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Deaf and dumb, but smart enough to kill... Pg.5

By Vishnudas Sheshrao

“What I rememberis that an au-t o r i c k s h a w

driver pointed towards thebonnet of my car, sayingthere had been some sparks.

Then two unidentified peo-ple who identified them-selves as mechanics came tome. They spoke with me, Idon’t remember what theysaid. They asked me forRs.10,755.Then they tookmeto the ATMwhere I withdrew

the money and gave it tothem. I don’t know why I didthat,” says Virendra Vermawho had this peculiar expe-rience on the Eastern Ex-press Highway betweenThane and Mulund lastThursday morning.Verma (40) isworking as an

account director with a re-puted company and hethinks he was hynotised andcheated by strange men onhis way to office which is ac-tually in Parel. He insists theeffects were so strong thatthey lasted at least 20 min-utes. At one point he says hetold the men, “Bhai, aapmuze ch---ya to nahi banarahe ho?” (Brother, are younotmaking a fool out ofme?)

By Neel Shah

In a bizarre incident, con-men used an online classi-

fied site, OLX.com, toapproach a seller and rob hishigh-end mobile phone, butafter only thrashing him.The incident took place on

Tuesday night at Tilak Nagarin Chembur, when 20-year-old Sandeep Jadhav was ap-proached by a person whowanted to purchase his mo-bile phone. Jadhav, a studentand an active social worker,had placed an advertisementfor selling his SamsungGrandmobile for Rs.12,000.

Seeing the advertisementon the classified website, aperson contacted Jadhavand told him that he was in-terested butwould like to seethe handset first. Jadhav, aresident of Sangharsh Nagarat Chandivali in Andheri,was called to Tilak Nagar bythe buyer who told him hewould not be able to comeall the way to Andheri.Jadhav agreed and de-

cided tomeet the buyer at 10pm below the Chembur sky-walk leading towards Chem-bur railway station. WhileJadhav was accompanied byhis friend, the buyer reached

the spot along with threeother persons.“The four thrashed Jadhav

and his friend black-and-blue and fled away with hismobile phone,” said LaxmanBhalerao, senior inspector ofTilak Nagar police station.A complaint was regis-

tered in Tilak Nagar policestation against four uniden-tified persons under the rele-vant sections of IPC, said thepolice. The complainant andhis friendwere treated at Ra-jawadi Hospital, while thepolice are now hunting forthe accused.

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HYPNOTISED ANDCHEATED Bizarre experience leaves account director poorer by Rs.10,755

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Advertised and robbed

IncomeTax officials contin-ued with the searches at

the premises of RiddhiSiddhi Bullion Ltd (RSBL)here for the second consecu-tive day today even asthey said that its managingdirector, PrithvirajKothari, had become "un-traceable".

The searches are likely tocontinue tomorrow aswell, I-T officers added.I-T sleuths yesterday

started searches at 50 proper-ties, belonging to both RSBLand Kothari, for alleged taxevasion and bogusimport/export of gold."Kothari is not traceable.

He is moving around in thecity but not cooperating withthe investigation", said an I-T official.RSBL is a leading bullion

trading company headquar-tered in Mumbai.I-T officials said that the

case was crucial for them asthey suspect that Kothari hadearnings of at least Rs.150crore in commission throughhawala transactions.They said that RSBL's an-

nual turnover is pegged atRs.25,000 crore.Sources, meanwhile, re-

vealed that cash of Rs.9crore was recovered from aRSBL office in SouthMumbai

during searches yesterday.Officials are also evaluatingthe gold purchased by thefirm.An I-T official said that

RSBL was earlier searched inconnectionwith the scam in-volving former Jharkhandchief minister Madhu Koda."Kothari's men allegedlyhelped Koda transfer moneyabroad," he added.On a media report appar-

ently linking the searches toIndian Premier League (IPL)scandal, the officer said "weare not investigating the casefrom the IPL angle but willdefinitely do so if anythingcrops up".

Is the emotional threshold of youth dropping these days?

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The youth these days isn’t able tohandle rejection and failure.

Amey JajuEngineer

Harming oneself comes easily toyoungsters these days. This ishow they handle pressure in life.This is definitely a drop inemotional threshold.

Suresh RajaBanker

With so much pressure from allquarters of life, the youth doesn’tseem to mind taking extreme stepsthese days.

Rashmi IyerStudent

Punit BhavsarWorkingProfessional

Varsha GaneshStudent

With the fast life and toughcompetition the youth isn’t able tohandle pressures in the right way.

OPINIONS

We read so many cases ofyoungsters trying to harmthemselves or running away fromhome these days. This shows thatthey aren’t able to handle pressuresof life in the correct manner.

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By Prashant Hamine

Although the south-westmonsoon has arrivedin the state earlier than

expected, the rainfall data ofthe last 10 days is yet to raiseany hopes of ending thewater scarcity in parts of Ma-harashtra. Since June 1, whenthe pre-monsoon showersbegan, and since the onset ofthe monsoon a week later,the rainfall has beensatisfactory in seven out ofthe 35 districts in the state.Even as the south-west mon-soon has covered most partsof the state, the cattle campsare still being run. However,the rains have slightly re-duced the number of watertankers deployed in scarcity

hit regions.The monsoon has been

good in Mumbai City, Mum-bai Suburban,Thane, Raigad,Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg andKolhapur districts so far.However, the rainfall is farfrom satisfactory in theworstscarcity hit districts of thestate like Solapur, Au-rangabad, Jalna, Beed, Latur,Osmanabad, Nanded, Parb-hani, Hingoli and Jalgaon.The scarcity hit district ofAhmednagar however has re-ceived 75.6 mm of rainfall sofar. The state average rainfallfor June has been 222.1 mm,this year, till mid-June, it is al-ready 81.2 mm.Till last week there were

5,500 water tankers deployedin 4,482 villages and 10,882

hamlets across the state. Thisfigure has come down to5,456 water tankers as of yes-terday. Comparatively, lastyear 2,554water tankers weredeployed in thewater scarcityhit villages. Still there are1,244 cattle camps in opera-tion mostly in Marathwada,north Maharashtra andwestern Maharashtra. Therains are yet to shore up thedam levels in the state. Thewater levels in dams inKonkan, Nagpur and Amra-vati have shown some mar-ginal increase.

By A Special Correspondent

Taking a lesson from thesevere drought in the

state, the state Governmentyesterday decided to setaside Rs. 470 crore for amicro-irrigation scheme tobe implemented from thisyear across the state.Under the fire from all

sides for ineffective large-scale irrigation projectswhich did not provide any re-lief to the farming commu-nity, the Congress-NCPgovernment decided at acabinet meeting yesterdaymorning to introduce thenew irrigation method,which will be monitored bythe Agriculture department.Presently a Central scheme isin existence, however, it isprone to delays.For this ambitious scheme,

Rs 250 crore will be madeavailable every year for the

next three years for this pur-pose; the project will be firstimplemented in Konkan,Marathwada regions alongwith Gondia, Gadchiroli andBhandara districts of Vi-darbha region. Funds fromNational Micro-IrrigationScheme, Vidarbha IntensiveIrrigation Development Pro-gramme andRashtriya KrishiVikasYojnawill be utilized forthis scheme.The government has also

pointed out that so far, thestate has received 37 per centof the average rainfall forJune. In the first ten days ofthemonth, 68 tehsils have re-ceivedmore than 75 per centof average rainfall while 177tehsils have received morethan 100 per cent of themonth’s average. Sowing op-erations are in full swing inmost of the parts of the state.Of the 134.69 lakh hectares,sowing has been completedon 0.3 per cent area.

Monsoon in, but yetto raise hopes

People stroll through the rains, some barely protected by umbrellas, others bent on soaking in all the fun.

Is micro-irrigationthe answer?RSBL MD ‘untraceable’:

Income Tax officials

Boy drowns in nullahScared by a dog, a seven-year-old boy fell into a nullah

while running away and drowned in suburbanBhandup today.The bodywas fished out later some 600meters from the

point where he had fallen in.Mohammed Shaikh, the victim, was playing near his

house in a slum, when a dog chased him. Panicked, heran, and fell into the nulla and was washed away.Police have ruled out any foul play.

Sushil Kadam | ADC

We notice that Sreesanth is alreadybehaving as if his little sojourn injail is just a hiccup in his life andnow that he is out on bail, he canput the past behind him.And what is with his parents and

the rest of the family running off tochurch at every opportunity andlighting candles and spending 15minutes in thanksgiving prayer, forall the world as if he has finallysucceeded in climbing MountEverest.Alright, we know it’s obvious that

we are less than enamored of him,but it looks as if his disconnectfrom the real world is still complete.“I’ll have to start from scratch”, hedeclares. We would like to remindhim that he has not beenacquitted, discharged, or otherwisegot free of the system so he canstart from scratch of wherever hewants, but there are still a lot ofquestions he must answer. Whatwas he planning to do with the Rs 5lakh in cash allegedly found in hishotel room in the suburbs, for onething?And not all the lit candles in the

world can change that.

The depths of idiocyYou imagine that the Mumbaipolice have already plumbed thedepths of idiocy – and then they goand arrest that poor SoorajPanscholi for allegedly abetting thesuicide of 25-year-old Jiah Khan.Frankly, we think that the six-

page letter that her mother Rabiyasays she wrote, and that werefound in her room three days aftershe died, should have been keptunder wraps because they showboth the girl and her own family insuch a poor light.Her is someone who has had the

kind of chances that millions ofyoung women all over the countrycrave, without ever getting thetiniest opportunity.She messes things up through

her own bad decisions. She hangs

in there for years. She enters into arelationship with someone youngerthan her, from the same industry.Things sour there as well. Dies shethink that perhaps she should trysomething else in life, bothprofessionally as well aspersonally?Of course not. She wants what

she wants (and in this case, cannotget). Her mother sees her on oneoccasion (or maybe two or three,things are so confusing becauseshe keeps letting them out to themedia in a steady trickle) withbruises on her face and hasalready noted that she isdepressed. Does she haul off andsmack her daughter out of love andconcern? Does she storm off to thePanscholis and haul off and smackhim? We would do that in a similarsituation because we would never

tolerate someone raising theirhands to our daughters or lettingour daughters tolerate violenceeither.Again, of course not. She “asks”

her to move out of the relationship.How is someone who alreadyseems unbalanced with frustrationand grief expected to do that? Andso Jiah Khan hurtled towards anend that in hindsight seemsinevitable.Having read reams on the

subject and already completely

sickened by the turn things havetaken, we think that the only onewho got it right was AmitabhBachchan. Asked to comment onhis co-star from Nishabd, theremake of the controversial Lolitaby Vladimir Nabokov, he said hewas greatly grieved by her death,but committing suicide is just notthe way to handle life. Think of themisery you leave behind, he said.Jiah Khan started her Bollywood

career in a Lolita type role. Whendid she become as vulnerable asLittle Orphan Annie?

Tragedies that go nowhereOur hearts go out to criminal lawyerRizwan Khan and the survivingmembers of his family. Not only didthe man who defended actorSanjay Dutt in the arms case withso much heart, lose his wife and

his mother in the Mahim buildingcollapse on Monday night, but healso had to sit and hear the lifeebbing out from his 13-year-old sonwho was trapped under the debris.It is a bitter truth that, as with all

these cases, the first thing theauthorities think of is a cover-up.So building plans have gonemissing and how does onecompare what exists with what wasmeant to be?One thing is sure. This tragedy is

not going to change a thing.

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MUMBHAIVIKAS SABNIS

He is going to the World Bankto seek some more finance!

To pay for the PM’sforthcoming foreign tours.

Sreesanth’s way Pic by Debra D’Cruz

We had almost forgotten how dramatic the sky and the skyline could be in Mumbai, till we were sent this picture of the GodrejTowers against a stormy monsoon scene in Vikhroli recently. Come to think of it, we had almost forgotten what a monsoon couldbe like, and now we are thankfully reminded.

I think it’s pretty safe to say that KarshKale is someone almost every IndieIndian artist looks up to in terms orcomposing and performance.He has teemed up with the MidivialPunditz, Norah Jones and the BombayDub Orchestra to produce some of thefinest eclectic fusion music this countryhas seen. As a recurring performer at theNH7 Weekenders and Blue frog, you knowthe guy means business when he wasasked to perform at the White House forPresident Barack Obama and wasmentioned specifically in the USpresident’s speech. “The artists joining ustoday exemplify that creed. So we’ve gotperformers like Karsh Kale, who fuses thebest of East and West, mixing eclecticbeats with the sounds of his heritage andcreating music that’s distinctly his own.”Seriously, how flippin’ cool is that?The bloke’s no stranger to performing atprestigious events. He’s previouslyworked his magic at the Grammy’s andconcert for peace by the Clintons (wherehe got to speak to Bill Clinton) and we’vegot a feeling this is just the beginning forhim. Godspeed Karsh! We wish you thebest!

Jiah Khan

Karsh Kale at the White House

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THANKSGIVINGThank you St. Jude for thefavour granted. O holy St JudeApostle &Martyr great in virtue& rich in miracles nearkinsman of Jesus Christ faithfulintercessor of all who invokeyour special patronage in timeof need to you I have recoursefrom the depth of my heart &humbly beg to whom God hasgiven such great power to cometomy assistance helpme inmypresent urgent petition inreturn I promise to make yourname known & cause you to beinvoked. Say our father threeHail Mary & three glory be's StJude pray for us & all whoinvoke your aid AMEN. SonalPatel.

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CHANGE OF NAMEI have changedmy name fromLavina Lachhman Rajai toSmriti Lachhman Rajai as perAffidavit.

C-7055

I have changedmy name fromMr. Suresh Babu Kilaje to Mr.Suresh Babu Kilje as perAffidavit dated 12-06-2013.

C-7056

I have changedmy name fromGanpat Mangaldas Khamar toGanpatlal Mangaldas Khamaras per Affidavit dated 12-06-2013.

C-7057

I have changedmy name fromHarish Bassarmal Balani toHaresh Bassarmal Balani as perAffidavit No. HE 426815 dated12-06-2013. C-7058

I, Jyotiben, have changed myname to Jyoti DineshkumarGhiya as per deed poll Affidavitdated 11/06/13.

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I, Mr. Visnu Datt ChhogaramTrivedi, have changed myname to Mr. VishnuChhogaramTrivedi as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 05/06/13.

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I, Dinesh Bhikhalal Ghiya,have changed my name toDineshkumar Bhikhalal Ghiyaas per deed poll Affidavit dated11/06/13.

C-7061

I, Dineshchandra BhikhalalGhia, have changed my nameto Dineshkumar BhikhalalGhiya as per deed poll Affidavitdated 11/06/13.

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I, Mr. Girishkumar ChandulalPatel, have changed my nametoMr. Girish Chandulal Patel asper deed poll Affidavit dated10/06/13.

C-7063

I, Mrs. Hemlataben GirishPatel, have changed my nameto Mrs. Hemlata Girish Patel asper deed poll Affidavit dated10/06/13. C-7064

I, Ashwinkumar BhupatraiDesai, have changed my nameto Ashwin Bhupatrai Desai asper deed poll Affidavit dated11/06/13.

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I, Sharada Digambar Chavan,have changed my name toSharda Pradeep Rastogi as perdeed poll Affidavit dated11/06/13. C-7066

I, Amitkumar RameshGandhi,have changed my name toAmit Ramesh Gandhi as perdeed poll Affidavit dated11/06/13.

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I,RameshchandraMansukhlalGandhi, have changed myname to Ramesh MansukhlalGandhi as per deed pollAffidavit dated 11/06/13.

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I, Khatijabi Hafiz Shaikh, havechanged my name to SunitaNaresh Chanal as per deed pollAffidavit dated 11/06/13.

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I, G.Mahavir Chand Jain, havechangedmyname toMahaveerGhevarchand Jain as per deedpoll Affidavit dated 12/06/13.

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I, Mr. Christopher XavierMascarenhas, have changedmy name to Mr. XavierChristopher Mascarenhas asper deed poll Affidavit dated11/06/13.

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I, Rajendra RamnicalarParmar, have changed myname to Mr. Viren RajeshbhaiParmar as per deed pollAffidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromBabubhai Kashiram Patel toBabulal Kashiram Patel as perdeed poll Affidavit.

C-7073

I have changedmyname fromYusuf Shamsher Ali Sayed, to‘Yusuf Ali Shamsher Ali Sayed’as per Maha. Govt. Gazette No.(X-48100) dated 29/11/2012.

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I have changedmy name fromManishkumar Prabhudas Vakilto Manish Prabhudas Vakil asper Affidavit dated 12/06/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromBhiggunath Vishwakarma toBhrigunath Vishwakarma asper Affidavit dated 12/06/2013.

C-7076

I have changedmy name fromJayshri Govindbhai Umarigarto JayshreeDevendraMaster asper Affidavit dated 12/06/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromJitendra Kumar to JitendraKumar Jain as per Affidavitdated 12/06/2013. C-7078

I have changedmy name fromChampalal to Champalal Jainas per Affidavit dated 12/06/13.

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I have changedmy name fromKamlaben to Kamlaben Jain asper Affidavit dated 12/06/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromKumari Ragani to RaganiPrasad as per Affidavit dated12/06/2013. C-7081

I have changedmy name fromEsufi Ismailbhai TaiyabaliMethiwala to Yusuf EsmailMethiwala as per the Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromShaikh Yanunisa Mohammadunidto Hayatunnisa MohammedVazir Alam Shaikh as per theAffidavit. C-7083

I have changedmy name fromMohd Sabir ShaikhMohdVazirAhmed to Mohammed ShabirMohammedVazir Alam Shaikhas per the Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromMohammed Vazir Alam toMohammedVazir Alam Shaikhas per the Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromMohammed Vasir Shaikh toMohammedVazir Shaikh as perthe Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromShaikh Mohd Vazir Ahmed toShaikhMohammedVazir Alamas per the Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromShaikh Mohammadunid toMohammedVazir Alam Shaikhas per the Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromSandip Bhanudas Pisal toVinayBhanudas Pissal as per theAffidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromMiss.Sheetalben Kikubhai PateltoMrs.Sheetal Praful Dhavle asper the Affidavit.

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We, Mr. Samuel Pratab Rajuand Mrs. Samuel Juliet Pratab,have changed our son’s namefrom Samuel Kevin Joy Pratapto Samuel Kevin Pratab as perAffidavit. C-7091

I have changedmy name fromEjaz Ahmed Haji Ahmed Falketo Ejaz Haji Ahmed Falke asper Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromRais Mohd Ridwan MohamedHanif to Rais Ridwan Hanif asper Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromAfaq Mohd Afzal Natekar toMohdAfaqMohdAfzal Natekaras per Affidavit. C-7094

I have changedmy name fromAmeer Afzal Natekar to AmirAfzal Natekar as per Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromGirish Pinky Jain to PinkyGirish Jain as per Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromZahir Khan Sadik Ali toMohammad Jahir Sadiq Ali asper Govt Gazette No. U-11950dated 30th May to 5th June2013.

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I have changedmy name fromMiss. Punam Balkrishna Sawantto Mrs. Poonam VidyadharSawant as per Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromAfsha Abdul Majid Sheikh toAfsha Abdul Majid Shaikh asper Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromAshok Anand Nakkal to MetriAshok Anand as per Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromAnand Hanumanta Nakkal toMetri Anand Hanumanta asper Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromKistamma Anand Nakkal toMetri Kistamma Anand as perAffidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromAnwar Hussain MohamadYakoob to Anwar HussainMohamad Yakoob Shaikh asper Affidavit.

C-7103

I have changedmy name fromHusnabanu to HusnabanuAnwar Hussain Shaikh as perAffidavit.

C-7104

I have changedmy name fromMr. Bibek Banerjee to Mr.Bibek Banerji as per Affidavit.

C-7105

I have changedmy name fromKenneth Joseph Saldanha toYusuf Saldanha as per Affidavit.

C-7106

I have changedmyname fromVamadevan Krishnan toVamadevan Krishnan Thoppilas per Affidavit.

C-7107

I have changedmy name fromJeyasilee Anthonymuthu toJayashree Vamadevan Thoppilas per Affidavit.

C-7108

I have changedmy name fromJayashree Vamadevan toJayashree Vamadevan Thoppilas per Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromBobby Godfrey Sunil to BobbyGodfrey Pinto as per Affidavit.

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I have changedmyname fromVinayak Raju Dagade toVinayak Raju Dagde as perAffidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromNeil Charles Noel Andrade toNeil Noel Andrade as perAffidavit.

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I have change my name fromPathan Saleem Barsati toPathan Salim Barsati as perAffidavit.

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I have change my name fromAlware Sultana BegumHishamuddin to RanwalkarSultana Iqbal as per Affidavit.

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I have change my name fromKadiri Raziya Begum SayedUmar to Aklekar RaziyaDilawar as per Affidavit.

C-7115

I have changedmy name fromHitesh Vijay to Hitesh Guptaas per Affidavit.

C-7116

I have changedmyname fromVishwanatha Venkappa Shettyto Vishwanath VenkappaShetty as per Maha. GovtGazette No. U- 276.

C-7117

I have changedmy name fromRajaniben Babubhai Mehta toRajni Anil Mehta as perAffidavit. C-7118

I have changedmy name fromHamida Bi Abrar AhammadMunshi to Hamida AbrarMunshi as per Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromShainaj Abrarahmad Munshito Shainaj AbrarMunshi as perAffidavit.

C-7120

I have changedmy name fromDayanandan Krishnan toDayannandanKrisshnan as perAffidavit.

C-7121

I have changedmy name fromHemantkumar SurajmalSanghvi to Hemant SurajmalSanghvi as per Affidavit.

C-7122

I have changedmy name fromRitesh Dyndeo Jha to RiteshNanddeo Jha as per Affidavit.

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CITY 05

By Zuber Ansari

It took a teamof around 80 policepersonnel, including 20 officers,of the Bandra police station, to

crack the murder case of a 58 year-old senior citizen, Nalini Chainani,whowas killed onTuesday evening.The police were themselves dumb-struck when they learned that boththe murderers were actually deafand dumb.The two accused gained access

into the home of the victim becauseshe knew them well. On enteringthe house they attacked her withsharp weapons and hurriedly de-camped with valuables, but madethe mistake of leaving their cellphones behind. As they exited thebuilding, the watchman who wasnot present when they had arrived,questioned them and before run-ning away, one of the accused re-portedly showed him seven fingersto indicate that they were comingfrom the 7th floor. Her body was

discovered by her husband, Sunil,who returned home at around 8.30pm.

After a couple of hours, when theaccusedwanted to use their phonesand couldn’t find them, they begancalling their numbers from variouslocations in Mumbra and Bandra,which helped investigators whowere present at the crime scene,crack the case.The ADC spoke to a local resi-

dent, Naresh, who said that both theaccused were sitting outside thebuilding from early morning, look-ing for chance to enter into Mad-huban Apartments, where thevictim lived. But no one got suspi-cious because one of the accused,Saif Bhavnagri (28), used to stay inthe next building namedGul PalaceApartments.According to Deputy Commis-

sioner of Police (Zone IX), CherringDorje ‘’We solved the murder casewithin 12 hours, and have arrestedtwo deaf and dumb accused in thisconnection. They have been identi-fied as Saif Raza Shabbir HussainBhavnagri (28) and his accomplice,

Parvez Wahid Khan (30) who is agym trainer by profession and theson of city-based doctor. Saif knewvictim and her familymembers verywell, They reportedly entered thebuilding at around 4 pm and com-mitted the crime at around 5.30 pm,after sitting and chatting with theunsuspecting victim who also of-fered them tea and refreshments.They made off with gold jewelleryand cash, totally worth Rs.4 lakh,some of whichwas recovered later.”“Based on the descriptions given

by the building’s watchman andthrough theirmobile phones whichthey left at the crime scene, we ar-rested Saif from his Mumbra resi-dence, while Parvez were picked up

from Bandra’s Chinmaiwada local-ity,” added Dorje.Investigation officer Rajendra

Kane revealed that in their confes-sions, the duo revealed that theywere in the habit of drinking andgoing to discotheques, and due totheir bad habits, their families hadstopped giving them any pocketmoney. They therefore had plannedto kill Mrs Chainani around a fort-night ago.“We produced them before the

court which remanded them to po-lice custody till June 15.We have re-covered the knife used in themurder and some jewellery, and in-vestigations are still on,” addedKane.

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The Turbhe police have arresteda 38-year-old Sanpada resident

for allegedly raping his domestichelp. According to the police, theaccused, Sanjit Nagir Singh, a resi-dent of Sairaj Apartments at sector5 in Sanpada, committed thecrime when his wife and two sonshad gone to a nearby park on Fri-day evening.“When Singh returned home, he

found the 27-year-old victim, whohailed from Kolkata, busy in thekitchen. His wife and two sonswere at a park, and only his men-tally challenged younger brotherwas at home, but Singh sent himout on an errand. He then rapedthe domestic help and threatenedher of dire consequences if she

talked to anyone about what hadhappened,” said P.R. Sawant, assis-tant police inspector ofTurbhe po-lice station.When Singh’s wife and sons re-

turned home after an hour, the vic-tim told her about the rape. Thewife then approached the policeand registered a complaint. Singhmanaged to flee but was caughtafter being traced through his mo-bile phone’s location to Ghansoli.He was arrested on the same nightand has confessed to the crime.The police have booked Singh

under section 376 of Indian PenalCode. He was produced before thejudicial court on Sunday morningwhich remanded him to policecustody till June 14.

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Deaf and dumb, butsmart enough to killDeaf-mute killers nabbed in 12 hours as they left their mobile phones at crime scene

Bandra police personnel with the cold-blooded killers, Saif Bhavnagri and Parvez Khan.

Killed for trusting: Victim Nalini Chainani

WIFE TURNED HIM IN38-year-old husband raped domestic help when family

members were out, but wife herself registered complaint

By Zuber Ansari

Making a serious allegationagainst the film industry Ra-

biya Khan, mother of deceased JiahKhan, has alleged that she is receiv-ing threat calls fromunknownnum-bers demanding that she withdrawthe case which she has filed againstSuraj Pancholi.The caller has tried to ‘explain’ to

her that since both families in-volved are from Bollywood the in-dustry will undoubtedly suffer.However, Rabiya has said she will

not reverse her stand as she is fight-ing to get her daughter justice.Rabiya added that Suraj Pan-

choli’s mother Zarina Wahab alsovisited her. “She is also askingme towithdraw the case,” said Rabiya.However, the cops are taking a

different stand on the case. Afterworking on various angles in thesuicide case and contemplatingover the defense lawyer’s argumentas to why the suicide note wasbrought in only three days afterthe incident, the cops have decidedthat they will not give a cleanchit to anyone, including JiahKhan’s family.The Juhu Police station is going to

take handwriting samples from JiahKhan’s sister Kavit and her motherRabiya to see if theymatch with thesix page suicide note and love letterwhich were recovered from the ac-cused Suraj Pancholi’s residence.

According to Deputy Commis-sioner of Police (DCP-Zone IX)Cherring Dorje, “We will producehim before the court on Thursdayagain and will ask for a further re-mand; because we have to dopanchnama of various places theycouple had visited. Also, we have yetto record the statements of the Juhubased doctor who supervised herabortion.”In his statement Suraj confessed

that he was in relationship with

Jiah Khan since the last twoyears. “I don’t want to commentanything more on that issue,” saidDorje.Jiah Khan who debuted opposite

Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Nishabdh’was found hanging at her residencein Sagar Sangeet Apartment on June3 and just after one week Suraj Pan-choli son of Bollywood actor AdityaPancholi was arrested for abetmentof suicide. He has currently beengranted police custody by the court.

Am receiving threats from industryto withdraw case: Jiah’s mother

Members of Jiah Khan’s family outside the Juhu Police station after Jiah committedsuicide last week.

Rabiya Khan claims she is getting threatening calls from anonymous numbersasking her to take back the case she has filed against Aditya Pancholi’s son, Suraj

366 of 377 students from Bhayandarschool clear exams with flying colours

By Suresh Golani

Continuing its tradition of deliv-ering an excellent pass per-

centage in the SSC examinations,the St. Francis High School inBhayandar (east) achieved a passpercentage of 99.72 this year. Outof a total of 367 examinees that ap-peared for the SSC examinationsfrom this educational institute thisyear, 366 remained successful.While over a dozen found place

in the merit list scoring more than90 per centmarks, ShrutiYogendraVarma topped the list with 95.45,followed by Jagir Mohan Soni andSaurav Debashish Bhowmick with94 and 93.64 per cent respectively.Other toppers include Vaibhav

Chavhan and Omkar Gavas whoscored 93.27 per cent. Principal ofthe School, Azeem Shaikh attrib-uted the success to the hard workof the students and efforts put inby the teaching staff.

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The morning started off asusual, with Verma in his caron his way to office. Just afterAnand Nagar octroi naka,some unknown personpointed towards his bonnet.He went ahead and stoppedthe car and another man, anauto rickshaw driver, toldhim about the sparks. Mean-while, the two “mechanics”approached.One of them, a youngman

around 22 years old, 5.5 feettall, slim, dusky complex-ioned with a dark spot on hisleft hand, identified himselfas Raju and the other person,in his mid 30s, fair complex-ioned, wearing a full sleevedshirt and trousers and aNehru cap, said hewas Raju’shelper.Both “mechanic” and his

“helper” engaged Verma inconversation. Verma says hecannot remember exactlywhat they spoke about butthey assuredhimapart of the

engineneeded to be replacedand they gave him a contactnumberwhen he asked for it.It was just eight digits –98701977.They took him to the near-

est ATM center. He withdrawRs.10,000 from the ATM andgave them Rs.10,755. He wasstill in a confused state, hesays, when he made the re-mark about them making afool of him.After some time, he be-

came aware of his surround-ings and drove to his office.Discussing the matter withhis friends, they came outand examined the car whenhe realized that no changeshadbeenmade in the engine.Later he went and reportedthematter to theMulundpo-lice station. Yesterday whenADC spoke to senior inspec-tor Jivajirao Jadhav, he said,“Investigations are on. Thereis no concrete output yet”.Virendra is not first person

to be cheated like this. Eightmonths ago, a woman work-

ing in a leadingMumbai hos-pital had a similar experi-ence. She was going to buymedicine when she met astranger who asked her tohand over her heavymangal-sutra. It happened to be thelast day of navratri and inex-plicably she handed over herjewelry worthmore than Rs 1lakh!Sunita Jain, a clinical psy-

chologist working with Hi-ranandani Hospital, said,“Such a type of hypnotism isclassified as Eastern hypno-tismwhich is used to advancethe vested interest of thepractitioner, is forceful in na-ture and without consent ofthe client. It is used to lootvictims.”She added, “There is no

standard set of measures toprevent such incidents. Thebest way is protect oneself isto believe inoneselfwith con-fidence. In case you feel somestranger is targeting you withneedless advice, just walkaway firmly.”

RAIN OR SHINE: Heedless of the rain, members of auto rickshaw, BEST and hawker unions came out tostage a protest rally from Byculla to Azad Maidan on Wednesday.

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In a gruesome incident, a 19-year-oldyouth was found brutally murdered nearhis residence in the Santosh Bhuvan area

of Nallasopara (east) on Tuesday night.The killing is believed to be the fallout of a

petty quarrel between the deceased and hisfriends during a binge session, police said.While no arrests have been made so far thepolice have detained two people who arebeing questioned for their involvement intothe crime.Thepolicewere informedaboutabody lying

in Choudhary Compound area of SantoshBhuvan in Nalasopara (East) on Wednesdaymorning.Thebodyboremultiple stab injuriesand the right ear had been chopped off. Thedeceased was identified as – Amar Kanojia(19), a local residentwhoworkedwithaprivatefirm.Locals said thatKanojiawas last seenpar-

tyingwith four friends onTuesday night.“A case under section 302 of the IPC

has been registered and we suspect theinvolvement of Kanojia’s friends into thecrime, two of them have been detainedfor questioning,” confirmed investigatingofficer API Jagdale.

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By Shwetha Kannan

The ADC had reportedof ten aspiring policeconstables being

rushed to the BMC-run Ra-jawadi Hospital atGhatkopar for dehydrationand giddiness after complet-ing the physical test for thepost of a constable in thepolice force. Of the ten,three were in theMedical In-tensive Care Unit (MICU) ofthe hospital. It has beenlearnt that one of them wasshifted to Fortis Hospitalin Mulund a day after theincident.Rohan Jagtap (25), a Gore-

gaon resident, was broughtto Fortis in a very seriouscondition said doctors at thehospital.“His blood pressure was

low and he was vomiting. Hewas passing black colouredstool which is an indicationof bleeding in the upper gas-trointestinal tract. Levels ofliver enzymes were high andhis blood platelets were low.Levels of fibrinogen, a pro-tein which is required forclot formation was also low.He is in the Intensive CareUnit. We are giving himblood components andplatelets. The bleeding has

stopped and his other pa-rameters are getting better.He is stabilising but still notout of danger. There aretwenty per cent chances ofhim succumbing,” said onedoctor.Dr. Vidya Thakur, Medical

Superintendent, RajawadiHospital, said, “Out of theten admitted patients, one iswith us in the general wardand one has been taken toFortis Hospital. The othershave been discharged.”When asked why he was

shifted, Dr. Thakur said,“The relatives wanted totake him there. We had allthe facilities to treat him.”Rohan’s brother Omkar

said, “Rohan reached therailway police quartersmaidan at 6.30 a.m. and wasmade to sit in the hot sun till3.30 p.m. He hadn’t eatenanything and so after run-ning for five kilometres, hestarted feeling giddy andwas rushed to Rajawadi Hos-pital. His treatment wasgoing there but on the nightof June 7, his conditionstarted deteriorating. Hisliver had been affected dueto the severe heat. So, we de-cided to shift him to Fortis.”

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Dehydrated aspirantcop shifted to Fortis A local court today cancelled the

warrant issued againstMaharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray afterhe appeared in a case registeredagainst him for violence duringRailway Recruitment Boardexaminations at a college insuburban Bandra in October2008.The warrant was issued on June10 as Thackeray had failed toappear before the Bandra court.However, he appeared todayfollowing which the warrant wascancelled. In a relateddevelopment, Thackeray urgedfor discharge in the case sayingthat he was not present when theviolence broke out in the collegeduring the examination. He alsoargued that he had no role toplay in the violence.The court has asked theprosecutor to file his say on thedischarge application filed byThackeray on July 1.

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The Bombay High Courttoday directed the Maha-

rashtra Anti Terrorism Squad(ATS) to provide former IPSofficer Saji Mohan, accusedin a drug possession case, thestatement of a co-accusedwho has now turned ap-prover in the case.Justice R C Chavan was

hearing a petition filed byMohan, seeking direction tothe prosecution to providehim with a statement givenby his co-accused turned ap-prover Vicky Oberoi to theATS during his interrogation.According toMohan’s peti-

tion, the statement would beused by him during cross ex-amination of Oberoi, who isnow a prosecution witness.Justice Chavan, while ac-

cepting the petition, directedthe ATS to furnish a copy ofthe statement to the accusedwithin three days.“What is the problem to

give the statement? His(Oberoi) character as accusedhas come to an end the mo-ment he was made a wit-ness,” Justice Chavanobserved.The court also vacated

the stay imposed on thecross examination of Oberoibefore the special NDPScourt, where the trial ispresently on.

Oberoi was arrested in Jan-uary 2009 along with policeconstable Rajesh Kumar Kan-tharia for alleged possessionof drugs and conspiracy tosmuggle them.Later, Mohan, a former

zonal director with the Nar-cotics Control Bureau andjoint director of the Enforce-ment Directorate, was alsoarrested by ATS for his in-volvement in the case.The trio was charged for

criminal conspiracy andunder the provisions of theNDPS Act.The prosecution has

named 40 witnesses againstthe accused and is also rely-ing on four telephonic con-versations between Mohanand members of adrug cartel.

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By Yatin Ingle

The Maharashtra StateBoard of Secondaryand Higher Secondary

Education (MSBSHSE) al-ready rifewith problems, hasyet another ‘issue’ to tackle.School teachers are get-

ting vocal about the Boardof Studies committee, whichdesigns school syllabi, ofbeing comprised almost ex-clusively of college profes-sors, none of whom haveever taught in schools.According to the rules and

regulations of the stateboard, the committee,which is appointed by thestate government, consistsof 16members. Thesemem-bers consist of schoolsteachers, high school teach-

ers, experts and specialisedpeople from the industry.Ramesh More, secretary,

Bahujan Shikshak-ShikshakKarmachari Sansad, said,“School teacher should bealways given a preferencefor being on the committeethat design syllabus forschools. While there is nodoubt that the college pro-fessors are more qualifiedthan schools teachers, butthe unique insight thatcomes from working in aschool environment cannotbe simply ignored.”UdayNare, senior teacher,

Hansraj Morarji PublicSchool, Andheri, said “Hewho designs the syllabus fora school should knowwhat aschool student wants. Thecommitteemembers should

also be acutely awareabout the level of the stu-dents and their capacity tograsp information.”Responding to these criti-

cisms, Sarjerao Jadhav,Chairman, MSBSHSE, said,“Professors are often on thepanels of educationalists,academicians and experts inthe committee that struc-tures the syllabus.”When asked if college

professors were givenhigher preference thanschool teachers, Jadhavreplied, “The state govern-ment appoints the commit-tee as per the stategovernment’s rules. Themembers of the committeego through various selectioncriteria. There is no prefer-ential treatment.”

Mayor Sunil Prabhu felicitated municipal school students who scored more than 90 per cent marks in the 2013 SSC examination, at his officeon Wednesday.

By Prashant Hamine

The Rashtriya Swayamse-vak Sangh (RSS) has

cracked its whip on internetsavvy senior leaders like L.K.Advani, Sushma Swaraj andothers asking them to refrainfrom airing personal remarksand comments about partymatters on blogs, Facebookor Twitter. Besides this, theSangh is reported to have de-cided to recall its organisa-tional secretaries Shyam Laland Suresh Soni for their al-leged failure to damage con-trol recent drama of Advaniresignation.Yesterday, two senior

Sangh functionaries told Ad-vani in no uncertain terms todesist from making personalremarks and commentsabout partymatters on Inter-net platforms like blogs,Facebook or Twitter. Advaniwho had quit all his partyposts had in his blog likened

himself to Mahabharatacharacter BhishmaPeetamahwho at the end of thewarwaslaid on a bed of arrows. Thisremark of his was subject topotshots by the Congresswhich, while expressing sym-pathy with Advani, laid barethe infighting in the BJP.The Sangh, in its directive,

has asked leaders to freely airtheir views only at internalparty forums rather than airthem publicly.Sangh sources disclosed

that its point men, organiza-tional secretaries Shyam Laland Suresh Soni could be re-called back to its fold. Ac-cording to sources the style offunctioning of Soni has left abitter taste amongst quite afew senior BJP leaders whowanted the Sangh to recallhim. Shyam Lal himself hasproved incapable of handlingpotential crises and contro-versies in the BJP. Sourcesdisclosed that senior Sangh

pracharak Dattatreya Hosa-bale from Karnataka is likelyto assume charge as organi-sational secretary in the BJP.While another Sangh

functionary Satish Velankarwho is currently secretary inthe BJP headquarters in NewDelhi could also be elevatedto the rank of organisationalsecretary. In the Mumbaiunit of the BJP, its only pointman as organisation secre-tary has been Sunil Karjatkarwith no Sangh hierarchybelow him.With the 2014 Lok Sabha

elections round the cornerand the party in organisa-tional and political disarraythe Sangh has its task cut outin putting the party back onits feet. However, sourcesadded that the Sangh is notunduly worried over theshort-term set backs it’s dis-ciplinary action might causeas it wants to promote theyounger BJP leadership.

By Amit Srivastav

The monsoon has alreadyarrived but according to

the standing committeemembers of Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation(NMMC) the civic body hasnot taken adequatemeasurestomake the season safe.All the members including

ruling and the oppositionechoed the same feeling,while accusing the adminis-tration for failing to correctthe open circuit box of elec-tricity poles in the city whichmay be dangerous during themonsoon season.The issuecroppedafterpro-

posals for themaintenance ofstreet lightsof threewardswas

tabled for discussions at thestanding committee meetingheld at Belapur.NCPcorpoar-tor Shivram Patil asked if thecorrection of circuit box hasbeen included in theproposal.“Monsoonhas already arrivedand most of the circuit boxesattached with the electricitypoles are open which may bedangerous during heavy rain-fall,” said Shivram Patil. Hequestioned, “Is the civic bodywaiting to happen somethingwrong?”Santosh Shetty, Congress

corporator alleged that theadministrationhad intention-ally ignored such works tobring a separate proposal toprovidebenefit to contractors.VaibahvGaikwad,NCPcor-

porator claimed that most ofthe junction boxes are open.“Childrenhaveahabit of play-ing with the electricity polesand it can be dangerous forthem if the circuit boxes areleft open. In addition, thejunction boxes are also openwhere high voltage supplies,”said Gaikwad.Jagdish Gawte, Shiv Sena

corporator said that a big partof hisward falls is having slumand where children are seenclimbing electricity polls. “Iftheboxes arenot closedprop-erly, they caneasily beelectro-cuted,” said Gawte.G.V. Rao, additional city en-

gineer (Electricity) ensuredmembers that all the boxeswill be corrected within eight

days time. “The contract in-cludes the work of correctionof circuit boxes. We have re-cently corrected circuit boxesin some wards. Remainingwill be done as soon as possi-ble,” said Rao.

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Advani and others told not to air personal remarkson the Internet and other public forums

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FOR a while now strange stories aboutShri Lal Krishna Advani have circulatedon Delhi’s political grapevine. Stories of

how visitors to his house in Prithviraj Roadare obliged towatch the latest documentariesmade by his daughter before they can discussanything political. Stories of howhe has takento bursting into tears for no reason. Stories ofhow he seems deeply embittered about life.Stories of how he surrounds himself withcourtiers who praise him all day long andhow this has led to him becoming more thanslightly deluded about his future political ca-reer. I have listened to these stories with sad-ness because on a personal level I havealways had the deepest respect for Mr. Ad-vani. I was very touched that after my book,‘Durbar’, came out at the end of last year hecalled me and told me howmuch he had en-joyed reading it. Even when I have been intotal disagreement with his politics, as I wasduring his rathyatra days, I have never lost re-spect for him. Can I say this any more withhonesty?

Will no longer be taken seriouslyNo I cannot and I feel bad admitting it be-

cause even as I do so images of him as heonce was drift before my eyes. I rememberhim as he was when he first became aminis-ter in the Janata Party government in 1977. Iremember him from travels on his various ya-tras and I remember once being on a smallaeroplane with him when the pilot lost hisbearings and it seemed for a while that wewould never find the landing strip on whichwe were to land for an election rally. In theyears that I have known him I have been im-pressed by his qualities of humility, integrityand decency. Qualities that are rare in Indianpoliticians so when he did what he did afterthe BJP’s decision at its Goa conclave to ap-point Narendra Modi as head of its electioncampaign I felt almost personally betrayed. Ifound it hard to believe that he could havegone out of his way to destroy the politicalparty that he had led for so long.And, for what? After one day of hysterical

panel discussions on our news channels, anda few hours of schadenfreude in Congress cir-cles, Advani took back his resignation letterand the story died. When political commen-tators sat down to examine the fallout of Ad-

vani’s resignation what they mostly con-cluded was that he had done more harm tohimself than to his former protégé, NarendraModi. Since there is no retirement age in In-dian politics he will undoubtedly continue tobe an elder statesman in the BJP and con-tinue to be seen in the political arenas ofDelhi but hewill no longer be taken seriously.Meanwhile, the damage that he sought to dotoModi has been done to the BJP and insteadof getting into campaignmode senior leaderswill have to spendmost of their time on dam-age control.This will not be easy.Modi is hated bymost

journalists working in the national media sothey have taken great pleasure in pronounc-ing that if he can have such a polarising effectwithin his own party he will certainly destroythe NDA (National Democratic Alliance). No

sooner did Advani take back his resignationletter than the English news channels beganto speculate about whenNitish Kumarwouldwithdraw the JanataDal (United) from the al-liance. There is the additional problem thatmost political pundits from academia areeven more leftist than us hacks so they hateModi even more than we do. They say this isbecause of what happened in Gujarat in 2002but you only need to scratch a little to dis-cover that beneath that veneer lies the realreason. They hate Modi most of all becausehe has been articulating an economic visionfor India that is the direct opposite of the onethat the Congress Party has followed formostof its years in power.They hate the way in which he talks about

aiming for a prosperous India instead of justone inwhich poverty removal is the goal. And,to demolish his ideas they spout so-calledstatistics that seek to prove that Gujarat hasnot done as well as Modi says it has. Any ca-sual visitor to Gujarat cannot fail to notice thenew roads and the new prosperity in the vil-lages but academics rarely bother to travelout of Delhi so they base their opinions on in-formation that they claim is from the Plan-ning Commission.Modi’s political opponentschoose to attack him differently by assertingas often as possible that he has been chiefminister of a state that has always been pros-perous so no credit should go to him.

Damage done more to himselfModi is the firstmajor political leader since

Jawaharlal Nehru who has articulated a cleareconomic vision. It is a vision that is almostthe exact opposite of the one that Nehru be-lieved in and it is this that attracts young peo-ple in our cities because it is a vision ofprosperity in which he emphasises gover-nance rather than government. Indian busi-nessmen are drawn to Gujarat exactlybecause he has succeeded in implementinghis ideas in that state so that it has become aplace that is investor friendly at a time wheninvestors are fleeing our shores in search offriendlier climes.To articulate his vision in the coming elec-

tion campaignModiwill need the full supportof the BJP’s workers and its organisationalmachinery.What Advani has managed to do,albeit temporarily, is to disable this machin-ery by creating the impression that there is adeep rift within it over the leadership ofModi.The truth is that the rank and file of the partyis solidly behind Modi and it was because ofthis that the BJP’s senior leaders were forcedto elevate him. If Advani had stood his groundand attempted to break the BJP the only peo-ple who would have gone with him wouldhave been a handful of aged leaders who canbarely win their own seats but now that hehas taken his resignation letter back we willnever know for sure. In any case the damagehe has really done is to himself. No longer willit be easy for ordinary BJP workers to see himas the patriarch that he has been revered asdespite leading the party into defeat in twosuccessive general elections in 2004 and 2009.

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Ponder awhile…“The most common form of despair isnot being who you are.”

— Søren Kierkegaard

ON THE SPOTTavleen Singh

Why is the UPA government hellbent on bringing an ordinance

with regard to the Food Security Bill?The monsoon assembly session isscheduled to be held late in July.There should be discussion on theissue: In fact when it came before thestanding committee of parliament,some amendments were moved butthere was no discussion on them.This is a very important bill and it isabsolutely necessary a discussionshould take place in parliament.There is widespread speculation

with regard to the hurried decision ofthe government to skip the introduc-tion of the bill in the assembly. Thereis an opinion that the governmentwill not be able to muster a majorityin the House for a vote on the bill.The Samajwadi Party is not likely tosupport the government. This partyis opposed to the measure with re-gard to food security – as preparedby the government. Evidently thegovernment does not want to takeany risk. Another reason for the gov-ernment’s hurried intention to issuethe ordinance could be it wants toadvance the poll date.The government’s hurried pro-

posal is clearly to gain a poll advan-tage. It looks like it as prepared tobreak all rules to achieve its objec-tive. Finally, has the government gotready arrangements required for im-plementing the scheme? And has itgot funds – thousands of crores –herded subsidised food items to 69crore people?

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A defeated patriarch

Wemust generate in our hearts a certainamount of ‘spiritual enthusiasm’, and

then we can readily ‘remember’ our chosengoal constantly. If the constant awareness ofthe goal is blazing in the highways of ourmind, then in our hurried living and therush of events and happenings we will not,even accidentally, run out catering to theidle demands of the mind and thus fallagain unwillingly into some new sets ofclinging attachments, expecting happinessfrom the acquisition and possession of, andindulgence in, the world. The constant re-membrance of our goal will serve as asteady warning light, and it will guide usaright steadily on our pilgrimage through allthe day-to-day contentions of the busy bru-tal life in the community!Thus, once shraddha, the ‘sincere urgency’

formastering themindhasmanifested inus,spiritual ‘enthusiasm’ in applying ourselvesto its achievement immediately follows, andwhere there is this ‘enthusiasm’ we cannotbut steadily ‘remember’ our determinedgoal.When a seeker lives in the constant re-membrance of his ideal-to-be-attained, his‘concentration’ grows.The capacity of the mind to entertain

consistently one idea, to the exclusion of all

dissimilar thought, is called concentration.This single-pointed,mental self-applicationto an exclusive idea becomes inevitable in aseeker who remembers his goal constantly.For our spiritual conquests, the force weemploy is our single-pointed concentration.But however large one’s army is, its strengthlies in the education, culture and disciplineof its members. Else the army may win thebattle yet lose the war by its own victoriousexcesses. Similarly, ‘concentration’ is the se-cret weapon which we must have to stormthe citadel of truth; but this weapon in an

impure heart may convert all its successesinto a suicidal self-annihilation. Therefore,we must cultivate the ethical and moralvirtues side by side, and a bosom rich inthese glorious traits alone can use its pow-ers of concentration for the creative pro-grams of mastering the mind.Values of life which arise only in our con-

tact with others in society constitute ourstrategy and policy, regulating and beauti-fying all our relationships with others. Therishis of yore experimentedwith these.They

came to prescribe the right attitude towardsgiven specific types of challenges. Thus,friendliness towards happy ones, kindnesstowards unhappy ones, joyous enthusiasmtowards the virtuous and the righteous, dis-regard towards sensuous sinners’ are pre-scribed as the healthy attitudes to becultivated andmaintained by all seekers. Inthis way we learn to involve ourselves withgood, commit ourselves to the righteous,and avoid all the evil influences of the sinful.By bringing up our personality in this

way, in the very contentious and competi-tive market-place of life and in the midst ofits tensions, we can spiritually grow andgather more and more steadiness of mind,called purity of the inner-equipment.With-out a steadymind spiritual explorations areindeed impossible. Friendliness, kindness,etc. are values of healthy relationships;when practiced for a sufficiently long timethey will lead the intelligent seeker to dis-cover in himself a steadiermind on his con-templation seat. When the seeker has, asexplained so far, eliminated fromhimself allclinging attachments (asakti) to and thirst(trishna) for the world, he will find that hisconcentration proportionately increases.

— Swami Chinmayananda

Our spiritual conquests need ‘concentration’

MATTER & SPIRIT

Ordinance ondistributingsecurity

Bad phase in Indian cricketTHE dice was heavily loadedagainst GurunathMeiyappan in theIPL 6match and spot fixing. He wasmade to spend some days in Mum-bai jail and that was bad news forfather-in-law Srinivasan, the ex-BCCI president and now made toshed his post in themurky IPL deal.The secret diary may open up aPandora’s Box still further. It isproved beyond doubt that IPL is nogentleman’s game. If you are stillbrave and reckless in betting thencontact the team owners for betterprospects. The game of cricketneeds total cleaning and unless theGovernment interferes, nothing isgoing to make the game get thesame popularity as in the past.

There is no doubt about it.—C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

Women’s health tipsAS we find more and more womenare prone to cervical cancer andthat is causing concern. It is betterto have best hygiene and not to usepublic toilets as far as possible. Theconcept of annual physical examshas not become common in Indiabut in the US andmany other west-ern nations, women aremandated to undergo anAnnual Wellness Exam.The concept is slowly spreadinghere but only in the metros. Even ifyou don’t undergo a comprehensiverange of tests, ensure that you doorder Pap Smear, twice a year.Many voluntary organizations andsome hospitals too have startedhosting cervical cancer check-upcamps. Please use them to your ad-vantage to get tested easily and af-fordably.

—Anandambal Subbu,Vashi

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L.K. ADVANI has been playinggimmicks as he seems to besquealing at the anointment ofNarendra Modi by the BJP andsuffering from the feeling that heis losing a fortune. He is missing avalid point in that the party work-ers were unanimously vociferousfor Modi to lead the campaignand also become the PM. They arealso of the firm opinion that onlyModi and none other is capable ofprevailing over the corrupt Con-gress and are hence very particu-lar about the candidature of Modi.Advani who had earlier resigned

from all important posts in BJPfondly hoping that BJP shall nose-dive and grovel, perceived to hisdismay that there were no takersfor his demands and had to in-evitably withdraw his resigna-tions. Shri Advani, who is 85,should remind himself that ‘re-spect’ is to be ‘earned’ and ‘notdemanded’ and conduct himselfin a responsible way like a ‘states-man’ and should not stoop downto be despised, as of today, for hisgreed and incredulous nature ondisplay.

—T.M.Uday Shankar,Mumbai

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SO, a compromise formula ap-pears to have been arrived atwhich may lead to an uneasytruce between the two warringfactions in the BJP. However, thedeep dent created by this resigna-tion dramamust have left a severedent in the minds of even the die-hard supporters of the saffronbrigade which the Hindutva partywould find difficult to heal. Thecommitted voters of the Partymust be having second thoughtsabout electing such representa-tives who, even before beingsworn-in, enter into factionalfights over some ridiculous issues.

—ArunMalankar, Santa Cruz

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L.K. ADVANI, the patriarch ofBharatiya Janata Party is a sadman today, politically! Advaniji’scheckered political career, laterhow he was being ignored andmarginalised by the party rank

and file and now finally his igno-minious exit from his nurturedparty encapsulate a depressedstory of an isolated politician whooverlooked to read the writings onthe wall!His personal contribution in

pulling the party from an abysmaltwo parliamentary seats to 185seats is really praiseworthy. And,none of the present party stal-warts can lose sight of the factthat Advaniji was instrumental forthe current astronomical popular-ity rise of Narendra Modi.

Wake up from your sulking, Ad-vaniji, the party and the nationdesperately need you!

—V.V. Narayan Thane

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THIS is with reference to the re-port ‘RSS pacifies Advani’ (ADC,June 12). I am inclined to believethat, far from pacifying, Nagpurhas in fact directed the octogenar-ian Advani to either “patch up orpack up” in no uncertain terms,making it clear that it is nowthe time for the Gujarat strong-man to take centre stage, remind-ing him in the process that he hashad his chances and positions ofpower and so should not aspirefor more eternally. Fair enough,but the intriguing question is: “Arethere no capable leaders in theparty in Delhi who can be trustedwith the job of campaigning forthe 2014 Lok Sabha polls if not thecandidature for the primemin-

stership?” Among the availablecrop, a lot of them have been min-isters, with one even a past chiefminister of Delhi and is it not nat-ural that all of them will feel in-sulted by the party supercedingthem by importing someone fromoutsdie for electioneering?

—Dr.V. Subramanyan, Thane

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AS reported, it is indeed veryshocking and disturbing to noteL.K. Advani had resigned from all

party posts which is indeed veryharmful and a rather lethal doseto BJP. It is just like digging its owngrave particularly when nationalelection is around the corner. Itwill be a great boon to Congressparty and its coast is clear forpolls. Advani should have realisedhowmuch damage his irresponsi-ble action could cause to BJPwhich was nurtured by him forsuch a long time. Matured, wiseand experienced as he is, he couldhave solved the differences ami-cably. He should have realisedthat nothing is permanent in thisworld and it is a universal fact thatold gives place to new. However,now that Advani has relented, theBJP has not lost everything exceptit’s credibility.

—S.P. Sharma,Mumbai

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WITHDRAWAL of resignation byBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sen-

ior leader L.K. Advani at the in-stance of RSS chief Mohan Bhag-wat from Nagpur proves that allthe decisions of the BJP is beingtaken by RSS and it controls BJPthrough remote control in all thedecisions and it has exposed theworking of the BJP and its partyleadership, particularly L.K. Ad-vani who took the U-turn within36 hours and withdrew his resig-nation to surrender himself to RSSto make the Narendra Modi strongin the party for the 2014 generalelections. I strongly feel that if Ad-vani has some dignity and credi-bility to his position and post, heshouldimmediately retire from activepolitics for loweringthe image of himself and theparty, rather than sticking to thechair to get humiliated by youngparty leaders like Modi and otherswith false promises.

—Bhagwan Thadani,Mumbai

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EVEN before the mehndi ofNarendra Modi‘s appointmenthas dried up, BJP patriarch L.K.Advani resigned from all posts.This is just the beginning, which Idid expect. There is more to fol-low. Like Mr. Advani, there aremany in BJP who do not agree butcannot speak up like Advani. It isunfortunate that BJP Presidentcould not visualise the drawbackof this appointment, particularlywhen JD(U) has been saying if heis the primeministerial candidate,they will walk out of NDA. Proba-bly Modi has literally bribed Raj-nath Singh with big election fundsfrom the industries/businesshouses in Gujarat whom he hashelped. Even now it’s not too lateto mend and Rajnath Singhshould see the big writing on thewall and retract this if he wants tosee NDA/BJP in power in2014. The UPA/ Congress is in avery bad shape and does not havethe chance of coming back exceptif there is no alternative (TINA). Itis this TINA that the Congress isconfident of in 2014.

—Sharad Kumar,Mumbai

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THE BJP, by its ownmaking, hasbecome the ‘butt of ridicule’ in theeyes of other parties. L.K. Advani,Bhishmpitamah of BJP, is on thebed of arrows. But, the irony, inboth the cases, (Mahabharat andBJP) is that their own shishyas areresponsible with only one differ-ence that Bhishma was happywith Arjuna but Advani is angrywith Modi. It is fateful that Advanihad to see the situation which hehimself created. If one promotes awrong person, he (wrong person)will always do harm. If milk is of-fered to a serpent, only poison willincrease. It may be recalled thatthe then primeminister, Vajpayeewanted Modi to resign after 2002Ahmedabad pogrom. But, Advani,in order to humiliate Vajpayee,sent Arun Jaitley to Ahmedabad todissuade Modi from resigning andrest is history.As Digvijay Singh said, Modi is a

person who chops off the handsthat help him. He (Modi) wasruthless and he wants to be one.He believes in dictatorship.

—M.H.Nayak,Mumbai

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BY declaring the Gujarat ChiefMinister Narendra Modi as chair-man of its Election CampaignCommittee for the 2014 polls, amove considered just short ofmaking him the primeministerialcandidate, the Bharatiya JanataParty, (BJP), has unfolded its realface. The 2002 Gujarat genocidewherein more than 2,000 Muslimswere massacred in the state underModi’s rule is a big blot on himwhich can never be washed away.The so called aura of developmentin Gujarat is nothing but falla-cious and attempt by Modi andhis supporters to reshape hisimage as a champion of develop-ment from being a mass mur-derer. The coming 2014 Lok Sabhaelections, the electorate will givepeople like Modi and his party abefitting reply and stop Modi inhis tracks before he unleashes hisdestructive policies at the na-tional level to bring miseries tomillions of people of this greatcountry called Bharat.

—Mohd Ziyaullah Khan, Nagpur

U-TURN! RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat succeeded in convincing L.K. Advani thatresigning from the party posts is not a solution, but will only be detrimental to theparty and its prospects in the 2014 polls.

Finding no takers for his gimmick, Advani relents

THE inaugural showers of 2013(June beginning) and the down-pour in the last couple of dayshave exposed the “monsoon-readiness” of the BMC and othercivic bodies.With a downpourthat lasted a couple of hours,many places of Central Railwayand city suburbs, were flooded.The photographs in the newspa-pers were just too shocking, con-sidering that it was just the “firstshowers”!The assurances by all the top

officials that there will be noflooding have been belied, yetagain. The huge amounts said tobe spent on drainage work androad repairs (especially) seem tohave gone wasted.The state government, MMRDA

and BMC have not taken earnest

efforts to stop water logging,since the main problems weredug-up roads, uncovered man-

holes, protruding cables, moundsof uncleared garbage and debrisstrewn around every street.Wewill now pray that there is no re-peat of 26/7.

—S. Krishna Kumar, Dombivli

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APROPOS ‘Mayor, MC admit yes-terday’s chaos was ‘ManMade’(ADC, June 11)’; with the onset ofmonsoon it is once again felt bymost of Mumbaikars that howabysmally badly the metropoliswas geared up to cope with therain . It is indeed frustrating tolearn that the blunder is only de-tected by the top brass namely,the Commissioner and the Mayorwhile the monsoon has set in.

—Bikram Banerjea,Mumbai

BMC, CR monsoon readiness belied

NOTHING NEW! The stategovernment, MMRDA and BMC havefailed in their duties yet again as wasproved after the first downpour of 2013.

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Fathers play an important role in shaping our lives,teaching us life lessons and giving us guidance. Tocelebrate Father’s Day, Rhea Dhanbhoora &Priyanka Singh asked women in the city to tell uswhat they’ve learnt from their dads

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fathers and daughters is just as special. We asked a fewwomen to tell us exactly why they appreciate their fathers somuch, as we get prepared to wish all our dads a very happyFather’s Day!

Lesson 1: Give it your all

“My father taught me to giveeverything 100% and to workpassionately, nomatter what Ido. He used tosay that ifyou do itright andwith honesty,the resultsdon’t matter,because you’ve putyour whole heart into it.”

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14Afternoon Despatch & Courier MUMBAI | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

Lesson 18: Give it yourbest

“My father’s determination and

dedication towards work is

unparalleled. I have imbibed his

values in my work and that has

contributed in me building goodwill

in my career as well.”

— Rucha Gujarathi

CeLeB sPeaK

Lesson 19: Be patient

“My father has taught me that when

things don’t happen to you at the

time you want them, it does not

mean that they will never happen. It

just means it will happen when the

time is right. I truly believe in this

and it has helped me a lot.”

— Rashami Desai Sandhu

Lesson 20: Getgroomed right

“My dad was very particular about

grooming me with the basics such

as always insisting that I ate

with a fork and spoon. He

insisted I wore slippers at home

and that I was eloquent in my

language. He also taught me to

communicate clearly.”

— Amrita Rao

Lesson 21: Maintainyour simplicity

“My dad taught me to be simple at

heart. Money will come and go and

so will success, but what remains is

simplicity. Even today, I travel and

drive around myself if need be I am

beginning to realise how important

a lesson this has been.”

— Mugdha Godse

Lesson 22: Freeyour thoughts

“My father has always given

me freedom of thought,

which I deeply cherish. He

always encourages me to be

the person I want to be.”

— Adah Sharma

Lesson 3: Forgive & forget

“One lesson I learned from my father was toforgive and let go, as we only have amaximum of 36,500 days to live. Sometimes,small issues can turn into a big deal if they’renot dealt with at the right time. He alsotaught me that no issue is so severe that youhave to hold it against someone forever. Hehelped me learn that life is too short to hold grudges.”

Prioska Uke (22), image executive

Lesson 4: stay grounded

“I think the relationship between father anddaughter is the most sacred. One importantlesson my lovely dad drilled into my headwas to stay grounded and down to earth, because as he says, our behaviourportrays our attitude in the social world,which defines us as individuals. He taught me never to get carried away by thetaste of success or to let pride overrule your mind.”

Ritika Shah (30), corporatecommunications for Kohinoor Hospitals

Lesson 5: Dream big

“My dad, Laxman Popley, was a man ofprinciples and discipline. He taught us that

everyone should have adream, the vision tofulfill it and to worktowards those goalsaccordingly. He taught us to behumble, down to earthand most importantly

— to trust people andgain trust through

your work.” Rhea Nashta (50), jewellery designer for

Popley & Sons

Lesson 6: Find a balance

“I learnt a lot of things frommy father; he’s an astuteman who balancesthings perfectly. Overthe years, I’vepercolated his art ofbalancing situationsand it’s helped meovercome challenges inmy personal as well asprofessional life. This is one lesson I’ll always

cherish, since he’s been the backbone andsupport for what I am today.”

Sayali Bhagat (29), actor

Lesson 7: Don’t chase success

“My father is a self-made man, who learntthings the hard way. So, he made sure that Ididn’t face similar hardshipsand he has been by myside, advising me andnever getting offendedby my failures. Hefollows a simple rule:never run aftersuccess by giving upon your morals. He alsosays that if you work withefficiency and integrity, successwill follow you.” Dr. Karishma Jaradi (31), dentist at Dentzz

Dental Care Centres

Lesson 8: Don’t forget your roots

“My father taught me one ofthe most importantlessons of my life — nomatter which path youtread, no matter whatheights you reach,always know your wayback home. It’s really

helped me.” Nushrat Barucha (25), actor

Lesson 9: Worldly wisdom

“To most people, he’s Thakur BirendraBikram Singh Bais of erstwhile Banswara,someone they will proudly say lives “here” asyou approach from a 5km radius. To me, he’sdad. I’ve missed him and hislessons (steeped in ourrich Rajput history), butthey stand the test oftime. He told me it’sgood I have a face thathas graced magazinecovers, but moreimportantly, it’s good thatI have brains. He taught methat the only way to be independent isthrough knowledge and wisdom. He alsotaught me that if I have to stab someone, Ishould always have the courage to do sofrom the front as only a coward does so fromthe back. He also taught me to remember therule ‘first among equals.’”

Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, internationalmodel and psychologist

Lesson 10: Be yourself

“Since I was a little girl, I’ve been told thatI’m just like my father. I have always tried toemulate him. He showed methe importance of beingmyself and taught menot to copy otherpeople or theirhabits. He saidimitating otherswould hamper mycapabilities andidentifying my abilitieswould be very difficult.”

Rani (29), RJ on Big FM

Lesson 11: Live big

“My father taught me to be brave and toalways find happiness in any situation. Hetold me that every child, whether girl or boy,

has the ability to do somethingbig in life and one shouldcherish their existence.He told me life isbeautiful and weshould live it kingsize. He made melaugh when I was sadand always managed to

bring a smile to my face.He embodies the meaning of

happiness and I thank him for all that he hasdone for me.”

Yamini (27), RJ on Big FM

Lesson 12: never say “can’t”

“One of the most important lessons myfather has taught me is that ‘can’t’ means‘don’t want to’. Every timemy sister and I said wecouldn’t dosomething, he alwaystold us to haveconfidence and faith,because you reallycan do anything if yougive it your all. He’s myrockstar and I want him toknow that I’m grateful to him for alwaysbeing there for me.”

Tamira Shah (28), PR professional

Lesson 13: Kick ass!

“Fathers are thinking of teaching self-defense to their daughters now, but myfather taught me to be able to defend myselfalmost two decades ago. I was five when my

dad, who is a black belt in karate, startedteaching me the martial art. He always saidthat the world is a dangerous place and youshould be well equipped to tackle anythreatening situation.”

Charmi Arora (27), chartered accountant

Lesson 14: open your mind

“I still vividly remember the days when myfather introduced me to the classics inliterature. It was a Sunday morning; I was 10then and dad egged me on to read one ofWordsworth’s poems. Eventually, thisbecame a ritual, as dad had a huge collectionof the works of British poets. It didn’t matterthen whether I understood them or not. But,my first brush with ‘good’ literature wasbecause of him.”

Purnima Singh (23), media planningexecutive

Lesson 15: eat smart

“My dad, who is a health freak, is veryparticular about what he eats. As a child, Iused to go grocery shopping with him andwhile other shoppers would be haggling withbargaining, my dad would be cribbing aboutthe quality of fruits and vegetables. Even insupermarkets (it gets a little irritatingsometimes!), he wouldn’t buy anything newwithout reading a label. When it comes tohealthy grocery shopping, no one can foolme. All thanks to Papa!”

Nirbhika Sharma (30), homemaker

Lesson 16: Penny wise

“I’ve been born and brought up in a middleclass family and because my mother passedaway when we were very young, dad had totake charge of the household. We siblingsstill marvel at how dad used to fulfill all ourneeds with his modest income. He has aknack when it comes to saving money andused to do it with such smoothness anddiscretion. I have learned how to save andspend my income wisely from my dad.”

Shamoly Chandran (28), dentist

Lesson 17: Be ambitious

“I am a very ambitious individual and I’velearned that from my father. Since I was 12,my father always reinforced the idea ofbuilding a strong career. He used to say thatin any circumstance, she should be able tosustain herself. It’s a lesson that has stuckwith me till date.”

Rhea Nagpal (25), interior designer

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«Neha dhUpia We think that this was the look poor

Prachi was going for. Neha’s outfit is

cool and simple and we like it that

she went easy on the makeup. The

focus is on her wedge sneakers and

of course, her support for desi dogs —

the main reason her outfit and

attitude gets a thumbs up from us.

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Shopping Fashion/Beauty

« CELEB HIT OR MISS: GLYNDA ALVES IS SHOCKED BY THE “FASHION” ON DISPLAY THIS WEEK

«jUhi chawla At first glance we liked this seemingly

demure outfit. But, on closer

inspection, the bling everywhere just

made Juhi’s look go downhill. While

the sparkly shoes add a nice touch,

that sequinned high neck bib is

simply overkill.

«pRachi deSai Sporty spice from the waist up and

society lady from the waist down,

Prachi Desai’s look is boggling. This

outfit is trendy in Hollywood now and

stars pair the look with wedge

sneakers — not just wedges. Read

fashion mags properly, Prachi!

«madhURi diXiT There’s no doubting that Madhuri is

one of the most beautiful women in

Bollywood. But, her outfit is making

us doubt her sense of style... and

eyesight. This is taking the hi-low

trend too far and frankly, it looks a bit

silly on this demure star. 2. FoR yoUR FeliNe Side

Odel’s collection of brooches are for the fun, funky girl

with a quirky side. They have a gorgeous range of

affordable brooches with a lot of animal motifs, of which

we fell in love with this yellow and gold cat.

price `350

« THE TOP 5: BROOCHES WE LOVE1. aN eThNic ToUch

Think your outfit needs a little ethnic touch? This

brooch from Vasundhara Mantri is perfect for a

traditional outfit. We love how the red stones

complement as well as contrast with the blue stone.

price `4,550

5. ShaRp aRoUNd The edgeS

Viange has a wide selection of brooches and mostly all

are in floral designs. We picked this one because it’s

different from the run-off-the-mill gold roses and pretty

flowers. The sharp lines and dark borders give it an

interesting, edgy look.

price `6,500 onwards

4. FaShioN FoRwaRd

If you’re the sort of girl who needs a little designer

worthy piece in her wardrobe, this embellished tassel

brooch from Pernia’s Popup Shop is worth a buy. Called

the Cadillac brooch, it’s not for the light pocketed.

price `7,500«Shalmali KholgadeThe Bollywood playback singer looks

cute in her simple floral outfit. But,

come on, when you know there are

cameras around, do you really want to

be caught without your shoes? Or

maybe she likes to sing barefoot like

Joss Stone. We’ll forgive her this time.

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« JUST OUT!NyaSSa Soap

When the soaps arrived on our beauty desk, it was hard

not to get mesmerised by their scent. Other soaps can

rarely match the aroma that handmade, natural soaps

give out — there was not a trace of anything chemical or

artificial smelling in them. What we like about Nyassa is

that it is one of the few manufacturers whose products are

100% vegetarian. We tried the Mandarin Citrus soap and

the Green Apple soap that smelled good enough to bite

into. The mandarin soap has an intense scent and lathers

well; it’s mildly exfoliating and helps remove dead skin and

tightens pores. After a shower, the scent managed to

linger. However, the apple, while great, has a mild smell

that is great while showering but doesn’t last long.

However, it’s super gentle on the skin and lathers

luxuriously. The shea butter also moisturises, which leaves

your skin supple. Other flavours include coffee,

sandalwood, alphonso mango and several other

tempting scents.

price Mandarin (`200)/ Green Apple (`250)

where Leading beauty stores across the city

Star Rating: ***

weSTSide RoSe cReam

The new range of creams from Westside

had me all excited, especially the rose

scented one because it didn’t have an

overpowering rose scent and looked as

delicious as cotton candy. The cream

has good quantity and is not heavily

priced, which is a plus point. On

application however, the cream was

extremely greasy and my skin took a

very long time to absorb it. This means

that you’re walking around with greasy

arms and legs for at least a couple of

hours, which isn’t comfortable. The

scent does not linger and the cream is

only slightly moisturising. It’s effective in

keeping dryness away but I wouldn’t pick

it up again.

price `349

where Westside outlets across the city

Rating **

3. go FloRal

Who said brooches were just for adults? We love this

pretty blue floral brooch from Ayesha Accessories. It’s

not over-the-top, but will definitely stand out.

price `190

Have there been times when you’ve goneshopping with your girlfriends, pickedup a piece that you liked, asked them fortheir opinions and they say: “Don’t you

already have that navy blue jacket?” or “Isn’t thissimilar to the black pumps that you already have?”Despite your wardrobe being elaborate, nothingseems to be new in there. You open your closet,find nothing worth wearing, go shopping andafter stacking your new clothes in there neatly, stillcan’t find anything to wear! This is probablybecause you are stuck in a style rut. We give you 10 ways to upgrade your wardrobe and look like abrand new you every day.

BRiNg iN The miNT

You have to have something in mint in yourwardrobe. The colour adds an instant touch offreshness to your range of clothes. Minttransforms a dull outfit into an eye-catching one.If you want to wear the colour in more than oneway, buy a mint jacket. That way you can wear itover a blouse, dress or a pair of pants. A mintcoloured top paired with a white pair of pants is a classic.

FRillS & RUFFleS

Frills and ruffles, whether on a top or dress, aremaking waves this season. They don’t only providea cute twist to your garb, but give your attire a veryyoung and carefree look — one of the importantelements that you require to slip in into yourboring wardrobe.

FloweR poweR

Floral prints have been a hit since last year andwill continue to be trendy in the coming months.

They are feminine, flirty and add colour to yourwardrobe. If you’re not a big fan of floral prints,make them visible on the fringes. Carry a floralhandbag, buy floral shoes or accessories.

doN’T SNeeR aT SheeR

Sheer tops or tops that have sheer sleeves are a bighit this season. However, we aren’t suggesting youto go all out with shiny undergarments below asheer black a la Katrina Kaif. Wear a camisole ofthe same colour, pair it with skinny jeans or a pairof denim shorts and ballet flats and you have astylish, pulled together look.

layeR yoUR STRiNgS

The jewellery that you wear with your outfit alsomakes a huge difference and a simple piece cantransform your entire look. If your outfit is simple,layer long strings of necklaces together to up thedull look. But, make sure that all of them are notvery heavy or chunky pieces. Apart from that, youcan also wear a statement piece around your neck.You don’t have to spend a bomb on these. Justwalk through Linking Road in Bandra or ColabaCauseway and you’ll find plenty.

BliNg a RiNg

Large statement rings have been a hit since themiddle of last year and they continue to save yourdrab outfit. There is a lot of diversity and a similaramount of repetition in the stuff that’s available inthe market. Try to avoid rings that have too manytiny stones encrusted in them as they lose theirsheen soon or are not glued properly and fall off ina few weeks. Also, steer clear of owl, elephant andheart motifs. They are common in a yawn-inducing way.

NeoN Nymph

You have to have been living under a rock to notknow that this trend has hit big recently and how!From neon tops, belts, accessories to neon shoesand makeup — neon’s sweeping through allsections of fashion. If too much neon hurts youreye or you aren’t comfortable wearing it, theninclude hints of neon in your look such as neonpumps, a necklace, bangles or even a large ring.

jaNgle ThoSe BaNgleS

You might not have noticed, but bangles give youroverall look a very ethnic yet modern touch andcan be worn not just on Indian outfits, but alsowith dresses and jeans. With the assortmentavailable in the market, mix and match. You canalso get a great statement cuff that will definitelystand out.

pUmp ThoSe NUdeS

Nude is the new black when it comes to footwear.But if that’s the case, why would you opt for nudeover black? You might argue that black goes withany colour, but so does nude. And nude presentlymeans fashion forward as well. So, buy a pair ofnude pumps, peep toed sandals or wedges andgive your predictable black a break for a while.

moNochRome

If you’re stuck in a style rut, chances are that youhave a lot of black and white in your closet. Don’tcompletely disregard your old clothes becauseyou can pull off the trendy monochrome stylewith items you already have. However, to makeyour look stylish, you need to add a splash ofcolour to your outfit.

STUCKIN A

STYLERUT?

Every time you go out shopping, do you always end up picking clothes in the same styles, colours and textures?To stop you from this self-wardrobe-sabotage, Priyanka Singh gives you 10 ways to upgrade your closet

>> Get rid of the same,boring styles and wearsomething new this season

Shu

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I am good friends with one of

my co-workers. She is a

dedicated and bright employee,

but she’s a little innocent. She

doesn’t have the courage to

stand up for something, no

matter how it might be

troubling her. She was recently

dumped with a pile of work and

being on the same team as her,

I know it’s too much for one

person to handle. However,

she’s not complaining. I would

really like to help her. What can

I do?

— paromita das, kharghar

dear paromita

We understand how you want

to stand up for your friend, but

our recommendation is that

you do not do that. While it

might seem natural to you, your

boss might not appreciate you

raising the issue instead of her.

What you should do is have a

talk with her. Tell her that if she

wants to survive the corporate

set up, she will have to learn to

identify and fight her own

battles. Give her the courage to

raise the issue. And in case you

have a casual environment at

office and your boss is open to

everyone, you can go and talk

on her behalf. But, do that only

after she has had at least one

discussion with the boss about

her workload.

I have been working in a large

firm for about eight months

and there’s a lot of back biting

and bitching. There are many

groups and cliques in office

and I’ve started integrating

myself in a few. However, the

members of one particular

group don’t like me mingling

with several groups and so,

they have started taunting me

and passing snide comments

about it. I think I should stop

talking to them. What do you

suggest?

— Jigisha devram, chembur

dear Jigisha,

Have you regressed to your

college ragging days? It sure

seems like that. You are a

woman who can talk to

whoever you feel like without

anybody passing snide

remarks. If this particular group

has been taunting and bullying

you regarding the same, we

suggest you stop hanging out

with them completely. But,

make sure that you are friendly

with people from the other

groups before making that

move, lest you become lonely

at work. If you listen to them

this time and concede, their

domination is only going to

keep increasing.

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« CAREER ADVICE leArn how todeAl withgroupism At work

send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

before wednesday

ferrAgAmo wAtches Salvatore Ferragamo has come out with a new

range of brightly coloured watches that are eye-

catching. The watches are in line with the season’s

colour blocking trend and feature three colours

that symbolise pop culture: lime yellow, bright red

and turquoise. The watches are made with a steel

case for the dial that is colour co-ordinated with

the strap. The best part about the collection is that

the watches come with a spare strap that matches

the colour of the second hand, taking colour

contrasting to a whole new level. For example, the

turquoise coloured dial will come with a spare, red

coloured strap that matches the colour of the

second hand.

price `61,900

where Leading watch stores in the city

« STUFF WE LIKE: CHEEMO

Long working hours, the responsibility,the deadlines… it can all get too muchsometimes. All work and no play makesJack a dull boy and Jill a dull girl. So, set a

little time aside for some quality time withyourself. Take a holiday and reap in the benefits.

1. visit A new plAce

Take a holiday to a destination you’ve alwaysdreamt about. Book your tickets, soak in theculture and learn all that you can about theplace. Try out things that are unique to thatregion and embrace the cultural diversity. Ifyou’re in Hawaii, learn to surf; if you’re Romelearn about the history of the place. Almost alldestinations have something to offer.

2. time to bond

Long working hours often leave you with littletime for your family and friends. Take a vacationand plan outings with them. Head for a day atthe amusement park, catch up for a coffee orsimply call them over for a dinner party. Itdoesn’t have to be elaborate, just enough to letyour friends and family know that they mean alot to you.

3. mAke some me time

Chances are that you haven’t pamperedyourself in a long time. Take the time off andfocus on you… from a weekend at a spa, toshopping for a new wardrobe. Put yourresponsibilities aside and splurge a little.

4. tAke A breAk from thedAily grind

No one likes a monotonous life. A little time awayfrom work can do wonders for you and yourcareer as well. Not only can you tune off from thehustle and bustle of daily work, but when you getback, you’ll be refreshed and ready for theadrenaline rush that deadlines bring.

5. leArn A new skill

Take a few weeks off and enroll in a class that’sunrelated to your field of work. This can bedance, photography… even baking! Take upsomething that’s completely alien to you andsee what it’s like. Who knows, maybe your newhobby can even turn into a part timeprofession.

Taking a break is a great way to reviveyourself and have some fun. So, find out justwhat you’ve always wanted to do and do it. Wepromise you’ll have a great time.

If you didn’t quite manage tosqueeze in a break during summer,consider one now says Glynda Alves.And it will be good for you and yourjob in the long run…

>> It’s necessary to take a breakfrom the monotony of life to enjoysome ‘me time.’ This will not only

benefit you but also your work

Pack uPS

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« DIY JEWELLERY: RHINESTONE BROOCH & BEAD NECKLACERhea Dhanbhoora tries her hand at the popular rhinestone brooch and bead necklace and shows you how to recreate it at home

There was a time not so long ago whenwomen travelled without feeling asunsafe as they do now. Of course, wealways had to be careful and there

were certain places that were best avoided, butthese days, most women think twice beforethey venture out on a holiday alone. But,Makemytrip.com wants to make it easier forwomen to travel in a safe and secure way.They’re offering a range of packages that helpwomen vacation without the hassle ofarranging for flights and hotels. And, singlemums don’t have to worry about leaving theirchildren behind, because they can now bringtheir children along. The packages currentlyinclude trips to Kashmir, Bhutan, Ladakh andthe North-East. Take a look before you planyour next vacation:

KAShmir

They call it Charismatic Kashmir and offerstandard as well as deluxe packages. Kashmirisn’t high on our list of safe places for womento travel to alone, so this is a great opportunityto visit the scenic destination. The packageincludes one night on a houseboat in Srinagar,one night at a hotel in Gulmarg, two nights ata hotel in Pahalgam and two nights at a hotelin Srinagar. You also get a chance to go on ashikara ride, sightsee, visit an orphanage and alocal handicraft center. There are several datesavailable in August and September, so bookquickly before they fill up.Price `36,999 onwards

BhuTAn

A holiday filled with sightseeing, picniclunches and the option to try your hand atrafting — there’s a lot to do and see in Bhutanand the best part is that you won’t have toworry about your itinerary. They’ll organise avisit to the Fertility Temple, Tiger’s Nest

monastery and even squeeze in some localshopping so you don’t miss out on much. Witha female guide and a lesson on local dishes, aswell as one on how to wear Bhutan’s nationalattire (the Kira), the offer includes meals andairfare. If you’re looking for a little extra, theyalso have premium and luxury packages onoffer. Book in a hurry for this one, sincepackages are only on till July. Price `37,999 onwards

lAdAKh

With just one package available for this seven-night stay in Ladakh, you’ll be treated to fivenights in Leh, one night in Nubra Valley andone night in Pangong. With excursions, suchas those to Sham Valley and meals included inyour package, as well as an overnight stay at acamp near Pangong lake, we wouldn’t miss outon this opportunity. There’s no luxury optionon this trip, but you will get the chance to havetea with a local women’s organisation to learnabout local life, take a Tangkha painting class,visit a local school and shop your heart out. Price `39,999

norTh-EAST

There’s a lot that’s been said about relaxationand beauty that you’ll see once you enter theNorth-East, but it’s not recommended youtravel there without company. That’s why thispackage is one of our favourites on the list. Theseven-day getaway includes three nights inGangtok, one night in Pelling and two nightsin Darjeeling and includes meditation and spasessions, visits to the lakes and local villages aswell as a tea-tasting session. Price `42,999

* The North-East, Ladakh and Bhutan tripsstart from Delhi while the Kashmir trip startsfrom either Mumbai, Delhi or Ahmedabad.

GIRLSTRAVEL WITH THE Don’t have anyone to go on vacation with?Makemytrip.com’s special packages for women arehere to save the day, says Rhea Dhanbhoora

A fEw fEATurES

Here are a few of the features

that make these packages

tempting:

• The hotels are selected

keeping in mind safety and

security of women.

• All destinations have lady tour

managers who will be available

for all your needs.

• They take care of everything —

from finding a flight to organising

the most affordable hotel stay.

• You don’t need to have a group

ready as they can arrange that

as well.

>> You can makenew friends withMakemytrip.com’scustomised grouptravel packages

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You will nEEd: Beading wire, beads in the colour of your choice, a brooch, crimp beads, jump rings, a chain clasp, wire cutters, crimp

pliers, round nosed and flat nosed pliers.

STEP 1

Attach your beading wire to a jump ring and

secure it with a crimp bead and jump ring,

using the crimp pliers and a flat nosed plier.

String beads on to your wire, making sure to

measure it to the length you want first.

Repeat with three more strands, so you have

four strands of beads.

STEP 2

Connect the jump rings at

the end of the strands, two at

a time, with another jump

ring. Using your pliers, seal

them shut and then knot the

ends to hold them securely.

STEP 3

Attach the bottom jump

rings to your brooch. You

can attach them at an angle

or straight. Play around with

it depending on what style

of necklace you want.

STEP 4

Connect a lobster clasp to

one end of your necklace,

tighten the jump rings, trim

any loose ends and you’re

done! We suggest wearing it

at an angle.

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« SOS: SOLVE OUR SITUATION!

“I was heartbroken! He left me in the coffee shop for aloo parathas! I know we

have chemistry and I want him! How can I win him?”— Love’s Ek Chance

a) He is a guy! With a girlfriend! Just because your weather is making you feel

‘romantic’ does not give you the right to go and break them up. And he is your

colleague. Get smart.

b) You are on the right track. He obviously likes heavy Indian snacks. Cook him

something special and casually share your lunch. The rainy season is the best

time for boyfriend stealing.

c) You had a lovely time. Leave it at that. Let him make a move.

LAST WEEK: K should pick Option A: It sounds like Charu was indeed fixing Tina

up on a date. And they might be friendly with you, but doesn’t mean that they’ll

invite you everywhere. Take it in your stride and be professional.

Gyn

elle

Alv

es

Think you can fix our readers’ complicated problems? Read on...

Ronak and I work in the same production house. I think he’s very

cute and I want him to be my boyfriend! We chat a lot, but it’s

mostly about work. That day it was raining and I saw him standing

at the bus stop. I let my umbrella stay in my bag and ran to him...

Send your solutions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

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dear grace,I’ve been dating a guy for a little over a month

and it’s going great. But, my problem is that

every time we go out, he gets me a present.

It’s nothing big or expensive — just chocolate,

a magazine or a flower. The first few times I

felt bad because I didn’t have anything to give

him. He told me he didn’t want anything and

just liked giving me stuff he thinks I would

like. I’m feeling burdened by this and I feel

like I’m obligated to get him something. How

do I deal with this?

— Janna, Bandra

dear Janna,

Ah! The first flush of love. If the boy wants to

give you presents (they aren’t elaborate

gifts, so it’s fine) and doesn’t want anything

in return, then that’s okay. But, while he

isn’t asking for gifts in return, make sure

you don’t feel pressurised into taking the

relationship further just because he’s

showering you with presents. If his

intentions seem honest, and I’m inclined to

go that way, then enjoy this phase while it

lasts. Just don’t get too used to all the

present-giving because it will taper down

and eventually stop. And hopefully, you

won’t miss these gestures too much.

Send your questions to womansworld@afternoondc.in

« DEAR GRACE, I HAVE A PROBLEM...

Just as planned, we were soon standing very close to each other in the

rain. It was so romantic! Then it started pouring even more heavily.

Shu

tters

tock

Omg! I’m

totally

drenched!

From a pat on your back to a tightsqueeze, a hug is a universal indicatorof love, friendship and comfort.However, all hugs don’t mean the

same thing. Some hugs can be so awkwardthat you wonder why you ventured into thegiver’s arms in the first place. And some hugscan be very short but filled with affection.Here’s a guide to the different types of hugsand what they reveal.

The Back hug

This is the type of hug that surprises you.Your man comes up from behind and wrapshis arms firmly around you. Even if he hasn’tsaid it yet, this hug is from a man who is inlove with you. He’s covering your body withhis, which means he wants to shelter andprotect you. However, be careful if your guyalways hugs you from the back. This couldmean that he wants to be close but is afraidyou’re not into him.

The RuB hug

We know this sounds kind of creepy, but it’ssimply your man holding you and gentlystroking your back at the same time. This hugindicates that he cares deeply about you andthat the two of you have a strong connection.However, if the rubbing slowly startsintensifying, you might want to take yourhug somewhere private because your manhas other things on his mind. If the strokesseem erratic, it could mean that your guy isworried about something. So, hug him backand ask him if everything is okay.

The Thump

Yes, that was probably your heart falling tothe floor. When your guy thumps or pats yourupper back during an embrace it could meana lot of things. And they’re not all good. Thefirst thing is that he’s just not into you. This isthe type of hug he reserves for his buddies,not his girlfriend. When he does this in thecompany of friends, he might be doing it toshow that he’s not fully committed to you. Ifhe does it in private, he’s probably not feelingthe love anymore. However, if the thump isjust a one off thing and it only happens inpublic, it could just mean he’s not into PDA.Wait and watch, sister.

The WRap

He tightly grasps your lower back and pullsyou towards him. Looks like you’re going toget lucky tonight! This is the type of hug youshould only get from the man in your life. Ifsomeone else hugs you like this, punch theguy. However, if your man is dishing out thistype of hug it shows that he’s keen. The lowerthe hands go, the more fired up he is.

head To head

When you’ll hug, does he put his foreheadagainst yours? If yes, apart from wanting toconnect physically, your man also wants tomerge your minds together. If you’re in a newrelationship, it’s safe to say you’re more thana casual fling. If you’ll have been together forsome time, it shows that he’s emotionally andmentally committed to you.

The swollen clouds anddull skies indicate that

cuddling is on the cardsthis monsoon. But, have

you ever wonderedwhat his hugs mean?

Glynda Alves tells youto keep your arms andeyes open to what he’s

revealing when heembraces you

hugguide

The

>> While hugs indicate affection,find out what else they can reveal

Come

here!

The umbrella was doing us no good. And the bus just did not show up.

So, to escape from the rain, we ran into a nearby coffee shop and had

hot chocolate while shivering from being soaked and waiting for the

rain to subside.

I feel so cold!

I feel like a bucket

of water!

We must have chatted for about two hours. It was so nice talking to

him. We chatted about everything under the sun — his family, my

family, our interests, hobbies and more. And it had stopped raining at

least half an hour earlier, but we still continued chatting. I can’t

describe how romantic it was! All cold and wet and mucky outside...

all warm and cozy and chatty and chocolatey inside! I felt like I was in

a dream cocoon of super romantic happiness and love! And Ronak

kept looking at me so dreamily too...

Okay, I got to go. I

just got a message

from my girl that she

has made hot aloo-

parathas with white

butter! And masala

chai... AH!

THEN!

What made Ekta Kapoorcast you as ‘Akbar’?Ekta has found the ideal blend ofboyish innocence and ruggedmanliness required of Akbar in me.For Akbar, she wanted an actor whois a boy-man. Although I had theinnocence of a 19-year-old I amalso mature as an actor. Akbar wassomeone who became a soldierand a king at the age of 14 and by17, he had already won a battle onhis own and I am also an expert inmartial arts and horse riding. So Iwas perfect for the role and I wasselected.

Have you seen AshutoshGowarikar’s film ‘Jodha

Akbar’?No. I deliberately refrained fromseeing it since I didn’t want to beinfluenced in any way and wantedmy portrayal of Akbar to be totallyoriginal.

How do you feel workingwith the cast?We have just started shooting and Iam eager to shoot with ParidhiSharma who plays Jodha. Theensemble cast of the show includes

prominent actors such as AshwiniKalsekar playing Mahamanga, apivotal mother figure in Akbar’s lifewho saved him from the clutches ofdeath across many a battle. ChetanHansraj will play the role of AdhamKhan, the mighty son ofMahamanga who has an eye on theMughal throne.

We hear there are going tobe special promotions ofthe show.

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Terrence Lewis back on DID!Terrence Lewis has joined the panel as the thirdjudge on ‘DID Super Moms’. The master ofcontemporary dance has sorted out his previousdate issues and will once again be seen on thismega dance platform along with co-judgesMarzi Pestonji and Farah Khan. “’Dance IndiaDance’ will always be home to me,” saysTerrence about his return to the show. “I havebeen an integral part of ‘Dance India Dance’and the talent has never failed to surprise me.

Watching these moms dance, no one will say that they are mothers –they are simply phenomenal! It makes me proud to be a part of thisdance movement that has taken the country by storm!” Also joiningthe fun on the show are the cast of ‘Enemmy’ – Sunil Shetty andMimoh who also joined contestants on stage to shake a leg to popularsongs from their previous films.

‘Amita ka...’ completes 100 shows‘Amita Ka Amit’ recently completed hundredepisodes and Producer Siddharth Kumar Tewarythrew a bash for the cast and crew at CitizenHotel, Juhu on Friday night. Celebrities spottedwere: Nishad Vaidya, Chandni Bhagwanani,Manas Shah, Dushyant Yadav, Shaheer Sheikh,Kshiti Jog, Rohit Bhardwaj, Abhishek Malik,Sachal Tyagi, Soodesh Berry, Sai Balal, JyotiGauba etc. The cast and crew had a blast on thedance floor. A huge cake was cut and was

followed by scrumptious dinner. Producer Siddharth Kumar Tewaryand his brother Rahul Kumar played perfect hosts.

New look for MukundilalRohitashv Gour goes for a makeover in Season 2of Laptaganj! Versatile actor Gour, who stoleeverybody's heart with his powerful performanceis back in limelight with the show which startedfrom June 10. But this time, understandably, therewill be fewmore changes in the character and thelook. “Mukundilal will tuck inhis shirt and will alsouse a belt. He will also start wearing shoesinsteadof the slippers he sported earlier," Gour explains.Apart fromthat the basic characteristic of

Mukundilal will change.

Disha Vakhani adores her dadTaarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chasmaah’s Dayabenaka Disha Vakhani says her father is a veryimportant part of her life. “Fathers Day is veryspecial day for me because whatever I amtoday, it is only because of dad. My dad is anactor, painter and teacher. Now you can imaginehow much I must have learnt from him. He is notonly my father, he is also my guru. He stillteaches me acting but one thing that he hastaught me about films and television is taking

me a long way in life. He had told me that once your shoot is over, donot leave all the physical work of packing up on spot boys and yourassistant.

Dancing superstars enthrallStar Plus’ ‘India’s Dancing Superstar’ hasmesmerised the viewers all across the globewith its scintillating performances and hasfinally got its top 13 contestants. Thesecontestants will battle it out to reach the finalposition. This weekend will be loaded withdance, masti and more, as contestants of ‘IDS’and the cast of ‘Ghanchakkar’ will bring the roofdown with entertainment shooting sky high.Judge Geeta Kapoor who was stunned by the

performances could not stop praising them and said, “These top 13contestants are really India’s best dancers and ‘India’s DancingSuperstar’ truly deserves them”. To add more tadka on the show actorEmraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan came to promote their upcomingflick ‘Ghanchakkar’.

Zee’s FOODIE SHOWZee Khana Khazana, India’s first 24 hr food channel, is all set to reviveand refresh your evening snack habits by launching ‘Snack Attack’hosted by Chef Ranveer Brar. ‘Snack Attack’, an Instructional cookingfood show will go on air starting, Monday 10th June 2013, thrice a week(Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at 4:30 pm only on Zee KhanaKhazana. Chef Ranveer will use everyday ingredients to make the dishesand give it a snack attack twist. He makes interesting, quick, easy snackrecipes for all in order to make the evening mood and occasion special.

Yes. In the digital space, Zee TVplans to create a virtualhistorical monument onFacebook giving online users achance to immortalise theirlove by inscribing theirs andtheir lovers’ names on themonument. The idea is tosupport the preservation of ourmonuments by encouraginglovers to write their names onvirtual monuments rather thanreal ones. The channel willcreate boards on Pinterestfamiliarising viewers with thearchitecture, monuments,artifacts, clothes and jewelryfrom the Mughal era. Zee TVwill organise edutainmentexcursions for school childrenwhere they will watch the shootof the show and be taken on aguided tour of the ‘JodhaAkbar’ sets that resembleJodha and Akbar’s palaces,showcasing replicas of thecostumes, jewellery, weaponsused in the Mughal era that arecurrently being used in theshow. In Delhi, the channel willmake the toll booth on the DNDflyover toll-free on the day ofthe launch in remembrance ofthe fact that emperor Akbarhad waived off a pilgrimage taxfor all countrymen in his time.The channel will also havestalls serving sherbet outsideprominent dargahs in UttarPradesh as a goodwill gestureon the launch day.

What kind of showswould you like to do inthe future?Any concept which is nice andgives me a chance to performwill be a show I would like to doand that includes reality showstoo.

And films?Yes. I would gradually like to dofilms too.

Any role models orinspirations?No one specific but I look uptoall successful people and try toimbibe their good qualities.Spoken like a true wise

king!

National Geographic Channel brings to anextraordinary series of real people and

their real life experiences with traveloguesin My Endeavour Alterrain. Stay tuned towatch the twists and turns of the Indian Ter-rain with My Endeavour Alterrain (whichopened on June 9), every Sunday at 7 pmonly on National Geographic Channel.

This five part series traces the journey offive celebrities: Chetan Bhagat, Gul Panag,Nagesh Kukunoor, Rajeev Khandelwal andKarun Chandhok – who set out to find a fewanswers, gather experiences and quench along time thirst in Ford’s latest Endeavour Al-terrain Edition. Discover an all new Rajasthan,Goa, Arunachal Pradesh and much more fromthe eyes of the adventure travellers.

The show captures popular authorChetan Bhagat’s drive to Junagarh in Gu-jarat, where he meets the Siddis – India’sonly African tribe. Being a serial road tripperand traveller, Gul Panag undertook a per-sonal endeavor to complete an unfinishedbusiness of exploring coastal Karnatakawith a drive from Goa to Hampi.

RAJAT TOKAS WILL BE EKTA KAPOOR’S

‘AKBAR’After ‘Dharti Ka VeerYodha Prithviraj Chauhan’,Rajat Tokas from Delhi,worked in ‘Sai Baba’ andthen he worked in NDTVImagine serial producedby Sagar Arts called‘Dharam Veer’ where heplays the role of Veer. Heappeared for a shortcameo as ‘Madhav Shastri’(young Keshav Pandit) inZee TV's show KeshavPandit. His latest venturewas in Star Plus’ ‘TereLiye’ where he played therole of Robindo Ganguly.Now he stars in a role of alifetime as ‘Akbar’, thegreat Mughal king in EktaKapoor’s magnum opus‘Jodha Akbar’. In a briefchat with Rajat SandeepHattangadi got to knowmore about the show.

National Geographic’s unique travel show!

PEVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:The Nifty fell moderately on Wednesday (June 12, 2013) anet 28.60 points (0.49%) and closed at the 5760 pointlevel. The market opened down with a gap at the 5771points level. It then turned into a range bound movementuntil 11.45 a.m. The index then declined sharply andregistered the day’s low at the 5738 points level at 12.17p.m. From there the market rose sharply into the green andregistered the day’s high at the 5792 points level at 1.01p.m. The index then slipped back into the red and turnedinto a range bound movement until closing at the day. TheNifty witnessed a volatile session and moved in a range of54 points. Sentiment was bearish and amongst the 50Nifty stocks 29 were losers, while 21 stocks closed in thegreen. Some buying was witnessed in oil & gas and bankingstocks, while heavy selling was witnessed in consumerdurables, metal, IT and technology stocks.

TTEECCHHNNIICCAALL AANNAALLYYSSIISS::VVoolluummee:: Volume (Qty shares) decreased 9.37%. This change is smalland indicates a moderate participation by investors.

MMaarrkkeett BBrreeaaddtthh::Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was negative. Amongstall the traded stocks, 549 were gainers, 847 were losersand 47 remained unchanged.

SSllooww SSttoocchhaassttiicc IInnddiiccaattoorr::The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is in the over-sold zone. The Slow K line in the Stochastic Oscillator is below theslow D line (negative if it continues).

RRSSII IInnddiiccaattoorr::The RSI is above the 30 level but is now declining (negativeif it continues).

MMAACCDD IInnddiiccaattoorr::The MACD is below zero and is declining (negative if itcontinues). It is below its 9-day Average (negative).

AADDXX IInnddiiccaattoorr && DDII LLiinneess::The +DI line is below the –DI line and both lines arediverging (negative if it continues). The ADX is rising whilethe Market Index is falling, which indicates that the presentdown trend is increasing in strength.

MMoovviinngg AAvveerraaggeess ((TTrreenndd IInnddiiccaattoorrss))TThhee iinnddeexx::Is below its 5-day average (at 5845) Negative.Is below its 15-day average (at 5958) Negative.Is below its 25-day average (at 6016) Negative.Is below its 200-day average (at 5796) Negative.

OOvveerraallll MMaarrkkeett SSttrreennggtthh//WWeeaakknneessss::

The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicatinga weak market with a negative bias.Support Levels:For short-term traders theimmediate main support is at the5673 points level.The next support is at the 5610points level.

RReessiissttaannccee LLeevveellss The immediate main resistance isat the 5965 points level.The next resistance is at the 6078points level.

PPiivvoott PPooiinntt AAnnaallyyssiiss::For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels arecalculated according to the pivot point theory and are: Pivot point = 5764 (This is the level where the trend is likelyto change during intra-day).Support (1) = 5735.Support (2) = 5710. Resistance (1) = 5789. Resistance (2) = 5818.

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NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Thursday (June 13, 2013) (Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

Downtrend Continues

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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

We have taken a number of steps, macroeconomicsteps, fiscal deficit reduction step, steps to improvedomestic investment confidence. I think as thesesteps begin to buy, some of them are already buy say,we should see a more stable condition.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

TOP VIEW

Anand Rathi calls a ‘Buy’ on KNR ConstructionsCMP: Rs. 77 Target Rs. 115Order book visibility low: KNR Constructions’ (KNR) has an order book of Rs20bn (2.9x TTM revenue), after deducting Rs 6.8bn order from GVK. In FY13,it bagged orders of Rs 10bn, and is aiming at another Rs 13bn in FY14.Management is geared up to bid for upcoming EPC contracts from NHAI andis currently negotiating with private developers for orders. Apart from roads,it is also focused on diversifying into urban infra, irrigation and bridges.

Revenues likely to improve: For FY13, the company’s revenue declined 8%yoy, despite receiving Rs 480m early-completion bonus (Bijapur-Hungund tollroad). Most of the benefit of the bonus was lost as a lot of equipment was idleduring the year. In 4QFY13, however, revenue grew 41% yoy, higher than weestimated, following strong project execution in Karnataka and Nagpur. Withexecution now picking up at its Kerela project (own BOT), management isaiming at revenue of Rs 9bn for FY14.

EBITDA margin to stabilize: For FY13, KNR clocked EBITDA margin of 16.4%(vs 17.7% in FY12). We estimate margins to be maintained at ~16.5% overthe next two years, backed by strong revenue growth.

Update on BOT projects: In May’13, KNR completed financial closure onthe Kerala project. So far, it has invested equity of Rs 700m (of the total Rs1.36bn committed), funded through internal accruals (Rs 300m) and loans (Rs 400m). Moreover, the company has obtained all environmental andforest clearances and work on the project has begun in 4QFY13. Further, it

is working on issuing NCDs to raise ~Rs 400m from its BOT project in AP, slated to be used to fund the remaining equity requirement for Keralaproject.

Our take: Strong revenue growth is likely in FY14with significant contribution of its own BOT projects.We retain Buy with TP of Rs 115. Our SOTP target isbased on 5x FY14e earnings, a 33% discount to othermidcap construction companies (Rs 105) and 1x BVof investments (Rs 10).

Geojit BNP Paribas Research calls a ‘Buy’ on V-Guard Ind.CMP: Rs. 471 Target Rs. 546V Guard Industries Ltd (VGIL), has grown its business at 38% CAGR over thelast 5 years even during tough economic scenario in the last 3 years with44%CAGR. This gives us immense confidence about its business growth.Diversified niche product profile with low penetration and expansion in non-south market will continue to be the growth driver. Given VGIL’s nicheproduct-line, competition and erosion of margins will be the highest risk. Butwe also see a very high possibility to scale-up the business with higherpenetration and more product launches. Hence we like the business profilebut given the recent price appreciation and near term margin headwinds, werecommend a ACCUMULATE rating. Niche & wide product range... withsuccessful launches: VGIL has a diversified roduct range like PVC cables, LTcables, UPS, Digital UPS, Switchgears, Induction cook tops and Mixer grinder.And has shown continues success in identifying and introducing new productlines, example: LT power cables introduced 3 yrs ago has grown at 70% CAGRto ~Rs 750mn revenues, Digital UPS + 150% CAGR to Rs l,700mn revenuesince FY10. Management expect good prospect in solar water heaters,switchgears and induction cook tops. Management’s net sales guidance is25% CAGR for FY13-FY15E, against our expectation of 22%.

Pan India Network.... customer service: VGIL has a Pan India distributionnetwork with 230 exclusive distributors, 4,000 direct dealers, 28 branchesand estimated 13,000-20,000 retailers. The average dealer addition peryr is725 in last 4 years. VGIL has 200 service centres for after sales services.Dealership is expected to grow by 15% in non-south and 10% in south.

Margins impacted... to normalise as discounts fade: Margins have reducedfrom 10.1% FY11 to 8.1% in FY13, lead by competition in a weak economy.Dealer discounts have been increased in the last 2- 3 quarters. We believethat these are one time scenario and discounts will normalise as white goods’market improves. We forecast sub-average EBITDA margin of 8.7% and 9.0%in FY14E & FY15E vs historic highs of 11%.

Valuation: VGIL is currently trading at Rs.472.5 at PE of 16.7x and 13xFY14E and FY15E earnings respectively. We value the stock at 15x on FY15Eto arrive at a target price of Rs 546. We believe a PE band of 14x - 16x willbe a better representative of its future valuation based on our earningsgrowth assumption and margin profile, which is closure to its one yearaverage PE of 16.5x. We await for the margin profile to streamlines over thenext few quarters, and recommend a ACCUMULATE rating.

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By A Business Reporter

TheGrowth in India’s index of in-dustrial production (IIP) hasslowed down to 2.0 % in April

from 3.4 % in the previous month.Fuel shortages, ongoing mining banin some states, delays in commis-sioning of large projects, andmoder-ation in demand continues to plagueIndia’s industrial sector.Manufactur-ing growth remainedweak at 2.8% inApril and came from only a handfulof industries.In April, the output of top 5 indus-

tries - in terms of contribution tomanufacturing growth- grew by 22.3% compared to a year ago, while theoutput of the remaining 17 industriesfell by 3.7 %. The weak and highlyconcentrated growth within the

manufacturing sector is amajor con-cern. The revival of the manufactur-ing sector is crucial for the recoveryof the service sector given its positivespill-overs to sectors such as trade,transport and finance.Among major industries, Wearing

apparel registered a high growth of86.6 % in April. If one excludes thisindustry, manufacturing growth inApril would have been 0.4 %.Capital goods growth fell sharply

to 1.0 % in April from 9.0 % in theprevious month. Consumer goodsoutput grew, aided by a growth inoutput of consumer non-durables.Consumer durables’ output, in con-trast, continued to decline for thefifth consecutive month, suggestinga weak household demand.Incidentally, shortages in coal and

natural gas led to a deceleration inelectricity output growth to 0.7 % inApril from 3.5 % in March.The power sector in India is in-

creasingly reliant on imported coaldue to shortages in domestic coalproduction. The recent depreciationof the rupee will raise the rupee costof imported coal and intensify theinput constraints being faced in elec-tricity production.Overall, output of the eight core

infra industries, having nearly 38 %weight in IIP, decelerated to 2.3 % inApril from 3.2 % in the previousmonth. A fall in coal, natural gas andfertiliser production was largely re-sponsible for the slowdown. A revivalof India’s industrial sector is contin-gent upon a turnaround in the per-formance of core industries.

IIP Growth SlowsOverall, output of the eight core infra industries, having nearly 38 % weight in IIP, deceleratedto 2.3 % in April from 3.2 % in the previous month.

“Investmentsentimentsremain subduedin manufacturingandinfrastructureand unless we

see speedy implementation ofprojects stuck due to inter-ministerial clearances, industrialgrowth is likely to remainmoderate”.

FICCI President,Naina Lal Kidwai

“The industrycomponent at 2%cent is a greatmatter of worry.Everybody, thepolicy makers, asalso people in the

field need to give it a thought ... Thelow IIP growth which has beenhappening for the past one year, itstime we wake up to that,”

SBI Chairman,Pratip Chaudhuri

“The stubbornnature of theslowdown canbe helped onlyby some boldmeasures bygovernment in

terms of providing an enablingenvironment for investment. Thegovernment must take a lead inreviving the investmentsentiment,”

Assocham President,Rajkumar N Dhoot

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The inclusion of “an ex-ternal commercial bor-rowing (ECB) facility inthe funding structure orsubstitution of the exist-ing domestic debt withan ECB facility will not,

automatically, improve the overallcredit profile of the project,” says re-search house India Ratings.According to it “While projects

may be availing loans at interest rateslower than those charged in the do-mestic market, their debt servicecommitments in rupee terms mayrise sharply if the rupee depreciates

beyond initial expectations. The cur-rent depreciating trend of INRagainst USD is likely to erode the po-tential savings expected while avail-ing the ECB facility.”Since some projects incur varying

proportions of capital in foreign cur-rency, the ECB acts as a natural hedg-ing tool for payments to vendors inforeign currency over a fairly longconstruction period. However, debtservicing remains exposed unlesshedged, which is rarely the case.Based on its portfolio of rated proj-

ects, Ind-Ra estimates a savings ofaround 6%-15% of the total debtservice obligations on account ofECB funding.These savings are, how-ever, limited to the initial three to fiveyears of debt amortisation.These en-visaged savings are helpful since theECB funding aids cash flows duringthe project’s initial ramp up stages.Notwithstanding these savings, thetotal outflow of an ECB-funded facil-ity is likely to be higher than that of afacility funded solely in the domesticcurrency.The “benefits in the initial years of

project stabilisation are expected tocome at the expense of higher cashoutflows, thanks to the unhedged ex-posure and heavily back-endedamortisation in the later years of theproject life cycle, the research houseconcludes.

Rupee Depreciation Could Hurt ECB Funded Corporates

Companies With Strong FundamentalsOutperform Broader Markets

By A Business Reporter

An empirical study onthe stock price per-formance of companiesunder Crisil Research’scoverage reveals thatcompanies with strongfundamentals outper-

formed the broader markets overtwo- and five-year horizons. At thesame time, companies with moder-ate to poor fundamentals havetrailed.This is one of the few empirical

studies which link companies’ fun-damentals with long-term stock per-formance in the Indian equitymarket. The Indian equity market

has been highly volatile over thepast few years. The CNX Nifty andCNX Midcap indices are stilltrading 9% and 23%, respectively,below their 2008 highs.Despite market gyrations, some

companies demonstrated strongshare price performance, indicatingthat good investment opportunitiesdid exist.Crisil Research’s study on compa-

nies across sectors and market capi-talisation indicates that investmentin a portfolio of fundamentallystrong companies would have gener-ated market alpha (higher returnover the relevant benchmark) for eq-uity investors even during thevolatile phase.

Most Of Rupee Depreciation May Be Behind Us,Says BofA-ML

The rupee which has depreciated by 6 per cent over the past month, islikely to stay “volatile” in the near term but the worst may be behind us,Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a research note yesterday. “We feelthat most of the depreciation may be behind us as gold imports arereducing and likely to fall given measures taken by government. Secondlyoil prices are stable and thirdly government may be forced to raise flowsthrough NRI bonds,” BofA-ML said.

Retail inflation dropsFalling for the third straight month, retail inflation stood at 9.31 % in Maydue to easing of prices of edible oil and protein-based items, even asvegetable prices inched up sharply. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) basedinflation stood at 9.39 % in April. It was 10.39 % in March. The overall foodand beverages segment saw an inflation of 10.65 % in May, higher than10.61 % in April.

MMTC 9.33% Stake Sale TodayThe group of ministers on disinvestment today cleared 9.33 per cent stakesale in MMTC through offer for sale which may fetch the exchequer Rs300 crore.”We will divest 9.33 per cent in MMTC tomorrow through OFSroute,” Disinvestment Secretary Ravi Mathur told reporters here. Thegovernment targets to raise Rs 40,000 crore from its PSU stake sale in2013-14. The government expects to raise Rs 250-300 crore through theMMTC stake sale and the base or floor price would be “nowhere near thecurrent market price”.

New Guidelines For ‘High Rise Buildings’ WelcomedThe National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has welcomedthe new guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forestin respect of High Rise Buildings. The guidelines would now allow greaterflexibility for state governments and local bodies, to decide on high risebuildings, based on issues such as population density, pressure on landetc. NAREDCO feels that the new guidelines will help in completion ofstalled projects and also encourage slum rehabilitation projects. It is alsoexpected to help unlock projects worth Rs. 10,000 crores approximatelywhich are stuck due to lack of clarity on the issue

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What the cards say: Find solutions, notproblems

Path: Seek constructiveways. Give people an-other chance. Don’t benegative all the timeAlly: The stable Tauruswill be a good support.Avoid Cancer and theirclinging waysCard for the week: Tarotkey no. X The Wheel ofFortune. Will bring luckto you

What the cards say: FacefactsPath: Understand yourselfbetter. Don’t close your eyesto avoid admitting your faultAlly: Sagittarius shows spiri-tual surrender. Gemini con-fuses you

Card for the week:Tarot key no. XII TheHanged Man. Sur-render to higherpowers will lead totransformation.Have faith and trustthe divine. Not thetime for action

What the cards say: Look at the stars. Itis all up therePath: Change is a part of life. Acceptchange. Don’t take anything for grantedAlly: Pisces will help you avoid wrong de-cisionCard for the week: Tarot key no. VIIIStrength. You have the strength to re-

solve things

What the cards say: Jealousy and envywill make you suffer morePath: Be kind to people. There is anotherpoint of view. Don’t focus on selfAlly: Listen to the objective Virgo. AvoidPisces who will smother youCard for the week: Tarot key no. V The Hi-erophant. Will show you the way of theworld

What the cards say:Time to introspectPath: Realign with yourgoal. Don’t be in ahurryAlly: Gemini will stimu-late your thoughtprocess. Be a littlecareful with critical Virgo

Card for the week: Tarot key no. IX TheHermit. Find answers from an expert.Objectivity will bring home the right so-lution

What the cardssay: You are grow-ing internally.Allow yourself toexperience a newway of livingPath: Be a littlemore aware andalert to the peoplearound you. Don’t be lazy or take things forgrantedAlly: Aquarius will show you how to be effi-cient. Avoid Capricorn. They will depressyouCard for the week: Tarot key no. V The Hiero-phant. Growth and maturity will come withlearning and experience

What the cards say: Take care of yourhealth, both mental and physicalPath: Tackle fear through spirituality.Don’t worry. Trust in the DivineAlly: Another Libran will understand you.Avoid othersCard for the week: Tarot key no. VIII TheStrength. Find the inner core that is

strong and canwithstand the on-slaught. Tameyour beast. It isnot as difficult asit seems

What the cards say: Ego blinds youPath: Understand and accept. Don’t bearrogant. Face your faultsAlly: Libra will give sensi-ble advice. Be careful ofSagittarius who could ir-ritate youCard for the week: Tarotkey no. XX Judgment. Youneed to understand your-self and others in theright way

What the cards say: Uncertainty and con-fusionPath: Be critical of self. Don’t punishloved onesAlly: Capricorn will give good advice.Avoid clinging to Cancer who will not letyou compromiseCard for the week: Tarot key no. XII The

Hanged Man. Sur-render and giveup for a largergoal. Let go andgain inner peace

What the cards say: Find your feetPath: Walk on the right path. Don’t takesides or be blind to the truthAlly: Be guided by Aries who will makeyou enthusiastic. Avoid AquariusCard for the week: Tarot key no. XIIIDeath. Change will come in many garbs.It is good for you

What the cardssay: You could feelangry even after aholidayPath: Go to theroot and find outwhy. Don’t seekimmediate solu-tions

Ally: Leo will be sympathetic. Do not takeadvice from a Capricorn. They will makeyou more confusedCard for the week: Tarot key no. XVIII The

Moon. Imagination could colouryour vision. Creativity will make youhappy

What the cards say: Youremotions cause you dis-turbance and doubtPath: Experience lifewithout too much emo-tions. Don’t be so con-cerned only aboutyourselfAlly: Libra who will showyou what is fair. Avoid Scorpio whomight fan your negative emotionsCard for the week: Tarot key no. XIV Tem-perance. Shows the need for balanceand healing and compromise

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LOVIN’ IT UPRe-define the meaning of loveI am in a peculiar fix. I’ve been happilymarried for five years now. However, I havenot married my first love – situationschanged and I lost faith that he loved me.Now call it fate, I met him again accidentally.He stays in a different town and I do not meethim but I miss him. Not that I do not love myhusband but I feel some feelings for him too.Is it possible to love two persons at the sametime? Should I be in touch with him throughphone calls or mail just as a friend? I’mperplexed. Help me.You say that you had felt that your first love

did not love you andtherefore you brokeup. Well, the affairended there butprobably your self-image could nottake it. Your currentfeelings for your firstlove are nothing buta need to massageyour injured pride.You want to feel that

he cares for you. You need to re-define themeaning of love in order to live a meaningfullife. True love is thinking of what you can giveto your beloved. “It is in giving that you

receive”. You say that you are happily married,so I presume that your physical and emotionalneeds are fulfilled in this relationship. In thatcase you seem to be taking your husband’slove for granted and are thinking only ofyourself and what you want. Don’t you thinkthat’s a wee bit selfish? As far as keeping intouch with your old flame is concerned I donot think it is a very good idea. You would belying to yourself if you said that it is only forfriendship. Try giving in love instead ofreceiving and you will find great joy andfulfillment in your married life. In case you arestill unable to resolve your feelings and findclarity in your life, I would strongly suggestthat you see a psychotherapist.

Phimosis and circumcisionI am 27-year-old educated guy and willget married in a few months. I have neverhad sex with anyone. I am truly a virgin. Ihave noticed that I cannot pull back foreskinon my penis properly. Is that a problem? Whatdo I do?Ideally the foreskin needs to get retracted onan erect penis, enough to expose the whole of

the glans-penis. Thismay either happenon its own on fullerection or one mayhave to do it manu-ally before penetra-tion. Both ways it isnormal and fine. Ifthe retraction of theforeskin is not possi-ble or painful, then itis a medical condition known as ‘Phimosis’.This condition requires a minor surgery knownas ‘Circumcision’. However, this can be decidedonly after a physical examination.There is always the concern of a person de-

veloping paraphimosis (a painful surgical con-dition) if the foreskin is getting retractedincompletely. So, I would advise that you getyourself examined by a surgeon.

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ACROSS:1 The glitter Hoagy Carmichael

made a song about (8)5 Only new points covering

supporters (6)8 Clean truce brought about despite

unwillingness (10)9 Grasshopper runs into carriage

(4)10 Where one might live to see the

end of religious building? (9-5)11 Probably went too far at a

performance (7)13 Danced around public relations

with an article and some notes(7)

15 Ingeniously defeats dismissedfunny men (7)

18 He has no right to take over as hedoes (7)

21 Direct a girl to be as honest aspossible (8,2,1,3)

22 Little creatures listening secretly?(4)

23 Are females not invited when thisinsect has a party? (4,6)

24 I need another hundred to makeit like paradise (6)

25 Needlewomen's pains? (8)

DOWN:1 Knighted colonel turns to

company getting the wind up (7)2 A share in a growing concern (9)3 Ordered notes on statement of

belief (7)4 Pole (a Communist) showed

readiness to fight (7)5 There aren't any comebacks after

such a poor performance (2,7)6 Chicken and port (7)7 It's possessor isn't affected (7)12 Very short introduction at home,

so essential (9)14 Afrikaanese is imitated in a

barren part of India (4,5)16 Can't be right if it doesn't make a

noise! (7)17 Attempts to persuade, but one

won't retire (5,2)

18 When so tense, does the effect ofalcohol not get you down? (7)

19 Both hair and dust may be (7)20 Worn by those shortening sails?

(7)SOLUTION TO TUESDAY’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

AACCRROOSSSS:: 1 Left in the lurch, 9 No defence, 10 Borer, 11 Osier, 12 Supernova, 13Outwards, 14 Asmara, 17 Envoys, 19 Revealed, 22 Followers, 24 Tenth, 25 Ember,26 Eglantine, 27 Sense of purpose.DDOOWWNN:: 1 Land on one's feet, 2 Faddist, 3 Infirmary, 4 Tyneside, 5 Exempt, 6Umber, 7 Cordoba, 8 Bread and cheese, 15 Sweetener, 16 Lets slip, 18 Voluble,20 Lentigo, 21 Hereto, 23 Orris.

SOLUTION TOTUESDAY’S ENIGMA CODEESTATE, ATTEST, SETTEE,TSETSE, STATES, TASTES,TEASES

MATH PYRAMID 570

ENIGMA CODE 570

TUESDAY’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: Taint

MATHDOKU 570Place 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.

F

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ACROSS:1 Playbill listing (4)5 Scope (4)6 Weirdo (5)7 Hard varnish (5)8 8 and 27, e.g. (5)9 Division (4)10 Numeric place (4)

DOWN:1 Rugs (7)2 Locales (5)3 Viewed (4)4 Thread (3)6 Room in a ship (5)7 Sixth month (4)8 Director's directive (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 570

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TUESDAY’S SOLUTION

HIDATO 570

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 570

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

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): It seems someone is trying to pass on aliability giving you false assurances of quick gains. It would be better tostay out of trouble. Somehow you are a great support and help to otherpeople or friend but your own life seems to be crumbling around you.

This too shall pass.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You will accomplish work that you had notime for. Monetary gains are indicated. There could be an opportunityfor you to travel to a place that has a sacred significance for you. An ex-perience today will restore your faith in what you truly believe in.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Your stand to gain financially but your lackof patience and stubborn nature could land you in a spot especially ifyou are trying to negotiate a sensitive issue related to work. If you reacha deadlock then it would be better to withdraw and try again when things

are more favorable.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): You will find yourself surrounded by a luckyset of circumstances and sure to gain from them. If seeking loan, youwill get it soon. An invitation to an important function will do you good.Efforts to improve ties with those important to you will get an unexpectedboost by the participation of your mate or beloved.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): You may want to take a risk in completelynew enterprise and may even succeed in your gambit. Follow your in-stinct for you are certain to do well. An unexpected monetary gain isforeseen. You may receive a large signing amount for a new project. At

a formal function you may get some honor. Romance brings someone newinto your life Look forward to an exciting and novel evening which is very differentto anything you may have experienced.

VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): You are assured gradual growththough the slow pace could be annoyingly frustrating. Try not to takeshortcuts for they could mean trouble. There may be a chance to cre-ate an alternate source of income. An opportunity arrives for you to tryyour hand at commission work. Find time for fitness to remain healthy.

LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): To meet the challenge you willhave to be ready to bring about some radical changes in the way you dothings to get where you want to be. In the evening others may feel thatyou are not being too social. You may just be tired and wanting to call it

a day early.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Expansion of work and fresh ac-tivities leads to gain. Those in creative or artistic fields will do very well.Some of you will be commended for your efforts. Better prospects forwork and career are indicated. An important meeting scheduled fortoday will be a success. You will make good contacts. Get through to thosewho are important to you and show how much you care.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20): You need to be patienteven if burdened with duties that take up most of your leisure time.Make quick decisions for good results. Listen attentively to the sug-gestions of others, though you may not necessarily agree with them. You

will be able to bring others around to your way of thinking.

CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): Do not hesitate if you getan opportunity to get into something much bigger than anticipated. Donot waste your time and energy in chasing small benefits. Aim for some-thing spectacular howsoever difficult it may appear. You will have theguidance and financial help that you will need. Good news concerning yourmate or partner will add to your joys.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Although things are going wellfor you professionally you may have some misgivings about what peo-ple are doing behind your back. Simply let bygones be bygones and donot look back now. Move ahead with self-assurance as you are only

going to be successful. Personal relationships are fine.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20): This is the beginning of a goodphase. Don’t be in hurry to follow up a deal on hearsay, or some newsyou receive today must be thoroughly scrutinized. A decision regardinga property, land, vehicle or studies will have to be made now. You willspend money on home and family.

� MOON: Cancer� TITHI: 4th Jyesht Shuklapaksha/Guru

Pushya Amrit� NAKSHATRA: Pushya� RASHI: Karaka (Cancer) H.D.� LUCKY COLOUR: Sea Green� LUCKY NUMBER: 4BIRTHDAY FORECAST: You will improveyour financial status this year. A suddenoverseas trip could prove enjoyable andfruitful. Government employees can lookforward to being assigned a special mis-sion, or to attend a seminar or conven-tion. The married will enjoy a congenialatmosphere at home. Those in love willhave an eventful year. Youngsters canlook forward to a period of exciting ad-venture.BABIES BORN TODAY: The baby will havea well-proportioned body, moderate totall, pleasant face and good hair. Thechild will be Amicable, Submissive, sin-cere affectionate but moody. After basiceducation a career in any creative orartistic field is indicated. Fond of travel-ing will be multi-faceted and well read. Will nurture and care for loved ones. Theycan look forward to a fortunate happy life.

TODAY’S FORECASTJagjit Uppal

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ACROSS:1 Capital of Chhattisgarh (6)7 Ceremonial suicide in Japan (8)8 Thin and long and strong? (4)10 Ancient Roman poet and author -

"Girl Vi" anagram? (6)11 All-rounder ____ Singh (6)14 A cry of joy, it's said (1,2)16 Tropical climbing plant (5)17 Org. division (4)19 Expenses (5)21 Brawny (5)22 Eccentric (5)23 South Africa's Hashim ____ (4)26 Big house (5)28 Nintendo's gaming console (3)29 Aromatic medicinal drug? (6)30 Needlelike instrument (6)31 Migrant farm worker (4)32 Functor (8)33 Kept troubling or worrying (6)

DOWN:1 Accelerated sharply the speed of an

engine (6)2 Pledge; predicament (6)3 Welsh resort (4)4 Teaching staff of a school (7)5 It adds glitter to a rich lady's head

(5)6 Japanese warrior (5)8 ____ up : finish off the matter? (4)9 Inlet for "air" change ! (3)12 ___ a ___ : in connection with

(same word)? (3)13 Abrogate (5)15 ___ Brava : region in NE Spain? (5)18 At the same level (5)19 Batting stroke (3)20 ___ - high : very high, reaching the

heavens? (3)21 Gandhiji's term for the downtrod-

den? (7)22 A container or a carton (3)23 Giving assistance (6)24 Man in the broadcasting studio?

(4)25 Mr Schwarzenegger of Hollywood

(6)26 Subatomic particle (5)27 Dressed to the ___ : very well

dressed (5)28 Chinese frying pan (3)30 Brought forth by birth (4)

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

Today’s clue: U equals N

YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1692

HEATHCLIFF

SUDOKU 1873Sudoku 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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YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN

To solve anIrregular Sudokupuzzle, every digitmust appear oncein:� Each of thevertical columns� Each of thehorizontal rows� Each of theregions

AfternoonWORDMINE

How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown intoday’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each wordmust contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least onenine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed.TTooddaayy’’ss rraattiinnggss:: 11 aavveerraaggee; 13 ggoooodd; 15 oouuttssttaannddiinngg.YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN:: ding, drug, dung, during, gild, gilt, gird, girl, girt, glint,glut, grid, grin, grind, grit, grunt, guild, guilt, ling, lung, luring, ring, ruing, ruling,rung, TRUNDLING, tuning, turgid, turning.

N K S B S U D E : D T I K F V U

A S R P T K I Q D R V K W

S U F R S U N R F A P V P D F U V R

F X Y Y S N S I U R N D T S R D E R V

Y V K B D N V K T V K D R S V UYYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN:: Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has the innercertainty of reaching the goal.

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SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORDAACCRROOSSSS:: 1 Smash, 6 Utter, 9 Taverna, 10 Inlaw, 11 Ipass, 12 Sci-fi, 13 Company,15 Aga, 17 Alas, 18 Serene, 19 Scans, 20 Debark, 22 Sino, 24 Yea, 25 Write-up,26 Inure, 27 Firma, 28 Simba, 29 Ptyalin, 30 Brash, 31 Tsars. DDOOWWNN:: 2 Mongol, 3 Stamps, 4 Haw, 5 Mercy, 6 Unifies, 7 Tapi, 8 Ensign, 12 Snack,13 Candy, 14 Mamba, 15 Aerie, 16 Aesop, 18 Snare, 19 Srinath, 21 Eerier, 22Stains, 23 Number, 25 Wreak, 26 Imps, 28 Sit.

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Your visit to a small village, Garh Himmat Singh, Dausadistrict in Rajasthan in 2010 off the Jaipur-Agrahighway changed the face of the nondescript village.Why did you decide to instill love of hockey in a placewhere the population was miles away from the sport?I played hockey since I was six years and traveling is myprofession. So my job was to bring German tourists to India. Soit was a coincidence that I ended in the village which isbetween Jaipur and Agra. In Germany, I felt kids are overloadedwith work by playing sports or instruments and in India, I feltchildren have nothing to look up to. They either play cricket orjust sit idle. Nobody feels responsible to do something. It isworst in the villages. In that village there was nothing – theywere taking care of their little sisters or brothers but they hadnothing for themselves. So I thought of getting some sticks andsee whether they can have some fun in their life.

A foreign lady deciding to take a huge step in India bystarting this project. What were the impediments inthe course of implementing the project?I had never decided that I would open a hockey academy inIndia. It was a step by step process. I came again and againand I spread some hope and that gave me the responsibilityto take it forward. I saw that they were quite talented and theywere eager to learn. We made them watch ‘Chak De India’ tomake them understand what hockey essentially it. Earliernobody knew anything about the game. I also didn’t knowHindi so it was difficult for me also to communicate withthem. It was also quite difficult to get them to bedisciplined and in order. So I thought if I need to dosomething with them, I would have to give up my life inGermany. I thought it was a big sacrifice and I thought Iwould do it in a place which is the most fruitful. Manypeople asked me why I didn’t start this in Punjab orHaryana where there is a sports culture, but Iwanted to do it where it is most needed and is mosteffective.

What kind of opposition did youencounter while trying to start thisventure and how difficult was it toconvince their parents?In the beginning it wasn’t difficult as it was anafternoon activity. When we started taking themoutside their village to Jaipur, they startedgetting insecure. They started asking questionslike why is this German lady coming to thisvillage when she had a good life in Germany.‘What does she have to do with sports

when she is not earning money withthis and what is her motive?’ So my

Indian brother, who was travellingwith us, he made sure thatthe kids were safe with us.So as time passed thegirls started winningmatches and got amedal or certificate or

even a t-shirt, and thenslowly the parents started believing in us. It was a ‘silentrevolution’ especially for the girls. Now the girls are playing inhockey skirts, which would be unbelievable two years back.

Sourcing finance for a project like this is a humongoustask, how have you managed this project and keep itup till now?There wasn’t any support or a single rupee from the people. Ihad to sponsor the entire kit for the kids. I then started a NGOwhere my friends and family used to give money but that isn’t

sufficient anymore. Then I participated in an auto-rickshaw rally.Last year we drove from Jaipur to Chennai and this year wedrove from Jaipur to Goa to source funds and also to go to othercities where hockey is played and also to get contacts.

Many people were taken by surprise when they saw alady riding an auto-rickshaw in Mumbai. How was yourentire experience on a three-wheeler?In my culture nobody would ask if a girl or a boy rides an auto,it is only in India you would be questioned because it is a mandriven society, even more since a ‘white girl’ is driving anauto-rickshaw. They thought something is wrong and manypeople were interested why and what is the message behindit all. Especially, in Mumbai there was a big hype because youare not allowed to drive an auto in the inner-city andthen we also went to the hockey ground.

What kind of support have you receivedfrom the hockey administration in India?The Indian hockey teams are struggling, so how

can I expect help from them. If they cannot support thehighest level players in the country, they won’t do anything forthe grassroot players. In the meantime, I have goodconnections and that may help us in the future.

India has been known to produce hockey legends; doyou think that India has forgotten its roots and whatdo you think is missing in the game where we haven’tbeen able to keep up with the rest of the world?The main problem is politics is involved in sports. If you seemany of the successful sporting nations, politics is separatedfrom the game. Only sportspersons should lead theadministration because otherwise all goes wrong. It is allabout money. The German hockey team is number one in theworld, but they are not earning money from hockey. They areall doing their jobs or are students but they play with theirhearts. They are passionate with what they are doing and thisis what is lacking in India.

What are your future plans for your ‘Project Hockey’.You have also tied up with KOOH Sports to take yourproject to other cities?We are opening our own English medium school in the village.I have imported Astroturf from a German club. My idea is tohave a sports centre in that village and post that let’s see, Imay look for another village to take my project to. I would belooking to work with them to ensure we have a soundgrassroot hockey in the country.

THE GERMAN’S ‘SILENT INDIAN

INTERVIEW

ANDREA THUMSHRIN, a German hockey player has made India her home leaving Germany for good.Her stated mission is to get India back to its glory days. For that purpose, she travelled across India in

an auto-rickshaw trying to generate funds and support her project in a remote Rajasthan village.NEIL JOSHI speaks exclusively to her on this ‘Silent Revolution’ she has wrought and how she hasenlightened the minds of the young girls in the village. She speaks of her journey in transforming

children into hockey lovers, and intends to ‘stick’ it out in the long haul.

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Time: 17:30 Hours

Sri LankaTo be played at:

Kennington Oval, London

England

Group A Match 8TODAY’S MATCH

Teenagers Upamanyu, Hussain emerge Sr. Nat ChampionsMUMBAI: Mumbai has pro-

duced some of the best sailorsin the country and that legacy isnow being carried forward by the16-year-old talented duo of Up-manayu Dutta and Hussain Arsi-wala (INWTC), who emerged overallSenior National champions in the420 Coastal National Champi-onships, which concluded at theRoyalMadrasYacht Club (RMYC) inChennai onWednesday.Teenagers Dutta and Arsiwala,

students of Bombay Internationaland B D Somani respectively, out-raced the field of 20 sailors in thelast two races of the competition onWednesday to emerge worthy win-ners in the Overall category as wellas the Junior (Under-19) category.Upmanyu is the son of former ac-

complished sailor Gautam Duttaand there was further joy for theDutta family as Upamanyu’s yougerbrother Aryaman and teammate JayPoncha, both from Bombay Inter-

national, emerged National cham-pions in the Under-16 categoryUpamanyu and Hussain were in

fabulous form, finishing first in thetenth race, followed home by an-other pair from Mumbai, Imolem-nok and Ashok Kumar (INWTC).Chennai girls Zephra CurrimbhoyandMeaghanaa BT (RMYC) cruisedpast the rest of the fleet tomake it tothe third spot.In the 11th race, Upamanyu and

Hussain kept up their winningstreak by finishing first yet again,the victory assuring them of thechampionship. This time however,the girl’s team of Zephra andMeaghanaa (RMYC) worked magicwith their boat andmoved up to thesecond place. The RMYC team ofShiv Rekhi and Ankit George fin-ished third, their fetching them thesecond spot overall.Results: 1) Upamanyu Dutta andHussain Arsiwala (INWTC) with 19 penaltypoints; 2) Shiv Rekhi and Ankit George(RMYC) with 30 penalty points; 3)Imolemnok and Ashok Kumar (INWTC) with41 penalty points.

Upamanyu Dutta and Hussain Arsiwala areall smiles after clinching the overall seniortitle as well as the junior (under-19) title inthe 420 Coastal National Championships,which concluded in Chennai on Wednesday.

MUMBAI: Top seedDyuti Patki after beingtoppled by Aditi Sinha 14-12, 11-8, 6-11,6-11, 13-11, in the sub-junior girlssingles, redeemed herself by clinchingthe junior girls singles title in the MCFSilver Jubilee All Mumbai ranking tabletennis tournament in Borivali. Dyutidefeated Ashlesha Trehan in a fast-pacedjunior singles final, winning the title withan 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 win.However, Payal Bohra gave her rival AditiSinha no chance whatsoever beforewinning the sub-junior final with an 11-2,11-9, 11-7, 11-8 scoreline. In the boyssingles, Matunga Gymkhana’s MuditDani got the rewards by winning the Sub-jr boys singles title, beat top seededShubham Ambre 12-14, 8-11, 12-10,11-3, 4-11, 11-8, 11-6.

Top seedDyuti redeems,Payal sparkles

India beat Venezuela3-0; to meet Hong

Kong in pre-quartersNEW DELHI: India sent

Venezuela crashing out of theWSF Men's World Team SquashChampionship to set up an excit-ing pre-quarterfinal clash againstHong Kong in Mulhouse, France.After upsetting strong con-

tenders Argentina and Finland onconsecutive days, India clinchedpole position in Pool 'H' afterdespatching 25/28th seedVenezuela 3-0 in the final qualify-ing round of the biennial WorldSquash Federation event takingplace in France for the first time.Eighth seed India had come

into the contest as overwhelmingfavourites and they lived up totheir billing, virtually toying withthe inexperiencedVenezuelan at-tack. Mahesh Mangaonkar wasfirst up on all-glass court againstMiguel Vellennilla and racedaway to a 2-0 lead, dropping justthree points on his way.

Cricketer Ankit Chauhan in Mumbai onWednesday after he was released onbail in IPL spot-fixing case.

JAKARTA:Young Indian shuttler BSai Praneeth stunned formerworld and Olympic champion

Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia tostorm into the pre-quarterfinals ofthe Indonesian Super Series Pre-mier here today.The 20-year-old Indian, who

made it to the main draw throughthe qualifiers, came back from onegame down as he won the remain-ing two in stunning fashion to shockthe former world number one and2004 Athens Olympics gold medal-list 15-21 21-12 21-17 in a 52-minute gruelling first roundcontest. The world number 55 In-dian, now runs into world numberone and 2012 London Olympics sil-ver medallist Lee Chong Wei ofMalaysia, in the pre-quarterfinalstoday. Three other Indians -- AjayJayaram, RMV Gurusaidutt andSourabh Verma -- also reached the

prequarterfinals but it turned out tobe a bad day in office for worldnumber 10 Parupalli Kashyap as hecrashed out of the men's singlescompetition.The 26-year-old Kashyap was not

in his elements andwas completelyoutclassed by formerworld numbersix Sho Sasaki of Japan 7-21 8-21 inhis campaign opener, which lastedjust over half an hour. However,world number 28 Jayaram, Guru-saidutt and Varma notched up vic-tories later in the day to keep Indiaafloat in the men's singles event.While Jayaram struggled past

world number 71 Riyanto Subagjaof Indonesia 22-20 8-21 21-12 in a49-minute hard-fought battle, Gu-rusaidutt, ranked 25th, got the bet-ter off another local player AndreKurniawan Tedjono 22-20 21-16.Jayaram will take on fourth seed

Sony Dwi Kuncoro, who had won

the silver medal at the 2007 WorldChampionship in Kuala Lumpur.Gurusaidutt will meet thewinner ofthe match between seventh seedDane Jan O Jorgensen and Japan'sKazumasa Sakai.Varma prevailed over Hans-Kris-

tian Vittinghus of Denmark 19-2121-14 21-15 in a one-hour-five-minute first round contest. He takeson third seed Chinese PengyuDu inthe pre-quarterfinals.In the women's doubles, Indian

pair of Pradnya Gadre and AshwiniPonnappa beatMingtian Fu and LeiYao of Singapore 21-16 15-21 22-20in 47minutes. They now take on In-donesian duo of Anneke FeinyaAgustin and Della Destiara Haris inthe pre-quarterfinals.However, it was curtains for

Aparna Balan and Siki Reddy as theysuffered a 12-21 17-21 defeat tolocal combo of Gebby RistiyaniImawan andTiara Rosalia Nuraidahin another women's doubles firstroundmatch.Parupalli Kashyap as he

crashed out of the men'ssingles losing to Sho Sasaki

of Japan 7-21 8-21.

Australia's George Bailey hits a ball bowled by New Zealand's Daniel Vettori duringtheir group stage ICC Trophy match at Edgbaston. The Aussies scored 243/8 in 50overs while New Zealand were on the backfoot at 51 for two in 15 overs before rainplayed spoilsport.

India start as favouritesagainst Ireland in FIHWL R3 openerRROOTTTTEERRDDAAMM:: With their eyes firmly seton next year's World Cup, a new-lookIndia will start as overwhelmingfavourites against minnows Ireland intheir opening match of the men'scompetition of the FIH World LeagueRound 3. However, it won't be easy forthe Indians as they have been groupedalong side mighty Netherlands andNew Zealand apart from Ireland in PoolB of the World League Round 3, whichis a qualifying tournament for nextyear's World Cup in Hague. While PoolA consists of Australia, Spain, Belgiumand Germany. Currently ranked 11th inthe world, eight-time Olympicchampions India enjoy an upper handover 15th ranked Ireland who will startthe game as underdogs in the event tobe held from June 13-23.

PRANEETH STUNS HIDAYAT; AJAY,GURU, SAURABH REACH PRE-QF

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