the affected people. Modi is a man of action, a person who walks his talk and our nation today needs people who have initiative and can show results. My brothers in faith may differ, but I back Rajnath Singh who said recently, that it is time minorities overlooked the Gujarat riots and moved on. Modi, on his part should tender an apology for the genocide and ensure that divisive politics is buried for ever. — Altaf H. Ladiwala, Bandra
UTTRAKHAND tragedy has benumbed the nation and tales of people suffering the aftermath of the Himalayan tsunami is heartwrenching. In this hour of tragedy, some people are exploiting the
situation to their own greed. Reports emanating that a plate of rice is being sold for Rs.500 and roti is being sold at 120 bucks is criminal. People indulging in such type of profiteering must be hanged in full view of public as an example. People indulging in such acts need no mercy and law should be amended to take care of such things. People have lost their kith and kin and are struggling to strive, instead of helping them on humanitarian grounds these people are exploiting the situation. We remember the fateful deluge of 2005 in Mumbai, Mumbaikars were out in full strength to help people, offering them shelter, food and water. This showed their character. Govt must crack down on such profiteers without mercy and
may cause disaster during heavy highest level. Paes is a striking exrainfall. The major places where ample for youngsters to follow and such unsafe buildings exist are: achieve success at the highest level. — C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada Mahim, Bhandup, Sion Koliwada, Antop Hill, Kurla and Tilak Nagar. — Jayanthy. S. Manaiam, Sion
Leander, feisty at 40! LEANDER PAES is a livewire on the tennis court. At the age of 40, Paes has carved his name in the annals of world tennis with his superlative power-packed game in doubles and
Fruits of space exploration THE NASA has plans to photograph earth from Saturn by sending a spacecraft to the ringed planet. If it succeeds in this venture a whole new vista would be opened in the realm of space exploration. One can imagine, in distant future, the earth being photographed from a star system about 4,000 light years away. If
THE propulsion of Narendra Modi as the foreman of the poll campaign committee has caused a lot of flutter within the BJP as well as as without. First it was L.K. Advani who revolted and had to be placated by the RSS and then it was Nitish Kumar of the JD(U) who jilted the BJP to end a 17 year old alliance which is quite a feat considering today’s fickle political structure with parties switching alliances at the drop of a hat. It is quite evident now that the rivals of Modi are chary and wary of him and Nitish, in particular, is feeling that his prime ministerial ambition will be nipped in the bud if Modi is allowed to flower, though I do not see how the act of deserting the BJP would further his interests. The only “front” that the JDU has managed to put up is a “brave front” by deserting not a sinking ship but a very vibrant and buoyant one. — Hemant Hemmady, Virar
THE bold decision taken by BJP in its meeting at Goa on June 9 has set the ball rolling for the 2014 general elections. Its naming NaMo as the chairman of the committee for election has served two purposes. Firstly, it has indirectly conveyed to its allies who the focus is set towards our own sub-continent, then we would be able to see the enigmatic Indus Valley Civilization in its full glory. — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali
Tedious traffic system I WAS travelling by with colleagues from Bhandup to Nariman Point by spending nearly two to three hours for going, and coming back in the same amount of time. It is high time that State Government should come out with a very good and innovative model for traffic systems in and
their prime ministerial candidate is, giving ample time to form a new alliance. Many of the parties may rethink their continuance and many may foresee a fresh alliance. The second object this announcement has served is to put the ball in the court of Congress to project its candidate (unofficially though). If BJP gives Advani his due place and resolve their crisis amicably, it will put the Congress on the backfoot. One has to wait & watch how soon it becomes ‘BJPCongress fight’ instead of the present Modi-Advani one... — Abdul Monim, Vashi
THE statement of PM that Nitish Kumar is a ‘secularist’ is in bad taste and indicates the bankruptcy of ideology of Congress party, especially, Manmohan Singh himself who is being regarded as an economist-turnedpolitician. It shows the sheer opportunism and disrespect to any democratic value, taking for granted that people of the country are gullible and their memory is short. While the events taking place in the country exhibits the assumption of non-existence of any government, governance, except on the aspect of rampant looting of public money and country’s natural resources causing ecological devastations in places like Uttarakhand. No responsible PM will behave in this manner. — D. Himachal Roa, Visakhapatnam
around Mumbai, which would be more beneficial to our people who travel daily from their residence to office at Nariman Point and back home. If a man puts in eight hours at work, and travels for another six hours to and from the office, it adds upto 14 hours a day. This is ridiculous, since a human being requires at least say 8 hours sleep at night. If we add up all these it becomes 22 hours. Thus he will have only two hours a day to spend with family or friends. The traffic system definitely needs a major revamp. — Murugesh Iyer, Thane
Team India prove they are the champions SHINING EXAMPLE: Youngsters should take a cue from the indefatigable Leander Paes who has not let age overcome his sporting abilities. mixed doubles. He has been a picture of confidence after he started doubles and mixed doubles with different partners in the last decade or so. He has to thank many partners in the process and has also to thank many coaches. His father was the force behind his success. Earlier, he won 600 doubles matches in his career as well showing his grit and determination to perform at the
CONGRATULATIONS to Team India for winning the ICC Champions Trophy by beating England by 5 runs in a match reduced to 20 overs, thanks to the saying ‘As fickle as the English weather’ coming true at the most unwanted time. Playing cricket with quite a few fast bowlers on a damp wicket is an avoidable experience and the match should have been played on the next day instead of starting six hours behind schedule. A reserve day for the final is very much in order because a 20-over match is vastly different from a 50-over game and there is no point in having the format for the latter and asking the players to switch gear to the former. Ultimately, the ever-dependable Virat Kohli and Ashwin clinched the match
WINSOME SMILES: In a nail-biting finish to the final match, no doubt a thriller till the last two balls were bowled, Team India beat England, on their soil. for us with another good score from Shikhar and Jadeja also contributing a useful 33. Dhoni, our ‘Captain Cool’ certainly deserves to be given his due for
handling the players well, quietly and also doing a flawless job behind the wicket. All in all, very well done boys! — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane
AAP activists stage agitation against MBMC apathy
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Allege corruption in disbursement of ‘handicap’ funds
It should be noted that following state government guidelines, a budgetary allocation of Rs.87 lakh had been made by the civic administration to extend assistance to differently-abled people living in the twin-city. The funds were meant to aid beneficiaries with equipment to physically challenged and also impart entrepreneurship training. However information sourced out under the RTI act, revealed that the social welfare development of the MBMC not only failed to extend help to the needy, but disbursed cheques of Rs.50,000 each to 54 municipal employees ( spending Rs.27 lakh) who have been recruited in the civic body under the physically challenged category. This despite the fact that the Mira-Bhayandar unit of Physically-challenged protesters along with AAP activists, staged a rally against MBMC at the district disability rehabilitation centre and physically people living its headquarters, on Monday. in the handicap colony in Dongri protest of the massive corruption by (Mira Road) have been seeking asBy Suresh Golani civic officials who allegedly si- sistance for its 700 odd members for ctivists of the Aam Aadmi phoned off funds meant for the wel- the past couple of years. The agitation was withdrawn Party (AAP) on Monday fare of physically challenged launched a massive agitation people. Shouting slogans against after municipal commissioner, in the form of ‘Morcha’ at the main the civic administration the agita- Suresh Kakani, assured to personadministrative building of the Mira- tors squatted in front of the main ally look into the matter and conBhayandar Municipal Corporation doors of the MBMC on Monday duct an impartial enquiry and take (MBMC). The agitation led by AAP morning, demanding suspension of strict action against who are found to be guilty. State Chief Anjali Damania, was in corrupt officials.
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VVMC bus crushes leg of 5-yr-old By Suresh Golani
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he constant risk to life and limb of children and senior citizens by public transport vehicles was highlighted yet again when a bus of the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) ran over the leg of a 5year-old schoolgirl in Taaki Road area of Nalasopara (East) on Sunday evening. The victim has been identified as Trishna Chakravarthy (5), a resident of Nagindas Pada who studies in the Sr.KG section in a nearby school. She and her mother, Seema, were waiting for a bus at the Taaki Road bus stop, when the driver apparently misjudged his speed and drove over the girl’s leg. Trishna was rushed to a nearby Trishna Chakravarthy and her mother at the local hospital. hospital from where she was later shifted to KEM Hospital in Mumbai. and smashed the windows and have booked the driver, Anil Avhad, Agitated locals went on rampage windscreen of the bus. The police for rash and negligent driving.
Customs dept seize 7kg gold in a week! Fall in the value of rupee was the main reason for smuggling of the yellow metal into India
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he Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs has seized around seven kilograms of gold worth about Rs.2 crore at the international airport here over the past one week, official sources said. Since yesterday, the Customs have seized 3.6 kilograms of gold which was being smuggled in the
country, they told PTI. In their first incident on Sunday, a Kenyan woman, who landed in the city by Kenyan Airways, was apprehended at 3 am and 600 grams of gold worth Rs.16 lakh was seized from her possession, they said. In an other operation in the evening, the officials seized 3 kgs of
gold worth Rs 80 lakhs from another person. “In India the price of the yellow metal is high. Hence, it is a favourite destination to sell gold with good profit,” a Customs official said adding that fall in the value of rupee was also one of the reasons.
HONOURED: DCP of Zone – XII Pravin Kumar Patil on Monday felicitated two youngsters – Jerry John Rosaria (27) and Rana Jainarayan Pal (23) for helping the police to nab culprits in two different cases in the locality. Jerry was honoured for nabbing chain snatchers in Aarey Colony, while Rana was appreciated for nabbing culprits behind a robbery.
‘Fake’ policeman arrested Estate agent’s bodyguard arrested for pretending to be a police officer to avoid paying toll money By Zuber Ansari
arrived near lane octroi window gate no. 7 and police asked Kove to 34-year-old bodyguard who get down from the car. Police was employed by a Mira Road found a German made revolver based real estate agent was ar- worth Rs.25,000 inside the car. rested for possessing a German Kove failed to produce a license for made revolver without license on the revolver. Dharamraj Sonke, Investigating charges of pretending to be policeman to avoid paying toll money at officer in the case, said, “The accused Kove put police logo on the Dahisar Check Naka. The accused, identified as front mirror of the car and never Pramod Vitthalrao Kove, resident paid any toll money to the toll of Mira Road, was arrested Satur- agent at Dahisar Check Naka by day under various section of In- falsely claiming to be a police offidian Arms Act and remanded in cer. Hence, we booked him in a cheating case apart from his police custody. On June 22 around 9 a.m., police charges under the Arms Act.” Police are probing whether the sub inspector Dharamraj Sonke who is attached to Dahisar Police accused Kove used the revolver for inspector got a tip off from his in- any other illegal activities. Pravin Patil, Deputy commisformer that an unidentified youth is heading to Borivli from Mira sioner(Zone XII), said, “We are verRoad in Tata Maanza car with a re- ifying Kove’s background and are volver. Sonke, along with his staff, in touch with Mira Road police to trapped Kove at Dahisar Check any serious case register against him in past. However, the further Naka. At around 10.5 a.m., Maanza car investigation is going on.”
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Minor molested in local Accused lured victim on the pretext of showing her the Byculla Zoo By Tariq Khan
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n another case of the molestation of minor girls, an accused who was known to the victim and her family, took her out on Sunday on the pretext of showing her the Byculla zoo and molested her while they travelling in a local train. Sayyed Ashraf (26) and his 10year-old victim were known to each other for the last three years as they lived in the same locality in Shivaji Nagar in Govandi. On Sunday evening, he managed to convince her to go along with him to the zoo. When they reached Chinchpokli railway station at around 6.30 pm, the girl started weeping. On seeing this, co-passengers who sensed something amiss, confronted the accused and handed him over to the railway police. The railway constables brought Ashraf and the victim to the Dadar railway station from where they called up the victim’s parents. On
the basis of a complaint by the girl’s mother, the railway police registered a case and booked Ashraf under section 363 of the IPC. He was then sent to Shivaji Nagar police station as he and the victim were residents of Shivaji Nagar. The Shivaji Nagar police sent the girl to Rajawadi Hospital for medical examination, where the doctor’s report revealed that she was not assaulted sexually. But she told the Rajawadi doctor that while travelling in the train, Ashraf had touched her private parts. So a supplementary statement of complaint was recorded and additional IPC section 354 A (1) (stalking) under the new law and under section 7, 8 of Protection of Child from Sexual Offences, was added by the Shivaji Nagar police, while arresting Ashraf. Radheshyam Agarwal, senior PI of Shivaji Nagar police station, said, “The accused was produced in court on Monday and strictest action will be initiated against him.”
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NEED FOR SEEDS Some seeds are a treasure trove of good health and should not be blindly disposed of. Priyanka Singh & Dev Goswami pick the ones that you must try to include in your daily diet
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Chia seeds Chia seeds are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, fibre, protein, antioxidants and the richest plant source when it comes to omega-3 fatty acids. They also make you feel fuller faster and for a longer time. Consumption of chia seeds can help reduce joint pain, help with weight loss, deliver an energy boost and protect against serious ailments such as diabetes and heart disease. Continued on pg 14 ÂŤ
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They are also gluten-free; a perfect source of nutrition for those who suffer from a gluten allergy. How to eat: Chia seeds have little or no flavour and can be quite bland if you consume them on their own. You can sprinkle them over oatmeal, yogurt, and smoothies. Their unique texture goes well with juices too, especially watermelon.
HeMP seeds Hemp seeds can be categorised into super foods. They have 10 essential amino acids for the body and are made of 30% of protein, which makes them a great postworkout snack. They also have 40% fibre in them, which is the highest amount available in any other grain. They contain disease fighting nutrients and it has been found that hemp seeds may prevent heart disease, several forms of cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. How to eat: You can add hemp seeds to a warm breakfast cereal, smoothie, salad or homemade granola bars.
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MUMBAI | TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013 risk of developing breast and prostate cancer. It contributes in better digestion and lowers cholesterol levels and risk of heart attacks. How to eat: Ground flax seeds provides more nutritional benefits than the whole seed. Grind the seeds at home using a coffee grinder or blender and add them to cereals, baked goods and smoothies.
PuMPkIn seeds Consuming 100g of pumpkin seeds every day is enough for your daily protein intake. They are also a rich source of vitamin B variations. Also, for those who find themselves depressed often, these seeds help change your mood drastically. It also prevents kidney stones and they are highly efficient in fighting parasites that sometimes unknowingly plague the body, especially tapeworms. They help to cure irregular sleep, hair loss and thinning of hair and prostrate problems. How to eat: You can roast them, bake them >> Consuming sesame seeds (after sprinkling some salt on them) and eat regularly keeps your liver healthy them with nuts.
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Try to include ½ cup of pomegranate seeds in your daily diet. The best part is that pomegranate is supposed to be eaten with the seeds. They are rich in antioxidants and therefore, help to protect your body’s cells from free radicals, which cause premature ageing. They also prevent blood clots, increase oxygen levels in your blood and help reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. In fact, pomegranate seeds have more antioxidants than red wine and green tea. How to eat: Quite obviously, eating the fruit will be the best source.
Sesame seeds are one of the oldest condiments known to man and they are a great source of manganese and copper. They are also rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc and fibre. Need more reason to include these seeds in your diet? They contain sesamin and sesamolin, which are types of fibre and have been shown to lower cholesterol. These fibres can also help protect your liver from oxidative damage. How to eat: The simplest way to include them in your diet is with a stir fry — use sesame oil to fry vegetables and garnish with roasted sesame seeds.
Flax seeds
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Flax seeds suppress appetite and are perfect for people who want to lose weight. They have high amounts of anti-inflammatory properties and helps reduce the risk of cancer. It also stabilises hormonal levels, reducing the symptoms of PMS and menopause and potentially reducing the
Not only are sunflower seeds excellent sources of vitamin E (it is your body’s primary fat-soluble antioxidant), they have an extremely high content of phytosterol too. Phystosterol is a compound that gives a three-fold benefit to your body — it reduces cholesterol levels, boosts your immunity
>> Pumpkin seeds can help enhance your mood
and decreases the risk of certain types of cancer. They have also been shown to reduce the risk and severity of asthma and heart attack. How to eat: You can include sunflower seeds in your diet by sprinkling them on your salad or mixing them in a bowl of yogurt. If you love to bake, you can also add them to breads and muffins.
graPe seeds Grape seeds can do wonders for your health by helping prevent heart diseases such as
Whip up some easy recipes with these seeds Dr. Amrapali Patil, weight management expert and Founder of Trim n Tone, gives us some healthy recipes comprising seeds.
Pudding with chia seeds
Ingredients l 2 cups of coconut milk or any other milk l 1/2 cup chia seeds l 2-3 tbsp cocoa powder (or to taste; optional) l 1 teaspoon vanilla (or to taste) l 1 tbsp honey Method l Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. l Put it in the fridge to thicken for about 10 minutes and serve. l You can omit the cocoa powder and vanilla and add a cup of strawberries instead.
Morning breakfast with flax seeds
Ingredients l 2/3 tbsp of oats or muesli l Milk l One apple or pear l 2-3 scraps of walnut halves l 2-3 grated almonds l 2 tsp of freshly roasted and ground flax seeds high blood pressure and cholesterol. They have also been shown to kill carcinoma cells (king of cancerous cells) while leaving healthy cells unharmed. Another reason you should eat grape seeds is that they have a great concentration of vitamin E. They also help reduce fine lines and wrinkles. How to eat: Plain and simple — eat grapes with seeds! Green coloured grapes usually have no seeds, whereas the black-violet coloured grapes do.
CuMIn seeds Cumin is a condiment that needs no introduction in the Indian kitchen. They have been used in cooking since antiquity and not without reason. These seeds are extremely helpful when dealing with digestive disorders and they are also known to have antiseptic properties. Also, since they are rich in iron, they can help boost the power of your liver. Other benefits of cumin seeds include boosting the immune system, relieving symptoms of cold and soothing sore throat. How to eat: As we said, cumin is easy to find in Indian dishes as a base spice while preparing vegetables. They can also be eaten with rice (jeera rice) or used to add flavour to dairy products.
Method l Add oats or muesli in warm or cold milk. l Throw in some diced fruits such as an apple or a pear. l Garnish with scraps of walnut halves, grated almonds and flax seeds and serve.
Cookies with apricot and sesame seeds Ingredients l 1 cup butter, softened l 1/2 cup sugar l 1 tsp almond extract l 2 cups all-purpose flour l 1/2 tsp salt l 3 tbsp of sesame seeds l 6 tbsp apricot jam
Method l Mix cream butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy. l Combine flour and salt and knead well. l Roll into one inch balls along with sesame seeds. l Place them two inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. l Using the end of a wooden spoon’s handle, make a 3-8 inch deep indentation in the centre of each ball and fill it with jam. l Bake at 400°C for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool them and serve.
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CORONARYARTERYDISEASE INYOUNG INDIA
Americans, 6-times more than Chinese,20-times more than Japanese. The prevalence of CAD is two-times higher (10%) in urban than in rural India. There are major differences in CAD in Indians and other countries. Indians are prone to CAD at a much younger age.CAD is affecting Indians 5-10 years earlier than other communities. The disease pattern is severe and diffuse. The CAD among Indians is usually more advanced at the time of presentation compared with whites. The mortality and morbidity from CAD is high in the Indian population with greater social and economic impact of the disease as it affects younger and working population. The poor awareness of risk factors for coronary artery disease such high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, diabetes and inadequate of conventional risk factors of CAD increases incidence of Coronary artery diseases in India. The conventional risk factors namely Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertriglyceridaemia with low levels of HDLC, high LDL-C, low levels of antioxidants (vitamin A, E, beta - carotene), lipoprotein-a (Lpa). In addition, there are certain novel and emerging risk factors in young Indians. Central obesity is an independent risk factor for CAD, even modest increase in body fat with central distribution increases the risk further. Because of affluent lifestyle, improved standard of living, sedentary life-style, higher consumption of calories, saturated fats, fried food, junk foods, incidence of central obesity is rapidly rising. Rapid modernization Dr. Charan Lanjewar and trend towards more atherogenic western diet in young population of India, increases M.D. (Med). D.M. (Cardiologist) risk of CAD. Sedentary but stressful life-style because of stress of coping with the new job Follow-Interventional Cardiologist and expectations and competing with the peer-group who is in the organization longer. Conultant Interventional Cardiologist Migration from rural to urban area usually associated with stress of seeking and Email: charanlanjewar@hotmail.com maintaining the new job leads to early emergence of hypertension, diabetes leading to CAD. Increase in consumption of tobacco invarious forms like beedies, cigarettes is Indians have highest rates of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the associated with rapid increase in coronary artery disease in young population. Tobacco world. Among Indians the prevalence increases the risk of CAD by 3-5 times. Studies have shown that 40-50% of the males in of CAD is as high as 10-12% as India are smokers. Alcohol consumption contributes to obesity, dyslipidaemia, compared to 5% in western hypertension, hyperuricaemia, and diabetes mellitus. With changes in dietary habit with population. The percentage of inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables and more fried foods, processed foods, patients below the age of 45 years fast foods, saturated fat, and Trans fat, there is recent rapid increase in incidence of suffering from CAD is reported as diabetes and metabolic syndrome which are forerunner of coronary artery disease. In addition to above modifiable factors, certain non-modifiable factors also play high as 25-40%.The risk of CAD in Indians is 3-4 times more than important role. These are genetic factors like Lp-a which is a special lipoprotein
MYSTERY OF THE VANISHING SPECTACLES T
here are millions of people in this world for whom the pair of spectacles has become as much a part of their body as their hands or feet. The spectacles are the first thing they reach out for in the morning and the last thing that they put aside when going to bed. They are so dependant on spectacles that they cannot imagine a world without them. But today the advances in ophthalmic technology have made the unthinkable possible ! Yes, today one can practically throw away the spectacles or contact lenses and yet see the world clearly !! To many this is absolutely magical and this magic has been made possible by the technique called Lasik. In simple terms Lasik involves a reshaping of the cornea, the front layer of the eye, so that its refractive power changes to the desired value. Thus the cornea itself does the job earlier done by spectacles .This reshaping is done by a very hi-tech Excimer Laser which is so precise that you can even carve a design on a human hair. However earlier attempts to correct the refractive error the PRK technique- were not fully satisfactory as the recovery period was long and painful and needed prolonged steroid medication . Lasik was introduced to overcome these
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LASER TREATMENT OF URINARY STONES AND ENLARGED PROSTATE.
Dr. Hemendra N. Shah, Consultant Urologist Web:www.laserforstoneandprost ate.com
Email ID: drhemendrashah@yahoo.com
Laser treatment has become a boon for patients suffering from urinary stones and prostate diseases. The incidence of urinary stones is rising globally. It is estimated that at least 10% of the population in the industrialized part of the world is afflicted by urinary tract stone disease. Stones can form anywhere in urinary system. They usually cause pain in abdomen, vomiting, burning urination or passage of blood in urine. However 10% patients with kidney stones may not have any symptoms. Similar number of patients may present with kidney failure. Presence of stones is confirmed by sonography, x-ray or CT scan. These investigations
inform us about the exact size and location of stone. This knowledge is critical in deciding the best approach for laser treatment of stones. Stones smaller then 6 mm in size can be usually expelled out with help of medications. Larger stones in kidney can be removed using flexible ureteroscopy. Here a tiny endoscope is passed through normal urinary passage and it reaches different parts of kidney (figure). A fine thread like laser is used through endoscope to powder and remove stones in kidney. On other hand, large stones in kidney can also be successfully removed by endoscopy. Largest kidney stone in world as per Guinness world records measured 13 cm and it was also removed by endoscopy without need for open surgery. The advantages of laser and endoscopy include less bleeding, less pain, less hospital stay, less complications and early return to work. Enlarged prostate is a common urological condition in aging male. The prevalence of urinary symptoms secondary to enlarged prostate increases with age and ranges from 40% by age of 50 years and 80% by age 80 years. As the enlargement progresses, urinary passage (urethra) is squeeze down (figure). This can cause men to have trouble while urinating. A common symptom is the need to frequently empty the bladder, sometimes as often as every one to two hours, especially at night. Other symptoms include the sensation that the bladder is not empty, even after a person is done urinating, or that a patient cannot postpone urination once the urge to urinate arises. Prostate enlargement can cause a weak urinary stream, dribbling of urine, intermittent urinary stream. It can cause trouble while starting urination, often requiring patient to push or strain in order to urinate. Few patients may not be aware of their urinary symptoms or they think it to be normal. Such patients may directly present with complications. This is called as silent prostatism. To rule out cancer as a cause of urinary symptoms, your doctor may recommend a PSA blood test. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a PSA test for use in conjunction with a digital rectal examination to help detect prostate cancer in men who are age 50 or older as a screening modality for early detection of cancer prostate. Medicines are prescribed for relief of urinary symptoms due to enlarge prostate. It is very important for patient to remember that the medications need to be taken
associated with more atherosclerosis. In Indians, the levels of Lp-a are higher than white suggesting a genetic propensity. This difference is also associated with a four-fold higher coronary artery disease. Thus, both established and novel risk factors and a possible genetic predisposition significantly contribute to this epidemic. The effects of these risk factors are multiplicative not just additive. The clustering of risk factors cause multiplicative increase in risk of coronary artery disease. Timely adequate measures are essential to control the risk coronary artery disease in India. What to be done for preventing coronary artery disease??There are simple steps toward controlling this epidemic of CAD and to have healthy life.Various preventive measures can be taken either prior to emergence of risk factors and if risk factors are present, then to control them.There is a need for identifying and correcting the conventional risk factors like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, hyperlipidaemia, tobacco consumption, and central obesity at much younger age. Male sex is more prone to CAD but post-menopausal females also constitute a distinct subgroup at a high risk for CAD. Early detection and adequate treatment is essential. The prevalence of DM is about 20% in middle age and even moderate elevation of glucose in Indians is associated with increased risk of CAD.Adequate Control of Diabetes through nutritional therapy and drugs is must. The mean serum cholesterol level in urban Indians in rising. Indians even with lower levels of serum cholesterol have higher risk of CAD.Dyslipidemia can be controlled with good dietary habit and regular exercise. Incorporating daily Exercise and Weight Reduction is a simple measure to remain healthy. Even modest weight decreases the risk significantly. Exercise helps in controlling blood pressure and also improves sugar control in diabetes thus decreasing the risk of coronary artery decrease. Life style modification by stress relaxation, dietary modification, consumption of more fruits and vegetables and avoiding junk and high caloric food is a road to good health. Quitting tobacco and smoking is vital for decreasing the risk of Coronary artery disease. Cessation from smoking decreases the risk of having coronary artery disease by 5 -fold than current smoker. Regular medical check-up and follow up should be done for person who a high risk for coronary artery disease and also those having risk factors. In India, Coronary artery disease was initially considered to be a disease of middle and old age. But in view of changing scenario, it is important to do lifestyle modification at an early age so as to detect the risk factors and coronary artery disease at an early age. By incorporating these simple healthy habits in our life, we can combat with this epidemic of coronary artery disease. At the threshold of the new millennium coronary artery disease (CAD) is looming large as the new epidemic afflicting Indians at a relatively younger age and has become a challenge prevalence of CAD has progressively increased in India during last twenty years.
problems and its hallmarks are speedy recovery with minimal pain and medication. The crucial step in lasik is the lifting of a thin flap of corneal tissue about 90-130 microns thick. This was generally done with a high speed blade called a micro-keratome. Today, however, we have the highly advanced Femto-second Laser which can do this delicate step with greater precision and safety. Thus we are now truly entering the safe and predictable world of Bladeless Lasik. Once the flap is lifted the Excimer Laser does its job of reshaping the corneal bed to the desired curvature and then the flap is replaced back. The treated area is thus fully covered and the minor wound left behind heals overnight hence the speedy recovery. It is as if we fool the eye into believing that nothing has been done and hence there is no vigorous healing response which would have otherwise interfered with the targeted refractive correction. Any person over 18 years of age who has a stable refractive error can be considered for lasik barring a few exceptions such as exceedingly thin or irregular corneas and those with very high refractive error( > -11.0 D or > +6.0 D). Today we even have a special treatment software for those above 40yrs of age so that we can correct the distance as well as the near spectacle power. Although every treatment modality has its own inherent side effects we have not seen anybody lose vision due to Lasik. In the early post treatment period one must be prepared for a small drop in night vision along with appearance of haloes around street lights or car head lights.These complaints cease to bother over a few months. Also there is some dryness after Lasik treatment which also responds to lubricant eye drops used for a few months. Rarely there can be an under or over-correction of the refractive error leading to a residual spectacle power. This can be rectified with an additional treatment, when possible , after 2-3 months. Very rarely there is a possibility that the cornea becomes weak and bulges outwards (ectasia ) An ectatic cornea can be stabilized by a strengthening procedure called Cross linkage. Most of these complications are avoided nowadays due to the stringent selection criteria.
under supervision of urologist for the entire life. Commonest mistake that a patient make is to discontinue medications when he experiences improvement in urination. This causes relapse of symptoms and also increase likelihood of developing complications. The complications of enlarged prostate include urinary retention (inability to pass urine), blood in urine, repeated urinary infections, and development of stones or kidney failure. On development of such complications surgery becomes absolutely necessary. Of various surgical options available for treatment of enlarged prostate, laser removal of prostate is the safest option. Holmium laser prostatectomy can successfully remove prostate of any size with minimal bleeding and tissue damage. It is found to be safe in patients with bleeding tendency, cardiac pacemakers, lung and heart diseases, and on blood thinner medications. With the introduction of holmium laser prostatectomy, open surgery has become a thing of past. Many geriatric patients who were otherwise unfit for surgery due to high surgical risk involved in conventional surgery can now be successfully treated with laser prostatectomy. Authors informationDr Hemendra N. Shah is a consultant urologist He had excellent academic career and received Gold Medal in his urology examination. He had presented more than 50 papers in various national and international conferences and is awarded best papers award at various national and international conferences. Dr. Shah is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having removed the largest kidney stone measuring 13 cm in length endoscopically, and in the Limca Book of Records for the same achievement.
Cure Anything Without Medicine With Neurotherapy! Dr Kamlesh Chavan, a practicing Neurothrapist, since 25 years, claims to have treated various patients with terminal diseases like cancer, motor neuron, parkinson etc along her carrier. Neurotherapy is a non medicinal scientific therapy founded by Dr. Lajpatrai Mehra, about 50 years ago, based on ancient vedic and yogic sciences. According to Dr. Chavan, a human body is a complete self sustained machine capable of curing any disorder by producing all sorts of medicines in forms of hormones, enzymes, chemicals, antibodies etc. But sometimes due to the entry of foreign bodies there is an imbalance created which defect the organs. And in such situations we have to consume medicines orally to keep our body in a normal balanced state. But with Neurotherapy, any disorder of our body can be cured without taking any medicines creating a perfectly healthy state. In Neurotherapy pressure is applied on specific points of body by ways of hands and feet. The protocol is dependent on the division of the torso with relative points with the body organs. Such pressure on specific points in turn activates the connected organ and strengthens it to produce its own antidote. In due course the interior of our body becomes so strong that it can itself drive away any viruses and bacterias. There are about 1500 centres practicing Neurotherapy all across the country and few centers in UK, US and Australia. About 25000 patients visit these centers everyday. Treating patients with diabetes, arthritis, parkinson, motor neuron, muscular dystrophy, asthma, multiple sclerosis, autism, cardiovascular issues, neurological issues, psychological disorders etc is a mundane for such centers. Dr Chavan also confirms of transforming a HIV positive patient to HIV negative and having stabilized the immunity to live a normal life for more than 15 years. Mrs Adelia Castelino, an entrepreneur, has been visiting Dr. Chavan for neck pain. She was so impressed by the therapy that she financed a new centre at Andheri. Mrs Castelino even says that every person should experience the benefits of this miraculous therapy once in life. A 9 year old son of Mr Yadav had been suffering from Muscular Dystrophy, which had no cure in allopathy. "I came to Dr. Chavan's centre with my son who could not even turn himself while sleeping. And in just 6 months he is now able to stand on his own feet with some support", says Mr Yadav. Mrs Dhruti More, a 34 year old professional, says," I had ITP when I was 21 years old. My platelets went down to 10000. But with Neurotherapy the platelets came up to 3lacs in just 2 months and till date I live an absolute normal life" Dr Chavan also runs a charitable body in the name 'Vikas Foundation'. This body also runs a training programme offering courses in Neurotherapy. Since last decade the number of people enrolling for these courses and making Neurotherapy their carriers have increased vastly. With a Neurotherapy certificate course one can open a centre anywhere across the country. Many people even go through the training programme just as a form of self aid and some even for a social cause. There are people who think this is some for of accupressure or massage therapy. But according to Dr Chavan though this is a pressure based technique, the csience on which the therapy is based is completely different from any alternative therapy. People from various walks of life are benefited out of Neurotherapy, from celebs to politicians to common man. The Neurotherapists also claim that there is no disorder their research team would not find a cure for.
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Fruit Facts Everyone goes on and on about how you should eat vegetables. But, what about fruits? Take this quiz by Priyanka Singh and find out if you know your fruit facts
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hile most of us are aware about how we should cook and consume vegetables, we don’t really pay attention to how we eat fruits or when are we supposed to eat them. Think you know it all? The following quiz will help you find out how much you actually know about fruits and how many of your beliefs are wrong. 1. You must wash all fruits before you eat them; even the ones you are going to peel. a. True. b. False. 2. Fruits should be eaten after a meal as dessert. a. True. b. False. 3. You should eat fruits preferably on an empty stomach. a. True. b. False. 4. Fruits should be eaten before bedtime. a. True. b. False. 5. You should eat most of your fruits within three days of buying them. a. True. b. False. 6. The best item to eat post a workout is a fruit. a. True. b. False.
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You must wash all fruits; even fruits such as bananas, kiwis and mangoes, that you are going to peel and eat. Just think about it — the fruit you’re holding must have passed through dozens of hands before coming to you. Your hands can pick up bacteria present on unwashed skin and transfer it onto the part you eat. Also, while peeling, if you haven’t washed it, the knife or your hands are obviously going to touch the inside parts while slicing the skin of the fruit. So, always wash all the fruits before consuming them.
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Fruits should never be eaten as dessert. If you eat a fruit after a large meal, they get stored in your stomach for a long time causing them to rot and ferment in your gut. If you had a fruit after a meal and experience heartburn, acidity, indigestion and excessive burping, the reason is not just the meal that you have eaten, but also the fermented fruit that is combining with the food in your stomach causing stomach and digestion issues. If you continue this eating pattern for a long time, it can
result in health problems of the digestive tract.
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When a fruit is eaten on an empty stomach in the morning, your digestive process works faster to digest it. The simple sugars present in fruits take a longer time to digest. As your stomach is empty, it has nothing else to work on, but just the fruit and so, it uses all its enzymes on the task. As mentioned in the previous point, if you combine it with other food, the fruits begin to rot. When fruits are eaten alone, your stomach can easily process all of the nutrients, fibre and the simple sugars present in the fruit. This is the optimal and proper way to benefit from the fruit you eat. If you can’t eat them in the morning, make sure that you have a one hour gap after your meal before you eat a fruit.
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Never eat a fruit before bedtime. And the reason is not just because you might suffer from indigestion and bloated stomach (if you have eaten it right after your meal); it also causes restless sleep.
Eating fruit just before bedtime will mean that the sugar content of the fruit will spike up your energy levels and will prevent you from sleeping.
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Most ripe fruits have a shelf life of three days if you have stored them in a refrigerator. You should avoid eating overripe fruits because most of them lose many of their crucial nutrients when they get overripe. Apart from that, they also don’t taste good. Some of the exceptions are apples (can be eaten up to a week), pears (up to six days) and papayas and chickoos (up to two days).
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Fruit is the ideal food for exercise. The best post workout snacks are not muffins, yogurt or protein shakes, but fresh fruit. Athletes have long known that there is nothing better than a sweet fruit that has high water content such as oranges or melons, after a workout. They contain enough water to hydrate the body and their natural sugars are quickly utilised for energy production.
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dRink doWn That glass of wine might calm your nerves on a date or build up your mood for sex, but keep in mind that too much will have an opposite effect. Alcohol is known to depress the central nervous system and it is one of the leading causes of a low sex drive.
the psychology of sex It is important that you understand that psychology plays an important role with regards to your sex drive. From reasons such as obesity to depression, feeling mentally low can decrease your sex drive. Whatever the reason for your emotional distress, you need to identify and deal with it.
2 aphRodisiacs They aren’t magic love potions but aphrodisiac foods actually work. While some merely have a psychological impact, others actually have biological effects such as improving blood flow. Some popular aphrodisiacs include asparagus, almonds, basil and the king of aphrodisiacs, chocolate!
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Relax befoRe the act A relaxing massage can do wonders for your sex drive. This especially holds true in a city like ours where stress levels are high and the time for relaxation is limited. Take turns at giving each other massages and you’ll see a noticeable difference in your sex drive.
Watch youR Weight If you are overweight or feel that you are obese, it can have a two-fold effect on your sex drive. Obesity leads to constricted blood vessels and this means less blood flow to your genitals. The other aspect is that being obese might affect your self-esteem and so, lower your sex drive.
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colouRful diet A diet which includes colourful vegetables and fruits is a diet rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. This is important because it ensures proper blood flow to all your organs. This basically means that a healthy diet will make sure that there is a good amount of blood supply to your sexual organs which improves your sex life.
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Suffering from a low sex drive doesn’t mean that you have to resort to needless medication. Dev Goswami tells you how you can naturally rev it up
>> Safe from the showers, under your umbrella, do you completely disregard the people around you?
aVoid uncomfoRtable lingeRie Yes, sexy lingerie can help heat things up in the bedroom, but if you’re not comfortable in it, it can actually dampen your mood. So, instead of wearing lingerie that your partner thinks is sexy, wear what you feel sexy in.
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off the pill Studies suggest that birth control pills can mess up a woman’s hormonal balance, so much so, that they might lose their sex drive. While it’s a debatable topic, experts agree that if you suffer from a low sex drive, you should avoid the pill for a few months to see if it helps.
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WoRk up a sWeat We don’t mean in the bedroom, but during the day. You might have never thought about it, but one of the best factors behind an improved sex drive is feeling attractive. Work out and stay fit; if you feel good about your body, it will lead to a higher desire for sex.
Visit an expeRt If you’ve tried everything and it still hasn’t helped, you should visit an expert. There could be reasons in your lifestyle that you’ve overlooked or may be suffering from a condition that needs medical attention. Getting professional help will help you deal with such problems.
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UMBRELLA ETIQUETTE Are you the sort of person who pokes eyes out with your deadly umbrella? Rhea Dhanbhoora suggests taking this quiz to see if you have umbrella etiquette
Is your umbrella too big for you? a. Yes. b. No.
Do you look around you before opening your umbrella? a. No. b. Yes. Do you lower or raise your umbrella depending on people passing you by on the road? a. No. b. Yes.
Do you shake the water off your umbrella when you’re closing it? a. No. b. Yes.
Do you walk with your umbrella tucked horizontally under your arm? a. Yes. b. No. Do you carry your wet umbrella indoors at a restaurant or at work? a. Yes. b. No.
mostly as You have terrible umbrella etiquette! It’s one thing to protect yourself from the rain, but quite another to have such callous disregard for people around you. Big umbrellas can cause accidents, so don’t carry one unless you really need it or are quite tall. If you do need one, carry it with the pointed end facing the ground and don’t swing it around or trip people. mostly bs Either you lied your way through this quiz, or you’re a dream to walk near when you’re holding an umbrella. While we admire you for your consideration for the people around you, we hope that this doesn’t mean that you’re not using raingear at all — getting drenched and ill shouldn’t be the next best option.
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OF THE EXPERTS
Do you complain that you have no time to follow diet tips? Well, nutritionists have a life too but they still manage their diet. Don’t believe us? Dev Goswami finds what some nutritionists are eating and how they keep their diet healthy
Rina Balica, Gold’s Gym Rina tells us that she goes about planning her diet meal-wise. She says, “For example, I try to ensure that my breakfast is rich in carbs and proteins, as it is the most important meal of the day. For lunch, I opt for something that will give me fibre.” She also tells us that her overall diet involves making smart choices. For example, if she is eating out, she would choose Subway over a McDonald’s burger. Here’s what her daily diet plan looks like: Early morning: A cup of tea with biscuits. >> Do nutritionists eat the same food they advise us to? Read on to find out
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ince nutritionists are considered to be experts, it rarely crosses our minds that what they preach is what they follow in real life. You might complain about the strict diet plan that your nutritionist has drawn up for you, but did you know that they follow these diets too? That’s why we spoke to a few nutritionists in the city and asked them what their daily diet is like. While all of them eat different foods, they all have one thing in common — they all eat dinner as early as possible; by around 7.30 or 8pm.
Breakfast: Cereal or Indian snacks, such as poha or upma. I also have a cup of green tea. mid-morning: I snack on a small fruit such as an orange or a small portion of a big fruit. lunch: Lunch is mostly rice along with dal or curry. I also have a salad. Sometimes, I eat a chapatti along with a vegetable dish instead of rice and dal. Evening: Usually sukha bhel along with a cup of tea. Sometimes, I eat boiled corn instead of bhel. I avoid fried foods. dinner: Dinner is the same as lunch. However, once or twice a week I enjoy non-vegetarian dishes such as lean chicken or fish.
manik PandE, TalwalkaRs FiTnEss Manik is a vegetarian who loves to try new foods. She also likes experimenting in the kitchen, which results in dishes such as pasta made from whole-wheat grain. She tells us, “One motto that I follow is compensating. If I ever indulge myself and have unhealthy foods, I always ensure that I make up for it.” This is her daily diet: Early morning: One cup of coffee (½ milk, ½ water and ½ tsp sugar) Breakfast: Muesli and milk (without sugar). mid-morning: A glass of buttermilk or a seasonal fruit. lunch: Two phulkas with a vegetable dish. I eat a salad and if it includes curd, I avoid dal. Otherwise I have a bowl of dal or usal. Evening: A cup of coffee or a handful of chana along with groundnuts. dinner: Same as lunch along with ½ cup of rice with some dal and a small bowl of salad.
shalini BhaRGava, J G FiTnEss “Since I’m a vegetarian, getting enough protein from my diet is very important for me,” says Shalini. This is how she does that: Early morning: Two cups of tea and a banana. Breakfast/mid-morning: Since I have an early morning class, my breakfast is usually delayed. After my class, I eat 10-12 almonds or some fruit. I also have yogurt. lunch: 1 chapatti with a vegetable dish along with sprouts or dal. Evening: A cup of tea. If I am hungry I eat a handful of dry fruits. dinner: A sandwich or a chapatti along with vegetables and rice. If I am hungry post dinner, I have a salad or a soup at around 9-9.30pm.
« KNOW MORE: HEALTHY, PACKAGED FOOD Rhea Dhanbhoora tells you why when you need to cook in a hurry, new food venture Heat2Eat is good a option to try out We were really excited to try Heat2Eat, a packed food concept by Pankti Chheda. When we met her, she explained that the idea came up as she missed homemade food when she went abroad to study. Eating out every day is expensive and as a student (or for that matter, busy at work like most of us here) you don’t have time to make elaborate meals for yourself. Pre-packaged food has been around for ages, but don’t write this off just yet. While all the other ready-to-eat options come packed with preservatives and simply satisfy taste value, Pankti promises that Heat2Eat is filled with nutrition and is healthy. The idea sprung up after her mother sent her the little packets (without the colourful tag of course) and the
tried and tested food items became a big hit. What we love most about the packaging is that it helps keep the food from spoiling for up to five months! We got down to preparing the food, but cooking it wasn’t as easy as we had hoped. The dehydrated and hygienically packed packets do take a while to prepare perfectly, but they’re so well priced (not more than `180 for the most expensive meal and enough for two small meals or one extremely filling one) that we’d buy them again. We’d prefer if we could just pop them in the microwave and get delicious meals in a second, but we can’t complain too much about the 2-8 minutes with added water that it takes to make them on the stove. Most of their meals can be made in the
>> This is a pao bhaji mixture by Heat2Eat that you just need to add boiling water to eat
microwave too, but we recommend that you cook them on the stove, as it’s easier to avoid overcooking the food on the stove. We tried their Poha (`45), Dal Fry (`80), Paav Bhaji (`180) and Mexican Rice (`60). The Paav Bhaji had a little too much garam masala, as did the Dal Fry, but those who like heavy masala in their food will love it. The poha was excellent and the Mexican Rice, although there wasn’t anything Mexican about it, tasted good enough for lunch. We also had their Sheera (`60) for dessert and it was delicious. At the end of the day, it’s fresh, healthy food that’s ready in a jiffy. What’s not to like? Order by logging on to www.heat2eat.in or by calling 9820865453 or 9820579350
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Most of us don’t know what vitiligo is or how it can impact your life. Today, on World Vitiligo Day, Priyanka Singh consults Dr. Rickson Pereira and finds out various aspects of this disease
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All of the above are determined by genes, but and restore lost skin colour. Several different study conducted by Right Diagnosis, an online medical health information the inheritance of vitiligo is complex. In most treatment options such as creams, oral portal, estimated on the basis of their cases there is often no family history of the medication, ultraviolet light and excimer laser extrapolated results, that about one condition. The risk of developing vitiligo is are available. The type of treatment depends on crore of the Indian population might be increased if both parents have vitiligo or if age, speed of spread and sites involved. suffering from vitiligo. And while some of us multiple generations in a family have been Hair-bearing areas of the body especially the haven’t even heard about it, most of us don’t affected. There are some factors which have face re-pigment well; whereas palms, soles, lips have a clue about why it occurs or what it can do been implicated in aggravating vitiligo, though and genitals do so slowly or may never to you. Vitiligo causes depigmentation of the no definitive proof has been found for any of re-pigment. Surgery is also an option. Coping strategies are important as vitiligo skin in patches (mostly symmetrical). It occurs these; they include emotional stress, pregnancy because melanin, the cells responsible for the and illness. Deficiencies of vitamin B12, folate, can be permanent. Learning about the illness and connecting with others who have it can colour of the skin, either die or don’t function copper and zinc are also associated with it. help. It’s also important to create awareness properly. Some health practitioners believe that about the condition. Doctors should not leukoderma and vitiligo are the same, but some treatment say that vitiligo is a type of leukoderma which Dr. Rickson says that the diagnosis of vitiligo dismiss it as a cosmetic problem with no cure. usually can’t be associated with anything else. can be confirmed by a dermatologist with a Basically, concrete reasons for getting affected device called the Wood’s lamp to confirm the Control diagnosis. Not all white patches are vitiligo. Dr. Rickson says that a person suffering from by vitiligo are yet to be found. It usually affects the skin on your body but Fungal infections, healed eczemas and sun this condition should not scratch, as this can other areas, such as your scalp, lips and genitals, allergies are common conditions which can trigger new patches. Avoid sun exposure, use can also get affected. Patches of hair can even mimic early vitiligo. So, when you see white liberal sunscreen and have a balanced diet with turn white. In the early stages light-coloured to patches, consult a dermatologist. foods rich in antioxidants such as nuts, berries, The aim of treatment is to control the spread fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables. milky-white patches appear; these gradually increase in size or start appearing on other parts of your body. To find out more, we speak to Busting myths Here, Dr. Rickson debunks some myths related to vitiligo: Dr. Rickson Pereira, consulting dermatologist at Dr. Minal’s Dermatherapie Centre and came up • Food: People believe that vitiligo can be aggravated by consuming milk and other with some answers. white foods, sour foods such as citrus fruits, or by drinking milk shortly after eating fish. However, vitiligo has not been shown to have any connection with diet nor does it have what are the Causes? any impact on the severity of this condition. • Dysfunction: Vitiligo is purely a disease of the skin and does not influence the Dr. Rickson opines that multiple factors have physical and mental abilities. been implicated in vitiligo. Take a look at some: • Contagious: Vitiligo is not contagious by nature and cannot be transmitted l Autoimmune: A fault in the functioning of the through touch, sharing personal items, saliva or intercourse. It is not related to immune system which makes it attack its own disorders such as albinism, leprosy or skin cancer. cells (auto-immunity). • Cure: The condition cannot be ‘cured’ by any form of medicine, modern or l An intrinsic weakness in the pigment-forming alternative. The spread of the disease can be controlled and medications can help cells (melanin) which tend to die easily. restore lost skin colour. l Deficiency in the natural free radical defenses of the body that lead to formation of toxins.
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>> There’s no need to hide behind a mask if you suffer from vitiligo. There are a number of treatment options available
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« KNOW MORE: FEAR OF MISSING OUT (FOMO) Worried the party will get better the moment you leave the room? You may be suffering from fear of missing out, says Rhea Dhanbhoora Are you always the last one out of the club? Do you hate it when your friends meet up without you? Do you get worried when someone else at work gets recognition and praise instead of you? If you measure success and happiness by the amount of retweets on your Twitter account and friend requests on your Facebook profile and you can’t step out of the bustle of life, even for a vacation, you need to sit up and pay attention as we answer some of the questions probably swimming in your head about this social anxiety disorder.
is Fomo real?
While the term was coined by Kelley J. Watson and Diane E. Meyer in 1985, FOMO probably existed a long time before it was defined. It’s a social anxiety disorder that is quite the opposite of most social disorders we know of. Instead of feeling anxious and withdrawing from society, people who suffer from FOMO are always smack in the midst of it. How do you know if you have it? Easy. Do you often double book because you can’t say no to anyone? Do you stress yourself out trying to fit everyone and everything into your schedule, because if you’re not at a particular party or miss a day of work, you think you’ll miss out on things? It’s no secret my friend, you’re being affected by FOMO.
is it Common?
Earlier, FOMO reared its clingy head in social settings and at work. But, with our recent dependency on all things internet related, it’s slowly made its way into our homes. Can’t sleep till you check your Facebook messages? Need your phone near you at all times in case you get a message or call? It’s all continuously contributing to the fear that if you take a break from connectivity for a moment, you’ll miss out on something and lag behind.
Can i help myselF?
You know you can’t control it if you can’t step out of your life. Try taking a weekend off; disconnect from everything and just relax. If your mind keeps wandering back to everything you’re supposed to be doing and you can’t relax, you may need to talk to someone about it. Avoid group therapy, or discussing it with a group of friends. This is one thing you really need to be alone to solve!
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TOP VIEW For FY14, I see CAD at 4.7 - 4.8% of GDP and I am optimistic of GDP growth pegging over 6% for the current fiscal year.
C Rangarajan, Chairman , PMEAC BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Ashoka Buildcon CMP: Rs. 183 Target Rs. 300
Markets Slump
NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Tuesday (June 25, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello
PEVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell substantially on Monday (June 24, 2013) a net 77.40 points (1.37%) and closed at the 5590 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 5638 points level. It then rose by a few points and registered the day’s high at the 5640 points level at 9.27 a.m. The index then declined sharply and turned into a range bound movement until 2.15 p.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 5566 points level at 2.42 p.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained below its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 74 points and closed a tad below the psychologically important 5600 points level. Sentiment was extremely bearish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 39 were losers, while 11 were gainers. All the sectoral indices closed in the red. Heavy selling was seen in realty, consumer durables and capital goods stocks. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 14.75%. This change is moderate and indicates a moderate participation by investors.
Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 256 were gainers, 1135 were losers and 62 remained unchanged. Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the over-sold zone.The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).
RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 30 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).
MACD Indicator: The MACD is below zero and is now 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 rising while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is increasing in strength.
Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support at the 5610 points level was crossed below yesterday.The next support is at the 5478 points level.
Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 5814 points level.The next resistance is at the 5965 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 = 5599 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 5558; Support (2) = 5525; Resistance (1) = 5631; Resistance (2) = 5673. OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed a doji pattern (indicating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a black body candle. The body of this candle is below and outside the body of the previous candle. This is negative and indicates that the bias has shifted towards the sell side of the market. Further, the index has crossed below a major support level at the 5610 points level. Moreover, the 15 day’s moving average has crossed below the 200 day’s moving average. The index continues to remain below the 5, 15, 25 and 200 day’s moving averages, while the 5, 15 and 25 day’s moving averages are declining and also negatively trended. The velocity parameters too indicate weakness. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding. Investors are advised to avoid buying at present levels.
Work with strict stop losses on all positions
Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 5709) Negative. Is below its 15-day average (at 5798) Negative. Is below its 25-day average (at 5899) Negative. Is below its 200-day average (at 5813) Negative.
Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a weak market with a negative bias.
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As per our recent interaction with ASBL’s management, order progress in the roads sector remains sluggish and is likely to be back-ended this year. In our view, the recent decision by government to allow exit mechanisms for road developers (by introduction of substitute developers) from projects will alleviate the bleak scenario in road sector. We remain positive on ASBL given healthy revenue visibility across key projects in the next 12- 24 months and a well-capitalised balance sheet. Reiterate BUY. Strong order book visibility: ASBL’s current order book stands at Rs 26bn (or 1.7x FY13 sales), excluding the Rs 10bn Cuttack–Angul project. The Chennai ORR and Karnataka State Highways Improvement projects are expected to add another Rs 0.8bn to the order book, and management expects to win a further Rs 1.5bn in orders over the next two quarters. Valuation: We like ASBL for its (1) well-capitalised balance sheet supplemented by funds from SBI Macquarie, (2) revenue visibility across key projects in the next 12- 24 months, and (3) timely project execution. Reiterate BUY with a March’14 SOTP value of Rs 300 based on project NPV.
Dolat Capital calls a ‘Buy’ on HDFC Bank CMP: Rs. 625 Target Rs. 720
We recently met with the management of HDFC Bank where they believe that the bank should continue deliver stable operating performance with stable asset quality and NIM. Some of the newer areas of business like gold loans is also doing well and should continue seeing higher than average growth with low defaults. Following are the key highlights of the meeting: Loan growth: Loan growth should be maintained at 5% above the industry average; driven by working capital & short term loans, business banking, mortgage and personal loans. While the bank has witnessed some off-take in the project loan segment, given the current economic scenario, loan demand continues to be largely working capital focused. Valuation: We believe the bank should be able to maintain the 22- 25% balance sheet growth over the next two years with stable NIM and asset quality. We believe that the bank should continue to deliver average ROE of 22% and command premium valuations as it maintains its growth and asset quality, despite the competition and macro challenges. Stock price has corrected by more than 10% during the past month with PBR valuation at 3.5x FY14 BVPS. We maintain our Accumulate rating on the stock with target price of Rs 720, based on PBR of 4x on our FY14 BVPS forecasts.
Sunidhi calls a ‘Buy’ on Balkrishna Ind CMP: Rs. 219 Target Rs. 320
Valuation & Recommendation: BIL’s products are well established in the international market and it expects to further improve its performance in the export segment. BIL continues to expand its base through developing new product lines, venturing into new geographies and deeper penetration into existing markets. BIL’s labour costs are nearly one-fifth of the costs incurred by global players. Labour accounts for nearly 4% of the total costs for the company. Besides, the off highway tyre segment is a high variety, low volume business, which requires a good distribution network for growth, which BIL has in the kitty. BIL has strong global network comprising 200 distributors across 120 countries catering to the replacement market. Unlike tyre manufacturers focused on the domestic markets, BKT enjoys much higher margins. BKT derives 80% revenue from the replacement market wherein margins are 3 5% higher than OEMs. The advantage comes from its focus on exports, where margins are higher than domestic sales. This apart, BKT caters to the tyre replacement markets abroad, which again gives them more pricing power. Besides, these exports act as a natural shield against any escalation in import prices of raw materials such as natural rubber and other crude oil derivatives. A softening of rubber prices may help margins move up further. The expansion will help BIL to grow at 30% p.a. compared to industry growth of 5-6%, thereby enhancing its market share (from 5.0% to 10% by FY15E). BIL will introduce three specialty tires in July 2013. The Off Highway Tire (OHT) additions will target popular applications for high-speed crane, port, construction and mining machinery. At the current market price of Rs 230, the share is trading at a P/E of 6.3x on FY13E and 6.1x on FY14E. We recommend BUY with a target price of Rs 320 in the medium term. Please send all business and corporate related mails to business@afternoondc.in
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Sensex closes at 2-month low. Gold, silver tumble on stockist selling, weak global cues. Future Retail falls 45% in 2 days post demerger of fashion business. Government allows Parsvnath to surrender IT SEZ in Haryana. Marine exports target for FY'14 set at USD 4.3 bn: MPEDA.
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be lower in 2013-14 vis-à-vis last year. Despite the expected appreciaith India’s external vulnera- tion, the rupee is likely to remain bility on the rise, the global volatile and end the fiscal year on a risk appetite and liquidity weaker note (Rs 56/USD) than earlier matter more than ever for stability of expected. This is because the quanthe rupee. Of late, even smaller ex- tum of capital inflows will be lower as ternal shocks are causing massive the Federal Reserve winds up its bond buying program later this year.” volatility in the currency. However, “the rupee could Incidentally, this month, the rupee strengthen from current levels and dropped to an all-time low of 59.7 per settle at around 56 per dollar by end dollar, weaker by almost 11 per cent March 2014,” says Crisil Research. from levels seen in early May when According to it “the appreciation will mainly be driven by resumption of FII inflows, which in turn, will be led by two factors. Firstly, we believe, the n order to arrest a further rupee current capital flight from India is a depreciation, the Reserve Bank short term phenomenon and is has a capacity to sell up to USD 30 largely in response to the uncertainty billion from the forex reserves and surrounding the impact of the Fedmay go for a NRI bond issue to eral Reserve’s pullback of QE. Secmop-up up to USD 20 billion, forondly, the government is pledging a eign brokerage Bank of America slew of domestic policy reforms to Merill Lynch said today. shore up domestic and foreign in“We expect the RBI to eventually vestor sentiments.” mobilise USD 20 billion via NRI This, Crisil believes “will act as a bonds, a la 1998 Resurgent India pull factor for foreign capital inflows. Bonds and 2001 India Millennium And finally, we expect current acDeposits, as the sell-off of emerging count deficit as a per cent of GDP to
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the rupee had started sliding. Although net FII inflows more than doubled month-on-month (m-o-m) to $5 billion in May, a sharper-thanexpected trade deficit (due to surge in gold imports) triggered the fall in the rupee. The domestic currency weakened further after uncertainty regarding early pullback of QE by the US Federal Reserve hit the market. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) withdrew $4.2 billion from the Indian debt market during the first 21 days of June.
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market debt should constrain the ability of FII debt limit hikes to raise forex reserves,” it said, adding that five year money can be raised by issuing 7 to 9 per cent coupon bonds to stabilise markets, just as it was done in 1998 and 2001. BofAML said it expects RBI to defend the Rs 60 to a dollar level. The rupee opened 40 paise down against the dollar yesterday and was trading at Rs 59.74 to the dollar.
BUSINESS BRIEFS Mistry Wants More Women At Leadership Roles In Tatas
Stressing on the importance of harnessing talent of women workers, Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry has batted for the fairer gender taking up more leadership roles in the over USD 100 billion salt-to-software conglomerate. In his first address to shareholders as the Chairman of Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGBL), Mistry said women have been and continue to be an integral part of the company across the world. “I look forward to seeing women in important roles and positions of leadership in the years ahead, as our company grows, prospers and transforms itself. I am also confident that this initiative will be increasingly embraced by other Tata companies in the years to come,” he said in the annual report of TGBL for 2012-13.
MFs Likely To Get An SRO, Trade On Debt Segment.
Mutual fund industry is set for a slew of regulatory changes, including setting up of a single SRO (Self Regulatory Organisation) for all distributors, who would also be allowed to access the stock exchange platforms. Besides, the fund houses may also be allowed to conduct proprietary trades on the debt segments of stock exchanges, while separate changes are also in works to further strengthen the newly launched independent debt platforms of the bourses. The proposed measures are expected to be discussed by the capital markets regulator Sebi at its board meeting today, sources said.
Sebi May Announce New Norms For Angel Investors
Auto Industry Slump Raises Fears Of Job Cuts By A Business Reporter
fresh investments taking place in the (component) industry and hence ith car and vehicle sales contin- there is no new hiring.” When asked if there would be layuing to reel under a prolonged slump, fresh hiring of employees has offs, he said: “It is a difficult situation been frozen in India’s automobile as you invest a lot in training people sector while layoffs loom large. Ac- and they cannot be done way with cording to industry bodies Society of just like that…So, as of now there are Indian Automobile Manufacturers no cutting of jobs, however, if the sit(SIAM) and Automotive Component uation carries on for six months or Manufacturers Association of India so, then definitely there will be.” Car sales in India had fallen for a (ACMA), with demand continuing to be low and factories not operating at record seventh consecutive month in full scale, this may lead to temporary May this year at 1,43,216 units, down 12.26 per cent from the same month excess overheads. “What is coming out is that laying last year, prompting SIAM to caution off may not have started but recruit- that the prolonged slump in the marments in many companies have been ket could result in job losses in the restricted,” SIAM Deputy Director automobile sector. The sales decline had forced comGeneral Sugato Sen told PTI. Expressing similar sentiments, panies to cut production and in the Rico Auto Industries Chairman, CEO April-May period this fiscal, overall & Managing Director Arvind Kapur car output in India was at 3,96,395 said: “At the moment there are no units, down 13.03 per cent compared
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to the same period last year. Earlier this month, car market leader Maruti Suzuki had shut its two plants at Gurgaon and Manesar for a day ahead of a six-day scheduled maintenance closure on June 17-22. Such production cut had a trickle down impact on component makers. “Output is down by around 40 per cent. There is no denying that there will be job losses in the automobile sector. This year it is going to be worse. The contract labourers are the first one to be hit,” said an official of a component manufacturer, who asked not to be identified. When contacted, ACMA Executive Director Vinnie Mehta admitted that the downturn in the auto industry is hurting the component manufacturers. “In adverse times, everybody is affected and we would like to see the good times return at the earliest,” Mehta said.
Mahindra Finance Not To Apply For Bank License By A Business Reporter
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iting that the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) don’t provide any flexibility for NBFC and bank to co-exist for a reasonable period of time, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (Mahindra Finance), part of the US $16.2 billion Mahindra Group has decided not to apply for bank license. According to the statement issued by the company, the Board of Directors at its Board Meeting yesterday has decided not to proceed with the application for a Banking License, after reviewing the implications of the present guidelines issued by RBI for such an application, along with the clarifications issued by RBI on 3 June 2013. “The Board expressed full confidence in Mahindra Finance’s plans and prospects for growth as an independent NBFC,”
read the statement. Mahindra Finance is a pioneer NBFC in India, and has been successfully serving 2.5 million customers for over two decades helping to achieve financial inclusion in around 1,70,000 villages. The RBI guidelines provide for the conversion of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) into a Bank, but do not provide any flexibility for a NBFC and a Bank to co-exist for a reasonable period of time. As per the clarification issued by the RBI the regulations provide that CRR and SLR will be applicable from inception, even though building of CASA will take some time for a newly converted bank. This anomaly, unfortunately, will impose an undue penalty on large, successful asset finance NBFCs with a pan-India network, that wish to convert into a Bank, as compared to small NBFCs
with a limited network. “The current set of guidelines, as clarified, has an adverse economic and operational impact on the business of larger NBFCs,” said the company. “A time bound co-existence of a NBFC and a Bank in the same group would help set up a sustainable model and address the concerns of all stake holders, including the customer base both current and future,” it said. However , the board has kept the option open by saying that Should the guidelines be amended, to permit co-existence of NBFC and a Bank in the same group, or should these concerns be addressed in any other manner, the company will be happy to apply for a Banking License.” In the meanwhile, RBI has kept the deadline for application of banking license in the private sector till 1 July 2013.
With an aim to encourage entrepreneurship in the country by financing small start-ups, market regulator Sebi plans to bring in new norms for angel investors, who provide funding to companies at their initial stages. According to proposals being considered by Sebi, angel investors can be allowed to be registered as Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) — a newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds, a senior official said. In order to ensure investment by angel funds is ‘genuine’, Sebi plans to restrict investment by such funds between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 5 crore. — Business Desk with inputs from PTI.
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PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
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Set in the mystical lands of Persia, a rogue prince and a mysterious princess race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time — a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world. H BO, 11.20 p.m.
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Anton V, a famous fashion designer, meets Riley and decides she must be the face of his new denim jean campaign, much to his publicist Ella’s horror. Jonah is excited about the offer to direct another music video as he’s run into financial issues but Riley turns down the gig. Big CBs Love, 9 p.m.
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TV WITH TEETH captures the magic and wonder of the most exceptional animals on earth. Ani mal Pla net, 11 p.m .
YEH RISHTA KYA KAHLATA HAI
Gayatri starts questioning Chikki, has she come to know about the matter. What will Akshara and Naitik do to explain Gayatri. Star Plus, 9.30 p.m.
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In tonights's episode, we will see, Ekadish calls up Damini cursing her but Damini and Meethi give it back to get. Ekadish then, like a genuine mother puts up a charade in front of Akash and commissions him to get his wife back and begs of him to get her family together. Color s, 10 p.m .
WEAPON MASTERS
Technology and history collide head-on in this action packed series WEAPON MASTERS, where viewers witness firsthand power of pivotal world-changing weapons. But did the ancient craftsmen get it right? Can better weapons be made today with modern materials, science and techniques? Or did ancient craftsmen’s simple solutions made the most sense, withstanding the test of time? Tune in to this episode to discover more. Discover y Science, 10 p.m.
GOLD RUSH
After two years of equipment breakdowns, infighting and bat-
Melrose Place, Big CBS Love, 9 p.m. tling Mother Nature, one of the mining teams finally hits paydirt… but which one? Parker Schnabel has a new crew, new land and a newly rebuilt wash plant on his side. After months and months of digging, Dakota Fred finally hit bedrock and started to see the best gold yet just as winter set in last year – and has high hopes that this will finally be the season he walks away a millionaire. And in his quest to find 1,000 ounces of gold this season, Todd Hoffman doubles down with two claims and twice the crew and equipment. But is that enough to get him to his goal of finding ten times more than he did last year? Discover y Chan nel, 10 p.m.
EK VEER KI ARDAAS – VEERA
Despite being injured by the tiger, Nihal teaches Ranvi and Veera and Chaiji is happy to notice that Nihal has become a part of the family. Star Plus, 10.30 p.m.
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reclusive doctor Yu, Su resolves to perfect his technique so that he may defeat Yuan Lie and reunite his family. Aided by the mystical “God of Wushu” and the eccentric “Old Sage,” Su masters the art of Drunken Boxing, and embarks on the path that would eventually give rise to the legend of the “King of Beggars. Pix, 11.45 p.m.
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Neelakanta is a powerful man in the village Ramachandrapuram who doesn’t believe in love marriages. He has two daughters. His elder daughter Subbalakshmi elopes with a guy called Erra Babu from a lower class on the night of her arranged marriage. Neelakanta’s men kidnap all the friends of Babu. Krishna – a happy go lucky guy from Hyderabad, Sreenu from Nellore are among them. Krishna likes a girl called Meena who happens to be the younger daughter of Neelakanta. Max, 9 p.m.
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MUMBAI | TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2013 By Amarendra Dhaneshwar
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UBURBAN Music Circle had organised a concert featuring Bhuvanesh Komkali, grandson of the late Kumar Gandharva, noted Hindustani classical singer. Born as Shivputra Sidramayya Komkali, Kumar was the first professional singer in his family. He earned the epithet 'Kumar Gandharva' (child minstrel) at the age of 10, when he began to reproduce the music of earlier maestros like Faiyaz Khan, Abdul Karim Khan and Sunderabai. Kumar Gandharva's progeny, however, is full of musicians. His wife Vasundhara, now 85, has had a good career. His son, Mukul Shivputra, is acknowledged to be a wayward genius. His daughter Kalapini Komkali has made a name for herself for her singing style which is similar to that of her father. And his grandson Bhuvanesh is now a leading singer of the young generation. Bhuvanesh, 35, looks up to his grandfather as a role model. Kumar Gandharva's enunciation of the musical note used to be full of emotional intensity and Bhuvanesh has seemed to have inherited this trait and technique. "I have heard him a lot during my formative years. Naturally, you will find his reflection in my music," he said. Bhuvanesh has trained not only with Vasundhara, his grandmother, but also with Delhi-based singer
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Award' which is given to outstanding young singers. Bhuvanesh, like his grandfather, seeks to present compositions and ragas relevant to the theme governing the situation. His performances at the concert included the raga 'Todi', 'Bhairav', 'Bilawal' and 'Shuddha Sarang'. The most moving composition however was 'Sobhe Jata' in the raga 'Bhairav'. Set to the ten beat jhaap taal it depicts the various forms which the Lord Shiva takes. His 'Kavan Batariya Gailo' in the raga 'Bilawal' was also a catchy number. Bhuvanesh was accompanied on the harmonium by Niranjan Lele and by Utpal Dutt on the tabla. Shripati Hegde, an established vocalist is a senior student of C R Vyas. He perBhuvanesh Komkali in performance. formed at the Kalabharti circle last SunMadhup Mudgal. Bhuvanesh has thus got day. Hegde has a good sense of melody an opportunity to enhance his repertoire. and rhythm. His control over speed is His fast tonal patterns form excellent de- also satisfactory. He sang 'Megh', signs which earn him applause from a 'Jaupuri' and other numbers. His inclination however, was more to treat the audidiscerning audience. Bhuvanesh, during the last three years, ence to a variety of ragas than to sing a has won a few new accolades. The Kar- single raga at length. Shantanu Shukla on nataka Government bestowed him with the tabla lent excellent support to the the 'Mallikarjun Mansur Memorial singer.
25 NEWS IN BRIEF MUSICAL RADIO SHOW
Starting Monday 24th June,2013, 92.7 BIG FM Mumbai will provide listeners with the opportunity to relive the Golden Era of Indian Cinema with its brand new show ‘Suhaana Safar with Annu Kapoor’, every Monday to Friday between 10 am and 12 noon. Covering the period between 1955 and 1985, the show will give listeners a chance to experience the joys of listening to evergreen songs that have entertained audiences in the days gone by. Hosted by the affable Annu Kapoor, the show will also have a narration of behindthe-scene incidents, interesting facts and trivia about several movies.
‘RANNBHOOMI’ MUSIC LAUNCH
Marathi films have finally come of age. Or so it seemed when host Jayant Gilatar unveiled his film ‘Rannbhoomi’ a la Bollywood style with a music launch. The film is about youth politics and its adverse impact on the lives of students, leading to their lives becoming a ‘rannbhoomi’. The music launch of the film directed by Shaunak Shirole, saw actors Manoj Joshi, Dr. Amol Kolhe, Shantanu Moghe, Urmila Kanetkar, Niranjan Namjoshi, Jyoti Gilatar, composers Saii-Piyush, Trupti Bhoir, Mansi Salvi, Mudasir Ali and a host of others in attendance. The chief guest was actor and Shiv Sena Chitrapat Shakha President, Aadesh Bandekar.
‘ANDHALI...’ ALMOST COMPLETE
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HE alumni association of the Nalanda Dance Research Centre presented a unique programme of both traditional and innovative dance numbers, the most outstanding being the An Epic of Love, and the non-stop performance was held at Ravindra Natya Mandir. Distinguished exponents like Deepak Mazumdar, Vaibhav Arekar, Madhuri Deshmukh and senior teachers like Dr. Uma Rele, Dr. Malati Agneswaran, Ambika Viswanath – all products of the college, Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya, regaled the jam packed auditorium. The highlight of the day’s was the An Epic of Love, choreographed by Dr. Kanak Rele and performed in three different dance styles -- Mohini Attam, Bharata Natyam and Kathak. The performance was woven round the exquisite Indian poetic tradition of Shringaara Kaavyas (lyrical poems) – which has its roots in Bharata’s Natyashastra in
AN EPIC OF LOVE IN DANCE FORM volvement and beauty. In Bharata Natyam, a mirthful chit-chat between two young friends was depicted where one says to the other “do you remember that day when that rogue of a fellow came and pulled my hair? He came to my home yesterday and under the pretext of suffering from hiccups demanded water and then held my hand and winked at me.” Delightfully presented by the veteran Malati Agneswaran it Megha Ahire and Malati Agneswaran performing An Epic of Love. created a hilarious atmosthe ashtanayika. Love is the king Hala’s anthology – phere earning ovation. Sanskrit was very aptly presoul of these poems which Gaathaasaptashati of 1st have no overtones of religious Century A.D. depicting the sented in the original ashfervour. They represent the heartbroken lament of a tanayika (the eight heroines) day to day lives of ordinary damsel whose beloved has shlokas taken directly from people – the farmer, the trav- gone away on a mission. She Bharata’s Natyashastra. Woveller, the sojourning lover, the asks her sakhi, “tell me O en into a group presentation mesmerised husband, the friend! Do the bangles of all in Kathak, the dance brought bashful nayika and her ever the girls whose priya has gone to life Bharata’s vision. Traditional music, authenobliging sakhi who ap- away grow bigger in size and proaches the nayaka on be- fall away?” (indicating that tic and colourful costumes pining in love she has become and exquisite dancing made half of the lovelorn maiden. The ancient lyrics were in too thin). Megha Ahire pre- this a very memorable aesMaharashtri Prakrit from sented this item with deep in- thetic experience.
‘Premsutra’— a contemporary love story By Sandeep Hattangadi
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IRECTOR Tejas Deoskar presents an urban love story Premsutra, set in today’s corporate world and does it well. Anand Joshi (Sandeep Kulkarni) is a corporate climber for whom his career is everything, while love is just a physical relationship. On a trip to Goa he enters into a physical relationship with Saania (Pallavi Subhash) and impregnates her. He wants to marry her but his boss’s (Shishir Sharma) headstrong daughter, Malavika (Shruti Marathe), wants to have Anand as her trophy husband. Unable to deal with rejection she marries Anand’s
best friend Sujit (Lokesh Gupte) who jumps at the opportunity to further his career and have her money. What follows is a manipulation
game between all the characters, and who gets whom is the climax of the film. The film has been beautifully shot in the locales of
Goa by DOP Pushpank Gawade, accompanied by some wonderful Goa inspired music by Susmit Limaye and good dialogues particularly with the corporate vocabulary. The film has some good performances especially by Sandeep Kulkarni and Pallavi Subhash. Shruti Marathe’s super possessive character has been well etched and performed. Lokesh Gupte gets the best role of his career yet and does justice to it, while Shubha Khote, Prasad Pandit, Shishir Sharma, support well. All in all this is a film worth watching for its interesting concept and beautiful performances.
Sudha Productions and producer Anuya Mhaiskar’s ‘Andhali Koshimbir’ is heading towards completion with its shooting progressing fast in Pune. The film directed by Aditya Ingle, stars Ashok Saraf in a stellar role along with Aniket Vishwasrao, Vandana Gupte, Anand Ingle, Priya Bapat, Hemant Dhome, Mrunmayee Deshpande, and Hrishikesh Joshi. The film is about different personalities in a family and the comic situations that arise out of it.
SWARASADHANA SAMITI PROGRAMME
"Swarasadhana Samiti' is to hold its monthly programme at Purandare Hall, Sahitya Sangh Mandir, Girgaon, Charni Road (E) on Sunday 30th June at 6 pm, featuring senior Bhendi Bazar gharana singer Shaila Piplapure and others, Ravi Gandhi on the tabla and Hemant Hemmady on the harmonium. Entry free. Tel: 2201 3318
GHAZAL CONCERT
Gold Medalist Ghazal Singer, 20-year old Pooja Gaitonde, is all set to perform at a ghazal concert on 28th June, 2013 at 8.15 pm at Veer Savarkar Hall, Shivaji Park, Dadar. “Ghazal Sufiyana” will contain various ghazals sung by legendary singers like Ustad Mehandi Hasan, Jagjit Singh, Asha Bhosale, Anup Jalota and some extra ordinary ghazals composed by her as well. She will also present Sufiyana Wajdaan, a few sufi kalams penned by poets like Hasrat Amir Khushro as well as some sufi songs. This musical event has been organized by Tarachand Savala and Charan Gaitonde, and will be graced by Padmshri Anup Jalota, Ila Arun and Kavita Seth.
‘DEATH OF A...’ AT NCPA
Raëll Padamsee’s Ace Productions presents the Pulitzer Prize Winner and 12 Tony Awards Winner play, Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” starring none other than two of India’s theatre stalwarts Alyque Padamsee and Sabira Merchant, along with a stellar cast, and introducing dynamic new actors Neel Tolani and Jim Sarbh at the Tata Theatre, NCPA, Saturday, 29th June, 2013 at 7.30 pm.
NAMASTE MUMBAI
On June 28, KK Raina’s new play, Namaste, opens to Mumbaikars at Prithvi Theatre, Juhu. An adaptation of the British play ‘Greetings’, it is a laugh riot that will make you reassess several beliefs that you have held close. A mix of theatre and film talent, the play promises the audience an experience they’re unlikely to forget. ‘Namaste’ opens on Friday, June 28 at 9 PM and has four more shows on Saturday and Sunday at 6 pm and 9 pm. The cast comprises KK Raina, Ila Arun, Aditi Sharma, Meeya Meilzer Roy, Abhishek Pandey, Ashish Chawla, Ashutosh Pandit and Pitobash Tripathi.
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ACROSS: 4 Means of picking up a bird (5) 5 Resort to a knock before giving a greeting (7) 8 Stop going backwards and forwards (4,2) 9 Takes measure in being slighted strangely enough (8) 10 Theatre starts when clocks do (4,4) 11 To annoy cat, condition loudly (2,4) 13 One way to cook second-rate produce (6) 15 A man from Andover none will employ (6) 17 A poem's positive points (6) 18 Not paying attention in Leeds, she crashed (8) 20 Not quite Sid, I get uneasy (8) 22 Chips cut up about you starting the medicine (6) 23 Profiteering chaps when range is right (7) 24 Council seen not to be fussy, nodding their heads every time (5) DOWN: 1 Deer park, for instance? (6,4) 2 How I'd get around to help with the oracle there (6) 3 Favourable mention in a current connection (4) 4 Found not to be straight and so vulnerable to chastisement (6,7) 5 Dined about right for a change, and sat on (6) 6 Basis for choosing one's colours (7) 7 Crazy about some forgotten matter? (3,2,3'1,4) 12 Putting down some of the main dangers of war (4,6)
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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.
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The Clue: Gold coin
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G SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE ENTRAP, APPEAR, EARNER NEATEN, PARENT, REPEAT TENANTTRIVET
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MATH PYRAMID 577 14 Is money to be made in giving directions for a chapel (7) 16 They convey material with some gravity (6)
19 Unmask former spouse with model (6) 21 Dress out, removing the head with a cutting remark (4)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Floating voter, 8 Dowry, 9 Innkeeper, 11 Astro, 12 Mousetrap, 15 Tangy, 16 Carpenter, 17 Grand-aunt, 18 Boric, 19 Sidetrack, 23 Camel, 24 New mexico, 25 Lathi, 26 Frying tonight. DOWN: 2 Low standard, 3 Anybody, 4 Idiom, 5 Gun turret, 6 Oxeye, 7 Advantages, 10 Ena, 13 Return match, 14 Portcullis, 16 Crusading, 18 Bacilli, 20 Ice, 21 Trevi, 22 Kyoto.
QUICK CROSS 577
ACROSS: 1 Fem. title (3) 4 Raid the icebox (3) 5 Little branches (5) 8 Plague carrier? (3) 9 Detects (5) 12 Pay with plastic (3) 13 Depressed (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
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
DOWN: 1 Came upon (3) 2 Uncooked, not ripe (3) 3 Commotions (5) 6 Empty space (3) 7 Milker's support (5) 10 Couple (3) 11 Give a darn (3)
HIDATO 577
The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from first to the last number in the grid. The first and last numbers of a puzzle and a some other numbers are already filled in. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
MATHDOKU 577
Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to each puzzle is arrived at logically and is unique. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP
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COFFEEBREAK MOON: Capricorn TITHI: 2nd Jyesht Krishnapaksha NAKSHATRA: Uttarashada RASHI: Makar (Capricorn) J.Kh. LUCKY COLOUR: Orange LUCKY NUMBER: 4 BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You have a remarkably successful period ahead. You will get various opportunities to improve your financial position and you will accomplish your objectives with relative ease. You will receive cooperation from others that makes your task much easier. Personal affairs run smoothly. Youngsters have an exciting romance with someone they meet during the course of their travel. BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy, longlived, with well-proportioned body, charming and graceful appearance. Will be refined, soft spoken and respectful. Will be responsible and settle down in a career early in life. Success and happiness is assured.
TODAY’S FORECAST Jagjit Uppal
ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Overseas influences are strong. You can look forward to some favorable news perhaps a journey Out of the country may be necessary. It would be best to Invest money from property or legacy on long-term basis for further gains. Avoid giving loans as you may not get them back.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): New negotiations and work will go through smoothly. An important payment could materialize today. You will surprise those who have created problems for you in the past by your confidence and enthusiasm. At home there could be reason to celebrate a success with loved ones.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Work proceeds smoothly and you will complete an important assignment on time. New proposals will be offered and should be considered especially when you are being offered advance money. Relationship with your mate improves. Family life that has been strained will now improve. Expenses on house and family are likely.
CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Rise in salary or more incentive is offered to you. Work hard for efforts will be amply rewarded. A profitable new business association will lead to monetary gains. Expense on a security for the family or the purchase of some property is likely. Happy celebrations are likely at home.
LEO (July 22 - August 21): You will have an unexpected windfall. Remember to put the money in savings rather than spend it on pleasure as you are going to require the money for a contingency later. Matters at home need your attention perhaps a family member wants your help. Take care of your own health.
FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM
VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Meetings today are certain to be a success. The signing of a crucial deal leads to gains. You will be full of fresh ideas and schemes and also keen to take risks in implementing plans. You have ample support from associates. You will spend money on entertaining. You may feel attracted towards someone who has shown an interest in you. A happy get-together with loved ones is indicated.
LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You will be making travel plans to scan new areas of interest and will come across some favorable job opportunities or business proposals. Students seeking admission to important university or college will get a favorable response. Home and family life is happy and congenial.
PHANTOM LEE FALK
MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Financial gains are indicated in short-term ventures or even in a speculative transaction. If you proceed carefully you may reap rich dividends in the future from a daring move made now. You may be given an unusual opportunity through the goodwill and loyalty of a friend.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20): If there is a business proposal you should seriously consider it for this may have immense opportunity for you for growth. The employed may receive job offers from a larger organization and if seeking a change, go ahead. Home and family life is fine.
CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): To get best results out of your work, you would do well to get all the help that you can. In personal relationships too sometimes one has to give a lot more emotionally. After a little soul searching you will understand that you have not been honest with yourself and the one that loves you.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Employment offers or business deals connected with international trade are bound to be beneficial. Travel will also yield favorable results. An opportunity to make a longterm investment in land or property will be offered to you. Though you may have everything going for you yet you feel that something is missing from your life.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20): You will do well at work and monetary gains are indicated. Perhaps you may be cited for an honor for a recent achievement. Those who have been unwell will make a quick recovery. A happy occasion will be celebrated in the family. This maybe something, you have been really looking forward to. You shine out at a social gathering as a charming attractive person. A meeting with a new friend has the makings of a torrid romance.
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QUICK CROSSWORD 4697
ACROSS: 3 Glare, gloom or disdain (5) 8 Islamic religious war (5) 10 Author of fables (5) 11 Cause to propel forward? (3) 12 A human ___ : one of us, surely? (5) 13 ___ on to : attaches oneself to; understands? (7) 15 Conditions of agreement (5) 18 Just a question of procedure? (3) 19 Look over and correct (6) 21 Fretted or was discontented (7) 22 Actual, existing (4) 23 Examination (4) 24 Gives in, complies or relents (7) 26 Conduit, ravine or trench (6) 29 Decompose or putrefy (3) 31 Come back to ____ : return to realities? (5) 32 Cutting with chemicals (7) 34 Poetic feet of one kind (5) 35 East Central Europe, in short? (3) 36 Groups of countries with common aim (5) 37 Underground chamber or vault (5) 38 Greek mount (5) DOWN: 1 ___ Kumar: Shooter who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics (5) 2 Small bag (7) 4 Feels remorse for (4) 5 Desired by police? (6) 6 Desert region of Israel (5) 7 ___ eye view : view from below or from humble position? (5) 9 ___ up : excited or overwrought? (3) 12 Captivate or enchant (7) 14 Jump on one leg (3) 16 Goes on a bicycle (5) 17 Handle (5)
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SUDOKU 1883 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
Difficulty Level
CRYPTOQUIP
Today’s clue: E equals P
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.
25 Document, in short (3) 19 Turns back (7) 27 Call together for a purpose (5) 20 Used too often; common (5) 21 It's edge was a novel subject for 28 New York city on the Mohawk (5) 30 Incompetent, clumsy (5) Somerset Maughum ! (5) 32 Spanish river (4) 23 Restraining ropes (7) 33 Freezing; very very cold? (3) 24 Appalled (6)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Basu, 4 Adamic, 8 Psi, 10 Sura, 13 Stockade, 14 Ensnare, 15 Manali, 17 Automaton, 21 Try, 22 Taw, 23 FOG, 26 Preserves, 27 Employ, 28 Pfennig, 32 Kalidasa, 34 Coco, 35 YSL, 36 Report, 37 Fond. DOWN: 1 Base, 2 Sirs, 3 USSR, 5 Deccan, 6 Mba, 7 Cretin, 9 Ite, 11 Uncut, 12 Annoy, 15 Mows, 16 Azov, 18 Trip, 19 A try, 20 TAE, 23 Franc, 24 Genic, 25 Weaker, 26 Powder, 28 PSY, 29 Fast, 30 Nono, 31 Good, 33 Lap.
IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1702 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions
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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: I am a Marxist--of the Groucho tendency
Afternoon WORD MINE
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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 24 average; 27 good; 29 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: alertly, alley, ally, early, eatery, entry, ETERNALLY, lately, layer, leery, lyre, nary, nearly, neatly, rally, really, realty, relay, rely, tally, teary, teeny, tray, tyre, yarn, year, yearn, yell.
HEATHCLIFF
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IN BRIEF Charged up Catholic Gymkhana rout Tata Power
MUMBAI: A charged up Catholic Gymkhana outplayed Tata Power 5-1 in a Third Division match, of the Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd. (MHAL) League –13, at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate. The star for Catholic Gym was Carl Patel who hit the target twice, while Robin Fernandes, Gavin Vandrine and Sheldon Fernandes struck one each. Tata Power reduced the margin through Godfrey D.In a fourth Division encounter, Ayush More scored a fine hat-trick to steer Borivali Stallions to a narrow 3-2 win against Mumbai Wonders. Sandeep Patel got both the goals for the losers.Later in another match of the same division, Blue Dragon brooked little opposition from Ajju Academy as they romped to a facile 9-3 victory. Dereyk Murzello was at his scoring best slamming home five goals, Grenville Murzelho chipped in with two while Joywin Fernandes and Julian John added one each. For Ajju Acadmey the goals came through Santosh Patil’s brace and Naresh S.
Rohit Verma’s brace for Young XI
MUMBAI: Rohit Verma’s brace enabled Young XI record a 3-0 win against K.W. Stars in the opening Division One match of the 10th edition of the Bandra West Football League 2013 at the Dr. Norman Lewis Supari Talao Municipal Grounds, Bandra. Clint Leembruggen netted the third goal for the winners.Earlier in a Division IV encounter, A.K. Chimbai SC overcame Somlands S.C. 2-1. Results - Premier Division: A.K. Chimbai S.C. 2 (Nazereth Uttankar, Subodh Khandagle) beat Somlands S.C. 1 (Daniel Samuels); Celtic 70-70 7 (Arun E.K. 2, Nishant Mehra 2, Altamesh Sayed 2, Karan Kapoor) beat Carmelites S.C. 1 (Viren Rasquinha); Bandra F.C. 1 (Joseph Fernandes) beat Theresians S.C. 0; Millwall F.C. 4 (Scott Tellis, Zeeshan Sheikh, Aadiraj Chedda, Jordan Titus) beat Classico F.C. 1 (Keenan Burroughs)
KVN Naik College, Nashik champs
MUMBAI: KVN Naik College, Nashik beat Govt. Boys School Andaman and Army Public School Kolkata to win the gold medal and the coveted Janki Das Memorial Trophy in Senior Boys Coxed Fours category in the KC Mahindra All India Invitation School’s Regatta held in Kolkata. The team of Sagar Raut, Santosh Kadale, Aniket Halde, Vasim Sayyed and Kartik Raut played it hard right through the qualifiers to win the final. The Maratha bastion earned further accolades during the national challenge when KTHM College achieved silver in the senior boys single scull category.
Aspiring footballers get chance to figure in Bayern Munich camp
MUMBAI: Five young footballers, to be selected from a camp involving over 45,000 aspirants from 800 schools across 120 cities in India, would be rewarded with berths in the annual international football camp in Munich in August. The selection process for the JuneJuly fourth annual junior football camp is being conducted by Bajaj Allianz in association with its official partner German football giant Bayern Munich. “The camp to be held in Munich, Germany in August, will provide teenagers from across the world, between the age group of 14-16 years, the opportunity to meet and train with Bayern Munich coaches on the club’s official training ground.”
FEDERER A DOMINANT VICTOR VS HANESCU SPORTS
Wimbledon debut. The 19-year-old Puig, impressively business-like beneath her white visor, consistently took the match to her vastly more experienced opponent and faltered only on the brink of the biggest victory of her young career, needing seven match points to wrap things up in one hour 22 minutes on Court 18, which ironically is the setting of the longest match in the sport’s history, more than 11 hours between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. Women's second seed Azarenka, a semi-finalist in 2011 and 2012, moved into second round, beating Portugal's world number 106 Maria Joao Koehler 6-1, 6-2. The 23year-old Belarusian, the reigning Australian Open champion, broke down in tears after suffering a worrying fall in the second game of BACKHAND TO THE FORE: Roger Federer the second set on Court One as muscles one past Hanescu. her right leg gave way in her service action. Azarenka collapsed in cripONDON: Roger Federer opened up his Wimbledon defence and quest for a pling pain before her first round match was record eighth title by comprehensively delayed by 10 minutes for her to have her right knee heavily strapped. defeating Victor Hanescu. Russian third seed Maria Sharapova came Dominating from the outset on Centre Court, the Swiss never looked in danger during his first match at the All England Club since losing to Andy Murray in the final of the London 2012 Olympics. The 17-time major winner romped to victory in just one hour and eight minutes, beating Hanescu, ranked 45 places beneath him at 48th in the world rankings, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0. Much has changed since Ana Ivanovic made a stunning run to the semi-finals at Wimbledon as a 19-year-old back in 2007. It’s a far sleeker, svelter Ana who today beat Virginie Razzano 7-6(1) 6-0 on Court No.2 than the one who bested fellow teen queen Nicole Vaidisova in a big-hitting women’s quarterfinal six years ago. Britain’s Elena Baltacha, in her 12th appearance at Wimbledon, survived for only 74 minutes on No.3 Court against Italy’s Flavia Pennetta who dominated most of the key points to win 6-4, 6-1. Fifth seed and 26-year-old Italian Sara Errani. crashed out 6-3, 6-2 to Monica Puig, a teenager from Puerto Rico making her senior
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YDNEY: Australia’s Ashes campaign with England was in turmoil today just weeks before the series starts after coach Mickey Arthur was sensationally sacked, sources said, with Darren Lehmann expected to be announced as his replacement. South African Arthur was dumped after a meeting with Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland in Bristol, reports said. A source confirmed the news to AFP. “Cricket Australia will hold a media conference with James Sutherland and (high performance coach) Pat Howard in Bristol tonight to discuss the coaching structure of the Australian team,” Cricket Australia said in a statement. Reports said Queensland coach Lehmann, who is in England coaching Australia A, would replace Arthur, 45, whose contract was due to run until the end of the World Cup in March 2015. Arthur, the first foreign-born coach of the Australian team when appointed in November 2011, appears to have paid the price for a poor Champions Trophy campaign and a lack of discipline within the team, which came to a head with a David Warner punch-up incident earlier this month. Sutherland was furious and demanded the team crack down on bad behaviour. Warner was fined AUD 11,500 and suspended until the start of the Ashes series for punching England batsman Joe Root in a Birmingham bar during the Champions Trophy.
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THRILLED TO BITS: Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig after her upset win over Sara Errani. through a tough opening match to make the second round. The 2004 women's champion beat France's Kristina Mladenovic 7-6, 6-3 on Centre Court.
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IN BRIEF Anand draws with Karjakin; Gelfand wins Tal Memorial
MOSC OW: World champion Vi swanathan Anand ended his campaign with an easy draw against Sergey Karjaikin of Russia in the ninth and final round of Tal Memorial Chess tournament that concluded here. Boris Gelfand of Israel, who had lost to Anand in the last World championship match, deservingly won the tournament after signing peace with Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the final round. Gelfand finished with six points in all and remained a half point ahead of World number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway who ended on 5.5 points following a last round draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan.
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Mohd Shami replaces injured Irfan Pathan for WI tri-series
NE W DE LHI: Bengal speedster Mo hamme d Shami has been named as Irfan Pathan's replacement in the Indian squad for the upcoming tri-series in the West Indies. Pathan, who was a part of the Champions Trophy winning squad has been ruled out due to hamstring injury and is flying back to India for an extensive rehabilitation programme at the NCA. Irfan didn't play a single match in the tournament but did take part in the warmup game against Sri Lanka at Birmingham where he went for 45 runs in five wicketless overs.
Jadeja achieves career-best third spot, India consolidate position
BIRMINGH AM : Ravi ndra Jadej a attained a careerbest third spot in the ODI bowlers and all-rounders' list a day after India lifted the ICC Champions Trophy that strengthen their position as the number one ranked team on the ODI Championship table in the latest rankings released. India, having entered the tournament on 119 ratings points, have now moved to 123 thanks to their wins over South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan in the group stage, followed by wins over Sri Lanka in the semi-finals and England in the final.
ACSU chief Ravi Sawani questions Sreesanth for three hours
NE W DE LHI: Tainted cricketer S Srees anth became the first of the four cricketers to depose before BCCI's AntiCorruption and Security Unit chief Ravi Sawani at a city hotel. The Kerala paceman, who was in judicial custody for close to a month, on allegations of spot-fixing during an IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, today dropped in at a fivestar facility to meet Sawani. Sreesanth was grilled by the ACSU chief for close to three hours. "He (Sreesanth) was asked to give his side of the story and a lot of questions were asked by Sawani.”
JOYOUS: Fernando Torres celebrates after his goal.
ORTALEZA, BRAZIL: Spain set up a Confederations Cup semi-final reunion with Euro 2012 final victims Italy after beating Nigeria 3-0 on a steamy afternoon here to secure top spot in Group B. Vicente del Bosque's side needed just a point to confirm a place in the last four yesterday, but they made doubly sure thanks to a fine brace of goals from Jordi Alba and a 62ndminute header by substitute Fernando Torres. The world and European champions will now face Italy, who they crushed 4-0 in last year's Euro 2012 final, in the second semifinal in Fortaleza on Thursday, a day after Brazil meet Uruguay in Belo Horizonte. Nigeria were ultimately left to rue last Thursday's damaging 2-1 defeat by Uruguay, having begun their Confederations Cup campaign with a breezy 6-1 thrashing of Tahiti. "We played against a better side, a team who've been together for a long time," said Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi. "It's a learning process for us, it's good. We have to continue from where we stopped tonight, and build on that." It was the teams' first meeting since Nigeria beat Spain 3-2 in the group phase of the 1998 World Cup, and if the world champions were out for revenge, they were quick to draw first blood at Estadio Castelao. There were three minutes on the clock when Andres Iniesta sprayed a pass wide to Barcelona teammate Alba, and the left-back weaved around three challenges
‘Foursome’ Hernandez Uruguay upend Tahiti, advance to semi-finals
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ECIFE: Led by Abel Hernandez’s first-half hat-trick, Uruguay downed Tahiti 8-0 to advance to the FIFA Confederations Cup semi-finals as the secondplaced team from Group B. Luis Suarez also continued his duel with Diego Forlan as his late brace saw him become Uruguay's all-time top scorer ahead of La Celeste's No10.Hernandez opened the scoring in the second minute, notching the secondfastest goal in the FIFA Confederations Cup as he got his name on the score sheet after one minute, 19 seconds. Hernandez scored his second goal in the 24th minute to double Uruguay’s lead. After getting around the last defender with a deft touch, Hernandez calmly slotted the ball past Gilbert Meriel. Three minutes later Uruguay added a third when
NIGERIA
0 3 SPAIN Jordi Alba (3' & 88') Fernando Torres (62')
before stroking a low shot past Vincent Enyeama. Nigeria looked set for an afternoon of toil amid stifling humidity inside the stadium, but despite losing Kenneth Omeruo to injury in the 11th minute, they took the fight to Spain. Brown Ideye and Joseph Akpala spurned half-chances, while Spain goalkeeper Victor Valdes did superbly to tip a snapshot from the recalled Sunday Mba around the post. Despite several slick interchanges, the African champions' composure repeatedly let them down whenever they penetrated the Spanish area, but Spain were not without blame in that department either. Roberto Soldado twice shot straight at Enyeama when clean through on goal, while Cesc Fabregas conspired to hit the post from only eight yards after being picked out by Soldado's sweeping low cross. Ideye should have drawn Nigeria level early in the second half, but although Ahmed Musa's low centre presented him with an open goal at the back post, he miscued and was unable to dispatch a shot.
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Abel Hernandez (2' 24' 45'+1 67' Pen), Diego Perez (27'), Nicolas Lodeiro (61'), Luis Suarez (82' & 90')
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Tahiti’s area, but the Arena Pernambuco erupted into applause when Meriel stopped Andres Scotti’s penalty with a brilliant diving save. Scotti received his second caution shortly after, sending him to the dressing room 40 minutes earlier than planned. Tahiti then enjoyed a little more Abel Hernandez tackles Tahitian goalie Gilbert Meriel and mid-fielder Jonathan of the ball with the extra-man adTehau during his foursome and fearsome display in the Confederations Cup. vantage, but they were unable to Diego Perez followed up his ini- down as the ball crossed the by- find a way past Uruguay’s detial effort that hit the post and line before Chong Hue could fence. Tahiti’s numerical advantage was short-lived as it was tapped the ball into an empty catch up to it. Hernandez then completed his Teheivarii Ludivion’s turn to picknet. Tahiti’s best chance of the half first-half hat-trick on the 45- up his second yellow card just became in the 40th minute after a minute mark with a well-placed fore the hour mark. With both quick counter-attack led by shot into the bottom corner. Four sides playing with ten men, Perez Steevy Chong Hue. The Tahiti minutes after the restart, Nicolas slotted a ball to Nicolas Lodeiro striker beat goalkeeper Martin Vallar was cautioned for pulling who tapped in for Uruguay’s fifth Silva but his last touch let him down Matias Aguirregaray inside goal.
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I TOLD BOYS TO PROVE THAT WE WERE WORLD CHAMPIONS: DHONI SPORTS
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IRMINGHAM: With just 129 runs to play with in the rain-curtailed final of the ICC Champions Trophy against England here, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni spurred his teammates by telling them to play like world champions and defend a sub-par score. "Before going in I said, let's first of all get rid of the feeling that it's a 50-over game. It's a 20-over game, and we have seen in IPL and in T20 formats, 130 runs can be a difficult target to achieve," Dhoni said. "I told them not to look at the sky or the opposition. I told them that God helps those who help themselves. I said God is not coming to save us. If you want to win this trophy, we'll have to fight it out," he said while addressing the media in the postmatch press conference here last night. "We are the number-one ranked ODI side, so let's make sure that they have to fight for these 130-odd runs. Don't look for any outside help." India defended a modest score of 129 to outwit England by five runs in thrilling final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston in a rain-hit match that was ultimately decided by a T20 game. "It is unfair to call it the final of the Champions Trophy. When the final of a 50-over game is decided by a T20 game, then some shine is lost but this win means a lot. We played against the best teams in the world and to beat England in England is always good," Dhoni said. Dhoni singled out praise for Man-of-theMatch Ravindra Jadeja and highest scorer of
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IRMINGHAM: Indian players let their hair down after Champions Trophy triumph as the young brigade partied through the Sunday till wee hours of Monday morning. Champagne overflowed and the players danced to the latest Hindi and Punjabi pop numbers sooner than they returned to their hotel on Birmingham's upmarket Broad Street late in the evening. The final, reduced to just 20 overs a side, had started six hours late after rain ruined most of the day game. Several fans followed the team bus to catch a glimpse of the star players as security guards kept them at safe distance. Sources said the organisers were worried after British Tamils had protested during the India versus Sri Lanka match in Cardiff last week. The Indian team management lifted its "curfew" hours and let the players enjoy themselves to their fullest. Virat Kohli led the celebrations as the rest of India’s young brigade joined in. The party went on till the wee hours of Monday. Team manager Ranjib Biswal said: "We let the boys have some fun. We had generally kept ourselves away from public eye and concentrated on the cricket, but Sunday night belonged to the boys. They won a terrific final and deserved to let their hair down." The Indian team will be travelling to theWest Indies on Wednesday for the tri-series. "There is no time pressure on the boys now. They will relax till they go to London to catch their flight," said Biswal. The absence of senior players in the squad, skipper Mahendra Singh is the senior-most at 31, let the young players have some "extra fun". "But no girlfriends were allowed," a team source informed.
SHIKHAR VALUES HIS WICKET A LOT MORE NOW, FEELS LAXMAN NEW DELHI: His talent was unquestionable
Virat Kohli does victory push ups after India won the rain curtailed ICC Champions Trophy in England last night. the tournament, Shikhar Dhawan. "Jadeja is someone who keeps it very simple. He bowls a good line and lets the ball do the talking. The good part was he contributed with the bat, which I feel is very important because he's someone who will have to bat at number seven," the Indian captain said. On Dhawan, Dhoni said, "He has taken forward his form in the Test series against Australia – Dhawan scored a century on debut – and after an injury, did well in the IPL. I am
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but Shikhar Dhawan's success can be attributed to the fact that he has started to value his wicket a lot more, feels former starVVS Laxman. "I have known him for many years. He is a talented and skillful player. He has done really well for Delhi, North zone and now Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. He made an impressive debut against Australia. The only change that I see in him is that he values his wicket even more," Laxman told PTI Bhasha over phone.
happy that he has contributed as an opener and that's another good sign for us. He'll gain a lot of confidence out of the innings that he has played, especially over here. And that will really help the team more often than not get off to a good start." Dhoni refused to criticise Rohit Sharma for failing to convert good starts into bigger scores. "Rohit is talented and proved himself. He's proven he's batted really well in difficult conditions," said Dhoni.
EW DEL HI: Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi hailed the brilliant performance of the Indian team in the Champions Trophy and said the "nucleus" of the squad that will represent India in the 2015 World Cup is ready. "This tournament has given us an idea about what will be Indian team's nucleus during 2015 World Cup. Shikhar (Dhawan), Virat (Kohli), Jadeja (Ravindra) and Suresh Raina will form the core of Dhoni's team for the World Cup Down Under," Bedi told PTI during an interview. The legendary left-arm spinner, however, cautioned that one shouldn't get carried away as this is the time to build upon this stupendous show. "Let's not get carried away by this performance. They are deserving winners no doubt but we need to build upon this victory. We shouldn't bring the team down if they lose a few matches. The best part was that same XI played throughout the tournament and it happens when a team is full of self-belief," the 66-year-old former Ravindra Jadeja poses with the Man of the Match spinner observed. and Golden Ball awards. The stand-out player in the tournament, according to Bedi, has been Jadeja, who contributed with the bat when the team has shown "remarkable temperament". needed him the most. It seems that "Jadeja has been outstanding in the tournament. He has improved by leaps and he has worked a lot on his game. He has shown remarkable temperament in," bounds in the last two years. He bowled Bedi said. brilliantly throughout the tournament and
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