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ELECTIONS INDIA - WHO CANSOLVE THE PROBLEMS ?

Top occupationsfor Young Workers

in Canada :Statscan Study

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BETWEEN 1991 and 2011, young Canadians aged 25 to 34 becamemore likely to be employed in professional occupations. However, aportion of them were "overqualified" during this period-that is, work-ing in occupations requiring lower levels of education.Two studies released recently Insights on Canadian Society providesome highlights on the evolution of the occupational characteristics ofyoung men and women in Canada between 1991 and 2011, a period duringwhich the educational attainment of young people rose substantially. The firststudy examines whether today's young graduates and non-graduates aged25 to 34 are working in the same occupations as their counterparts were 20years ago.The second study examines changes in the proportion of those who are"overqualified" for their job, with a focus on university graduates.Young workers are more likely to be in higher skilled occupationsBetween 1991 and 2011, the proportion of young workers aged 25 to 34 witha university degree rose from 19% to 40% among women and from 17% to27% among men.Over the same period, the proportion of young male and female workers inprofessional occupations-those that require a university education-also rose,growing from 18% to 28% among women and from 13% to 18% among men.Correspondingly, the proportion of young men and women who workedin occupations requiring a high school education or less was down,declining from 48% to 36% among women and from 42% to 33% amongmen. Other workers were in management occupations (8% of womenand 11% of men) and in occupations requiring a college degree or anapprenticeship (28% of women and 38% of men). These propor tionsdid not vary substantially over the period.TOP THREE OCCUPATIONS AMONG FEMALE GRADUATES WERE THESAME IN 1991 AND IN 2011In 1991 and 2011, the three most common occupations held by youngwomen with a university degree were registered nurses, elementaryschool and kindergar ten teachers, and secondary school teachers.These occupations accounted for more than 20% of all female univer-sity graduates in both years.

According to a recent report, an investment of about $11 billionhas come in India in wake of speculations that Narendra Modiwill be the next Prime Minister of India. This was revealed

by Pankaj Monga a Financial Expert on Southasian Pulse Radio .Yudhvir Jaswal (Group Editor Y-Media) posed a question to listenersif it really is due to him or because foreign investors are seeingpotential in India as an emerging market?But he showed grave trepidations on the newly launched manifestoof BJP. Though it highlights economic development and goodGovernance, it also talks of forming a civil code and the possibilityof building a Hindu temple at Ayodhya elaborating that it wouldonly occur "within the constitutional framework."With AAP fielding over 400 candidates across the country for theLok Sabha elections has talked mostly on Corruption in India as itsmain issue. Pankaj Monga mentioned that an estimated $5 billionwill be spent on elections - an expenditure that shies even some ofthe richest European states.Another listener on the said though foreign investors arelooking at Modi's performance in Gujrat but is he capableenough to replicate the same success in the whole of India

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QuebecELECTION

Liberal WINMAJORITY

PQ LOSESPOWER

PQ - 30

LIBERAL - 70

CAQ - 22

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because if foreign investors are facilitated, at least Punjab willbenefit greatly.Yudhvir mentioned that a rising state like India is faced with hundredsof challenges and no one seems to be tackling them. The country'spressing needs are better economy, Jobs, education, Health Care,Internal and External Security and good infrastructure with Dr Shardaadding population control as well.Yudhvir also mentioned how the new Government in India will haveto deal with the rising Debt Payments. India had to pay back $172billion by March 31, 2014. The corresponding figure in March 2008- before the global financial meltdown that year - was just $54.7billion. India has accumulated a huge short-term debt with residualmaturity of one year after 2008. The figure has gone up over threetimes largely because this period also coincided with theunprecedented widening of the current account deficit from roughly2.5 percent in 2008-09 to nearly 5 per cent in 2012-13. Much of thisexpanded CAD has been funded by debt flows.This may turn into a vicious cycle.More pertinently, short-term debtmaturing within a year is now nearly 60 per cent of India's totalforeign exchange reserves. In March 2008, it was only 17 per cent oftotal forex reserves. This shows the actual increase in the country'srepayment vulnerability since 2008.

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ELECTIONS IN

AFGHANISTAN

HAILEDBY SHAZIA MALIK

Toronto - Though some par ts of Afghanistan faced violence, anoverwhelming number of Afghans came out of their homes tocast their ballot in over 20,000 polling stations nationwide andelect a new government thus braving Taliban threats. The keenlycontested election is expected to see two out of the eight presidentialaspirants - Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former fi-nance minister Ashraf Ghani - going for the second round of show-down. Meanwhile, President Hamid Karzai - in office since 2001 - hasbeen barred to run for the third term under Afghan constitution. Yudhviraired that during his recent Southasian Pulse show adding some quar-ters are still showing deep concern about the fate of the country afterelections and once US forces and other Nato combat missions pull outof the country at the end of the year. A number of leaders across theglobe have commended the efforts of Afghans and congratulated thenation for taking the first step towards democracy. They have alsoapplauded Afghan security forces for securing elections peacefully.Those who have sent messages of felicitations include US PresidentBarack Obama, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, Britain's For-eign Secretary William Hague, Pakistani Prime Minister NawazSharif and Thijs Berman, Head of the European Union's ElectionAssessment Team in Kabul.

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page 3 BIG B TO PLAYPARALYSED CHESSGRANDMASTER IN BEJOYNAMBIAR'S NEXT

DEEPIKA PADUKONE'SSELFIES TO FEATURE

IN AN ADSelfies have clearly become the new trend with celebrities. From various Bollywood actors uploading theirselfies on social networking sites to Hollywood stars joining the bandwagon at the Oscars, everyone hastaken to the fad. And now, Deepika Padukone, who usually does not share her personal pictures, is seendoing that in an ad.A source close to Deepika says, “While most celebrities click selfies and share with their fans on socialnetworking sites, Deepika has used the concept for a commercial. She was keen to explore the idea and inconjunction with the creative team, she worked out the narrative of the ad.” Divulging fur ther details, thesource adds, “She is seen prepping for a weight loss challenge and posting fun pictures while she is gearingup for a friend’s wedding.”The source says that Deepika has received positive feedback about the ad so far. She has also got reactionsfrom her fans, who are now requesting her to share her selfies on a social networking site.

Waheeda mumabout her allegedrelationship withGuru Dutt

Big B to playparalysed chessgrandmaster in BejoyNambiar's nextAmitabh Bachchan hasn’t shied awayfrom playing challenging roles in thepast. He’s por trayed characters suchas 12-year-old progeria-struck Auro inPaa (2009) or the teacher of a blind-mute woman in Sanjay LeelaBhansali’s Black (2005), with greatversatility. So it comes as no surprisethat Bachchan has agreed to play anotherdifferent role — the star plays a paralysedchess grandmaster in director BejoyNambiar’s upcoming film.The thriller, which stars Farhan Akhtar in thelead, will be produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.Sources say that Bachchan’s character inthe film will be confined to a bed as he iscompletely paralysed. He will be playing theteacher to Farhan’s character in the film. Com-menting on the development, an insider says,“After Farhan came on board, Bejoy ex-pressed his desire to have MrBachchan in it as well. And when Bejoymet Mr Bachchan with the script, heimmediately approved of the role.”

Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman,who has shared her life journey in thebook Conversations with Waheeda,was tight-lipped about her alleged re-lationship with filmmaker Guru Dutt.Asked about it at the book launchevent, she said: "I don't want to getinto it... my private life is nobody'sbusiness."Coming to her rescue, the book's au-thor Nasreen Munni Kabir said: "Wehave to respect actors' personal livesand we should not cross the line. Shehas been loved by all of us (for herwork) and that's not (her relationship)what she is known for."Fur ther asked why directors fall in lovewith their actors, Waheeda said: "Therehave to be a little bit... because thedirector thinks from the actors' pointof view. I think all the directors werein love with me."Waheeda said nobody knows why hecommited suicide."Nobody knows (why he committedsuicide)...I dont think he was in de-pression after the failure of Kagaz KePhool because soon after that he madeChaudhvin Ka Chand which was a su-per hit."Guru Dutt was found dead in his apart-ment Oct 10, 1964.

IF WE SEPARATE, WE’LL TWEET ITRANVIR SHOREY REACTS ON SPLIT RUMOURSActor Ranvir Shorey is upset with speculations that his marriage with actor Konkona SenSharma is on the rocks.The 41-year-old — known for his roles in movies such as Singh is Kinng, Bheja Fry and Khoslaka Ghosla — says that if they decide to separate, they will announce it on microblogging site,Twitter.“I can’t clarify anything if the media is printing lies! Moreover, I have a Twitter account, if I needto clarify anything, I will do it there. If we decide to separate, we’ll announce it on Twitter.”Talking about the guesswork, Ranvir says, “I used to get quite angry initially. I have to say that alot of press I get today is yellow press, and it still makes me angry. It was the media that wrote aparallel narrative of my marriage. They seem to have all the time to write about that, but not mywork,” says Ranvir.Moving on, Ranvir, currently seen on the adventure reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi, says he isready to share screen space with his wife, provided the script suits them both. “I’m game towork with Koko (Konkona), but that’ll happen if we get a script we both like, and that’s not easy,”he says. About his future film projects, the actor says, “I’m doing Happy Ending, and then there’sa biopic on freedom fighter Gaur Hari Das.”

Alia Bhatt can't vote in 2014, encourages youth to cast their votes

Alia Bhatt turned 21 last month. So you’d thinkthat the Mumbai resident (the Bhatts live inJuhu) would be casting her vote in the upcom-ing Lok Sabha elections.But the young actor won’t actually be able tovote, come April 24. She is a British passpor tholder, and, therefore, does not have Indiancitizenship."Unfor tunately, I can’t vote because I have aBritish passpor t," Alia says. She even men-tioned the same thing in passing at a recentevent in the city. But she also tells us, "I ampast the date (to get the official documents forvoting) this time around, but I will try and getmy voting card the next time (elections) once Iget my dual citizenship (sic; India does notactually allow dual citizenship)."But even though she can’t vote herself, shesays she’s trying to do her bit to motivateothers to do so: "I’ve been encouraging theyouth to go out there and vote, because, I feel,if there’s any change, it will happen throughthem. If I’m not mistaken, there are 12 crorenew, young voters this time. Even if half ofthose 12 crore go out and do their bit, it willmake a difference," she says.Ask the actor’s father, Mahesh Bhatt, aboutthis, and he explains that "Alia’s mother, Soni(Razdan, Birmingham-born), is of Britishorigin. So, Alia automatically acquired thecitizenship of that country… As Alia has said,she is trying to fulfil the formalities and gothrough processes in order to get the rights toexercise her franchise (in the next elections)."


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TUESDAY, APRIL 08, 2014 breaking news

U.S., UKRAINE ACCUSE RUSSIA ASPROTESTERS SEIZE OFFICES

The U.S. accused Russia ofinstigating the stormingof government offices in

eastern Ukraine, unrest thatechoed the events precedingRussia’s annexation of Crimea.

There is evidencesupporting the contention ofUkrainian officials that some of

the pro-Russian separatists whoseized administration buildingsin the cities of Luhansk andDonetsk were paid provocateursbrought in from outside, WhiteHouse press secretary JayCarney said yesterday inWashington.

“If Russia moves into

eastern Ukraine, either overtly orcovertly, this would be a veryserious escalation,” Carney said.There “will be costs for furthertransgressions” againstUkraine’s sovereignty, he said.

The Interfax news agencyreported that the pro-Russiaprotesters demanded a

referendum on seceding fromUkraine. The mayor of Kharkivin eastern Ukraine also confirmedreports that several dozen otherdemonstrators seized theregional television transmissionmast and demanded that moreRussian channels be broadcast,according to Interfax.

PRO-RUSSIAN ACTIVISTS GUARD A BARRICADE SET AT THE DONETSK REGIONAL COUNCIL OFFICE BUILDING IN THE EASTERNUKRAINIAN CITY OF DONETSK

World T20: India, Yuvrajsoak in the hurt

MUMBAI: "If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treatthose two impostors just the same...." Rudyard Kipling's poemhas a resonance with sportsmen, who try very hard not to payheed to the emotions surrounding victory and defeat. Some-times, though, the media and fans don't make this possible,especially if you're an Indian cricketer.The MS Dhoni-led side arrived back home a day after their six-wicket loss in the World T20 final to Sri Lanka, and on touchingdown in Mumbai they would have immediately felt the differ-ence between "those two impostors". Rohit Sharma, skipperMS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh, who were par t of the side that hadtriumphed in the inaugural edition in 2007 and received atumultuous welcome on a rainy September 26, would havefelt it all the more.On Monday, April 7, nearly seven years later, there was norain and no celebration as the players boarded flight 9w0975from Dhaka and landed in Mumbai at 4.05 pm.There was the usual demand for selfies from fans as theplayers waited to pick up their coffins and baggage. ShikharDhawan was the most sought af ter. R Ashwin too was quitein demand. Both did their best not to lose their cool, eventhough a few requests got a bit imper tinent.A few fans rushed to the area where Yuvraj Singh was wait-ing for his luggage to arrive. Keeping him company wasVarun Aaron. The former, who is being villified in the coun-try for having an off day in the final, was surrounded by agroup of youngsters with smar t phones and tabs. On a dayhe would have liked to be lef t alone, Yuvraj was subjectedto stifling public scrutiny. Seeing the commotion a coupleof cops and security men arrived and instead of stoppingthe fans from hassling the players, they too joined in thephoto-op.The southpaw, who scored 11 in 21 balls in the final, will-ingly par ticipated in the melee even though a couple ofyoungsters standing a few metres away passed a few unchari-table remarks. In the past, Yuvraj has been vocal and even physicalagainst criticism. On Monday though, he didn't pay much heed. Itseems he wanted to soak it all in and nurse the hurt.

Arvind Kejriwal slapped againwhile campaigning in DelhiNEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP leader ArvindKejriwal was slapped again on Tuesday while campaigninghere, according to Times Now.Kejriwal was slapped by an auto rickshaw driver during aroadshow by AAP in Sultanpuri area in nor thwest Delhi.AAP suppor ters later thrashed the autorickshaw driver.Kejriwal was attacked on Friday too during a roadshow in southDelhi's Dakshinpuri area.When Kejriwal was shaking hands with his suppor ters, oneperson punched him on back and tried to slap him.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES MH370: SEARCHERS TRY TOREGAIN CONTACT WITH PINGER SIGNALS

SYDNEY—After a month scouring vast stretches of land and oceanfor Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, search crews are focusing onregaining contact with underwater signals consistent with the miss-ing jet’s black box flight recorders that were first detected Satur-day. Like a solitary hunter stalking its prey, the Australian navalship Ocean Shield—a hand-me-down from Norway’s oil and gasindustry—continued to sweep a 7-mile strip of the southern IndianOcean on Tuesday. It is towing a U.S. Navy device nearly 2 milesbeneath the ocean surface, listening for pings from the black boxes’emergency-locator beacons. Though an aerial search for possibleplane debris continued, authorities are increasingly of the view

that the underwater search offers the best hope of pinpointing apossible crash site before the beacons stop emitting signals, ifthey haven’t already done so. “This is the most positive, definitive leadwe’ve had and we are pursuing it,” said Australian Defense Minister DavidJohnston, whose country is leading the multinational search off its remotewestern coast. “We are throwing everything at this difficult, complex task in atleast the next several days whilst we believe these two pingers involved are stillactive.” Beacons on the two flight recorders aboard the plane have an estimatedbattery life of about 30 days before they stop emitting signals. It has been morethan that since the plane vanished on March 8 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur toBeijing with 239 people on board.


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Ashwin Gill wins Awardfor BEST TURBAN

DESK REPORT

Brampton - Ashwin Gill, a Real Estate Brokerhas won the Best Turban Award in a glitteringfirst of its kind event in Hamilton called theVaisakhi Mela. The dazzling event was attendedby Bob Bratina, Mayor of Hamilton and MPPWayen Marston who applauded the effor ts ofSouth Asian community and conveyed theirbest wishes on this sacred event. Speakingon the occasion Ashwin Gill said: "It's a mat-ter of pride for me to get this prestegious rec-

ognit ion in Canada, which I wi l l cher ishthroughout my life and I feel proud to be a Sikh."Around 500 community members celebratedthe occasion that took place at Narula's IndianEatery & Banquet Hall, had invited 15 differentteams of Giddha, Bhangra and Bollywood danc-ers who per formed on the latest Indian folkand film tunes. The performance of the Bangrateam of Mohawk College & Hamilton Punjabidance academy enthralled the audiences. Themany new competitions included Parandi, Tur-ban, Muteyar of Hamilton & Gabroo of Hamilton.


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Punjabi Community Health Services(PCHS) Organizes 12th Annual Awards toRaise Profile of Exemplary Women

PEEL POLICE - CONSTABLE MIKEKLARENBEEK RELEASED FROM HOSPITALOn Friday, March 28, 2014, Constable Mike Klarenbeek was injured while on duty at the A. Grenvilleand William Davis Court in Brampton.Constable Klarenbeek was released from hospital and sent home to recover from his injuries.Mike's wife, Lynn, wished to have the following statement sent out on behalf of the family:"My family and I are very thankful that Mike is able to come home today. Our police family has beenvery supportive and have taken very good care of us. Mike and I have both been overwhelmed bythe outpouring of support. It has been unbelievable. We would like to thank everyone, including themedia, for all of the support. We particularly would like to thank the doctors and nurses at SunnybrookHealth Sciences Centre and all those who were responsible for providing excellent medical care toMike over the past week. We have released a picture of Mike and he wants everyone to know howthankful and lucky he feels.It is hard to begin to thank so many people, but in due time we will be able to. Today Mike is cominghome to continue his recovery and we ask that you give him some privacy to do so."Peel Regional Police have received numerous requests for interviews with Mike and his wife Lynn.They respectfully decline to give any interviews at this time.Peel Regional Police are asking that the wishes of the family be respected and they be granted thetime and privacy they all need in order for Mike to recover successfully from his injuries.Source - Peel Police.ca

WALK TO REMEMBER THE RWANDA GENOCIDEKIGALI:The Honourable DeepakObhrai, Parliamentary Secretaryto the Minister of Foreign Affairsand for Internat ional HumanRights, today par ticipated in atwo-kilometer Walk to Rememberthe Rwanda Genocide. Walkingwith Deepak Obhrai are RwandanPresident Paul Kagame and UKForeign Secretary William Hague(front row L to R); former BritishPr ime Minister Tony Bla i r,Rwanda’s first lady JeannetteKagame and US Ambassador tothe UN Samantha Power (secondrow).Obhrai is in Rwanda to representCanada at ceremonies marking the20th anniversary of the genocide inRwanda and honouring its victims.

BY SHAZIA MALIK

Brampton - Punjabi CommunityHealth Services (PCHS), a non-prof i t organizat ion held afundraiser and an award cer-emony to honor and recognizeachievements of extraordinarywomen who have blazed a trailand left a mark in their own uniquemanner in the communities theyoperate in.The event was attended by a stag-gering number of politicians, dig-nitaries and prominent commu-nity member who joined hands inthe society's fund raising effor tsfor the Family Enhancement Pro-gram that provides services toSouth Asian families in a cultur-ally appropriate manner. Under theWomen in Action Plan accoladeswere conferred upon eight excep-tional ladies who have led by ex-ample. Dr Rupinder K. ToorMangat, founder of the Nor th EastCalgary Women's Cl in ic andFounder & Medical Director of the

IUD Clinic in Calgary, was thekeynote speaker. Harleen Grewalof Grewal Law Office was theHonourary Chair for the event. Theevent's platinum sponsors wereEmerald Medical Pract ice,Grewal Law Office and ScotiaBank. While guests enjoyed a vi-brant cultural show, sumptuousIndian food was served.The electric group this year com-prised Ginni Sethi, President ofGrand Victorian Convention Cen-tre & Park Inn by Radisson PlazaMississauga, and Chairperson atBlack Diamond Enter tainments;Danielle Aubry, Executive Direc-tor of Calgary Communit iesAgainst Sexual Abuse (CCASA),founding the agency in her livingroom in 1994; Gogi, RegionalRepresentative for Ontario at theCanadian Labour Congress; SilkySingh, a proxy poetess whowrites poetry in three differentlanguages; Mar tha Russell, Ex-ecutive Assistant & Book Keeperto a Foundation; Beth Atcheson,

Par tner at Cassels Brock, Con-sultant to the Ontario Task Forceon Insurance (Slater Task Force),and member of the Canadian Hu-man Rights Tribunal; ElizabethRiddell Dixon, a distinguishedsenior fellow at the Centre forContemporary International His-tory University of Toronto and Pro-fessor Emerita Depar tment ofPolitical Science, Western Uni-versity; and Nancy Ruth, a femi-nist activist and Senator.Baldev Matta, Founder of PCHSinformed Midweek that the soci-ety is operational since July 1990in GTA and for the last almost 24years, has served 2,500 under-resourced people annually. Thesociety, that has four branches inthe GTA currently, works in threemajor areas of health, social ser-vices, and settlement and offersthese services free of cost. Theirmost impor tant intervention is inthe field of alcohol and drugs ad-dition and senior. The society hasselected 10 vulnerable seniors

who are isolated by their fami-lies and are not catered for, whoare provided two meals per dayby PCHS volunteers. This serviceis known as 'Langar on Wheels'.Giv ing coherence to values,PCHS volunteers also visit olderadults in the comfor t of theirhomes and spend some time withthem, learning about their difficul-ties and work on their emotionalwell being. This activity has re-sulted in discrete improvement ofseniors' life.Baldev moaned that though alarge number of other older adultsalso require these services, hiscentre does not have the capac-ity to cater for more but this yearthey intend to induct 10 more inthis group. The centre also takesseniors with serious mental ail-ments to hospitals for regularcheckups and provides full sup-por t to the families they belongto. Four of the centre's staff is in-volved in settlement and assistscommunity members to settle in

a new l i fe in Canada. Mattapointed out their most success-ful program is the parenting ses-sion called Mentoring for Changethat is held every Monday whereparents are equipped with tech-niques and imparted skills to suc-cessfully deal with their kids whohave gone astray.Star ted as a pilot project, its suc-cess prompted the society to pairup south Asian high school youthat risk with university graduatesvia emails, twitter and other so-cial media engines. The thrust ofthe activity was to help them fromfalling into traps while highlight-ing their success stories. A simi-lar centre has already beenopened in Calgary and he is indiscussion with par tners to setup one in Montreal as wel l .Baldev added around 30 of hisstaff members are dealing withthe distraught families of heavydrinkers and drug addicts. MostlySouth Asian men between theages of 20 to 30, 60 and over aboveare victims of these cursed hab-its and not only suffer themselvesmental ly and physical ly butcause pain to their families aswell. Such families are in heavydebts and do not know how to getout of this vicious circle.The society helps 90% peoplefrom India and Pakistan but oth-ers in dire straits are assisted aswell. Baldev is now asking theOntario government to fund a pro-fessionally trained Tamil casemanager for mental health. Hedoes not wish to hire such as staffkeeping in view the precariousstate of mental health patients

who are a risk segment and veryhigh liabilities are at stake. Thusthe society has asked for govern-ment help so that the whole pro-cess is monitored by theministry's appointed professionaland to avoid legal challenges. Thesociety also helps new immi-grants from India and Pakistanwith social sciences degrees byoffering them coop and impar t theinvaluable Canadian experience.Baldev considers serving theSouth Asian community is aunique privilege and adopting aproactive approach the next stepis going to India, bringing twosocial sciences graduated fromPunjab University, educate them,inform them of the latest studiesin this field and help them writetheir PhD thesis. Next year he in-tends to repeat the same exercisewith a Pakistan community. Thiswill not only bestow students withthe priceless international expo-sure to help them tackle the is-sues of less for tunate but upshotpower development in these coun-tries. His long-term plan is tocreate a compassionate younggroup in community that canstrike cord with the commune,develop a culture of respect andspread cheer in society. He isthankful to the community forits whole-hear ted suppor t thathas made all the difference. At r ue ph i lan throp is t a t hear t ,Baldev's advice is to alleviatepeop le 's su f fe r ings in everyway and where money or hightech facilities do not work, just asmile or a kind gesture does thetrick.

TRAVELLING SOON?AVOID 'PHONE BILL PHOBIA'WITH THESE SIMPLE TIPS

Five simple ways to save on 'roam-ing' -- just in time for March Break

- MARC SALTZMANWhether you're travelling for work or play - or perhaps a bit of both - youno doubt want to bring your smartphone along for the ride.Not only can your pocket-sized device help keep you organized, con-nected, productive and entertained while on the go, but you've also gotbuilt-in GPS navigation, a camera and camcorder, alarm clock, pedom-eter and more.Problem is, you're probably afraid to use your phone outside of Canada- especially given the horror stories of travellers coming home to anastronomical wireless bill.You don't need to succumb to "Phone Bill Phobia," as long as you heedthese simple travelling tips:Travel add-onsBefore you leave on your trip, it pays to pick up a travel plan. Mostcarriersoffer options to purchase add-ons that will save you money on thestandard rates for voice, text and data usage while you're away. WINDMobile, for example, is the first Canadian carrier to offer unlimited data,talk and text across the U.S. -- for just $15/month. With an unlimitedplan, you have the freedom to share your entire trip with the world,without the stress of keeping track of your usage or fears of cominghome to a crazy bill.If you're not able to take advantage of a deal likethis, you can still prevent "Phone Bill Phobia" with the following sugges-tions.Disable push mail, appsWhen roaming, manually check for new email instead of having thedata pushed to your phone automatically. iPhone and Android users, forexample,can turn off "Fetch New Data." Similarly, go into your Settingsand disable pushed notifications for apps that support it -- such as livesports scores, real-time weather and news headlines --as it also eatsup data.Turn off 'Sync'On a related note, turn off the option to synchronize data and appsautomatically. Simply uncheck the "Sync" option in Settings to makethe necessary changes. Many time-sensitive apps are set to automati-cally sync using your data connection -- to constantly get new informa-tion for you -- but you can temporarily disable it or select when to sync(specific dates and times).Properly close appsMake sure you properly close apps when you're done with them -otherwise, they may still be running in the background and using updata (and your battery, too). This includes GPS-based maps/directions,social feeds, games and other apps that might stay open on your phone,though minimized. On Android, press and hold your Home button andthen swipe to the right to close apps; iPhone users can double-tap theHome button and then flick up to close each app.Consider text, IMUse text messaging (SMS) or instant messaging -- like BBM, WhatsApp,iMessage, Kik, Google Hangouts or Facebook Messenger -- opposedto making a voice call. Why? It's a lot quicker and cheaper. After all,there's a lot less "small talk" when chatting via typed words opposed toa phone call.Email tipIf you're a heavy email user, go into your email settings and choose notto download the entire email from lengthy messages. This way you canmanually tap "Get remaining message" (or a similar option) toread the entire text, if desired. Similarly, you can also choosefor attachments not to download automatically, such as alarge image.


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CANADA SPEAKING MOREOR LESS FRENCH ?

IMMIGRATION ANY FACTOR ?Fifty years ago, the initial work

of the Royal Commission onBi l ingual ism and

Biculturalism laid the foundationfor what would become the Gov-ernment of Canada's policy of of-ficial bilingualism. In the yearsfollowing the commission, therate of English-French bilingual-ism in Canada increased, butseemingly reached a plateau in2001. What are the bilingualismtrends in Canada? What factorsare behind the recent slowdownin bilingualism across the coun-try?" In 2011, 17.5% of Cana-dians, or 5.8 million people, re-por ted being able to conduct aconversation in both English andFrench, up from the 12.2% re-corded 50 years earlier, in 1961." In Canada, the propor-tion of bilingual people went from17.7% to 17.5% between 2001 and2011, even though the number of

bilingual people rose continu-ously." Quebec was the onlyprovince in which the rate of bi-lingualism rose steadily between2001 and 2011-from 40.8% to42.6%. In 1961, the rate was25.5%." In the rest of Canada, therate of bilingualism went from10.3% in 2001 to 9.7% in 2011. In1961, the rate was 6.9%." Between 2001 and2011, the lack of growth in bilin-gualism outside Quebec occurredas the non Francophone immi-grant population was growing andthe propor t ion of students inFrench-as-a-second-language(FSL) programs was shrinking." In October 2012, Statis-tics Canada released languagedata from the 2011 Census, in-cluding findings on Canadians'knowledge of official languages.Although the data have been col-

lected in different ways over theyears, the Government of Canadahas been collecting data on theability to conduct a conversationin both English and French since1901. Thanks to successive cen-suses, statistics on the rate ofbilingualismNote 1 have a longhistory in Canada." In the early 1960s, newinterest in bi l ingual ism wassparked by the work of the RoyalCommission on Bilingualism andBiculturalism (also known as theLaurendeau-Dunton Commission,

named af ter i ts two co-chairs).Note 2 The work of thecommission, whose 50th anni-versary is being celebrated thisyear, led to the adoption of thefirst Official Languages Act in1969. This act gave statutory rec-ognition to Canada's linguisticduality, but stopped short of set-ting specific national objectivesfor bilingualism.Note 3" At the t ime, theLaurendeau-Dunton Commissionrecognized that af f i rmingCanada's bilingual nature did not

necessarily go hand-in-hand witha bilingual population. The focuswas instead on developing bilin-gual institutions, so that "the prin-cipal public and private institu-tions [can] provide services intwo languages to citizens, thevast majority of whom may verywell be unilingual."Note 4 Never-theless, since institutional bilin-gual ism requires a suff ic ientnumber of bil ingual people to"maintain contact between thetwo language groups," the Com-mission also had a mandate to"recommend what could be doneto enable Canadians to becomebilingual."Note 5" In Canada, the rate ofbilingualism went from 12.2% in1961 to 13.4% in 1971. It contin-ued to increase over the nextthree decades, reaching 17.7% in2001. However, in the last 10years, the rate of bilingualism inCanada's population decreasedslightly for the first time since1961, to 17.5% in 2011. Note,however, that the number of bi-l ingual people in Canada has

never stopped growing." What is the reason forthe relative stagnation of the bi-lingualism rate, when the num-ber of bilingual people in Canadais increasing?Note 6This ar ticlepresents the historical trends inbilingualism in Canada using thecensuses from 1961 to 2011. Itthen examines some key factorsthat may explain the recent sta-bil ity of the bil ingualism rate,namely second-language learn-ing and international immigration,using data from the Elementary-Secondary Educat ion Survey(ESES), censuses, and the Na-tional Household Survey (NHS)(see Data sources, methods anddefinitions)." There were 5.8 millionbil ingual people in Canada in2011" In the 2011 Census, 5.8mil l ion people nationwide re-por ted being able to conduct aconversation in both English andFrench, which corresponds to abilingualism rate of 17.5%. In1961, the percentage was 12.2%,when 2.2 million Canadians re-por ted being able to speak bothofficial languages. This increasein the number of bilingual peopleover the last 50 years (close to3.6 million people) correspondsto a growth rate of close to 160%.During th is per iod, Canada'spopulation increased by 82%,from 18.2 mi l l ion to 33.1million.Note 7" In the last few years,however, growth in the bilingual-ism rate has slowed, decreasingslightly between 2001 and 2011,af ter four decades of steadygrowth (Table 1)." However, the resul tsdiffer between provinces. In someprovinces, namely NewBrunswick, Ontario, Alber ta andBritish Columbia, the results fol-low the national trend, increas-ing between 1961 and 2001 andthen remaining stable between2001 and 2011. In other provinces,namely Mani toba andSaskatchewan, the rate of bilin-gualism did not clearly increaseor decrease between 1961 and2001, but decreased between2001 and 2011. In Newfoundland andLabrador, Prince Edward Island andNova Scotia, the rate grew steadily be-tween 1961 and 2011, but the growthwas slower between 2001 and 2011.Only in Quebec was there relativelysteady growth in the rate of bilin-gualism in each period from 1961to 2011.

Even though the number ofbilingual people-like the tota l populat ion-has not

stopped growing from one decen-nial census to the next, it has notalways grown at the same paceas the total population (Char t 1).At the beginning of the period, thebilingual population grew at amuch more rapid rate than thetotal population. For example,between 1961 and 1971, the bi-lingual population increased by30%, while the total populationgrew by 18%. In contrast, the to-tal population grew more quicklythan the bilingual population be-tween 2001 and 2011, a periodwith high levels of internationalimmigration.This trend was par ticularly pro-nounced outside Quebec. Be-tween 1961 and 1981, the growthrate of the bilingual populationwas nearly twice that of the totalpopulation. The gap graduallynarrowed over the decades thatfollowed and the trend reverseditself in the last 10 years-thegrowth rate of the total population(12%) has been twice that of thebilingual population (6%). In Que-bec, however, the growth rate ofthe bilingual population has al-ways been greater than that of thetotal population.In recent years, the dynamics ofbi l ingual ism in Quebec havetherefore differed from that in therest of Canada, as reflected in itsbilingualism rate of nearly 43%in 2011. The only other provincewith a rate greater than the na-

tional rate was New Brunswick(33%). In contrast, the threewesternmost provinces, as wellas Newfoundland and Labrador,had the lowest rates of bilingual-ism (less than 7%).In 2011, more than 80% ofCanada's bi l ingual populat ionwas living in Quebec or Ontario,although the two provinces werehome to 62% of Canada's totalpopulation. The number of peopleable to speak both languages was3.3 million in Quebec (57% ofCanada's bilingual population)and approximately 1.4 million inOntario (24% of Canada's bilingualpopulation). New Brunswick had246,000 bilingual people, there-fore, 86% of Canada's bilingualpopulation was living in one ofthose three provinces in 2011.These findings show that bilin-gualism continues to be concen-trated in the 'bilingual belt,'Note10 which is an area of frequentcontact between Anglophonesand Francophones that includespar ts of Quebec and the par ts ofOntario and New Brunswick thatborder Quebec.The concentration of the bilingualpopulation is not a recent phenom-enon. In 1961, 87% of Canada'sbilingual population lived in Que-bec, Ontario or New Brunswickand, in every decennial censusyear, 55% to 60% of bilingual Ca-nadians were living in Quebec(57% in 2011).What is the reason for this dis-tinctive feature of Quebec? It isprimarily because Francophones,

most of whom live in Quebec,have a higher rate of bilingualismthan Anglophones,Note 11 butalso because QuebecAnglophones have a higher rateof bilingualism, as official-lan-guage minorities (Francophonesoutside Quebec and Anglophonesin Quebec) are more bilingualthan the majority.Note 12Across Canada, the rate of bilin-gualism in 2011 was 44% forFrancophones, compared with 8%for Anglophones. As for official-language minor i t ies,Anglophones in Quebec had a bi-lingualism rate of 61% (comparedwith 6% for Anglophones in therest of Canada), whi leFrancophones outside Quebechad a bilingualism rate of 87%(compared with 38% forFrancophones in Quebec).Outside Quebec, the growth inbilingualism slowed down as aresult of two factors determiningthe evolution of bilingualism: (1)

a recent drop in enrolment inFrench-as-a-second-language(FSL) courses in public schools;and (2) the share of internationalimmigration in the growth of thepopulation.The first factor that may have af-fected the evolution of bilingual-ism outside Quebec is students'level of exposure to FSL pro-grams.In the 1970s and 1980s, enrol-ment in French immersion andregular FSL programs in publicEnglish-language schools outsideQuebec increased significantly(Chart 2). For example, close to 260schools offered a French immersionprogram in the 1976/1977 schoolyear, and that number reachedclose to 1,800 in 1991/1992. Overthe same period, enrolment rosefrom 23,000 to more than 267,000for French immersion programs,and from 1.5 million to 1.8 millionfor regular FSL programs.

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canada TOP OCCUPATIONS FORYOUNG WORKERS INCANADA : STATSCANSTUDY IP10

QUEBEC ELECTS LIBERAL LEADERAFTER THORNY DEBATES

43,000 JOBS CREATEDIN MARCH 2014

Employment increased by 43,000 in March, driven by gainsamong youths. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percent-age points to 6.9%. Overall employment growth in Canadahas been subdued since August 2013.Compared with March 2013, the number of people workingrose by 190,000. Over this 12-month period, employment andthe number of hours worked grew at the same pace, that is1.1%.In March, employment rose by 33,000 among youths aged 15to 24, while it was little changed for the other demographicgroups.Provincially, employment increased in British Columbia andNew Brunswick, edged up in Quebec and fell in Nova Scotia.There were more people working in health care and socialassistance, and in business, building and other suppor t ser-vices. At the same time, employment fell in agriculture.Public sector employment increased in March while the num-ber of private sector employees and self-employed was un-changed.MORE YOUTHS WORKING IN MARCHEmployment for people aged 15 to 24 rose by 33,000 in March,but their unemployment rate remained at 13.6% as moreyouths par ticipated in the labour market. Compared with 12months earlier, both employment and the unemployment ratefor this group were little changed.While there was little change in employment for men andwomen aged 25 to 54 in March, the unemployment rate de-clined 0.2 percentage points to 5.7%, as fewer people in thisage group searched for work.Employment was also little changed for men and women aged55 and over in March. Nonetheless, employment for this grouphas risen by 3.4% (+114,000) since March 2013, vir tually allthe result of population ageing. The unemployment rate forthis age group was little changed at 6.0% in March.PROVINCIAL EMPLOYMENTIn British Columbia, 18,000 more people were employed inMarch, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.6 percentagepoints to 5.8%. Prior to this increase, British Columbia hadseen little employment growth since the autumn of 2012.Employment in New Brunswick rose by 3,200 in March, andthe unemployment rate was 9.7%. On a year-over-year ba-sis, employment in the province was up 5,600 or 1.6%.Following a decline in February, employment in Quebec edgedup by 15,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was 7.6%.Compared with 12 months earlier, employment in the prov-ince was up by 31,000 (+0.8%).There were 3,400 fewer people working in Nova Scotia inMarch, and the unemployment rate was 9.3%. Compared withthe 12 months earlier, employment in the province was down9,100 or 2.0%.In the Prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan andAlber ta, employment was little changed, but an increase inthe number of people searching for work pushed their unem-ployment rates up to 5.7%, 4.5%, and 4.9% respectively. How-ever, the unemployment rates in these provinces remain thelowest in the country.INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVEEmployment in health care and social assistance increasedby 24,000 in March, continuing a long-term upward trend.

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CANADA SPEAKING MORE OR LESSFRENCH ? IMMIGRATION ANY FACTOR ?CONTD. FROM PAGE 8However, while public schoolenrolment in French immersionprograms continued to rise after1991/1992, totalling more than341,000 in 2010/2011, enrolmentin regular FSL programs fell by432,000, to a total of 1.4 million.In other words, the number ofFrench immersion students wentup 28%, and the number of regu-lar FSL students went down 24%.The total percentage of young Ca-nadians in public primary or sec-ondary schools outside Quebecwho were exposed to FSL pro-grams went from 53% to 44%.The other major factor that mayaffect bilingualism trends is in-

ternational immigration. Immi-grants are now the main factorbehind populat ion growth inCanada, and more than 80% ofimmigrants have neither Englishnor French as their mothertongue, which has a direct impacton the evolution of English-Frenchbilingualism in Canada.Across Canada in 2011, the rateof English-French bilingualismamong immigrants (13%) wasless than that of the Canadian-born (19%). However, the situa-tion in Quebec is not the same asin the rest of Canada.In Quebec, the rate of bilingual-ism among immigrants (51%) isgreater than that of the Canadian-

born (42%). In fact, immigrantsliving in Quebec whose mothertongue is neither Engl ish norFrench are often trilingual.In contrast, outside Quebec, 6%of immigrants repor ted being ableto conduct a conversation in bothofficial languages in 2011, com-pared with 11% of the Canadian-born. In addition, among peoplewhose mother tongue is English ora language other than English orFrench, immigrants in all agegroups have lower rates of bilin-gualism than the Canadian-born,except among people age 45 to 54whose mother tongue is English.Source - Stats Canada - (www.Statscan.gc.ca)

BY SHAZIA MALIK

Ontario - Though an impressive line of candidates helmed theirparties, Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard's economicagenda won the hearts of Quebecers who after long and thornydebates went to vote in a bid to choose the next provincialgovernment. Yudhvir announced this during his recent show. Thepolling stations remained open from 9:30am to 8pm but the earlyfinal count had already shown Liberals leading the race all theway. The Liberals who clinched 70 seats in the 125 seat NationalAssembly and acquired 41.5 per cent of the popular vote tookadvantage of PQ missteps. The Parti Québécois won 30 seats, theCoalition Avenir Québec 22 and Québec Solidaire three.The election was called in early by the PQ on the prospect offorming a majority government but the whole exercise turned outto be futile with Pauline Marois resigning as head of the PartiQuebecois after her party's defeat in elections. She also lost herown seat in Charlevoix-Cote-de-Beaupre to Liberal opponentCaroline Simard after a hotly contested race. Meanwhile PhilippeCouillard, who will be in power for the next four years, hasthanked Quebecers for helping his party form a stablegovernment. After winning the election Couillard vowed toestablish an honest and transparent government also.On the other hand François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec hasannounced to form a strong opposition. A number of nationalleaders have already extended their felicitations to Couillard onthis historic win. The long campaign that focused for the last 33days had not only been on party leaders but the issues they werehighlighting and according to Dr Sharda the frenzied debates ofthe incumbent Parti Québécois Premier Pauline Marois, who

enjoys decades of executive and legislative experience, backfired.Turning attention towards Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Yudhvirasked Dr Sharda if Justin factor played a role in Couillard'svictory? Dr Sharda did not see a connect saying the many gaffesof Marois - that of referendum and charter of values, that wouldhave banned government workers from wearing overt religioussymbols, made it easy for him to win. Yudhvir invited Baljit Bawawho has been associated with the Liberal party for a long time,congratulated him and solicited about the outcome of electionsand if the major issues facing Quebec such as budget deficit,health issues, and corruption will top Couillard's agenda. Baljitexpressed his gratitude for being given the chance to present hisviews adding the Liberal leader is very much on all these mattersand is determined to take them head on. Dr Sharda commentedthat democracy has its own flaws as with 41.5% votes Couillardwill form a government but a hefty 59% who voted against himwill have no voice for the next four years. Baljit disagreed againstthe sentiment saying 59% did not vote against the Liberals, theysimply did not turn out to vote.Meanwhile, both Yudhvir and Dr Sharda marveled at the wisdomof Harper government that decided to stay out of thecampaign, giving Quebecers a chance to decide bythemselves to stay with a federalist government. But oncethe results were announced Harper showed the desire towork with the new government. At this point Dr Shardapoignantly said that it must be heartrending for Marois toserve PQ for 30 years but gave it a bleak future by fuellingthe separatist issue too much and even lost her own seat.He reiterated had Marois communicated with supporters in abetter way, things could be routed in a different manner.

QUEBEC LIBERAL LEADER PHILIPPE COUILLARD GIVES AN ADDRESSES IN MONTREAL


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CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Among men with a university degree, the three most common occupations in2011-computer programmers and interactive media developers, financialauditors and accountants, and secondary school teachers-accounted for11% of these young working men. Similar occupations topped the list ofyoung male university graduates in 1991.Among those without a university degree, the top occupation in 2011 was thatof retail salesperson and sales clerk, which accounted for 4% and 3% ofwomen and men in this group respectively. The next two most commonoccupations were carpenters and truck drivers for men, and early childhoodeducators and assistants and general office clerks for women.In 1991 and 2011, young men without a university degree were employed insimilar occupations, as four of their five most common occupations were thesame in both years.In 1991, the top two occupations among young women without a universitydegree were secretaries and accounting and related clerks, which accountedfor 12% of all women in this group. By 2011, the proportion employed in thesetwo occupations had fallen to 4%.RISING SHARE OF WOMEN IN MANY OCCUPATIONSThe proportion of women grew in many occupations between 1991 and 2011.This was especially true among university-educated workers.For example, among university graduates, the proportion of women roseamong health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (up from47% to 76%); specialists in human resources (up from 57% to 78%); andgeneral practitioners and family physicians (up from 43% to 62%).Among those without a degree, the share of women rose in some occupa-tions, such as police officers (up from 13% to 24%) but declined in others,such as cooks (down from 50% to 33%).Over the period, the male-female distribution within occupations remainedmore disproportionate among workers without a university degree. In com-parison, that distribution was more balanced in occupations held by workerswith a university degree.OVER QUALIFICATION REMAINED STABLE AMONG UNIVERSITY GRADU-ATESWhen people have education credentials that exceed the skill level of their

job, they may be considered overqualified.One measure of overqualification is the proportion of individuals with a uni-versity degree who work in occupations requiring a high school education.This measure excludes those working in "management" occupations.According to this measure, 18% of both male and female university gradu-ates aged 25 to 34 were overqualified in 2011. These proportions have changedlittle since 1991, despite the large increase in the supply of university gradu-ates over the period.However, significant variations in overqualification rates were found acrosscategories of immigrants and across fields of study.Among university-educated immigrants who did not have a degree fromCanada or the United States, 43% of women and 35% of men were in occupa-tions requiring a high school education in 2011.In comparison, the rates varied between 15% and 20% among men andwomen who were born in Canada, and among immigrants who had a univer-sity degree from Canada or the United States.About one-third of working men and women with a university degree inhumanities were overqualified in 2011.In contrast, fewer than 15% of men and women with a universitydegree in education, in health and related fields, and in architecture,engineering and related fields were overqualified.Other factors were associated with lower overqualification rates, suchas being older (e.g. above age 30), and having a level of universitydegree beyond a bachelor's (such as a master's or a PhD).Overqualification also varied across regions. More par ticularly, youngworkers who lived in Quebec were less likely to be overqualified thanthose living in Ontario.NOTE TO READERSIn this study, data from the 1991 and 2006 censuses of population andfrom the 2011 National Household Survey are used to examine changesin the occupational profiles and overqualification of young workersaged 25 to 34. In all sources, workers are defined as those who had ajob in the reference week (that is, during the week preceding thecensus or the survey). The comparisons over time are based on four-digit National Occupational Classification variables, which can be found in2011 National Household Survey data and in census data since 1991. Read-ers should note, however, that comparisons over time cannot always bemade for some specific occupational categories because some occupationsin 2011 did not exist in 1991.

Source - Stats Canada - ( www.Statscan.gc.ca)

Top occupations for Young Workersin Canada : Statscan Study

43,000 JOBS CREATEDIN MARCH 2014

CONTD. FROM PAGE 9In business, building and other suppor t services, employ-ment rose by 15,000 in March but was little changed from 12months earlier.There were 12,000 fewer people working in agriculture inMarch, bringing employment declines in the industry to24,000 (-7.5%) since March 2013.Public sector employment increased by 39,000 in March,with most of the gains in health care and social assistance.On a year-over-year basis, there was little change in thepublic sector and in self-employment, while the numberof private sector employees was up 206,000 (+1.8%).QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR THE TERRITORIESThe Labour Force Survey also collects labour market in-formation about the territories. This information is pro-duced monthly in the form of three-month moving aver-ages. The following data are not seasonally adjusted;therefore, comparisons should only be made on a year-over-year basis.From the first quar ter of 2013 to the first quar ter of 2014,employment in Yukon increased by 900 and the unem-ployment rate fell from 7.6% to 5.9%.Over the same period, employment was little changed inthe Nor thwest Territories. The unemployment rate was8.1% in the first quar ter of 2014, also little changed froma year earlier.In Nunavut, employment was vir tually unchanged in thefirst quar ter of 2014, and the unemployment rate was12.5%.NOTE TO READERSThe Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates are based on asample and are therefore subject to sampling variability.As a result, monthly estimates will show more variabil-ity than trends observed over longer time periods. Formore information, see Interpreting Monthly Changes inEmployment from the Labour Force Survey. Estimates forsmaller geographic areas or industries also have more vari-ability. For an explanation of sampling variability of estimatesand how to use standard errors to assess this variability, con-sult the "Data quality" section of the publication Labour ForceInformation (Catalogue number71-001-X).This analysis focuses on differences between estimates thatare statistically significant at the 68% confidence level.The employment rate is the number of employed persons as apercentage of the population 15 years of age and over. The ratefor a particular group (for example, youth aged 15 to 24) is thenumber employed in that group as a percentage of the popula-tion for that group.The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as apercentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed).The par ticipation rate is the number of employed and unem-ployed as a percentage of the population. For more detailedinformation, see the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Cata-logue number71-543-G).Unless otherwise stated, this release presents seasonallyadjusted estimates, which facilitates comparisons by re-moving the effects of seasonal variations. For more infor-mation on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonal adjustmentand identifying economic trends.Each year, the LFS revises its estimates for the previousthree years, using the latest seasonal factors.

Source - Stats Canada - ( www.Statscan.gc.ca)

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Around 2,700 candidates, including 308 women were approvedearlier for provincial elections to be held in April. Also AfghanElection Commission announced names of 10 candidates run-ning for the presidential vote that included former Foreign Minis-ters Abdullah Abdullah and Zalmay Rasul; former Finance Min-ister Ashraf Ghani; former senior presidential adviser HidayatAmin Arsala; former Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak;President Hamid Karzai's brother, Qayum Karzai; Afghan Salafileader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf; former Governor Gul Afghan;Islamist leader Qutbuddin Hilal; and former royal family mem-ber Sardar Nadir Naeem.Noor Mohammad Noor, a spokesman for the Independent Elec-tion Commission, said preliminary results will come in by April24 and final results will be announced on May 14.

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india INDIA STARTSWORLD’S BIGGEST-EVER ELECTION WITHMODI IN LEAD IP13india

DEFIANT MAMATA DARES EC,REFUSES TO REMOVE 5 SPS,

DM DESPITE ORDERSKOLKATA: West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee hastaken on the ElectionCommission after it ordered thetransfer of five SPs and a DistrictMagistrate following complaintsby the Opposition parties.Mamata Banerjee has, however,refused to transfer the officials.Mamata has, in fact, dared theEC to remove the officials whileshe is in charge. A defiantMamata has said she is evenprepared to be arrested and goto jail.Addressing a rally in theBurdwan district, Mamata said,"I respect the ElectionCommission. But I will not bowdown. I ask, will you only listento what the Congress will say inorder to facilitate victory ofCongress, BJP? What will theydo to me for saying this? I willbe arrested and go to jail atmost."The EC ordered the transfer ofthe officials based on complaintsfiled by the Congress, BharatiyaJanata Party and the Communist

Party of India - Marxist, whohave alleged that the officialswere acting in a partisan mannerand failed to address theirgrievances over violation ofmodel code in the state ahead ofpolling."As regards the posting of theexisting officers who are to beshifted, the state governmentmay post them on non-electionrelated and non-field posts under

intimation to the commission,"said Sunil Gupta, Chief ElectoralOfficer, West Bengal."CM Mamata Banerjee ischallenging the EC, this showsher authoritarian nature. Sheshould re-consider herstatement," said Surjya KantaMishra of the CPIM."SPs and DMs were transferredduring polls during the LeftFront rule too. This is nothingnew. At that time TMC welcomedsuch transfers. But now thatTMC is in power, MamataBanerjee is opposing it. This isundemocratic and authoritarian.We condemn it," CPI(M)candidate from Jadavpur SujanChakraborty said."The EC was convinced thatthere can't be free and fair pollswith this administrativestructure. So they decided totransfer some of the officers.This is not a political decisionbut a decision to ensure free andfair poll by the EC," stateCongress leader PradipBhattacharya said.

Sonia declines to show her passport to U.S. courtCongress president Sonia Gandhi has declined to provide a copy of her passpor t to a US cour t,saying that government of India had denied her permission to do so.However, in a letter filed by her lawyer in a federal cour t in Brooklyn, New York, Ms. Gandhi“voluntarily” relinquished the plea of lack of personal jurisdiction “without prejudice to the plea ofwant of jurisdiction in relation to the subject matter.”Ms. Gandhi had filed a motion in the Brooklyn cour t seeking dismissal of a human rights violationcase against her relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, asser ting she had not been served the sum-mons as she was not in the US between September 2 and September 9 last year.But holding that Ms. Gandhi’s January 10 declaration was insufficient to prove her absence from US,Judge Brian M. Cogan had March 20 asked Ms. Gandhi to “provide a copy of her passport, showingher most recent entry and exit stamps into and out of the United States.”“In matters of disclosure of my travels, which are contained in the passpor t document, the Govern-ment of India has informed me that they would not permit such a disclosure,” Ms. Gandhi wrote ina letter to her lawyer Ravi Batra.“However, as I have nothing to hide, I voluntarily relinquish the plea of lack of personal jurisdiction.”“I may add that the present submission is without prejudice to the plea of want of jurisdiction inrelation to the subject matter,” she wrote.The Brooklyn cour t had in Sep 2013 issued summons against Ms. Gandhi on a complaint filed bySikhs for Justice (SFJ) and some victims of the 1984 violence.


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CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Theoretically, if capital flows were to dry up due to some unforeseenevents and NRIs stopped renewing their deposits with India, then 60per cent of the country's forex reserves may have to be deployed to payback foreign borrowings due within a year.Yudhvir said that we need to provide more education or how can anuneducated youth read Economic times or understand the Economy ofa country. International Business Times reported that Indian economicgrowth has slowed down to less than a 5 percent annual expansion(about half of the pace from less than a decade ago), while consumerinflation is nearing the 10 percent level and foreign investments in thecountry has been falling. Modi has made a economic rebound thecentral theme of his campaign, but any policy measures he pursueswould be likely be compromised by the demands of his coalition partners.India desperately needs infrastructure upgrades for its roads, bridges,highways, seaports and airports, all of which will cost untold billions ofdollars, from both domestic and foreign investors. This is a subject thatmost mainstream Indian politicians - regardless of party or ideology --agree is crucial to the country's economic future and survival.Listeners on the Radio Southasian Pulse also asked Yudhvir if Modiwill be the right PM to take care of the minorities. The caller alleged thatleaders try to polarize the communities to gain votes.

Yudhvir said that recent incident of riots in Muzaffarnagar UP havehighlighted that Mulayam Singh claimed to have done a lot for hisconstituents but even in this age and time a number of children of riotvictims died because of cold and lack of facilities while he was addressinga rallys. Also, what can one expect in a country where leaders do notfollow any decorum. Yudhvir was referring to the controversial statementof Narendra Modi's close ally, Amit Shah who during an electioncampaign in Uttar Pradesh, muttered that election is a chance to seek"revenge for the insult" while referring to the Muzaffarnagar riots thattook place in last year killing nearly 60 and displacing thousands. TheBJP's prime ministerial candidate promised never to do anything forhimself and underlined that he "will do nothing with a sense of revenge".As per Economic Times this is where parties stand on different issuesNATIONAL SECURITYBJP- Modi underlined that there will be zero tolerance on terrorism,extremism and crime. The manifesto says there should be a clear roadmapfor dealing with national security issues.Congress- Address the challenges of Left Wing Extremism. Ensure thatpolice forces are equipped with modern weapons and technology.Development agenda to empower the people in LWE affected areas willcontinue.AAP- Review laws like AFSPA, zero tolerance towards terrorism,

Kashmir an integral part of India.FORIEGN DIRECT INVESTMENTBJP- The party makes its opposition to FDI in multi-brand retail clear.However, it is open to FDI in other sectors if it creates employment.Congress- FDI in multi-brand retail will bring better returns to farmers.AAP- Opposed to FDI in retail.ECONOMYBJP- Check price rise, create employment and encourageenterprenuership, check corruption, bring back black money, removepolicy paralysis.Congress- 8% plus growth rate within three years. Zero aversion toforeign investment. "Direct Tax Code" and the "GST" Bills will increaseaggregate revenue. Party's "Jobs Agenda" aims at creating 10 crorenew jobs.AAP - Emphasises on more jobs, controlling price rise and empoweringthe common people, bring back black money stashed abroad, simplifytaxation system.EDUCATIONBJP- Revive Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, restructure UGC into a HigherEducation Commission, online vocational training, skill mapping.Congress- Encourage quality education and sports infrastructure inIndia. A National Sports Education University to nurture talent. Partywill address issues relating to discrimination against students from theNorth East and J&K.AAP- Equitable access to quality education to all, special provisionsfor girls, establish institutions like IITs and AIIMS.DEFENCEBJP- Encourage technology transfer in defence manufacturing,independent strategic nuclear programme.Congress- Ensure a transparent process of procuring state-of-the-artequipment. Fresh impetus to upgrading domestic manufacturingcapabilities. Ensure welfare of Ex-Servicemen by ..AAP- Transparency in defence procurement, integrated approachto all three services, encourage indigenous production of weapons,one rank one pension, secure borders through better infrastructure.The sad part is not many of the Important issues have been debated inthe recently finished poll Campaigns in India by different political Parties.The challenges will be huge for the upcoming Government in India butif they deliver even in small portions it will be a good start to live up tothe aspirations of Millions of Indians. As the new generation Indianwants nothing but the best for himself and his children.

ELECTIONS INDIA - WHO CANSOLVE THE PROBLEMS ?

The biggest election in world history started today in theHimalayan foothills of northeastern India, with NarendraModi’s opposition party poised to win the most seats as it

looks to regain power after a decade. About 815 million voters,roughly the populations of the U.S. and European Union combined, areeligible to cast ballots in nine rounds of voting over the next five weeks topick 543 lawmakers. Results will be known on May 16 in the nation of 1.2billion people, where some two-thirds live on about $2 per day.

“People are restless for growth and development,” said Jai Mrug,an independent political analyst in Mumbai who conducts opinionpolling. “India’s image, progress and economy have been hampereddue to a lack of decision making.”India’s stocks and currency haverallied in recent weeks on the prospect that Modi’s Bharatiya JanataParty will form a stable coalition and revive Asia’s third-biggesteconomy. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Congress party has seen itspopularity fall as graft cases, Asia’s fastest inflation and subdued economicgrowth erode support. Global funds pumped $11 billion into Indian debt andequities this year, on optimism the new government will revive growth thatslowed to a decade-low in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

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Ukraine crisis: Russianflags at Donetsk

government building

Security officials in Ukraine are being sent to the eastern citiesof Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv following the occupation ofseveral government buildings by pro-Russian groups.In Donetsk, the people who seized the regional administrationbuilding have announced the creation of a sovereign "people'srepublic". They have also called for a referendum and askedMoscow to send in a peacekeeping force.The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports from outside the govern-ment buildings in Donetsk.

US secretary of state John Kerry to meetwith top diplomats on Ukraine issue

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry agreed onMonday to meet with top diplomats from Russia, Ukraineand the European Union in a new push to calm tensions ineastern Ukraine, as the White House threatened furthersanctions if Moscow intervenes.Kerry's meeting with his counterparts will take place in thenext 10 days, the State Department said, and comes amidmounting US concern that Russia could build on its recentannexation of Crimea by trying to split off other areas ofUkraine. To that end, the White House issued a warning toRussian President Vladimir Putin."If Russia moves into Eastern Ukraine, either overtly orcovertly, this would be a very serious escalation," WhiteHouse spokesman Jay Carney said, adding that the US is"prepared to impose further sanctions on sectors of the

Russian economy should the situation escalate."Pro-Russian activists who have barricaded inside agovernment building in eastern Ukraine proclaimed theregion independent, while calling for a referendum onseceding from Ukraine, a chain of events with ominousechoes of the prelude to Russia's annexation last month ofCrimea. The Ukrainian government has vowed to quell theunrest despite the tens of thousands of Russian troopsstationed along their joint border.Making clear the US considers Russia responsible forinciting unrest in eastern Ukraine, Carney said there'sstrong evidence that some pro-Russian protesters whohave taken over government buildings in eastern Ukrainewere paid, and are not local residents."What's clear is that this is a result of increased Russianpressure on Ukraine. And we see it in the troops that havemassed on the border," Carney said, urging Putin to removethose troops from the border.In a phone call earlier today, Kerry told his Russiancounterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, that the USwas watching events in an array of eastern Ukrainian citieswith "great concern" and skepticism that they werespontaneous, the State Department said. Kerry pointed outthat Russian intelligence operatives working in Ukraine hadrecently been arrested and called on Russia's governmentto disavow the actions of separatists.Lavrov, for his part, emphasised a "persistent need for adeep and transparent constitutional reform with fullinvolvement of all political forces and regions, particularlyamid the escalating protests in southeastern Ukraine,"Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

VIETNAM DISSIDENT RELEASED,ARRIVES IN USWASHINGTON: A prominent Vietnamese dissident whose fa-ther was an associate of the nation's founding president Ho ChiMinh arrived in the US on Monday after being released fromprison by Vietnam, the state depar tment said.Cu Huy Ha Vu arrived on a flight to Washington with his wife. Heis a legal scholar and among the ruling Communist Par ty's high-est-profile critics.In a one-day trial, Vu was sentenced in April 2011 to sevenyears in prison and three years of house arrest on charges thatincluded conducting propaganda against the state, calling formultipar ty government and demanding the abolishment of thepar ty's leadership."The United States welcomes the decision by Vietnamese au-thorities to release prisoner of conscience Dr Cu Huy Ha Vu,"Aaron Jensen, a spokesman for the state depar tment's bureauof democracy, human rights and labor, told The Associated Press.



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Unveiling the Reality:Indian voters are venal,

alleges Nawaz

ALIA WANTS TOMARRY RANBIR

When methodical Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui interacted withpeople in four Indian states for his new role of a TV reporter in a newschannel, he was shocked to see that many don't realise the power of thevote - and discovered why "development" is just another word in politi-cians' dictionary. The "Gangs of Wasseypur" actor was in the office ofFocus News Network in Noida, in the NCR region, that has roped him forits "Kehta Hai India with Nawazuddin Siddiqui" election special seriesthat will go on the air from April 12 at 9 p.m. Making his small screendebut with the show, the 39-year-old actor travelled to Patna, Lucknow,Varanasi and Jaipur where he interacted with the locals: from rickshawpullers to paanwaalas, and from students to shopkeepers - and got asense of their outlook towards the general elections and governance. Hewill be shooting for the last episode in the capital April 11. "It was sad tosee that there are many people who have no idea why their vote isimportant. Some are voting because someone has suggested that theyshould vote for a particular party, and there are many who vote for thosecandidates who pay them to vote," Siddiqui told IANS in an interview.

RAJINIKANTH, HESITANT TO DO

LOVE SCENES WITH SONAKSHI?

ACTRESS Alia Bhatt says she finds Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor ador-able and has expressed her desire to marry him. Alia will be seen in theupcoming episode of filmmaker Karan Johar's celebrity talk show 'Koffeewith Karan' and when the host 'asked what is your vibe like with Ranbir',the 21-year-old actress was all praises for him. "I remember the firsttime I spoke to Ranbir.. you called him up when 'Rockstar' released andyou said, here talk to Ranbir tell him how much you love him. And I justspoke so much rubbish, I was just talking non-stop. But later I have hungout with Ranbir and I still think he is really adorable and I still want tomarry him," Alia said. When asked if she has expressed her love for himto Ranbir's mother Neetu Kapoor and more importantly does Katrina Kaif(his rumoured girlfriend) know about it, Alia said, "Everybody knows myplan. I have gone on record and said it as you said.. and I am very openabout it except to Ranbir." In the rapid fire round, when Karan asked Aliato name a person from the film industry who she would like to go on aromantic date with, Alia promptly replied Ranbir.Alia has been often linked with her 'Student of theYear' co-stars Varun Dhawan and SiddharthMalhotra but she laughs it off saying,"They (Varun and Siddharth) are con-stantly pulling my leg. O Pari(Parineeti Chopra) is so sexy..O Pari islike this... Pari is like that.

KRITI SANON AND TIGER SHROFF WITH AMIR KHAN.

Are you listening guys? Parineetiready to be in a relationship

While it is being heard that Rajinikanth mayromance the 27-year-old Sonakshi Sinha inhis next Tamil film that also has AnushkaShetty as one of the leading ladies, onehears two conflicting versions from theSouth. It is said that Shatrughan Sinha andRajinikanth who acted together in AsliNaqli (1986) are close friends. And whileSona's age may not be the deterrent for the60-plus Rajinikanth, his closeness toShotgun Sinha could make the Tamil legendslightly uncomfor table in romancing thedaughter of his friend, repor ts Times ofIndia.Sources from Kollywood say that otheractresses like Nayanthara are beingspoken to for the same role for which Sonais being considered. Let's wait and see howthis plays out. It would be interesting, ofcourse, to see Sona make her Tamil debutif this casting ultimately goes through.

HEROPANTI TRAILER LAUNCH

Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra put end to rumours of her datinganyone during her appearance at the finale of celebrity talk show'Koffee With Karan' on Sunday (April 6). The 'Ishaqzaade' actress fur-ther said that she is ready to fall in love and get into a relationshiprepor ts Times of India.Parineeti Chopra made her Bollywood debut in 2011 with YRF's 'La-dies vs Ricky Bahl' and later her breakthrough came with 'Ishaqzaade'in 2013, for which she won a National Award.Parineeti Chopra said, `I really want to be in love. I genuinely want tobe in a relationship.`The actress has been linked with 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' and 'ShuddhDesi Romance' director Maneesh Sharma .Parineeti said she respects Maneesh. Parineeti said, `For me it is -for the lack of better word - cheap, when people say that you have gotthe film because you are in a relationship with Maneesh. For meManeesh is like Adi (Aditya Chopra). I respect them both too much.They have given me my whole life. Maneesh and me is just wrongand my respect for him is something else.When Karan Johar pushed Parineeti Chopra fur ther saying you canlove someone you respect, the actress was quick to say, `Yeas butmy feeling for Maneesh is totally different and I can't explain it. Thereis no romance there because I have never thought of him like that.`Parineeti Chopra will be next seen with Aditya Roy Kapur in 'Daawat-e-Ishq'.


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Every scene of 'Mary Kom'had been inspiring for PC

From Kareena-Akshay to Irrfan-Kangana:onscreen couples getting back together

Back in 2009, former Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez’sBollywood career kicked off alongside Riteish Deshmukh (inAladin). A year later, the on-screen pair was back with Jaane

Kahan Se Aayi Hai (2010). Neither film made much of a mark at thebox office.

Now, they will be hoping for better luck, with Jacqueline set toact with Riteish again, in critic-turned-director Karan Anshuman’supcoming debut film that is being produced by Farhan Akhtar andRitesh Sidhwani.

"Jacqueline is doing the film," confirms Sidhwani, but adds thatthe actors "won’t be paired opposite each other… (She) has a veryspecial role" in this film. Apart from Jacqueline and Riteish, a coupleof other former on-screen pairs are also set to return.

Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan have earlier playedhusband and wife in the 2004 Abbas-Mustan-directed hit, Aitraaz(2004); Kareena also had a blink-and-miss appearance in Akshay’s

2012 hit, Rowdy Rathore.Now, the actors will be seen together in an upcoming Sanjay

Leela Bhansali production. Commenting on bringing Akshay andKareena together, director Krish says, "It’s an added advantage,because, for the audiences, it (the pairing) has huge recall value."

About just having shot with them, he adds that “they had agreat comfort level".

Even Irrfan Khan and Kangana Ranaut, who starred together inAnurag Basu’s Life… In A Metro (2007), will come together again indirector Sujoy Ghosh’s next. "Kangana has grown and how. She hascreated a different and rare space for herself. At a time when peopleare focusing on looks and glamour, she is turning out to be aninspiration for others. It’s a great sign for the film industry," Irrfantold us in a recent interview.

He also confirmed that the two actors have been offered aromantic film by director Kabir Khan.

NATIONAL Award-winning actressPriyanka Chopra, who is yet todevote 15 days to completeshooting of the biopic on India'schampion boxer M.C. Mary Kom,says every scene in the film isinspirational.

"'Mary Kom' is the story ofevery woman who wants to be largerthan she is meant to be. Inspiringto do every scene...can't believeonly 15 days left to complete thefilm. It's been so tumultuous yetwonderful," Priyanka posted on herTwitter page.

The actress is currently busyshooting for the film, based onOlympic medal-winner and worldchampion Mary Kom's life. Directedby Omung Kumar, the movie is slatedto release on Gandhi Jayanti Oct 2.

Priyanka has gone out of herway to be physically fit for the role,and she has spent long time withthe sports icon herself to get rightthe nuances of the character.

Actress Sonam Kapoor attracted many fans in Nashik whenshe came to the city to shoot "Dolly Ki Doli". She loved theexperience.The shooting of "Dolly Ki Doli", Arbaaz Khan's new produc-tion, began on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, a NewYear festival celebrated in Maharashtra.A source from the film's unit said: "To flag off the shoot, theentire unit decided to visit the famous Infant Jesus shrine inNashik to seek blessings. On hearing this, lots of fans gath-ered at the spot and refused to leave without seeing thefashionista."

SONAM KAPOOR MOBBED

Vivek Sharma, who directed the 2008 film "Bhootnath", haspenned a tribute song in suppor t of Bharatiya Janata Par ty'sprime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.Sharma has even directed the video of the song "Naro meinIndra hai", which has music by Ricky Mishra, and is sung byPriyanka Bhattacharya and Rahul Mukherjee, said a state-ment.The video explores the various advancements and progressthat Modi has facilitated in Gujarat over the years, and thesong focusses on the changes that he can bring about as thenation's prime minister.

'Bhootnath' director's specialtribute song for NaMo

Well-known comedian Kapil Sharma is being roped in by theDelhi election commission to motivate voters, especially theyouth, to cast votes on April 10 for the Lok Sabha election.Sharma would join two other celebrities, cricketer Virat Kohliand film star Soha Ali Khan, to woo the electorate to go to thepolling booth that day, said an election official Friday.Addressing a press conference here Friday evening, Sharmasaid: "Every citizen should come forward and par ticipate inthe polls." He said there is a need to inculcate awarenessamong the people about their voting rights and to understandthe importance of their vote."People need to understand that only if they come out of theirhomes and vote for the right person that a strong democracycan be formed," said Sharma.Speaking on the occasion, Delhi's chief electoral officer VijayDev said that various new initiatives are being taken to woothe voters in the capital. "Special voting awareness cam-paigns among the women residing in rural par ts of Delhi arebeing organized," he said. "We want the election to be like afestival day in which every citizen should come forward andexercise their voting right," Dev told IANS.

ANOTHER FEATHER INKAPIL'S CAP?


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2 Queen London Thumakda

3 Bewakoofiyaan O Heeriye

4 Ragini MMS 2 Maine Khud Ko (Reprise)

5 Bewakoofiyaan Bewakoofiyaan

6 Youngistaan Mere Khuda

7 2 States Offo

8 Youngistaan Suno Na Sangemarmar

9 2 States Chaandaniya

10 Kaanchi Tu Sab Kuch Re

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QUEEN HIT

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SHAADI KE SIDE EFFECTS SEMI-HIT

UpcomingBOLLYWOOD Movies

Movie Review

KAANCHIRELEASE DATE: Apr 11,2014

STAR CAST: Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakrabor ty, Kar tik

Tiwari, Mishti, Om Puri, Ishita Vyas, Chandan Roy

Sanyal, Anil Mange

DIRECTOR(S): Subhash Ghai

PRODUCER(S): Raju Farooqui

LYRICS: Irshad Kamil

JAIRELEASE DATE: Apr 04,2014

STAR CAST: Purab Kohli,Tannishtha Chatterjee,Kir ti

Kulhari,Saidah Jules,Mukul Dev,Yashpal Sharma,

Ravi Gosain

DIRECTOR(S): Girish Malik

BHOOTHNATH RETURNSRELEASE DATE: Apr 11,2014

STAR CAST: Amitabh Bachchan,Boman Irani,Parth

Bhalerao,Usha Jadhav,Sanjay Mishra,Brijendra Kala

DIRECTOR(S): Nitesh Tiwari

'MAIN TERA HERO' IS A TOTAL'PAISA VASOOL' CINE CHRONICLE

CAST: VARUN DHAWAN, ILEANA

D'CRUZ, NARGIS FAKHRI, ANUPAM

KHER, ARUNODAY SINGH, RAJPAL

YADAV, SAURABH SHUKLA

DIRECTOR: DAVID DHAWAN

RATING: ***

Eras come and go in Bollywood and it is widely seen thatevery era is governed by one or the other kind of moviemaking. But "masala entertainer` is one such ilk of cine

crafting, which had never lost its charm, neither among the cineartisans nor among the cine enthusiasts.Be it the era of 90s or the decade which has just gone by. In everydecade masala entertainers have made a mark for themselves and atthe same time have bestowed some of our ace leading man with anopportunity of exhibiting their acting talent with utmost prowess.But in the recent times we witnessed the inclination of some of ourcine wizards towards making content driven movies, but in spite ofthat the art of making masala movies never lost its lustre amongthose who are adroit enough in crafting an exceptional cine offeringdespite having a "common or garden" kind of script in their hand.And undoubtedly `maestro of masala movies`, David Dhawan isone such cine conjurer of Bollywood who has got that magic wand,with which he can effortlessly create a quaint visual delight for the

viewers. In the recent past numerous cine-whiz tried to garner thelegacy of this evergreen ilk by casting some of the glittering stars ofshowbiz, but unfortunately none of them succeeded in doing athorough justice to the genre. And movies like `Besharam`, `PhataPoster Nikla Hero` and even the `R Rajkumar` failed miserably inextracting the expected response from the audience. But this timeit's the masala movies' maestro David Dhawan who for the first timeteamed up with his son Varun to recapture the apex throne of hisfiefdom.David has got a signature style of movie making from which heseldom prefer to part. Be it about dishing out something totallyinnovative, or working on the remakes Dhawan never forgets tomaintain a sort of uniformity in his creation with his stamp all overthe end product. So is the case with just released `Main Tera Hero`.Although `Main Tera Hero` is the remake of southern superhit"Kandireega", but in spite of that it has a winsome fragrance ofDavid-ian style of filmography. At the power of which Dhawanintroduced the masses to an altogether different side of actors likeGovinda, Salman, and Sanjay Dutt in the past.Anyhow, coming to the premise of "Main Tera Hero", the movienarrates the story of "happy go lucky yet bad in studies", SrinathPrasad aka Seenu ( Varun Dhawan) who after receiving an emotionalbashing from his father (Manoj Pahwa), of course because ofhis 'bad in studies status', land in a Bangalore based collegeto prove his worth.As soon as he arrives in the college he has a rendezvous withSunaian (Ileana D'Cruz) and falls head over heel for her. Butunfortunate for Seenu, there is another stalking rowdy copAngad Negi ( Arunoday Singh) who is behind Sunaina andwant to marry her at any cost.With the frames rolling ahead our very trickster, Seenu takesup the gauntlet of Angad of winning Sunaina's heart andsubsequently succeeds in doing it too. But things literallyget toppled for him when a Bangkok based mafia lord, VikrantSighal (Anupam Kher) k idnaps Sunaina because of h isdaughter Ayesha's (Nargis Fakhri) fascination for Seenu.So what happens next does Seenu succeeds in bringing backSunaina, or ends up sacrificing his feelings to save her. Toknow watch this mindless yet entertaining cine delight fromthe factory of David Dhawan.Be it any decade of David's cine career, his cine offeringshave always made it to cine arena with an unsaid and unwrittendisclaimer that "leave your brains at home" if you really wantto enjoy the flick. So seems to be the case with "Main TeraHero".Some may find that plot of `Main Tera Hero` is too flimsy tobe tagged as something out of the box, but it is that prevailingsimplicity in the narration which does the miracle. And on topof it, it's the scribing dexterity of Tushar Hiranandani who inspite of re-tailoring the storyline for a remake, has succeededin keeping the USP, i.e. humour, alive.Garnished with quick witted, Tom and Jerry kind of humour blendedwith Govinda styled comic timing and that too sans gaucherie,undoubtedly plot of `Main Tera Hero` leaves no space for yawnsand ennui. Besides, it's the guileless yet hilarious dialogues of MilapZaveri which further adds to the magnificence of the movie.

Revealed: Where costumesworn by Bollywood stars in

films end up

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BABYDOLL

Film: Ragini MMS 21

KOCHADAIIYAANRELEASE DATE: Apr 11,2014

STAR CAST: Rajinikanth,Deepika Padukone,R.

Sarathkumar,Sneha,Aadhi,Shobana,Jackie Shroff,Nasser

DIRECTOR(S): Sunil Lulla

PRODUCER(S): Soundarya Rajnikanth

MUSIC DIRECTOR(S): A. R. Rahman

MOST OUTFITS WORN BY STARS AND THE REST OF THE CASTIN A FILM END UP IN THE PRODUCTION HOUSE'S TRUNKS.AND LATER, THESE CLOTHES ARE MIXED AND MATCHED FOREXTRAS AND BACKGROUND DANCERS IN OTHER FILMSEver wondered what happens to the numerous outfits worn byactors in a film? Bollywood stars break into a song on screen,crooning atop snow-capped mountains, flowing valleys and ex-otic flower beds or, gyrating in different costumes every nano-second. By the time the last shot of the film is taken, there arestacks of clothes left behind.Some may be garish, others outlandish and some wearable offscreen as well, but most make their way to the productionhouse's trunks, or petis in Bollywood parlance. They are stackedand rehashed for the production house's future projects.Of course, at times, something an actor fancies goes home withhim or her (no questions asked). Or when celebrity designersare styling for the lead stars, the outfits go with the designer. Itall comes under the production costs incurred for a film.Actress Ayesha Khanna, who starred in the recent releaseDishkiyaaon, has been a stylist for Yash Raj Films such asBand Baja Baaraat (2010) and Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl (2011). Shesays, Àt Yash Raj, all the costumes are stacked in petis. Eachpeti is labelled so that you know exactly for which film the leadstars, suppor ting cast and the extras wore the clothes. Later, foranother film, things get mixed and matched.Àyesha cites an example, Àishwarya Rai's Kajra Re item num-ber outfit from the 2005 film Bunty Aur Babli was used on abackground dancer in Band Baaja Baaraat in 2010. It was mixedand matched. The choli was worn with another ghaghra, so itwas impossible that anyone will notice it.`


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BEST REVENGE ON CHEATINGBOYFRIENDS, ENJOY LIFE: UPTONModel Kate Upton says the bestway to seek revenge from acheating ex-boyfriend is to go on"enjoying your life".The 21-year-old shared her viewsin an interview with Star maga-zine, saying she feels that oneway to make him feel bad abouthis decision is to move on."I think the best revenge is to goon enjoying your life and not towaste another second with him,"repor ts contactmusic.com

SHAKIRA SAYS SHE WASJOKING ABOUT BEAU GERARDPIQUE BEING 'TERRITORIAL'

Shakira has clarifiedher previous commentabout beau GerardPique being "veryterritorial", saying thatshe was being humor-ous.The 37-year-old singersaid that they have abeautiful relationship ofmutual trust, andjealousy has neverbeen an issue on eitherside, E! Online repor ted.She'll be more carefulwhen attempting to useher sense of humor nexttime, as it can be easilymisinterpreted, sheadded.During an interviewwith Billboard, the'Gypsy' singer had saidthat the 27-year-oldSpanish soccer playerprotects his turf andvalues her, and doesn'tlike the idea of hersharing screen spacewith the opposite sex.

KIMBERLEY WALSHWON'T REVEALBABY'S NAME

Singer Kimberley Walsh and Justin Scott won't tell anyone thename they choose for their baby until the little one is born as theydon't want to hear any negative opinions.The former Girls Aloud singer and her beau are expecting theirfirst child together."Giovanna and Tom Fletcher (McBusted singer) recently namedtheir son Buzz Michaelangelo which is a bit out-there for me, butnames are such a personal thing. We haven't thought of any namesyet, but when we do, I won't tell anyone because if people make itobvious they don't like them, it puts you off," contactmusic.comquoted Walsh as saying."Once we name our baby, we'll wait to tell people - then theyaren't going to be able to say anything. Plus, I don't want anyone tosteal my names,` she added.

STEWART SPORTSORANGE LOCKSFOR NEW FILM

"Twilight" star Kristen Stewar t has dyed her glossy chocolatelocks for a tangerine tone for her new role in actioner "AmericanUltra".The 23-year-old actress went for the colour change at Maison deCheveux in New Orleans. A photograph of her new look was sharedon the salon's Instagram account Fr iday, repor tscontactmusic.com.The salon accompanied the photograph with the caption: "KristenStewar t getting her hair ready for a new role!"Meanwhile, Stewar t has been busy planning her 24

BRUCE, KRISJENNER NOT BACK

TOGETHERThey still flaunt their wedding rings, but there's no truth to rumoursthat Bruce Jenner and his estranged wife Kris Jenner have re-united.Sources from Kris' Kardashian family have scoffed at repor ts that

the couple patched up in Thailand,repor ts tmz.com.There's no hatred between thetwo, and they are said to be close.However, they are leading veryseparate l ives - whi le Brucestays in Malibu, Kris is based inCalabasas.As for the rings, they considerthem "friendship rings".

Freida Pinto isthe new face

of Free Peoplecampaign

Freida Pinto has been madethe new face of the clothingcompany Free People.The 29-year-old actress willbe seen in the company'sshor t film, 'Rangeen' whichshows the star along with amale model out on a roman-t ic adventure, explor ingthrough her native home ofIndia.The elegant white ensemblesworn by Pinto in the mini-flick, whose title means 'tobe colored' , are set wel lagainst the prismatic scen-ery.The dusky actress has ap-peared on-screen af termonths, since the last timeshe was seen in Bruno Mars'Gorilla music video.

Kylie Minoguefears leaving 'The

Voice' will takeher back to post-tour depression

Kylie Minogue revealed thatshe might go back to her"crippling depression" if sheleaves the singing realityshow 'The Voice'.The 45-year-old singer hasstruggled with the illness inthe past, and says it madeher life hell, the Daily Starrepor ted. The GrammyAward winner said that theone thing she was aware ofis that having done thoseother things like tours andshows, she believes that itwas clinically recognized.She is convinced she willbe left feeling "lonely" anddepression will strike againnow the series is over be-cause she will miss it somuch.

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IMRAN IS STEERING CLEAR OFBOLLYWOOD UNTIL HIS BABY'S BIRTH

Imran Khan may have been in the news for being replaced bySidhar th Malhotra in Vikramaditya Motwane's social dramaBhavesh Joshi and Shakun Batra's next project, but the actorprefers to spend time with his pregnant wife, Avantika who isdue in June.Aamir Khan's nephew is steering clear of Bollywood till thebundle of joy arrives. Looks like it is a time of introspection aswell for the actor considering what happened to his last fewfilms like Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Once Upon A Time In MumbaiDobaara and Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.

Jaipur girl Koyal Rana knows what she wants and says afterwinning the Femina Miss India 2014 title that her next target isMiss World -- but in the meanwhile, if "good Bollywood offers"come her way, she wont' mind accepting them either."I am feeling on top of the world. I have clarity about what Iexactly want to do in life. After being Miss India, now I aspire tobe Miss World," Koyal, who was crowned Saturday at the 51stedition of the beauty pageant here, told IANS.She "look up to Sushmita Sen" for inspiration as she feels thatthe former beauty queen has "achieved so much in her life"."Sushmit is a perfect example of beauty with brains. Even shewon Miss India title and then she was crowned Miss Universe.Besides that she also does a lot of social work. I totally look upto her," she said."My journey has been great so far and I wish to achieve lotmore in life," she added.What about films?She said: "I am focusing on Miss World, but if I get goodBollywood offers, then I am open to doing films as well. But atthe moment it's too early to decide anything."Born in Jaipur and raised in Delhi, Koyal says education is asimpor tant for her as being Miss India.She said: "Education is cer tainly important for me. I also wantto focus on my studies. I am pursuing Bachelor of Businessfrom Delhi."

LACKING COMMAND:AAMIR CLUELESS ABOUTHIS SON JUNAID'S PLANS

Superstar Aamir Khan hasno clue what his 21-year-oldson Junaid plans to do in life.He says he doesn't "tell meanything". "We don't haveany command on our kids.What will he do, when willhe do, I have no idea. Hedoesn't tell me anything,"Aamir told repor ters here atthe trailer launch of Jackie Shroff's son Tiger's debut film"Heropanti" Friday. "You (media) please ask him and tell meabout his plans," he added. Aamir has three children in all. SonJunaid and daughter Ira are from his first wife Reena, and theactor-producer also has a son named Azad Rao Khan with hiscurrent wife Kiran Rao. The baby was born via a surrogate.

BAJIRAO MASTANI

Bollywood hottie DeepikaPadukone has repor tedlyrefused her Yeh Jawaani HaiDeewani director Karan Johar’sfilm Shuddhi to star oppositebeau Ranveer Singh in SanjayLeela Bhansali’s BajiraoMastani.Ranveer himself was beingconsidered for Shuddhi afterHrithik Roshan walked out ofthe film for health reasons.Deepika, who was keen to workin it, has now taken the decision

to not do the film citing dateissues.Whatever the reasons,it’s clear Bollywood’s coolcouple prefers to be on SLB’sside, the director of their 2013blockbuster Goliyon KiRaasleela – Ram-Leela.Ram-Leela was a Romeo +Juliet adaptation, while BajiraoMastani will be based on thecontroversial real-life ro-mance between BajiraoPeshwa and his museMastani. The film was earlier

going to star Salman Khan andAishwarya Rai and laterShahrukh Khan and KareenaKapoor /Katrina Kaif.Interestingly, both KJo and SLBwere eyeing the December 2015slot for the release of Shuddhiand Bajirao Mastani.But from the decision of Deepikaand Ranveer to back their newmentor, we are forced to think:Is Karan Kohar losing his magicwhile Sanjay Leela Bhansali isregaining it?

Deepika Padukone & RanveerSingh reject Karan Johar for

Sanjay Leela Bhansali!

Arjun Kapoor,Sonakshi Sinha& the chemistry,

or lack of itThey both are great actorsand are being loved by theirfans across the world. ArjunKapoor, Sonakshi Sinha & thechemistry, or lack of itArjun Kapoor is receivingpraises from actressSonakshi Sinha. For the firsttime both the actors are seentogether in movie Tevar. “Heis cordial with everybody. Heis not overtly friendly, but heis a very chilled out guy andgood to work with,” she saidadding that her co-star is thor-ough professional.The 26-year-old actress, whohas catapulted into popularity oflate, said: “What I really respectand like about him is that he is agood co-star and very professionalon the sets and knows what he isdoing despite the film being hisfather’s production.” Following themaking of the film, now all eyesare on them who are both star kids.This for the first movie of producerBoney Kapoor’s son Arjun in whichhe would be testing waters. ThoughSonakshi, daughter of actorsPoonam and Shatrughan Sinha,has made her debut earlier, it isexpected that this movie would fur-ther increase her stock in the in-dustry.“Actually, Arjun and I were in thesame school. I knew him becauseRhea and Sonam too studied inthe same school, so I knew himas their cousin brother, but we werenever really friends.

THE SRI LANKAN PLAYERS CELEBRATE WITH THE WORLD T20 TROPHY.

Sri Lanka 134 for 4 (Sangakkara 52*,Jayawardene 24) beat India 130 for4 (Kohli 77) by 6 wickets‘Winning world events is an ugly business. Even aspir

ing to win is. Ask Mahela Jayawardene and KumarSangakkara. Before tonight they had reached finalsfour times, wanting desperately to win, and ended

up with broken hear ts each time. On a night that these two cham-pion players finally got that monkey off their backs - in their lastTwenty20 international match - another champion player played apoignant, cagey innings that cost his side the final. Yuvraj Singh,India's limited-overs talisman for so long, came in at 64 for 2 inthe 11th over, scored 11 off 21, denied the unstoppable Virat Kohlithe strike, and that spell of play resulted in the lowest first-in-nings total in a World Twenty20 final and the second-lowest scorefor the loss of only four wickets.Title matches consume the vanquished. This final may have putdown one of the a l l - t ime l imi ted-overs greats, but just askJayawardene and Sangakkara, the redemption didn't come easy.India defended the small total admirably, preying on the Sri Lankannerves, fielding everything down, spinning a web around the bats-men, but the two champions somehow had enough in them to taketheir side over the line. Under palpable pressure, against a shrewdlimited-overs captain, Jayawardene settled the early nerves witha run-a-ball 24, and Sangakkara saw the chase through with anice-cool unbeaten 52 off 35.Big finals are a cruel business, though, and history will remem-ber Yuvraj's knock as much as it will Sangakkara's. He has wonIndia matches from nowhere on innumerable occasions, he hasburied sides with his cameos, he has turned around games in 10balls, which is why he was still par t of the team in the final. MSDhoni trusted his match-winner, and sent him in ahead of SureshRaina and himself. Kohli, now the leading run-scorer in any WorldTwenty20, had just begun to put behind him a slow star t againstdisciplined Sri Lankan bowling. He had even been dropped byopposition captain Lasith Malinga on 11. He was in a mood tomake them pay.Sri Lanka, though, kept their wits, and gave Yuvraj nothing toscore off. That too after Kohli had laced the otherwise frugal NuwanKulasekara for six, four and six in the 16th over to make it 111 for2. That over featured another slip in the fielding when the fielderat cow corner was lobbed after misjudging a catch. Normally youwould expect teams to fall apar t at these times, but Sri Lankaproduced four superb overs.In the 17th, Yuvraj faced two dots from Sachithra Senanayake,who gave him no pace or room to work with. Malinga bowled thenext over, and was happy with a single to Kohli first ball. Thencame a yorker outside off. The dugout began to become edgy bynow. They badly needed Yuvraj to come off now, and make up forthe 9 off 17 he had made till now. You can't even begin to imaginewhat it would have been like being Kohli there, the best batsmanof the tournament, but now without the strike to make the differ-ence. When Kohli got the strike four th ball, Malinga again pro-duced a low wide one that he couldn't get under, and went on tobowl another dot to Yuvraj before the over ended. That dot was ayorker wide outside off, which went past and very near Yuvraj'soutside edge, and that Sangakkara didn't appeal loudly for it saidall you needed to know about Yuvraj's innings.When Yuvraj finally hit a full toss down the throat of long-off,Darren Sammy tweeted, "Not sure this catch needed to be taken."You felt for the batsman who would once have put these in thestands blindfolded and with one arm tied behind his back. Thistime, though, Sri Lanka's plan had come off, bowling full and wide,just inside the tram lines, stifling India. Kohli and Dhoni tried theirbest, but were second-best to the execution by Malinga andKulasekara. Kohli faced only eight balls in the last four overs.Only 19 came off them, and if this had not been a final and if thishad not been Sri Lanka, it was game over right there. Sri Lanka, though, were entering unchar tered territory. The fearof winning does strange things. They looked for the easy route.Kusal Perera tried to smash everything, smashed one out of thefirst six, and went out to the seventh. Jayawardene brought sanity

Yuvraj inningsapplies Dementor

kiss to India

‘THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND TWO OF INDIA'SWORLD TITLES HAD A NIGHTMARISHOUTING, STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE THE BIGHITS OR KOHLI THE STRIKE

Harry Potter readers will be familiar with what a magical crea-ture called a Dementor does. It sucks all happiness, all positiv-ity, all hope from a living being. It does not stop at that. It pro-ceeds to suck the very soul out, leaving only the body behind,practically lifeless. The latter act is called the Dementor's Kiss.Now not even the most cynical person would brand Yuvraj Singha Dementor even in the extreme emotion of what happened to-night in Dhaka. He has given Indian cricket and its fans numer-ous reasons and occasions to feel happy and proud about forover a decade. His deeds in limited-overs cricket, especially inthe 2011 World Cup, are the stuff of legend.His effor t of 11 off 21, however, was the Dementor's Kiss forIndia in the World T20 final. It wasn't only the chasm betweenthe number of deliveries he faced and the runs he scored. It wassomething more critical. It sucked all the momentum from theirinnings and left them with a total that did register on thescoreboard, but did little else for their prospects. It was so thor-ough a soul-destroying operation that it sought out whatevermomentum Virat Kohli was building, and killed it. This despiteyet another epic from Kohli, who must have felt like screamingout in frustration every time Yuvraj failed to hand him the strike.Twice, Yuvraj consumed half an over to bring Kohli on strike.Two sets of three balls each producing a grand total of twosingles. In the 15th and 17th overs, when all batsmen are sup-posed to be doing in T20 is try to hit the ball out of sight. Thiswith a charged-up, in-form, incandescent Kohli straining to gethis chance at the other end. Denying strike to a batsman in full flow can rob him of hisrhythm and the zone he has worked so hard till then to build forhimself.Off the four th ball of that 17th, Kohli charged the bowler, butcould only hit it along the ground to long-on, admonishing him-self as he trotted to the other end for a single. How much of thatanger was directed at Yuvraj, we will never know. Kohli finds ithard to hide his disappointment even when a team-matemisfields. All we saw was that after the game ended and Yuvrajwalked up from his position at deep midwicket to shake handswith team-mates and the opposition, Kohli quietly slunk awaywhen the senior batsman came close to him.From the man who Kohli had so much faith in that he had madehis franchise owner put in the highest bid of the IPL auction forYuvraj just over a month ago.India were out of it, barring a miracle, by the time their inningshad ended. Yuvraj had left India with little positive vibe at thebreak, after they had seen their decorated match-winner of yearsgone past struggle to the extent and for the time he did.West Indies had been 38 for 2 after 11 overs in the 2012 WorldT20 final, also against Sri Lanka. From there, Marlon Samuelshad catapulted them to 137 for 6. India were 65 for 2 after 11overs in this final. From there, they managed seven runs lessthan what West Indies had made, after star ting 27 in front. Notonly does that show you how inspirational Samuels was thatColombo night, it also rams home how dispiriting Yuvraj wasthis Dhaka night.In the 2013 Champions Trophy final, India had ended one shor tof the 130 they made tonight. But they had been given a lateboost by Ravindra Jadeja, and would have drawn hope fromthat. Hope can be a tenuous thing to maintain, especially in anall-or-nothing clash like a final. To watch someone as experienced on thebig occasion as Yuvraj scratch around for nearly half the duration of a T20innings can be gutting for the entire side. The delivery that Yuvraj got out to,a high full toss, he would have clobbered for six nearly every time in hisglorious past. By the time he holed out, it was the penultimate over, and Indiahad had a gigantic suction pump run over them.They had not got too many freebies from Sri Lanka till now, and they were notgetting anything for what remained of their innings. Kohli, indefatigable buthelpless Kohli, turned for an impossible second run off the final ball of theinnings, trying to regain something, anything for India, and getting run-out for77 off 58. But it was too late. The Dementor's Kiss had already been deliv-ered. Most unfortunately for India, it had come from the man who had wonthem the 2011 World Cup. That is what will be the hardest to digest.

Yuvraj Singh is the picture of dejection after his 21-ballordeal at the crease sapped India's momentum and played amassive role in their World T20 final defeat

COOL SANGAKKARABREAKS FINAL HOODOO

to proceedings with a tickle here, a nudge there, and with therequired run-rate in grasp it began to become a stroll, until RAshwin, the bowler of the tournament, produced a top edge fromTillakaratne Dilshan, which was caught excellently by Kohli atthe square-leg boundary. Two men who didn't deserve to be on thelosing side were keeping India alive.Jayawardene and Sangakkara then added a run-a-ba l l 24 .Jayawardene began to toy around with the fields. Cricket loversall around the world now began to dream of a fairy-tale finish.What could be better than these two stalwar ts, much like Arjunaand Aravinda 18 years ago, being there in the end? This, though,would take more sweat and tears yet. Jayawardene toe-ended asweep off par t-timer Suresh Raina, and Ashwin produced a div-ing catch at midwicket. Soon Dhoni took a sensational low catchto send Lahiru Thirimanne back. Dhoni's team had never lost aworld final; it was now sensing the kill at 78 for 4 in the 13th over.This was tense stuff. Wouldn't the dugout have revisited that fa-miliar sick feeling of coming so close and finishing second-best?They tried the desperate now. Not having the emotional strengthleft to take this to the deep bitter end, they sent in the big hitterThisara Perera ahead of Angelo Mathews. They were banking onthe fact that India would soon have to bowl spinners that wouldbring the ball in to the left-hand batsmen.Sangakkara had been going smoothly at one end, but it was theother end that was causing the trouble. The risk was taken. Youcouldn't change it even if you wanted to, with Perera scoring justtwo off the first six, and with 47 still required off the last six overs.This was the moment, though. Mishra, two overs for four runs tillnow, was bowling to two lef t-hand batsmen. The first ball Pereragot from Mishra, he shimmied down a touch and let out an al-mighty swing. As it flew into the night sky and over long-on, reliefcame back into the camp. The cool Sangakkara then guided Mishrapast fine leg, and this was now turning Sri Lanka's way.In the next over, Sangakkara played probably the shot of the match.India had relied on Ashwin's accuracy through the day and hadgot themselves an extra fielder by not placing a fine-leg at all.This time, though, Sangakkara moved inside the line of one, tookit in front of middle, and closed the face at the exact moment totickle it through that fine-leg gap for four. Now some luck ap-peared too with edges landing safely in the home stretch. Youcouldn't fault Sangakkara for wondering where the hell this luckhad been when Gilchrist, Gambhir, Afridi and Samuels had bro-ken his hear t. This night, though, was for him to rejoice. All thosedefeats will hur t a little less now.

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AUSTRALIA WOMEN TAKE THE CELEBRATIONS UP TO THE CHANGING ROOM, AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND, WOMEN'S WORLD T20, FINAL.

Shoaib Akhtar set to start coaching careerShoaib Akhtar is likely to star t his coaching career with State Bank of Pakistan for thecoming season, the Dawn has repor ted. According to Zaheer-ul-Hassan, thedepartment's team manager, Shoaib has agreed to take up the role of the head coachand is awaiting a clearance from the bank's sports committee."It will be a huge bonus for us to have a cricketer of his stature in the support staff asthe head coach. We are extremely happy that Shoaib has expressed his desire to playhis role in uplifting the State Bank cricket team," Zaheer told the Dawn. "Shoaib hasshown deep interest when we approached him. At the moment, we are in the processof formalising the contract details." State Bank of Pakistan avoided relegation fromthe departmental first-class competition after they finished tenth in the 11-team com-petition. Zaheer said that the team was looking to beef up the support staff to improvethe performances in the coming season. "Yeah, it was a very close call [to avertrelegation] last season," he said. "At times the entire squad was under great pressureto survive the drop. Had that been the case, it would have been pretty hard for us to runthe team because a colossal amount is spent each season.Considered one of the fastest bowlers of his era, Shoaib made his debut in November1997 and retired after the 2011 World Cup in a career marred with controversy and injuries.He had expressed in 2012 his interest in taking up the role of bowling coach in the Pakistannational team set-up, under Dav Whatmore, but such a deal never materialised.

Sri Lanka savourlong-sought success

"There were two gentlemen who gave a lot not only to Sri Lankancricket but to cricket as a whole. May be the Almighty wants them towin a World Cup and leave on a high. That's why He put his hand in thisso that they get another match."When Darren Sammy made this prediction at the end of the first semi-final, one felt how strongly the West Indies captain believed in destiny,particularly after a hailstorm hit the Shere Bangla National Stadium togive Sri Lanka a win through D/L, and depriving the defending cham-pions of an assault in the last few overs.Sri Lanka's captain Lasith Malinga said the win had nothing to do withluck, but a lot of hard work and planning which brought them thevictory. Either way, destiny or not, it was down to winning the bigmoments, and that's where Sri Lanka stepped up.Sammy's statement also brought to mind the sheer respect that worldcricket has for Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Sammywas right in the end. Perhaps it was all meant to be, as Sri Lanka wona major tournament final, after four failed attempts in the last sevenyears.Both had announced their retirement prior to the start of the World T20,drawing a bit of flak for taking away too much attention. The teamhowever, said they wanted to win it for their two ayyas, the word forelder brother in Sinhalese. Sangakkara said that they won it for everySri Lankan. "It is wonderful that the side wanted to win it for us," Sangakkara said."But there are 20 million other people to win for. It's not just about me orMahela."It's about an entire squad, everyone who stands with you and behindyou. We get noticed because it's our last game, but at the end of the dayeveryone has played a part."Sangakkara paid tribute to everyone who supported Sri Lanka cricket,and the cricket team, through thick and thin. There have been toughmoments, particularly the four tournament final defeats over the pastseven years.In 2007, they were steamrolled by Australia but the momentum waswith Sri Lanka in 2009 when they lost to Pakistan in the World T20 final.In the 2011 World Cup final, they seemed to have India on the mat butwere pushed out of that contest by MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir. Athome, in the last World T20 final, Sri Lanka failed to chase a moderatetarget against West Indies."This is the first time I have been a part of a team that has won a WorldCup," Sangakkara said. "It's hard to describe exactly what you feel, butyou feel humble. You realise how difficult it is to get here, how muchsupport you need, not just from your team-mates, but from your family,your fans, the support staff."You can never do anything alone. You may be the best batsman in theworld or the best bowler in the world, but you can't do anything withoutsupport. At moments like this you have to look back, reflect and bethankful for that support, because without that you wouldn't be here. It'sbeen an amazing journey. It's time to walk away, and to walk away likethis is even better."Before Sangakkara spoke, Malinga said that he backed his experi-enced players to come good on the big day, as he understands theirability having observed them for the past decade."I've played over ten years in this team, I know every single player,their ability, what they can do," Malinga said. "I enjoyed my captaincyin the last three games, I know exactly what particular players havewhat ability. I used that experience during my captaincy and I wassuccessful."Anyone can say anything. Some say winning is luck, some say win-ning is talent. I really trust that we didn't have luck. We worked hard,we know our ability, we can do that, everyone is talented, that's whywe won the match. I don't believe in luck."Sangakkara, in a way, echoed Malinga's viewpoint when asked if thegame of cricket had finally given back to him and Jayawardene afteryears of serving the game. He said it was about finally taking anopportunity."I don't think the game owes us, or any player, anything. Our job is to tryand play it as best as we can, and walk away hopefully having madea positive impact. "The game gives us the opportunities and it's up tous to try and take them. We had four opportunities before this, andtoday we took it. You need a bit of ability, luck, planning, execution.Right place, right time, right game."

COYTE, LANNING SPARKLE ASAUSTRALIA COAST TO HAT-TRICK

AUSTRALIA 106 FOR 4 (LANNING 44)BEAT ENGLAND 105 FOR 8 (COYTE 3-16)BY SIX WICKETS‘There is no doubt who the best women's T20 side in the world

are. Australia overwhelmed England to secure a hat-trick ofWorld T20 titles, cruising to a six-wicket victory. They weremiserly in the field, restricting England to 105 for 8, then

quickly put themselves ahead of the rate in the chase which wasfittingly led by Meg Lanning with a powerful 44 as she became theleading run-scorer at the event.The key difference was summed up in the sixes count: Australia struckfour, extending their lead in the six-hitting league for the tournament,while England could not manage one - leaving their tournament tally atzero. The Powerplays were a microcosm: England limped to 24 for 1while Australia skipped to 43 for 1 - including two of the sixes - tobreak the back of the chase.Jess Jonassen set the tone, drilling Danielle Hazell's first ball for six,as she took 14 off the second over of the innings. The main threat toAustralia was Anya Shrubsole, the tournament's leading wicket-taker,but with a small total to chase they knew they did not have to over-attack against her although it did not stop Lanning putting her over theboundary - it was the ultimate statement from Australia's captain.Shrubsole did add to her wicket tally when Jonassen picked out mid-onand Jenny Gunn removed Elyse Villani but they were no more thanminor irritants for Australia. Perry, who earlier claimed a miserly 2 for13 from her four overs, skipped to an unbeaten 31 as she and Lanningadded 60 in eight overs although the captain could not quite be there atthe end when she tried to clear the infield for the winning hit but foundmid-off.England's batting has been underwhelming during the tournament -only Charlotte Edwards played close to her best and the fact they wereoften chasing low totals meant the middle and lower order had not hadmuch time in the middle when they were needed to try and lift aninnings in the finalThey struggled to overcome a slow pitch as their two leading batsmen,Sarah Taylor and Edwards, laboured against accurate bowling. SarahCoyte removed them both, Edwards lofting to mid-on trying to force thepace and Taylor unfortunate to be lbw on the reverse sweep, on herway to the second-best figures in a Women's World T20 final.England's only fluent period of batting came shortly after the Powerplayas Taylor and Heather Knight moved along at nearly eight an over to

suggest they had gone some way to mastering the conditions. ButTaylor's departure was soon followed by Lydia Greenway's, wellcaught low down by Healy, and when Knight was superbly caught atdeep midwicket it meant two new batsmen had to try and rebuild.They never threatened to break the shackles and the only two bound-aries in the second half of the innings came in the same over fromRene Farrell. However, the expectation was that Australia would stillhave to work hard in the chase but they barely had a concern as theykept hold of a trophy that has become a permanent fixture in theJolimont cabinet.

MAHELA JAYAWARDENE AND KUMAR SANGAKKARASIGNED OFF IN STYLE

Meg Lanning and Lasith Malinga pose with their trophies.

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