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GUPPY FISH INTRODUCED AT 4,744 SPOTS IN CITY

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By Khushboo Panjabi

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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced a large number of guppies in several water bodies in the city in order to curb the growing menace of dengue. These guppies (species of fish) will feed on mosquito larvae.

The BMC has adopted this as a safe and sustainable way of reducing the spread of dengue in the city, as it offers a viable alternative to using chemicals and cost less as well. This year, as per the statistics acquired by the civic authority, there have been eight deaths due to

22 ministers yet to vacate official residence

By Philip Varghese

Ministers clinging onto their govt homes

wo days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ajit Pawar Sunil Tatkare formed government in Maharashtra, a Right to In Chhagan Bhujbal Dilip Sopal formation (RTI) query has revealed that only 19 min Dr Patangrao Kadam Rajesh Tope isters of the 44 Congress-NCP ministers of the past Jayant Patil Naseem Khan government have vacated their official residences.

Harshvardhan Patil Hasan Musharif The RTI application was filed by activist Anil Gal Vijay Gavit Sanjay Devatale gali. Galgali had earlier filed an RTI to know how many Anil Deshmukh Bhaskar Jadhav ministers had vacated their residence since President's Jayadatta Shirsagar Uday Samant Rule was implemented in the state on September 28.

The Public Information Officer (PIO) of the general ad Manohar Naik Sanjay Savkhare ministration department (GAD) replied that only 19 Dr Abdul Sattar Satej Patil ministers have vacated their official residences.

Dr Jitendra Avhad D P Sawant “Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan vacated his official residence – Varsha – on the night of OctoAccording to the rules, the minister has to vacate his ber 31. However former ministers like Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil, Harshvardhan Patil, Dr official residence when he or she no longer holds the Patangrao Kadam and others minister have not yet vaContinued on pg 6 « cated their official residences,” said Galgali.

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dengue. The civic administration has selected 4,744 water bodies like reservoirs, ponds and open wells to introduce the guppies, as mosquito larvae are known to breed abundantly in stagnant waters.

The civic body carried out mosquito-proofing at 6,835 water tanks which are under the municipal premises. An official from the civic insecticide department said, “We regularly carry out the process of fogging at 2,644 construction sites as well as accommodation of the labourers, the site owners have been directed to take preventive measures to curb dengue, and provide insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets.”

The BMC has so far served some 13,000 notices to the people for not taking preventive measures to curb dengue. The civic body has now decided to take a legal action against them. Residents have especially been advised by the doctors to exercise extra caution and ensure they drink clean water and avoid street food.

Dr Suhasini Nagda, medical director of civic hospitals, said, “People are not taking preventive measures to curb dengue after a lot of appeals. Now people who are not taking care despite notices can be arrested.” khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

Commander dies in a lift accident at Naval HQ

By A Staff Reporter

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n officer with the rank of Commander, attached to Western Naval Command, was reportedly injured in a lift accident on Friday.

He was rushed to INHS Asvini, a defence hospital in Colaba, where he was declared dead, sources said.

The identity of the Commander is yet to be revealed. He was using a lift at the INS Angre major shore establishment of that houses the headquarters of WNC at Fort. The incident took place on Friday morning at around 11.30 am.

According to sources, while stepping on to the lift in one of the buildings in INS Angre, the officer's neck got stuck between the doors.

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30-year-old man living in a slum in Mumbai had a cough for over a month. At the onset he ignored it thinking that it would go away, but as days went by there was no sign of recovery. Finally he decided to go to a certain 'doctorsaab', a physician in the area, for medical assistance.

'Doctor-saab' started treating him with a cough syrup and asked him wait a week. When the patient's condition worsened, 'doctor-saab' gave him another set of medicines and asked him to hold out for another week. When even those medicines failed to help, 'doctor-saab' realised that it was time for the patient to undergo some tests.

A chest X-ray suggested that this 30-year-old, the only bread winner with a wife and three children, was suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) and his condition had progressed to Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) TB. Today he is physically, emotionally and financially drained and is being treated under the Revised National Tuberculosis Programme (RNTCP).

Now though the above story is fictitious, it is a familiar story that is making the rounds in the city. The Foundation for Medical Research (FMR) in a study titled 'Pathway to TB care' has found that this is a common pathway of most people who seek treatment for TB in Mumbai.

This study was conducted in Mumbai and Patna to ascertain the care given for pulmonary TB cases in these cities, quality and cost till TB diagnosis and beginning of antiTB therapy. A total of 83 TB patients, more than half of whom were in the age bracket of 16 to 34, from the slum areas of 15 wards, were interviewed over a period of three months from May 2014 to July 2014.

Akshaya Patil, public researcher

at FMR spoke in detail about these findings.

1. Patients took about 20 days on an average from the onset of their TB symptoms to first approach a health care provider “The first reason is that the patient does not take the symptoms seriously and assumes that they will eventually go away. He assumes that the symptoms are a result of his other addictions like alcohol or smoking and doesn't bother getting treated. Another reason is self-medication and home remedies. Once all this fails, then the patient thinks of consulting a healthcare provider.”

2. From approaching any health care provider to the first diagnosis of TB it takes about 37

Country to get new ART Bill soon

By A Staff Reporter

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f everything goes well, our country might get a better and much inclusive Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) (Regulation) Bill soon as the new Bill will soon be tabled in the winter session this year.

Dr R S Sharma, deputy general,

MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

He has been honoured by the people! for not being involved in any scam in the previous government!

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A new study finds out why Tuberculosis is rampant in the city and the reasons for delay in seeking treatment

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By Shwetha Kannan

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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), who was a part of the Drafting Committee of the ART Regulation Bill, said, “This Bill will not only address the issues regarding surrogacy that were covered by the previous Bill in a better way but will also include certain areas that are currently not a part of the existing Bill.”

Giving an example of one such area, Dr Sharma said, “The issue of monetary compensation for the surrogate mothers has been addressed in the new Bill. There have always been allegations and speculations that surrogate mothers are not adequately compensated monetarily. Many women's rights groups have raised questions about this issue time and again. So this aspect will be taken care of in the upcoming new Bill. There are few more such issues that will be included.”

Commenting on this development, Dr Shivani Gour, General Secretary, Indian Society for Third Part Assisted Reproduction (INSTAR) said, “The new Bill will hopefully bring in more regulation and help help the stigma around surrogacy and the negative image that surrogacy has right now in our country. This Bill has to be more friendly and should be able to address the real issues in a way that the only ones who flout the laws are punished rather than punishing the whole industry and all those who are in need of surrogacy and have not done anything wrong.”

days on average “Here, the issue lies not only with the healthcare provider but also the patient. The patient keeps migrating from place to place, hence the delay. If the patient doesn't find instant relief with one doctor, he moves on to another, leading to further delay in diagnosis. Fortunately this habit is going down these days.

The healthcare provider also starts treating the patient symptomatically at first. And only when the symptoms persist that the actual diagnosis begins where the patient is asked to undergo a chest X-ray and other required tests. So all this goes on for an average of 37 days.”

3. Total pathway time, ie the time lapsed from onset to administration of treatment was

found to be 66 days on average According to Patil, the above set of reasons lead to a 66-day gap between the onset of TB symptoms to starting of treatment.

“Till the person is put on treatment, he has the potential to infect another 11 people. And imagine, especially in the conditions in which the people in the slums live. One tiny room with no proper ventilation is shared by five people. With so much congestion, the spread of TB could be quick, far and wide. Such a delay could put a TB patient at a high risk developing MDR TB,” said Patil.

Patil suggested intervention for the healthcare providers about quick diagnosis, timely treatment, referrals and awareness among patients about TB, adherence to the

The study revealed:

Patients took about 20 days on an average from the onset of their TB symptoms to first approach a health care provider From approaching any health care provider to the first diagnosis of TB it takes about 37 days on average Total pathway time ie the time lapsed from onset to administration of treatment was found to be 66 days on average. medical regime and the importance of completing the course, as the key to cut down on these delays and tackle TB better.

This study was conducted with the support of the BMC. Shwetha.kannan@afternoondc.in

MU’s divide and teach

University splits some subjects into two while it dissolves some other subjects

By Yatin Ingle

W

hile the Mumbai University (MU) has been designing new innovative courses and syllabus, it is also dissolving some subjects in professional courses. As one subject is dissolved, some other subject is split into two. This sudden dissolving and splitting of subjects has created confusion among professors and students alike.

As per the syllabus for the First Year Bachelor of Mass Media (FYBMM), there are six subjects in the second semester. A subject called Translation Skills has now been dissolved by the University.

On the other hand Marketing and Management, which was one subject earlier, has been split into two – Marketing and Management.

Professors claim that with the division of the subject, the teaching and marking scheme for both the subjects is difficult to manage as separate subjects.

A professor from a Bandra-based College told the ADC that it is difficult for the professors to expand one single subject into two. “As colleges re-open today, this sudden change has given very little time to the professors to sort the teaching

material etc,” the professor said.

The Board of Studies of BMM has stated that the subject has been dissolved, but translation skills and its elements will be added to another subject in the course.

The ADC spoke to Dr Ancy Jose, Chairman, Board of Studies, BMM,

who said, “Marketing and Management is very important and also generates job opportunities.

Though Translation Skills has been dissolved, a few important topics and its elements will be taught in other subjects related to communication.”

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CAMEL FESTIVAL: A camel trader leading his camels in the desert under the scorching sun during the Pushkar Camel Fair on Sunday.

Septuagenarian star on a bike

even, for whatever reason, ride a bicycle at this age? But there he is pedalling away on a cycle while shooting for a film in West Bengal.

After playing role of a hero in many films, he has played many character parts. A great actor.

provided proof, if any was required, that he is a versatile actor. He also appears in many avatars. For instance, 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.

He has made this programme very interesting. He springs surprises: who would have thought he would

PTI

Actor Amitabh Bachchan seems to be an ever active person – leading a life with sustained enthusiasm.

After a most purposeful, highly successful career in films for a large number of years, he is still there playing lead roles. He has

Paanwala’s electricity bill: Rs. 132.39 crore

A paanwala in Haryana has got a shocker of an electricity bill this Five-year-old Harshit Saumitra is reportedly the youngest person to reach the base camp of Mount Everest. His parents are trying to get his name in the Guinness Book of World Records and Limca Book of Records for becoming the youngest climber to reach the base camp of Mount Everest His father Rajeev Saumitra said he has pictures of him reaching the base camp, video clippings and his birth certificate would be sent to the Guinness World Records and the Limca Book of Records offices.Rajeev Saumitra claims that his son, a student of Class 1 in GD Goenka School, New Delhi, broke the previous record held by sevenyear-old Aaryan Balaji, also an Indian, who reached base camp in 2012. He said Harshit completed the trek to the base point at an altitude of 5,380m despite heavy snowfall in the wake of the cyclone 'Hudhud'. Harshit climbed the nearby Kalapathar peak, which is

Diwali. Rajesh, who runs a shop in Gohana town in Sonipat district, has got an electricity bill of Rs 132.29 crore for the month of October.

Rajesh was shocked to read the

amount. It is not that the amount was printed wrongly only in numerals. The full amount was written in words too.Rajesh is a simple man with a small shop on rent. He uses only a light bulb and a fan. His electricity bill is generally less than Rs 1,000. This bill was an absolute shocker.He said he will be visiting the electricity office to get the bill rectified. The bill was issued by the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN). In the past also, the power department in Haryana has has such goof-ups.About seven years ago, a consumer in Haryana's Narnaul town, Murari Lal, was slapped with a bill of Rs 234 crore for the electricity used in his twobedroom house.

5-yr-old reaches Everest base camp

at a height of 5,550 metres.Rajeev Saumitra said Harshit was felicitated with the Nepal Bharat Friendship Society for his feat. An upbeat Rajeev Saumitra

announced he would set up a Harshit Foundation to lend a helping hand to the less privileged and children from weaker sections of society.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Omprakash Budhisingh Gautam to Omprakash Budhsen Singh as per Affidavit.

C-30116 I have changed my name from Anita Omprakash Gautam to Anita Omprakash Singh as per Affidavit.

C-30117 I have changed my name from Hemant Kumar Omprakash Gautam to Hemant Omprakash Singh as per Affidavit.

C-30118 I, Anuradha Sanjay Makhija, have changed my name to Anuradha Kaur vide Gazette No. U-3757 dated 24-4-2014.

C-30119 I have changed my old name from Ravindra Shri Ramniwas to new name Ravindra Ramniwas Gautam as per Affidavit (LU 122159) Dt. 31 Oct 2014.

C-30120 I have changed my old name from Dharmendra Shri Ram Newas to new name Dharmendra Ramniwas Gautam as per Affidavit (LU 122158) Dt. 31 Oct 2014.

CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Bridget Aleixo Dourado, to ‘Brigitta Luisinha Aleixo Dourado’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 12334) Dated: 10/07/2014.

C-30126 I have changed my name from Rupali Ankush Dige, to ‘Vrunda Vinod Varekar’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (U- 19684) Dated: 02/10/2014.

C-30127 I have changed my name from Shaikh Aboobakar Yunus, to ‘Abubakar Yunus Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 01/11/2014.

C-30128 I have changed my name from Mr. Ramchandra Swaminath Ahir, to ‘Mr. Ramchandra Swaminath Yadav’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 31/10/2014.

C-30129 I have changed my name from Mr. Swaminath Shivsharan Ahir, to ‘Mr. Swaminath Shivsharan Yadav’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 31/10/2014.

C-30130 I have changed my name from Sangitarani Sitaram Agarwal, to ‘Sangeeta Sunilkumar Agarwal’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/10/2014.

C-30131 I have changed my name from Sunil Krishnamurari Agarwal, to ‘Sunilkumar Krishnamurari Agarwal’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/10/2014.

C-30132 I have changed my name from Azhar Hussain, to ‘Azhar Hussain Aslam Khan’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 31/10/2014.

C-30133 I have changed my name from Aslamhussain Noor Mohamed Usmani, to ‘Aslam Noor Mohamed Khan’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 31/10/2014.

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C-30121

I have changed my name from Rahat Ali Shafeequea Ahmed, to ‘Rahat Ali Salmani s/o Shafeeque Ahmed Salmani’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 20/10/2014.

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I have changed my old name from Pratap B. Bagal to new name Popat Bhanudas Bagal as per Affidavit (LU 010993) Dt. 9 Oct 2014.

C-30122

I have changed my name from Fahad Rafique Belim, to ‘Fahad Rafique Behlim’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 31/10/2014.

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I have changed my name from Dilipkumar Himatlal Shah to Dilip Himatlal Shah as per Affidavit Dated 28/10/2014.

I have changed my name from Shehbaz.Sayyed Shaikh to Shehbaz Saeed Ahmed.

Shaikh as per Court Affidavit No. LT – 314696 Dated 31st October 2014 Accordingly.

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C-30123 I have changed my name from Huzefa Hussain to Huzefa Attari as per Affidavit Dated 01/11/2014.

C-30124 I Mrs. Nishreen Attari have changed my son name from Aliasgar Bohara to Aliasgar Attari as per Affidavit Dated 01/11/2014.

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I have changed my name from “Rajkumar Dharmasi Varia @ Rajkumar Waria” to “Raj Dharmasi Varaiya” as per Affidavit.

C-30140 I have changed my name from “ Rambhaben Dharmasi Varia @ Rambhabai Waria” to “Rambhaben Dharmasi Varaiya ” as per Affidavit.

C-30141 I have changed my name from “Rajeshkumar Ramswaroop Sharma” to “Rajesh Ramswaroop Sharma” as per Affidavit.

C-30142 I have changed my name from “ Mohammad Ishtaba” to “Mohammed Istaba Khan” as per Affidavit.

C-30143 I have changed my name from “ Zahida Khatoon” to “Zahida Mohammed Istaba Khan” as per Affidavit.

C-30144 I have changed my name from Dharamveer to “Dharamveer Priyadarshi” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Surajmani Semol to Surajmani Semwal as per Affidavit.

C-30158 I have changed my name from Pavitra Surajmani Semol to Pavitradevi Surajmani Semwal as per Affidavit.

C-30159 I have changed my name from Purandara Lingappa Shettigara to Purandar Lingappa Shettigar as per Affidavit.

C-30160 I have changed my name from Vidyadevi to Vidyadevi Indramani Shukla as per Affidavit.

C-30161 I have changed my name from Surayanarayan” to Surayanarayan Rajvir Dubey as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from “ B. David Raju @ B. Divad Raju Pravdas Arjan” To “Davidraju Bhuvanagiri” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Irfan Khan S/o Hasen Lal Sayyad @ Irfan Husain Shaikh to Irfan Hussain Sayyed as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from “Pramila @ Pramila Pravdas Arjan” to “Pramila Bonagiri” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Hasen Sayyad @ Husain Shaikh to “Hussain Sayyed” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from “P. Sundara Raj @ Papukutty Sundara Raj” to “Sunderraj Papukutty Joseph” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Nasim Banu Hasen Sayyad @ Nasim Bano Husain Shaikh to Nasimbano Hussain Sayyed as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from “M Jeyanthi @ Mani David Jeyanthi” to “Jaya Sunderraj Joseph ” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Paresh S Shah to “Paresh Kumar Sevaklal Shah ” as per Affidavit dated 31st October’ 2014 C-30166

I have changed my name from “Khairunnisa Abdul Gafur Khan” to “Khairunnisa Afzal Khan” as per Affidavit.

C-30150 I have changed my name from Xevier Rajan Anthony Nadar to “Rajan Nadar ” as per Affidavit.

C-30151 I have changed my name from Prema Xevier Rajan Nadar to “Prema Rajan Nadar” as per Affidavit.

C-30152 I have changed my name from Rajeshkumar Jayrambhai Rathod to “Rajesh Jayrambhai Rathod” as per Affidavit.

C-30153 I have changed my name from Padmaben Sureshbhai Mistry to “Padma Sureshchandra Mistry” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Darshankumar Sureshbhai Mistry to “Darshan Sureshchandra Mistry” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Smita Babunathrao Khandare to Shreeya Saiprasad Pangerkar as per Gazette No. U-9114.

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I have changed my name from Sureshbhai Somabhai Mistry to “Sureshchandra Somabhai Mistry” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Prakash Bhoju Tambat to Prakash Bhojraj Tambatkar as per deed poll Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Rakesh Prasad Surajmani Semol @ Rakesh Prasad Surajmani Semwal to “Rakesh Surajmani Semwal” as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Sabiha Banoo Ashique Hussain to Sabiya Ashiq Husain Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 1/11/2014 C-30167 I have changed my name from Yasmeen Asheeq Husain to Yasmeen Ashiq Husain Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 1/11/2014 C-30168 I have changed my name from Saira Gulamhussain Shaikh to Saira Gulam Hussain Bagwan by deed poll Affidavit.

C-30169 I have changed my name from Gulamhussain Alihussain Shaikh to Gulamhussain Alihussain Bagwan by deed poll Affidavit.

C-30170 I have changed my name from Sajid Husain Gulamhussain Shaikh to Sajidhussain Gulamhussain Bagwan by deed poll Affidavit.

C-30171 I have change my name from Taufik Ahmad Mubarak Husain to Taufiq Ahmad Mubarak Hussain Khan as per deedpoll Affidavit C-30172

I have change my name from Lourdes Almeida to Lourdes Dorotea Almeida as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U-20277) C-30173

I have changed my name from Giyas Jamaluddin Chougle to Giyasuddin Jamaluddin Chougle as per Deedpoll Affidavit/Annexure 'E'.

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I have change my name from Anthony Joseph Almeida to Anthony Almeida as per Maharashtra Gazette No (U20287) C-30174

I have changed my mane from Sanjeeta Chawla to Gehna Deepak Takhtani as per Affidavit C-30188

I, Anthony Almeida say that my mothers name is mentioned as Lucy Almeida which is pet name, correct name is Luizinha Clara Almeida. Fathers name ismentioned as Joseph Alezandra Almeida. Correct name is Joseph Almeida. as per Goa Affidavit Dated 17/9/2014 C-30175 I have change my name from Lakmeel Jahan Farhatullah Sone to Takmeel Jahan Farhatullah Sonde as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 30/10/2014 C-30176 I have change my name from Sunil Bapusaheb Patil to Sunil Bapu Patil as per deedpoll dated 30/10/2014 C-30177 I have change my name from Rahima Banu Anwar Hussain Shaikh to Rahima Ismail Shimat as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 30/10/2014 C-30178 I have change my name from Mohamed Amin Mohd Shafi Merchant to Mohamed Amin Kolsawala as per Affidavit C-30179 I have change my name from Zareena Mohd Salim to Zareena Mohammed Salim Shaikh as per Affidavit C-30180 I have changed my name from Sajid Ahmed Abdul Aziz to Sajid Ahmed Abdul Aziz Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 01/11/2014.

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I have changed my mane from Mohammad Maroof to Mohammad Maroof Nasim Ahmad Azmi as per Affidavit C-30189 I have changed my mane from Noorul Haque Mehmoodul Haque Chawdhary to Noorulhuque Mehmoodulhuque Chaudhry as per Affidavit C-30190 I have changed my mane from Mehmoodul Haque Chawdhry to Mehmoodulhuque Chaudhry as per Affidavit C-30191 I have changed my mane from Allapichai Mohamed Kasim to Allahbakash Mohamed Kasim as per Affidavit C-30192 I have changed my mane from Mohammed Irfan Shaikh Maqbool Hussain to Mohammed Irfan Maqbool Hussainshaikh as per Affidavit C-30193 I have changed my mane from Aulwin Xavier Dcunha to Allwyn Xavier Dcunha as per Affidavit.

C-30194 I have changed my mane from Mabel Philomena Edward Lopes to Mabel Nicholas Vaz as per Affidavit.

C-30195 I have changed my mane from Vaz Nicolau John to Nicholas John Vaz as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Aslam Ishaque Khan to Aslam Ishaque Merchant as per Affidavit dated 01/11/2014.

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I have changed my mane from Ashishkumar Mishra to Ashisa Kumar Mishra as per Affidavit.

I have changed my name from Sabina Aslam Khan to Sabina Aslam Merchant as per Affidavit dated 01/11/2014.

I have changed my mane from Sonika Narendra Valecha to Sona Narendra Valecha as per Affidavit C-30198

C-30183 We Aslam Ishaque Merchant &Sabina Aslam Merchant have changed our minor daughter name from Musfera Aslam Khan to Musfera Aslam Merchant as per Affidavit dated 01/11/2014.

C-30184 We Aslam Ishaque Merchant &Sabina Aslam Merchant have changed our minor son name from Mohammed Maroof Aslam Khan to Muhammed Maroof Aslam Merchant as per Affidavit dated 01/11/2014.

C-30185 I have changed my name from Sharbuddin Jainuddin Sakware to Sharfuddin Jainuddin Sakware as per Deedpoll Affidavit/ Annexure 'E'.

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C-30197

I have changed my mane from Ushadevi Lalsing Rajput to Usha Bijansing Bayas as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-30199 I have changed my mane from Shilpa Madhukar Amburle to Madhavi Bhalchandra Harwande as per deed poll Affidavit.

C-30200 I have changed my mane from Rajesh Gurdasmal Dhudani Ailas Dudani to Rajesh Gurdasmal Dudhani as per Affidavit C-30201 I have changed my mane from Siya Rajesh Dudani to Siya Rajesh Dudhani as per Affidavit C-30202

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Almost five months after a tragic accident which left her recuperating for 157 days, Sub Inspector Poonam Bhoi is back on duty

Fractured mandate SIMHASAN

Prashant Hamine | ADC

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t has taken 12 days for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to have Devendra Fadnavis take oath as its first Chief Minister of the state since the party was born in Mumbai in 1980. And two days now, there is still no word on whom among the chief minister and his council of nine ministers will hold which portfolio. For a large state as Maharashtra, the politically semifluid like situation does not bode well. Some might like to blame it on the fractured mandate thrown up by the general elections to the 13th legislative Assembly.

In a way, the mandate is fractured, as none of the four major political parties have got absolute majority. But then one could also interpret it the other way that the

ment's majority on the floor of the house.

There is no point in harking over what happened during the past 15year rule of the ousted CongressNCP regime. For Fadnavis and the BJP, even if they were to take outside support of the NCP to run a minority government, it would be tough on them to explain their stance on pending inquiries on allegations of corruption against former NCP ministers even as it had labelled the NCP during the poll campaign as the Naturally Corrupt Party.

For the Sena and Uddhav Thackeray, the delayed decision to attend the swearing-in ceremony mid-way through also does reflect a deep divide between the old and new guard within the party. Ideological com-

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he Mumbai Police force went beyond their call of duty for their colleague who sustained multiple injuries when a truck rammed into her around six months ago. Sub Inspector Poonam Bhoi was recuperating for around 157 days.

Although Bhoi resumed duty last week, she can't be more thankful to her colleagues in the Mumbai police who rushed her to Lilavati Hospital on that unfortunate day of the accident, when she, herself, went to check on an accident in Vakola, Santacruz. Her colleague, Rajendra Gaikwad, applying his presence of mind pulled her out from underneath the vehicle, which dragged her several metres and could have ended up in flames.

Bhoi was soaked in hot oil from the vehicle and received several burn injuries for which she had to undergo plastic surgery at the hospital. “I didn’t know on that fatal day if I would have survived, had it not been for my colleagues. I was in a state of numbness post the accident. Only after I gained consciousness, I got to know my colleagues

and the Commissioner of Police, Rakesh Maria, cared for me,” said Sub Inspector Poonam Bhoi.

Hailing from a not so well-to-do family, she said that Senior Police Inspector Vinayak Muley, helped her financially by gathering contributions from all her colleagues to pay for her hospital bills. She

added that Muley provided financial support for her family who came down from her hometown Dhule.

Now Bhoi finds herself walking after a hiatus of almost six months.

The 26-year-old Bhoi from the 2010 batch of the Mumbai police, feels that she has fallen back on her promotion as the accident has pushed it back. “The accident has cost me my promotion. However I am not perturbed by it, as long I am alive, I feel I know sooner or later I will get my due. But I also feel sad, that my colleagues who I started my career with have gone a step ahead, but I am very happy for them,” added Bhoi.

She adds that despite the accident, she hasn't lost the confidence to work with the same exuberance as she did when she joined the forces. “I urge other lady officers also not to lose confidence, as I have not. We need to fight it out and that is the real character of a police officer,” she said.

Vakola police station is the first posting of PSI Bhoi. Vehicle driver Akhilesh Yadav was accused and arrested for rash driving and negligence, but he was managed to get bail after the incident.

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people have mandated that the BJP take the support of its estranged former ally Shiv Sena. Now it is for the BJP to decide on whether it wants to accept the unconditional, unsolicited support of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) or take the support of the Sena. Both the Sena and the BJP need to realise it pretty fast that the age-old principles of alliance politics have changed and new set of principles are needed.

These days the honeymoon period for the newly-weds as the Sena likes to call it, does not last for too long. Cabinet expansion and allocation of portfolios is still hanging in the balance as the Sena very grudgingly agreed to join the government.

And still some niggles are to be taken care of. Time, issues, controversies and problems do not wait for anyone. Fadnavis has his hands full already with a huge debt burden facing the state, the gruesome multiple murder of Javkheda and above all the task of proving his govern-

mitments of the new breed of politicians is like thin ice and can be shed at a drop of a hat. Perks and trappings of power that has come after being in the political wilderness for 15 years is hard to turn down as it has its political advantages as well.

The two cannot go on haggling over power sharing, while the electorate anxiously awaits a government that is up and running.

These days people are more interested in a hassle-free, corruptionfree government that ensures that their basic requirements are met without much fuss and a pinch to their pockets. That is why old dogmas, principles and ideologies are giving way to emphasis on transparent governance, minimum government and maximum governance. It is high time that our politicians realised the growing aspirations and expectations of the restless electorate and get their act together, rather than run the risk of being voted out of power once again.

water pipe burst near Reay Road station on Saturday evening at around 7.30 pm. The pipeline supplies water from Dadar to South Mumbai. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that there will be no water supply in these areas on Sunday.

However Ashishkumar Tawadia, deputy hydraulic engineer of the BMC, said, “The work was completed by 4 pm yesterday and we had started supplying water to Sewri west at 4.30 pm, Sewri (W) at 7pm and other areas as per the time scheduled, as temporary relief to the residents. We have directed the residents to use water only when needed and the supply is likely to resume from today.”

The pipeline is connected to the Bhandarwada Hill Reservoir. The areas affected were Naval Dockyard, Mohammad Ali Road, Crawford Market, Lower Parel, J J Hospital, Byculla and parts of Kalachowkie, Parel, Hindamata, Dadar (E).

This is the third instance of water pipeline burst reported in the past three months. The residents of L ward (including Kurla) faced water cuts in September after the 48-inch Tansa pipeline in Tilak Nagar, Chembur burst.

BMC workers seen repairing the Reay Road water pipeline yesterday after it burst.

Earlier the civic body implemented water cuts after its 72-inch pipeline burst at Vartak Nagar, Thane in August.

A 25 per cent water cut was imposed in the island city (covering areas from Colaba, Sion and

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hief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said there was no "deal" with NCP in return for its unconditional support to his minority government, and asserted that anybody who is guilty of corruption would go to jail.

Fadnavis, who has retained the home portfolio, also said that he proposed to do away with the need for sanction to probe the corruption cases.

"Why should any sanction be necessary? We would make a framework...Where preliminary inquiry is done and there is a prima facie evidence, no sanction should be taken. We would change the law," Fadnavis told PTI yesterday.

"There is no need for discretion (for initiating a probe) for corruption cases. When you find certain prima facie evidence, why should you stop?" he said, when asked about whether he would allow the anti-corruption bureau to conduct inquiry against NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare in connection with alleged scams in the irrigation sector.

"I will do away with government mandatory

sanction to probe elected representatives, bureaucrats and police officers in corruption cases," he said.

"There is no deal between BJP and NCP. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi doesn't strike deals. If someone, even from our own party, is found guilty (of corruption), that person will go to jail," he added.

The then Governor had denied the CBI the sanction to prosecute former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.

When asked if he might end up as another Prithviraj Chavan (who is known for personal integrity but was accused of not acting against the corrupt colleagues), Fadnavis said, "I am not Prithviraj Chavan... I am Devendra Fadnavis. My actions would speak more than my words."

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“If the said person stays for three months from the stipulated time, they should pay Rs 25 per sq ft. However if they stays for more than three months with the government's permission, they should pay Rs 50 per square feet, as scheduled. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had

resigned from the government three months ago. Yet till October 31, 19 ministers were still to vacate their official residences. Even the governor and the chief secretary have not taken any action against 22 ministers who have not vacated their homes. Now that the remaining 22 ministers have not vacated, why not have the seal on these bungalows?” asked Galgali philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

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After a lot of struggle and commotion, the officer suffocated and lost consciousness. He was rushed to INHS Asvini where he was de-

clared dead.

Chief Public Relation Officer of the Indian Navy, Captain Dilip Sharma, confirmed the unfortunate incident. He said, “Yes, one sailor has lost life due to an unfortunate incident at INS Angre.”

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Man charged for misusing licensed gun but not for threatening people with it

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espite being arrested in a negligence case for misusing the licensed gun to threaten people, the Mumbai police did not charge the accused for threatening people with the licensed gun.

The case refers to Ghatkopar-based developercum-builder Neeraj Vaidya of Shreenath Constructions, who was arrested on Friday last for firing a shot from his licensed gun to threaten two slum dwellers who were engaged in a street-side brawl.

In this regard, the police arrested the two slum dwellers under section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC. Vaidya was arrested under section 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of IPC and the police impounded his gun.

Talking with the ADC, city's prominent criminal lawyer Bharat Bhushan said, “If the section of threatening is not applied against Vaidya, then there is no offence at

all. As the accused has first threatened the duo and then fired a shot on ground, it was clearly done deliberately.”

Accepting Bhushan's statement, another leading advocate Navin Chomal said, “The licensed gun holder has a right to exercise his/her powers in emergency situations, which, of course, should be reasonable. However, in Vaidya's case there wasn't any need to use his gun, as he could have easily stopped the brawl by calling the police.”

“With this case, police's negligence in applying sections and non application of mind has come to fore,” said a former IPS officer requesting anonymity. “In fact, not applying section of intimidating in Vaidya's case contradicts police's step itself, as applying negligence section only shows the accused act but not the way in which he had committed the act,” added the officer, who was city's former police commissioner.

Meanwhile, Vaidya was released on bail on the same day when he was arrested by the police personnel from Tilak Nagar police station.

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When asked the reason behind not applying the threatening section against Vaidya, Bhagwat Sonavane, senior inspector of Tilak Nagar police station said, “I have applied the section in the right manner and there is no need to apply the section in Vaidya's case.”

the procedures to cancel Vaidya's gun license.

The fight between the slum dwellers had taken place between two people below Vaidya's building in Ghatkopar (E) just opposite Garden restaurant. "In a bid to show off, Vaidya had told the people to stop the brawl and threatened them with dire consequences by brandishing the gun. He then fired a shot on the ground," said police personnel from Tilak Nagar police station.

After firing the shot, Vaidya started telling the public that had gathered there that he has a license for the gun so there was no need to worry. Before the police arrived at the spot, Vaidya fled from there, said police.

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major fire broke out at a lubricator manufacturing unit in Palghar on Sunday afternoon. While one worker was seriously injured, the fire caused an extensive damage to the plant and machinery.

The fire was reported from

Anand Engineering Private Limited, located in the Genesis Industrial Township of Kolgaon village in Palghar (East). Though the fire was doused after extended rounds of fire fighting operations, thick plumes of smoke continued to emanate from the plant for a long time.

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six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Kandivali (W) on Saturday night when she was alone at her residence.

The Kandivali police have arrested the 28-year-old accused in the case; he works in a factory in the Kandivali area. According to the police, the victim resides in Laljipada area of Kandivali (W) along with her brother and parents. The accused also lives in the same vicinity. The incident occurred on Saturday around 8.30 pm when the victim’s parents had gone out and she was alone. The accused barged into her

ascertain the exact cause which triggered the fire and anyone who is found responsible for ignoring safety norms and as a result endangering life of others will be booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, said a police official from the Palghar police station.

house and sexually assaulted her.

The incident came to light after the victim’s brother came home around 9.30 pm and found that his sister was crying in pain. He immediately informed his parents.

The victim then narrated the entire incident to her mother. The parents immediately approached the Kandivali police station and registered a case. “Following the statement given by the victim’s parents and her preliminary medical report which suggested that she was sexually assaulted, we registered a case against the culprit,” said M Pandharmise, senior inspector at Kandivali

police station.

“A police team was sent to the house of the accused and he was arrested under charges of rape. The victim’s condition is stable,” said Pandharmise.

On October 24, in Shanti Nagar locality in Wadala, an eight-year-old girl was raped.

The police had filed an FIR against unidentified miscreants and admitted the girl into a civic-run hospital, but the accused is still on the run.

Another minor's rape and murder case is still unsolved with the Samata Nagar Police station. In this case, the girl was raped and killed and her body was abandoned below a bridge by the accused.

‘Stylish’ thieves strike at Vasai boutique Leave cash and old stock behind, and walk away with expensive and branded clothing worth Rs.1.7 lakh

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fter jewellery shops, store owners selling branded ready-to-wears in the VasaiVirar region will also have to introspect over their security arrangements. Reason: thieves here have become 'fashionable' with a fetish for expensive and stylish clothing.

According to the police, unidentified burglars broke into GP – the Boutique, an upscale garment showroom in the Veer Savarkar Nagar area near the railway station in Vasai (W) and decamped with fashionable men’s clothing worth more than Rs 1.7 lakh.

The miscreants reportedly entered the boutique by bending the front shutter even as locks were left intact.

The break-in came to light when the owners opened the showroom on Saturday morning. While there were no CCTV cameras installed in the boutique, the police are trying to procure footage captured by cameras installed in and around the shopping complex to get some clues of the culprits.

Not only did they stay away from the old-stock and ignored the cash kept in the drawers, the style-struck robbers chose to focus their entire attention in gathering and decamping with the new arrivals which the store own-

Cops attempt to gauge the amount of designer-wear stolen from the shop. ers had stocked for the festive season. Not ruling out an insider hand into the crime,

sleuths of the Manekpur police are carrying out further investigations into the case.

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fter the earlier deputed agency for the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme was de-recognised by government authorities for cruelty to dogs, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) is now treading cautiously, taking extra care to implement the programme in a much more efficient, time-framed and transparent manner, so as to ensure that strays are not maltreated.

The MBMC is making maximum use of technology and has mandated installation of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) at its pet clinic in Uttan, to record each and every sterilisation process. An annual contract in this context has been awarded to Thane-based Animal Friends Welfare Public Society (AFWPS), an organisation engaged in dogs' sterilisation activity. The standing committee in its recent weekly meet gave its nod to the bidding process which was finalised on July 3, to award the contract to AFWPS which had offered the lowest bid amongst three organisations who participated in the competitive bidding process.

The contract involves pick-up of stray dogs, sterilising them, administering them with Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ARV), and releasing them back to their original locations. The MBMC which will pay Rs 1,050 per dog for sterilisation and has set a deadline of March 31, 2015 before

which the AFWPS would have to ensure 100 percent sterilisation of all dogs in the region. As per statistics related to the dog census programmes carried out in 2007 (18,828) and 2012 (8,275), the dog count of the twin-city stands at 27,103 till March 2012. “The task would not only be carried out in a more specialised, result-oriented and time-bound manner, but CCTV monitoring of dog sterilisation would also be a key part of the project aimed at maintaining transparency and to know the exact count of dogs setrilised,” confirmed deputy civic chief Deepak Kurulekar. As per official civic records, 18,109 dogs were sterilised in the past seven years (April 2007 to March 2014) while this year 1,082 dogs have been sterilised till September 2014.

NGO de-recognised for cruelty to animals

The MBMC had launched the Animal Birth Control (ABC) project in 2004. Subsequently, Ambernath-based NGO Animal Welfare Society (AWS) was awarded a contract to run the sterilisation clinic at Mothagaon in Uttan. However, the Animal Welfare Board of India derecognised the AWS in July 2013 for cruelty to animals while carrying out birth control programmes, following which the MBMC terminated the contract with immediate effect and invited fresh bids for the sterilisation project.

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he Bombay High Court has warned lawyers against going on strike or indulging in any misconduct which disturbs the administration of justice, saying it would take suitable action against them under Contempt of Court Act. The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, with whom the advocates are registered, are also free to take action against such lawyers, a bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah said.

Contempt action would be taken against individual lawyers or those resorting to misconduct in groups, said the bench in an order issued three days ago.

The HC was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Manoj Laxman Shirsatthe contending that the strike observed on calls given by the District Bar Associations on August 29, 2013 and by the Bar Council of India on March 11, 2013 for a countrywide protest on varying issues, were illegal, reports PTI. "The law with reference to the advocates going on strike is now well settled. It is the duty of every advocate who has accepted a brief to attend trial even though it may go on day-to-day and for a pro-

longed period. He cannot refuse to attend court merely because a boycott call and/or to go on strike is given by the Bar Association," the bench observed.

"It is unprofessional as well as unbecoming for a advocate to refuse to attend court even in pursuance of a call for strike or a boycott by the Bar Association or the Bar Council. These views have also been endorsed by the Supreme Court in its judgements." the Judges remarked.

The petitioner prayed for a direction to the Bar Council of India and Bar council of Maharashtra and Goa not to pass any resolution giving a call for strike in future.

He also prayed for a direction that the Managing Committee of the Bar Councils be directed to pay in personal capacity appropriate compensation as penalty for disturbing administration of justice.

The counsel for the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa Rajendra Raghuvanshi informed the court that the Council had recently passed a resolution saying that it shall call upon and persuade all the Bar Associations in the two states not to participate in any illegal strike.

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he check-in system at terminal 1B of the domestic airport here collapsed on Sunday due to crashing of the server resulting in flight delays for some time causing inconvenience to passengers. However, the system has now been restored and operations at the terminal are normal, a Mumbai International Airport Limited official told PTI. "The system remained down for 50 minutes due to which check-in could not take place through the computers and it was being done manually," he said. The number of flights which got delayed due to the crashing of the system is yet to be ascertained, the official said.

Private carriers Jet Airways, SpiceJet and IndiGo operate flights from terminal 1B while national carrier Air India and budget carrier GoAir operate from terminal 1A of the city's domestic airport.

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hane police arrested a 27-yearold driver on Sunday for allegedly strangulating his wife to death over a petty quarrel, police told PTI. Police inspector K.D. Katkar of the Kapurbawadi police station said that the accused Rajkumar T. Chavan frequently quarreled with his wife over petty issues.

On Saturday night, after he she refused to have conjugal relations with him, he got annoyed and allegedly strangulated her to death.

The police identified his dead wife as Rupali aged 23 years and said that he sat on her chest, beat her up and stangulated her to death. The incident happened around midnight after which the accused later walked into the police station and informed the police about his act. The police arrested the accused and booked him under Section 302 of the IPC.

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Congress or NCP: Who will be Leader of Opposition?

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he Congress and NCP which ruled the state for 15 years are no longer seeing eye to eye. After snapping ties before the Assembly elections, the erstwhile alliance partners are leaving no stone unturned to attack each other.

Going one step ahead in the ongoing tiff, the state Congress president Manikrao Thakre has categorically questioned NCP's claim to the post of Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council. Speaking to reporters, Thakre said, “NCP has declared outside support to the new BJP government which

Manikrao Thakre, chief MPCC is in minority and has also assured help during the floor test. How can the party which is supporting the government seek the opposition post.” It

may be recalled that the NCP had announced its support to the BJP government on the day of the results. Later the leaders of the NCP also made it clear that they would stake claim to the post of Leader of Opposition. When asked whether Congress will oppose the NCP's claim in the house, the state Congress chief said, “It will declare its stance when the situation warrants.”

The tension between Congress and NCP had reached its peak during the election campaigning and now it is all set to reach the floor of the house. The NCP is the single largest party with 28 seats while Congress has 22 seats

in the 78-member upper house. The Leader of Opposition's post in the Lok Sabha was denied to the Congress citing the rule that the party should have at least 10 per cent of the total seats. Here the BJP might take the help of the NCP to keep the Congress away from this post. A special three-day session of the state Assembly will begin on November 10 in which the first BJP government will face a crucial trust vote on November 12. All the 287 newlyelected legislators will be sworn-in and the minority government headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will face the confidence vote of the house.

CM retains Home, Housing, Health and Urban Development

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hief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has retained the crucial portfolios of Home, Housing, Health and Urban Development while allocating some key ministries to his other nine cabinet colleagues. In the allocation of portfolios which was announced here yesterday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has kept some of the key portfolios like Revenue, Industries, Finance, Cooperation, Rural Development, Education and Tribal Development for itself. Minister for School, Higher, Technical and Medical Education Vinod Tawde disclosed that the cur-

rent allocation of portfolios will more or less remain as it is barring some allocation of portfolios like Water Supply, Wakf, Women and Child Development and other such departments to the Shiv Sena as and when they join the state cabinet.

When asked about when his party would join the Fadnavis-led government Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, while on tour of Kolhapur, remarked that the Sena was not in a hurry to be part of the government.

However Minister for Revenue Eknath Khadse in Pandharpur struck a discordant note arguing that the Bahujan Samaj (downtrodden

MNS chief Raj Thackeray greets Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the Sahyadri Guest House on Sunday. Meanwhile, the MNS chief postponed his visit to Kalyan-Dombivli area from Monday after his daughter was injured in a road accident yesterday. Party sources said that Urvashi, his daughter, suffered 'minor injuries' in the accident, and was admitted to Hinduja hospital here. She was recovering well, they said.

community) feels that the Chief Minister should have been from their community.

Meanwhile, BJP sources argued that there was little chance of the post of Deputy Chief Minister being recreated. Two ministries are also likely to be given to the BJP allies, most likely in the Minister of State rank.

Speaking to newspersons here yesterday, Tawde clarified that the BJP ministers were in no hurry to occupy the official bungalows for the ministers or the office blocks in Mantralaya. He said that task of allocation has been left for the Chief Minister to decide. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has convened a three-day session of the state legislative assembly on November 10.

He is expected to take the trust vote on November 12.

Tawde added that the cabinet will be expanded after November 12, but before the winter session of the state legislature due to be held in Nagpur in December.

Fadnavis is on a two-day tour of Nagpur and is expected to return to Mumbai on November 5. Setting an example of austerity, Fadnavis travelled by economy class to Nagpur. Minister for Rural Development Pankaja Munde-Palwe visited Javkheda town in Ahmednagar district where the gruesome multiple murders of dalits from one family had taken place and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakhs to the kith and kin.

Portfolios of the Council of Ministers Devendra Fadnavis Portfolios not specifically allocated to any other Minister Eknathrao Khadse Revenue, Minorities Development and Wakf, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, State excise Sudhir Mungantiwar Finance and Planning, Forests Vinod Tawde School Education & Sports, Higher & Technical Education, Medical Education, Marathi Bhasha, Cultural Affairs Prakash Mehta Industries & Mining, Parliamentary Affairs Chandrakant (Dada) Bachchu Patil Co-Operation, Marketing & Textiles, Public Works (including Public Undertakings) Pankaja Munde Rural Development & Water Conservation, Women & Child Development Vishnu Savara Tribal Development, Social Justice and Special Assistance

Ministers of State: Dilip Kamble Tribal Development, Social Justice and Special Assistance Vidya Thakur Rural Development & Water Conservation,Women & Child Development.

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A corruption-free human resources: says Tawde

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y emphasis will be on developing corruption-free human resources.

While the government will take action against corruption, my priority will be on creating the future generation free of corruption. For the first time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra has thought of integrated human resource development”, remarked Minister for School, Higher, Technical, Medical Education and Cultural Affairs Vinod Tawde. He said this when asked about being handed over the charge of the integrated four Education depts as before the polls he had indicated his preference to head the Home department.

The new Education Minis-

ter clarified that given his student activism background of ABVP he had asked for an integrated Education-related ministry. Tawde stated that the party has sought to integrate all the education-related depts into one on the lines of the HRD department.

He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisaged developing skilled manpower for the world market. Tawde added that his emphasis will be on making Maharashtra the No.1 in skill development as propounded by PM Modi.

Replying to queries over some politicians converting education into business and how he planned to weed out corruption, Tawde stated that he would balance taking action with equal emphasis on skill development and human resource development.

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“We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways.

Privatization happens to be one such area.”

— Manmohan Singh

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HIV SENA MLAs and party chief Uddhav Thackeray can sit in the Opposition, shout, stage walk-outs and make fiery speeches opposing government bills. If, however, they join the government, they can participate in the BJP’s programme of governance and development. They will have something to do if not having a chance to be in complete power.

Uddhav Thackeray was evidently overconfident: After being the dominant partner with BJP for over 25 years, he must have thought he should continue the existing arrangement. Evidently, he did not reckon with the Modi magic. He must have got the shock of his life after the assembly election results were announced. He must have reckoned the Shiv Sena would get the required majority number of seats. He would then be magnanimous and offer the BJP some plum ministries.

As Uddhav Thackeray stares at reality now he can feel far from happy. He still wants the post of deputy CM and also some six important portfolios.

The BJP knows it has an advantage over the Sena with regard to the bargaining strength. It knows, however, that despite becoming the largest single party, it has still number problems. It will have to depend on independents and others: Even if it succeeds in getting them, it will be seven seats short. The BJP very well know it should not have this continuing problem. It would like to have in place a permanent arrangement: It can have this only if it is able to have a tie-up with the Shiv Sena.

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ACK in 1969, when a morally and politically wounded Indira Gandhi nationalized fourteen private banks only to get the better of her rivals in the then united Congress Party, the retrograde move was sold to the people as their passport to riches. The late Mir Mushtaq, a senior Socialist leader who had only then jumped on the Indira bandwagon, went around telling industrial workers in the national capital that thanks to the takeover of the ‘Tata-Birla-owned banks’ every Indian could expect to get Rs. 5,000 in his personal bank account.

Of course, nothing of the sort happened.

Indira Gandhi’s objective was to decimate the syndicate, if in the process the economy too was decimated, so be it. Since when have the Nehru-Gandhis put national interest ahead of their own? Anyway, our concern here is not bank nationalization and the multifarious damage it inflicted on the national economy. We are on the ongoing controversy about those trillions of dollars allegedly stashed away in secret bank accounts in foreign countries.

Now, do not for a moment think that every Indian will soon have Rs.15 lakh each credited to his bank account once the exertions of the new government to bring back black money bear fruit. Election-time rhetoric needs must be taken with more than a pinch of salt. The Congress Party, the sole culprit in creating that humongous mountain of illicit money in the first place, has a much worse record to defend on this score, what with those promises of Garibi Hatao and Rs.5,000in-every-bank-account.

The verbal excesses of the courts and politicians aside, the truth is that there are no trillions of black money to be brought back from foreign tax havens and numbered secret Swiss accounts. No. Not even a fraction of those imaginary sums. Black or white, money is highly fungible. Those who have it are unlikely to allow it to rot in secret accounts, Indian or foreign, where it yields zilch returns.

Instead, they would bring it back through Mauritius or Singapore or some such route to invest in equity markets, real estate or some other business where the returns can be enormously high. To think that trillions of Indian dollars are stashed away in secret foreign accounts is, therefore, total balderdash.

Frankly, the record rise in the Sensex could not have been possible without the flow of funds through the Mauritius route under the very convenient stratagem of Participatory Notes (PN) which hide the identity of actual investors. The so-called FIIs, a majority of them mere post-box entities in Mauritius and other such places, throw a fit and threaten to pull out all their money the moment there is a suggestion edgeways to lift the veil on PNs, even slightly. On several occasions in the past finance ministers seemed to have allowed people close to them to make a killing by merely threatening to lift the secrecy behind the PNs only to quell those fears once the Sensex is driven down.

The question is simple. If the FIIs are investing only white money why should they tremble at the thought of their identity being made public? The answer is equally simple. It is our own Indian money, sir, which is brought back through the Mauritius or Singapore route. This is what they call the roundtripping of money. As for the taking out part, well, hawala is only one of the several channels. Over-invoicing of imports and under-invoicing of exports is another.

Also, do not forget that after the 9/11 atrocity, the Americans and other western nations have begun to thoroughly comb the global financial networks for any traces of terror funding. Indeed, the US penalized at least two of the most powerful Swiss banks which

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were found to be helping American citizens to stash away illicit funds in branches located in America itself. Why, even the lists of illegal accounts made available to India were given by the Germans and the French. We lack the wherewithal to police the foreign bank channels, never mind the boastfulness of our politicians.

Happily, the growing pressures from the US and other western nations have forced the Swiss to make their world-fabled banking industry mindful of the urgent needs of fighting global terror and crime syndicates. No longer is it easy for anyone, Indians included, to walk into a branch of a Swiss bank in Geneva and deposit sackful of dollars in a secret account and walk away with a little chit bearing the numbered key to his treasure.

The global banking system is far more transparent now due to the growing jihadi threat.

Now, if you are agreed that there is hardly any chance of large quantities of black money stashed away abroad, you should have no

came to rely on kickbacks from government contracts and defence purchases for party funds. Subsequently, the ban on corporate funding was lifted but by then the damage had already been done.

Postscript: It is a bit rich for a Congress spokesman to decry the Modi government for the failure to bring black money back while he himself is a proven tax evader, having been made to shell out crores in unpaid taxes while still contesting a demand for tens of crores more for mis-declaring his income.

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HE Congress Party protests too much. If the truth be told, for as long as it was riding high, Sardar Patel and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar were non-persons. Under it, the central and state governments took scant note of their birth and death anniversaries. In fact, it was the late Delhi Jana Sangh leader, Kanwar Lal Gupta, twice elected to the Lok Sabha from the Sadar Bazaar constituency, who dutifully marked the 31st October birth anniversary of the Sardar. Under the aegis of the Citizens’ Council, a body floated by him, Gupta unfailingly organized a small function at the traffic roundabout — Patel Chowk — in Parliament Street. After duly garlanding the statue, he would expound on the great feats of the country’s first Home Minister and castigate the Congress Party for ignoring the original Iron Man’s contribution in unifying India. Neither the official nor the private media would take note of the brief ceremony, though it would inevitably attract a goodly crowd of office-goers who would join Gupta Virendra Kapoor in paying tribute to the Sardar. It is only after problem understanding that our domestic the hold of the Nehru-Gandhi family on the economy is flooded with vast quantities of the voters had slipped that it most reluctantly black stuff. Indeed, there are those who gen- came to acknowledge the role of other leaders uinely believe that the parallel economy is as in the freedom movement and, subsequently, big, if not bigger, as the legit white economy. in the making of modern India.

It is where the real challenge lies for the Modi government. How to curb, if not to eliminate altogether, the generation and cirINCE October 31 was also the death anculation of black money ought to be its numniversary of Indira Gandhi, television ber one priority. Back in Indira Gandhi’s socialist 70s, when the effective rate of per- pundits filled the airwaves singing hallelujahs sonal income tax in the highest bracket was to her, though any honest assessment would even slightly higher than 100 per cent due to never forgive her for a frontal assault on the the additional levy of the wealth tax, you Constitution in the name of a fraudulent could still have some justification, though far Emergency and generally for pelting all demfrom being lawful, for suppressing your real ocratic institutions. However, pundits being income. Now there is none. Our personal and pundits they must find good even in evil. corporate tax rates compare favourably with For instance, historian Ram Guha discovthose in the advanced nations. In fact, these ered in this incident proof of her large heartare even lower than those in some Scandina- edness and liberal spirit. He said that despite vian nations which are model ‘welfare states’ being told that the well-known Bengali film in the real sense of the term. maker Ritwik Ghatak had called Mahatma Therefore, seen in the above perspective, Gandhi ‘son of a pig’ — yes, son of a pig —, the absence of big names among those made Indira Gandhi overruled her aides to give him public this week must not surprise you. All a Padma Shri.

Guha is right. Ghatak was given Padma Shri seven are mid-level business people who got exposed through sheer bad luck because a despite opposition from within the governconscientious whistleblower in one case and ment. But did he pause to think if Indira the venality of a bank employee in the other Gandhi’s reaction would have been the same helped lift the veil on those accounts. In any had she been told that Ghatak had called case, they were guilty of masterly inactivity Nehru ‘a son of a pig’ in his drunken state. when there was such a commotion around In fact, Mahatma Gandhi was virtually forthem about the illegal secret accounts in gotten during the Nehru-Gandhi years, with foreign banks. the Gandhi Peace Foundation starved of minMeanwhile, if politicians are serious about imum funds needed to keep it afloat.

Further, if any proof was needed that eradicating the black money menace they should literally begin the cleaning-up at the Congress had no use for anyone home. Unless they eschew the use of black outside the Nehru-Gandhi family, it can be money for electioneering and other political found in the systematic effort to erase the activities, there can be no solution. Here memory of P.V. Narasimha Rao, the prime again Indira Gandhi did enormous damage minister who salvaged the economy from the when she banned corporate donations to po- Socialist rut in which the Family had driven it litical parties. She thus drove political fund- during its unquestioned sway over the couning underground, hoping that, being in try for nearly four decades. But, then, Family power, she would have no difficulty while her retainers who owe their seats in the Rajya rivals would be starved of funds.

Sabha to brazen bootlicking cannot be exBesides, she and her sons, Sanjay and Rajiv, pected to be objective.

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BATTLE lines are drawn and the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministry has taken over Maharashtra state. Even though the party failed to win an absolute majority as they fell short by more than 20 seats, the Fadnavis-led ministry can still get a majority with the help of independents and likeminded parties. Sena tried to play hide and seek from the day the elections were announced in the state. There still is some friction between the two parties and that is not good for state politics. Too many permutations and combinations are worked out when there is test of strength in the Assembly as the Governor will ask BJP to prove its majority on the floor of the house. Anyway for the time being, lotus blooms in Maharashtra after Congress rule for the last 15 years and it is the end of coalition politics for the time being with two big players joining hands and running the show in the state.

— C K Subramaniam, Sanpada

IT is not worth a wait as the BJP extends its olive branch to the Sena and Uddhav Thackeray wants a fair share and readies himself with Plan B. It is time for the BJP to offer plum posts to the Sena so as to satisfy the coalition partner and pacify them. The stalemate should not continue for long and keep the people in suspense in sticking around for a prestige issue. Modi should intervene to make things move in the proper direction

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Maha’s first BJP government

post. The Cong-NCP would then be too glad to support the SS nominee; and in the process, see to it that the official BJP candidate gets defeated, thus leading to the fall of the minority government led by the Saffron Party.

— Vineet Phadtare, Borivli

WELCOME: Maharashtra's first BJP government took charge of the state after Friday's swearing-in ceremony held at the Wankhede stadium. rather than dragging the matter for a long time. After all coalition politics needs to follow certain adjustments and the BJP should bend its arm in an effort to form a stable government as the one at the Centre. The recent differences between the two parties are only transitory and can be made up in no time.

Fadnavis had already extended an invitation to Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and his predecessor Prithiviraj Chavan for the swearing-in ceremony. It is time for reconciliation and reconstruction of relations rather than precipitating

the matter to the next level.

— Jayanthy Maniam, Kharghar

THE growing acrimony and drifting away from each other by the Shiv Sena and the BJP must be making the 'secular' bloc of CongNCP, the happiest lot. They are just waiting for the last straw on the camel’s back, and such an opportunity can come in their way soon from none other than the Shiv Sena itself. The outfit has got an ace up its sleeves. It will put up its own candidate for the speaker’s

Expectations abound

blocks for mining. Vinod Rai, exCAG, released his reports only at press conferences quantifying the BHARATIYA Janata Party (BJP) have national losses in each audit of the finished its swearing-in drama and 2G spectrum allocation, CWG and Devendra Fadnavis has taken oath coal blocks' allocation for mining as the chief minister of Maharashthat were wholesomely welcomed tra thus ending debates and controby the BJP in opposition who effec- versies. Now the chief minister has tively used the audit reports as a taken charge of the state and he tool to demoralise the Congress and must realise that there are humonwork their way into Parliament. The FM who was then the Opposition Leader in the Rajya Sabha did not seem to have any reservations to the ex-CAG's Press Conferences that were sensationalising and making APROPOS your article 'Muslim headlines then.

— T M Uday Shankar, via email groups condemn Shahi Imam of Delhi' (ADC, Oct 31), amid all the controversy surrounding the noninvitation of PM Modi to attend CITIZENS of Panvel should wholethe anointment ceremony of the heartedly welcome the PMC (Panvel Shahi Imam's son as his succesMunicipal Council) initiative to sor, one important aspect seems start new buses in and around Panto have escaped the media. I am vel-New panvel area. We are all certainly no expert on the subject, aware that a modern and wellbut I don't believe Islam encourplanned township has been develages dynastic succession of its reoped at New Panvel by the CIDCO. ligious leaders. The blatant This township is growing in size promotion of sons and daughters each day due to its proximity to the in all walks of public life, particularly in politics, is a sad reality of nearby industrial belt. The authorithe Indian polity. The Congress ties have totally failed to meet the was justly criticised for passing growing needs of people residing in the leadership torch from one New Panvel which is lacking in Nehru-Gandhi to another, but this basic facilities such as transportatrend is prevalent everywhere. All tion system. Residents have to depolitical parties indulge in this pend on auto rickshaws or their practice, including the holierown vehicles to reach their destinathan-thou BJP. Major industrialtion. The autos are primarily causists routinely nominate their ing problem to the commuters and progeny, with the Tata's being the charging extra money. They do not sole exception; as do many relihave any mature system and they gious heads. Expertise or even have a total monopoly as they know people have no other alternative to competence is rarely a consideration, if at all. The sad part is that travel in the city. So it is very essenthis hereditary succession is rarely tial to start an intercity bus service questioned and indeed, accepted in and around Panvel-New PanvelKhanda colony and Kamothe. as the natural order of things. I

THE swearing-in ceremony was a testimonial to the popularity of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bringing in the Shiv Sena at the last moment was a master stroke. The recognition given to Sardar Patel was long overdue – thanks to the UPA government whose motto was sycophancy to the Nehru Gandhi dynasty raj. Thank God it's over now. And good riddance too. India was riddled with scams, corrupt arrogant netas and crimes of the worst kind. Acche din aa gaye. So let's celebrate and enjoy our good fortune, and wish our PM success and prosperity for India.

THE FM's comments on the style of functioning of the CAG and dos and don'ts is mocking the BJP itself as they are now going to the extent of cautioning the CAG not to sensationalise its Audit Reports which set the tone for unwanted environment of finger pointing. The FM has also rued and hinted that the intention of the CAG is merely to make headlines.

This is tantamount to BJP mocking themselves as they chose to cash in on the ex-CAG's reports on the huge losses caused to the government in the 2G spectrum allocation and the allotment of coal

QUOTE: “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”

— Franklin D Roosevelt

Mini bus needed

aside, took a gamble on a new government in the Vidhan Sabha, feel vindicated. Today, people want aggressive action and corruption has to be rooted out. Celebration, congratulations, publicity stunts, and show offs are over and Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister of the state your time has started now. Produce positive results in coming days rather than only talking big and doing nothing.

— Bhagwan Thadani, via email

Avoidable misadventure THIS refers to Deepa Gahlot's review of Super Nani (ADC, Nov 1), Rekha's comeback film which is worse than a “headache-inducing film" – it is a veritable torture! Not only Rekha does not deserve it, but her fans too. Sridevi managed her comeback with aplomb in English Vinglish (though she was also look-

— Gooloo Mehta, via email

SHIV Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s earlier stand to boycott the swearing-in ceremony and not to come back in the saffron alliance was wrong. This sends a wrong message to the people. The people will think that he is interested only in sharing power and not in serving the people. In this way he is hitting an axe on his own political future. He should have some patience.

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivli

gous expectations of the people from him and it is time that he delivers and in an age of instant gratification, the clock has already started ticking. He has so much to do including pulling out a debt-ridden state from the morass that it is in. Tangibles and intangibles need to be achieved, so that all those who pushed their doubts and cynicism

Shahi Imam disappoints

Union Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.

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Bollywood actress Rekha ing haggled after years of marriage and two daughters) due to a commonplace story with which the filmgoers were able to identify easily and also skillful marketing by Boney Kapoor. But in this case, Rekha did not have either and so was all at sea. She needs to realise that she is better off attending the Rajya Sabha and Bollywood parties where her glamour quotient takes care of her. She should be happy savouring her glorious days.

— Dr V Subramanyan, Thane

Jama Masjid to extend an invitation to Narendra Modi for the function of anointment of his son, has received loud condemnation from all quarters, including the media. The only people whose hearts must have been gladdened are the Congressmen; for whom even pronouncing the word Modi, or still worse, the act of praising him, constitutes the most despicable sin on earth.

— Arun Malankar, Santacruz

THE Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Abdullah Bukhari, has done a great disservice to the nation as well as the Muslim community by not inviting the Prime Minister of our country Narendra Modi to his son's coronation ceremony, and having the temerity of inviting Pakistani premier Nawaz UNINVITED: There has been major Sharif at a time when Pakistani dissent among people across the troops are making life miserable country after Shahi Imam of Delhi did for the Indian citizens staying not invite PM Narendra Modi for his near the borders of the two counson's anointment ceremony as the tries. Religious leaders across Imam's successor. faiths should stick to spiritual discourse, make life enlightened for doubt if even our charismatic PM followers and avoid playing politwill be able to make a change in this. ical cards which may threaten the — Firoze Hirjikaka, Colaba unity and integrity of the nation.

Spread love and not fear is my

prayer to one and all.

THE refusal of the Shahi Imam of — Altaf H Ladiwala, Bandra

— Probir Kumar Bose, New Panvel

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Shahnawaz gets threat call from Dubai number

BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain was allegedly threatened over phone on Saturday night following which he has registered an FIR at the Parliament Street police station in New Delhi. In his complaint, Hussain said he received two calls from a Dubai number when he was on his way to his residence in Delhi from the airport around 11:30 pm after he had returned from Patna. The caller abused him for batting for the Narendra Modi government.

Alok Kumar takes over as CVC secretary

Senior IAS officer Alok Kumar has taken over as secretary of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), country's top anti-corruption body.

Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, has also been entrusted with additional charge of Joint Secretary (Training) under the Ministry of Personnel till completion of his tenure or till posting of his successor, said an official order issued by the Ministry.

5.5L police vacancies: Centre tells states to fill up

With 5.5 lakh posts in police force lying vacant across the country, the Centre has asked all states to fill up the vacancies in a time-bound manner, preferably within a year, as the crime graph is soaring gradually.

In separate letters to chief secretaries and DGPs of all states and union territories, Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami said the number of cognisable IPC crimes in the country has gone up to 26,47,722 in 2013 from 21,21,345 in 2009.

EW DELHI: Anyone who has specific and definite information on black money can share it with Supreme Court-appointed SIT going into the issue that can crack down on those stashing money abroad and at home.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice M.B. Shah, will open a channel of communication shortly through which the public can use to share "definite" information and vital inputs about black money including foreign bank accounts. The SIT, which also has former apex court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat as Vice-Chairman, has said such a step was aimed at detecting and prosecuting all direct or indirect instances of illegal generation of funds and evasion of government taxes.

"We will be issuing a public ad-

M.B. Shah vertisement in this regard very soon...May be within a week's time.

Members of the public can write to the SIT through the Internet and send to it to the official email id which will be publicised or send it

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EW DELHI: Aiming to provide temporary shelter for migrants and homeless people, the government is firming up a new initiative to launch a rental housing project in the big cities to answer their accommodation needs.

"We are launching a major initiative to promote rental housing on a large scale, for which an investment of Rs 6,000 crore is proposed," said a senior Urban Development Ministry official.

"Migrants who flock to big cities in search of livelihood often face housing problems. Since most of them are economically weak, they face difficulties in getting suitable accommodation," said the official.

According to the plan, the rental

housing project is expected to be first taken up in the national capital before being later replicated in other cities.

The project aims at providing shelter to migrants and the homeless for short periods till they acquire their own houses, the official said.

The housing shortage is at nearly 18.78 million according to estimates in 2012 and 95 per cent of the shortage is in the low-income category.

The NDA government is also going to launch the Sardar Patel National Urban Housing Mission to enable slum dwellers, economically weaker sections and low income groups to own houses in urban areas.

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A 'DULDUL' PROCESSION... Muslim children during 'Duldul' procession ahead of Muharram festival in Kolkata on Sunday.

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Govt to form teams to identify source of Ganga pollution

Expediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project of cleansing the Ganga, the Centre will be constituting 25 special teams to check the source of pollution of the holy river so that further action could be taken accordingly. The teams to be drawn from different wings of the Ministry of Water Resources would inspect various drains of the river during winters as there is no flow from the glaciers.

"The public can share with us the name, address, bank details or any other such vital information which can be verified and acted upon.

Once we receive it, the agencies on the panel, according to the requirements of the respective case, will be asked to look into it," he said.

Justice Pasayat said the exercise is meant to bring the public closer to the SIT which has the mandate to deal with the problem of unaccounted money and to initiate legal action against the offenders, both in India and abroad.

Public could give specific inforArijit Pasayat mation, even preferring anonymity.

"But if the information is vague then by post to the secretariat of the it will be futile to act on such a thing panel," Justice Pasayat told PTI. as it will involve a lot of efforts by the He, however, said that any infor- agencies on this panel-- whether it mation sent to the SIT should be is the Income Tax department, the "definite and specific" about the re- CBI or the Central Excise department," the SIT Vice-Chairman said. ported black money instance.

DESTROY IT... Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Parliamentary Affairs, Prakash Javadekar with animal skin before destroying the seized illegal wildlife products at the Delhi Zoological Park in New Delhi on Sunday.

EW DELHI: Even as the NCW is likely to pitch for legalisation of prostitution before a Supreme Court- appointed panel, women's rights activists say they are not in favour of legal status for sex trade.

Favouring the legalisation of sex trade to ensure better living conditions for sex workers in the country, National Commission of Women chief Lalita Kumaramangalam had earlier said that she would be sharing her recommendations in the matter on November 8 with a panel constituted by the apex court.

Women's rights activists, however,

believe the thin line between 'decriminalisation' and 'legalisation' needs to be defined and that factors like women entering the trade by choice or through force need to be taken into account. "NCW should have consulted with groups working with sex workers before drafting any such proposal. They should have been taken on board. Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research, says legalising sex trade would lead to violation of labour laws. ITPA was enacted to combat trafficking in women and sexual exploitation for commercial purposes.

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The bulls are going wild on Dalal street and there seems no way of reining them in; not atleast with the present raging optimism, matched with the huge FII fund flows that are coming in unabated.

The result: A 3.5% rise in a week and over 519 points on closing Friday, something not seen in the near past. The BSE Sensex is at a new all time high at 27865 and the question now is - how much further? The experts believe the upward bias is here to stay and will only strengthen due to broad-base participation in the coming sessions.

Dominic Rebello reports...

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he benchmark equity indices rose to their all time highs for the second consecutive session last Friday. Experts believe that a combination of global and local factors coupled with the government’s reforms oriented steps will go a long way to boost the economic prospects of the country. The markets got another boost of Friday led by the decision of Bank of Japan to boost monetary stimulus. India being one of the best performing emerging markets is expected to gain from this development.

Reflecting this, both the BSE Sensex and Nifty gained for four consecutive sessions to close at their life time high figures of 27865 and 8322 points respectively, while gaining 3.5% during the last week.

The rally which began with the absolute majority of the business friendly NaMo government in May has led to many policy decisions and reform steps like the labour bill, the decontrolling of diesel prices, easing of rules for foreign investors etc. helping the market grow from strength to strength. The steps taken by RBI and better than expected Q2 results and the easing of crude oil prices too played important roles.The positive vibes from Moody's in their report last Thursday, describing the measures taken by the government and the RBI as 'credit positive' too helped in boosting the sentiment of the market.

A rating uptick by the international rating agency is believed to be in the

offing.

"It was a phenomenal session for the equity markets as the benchmarks gained nearly two percent on Friday and made a new record high.

The rally was led by firm global cues which further fueled by strong results from the index majors. Besides, sentiment also got a lift after international rating agency, Moody, termed recent measures by the government coupled with those unveiled by the RBI on the economic, fiscal and financial fronts as ‘credit positive’ for the economy.

We believe this upward bias is here to stay and will strengthen further due to broad-base participation in the coming sessions. However, selecting a stock is the key especially when the markets are trading at life time high level so keep extra caution and prefer index majors & liquid stocks from the Midcap space for trading positions.

And, most importantly, be with the trend and avoid contrarian trades,� said Jayant Manglik, President-retail distribution, Religare Securities.

Says Dipen Shah, Head- Private Client Group Research, Kotak Securities. The “Markets built up on Friday’s rally on the back of renewed optimism on fiscal reforms, improved growth in US, liquidity easing by Japan and diminished possibilities of an immediate increase in US interest rates. In the near term, focus will consistently remain on further reform initiatives. The winter session of Parliament will be closely watched for GST, land reforms, etc. Economic

growth in China/Eurozone will engage the attention of the market and the remaining quarterly results will have stock-specific impact.� “Indian Indices continued to make new make highs and closed at all time highs. Markets were seen up tracking positive US growth data and Asian indices. Markets are seen at new highs on back of positive Q2

earnings by the companies and positive sentiments. IDFC was the top gainer among the Nifty on back of robust earnings while ITC and M&M posted weaker earnings. The Advance-decline ratio was seen at 48:2. Nifty was more driven by Energy space and Banks,� said Kiran Kumar Kavikondala, Director & CEO, WealthRays Securities.

Incidentally this could be the fastest 100 points rise on the Nifty. �The Nifty has scaled a new record on Friday. It has covered 100 points in a shortest period of time and this rally is going to extend in the next few days as well. Next week Nifty is set to cross 8500. Last Friday's rally was a

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« BUSINESS BRIEFS

TATA INTERNATIONAL RAISES SGD150M IN FIRST PERPETUAL BOND SALE

The global trading arm of the over USD 103 billion Tata Group, Tata International, has raised 150 million Singapore dollars in an overseas bond sale, priced at 6.65%. This is the first-ever perpetual bond issuance in the Singapore debt market by a domestic company, as also the largest sole-advisor led transaction from country in recent years, according to the merchant banker HSBC. The issue got close to seven times over-subscription, enabling the company to tighten pricing to 6.65%, HSBC said.

UNION BANK Q2 NET UP 78% AT RS 371 CR

State-run Union Bank of India on Friday said its net profit rose 78% to Rs 371 crore in the three months to September, driven by lower provisioning and income tax write-back. The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 208.12 crore in the July-September quarter of 2013-14 fiscal. "Increase in profit was on account of income tax write-back worth Rs 140 crore and lower provisioning," Union Bank Chairman and Managing Director Arun Tiwari told reporters. Provisions during the second quarter under review stood at Rs 785.41 crore as against Rs 936.75 crore in the same period last year. Domestic net interest margin declined marginally to 2.60% from 2.62 percent, while global NIM stood at 2.53%, a notch down from 2.54%. "The marginal decline in NIM is due to proportionately higher increase of cost of funds compared to the gains in the yield. The cost of funds was impacted by increase in deposit cost whereas yield of fund was impacted by fall in investment yields," the bank's Chief Financial Officer Mayank Mehta said. Gross NPA in Q2 stood at 4.69% as against 3.64% whereas net NPAs was 2.71% vs 2.15%.

MAHINDRA LOGISTICS PARTNERS WITH INDIAN VEHICLE CARRIERS

Mahindra Logistics, last week announced a partnership with Indian Vehicle Carriers, to be branded as 2x2 Logistics, aimed at launching assetized operations in outbound automotive logistics. MLL will have majority stake in the new company - 2x2 Logistics - initially investing in 100 car carriers to serve automobile and two-wheeler OEMs. Mumbai-based IVC is one of the leading vehicle carrier solution providers to the automobile industry in India, with over three decades of experience.

ASCI UPHOLDS COMPLAINTS AGAINST 84 MISLEADING ADS

Advertising industry watchdog ASCI upheld complaints against 84 campaigns in August for misleading ads, including those of Honda Car India, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors, eBay, TataSky and HUL. According to the Customer Complaints Council (CCC) of ASCI (Advertising Standard Council of India), it received 95 complaints during the month and a maximum 41 complaints of misleading ads were upheld from the personal and healthcare category. The council concluded that leading auto maker Maruti Suzuki violated its code by showing its hatch back Swift doing acrobatic turns at high speed in an advertisement with a a father and a small child.

Both were shown as enjoying the ride and giving high five. It "creates an impression of showing a dangerous practice and manifests a disregard for safety by implication," said ASCI. The ad regulator also upheld a case against Honda Car India and said it price offer for Amaze "distorts facts and was misleading".

FUTURE GROUP TIES UP WITH TESCO ARM

Retail major Future Group on Friday entered into a joint venture partnership with UK-based Tesco owned customer data analysis firm dunnhumby to enhance its relationship with shoppers. As part of the partnership, the details of which have not been disclosed, dunnhumby will leverage on consumer data generated from Future Group's network and work closely with the retailer and its suppliers to more effectively segment and engage with its customers, the group said in a statement. Commenting on the partnership, Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani said: "Working with dunnhumby is part of our strategy to bring technology and data at the heart of our business operations and create shopping experiences of the future, today."

JSW PLANS TO RAISE USD 500 MN TO PARTREFINANCE RUPEE DEBT

With the aim to refinance a part of its rupee debt, JSW Steel is planning to raise USD 500 million through a bond sale to investors in Asia and Europe, investment banking sources said. The roadshows for the bond sale would start next week and the company representatives would visit Singapore, Hong Kong and London to woo investors, they added.

Confirming the schedule of the roadshows, JSW Steel's Jt. Managing Director and Group CFO M V S Seshagiri Rao told PTI that the proposed bond sale was aimed at refinancing part of the rupee debt and aimed at reducing the interest outgo. He, however, did not confirm the amount, tenor and timing of the bond, saying the call would be taken on the movement of the market which is "a little stable" now.

Ministries Told To Expedite

Budgetary Process

MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014

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By A Business Reporter

n a bid to tackle delay in implementation of crucial projects, all ministries have been asked to initiate the budgetary process much in advance so that funds can be released soon after the Budget is passed. "After the Budget is passed, normally it takes 5-6 months to get the allocated funds released. In a recent cabinet meeting, all ministries have been told to start the necessary work in advance for the next Budget," Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan said at the 41st foundation day of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB).

This was conveyed to all ministers informally after a recent cabinet meeting, he said. "We have been told in our Department to start the process now so that funds for crucial schemes are released within 15 days after the Budget is passed in February," he said on the sidelines of the event when asked to elaborate on the issue. The timely release of allocated funds is crucial for the successful implementation of various schemes, he added. The Finance Ministry has already initiated the Budgetary exercise for the 201516 fiscal by seeking inputs from various Ministries and Departments.

The ministries have been asked to submit revised estimates of expenditure for 2014-15 and demand for grants for the next financial year beginning April 1, 2015.

The Budget, which con-

tains revised estimates for the current financial year and estimates for the next fiscal, is presented on the last working day of February by the Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha.

This would be the second Budget of the Modi government. On availability of agri-talent in the country, Singh said that the country has never faced shortage of talent but the issue has always been "identifying" the right one.

In order to identify the talent pool, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) is making good efforts.

However, the need of the hour is that the research work of scientists should be transfered to the farm field for achieving next level of growth in the sector, the Minister said. He called upon the agri-scientists' community to adopt at least one village and undertake work in that area. On vacancies not getting filled up in the government body Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Minister said that efforts will be made to absorb more talent in the next year. "About 600-1000 vacant posts will be filled up in the next year," he said.

Currently in ICAR institutes, about 20 per cent of the total 6,600 cadre strength remains vacant. By February, ASRB is aiming to fill up 300 vacant posts. Efforts are being made to absorb at the entry level, ASRB Chairman Gurbachan Singh said and suggested talent should also be attracted from abroad.

« REAL ESTATE

Housing Prices Rise In 18 Cities

By Up To 3.9%

By A Business Reporter

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ousing prices appreciated in 18 major cities by up to 3.9% in April-June over the preceding quarter while property rates fell in six cities including Delhi, according to National Housing Bank (NHB). In the national capital, housing prices dropped by 3% during the first quarter of this fiscal compared with the January-March 2014. Maximum price increase was witnessed in Pune by 3.9%, while Chandigarh saw highest fall of 4.4%, according to NHB's 'RESIDEX'. NHB had launched housing index 'RESIDEX' in July 2007 to track the movement of housing prices on a quarterly basis. It currently covers 26 cities. Prices in two cities -- Hyderabad and Raipur -remained stagnant. "The movement in prices of residential properties for the quarter AprilJune, 2014 has shown marginal increasing trend in 18 cities ranging from 0.5% in Bhubaneswar to 3.9% in Pune, and fall in 6 cities ranging from -0.5% in Lucknow to -4.4% in Chandigarh in comparison to the previous quarter January-March, 2014," NHB said in a statement.

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bluechip- driven rally and the coming week is expected to favour small cap and mid cap stocks,” said Kishore P Ostwal, CMD, CNI Research.

Technically, too the underlying trend displays strongly bullish signals.

Most Technical Analysts believe “a 28,500 on the Sensex and a 8600 on the Nifty before the year end cannot be ruled out”. Clearly, it means the bulls are here to stay, atleast till the outcome and announcements that will be revealed during the winter session of parliament, beginning on November 24 and conclude around December 23.

As regards the coming week,Jayant Manglik is of the opinion that In the coming holiday shorted week, market would see a lot of data pouring in. To begin with, HSBC Manufacturing PMI data would be released on November 3. This would

be followed by HSBC India Services PMI which is set to be unveiled onNovember 5, 2014.Also, auto and cement stocks would be in action for

the coming week as these companies report their monthly sales figure.

Needless to say, participants would also be tracking movement in global markets, investment trend of FIIs and movement in currency and crude.Further, in the ongoing earnings season, companies like Dabur India, Hexaware, IRB, Canara Bank, Auro Pharma, Jet Airways, L&T, Marico, Syndicate Bank, UCO bank will be announcing their numbers among others.

We firmly believe this upward bias will extend further and sectors like banking, auto will continue to outperform in the coming week as well.

Rather focusing on any particular level in index, it’s always advisable to be with broader trend, which is clearly up. So, any profit taking or decline can be utilized to initiate fresh long positions, but keep caution in stock selection as we are trading at a life time high"

Equity Funds Back In Demand

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014

By A Business Reporter

etail investors returned to equity mutual funds after a long hiatus. The equity category, which reported a consistent decline in retail folios from H2FY11 until H2FY14, posted a record addition of 4 lakh folios in H1FY15 to 2.90 cr folios. Strong rally in the equity market and the consequent rise in investors’ interest led to the sharp increase in retail folios. The equity market benchmark CNX Nifty gained 19% in the six months ended September 2014 on hopes of economic reforms by the new government, according to the latest Crisil Research report.

Retail folios in debt funds maintained the uptrend (since March 2009) in H1FY15. The category added 2.50 lakh retail folios over the past six months as compared with the addition

of 2.61 lakh folios in the preceding six months.

Retail folios in liquid funds saw third consecutive half-yearly rise. The category added 19,179 folios taking the total to 2.41 lakh folios in the six months ended September 2014.

Gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) posted their third consecutive half-yearly decline in the overall folio count. The retail segment saw closure of 21,557 folios to end at 4.68 lakh folios in the period under review compared with closure of 35,013 folios in the preceding six months.

Domestic gold prices (represented by the CRISIL Gold index) fell 5% in the six months ended September 2014. Retail investors continued closing accounts in balanced funds, with the category reporting a sharp fall of 30% or 7.76 lakh folios.

Tenure-wise analysis of assets under man-

agement (AUM) across investor types and categories for the half year ended September 2014 showed that 64% of retail AUM stayed in equity mutual funds for more than two years, higher than 62% seen in the preceding six months. Of the Rs 1.72 lakh cr of retail investments in equity-oriented mutual funds, Rs 1.10 lakh cr was held for over 24 months. About 32% of HNIs, by AUM, stayed invested in equity mutual funds for more than two years, lower than 47% seen in the preceding six months.

Corporates continued to dominate mutual fund AUM with 47% share in September 2014, down from 49% in March 2014. HNIs were the second biggest contributor with 28% share.

The retail segment’s share in total mutual fund AUM rose to 22% in the latest six months from 21% in the preceding six months.

Rupee Can Continue To Appreciate Against Yen ANINDYA BANERJEE

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Currency Derivatives Researcher, Kotak Securities

« FOREX

upee plays within a well defined range of 60:70/61:00 and 61:90/62:00 levels on spot. A broad based rally in the US Dollar overseas but equally attractive is Indian equity and debt instruments right now that these two opposing forces are not allowing for a trend. At the same time, Indian Rupee bulls know it very well that the central bank remains committed to shore up its reserves, in case the speculators decide to push the local unit too far.

Though Rupee might have remained slightly weak against the US Dollar but it continues to appreciate against many other global currencies. As a result, export competitiveness is being hurt. There is unspoken currency war is underway around the globe, with various central bankers trying to use the weak currency to grab whatever external trade market share they can. Global trade growth has suffered, as global economic growth remains uneven. The way Yen has

depreciated against other global currencies is spoiling the export competitiveness of other Asian and European economies, which are export driven.

Value of one fiat currency against the other is largely determined by the relative attractiveness. Net demand and net supply is what determines whether one currency appreciates or depreciates against the other. For the Indian Rupee, last 12 months have been a game changer. A mix of internal and external factors, which were acting as headwinds till last year, has now reversed polarity, and is now offering sizable positive momentum.

Interest rates in the country, after adjusting for inflation is now positive by a decent margin and is expected to remain so over the short to medium term. A positive real rate is con-

sidered deflationary for the economy and hence improves the relative attraction of the Rupee. At the same time, GOI has shown remarkable political will in restraining fiscal expenditure and hence the deficit.

Once the economy picks there will be tax buoyancy, in which case, the fiscal deficit can shrink further over the medium to long term. Fiscal prudence is once again deflationary and also thereby adds to the positive pressure on the domestic currency.

Over the near term, we need to keep an eye on the developments surrounding the 'black money" proceedings. India is yet to ratify two major global treaties on sharing of information on illicit money. India needs to ratify the FACTA accord, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

by the end of 2014. Under the law, Indian firms dealing with US nationals or having business in US, will have to disclose information to US tax authorities. Similarly, US along with other signatories of the FACTA will share information with India on its citizens financial activity in those countries. The apex court in India is expected to pronounce its verdict around the first week of December.

We have to keep a eye on the proceedings as incase the Supreme court prohibits GOI from ratifying FACTA on grounds of embedded confidentiality clause, then it can have significant adverse effect on the Rupee.

We have seen a U-turn in the global financial markets, where, a mix of financial intervention and verbal intervention, from the BOJ, US Fed and ECB, has triggered a massive risk on play. Indian equities and debt have benefited from the same. BOJ announced fresh measures to ease monetary policy. Bank of Japan will now expand its monetary base at the rate of 80 trillion yen annually, from 70 trillion yen previously. At the same time, the domestic pension fund, GPIF is expected to announce doubling its allocation of funds to domestic equities and foreign equities, at 25% each now.

Global economic data over this week was mixed with Germany reporting poor business sentiment data for the month of October (IFO). Euro zone credit contracted further in September but at a slower pace. US

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durable goods orders had contracted in September. US GDP rose at 3.5% in Q3 after rising 4.6% over the previous quarter. A sharp rise in government spending drove the economic growth upwards. In Japan, household spending declined by more than forecast in September. Inflation in Japan came in lower than forecast in October. ECB's just concluded stress test of the Euro zone financial institutions failed to inspire confidence, as the central bank failed to account for deflation in the worst case scenario. Modeling a euro wide deflation would have led to a sizable increase in bad loans under the worst case scenarios.

Over the next week, traders will keep a close eye on the flash PMIs from major European economies as well ISM PMIs from US. US economy is also scheduled to release its monthly non-farm employment numbers. At the same time, Chinese and UK PMI will offer a glimpse into the state of their respective economies.

Both, central bank from UK and Euro zone are scheduled to announce its monetary policy. Indian economy is going to report the PMI data for the month of October. Indian Rupee is expected to trade within a band of 60:70/61:00 and 61:80/62:20 over the next couple of weeks. Large options OI at 61 strike put option and 62 strike call options on NSE confirms the above the range. Rupee can continue to appreciate against Yen and the Euro. Against the GBP, it can remain ranged.

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ABHISHEK AGARWAL is Co-founder and Director, Creditvidya

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Pay Off Your Home Loan Faster!

lthough it's a great feeling to be a homeowner, paying a fat portion of your salary towards the EMI payment of your home loan is not the happiest feeling. And to think that you will need to keep paying this sum of money for a prolonged period of 10-15 years (the tenure of your home loan) may feel exasperating, as the best part of your youth is over by then! Besides, the interest rate you pay the lender may actually end up making the repayment amount bigger than the principal amount you have borrowed. What then is the solution? The solution is prepayment of your mortgage in easy and simple steps to lighten your debt burden and save money in the long run.

Till about a couple of years back, one had reason to be worried about the prepayment of one's home loan because of the costs involved. But that does not hold true any longer with the RBI having directed banks and financial institutions to do any with any penalties on floating rate home loans. This directive from the apex bank came in the monetary policy announcement in June 2012. But if you still think that prepayment of your mortgage is an impossible feat given the fact that you are barely managing your other fixed expenses, read on to find out how it may not be such a far-fetched possibility after all.

Take a look at your financial plan: Before you jump the gun and panic thinking that you must pay off your home loan as soon as you can, or at least think about a refinance option for your home loan, take a closer look at your financial plan. See the number of investments you have and the returns they are yielding. Once you are assured that your investments are taking care of your short, medium and long term financial goals, you can direct the surplus you have towards the prepayment of your home loan. The thing to remember here is that, you should not dip into your emergency fund or compromise with your financial goals to make this prepayment.

Tweak your EMI structure: The thought of part payment of EMI may seem intimidating to you, because it is not possible for you to make a full payment of an EMI altogether, but have you considered the possibility of making a slightly higher EMI payment? Even a small amount of Rs 1,000 to 2,000 will go towards towards the repayment of the principal amount of your loan. As your principal comes down, so does your interest amount and you end up reducing your tenure by at least 1-2 years.

Make partial payments whenever possible: Most large banks allow their home loan customers to make n-number of partial payments in a year (However some banks may have a limit of the number of partial payments one can make in a year, so make sure you check with your lender about this provision upfront) . So whenever you have a festival related bonus or a performance bonus coming in, use it for the part payment of your home loan, instead of buying that expensive LED television set or the latest iPhone in the market. While you may have to make certain compromises now, you will end up saving a lot of money on your home loan in the long run.

Cut your costs and live below your means for the first few years: Having a home loan to pay off is a great financial burden, but there is nothing that matches up to the satisfaction of having a roof over your head that you can call your own! Let this be your motivation to cut corners wherever you can and direct the money saved towards the prepayment of your home loan. You may have to let go off the annual vacation in a foreign location for the first few years of your mortgage tenure, but having the peace of mind will be a much bigger incentive.

Get the family involved: You may be the main breadwinner of the family and the onus may be on you to manage the finances, but when it comes to the mortgage, make your family as responsible as you are. Instead of having to battle their disappointments about not getting the things that you had earlier planned (the foreign vacation for instance!) make them as involved in the prepayment process as you are. They may not be able to pitch in with the extra money, but they can sure think up some interesting means of spending quality time together. A vacation in a place that is closer to home or doing up the kid's room with their favourite furnishings could save money and give them as much joy!

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier

Critical Illness Insurance is often ignored by young working professionals.

However, it is becoming perilous due to the compulsions of working professionals’ lifestyles. Fiercely competitive corporate environment,extended working hours, unhealthy food habits, lack of exercise, never-ending stress and unhealthy habits such as smoking and alcohol are the becoming routines (or compulsions) of professional lives today. These factors have resulted in young working professionals falling victims to the lifestyle-related disorders and illnesses.

And this is relevant to both men as well as women professionals.

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here has been a slow but real transformation in the incidence of critical diseases / disorders among population. Reports state that one in three persons will develop some life-threatening cancer; one in four persons will develop heart disease before they retire, and one in twenty people risk the chance of having stroke before the age of seventy! These predictions are alarming for the young generation.

Young professionals are generally not interested even in the regular health insurance and most cannot tell how a Critical Illness Insurance is different from a regular Health Insurance. Most young individuals do not realize the importance of having a Critical Illness Insurance policy till they find themselves or their near ones in circumstances where they need it.

However, with changing times, it is necessary that young working professionals understood the product better and secured themselves against such possibilities.

It is not rare these days for young working professionals in late-twenties and early-thirties to get diagnosed with critical ailments that require specialized care. In the event of a critical illness such as Cardiac

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Attack, Bypass Surgery, Stroke or Renal Failure, the financial burden could be far more than what a regular health plan that pays hospital bills, would cover. A critical illness for a young working professional with dependents means loss of income, total or partial disability and change in lifestyle.

Typically, a regular Health Insurance plan has limits on doctors' fees and, thus, does not cover the full cost of treatment. Also, there are caps on specific expenses such as on medicines; intensive care unit or prosthetics and the hospitalization bill would invariably be more than what the insurer will pay. In

such cases, individuals have little option but to pay from their own pockets. A little extra caution – by way of a Critical Illness Insurance – can save the young professionals from a large hole in the pocket in the time of accumulation of wealth. With medical costs spiraling out of control for ailments like Stroke, Hypertension, Cardiac Arrests etc., it has become imperative for the young working professionals to plan for such eventualities to ensure that their families’ life is not disturbed.

Most Critical Illness Insurance plans are designed in a way that takes away most of worries of young working professionals. A typical Critical Illness Insurance policy pays a lump sum benefit (upto the Sum Insured opted) on the very first diagnosis and a minimum survival period. The best part of this plan is low premium.

A young working professional of 30 years can get a Critical Illness Insurance of Rs 5 lakh for an affordable premium of less than Rs 2000 per annum. A discounted premium for two years works out ever lower for the same plan. At an affordable premium, it's a must buy for the young working professional!

A typical Critical Illness Policy provides a lump sum benefit which can pay for: a) Costs for the care and treatment b) Recuperation aids c) Debts pay off Typically, aCritical Illness Policy pays a lump sum, up to the Sum Insured, on first diagnosis of any of the following critical illnesses, after a 30-day survival period from the date of first diagnosis.

Are FMPs An Attractive Investment?

RASHMI RODDAM Director, WealthRays Securities

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« PERSONAL FINANCE

uring February and March every year we see a rush in launch of fixed maturity plans (FMP’s) with maturity periods above 370 days and 540 days. The reason was indexation benefit that an investor would get if they invest in FMP’s, as returns in FMP’s is always higher to fixed deposit.

Post tax returns when compared, FMP’s would give marginally 3% higher returns as compared to fixed deposit due to indexation benefit on long term capital gains for FMP’s held over a year was 10% without indexation and 20% with indexation.

Post budget 2014, with the proposal of tax implication on non-equity funds, investors are required to be invested in FMP’s for more than 3 years to benefit

from long term capital gains tax of 20% with indexation. This has discouraged most investors as FMP’s that were a part of their portfolio was mainly due to the taxation benefit as they would get vis- a –vis fixed deposit even for a period from 1 year to 3 years. Also it has affected those who have invested in this instrument a year or 2 years back, as any FMP’s maturing post April 2014 will be impacted by new taxation policy and redemption proceeds will be taxed as short term capital gains if redeemed within 3 years.

Though it may not be suitable for investors who were investing for less than 3 years period, FMP’s are still considered to be a better option than fixed deposit if investments are for a maturity period of over 3 years as it still gives indexation benefit which is not there in fixed deposits. This encourages investors to save and earn more when invested for a longer period of time. Also those investors who are not in the tax bracket of 30% would not have an impact from this change as they would pay short term capital gains of 10% or 20% as applicable.

Since FMP’s are close ended funds, though it is listed on stock exchanges, due to lack of liquidity it may be difficult to redeem until maturity, this gives an advantage for investors who are keen in saving for the future.

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135000

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* CII of 785 and 1024 for 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 has been considered respectively

As you see in the above table, an investor who had invested in FY 2011 -2012 irrespective of the tax bracket of the investor, FMP’s earns better to fixed deposit after 3 years which makes FMP’s still attractive to be a part of one’s portfolio.

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« BRAND MANTRA

JAGDEEP KAPOOR

is CMD of Samsika Marketing Consultancy

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Brand Loyalty: What’s That?

he winds of changes in the Indian market place have brought about a clear shift in consumer behaviour in recent times. For many years, a lot of product and service marketers considered that customers were there with them for life, and they started taking brand loyalty for granted. However, there has been a transformation in the Indian market and consumers are now loyal to ‘perceived value’ and not necessarily to brands.

Due to intense competition and a wide choice of brands, every Indian consumer is today equipped with, what I call ‘an imaginary remote control’. With this imaginary remote control the consumer explores various brands, only momentarily, and evaluates them based on the ‘perceived value’ he is getting.

Thus each brand gets very little time to project itself, before the consumer moves on to evaluate another brand. Only those brands which are able to give regular, sustainable and consistently high ‘perceived value’ would be able to attract and retain customers.

How did this trend suddenly emerge? Well, the first reason is competition followed by the rising standards and expectations of Indian consumers. Further, many brands never had brand loyalty but a mere monopoly in a particular category or force of habit amongst consumers. Thus the consumers were not loyal to the brand out of choice, but instead out of force or conditioning.

It is not to say that brand loyalty can no longer exist.

However ‘perceived value’ loyalty would precede brand loyalty.

Only after a thorough assessment would be a consumer settle for a brand.

Let us take two case studies to understand this emerging trend.

In the case of televisions, when a consumer walks into a dealer outlet, he quickly pulls out his ‘imaginary remote control’ and starts evaluating brands in terms of ‘perceived value’.

More often than not this recent ‘perceived value’ trend has got consumers attracted to some promotion brands. Whether it is through innovative exchange schemes, unique tie-ups or liberal consumer financing, they have got Indian consumers excited and brand loyalty in the television segment has gone for a toss.

In fact, though these promotion brands run the risk of being seen as a discount brand, they have been able to provide the desired ‘perceived value’ to not only first time TV users, but also to multiple users who would like an additional television set in their bedroom or children’s room and to those who are in the replacement market. This indeed has made the Indian consumers taste blood and should a brand come in and provide better ‘perceived value’ than these promotion brands they would consider that brand.

The second case study is in the area of entertainment. In recent times, Star Television channel has shaken brand loyal TV consumers and has aggressively increased its market share. This again is the process of the Indian viewer taking out his ‘imaginary remote control’ as well as the physical remote control and surfing channels in the search of ‘perceived value’.

The viewer’s involvement with ‘perceived value’ is so high that he looks at programmes, and not channels, and evaluates each one before settling down to watch it. If a channel is able to provide a mix of good programmes that have higher ‘perceived value’, the consumer gives up his channel brand loyalty and moves towards greater enjoyment and satisfaction.

Copyright © 2013, All rights reserved.

Jagdeep Kapoor can be contacted at jk@samsika.com

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MUMBAI | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014

F&O SCRIPS WEEKLY SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS FOR NOVEMBER 3 -- 7, 2014 Close

1679

487

480

1508

ADANIPORTS

286

ALBK

115

ADANIPOWER

PP

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48

306

112

123

225

APOLLOHOSP

1124

ARVIND

ASHOKLEY

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543

278

228

APOLLOTYRE

511

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92

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222

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416

250

133

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475

72

206

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62

193

42

860

393

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2618

2578

2742

2907

2413

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285

279

302

326

255

232

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BHARATFORG BHARTIARTL

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1576

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HDFCBANK HDIL

HEROMOTOCO HEXAWARE HINDALCO

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912

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533

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367

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59

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162

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75

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78

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151

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143

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MRF

72

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285

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332

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146

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303

297

321

344

274

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981

1059

1138

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823

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ONGC

407

PETRONET

200

PNB

937

PTC

92

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107

RELCAPITAL RELIANCE RPOWER

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104

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83

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SRTRANSFIN

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134

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126

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TATAMOTORS

537

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TATAPOWER

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TATACHEM

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TATAGLOBAL

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TATAMTRDVR

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TATASTEEL

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TECHM TITAN

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UNITECH

478

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UNIONBANK

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ULTRACEMCO

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172

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VOLTAS

278

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699

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11

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328

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521

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232 593

319

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

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« TOP VIEW

The Indian economy has potential for achieving and sustaining higher growth. The economy registered a growth of 4.7% in 2013-14. For 2014-15 and it is expected that the growth could be in the range of 5.5% to 5.9%. The recent decline in international oil prices and prices of domestic food items point towards lower inflation in the coming months. The capital flows to finance Current Account Deficit (CAD) is adequate and further moderation in CAD can be expected in 2014-15 due to lower oil prices.

—Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

« STOCK PICKS FOR THE WEEK

By Sanjay R. Bhatia NOTE – The Stop Losses are to be followed strictly on the closing price basis.

Nifty Scales A New Peak…

NSE India : CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Monday (November 3, 2014) By Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:

The Nifty rose substantially on Friday (October 31, 2014) a net 153 points (1.87%) and closed at the 8322 point level.

The market opened up with a gap at the 8200 points level.

It then declined marginally and registered the day’s low at the 8198 points level at 9.17 a.m. The index then rose steadily throughout the session and registered the day’s high at the 8330 points level at 3.19 p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained above its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 133 points and closed above the psychologically important 8300 points level. Sentiment was extremely bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 45 were gainers while just 5 stocks closed in the red. All the sectoral indices barring consumer durables closed in the green.

Substantial buying was witnessed in capital goods, infrastructure and oil & gas stocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 6.11%. This change is moderate but indicates a wide participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 1031 were gainers, 541 were losers and 41 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen in the over-bought zone.

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

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level and is now rising (positive if it continues).

MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero and is rising (positive if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

with a positive bias.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 7743 points level.

The next support is at the 7615 points level.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the 8246 points level was crossed above in the previous session.

The next resistance is at the 8372 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 = 8284 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 8237.

Support (2) = 8151.

Resistance (1) = 8369. Resistance (2) = 8416.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a second consecutive and long white body candle on higher volumes. In fact, yesterday's candle is almost like a white body Marubozu candle. (A White Marubozu forms when the open equals the low and the close equals the high).

Moreover, the body of this candle is above and outside the body of the previous candle indicating a range expansion and acceleration.

Further, the index is above the 5, 15, 25 and 200 day moving averages and all the four averages are rising.

Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a further upmove unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

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

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

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 8120) Positive.

Is above its 15-day average (at 7967) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 7985) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 7183) Positive.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market

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

BUY Aban above 627, Stop Loss 612, Target 675 Aban is displaying a positive trend. It is displaying a higher top higher bottom formation. It has moved above its 200-day SMA, which is its long-term moving average and is a positive sign for the stock. The RSI and the KST are placed above their respective averages. The volumes recorded are good and are placed above its 10-day SMA. Aban is likely to move higher and should be bought above 627 with stop loss of 612 and Target Price of 675.

BUY Adani Enterprises above 486, Stop Loss 478, Target 505 Adani Enterprises is displaying a positive trend. It is displaying a higher top higher bottom formation. It is placed above its 200-day SMA. The volume recorded is modest and are placed above its 10-day SMA. The KST and RSI are placed above their respective averages. Adani Enterprises is likely to move higher and should be bought above 486 with stop loss of 478 and Target price of 505.

BUY Atul Auto above 403, Stop Loss 395, Target 420 Atul Auto is displaying a positive trend and is likely to test its historic highs.

It is displaying a higher top higher bottom formation. It is placed above its 200-day SMA, which is its long-term moving average and is a positive sign for the stock. The volumes recorded are good and placed above its 10-day SMA. The KST and RSI are placed above their respective averages. Atul Auto is likely to move higher. It should be bought above 403 with stop loss of 395 and Target Price of 420.

BUY Bank of India above 288, Stop Loss 282, Target 300 Bank of India is displaying a positive trend. It is displaying a higher top higher bottom formation. It is placed above its 200-day SMA, which is its long-term moving average and is a positive sign for the stock. The volumes recorded are good and placed above its 10-day SMA. The KST and RSI are placed above their respective averages. Bank of India is likely to move higher. It should be bought above 288 with stop loss of 282 and Target Price of 300.

BUY Bharat Forge above 816, Stop Loss 798, Target 845 Bharat Forge is displaying a positive trend. It is displaying a higher top higher bottom formation. It is placed above its 200-day SMA, which is its long-term moving average and is a positive sign for the stock. The volumes recorded are good and placed above its 10-day SMA. The KST and RSI are placed above their respective averages. Bharat Forge is likely to move higher. It should be bought above 816 with stop loss of 798 and Target Price of 845.

Bajaj Auto and ICICI Bank given last week have achieved their Targets

« BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

RELIGARE CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON ACC

CMP: `1501 Target `1650 ACC reported Q2CY14 EBITDA/t of Rs 544 (RCMLe: Rs 510), down by Rs 90/t QoQ (+Rs 140/t YoY) as cost pressure offset improved realisations.

EBITDA margin contracted 220bps QoQ to 11.2%, but lower taxes took PAT ahead of estimates at Rs 1.9bn (-21% QoQ, +62% YoY).

ANGEL BROKING CALLS A ‘BUY’ ON SIYARAM SILK MILLS

CMP: `748 Target `952 We expect the profit to grow at a CAGR of 32.4% over FY2014-16E to `111cr.

On account of the improved brand acceptance and strong profit growth, we reiterate our Buy rating on the stock with an upgraded target price of `952, valuing the stock at a revised target PE of 8x FY2016E earnings.

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not convinced with the policy then within this 15day period he should return the policy to the respective insurance company. This is called a free look period. Once the policyholder requests for cancellation in the free look period, the following deductions are made from his premium: 1. Stamp duty paid for the policy and other administration costs incurred 2. Medical check-up expenses borne by the insurance company (if any) 3. If there is any fluctuation of NAV during this free look period then the same will also adjusted in the units invested under your the policy

MANOJ ASWANI

is VP at MyInsurance Club.com

« INSURANCE I am a 55 years old - salaried individual and am covered under group mediclaim insurance from my company. But I will retire in the next couple of years and then I guess most insurance companies will not provide me health insurance or put in a lot of exclusions. How should I go about buying mediclaim / health insurance?

Sameer Samant, Matunga West Firstly, try to obtain a policy document of your group mediclaim from your employer at least 6 months before your retire. Then immediately approach the same insurer and tell them to continue your cover as an individual health insurance policy in your name. Chances are they will issue you a new policy without any interruption and also transfer your existing benefits (if any) to this new policy. Second option is you can approach a few insurance companies who have senior citizen health plans. Such plans are specially designed for individuals above the age of 50 - 55 and are slightly more focused.

There may be exclusions but the insurer will cover it after 3 or 4 years of continuous renewal.

My father is 64 years old and I want to take a

C

Which one is better - Investing in ULIP v/s Mutual Funds v/s ELSS? —Shilpa Sinha, Gatkophar There are many comparator tools available which suggest ULIPs are better than Mutual Funds, ELSS are better than ULIPs and so on. However, one must remember that these opinions are based on the charges levied under each product. Often the logic used is Lower the charges, Higher the returns.

While this logic is correct, it does not guarantee go a medical check-up after which the insurance better returns for any product. It is important to health insurance policy for him. Which one company will decide if they can issue a policy or understand the nature and benefits of each prodshould we go for? He had undergone some uct. Insurance is a protection tool and it should not medical treatment 5 years back – so will that not. Please declare the entire medical history in be looked at as an investment instrument. Mutual make any difference in the policy premium? the application form. For the first 3 to 4 policy funds have very low entry/exit charges and are —Devendra Shah, Lokandwala Complex years, the insurance companies may exclude the Many insurance companies have launched exclu- illness/disease for which the treatment was done rewarding. ELSS is a relatively new entrant and has lock-in-period but so far returns have been satisfacsive health insurance plans for senior citizens. and later on they may cover these illnesses also.

General insurance companies like Bajaj Allianz, tory. Besides there is no hard and fast rule that you Oriental Insurance, Star Health, United India to What exactly is a Free Look period? In case have to invest in either Mutual Funds or ELSS; you of ULIP if I cancel the policy during free name a few. Please check the clause of ‘co-paycould investment in both proportionately. It would look and the NAV of the policy goes down – be a good idea to consult a certified financial planment’. Co-payment stands for the percentage of then what happens? —Bilal Mahip, Mulund ner for a guided approach. claim which has to be borne by the policy holder.

After buying an insurance policy, the policyholder For example, the insurance company will bear (The author is Vice President at gets a specific timeframe (currently 15 days as only 80% of the claim amount and the balance www.MyInsuranceClub.com, 20% has to be paid by the policy holder. At the prescribed by IRDA) from the date of receipt of his insurance comparison website in India.

You may write to him at manoj@myinsuranceclub.com) time of application, your father will have to under- policy to review his decision. If the policyholder is

« PRODUCT REVIEW: CHOLA HOSPITAL CASH HEALTHLINE PLAN

By Manoj Aswani hola Hospital Cash Healthline Plan is a Hospital Cash Health Plan that provides cash on hospitalization of the policyholder. The plan supplements the existing health plan by providing cash on hospitalization beyond what is already provided by the existing health plan In this plan, premium needs to be paid every year. This is a basic hospital cash plan with 3 Plan Options namely Plan A, B, C with varied benefit structures.

The plan provides for normal hospitalization cash benefit, double cash benefit for ICU hospitalization and even a lump sum amount called Convalescence Benefit per policy period if hospitalization exceeds 20 continuous days.

The plan covers self, spouse, dependent children and dependent parents under all the available options The benefit structure under the available plan options are as follows:

BENEFITS PLAN A PLAN B PLAN C (in Rs.) Daily Cash 1000/ day 2000/day 3000/ day for normal Hospitalization Daily Cash 2000/ day 4000/ day 6000/ day for ICU Hospitalization Convalescence 10,000 Benefit

15,000

20,000

Key Features of Chola Hospital Cash Healthline Plan No medical check-up required till the entry age of 55 years The pre-policy health check-up expense is

A Hospital Cash Health Plan Eligibility and Restrictions of Chola Hospital Cash Healthline Plan

Policy Term (in years)

Entry Age of Principal Insured (in years) Entry Age of Child (in years)

Maturity Age(in years)

reimbursed up to 50% after policy issuance The plan can be taken for self, spouse, dependent children and dependent parents This plan has an additional Benefit of “Regain” wherein the entire Sum Assured can be restored within the same policy year if the entire Basic Sum Assured is utilized Lifelong Renewability in this plan There is a choice of 3 plan options with different benefit structures Daily Cash for ICU Hospitalization is double that of the Normal Hospitalization Cash If the policyholder is hospitalized for more than 20 days, a lump sum amount called Convalescence Benefit is paid per policy period Cashless claim facility available across 4000+ hospitals in India Family discount of 5% for 2 members and 10% for more than 2 members is given.

Cumulative Bonus on completion of every

Minimum 1

18

91 days

Lifelong

Maximum -

65 36

claim free year @ 5% increase in the Daily Cash Benefit up to a maximum of 50%

What is covered in Chola Hospital Cash Healthline Plan?

The plan provides for the following benefits the amount of which depends on the choice of the Plan Option: Daily Cash Benefit under Normal Hospitalization Double the Daily Cash Benefit under ICU Hospitalization Lump Sum Convalescence Benefit if hospitalization exceeds 20 days Exclusions - What is not covered in Chola Hospital Cash Healthline Plan?

All treatments except within first 30 days, exceptions – accidental case Pre-existing conditions for first 4 yrs Circumcision, Tubectomy, Vasectomy, sex change treatments.

Vaccination, inoculation treatments Treatments undertaken due to participation in hazardous activities IVF, GIFT, ZIFT Procedures Costs incurred on treatments other than allopathic Ionizing radiation or contamination by radioactivity HIV, AIDS and related diseases Mental disorder, insanity & weight control treatments Abuse of drugs, alcohol, hallucinogens, intoxicant Pregnancy and related expenses Congenital diseases Hospitalization due to war Dental and Cosmetic Treatments 2 years exclusion for specific diseases Experimental, investigational or unproven treatment, devices and pharmacological regimens Sample illustration of Premium of Chola Hospital Cash Healthline Plan The below illustration is for a healthy Male under all Plan Options at ages= 35, 45and 55 years respectively.

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When monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse. HBO, 9 p.m.

MERI AASHIQUI TUM SE HI

SOAPS & SERIALS

In tonight’s episode of Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, we will see that Ishani is in denial about Chirag having abandoned her for good. While Falguni is trying to make her understand that Chirag indeed has left her for life, Ranveer shocks everyone by reaching the altar. RV announces that he will take Ishani’s hand in marriage instead and while Falguni is happy with the decisions, Ishani is not ready for this step. Falguni manages to convince Ishani and gets her ready for the wedding. When Amba finds out about the situation, she reaches the Mandap to stop the wedding. Will Amba be successful in her aim or will RV get married to Ishani? Colors, 10 p.m.

DOLI ARMANON KI

After a lot of contemplation about the next step of her life, Urmi finally decides to file for divorce against Samrat. Having tolerated his behavior for a long time, she also wants to fight for custody of their son, Shaurya. Will this decision bring a ray of hope in Urmi’s life or will it make things worse for her? Zee TV, 10.30 p.m.

FIT FOR THE WILD

Explore thirteen of Africa’s fascinating habitants and the creatures that thrive there, from the Kalahari to the Indian Ocean on Animal Planet’s FIT FOR THE WILD. Animal Planet, 10.30 p.m.

SKYSCRAPER WITH NIK WALLENDA

Nik Wallenda, “The King of the Highwire” is back at it again.

This time, he is heading to the historic windy city of Chicago to attempt his most audacious and challenging tightrope walk yet. And like the legendary Wallenda family tradition, he will do it all without a net or harness. Dozens of cameras will be positioned across the city and on helicopters – rolling as Nik attempts this nail-biting, two-part walk at night time in one of the windiest sections of Chicago. With unpredictable weather conditions, the tightrope crossing will present countless obstacles.

Discovery, 9 p.m.

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS

HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS

Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, Colors, 10 p.m.

How do orbits drive the dynamics of the universe? Could cosmic firestorms threaten life on Earth? Journey deep into space and examine the moons, planets and stars that make up the cosmos in Discovery Science HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS. Combining expert opinion with extraordinary computer generated imagery; the fascinating series uses modern astronomy to reveal the inner workings of outer space. Discovery Science, 10 p.m.

EVEREST

Visuals of Everest and a lone girl climbs reaching a deep crevasse. A dead body lies at the bottom of the crevasse. In her attempt to cross it she trips and falls hanging for her dear life. Star Plus, 10 p.m.

HOUSE SEASON 6

An old friend and former patient of Wilson’s experiences paralysis in his left arm. Wilson takes this case himself. House thinks his friend has cancer like before, however Wilson stays optimistic until the worst happens. Star World, 10 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

In this retelling of Rick Riordans book, “The Sea of Monsters”, Percy Jackson, accompanied by his friends Annabeth Chase, Clarisse La Rue and Tyson, his half brother, goes on a journey to the Sea of Monsters to retrieve the Golden Fleece and save Camp Half-Blood. Star Movies, 9 p.m.

Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) is an honest police officer. He is on the trail of a gang of robbers headed by Kabir (John Abraham), an evil perfectionist with an attitude. Jai ropes in the services of Ali (Uday Chopra), a happy-go-lucky garage mechanic and a prodigious bike rider. Dhoom reinvents the classic cops and robbers tale and brings it into the 21st century. With fast bikes, big action, non-stop fun and a thrilling story that leaves you out of breath, Dhoom is a powerhouse of adventure and excitement waiting to explode. Max, 9 p.m.

RED EYE

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician. Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

TARZAN - THE WONDER CAR

Raj is a bright young man working in a garage owned by Kartar Singh (Amrish Puri in a great role). Priya is a young vivacious girl from London who is on a visit to India and as expected falls in love with the likeable Raj. In the meantime, Raj picks up a dead and done car from the junkyard and transforms it into a great mean machine. The car can do anything, anywhere. Both, Raj and Priya, are in love with Tarzan and love traveling in it. They have a few adventures on the way, which make the film a little interesting. Zee Cinema, 8 p.m.

A woman investigates the mystery of what happened on a certain Sunday if her life that she has lost all recollection of. Sehar’s world is turned upside-down when she gets a clue about the missing Sunday of her life, which points to a possible violent attack on her. Then A.C.P Rajveer takes up the mantle to sort out the complicated and jumbled up threads of Sehar’s life. Rajveer tries to be an honest cop and his honesty contributes to encouraging a total ban on any criminal activity by the locals. In the process of solving Sehar’s case it comes to light that on Sunday, different people interacted with Sehar and amongst them, one could be the accused. To name some, the lot includes ‘Ballu,’

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STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Hasina Thi 2.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 3.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 3.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 5.00 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 5.30 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Suhaani Si Ek Ladki 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 8.00 Ek Hasina Thi 8.30 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Everest 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 P.M. 1.20 1.50 2.45 3.40 4.35 5.30

6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 11.00

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

the taxi driver and his friend Kumar, a struggling NSD actor, Ritu her close friend, a scary and suspicious character who resides in Sehar’s society, and the group whom she had come across while partying at the discotheque. CVO, 9 p.m.

DUSHMAN

Sonia and Naina Sehgal (both played by Kajol) are twins. The two are completely different from each other, Sonia being the outgoing twin and Naina being the shy twin. At the same time the police are hunting for a killer and rapist. The man Gokul Pandit is a cold-blooded animal and has chosen Naina for his next target. However tragedy strikes when Gokul brutally kills Sonia.

Naina is distraught and vows to hunt down Gokul. Gokul soon goes after Naina and she realizes she needs help to overcome her fear of him. With that she meets Suraj Singh Rathod, a retired and blind major and he helps her physically and mentally to defeat her fear of Gokul. B4U, 9 p.m.

SIVAJI: THE BOSS

Held in a cell, Sivaji reflects how he came to be under police scrutiny and his subsequent arrest for a variety of economic offenses. He had returned to Chennai from the U.S. to live with his parents and maternal uncle, and had hoped to invest money in colleges and hospitals so that people who are not privileged can benefit - much to the chagrin of a sophisticated goon, Adisheshan, who threatens him, and asks him not to tread on his territory. Star Gold, 9 p.m.

STAR WORLD

House Tomorrow People Simpsons Year Modern Family MasterChef Australia Big Bang Theory House Tomorrow People Simpsons Year Modern Family Masterchef Australia House Tomorrow People

ZEE CAFÉ

Two and a Half Men Scandal Desperate Housewives American Funniest Home Videos Just for Laughs Look Who’s Talking with Niranjan Scandal The Vampire Diaries The Big Bang Theory Two And a Half Men Desperate Housewives Scandal The Big Bang Theory

SONY TV

P.M. 12.00 CID 8.00 Itni Si Khushi 8.30 Kaun Banega Crorepati 2014 9.30 Hum Hain Na 10.00 Maharana Pratap 10.30 Humsafars 11.00 Crime Petrol P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30

DHOOM

SUNDAY

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

7.00 7.30

8.00 8.30 9.00

ZEE TV

Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Doli Armaanon Ki Kumkum Bhagya Maharakshak Aryan Qubool Hai Bandhan… Saari Umar Doli Armaanon Ki Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya Dil Se Naachein Indiawaale Bandhan… Saari Umar Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Jodha Akbar Jamai Raja Kumkum Bhagya

DDI (MAIN CHANNEL)

P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30

4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00

Swad Yatra News in Marathi Apradh Daivacha Ha Khel Nirala Asi Hi Dharmakanya Sansar Maza Vegala News in Marathi Smart Sunbai Krishi Darshan Amahci Mati Amachi Mana News in Marathi Janata Darbar Anudamini Pavitra Banddhan Sammaan: Ek Adhikar

9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 P.M. 2.00 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30

Qubool Hai Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Doli Armaano Ki Jodha Akbar

LISTING

LIFE OK

Savdhaan India Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye Gusstakh Dil Devo ke Dev Mahadev Tumhari Pakhi Laut Aao Trisha Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye Comedy Classes Savdhaan India: India Fights Back 11.30 Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye

COLORS

P.M. 2.00 Udann 2.30 Beintehaa

9.00 9.30 10.30 11.00

Ka Re Duraava Chala Hava Yeu Dya Jai Malhar Ka Re Duraava

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Wildest Africa Biggest and Baddest Predation Be The Creature AP Safari Untamed and Uncut Mutant Planet River Monsters The Wild Ones Fit For The Wild Untamed and Uncut

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 American Digger 3.00 Man Vs Wild

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

9.00 10.00 10.30 11.30

Taboo Secrets of Wild India Customs Do Or Die Most Amazing Moments Science of Stupid Secret Life of Predators Cat Wars: Lion vs Cheetah Science of Stupid Do or Die Battle of the Supercars Taboo

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 I Almost Got Away With It 3.00 I Was Murdered 3.30 Dates From Hell 4.00 On The Case 5.00 The Shift

MOVIE CHANNELS

P.M 12.00 2.30 5.30 7.00 9.00 11.00 A.M. 7.05 9.05 11.10 P.M. 12.30 2.45 5.20 7.10

3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.30

7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi Sasural Simar Ka Udaan Bigg Boss Comedy Nights with Kapil Shastri Sisters Sasural Simar Ka Balika Vadhu Uddan Bigg Boss Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi Uttaran Beintehaa

SAB TV

P.M. 12.00 Taarak Mehta Ka 7.00 Badi Door Se Aaye Hai 7.30 Chandrakant Chiplunkar..

8.00 Baal Veer 8.30 Taarak Mehta Ka..

9.00 Chidiya Ghar 9.30 Badi Door Se AayeHai 10.00 Chiplunkar…

10.30 FIR 11.00 Taarak Mehta Ka….

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Ka re Duraava 2.30 Jai Malhar 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juloon Yeti Reshimghathi 4.00 Chala Hava Yeu Dya 5.00 Jai Malhar 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 6.00 Ka Re Duraava 6.30 Home Minister 7.00 Jai Malhar 7.30 Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe 8.00 Honor Suun Me Hya Gharachi 8.30 Julooni Yeti Reshimgathi

Comedy Classes, Life Ok, 10 p.m.

4.00 How Do They Do It 5.00 You Have Been Warned 6.00 Farthflight 7.00 Food Factory 7.30 American Digger 8.00 How Do They Do It 9.00 Skyscraper with Nik Wallenda 10.00 What Happened Next 10.30 Destroyed in Seconds 11.00 My Shocking Story P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 9.00 10.00

SCIENCE

The Gadget Show How It’s Made Alien Encoiunters How Do They Do It? Spy Wars How It’s Made The Gadget Show How The Universe Works 11.00 How Tech Works P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 4.00 5.00

5.30 7.30

8.00 8.30 9.00 10.00 10.30 11.00

HISTORY

Food CIA Baggage Battles History’s Superhour 101 Things That Changed The World Aliens Mystery Continues Storage Wars Aliens Mystery Continues Food CIA Baggage Battles History’s Superhour Pawn Stars Counting Cars Aliens Mystery Continues

DOORDARSHAN

9.30 Sohni Mahiwal 10.00 The Command ForceFights Back 11.00 Missed Call: Documentary in Hindi

DDII (METRO CHANNEL) P.M. 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.05 6.30 7.00 7.30

News in Hindi.

News.

Open Frame Repoter’s Diary Samachar.

The News.

Samachar.

Rajyon Se Samachar.

Metro Scan Business Wrap Samachar News

6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.28 10.55

Redrum Evil I Blood Relatives Disappeared Blood Relatives Redrum Evil I Who The Bleep Did Marry

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.00 Jai HO 2.30 Indian Super League 14 h/ls 3.00 T20 Triumphs 3.30 Close Encounters 4.00 Sri Lanka Tour of India 14 h/ls 1st ODI 5.00 Jai Ho 5.30 Indian Super League 14 h/ls 6.00 Close Encounters 6.30 Jai Ho 7.00 Sri Lanka Tour of India 14 h/ls 7.30 T20 Triumphs 8.00 Jai Ho 8.30 Close Encounters 9.00 Sri Lanka Tour of India 14 h/ls 9.30 Jai Ho 10.00 T20 Triumphs 10.30 Jai Ho 11.00 Indian Super League 14 h/ls

STAR SPORT4

P.M. 1.00 Liga Bbva 14/15 3.00 Motorsports@petronas 3.30 Indian Super League 14 h/ls 4.00 Barclays Premier League 14/15 6.00 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup Nautor’s Boatyard Shoot 6.30 Indian Super League 14 h/ls 7.00 Barclays Premier League 14/15 h/ls 7.30 Liga Bba 14/15 8.00 ATP 1000 Series 14 h/ls Shanghai 9.00 Premier League Rev iew 10.00 The Football Review 10.30 Football Today

TEN CRICKET

Sohni Mahiwal, DDI, 9.30 p.m.

8.00 8.15 8.30 10.00 10.30 11.15

Samachar News in Hindi.

News Night Charcha Main Raat Saddhe Dus Khel Samachar

P.M. 1.00 Aus Tour of Pak 14 2nd Test Day 5 live 7.00 Cricket Extra 7.30 Great Centuries: Ab De Villers 8.00 Pak Tour of SL 14 h/ls 3rd ODI 9.00 Aus Tour of Pakistan h/ls 3rd ODI 11.00 Aus Tour of SA 14 h/ls 3rd Test

The Wolverine Terminator 2: Judgement Day Resident Evil: Extinction 127 Hours Percy Jackson : Sea of Monsters Rambo III Made of Honor Jumanji 127 Hours

HBO

Red 2 Star Trek Into Darkness Aeon Flux Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs 9.00 Pacific Rim 11.35 Parker P.M 12.30 2.00 3.55 5.25 6.55 9.00 11.30

Maharana Pratap, Sony TV, 10 p.m.

STARMOVIES

ZEE STUDIO

Saw VI The Sorcerer’s Apprentice The Grudge 3 Columbus Day Air Force One Red Eye The Ring

PIX

P.M. 12.00 Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame 2.30 Species 3 4.50 Origianl Sin 7.15 Wild Things: Foursome 9.00 Grown Ups 2 10.30 Lake Placid 3 A.M. 8.25 The Expendables 2 10.30 Lake Placid 3

A.M. 8.10 Pardesi 11.25 Maang Bharo Sajana: Mioushmi C P.M. 2.00 4.30 7.00 9.30

ZEE TALKIES

Dhudgus: Hemangi Kavi Kho Kho: Bharat Jadhav Jabardast: Pushar Jog Zapatlela: Mahesh Kothare

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 2.00 3.00 5.30 8.00 9.00 9.30 10.30 A.M. 8.00 9.00

Tom and Jerry Oggy and the Cockroaches Hanuman Returns Roll No 21 Ogtgy and the Cockroaches Ben 10 Pokemon Black and White Tom and Jerry Kids Show Roll No 21

POGO

P.M. 12.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 3.00 Mr Bean: The Animated Series 4.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon 7.00 Krishna the Great 8.00 Hagemaru 9.00 Krishna Balram Aur Chheh Lakshya 10.30 Baby Looney Tunes A.M.

STAR GOLD

P.M. 1.05 Swarg 3.50 Zameen 6.50 Indian Super League 14 : FC Pune City vs NEast Untied FC 9.00 Sivaji: The Boss 11.50 Shool A.M. 8.25 Jigar 11.15 Vijaypath

Red Eye, Zee Studio, 9 p.m.

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Shuddh Desi Romance: Sushant Singh 5.30 Main Hoon Wanted: Darshan 9.00 Dhoom : John Abraham A.M 10.30 Hum Hain Bemisaal: Akshay Kumar

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 2.25 Main Tera Dushman: Jackie Shroff 5.05 Deeane Huye Pagal: Akshay Kumar 8.00 Tarzan The Wonder Car: Ajay Devgan A.M. 11.15 Chaalbaaz: Sunny Deol

CVO

P.M. 2.00 Hum Se Achcha Kaun Hai: Nakul Kapoor 5.30 Aa Dekhenb Zara: Neil Nitin Mukesh 9.00 Sunday: Ajay Devgan A.M. 9.30 Saajan: Sanjay Dutt

FILMY

P.M. 12.30 Yaaron Ka Yaar 5.00 Waqt Ki Deewar 8.30 Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

B4U

P.M. 12.00 Tehzeeb: Arjun Rampal 3.00 Mann Gaye Mughal-E-Azam: Rahul Bose 6.00 My Name is Anthony Gonsalves: Nikhil Drivedi 9.00 Dushman: Sanjay Dutt A.M 7.30 Ghar Ek Mandir: Mithun

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ZEE CLASSIC

P.M. 2.20 Aulad: Jeetenra 5.40 Dream Girl: Dharmendra 9.00 Geet: Rajendra Kumar

Sivaji: The Boss, Star Gold, 9 p.m.

8.00 8.30 9.30 10.30

P.M. 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 7.30 7.50 10.00

Thomas and Friends Krishna the Great Baby Looney Tunes Krishna Balram: Vridnavan Ki Toli

DISNEY CHANNEL

Doraemon Jet Se Go 3 Doraemon Arjun: Prince of Bali Doraemon Arjun: Prince of Bali Doraemon The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir 11.00 Best of Luck Nikki A.M. 8.00 Doraemon 9.00 Ishaan 9.30 Best of Luck Nikki 10.00 The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir

DISNEY XD

P.M. 1.00 Kid vs Kat 1.30 Kiteretsu 5.30 Iron Man: Armored Adventures 6.30 American Dragon: Jake Long 7.00 Phineas and Ferb 8.00 Ultimate Spider Man 9.00 Avengers Assemble 9.30 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telebrands A.M. 8.00 Space Goofs 8.30 Rekkit the Rabbit 9.00 Space Goofs 9.30 American Dragon : Jake Long 10.00 Super Robot

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By Sandeep Hattangadi Barkha Bisht started her career Your role in this show is quite different... on television with a show called Yes, I am playing the character of a Muslim widow called Mariyam who has a young daughter (Ashnoor Kaur). It’s been shot in Lucknow locales and most of the characters in the show are Muslim.

'Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi' which Is it a regular rona dhona show? aired on MTV India. She followed No, not at all. In fact it’s the story of a single handed fight by a mother to help her daughter get what she wants to achieve in life fighting against all odds like societal and peer pressure. this up by 'Pyaar Ke Do Who is your daughter on the show?

Naam...Ek Radha Ek My daughter, played by Ashnoor Kaur, wants to be a badminton player but my family, friends and relatives are very conservative and don’t want Ashnoor to play in front of the public in skimpy shorts and parade before Shyaam', where she sports lovers which is taboo in their community. played the lead roles But then does she play any sport?

Yes. She takes up tennis and with the help of her mother and a character played by Hussain Zaidi. She of Shyama, Radha becomes quite successful at the sport but there are obstacles in the form of a character played by Aasif and Radhika. She Sheikh who is a rigid person and doesn’t want the girl to play any sport. also played Was it difficult for you to step into this role?

Yes. Generally I have played glamorous characters in TV shows and films but in this show I am a fully cameo roles in clothed in white and speak refined Urdu. I had to strive hard to get the nuances of Urdu right but with the help of my director and Aasif and Haasan I managed to get the Urdu ‘zabaan’ right. the shows You have done films too?

'Kasautii Yes. My dance number in ‘Rajneeti’ was much appreciated. Recently I had two prominent roles in films like ‘Ram Leela’ and ’Samrat and Co’.

Zindagii Kay', What's happening on the marriage front?

'Kyaa Hoga Kyaa I have found a wonderful soul mate in Indranil Sengupta and I have a wonderful daughter. Both of them complete my family.

Nimmo Kaa' and 'Kavyanjali'. She participated in the dance show 'Saas vs Bahu' on Sahara One. Her next performance was as the central character Dhani in 'Sajan Ghar house is Jaana Hai'. Now she is all set to burnt including our make up rooms. A few very Historical show to create history wow her fans in a lead role in the important scenes were left to be

By Sandeep Hattangadi shot here but now with the fire, we will have socially oriented show ‘Tum to look out for a replacement.” hey have become the in-thing and they seem to be world.

Saath Ho Jab Apne’ on Sony Pal. T working just like their cousins – mythological series – 'Aryan' is the Bridal wear are. We are referring to historical shows on television. first among Zee TV’s We spoke to the dusky beauty Following closely behind the heels of Sony superhero trilogy ‘Maharakshak’ Every girl dreams of having a fairy tale wedding about her ‘different’ and what better than having a top-notch bridal Entertainment‘s successful run of 'Maharana Pratap' is that will showcase the triumph of good wear designer like Swapnil Shinde design her Zee TV which is set to create history with the success of the over evil. The good is represented by Aryan, show. played by promising debutant Aakarshan wedding outfit. Soon living this dream will be old time romantic tale of 'Jodhaa Akbar'. TV tzarina Ekta

TV TATTLE Design plot

In a bid to become Sayaara’s vice president, Anam steals Arzoo’s designs. When Sahir unveils the designs, Arzoo quickly claims that the design was originally hers. When she is unable to find the design in her file, she tells Sahir that she will prove that the design is actually hers as she has made a similar dupatta. Hearing this Anam gets scared and rushes out to get that dupatta. Will Arzoo be able to prove that the designs were originally hers? Or will Anam be successful in taking the dupatta also. Catch it on 'Humsafars' on Sony Entertainment Television.

Superhero show

Zee TV’s latest weekend offering ‘Maharakshak Aryan’ is a superhero series that explores the coming-of-age story of a simple 18-year-old college boy who discovers he has special powers that he must leverage in order to save the

Singh and the bad by Triloki – the ultimate embodiment of evil – essayed by the talented Vikramjeet Virk.

Romantic show

Love knows no reason, no boundaries and no distance. It can be unpredictable and can happen in a blink of the eye. When an unconventional Dharma falls for a conservative defense attorney Greg, they take love at first sight to a whole new galactic level. Come November, get ready for a crazy ride with the mismatched yet adorable couple – 'Dharma & Greg', every Monday to Friday at 7.30 pm on Romedy Now.

Fire on set

A major fire broke out on the sets of Karan Patel & Divyanka Tripathi’s show 'Ye Hai Mohabbatein' at Kilick Nixon Studio. While no casualty has been reported, the fire has caused a huge damage to Ekta Kapoor’s Sakinaka studio. About 12 fire engines and two ambulances were rushed for immediate assistance. Sources said that the fire took place because kids were bursting fire crackers nearby. Sources reveal that the Bhalla house, where the show is shot is completely damaged.

Divyanka Tripathi said, “The entire Bhalla

Pal's leading faces Adaa Khan and Preeti Chaudhary. Swapnil Shinde, who has designed for top Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra, Soha Ali Khan, Mandira Bedi, Pooja Chopra, and Urvashi Sharma, is being approached to dress up telly's popular faces. Khan and Chaudhary, who play the title role in Pal's 'Piya Basanti Re' and 'Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi' will be seen wearing an ensemble specially designed by Swapnil for their grand wedding in the show.

Two years on

'Ek Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera' that managed to capture the hearts of millions of viewers, making Veera and Rannvijay household names, has now completed two successful years. The show that featured Bhavesh Balchandani and Harshita Ojha as Ranvi and Veera, respectively, took a leap last year and introduced Shivin Narang and Digangana Suryavanshi as Ranvi and Veera.

The cast and crew celebrated the show’s success with a small cake cutting on the set.

Narang says, “It feels amazing that the show has completed two years now.” Digangana Suryavanshi believes Veera has been a life changing experience for her.

Kapoor says, "The beauty of Indian history remains open to perception and interpretation." And it was this that encouraged her to take up the challenge of producing the show under the banner of Balaji Telefilms.

The magnum opus historical will capture the intriguing journey of love that, in fact, began with intense hatred. A similar historical drama 'Jhansi Ki Rani' on Zee was a huge success. Also 'Veer Shivaji' and 'Bajirao Mastani' on Marathi channels grabbed eyeballs.

Zee head of content Ajay Bhalwankar states: “Our experience with 'Jhansi ki Rani' gives us the conviction that viewers in India are curious to know more about prominent historical figures. It was a story that was received extremely well because it was told interestingly.

The key objective is to highlight to our audiences the power of love and its significant role in making someone a better human being. And on top of that we have a wonderful team consisting between 800 – 1,000 who have been working thick and thin for the show. So it will work very well with the audiences at large.” A new channel called Epic Channel will soon beam only historical content and their first show is based on the Mahabharata. Mahesh Samat, the force behind the channel, is optimistic about the prospects of his channel. Let's hope it creates history too!

RAM MANDIR DISPUTE IS POLITICAL, NOT COMMUNAL

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NOTES FROM NEW DELHI HAPPENINGS IN AYODHYA: THE INSIDE STORY

I want to clarify that the Ram Mandir dispute is not communal – it is political.

After undergoing the tragedy of partition, the poison of communalism set in. The top leaders of the Congress like Pandit Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi were certainly talking about a secular nation. The nation was even declared secular, but on the Ayodhya issue, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant along with former Congress leaders and workers were not ready at all to believe in secular values. Only a few people now know the real reasons behind why that dispute began on December 2223, 1949. What were the circumstances that abetted it?

gress Socialist Party resigned on moral grounds and also quit the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. All these 11 members stood for the by-elections held in June-July 1948 and except Gajadhar Prasad, they all lost. The Congress had not spared any effort to ensure their defeat.

During the elections, Congress strategists dubbed Acharya Narendra Dev a disbeliever, an atheist, a supporter of Buddhism who nurtured sentiments not favorable to the prevailing culture of a religious centre like Ayodhya.

In Ayodhya the atheist issue was raised prominently and a ‘defeat the atheist Narendra Dev’ call was given.

A sadhu named Baba Raghav Das was brought in as the candidate to contest against Narendra Dev. Baba Raghav Das had been

are opposing Congress, they are enemies of the nation.

The country was going through the painful sting of partition and even the name of Uttar Pradesh state was still undecided. It was also suggested that its name should be ‘Aryavarta’. This suggestion was made especially by those people who were called Hindu traditionalists, who didn’t like progressiveness and religious moderation. To increase religious frenzy in Ayodhya, the issue of Ram Janmbhoomi, which had been quiet for a very long time, was also raised. At that time K K K Nair was the district magistrate in Faizabad and Gurudutt Singh was the City Magistrate. In the byelection, Acharya lost by almost 1,200 votes, and slogans of ‘win for Baba Raghav Das – an atheist

born in a Chitpavan Brahmin family of Pune. After primary education, in 1913 he met and adopted as his guru Paramhans Anant Prabhu Baba Raghav Das was not only a religious person, but was also associated with many religious organisations.

Acharya Narendra Dev, who was a person of socialist inclination, could easily be labelled an atheist and anti-religion and this was done too.

Leading the election against Acharya Narendra Dev was the premier Pandit of Uttar Pradesh, Govind Ballabh Pant. His other associates were Lal Bahadur Shastri, Mohan Lal Gautam, Purushottam Das Tandon and A G Kher, etc, whereas in spite of being in the Congress, Chandra Bhanu Gupta, Kamlapati Tripathi, Sampurnanand, Sucheta Kriplani and Algu Rai Shastri kept themselves away from the ‘defeat Acharya Narendra Dev’ campaign. In a meeting of Mahants and religious leaders in Ayodhya Pandit Pant had also given the assurance that their religious sentiments will be protected, their love for Hindi will be kept in mind, Zamindari abolition will not have any on them and the Congress will protect Hindi and their ancient culture.

Socialists in reality are supporters of Hindustani-based Nagri script and the Farsi script. Those who

lost’ were raised.

In the 1936 United Provinces Assembly elections, the Congress had got a majority. The first choice of Pandit Nehru for a premier position in UP was Acharya Narendra Dev himself. He had also made the Congress High Command take this decision. But Govind Ballabh Pant became the premier in UP. It is related that the latter himself was hankering for this position. From the side of the High Command, the responsibility of carrying on a dialogue with Acharya to sound out and ready him for the premier position was given to Pant himself. It was the leadership of Mahatama Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, which in times of religious frenzy too, didn’t let the country become a Hindu Rashtra (nation) and made it a secular democracy. In this regard, Pandit Nehru had given a message to the UP Chief Minister too through telephone and telegram that the idol installed in the mosque be removed. Central Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel too had in a letter called the keeping of the idol inappropriate. But Pant said to Nehru that the situation and circumstances are very bad. If attempts are made to remove the idol, then it will be difficult to control the crowd.

In the partition of India and the poisonous storm of communal-

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n 1947, the partition of the country took place amidst dreadful bloodshed. In those days communal tension in the country was at its peak. Faizabad was not untouched by all this, especially because it was in this district that Ayodhya was situated, where during the past 100 years, violent incidents had happened many times in the context of the Babri Masjid and Ram Janmbhoomi dispute. After independence many Muslims migrated from Awadh to Pakistan. In that period of communal frenzy, it was but natural that Hindutva forces thought that the time had come when they could replace Babri Masjid with Ram Janmbhoomi.

The Hindu Mahasabha – leader of communal Hindus – had never been a very influential political presence, but in the Congress itself there was no dearth of such people who could be called its ‘espousers’. At the top, the liberal secular democratic leadership of Gandhi-Nehru was present, but in the states and at the ground level there was no lack of such people who in their thought stood close to the Hindu Mahasabha. In the by-elections held in the Faizabad election constituency in 1948 too, the local leadership of the Congress raised the Ram Mandir issue prominently.

Immediately after independence, Acharya Narendra Dev and 11 other members of the Con-

ism linked to it, the biggest challenge before Muslims used to be to prove themselves to be patriots. They were always in fear that people should not brand them Pakistanis and upon suspicion of their being ‘active’, should not get them killed. That is why they used to avoid any kind of resistance.

This was the reason that no strong resistance was put up upon destruction of graves around Babri Masjid and the keeping of idols in the mosque. The first legal case was also filed from the Hindu side. The Hindus were being led

by Gopal Singh Visharad. No big Muslim lawyer was ready to advocate the case of Muslims. Muslims did of course go to the Faizabad court for the case. Their advocate then was Rahmat Sahib. He used to guide their path. Many influential Muslim advocates remained disconnected from this, because they feared losing the support of Hindus and the administration.

This was the reason that when the question of determination of attached property ownership was going on before the City Magistrate, from the side of 21 Muslims, affidavit statements were submitted that if this site is given to Hindus, then they will have no objection. The affidavits were generally from families of workers employed in the Faizabad Municipality and Government offices or of those people who were under pressure from Hindu leaders.

It was on account of taking it up merely as a case that from the side of Hindus, well known advocate Babu Jagannath Prasad and from the side of the Nirmohi Akhada socialist leader Sarvjeet Lal Verma had become advocates. The interesting fact is that on various sides of the case, arguments-counter arguments took place in the courts only – not in houses or on the roads. After attachment under section 145 of law for criminal breach of peace, for determination of ownership this matter was handed over to the Civil Court, but even after that in the court of the City Magistrate the hearing continued. From the side of the Muslims too, an affidavit was submitted there, not in the Civil Court. This was presented before Additional City Magistrate Markandey Singh. After the appearance of the idol of Ramlalla in the mosque, on December 29, 1949, the local administration as per section 145 attached the disputed land and for arrangement of prasad, raag, aarti (rituals) etc, appointed president of Faizabad Municipality Babu Priyadutt Ram as the receiver. In this way the situation became such that now, whenever this matter comes up, then a reply is given by the administration that the matter is subjudice in court, therefore no interference can take place.

(The writer is Editor of Jan Morcha)

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DILLI KA BABU The Budget team

The appointment of Arvind Subramanian as chief economic advisor finally put an end to the speculation in Delhi. The government has also made many changes, including appointing reform engine Rajasthan IAS officer Rajiv Mehrishi as economic affairs secretary, among nine other secretary-level changes. The intent, say observers, is to push for major economic reforms. The changes have put in place an entirely new team of babus at the finance ministry, who will be in charge of preparing next year’s Union Budget. This happened even though his former boss, the pugnacious Vasundhara Scindia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, was not quite willing to relinquish his services.

Mayaram’s exit was expected since he was seen as being identified with the UPA government though the new FM was agreeable enough. Modi has shown that he is not keen on holding on to the detritus of his predecessor’s regime.

Mehrishi enjoys a comfort with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, with whom he’s worked in the previous NDA government.

Breaking norms

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been showing signs of a new assertiveness of late. Recently Singh surprised babuwatchers by transferring 10 joint secretaries in one swoop. While it’s not clear whether the reshuffle was effected with the approval of the mighty Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), sources say that it is rare for a Home Minister to order a reshuffle of this scale. Rajnath, sources say, has reassigned positions which were held by IAS officers to IPS officers, a move that has naturally caused much heartburn among the IAS officers. A 1986-batch IPS officer M A Ganapathy, who has worked with Singh before as officer on special duty, will now head the Internal Security-1 division, which monitors terror organisations and drug trafficking. The IAS officer ousted by Ganapathy is Rakesh Singh, who will now look after the union territories. Curiously one of the unhappy joint secretaries transferred by Singh, has a votary in secretary (border management), Sneh Lata Kumar, who is lobbying hard to retain the officer. Will Singh bend?

Babu vs babu

Public spats between senior bureaucrats have become distressingly frequent in Karnataka, causing much embarrassment to Chief Minister Siddaramiah’s government. The most recent episode, and by all accounts still ongoing, is the one involving 1996-batch IAS officer Rashmi V Mahesh, directorgeneral of Administrative Training Institute in Mysore, and her predecessor Amita Prasad. The media has been going to town ever since Rashmi was attacked by some former employees of the institute. She has demanded a CBI probe into alleged financial irregularities at the institute during Ms Prasad’s tenure. Sources also report that a spat between babus took place in the midst of a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence between additional chief secretary for commerce and industry, K Ratna Prabha and others.

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Kurdish girls take part in a solidarity rally with the Syrian city of Kobani.

China tests laser weapon to shoot down drones

Beijing: China yesterday claimed to have successfully tested a homemade laser defence system specially targeting small-scale drones flying at low altitude. The weapon is able to shoot down various small aircraft within a two-kilometre radius and can do so in five seconds after locating its target, said a statement released by the China Academy of Engineering Physics, one of the system's co-developers.

A bus services between Kathmandu and Delhi

Kathmandu: India and Nepal have finalised a new agreement to boost people to people contacts and promote tourism by planning bus services on three routes from Kathmandu and Pokhara to New Delhi and Varanasi later this month. The Motor Vehicle Agreement will be signed during the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Nepal during the 18th SAARC Summit which is taking place on November 25, according to Indian embassy sources.

Arab League warns of Jerusalem ‘red line’

Cairo: The Arab League on Sunday warned that Israel has reached a "red line" after fresh clashes in Jerusalem, urging international pressure to stop what it branded 'violations' in the holy city. Clashes around the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound -- the third holiest site in Islam and Judaism's holiest -prompted Israel on Thursday to close the site for a day.

AGAH BORDER (Pakistan): At least 52 people, including children and security personnel, were killed and about 200 others injured in a powerful suicide blast in Pakistan at Wagah on Sunday, minutes after the popular flaglowering ceremony at the main IndoPak land border crossing.Officials said that it was suicide attack and at least 52 people had been killed and 200 had sustained injuries.

"A large number of people were returning after watching Rangers flag ceremony at Wagah border when a suicide bomber blew himself up near one of the exit gates," Inspector General Police of Punjab Police Mushtaq Sukhera said. He said three Pakistan Rangers personnel were also among the dead.

To a question about security arrangements, Sukhera said, "The Rangers had made stringent security measures but it was difficult to check suicide bomber". The AlQaeda affiliated group Jandullah Pakistani tribal families, who fled from neighboring Khyber tribal region due to fighting between security forces and militants, wait for has claimed responsibility for the registration at an office on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday. AP/PTI

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AGHDAD: Authorities in Iraq say a car bomb attack near tents serving Shiite pilgrims has killed 14 people in Baghdad.

Police officials say the attack took place on Sunday as people were delivering food to the Shiite pilgrims heading to the holy city

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HAKA: Top leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami party and Bangladeshi media tycoon Mir Quasem Ali was sentenced to death on Sunday by a special war crimes court for atrocities he committed during the 1971 independence war against Pakistan, days after the party's chief was

UNESCO slams ‘barbaric’ destruction of Iraq heritage

Baghdad: UNESCO chief Irina Bokova on Sunday slammed the 'barbaric' destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage, as jihadists from the Islamic State group destroy age-old sites in areas they control. Iraq has "thousands of temples, of buildings, of archaeological sites, of objects, that represent a treasure for (all) humanity," Bokova said during a visit to Baghdad. "We cannot agree that this treasure, that this legacy of human civilisation, is being destroyed in the most barbaric matter," she said.

of Karbala to mark the religious holiday of Ashoura. They say the blast wounded 32 people. Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorised to speak to journalists.

Mir Quasem Ali given capital punishment on identical charges.

"He (Ali) shall be hanged by neck until he is dead," pronounced chairman of the three-member special tribunal for war crimes, as the 62-year-old Jamaat leader looked bewildered on the dock.

Amid heavy security, the court si-

multaneously sentenced him to 72year imprisonment for several other charges. The jail terms would be virtually infructuous since he was sentenced to death.

Emerging from the court, the lawyers said the tribunal found Ali guilty of 10 out of 14 charges while under two charges he was sentenced to death for torturing to death two juvenile freedom fighters and throwing their bodies into a river at northeastern port city of Chittagong. The verdict came as Jamaat activists enforced the second phase of their three-day nationwide general strike which they called after the chief of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, Matiur Rahman Nizami was handed down death penalty on October 29.

Nizami, 71, was sentenced to death for mass killing, rape, loot and for death of several intellectuals during nation's independence war against Pakistan 43 years ago.

Meanwhile, life in capital Dhaka and other major cities, remained largely normal as paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were deployed to avoid violence similar to the one witnessed after Nizami's sentencing.

attack, according to Express News.

Huge crowds gather every evening at the crossing, 22 kilometres from Lahore, to watch a "lowering of the flags" ceremony and witness the energetic display of military pageantry that accompanies the formal closing of the border post which soldiers from both countries have conducted for decades. Earlier reports had said it could be a cylinder blast.

In the wake of Muharram, the police had made strict security measures. "We had reports that some banned outfits might target Shias, religious personalities, public processions and important buildings," Sukhera said.

He said, "Our teams have confirmed that it was a suicide blast".

The IG said that the suicide bomber was stopped at the gate of the parade ground at the border.

UN demands civilian transfer in Burkina O

UAGADOUGOU: A UN envoy called on Sunday for a civilian transition in Burkina Faso after the ouster of president Blaise Compaore, threatening sanctions if the military holds on to power in the west African country.

"We hope there will be a transition led by a civilian and in keeping with the constitutional order," the UN envoy for west Africa, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, told a news conference. "If not, the consequences are pretty clear. We want to avoid having to impose sanctions on Burkina Faso."

The military named a high-ranking officer, Isaac Zida, to lead the

country's transition yesterday. A day earlier, Compaore was forced to resign as plans to extend his 27-year rule exploded into violent demonstrations that saw parliament set ablaze and hundreds of thousands take to the streets.

Chambas was speaking on behalf of a tripartite group of mediators that included representatives of the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States, after they met with 49-yearold Zida and top military brass.

They "assured us that they had well understood the message," Chambas said.

BEVY OF BEAUTIES.. The Formula One 'Grid Girls' pose after qualifications for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, on Sunday, in Austin, Texas. AP/PTI

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 854

ENIGMA CODE 854

ACROSS: 8 Thou, Loki, getting into mischief (4) 9 Outline a scheme to follow the grand circle (6-4) 10 Caught in the curtains (6) 11 Does wrong when finished - could be fatal (8) 12 Pedigree jumper? (4-4) 14 If you get that trouble under your hair, plough it up (6) 16 Ache to have French bread (4) 17 Cared to look over very educated Danes initially (5) 18 Be full of, or just the other way round (4) 19 As an afterthought, money for the poor became part of the Bible (6) 21 Stays a day in France surrounded by children (8) 23 Ivan is bent on intrusion (8) 26 Henry loves vigorous dance (4,2) 27 A vital qualification in Classical Studies (4,3,3) 28 Look for king visiting diocese (4) DOWN: 1 Fanciful plans conveyed much (4,6) 2 And not the navy line in London (8) 3 African port that had a tremendous shock in 1960 (6) 4 To duplicate Dorothy’s dog (4) 5 In favour of a fare increase? (8) 6 Bruce's trying companion (6) 7 Meaty parts for bad actors (4) 13 Hands over a part of the building I've suggested (5) 15 Does it make its mark in sea crossings? (5,5)

Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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

The Clue: Tune

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SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S ENIGMA CODE PANTRY, TYRANT, ARRANT, TARTAN, PAPAYA, RATTAN, TANTRA

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MATH PYRAMID 854 somebody new (6) 24 Animal on its back shows combed wool (4) 25 French journalist and a girl in pictures? (4)

SOLUTION TO FRIDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 8 Wade, 9 Crab apples, 10 Storms, 11 Hilarity, 12 Four, 13 Semiquaver, 17 Flap, 18 Educe, 19 Dory, 20 Orion's belt, 22 Park, 23 Accented, 27 On time, 28 Belly-dance, 29 Caen.

DOWN: 1 Fast bowler, 2 Tear-drop, 3 Ecosystems, 4 Hash, 5 Gail, 6 Sparta, 7 Pent, 14 Mauve, 15 Questioner, 16 Ear trumpet, 19 Dipstick, 21 O'Neill, 24 Cues, 25 To-do, 26 Dons.

QUICK CROSS 854

ACROSS: 1. Highest point 5. Any day now 6. Made _ ___ at it: tried (1,4) 8. Field entrance 10. Distort 12. 1852 eruptor 13. Envisioned

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

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

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17 Deliciously lush? (8) 18 Overly free-sounding French city (8) 20 Goes with tea, perhaps (6) 22 He's come lately to represent

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DOWN: 1. Botanist Gray 2. ___ and robbers 3. Castle guards 4. Stores fodder 7. Ballot listing 9. Feminine suffix 11. Bask on the beach

HIDATO 854

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

MATHDOKU 854

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

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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TODAY’S FORECAST

JAGJIT UPPAL

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

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Moon in Aquarius till 2.26 p.m.

Prabodhini Ekadashi Purvabhadrapad Kumbh (Aquarius) G.S.Sh. Brown 5

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: All projects, which you have been handling independently, will be concluded successfully, giving you immense satisfaction, along with financial rewards. Employment-seekers will receive lucrative offers on salary-cumcommission basis. Business people and professionals will surge ahead in their career this year. Your health will be generally good.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be good looking, well built, with attractive lips, eyes, healthy and long lived. Will like good food, especially well presented. Honest, sincere with good leadership qualities. Humane and kind but discerning about whom to extend help. Good business acumen, a career in banking, government or even a creative field in the media will lead to gains.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Travel plan proceeds smoothly.

You will do your task successfully and earn substantially. Situation at work improves with more responsibilities and increase in salary. Some will get to an opportunity for a part time business. A prompt decision in a new business transaction will yield good results. At home things are getting better but continue the efforts for you will find solutions with a few compromises.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): A viable opportunity to work in partnership with friend is worth considering for it may have ability to grow into a sizeable enterprise. Besides a hectic work schedule, you may also have to take on the some other responsibilities.

You will manage everything quite efficiently and diplomatically. Make it your business to spread happiness and laughter where ever you go. You have the ability to give a lot of yourself to others.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will be able to achieve a major breakthrough that you have consistently been working at. Those waiting for news from overseas will get favorable response. Consolidate your recent gains and try to strengthen your position at work. A journey is likely to materialize. Developments in your personal life will bring to you a person who will become a good friend. Marital relationships become deeper.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You are likely to discover some snags in your routine work. Take corrective measures at once. Financial gains are indicated in fresh ventures.

Avoid a person who is deliberately trying to get a negative reaction out of you. Be patient for the sake of domestic harmony.

You share a beautiful relationship with your mate or beloved, and take care that no outsider disturbs the harmony of your love affair.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Your capabilities at work may be questioned. It is nothing personal, but just a way to keep you on your toes.

There is a lot of competition around and you really need to improve your skills on a regular basis. A new friendship that you have cultivated for purely professional reasons could be misunderstood by loved ones. You may need to evaluate your associations and decide what is best for you.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You can achieve results by being careful and in your efforts. To prevent any possibilities of disappointment keep business and friendships apart. Matters pertaining to security or the purchase of property could be discussed with others before you make any move. Be indulgent with a mate or loved one who is making enthusiastic plans for an outing. Give in even though you know that plans could change suddenly.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): It is crucial for you to conclude your task on schedule in order to make good profit. A partnership venture that has been suffering because of personal affairs is likely to improve. The way things move from here on is entirely up to you. Do not ignore minor ailments to avoid problems later. Your mate will make you feel like the most important person and very special. Secretly you will be quite pleased with all the attention you are getting.

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

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): You may receive an offer for work or business, which is very exciting. Try to postpone important decisions until you are sure of what it entails. In any case work or project that involves you making some investment and then work on commission basis is a bad proposal. Changes in the family are inevitable accepting them can be difficult. It will all work out favorably for all. It is just a question of time.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You can look forward to news of a long desired promotion coming your way. There could be news of a complete change of environment for you. Those who were keen to get posted in their hometown or close will get their wish fulfilled, though only temporarily. Remember to share the good tidings with family and loved ones who will be happy for you. A celebration of sorts is certain.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Some of you can look forward to a promotion. You will diversify your business interests. This is the right time for you to set your goals for long-term benefits. Success is assured to you. Some favorable news, which you have been waiting for, will be conveyed to you. You can look forward to the good times fun and laughter with your mate or beloved. You have every reason to feel good about life.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): At a meeting you need to listen to the point of view of others before drawing your own conclusions. A career change is also likely but the benefits may be less than what you had expected. Patience and forbearance now will be rewarding later. Keep your expenses in check to save problems later.

You may be faced with situation that demands tact and a cool head. Be firm but not rude. Better avoid confrontation.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 5113

ACROSS: 1 Midday meal in India (6) 7 2014 Wimbledon Champion (8) 8 Got down from a bus or a train or a plane (4) 10 Russian physiologist who experimented with dogs (6) 11 Rare metallic element (6) 14 And so on (3) 16 Aboriginal club (5) 17 Old gas name (4) 19 Food sieved into pulp? (5) 21 For a change, "I trap" an animal?

(5) 22 One in the spotlight (5) 23 It is obtained from certain seaweeds (4) 26 River that forms part of the boundary between Cornwall and Devon (5) 28 Elected rep. (3) 29 Maximum (6) 30 Velure (6) 31 Before as a prefix (4) 32 My ___ ____ : famous adaptation of Shaw's Pygmallion? (4,4) 33 Beneficial (6)

DOWN: 1 A pagoda or a church? (6) 2 Started eating (6) 3 Popular news channel (4) 4 One who prepares hides? (7) 5 Of no ____ : of little or no use or benefit? (5) 6 Pueblo Indian village (5) 8 Ancient greetings (4) 9 Summer and Winter Games org. (3) 12 Give the devil his ___? (3) 13 Extreme (5) 15 Hoodwinked or swindled (5) 18 City in South Gujarat famous for its

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SUDOKU 2299 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Difficulty Level:

24 ___ the lie to : proved or implied the silk mills (5) 19 Friend or mate (3) falsity of? (4) 20 Adam had one to spare (3) 25 Religious ceremony (6) 21 In a succinct or concise manner? 26 Rocks formed from volcanic ashes (7) - "stuff" anagram? (5) 22 __ Yu : Chinese playwright born in 27 2504 in Roman numerals (5) 1910 (3) 28 Male persons (3) 23 "__ King's Men" (6) 30 Hindu wind God (4) SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Shyam, 6 Klaus, 9 Massive, 10 Unapt, 11 Istle, 12 Slots, 13 Chalice, 15 Met, 17 Rode, 18 Aviary, 19 Tibia, 20 Tied up, 22 Ette, 24 Emu, 25 Debases, 26 Amber, 27 Macro, 28 Plain, 29 Mixture, 30 Daryl, 31 Osama.

DOWN: 2 Honcho, 3 Ampule, 4 Mat, 5 Astle, 6 Kvitova, 7 Less, 8 Uglier, 12 Scrip, 13 Crate, 14 Adieu, 15 Masts, 16 Tyres, 18 Airer, 19 Turmoil, 21 Impala, 22 Eagles, 23 Tedium, 25 Dents, 26 Army, 28 Pro.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 2118 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

CRYPTOQUIP

Today’s clue: P equals T

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

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment

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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: 02 average; 03 good; 04 outstanding.

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: bodily, body, boil, bold, build, buoy, busily, busy, doubly, dubious, DUBIOUSLY, slob.

HEATHCLIFF

Saturday’s

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BLOCKBUSTER OPENING Indian batsmen Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane greet each other during first ODI match against Sri Lanka in Cuttack on Sunday.

Rahane, Dhawan strike tons in India's dominating win

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UTTACK: Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan smashed comfortable centuries in a huge 231-run opening stand as India spanked Sri Lanka by 169 runs in the first Onedayer to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Put into bat, Rahane struck 111 from 108 balls en route to his second ODI century while Dhawan returned to form with a 107-ball 113 as India posted an imposing 363 for five.

It was Dhawan's first hundred since his 119 against West Indies in Kanpur in November last year and sixth overall as the two Indian openers capitalising on their respective dropped chances by veteran wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara.

In their huge partnership, Rahane and Dhawan plundered 32 boundaries, including five sixes, between them.

Suresh Raina, appearing in his 200th ODI, also did his bit by striking a quick-fire 52 off 34 balls as it was one-way traffic for India.

India continued to dominate the proceedings as bowlers took the baton from the batsmen. They called the shots, bundling out the 'under-prepared' visitors for a mere 194 in 39.1 overs.

The pacers, led gangly Ishant Sharma, and spinners bowled with authority, never allowing the Sri Lankans to build partnerships or score freely. Delhi lad Ishant made an impressive comeback to the One-day side after a gap of one year as he accounted for four batsmen and conceded just 34 runs in his 8 overs.

He had both Kumar Sangakkara (13) and Ashan Priyanjan (12) caught behind and later added two lowerorder batsmen to his kitty.

Seasoned campaigner Mahela Jaywardene put up some resistance with a fiery 43 off 36 balls for the Lankans but other batsmen failed to put up fight.

Skipper Angelo Mathews (23) tried to dig in but half of his side was back in pavilion by the half-way mark in their chase at a score of 126 and he too could not survive for long.

India received an injury scare as paceman Varun Aaron left the field grimacing in pain after bowling the first ball of the 13th over. Skipper Virat Kohli completed the over. Aaron, who clocked 152kph in the first over, chatted with Kohli as physio was called before the pacer was taken off.

The two teams will now travel to Ahmedabad for the second match on Thursday.

The Lankan batters, which had the experience of Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Tillkaratne Dilshan, unlike the weak bowling link, hardly showed any appetite as no-

body stood firm to anchor the big chase.

Aaron and Umnesh Yadav (2/24) generated raw pace from the flat surface while the fielders looked spirited backing the bowlers.

Dilshan (18) was the first to go with Yadav giving the breaktrhough in the ninth over, while Ishant claimed the big scalp of Sangakkara (13).

Jayawardene looked untroubled before he lost his patience driving straight to Kohli at short cover to give rookie left-arm spinner Axar Patel his second wicket. Patel was very impressive, bowling with a flat trajectory outside the off-stump line and he nearly got a third in Mathews but Raina misjudged the line in the slip.

Patel had also impressed with his big-hitting skills as he spanked Dhammika Prasad for two sixes in the last over in his unbeaten 14 off four balls.

Much had been written about Sri Lanka's under pre-

paredness for the series organised after the West Indies pull out from a full length series and it came to fore with their sloppy fielding and a depleted attack that lacked sting in the absence of Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath.

Sangakkara dropped Dhawan on 10 and Rahane on 38 in what would have been routine diving catches behind the stumps.

The two Indian openers moved at snail's pace with 14 runs from first five overs and the first power-play yielded just 43 with 44 dot balls but the Lankan attack started becoming wayward, while Sangakkara's two reprieves injected the spark the duo needed.

BRIEF SCORES: India 363/5 in 50 overs [Ajinkya Rahane 111, Shikhar Dhawan 113, Suresh Raina 52, Suraj Randiv 3/78] beat Sri Lanka 194 all out in 39.2 overs [Mahela Jayawardene 43, Ishant Sharma 4/34, Umesh Yadav 2/24, Akshar Patel 2/24] by 169 runs.

ABU DHABI: Misbah-ul Haq matched the record for scoring the fastest century in Test cricket and broke that of the fastest fifty as Pakistan set an imposing target of 603 runs for Australia to win the second Test.

The Pakistan captain reached his century in 56 balls at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, matching the previous best effort of West Indian great Sir Vivian Richards, who achieved the feat against England in 1986.

Earlier, Misbah reached his 50 off 21 deliveries with the last ball before lunch, turning Mitchell Starc to the mid-wicket boundary for three runs, eclipsing the previous record of fastest 50 from 24 balls by South Africa's Jacques Kallis against Zimbabwe at Newlands in 2005.

It was the second century in the match for Misbah, a feat later matched by Azhar Ali (100 not out).

It was only the second time in test cricket that two teammates made centuries in both innings of a match.

The previous occasion was in Wellington in 1974 when Australian brothers Ian (145, 121) and Greg Chappell (247 not out, 133) both did so.

Misbah got to his fifty in just 23 minutes, and took a further 34 balls and 51 minutes to reach his hundred. In all, Misbah slammed five sixes and 11 fours.

Australia will rue the fact that Peter Siddle dropped a catch off the second ball Misbah faced in his innings from Steven Smith when on four.

Younis Khan was the only wicket to fall in the morning session, trapped lbw by Steven Smith for 46.

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EW DELHI: Central Zone spinners, led by captain Piyush Chawla, weaved magic on a helpful track to steer the team to the Duleep Trophy title with a thrilling nine-run triumph over South Zone.

Chasing a victory target of 301, South needed 117 runs on the final day with nine wickets intact. But on a pitch that was offering substantial turn, South lost 7 wickets for 39 runs to hand over the trophy to Chawla and co.

From a relatively comfortable 252 for three, they were

all out for 291 in 88.4 overs.

Spin troika of Chawla (3/83 in 20 overs), Ali Murtaza (3/59) and Jalaj Saxena (2/44) shared the bulk of the spoils but it was Pankaj Singh (2/45)'s morning spell that started turning the complexion of the game.

Out of 13 sessions of play, South dominated 10 but the three dominated by Central turned the course of the game. KL Rahul (185 and 130), despite a superb effort, ended on the losing side mainly due to inept shot se- Central Zone players celebrate after beating South Zone in Duleep Trophy final, at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Sunday. lection by his teammates.

It was an exciting fifth morning where there was a good contest between bat and ball. It turned out to be the best 22-yard strip produced at Feroz Shah Kotla in recent times, by one of the youngest BCCI curator Ankit Datta. The wicket lasted five days with something for everyone from batsman, pacers and spinners.

Starting the day at 184 for one, centurion KL Rahul (130) and Baba Aparajith (56) played out the first hour before Pankaj Singh struck with old ball. He bowled one that

landed on a crack and kept low getting Rahul plumb infront. The youngster's innings had played 152 balls hitting 14 fours and five sixes.

Dinesh Karthik (0) bagged a 'pair' , falling to Pankaj reducing South to 203 for three.

Aparajith was unduly subdued today when situation demanded him to play positively as Chawla and Jalaj bowled with a lot of control.

Brief Scores: Central Zone 276 & 403 bt South Zone 379 and 291 in 88.3 overs (KL Rahul 130, Piyush Vhawla 3/83, Ali Murtaza 3/59) by 9 runs.

RYAN SANPADA EVES CBSE UNDER-19 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

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Zone round of this tournament.

Winning Team Members: Sakshi Raut ( Captain), Vaishnavi Eache (Goal Keeper), Jahnavi Shetty, Sayali Rajpure, Simran Sikhwal, Mansi Samre, Kalyani K, Tripti Sharma, Bhagyashree Dalvi, Aarti Rawat, Sejal Nakhwa, Priyal Golchha, Amruta Palvi, Vaishnavi Naigam, Sampada Waman, Dhirthi Shetty and Priyanka D. Coaches: Rajender Rajput and Sajid K Khan.

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AVI MUMBAI: Nerul based Ryan International School (RIS) made history by becoming the first team from the city to win the prestigious CBSE 6th Under-19 National Girls Football Tournament held recently at the St. Michael's Sr. Sec School, Satna in Madhya Pradesh.

The annual tournament which witnessed participation from 18 teams from across the nation proved to be a memorable one for the Sanpada based team which defeated Cambridge International School, Noida by a margin of 1-0 in the summit clash. The match winner was scored by their prolific striker Sejal Nakhwa (10 goals overall) who made the most of the pass by her team mate Aarti Rawat from the left flank as she made her way to the danger zone (top of the 18 yard box) before lobbing it over in to the net past the advancing custodian in a one on one situation in the 62nd minute of the 70 minute final match under hot and humid conditions.

“The victory wouldn’t have

Nerul based Ryan International School Girls are in a joyous mood after winning their maiden CBSE National Under-19 Football title in the company of the dignitaries. been possible without the 100% efforts of our players who didn’t lose any of the six matches we played under the leadership of Sakshi Raut.

Number of our key players including Sejal Nakhwa, Bhagyashree Dalvi (both recent under-19 Indian camp players) and Aarti Rawat were playing in the crucial final match with ankle injuries (suffered in the semi-final match earlier). Their experience in the end proved to be the clinching factor in the

end even though we missed many goal scoring opportunities. Our custodian Vaishnavi Eache who has played for the Maharashtra state team last year once again made two important saves in the final minutes of the match. Winning three individual awards is the icing on the cake for us,” said Rajender Rajput and Sajid K Khan coaches of the Ryan International School, Sanpada, which earlier last month had finished third in the West

For improving players

S- K 10 3 2 H- 9 2 D- Q 10 C- Q J 10 5 2 S- Q 9 5 S- A J 6 4 H- Q 8 5 4 H- J D- 7 5 2 D- J 9 8 6 3 C- A K 3 C- 8 7 6 S- 8 7 H- A K 10 7 6 3 D- A K 4 C- 9 4

South was dealer. He opened 1 heart, west passed, north bid 1 spade, east passed & south bid 2 hearts, which became the final contract. West led the Ace of clubs & on seeing the dummy hastily shifted to 7 of diamonds. South won.

Then she cashed ace of hearts, east following with Jack of hearts.

Now south cashed the king of hearts when east discarded a diamond she looked sad. Muttering something about people not being gentlemen she played a club.

West won & promptly shifted to a spade. The defence bow made 2 spade

tricks in addition to 2 clubs & 2 hearts. Writing the sore the players turned to the next deal, nobody aware that a serious crime had been committed.

The Bridge textbooks have stressed the point of safety play numerous times. Safety play is an insurance against

BRIDGE bad breaks. You sacrifice one trick to make sure of your contract. The safety play here is well known. On the Ace of hearts when one honour appears, play a small heart towards the 9 to guard against Q 8 X X in either hand.

In this case west is caught on the horns of a dilemma. If he goes up with Queen he gets only 1 trick. If he plays small dummy’s 9 wins & again west gets only 1 trick.

Either way south will make his contract. Suppose on the Ace of hearts west follows with Queen. Then declarer plays small towards 9. West shows off & east wins with Jack but south wins the rest of the hearts tricks.

If south is in three hearts he should go down 2 because he must play for the heart Q J to fall doubleton & do away with the safety play.

Bridge is a strange game.

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Khushbir forced to pull out midway by coach: sources

NEW DELHI: In an unsavoury incident, Asian Games silver medallist Khushbir Kaur was today forced to pull out of the women's 20km race walk event of National Open Athletics Championships midway into the competition by her coach Alexander Artsybashev as he felt her ward could get injured at the season-ending meet.

Amritsar girl Khushbir, who was representing ONGC, wanted to take part in the early morning event against the wishes of Russian coach Artsybashev who, according to Athletics Federation of India sources, did not want her to take part on the ground that she could get injured.

She took part and was leading the race by a big distance before pulling out after covering around nine kilometers.

Another race walk coach, however, said that Khushbir pulled out midway as she was feeling pain on her legs. Artsybashev was even seen shouting at Khushbir Kaur before the start of the event following an argument with national chief coach Bahadur Singh.

"You cannot treat an athlete like that," Bahadur was heard telling the Russian.

Another official said that since the National Open was an event competed by departments of the governments, the athletes also have a duty to take part. "These departments are spending money for the athletes and so they also want them to represent in these national events. The athletes also would want to do something for their employers," the official said.

The 21-year-old Khushbir, who holds the national record of 1:31:40, was in the process of being made a permanent employee by the ONGC, which is also the sponsors of the National Open, and so she wanted to take part in the event.

ONGC Games and Sports Cordinator Bhupinder Singh told PTI that he will have to find out why Khushbir pulled out.

"We have come to know that she pulled out midway into the competition. We are going to ask her and her coach why she pulled out," Bhupinder said.

State cops tame Companeroes Vishwanath Salian | ADC

It is rare to come across a text book hand in actual play. But this hand appeared in Willington Sports Club tournament. The players failed to recognise it declarer went down. See if you can do better

ARUN NETS A BRACE AS ST. THOMAS ADVANCE St. Thomas, Kalina 'B' and Our Lady of Health, Sahar 'B' won their respective matches in the last phase of the second round in the men's group at the 27th WCG inter Parish floodlit rink football tournament organized and conducted by the Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana. Arun Patil starred in St. Thomas' close 3-2 win over Mount Carmel, Bandra 'B' netting a brace receiving good support from Jay Panarkar who scored the other goal.

Zeeshan Shaikh and Pranay Daniel were the other goal scorers for Mount Carmel.

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Maharashtra State Police players seen involved in a midfield tussle wih Companeroes SC. The cops won 3-0 in an Elite Division match of the MDFA League, played at the Cooperage ground on Sunday.

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UMBAI: Maharashtra State Police (MSP) dished out a strong performance to record a facile 3-0 victory against Companeroes SC in an Elite Division match of the MDFA League, played at the Cooperage ground on Sunday evening.

The state cops held a slight edge and created the better chances but had to wait till the 41st minute to open the scoring through Azhar Shaikh before Farhaz Shaikh doubled the lead scoring in the second minute of additional period of the first half. Azhar was back in action scoring his second and the team’s third

goal in the 88th minute to round off the winning tally.

This was the policemen’s first win after their 1-2 defeat against Mumbai Customs in their opening match. This was the first defeat for Companeroes who had drawn their opening match against Dena Bank 2-2.

The next Elite Division match will be played between Mumbai FC and Union Bank of India on Monday, November 2 at 3.30 pm.

Results – Elite Div: Maharashtra State Police (Azhar Shaikh 41st, 84th, Farhaz Shaikh 47th) beat Companeroes SC 0.

SOCCER XI RALLY TO DOWN FR. AGNEL 3-2 Soccer XI rallied strongly from a 0-2 first half deficit to put it across Fr. Agnel 3-2 in a Super Division match of the MDFA League, played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel, on Sunday. Sujan Reddy, Nitesh Nawale and Leonard Wickens struck a goal each to help Soccer XI clinch a superb win after Fr. Agnel had taken the lead through goals from Aditya Dhumal and Tejas Solanki.

Meanwhile, Sunday Boys blanked West Zone United 30 with striker Kishen Vishwakarma scoring a brace and an own goal by Soren Selwin which enabled them to secure the win.

In another match of the same division, Young Boys recorded an identical 3-0 victory against Kenkre FC Under-19. Mamoon Ansari, Abdulla Ansari and Billal Ansari, all scored a goal each to seal the win for Young Boys.

Earlier in a First Division match, Sea View SC and Milwall FC played out a 1-1 draw.

Sairaj Naidu scored for Sea View while Scott Tellis netted the goal for Milwall.

Results – Div-I: Sea View SC 1 (Sairaj Naidu) drew with Milwall FC 1 (Scott Tellis); Millat FC 5 (Runald Bhatt 2, F. Salim, Gulham Khan, T. Bhoojani) beat Lakers FC 0.

Super Div: Soccer XI 3 (Sujan Reddy, Nitesh Nawale, Leonard Wickens) beat Fr. Agnel 2 (Aditya Dhumal, Tejas Solanki); Young Boys 3 (Mamoon Ansari, Abdulla Ansari, Billal Ansari) beat Kenkre FC Under-19 0; Sunday Boys 3 (Kishen Vishwakarma 2, Soren Selwin-OG) beat West Zone United 0.

KENISHA OUSTS SECOND SEED KRISHA Kenisha Khatwani put up spirited display as she upset second seeded Krisha Agarwal 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 1412 to enter the sub-junior girls singles final of the the P.J.Hindu Gymkhana 5-Star Mumbai City District table tennis championships here on Sunday.

Kenisha takes on top seeded Manasi Chiplunkar, who was just too good for Shanica Kadam before she was through with a 11-4, 113, 11-4, 11-4 tiumph. Akshay Sagane was in all sorts of troubles against eight seeded Yash Bajla in the beginning and was down 0-2. However, he struck a purple patch in the third and romped home for a fine 8-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 win.

Results: Sub-jr boys singles (Quarterfinals): (1) Tanmay Rane bt Raj Shetye 12-10, 11-4, 114;Akshay Sagane bt Yash Bajla 811, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Aditya Shinde bt Sameehan Kulkarni 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6.

CELTA STUN BARCA ON SUAREZ’S HOME BOW, REAL MADRID TOP

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FC Barcelona's Neymar, from Brazil duels for the ball against Celta Vigo's Gustavo Cabral during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Celta Vigo at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.

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ADRID: Luis Suarez's Barcelona home debut ended in a shock defeat as Joaquin Larrivey's solitary strike handed Celta Vigo a famous 1-0 win the Camp Nou. Real Madrid took advantage of Barcelona's slip up to move top of the table as they continued their free-scoring form with a 4-0 thrashing of Granada earlier yesterday and champions Atletico Madrid are up to second as they eased past Cordoba 4-2 at home.

Just as in his debut defeat against Real at the Bernabeu

British-Iranian volleyball woman gets one year in jail

TEHRAN: A Tehran court has jailed for one year a British-Iranian woman arrested after trying to attend a volleyball match, in a decision condemned as an "outrage".

The case of Ghoncheh Ghavami, a 25-year-old law graduate from London, has drawn considerable political attention because of her dual nationality and lengthy detention before trial. She was detained on June 20 at Azadi ("Freedom" in Farsi) Stadium where Iran's national volleyball team was to play Italy, and although she was released within a few hours she was re-arrested days later.

Having been in custody since - at least 41 days of which was spent in solitary confinement, according to her family - Ghavami went on trial behind closed doors last month.

last weekend, Suarez was left frustrated as Barca hit the woodwork four times and were denied on several more occasions by fine saves from Celta goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez.

"To make my debut in the Camp Nou in a competitive game was nice but the result is negative again," Suarez told Barca TV. "We created a lot of chances, but we didn't have luck on our side. They defended well and their goalkeeper was great. Football can be unjust at times, the opponent creates one chance

in the whole game and scores and that hurts."

Neymar smashed an early dipping shot off the crossbar, but Celta were enjoying plenty of the ball and could easily have gone in front if they hadn't been so wasteful with the final ball.

Barca began to get going midway through the first-half and only a stunning save from Alvarez prevented Lionel Messi equalling the record as La Liga's all-time leading scorer as his first time hit from Neymar's cut-back was turned behind.

Even when Messi did beat

the Celta 'keeper moments later he was denied as Jonny made an incredible sliding clearance with a touch of fortune as the ball ricocheted to safety off his own crossbar.

Messi headed over when unmarked from an enticing Suarez cross and Alvarez made another pair of great saves to deny Suarez and Neymar before the break.

Neymar somehow turned Jordi Alba's cut-back onto the bar once more with the goal at his mercy and Barca were finally hit by a clinical Celta breakaway on 55 minutes as Nolito's brilliant backheel was swept home first time by Larrivey.

Barca boss Luis Enrique introduced Xavi and Pedro in an attempt to turn the game around and from the latter's cross Suarez had a golden opportunity to open his account for the club when he headed straight into the arms of Alvarez.

Celta had a glorious chance to seal the three points when Charles headed over an unguarded goal after Bravo had brilliantly saved from Nolito's volley.

And they needed one last miracle from Alvarez to seal the three points as he turned behind a fierce effort from Suarez five minutes from time.

Earlier, Real Madrid moved to the top of the table for the first time this season after goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and a James Rodriguez double.

Ecclestone blames himself for F1's ‘piranha club’ crisis A

USTIN: Bernie Ecclestone admits he knows what's wrong with Formula One -- but he can't fix it on his own any more.

Two decades after Ron Dennis greeted Eddie Jordan by quipping "welcome to the Piranha Club" and four since Ecclestone took control to build one of global sport's first TV-based cash machines, F1 faces a crisis that may signal the end of the Ecclestone era and F1 in its modern image.

The sport's 84-year-old commercial ringmaster, who was the designer of the original Concorde Agreements that bound together the teams and the ruling body, has blamed himself for the current financial crisis that has reduced the grid for Sunday's United States Grand Prix to 18 cars.

It is the smallest grid in a decade, amid fears of a further cut to 12 or 14 next year.

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Nicolas Anelka of Mumbai City FC celebrates a goal during the Hero Indian Super League against Kerala Blasters FC held at the D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.

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AVI MUMBAI: A moment of magic from Nicolas Anelka helped Mumbai City FC return to winning ways and consign Kerala Blasters to a 1-0 defeat at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai tonight.

The former French international curled in a superb free kick one minute before halftime that proved to be the matchwinner.

The win helped the Peter Reid- coached hosts move up from the cellar to fifth spot with six points while Kerala dropped to sixth place with four points after suffering their third defeat in five games. Mumbai could have won by a comfortable margin after striking a purple patch in the second half but wayward shooting by their forwards denied them a big win. Jan

Štohanzl blazed over the bar after a nice pass from the excellent André Moritz opened up the Kerala defence in the 58th minute. In the 75th minute a nice cutback from Anelka saw Subhash Singh with the Kerala goal at his mercy but the Manipuri skied his shot.

Hero of the match Anelka was then denied twice in one on one situations against Sandip Nandy who had started instead of playermanager David James under the Kerala bar. And in the dying seconds Nadong Bhutia struck the crossbar with a long range punt.The match started slowly and was initially confined to the midfield with both defences holding firm. Mumbai forced a flurry of corners but as the first half progressed Kerala took control.

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rescue the strugglers before teammate Nico Hulkenberg F1 is left on the brink of a as Sahara Force India's major meltdown. chances to reduce the gap "The problem is there is with McLaren look slim since too much money probably both the drivers of the British being distributed badly -- side qualified inside the topprobably my fault," Eccle- 10. Placed sixth in the Team stone told reporters in the championship, Force India Circuit of the Americas pad- are trailing McLaren by 20 points at 123. dock late on Saturday.

However both the Force PEREZ QUALIFIES 12TH FOR India drivers failed to make it to the Q3 with Perez's fastest US GRAND PRIX Sergio Perez will start the lap in Q2 coming in at US Grand Prix in 12th posi- 1:38.554, slightly better than tion on the grid just ahead of Hulkenberg (1:38.598).

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ARGAO: Churchill Brothers came from behind to hold Vasco SC to a 1-1 draw in a group D quarterfinal match of the 127th Durand Cup, played at Raia Panchayat ground this morning.

The first half was drab and neither team went for the kill, confining play to midfield.

Churchill Brothers, who lost to Pune FC in their first match, came up with a couple of good moves and had the best chance to surge ahead in the 14th minute but Sunday Chizoba Nwadialu saw his effort palmed away to safety by rival keeper Francis Fernandes.

Couple of minutes later, Vasco came up with a counter move and nearly scored but Semson Fernandes' shot was saved by rival keeper Sukhwinder Singh off a pass from Aniston Fernandes.

Churchill Brothers looked more attacking in the sec-

ond half as they made inroads but conceded a goal in the 54th minute from a penalty after Keeper Sukhwinder Singh needlessly foiled substitute Emmanu Elchinedu inside the box.

Referee Maria Joseph awarded the penalty to Vasco which Emmanu himself converted it.

Churchill Brothers regrouped after the setback and after persistent effort restored parity in the 66th minute when Sunday Chizoba Nwadialu gave a pass to a better-placed Pankay Sona inside the box who guided the ball into the net. Vasco SC, who play their last match against Pune FC on November 4, now need a win to advance to the semifinal, while Pune FC only need a draw to advance to the knockout stage.

Churchill Brothers, who finished their league engagement with one point, are out of contention.

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EW DELHI: He might be revered as the 'God of Cricket' but there was a phase in Sachin Tendulkar's awe-inspiring career when the batting maestro felt so "scarred" and "devastated" by the Indian team's ineptitude under his captaincy that he wanted to completely move away from the sport.

The 41-year-old former batsman, who claimed almost every record that is there to be taken in international cricket before calling it quits last year, has finally opened up about the dark days he survived in a career which spanned over two decades.

In his autobiography 'Playing it My Way', to be released worldwide on November 6, the much-admired but reticent batting legend has dwelled on the frustrations he faced during his reign as captain -- a phase which is considered the biggest debacle of his otherwise enduring love affair with cricket.

"I hated losing and as captain of the team I felt responsible for the string of miserable performances.

More worryingly, I did not know how I could turn it around, as I was already trying my absolute best," re-

calls Tendulkar in the book, the first exclusive excerpts of which are with PTI. "I confided in (wife) Anjali that I feared there was nothing more that I could do to stem the tide of defeats. Losing a string of very close matches had left me badly scarred.

I had given it everything and was not sure that I could give even 0.1 per cent more. "...It was hurting me badly and it took me a long time to come to terms with these failures.

I even contemplated moving away from the sport completely, as it

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I confided in (wife) Anjali that I feared there was nothing more that I could do to stem the tide of defeats. Losing a string of very close matches had left me badly scarred. I had given it everything and was not sure that I could give even 0.1 per cent more. "...It was hurting me badly and it took me a long time to come to terms with these failures. I even contemplated moving away from the sport completely, as it seemed nothing was going my way SACHIN TENDULKAR IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'PLAYING IT MY WAY'

seemed nothing was going my way," reveals the diminutive right-hander in the muchawaited book co-authored by noted sports journalist and historian Boria Majumdar.

This period of disillusionment dates back to 1997

when the Indian team was touring the West Indies. After drawing the opening two Tests, the Indians seemed to be heading for a victory in the third, chasing a mere 120. But in an inexplicable disaster, the tourists were bowled out for 8.

"Monday 31 March 1997 was a dark day in the history of Indian cricket and definitely the worst of my captaincy career. And yet it had promised so much. In fact, over dinner at a restaurant in St Lawrence Gap in Barbados the night before, I remember having a joke with the waiter, who was predicting a West Indian win. He was confident that

Ambrose would bounce India out the next morning," Tendulkar writes.

"I was so confident of our chances that I pointed to the fridge and said he should immediately chill a bottle of champagne and I would come and open it the next day and pour him a glass to celebrate winning the match," Tendulkar says in the book.

"Instead, we collapsed for a miserable 81 all out, handing the West Indies a 38-run victory. Frankly, there can be no excuses for such a poor batting effort, even though it was a difficult track. I certainly don't want to point fingers at anyone for the defeat, as that's not my way. In any case, I was part of that team and as captain it was my responsibility to steer us to victory. I did not get the feeling that we were over-confident, yet none of the batsmen apart from Laxman even reached double figures in the second innings and it was one of the worst batting displays I have been part of," he adds.

In fact, for Tendulkar, who retired with 15,921 from 200 Tests and 18,426 runs from 463 ODIs, the defeat was so painful that it still rankles.