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By Prashant Hamine

The Maharashtra Elec-tricity RegulatoryCommission (MERC)

has administered a festivalshock for power consumersin Mumbai City district byapproving a 13 to 14per centtariff hike for BEST for thenext three years. Giving its

order yesterday on theBEST’s Multi Yearly Tariff(MYT), the MERC hikeranges between Rs.5.53 in2013-14 to Rs.7.43 in 2015-16 for those consumingpower units between 101 to300units.Thehikewill affect6.5 lakh BEST consumersand will be applicable fromSeptember 1.

The tariff hike is perhapsthe highest in recent years.The hike for the BEST con-sumers is in sharp contrastto the decline in power tar-iff rates for Reliance Infra-structure (RInfra) powerconsumers in MumbaiSuburban district. The av-erage power tariff hike forall the categories of con-

sumers for 2013-14 is 8.90per cent, for 2014-15 willbe 8.61 per cent and for2015-16 it will be 8.42 percent. As per the MERCorder, the average cost ofsupply of power by BESTto consumers across allcategories, for 2013-14

Shock for BESTconsumers

NOTHING IS EVER HIGH ENOUGH: We willreach up and attain, no matter how far or howhigh. That’s what this govinda at the top seems tosay and signify, at Ganesh Nagar in Dahisar East.

Residential tariff hike for BEST consumers inMumbai as approved by the MERC:Units consumed Existing 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

tariff rates101 – 300 units Rs.4.84 Rs.5.53 Rs.6.38 Rs.7.43301 – 500 units Rs.6.80 Rs.7.79 Rs.8.94 Rs.10.24Above500 units Rs.8.71 Rs.9.85 Rs.11.40 Rs.12.65

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InThane, the Castellers de Sants,a human tower team fromBarcelona, Spain, broke the

guest dahi handi on debut, yester-day.While the prized handi (Rs.1.11crore) was broken by KartavyaMitra Mandal’s Govinda Pathakfrom Kopri in Thane, and the sec-ond handi by Asthavinayak MitraMandal from Mumbai, at the'Sangharsh Mandal' organised byNCPMLA Jitendra Awhad.The festival was being celebrated

across themetropolis and amid fer-vour that underscores indomitablespirit of an average Mumbaikarshrugging off the drudgery associ-ated with daily life.Numerous teams of 'Govindas'

or revellers could be seen on citystreets struggling to form a humanpyramid to reach the earthen potfilled with curd, dangling from cer-tain height and to break it.The festival is celebrated tomark

birth of Lord Krishna.With revelry in air and foot-tap-

ping music driving the adrenalinerush, Bollywood celebrities toohave let their hair down at thefestival.Actor Shahrukh Khan was seen

shaking his leg at the 'dahi handi'festival organised by MNS MLARam Kadam in Ghatkopar.A cash reward has been an-

nounced for Govinda mandalwhichmanages to break the pot byforming a nine-layer pyramid.Minister of State for Housing

Sachin Ahir has organised theevent at JamboreeMaidan inWorli.Not much behind to its oppo-

nent to score political mileage, BJPhas distributed masks and T-shirtsbearing the image of Gujarat ChiefMinister Narendra Modi, to 30,000Govinda teams, apparently to proj-ect him as the party's primeminis-terial candidate.Women Govindas too are not

lagging behind their male counter-parts in forming human pyramidsas they are seen enduring the chal-lenge with gaiety.Taking into account themishaps

associated with the festival, BMChas already announced that it willprovide financial assistance toGovindas in case of accident.The disaster control cell of the

BMC said that as many as 167Govindas were injured in variousparts of the city and are treated athospitals.Police have beefed up security to

prevent any untoward incident.

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CITY

It is best to leave only maximum 5 door open.by Dr. Prem Gupta (9820045774/9930318119, www.drpremgupta.com)

The administration waskind enough! They urgently

shifted us from our old,dilapidated building to this

transit camp to save our lives.

VASTU TIP OF THE DAY

MUMBHAIVikas Sabnis

AGENCYAD.TLIJJAAT 1/LM Eng.881

Do you think thearrested IM ChiefYasin Bhatkal is a

prize catch for India?

Readers wishing to participate in ‘Opinions’ may sendus their name, day-time telephone number with apassport-size photograph to letters@afternoondc.in

Your Subject line must be: opinion

Afzal HussainPR ExecutiveYes. After the arrestof Abdul KarimTunda, it is a bigcatch by ouragencies, so I thinkthe intelligenceofficers deserve praise.

OPINIONS

Saurabh VaktaniaJournalistYes. Yasin wasinvolved in around12 major bombblast cases, andafter his arrest Indiawill get vital infoabout terror groups, and aboutPakistan’s ISI too.

Rizwan AnsariBusinessmanYes. As we knowthat Yasin was themain culprit inMumbai blasts, hisarrest comes asgreat news as he isdefinitely a prize catch for India.

Tahir BeigCameramanYes. After YasinBhatkal’s arrest ourintelligenceagencies will be ableto retrieve more infoon terror from him,so definitely it is a prize catch.

VandanaChibbarHousewifeYes. Indeed it is aprize catch for India.It is being said thathe was planning tostrike in other partsof the country, and unleash moreterror.

Dahi handi strikes govindas’truck carrying pathak in afreak accident. Six injured,one suspected to lost his legBy Zuber Ansari

Around six govindaswere injuredwhile one suffered major

injuries on his leg when a truckin which they were travellingdashed against an iron post andgrill and all the govindas fell downat the Ali Yavar Jung Marg in Jo-geshwari (East) on Thursday after-noon.The Mumbai Traffic Police had

warned govinda pathaks to avoidsitting on the side grills of vehiclesbut around 50 govindas were en-joying such a ride on aDCMToyotawhen this incident took place.After breaking around eight dahi

handis in Goregaon, Jogeshwari,Andheri (W) and some otherplaces, the Baal BajrangMitraMan-dal were moving towards the Rs.1

crore handi in BKC, but theirtruck driver lost contol on the vehi-cle on the Western Express High-way in Jogeswari.

AadeshAachrekar,whowas apartof this group, said, “We did not un-derstand what was happening untilwe fell off. One ofmy friends Pranay

has received major injuries on hisleg while two others—Anikesh andAkash — too are injured badly. Wetook them to the nearby CooperHospital soon thereafter.“We were moving from Santosh

Nagar to BKC when the incidenttook place”, he added.Sources from Cooper Hospital

revealed that the victim who re-ceivedmajor injuries on his left legmight have to undergo amputationsince it is badly crushed badly.Senior Police Inspector of And-

heri (Traffic) RajendrasinghPardeshi said that, they had ar-rested vehicle driver SiddhodharKamble and handed him over tothe Jogeswari Police Station forinquiry. “We had sent him formedical examination and realisedthereafter that hewas drunk duringthe time of accident”, Pardeshiinformed.Driver Kamble has been booked

under Sections 279, 338 and othermotor vehicles act. The police hashad seized his car and he will beproduced before the court onFriday.

Truck carrying govindas hits iron post; 6 injured

Members of a govinda group tending to a badly injured teammate, yesterday.

SPAIN MAKES‘HANDI’ HISTORY!

WHAT A WAY TO CELEBRATE: Members of TheCastellers de Sants, a human tower team fromBarcelona, Spain, broke the guest dahi handi on debut,in Thane, yesterday.

Manoj Singh

Death also presided... Pg 9

While Kopri’s Kartavya Mitra Mandal bags `1.11 crore

Aspecial NDPS court yesterdaygranted immunity frompros-

ecution to actor couple Shilpaand Apoorva Agnihotri who areaccused in a 2012 Juhu rave partycase. Special Judge I M Boharialso granted immunity fromprosecution to another accused

Gautam Chaterjee. The actorcouple and Chaterjee had filedseparate applications on August8 seeking immunity from prose-cution under the Narcotic DrugsandPsychotropic Substances Act.The Act provides that a person

chargedwith possession of a nar-

cotic drug can avoid prosecutionif he or she is willing to de-addic-tion treatment at a government-recognised hospital, reports PTI.Last May, police had raided a

party at a hotel in Juhu, wheredrugs were allegedly being con-sumed, and rounded up 86 peo-

ple. The chargesheet filed in thecase earlier this year namedVishay Handa, the director of thehotel, DJs Deepesh Sharma andRakesh Sharma, Apoorva andShilpa Agnihotri and IPL crick-eters Rahul Sharma and WayneParnell among others.

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CITYMilind DeoraVery sad I'm unable tocelebrate Dahi Handiin Mumbai due to impBills in Parliament.Here's wishing allGovindas a colourful &safe day!

Dr. Manmohan SinghJanamashtami is atime to remindourselves of LordKrishna's eternalmessage ofperforming one's dutywithout any thought ofthe reward

Shah Rukh KhanA la mode, A la carteare A la passé todaycos today my firstGovinda Aa la re visitin Mumbai. A laawesome energy

Madhuri Dixit-NeneGovinda ala re ala!Happy dahi handi...Jai Shri Krishna!!

By Yatin Ingle

In thewake of the recent rape of a photo-journalist in theShaktiMills compound in Lower Parel, most dahi handimandals have been expressing outrage and have por-trayed messages condemning violence against womenGoing one-up on all this, the Shiv Senawent ahead and

distributed swords to the female govindas, claiming it wasfor their self-protection and safety.In January this year, the Sena had planned to distribute

knives towomen as a ‘haldi-kumkum’ gift on the birth an-niversary of BalThackeray on January 23.Thesewere Chi-nese knives, which can be folded and kept in small purses,and the party had planned to distribute 18,500 knives ofthem across the city through their shakhas.Issues arose after several government authorities stated

that it was against the law, as only a knife with a bladebelow six inch in size is permitted. The Chinese kniveshad blades of just three inches, but the plan was shelved.The ADC spoke to Abhijeet Pendse of the Shiv Sena,

who said, “The swords are a symbol of warriors and ofbravery. With the rise in cruel rapes and crime againstwomen, these swords are a gift to help them fight againstthose harming them.”

Swords for female govindasShiv Sena leader AbhijeetPendse giving away asword to one of the femalegovindas, yesterday.

Agnihotris granted immunity from prosecution

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Financial aid for rape, acid victimsBy A Special Correspondent

After being under thescanner regardingwomen security, the

state government has de-cided to provide financial aidto rape and acid attack vic-tims.According to a senior gov-

ernment official, around Rs.3lakh will be granted as finan-cial assistance to the victimsof rape and acid attacks. Prin-cipally, this aid will be givenfor their medical treatment,legal consultations, coun-selling and rehabilitationpurposes. The cabinet is ex-pected to discuss this pro-posal and give a nod to it in

its next meeting.Apart from this, the gov-

ernment is also coming outwith an insurance schemeunder which the girl child,born in BPL families, will getRs.1 lakh for education onturning 18.Mooted by theWomen and

Child Welfare Department,the scheme ‘Sukanya’ will

also be tabled in the cabinetmeeting.Under the insurance

scheme, if a girl child is bornin a family falling below thepoverty line (BPL), the gov-ernment will depositRs.21,200 in her name. Thisscheme is likely to beimplemented from January2014. The girl will get Rs.1

lakh on maturity after sheturns 18. This amount will begiven for her education pur-pose.It may be recalled that

Minister for Women andChild Development VarshaGaikwad had initiated thisscheme, which had met stiffopposition from the FinanceDepartment and the Deputy

Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, inview of the possible burdenon the state exchequer.Over two lakh girls take birthevery year in BPL familiesand they are expected to becovered under the scheme,which is likely to cost thestate government aroundRs.576 crore, the governmentstated.

Prized catchBhatkal nabbedBy Zuber Ansari

Yasin Bhatkal, key accusedin Hyderabad and Mum-

bai blasts, was arrested fromthe Indo-Nepal border afterbeing on the run for over fiveyears. Bhatkal happens to beone of India’s most wantedterrorists. He was picked upby security agencies along

with another IM leaderAsadullah Akhtar, andbrought to Delhi.Terrorist,Yasin Bhatkal was

traced along the Bihar-Nepalborder last night by intelli-gence agencies. He is underthe custody of Bihar policeand the interrogation hasbeen going on.

Yasin, also known as Mo-hammed Ahmed Sid-dhibappa, along with threeaidesTahaseen AkhtarWasimAktar Shaikh (23), AsadullahAkhtar Javed Akhtar (26) andWaqas alias Ahmed (26), wasallegedly behind three coor-dinated bomb explosions at

Opera House, Zaveri Zazaarand Dadar West in Mumbaion July 13, 2011, leaving 27dead and 130 injured. The IMleader is wanted in a string ofterror attacks in Ahmedabad,Surat, Bangalore, Delhi andHyderabad.In February this year, the

Maharashtra Anti-TerrorismSquad (ATS) had announced

a reward of Rs 10 lakh each toanyone giving informationonYasin and his three aides.The Maharashtra Anti Ter-

rorism Squad (ATS) ismakingefforts to bring the co-founder of the Indian Mu-jahideen (IM) to Mumbaiwere he has been booked inmore than eight cases, in-cluding the German Bakeryblast in Pune. This can bedone after the ATS submits atransfer warrant to the Na-tional Investigation Agency(NIA) in Delhi. One team ofthe Maharashtra ATS is al-ready in Delhi to seekBhatkal’s custody.

Yasin Bhatkal, the Indian Mujahideen mastermind and a key suspect inseveral terror blasts since 2008, and his aide Abdullah.

Hailing the arrest of IndianMujahideen co-founder

Yasin Bhatkal as a big successfor intelligence agencies,Home Minister R R Patil onThursday said a state ATSteam would soon leave to in-terrogate him and seek hiscustody."Bhatkal's arrest is a big

success for the intelligenceagencies. He was wanted ineight various types of cases inMaharashtra," Patil told PTI.

"The state ATS has startedthe process of seeking hiscustody to probe thesecases," Patil added. The IMleader is wanted in a string ofterror attacks in Ahmedabad,Surat, Bangalore, Pune, Delhiand Hyderabad.It is the second major

breakthrough for Indianagencies after the arrest ofLashkar-e-Taiba bomb expertAbdul Karim Tunda on Au-gust 16.

Bhatkal’s arrest is a big success: Patil

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(Hydraulic Engineer’s Department)

e-TENDER NOTICEThe Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater

Mumbai invites online tenders for the following works on“Item rate Basis” from the eligible bidders. The Bid StartDate & time and Bid End Date & time is specified in thedetailed tender notice on M.C.G.M.’s website under Tendersection.

Sr No. Bid No. Name of the work

PANJRAPUR

1 7100020934 Repairs & overhauling of Air ScourPanjrapur Blower No. 2 & Replacement of

drive end pulley, V belt & suctionfilter of Air Scour Blower No. 3 of‘TMVT’ make at Stage-II FilterPlant, Panjrapur.

The intending tenderers shall visit the Municipal websiteat http://portal.mcgm.gov.in for further details of the tender.

Sd/-Dy.Hydraulic Engineer

(Pise Panjrapur Complex)PRO/673/ADV/2013

By Suresh Golani

In less than a fortnight,sleuths of the Thane(Rural) police have

claimed to have cracked thesensational break-in whereburglars had decamped withgold ornaments worth morethan Rs.60 lakh from a show-room in Naya Nagar in MiraRoad on August 16.Two people, including an

employee of the showroom,were arrested from their na-tive village in Rajasmand, Ra-jasthan. The audaciousbreak-in took place at MeeraJewellers in Chandresh Ar-cade in Mira Road. The ac-cused, who entered the shopby opening the shutters withduplicate keys, drilled a holeinto the vault and decampedwith two kilos of gold orna-ments. They also took away

the digital video recorder ofthe Close Circuit TelevisionCamera (CCTV) installed in-side the shop so that the po-lice would find no cluesagainst them.Initial findings pointed to-

wards the involvement of anemployee identified as Cha-gan Lachela who had left forhis native village in Rajasthana week before the crime.Moreover, the mobilephone of the suspect wasmysteriously out of reachever since.A police team led by PSI

Sharad Zine, tracked Lachelafrom his house. After roundsof sustained interrogation,Lachela confessed to thecrime and also revealed thenames of his three accom-plices who happen to be na-tives of the same village,police said. While, the police

managed to nab one of hisco-accomplices identified as-Mukesh Gaud, the other two(names withheld) are still at

large. Around 700 grams ofstolen gold ornaments havealso been recovered fromthe duo.

By Suresh Golani

Sleuths of the Thane (rural) police onThursday released sketches of four of

the six suspects involved in the Rs.3.87crore cash van robbery near theNalasopara branch of Axis Bank onWednesday afternoon. Six armed menlooted the cash while it was beingloaded into an Axis Bank armoured se-curity van at about 3 pm, beforemount-ing a brutal assault on an on-dutysecurity personnel and staffers whowere loading the cash.Twelve teams including officials from

the Thane and Mumbai crime branchhave been formed to nab the culprits.Although an inside tip-off has not beenruled out in the case, there is no officialconfirmation on this front from the in-vestigators. Meanwhile, the on-duty

guards -- Chandrakant Patil, MohanKamble and the security cashier SachinGurav -- are being questioned to gathersome leads into the case by the policeteam.Interestingly, the crime spot is just a

stone’s throw away from theNallasoparapolice station and the accused passedthrough a couple of check points beforeabandoning the SUV at Manvelpada inVirar. “We are going through footagescaptured by CCTV cameras located atvarious junctions and toll nakas in andaround the region to get a clue of theculprits. We are hopeful of cracking thecase soon”, said Senior Police InspectorMukundMahajan.A case under section 395 (dacoity)

and 34 (common intent) of the IndianPenal Code has been registered againstunknown persons.

By Suresh Golani

Sleuths of the Anti-HumanTrafficking Wing of the

Thane (Rural) police onWednesday raided a flat inKashimira and seized gutkaworth more than Rs.26,000.A police team led by API

Atul Aher along with FDA of-ficials, acted on a tip-off andraided a flat in Fatima Apart-ments at Western Park atabout 5 p.m. and seized gutkasachets worth Rs.26,100.The accused, identified as

Sayyed Imtiaz Shakhir (24)who also runs a paan shop inMira Road, had illegallystocked the banned consign-ment and has been arrestedand booked under Sections118, 272, 273 and 328 ofthe IPC.Further investigations are

being carried out by theKashimira police.

Gutka worth`26k seized

Mira Rd cops crack Rs.60L theft

Cash van heist suspects’ sketches released

Thane Police team inspecting the spot near Mira Jewellers in Mira Road.

The police have released sketches of the foursuspects in the Axis Bank heist in Nalasopara.

Two persons, including a showroom staffer, arrested from a village in Rajasthan

By Neel Shah

Wednesday’s sensa-tional firing on AjayGosalia is stronglybe-

lieved to be the handiwork ofMumbai’s underworld, whichwas approached by the landmafia of thewestern suburbs.Gosalia, popularly known

as Ajay Borivali aka AjayGanda in the city’s bookie cir-cles as well as underworld, isa noted fixer, well knowncricket bookie, is known forhis proximity to the city po-lice’s encounter specialistsand is a ruthless land-grab-ber, according to a highlyplaced crime branch officer.Recently, Ganda gained

popularity, particularity inthe western suburbs, byboasting about his proximityto a deputy commissioner ofpolice (DCP), attached to thespecialized branch of Mum-bai police.If sources in the crime

branch are to be believedthen, during the recently

ended IPL-6 season, Gandasquealed on rival bookies andthe police were successfullyable to arrest several big timebookies. This, added thesources, helped Ganda, whowas operating via other book-ies, to operate his illegal bet-ting business smoothly, asmost of his rival bookies ei-ther went underground orwere behind bars.Moreover, Ganda is known

for settling disputes and fix-ing deals and also for his ac-cess to all the underworldgangs of Mumbai. Presently,he is believed to be a closeaide of gangster Chhota Sha-keel.

Ganda’s life, andattempts to snuff itIn early 80s, Ganda, who usedto stay in a chawl in Borivali,came in contact with a gang-ster named Nandu Kadam.The latter was the friend ofChhota Rajan, the don inexile. In 1983, Ganda becamefriends with Rajan, throughKadam.In the 80s, Ganda was in-

troduced to gangster-turned-terrorist Dawood Ibrahim,who had fled the country in1984, by Rajan. It was Ganda

who used to pass on the in-formation about the city’sbusinessmen as well asbuilders in the western sub-urbs to the D-gang, who thenwould extort money fromthem, informed sources inpolice.In the 90s, apart from sev-

eral gangsters, Ganda was a

friend figure to most of theencounter specialists, includ-ing the recently acquittedcop, Pradeep Sharma.In 1997-98, for the first

time, an attempt was madeon Ganda by Nilesh Kokam,one of the sharp shooters ofthe D-gang, and his aides.This attemptwasmadewhen

Ganda, along with his rela-tives and friends from Mum-bai police, were celebratinghis son’s birthday bash atGarden restaurant in Malad.It was during the attack thatan officer, who was thenposted with city’s crimebranch, killed three peoplethen and there in the restau-rant. Rajesh More, BheemBengali and a person namedNilesh, originally fromAhemdabad, were shot dead.Kokam had fled from thespot.Again in 2011, just outside

Jaya Talkies in Borivli (West),unidentified assailants fired,but Ganda managed to sur-vive unhurt. Investigationsrevealed that it was a self-or-chestrated attack planned byGanda himself, said sourcesin the crime branch.

With regard to the recentattempt on Ganda, policestrongly speculate the role ofa person named Bablu Singh,said crime branch sourcesprobing the case. However,investigators, at this juncture,

are not able to establish theprecise role of Singh. The lat-ter knows Ganda very welland, in the past, he hadworked for Ganda, said po-lice.

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MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENTNo. E.E. MECH/EI/2437/MAINT dated 28-8-2013

e-TENDER NOTICEThe Municipal Commissioner of MCGM invites

e-Tender for the following work returnable on the duedate of 10-09-2013.Sr.No. Name of theWork1. ‘Biennial works contract, for repairing, rewinding

& allied work of water pump sets, fans etc. atvarious Municipal properties in city area.Bid No. 7100020939

Interested eligible bidders may obtained furtherinformation regarding Tender and eligibility criteria atMCGM website https://portal.mcgm.gov.in or from theoffice of, Executive Engineer Mechanical (ElectricalInstallation) Maintenance, Municipal Workshop, 103,R.S. Nimkar Marg, Mumbai-400 008.

Sd/-Dy. Chief Engineer (M&E) CityPRO/675/ADV/2013

Fever? Act now, see your doctor for correct & complete treatment

Bookie and fixer Ajay Gosalia, who wasshot at outside a mall in Malad West,antagonized all those he worked with

ENOUGH REASONS TO SHOOT HIM

According to a Shiv Sena MP, requesting anonymity, “Till early 2000,Ganda was very close to the Bal Thackeray family. However, he had startedmisusing his proximity to the family and exploited several builders bygrabbing lands. In fact, he had cheated a few family friends of theThackerays to the tune of a few crores. Following this, the Thackerayfamily severed connections with him and the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece,Saamana, carried a story along with Ganda’s photo, which clearly statedthat the Thackerays had no connection with him.

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will be Rs.9.97 per unit, for2014-15 will be Rs.10.93 perunit and for 2015-16 will beRs.11.94 per unit.One of themain reasons for

this power tariff hike being ar-gued is the revenue losses in-curredbyBEST in its transportservices in the city.Most of thepower consumers andorgani-sations in the island city havevociferously argued againstthe practice of allowing theBEST to offset its transport

wing losses by recovering thesame frompower consumers.Besides this, theMERC has

allowed the BEST to recoverRs.1,190 crore transportdeficit for the periods of2004-05 and 2008-09 fromthe power consumers.The BEST was allowed to

recover Rs.280 crore andRs.265 crore for 2010-11 and2011-12 as transport losseswhich, according to theMERC, was impactingthe overall power tariffstructure.

Shock for BEST consumers

Setback to MBMC ‘munnabhais’By Suresh Golani

Adivisional bench com-prising Justice K.R. Shri-

ram and Justice V.M. Kanadeof Mumbai High Court hasdirected the state govern-ment authorities to take stepstowards the implementationof the Model RecruitmentRules in the Mira-BhayandarMunicipal Corporation(MBMC). The directionscame after social activist San-jay Tiwari filed a writ petition(No.661/2013) seeking imple-mentation of recruitmentrules early this year.

Under Section 457(3) of theBPMC Act 1949, it is manda-tory for the civic administra-tion to draft its recruitmentguidelines and seek a finalapproval from the state gov-ernment authorities. Infa-mous for its high profilerecruitment scams, out-of-turn illegal promotions andbackdoor entries, the civicadministration had been shy-ing away from sending theproposal of Model Recruit-ment Rules from the pastfour years.However, officials claimed

that the draft proposal has

been tabled in June this yearbefore the state governmentauthorities.With the judiciaryintervening in the issue, thestate government authoritieswill nowhave to take steps to-wards sanctioning the ruleswithin sixweeks of the receiptof the order (issued onAugust21, 2013) and file a compli-ance report. It has been al-leged that rules have beenbent for unqualified officialswho have been hurriedlyawarded illegal promotions totop posts without the requi-site permission from the con-cerned authorities.

WR’s drive to curb trespassingBy Kainaz Choksey

Inorder to keep anti-socialelements at bay besidespreventing accidents, the

Western Railway launched anintense drive to curb tres-passing at Andheri station onWednesday. Railway Protec-tion Force (RPF) personnelwere deployed at Andheristation at vulnerable spotsprone to trespassing.During the drive, 155 peo-

ple whowere caught crossingtracks were apprehendedunder Section 147 (Punish-ment for trespass and refusalto desist from trespass) of theRailway Act. A total fine ofRs.1,35,000 was collectedwhile 20 persons were sent tojail for 10 days.“The main aim of the drive

is to prevent the loss of

human lives. These driveswork as a deterrent againstpeople’s tendencies of cross-ing the tracks and endanger-ing their lives. The railwaycommuters are slightly ca-sual when it comes to follow-ing the rules of using FOB’s (Foot Over Bridge) and Sub-ways instead of crossingtracks,” said Sharat Chan-drayan, Chief Public RelationOfficer,Western Railway.“TheWestern Railway also

conducted this drive to deteranti-social elements and en-croachers from trespassingon the railway’s properties,”added Chandrayan.Over a period of time,

through several studies onbehavioral science and thethinking pattern of peoplecrossing the tracks, theWest-ern Railway has found that

along with punitive action,social awareness to bringabout a behavioral change inpeople’s thinking is neces-

sary. As such, several cam-paigns are organized to strikean emotional chord withpeople. These includeNukkadNaataks (street plays)at stations, poster cam-paigns, radio spots, cinemaslides, advertisements andannouncements. At the sametime several measures weretaken at ground zero, such aspainting the sleepers on rail-way tracks yellow at vulnera-ble spots so that personcrossing tracks is able tojudge the speed of an on-coming train. Intimidatingposters are also put at suchlocations to dissuade peoplefrom trespassing.Infrastructural develop-

ment is also beingundertakento accommodate the increas-ing crowd at stations, to pre-vent accidents. This month,

an escalator was started atVile-Parle station for the con-venience of commuters.Moresuch escalators will be pro-vided at Dadar, Andheri andBorivali stations by the end ofthis year. 25 escalators havebeen planned for theWesternRailway’s suburban sec-tion.103 Foot Over Bridgeshave already been providedon the Churchgate-Virar sec-tion for easy dispersal andEast-West connectivity, while

17more are being provided.On June 15, the ADC had

reported about the initiativeby the Western Railway tocurb accidents at unmannedlevel crossings, as nearly 40per cent of railway accidentstake place at such places. TheWestern Railway has startedan awareness initiative, usingnon-conventional methodson the suburban section,mostly from Virar onwardsup to Dahanu.

3,800 offenders bookedApart from special drives, regular vigil at vulnerablespots is being kept by RPF personnel and people arebeing dissuaded from crossing tracks.This year from January to July, 3,800 people were

booked under Section 147 of the Railway Act forcrossing tracks and a fine of Rs.19.5 lakh was collectedin totality while 40 people were sent to jail.

Pic for representational purposes only

HC directs state govt to take steps towards sanctioning recruitment rules

TALK ON RADIATION: The Press Club, Mumbai, had organised a panel discussion and interaction on‘Radiation: Myth and Reality’ on Thursday at the Nehru Science Centre. Several experts were present onthe occasion. Seen in the picture, (from left): Dr. Srikumar Banerjee, Homi Bhabha Chair & formerchairman, Atomic Energy Commission, Gurbir Singh, president-The Press Club, Mumbai, JatinDesai, journalist and activist and actor and activist Juhi Chawla Mehta.

By Khushboo Panjabi

The APMC police on Tues-day arrested a father and

son for allegedly pouring boil-ing tea and hot oil on a manin Sanpada. Ramkher Yadav(52) and his son Ajay Yadav(26), residents of Vashi, run arestaurant in Sanpada. OnTuesday Ramkher got into anargument with Sushil Sonkar(24), a resident of Nerul, andalong with Ajay, poured hotoil and tea on him.Ullhas Kadam, API, APMC

police station said, “Sonkar,works for a private bank andhad come to the paan shop at11.45 am. As he was on a call,Sonkar did not realise that hewas standing in betweenYadav’s restaurant and thepaan shop. When Yadavasked Sonkar to move, he re-fused since he was on an im-portant call. Enraged at hisrefusal, the duo started hit-ting Sonkar with woodenspoons and dragged him tothe kitchen where theypoured a vessel of boiling tea

NIA files replyon dischargeapplicationsmoved byMalegaon blastaccusedBy Philip Varghese

The National InvestigatingAgency (NIA) on Thurs-

day filed a reply on the dis-charge applications movedby eight Muslim accused inthe designated MaharashtraControl of Organised CrimeAct (MCOCA) court, whowere arrested in the 2006Malegaon mosque blast,leaving it on the court to takea decision.TheNIA, in its reply filed by

Public Prosecutor Geeta Go-dambe, said, “We conductedthorough investigations in

the case before arriving at theconclusion. In view of thesubmission made above, thehonourable courtmay kindlypass appropriate order in thematter, eight out of nineMus-lim accused in the 2006Male-gaon bomb blasts case hadfiled application seekingdischarge from the caseover contradiction in chargesheet filed by various probeagencies.”Accused Noorulhuda Sam-

sodhoha, Shabbir AhmedMasiullah, Raess Ahmed Raj-jab Ali Mansuri, MohammedZahid Abdul Majid, AbrarAhmed Gulam Ahmed, Mo-hamed Ali Shaikh and AsifBashir Khan had moved anapplication last month.A series of blast on Septem-

ber 08, 2006 had taken placeinsideHamidiyaMasjid adja-cent to qabristan. Anotherblast took place a little faraway at Mushawerat Chowk,

The incidents occurred onthe day of Shab-e-Barat,when hundreds of Muslimsthrong to the qabristan.About 34 people were killedand more than 300 were in-jured in the blasts. Police hadblamed local Muslim youthsfor the blasts, and bookednine Muslim youths in thecase. Later investigations byNIA carried out fresh arrests.The development in the casecame after Maharashtra ATS,led by Hemant Karkare, whowas killed in Mumbai terrorattack, cracked the Septem-ber 2008 blast in Malegaonand arrested Hindu terroristsincluding a sadhvi and a serv-ing army officer.Thematter will be taken up

for hearing on September7 during the regular hearingof Malegaon 2006 blastcase.

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‘Release them’and hot oil on him.”A witness informed the po-

lice immediately. “We reachedthe spot before the accusedcould flee and arrested them.Sonkar was taken to theNMMC hospital, and waslater shifted to a private hos-pital by his family. He is out ofdanger now and should re-cover soon,” said officials.

“Yadav was arrested byAPMC police earlier also. Wehave learnt from a tip-off thatthere was one more personwho assaulted Sonkar.We aretrying to find out who he is,”said an officer.The accused have been

booked under Sections of326, 324, 323, and 34 of theIndian Penal Code.

Duo arrested for pouring hot oil on man

By Shwetha Kannan

The city saw severalGovindas being takento BMC run hospitals

for injuries ranging fromminor abrasions, tendernessin the leg, ankles and foot,blunt trauma to the neck,chest and knees to ones as se-rious as head injuries.13-year-old Amit Soni who

lives in Vikhroli had a fall forthe first time since the timehe started participating indahi handi. Waiting outsidethe casualty of BMC periph-ery Rajawadi hospital atGhatkopar, Amit said that hehad till date never fallen fromthe pyramid despite the factthat he hardly practices forthis feat.Amit has suffered injures to

his right hand and mighthave to undergo a surgery toset his broken bones rightsaid Amit’s sister, DimpleSoni.While Amit suffered in-

juries because of falling fromthe pyramid, therewere somecases where the Govindashad to be rushed to hospitalseven before they reached thespot of the dahi handi as theysuffered injuries during theirjourney to the place.A 19-year-old dahi handi

enthusiast lost his life afterthe bike on which he wastravelling, skidded. SanketSiddharth Mohite a residentof Wadala who was speedinghis way to Bandra Kurla Com-plex fromWadala was appar-ently, the third pillion rideron the bike when thismishaphappened.The bike rider andthe second pillion rider aresaid to be alright while Sanketwho suffered head injuries,passed away. “The boy wasbrought dead to the hospitalat around 5.45pm. He had ahistory of head injury withblunt trauma to the chest,”said a senior doctor fromSion hospital.Rakesh Rathod (23) from

Bhoiwada at Parel, wasrushed to the Emergency

Services ward of BMC runSion Hospital when his bikeslipped on Suman Nagarbridge in Chembur. “Rakeshhas a cut on his right handand the doctors have askedfor an MRI and a CT scan tocheck for head and spine in-juries,” said Rakesh’s friend,

Swapnil Naram.14-year-old Nitesh Maruti

Dhangar too suffered injuriesto his right leg while he wastravelling atop a tempo thatwas taking the Govindas toMahim. Nitesh was thrownfrom the tempo after a lowlying rope of a dahi handi atMahim caught his neck andhe lost his balance.“We were going for dahi

handi when a ropewhichwasa low level andwasn’t seen bythe govindas hit three of ourpeople and they fell from the

tempo. They all fell on the di-vider of the road. While thetwo fell on the divider, Niteshlanded on top of them buthurt his leg,” said BharatDesai fromSaptbandhuKriyaMandal, to which Nitesh be-longs.Sandesh Rane and Sunil

Bansod, the others who fellwith Nitesh were taken to aprivate hospital while Niteshwas brought to Sion hospitalinformed Bharat.“Nitesh is in the operation

theatre now. Sunil andSandesh have been shifted toKEM. While Sandesh seemsto be fine now, Sunil is seri-ous and is in the Intensivecare Unit of KEM,” saidBharat.At the time of going to

press, 246 govindas acrossthe city had been injured outof which 180 had been dis-chargedwhile 66were admit-ted to various hospitals in thecity.

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All India Working Committee meeting of NFGIE, the largest Unionamongst class three and class four employees of the New IndiaAssurance Company Ltd. in the Insurance Sector was held at NewsIndia Centre at Mumbai in which the problem old employees werediscussed. President Rakesh Shetty addressing the meeting andother guest M Jitinder and Sajnay Lakhe Patil can be seen in picture

Death also presidedTwo confirmed dead, up to 300 feared injured during dahi handi festivities across Mumbai and Thane

The figures of thoseinjured had already

touched 167 till4 p.m. yesterday

� KEM: 50� Sion: 13� Nair: 13� Rajawadi: 22� Mulund Agarwal: 3� Mulund Savarkar: 1� Shatabdi, Govandi: 11� Kurla Bhabha: 1� Sant Muktabai: 4� Bhagwati: 6� Bandra Bhabha: 13� Vileparle VN Desai: 12� JJ Hospital: 1� GT Hospital: 3� St George’s: 1� Maa Hospital: 7� Cooper: 5� Shushrusha, Dadar: 1

Total injured: 167

1 dead, 15 female govindasinjured in Thane

One govinda died, after the bike hewas riding skiddedand dashed into a truck on the Eastern Express

Highway on Thursday evening around 6 pm. The de-ceasedwas identified as Prashant Satpute from Jai JawanMitra Mandal, Mumbai. According to a doctor at theThane Civil Hospital, over 30 govindas are recuperatingin the wards, while two have been shifted to JJ Hospitaldue to serious injuries. Over 15 female govindas havealso suffered injuries this year in Thane.

— KaptanMali

LIKE A PACK OF CARDS THEY CAME CRASHING DOWN.... Govindas topple upon one another during an attempt to break the handi in Dadar, yesterday.

Different govinda mandals attempted to break the dahi handi at Jamboree Maidan in Worli, yesterday. In true life satire, onions became part of the prize!

All Pics: Azad Shrivastav | ADC

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IT is interesting what some of the Indianmedia have to say about the latest Pak-istani attack on Indian soldiers across the

Line of Control in the Poonch area resultingin the killing of five of them. “Don’t GetMiredin Anti-Pak Jingoism” warned The EconomicTimes (August 9). “The Government” said thepaper “should go ahead with the talks be-tween Prime Minister Manmohan Singh andhis Pakistani counterpart, nevermind the jin-goistic rhetoric inside Parliament and on tel-evision.” Pakistan, according to the paper“has multiple power centres and India has todeal with all of them simultaneously at thatlevel”. India’s aim, added the paper “should beto strengthen the elements within Pakistanwhich realise that terror now threatens toconsume Pakistan itself and seek to try an-other track.” New Delhi, the paper furthersaid “must not fall into the trap” built by ter-rorists of “weakening the civilian govern-ment” in Pakistan.

PM-Sharif talksThe Asian Age (August 9) believed that “it is

not the right time for P.M.-Sharif talks”, sug-gesting that “Dr. Singh needs to find a way toavoid the meeting and instead, find ways toengage at a lower level.” At the same time thepaper said “itmight be in the fitness of thingsif the government gave some sign of under-standing the sense of injury among the peo-ple on the beheading of Indian soldiers inJanuary and the killing of five jawans earlierthis week.” The paper congratulated the Op-position for saying “the whole country stoodwith the government on the Pakistan ques-tion.” A columnist, Neena Gopal, writing inthe paper also said India “must keep talkingwith Pakistan giving valid reasons for that ad-vice. Dr. Singh, she said, “must de-link dia-logue from conflict-resolution.”Hindustan Times (August 9) argued that

India’s response to Pakistan’s “grave provoca-tions” must be “tempered with pragmatism”.However much it may stick in our throat,there is no getting away from engaging Pak-istan” said the paper, adding: “To be very re-alistic, India’s best bet is to talk to them andat least gauge what measures can be taken toavert such incidents in the future.” “No one”said the paper, “in their sane minds wouldwant the region to be plunged into a war”, soit would be better “for our politicians not toecho the belligerence seen among the pub-

lic.” “We can only hope” said the paper, “thatthe restraint shown by our Foreign Ministryand the Army is not taken for cowardice…” Ifwe are to believe the Defence Ministry, theArmy is not given freedom to react the bestway it can and one wonders how the Armywill futurely react to Pak terrorism. Under-standably many columnists have expressedtheir views on this provoking subject, some ofthem strongly.SwapanDas Gupta, writing in The Times of

India (August 11) pointed out that “just toolong India has been clutching at straws, try-ing its best to strengthen the ‘good’ Pakistanivis-à-vis the ‘bad’ guys in the seminaries andcantonments.” He emphasised that Pakistanhas detected ‘openings’ in “a weak and frac-tured government in Delhi” and added: “It istoo late in the day to inject cement into thespine of the present Indian dispensation. Thegovernment seems a passing show… Is aunited Pakistan any longer in India’s largernational interest?The answer will suggest long term strate-

gies.” Dasgupta has not said it openly but

from what he has said, one gets the impres-sion that as a “long-term strategy” Indiamustwork towards dismembering Pakistan furtherwithout the least sense of guilt, “bymeans fairor foul”. It must be further divided by giving,for example, not just moral support to theBaluchis, but arms equipment and training totake on their evil bosses in Islamabad. Andmuch the same effort must be made to sepa-rate Sindh fromPakistan and there is no needto be apologetic, about it. If Pakistani ‘terror-ists’ (another name for armed units in civilclothes) can attempt to fund uprising inKashmir, India should be free to pay back inthe same coin. The UPA government may

think that it high statesmanship not to fall aprey to provocation from Pakistan, but BabaRamdev reflected public opinion fully whenhe said as quoted inHindustan Times (August11) that the Centre must adopt “an eye-for-an-eye approach” and kill at least 50 Pakistanisoldiers for the five killed in Poonch.Several columnists writing in TheNew Sun-

day Express (August 11) also had strong viewsto express. Thus, Saroj Gaur, a former Alla-habad University Professor and a Rights ac-tivist advised the External AffairsMinister “tohave a hard look at the statement of 40 formerIndian military and civilian leaders that callsfor a radical shift in Indian policy. Among thesignatories are two former Army chiefs, an AirForce chief, two heads of RAW, a former Di-rector of the Intelligence Bureau, a DirectorGeneral of BSF, two foreign secretaries andtwoHome Secretaries, whose knowledge canhardly be questioned. Nothing that “short ofwaging a war, there are many options thatIndia can explore” Saroj Gaur said India“could execute more aggressive retaliationagainst infiltration across the Line of Control,limited raids on jihad training camps and tar-get the terrorist leadership.”

UPA’s Pakistan policyAccording to Gaur “the UPA’s Pakistan pol-

icy can best be viewed as a tragic waste whereit has nothing to boast of any tangible gainsachieved in return for its obsessive pursuanceof its one-point agenda of ‘Peace With Pak-istan At Any Cost”. The paper’s editor-in-chiefPrabhuChawla damned theUPA governmentfor lacking “long-term perspective” and forshrinking “their horizon from a globaloverview to becoming mere camp followersof the US take on international diplomacy.”Chawla said that “no neighbour takes us seri-ously” and “the Indian government is goingout of its way to conceal the truth from thepeople.” “When Pakistan based terrorists andISI henchmen murder Indians, our rulersdisturbingly don’t even catch a cold… Ourdiplomats are busy playing golf and smokingcigars in Nepal, a playground for extremistsfrom China and Pakistan”. It is clear that thepublic anger is rising steadily and oneshouldn’t be surprised if in a public display ofdistrust the public demands the resignationof the UPA government and fresh elections.The UPA government is unfit to rule anylonger from Delhi.

UPA is unfit to rule any longer

Where was Yasin Bhatkal before hestayed in a hide-out on the Bihar-

Nepal border? Bhatkal who was thefounder of Indian Mujahideen hadclose links with Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba. Most probably he was gettingpaid by Pakistan’s intelligence agency.It is also possible he was working forthe LeT. There was a bounty of Rs. 75lakh on his head but somehow hemanaged to evade capture.The police are likely to get useful in-

formation from himwith regard to theworking of the IM cells in differentparts of the country. The IM cellsmusthave, on hearing about his capture,taken cover. The informationwhich heis likely to give will help the police tobust the cells and apprehend the IMterrorists. Themorale of the IM terror-ists must be low and the capture ofBhatkal must have been a big blow tothem.Bhatkal who has been responsible

for carrying out bomb blasts in Pune,Hyderabad, Delhi and Bangaloremusthave been in touch both with the ter-rorists in Pakistan and also the terrornetwork in India. He must have beenin touch with the terrorists in Indiaand planning attacks.With the arrest of Bhatkal and

another terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda,the threat to India will be considerablyreduced. It will also help our agenciesto achieve success in the fight againstterror.

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of my advice. I said, "You have so much andyou don't have a son; you have two daughtersand they aremarried in rich families. Nowwhyunnecessarily bother about all kinds of wor-ries — of business, and income-tax, and thisand that? You have enough. Even if you liveone thousand years, it will do."He said, "That's true. The real problem is

not the business, the real problem is I will beleft alonewithmywife. I can retire right now ifyou promise me one thing, that you will livewith us.”I said, "This is strange. Are you retiring or

am I retiring?" He said, "That is the condition.Do you think I am interested in all these trou-bles? It is just to escape frommy wife."Thewifewas a great social worker. She used

to run an orphanage, a house for widows, anda hospital particularly for peoplewho are beg-gars and cannot pay for their treatment. I alsoasked her in the evening, "Do you really enjoyall this, from themorning till the evening?"She said, "Enjoy? It is a kind of austerity, a

self-imposed torture."I said, "Why should you impose this torture

on yourself?" She said, "Just to avoid yourfriend. If we are left alone, that is theworst ex-

perience in life."And this is a lovemarriage, not an arranged

marriage.Theymarried each other against thewhole family, the whole society, because theybelonged to different religions, differentcastes; but their imprints gave them signalsthat this is the right woman, this is the rightman. And all this happens unconsciously.

That's why you cannot answer why you havefallen in love with a certain woman, or with acertain man. It is not a conscious decision. Ithas been decided by your unconscious im-print.Particularly people in India go on using

women as if they are just servants.Theirwholework consists of taking care of the childrenand the kitchen and the house, as if that's theirwhole life. Have you respected your wife as ahuman being?Then, if anger arises, it is natural. She feels

frustrated because her life is running out andshe has not known any joy, she has not knownanybliss, she has not knownanything that cangive meaning and significance to her life….Have you just sat by her side sometimes,

silently, just holding her hand, not saying a

word, just feeling her, and letting her feel you?No, that is not done in India at all.Wives and husbands have only one kind of

communication: quarrelling. I have been ac-quainted with thousands of Indian families, Ihave stayedwith thousands of Indian families.While I was traveling all over the country I wasstayingwith somany families that I have cometo know almost all kinds of families, but veryrarely have I seen husbands and wives re-spectful to each other. Using each other, ex-ploiting each other, reducing each other tothings, but never respecting each other's di-vinity— then this hell is created.One of the great Hindu saints, Tulsidas, has

a strange statement: Dhol gamar pashu aurnari.Ye sab tadan ke adhikari.He is categoriz-ing women with drums— dholmeans drum,gamar means idiots, pashu means animals,and nari means woman. All these four areconstantly beaten. The dhol, the drum, willnot work if you don't beat it. So for thousandsof years Indian women have been beaten. Ithas been taken for granted, there is no ques-tion. I have come across situations where ahusband was beating his wife and I could nottolerate it and I entered their house, and I wasamazed:more than the husband, thewifewasagainst me, saying, "He is my husband, youcannot interfere in our affairs. If he is beatingme, it is perfectly okay."So deep has the conditioning gone.

— Osho

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Ponder awhile…“How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t beterrorized.”

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Respect your wife as a human being

Capture ofYasin Bhatkal:Big blow to IM

Mumbai’s spirit is back?AS in the past we get satisfied bysaying that Mumbai’s spirit is backand we ask ourselves: Why shouldwe fear? The question can be an-

swered in affirmative as the cases ofrape against women is on the in-crease. In all we fear the aftermathof these kind of incidents and theposition of the victim as she goesout again for work. People think ofher past and she is separated fromthe society for no fault of hers. Thiscauses anxiety and tension to thevictim. Better to avoid love in openas it attracts miscreants to take ad-vantage. After all the happenings,the position is becoming bad toworse. A simple living and highthinking can bring cheer to life.The photojournalist’s rape

brought shame to theMetro city. Allalong we were trumpeting thatMumbai is safer than other metros.As a matter of fact, the city womensuffer because of molestation, eveteasing and rape more than otherplaces and only few cases are re-ported. After Nirbhaya’s rape, the af-

fected persons had the confidenceand came forward and reported thematter to the police. In the past, thematter was hushed up at the houselevel and the culprits got thecourage to repeat such acts. It istime for parents to keep their girlsand boyswithin the limit and not gobeyond and expose their love lifeoutside the four walls and then fallprey to such bad elements. Preven-tion is better than cure and it is wisenot to go to isolated places at oddhours and invite trouble.

— C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

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APROPOS ‘FSL to speed up reportsin gangrape case’ (ADC, Aug 28), itis good to learn that Kalina ForensicResearch Laboratory (FSL) hastaken up at the right earnest to geton with the lab tests of the samples

collected at the crime site like theearth comparison, DNA, clothingand other elements to nail the fivecondemned scoundrels now in thecity police’s custody as otherwisethe excellent effort byMumbai Police who hadmanaged to nab all thesedemons , would be a waste. In fact,it is a second national heinouscrime post the December 16 lastyear’s ‘Nirbhaya’ case. Once theforensic lab’s inferences are drawn,these demons should be brought tojustice bya fast track court at the earliestin such a manner that any one whowants to commit suchan inhuman act in future, will thinktwice before he does so. It is indeedawkward to answer questionson the frequent rapes being com-mitted in India while one is abroad,as I had to face such a situation

while I was in Europe last week.— Bikram Banerjea,Mumbai

Our gutless youngstersI WAS shocked while reading thenews recently about the gutless Os-hiwara crowd when an actor andher friend were fighting with bagsnatchers. Our ‘young’ public, is‘brave’ in shouting slogans againstanti-women crimes only when theyare in a big crowd. At the most theycan join the candle march or theycan hold placards. Unfortunately, Iwas not present there at that time.Otherwise I would have certainlyhelped these two to fight against thebag snatchers and hand them overto the police, though my age is 66,and also I have a spinal problem. Iwould have not preferred to be acoward, mute spectator at all.

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali

CAUTION: It is advisable for women, evenif accompanied by men, not to visitisolated places at odd hours and thusavoid falling prey to anti-social elements.

LETTER OFTHE DAY

WHATEVER said and done, Indianeconomy suffered a huge loss asthe rupee touched a new lowagainst the dollar. By seeing theposition the foreign investors arenot going to come in. If peoplehave expectations that the rupeeis going to slide still further, theywill hold back investments.Wehave seen the crash of Indianrupee value in the last twomonths as Indian Rupee was over-valued at that time. The positionappears to be bleak unless anduntil the flow starts coming in andthe rupee goes up again. To whatlevel remains to be seen. Thoughthe global economy is on thedownward trend, the present po-sition of the Indian economy isour ownmaking.We were runninga sizable CAD for the couple ofyears but Indian Rupee was com-pletely stable due to free flow offoreign funds. The extended pe-riod for which we run Indianeconomy without catching upwith the world market gave a bigleeway and the free fall of IndianRupee began. Now everything hasgone out of hand and it is time torecover, otherwise, the rupee willcross 70 per dollar and more. It istime to resurrect and not to brushaside the present position by say-ing not to despair as our FM is try-ing hard to save his head.

— R.S.Meenakshi, Chembur

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THE speed at which the Rupee istumbling down and down day byday, even the common peoplehave now started to doubt of theinternational nexus among thepresent Indian govt., the US andthe EU, of course, for the mone-tary benefit of the ‘present Indiangovt.’ even at the cost of all their‘vote banks’ known as ‘aamaadmi’ from all the castes viz.Muslims, Hindus, Jains, Sikhs,Parsis, Buddhists, SCs, STs, OBCetc. indiscriminately. Otherwise,there is no prima facie reason inpresence of the ‘economist’ PrimeMinister and the finance minister.If these Harvard qualified econo-mists are honestly unable to con-trol such a tremendous tumblingof our Rupee, they should take ad-vice of the Nobel Prize winner In-dian patriotic economist AmartyaSen at once. Or they should gothrough the steps taken by two

former PrimeMinisters late LalBahadur Shastri and late MorarjiDesai and implement their eco-nomic strategies to stop the tum-bling of our Rupee as well as tocontrol the daily spiralling foodinflation on a war footing. Other-wise the Rupee will come down tothe level of Rs. 100/- per US dollarwithin next few days.

— Hansraj Bhat, Borivali

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RUPEE plummets to 66.24 againstdollar on fears that Food SecurityBill widens the fiscal deficit fur-ther and created panic in marketand the sensex crashes to 590points by the way. Now, after all,the blame game started onceRupee slided to a new low. Thecoffin of Indian economy is car-ried by P. Chidambaram andPrimeMinister Dr. ManmohanSingh and followed by Congresspresident Sonia Gandhi and Presi-dent PranabMukherjee (as thepredecessor of Chidambaram) atthe back. Since the full blame ison the present FM, he is trying topass on the buck to his predeces-sor. Now Chidambaram opinedthat there are domestic factorsthat led to the fall of rupee againstdollar. One of them is that we al-lowed fiscal deficit to be breachedand current account deficit toswell because of certain decisionthat Congress-led FM did be-tween the year 2009 and 2011-thatis by the present President. Itbrought growth and stability but itcost us in terms of fiscal and cur-rent account deficit. It was indeeda veiled criticism of his predeces-sor PranabMukherjee. Now it isvery clear that how PranabMukherjee was pushed to the postof President to save face of theUPA Government.

— C.K. Ramanathan, Ghaziabad

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THE ‘only downward’ rollercoaster ride of the ‘ru-pee’ has gotme thinking. The second syllableof the currency is indeed relevant– because very soon the onlyplaces that will accept it are pub-lic toilets. Maybe we should alsonow call it the Rue-pee. In just 66balls (years) the rupee has scoreda century against the BritishPound and a double century

against the Kuwaiti Dinar. And re-call – till 1970 the Indian rupeewas an accepted currency in theMiddle East. And how about anew symbol – perhaps the middlefinger? And what has the muchtom-tommed crown prince to sayabout all that is going on now?Surely he will not have the guts tobe PM in 2014. And has someonedone all this just to ensure thatthis does not happen – becauseonly he can do what is necessaryas he did in 1991? But he will wait

till the appropriate moment. Tillthen you can play monopoly withreal rupees and no one will cheatbecause it is just not worth it.

— T.R. Ramaswami, Kandivli

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THE value of Indian rupee isfalling at an alarming rate with In-dian economy heading for disas-ter situation hitting the commonpeople very hard. The record fallagainst US dollar continues to hogthe limelight and it has also lostground and breached key levelagainst a host of other currenciesincluding British pound, euro andSwiss franc. Adding to rupee’swoes against US currently standat nearly Rs. 70 the British poundcrossed Rs. 106 level, euro Rs. 92,Swiss franc Rs. 75, Canadian dol-lar Rs.65, Australian Rs. 60, while

New Zealand, Singapore,Bruneian and Libyan dinarcrossed Rs. 50 level. Even moreexpensive foreign currencies likeKuwait dinar at Rs. 240, BahrainiRs. 180, Omani rial Rs. 175 andLatvia Rs. 130 which proves thatthe Indian government havefailed totally to control the slide ofthe Indian rupees which has be-come cause for concern. The ur-gent need of the hour is that theIndian government must tightenthe measures like cutting the costs

and removing subsidies on fertil-izers and other items by reducingthe fiscal deficit to bring back theeconomy in the proper shape andin stable condition.

— Bhagwan Thadani,Mumbai

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AS the exchange rate of rupeeplummets against the dollar, pullseven sensex below 18,000, itshows that there is no controlfrom RBI or the Finance Ministerat the Centre to have check offalling rupee in the last eightmonths. The Indian exporters arenowmaking more profit and fam-ilies of those working overseas aregetting more rupees for every dol-lar remitted by such persons toIndia. But foreign tourists comingto India will pay less dollars fortheir vacation in India. Also, im-

ports have become costly, affect-ing consumer durables. So, its in-deed a mixed bag for Indianeconomy-which is more bad thangood. Rupee’s fall will also have adirect impact on foreign investorspulling of Indian equity marketsand the students studying abroad,as they will have to cough upmore in rupee terms. A muchneeded fillip is needed throughReserve Bank of India or elseRupee will touch Rs.70 mark be-fore the end of this month.

— Jayanthy S.Maniam, Sion

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THE rupee’s fall has been over-done and the rupee trading at 68to a dollar is too fast too soon andshould retrace in the short runthough the rupee looks weak inthe long run. Here are some ur-gent steps need to be taken tohelp rupee save some ground.1. People should use home

made products which saves for-eign currency and at the sametime encourage Indian economyand growth.We consume barrelsof coke daily and skipping thatwould mean saving huge foreigncurrency.2. India is a great tourist attrac-

tion with rich historic heritage.Develop it professionally so thatwe earn foreign exchange revenuewhen loads of tourists visit ourcountry for leisure and pleasure.3. The brightest brains are

found in India and wemust makeour educational institutions worldclass so that India becomes aworld education hub and attractsa lot of foreign students.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

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Manmohan Singh remains mumChidambaram could keep dumbAhuwalia sulks under pressureRaghuram Rajan may bring treas-ure

Chakrabarthy chances his armReserve Bank as watchdog keepscalm

PranabMukherjee spoiled theshow

Sharma suffers in isolationPoverty makes us in desolationAnd it is on a free fall nowIndian Economy in doldrumsWith Indian rupee falling in slumsThere is no one to set aside rupeeAs the word go for comebackspree

UPA always prefer and referPeople suffer for ever

— Calicut Subbu Ramani, Chembur

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LETTERS

Students,Welcome to the world of words, Words, the magic of ex-pression; words, the fun of language; words, the foundationof written and oral expression. Verbal expression is impor-tant, as are non-verbal or facial expressions.

Try to decipher the emotion expressed in the phrases:(1) Oh! I forgot to do my homework.(2) Oh!Wow! Yippie!(3) Oh! Is that true?(4) Oh! Oh! I love films.(5) Oh no! Not garlic again.(6) Oh! How boring!

Match the words with the expressions (A) boredom (B)disgust (C) passion (D) question (E) excitement (F)exclamationANSWERS 1-F 2-E, 3-D 4-C 5-B 6-A

How was the world of words?Interesting! Exciting! Yes.

Now let’s enter the world of words, where words areused to report events. So, TENSE and VOICE becomeimportant.What is a REPORT? Not your progress card! It is an ac-

count of an event in the PAST tense.What is PASSIVE VOICE? It is writing for a specific pur-

pose.

How do write a report?THINK-VISUALIZE - LISTWORDS - ORGANIZE.

LAYOUT OF THE REPORT

TITLEPlace Date

Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3

BYA REPORTER

For example,(1)Your society celebratedGokulashtami.Write a report

for the society magazine.

How to begin:USE THESE QUESTIONS TOTHINKWhen andWhereWho participated?What was the event?How was it organized?What happened?

Think of the eventVisualize the event

Make a word register of words related to the event e.g.dahi handi, height, flowers, prize money, pot, contents ofthe pot, humanpyramid (team, boys, girls)music, song, en-joyment, distribution of sweets.Organize the sentences.Plan the paragraphWrite it in 50-80 words

(2) The ‘Inspire Award’ Science exhibition was held inyour school.Write a report.Use the words / points given below(a) Venue, place(b) Decoration(c) Science models, charts, projects, games, toys, lasershows

(d) Geometrical Rangoli(e) Portraits of scientists(f) Quiz, films(g) Magic-show(h) Inauguration(i) Chief-Guest speaks(j) Valedictory

Self-evaluationAfter you finish writing the report, ask yourself:Did I do justice to the topic?Have I paid attention to the title, date, place format andpunctuation?Is it interesting?Have I used vocabulary relevant to the topic?

VIEW/COUNTERVIEWHow to do this written exercise• Read the problem• Analyse the problem• Think over it• Understand• Convince, argue• Think of a geometrical theorem, flowchart and proceed.e.g. To prove that, Proof with reasons

TOPIC: Learn and earn opportunities should be availableto college students• Problem• Analyse• View• Opportunities to be available.Why – The benefits• Counterview – No time to study. Lure of money. Changein focus.This is a thinking exercise. There is no right or wrong an-

swer. It is a kind of argumentative essay.

IMPORTANT FORTHIS EXERCISEWords, language, content, presentation, ability to convince,precise expressionIn the exam,ViewORCounterviewwill be given.You have

to write the other points.Write in a paragraph.Try these topics Students should not be

allowed to use the Internet.Education should be vocational.

In this form, reasons for every point are important.Therefore, it is called the Theorem of Language.So, students, enjoy the festive season.May Lord Ganesh shower the choicest blessings on each

one of you andmay you all always anchor at the harbour ofsuccess and achievement.Work hard, read a lot, write sufficiently and have a goal

to do well.NO PAIN, NO GAIN ALL THE BEST

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Shailaja MulayTeacher Counsellor

ENGLISH (FIRST LANGUAGE) - 3

On Monday: General Maths

ADC copies are available atSaphale, Palghar, Boisar,

Dahanu, Vapi, Silvassa, Daman,Also at Alibaug & Uran

The Government of Maha-rashtra will soon table an in-

surance scheme under whichthe girl child, born in belowpoverty line families, will get Rs1 lakh for education on turning18.Mooted byWomen andChildDevelopment Ministry, thescheme— Sukanya—would betabled in the cabinet meet,scheduled on Friday. Under theinsurance scheme if a girl childis born in a family falling belowpoverty line (BPL), the govern-mentwould deposit Rs 21,200 inher name after January 2014.

"The girl will get Rs.1 lakh onmaturity after she is above 18,for her education purposes," anofficial told PTI.Earlier, Minister for Women

and Child development VarshaGaikwad, who had initiated thescheme, had met with opposi-tion from the Finance Depart-ment andDeputy ChiefMinisterAjit Pawar, in view of thepossible burden on the stateexchequer."Over two lakh girls take birth

every year in BPL families andthey are expected to be covered

under the scheme, which islikely to cost the state govern-ment around Rs 576 crore," theofficial said.The Ministry is also expected

to table a proposal, aimed atproviding financial aid to rapeand acid attack victims, in thenext week's cabinet meet."Around Rs 3 lakh would be

granted as financial assistanceto victims of rape and acid at-tacks for their health treatment,legal aid, counselling and reha-bilitation purposes," the officialadded.

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« PLAY: QTP’S DOUBLE BILL — TWO CAUTIONARY TALES

If you want to spend yourweekend soaking up some culturewith great plays, QTP has a treatin store for you at Prithvi theatre.

The two cautionary tales that will beperformed include one futuristicdystopia as well as a retelling ofhistory and both serve as warnings forthe irresponsible development andunchecked apathy that can devastatea country. Director Quasar Thakore Padamsee

says, “These plays are a double bill ofsorts. I found one, while researchingfor the other. What struck me aboutboth stories is how little the ‘littlepeople’ matter. In our calculations of

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Project S.T.R.I.P, written by RamGanesh Kamatham, is a satire aboutcorporate politics and whileresearching for the project, directorQuasar discovered Peter Gould andStephen Stearn’s A Peasant of ElSalvador. The play is about a farmerand his family and is set against thebackdrop of the 1970s civil unrest.

The play has three narrators thataccompany you on the journeythrough mountains and plains ofAmerica, helping you discover moreabout a simple peasant with a bigfamily, big heart and small piece ofland. The entire story is aheartwarming tale because at the endof a long wait, he finds his own voiceat a very important historical event. when Project S.T.R.I.P.: August 30 at9pm and 31 at 6 & 9pm; A Peasant of ElSalvador: September 31, at 6 & 9pmwhere Prithvi Theatre, Juhutickets `300 & `250contact 26149546 /www.bookmyshow.com

At the age of just 25, Ben Gold is one of the multi-talented

names in the electronic dance music scene and will be

performing at blueFROG tonight. Ben, who has been

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Power Struggle, combines a highly acclaimed career as a

leading studio engineer with that of one of the brightest young

stars in the trance soundscape, playing at some of the world’s

leading clubs alongside world class DJs. Not only has he been a

regular feature on Armin’s ASOT Trance 500, his new track,

Mesocyclone, has already gained support from EDM giants

such as Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Gareth Emery,

Jochen Miller, Tritonal, Judge Jules, Sean Tyas and Ummet

Ozcan. Below are excerpts from his interview:

Are you excited about your debut tour to India? What have you

been hearing from your fellow DJs about their experience here?

India has been one of the places I have always wanted to

perform at. I always hear great feedback from fellow DJs

about their shows and the people. I’m glad I am finally coming

to India!

Being a DJ today seems to be all about glamour and attention.

Give us an insight into your life.

It’s certainly not all glamour, but I’m extremely lucky to be able

to do this job. I spend a lot of time on my own at airports, on

flights and in hotel rooms, all to be able to perform all over the

world; it’s worth every second! My Macbook is a mini-version of

my studio that I have at home, so I’m able to work on set-ups

and ideas for new tunes whilst I’m on tour. I go to the gym as

often as I can as it’s important to stay fit and healthy when

travelling every weekend. I love my job and wouldn’t change it

for anything in the world!

Tell us a bit about your A State of Trance (ASOT) experience.

What preparations go into creating a fantastic set like that one?

Playing at any ASOT party is always a highlight in your career.

They put on the biggest trance parties in the world. I spend time

making and sourcing exclusive new material for my sets at

ASOT. It’s a good opportunity to showcase your new music to

the world.

Do you have any message for your fans, who are waiting to see

you play live in a few hours? Are they in for any surprises?

Firstly, I am so happy to be coming to India. Over the last few

years, I have seen a huge increase in fans from India on my

social platforms. I’m always a couple of singles ahead so expect

to hear new Ben Gold music which you wouldn’t have heard

anywhere else, alongside some of your favourites!

*To book tickets call on 61586158. Tickets are priced at `600

There’s double the fun at Prithvi this weekend with two plays that are entertaining aswell as informing, says Rhea Dhanbhoora

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Whether you want to showcase your theatrical talent or have a play tostage, get started — as long as you’re under 25-years-old. All you need is aplay that’s an hour long, in any language or genre.

Thespo will conduct a month-long multi-city audition process and selectfour to six plays from over 90 countries to stage as part of their festival inDecember. The plays will also become eligible for the mentorshipprogramme and the best will be awarded for outstanding actor, actress,production design and more. Festival manager, Mithila Palkar, says, “We arelooking forward to more participation than ever before. I must admit, I am alittle jealous. I would have loved to be acting in any of the plays registering. ”Register this weekend itself to make sure you can make it! when Register by September 1

where www.facebook.com/ThespoIndia

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ceramic at Jehangir art gallery This weekend, head to Jehangir Art Gallery

where they are exhibiting the works of

Vanmala Jain and Bela Raval. Titled Kagaz

Aur Mitti, the exhibition features ceramic

work and serigraph prints. Vanmala and Bela

tell us, “The exhibition will highlight the

subtle nuances of the vivid highlights and

creative aspects and leave an indelible visual

impact and impression due to the simplicity,

clarity and transparency of our work.” The

ceramic has been done by Vanmala while

Bella is the artist behind the

serigraph prints.

When Ongoing, up to September 2

Where Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala

Ghoda, Churchgate

contact 9820519877

Exhibition

ganeSha exhibition atSatguru artS gallerySatguru’s Arts is bringing a Lord Ganeshacollection that’s tech savvy and madeespecially for those of you who wantsomething unique and innovative. Theexhibition has Ganesha in various postures,making him more human to convey themessage that God is in all of us and love,respect and harmony with each other is thekey to progress in any field. Director ofSatguru’s Arts & Crafts, Anmol Babanisays, “The latest trend we see is Ganeshabeing portrayed as a regular human being,doing regular activities. We even have aGanesha idol as a doctor and an advocate!The latest design is of Ganesha flying a kitewith his very own sankat mochak.” Theprices start from `250 and go up to`4 lakh.

When Up to September 5Where 353, Satguru House, Linking Road,Khar (W) with outlets in Fort and Andhericontact www.satgurus.com

grouP ShoW at tao art gallery Tao Art Gallery is hosting a mix ofestablished as well as upcoming artists inan art show called Beyond the Canvas. Justas the name suggests, the show goesbeyond the canvas and will featuresculptures by artists such as Paresh Maity,Jayasri Burman, Satish Gujral, Seema Kohli,Rini Dhumal, Valay Shende, Tapas Sarkar, AliAkbar Mehta, Raghu Rai, Rameshwar Brootaand Arzan Khambata. The show will bejointly curated by Kalpana Shah and SapnaKar. Sapna tells us, “As a curator, the mostfascinating part of working on a show likethis is enjoying the narratives or stories thatsome of the artworks hope to convey.Beyond the Canvas is an amalgamation ofunique concepts that deserve a platform oftheir own.” When Ongoing, up to September 10 Where Tao Art Gallery, Annie Besant Road, Worli contact 24918686

>> One of the exhibits on displayat Kagaz Aur Mitti, a ceramicexhibition, is Under One Roof (inthe picture) by Vanmala Jain

travel & touriSm Fair India’s biggest travel trade show, the Travel & Tourism Fair

(TTF) is back. It will feature 175 exhibitors from India as

well as countries around the world. The three-day trade fair

starts today but while it is open only for trade business

today, it will be open for all tomorrow and the day after.

Chairman and chief executive officer of Fairfest Media,

Sanjiv Agarwal tells us, “TTF Mumbai promises to be a

great networking opportunity for the travel trade and at the

same time will offer exceptional deals for travel

enthusiasts and business travellers.”

When August 30, 31 and September 1

Where Nehru Centre, Worli

contact www.ttfotm.com

Travel/ Shows

comedy nightS at bottle barBottle Bar at Fort will be hosting comedy nights every

Thursday for one hour by inviting stand-up comics to

perform there. A spokesperson from Bottle Bar says, “We

are located amidst office areas and with the Bombay Stock

Exchange next door, we thought there was definitely room

for some light-hearted humour and crazy laughter to

unwind after a heavy working day. This was a big

inspiration for us to kickstart the comedy nights on a

Thursday which has now become the new Friday.”

When Every Thursday, 9 to 10pm

Where Ambalal Doshi Marg, Kala Ghoda, Fort

contact 30932030

The VerdicT at tata theatre Have you ever thought about the dangers of mixing

business and passion? With a superb ensemble cast and

an intense courtroom drama, A Balancing Act Production’s

The Verdict sees the audience play jury and decide the

verdict. It centres around the trial of a selfish and power

hungry Riya Sharma, accused of murdering her boss and

lover, Karan Singh. Director Divya Palat tells us, “Sharma

was Singh's confidante and secretary whom he jilted to

marry Natasha Rao, the daughter of one of the city’s

richest and most respected citizens. The play focuses on

the struggle between the two women in Karan’s life — his

mistress and his wife. Our two debuting leading ladies —

Madhoo and Tanishaa — received thunderous applause

and Vivan Bhathena was the surprise package of the

evening with the audience clapping after almost every line

at our premiere. Aditya and I played the prosecution and

defense attorneys respectively and it was super fun to fight

my husband tooth and nail for to win the case!”

When August 31 and September 1, 7pm

Where Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point

contact 66223737

FoodaSean curry FeStival atnoodle barDo you like experimenting with new food? Then head

to the Asean Curry Festival which is being held at

Noodle Bar. Try exciting dishes such as String

Hoppers, Nasi Lemak, Myanmar Steamed Rice,

Khmer Vegetable Curry, Balinese Chicken Curry and

Steamed Fish Curry. Chief executive officer of Pan

India Food Solutions, K.S Narayanan says, “Asean

Curry Festival is an endeavour for our patrons to

experience culture of various regions through its

unique culinary skills and fusion cuisine. Our chef

unravels the secrets of Asean cooking by offering you

authentic choice of culinary delights traditionally

savoured by visitors of these overseas destinations.”

The price starts from `245 plus tax.

When Today

Where Outlets across the city

contact 9820637826

caFé PiShu’S celebrateS Worldnutrition daySeptember 1 is celebrated as World Nutrition Day and as an ode to all

the health conscious people along with an aim to promote healthy

eating, Pishu’s is celebrating Nutrition Week at their café which

started two days ago. With a specially curated menu, which consists

of a pre-workout meal, an energy meal with an energy drink,

post-workout meals such as the Protien Bowl and Protein shake which

help in muscle repair along with an iron-packed Zero Carb meal, Café

Pishu’s is hosting this exclusive menu up to September 1. Owner of

Café Pishu’s, Monish Rohera says, “Planning your meals and

nourishing your body with the right kind of diet is essential in today’s

environment as this makes a considerable difference in the long run.

That’s the reason behind celebrating World Nutrition Day at Pishu’s

with a special menu, keeping in mind the flavour and the fun of eating

the right diet which we hope people will then take back home

from here.”

When Up to September 1

Where Cafe Pishu’s, Shop No. 8, New Shantivan Building, Oberoi

Complex Road, Sab TV Lane, Andheri (W)

contact 9833382021

maya bringS KaShmir to mumbaiTrident has been hosting an authentic Kashmiri food festival at their specialty Indian

restaurant — Maya, and today is the last day of this festival. The Maya team has

brought together six Wazas (master chefs) from Kashmir to showcase their mastery,

here in Mumbai. Some of the sumptuous meat specialties on offer include Kabargah,

Rista, Tabak Maas and Nalli Roganjosh. Spoorthy L.P, assistant manager for food &

beverage service, says, “Come join us at Maya as we bring the delicate flavours of

Kashmir to you here in Mumbai with the help of Kashmiri master chefs.”

When Today, for lunch and dinner

Where Trident, Bandra Kurla, Mumbai, C-56, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex

contact 66727610

ePl SeaSon at mancheSter unitedcaFé barYou can enjoy your favourite players’ thrilling strikes this EPL

season by munching on starters such as Crab Cake with

Kokum Aioli and Peri Peri Chicken at Manchester United Café

Bar (MUCB). The huge screen showing you the matches adds

to the taste of the Manchester Platters and the Beer infused

Roast Chicken. Those with a sweet tooth can enjoy Pizookie

and Baileys Banana Bruille for dessert. Assistant vice

president of operations, Anil Laroia says “As the new English

Premier League kicks off, we are all set with a new

scrumptious menu. Football fans can unwind at the café with

some great food and exciting matches.”

When Ongoing

Where MUCB outlets across the city

contact 43601111/ 66429850

Family Sunday bruncheS at the Pier The Pier, because of its location, is perhaps one of the

perfect places to have a Sunday brunch. And giving you more

reason to head there is their new Special Sunday Family

brunch. They have a wide variety of food offerings and if

you’re scared about your children getting bored, then don’t

be. A team of chefs from the restaurant will teach your child

how to create their own pizza and cookies. Radhika Agarwal,

who is in charge for events and promotions, says, “We are

delighted to present this new Sunday brunch menu. What is

unique are the cooking activities for kids. Families are sure to

enjoy this format.” The brunch is priced at `1,450 (non-

alcoholic), `1,950 (alcoholic) and `500 for kids.

When Every Sunday, 12pm onwards

Where The Pier, Minoo Desai Marg, Behind Radio

Club, Colaba

contact 60660037

DESIELEPHANT

When I heard that Watches &

More were re-launching in anew avatar, all I expected wasa different design and a new

colour scheme. However, they havedrastically changed from being just a retailstore to a place where you can beentertained while you shop — somethingthat they call ‘shopatainment.’

The store follows an open-door policywhich makes it very inviting. As far as thelayout is concerned, apart from a smallseating area in the centre, it is quitebarren. The watch displays are lined upalong the wall and the centre is left empty,allowing you to browse around whileenjoying the loud music or watching thevideos on their plasma TV — all a part oftheir ‘shopatainment’ concept.

With vintage watch advertisements anda bohemian wall that aims to showcasethe transition of time (it includes itemssuch as the typewriter, the Kolkata handrickshaw and a manual taxi meter), thedécor is impressive.

And if that wasn’t enough, they alsohave a small refreshment counter whichserves sodas and juices, as well as a shop& win scheme where you get the chance towin a prize if your name is selected in alucky draw (right now, the prize is amountain bike). They also plan to havegigs at the store to increase theentertainment factor.

You must think that all this made usforget about the watches. However, theactual merchandise is not unusual. Theyhave a range of brands from Fossil andEspirit to Antonio Bernini and PierreCardin. They are also the only chain inIndia with Madison Newyork and Westar.

When you visit, don’t forget to checkout the special discounts display. Theyplan to have discounts all year roundand you can get as much as 50% off on selected timepieces.

With there being a threat to the habitats of the largest land animal in the

world, father and son duo, Marc and Mike Spits, initiated the first open

air art exhibition called the Elephant Parade in 2007 at Rotterdam. With

a strong motive to conserve and encourage the welfare of the lives of the Asian

elephants, the parade includes creative, life-sized models of elephants from

various parts of the globe. These models are created by fashion designers from

across the world. Since the first elephant parade, the event has been taking place

in a number of countries and this year, along with the UK National Tour, the

Elephant Parade visited the US (from August 23-25 at Dana Point in California) for

the first time. This specific parade was on our radar for a long time as jewellery

designer and owner of luxury jewellery brand Mirari, Mira Gulati was also

participating with her elephant design.

Talking about her participation in the parade, Mira says, “The elephant parade

is a brand in itself and over the years, it has shown immense growth and helped

in best possible way to conserve the welfare of elephants. Elephants are an

essential part of Indian wildlife and saving their endangered lives is a must. The

elephant designed by us will show off the rich culture of India and our love for it.”

The figurine that she created for the event is that of a seated elephant with

several beautiful Indian motifs. The elephants displayed at the parade are

auctioned towards the end of the event and the proceeds are donated towards

the Asian Elephant Foundation.

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« STORE REVIEWS: WATCHES & MORE AND THE ELEPHANT PARADE

Casual sliPPers from florsheim

After a hard day at work, all you want to do is slip into a

comfortable pair of slippers and just zone out. Well, we’ve

got the ideal solution for you — try Florsheim’s new range

of slippers which are lightweight. They are made using a

combo of leather and canvas but what we love are the

cushioned inserts that give your aching soles a break. The

slippers also look good enough to wear for casual events

and laidback parties.

Price `3,995 Where Leading retail chains

Jewellery designer Mira Gulatiparticipated in The ElephantParade in the US. We get youdetails on the parade

Shopatainment

« NEW LAUNCHES: FIND OUT WHAT’S JUST OUT

>> From unique décor to exclusivebrands such as Madison Newyork,Watches & More has a lot going for it

adidas’ iConiC sneaker

Remember how crazy everyone went when Adidas launched

their Superstar range in India? To celebrate 40 years of

Superstars (internationally), the brand is bringing back the

sneaker in a range of colours. Apart from the sneaker being a

favourite in the basketball circuit, it has acquired quite a

fashion status. The Superstars are available in colours such as

white, yellow, black, blue and red.

Price `4,999 onwards

Where Adidas outlets across the city

With a large screen TV, the occasional gig and a refreshment counter, Watches & More focuses on much more than just watches, says Dev Goswami

Where Shop no. 9, Skyzone, High

Street Phoenix, Lower Parel

ContaCt 24978605

>> Mira Gulati with Indian motif inspired elephant figurine that shedesigned for The Elephant Parade in the US

Madhurjya Saikia | H

RM

GOES ABROAD

Eat, an all-day café, owned by thefolks behind the lounge Escobar,has opened up in place ofChocolate Affair, which shut

down quite some time ago. Eat’s menuoffers all-day breakfast, soups, salads,sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, mains andof course, desserts.The café has an understated but

impressive décor with a lot of brown,white and wood. When you enter, you seea staircase going down to your left andalong that are seating booths. At firstglance, you’ll notice that there are justthree booths, but when you reach the endof the stairs, another flight of stairs takes

you down to the basement which alsoserves as part of the café! We’ve seen a number of wall

installations in many city restaurantslately (Jam Jar Diner, The Pantry) andthere was one here as well in the form ofrecycled crates with small items perchedon them. Frankly, it’s the duplex seatingarrangement that we like most. After settling in, we first ordered for a

Iced Green Tea with lemongrass, mintand ginger (`200) and a Berry Mango IcedTea (`200); both of them were refreshing,but the latter was too sweet. In the nextround, we asked for a Lobster Salad withgreen beans, apple, avocado and truffleoil (`490), and were told that lobster wasnot available but they could replace itwith smoked salmon. The salad wasdelicious — yummy dressing that didn’tdrench the vegetables, crunchy, freshlettuce and generous chunks of salmon— but wasn’t filling and demands theprice of a main course dish, which wethought was unfair. Next up was a GrilledJalapeno Popper & Cheese Sandwich(`370) served with potato wedges and abasic salad on the side. With the first fewbites, the sandwich seems like theultimate cheese delight, but eventuallyyou get tired of the excess cheese. Our pizza feast comprised of Roasted

Garlic Spinach & Tomato Pizza (`450) andSpicy Sausage & Gorgonzola Pizza (`550).The pizzas were served on wafer thincrust — light but filling — and thesausage and gorgonzola combination gotthe most votes by the pizza lovers at ourtable. The BBQ Chicken Burger (`420),that had a generously thick anddelectable patty sandwiched betweenbrown bread sesame buns also fared wellwith our picky palettes. We ended ourmeal with Blue Velvet Cheesecake (`240),Three Layer Chocolate Cake (`240) andSuper Chocolate Brownie (`240). Thecheesecake looked too pretty to dig intoand was equally delicious. While the cakeseemed a little dry, the brownie madeimpressive amends for it.Overall, our eating experience here was

better than average. But, what will makeus visit this café and not the many othersin the vicinity? Eat hasn’t nailed that yet.

Kerala food is usually a hit

with me, so when I heard

Keys Hotel was holding a

Kerala food festival, I had to rush

over, just to see what was in store.

The menu for the day included

soup, salads, starters, main

course, desserts and a special

roast of the day.

My eyes goggled at the site of

Crab Rassam, so I had to try that! I

have no problem with pepper, but

the dish should come with a

warning because the heady

concoction can leave unsuspecting

customers spluttering. I’m

favourable to meat in most of my

meals, but here, the vegetarian

starters also shone! I’ve never

savoured the humble (and usually

very oily) tendlis (ivy gourd) as

much as the Kovakka Kondatum

and even the cauliflower in the

Pookose Ularthu was a hit. The

non-vegetarian platter was

delicious as well, but very spicy.

The Kozhie Pepper Fry (chicken)

and Mutton Sikandari Taj stood

out. I enjoyed the special roast

tender quail tremendously, along

with the delicious Kulamauu Meen

Curry (fish). The chicken curry

(Kozhie Varutharachattu) paled in

comparison but was still good.

The bottle gourd

Churakaparippu Koottu was a

yummy curry and the appam was

the lightest, softest, most melt-in-

your-mouth one I’d ever had.

The sweet dishes on offer at the

buffet were well-made but not

spectacular. The menu needed to

be translated for me, because

while identifying dishes was easy,

remembering the names was

harder than I had anticipated — but

it made the evening that much

more interesting.

The food gets thumbs up from

me. The festival ended last month,

but head down for a taste of their

food and ask their chef to whip up

some of these dishes; you won’t

leave disappointed.

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Where Eat, 13a/15,Dheeraj Arcade,

Pali Naka, near Pali Market, Bandra

(W) Meal for two `1,600 (inclusive

of taxes) Alcohol served No

Contact 26400990

EAT?

A tAste of KerAlA At the Kerala food festival at Keys Hotel, Rhea Dhanbhoora navigated through a tongue twistermenu to find some delicious picks from down south

Madhurjya Saikia |H

RM

>> The Kerala buffet at Keys served up some yummy dishes

>> (Clockwise from left) The blueberrycheesecake was delicious and not toosweet. However, we found the sandwichvery cheesy and the Three LayerChocolate cake a little dry

SHOULD YOU EAT AT

Another all-day café has opened up in Bandra.Priyanka Singh tells you what it’s serving up

Where Keys Hotel

Nestor, Makwana

Road, Off Military

Road, Marol,

Andheri (E)

Meal for one

`549 per head

Contact 40202020

GOLDEN STAR THALI From the interiors of Gujarat and Rajasthan, Golden Star Thali

at Neptune Magnet Mall and the branch opposite Charni Road

station, presents a traditional Dehati (village) Rasoi Utsav up to

September, from 11.30 to 3.30 pm and 7pm to 10.30 pm.

Some of the traditional items, which have been introduced

and are served unlimited alternatively during the Dehati Rasoi

Utsav are Panki, Dal Dhokli, Rajwadi Khichdi and more.

Every morsel brings to you the spirits, sights and sounds of

the people who do India proud with their vibrant colours, their

haunting aura, their exquisite food and flavours, their dance

and their undisputed beauty.

Chef Maubji Maharaj’s presence manifests itself in the

authentic presentation of Gujarati and Rajasthani food in a

sparkling thali with katoris, a tall glass of smoked masala

chaas, sweets, farsans and tongue tingling pickles.

Where Neptune Magnet Mall, 3rd Floor, L.B.S. Road, Bhandup

(W); Opposite Charni Road Station (E)

Contact 67581835/ 23631983 / 23671952

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>> The seafood preparations and local fruit and vegetable stalls are a great place to soak up the sights, sounds and culture of Male

Iusually enjoy making small talkwith airport immigrationofficers, who are often my firstpoint of contact with the

country that I am about to stepinto. Their questions are alwayscentered (rather gleefully!) aroundthe numerous visas and entrystamps adorning my weather-beaten passport. But, that day, theofficer I was standing in front ofwas far from amused. “You’re notgoing directly to your resort?” heasked for the second time, as Ipatiently repeated my plans for thenext six hours. Shaking his headwith disbelief, he bestowed on mypassport the all important entrystamp and with an exasperatedthud, I was waived through.But, it really wasn’t his fault, you

see. I was an oddity for him, doingone of the most bizarre things atraveller to the Maldives does.Before ensconcing myself in thecreature comforts of the ultra-hipprivate island resort that I wasbooked into, I had chosen to spendhalf a day traipsing through thewonders of the capital island ofMale (pronounced maa-lay) on theKaafu Atoll to soak in the localculture and pulse of the countryone normally eschews in favour ofthe ubiquitous resorts — placesthat are far removed both indistance and ethos of the capital.As an archipelago of 1,200

islands, with only 200 inhabited,the Maldives is a cluster ofemeralds in the Indian Ocean, withMale as its unpolished,undiscovered diamond. At justunder six square kilometers in size,the entire city can be covered onfoot in less than a day. Stepping offthe water taxi, I knew I’d have to letmy keen sense of discovery take mewherever it fancied with no set agenda.But, side-stepping my sense of

discovery, I paid heed to my senseof smell as I navigated my waythough the bustling fish market.Fishmongers garrulously shoutedout in Dhivehi, the local Maldivianlanguage, bargain-hungryhousewives in long gowns withcolourful headscarves jostled forspace with chefs from resortscoveting the catch of the day — themarket was a hive of frenzy andbonhomie, doubling up as theperfect orientation to my Male sojourn. Continuing along that same

vein, the fruit and vegetable markethoused alongside its ‘fishy’counterpart was another greatintroduction to local daily life. Withstalls selling exotic fruit such as thehairy rambutan, snake fruit andthe stinky durian, this market is

also the unofficial town meetingplace with unique rope hammock-chairs where locals converge fordaily tea drinking sessions overplates of desserts such as thecylindrical huni folhi made from amixture of Patna rice flour, gratedcoconut and coconut palm syrup.Picking up a few pieces to takeback home, I also indulged thetourist within by buying a fewcurios made from shell andcoconut husk from a shop a fewminutes away on Male’s northernend of Chandhanee Magu. I madeall my purchases using US dollars,the de facto tourist currency in theMaldives. Though they do have theMaldivian Rufiyaa, they prefer touse the dollar for commerce withtourists both at resorts and in Male,while locals use the rufiyaa.As it was a Friday, I followed a

group of men wearing skull caps asthey made their way to offerprayers at the beautiful HukuruMiskiy also called the FridayMosque. Just outside the mosque, Iwandered towards the modest,security-free President’s housecalled the Muliaage. The house ispainted in white, with turquoisehighlights on the windows anddoors along with a bright coral-coloured roof. The grounds of thehouse are also the resting place ofMoroccan scholar Abul BarakatYousef Al-Berberi, who is believedto have introduced Islam to theMaldives in 1153. A passerby waskind enough to let me know thatvery often their beloved President,Mohammed Waheed HassanManik, comes up to the gates andpersonally greets travellers and isknown on occasion to even invitethem in for tea. I, sadly, wasn’tfortunate enough, as the Presidentwas on a state visit.I did get lucky as far as a superb

lunch was concerned as I dined at asmall, local restaurant calledHaruge Café along Male’s mainstreet of Boduthakurufaanu Magu.They served me tuna curry calledMaas Huni, Kukulhu Riha achicken dish with brown rice andMaas Roshi, tiny disks of breadstuffed with fish. Though notreasonable at USD 20 (`1,354) , themeal was a great way to get into thegroove of the city as I got a chanceto dine and swap tales with locals. But, like all good things, this tryst

had to come to an end. And, as theafternoon sun reached its prime, itwas time for me to board my seaplane to yet another sanitised,cookie cutter resort and leavebehind an island city full of souland character. A place thatepitomises the cliché ‘off thebeaten track’ with all its might!

A WALK ON THEOTHER SIDE…The Maldives isn’t just about swaying palm trees, soft-sand beaches and decadentprivate island resorts as Raul Dias finds out on his half day tryst with its capital— the diminutive island city of Male that is as quaint and cultured as it is beautiful

FACT FILE

Getting there

There are a number of daily direct

flights from Mumbai to Male. There

are also a number of daily flights from

Mumbai to Male via Bangalore,

Thiruvanatapuram and Colombo.

When to visit

Although the Maldives is a great

destination to travel to all year round,

the months from November to April are

the most pleasant.

Accommodation

There is a very limited choice of hotels

on the main island of Male, as the

Maldives is more geared towards

expensive private island resort type of

accommodation. However, the

following are some of the best Male

has to offer:

l Mookai Hotel (www.kaimoo.com)

l Hotel Octave (www.hotel-octave-

maldives.com)

l Baani Hotel (www.baanihotels.com) >> The Maldives is a great place to relax, unwind and soakup some culture, especially if you visit the smaller island cities

UNDER THE DOME� Under The Dome tells the story of residents in a small townwhich suddenly finds itself cut off from the world by a hugedome. In this week’s episode Julia uncovers the truth about herhusband’s disappearance and unravels some of Chester’s Mill’sdarkest secrets. Meanwhile, Maxine shows Barbie how she plansto take control of the town. Don’t miss this week’s thrillingepisode of ‘Under the Dome’. BBiigg CCBBSS LLoovvee,, 1100 pp..mm..

KAISA YEH ISHQ HAIN... AJAB SA RISK HAI� Simran tells everyone that Jhumri has fainted in the storeroom. Everyone in the family is happy to know that Jhumri is notpregnant. While Simran is concerned for Jhumri, she knows thatone day truth will be revealed. What will Simran do now? LLiiffee OOkk,,1100 pp..mm..

UP CLOSE AND DANGEROUS � UP CLOSE AND DANGEROUS takes viewers behind the scenesof wildlife filmmaking for a look at some of the most alarminganimal encounters ever caught on film. The filmmakers who cap-tured these harrowing moments are among the best in the world,and they’ve joined us to tell their tales. Some of the highlights in-clude a surprise charge by a protective silverback gorilla; a hair-raising face-to-lens encounter with a wild wolf and an elephantseal brawl that catches a cameraman off guard. AAnniimmaall PPllaanneett,,77..3300 pp..mm..

FOOD FACTORY� Behind each bag of chips, can of beer, bar of chocolate andloaf of bread is a mega-industrial production line that bringseach product to the masses. Food Factory is a mesmerising be-hind-the-scenes peek into the weird and wonderful processesthat produce everyone’s favourite foods. DDiissccoovveerryy,, 77 pp..mm..

HOW IT’S MADE � Have you ever wondered how things are made? HOW IT’SMADE finds out how the everyday objects people use become

the things they are. DDiissccoovveerryy SScciieennccee,, 88 pp..mm..

COMEDY CIRCUS KE MAHABALI� In tonight’s episode, the bubbly beauty Parineeti Chopra willcome to promote her forthcoming film ‘Shudh desiRomance’ and will share the judges table with Archana PuranSingh and Arbaaz Khan. Watch her get a taste of ‘shudh desicomedy’ with the hilarious acts of comedians. SSoonnyy TTVV,, 99 pp..mm..

MADHUBALA – EK ISHQ EK JUNOON� In tonight’s episode we will see, RK fearlessly fights Sultan asMadhu finally asks RK to kill Sultan. Further Joshi kills Sultanand Madhu ends up fainting in RK’s arms due to all the ten-sion. On the other hand, Bittoo apologizes to Radha for keepingthe whole plan a sceret. CCoolloorrss,, 88..3300 pp..mm..

STARMOVIESP.M.1.00 X2: X Men United3.37 The Karate Kid6.20 The Averngers9.00 X Men The Last Stand

11.05 The PackageA.M.7.26 Ice Age: Dawn of the

Dinosaurs10.00 Bean11.50 X Men: The Last Stand

HBOP.M.

12.40 Journey 2: The MysteriousIsland

2.35 I Am Legend4.35 The Three Musketeers6.48 Transporter 39:00 Paranormal Activity 3

10.59 BloodsportA.M.6.50 New Year’s Eve9.20 The Chronicles of Narnia: The

Lion, The Witch & The Witchand The Wardrobe

ZEE STUDIOP.M.1.00 The Rock4.00 The Haunted Mansion5.55 Red Sun Rising8.10 Prom

10.30 D-ToxA.M.

10.10 Prom

PIXP.M.1.05 Undisputed III: Redemption2.55 Bullet to The Head4.40 Paranormal Activity 26.39 Quick9.00 Resident Evil: Retribution

11.00 Rocky IVA.M.8.47 Quick

11.06 Fired Up!

STAR GOLDP.M.

12.10 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai:Shahrukh Khan

4.10 Jungbaaz: Sunder, Nadhiya6.20 Chhoti Si Baat: Amol Palekar,

Vidya S9.00 Dushmanon Ka Dushman:

Hansika MA.M.8.25 Om Jai Jagdish: Abhishek B

MAXP.M.2.00 Yamla Pagla Dewaana: Sunny

Deol5.30 Hadh Kar Di Aapne: Govinda,

Rani M9.00 2012A.M.7.00 Mere Hindustan Ki Kasam:

Nagarjuna10.30 The Super Khiladi: Jr NTR

ZEE CINEMAP.M.2.40 Parivaar5.45 Bol Radha Bol: Rishi Kapoor9.00 Enemy: Mithun C

CVOP.M.2.00 Hum Se Hai Muqabala:

Prabhu Deva5.30 Hum Ho Gaye Aap Ke:

Fardeen Khan9.00 Yeh Hai Jalwa: Salman Khan,

Amisha PatelA..M.

10.25 Abhimanyu: Anil Kapoor

B4UP.M.

12.00 Dahek: Akshay Khanna4.00 China Gate: Om Puri8.00 Fashin: Priyanka Chopra

11.00 Meri Jung Ka Elan:Dharmendra, Sapna

A.M8.00 Naya Kadam: Rajesh

Khanna, Sri Devi

ZEE TALKIESP.M.

12.00 Ashi Hi Banwabanvi: AshokSaraf

3.00 Jeevan Ek Sangharsh: AshokShinde

6.00 Gho Mala Asla Hava: NeenaKulkarni

9.00 Zee Marathi Awards 2012

FILMYP.M.

12.00 Singhasan: Jeetendra3.00 IPS Jhansi: Vijaysanthi6.00 Sherni: Sridevi, Shatrughan

Sinha9.00 Malamaal Weekly: Paresh

RawalA.M.9.00 Vaastu Shastra: Sushmita

Sen, Rajpal Yadav

CARTOON NETWORKP.M.2.00 Tom and Jerry Tales3.00 Oggy and the Cockroches4.00 The Regular Show4.30 Adventure Time5.00 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien5.30 Oggy Special Oggy Ki Olli7.30 Bas Karo Henry8.00 Roll No 21

10.00 Johnny Test’11.00 Adventure TimeA.M.8.00 Special Ikkis

10.00 Angry Birds11.00 Gon

POGOP.M.1.00 Chhota Bheem Aur

Maakhanchor2.30 Chhota Bheem Master of

Shaolin4.00 Mr Bean5.00 Chhota Bheem Marathon7.30 Chhota Bheem Aur

Maakhanchor8.00 Ek Bheem Do Khiladi Special9.00 Chhota Bheem9.30 Monster High

10.00 Scan 2 Go10.30 Sunaina11.00 MADA.M.8.00 Chhota Bheem8.30 Soori Poori9.00 MAD9.30 Dholakpur Ka Hero Special

11.00 Chhota Bheem IncanAdventure

DISNEY CHANNELP.M.2.00 Doraemon3.00 Hamtaro3.30 Phineas and Ferb4.30 Doraemon8.00 Best of Luck Nikki8.30 Doraemon9.00 Shake It Up9.30 Best of Luck Nikki

10.00 Slokk10.30 Doraemon

DISNEY XDP.M.2.00 Kiteretsu4.30 Splatalot5.30 Iron Man AA6.00 Iron Man6.30 Spiderman7.00 Phineas and Ferb8.00 Ultimate Spiderman8.30 Hulk

10.00 VR Troopers

X MEN THE LAST STAND � The X-Men, mutant heroes sworn to defend a world that hatesand fears them, are back! This time, with the help of new recruitsThe Beast and Angel, they must face evolution itself in the formof their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the cosmicpower of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has be-come a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entireplanet. To stave off this imminent threat to humanity, a potentialcure is discovered and processed to treat — and ultimately elim-inate — genetic mutations, once and for all. Now, as the battlelines are drawn, the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier, mustcontend with both Jean Grey’s world-consuming powers, as wellas the malevolent Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants or-ganized under Xavier’s former ally, Magneto. Starring HughJackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart. SSttaarr MMoovviieess,, 99 pp..mm..

MALAMAAL WEEKLY� Malaamal Weekly is the story of Leelaram (Paresh) a lotteryticket vendor in a small town. One day, Leelaram learns that from105 lottery tickets sold from his shop, one of the villagers haswon the lottery. To find out who it is, he throws a party at home,where you have to flash your lottery ticket at the entrance like aninvite. At Leelaram’s party, 104 people turn up. He tallies up thenumbers and realises the missing man — a certain Anthony — isthe winner. He heads to Anthony’s house and finds him dead infront of the television set. FFiillmmyy,, 99 pp..mm..

2012� Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team in-vestigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprece-dented solar storms, learns that the earth’s core is heating up.He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of theearth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparationsfor saving a fraction of the world’s population, the entire race isdoomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on thesame information. While the world’s leaders race to build “arks”to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find away to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earth-quakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around theworld. MMaaxx,, 99 pp..mm..

PROM� Prom and high school graduation are approaching for a groupof seniors, but when the prom decorations are destroyed in anact of school vandalism, the class president is left scrambling.With everybody else pre-occupied with finding dates anddresses, Nova is left to rely on the principal forcing the schoolrebel to help her out. But when he’s there for her when she

needs it, she starts looking at him in a different light. StarringAimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, DeVaughn Nixon. ZZeeee SSttuuddiioo,, 88..3300 pp..mm..

RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION� Alice awakes at home with her daughter Becky and her hus-band. But soon she realizes that she is actually in an UmbrellaCorporation’s underground facility. Out of the blue, the computersecurity system shuts-down and Alice flees to the central con-trol room of the facility. She meets Ada Wong, who works withAlbert Wesker, and she learns that a five-man team has beensent by Wesker to rescue them. However, the Red Queen sendsJill Valentine and Rain to hunt them down. PPiixx,, 99 pp..mm..

YEH HAI JALWA� Yeh Hai Jalwa is the story of happy-go-lucky Raju. Street-smartand worldly-wise, Raju’s life takes a turn when he finds out he isthe illegitimate son of seriously rich, UK-based businessman Ra-jesh Mittal. Raju of course sets off to London to claim his right-ful place in the Mittal family and a happily married Rajesh Mittalliving with wife, Smita and daughter, Rinkie is rudely confrontedwith a grown up illegitimate son. While Raju is busy trying tomake a place for himself in his adamant father’s heart, he alsofinds a soulmate in Sonia, the daughter of Mittal’s most trustedadvisor. CCVVOO,, 99 pp..mm..

STAR PLUSP.M.2.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon

Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi2.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum3.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai

Meetha Meetha PyaraPyara

3.30 Yeh Rishta Kya KehlataHai

4.00 Saraswati Chandra4.30 Diya Aur Bati Hum5.00 Junior MasterChef-

Ustaadon Ka Tadka5.30 Pyar Ka Dard Hai

Meetha6.00 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas-Veera 6.30 Ek Gahr Banaunga7.00 Saath Nibhaana

Saathiya7.30 Saraswati Chandra8.00 Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon

Ki Chaabi..Meri Bhabhi8.30 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

Behnaa Hai9.00 Diya Aur Bati Hum.9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata

Hain10.00 Pyar Ka Dard Hai….10.30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas –

Veera11.00 Saraswati Chandra

STAR WORLDP.M.2.00 Revenge4.00 2 Broke Girls4.30 The Big Bang Theory5.00 Revenge8.00 2Broke Girls9.00 Revenge

11.00 Breaking Bad

ZEE CAFÉP.M.2.00 Pretty Little Liars 3.00 Just for Laughs5.00 Lost6.00 Pretty Little Liars7.00 Body of Proof8.00 The Big Bang Theory9.00 Lost

10.00 Pretty Little Liars 11.00 Body of Proof

BIG CBS LOVEP.M.1.30 Dexter2.00 902103.00 Game3.30 Entertainment Tonight4.00 Dexter5.00 Game5.30 Rules of Engagement6.00 902107.00 Entertainment Tonight8.00 Friday with Oprah

Celebrity Special9.00 Under the Dome

11.00 Excused

SONY TVP.M.1.30 Golmaal Film5.30 Crime Petrol Dastak8.00 Maharana Pratap9.00 Comedy Circus Ka

Mahabali 10.00 CID11.00 Crime Patrol

ZEE TVP.M.2.00 Qubool Hai2.30 Punarvivaah3.00 Sapne Suhane

Ladakpan Ke3.30 Pavitra Rishta4.00 Qubool Hai4.30 DID Super Moms

6.00 Jodha Akbar7.00 Aaj Ki Housewife7.30 Sapne Suhane

Ladakpan Ke8.00 Jodha Akbar9.00 Pavitra Rishta.9.30 Qubool Hai

10.00 Connected Hum Tum

10.30 Punarvivah11.00 Jodha Akbar

LIFE OKP.M.2.00 Best of Savdhana

India7.30 Gustakh Dil8.00 Devo Ke Dev Mahadev8.30 Savitri9.00 Do Dil…Ek Jaan9.30 Junoon-Aisi Nafrat, To

Kaisa Ishq10.00 Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai-Ajab

Sa Risk Hai10.30 Savdhaan India

COLORSP.M.2.00 Sasural Simar Ka2.30 Balika Vadhu3.00 Madhubala….3.30 Mrs Pmmi Pyarelal4.00 Bani Ishq da Kalma4.30 Comedy Nights with

Kapil6.00 Balika Vadhu…6.30 Bani Ishq da Kalma7.00 Mrs Pammi Pyarelal7.30 Sasural Simar Ka8.00 Balika Vadhu8.30 Madhubala9.00 Sanskaar…9.30 Na Bole Tum…

10.00 Uttaran10.30 Bani – Ishq da Kalma11.00 Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONEP.M

2.00 Rishton Ke BhawarMein Uljhi Niyati

2.30 Jhilmil Sitaron kaAangan Hoga

3.00 Khoon Ka Rishta: Film.Jeetendra

6.00 Piya Ka Ghar PyaaraLage

6.30 Haqeeqat7.30 Best of Haunted

Nights8.00 Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara

Lage8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali9.00 Jhilmil Sitaron Ka

Aangan Hoga.9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar

Mein Uljhi Niyati10.00 Haunted Nights-

Kangann10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.11.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar

Mein Uljhi Niyati

SAB TVP.M.2.00 Taarak3.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir3.00 F I R3.30 Jeanie Aur Juhu6.00 Taarak Mehta Ka..7.30 Jeanie Aur Juhu8.00 Baal Veer8.30 Taarak9.00 Chidiya Ghar9.30 Jeanie Aur Juju

10.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar Phir10.30 F I R11.00 Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHIP.M.2.00 Tu Tithe Mee2.30 Tuze Maze Jamena3.00 Honar Soon Me Hya

Gharchi

3.30 Radha Hi Bawri4.00 Pakke Shejari 5.00 Tu tithe Mee5.30 Honar Soon Me Hya

Gharchi6.00 Tuze Maze Jamena6.30 Home Minister7.00 Tu Tithe Mee7.30 Radha Hi Bawri8.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya

Gharachi9.00 Tuze Maze Jamena9.30 Pakke Shejari

10.30 Radha Hi Bawari11.00 Honar Soon Me Hya

Gharchi

ANIMAL PLANETP.M.2.00 River Monsters3.00 Animal Planet’s A to Z4.00 Dragon Alive5.00 Biggest and Baddest6.00 Wildest Islands7.00 Ultimate Killers7.30 Up, Close & Dangerous8.00 River Monsters9.00 Yeh Mera India

10.00 Animal Planet’s A To Z11.00 Biggest and Baadest

DISCOVERYP.M.2.00 Discovery India3.00 North America4.00 Fearless Planet5.00 Man Woman Wild6.00 Mutant Planet7.00 Food Factory7.30 What Happened Next?8.00 North America9.00 Indian Ocean With

Simon Reeve10.00 Gator Boys11.00 Man vs Wild

DISCOVERY KIDSP.M.2.00 1001 Nights

3.00 Transformers Prime4.30 Wild Kratts5.00 Amazing Spiez6.00 1001 Nights7.00 Sally Bollywood8.00 Adventures of Tintin9.00 Transformers Prime

10.30 Wild Kratts11.00 1001 Nights

SCIENCEP.M.2.00 Monster Inside Me3.00 Through The Wormhole

with Morgan Freeman4.00 Heavy Metal Task

Force4.50 Food Detectives5.15 How It’s Made6.00 Weaponology8.00 How It’s Made9.00 Through The Wormhole

with Morgan Freeman10.00 Weapon Masters11.00 Monsters Inside Me

HISTORY CHANNELP.M.2.00 Food Tech3.00 Shark Wranglers4.00 Stan Lee’s

Superhumans5.00 Ice Road Truckers6.00 Invention Intervention6.30 Pawn Stars7.00 Swamp People8.00 Evolve-Venom9.00 Science Impossible

10.00 Pawn Stars

NAT. GEOGRAPHICP.M.2.00 Secrets of the King

Cobra3.00 Emergency Room3.30 Monkey Thieves4.00 Most Amazing Moments5.00 Dangerous Encounters6.00 Most Amazing Moments8.00 Mega Factories9.00 Taboo

10.00 Breakout11.00 Tavoo

STAR CRICKETP.M.2.05 Asia Cup Men’s Hockey

20138.05 Australia Tour of

England 2013 1st Test8.30 England Tour of India

2012 4th ODI9.00 Superstar Football9.30 ICC World Twenty20

2012 h/ls11.00 Asia Cup Men’s Hockey

2013 h/ls

ESPNP.M.2.00 ICC C’ships Trophy

2013 h/ls Eng v India2.30 ICC World Twenty20

2012 Ind vs SA3.00 Champions League

Twenty 2011 h/ls4.00 Aus Tour of Eng 2013

h/ls4.30 Indian Badminton

League 2013 h/ls5.00 ICC World Twenty 2012

h/ls Eng vs India5.30 Eng Tour of India 4th

ODI 6.30 Liga Bbva 2013 h/ls7.00 ICC World Twenty20 Eng

vs India7.30 Indian Badminton

League 13 h/ls8.00 T20 Dhamaka8.30 ICC World Twenty20

20129.00 Aus Tour of Eng 13

highlights10.00 ICC World Twenty20

2012 Eng vs India10.30 Indian Badminton

League highlights

LISTING

SOAPS & SERIALS

DDI (Main Channel)P.M.2.00 Science Magazine2.30 News in Marathi3.00 Jini Ani Mini3.30 Aatmbhan4.00 Mazi Maye5.00 News in Marathi5.05 Mahacharcha6.00 Krishi Vidya6.30 Swastha Bharat7.00 News in Marathi7.10 Dial 1007.35 Mohini8.00 News8.20 Samachar8.30 Buniyaad9.00 Ek Kiran Roshni Ki9.30 Saraswatichandra

10.00 JJAAIILL:: Film. Neil NitinMukesh, MugdhaGodse, Manoj Bajpai

DDII (Metro Channel)P.M.2.00 Samachar.2.30 News3.00 Sports News3.30 PSBT4.00 Samachar4.30 The News5.00 Samachar5.30 Rajyon Se Samachar6.05 Metro Scan6.30 Business Wrap.7.00 Samachar7.30 Focus8.00 News Night8.05 Parliament News

8.15 Samachar8.20 Sansad Sa machar8.30 News Night

10.00 Aamne Samne10.30 Samachar11.00 Khel Samachar

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

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MOVIES OF THE DAY

Madhubala, Colors, 8.30 p.m. Comedy Circus Ka Mahabali, Sony TV, 9 p.m.

PARANORMALACTIVITY 3� In 1988, in California, cinematogra-pher Dennis moves to the house of hisgirlfriend Julie to raise a family with herdaughters Katie and Kristi. Little Kristihas an imaginary friend named Tobywhile weird things happen in the house.Dennis decides to place cameras in thehouse to capture images during the nightand soon he finds that there is an entityin the house. Dennis’s friend RandyRosen (Dustin Ingram) researches theevents and learns that his house mightbe a coven of witches and the childrenmay be in danger. HHBBOO,, 99 pp..mm..

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Resident Evil-Retribution,Pix, 9 p.m.

Under The Dome, Big CBS Love, 10 p.m.

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Prom, Zee Studio, 8.30 p.m.

X Men The Last Stand, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

Jail, DDI, 10 p.m.

Ambit Capital calls a ‘Buy’ on TTK PrestigeCMP: Rs. 3347 Target Rs. 4070TTK Prestige’s sales growth in Tamil Nadu, according to our recent channelchecks, revived to 15-20% YoY due to a strong and early monsoon and re-duction in power cuts during July-August. Non-south sales growth momen-tum remains strong at 35-40% YoY along with a substantial reduction incredit outstanding with dealers to ~20-25 days from ~40 days a year ago.With the long-term value drivers intact, we expect revenue growth of 21% YoYin FY14 and 23% revenue CAGR in FY13-18. Hawkins’ recent update in theAGM around the new intended product launches is a risk worth watching outfor in 2HFY14. We reiterate our BUY stance with a target price of Rs 4,067.Sales growth of 15-20% YoY in Tamil Nadu during Jul-Aug: Our channel

checks in Tamil Nadu suggest that retail footfalls and demand have sub-stantially improved in Jul-Aug, due to: (a) a strong and early monsoon; (b) re-duction in daily power cuts to less than 2 hours in Chennai (from 4-5 hourspreviously) and to 5-6 hours outside Chennai (from 14-15 hours previously);and (c) a weak base effect from 2QFY13. We expect revenue growth fromsouth India (57-58% of TTK’s overall revenues) to increase to at least 10%YoY in 2QFY14 from a decline of 13% YoY in 1QFY14.Non-south sales momentum remains strong at 35-40% YoY: Despite the

high base of FY13, non-south sales growth has remained strong thanks to:(a) lack of any new product launches by Hawkins so far; and (b) addition ofdistributors and strengthening of the ground-level sales team across statessuch as Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The average number of days ofcredit outstanding with dealers in north India has also reduced substantially

to 20-25 days currently from 38-40 days a year ago.Valuation: TTK Prestige’s long-term value drivers

remain intact. This includes expansion across prod-ucts, geographies and distribution channels amidst awell-thought strategy for capital allocation, pro-moter’s succession planning and strengthening ofthe middle management team to cater to the scala-bility of the business model. We expect revenueCAGR of 23% and PAT CAGR of 24% in FY13-18. OurDCF model generates a valuation of Rs 4,067/share,24% upside. We reiterate our BUY stance.

Kotak Securities calls a ‘Buy’ on NTPCCMP: Rs. 130 Target Rs. 160Ahead of peers. We upgrade NTPC to BUY (from ADD previously) with a tar-get price of Rs 160 as the CMP ignores the inherent strengths of the companyrelative to peers—(1) disproportionate allocation of coal due to proximity tocoal mines, (2) higher off-take due to low-cost take or pay arrangements, and(3) consistent earnings growth with continued investment in new projects. At1.1X P/B, NTPC trades at a 45% discount to historical trading multiples, ig-noring the inherent strengths of the company.Proximity to coal mines will ensure higher coal allocation compared to

peers: Proximity to coal mines, dedicated evacuation infrastructure and sup-plement through captive coal blocks will likely allow NTPC to continue to enjoya disproportionate allocation of domestic coal supplies. A bulk of NTPC’s ex-tant power plants receives coal supplies through dedicated MGR facilities,with 75% of coal supplies from pit-head locations. Only two coal sources(MCL-Talcher and SECL-Korba) are not fully meeting coal supply commitmentscurrently. Proximity to coal sources will continue to enable NTPC to enjoy adisproportionate allocation of coal for both extant as well as new plant ca-pacities. Even for incremental capacities, nearly 30% are dependent on cap-tive coal. Dependence on MCL/SECL, which have a larger supply deficit, isrestricted to ~35 mtpa (30% of coal requirements).Low cost of generation will keep it ahead of peers on cost curve: With low-

cost domestic coal continuing to dominate fuel sourcing and a relatively age-ing fleet (with a mix of new and old plants), average cost of generation forNTPC will continue to be superior to that of IPPs—NTPC had an average fuelcost of Rs 1.7/kwh in FY2013 compared to >Rs 2.5/kwh for private sectorplayers. While cost of generation is less ominous for NTPC (under cost-plusregime), efficient players such as NTPC will continue to enjoy a higher off-take as state distribution utilities become more cost conscious.At 1.1X P/B, NTPC trades at deep discount to historical multiples, ignores earn-

ings resilience: At 1.1 P/B and 9X P/E, NTPC is trading at historical lows, whileignoring the inherent strength of the cost-plus business model as well as the 9%CAGR in earnings factored by us (over FY2011-16E). We upgrade NTPC to BUY(from ADD previously) with a revised target price of Rs 160 (Rs 165 previously).While fuel security remains an area of concern, cost plus sale arrangementmakes NTPC relatively better-positioned in comparison to IPPs with lower fueland off-take risk even as availability-based incentive ensures resilience of earn-ings. In our view, improved visibility on the capacity addition program beyond theimmediate 14 GW targets as well as clarity on sustenance of returns despite coalavailability issues with a pending regulatory review will provide long-term earningsvisibility, which is critical for stock performance.

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:The Nifty rose substantially on Thursday (August 29, 2013)a net 124.05 points (2.35%) and closed at the 5409 pointlevel. The market opened up with a gap at the 5316 pointslevel. It then declined by a few points and registered theday’s low at the 5303 points level at 10.14 a.m. The indexthen rose and turned into a range bound movement until2.40 p.m. It then rose sharply and registered the day’s highat the 5428 points level at 3.13 p.m. The index then de-clined and turned into a range bound movement until clos-ing at the day. The Nifty remained above its previous closethroughout the session, moved in a range of 126 pointsand closed above the psychologically important 5400points level. Sentiment was bullish and amongst the 50Nifty stocks 38 were gainers, while 12 stocks closed in thered. All the sectoral indices closed in the green. Substantialbuying was seen realty, oil & gas and metal stocks.

TTEECCHHNNIICCAALL AANNAALLYYSSIISS::VVoolluummee:: Volume (Qty shares) increased 11.97%. Thischange is moderate but indicates a wide participation byinvestors.

MMaarrkkeett BBrreeaaddtthh:: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE waspositive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 794 were gainers,511 were losers and 76 remained unchanged.

SSllooww SSttoocchhaassttiicc IInnddiiccaattoorr:: The Slow Stochastic Oscillator hasrisen in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the StochasticOscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RRSSII IInnddiiccaattoorr:: The RSI rose and crossed above the 40 leveland is now rising (positive if it continues).

MMAACCDD IInnddiiccaattoorr:: The MACD is below zero but is rising (pos-itive if it continues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative).

AADDXX IInnddiiccaattoorr && DDII LLiinneess:: The +DI line is below the –DI linebut both lines are converging (positive if it continues). TheADX is flat while the Market Index is rising. No signal here.

MMoovviinngg AAvveerraaggeess ((TTrreenndd IInnddiiccaattoorrss))TThhee iinnddeexx::Has crossed above its 5-day average (at 5385) Positive.Is below its 15-day average (at 5473) Negative.Is below its 25-day average (at 5594) Negative.Is below its 200-day average (at 5837) Negative.All the four averages are negatively trended. Negative.

OOvveerraallll MMaarrkkeett SSttrreennggtthh//WWeeaakknneessss:: The indicators and os-cillators discussed here are indicating a weak market butwith a positive bias.

SSuuppppoorrtt LLeevveellss:: For short-term traders the immediate main

support is at the 5240 points level. The next support is atthe 5191 points level.

RReessiissttaannccee LLeevveellss:: The immediate main resistance is at the5604 points level. The next resist-ance is at the 5695 points level.

PPiivvoott PPooiinntt AAnnaallyyssiiss::For intra-day traders the supportand resistance levels are calcu-lated according to the pivot pointtheory and are: Pivot point = 5380 (This is the levelwhere the trend is likely to changeduring intra-day).Support (1) = 5332.Support (2) = 5254. Resistance (1) = 5458. Resistance (2) = 5506.

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OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:OOnn JJaappaanneessee ccaannddlleessttiicckk ppaatttteerrnnss tthhee iinnddeexx aafftteerr hhaavviinnggffoorrmmeedd aa ssmmaallll wwhhiittee bbooddyy ccaannddllee wwiitthh aa lloonngg lloowweerr ttaaiill((iinnddiiccaattiinngg iinnddeecciissiivveenneessss aammoonnggsstt iinnvveessttoorrss)) hhaassffoorrmmeedd aa lloonngg wwhhiittee bbooddyy ccaannddllee oonn hhiigghheerr vvoolluummeess.. TThhiissiiss ppoossiittiivvee aanndd iinnddiiccaatteess tthhaatt tthhee bbiiaass hhaass sshhiifftteedd ttoo--wwaarrddss tthhee bbuuyy ssiiddee ooff tthhee mmaarrkkeett.. FFuurrtthheerr,, tthhee iinnddeexx hhaassccrroosssseedd aabboovvee tthhee 55 ddaayyss mmoovviinngg aavveerraaggee.. AAllll tthheessee iinn--ddiiccaattee aa ppoossiittiivvee bbiiaass..HHoowweevveerr,, tthhee iinnddeexx iiss ssttiillll bbeellooww iittss 1155,, 2255 aanndd 220000 ddaayyssmmoovviinngg aavveerraaggeess aanndd aallll tthhee tthhrreeee aavveerraaggeess aarree ddeecclliinniinnggaanndd aallssoo nneeggaattiivveellyy ttrreennddeedd.. FFuurrtthheerr,, ddeessppiittee yyeesstteerrddaayy’’ssssuubbssttaannttiiaall rriissee,, tthhee vveelloocciittyy ppaarraammeetteerrss ccoonnttiinnuuee ttoo rree--mmaaiinn nneeggaattiivveellyy ttrreennddeedd.. BBootthh tthheessee iinnddiiccaattee aa nneeggaattiivveebbiiaass.. AAss ssuucchh tthheessee aarree mmiixxeedd ssiiggnnaallss.. IInnvveessttoorrss aarree aadd--vviisseedd ttoo aaddoopptt aa wwaaiitt aanndd wwaattcchh ppoolliiccyy,, uunnttiill aa cclleeaarr rree--vveerrssaall ssiiggnnaall iiss vviissiibbllee..

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But given the macroeconomic situation just now,whether we can afford it (food security plan) right now?Timing is not right, timing is an issue. We should not dothis because of electoral considerations. We should doit because it can be done, it needs to be done. And thisis a desirable thing to happen.

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REC Announces Tax Free BondsRural Electrification Corporation Ltd is issuing Tax Free Bonds with aFace Value of Rs 1,000 each in the nature of Secured, Redeemable,Non-Convertible Debentures having benefits under Section 10(15)(iv)(h)of the Income Tax Act. This issue for an amount of Rs 1,000 crores withan option to retain oversubscription upto Rs 2500 crores aggregating uptoRs 3,500 crores.The minimum subscription is five bonds across all of the Series of

Bonds and in multiples of one. The Bond Issue will open on August 30,2013 and will close on September 23, 2013 and carry a coupon rate of8.01% for Series 1 Bonds, 8.46% for Series 2 Bonds and 8.37% forSeries 3 Bonds on per annum basis. The Bonds are proposed to be listedon the BSE.

43 CPSEs Incurring Losses For 3 YearsAs many as 43 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) including AirIndia, MTNL, BSNL and HMT Ltd have been incurring losses for the lastthree years, Parliament was informed yesterday. As on March 31, 2012there were 260 CPSEs in the country, of which 225 were in operation,Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel said in awritten reply to the Lok Sabha.

Economic Woes Forcing Private Cos To Work On WeekendsMore and more private companies are asking their employees to work onweekends owing to stiff competition and tough economic conditions, sayexperts. Various factors, such as government holidays on weekdays andfalling industry earnings owing to downturn in economy, are pushing ansignificant number of companies to operate on weekends as losing out tocompetition is not viable.

Lower Price, Outdated Technology Hit SAIL’s ProfitSharp decline in steel prices, high operation cost and old andoutdated technology are the primary reasons for lower profit of SAIL,Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said yesterday. Profit after taxof Steel Authority of India (SAIL) came down to Rs 2,170 crore in 2012-13from Rs 3,543 crore a year earlier, Verma said in a written question toRajya Sabha.

By A Business Reporter

YoY growth in the first two quar-ters of this calendar year wouldbe the seventh worst on record

since the introduction of GDP quar-terly data in 1996 and the lowestsince 2002, estimates ZyFin, formerlyBluFin, which has introduced amonthly macroeconomic lead indi-cators that tracks consumer outlookand the business cycle in India.

It projects Q1 FY’14 (or Q2CY’14)GDP growth at 4.3%, well below con-sensus estimates of 5% signallingthat the Indian economy is in deepcrisis

The silver lining however is on theinflation front. ZyFin’s Monthly GDPGrowth Indicator (MGGI), whichtracks inflation on the basis of theGDP deflator, has witnessed a col-lapse in the sequential GDP deflatorinflation from 6.7% in Q4 FY’13 (orQ1 CY’13) to a Seasonally Adjusted

Annual Rate (SAAR) of 1.7% in Q1FY’14 (or Q2 CY’13) with the monthlyestimate for June at 0%. ZyFin esti-mates that inflation for the yearwould fall below 6% for the first timesince the year 2007, excluding thecrisis quarters of 2009.

There are four components ofZyfin’s GDP growth estimate. Theyare (with approximate weights inparentheses): Agriculture (19 %),Manufacturing (15 %), Construction(7 %) and Services (59 %). All sectorshave contributed to this sequentiallow growth of 4.2 % , with manufac-turing being the biggest culprit. Thissector registered negative growth of -0.6% SAAR in the second quarter.Construction was also a drag ongrowth, registering a SAAR of around2.6 percent, less than half its long runaverage of 7 %. Service sector growthslowed down as well to 6.3% SAAR,well below its long run and expectedaverage of 9% SAAR.

Speaking on the Q1 estimates, De-bopam Chaudhuri, VP Research,ZyFin said, “The decline in manufac-turing sector in June quarter was ex-pected given the slowdown inintermediate sector observed sinceApril 2013, with production of rawmetals like copper, aluminium andpig iron shrinking, compared to theprevious year.”

Highlighting the negative trend, hewent on to add “If one were to takethe IIP data and the conventional an-nual year-on-year growth, one ob-tains a negative growth rate of -1.5 %SAAR for Q1 FY’ 14 (or Q2 CY’13); thethird most negative on record for themanufacturing sector. The latestnumbers of ZyFin’s Business CycleIndicator (BCI) have signalled cau-tion, and the sequential GDP esti-mate for Q1 FY14 confirms theoccurrence of a sharp decelerationfrom the near 8 % level witnessed inQ4 FY13.”

All Eyes On GDP NumbersTo Be Released Today

Zyfin projects Q1 FY’14 GDP growth at 4.3%, well below consensus estimates of 5%signalling that the Indian economy is in deep crisis

By A Business Reporter

The Food Security Bill, which willsubsidize food grains for 75% of

India’s rural population and 50% of thecountry’s urban population is creditnegative for the Indian governmentbecause it will raise governmentspending on food subsidies to about1.2% of GDP per year from an esti-mated 0.8% currently, exacerbatingthe government’s weak finances” saysMoody’s in a report released yesterday.

According to it “India’s fiscaldeficits are already higher than thoseof its emerging market peers. Be-cause the bill will take effect only inthe last few months of the fiscal yearthat ends March 2014, it will not sig-nificantly affect the fiscal 2014budget. However, it will raise futuresubsidy expenditure commitments,hindering the government’s ability toconsolidate its finances”.

In addition to the fiscal effect, thegovernment subsidies will con-tribute to India’s already high foodinflation.

As “we have noted previously,India’s fiscal deficits contribute to thecurrent account deficit by keepingdomestic demand high, thus in-creasing imports. Loose fiscal policyhas also underpinned recurrent in-flationary pressures. Inflation furtherwidens the current account deficit bylowering the competitiveness of ex-ports and of import -competing sec-tors. India’s current account deficithas widened in recent quarters,peaking at 6.8% of GDP in the quar-ter ending December 2012 from anaverage of 1% in the first half of the2000s. The almost 18% depreciationof the Indian rupee against the USdollar over the past three monthspartly reflects this widening, “ saidMoody’s.

Rising Food Subsidies Will ExacerbateMacroeconomic Imbalances, Says Moody’sBy A Business reporter

Do you really know whatyour capital is costing you? Is it

possible to sell your products belowcost and still make a profit? Canyou increase your profits withoutincreasing your investment in work-ing capital? How do you manage fi-nance effectively in recessionarytimes? Are you aware of the toolsand techniques of managing busi-ness finance?

To answer these Dr Anil Lamba,author of the bestselling book, Ro-mancing The Balance Sheet, willconduct ‘Understanding Num-bers’, a two day training programmeon Finance for Non-Finance Per-sons on September 13 & 14,2013 at MCA Club, BKC. The pro-gramme is designed for small-scaleindustrialists, businessmen,women entrepreneurs, non-financeexecutives and self employedprofessionals and is practice ori-ented comprising of lectures, work-shops, case studies, and groupdiscussions.

Topics to be covered include: Bal-ance Sheet - Preparation and Analy-sis, Concept of Profit, ProfitabilityManagement, Cash Flow Manage-ment, Marginal Costing & BreakEven Analysis, Leverage & RatioAnalysis, and Funds Flow State-ments.

Says Dr. Lamba , “The idea is toremove the fear of numbers. At theend of the programme participantswill not only be able to read balancesheets but also be able to makesense of any financial statementand assess the financial health of acompany. The program has beenmodelled keeping in mind non-fi-nance persons using jargon-free,user friendly language”.

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Should Import Duty On Refined Palm Oil Be Raised?By A Business Reporter

With the current duty structurethe profitability margins and

liquidity of the domestic edible oilcompanies in general, will continueto be under pressure, says CARE rat-ings in a report on the sector. Ac-cording to it, ‘Fresh import duty onrefined palm oil is the only solutionfor the survival of refiners”.

India is one of the largest producersof oilseeds in the world with an area of26.54 million hectares under cultiva-tion producing 23-28 million tonnesof oil seeds every year depending onthe monsoons. The per capita con-

sumption, though grew by 8.1 per centover the last five years up to FY12, isconsiderably low as compared to theglobal average. As consumption ex-ceeds domestic production, India hasto largely depend on imports forbridging the demand-supply gap.

As India imports about 60% of itsdomestic consumption of edible oil,the free fall of the Rupee against USDin recent times will make importscostlier by about 10%. Since the edi-ble oil prices are already subduedand present palm oil prices are rul-ing at about 70% of the last year level,the ultimate impact on revision offinal domestic price will be marginal.

Your character of Manav speaksabout social change for good andyet urges the youth to achievesuccess any which way. Why thisdichotomy?Yes. Manav believes that greed isgood and greed in a person helpshim to progress and have a good lifeand this progress leads to his bet-terment and thus leads to the bet-terment of the country and societyin general.

You talk about greed. What isyour greed?Greed can be of many types. Toachieve more can be greed or tosustain what one has can be greed.Even if a person wants to work ateighty it can be considered as a pos-itive greed. To do good work canalso be considered as a greed be-cause it is good for the person andeveryone especially in today’s cir-cumstances where the rich and thepoor alike are unhappy and our filmspeaks about this subject.

Why do protests generally gowrong?Because that’s what our film is say-ing, that a revolution can only hap-pen if the youth of the country

come together for a cause and taketo the streets.Do you feel non-violent protestscan be taken up by youth?Our film denotes only non-violentprotests. I feel even the greatest iconof peace and non-violence Ma-hatma Gandhi was a very angryman because without anger youcannot fight for your ideals andfrustrated anger in a person canlead him to fight for his cause andlead him to victory. Gandhiji usedhis anger in a good manner and fora good cause.

What exactly is the theme ofSatyagraha?It’s the story of a young man whohas lost his father and a father whohas lost his young son and how theycome together and think togetherand fight for the same cause. So it isactually a father-son story.

Describe the character youportray.Manav is a modern guy, a big busi-nessman, a financial genius whowants to achieve more and moreprofits in any way possible and be-lieves in greed because itmakes youwork hard to progress in a positive

manner and we are not sending amessage to the youth that theyshould protest in any manner butthat they should realise the youthpower and how the youth can leadthe country to a great future.

Do you feel the message given inthe film will be accepted by theaudiences?Yes. I feel so because it is a simplemessage and the way it passed on tothe youthwill be accepted by societyand the whole country in general.

Do you do films for Prakash Jha?I do films only if it has any enter-tainment value. In fact, when Arak-shan was offered to me I told Jhathat the subject doesn’t have anypotential and I refused the offer andmy prediction came true becausemost of the audiences didn’t under-stand the film and it didn’t do well.But I realised the potential in Satya-graha and immediately said yes tothe film.

How has your experience beenworking with Bachchan saab?I have done many films with himbefore too and have learnt a greatdeal from him.

Ajay Devgn is very excited about his role of Manav in Prakash Jha’s forthcoming film Sayagrahaconsidering his long, fruitful association with producer director Prakash Jha. ADC’s Sandeep

Hattangadi caught up with the reclusive star for an impropmptu interview. Some excerpts.

Ajay plays Manav in Satyagraha!

You have lost weight and are looking superfit. What brought about this transformation?I have never looked better [smiles]. I follow a disciplinedlifestyle, eat once a day and do yoga. That’s about it. I havelearnt to live in themoment and love it. I feel so light-headedand free! I only want to do good work and more good work.

Why is there no end to the period of strugglefor you? The struggle just doesn’t seemto end!Nothing can keep you down except yourself. If yougive up, it’s the end of you. You can’t give up ifone film is not a hit. As I said, whatever I’ve beenoffered, I’ll perform to the best of my abilities.The rest is destiny. There’s no time to think now.

You have been given opportunitiestime and again by the industry.I’ve been very fortunate, despitemy films thatdidn’t do well in the past. Yes, it does affect theeconomics of the film. But all the filmmakers Ihave worked with have wanted to work withmeagain. An actor should always have the atti-tude of a newcomer.

Your forthcoming films?I make a guest appearance in AkshayKumar’s film. The reason I did his film is be-cause it is a big banner. As for Aditya Chopra’sfilm directed by Shaad Ali, I fell in love withthe subject and am looking forward to startshooting for it in September. Things are lookingup for me (smiles).

Many young viewers might not think much of Govinda but sample a lit-tle bit of Raja Babu, Sajan Chale Sasural or Coolie No 1 and witness thebrilliance of an actor who could not only make the ridiculous enjoyablebut also acceptable. Suneel V. Gaur and Rajesh V. Gaur met the ever op-timistic Govinda for an interview. Having known us for a long time, helaughed and greeted with his usual phrase for us: “Jahan na pahunchaRavi (sun), wahan pahuncha kavi (poet).” Excerpts:

I’ve been very fortunate: GovindaBy Chaitanya Padukone

‘Don’t underestimate the power of a common man ’, iswhat Shah Rukh Khan’s character reiterates in the re-

cent blockbuster hit Chennai Express. Yet again, the mega-might of the ‘aam aadmi’ as a collective rebellious forceagainst corruption, happens to be a part of Prakash Jha’sSatyagraha.

Winsome actress Amrita Rao who is part of the Satya-graha ensemble formidable cast which has AmitabhBachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor and ManojBajpai in stellar lead roles, appeared ecstatic. Wasn’tthe petite Amrita feeling ‘overshadowed’ amidst sucha galaxy of mega-stars .

Counters the exuberant Vivah girl, “On the con-trary, it’s my privilege to act with iconic superstarlike Amitabh Bachchan in Satyagraha, with whom Ihave scenes almost throughout the movie as I playhis daughter-in-law. It was such an amazing learningexperience for me working with Bachchan-Sir who ishumility and chivalry personified.

“In this political thriller, I play a modern qualifiedschool teacher called Sumitra who gets victimised,even as she ardently pursues her dreams. My topical,realistic rebel role has a strong common-man-connect,” insists the chirpy Rao who will continueto be seen in her patented pretty-woman-next-doorimage, although it’s a more intense role.

Meanwhile, Amrita, who was recently seen in awacko role in Jolly LLB, is also excited about her up-coming movie Singh Sahab The Great where sheplays a journalist-reporter opposite Sunny Deol.Notmany are aware that Amrita religiously lovesto watch the black ’n white Hindi movies of the50s era . Confides the Main Hoon Na actress,“It has always been my discreet dream towork in a recreatedmovie of the ‘blackandwhite’ golden era and dance on-screen to one of those racy retro-melodies,” smiles the cherubicactress who is euphoric that“today’s fast-paced ‘WhatsApp’generation will connect with the in-spiring patriotic song woven around the devotional musi-cal mantra Raghupati Raghav Rajaram (Gandhiji’sfavourite) when they watch Satyagraha.”

I’d love to act in a movie of the 50’s genre: Amrita Rao

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Trauma by Another NameWhen the city and na-

tion is rocked bycrimes against

women, memory goes back tothe 1978 film Ghar, perhapsthe only Hindi film that dealtsensitively with the subject ofrape.

Written by Dinesh Thakurand directed by Manik Chat-terjee, the film told the story ofhow a loving couple’s life fallsto pieces when the wife israped. Vinod Mehra playedVikas and Rekha, his wifeAarti. Newly married, deeplyin love (beautiful Gulzar-RDBurman songs to express theiremotions) they are busy mak-ing a home. One day, they goto see a late night film—thetheatre was Chandan in Juhu,which back then was in a de-serted spot, over the years thearea has developed into abuzzing space.

They are attacked by agroup of drunks—Vikas is hiton the head and falls uncon-scious, and Aarti is raped.When they return from hospi-tal, she is in a state of trauma.She keeps reliving the incidenther mind and believes that sheis defiled. Her husband is un-able to reach into her space ofpain, because she thinks thatafter what happened, he couldnot possibly love her, his car-ing must be pity.Vikas’s tryingto pretend that nothing hap-pened is also a way of denial.There is also the fear thateveryone is looking at themand judging them, eventhough they are in no way toblame for what happened.One can imagine that must bewhat goes through the mindof a woman who has beenraped, particularly in a societywhere chastity is so highly val-ued. The subject was handledwith an empathy that has

rarely been seen in Hindi cin-ema. So disturbing was it, thatfor months afterwards, girlswould avoid going to that partof Juhu.

Till then, most Hindi filmsused rape as titillation or as aplot point to give the hero an

excuse to confront the villain,because his sister or wife hasbeen raped and he needs totake revenge. So many films

had the rape victim dying orcommitting suicide, because apatriarchal society could notcontemplate a ‘normal’ life fora woman whose ‘izzat’ hadbeen lost. Occasionally, thehero who ‘accepted’ such awoman was projected as anoble soul.

Amiya Chakrabarty’s 1953film with the unsavourytitle Patita (fallen woman),starring Dev Anand and UshaKiron was a rare film in itstime, in which a woman whois raped is accepted into soci-ety with her child, even if theman who loves her has tolaunch elaborate charade toconvince his mother. Therehave been other filmslike Ram Teri Ganga Maili HoGayi, Prem Rog (both by RajKapoor) that make a case, aftermuch melodrama, for the ‘ac-ceptance’ of a raped womanby a man and consequently,

by society. There is the matterof the terminology used infilms—izzat lut gayi, barbadho gayi, zinda laash ban gayi,aisi zindagi se maut behtar, etcthat convey that rape is theend of a woman’s existence.

Shabana Azmi once recalledan instance when she had toargue with the director of oneof her films, in which the char-acter of her daughter wasraped and was expected tosuddenly appear in blackclothes and look tragic. Sha-bana wanted the girl to wearregular clothes and be reas-sured that what had happenedwas not her fault.

It has become even moreimperative now to deal withthe issue of violence againstwomen with maturity and un-derstanding, by first doingaway with the term “izzat lutgayi.” The very concept of ho-nour has to change.

RINGSIDE VIEWDeepa Gahlot

Mandakini in a scene from the movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili

In the backdrop of the Mumbai gan-grape case, actress Kareena

Kapoor feels that its time to reassessthings and bring in stricter laws to en-sure women safety in India.

“It’s difficult to be secure in India.It is not safe. I think we need tochange our laws, we need to re-assess things. Because the youth ofthe country is in anger... I am hopingthrough them we will be able to re-assess laws of this nation,” Ka-reena told PTI.

“These unfortunate inci-dents used to happen insmall places.. And now inMumbai. Rapes are happen-ing all over the country…Thereare places where things are notgetting reported... Maybe I feel itis because of lack of education,”she said.

“My sister has a six-year-olddaughter so we want her to besafe when she grows up. And Iam hoping that when shegrows up there will be somekind of change in the societyat least by then she wouldbe 16,” she added.

The 32-year-old actorfeels media has a responsi-bility to disseminate infor-mation and at the sametime highlight the guilty but“cinema cannot provide asolution to any problem ingeneral.”

“Cinema is not meant to dosomething, the government mustdo something.

We are actors we are not politi-cians. It is a bonus if there is an in-spirational feeling among peopleafter watching a film. But ultimatelyits a film so it is meant to entertainpeople,” she said.

On August 22, a 23-year-oldphoto journalist was gang raped byfive men in the desolate Shakti MillsCompund in Lower Parel here whenshe went there on an assignmentalongwith her male colleague.

Mallika Sherawat andSunny Leone will be unit-

ing for the first time on-screen for an upcoming TVreality show—‘The Bache-lorette India - MereKhayalon ki

Mallika’. Mallika has alreadystarted shooting for her muchawaited series, which is theIndian version of Americancompetitive reality datinggame show ‘The Bachelor’.The actress will soonhave a friend and confi-dante in Indo-Canadianadult film star SunnyLeone, who will help her

choose the best.Sunny is headed to

Udaipur to help Mallikachoose the right manfrom the 30 contest-ants, vying for her at-tention. The show isproduced by SOL Pro-ductions and has offi-cially acquired therights of the interna-tional reality series.Popular TV-film

actor Rohit Roy will bethe host for the show,which will be aired onLife OK.

Mallika, Sunny Leone tocome together for TV show

Actor Manoj Kumar, alsoknown as ‘Bharat’ for his

patriotic roles, has reportedlydecided to withdraw thecase that he had filedagainst Bollywoodsuperstar Shah RukhKhan and filmmaker FarahKhan for allegedly mockinghim in Om Shanti Om.

Kumar’s lawyer confirmedthe news and said that theveteran decided to withdrawthe case, not because he hasforgiven the duo, but because

he feels that it has failed in

achieving the objective of bringingsome sense of responsibility toShah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan.The lawyer further added that de-spite all assurances and prom-ises, SRK failed to remove theobjectionable scenes from thesaid film and the same sceneswere reproduced in the new printsreleased internationally.

In a humorous scene in OmShanti Om, SRK is seen mimick-ing Manoj Kumar’s signaturegestures to enter a movie-halldiscreetly and this had miffedthe veteran actor.

Ranbir to propose to Kat on his b’day?Though Ranbir Kapoor and

his alleged girlfriend Kat-rina Kaif have been quitehush-hush about their af-fair, thecouplebecamethetalk of the nation when pic-

tures of them holidaying inSpain were splashed all acrossthe media. However, now we

hear that duo is all set to taketheir relationshipastep further.

Reportedly, Kapoor is readyto go down on his knee andpropose to Kat on his birthday.

Though it was earlier re-ported that Ranbir’s par-ents, Neetu Singh and RishiKapoor are not too happy with

their son’s relationship withKaif, a source claims that Ran-bir has already made up hismind. However, Katrina’sspokeperson has rubbishedthe rumours, stating that Ran-bir would be busy promotinghis film Besharam during hisbirthday.

Manoj Kumar to withdraw case against SRK

We need to reassess things, saysKareena after Mumbai gangrape

ACROSS:7 Quartet heard and observed as

anticipated (8)9 A base with an oil-refining place

(6)10 Not what you'd find in the brave's

headdress? (5,7)11 Heated complaints (6)13 Spare property? (8)14 The work of a ghost writer? (6,7)17 Diagram showing pub-crawl

route? (3-5)19 Appeared to observe me with

daughter (6)20 Richard shops around for

instruments (12)22 Be late for a change to spot the

old entertainer (6)23 Rescues a number surrounded by

barbarians (8)

DOWN:1 Unwelcome visitors on a ship, but

they pay for their keep (8)2 Cry of a hungry bird! (4)3 Music man doing a bit of a line in

divinity (6)4 French writer from an Arab isle

(8)5 Storm after a man in harness

(10)6 Future servicemen? (6)8 Closely fought embroidery

competitions? (6,7)12 Bishops getting poor copies on

damaged tape (10)15 Has something in mind (8)16 Scrooge's chapel? (8)18 Opens one's eyes to an article

strangely askew (6)19 It's not bound to be written and

get into circulation in the end (6)21 Swindle about rainwear (4)

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORDAACCRROOSSSS:: 6 Agate, 7 Brewers, 9 Eliminate, 10 Sari, 11 Capers, 12 Teenager, 13Close quarters, 16 Partisan, 18 Scaled, 21 Babe, 22 Racehorse, 23 Errands, 24Miens.DDOOWWNN:: 1 Camera, 2 Famine, 3 New issue, 4 Serene, 5 Usurpers, 7 Blast-furnaces,8 Enslave, 13 Charades, 14 Outwear, 15 Rest home, 17 Sarong, 19 Agreed, 20Everso.

SOLUTION TOYESTERDAY’S ENIGMA CODEKNIVES, REVISE, REVIVE,RISERS, SERIES, SINKER,SINNER

MATH PYRAMID 615

ENIGMA CODE 615

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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 anda some other numbers are already filled in.

Each colour in our coderepresents a letter.When you have cracked thecode you will be able tomake up seven words.The clue to first word is givento help you get started.

The Clue: Bay wreath

MATHDOKU 615Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that each row and column contains each of thedigits from 1 up to the size of the puzzle (4,5 or 6). Like a Sudoku puzzle, no number is repeatedin any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of cells contains a hint consisting of a number andone of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematicaloperation represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain. The solution to eachpuzzle is arrived at logically and is unique.

L L

L L

L

L

L

L L

L

ACROSS:1 "Tops" a different way (4)5 ___ down, soften (4)6 It's commonly found (5)7 Show no ___, crush (5)8 Iota's position (5)9 ___-over, quick perusal (4)10 Accomplishment (4)

DOWN:1 Began (7)2 Abut (5)3 Orbison goldie "___ the

Lonely" (4)4 Bird or basset, e.g. (3)6 Property border, maybe (5)7 ___ detector (4)8 ___ off, doze (3)

The goal of Math Pyramid is to fillthe given pyramid with numberssuch that the following three rulesare satisfied.1. A cell value must be sum ordifference of the two cells below 2. A row cannot have duplicatenumbers 3. A number cannot be less than 1or more than the grid size

QUICK CROSS 615

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

HIDATO 615

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 615

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

PHANTOM LEE FALK

TODAY’S FORECASTTIGER BUD BLAKE

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier 27COFFEEBREAKMOON : GeminiTITHI : 9th Shravan Krishnapaksha

NAKSHATRA : MrigRASHI : Mithun (Gemini) J.Kh.

LUCKY COLOUR : RedLUCKY NUMBER : 1

ARIES (March 21 - April 20):Work that you are pursing is nothappening the way it should. It is

time to change your stance or strategy.You will be surprised at the results. Afterconsistent setbacks you will begin to feelthat things are moving in the right direc-tion after all. You may have the dissatis-fied feeling that your loved ones are notdoing enough to help you but at the mo-ment it is best to let things be as they are.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Atwork you need to be a bit morediplomatic today. Though it ap-

pears that your opponents have theupper hand, but you will win the day even-tually. Handle the situation in a dignifieddiplomatic manner and you would havewon the admiration of all concerned. Youwill be entertaining everyone till quite lateat night. Trying to please everyone couldtell on your nerves especially after a toughday at work.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Lookforward to new developments andwork offers. Take your time to pick

and choose what you really want. Apurchase of some property or house will bean asset that you have been planning forlong and are now within your grasp. How-evermake sure to buy a house having readypossession. Take time to choose what youreally want from life. Strong romantic influ-ences around are tempting. You could getdrawn into an association with a person

who could become difficult to forget.

LIBRA (September 22 - October22): You may be feeling a littleunder the weather for no apparent

reason at all. Subconsciously youmay be seeking a change, which does notseem to be happening right now. If youare patient you will hear some good newslater in the day which gladdens yourheart. Destiny at times works faster if weleave burning issues alone and get onwith life. A good time to party hard andmeet your friends.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 -December 20): Wait a while be-fore thinking of making any

changes in your working environ-ment. A change of job or work at this junc-ture is not advisable. Do not be carriedaway by attractive promises of financialgains and avoid investing any money inventures about which you know very little.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - Feb-ruary 18): Personal initiatives willhelp a lot, but joint ventures or

teamwork could be more beneficial.Someone from overseas will be in touch.Keep your mind open to new ideas andviews. Financially it is a rewarding day.You can look forward good news in themail. Fears and uncertainties are a partof life but when discussed with a personwho cares for you somehow it eases theburden and makes life easier.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20):Though you are doing very well foryourself at work youmay still suffer a

few anxious moments regarding a newwork proposal. Rest assured that you wouldwin the day whatever be the circumstances.Just bear in mind that others do not dis-suade you from your task by causing alarm.Your love life will be turbulent for a few days.The married will find their mate out of sorts,perhaps due to a spell of depression or per-haps because of some family problem.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21):You will get new offers with finan-cial aid and other assistance. Try

to complete your on-going venturesfirst, for chasing new deals without fulfill-ing earlier obligations will result in a set-back. You could also lose out on your newproject because others may feel that youare untrustworthy. Your need for an emo-tional relationship with someone youknow or are mixed up with will be a possi-bility.

VIRGO (August 22 - Septem-ber 21): Expansion of your workactivities may include trying your

hand at some creative activity. Thisis a good chance to work on somethingthat you have always wanted. Futureprospects look very bright. You can alsolook forward to some great times withloved ones and a spontaneous outing.

SCORPIO (October23 -Novem-ber 21): Things go according toplans but you could be running

against time to meet deadlines. Bepatient with those who exasperate you.Handle finances with great care. All thehard work that you put in will help you inthe long run. Keep in touch with associ-ates regularly. Squabbles in your love lifeare intriguing and exasperating. Stoplooking for answers as you will only suc-ceed in confusing the issue further.

CAPRICORN (December 21- January 19): No doubt that youhave been working very hard both at

work and at your relationships, butsomehow you have been running into prob-lems andmisunderstandings. However a cer-tain development todaymaymake you realizethat your efforts were not in vain. Try not toshow how overwhelmed you are. A casual re-lationship suddenly changes color to some-thing romantic andmeaningful. This could bethe start of something much deeper.

PISCES (February 19 - March20): Avoid arguments with col-leagues for that could vitiate the

atmosphere at work. Be firm but notoffensive. People look up to you forstrength so you cannot afford to be inept.Expenses are high, but if you work outyour plan systematically the money in-vested now will bring manifold profit. Inmarital relationships keep calm for therecould be a clash of opinion over minor is-sues. It may have to do with investments.

JAGJIT UPPALBIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will bring about some drastic changes in your life and workset-up, which will improve your efficiency and increase your income. Personal affairs willrun smoothly. Youngsters looking for a job opening in a large group or organization will re-ceive a suitable offer soon. Government employees can expect a major promotion alongwith a transfer to an important centre. There may be certain gains through buying/sellingof some land, a house, or a vehicle. Romantic life will be a source of joy and excitement.BABIES BORN TODAY: Beautiful, tall, lean body, healthy and long-lived. Intelligent,social mentally alert, quick witted, they could bemisunderstood occasionally. After a goodeducation, a career as a financial advisor or administrative services would lead to gain.Considerable wealth and happiness is indicated.

ACROSS:1 Built on ___ : unstable? (4)4 Actuates, brings about or makes hap-

pen (6)8 Automaton, for short (3)10 Pimply condition of adolescence (4)13 Writing down of music (8)14 Assumption (7)15 In which stirring may spread sweet-

ness? (6)17 The transmission of a disease by

contact (9)21 A device to unlock doors (3)22 Some; none in particular (3)23 Live off the ___ of the land: live lux-

uriously? (3)26 With mental faculties awake (9)27 Antenna (6)28 "L" in NOCIL or PIL? (7)32 Destined to suffer bad fortune? (3-

5)34 Fair, not excellent but okay (2-2)35 Class (3)36 Look of anger (6)37 Headwear (4)

DOWN:1 A ___ on the face : rebuff or insult? (4)2 Not any one (4)3 Studies carefully (4)5 Urgently draw attention or arouse? (6)6 Asian honorific (3)7 Dawns (6)9 One of the five digits on the foot (3)11 By hook or by ___ : by means fair or

foul (5)12 An ___ house : an unoccupied

house? (5)15 Playthings (4)16 An express of farewell or goodbye (4)18 Close by (4)19 Jail (OE) (4)20 A place of lodging (3)23 __ coronat opus : the end crowns the

work? (5)24 Pipes for toothpaste? (5)25 Punishing (6)26 A wine bottle (6)28 A wreath of flowers in Hawaii (3)

29 In a lazy or unhurried manner (4)30 "Got a" change for a Roman robe?

(4)31 Cheap lodging (slang) (4)33 Toilet, especially in England? (3)

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

Today’s clue: O equals T

YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1759

HEATHCLIFF

SUDOKU 1940Sudoku is a numberplacing puzzle based ona 9x9 grid such severalgiven numbers.To solve aSudoku puzzle, everydigit from 1 to 9 mustappear in each of thenine vertical columns, ineach of the ninehorizontal rows and ineach of the nine boxes.

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AfternoonWORDMINE

How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shownin 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 shouldbe at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names arenot allowed.TTooddaayy’’ss rraattiinnggss:: 21 aavveerraaggee; 23 ggoooodd; 25 oouuttssttaannddiinngg.YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN:: coin, corn, cousin, curio, icon, incisor, incur,INCURSION, ionic, ironic, scion, scorn, scour, sonic, unicorn, uric.

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O U Y Z H C V NYYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN:: I like long walks, especially when they are taken bypeople who annoy me

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4754

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORDAACCRROOSSSS:: 1 Buddha, 7 Love game, 8 Lift, 10 Gaiman, 11 Sifted, 14 Lox, 16 Buses,17 Tots, 19 Wafer, 21 Civil, 22 Rater, 23 Smew, 26 Arbor, 28 Ale, 29 Teamed, 30Pained, 31 Urdu, 32 Includes, 33 Hisses. DDOOWWNN:: 1 Bright, 2 Deimos, 3 Altn, 4 Decibel, 5 Facts, 6 Heeds, 8 Lilt, 9 Fax, 12 Fur,13 Eerie, 15 Laved, 18 Outre, 19 Wit, 20 Fir, 21 Careful, 22 Rom, 23 Slides, 24Menu, 25 Widens, 26 Attic, 27 Batch, 28 Aar, 30 Push.

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NEW YORK: Defendingchampion Andy Mur-ray put on a US Open

late night special, taking outhis frustrations with thechaos-causing rain and eventschedulers but two-time win-ner VenusWilliams slipped todefeat. Third-seeded Murray,who snappedBritain's 76-yearwait for a men's Grand Slamchampion when he tri-umphed inNewYork last year,needed just 98 minutes to getpast 33-year-old FrenchmanMichael Llodra, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.But his match only got un-

derway at 9:55 p.M.(0155GMT) -- the third-lateststart for a US Open night ses-sion -- after a four-hour rainsuspension earlier in the day.That delay was compoundedwhen 2009 champion JuanMartin del Potro andGuillermo Garcia-Lopez bat-tled out a four-hour, 13-minute dogfight on the sameArthur Ashe Stadium, whichthe Argentine sixth seed won6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (9/7)."I think playing at that time

for your first round is notideal," saidMurray,whohit 34w i n n e r sagainst justfive unforcederrors to booka match withArgentina'sLeonardoMayer for aplace in the last32."It's not whether

it's me, it's anyone.Just because I won lastyear, it's nothing to dowith that. It's just more forthe guys that have to playthis evening, and you haveguys that have two days offbetweenmatches."

Amongst Murray's leadingrivals for the title, RafaelNadalcompleted his first roundmatch on Monday, 48 hoursearlier, while top seed NovakDjokovic and five-timewinnerRoger Federer both wrappedup their openers on Tuesday.Del Potro and Garcia-Lopezhad provided the earlier spicefor theMurrayheadlinerwhenthey exchanged angry wordsover the number of injury

timeouts that the Spaniardwas taking. "I just asked aboutthemedical timeoutbecause Ididn't knowhowmanyorhowlong. He explained tome thenthe chair umpire also, andthat's it," saidDel Potro diplo-matically.Del Potro, beaten by

Djokovic in the longestWim-bledon semi-final of all timelast month, goes on to face2001 champion Lleyton He-witt, who saw off Brian Baker6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.Williams, theUS Open champion in 2000and 2001 and a seven-timeGrand Slam singles title win-ner, went down in a three-hour, second-round clash totenacious Chinese playerZheng Jie.

NEW YORK: India'sSomdev Devvarman

battled his way through raininterruptions to notch up ahard-fought victory overLukas Lacko of Slovakia in agruelling opening roundmatch of the men's singlescompetition at the US Opentennis here.The 28-year-old rallied

from a set down to win thenext two when rain inter-rupted the match. The In-dian, however, returned tocomplete the job as heemerged4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4victories in the match whichlasted three hours and 11minutes at Flushing Mead-ows last night.The world number 114 In-

dian will next take on ItalianAndrea Seppi, ranked 20th,in the second round. Seppibeat Belgian veteran XavierMalisse 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 inanother men's singlesmatch. Facing Lukas for thefirst time, Somdev tried tocurb his unforced errors androde on his better net playandbreakpoint conversationrate to surpass the world

number 84 Slovak.Somdev won 93 per cent

of the net points comparedto Lukas's 63 per cent andalso converted eight of the 12break points that came hisway. He also committed just36 unforced errors, whileSlovak had double the num-ber of unforced errors (73) inthe match. The Indian, whowas laid low for more than ayear after suffering a shoul-der injury, wonmore than 50per cent of pointswhen serv-ing at 30-30 or Deuce. How-ever, Lukas was way aheadwhen it came to hitting acesand winners. The Slovak hit47 winners and 11 aces,compared to Somdev's 30and 5 respectively.

Somdev enters second round of US Open

By Divya Suryanarayan

MUMBAI: India A coachLalchand Rajput says

paceman Ishwar Pandeywasfind of the South Africa tourand many a young playersstand a good chance to be se-lected when the nationalteam will travel there later inthe year.

The team, led by Chetesh-war Pujara, won the triangu-lar one-day series featuringthe A teams of India, Australiaand South Africa and thendrew the two-match ‘Test’ se-ries against the hosts beforereturning home last night.Pandey took seven wickets

in the firstTest and four in thesecondTest. In the preceding

tri-series, he took five wicketsin twomatches. “South Africais always a difficult tour. It ischallenging for the playersand the support staff. It isvery heartening that we didsowell, because people neverthought we would do so wellin South Africa. The playersresponded very well and,overall, it was an excellenttour for us,” Rajput told PTIhere.“In bowling department,

the find was Ishwar Pandey,who did well in one-dayersand ‘Tests’. Jaydev Unadkatand Mohamad Shami alsobowled well,” he said.“Most of the players have

been impressive like ShikharDhawan, Rohit Sharma,Cheteshwar Pujara, SureshRaina, and as a wicketkeeper,definitelyWriddhiman Saha.”Rajput, whowas also coach

of the 2007 T20 World Cupwinning Indian team, saidsince the senior side is sched-uled to tour South Africa,people had a lot of interest inthis series.

VISAKHAPATNAM:VeteranLuke Ronchi smashed a

quickfire century as NewZealand A recovered from aprecarious position to post arespectable 310 against India

A on the second day of theirthree-daymatch here today.For IndiaA,all-rounder Jalaj

Saxena did the star turn withhis off-breaks grabbing six for106 in 22.4 overs, while left-

arm spinner Rakesh Dhruvegot two wickets. At stumps,IndiaAweresix foronehavinglost Unmukt Chand (4)cheaply. Tomorrow is the lastday of the first-classmatch.

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Ronchi ton takes NZ A to 310, Saxena takes six

CHAMPION MURRAY RACES TOLATE NIGHT WIN, VENUS OUT

Ishwar Pandey was find of India A tour of SA: Rajput

Andy Murray of Britain pumps his fistafter winning a point against

Michael Llodra of France during thefirst round of the 2013 U.S. Open

tennis tournament.

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SPORTS

By Shalivahana

MYSORE: There are 8 racestoday and the first starts at

2 p.m. Rely more on runnerswith Aluminium shoes. Avoidestablished jockeys like SurajNarredu and Trevor. Here inMysore, apprentice jockeys dobetter than established, well-known jockeys.

CARD AND SELECTIONS1. The Squanderer Plate 1600 M2 P.M.1. Royal Prodigy 62 M.A.Milan2. Too Cold To Hold 62 S.John3. Behram 57.5 M.D.Paswan4. Brownie 57.5 G.Y.Rajesh Babu5. Born To Perform 56 J.Paswan6. Aladdin 55 A.Vishwanath7. Mr Hurricane 52.5 B.Harish8. Starscream 52 SahanawazWin: Mr. Hurricane, Starscream

2. The K.Thammanna GowdaMemorial Trophy - Div. II 1200 M2.30 P.M.1. Recharged 60 H.G.Rathod2. Triumphant 59 Y.S.Srinath3. Refreshed 58.5 A.Imran Khan4. Lovely Lady 58.5 SurajNarredu5. Superb Style 58.5 S.John6. Grand Success 58 Md.Sameer7. Sweet N Smart 58 F.F.Da Silva8. Carisma 57.5 M.Madhu Babu9. Six Shooter 57.5 Nassar Alam10. Sunday Cruz 55M.Prabhakaran

11. Sparkling Cat 54.5 G.AdarshWin: Triumphant, Superb Style

3. The Safi Darashah MemorialTrophy - Div. II 1200 M 3 P.M.1. Miyarsprincess 60 R.Ravi2. Amazer 55.5 M.Noornabi3. Time Flies 55 J.W.D.L.4. Nessie 54.5 Sahanawaz5. Flying Tricolour 54.5 SurajNarredu6. Amazing Redd 54 Irvan Singh7. Cielo Signore 54 Arshad Alam8. Alcazaar 53.5 P.Trevor9. Starlight Magic 53 ShivaKumar

10. Athletic Star 52.5 G.Adarsh11. Divine Deliverance 52.5Imran Chisty12. Mark Of Genius 52 J.W.D.L.Win: Nessie, Divine Deliverance

4. The K.Thammanna GowdaMemorial Trophy - Div. I 1200 M3.30 P.M.1. Mountain High 62 AkshaySundaram2. Azure Fire 61.5 M.A.Milan3. Affirmative 60 Anjar Alam4. Mom In Law 60 Irvan Singh5. Mr Carpe 59.5 Ryan Marshall6. Ice Weapon 59.5 SarvanKumar7. Stellar Ambition 58 M.Noornabi8. Keukenhof 58 Suraj Narredu9. Kripa 57.5 B.Harish

10. Abnoba 56.5 Shobhan Babu11. Starstruck 55 Arshad AlamWin: Starstruck, Keukenhof

5. The H.H. Sri KrishnarajaWadiyar Memorial Trophy 1400M 4 P.M.1. Immense 60 S.John2. Bold Police 57 M.A.Milan3. Atlantus 57 Y.S.Srinath4. Sky Train 56 Suraj Narredu5. Smokin Aces 56 F.F.Da Silva6. Sovetskaya 54.5 P.Trevor7. Color Me 54.5 Vivek8. Demanding Format 54.5Arshad Alam

Win: Smokin Aces, Colour Me

6. The Safi Darashah MemorialTrophy - Div. I 1200 M 4.30 P.M.1. Talisker 62.5 Suraj Narredu2. Absolute Majority 61.5P.S.Chouhan3. Orient Glory 60.5 F.F.Da Silva4. Daring Dynamite 60 SarvanKumar5. Bryant Park 60 Indar JeetSingh6. Free Law 59 S.K.Paswan7. Midtown Magic 58.5 ShobhanBabu8. Lads Gladiator 55 A.R.Pradeep9. Rebecca 54 Md.Sameer10. Smooth Glider 54 ArshadAlam11. Anonymous 53.5 Irvan Singh

Win: Talisker, Rebecca

7. The Yelahanka Plate 1600 M5 P.M.1. Cinnamon Rush 60 RyanMarshall2. Indian Royalty 60 G.Y.RajeshBabu3. Royal Surprise 59 SurajNarredu4. Miss Ching 58.5M.Prabhakaran5. Always Inspiring 58 SarvanKumar6. Hard To Pin Down 56.5Saddam Hussain7. Mountain Glory 56.5 ShivaKumar8. Kilimanjaro 55 G.Adarsh9. God Is Great 54.5 P.Trevor10. Go Green 54 Arshad Alam11. Sumitomo 53 Imran Chisty12. Potomac 51.5 P.S.ChouhanWin: Potomac, Hard To Pin Down

8. The Jog Falls Plate 1400 M5.30 P.M.1. Theworldismine 60 R.Ravi2. Virtuoso 59 Arshad Alam3. Sequana 58 Ajeet Kumar4. Queens Colour 57.5 S.John5. Beautiful Dancer 56.5A.R.Pradeep6. Brazilian 55 Withdrawn7. Chapandaaz 55 F.F.Da Silva8. You’re A Legend 54A.Vishwanath9. Arc Angel 51.5 SaddamHussainWin: Arc Angel, Theworldismine

Chance: Triumphant and Nessie

MYSORE RACES TODAY

Dinesh, two otherboxers allege bias inWorld C’ship trials

PPAATTIIAALLAA:: The selection of the Indian teamfor the World Boxing Championships hasrun into a controversy with three pugilists,including Arjuna awardee Dinesh Kumar,threatening to take the panel to court evenas Olympian Akhil Kumar vowed to sue oneof them for dragging his name into thefurore.Dinesh (91kg), Dilbag Singh (69kg) and

Praveen Kumar (+91kg) have alleged thatthe coaches and the selection committeeignored them, despite their "goodperformance" in the trial bouts whichconcluded yesterday.Asian Games silver-medallist Manpreet

Singh (91kg), Asian Championships silver-medallist Mandeep Jangra and reigningnational champion Satish (+91kg) were theboxers who were picked ahead of them forthe October 11 to 27 World Championshipsin Kazakhstan. The three dissenting boxerswere beaten in exciting open trial boutsyesterday in front of a packed hall of fellowboxers and a selection panel whichincluded veterans such as Mehtab Singhand Padam Bahadur Mal besides IndianBoxing Federation Secretary GeneralRajesh Bhandari. "We will take the selection committee to

the court for this unfair decision," Dineshsaid at a press conference.

‘CHHOTA TYSON’ AT CROSSROADSAFTER RAVAGED BY INJURIESA colossal name in Indian boxing despitehis diminutive frame, M Suranjoy Singh iscurrently at a crossroads after failing tomake the cut for the World Championshipsdue to an injury-ravaged body which couldnot recreate the magic that gave him thenickname 'Chhota Tyson', at the just-concluded national trials here.The 27-year-old is best remembered for

winning an unprecedented seven back-to-back international gold medals, includingthe top honours at the AsianChampionships and the CommonwealthGames, between 2009 and 2010. But lifechanged drastically for him after he lost hismother in December 2010. His formdipped and the last major internationalevent in which he made his presence feltwas the 2012 World Military Games wherethe Manipur-lad settled for a bronze medal.His physical breakdown started with

minor niggles becoming majorcomplications so much so that he had togo under the knife for a troubling knee,which is getting better but not yet a 100per cent. "Life changed completely at theend of 2010. Losing my mother wasmassive blow and it took me a lot of time tocome to terms with it. And eventually someinjuries also began to hamper me. I stilldon't feel fit," Suranjoy, who competed non-stop between 2009-10 in the 52kgdivision, told PTI in an interview.

Boxers Dinesh, Dilbagh and Praveen whoaccused the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) ofdiscrimination against them, in Patiala onThursday. All three have left out of the IndianSquad for the World Boxing Championship, to beheld in Kazakhstan next month.

BARCELONA, SPAIN: LionelMessi missed a late penaltyattempt before Barcelona

clinched the Spanish Super Cupdespite being held to a 0-0 drawby 10-man Atletico Madrid.Messi had a chance to put the

result beyond doubt in 89th butfired his penalty kick off thecrossbar to finish a forgettablenight for the Argentina star yes-terday.Barcelona eventually claimed

the trophy on away goals follow-ing the 1-1 draw in the openingleg last week. Atletico's disci-plined defense stifled aBarcelona's attack featuring Ney-mar making his first starting ap-pearance for his new club.And the visitors enjoyed the

best scoring opportunities otherthan Messi's penalty attempt butweren't able to get the criticalgoal, mainly because ofBarcelona goalkeeper VictorValdes. Atletico's chances werehurt in the 81st when Filipe Luiswas given a red card for appar-ently hitting Dani Alves. Thescoreless draw meant Neymar'sfirst-leg goal was the difference."I'm happy with the title. When-

ever there is a title in play whatcounts is winning it," Barcelonacoach Gerardo Martino said. "Butas far as the team goes, I want to

see more. Above all in these typesof games, we need to find moreprecision and the ability to createmore spaces."Messi was back for Barcelona

after missing one game due to aleft thigh injury sustained in theopening Super Cup match lastweek. But the four-time worldplayer of the year was not hisusual dynamic self, lacking hisspark and finishing touch. He un-characteristically scuffed a close-

range shot off a pass from SergioBusquets to start his off night.Martino gave Neymar his first

start in his fourth official game forBarcelona since his move fromSantos in June. Messi and Neymarhad only previously been on thepitch together for seven minutesbecause Martino said he wantedto ease the 21-year-old Brazilstriker into his new team. Butthose eager to see the two togetherwere disappointed. While Messi

was below par, Neymar wasn'table to exploit his speed and drib-bling against Atletico's physicaldefense."I think that individually they

both played well," Martino saidof the pair. "It's true they didn'tfind one another or combinemuch. With Neymar playing onthe left and Messi tending tomove out to the right, they are faraway. But I don't doubt they willfind each other."

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Bailey backs Johnsonfor Ashes return

LLOONNDDOONN:: AustraliaTwenty20 captain GGeeoorrggeeBBaaiilleeyy has backedMitchell Johnson to returnto Test duty when Asheshostilities are resumed'Down Under' inNovember. Left-arm fastbowler Johnson did notfeature in the Australia

side that suffered a 3-0 Ashes series defeatin England but has been selected in thesquad for the forthcoming limited-oversseries, starting with the first Twenty20international at Southampton. Johnsonbecame a figure of fun among Englandfans in recent Ashes because of his oftenwayward deliveries but Bailey insisted the31-year-old's raw pace, which has helpedhim take 205 Test wickets, meant he couldyet return to the five-day format.

Broad hits back at Vaughancriticism of England squad

LLOONNDDOONN:: EnglandTwenty20 captain SSttuuaarrttBBrrooaadd has accusedformer skipper MichaelVaughan of being"disrespectful" forcriticising the decision torest several leadingplayers from theupcoming one-day

internationals against Australia. Testskipper Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, JamesAnderson, Graeme Swann and Broadhimself, who all featured in the recent 3-0Ashes series win, were all left out of thesquads announced Tuesday for the loneone-dayer against Ireland and the five-match ODI campaign against Australia.Australia too have made wholesalechanges -- only seven of their 18-man ODIsquad played in the Test series -- and it'sclear both countries are already lookingahead to the return Ashes in Australia inNovember.

Malaysia, Scotland to hostChampions Challenge 1 hockey NNEEWW DDEELLHHII:: Malaysia will host the men'sHockey Champions Challenge 1 next yearwhile women's competition will be held inScotland, the International HockeyFederation (FIH) announced. BothChampions Challenge 1 events are set tobe held at the end of April, 2014. "TheHockey Champions Challenge 1 2014events for men and women have beenallocated to the Malaysian HockeyConfederation and Scottish Hockeyrespectively," the FIH said in a release.

Dempo SC midfielder Clifford getsDilip Sardesai AwardPPAANNAAJJII: Dempo SC midfielder Clifford RayesMiranda received Dilip Sardesai Award forsports excellence for the year 2013-14. The31-year old, who has been playing forDempo for last 14 years, was felicitated byDeputy Chief Minister Franscis D'Souza.The award comprises Rs 2 lakh in cash anda certificate. Clifford represented Goa inSantosh Trophy Championship in 2001,2004, 2005 and 2006 and was part of thewinning squad in 2005 and runners-up in2001. In 2005, he made his debut in theIndia squad against Pakistan. He was partof the team which clinched the top spot inNehru Cup(2007, 2009-2012), AFCChallenge Cup(2009, 2012, 2013), SAFFCup(2011).

School children practice during the Major Dhyan Chand Inter-schools HockeyTournament at the MHA-Stadium, Churchgate on Thursday.

Gurunanak, Children’s Academy win

MMUUMMBBAAII:: Gurunanak High School and Children’s Academy won thegirl’s and boy’s titles respectively in the MHAL organized Major DhyanChand Inter-schools Hockey Tournament 2013 and played at the MHA-Stadium, Churchgate on Thursday. In the girl’s final, Gurunanak ridingon goals from Ekta Kaintura and Akansha Singh beat St. Lawrence HS2-0, while Children Academy overcame Our Lady of Dolours by a 1-0margin. Hemant Fadikar netted the lone goal of the match.Results - Girl’s: Gurunanak H.S. 2 (Ekta Kaintura, Akansha Singh) beat St.Lawrence HS 0; Boys: Children Academy 1 (Hemant Fadikar) beat Our Lady ofDolours 0.

MUMBAI: Sadique scoredthree goals for Anjuman,

Kurla as they overpowered MBHigh School 3-0 during the boy’sunder 16 fourth division match ofthe Inter School Football tourna-ment held at the MSSA CastrolSchools Sports Centre, AzadMaidan on Thursday. In the first

division match featuring the eves,St Joseph, Malad beat Hiranan-dani Foundation, Powai 1-0. Results: B-16-IV: IES ManikVidyamandir ‘B’ (Bandra) (1) (Adit Pawar)Beat Fr. Agnello (Malad) (0). St. Rock(Borivali) (3) (Prasad Joshi 1, Sarvesh Koli1, Rahul Shetty 1) Beat H.M. Nanavati(Vile Parle) (0).

NEW DELHI:The venue that

bears his nametoday aptly playedhost to the launchof Dhyan Chand’sgraphic biography,which will trans-port the readers to

the good old days of Indian hockeywhen the wizard would rule theworld with his sorcery.The first-of-its-kind book on a

sportsman, titled ‘Dhyan Chand -

The Wizard of Hockey’, waslaunched here on the NationalSports Day to commemorate the108th birth anniversary of the leg-end. The book is being printed bycomic-series publication AmarChitra Katha.“The idea to come out with a

book on Dhyan Chand came to usaround 18 months back. There isno better personality than him toinspire young children to playsport. He was a great figure andepitome of excellence in his field.

By Saumojyoti S Choudhury

IPOH, MALAYSIA: Brimmingwith confidence after three con-secutive wins, India will have toguard against complacency whenthey take on hosts Malaysia, a sidewhich is capable of springing upsurprises, in the semifinal of theninth Asia Cup hockey tourna-ment here today.Unlike their opponents, the In-

dians will be high on confidenceafter securing their semifinal berthwith an unbeaten record. The Sar-dar Singh-led side spanked debu-tants Oman 8-0, followed by winsover defending champions SouthKorea (2-0) and Bangaldesh (9-1)

to top Pool B.Malaysia, on the other hand, fin-

ished second in Pool A after theywon against Chinese Taipei andJapan but lost to Pakistan in theirPool A engagements. Fully awarethat two more wins here would en-sure their ticket for next year’sWorld Cup at The Hague, Nether-lands, the 11th ranked Indians can-not afford to relax in the businessend of the eight-nation tourna-ment, and especially against anunpredictable side like Malaysia.India, who never missed out on aWorld Cup berth since the tourna-ment’s introduction in 1971, willlike to avoid the repeat of yet an-other debacle after the 2008 Beijing

Olympics, where the Indian teamhad failed to qualify for the firsttime in the history of the game.Having played Malaysia on nu-

merous occasions, the Indians,who start as favourites, know verywell that the hosts on their givenday can upset top teams of theworld. Another factor which willwork against India in the semifinalis home support. “It is a very cru-cial match for us in the recenttimes. Malaysia is tough oppo-nent. You cannot predict them. Wewill have to play against the entirestadium tomorrow as they willhave home support behind them,”Sardar said ahead of the semifinalencounter.

BANGALORE: Saina Nehwalmay be the reigning queenof Indian badminton but

Pusarla Venkat Sindhu, the 18-year-old from Hyderabad repre-senting Awadhe Warriorsprovided strong indication thatshe is one for the future, with an-other impactful performancedowning All England championTine Baun with a measure of easeat 21-16 21-13 to level the scores1-1 in the well-fought IBL semifi-nals against Mumbai at the Kan-teerava Indoor Stadium inBangalore. Earlier top men’s player in the

world, Malaysia Lee Chong Weiproved far too strong forAwadhe’s RMV Gurusai Duttwinnng 21-15 21-7 to provideMasters a 1-0 lead. Buoyed by the presence of

owners —- legendary SunilGavaskar and Telegu star Nagar-juna cheering from the sidelines,Lee didn’t disappoint them with aclinical effort.At the first break, the world No

1 lead 7-4 but Gurusai reducedthe margin to 12-14 at the secondbreak. Gurusai provided Lee withsome anxious moments withdown-the-line smashes and im-pressive net play.

Although he committed nineunforced errors compared to fiveby Gurusai, the experiencedMalaysian bagged the first game21-15.As for Gurusai, he hung in

there after forcing some long ral-lies, but could not breach the ex-traordinary racquet workdisplayed by the Malaysian.After losing the first game, Gu-

rusai came under far too muchpressure as he conceded the firstbreak of the second game 2-7against the Masters’ icon player.Lee capitalised on the retreat-

ing confidence of Gurusai and

played some magnificent bad-minton, reminiscent of a balladpranced by a beautiful damsel,leading 14-2 in the second break.“I’m very happy after the win.

I’m thankful to all the fans for alltheir support. I think now ourteam is in a good position to reach the final,” Lee said

after beating Gurusai.Sindhu has been going from

strength to strength, havingbeaten players ranked above herin this premier edition of the IBL.Today she encountered an out ofsorts Tine Baun who uncharac-teriscally made errors galore even

as Sindhu smashed her way to adecisive and deserved win. Buoyed by their icon players

Sindhu’s success, who said afterbeating Tine Baun, “I’m thankfulto the crowd for all the support.My coaches told me how to playmy game. As an icon player, I tellall my team players to give theirbest,” the men’s doubles pairingof Markis Kido and Mathias Boe

defeated Sumeeth Reddy andPranav Chopra 21-15 21-10 tohelp Warriors take a 2-1 lead. Lanky Russian Vladimir Ivanovthough given some anxious mo-ments in the first game pulled offa 21-20 21-19 win over KSrikkanth to level scores at 2-2setting the stage for a grippingdecider in the mixed doubles en-counter. In a tension-packed tiewhich saw Srikanth give his all,the Russian just about managedto pip the Indian in the first gamewhich in fact saw Srikanth havematch point. The Russian Rocket as Ivanov is

called heaved a huge sigh of reliefas an overtly aggressive Srikanthcalled the tune for the major partof the first game, only to see theRocket surge ahead in the tenseclosing stage of the game.

Graphic biography on Dhyan Chand launched

Sadique scores a hat-trick

India need to be cautious against unpredictable Malaysia

IVANOV LEVELS SCORE FOR MUMBAI

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