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SSC countdownsee pg 12

He brought it from thetourist spot known for its

balloon safari! Now heneedn’t face daily traffic

jams in the city.

MUMBHAIVikas Sabnis

By Yatin Ingle

In an initiative unheard of before, the stateboard has decided to shut down junior

colleges with lower passing percentages.After recording 75 junior colleges with zeropass percentage in the HSC boardexaminations, the Maharashtra State Boardof Secondary and Higher SecondaryEducation (MSBSHSE) has brought out anew recommendation which states thatcolleges with zero pass percentage will beshut down, and strict inspections will becarried out by the State Board andeducation officers to verify the reasons forthe low percentage.

Every year, around 12 lakh studentsacross Maharashtra appear for the HSCboard exams from almost 1 lakh juniorcolleges. Amongst these junior colleges,around 300 junior colleges have shown zeropass percentage in the HSC board exams.

In 2013, around 9 lakh students acrossMaharashtra appeared for the HSC boardexams from 1 lakh junior colleges of which75 colleges with zero pass percentage werefrom the Mumbai and Thane regions.Keeping in mind the poor results of thestudents even after paying appropriate feesand not receiving satisfactory results, the

State Board initiates move toclose junior colleges with zeropassing record in HSC exams

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WOMEN POWER! A delegation of 15 women from across thestate gathered under the banner of ‘Mahila Atyachar VirodhiSamiti – Nirbhaya’ led by its Convenors Dr. Neelam Gorhe andAdvocate Varsha Deshpande, on Tuesday met Governor K.Sankaranarayanan at Raj Bhavan and presented a memorandumof demands on various issues pertaining to safety of women. Thedelegation demanded immediate appointment of a Chairpersonon the State Women’s Commission and implementation ofrecommendations of the Justice Chandrashekhar DharmadhikariCommittee, among others.

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CITYDy CM Ajit Pawar hassaid rapists should becastrated to prevent

incidents of rape.Your Comment.

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

Your Subject line must be: opinion

Priya MayekarLawyerLooking at therise in number ofrape cases, thereis an absence ofstringent law.If not surgical,even chemical castration canhave a deterring impact onthe offenders.

by Dr. Prem Gupta(9820045774/9930318119,www.drpremgupta.com)

FarheenSiddiquiNews producerNo. I don’t thinkit will act as adeterrent. Thereis no point incutting off thegenitals. It will not serve thepurpose. The mentality of peopleneeds to change.

ZahabiyaTakullaServiceNo. I feel it won’tdiscourage rape.The judicialsystem shouldimprove. In spiteof harsh punishments theseincidents tend to occur.

ManekKalyaniwalaLawyerYes. Why onlyAjit Pawar?Every right-minded citizenhas advocatedcastration of convicted rapists.

Neha JayakarBankerYes. Inspiteof harshpunishments,the incidents ofrape are on therise. I feel,castration is the onlydeterrent.

VASTU TIP OF THE DAY

OPINIONS

Burn camphor in house itspread its fume all overthe place to negate the

negativity.

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By Khushboo Panjabi

Alady admitted in WockhardtHospital inVashi recently un-derwent a brain surgery sim-

ilar to the one Bollywood actorHrithik Roshan had undergone inJuly 2013, the only difference beingthe lady’s age – 99 years.Rugmini Govindan Nair from

Dombivali was brought to Wock-hardt Hospital in an unconsciousstated with a dilated pupil. The CTScan revealed that the patient wassuffering from Chronic SubduralHematoma (a condition similar toHrithik’s). Considering the patientwas 99-years-old, it was a risky sur-gery.Dr. Sunil Kutty, Neurosurgeon,

Wockhardt Hospitals said, “Inchronic subdural Hematoma, theblood slowly leaks out of the veinssurrounding the brain to form aclot. Probably the patient musthave suffered from some injury,and hence over the last five to sixdays she had been feeling drowsy.I’m amazed at the fact that she hadno hypertension, diabetes or anysuch co-morbid conditions at theage of 99.With her family’s support,we could operate on her success-fully”.Dr. Anuj Tiwari, Hospital Head,

Wockhardt Hospitals, Vashi said,“Rugmini Nair is an inspiration foreveryone.We believe in setting thebest practice standards in our serv-ices, continuously improving per-

formance and exceeding the ex-pectations of our patients as well astheir families”.Dr. Kutty added, “The surgery

took place 10 days ago and the pa-tient was so active that shewas dis-charged within a span of threedays. In fact she is fine and is nowable to walk as well”.

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Train No. From To Type of coach Date of Temporary Augmentation (On nominated day) W.E.F

19049/50 Bandra ( T) Patna One Ist AC Ex Bandra ( T) from 4th Nov to 30th Dec,2013Ex Patna from 6th Nov to 1st Jan 2014

12903/04 Mumbai Central Amritsar One AC 3 Tier Ex Mumbai Central from 31st Oct to 31st Dec,2013Ex Amritsar from 02nd Nov to 2nd Jan,2014

12955/56 Mumbai Central Jaipur One Sleeper Ex Mumbai Central from 31st Oct to 31st Dec,2013 (Except 24/12/2013)Ex Jaipur from 01st Nov to 1st Jan,2014 (Except 25/12/2013)

19027/28 Bandra ( T) Jammu Tawi One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Bandra ( T) from 2nd Nov to 28th Dec,2013Ex Jammu Tawi from 4th Nov to 30th Dec 2013

19029/30 Bandra ( T) Delhi Saria Rohilla One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Bandra ( T) from 6th Nov to 25th Dec,2013Ex Delhi Saria Rohilla from 7th Nov to 26th Dec 2013

12943/44 Valsad Kanpur One Sleeper Ex Valsad from 6th Nov to 25th Dec 2013Ex Kanpur from 8th Nov to 27th Dec 2013

19051/52 Valsad Muzaffarpur One Sleeper Ex Valsad from 2nd Nov to 28th Dec 2013Ex Muzaffarpur from 4th Nov to 30th Dec 2013

12937/38 Gandhidham Howrah One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Gandhidham from 2nd Nov to 28th Dec 2013Ex Howrah from 4th Nov to 30th Dec 2013

12949/50 Porbandar Santragachi One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Porbandar from 1st Nov to 27th Dec 2013Ex Santragachi from 3rd Nov to 29th Dec 2013

Train No. From To Type of coach Date of Temporary Augmentation(On nominated day) W.E.F

19049/50 Bandra ( T) Patna One Ist AC Ex Bandra ( T) from 4th Nov to 30th Dec,2013Ex Patna from 6th Nov to 1st Jan 2014

12903/04 Mumbai Central Amritsar One AC 3 Tier Ex Mumbai Central from 31st Oct to 31st Dec,2013Ex Amritsar from 02nd Nov to 2nd Jan,2014

12955/56 Mumbai Central Jaipur One Sleeper Ex Mumbai Central from 31st Oct to 31st Dec,2013(Except 24/12/2013)Ex Jaipur from 01st Nov to 1st Jan,2014(Except 25/12/2013)

19027/28 Bandra ( T) Jammu Tawi One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Bandra ( T) from 2nd Nov to 28th Dec,2013Ex Jammu Tawi from 4th Nov to 30th Dec 2013

19029/30 Bandra ( T) Delhi Saria Rohilla One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Bandra ( T) from 6th Nov to 25th Dec,2013Ex Delhi Saria Rohilla from 7th Nov to 26th Dec 2013

12943/44 Valsad Kanpur One Sleeper Ex Valsad from 6th Nov to 25th Dec 2013Ex Kanpur from 8th Nov to 27th Dec 2013

19051/52 Valsad Muzaffarpur One Sleeper Ex Valsad from 2nd Nov to 28th Dec 2013Ex Muzaffarpur from 4th Nov to 30th Dec 2013

12937/38 Gandhidham Howrah One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Gandhidham from 2nd Nov to 28th Dec 2013Ex Howrah from 4th Nov to 30th Dec 2013

12949/50 Porbandar Santragachi One 2 Tier cum 3 Tier AC Ex Porbandar from 1st Nov to 27th Dec 2013Ex Santragachi from 3rd Nov to 29th Dec 2013

SPL TRAINS, EXTRACOACHES ON WRBy a Staff Reporter

TheWR will run a special trainfrom Kochuvelli to Nizamuddin.Train No.06320 Kochuveli -

Nizamuddin Special train willdepart from Kochuvelli on October30 at 23.00 hrs and will arrive atNizamuddin at 06.05 hrs onNovember 2, 2013.This train will reach Vasai Road

at 09.00 hrs and reach Ratlam at18.25 hrs on November 1, 2013.For the convenience of

passengers and to the clear waitinglist the WR has also arranged forextra coaches to be addedtemporarily to nine pairs of trains.

99-year-old woman successfullyoperated at Wockhardt Hospital

What is Chronic Subdural Hematoma?A chronic subdural hematoma is a collection of blood and the products of itsbreakdown between the surface of the brain and its outermost covering –called the dura. In this condition, the blood slowly leaks out of the veinssurrounding the brain to form a clot. The condition is termed ‘chronic’because it manifests for several weeks after it first starts to bleed.

Rugmini Govindan Nair, 99, recuperating at the Wockhardt Hospital after her brain surgery.

More WRtrains withextracoachesBy a staffreporter

For theconvenienceof passengersand to clearwaiting list,extra coacheswill be addedtemporarily in 9pairs of trains.

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013 PHOTO FEATURE 03

DIWALISPIRITBLOSSOMS!The biggest festival of the

year is here! With Diwaliround the corner, Mumbai’sstreets are buzzing withshoppers all in search forthat perfect ‘toran’, lanternand other festive goodies.From hand-painted todecorative shaped ones,designer diyas, people aregearing up to look their best,decorate their homesgrandly, most importantlyhave the brightness ofdifferent lights cascadingtheir homes. The streets inLalbaug, Kalachowkie, Parel,Shivaji Park, Dadar andother areas are equallycrowded during the eveningswith people buying lanternsand other decorative itemsfrom the roadside stalls atthese places.All this takes considerable

trips to shops and marketsand that is what everyone isbusy doing. Our lensmanAzad Shrivastav capturesthe celebratory mood,visiting some of the placesmost thronged by peopleduring Diwali.

Women making Diwali lamps at Kumbharwada in Dharavi. Diwali lanterns made by housewives in Dadar, on display.

Rangoli colours being sold in a shop at Lalbuag.

Kamala Mehta blind school students celebrating Diwali at their campus in Dadar (E).Women preparing cookies outside a bakery at Kalachowki.

Diwali dresses displayed at a shop in Parel. Children shopping for crackers and toy pistols for Diwali at Lalbaug.

‘Kutumbsakhi’ (women’s NGO) preparing Diwali sweets at Shiavji Park.

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THANKSGIVINGMay the Sacred Heart of Jesusbe adored, glorified, loved andpreserved throughout theworld. SacredHeart of Jesus thykingdom come. SacredHeart ofJesus havemercy on us. St. Judethe worker of miracles pray forus. St. Jude the helper of thehelpless pray for us. Say thisprayer for nine times nine days.Your prayerwill be answered bythe eighth day. Amen.Published as promised.Stephen and HyacinthD’Souza.

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Thank you Sacred Heart ofJesus, Immaculate Heart ofMary, Holy Cross, Our Lady ofVellankanni & all the Angelsand Saints, for prayers granted.Astred D’Mello.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

CHANGE OF NAMEI have changedmy name fromSarmuddin Gulamrasul toSarmuddin Gulamrasul Shaikhas per Maharashtra Govt.Gazette No. U-6458 dated May2-8, 2013.

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I have changedmy name fromSaritaben Chinnubhai Shah toSarita Pratik Mehta as perAffidavit dated No. HT 286524.

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I have changedmy name fromRaimallu Bhumaya Gankula toRaimallu Bhumaya Ganchullaas per Affidavit dated HW199685.

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I Mohd Ahammed Shri AbdulRajk Shaikh have changed myname to Mohammad AhmadShri Abdul Razzak Shaikh videMaharashtra Govt. Gazette No.U-42254 dated 17-23 October2013.

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I have changed my nameSiddiqbhai Memon to newname Siddique Memon as peraffidavit dated 13-09-2012.

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I have changed my nameSalma Khatoon Jamil AhmedKhan to new name SalmaMohammed Farooque Khan asper affidvit dated 29-10-2013.

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I have changed my nameMohammed Kaleem Khan tonew name Mohammed KalimKhan as per affidavit dated28-10-2013.

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I have changed my nameAkhtar Kalim Khan to newname Akhtar JahanMohammedKalimKhan as peraffidavit 29-10-2013.

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I have changedmy name fromMohmed Mosen NoorMohammed Shaikh to MohsinNoor Mohammad Shaikh asper affidavit dated on 9October 2013.

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I have changedmy name fromMahendrakumar Jain, to‘Mahendra Jain’ as per AffidavitDated: 30/10/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromPuja Deepak Jain, to ‘PoojaDeepak Jain’ as per AffidavitDated: 04/09/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromThomas John D’Silvi, to ‘JohnMontooD’Silva’ as per AffidavitDated: 26/10/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromSohana Sadiqa Khan, to‘Sohana Sajjad Khan’ as perAffidavit Dated: 26/10/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromNidha Guduru, to ‘NidaGuduru’ as per Affidavit Dated:30/10/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromNamrata Anil Patel to MausamPatel as per Gazette No(U-41633).

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I have changedmy name fromRamesh S.S to RameshSankarnarayan Sattupathu asper Affidavit No 970351.

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I have changedmy name fromRamalakhmi Ramesh toRamalakshmi SundarpaniapuramKulathumani as per Affidavit No970352.

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I have changedmy name fromNahid Saquib Ali to NahidMohammed Hussain Khan asper Affidavit No 970344.

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I have changedmyname fromYodon Dolma Tashi TsheringBhutia to Yodon Dolma Bhutiaas per Affidavit No 970345.

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I have changedmy name fromAshish Nagin Gohil to AshishNagindas Gohel as per AffidavitNo 970394.

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I Saleem Dawood Ainarkarhave changed my minor childname from Farzeen SalimDawood Ainarkar to FarzeenSaleem Dawood Airnarkar asper Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromPoonam Mittal to PoonamSingh Thakar as per deed pollAffidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromMohammed SalimManasiya toSalim Gulam Rasool Manasiyaas per deed poll AffidavitDtd.29/10/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromHamaluddin Jamruddin Khanto Kamaluddin JamruddinKhan as per Affidavit dated29/10/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromReehana Aziz Bheri to RehanaAziz Hasan Bhairi as perAffidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromShahista Aziz Bheri to ShahistaAziz Bhairi as per MaharashtraGazette No (U-39857).

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I have changedmy name fromAsmatara Abdul Hussain toAsmatara Ali Saeed Saeed asper Affidavit dated 29/10/2013.

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I have changedmy name fromSufia Ahjum to Sufiya JavedAkhtar Farooqui as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromMohammed Hanif AbdulRazzak to Mohammed HanifAbdul Razzak Ansari as perdeed poll Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromBilqis Begum FakeerMohammed Khan to BilkisTajuddin Shaikh as per deedpoll Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromAslam Makunjiya to AslamAbdul RahimMaknojiya as perCourt Affidavit dated:29/10/2013

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I have changedmy name fromMoknojia Mohammad Yasar /Maknojia Mohammad YasirAslam to Mohammad YasirAslam Maknojiya as per CourtAffidavit dated:29/10/2013

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I have changedmy name fromSareeka Rajiv Arya to SarikaRajiv Arya as per Affidavit dated28.07.2013

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I have changedmy name fromGirishkumar ChhaganbhaiPatel to Girish ChhaganbhaiPatel as per Affidavit dated28.10.2013

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I Lehari Kamod Patidar havechanged my name to BabulalKamod Patidar as per deed pollAffidavit dated : 28/10/13

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I Ushadevi Babulal Patidarhave changed my name toUsha Babulal Patidar as perdeed poll Affidavit dated:28/10/13

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I Ruchin Devendra Shah havechanged my name to RupinDevendrakumar Shah as perdeed poll Affidavit dated :29/10/13

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I Rajalakshmi Sharma havechanged my name toRajalakshmi Pillai as perMaharashtra GovernmentGazette No U-41831 dated:17/10/13

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We Mr.Subramanian Sharma& Mrs. Rajalakshmi Pillai havechanged our minor daughter’sname from Ahaana Sharma toAhaana Pillai as perMaharashtra GovernmentGazette No U-41832 dated:17/10/13

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I Jayshree Babubhai Harpatihave changed my name toJayshree Babubhai Dhodi asper Maharashtra GovernmentGazette No U-42478 dated:17/10/13

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I Siddique Shaikh havechanged my name to SiddikShaikh as per deed pollAffidavit.

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I Hasumati Vithalbhai Aryahave changed my name toAsumatiben Viththalbhai Aryaas per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Ashwini Vishwanath Kamblehave changed My Name toMishti Milind Bhawar as PerDeed poll Affidavit.

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I Sangita Santosh Krishnajihave changed my name toSangeeta Ragunath Panjari asper deed poll Affidavit.

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I Bhavnaben Manjibhai Gothihave changed my name toBhavnaDineshDubariya as perdeed poll Affidavit dated:27/10/2013

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I Sangita Ganpat Sawant havechanged my name to AnaghaSandip Falsamkar as per deedpoll Affidavit dated: 27/10/2013

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We Mr.Virender Singh Bura &Mrs. Veena Bura have changedour Minor Son’s Name fromVishvender Singh Bura toVishvender Singh as Per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated:27/10/2013

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We Mr.Virender Singh Bura &Mrs. Veena Bura have changedour Minor Son’s Name fromYashvender Singh Bura toYashvender Singh as Per Deedpoll Affidavit Dated:27/10/2013

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I Bubere KausaribegumHasanmiya have changed myname to Kausar Mubin Rakheyas per deed poll Affidavit.

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I Neelaben ManibhaiMachchhar have changed myname toNeelaMukesh Padia asper deed poll Affidavit.

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We Mr. Yunus Chudesara &Mrs. Halima Chudesara havechanged our minor son’s namefromSameerYunish Chudesarato Sameer Yunus Chudesara asper deed poll Affidavit.

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I Halima Yunish Chudesarahave changed my name toHalima Yunus Chudesara asper deed poll Affidavit.

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I Mohammed Javed Shaikhhave changed my name toMohammad Javed Shaikh asper deed poll Affidavit.

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I have changedmy name fromSheetal Bansi Darara toRiddhima Avinash Hassani asper Maharashtra Govt. GazetteNo. X-8098 dated 03-07-2008.

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I have changedmy name fromPadmanabhan SrinivasanPotthi to SreenivasanPadmanabhan Potti as perAffidavit

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I have changedmy name fromRoopa Shah to Rupa Shah asper Affidavit

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We Mr. Mohammed RashidQureshi and Mrs. FarzanaMohammed Rashid Qureshihave changed our son’s namefrom Aarish Rashid M Qureshito Aarish Mohammed RashidQureshi as per Affidavit

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Public NoticeMrs. Yasmin Madatali Lakhani. a

member of the Agakhan Baug C.H.S.

Ltd. having address at Versova Andheri

(w) Mumbai -61. And holding Flat No.

A/A/03 in the building of the society.

The society has no objection to

transfer the said flat in the name of

Mr. Nizar Bandeali Panjwani. If any

body has an objection regarding this

transfer please contact society office

within 15 days.

Place : Mumbai

Date : 30/10/2013

Sd/-

Chairperson

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CITY 05

By Philip Varghese

Aday after a writer from Mad-hya Pradeshmoved the Bom-bay High Court alleging

copyright violation of the script ofHrithik Roshan-starrer Krrish-3 andsought a stay on the all India releaseof the film this Friday unless he wasgiven a compensation of Rs twocrore, the Bombay High Court onTuesday refused to grant relief tothe writer.This means that the Bollywood

sci-fi film Krrish-3 will release asscheduled on November 1.Uday Singh Rajput, a resident of

Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh,had filed a petition claiming he hadwritten the script titled Krrish-2which was a sequel to Krrish part 1.However, he said he was being de-nied the credit for writing the storyand also demanded compensation

of Rs.2 crore from producer RakeshRoshan. Roshan, has also filed acaveat in theHigh Court urging thatno relief should be granted to UdaySingh Rajput unless he (Roshan) isheard in the matter.While hearing the matter on

Tuesday, Justice S.J. Kathalwala ob-served, “This is an incorrect and dis-honest plaint. He is not entitled tostop the release of the film as he isdishonest to the court.”This is because the verification

clause in the petition was left blankwhich the justice said was not rightand raised doubts whether the con-tents were read out and explainedto the petitioner and the facts men-tioned in the suit were denied bythe plaintiff orally in the court.Based on this, the court asked Ra-

jput to step into witness box. Onbeing questioned when he hadmetRoshan, Rajput told the court that

he had never met Roshan but hadmet his colleague in 2008. “I hadshowed the script to Roshan’s col-league who suggested somechanges and asked him to registerthe script with the film writer’sassociation and then mail it tohim. Accordingly, the script wasmailed to Roshan’s office,” Rajputtold the court.However, when Justice Kathawala

asked Rajput if he could producethe original receipt of the postoffice showing that the script wasmailed to Roshan, he replied in neg-ative and said that he had lostthe receipt.Meanwhile, Ravi Kadam, counsel

representing Roshan argued thatRoshan was not in India during theperiod when the plaintiff claimedhemet the producer with his script.

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By Khushboo Panjabi

The Prime Minister ManmohanSingh has called for a meeting

with the Chief Minister of Maha-rashtra Prithviraj Chavan in Delhion November 13 to discuss the fi-nalisation of the Navi Mumbai air-port issue.During the inauguration cere-

mony of the sports complex inUlwe, Chavan informed the media,“I am meeting the Prime MinisteronNovember 13 to resolve all pend-ing issues involving the proposedNavi Mumbai airport.”A Project Affected Persons (PAP)spokesperson said, “Cidco hasmade a development package forus, the issues are concerning the

payments and resettlement of thevillagers who will have to be moveddue to the upcoming airport.“He added, “There are demands

from our side which could be in theform of 35 per cent of compensa-tion for every hectare of developedland acquired or Rs 50 crore in cashfor every hectare acquired.”Chavan termed the proposed air-

port a key infrastructure project andexpressed confidence that the unre-solved issues related to it will besorted out in New Delhi.Deputy ChiefMinister Ajit Pawar,

during his visit to Navi Mumbai as-sured the villagers saying, “A goodcompensation will be given to PAPswithout which their landwill not betaken away.”

‘Can’t stop release of film sinceplaintiff is dishonest to the court’

By Philip Varghese

Amonth after theMumbai unit ofCongress moved the Bombay

High Court, challenging the deci-sion of Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) which has de-nied it permission to hold a rally atShivaji Park on December 28, theparty’s foundation day, the Con-gress party officials on Tuesday as-sured the HC that it would notviolate noise pollution norms andalso protect the cricket pitch at theground if it was allowed to use theplace.WeComTrust, on whose pleathe High Court had earlier passedorders declaring Shivaji Parkground as a silence zone, said loudspeakers or public address systemswere not allowed at any functionsheld at this place.It may be recalled that advocate

Dharmesh Vyas, Mumbai Congressgeneral secretary had filed an appli-cation in this regard last monthafter the BMC rejected the party’sapplication in view of the High

Court’s earlier order banning ralliesat the sprawling ground whichcame in response to a Public Inter-est Litigation. Mukesh Vashi, coun-sel for Congress told the bench ofJustices S. C. Dharmadhikari andGautam Patel that the Congresswould lay protective carpets on theground to protect the cricket pitch.However, reacting to this, the

bench observed that the Shiv Senawas also granted permission to holdtheir Dussehra rally on the sameground. “However, they had floutedthe noise pollution norms and alsodamaged the cricket pitch, evenafter they gave an assurance thatthey would not do so. We can’t un-derstand what is the use of the un-dertaking and assurance if they are

violated and not obeyed?” asked thebench. The bench asked the partyonwhy it was so determined to holdits function at the Shivaji Parkground which comes under the ‘si-lence zone’ and not consider cele-brating the event at some otherground. Also, when asked if theywere ready to pay the security de-posit in nine figures, advocateVashisaid “We are a poor party, Sir.”Before adjourning the matter to

November 12, the court questionedon why there was urgency for theparty to seek permission for thegroundmonths before the functiondate. “There was time needed tomake arrangements for the digni-taries who have been invited. So weneeded time”, was the reply.

By Vishnudas Sheshrao

In a surprising incident, three outof six group leaders in the Brihan-mumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) received their visas andwereall set to go to Istanbul to inspectthe Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) serviceexistent in the city, knowing fullywell that same the issue had beenraised in the civic body during 2007-08 after which experts concludedthat the BRTS is difficult to imple-ment in city.In 2007-08, theMinistry of Urban

Development, Government of Indiaasked all major cities to develop theBRT service for transport which theBrihanmumbai Electricity Supplyand Transport (BEST) had also re-quested. However, a plan could notbe worked out.According to experts, Mumbai

has developed in such a way that itis difficult to develop the BRT serv-ice in the city. In this system, twolanes in the center of the road are

reserved exclusively for buses. How-ever, the city has several bridges andover bridges which have alreadyconsumed the center of variousroads thus making it difficult to de-velop this service here.A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)

group leader put forth the idea of theGroup Leaders visit to Istanbul to seethe BRT service operate as amode oftransport, which has already beenincorporated in Lahore, Pakistanearlier this year. The same system,known as Janmarg, is already inplace in Ahmedabad since 2009 andeven Mumbai’s neighbouring city,Pune has the service in place.Istanbul opened its BRTS in 2007

and an estimated 8 lakh people usethis service daily. According to re-ports, Turkish authorities helped todevelop the same service in Lahorein 2013. The first BRT system in theworld was implemented in Curi-tiaba in Brazil in 1974 and was thebrain child of CuritibaMayor, JaimeLerner.

Chavan to meet Manmohanto finalise new airport project

‘We are a poor party, Sir’Congress’ counsel tells Bombay High Court, seeking

permission to hold rally at Shivaji Park

Research or Holiday?Three group leaders from the BMC take off to Istanbul to examine the BRTSas a solution to Mumbai’s traffic. The solution was dismissed years ago

One of the experts whodiscussed the BRT system in2008 said, “We haddiscussed this issue earlier.Here the problem is with theroads and flyovers. Thecenter portion of the roads,which is required for theBRTS, is already consumedby flyovers. So, it is difficultto develop this system here.If Istanbul has solution tothis problem, then theyshould go.”

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GSEAMS & Art and artist planned the 1st ‘Indian Music Academy – MarathiMusic Awards 2013’ at the Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, recentlywhere all actors, musicians and the guests graced the occasion. The guests’list included: Kiran Shantaram, Mayor Sunil Prabhu, Hema Sardesai,Madhushree, Rahul Roy, Kanchan Adhikari, Pandit Jasraj and MadhuraJasraj, Sonu Nigam, Yogesh Lakhani of Bright, Sonali Kulkarni, Brinda Parekh,Nagesh Bhosle, Ajay, Anuradha Paudwal, Sanjay Manjrekar and othercelebrities. Durga Jasraj, Arjun Baran Singgh and Kartik Nishandar were theperfect host for the event. Soon the ceremony will be aired on Star Pravah.

1st IMA Marathi Music Awards held atRavindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi

By Zuber Ansari

Almost a month after anaccused was arrestedby the Crime Brach

Unit VII DCB-CID Ghatkoparand handed over to anotherpolice station; he has re-vealed robbery and housebreaking crimes that he hadcommitted under various po-lice station jurisdictionsalong with his colleagues in-cluding a female who wasfirst caught by Unit VII.According to Senior Police

Inspector fromCrime BranchUnit VII, Ravindra Patil, “Thebrief fact of the case is thatthe main accused ShakirHaider Shaikh alias Gudduhad, in fact, approached ourofficers as an informant just aweek before he was arrested.On September 12, he hadtipped the unit officers that alady involved in a number of

burglary cases in westernsuburbs like Vakola, Khar,Sakinaka, etc. was about toland at the birthday party ofhis daughter at his own hotelin a slum at Sakinaka”.Following the tip-off, a

team of officers fromUnitVIIlaid a trap at the hotel. How-ever, the lady did not turn upfor the party. Next day, theladywas picked up fromAnd-heri and interrogated at theunit office, when it was dis-closed that the informer him-self was the main culprit invarious burglary cases inwestern suburbs and that thelady was a his associate inthese crimes. This led to thearrest of the informer Gudduand the revelation of a num-ber of cases, followed byhanding over his custody totheVakola police in one suchcase, Patil informed.Meanwhile, sources from

Unit VII revealed that,“Shaikh wanted to be safeafter tipping Gurprit Singh,his female accomplice but wecame to know that he is themastermind behind theRs.55-lakh Vakola housebreaking case which wasdone in September lastmonth at a private SRA office.We then booked him andhanded him over to Vakolapolice for further interroga-tion, when he gave Rs.30 lakhas recovery in 20 days”.Shakir revealed four more

robbery cases which he haddone under theVakola Policestation jurisdiction includinga Rs.4.5 lakh gold theft case.Senior Police Inspector

from Vakola Police StationVinayakMulay said that in al-most 22 days of interrogationof Shakir Shaikh, GurpreetSingh and their colleagueSunil Tayde alias Shubham

whose custody had beentaken from Versova Policestation, the cops recoveredaround Rs.30 lakh propertyincluding car and home ap-pliances.While Khar Police station

sources revealed that in theirjurisdiction also he was in-volved in two house breakingcases, but one was solved byCBUnitVII itself and now hiscustody is going to move toother police stations were hecommitted similar crimes.

By Suresh Golani

Alleging rampant corrup-tion in the multi-crore

tender contract approved onTuesday by the standingcommittee in the Mira-BhayandarMunicipal Corpo-ration (MBMC) forconnecting sewer lines ofhousing societies with themain underground drainagepipelines in the twin-city,Shiv-Sena legislator PratapSarnaik has demanded im-mediate suspension of thetender contract.

In his letter to the ChiefMinister, Sarnaik has allegedthat major clauses includingthe eligibility criteria whichclearly states that the aspiringcompany should have a workexperience of dealing with aminimum of 11,000 connec-tions. However, the standingcommittee with the virtue oftheir majority gave its nod toaward the bid to a companywhich has completed thework on a stretch of just 19kilometers. “Moreover, thehighly inflated rates are awhopping 140 per cent above

theDistrict Schedule of Rates(DSR), raising a strong suspi-cion of favourism and cor-ruption in the entire tenderprocess. It is the hard earnedmoney of the common manwhich these vested interestedare trying to squander andwewill not tolerate this”, Sarnaikalleged.When contacted, Munici-

pal Commissioner BharatShitole said, “I will go throughthe facts and figures in thisparticular tender process andtake necessary action if thereare any flaws”.

The MBMC has awarded aRs.490-crore contract to laypipelines across the twin-cityunder its ambitious under-ground drainage projectwhich has been undertakenwith financial assistancefrom the Centre-sponsoredJNNURM scheme. Accordingto official statistics, 80 percent of the project has beencompleted so far. Sewer linesof housing societies have tobe interlinked to the mainunderground drainagepipelines for which the bidswere invited by the MBMC.

By Neel Shah

Mumbai’s crime branchon Tuesday arrested

three accused hiding inMumbai in connection withthe murder of a 20-year-oldin Parbhani. The deceased,identified as Vishnu Rathod,had eloped with a 14-year-old minor girl, the sister ofone among the accused trio.The arrested accused are

identified as Subhash Cha-van (20),Vilas Pawar (33) andHaribhauChavan (40). Basedon the information that thethree would be coming toSanjay Gandhi National Park(SGNP) in Borivali, sleuths

fromUnit 11 of crime branchlaid a trap and arrested thetrio. An additional accused,who is a lady identified asKausabai Chavan (50), is ad-mitted in Shatabdi Hospitalin Borivali and the policefrom Jalna would arrest herwhen they land in the city totake the custody of the trioarrested, informed the po-lice. In a bid to take revengefor elopingwith the girl, Sub-hash, whose sister hadeloped with Rathod, killedthe latter with the help of hisfriends at Parbhani. The trioaccused had made the de-ceased consume alcohol be-fore killing him.

By Zuber Ansari

A24-year-old woman’s bagwas snatched by two bike

borne snatcher on Mondaynight near airport in VileParle. The bag contained cash55thousand and jewelryworth Rs,12 lakh. The vileparle police have registeredcase against unknown ac-cused and have no lead in thecase. The woman said shecould not note down numberas it was too dark.

Sonali Sabarwal, 24-year-old marketing professionalhad gone to Goa for work.From there shewas returningto her home in Bhopal. Shehad connecting flight. There-fore she got down at interna-tional airport in sahar and

she was supposed to take do-mestic flight to Bhopal fromVile parle domestic airport.

At 12.30 in the night shegot out from the airport andwas took auto for domesticairport. Sabarwal said, “I hadkept my bag beside me. Herewhen two bike borne peopleboth wearing helmet camenear my auto. One of themhit me on my hand. I gotscared and could not realizedanything and within thattime the pillion rider took thebag and escaped. I shoutedloud for help and auto alsotried to chase but they hadescaped. My precious andhard earned money is lost.This is very shocking and se-curity lapses for city likeMumbai.”

Accused admits to crimesa month after arrest

The accused has more than 40 cases registered against him acrossvarious police stations in the western suburbs

Shakir Haider Shaikh alias Guddu

Crime Branch arrests triowho had killed 20-year-old

Sena smells scam in multi-crore sewerage projectParty demands cancellation of the Rs.32-crore tender awarded by the Standing Committee in MBMC

Bhopal-based woman bag snatched outsidedomestic airport, case registered in Vile Parle

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By Prashant Hamine

The fact that the electoral can-vas of the state has under-gone a tremendous change in

terms of the youth factor is wellknown by now. A new interestingtrend that has now emerged fol-lowing the summary revision ofthe electoral rolls (voter list) car-ried out in September by the Elec-tion Commission of India (ECI) isthat the urbanised industrial beltsof the Thane and Pune regions hasseen a substantial increase in theregistration of voters in the agegroup of 20 to 29 and 30 to 39years. But it is all youth all the way.Another significant factor that hasemerged is the substantial pres-ence of super senior citizens orvoters older than 80 years of age inthe voters list.Speaking to the ADC yesterday,

Dr. Surendra Jondhale, Head of De-partment, University of Mumbai,attributed the sharp rise in the reg-istration of youth voters to politicalactivism on the part of political par-ties. “If it is voluntary on the part ofthe youth then it shows that theyouth have becomemore politicallyconcerned. There is no doubt thatthe political parties and politicianswill have to pay more attention tothis new emerging trend,” remarkedDr. Jondhale.Out of the total voter population

of 7.62 crores as on September 16,the voter population in the agebracket of 18 to 39 years alone ac-

counts for 3.30 crore voters (almost28 per cent). Expectedly, the voterpopulation in the age group of 18 to19 years is 8.77 lakhs (0.75 per cent)which is slightly less, given the factthat this age group is more inclinedtowards academic pursuits ratherthan being worried about politics.However, there is a sharp rise of10.09 per cent in the voter popula-tion in the age group of 20 to 29years which is now at 1.18 crores.The rise however, is more signifi-cant in the age group of 30 to 39years which has reached 2.03 crores(17.26 per cent). There is anothersignificant addition to the age co-hort, which is the significant pres-ence of 23.43 lakh voters (1.99percent) who are in the age group of80 plus years.But when one considers the

major urban regions of the state likeMumbai, Thane, Nashik and Pune,the concentration of voters in theabove age cohort becomes all themore apparent. The migration ofvoters from Mumbai City district iswell known, but that it has movedbeyond Mumbai Suburban districtinto more industrialised Thane,Nashik and Pune districts is quitesignificant. Politicians and political

parties now cannot afford to ignorethis significant shift in the voterbase.Although the voter population of

23.66 lakh in the 10 assembly con-stituencies in Mumbai City districtis less as compared to other dis-tricts, here also the voter populationin terms of assembly constituenciesshows a spread out to the fringes ofthe district. The concentration ap-pears to be more felt in the assem-bly constituency of Sion-Koliwadawhich records a voter population inthe age group of 18 to 19 years at2,510, in the 20 to 29 age group at33,504, and 74,548 voters in the agegroup of 30 to 39 years.The Mumbai Suburban district

which has a voter population of70.35 lakh spread over 26 assemblyconstituencies, the concentration ofthe voter population in the agegroup of 18 to 19 years (2,938 vot-ers) is seen in Kandivali East,whereas the largest concentrationof voter population in the age groupof 20 to 29 years (39,935 voters) and85,287 voters in the 30 to 39 years isseen in Mankhurd-Shivajinagar as-sembly constituency.In the neighbouring Thane dis-

trict which has a voter population of68.04 lakh, the spread of the voterpopulation and its age compositionappears to be even and significantin the 24 assembly constituencies.TheMurbad assembly constituencyhas 3,342 voters in the the age groupof 18 to 19 years. The Kopri Pachp-khadi assembly constituency has asignificant population of 43,649 vot-ers in the age group of 20 to 29years. Significantly, the Airoli as-sembly constituency has 1.06 lakh

voters in the age group of 30 to 39years. What is interesting to note isthat 28,059 voters in the Mira-Bhayandar assembly constituencyare above the age of 80 years.The 15 more urbanised assembly

constituencies of theNashik districtaccount for a voter population of36.83 lakhs. The spread of the voterpopulation and its age compositionappears to be similar to that ofThane district. The maximum of3,595 voters in the age group of 18to 19 years are in the Niphad as-sembly constituency. There are43,218 voters in the age group of 20to 29 years in the Yeola assemblyconstituency, while theNashikWestassembly constituency has 91,966voters in the age group of 30 to 39years.In the urbanised 21 assembly

constituencies in the Pune districtwhich has a voter population of60.66 lakh, the Bhosari assemblyconstituency shows a significantrise in the voter population in al-most all the age groups. There are3,423 voters in the age group of 18to 19 years, 48,685 voters in the agegroup of 20 to 29 years and 1.03 lakhvoters in the age group of 30 to 39years all in Bhosari assembly con-stituencywhich is the highest in theregion.Elsewhere in the state, the assem-

bly constituencies that have shownsignificant rise in voter populationsin the above age groups include –Paranda, Gangakhed, ChinchwadandMira-Bhayandar.

By A Staff Reporter

In an attempt to save theirhomes from demolitionand in protest, Campa Colaresidents and their support-ers on Tuesday came out inlarge numbers and formed aHuman Chain at the WorliSea Face, starting from FloraSignal to the Bandra-WorliSealink.“We do not want our fami-

lies to become homeless withno roof over their heads. Wewill continue to protest in

whatever way possible tosave our homes,” said aCampa Cola resident.Nandini Mehta, a resident

of Campa Cola said, “Todaythe residents are faced with asituation that they have todemolish not only the homesthat are beyond the permissi-ble limit but 46 per cent ofwhat has been asked to bedemolished is within the FSIlimit, which as per the laws ofthe state, can be regularisedwith a penalty. The residentsare therefore requesting the

Chief Minister through theirdemonstration that he exer-cises his discretionary powersas the head of the legislativemachinery and pass an ordi-nance to save the homes thatare within the permissibleFSI.”Apart from this, the

renowned Jain guru MaharajSab Shri Nay Padma Sagarjiheld a religious discourse atCampa Cola Compoundwhere he asked the residentsto find inner strength in thetimes of crisis.

More youth voters in Thane-Pune belt

Assembly constituencies with significant age cohort:� 18 to 19 years – Niphad – 3,595 voters� 20 to 29 years – Bhosari – 48,685 voters� 30 to 39 years – Airoli – 1,06,476 voters� 80-plus years – Mira-Bhayandar – 28,059 voters

Residents of Campa Cola compoundform human chain to protest By A Special Correspondent

Though state Congress chief ManikraoThakre is vociferously insisting on final-ising the Lok Sabha seat sharing in the state,the Congress high command is reluctant tosit across the table with its alliance partnerNCP, till the results of the Assembly polls infive states are announced. As a result, the seatsharing talks between theCongress-NCPwilltake a backseat for some time now.In the last couple ofweeksThakrehas cited

the party’s improved performance in thestate and has insisted that the Congress willcontest 29 Lok Sabha seatswhile it is ready tocede 19 seats to the NCP. Speaking to theADC,Thakre said,“Our performancehad im-proved in 2009 compared to the 2004 LokSabha elections. On the basis of that, we de-serve at least three seats more from the totalseatswehad contested in 2009.Wehave con-veyed the 29:19 formula to the party bosses.”However, the NCP is firm on the last elec-

tion’s 26-22 formula. The state NCP presi-dent Bhaskar Jadhav has made it clear thatthe party will not budge and demanded 22seats. As a result, this row over the seat dis-tribution reached the court of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. So far, he hasrefrained from commenting on this issue ashe is campaigning in Delhi, Rajasthan andMadhya Pradesh.At the same time, the NCP has also de-

cided to wait till the results of the assemblypolls in five states. The party isminutely ob-serving the Congress’ performance in thenorthern states. According to a senior partyleader, “The assembly results will give us anidea of how strong the anti-incumbencywave is. Then we can take a call on how tonegotiate with the Congress.”Against this backdrop, the talks of seat

sharing are likely to remain suspended till theresults. However, the Congress leaders in thestate are continuously racking up this issuetomount the pressure on its alliance partner.

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State Board has recom-mended the shutting downof these junior colleges.Uday Nare, Teacher, Han-

sraj Morarji Public School,Andheri (West), says, “Thisis a correct decision by theState Board. If teacherscannot get students tostudy and put down thecorrect answers, then whatis the use of such colleges?Students pay fees to learnand teachers get paid toteach. If these teachers andcolleges are not able to dotheir duties, then the stateboard’s decision is correct.

At times, it happens thatthe pass percentage is low,but at least a few studentspass. If none of them areable to pass the exams,then there has to be some-thing wrong in these col-leges.”As per the recommenda-

tion, an inquiry will be setup by the State Board andthe Education Departmentagainst those junior col-leges with a pass percent-age of zero. As soon as theinspections are carried out,the reports will be for-

warded to the School Edu-cation Department whichwill then take the final deci-sion over the shutting downof these junior colleges.When the ADC spoke to

Laxmikanth Pandey, Chair-man, MSBSHSE, MumbaiDivision, he said, “Studentspay fees in colleges to studyand make a career. If col-leges are unable to securebetter passing percentages,then the students are atloss. Strict action will betaken against these juniorcolleges and an inquiry willbe set up to find out thereasons behind the lowerpercentages.”

100% - FAIL!

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By A Staff Reporter

To impart awarenessamong the railway staff

and the public about the im-portance of honesty andtransparency, VigilanceAwareness Week is being ob-served by Western Railwaysand Central Railways ofMumbai’s SuburbanRailwaysnetwork from October 28 toNovember 2.To mark the beginning of

the Vigilance AwarenessWeek, R.K. Verma, SeniorDeputy GeneralManager andChief Vigilance Officer,West-ern Railways and B.P. Khare,General Manager, CentralRailways administered apledge to the staff and offi-cers at the Head Quarters Of-

fice at Churchgate and Chha-trapati Shivaji Terminus Her-itage building respectively towork with honesty and dedi-cation.While administering the

pledge, Khare said, “Weshould strive hard to bringabout integrity and trans-parency in all spheres of ouractivities”. He also pledged towork unstintingly for eradica-tion of corruption in allspheres of life.He further urged all to re-

main vigilant and work to-wards the growth andreputation of the organisa-tion and advised to providevalue-based services to fellowcitizens, and act without fearand favour.A seminar was also held at

Headquarters Office, Church-gate whereinV. Sivakumaran,retired Financial Commis-sioner, Railway Boardwas theChief Guest.The Western Railways is

also conducting an exhibi-tion showcasing various vigi-lance related issues andsystem improvement formore transparency.B.P. Khare released a spe-

cial bulletin ‘Subodh’ on Vig-ilance as a part of the week.Western Railway’s Vigi-

lance bulletinwhich containsimportant DOs and DON’Tsfor the staff to ensure thework to be done as per setrules and procedures besidesthe activities of the VigilanceDepartment was also re-leased on this occasion.

Railways pledge transparency

A campaign called ‘Burn the Mosquito’ against dengue and malaria was organised on Tuesday at CPRA BayView Marine in Cuffe Parade. The campaign was inaugurated by MP and Union Minister Milind Deora. MLAAnnie Shekhar was the Chief Guest.

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Transport & Dock Workers Union(TDWU) accused that Ms Gateway Ter-minals India (GTI) a joint venture of

Global Nuemero - Uno APMollerMaersk areexploiting the workers by forcing them towork for over 12 hours without giving thembreak for lunch or for relaxation.P.K. Raman, Secretary ofTDWUalleged that

the private company has been exploitingpoor people. Government had constituted aninquiry under Labour Ministry and its inves-tigation report is evidence of the exploitationof labourers.Investigation report filed by the Assistant

Labour Commissioner (Central), in 2008,confirm the allegation laid by theTDWU.Thereport has observed that, “all those employedby various contractors as truck operatorsstated that they are working on an average 12

hours per shift.”Report further says “most of the time they

eat lunch or have tea even as they are operat-ing the vehicle. There is no facility of restroom, too.”Raman said, “If they don’t agree to our con-

dition for betterment of workers, we will goon strike.”

By A Staff Reporter

Ahead of Diwali festival,the Bombay High Court

onTuesday refused to stay amunicipal circular banningsilver foil coating on sweets.Mishtann Vyavasai Sa-

hakari Mandal, an associa-tion of sweets sellers, hadsought a stay on theOctober24 circular issued by Brihan-mumbai Municipal Corpo-ration (BMC) banning use ofsilver leaf on sweets.Refusing to grant interim

relief, Justices S.C. Dhar-madhikari and GautamPatel said, "BMC issues li-cence with certain condi-tions and has the powers tocheck. If the civic body findsthat the conditions arebeing violated then it has all

the powers to stop it inlarger public interest."According to a PTI report,

BMC counsel Suresh Pakaleand Trupti Puranik arguedthat the civic body had notimposed a blanket ban onthe use of silver foil coatingon sweets. There is a regula-tion on use of silver leaf forhealth purpose, they toldthe court."There are traders who

use material other than sil-ver. This is harmful to pub-lic health," said Pakale.Anjali Yajurvedi, advocate

for the petitioner, claimedthat the circular was issuedjust before the Diwali festi-val to create panic amongthe general public. Even ear-lier, the BMC had issuedsuch a circular with regard

to 'mawa' (sweet).Opposing the circular, the

petitioner claimed that such"last minute" circularscause losses to the traders asthey have already acceptedorders from customers be-fore the Diwali festival. Thecustomers would not thenwant to buy the sweetswhich would cause themheavy losses, it claimed.The petitioner further al-

leged the order was a ploy tostop the sale of Indiansweets. The petitioner alsoclaimed the civic body hadno powers to regulate thesale of sweets. As per theFood Safety and StandardsAct, 2006, theBMChealth of-ficials do not have the powerto conduct inspection, thepetitioner contended.

HC refuses to stay circularbanning silver leaf on sweets

RAHUL GANDHI appears to have got a‘minder’ after his recent gaffes: JairamRamesh. The union rural development

minister has ostensibly been appointed con-venor of a “small group…to coordinate thevarious activities connected with the LokSabha Elections 2014.” Or so a press releasefrom party general secretary JanardanDwivedi announced. But those familiar withthe thinking in the top echelons of the partymaintain that Jairam’s real role is to coordi-nate Rahul’s activities and speeches to keephim safe frommore verbalmishaps like the ill-advised linkage he drewbetweenPakistan’s ISIand theMuzzaffarnagar riot victims.According to these sources, Rahul’s contro-

versial Indore speech and its aftermath setalarm bells ringing in 10 Janpath. The reac-tion from Muslim leaders was sharp andangry even as the BJP’s primeminister candi-date Narendra Modi made mincemeat of theGandhi scion a few hours later at a rally inJhansi.Worse, the next day, RSS leader Datta-treya Hosabale, considered close to chiefMohan Bhagwat, endorsed Rahul’s com-ments about the ISI and Muslims. Nothing ismore galling for a Congress leader than to geta pat on the back from the RSS. Unfortu-nately, Rahul had unwittingly fed into RSSpropaganda about the Muslim community.Jairam has long been speechwriter for the

Gandhi family. He has written for Sonia andhe has done the same for Rahul on and off.Many in the Congress thought that Jairamhad been pushed to the periphery of Rahul’sinner circle by the Harvard and Oxford grad-uates who advise the Gandhi scion. The newappointment signals that Jairamhas bouncedback, thanks to two successful stints as warroom coordinator. He and Salman Khurshidran the party campaign for both the 2004 and2009 elections which put the Congress inpower. Khurshidwill probably stay on in gov-ernment as external affairsminister. Jairam isheaded back to the party. He is expected toquit his cabinet post after the November-De-cember assembly polls are over.

The wind has gone outof Mulayam’s sails

ARECENT gathering of old Lohia-ites inDelhi saw Samajwadi Party chief Mu-

layam Singh Yadav in a depressed mood. Ac-cording to those present,Mulayam lamentedthat his party would get less than 15 seats inthe next Lok Sabha elections. The candid ad-mission surprised all those present becausenot too long ago, Mulayam had been boast-ing about bagging 40 to 50 seats and becom-ing the next primeminister. He conceded thatthe Muzzaffarnagar riots had done the SP inbut defended son Akhilesh stoutly from criti-cism by the gathering.

Mulayamwas not the only one in a gloomymood. All the Lohia-ites present lookeddepressed as they discussed the rise andrise of the BJP in UP. Some went so far as topredict that the saffron party would bag 40seats unless the Congress and BSP enteredinto a seat-sharing arrangement. Thegeneral consensus was that a pre-pollCongress-BSP alliance was the only wayto stop Narendra Modi from walking intoNew Delhi as PM.Significantly, Mulayam kept quiet while all

this talk went on around him. He was silenteven when someone suggested a three-wayalliance between the Congress, BSP and SP tostop the rise of the BJP. Looks like the windhas gone out of Mulayam’s sails

Modi’s poll expertise on trialIT seemsNarendraModi has decided to takechare of the BJP’s floundering Delhi assem-bly poll campaign. A five-member crack teamis on its way from Gujarat to the capital tooversee the election. The team has been

handpicked by Modi and will assume chargeof everything, from manifestoes, rallies andpublicity to themost crucial aspect of an elec-tion – ticket distribution.Clearly, Modi intends to leave no stone un-

turned to win Delhi. With Arvind Kejriwal’sAam Aadmi Party (AAP) posing an unex-pected challenge to both the Congress andthe BJP, the Delhi election is turning into acliffhanger.Modi has decided tomake a go ofit but many in the party feel that it’s too late.The dithering on the leadership issue mayhave cost the BJP the election.Modi has lent a helping hand to Vasund-

hara Raje in Rajasthan too. A team from Gu-jarat has been parked in Jaipur for somemonths now to help Raje with poll modali-ties.With three election victories in Gujarat tohis credit, Modi is regarded as a poll wizard.Interestingly, while Raje sought his help, thechief ministers of Madhya Pradesh andChhattisgarh, Shivraj Chouhan and RamanSingh, are believed to have insisted on fullautonomy.The upcoming assembly elections are

being seen in BJP circles as a test of Modi’sgolden touch. His poll expertise is on trial inRajasthan and Delhi whereas the results inMP andChhattisgarhwill decide the future ofregional chieftains in a Modi-led BJP.

For Nitish, Modistill untouchable

THE serial blasts in Patna on the day ofNarendra Modi’s ‘hunkar’ rally have put

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on thebackfoot. He dialed all major BJP leaders thesame evening to apologise for the securitylapse and promised a speedy and thoroughinvestigation. His call list is interesting.He telephoned Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singhand L.K. Advani but did not ring NarendraModi.BJP circles have interpreted the move as a

sign that Nitish wants to keep one foot inthe NDA boat even as he prepares to sail withthe Congress just in case the post-poll sce-nario requires a reworking of politicalequations. But while he’s okay with aJaitley or a Rajnath or an Advani, Modiremains untouchable.

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Ponder awhile…“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to theuniverse, wings to themind, flight to theimagination, and charm and gaiety tolife and to everything.” — Plato

Modi’s move to getVallabhbhai’sneglected gloom

IT was well-known, during India’s fight forfreedom, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sar-darVallabhbhai Patel were close toMahatmaGandhi. It was also well-known that Nehruand Patel had differences with regard to sev-eral issues. Therewas rivalry – hidden, not ex-posed – between the two leaders to benumber one. Mahatma Gandhi had great re-gard for the leadership of both Nehru andPatel.Vallabhbhai Patel was a tough leader with

a stern face always. He was a fearless manwith strong views on political and social is-sues. Some used to say he had a stern but akind heart.For the Congress party, Jawaharlal Nehru

and not Vallabhbhai Patel was number one.While we have today a Nehru dynasty, thereis nothing like that in the case of Patel. Thetruth is Patel was sidelined by the party andwhatever importance he had, died with him.There is no Patel dynasty. Patel’s son was asuccessful insurance agent and none of hisfamily made a mark in politics.There has never been any grand, nation-

wide celebration onVallabhbhai Patel’s birth-day. There are notmany statues of this leaderacross the country. The truth is the Congressparty has sidelined him.Suddenly the party is worried: the BJP

prime minister nominee Narendra Modiwants to place him at the top among leaderswho led the freedommovement. Modi wantsto erect the tallest statue ofVallabhbhai Patelin Gujarat. What he wants to do is clearly apolitical move.There is a political fight to identify the BJP

with Vallabhbhai Patel. The RSS recognisesPatel as the number one leader of the free-dom movement. In Gujarat, Vallabhbhai willbe remembered in a big way.Modi is set to re-store the glorious image of Vallabhbhai. Hemay also try to deny the Congress the re-flected glory of Mahatma Gandhi who is alsoa Gujarati.Strangely enough, there is now Gandhi dy-

nasty, noVallabhbhai dynasty but there is stilla Nehru dynasty — which, however, is fight-ing hard to survive.

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AFTERhaving found the cause of the suffer-ing of the baby, the mother can fix and

change the situation very quickly. If the babyis hungry and a bottle of milk, if the diaper istoo tight, she just change diaper and then bothmother and the baby will be happy. As a prac-titioner, you do the same. If that is a minor ir-ritation. A good practitioner should be able totransform it in just a few minutes. If that is amore important energy of anger, the practi-tioner has to bemore patient. She should con-tinue to generate energy of mindfulness inorder to embrace tenderly her anger. She cando better withmindfulness and concentration.She can look deeply into the nature of heranger and find out the roots.There is nothing that can survive without

food. That is what the Buddha said, the Bud-dha as a teacher, not as a god. We quote theBuddha like we quote the Sukrat. The Buddhais a human being. He had suffered a lot. He

had practiced and was able to transform hissuffering and was able to help many people.He didn't want us to worship him as a god atall. He commanded that. It is not necessary forpeople to become a Buddhist in order to prac-tice mindfulness and to profit from the teach-ing of the Buddha.

We have set up centers of practice of mind-fulness that are entirely non-sectarian inAmerica and in Europe. There's no incenseburning, there's no Buddhist statue. Everyonecoming from every tradition enjoy the practicebecause the practice of mindfulness can beentirely non-sectarian.The Buddha said noth-ing can survive without food. Your love, youhave to feed your love. Otherwise, your lovewill die.You have to feed your lovewith the ap-

propriate food. Otherwise, your love will turninto hatred very soon, maybe after two yearsor less.Your depression also, if the depression has

come to you because you have fed it, there's aseed of depression in you and you have livedin such away in the last five or sixmonths and,giving that seed of depression daily food, thatis why the depression has come to you. And ifyou look deeply into the nature of your de-pression and identify the source of nutrimentthat you have used to feed it, you are alreadyon the path of freedom. If you can identify thesource of food for your depression, you losetrack of the source of nutriments and a fewmonths later, your depression will die. That iswhat the Buddha said. Literally he said whathas come to be, what has come to be? Namely,illness, suffering, violence, despair. What hascome to be?

-- Thich Nhat Hanh

‘Identify the source of food for your depression’

MATTER & SPIRIT

Jairam pays the priceof being too earnest!

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Coalgate scam pins PMIT is clearly evident that CoalgateFIR makes corporates skeptical ofdoing business in India. Since thescam is going out of hand, the UPAis trying hard to save the PM fromthe consequences of the scam aswell as the missing files. The Coal-gate fire has taken the country bystorm and the major oppositionparty BJP targets PM to resign see-ing the magnitude of the scam.Parikh, the Coal Secretary openedup the Pandora’s Box as he put up anote saying that the coal blockshould be allotted through an auc-tion whereas the coal blocks wereallotted as per the whims and fan-cies of the government and thatgives the speculation that kick-backs were offered to get the allot-ment without auction. Under thesecircumstances the PM should alsoface trial and attend hearings relat-ing to the Coalgate scam case. It ap-pears that the CBI is selective and itis clearly evident from the way themissing files are being treatedlightly.

— C.K.S. Ramani, Chembur

Apathy of the authorityOF late, it has been reported by theresidents of Bhandup East that allthe authorities of the state -MCGM,MSEDCL and theMTNL - are foundto be totally apathetic to the contin-ued inconveniences suffered byMumbaikars in this region. Themonsoon has departed however thetrimming of overgrown trees cover-

ing the street lamps has not beendone yet and thereby it is causing aserious menace by impeding full il-lumination and thus the streets aredimly lit. The telephone lines aredead since the last three days. Thefoot paths all along Veer Savarkarmarg are unserviceable on mostportions in view of being occupiedby the municipal contractors’ of-fices or the paver tiles have settledor are uprooted rendering it therebynot fit for use.

— Bikram Banerjea, Mumbai

Building castles in the airAFTER total recession and theslump in market reality, the marketis repositioning itself in with an im-proved offering. A number of resi-dential complexes built in 2010 areleft unsold till date and thus causingripples in the minds of builders. Asthe position stands, it is indeed abuyer’s market and the prospectivebuyers should have the vision be-fore picking up a flat of their choicein the vicinity. Onemust go throughthe parameters before going in foran outright purchase of a flat from abuilder. Find out the exact locationof the flat available.Project overview is a must beforepurchase. Check out the commonamenities provided by the builderand make sure about the openspaces available at your disposal.Play area if any is separated or notfrom the parking area is to be ascer-tained. Club House terms and con-ditions are to be ascertained.Beforetaking occupation find out the con-nectivity to the place and educa-tional facilities and shoppingoptions along with health care sup-port.If you are not going to self occupythe property think of resale poten-tial and rental demand and afterdoing a thorough study you can paythe advance and occupy the prop-erty when it is fully completed.

— Jayanthy S. Maniam, Sion

Kids’ knowledge of crimeAfternoon DC deserves to bethanked for its story dated Monday(October 21) that BMC school kidsnow know a lot about crime. This is

a very serious issue facing the soci-ety concerning parents who haveteenagers and more so parents ofyoung girl children on the thresholdof adulthood. The police in spite ofthe best of its efforts face a lot ofhardship in tackling andcontrolling juvenile andcyber crimes. The knowl-edge of the kids of Siddharth NagarMunicipal School Goregaon (West)who took part in the seminar is as-tounding. One wonders where andhow do kids get to know aboutcrime, perhaps watching CID orCrime Patrol on Sony TV cable

channel or witnessing it in theirneighbourhoods.Films must be another source fromwhich their Crime General Knowl-edge gets enhanced. Tata Instituteof Social Sciences and other NGOsassociated with the subject of com-bating crime and the effect of crimeon young tender minds must takenote of the serious and harmful ef-fect that crime has on youngstersand come out with a paper to helpparents in making their wards be-come worthy citizens of the 21stCentury.

— Apurva Parekh, Mumbai

Beat Mumbai heatIt’s getting hot, and people aresweating buckets.My surefire tips tobeat the heat:� Watch an old Amol Palekar film.� Eat out in A/C hotels. Thande ho

jaaoge!� Buy onions, the prices will make

you cold� Try for a ticket of Sachin’s last

match� Listen to poll promises� Watch Doordarshan� Pay taxes

— Altaf H. Ladiwala, Bandra

LOOKING at the current politicalsituation, BJP’s prime ministerialcandidate Narendra Modi cannotlead the country effectively if he in-spires fear and antipathy amongpeople as he has shown no abilityto work with his opposition partiesor tolerate dissent. He has alreadyalienated BJP’s political partnerswhen Janata Dal (United) – an im-portant regional party broke off its17-year old alliance with the partybecause it found that Modi is un-acceptable. India is a country withmultiple religions andModi cannothope to lead it effectively with hisauthoritative style of functioningwhich has been provedwhenmorethan 1000 people died in the 2002Gujarat riots and the economicrecord that he boasts of is rubbishand misleading and way behindother states with more than 40 percent of the poor living belowpoverty line and Muslims in Gu-jarat are much more likely to bepoor.

— Bhagwan Thadani, Mumbai

� � �MODI is on a high in the popularitychart. Congress spokespersonsManish Tiwari and Digvijay Singhbite dust after making scathing re-

marks on the Gujarat Chief Minis-ter. Rahul Gandhi instead of givingan equal fight made a mess of histalks by bringing in his grand-mother, father and the threat to hisown life. The serial blasts and thedeaths in Patna gave the impres-sion that someone was behindkilling the PrimeMinisterial candi-date from BJP and that will givehim sympathy votes as well. Thesewere the first ever serial blasts inthe city. Whatever the Congress orNitish Kumar think about Na Mo,Modi is a force to reckon with andnobody can deny it. As the BJPSupremo holds his cards close tothe chest and the likely PM candi-date with opinion polls is givinghim a big leeway for an absolutemajority, the opposition is tryingtheir best to spoil the party and thebomb blast was one such move.Such dirty politics gives advantageto the dynamic way of propagandaof Modi. Na Mo will rule the roost.

— C.K. Ramanathan, Ghaziabad

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THE ugly slugfest between RahulGandhi and Narendra Modi is inbad taste and not serving the causeof the people of our country. Thisneeds to stop. Both these PrimeMinisterial candidates are not holycows themselves and should focus

on each other’s strengths by tellingpeople what they can do for thecountry rather than washing eachother’s dirty linen in public andcreating a dirty atmosphere acrossthe nation. If Modi has more expe-rience being elder to Rahul andbeing the CM of Gujarat for arecord number of years, Rahul isyoung, dynamic apart from havingpolitical genes running into hissweat and blood. Politicians shouldtake a leaf out of US politics wherePresidential candidates have posi-tive campaigns which never runinto an ugly slugfest but wherecandidates toil hard to score pointsagainst each other professionallyas well as ethically and rivalry isforgotten once the results are out.The Indian voters too should nottolerate nonsense and refrain fromvoting for candidates who resort todirty politics by rewarding candi-dates who come clean by electingthem to office.

— S.N. Kabra, Goregaon

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MODI’S taunting Rahul Gandhi as‘shahzada’ and asking him to leavehis dynastic rule are totally mis-placed and highly reprehensible. Ifone looks objectively at the Con-gress Prime Ministers from thefamily of the Gandhis over theyears, it will be seen that whenPandit Nehru passed away in 1965,Indira Gandhi who was already acabinetminister, was not anointedPMbut the jobwent to Lal BahadurShastri and only on his death, theparty chose Indira as the PM. RajivGandhi was not into politics andon the sudden death of IndiraGandhi in 1984, he was asked totake over her job atmidnight whichhe did. Hewas not the PMwhen hedied and Sonia Gandhi was madethe President of the Congress bythe party – a job which she hasbeen doing well all these years,learning Hindi and all about ourpeople. Rahul is anMP and it is theparty that wants him to play a lead-ing role for the country. Sowhere isthe ‘dynastic rule’ by design?Therefore, Modi will do well toleave these inconsequential mat-ters and try to tell the public howhe proposes to usher in his ‘Pari-vartan’.

— Dr.V. Subramanyan, Thane

LETTER OFTHE DAY

The Pm, just before the GENERAL elections,is surrounded by controversies

Elections 2014: Modi mania

WHATEVER said and done TeamIndia is too good in pulling defeatfrom the jaws of defeat. They didit in the past and everything hap-pened in front of a full capacitycrowd on a Saturday Sports Spe-cial at the Mohali ground. Weshowered praise on Virat Kohli,Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh andRavindra Jadeja. As fielders theyneed tomake acrobatic stops andreduce the rate of scoring withtheir consistent and safe fielding.We get to see our commentatorspraise the four for nothing special.Kohli, Raina, Yuvraj and Jadejawere a dismal failure with the batand it they fail in fielding there isno need to have them in the side.Despite being tall, Ishant Sharmais a very poor fielder and RavindraJadeja’s last over miss allowed ad-ditional runs and helped Faulknerto retain strike and finish off thematch in style. Had Team Indiastopped 10-15 runs in the deathovers, it could havewon by at least10 runs or we could have gone fora close finish.

— Calicut K. Subramaniam, Mumbai.

� � �IN spite of India’s defeat at Mo-hali, Ishant Sharma is retained inthe side for the next four matchesfor Star sports cup matches. Sucha poor display of bowling by Is-hant Sharma could have cost him

his place in the side in other coun-tries. But selectors lack the muchneeded acumen to give a longrope to Ishant. It is time to infuseyoung blood instead of trying atested Ishant Sharma all the time.We have talented fast bowlersfrom Delhi, Haryana, UP, Punjaband Kerala and trying a tiredbowler is a futile attempt. Even ifthe traumatised bowler from theIndian team takes five or six wick-ets in the remaining games, he hasalready caused the damage toTeam India, which is irreparable

and will be talked for years. Takethe case of Subramaniam Badri-nath. He is a prolific run-getter inthe Indian domestic circuit andconsidered the right person to re-place Sachin Ramesh Tendulkarwith his perfect batting technique.Having played the pace of DayleSteyn and selected as a replace-ment ofTendulkar several time heis an automatic choice in the In-dian side when Sachin is going toleave than number four spot.

— Maniam Ramani, Kharghar

� � �AT a time when Sachin Tendulkarwas playing his last Ranjimatch atLahli in Haryana, SabastianVettelclinched the fourth World titlewith Indian GP hat-trick at Noida.Similarly, when Sachin is hoggingthe limelight, VishwanathanAnand is training for a title andaway from the spotlight. Thechess wizard is hitting the tophonors against World No. 1Carlsen. In the fight for su-premacy, Tendulkar finished offwith a score of 5 runs of 7 balls in9 minutes before being cleanbowled byMohit Sharma. Honorsand accolades all came in themaster blaster’s way but he failedin his probable last innings.Whatwill the Indian teamdo if themas-ter blaster fails against West In-dies? Perhaps, his short selection,eye sight and timing must havegone at this age and that was thereason for his repeated failures.

— C. Maniam, Sanpada

Cricket and Sachin in India

The master blaster is now gearing up forhis last test in November

Modi has been at the centre of allconversations recently.

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A mirror is a reflecting surface. Plane mirrors are madefrom plane glass sheets with one side coated and otherside as reflecting. Spherical mirrors are part of hollowglass spheres. They are of two types Concave mirrorsand Convex mirrors.Images that can be obtained on the screen are called realimages and those which cannot be produced on a screenare called virtual imagesA convex mirror always forms virtual, erect imagessmaller than the object.A concave mirror forms real, inverted images. But whenplaced within the focal length of the mirror forms virtual,erect and enlarged images.

Mirror formula : + = where v – image distance

u – object distancef – focal length

Magnification by spherical mirror :

Magnification (M) = = =

Magnification has no unit.

Lens : A lens is a transparent material bound by twosurfaces, out of which at least one surface isspherical.There are two types of lenses Concave lensand Convex lens.Concave lenses form virtual, erect and diminishedimages at all position.

Convex lensesform real,invertedimages at allpositionsexcept whenthe object isplaced withinthe focal length

of the lens. It produces virtual, erect and magnifiedimage.

Lens formula : = where v – image distance

u – object distancef – focal length

Magnification by lens :

Magnification (M) = = =

Power of a lens : It is the degree of convergence ordivergence produced by the lens.Power = . SI unit of power is diopter(D),

if f = 1 metre.

Human Eye : Cornea, pupil, iris, lens, macula, retina andoptic nerve are different parts of the human eye.

Power of accommodation : The ability of eye lens ofadjusting is focal length is called the power ofaccommodation.Distance of distinct vision : The minimum distance fromthe normal eye at which the object can be seen clearlyand distinctly without any strain on the eye is called least

refractive index of medium stated with respectto vacuum.When a ray of light moves from an opticallyrarer medium to an optically denser medium,the ray bends towards the normal.When a ray of light moves from an opticallydenser medium to an optically rarer medium,the ray bends away from the normal.

Stars appear twinkling at night due to the change inrefractive index of the atmosphere.Planets do not twinkle as they are closer to the earth andconsidered as a collection of a large number of pointsources of light and the average intensity of light fromthe number of point sources remains same.Advanced sunrise and delayed sunset increases theduration of day by four minutes which is also based onatmospheric refraction.

Dispersion of light :The phenomenon of splitting of light into its

component colours is called dispersion. The band of coloured components of a lightbeam is called a spectrum.A prism is a transparent medium bound by twoplane surfaces inclined at an angle.When white light passes through a prism it isdispersed into seven colours in the sequenceViolet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red(VIBGYOR).Out of the seven colours, red light bends theleast while violet light bends the most.The beautiful phenomenon of the rainbow isthe combination of different phenomena i.e.dispersion, refraction and reflection of light.

Scattering of light : When a ray of light is incident onextremely small particles, the particles deflect the light indifferent directions. This phenomenon is calledscattering of light.

The size of scattering particles plays animportant role related to the colour ofscattering light.Very fine particles mainly scatter blue light.Particles of larger size can scatter white lightalso.Red light is scattered the least hence can travellarger distance. Hence danger signals are redcoloured .Blue colour of sky is related to scattering oflight through atmosphere.Scattering of light does not take place at highaltitudes as there is no atmosphere at highaltitudes and thus the sky appears dark for theastronauts.Even though the sky looks blue, it appearsreddish or orange at sunrise or sunset. Thischange is also related to scattering of light.

distance of distinct vision. It is about 25 cm for normalhuman eye.

Defects of the eye :Myopia : also called as near sightedness in which aperson can see nearby objects clearly and not the faraway objects. It can be corrected by concave lens ofsuitable power.Hypermetropia : also called long sightedness in which faraway objects are seen clearly but not the near byobjects. It can be corrected by a convex lens of suitablepower.Presbyopia : also called age old hypermetropia.Bifocal lenses are used for correction of defects if peoplesuffer from both myopia and hypermetropia.

Applications of spherical mirrors and lens :Concave mirrors are used in torches,headlights, floodlights, reflecting mirrors,doctor’s head mirror etc.Convex mirrors are used as rear view mirrors ofcars, reflectors in street lights.Convex lenses are used in simple microscope,compound microscope, telescope etc.Concave lenses are used to correct certain eyedefects.

Wonders of light 2

The phenomenon of change in the direction of lightwhen it passes from one transparent medium to anotheris called refraction.

Laws of Refraction :The incident ray and the refracted ray are onthe opposite sides of the normal at the point ofincidence and all three lie in the same plane.For a given pair of media, the ratio of the sineof the angle of incidence to the sine of theangle of refraction is constant.If ‘i’ is the angle of incidence and ‘r’ is the angleof refraction, then

= constant.

This constant is called the refractive index of the secondmedium with respect to the first medium and is denotedby ‘ ’.

Some important points :Refractive index of different material isdifferent.It depends upon the relative speed ofpropogation of light in different media.The refractive index of the second mediumwith respect to the first medium (1 2) is given

by : 1 2 =

The refractive index of the first medium withrespect to the second is givenby : 2 1 =

Absolute refractive index of a medium is the

Wonders of Light 1

1 + 1 = 1v u f

1 - 1 = 1v u f

sin isin r

1focal length (f)

height of image (h2) = h2 = -vheight of object (h1) h2 u

height of image (h2) = h2 = vheight of object (h1) h1 u

Velocity of light in medium 1 (v1)Velocity of light in medium 2 (v2)

Velocity of light in medium 2 (v2)Velocity of light in medium 1 (v1)

Have you ever wondered what goesinto designing the most happeningmachines, those scintillating

wheels – for instance a ravishing RedFerrari or a seemingly muscular Hummeror even the most magnificent of buildingsthat dot the skyline of mega cities?

Yes, a lot of sweat, brain and money. Plus,these man-made wonders today areincomplete without two characteristics –Technology and Design.

If technology is the life support system ofthese live examples of engineering bril-liance, design is their heart and soul. Ittakes an entire dedicated team of design-ers, engineers, auto experts, architects andresearchers to not just plan, initiate andcarve out the design process but also totake it further to its logical conclusion.

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The impact of CAD(Computer-Aided-Design)technology is revolutionisingthe design process acrossvarious fields says Surya

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Today the advent of softwares that allowa graphic 3D simulation of designs havemade designing a lot easier in many fields,be it automotive, aerospace, architectureand even interior designing. In almost allfields where designing is involved, theyhave almost done away with the need ofthe drawing board and manual simulation;instead prototypes are manufactured usingcomputer-aided techniques.

Imagine the designing process of a car inthe absence of technology. The first designswould be made using pen and paper. The2D designs would be translated into proto-types manually to test their functioningand looks. However, with the advent ofComputer-Aided-Design (CAD), all this hasradically changed. Today, it would be diffi-cult to even conceive of designing objectswithout a software based design innova-tion at your disposal.

CAD is a software-based technology thatdesigns a product and documents thedesign process. It facilitates the manufac-turing process by transferring detailed dia-

grams of a product’s materials, process-es, tolerances, and dimensions withspecific conventions for the productin question. Two-dimensional orthree-dimensional diagrams can beproduced with the application ofCAD and can also be viewed fromany angle, by rotating.

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It finds extensive usage in architecturaldesign, automotive, aerospace, ship-building industry, and of late, it is alsobeing used in the field of animation forthose special effects especially in movies.

Paper and pencil were used to createmost designs earlier. However, makingmodifications to a design was always atedious process. Prototyping and visuali-sation of the design included making clayprototypes. Again, making modificationsin the design and seeing the results of thedesign in the prototype was a tedious,inefficient process.

Designing of parts using CAD hasmade the process much simpler. Makingchanges has become very easy (sameconcept as using a typewriter or handwritten paper versus using a wordprocessor). Some parts can be re-used inthe design of other parts, so this becomesa simple cut and paste operation asopposed to re-drawing the entire part byhand. Simulations were not so easybefore, now you can do all types of digitalsimulations using CAD.

Here are some aspects of designingusing CAD that people are still not wellaware of:A concept called 3D solid modeling whichis a relatively new technology that allowsyou to assign materials to designed partsand calculate mass properties such asweight, moment of inertia, volume of thepart digitally without any manual calcula-tions, is the future of CAD and will soonget popular with the designers and stu-dents. Three-dimensional printing isanother technology which is very usefuland simplifies the designing process. Nowyou can manufacture the prototype partthat you design, directly at your desktop.A new generation of 3D printers hasbecome small and economical enoughfor desktop use.

Photorealistic rendering, Kinematic

Analysis, Interference checking, SectionAnalysis, Finite Element Analysis,Computer-Aided Manufacturing, are theother relatively newer domains in CADtechnology. Once started using compre-hensively, they are bound to bring farreaching changes and results in thedesign process especially in automobiledesigning.

CAD has turned out to be an indispen-sable tool in various engineering collegeswhere Mechanical Engineering is beingtaught. Students of MechanicalEngineering have to use CAD throughouttheir course while even students of otherbranches get acquainted with it in theirfirst year when all of them have to studycommon subjects including those relatedto design and engineering drawing.

CAD today has become an essentialpart of engineering design, not just auto-mobile but in many other trades as well.And why just engineering design, design-ing of all forms of objects is being donewith its help, for instance you have todesign a chair or for that matter a bookshelf. You can easily design them sittingin your home, on your desktop by usingthis amazing technology.

Another major advantage of CAD is

that it is very cheap; it won’t cost you athing. You can learn it within a few days;it is very student-friendly. It is responsiveand really fast, saves time. CAD has sim-ply revolutionised the designing process,you can even calculate Product LifecycleManagement (PLM). To be precise, youcan design anything and everythingusing the CAD.

Aspiring Architects, Mechanical andAutomobile Engineers, who want to cre-ate a niche for themselves in the field ofdesign – automotive or architectural orotherwise, will benefit immensely byacquainting with this design pioneer.Today, there are plenty of opportunitiesin the field of design which have becomeeasy to learn – thanks to the advent ofCAD. Not just getting jobs in Engineeringand other related sectors, one can alsobecome an entrepreneur by starting hisown firm if he gets well versed with thisdesign software as the capital requiredwill be affordable and meager.

CAD has become the soul of autodesigning, entire designing process inleading auto companies world over isbeing done with the help of CAD. It hasreally simplified the designing processand made it fast and highly efficient.

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Suchitra SurveDirector, GrowthCentre, is a PostGraduate in BusinessAdministration andhas specialised in HR,and also holds a PostGraduation Diplomain Career Counselling

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I am a postgraduate in Economics. What aremy job opportunities like? —Sunita Roy

Post-graduates in Economics have job opportuni-ties in the field of academics, civil/state/centralservices, research, insurance, banking and finance,market research, NGOs, publication houses and soon.

I am 24 and doing my SYBA in Economics andSociology through correspondence. I don’tknow what job and career is right for me.Please help me out. —Suresh SavantAfter completing your graduation start applying forentry level jobs in administration, back-office andsimilar other functions in small and medium sizedcompanies or BPOs and so on. Please keep youroptions open so that you can explore differentindustries and profiles, as the competition is stiff.

I am in TYBMM and want to study further.However, I am confused about whether Ishould do a PG or MBA in advertising?

—Swapnali BhosaleThere are various coursesavailable in Advertisingwhich are of one yearduration typically offeredas PG courses. MBAcourses are of two yearsduration. Both will bedemanding and the MBAwill require you to clearthe relevant entrance

exam. Since both the courses are well recognisedand accepted, you can choose either.

I am in the second year of my HotelManagement degree course but I don’t wanta job in the hotel industry. What otheroptions do I have? I have basic knowledgeof computers. Are there any other courseswhich I can pursue through correspondencealong with my hotel management degree?

—Neeta PatelThe ideal would be to first complete your current

course. Learn and hone your skills. After complet-ing the course you can apply in airlines, spas, edu-cational institutes, amusement parks, clubs, travelcompanies, canteens, cruise liners, and so on.There are many other short term courses and evenBachelors degrees which you can opt for throughdistance learning. Choose the one which is in linewith your ultimate career goal.

I AM A PG IN ECONOMICS

I intend to pursue my Masters inForensic Psychology in the UK. Canyou suggest some colleges that I canapply to? What are the requirementsfor admission? —DivyaBefore you apply for your Masters course inthe U.K. it is advisable to have at leastdone an internship. This will not onlystrengthen your application but will also

give you an insight into what specific fieldunder the umbrella of Psychology youwould like to apply to. If English is not yourfirst language, you must provide evidenceof competence in the English language inthe form of an IELTS/ TOEFL score. TheU.K. requires between 60-70 per cent fromyour undergraduate degree for this course.Along with the application form, you willalso need to provide two letters of refer-ence from higher education academic insti-tutions of your latest degree.

I want to do masters in Archaeology inUK. Do I need to take any specificentrance test? —Preeth

The tests are specific to the course towhich you are applying. Archaeology doesnot have a subject specific test. TheStandard English language requirement -TOEFL/IELTS is essential if English is not

your first language. For Masters inArchaeology you will be required to have, orexpected to obtain a minimum of 75 percent in your Bachelors degree. Along withthe application, you also need to submityour BA in Archaeology or equivalentdegree. Some other documents that youmay require are a Statement of Purposeand Letters of Recommendation.

ALISHAMASHRUWALAis a Partner atOnCourse and aHarvard graduate,and is also aPsychology major witha minor in Economics

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CAD you do this?Pics for representational purposes only

The Oxford InternationalSchool, Thakur Village,Kandivali (East), conductedan exhibition on the themeof ‘every drop counts’. Theyselected this theme based onthis year’s International Yearof water cooperation 2013

theme. At Oxford school, it isbelieved that as the futurecitizens of the world theyoung generation should beaware of the intense waterproblems and start usingmethods by means of whichwater can be conserved andso an exhibition onRainwater Harvesting wasalso conducted.The countries covered

under this were: India, UK,US, Srilanka, Yemen,Tanzania, making the chil-dren realise the global issueof water. The children fromclass VII and X took part inthe exhibition. They hadmade models on rain waterharvesting. If every drop ofwater is saved it can be used

for various needs. The mod-els of rain water harvestingdone in the above men-tioned countries were alsomade in the form of models.

They conducted a rally onWater Conservation inKandivali (E) with childrencarrying placards whichwere made by them and

shouting slogans whichwere also written by themso all in all if the future gen-eration awakens, the societyawakens.

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Sony Xperia Z1’s 20.7MP cameraSony is certainly not doing

extremely well but it hopeswith Sony Xperia Z1 to recaptureits lost market. It is arguably thefirm’s most impressively speci-fied smartphone to date, featur-ing a 5in full HD 1080p touch-screen, a quad-core 2.3GHzprocessor and Google’s Android4.2.2 Jelly Bean mobile operat-ing system. Like its predecessor,the Xperia Z1 is also resistant

against water and dust.The handset’s main attraction

is its 20.7MP rear-facing cam-era. It has two snap-on lenses,the QX10 and the QX100, trans-forming the handset - and othersmartphones - into a full-oncamera device. The Sony XperiaZ1 also features 16GB of inter-nal storage expandable viamicroSD card, NFC, 4G LTE sup-port and a 3,000mAh battery.

There’s something aboutthe Hot Butter Apple Teaat Tea Centre, Churchgate.Though I stay at Mulund, Ifind myself craving for thistea on and off. Tea Centrereally is quite a place, servingtea lovers a variety of teasand that too at prices whichare not exorbitant. TeaCentre is a simple no-non-sense place with a nice vibe.Apart from an assortment ofdifferent teas, they servebreakfast, continental andIndian dishes. Do try theirpastas and yes the hot but-

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generation,the gap between children andparents seems to be increas-ing. What is the reason forthis drift? Well, this report issignificant for thismatter. Themajor problem is of under-standing. Today in the run formoney and identity, parentsand children are so busy thatthey don’t even have time toask each other about howtheir day went. Less commu-nication means lesser under-standing between the two.Leaving at the time of break-fast andmeeting at the timeofdinner, is the speed the worldis running at. The small chatsthat the parents and childrenhave turnout tobe argumentsas in less time each onewantsto explain their point of view.Problems rise when boththink that they are right with-out understanding what theother person is trying to con-vey.The other problem faced is

the advancing developmentdue to modernisation; this isprobably the main reason forthe drift. Children think thattheir parents are slow and arebackward while parents feel

that children are getting toofast for their age, as a resultyou have children trying tobreak free from the bound-aries created by parents.Children feel that theseboundaries set a limit to theirtalents, capabilities andresources while parents feelthat increasing the line woulddecrease the moral, thisresults in widening the gap aschildren raise the boundarywith less or no room for par-ents.Also, both doubt each

other’s intelligence. Whilechildren feel that the imagina-tion of something new andtechnology is the solution to

all problems while parentsbelieve that wisdom andsense of the reality is moreimportant for a better tomor-row. The answer might liebetween imagination andreality but none are ready tosee beyond their point.Children want everything atthe speed of the bullet andwork accordingly while par-ents with experience feel thatkids are still immature andsuccess never comes so fast,here we see a difference inperception of both parties.We are now in a world

where being a chocolate boyis better than being amamma’s boy. Another prob-

lem is interference; childrenfeel that they should have pri-vacy and that parents shouldnot enter that private circle oftheirs. The relations are tend-ing to change from transpar-ent to opaque as there ismoreto hide than to share, and thesad part is that the matterwhich is to be shared is alsonot shared as there is no time.Who is to be blamed, parentswho are trying to make a pro-tective shell for their kids orthe kids who are in a hurry tosee and feel the world? Wellthe truth is that the fault is ofboth.We are growing very fastbut arenot learning accordingto our growth.

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Idid my B.Com from Tolani College ofCommerce, Andheri (East) and a Diplomain Fashion Designing from IITC Bandra.Tolani College was established and started

in 1989 and I was a student of their first batch.It was a fine new college building with a nicecanteen and a feel good ambiance. I was luckyto get admission in it as my sister always jokedabout the difficulty I may face due to my laidback studying habits. The first day of college was awesome as it was

the first day for me, my teachers, the collegeitself and other students too. So it was a veryhappy atmosphere for everyone with no nerv-ousness and no fear. I was also very excited.I was not ragged. Some seniors wanted to

rag me, but since it was their first day too, myfriends and I ended up ragging them. I amfriends with those seniors today and we laughabout those memories. It was easygoing for allof us. When I became a senior I ragged others;but it was healthy involving an introduction,singing and dancing on popular Bollywoodnumbers. My professors were adorable and so encour-

aging and sweet thus making me what I amtoday. They were the ones who pushed metowards participating in all activities thatgroomed my personality. Professors are bigmotivators as they do influence you. Theyencouraged me to be bold and confidentabout myself when it came to presenting mefor any competition. I was a lazy student. I always studied during

the final exams, scoring just enough to clearmy examinations. I was not very good in stud-ies and that’s why my sister usually joked thatI would need to get admission in a new collegebecause of my less than good grades. I waslucky however, that Tolani College was newand my admission was a cake walk. I was not

poor in academics, but just lazy. College life was amazing. It was like a five year

picnic for me. I had all the fun I could and madeup for all the strict school life I had. I let my hairdown and enjoy the jovial atmosphere. I did

everything I liked with complete freedom suchas bunking lectures, eating out, talking, gossip-ing, silly fights and laughter. I am in fact veryhappy each time I go down memory lane.I was usually found in the canteen, but there

were other spots also. Gulati’s was a jointwhich had the best samosas and gulabjamuns, Nagori Dairy had awesome lassi asdid Rich Cafe. It was mainly about great com-pany and awesome food.

My friends were great people. I am still intouch with everybody from college, be itteachers or students. Two of my best friendswere my college mates. We had fun and werein each other’s lives for those five years whereeach day had a new thrill. I once played a prank where I told a guy that

a girl likes him and I told the girl that he likesher. They dated for three years and had a mas-sive fight and caught up with my prank. Thisshows that I can carry a lie for a really longtime. It is a funny incident but of course itmade people angry.I attended only three classes of math in five

years of college. The math professor was asweetheart and once entered the classroomand complimented me on my handwriting, Iasked him whether it would help me in pass-ing math. He said no, but it meant that I had towrite 300 certificates. Although I never attend-ed his class, he was my favorite professor.As I said I was not very bright due to my lazi-

ness but whatever I heard, registered. I amwhat I am because of my teachers and all thelearning. It has helped me grow wise and besmart. As they say, some grow wise and someotherwise. College life gives you a sense ofindependence. You meet a variety of studentsfrom different families. You get to share andcare and study together. There are joys and sor-rows. Education broadens your perspective.In the end it is the kind of education and

upbringing you receive or rather the valuesand teaching inculcated in you through fami-ly and educators that make you and your per-sonality. I am glad I had good teachers aroundme in school as well as college who made mewho I am today. Education is not always aboutbookish learning; it is about the practicalitythat helps us groom ourselves into confidentand intelligent humans. I completely believeeverything that I have learned has come inhandy in my day to day life.

As told to Monarose Sheila Pereira

‘Professors are big motivators’says Actress Gulfam Khan

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Kohinoor International School recently cele-brated Diwali in an eco-friendly way. The stu-

dents were made aware about the varioushealth and environmental hazards that arecaused due to busting of crackers. Also, stu-dents were made aware about child labour thatprevails on a large scale in the cracker makingfactories. They were also acquainted with thetrauma that animals and birds have to gothrough during Diwali.Various activities were conducted in line with

the theme ‘Eco Friendly Diwali’. The studentsexperienced the art of Diya making on a potters’wheel where each student made a diya whichthey later coloured and took home. The studentswere also taught how to make Rangoli in an eco-friendly manner. Dried leaves, fallen flowers,pieces of left-over chart paper etc. were used tomake Rangoli. Poster-making activity emphasis-ing on the importance of changing to eco-friendly

ways to celebrate Diwali was also conducted.The students of KIS initiated spreading of

awareness amongst people regarding the needfor change in the way we celebrate Diwali. Over36 KIS students participated in a street play atPhoenix Market City Mall, Kurla and at KohinoorBusiness School (KBS). They shared their learn-ing in the form of a street play. Their little butvery strong voices caught the attention of theshoppers at the mall who applauded them.These confident 36 little KIS warriors further

performed and conveyed the message of eco-friendly Diwali to the management students,staff and faculty members of Kohinoor BusinessSchool. KBS students were amazed at the per-formances and the reality of child labour whichexists in our society. This Diwali is surely about‘being’ the change one wants to see. That’s whatthe students of Kohinoor International Schoolhave pledged to themselves.

Ayurved is an ancient pathy which is alsoknown as Science of Life. It is perhaps the

only pathy which treats the disease from its rootcause and was the secret behind the longevity ofour ancestors. In today’s era, where almost 95per cent diseases are related to improperlifestyle which comprises lack of exercise,sedentary work-life, stress,untimely and improper food,addictions, deadlines and stress,Ayurveda emphasises preventative and healingtherapies, along with myriad methods of purifi-cation and rejuvenation of the body, mind andsoul. Apart from being a healing system, it is ascience that tells us the art of appropriate living.It tells us how to achieve longevity and live a lifethat is free of diseases. Panchakarma is one ofAyurveda’s ancient and important purificationand detoxification treatments.In Sanskrit, the word ‘Panchakarma’ means

‘five therapies’, which suggests that it is a com-prehensive system of knowledge and practicesto purify the body of toxins and restore it to bal-

ance with the law of Mother Nature. It is basedon the Panchmahabut i.e. five principles andare hence called as ‘Panchkarma’. The therapiesdeal with stress-related problems and the toxinsthat may trigger an ailment, at the same timethey concentrate on creating a balance betweenthe doshas (energies that govern all biologicalfunctions). Panchkarma is the ultimate mind-body healing experience for detoxifying thebody, strengthening the immune system, andrestoring balance and well-being. It is one themost effective healing modality in AyurvedicMedicine. It promotes detoxification and reju-

venation and hence is very muchin demand.Today due to the globalisation

in Ayurved, the young generation is keen tolearn Ayurved. Students willing to go for gradu-ation in medical field are opting for Ayurved bychoice. To create awareness amongst commonpeople about Ayurved and effectiveness ofPanchkarma treatment and help people createtheir earnings, Madhavabug Institute ofMedical Education and Research (MIMER) hasinitiated a course called as ‘Diploma inPanchkarma Assistant and Nursing’.This course mainly deals with the theoretical

and practical training of Ayurvedic Panchkarmatreatment. To function as an effective therapist,

it is necessary to know thebasic concepts of Ayurvedalong with different principleswhich are explained throughtheory. It also talks about vari-ous instruments used inpanchkarma treatment andhow to use them. The diseases,their symptoms in brief andthe treatments are explainedwith the help of relevant casestudies for better understand-

ing. The overall content helps one to under-stand the benefits of panchkarma along withthe DOs and DON’Ts.It helps one understand different panchkar-

ma treatments like Vaman, Virechan,Raktamokshan, Nasya and Basti practically,methods of treatment administration andbastis, dravya used in treatment, preparation ofkadhas and other medications, AyurvedicAbhyanga i.e. Ayurvedic massage, shirodharaetc. is the art of patient management and com-munication with them. A duration of six months is good enough to

understand the entire concept and get trainedpractically. The practical training of this courseis offered at any of Madhavbaug’s clinics allacross India. One has to be a good observer

throughout the course to understand and learnthese methods practically.The students are awarded the certification of

Bharat Sevak Samaj after successfully complet-ing the examinations of this course and theinterested candidates are offered guaranteedjobs in Madhavbaug clinics as well as hospitals

as a Panchkarma therapist. Based on this certi-fication and practical exposure, one can easilyget jobs in different panchkarma set ups sincethere is a great rise in demand for skilledPanchkarma Therapists. Apart from good jobopportunities, candidates trained as aPanchkarma Therapist has a great scope towork as a freelancer massage therapist and canalso get associated with health clubs and gymstoo. One can also go for tie-ups with Ayurvedicdoctors for home-based PanchkarmaTreatment programmes which have tremen-dous earning potential. Those who are interest-ed in doing full-time training programmes atMadhavbaug clinics are also offered stipend permonth. This course thus creates a great oppor-tunity to learn as well as earn.Anyone who is a 10th pass or fail can join this

course since it’s a strong medium for the peoplewho are not much educated or those who donot have much qualification to earn their breadand butter. Anybody who is interested and will-ing to learn Panchkarma Therapies can do thiscourse since there is no age limit to learn thesetherapies.

Inputs by Dr. Rohit Sane, (M.B.B.S, Aurangabad University,1999 & ex-fellow of Royal Society of Health UK), Director

Sane Care Madhavbaug Group.

Kohinoor International Schoolcelebrates eco-friendly Diwali

Great demand for Panchkarma TherapistsPanchakarma is one of Ayurveda’sancient and important purificationand detoxification treatments.

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EuroSchool, Thane celebratedtheir third Annual Concert ENBUSCA DE. In the quest for knowl-edge and search quest of theirschool torch, 650 students trottedthe globe through the AnnualConcert. This programme washeld in Kashinath GhanekarAuditorium, HiranandaniMeadows, Thane.Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai, Sardar

Patel National Awardee and authorof ‘Corporate Chanakya’ was the

Hon. Chief Guest for the eventwho graced the occasion with hispresence.The concert took the audience

to lesser visited countries likeAfghanistan, Bahamas, Caribbean,Siberia, Tonga, Venezuala, etc. togain knowledge about the richnessof their culture and the problemsthey face.The students enacted on stage

and danced to the beats of musicfrom various countries.

The event was mesmerised withthe serenity of Sri Lanka as the stu-dents and teachers of the schoolsearched for the majestic SchoolTorch across the countries.Their expedition halted at the

land of fairs and festivals – India,followed by an astonishing grandfinale Euphoria.The programme was a success

with the students and staff rejoic-ing as they completed the quest ofthe missing school torch.

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Inthis continuously changing andchallengingworld, to prepare ourchildren to combat the difficul-

ties of the future, it is important forus to start building their characterfrom a very tender age. The school-ing period is the best time to do so.Our current education systemneedssignificant changes in teaching andlearning methods, to allow childrento become self-sufficient.

The concept of DIY:Do It Yourself (DIY) is a method,which involves building, modifyingor repairing something without thehelp of experts or professionals. Inacademic language,DIY is describedas a behavior, in which an individualuses raw and semi-raw materialsand components to produce, trans-form, or reconstruct material pos-sessions. These also include thosethat are drawn from the naturalenvironment such as landscaping.Various motivations can trigger aDIY behavior in children/adults.These factors are categorised asmarketplace motivations and iden-tity enhancement. While the firstincludes economic benefits, lack ofproduct quality, lack of productavailability, and the need for cus-tomisation, the latter comprisescraftsmanship, community seeking,empowerment, and uniqueness.

Why DIY?The attention span of children isvery short, and that’s why teachingthem through the rote method oflearning becomes a tough task. Theprocess of learning from text books

has not been ableto deliver desiredresults. By disas-sembling tradition-al educationalproducts andprocesses intomodular pieces, wecan allow childrenas well as educa-tors to amalgamateapps, lessons and

processes to make learning moreappealing, enjoyable and effectivefor an individual learner or a group.This calls for personalised learning.Under this concept, students are

no more required to learn togetherin lockstep, from the similar materi-al at the same pace and time. Itinvites children to tinker with differ-ent learning and non-learningmaterials by exercising their brains.It’s like breaking building blocksapart and then putting them backtogether, while in the due coursemaking room for somenewbuilding

blocks that can fit into those emerg-ing structures in their minds.Numerous applications and soft-

ware are available in the marketthese days that empower students tolearn new concepts and imbibeimportant skills into their personali-ty through various ways, which aremuch more engaging than work-sheets and textbooks. These days, itis also possible to create classroomlab setups based on theDIY conceptwith the use of technology.The best part of these tools and

technologies is that they are alsoavailable online or can be broughtinto classrooms through cloud.Many of these tools can also behandcrafted by educators. A goodmix of these online and handcraft-ed tools and technologies offerchildren multiple choices, givethemmore freedom, and allow fur-ther personalisation and betterownership than what was possiblebefore, with one teacher amongnumerous students, and old-school print resources. We areslowly realising the unlimited pos-sibilities arising by giving learnersthe ownership of education, which

is going to define their lives, andnot institutions.

DIY in Schools:After finding its place in variousfields of life, the DIY concept hasnow entered into a social institu-tion that has been one of the mostlocked-done institutions in exis-tence – education. Educators, par-ents, technologists, students, andeveryone involved have realisedthe need for the reinvention of theeducation system. Thus, they havestarted looking at the components,subassemblies, assemblies andspecifications of DIY educationtools to discover ways for improv-ing, reimagining, and reinventinglearning at every level, right fromschool to higher-educational insti-tutes. Multiplicities of sources –from neuroscience to gaming – areinspiring schools to knock downthe barriers of learning that botheryoung minds. They are exploringevery possible aspect of the com-ponents of teaching and learning,to find suitable ways of re-creatingthem as more efficient, effectiveand, critically more modular com-

ponents, which would be acceptedby and work with every child in oneor the other way.

Role in Improving SchoolingStandard:Schoolers are recombining thesenew components of education toimprove schooling standards. It is amove towards offering more andbetter opportunities to all studentsto do well in colleges and careers.The efforts are aimed to equipthem with the knowledge that canhelp them to participate economi-cally at various levels across indus-tries, in a global market.While the goals are traditional,

the tools are new, with whichschoolers are trying to crack openthe case of the traditional school-house. Students no longer need towait for information to be spoon-fed to them. With the use of mod-ern-world technologies/gadgetssuch as laptops, tablets, cellphones, etc. they are movingbeyond books and chalks andboards methods for availing infor-mation and insights as soon as thequestion arises in their mind.

The learning principle like two-hour ‘group work is changing intoanytime, anyplace collaborationswith the use of tools such as GoogleDocs, Edmodo, text messaging,and even Facebook. Now expertscan visit classrooms and engagestudents in meaningful talks with-out being physically present therevia Skype and video streaming.They can have a one-to-one inter-action with students or can takethem up as a group.More and more schools these

days are switching to ‘blendedlearning’, that is combining onlinelearning with brick-and-mortarschools. This change is allowingstudents to work at their own pace,study topics of their interest, andcontinue learning beyond theirclassrooms. Students across theglobe are getting an opportunity toconnect with each other and learnabout other cultures and get rid ofthe misperceptions. All these devel-opments are empowering studentswith a sense of agency in their ownlearning — now education is notsomething just given to them butmore of a knowledge they own.

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Do It Yourself (DIY)is a method whichinvolves building,modifying or repairingsomething without thehelp of experts orprofessionals.Anil Goyal, CEO &Director, MexusEducation tells us whythe use of this methodat an early age isbeneficial to buildingcharacter in children

Why you should DIY

<<Anil Goyal

How would you describe the field ofbridal makeup?The gamut of bridal makeup is muchwider than we think, as it not onlyincludes the bride but also her family.Today, everyone wants to look good, irre-spective of their age.In India, weddings hold a special place

in our culture and every girl dreams abouthaving the best wedding. She wants tolook her best as everyone wants an eyefulof her on the day. So, she starts hunting forthe best dress, jewellry and for people whowill be responsible for making her lookher best. Brides-to-be begin their searchfor makeup artists at least four months inadvance.Bridal makeup includes total grooming

on the wedding day including her make-up, hairstyle and a nail spa. We make sureher jewellry sits well with her attire andmost importantly, we try to create whatthe bride has only imagined in her mind’seye, which becomes the most challengingaspect for a makeup artist.

How did you come to take up a career asa professional makeup artist? Was it agood career decision?Well, when I was in the10th grade I had a girlishpassion for makeup. WhenI moved to Germany andDubai after getting married, I found myjob at an MNC weighing me down. I waseager to try something new that wouldensure some income while I took care ofmy child. So I went on to do a lot of cours-es in makeup, hair and nails fromGermany and then Dubai.As far as my experience goes, it was a

good decision as I got a chance to experi-ence both worlds.

How can one become a certified bridalmakeup artist?To become a makeup artist, one must

have a genuine passion and eye for cre-ativity. When I returned to Mumbai, Inoticed that many people learnt the art ofapplying makeup for the sake of earning,whether as a part of a salon or simply as aside job.If one is really interested, he/she should

take up a course at a good institute.Speaking from personal experience, forthe first two years, I often struggled toplease my brides, but with practice andtime in the industry, you get recognised,guaranteeing a continuous flow of clientsthrough recommendations. Hence, goodtraining will reflect in your work even ifyou are just starting off. It is also the qual-ity of learning which is important.

Would it be advisable to restrict yourselfto professional bridal makeup or shouldone also look at better prospects in thesalon and spa industry?I wouldn’t advise youngsters to restrictthemselves. In fact, today’s generation isso intelligent and passion-driven that itwould simply be a waste to specialise onlyin one thing.You would normally start as ajunior makeup artist working under a pro-fessional. Once you’ve gained enough

experience, you can thentake up an advanced levelcourse and look for optionsin the field or in TV chan-

nels where there is a huge scope. However,there is also the option of working at areputed salon.Today’s brides are also very particular

about their nails, and it would also help toget a degree as a nail technician.

What are the approximate earnings of abridal makeup professional?As a fresher, you could expect a basicamount of Rs.10, 000 depending on yourability. Everyone knows how much bridesspend to look good on their wedding day,and this is a thriving industry to be in. One

must network well because it is usuallythrough word-of-mouth that you getwork.

What are the advantages and disadvan-tages of being a bridal makeup artist?You are entrusted with the job of makingsomeone look beautiful, and it requiresyou to experiment with your creativity. Itis therefore nothing like a 9-5 desk job.This in itself earns the job the browniepoints. There is a huge demand for make-up artists in the TV and film industry,which makes it an exciting career choice.However, on the other hand, it can getphysically exhausting to work in the salonindustry. Globally, makeup artists are heldin high regard but in India it is sad to notethat they are not treated with great respectwhich can be depressing. There is alsocontinuous competition which makes itdifficult to make your mark in the field.

What is your message to youngsterswho want to pursue a career in thisfield?Look for good institutes to learn the art.Keep practicing and try to keep abreastwith what’s trending. People like to followchanging trends and being aware of thelatest in beauty, will give you an edge overthe others. Be careful of your choice ofcosmetic products and never compromiseon quality. Lastly, don’t lose hope andremember that you have a fun job.

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNI JAN2014 INTAKESheffield Hallam University, one of the UK’s largestuniversities invites applications for its January2014 intake.During this intake, Sheffield Hallam will offer

admissions to almost 62 masters degree coursesin the areas of Tourism, Hospitality and events,Biosciences and chemistry, Oncology, Computing,Business and Management, Education studies,Engineering among others. The university hasstrong links with industry and professional organi-sations, which will help develop students’ knowl-edge along with workshops and lab facilities.The university is inviting applications to scholar-

ships from well-qualified students through theTransform Together Scholarships Program. Theawards consist of a one-year full tuition fee waiverfor full-time, taught postgraduate courses.Students opting for MSc. Web and CloudComputing courses will also get a chance to securea scholarship of £5,000. Successful applicants willbe recognised with a certificate to mark theirachievement at a scholarship ceremony followingenrolment on their course. The deadline for schol-arship application for January 2014 intake isNovember 1, 2013.Indian students are eligible foran automatic discount of £1,000 on their coursefee across a wide range of subject areas - visitwww.shu.ac.uk/international for full terms and con-ditions and eligible courses.The application form for the January 2014 intake

can be downloaded from Sheffield Hallam’s web-site www.shu.ac.uk or in person from the regionaloffice in New Delhi. There is no deadline for sub-mission but applicants are encouraged to apply assoon as possible.

STUDENT ONLY CAREER FAIRThe Student Only Career Fair, one of the highlightsat the 4th Annual Grace Hopper Celebration ofWomen in Computing India (GHCI) Conference2013, will take place on November 14, 2013. Theannual conference, presented by the Anita BorgInstitute (ABI) and the Association of ComputingMachinery India (ACM India), is the largest techni-cal conference for women in computing and resultsin collaborative proposals, networking and mentor-ing for junior women and increased visibility for thecontributions of women in computing and will takeplace at the Lalit Ashok Hotel-Bangalore, betweenNovember 13-15, 2013.The fair will provide an excellent opportunity to

students to meet and interact with representativesfrom some of the top companies including Google,Cisco, Microsoft, NetApp, Amazon, Allscripts, ACMIndia, CA Technologies, HP, Facebook amongst oth-ers. They will also be able to get expert advice anddiscuss various jobs and internships opportunitiesin their companies and network with other peers inthe industry.The Fair is open to all students who are attend-

ing the conference.Apply online to attend. For anyadditional information please writeto GHCIndia_CareerFair@anitaborg.org.

MU CERTIFIED COURSE AT IIJJOR - Jewellery in Organised Retail and LifestyleManagement, a certified course from the Universityof Mumbai, Garware Institute of Career Educationand Development, in technical collaboration withthe Indian Institute of Jewellery, helps you effec-tively understand a customer and deal with everysituation professionally. Enhance your soft skills,presentation ability and understand the tricks toengage and manage a customer’s interest, andadd more value to your organisation.Duration: Full time (two months)/Part time (sixmonths). Eligibility: 10th Std onwardsWhere: Indian Institute of Jewellery, ModernCentre, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400011When: From November 25, 8am to 10.30am/9amto 2pm. Contact: 022-67444351 / 9833741418Email: info@iij.net.in

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I personally have two prioritiesfor my holidays. First, I amfocusing on finding a job or aninternship with some kind ofrenumeration in order to earnmoney for the rest of the yearand gain some practical experi-ence. Secondly, as I am study-ing far from my family I will alsogo back to my home town to

enjoy and spend time with them. I miss my familya lot and the best way for me to utilize my holidaysis to go back home and be with my family.

—Maxime Catteau,DSK Campus, ISD, Pune

During the entire year, studentswork hard. They do not have thetime to indulge in their hobbiesor play sports. So what I woulddo in holidays is to play sportsand go on a vacation or any-thing that would be differentfrom working to make full use ofmy free time. I feel this isabsolutely essential so that

youngsters can destress and pursue interestswhich they are unable to through the course of theyear.

—Amogh Shinde,Marketing

I think students should do aninternship to get experienceinstead of working or join diplo-ma courses. Of course they canalso rest or go on vacation but itis not compulsory as they canalso stay at their place andenjoy. This is a personal deci-sion and differs from person toperson. As long as the free time

is utilized well it is fine.—Mahjabeen Shaikh,

University of Mumbai

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MAKING THE MOST OF VACATIONSWith Diwali and Christmas just around thecorner, we ask youngsters how they feel theholidays should be really spent. We gotanswers ranging from getting a job, spendingtime with family, indulging in hobbies andsports or taking a long vacation. What do youthink?

Navneet MishraFYBMMR.D National College,Bandra.

So, are you a Sciencestudent too? Do you

have immense pressurefrom your parents to

become a Doctor or Engineer? Don’tworry man; you are not the only one suf-fering. Since the past two decades inIndia, this scene has prevailed in almostevery household.All parents want their children to

become an Engineer or a Doctor and Iknow they are hoping for a secure futurefor us, but their attitude of, “If you arenot an Engineer or Doctor, it’s the end ofyour career. You’ll never be able to earnmoney and will end up begging orbecome a vagabond,” is just awful.The scene is worse in some house-

holds. Just because some uncle’s cousin’ssister’s son cracked the IIT, they expecttheir children to do the same. I want toask such parents a simple question, howmany successful people do you knowthat are IITians? Success and moneydon’t come to a person just because hehas a degree.What actuallymatters is theamount of hard work and effort that oneputs in to achieve his or her dreams.Look at Chetan Bhagat for example.

He is an IIT+IIM graduate. He could haveworked in some corporate sector, butinstead, he chose his passion of writingand now we all know who he is. Hisbooks are a rage amongst youngstersand I am pretty sure he earns a goodamount of money even today. So wheredid his IIT+IIM degree come in use? Didthe publisher print his books justbecause he was an IIT+IIM graduate?No! He was determined to earn a livingthrough his writing, and his hard workand will power made him succeed. VipulGoyal is another great example. He is an

IIT graduate who earns a living throughstand up comedy. Again, only his deter-mination, will power and hard work ledto his success.These parents need to understand that

when it comes to earning money, push-ing their children into Engineering andMedical courses against their will won’thelp. In fact, helping the child to pursuehis dreams might help.My father was never interested in

engineering. Hence he acquired a B.Scdegree and applied for a governmentjob. My father earns enough money toprovide my family with awesome food,shelter, unlimited clothes and all the lux-uries, plus gets a medical allowance.What I want to emphasise on is that hedid not become a beggar or a vagabondor a loser. In fact, his money is evenresponsible for his son’s rotund torso.One of the main reasons why parents

act like a particular course is absolutelyessential is because of the absence ofknowledge about various other fieldswhich can be pursued after intermediatestudies. They don’t know that courseslike Architecture, BMM, BMS, BBA andBCA exist, all of which have good scope.However, I would ask the youngsters

who want to do something that’s ‘out-of-the-box’ like being a photographer or amusician to not force their parents topay for such expensive courses whichdon’t offer a secure future, because at theend of the day, they are your parents andthey hope for the best for you, and theywon’t be willing to put you in such cours-es which offer no secure future.So, if you really have the passion to

become a photographer or a musician,then first take up a course which offersyou a secure future (not necessarilyEngineering) after which I am sure yourparents would happily give you themoney to help you pursue your dreams.Parents should also understand that if

their children pursue courses like BMMor B.Com, it won’t lower their respect oresteem in society. After all, if everyonebecomes an engineer or a doctor, whowill do the other jobs? Engineering firmscan’t run without a C.A. A C.A. can’t earnmoney if firms don’t exist. A Thespiancan’t earn a living without films. Filmscan’t be made without a camera. A cam-era can’t be run without a cinematogra-pher. It’s all inter-related. Even theabsence of one person can lead to thedisastrous downfall of a system.Everyone’s contribution matters equally.I will conclude by saying that only

mutual understanding between parentsand children can lead to a solution.P.S:1) No offence IIT + IIM graduates.2) I don’t know why I concluded the

topic like I do in English exams.3) I don’t even know why I wrote P.S in

the first place.

Life beyond Engineering!

<< With Diwaliapproachingsoon, blindchildren fromthe KamlaMehta Schoolfor the blind,Dadar took amoment tocelebrate andburst crackersunder thewatchful eye oftheirteachers.

<< Chetan Bhagat, though an engineer,pursued his love of writing

GOPIKRISHNA is a good storyteller.We find in his universe,interesting characters and

creatures – each conveying theirown wise perspectives. His paint-ings resemble pages of a book offairy tales.His concept ismostly surrealistic.

This style evidently help him to de-pict with contrasting colours lightand darkness, the ordinary and theextraordinary.Gopikrishna: “The body of paint-

ings done from 2011-13 representwhat has been glimpsed, experi-enced, memorised and realised

through this period. Life, as alwayshas been a traverse through pinna-

cles and ravines, uncertainty anddanger inmyriad forms, followed bya hunter’s persistence. To be nearthe easel and always at the paintingwas the only shelter I had with thesecretive existence perceived fromthe principles of life. They speakabout the inner man – untouchedby the war of the outer world. Theyreveal a state of timelessness andunaffected by the bangs of the timebound. They seek out the spiritualfibres deeply hidden in the struggleof the forms”.The exhibition is at Art Musings.

Contact: 22163339.

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Surrealist concepts byGopikrishna at Art Musings

THE ‘Journey Continues’ is VinitaKarim’s 22nd solo exhibition. It

will run at Art and Soul Gallery tillNovember 17.For the current exhibition, Vinita

has constructed a wooden carouselwith five painted horses made offiberglass. Equipped with an actualmotor, the horses came to life asthey spin. Paintedwith the same in-tricacy and bold colours as herlandscapes, these spinning horsesrepresent the artist’s journeythrough the world.Vinita Karim has lived and

worked across Europe, West Asia

and Asia. Educated in Sweden andthe Philippines, she has taken theadvantage of her changing sur-roundings as an inspiration andcatalyst for new ideas in her artworks.You can find hints of all thesepalaces in the dreamy skylines andrichly layered cities her abstractlandscapes. A golden fort fromMalta, sand dunes from Sahara anda boat in the Red Sea – alwayspaintedwith festive colours that areno doubt inspired by the artist’sroots in India.Says Vinita: “Landscape is rede-

fined in my work by the infusion of

fantasy and abstraction to createmulti-layered works hinting atplaces that are rarely seen but oftendreamed of.The artist works and lives be-

tween Delhi and Dhaka.The exhibition by Vinita Karim

‘The Journey Continues’ will con-tinue at Art and Soul Gallery tillNovember 17. Contact: 24965798.

AROMA 4 ATCOOMARASWAMY HALL

ARTISTS India and from other countries will participate in an ex-hibition at Coomaraswamy Hall, Mumbai Museum, next week.

Painting and sculpture by asmany as 33 artists will be on view at thegallery. The mega show is curated by Pranesh Chatterjee andMinakshi Bhattacharjee. The artists are from all over India and alsofrom Sweden, Germany and UK. Contact: 9891705237 and9819226632.

Vinita Karim’s ‘Journey Continues’

THREE artists – Sunil Jadhav, Sim-rit Luthra, Sujata Sahay – are

showing their works at Nehru Cen-tre. The exhibition will go on tillMonday.Sunil Jadhav’s works exemplifies

the sanctity of non-violence andlove. Simrit Luthra’s paintings re-flect the beauty and grandeur of na-ture. Colour appears to be her forte.Sujata Sahay resorts to geometricallines and forms. And colours fill upspaces. Contact: 098310931362.

Works bythree artists

at NehruCentre

Painting by Sunil Jadhav

Painting by Vinita Karim

REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:The Nifty rose substantially on Tuesday (October 29, 2013) anet 119.80 points (1.96%) and closed at the 6220 pointlevel. The market opened up at the 6107 points level. It thendeclined into the red and turned into a range bound move-ment until 10.00 a.m. The index then declined further andregistered the day’s low at the 6079 points level at 10.14 a.m.It then bounced back into the green and turned into a rangebound movement until 3.00 p.m. The Nifty then rose furtherand registered the day’s high at the 6228 points level at 3.19p.m. and then turned into a range bound movement untilclosing at the day. The Nifty moved in a range of 149 pointsand closed above the psychologically important 6200 pointslevel. Sentiment was extremely bullish and amongst the 50Nifty stocks 47 were gainers, while just 3 stocks closed in thered. All the sectoral indices closed in the green. Substantialbuying was witnessed in banking, realty, auto and metalstocks.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:Volume:Volume (Qty shares) increased 27.28%. This change is sub-stantial and indicates a wide participation by investors.

Market Breadth: Overall Market Breadth on the NSE waspositive. Amongst all the traded stocks, 760 were gainers,581 were losers and 90 remained unchanged.

Slow Stochastic Indicator: The Slow Stochastic Oscillatorhas risen in the neutral zone. The Slow K line in the StochasticOscillator is below the slow D line (negative if it continues).

RSI Indicator: The RSI rose and crossed above the 60 leveland is now rising (positive if it continues).

MACD Indicator: The MACD is above zero and is rising(positive if it continues). It is at its 9-day Average (neutral).

ADX Indicator & DI Lines:The +DI line is above the –DI line and both lines are diverg-ing (positive if it continues). The ADX is flat while the MarketIndex is rising. No signal here.

MOVING AVERAGES (TREND INDICATORS)The index:Has crossed above its 5-day average (at 6161) Positive.Is above its 15-day average (at 6113) Positive.Is above its 25-day average (at 6012) Positive.Is above its 200-day average (at 5853) Positive.All the four averages are positively trended. Positive.

Overall Market Strength/Weakness:The indicators and oscillators discussed here are indicating

a strong market with a positive bias.

Support Levels:For short-term traders the immediate main support is at the5820 points level. The next support is at the 5692 pointslevel.

Resistance Levels: The immediate main resistance is at the6223 points level. The next resistance is at the 6357 points level.

Pivot Point Analysis:For intra-day traders the support and resistance levels arecalculated according to the pivot point theory and are:Pivot point = 6179 (This is the level where the trend is likelyto change during intra-day).Support (1) = 6124.Support (2) = 6027.Resistance (1) = 6273.Resistance (2) = 6325.

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BUSINESS

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:On Japanese candlestick patterns the index has formeda long white body candle on substantially higher vol-umes. This is positive. Further, the index has crossedabove the 5 days moving average. The index is nowabove the 5, 15, 25 and 200 days moving averages andall the four averages are rising and also positivelytrended. Moreover, the velocity parameters which werenegatively trended have now turned neutral. All thesesindicate a positive bias and the possibility of a furtherup move unfolding. Incidentally, the index is approach-ing a major resistance level at the 6223 points level.(The index tested that level intra-day, yesterday) There isa possibility that it could find some resistance there.However, if it crosses above it then a further rise can beexpected. Investors are advised to hold long positions.

Disclaimer: Investment recommendations made in ‘ADC’ are for information purposes only and derived from sources that are deemed to be reliable but their accuracy andcompleteness are not guaranteed. ‘ADC’ or the analyst/writer does not accept any liability for the use of this column for the buying or selling of securities. Readers of thisnewspaper who buy or sell securities based on the information in this newspaper are solely responsible for their actions. ‘ADC’ and/or its affiliates and/or employeesand/or the author, his company or his acquaintances may have interests/ positions, financial or otherwise in the securities mentioned in this newspaper.

NSE India: CNX Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (October 30, 2013)(Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello

Nifty Near Resistance Level

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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

Well I think the inflation rate may not be as high as (RBI)report seems to suggest. I would really think as far asWPI is concerned, it will be around 5.5 to 6%. I don'tthink that it will exceed 6%...I expect the WPI as well asCPI to remain at slightly lower level than indicated.

PM's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan

TOP VIEW

Religare calls a ‘Buy’ on Shriram City Union FinanceCMP: Rs. 1002 Target Rs. 1200SCUF’s Q2 results came in line with revenues/PAT up 9%YoY/18% YoY to Rs4.4bn/Rs 1.3bn. AUM was down 2% QoQ and 5% YoY to Rs 152bn on lowerdisbursements in Andhra Pradesh; however, management has guided for arecovery in AUM growth from H2FY14 onwards. NIMs on AUM improved by51bps QoQ to 10.6% on account of higher yields. Asset quality was largelyhealthy. Despite subdued growth in H1FY14, we remain positive on SCUF’slong-term growth potential. Maintain BUY.

Maintain BUY with a TP of Rs 1,200: While a moderation in disbursementsin AP region/gold loan portfolio could hurt AUM growth in FY14, we expectgrowth to revive in FY15 driven by small business loans. Despite the slow-down, we expect earnings to grow by 16% CAGR over FY13-FY15. Valuationsare reasonable at 1.7x/ 9.3x FY15 BV/EPS given the strong earnings growthpotential in the medium term.

Dolat Capital calls a ‘Buy’ on HULCMP: Rs. 605 Target Rs. 650HUL, overall growth has slowed down across categories. However, rural con-tinues to grow faster than urban. Growth in Soaps & Detergent grew wasmainly led by volumes. EBIT growth was muted at 4.5% YoY mainly due tohigher ad spend. Personal Care growth at 11.8% was on back of re-launchof FAL and strong growth due to winter season. EBIT growth remain muteddue to increase spend in oral care and re-launch of FAL. Beverages segmentreported strong growth led by price increase and volume growth. EBIT growthof 37.5% was mainly on account of strong operating performance in the Teabusiness. Better hedging strategy and benign Palm Oil price has resulted ina margin expansion. While Palm Oil prices have increased sequentially, thecompany indicated that it has taken off some of the promotional offers fromthe market. We expect the gross margin would continue to expand on YoYbasis in the coming quarters. The company has launched premium range ofhair care products - Toni and Guy. These brands are sold through select topend outlets. Management indicated that the premiumisation has slowdown,however, there has not been any down-trading witnessed. Tax rate guidancefor FY14 at 24.5% to 25.5% and FY15 at 27.5% to 28%.

Valuations: “We believe while volume growth has slowed down the moreimportant variable operating margins continues to show improvement. The company ability to manage operating performance through use of dif-ferent levers is encouraging. We believe as long as the operating perform-ance continues to remain strong, P/E multiple is unlikely to de-rate. Webelieve operating margins are unlikely to deteriorate. We expect the stock toremain an outperformer, the stock trades at 35x FY14E EPS of Rs 16.7 and31x FY15E EPS of Rs 18.9. We have a target of Rs 650 and recommend anaccumulate,

Karvy Stock Broking calls a ‘Sell’ on ACCCMP: Rs. 1149 Target Rs. 1080Downgrade to “SELL”: ACC’s volume growth would continue to remain flat/low single digit due to lack of any new capacity addition in near term. Further,operating costs would remain high driven by the rising input costs. While wefactor in improvement in NSR over the next two quarters driven by the re-cent price hikes and by improvement in demand during the peak con-struction period (Jan-Apr), we expect its CY12-14E EBITDA & PAT CAGR todecline by 3% each. We have cut our EBITDA estimates for CY13E/ CY14Eby 6% and 11% each as we lower our NSR estimates and raise input cost es-timates.

We downgrade the stock to “SELL” from “HOLD” with a target price ofRs1,080 per share (earlier Rs1,215) valuing it at 8.5x CY14E EBITDA.

CORRIGENDUM

“Diwali Best Buys”In our issue dated October 28, under the article “Diwali Best Buys”an inadvertent error occurred under the Diwali Picks recom-mended by Alok C. Churiwala, MD Churiwala Securities.

The Diwali Picks recommended by him are as follows….Tata Power LNT FinanceNHPC Godrej Properties Coal India

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NEWS FLASH Sensex spurts 359 points to close at 20929 � Coal blocks auction may be delayed further to March � SAT defers hearing on RIL's insider trading case to Nov 11 � Expert group on new banklicences to hold 1st meeting on Nov 1 � Food Min for cut in wheat export floor price to $260/tonne � Gold futures turn weak global cues, profit-booking.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS

RBI Closes Special Window For Mutual FundsWith the improvement in liquidity conditions, Reserve Bank yesterday decidedto close the special window for commercial banks to meet the cashrequirements of mutual funds (MFs) with immediate effect. RBI, in July, hadopened a special borrowing window of Rs 25,000 crore to help the crisis-ridden mutual funds tide over liquidity problems.

Green Panel Defers Call On 11 Power ProjectsA panel under the Ministry of Environment and Forests has deferred decisionon clearing 11 power projects, with total capacity of 8000 MW, on variousgrounds. The projects include those of state-owned NMDC (2x250 MW), JSWEnergy (Bengal) Ltd (1x660 MW) and Lanco Vidarbha Thermal Power Ltd(2x660 MW), according to the minutes of the meeting of the Expert AppraisalCommittee.

Indian Toy Industry To Reach 4,500 Crore By 2015Kids India 2013, the Indian edition of the world’s biggest trade fair in the toyindustry at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre saw a representationof more than 100 companies showcasing latest products and technologies.The fair was organized by Spielwarenmesse eG in cooperation with Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) and with the support of the SportsGoods Export Promotion Council (SGEPC) and The All India ToyManufacturers’ Association (TAITMA).

Decision On Spectrum Pricing Next WeekThe TelecomMinistry will take a call next week on spectrum base price for thethird round of auction, which is expected within a few months, a top officialsaid here yesterday. “Spectrum prices will be decided next week,” TelecomSecretary M F Farooqui told reporters after meeting Department of EconomicAffairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram. The inter-ministerial panel TelecomCommission was to take a call on spectrum yesterday but the meeting wascancelled.

Bankers Unsure On Direction Of Rate MovesBankers remained ambivalent on the impact of yesterday’s policyannouncement by Reserve Bank on the cost of funds and refrained fromgiving guidance on the direction in which lending rates are headed. “I thinkthere are a lot of moving parts here, so I think one should wait for some timeand then see what exactly are the effects on the cost of funds and then onlytake a call,” Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO of the country’s largest privatesector lender ICICI Bank, told reporters here.

RBI To Implement FSLRC Suggestions On Consumer ProtectionThe Reserve Bank yesterday said it would implement the FSLRC’srecommendations on consumer protection and will soon come outwith consolidated instructions relating to consumer services in thefinancial sector.“It is proposed to implement the following recommendations of the

Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) pertaining toconsumer protection and capacity building,” the RBI said in its SecondQuarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14.

— Business Desk with inputs from PTI

By Mayura Shanbaug

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)raised its policy interest ratefor the second time in asmany

months onTuesday, at itsmonetarypolicy meet, owing to the fear ofhigh inflation that is likely to remainhigh for the rest of the fiscal year, astep that will make corporate andconsumer loans more expensive.The central bank also rolled back anemergency measure put in place tosupport the slumping rupee. Thebanks’ cash reserve ratio (CRR) washeld at 4%.Marginal standing facil-ity (MSF) rate is reduced by 25bpsfrom 9.0% to 8.75%.The reverserepo rate stands adjusted to 6.75 %.Also, the central bank reduced the

growth forecast for the current fis-cal to 5 % from 5.5 % projected ear-lier. Economic growth fell to adecade-low of 5% in the previous fi-nancial year.“The policy stance and measures

are intended to curb mounting in-flationary pressures andmanage in-flation expectations in a situation ofweak growth,” said RaghuramRajan, RBI Governor.“These will help strengthen the

environment for growth by foster-ing macroeconomic and financialstability. The Reserve Bank willclosely monitor inflation risk whilebeing mindful of the evolvinggrowth dynamics,” he said.The RBI left other rates un-

changed, such as the mandatoryholdings in government securitiesand other liquid assets as a solvencymeasure (SLR) at 23 %.However, the Governor doubled

the borrowing limit of banks againsttheir cash positions or the Net De-mand & Time Liability (NDTL) to0.5 % for both 7-day and 14-day

repos, with immediate to increaseliquidity in the system.

In Line With ExpectationsBut…Though overall the industry have

responded positively to the an-nouncement there are a few linger-ing doubts about the governorcontinuing the firm stance.“The policymove by RBI came on

expected lines and indicated a re-turn to the normalcy of the pre-June2013 period. It is evident from thestance that improving systemic liq-uidity and managing inflation arenow the key policy objectives driv-ing the central banker’s decision.This could see the yield curve flat-tening further, going ahead,” saidLakshmi Iyer, Sr. Vice President andHead, Fixed Income, Kotak MutualFund.“Having said that, despite a good

kharif season, themoney velocity inthe agri-sector may be imposing ahigh price floor for the agri com-modities. As a result, the inflationmay not moderate in a hurry andmay require further policy meas-ures going ahead,” she said.According to Shailesh Vaidya,

President, IMC, after the swap win-dow for FCNR deposits closes onNovember 30, the RBI will see it fitto initiatemoves towards a lower in-terest-rate structure.“Going by past experience, rais-

ing interest rates have not been ef-fective in breaking the spiral ofrising price pressures. Given that in-flation in India is largely a supply-side phenomenon and thus notdirectly dependent on the interestrate structure, a symbolic reductionin interest rates in the next review

will send a positive signal to in-vestors, both in India and abroad,”he said.As per Chandrajit Banerjee, Di-

rector General, Confederation of In-dian Industry (CII) said that the 25bps reduction in MSF rate is wel-come as it would help banks to re-duce short term interest ratesand enhance their lending opera-tions during the busy season espe-cially at a time when there is asignificant reduction in the flow offunds to productive sectors of theeconomy.“However, the commensurate

rise in repo rate has come as a dis-appointment to industry especiallyas the investment climate continuesto be weak and growth outlook re-mains muted as a high interest rateregime deters consumption and in-vestment demand,” he said.Banerjee is hopeful of a cut in

Repo rate and MSF in the next re-view which would rejuvenate in-vestor sentiment and kick-start theinvestment cycle.Echoing similar sentiments,

George AlexanderMuthoot,Manag-ing Director, Muthoot Finance feelsthat it is about normalcy returningto policy measures vis-à-vis thebroader expectations. It’s aboutRBI’s cautiously optimistic ap-proach of kick starting the eco-nomic growth.“It also looks like an indicator that

rate hikes may not be that sharpgoing forward though inflation es-pecially consumer price index con-tinues to remain a thorn in theflesh,”he said.

Markets Cheer RBI Policy….The markets have responded

positively to the secondQuarter Re-view of Monetary Policy by the RBI.The BSE Sensex closed at 358 pointsat 20,929 and the Nifty was up 120points at 6,220.

RBI Governor Throws No Surprise This Monetary Policy

Hikes Repo Rate By 0.25 %

Real Estate Sector May Bear The BruntThe increase in policy interestrate by the RBI will make cor-

porate and consumer loansmoreexpensive believe experts.“The increasemay result in fur-

ther increasing the cost of fundsfor any industry or end con-sumers. Further dampening de-mand and industrialproduction,” feels Pankaj Bansal,Director of M3M India.“Demand for affordable and

mid-end real estate projects maybe adversely impacted due to apossible hike or adjustment inhome loan rates,” he said.Sunil Mantri, President

Naredco & CMD Mantri Realtytoo feels that it will impact the al-ready sluggish real estate marketadversely.“The announcement has come

at a time when most real estatedevelopers were expecting thedemand to pick up during thisfestival season. This will not onlyincrease the cost of funding but atthe same time will give rise to thehome loan interest rates, addingan additional burden on home

buyers,” said Mantri.Till very recently developers

were offering attractive schemesto entice the buyers and were ex-pecting buyers to come in, how-ever this move will dampen themarket enthusiasm affecting thedemand,” he said.Because of subdued senti-

ments, sales have alreadydropped across regions and realestate developers, are alreadystruggling to raise funds for con-struction amidst reduced lendingfrom banks.Aman Agarwal, Director, K.V.

Developers feels that RBI’s movewill encourage banks to increasetheir interest rates which will bean extra burden to the buyerswho are planning to buy proper-ties this festive season. It mayforce them to defer their decisionwhich will not be a good sign forthe industry as a whole, saidAgarwal.“Overall, we expect RBI to con-

sider a developers’ dilemma andbring down rates significantly inits next review,” he said.

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DEVIOUS MAIDS � Valentina’s plans to get closer to Remi continue to irritate Zoila.Rosie gets caught in the middle when Spence accuses Peri ofcheating. Carmen takes advantage of Alejando and Odessa beingout of the house, much to Sam’s dismay. Marisol tries to figure outa way to spend more time at the Powell house. SSttaarr WWoorrlldd,, 99 pp..mm..

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT� Gia encourages Adrianna to audition for a new band and ad-mits she has a crush on Adrianna. Dixon’s birthmother, Danadrops by for a surprise visit and tries to develop a relationshipwith her son. BBiigg CCBBss LLoovvee,, 88 pp..mm..

NATURAL BORN HUNTERS � Join Steve Backshall and Barney Harwood in NATURAL BORNHUNTERS, as they commentate on a bat, golden eagle and ham-merhead shark as they go head to head in a race to eat. Observethese amazing animals as they each use their individual super-powers to catch their prey. AAnniimmaall PPllaanneett,, 1111 pp..mm..

FIRST LIFE� The world’s best-known natural history broadcaster, Sir DavidAttenborough will take you on this amazing journey back in timeand across the globe to discover how the earliest animals de-veloped on our planet. Attenborough meets the expert fossilhunters and sees on-site some of the most remarkable findswhich have transformed our understanding of the first life forms,including the first set of eyes and teeth and the first predatorsand parasites. Groundbreaking innovations in CGI creature ani-mation bring these bizarre, primitive creatures and their worldback to life for the first time in nearly 600 million years, in bril-liant colour and detail. DDiissccoovveerryy,, 99 pp..mm..

HEAVY METAL TASK FORCE � What happens when an offshore wind turbine needs to betransported across thousands of miles or raging fires threaten toconsume your town? This month, Discovery Science’s brings toits viewers a breath taking show HEAVY METAL TASK FORCEwhich drills deep underground, slashes through ice, and soarsabove the clouds while exploring some of the worlds toughest

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DESH KI BETI NANDINI� Colony people get agitated when one truck mud gets over andthey realize they will need more. Nandini tells them to calm downand leave immediately to find a solution. Meanwhile, Akankshais trying to reach Abhay on phone, but he is unreachable. Gaya-tri is worried and calls Suryamaan. Abhay, who has been miss-ing, is sitting in his office surfing through the photos of thepandey family, which was clicked by his assistant while they werebusy mending roads. Nandini comes back to the colony withmud filled in a shaadi wala tempo and tells everyone she got themud from a nearby construction site. Everyone applauds her andget to work again. SSoonnyy TTVV,, 99 pp..mm..

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KUNG FU HUSTLE� In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspiresto join the notorious “Axe Gang” while residents of a housingcomplex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.Starring Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen. SSttaarr MMoovviieess,, 99 pp..mm..

DHOOM 2� ACP Jai Dixit (Abhishek Bachchan) and Ali (Uday Chopra) unitewith Sunehri (Aishwarya Rai), a college friend of Jai’s, to snarethe mysterious Mr. A (HrithikRoshan), an intelligent and daring in-ternational thief. A talented “double agent,” Sunehri ingratiatesherself with Mr. A and becomes his partner in crime in Rio. Willshe carry out her secret mission, or has she fallen under Mr. A’scharismatic spell? MMaaxx,, 99 pp..mm..

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ROCKY IV� Rocky Balboa, heavyweight champion of the world, is thetrainer for Apollo Creed in an exhibition match against IvanDrago, a “superman” boxer from the Soviet Union. When Apollois killed in the ring by the brutal Drago, Balboa blames himselfand promises to avenge his friend’s death in the ring. PPiixx,, 99 pp..mm..

CHILDREN OF MEN� The world’s oungest citizen has just died at 18, and hu-mankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in andaround a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring

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Umar Ke Pakke Rishte

3.00 Madhubala3.30 Sanskaar Dharohar

Apnon Ki4.00 Bani Ishq da Kalma4.30 Comedy Nights with

Kapil7.00 Sanskaar: Dharohar

Apnon Ki7.30 Sasural Simar Ka8.00 Balika Vadhu8.30 Madhubala9.00 Bigg Boss Saath 710.00 Uttaran10.30 Bani – Ishq da

Kalma11.00 Balika Vadhu

SAHARA ONEP.M2.00 Haunted Nights2.30 Aakhir Bhau Bhi….3.00 Vardaan : Film. Reena

Roy, Mehmood6.00 Rishton Ke Bhawar

Mein Uljhi…6.30 Jhilmil Sitaron Ka

Aangan Hoga7.00 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali7.30 Best of Haunted

Nights-Kaun8.00 Jhilmil Sitaron Ka

Aangan Hoga8.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali9.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh

Beti…9.30 Rishton Ke Bhawar

Mein Uljhi Niyati10.00 Haunted Nights10.30 Jai Jai Jai Bajarangbali.

11.00 Aakhir Bahu Bhi tohBeti Hee

SAB TVP.M.2.00 Taarak2.30 F I R3.00 Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar 3.30 Lapataganj-Ek Baar

Phir7.30 Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyar8.00 Baal Veer8.30 Taarak9.00 Chidiya Ghar9.30 Jeanie Aur Juju10.00 Lapataganj-Ek Baar

Phir10.30 F I R11.00 Taarak Mehta

ZEE MARATHIP.M.2.00 Tu Tithe Mee2.30 Eka Lagnachi Tisari

Goshat3.00 Honar Suun Me Hya

Gharachi3.30 Radha Hi Bawri4.00 Fu Bai Fu 5.00 Tu Thithe Mee5.30 Honar Soon Me Hya

Gharchi6.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari

Goshat6.30 Home Minister7.00 Tu Tithe Mee7.30 Radha Hi Bawri8.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya

Gharachi9.00 Eka Lagnachi Tisari

Goshat9.30 Pakke Shejari10.30 Radha Hi Bawri11.00 Honnar Suun Me Hya

Gharachi

ANIMAL PLANETP.M.2.00 Gaj Raaj

3.00 Animal Planet’s A to Z4.00 Oceans 5.00 AP Safari6.00 River Monsters7.00 Natural Born Hunters8.00 Gaj Raaj9.00 Austin Steven’s

Adventure10.00 Animal Planet’s A to Z11.00 Natural Born Hunters

DISCOVERYP.M.2.00 Man Vs Wild3.00 Food Factory6.00 Wild Caribbean7.00 No Kitchen Required8.00 World’s Top 59.00 First Life10.00 The Unexplained Files11.00 Man vs Wild

SCIENCEP.M.2.00 How It’s Made3.00 The Gadget Show

4.00 Future Weapons4.50 Industrial Revelations5.15 How It’s Made6.00 The Gadget Show6.30 Tech Toys 3607.00 Antariksh8.00 How It’s Made9.00 The Gadget Show10.00 Heavy Metal Task

Force11.00 The Gadget Show

HISTORY CHANNELP.M.2.00 Baggage Battles2.30 Road Less Travelled3.30 Ancient Aliens4.30 Top Shot5.30 Duck Dynasty6.00 Kings of Restoration7.00 History Untamed:

Deadly Summer8.00 Top Shot9.00 Dynamo: Magician

Impossible10.00 Pawn Stars10.30 Kings of Restoration11.00 Baggage Battle

NAT. GEOGRAPHICP.M.2.00 Inside3.00 Trapped in Kedarnath4.00 Stuntmen of Bollywood5.00 Ultimate Animal

Countdown6.00 Mega Factories7.00 Stuntment of

Bollywood8.00 The Last Maneater9.00 Mumbai Mega Flood10.00 Breakout10.30 Taboo

STAR CRICKETP.M.1.20 Australia Tour of India

2013 ODI 6th live9.15 Cricket Extra10.15 Superstar Football10.45 Australia Tour

of India 2013 h/ls: 6th ODI

ESPNP.M.2.00 Jai Ho3.30 England Tour of India

2012 h/ls4.00 Aus Tour of Eng 13 h/ls

4th Test5.00 Liga Bbva 2013 h/ls5.30 Jai Ho6.00 Australia Tour of India

13 ODI 3rd 7.00 Premier League

World8.00 PI Netbusters9.00 Jai Ho9.30 Superstar Football10.00 Australia Tour

of India 2013highlights

LISTING

SOAPS & SERIALS

DDI (Main Channel)P.M.1.30 66tthh OODDII CCrriicckkeett MMaattcchh

bbeettwweeeenn IInnddiiaa aannddAAuussttrraalliiaa lliivvee ffrroommNNaaggppuurr

5.00 Fourth Umpire live5.45 India vs Australia (2nd

Session ) Live9.15 Fourth Umpire live9.45 Saraswatichandra10.10 Poorva Suhani Aayi Re10.35 Buniyaad11.00 Joshillay: Film. Anil Kapoor,

Sunny Deol, Sri Devi

DDII (Metro Channel)P.M.2.00 Samachar

2.30 News3.00 Sports News3.30 War and Peace4.00 Samachar.4.30 News.5.00 Samachar5.30 Rajyon Se Samachar.6.05 Metro Scan

6.30 Business Wrap7.00 Samachar7.30 Focus8.00 News Night8.15 Samachar10.00 Charcha Mein10.30 Raat Saddhe Dus11.00 Khel Samachar

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

MOVIE CHANNELS

MOVIES OF THE DAY

The Bachelorette India, Life Ok, 9.30 p.m. Maharana Pratap, Sony TV, 10 p.m.

HARRY POTTERAND THE DEATHLYHALLOWS — PART 2The final chapter begins as Harry,Ron, and Hermione continue theirquest of finding and destroying theDark Lord’s three remaining Hor-cruxes, the magical items responsi-ble for his immortality. But as themystical Deathly Hallows are uncov-ered, and Voldemort finds out abouttheir mission, the biggest battle be-gins and life as they know it willnever be the same again. HHBBOO,,1100..5544 pp..mm..

TODAY’S BEST VIEWING

Dhoom 2, Max, 9 p.m.

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TV GUIDE

Sasural Simar Ka, Colors, 7.30 p.m.

Rocky IV, Pix, 9 p.m.

Kung Fu Hustle, Star Movies, 9 p.m.

xxx

DOORDARSHAN

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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013 TOWN & ABOUT

RASIKA DUGAL & MARIA KHAN

PARAG AGRAWAL, MUGDHA GODSE & CHETNA AGRAWAL

MAMTA RAJA & SALIMA LALANI

Marcellus Baptista

YASH BIRLAKEENAN THAM & BIPASHA BASU

LOOKING lovely indeedwas Salima

Lalani as she previewed her latestcollection titled ‘Colours and Contrasts’at her Nazakat store in Khar. Soakingin the fashion styles and happy hueswere the likes of Tehseen Poonawalla,Russian Consul General Alexey Novikovand wife Alina, Aneel Murarka, NanditaPalshetkar, Pinkey Ahluwalia,Josephine Nirwonagize, UmeshPherwani, Sandhya Shetty, Lavinia andChetan Hansraj, Uday Dahiya andSomesh Mathur.

Happy hues

PINK champagne was flowing at Gehna Jewellers as ShaheenAbbas presented her ‘Magic of the Mashrabiyas’ line

inspired by the ornate latticed windows. Hosts Sunil and Kiran Datwaniwarmly welcomed Neha Dhupia, Dia Mirza, Mandira Bedi, Aditi RaoHydari, Arshad Warsi, Maria Goretti, Sonali Kulkarni, Rohit and Mansi Roy,Aditi Govitrikar, Shruti Seth, Radhika Mukherjee, Krishika Lulla, PoojaMakhija and Pria Kataria Puri among many other guests.

Simply magical

IT was champagnehigh tea time at

Mélange at thepreview of somestunning jewellery byHong Kong-basedPakistani designerMaria Khan alongwith the Myoho Indiancollection by Kiranand Meghna. All eyeswere on the signaturejewellery line and thecreations on displayamidst a setting ofbright baubles andfashionable folk likeJaya Lamba, ZebaKohli, Bindu Mittal,Monikangana Dutta,Rasika Dugal andSangita SinhKathiwada.

Fashion feast

DRESSED in a neonensemble with

dazzling smile to match, Bollywood babeMgdha Godse was a head-turner as she didthe inaugural honours at the launch of Fionafine moissanite jewellery store on WaterfieldRoad in Bandra. Parag Agrawal lookedpleased as punch as he welcomed Mugdhaand other guests like Delnaaz Irani, ChitrashiRawat, Mamta Bhatt and Tripti Sheth. Andeveryone agreed that moissanite, thegemstone that looks like a diamond, looksreal good.

Romancing the stone

BACK with a bang was Trilogy at Sea Princess. Ryanand Keenan Tham along with Neha Gundecha

were there on re-launch night to encourage you to unite threeenergies into one dynamic force. Feeling the vibe were the likesof Bipasha Basu, Imran Khan, Harman Baweja, AmbikaChauhan and Yash Birla among many more. Drinks and horsd’oeuvres did the rounds as the party people grooved to themusic with LED pixel-cubes of lights dancing on the ceiling.

Three in one

SONALI KULKARNI

SHAHEEN ABBAS, DIA MIRZA & KIRAN DATWANI

NANDITA PALSHETKAR

ACROSS:1.Mexican shawl (6)6.Stopper (4)10.Label (5)13.Spanish wine (5)14.Extreme (7)15.Local (6)16.Feeling (4)17.Pipe joint (5)18.Animal skin (7)19.Large building (7)20.Capital of Kiribati (6)21.Fix (4)23.Outfit (5)25.Old (7)28.Spare hours (4)30.Indian politician (4)32.Entertainment (9)35.Chill (4)37.Upper class(5)38.Jeer (7)40.Feeling of pain (6)43.Email folder (6)44.Indonesian island (4)45.Month after April (3)46.Worshipper (7)49.——-England-shirt brand (5)52.One of the Hindu epics (8)

54.Global Positioning System (3)55.Scamp (5)57.Short for sister(3)58.Unidentified Flying Object(3)59.Cruel fellow (5)60.Feline animal (3)61.Psychiatrist (8)62.Trance (5)65.Angry (8)68.Aura (3)70.Desire (4)72.Downgrade (6)73.Road (6)75.Bring up (7)76.Stable sound (5)79.Editing mark (4)81.On the offensive (9)82.Helper (4)83.Young Men’s Christian Association(4)86.Honest and frank (7)87.Applaud (5)92.Chair (4)93.Ecstasy (6)94.Surveyor’s instrument (7)95.Burst (7)96.Lull (5)97. Turn (4)98.Practical (6)99.Fancy (7)100.Banish (5)101.Indian lute (5)102.Bookworm (4)103.Edict city (6)

DOWN:1.Pilgrimage place(7)2.Maharashtra’s coastal town (7)

3.Green stone (7)4.Rough sounding noise(8)5.Isolation (8)6.Road surface (8)7.Avarice (5)8.Take in (5)9.Receipt (5)10.Run, as colours (5)11.Leisurely walk (5)12.Bands original moniker was So-cial Justice (7)22.Bill (4)24.Asian herb (5)26.River duck (4)27.Yogic position (5)29.Precise (5)31.——-mater (4)32.Top floor (5)33.Hospital worker (5)

34.Worry (4)35.——-vera (4)36.Mumbles (6)39.The average (6)41.Adult insect(5)42.Wanderer (5)46.Indoor missile game (5)47.In fashion (5)48.Varieties (5)50. Forbidden(5)51.Disorders (5)53.Sounds (6)56.Flair(5)57.Reserve stock (5)58.Very best (6)63.Earlier in time (5)64.Pupil (5)65.Measure of length (4)66.Discharge (5)

67.Poetic preposition (4)69.Angry (5)71.Lady——- - singer (4)73.Humiliate (5)74.Jealousy (4)77.Employ (4)78.Annoyed (8)79.Summary(8)80.Circular openings (8)

81.Predicaments (7)83.Armenian capital (7)84.Team head (7)85.Utensils (7)88. Man———(5)89.Quick (5)90.It’s capital is Patna (5)91.Biblical king (5)92. ‘———wonders of the world’ (5)

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GIGANTIKA CROSSWORD

Good news!!! Now you can solve the ADC’s Gigantika crosswordand submit it online. Just go to our website (www.afternoondc.in) or

follow the given link. http://www.afternoondc.in/gigantikaThe format for submitting answers is simple and clearly given.

CROSSWORD NO 164Nita Jaggi

ACROSS1. V I X E N4. B R A I S E7. C A R R I E R.............

DOWN1. V A M P2. X A N T H U R A3. N O V E M B E R...............

SEND YOUR ANSWER IN GIVEN FORMAT

ACROSS: 1.Crumbs 6.Jane 10.Satan 13.Irate 14.Newyork 15.Ragtag 16.Time17.Undue 18.Neglect 19.Mineral 20.Bonobo 21.Icky 23.Loyal 25.Reasons28.Asia 30.Oats 32.Economics 35.Zero 37.Earth 38.Thermae 40.Health43.Takahae 44.Demo 45.Sea 46.Liberia 49.Maker 52.Neurosis 54.Edi 55.Unite57.Pig 58.War 59.Limbs 60.Air 61.Jeopardy 62.Hides 65.Impetus 68.End70.Tipu 72.Relent 73.Sleeve 75.Confuse 76.Oaths 79.Inch 81.Daredevil82.Aeon 83.Ball 86.Biretta 87.Tabla 92.Beau 93.Cereal 94.Brother 95.Network96.Aggro 97.Ipod 98.Hyenas 99.Uttered 100.Lathi 101.Tryst 102.Epee103.Ensure.DOWN: 1.Carabao 2.Methods 3.Signora 4.Disgrace 5.Kakemono 6.Jettison7.Enemy 8.Swank 9.Board 10.Skull 11.Today 12.Needles 22.Kite 24.Oomph26.Ache 27.Angle 29.Izmir 31.Save 32.Ethos 33.Crore 34.Chai 35.Zeta36.Raking 39.Dhouse 41.Aster 42.Tamil 46.Laugh 47.Build 48.Soaps 50.Kempt51.Risks 53.Israel 56.Easel 57.Pride 58.Wyvern 63.Indra 64.Steal 68.Itch66.Panda 67.Ussr 69.Negev 71.Poha 73.Shell 74.Void 77.Sene 78.Unbundle79.Irritate 80.Catholic 81.Detract 83.Backhoe 84.Largess 85.Pelisse 88.Bogey89.About 90.Forts 91.Shark 92.Bride.

Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 163)

WIZARD OF ID PARKER & HART

B.C. JOHNNY HART

BEAU PEEP THE ADVENTURES OF LEGIONNAIRE BEAU PEEP

FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM

MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL

PHANTOM LEE FALK

TODAY’S FORECASTTIGER BUD BLAKE

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Afternoon Despatch & Courier 27COFFEEBREAKMOON : Leo/Venus in SagittariusTITHI : Rama Ekadashi

NAKSHATRA : PurvaphalguniRASHI : Sinh (Leo) M.T.

LUCKY COLOUR : Variegated and Light BrownLUCKY NUMBER : 3

ARIES (March 21 - April 20):Avoid doing things done in a hurrymerely to show off your organiza-

tion abilities and achievements. It willbe difficult tomaintain your schedule. Youmust not resort to panic measures. How-ever, keep cool, and learn to manageyourself better. Underplay your role in animportant task. Socially, you aremuch indemand. At a meeting or large party, youwill be popular. Others will seek your at-tention.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20):Travel is very strongly indicated foryou today. Besides your regular

work, which is under control, you canlook forward to an assignment that is ex-citing and something different. At homematters come to a head again but thistime youwill have the right solution.Makesure that in proving that you are right youdon’t hurt the feels and sensibilities ofyour mate or sweetheart.

LEO (July 22 - August 21): Avoidmaking heavy financial commit-ments at this juncture. It is not a

good idea to take on too many proj-ects at this juncture however easy it maysound. Taking up of several projects to-gether can cause worry. Try to delegatesome responsibilities to others. There area lot of social activities lined up for theevening but youmay have run out of steamafter a tiring day at work. Love life takesan interesting turn with your beloved want-

ing to protect you from the world.

LIBRA (September 22 - October22): At a meeting or interviewyour quiet strength and confidence

could be mistaken for too much at-titude. Be unassuming and you could winthe day. You may think of a new and bril-liant idea for improving your businessprospects. These efforts are sure to leadyou nearer to your goal. You may face allkinds of constraints but let it not interferein your responses to your beloved whomay already be feeling insecure.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 -December 20): You are nowmuchcloser to achieving goals in your

career or profession. Meetings andnew business proposals planned fortoday will go off well. You can expectgood results and you can expect an im-mediate response. Rapport with Col-leagues will also improve. Personalrelationships take a turn for better. Yourbeloved may be feeling low and could dowith tender loving care from you.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - Feb-ruary 18): New and challengingareas are opening up to you. You

will get one such interesting offertoday. You can afford to be choosy. If inexports/imports, travel /tourism, hotelindustry, advertising and newsmedia youwill make rapid progress in your career.Your focus will be on other areas in yourlife rather than love life. Your beloved willunderstand about your need to followyour dreams.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20):Apart from slight improvementyou have not achieved much in

terms of work. But you are moving inthe right direction so push ahead. Ameet-ing scheduled for today is bound to havegood results that lead to more gains foryou. You will renew old ties and catch upold friends but the magic seems to bemissing. Do not try too hard; perhaps dis-tance has dulled responses and romance.

CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Aclever idea helps you to get over adifficult situation at work and re-

lated problems that have beencause for concern. Domestic situation willbe cordial and you will be able to finalizematters linked with the renovation and re-furbishing of your home. Take time tochoose what you really want from life. Agood exchange of ideas with loved onesleads to memorable evening.

VIRGO (August 22 - Septem-ber 21): You have busy day atwork. A businessmeeting has ben-

eficial results. Some news you re-ceive is encouraging and leads to gains.Some extra cash coming your way willmake you very positive about yourprogress. Changes in plans for a journeyare likely and favorable. Some of you arelikely to travel in the company of yourbeloved. The single will meet a charmingnew person while travelling or commuting.

SCORPIO (October23 -Novem-ber 21): You will be acting withzeal and determination and im-

press those that matter. You will getample opportunity to show your enthusi-asm and willingness to take up work atshort notice. It may howevermean spend-ing more time at work, which family orbeloved may not relish and may even re-sent. A minor argument with your mate orbeloved could upset both. It is quite pos-sible that you are being unreasonable anddifficult.

CAPRICORN (December 21- January 19): You may have towork against a lot of deadlines.

But do not let that daunt you. Sim-ply concentrate on completing your workwith meticulousness and things will goyour way. You will have to be extra carefulin money matters whether you are bor-rowing or lending or investing. There couldbe some developments in your personallife that will bring to you a person who willbecome a good friend.

PISCES (February 19 - March20): You can look forward tonews of an increment or better fa-

cilities at work. An important devel-opment or signing of a contract that hasbeen on yourmind will set the pace for fur-ther growth. Those seeking a change ofjob will be made a good offer that couldbe difficult to ignore. Deception through aclose associate, or even a so-called friend,cannot be ruled out. You need to exercisecaution regarding your affairs.

JAGJIT UPPALBIRTHDAY FORECAST: Some of you will travel overseas on work and it will be afruitful journey. Those desirous of joining administrative service, or wish to work forgovernmental organization, will receive letter of appointment soon. Financial gainsare assured in every endeavor. Home and family life could be a bit disturbing. You willhave differences with your parents regarding your work. The married could also facetensions in their relationship.BABIES BORN TODAY: Well built, attractive, independent, healthy and long-lived.Well educated, honest self-confident, influential and powerful. A career in adminis-tration, government or independent industry or business is best suited.

ACROSS:4 Repeated from the beginning (6)7 Field Marshal K.M. ___ : first Indian C-

in-C of Indian Army? (8)8 Ideal, imaginary place (6)10 Type of pollution created by honking

motorists, perhaps? (5)13 Over in Germany (4)14 Han of "Star Wars" (4)15 Dill - "neat" break-up? (4)16 Electronic Industries Assoc. (3)17 "Went" anagram for a little creature (4)19 Invitation letters (4)21 South Indian state (9)23 Catherine ___, Henry VIII's widow (4)24 Indian surname - "I mod" change? (4)26 Prefix meaning "bad" or "defective" (3)27 One article on a shopping list, for ex-

ample (4)29 Lose it (4)32 Children books author Blyton (4)33 Run ___ of : become entangled with,

in a way? (5)34 Refute (6)35 A better man than I am (Kipling) (5,3)36 On to land, from the sea (6)

DOWN:1 Sacred paintings, mosaics, etc. in an or-

thodox church (5)2 The Holy ___ : in medieval legend, cup

or platter used by Christ at Last Sup-per? (5)

3 Get lighter in colour, or die away (4)4 Meat stew braised in red wine (5)5 "Thief" in our own HIndi? (4)6 Saint ___ : also known as ___, The

Evangelist? (6)9 Group of four (6)11 Cry of delight (3)12 Detection device (5)13 Wild, rabid or savage (7)15 A bristle-like appendage to certain

grasses (3)16 Little __ from Uncle Tom's Cabin (3)18 Blundering, making a mistake (6)

20 Light rowing or sculling boat (5)21 RK's ___ Aaj Aur ___ (3)22 Pet name for Thomas (3)23 Lists of jurors, etc. (6)25 Union territory Daman & ____ (3)

28 Tint, slight colour (5)30 Great many (5)31 Establish, implant or install (5)32 Currency of unified western Europe (4)33 Jason's ship - "Gora" anagram? (4)

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

Today’s clue: Q equals T

YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN

IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1809

HEATHCLIFF

SUDOKU 1990Sudoku is a numberplacing puzzle based ona 9x9 grid such severalgiven numbers.To solve aSudoku puzzle, everydigit from 1 to 9 mustappear in each of thenine vertical columns, ineach of the ninehorizontal rows and ineach of the nine boxes.

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YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN

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

AfternoonWORDMINE

How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shownin today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only.Each word must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There shouldbe at least one nine letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names arenot allowed.TTooddaayy’’ss rraattiinnggss:: 15 aavveerraaggee; 17 ggoooodd; 19 oouuttssttaannddiinngg.YYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN:: drew, ewer, hewed, mewed, weed, weep, weird,were, where, whim, whimper, WHIMPERED, whip, wide, wider, wipe, wiped,wiper, wire, wired.

H C Q , Y P D N E J C H Y P Q K ,

O J B R P R Q R J V S C H Z P B X

Q F N Y P B N R J E N Z F N C NYYEESSTTEERRDDAAYY’’SS SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN:: This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they areforeign and will not always conform to our whim

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QUICK CROSSWORD 4804

SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORDAACCRROOSSSS:: 1 Maurya, 5 Eid, 8 Avid, 9 Earl, 10 Racine, 11 Knockdown, 13 Army, 15GRE, 16 Medea, 17 Ached, 20 Koa, 22 Lid, 23 Ninny, 24 Bloom, 26 A ha, 27 Gary,28 Kshatriya, 31 Imphal, 32 Ziti, 33 MTNL, 34 VIA, 35 Galled. DDOOWWNN:: 1 Mortar, 2 Uncommon, 3 Yank, 4 Avenged, 5 Educe, 6 Dead, 7 Crowned,12 Ora, 14 Yean, 18 Clog, 19 Himachal, 20 Kinship, 21 Slaying, 24 Bhi, 25 Eyelid,26 Aroma, 29 Aviv, 30 Amla.

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Bhullar seeks rise in worldrankings at WGC-HSBC Champions

SSHHAANNGGHHAAII:: Rising Indiangolfer GGaaggaannjjeeeett BBhhuullllaarr ishoping to improve his worldrankings with a good finishon the leaderboard thisweekend when he tees upfor his third appearance atthe WGC-HSBC Championswhich begins on Thursday.Bhullar is currently ranked

185 in the world and is eyeing a huge leapup the rankings with a solid performance atthe year's final World Golf Championship."This week is really going to be importantone for my world ranking. Last week inMalaysia was good but I felt I could havedone better. These are the opportunitieswhich we get through the Asian Tour and Iwould really love to make my mark," saidBhullar.

De Villiers eyes winning ODI startagainst Pakistan

SSHHAARRJJAAHH:: South Africancaptain AABB ddee VViilllliieerrssvowed to attack Pakistanfor a winning start at theopening one-day matchhere today despite histeam being down two keyplaymakers. The Proteasare missing both starbatsman Hashim Amla and

spearhead Dale Steyn for the first twomatches of the five match one-day series.But De Villiers insists his team is brimmingwith confidence, especially after theymanaged to square the Test series 1-1,winning the second showdown in Dubai byan innings and 92 runs. "We didn't havemuch time for preparation so its really up forus mentally to get prepared but it'simportant to have a good start, get used tothe conditions and adapt as quickly aspossible and attack them in areas wherethey are not strong," said De Villiers.

NIIT launches website for Anandahead of World Championship

NNEEWW DDEELLHHII:: NIIT Limitedunveiled a websitewww.Wish4vishy.Com, aunique initiative to enableevery Indian to cheer forVViisswwaannaatthhaann AAnnaanndd as hegears up to defend his titleagainst World No 1Magnus Carlsen at WorldChess Championship in

Chennai from November 7 to 28.Wish4Vishy, offers a unique opportunity toevery Indian to take pride in Anand'sachievements and wish him good luck beforethe forthcoming World Chess Championship.The best entries stand a chance to win freeticket during the World Chess Championship2013 and special gifts on every alternateday, for the best wish expressed.

WADA in Jamaica for doping auditKKIINNGGSSTTOONN,, JJAAMMAAIICCAA:: A tight-lipped three-member World Anti-doping Agency (WADA)team arrived in Jamaica to begin what isexpected to be a two day extraordinary auditof Jamaica's drug testing system. The teamheaded by WADA's director of education andprogram development Rob Koehler, alsoincludes Rune Anderson, the global anti-doping agency's director of standards andharmonization, and Kerwin Clarke, managerof program development. The trio arrived inJamaica on Monday afternoon but declinedto respond to questions posed by membersof the local media.

DO OR DIE FOR ‘D’ COMPANYBy S S Ramaswamy

NAGPUR: Handicapped bythe poor form of some oftheir key bowlers, India will

be under intense pressure as theygo into the do-or-die sixth cricketone-dayer against an upbeat Aus-tralia here today, fully aware thatany slip-up at this stage could costthem the series.The visitors are sitting pretty

with a 2-1 lead in the best-of-sevenseries after the successive wash-outs of the fourth and fifth gamesof the long series at Ranchi andCuttack on October 23 and 26. Theonus is on India, whose under-performing players, need to pullup their socks and fire in unison toupset the apple cart of the Aus-tralians who came here with therecord of winning two seven-gameseries in the past.The hosts have no option but to

win the remaing two matches toclinch the series and any lapses intomorrow's game could turn outto be disastrous for the team."From our point of view this is thegame we want to win. We don'twant to save it for the last game onSunday (at Bangalore). We want towrap up with this game. Obviouslyfrom their (India's) point of viewthey need to win to stay alive andfrom that point pretty crucial forthem," said Australian left armspinner Xavier Doherty in the run-up to the crucial match at the sta-dium.Among the batsmen, Virat Kohli

and Mahendra Singh Dhoni arethe top-scorers for the hosts, with

the former consistently brilliantand the captain playing that su-perb innings at Mohali to help theteam recover and post a challeng-ing 300-plus total that was chasedsuccessfully by the visitors.Openers Shikhar Dhawan and

Rohit Sharma produced topdrawer batting in the second ODIat Jaipur with excellent knocks of95 and 141 not out that helpedIndia chase a huge target of 360with plenty to spare. India wouldbe looking forward to this left-rightcombination to provide a verygood start again at the VCA groundwhere 300 or more scores havebeen put up on four occasions inthe past.

The worry for India is the mid-dle order given the way SureshRaina and Yuvraj Singh struggledagainst the pace and bounce ex-tracted by Mitchell Johnson in Mo-hali. The 31-year-old Queenslander

produced a scintillating show inthe last game that was not washedout in the series and he will comehard at these two batsmen again inthe all-lefties' battle.The wicket at the Jamtha sta-

dium may not be as conducive forJohnson's type of bowling, but heand the other speedsters have cer-tainly exposed some chinks withtheir short-ball attack in the Indianbatting line up. Raina and Yuvraj

many not have done much in theseries so far but are capable ofcoming up with a scintillatingshow at some stage of the compe-tition and the hosts would wel-come such a display in thisdo-or-die game.Doherty expected some turn

from the wicket after the run-festin this series of tall scores. "I ex-pected some spinning wickets aswe got in the Test series here (ear-lier this year). Probably the lastgame it rained (in Ranchi) or itmight have been spinning a bit.Looks like this wicket will spin abit and spinners will play a bitmore of a role," he said ahead ofthe clash.

India’s under-performersneed to fire in do-or-diecontest

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina during a practice session in Nagpur on Tuesday ahead of the sixth ODIcricket match against Australia.

We are under no pressure: AshwinNAGPUR: It may be a do-or-

die encounter for India butoff-spinner Ravichandran Ash-win insisted that the home teamwas under no added pressure de-spite trailing Australia 1-2 aheadof the sixth and penultimategame of the ODI cricket serieshere today."There is no pressure as such

we are just going out and enjoy-ing ourselves. This game is goingto be crucial, so we just want toenjoy ourselves and see where wecan take it. It has been a good andtight series so far," said Ashwinahead of the game at the VCA Sta-dium in Jamtha.India lost the first and third

ODIs in Pune and Mohali, chaseda huge score of 359 successfully

in the second game at Jaipur, be-fore the fourth and fifth matchesin Ranchi and Cuttack respec-tively were washed out. The In-dian bowling attack has beenregularly carted around by theAustralian batsmen, with captainGeorge Bailey and opener AaronFinch in an especially punishingmood. Ashwin, who too has beena disappointment so far, saidevery bowler has been trying toimprove. "We are constantlylooking to improve as such. Thereare always areas that you canwork on, constantly looking toimprove on. I have been trying towork on bowling more and morebecause that's the only way thatyou can get better," said theChennai off-spinner.

ZURICH: Lionel Messi, FranckRibery, Cristiano Ronaldo,

Gareth Bale and Neymar areamong 23 candidates on theshort list for the Ballon d'Or an-nounced by FIFA.Ribery, who won UEFA's best

player in Europe award for the2012-13 season, helped BayernMunich win the ChampionsLeague and Bundesliga and Ger-man Cup titles.Messi, winner of the last four

Ballon d'Or awards in voting bycoaches, team captains andmedia, was injured late in theseason and could not preventBarcelona from being beaten byBayern in the Champions Leaguesemifinals.Neymar joined Messi at

Barcelona this season after amove from Santos in his nativeBrazil, while Welshman Balemoved to Real Madrid from Tot-tenham in September for 100million euros, the richest transferin football history.Another nominee was Liver-

pool forward Luis Suarez, whomissed the start of the 2013-14Premier League season whileserving a 10-game suspension forbiting Chelsea defender BranislavIvanovic during a Premier Leaguegame in April. The Ballon d'Or, orworld player of the year, winnerwill be announced Jan. 13 inZurich. Two now-retired man-agers -- Alex Ferguson of Man-chester United and Bayern's JuppHeynckes -- are among 10 nomi-nees for FIFA's coach of the yearaward.

Messi, Ribery head Ballon d’Or nominees

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Kundra appointed on BoD in WorldMartial Arts FederationMMUUMMBBAAII:: Raj Kundra has been nominated onthe Board of Directors for the World MixedMartial Arts Federation (WMMAF) while, DanielIssac, CEO, Super Fight League, has taken theposition of Vice President of Asia departmentof World Mixed Martial Arts Federation. Theywere felicitated by a trophy for this honour byWorld MMA Federation President AndreiChistov(Ukraine), General Secretary ofWMMAF, Evgenia Borshevska (Ukraine). SuperFight League, is the first organisation in Indiato promote Mixed Martial Arts.

MSSA-BIPIN Free FootballCoaching Camps from NovMMUUMMBBAAII:: The Mumbai Schools SportsAssociation (MSSA) - Bipin Football Academy(BFA) will be conducting free footballcoaching camps for under-16 boys and girlsgets under way from November 1and shallbe held at nine various centres in the city,suburbs and Thane district. The coachingcamps which is being conducted by the BFAsince the last 26 years will been seen in anew avatar as they join hands with theMSSA, the premier institution that conductsthe sports activities for all the schools inMumbai. The winter vacation coachingcamps will be inaugurated on November 1 at7.30 am at the MSSA grounds, Azad Maidan,Churchgate.

Residential Training program fromMumbai Rush SoccerMMUUMMBBAAII:: Mumbai Rush Soccer Centre ofExcellence is organizing two camps, oneweek and two week a residential trainingprogram in Margao, Goa from November 3-16. The training will be conducted by USSF‘A’ license coach Mitch Bickmore- technicaldirector of Mumbai Rush Soccer, who hasbeen training players in Mumbai for the past6 months. The children from Mumbai andPune will be training and residing in Goaduring the training period. The trainingsession will have sessions in the morningand evening.

Cleophas hat-trick steers Xavier tovictoryMMUUMMBBAAII:: A fine hat-trick by Cleophas wasinstrumental in St Francis Xavier B (VileParle) 6-0 blanking of St Andrew B (Bandra)in the mens knockout tournament of theWillingdon Catholic Gymkhana 26th InterParish Rink Football tournament.ValerianMendonca, Reagan Misquitta and BrendonSantos were the other scorers.Results: Mens knockout: O.L.Rosary A (Mazgaon)3 (Clinton Mendes 2, Rajesh Naidu) beat St.Michael B (Mahim) 1 (Andon D'Souza). Full time 1-1. Won in the tie break 2-0; Veterans (q/f)Geostanne 6 (Peter Rodrigues 2, Douglas De Sena,Jayant Sinha, Tapash Ghosh, Clement Travasso)beat St Joseph B (Melanis Buthello, GilrodyCreado).

ACT, a chance to test newcombinations before Jr WC: ClarkNEW DELHI: With focus firmly on the FIHJunior Men's World Cup in December, India issending a relatively junior team for the AsianChampions Trophy in Japan and chief coachGregg Clark said the upcoming tournamentwill give him a chance to assess all thearsenal at his disposal ahead of thequadrennial event. Hockey India hasincluded as many as 13 players from theSultan of Johor Cup-winning junior squad inthe 18-man touring party for the AsianChampions Trophy.

KOLKATA: West Indies' de-structive opener ChrisGayle said while he wished

a great farewell for legendarybatsman Sachin Tendulkar, hisside will be out there to "spoil thefun and parade" when they takeon India in the Two-Test seriesnext month."Sachin's a legend and we wish

him a great farewell and we wanthim to walk away happily, but notvictorious," said Gayle."That Test in Mumbai (Sachin's

200th Test) will be fantastic. Theatmosphere will be great as theyalways have been a lively crowd.Indian crowd always come out tosupport cricket and with Sachin,it's going to be even bigger. TheWest Indies will put on a goodshow but we're eyeing the seriesso we may be spoiling the funand parade," Gayle told'Cricinfo'.West Indies will play two Tests

and three ODIs during their tourof India, commencing in Kolkatawith first Test from November 6-10. The second Test — Ten-dulkar's farewell match — will beplayed in Mumbai from Novem-ber 14-18.Gayle noted that the series

against India will finally settle thequestion on where the West In-dies stand in Tests. West Indiesare currently ranked sixth among

Test-playing nations and Gaylesaid his team would be morethan keen to move up the ICCrankings. "The big occasion forWest Indies is a chance to gainpoints to move to No. 5 on theICC rankings. That's our mission.I personally have never made ahundred versus India, so I will belooking to rectify that, given my

IPL experience also. But you can'tdiscount their talent in playerslike Sachin (Tendulkar), MSDhoni and so many more. A fewof us are familiar with venues likeKolkata and Mumbai, which hostthe Tests, and these conditionsand pitches usually stay thesame," said the Jamaican.The Windies have not played a

Test match for almost a year nowand the team trained hard at a fit-ness and medical camp inBridgetown before coming hereto ensure players stay fit as theywill be on the road for a longtime. Gayle said a good show inthe series could well be the turn-ing point in his career, consider-ing India are a formidable

opponents to beat at home. "Wewant to start the first Test with abang and we know what's re-quired to win in India. I hope thisseries will be a turning point inmy career as I get back to the red-ball as opposed to the short-for-mat white ball. India are lookingto consolidate their Test spot (3rdposition) in the rankings so it willbe a very engaging contest," hesaid. "I'm really looking forwardto the Tests because I haven'tplayed one in a while. It's alwaystough in India, no matter the for-mat, and this is crucial to testourselves against top-five oppo-sition. It will be difficult to beatIndia at home for sure," Gaylesigned off.

Let Arjun Tendulkar enjoy his cricket: Rohan GavaskarLAHLI, HARYANA: Well awareof the burden of expectations

that comes with a legendary sur-name, former India playerRohan Gavaskar is miffed at theway the cricket fraternity is fol-lowing each and every move ofSachin Tendulkar's 14-year-oldson, Arjun.Clearly not in a mood to dis-

cuss the progress made by thejunior Tendulkar in school levelcricket, Rohan said the kidshould be left alone and allowedto "enjoy" his cricket. "This issomething I do not wish to dis-cuss. I don't want to talk aboutit," Rohan said at first.Prodded a bit and the son of

the legendary Sunil Gavaskarsaid, "The kid should be leftalone, let him enjoy his cricket. Ihave spoken to Sachin, I havespoken to Anjali (Tendulkar)about it. This is not fair onthem."While his father is considered

to be one of India's finest everbatsman, the 37-year-old Rohancouldn't really reach those dizzyheights during a cricket careerspanning over a decade and ahalf. Rohan played in 11 One-day internationals, with 54 beinghis best. With 6938 runs and 18centuries in 117 matches, hisfirst-class record stands a lot bet-ter. He had also captained Ben-

gal for two seasons. Gavaskarhad retired from first-classcricket last year.Now a cricket commentator,

Rohan shared the box with hisfather during the current ODI se-ries against Australia, againstwhom he made his One-daydebut in January 2004. Knowing well that constant

comparison could be a problem,Rohan doesn't want Arjun to beweighed on the same scale as hislegendary father when he growsup. Arjun, who bats left-handed,had scored a century in theMumbai Cricket Association'sUnder-14 selection trials in Maylast year.

CHENGDU ,CHINA: It

was a disap-pointing end toIndia's cam-paign in the In-t e r n a t i o n a lChampionshipas the twoposter boys of

Indian cue sport -- Pankaj Ad-vani and Aditya Mehta -- bowedout of the major ranking snookerevent, losing their respective firstround matches here.Indian Open finalist, Aditya

went down 3-6 to England's RodLawler, who top scored with 103,while eight-time world championAdvani suffered from food poi-soning just minutes before his

opening game against English-man Dave Harold, who defeatedthe 27-year-old cueist 6-4 in theUSD 9,50,000 event."Once your health is under at-

tack, it's not much one can do.Given my condition, I am pleasedwith my performance," Advanitold PTI. "It was unfortunate tosuffer the way I did during thematch. I look forward to recover-ing and preparing for the nextlong stint in England over No-vember and December," headded. Despite suffering from anupset stomach, which Advani de-veloped as he was walking out tothe table to play his match, theBangalore-based cueist came upwith multiple breaks and took thefight into the opponent's camp.

Advani, Aditya lose in Intl C’shipYuki wins, Divij-Raja bow out in ATP ChallengersNE W

D E L H I :Yuki Bhambriadvanced tothe singlesquarterfinals ofthe ATP Chal-lenger event inTaralgon, Aus-tralia after his

opponent Brendon Moore re-tired in second set of the firstround match.Yuki had won the first set 6-2

and was leading the second 1-0when the Australian qualifierconceded the match after 42minutes due to shin pain inboth the legs. The Indian next faces Kiwi

Michael Venus, who defeatedAustralia's Dane Propoggia 6-3

6-3 in his first round match. Earlier, Yuki had lost in the

doubles first round with Amer-ican partner Mitchell Krueger.They lost 4-6 4-6 to local pairof Maverick Banes and GavinVan Peperzeel.Meanwhile, in the Eckental

Challenger tournament in Ger-many, top seeded Indian pairof Divij Sharan and Purav Rajamade a shock first round exit.The Indians lost a hard-foughtfirst round match 7-5 5-7 3-10to local wild cards Robin Kernand Maximillan Marterer inone hour and 24 minutes.In the Charlottesville event

in the USA, both Somdev Dev-varman and Saketh Myneniwill open their campaignstoday.

That Test in Mumbai will be fantastic.The atmosphere will be great as theyalways have been a lively crowd. Indiancrowd always come out to supportcricket and with Sachin, it's going to beeven bigger. The West Indies will put ona good show but we're eyeing the seriesso we may be spoiling the fun andparade

— Chris Gayle

WEST INDIES LOOKING TO ‘SPOIL’SACHIN’S FAREWELL PARTY: GAYLE

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Gujarat post an innings and one-run win over VidarbhaNNAAGGPPUURR:: A dominant Gujarat rode onRakesh Dhruv's five-wicket haul, whichincluded a hat-trick, to register an easyinnings and one-run victory over Vidarbha ina Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match. Vidarbha,trailing Gujarat by 219 runs in the firstinnings, were shot out for 218 in theirsecond essay on the third and penultimateday at the Vidarbha Cricket AssociationGround. Left-arm spinner Dhruv spun a webaround the Vidarbha batsmen as hesnapped up five for 21. A hat-trick in the end,which removed the tail -- Shrikant Wagh (2),Umesh Yadav (0) and Sandeep Singh (0)-sparked off celebrations in the Gujaratdressing room. Besides Dhruv, JaspritBumrah chipped in with three for 59, whileJesal Karia finished with one for 35.

Yashpal's unbeaten 87 keepServices in hunt against TNNNEEWW DDEELLHHII:: Yashpal Singh made anunbeaten half century to lift Services to 245for five in their first innings in reply to TamilNadu's 456 for seven declared at the end ofthird and penultimate day's play in a RanjiTrophy Group B match. Yashpal played aresolute innings of 87 that came off 168balls and was studded with 15 hits to thefence to keep Services' in the hunt in thefinal day of the tie today. Apart from Yashpal,skipper Soumik Chatterjee scored 47 and Anshul Gupta made 37. At stumps on Day 3,Services still trail Tamil Nadu by 211 runswith five wickets in hand.

Saurashtra spinners sparkleagainst RajasthanRRAAJJKKOOTT:: A fine display by spinners today putSaurashtra in a commanding position asthey enforced follow-on on Rajasthan in theirRanji Trophy Group B match here at theSaurashtra Cricket Association Stadiumhere. After declaring their first innings at theovernight total of 475 for seven, Saurashtrabundled out the visitors for a paltry 136 injust 43.1 overs in their first essay on thepenultimate day of the four-day match. At theclose of play today, Rajasthan werestruggling at 147 for four in their secondinnings, still needing 192 runs with sixwickets remaining. The spin trio ofDharmendra Jadeja, Vishal Joshi andKamlesh Makwana ran through Rajasthan'sfirst innings before tightening their grip overthe match by third day's end.

Punjab take upper hand againstOdishaMMOOHHAALLII:: Riding on a fine batting display,Punjab posted a massive 560 for sixdeclared before reducing Odisha to 110 fortwo in their second innings at the end of thethird day's play in their Group A Ranji Trophymatch here. After bundling out Odisha for205 in their first innings, Punjab managed totake a 355-run lead. The visitors now need245 more run with eight wickets remainingto avoid innings defeat. At stumps on daythree, Niranjan Behera was batting on 42and Govind Podder was unbeaten on 52.

Sun shines brightly but Eden notfit for play for Ranji matchKKOOLLKKAATTAA:: For the third consecutive day theRanji Trophy Group B match between hostsBengal and Baroda was called off as theumpires found the Eden Gardens not suitablefor play. The rain had stopped since Sundayand there were two full bright and sunny daysbut the match still could not get started.

By Abhishek Hore

LAHLI, HARYANA: SachinTendulkar warmed up forhis farewell series against

the West Indies next month witha gritty unbeaten half-century tokeep Mumbai's chances alive intheir Ranji Trophy match againsta spirited Haryana here.Featuring in his last Ranji Tro-

phy innings, Tendulkar playedthe lone-ranger as he remainednot out on a patient 55 at stumpson the third day, with Mumbai,set a target of 240, needing an-other 39 runs to win with fourwickets in hand.The 40-time defending cham-

pions were 201 for six at close ofday, with Dhawal Kulkarni givingTendulkar company on six. Re-suming at 224 for nine, Haryanawere all bowled out for 241 earlierin the day. After that Tendulkar held cen-

trestage by showing signs of re-gaining his form, much to thedelight of the packed crowd whohad been awaiting his arrival atthe crease with bated breath. Thechampion batsman, who will walkinto sunset after playing his land-mark 200th Test against the WestIndies next month, decorated hisinnings with four hits to the fencewhile facing 122 balls.One shot that brought back the

days of yore was the cracker of acover drive Tendulkar producedoff pacer Ashish Hooda, attractinghuge cheers from the packedcrowd. Chants of 'Sachin, Sachin'were heard almost all day longand he obliged his fans in thissleepy village by recording his115th first-class fifty.Tendulkar, who was dismissed

for five in the first innings, got tohis 50 when he flicked JoginderSharma for two through the va-cant square leg region, bringing

the crowd to its feet. The 40-year-old Tendulkar was concentrationpersonified as he looked to bailMumbai out of a difficult situationby bringing into play all his expe-rience. He was far from being hisaggressive best, but on this trickytrack at the Chaudhary Bansi LalStadium, patience was the orderof the day and Tendulkar showedthat in abundance. In the morn-ing, Mumbai took less than threeovers to dismiss Harshal Patel andbring to an end Haryana's secondinnings. Before holing out toDhawal Kulkarni off his own bowl-ing, Patel had smashed his way to33 invaluable runs that helped inswelling the hosts' lead.Patel had started from where he

had left off yesterday evening, hit-ting a Kulkarni delivery straightover his head and into thesightscreen for a maximum. Thesix was followed by a four butwhile going one for one too many,he got out in the next ball. But thebowler, by then, had done morethan his share with the willow.Mumbai's chase started on a

disastrous note as they lost RanjiTrophy's most prolific scorer,Wasim Jaffer, in the second over ashe played away from his body toedge an outswinger to wicket-keeper Nitin Saini. An 86-run part-nership ensued for the secondwicket between Ajinkya Rahaneand Kaustabh Pawar. Mumbai'stop-scorer in the first innings, Ra-hane contributed 40 this timearound, and his knock includedfour hits to fence before he wasshown the door by off-spinnerJayant Yadav who bowled the bats-man with a ball that did not turnass much as his previous delivery.Rahane's departure, with

Mumbai at 87 for two, once againbrought the packed crowd to itsfeet as it signalled the arrival ofTendulkar into the crease.Around 6000 spectators had sincemorning trooped into the Chaud-hary Bansi Lal Stadium, hopingto see their favourite cricketerproduce a special knock.Brief Scores: Haryana 134 & 241lead Mumbai 136 & 201/6 in 75.0overs [Kaustubh Pawar 47, AjinkyaRahane 40, Sachin Tendulkar 55batting] 39 runs.

Tendulkar on 55 not out,keeps Mumbai chancesalive with 39 runs to hisseason opener

LAHLI, HARYANA: As emotionscontinue to run high in Mum-bai camp with Sachin Tendulkarplaying in his final Ranji Trophygame, opener Kaustubh Pawarsaid the players were trying tofocus on winning the matchagainst Haryana as a farewell giftto him. "Emotions are there but heis trying to neglect it so as to focusin the game (against Haryana) ...The rest of the teammates are alsotrying to do that. He does not wantthat to affect his game. The wholeteam wants to gift him a win,"Pawar told reporters.Chasing 240 for victory, Mum-

bai need another 39 runs on thefinal day today to force a win,with Tendulkar remaining un-beaten on 55. Asked about thematch situation, Pawar said los-

ing two wickets late into the finalsession of play have broughtHaryana back into the game."We are not on the backfoot

but we lost two wickets and thatbrought them into the game. Theteam that plays better will winthe match. It's a good pitch forfast bowlers," he said.Asked how he felt while batting

with Tendulkar, he said, "It's adream to bat with him, it's the sec-ond time, the first was in the quar-terfinal against Baroda at theWankhede last season. He gives ususeful tips." Haryana all-rounderMohit Sharma felt the match wasslightly tilted in his side's favour."I think it is 60 per cent on ourside. Morning session will be thekey. We will have to bowl to a goodline and length," he said.

This mason has Sachin’s 327 Testinnings and ODI tons on tips

LAHLI, HARYANA: He has notquite mastered the skill ofconstruction but a 32-year-oldmason from a hamlet in Sikhardistrict of Rajasthan seems tobe a 'PHD' in the country's mostloved subject -- SachinTendulkar -- having memorisedeach and every Test innings andODI centuries of the retiringicon.Meet Ajeet Singh Tanwar, a

one-of-a-kind Tendulkar fan,who, quite astonishingly,remembers how many theretiring cricketer has scored,where and in which match overhis past 198 Tests, besidesstoring in his 'memory card' thedetails of the 49 hundreds theveteran had smashed in his 463

ODI appearances."You ask me and I will tell you

how much he has scored in allthe Test matches he has playedor when did he score his 10th or23rd ODI century," said Tanwar,who has been closely followingthe cricketer's feats since theage of 16.The doubts over whether he

was boasting were put to restwith a simple google search onTendulkar's stats.Asked when did the most

complete batsman of modernera score his fourth ODI centuryand the answer from hiscomplete fan was 112 againstSri Lanka at Sharjah in 1995. Aquick glance through stats wasenough to clear all doubts.

SACHIN WARMS UP TO LAHLI

We want to win match as farewell gift to Sachin: Mumbai opener

Sachin Tendulkar plays a lofted shot during the Ranji trophy match againstHaryana in Rohtak on Tuesday.

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