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Aft er oo DESPATCH & COURIER Sushil Kadam | ADC

UDDHAV DIDN’T SEE THIS! Indira Nagar Nullah, Mankhurd

By Khushboo Panjabi

civic officials were on their nullah inspection rounds yesterday. Understandably, Uddhav s the monsoon gets near, the slow pace was not taken to these smelly spots in Kurla of the nullah-desilting work by the Bri- and Mankhurd were work has not been hanmumbai Municipal Corporation is started so far. Residents fear their homes will giving residents the jitters. The unclean nul- be submerged by flood waters, as these nullahs in the Mankhurd and Kurla wards are lahs have remained choked even now. stinking and overflowing with filth, silt and garbage. The slum-dwellers living alongside these open drains face disease and flooding as there is certainty of overflowing and chok- Local residents and slum-dwellers are apprehensive of yet season of water-logged ing when the rains arrive.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, roads, as the nullah will overflow. Sayyed along with Mayor Sunil Prabhu and leader of Continued on pg 8 « the house, Trushna Vishwasrao and other

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Indira Nagar Nullah, Mankhurd

MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

POSTMAN TURNS

MOLESTER

By Neel Shah

passport. The post master informed the lady that he Mumbai police on the passport had been Wednesday arrested a delivered to her hus51-year-old postman for band's residence, said the molesting and outraging police, adding that the the modesty of a woman lady applied for her passinside the lift of a build- port while still living with ing in Ghatkopar (East). her husband, but had The incident occurred on subsequently filed for a Wednesday afternoon, divorce and was therefore when the victim and the staying at another place. accused postman, She then went to her Pradeep Manchekar, who husband's residence sitworks in the Pant Nagar uated in Ghatkopar (E) post office were in the the and the Manchekar, who elevator of the building. usually delivers the letter According to the po- there accompanied her. lice, the victim had gone When the lady reached to the Pant Nagar post ofContinued on pg 8 « fice to inquire about her

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He was absolutely normal before the Modi government decided to take action to unearth black money which is stashed abroad!

Gold: `27,125 Silver: `40,520 US Dollar: `59.03 Temperature: 320C/260C Humidity: 66%

Nullahs at Mankhurd and Kurla have not been cleaned, so the Sena chief was not taken there

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The naked selfie trap

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CITY

Do you think educational qualification is must for every minister?

Afzal Hussain PR Executive Yes, absolutely.

The person who is going to represent our constituency should be educated and should have qualification which is required to sit and do justice to the post.

Arun Kumar Journalist No. Many MPs and MLAs belong to the rural belt and they cannot even write their names. But they are actively participating in the development work for their constituencies, so I think there should be no requirement of education in India for ministers.

Tahir Beig Cameraman NO. If we go back into Indian history, there were politicians who were sitting in Delhi having good qualification. But many others have not passed HSC and yet are playing active role in Indian politics, so I think educational qualification is not a must for every minister.

Sanjay Mishra Senior Journalist YES. India is a developing country, and now we are representing our self as a strong country. If our minister does not having the qualification required for their position, it will be shameful for our nation.

Rizwan Ansari Businessman YES, None of the political party are looking for qualification of their candidates.

They are just giving them tickets on the basis of their hold among the voters.

Qualification is a must for every politician because they are representatives of one particular constituency which is the part of the nation.

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The trend of shooting selfie videos of intimate moments is increasing nowadays with worrying consequences

By Santia Dudi

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Youtube video of a 26-yearold software engineer in the city, stripping on camera in response to a request from an unknown woman on Facebook, with unfortunate consequences, has left Mumbai both shocked and amused, and also wondering why people acede to such requests in the first place.

Reported yesterday, the engineer was enticed into doffing his clothes by a Facebook "friend". She then proceeded to upload the video and demanded money to remove it.

This incident has once again raised questions relating to sexual mores and practices, attitudes and mindsets in India against the backdrop of the internet and social media.

Videos of intimate moments of people going viral is not a new thing. What is surprising is that,despite knowing the possible embarassments and dangers of digital recording, many people are still comfortable shooting those private moments. The ADC spoke to several young people, aged between 21 and 25, to find out what they thought.

Shooting intimate moments is one's personal decision. Noel (21), a copywriter in an ad agency, feels that if it's done with mutual consent, it's a private matter.. He says, "It can totally work for some people, and we can't look down on them. But if it's not done with consent, it's illegal and above all it's immoral."

Neelima (21) finds such an act downright creepy. She says, "I am personally not in favour of such selfie videos. But they can go ahead and do whatever they like, provided the decision is mutual.

That is important."

Such selfie videos also act as a tool to take revenge in many cases.Seshadri Iyyer (22), feels that it's not correct to shoot such moments, as it's an extremely private

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and relatives. As a result, I had to leave Hyderabad. My parents don't talk to me anymore and I can't face my relatives.

Dr. Minnu R. Bhosle, Ph D. Consulting Psychotherapist and Counseller, feels that sexual repression in our society plays a great role in such acts. She says, "Any kind of repression finds an outlet. The same is the case with sexual repression and such acts are an outlet. Exhibition of intimate moments is not healthy." Dr Minnu further adds, "If one is taking such videos and keeping it for self, it's their personal matter. But the situation can go out of control and then there is the possibility that they are uploaded and even go viral. The victim of these viral intimate videos feels betrayed and violated. Certain things are best kept private." She strongly feels that taking selfie videos of intimate moments and then uploading them is actually a form of sexual violence.

Akansha (22), a private sector employee, doesn't find it correct and safe at all. She says, "One should be far-sighted before indulging in such acts. Any kind of taping can easily go viral nowdays.

Such private things should remain private only. I don't find this correct."

Section 67 in The Information Technology Act, 2000 prescribes the punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form. According to the Act, publishing/transmitting of obscene material may lead to convicmatter. "Sometimes people take one such intimate video. "One day tion with imprisonment of three advantage of such videos. They he spoke about making a romantic years with a fine of Rs 5 lakh. Subblackmail their partner. It also video, which we could use as a sequent action may lead to five drags couples into trouble after memory of good moments in each years of imprisonment and fine of break ups. One of the partners others absence. Initially I was not Rs 10 lakh. could misuse the videos against the comfortable with the idea, but later other to take revenge," he says.

I agreed as I loved and trusted him. Earlier instance "I was in a long distance rela- After sometime, we thought of takIn May, 2014, a 30-year-old IT tionship with a guy from Mumbai. I ing the relationship to the next proffessional recorded an obscene was in Hyderabad at that time. He level. But my parents didn't ap- video of his friend and threatened used to visit me every week. It prove and. I broke up with him. In to post it on the internet if she did started with clicking pictutes of us order to take revenge he sent my not agree to marry him. She lodged kissing each other," says a victim of videos and pictures to my parents a complaint with the police.

Mrinal Pande To Get Press Club Mumbai Redink ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award

By A Staff Reporter

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he Press Club Mumbai has selected Mrinal Pande, the first woman editor of a multi-edition Hindi daily, Hindustan, and recently retired as chairperson of Prasar Bharti, for theRedInk Award for ‘Lifetime Achievement’. Ms Pande was selected for her ‘long, distinguished and impactful’ contribution to Indian journalism through a survey of more than 100 senior journalists and an intense evaluation of a short-list by the

Managing Committee of the Press Club. The Award – a trophy, citation and Rs one lakh in cash – will be presented to her at the RedInk Awards function on 7 June in Mumbai at the Jamshed Bhaba Theater, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA).

Reacting to the news of having being selected for the Award, Ms Pande said: “I’m touched and honored to be considered for the RedInk Awards, at this point in my life. It’s wonderful to be recognized Mrinal Pande by one’s own group.”

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The state government’s ambitious ‘cashless’ health scheme, the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (RGJAY) to develop a healthcare system along the lines of United States, (as the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister late YSR Reddy also did) is struggling to survive, and so are thousands of patients who otherwise cannot afford complicated life-saving surgeries, discovers Vishnudas Sheshrao

HEALTH CAN WAIT SPECIAL REPORT

Rs.333 per family per year against an insurance cover of Rs.1.50 lakh to bag this tender, not realizing that it was under quoted and meant huge outgoing expense. Now this company has hired foreign returned post-graduate doctors as executive doctors to cross check the insurance claims.Every application that does not qualify on some technical ground or the other, saves National Insurance Company up to Rs.1.50 lakh.

Scope for discrimination

List of patients is growing According to the Health Department’s reports, an estimated 6,791 patients who were identified as authentic beneficiaries of the RGJAY scheme could not get their surgeries done due to multiple reasons, including reluctance on the part of private and government hospitals. Many patients have therefore been waiting for months for their turn for medical surgery at the few empaneled hospitals designated by the state government and incorporated under this scheme.

However, the waiting list figures provided by the state health department is just the tip of iceberg as many tens of thousand of patients across the state have been making the rounds of district civil hospitals to enroll their names or to the tehsil offices to make corrections in ration cards and arranging of other documents. These patients are struggling at various levels of the scrutiny process and the state has no data on it.

Problems right from the start Within six months of this scheme being kick-started, several private hospitals which were enlisted as participants lost interest and are reluctant to conduct health camps and surgeries, as the insurance companies did not pay their bills for as long as four months after submission, which otherwise should have been done within 14 working days.

Even further, the state government-owned district civil hospital and rural hospital authorities are not interested in this scheme. The original scheme, named Arogya Shri and initiated in Andhra Pradesh, gave incentives to doctors of civic hospitals for carrying out surgeries under the scheme. However, the Maharashtra government made no provision of any incentives for government doctors carrying out extra duties under RGJAY apart from their routine work.

Consequently, organizing health camps, which is first step of this scheme, is doing well only on paper.

Poll strategy?

On July 12, 2012, the state government initiated this scheme on a pilot basis in eight districts – Amravati, Dhule, Nanded, Gadchiroli, Mumbai and Mumbai suburbs, Raigad and Solapur. But it actually started only by November 2013, strategically just six months before the general parliamentary elections and exactly one year before the state assembly elections, with an aim to gain political mileage from the lower class whose income is below Rs.1 lakh per year.

However, it did not take off as intended due to multiple reasons, including no incentive at government hospitals for doing the extra work and carrying out long and complicated surgeries, unattractive payment packages for surgery, unreasonable delays in payments from insurance companies, too many documents to be produced from the hospitals and the impractical attitude of senior state government officers sitting in their airconditioned offices in the state capital, Mumbai.

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Sumit (6 years and three months old) a cardiac patient, son of Nilesh Kadam, resident of Wada in Satara district. His diagnostic tests had been done four months ago and he needs cardiac surgery. For the last five months, his father has been making the rounds of the local tehsil office and the RGJAY office to make the correct documentation. His application was not accepted because the local tehsildar wrote the date under his signature. RGJAY officials rejected the application stating that the date in the ration card should have been written at the top right hand corner of the page. clude every family member's name, or not renewed at all. On several occasions, insurance and consequently, medical treatment is denied to authentic beneficiaries only because the name of the patient was not visible enough or there was no date visible on the ration card, there was a difference in name or the spelling or ration card is not stamped and signed by issuing authority.

Flawed eligibility criteria

Those who are issued with ration card after April 2013 are not eligible for RGJAY, despite falling within the specified income group, as the state government had paid insurance premium to the insurance company on the data of ration card available as on April 1, 2013.

According to officials, the state paid the premium for 29 million families of the state at Rs.333 per family per year.

Every family would get cover of Rs.1.50 lakh and the facility This scheme is being popularised and promoted as ‘cashless will be applicable only with empanelled hospitals. There are medication’ in the slogans, announcing that the insurance total 475 empanelled hospitals (400 private and 75 governcompany will pay for bed charges, nursing and boarding, sur- ment hospitals) across the state. geons, anesthetists, medicals practitioners, consultants fees, blood, oxygen, OT charges, cost of surgical appliance, medical and drugs, X-ray, food and one time transport fare from home to hospitals as per tariff of State Transport (ST) Corpo- Some of the surgeries like hernia, vaginal or abdominal hysration. However, several diagnostic tests have not been in- terectomy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and discectomy cluded in the package and that is creating confusion between are conducted only at government hospitals. Consequently, the hospitals and the patients, with complaints and counter patients in remote area of Gadchiroli or Dhule have to travel all the way to either Nagpur or to Mumbai which is not feasicomplaints being filed. ble for them. Some of these surgeries which are life-saving and need to be carried out on an emergency basis become even more complicated due to long waiting list at the hospiIn about 45 days, this scheme will celebrate its second an- tals and the travel to big cities where food and accommodaniversary. However, the state could not issue the much-touted tion become unaffordable.

Health Card to more than 35 to 40 per cent of the people who qualify for the scheme. Even these were issued in Mumbai and have still to cover the rest of Maharashtra. Even though the Ration card is declared as an option to the Health Card, The National Insurance Company, which is entrusted with the problems arise when the Ration card is not updated to in- the insurance of this scheme, ambitiously quoted a premium

Good scheme if correctly implemented

Not viable for some

Report card

Overambitious and impractical scheme?

These executive doctors, as third party auditors on behalf of the insurance company, have been denying claims on smallest of the small grounds like – concerned doctor did not hang stethoscope around his neck in the photograph, no video clip of the operation, no post surgery X-ray with visible stitches, or photograph of the doctor or hospital authorities giving bus fare to home destination in cash to the patient not attached in the file.

Private and government hospitals, where the core competency is to be in surgeries and medicine have had to open computer room and photo studios in hospitals to make documents for the insurance files.

In one case, the claim file was simply returned to the hospital as it did not have a photo of the medicine which was injected into the patient before the heart-related operation.

After four days, hospital managed to send the file back along with photo of the wrapper of relevant injected medicine.

Again, the file was returned by the insurance company with the remark that the bar code on the wrapper of the medicine was not visible. In the meanwhile, the cleaning staff at the hospital had thrown away the wrapper with the garbage. The file is still making its rounds.

Large unpaid bills Deputy Chief Executive Officer of RGJAY, Ajay Gulhane, admitted to delays in the payment of bills by the insurance company. He said, “As per the rule, the payment of medical treatment should be done within 14 working days. However, this is not being followed, so naturally some hospitals are not happy with it.”

In Solapur district, Zilla Parishad officials said that bills from two hospital amounting to Rs.90 lakh each are pending and bills totalling Rs.1 crore from the Barshi Cancer Hospital’s are pending with insurance company. He said, “Even hospitals need to pay the bills of medical experts, mediacl and administrative staff, monthly outgoings.”

Hospitals too feeling discriminated against Besides payment issues, hospitals are complaining of inequality in payment slabs. For the same type of surgery, different hospital are paid different packages. The state has classified hospitals into five categories, A, B, C, D, and E (not applicable or empanelled). This classification is done on the basis of infrastructure available at hospitals. For a particular surgery, an A category hospital gets Rs.100 whereas a B category gets Rs.90, a C category gets Rs.80 and a D category hospital gets Rs.70. Therefore hospitals which fall under the B, C and D categories, and their number is large, are not willing to work under the RGJAY scheme.

Consequently, many hospitals have stopped conducting health camps and are reluctant to carry surgeries due to payment delays and discrimination. However, because of this, it is the patients who continue to suffer and are forced to take rounds of various hospitals in the hope that the RGJAY will give them a new lease of life.

THE LONG RISKY WAIT 6,791

total patients who were identified as authenticate beneficiary of this scheme are waiting for their turn for operation, among them are:

654 patients awaiting urgent cardiac and cardiothoracic surgery 345 patients of cardiology are waiting for tests and evaluation 408 patients for treatment of genitourinary system 151 patients for general surgery 123 patients for neurology complaints 126 patients for neurosurgery

04 BUSINESS PREMISES Fort opp. VT station available self contained elegant office, good bldg. Area 650 sq. ft. carpet with 550 sq. ft. mezzanine. Sale @3 cr. & lease @1.50L monthly.

Owner: 9821016312.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that We MRS. NASIM AYUB SUNESARA, MR. AUFA AYUB S U N E S A R A , M I S S L U B N A AY U B SUNESARA, and MR HAMZA AYUB SUNESARA are residing at Flat No.602 'B Wing, 6th Floor , Rizwan Apartment, Aqsa Masjid Road, Bandivali Jogeshwari West, Mumbai- 40102.We state that the said flat stands in the name of AYUB AHMED SUNESARA who expired on 17/9/13. We say that we are the only legal heirs of Late Mr. AYUB AHMED SUNESARA. Now as per the mutual understanding amongst all we legal heirs we hereby intend to transfer the said Flat in the name of Mr HAMZA AYUB SUNESARA. If any person/s society, body, financial institution,bank having any claim of whatsoever nature, ei ther through share, lease, lien, seal, mortgage, sale, conveyance, partition, partnership, assignment, appointment, gift, will, declaration, lis-pendese, trust, hypothecation, leave & licence, encumbrance or by way of inheritance, heritage or otherwise, etc. has any objection, they may furnish the objection within 15 days to the undersigned Society's Office, after issue of this notice, along with all supporting documents/ evidence. After lapse of 15 days of notice period, it will be presumed that there is no objection by any person/s, society, body, financial institution, bank in respect of the above said flat, or any part, thereof, and/or any objection raised after 15 days, will be treated as null and void, and it will be considered as abandoned. Incase of any claim, please communicate back to the society off , address:- Rizwan Apartment, Aqsa Masjid Road, Bandivali, opp 24 Carat Jogeshwari West,Mumbai- 400102.

Place: MUMBAI SD/Date: 30/ 05 / 2014 Mrs. Nasim Ayub Sunesara, Mr. Aufa Ayub Sunesara, Miss Lubna Ayub Sunesara, And Mr Hamza Ayub Sunesara

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CLASSIFIEDS PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all concerned that I Seema Raghunath, am the sole owner of a my 2 BHK flat measuring 925 sq feet – address in detail being FLAT NO. 306, B WING, C H A R K O P J AY D E V C O - O P E R AT I V E HOUSING SOCIETY, situated at Plot No.33, Sector-8, Charkop, Kandivali (West), Mumbai – 40006. I am issuing this Public notice to inform all whomsoever may be concerned that the deal with Harsh Nangia signed in Jan 2014 has expired on 31st March 2014. Harsh has not paid the amount due and the deal thus did not go thru stamp duty registration. Owning to this, the advance was duly paid back and 1 lk forfeited to compensate the loss of tenant and waiting for 3 months, which was signed and agreed by the buyer Harsh on agreement papers. The Society NOC for sale however is being retained by Harsh for harassment and this public notice is being issued to inform that he is not owner and has no rights whatsoever to keep the society NOC. This notice is being issued to the Public following Charkop police stations prescription of protocol. We give Harsh Nangia 7 days to return the NOC to me and upon failing to do so, a copy of this notice will be sent to the Police station and the Society will make the earlier issued NOC to Harsh Nangia Null and Void -thereby allowing me to procure a fresh society NOC for any future sale, as may be required. .

Sd/Place : Mumbai Seema Raghunath Date : 30/5/2014 sole owner of above flat

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that We MRS. NASIM AYUB SUNESARA, MR. AUFA AYUB S U N E S A R A , M I S S L U B N A AY U B SUNESARA, and MR HAMZA AYUB SUNESARA are residing at Flat No. 603 'B Wing, 6th Floor , Rizwan Apartment, Aqsa Masjid Road, Bandivali Jogeshwari West, Mumbai- 40102. We state that the said flat stands in the name of AYUB AHMED SUNESARA who expired on 17/9/13. We say that we are the only legal heirs of Late Mr. AYUB AHMED SUNESARA. Now as per the mutual understanding amongst all we legal heirs we hereby intend to transfer the said Flat in the name of Mr AUFA AYUB SUNESARA If any person/s society, body, financial institution, bank having any claim of whatsoever nature, ei ther through share, lease, lien, seal, mortgage, sale, conveyance, partition, partnership, assignment, appointment, gift, will, declaration, lis-pendese, trust, hypothecation, leave & licence, encumbrance or by way of inheritance, heritage or otherwise, etc. has any objection, they may furnish the objection within 15 days to the undersigned Society's Office, after issue of this notice, along with all supporting documents/ evidence. After lapse of 15 days of notice period, it will be presumed that there is no objection by any person/s, society, body, financial institution, bank in respect of the above said flat, or any part, thereof, and/or any objection raised after 15 days, will be treated as null and void, and it will be considered as abandoned. Incase of any claim, please communicate back to the society off , address:- Rizwan Apartment, Aqsa Masjid Road, Bandivali, opp 24 Carat Jogeshwari West,Mumbai- 400102.

Place: MUMBAI SD/Date: 30/ 05 / 2014 Mrs. Nasim Ayub Sunesara, Mr. Aufa Ayub Sunesara, Miss Lubna Ayub Sunesara, And Mr Hamza Ayub Sunesara

CHANGE OF RELIGION I, Pooja Kishor Kharwa have changed my Religion from Hindu to Muslim. As per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 87939) Dated: 03/04/2014.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from Hasmukhbhai Ranchhodbhai Savani to Hasmukh Ranchhodbhai Savani as per Affidavit Dated 28/05/14.

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 I have changed my name from Hasmukhrai Ranchhodbhai Savani to Hasmukh Ranchhodbhai Savani as per Affidavit Dated 28/05/14.

C-8338 I have changed my name from Anish, to ‘Anish Ramesh Amin’ as per Maharashtra Govt.

Gazette No. (U- 4634) Dated: 01/05/2014.

C-8339 I have changed my name from Adambhai Ibrahim Musalula, to ‘Patel Adam Ibrahim’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 27/05/2014.

C-8340 I have changed my name from Laxman Maruti, to ‘Laxman Maruti Temgire’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 86308) Dated: 03/04/2014.

C-8341 I have changed my name from Pooja Kishor Kharwa, to ‘Akhtrunnisa Kishor Kharwa’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X-87936) Dated: 03/04/2014.

C-8342 I have changed my name from Mohd Mouzam, to ‘Mohamed Mozzam Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 29/05/2014.

C-8343 I have changed my name from Sahil Mohd Aslam Shaikh, to ‘Sahil Aslam Shaikh’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 29/05/2014.

C-8344 I have changed my name from Sayed Akmal Sayed Ahmed, to ‘Syed Akmal Syed Ahmed’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 23/05/2014.

C-8345 I have changed my name from Mohd Tasleem Mukhtar Khan, to ‘Mohammed Tasleem Mukhtar Khan’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/05/2014.

C-8346 I have changed my name from Mehjabeen Mukhtar Khan, to ‘Samsir Mukhtar Khan’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 22/05/2014.

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"" 1 I have changed my name from Lalitkumar Sawjiyani to “Lalit Sawjiyani� as per Affidavit dated 29th May’ 2014.

We Mr. Dilip Jain & Mrs. Anita Jain have changed name of our minor daughter from Falguni Dilip Kacchara to Nikki Dilip Jain as per Affidavit dated 29th May� 2014.

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I have changed my name from Mansoor Ali Mohd.Ismail to Mansoor Ahmad Mohammad Ismail Shaikh as per Affidavit No.(KT-673847).

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I have changed my name from “Aditya Girish Kumar� to “Aditya Girish Kumar Oza� as per Affidavit dated 27th May 2014.

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I have changed my name from Ajaj Husain Fakih Abdulla Arai to Faki Ajaz Abdullah as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Bhanwarlal Ramlal Mistry to Bhanwarlal Ramlal Suthar as per Affidavit dated 29th May’ 2014.

C-8353 I have changed my name from Maggidevi Bhanwarlal Mistry to Maggidevi Bhanwarlal Suthar as per Affidavit dated 29th May’ 2014.

C-8354 I have changed my name from Dinesh Gayaprasad Dhanuka to Dineshkumar Gayaprasad Dhanuka as per Affidavit dated 29th May’ 2014.

C-8355 I have changed my name from Mohamed Saqib Abdul Sattar Gheevala to Mohamed Saqib Abdul Sattar Gheewala as per Affidavit dated 29th May’ 2014.

C-8356 I Irfan Akbar Ali have changed my name to Irfan Akbar Ali Shaikh vide Affidavit dated 8th May 2014.

C-8357 I Joseph Prince Maxwell changed my name to Joseph Gunaseelan Maxwell by Affidavit dated 29.05.2014.

C-8358 I have changed my name from Arif Ahmed Saheb Shaikh to Arif Ahmed Saheb Agaskar vide Gazette Reg No. X-18244 C-8359 I have changed my name from Akash Lachu To Akash Laxman Rajput as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Dilipkumar Rammangere Gupta to Mohammed Anas Rammangere Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-8368 I have changed my name from Dilip Kumar Rammanger Gupta to Mohammed Anas Rammanger Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-8369 I have changed my name from Dilipkumar Rammangal Gupta to Mohammed Anas Rammangal Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-8370 I have changed my name from Sushiladevi Dilip Kumar Gupta to Khadija Mohammed Anas Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-8371 I have changed my name from Shushiladevi Dilipkumar Gupta to Khadija Mohammed Anas Shaikh as per Deed Poll Affidavit.

C-8372 I have changed my name from Rameshchandra Balubhai Shah to Ramesh Balubhai Shah as per Affidavit Dated: 29 May 2014.

C-8373 I have changed my name from Hasmukh Kantilal Soni to Hasmukhlal Kantilal Soni as per Affidavit Dated: 29 May 2014.

C-8374 I have changed my name from Neela Namdeo Raut alias Nila Namadeo Raut to Smita Ghanshyam Bagwe as per Affidavit Dated: 29 May 2014.

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I have changed my name from Thakur Ashokkumar Shukrachand to Ashok Shukra Chand as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Mohd Abdus Salam Abdullah to Mohammed Abdus Salam Abdullah Khan as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Jayshri (Neha) Vilas Pokharkar To Neha Vilas Pokharkar as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Udham Shamunmal Vallechha to Hareshkumar Shamumal Valecha as per Affidavit C-8377

I have changed my name from Jayashree to Neha Vilas Pokharkar as per deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Priya Udham Vallechha to Priya Hareshkumar Valecha as per Affidavit C-8378

I have changed my name from Mr. Farid Husain Shaikh to Mr. Farid Hussain Shaikh as per Affidavit No.(KT-255137).

I have changed my name from Ketankumar Laxmanbhai Thakkar to Ketan Laxmandas Thakkar as per Affidavit C-8379

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I have changed my name from “Dilipkumar Ambalal Jain� to “Dilip Ambalal Jain� as per Affidavit dated 29th May 2014.

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I have changed my name from Mr. Anwar Husain Shaikh to Mr. Anwar Hussain Shaikh as per Affidavit No.(KT-255136).

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I have changed my name from Mamtabhen Laxmandas Thakkar to Mamta Laxmandas Thakkar as per Affidavit C-8380

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Tawde pitches for Isn’t this funny? city, state projects

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No need to be a graduate to contest from Graduate/Teachers constituency

By Prashant Hamine

Leader of the Opposition says Gopinath Munde will lead the BJP in Assembly poll campaign

By Prashant Hamine

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eader of opposition in legislative council Vinod Tawde yesterday made a strong pitch for central government assistance, clearances and speeding up pending projects like new international airport at Navi Mumbai, Oval-ChurchgateVirar elevated corridor, Indu Mill land for memorial of Dr B R Ambedkar and other issues.

He yesterday submitted a list of eight key projects related to Mumbai and Maharashtra to PM Narendra Modi. Commenting on the ensuing assembly polls, he announced that union Rural Development minister Gopinath Munde will lead the election campaign in the state.

He urged Prime Minister to strengthen and speed up the implementation of suburban railway projects by the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC). Tawde argued that the 62.7 km Oval-Churchgate-Virar Elevated Corridor has been pending since 2007.

Even the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Panvel high speed corridor is pending due to objections from the railway ministry. Another project that is stalled is the Airoli-Kalwa Trans-Harbour link which has also been listed for central government assistance.

Top on the priority list for the BJP led Mahayuti alliance

Vinod Tawde

Gopinath Munde

in view of the ensuing assembly elections is the speedy clearance of the bill in the parliament paving the way for transfer of NTPC's Indu Mill land for the creation of the grand memorial for Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Referring to the proposed international airport at Navi Mumbai, he demanded the creation of a special project director for speedy implementation of the project. He added that Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will hold a meeting on May 31 in relation to pending clearances.

Commenting upon the water scarcity in Marathwada, Konkan and Vidarbha regions of the state, Tawde mooted the concept of 'Right To Get Minimum Drinking Water' wherein centre and state should implement joint projects to solve drinking

water problems in the state.

Referring to Modi's concept of 100 Smart Cities, he argued that considering the rapid urbanisation in the state, there should be at least 10 such cities created by the centre in Maharashtra.

Replying to queries over the recent incidence of use of brute force by police on villagers of Kangara in Osmanabad tehsil, he demanded a judicial probe into the incident. Tawde remarked that police mercilessly beat up even the infirm and senior citizens over the issue of people protesting against liquor distribution during the recent Lok Sabha elections. Replying to queries over the assembly elections, Tawde stated that the union Rural Development minister Gopinath Munde will lead the partys assembly election campaign.

NCP’s stunning move!

Jitendra Awhad inducted as state cabinet minister in medical education department with eye on Assembly polls

By A Special Correspondent

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n the run-up to the Assembly elections in the state, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) yesterday inducted state unit's working president Jitendra Awhad as a Minister in the state cabinet.

This sudden change in the cabinet came in the backdrop of party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections.

Awhad who was sworn in as a cabinet minister is all set to take charge of the Medical Education department. A dedicated supporter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar for last 25 years, Awhad has been one of the most aggressive leaders of the party and is known for his fierce opposition to communal forces.

Jitendra Awhad in state cabinet, The party leaders strongly feel that the inclusion of Awhad, a leader from Nomadic Tribe (NT) might give a different message in the masses and yield some success in the forthcoming election.

It may be recalled that

Awhad extended his complete support to the family of Isharat Jahan, who was labelled as a LeT terrorist and was killed in a fake encounter in Gujarat. He is also credited for solely challenging the Shiv Sena's rule in Thane Municipal Corporation. An aggressive orator and party's well-known face on television, Awhad is one of the trusted aides of Pawar.

Speaking to reporters after the swearing-in ceremony, he said, “It's a dream come true for me and I was rewarded for my work in politics. As far as the ensuing Assembly elections are concerned, there is no need to tell us to prepare for the polls. The NCP always works for the people and we are ready for any polls.”

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ven as debate rages on over the educational qualification of BJP's Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani, the Constitution of India is silent on educational qualifications required by candidates to contest Lok Sabha, Assembly, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections. What is more baffling is that in order to contest the elections to Graduates division and Teachers division constituencies in Legislative Council, one need not be a Graduate or a Teacher. However, if one wants to cast a vote in the two aforesaid Legislative Council constituencies then as a voter you have to be either a Graduate or a Teacher by profession as the case may be.

Article 84 of the Constitution of India lays down certain qualifications and grounds for disqualification for candidates contesting elections. The bare minimum qualification for contesting candidates is – that he or she should be a citizen of India, he or she has to be a registered voter in any of the as-

sembly constituency in India, that he or she should not be convicted of any offence or disqualified from contesting elections. It is only now following a recent Supreme Court directive that has made it mandatory for all contesting candidates for all elections to fill up their nomination forms.

Speaking to ADC yesterday, former Maharashtra Legislature Secretary Ramesh Kambli termed the current raging controversy over Irani's educational qualifications as 'unfortunate'. He argued that more than the educational qualifications what matters is the ability of the elected representative to discharge his or her duties as a minister of the cabinet. Former government officer, private secretary B.D. Shinde disclosed that late Vasantdada Patil was fourterm chief minister, but was educated up to just Std IV. “When asked about it once Vasantdada Patil sarcastically remarked that it was better for him that his brain was not cluttered with education and that he could conjure up brainy ideas than those better

educated than him”, disclosed Shinde. Besides this the other prominent politicians who occupied top executive posts included: K. Kamraj, former Congress MP Prataprao Bhosale, Shiv Sena ex-MLA Babanrao Gholap, NCP MP Vijaysinh MohitePatil and a host of others.

As per the study conducted

by Assn for Democratic Reforms out of the 543 LS MPs – 126 MPs are HSC passed or below Std XII. As per the ADR study of the Lok Sabha MPs – 58 MPs are HSC passed, 48 MPs are SSC passed, 9 MPs are Std VIII pass, 6 MPs are Std V pass, 5 MPs are literate and 1 TDP MP has declared himself to be illiterate.

Out of the 282 BJP MPs, 67 MPs are HSC passed. While PM Narendra Modi is MA in Political Science, Union Minister Najma Heptullah is Phd in Cardiac Anatomy and Dr. Harsh Vardhan is an ENT surgeon. The other less educated Union ministers include: Maneka Gandhi and Smriti Irani (both HSC), Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Anant Geete (both SSC) and Uma Bharti (Std VI).

A Eulogy to a Legendary Visionary and Gentleman Capt C.P.K. Nair

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adness is not a sufficient word to be used to express the feelings and void left back by the passing away of Capt Nair, no words can describe the tragedy and grief caused. It is a great loss to humanity and to nature.We are all distraught and cannot imagine the grief the family must be going through.

Its been about 15 yrs that I had come to know Capt Nair and in that time I had come to look upon him as my idol and mentor. He single handedly changed the entire perception of the hospitality industry. His approach to the hospitality business was extremely personalised and hands on and he truly brought home the hospitality mantra of " Home away from Home" to all his properties.But above all he was the finest human being I had the utmost priveledge of meeting and a true Karmayogi.

I have yet to meet a family more humble , rooted and genuine than the Nair

family. They are the most cesses. Our sincere condodiligent and hard working lences go out to the entire people I know despite their Nair and Leela family.

Vikrant Urval and Family many accolades and suc-

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Nishant Jeetendra Karnavat to Nishant Jitendra Karnavat as per Affidavit C-8398 I have changed my name from Lakau Singh Kastroba Singh to Lakhbirsingh Kshmirisingh Rihal as per Affidavit

I have changed name from Kumar Milan Jacaria to Milan Chimanlal Shah as per Affidavit C-8400

I have changed my name from Gincy Sajan to Jincy Sajan Moonnupuracal as per Affidavit C-8418

I have changed my name from Javerben Monji Shah to Javerben Monji Khuthia as per Affidavit C-8401 I have changed my name from Monji Ratanshi Shah to Monji Ratanshi Khuthia as per Affidavit C-8402 I have changed my name from Kalpana Sarkar Dey to Kalpana Deysarkar as per Affidavit C-8403 I have changed my name from Sujash Kanti Dey to Suyash Kanti Deysarkar as per Affidavit C-8404 I have changed my name from Aslam Muzafarali Shiakh to Aslammiya Muzafarali Shiakh as per Affidavit C-8405

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I have changed name from Tukarama Mundappa to Tukaram Mundappa Belchada as per Affidavit C-8407

I have changed my name from Kunalkumar Nareshbhai Bharatiya to Kunal Nareshbhai Bharatiya as per Affidavit C-8390

I have changed my name from Iklakh Abdul Alim Shaikh to Akhlaq Abdul Alim Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8408

I have changed my name from Pradeep Thakorbhai Bhatt to Pradip Thakorbhai Bhatt as per Affidavit C-8391

I have changed my name from Tolaram Sharma to Tolaram Dadhich as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Anupma to Mehnaz Usman Syed as per Affidavit C-8392

I have changed my name from Subhash Rupasing Patil to Subhashchandra Rupasing Patil as per Affidavit C-8410

I have changed my name from Shamim Bano Hyder Khan to Shamim Umar Khan as per Affidavit C-8394

I have changed my name from Jain Mahesh Kumar Kishanlal to Mahesh Kishanlal Jain as per Affidavit C-8416

C-8399

I have changed my name from Rohit Mangaram Kumavat to Rohidas Mangaram Kumavat as per Affidavit C-8389

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I have changed my name from Shah Sonalben Mahesh to Sonal Mahesh Jain as per Affidavit C-8417

I have changed my name from Kriti Uday Kant Verma to Riddhi Srivastva as per Affidavit C-8406

I have changed my name from Jameo Michel Dsoza to James Michael Dsouza as per Affidavit

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I have changed my name from Badre Alam Abdul Majid to Mansoori Badre Alam Abdul Majid as per Affidavit C-8411

I have changed my name from Abdul Kadir Hasan to Abdul Kadar Hasan Qureshi as per Affidavit.

C-8419 I have changed my name from Abid Sharuddin Faquih to Abid Sharfuddin Faquih as per Affidavit C-8420 I have changed my name from Ansari Farhan Ahd Salim to Farhan Saleem Ansari as per Affidavit C-8421 I have changed my name from Suhil Abdul Haq Shaikh to Suhail Abdul Haq Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8422 I have changed my name from Chandrakumar Lalji Gupta to Chandrakumar Lalji Jaiswal as per Govt. Gazette No.U-21933 date:12/03/2009 C-8423 I have changed my name from Sara Bhabe. to Sarah Bhabe as per Affidavit C-8424 I have changed my name from Naseer Bhabe to Naseer Ahmed Bhabe as per Affidavit C-8425 I have changed my name from Bhabhe Nasir Ahmad Kamal to Bhabe Naseer Ahmed Kamaluddin as per Affidavit C-8426 I have changed my name from Amirullah Barkatullah to Amirullah Barkatullah Khan as per Affidavit C-8427 I have changed my name from Rajendra Kumar Champalal Mehta to Rajendra Champalal Mehta as per Affidavit C-8428 I have changed my name from Khan Mohamod Adil to Khan Adil Ahmad as per Affidavit.

C-8429

I have changed my name from Ansari Abdul Samad Mohd Yaseen to Momin Abdul Samad Mohd Yaseen as per Affidavit C-8412

I have changed my name from Khan Ajhar Jamal to Azahar Jamal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Abdus Subhan Badruddin to Khan Abdul Subhan Badruddin as per Affidavit C-8413

I have changed my name from Ramesh Dwarkadas to Vaswani Rameshlal Dwarkadas as per Affidavit.

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C-8396

I have changed my name from Mohammad Mujahid Feroz Ansari to Ansari Mujahid Feroz as per Affidavit C-8414

I have changed my name from Manish Ramesh to Vaswani Manish Rameshlal as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Goutamkumar Maganlal Thacker to Goutam Maganlal Thacker as per Affidavit C-8397

I have changed my name from Sifat Ahamad Idris Ansari to Safat Ahmed Idris Ahmad Ansari as per Affidavit C-8415

I have changed my name from Vaswani Ramesh Dwarkadas to Vaswani Rameshlal Dwarkadas as per Affidavit.

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I have changed my name from Deen Mohammed Mumtaz Husain to Deen Mohammed Mumtaz Husain Shaikh as per Affidavit C-8395 I have changed my name from Vinay Kumar Shrivastava to Vinay Kumar Radhakrishna Shrivastav as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from Kewalani Manoj Motiram to Kewlani Manoj Motiram as per Affidavit.

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I Mangala Ramrao Wagh have changed my name to Mangal Ulhas Kamat as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8450

I have changed my name from Ramdas Raju Aachul to Ramdas Raju Acchallu as per Affidavit.

C-8435

I Mohamad Yakoob Momin have changed my name to Mohmed Yakoob Momin as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8451

I have changed my name from Pramila Ramdas Raju Aachul to Pramila Ramdas Acchallu as per Affidavit.

C-8436 I have changed my name from Amit Jayntilal to Amit Jayntilal Mehta as per Affidavit C-8437 I Pushpa Rameshchandra Vora have changed my name to Pushpa Ramesh Vohera as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/05/14.

C-8438 I Rameshchandra Mafatlal Vora have changed my name to Ramesh Mafatlal Vohera as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/05/14.

C-8439 I Mr. Amitkumar Jayendrabhai Patel have changed my name to Mr. Amit Jayendra Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 29/05/14.

C-8440 I Amir Hamaja Mohamad Momin have changed my name to Amir Hamza Mohmed Momin as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8441 I Mumtaj Mirasaheb Momin have changed my name to Mumtaz Mirasaheb Momin as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8442 I Malan Bi Zainuddin Shaikh have changed my name to Sana Ada Zainuddin Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Jayesh Bipin Ashar have changed my name to Jayesh Bipin Asher as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8452 I Bipin Krishnakumar Ashar have changed my name to Bipin Krishnakumar Asher as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8453 I Devyani Bipin Ashar have changed my name to Devyani Bipin Asher as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8454 I Jasmine Jayesh Ashar have changed my name to Jasmine Jayesh Asher as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8455 I Sunilkumar Jayantilal Panchal have changed my name to Sunil Jayantilal Panchal as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8456 I Samir Arun Pandhi have changed my name to Samir Khan as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8457 I Riaz Shaikh have changed my name to Riyaz Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8458 I Seetharaman Ramkumar Iyer have changed my name to Ramkumar Seetharaman Iyer as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8459 I Panchal Pinky Vasant have changed my name to Farida Moiz Kanchwala as per Maharashtra Government Gazette No. X-29245.

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I Dharmeshbhai Brahmbhatt @ Dharmesh Brahmbhatt have changed my name to Dharmesh Kumar Brahmbhatt as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8461 I Dipti Shirishkumar Barot @ Diptyben Dharmeshbhai Brahmbhatt have changed my name to Dipty Dharmesh Kumar Brahmbhatt as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8462 I Shriniwas Kurdukar have changed my name to Srinivas Kurdukar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8463 I Shruti Sandeep Desai have changed my name to Rajul Navinchandra Desai as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8464 I Kumari Kamal Shrikrishna Gaonkar have changed my name to Jyoti Rajendra Dicholkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8465 I Carvalho Shebina Nelson have changed my name to Chabina Santosh Lokegaonkar as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8466 I Goti Nayanaben Govindbhai have changed my name to Nayna Chandresh Dihora as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8467 I Ranchod Karabhai Patel have changed my name to Ranchhod Karabhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8468 I Harbaiben Ranchod Patel & Hira Ranchhod Patel have changed my name to Hiraben Ranchhod Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8469 I Neerav Dinesh Shah have changed my name to Nirav Dinesh Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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I Mr. Vikesh Kumar have changed my name to Mr. Vikesh Kumar Madanlai Agarwal as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 29/05/14.

C-8444 I D’souza Clotildas A S have changed my name to Clotilda Vincent Nazareth as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8445 I Doshi Nilaben Shantilal have changed my name to Neela Navinchandra Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

C-8446 I Rema Deepak Mehra have changed my name to Rima Deepak Mehra as per Deedpoll Affidavit.

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Prostitution thrives at bus depot located between two schools and also very close to a police station

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venings have created a unique problem for women who come to take their buses from stops outside the Kurla West Bus Depot. Most of them are mistaken for prostitutes and get propositioned by 'customers.' This is all thanks to the large number of commercial sex workers who operate from the various bus stops here after 6 pm in the evening until late in the night. Incidentally, the bus depot is located between the Orchids

Business is brisk and cheerful at this Kurla West Bus Depot bus stand, every evening from 6.30 pm, around when the local schools give out, till midnight.

International School and a BMC school. There is also the Kurla West police station located just five minutes away.

In spite of this, a fairly large

Old rivalry leads to murder Fight between groups results in one person being killed, leaving two of his companions grievously injured

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34-year-old man was beaten to death by some local youths from the vicinity at Rajendra Nagar in Kandivali (W), while two of his colleagues received serious injuries in the attack. Preliminary investigation has revealed that old rivalry between two groups led to the crime.

Police has registered case against more than 20 goons after the deceased's father complained, but no arrests have been made as yet.

Police said, victim Santosh Vijay Parab, an imitation jewellery maker by profession, was a resident of Rajendra Nagar in Kandivali (E). Some youths from the same locality stopped him when he was returning home on his motorbike, followed by an altercation, with the youths beating Parab with iron rod, bamboo sticks, stump, bat, etc. He fell from the motorbike and was noticed by lo-

Victim Santosh Vijay Parab cals who informed the police.

The Kasturbamarg police took him to a nearby hospital along with his colleagues Shivkumar alias Bobby (22) and Bhimrao, but Parab later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, police added.

Senior Police Inspector from Kasturbamarg police stationj Bharat Worlikar said, ''We have registered case against Ashok Koli, Lalbabu Dasare, Ghanshyam Dasare and others. The reason is previous enmity and yesterday they had a scuffle over a petty matter. All the accused are at large but we will nab them all soon.

All the accused have been booked under various sections of IPC including 143, 144, 147, 149, 302, 307 and 324, Worlikar added.

number of garishly painted women in revealing clothes are seen hovering around the stops, much to the discomfort of female commuters.

Talking to the ADC, Shajida, a 23-year-old commuter who regularly boards buses from here, said, “The place is risky for us and also the

school girls, who could even be abducted by flesh traders.

One can see these kids usually reacting in a very embarrassed manner when passing these women, who keep passing comments at them.

Women who commute from the bus stops everyday are ashamed to have to wait here until boarding the bus.”

Shajida added, “I commute every day from this bus stop at 7 pm. I have seen many prostitutes talking to auto rickshaw drivers and men at the bus stop. This makes traveling for women very difficult as we have to witness these scenes everyday. Once an auto rickshaw driver mistook me for a prostitute and asked me indecent questions. The local authorities are doing nothing to stop this. Sadly, this place is located near two schools and is also a residen-

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Selling of pan, gutka and cigarettes outside schools and colleges has been prohibited by the Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika, but prostitution can freely go on near schools?

— Shajida, a bus commuter

tial area, with a police station not far off.”

When contacted, Senior Police Inspector Vinod Shinde of Kurla West police station, said, “We are aware that prostitutes hang around near the bus depot and we take action against them whenever we receive a complaint. We have caught the women many times. I will have to investigate and find out if they are still operating in the area.”

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women who was trying to board a train at Jalgaon railway station died after she was allegedly pushed away by a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE). She tumbled between the platform and coach and was run over.

The incident occurred at 5.52 am on Thursday morning.

However, railway officials maintain that the TTE was trying to give a hand to the lady who was running alongside the moving train while trying

to board it.

She has been identified as Ujwala Pandey (34), and was trying to board train 132020 LTT – Rajendra Nagar Superfast Express, along with two children, her nephew (20) and a girl (10) on platform No.3 of Jalgaon railway station.

According to eye-witnesses, Ujwala and the two children were running to catch the train. Her nephew and the girl caught the train, but she could not keep pace due to her sari.

It is not clear how she fell down, and her relatives and

local people are alleging that she was pushed off by the TTE, so she slipped.

Meanwhile, using presence of mind, the guard of the train brought the train to a halt. The victim was rushed to a local hospital, where she was declared dead. A mob started to build up and later started beating the TTE. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) took the TTE to safety at their office in the station. Local police also alleged that it was the mistake of TTE. While talking to reporters, dis-

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HSC results on Monday!

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fter waiting for more than two months, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has finally declared that the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) board exams results will be declared next Monday, June2,2014. This year 13,37,114 students appeared for the HSC exams across the state – out of which 7,59,809 were girls and 5,77,305 were boys. The exams were carried out at various divisions comprising Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Thane, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Nashik and Konkan. On June 10, 2014 students can collect their marksheets from their colleges after 3 pm. The results will be declared online on the MSBSHSE website sharp at 1 pm in the afternoon.

Websites to check: www.mahresult.nic.in; www.msbshse.ac.in; www.mh-hsc.ac.in

trict Superintendent of Police, citing versions of eye witnesses, asked for the custody of the TTE. The Senior Railway Divisional Manager, who saw the footage, said “The TTE was seen trying to forward his hand to help the victim who was trying to board the moving train.”

However, railway officials did not release the footage.

Central Railway Public Relation Officer, Narendra Patil, said, “Footage is credible proof in this case. After investigating it, due course of law will be taken.”

The franchisee has challenged a lower court order for blocking 3 of its websites by CERT

planade Magistrate Court had on May 3 issued an order asking Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) of Information and Technology Department of the Union Government to block the websites and

By Philip Varghese servers of the company www.questnet.net,www.qnet ihaan Direct Selling india.in and www.qnet(India), the franchisee of india.com. direct marketing company The petition which will be QNET, has moved the Ses- heard on May 31, stated that sions Court in South Mumbai it was not given an opportuthrough a petition challeng- nity to explain before the ing a lower court order block- magistrate and passed the ing of its three websites by order and that the company’s the CERT on the orders of a e-commerce lifelines have magistrate. been blocked. The company On a plea made by Eco- came to know about the order nomic Offences Wing (EOW) only through media reports. of Mumbai police, 47th Es- The EOW filed an FIR against the company and arrested eight NOTICE people who Notice is hereby given that all inpatient / outhave since patients Medical Records etc. upto 31.03.2009 been freed (in-patients) / 31.03.2011 (out-patients) will be on bail. destroyed. Those who require any medical It recalled records etc. kindly contact the undersigned that EOW rewithin 30 days of the publication of this Notice. registered the case Address : N.S. Road No.13, Juhu Scheme, which has Vile Parle (W), Mumbai – 400049. already been Tel.No.26206021 / 26206493 closed by For Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi Oshiwara Sheth K. C. Parikh General Hospital p o l i c e .

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accused of using the banned binary pyramid business model for their multi-level marketing schemes to entice investors. The accused have been charged with cheating and forgery under relevant sections of the Prize, Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act 1978.The petition in the Sessions Court also pointed out that the magistrate failed to appreciate that mere allegations were leveled against the company which have not yet been proved. “The order, therefore, “is illegal, bad in law and deserves to be quashed. The magistrate failed to appreciate the fact that the impact of the order is like giving punishment before deciding whether the company committed any offence or and such order is against the principles of natural justice. We also plead for staying the magistrate’s order pending hearing of the petition,” the petition stated.

QNET had earlier said the case against is the result of misrepresentation of facts against it and stressed that its operations across the globe, including in India, are perfectly within the parameters of law and any allegations of scam are entirely baseless. philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

Continued from pg 1 « Shaikh, resident of Indira Nagar, from where the nullah flows says, “We see no hope that it will be cleaned as there is no retaining wall and the nullah is already filled with to the brim with sewage water and floating garbage. Garbage lies on all the edges and banks of the nullah.”

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Court to hear QNET website UDDHAV DIDN’T SEE THIS! blocking plea tomorrow Sabhale Nagar Nullah, Kurla The problem is worse for slum dwellers staying close to the nullah near Sabhale Nagar Kurla. The residents say that the place is always clogged with garbage dumped in plastic bags, from worn-out shoes to torn mattresses. While they themselves are responsible for

this, they blame the civic au- Heavy rainfall in this area will thorities. The major part of result in flooding of thouthe problem is the throwing sands of nearby shanties. of all kinds of household waste in to the open drain. khushboo.panjabi@afternoodc.in

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behaving with the lady. The victim pushed the postman her husband's home and in- aside at which he started quired about the passport, yelling at her and abused she was stopped from enter- her. The lady immediately ing the house by her mother- approached the police and in-law, who also refused to lodged a case against give her the details of the Manchekar, a resident of passport, informed Suresh Dombivli West, under releNirmal, senior inspector of vant sections of outraging Pant Nagar police station. the modesty of a woman of While going down in the IPC. “She claims Manchekar lift, the postman started mis- inappropriately touched her

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Dahisar RTO awaits its inauguration

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HAND OVER KEYS BY JUNE 2 BMC asks residents of Campa Cola Compound to vacate homes and surrender keys by Monday

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n a classic example of how lenient the government authorities are when it comes to tackling corruption, three Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) personnel including a junior engineer who were caught red-handed by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting bribes in two different graft cases have been reinstated in the civic body.

The first case of graft involves Junior Engineer Prashant Jankar, attached to the MBMC’s PWD wing who was caught red-handed on December 9, 2011, while accepting Rs.50,000 as bribe from a contractor to process his pending bills.

In the other case, the ACB nabbed two clerks -- Dashrath Handore and Ganesh Ghodge, deployed with the recovery wing of the Local Body Tax (LBT) department on March 2, 2012. The duo had demanded Rs.1 lakh bribe to waive-off tax penalty

will be accompanying them to ensure they vacate their flats.

The residents however are firm on their decision not to leave their homes, as the monsoons are near and would be difficult for them to find new shelter at such a short notice.

One of the residents said, “We, the people staying here, are united and are one family. We will not hand over the keys of our homes till the time there is no solution to

well.

Vidya Srinivas, a resident said, “We are hoping that the apex court gives us a chance and hears our plea before demolishing our flats.”

The civic authority had directed the residents that if they do not give the possession of their flats, it will approach the Supreme Court.

The residents had been given a deadline of May 31 by the apex court.khushboo.panjabi@afternoondc.in

This facility was to have been fully functional from March 1 onwards.

At very beginning transport department has announced that MH47 will open on 1 March, later it was extended to 15 March and now it has extended further till 15 June.

“We were appointed to work at the Dahisar RTO but till now we are working in the Andheri RTO from the last one year.” sources added.

Talking to ADC, Deputy Regional Transport Officer (Deputy RTO) Bharat Kalaskar said that, '' The work is in progress but MH-47 will take more than three months to complete the whole process, the furniture work is going on..”

When we inquired if there is any dispute between BMC,who owns the land and State Transport Department, Kalaskar said, '' Earlier, there were some dispute between

both the department about the rent, due to which the project was getting late, but now everything has settled and we hope people between Goregaon to Dahisar will get relief soon.”

In Dahisar RTO only license and cash transaction work will be done as it does not have enough space.

The Andheri RTO spreads over 7,000 to 8,000 sq feet. The Vehicle Passing Transport Department has taken the land behind Atharva College in Malwani.

Sources further revealed that, huge number of auto and taxi drivers used to stay between Goregaon to Dahisar and due to them we have extra work load, the residence from Bandra to Jogeshwari, almost 70 per cent people visit the Andheri RTO to gain license for private vehicle.

3 staffers who were caught red-handed while accepting bribes are back to work after a 2-year suspension

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he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had issued a notice to the Campa Cola Compound residents to vacate their homes and handover the keys of the flats from May 29 till June 2 to the municipal ward office. It has told residents that the civic staff

our problem.”

The residents were planing to meet Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan but have not been able to get an appointment. They have written to newly appointed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his help on the official website.

However, the residents said, there is no response from his end as

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lmost three months after the State Transport Department announced the opening of the new Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Kandarpada in Borivali (West) which would cater to the residents between Goregoan to Dahisar, the opening of the new RTO is still awaited.

After the state transport department had announced in the month of February this year that they will shortly open the new RTO office MH-47 in order to reduce the extra work load from the Andheri RTO and for the better convenience for the residence of Goregaon to Dahisa. But after the March deadline gone the problem for the Andheri RTO officials are the same.

There are more than 2,000 people from Bandra to Dahisar traveling everyday to Four Bungalows in Andheri for the RTO work which includes car registrations, annual passing of vehicle and getting licenses, but due to the extra work load the people are facing problems to get their licenses on time.

Talking to ADC, Police Sub Inspector of Andheri RTO with condition of being anonymous said, '' Around 60 per cent work load will be reduced after the MH-47 opens, work will then be distributed between Andheri RTO and Dahisar RTO, the punctuality will increase.

At present around 300 to 350 staff are working in the Andheri RTO but it is not enough to control the flow of the mob, which include more than 1,000 RTO agents.

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that had been imposed on a local trader for LBT evasion and were caught while accepting first installment of the bribe amount.

All the accused were placed under suspension after their arrest and subsequent police remand.

However on the basis of the recommendation made by an internal review committee headed by the Deputy Municipal Commissioner, the trio have now been reinstated.

Ironically, the controversial decision is being taken at a time when the case is still under the judicial scanner.

Confirming the reinstatement of Jankar, Handore and Ghodge, Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani, said, “Though under suspension, the concerned employees, are not convicted which makes them entitled to 75 per cent salary.

Moreover the decision which followed after a nod from the review committee is in accordance to the Government Rules. And we have

Manager opens bogus bank account, cheats printing firm of Rs14L Was trusted employee of boss for four years

By Suresh Golani

Prashant Jankar and the two MBMC clerks. ensured that these employees are deputed on non-executive posts.”

As per the Government Resolution (GR), an official cannot be kept under suspension for more than two years, even as the criminal proceedings and departmental inquiries against them tend to continue. It may be recalled that in a similar reinstatement fiasco, a tainted ward officer from Mira Road, was recently allowed to resume services using the same formula expressing the unwillingness of the authorities in taking a tough stand against greedy officers.

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leuths of the Nalasopara police have arrested the manager of a printing unit in Valiv, who cheated upon his owner causing him the loss to the tune of Rs.14 lakh.

According to the police the accused identified as Vineet Tripathi, was employed as a manager with J.P. Products, an industrial unit which prints labels for reputed packaged water companies.

A trusted lieutenant of his master for the past four years, Tripathi handled all the department including financial transactions of the company. However, in his lure of earning a quick buck, Tripathi, fraudulently opened an account in a multi-national Bank in the fake

name of the firm using bogus documents. He then deposited and encashed cheques amounting more than Rs.14 lakh issued in the name of firm, through his bogus account.

Meanwhile, the company owner Devrat Kheda, noticed that the goods were being delivered but no recovery of money was being recorded. After confirming about the tranasactions, Kheda registered a complaint, following which the police arrested Tripathi and booked him under sections 420 and 465 of the Indian Penal Code.

Tripathi has been remanded to police custody.

Further investigations are being carried out by PSI Khopkar from Nalasopara Police Station.

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Modi should live up to the decisiveness people expect

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“Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility of both the government and the Opposition.”

— Pratibha Patil

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O Narendra Modi made it and his fabulous success has come as a surprise to all, including the sceptical media.

The Hindu (May 17) in a rare front page editorial said “The sensational sweep and scale of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) electoral victory was unquestionably the direct result of the strong upsurge in the popularity of its Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.” The paper said with the “BJP winning a majority on its own, a remarkable paradigm shift has taken place in the trajectory of Indian parliamentary politics.”

The paper made the point that the BJP has come to power “free from the pressures of coalition politics, giving it unfettered space ARLIAMENT will meet on June 4 and end and scope to govern.” Nothing that “an indeon June 11. The first couple of days may be fensibly uninspiring campaign led by Rahul taken up with the swearing-in of members Gandhi failed to rally “a young and impatient and transaction of business is likely to begin electorate”. on June 6th.

The paper further said that “The BJP's While the NDA will have a huge presence in landslide victory, almost entirely attributable the House, the number of MPs in other par- to the sweeping effect of the Modi wave ties will be 208. It is to be seen what sort of across India reflects the intensity of the desire role small Opposition parties will play. The fa- for more effective governance.” The paper admiliar declaration that issue-based support vised Modi to ensure that the idea of India as might be heard from the AIADMK, Trinamool a pluralist and inclusive landscape... is upheld Congress. consistently and transparently...”

It is certain, Parliament will be disturbed repeatedly and chances are the Speaker will act in a tough manner.

There could be the familiar scenes: walk- Deccan Herald (May 17) said that the BJP vicouts, moving into the Well of the House, try- tory “is a historic win by any standard” and ing to prevent a NDA member from speaking. “the man of the moment is undoubtedly One thing is certain: The Speaker will have a Narendra Modi”. Noting that Modi had “led the party from the front”, the paper praised tough time controlling members.

Two parties which were playing a big part him saying he “planned the best strategies, in the House -- mainly supporting the ruling implemented them and marketed his posiUPA government -- will most probably re- tion best,” thus succeeding “in reaching out main silent with just five members of his to the largest number of people” and conparty in the House. Mulayam Singh Yadav has vincing them of his bonafides.”

The paper said “Neither Sonia Gandhi nor perhaps no role to play in the House. The spirit of this leader, however, cannot be op- Rahul Gandhi could pose a challenge to Modi posed completely and he alone may cause and in the process the party has sunk to its lowest strength in the history of Parliament.” some problems for the ruling party.

The parties of Jayalalithaa, Mamata Baner- “The people,” the paper added “have voted jee and Naveen Patnaik and the Congress for a stable and decisive government and with the largest number of members in the there will be no excuse for failure.”

The Indian Express (May 17) considered Opposition -- can be expected to become a Modi's victory as a “mandate for change” for little more aggressive.

Before the elections, there were sugges- “decisive governance”. It said: “The man who tions by leaders of political parties that the single-handedly delivered the incredible vicsuccessful groups should make an united bid tory for the BJP and has also created an atto take on the government. Opposition mosphere of legitimacy for its ideology is groups can make a mark if they can do this. If undoubtedly Modi.” The paper said “on the they go on their own separate ways, they will not be able to make any impact on the NDA which has an absolute majority in the House.

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core ideology of secularism, by taking the simple skull-cap issue he demolished the false symbols of secularism”.

Pointing out how the Congress has been wiped out in so many states, the paper said “The 2014 election has thrown up a national leader of unprecedented popularity with mass backing, ideological conviction and political courage.” Wishing Modi and his team “all success” the paper said “with the clear mandate to the BJP, the politics of coalition will not hamper Modi.”

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MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath Adding: “His astounding performance will hopefully silence those who were not kind to him in his own party and the party will stand by him like the people of India who have massively supported him.”

The Times of India (May 17) felt that “the landslide in favour of the BJP and Modi can reshape established verities of national politics.” Praising Modi for his “relentless and indefatigable campaign which not only crystallised peoples' doubts but also offered a positive message of development and better days to come, the paper said that aspirational sections of Indian society has two factors: India's demographics which is tilting towards youth and the telecommunication and internet revolution.

The Modi campaign, said the paper “has shown an awareness of and adroitly leveraged both these factors.” The paper added: Modi is a conviction politician who can think out of the box and challenged conventional wisdoms of 20th century Indian politics.” No wonder, the paper added, “he has benefited.”

In conclusion the paper said that not only is Modi “capable of being a transformative

The art of music in the East

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USIC loses its freedom by being subject to the laws of technique, but mystics in their sacred music, regardless of the world’s opinion, free both their composition and improvisations from the limitations of technicality. The art of music in the East is called Kala, and has three aspects: vocal, instrumental and expressing movement.

Vocal music is considered to be the highest, for it is natural, the effect produced by an instrument which is merely a machine cannot be compared with that of the human voice.

However, perfect strings may be, they cannot make the same impression on the listener as the voice which comes direct from the soul as breath, and has been brought to the surface through the medium of the mind and the vocal organs of the body. When the soul desires to express itself in the voice, it first causes an activity in the mind; and mind by means of thought projects finer vibrations in the mental plane; these in due course develop and run as breath through the regions

of the abdomen, lungs, mouth, throat, and nasal organs, causing the air to vibrate all though, until they manifest on the surface as voice. The voice therefore naturally expresses the attitude of mind whether true or false, sincere or insincere.

The voice has all the magnetism which an instrument lacks; for voice is nature’s ideal instrument, upon which all other instruments

MATTER & SPIRIT of the world are modeled.

The effect produced by singing depends upon the depth of feeling of the singer. The voice of a sympathetic singer is quite different from that of one who is heartless. However, artificially cultivated a voice may be, it will never produce feeling, grace and beauty unless the heart be cultivated also. Singing has a twofold source of interest, the grace of music and the beauty of poetry.

Although the sound produced by an in-

Prime Minister, he enjoys a broad mandate following the election” and “he and his government must now work relentlessly to take India to the summit of its potential.”

Business Line (May 17) said Modi's “victory was fashioned by a vote of different kind: for one, this was more the victory of a man than a party.” On the flip side the results reflect a deep revulsion for the Congress which led a government that was at once deeply ineffectual and corrupt.”

The paper said “The country will hope that he can bring the focussed target-setting and problem-solving approach that worked so well in Ahmedabad to New Delhi. Conceding that “the burden of expectation may sit so heavily on Modi, the paper said nevertheless “he has a great opportunity to tackle the slowdown, restore the country to better social and economic health and show that results can be achieved through a mix of determination and decisiveness.”

People's anger Writing in Deccan Herald (May 17) B.S. Arun said that “In a country that saw coalition politics reigning supreme in the last two decades, the BJP's stunning victory in the Lok Sabha elections is nothing short of a political tsunami.” “Also”, he said, “for a party that won just 115 out of 543 seats in 2009, to secure a mandate that it got and reach the majority mark (272) on its own is almost a miracle.”

Also, said Arun, “for the first time since Independence, the BJP has become the first non-Congress party to gain majority on its own.” Added to that he said: “That most of the Union Ministers and other big names of the Congress bit the dust, that too with big margins shows the kind of people's anger against the century-old organisation.”

But Balbir Punj, national vice-president of the BJP, had some good advice to give.

Writing in The Indian Express (May 17) he told the new government “To live up to the decisiveness that people expect of it and must act against the cronies who made fortunes out of scrambling for the nation's natural wealth,” adding: “It must curb the imports that have destroyed millions of workshops that used to meet the demand for many consumer items.”

He didn't mention the name of the exporter, but who else could it be but China? strument cannot be produced by the voice, yet the instrument is absolutely dependent upon man. This explains clearly how the soul makes use of the mind, and how the mind rules the body; yet it seems as though the body works, not the mind, and soul is left out.

There is nothing which is unable to serve as a medium for sound, although tone manifests more clearly through a sonorous body than through a solid one, the former being open to vibrations while the latter is closed. All things which give a clear sound show life, while solid bodies choked up with substance seem dead.

Resonance is the preserving of tone, in other words it is the rebound of tone which produces an echo. On this principle all instruments are made, the difference lying in the quality and quantity of the tone, which depend upon the construction of the instrument. The instruments of percussion such as the tabla, or the drum, are suitable for practical music, and stringed instruments like the sitar, violin or harp are meant for artistic music. The vina is especially constructed to concentrate the vibrations; as it gives a faint sound, it is used in meditation.

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Nawaz Sharif ’s hands are tied THIS refers to your edit.'Sharif cannot end Pak terror' (ADC, May 29) in which you have stated the obvious categorically that Nawaz Sahrif can do nothng about ending the terror that thrives on his soil thanks to the continued fomenting of it by the extremists who are a civilain part of the army and the army itself. The hard truth is that they are still smarting under the loss of their eastern wing in the Bangladesh war and are constantly trying to see how they can avenge that. The ceasefire violations and the infiltration in Kashmir are all a part of that design. If Sharif starts doing anything against their line of thinking he will be gone as it happened a few years back.

Thereefore, under the circumstances the only peaceful option left to us is to live with the inevitable -- the terrorists will roam free there and they will not ever forget the K-word. It is also naive to expect that the culprits of 26/11 will ever be punished.since they were all their own men.

DUMBFOUNDED! Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not utter a single world about ending terror from his shores when Indian PM Narendra Modi raised the issue.

Modi’s emotional side NARENDRA Modi is our first prime minister who touched the chords of all Indian hearts when he emotionally broke down while saying that for him his country and his party are like his mother at his swearingin fete last Monday. And serving mother cannot be termed as doing any favours. Modi rekindled patriotism amongst the people present in the hall who then could not control their tears. For the past 12 years Modi was ruthlessly maligned by all opposition parties and also the media. However his unique ways of handling the odds and his sheer hard work paid dividends when he got clear majority. This was achieved in the Indian parliament after 30 years.

and not people. There are ample examples of school and college dropouts across the globe scaling heights of glory in their respective fields through intelligence, hard work and determination. This clearly shows that there need not always be a positive relation between qualification and competence.

lign Ms Smrity Irani,BJP government or anybody.They should reconcile themselves,do introspection and only lick their wounds given by people's mandate and should not bring more shame and disgrce to theor organisation which in fact has become defunct and an effete organisation.

APROPOS 'A historic event ?'

(ADC, May 28), the invitation of the SAARC countries is indeed a wise and diplomatically effective initiative by the newly elected BJP government at the time of swearing-in ceremony. Of all the neighbouring nations, Pakistan's presence was most essential in view of the terrorism factor, which has been proved to be hatched in that country. Our media, both print and electronic had a good opportunity on almost a one-toone basis to interact with that on the Pakistani side on this vital aspect wherein during the last few years, India had to haplessly bear with the countless loss of innocent lives. The new PM, Modi had dealt with this vital issue on a strong note and very aptly camouflaging with this auspicious event historically, which was not really done by the UPA regime very unfortunately during the last one decade.

THE fall of Congress Party to the lowest level all around was due to weakest, over confident leadership of Madam Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi both.

The best and reputed Nehru Gandhi family from Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi and even to some extent Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi – all have fallen to zero level now. It is beyond repairs now.

It would have been better if some non-Nehru Gandhi person could have taken the reins of Congress Party to come back and fight it in future.

But unfortunately Madam Sonia Gandhi has taken the lead, reelected as head of Congress Party.

—Bikram Banerjea, via e-mail

— M. Kumar, New Delhi

— S.P. Sharma, via e-mail

Hard luck for Mumbai Indians

Smriti Irani

THE Congress is questioning the qualifications of Smriti Irani. In the same breath, one can question the qualifications and experience of Lallu Prasad Yadav who was appointed as a Railway Minister by the Congress. 'People who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others'. Lastly, if qualifications are a criteria, then character should also be assessed in terms of criminal background!

Accept defeat with grace

QUOTE:

Rahul and Sonia Gandhi.

— Prof. K.H. Karkera, via e-mail

cannot be decided by certificates.

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet never had any formal education but went to become wealth icons of the — Anil Rajwade, Cuffe Parade world. Education gives one edge but it is not the cutting tool with which one can sculpt masterpieces. Let — Prof. Harishchandra Parshuram, Juhu Smriti Irani be judged by her actions ROW over Smriti Irani's academic and not by her education. Congress credentials is unfortunate. Congress must instead now focus on how to has found anomalies in her sworn resurrect their party from abysmal affidavits submitted to election depths of despondency and despair AS reported, no doubt that Concommission of India. First Congress rather than raising inconsequential gress party has been rejected badly by the electorate who have elected raised objections on her overall ed- issues.

— Bholey Bhardwaj, via e-mail NDA to power as per their wisdom, ucation level which according to maturity and intelligence. So, dethem was not sufficient to head an

feated Congress party should have important Ministry like HRD but later due to opposition from their THE UPA government has left be- the grace and dignity to respect own rank and file they changed hind huge economic mess and NDA peoples's verdict with humility. Obtheir objection to her alleged dual government needs time to clear this viously Congress party has lost its statements. In a country where even mess. Modi government has a her- right to criticise newly formed govunder metric have ruled states and culean task of putting Indian econ- ernment which is hardly a few days have also been Ministers in central omy back on fast track, arresting old. Censuring or crticising and ingovernment, question of ability unbridled inflation and enlarging sulting newly formed government job opportunities for the youth. Mr amounts to censuring and insulting Naredra Modi must be given ample people's verdict which is wrong and time to deliver. Instead of criticizing unhealthy. UPA headed by Congress “It's fine to celebrate success the qualification of Smiti Irani, the party ruled the country for 10 years but it is more important to heed Congress party must play the role of by which they had ample of time to the lessons of failure.” constructive and watchful opposi- prove their mettle and worth which — Bill Gates tion. It should learn from its past they failed miserably. They have mistakes. It should discuss issues also no right and authority to ma-

An inconsequential row

Pakistan PM was totally silent and did not assure anything as he is bowing down in front of Pakistan Army, terrorist groups and Taliban whose hate speeches are spreading anti-India propaganda. I strongly feel that Pakistan does not want to discuss anything about Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and building of training camps as they have one track mind set to go against India in every issue and aspect and there is no sense of discussing with them and try to improve relationship with them as it's a futile exercise.

— Bhagwan Thadani

— Dr.V.Subramanyan, Thane

DURING his recent visit to India the Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not utter a single world to end the terrorism when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi asked him to end it and questioned him about the mastermind of Mumbai 26/11 terror attack. The

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UNFORTUNATE: The winning spree of holders of the IPL trophy, Mumbai Indians, after they returned from the UAE, ended with Chennai Super Kings trouncing them in the eliminator round on Wednesday.

MUMBAI Indians finally runs out of luck as Hussey, Raina pour runs all over the Brabourne stadium to knock MI out of this years IPL in the play offs. Chennai Super Kings is the most consistent of all teams on show in the IPL tourney & they finish their opponents in clinical manner in most games which speaks volumes of their greatness.

Mumbai Indians one thought were a bowler short after Malinga left the scene for national duty & big man Kieron Pollard too failed to fire when it mattered the

most. Dhoni and his men may will now have to battle it out with Kings XI Punjab to make it to the finals. Shining knights Kolkata Knight Riders entered their 2nd final of the IPL and are looking good to win the tournament this year. Their captain, Gautam Gambhir too has been rewarded with a recall to India's Test team which is reason enough for Gambhir to perform his best and it would would be an icing on the cake for him if KKR wins this year's IPL. — S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

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THE FRONT ROW WITH ANUPAMA CHOPRA!

This week on The Front Row, Anupama Chopra is in conversation with the game changers of the industry- director Anurag Kashyap, the director of this year’s most surprising hit Queen Vikas Bahl, National Award winning actor Rajkummar Rao, Bollywood’s most unique leading lady Kalki Koechlin, National Award winning lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi on the art of successfully breaking rules and creating your own path. Anupama Chopra talks to them about how they have created their unique niche by determinedly shattering Bollywood stereotypes. On being asked how he selected his roles, actor Rajkummar Rao said, “Mujhe kaafi commercial filmein offer hote hain. Log kehte hain ki,’Sir yeh film 100 crore banayegi.’ Toh main wahi pe turn off ho jaata hun. Mujhe wo nahi excite karta hain. I think kahani toh harr film mein hona chahiye. Jaise Kai Po Che this. Mujhe lagta hai Kai Po Che ek hardcore commercial film hai.” Star World, 8.30 P.M .

CID

In tonight’s episode, a group of teenagers are missing from a dense jungle. The cops investigate and find that a lot of people had gone missing in the woods over the years. A suspicious looking man has been captured in the background of one of the photos taken by the teenagers. The cops are shocked to find that he was the prime suspect in an unsolved murders more than 80 years ago and he looks exactly the same and hasn’t aged at all.

How is this possible? Will CID team be able to solve this intriguing mystery? Sony T V, 10 p.m.

WILDWIVES OF SAVANNAH LANE

Based on real observations and scientific data WILDWIVES OF SAVANNAH LANE portrays the animals as characters from a certain social group, and challenges the chauvinistic view of the African plains. Don’t be surprised to discover that the animal kingdom bears astounding similarities to the human world.

Animal Planet, 8 p.m .

PRIMEVAL

Afternoon Despatch & Courier

The Front Row with Anupama Chopra, Star World, 8.30 p.m.

TRIGGERS: WEAPONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

No weapon is more feared, or more misunderstood, than the Assault Rifle. And no assault rifle has proved more successful, or more lethal, than the Soviet AK-47. Host Willis tracks the history of some of this revolutionary firearm and unveils some great weapons in TRIGGERS WEAPONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. D iscovery Science, 10 p.m .

EK HASINA THI

The Goenkas pretend to be happy on Dev’s arrival but in reality are tensed that he may start fishing for information on the court case on knowing that Nitya is dead. Sakshi is extremely shocked on knowing that Rajnath has proposed the Durga Shaurya alliance to Dr. Dayal. Durga bumps into Dev and the memories of his betrayal haunt her. Dev feels a strange connection with Durga who behaves very distantly with him. While Dev is still lamenting how he wasn’t there for his best friend, Durga decides to make him pay back. Star Plus, 8 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

The world’s youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate journey to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth. Zee Studio, 10 p.m.

Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bundling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / chase ensues as to who gets there first. Lots of choregraphed Kung-Fu and quirky Chan humour. Star M ovi es, 11.30 p.m.

Shankar works as a servant with wealthy Dwarkaprasad, who lives with his son, Vijay, and daughter, Asha. One day Shankar finds a young girl near a river bank, brings her home and names her Jyoti. Dwarkaprasad decides to pitch in and agrees to pay for her education along with Vijay and Asha. Years pass by, Vijay and Jyoti have grown up, are in love with each other, and would like to get married. When Dwarkaprasad finds out about this, he sends Vijay abroad to study, and asks Shankar and Jyoti to leave immediately. When Vijay returns home, he finds that Shankar and Jyoti are untraceable, when he does find her, she is in the company of a young child, who calls her “mommy”. Vijay is heartbroken and decides to marry the girl of his fathers’ choice, which is none other than Seema, the daughter of wealthy Kedarnath.

What Vijay does not know is that Seema had an affair with a young man named Anil, who abandoned her, got her pregnant, who now calls himself Sushil and is now in the process of...

CVO, 9 p.m.

SHORT KUT-THE CON IS ON

Bollywood’s assistant director and aspiring writer, Shekhar Giriraj, permits a friend, Rajesh Kumar, to move in with him in his Chawl room, after the later is fired by Film Director, Ghosh.

Shortly thereafter Shekhar quits his job, writes a movie script, and accepts an advance from V.C. Chhadha. He starts recruiting staff for this project, but finds his life shattered when his work is plagiarized by Rajesh; his sweetheart, Mansi, a reigning Bollywood actress, leaves her abusive and demanding family, and publicly declares that she will be moving in with him. Unemployed, forced to marry Mansi, he becomes neglectful, alcoholic, and goes on a road of self-destruction, compelling Mansi to leave him. B4U, 9 p.m.

STAR PLUS

P.M. 2.00 Ek Hasina Thi 2.30 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon..

3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha 3.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum 4.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 4.30 Ek Hasina Thi 5.00 Ek Veer Ki ArdaasVeera 5.30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 6.00 Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon-Ek Baar Phir 6.30 Ek Ghar Banaunga 7.00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 7.30 Saraswati Chandra 8.00 Ek Hasina Thi 8.30 Mahabharat 9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum 9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain 10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai….

10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas – Veera 11.00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.30

Powerplay-Primeval, Zee Studio, 10 p.m.

COOLIE

A wealthy, but evil man named Zafar Khan, has fallen in love with a girl named Salma and wants to marry her, but she and her father do not let him. Zafar is arrested for various crimes and is imprisoned for 10 years, but when he is discharged, he sees that Salma is married to a good man named Aslam Khan. Zafar Khan, wants to convince Salma to marry him but Salma refuses.

Zafar plots his revenge by flooding the region in which Salma lives in, killing her father, injuring Aslam and Salma, causing her to lose her memory. During this catastrophe, Salma is also separated from her young son, Iqba. Zafar abducts Salma and tells the world she is his wife. He also adopts an infant from an orphanage in Kanpur, a boy named Sunny (Rishi Kapoor), for Salma to raise on the advice of a psychiatrist. Meanwhile, Iqbal is reunited with his uncle, who has lost his wife and son in the flood. The uncle will raise Iqbal as his own, as they have no more family. Zee Cin em a, 9 p.m .

ROCKET SINGH

Harpreet Singh Bedi (Ranbir Kapoor) has just graduated, and his marks are, well, let's say a little embarrassing. But marks never stopped him from dreaming of an exciting and adventurous career, and they never will. 'Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year' is the sometimes thoughtless, sometimes thoughtful story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling upon a crazy way which turned his world upside down, and his career right side up. Welcome to the world of sales, boss!

Max, 4 p.m.

LISTING

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LIFE OK

P.M. 2.00 Savdhaan India 7.30 Gustakh Dil 8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev 8.30 Ek Boond Ishq 9.00 Naadan Prinde Ghar Aa Jai 9.30 Tumhari Paakhi 10.30 Savdhaan India

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Gharachi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshat Home Minister Jai Malhar Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta Asmita Jai Malhar Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi

ANIMAL PLANET

P.M. 2.00 Marvellous Marven 3.00 Nature’s Microworlds

HISTORY CHANNEL

P.M. 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00

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Food Tech Ancient Aliens Baggage Battles Criss Angel Believe Big Rig Bounty Hunter Pawn Stars Extreme Collectors Baggage Battles Brad Meltzer’s Decoded Don’t Look Down Pawn Stars Extreme Collectors Ancient Aliens

NAT. GEOGRAPHIC

P.M. 2.00 Ultimate Animal Countdown 3.00 The Numbers Game 3.30 Brain Games 4.00 The Last Maneater

ZEE CAFÉ

P.M. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory 3.00 The Good Wife 4.00 American Funniest Home Videos 5.00 Just for Laughs 6.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 7.00 Pretty Little Liars 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 Two and a Half Men 9.00 The Good Wife 10.00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 11.00 The Big Bang Theory

SONY TV

Encounter Crime Patrol Aadlat Encounter CID Crime Patrol: Dastak

ZEE TV

P.M. 2.00 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2.30 Doli Armaano Ki 3.00 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke 3.30 Pavitra Rishta 4.00 Qubool Hai 4.30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 5.00 Jodha Akbar 5.30 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 6.00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se 6.30 Pavitra Rishta 7.00 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan

CID, Sony TV, 10 p.m.

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

COLORS

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SAB TV

Taarak Mehta..

FIR Pritam Pyare Aur Who Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar Taarak Mehta Ka… Pritam Pyare Aur Who Baal Veer Taarak Chidiya Ghar Jeannie Aur Juhu Lapataganj-ek Baar Phir 10.30 FIR 11.00 Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHI

P.M. 2.00 Jai Malhar 2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta 3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya Gharachi 3.30 Juluni Yeti Reshimgathi 4.00 Asmita 5.00 Jai Malhar 5.30 Honar Suun Me Hya

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The Good Wife, Zee Cafe, 9 p.m.

Spy In The Wild Growing Up AP Safari Big Cat Diary Wildwives of Savannah Lane 9.00 Marvellous Marven 10.00 Spy In The Wild 11.00 Be The Creature

DISCOVERY

P.M. 2.00 Dual Survival 3.00 Man Vs Wild 4.00 Superhuman Challenge 4.30 Factory Made 5.00 72 Hours 6.00 Wild China 7.00 Auction Hunters 7.30 How Do they Do It 8.00 Superhuman Challenge 8.30 Destroyed In Seconds 9.00 Earth Machine 10.00 Manhunt with Joel Lambert 11.00 Superhuman Challenge

SCIENCE

P.M. 2.00 Make Me A Millionaire Inventor 3.00 How It’s Made 4.00 Mythbusters 4.50 How Do They Do It? 5.40 How It’s Made 6.00 Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible 6.30 Dean of Invention 7.00 Nextworld 8.00 How It’s Made 9.00 Mega Moves 10.00 Triggers 11.00 Tech Toys 360

P.M. 2.00 Aaswad 2.30 News in Marathi 3.00 Mitra Yala Jeevan Ase Naav 3.30 Chimni Pankhara 4.00 Ashi Hi Dharma Kanya 4.30 Karan The Detective 5.00 News in Marathi 5.30 Krishi Darshan 6.00 Swastha Bharat 6.30 News in Marathi 7.00 Tuzya Gla Mazya Gala 7.30 Saraswatichandra 8.00 Tarkash-E-Manto 8.30 Pavitra Bandhan

9.00 Dil Jo Kah Na Saka 9.30 KAI PO CHE! Film.

Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav, Amit Sadh

DDII (Metro Channel)

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Samachar News Sports News News Samachar Samachar Business Wrap Metro Scan Samachar Janadesh 2014

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Kai Po Che, DDI, 9.30 p.m.

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News News Night Election Bulletin News Night Wide Angle Raat Saddhe Dus

Nat Geo Covershot The Numbers Game Street Genius Cosmos Customs Street Genius Do Or Die Brain Games Mega Factories Do Or Die

STAR SPORTS1

P.M. 2.00 One Day Series 14 h/ls 3rd ODI 3.00 Close Encounters 3.30 Jai Ho 5.00 Close Encounters 5.30 Playlist 6.00 One Day Series 14 h/ls 3rd Odi Eng vs SL 7.00 Star Power 7.30 Switch Hit 8.00 Best of the C’ships Wimbledon h/ls 2010 9.00 Best of the C’ships Wimbledon h/ls 2010 Men Singles Final 10.00 One Day Series 14 h/ls 3rd ODI Eng vs SL 11.00 Star Power

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MOVIE CHANNELS

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Italian Serie A 13/14 Road to Brazil National Icons Best of the C’ships Wimbledon h/ls 12 Best of the C’ships Wimbledon h/ls 13 One Fighting C’ship Rise of Heroes Road to Brazil National Icons Rise as One: Power of Unity The Football Review Legends of Wimbledon Pete Sampras Road to Brazil National Icons 2 Wheels

TEN CRICKET

P.M. 2.30 Eng Tour of Pak 12 h/ls 2nd T20 4.30 Great Centuries Rahul Dravid 5.00 SA Tour of SL 13 h/ls 5th ODI 8.00 Cricket Classics Pak vs SL Oct 99 9.00 Great Centuries: Chris Gayle 9.30 India Tour of SL 12 5th ODI 11.30 ICC Cricket 360

STARMOVIES

The Fast And The Furious The Mummy Returns Identity Thief Ratatouille Spider Man 2 Armour of God II

Gen X Cops The Front Row with Anupama Chopra 10.30 Armour of God II

HBO

P.M. 12.15 Battle Los Angeles 2.15 Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia 6.00 Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen 9.00 The Dark Knight Rises A.M. 8.05 You Again 10.10 Richie Rich P.M. 1.00 3.30 5.30 7.30 10.00 A.M. 9.35

STAR WORLD

House Once Upon A Time How I Met Your Mother Two And A Half Men Homeland House Koffee with Karan How I Met Your Mother The Front Row with Anupam Chopra 9.00 Homeland 10.00 House 11.00 Once Upon A Time

P.M. 12.00 2.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00

ARMOUR OF GOD II

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P.M. 12.25 2.00 4.35 6.30 9.00

ZEE STUDIO

Real Steel Fright Night Armageddon Air Force Primeval Primeval Air Force One

PIX

The Animal The Eagle Rocky 4 The Tower The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Saraf 4.30 Baiko Chukali Standwar: Laxmikant Berde 7.00 Amhi Satpute: Sahcin, Supriya 9.30 Dhumshan 2012: Event

CARTOON NETWORK

P.M. 12.00 6.00 7.30 9.00 9.30 10.00 11.00 A.M. 8.00

Ban Gaya Gentleman Oggy Ki Herogiri Matt Hatter Chronicles Lego Legends of Chima Ben 10 Alien Force Johnny Test The Regular Show

Lego Legends of Chima 9.30 Oggy and the Cockroaches 10.30 Tom and Jerry in the Magic Ring

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POGO

Bheem and Friends Takeshi’s Castle MAD

Looney Tunes Show Mr Bean Bheem Ki Shakti

DISNEY CHANNEL

P.M. 12.00 Doraemon

A.M. 8.45 Spy Kids 3: Game Over 10.25 The Three Musketeers

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STAR GOLD

Sivaji: The Boss Thank You Dangerous Khiladi Gangaajal

Armour of God II, Star Movies, 10.30 p.m.

Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaye Housefull 2

MAX

P.M. 1.00 Murder 3: Emran Hashmi 4.00 Rocket Singh: Ranvir Singh 7.00 Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings A.M. 7.00 Narshima 9.30 Lootera

ZEE CINEMA

P.M. 12.00 Big Brother: Sanjay Deol 3.00 Laadla: Anil Kapoor 6.05 Chandramukhi: Rajnikant 9.00 Coolie: Amitabh Bachchan A.M. 11.50 Desi Boys: Akshay Kumar P.M. 2.00 5.30 9.00 A.M. 9.30 P.M. 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 A.M. 9.00

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

CVO

Prathidhvani: Venkatesh Abhay: Kamal Hassan Badi Bahen: Raj Babbar

Jurmana: Mithun, Rambha

FILMY

Jo Bole So Nihaal Mumbai Ki Kiran Bedi Life in a Metro Blackmail Udhar Ka Sindur

B4U

P.M. 1.50 Ghatak: Sunny Deol 5.50 Dhadkan: Akshay Khanna 9.00 Short Kut-The Con Is On: Akshay Khanna A.M 7.00 Udaan: Saif Ali Khan 9.50 Ghajani: Amir Khan

ZEE TALKIES

P.M. 2.00 Ashi Hi Banwabanvi: Ashok

Short Kut-The Con Is On, B4U, 9 p.m.

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Art Attack Phineas and Ferb Gravity Falls Doraemon Phineas and Ferb Art Attack Best of Luck Nikki Slokk Shake It Up Best of Luck Nikki Slokk

DJ Gravity Falls Mickey Mouse Shorts 3 10.30 Phineas and Ferb 11.00 New Doraemon

DISNEY XD

P.M. 2.00 Kiteretsu 5.30 Iron Man: Armored Adventures 6.00 Motorcity 6.30 American Dragon Jake Long 7.00 Phineas and Ferb 8.00 Ultimate Spider Man 9.00 Hulk and the Agents of SMASH 9.30 Big Bad Beetleborgs 10.00 Telebrands A.M. 8.00 Kick Buttowski 8.30 Kid vs Kat 9.00 Phineas and Ferb 11.30 Kid vs Kat

pg 16-17 Food festivals, mango specials, events and much more in our weekend planner

pg 18 Find out why we like SS Homme’s new briefcases for men

Ready, set, eat!

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

For busy professionals and people who spend hours trying to pick from the many dishes on à-la-carte menus, set menus are a blessing.

Rhea Dhanbhoora & Dev Goswami help you pick from the several set menus that restaurants in the city offer

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o you hate looking through the several pages of a menu, trying to decide what you should order to eat for each course? If you’re indecisive and want to eat a tasty meal without going through the process of ordering it à-la-carte, set menus are made for you. The tailor-made menus often feature some of the best dishes that a restaurant has to offer and (most!) are priced well too, so you will be saving money as well as avoiding over or under-ordering your meal. From basic three-course meals, to lavish five and seven-course spreads, take a look at the best set menus that the city has to offer.

the White oWl We love set menus that have a delightful gourmet twist to them. If you do too, head over to The White Owl for their Express Lunch Menu, which consists of a wide variety of soups, salads and entrées. The express lunch is available only up to 3pm, but it includes soups such as the Charred Tomato Galangal and Lemongrass Grilled Chicken Salad and a Roasted Pumpkin dish that’s a must-try. They have three different options to choose from, including soup and salad (`349), soup and entrée (`349) and soup, salad and entrée (`549).

Where One Indiabulls Centre, Lower Parel Contact 24210231

>> The White Owl’s set menu a great gourmet experience

>> Sofitel’s set meal is expensive, but the ornate décor and delicious food will make up for it

Sofitel For a truly premium experience, head to Sofitel’s restaurant, Jyran. At `4,000 per head, it will definitely burn a big hole in your wallet, so it’s only for people who have deep pockets. The menu includes a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian preparations. The meal starts with two soups — Paya Yakni Jyran and Shobra Subzazar. For starters, you have the option to choose from Bhagu Ke Kebab, Samundari Ratan, Subz Shikhampuri and Anar Badam Ke Aloo. The mains includes a variety of lamb, chicken, paneer and dal dishes along with a chicken or vegetarian biryani. The meal ends with Tabhakh Jamun and assorted kulfis.

Where Sofitel, Bandra Kurla Complex,Trident Road, Bandra (E) Contact 61175000

NiCo BomBay We love the Sunday brunch at Nico Bombay. With a special set menu that includes breakfast items, soups, salads, sides and mains, you can choose from akoori, scrambled eggs, caramelised bananas, omelettes, gourmet salads, pork belly dishes, goat meat, spaghetti, tenderloin and several sides and add-ons that you can pay extra for, if you want to add them to your meal. You can also indulge in chocolate cakes, savarin and pannacota as dessert. The best part about their set menus is that they also have a two-course menu designed especially for children (`1,000), a three-course brunch (`1,200) and a fourcourse brunch (`1,400) for those who can’t stomach the entire five-course brunch (`1,600). You can have unlimited black coffee or tea for an extra `100 and `75 respectively. The set menu doesn’t end there though. If you’re the type of person who likes to indulge in cocktails along with your meal, you will love their all-you-can-drink menu for `1,500, where you can choose from options such as mimosas, sangrias and beer.

Where Nico Bombay, 105 Apollo Street, Bombay Samachar Marg, Kala Ghoda Contact 9820152102 continued on pg 14 «

>> Noodle dishes (left) and chocolate desserts (right) are what you can expect from the set menu at Nico Bombay

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>> Satisfy your Thai cravings by visiting o:h cha

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Set menus are usually filled with luxurious dishes and tempting appetisers, but if you’re in a hurry, Irish House is where you should go. The four-course lunch at the restaurant sounds elaborate, but is packed with power and served quickly. You can rejuvenate yourself in the space and time of your lunch break for their power lunch (`350), which includes a variety of international and European dishes, every weekday from 12 noon-4pm.

Where Irish House outlets across the city Contact www.theirishhouse.in

SAffron BAy Saffron Bay has a set menu that is great value for money. The lunch meal is priced at an affordable `499 per person and includes a range of starters and main course dishes. You can look forward to starting your meal with a refreshing beverage (soft drinks/ lime water), followed by a soup (manchow, tomato shorba, chicken tom yum). Next up are dishes that Saffron Bay specialises in — a variety of Indian starters including Chote Nawab, Khasta Tikki, Chilli Chicken, Spicy Chicken Tikka

o:h cha not only has delicious food, the authentic Thai restaurant is serving a Thai set menu for lunch that you should not miss out on. The six-course menu starts at `799 (`899 for nonvegetarians) and includes a range of fiery hot dishes that are tailor-made for professionals and businessmen in a hurry. With hot soups, fresh salads, curries, rice and delicious main course dishes, you can top off the entire meal with some Thai desserts, or western ones if that’s what you prefer. The meal is available only for lunch, up to 3pm.

Where Mathurdas Mills Compound, Near blueFROG, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel Contact 66334455 / 66370763 / 24939310

and Cocktail Samosas. Their main course options include Dum Aloo Patiala, Punjabi Chole, Kadai Chicken, Chicken Chettinad and Murgh Nilgiri.

These are accompanied by a variety of Indian breads or rice preparations such as steamed rice, jeera rice and pulav.

The meal ends with gulab jamun or malai kulfi. We like the variety that they have on offer and for the price, it is an unbeatable set menu, especially if you’re craving some north-Indian fare.

Where Saffron Bay, Chowpatty Seaface, Charni Road Contact 23696991

>> Saffron Bay has a great mix of Indian delicacies on offer

yAuAtChA >> Aoi’s set menu offers a complete Japanese experience

At `888 for the vegetarian variant and `988 for the non-vegetarian one (exclusive of taxes), Yauatcha’s set menu offers some of the best dishes that the restaurant is known for. The food is worth the price at this dim sum and tea house, that has become quite popular in the city. The four-course set lunch is called the Taste of Yauatcha and makes for a quick but delicious lunch. Vegetarians can look forward to Hot & Sour soup, Pumpkin & Pinenut Dumpling, Crystal Dumpling, Spicy Aubergine/ Stir Fry French Beans and Spicy Vegetable Fried Rice. On the other hand, meat lovers will have options such as Chicken Hot & Sour soup, Hargau, Turnip Cake, Duck Roll and Chicken Claypot/ Kung Pao Chicken. For dessert, they have a selection of ice creams and sorbets that you can choose from.

Where Yauatcha, Raheja Towers Plot C – 30, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Contact 18002661000 >> Yauatcha’s set menu will treat you to some of the best dishes on their menu

Aoi Priced at `775 plus taxes per person, Aoi’s set menu isn’t the most affordable one, but the food that you’ll get to enjoy will make it an indulgent experience. Begin your meal at the Japanese restaurant with Kukeicha — a traditional Japanese green tea. For the first course, you can choose between the Miko soup with silken tofu and seaweed and the Aoi signature, Seafood Bisque. The second course includes the Aoi special Soba Salad or the Miso and Ginger Flavoured Chicken. The set menu also includes a chef selection of sushi, which makes up the fourth course, which includes three vegetarian or nonvegetarian sushi pieces. For the main course you can opt between the Donburi Rice Bowl and the Khimchi Fried Rice, both

of which come with either vegetables, egg, chicken or beef. For desert, the restaurant has their signature Chocolate Sushi on offer. The set menu manages to capture everything that Aoi has to offer and while it is not the cheapest option on this list, it’s certainly a delicious.

Where Gloria, St John Baptist Road, Near Mount Mary Steps, Bandra (W) Contact 26552101

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ext weekend, Pune takes a cue from venues across the world to play host to The Secret Garden Weekend (TSGW), a two-day weekender with this year’s theme inspired by Alice in Wonderland. The event aims to please all your five senses of sound, sight, taste, smell and touch.

Varsha Krishnani, founder of The Secret Garden, tells us, “TSGW came up with the basic idea of giving people an experience that is completely new and unique. Each segment of the weekender is curated with the simplest idea that it should be a fresh experience, something that people will remember for years.” Here’s what you can look forward to.

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Music, check. Art, check. Food, check. Aromas, check. We are talking about The Secret Garden Weekend, which will be held in Pune next week and promises to entertain you with all that and much more. Yamini Walia & Dev Goswami find out more and donated to a less fortunate individual or family.

The Bed of Light is an installation amongst flowers and sounds where you can watch your favourite artists, while lying on hammocks.

Food Some of the most exciting segments of TSGW are the culinary events, where you can select from an array of world cuisines, ranging from Swiss to Japanese. Adding some fun to the various counters will be six chefs who will create experimental, impromptu dishes live. There will also be a Table of 10, where ten lucky people will be treated to an eight-course tasting menu of molecular and blindfolded treats. If you’d like a chance at the Table of Ten, register your name at The Box Office.

Music As many as 30 live acts will perform over two days, in genres ranging from indie and international to fusion and Carnatic, with rare instruments mixed with techno, as well as more contemporary genres such as electronica. Day one will showcase 15 acts, comprising of electronic music from the genres of deep house and techno, on the main stage called Zeitgeist. The second day on the other hand, has an interesting confluence of five artists performing a beautifully crafted concoction of electronic music, with Carnatic vocals and rare instruments such as the sitar, mouth harp and tabla, for 90 minutes.

at the Pantry

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f regular, Friday film releases don’t make the cut when it comes to your weekly dose of film watching, head to The Pantry, where they are hosting a short film night every month, in association with Shamiana and MAC Productions.

There are very few places in the city where you can head to in order to catch the best short films, but now, the eatery will play host to short films across genres such as drama, comedy, thriller and tragedy. As part of this initiative, they are showing films such as Alchemy by Shivangi Ranawat, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany, Blouse by Vijayeta

an aroMaTic experience So far, TSGW has events which, though great, are the usual weekender suspects. But, this one has us truly excited! You can look forward to smelling several aromas through concepts such as The Dichotomy of Flowers, Blindfolded Sensory Trails and The Aromas in Wines. Experience the beauty of nature with a combination of experimental lighting and flower installations at the Gulmarg Igloo.

During the afternoon, you can participate in workshops on fragrances and sensory experiences, accompanied by blind-folded sensory trails. Also, there will be workshops on aromas of scented wines where you can smell different wines and learn about their diverse smells and how to identify them.

Visual TreaT To please your visual senses, TSGW will display art installations and thematic zones such as The Road of Thought Labyrinth, The Tree of Secrets, Fountain of Secret Desires, The Bed of Light, The Hammock Party and the Walk of Fire. The interesting and exciting part is that before you enter the Road of Thought Labyrinth, you will consume Secret Potion — a drink made from spices and absinthe. The maze is a geometrically designed walk, filled with visual art, moving objects and fantasy characters.

The Tree of Secrets, on the other hand, will have you making a confession by climbing the rope and dropping your confession in a box. A box will be opened every hour and your secrets will be displayed on clothes hanging on a rope all over the festival. If you want to relax and rejuvenate, visit the Fountain of Secret Desires, where you can sun-bathe and cool off next to the mountain, with live jams and drum circles. You can even drop a coin in the fountain to make a wish. The coins will be collected

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colour BaTTle

>> From light and fire shows to music by various Indian and international DJs and bands, there is a lot that you can look forward to at the Secret Garden Weekend

The Colour Battle will take place on day two, during a countdown where everyone will be showered with colour bombs that will explode at the main stage before the finale. Colours and paints will be given out at the venue and everyone is advised to wear clothes that they do not mind getting paint splatters on. The Colour Battle will take place at 6.30pm.

TSGW has some unique events and concepts lined up and we love the fact that the tickets aren’t expensive. You can book season or daily passes from Bookmyshow — a two-day pass is priced at `1,400 while day passes are for `800 and `900.

When June 7 and June 8 Where Backyards of the Irish Village, Pune contact www.thesecretgarden.co.in

Kumar and Tamaash by Satyanshu and Devanshu Singh. Alchemy is a musicbased short film about modern India, its people and their lifestyles, while The Last Marble is the story of a street child, his ability to make things out of scrap and his journey to remake his most precious marble creation, when it gets shattered.

Blouse, on the other hand, is a quirky tale of a couple and Tamaash, set in Kashmir, is a non-political story that promises to make you revisit what courage, loyalty and envy meant, back in your childhood.

With a line-up of short films as impressive as the above, we can’t find one good reason to do anything else but head here tonight.

When Today, from 8pm onwards Where The Pantry, Yashwant Chambers, Military Square lane, Near Trishna, Kala Ghoda, Fort contact 22700082/ 22678901

« interview: Chef vikaS khanna

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hef Vikas Khanna was recently a part of the Cook for a Smile event, held by the Smile Foundation, as a judge for a cookery show where top leaders from the corporate industry participated. He talks to us about his association with the event.

Tell us about your association with the Smile Foundation.

I have been focussed on taking Indian cuisine global over the last few years, but when I come back I see malnourished children. Malnutrition leads to various complications, both physical and mental. Three out of ten children globally are malnourished. So, when Smile reached out to me to join them as their ambassador for

better nutrition, I thought this was the best bonding ever for a common cause.

What was the motive behind it?

The Cook for a Smile event was a brilliant amalgamation of the corporate world coming together for a social cause. We had 12 CEOs as well as leaders from various fields coming together for the first fund raiser. I am aiming at raising funds for 5,000 children in the first year of the initiative.

Tell us one healthy dish that kids would enjoy.

Fresh fruit smoothies containing yoghurt are healthy and also get children super thrilled.

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FOOD

Mango Bazaar at ItC Maratha

Peshwa Pavilion’s elaborate Sunday brunches now have a lavish mango spread, which features several mango variants such as Alphonso, Badami, Dusheri, Chausa, Pairee, Totapuri, Rajapuri, Safeeda, Kesar, Langda, Neelam and Sindoori. Sunil Gadihoke, executive chef at ITC Maratha, says, “The Grand Mango Bazaar at the ITC Maratha is an ode to the splendour of delectable mangoes. The chefs at ITC Maratha salute the spirit of mango season by presenting the various tastes of this versatile fruit through their dishes. Come and relish the freshest mangoes of the season and taste different renditions at our dessert buffet.”

When Up to June 15, every Sunday Where ITC Maratha, Sahar Road, Andheri (E) Contact 28303030

hyderaBadI Food FestIval at the lalIt

For the past two weeks, The Lalit has been hosting a Hyderabadi food festival, that ends today. It promises to take you on a gastronomic journey, comprising of kebabs, curries, biryanis and dessert. Chef Sameer from The Lalit, Mumbai, says, “This food festival is a great opportunity for customers to savour traditional delicacies from Hyderabad. The distinct taste and aroma of these dishes, once enjoyed by the Nizams, coupled with the ambience at Baluchi, our signature Indian restaurant, promises to be a treat for foodies.”

When Today Where Baluchi, The Lalit Mumbai, Sahar Airport Road Contact 66992222

asIan BarBeCue FestIval at noodle Bar

Choux Pastry FestIval at la FolIe

French patisserie, La Folie is hosting a Choux Pastry Festival, inspired by the season’s two hottest trends — pastels and metallics.

Choux is France’s signature pastry and the brand has attempted to create something special and quirky, without straying from the brand’s DNA. Sanjana Patel, executive chef and partner at La Folie, tells us, “The concept of marrying haute couture trends and patisserie skills is quite unexpected and is also what La Folie stands for. We want to push the envelope and constantly evolve to give our customers a fresh experience. Even though the desserts are authentically French, they are presented in a fashionable manner.

Do come by to try out the newly introduced choux creations in metallic and pastel shades.”

When Up to June 1 Where 16 Commerce House, Rope Walk Lane, Next to Trishna Restaurant, Kala Ghoda Contact 22672686

PrIxe FIxe lunCh at tWo one tWo Bar & grIll

Can’t stand eating the same type of food for lunch every day? If so, try the Prixe Fixe Lunch at Two One Two Bar & Grill. You can choose between three courses including soups, salads and main course dishes. Chef Mikhail Shahani, tells us, “Two One Two Bar & Grill is known for its uber luxury dinning experience. We want to extend this experience with an all-new three-course lunch menu, priced at `750, which includes a choice between soup, salad, burgers, pizzas or sandwiches and a dessert.”

When Monday to Saturday, from 12pm to 3pm Where Ground Floor, Lotus Cinema Building, 12/A Hornby Vellard Estate, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli Contact 24941994

Give regular Asian fare a skip and head to Noodle Bar to sample dishes from their Asian Barbecue Festival this weekend. The festival aims to give customers a glimpse into the cuisines of China, Thailand Malaysia, Burma, Japan and Indonesia. Vegetarians can try the Japanese Potato Cakes, Butter Chilli Vegetables and Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms, while non-vegetarians can look forward to Chicken Yakitori, Nampa Prawns, Lamb with Black Pepper and Hung Chow Fish. K.S Narayan, CEO at Pan India Food Solutions, says “At Noodle Bar, we aim to delight our guests with the finest Oriental cuisine. The Barbecue Festival is the perfect opportunity to indulge with your family and friends at Noodle Bar.” When May 31 Where Noodle Bar outlets across the city

retro nIghts at levo

If you love retro music, then Levo Restaurant & Lounge should be your haunt every Friday night. DJ T-Man, the official DJ at the lounge will be playing tracks from the ’70s and ’80s every Friday.

The restaurant has a buy-oneget-one-free offer on a glass of sangria for all women.

Jagar Thakur, partner at Levo Restaurant & Lounge, tells us, “Retro nights are for our discerning patrons, who want to enjoy music from the ’70s and ’80s, with delicious global food and a range of beverages. Come and cherish your evenings with us!”

When Ongoing, every Friday, from 10pm onwards Where Levo, Mukti Business Park, Model Town, Versova, Andheri (W) Contact 33488119

SHOPPING

the BreW Fest at olIve Bar & KItChen

Olive Bar & Kitchen is hosting a unique craft beer festival, where you can sample some of the freshest, tastiest beer that the city has to offer. The brands that you can look forward to tasting include Gateway Brewing Co. and The Yeast India Company as well as B Liquid, who will be showcasing a range of premium beer. AD Singh, managing director for Olive Bar & Kitchen says, “It’s great that you can finally get a variety of good beer in Mumbai and this festival showcases the best of what’s available.”

When Up to June 1 Where Olive Bar & Kitchen, Amateur Riders Club, Mahalaxmi Racecourse, K. Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi Contact 40859595

Puncham Bazaar at vIvanta By taj PresIdent

Women’s aid organisation, Puncham, is organising an exhibition and sale titled Puncham Bazaar at Hotel Vivanta by Taj President. Rani Poddar, founder and president of the event , says, “Puncham Bazaar has received an overwhelming response this year with participation coming in from all over the country. The format is getting bigger and better, with each passing year.” The exhibition will focus primarily on making all kinds of household items such as cutlery, crockery, artefacts, furnishings and designer garments, under one roof.

When June 7, from 10am to 7.30pm Where Hotel Vivanta By Taj President, 90, GD Somani Road, Cuffe Parade Contact 66650808

TRAVEL WIne Fest at WestIn MuMBaI garden CIty

Westin Mumbai Garden City has a treat for all wine lovers, with the launch of their unique programme — Wines of The World. Sachin Mylavarapu, director of food and beverage at the hotel, says, “This unique programme features a great variety of wines from across the world, from crisp, fresh whites to wonderful, full-bodied reds. The irresistible offer includes Flight of Three Wines, which allows guests to avail of a 25% discount on a selection of any three wines from the specially curated Wines of the World menu at Prego and Eighteen — the Lounge.” Some highlights from the wine list include Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, ChateauSte Michelle Riesling from United States, Castello Banfi Pinot Grigio from Italy and Villa Antinori Trebbiano — Malvasia from Italy. The new, expanded wine list features 30 wines from 11 countries and five continents.

When Up to July 15 Where Westin Mumbai Garden City, International Business Park, Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon (E) Contact 9004661012

dIsCounts WIth hotels.CoM

If you’ve waited for the last minute to book your holiday, you are in luck as Hotels.com is offering a 40% discount on all hotel tariffs. As part of their Summer Holiday Sale, you can avail of discounts when you book hotels in cities such as Dubai, London, New York, Bali, Ooty and Srinagar. Zoe Chan, senior PR manager, AsiaPacific, from Hotels.com, says, “Hotels.com has a wide network of 2,90,000 hotel properties and so, we love offering our customers some of the best deals at hotels around the world. Summer is an important time for family travel in India. To make travelling more attractive for our customers, we are offering great deals on hotels.”

When Up to May 31 Where www.hotels.com

CoCKtaIl rIngs

By PoPley & sons

Popley & Sons has launched a new collection of cocktail rings. Rhea Nasta, jewellery designer for the Popley Group, tells us, “This collection of cocktail rings comprises of statement pieces that have been crafted in gold, studded with round, brilliantly cut diamonds, set in pave and prong, as well as baguettes set in channel. I think the best effect is when the rings are worn on your index or middle finger.” The stones used in the collection include pearls, rubies, exquisitely cut topazes, sapphires and amethysts, supported by diamonds.

Only one piece is worked upon at a time, ensuring that there great attention to detail. Pick a piece from this collection to add a punch to your summer look.

When Ongoing Where Popley & Sons at Bandra (W) and at Grand Hyatt, Santacruz (E) Contact 66710000

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« stuff we like

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

« store reviews: fAbels & ChArmed CelebrAtions

true to its roots

Fabindia steps into the western wear world with its new label, Fabels. Dev Goswami visits their store at Kala Ghoda to find out more about the newly launched section men’s briefCases by ss homme

SS Homme’s Prêt Studio has introduced a fantastic range of briefcases for men that we love for their classic charm. Available in quintessential colours of black and brown, the bags are made of genuine leather. Most of their designs come with a matching leather pouch that will hold all your essentials. We feel that though these bags feature a simple design, the great finish ensures that they will add a touch of class to your work outfit.

Price `12,500 onwards where www.sshomme.in

hidesign’s new sunglasses ColleCtion

Sunny Side Up is a new range of sunglasses from Hidesign that features frames for both men and women. The sunglasses are inspired by retro styles, but have a contemporary touch to them.

The glasses only use natural materials such as acetate, metal and leather and are available in shades of black, brown, nickel, red and pink. We absolutely adore the aviators for men that have a hint of gold. The collection also features sidedetailed glasses and wayfarers.

Price `2,995 onwards where www.wrangler.in

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abindia has built a repertoire of ethnic products, especially traditional wear. They recently launched Fabels, a contemporary, western-wear label. The collection is housed in one corner of their Kala Ghoda store and includes menswear, women’s attire and accessories including bags and shoes. The collection features bright colours, with oranges and reds being the most visible.

Though the collection features western silhouettes, I liked the fact that Fabinida stayed true to its roots and gave the apparel an Indian touch. Whether it is because of the festive colours, or materials used, such as chanderi silk, the dash of ethnicity in the collection ensures that the range offers something different — after all, if it didn’t, wouldn’t you rather visit a store that specialises in western wear?

You can choose from jackets, waistcoats, trousers, shirts, skirts and dresses, while in terms of accessories, you can pick from a range of scarves, jewellery, bags and shoes.

In terms of aesthetics, the collection features simple and some unique, cuts and designs that are perfect for every day wear. Their range of jackets and skirts caught my attention in particular.

I also liked the block print designs that Fabels has introduced. They won’t blow your mind, but will definitely increase the fashion quotient of your wardrobe. That is a statement that holds true for most of their collection — the designs are simple, but very stylish.

Their range of accessories and bags didn’t really impress me as much as the clothes. This may have been due to the lack of variety — more choice would make shopping here worthwhile. However, the one plus point is that their range of accessories complements their apparel perfectly. For example, the white tote with

>> (Top) The Fabels collection has been designed by Alistair Blair (pictured in the centre, in white)

where Fabindia, Kala Ghoda, Churchgate ContaCt 22626539 orange piping would be the perfect match for their block-printed gold and orange top.

On the whole, Fabels is an interesting and promising addition to the world of fashion. The collection might be limited,

Absolutely charming!

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t’s your best friend’s birthday and she can’t get enough of the colour green. You want to throw her a colour-coded, green, theme party, but don’t have the time to go from shop to shop to make sure that all the cutlery and décor is the same shade of green. So, what do you do? Next time, log on to Charmed Celebrations! We assure you, that you won’t be disappointed.

Recently launched, especially to cater to all your party needs, Charmed Celebrations is a nifty website to have bookmarked, especially if you love hosting parties. The website is divided into sections such as children’s parties, adult parties, supplies and catering. The children’s section is adorable, especially if you have young children at home. They offer themed kits such as Ladybug Fancy and Do the Dino, that include plates, glasses, napkins, table covers, banners, hats and matching invites. With all the items for each theme listed separately, you can choose what you want to buy, so you aren’t forced to buy the Dino Piñata, for example, if you don’t want to. For adults, the merchandise is further divided into general themes and there is merchandise for baby showers and tea parties as well. According to what you click on, you

>> The jackets, dresses (left) and tops (right) all feature western silhouettes, with an ethnic touch

but what they do have on offer is certainly worth checking out. The price range is characteristic of the Fabindia we know, ranging from `999 to `6,000. If you want everyday western wear with a slight ethnic touch, Fabels is worth checking out.

Charmed Celebrations, a new e-commerce website, has merchandise to meet your every party need. Shirley Mistry tells you more can expect to find a mix of cake stands, plates, cups, doilies, place cards and napkins.

If you don’t want to stick to a theme and only need some basic party supplies, they have cake stands, balloons (plain, printed and foil ones), cupcake kits (including liners and toppers based on a theme), candles, piñatas and party games. They also have an interesting range of plastic glasses, including shot glasses and disposable wine glasses that can make your party fuss-free and easy to clean up afterwards.

Prices start at as low as `149 for candles and `349 for printed balloons and go up to `999 for the cupcake kits and `1,849 for cupcake stands. They may be a little more expensive than a neighbourhood store, but the convenience of ordering online and the ease with which you can now throw theme parties, sort of makes up for the hefty prices. where www.charmedcelebrations.com

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier

Italian treat

MUMBAI | FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

NeW experieNCe At LpQ

Yamini Walia visited newly opened UK pizza chain, Pizza Express at Bandra Kurla Complex, to see whether it’s worth all the hype

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Where First International Financial Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex Alcohol served Yes Meal for two `1,500 (approximately) Contact 33487781

s soon as you enter Pizza Express, you can’t help but notice the interiors, because of the intricate detailing on the walls, chairs, floor and even in the open kitchen.

After all, who could imagine that someone would use grills as a restaurant wall?

We began our meal with the Dough Balls Doppio (`325), that served two. The dough balls are served with three different dips: pesto, pesto rossa and garlic butter. They were soft, crunchy and light and the dips matched the dough balls perfectly. They’re also quite addictive, so it was hard to stop eating them. While we dug into the dough balls, we sipped on a simple Lemon Iced Tea (`160) and Green Tea (`100), neither of which were spectacular, but are worth a try.

Our main course began with one of their delicacies — the Pomodoro Pesto Romana Pizza (`620). For those who don’t know, this usually includes cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, pesto, baby mozzarella and garlic oil. Their version stuck to the tried and tested formula and was light, delicious and well presented.

It’s impossible to visit an Italian place and not try their pasta, so we had to give it a go. We decided to try the Tagiliatelle Polo Bolognese (`550), a penne pasta with chicken that was cooked in a thin tomato sauce, with a hint of chilli and rosemary. The flavours blended well together, none overpowering the other. We were waiting for something to go wrong and thought that perhaps, with so much attention on the food, the Cheesecake (`325) might disappoint. However, the melt-in-the-mouth blend of cream cheese and sugar was the perfect end to our meal.

Service at Pizza Express was impeccable and the staff was very friendly. I loved everything about the restaurant so much that I would like to visit the place again and again — that being said, new restaurants are often fabulous in their first few months, losing their high standards as time goes by. I’m hoping Pizza Express isn’t one of those places, because it’s been right on the money so far.

HealtHy Bites D o you remember the roti rolls that notoriously found their way into your lunch box through your school days? Masked with ketchup or coated with egg and sometimes even stuffed with cheese, the humble homemade rolls have been a staple snack/ lunch food in most our tiffin boxes growing up. Switch the ketchup with hummus or Greek yogurt and swap the basic filling for something fancier, such as butter beans or tofu and you have a sense of what food at Café Jiwa looks like.

Originally a brand that sells healthy atta customised for different tastes and needs (such as for women, for slimming purposes, for diabetics and for the youth), Café Jiwa is an extension of these healthy attas. You can choose a flour, a filling and a sauce and the roti-master will whip up a roti wrap, right from scratch — they even knead the dough in front of you. Seating is minimal, so we took the only empty table under the small awning outside the café and started off by sampling some of their rotis with a lovely peanut and green chutney, just to get a feel of what gave rise to their entire menu that stands for healthy and wholesome eating. While you may not be able to tell one atta apart from the other, the piping hot rotis paired with the

different chutneys, were delightful.

Next, we tried the butter beans and feta wrap with a Greek yoghurt sauce, as well as the wrap with exotic vegetables in balsamic dressing, with hummus and Mexican salsa.

Yamini Walia visited Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ) to try out their new, six course tasting menu, served only for dinner

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PQ has introduced a new, six-course tasting menu, which is being served up to June 1. The dinner-only tasting menu features some of the best dishes in the restaurant,with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, priced at `1,200 and `1,400, respectively.

I began my meal by trying their white wine, a Grover Zampa Viognier that came as complimentary drink with the set meal. I am not usually a wine person, but this one tasted delicious. The wine was accompanied by breads, which were the most disappointing part of the dinner. LPQ literally means the daily bread and it is ironical that the breads were extremely tough and difficult to eat.

Among the six courses, I really enjoyed the Chicken Club Tartine, Confit Chicken & Porcini Mushroom Ravioli and the Fourteen Hour, Slow Cooked Tenderloin. If you are a meat lover, the tenderloin is probably the best dish on the menu for you. A Sorbet Du Jour, prepared with the fruit of the season — mango — was divine.

The Mushroom Cobb Salad and Watermelon and Arugula Salad could have been better. The dessert trio comprised of three different desserts and they were all well-prepared, though the presentation fell short of my expectations.

My experience at LPQ was quite enjoyable. Opt for the set meal for the variety, but steer clear of the bread.

When Up to June 1 Where 3, Maker Maxity, BKC, North Avenue, Bandra (E) Contact 66431616

Café Jiwa promises to pack wholesome nutrients in every bite of their roti-based menu. Shirley Mistry pays them a visit to try out the healthy fare >> Café Jiwa is a good option if you are craving for healthy roti-rolls

The butter beans were slightly undercooked and the crumbs of feta sparse, but as a whole, this wrap came together well. The exotic vegetables however, were a much-loved preparation.

The mix of vegetables were cooked through, but retained their crunch and paired well with the sauces. Also, one wrap is filling enough to suffice as dinner, so don’t underestimate it’s size when it is served. They also offer platters, that are basically de-constructed wraps, with three rotis, two mains (fillings) and two sauces.

The wraps are priced at `95, while the platters are priced at `175.

We also tried the dark chocolate popsicle (`75), the lemongrass cooler (`75) and the apple and cinnamon cooler (`75). While the former two were average, Café Jiwa knocks it out of the park with the apple and cinnamon cooler, which tastes like a delicious apple pie, in the form of a cool drink.

They may not have too much seating space or variety on their menu, but Café Jiwa gets it right with their roti wraps, making it worth trying out if you are in the area and a hunger pang catches you unawares.

Where Jiwa Roti Cafe, Prabhat Kunj, 24th

road, Bandra (W) Alcohol served Yes Meal For two `400 Contact 9320299480

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Travel

Afternoon Despatch & Courier Special

MUMBAI MUMBAI | FRIDAY, | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER MAY 30, 03, 2014 2010

>> Take a look at our fact file to find out the best travel and stay options if you want to plan a trip to Belseri

>> If you have an insatiable love for Tea, head to the lush Belseri Tea Estate

Down To The

Tea! Known for its robust tea, Assam truly is Ground Zero for the world’s number two drink, as Raul Dias discovered on a recent trip to the organic Belseri Tea Estate near Guwahati

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wouldn’t call myself a tea aficionado by any stretch of imagination. My consumption of the ‘fuel of the country’ is limited to an occasional tumbler of iced-tea to banish the summer blues. All of its so-called invigorating properties are lost on me, as I prefer the world’s number one drink — water. So, feeling like a philistine, I made my way towards the lush Belseri Tea Estate in the small village of Belseri, situated in the north-eastern part of Assam’s capital, Guwahati, for a bit of tea demystification. Being in Assam and not trying out tea would be sacrilegious! Greeted by the estate’s affable general manager, Inderjit Uberoi, I was whisked off in his SUV with an armed guard in tow.

I was told that with the omnipresent threat of insurgence by the neighbouring aboriginal Bodo tribe of the Brahmaputra valley, it is prudent to always have an armed guard. But, on that torrid April day, apart from the apparent threat of a heatstroke, there was little to fear.

Sipping on chilled cranberry-flavoured iced tea, I made my way through my very own Fifty Shades of Green, thanks to the verdant, threefeet high tea bushes. Rows and rows of bushes were in the process of being divested of their crowning glory — the bud and two leaf trio — by scores of singing women, who knew exactly what to nip off and what not to. Adorned with nylon mesh bags strapped to their foreheads to catch the leaves, they merrily made their way from bush to bush, stopping to take sips from plastic bottles, the contents of which looked unfamiliarly yellow and muddy. This was a concoction of tea leaves, water and salt; designed to stave off the dehydrating effects of

being out in the sun for too long.

Set up over a century ago, this 400 acre tea estate is different in the sense that it is one of the very rare, 100% certified organic tea estates, not just in Assam, also across India’s entire tea belt.

Owned by Variety Foods, who have several tea lounges in Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Surat, using the tea grown and manufactured inhouse, this estate operates on very strict tea manufacturing codes, producing a staggering one million kilograms of tea every year. And one of those organic codes means the total lack of any weedicide used on the property. Which is why, I was quick to see another section of the estate being manually de-weeded by male workers, raking the gnarly, stubborn weeds from the roots of the tea bushes. Another important aspect of organic tea, is the absence of chemical fertilisers used in the estate. So, natural fertilisers such as cow dung are used. But, even these have to come from cows who are fed only

organic matter, making it a truly labourintensive process to produce that perfect cup.

Back at the rather modest on-site factory, I was taken through the entire leaf-to-cup process after the plucked leaves were brought in.

Following a motorised, fan-assisted drying process called withering, the cleaned leaves were chopped to an almost mulch-like consistency and left to oxidise. This was important, as when the leaves ferment and turn progressively darker, they start to take on that typically ‘tea’ colour, strength and briskness.

After drying, the leaves are then cleaned, sorted and sent off to the packaging section of the plant. Expecting a much more high-tech packing operation, I was a little surprised to see a very basic lot of packaging machines dispense the tea into shiny pouches ready to be brewed and consumed. But before that, I was privy to the very painstaking grading process, where the different varieties of tea from the estate such as the basic CTC (crush, tear and curl), more premium Long Leaf, Broken Pekoe and speciality teas including Silver Tips are sorted out and tasted before being specially packed.

Similar to traditional wine tasting, one is meant to see, sniff and then slowly sip the black tea, devoid of the customary milk and sugar, while giving it a swirl in your mouth to open its ‘bouquet’ of tasting notes. Caramel, chocolate and hints of coffee stood out from my initial few sips of the prized Silver Tip brew. The trio of flavours managed to work their magic on me, making the world’s number two drink climb up a few notches on the scale of my all-time favourite drinks. And that’s no mean feat!

FACT FILE Getting there You can reach Belseri from Guwahati. The trip takes around three hours by road and four hours by train. Guwahati is wellconnected to Mumbai and to the rest of the country by air, road and rail.

When to visit The best time to visit the Besleri Tea Estate is between November and April, when the tea gardens are at their greenest and the weather is at its coolest. However, you can see the picking, processing and packaging of their tea all year round, as the estate is operational through the year.

Contact the Belseri Tea Estate via email: sales@organicbelseri.com, tel: +91 33 2231 2294, or visit: www.organicbelseri.com Accommodation Although there are virtually no accommodation options available in Belseri, the nearby town of Tezpur (an hour’s drive away) houses quality hotels including The Fern (www.fernhotels.com) and Hotel KRC Palace (www.hotelkrcpalace.com), from where day trip to the Belseri Tea Estate is easily possible.

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Information will help banks in recovering bad loans by sale of immovable and movable asset of loan defaulters

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n a step to help public sector banks to recover bad loans, the Finance Ministry has asked the I-T Department to share details of defaulters' wealth tax returns with PSBs, if they ask for such information. The Ministry in a communication to Commissioners of Income Tax said "CBDT ... Clarifies that information on assets of loan defaulters to enable recovery of loans by PSBs from such defaulters is in public interest". The top 30 non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-owned banks account for 40.2% of their gross bad loans.

According to available data, NPAs of state-owned banks rose 28.5% to Rs 2.36 lakh crore in September last year from Rs 1.83 lakh crore in March, 2013. It is expected

to have grown further. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan had recently expressed concerns over the bad loans in banks.

"With rising NPAs, this comes as a welcome step to protect the public money.... Clearly recovery of PSB loans in in public interest," said Amit Maheshwari, Partner of CA firm Ashok Maheshwary and Associates.

The directions were issued in view of reluctance of the Income Tax Department, which comes under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), to share information provided in wealth tax returns with the banks despite repeated requests. The information will help banks in recovering bad loans by sale of immovable and movable asset of loan defaulters.

However, the Finance Ministry

said banks will be allowed to recover their dues from sale of assets of defaulters only after settlement of the claims of the tax department. "In order to ensure that tax dues of the Department against the defaulter (if any) are safeguarded, an undertaking be obtained from the PSB to obtain an NOC from jurisdictional CIT of the loan defaulter before appropriation of the surplus amount recovered from sale of immovable/ movable asset of the defaulter, information in respect of which is shared, after adjustment of its loan dues," it said.

The Finance Ministry further said the information provided by the Income Tax Department to banks should only be used for recovery of loans and should not be shared with any other agency.

CAG Says RIL Charged More Than Approved Gas Price

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he Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up Reliance Industries for charging a rate in excess of the government approved price for its KGD6 gas field and not including the marketing margin for calculating royalties and government's share.

The government had in October 2007 set a sale price of USD 4.20 per million British thermal unit based on the price discovered by RIL from key customers.

The CAG in a draft report of audit of RIL's eastern offshore KG-D6 block spending’s stated that the company charged USD 4.205 per mmBtu from consumers, leading to excess billing of USD 9.68 million, reports PTI."As per the price discovery process undertaken by the operator (RIL)... It was categorically indicated that selling price would be rounded off to two decimal points.

"A review of records relating to sales of gas to consumers, however, revealed that the operator has been charging the gas price at the rate of USD 4.205 per mmBtu (three decimal points) from its consumers in place of USD 4.20 per mmBtu, ar-

rived at after rounding of 2 decimal points," CAG said. This lead to an excess billing of USD 9.68 million in first four years of production beginning 2009-10. On top of this sale price, RIL charged a marketing margin of USD 0.135 per mmBtu to cover for its marketing risks.

"It has also been noticed that while computing the profit petroleum (government's share of production) and royalty, the operator is considering the price of USD 4.205 per mmBtu instead of USD 4.34 being charged by him from the consumers, as the revenue earned through marketing margin is not being treated as revenue for the purpose of calculating cost recovery, profit petroleum and royalty," CAG said. A RIL spokesperson did not immediately offer any comments.

RIL, CAG in the draft report said, had collected an amount of USD 261.33 million towards the marketing margin which has not been accounted for in the books.

"Consequently, cost recovery of USD 235.20 million (90 per cent) has not been adjusted in the recovered cost up to 2012-13 and there was a short remittance of government share of profit petroleum and roy-

alty by USD 2.61 million and USD 13.12 million respectively for the year 2009-10 to 2012-13 to the Government of India," the report said.

The CAG noted that the oil ministry had in December 2011 asked the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to determine the quantum of marketing margin chargeable on sale of natural gas to end consumers by each marketing entity on the basis of its actual marketing cost. "The issue of marketing margin has not been decided till date," it said.

The CAG said the oil ministry had in September 2013 had stated that the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) does not allow the contractor to separately charge marketing costs, either directly or indirectly.

"However, operator has charged a marketing margin on sale of gas at the rate of USD 0.135 per mmBtu over and above USD 4.2 per mmBtu, but the same revenue was refused to be accounted by the operator in the financial statements. "The financial impact of such refusal to account the marketing margin works out to USD 261 million, which is based on the cumulative gas sale," the report added.

Cash Back, Lower Prices Encourage Online Shopping

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chemes like cash-back and lucrative saving offers play an important role in encouraging consumers to shop online, a study by cash back and coupons site Cashkaro.Com said. The Online Shopping Trends Survey also said that lower prices and convenience are the other factors that encourage online shopping. "95% of the online shoppers covered agreed that they were attracted to cash back concept ... 27% said it was cash back and deals because of lucrative

savings coming through," the survey report revealed.

The survey covered over 3,200 online shoppers and fans of Cashkaro to understand Indian shopper's behaviour. More than 40% of the respondents said they spend Rs 10,000 on an average each year and close to 10% shoppers spend upwards of Rs 50,000 online, it added. While, 30% respondents said price was the most important criteria when they shop online, quality of Product was an important point with 29%. "With this survey, our belief that India is price

sensitive, has been proved again and Indians are now realising the potential of Cashback and Coupons a lot more," Cashkaro founder Rohan Bhargava said. India's ecommerce market projected to grow manifold in future with improving Internet infrastructure, it will become easier for the country's nearly 200 million online population to shop on–the-go, he added.

According to industry body IAMAI, the e-commerce market grew by 33 % to Rs 62,967 crore in 2013 and is expected to see a further rise over the next five years.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Gold Hits 11-Month Low

Extending its downward journey for the fourth straight session, gold prices tumbled by Rs 200 to hit nearly 11-month low of Rs 27,500 per ten grams in the national capital today amid a weak trend in global markets. Besides, subdued demand from jewellers and retailers and a weak trend in futures trade also weighed on gold prices. Silver also remained under pressure for the fifth straight day and fell by Rs 500 to Rs 40,500 per kg.

Asia Index Launches S&P BSE India Infrastructure Index

Asia Index, a BSE and S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture, today launched an index to measure the performance of 30 leading infrastructure companies ahead of an anticipated investment boom in the sector as the government kick-starts stalled projects. The new index consists of companies from five sectors - energy, transportation, non-banking financial institutions, telecommunications and utilities. The 'S&P BSE India Infrastructure Index' includes IDFC, Bharti Airtel, Power Finance Corp, Rural Electrification Corp, NTPC, Power Grid Corp of India, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Bharti Infratel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications, the top 10 firms on the new index.

MNRE Opposes Levy On Imported Solar Cells

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is opposing the Commerce Ministry's recommendation to slap an anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells, saying "it is not the right time" to impose the levy. Last week, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry recommended imposing a restrictive duty in the range of USD 0.11 to 0.81 per watt on solar cells imported from the US, China, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei. A final decision on the recommendations, which is expected to provide relief for struggling domestic manufacturers, will be taken by the Finance Ministry.

BPM Industry Looks At New Govt For Policy Booster Dose

As the new Government at the Centre settles down, the USD 21 billion Business Process Management (BPM) industry wants it to bring in policies that will drive growth in the sector and create jobs. "We look to the new Government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for further support and encouragement," Nasscom BPM Council Chairman Keshav R Murugesh said in a release here. BPM is the next big opportunity sector in India providing direct plus indirect employment to four million, and poised to reach USD 50 billion in size by 2020 from present USD 21 billion, said Murugesh, who is also Group CEO of WNS, a Pune-based leading BPO player.

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The pace of development of highways sector took a hit during 10 years of UPA regime. My priority will be to accelerate highways building for a sound infrastructure of the nation.

Krishan Pal MoS for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping NEW LAUNCHES JP Morgan MF launches India Top 100 Fund

Markets Slump

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (May 30, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty fell substantially on Thursday (May 29, 2014) a net 94 points (1.28%) and closed at the 7235 point level. The market opened down with a gap at the 7316 points level. It then rose by a few points and registered the day’s high at the 7325 points level at 9.30 a.m. The index then declined and turned into a range bound movement until 2.45 p.m. It then declined sharply and registered the day’s low at the 7224 points level at 3.18 p.m. The index then rose and turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty remained below its previous close throughout the session, moved in a range of 101 points and closed below the psychologically important 7300 points level.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 0.33%. This change is small and indicates a moderate participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongst all the traded stocks, 673 were gainers, 911 were losers and 42 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has declined in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator has dropped below the slow D line (negative and a sell signal).

RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level but is now declining (negative if it continues).

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

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line but both lines are converging (negative if it continues). The ADX is rising while the Market Index is falling, which indicates that the present down trend is increasing in strength.

Support Levels: For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the 7043 points level. The next support is at the 6846 points level.

Resistance Levels The immediate main resistance is at the 7384 points level. The next resistance is at the 7497 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 = 7262 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day).

Support (1) = 7198.

Support (2) = 7161.

Resistance (1) = 7299.

Resistance (2) = 7363.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed a doji pattern (indicating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a black body candle.

In fact yesterday’s candle is almost like a Black Marubozu candle. This is negative and indicates that the bias has shifted towards the sell side of the market. Further, the index is below its 5 days moving average which is declining. Moreover, the velocity parameters, which were positively trended have now turned neutral. All these indicate a negative bias and the possibility of a further decline unfolding.

However, the index continues to remain above its 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the three averages are rising and also positively trended. This is positive. As such these are mixed signals. Investors are advised to hold long positions but with a strict stop loss at the 15-day average at the 7206 point’s level.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is below its 5-day average (at 7321) Negative.

Is above its 15-day average (at 7206) Positive.

Is above its 25-day average (at 7012) Positive.

Is above its 200-day average (at 6246) Positive.

All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

JP Morgan Asset Management India has launched a ‘JP Morgan India Top 100 Fund’, an open-ended equity growth scheme that seeks capital appreciation by investing in select blue chip and large-cap equity stocks across sectors. The new scheme aims to predominantly adopt a bottom-up style of investing and will focus on balancing returns with a low degree of volatility. The new fund offer, which will open for subscription from June 2, will close on June 16, 2014.”We believe there is a set of investors who are looking for capital appreciation but with less volatility. Our Top 100 fund, which is a large cap oriented fund, is meant for these investors,” said Harshad Patwardhan, Head of Equities of JP Morgan MF India.MD and CEO Nandkumar Surti, said that “with the new government in place, the markets look promising”.

PNB MetLife Launches Plan Offering Family Monthly Income

PNB MetLife India Insurance has launched a term insurance plan designed to ensure a guaranteed monthly income for up to 20 years to the family of a customer upon his death. The Met Family Income Protector Plus plan allows one to choose between a lump sum payout or monthly income in case of the death of the customer, the insurer said in a statement. The customer can also opt for the return of premiums at the end of the policy term. This option ensures that the customer gets covered during the policy term and gets back 110% of the premiums paid, it said. “Through this, we are protecting the future of our customers with an ‘income replacement’ plan, giving them the comfort that their loved ones will always be financially secure,” PNB MetLife Managing Director Tarun Chugh said.

SBI Mutual Launches Dual Advantage Debt Scheme

SBI Mutual Fund today launched SBI Dual Advantage Fund – Series III, a 36-month close-ended debt-oriented hybrid scheme. The scheme will invest 10-20% of the assets in equity and equity related instruments and 80-85% in debt securities or fixed income. “Under this scheme, investor can also avail indexation benefits and thereby potential tax efficient returns as per current tax law,” the company said in a press release.

The NFO period of SBI Dual Advantage Fund Series III starts from May 29, 2014–June 12, 2014. The company said it will focus primarily on companies that have demonstrated characteristics such as market leadership, strong financials and quality management. “This fund gives investors an opportunity to grow by endeavouring to minimise credit risk & matching maturity reduces interest rate risk,” said DP Singh, ED and CMO, Domestic Business, SBI Mutual Fund.

D&B – Manappuram Finance Limited Corporate Awards 2014

L–R: Kaushal Sampat, President & CEO – India, Dun & Bradstreet, Dr. Arun Shourie, V. P. Nandakumar, MD & CEO, Manappuram Finance, Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice President, Canon India, Dr. M. R. Rao, Provost, Woxsen School of Business and Binod Singh, President & CEO, Ilantus Technologies Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the world’s leading provider of global business information, knowledge and insight, yesterday announced and presented the ‘Dun & Bradstreet–Manapurram Finance Limited Corporate Awards 2014 ’. It also launched the fourteenth edition of Dun & Bradstreet India’s premium publication, ‘India’s Top 500 Companies 2014’.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

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

Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Indoco Remedies

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n 1931, there was this landmark Charlie Chaplin starrer romcom American flick ‘City Lights’. This time, we have our own desi Bollywood ‘City Lights’ starring Rajkummar Rao opposite debutante Patralekhaa, directed by the acclaimed director Hansal Mehta. The central theme of ‘City Lights’ is inspired by the award winning British and Filipino movie ‘Metro Manila’ (1913).

While the noted National Award winner, actor Rajkummar’s amazing theatrical is evident with his cinematic track record, it is his ‘real-life’ girlfriend cum co-star Patralekhaa, who is making waves these days.

Those who have watched the sneak previews ( including Vidya Balan) Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa in ‘City Lights’

RAJKUMMAR, PATRALEKHAA ROCK IN DESI ‘METRO MANILA’

are all in praise for this newbie winsome model turned actress. Apparently, she has displayed sensitive intensity in some of the complex scenes in ‘City Lights’ as a helpless wife and a mother who confronts her frustrated husband. Enthuses Patralekhaa ( aka Anwita Paul) said, “It’s an emotionally exhausting and challenging multi-faceted role of a small town young woman 'Raakhee’ who later gets entangled in the city's night life, and the web of playing a raunchy bar-girl,” smiles the actress who has this fleeting simi-

larity with charming actress Divya Dutta. Wasn’t she jittery romancing her real-life co-star boyfriend Rajkummar Rao during the shoot ?

“Initially, I was very self conscious with the entire crew watching us.

But then Hansal sir prodded us into a comfort zone, when we switched over to our screen characters where we play husband and wife and then it was fine,” insists Patralekhaa, who scotches speculations that she bagged the lead role in ‘City Lights’ on her boyfriend’s recommendation. “While its true that we are see-

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ctress Lara Dutta, who had taken a sabbatical, post the birth of her baby, says she is focusing on movies now and will be shooting for a film this year. Lara is married to the Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi. In January 2012, she delivered a baby girl.

Now, the actress turned producer is gearing up for a comeback in film. "Right now I am focusing only on doing films. I am definitely going to be back in films. I am shooting this year, the release is not in my hands. I can not talk about which films I am doing," Lara said in a media interaction "Everyone knows that we are doing a sequel to 'Chalo Delhi', that is in the pre-production stage. I am quite excited about it. Besides this, there are films that I am doing outside my production house," she said.

'Chalo Dilli' (2011), directed

by Shashant Shah, had Lara and Vinay Pathak in the lead and Akshay Kumar in a guest appearance. Now, Lara is getting ready to roll a sequel, reportedly titled 'Chalo China'. "There is a lot

happening this year with my production house Bheegi Basanti Entertainment. We are producing films and TV shows," she said.

Though Bollywood actors are seen on the small screen, Lara is clear she won't be coming on television.

ing each other, the fact is that I was signed mainly on my potential merit.

Actually I had to go through five rounds of auditions and look-tests before they signed me on. Why would a prestigious production houses launch me, if I was unable to meet their high expectations,” counters the spontaneous actress who is also willing to enact lovey dovey roles and play bold characters to prove her versatility. And definitely not only opposite her off screen beau Rajkummar.

Arfi’s innovative role in ‘Fugly’ Arfi Lamba was first noticed in the Oscar winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and then a powerful role in ‘Prague’. Now his ambitious venture ‘Fugly’ is up for release and we had an interaction with him about his new film. Here is what the star in making has to say.

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Tell us about your journey to filmdom.

I come from a small village in Punjab and then came to Delhi for further studies but was more interested in movies and one day ultimately I packed my bags to come to Mumbai with dreams in my eyes but they were soon shattered and I had to do theater with Dinesh Thakur’s group and go through many rounds of auditions.

How did you bag ‘Fugly’?

I came to know that auditions were on for the film and I made it there. I was auditioned thrice and soon landed in the role of Aditya, all thanks to the producers Akshay Kumar and Ashwini Yardi of Grazing Goat Pictures and director Kabir Sadanand.

What is the film about?

‘Fugly’, directed by Kabir Sadanand, is shot extensively in Delhi and the breathtaking

locations of Leh. It is a story of four friends; Dev, Devi, Gaurav and Aditya and about their carefree bunch, at the threshold of their lives, get caught in a ‘Fugly’ incident, which sucks them slowly into the big bad world of corruption, politics and when a hard hitting bad cop gets after this group of friends.

Describe your character.

I play Aditya, a mild mannered miserly middle class guy who gets bold and speaks his mind out in the climax of the film.

How did you like working on the film?

We had a blast since we all were young like Mohit Marwah, boxer Vijender Singh, Kiara Advani, and Jimmy Shergill. Also Kabir Sadanand was fun to work with since he gave us a lot of space to enact our scenes and the final outcome has come out pretty good.

‘Rajesh Khanna inspired me to become a make-up man’ Deepak Sawant has been Amitabh Bachchan’s make-up man for more than four decades. The humble and down to earth Deepak has also produced four films ‘Akka’ in Marathi, ‘Gangadevi’, ‘Gangotri’ and ‘Ganga’ in Bhojpuri, all of these films starred Amitabh Bachchan.

We met the amicable Deepak Sawant in a chatty mood.

Excerpts from the interview:

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How and when did you become Amitabh Bachchan’s make-up man?

I first met Amitji on the sets of Raaste Ka Patthar in 1972. He liked my work but unfortunately his films were not doing well at the box office. But he promised to keep me as his personal make-up man when the time was right. Thankfully the wait was not long as Zanjeer was a hit and Amitji kept his word.

Amitabh Bachchan with Deepak Sawant Mercedes and signing autographs for his fans. He then went to his make-up room and when he walked out, Rajesh Khanna was dressed as a taxi driver. The transformation was amazing. In those few minutes I had decided that I was going to be a transformer too (make-up artist).

shooting for Jadugar and was facing problems with his synthetic beard.

That’s when I was called to sort out the problem. Despite working with Amitji after a long gap he never made me feel uncomfortable.

You have also started producing films?

For a short period of time you All the films I made starred Amitji. I were not working for Amitabh am now making Leader in Hindi.

Bachchan?

After Insaniyat and Indrajeet failed, Yes, I was working for Smita Patil for Amitji took a break of three years sometime. Actually it was Amitji’s from acting. So I decided to make political career that caused an up- films. Amitji once told me in a What made you become a makeheaval in our alliance. lighter vein that you would now up man? leave me as you have become a proI had seen the then superstar, the How did you comeback to ducer and I told him that no matter handsome Rajesh Khanna on a film working for Amitabh again? what there is no way he would get set. He was getting down from his Amitji had resumed work and was rid of me.

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ccording to the policy going to be followed by the new BJP government, films that promote Indian culture will be encouraged, and the example being held up of such a film, is Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Not to take away from the Aditya Chopra film’s achievements as the longest running Indian film of time and voted among the most popular movies in Indian cinema; some of the dialogues have passed into popular parlance, the songs are evergreen. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are still considered the top romantic pairs… but is it an ideal image of Indian culture?

That’s debatable.

It’s safe to assume that everybody who watches Hindi films must have seen it at least once, if not multiple times; so the plot is known.

But let’s list some of the problem areas.

Chaudhary Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) lives in London, but runs his family consisting of wife Lajjo (Farida Jalal) and daughters Simran (Kajol) and Chhutki (Pooja

RINGSIDE VIEW Deepa Gahlot Ruparel), like a feudal lord in an old-fashioned Indian village. Simran has limited independence—enough to get her an education, but nothing else. She has to marry a man of her father’s choice,

back in his Punjab village.

There is no scope for protest or negotiation. This is a nightmare scenario for many young women of South Asian origin living in the West, and in no way shows up Indians in a good light. Respect for parents and adherence to traditional values is fine, but Baldev Singh is practically a dictator. Still, Simran manages to beg and plead to go with her friends to Europe before the doors slam on her future.

Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) is an ebullient young fellow, who is seen filching beer from Baldev’s shop, because the obstinate man won’t sell after closing time. He has failed in his exams, but his father (Anupam Kher) is cool with it, and as a reward for nothing, Raj also goes off on a European trip. The implication being, Indians are notoriously lax with their sons.

Hrithik-Katrina almost complete their shooting of ‘Bang Bang’

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ormer lovers Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif are set to re-unite. And no, not in real life, but onscreen.

Apparently Salman has asked Katrina to perform an item song in his upcoming film ‘Kick’. Kat has reportedly accepted the offer from the film’s producer Sajid Nadiadwala. The ex-couple last appeared in the 2012 film ‘Ek Tha Tiger’. The shooting for this song is said to commence, sometime in June as Kat is currently shooting for ‘Bang Bang’. The item number which is said to be raunchy was earlier offered to Deepika Padukone. But Dippy turned it down, as she is already performing an item song in the film ‘Happy New Year’. Katrina has already done an item number in Sallu’s film ‘Bodyguard’ and the cast and crew of ‘Kick’ were excited on having her onboard. We wonder, what beau Ranbir Kapoor has to say about his lady love working with her exboyfriend again.

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lthough Shahid Kapoor has been in the industry longer than Ranbir Kapoor, it was Ranbir who got tagged as a quinessential ‘Ladies Man’.

Now, Ranbir seems to be in a steady relationship with Katrina Kaif and Shahid wants to make up for lost time by wooing the ladies. He has been linked to a slew of women over the past one month. He has been spotted dining, partying and relaxing the young starlets of Bollywood like Sonakshi Sinha and Jacqueline Fernandez.

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irector Siddharth Anand can finally breathe. The reason being, his movie ‘Bang Bang’ has completed 90 per cent of shooting and is well on schedule. The film’s lead pair Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif will commence the last schedule of the shoot in Prague. The editing of the film is also happening simultaneously as Siddharth is keen to release the film exactly on October 2. Siddharth had roped in Hollywood’s top action director Andy Armstrong to design the high octane and never before seen stunts in Bollywood. Almost all the breathtaking action scenes were shot in Abu Dhabi.

Hrithik and Katrina were said to have worked extremely hard to perform some of the dangerous stunts. The movie produced

by Fox Star Studios will lock horns at the box office with Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Mary Kom’ and Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Haider’, which are also releasing on October 2.

They meet, quarrel, are separated from their groups and fall in love. Simran is whisked off to Punjab to marry the boorish Kuljeet (Parmeet Sethi). Raj is encouraged by his father to go after her, and bring back his bride.

Raj goes to India, insinuates himself into the family and does every underhand thing to win over Baldev. Both Raj and Simran lie and scheme to fool their families—there is a scene in which Simran is observing the karwa chauth fast (an outdated, male-worshipping ritual) and does a bit of drama to break her fast with Raj instead of her fiancé. Inference—Indian youngsters are spineless and sly.

Simran’s mother gives them permission to run away, but Raj won’t marry Simran unless the father gives his approval. In mother-worshipping India, the mother’s word has no value, the father has undisputed rights. When Raj is exposed as an imposter, he walks off leaving Simran to her fate; if Baldev has a change of heart it is because Kuljeet shows himself up as a violent monster, and Raj’s ‘decency’ (or cowardice) impresses him.

The film shows up all that is unsavoury about the Indian patriarchal system—autocratic fathers, submissive women, macho young men and the huge difference in the way sons and daughters are raised. An entertaining film, no doubt, but not a nice picture of Indian culture.

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Sunny bags movie with Ram Kapoor

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unny Leone is definitely making her way to the top in Bollywood. After the success of ‘Ragini MMS 2’, Bollywood’s Baby Doll bagged four more movies- ‘Tina And Lolo’, ‘Mastizaade’ and two movies in South. Now, according to sources, Sunny has signed up for a film starring Ram Kapoor.

Kapoor will be seen romancing Sunny in the film. Although the combination is odd and offbeat, it will seem befitting the comedy. The film is tentatively titled as ‘Patel Rap’.

So far, all details of the project have been kept under wraps, but that the two will unite on the silver screen is confirmed.

o far Karan Johar has signed no one for his film‘Shuddhi’.

Even though he approached Salman Khan and narrated him the script, he is yet to receive an official confirmation from the actor. And it seems now that KJo is slowly losing interest in his own ambitious project. Rumours are rife that after a series of people walked out from ‘Shuddhi’, Karan diverted his attention to other projects and has kept‘Shuddhi’ on hold.The current concentration of team Dharma is on their filmWarrior.

The movie will be helmed duced by Endemol. In all posby ‘Shuddhi’ director Karan sibility, the lead actor in the Malhotra and will be co-pro- film will be Sidharth Malhotra.

Also there are talks of a remake of a Tamil film, which will be directed by Tarun Mansukhani and another one with Guneet Monga. ‘Shuddhi’ which is a period drama, revolves around re-incarnation.

The movie requires double roles from the lead actor and actress. The characters will be seen in different avatars in different periods of time and their looks were to be designed by ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra. But the endless challenges that Karan Johar is facing while casting, he has decided to start work on other films.

Does Arjun hold rights over the title ‘Villian’?

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alaji Motion Pictures had previously named their upcoming film ‘Ek Villian’ as ‘Villian’. Prior to the promotions, the sudden change in the title surprised everyone.

However, the reason behind this change in the name was the fact that the rights for the title ‘Villain’ are currently held by Arjun Rampal. The actor has been toying with the idea of making a film with

the title for quite some time now. And because his plans weren’t materialising, Balaji Motion Pictures wanted to use that title for the Sidharth Malhotra starrer film. However, in order to avoid any kind of copyright issues in the future, Ekta Kapoor directed her team to use the title ‘Ek Villian’. We also hear that Rampal is keen to make the film ‘Villian’.

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ENIGMA CODE 766

ACROSS: 6 Treasure thus found, right inside slithy creature (5) 7 Top men reading love poetry without hesitation (9) 10 So-called entrance to boxing prelude (5-2) 11 Keep it in mind for the country (7) 12 It's out of the frying pan into the soup, perhaps (7) 13 Supplier of defective rockets (7) 14 It makes a strike much less threatening (6,5) 19 Has been taken round the pprison, as it turns out (7) 21 Drug for you, we hear, in IQ raising team below (7) 23 Meeting no resistance, cook tried sex and lived (7) 25 I'm turning up in a family football club (2,5) 26 Dry out. Heated? Dry out (9) 27 MS. found in hothouse (5)

Each colour in our code represents a letter.

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

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his son ? (8) 17 He slid around protective barrier (6) 18 Solemn excursion to an island (6) 20 A sorry state, but showing

promise (6) 22 An item replaced for resident (6) 24 Collect one's pay with a minor rise (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Titus Andronicus, 9 Elegant, 10 Remorse, 11 Ibsen, 12 Peer group, 13 Tonbridge, 15 Set on, 16 Fugue, 18 Catchword, 20 Head start, 23 Golda, 24 Gum-boot, 25 Priming, 26 Bargain basement.

DOWN: 1 The gift of the gab, 2 Treason, 3 Stain free, 4 Not up, 5 Rare event, 6 No mug, 7 Car port, 8 Sleeping draught, 14 Doc marten, 15 Soho guide, 17 Grammar, 19 Owl-like, 21 Stoma, 22 Typha.

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ACROSS: 1. Cravat 6. King David's daughter 7. Golden Delicious for one 8. Lease again 9. Lock of hair

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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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.

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Do break some in a game (8) The rod becomes very heated (33) 3 Hammer the piano keys for money? (5,5) 4 Break up without starting an argument, being on edge (4) 5 Modern flood precaution in Nottinghamshire (6) 6 Slap broken watch with bottom of brick (6) 8 Get out of control - like pins, perhaps (4,3) 9 Despatched railway guard (6) 13 Make half tremble, note (10) 15 Worried about being ribbed (7) 16 Textile manufacturer's bequest to

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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.

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Moon enters Gemini at 8:10am 2nd Jyesht Shuklapaksha Mrig Mithun [Gemini] K. Ch. Red 6

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will get various opportunities to improve your financial position and you will accomplish your objectives with relative ease. You will receive co-operation from others, which makes your task much easier. Personal affairs run smoothly. Youngsters have an exciting romance with someone they meet during the course of travel.

BABIES BORN TODAY: Beautiful, tall, lean body, healthy and long-lived. Intelligent, social mentally alert, quick witted, they could be misunderstood occasionally.

After a good education, a career as a financial advisor or administrative services would lead to gain. Considerable wealth and happiness is indicated.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Any project started or initiated today will have a favorable outcome. Criticism of any kind should be taken in the right spirit. Misunderstandings in your love life are intriguing. Avoid seeking a solution because you will only succeed in confusing the issue further.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Business meetings and social activities will prove favorable. You have worked hard and done well for yourself. People will go out of their way to be nice to you. An unguarded remark by you could undo the harmony gained in a work relationship. Try to relax a little and take things easy. The married have an understanding supportive mate to share their thoughts with.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Tact and diplomacy will win the day in handling workers or government officials. You may have to settle dues or perhaps repay a loan that has been pending for a while. Avoid getting involved in any gossip at work. It could go against you as others think you to be above petty behavior. The accent is on family, friends, and social pleasures. You will be in mood to splurge money on pleasures or organize a lavish party.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Work conditions will continue to be favorable. Financially a rewarding time and colleagues will be helpful and supportive. Artistic and creative pursuits will bring recognition. An outing or social get-together could be more tiring than you imagined. Personal life runs smoothly. Travel plans could change.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Focus on your current task and set-up realistic goals in business or career.

Think about direct needs and work towards achieving it. See that you are not neglecting something at work or in your career. If you feel constricted in any manner, do not hesitate to seek help and advice of others. At a social gathering or party you will the life of the party. The married will receive all the support from their mate.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): Some of you will be invited to give a talk or address a large gathering. Focus is on education, training, sports and cultural activities. Several favorable opportunities for investment on a short-term basis will materialize. Make the most of the current good phase. Someone may need care and attention which you will give at cost of your own well being and health.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): Working independently will benefit you. Receipt of large sum of money will ease your financial burden. Legal disputes are resolved. You will be able to turn a losing assignment around into one that gives profit.

Overseas influences are strong and favorable. If unsure about making commitment in a relationship immediately do not get pressurized into making one right now. It can wait.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Do not give in to your doubts or let others discourage you, even if you encounter a bad experience. Bide your time. Try not to react to quarrelsome temperaments and selfish wills. You will have much more physical energy and serenity of mind. You will emerge successful in your endeavors. It is easy to be complacent in a love relationship, and that is when things begin to sour. Do not take your love for granted.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Monetary gains are indicated through your efforts at work. Some of you may invest in a new home, property or a vehicle. Socially, you are much in demand. At a meeting or large gathering, you are going to be very popular. People will go out of their way to seek your company. In your natural cheer to keep everyone happy you could neglect your mate or beloved who may feel ill at ease or left out.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You may be feeling a little under the weather for no apparent reason at all. Subconsciously you may be seeking a change, which does not seem to be happening right now. If you are patient you will hear some good news later in the day which gladdens your heart. Destiny at times works faster if we leave burning issues alone and get on with life. Now is a good time to party hard and meet your friends.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Financial news is encouraging, more so in your line of trade. You get motivated and surge ahead to implement your fresh plans.

However, a lot of hard work is required on your part, and a long time frame, before you succeed in making your project financially rewarding. It is unfair to keep someone guessing about your romantic inclinations. You could be the loser in this episode.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Wait for fresh investments until you come across a real good bargain. A quick turnover in business leads to sudden monetary benefits.

Speculative ventures should be avoided.

Those associated with the media will sign new prestigious contract. Love life will sparkle. At a meeting or large gathering, you are going to be very popular and much in demand mainly with members of the opposite sex.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4982 ACROSS: 1 Clumps of gum (4) 4 __ __ out : person or thing different from all others in a group ? (3,3) 8 A coniferous tree (3) 10 Like peas in __ __ ? (1,3) 13 Shah Jahan's great mausoleum ?

(3,5) 14 State language of Maharashtra (7) 15 Hold the rein and walk with the winning horse, in a way ? (4,2) 17 Contradicted, rebutted or denied (9) 21 A Spanish title (3) 22 In short, I have (3) 23 "Fire" in Hindi (3) 26 Guard for the farmer, you'll surely agree ! (9) 27 ___ a hit : do not make a proper hit, in a way ? (6) 28 Bravery, daring or fortitude (7) 32 "Cite pill" anagram as being ovalshaped (8) 34 Affirm confidently (4) 35 ___ will be done : your wishes will be fulfilled (3) 36 Struggles, tries or attempts (6) 37 Has an obligation to, as in " ___ a favour.." ? (4) DOWN: 1 "Careless Whisper" group (4) 2 Noted couturier (4) 3 Acquaintances (4) 5 Built a barrier to keep back water (6) 6 Miles per hour, acronym (3) 7 Type of hose (6) 9 Bollywood's Aishwarya __ Bachchan (3) 11 Timid (5) 12 Union territory of ___ and Diu (5) 15 A glance (4) 16 Expensive, costly (4)

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SUDOKU 2168 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 18 19 20 23 24 25

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Furnish (6) Op. __ (3) Dart-throwing line (4) Affirm, admit (4) Ages (4) "L" in L.A. the famous city ? (3)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Shahid, 7 Abandons, 8 Show, 10 Omahas, 11 Kicker, 14 Bos, 16 Scare, 17 Slat, 19 Creel, 21 Crowd, 22 Uhura, 23 Cots, 26 Mensa, 28 Ria, 29 Crispy, 30 Tocsin, 31 Meat, 32 Overtake, 33 Neater.

DOWN: 1 Scoots, 2 Hohhot, 3 Daws, 4 Incised, 5 Polka, 6 A sore, 8 Saba, 9 OAS, 12 Ccl, 13 Ergot, 15 Crore, 18 Loder, 19 Cru, 20 Ewa, 21 Chapati, 22 USS, 23 Cicada, 24 Oast, 25 Senior, 26 Mccoy, 27 Nines, 28 Roe, 30 Tmen.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1987 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

Today’s clue: Y equals G

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

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Today’s ratings: 04 average; 05 good; 06 outstanding.

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: film, filmy, firm, firmly, flour, floury, foil, form, forum, foul, four, from, furl, fury, inform, uniform, UNIFORMLY, unify

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prising. "I am paying a monthly fees of Rs 18,000 to 22-Yards cricket academy where there is a proper pitch. I don't know how may cricketers who get selected for India get this treatment in their own state," a livid Jadhav said.

The 29-year-old, who was one of the better performers in Delhi Daredevils' disastrous campaign, doesn't hide his displeasure of not being given a chance to bat higher up the order in the initial games of the tournament.

"Actually, the logo on your chest matters!" he said with sarcasm. "If you have that India logo, you are bound to be taken more seriously.

Hopefully, after I play for India, I will also get a chance to bat higher up the order in IPL. I would also like to get a chance to play more deliveries to showcase my abilities," said Jadhav, who has scored a mammoth 1223 runs in Ranji Trophy this season.

Jadhav was always confident after the last season that the selectors will reward him for his good show.

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EW DELHI: It happens only in India where a cricketer, who will be soon donning the national colours, is not being provided with a proper training facility in his own backyard and has to pay from his own pocket to get one.

The disappointment in Kedar Jadhav's voice was palpable even as he got the news of his maiden callup in the national team for the tour of Bangladesh next month.

"I have represented Deccan Gymkhana Club in Pune for the past 14 years. Yet, they have refused to prepare a pitch so that I can have proper net sessions ahead of Bangladesh tour. Today, I have got India call-up, played for the 'A' team and IPL starting from this club. But I guess they are not happy with my progress," a dejected Jadhav told PTI. Asked how was he planning to train for the next two weeks before embarking on tour of Bangladesh, Kedar's reply was even more sur-

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Disappointed at India’s move to send weak team: Mushfiqur M

IRPUR: Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim has expressed disappointment over India's decision to send a weakened squad for the three one-dayers but added the move will act as extra motivation for the hosts.

After a marathon meeting of the selection panel in Mumbai, the BCCI named a 15-member team under Suresh Raina for the ODIs starting June 15. The squad is without eight of its regular players including MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, and this does not amuse Mushfiqur.

"I didn't expect them to take this series so lightly," Mushfiqur told reporters in Mirpur.

"We have a chance to give a reply on the field. There is extra motivation. They haven't invited us yet so if we do well in this series, it sends a message," added the wicketkeeper-batsman.

Mushfiqur is also banking on star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team in IPL, to provide in-

puts on the visiting Indian players. "I know most of them and have seen them play, but Shakib has played against all of them, so we will pick his brain. In this day and age, it is hard not to have knowledge on a player," said Mushfiqur.

India may be hoping that IPLborn players like Pervez Rasool (Sunrisers Hyderabad off-spinner), Mohit Sharma (Chennai Super Kings medium-pacer), Wriddhiman Saha (Kings XI Punjab wicketkeeper) and Akshar Patel (Kings XI left-arm spinner) can make an impact but Mushfiqur opines that pressure will be on the visitors. "We have defeated their best team in the past. They have a young team, and despite the standard of the IPL, international cricket is a more difficult stage,� he added.

Chennai outplayed us in all departments: Wright M

UMBAI: Crashed out of the Indian Premier League after going down to Chennai Super Kings in the Eliminator, Mumbai Indians head coach John Wright admitted that the reigning champions were completely outplayed in all departments of the game.

"We had a lot of confidence going into the match because in the last one year or so we have been tough opponents for CSK. To their credit, they probably outplayed us in all departments," Wright said at the

Semifinal finish in WC will be big for Indian hockey: Pargat

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HANDIGARH: Fully aware about the Herculan task that awaits the Indian men's hockey team in the upcoming World Cup, former captain Pargat Singh today said a semifinal finish in the mega-event would be a big achievement for the past masters of the game.

"Going by the team's performance since last year till date, if we reach the semifinals that will be a big achievement. It will be a credit to the team," Pargat told PTI. The hockey World Cup will be played at The Hague, Netherlands from May 31 to June 15. But before the start of the tournament, India were dealt two huge blows in the form of strikers Ramandeep Singh and Nikkin Thimmaiah, who were ruled out due to injuries. "We are already eighth in the world ranking. And adding to this injuries (to Ramandeep and Nikkin) have come at this hour. We will need to put up a really good show to compete with the top teams," Pargat said.

post match press conference.

The two-time champion, Chennai comfortably managed to overhaul Mumbai's 173 with eight balls to spare and Wright rued that his side fell short by 20 runs. "We probably ended up with 20 runs less with the bat. From the position we got to, we were looking at 190 plus. While bowling we needed early wickets but could not achieve that. We weren't quite on top of our game and were punished for that," said the former New Zealand captain.

"We probably needed more runs.

At one stage we had a lot of wickets in hand. It was a matter of just one player coming off, but it did not happen. We have some big power hitters but we did not play in the dominating manner. We needed someone in those last five overs," he pointed out. Wright said his players knew if they could perform like they did against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday night to qualify for the playoff stage, they would trouble Chennai, but that did not happen.

India beat South Africa 4-1 in WILL HE GO THE MAXIMUM? final practice game ahead of WC T

HE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS), May 29 (PTI) A spirited India defeated South Africa 4-1 in their final practice game to round off their warm-up campaign ahead of the hockey World Cup on a positive note here.

India had earlier lost 1-2 to Argentina in the first practice game.

Hit hard by injuries to two key strikers -- Ramandeep Singh and Nikkin Thimmaiah, the Indians played the game against South Africa with a maturity head and sense of purpose.

India's three goals came from penalty corner conversion by Rupinderpal Singh (2) and V R Raghunath, while captain Sardar Singh also contributed to the scoreline with a field goal. India dominated proceedings for most part of the match and took the lead at the closing stages of the first half through a penalty corner conversion by Rupinder.

Rupinder registered his name in the scoresheet again when he successfully converted another penalty corner in the second half to double India's lead. The South Africans did

manage to pull one back from a set piece but the Indian defence stood tall thereafter to thwart any danger to their citadel.

Skipper Sardar made the scoreline 3-1 in favour of India with a field strike before Raghunath completed the formalities with a penalty corner conversion. Speaking on India's performance against South Africa, India's High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans, said: "The first half of the match turned out to be a little slower than expected, but the second half of the game saw a really good performance by the team, where defence also gave an excellent response.

"We are happy to see both Lalit Upadhyay and Yuvraj Walmiki (Ramandeep and Nikkin's replacements) living up to the expectations from their very first match. The team has been preparing for a long time now and it's time for the boys to deliver their best. I am confident that the boys will perform well in this tournament."

India captain Sardar Singh too was satisfied with the outcome of the match.

Kings XI Punjab's batsman Glenn Maxwell during a practice session ahead of the play off match against Chennai Superkings in Mumbai on Thursday.

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Nadal hands young gun Thiem a brutal French Open lesson

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ARIS: Defending champion Rafael Nadal handed out a bruising lesson to highly-rated Austrian Dominic Thiem on Thursday as a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory took the Spaniard into the French Open third round.

Eight-time winner Nadal, bidding to be the first man to clinch five Roland Garros titles in a row, had been expected to face a severe test from the 20-year-old world number 57. But Thiem, who trains for big matches by running through forests carrying tree trunks to build stamina, ran out of steam on Philippe Chatrier court despite showing occasional glimpses of potential.

Nadal took his career record in Paris to 61 wins against a single loss and goes on to face either Leonardo Mayer of Argentina or Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili. "Dominic is a dangerous player and I knew that if I wasn't playing well then I'd be in trouble," said Nadal.

"But he is a future star, 100 percent. His level of ball is very high, he is strong on the forehand and backhand. He has everything to be a big champion."

Thiem had beaten Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka in Madrid and gave 27-year-old Nadal plenty to think about in an eight-

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minute opening game. But Nadal proceeded to pounce on Thiem's raw inconsistencies which saw the young Austrian break the Spaniard twice only to be broken himself seven times and commit 41 unforced errors.

Nadal's compatriot David Ferrer, the fifth seed and last year's runnerup, cruised past Italy's Simone

Maharashtra boys stun Punjab

The Maharashtra junior boys team stunned last year's runners-up and one of the tournament favourites Punjab.

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OCHI: In a day of upsets, Maharashtra boys stunned last year’s runners up Punjab 91-73 to register their second straight win. Defending champs Delhi boys too fell to Chhattisgarh 66-22 in the 65th National Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Women at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kadavanthra, Kochi. Already assured of their place in the quarterfinals, Delhi boys lacked the energy to compete against a hungrier Chhattisgarh side that was looking for its first win in the tournament in order to avoid relegation to the lower level (Level 2).

The day undoubtedly belonged to the boys from Maharashtra. With the Maharashtra coach Nasir Ansari

telling his players to “Bindaas Jaake Khelna” (Hindi for “just go out and have fun”), the much shorter Maharashtra players tied up the taller Punjab line up in knots through all four quarters.

With crisp ball movement, imaginative passing (that included numerous behind the back passes and once even through the legs of an opposing player!), multiple steals and excellent help defense, Maharashtra frustrated the much vaunted boys from the north for four straight quarters. After this match, Maharashtra and Punjab are both 2-1 in the tournament with one league match remaining. Both teams are assured of quarterfinal berths.

UMBAI: Maharashtra’s Rian Pandole marched into the semi-finals of the boy’s under-16 singles event of the Babolat 8th Ramesh Desai National Championship for boys’ and girls’ under16 and under-12, being organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA).

The lanky Mumbai boy, firing on all cylinders scored an authoritative 6-1, 6-1 victory against eighth seed Nitin Kumar Sinha of West Bengal in a quarter-final match played in the sweltering afternoon heat at the MSLTA courts on Thursday.

Pandole, who had sent out top seed Nikshep BR in the previous round on Wednesday, asserted his dominance from the beginning and called the shots throughout.

In the first set he broke Sinha’s service in the fourth and sixth games while holding his service games to win the set. He contin-

ued to hold sway in the second and had three breaks in the third, fifth and seventh games to clinch the win. Pandole, who next meets another unseeded player Chandigarh’s Param Pun, who scored an upset 6-2, 6-1 win over sixth seed Shrey Gupta of Haryana.

Punjab’s second seed Paramveer Singh Bajwa is the only player among the top eight to make the semis. He beat Sumit Pal Singh of Jammu and Kashmir 6-4, 7-5 to set up a semi-final meeting with unseeded Siddanth Banthia of Mahrashtra. Banthia defeated Tamil Nadu’s Manish S. 6-4, 6-3.

In the girl’s under-16 competition, top seed Abinikka R. of Tamil Nadu breezed to another facile win defeating Punjab’s Sarah Dev 6-1, 6-1.Third seed Mikha Yadav of Maharashtra strolled to a 6-3, 6-0 win against Jennifer Luikham of Haryana to seal her place in the last four round.

Fr. Agnel-Blue ride to win on Shinde’s brace UMBAI: Fr. Agnel-Blue riding warya Suresh doubled the lead beM on Sneha Shinde’s double fore Shinde once hit the target in strikes stormed to a 3-0 win against the 25th minute for the third goal.

Sellebrity romp to emphatic win

Sea View SC in a Group-B league match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) organised Women’s Football League – 2014 and played at the Karnatak Sporting Association ground, Cross Maidan on Thursday afternoon.

Dictating terms from the outset, Fr. Agnel opened the scoring through Shinde’s effort in the 10th minute. Five minutes later Ash-

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Bolelli 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 and next faces either Italy's Andreas Seppi or Juan Monaco of Argentina.

Ferrer has made the quarter-finals of all of his last nine majors and such was the ease of his fifth win in five against Bolelli that the most challenging part of his day was fielding questions over his grooming.

In another match of the same group, Bombay Gymkhana got the better of Franco Sports by a narrow 1-0 margin. Alisha Dantes netted the lone goal of the match.

Results: At Karnatak SA ground, Cross Maidan – Women’s league – Group-B: Fr. Agnel-Blue 3 (Sneha Shinde 10th & 25th min, Ashwarya Suresh 15th) beat Sea View SC 0; Bombay Gymkhana 1 (Alisha Dantes 40th) beat Franco Sports 0.

New Hind, Rising Star enter the final

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UMBAI: Hriday Mehta and Tirth Trivedi’s impressive bowling helped New Hind beat Parle Tilak by six wickets to enter into the finals of the CIA U-10 tournament, played at the Kohinoor Cricket Academy on Thursday.

Parle Tilak failed to materialize the opportunity after opting to bat and succumbed to the opposition's bowling. Anish More scored a crucial knock of 23 runs in 24 balls and while Mridul Patole contributed 20 runs in 22 balls to take them to 105 runs. In reply, New Hind’s medium pacer and man of the match holder Ayush Shinde scored a quick 28 runs. Parle Tilak’s bowlers failed to stop the sturdy reply as they reached home comfortably with six

wickets in hand. In the other match, between Shivai Cricket Academy and Rising Star with the latter started off their semi final encounter on a positive note opting for the cherry in hand. Shivai CA’s Suraj Yadav looked in great form and scored a quick fire 41 with seven fours. However, the bowlers of the Rising Star Ashwin and Ganesh capitalised with three wickets each, which helped them to stop the opposition's scoring spree.

Brief Scores: Parle Tilak 105/8 in 15 overs (Anish More 23, Mridul Patole 20; Manan 3/5, Saumil 1/3) lost to New Hind107/4 in 14.4 overs (Ayush Shinde 28, Rugved Jadhav* 19) by six wickets. Shivai CA 105/8 in 15 overs (Suraj Yadav 41, Adarsh 11; Ashwin 3/8 & Ganesh 1/3) lost to Rising Star 108/3 in 11.5 overs (Vatsal Thakkar* 38, Prem 17) by seven wickets.

UMBAI: Sellebrity FC blunted the fire-power of Young Guns by romping to a facile 5-1 win in a one-sided First Division play-off match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League, played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Thursday evening.

Consistent scorer Daniel Fernandes gave Sellebrity an early lead by scoring in the very fifth minute. Sellebrity put up a stronger display in the second session and scored four times during this period to knock the fight out of their opponents.

Joshua Fernandes, Karan Kapoor, Kenrick Pereira and Zeeshan Tharia contributed one each, while Deepak P netted the consolation goal for the losers. In other play-off matches, Reserve Bank of India defeated Falcon Brothers 2and later Mumbai Strikers outplayed Mumbai Port Trust 3-0.

Results: At the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel – Div-I play-off: Sellebrity FC 5 (Daniel Fernandes 5th min, Joshua Fernandes 47th, Karan Kapoor 49th, Kenrick Pereira 65th, Zeeshan Tharia 70th) beat Young Guns 1 (Deepak P); Reserve Bank of India 2 (Rupesh Meher 27th, Rahul Shinde 61st) beat Falcon Brothers 0; Mumbai Strikers 3 (Lanster Fernandes 10th, Ravish D’Souza 16th, Akshay 46th) beat Mumbai Port Trust 0.

OUR GOAL IS THE QUARTER-FINALS: BUFFON SPORTS

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taly captain Gianluigi Buffon claims the Azzurri's minimum target at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil is to reach the quarterfinal stages. The 2006 world champions, coached by Cesare Prandelli, finished runners-up at UEFA EURO 2012 and ended last year's FIFA Confederation Cup in third place.

"I can't say with absolute certainty that we will reach the Final or the semi-finals," Buffon said in Thursday's press conference. "I believe that we are reliable team, in the sense we are able to win the games we have to win.

"At times, we are also able to surprise in games where we are not

considered favourites. If we reach the quarter-finals, it will already be a good World Cup for us."

The Juventus veteran goalkeeper knows Italy are going to have to overcome some very good teams if they are to be a serious threat to win the competition for the fifth time.

"We are a matured team," Buffon said. "We have few limitations and for that reason, we are a reliable side.

"But we have to be honest and recognise the value of other rivals.

When you talk about Spain, Argentina, Brazil and Germany, they are all a step ahead of us and hence, are favourites. We are behind them,

Hawking offers a brief history of extra time L

ONDON: Bald or fair-headed players are more likely to score in a penalty shoot-out but England have little hope in the World Cup either way, according to renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking. The author of the bestselling 'A Brief History of Time' was commissioned by a British bookmaker to look at an even briefer 90 minutes plus extra time - and crack the secrets of World Cup success. Or, more specifically, England's lack of it since 1966. The light-hearted findings published on the Paddy Power website do not demand a doctorate to decipher even if some of them remain as mysterious as the darkest depths of the cosmos.

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Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer dead at 85

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AMPA (FLORIDA): Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, died on Wednesday. He was 85. Glazer gained a global profile through his ownership of United, one of the biggest and best supported football clubs in the world.

But he was deeply unpopular with hardcore United fans after loading the club with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt following a 2005 buyout. His death was announced on the website of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football team, one of his other sports franchises. "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are saddened to announce the passing of Owner/President Malcolm Glazer earlier this morning at the age of 85," the statement said. "A dynamic business leader, Glazer helped mold the Buccaneers into a model franchise and one respected league-wide."

imon Mignolet excels in everything he does. The proud holder of a degree in Political Science, the Belgium and Liverpool keeper is one of life’s achievers, and there is no place where he has been achieving more lately than between the posts for club and country.

“I think he's an outstanding goalkeeper who is only going to get better and better,” enthused Brendan Rodgers, his manager at Liverpool, who were indebted in no small part to the Belgian for their second place in the English Premier League.

“He has come into a huge club and replaced a legendary figure at the club in Pepe Reina. That was always going to take a bit of time,” continued Rodgers. “But over the course of the season he has made a big contribution. Simon hasn't ever cost us a game but he has certainly gained us points.”

The Belgian Simon Mignolet, who kept ten clean sheets for the Anfield club during the campaign, reflected on his domestic season: “It was my first year at Liverpool and the first time in my career that I’ve played for such a big club. I’m satisfied with my first season, though I’m well aware that I can still improve a lot. “I’m only 26 and that’s still young for a goalkeeper. I don’t really have any personal goals. I just think about team goals, and we’ve achieved one by making it to the Champions League.”

Though Mignolet has just one trophy on his CV – a Belgian second division championship won with Sint Truiden in 2009 – his has been a rapid ascent, from his country’s sec-

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alongside France, (a side) that has a big potential, and Belgium, who could reach the semi-finals and it wouldn't be a surprise."

Buffon has plenty of World Cup experience, having taken part in the last four tournaments with the Azzurri and lifted the trophy eight years ago. "The World Cup is such a strange and brief competition that not always the value of a team is respected," the 36-year-old said. "Perhaps energy, freshness and fortune makes the difference.

"It will be my fifth? It's a good achievement but that doesn't mean I'm satisfied. Like in any top competition, you prepare to face it al-

Ghana coach praises attitude of players G

hana coach Kwesi Appiah has praised the unity and discipline in his squad which completed a second week of training for the World Cup and is set to be pruned for the trip to Brazil.

"The unity is so great and discipline is very high. Discipline plays a big role, if you want to be successful, 100 percent lies with the players' behaviour and so far it has been good," he said in Arnhem, where the Black Stars are preparing ahead of Saturday's international warm-up against the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

"There is this kind of competition, no one is sure of himself at the moment. Everybody is attentive to whatever is taught in training. Everyone tries to do whatever he can and for me, it's good for the team and I am really impressed."

Appiah will drop three players and on Sunday the team will travel to Miami for the last stage of their preparations. Ghana have organised three separate training camps – at home in Accra, in the Netherlands and in the U.S. – in marked contrast to their relatively chaotic arrangements ahead of previous World Cup appearances.

The coach said in the past, players often had reasons to complain about their preparations but it was different this time around. "...the FA has done well, making sure everything they need is put in place," added Appiah in an audio interview supplied by the Ghana Football Association.

"We've learned from previous World Cups and have made sure everything has been put in place so they don't have cause to complain."

Australia the first team to arrive in Brazil A

ond tier to the upper reaches of the English top flight in less than five years. “I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished,” he said, taking stock of his rising fortunes. “Yes, it has come quickly, but I’ve still got a long way to go. The only thing I can do to improve is keep on working. That’s what I’ve been doing for the last five years and it’s what I’m going to carry on doing for the next five.”

Dedication has long been a watchword for a player who has continued to further his education at the same time as pursuing his keeping career. In negotiating his transfer from Sint Truiden to Sunderland, the Belgian was not so much worried about his salary or getting his hands on a good car as finding out how he could carry on with his studies.

ustralia has become the first of the total 31 teams to land in Brazil for the FIFA World Cup 2014™. The Socceroos reached Brazilian soil on Wednesday at around 6pm local when they arrived at the Curitiba International Airport.

“We are the underdogs. It will be a good opportunity for the Australian team to surprise, so this is all very exciting. And being in the ‘soccer country’ is an extra motivation, of course”, said midfielder Tommy Oar before the team boarded another flight - to Vitoria, in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, where Australia’s Team Base Camp is located.

“We’ve been training for the last few days and things have gone well. We still have some two more weeks to keep on training, so I think we will be well-prepared for the World Cup." Playing their third consecutive FIFA World Cup, the Socceroos are part of Group B in Brazil alongside Chile – their first opponents on 13 June in Cuiaba – and 2010 finalists Spain and the Netherlands.

Tim Cahill of the Socceroos is welcomed on the tarmac as the Socceroos arrive in Curitiba en route to Vitoria on May 28 in Espirito Santo do Pinhal, Brazil.

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