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25-year-old woman was robbed and brutally attacked by an unidentified man between Mira Road and Dahisar railway stations early on Thursday morning. According to the police, 25year-old Aparna Deependra Mehta had boarded the ladies compartment of the Dadarbound local from platform number two of Bhayandar railway station at 4:50 am on Thursday. A resident of Bhayandar, Aparna was alone in the compartment. As the Any woman commuter is at risk while travelling on a train these days. train moved out of the platform at Mira Road, an un- tacked her with a hammer hind in a pool of blood with known man jumped in and and then yanked off her or- severe head injuries, was tried to snatch Aparna’s naments before getting off taken to the Centenary Hospichain. After Aparna tried to the train just as it was enter- tal in Kandivli. Her condition resist the robbery attempt, ing Dahisar station. Continued on pg 8 « the infuriated assailant atAparna, who was left be-

DAMAGE CONTROL BUDGET MUMBHAI Vikas Sabnis

Additional budget for 2014-15 presented by Cong-NCP government has many sops for common man, trader and industry By Suyash Padate

You people are lucky! Your shelter is not likely to get demolished until the assembly elections are over.

gainst the backdrop of debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, the state government has swung into the action for damage control exercise. Keeping an eye on the forthcoming Assembly elections, the Congress-NCP government yesterday presented an additional budget for 2014-15 projecting a revenue deficit of Rs 4,103 crore against Rs 3,017 crore in 2013-14, which can be termed as a populist budget. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is holding charge of the Finance department, presented the budget in the Assembly. As a part of slew sops, Pawar has proposed tax exemption worth Rs

962 crore to traders, farmers and industry. He assured the house that the revenue loss on account of these waivers would be compensated by efficient tax collection. In a bid to lure the working class, the government has proposed increase in the Profession Tax salary limit to Rs.7,500 from Rs.5,000. This will benefit nearly 8,00,000 low wage earners and employees. Mentally retarded persons are exempted from Profession Tax. Further, in order to boost the commerce, the government has proposed amendment to the Maharashtra Stamp Duty Act so that reasonability can be achieved in stamp duty Continued on pg 8 «

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48 Hours Pg13-20 In spite of all its trumpeting about security arrangements in ladies compartments, and a mere 45 days after a woman was killed at Nalasopara in a Churchgate-bound local, another gets brutally attacked and robbed on a train between Mira Road and Dahisar

Hinduja Hospital goes green

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With Mumbai being the ‘noisiest city in the world’, do you think stringent enforcement of noisecontrol mechanism is the need of the hour? Rachna Kuradia Social Media Executive Yes, of course. I live near a busy street, and though I am on the 16th floor, I am awoken every morning by the sound of traffic. This is odd because I have never noticed a jam or block.

Meghna Kuradia Student Yes. Since the Mumbai community comprises people from all over India, it seems we are celebrating a festival every week with extra-loud music being played on speakers well into the night.

Dhanesh Kandhari PR Executive No. If rules are put in place, then youngsters will be unfairly targeted during weekend parties and get-togethers, even if we aren't making too much noise. Hitesh Keswani Exporter Yes. My grandmother who cannot even leave the house is exposed to the commotion on the streets on a daily basis, and gets peace and quiet for only half the night.

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n the occasion of World Environment Day, P.D. Hinduja Hospital organised an event with children for drawing inspirational messages on a wall to spread the message of 'Go Green'. The hospital took permission from authorities for children to draw messages on the outside wall of Dhote Udyan (opposite to IPD building). More than 50 children of hospital employees and from the community came together in the morning to paint the wall with 'Go Green' messages based on the theme of preservation of natural resources and conservation of the environment. Teachers from JJ College of Arts supported this event of the hospital by providing guidance to the children while painting the wall. The hospital undertook this project to inculcate a habit of

Children painting environment awareness messages at Dhote Udyan, near Shivaji Park. conservation of resources in the young minds and understand their role in preservation of

Collective partnership for environ consciousness essential: Javadekar Union Minister for Environment & Forests urges unity in preserving environment to secure the future By A Staff Reporter

nion Minister for Environment & Forests Prakash Javadekar, on the World Environment Day said collective partnership of all stakeholders is needed to create environmental consciousness and promote sustainable development. “Today isWorld Environment Day: Ajay Vakecha Let's take oath to put collective efPhotographer forts to make the Environment Safe No. Being the and Sustainable. Let us preserve en'noisiest city in the vironment, let us secure the future” world' is not half as he tweeted ahead of addressing the bad as having the World Environment Day function in highest rat to human the national capital yesterday. ratio in the world! Speaking on the occasion, Javadekar threw light upon the viReaders wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may sion of Prime Minister Narendra send us their name, day-time telephone number with Modi for changing the nomenclaa passport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in ture of the Ministry to “Ministry of Your Subject line must be: opinion Environment, Forest & Climate Secretary of Environment Forest & Climate Change”. He assured that India Change, V. Rajagopalan presents a sapling to would play a proactive role in the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar international events related to enas agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan vironment in the days to come. looks at a function in New Delhi on Thursday. The new system of online sub-

mission of applications for environmental clearance announced earlier became operational on the World Environment Day yesterday. The Minister said it will promote transparency in governance and also speed up the process. He further added that no applications would be entertained for clearances through any route other than the online system from July 1, 2014. During the function, the environment minister released a special poster on the islands and coastal areas of India. The minister also released various books and reference guides related to environment and wildlife which included books on animal and plant discoveries, Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity, India’s First Biennial Update Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and a book on Indian mammals, among others. The Guest of Honour Prof. M.S. Swaminathan in his key-note address gave an overview of the problems pertaining to the coastline eco-system in the country and its implications on the environment and the people at large. Earlier in the day, the Environment Minister had sent saplings of trees to all parliamentarians to evoke a positive response towards environmental protection.

resources for future. P.D. Hinduja Hospital has undertaken such activities in the past too (2009 and 2011) and has been a partner with the community for better environment. On this occasion, Gautam Khanna, CEO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital said, “Our hospital has always believed in conservation of resources for better quality of life of the next generation. I am happy that these kids are painting the wall on this occasion to spread the same message. Our hospital works towards providing quality healthcare to all, and keeping the environment green. Conservation of environment plays an important role in maintaining good quality of life of the citizens and we are happy to be part of this initiative.”

Green and healthy On World Environment Day, Mumbai geared up with efforts to save and protect the city and its environment By Santia Dudi

ocusing on major issues like usage of recycled products, planting trees, using public transport, maintaining cleanliness on this Environment Day, the ADC spoke to Mumbaikars who did their part in saving the environment. Trees are crucial for a better environment. Neha Kumar (20), a student from Fort in south Mumbai, who is actively into greening, said, "Everyone should plant at least one tree. It will make a huge difference. Using recycled products is also an effective step. I have planted trees and that's my way to protect the environment." Falguni Pandare (21), her friend, feels that using recycled products is definitely not a popular trend in India as yet. She says,"I believe in the concept of aforestation. Usage of recycled products is limited to a very small section of people." Despite the issue being raised at different platforms about planting trees to protect the environment, there are people who never planted trees ever! Shahrukh Wadia (60) agitated about the lack of space in the city, said, "I have never planted a tree. I don't know where to plant one. Where is the place to plant trees in this city?" Ranjit, a solar engineer feels that there is no concept of greening in the city, and the careless attitude of people has ruined the environment. He says,"Everyone can easily play an important role in saving the environment.We can plant trees, use public transport as much as possible and keep our surroundings clean. Aforestation is the best thing to opt for." Chinmay Shukla (15) says,"Using biodegradable and recycled products is a good thing, but planting

A citizen takes a solemn oath to protect the environment on the Green Book. trees is the best option." Our young Mumbaikars feel that it's everyone's responsibilty to protect the environment. Nikhil Patil (15), believes that a single effort will make a difference. He adds, "I have planted trees and I feel good about it. Everyone should plant trees in order to save the environment. A green environment is a healthy environment." "The concept of using recycled products is not popular in India," says Mitesh (26), owner of Venus Paper Mart. He further added, "The demand for recycled paper is hardly 10 per cent. People are not comfortable with the concept of using recycled things here." recyclekaro.com, a waste managment company, took the initiative to spread awareness about recycling of different products. They organised awareness campaigns regarding the usage of recycled products to save the environment. The Green Team at recycle karo inspired people to take oath on the Green Book to protect the environment. Rajesh Nathan, a member of the Green Team, says,"Our organisation is spreading awareness about using recycled products for the past five years. Today, the members of our Green Team are conducting awareness programmes all over Mumbai. Unlike in the West, our people are not well-informed about the concept of recycling. That's why the awareness is important."

Still a distant dream

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The RGJAY scheme to provide low-cost medical facilities to the poor sections of society has largely failed in the Naxal-affected districts of Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gondiya, Gadchiroli and Nandurbar, discovers Vishnudas Sheshrao

reatment becomes a farfetched and almost unattainable dream for the people falling under the government's Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (RGJAY) scheme when even the registration for treatment happens to be an impossibly tedious process. The state government's ambitious online health scheme, set up to deliver medical care to deprived classes, is not working out. The rea-

Padmakar Valvi, Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare. sons are simple: Several districts do not have high band frequency Internet Irregular supply of electricity Six months after the scheme was launched, registration in the Naxalaffected districts of Bhandara, Gondiya, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Nandurbar has not yet touched the 1,000 mark. However, there are many patients who would make for eligible beneficiaries, who are struggling with life-threatening health problems, but are undergoing and paying for their medical treatment at private hospitals. Only 582 patients have been registered till May end as beneficiaries

from Nandurbar district. However, in the adjoining Dhule district, 7,680 patients were registered and authorised and cleared for free surgeries. Similarly, Bhandara district has registered only 788 patients while the neighbouring Nagpur registered 3,073 in the same time span. Gondiya has registered 551 patients, Chandrapur 951 patients and Gadchiroli 642 patients till the end of May. In other districts though, the number of patients registered under this scheme has run into many thousands. Padmakar Valvi (Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare) said “The registration is going in Nandurbar district, however, the number may be low as compare to other districts. In my opinion, other small surgeries should be added in RGJAY so it will be more helpful for poor people.” One of the main reasons for low registration in these district is the difficulty of reaching out to people living in remote areas. The district co-ordinator admitted that the scheme is yet to reach scores of villages. Months after the health scheme started, several districts did not have computers, Internet connection and electricity supply. When they got the computers and Internet connectivity, they did not get decent places to set up RGJAY centres. Consequently, registration for RGJAY could not work out. The scheme is thus struggling in these districts. Local authorities, as well as senior officers in the state, were not eager to implement the health scheme in these districts. Every district has one district co-ordinator for RGJAY as per the list published on the official website. However, in Naxal affected regions, one co-ordinator has to handle two districts. Local authorities demanded that these districts should have two coordinators per district as virtual and physical communication is very difficult here. People are illiterate and they cannot read pamphlets in-

170 students will have to wait for another year

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tudents between the age group of 6 and 13 are finding it difficult to register under this scheme as their names are not updated on ration cards. Earlier these students were treated under some other scheme. Headmasters of schools used to refer students with health problems to the district civic hospital where they were treated free of cost. However, now students are also covered under RGJAY for which they have to submit a long list of documents. An estimated 170 students are deprived of free medical treatment in these five districts simply because their name is not officials, they have to wait till on the ration cards and their age the next fiscal year for free is above six years. According to medication.

No Naxal threat

he fear of Naxal violence is a presumed reason behind the low registration rate. However, no Naxal violence has been reported as far as doctors and para-medical staff are concerned. A district co-ordinator, who does not wish to be named, said, “When we ask civic hospital staffers for transportation of patients, they are reluctant. Though there is no casualty of doctors so far, the mines on roads do not distinguish between an ambulance and a police jeep.

be done soon. When contacted, Pande, on Thursday evening was admitted in a private hospital as the intensity of his pain was unbearable. He said, “Every time they give me free medicine and a promise of surgery. I have completed my documentation and am waiting for the surgery. After a long wait, now I have come to a private hospital.” Chaya Patel, a resident of Nandurbar district, is one of the very few fortunate patients who was been operated under the RGJAY. She was being operated on Thursday in a private hospital, the bill for which will be paid by an insurance company on behalf of RGJAY. Chaya's husband said, “It was not that easy as you think. Last year, we four brothers got divided. Consequently, my name was deleted from the ration card. Initially, they told me that my wife cannot be a beneficiary for free medical scheme.” He added, “I made several rounds to the tehsil office to get a new card with old notes and entry dates. Fi-

Copied Andhra Pradesh scheme but not its success

he Maharashtra government had initiated this scheme along the lines of that of the Andhra Pradesh government after watching the rising popularity of the then AP Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who had started a unique scheme – Aarogyasri – to provide free medication to poor people who cannot afford costly surgeries. The state government had started the RGJAY in November 2013, strategically just six months before the general Parliamentary

forming them about the scheme. In border areas, gypsy communities do not understand Marathi, Hindi or English. They have got their own dialect. It takes considerable time to convince them to come in for medical treatments. A Chief Civil Surgeon attached to these hospitals said, “The patient first has to be diagnosed for one of the 971 diseases covered by the RGJAY. However, our problems is that we don't have diagnostic facilities here.” He added, “The patients have to go to Nagpur to get diagnostic tests done. If he is found positive in the

elections and one year before the state assembly elections, with an aim to gain mileage from the economically backward classes having income below Rs.1 lakh per year. In Andhra Pradesh, this scheme was trouble-free with a total health cover of Rs.2 lakh per family covering 938 medical surgeries and treatments. Against this, in Maharashtra, the health cover was reduced to Rs.1.5 lakh and the number of diseases covered are 971.

Chaya K Patel, lucky beneficiary of RGJAY.

nally, it worked out.” Some private hospitals are pertests, then the patient has fulfilled forming small surgeries as their just one of the conditions men- package is lucrative and it has low tioned in the long list which in- risk. However, there is hardly any cludes at least half a dozen private hospital carrying out comdocuments. Under normal circum- plex heart surgeries. stances, no one is ready to go for it. Consequently, registration is very low.” Jitendra Pande (43), who works Pre-auth Treated with unaided private schools in District Gondiya, was diagnosed with a 788 717 heart problem last year. Since No- Bhandara 551 492 vember 2013, he has regularly been Gondiya 865 going to the district office of RGJAY Chandrapur 951 at the district head quarters. Every Gadchiroli 642 619 time, he has been given some med- Nandurbar 582 534 icine and told that his surgery will

Medical treatments performed

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THANKSGIVING

I have changed my name from Shenaaz Hashim Sheikh to Shehnaz Hashim Sheikh as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9294

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St. Jude the worker of miracles pray for us. St. Jude the helper of the hopeless, pray for us. C-9282

LOST & FOUND

I, Mr. Gulam Hussain Mohammed Ramzan. Residing at: Safa Tower, 5th floor, Plot No. 502, Near Noorbaug, Dongri, Mumbai – 400009. Hereby declare that, I have lost my House Agreement, Electricity Bill, Mentance Reciept & Shares Certificate . A Complain in this regard is lodged with Dongri Police Station. Finder please inform on:9821364504. C-9309

PUBLIC NOTICE

I have changed my name from Feroz Pyrejan Sayyad to Feroz Pyrejan Sayed as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9295 I have changed my name from Archana Sanjay Pille to Archana Sanjay Pillai as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9296

CHANGE OF NAME I, Ravi Kumar Jaiswal, have changed my name to Ravi Jaiswal as per Affidavit dated 20-04-2014. C-9283 I have changed my name from Carol Francis D’Souza to Carol Abel Patania as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. X-78091. C-9284 I have changed my name from Sajan Kumar Radhakishan Jogani to Sajjan Radhakishan Jogani as per Affidavit. C-9285 I have changed my old name from Mahesh Arjunsingh Chaudhary to new name Mahesh Chaudhary, 404, Salasar Gomkl C.H.S., Bhayandar, Thane-401 101 as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No. U-34483. C-9286

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given to the Public that the following Original Document's (1) Allotment letter dated 29/07/2008 of CIDCO file No. 1504 Node Dronagiri issue by CIDCO Ltd. In favour of Shri. Ganpat Shiva Kadu (i.e.The first OriginalLicensee) (2) Plot Transfer letter dated 30/07/2008 issue by CIDCO Ltd. In favour of Shri. Ganpat Shiva Kadu (i.e.The first Original Licensee) (3) Registered Agreement to lease of open plot dated 05/08/2008 at Sub- Registrar office Uran under document No. 2352/2008 Executed between CIDCO Ltd. And The First Original Licensee the receipt for the same bearing receipt No.1462 (4) Registered Tripartite Agreement to lease of open plot dated 26/08/2008 at SubRegistrar office Uran under document No. 2594/2008 Executed between CIDCO Ltd. And Shri.Ganpat Shiva Kadu (i.e. The first Original Licensee) And Mr. Rajsingh B. Chauhan (i.e. Present owner) the receipt for the same, all the aforesaid original document for the open Plot, bearing Plot No.219, admeasuring about 40 Sq.Mtrs. Situated at Sector- 56, Dronagiri, Tal. Uran & Dist. Raigad, allotted under 12.5% scheme by the CIDCO has been lost / misplaced while travelling. I undersigned Rajsingh B. Chauhan (Present owner) have sold my aforesaid open plot to Mr. Shivkumar K. Taneja(purchase) by an Agreement of Assignment dated 15/05/2014. (Subject to terms and condition of said Agreement of Assignment). All person's are hereby informed not to deal or carry out any transaction with anyone on the basis of the said missing document. If anyone has already carried out or being carried out kindly inform the undersigned in writing on the below mentioned address within 7 days from this present. Sd/Mr. Rajsingh B. Chauhan (Present owner) C-6-6-1:4, Sector-03,CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614 Date : 06/6/2014

I have changed my name from Gloria Florie Moreiro to Gloria Maxie Pinto as per Affidavit No. 29-5-2014. C-9287 I have changed my name from Khatoon Noor Mohamed to Khatoon Noor Mohamed Umer as per Affidavit 5/6/2014 C-9288 I have changed my name from Mr. Sashidharan Gopal Pillai to Mr. Sasidharan Gopal Pillai as per Affidavit dated 04/06/2014 C-9289 I have changed my name from Miss.Shyja Pillai to Mrs. Shyja Pramod Nair as per Affidavit dated 03/06/2014 C-9290 I have changed my name from Fawwaz Ahmed Nisar Ahmed Shaikh to Fawaz Nisar Ahmed Sheikh as per Affidavit dated 04/06/2014 C-9291 I have changed my name from Madhu Lachmandas Nagrani to Simran Raju Motwani as per Affidavit No (KY- 077125) C-9292 I Aswani Manoj Menghraj holder of India Passport No. Z1030270 Issued at DUBAI on 27/08/2005 resident of 702,Sailesh 6th Road Linking Road, Khar West, Mumbai-52 and presently working/residing at DUBAI P.O. Box 62599 do hereby change of name of my minor child Sakshi Manoj holder of Indian Passport No: H7105041 issued at Dubai on 01/10/2009 from Sakshi Manoj to Sakshi Manoj Aswani with immediate effect. C-9293

I have changed my name from Mudassar Hashim Sheikh to Mudassir Hashim Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9297 I have changed my name from Hussein Shabbir Limbdiwala to Hussain Shabbir Limbdiwala as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9298 I have changed my name from Mohomad Murtuza Shaikh to Murtuza Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9299 I have changed my name from Priyanka to Priyanka Gudigar as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9300 I have changed my name from Rajan to Rajendra Gudigar as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9301 I have changed my name from Momin Pasha Sheik to Momin Shamshuddin Shaikh as per Affidavit Dated 04/06/2014. C-9302 I have changed my name from Maria Lucia Rego, to ‘Maria Luiza Frias’ as per as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 30/05/2014. C-9303 I have changed my name from Veronica Richard Albuquerque, to ‘Veronica Fernandes’ as per as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/06/2014. C-9304 I have changed my name from Anthony Richard Albuquerque, to ‘Anthony Albuquerque’ as per as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 03/06/2014. C-9305 I have changed my name from Arfia Mohd Rizwan Shaikh, to ‘Arfia Rizwan Shaikh’ as pesr Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/2014. C-9306 I have changed my name from Saud Mohamed Ashfaque Maktabay, to ‘Saud Ashfaque Maktabay’ as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 04/06/2014. C-9307 I have changed my name from Hari Vasudevan, to ‘Hari Vasudevan Panicker’ as per Maharashtra Govt. Gazette No. (X- 89742) Dated: 10/04/2014.

I have changed my name from Ravi Kumar Ram Govind Mourya / Moorya to Ravi Kumar Ram Govind Mourrya as per Maharashtra Gazette No.(X-96768). C-9311 We Shamim Ahmad and Khurshida Shamim have changed our minor Son's name from Mohammad Shamim Ahmad to Mohammad Shamim Ahmed Baig as per minor deedpoll Affidavit noKM 047500 dated 04/06/2014. C-9312 We Shamim Ahmad and Khurshida Shamim have changed our minor Daughter's name from Nada Shamim Ahmad to Nida Shamim Ahmed Baig as per minor deedpoll Affidavit no- KM 047499 dated 04/06/2014. C-9313 I have changed my name from Vikitesh Dashrath Diwale to Vicky Dashrath Diwale as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 23rd May 2014 & Maharashtra Gazette No (X- 25461) . C-9314

I have changed my name from Sangeeta Kishanlal to Sangeeta Kishanlal Rathod as per Affidavit C-9326 I have changed my name from Sangeeta Devi Kishanlal to Sangeeta Kishanlal Rathod as per Affidavit C-9327 I have changed my name from Kishan Sohanlal to Kishanlal Sohanlal Rathod as per Affidavit C-9328 We Mr. Kishanlal Sohanlal Rathod & Sangeeta Kishanlal Rathod have changed our minor daughter’s name from Ishi Kishanlal to Ishi Kishanlal Rathod as per Affidavit C-9329 We Mr. Kishanlal Sohanlal Rathod & Sangeeta Kishanlal Rathod have changed our minor daughter’s name from Tanvi Kishan to Tanvi Kishanlal Rathod as per Affidavit C-9330

I have changed my name from Asha to Asha Gawda as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-9315

I have changed my name from Rajeshkumar Jayantilal Jain to Rajesh Jayantilal Jain as per Affidavit C-9331

I have changed my name from Raju to Raju Gawda as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-9316

I have changed my name from Neet Jain to Neeta Jain as per Affidavit C-9332

I have changed my name from Kamla to Kamla Gawda as per deedpoll Affidavit. C-9317 My name which was appearing blank in birth certificate has now been Salika Parakh vide Affidavit dated 23rd May 2014. C-9318 I have changed my name from Jayant Kumar to Jayant Parakh as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 23rd May 2014. C-9319 I have changed my name from “Preeta Narayandas Daga” to “Preeti Kailash Chandak” as per Affidavit dated 05th June’ 2014. C-9320 I have changed my name from “Kailash Chandra Chandak” to “Kailash Chandak” as per Affidavit dated 5th June’ 2014. C-9321

I have changed my name from Vasantkumar Jayantilal Jain to Vasant Jayantilal Jain as per Affidavit C-9333 I have changed my name from Radha Kishin Chhutlani to Rita Kishanchand Chhutlani as per Affidavit C-9334 I have changed my name from Vijaykumar Rahandomal Ahuja to Vijay Rahandomal Ahuja as per Affidavit C-9335 I have changed my name from Jalil Mohammed Feroz Hafiz Abdul to Mohammed Feroz Hafiz Abdul Jalil Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9336 I have changed my name from Shahfuddin Umar Shaikh to Sarfuddin Umar Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9337

I have changed my name from “Raziya Yusuf Tamboli” to “Maimuna Rajjak Tamboli” as per Affidavit dated 20th May’ 2014. C-9322

I have changed my name from Syed Mustafa Abdul Rahman Thangal to Mustafa Abdul Rahman Syed as per Affidavit

I have changed my name from “Tamanna Ahmed Khan” to “Tamanna Srinivasan Kannan” as per Affidavit dated 23rd April’ 2014. C-9323

I have changed my name from Ramiz Abdul Wahab Chand Shaikh to Rameez Abdul Wahab Chand Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9339

I have changed my name from “Lata Shrichand Makhija” to “Jyoti Anoop Madnani” as per Affidavit dated 3rd May’ 2014.

C-9308

C-9324

I have changed my name from Lobo Benedict Benjamin to Benjamin Lobo as per deed poll Affidavit dated 05/06/2014. C-9310

I have changed my name from Sangeeta Kishan to Sangeeta Kishanlal Rathod as per Affidavit C-9325

C-9338

I have changed my name from Akshay Kishore Manghari to Akshay Kishore Manghani as per Affidavit C-9340 I have changed my name from Manishkumar Navinchandra Parekh to Manish Navinchandra Parekh as per Affidavit C-9341

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Mumbai Metro finally set to roll!

he much-awaited Ve r s o v a - A n d h e r i Ghatkopar phase of the Mumbai Metro rail has cleared the last hurdle, with the Railway Board giving the permission to start commercial operations to the operator, Anil Ambaniled Mumbai Metro One. The 11.4-km metro operations are likely to start in the next one week, as the company had earlier said it would start services “within seven days of such approval” coming. PTI has seen the copy of the Railway Board approval.

Damania quits AAP

ctivist-turned-politician and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader from Maharashtra, Anjali Damani and state AAP secretary Preeti Menon have resigned from the party, ahead of the state Assembly elections. “Dear colleagues, with a heavy heart, I am ending my association with AAP,” Damania said in a letter addressed to AAP colleagues, issued on Wednesday night, reports PTI.

By Tariq Khan

hivaji Nagar area in Govandi is facing severe water scarcity for the last five days, prompting locals to come on to the streets in protest. On Tuesday afternoon, several men and women squatted in the middle of the road at Ahilya Bai Holkar Marg in Shivaji Nagar. The protestors created a heavy traffic jam in the area and also at GhatkoparMankhurd Link Road. They relented only after Shivaji Nagar police intervened and promised to solve the problem with the help of ward officials. But again on Wednesday, the locals shouted slogans against local corporator (ward no.129) Reshma Nervekar in front of her office, pelted stones and tore down the hoardings. As the corporator was not present during the incident, the public hurled abuses at the corporator’s PA Hasan Shaikh, whose wife went to Shivaji Nagar police station and lodged a complaint against two women under section 427 and 504 of the IPC, confirmed PSI Salim Khan. Nervekar blaming the incident as a planned and orchestrated attack alleged, “This water scarcity is the handy work of local water mafias and plumbers who provide illegal water connections. Water pipeline walls are

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Protesters block traffic and pelt stones at corporator's house in Shivaji Nagar angry over water shortage created by local mafia

From left: Corporator Reshma Nervekar, SP leader Rais Shaikh and BMC Asst Engineer Arun Kadam. tampered with by these water mafias. They block water by putting cement and big stones at these walls that supply water to ward 129. These mafias have incited public to protest against me.” Nervekar revealed that the

Another bid to delay Campa demolition By a staff reporter

he hapless residents of Campa Cola Compound have got a week's extension to vacate their flats, but the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine in the civic body is trying its best to support the illegal structure. Additional municipal commissioner Mohan Adtani, BMC on Wednesday had said that, “The demolition process will not be delayed as the work of Campa residents sitting inside a tent in the compound. breaking the internal walls will continue even during the the demolition process trying to find a solution monsoon.” However, the rul- stalled till the monsoon (four through talks with the chief ing combine is trying to get months) is over and are also minister. A senior BJP leader

BJP opposes BMC employee shift By Khushboo Panjabi

he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has served notices to buildings which are more than 30 years old in the city which are in highly dilapidated conditions and have asked the residents to vacate their homes and occupy a transit camp in Mahul. A structural audit that was conducted noted that out of the 120 buildings in which the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Class 4 employees reside, in the city as well as the eastern and the western suburbs, 55 buildings are in highly dangerous conditions.

Questioning why the residents are being shifted to Mahul, which will make it difficult to commute and affect their daily routine, BJP group leader Manoj Kotak said, “I had written a letter to the civic chief on May 26, 2013 asking him for the detailed report of where the employees will be shifted to, status of the work order for building transit camps and estimated budget. But till date, there has been no response from the civic chief.” BJP city president Ashish Shelar, along with Manoj Kotak and Improvement Committee Chairman Ujjawla Modak met Additional Municipal commissioner Mohan Adtani seeking an-

swers to why the BMC is not setting up transit camps in the city, eastern and western suburbs. Ashish Shelar has asked the BMC not to shift the employees to the Mahul camp.

Human bones in gutter

n Thursday evening at around 7 pm, BMC workers found human bones while cleaning a gutter near Suratwala Building in Charni Road (East). A panchanama of the bones was conducted and they were then sent to the JJ Hospital's autopsy department for tests.

two ladies against whom the complaint was lodged are wives of local land mafias. “I have demolished unauthorised slums built by these land mafias, hence they attacked my party office.” The ADC contacted Rais

Shaik, the group leader (SP) of BMC, who said, “We will hold a meeting with the officials of the water department, and other related departments of BMC M-East ward very shortly. The problem will be solved within a

said, “We are trying to get in the affected residents and see touch with the chief minister to it that at least the deadline to discuss the issue and will for them to vacate their be trying our best to figure premises is extended till out an amicable solution for monsoon gets over.” As per the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act, 1888, all the powers lie in the hands of the BMC. However, in case of a Member of Legislative Aseembly (MLA) or Member of Parliament (MP) tries to save the structure, the civic authority can file a police complaint against him/ her.A senior BMC official said, “Even if a corporator tries to save the structure, action will be taken against him/ her which will include disqualification from his/ her post.”

05 week.” At a crowded meeting yesterday, attended by corporators, members of the public and the media, allegations were made against assistant engineer Arun Kadam of the water department of M-East ward about being allegedly hand-in-glove with water mafias and plumbers. There were objections to Kadam not being transferred for almost six years from his post even though transfers are routinely to be done every three years. Sources say that for the last one year or so there has not been a single complaint or FIR lodged at Shivaji Nagar police station against the water mafias and plumbers who provide illegal connections. This shows that the BMC officials are lax in their attitude despite the area having water scarcity.

06 CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from Moshin Rashid Shaikh to Mohsin Abdul Rashid Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9342 I have changed my name from Rashid Munaf Shaikh to Abdul Rashid Munaf Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9343 I have changed my name from Sartaz Baig to Sartaj Baig as per Affidavit C-9344 I have changed my name from Alatab Beg to Altaf Baig as per Affidavit C-9345 I have changed my name from Abdul Gaffur to Abdul Gafoor Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9346 I have changed my name from Ganesh Kumar Velu Mudaliya to Ganesh Velu Mudaliyar as per Affidavit C-9347 I have changed my name from A. Velu Arjun Mudaliya to Velu Arjun Mudaliyar as per Affidavit C-9348 We Mr Vishal Goyal & Mrs Ruchita Vishal Goyal have changed our childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name from Dheerkrishna Vishal Goyal to Dhruv Vishal Goyal as per Affidavit C-9349 I have changed my name from Chetankumar Vinaykant Desai to Chetan Vinaykant Desai as per Affidavit C-9350 I have changed my name from Mahinder Kaur Gujral to Mohinder Kaur Gujral as per Affidavit C-9351 I have changed my name from Josphine Joseph Fernandes to Josephine Irene Joseph Fernandes as per Affidavit C-9352

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CLASSIFIEDS I have changed my name from Nadeem Ahmad Khan to Nadeem Ahmed Khan as per Affidavit C-9361 I have changed my name from Shaikh Subuhi @ Gudia to Subuhi Nadeem Khan as per Affidavit C-9362 I have changed my name from Mehar Nigar to Beekamehar as per Affidavit C-9363 I have changed my name from Maithili Manguexa Wagle to Maithili Mangesh Wagle as per Affidavit C-9364 I have changed my name from Neera Dilip Gupta to Sunita Dilip Gupta as per Affidavit C-9365 I have changed my name from Mohammed Sha Alam to Mohammed Shah Alam Syed as per Affidavit C-9366

I have changed my name from Preeti Goyal to Preetika Goyal as per Affidavit C-9381 I have changed my name from Sudhi. B. to Sudina Nirmalan Panikkar as per Affidavit C-9382 I have changed my name from Mohit Sinha to Mohit Mahendra Singh as per Affidavit. C-9383 I have changed my name from Rajnath Singh Suryabali Yadav to Rajnath Suryabali Yadav as per Affidavit C-9384 I have changed my name from Vishwanath Pandurang Navale to Vishwanath Pandurang Nawale as per Affidavit C-9385

I have changed my name from Vishal Amla to Vishal Sanjay Amla as per Affidavit C-9367

I have changed my name from Puneet Kumar Lalit Kumar Mehta to Puneet Lalit Mehta as per Affidavit C-9386

I have changed my name from Syed Shah Alam to Mohammed Shah Alam Syed as per Affidavit C-9368

I have changed my name from Syed Nasim Bano Haroon to Naseem Salauddin Shaikh as per Affidavit C-9387

I have changed my name from Hameeda Alauddin Surani to Hamida Nizar Surani as per Affidavit C-9369

I have changed my name from Bhat Krishna K to Bhatt Krishna as per Affidavit C-9388

I have changed my name from Nisarali Alauddin Surani to Nizar Allauddin Surani as per Affidavit C-9370 I have changed my name from Preti Paramjit Singh to Preeti Paramjeet Singh Arora as per Affidavit C-9371

I have changed my name from Mrs.Zaharaben Rahim Dauva to Mrs.Zahra Rahim Dauva as per deed poll Affidavit C-9389 I have changed my name from Mrs.Hazra Saffar to Mrs. Hajra Bi Abdul Sattar Solanki as per deed poll Affidavit C-9390

I have changed my name from Paramjit Singh to Paramjeet Singh Arora as per Affidavit C-9372

I have changed my name from Mrs. Nargisben Salim Siddiqui to Mrs.Nargis Salim Siddiqui as per deed poll Affidavit C-9391

I have changed my name from Jayshukh Jivrajbhai Patel to Jaysukh Jivrajbhai Desai as per Affidavit C-9353

I have changed my name from Jayandar Balaram Mhatre to Jayesh Balaram Mhatre as per Affidavit C-9373

I have changed my name from Ms.Zeba Salim Siddiqui to Ms.Zeba Salim Siddique as per deed poll Affidavit C-9392

I have changed my name from Sneha Vrajkumar Iyer to Sneha Rajkumar Iyer as per Affidavit C-9354

I have changed my name from Pankajkumar Mukundrai Jatakia to Pankaj Mukundrai Jatakia as per Affidavit C-9374

I have changed my name from Sudha Harihar Varadpande to Swati Shyamkumar Shevalkar as per Affidavit C-9393

I have changed my name from Sapna to Swapan Kumar Chakravorty as per Affidavit C-9355

I have changed my name from Abhay to Abhay Ponnath Menon as per Affidavit C-9375

I have changed my name from Pineshkumar Devichand Jain to Pinesh Devichand Jain as per Affidavit C-9356

I have changed my name from Mohanlal Baijnath Chaturvdi to Mohan Baijnath Chaturvedi as per Affidavit C-9376

I have changed my name from Bhavana Bhupendra Burman to Bhavna Akshay Shah as per Affidavit C-9394

I have changed my name from Nareshkumar Devichand Jain to Naresh Devichand Jain as per Affidavit C-9357

I have changed my name from Hiravallabh Bholadutt Joshi to Hiraballabh Bholadutt Joshi as per Affidavit C-9377

I have changed my name from Rukshali Vishal Bhor to Vrukshali Vishal Bhor as per Affidavit C-9358

I have changed my name from Sharma Poonam Babulal to Poonam Radheshyam Sharma as per Affidavit C-9378

I have changed my name from Tanaji Dagdu Bhor to Vishal Dagdu Bhor as per Affidavit C-9359

I have changed my name from Jayan to Jayachandran as per Affidavit C-9379

I have changed my name from Asha Namdeo Shingote to Shalan Vishal Bhor as per Affidavit C-9360

I have changed my name from Asatali Ebrahim Kirkire to Asif Ebrahim Kirkire as per Affidavit C-9380

I have changed my name from Oddry Leopoldina Menezes Afonso to Oddry Leopoldina Afonso as per Affidavit C-9395 I have changed my name from Theresa Ignatius Gonsalves to Triza John Dsouza as per Affidavit C-9396 I have changed my name from Pankajkumar Nandkishore Singh to Pankaj Nandkishore Singh as per Affidavit C-9397 We Mr Arvindkumar Saxena and Mrs Vandana Arvindkumar Saxena have changed our minor child name from Neha Arvindkumar Saxena to Neha Saxena as per Affidavit C-9398

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MUMBAI | FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2014 I have changed my name from Mrs. Salmaben Idris Charoliya to Mrs.Salma Idris Charoliya as per deed poll Affidavit C-9399

I Ramniklal Arajan Patel have changed my name to Ramnik Arjunbhai Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 07/04/14 C-9415

I have changed my name from Momin Afzal Ahmad Mohammad Ishaque to Afzal Ahmed Mohammad Ishaque Momin as per Affidavit C-9400

I Hirji Ugamshi Sha have changed my name to Hirji Umarshi Gada as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 15/05/14 C-9416

I have changed my name from Mohammad Manzoor to Manzoor Alam Mohammad Israil Ansari as per Affidavit C-9401

I Ashaben have changed my name to Ashaben Trivedi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9417

I have changed my name from Mohammad Waseem Ahmed Memon to Wasim Ahmed Memon as per Affidavit C-9402

I Ashishkumar have changed my name to Ashish Narendra Trivedi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9418

I have changed my name from Arshad Ali Ateequr Rahman to Arshad Atiqurrahman Khan as per Affidavit C-9403

I Narendrabhai & Narendrakumar Trivedi have changed my name to Narendra Trivedi as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9419

I have changed my name from Kalpeshkumar Hasmukhlal Soni to Kalpesh Hasmukhlal Soni as per Affidavit C-9404 I Mrs. Nirmol Maganbhai Patel have changed my name to Mrs. Nirmala Maganbhai Hirapara as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 04/06/14 C-9405 I Mr. Karan Maganbhai Patel have changed my name to Mr. Karan Maganbhai Hirpara as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 04/06/14 C-9406 I Mr. Maganbhai Devrajbhai Patel have changed my name to Mr. Maganbhai Devrajbhai Hirapara as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 04/06/14 C-9407 I Alkaben Mahesh Mehta have changed my name to Alka Mahesh Mehta as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9408 I Abdus Salam have changed my name to Abdus Salam Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9409 I Rahimabibi Shaikh have changed my name to Rahima Abdus Salam Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9410 We Abdus Salam Shaikh & Rahima Abdus Salam Shaikh have changed our minor sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name from Md. Khairul Alam to Khairul Alam Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9411 I Rashmi Atmaram Hankare have changed my name to Rashmi Ranjeet More as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9412 I Pareshbhai Barot & Pareshkumar Kanubhai Barot have changed my name to Mr. Paresh Kanubhai Barot as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 04/06/14 C-9413 I Divaya Kalidas Waghela have changed my name to Divya Kalidas Waghela as per Deedpoll Affidavit dated: 05/06/14 C-9414

I Binaben Prataprai Sheth have changed my name to Beena Sunil Lakhani as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9420 I Kiritkumar Chandulal Mehta have changed my name to Kirit Chandulal Mehta as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9421 I Kirtikumar Pukhraj Jain have changed my name to Kirti Pukhraj Jain as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9422 I Dhannaram Sanwalram have changed my name to Dhannaram Sanwalram Patel as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9423 I Tejalben Mahipatlal Gosalia have changed my name to Tejal Alpesh Sheth as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9424 I Jayanti Rathod @ Jayantibhai Rathod @ Jayantilal Ladva @ Jayantibhai Ladva have changed my name to Jayantilal Vallabhbhai Rathod as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9425 I Ramchandra Dingale have changed my name to Ramchandra Bhaguram Dingle as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9426 I Salim Shahzada Baba Miyan have changed my name to Salim Shahzada Momin as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9427 I Shabana Salim Shahzada have changed my name to Shabana Salim Shahzada Momin as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9428 I Karimabi Baba Miya have changed my name to Kareema Bee Baba Miya Momin as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9429 I Bharati Jayantilal Gogri have changed my name to Bharti Ajay Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9430 I Ishak Abdul Mukhi have changed my name to Irshad Abdul Mukhi as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9431 I Philomena Sequeira have changed my name to Philomena Antoine as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9432

I Louis Anthony have changed my name to Louis Antoine as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9433 I Sumit Bharat Jagda have changed my name to Sumit Bharat Soni as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9434 I Bharat Pransukhlal Jagda have changed my name to Bharat Pransukhlal Soni as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9435 I Bharati Bharat Jagda have changed my name to Neeta Bharat Soni as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9436 I Sheth Alpaben Amrutlal have changed my name to Alpa Nilesh Mehta as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9437 I Mehta Nileshkumar Pravinchandra have changed my name to Mehta Nilesh Pravinchandra as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9438 I Hilarus Kullu have changed my name to Hilarius Kullu as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9439 I Dalpatbhai Lad have changed my name to Dalpat Lad as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9440 I Kirankumar Amrutlal Shah have changed my name to Kiran Amrutlal Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9441 I Amratlal Shah @ Amubhai Shah have changed my name to Amrutlal Shah as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9442 I Yogendra Kumar Munsilal Jaiswar have changed my name to Yogendra Munsilal Jaiswar as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/14 C-9443 I Dilipkumar Chamanlal Khandor have changed my name to Deepak Chamanlal Khandor as per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated: 05/06/14 C-9444 I Shahana Begum Sayyed have changed my name to Shahana Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9445 I Ahmadabegum Sayyed have changed my name to Ahmedi Begum Shaikh as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9446 I Jitendra Kumar Jaiswal have changed my name to Jitendra Jaiswal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9447 I Ishrawati Devi Umashankar Jaiswal have changed my name to Meena Devi Umashankar Jaiswal as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9448 I Gavarajadevi Jagdish Lakhotia have changed my name to Gavaraja Jagdish Lakhotia as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9449 I Leo Socorro Colaco have changed my name to Leo Socorro Xavier Colaco as per Deedpoll Affidavit. C-9450

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Council chairman allows minister to sit in the House and participate in proceedings

By Prashant Hamine

JP-Shiv Sena members in Legislative Council objected to NCP Minister of State for School Education Fouzia Khan's participation during question hour yesterday, when she was trying to respond to a starred question raised by Bhagwanrao Salunkhe (Independent) and others. Raising a point of order, senior Sena MLC Diwakar Raote contended that the term of membership the NCP minister had ended on March 12 and wanted to know

whether the minister had taken the oath of office and secrecy. Giving his ruling on the issue, council Chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh ruled that the minister can attend the House and give replies as a Minister of State. However, he added that he was reserving his ruling on the issue of whether the minister, who has ceased to be a member of either of the two Houses, should once again take the oath of office and secrecy, and get elected within six months to retain the cabinet berth.

Govt offers condolence to Munde, oppn fumes By A Staff Reporter he BJP-Shiv Sena led opposition in the legislative council yesterday grilled the government over the haste shown by it while adopting a condolence resolution to mourn the sad demise of late Union rural development minister Gopinath Munde. Leader of opposition Vinod Tawde, senior Shiv Sena MLC Diwakar Raote and others argued that since all the senior members and group leaders were busy following the sudden demise of Munde they

not to take up the motion and postpone it. He reminded the house of the embarrassing controversy over the hasty condolence offered to Jayprakash Narayan in 1979 when actually he was very much alive. Phundkar charged the treasury benches of deliberately pushing through the condolence motion which pained the opposition as it too wanted to take part in the motion which was adopted on Tuesday. Intervening in the debate, Girkar stated that he and some opposition members

Vinod Tawde of the BJP.

Diwakar Raote of the Shiv Sena.

were not in a position to take part in the proceedings of the house. Giving his ruling, Council Chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh stated that the house will adopt a motion of gratitude on June 6 so that members from both the sides can offer their condolences to the departed leader. Taking part in the debate, senior BJP member Pandurang Phundkar stated that when his colleague Vijay Girkar called him up to inform him that the house was taking up the condolence motion for debate he told his colleague to urge the chair

who were present in the house then had urged the chair not to take up the motion. He added that even in the legislative assembly only Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan spoke. Dr Neelam Gorhe (Sena) wanted to know whether it was proper for the house to have adopted the condolence motion even before the cremation had taken place. She remarked that the government had shown its insensitive nature. Finally, Council Chairman ruled that the house will take up a resolution of gratitude in the house on June 6.

Congress-NCP members argued that there was no bar on the minister to once again take oath of office and secrecy as she had already done so in the past. Jayant Patil (PWPI) argued that the Khan's status as a minister expired the day her term of membership of the House had expired. He argued that only last month the House held a special session just to facilitate the election of Council Chairman and Leader of Opposition. Supporting his contention, Ashish Shelar (BJP) argued that the rights as minister and

member of the House automatically cease once the membership expires. Council Chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh stated that he will study the provisions in the law on whether the minister who is not a member of either of the two Houses has to once again take oath of office and secrecy or not. He added that under the powers vested in him, he was allowing the minister to sit in the House and give replies to the members. Not satisfied with the chair's ruling, the Opposition staged a walk-out from the House.

Minister of State for School Education Fouzia Khan.

MBMC rolls back LBT hike on fuel CITY

Mira Bhayandar petrol stations were selling petrol and diesel at higher prices than retail outlets in Mumbai, Thane and even the Vasai-Virar region

By Suresh Golani

cent to 3.5 per cent last year. Following the 2.25 per cent hike ore than nine months after in LBT, prices of petrol and diesel in facing price disparity owing the twin-city had suddenly shot up to a hike in Local Body by Rs.2.23 and Rs.1.67 respectively. Taxes (LBT), petrol pump owners in This apparently resulted in a price the Mira Bhayandar region are now disparity as compared to adjoining finally in a position to dispense fuel cities including Thane, Mumbai and at uniform prices as compared to also Vasai-Virar. The ADC was first their Mumbai, Thane and Vasai- to highlight the issue, prompting the civic administration to table a Virar counterparts. Following a tariff revision in LBT draft proposal before the state govrates by the state government au- ernment in December 2013. Taking thorities, the Mira Bhayandar Mu- a serious note of the news article, nicipal Corporation (MBMC) had MBMC corporators cutting across hiked taxes on fuel from 1.25 per party lines, had also registered their

protest in the General Body house against the civic administration for the unjustified move. “We had moved a proposal before the government authorities, and immediately after getting a nod of rolling back the hike, we implemented it from April 1,” confirmed deputy municipal commissioner Vilas Dhage. There are eight fuel stations in the Mira Bhayandar region which dispense an average of 60 to 70 thousand litres of petrol and 1 to 1.25 lakh litres of diesel per day. The current prices of petrol and diesel currently stand at Rs.79.51 and Rs.65.02 respectively.

Continued from pg 1 « levied on instruments relating to deposit of title deeds, pawn, pledge or hypothecation. Cap of Rs 10 lakh on stamp duty on pawn, pledge and hypothecation was proposed. The proposed revenue deficit is 0.2 per cent of the gross state domestic product (GSDP). The fiscal deficit of Rs.30,965 crore will be 1.9 per cent of the GSDP while debt stock of Rs.3,00,477 crore will be 18.2 per cent of GSDP. The GSDP at current prices is estimated at Rs.16,53,381 crore. The Finance Minister has indicated revenue receipts of Rs.1,80,320.50 crore and revenue expenditure of Rs.1,84,423.28 crore. Pawar, in his interim budget presented on February 25 ahead of Lok Sabha polls, had projected Rs.5,417.28 crore revenue deficit budget for 2014-15.The government, in a bid to further encourage tourism, has proposed increase in exemption limit in Luxury Tax to Rs.1,500 at 4 per cent from the present level of Rs.750. Tariff exceeding Rs.1,500 would be taxed at 10 per cent. Further, eligible hotels in B & C zone under the Tourism Policy, 2006, will be exempted from Luxury Tax and it will be proportionate to

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Minimum salary limit for Profession Tax increased from Rs.5,000 to Rs.7,500. Turnover limit for registration under VAT increased from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.10 lakh. Tax Rate on Cotton reduced from 5 per cent to 2 per cent. Sugarcane Purchase Tax exempted for 2013-14. Turnover limit for filing audit report increased from Rs.60

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Reshuffling MBMC

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By Suresh Golani

n an apparent move aimed at pepping-up the efficiency of his work force, municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani has ordered a major reshuffle in the MiraBhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC). In the first leg of the phase-wise reshuffle, all head clerks and senior clerks representing the Class III section have been transferred to other departments, and the process is on to rearrange postings of the entire strength comprising all junior clerks and peons from the Class IV division. To start with, seven head clerks and 23 senior clerks have been directed to take charge of their new departments with immediate effect, tagged with a warning of action against those who delay in taking charge of new posts or try to exert political pressure to cancel the transfer orders. “We have planned a phase-wise and cadre-wise reshuffle process which will definitely enhance the

quality of our work force,” Kakani confirmed. It should be noted that a large section of staffers have been holding the same posts for a considerable period of time. This is the first time in the history of the MBMC that such a massive internal reshuffle has been initiated by any commissioner. These transfers will not be limited just to the lower rung. There is a strong possibility of a reshuffle in the higher echelons of the MBMC, hinted an official who added that while reshuffle was the need of the hour in the MBMC, it is being done in accordance with the government rules.

Vasai mishap: Tanker driver held By Suresh Golani

he tanker driver involved in the road accident, which claimed the lives of two teenage bikers in the Evershine city area of Vasai on Wednesday, has been arrested and charged for causing death by negligence apart from other relevant

sections of the IPC and the Motor Vehicle Act. The accused driver, who has been identified as Nizamuddin Ashraf Ali Shaikh (30), had fled leaving the tanker behind after crushing the biker – Pratik Shirodkar and pillion rider – Vincent Cyril Waghela to death at the Evershine Circle.

woman inside the luggage compartment of a moving local train near Nalasopara on March 21 this year. The 55-year-old vegetable Continued from pg 1 « vendor was stabbed to death by an assailant in a Churchgate-bound is now stable and she has been dis- local train at about 3:53 am. charged from hospital. Employed However, just 45 days after that with a private firm in Malad, Aparna brutal daylight murder, the GRP was headed to Dadar from where remain clueless about the crime she was to board a train to Nashik. and are still groping in the dark. The Government Railway Police Apart from releasing a rough (GRP) personnel have recorded sketch of the suspect, the investithe statement of the victim and are gations have apparently hit a virscanning the Closed-Circuit Tele- tual road block which not only vision (CCTV) cameras installed at speaks volumes about the security Mira Road and Dahisar railway of commuters, especially women, stations to get hold an image of the travelling in local trains, but has raised a serious question mark on assailant. This incident brings to mind the efficiency of investigators in solvhorrific murder of a 55-year-old ing such offences.

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Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and CM Prithviraj arrive to present the budget. increased capacity. on spare parts of aeroplanes. Moreover, the government, in a The Finance Minister hoped that bid to give a much needed push for it will propel new industry in the investment in the long pending underdeveloped Vidarbha region Multi-modal International Cargo and create new jobs. In the Council, Hub and Airport at Nagpur the Minister of State for Finance, (MIHAN) project, has proposed ex- Rajendra Mulak, presented the emption in value added tax (VAT) budget. lakh to Rs.1 crore. Sales and Lease of copyrights of cinematographic films for theatrical exhibition exempted from VAT for the period 1st April 2005 to 30th April 2011. Composition Scheme more attractive: Retailers to pay 1 per cent of turnover or 1.5 per cent of the taxable turnover instead of VAT. Aeroplane spares exempted to promote repair and maintenance industry. Cap of Rs.10 lakh on Stamp Duty for pawn,

pledge and hypothecation. Sales of notified capital goods to department of Central or state government liable to tax at 5 per cent. Luxury Tax exempted up to Rs.1,000. 4 per cent up to Rs.1,500 and 10 per cent exceeding Rs.1,500. Concession in Luxury Tax for new hotels in “B” & “C” zone. Reduction of late fee for VAT return from Rs.5,000 to Rs.2,000 for delay up to one month.

Roadies XI winner and Guinness World Record holder Tattoo Artist Nikhil Sachdeva inked a tattoo of PM Narendra Modi on the arm of Chandra Mehendrou, yesterday.

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Teenager held for making hoax calls

Just 15 minutes after he posted ‘Bye Bye Facebook’ on the popular networking site on Thursday, Hamid Mohammedali Shaikh shot himself, but survived

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He had claimed over the calls to have planted explosives across the city but confessed it to be false after his arrest

hirty-year-old Hamid, a peon at the reservation counter at Dadar railway station, attempted to commit suicide with a country made revolver at his residence in the Western railway colony in Bandra west where he lives with his wife Hazra and mother Zakira.According to the Khar police officers, at around 12.30 pm, Shaikh dragged his mother into the bedroom and locked it. Then he shot himself in the chest. “On hearing the gunshot, Zakira began shouting from the bedroom window to alert the neighbours who rushed to the first floor. But since the door was locked from the inside, they could not get in. They then entered the house through the bathroom, broke down the bathroom door and rushed the bleeding Shaikh to the Bhabha Hospital,” said a police officer from the Khar police station.Shaikh has now been shifted to to KEM hospital at Parel where he is in a critical condition. The officers said that Shaikh had been depressed for the last few months since he had been married for three years but did not have any children. His younger brother too had died a few years ago in a train accident Hamid Shaikh was depressed as he did not have a child even after which had left Shaikh depressed. three years of marriage and his brother had died in an accident. The investiagtion officer in the case revealed that Shaikh had bought his weapon about 15 days ago when incident) he had been drinking since early morning.” The officer further revealed that when Shaikh was he visited his native town.“Shaikh was an Internet buff and updated networking profile regularly. We will questioned, he said that he found the revolver and carrecord Shaikh's statement as soon as he is out of dan- triges two days ago on the terrace of his building and ger,” said the officer. Speaking to the ADC, a neighbour kept it to himself. He claimed that the shot to his chest said, “He is a habitual drinker and smoker. Now he is occurred when he was fiddling with it. “We have registhe only son of his family since his sister Sabina Shaikh tered an attempt to suicide case against Hamid Shaikh shifted to Worli after getting married. (On the day of the and are doing further investigations,” the officer added.

Man kills wife in front of their two children The accused alleges that his wife had eloped with other men four times since their marriage and he was therefore frustrated with her

he Vakola police have arrested an auto rickshaw driver who brutally chopped off his wife's head in front of his two children in Santacruz (E) on Thursday. The man identified as Dattatrey Sopan Khosle (47), has told the Vakola police that he was frustrated with his wife as she had eloped four times from his house in the past.According to the Vakola police officers, Khosle had been married to Parvati 15 years ago and had two children – Kirti (13) and Vaishnav (12) – who stayed with them at the Sitabai wadi in Vakola. The officers said that at 1.30 am, they received a call from a woman named Swapna Shinde about the murder. The police reached the spot and arrested Khosle. Shinde, who is a relative of Khosle and stays next door, told the police in her statement that 1 am, her mother woke her up and asked her to check on the Khosles as they could hear screams and children crying. “Shinde told us that she assumed that the couple had been fighting as usual. However, when she reached the door she heard Parvati screaming,” said Vinayak Mulay, Senior Police Inspector (SPI) of Vakola police station.

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teenager has been arrested from suburban Goregaon for allegedly making hoax phone calls, claiming to be a terrorist and having planted explosives at different places across the city, police said. The caller has been identified as Masoom Shaikh (19) who was picked from Goregaon on Wednesday night and handed over to Azad Maidan police station for making hoax calls to police control room, sending the police department into a tizzy. During the interrogation, Shaikh stated that he had made the calls for enjoying the thrill, to understand how swiftly the police responds to the situation and that he is not associated with any terror organisation.

Parvati Dattatrey Khosle

Dattatrey Sopan Khosle

After seeing blood stains on Khosle's clothes, Shinde immediately dialed the police helpline number for women (103). Police officers reached the spot and broke open the door to find Parvati's throat slit with a sickle and more than 15 injury marks on her body. “We arrested Khosle for murder. In his statement, Khosle has said that he had been frustrated with her as she had not been paying any attention to him and his kids. Parvati had eloped from his house four times with other men. Khosle had lodged a missing complaint last month after which the ladies'

wing of the Vakola division had located her and got her back,” said Mulay. Khosle told the police that his kids were asleep after they returned from Pune last night. He had sent the two away when their mother had gone missing.Khosle noticed that Parvati was also asleep and picked up the sickle and attacked her. Parvati then woke up and began defending herself. “Khosle made more than 15 cuts on her body and chopped off her throat when Kirti and Vaishnav got up and witnessed the entire incident,” added Mulay.

According to the crime branch officials, Shaikh had on Monday called on the Mumbai Police helpline number 100 thrice, using three different mobile sim cards. Shaikh introduced himself as a terrorist and said that he had planted explosives at Film City in Goregaon, Mahim, Khar, Bandra, Santacruz and Mulund, resulting in panic in the department. Frantic search was carried out at all these places but no suspicious object was found, police said adding that an FIR was registered at the Azad Maidan police station in this regard. With the help of human intelligence and technical support, the police reached Shaikh last night. The officer added that Shaikh was subsequently handed over to Azad Maidan police which placed him under arrest.

MMRDA spends `15.82 lakh a month on PR The MMRDA has appointed a private PR firm despite having an in-house PR department By Philip Varghese

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he Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, spends Rs.15.82 lakh per month on Public Relation (PR) activities and has appointed a PR firm as a part of the image building exercise during the Lok Sabha Elections. This was revealed in a query under the Right to Information (RTI) filed by RTI activist Anil Galgali, who sought to know the details of the payments made to the PR Agency by MMRDA. In a reply to the query, MMRDA Joint Project Director Dilip Kavatkar informed Galgali that MMRDA had appointed a PR Agency namely M/s Ad Factors Pvt. Ltd. for a period of six months and paid Rs.39,57,972 for a period from January 2014 to March 2014 with Rs.7,86,520 being the balance with MMRDA. “The agency has been appointed for execution of communication strategy for various projects implemented and executed by the authority in public by various ways,” said Kavatkar, adding that there is no specific instruction from the Chief Minister of Maharashtra with regard to appointing a PR Agency. Speaking to the ADC, Galgali said, “During 2005 to 2011, the MMRDA spend nearly Rs.4 crore to appoint

three different PR agencies. I had complained to the MMRDA and since then they discontinued the agency after the end of the contract period. Now, I have again written a complaint to the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary and the MMRDA Commissioner urging that the MMRDA is a Public Authority and they already have a Public Relation Department (PR), so there is no need for appointing another Private PR Firm and wasting public funds. In fact, the MMRDA now has become a separate beat in every media house and they give best coverage to all projects related to the MMRDA. This PR agency has also been provided office premises within the MMRDA headquarters free of cost.” An officer of the MMRDA, who wished not to be named, said, “The appointment of a private PR agency in Public Offices is a routine trend followed nowadays in many government companies. Some of the PR agencies are hired with a specific project. An indoor PR department may sometimes have to deal with several projects lined up with the MMRDA. However, the private PR agency appoints specific persons to handle the MMRDA project who do not work on any other clients for their parent company for that limited period.” philip.varghese@afternoondc.in

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Ponder awhile… “Pornography is the instruction. Rape is the practice, battered women are the practice, and battered children are the practice.” — Gloria Steinem

Does BJP too consider rape as natural? I

N Parliament, when the UPA was in power, during a debate on the required, suitable rape laws was being held, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh opposed them. It is no wonder then, only recently he said while reacting to the series of gruesome rape cases taking place in his state that ‘boys will be boys’ and such things do happen. The SP leaders do not seem to be worried in the least that gruesome, savage rapes are occurring in the state and the occurrence of rape on such a large scale was natural. Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, his father and uncle do not seem to be worried much about the crime taking place in their state. They put the blame on the media which was publishing porn stuff: it was their strong opinion that this had a big impact on the minds of the young. Is it any wonder then that in Uttar Pradesh there is no fear at all and the young and the old think that committing rape is ‘quite natural’. The weird justification of rape by the three Yadav leaders has put women in great danger. And a most incredible happening is seen in BJP-ruled state Madhya Pradesh. the home minister of the state has said that rape cases should not be a matter for worry: it is a natural occurrence. It is wrong that a big fuss is being made out of increasing number of rape cases. There is nothing to be worried about the rape situation in UP. He sided completely with Mulayam Singh and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and said that they are being wrongly harassed by the media. His startling statement makes one think the BJP too is holding the same view on rape as Mulayam Singh and his party. What one would like to know is whether the BJP high command holds similar views. Does it also think that minor girls — 12 and 14 years old — can be gangraped and later hanged from a tree? Does the BJP also think that a woman can be gangraped and acid poured into her mouth and killed. And does BJP also hold the view that a girl can be raped and set on fire? If the home minister of Madhya Pradesh has spoken against the party view, he should be immediately sacked. And then, is it also possible that the BJP does not consider rape as a crime?

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FTER having been critical of Narendra Modi for a long time, the media seems to be having second thoughts. The Hindustan Times said the BJP is now in a commanding position and needs no one to prop it up. Calling the elections “the mother of all” the paper said “the quantum of victory means that the NDA will face no real opposition for a very long time.” As the paper saw it, “it goes to the party’s credit that once having chosen Mr. Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate, it gave him a free hand to fashion the campaign as he wanted. The paper said that “for the Congress this election has probably been one of the rudest wake-up calls it has got in a very long time” considering that “it has to get away from the old style of politics, of citing the families sacrifices, of dining out on past glories.” “India” said the paper ,” has changed but clearly the Congress has not.” As for Modi, it said: “The challenges before Mr. Modi now is to live up to the huge expectations of him. He will need the finest financial brains available to bring the economy back on track. If he does that “then half the battle will have been won.”

Governance in India The Telegraph (May 17) said the BJP victory is “without doubt of Mr. Modi’s own making”. That means, the paper said “Mr. Modi is free of possible pressures... to make policy without fear or prejudice (and) will have no alibis for future.” The paper noted that “it is obvious that the governance of the country is in a mess and the popular verdict rejecting the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance only underlines this.” Continuing it said: “The rusted iron of inactivity and procrastination has pierced the soul of governance in India. Mr. Modi’s past ideological baggage will pull him towards temples whereas the times require that he goes towards what India’s first Prime Minister referred to as “the temples of modern India.” Mr. Modi must liberate private enterpreneurship, not religious faith but the faith that governs the act of investment.” Pointing out that the election result is “an act of extreme trust” the paper said “India expects Mr. Modi to honour this trust”. It added: “The time for words is over; now deeds must match the rhetoric.” Business Line (May 19) quoted Narendra Modi as saying that “there is one medicine for

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all the problems of the nation and that medicine is development.” The paper said that “the first priority for Modi’s government should be governance itself.” That, it said, “would need not only clear policy vision, but also the empowering of all arms of the government, especially the bureaucracy.” It added: “An agreement on the Goods and Services Tax is almost there, the first industrial corridor is ‘shovel ready’ and the framework of a New Direct Tax Code has already

MEDIAWATCH M.V. Kamath been worked out. What is needed is quick implementation on these fronts, as well as decisive action to undo some mistakes of the past.” The paper said tough decisions on subsidies and energy prices will also have to be taken and the markets already think that Modi will deliver on these fronts. It is time, the paper said “to live up to these expectations.” The Asian Age (May 17) said “powered by a well-oiled RSS organisational network in key states” and Modi’s own dynamic campaign” the BJP has swept to an unprecedented victory... beating its own expectations and creating a historic first for itself.” The paper noted that the BJP “has breached the pattern of coalition politics in the country” and added that one hopes that “communalisation of politics is not resorted to in the days to come. Mr. Modi as the paper saw it promised “greater economic and infrastructure development in all parts of the country” and warned that Modi should “naturally expect to be judged by his performance as PM.” It said: “This expectation can be met if his political, social and economic policies are even-handed and the cultural orientation of his government not tilted against the minor-

Music is the fountain of knowledge within itself T

HE gradual progress of all creation form a lower to a higher evolution, its change from one aspect to another, is shown as in music where a melody is transposed from one key into another. The harmony of human nature, and the human tendency to attraction and repulsion, are like the effect of the consonant and dissonant intervals in music. In tenderness of heart the tone turns into a half-tone; and with the breaking of the heart the tone breaks into microtones. The more tender the heart becomes, the fuller the tone becomes; the harder the heart grows, the more dead it sounds. Each note, each scale, and each strain expires at the appointed time; and at the end of the soul’s experience here the finale comes; but the impression remains, as a concert in a dream, before the radiant vision of the consciousness. With music of the Absolute, the bass, the undertone, is going on continuously; but on the surface beneath the various keys of all the

instruments of nature, music, the undertone is hidden and subdued. Every being with life comes to the surface and again returns whence it came, as each note has its return to the ocean of sound. The undertone of this existence overwhelms all. The mystery of sound is mysticism; the harmony of life is religion. The knowledge of

MATTER & SPIRIT vibrations is metaphysics, and the analysis of atoms science; and their harmonious grouping is art. The rhythm of form is poetry, and the rhythm of sound is music. This shows that music is the art of arts and the science of all sciences; and it contains the fountain of all knowledge within itself. Music is called a divine or celestial art, no only because of its use in religion and devotion, and because it is in itself a universal religion, but because of its fineness in

ity communities.” The paper concluded by saying that “the RSS factor is also likely to weigh on the incoming Modi Government” and in the circumstances he should “stand up to extra-constitutional demands” like building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya”.

Modi is Statue of Victory DNA (May 17) said the verdict of this election should also bring to an end Modi demonology on the one hand and Modi eulogies on the other. Noting that the new Prime Minister “is neither an angel nor a demon” the paper said “the need is to judge him as an elected politician for his acts of commission and omission, give praise where it is due and unsparing criticism where it is necessary.” He should not remain the focus any more and it is time to go back to work and keep the country going, it said in the end. Gopalakrishna Gandhi writing in Hindustan Times (May 17) said Narendra Modi is the Statue of Victory. He said: “Modi was not just the face of the 2014 elections, it was the only face, full, up-front. All others were profiles. Narendra Modi will be the government, the government will be Narendra Modi.” Not everybody was happy with Narendra Modi as shown by Kuldip Nayar, writing in The Radical Humanist (May). Writing some time before the final results were out Nayar expressed his contempt for opinion polls saying “their tally is unreliable because there is not even a ripple, much less a wave, in favour of Modi in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Odisha.” A professional Modi critic according to Nayar, Modi “continues to use development as a cover to hide his communal agenda.” As Nayar saw the situation “the society does not want a person whose politics is divisive and whose thinking may well be authoritarian.” As he put it, “Modi’s complicity in the antiMuslim riots in 2002 cannot be hidden even though a magistrate’s court in Gujarat has given him a clean chit.” Wrote Nayar: “I hope Modi does not head the next government.” Economic and Political Weekly (May 17) gave credit to Modi’s success to nearly one lakh RSS group leaders and six lakh swayamsevaks from 42,000 units spread across the country working full time to ensure BJP’s victory. The point was made by Badri Narayan who teaches at the G.B. Pant Social Sciences Institute, Allahabad. comparison with all other arts and sciences. Every sacred scripture, holy picture or spoken word, produces the impression of its identity upon the morrow of the soul; but music stands before the soul without producing any impression of this objective world, in either name or form, thus preparing the soul to realize the Infinite. Recognizing this, the Sufi names music Giza-I Ruh, the food of the soul, and uses it as a source of spiritual perfection; for music fans the fire of the heart, and the flame arising from it illumines the soul. The Sufi derives much more benefit from music in his meditations that from anything else. His devotional and meditative attitude makes him responsive to music, which helps him in his spiritual unfoldment. The consciousness, by the help of music, first frees itself from the body and them from the mind. This once accomplished, only one step more is needed to attain spiritual perfection. – Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Road accidents must end

the death of a politician or a celebrity to make changes in the law of the land? We often come across incidents of making changes in infrastructure only after people in power have went through hell or suffered due to it. Our vehicle and safety laws are outdated while vehicles have multiplied over time. Roads and highways have increased while the signalling systems are outdated. Red light vehicles are involved in most of the crashes because they take advantage of their VIP status and end up in fatal accidents. We need stricter rules that are updated with the times we live in. — S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

CLARION CALL: Gopinath Munde, Union Minister for Rural Development, died in a car crash on Tuesday, raising questions over road safety in India. APROPOS ‘Lok Nayak departs’ (ADC, June 4), indeed it is a big blow to Maharashtra as aptly indicated by the state government. The new cabinet minister with the Rural Development portfolio, Gopinath Munde’s sudden death by such an unfortunate car crash is certainly unfathomable. The statistics reveal that estimated 337 deaths occur in India by road accidents daily, which is seriously alarming. In the capital, if a minister meets with such a fatal accident, one may assume how precariously the safety standards are low in India. In fact, the traffic regulations need to be monitored with strictest law enforcers to avoid any such accident in the future to ensure such unwarranted accidents involving loss of precious human lives. Maharashtra has certainly lost a stalwart, who could have possibly become the chief minister of the state. May the soul of this hard working and great upright Indian politician rest in peace.

IT is sad and heart breaking that we take notice of the system’s short coming and our own pathetic approach only after the “sacrifice” of a celebrity or a high profile individual. Lakhs of people get killed in road related accidents every year but then it becomes a topic of discussion (and sadly it never goes beyond that) only when someone like Gopinath ji gets killed. Shouldn’t this now be taken as a mishap after which there won’t be any blame game but serious measures to deal with these road accidents? Firstly the penalties should not just be made more stringent and heavy fines imposed on lane breaking and signal jumping but they should actually be implemented irrespective of who the offender is. Secondly, a strict emergency lane be maintained so that in case of an accident minimum time is wasted in reaching the spot and transporting the injured to the nearest trauma centre. — Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai Thirdly we have to educate our children not just by preaching but

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Raja while giving him adequate opportunity to defend himself. It appears that even Stalin, of the DMK is involved and needs to be interrogated. The Law Minister of the UPA government is said to have changed the draft of the CBI in spite of categorical directive by the Apex Court to the CBI not to share the information with the government. Manmohan Singh is also answerable. The discerning people are sanguine that Mode is capable enough to live up to the expectations. — T.M. Uday Shankar, Mumbai

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Preventing landslides

ON the eve of the first Parliamentary session of the Mode government, I would like to wish him all the best. We expect Mode to shun the UPA’s ‘brazen model’ of functioning with their factotums defending the indefensible and turn a new leaf by earnestly working out policies on the economic front to bring down the retail inflation drastically on top priority before taking up issues of vital concern in a systematic manner. Mode will have to deal with the huge scams like the 2G and Coalgate making Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram depose before the CBI as well as JPC as demanded by the main accused A.

THE landslides in metropolitan Mumbai are just waiting on the hills for the rains to come down. As usual, the BMC has started its annual exercise of sticking evacuation notices in the slums which are prone to landslide occurrence. The corporation, which has systematically noted down all the slide-prone areas in the island-city - over 300 of them – it does not go beyond these futile warnings because the slumdwellers have nowhere to go. Instead, it needs to take urgent measures to prevent the landslides by removing the lose boulders from the top of the hills and stabilising the susceptible hill-slopes by spray-

showing them ourselves to be disciplined citizens. — Abdul Monim, Vashi

IS it a mere coincidence or something else? Within 24 hours of the car crash that killed Union Minister Gopinath Munde, the vehicle carrying the RSS chief was dashed by another car from behind. Both these personalities have RSS roots and are regarded as the think-tank of the Saffron Party. Therefore, the demand from some quarters about a CBI inquiry into the mishap merits attention. — Arun Malankar, Santacruz

GOPINATH Munde’s death in a tragic road accident has taken away a leader of the masses who died when he was at the peak of his political career to make an impact on the lives of the poor. However, media has gone hammer and tongs over safety features in a vehicle like compulsory seatbelts in a car for passengers after his death. Does our country need

GOPINATH Munde’s untimely death to a road accident opened up a pandora’s box about the safety on the roads in India. Every three minutes we come across an accidental death on the roads of our country. The main reason for this is rash and negligent driving. Early morning driving is the most dangerous as the drivers fail to follow traffic rules when signals are nonoperational and the roads appear to be empty. To avoid road accidents, proper lighting arrangements should be made. Solar energy can be utilised to provide continuous power supply. With headlights obstructing the view of the driver, we come across accidents during the night hours. It is time to check traffic rule violations of jumping signals, breaking ‘No Entry’ signs and over-speeding within the city limits. Stipulated traffic guidelines are ignored and that causes fatal road accidents. The main reason for the accidents are rash driving, bad state of the roads and failure to follow traffic rules. The death of a minister in a road accident should prove to be a game changer and both the police and the drivers should aim to prevent road accidents in the best way possible.

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“Where was I? In remarking that me is the envelopes and not nearly so much so, the often foolish letters inside.” — Edward Gorey gress Parliamentary Party in the Opposition that the name of Mallikarjun Kharge has been declared. — Vineet Phadtare, Borivali

Bhajji ignored HARBHAJAN Singh did not deserve a place in the side and was not even considered for the Central Contract. He is now left in oblivion. However, Singh is trying hard to push his claim without any worthwhile performance with the ball. Around 14 wickets in 14 matches is not an achievement. He could not help Mumbai to win matches convincingly and a backdoor entry only kept Mumbai Indians in the race. In the first five matches, Mumbai Indians lost all the matches on foreign soil and that shows the class of the

Harbhajan Singh

Sardar of Spin. Now he is trying to impress the selectors and the print media is trying hard to project his image but to no avail. Selectors know very well about the shortcomings of the Punjab spinner and did a good thing to omit him once and for all. Harbhajan Singh making a comeback is almost ruled out as Ashiwn made the ball talk. Thus we may not — C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada be seeing the antics of Harbhajan of over appealing. It is time to encourage youngsters. Harbhajan is ignored ing cement-mixtures and anchoring President of India when Pratibha because of his repeated failures with the weak blocks of rock to stronger Patil’s name was officially an- both the bat and the ball and no one nounced. And now, it is the turn of is responsible for this. ones inside using rock— C.K. Ramani, Sion bolts. The landslides in LETTER OF the post of the leader of the ConTHE DAY Ghatkopar and Andheri had taken a heavy toll during previous years and it is therefore necessary to do everything to ensure that they do not occur again. This is indeed possible since their causes are AS reported, it is indeed very well known. shocking and disturbing to know — Dr. V. Subramanyan, Thane about the alarming rise in sex crimes particularly against women everywhere. Even educated and qualified people inFOR the second time in the last six dulge in sex-crimes. Publicity of years, Congress President Sonia punishment, hanging, new rules Gandhi has sprung a surprise while have not mitigated sex crimes. declaring a candidate for important People are angry and justified posts. Earlier, it was for post of the when they ask for death penalty or severe punishment on such depraved culprits, but death or punishment cannot be a severe STOP IT: The rising number of rape deterrent and not a solution for cases across the country is an dealing with rapists as it does not extremely serious matter that should be send out a clear message. Even if dealt with on immediate basis. the culprit is given death penalty, the chapter is closed and gives to take cue from the Kolhapur relief and satisfaction to general police. It had good result when public but it will not have any af- police-women and police-men fect or deter would-be culprits. It in plain clothes moved about the is well said that prevention is city and thrashed molesters. It better than cure. The rapists do then created fear among the culnot fear the law or police. It prits. — S.P. Sharma, Mumbai would be worthwhile in this case Mallikarjun Kharge

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In tonight’s episode, CID team is in a big dilemma as some unknown and very powerful people are targeting the common man in the city. CID cops get to know that a very strange man named Tez is killing people in a glimpse and when checked in the CCTV

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footage, they realize that he is incredibly fast than any normal human being. The investigation leads them to the fast assailant, however, just when they are about to arrest Tez, they are ambushed by another man Vidyut who discharges electric current wearing some electric gadget! Sony TV, 10 p.m.

QUBOOL HAI

This week on Qubool Hai, Akshay Kumar will be seen promoting his upcoming movie Holiday and help Aahil save his family from sleeper cells with the help of Sanam. Zee TV, 9.30 p.m.

BRAIN GAMES

Revealing that we may not be as smart as we think, we explore whether we have as good a grasp of the world around us as we like to believe! This is a truly mind-blowing experience like no other that is bound to test your brain and how it perceives things. Delving into topics like focus, fear, persuasion, decision-making and neural fitness, Brain Games turns your mind’s eye inwards for a profoundly entertaining and revealing journey into the three and a half pounds of tissue that makes you...you. NGC, 9 p.m.

HISTORY OF THE WORLD

Bringing 70,000 years of history to life, this awe inspiring series travels through time to the big stories of history, populated with big characters in the places where the big events really happened. It is a human story of people, their civilisations, cultures, successes and crashing failures, a story that charts progress and development and change through centuries. Discovery, 9 p.m.

MOVIES OF THE DAY

When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive. Zee Studio, 8 p.m.

ROWDY RATHORE

Rowdy Rathore is about Shiva (Akshay Kumar) who is a small time conman in love with Priya (Sonakshi Sinha), a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding. In this picture perfect world, there is a six year old Neha, who inexplicably believes Shiva to be her dad! And if this wasn't bad enough, Shiva faces a series of life threatening attacks by a gang of deadly criminals. While trying desperately to save his life and his love, Shiva stumbles upon a deadly secret. A secret that will take him to a small town in Bihar; terrorized by its ruthless MLA and the mafia he controls; a town whose inhabitants' only hope for redemption is - Shiva! The mystery slowly unravels itself through some of the best action packed scenes. Max, 9 p.m.

LAKE PLACID

What happens when a man-eating crocodile begins picking off tourists in beautiful Lake Placid? What if the crocodile wants to make it his home? Star Movies, 11 p.m.

Grabbers, Zee Studio, 8 p.m.

BREAKOUT

both get married. Years pass by, and Charu is busy engrossed in treating patients, leaving Maya alone to ponder her own fate and life. And it is not long before a young man named Rudra enters her life, and an affair follows. This affair does not last long, as a much younger man, Lalit, now enters Maya's life, and thence begins another passionate affair. CVO, 9 p.m.

MAYA MEMSAAB

Wealthy Anjali falls in love with poor Dev, both want to get married, but Anjali's family objects and instead get her married to equally wealthy Ram, who lives with his uncaring step-mother and siblings. Anjali finds out that Ram is not respected, but does not care as she does not love him. Ram continues to be affectionate toward her and his family, but Anjali cannot get Dev out of her mind. Then things change, when Ram decides to assert himself and asks his family to leave him and his wife alone. Anjali starts warming up to Ram, when Dev shows up - this Dev is not the poor Dev that Anjali once knew, this Dev is a multi-millionaire, scheming, and devious, and a Dev who will try to win Anjali over by hook or by crook. B4U, 9 p.m.

An innocent camping trip takes a dark turn for a young brother and sister, when they witness a murder. The young siblings become the killers' next target as they are chased and hunted through the wilderness. Serving time over a protest gone terribly wrong, their father, Jack Damson (Fraser), devises a plan to break out of prison and rescue his kids from the pair of criminals, Tommy (Purcell) and Kenny (Suplee). A fight for survival ensues in the action-packed thriller where the hunters become the hunted. Pix, 9 p.m. Young, beautiful, and intelligent Maya lives with her father in a palatial mansion in rural India. When her father suffers a stroke, she calls for the local Dr. Charu Das, who arrives on his bicycle and prescribes treatment for her dad. He comes often, more on the pretext of seeing her, than her dad, and eventually

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DISCOVERY

Taiwan Revealed 2013 Mixer Alaska Experiment I Have Seen The Earth Change Discovery Project Earth I Have Seen The Earth Change World From Above Shoreline History of the World Spice Trip I Have Seen The Earth Change

SCIENCE

Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made Mythbusters Tech Toys 360 How It’s Made Sci Fi Science Dean of Invention Nextworld How It’s Made Tech Toys 360 Triggers Strangest Weather on Earth

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

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PIX

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park Die Hard 4 Home Alone 3 Turbo A Good Day to Die Hard Lake Placid

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Rowdy Rathore, Max, 9 p.m.

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

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Planning

D-Day

If you’re getting married at the end of the year and haven’t started planning your wedding yet, we suggest starting now! To help you out, the 48Hrs Team rounds up some of the best caterers, photographers, venues and more

our wedding is a day that you will always remember and if you plan well in advance, you can ensure that you get every last detail just as you want it. So, if you are planning a wedding at the end of this year, now (six months in advance) is a good time to start meeting with caterers, wedding photographers, and makeup artists, as well as book the venue! Read on for our roundup of the best service providers in each category, with details on pricing and booking period to help you plan your special day.

>> The Stone Water Eco Resort is perfect for a scenic wedding

price range `850 onwards (plus taxes) per person contact www.soulsouffle.com

sun N sand: Sun N Sand’s vast, beach-front location is perfect for as many as 900 guests. They offer a wide range of cuisines for you to choose from and even help with various other aspects such as the planning the menu, timings, alcohol and accommodation arrangements. price range Starting from `1,800 per person contact www.sunnsandhotel.com

Mayfair Banquets: Mayfair India is perfect if you want a hassle-free wedding, with everything taking care of. Accommodation, return gifts, event décor, pick-up/ drop for guests, food, beverages... anything wedding related and they’ll take care of it. Booking time depends on the number of guests, dates and the services you choose, but we suggest getting in touch with them as soon as possible. price range Approximately `1,600 per person (nonvegetarian) as base amount contact www.mayfairindia.com

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#1: pick a VeNue First things first — book a venue as soon as possible to get the best price and to ensure that you don’t have to compromise on your dates. Even though the following venues don’t have set deadlines for booking dates, you can only organise the rest of your wedding once you’ve booked one. So, this should be the first thing you zero in on.

stone Water eco resort, Goa: For a scenic wedding, Stone Water Eco Resort, located in Goa is your perfect bet. They have a variety of options to choose from — from a two-day all inclusive package that starts from `12.5 lakhs, to a sea-view jetty package (`55,000 onwards), with beautiful views of the turquoise water. They also have pool side and bar venues that are perfect for wedding rituals. On most of their packages, the venue charges are waived off if you book 24 cottages. price range `25,000 to over 12 lakhs, depending on your preferences contact www.stonewaterecoresort.com soul soufflé, Goa: Another venue in Goa, Soul Soufflé is split into a cocktail bar and an al-fresco section that can accommodate up to 250 people. The resort is situated on the banks of the Uddear waterfall and has won awards for its Goan seafood, kebabs and Mughlai dishes. This place is perfect if you want a wedding with a rustic Goan charm. The destination also offers a complimentary, candid wedding photographer.

Music A wedding needs good music, so if your venue doesn’t offer this along with your package (some do, so check in advance!), or if you want a special wedding band, S.M Creations are a good place to call. They offer a Punjabi and Koli band for Indian weddings. The Punjabi band is priced between `12,000 and `25,000, depending on the amount of people in the band. The Koli band is priced at `18,000. They also have an option of punjabi dhol for which they charge `5,000 for two dhols. Bookings depend on how open their schedule is, so get in touch soon! An amount of `5,000 needs to be paid in advance as the booking fee. contact www.musicalentertainment.in >> Sun N Sand is located on the beach

>> Sun N Sand provides a number of wedding services

Bridal Makeup A bride’s makeup enhances her entire outfit, so it needs to be perfect, without being overdone. Artist Zubair Shaikh, who has done makeup for several celebrity weddings, charges `20,000 per session for a destination wedding. The package includes makeup, hair and sari draping. For two sessions, the same package will cost you `40,000. You have to pay 50% of the amount in advance as booking fee. price `20,000 onwards contact www.zubairshaikh.net

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>> Pictures like these are what you can expect from KnotInFocus

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#2: Get a PHotoGRaPHeR Next, pick your photographer. Photographers are usually booked very early, so make sure you have enough time to book the one you want!

knotInFocus: If you’re planning a November wedding, you’re not going to be able to book these out-of-the-box photographers. Anand Rathi, from KnotInFocus tells us, “November is a packed month and most of it is already gone. We advise couples to get in touch with us at least six months in advance.” The quirky photographers offer a full range of services that include a prewedding shoot, wedding photography, wedding film, delivery of the photos on blu-ray and an album. Founded by Abhinav Shah and Anand Rathi in 2013, their pictures are inspired by the grandeur of Bollywood, adding a little filmi drama to your wedding album. Anand adds, “We almost always do destination weddings and have shot at popular destinations for

Indian marriages in India as well as overseas.” If you can, you should definitely book them for your big day! Get in touch Six months in advance Price range From `3.5 to `5.5 lakhs per day Contact www.knotinfocus.in or email info@knotinfocus.in

the Cheesecake Project: Stuti Sakhalkar, the energetic photographer behind the venture tells us, “November bookings should have started in April, so step on it and finalise your photographer before he/she gets booked. November this year has relatively fewer prime dates than last year and isn’t as packed as December is this year, but dates are filling up!” Stuti explains that over the last two years of shooting weddings, she’s realised that every photographer shoots in a different way. She tells us about her own process, explaining, “I like to photograph emotions; nervous brides, shy grooms, emotional mothers, fathers who try their best to hide their tears, mastikhor siblings and cousins and a mad gang of friends. My intention is to

#4 Get YoUR oUtFIt What are you going to get married in?! While actually getting your outfit won’t take time, deciding on the perfect dress/ trousseau/ sari, will. Also, designers are often swamped with back-toback orders, so get in touch now.

Michelle Rodrigues’ Bridal Wear: Michelle was always fascinated by fashion, women’s wear and creating her own designs, making her our seamstress of choice if you want a wedding gown for your big day. We love her work simply because of the sharp aesthetics that feature in all her designs. “I like working on wedding gowns because they offer a wider canvas to play with. Every bride brings a unique element through with her personality — and that helps me to extend it into a fun experience for them,” says Michelle, when we asked her why she chose this particular stream of design. Most of her outfits are in silk, featuring Chantilly, Chinese and Swiss lace. Although the making of the dress takes 6-8 weeks, she suggests that you contact her six months in advance. “The construction of the garment takes only 6-8 weeks, but planning starts months in advance,” she says. However, if you are pressed for time, they do cater to emergency brides and can whip up a dress in around 15 days as well. Get in touch Six months in advance Price range Approximately `40,000 to `50,000, depending on the complexity of the design Contact 9920087573

ss Homme: Grooms needn’t worry about their trousseau, as SS Homme has launched a wedding

give the family pictures that will make them recall the day as it was. Also, there are so many things that happen which they are unaware of and it’s great to be able to show them what they missed out on while being in the middle of all the hustle and bustle.” They also do destination weddings, telling us that they broaden the canvas for photographers, as the couple and family are usually a lot more relaxed. “If the people are happy, the pictures are happy,” Stuti adds. Now is a great time to book them since they’re offering a 15% discount on the candid photography billing for weddings and engagements from June to September. There is also a 10% discount on the candid photography billing for weddings in November-December-January, if you book before June 30, so hurry! Get in touch As much in advance as you can, six months is a good figure to go by Price range Approximately `30,000 onwards, depending on services. Contact www.facebook.com/TheCheese cakeProject or email stuti@thecheesecakeproject.com

When it comes to visiting cards, there are literally, hundreds of options. But, if you’d like a rough idea, you’ll probably be choosing between three price points. For example, Vadra Cards (www.vadra.in) offers high-end cards that cost `150/card onwards. Brands such as Saifee Wedding Cards (www.saifeeweddingcards.com) on the other hand are a much cheaper option at `11-18/card. They are perfect if you want the trademark wedding look without having to stretch your budget. Brands such as Ikon Cards on the other hand, offer cards with an ethnic touch and are priced upwards of `100 per card.

Now that you have your venue, you want to make sure that it looks perfect for your dream wedding. Picking floral arrangements and getting everything you want together takes time, so don’t wait longer than six months to do so.

Marry Me – Wedding stylists & House of Flowers: If you have ever visited Marry Me, (the store nestled inside Candies in Bandra) and have found it difficult to control splurging on the merchandise, you should pick Marry Me – Wedding Stylists, for all your décor needs and House of Flowers, for all your floral needs. “Right from decorating your house for a function such as the mehendi or organising the centre pieces for your reception, we cater to all wedding flower requirements,” says Jarett D’Abreo, co-founder of the companies. We personally love their style and while they do cater to last minute bookings, it is best to contact them in advance. Get in touch Six months to a year in advance Prices range `500 onwards for the flowers and `2 to `3 lakh for décor, depending on the complexity of the décor chosen. Contact 65248821

Perfect Décor: Perfect Décor is a one-stop shop for all your décor needs. They handle both flowers and décor, but you do need to get in touch with them in advance to make sure that you get the exact arrangements that you want. “While we can put the décor and flowers together on short notice, we work our magic best when we have time to plan everything down to the last detail,” a spokesperson tells us. Get in touch 3-6 months in advance Price range `25,000 onwards for indoor events, `3 lakh onwards for outdoor events Contact 25276672/ 25299292

>> The Cheesecake Project is an affordable, but excellent option

InvItatIons

#3: PICk YoUR DÉCoR & FLoWeRs

#5 FInaLIse tHe CateRInG Most caterers will take bookings even a week before your wedding, but if you want to make sure that nothing goes awry and that you get the food you’ve set your heart on, we suggest getting started by blocking your dates now. Here are a few options that you can choose from:

Royal treat events: Royal Treat Events are a good caterering option when you don’t have much time. They take bookings even 15 days before, so they are perfect for last-minute weddings. They have several buffet options with the minimum price starting from `150 per guest. They also have a provision of regional food, depending on the location of your wedding. On confirmation, you will have to pay 70% of the total amount in advance, a week before the wedding. Contact 9702900276 Deshpande Caterers: These caterers allow you to make a booking as per your own convenience. The buffet is vegetarian only and starts at a price of `400-`500 per guest for a destination wedding and `200 per guest for a local wedding. The best part is that they charge no booking fee and you can pay the entire amount at once, but it has to be paid before the wedding. Contact 9819453043

collection exclusively for men’s bridal wear, which includes elegant bandhgalas, bandhis, tuxedos and stylish formal suits. The brand offers two distinct services — a bespoke section for customised clothing and Prêt studio, for ready to wear clothing. The store follows a by appointment only policy. Get in touch As soon as possible Price range `2,000 onwards for shirts, ties and scarfs, `17,500 onwards for bandhis, `24,500 onwards for bandhagalas and `30,000 onwards for tuxedos Contact www.sshomme.in

Cake Whether anyone remembers the décor or not, the one thing they will remember is a good cake. Though not all weddings have cakes, if yours includes one, you can get in touch with Deliciae Cakes. With Le Cordon Bleu chef Bunty Mahajan behind their sweet creations, there’s a lot to choose from in terms of flavours and designs. They have several options on offer and are also open to complete customisation to suit your needs, ranking them high on our list. Get in touch Four days to a week in advance Price range `1,650 to `4,500 per kilo Contact 9029023000

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« evenT: ncpa cheer! comedy feSTival

Laugh Out LOud! I

f you missed the last edition, this is going to be good news for you. NCPA Cheer! Comedy Festival, a one-of-a-kind, onestop destination for all things comic is back with its third edition, at the NCPA this weekend. The festival features some of the funniest comedians in a number of acts such as stand-up comedy, commedia dell’arte, comic plays and even musical comedy. Kunal Roy Kapoor, Anuvab Pal, Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi, Sorabh Pant and Aditi Mittal are some of the names that will be participating in the festival. The premiere of two new plays, Two Adorable Losers and Bombed, will take place on the opening weekend of the festival. Two Adorable Losers revolves around a professor from Odisha and his Mumbai-based student, both of whom suffer from an inferiority complex. They both seek each other’s help to regain their lost confidence, resulting in an unusual and hilarious alliance between the two. The

80-minute play, written and directed by Abhishek Pattnaik, will take place at The Experimental theatre. It stars Abhishek himself, along with Karan Bhanushali. Another 90-minute play, The World is Enough, promises to be the highlight of the festival as it features Papa CJ and Anuvab Pal. Papa CJ is the only Indian comedian to feature on NBC’s reality show Last Comic Standing. Anuvab Pal is a playwright with several well-known plays such as Chaos Theory and The President Is Coming in his kitty and he was also the screenwriter of Loins of Punjab. The play will be performed at the Godrej Dance Theatre. The Open Couple, which will take place at the Experimental Theatre, opens with Antonia as a suicidal emotional wreck and tracks her journey, through a series of funny, poignant vignettes, ending with a complete character reversal. The highlight of this play is an interplay of dualities in the politics of relationships. The play is directed

Teppanyaki chef

If you haven’t had enough laughter for one weekend, this is a great play to watch. Titled Touch & Go and presented by Backstage Theatre Productions, this play will be performed through the month, so you can catch a show whenever you feel like you need a ribtickling evening. The fast-paced comedy revolves around two couples, blending the basic emotions of deceit, deception and mistaken identity. Designed and directed by Dinyar Contractor and written by Derek Benfield, the play stars

Jim Vimadalal, Rumi Zarir, Huzan Wadia, Pheroza Modi, Sanaea Bubber, Errick Elavia and Dinyar Contractor. The first show will take place at Yashwantrao Chavan auditorium, this Sunday. The show promises a heavy dose of entertainment and rip-roaring comedy. When June 8 to June 22 Where Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium (June 8), NCPA (June 15) and Rangsharda, Bandra (June 22) Tickets www.bookmyshow.com

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Laughter is definitely the best medicine and NCPA is helping you laugh all weekend, with the NCPA Cheer! Comedy Festival. Yamini Walia finds out more

by Faraz Khan, scripted by Dario Fo, written with Franca Rame and stars Anuj Gurwara and Vaishali Bisht. Funny Women, a 90-minute play, features Aditi Mittal, Anu Menon and Kaneez Surka and will take you through different styles of comedy in a single show and will be staged at the Godrej Dance Theatre.

« workShop: learn To be a

« play: Touch & Go

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f you consider yourself a ninja in the kitchen, Palate Culinary Studio brings you a fun class that will not only teach you the basics of cooking Japanese food, but also help you master some tricks to keep your guests entertained at the dinner table. You can learn how to make sumptuous Chicken Teriyaki, Miso Salmon, Wild Mushroom, Teppanyaki Fried Rice, Yaki Udon Noddles, Basa Teriyaki and Tofu Sticks through the teppanyaki cooking method — which includes food that is typically grilled on an iron griddle or plate. Apart from teaching you the recipes, the workshop will also teach you fun tricks that you can perform while you cook up a storm. Rakhee Vaswani, owner of Palate Culinary Studio says, “Get ready to hone your inner master-chef, as this class is one of the most fun and entertaining sessions we offer. You can create culinary magic whilst showcasing great skill and keeping your meals healthy.” The class is priced at `2,500. When Today, from 12.30pm — 2pm Where Palate Culinary Studio, Survodaya Co-Op Housing Society, Santacruz (W) Contact 9322246080/ 265695221

Bombed is a light-hearted play that looks at today’s laid-back urban youth, the city we live in, religion, and how our paranoia about terrorism warps our lives and relationships with our neighbours and friends. The play will be showcased at The Experimental Theatre and is directed by Adhaar Khurana, written by Asha Duggal and Bobby Nagra and stars Aseem Hattangady, Chaitnya Sharma, Lucky Vakharia and Amey Wagh. Music of Comedic Proportions is a 90-minute play that features comedians performing their jokes while playing a musical instrument in a rhyme scheme. The cast includes Kenneth Sebastian, Kanan Kill, Aadar Malik and Abish Mathew. We’re sure that by now, you’re as excited as we are for this overdose of comedy! Tickets `200-`500 When June 8 to June 15 Where NCPA, Nariman Point Contact www.ncpamumbai.com

« evenT: Sundown parTy He Said She Said is all set to unveil it’s rooftop café, with acts from well-known artists such as DJ Whosane! and DJ Anastasia, who will mix classics with classic rock and classical, retro and pop, hip-hop and dubstep — all live. The duo have performed together at several club-gigs, events and private parties. The event will be accompanied by food and the classic HS3 shots. So, before Monday arrives, end your Sunday with this gig. The best part is that entry to the party is absolutely free. When This Sunday, from 5pm to 11pm Where He Said She Said, Near Yash Raj Studios, Behind Fun Republic, Andheri (W) Contact 33488002

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FOOD

SPA

auriGa’S bibimbaP

It is not just Indian cuisine that includes dishes made simply by cooking together all the ingredients that you have on hand. Auriga is bringing you Bibimbap, a Korean dish that means mixed rice. The dish originates from the Korean traditional practice of mixing all food offerings. At Auriga, a chef will come to your table and mix vegetables and meats in a hot stone bowl. Chef Vaibhav Mahajan, from Auriga, says, “Bibimbap, a Korean speciality, is a heavenly combination of meat, flavourful vegetables cooked just right, a fried egg on top and the spiciness of Korean chilli paste with a drizzle of heavenly aromatic sesame oil.” When Ongoing Where Dr. E Moses Road, Mahalaxmi Famous Studio Lane, Mahalaxmi contact 43472505

Summer fieSta at the SPa

With temperatures soaring, who wouldn’t want to treat themselves to a luxurious spa experience? Visit The Spa at Palladium Hotel, as it celebrates the close of summer with fresh, cooling therapies. Tippy Sailo, manager of The Spa, Palladium Hotel, tells us, “The sun’s UV rays damage your skin and leave it feeling clogged and irritated. At The Spa, we offer a variety of body wraps, exfoliating masks and artisanal treatments, using natural plant and fruit extracts such as cucumber, mint, papaya and melons, that will leave your skin feeling rejuvenated.” The therapies include options such as the Melon Glow, which consists of a handmade body scrub, along with a detoxifying body wrap and a glow facial to remove dead skin, making your skin smooth and supple. You can also try the Teen Sparkle, which is specially crafted for teenagers and includes only pure organic ingredients such as Himalayan crystal salt, sandalwood and jasmine oils, along with rose petals. The Summer Body Cooler, which contains ingredients such as cucumber, papaya, banana and mint, aims to naturally hydrate and re-energise your skin and the Mint Stint — which is a two-hour massage and scrub therapy, promises to ease away your tension and relax every aching muscle in your body. When Ongoing Where The Spa, Palladium Hotel, Level 10, Lower Parel contact 61628299

euroPeaN marziPaN by Nordic KaNde maGic

Treat yourself this summer, as Nordic Kande Magic adds new items to its gourmet marzipan range. The brand has introduced a range of flavours for the summer. Apart from mint, they have also launched strawberry, litchi, orange chocolate, green apple and other summer fruits. Savour these delicacies guilt-free, as they are 100% vegetarian, cholesterol and gluten free. Thea Tammeleht, an Estonian expatriate behind this luxury brand says, “Our marzipan is all about discovering something new and introducing great flavours so that you can experience their royal European taste.” When Ongoing Where www.nordickandiemagic.com contact 9699641112

Wraps & Rolls has introduced a new menu, consisting of rolls such as Aloo Tikki Roll, Veg Manchurian Wrap, Chicken Roll, Crispy Paneer Cheese Wrap, Veg Chatpata Seekh Kebab Roll, Indonesian Sambhal Chicken Wrap, Mexican Salsa Chicken Wrap, Paneer Makhni Roll, Crispy Paneer Cheese Wrap, Chicken Makhni Roll, Kolkatta Double Egg Roll, Crispy Chicken Cheese Roll, Schezwan Paneer Mushroom Wrap and Schezwan Chicken Wrap. Aseem Dixit, owner of Wraps & Rolls, tells us, “The food at Wraps & Rolls is best described as fresh, fast food. Our wraps are served hot and the rolls offer customers a healthy meal at a reasonable price.” So, treat your tastebuds to these delicious rolls! When Up to July 25 Where Near Sky zone, High Street Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel contact 24972578

Summer coolerS at the orchid

The Orchid, at Vile Parle, has introduced a refreshing summer coolers menu, to help you beat the scorching heat. Executive chef, Navid Sayyad at The Orchid, says, “The idea is offer our customers some unique summer drinks that are exciting and unique.” The menu offers drinks such as ginger beer (brewed in-house) and Basil Lemonade, prepared with fresh basil leaves. For fruit lovers, there are options such as Raspberry Fizz, Watermelon-Mint Cooler, Cucumber & Lime Sprinter, Mango Colada, Cherry-Vanilla Smoothie and Melon Magic. If you are a chocolate lover, opt for shakes in flavours such as milk, chocolate ice cream, chocolate syrup, peppermint or orange extract. Other attractions on the menu include Iced Green Tea with Ginger, Chatpatta Nimbu Paani, Masala Banta and Gulab Ka Sharbat. When Up to June 26, from 11am to 11pm Where The Orchid, near Domestic Airport, Vile Parle (E) contact 26164040

Gourmet burGerS at café NcPa

The Café at the NCPA has introduced an exciting new Gourmet Burger Kitchen menu that we can’t wait to try. The menu features some very interesting burgers, including the Jack Daniel’s Burger (Jack Daniel’s Flambéed Beef Burger with JD Mayonnaise) served with Peppered House Fries as well as the Heart Attack Burger (Triple Burger – Beef/ Chorizo/ Apple Smoked Turkey Bacon/ Egg with Swiss Gruyere Cheese) with Baked Potato Skins, stuffed with Turkey Bacon and Caramelised Onions. Farrokh Khambata, chef and owner of Café at the NCPA, says, “With this menu, we offer the city a gourmet burger experience, with delicious culinary delights. Diversified across a wide range of tastes, the menu features burgers with a contemporary twist and creations that blend the hearty appeal of burgers with refined tastes.” When Up to June 30 Where Cafe at the NCPA, Nariman Point contact 22821212

EXHIBITION CirCle of life by NiShiKaNt Kamble

Artist Nishikant Kamble will be displaying his artwork this month at Art Desh Gallery. The paintings have been inspired by the various circles that you encounter in life, such as your circle of friends, family circle and the circle of life. In this solo exhibition, the artist’s miniature paintings aim to invoke the symbol of the circle and the distinction between what is within the circle and what lies outside of it. His work is full of imagination and vibrancy. Nishikant tells us, “We all live within a circle, and throughout life, everyone creates more circles to bury themselves in. These circles become barriers and shields, through which we share our lives with others. Sometimes, we strive to break away from the circles that we have created and yet with each break, we form a new circle, like the infinite and timeless line of a circle.” When Up to June 14, from 11am to 7pm Where Art Desh - The Studio, White House Annexe, 91 Walkeshwar Road contact 9871573293

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CHILDREN’S SPECIAL amuSemeNt activitieS at PhoeNix marKetcity

Phoenix Marketcity in Kurla has introduced a range of amusement activities and games that make for a great weekend outing for your children. From LaserBlast and Bungee Soccer, to Flight 4 Fantasy and Snow World, there are a number of activities to try. Amit Kumar, center director for Phoenix Marketcity says, “At Phoenix Marketcity, we are glad to host ‘What the fun’ at our mall. This entertainment zone in a very different experience aims to turn a virtual world into reality. It’s an unimaginable experience packed with exhilarating action and fun, in a gaming arena that offers games such as laser tag and Bungee Soccer.” When Ongoing Where Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla contact www.phoenixmarketcitymumbai.com

SaNGria NiGhtS at #taG

childreN’S WorKShoPS by zeeQ

ZeeQ is currently running a series of workshops for children. Called Fun Fiesta, these workshops include dance fitness, clay workshop, mask making, cooking, painting and magic. Subhadarshi Tripathy, channel head at ZeeQ, says, “Adding to the list of activities for children during their vacation, the Fun Fiesta aims to engage children and channel their energy and enthusiasm into new and exciting activities. These workshops will help children broaden their outlook and experience different activities that they might not learn otherwise. We hope that these workshops leave them enriched and happy.” When Up to June 8 Where Growel’s 101, Kandivali and Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla contact www.facebook.com/ZeeQ

Southeast Asian café and bar, #Tag, has introduced Sangria Nights, where ever Thursday, you can indulge in some delicious sangrias prepared at their live bar. Rajinder Bindra, partner at #Tag, says, “Customers can enjoy unlimited sangrias for just `450. We have designed this exclusive offer, keeping the tastes of our customers in mind. Visit us for a relaxing evening after work, to make the most of this sangria offer.” When Every Thursday, from 8pm onwards Where #TAG South-East Asian Cafe & Bar, Near Ambani Hospital, Andheri (W) contact 26313222

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« store review: zoya & Dvar

Dazzle like a DiamonD Not everyone can afford to buy themselves diamond jewellery, but a little gawking never hurt anyone, as Yamini Walia found out on her visit to newly opened diamond boutique, Zoya

diamond is truly a girl’s best friend, so it’s no surprise that nothing makes us happier than visiting a diamond boutique, even if it is just for some window shopping. That sums up my experience at Zoya, the luxury diamond boutique from the House of Tata, in Khar. This is their second store, with the first one housed at Warden Road. Since I visited them a mere three days after it opene d, the store was still adorned by flowers and a red carpet which definitely made me feel like a celebrity. This outlet is larger than their first one. It consists of two floors, where jewellery is aesthetically displayed and a basement which is used more as a storage space. A large chandelier, placed between the two floors adds to Zoya’s luxurious charm. As soon as I entered the store, I was welcomed wit h a cup of coffee and chocolates. It may not have been champagne, but diamonds, coffee and chocolates is a brilliant combination. After finishing my cup of coffee, I walked around the store to check out their collection. Himanshu, an employee at Zoya, deftly explained the details about each and every collection. The first collection I saw was Celestium. As the name suggests, the range revolves around c elestial objects. The collection is quite contemporary and the exquisite jewels wrought in diamonds and other precious stones, blew me away. Next, I viewed a new collection called Fire, which was impressive as well. It consisted of earrings, necklaces and rings designed based on the theme of fire. The collection was embellished with sapphires, radiant gold and exquisite diamonds. Banaras, their most sought after collection, included pieces

that I couldn’t take my eyes off. An absolutely breathtaking collection, Banaras articulates the spirit of the legendary city, crafting it into luxurious pieces spun in diamonds and gold. Jewels of the crown, as the name suggests, symbolises royalty. I tried a piece from this collection, studded with rubies in the shape of a crown and it looked stunning. The Egyptian c ollection reinterprets the legacy of Egypt in vivid colours. You could see a hint of Egypt, namely Egyptian mummies, in every earring and neck piece that constituted the collection. Apart from these collections, there were kundan and polki sets on display on the first floor; these are sure to be a hit with brides-to-be. There was also a Dance of the White Peacock collection which is inspired by the white peacock’s dance. Their Espana and Greece collections borrow inspiration from the cultures of both the countries, whether it’s the intricacies of the Spanish fan, the unbridled passion of the Flamenco or the legends of Greek gods, goddesses, fearless warriors and epic battles. All the collections display high-quality craftsmanship. All-in-all, the diamond boutique offers designs for women of all ages. You can pick up any piece and I am sure you won’t be disappointed. Personally, I wanted to own everything displayed in the store. The average price of jewellery at Zoya is around `50,000, which is quite reasonable when it comes to diamonds. The new store is definitely a must-visit! WheRe Zoya,Ground Floor, Devnibru building, 369 Linking Road, Khar (W) contact 26488577

>> Read on to find out if Zoya, a diamond boutique is worth all the hype

an oDe to fashion

« new

Dev Goswami visits newly opened, multi-designer store DVAR, in Juhu and tells you what you can look forward to

Rozina by designer Rozina Vishram

launches:

Fashion designer Rozina Vishram has launched an exclusive, one-of-a-kind bespoke women’s wear brand called Rozina. The brand gives you the option to pick from an array of fine fabrics, details, accents, colours, cuts, styles and silhouettes and customise them according to your own creative vision. We love the detailing on the red floor-length anarkali. Whether at a friend’s wedding or a family function, this anarkali will definitely help you grab all the attention. However, you need to make an appointment before you visit the store. Where Rozina — 77A, Hill Road, Bandra (W) Price On request

hink of an art gallery hosting an exhibition of paintings by several artists — from unique styles to a plethora of colours, a group show will usually feature that and much more. But, why are we talking about art and exhibitions in a review about a fashion store? It’s because the concept of DVAR is quite similar. Enter through the palace-like doors (interesting fact: the doors to DVAR were actually salvaged and restored from a palace) and you’ll come across several different corners, each housing a separate designer. As Vijayta Gandhi, fashionista and brain behind DVAR, took us through the store, it was easy to see her love and passion for fashion — and that is something that sets DVAR apart from other clothing stores. All the collections at DVAR have been personally curated by Vijayta and she does a good job of ensuring that there is a variety of styles, cuts and materials. One of the USPs of DVAR is that almost half of their designs are exclusive to this label — even though you might find the same designer at another multi-designer store, you can still expect unique designs. Most of the designs at DVAR are bridal and festive wear, but they also have few pieces that are perfect for everyday attire. You can look forward to trying on clothes from designers such as Aarti Vijay Gupta, Arpita Mehta, Deepika Govind, Dolly J, Jayanti Reddy, Sangeeta Kilachand, Shivani Tijori and Vidhi Kejriwal. Their bridal wear is the biggest attraction at DVAR and they feature some of the best embroidery work that I have ever seen. The bridal wear comes in basic colours of red and orange, while their festive wear impressed me with a variety of options, both in terms of colour as well as work. Another reason that you should pay DVAR a visit is their couture shoe section. They promise you the best fit possible by customising shoes and designs according to the size of

>> The concept of DVAR is similar to an art gallery as it houses collections by several designers your feet. The same concept applies to bags — most of which feature certified swarovski crystals — which again, can be customised according to your preferences. The jewellery was another part of the store that held my attention. They feature unique, futuristic designs that I think to carry off, you’d need to have an inherent sense of style and a complementing wardrobe. But, that is something that Vijayta seems more than happy to you help you out with. Each section of the store has at least one or two items that will leave you thinking, “Wow, I thought it would be more expensive.” The prices, ranging from `7,500 to `4 lakhs, aren’t cheap, but the pieces are good value for money. Overall, DVAR is an exciting fashion destination with variety, reasonable prices, exclusivity and a fun shopping experience. The experience of being shown around the store by Vijayta, in itself, makes DVAR a store worth checking out. Where Hill Crest, Opp. HSBC Bank, JVPD, Andheri (W) contact 8655005536

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A half-hearted effort

Saltwater Café, a restaurant that is a personal favourite, has a new summer menu to boast of, but it fails to impress. Shirley Mistry tells you more

hen a restaurant like Saltwater Café introduces a new summer menu, you can’t help but be excited. Their fare is consistently good, so a new menu sounded like it would be nothing short of delightful. However, it was only after looking through the menu, that we realised that it isn’t as much of a summer menu, as additions of a few summer themed dishes to the menu. After checking with the server about what these new offerings were, we started off with the Feta, Melons, Roasted Almonds & Balsamic Salad (`290) and the Braised Beets, Plum & Brie salad (`250), both of which were outstanding. The melon & feta salad was devoid of almonds, but the juicy melons and the sharp feta were a delightful combination, with the balsamic drizzle adding an extra depth of flavour. The braised beet salad fared better in terms of texture. However, after this, our meal went downhill. We tried the Poha Crusted Prawns (`390), Potato, Ricotta & Pea Pesto Gnocchi (`290) and the Smoked Salmon with Citrus Elements (`550). The prawns weren’t anything to write home about. They tasted like tempura prawns with a poha crust, instead of the usual semolina. The gnocchi was a good attempt, but it lacked texture and felt too pasty after a few forkfuls. The smoked salmon fared slightly better, but the citrus elements were so far and few between, that it was as good as not having them on your plate. For our main course, we sampled the Chevre Potato Chop, with nicoise vegetables and orange zest (`440) and the 8-Hour Braised Lamb, with jowar, pomegranates and tamarind (`580). The potato chop was literally a large lump of mashed potatoes, coated in semolina and pan fried. Unfortunately, they were absolutely bland, with a dollop of orange zest infused cream cheese in its centre, which did not go well with the potatoes and seemed like it had been stolen off someone’s dessert! The vegetables accompanying it were lacklustre as well. The braised lamb fared better, but the scarce scattering of pomegranate

Good juiCery’S reFreShinG juiCeS The 48Hrs Team samples a few flavours from the new range of juices from Good Juicery and brings you their verdict

>> The new summer menu at Sat Water Café wasn’t very impressive

seeds didn’t do a good job of balancing out the tartness, which came from a heavy handed portioning of tamarind. However, the meat was cooked very well and was melt-in-the-mouth. We then ordered the Lemon Pie (`230) to try to salvage our meal. Although the lemony flavour was appealing, the eggs used to make the custard had split, giving it a grainy texture akin to scrambled eggs, instead of a silky smooth one. On the whole, the summer menu was quite a let-down and we wish that they had put more thought and effort into it. Visit to try their lovely salads, but for all other intents and purposes, stick to dishes from their old menu (the John Dory is excellent) and you won’t be as disappointed as we were! Where 82, Nagin Mahal, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate Meal for two `2500 Alcohol served Yes, pint of beer `190 onwards Contact 66336070

he heat has been boring into our energy reserves this summer and not a day goes by without us hankering for something chilled and refreshing. So, the Good Juicery’s new range of sparkling juices came at a good time. The brand claims to stay away from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives and the drinks are lightly carbonated and sweetened. Though the can seems small, each juice has an impressive serving of almost two glasses. The juice contains almost two servings of fruit as well, making it a better option than most carbonated options. We tried three flavours — Green Apple, Guava and Passion Fruit. As promised, the guava flavour was all natural and the carbonation was minimal, so we didn’t have to wrinkle our noses to escape the bubbles. We appreciate the use cane sugar instead of a fructose syrup and the vitamin C content in each juice. The green apple based soda seemed like a needlessly overpriced soda, but one sip from the chilled can was enough to counter all our assumptions. The sparkling juice was rich in flavour, without being cloyingly sweet and its perfect balance of sour and sweet made it very refreshing. The passion fruit however, was an exemplary flavour. Although you can get great guava and green apple juices if you scour through shops, a good passion fruit juice is not easy to find and even if you do, it will definitely set you back more than this can does. It may be an acquired taste for some, since it’s a little tart, but it did wonders for our taste buds. If you’re looking for a drink that’s different, refreshing and worth it’s price, this is the flavour to pick from the bunch. We were really impressed by the flavours, but at `75 for 250ml, we can’t see ourselves drinking these every day. While they are great as a mid-week pick-me-up, we may have to stick to trusty buttermilk, or a cheaper juice as a daily thirst quencher. * Visit www.goodjuicery.com to find out more

A rooftop

surprise

Dev Goswami tells you why his visit to the newly revamped rooftop café Terra, in Bandra, left him pleasantly surprised

erra, which used to be The Café at the Executive Enclave hotel in Bandra, recently revamped and its décor and menu. The extensive food and drink menu now makes it more of a restaurant and bar than a café. Nomenclature aside, Terra is the perfect place to go to grab a couple of drinks post-work. The all-white décor, with just candles for lighting (and small torches to read the menu) gives it a chic, relaxed vibe. The prices on the menu were the first thing that caught my attention. A 60ml drink of Bacardi will cost you `250 and considering the fact that rooftop restaurants are usually highly priced, this is a very reasonable amount. They offer the usual domestic and international spirits, along with a wine selection that is predominately Indian and Australian. We started our meal with Butter Garlic Prawns (`330) and Chicken Chili Oriental (`275). We were quite excited about the former. However, it turned out to be a disappointment, as the garlic was missing

from the sauce. The prawns were cooked well, but the lack of garlic in the butter-garlic sauce, made it an unspectacular dish. The chicken on the other hand, was a big hit with us. The flavourful meat was cooked in a spicy oriental sauce that went very well with our beer. For our main course, we opted for a Chicken Sizzler (`400) and Double Pan Fried Noodles (`250). The latter was a good dish, completely worth the price, with a generous helping of vegetables. The dish was good, but you won’t end up raving about it. The sizzler, another great dish, contained a lot of vegetables, grilled chicken breast and jasmine rice in a garlic-pepper sauce. This time, the garlic was just perfect and rice was delicious enough to eat plain. The chicken was grilled to perfection and while the dish, like most others at Terra, wasn’t exceptional, it will leave you satisfied and satiated. We ended our meal with a Black Forest cake, which unfortunately, wasn’t as good as our starters or mains. The cream was a little too thick and the texture of the cake itself a

>> Terra offers a complete dining package with good food and relaxing décor little too moist, making the combination taste like a watered down, cheap bakery version of the popular German cake. Overall, Terra turned out to be one of the better restaurants in the city in it’s price range. You won’t really be missing out on anything if you don’t visit, but a making a reservation here won’t leave you disappointed either — whatever they do, they do well enough. Their brilliant prices, relaxing décor and decent food make for a complete dining package when you are on a budget and that is why I will be going back. Where Executive Enclave, Rooftop Terra Café, Ambedkar Road, Bandra (W) Alcohol Served Yes, (Pint of beer: `200 onwards) Meal For Two `1,000 Contact 66969000

Travel

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Easy travEl

Forget the stress of applying for a visa and waiting anxiously for it to arrive. Instead, pick these visa-onarrival countries for your next vacation, says Rhea Dhanbhoora

lanning a vacation can be harrowing, especially if you need to get your passport renewed, search for the cheapest airfare and figure out where to stay without emptying your bank account. And then, in traipses the troublesome visa. If you’re tired of dealing with denied applications and exorbitant visa rates, you might want to add these countries to your list of holiday destinations. Some of these places offer free visas while others come at a reasonable fee. No matter what documents they require, we still think it’s easier than applying for a visa beforehand! While over 50 countries offer visa-on-arrival to Indians (you read that right!), here are six of our favourites:

TAke your pick

ThAilAnd Think cheap shopping, delicious food and a fun trip with friends and we know that Thailand is the first place that comes to mind. With visa-on-arrival available for visiting Indians, this is a great option. Remember though that you will be able to stay for only up to 14 days and will have to give them proof of your return flight ticket as well as address of where you will be staying, along with passport pictures. They sometimes also need fund proof — to make sure you will be able to cover your stay! price `2,000 approximately

The list in the article is in no way extensive, so take a look at a few other places that offer visa-on-arrival: Kenya for 60 days at approximately `3,000. Mauritius for 30 days at no cost. Kenya for 30 days at approximately `3,000. Tanzania for 90 days at approximately `3,000. Uganda for 90 days at no cost. Haiti for 90 days at no cost. Trinidad and Tobago for 90 days at no cost. Ecuador for 90 days at no cost. Bhutan for 14 days at no cost. Jordan for 14 days at approximately `1,750. Maldives for 30 days at no cost. Samoa for 60 days at no cost.

that you will be passing through. However, once you’re in Antarctica, all you need is a permit to enter. This isn’t a cheap destination to visit though, so make sure you’ve got expendable finances. price Free. (You don’t need a visa, but you do need to procure certain permissions, which a travel agent can help you out with)

nepAl Nepal is quickly becoming a hotspot for travelling Indians, because of its sights and sounds as well as its cultural attractions. Whether you’re visiting Kathmandu or the less popular but equally satisfying, Janakpur and Patan, you can travel with unlimited access, after procuring their visa. The best part is that it won’t cost a dime! price Free

which will add to your expenses. Make sure you do your research if you’re planning to visit here, because although they offer visa-on-arrival, you might have to pay a fee while leaving the country as well. All in all, it’s easier than applying for a visa and definitely worth a little extra effort. price `8,800 approximately, though conditions apply

SeychelleS JAmAicA While the idea of a beach destination may have you think of the Maldives, Bali or even Goa, there’s another place you can visit for a great holiday, without going through the hassle of visa applications. This Caribbean destination does have a cap on the period of stay though, so make sure you’re not visiting for longer than 14 days. price `1,186 (approx.)

Forget the usual beach destinations and visit Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. It’s almost private because of its secluded surroundings and is the perfect romantic destination. It’s great for nature lovers, those who want a little peace and quiet and those who want to relax surrounded by lush scenery. The visaon-arrival makes it easy to travel to and won’t cost you anything. price Free

VieTnAm AnTArcTicA Looking for a cold, cold destination? Say hello to the penguins in Antarctica by visiting this continent. There aren’t too many direct flights to Antarctica, so remember that you will need to deal with the regulations of the countries (mostly Argentina)

Vietnam is a great place filled with incredibly interesting (and sometimes stomach churning) food, street shopping, interesting locals and a variety of memorabilia from the Vietnam war. Visit Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long Bay and Hanoi, extending your trip for 30 or 90 days according to the visa you pick on arrival. However, to visit this country you need a prior approval letter from a tour operator who is based in Vietnam,

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Economy Can Grow 6.2 % In 2014-15 NEWS FLASH

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RBI to conduct 28-day Special Term Repo Auction for Rs. 20,000 crore today BSE Sensex closes above 25000 level for the first time Sensex, Nifty and Midcap Index close at life-time highs Sebi to shorten delisting process to two months Federal Bank gets permission to open rep office in Dubai ANZ India gets RBI nod to open two branches.

A combination of structural correction, confidence in new government and favourable global conditions could propel economic growth to beyond 8% in three years, says tax consultancy firm Ernst & Young By A Business Reporter

ndia's economic growth rate will improve to 6.2 % in current fiscal and can go up to 8 % in the next three years on back of favourable domestic and global environment, tax consultancy firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) said. "A combination of structural correction, confidence in new government and favourable global conditions could propel economic growth to beyond 8 % in three years," it said. The economic growth rate remained below 5 % for the second year in a row recording 4.7 % in 2013-14. In order to boost growth, the tax consultancy firm urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to hike income tax exemption limit to Rs 4 lakh and extending additional tax benefits to

small investors in the forthcoming budget in July. "These two tax incentives would boost consumption demand. This will also add to GDP," E&Y Chief Policy Advisor D K Srivastava said. He also urged the government to increase capital expenditure and undertake policy intervention to stimulate demand. "Non-inflationary stimulus could be designed to propel growth in short term. Stimulus must boost domestic demand," Srivastava said. The focus, he said, should be on driving small savings, delivering tax reforms (GST and direct taxes), encouraging FDI and restructuring government expenditure. The efforts, he added, should also be made to promote investment in infrastructure, real estate and finan-

New Gas Price Soon

Videocon Ties Up With Huawei For 4G Roll-out By A Business Reporter

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ideocon Telecom has tied up with Chinese equipment firm Huawei Technologies for rolling out 4G network in six out of its 7 service areas. "Videocon Telecom is rolling out LTE-ready Packet Core network from Huawei in 6 telecom circles in India. This network will provide a larger data coverage and reduce the overall capex and opex leading to an improved profitability and lower costs to end users," Videocon Telecom's Director and CEO Arvind Bali said in a statement. Both companies had earlier run into dispute over payments when Videocon Telecom lost its 21 licences along with 101 others after the Supreme Court judgement in February 2012. Now, the issue has been resolved amicably. "We hold a global leadership position in Packet Core networks and are very happy to partner with Videocon Telecom to bring this cutting-edge technology," Huawei India CEO Cai Liqun said. Last year Videocon Telecom had announced to explore partnership possibility with Nokia Solutions Network (formerly Nokia Siemens Network) but finally opted for the Chinese equipment maker. NSN manages Punjab operations of Videocon where the mobile service provider firm has permit only for 2G services at present. Videocon has permits to roll out 4G services in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh East and West where it won spectrum afresh in November 2012. Videocon at present operates only in 4 service areas and out of which three (Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh) are managed by Huawei for its 2G services.

cial services sector. "The adoption of GST is expected to positively impact the business environment with better management of multiple indirect taxes, removal of cascading effect of taxes and widening of the tax base," E&Y Tax & Regulatory (Policy Advisor) Satya Poddar said. To boost private consumption and investment, E&Y suggested a reduction in policy rate by 0.50 % in a quarter and one % during the course of the year. Currently both CPI and WPI inflation are focused largely on fruits, vegetables, protein-based items and fuel, E&Y said, adding recent appreciation in rupee and the near completion of adjustment in diesel and electricity prices will have a positive bearing in price situation.

he government is likely to hike natural gas rates from July 1, after a new price formulation is approved by the Cabinet, a top Oil Ministry source said yesterday. The first increase in natural gas prices, based on a formula suggested by a panel headed by C Rangarajan, was to be originally effective from April 1. However, before a new rate could be unveiled, general elections were announced and its implementation got deferred. "It is an issue which needs attention. Decision needs to be taken before July 1," the source said. The ministry had on April 21 told Reliance Industries, who was made to sell natural gas from its eastern offshore KG-D6 fields at the old rate of USD 4.2 per million British thermal unit even after its term had expired, that a new rate would be announced by July 1."We had told RIL that the earliest possible date for applying the revised price is July 1 and so we have to announce a new price before that," he said. The Ministry will announce a new rate once its gets clarity on implementation of the Ranagarajan formula, which would double the gas price, from the top. "Perhaps we may have to go to the Cabinet... We would have more clarity on the issue by next week, say by Tuesday," the source said. The ministry is expected to make a presentation on the issues pertaining to the oil and gas sector to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in next few days and a clear direction on how to proceed on gas pricing will emerge after that. "Yes, a decision on gas pricing is on top of the items needing decision in the presentation," he said. If the Prime Minister gives a go ahead for announcing a new rate as per the Rangarajan formula approved by the previous government in December last year, an announcement will be made forthwith. However, if it is felt that the formula suggested needs some adjustment or the government needs to take steps to protect interests of

Oil ministry had on April 21 told Reliance Industries, who was made to sell natural gas from its eastern offshore KGD6 fields at the old rate of USD 4.2 per million British thermal unit even after its term had expired, that a new rate would be announced by July 1 users in power and fertiliser sector, then consultations at the level of Cabinet may happen. Before being voted to power, the BJP had stated that it would like to review the formula if it comes to power. Rangarajan panel had suggested pricing of all domestically produced natural gas at an average of the prices of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) into India and the weighted average of gas prices in North America, Europe and Japan. The price formula was to be effective on April 1, 2014.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Sebi Attachment Proceedings Hit 400-Mark

As Sebi expedites its efforts to recover penalties imposed on defaulters and manipulators, the number of attachment proceedings launched by the market regulator has reached the 400-mark. The capital markets watchdog began initiating attachment proceedings against defaulters, including individuals and companies, in October last as per the greater powers granted to it through an ordinance promulgated by the government. Since then, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has launched 400 attachment proceedings for recovery of penalties imposed in as many as 87 cases.

Suzlon Bags Rs 750 Cr Order From ReNew Wind Power

Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy has bagged an order worth about Rs 750 crore for a project in Rajasthan. The order for 100.8 MW wind farms has been awarded by ReNew Wind Power. "The project is scheduled for execution at the Bhesada wind site, Dist Jaisalmer, Rajasthan," Suzlon said in a statement yesterday. It is a repeat order placed by ReNew Wind Power. Sources said the order is worth around Rs 750 crore. Besides supplying 48 units of S97-120 m wind turbine generators, Suzlon Group would also oversee operations, maintenance and service of the wind site over the contracted period.

Merc Launches Locally-Made S Class Diesel Models

German car-maker Mercedes Benz today rolled out the locally made diesel variant of its luxury sedan S Class 350 priced at Rs 1.07 crore (ex-showroom Maharashtra). This is for the first time that Merc is introducing the diesel variant of its popular S Class models. Besides, the company also commenced generation from its 100-kw rooftop solar plant at the Chakan facility, which will produce 1.50 lakh units of power annually.

Experts Pitch For Higher Farm Investment

Agriculture experts yesterday asked the government to boost investment in the sector, upgrade farm technologies and issue bonds to fund incomplete irrigation projects, besides focusing on market reforms in the budget. In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the experts suggested timely implementation of the BJP's election manifesto promises to fix higher support prices. They also favoured a Kissan TV channel, an efficient procurement policy, priority for farm mechanisation and the linking of rivers. "Several experts made recommendations to improve the sector. Some of the points of the BJP manifesto came for discussion. We listened to all the suggestions," Jaitley told PTI after the meeting.

India Has Slowest Internet Penetration Growth In APAC

India, which accounts for the third largest online userbase globally after China and the US, has had the lowest Internet penetration growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) at 17.4% so far this year, research firm eMarketer said in a report. However, it left behind major emerging markets in APAC like China and Indonesia in terms of growth in online users as of May 2014. Asia-Pacific will boast of over 1.33 billion Internet users this year, the largest online population of any region in the world, eMarketer said in the report. "Within the region, Internet usage rates span a broad range, from as low as 17.4% of India's population this year, to nearly eight in 10 in South Korea," it added. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Business Desk with inputs from PTI

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The online service system for TOR (Terms of Reference) and environment clearance proposal is operational from Thursday. For 25 days, submissions can be done both online and in the form of hard copies. But from July 1, it will be fully online. That is our beginning of transparency. One need not visit the office but submit their proposals online.

India To Spend Rs 22,000 Crore Towards CSR

Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State for Environment

Uptrend Continues

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Friday (June 6, 2014) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY: The Nifty rose substantially on Thursday (June 05, 2014) a net 71.85 points (0.97%) and closed at the 7474 point level which is its all time high. The market opened down at the 7399 points level. It then declined sharply into the red and registered the day’s low at the 7360 points level at 9.49 a.m. The index then bounced back into the green and turned into a range bound movement until 1.40 p.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s high at the 7484 points level at 3.16 p.m. And then turned into a range bound movement until closing at the day. The Nifty moved in a range of 124 points and closed above the psychologically important 7450 points level. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks 38 were gainers, while 12 stocks closed in the red. All the sectoral indices barring banking closed in the green. Substantial buying was witnessed in metal, oil & gas and power stocks. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Volume: Volume (Qty shares) increased 9.62%. This change is moderate but indicates a wide participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was positive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 1143 were gainers, 451 were losers and 37 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has risen in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is above the slow D line (positive if it continues). RSI Indicator: The RSI is above the 60 level and is now rising (positive if it continues). MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero and is rising (positive if it continues). It is above its 9-day Average (positive).

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

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 7497 points level. The next resistance is at the 7569 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 = 7440 (This is the level where the trend is likely to change during intra-day). Support (1) = 7395. Support (2) = 7316. Resistance (1) = 7519. Resistance (2) = 7564. OUTLOOK FOR TODAY On Japanese candlestick patterns the index after having formed a doji pattern (indicating indecisiveness amongst investors) has formed a white body candle on higher volumes. This is positive and indicates that the bias has shifted towards the buy side of the market. Further, the index in above its 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages and all the four averages are rising and also positively trended. Moreover, the velocity parameters too indicate strength. All these indicate a positive bias and the possibility of a futher up move unfolding. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

Work with strict stop losses on all positions

ADX Indicator & DI Lines: The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverging (positive if it continues). The ADX is flat while the Market Index is rising. No signal here. Moving Averages (Trend Indicators) The index: Is above its 5-day average (at 7376) Positive. Is above its 15-day average (at 7317) Positive. Is above its 25-day average (at 7136) Positive. Is above its 200-day average (at 6291) Positive. All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

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Dr. Milind Antani, Partner Incharge of Social Development Practice, Nishith Desai Associates, Vijay Ganapathy, Advisory Services, Ernst and Young, Vijay Kalantri, Vice Chairman, MVIRDC World Trade Centre and President, All India Association of Industries and Ajit Pattnaik, General Manager & Head-Corporate Sustainability, Tata Housing Development Company Ltd during a panel discussion on “Decoding the Companies Act 2013 with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Indian and Foreign Companies”

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s per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 any company having a net worth of rupees 500 crores or more or a turnover of rupees 1,000 crores or more or a net profit of rupees 5 crores or more should mandatorily spend 2% of their net profits per fiscal on CSR activities. Given the mandate it is estimated that nearly 16,500 companies will invest Rs 22,000 crores towards CSR. It is a welcome move for India which is undergoing rapid transformation from developing economy to an advanced economy. The move is expected to bring about “inclusive growth” of one and all”, said Vijay Ganapathy, Advisory Services, Ernst and Young during a panel discussion on “Decoding the Companies Act 2013 with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Indian and Foreign Companies” jointly organised by MVIRDC World Trade Centre, All India Association of Industries and Idobro. Karon Shaiva, Chief Impact Officer & MD, Idobro Impact Solutions and the moderator of the panel discussion persuaded the panelists to throw more light on the CSR responsibilities of corporates in the Companies Act 2013. Enumerating on the implementation part of the CSR Act panelist Ajit Pattnaik, General Manager & Head-Corporate Sustainability, Tata Housing Development Company Ltd said the broad categories towards CSR activities under the Schedule 7 include education, special education, health care, preventive healthcare, water, sanitation, training in sports, art, culture, rural development projects, etc. Also, the schedule is not restrictive towards geographical boundaries of the beneficiaries. Vijay Kalantri, Vice-Chairman, MVIRDC World Trade Centre and President, All India Association of Industries informed the audience that the Indian economy has traditionally engaged in CSR activities towards ensuring livelihood, food

and healthcare for all since times immemorial. As of date Corporates can adopt CSR activities in dual ways. Firstly, a standalone company can engage in CSR activities on its own. Secondly, a company can jointly under take CSR activities with an NGO, trust or civil society with a three year track record in similar activities. The Dighi Port being developed under the business acumen of Kalantri ensures free dispensaries, medicines, free education besides welfare for fisher men in and around the port area of development. Panelist Dr. Milind Antani, Partner Incharge of Social Development Practice, Nishith Desai Associates elaborated to consequences of non-compliance towards the CSR provisions. It is mandatory to comply with the 2% investment towards CSR or inform the Government the reasons for inability to engage in CSR. Any company which does not report non-compliance towards the CSR rule is liable to be charges of penalty in the bracket of Rs 50 thousand to Rs 50 lakhs. Also, the Board of Directors may be charged with imprisonment for 5 years and/or fine worth Rs 25,000. Further, Shaiva raised queries on the grey areas of the CSR Act. Kalantri updated the audience that CSR provisions cannot be merged with business activities of the corporates. Business activities include provisions which ensure sustainability and growth of a company. However, the need for the hour is to include provisions for PPP, capacity building, due diligence of NGOs in the Act. For eg. A hand wash producing company may be given the liberty to educate about cleanliness and sanitation. Thus, CSR activities are contextual issues which need to be judged on case to case basis. Secondly, Antani elaborated on NGO expenses towards skill development and compliance activities. It was concluded that NGO expenses which amount to 5% to 10% of CSR activities may be included in the CSR budget under cost overheads.

American Lobbying Group Changes Its Anti-India Stand

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Earlier the group had urged US Trade Representatives to declare designate India a Priority Foreign Country, a status reserved for those nations top American lobbying group that are the most egregious violators of IP rights and have the most negative impact on US competitiveness abroad. Now it is pushing for the which represents the strong development of a stronger and more robust business and economic relationship with India. manufacturing sector in the US has changed its anti-India stand vation and skills to improving par- ceed, India needs to be prepared to powerful Senators and Congress- petitiveness abroad. However, stating the Narendra Modi-led gov- ticipation in global supply chains. embrace this opportunity for con- men from both the parties , writing yesterday NAM refuted allegations ernment offers hope and optimism “By working together on trade, in- structive dialogue and develop a to the US President, against Indian that its actions last year were antifor Indo-US ties. “Manufacturers vestment and other issues, we can business climate that promotes trade policies. It had gone to the ex- India. “This was not and is not an antiin the US are optimistic that we grow both our economies in a fast- competitiveness and innovation,” tent of describing India as an “outin the international” India group,” Linda Dempsey, cohave before us an important oppor- paced and globally connected Timmons said, adding that the lier tunity to put the US–India eco- world economy,” he told a Washing- coming weeks and months will be community and as late as February, chair of AITF and NAM vice pivotal to India’s path and the direc- March this year had urged the US president of international affairs, nomic relationship back on track,” ton audience. Trade Representatives to declare told PTI. “To the contrary, the NAM Jay Timmons, president and CEO, “NAM stands ready to work to- tion of our bilateral relationship. NAM along with the US Chamber designate India a Priority Foreign and our members created AFTI to National Association of Manufac- gether with the Indian government and the Indian business commu- of Commerce last year had Country, a status reserved for those push for the development of a turers said. Calling for a dialogue with India, nity to share its experiences and launched an Alliance for Fair Trade nations that are the most egregious stronger and more robust business he said, manufacturers throughout best practices, as well as work with with India and was instrumental in violators of IP rights and have the and economic relationship with the US want to see a stronger and the US Congress and trade repremore than 200 lawmakers including most negative impact on US com- India. (PTI – Washington) more robust Indian economy and to sentatives”, he added. “We also work with businesses in India on a recognise we can learn from India. range of issues, from growing inno- But for this partnership to suc-

Assocham Submits Mega Plan To Transform Railways By A Business Reporter

ndustry body Assocham has submitted a mega plan to Railways Minister D V Sadananda

MFs AUM Touch Record-High By A Business Reporter

he mutual fund industry’s assets under management have crossed Rs 10 lakh crore mark in May on the back of strong capital inflows and a surge in equity markets. The assets under management (AUM) of mutual funds rose to Rs 10.11 lakh crore in May from Rs 9.45 lakh crore in April, a growth of seven per cent, according to the data available with capital market regulator Sebi. This was also the third consecutive monthly increase in AUM of country’s 45 fund houses. The AUM data for individual fund house is not being disclosed. Industry experts attributed the rise in AUM to a significant level of fund mobilisation as well as a sharp rally in equity markets. The fund houses together witnessed an inflow of Rs 1.46 lakh crore. During the month, the benchmark BSE Sensex grew nearly 1,800 points or 8%. MFs pool together money from many investors and invest it on their behalf in accordance with a stated set of objectives. These fund houses together managed assets worth Rs 8.25 lakh crore and Rs 8.13 lakh crore in March and February. The figure stood at Rs 8.26 lakh crore in January.

Gowda to turn railways into an "engine of growth" through capacity addition, developing highspeed freight network and offering services like e-business and entertainment to passengers. The proposed mega plan, to be initiated now and completed by 2029-30, is part of the vision of India becoming a seven trillion dollar economy. It will enable creation of freight capacity to handle about 50 per cent of the traffic offered by this level of the economy. The plan envisages capacity enhancements entailing investments worth USD 2.5 to 3 trillion to make the Railways an engine of growth by creating jobs across the board at various levels, boost demand for construction, steel, cement, equipment, new type of high load wagons, collapse resistant comfortable coaches, latest signaling and electrical items. It also includes opening up the railways for all types of new services for long distance passengers including e-business and entertainment as well as catering. "We have suggested to the new Railway Minister a mega plan comprising seven corridor high speed freight network for transporting goods back and forth from manufacturing to consumption centres and from all major ports within specified timeframe of 36 hours," Chairman of Assocham's Committee on Rail Transport A K Agarwal said. Besides, the industry chamber also suggested building of ultra high speed (up to 300 kmph) passenger services connecting all large and identified urban centres and turning all trunk passenger routes to four line networks effectively separating passenger from goods and services and releasing large capacities for both.

BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Prabhudas Lilladher calls a ‘Buy’ on KEC International CMP: Rs. 118

Target Rs. 140

Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on Voltas CMP: Rs. 214

Target Rs. 229

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By Chaitanya Padukone

ncredible as it may sound, ace Bollywood actor-mimicstand-up comedian Johnny Lever who has returned after some 16 long years to perform live carted audiences to an emotional tearful high in his climax act, at his recent houseful stage shows in the city, convened by impresarios J.Abbas and Anuj Bajaj. The one-man-showman Johnny effectively mimicked a scene where an aged critically-ill mother battling for her life is incoherently mumbling and her grown-up son is indifferent. He says he is unable to figure out what she is trying to speak. The son is then reminded by someone else, that when he was a toddler, the same ailing mother fully understood his garbled lan-

guage and bawling tantrums. Enthuses Johnny-bhai in a serious tone: “In almost all my items on stage, there is always a subtle social message in Chaplinesque style. Because I feel as an entertainer who has actually experienced the bitter struggle of life, I have a social responsibility.” Asked why he kept away from live shows all these years, he has his logical funda. “I have been shooting for a string of movies including ‘Housefull 2’, ‘YPD 2’ and, more recently, ‘Santa Banta’ and ‘It's Entertainment’ where a trained dog is the scene-stealing hero. “Being involved in the activities of the Artiste's Association ‘CINTAA’ of which I am the president, has kept me busy. My comeback to live showswhich is my ‘first love’ had to be a dhamaakedaar performance with original content.

Which is why I patiently waited for the right time and opportunity,” justifies Lever sporting his patented wide-eyed funny grin. Curiously, Johnny has no plans to kickstart any rival telly show to compete with currently reigning TV stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma .“Why should I be the kabaab-mein-haddi for Kapil, who is already doing an awesome job and is keeping the ‘stand-up comedy’ cult alive and kicking. In fact, many years ago, I had ventured into this trend on Zee TV when I had hosted this telly-show called ‘Johny Aala Re’,” explains Johnny, whose latest brilliant take-offs on ‘Lata-didi’ as also the ‘hamesha kuch na kuch doondte rehte hain’ on Shakira and Michael Jackson and other diverse forms of dancing movements, had the regaled audience demanding an encore.

Jimmy Shergill turns bad The heartening voice of KK By Sandeep Hattangadi

What made you accept ‘Fugly’? First of all it’s my friends' Akshay Kumar and Ashwini Yardi production, and when I heard the narrative, I could sense that the story was inspired from real life. It feels like an in-yourface kind of a negative role.

What was director Kabir Sadanand’s brief to you? “Kabir Sadanand said to me that he had written the part especially for me, as he felt that if I played it, I would give a different shade of villainy. I play a bad cop who gets after this group of friends consisting Mohit Marwah, Arfie Lamba, Kiara Adavani, and boxer Vijender Singh.

What is ‘Fugly’ 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 how this 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 the real society in the capital. The entertainingly original 'Fugly' is

Singer Krishna Kumar Menon, better known as KK, has a voice that makes hearts melt. No wonder he has sung a variety of hit songs in a short span of time. He has sung for films like 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam', 'Tere Naam', 'Dhoom 2', 'Om Shanti Om', 'Race', 'Raaz', 'Guzarish', etc. Rajesh V. Gaur and Suneel V. Gaur met the elusive singer for an interview. Excerpts: wacky, kitsch and puts the best of friends through the most bizarre events of their life the game is 'FUGLY'! What is the USP of the film? Fugly is also the launch pad for Mohit Marwah, Olympic medalist boxer Vijender Singh, Kiara Advani and Arfi Lamba, the freshest faces to join the film fraternity. Also the ‘Fugly Fugly Kya Hai’ song is catching up fast.

ZNMD part of marketing text in Spain ‘Z

indagi Na Milegi Dobaara' received immense love and appreciation from audiences when it released in 2011. The film directed by Zoya Akhtar, with an ensemble cast, showcased Spain so beautifully that it has now been included as a case study for a course in marketing management there. It is learnt that the marketing course gives example of Spain as a product and attributes how the film has increased the country's tourism by 65 per cent. The context reads “How the film played the role of a brochure of Spain which gave a boost to tourism in Spain post its release”.

What inspired you to start singing? When I was a kid I would learn songs and sing them in the bathroom. I used to think it’s not drastically out of tune and the neighbours used to hear it and say “accha gaate ho tum”. I am not a formally trained singer. I learnt singing by listening to Kishore Kumar. Did you have to struggle a lot to reach the comfort zone you are in today? Everybody has to go through the struggle phase but luckily for me I didn’t have to sleep on railway platforms, go without food, or hang around people’s doors. I never did that. I would give my cassette and that’s it. I strongly believed that work would come on the basis of my talent.

You have always kept away from the limelight? Thankfully my music fraternity friends have understood that aspect of my personality and have been supportive. I always felt shy to speak about my achievements. My personal take on this subject, was “Gaana hit

ho gaaya aur aa gaya pasand logon ko.” Then that’s it for me.

Shouldn’t people be aware of the face behind a song? People know I have sung songs like 'Tadap Tadap Ke' and 'Pal' but after they come to know of my other hit songs they are shocked because they aren’t aware that those too were sung by me. I have now realised that it’s a part of my profession to connect with people.

Is there group baazi or camps existing among the music fraternity in Bollywood? Absolutely not. It’s one big happy family. How else do you think Vishal Dadlani is singing for Pritam, or Shankar singing for Vishal and Shekhar? There are all good vibes going around and good camaraderie.

Your favourite singers in the Hindi film industry? My all-time favourite is Kishore Kumar. Udit Narayan too has a lovely voice. From the current lot Benny Dayal, Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao, Shreya Ghosal...all of them are just fabulous.

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egastar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to lend his voice again for R. Balki's upcoming venture 'Shamitabh', after 'Cheeni Kum' and 'Paa'. The 71-year-old actor took to Twitter to inform his fans. “Balki and 'Shamitabh' meet...Got to sing another song..Aarrrgghh!! I am hopeless at this...But guess will have to do it!!,” Bachchan tweeted. Bachchan sang 'Baatein Hawaa Hai' in 'Cheeni Kum' and 'Mere Paa' in 'Paa'. The name of the song in 'Shamitabh' is not revealed yet. 'Shamitabh' also stars Tamil superstar Dhanush and Kamal Hasaan's younger daughter Akshara. In the past, Bachchan had crooned for 'Silsila' (Rang Barse) , 'Baghban' (Main Yahan Tu Wahan), 'Laawaris' (Mere Angne Main), 'Bol Bachchan', 'Kahaani' (Ekla Chalo Re) among others.

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A scene from the movie Filmistaan

his week’s release Filmistaan is about an Indian man going across the border to Pakistan, where he finds people as crazy about Bollywood films as he is. Hindi films may not please the snooty film festival crowd, but the song-and-dance spectacles do appeal to people across the Indian Diaspora and all of South Asia, the influence now spreading to nontraditional markets, where horrendously sub-tilted prints make their way. Some markets like the action flicks and some the family melodramas, but all like the dances and festivity.

Maybe filmmakers who are imitating American and European cinema in the quest to cross over or make a dent in the festival circuit, are missing the point. The exotica works with foreign audiences, so why not package that, if they are so keen to conquer the West, or even the East. That Rajinikanth has a huge fan following in Japan is now quite well known. The craze for Indian films in Russia, Egypt, Malaysia is also reported often. Western countries may look upon Indian movie melodramas as curiosities, but everyone wants the

eneration Y is making inroads into Bollywood, and that is good news for the industry which was otherwise relying only seven or eight big names. With Tiger Shroff scoring a solid hit with 'Heropanti' which should touch the Rs.50 crore mark today, he is pretty much set for being the only debutant who found place in this club with a solo-hero launch opposite a new leading lady. Yes, 'Student Of The Year' did cross the Rs.50 crore mark, but then it was a two-

Tiger in the 50 Cr Club

hero film with Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra sharing credits. Also, 'Raanjhanaa' scored around Rs.60 crore for Dhanush, though Sonam Kapoor was an established actress. Otherwise, as a solo-lead, Arjun Kapoor held the record of a highest grosser for a debut film with 'Ishaqzaade' bringing home around Rs. 48 crores. Now Tiger Shroff is set to cross that with Sajid Nadiadwala's 'Heropanti' for which the producer has bet his money on a newcomer for the first time ever.

Indian tourist rupee, so film producers are wooed with subsides and grants to shoot their films in their countries.

RINGSIDE VIEW Deepa Gahlot

Every year, one of the big awards functions is held in a different country, to capture the local population and also help that country’s tourism. One way of the other, the film industry has spread its tentacles everywhere. Amazingly, now comes the news that the Indian government is trying to bridge the large trade deficit with China by selling more Bollywood films in the country and is wooing China’s official state film importer, China Film Group Corporation. China has a quota system that allows only a few films to be imported into the country, so not too many Indian films go there, but 3 Idiots proved to be a big hit, and Dhoom 3 is on its way there, to open the door wider. Meanwhile, India is growing as a market for Hollywood films, and so there is a steady trickle of stars either visiting India or expressing a desire to work in Bollywood films. It is also less of a bureaucratic hassle to shoot in India now, and so many foreign films are being set here—Million Dollar Arm being the latest. What is clear, however, that cinema (like everything else), follows the money. It’s not so much art as commerce that drives it, and content is customized for the largest common denominator. Indian cinema will show the world what it wants to see—and reality has never been much in demand.

Farmers’ suicides showcased in ‘Bioscope’ By Rupesh Samant

spate of suicides by cotton growing farmers in Maharashtra in recent past is the main theme of filmmaker Girish Mohite's upcoming segment in 'Bioscope' which will be showcased at the Goa Marathi Film Festival. The segment titled 'Bail' (Ox) is a part of the anthology film 'Bioscope' which is based on four different poems of various Marathi authors cobbled together into a movie. The premiere of the movie will be held during the Goa Marathi Film Festival, beginning here tomorrow. “The story is about farmers' suicides but through the eyes of an ox. The original poem is by Loknath Yashwant, which is adapted into a screenplay by me and Abhay Dakane

(writer). I intended to show frustration of cotton growing farmers in the state. A quintal of cotton is sold at Rs.4,500 which is the cost of a shirt in a mall,” Mohite told PTI. The other three directors of 'Bioscope' include Ravi Jadhav ('Mitra'), Viju Mane ('Ek-hota-Viju') and Gajendra Ahire ('Dil-E-Nadan'). “The film may be based in Maharashtra but it mirrors the struggle of the toiling class across the country,” he said. To a query whether 'Bioscope' was inspired by 2013 Bollywood film 'Bombay Talkies', Mohite replied in negative. “We had announced the project in December 2012, and 'Bombay Talkies' was released after that. Moreover, 'Bioscope' is an exclusive concept where the films are based on poems,” the 'Bhartiya' director said.

Happy to make a mark in Bollywood: Sunny Leone I

ndo-Canadian adult film star Sunny Leone is happy for getting noticed but is not sure if she has made her mark in Bollywood. Before making her Bollywood debut in ‘Jism 2’, Sunny had participated in the fifth season of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’. Sunny also did a special song in ‘Shootout at Wadala’ and was seen next in ‘Jackpot’ and ‘Ragini MMS 2’. “I think I have been noticed and I am happy about it. I am happy where I have reached today. I don’t know if I have made a mark for myself here. I want to do good work, have fun and entertain people,” Sunny told PTI in an exclusive interview here. “I have done only three films. I still have to work hard. I want more and more people to watch and enjoy my films. It is a steady process. I think one should work hard and prove oneself in dancing, acting and bringing in ticket sales (box office),” she said. Sunny is happy with the audience response to ‘Ragini MMS 2’. “I wasn’t expecting the film

to do this well. I thank my fans for watching the film. I wonder how can one film change things,” she added. Post the success of ‘Ragini MMS 2’, Sunny has been getting a lot of offers but she is in no hurry to do any film.

‘Offers are coming in. I think people have realised I am not here just for five minutes (on screen), I love this world. I will continue to work hard and do amazing work’

“Offers are coming in. I think people have realised I am not here just for five minutes (on screen), I love this world. I will continue to work hard and do amazing work. I am sure acceptance will come,” Sunny said. Responding to a query that she was look-

ing for an image-makeover, Sunny said that she did not set any rules for herself. “That is not true, I don’t know where this came from. I don’t set any rules, limits for myself,” the actress said. Sunny revealed that she will be seen in desi avatar in one of her upcoming films. “I don’t know when the film will release. I can’t talk about it as I am bound by contract,” she added. She will also host the seventh season of dating reality show, ‘Spiltsvilla’, based on original American version ‘Flavour of Love’. The show will be aired on MTV India. “When I was doing promotion for ‘Ragini MMS 2’, I did few episodes of MTV’s show ‘Haunted Nights with Sunny’. It was a nice experience. They (MTV) approached me for Spiltsvilla and I liked the concept and accepted the show. I wanted to host a show and I am glad this offer came to me. I am extremely excited about it as it is a way for me to connect with my fans. The show has romance, drama, masti, emotions etc,” Sunny said.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 770

ENIGMA CODE 770

ACROSS: 8 South Americans in Caracas principally (4) 9 Work of art in church made convert calm, it's said (5-5) 10 Engagement for a doctor in Ulster,perhaps (6) 11 Pining to break training (8) 12 Agency that sends the work to you at home (4,4) 14 Provides Oriental nudes with a new look (6) 16 Will the last electrically charged atom be used by the Jewish nation? (4) 17 Butts cigarettes, but is back amidships (5) 18 Defeats seeds (4) 19 Inclined to be given a hint (6) 21 Sets out to show the drawback in having attendants (8) 23 Cite slur wickedly in the ear ! (8) 26 Is first to go through a sex change (6) 27 Standing charge for car drivers (7,3) 28 This weaver is a learner, the backward cow ! (4)

DOWN: 1 An admonition, perhaps, but not at this time ! (4,6) 2 Hide what is relatively beastly little (8) 3 Another foot and this boy's seen back around city from which I must disappear (6) 4 Dogs, cats, etc climb the foot support (4) 5 Warships and pleasure craft (8) 6 Made a lot of money! (6) 7 Cleopatra ends in tin study (4) 13 Becomes indistinct? (5) 15 The speed of a journey (10) 17 Not the main job of a touch judge? (4,4)

Each colour in our code represents a letter. When you have cracked the code you will be able to make up seven words. The clue to first word is given to help you get started.

The Clue: Pass by

L L

L SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODE HEROIC, COHERE, CRECHE, HORROR, CHOICE, RICHER, COHEIR

L L

MATH PYRAMID 770 18 In the midst of drama (8) 20 Objectionable types, members (6) 22 Constantly receiving direction from the press (6)

24 Mouth starts in talkative roles as predicted, one such role suffering setback (4) 25 Saint, usually poetic and gentle (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS: 8 Go in, 9 Expedition, 10 Equals, 11 Disproof, 12 Gill, 13 In bad odour, 17 Mono, 18 Lay in, 19 Duds, 20 Gettysburg, 22 Marx, 23 Blue-eyed, 27 Annual, 28 Cats cradle, 29 Seed. DOWN: 1 Don quixote, 2 Intaglio, 3 Versailles, 4 Spud, 5 Adds, 6 Stored, 7 Coco, 14 Bayou, 15 Denigrated, 16 Underlayer, 19 Diminish, 21 Theist, 24 Leal, 25 York, 26 Dads.

QUICK CROSS 770

ACROSS: 1. Sagan's calling: abbr. 5. "Hud" star Patricia 6. Mountain lakes 7. Queues 8. Deserve 9. __ __ day : medicine dosage (3,1) 10. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, etc.

HIDATO 770

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The goal of Math Pyramid is to fill the given pyramid with numbers such that the following three rules are satisfied. 1. A cell value must be sum or difference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicate numbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1 or more than the grid size

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DOWN: 1. Name synonymous with a liar 2. River in Ukraine 3. Brown shades 4. Treasure Island author's monogram 6. Fatigued 7. ... ____ me your ears 8. Barnyard sound

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

MATHDOKU 770

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

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Moon in Leo till 7.52 p.m. Durgashtami Purvaphalguni Sinh (Leo) M.T. Variegated and Light Brown 9

BIRTHDAY FORECAST: The current period is not good for new investments. Major changes in your job or work set up are indicated. If you have been losing heavily in some business ventures, you may decide to abandon it altogether. Some of you will receive lump sum money as compensation, which you are advised to keep safely. Those living in a joint family may decide to live separately. Personal matters will improve by early next year. BABIES BORN TODAY: Well built, attractive, independent, healthy and long-lived. Well educated, honest self-confident, influential and powerful. A career in administration, government or independent industry or business is best suited. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): It is a good day for financial matters. Certain favorable developments will bring in an opportunity to make sudden profit. Personal life remains tense due to your own irritable nature due to your lack of attention and sensitivity towards your beloved or mate.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): Travel on a business tour to an important centre is likely and will prove profitable. Try to explore new regions previously not visited. The employed are likely to receive job offers from an organization that has been their client for long. Think twice for it may not be a good idea to change. Personal life runs smoothly, though you will miss moments of leisure and romance in the company of your beloved. A journey for work or religious function will be fruitful.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): You will have an unexpected windfall. Remember to put the money in savings rather than spend it on pleasure as you are going to require the money for a contingency later. Matters at home need your attention perhaps a family member wants your help. Take care of your own health.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Courage confidence and dynamism are your watchwords. This will take you through to reach your goals in life. In dealing with the colleagues you need to be frank friendly and responsive. They hold you in high esteem and will give you the support you seek.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Luck is on your side today. A happy and cheerful disposition makes you overcome the worst of obstacles coming in your way. There will be discussions about security and it is up to you to put your views across. You will have the support of loved ones, as they will realize that you are not being unreasonable.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You are likely to get time to indulge in things that you love to do. Monetary problems will now be sorted out. You will get some long overdue payment. If on the creative side you will be the centre of attention for your accomplishments. The domestic scene is fine.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You will have to work in cooperation with others to make any headway in your career. Partnerships and joint efforts will do well. Caution is advised in your dealings with strangers. Someone is trying to get the better of you and know more about your personal life.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Financial prospects are good. There will be several new work inquiries. An important development in your career will bring you into the limelight. Those seeking a change of job can also look forward to some favorable development. You will be feeling content and happy with your progress.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 December 20): Favorable trends continue at work. You will be given more responsibility with added incentives. Work diligently and you can look forward to a promotion or further benefits. A sudden change of plans adds a little excitement to your dull routine. An outing this evening will be a memorable one. Be more responsive to the one who loves you deeply.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Good work always gets noticed and if it has not then you are about to be the limelight again. Some of you will get a promotion, together with other benefits. You need to work hard to establish a good rapport with others. Travelers who have been away will be returning home. Your mate or beloved may plan a surprise just to be with you or be in touch.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): News from overseas is favorable, and some of you will be traveling abroad on invitation from your business associates. You will be offered a large contract that you have been pursuing for a long time. An expected payment, perhaps from someone, who is away, is a surprise.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): Pay personal attention to financial matters. Deals that you are able to carry singularly should bring additional profits. It would be wiser to be practical and put little trust in anyone you know. Do not listen to gossip or allow yourself to be baited by a negative person.

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4988

ACROSS: 4 Capital of Jharkhand (6) 7 Desert region in SW Africa (8) 8 Derides, disdains (6) 10 So much, to Solti (5) 13 Office boy (4) 14 Bright shiner (4) 15 Auld ___ Syne: days of long ago? (4) 16 Comics cry (3) 17 "How Sweet __!" (4) 19 Void (4) 21 Indian goddess of wisdom (9) 23 Napoleon won here - "Idol" anagram? (4) 24 Central points (4) 26 Fabulous, in short or colloquially? (3) 27 Cleaving tool (4) 29 Crow calls (4) 32 Out-of-focus sight (4) 33 Splendid (5) 34 The rescue of a besieged town or fort (6) 35 The sound of someone walking (8) 36 Horses or chargers (6)

DOWN: 1 Short humorous plays or sketches (5) 2 Full assemblies (5) 3 A state located in the midwestern part of the united states (4) 4 Ascended (5) 5 It's a gas - there are advertising boards containing it? (4) 6 Gretel's kin (6) 9 French brandy (6) 11 Consumed or devoured (3) 12 A group of three? (5) 13 Be accepted as? (4,3) 15 Debussy heroine (3) 16 A high priest of old (3) 18 "Filter" anagram for something of lit-

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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

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

tle value? (6) 20 New York city on the Mohawk (5) 21 Weep (3) 22 Misery (3) 23 Expressing sorrow; mourn for (6) 25 Pointed tool (3)

28 Wins a trick by using a trump (5) 30 Winged (5) 31 A slender, graceful woman or girl? (5) 32 Peevish temper; a liver secretion (4) 33 Intelligence (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Catgut, 7 Attorney, 8 Fume, 10 Filial, 11 Upbeat, 14 End, 16 Ought, 17 Stag, 19 Aloud, 21 Chows, 22 Yearn, 23 Mode, 26 Motor, 28 Ban, 29 Arenas, 30 Coptic, 31 Hypo, 32 Tangible, 33 Fiddle. DOWN: 1 Crafts, 2 Gluing, 3 Tael, 4 Pompous, 5 Unpeg, 6 Wyatt, 8 Flea, 9 Mad, 12 Bud, 13 Ahold, 15 Flora, 18 Tenor, 19 Aha, 20 Own, 21 Ceramic, 22 Yon, 23 Mapped, 24 Onto, 25 Encode, 26 Matte, 27 Teens, 28 Boy, 30 Chef.

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1993 To solve an Irregular Sudoku puzzle, every digit must appear once in: Each of the vertical columns Each of the horizontal rows Each of the regions

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Today’s clue: J equals G C

J F W

Y P

Q X

B C

Z Z Y

X F

M K

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame

Afternoon WORD MINE

How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed. Today’s ratings: 04 average; 05 good; 07 outstanding. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: deism, deposit, depot, desist, despot, DESPOTISM, diem, diet, dime, dispose, dome, dope, dose, dote, edit, imposed, midst, missed, misted, mode, modest, moped, opted, pied, poised, posed, posited, posted, side, sited, sped, spied, spited, stomped, tepid, tide, tied, timed, toed, topside, tossed.

HEATHCLIFF

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GM Pantasalaia Levan Leads M

UMBAI: Grandmaster Pantasalaia Levan (ELO 2577) of Georgia emerged sole leader with 5 points at the end of the 5th round of 7th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Open Chess Tournament Co-Sponsored by LIC and Bajaj Almond Hair Oil and being played at the Thakur College, here, on Thursday. The second bunch on 4 ½ points had GM Aleksandrov Aleksej (ELO 2554) along with three Indians, namely IM Swayams Mishra (ELO 2457), IM Shardul Gagare (ELO 2446) and IM Shyam Nikhil P (ELO 2444). GM Levan, playing with white, opted for Reti opening, which got converted to English opening against Im Himanshu Sharma. On the 15th move Himanshu protected his pawn by moving it ahead and gave the advantage to Levan, but the exchange of Queen led to almost an equal endgame. However, a bad move again by Himanshu gave a decisive advantage to Levan, who won the game in 48 moves.

FIRST POINT FOR INDIA AFTER 1-1 DRAW WITH SPANIARDS

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HE HAGUE, Netherlands: This time it was not a heart-breaking loss but India picked up their first point of the World Cup after ekeing out a 1-1 draw against Spain. India surged ahead when Rupinder Singh scored off a penalty stroke in the 28th minute but Spain regrouped and found the equaliser in the 34th minute through Roc Oliva for the teams to go the breather tied at 1-1. Try as they did both teams failed to score in the second half, with the Spaniards carving out the better chances although the Indian forwards too had their share of chances. Defending champions Australia stayed on course for the semifinals o with an assertive 3-1 victory over European Cup silver medallists Belgium at the Kyocera Stadium here today. Australia’s third successive victory gives them nine points and keeps

them on top of Group A standings, followed by England on seven points from three outings after their 2-0 win over Malaysia today. Belgium, having won their previous two matches, stay in the run-

WIFA XI score over National champs Mizoram

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UMBAI: WIFA XI scored once in each half to notch up a 2-0 win against Mizoram XI in an exhibition match organised by WIFA and FEI Cargo and played under floodlights at the refurbished Cooperage ground on Thursday evening. The National champions Mizoram started well and created the better chances initially, but were unlucky not to take the lead as a couple of their goal-scoring attempts struck the framework. WIFA goalkeeper Harshad Meher also made some timely saves to deny the visitors from finding the net. WIFA struck the first goal when Linekar Machado pounced on a rebound and slotted home past Mizoram goalkeeper Lalawmpuia in the 35th minute. Later, Mizoram applied a lot of pressure on the WIFA citadel in search of the equaliser but Engrossing midfield action as a Mizoram player leaps to head the ball before Wifa XI Paresh Shiwalkar. their efforts went in vain. Having soaked in a lot of pressure, WIFA doubled the lead minute.This event will be an annual Results: WIFA XI 2 (Linekar Machado through Mohammed Shafique from affair where the national champion 35th min, Mohammed Shafique 72nd min) beat Mizoram XI 0. a goal-mouth scramble in the 72nd will be invited to play a match.

Bangladesh pick uncapped Taskin, Mithun for India series D

HAKA: Bangladesh today named uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Mithun Ali and pacer Taskin Ahmed in their 15-member squad to be led by Mushfiqur Rahim for three Oneday Internationals against India, starting in Dhaka on June 15. Mithun, 24, made his Twenty20 debut against Sri Lanka at Chittagong in February, but was not selected for the subsequent Asia Cup and the World T20 tournaments. Spotted as one of the quickest bowlers in Bangladesh, Taskin, 19, made his T20 debut against Australia in the World Cup. The youngster had made heads turn when he had clean bowled Glenn Maxwell for 5. Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s highest wicket-taker in 2013-14 domestic

season, medium-pacer Rubel Hossian has been left out of the squad with bowling all-rounder Ziaur Rahman given preference. Imrul Kayes, Arafat Sunny, Naeem Islam and Shafiul Islam, who were part of the Asia Cup ODI squad, have also been excluded, while Tamim Iqbal returned to the squad after missing the five-nation tournament due to a neck injury. Chief selector Faruque Ahmed said Mithun and Taskin had been included to test Bangladesh’s bench strength ahead of the 2015 World Cup. “We have kept more or less a settled squad but it is also important to get an idea about the kind of back up we have in our hands as we start preparing for the World Cup in Aus-

tralia and New Zealand,” Faruque said. “Mithun (Ali) has been under our radar for a while. He has performed consistently in the limited overs format and in the longer version as well during the last couple of years and deserves a chance at international level. “Taskin (Ahmed) is an exciting prospect and has already played a Twenty20 international. We thought it was a good opportunity to see how he performs in the 50-over game in home conditions against some quality batsmen,” Faruque insisted. He also explained that the omission of Rubel and justified the selection of medium pacer Al-Amin Hossain and off-spinning allrounder Mahmudullah.

ning with six points from three games. Australia took a two-goal lead at the start with goals from Chris Cirello (seventh minute) and Jacob Whetton (ninth minute). Eddi Ockenden increased the lead in the first minute of the second session, but Belgium pulled one back in the 46th minute through Sebastian Dockier. Playing tactical hockey England overcame a strong challenge from Malaysia. England enjoyed an edge from the moment Mark Gleghorne put them ahead in the fourth minute with a field goal. Malaysia pushed them hard, forced three penalty corners and a number of other scoring chances, but failed to secure the equaliser as England hung on grimly. Three minutes from close, Ashley Jackson placed a stinging penalty corner in the goal to seal the England victory.

Dadar XI down Vintage to make semis M

UMBAI: Dadar XI showed solid fighting spirit to put it across Vintage Dahisar United by a 4-2 margin in the concluding First Division ‘Super-Six’ play-off match of the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) League – 2013-14, at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Thursday. Alex Ambrose, Sunny D’Souza, Praneet Kadam and Kundan Chandra, all netted one goal apiece for the Dadar side, while Richie Mathew struck both the goals one in each half for the Dahisar outfit. In a crucial and decisive encounter, that would decide which team earns the final semi-final slot, the Vintage team against the run of play took the lead through Mathew in the 11th minute. Dadar XI regrouped and took the fight to their opponents and their highly experienced striker Ambrose hit the target in the 40th minute to ensure his team went into the break on level terms, In the second session, the Dadar outfit dominated the proceedings and took the lead when D’Souza scored in the 50th minute before Kadam increased 12 minutes to put them in commanding position. Vintage managed to pull one back when Mathew was again in the thick of action scoring their second goal in the 66th minute. RESULTS: At the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel – First Div play-off: Dadar XI 4 (Alez Ambrose 40th min, Sunny D’Souza 50th, Praneet Kadam 62nd, Kundan Chandra 70th) beat Vintage Dahisar United 2 (Richie Mathew 11th & 66th).

No point thinking about criticism, can’t stop it: Rohit By Kushan Sarkar

EW DELHI: With some fine performances in all three formats of the game, Indian batsman Rohit Sharma says he has answered most of his critics quite emphatically in the past one year but cannot really do much about those who keep thinking about him like obsessive lovers. “Even after a good last season, there were people who were still criticising me. So I have realised that I have to just score runs because some criticism will always be there. I will do what’s there in my control as I have no control on what others feel about me. Critics actually are like girlfriends, they never stop thinking about you,” Rohit told PTI in jest during an interview. With more than 1000 runs in ODIs during the last season apart from winning Player-ofthe-series award in his debut Test series, Rohit has finally shown the consistency that his ardent fans expected from him. “It has been a good year and I would like to continue the good work in the coming season. I am confident that I will be able to win matches for India,” the 27year-old talented Mumbaikar said. Ask about the much-anticipated England series starting in the last week of this month, Rohit said mentally, he has started preparing but is not losing sleep over it. “I have been watching the ongoing England vs Sri Lanka series to get an idea about their team. I wouldn’t like to over-prepare. I believe that once you are in the groove, you can create your own strategy reacting to the situations. “It worked for me in New Zealand, where I batted well. Obviously, the basics will remain the same,” said the right-hander, who had an impressive start to his Test career with 455 runs from six games. Asked about any technical changes he has introduced in his batting, the stylish batsman said, “England is a place where you have to be good both on front and backfoot.

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ROONEY ENDS GOAL DROUGHT AS ENGLAND, ECUADOR DRAW England forward Wayne Rooney in action during the warm-up match against Ecuador.

IAMI GARDENS, FLA: Wayne Rooney ended his four-game internaAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain's World Cup tional goal drought as an experidreams are in serious doubt after he mental England side drew 2-2 suffered a knee injury in England's illwith Ecuador in a feisty World tempered 2-2 draw against Ecuador in Cup warm-up match on WednesMiami. day. Oxlade-Chamberlain had to come off Both teams ended with 10 men in the 63rd minute of England's at the Sun Life Stadium after Raheem Sterling was dismissed in stalemate after the 79th minute for a sliding being injured in a challenge on Ecuador winger Antangle with Ecuador's tonio Valencia, who saw red for Carlos Gruezo. The Arsenal pushing the Englishman and winger, who was playing his first match going to grab his throat. "I was since 20 April because of a groin injury, pleased that Raheem despite the did not look in pain as he walked off the situation didn't react," England pitch but as he exited the stadium on Wednesday night, he was hobbling as a coach Roy Hodgson said. result of the injury to his right leg. The game petered out after exEngland manager Roy Hodgson has plosion of tempers as the Brazildeep concerns about Oxladebound teams settled for a draw. Chamberlain's chances of making the The great concern for England coach Roy Hodgson will have World Cup, which starts next week. "We been his team's defending, with have our fears there might be some Enner Valencia heading Ecuador in front in the 8th minute in 29th by nudging the ball over the Miami Gardens. line after Rickie Lambert hit the Rooney, though, leveled in the post, and Lambert found the net

the defense with ease. But Michael Arroyo powered in equaliser from distance in the 70th in his team's final game before playing Switzerland at the World Cup on June 15. England still has another friendly before its World Cup opener against Italy on June 14, against Honduras here on Saturday. England came to Miami for a week of heat and humidity to prepare for the World Cup but it was another cool day in Florida with rainy spells. Many regulars, including captain Steven Gerrard, sat out the match as Hodgligament damage," Hodgson was son rang the changes to test the quoted as saying by the BBC. depth of his squad before head"His knee buckled under the ing to South America. challenge as the player turned into Only Rooney was retained him," Hodgson added in his post-match from the side that beat Peru 3-0, press conference. "He'll have a scan, featuring on a team sheet that I'd imagine. When we've had the scan, was mistakenly distributed we'll know more." around the stadium featuring the passport numbers of both teams' himself six minutes into the sec- players. The private English deond half after 20-year-old Ross tails were also tweeted out globBarkley weaved his way through ally by an England team sponsor.

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lberto Zaccheroni has done his best over four years in charge of Japan to dismiss the stereotype of Italian football men being focused on defence. The Italian coach has transformed the Blue Samurai into a hightempo attacking unit full of flair and capable of cutting open and scoring against the toughest of oppositions. That exciting play is thanks to the exploits of playmakers Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda and is ably supported by forward

thinking full backs Yuto Nagatomo and Atsuto Uchida. However, it comes at the cost of clean sheets. Four goals were conceded against Uruguay and Italy last year, three against Brazil and China, and they also suffered upsets against Belarus, Serbia, Bulgaria and Jordan. That has taken some of the shine off Zaccheroni's early achievements in his first foray into international management, which was greeted by some scepticism in Japan.

While fans had hoped that Marcelo Bielsa or Manuel Pellegrini would succeed Takeshi Okada, who had stepped down after a last-16 exit at the 2010 World Cup, they offered guarded optimism at the unveiling of Zaccheroni. The Italian had ended a three-year spell out of the game by taking charge of Juventus for an unsuccessful four-month period which ended in May 2010. He had made his name at Udinese with some innovative tactics before joining AC Milan.

MELBOURNE: Spanish World Cup winner David Villa will play a guest stint at newly branded Melbourne City for Australia's ALeague next season, the club said. Villa, unveiled by Major League Soccer club New York City as its inaugural player this week, will take the field for Melbourne between October and December this year prior to the start of the American season. The 32-year-old, who joined New York after helping Atletico Madrid win the Spanish league title, is his country's all-time top scorer with 56 goals and will play for the world champions at his third World Cup in Brazil this month. Villa, who will play against the Socceroos in Group B at the World Cup, said he was excited about playing club football in Australia. "It's very good for me in every sense," he said in a statement.

World Cup hosts up to third spot

There has been some movement in the last edition of the FIFA/World Ranking before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: although the leading duo of Spain and Germany remain unchanged, Brazil will start the tournament in third place, having leapfrogged Portugal, while Argentina (5th, up 2) and Switzerland (6th, up 2) have each climbed two places and England (10th, up 1) have returned to the top ten at the expense of Greece (12th, down 2). A glance at the respective strengths of the World Cup groups makes for interesting reading: taking the average ranks and points totals of each set of four teams into account, Group D (Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy) and Group G (Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA) are the strongest groups. Group D is the only one containing three top-ten teams, while Group H (Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic) has no such team.

India to play against Pak in Asian Games build-up games

NEW DELHI: As part of its build-up for the September Asian Games in Korea, India's under-23 football team will play two friendlies against Pakistan in Bangalore in August. The two matches will be played at the Bangalore Football Stadium on August 17 and August 20, the All India Football Federation said in a statement. The 30-member Indian contingent under head coach Wim Koevermans will be having their training camp in Bangalore from July 1. The three seniors in the Squad of U-23 players are Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh and Francis Fernandes. All India Football Federation will also provide an exposure tour for the Team after the two Friendlies. The 30-member squad for the camp in Bangalore is Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Ravi Kumar, Kamaljit Singh. Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Keenan Almeida, Deepak Devrani, Joyner Lourenco, Shankar Sampingiraj, Sandesh Jhingan, Sanjay Balmuchu, Salam Singh, Narayan Das, Shouvik Ghosh. Midfielders: Pronoy Halder, Rowlin Borges, Clifton Dias, Alwyn George, Siam Hangal, Lalrindika Ralte, Dhanpal Ganesh, Milan Singh. Forwards: Francis Fernandes (Senior Player), Romeo Fernandez, Seiminlen Doungel, Sunil Chhetri (Senior Player), Robin Singh (Senior Player), Haokip Thongkoshim, Alesh Sawant, Mandar Rao Dessai.

From the streets to the World Cup for Afriyie Acquah

T is often said that sport in general and football in particular can be used as an agent for social change, and for an unlikely figure set to figure at the 2014 World Cup, that is very true. Not too long ago, Afriyie Acquah was living on the streets of Sunyani, a town north-west of Kumasi in Ghana. The youngster was facing a difficult future, when a fateful meeting took place: he was spotted playing football.Although only 12 at the time, Acquah showed promise that belied his age, and scouts of the Glentoran Academy were excited about his potential. "The academy saw me one day and decided to help me. [Christopher Antoh] praised my talent and soon gave me a chance to travel and train at Glentoran in Belfast [Northern Ireland], where I had the opportunity of training with the senior team," Acquah explains.Like Acquah, Antoh was a homeless child living on the streets in Ghana and as with Acquah, fate intervened in Antoh's life. He was adopted by a Belfast school teacher and was hence known as Christopher Antoh Forsythe. Antoh loved football, but unlike Acquah, he did not possess as much talent and his involvement with the sport confined itself to being a supporter of Belfast club Glentoran. He returned to Sunyani as an adult and established the Glentoran academy to help other children.Although Acquah made a huge impression with the Glens, stringent regulations prevented him from being signed, and he returned to Ghana. But far from it being the end of the dream for the shy 15-year-old, it was merely the beginning. "Everything happened so quickly and fast and soon my dream looked to be in sight. At some point, I trained with Bechem United and joined them on tour in Italy where my first contact with Palermo happened. They took me in, gave me opportunities which I took with both hands. Times were hard when I was growing up, but God has been good to me. I told myself the moment to make my dreams count had arrived, and I was unwilling to lose it; not to anyone, not to anything."

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RANKFURT: Out-of-form Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil will recover his form at the World Cup in Brazil this month despite recent lackluster performances for club and country, Germany coach Joachim Loew said on Thursday. The 25-year-old Arsenal midfielder has enjoyed a rollercoaster season following a bright start after his big-money move from Real Madrid. His form dipped as the season wore on this year, earning him

jeers and whistles in the past few Germany internationals. Ozil was equally lacklustre in the 2-2 draw against Cameroon on Sunday, missing a great chance in the first minute and having little impact in the entire game. "To be honest I am a bit surprised by the reaction against Mesut," Loew told a news conference ahead of his team's final warmup game against Armenia on Friday. "Mesut won German national team player of the year last sea-

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son but it is clear that he has not performed to the fullest of his abilities in the past few games." Only a season or two ago Ozil was seen as the next natural leader of the German team with his ability to dictate their attacking game, his skills and goal-scoring prowess earning him heaps of praise. But he has lost his spark since his surprise move to Arsenal last year, also earning recent criticism from former Germany captain Michael Ballack who said Ozil should take on more respon-

sibility and lead the team. "Through discussions and by showing him trust I think that he will deploy his exceptional abilities," Loew said. "I am certain because I know him and because I have had longer talks in the past months, that he is hot for the World Cup." "I am certain that he will do it and that Mesut will be better at the World Cup than he may be at the moment." Germany take on Ghana, Portugal and the United States in Group G.

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rgentina stepped up their World Cup preparation with a comfortable home win against Trinidad and Tobago at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. The visitors kept Lionel Messi off the scoresheet but could not resist the Barcelona player's international team-mates as goals from Rodrigo Palacio, Javier Mascherano and Maxi Rodriguez secured a comfortable victory. In Argentina's first designated World Cup warm-up fixture, it took Alejandro Sabella's team a good while to break through, but once Palacio netted the opening goal in first-half stoppage time there was little doubting the way the game would go. There was a hint of fortune about Palacio's goal, which came from a corner swept over from the left by Angel di Maria. Palacio's near-post header was firm,

Rodrigo Palacio was one of the goal-scorers against Trinidad and Tobago at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.

but more or less straight at goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams. Yet Williams could not cling to the ball and he was left to despairingly watch it drop over the line.

CAVANI SETS UP URUGUAY WIN Uruguay completed their preparation for the FIFA World Cup by winning 2-0 at home against Slovenia in Montevideo. With Luis Suarez still sidelined by a knee injury, it fell to Edinson Cavani and Christian Stuani to provide the goals at the

Centenario stadium. Cavani headed the first from 10 yards in the 37th minute when he powerfully met a floated cross from the left delivered by Diego Forlan. PSG striker Cavani was involved in the second goal too.

Trinidad and Tobago wall and against the inside of the right post. Mascherano was perhaps the surprise figure sweeping up the loose ball, which bounced across the goal mouth for the midfielder to stick his left boot to and direct into the empty net. Williams was powerless to prevent him making it 2-0 to Argentina. Argentina broke out of defence at pace for the third goal in the 64th minute as Mascherano's long pass put Inter Milan's Palacio behind the Trinidad and Tobago backline. He nudged the ball beyond Williams but still had plenty of work to do, even just to keep the ball in play. He stopped it crossing the deadMESSI DENIED ball line before cutting back Messi almost found the target to Rodriguez who placed in the 50th minute when, YS TO GO an assured shot into from a free-kick, he A D the net from 10 yards. curled the ball over the Brazil-Sweden and GermanyYugoslavia/Serbia are the most-played fixtures in the FIFA World Cup, having been contested seven times apiece. Sadly, with the Swedes and Serbians both having failed to qualify, there will be no eighth meeting for either of these familiar

rivals at Brazil 2014. In World Cup trivia, seven could also stand for the number of minutes required to score the tournament's fastest hat-trick, with Hungary's Laszlo Kiss the man responsible in his team's recordbreaking 10-1 victory over El Salvador in 1982.

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ARIS: Maria Sharapova will have the chance to reclaim the French Open title after a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 semi-final triumph over Eugenie Bouchard. The 2012 champion, who lost last year's final to Serena Williams, suffered a slow start at Roland Garros on Thursday, and fell a set down to the world number 16 after two dropped service games. However, the Russian responded well and just edged the second set before asserting her dominance in the last to reach her third final in as many years. Sharapova's opponent for the title will be Simona Halep who outclassed German Andrea Petkovic 62, 7-6 later on Thursday. In contrast to the wet and blustery weather that caused so many problems on Wednesday, conditions could not have been better as Court Philippe Chatrier basked in the Parisian sunshine. And on the clay, it was Bouchard who made the brighter start - breaking her more illustrious opponent after the pair had shared the opening two games. Sharapova broke back to level matters at 4-4 in the opener, but an instant reply from Bouchard was enough to win her the set. The second began in scrappy fashion and, while Bouchard surrendered two early service games to her opponent, she was able to pick up a break of her own in the third to minimise the damage. After surviving three set points at 5-3 down, Bouchard recovered well to take the game and effectively pull level in the set. However, the Canadian's serve continued to let her down and, after holding off one more set point with the scores at 65, was unable to stave off the threat for much longer as Sharapova made

Unseeded duo Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) and Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) take down No.8 seeds Julia Goerges (GER) and Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) to become this year's Mixed Doubles champions.

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Maria Sharapova lets out a yell after a hard-fought win over Canadian Eugenie Bouchard it 1-1 in the match. It was the perfect start for Halep as she broke her opponent's serve at the first time of asking before holding and taking a comfortable 20 lead. Petkovic failed to put a stronghold on the clash as she lost another service game, which allowed Halep to push on and grab a one-set lead.

Côte d'Ivoire celebrate a goal scored by captain Didier Drogba during their warm up match against El Salvador.

Late goals see Chile outlast Northern Ireland

Côte d'Ivoire rebound with win over El Salvador aptain Didier Drogba led the way turo Alvarez. C on Wednesday as FIFA World Ivory Coast struck early as Cup-bound Côte d'Ivoire shook off a Galatasaray front man Drogba fed subpar performance against BosniaHerzegovina with a 2-1 friendly win over El Salvador. While the effort was more laboured than the Elephants would have liked, goals from Gervinho in the ninth minute and Drogba in the 42nd proved enough - even though Ivory Coast had to hold off a late charge by the young El Salvador side energized by the 75th-minute penalty struck with authority by Ar-

The second set began as a tighter affair with games going by the way of serve, but it was Petkovic who grabbed the first break of the set on the clay court. However, her dominance was short-lived as Halep immediately responded by breaking back and then drawing the set level on three games.

na-Lena Groenefeld and JeanJulien Rojer won their first mixed doubles title together, seeing off Julia Goerges and Nenad Zimonjic 4-6, 6-2, 10-7 in the final. This is Rojer’s first Grand Slam title and Groenefeld’s second, the German doubles specialist having already won at Wimbledon in 2009 alongside Mark Knowles. It was a surprise run to the final for the unseeded pairing of Groenefeld and Rojer.They found themselves in the same quarter of the draw as No.1 team Abigail Spears and Alexander Peya but instead ended up playing the latter’s conquerors, Arantxa Parra Santonja and Santiago Gonzalez, whom they beat in straight sets in the quarters. No.3 seeds Yaroslava Shvedova and Bruno Soares were then seen off in the semis, 10-3 in a super tie-break, with the Dutch/German pairing saving two match points in the process. The opening exchanges of the

final were tight, as illustrated by the exchange of breaks in the early going. Games often went to deuce, where in mixed doubles play, the “No Ad” rule comes into play. The following point is decisive, and the receiving team has the advantage of choosing which side to take the service from. Goerges and Zimonjic, who cruised through the early rounds, defeating No.2 seeds Katarina Srebotnik and Rohan Bopanna on the way, were never headed in the first set, breaking Rojer’s service at the beginning and the end to book-end a 6-4 opener. The tide turned in the second and this time it was Goerges – who partnered Groenefeld in the women’s doubles here – who was broken twice. It therefore needed a super tiebreak to separate the two pairings, and despite conceding an early mini-break, Rojer and Groenefeld were never in any real danger, show-casing their volleying skills at the net and rushing into a 5-2 lead before closing it out 10-7.

Gervinho behind the Salvador defence for an easy finish. The duo teamed up again in the 42nd, with Drogba finishing. El Salvador's penalty chance came after Kolo Toure was called for a foul on Darwin Ceren in the penalty area. Former FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake player Alvarez confidently fired from the spot into the side netting, thrilling a crowd that was mostly backing El Salvador.

cessive outing without scoring. As it was, Northern Ireland almost ended their drought in the opening seconds, when the ball fell kindly for Billy McKay. The Inverness striker managed a clean connection from 25 yards but Johnny Herrera was well placed to make the save. That aside, Chile dictated the pace and looked to starve their opponents of possession. For Northern Ireland, only Steven Davis' tireless running kept his side's heads above water, with the captain covering every inch of grass.

Chilean Eduardo Vargas celebrates a goal with a teammate during their match against Northern Ireland.

hile completed their World Cup Barcelona star Alexis Sanchez, but preparations with victory over all three were needed to stop the Northern Ireland after two late party atmosphere falling flat. goals in Valparaiso. As with Northern Ireland's 1-0 Michael O'Neill's visitors held defeat in Uruguay last week, it was their own for 80 minutes but saw a performance O'Neill could take their brave resistance broken by heart from - not least after a pair of substitutes Eduardo Vargas and first-half free-kicks that might have Mauricio Pinilla. Both men had given his side the lead. But it was started on the bench, along with still another loss and a fourth suc-

CHILE BOUNCE BACK For all their territorial superiority, Fabian Orellana's scuffed effort was the best Chile could do in response. As the hour mark approached, Jorge Valdivia saw what appeared to be a cross veer towards the top corner and thought he had scored until Carroll backtracked and clawed to safety. Moments later, Sanchez made his belated arrival and was almost gifted a bizarre winner when Conor McLaughlin's clearance cannoned off him and needed a sprawling save from the alert Carroll.