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DESPATCH & COURIER NO MEDICINES FROM DEC 16 TO 18 55,000 medical shops will remain shut for three days
By Khushboo Panjabi
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he Maharashtra State Chemists and Druggists Association (MSCDA) will be on strike for three days from December 16 to 18. They are protesting against the rule requiring the presence of a pharmacist at chemist shops. A meeting was held last week in the Chemist Bhavan, Sanpada in the presence of Jaganath Shinde, president, MSDCA and 200 chemists from across the state. “The raids and fines imposed on chemist shops in the past had made it impossible for the chemists to survive and therefore many shopkeepers are now willingly to hand over their licenses to FDA,” said Shinde. “The government is not supporting us as seen in the past. The advisory committee which was formed to look into our grievances has only conducted one meeting in a year so far”, he added. Continued on pg 8 «
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KEM techie accused of sexual harassment gets away with just transfer to another dept By Shwetha Kannan
has now been transferred to another department in the hospital. shok Bhokre, the technician from the CenWell-placed sources within the hospital said, tral Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory at “Yes, he has been transferred to the pathology BMC-run KEM hospital in Parel who has department so that the ongoing enquiry can be been accused of alleged sexual harassment by 12 conducted in a fair manner.” women employees from the same department The source also confirmed the fact that Bhokre and a written complaint accusing him of coming had previously refused to accept his transfer ordrunk to work and passing offensive comments ders and continued working in the Central Clinon the women staff of the department with re- ical Biochemistry Laboratory. So now, the gards to their dress and looks was submitted to administration gave him a strict transfer order the concerned authorities around a month ago, and made sure that he accepted it and joined the
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City colleges tie up with private coaching classes instead of appointing varsity teachers for conducting remedial studies
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Repairing process? No, it was not permitted, since this building fell under ‘Heritage’ category!
Gold: `30,975 Silver: `44,850 US Dollar: `61.75 Temperature: 320C/210C Humidity: 46%
hile the Mumbai University (MU) finished its remedial classes for the ‘wrong’ students in record time, city colleges seem to be following in the varsity’s footsteps. As it is compulsory to
pathology department at the earliest. When asked about this issue, Dr Shubhangi Parkar, acting dean, KEM refused to comment and said, “We cannot talk about this issue till the enquiry is over,” but she did confirm the fact that Bhokre has been transferred to another department within the hospital. While the team investigating the case hasn’t got any proof of the accused coming drunk to work as yet, enquiries regarding his conduct and misbehaviour with women are going on.
Private ghotala!
conduct remedial coaching classes for academically weak students, reserved category students and those studying for competitive exams, colleges have been following the rules pertaining to schemes for remedial classes. Though the rule has been followed, colleges have wrongly collaborated with private coaching classes, and to further compound
this wrong, they have even asked students to pay fees for these coaching classes. As per the X plan guidelines of the University Grants Commissions, remedial coaching classes have to be conducted for students who are weak in academics and for coaching students appearing for their competitive and NET/SET exams.
The objective of these coaching classes is to improve the academic skills, raise the students’ level of comprehension of basic subjects, and to provide a stronger foundation for further academic work, thus strengthening their knowledge and attitude towards gaining quantitative and qualitative knowledge. A remuneration of Rs.250 per hour is to be given to the teachers and Rs.150 per hour to the postgraduate or research scholars for theory classes, whereas it is Rs.75 per hour for practical classes. Continued on pg 8 «
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PETA to submit video of elephant’s abuse to HC
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CITY OPINIONS
Will the Supreme Court proposing life imprisonment to milk adulterers cure the malaise? Pramod Ravidas Journalist No, I do not think so because, water turns out to be the most common adulterant in milk, without which no one will sell the milk Hitesh Keswani Student Yes, they should be punished as water reduces the nutritional value of milk. If contaminated, water poses a health risk to consumers. Rachna Kuradia Media executive Giving life imprisonment is the best decision which the Supreme Court has taken and will create fears in the minds of many. Tejashvi Dalvi Student Yes, the decision is in right perspective as these adulterants are hazardous and they cause irreversible damage to human organs Irwin Pinto Service I am happy with the verdict. With water there is an addition of skimmed milk powder in adulterated in the milk.
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By Philip Varghese
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wo days after the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India filed a petition with the Bombay High Court seeking direction to the forest department to implement its previous order as well as the recommendation from ‘project elephant’ under the Ministry of Environment and Forests and release the 14-year-old elephant Sunder in a sanctuary, an undercover investigation conducted by organisation this week has resulted in shocking footage of a mahout violently beating the elephant with a thick wooden stick. PETA India Director of Veterinary Affairs Dr. Manilal Valliyate said, “The video reveals a malnourishedlooking Sunder, with both legs chained, writhing in pain and struggling to stand as the mahout strikes him repeatedly with the stick. Sunder visibly recoils in fear from the weapon-wielding mahout, who continues to threaten him with violence after he has stood. Sunder was chained and abused for six years at the Jyotiba Temple in Kolhapur. Following orders by the Maharashtra Forest Department and Project Elephant, which operates under the central Ministry of Envi-
These photographic evidences of handlers assaulting Sunder will be submitted by PETA to the Bombay High Court. ronment and Forests to retire Sunder to a sanctuary, MLA Vinay Kore, who had given the elephant as a ‘gift’ to the temple, sent him to be chained in an old, dark poultry shed in Warananagar instead.” An official from PETA said, “The Nagpur-based Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and current Head of Forest Force, SWH Naqvi, has also failed to implement the State and Central Government orders. Just this week, Kore was reported to have claimed to the media that Sunder is fine and
healthy while Vijay Shelke, Deputy Conservator of Territorial Forests Kolhapur division, said that every month a veterinary doctor visits the place to check the elephant and they also guide the mahout and local caretakers. These claims are in spite of the fact that Sunder’s legs show scarring from abuse, he has low weight, and he is being forced to stand on concrete all day with no opportunity for exercise, which is essential for elephants’ health. And now fresh evidence, as documented in photographs and video
by PETA, shows that he is also beaten.” Dr. Manilal Valliyate said, “Vinay Kore and the Kolhapur division of the Forest Department seem to be trying to fool the public, but an elephant needs space to roam and the companionship of other elephants – not more years of being chained on concrete, cowering in fear of a violent mahout.” Former Beatle Paul McCartney and Hollywood star Pamela Anderson have previously written to authorities calling for Sunder’srelease.
College student requests President to save IMS Vikrant By Vishnudas Sheshrao
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ity-based junior college student requested President and Chief of Armed Forces in a letter to intervene and save the 68year-old, British-made aircraft carrier Indian Museum Ship (IMS) Vikrant which is symbol of national naval heritage, and is reportedly being auctioned as the Maharashtra state government is unable to support the glorious floating museum monetarily. Pranav N.V., a XI standard student of Khalsa College, in the letter to President Pranab Mukherjee, described that this museum ship plays a vital role in creating awareness about Indian Navy and the defence forces among the students. Pranav says, “India has a long legacy and history of wars and warriors but there is hardly memorial in the commemoration of these martyrs. There are only three war memorials– National Monument of India, Delhi, Indian War Memorial Museum, Red Fort, Delhi and War Memorial in Chennai”. On the other hand, the USA has
A delegation of BJP leaders including Deputy leader of opposition Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde, former MP Kirit Somaiya, MP Prakash Javadekar met with Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursady in Delhi to request him to save IMS Vikrant. The Defence Minister reportedly assured the BJP delegation that he will consider their request and the issue will be raised in the Parliament and the Maharashtra state assembly soon. to the UK, Vijayalakshmi Pandit on March 4, 1961, started the transformation of Indian Navy from a territorial navy to the blue water navy. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the world was surprised (Top): Navy officials requesting the then Chief Minister Ashok Chavan to make a budget with Indian Navy’s, particularly INS provision in the state, so that this beautiful piece of history could be preserved for the Vikrant’s attack. “The Chittagaong generations to come. (On August 10, 2010) harbour was ablaze as ships and aircraft of the Eastern Naval Fleet 18 war memorials. The United With the commissioning of INS (INS Vikrant) bombed and rocked”, Kingdom and France have 16 and 9 Vikrant (R11) into the Indian Navy said Pranav in the letter citing some memorials respectively. by then Indian High Commissioner news reports.
WINTER SESSION AT NAGPUR
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he Winter Session of the State Legislature beginning from December 9 at the winter capital of Nagpur will be the last session of the current 12th Legislative Assembly at Nagpur. Because by then it will be time for another winter session at Nagpur in December 2014, it will be the 13th Legislative Assembly in place with a new government in power. Between this session and the winter session next year the state would go through a Lok Sabha election and later on the Assembly election as well. For the layman, the holding of the last or the third session, that is the winter session of the state legislature at Nagpur once in a year is hard to understand. The other two - that is the Budget Session and the Monsoon Session are held in Mumbai. It may be interesting to note here that until 1955 the Monsoon Session of the state legislature used to be held in Pune in the then undivided state of Bombay. At the time of reorganisation of
assured them that their legitimate aspirations of development would be met. Here it is pertinent to note the exact wording of the Nagpur Accord in respect of holding one session of the state legislature every year in Nagpur. And it says, “the government shall officially shift to Nagpur for a definite period and at least one session of the state legislature shall be held every year in Nagpur”. Although the government of the day since the formation of unified Maharashtra came into being in Swatantra Bharat Paksha (SBP) MLA 1960 has honoured the latter part of Wamanrao Chatap the agreement that is holding one session of the state legislature that the states on linguistic lines way is the winter session at Nagpur. But back in 1953 during the Sanyukta the government has till date never Maharashtra agitation, stalwarts officially shifted its administrative like Yeshwantrao Chavan, Sheshrao machinery to its designated winter Wankhede and others inked an capital – Nagpur. Like what hapagreement with the Marathi speak- pens in Jammu and Kashmir during areas of the erstwhile Central ing summer and winter months. Provinces and Berar (CP & Berar) Until 1956, Nagpur was the capiwelcoming their decision to be part tal city of CP & Berar province and of a Marathi speaking Maharashtra. the then legislature used to meet in The agreement signed then on Sep- the Old Council Hall which was tember 28, 1953 at Nagpur is now constructed in 1914. As years went known as ‘The Nagpur Agreement’ by since the creation of Maharashor simply the Nagpur Accord. The tra in 1960, the Old Council Hall pact offered about 11 concessions which had sitting capacity for just to the CP and Berar province which 120 members of the legislative as-
sembly and even smaller hall for the council members, a new council hall complex was built in 1993. Fed up with the state government’s apathy towards resolving the issues plaguing Vidarbha region, former Swatantra Bharat Paksha (SBP) MLA, Wamanrao Chatap from Rajura in Chandrapur district lit a bonfire of the agreement in protest on September 28. Like many of his ilk, his grudge has been that the government has failed to honor four major promises made in the Accord that of 23 per cent reservation on allocation of budget, government jobs, state cabinet and reservations in higher and technical courses. “Hence we have decided to hold the first mock session of Independent Vidarbha state”, remarked Chatap. A livid Chatap further points out that despite Vidarbha region having abundant natural resources like coal, forest wealth, mineral wealth, Adivasi children in district’s like Gadchiroli are malnourished, 90 per cent of the educated youth have migrated outside in search of jobs. “Despite having abundant coal reserves Vidarbha region has to endure 12 hours of load shedding. The development backlog of the region has touched Rs.75,000 crore and
what have we got in turn is underdevelopment, unemployment and health problems”, remarked Chatap. According to senior scribe from Nagpur, Pramod Chunchuwar “those in power only come to Nagpur to honor the Nagpur Accord. The moment they come they are in a hurry to go back to Mumbai. Actually the winter session of the legislature should be held for minimum of three weeks. But this year too it is being held for just two weeks. For the Congress it is busy with the Washim Zilla Parishad elections due later this month. While the BJP is more pre-occupied with the December 22 rally of Narendra Modi in Mumbai. So who cares, everyone has his or her own agenda to keep”. The angst of Chatap and Chunchuwar is not without any reason. From the data gleaned from the state legislature itself reveals that in the last 51 years since the formation of the state in 1960, the legislature had 736 sittings in Nagpur. There were no sittings in 1962 due to the Chinese aggression. Another interesting fact of the matter is that until 1974, the legislature used to have maximum number of
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sittings ranging between 28 days in 1968 to 25 days in 1974. Post Emergency era, the Winter Session at Nagpur has acquired the tag of being jinxed. In 1982 the session was rocked with the Cement scandal of former Chief Minister A.R. Antulay. In 1991, high drama was witnessed when Chhagan Bhujbal quit the Shiv Sena and joined Congress. While in 1992 the session had to be curtailed due to the communal riots that erupted in Mumbai in the aftermath of the demolition of the Babri Masjid. But since 1974 the winter session at Nagpur has barely lasted beyond 15 days. Although state legislature secretary Anant Kalse did not reveal much details about the expenditure incurred for the legislature and the government for trans-locating the entire administrative machinery from Mumbai to Nagpur, he however, did disclose that a staff of 400 employees of the legislature alone moves to Nagpur one week prior to the actual commencement of the session. This excludes the 40-odd ministers, 289 MLAs, 78 MLCs, 60odd bureaucrats, the personal secretaries and personal assistants of ministers and legislators who number a few thousand. In this age of egovernance, many files and documents are still physically dispatched in wooden boxes and crates one week in advance to Nagpur virtually creating a administrative paralysis of sorts with employees pointing fingers at Nagpur for non-availability of some documents. This year also the issues before the Winter Session are many, the most notable being the damage caused by recent heavy rains in Vidarbha, the tabling of the Adarsh Commission of Inquiry Report, anti-superstition bill, Irrigation and Power sector scams and lot more. What worries the people of Vidarbha is that whether this twoweek session too gets drowned in the uproar over Adarsh and other scams relegating the issue of damage caused by heavy rains this monsoon season. Given the set agenda of civic elections, rallies and ensuing Lok Sabha elections, the two-week Winter Session at Nagpur confirms the widely held belief among the locals that this is being done just to pay lip-service and honor some provisions of the Nagpur Accord. Pics: Sushil Kadam | ADC
PEACEFUL DAY EXPECTED By A Staff Reporter
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oing by the slow and almost orderly crowd buildup, the Mumbai police do not foresee any untoward situation or emergency arising today at Chaityabhoomi in Shivaji Park area, where followers of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar will observe his death anniversary as Mahaparinirvan Divas. A police official said that while all stations in the city will maintain the required degree of alertness, only those stations in and around Dadar and Shivaji Park will have their full forces committed to policing Chaityabhoomi and the grounds of the park, along with battalions of SRP, Quick Response Team and the Rapid Action Force. The event, by and large, is expected to go off peacefully, with only emphasis being on crowd management and handling of traffic.
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Taufique Shaikh student of Diploma in pharmacy from Tipu Sultan College of Pharmacy, Gulbarga have lost 1st year marks card. In case anybody finds kindly contact: 9004323305. C-25420
I Mrs. Daksha Dhirendra Waghela, D/o Daksha Keshavlal Chitroda have changed my birth date from 06/01/1968 to 06/12/1968 as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated : 04/12/13. C-25464
CHANGE OF NAME
I Prakash Anant Manjrekar have lost/ misplaced my residence Share Certificate No. 46 Distinctive Nos. 226 to 230 & Police complaint lodge with Kasturba Police StationBorivali (East) vide complaint No. 3626, dated 4/12/13. Founder please contact within 15 days at my residence address: Flat No. 1178, Building No. 15-B, Mangaldham Niketan CHS Ltd., Jai Maharashtra Nagar, Magathane, Borivali (East), Mumbai - 400066. C-25463
I, Harender Ten Singh, have changed my name to Harender Ten Singh Grewal Vide Deed Poll Affidavit dated 4th Dec. 2013. C-25419 I have changed my name from (Mr.) Sunil Kumar Udai Singh to (Mr.) Sunil Uday Singh as per Affidavit dated 01-12-2013. Ornate C-25421 I have changed my name from (Mrs.) Sabeena Banu Abbas Shaikh to (Mrs.) Sabina Abbas Shaikh as per Affidavit dated 29-11-2013. Ornate C-25422
THANKSGIVING May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world. Sacred Heart of Jesus thy kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the helpless pray for us. Say this prayer for nine times nine days. Your prayer will be answered by the eighth day. Publication must be promised. C-24799
PUBLIC NOTICE
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Kamlesh Arora is the owner of Flat No. F-149, Lata CHSL, Kharigaon, B.P. Cross Road, Bhayandar (E), Dist. Thane 401105. She is disappeared from last 3 years and not traceable inspite of diligent search. All the original documents has been also misplaced. Her daughter Miss. Minakshi Arora who is legal heir of Mrs. Kamlesh Arora has applied application to transfer Share Certificate in her name in respect of the above flat premises and admit her as a member of society. All the banks, financial institution, person Etc. are hereby requested to intimate to the society or to me as her counsel authority about any claim whatsoever regarding the Transfer of Share Certificate with sufficient proof within 14 days from this notice, otherwise it will be treated that nothing objections or claim is their over it. Society shall transfer Share Certificate in favour of Miss. Minakshi Arora. R, J. MISHRA Advocate High Court Flat -108, Bhaidaya Nagar ‘B’ Navghar Rd., Bhayandar (E)
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Mr Ghanshyambhai jagabhai Gabani & Ramesh Keshubhai Lalluvadia (jt) a member of the Sunder Shanti Nagar CHS Ltd., and holding Flat No. B-9 in the building of the Society, has reported to the Society that the Original Share Certificate bearing No. 16 for 5 (Five) Shares bearing Nos. From 76 to 80 has been lost/ misplaced and application has been made for duplicate Share Certificate. The Society hereby invites claims and o b j e c t i o n s f r o m c l a i m a n ts / o b j e c t o r o r objectors for issuance of duplicate Share Certificate within the period of 14 (fourteen) days from the publication of this notice, with copies of such documents and other proofs in support of his/her/their claims/ objections for issuance of duplicate Share Certificate to the Secretary of Sunder Shanti Nagar Co-op Hsg. Soc Ltd., At Sector 2, B-9 Buidling Flat No. 402, Sunder Shanti Nagar CHS Ltd., Shanti Nagar, Mira Road (E), Dist: Thane if no claims/objections are received within the period prescribed above, the Society shall be free to issue duplicate Share Certificate in such manner as is provided under the byelaws of the Society. The claims/objections, if any, received by the Society shall be dealt with in the manner provided under the bye-laws of the Society. A copy of the registered bye-laws of the Society is available for inspection by the claimants/objectors, with the Secretary of the Society between 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM on working days from the date of the publication of the notice till the date of expiry of its period
For and on behalf of Sunder Shanti Nagar Co-op Hsg. Soc Ltd., Sd/Date : 06/12/2013 Secretary Place : Thane
I have changed my name from (Mr.) Udai Narayan Singh to (Mr.) Uday Narayan Singh as per Affidavit dated 01-12-2013. Ornate C-25423 I have changed my name from Sakina Akber Dahodwala to Sakina Akber Baldiwala (Maha. Govt. Gazette No. U-5988 dated; August 30, 2007). C-25424 I have changed my name from Furkan Mehaboob Ahmed Ansari to Furqan Ahmed Mehboob Ahmed Ansari as per Gazette No (X-33182). C-25425 I have changed my name from Amrutlal Mulji Rathod to Amrut Mulji Rathod as per Gazette No (X-66806). C-25426 I have changed my name from Maxwell Gomez Paul Alphonse, to ‘Maxwell Alphonse Gomez’ as per Affidavit Dated: 05/12/2013. C-25427 I have changed my name from Fathma Syed Ameer, to ‘Andrelina Ophelia D’Souza’ as per Affidavit Dated: 05/12/2013. C-25428 I have changed my name from Mehrunissa, to ‘Mehrunnisa Farooque Khan’ as per Affidavit Dated: 05/12/2013. C-25429 I have changed my name from Mobina Sale Mohamed, to ‘Mansuri Mubina Mohamed Arif’ as per Affidavit Dated: 02/12/2013. C-25430 I have changed my name from Mohd Mushtaq Mohd Shahid, to Mansuri Mohammed Mushtaque Mohammed Shahid as per Affidavit Dated: 02/12/2013. C-25431 I have changed my name from Zarina Banu Haji Latif, to ‘Siddiqui Zarina Abdul Rehman’ as per Affidavit Dated: 02/12/2013. C-25432
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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013 I, Quadiri Sayed Shahbaz Ibrahim have changed my Son’s name from Arsh Shahbaz Kadri, to ‘Quadiri Arsh Sayed Shahbaz’ as per Affidavit Dated: 05/12/2013. C-25433 I have changed my name from Shaikh Mohamed Yasin, to ‘Shaikh Yasin Mohamed’ as per Affidavit Dated: 20/11/2013.
I have changed my name from Meghabhai Raghu Hathiyani to Meghji Raghu Hathiyani as per Affidavit Dated: 27 Nov 2013. C-25445 I have changed my name from Magi Meghabhai Hathiyani alias Meenaben Meghji Hathiyani to Mina Meghji Hathiyani as per Affidavit Dated: 28 Nov 2013. C-25446
C-25434 I have changed my name from Farookh Ismail Saiyad, to ‘Farook Ismail Sayed’ as per Affidavit Dated: 05/12/2013. C-25435
I have changed my name from “Akashkumar Vinod Jain” to “Akash Vinod Jain” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25447
I have changed my name from Irshad Shamshad Shaikh, to ‘Irshad Ali Shamshad Hussain Shaikh’ as per Affidavit Dated: 25/11/2013. C-25436
I have changed my name from “Tabassum Banu Mushtaque Ahmed Qureshi” to “Mrs. Tabassum Rais Shaikh” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25448
I have changed my name from Shamshad to Shamshad Hussain Mehar Ali Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated: 25/11/2013. C-25437
I have changed my name from “Raees Ahmed” to “Rais Shaikh” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25449
I have changed my name from Mohindar Java to Mahindra Java as per Affidavit dated 04/12/2013. C-25438
I have changed my name from “Tabassum Kauser” to “Tabassum Rais Shaikh” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25450
I have changed my name from B.V Murugan to Murugan Balasingh Nadar as per deed poll Affidavit. C-25439 I have changed my name from Neelangi D/o Late Mr. Ganapat Gore to Shweta W/o Srinivas Jahagirdar as per the Affidavit. C-25440 I have changed my name from Shreeniwas S/o Late Mr. Govindrao Jahagirdar to Srinivas S/o Late Mr. Govindrao Jahagirdar as per the Affidavit. C-25441 I Father Muhammad Shahid Nasri Muhammad Abu Umar Nasri Siddiqui have change our minor son's name from Mohd. Hammad Umri Mohd. Shahid Nasri to Muhammad Hammad Muhammad Shahid Nasri Siddiqui as per Mharashtra Gazette No (X-44528). C-25442 I Father Muhammad Shahid Nasri Muhammad Abu Umar Nasri Siddiqui have change our minor son's name from Mohd. Abu Umamah Umri M.S.Nasri Siddiquee to Muhammad Abu Umamah Muhammad Shahid Nasri Siddiqui as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No (X-44529). C-25443 I Father Muhammad Shahid Nasri Muhammad Abu Umar Nasri Siddiqui have change our minor son's name from Mohammad Ahemad Umari Mohd. Shahid Nasiri Siddiqui to Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Shahid Nasri Siddiqui as per Maharashtra Gazette No (X-44530). C-25444
I have changed my name from Kiranbhai/Kirankumar Dinesh Danda to “Kiran Dinesh Danda” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25451 I have changed my name from “Anila Vikram Mody” to “Anett Vikram Mody” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25452 I have changed my name from “Miss. Minakshi/Meenakshi Vasudeo K Shemkalyani” to “Mrs. Padmini Padmnabh Puranik” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25453 I have changed my name from “Miss. Varshaben Jadavji Savla” to “Mrs. Varsha Narendra Shah” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25454 I have changed my name from “Shaileshkumar Shashikant Muchhala” to “Shailesh Shashikant Muchhala” as per Affidavit dated 12th October, 2013. C-25455 I have changed my name from “Dhavalkumar Kiritkumar Painter” to “Dhaval Kirit Painter” as per Affidavit dated 21st November, 2013. C-25456 I have changed my name from Kiritkumar Chandulal Painter to “Kirit Chandulal Painter”as per Affidavit dated 21st November, 2013. C-25457 I have changed my name from Trushaben Kiritkumar Painter to “Rusha Kirit Painter” as per Affidavit dated 21st November, 2013. C-25458
I “Rais Shaikh” have changed my minor son’s name from “Mohammad Riyan” to “Riyan Rais Shaikh” as per Affidavit dated 01st August, 2013. C-25459 I have changed my name from “Bavita Surendra Nandu” to “Bhavita Surendra Nandu” as per Affidavit dated 01st October, 2013. C-25460 I have changed my name from “Ratnaprabha Vasant Bobhate” to “Anuradha Vijay Pawaskar”as per Affidavit dated 04th December, 2013. C-25461 I have changed my name from “Chhaya Shivaji Savant” to “Chhaya Vilas Bagwe” as per Affidavit dated 04th December, 2013. C-25462 I Farzana have changed my name to Farzana Shokathali Saheb as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 23/11/13. C-25465 I Shokatali Babu Saheb have changed my name to Shokathali Babu Saheb as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 02/12/13. C-25466 I Shoukath Ali Saheb have changed my name to Shokathali Babu Saheb as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 23/11/13. C-25467 I Shoukath Ali have changed my name to Shokathali Babu Saheb as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/11/13. C-25468 I Palavi Hemant Malik have changed my name to Seema Hemant Malik as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-25469 I Gala Navinchandra Palan have changed my name to Gala Navin Palan as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-25470 I Kingsley Arden Paul have changed my name to Kingsley Paul as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-25471 I Mohammad Suhail have changed my name to Sohail Qureshi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-25472 I Ratan Kumar Nandlal Chokhani have changed my name to Ratanlal Nandlal Chokhani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-25473 We Shrikant Chokhani & Savita Chokhani have changed our minor son’s name from Soham Shrikant Chokhani to Yash Shrikant Chokhani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-25474
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NCP corporators oppose Reliance’s 4G towers in Navi Mumbai
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The proposal for installing 126 mobile towers for Reliance 4G services was cleared by the general body in April but is now facing stiff resistance
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detailed report of where the towers would be erected. Now that we have he proposal for installing 126 the list, we are astonished that the towers for Reliance 4G serv- towers will be erected at 20 public ices in Navi Mumbai was gardens, nine playgrounds, 17 iscleared by the general body in April, land junctions and 25 dividers on but invited resistance from NCP the main road. Towers placed in corporators during the standing such places can be dangerous as committee meeting on Wednesday. these places are always crowded”. The matter was raised by NCP He further alleged, “NMMC has not corporator Shivram Patil who said, learnt its lessons from the past and is “We corporators were not given a still showering favours on industrial
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Cleanliness not a priority in India: Jayant Patil hen it comes to cleanliness, our country is ranked way below others. But, we are witnessing an increase in hygiene awareness and enforcement of international standards in many sectors like Information Technology, Pharma, Food, Hospitality, Healthcare, Retail and Manufacturing. Over the last decade, the Cleaning Industry in India has registered steady growth of 40 to 50 per cent per annum. In the coming years, cleanliness and hygiene will become a priority sector”, remarked Minister for Rural Development Jayant Patil. He said this while inaugurating the three-day Clean India Pulire cleaning expo at Bandra-Kurla Complex here yesterday. The exhibition showcases the latest cleaning technology, hygiene solutions and maintenance for the healthcare and other sectors from all over the world. The show is supported by the BMC and National Environmental Engineering Research
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Jayant Patil Institute (NEERI) and others. Speaking on the occasion, Mangala Chandran, senior member at Virtual Info Systems stated that cleanliness is a science and requires the right kind of equipment, tools and chemicals to treat contamination and dirt. She added that the latest professional cleaning solutions like steam mops, low noise vacuum cleaners, cleaning trolleys with infection barrier, color coded microfiber wipes and mops, cost effective chemicals for floors and surfaces are on display.
posal at the general body meeting held on April 17. NCP corporators had cleared the proposal. What happened today? This is nothing but a plan by the NCP to blackmail Reliance and extort money ahead of the elections”. Gaikwad denied the allegations made by Shetty, “The proposal was cleared collectively. At that time we did not know the places where the towers would be installed but now
we are aware of the places and so we are objecting”. He added, “Extorting money ahead of elections is not acceptable at all. The central government granted licence to Reliance to roll out 4G services in the country and while doing so they had come out with a GR that towers to be installed on government land and public places and we have Congress government at the centre”. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in
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belts. Reliance made us dream about things like the Amazing Park, but they have not done anything”. Vikram Shinde, a party colleague of Patil, added, “Installing such towers in public places can pose a serious health risk for the residents of Navi Mumbai. In fact, we should be dismantling the towers”. Congress corporator Santosh Shetty informed, “Congress and Shiv Sena had opposed this pro-
n what can be termed as a big relief for actor Salman Khan, the Sessions Court in South Mumbai ordered a fresh trial in the 2002 hit-and-run case against him. This comes after the actor had moved the court with a petition seeking a fresh trial and that the evidence adduced earlier before a magistrate be discarded, as he was now facing a more serious charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. On Sep 28, 2002, an allegedly inebriated Khan, while driving his Toyota Land Cruiser SUV, ran over pavement dwellers near a bakery in Bandra (West). While one person was killed, four others were injured in the incident.
Earlier, the judge had made a query about whether a fresh trial should be undertaken, or whether the same evidence which was produced before the Bandra magistrate could be relied on. Both sides had wrapped up their submissions in October and Khan’s lawyers including advocate Shrikant Shivade had argued for a fresh trial since they said that the matter now included a serious charge of section 304II of the Indian Penal Code and thus needs to be tried afresh. But the prosecution team argued otherwise and said that a large body of evidence presented before the magistrate ought to be used. Based on this, sessions court judge D. W. Deshpande, in his order said that all the witnesses would be examined
and cross-examined again during the trial which would be put on fast-track mode. The judge fixed December 23 for both the prosecution and defence to submit their lists of witnesses, after which a date for a fresh trial would be fixed. Since culpable homicide cases are triable by a Sessions Court, he referred the case to it. Apart from section 304(2) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), the Bollywood superstar has also been charged under Sections 279 (causing death by negligence), 337 (causing hurt by an act), 338 (causing grievous hurt), 427 (causing damage or mischief to property) of the IPC, and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Bombay Prohibition Act.
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the Organizing Committee of the BPP, which includes all t a meeting of the Board seven Trustees, will continue of Trustees of the Bom- to manage and be in overall bay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) charge of the Congress. Howheld at the residence of Dr. ever, it has been also decided Cyrus Poonawalla last Sun- to induct Dr. Cyrus Poonday, it was unanimously awalla as Chairman and agreed to go ahead with the Nadir Godrej as Vice-Chair10th World Zoroastrian man of this Committee. Congress. The Trustees of the BPP are Earlier, there was a dis- Yazdi H. Desai, Khojeste P. agreement between the Mistree, Dinshaw R Mehta Trustees which cast a shadow (Chairman), Arnavaz J. Misover the event which is to be try, Jimmy Mistry, Armaity R. held from December 27 to 30. Tirandaz and Muncherji It has now been resolved that Cama.
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SGNP murder case solved after police zero in on boyfriend who thought he could escape by not using his phone Vishwanath Salian | ADC
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all Detail Records (CDR) usually help the police know the exact location of criminals via their mobile phone use and play a vital role in solving many criminal cases. However, in the sensational Sanjay Gandhi murder case, it was his phone silence that got the police to suspect the boyfriend of the 27-year-old woman, found dead with her throat slit, eyes blindfolded and her hands tied behind
Sarla Ahire, the victim.
her to Malad and other places were they had lunch. Pravin later took her to SGNP from the rear gate, and after a while, asked her to wait as he needed to answer nature’s call. He entered a toilet, prepared an injection filled with a narcotic substance, and after taking her to an isolated place inside the bushes of the park, he offered to inject her as she was not feeling well. After some objections, she relented, and soon lost consciousness. Pravin then slit her throat with a cutter he had brought along with him, and walked away with her cell phone after leaving her body in the wilderness. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone XI, Pravin Patil, after killing her, the accused went to the victim’s home and when her family members
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informed him that Sarla was missing for the last 24 hours, he went along with them to lodge a missing complaint at the Kasturba Marg police station. When Sarla’s mother asked him to send message to the girl, he sent one and gave them a reply from Sarla’s mobile phone, in which he typed that she was all right and had taken lunch, but not feeling well. We collected CDR record of many of who were in touch with Sarla before she went missing, but everyone had given satisfactory answers, said Patil. When we checked Pravin’s CDR, we were shocked to know that on the day of incident, he did not use his phone. During sustained interrogation, he confessed the crime and said that for the last two years, Sarla was blackmailing him, demanding money and gifts, and was insisting on marriage, because of which he killed her, added Patil. Pravin planned the murder after watching Crime Patrol and other crime related programs. He was produced before the court which remanded him to police custody. Further investigation are on, said Patil.
No headway in Pratima Chavan murder case By Neel Shah
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our days after the murder of 62-year-old Pratima Chavan inside her house at Ashtavinayak building in Tilak Nagar, the cops are still clueless about the killer as well as the motive. Police personnel from Tilak Nagar police station are now checking with the residents staying in the building, who used to visit the deceased’s house to hand over things, which she used to tell them to bring from nearby shops. In this regard, the police are talking to youngsters in the building who used to help the senior citizen, informed Lakshman Bhalerao, senior inspector of Tilak Nagar police station. The reason for probing this angle, said police, is that senior citizens in middle class areas usually call in youths in the building for some odd jobs. Moreover, the killer seemed to be well known to
the elderly deceased, who would, at any given point of time, never allow a stranger to get into her home. The probe into this angle becomes significant, as the building’s watchman never kept a visitors’ book and there are no CCTV cameras installed in the building, said police. Hitherto, the police is done with the questioning of the deceased’s daughter-in-law and nephew who were the suspects initially. Also, none of the deceased’s kin have been given clean chit in the case. The senior citizen was killed on Sunday afternoon and at around 5 pm when her daughter-in-law visited the house she got to know that Chavan was dead. Post-mortem report of Chavan had revealed that she was strangulated to death nearly two hours before the daughter-in-law visited the house. neel.shah@afternoondc.in
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Maharashtra State Police Headquarters, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 001. Pravin Pandurang Taltkar, the accused in the murder, being led away by sleuths from the Kasturba Marg Police Station, yesterday. her back. Sarla Ahire’s body was found on November 27 inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and Kasturba Marg police found that on the day of the murder, his mobile location showed that he was in his residence, so wondered why he did not picked up or call any one that day. Until they realized that he was clever enough to leave the phone at home, to throw them off track. The accused, Pravin Pan-
durang Taltkar (35), used to stay in the same locality in Teen Dongri area of Goregaon (West) where the victim also lived with her mother and sister. He knew the family well and was a regular visitor. He was also in a relationship with Sarla for the last two years Pravin rang Sarla on November 26, and asked her to be ready to go out for lunch. The next morning he picked her up from outside her home in an auto and took
Chemical and chili attack Thane woman attacked by society member with chemical substance and red chili powder By Anil Vishwakarma
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40-year-old woman was attacked with a chemical and chili powder by a member of her housing society in Kopari, Thane. Barkha Katara, a resident of Daulat Nagar was on her way to a shop when the accused, Laxman Makhija, who was hiding behind the building gate, threw chili powder and a chemical substance at her and fled. Katara shouted for help and was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors said she was out of danger. However, the attack has injured her left eye and a portion of her face. Makhija is currently absconding.
When the Kopari police visited the hospital, Katara narrated the entire incident and provided them with Makhija’s name. Her husband Manoj Katara said, “There was a dispute in the society between six members of the society, including my wife, and Makhija, and a case was registered in the police station. There is also a pending court case in regard to the same matter.” P.I. Ghare from the Kopari Police station said, “It was a society matter where a complaint was registered earlier in our police station under Section 324 of the IPC. We are investigating the case further.”
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he commencement of construction work of the Kherwadi juniction flyover has led to a decrease in the incidents of chain snatching which were on a rise in the suburb and women were the main targets of snatchers. The Vakola police station’s senior police inspector Vinayak Mulay has taken an initiative wherein he will visit several societies and create awareness among people, especially women, regarding such incidents of chain snatching and bag lifting. One such event was held at an open ground in Vakola recently. Mulay said, “This type of crime is committed in a few seconds but the woman loses everything in it. A woman whose gold
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aharashtra and Australian state New South Wales (NSW) yesterday signed six memoranda of understanding, aimed at effective implementation of development schemes in sectors like agriculture, health, higher and technical education, water management and museums. "The experiments carried out by New South Wales in the areas of water management and equitable water distribution will prove beneficial to Maharashtra," Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said, in presence of NSW
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As part of the awareness programme, Senior PI Vinayak Mulay, along with his officers, speak to residents of Vakola and adjoining areas. chain was snatched was inconsolable when she came to the police station for filing a complaint. If some precautions are taken, such incidents can be avoided”. The police officials said that women walking down isolated roads should be
very careful. They should be alert all the time. Mulay warned women against falling for people pretending to be policemen. He added, “The awareness drive will go on and even if we manage to avoid one such incident, we will consider it a success”.
Sanjay Vairal, senate member, MU, said “We have inspected certain colleges conducting the remedial coaching classes with the collaboration of private tutorials. Students have to pay huge amounts for these coaching classes. This is a fraudulent and illegal activity taking place in the colleges. It’s true that remedial coaching classes have to be conducted by the colleges, but it has to be free of cost and conducted by an expert from the varsity. Students should not fall prey to such processes! We will be submitting the report of these colleges and soon the MU
Premier Barry O'Farrell. O'Farrell is here as part of his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for the Australian state, reports PTI. As part of the MoU, a post graduate course in solar energy would be started in the engineering college at Karad, the Chief Minister's native place in western Maharashtra. It is also proposed to have a study tour to Sydney of public representatives and 'zilla parishad' functionaries in the state to understand the parliamentary practices there, an official said.
should take action against this practice.” MU too had messed with the remedial classes’ scheme which the ADC had reported last month. MU had carried out these remedial coaching classes and completed the coaching in a single day. The competitive and NET/SET exams for which only postgraduate students are eligible was conducted for students pursuing their undergraduate courses. When the ADC spoke to Dr Nareshchandra, Pro Vice Chancellor, MU, he said: “ MU will soon take necessary action against the colleges following these illegal practices after the reports are submitted by the senate members. The varsity will take action as soon as possible.”
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The strike has been timed perfectly around the winter session of the state assembly. Shinde added that 55,000 chemist shops will remain shut for three days, though they claim to have made necessary arrangements for emergency cases. “A morcha will be held in Nagpur on December 18 when the state winter assembly will be on”. The chemists are protesting against the alleged harassment and raids by FDA regarding selling of drugs under the supervision of registered pharmacists and billing for every drug sold. Though these rules are not new, the strict implementation has provoked MSCDA to go on strikes. khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in
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Anna to embark on Three months for FSL to hunger strike on Dec 10 submit report on seized oil
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ocial crusader Anna Hazare is once again taking a guard for a new innings. The 76-year-old gandhian will begin an indefinite hunger strike from December 10 to press his demand for the Lokpal Bill.
May 2012. The government has failed to get this bill approved. “The government gave me a written assurance but there has not been any headway in the last two years”, Anna has mentioned in the letter. The anti-corruption crusader has made clear that be-
I want to wake up a people’s parliament, says Anna Hazare. This time around, the agitation will take off from Ralegan Siddhi, Anna’s hometown in Ahmednagar district. Anna has written a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh alleging that his government gave false assurances about the Lokpal Bill. Though the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha, it did not clear the Rajya Sabha and has been languishing with a parliamentary committee since
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fore deciding on reviving his agitation, he has toured six states. He said, “I saw that people are awake. I felt that if I start another movement, people will support it. The government will then have to pass Jan Lok Pal bill or go. People’s parliament is bigger than Delhi’s Parliament. In the next elections, people will elect those who will pass the Jan Lokpal Bill”. “I want to wake up people’s
parliament. My fast from December 10 is not just for Anna. It is against corruption which has made people’s lives impossible. I request people to take part in the movement”, he added. It may be recalled that in 2011, Anna led a massively popular movement that galvanised middle class India into protesting against widespread and systemic corruption. Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Admi Party (AAP), who is now estranged from him, was Anna’s right-hand man. They clustered together a group of NGOs and activists who called themselves India Against Corruption (IAC). They called for a new law that would bring in a national ombudsman or Lokpal, empowered to investigate charges of graft against elected representatives and bureaucrats. During that agitation, Anna fasted for 16 days at Delhi’s Ram Lila Maidan, drawing an audience of thousands. As Anna’s health deteriorated, the Prime Minister wrote a letter to him urging him to end his hunger strike. He finally agreed, but only after receiving a promise to debate and pass the Lokpal Bill. However, the much hyped bill is yet to be passed.
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mission of the report, MK Malve, Director, Kalina FSL, he state run Kalina said, “It will take us more Forensic Science Labora- than three months to submit tory (FSL) will take three the report about the raid bemonths to submit its report cause the procedure is long.” in the oil raid which was Pandurang Dhoke, Senior conducted by the Yellow Police Inspector, Yellow Gate Gate police on November 26. Police station, however, said, Around 11 oil tankers, which “The statement is shocking. were seized by the local po- We are paying rent for the lice with the assistance of land inside the MbPT where the Additional Commis- the oil tankers are located sioner of Police (South), Kr- and will ask the FSL to send ishna Prakash, are still the report as soon as possistanding inside the Bombay ble. We have completed all Port Trust (MbPT), while the formalities against Amit their samples have been Sharma, who was caught in submitted to the FSL and the the middle of a deal and are final report is awaited. waiting for the final report Speaking about the sub- after which we will take the
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Nawaz Sharif ’s most irresponsible statement on Kashmir J
UST before national election in Pakistan Nawaz Sharif was making strong statements about the need for close ties and useful, cooperative friendship between India and his country. He declared then that even without an invitation, he would visit India. He announced that his country would continue to hold friendly discussions over the Kashmir issue. He also had declared then that force could not end disputes between the two countries. While taking firm steps to hold peace dialogue, he would also push for cooperation, exchanges between the two countries in commerce and business. He almost mesmerised India into believing that peaceful co-existence with India could become a reality. Since then, the Pakistan prime minister has been singing a new tune. Thanks to his new declarations, the possibility of a formal meeting between the heads of the two countries has completely receded. The two prime ministers met in New York, not to discuss any Indo-Pak issues. It turned out to be only a courtesy meeting. Over the Kashmir and terrorist issue, he was almost vague. India began to strongly realise that the Pak prime minister had a totally different agenda. What exactly his position is with regard to ties with India has now become apparent. For instance, his statement a couple of days ago was most shocking. He said: “Kashmir has become a flashpoint and it can trigger a war between two nuclear powers at any time.” It is a matter of great concern that he could even think of a war between two nuclear nations. To say the least, he has made a most irresponsible statement. A war between two nuclear nations can only lead to a huge disaster. There cannot be a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. Both the countries have enough missiles to wipe out cities at the cost of lakhs of deaths.
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HESE days probably citizens are more interested in reading columnists than editorials that are varied both in form and content. Even The Times of India entertains columnists like M.J. Akbar, Vinod Mehta, Shobha De, Swaminathan S.A. Aiyar, Joenna Rebello Fernandes, Sameer Arshad, Padmaparna Ghosh and Shailvee Sharda. Are we to think that they are all blind to what’s going on behind their back in the papers they write for? Time was when editors were held in high respect with even the publishers being chary of clashing with their top employee. One guesses it is not the case any longer. But then I leave it to editors to have their say. But I wish editors gave a little more attention to research in their field.
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But can’t our reporters go beyond that to dwell deeper into the use of technology in a changing world? There is something – or there must be something – that prevents reporters from doing their job to the fullest. For example, when it comes to reporting meetings held by the RSS or addressed by RSS leaders one comes out to a total blackout. If the RSS does a good job, say, in taking care of the distressed – as it happened following the
To me, this is a revelation Do I have to read Economic and Political Weekly to learn about what is happening in Muzaffarnagar? Its October 5 issue carries an article that should be the envy of every editor. Authored by Hilal Ahmed, a Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, I have learnt more about Muzaffarnagar than what I have been able to gather after reading over a dozen newspapers. It looks at the social dynamics of caste assertions, and as an explanatory note says, of “new media technologies and how and why a commonplace incident of criminality transformed so quietly into such a bout of communal violence”. To me it has been a revelation. It is all very well to “break news”.
MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath damage wreaked by a cyclone in Odishi, no credits given to the RSS whose swayamsevaks did a marvelous job in rushing help. Thus, at places like Pakiabasea in Mayurbhanj district, 5,000 people were evacuated by RSS volunteers in time, saving them from a devastating flood. Spread over five districts critically affected, swayamsevaks served cooked food to more than 4,000 people who would have starved but for the Sangh’s intervention.
Swayamsevaks also managed to provide shelter to 7,000 people; swayamsevaks also cleared more than 16 roads for traffic to move freely.
RSS also deserves publicity I don’t remember seeing one word of what the RSS has done, which doesn’t speak too highly of our media, especially the English media. In the entire cyclone-affected zone, some 29 swayamsevak teams got involved in rescue work. Over 1,600 people were rescued. The RSS received little or no credit for their selfless service. There is no reason why, even now, some newspaper should not make a study of RSS activities in the service of the helpless. What I want to know is how much work have our secular parties done in competition with the RSS? Can some one tell? Or is that asking too much? Shri Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS leader made a passionate speech at Nagpur on Vijayadashmi Day. It should have been fully covered not only by all newspapers, but also by TV channels and, certainly, by Doordarshan. It is a happening and it is reflective of a viewpoint, which deserves attention. The Sarsangchalak talked about values, not about politics. But even if he did take on the government’s politics, shouldn’t it get due publicity? Think it over, friends and media comrades. Sonia Gandhi and Dr. Manmohan Singh alone do not make news. There are others who make even bigger news and they should be covered.
‘Life is nothing but the phenomena of contrast’ E
VERY soul at times asks itself, “Why am I here?” This question arises according to the development of one’s intelligence. A man may say, “I am here to eat, drink, and to make merry,” but this even the animals do; therefore what more has he accomplished by being human? Another might affirm that the attainment of power and position is important, but he must know that both of these are transitory. Power of any kind has its fall as well as its rise. All things we possess are taken from others, and others in their turn await with outstretched hands to seize them.
To gain honour A man may say, “We are here to gain honour.” In this case someone has to be humbled in order to give him the honour he seeks; but he in his turn may have to be humbled by a still more ardent seeker of honour. We may think that being loved is allimportant, but we should know that the beauty in ourselves, which makes another love us, is transient. Furthermore the beauty we possess may pale in comparison with the beauty of another. When we seek the love of another we are not only dependent upon their love, but are ourselves devoid of love. If we think that it is desirable to love someone who deserves our love, we are mistaken, for we are always liable to be disappointed in the object of our
love, who may perhaps never prove to be our ideal. One matters in life, but it will be found that the greater number of sufferers from moral hallucination ate to be met with among the self-righteous. Then the only purpose of our life here on earth, if there be any, is the successful attainment of life’s demands. It may seem strange at first sight that all which life demands should be allowable and worthwhile attaining. On a closer study of life we see that the demands of our external self are the only ones we know, and we are ignorant of the de-
by this individual self only; it desires joy from all around. It does not wish for a momentary peace, but for one that is everlasting. It does not desire to love a beloved held in the arms of mortality. It needs a beloved to be always before it. It does not want to be loved only for today and perhaps not tomorrow. It wishes to float in the ocean of love.
Sufi seeks God as his love
It is therefore that the Sufi seeks God as his love, lover and beloved, his treasure, his possession, his honor, his joy, his peace; and his attainment in its perfection alone fulfills all demands of life both here and hereafter. Then again it may be said, there is purpose above each purpose, and there is again a mands of the true self, our inner life. For instance, we know that we want good purpose under each purpose; and yet befood and nice clothes, comfort of living and yond and beneath all purposes there is no every convenience for moving about; hon- purpose. The creation is, because it is. Life is a journey from one pole to another, our, possessions, and all necessary means for the satisfaction of our vanity, all of which and the perfection of the conscious life is the foe the moment appear to us as our life’s final destiny of the imperfect life. In other words, every aspect of life in only demands. Neither they nor their joy remain with us this world of variety gradually evolves from constantly. We then come to think that what imperfection to perfection; and if life’s evowe had was but a little and that perhaps lution were not so in its nature, there would more would satisfy us, and still more would be no difference between life and death, suffice our need; but this is not so. Even if the for life on the surface is nothing but the phewhole universe were within our grasp it nomena of contrast. This, then, is another would be impossible fully to satisfy our life’s way of expressing what is the purpose of demands from those with which we are fa- life. — Hazrat Inayat Khan miliar. It does not want the joy experienced
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Punishing the rapists THIS refers to your editorial ‘Juvenile Crime: A pragmatic approach needed’(December 13). It’s really ironical that a juvenile who may be few days short of his 18th birthday may escape the noose but his crime may put adults to shame. A juvenile capable of rape and murder should not be treated with kid gloves. It’s not that all crimes committed by juveniles should be treated at par with adults but crimes like rape and murder must be viewed differently. Such juveniles are a real threat to society and if not given right punishment may cause more harm to other citizens. Moreover, there is always a distinction between pre-meditated murder and accidental murder but rape is neither accidental nor unintentional. The government must make a distinction between these crimes and recommend a harsh punishment to put fear into the minds of juveniles who think that they can get away with lighter punishment. — Ashok Goswami, Mumbai
THIS is with reference to ‘Asaram
lawyer still goes about claiming that his client had not been ‘absconding’ but only exercising his legal rights. Now that the fatherson duo is in custody, they must be made to face the law and their well-spread sex empire should be dismantled. It will be also good to crack down on other similar vicedens in the country run by cheats passing as spiritual leaders. — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane
PENALISE THEM: Many rape and molestation cases are increasingly being reported from across the country, giving rise to numerous debates about the right punishment for the offenders. Bapu’s son Narayan Sai’s arrest in a sexual assault case’ (ADC, December 5). The Delhi police and the Surat police deserve to be complimented for catching the son of the self-styled godman Asaram, who had been on the run for nearly two months, from the Haryana-Punjab border. He had a reward of Rs.5 lakh on him. The very fact that he had been absconding for so long, dodging the police, goes to show clearly that he has indeed committed the crime. Strangely, his defence
tifying the 7,000 km plus coast line, especially that of the vulnerable THE higher voter turnout in recent west coast, are indeed very encourassembly elections may result in aging. It is good to learn about how different results as it has been ob- tactfully the Navy is involving the served that high polling is anti-in- fishermen for the information cumbency and the voters want a which is so vital for guarding such a change but if we look at the result of long coast line. India had a very bitlast few years, the voters are in- ter experience on that night of creasing and defying the stereo- 26/11 in 2008 when the intruders types and return the incumbent came through the sea practically regimes to power, like in Gujarat unhindered and butchered Mumand Punjab poll last year, but bai. It is also heartening to learn change it in Himachal Pradesh, Kar- that Indian ships had been engaged nataka and Uttrakhand. I in the Gulf of Aden to check and OF strongly feel that some LETTER control piracy, which is indeed of THE DAY credit for high percentage vital importance for any ship and its of voting must go to the Election crew. Wishing Indian Navy a grand Commission for clean-up of elec- navy week! — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai toral rolls in poll-bound states, pushing up voting figure by a good percentage. The recent assembly elections’ voting percentage shows that voters are more interested in THE proposed hike in BEST fare of participating in the democratic minimum Rs.7 is totally unjustified forms and air their voices and opin- and uncalled for considering the ions pointing to a vibrant trend for fact that a share auto charges Rs.7 Indian democracy. It is hoped that and a person will opt for it as it will the higher voter turnout could see reach his/her destination fast and interesting outcomes in the assem- travel in comfort. But on what grounds is the BEST bly elections in the next few days. — Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai proposing to hike the fare when it is not offering any magnitude of comfort and or facility to a commuter. In most of the buses the seats are torn, APROPOS ‘Beating Retreat’ (ADC, windows don’t function and during December 4), the details of the In- monsoon water seeps from the roof dian Navy’s efforts in respect of for- making the commuter use his/her
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A NUMBER of individuals and various institutions are vociferously demanding the resignation of the ex-Apex Court judge over an alleged sexual harassment case. When the due process of law starts and the wheels of the legal machinery are set in motion, the truth is bound to be revealed. In the case of the gentleman being found innocent, what would be the reaction of these very antagonists who are gunning for his head? Will they eat their own words and submit an unconditional apology? Above all, the travesty of our laws is that the woman, who is found to have lodged a false complaint, is allowed to go scot-free. The Indian jurisprudence, quite strangely, prescribes no punishment for the wrongdoer in such cases. — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali
umbrella. If the BEST claims that they are running in losses, they will go in for further loss when its large number of commuters will prefer using the auto for comfort. They must cancel their AC buses during the afternoon time as it goes absolutely empty. — K.V. Raman, Malad
A developed Bangladesh KULDIP Nayar’s article ‘A visit to Bangladesh’ (December 3) is a confirmation that the author has had an odyssey through Bangladesh, and has found out that there are many depressing attributes emanating from the country. Nevertheless, it seems that it is not all gloom and doom; there are bright spots, but far and few in between the lengthening shadows. With general elections looming on the country’s political firmament, Bangladesh is in the midst of apprehension and in anticipation of political violence and recriminations, if not political skullduggery in the general election’s aftermath. In a country, possessing and reflecting its share of religious fanaticism and a history of persecution of its religious minorities, the deep polarisation of the two major political parties is an added liability tormenting an inveterate excitable society. Nevertheless, ineffectual governance, corruption, nepotism, and dynastic politics are the primary determinants which serve as the combustible material which fuel extremism. But, Bangladesh has undertaken some useful projects to its credit: its network of roads is of high quality and efficiency, the number of small co-operatives is on an upward trajectory, and socio-religious harmony is largely the rule than exception. — Ranajoy Sen, Kolkata
NAVAL EFFORTS: The Indian Navy has been taking efforts to ensure a safe coastline for Mumbai and the country as a whole by engaging in various activities with local fishermen.
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Still a malnourished country? YOU see thousands of malnutrition cases in a country like India which is the world’s second largest pro-
ducer of fruits and vegetables and eliminates fresh produce worth Rs.13,300 crore every year. As per the recent reports by Emerson Climate Technologies India, the reasons of this wastage are due to the country’s lack of adequate cold storage facilities and refrigerated transport. The report also says that two of the biggest contributors to food losses are the lack of refrigerated transport as also the lack of high quality cold storage facilities for food manufacturers and food sellers. Without adding up any improvements to its cold chain infrastructure, including the farm harvests table, food problems in India, nothing really is going to change in the country. The same report has suggested an investment of Rs.55,000 crore in the country is needed to secure the wastes of the vegetables and fruits. Despite this acute problem, the remedies still seem to be on paper.
those benevolent donors could donate handsomely by way of land and fund to make eye hospitals duly equipped with ultra modern apparatus/equipment which are now available in the western world! Perhaps, it wouldn’t be feasible enough to give ‘light’ to each and every affected person but at least some aids could be afforded to the victims free of cost or at subsidised cost! — P. Chakravorty, Fort
Big Bang Theory
AS per some press reports, astronomers have identified a galaxy which is estimated to be about 13 billion light years away from the earth. According to the Big Bang Theory, about the birth of the cosmos, our universe is nearly 13.8 billion years old. In other words, this newly discovered galaxy was formed roughly around 700 million years from the Big Bang event. — Mohd Zeyaullah Khan, Nagpur Therefore, if in the near future, an advanced telescope is able to peer through a distance of say 14 billion light years from earth, we would be The picture on page 7 in your edi- seeing the situation that existed betion dated October 18 makes me fore the occurrence of the Big Bang pensive. Indeed, it is sad that in epoch. And if, during their ceaseless such young age or even in infancy efforts, the space scientists happen children are deprived of God’s won- to chance upon a celestial object derful gift - light! Indeed, the stu- older than say, 15 billion years, then dents of Smt. Kamala Mehta School such a discovery would put a quesat Dadar preparing ‘diyas’ - lamps tion mark on the veracity of the Big for light for others, but, alas they Bang Theory itself. — Arun Malankar, Santa Cruz cannot ‘prepare’ light for themselves! I wish they could! Indeed, many a generous celebs promise Readers are requested to donations of their eyes - of course e-mail letters to the editor and only after their death. But, one cannot truly say that the bequeathed add their neighbourhood as promissory note would ever be howell. Please mail letters to noured after the donor’s death. Inafternoonletters@gmail.com deed, how nice it would seem if
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Is the selection fair?
CHOOSY INCLUSION: The selection of players for the South Africa tour, post Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, has garnered mixed responses from cricket fans. NATIONAL selectors are bold enough to include Zaheer Khan and leave out Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh. Both Sehwag and Gambhir were tried several times but could not hold on to their places due to their own mistakes. Zaheer Khan’s experience can become handy. Along with Rahul, Sachin and Laxman, Sehwag was the fourth member who failed to live up to his reputation in England and Australia, in which Team India lost eight Test matches in a row. So we need saviours and dashers in the side. We need penetrative bowlers and not passengers in the side. Badrinath is a better prospect to replace experienced Sachin Tendulkar as No.4 batsman. Kudos to the selectors for
selecting a balanced side for the South Africa tour! — C.K. Dorai, Nerul
WHAT is the criterion for selection in the South African tour? Is it consistency in national or domestic circuit or shabby performance but ‘closeness’ to the selection board or none of the two but quota system? Can someone in the selection committee provide a logical answer to the inclusion of Ishant Sharma and Murli Vijay and the shocking exclusion of one of the most prolific run-getter in the domestic circuit viz Wasim Jaffer? Does the tour of South Africa not require a seasoned campaigner at the top? — Abdul Monim, Vashi
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Public Distribution System Public Distribution System and Consumer Protection Objectives of Public Distribution System (PDS) There are two main objectives of PDS. 1) To provide essential goods to the consumers at reasonable and subsidised price. 2) To maintain minimum nutritional status of the population. 1. The drawbacks of Public Distribution System Ans. The drawbacks of PDS are as follows: a) Limited benefits to poor: Under PDS, food grains are provided to ration card holders only. These ration cards are issued on the basis of residential address. So seasonal migrant workers and homeless people are not able to get its benefits. b) Regional disparities: Some regions are well developed, while some are less developed. In less developed states, large number of families are BPL, but the off take of food grains of PDS is not accordingly. Due to this regional imbalance, most of the people are deprived from the benefits of PDS. c) Urban Bias: Nearly 75 per cent fair price shops are in the rural area, but the off-take of food grains through PDs is more in urban areas. The transport system in villages is not as sufficient as in the cities. At times, food grains and kerosene are not available in most of the fair price shops in rural areas. d) Inefficient Food Corporation of India: It is the duty of FCI to supply food grains for distribution through fair price shops. But there are some inefficiencies. The excess stock of food grains is not stored properly. Therefore, it creates scarcity of food grains even after an increase in production.
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Write about harmful effects of food adulteration on human health. Ans. The harmful effects of good adulteration on human health are as follows: 1) Invisible food adulteration is very harmful as this cannot be removed easily. 2) It leads to serious health problems like cancer, paralysis, disease of skin and eyes or even death of the consumer in extreme cases. 3) Food adulteration adversely affects the health of the society as a whole. 4) Food adulteration is a very serious social crime.
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What are the measures suggested to remove the defects of PDS? Ans. The measures are as follows: 1) Food Bank: It is essential to establish food banks and to modernise godowns in every state so that food grains can be properly stored. 2) Extension of the coverage of PDS: The coverage of PDS should be extended, so that no needy person will be deprived from the benefits of PDs. 3) Restructuring of PDS: i) The rationing officers should frequently visit the fair price shops to check malpractices and to understand their problems. i) It is necessary to eliminate bogus ration cards by raids of ‘flying squads’. iii) The transport and the handling goods cost should be reduced. 3. What are the most common business malpractices? Ans. The most common business malpractices are as follows: 1) Sale of adulterated goods. 2) Sale of defective goods 3) Using false weights and measures 4) Hoarding and black-marketing 5) Charging more than Maximum Retail Price (MRP) 6) Misleading advertisements 4. 1)
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Rights of the Consumers Right of Saftey: Every consumer has a right to be protected from the goods and services that are hazardous to health such as defective vehicles, inferior electrical applicances, harmful pesticides etc. Right to be informed: Every consumer has the right to have accurate information about quality, purity, price, quantity and the standard of the goods and services. Right to Choose: Consumers have the right to make a choice from a variety of goods and services as per his purchasing power and preference. Right to be heard: Consumers have the right to be heard by dealers and manufacturers about their opinions on production. Right to Seek Redressal: Consumers have the right to seek redressal of their grievances related to price and quality of goods and services and if required, the product must be repaired or replaced by the seller or manufacturer. The agencies are District Forum, the State Commission and the National Commission. Right to Consumer Education: Consumers should get all information about legal provisions while making a complaint. Right to Clean Environment: Everyone has the right to enjoy a pollution free environment. If anybody creates pollution by means of garbage, air, water, noise etc than he has the right to lodge a complaint and to seek its redressal.
5. Duties of the consumer The duties of the consumers are as follows:
Be quality conscious and aware of rights to restrict business malpractices. Beware of misleading advertisements. Insist that the seller give a bill, receipt and guarantee/warrantee card. Compare the quality, price, durability, and after sale service etc of the product. Carefully inspect the variety of goods and make the best choice.
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State the responsibility of the Central and State governments in regulating the PDS. Ans. 1) Both, the Central and the State governments share the responsibility of regulating the PDs. 2) The Central government is responsible for storage, transportation and allocation of good grains. 3) The State government holds the responsibility for distributing the food grains to the consumers through fair price shops. 4) State governments are responsible for operational activities like identification of families below poverty line (BPL) allotment of ration cards, supervision of the functioning of fair price shops etc. 8. What is the Public Distribution System (PDS)? Ans. 1) The PDS is a food security system launched by the Government of India. 2) By this system government distributes the food and non-food items to the needy people through fair price shops. 3) Food items like wheat, rice, sugar etc and non-food items like clothes and kerosene etc. are distributed at subsidised rates among the needy people in India. 4) A ration card is essential to obtain food grains through Public Distribution System. 9. What is a Dual Pricing Structure? Ans. 1) Since June 1997, a dual pricing structure was introduced under targeted PDS. 3) The target was to distribute food grains at reasonable prices to the needy families above poverty line (APL) and at very low prices to the families below poverty line (BPL)
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10. Why has the off-take from the PDS declined? Ans. 1) The off-take from the Public Distribution System was nearly 19 million tonnes in 1991-92, but recently it has declined. 2) Off-take from PDs declined because the difference between the open market prices of wheat and rice and the prices determined by PDS is reduced. 11. Explain benefits of the PDS in India. Ans. 1) It helps to provide subsidised food grains to the poor people. 2) It provides employment to fair price shop owners, their employees and other related workers. 3) It reduces poverty and economic inequality. 12. What is Niradhar Yojana? Ans. 1) The Niradhar Yojana is a scheme launched by the Government of India from the senior citizens who live below poverty line. 2) They are provided 10 kg rice free per month through PDS. 13. Consumer and Consumer Protection Act. Ans. 1) A consumer is defined as a person who requires goods and services for direct use or ownership. 2) A person who uses or consumes goods and services is called a consumer. 3) The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) was passed in 1986 and it came into force from 1st July 1987. 4) The consumers have to be protected from the loss caused on account of defective goods and unsatisfactory services. Consumer protection is a legal provision to ensure the rights of consumers.
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Master the Menu
>> Confused about what all the fancy terms on your menu mean? This article will help you figure it out
With international restaurants, delicatessens and patisseries springing up all over the city, deciphering the strange names and cooking methods on your menu can be quite a task. Rhea Dhanbhoora & Dev Goswami help you sample the fare like a pro by telling you what it all means
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he cheesecake sounds delicious, but what the hell is a coulis topping? And while you really want to try the lamb, what’s that ‘au jus’ that comes with it? Menus have come a long way. From simply listing out dishes, they’ve begun to list out impressive sounding descriptions under each, either telling you the contents of the dish or the method by which it’s been made, which can be confusing for a casual diner. So, if everything seems like Greek to you, don’t worry. Asking the staff is one way to figure it out, but wouldn’t you rather go prepared? We speak to Chef Azad Taslin Arif, executive chef at Otto Infinito, who simplifies a few processes, methods and names that are most likely to appear on your menu so that you know exactly what you’re ordering.
come again? Food menus can often be quite confusing, but don’t let that stop you from experimenting with different dishes. From basting to searing and gratin to poached — we tell you what to expect: Bisque: Want to order the Lobster Bisque at a continental restaurant but don’t know what the ‘bisque’ is? People these days call any thick, creamy soup bisque, but it’s actually made specifically with shellfish. Shells are roasted and added to the soup for flavour (making the bisque) while the meat itself is added at the end. It’s extremely high seasoned and usually very creamy. Pan frying: You’ll think we’re silly for putting this here. After all, haven’t you had a pan-fried noodles, prawns, chicken, potatoes… but do you know what it is exactly? Pan frying is a method of cooking when you use very little or no oil. It’s used to allow the food items to retain their moistness. Basted: Christmas is around the corner and you’re going to see a lot of Basted Turkey on menus across the city. Basting is when you apply the juices a meat has expelled onto the meat to retain its moistness. It roughy means cooking meat in its own juices. Turkey has a tendency to dry out, which is why it’s
a popular method that’s used while cooking this meat. caramelised: If you read that there are caramelised onions in your dish and you’re not fond of a tinge of sweetness in your food, we suggest giving it a skip. With this method, onions are lightly pan fried to expel juices and flavour while gaining a golden brown appearance. You can also caramelise sugar for desserts. emulsified: The next time your menu tells you that something has been ‘emulsified,’ here’s what it means. It’s the process of mixing two or more liquids that wouldn’t normally mix well. It’s usually used in dressings — like mustard in vinaigrette dressing.
gravy with coriander and garlic juliennes.’ It’s a culinary knife technique which refers to chopping vegetables or fruits into thin, proportionate sticks. macerated: With the way it is used on menus (Red Wine Macerated Lamb/Chicken), you might think it is a marinating technique. It is actually a process of softening produce by soaking it in water or any particular liquid, such as wine. Par boiled: Usually seen in recipes, this cooking technique also finds a mention on many menus as par boiled rice or par boiled vegetables with stew. The technique is actually the first step of the cooking process, where the food is partially boiled before other cooking techniques follow.
Juliennes: This is a term that you’ll find in sentences that explain a particular dish like ‘noodles cooked in shezwan Poached: We doubt we need to tell you about this. Poached sauce with vegetable juliennes’; you might also find it as continued on pg 14 « toppings in curries, described as ‘clams cooked in coconut
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Know your steaK Steaks are all the rage these days and even a resto-bar will offer up a delicious cut. If there’s several options and you don’t know what to opt for, here’s a quick guide: Ribeye: These steaks, which you’ll also see on fancier menus as Scotch fillets, are beef steaks from the rib section of the animal, spanning the ribs from 6-12! Top sirloin: If your steak is a top sirloin, both the bone and tenderloin and bottom round muscles are removed in this steak. Tenderloin: Strike you as familiar? This is one of the most common types of steak and is cut from a place near the kidneys. Fillet mignon: If you don’t have such a big appetite, opt for this. It’s a cut taken from the smaller end of the tenderloin.
>> Order a Filet Mignon if you have a small appetite but still crave a juicy steak
get the temperature right When you order a steak, you get to choose how thoroughly cooked a cut of meat is. Here’s a quick guide if you don’t know what to pick: Rare: Cold red center; soft and usually made at 52–55 °C Medium rare: Warm red center; firmer and usually made at 55–60 °C Well-done: Gray-brown throughout; firm and usually made at 71–100 °C
>> Salmon gets its crisp coating through searing
favourites. We’re sure you are familiar with this too. But do you know what seared means? Well, searing is what gives you that delicious crisp coating while leaving the centre soft and melt-in-your-mouth. It is the technical term of cooking meat, poultry or fish on the surface at a high temperature giving it a crispy caramelised crust. This method is usually done to lock in the moistness of the meat.
phyllo: From sautéed veggies stuffed in a phyllo pastry to cheese phyllo parcels, this is a term that you’ll find in a number of café and restaurant menus. Phyllo is the name for sauté: Another term that we’re sure you’re the paper-thin sheets of dough that are used continued from pg 13 « familiar with is sautéing. It finds mention in to make pastries. eggs are a common breakfast choice. When recipes as well as menus and has become an you read poached, it simply means that the extremely popular, healthy way of serving up gratin: Vegetable Au Gratin — you have to food has been cooked by placing it into a vegetables to retain their crunch. It could have come across this term. It is liquid — usually water with a dash of salt either be a side dish such as sautéed commonplace in restaurant menus but we mushrooms, or the base of a dish, where are pretty sure that you don’t exactly know or vinegar. you’ll have meat cooked with sautéed what it means. Well, it is basically a culinary reduction: You might not come across this onions. The process of sautéing is simply technique that gives produce such as term often. However, it finds a spot in several cooking food in a small amount of oil in a vegetables a crispy brown crust. recipes and a few menus include phrases shallow pan. While pan frying is used to cook such as ‘lamb cooked in a red wine larger pieces of produce, sautéing is used for au jus: You’d love to try the prime ribs at the reduction’. What it means is that the liquid chopped pieces. latest steakhouse, but you’ve got no idea why mixture or sauce has been thickened to it says Prime Ribs Au Jus. The French word provide better texture and to intensify the sear: Salmon is a popular dish on menus simply means, with its own juice. It’s drizzled taste by heating the sauce. these days and Seared Salmon is one of our on top or served at the side.
sweet nothings Got a sweet tooth but can’t figure out what you’re in for when you order a brioche? Want to know what they’re talking about when they say your pudding comes with tuile? We help you decipher your dessert menu:
>> Strudel’s are layered pastries filled with sweet fruit or cream
Danish: Some dessert aficionados swear by Danish but confuse its origin. Of Viennese origin, the flour, yeast, milk and egg dessert is loaded with butter and topped with sugar, icing, jam or even custard.
Dacquoise: It might take you a while to learn how to pronounce that, but with French desserts becoming popular, you might as well learn what’s in your Fresh Fruit Dacquoise. It’s a cake that takes its name from the French town it originated in. If you don’t like hazelnut, almond, meringue, whipped cream or butter cream, you may not like this dessert because the cake consists of layers of these. nougatine: Several upscale restaurants now serve desserts such as Nougatine Salted Toffee, but if you read that on the menu, don’t be confused — just think of a bar of Toblerone and you know what nougat is! It’s a mixture of sugar or honey, whipped egg whites and roasted nuts. streusel: You’ll see it in the form of Apple Streusel at a patisserie and you should try it if you haven’t already. Be warned though, the guilty indulgence may be filled with fruit, but its crumb topped with butter, breadcrumbs and sugar.
strudel: Don’t confuse this with the streusel. This Hungarian sweet is a layered pastry, filled with sweet cream or fruit. You’ll mostly see it on the menu in the form of Apple Strudel.
profiteroles: Fancy name for a cream puff, don’t you think? That’s right, order a Praline Profiterole and that’s what you’ll be served. It’s French, filled with custard, whipped cream and sometimes even ice-cream. Zabaglione: Don’t let its unassuming custard-like appearance fool you. The popular Italian dessert is made with egg yolk, sugar and sweet wine and can also be had as a drink. Coulis: Whether it’s a raspberry coulis drizzled over your panna cotta or one accompanying your cheesecake, it’s only made its way to dessert menus at the moment — but can be used on top of meats and vegetables too. It’s basically a fancy name for sauce made out of the purée of vegetables or fruits.
Éclair: You should know what this is because these delights have been on menus in the city for years now. The choux dough pastry is filled with cream and topped with icing; most popularly a thin layer of chocolate.
shortbread: If you’re told that your dessert comes with shortbread, don’t wrinkle up your nose and wonder how bread can be served with dessert (although with bread puddings, that’s possible too!) It’s actually a type of Scottish biscuit that’s buttery and melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Brioche: We love Brioche Butter Pudding and we’re really glad the French pastry has made its way to so many restaurants in the city. But, if you’re on a diet, stay far away from it! What’s a brioche? It’s a dense dessert made with its fair share of egg and butter.
tuile: If you’ve ordered a sorbet at a restaurant recently, you’ve probably had it topped with something fancy sounding like a tuile. The French origin sweet is wafer thin, crisp and sweet and only used as garnish over desserts such as panna cotta and sorbet. It can also be made of cheese.
>> The sweet sauce drizzled over your dessert is known as coulis
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Silent destruction
Martin Eder, a renowned German artist is showcasing Monsters of Silence, his first solo exhibition in India. Shirley Mistry tells you more
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alerie Isa is playing host to Martin Eder, a renowned German artist, as he showcases Monsters of Silence, his first solo exhibition in India. Martin grew up in the German countryside and although beautiful and idyllic, the area had the highest suicide and rape rates in Germany during that time. Eder feels no one questioned these things because they were happening behind closed doors. Over the years, he has come to be known as an artist who has the ability to deconstruct the world around him and question the idols of desirability and beauty. “It is not my work that is uncanny, it is the world that surrounds us. As the title suggests, destruction and monstrosity sometimes lie in stillness, lethargy and nonreaction. Violence is hidden in
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« event letter wrItIng DAy With today’s new age forms of communications do you feel you’re losing touch with the written word? Or do you want to make your kids experience the magic of letter writing? Well, make your way down to Phoenix Market City, where they are organising a Letter Writing Day tomorrow. The event is an attempt from the shopping mall to revive and revisit this almost-dead form of
communication. What’s more is that they will be erecting a large post box in the atrium where you can drop your letters. They will be sending all the letters to any address in the world, free of cost! When December 7, 4pm onwards Where Phoenix Market City, Kurla Kamini, Kurla Contact www.facebook.com/phoenixmark etcitymumbai
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This weekend, catch some great talks at TEDxGateway. Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment, Stan Lee is going to be a part of it. The cocreator of superheroes such as Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Hulk and The Avengers, is introducing Chakra The Invincible, his first original superhero for India. He says, “The incredible story of Chakra, one of my latest, most exciting creations, promises to captivate audiences with his adventures.” Other speakers at the event include Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Pushpa Basnet, a woman from Nepal, who has been working to promote the rights of children living behind bars with their incarcerated parents and Franz Gastler, co-founder of Yuwa which uses football to combat child marriage. When December 8 Where NCPA, Nariman Point
Anoushka Shankar has returned with her brand new album, which comes two years after her Grammy nominated Traveller. The album is a confluence of Indian and Western instruments and vocals and inspired from the idea that everything in this universe leaves a mark or a trace on everything else that it comes in contact with. The album, titled Traces of You has received acclaim worldwide and Anoushka is embarking on a twocity tour of the country to promote her album. Her tour is based on Traces of You and as a part of it,
everyday lives. The Monster is not a fictional creature. It can be an ignorant society or a loss of empathy,” says Martin. With this collection, Martin Eder’s works may seem to be ethereal and luxuriant, but a closer inspection reveals them to be dystopian nightmares — harsh, ugly, edgy and prisons for their protagonists. Simultaneously, his fascination with science and nature peeks through in his paintings. “My paintings show a micro cosmos that questions the real size of the viewer. They are larger than life. I am fascinated by chaos, randomness in nature and physics,” he adds. An investigation of nature and the relationship between certain, symbolic animals — such as the owl (in the picture on left) and gargantuan
she will visit Mumbai and Delhi. The performances will feature an all-star cast of Indian classical, electronica, jazz as well as Western classical musicians. This is performance is not one you should be missing. Log on to Book My Show to book your tickets. Where Shanmukhananda Hall, Behind Gandhi Market, Comrade Harbanslal Marg, Sion When December 12, 6pm onwards Tickets `499 to `10,000; Available on www.bookmyshow.com >> Anoushka recently released her new album and will be performing in Mumbai in the coming week
Before you make your way to Goa to be a part of the popular electronic dance music festival, Sunburn, they have something to get you started. DJ Avicii, ranked as world’s number #3 DJ by the DJ Mag, is coming to our country on a multi-city tour. He will be starting his tour with a performance at the Mahalaxmi Race Course. Known for his melodic house tunes, Avicii is the maker behind hits such as
depictions of flowers, that though beautiful, are rendered threatening because of their monstrous proportions — form the basis of this exhibition. Eder also tells us, “Each exhibition has a specific individuality. It comes to you as a natural process of accumulation of thoughts and ideas as time goes by, just like Monsters of Silence or my previous exhibition this year at Hauser & Wirth in Zurich titled The Collective Unconscious.” With Monsters of Silence, Martin successfully manages to crack the surface of seamless beauty and reveals the dark underbelly seething within. When Up to January 24 Where Galerie Isa, 132, Great Western Building, 1st Floor, Opposite Lion Gate, Fort Contact 66373432
Le7els, Bromance, Silhouettes and Wake Me Up. Fans who were disappointed when his tour was cancelled last April, can rejoice as his performance promises to be an electrifying and unforgettable one. When December 6, 4pm onwards Where Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mahalaxmi Tickets www.bookmyshow.com; `2,700 onwards
« concert DAnA gIllespIe & JoAchIm pAlDen >> British blues musician Dana Gillespie will be performing this Sunday as part of Simply The Blues festival
This Sunday, the second edition of Simply The Blues, a music festival focussed on bringing the best of genre blues in the city, is hosting international artists Dana Gillespie and Joachim Palden for the first time in India. An initiative of Anil Mehta’s Star Konnect and Festival Director Luke Kenny, both the artists are on a two city tour, which starts in Bangalore tomorrow and ends in Mumbai the day after. Dana Gillespie is a British singer, songwriter and blues musician. She has been nominated three years in a row as the Top Female Blues vocalist in the UK and is an inductee into the British Blues Hall of fame, with over 60 albums to her credit. She has performed with music legends such as Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page and Ian Siegal. She
says she has a karmic connection with India, and is often fond of quoting Max Mueller “What India cannot teach me, I don’t need to learn.” Accompanying her is Joachim Palden, an acclaimed boogie-woogie pianist and a hot favourite on the European circuit. Also, Benny Soans from Mumbai will be performing on drums. Decades old musician, he has played with Indian jazz legends such as the Johnnie Baptist Big Band, Louis Banks and alongside international stars Herbie Hancock and Chico Freeman. Price `800 to `2,000 When Sunday, 7.45pm onwards Where St. Andrews Auditorium, St. Dominic Road, Bandra (W) Tickets www.bookmyshow.com (tickets also available at the venue)
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Food Golden star thali at neptune planet mall
truffle trail at the oberoi
Golden Star Thali at Neptune Magnet Mall, Bhandup (W) & opposite Charni Road Station (E) has introduced Surti Undhiyu every Friday’s and Sunday’s, served unlimited with the Thali.You can also buy it in ½ kg. and 1 kg. take home packs. Surti Undhiyu is a combination of sweet, sour and spicy tastes subtly blended with farm fresh vegetables procured from Surat. This winter dish is made only during the winter months, as the main ingredients are mainly available during November to February says Mr.Rumi Ranji - Partner of Golden Star. The main ingredients that go in the making of the Undhiyu are: SurtiPapdi, Purple Kand, Fresh green garlic, Sweet potatoes, Baby brinjal,Baby potatoes, Lilwa dana, Fresh green peas, Tuver dana, Raw bananas,Fresh methi muthias etc. When Ongoing, Where Neptune Magnet Mall, 3rd Floor, L.B.S. Road, Bhandup (W) and Opp.Charni Road Station (E) contact 67581835 / 67581836 / 23631983 / 23671952
Vetro, the Italian Restaurant at The Oberoi, presents a new menu crafted by Chef Alessandro Stefoni which celebrates The White Truffle, also known as edible white gold. The Antipasti section features the trilogy of potatoes with steamed, roasted and sweet purée; Scallop Milanese mozzarella with celery leaves and mesclun with garlic cream. The Primi features parmesan extract risotto with prosecco, roasted shallots, homemade blend of peppers; cauliflower soup with garlic and herb croutons. The Secondi features steamed red snapper with bell pepper stew reduction and saffron potato foam; slow cooked baby leg of lamb with enoki mushrooms, grilled butternut pumpkin and truffle jus. Dessert offerings will include caramel, truffle and almond ice-cream with white choco crumble and fresh strawberries; Amaretto foam tiramisu with savioardi crumble and coffee decoction. When Ongoing Where Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Nariman Point contact 2266326215
Exhibition What does the canvas Whisper? Nilesh Vede (NV) is a new-age artist from Mumbai, who has been gaining recognition in the Indian contemporary art scene since 2006. His unique style has earned him vast appreciation and encouragement among the art fraternity in the country. In 2011, his Maanava series found great admiration from international art connoisseurs. Among NV’s collectors, are celebrated names such as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroff, Hrithik Roshan, Sridevi, Subhash Ghai and Alyque Padamsee. Speaking on his latest exhibition titled Whispering Canvas, Nilesh says, “This exhibition is about a silent dialogue between you, a space, your conscience and the canvas. Art for me is a way of life. And my canvases always whisper about life to help me understand more and more of it.” The artist is known to set up a ‘theatrical ambience’ through a spectrum of visuals to engage you subconsciously, so you can silently connect with yourself in that moment. When Up to December 9, from 11am to 7pm Where Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli contact 9820465408
thespo at prithvi theatre Thespo 15, India's Premier Youth Theatre Festival, brings together 18 theatrical performances and 11 exciting workshops in a span of 15 days, as a part of their 15th edition. The five short listed plays, selected from 125 entries, will be staged at Prithvi Theatre. Events at the festival are normally limited to the week of the festival, but this year, activities start from early in December, finally culminating into the Thespo 15 awards night on the December 15. Curators and ex-Thespoans Abhishek Saha and Shruti Sridharan decided on the five plays to represent the next generation of youth theatre in India. “We were on the road for almost four weeks, watching plays 12 hours a day. It was invigorating and wonderful to watch the healthy state that India’s youth theatre is at. We wish it could be a month long festival, but at the end, we had to whittle it down to five,” says Shruti. This year, a number of international workshops and several performance oriented workshops will also be a part of Thespo. When December 10-14 Where Prithvi Theatre, Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road, Juhu
style for a cause
Organised in association with Portico New York, India’s leading home fashion brand, the Trunk Show is an exclusive ensemble of 19 upcoming and promising designers who are set to make a mark in the world of high fashion. Up for grabs is merchandise from Tambourine by Divya Mohta, Annika Rucci and Runaway Bicycle among others. Tagged as Style for a Cause, the show is held in aid of Concern India Foundation. Praneeta Diwanji, curator of the show says, "While high on the fashion meter, it also caters to a cross section of consumers by ensuring the pricing is sensible and affordable. In aid of Concern India Foundation, Trunk Show lends a platform to young and upcoming talent and gets them to associate with a social cause". When December 10 and December 11, from 10:30am to 7pm Where Coomaraswamy Hall, Chattrapati, Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghralaya, M. G. Road, Mumbai
flemish masterpieces from antWerp The Antwerp Port Authority and The City of Antwerp, in collaboration with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum), will showcase for the first time in India, Flemish masterpieces from Antwerp. On display are 28 exclusive and magnificent paintings from the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, along with 25 engravings of the print room from the PlantinMoretus Museum. The exhibition features works by artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens and Jan Brueghel I. Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO of the Antwerp Port Authority, says, “The Antwerp Port Authority takes immense pleasure in presenting the heritage of our city to the people of Mumbai and India. All art is a heritage of our civilisation and such events help to remind us that we all share a common passion for arts.” When Up to February 9, 2014, from 10:15am to 6pm Where: Premchand Roychand Exhibition Gallery, The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Fort
Event Gunidas sanGeet sammelan at rhythm house
To ETErniTy & Back To Eternity & Back is a collection of photographs taken in Mumbai and New York by Shirrin Kumaana-Wadia. They portray everyday encounters and interactions with nature. Shirrin turned to photography only recently but her images promise to be breathtaking. While most of the photographs in this exhibition are an ode to the celebrated muse that is the New York city, photographs such as Roots (2012) and The Journey Begins (2013) are well-timed moments of pause, tracing the story back to Shirrin’s roots, to the place where it all began — Mumbai. An architect and luxury interior designer by profession, Shirrin’s exhibition seems promising. “Roots is a sepia-toned photograph of the stone slab on which my grandfather was placed before making his final journey to the Tower of Silence, according to Parsi custom. It is pertinent then, that I chose to have my debut exhibition of photography in the city of my birth and also the place I bid my grandfather farewell,” says Shirrin. When Up to December 28, from 11am to 7pm Where The Viewing Room, Walton Road, Opposite Cusrow Baug, Colaba Causeway
If you want to experience the music of some of the best Hindustani classical musicians, head to Rhythm House where a four-day long sangeet sammelan is on. You can look forward to performances by Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Hariprasad Chausrasia, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Vocalist Shubha Mudgal and Pandit Suhas Vyas. Pandit Satish Vyas says, “This prestigious Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan has become an important event to attend for connoisseurs of Indian classical music.” When Up to December 10 Where Rhythm House, K Dubash Marg, Kala Ghoda contact 43222727
Travel sail to sinGapore at a massive discount Tirun Travel Marketing, exclusive representatives of Royal Caribbean International Cruises in India, has launched the Singapore season of Asia’s largest cruise ship — Mariner of the Seas — with up to 60% off on select packages. This announcement comes at a time when Mariner of the Seas begins its regular Singapore sailings, which will go on up to March 2014, visiting exotic locales in Thailand and Malaysia. Commenting on the discount, Ratna Chadha, chief executive of marketing, says, “We believe this Singapore offer will provide immense value to our Indian customers. Further, as we welcome Mariner of the Seas to Singapore, we look forward to our guests experiencing ‘wow’ onboard our ship, as it defines a new standard of cruising within the region, being the largest and most innovative cruise ship in Asia this year.” This offer is applicable on multiple 3, 4 and 5-night sailings, for bookings made by the coming Monday. When Up to December 9 contact www.tirun.com
Johnny Walker’s the Journey Johnny Walker is bringing to you a one-day festival called The Journey. The festival will showcase inspiring performances by Ouroboros - The Handspring Puppet Company, The Alan Parsons Live Project,from theater producer John N. Hart Jrs and creative director Shane Carruth. Bhavesh Somaya, marketing director of Diageo India, says, “We are confident that The Journey will set a new benchmark in the industry and lead a progressive movement among the Indian audiences. The festival will present a wealth of cultural knowledge and content that will be narrated by artistes.” For more information on the festival and the performances, log on to www.diageo.com. Where Mehboob Studios, Hill Road, Bandra (W) When December 14
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« store review: trupsel & ylG’s Gold pediCure
ClassiC & Contemporary Sister duo, Trupti Bellad Hermans & Preeti McConkey, the brains behind Trupsel, open their first flagship store in Mumbai. Shirley Mistry pops in to see what they have to offer
>> The décor at Trupsel is charming and the clothes are priced well for their quality and style
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Madhurjya Saikia | HRM
ith Trupsel, Trupti and Preeti now feature on the list of some of the most sought after designers at shows such as Design One, IMC Women Entrepreneurs and Araaish. Situated in a quaint building in Colaba, I was pleasantly surprised when I walked into the store. The high ceilings catch your attention first, giving the store an old world charm. Simple chandeliers lend a warm glow and the merchandise is neatly hung on racks and some strewn across open wooden trunks and cupboards, adding to Trupsel’s appeal. Despite the rugs, racks and cupboards, the store is anything but cramped. In fact, it’s airy and inviting. A swift look around tells you all
Where 5/9, Grants Building (2nd floor), Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba contact 22028010
you need to know. The collection includes panelled saris, lehengas, kurtas, tunics and a few statement pieces of jewellery. Keeping in mind the festive season, the sisters have also designed a collection of Indian wear for children. Pastel yellow, coral, salmon pink and mint green feature as much as bright yellow, fuchsia and navy blue in their current collection. The choices are plenty. Anarkalis with anchor thread embroidery on the sleeves, bust and along the hem were as stunning as the straight fit, regular kurtas. Net dupattas with beaten gota work and dull-finish sequins add the right amount of shimmer. The lehengas are brighter and with more work which makes them ideal for the upcoming festivities. The tunics and saris were in light fabrics, with minimal embellishment, making them relaxed and classy. Traditional in the embroidery, Trupsel brings in the element of modernity through its fabrics and silhouettes that are relaxed and easy to wear. While the lehengas, kurtas and dupattas were stunning, what caught my eye were the few separates on display. A rack houses shararas, tunics, tops and draped dresses in a colour palette of black,
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cream and a hint of salmon pink. What stood out was a draped dress with a cream net and black crepe. The bodice was beautifully embroidered with anchor thread, embellished with French cut sequins and priced at `9,500. The other thing I loved about Trupsel is that their clothes are priced well. With most clothes falling into the `20,000-`30,000 bracket, they make designer Indian wear affordable. `25,000 is the average price of a lehenga and
>> Trupsel has a lot of brightly coloured clothes `18,000 is the average price for a sari. The anarkalis range from `9,000 to `14,500 — definitely not cheap, but the elegance, grandeur and understated class their garments exude, definitely justifies the pricing.
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find out what’s just out
YLG in Worli introduced a gold pedicure to help brides dazzle and shine on their wedding day. Rhea Dhanbhoora heads over to check it out
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LG is a cute, colourful salon in Worli, but it’s not a luxury salon by any means, so when I walked in for my Gold Pedicure (`780), I was a little skeptical. While the small salon is neatly laid out, nothing suggests the sort of luxury that the pedicure promises. The first thing I noticed was the top notch service from the moment I stepped in. The pedicure setup is under a flight of stairs and seems quite homely — which isn’t a bad thing, but again doesn’t channel luxury. My mind was put at ease with the UV ray machine that all the tools were popped in and out of, confirming their hygiene. My first sight of the gold pedicure was when I saw a little sealed packet with the scrub, cream and pack. The fact that every client gets an individual packet is another good thing as there’s no mixing in big tubs of cream. Whatever other cream is used is plucked out gently with clean spoons that are never double dipped. My pedicure started with a gold soak and
>> The gold pedicure includes a soak, scrub, massage and pack massage in a plastic, pedicure tub. After the usual clipping, scrubbing and filing, my feet and legs were gently exfoliated. A massage
with a cream mixed with gold essence followed. This was my favourite part of the pedicure, because my therapist was quite skilled in this department. It seemed to be too short, but that may have been because I was enjoying it so much. The last part of the pedicure is the gold pack, where gold cream is slathered onto your legs and you’re wrapped up in cling film that they call sun wrap. After the pack was removed, my feet felt soft and any traces of a patchy tan were gone — but they didn’t feel much different from other pedicures. In a day or two, they’re back to normal. The pedicure is quite enjoyable, gives your feet a bright glow and the service at YLG is great. But, it’s not a memorable experience and it doesn’t stand out as much as I thought it would. Where Shop No.1,Ground Floor, Kangra Bhavan, No. 2, Opposite Podar Hospital, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli contact 24913424
Wrangler’s sliver shield denim
Wrangler’s latest collection of jeans uses some pretty neat technology. The jeans are perfect for those who prefer wearing their pair of denims for a long time as well as bikers as the N9 Pure Silver technology prevents odour. The collection uses silver’s long-known properties of preventing bacteria to protect the jeans from odourcausing microbes. Where www.wrangler.in Price `2,295 onwards
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Another tadka A
Amritsari Tadka has replaced the popular Only Parathas in Khar. Priyanka Singh visits and brings you her verdict nother ‘Tadka’ to join the bandwagon of north Indian restaurants is Amritsari Tadka, which has replaced Only Parathas in Khar. However, fans of this more than decade old paratha mecca have nothing to worry about as Only Parathas has not shuttered, just shifted to the second floor of the same building. In fact, Amritsari Tadka is run by the same owners. As we entered the restaurant, a thought that immediately struck me was that the lights were too bright. So much so, that you could clearly see what the people three tables away were eating. With not many changes done to the offwhite and brown interiors, which unmistakably remind you of Only Parathas, I felt that Amritsari Tadka could’ve brought in a little more sophistication, cosiness and warmth in their décor. While the menu is dominated by north Indian delicacies, in order to please varied palates, they also have Chinese and basic Continental fare, apart from the usual pasta and pizza range. The alcohol spread comprises of cocktails, house blends, regular drinks, beer and four varieties of Sula wine. We tried out two cocktails — Green Apple Caipirojka (`325) and Mojito (`300) — and all I have to say about the drinks is, skip the cocktails, go for straight drinks instead. We started our meal with six varieties of
>> While the decor could have been better, the foods such as Jalebi (far left), Paneer Tikka (centre) were delicious. The Green Apple Capirojka (far right) was a disappointment
Madhurjya Saikia | HRM
Where Only Parathas premises, Ground floor, 355, Linking Road, Khar (W) Meal for two `1,500 Alcohol served Yes (Beer pint: `175 onwards) Contact 66964198
Comfort food >> The Surmai Tawa Fry is subtly spiced. (Inset) The décor at Kurry Club is quite simple
starters — Paneer Tikka (`270), Paneer Banjara Tikka (`270), vegetarian Seekh Kebabs (`220), Murgh Jalandari (`310), Murgh Achari Tikka (`310) and Ajwaini Fish Tikka (`430). Slathered with yummy butter chilli garlic puree, the Banjara Tikka was our favourite among the vegetarian starters, with the Paneer Tikka coming a close second. The paneer slices were crispy with the right amount of charred tandoor flavour to it. Sadly, the kebabs, stuffed with paneer and coriander mixture, were too dry. Jalandari was better than Achari, with the chicken softer and better spiced, while the ajwain (carom) in the fish overpowered our senses a bit too much. Their super yummy yogurt based chutney is like the cherry on top for all the starters. For the main course, we were treated to Amritsari naan (`140) which was so soft and delicious that it didn’t need any kind of curry with it. Their spin on Paneer Kadai (`290) is unique, with green coloured gravy that had a distinct tartness to it. The Murgh Adraki Bhuna Masala (`350), with well-cooked, big pieces of chicken, had the typical, run-off-the-mill north Indian gravy. The vegetarian biryani (`250), as expected out of a restaurant such as Amritsari Tadka, was not path-breaking in any way, but delicious nonetheless. If you are looking for authentic Indian desserts in a restaurant setup, this is the place to go to. I won’t be lying if I say that this is the best Malai Kulfi Falooda that I’ve had in the city and is worth the `200 that you spend on it. The Jalebis (`150 for four pieces) — surprisingly not too heavy, sweet or oily — were delightfully crispy. A few misses indeed, but the hits were good enough to make us come back.
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From the melt-in-your-mouth fish to the heavenly sangrias, the food and drink at Kurry Club has comfort stamped all over it, says Dev Goswami
eafood places in the city tend to follow a similar pattern — simple décor with tables in neat lines and a menu which boasts of a large variety of seafood. Kurry Club in Colaba is no different. It has a no-nonsense décor, bright lightening and a small fish tank on the wall. At the entrance, you’ll find a display that showcases the catch of the day. The restaurant is currently hosting a wine and seafood festival which includes a seafood thali along with a complimentary glass of wine. The response to the festival has been so good that the restaurant has decided to include most of the dishes into their everyday menu. However, instead of wine, we decided to try their Sangria infusions — Sangria Bianco (`350/glass) and Sangria Rosso (`350). The former, with its slightly tart flavour due to the apple juice, was the perfect drink to accompany our starters (more on them below). It had pieces of green apple and orange and an intense but pleasant flavour. Those who prefer a sweeter drink, should try the Rosso. The first few sips of our sangrias had made us more than ready for our starters — Surmai Tawa Fry (`340) and the Mumbai staple, Bombil Fry (`190). The Surmai, though a bit troublesome to eat, was subtly spiced with just a slight hint of chili and the meat was amazingly tender. The Bombil Fry
was no surprise. It was just like we expected — the crisp outer coating gave way to a warm and tender inside. Perfect! We then tried their Malwani Prawn Sukka (`340) and the Basa Koshimbir (`370). The former was a rich dish with the coconut masala giving it a delicious creamy texture and flavour. The prawns were soft and juicy and the combination of this dish and fluffy neer dosas was like a match made in heaven! The Basa was cooked in a coriander and green chili chutney and served with Malwani Vade (which is like a puri). The dish had a burst of freshness thanks to the coriander which blended well with Kurry Club’s Malwani spices. Even though our stomachs were full, we decided to try a helping of rice with Prawn Curry (`370). It was another coconut based dish, but the hint of coconut was subtle. It was the mix of spices in the curry that gave it a wonderfully thick texture. We ended our meal with the Lychee Payasam (`160) and Coconut & Jaggery Pudding (`160), both of which were light on the palate and not too sweet. Our meal at Kurry Club was heavy but satisfying. The only complaint we had was that it is located all the way in Colaba — going there isn’t a problem, but after all a meal like that, the only thing we wanted to do was curl up and take a nap. But, should you pay this seafood joint a visit? Definitely. Where Kurry Club, Indian Mercantile Mansion Building, Opposite Regal Cinema, Colaba Meal for two `1,000 Alcohol served Yes (Beer pint: `175 onwards) Contact 22815429
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MUMBAI MUMBAI | FRIDAY, | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER DECEMBER03, 6, 2013 2010
EYES ON HIM
>> Apart from his singing career, Jay Sean is trying to dabble with television and films through his production company called Kamouflage Entertainment
International singer Jay Sean recently performed at an event in the city. 48HRS gets talking to him about his career, the music industry today and his future plans
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his year on Children’s Day, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards India 2013, brought to India by LIVE Viacom18, saw a number of celebrities and performers take centre stage. British singer and songwriter Jay Sean, famous for his tracks titled Dance with You, Eyes on You and Stolen, also delivered a special performance, which included some of his older songs as well as new songs from his more recent album titled Neon. We caught up with the rapper, beatboxer and producer to get his take on the music scene, what musicians he is currently listening to and the projects he’s working on. Which artists are you currently into right now? I pretty much listen to a broad spectrum of artists. All the way from artists such as Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar to The Weeknd and Drake. For me, I like to listen to people who inspire me as a songwriter.
What’s the last Bollywood film you watched? This is a tough one. I am usually on a plane all the time. So, the only time I get a chance to watch movies, it’s on a plane. The last time I went to a movie theatre was about two years ago. It was the film Barfi, where Priyanka Chopra plays an autistic girl. What’s your take on Miley Cyrus? I am going to change my take on Miley Cyrus. Everyone usually talks about her twerking and sticking out her tongue. What’s happening is that because she is doing all that, people are focussing on all the wrong things. They are not focussing on her music anymore. Her music is actually good! I really like her song Wrecking Ball; I think it’s an amazing song. I was at the MTV EMAs and I really enjoyed her
Destination weddings D
estination weddings are the latest trend right now and if you’re looking for a great place to have yours, Hotels.com has many options. Take a look at five unique places they recommend this wedding season:
star hotel has a great garden gazebo area that’s perfect for a wedding reception. Price `13,044 onwards per room, per night
Bali: The Island of the Gods in Indonesia is home to some great beaches, temples and delicious food. Hotels.com recommends visiting the 5-star Condra Bali in Nusa Dua since it’s located at the beach, with easy access to tourist attractions as well. Price `12,173 onwards per room, per night
Cambodia: Here’s another destination worth visiting for your wedding, especially if you love culture. There are numerous temples, scenic spots for the perfect wedding pictures and it’s a place where you can have a jungle wedding too! At Borei Angkor Resort & Spa at Siem Reap, you can have your wedding on the rooftop terrace. The 4.5 star hotel is also a good budget option. Price `5,898 onwards per room, per night
Seychelles: Island destinations are extremely popular and the Seychelles Islands are a great place to start. Stay at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort & Casino at Mahe Island. The 3.5
Jamaica: We’ve never thought about it as a wedding destination either, but the relaxed place is picturesque, ideal for a beach wedding and largely unexplored, making it
performance. I thought it was one of the best of the night. She just stopped all the antics and sang really well. But, I am not young anymore and I guess all the young kids are into all that fun stuff. Maybe I should stick my tongue out (laughs). What’s next for you? Loads of things. TV and film is really where my head is at. I’ve actually got my own production company called Kamouflage Entertainment. For me, it’s more than just music right now. I am trying to expand and sign actors. In fact, I just signed a group called The Janoskians. They are five comedians and it’s got nothing to do with my music, but it’s something that I am into. I am into comedy and stuff like that. For me it was fun to watch a new venture like that blow up. You have also signed a film with your son Sikander. Can you tell us about the film? I don’t think my director wants me to talk about it right now. But yes, I am doing a film with him. I am really excited about the project. You have worked with well-known filmmakers such as Woody Allen and Ang Lee. How was the experience and how are they in person? I have always been a fan of them and to get an opportunity to work with them was wonderful. They are extremely talented, focussed and humble people. They are really friendly in person. What are you happy about right now? I am currently high on the success of Special Chabbis and Silver Linings Playbook.
Looking for a place to have your perfect destination wedding? Rhea Dhanbhoora gets some great recommendations
easy to have your own exclusive ceremony. You can visit the Tensing Pen hotel; the 3.5 star hotel is especially well-known for its great wedding services. Price `7,473 onwards per room, per night Australia: If you have the time and money to head over to Australia, nothing beats the Blue Mountains. Book the 3.5 star rated, The Carrington Hotel, where you’ll be on a hilltop but still close to local attractions such as Echo Point, Katoomba Falls and Three Sisters. This way, you can combine sight seeing with your post-wedding pictures! Price `6,358 onwards per room, per night *If you’re planning a destination wedding and want to know more about these locations, contact www.hotels.com
>> If you are dreaming of a beach wedding, arranging it in Seychelles is a great option
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LIFE OF PI
TODAY’S BEST VIEWING
In Canada, a writer visits the Indian storyteller Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner, explains that the municipality is no longer supporting the zoo and he has hence decided to move to Canada, where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals and out of the blue, there is a storm, followed by a shipwrecking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger nicknamed Richard Parker. They are adrift in the Pacific Ocean, with aggressive hyena and Rickard Parker getting hungry. Pi needs to find a way to survive. Star Movies, 9 p.m .
THE MICHAEL J FOX SHOW
SOAPS & SERIALS
You are watching a repeat episode because The Michael J. Fox show is on a break. The series returns with new episodes soon. Don’t forget to tune in.Mike Henry, a man with Parkinsons, decides to go back to his work as an anchor man, and his family is relieved as they have been tortured by him for too long. Eve, the daughter has to do a project on “The Grapes of Wrath” and decides to film her father. Star World, 8.30 p.m.
TUMHARI PAAKHI
Kitty party is organized at Anshuman’s house. Paakhi get insulted at the party. Paakhi decides to leave the place and go away. What will be Paakhi’s next step? Li fe Ok , 9.30 p.m.
C.I.D
Ravi is entering a deserted house and he is wondering why Naved has called them to this place. They have the big launch of Boogie Woogie and there are so many things to do and also why was Naved being so mysterious about the whole matter. He tries to enter the house but cannot as it is locked. He now peers in the windows and tries to see if he can see anything and now is stunned to see that Naved is tied to a chair and he is half unconscious. on entering the house he is shocked to see the chair empty and Naved is not there. Sony T V, 10 p.m.
INSIDE PERFECT PREDATOR
The cheetah, the great white shark, crocodiles and falcons each of these animals is a spectacular assassin. But how do they accomplish their extraordinary killing feats? Inside the Perfect Predator travels inside these animals’ bodies to understand how they achieve the impossible, revealing their tactics in incredible and intimate detail. Using dramatic natural history images and stunning CGI, this film deconstructs the four critical stages of the hunt - detect, stalk, chase and kill - revealing the huge challenges each predator faces and how they overcome them. Ani mal Pl anet, 10 p.m .
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
You Have Been Warned is a fast-paced countdown of the world’s top 20 homemade science stunts and experiments. Each episode finds the cleverest, funniest, most daring, outrageous or just downright bizarre clips - and uses a top cast of the world’s
BROKEN CITY
The Michael J Fox Show, Star World, 8.30 p.m.
best science experts to unpack and explain them for you. With the help of amazing storytelling graphics, they’ll explain the what, how and why of the biology, physics, and chemistry that made these clips possible. Di scover y, 9 p.m.
PROPHETS OF SCIENCE FICTION
What once was just imagination is now real; what was once the distant future is now around the corner. The Science Fiction of the past has now simply become Science. Tune into PROPHETS OF SCIENCE FICTION as it focuses on how the great minds of Science Fiction imagined our future for us, and how some, in turn, made their fantasies real. Discover y Scien ce, 11 p.m.
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In tonight’s episode, Gill learns that Trisha and Kiran are safe and on their way to the ATU. At Eden Park, Jai and the other agents are trying to control the crowd and get as much information about the dead MSEB employee, Patil as they can. Jai calls Mihir at ATU to find out the location of the bridge that Patil was talking about, the one he was meant to cut the power for at 7.20 p.m. Here, Veer and Simran are hostages of the drug dealers, Shashank and Hardik. They question Veer to find out how he knows Simran and if he has any knowledge of the drugs that Simran’s brother was supposed to give them. However the thugs get a call from Zayed Bhai. Colors, 10 p.m.
MOVIES OF THE DAY
New York City, detective Billy Taggart goes to court for the murder of the rapist Mikey Tavarez, but the Mayor Nicholas Hostetler and the Chief of Police Carl Fairbanks vanish with an important evidence and Billy is declared non-guilty by the judge but he leaves the police department. Seven years later, Billy is a private detective that lives his girlfriend Natalie Barrow, who is an aspirant actress and the sister of Mikey's victim. His secretary Katy Bradshaw (Alona Tal) is trying to collect part of the debts to save their business. In the week of the elections, Hostetler summons Billy and offers US$ 50,000 to investigate his wife Cathleen Hostetler that he believes is having a love affair. H BO, 8 p.m.
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. Starring Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Zee Studi o, 9.35 p.m.
2012
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth’s core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world’s population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world’s leaders race to build “arks”
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to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Pix , 9 p.m .
DON NO. 1
Surya (Nagarjuna) is an orphan who rescues some street children from the clutches of a drug peddler. They all become his followers and Surya grows up to become a Don. Raghava assists the Don with his work, and Surya treats him as his younger brother. This Don is different from the other Dons. He is good-natured, honest, smart and handsome. He helps people in distress and ensures that everybody is happy in his kingdom. M ax, 9 p.m.
SHARABI
Keshav lives a poor lifestyle in a small town in India along with his ailing father, Dinanath, mother, and a much younger sister, Munni. He is an alcoholic but after the passing of his father promises to abstain completely, much to the relief of his mother as well as his sweetheart, Kamala, as well as her businessman dad, Laxmidas, who arranges his employment at his Coal Mine, and arranges for them to get married on 20Feb1958. On February 16 Laxmidas cancels the marriage as Keshav relapses and his mother threatens to leave the town, and even Kamala refuses to speak with him. Shortly thereafter Laxmidas, on his deathbed, gets Kamala to promise to marry some one else.CCVO, 9 p.m.
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Baggage Battles Your Bleeped Up Brain Modern Marvels Ancient Aliens Baggage Battles Counting Cars
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P.M 2.00 Firzangi Bahu 2.30 Aakhir Bhau Bhi…. 3.00 Singhasan: Film, Jeetendra, Jaya Pradha 6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi… 6.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 7.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai 7.30 Firangi Bahu 8.00 Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted Nights 8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali 9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti… 9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar Mein Uljhi Niyati 10.00 Firangi Bahu 10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali. 11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi toh Beti Hee
Tumhari Paakhi, Life Ok, 9.30 p.m.
Gharachi Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Pakke Shejari Tu Thithe Mee Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Home Minister Tu Tithe Mee Radha Hi Bawri Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi Juluni Yeti Reshmingathi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Pakke Shejari Juluni Yeti Reshmingathi Honnar Suun Me Hya Gharachi
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3.00 Deadliest Space Weather 3.30 Everything You Need to Know 4.00 Future Weapons 5.15 How It’s Made 6.00 Best of Discovery Science 7.00 Antariksh 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Deadliest Space Weather 9.30 Everything You Need To Know 10.00 Modern Sniper 11.00 Prophets of Science Fiction
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PATAAL BHAIRAVI
This mythological/fantasy film is based on the great story of the Ramayam. The story begins with Ramu who falls in love with the Rajkumari from Ujjain Indumati. Furthermore, the both of them want to get married but of course we have the peasant marrying the princess issue arising and Ramu seeks the help of Mantrik to grant him luxuries. Ramu eventually discovers that Mantriks intentions are not well so Ramu pleases the Pataal Bhairavi goddess and she grants him his luxuries. The story takes another turn and we have the Evil mantrik kidnapping the rajkumari and off course Ramu and Hamuman team up to rescue her. Filmy, 9 p.m.
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PIX
The Men Who Stare At Goats, Zee Studio, 8.35 p.m.
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Dhol Veerta Love Ka Tadka Ayan Vidhwansak The Destroyer 11.50 Arjun Pandit A.M. 7.50 Hulchul 11.00 Bol Bachchan
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P.M. 1.00 The Super Khilaldi: Kajal 5.30 Parvarish: Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh 9.00 Don No 1: Nagarjuna, Anushka A.M. 7.00 Roja 10.30 Kyo Kii Main Jhooth Nahi Bolta: Govinda, Sushmita Sen
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P.M. 12.00 Gundaraaj: Ajay Devgan 3.15 Agni Chakra: Chami 6.00 Ajooba: Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia 9.00 Saugand: Akshay Kumar
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P.M. 2.00 Zameer-The Fire Within: Ajay Devgan, Amisha Patel 5.30 Agni Varsha: Amitabh, Raveena Tandon 9.00 Sharabi: Dev Anand, Madhubala A..M. 10.25 Majaal: Jeetendra, Jaya Pradha
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P.M. 12.00 Ram Aur Shyam: Dilip Kumar, Waheeda R 3.00 Insaaf Main Karoongaa: Rajesh Khanna, Tina M 6.00 Main Hoon Yoddha: Darshan, Manya 9.00 Pataal Bhairavi: Jeetendra, Jaya Pradha A.M. 9.00 Vaastu Shastra: Sushmita Sen, Rajpal Yadav
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P.M. 2.00 Gadvacha Lagna: Makrand Anaspure 4.30 Kaksparsh: Sachin Khedekar 7.00 Teen Bayka Fajiti Aika: Makranad Anaspure 9.30 Zhakaas 2012
The Hitcher
P.M. 12.55 Hansel and Gretel : Witch Hunters 2.37 True Legend 4.42 The Fog 6.48 The Terminator 9.00 2012 A.M. 8.44 Awesome Saturday: Spiderman 2 11.15 Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle P.M. 12.50 4.00 6.40 9.00
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P.M. 12.00 Aag: Govinda, Shilpa Shetty 3.00 Flood: Robert Carlylt 6.00 Ghatak: Sunny Deol, Meenakshi S 9.00 Dil Chahata Hai: Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta A.M 8.00 Dulhan: Jeetendra, Hema Malini
Sharabi, CVO, 9 p.m. P.M. 1.30 4.00 5.00 6.30
POGO
Chhota Bheem Marathon Mr Bean Bhaag Kaalia Bhaag! Chhota Bheem Jungle Ka Raja Special Chhota Bheem Hagemaru Takeshi’s Castle Sunaina MAD
8.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 A.M. 8.00 Chhota Bheem 9.00 Happy Ho Jao Special 10.30 Chhota Bheem Antariksha Adventure Special P.M. 2.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 A.M. 8.00 11.00 P.M. 2.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30 A.M. 8.00 8.30 9.00
DISNEY CHANNEL Doraemon Art Attack Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Shake It Up Doraemon
Doraemon The Little Mermaid
DISNEY XD
Kiteretsu Tron Uprising Randy Cunningham Iron Man AA American Dragon Jake Long Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Spiderman Hulk Big Bad Beetleborgs
Space Goofs Hulk and The Spiderman and His Amazing Friends
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TOP VIEW
India needs to develop a strong domestic manufacturing base in electronics and telecommunications. We need to act now to avoid a situation where we face difficulties in financing these huge imports. India should have manufacturing facilities which result in a balanced trade in electronics products and are a part of global supply chains.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh BUSINESS BRIEFS ABB India Settles Case With Sebi
ABB India, the Indian arm of Swiss power equipment major ABB, has settled a case related to alleged non-compliance of takeover norms with market regulator Sebi after payment of Rs 3.69 lakh as consent settlement charges. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has settled the matter with ABB India “without admission or denial of guilt” on the part of the firm.
Markets Flare On Exit Poll Results NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (December 6, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose substantially on Thursday (December 05, 2013) a net 80.15 points (1.30%) and closed at the 6241 point level. The market opened up with a gap at the 6262 points level. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 6300 points level at 9.16 a.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 1.50 p.m. It then declined further and registered the day’s low at the 6232 points level at 2.14 p.m. The index then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained above its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 69 points and closed above the psychologically important 6200 points level. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 34 were gainers, 16 were losers. Substantial buying was seen in banking and capital goods stocks, while selling was witnessed in healthcare, FMCG, IT and technology stocks.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 11.62%. This change is moderate and indicates a moderate participation by investors.
Market Breadth:Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was neutral. Amongst all the traded stocks, 700 were gainers, 685 were losers and 68 remained unchanged.
Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator declined in the over-bought zone. The Slow K line in Stochastic Oscillator has dropped below the slow D (negative and a sell signal). However, such signals considered invalid in the over-bought zone.
has the line are
RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 40 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).
ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is flat while the Market Index is rising. No signal here.
Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance at the 6217 points level was crossed above yesterday. The next resistance is at the 6357 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 = 6258 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 6215. Support (2) = 6189. Resistance (1) = 6284. Resistance (2) = 6326.
OUTLOOK FOR TODAY: On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formed a small black body candle with a long upper tail. A long upper tail indicates that the Bulls controlled part of the session but lost control by the end and the Bears made an impressive comeback. As such it indicates that the index was facing some selling pressure at higher levels. This candle also indicates indecisiveness amongst investors. The next candle formation will confirm whether the bias is towards the buy or sell side of the market. However, the index has crossed above its 5 days moving average. The index is now above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages. Further, the velocity parameters continue to remain positively trended. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a further up move unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions.
Work with strict stop losses on all positions
Moving Averages (Trend Indicators): The index: Has crossed above its 5-day average (at 6199) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 6125) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 6147) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 5873) Positive.
Overa ll Market Strengt h/Weakness: The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating a strong market but with a neutral bias.
Suppor t Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 5921 points level. The next support is at the 5834 points level. 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.
Banks’ Bad Loans Grew To Rs 1.94 Lakh Cr In Mar 2013
The All India Bank Employees Association, representing five lakh employees of public and private sector banks in the country, yesterday demanded banks to publish the details of loan defaulters of Rs one crore and above. Giving out statistics on the list of bad loans in banks, the Association General Secretary C H Venkataachalam said the bad loans or the non-performing assets in public and private sector banks end of March 2008 was Rs 39,030 crore.
PE Investment In Realty Up 26% At Rs 4,716 Cr
Private equity investment in the real estate sector grew by 26 per cent to Rs 4,716 crore in the first nine months this year despite slowdown in the property market, Cushman & Wakefield yesterday said. The global realty consultant attributed the rise in PE investments to increased attraction of institutional investors towards leased income generating office buildings.
Fresh Warning To Check Iran Funds
Capital market regulator Sebi has issued a fresh directive to market entities to check flow of Iran money into Indian markets, even as Western powers have begun the process to ease sanctions on the Persian Gulf nation. Sebi has asked stock exchanges and other market participants to remain watchful of funds and entities with Iranian links, as the global inter-governmental agency FATF continues to classify Iran as one of the “high-risk and non-cooperative jurisdictions” with respect to money laundering and terror financing activities.
Subsidy Outgo Hitting New Investment In Ageing Fields: ONGC
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) yesterday said it cannot make new investments needed to arrest falling oil production from ageing fields as its net price realisation has sharply fallen due to subsidy outgo. Oil and gas producers like ONGC and Oil India make up for a part of losses fuel retailers incur on selling diesel and cooking fuel at government controlled rates. This subsidy payout is by way of discounts they offer on crude oil sold to them.
Norms For Investing Surplus PSU Funds This Month
Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) will move a Cabinet note by this month-end on finalising norms for investment of surplus funds with cashrich state- owned firms such as ONGC, Coal India, Bhel and SAIL. The move is aimed at boosting investments and promoting the country’s economic growth against the backdrop of high fiscal deficit facing the government. Surplus funds of cash- rich Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are estimated to be around Rs 2.8 lakh crore.
Cairn India To Invest Up To $750mn On KG-Basin Block
Buoyed by discoveries of huge quantities of oil and gas, Cairn India has urged the Director General of Hydrocarbons to declare one of the wells in its onshore KG-ONN-2003/1 block at Nagayalanka on East coast as ‘Commercial Discovery’, sources close to the development said. Once the DGH approval comes, the JV will invest USD 700-750 million over 3-5 years on the Block. The investment includes creation of necessary infrastructure and production, sources said.
BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Karvy Stock Broking calls a ‘Buy’ on Indoco Remedies CMP: Rs. 108
Target: Rs. 152
CMP: Rs. 544
Target: Rs. 590
Systematix Shares calls a ‘Buy’ on VA Tech Wabag
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Challenges For India Inc To Diesel Demand Drops For Continue In 2014, Says Moody’s First Time In A Decade
MUMBAI | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013
NEWS FLASH
Sensex closes 249 points up at one-month closing high Dr. Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil Inaugurates 53rd Branch Of Mahanagar Co-op. Bank FIPB to take up Vodafone's Rs 10,141 crore proposal today DoT may issue spectrum auction documents in 2-3 weeks NTPC pre-closes Rs 1,750-crore tax-free bond issue yesterday.
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ndia’s “GDP growth could remain weak at 5.5 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 2015, as elections in mid-2014 will delay reforms needed to revive the economy,� says Moody’s Investors Service in a just released report. Reflecting macroeconomic challenges over the next 12 months, it expects challenges for Indian non-financial corporates to continue in 2014. According to the report “Companies will also face higher borrowing costs and tight funding conditions with monetary policy likely to remain tight, it said. However Moody’s could move its India rating to a stable outlook if its GDP growth expectations exceed 6 per cent, the rupee stabilises — such that one-year volatility falls below 5 per cent — and a development and reform-focused govern-
ment is formed with a strong majority, it said. “Heightened expectation of a scale back of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve in 2014 to keep the Indian Rupee volatile, making the operating environment more challenging for importers and exporters,� the agency said in its report. Indian exploration and production companies are likely to continue their acquisition spree to secure the country’s energy needs; it said adding there was substantial headroom under their current ratings for further buys. A near doubling of gas prices from April 2014 will lift upstream revenues, with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation seeing the largest boost. However, the fuel subsidy burden on the upstream companies may remain high, despite an expected decline in total fuel subsidies, it
said. Moody’s outlook for the sector is stable. The outlook is negative in the refining and marketing sector, where it expects refining margins to stay weak and for companies to suffer delays in subsidy reimbursements due to the mid-year elections. Meanwhile, the weaker rupee has improved competitiveness for the IT/business process outsourcing sector, where the sector outlook is stable, it said. Moody’s outlook is negative for the steel, metals and mining sectors, where it expects the weak economy and capacity expansions to weigh on steelmakers’ margins and utilisation rates. It also has a negative outlook for the automotive sector, as it expects demand to remain weak while giving ‘stable outlook’ for the telecommunications sector, where it expects average revenue per user and EBITDA margins to improve.
“Small adjustments of 50 paise every month has brought some or the first time in more than a parity with cost,� he said. Diesel decade, diesel demand has de- rates have risen by a cumulative Rs clined this fiscal as monthly price 6.62 per since January, leading to hikes and increased power genera- drop in demand. tion clipped consumption, Indian Butola said petrol consumption Oil Corporation (IOC) Chairman R had dropped when the fuel was S Butola said yesterday. deregulated in June 2010 but diesel Diesel, which is India’s most continued to see rise in consumpconsumed fuel accounting for tion as it was heavily subsidised close to 45 % of the total petroleum thereby discouraging people to use product demand, has seen sales it optimally. Now, petrol is at par growth of 6-8 % since 2003-04. But this year, it has fallen by 0.8 % over last year to 39.46 million tons. “This year there has been 0.8-1 % de-growth,� he said at the 3rd World Energy Summit here. The deceleration in diesel demand, he said, was due to better power production which saw lesser burning of the fuel in with its cost of production but the gensets. But the bigger reason is current selling price of diesel still the move to deregulate diesel rates is Rs 9.99 a litre lower than its cost. through small monthly increases. “We believe that market forces need to be allowed to have proper inter-play (on demand and consumption),� he said. While diesel sales dropped in first seven months of the fiscal year that began in April, petrol awareness relating to credit, insurconsumption has risen by 10 % to ance and private pensions together 9.05 million tons. Overall, fuel dewith inclusive growth to stem the mand during April-October was rot, provide employment and suclargely unchanged at 90.576 milcessfully tread the growth path,� it lion tons when compared with suggested. 90.233 million tons of consumpThere is also a need for adequate tion in the same period last year. consumer protection and financial Besides losing Rs 9.99 a litre on literacy for long-term stability of the diesel, fuel retailers are currently financial sector, as protecting illiterlosing Rs 36.20 per litre on ate poor people from the traps of kerosene sold through the public misselling is as important for wealth distribution system and Rs 542.50 generation as access to financial per 14.2-kg cylinder of domestic services, said the study. Financial cooking gas (LPG), according to markets players and regulators IOC, the nation’s largest oil refinneed to build confidence in coning and marketing company. sumers as they often do not underLast fiscal, diesel sales had risen stand the complexity of the 6.68 % to 69.08 million tons. Diesel products and are not sure if the consumption in 2003-04 was 37.07 products are suitable for them conmillion tons and has risen to 69.08 sidering their investment life cycle, million tons in 2012-13. It had risk aversion, capital and liquidity recorded an 11.1 % growth in 2007-08. needs, it said.
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‘Retail Investors To Return When Consumer Interest Is Protected’ By A Business Reporter
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afeguarding the interest of consumers of financial products by strengthening regulations and increasing awareness is imperative in bringing back retail investors to markets, an Assocham-Brickwork Ratings study today said. “Financial consumer is struggling to cope up with unfair service practices by financial institutions such as lack of transparency and disclo-
sure, hidden charges, penalties, misselling of products, sale of unsolicited products-often by bundling them with other products, improper recovery practices and others,� Assocham Secretary General D S Rawat said. “Regulators need to play a dynamic role in strengthening financial regulation while also empowering consumers through awareness initiatives,� he added. Focus on financial consumer protection is crucial for the govern-
French Multinational Egis Looking At Acquisition In Power Sector By A Business Reporter
this market, we are looking at an acquisition in the power sector�. ndia has emerged as a key marThe Egis Group reported a ket for the EGIS Group, the global turnover of US$ 1.2 billion French infrastructure and engi- (approx. INR 7,474 Crore) in 2012, neering consultancy major.The has a presence in over 100 counGroup Chairman, Nicolas Jachiet, tries where it employs 12000 peowho was in India recently, said, ple, and is doing more than 50% of its turnover done outside its French home market. The Company is currently executing 108 projects in India with an estimated total value of INR 878 Crore, including several projects in varied sectors, including Metro Rail projects in Chennai, Kochi & Kolkata; Hyderabad Outer Ring Road; 1048 km long Ganga Expressway; Mumbai Master Plan VISION 2034 and Ports in Daman & Diu. In FY 2012-13, Egis India clocked a Turnover of INR 166 Crore and with 1400 employees is the largest Egis group subsidiary. The Group plans to increase this Egis Group Chairman, Nicolas Jachiet to INR 400 Crore over the next five years, and the 2013 calendar year “India has emerged as the largest order intake of INR 380 Crore is in Egis Group subsidiary clocking line with this objective. “We plan over 30% growth every year. In to double our head count over the order to further drive growth in next three years�, said Jachiet.
ment, regulators and financial intermediaries to bring back retail investors into the financial markets, the study said. The anomalies of Indian financial market have resulted in stock market scams, NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) havocs, misselling in Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs), unexpected returns from equity mutual funds and negative real returns from bank deposits, it alleged. “It is important for regulators to insist for clear, accurate and balanced messages when promoting financial products and services as consumers are heavily influenced by advertisements while making financial decisions and seeking financial advice,� said the study. “India needs to develop good practices on financial education and
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By Rajesh V. Gaur and Suneel V. Gaur
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ecember 10 is the death anniversary of the doyen of Hindi films, Ashok Kumar. Fondly called Dada Moni, he was a doyen in the true sense of the word. With his penchant for blending into every character and merging with the role, Kumar was addictive to filmmakers and audiences alike. For more than six decades, it is often said that he never acted, but became whatever character he played. Kumar’s first hit was ‘Achyut Kanya’ but what won him mass adulation was the trio of successful films opposite Leela Chitnis – ‘Kangan’ (1939), ‘Bandhan’ (1940) and ‘Jhoola’ (1941). These were followed by Gyan Mukherji’s ‘Kismat’, which ran for a record breaking five years at a single theatre in Kolkata, and the superhits ‘Sangram’, ‘Kafila’, ‘Shatranj’, ‘Shamsheer’ and Bimal Roy’s ‘Parineeta’. Kumar ushered in a more natural style of acting as com-
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in Bollywood, ‘Sitaron se Aage’ (1958), ‘Howrah Bridge’ (1958), and others. This, balanced with the sensitive ‘Parineeta’ (1953), and the comedy ‘Chalti ka Naam Gaadi ‘(1958) ensured that he was the one actor who effortlessly withstood the stardom of Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor. His success continued into the 1960s with strong performances in ‘Aashirwad’, ‘Gumrah’, and ‘Bandini’. In the late 1960s he settled down to playing character roles and was seen portraying a variety of characters in films like ‘Jewel Thief’, ‘Victoria no. 203’, ‘Anuraag’ and others. However, age and health issues required him to slowly cut down on all work. Writer Vrajendra Gaur with Ashok Kumar Kumar finally received the prestigious Dada pared to the prevailing style The 1950s saw Kumar shine Sahab Phalke Award in that followed theatrical trends in a series of crime films, with 1988 for his contriand therefore laid emphasis his trademark cigarette – ‘San- bution to Indian on dialogue to help make his gram’ (1950) where he played cinema. performances extraordinary. the anti-hero for the first time
‘Heartless’ was emotional for Shekhar Suman
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hekhar Suman, who made his acting debut opposite Rekha in ‘Utsav’, will soon be making his directorial debut with a romantic medical thriller ‘Heartless’. Talking about the experience Shekhar says that the film is quite close to his heart as it is dedicated to his elder son Aayush, who passed away at the age of 11 due to a heart ailment. “The film was a huge emotional experience for me particularly since I directed and acted in it with my son Adhyayan for the first time. He is a very sensitive and intense actor,” he says. Explains Shekhar, “The film is based on a never seen before phenomenon of anesthesia awareness, a frightening state where patients who are administered anesthesia are conscious from within; they can see, hear and even experience pain while their body remains still”. Apart from Shekhar Suman and Adhyayan Suman, ‘Heartless’ also stars Deepti Naval, Madan Jain and Om Puri in pivotal roles. Speaking about the casting Shekhar says, “I was very sure about casting Deepti Naval in the mother’s role as she is a fantastic actress. Om Puri said yes immediately and didn’t charge me a penny. I play a doctor since I know the nuances
of the role as my father was a doctor. For the leading lady’s part I sat in on so many auditions of girls from New York. However, they just rattled off their dialogues and thought that it was acting, until I came across Ariyana Ayam. She fitted the role perfectly and has done a wonderful job.” We’re quite sure that the film will create a buzz when it’s released.
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ctor Ranbir Kapoor gets jealous when his contemporaries deliver a good performance. In an upcoming episode of ‘Koffee with Karan’, host Karan Johar grilled Ranbir on whom he regards as his competitor. Karan told Ranbir that there is an influx of talent like Aditya Roy Kapur, Sushant Singh Rajput, Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh and Siddharth Malhotra, but he (Ranbir) is touted as the best of this generation. “Are you threatened Ranbir... Do you watch their work carefully?” Karan asked Ranbir on the show. To this Ranbir replied, “Absolutely. I feel extremely jealous when somebody gives a good performance, but I consider everybody from Mr. Amitabh Bachchan right down to Varun Dhawan as my competition. Everybody is competition.” The episode of ‘Koffee with Karan’ with Ranbir will be aired on Sunday on Star World.
Sunny Leone bares it all By Chaitanya Padukone
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oluptuous former adultfilm actress Sunny Leone is hell-bent on proving to her detractors that she is not just a ‘two-film-wonder’ in Bollywood. The ‘Jism-2’ and ‘Ragini MMS’ sequel heroine who has been seen in bold intimate scenes in her debut film, seems all set to startle her fans by playing the lead in her third flick. Says Sunny, “Hey, there’s more to me than just skin-show. In my upcoming movie ‘Jackpot’ directed by Kaizad Gustad, which starts with the climax and moves backwards, my co-star is Naseeruddin Shah and it was a privilege for me to share screen-space with him.
There are multiple changes and grey shades in my role in ‘Jackpot’. When I am with Naseer sir as his personal aide and manager, I have a sober look. In fact Naseer sir himself has this bizarre look where he sports his hair long, matted and braided as he plays the top boss of a sailing casino. Contrary to impressions, I am not just eyecandy, but also an intelligent femme fatale who masterminds the scheming. It was a learning experience for me while working with him and I was thrilled when he complimented me for conversing in Hindi and on my performance. The movie which is supposedly a crazy con-game
played by each screen-character in a bid to outwit the other, is expected to merit an ‘Adults Only’ certificate. However, Sunny feels that ‘Jackpot’ is aesthetically shot and can be watched by family audiences, who she terms ‘sensible enough’. Speaking about the Censor Board’s objection to the song ‘Eggjactly’ starring Javed Jaffrey and her, she says, “It’s a hilarious song with no malice for anyone. In our movie, even the cozy scenes have a lot left to the imagination and it’s not brazenly obscene”.
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awazuddin Siddiqui’s upcoming film ‘Liar’s Dice’, directed by Malayalam actress Geetu Mohandas, has been selected in the competition category at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the US. The film will be featured in the ‘World Cinema Dramatic Competition’ and is the only Indian movie to be selected in the competition category after ‘Peepli Live’. Mohandas, who marks her directorial debut with this film, said,
“I am thrilled about Sundance. Even though we worked in the most difficult terrain, the shooting experience was very enjoyable. Sundance is an added feather in the ‘Liar’s Dice’ experience for all of us.” ‘Liar’s Dice’ stars Geetanjali Thapa of ‘Monsoon Shootout’ fame and a debutant child actor Manya besides Nawazuddin. The film tells the story of a young mother from a tribal c o m m u n i t y, who along with
her 3-year-old daughter, embarks on a journey leaving her native land in search of her missing husband and encounters an army deserter who decides to accompany them to their destination. The film is set against the alarming backdrop of the socio-political conditions of India where millions of labourers go missing and are considered just a number in government records. Sundance will take place from January 16-26, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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veryone who saw last week’s dud Bullett Raja, felt that the biggest problem with it was that Saif Ali Khan didn’t look right in the role of a UP gangster—he is just too sophisticated. In most films, the right cast is half the battle won, and often the actors gets awards and acclaim not so much for the performance, but for being perfect for the part in terms of look, personality and background. No matter how much actors may try to assert that their off-screen persona has nothing to do with what the do on screen, the lay audience finds it tough to separate the actor from the role, unless the director is good enough to be able to make the audience forget who they are watching. The same Saif Ali Khan who was considered not rustic enough for Bullett Raja, had played the evil Langda Tyagi in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara, and done such an excellent job that he won all the supporting actor and negative performance awards that year. Audiences could not picture him as a Dalit in Arakshan, but watch Ajay Devgan in any of Prakash Jha’s Bihar films, and he fits right into the milieu. Imran Khan is another with suave looks who has trouble playing a ‘tapori’ convincingly, which is why in Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara, he could not pull off a lower class Muslim gangster Aslam. Then, he is accused of playing the same part of an upper class urban young romantic in film after film. When he tries to vary the character a bit by
Aamir Khan learns tap dance from Dein Perry for ‘Dhoom 3’
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Saif Ali Khan in Bullett Raja
RINGSIDE VIEW Deepa Gahlot making him a Tamilian in Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, he was laughed at for not getting it right. (Look how Abhay Deol had worked on his accent
Katrina also to endorse L’Oreal
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he two words that sum up Bollywood are ‘replacement’ and addition’. It generally happens in films, but these days, the same has started happening in brand endorsements as well! One such bright example is that of the cosmetic major L’Oreal. While at first, they had the universal beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as their brand ambassador; it was followed by the addition of Sonam Kapoor. The latest buzz is that it’s none other than Katrina Kaif who will be joining the duo as the brand’s latest ambassador. Buzz is also that when Sonam got to know about Katrina’s addition in the L’Oreal family, she called her and welcomed her. The official announcement of Katrina signing up with L’Oreal is being awaited.
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in Shanghai, and Irrfan didn’t for The Lunchbox.) Some actors are just wrong for some roles—for instance, it would take Katrina Kaif a lot of work to pass off her a villager, and it would take the audience an equal amount of effort to accept her one. Kareena Kapoor tried playing a streetwalker in Chameli, and simply did not look the part. Shah Rukh Khan was not quite himself playing a villager in Paheli. Even the great Amitabh Bachchan could not play a poor drifter in Main Azaad Hoon, but never did he get as much flak as for playing the
villain in Boom and Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag. Maybe, the bigger the star, the tougher it is for him or her to break away from their image—their looks, mannerisms, voice, gait made them stars and it’s hard to shed what the audiences admire the most to play against type. Salman Khan would never be able to play a meek man, or Aishwarya Rai a slum dweller—they would not be able to transcend their stardom… and they are not even expected too. Watching favourite stars do their thing is what their audiences buy tickets for.
ctor Aamir Khan got his tap dancing lessons from Australian choreographer and renowned dancer Dein Perry for ‘Dhoom 3’. Aamir flew to Australia to learn the dance from Dein who had choreographed the Sydney Olympics opening act and ‘Happy Feet 2’. The actor spent a while in Australia and learnt the dance form with the choreographer’s students, mostly in the age group of 10 - 24 years. Aamir had to learn the ‘grungy tap’ dance which is high on energy and more difficult than the classic tap dance. “Aamir had visited Dein Perry’s academy in Australia to learn the grungy tap dance. After the training was done, the dance team came to India to shoot the song,” a ‘Dhoom 3’ spokesperson said. In the third installment of ‘Dhoom’ series, Aamir will be seen as a baddie opposite Katrina Kaif, while Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will continue to reprise their roles. Releasing on December 20, ‘Dhoom 3’ is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra.
Naseer-Dimple replace Amit-Rekha in ‘Welcome Back’ W
elcome Back was touted to be the comeback film of the evergreen on screen couple Amitabh and Rekha. However, Anees Bazmee recently revealed that both the actors have been replaced by Dimple Kapadia and the thespian Naseeruddin Shah. Revealing about Dimple’s role, the director stated that this will be her first attempt at comedy and she will be playing the role of a rich and glamorous lady where she
will be sharing the screen space with Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor in the first half and with Naseer in the second. Naseer has supposedly replaced the late Feroz Khan from the prequel who played the don, RDX in the film. Welcome Back will star John Abraham and Shruti Haasan in the lead and the second schedule of the film is slated to go on floors in Dubai this month.
Arshad loses appetite, thanks to Soha A
rshad Warsi and Soha Ali Khan will be next seen in BR Entertainment’s upcoming detective comedy film ‘Mr Joe B. Carvalho’ and while the duo share a great rapport, it became very difficult for Arshad to have his lunch around Soha during the making of the movie. Arshad, who is a foodie, loves eating authentic Indian food like ‘tandoori’ delicacies and ‘mutter paneer’ and initially he used to have his lunch Arshad with Soha in Mr Joe B. Carvalho with Soha. However, he stopped doing so after some time. Reason being that while ness freak, would always be of filming, Arshad and Soha he used to have his plate full of eating boiled veggies with no would eat food together durIndian delicacies, Soha, a fit- salt. “During the initial stages ing the lunch breaks, but soon
Arshad started having a loss of appetite. Arshad stopped having lunch with Soha because he was unable to digest his food as Soha would only eat her boiled vegetables and hardly anything else. We all would joke around on the sets. It was a hilarious scene to see the duo eating on the same table but poles apart,” reveals a source. Arshad may have lost his appetite but those boiled vegetables surely did wonders for Soha, as she looks smoking hot in the bikini, which she has donned for ‘Mr Joe B. Carvalho’.
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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 668
ENIGMA CODE 668
ACROSS: 9 One sliver belonging to a mollusc was completely callous (2,4,2,5) 10 Tim's in trouble about the proposal put in (7) 11 A breach of security (7) 12 Booes musical instruments, perhaps? (5) 13 Things haven't gone down well for him (9) 15 Lamp I take on shoplifiting impulse? (11) 19 Great wolf twinkling in the evening sky (9) 22 A capital atmosphere in a small business house (5) 23 Dirt on a broken sled causes organisational difficulties (7) 24 Inspired attraction in a hostelry (7) 25 The one seeing profit from a firm deal? (3,2,8) DOWN: 1 State of Carolina if reformed (10) 2 Who's who, for instance? (8) 3 Quietly humorous publicity for nymphs (6) 4 Put on the hook from a debit? (6) 5 American relation tampered with clues man (5,3) 6 Cooking it gets Mabel in a stew (4,4) 7 A viewpoint expressed obliquely (6) 8 Possibly barbed message (4) 14 Cotton sari crumpled in drawer (10) 16 Decided to take the set course? (8) 17 Discuss at leisure what one does for living? (4,4) 18 Calm but contrary! (8)
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Each colour in our code represents a letter. When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words. The clue to first word is given to help you get started. The Clue: Customer
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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE CANCER, ARCANE, CANNER, CAREEN, CAREER, EARNER, NEARER
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MATH PYRAMID 668 20 I tried a more orderly arrangement (6) 21 Delay retirement (4,2) 22 Cried out and got hundred for a
boy (6) 23 An engagement that keeps me quiet (4)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Oporto, 5 Lion cubs, 9 Slickest, 10 Evince, 11 Chews the bone, 13 Kepi, 14 In autumn, 17 Turgenev, 18 Poem, 20 State pension, 23 Engine, 24 Imperils, 25 Jettison, 26 Non-use. DOWN: 2 Pile, 3 Recycling, 4 Omelet, 5 Latest invention, 6 Overhear, 7 Climb, 8 Back number, 12 Reluctance, 15 Tip and run, 16 Snappers, 19 Gilpin, 21 Taint, 22 Plus.
QUICK CROSS 668
ACROSS: 1 Cauldron (3) 4 A facial feature (3) 5 Hair-raising (5) 7 A thick, dark oily liquid (3) 8 Ships, vessels or crafts (5) 10 "O" of BYOB (3) 11 Married, tied the knot (3)
The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size
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DOWN: 1 "Golden" fruit (5) 2 Boat need (3) 3 Attempt (3) 5 ___ out : be prominent? (5) 6 Abyssinian, for one (3) 8 Archer's item (3) 9 Be in arrears (3)
HIDATO 668
The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from first to the last number in the grid. The first and last numbers of a puzzle and a some other numbers are already filled in. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
MATHDOKU 668
Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to each puzzle is arrived at logically and is unique. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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TODAY’S FORECAST
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Capricorn Vinayak Chaturthi Uttarashada Makar (Capricorn) J.Kh. Orange 5
BIRTHDAY FORECAST: This year will bring in its wake several new opportunities. The employed will win the praise and support of their superiors for their good performance at work. You will receive a major promotion to a position of authority. You will be very much in command of the situation. Sports activities will bring you fresh laurels. The married can count on the support from their mate. Those in love will have delightful time. BABIES BORN TODAY: Healthy, long-lived, with well-proportioned body, charming and graceful appearance. Will be refined, soft spoken and respectful. Will be responsible and settle down in a career early in life. Success and happiness is assured.
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BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP
FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM
PHANTOM LEE FALK
MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL
ARIES (March 21 - April 20): You can look forward to monetary gains. Uncertainties about the future are unfounded. The present phase is extremely favorable. Find time to plan the future rather than dwell on the past. Your esteem in your circle of friends or family set-up will increase. There will be opportunities for shopping and picking up a bargain.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): A minor clash of opinions at work might make you feel insecure about relationships in general. You will be spending the evening with the family. Try not to be overly sensitive with loved ones but look on the positive side of all that you have. Perhaps you are taking a lot for granted.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You have many options coming your way today. Do not be in a hurry to accept the first one that comes along. Your subordinates could give you a trying time. Try to seek the help of a family member or friend. Perhaps your reactions are not warranted given the circumstances.
CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You are likely to get time to indulge in things that you love to do. Monetary problems will now be sorted out. You will get some long overdue payment. If on the creative side you will be the centre of attention for your accomplishments. The domestic scene is fine.
LEO (July 22 - August 21): Your efforts put in at work will show positive results. An investment plan on short-term basis will prove profitable. Profits through earlier investments should be put in real estate or property. An outing this evening in the company of friends and family will prove enjoyable.
VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Work matters are beginning to look optimistic again. A bright idea could turn lucrative but you have to convince others. At home a number of differences are sure to surface. Keeping calm will help you to find a solution soon. Change is something difficult to cope with at times but you will be pleasantly surprised with the love and support that you get from loved ones.
LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Those in communication, media or travel will get a breakthrough in their career. Artistic and creative pursuits will be rewarding. You will feel the need to be closer to a certain person with whom you can discuss your most intimate thoughts and inner uncertainties.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Favorable trends continue at work. You will be given more responsibility with added incentives. Work diligently and you can look forward to a promotion or further benefits. A sudden change of plans adds a little excitement to your dull routine. An outing this evening will be a memorable one. Be more responsive to the one who loves you deeply.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): There are opportunities galore, provided you are game to taking risks. If looking for a new residential Accommodation you will receive an offer at a bargain. You can also now explore possibilities of expansion in business activities as the period is good. New friends and exciting romance is also likely.
CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You will be in your element now. With a little extra cash in your pocket, you will be much more optimistic about the future. Happiness and joy in all you do is assured. Family affairs run smoothly. Others will be very co-operative and even help you financially. Health wise, you will be full of vitality.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Take it easy with money matters. What you get today may not be quite what you expected but it is also not something to complain about. Patience will pay eventually. Changes around will have you rescheduling everything. You are likely to benefit from a cautious outlook.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Do not hesitate if you get an opportunity to get into something much bigger than anticipated. Do not waste your time and energy in chasing small benefits. Aim for something spectacular howsoever difficult it may appear. You will have the guidance and financial help that you will need. Good news concerning your mate or partner will add to your joys.
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QUICK CROSSWORD 4835 ACROSS: 3 Military body (5) 8 Face ___ : what a thing seems to mean or imply? (5) 10 Italian food covered with tomato sauce, and toppings (5) 11 An electrically charged atom (3) 12 ___ of beef: double sirloin? (5) 13 Defrauded, deprived or robbed, in a way? (7) 15 Thesaurus compiler (5) 18 Musical instrument (3) 19 House holds (6) 21 Female or boy singer of highest range (7) 22 An astringent (4) 23 A rough edge (4) 24 Founder of Servants of India Society in 1905 (7) 26 Old woman (6) 29 Before - "ree" anagram? (3) 31 Eyelid inflammations (5) 32 Mad, furious; wild (7) 34 Adduces as instance (5) 35 Not at all bright (3) 36 Decaffeinated (5) 37 "Enemy" anagram for an Asian country? (5) 38 Stretchy synthetic fabric (5) DOWN: 1 Monetary unit of India (5) 2 Place in a house or a castle for storing and displaying fire arms (7) 4 A highway; route (4) 5 Second largest city and port in Portugal (6) 6 Grape variety (5) 7 Ancient Mexican (5) 9 Bud's comedy sidekick (3) 12 One's personal sleeping quarters? (7) 14 A person who has been sold one has been swindled (3) 16 A type of lively dance? (5) 17 "Stars" broken as old time rulers? (5) 19 Parts of flowers that produce the pollen (7) 20 Attires or dresses (5)
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SUDOKU 2021 Sudoku is a number placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid such several given numbers.To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every digit from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes.
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
Difficulty Level
CRYPTOQUIP
Today’s clue: D equals G
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.
21 Audacious, boorish or impertinent (5) 23 Became one, formed harmonious compound (7) 24 Convert into a gas (6) 25 Altar constellation (3)
27 Actress Merman (5) 28 Transfer design - "laced" anagram? (5) 30 Acted with gestures without words (5) 32 Anxiety, alarm or horror (4) 33 ___ Henman : British tennis star? (3)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 4 Barely, 7 Parlance, 8 Fabric, 10 Amaze, 13 Digs, 14 Tale, 15 Lute, 16 Add, 17 Brae, 19 News, 21 Practical, 23 Roan, 24 Toys, 26 Wed, 27 Omen, 29 Each, 32 Quad, 33 Alley, 34 Deputy, 35 Bear down, 36 Centre. DOWN: 1 Sprat, 2 Trial, 3 Bale, 4 Befit, 5 Rubs, 6 Lairds, 9 Agency, 11 May, 12 Zebra, 13 Duetted, 15 Lac, 16 Awl, 18 Ran out, 20 Easel, 21 Pod, 22 Ion, 23 Revere, 25 Ice, 28 Maybe, 30 Allow, 31 Hyena, 32 Quit, 33 Aura.
IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1840 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions
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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTI ON: I saw a female deer in my rear-vision mirror. It was case of hind-sight
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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: 22 average; 24 good; 26 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: astir, insist, instil, lass, last, list, raisin, sail, saint, salt, satin, silt, SINISTRAL, sitar, slain, slant, slat, slit, snail, snarl, stain, stair, star, stir, strain, tsar
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INDIA TO HOST 2017 UNDER-17 FIFA WORLD CUP SPORTS
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OFFICIAL HOSTS: FIFA official Thierry Regenass, FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter, All India Football Federation chief Praful Patel and another FIFA official Jerome Valcke at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich.
EW DELHI: India will host the FIFA Under-17 World Cup football in 2017 with the world governing body today awarding the right to host the prestigious tournament to the country in its executive committee meeting in Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. On a landmark day for the country's football, India beat other bidders South Africa, Ireland and Uzbekistan in the fight to host the 24-nation biennial mega event. By virtue of being the host country, India will take part in the tournament for the first time in its history. "Yes, India has won the right to host the 2017 Under-17 World Cup
Football. It's official now," All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das told PTI. This will the biggest ever football tournament India will be hosting and the first FIFA event in the country's history. India has hosted Asian Football Co federation's Youth Championships (Under-20) in 2006 and then the AFC Challenge Cup in 2008 but never any FIFA tournament. India, whose submission of final bid documents were initially in doubt due to delay in getting government guarantees on various subjects, will need six to eight host cities for the mega event. New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai,
Swann catch keeps England in contention A
DELAIDE: A leaping catch by Graeme Swann in the final minutes of play kept England in contention against Australia on the opening day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide today. The Australians, one-up in the series, looked in control at 257 for four nearing stumps, before Swann held a flying catch two-handed at square leg to dismiss the dangerous George Bailey for 53. Bailey had looked set for a substantial score batting with skipper Michael Clarke before he hooked paceman Stuart Broad to Swann, whose brilliant piece of outfielding swung the pendulum towards England on a first day of thrust and parry. At the close, Australia, after win- Brad Haddin on seven. ning the toss, were 273-5 with It could have been even better for Clarke, who boasts a ground aver- England. Michael Carberry at backage of more than 100, on 48 and ward point dropped a sitter off
Joe Root and Grame Swann celebrate. Haddin shortly before the close. Bailey was in aggressive mood, smashing three sixes, two of them off spinner Monty Panesar and a
pull off paceman Broad. Panesar put down Bailey, missing a sharp caught and bowled chance when the batsman was on 10 and Clarke survived when a flying Joe Root put him down at midwicket off Swann. England had grabbed three crucial wickets to peg Australia back in the half-hour before tea after the home side made a strong start. Chris Rogers and Shane Watson put on a century stand for the second wicket before both departed in the space of six balls. Then, in the last over before tea, recalled spinner Panesar bowled Steve Smith for six to put England on top in a Test they cannot afford to lose in the five-Test series. Watson once again missed out on a big score after making a solid start when he was caught and bowled by Jimmy Anderson for 51.
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ADRID: A Spanish news agency that has form in predicting the Ballon d’Or winner, Agencia News, has reported that Lionel Messi will win a fifth crown next month. Last year, the same agency correctly established the contest’s top five players prior to the award’s announcement. It has now made a similar forecast this year. Were Messi to secure success in 2013, the award would cause major consternation among fans of both Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery, with the Argentine having had a far from vintage year in 2013.
UNEDIN (New Zealand):West Indies battled to avoid a third consecutive innings defeat on Thursday, ending day three of the first Test against New Zealand at 168-2, still 228 runs short of making the home side bat again. The tourists were forced to follow on after they were dismissed for 213 in their first innings, with New Zealand pace pair Tim Southee and Trent Boult doing most of the damage after New Zealand racked up an imposing 609-9 declared. Although the Caribbean side batted more responsibly in their second innings on a flat University Oval
wicket in Dunedin, they face an uphill struggle to avoid another demoralising defeat. Boult struck early in their second innings when he had Kieran Powell caught at second slip by Southee to leave the West Indies 18 for one. Kirk Edwards and Darren Bravo steadied the innings, putting on 117 for the second wicket before the leg spin of Ish Sodhi trapped Edwards in front for 59. At stumps Bravo was not out 72 with Marlon Samuels on 17. The West Indies arrived in New Zealand talking up their need for a morale-boosting win after being sub-
jected to back-to-back innings defeats by India. Instead they have struggled badly, failing to take advantage of a greentinged wicket on the opening day before allowing themselves to be dominated by the New Zealand quicks. On a wicket that now holds few dangers, they were largely undone in their first innings by a lack of footwork against seaming, full-length, deliveries. Six of the top seven in the batting order were caught behind the stumps, with Shivnarine Chanderpaul the sole exception.
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UMBAI: Lefthander Chanudom Wiriyajanyong from Thailand caused a major upset when he knocked out top seeded Alexey Prokopchuk (UKR) 6-3 6-3 to storm into the boys singles semi-finals of the CCI-ITF junior tennis tournament, hosted by Cricket Club of India here today. Chanodom, who earlier had a tough three-setter against Anurag Nenwani in the quarters, displayed a lot of controlled aggression and this helped him against hard-hitting
Ukranian, who tried to go for winners frequently. Third seeded Chak Pong Lam was given a fright by Ravikumar Ballekere before the Hong Kong boy triumphed 6-3 5-7 6-2. Paramveer Singh Bajwa beat Prajwal Dev 7-5 63 in about 45 minutes. Karman Kaur, a 15-year-old six footer from Delhi, ranked No 6 in the country, was full of fire as she humbled third seeded Egyptian Nermeen Shawky 6-3 6-3. But Mumbai girl Mihika Yadav ‘s good
run came to an end when Nidhi Surapaneni beat her in a wellfought three-setter at 6-3 5-7 6-4. Results: Booys singles (Quar ter- fin als) : Chanudom Wiriyajanyong (Thai) bt (1) Alexey Prokopchuk (UKR) 6-3 6-3; Paramveer Bajwa bt SD Prajwal Dev 7-5, 63; Chak Pong Lam (HKG) bt Ravikumar Ballekere 6-3 5-7 6-2. Girls singles (Quarter-f inals): Nidhi Surapneni bt Mihika Yadav 6-3 5-7 6-4; (6) Karman Kaur Thandi bt (3) Nermeen Shawky (EGPT) 6-3 6-3; Anastasiya Klymenko (UKR) bt (7) Yinglak Jittqkoat ((Thai) 6-4 6-3.
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Chennai, Guwahati, Margao, Kochi and Bangalore could be in the running the host the matches. From the very beginning, India's chances of winning the hosting right have been strong as it was FIFA which mooted the idea of the country hosting the mega event. The world body felt that if India can host the mega event, it could go a long way in lifting the profile of the game in the second most populous country in the world. In a visit to the country, FIFA President Sepp Blatter and then his secretary Jerome Valcke, have supported India hosting the event, provided it builds the required infrastructure and facilities.
Mumbai hot favourites against Jharkhand
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UMBAI: A depleted Mumbai would look to seal a place in the quarter-finals with an outright victory when they take on laggards Jharkhand in their fourday Group A Ranji Trophy league clash starting at the Wankhede Stadium here tomorrow. Even without the services of key batsmen Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane, as well as bowling spearhead Zaheer Khan and the injured Dhawal Kulkarni along with the retired Sachin Tendulkar, the defending champions and table toppers are favourites against bottom-of-thetable Jharkhand. Mumbai, who have recorded three outright wins in four games as well as a point split (1-1) against Delhi to log 19 from four games, are sitting pretty and it would need a herculean effort from the struggling Jharkhand players to pull off an upset, even over the first innings. The thumping 338-run victory over minnows Vidarbha completed well inside the distance last week, was yet another shot-in-the arm for Mumbai in their race towards their 41st title triumph. To fill the gaps left by the unavailability of some key bowlers, Mumbai have roped in 42-year-old leg-spinner Pravin Tambe for his maiden first-class game along with experienced medium pacer Kshemal Waingankar.Mumbai would again rely on their superior batting to subdue the challenge from their eastern rivals with seasoned opener Wasim Jaffer (349 runs) and wicketkeeper Aditya Tare (406 runs) in very good touch.
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EW DELHI: Indian hockey’s rising stars will be under immense pressure but they would aim to rise above it and make a positive start in the Junior Men’s World Cup when they take on a formidable Netherlands in their opening tie, here tomorrow. Any tournament at home soil brings with it a fair deal of expectations and for India, the 10th FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup is no different as the country is hosting the global event from December 6 to 15 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. The Manpreet Singh-led Indian outfit will be under pressure to at least repeat the podium finish their women counterparts achieved when they won a historic bronze at Mochengladbach, Germany earlier this year. The Indian team and its chief coach Greg Clark are well aware of the significance of the opening Pool C match as it sets the tempo for the rest of the tournament. The Indians would be eyeing at least a draw against Netherlands if not a win because they know very well that it is always difficult to make a comeback in a short fourteam pool after a loss. Going by the record book, India hold an edge over Netherlands as they won the junior World Cup once in 2001, and their next best finish came in 2005 when they lost the bronze-medal match to Spain to finish fourth. Clark feels India have a very good chance of lifting the trophy after 12 years to delight the home fans. “We’ve got a good chance. (But) We don’t want to put any pressure
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India boast of a strong forwardline in Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Malak Singh and Talwinder Singh, while skipper Manpreet himself will be incharge of the midfield. Having fielded three drag-flickers in Gurjinder Singh, vice-captain Amit Rohidas and Sukhmanjit Singh, penalty corners would be India’s another strong area. India’s goal will be under the watchful eyes of Harjot Singh and Sushant Tirkey. Netherlands, on the other hand, have never won the title, having finished runners-up twice — way back in 1985 and in the last edition in 2009 when they lost 1-3 to holders Germany in the final. But this time, the Dutchman would be desperate to write a new script in the history of junior hockey. Indian captain Manpreet Singh, left, and Germany’s co-captain Mats Grambush pose Netherlands coach Sjoerd Mariwith the trophy ahead of the Junior Men's Field Hockey World Cup in New Delhi. jne has already challenged India, saying he was eyeing nothing less on ourselves; there’s enough of that toughest teams. There’s a whole than a win in their opener. playing a home tournament. I think bunch of teams that we haven’t re“Our team is very tough and stathe players and the management ally played recently. But the Euro- ble and we are geared up for the realise that if we do play according pean sides will always be strong: challenge. All the teams are strong to our ability, we do give ourselves a Holland, Germany and Belgium, and anyone can win a match on the very good chance,” Clark said. who are the current junior champi- given day. But the boys are confi“Playing at home always puts ons in Europe,” he said. dent about their first match against pressure on the team. It’s a very ex“It’s going to be a really tough India and we aim to start this tour pectant hockey public. But you can game (against Netherlands). Obvi- with a win,“ Marijne said. either let that pressure affect you ously, we are gonna put a lot of The tournament schedule is set negatively or you can use that as a focus on achieving a positive result. with four pools of four teams. Two positive. We need to rise to the oc- But the good thing is that if we don’t from each pool will advance to the casion, and I’m really confident this get a positive result there, we’ll still quarterfinals. team has the character to do that,” have two games to rectify and finish India are placed in Pool C along Clark explained. in top two to make the quarter-fi- side the Netherlands, South Korea Expecting a tough first-up match nals,” the South African coach in- and Canada. Pool A will feature Geragainst Netherlands, Clark said Eu- sisted. many, Pakistan, Belgium and Egypt. ropean teams will definitely act as India have fielded a very talented Australia, Spain, Argentina and an obstacle in front of India and the bunch of youngsters for the tourna- France are competing in Pool B while title. ment under Manpreet Singh’s lead- England, New Zealand, South Africa “It’s very difficult to pick the ership. and Malaysia will clash in Pool D.
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EW DELHI: Home conditions and a strong team make India one of the favourites to win the Junior Hockey World Cup which starts here tomorrow, feels India chief coach Greg Clark. India play last edition’s runnersup Netherlands in a Pool C match tomorrow and Clark very well understands the importance of the lung-opener. “We feel we have prepared well. First game of every tournament is really important. It gives you good momentum going forward. It gives you good confidence,” he told reporters. “I think we have a very good team at the moment. I think we have a very strong team. There are quite a few players who will go on to represent India in senior international hockey. We are playing at home so I think we have as good a chance than anybody,” Clark insisted. “It’s a well-balanced side. I think we have good defensive structure, being as organised as possible in all facets of defence. Obviously attack is the tradition of Indian hockey. There is lots of flair in the team. Indian hockey is renowned for its attacking flair. If we can balance our organised defence with our natural ability, I think we will be in good stead in the tournament.”
Ruling Passions,Talisker may rule the track 7. Cool Hand 53 M. D. Praveen 8. Midtown Delight 52 Vivek ANGALORE: There are 9 races 9. Trust Me Boy 52 K. Raja Rao and the first starts at 1.15 p.m. 10. Ice Kingdom 51 Adarsh Win: Ice Cutter, Firelight
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1. The Planetarium Plate – Div II 1100 M 1.15 P.M. 1. Simra 61 Saddam Hussain 2. Anmol Hira 58.5 S. Babu 3. Buzzword 57.5 Ryan Marshall 4. Magic Money 57 Ashok Kumar A. 5. Pendolino 57 C. Harish 6. Calligraphy 56.5 B. L. Paswan 7. Extra Spark 56.5 V.R.Jagadeesh 8. Burden Of Lady 56 Arshad Alam 9. Segomo 54 A.R.Pradeep 10. Big Copper Penny 53 T. S. Jodha 11. Raja's Pet 52 Ajeet Kumar 12. Fruit King 51 Vivek Win: Fruit King, Buzzword
2. The T.B.Hanumantharaj Memorial Cup – Div II 1400 M 1.45 p.m. 1. Gun Salute 60.5 Akshayasundaram 2. Firelight 59 Mohammed Shoaib 3. Point Taken 55 Imran Chisty 4. Super Surprise 55 Harish B. 5. Entertainer 54.5 T. S. Jodha 6. Ice Cutter 54.5 Suraj Narredu
3. The Planetarium Plate – Divi I 1100 M 2.15 p.m. 1. Bel Esprit 62.5 Indrajeet Singh 2. Kimora 62.5 Shobhan Babu 3. Quarter Cask 62.5 A. Velu 4. Ruling Passions 62.5 T. S. Jodha 5. Signifies 62 M. Ravi 6. Jet Set Go 61 D. Gnaneshwar 7. One From A Billion 61 Saddam Hussain 8. Secret Touch 60.5 M. Noornabi 9. Cheddar Face 60 Irvan Singh 10. Corleone 59.5 B. L. Paswan 11. Byronic 59 A.R.Pradeep 12. Gagan Star 53 Vishwanath A. Win: Ruling Passions, Get Set Go
4. The Kalinadi Plate 1600 M 2.45 p.m. 1. Alfons De Borja 60 S. John 2. Sweet N Smart 59.5 A.R.Pradeep 3. Regal Boast 57.5 A. Sandesh 4. Click 57 R. Vaibhav 5. Jackie Oh 56.5 Suraj Narredu 6. Scarlet O'Hara 56.5 Beuzelin
Louis 7. Vision Mission 56.5 P. S. Chouhan 8. Arziki 54 Ryan Marshall 9. Mannat 54 Imran Chisty Win: Mannat, Vision Mission
5. The T.B.Hanumantharaj Memorial Cup – Div I 1400 M 3.15 p.m. 1. Wind Tunnel 62 Suraj Narredu 2. Mi Amor 61.5 M. Prabhakaran
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3. Mr Ambassador 61.5 R. Vaibhav 4. Novel Approach 61 S. John 5. Wrekin 61 Mudassar Nazar 6. Sandstorm 59 Ryan Marshall 7. Hackett 58.5 K. Raja Rao 8. Atlas Power 58 Arshad Alam 9. Abbas Dreams 57.5 Tauseef Ahmed 10. Sutton Prince 57.5 M. Noornabi Win: Wind Tunnel, Sandstorm
6. The Sohna Stud Plate 1200 M 3.45 p.m. 1. Absolute Majority 62 P. S. Chouhan 2. Will Star 57.5 Y. S. Srinath 3. Wind Wonder 57.5 Suraj Narredu 4. Frenemee 57 Adarsh G.
5. Divine Deliverance 56.5 Arshad Alam 6. Impressive Bolt 56.5 Mudassar Nazar 7. Volcano 55 S. Babu 8. Samara Sun 53 R. Vaibhav 9. Cielo Signore 52 Saddam Hussain 10. Athletic Star 51 Tauseef Ahmed 11. Lads Ability 51 A.R.Pradeep 12. Anonymous 50.5 Nassar Alam Win: Wind Wonder, Absolute Majority 7. The Hyderabad Silver Vase 1400 M 4.15 p.m. 1. Sky Train 60 Saddam Hussain 2. Zultanite 59.5 Anjar Alam 3. Silken Touch 58.5 Ryan Marshall 4. Cirque Du Soleil 58 Beuzelin Louis 5. Talisker 57 M. Prabhakaran 6. Chase The Sun 56 A. Sandesh 7. Indian Bolt 55.5 T. S. Jodha 8. Thoughts N Actions 55.5 Harish B. 9. Jersey Shore 54.5 Y. S. Srinath 10. Nickel Chrome 54 P. S. Chouhan Win: Talisker, Nickel Chrome 8. The Dharwar Plate 1200 M 4.45 p.m.
1. Cash My Way 62.5 Arshad Alam 2. Himavari 60 Imran Chisty 3. Cannes 58.5 Suraj Narredu 4. Blackbird 57 P. S. Chouhan 5. Always Remembering 54 P. Mani 6. Luc Divine 54 M. Prabhakaran 7. Ace Shineon 53 T. S. Jodha 8. Kingpin 53 Anjar Alam 9. Oriental Belle 52.5 Nassar Alam 10. Crescencia 51.5 San.Kumarpaswan 11. Danube 51.5 R. Vaibhav Win: Cannes, Ace Shineon
9. The Antaragange Plate 1400 M 5.15 p.m. 1. Gustavo 62 Afsar 2. Optimus Zone 62 Arshad Alam 3. Hard To Pin Down 61 Saddam Hussain 4. Right On Time 61 M. Noornabi 5. Your My Life 61 Vishwanath A. 6. Arun 60.5 G.Y.Rajesh Babu 7. Inspirator 57.5 Vivek 8. Star Of Desire 54 T. S. Jodha 9. Beautiful Life 52 A.R.Pradeep 10. Spark Of Harmony 52 Ajeet Kumar 11. Attractor 51 San.Kumarpaswan 12. Angel Queen 50 Imran Chisty Win: Arun, Star of Desire
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ELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket was today rocked by allegations of match fixing with media reports claiming that three cricketers, including former allrounder Chris Cairns, are being investigated by the ICC for their role in fixing. A report in the ‘New Zealand Herald’ claimed Cairns, who was commentating for Sky TV in the New Zealand-West Indies Test series till the news broke, fast bowler Daryl Tuffey and batsman Lou Vincent are the players who are believed to be under investigation. Neither the ICC nor the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has confirmed the names of the players being investigated but the world cricket body (ICC) has acknowledged that a probe is on. “The ICC confirms that it has indeed been working closely over the past few months with its colleagues in the domestic anti-corruption units of Member Boards to investigate these and related matters,” ICC said in a release. “Naturally, as the investigation remains ongoing and nobody has been charged with any offence, no further comment will be made by the ICC or by NZC,” the release added. Sky TV spokesperson Kirsty Way said Cairns was no more doing commentary after being named. “This was news to Sky and we understand it was news to Chris. He has elected to stop commentating on the current test match and come back to Auckland to be with his family. Sky will be talking to him over the coming days,” sheWay was quoted as saying by ‘New Zealand Herald’. The newspaper had earlier reported that members of the ICC’s
OHANNESBURG: South Africa batsmen sent a lacklustre Indian bowling attack on a leather hunt piling up a massive 358 for four riding on opener Quinton de Kock’s century and significant contributions from skipper AB de Villiers and senior pro JP Duminy. Young de Kock batted splendidly upfront scoring a 121-ball-135 studded with 18 fours and three sixes as he added 152 runs for the opening stand with Hashim Amla, who scored a patient 65. The foundation laid by de Kock helped De Villiers and Duminy to launch a furious assault on the Indian attack as 135 runs were scored of the last 10 overs of the innings. De Kock (135 runs, 121 balls, 18x4, 3x6) was in typical aggressive mood, and with the experienced Hashim Amla (65 runs,88b, 5x4, 1x6) at the other end put together an opening stand of 152. After Amla fell, De Kock continued unabated as he moved towards three figures.
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TRIO IN THE EYE OF THE FIXING STORM: Chris Cairns, Lou Vincent and Darryl Tuffey. anti-corruption and security unit have been in the country over the past four months investigating the participation of New Zealanders in fixing “in more than one country.” The newspaper said the findings of the investigation would likely result “in the biggest sports scandal in New Zealand’s history.” New Zealand Cricket boss David White speaking at a press conference before the third day’s play in the opening test, said they are “shocked and surprised” by the allegations. “NZC had been aware the ICC had been investigating the activities
of a ‘’small number” of former New Zealand cricketers for several months. Firstly no current New Zealand players are being investigated, no games played in New Zealand are being investigated, and lastly no matches under NZC’s jurisdiction are being investigated,” he said. Vincent has issued a statement, confirming that his role was being investigated . “I wish to let everyone know that I am cooperating with an ongoing ICC Anti-Corruption investigation that has been made public today. This investigation is bound by a number of
rules and regulations that mean I am unable to make any further public comment,” Vincent said. “I will personally talk to the public when I am able to. In the meantime I cannot comment. Please respect me and my family’s privacy until such time,” his said further in his statement. Not only the cricket but also political circles were shocked at the news with Prime Minister John Key saying that it would be “very, very serious” if match fixing allegations against three former New Zealand cricketers were proved true.
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De Kock moved to 98 with a huge six over midwicket and then had no problem as he brought up his century off 101 balls. The 20year-old was eventually out for 135 caught and bowled by Virat Kohli, with the Proteas on 247 for three in the 42nd over. After De Kock left the scene, AB de Villiers (77 runs, 47 balls, 6x4, 4x6) and JP Duminy (59* runs, 29b, 2x4, 5x6) shared in an explosive
India were reeling at 111 for five after 23 overs with Dhoni on 21. partnership of 105 runs off 46 balls which was instrumental in South Africa posting the huge score. Earlier, after the first over went for just two runs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar dished up a delivery on the pads of De Kock who dispatched the ball through midwicket for four to get the innings going. Both Amla and De Kock took a liking to the Indian bowling attack and scored with ease in the open-
ing overs. Amla hit the first six of the innings off the final ball of the eighth over. Kumar strayed onto the pads of the batsman, and Amla, with a nonchalant flick and superb timing, dispatched the ball way over the boundary for a mammoth six. Together the pair raced to their 50 partnership in the 10th over, and they continued their dismantling of the Indian bowlers on their way to the 100 stand. De Kock brought up the three figure score for his team with a typical heave through midwicket, which marked the first time in 69 ODIs South Africa had passed the 100 mark for the first wicket partnership. The stand was finally broken with the score on 152. Amla attempted to play the ball fine off a Mohammed Shami delivery, but played on and was bowled for 65. Jacques Kallis came to the middle, and attempted to smash his way through his opening overs.
ARACHI: As the ugly face of match-fixing has resurfaced, former Pakistan Test pacer Sarfraz Nawaz today demanded an inquiry into the national team’s recent defeats against minnows Zimbabwe and South Africa. Nawaz also demanded that Pakistan’s former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar be investigated by anti-corruption unit for his recent comments about some unnamed Pakistani players with reference to corruption and fixing. “I think it is time an independent inquiry commission was formed to probe into the two losses Pakistan suffered in Zimbabwe and why were four key players rested for the last one-day international against South Africa when Pakistan had a great chance of completing a 3-0 clean sweep in the series,” Nawaz told reporters in Islamabad. He said he smelt something fishy in the recent results particularly the one-day match and the Test that Pakistan lost in Zimbabwe. “Even Shoaib has said recently that he doesn’t want to open his mind as he knows which players were involved in corruption and fixing in Pakistan cricket. Either he should come clean or be investigated by a anticorruption unit,” the former pacer said. “If Shoaib knows something he owes it to Pakistan cricket and its people to spill out the beans,” Nawaz said. He said he had been troubled by some recent rumors and the Board must also investigate some of the matches Pakistan lost recently. He was confident that the Prime Minister would look into cricket matters as he himself was a player and keen follower of the sport. He pointed out that even in 1999 when Nawaz Sharif was Prime Minister and Pakistan lost in the World Cup final a full inquiry was conducted into match-fixing allegations. “There is a need to look into things,” he said.
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