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VARSITY TO BLAME
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Poor disaster management in case of tragedies in Mumbai?
T
he Disaster Management course that BMC
and Varsity decided to
start together was awaiting
the nod from academic
council, now it’s not clear
whether it has reached the
council or still lying at the
lower level.
Mumbai is resilient to the
bomb blasts, but do the
Mumbakars know how to behave and help others when
the blast happens? Security
agencies and civic officials
do not think so.
Jayant Patil, Guardian
Minister, Mumbai and exHome Minister addressing
scribes had suggested that,
“In my tenure as a Home
Minister I had emphasized
on CCTVs and instant initiation of all security procedures to ensure the safety of
the city. Training commoners
with disaster management
techniques will assist civic
and security forces pre and
post disasters.”
The University of Mumbai
and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
thought about training citi-
zens and civic officials. The
BMC had prepared a course
and submitted it to the university, but nothing has been
done as yet. On one side the
university officials are saying
that they don’t know if it is on
the agenda of academic
council and on the other
hand, it is being said that
there is progress in the matter. However, nobody has a
clear picture.
The Disaster Management
course was submitted by the
BMC to the University in
2009, and it was supposed to
start from the academic year
of 2010-11. The BMC had
also got the infrastructure in
Bin(a) bomb
place, but the nod from the
University is still awaited,
hence its chances of being
commenced from this academic year are very unlikely.
Mahesh Narvekar, chief of
disaster management cell,
believes that the delay is because there was no vice
chancellor when the proposal was given and there
were transfers in the academic council of the University, “But our syllabus and
infrastructure is ready and
the centre known as
Kalpataru is also ready. We
are now awaiting the nod
from University.” But the fact
that Rajan Welukar was appointed as the vice chancellor in July 2010 cannot be
ignored.
According to sources from
the Academic Council, there
have been two meetings so
far, but this course was not
discussed nor was it in the
agenda. The centre for disaster management has confirmed that the syllabus was
submitted to the Academic
Council and they will be taking action on it.
If the formal method is
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Suspicious objects will
get noticed in the new
transparent refuse bins
By Priyal Dave
A
part from all the security upgradation
that railway authorities are boasting of
in the wake of recent terror attacks, a
unique one will be visible at Churchgate
station from today, and at all other railways stations along Western Railway’s
(WR) suburban network by August 9. The
administration will be installing uniquely
designed dustbins on platforms which will
help security forces notice any suspicious
looking object thrown inside.
Around 873 dustbins will be installed
between Churchgate and Virar by August
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The bins were being assembled at Churchgate
station, on Tuesday.
Priyal Dave
By Neha Ghatpande
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The irony of being ‘Civic’
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Civic authority and city police appear to be accommodating illegal hawkers outside CST station
saying that they are to be removed only during evening as per ‘unwritten rules’
Azad Shrivastav | ADC
Railway uses anti-terror vehicle
to keep hawkers at bay
Following the incident where a
commuter was roughed up last
month, it was noticed that the blue
coloured anti-terror vehicle parked
outside CST at all times, was made
to shift its location to the place
where the incident took place. At
least five to six hawkers selling perfumes, belts and other sundry
items occupy that space. However
when asked, a cop posted at the
site said, the shifting had nothing
to do with hawkers. However,
the change was more than just
obvious.
Civic authority promises action
C.B. Rokade, deputy Municipal
Commissioner, (Removal and Encroachment) accepting the problem said, “These hawkers tend to
run insider the railway station
when our team evicts them. We
have understood their modus
operandi and act often. However, I
will ensure that a concrete action is
taken on this particular case.”
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VIKAS SABNIS
Despite presence of both – the police and anti-encroachment van, which is permanently parked near the BMC headquarters, illegal hawking thrives unabated here.
By Priyal Dave
I
t is nothing but irony that illegal
hawkers flourish along St.
George Road, near Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus (CST), the originating station of Central line, as
well as a World Heritage site, despite presence of both anti-encroachment vehicle, which is
permanently parked there, and city
police personnel, who are posted
there to protect civic authorities in
case they are attacked by hawkers.
Several media reports have also
pointed out the issue, but to no
avail. For a month now, after a stray
incident where commuter was
roughed up after he stepped on the
articles being sold by a hawker,
OPINIONS
Vishal Parvatkar
Photographer
I believe it is the BMC's
responsibility to prune trees before
monsoons, every year.
who was occupying the passage
leading to the station, the ignorance or helplessness of the civic
body to curb this problem has been
noted.
An anti-encroachment truck
comes and parks itself at one end of
the bus stop at CST. A man, perhaps the driver, is either chatting
on the phone or sleeping inside the
vehicle. Another occupant in the
vehicle is seen doing the same. Police personnel stand nearby sometimes, apparently to provide
security to officials, who incidentally are no where in site. In the
meanwhile, hawkers make hay
while the sun shines. And commuters continue to jostle for space
due to a narrow pathway.
What a waste
On Saturday, three city police personnel were observed standing
next to the vehicle, one of whom
said they were there, in case, the
civic authorities were attacked by
hawkers. When told that hawkers
were still there but no civic authority was visible, the cop said “According to ‘unwritten’ laws, the
authorities are supposed to remove
the hawkers only during evenings.”
The cop later added that he was
helpless as he was asked to provide
protection.
Hawkers have support of civic
officials, police and others
In what turned out to be a rather
surprising revelation, these illegal
hawkers not only have support
from the civic authorities and the
cops but also from other unidentified people who lobby on their behalf. A man who refused to identify
himself came forward to explain
why the civic body was ‘soft’ on the
hawkers. “Garib ko bhi paise kamane ka moka milna chaiye nah
(Poor people should be given an
opportunity to make some money.)
Also, despite being shooed away
they come back.” The man said he
had no affiliation with the civic
body. He added that the area is
under the Railways, and hence
Railway Protection Force (RPF)
should take action. RPF, on the
other hand has confirmed that the
area belongs to the civic body.
Do you think Inox is responsible for the tragic tree accident?
Runcil Rebello
Instructional Writer
It is the BMC's responsibility to
take care of such civic issues,
which could lead to incidents
harming the citizens it is
supposed to protect.
Nishtha Kanal
Student
I'd have to say that both Inox and BMC
are responsible in equal measures.
Inox concretised the floor around the
roots, and we all know that the BMC
never trims trees during the monsoons
Bini Philips
Journalist
A private, profit-making enterprise
should have ensured that their
parking is safe.
Whom are you talking about?
PM of India or the PM of Britain?
Sankalp Shukla
Corporate
Communication
Associate
The civic body is responsible for this
matter. They should stop playing the
dirty blame game and act swiftly so
that such incidents don’t happen
again.
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RR gets boxed on the ear
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mark that the post should
never have gone to the NCP.
After giving him an earful,
Pawar sent Patil back to
Mumbai. Whether he has
managed to hang on to his
post is not clear, but indications are that his job is still
on the line.
RR blind to CCTV
proposal
T
he Home Minster R.R.
Patil is desperately trying to save his own job.
Very few people know that
on Monday afternoon he
practically
forced
CM
Prithviraj Chavan to cancel
the meeting convened to
discuss the sensitive issue of
CCTVs. Patil was at the
Mantralaya when he got orders from party boss Sharad
Pawar to report to him
in New Delhi. Turning his
back on the vital meeting in
Mantralaya, he took off the
capital. At a closed door
meeting, he made a case
about his good functioning
as a Home Minister. But he
also made a complaint
against the CM’s earlier re-
If facing the heat from all
sides was not enough, RR
Patil got snubbed by former
Home Minister and Rural
Development
Minister
Jayant Patil, his colleague in
the NCP. Jayant Patil said
that he does not know why
the project of installing 5,000
closed circuit television
(CCTV) cameras across the
city has not taken off despite
him having cleared the proposal during his tenure,
when he took over as Home
Minister after RR was shown
the door following the 26/11
attacks. The Indian Merchants Chamber had also offered to bear the cost of
installing the CCTVs at
strategic places across the
city. The footage generated
was to be monitored by the
police control room. RR
came back as Home minister
again but did nothing. The
two proposals gathered lot of
dust in Mantralaya before
they were taken up by the
CM on Tuesday. Aba will
have to polish his excuses for
this lapse.
Vilasrao luck bounces
like a ball
Finally, Vilasrao Deshmukh
has taken charge as the new
Science and Technology
Minister. During the cabinet
reshuffle he was shunted out
from vital Rural Development Ministry. The Science
and Technology department
is fully controlled by PM
Manmohan Singh. Vilasrao
was elected as Mumbai
Cricket Association (MCA)
president with the support of
NCP strongman Sharad
Pawar. This new association
Rivals collaborate as state fails
to resolve mill workers’ issues
Azad Shruvastav | ADC
A group of mill workers stand near the ultra-luxury multi-storeyed housing complex at the site of New Hind
Textile Mills in Worli.
By Kunal Chonkar
“M
umbai was made the
financial capital of
the nation by the mill workers, who are now struggling
to secure basic amenities for
themselves,” stated Eknath
Khadse, a senior BJP leader
and the leader of opposition.
Speaking to the ADC,
Khadse said that the ruling
government has failed to
comprehend the fact that
mill workers were the first
citizens of the city. “Facing
the tyrannical British rule
and shaping the island city
into a full-fledged commercial hub was initiated by
these men,” added Khadse.
Rubbishing the allegations that the Thackeray
brother’s are uniting over the
issue for vested interests,
Khadse said, “This must not
be blown out of proportion
or seen with any other perspective than collaboration
for seeking justice. Raj and
Uddhav meet me and we,
along with other political
parties have decided to
protest against the state.”
According to recent reports
and confirmations from both
the Thackerays, they will be
supporting the mill workers
and to do so have organised a
protest rally on July 28. Several associations of textile industry workers, comprising
those workers who were rendered jobless after prolonged
strikes in early 1990s and the
following years would be demanding rehabilitation from
the state for which they will
be supported by various political parties.
The rally will commence
at Byculla’s Veermata Jeejabai garden and will conclude at Azad Maidan.
Munde back in
circulation
Senior BJP leader Gopinath
Munde who was virtually in
self imposed exile after his
open scuffle with party chief
Nitin Gadkari, surfaced in
public after a long interval.
He visited the blast sites and
has not gone down well in
the AICC and as a result Vilasrao was shunted to a portfolio he has no grip over.
Vilasrao has contended that
this is not a demotion. Well,
what exactly is it?
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POLI-TICKLE
Suyash Padate | ADC
expressed disappointment
over non-implementation of
recommendations
for
strengthening intelligencegathering system after 26/11
attacks. The BJP bigwigs
must have been startled to
see him on TV. Even after assurances that fences would
be mended, Gadkari has
been avoiding Munde for
quite a long time. Now let’s
hope the leadership will
make Gadkari placate the
leader who was sulking, but
is now warming up on his
own.
Houses collapse, trees
fall as rains lash city
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For a change, local trains not affected
By Vishnudas Sheshrao
F
Sushil Kadam | ADC
ive people were injured in a
house collapse incident at
Shanti Nagar, S.V. Road
Dahisar, on Tuesday. The victims
were rushed to the nearest hospital
and are said to be in stable condition. Four other similar incidents
were also reported, but there were
no injuries.
Besides, 18 trees were uprooted –
nine in the city, four in the eastern
suburbs and five in the western
ALL JAMMED UP: Traffic moved at a snail’s pace around Matunga.
Robber quartet apprehended
What cops thought as an arrest linked with the 13/7 serial
blast, turned out to be nabbing of common robbers
By Neel Shah
M
umbai police’s euphoria that
stemmed from what they
though to be the first arrest in the
13/7 serial blasts case actually
turned out to be the apprehension
of petty robbers. This amusing incident happened on Tuesday, when
the police personnel from Unit 11
of Crime Branch arrested four individuals, who had robbed a shop at
Kalbadevi in South Mumbai.
Ironically, on July 13, when the
serial blasts ruptured Mumbai, the
arrested robbers had committed a
robbery a little away from the area
where the twin blasts occurred in
Zaveri Bazar. The robbers barged
into the shop of Nisha Enterprises
situated at Vithalwadi in Kalbadevi
and fled away with Rs.27.50 lakh in
cash. The four arrested accused
were identified as Prakash Goriwali
(32), Chetan Madhukar (39), Javed
Sayeed (30) and Dastageer Sayeed
(22). One accused is still absconding in the case.
The four criminals from the Khar
Danda area in the western suburbs
were missing since the day of the
serial blasts. It was based on a tipoff that police began the manhunt
for these men. Police arrested the
accused from Goregaon (W) area.
After the arrest of the quartet, the
policy inquired about the case with
the employee of the shop where the
robbery had occurred, crime
branch sleuths learnt that the accused were robbers. The arrested
quatern were handed over to LT
Marg police station, where a case of
robbery was registered.
Police recovered Rs.10,71,500
from the arrested accused. The accused are booked under section
392 (Punishment for robbery), 451
(House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment), 380 (Theft by clerk or
servant of property in possession of
master) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of IPC.
The robbery
Working for nearly sixteen years with
the firm, Goriwala was handling the
financial part of the business of
Bharat Ajhmera, the complainant of
the case. Taking advantage of this information, Goriwala informed
Malap, who knew since many years
and together the two hatched a conspiracy to loot the shop.
Subsequently, Malap formed a
team of three people to rob the
shop.
On
the
day
when
Rs.27,71,500 were withdrawn from
the bank, the robbers, fully aware
about the withdrawal thanks to
Goriwala, entered the shop and
fled away with the money.
While fleeing from the scene of
the crime, the valet of one of the accused Dastageer Sayeed fell down in
the shop, in which a driving license
and PAN card were present. Soon a
complaint of robbery was lodged in
the LT Marg police station and a case
of robbery was registered against
Dastageer and his three associates.
neel.shah@afternoondc.in
suburbs – as the rains combined
with heavy winds. Traffic was also
affected, with jams in various part
of city, particularly north bound
traffic during the evening hours.
Notably, local train services were
not affected by Tuesday’s downpour.
Tangible increase was also seen
in the water stock in Modak Sagar,
Tansa, Bhatas and Upper Vaitarna
dams while Tulsi started overflowing from Monday evening.
Presently, the total water stock is
4,81,517 MLD.
The city recorded an average of
48 mm rainfall till Tuesday evening.
Till date, the city has received an
average of 1,100 mm rainfall, which
is around 47 per cent of last year’s
total rainfall.
The Indian metrological officials
have predicted heavy rains in next
two days as well. IMD officials said,
“Intermittent rains or showers
would occur in parts of the city and
suburbs while heavy rains would
be witnessed in some areas along
with strong, gusty winds at times.”
Disaster Mgmt on
collision course
By Neha Ghatpande
T
he University of Mumbai
and the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation had
jointly developed a disaster
management two years back,
which is still awaiting the academic council’s nod. And the
prospects of the course starting
from this academic year are
also far from bright. Reason?
The centre for disaster management, also affiliated to the
varsity, started a certificate
course in the same last academic year.
According to the rules, the
varsity cannot have two
courses which cover similar
subjects or syllabus. Sources
from the university have admitted that the academic
council won’t be too impressed
with the varsity and BMC’s
joint venture.
“The council might be apprehensive of starting the
course as there is already a fullfledged certificate course in
place, which is functioning
properly. Only if BMC’s course
is completely different and
caters to a certain section can
it be taken forward,” stated a
university official, requesting
anonymity.
However, according to a former professor, there cannot be
a clash as the BMC one is a
diploma course while the one
already started is a certificate
course.
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Dahisar.
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considered there is a centre for disaster management in the university
under the geography department
in which was supposed to formulate or change the course if necessary and then it would move
forward to the Academic Council of
the university. After it gets the nod
of Academic Council, it gets forwarded to the Management Council which takes the final call. Now,
nobody knows where the course is
and when it will be enforced.
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9 of which the maximum will be at
Borivli (66) and Churchgate (59).
Security comes for a price and, in
this case, the administration has
spent approximately Rs.25 lakh, including installation charges, to get
such safe dustbins on platforms.
Each bin costs Rs.3,000 and has a
capacity of 50 litres of garbage. The
bin is transparent from three sides,
and can be tilted, almost entirely,
so that the contents can then be
emptied into garbage trolleys for
easy refuse collection.
With fears that Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) could easily
be thrown into public dustbins and
harm a good number of people, the
WR administration revised its earlier plans and asked the contractor
to supply dustbins which are transparent, and which have no lids.
Though commuters may find that
a bit ugly, it must be remembered
that such dustbins will be safer.
Confirming the development,
Sharat Chandrayan, Chief Public
Relations Officer (CPRO), WR said,
“We have asked for two different
sizes. While smaller dustbins will be
installed at platforms, bigger trolleys
will be used to empty the dustbins
and remove the garbage on a day to
day basis. The bins have been kept
transparent on three sides so that
security personnel can monitor the
contents inside, in case a suspicious
looking object is noticed.”
When asked whether the railways would be able to secure the
dustbins from vandalism or theft,
as was the case with the clean-up
bins provided on the roads by the
civic body, Chandrayan said that
CCTV footage and presence of security personnel on platforms will
be enough to ensure that the plastic bins are not vandalized or
robbed from station premises.
priyal.dave@afternoondc.in
Blasts’ aftermath continues
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After battling for life for almost a week, another victim succumbs to injuries
By Shwetha Kannan
I
t has been a week since the
triple blast ripped through
Mumbai, but the number of casualties is still mounting. Yesterday,
yet another Zaveri Bazar blast victim breathed his last at J.J. Hospital, leaving behind a grief-stricken
family.
Ashok Bate (35), who worked as
a peon at Zaveri Bazar, was admitted at to the hospital by his brothers Pandurang and Prakash on July
13, and were by his bed ever since,
hoping that their brother would recover soon. However, Bate family’s
dream were shattered on the night
of July 18, when the doctors informed them that though they
were trying their best to save
Ashok, the family should prepare it
self for the worst.
“After he underwent a major surgery, he told me that now I have to
look after his family and kids because he would not be there with
us after eight days. Then, I had assured him that everything will be
fine and he would be getting well
soon. But I never thought that his
words would come true,” said a
shattered Pandurang, Ashok’s
younger brother.
What has shocked the Bate family about Ashok’s death that he was
responding well to the treatment
and had started conversing with
the family members. However, his
condition started deteriorating on
July 18 and the next day at around
11.15am, he passed away.
Explaining why this happened,
Dr. T.P Lahane, Dean, J.J. Hospital,
said, “For burn injuries, it takes
time for the damage to manifest
itself. For the
first
three
days, the patient will feel
alright and
will be able to
speak. It is after
three days that the
effects become visible, which continue till day ten. Hence this period
of seven days (day three to ten) is
crucial for a burns patient, and it
was during this time frame that
Ashok passed away.”
“He had suffered 55 per cent
deep burns along with internal
burns. His mucus membrane was
damaged and was finding it hard to
breathe. One of his kidneys had
failed and he wasn’t passing urine.
He had also sustained abdominal
and chest injuries. One by one, all
his organs ceased functioning,
leading to a multi-organ failure. His
blood pressure dropped and he
passed away,” added Dr. Lahane.
Recalling what exactly happened
on that fateful day, Prakash said,
“Ashok was with his friends at Zaveri Bazar when he experienced a
strange explosion like feeling
within his body. He thought his
mobile phone had exploded, when
Azad Shrivastav | ADC
Friends recuperating
Ashok’s family members at JJ hospital
suddenly, a man fell on him and he
was injured. It was after sometime
when he heard words like ‘run’ and
‘bomb blast’ around him that he
realised what had happened. In
spite of being injured, he somehow
got up and sat down somewhere
nearby, and was later rushed to the
hospital. He was a brave man.”
Ashok is survived by his wife
Ashwini (30) and three children
Aditya (6), Divya (4) and a month
and a half old baby girl. “He was yet
to decide the child’s name. He
wanted to name her Devyani, but
then decided on Arpita because
even his names starts with an A,”
said Prakash. It is now Pandurang
T
he death of Faiz Usmani (42),
who was picked up for questioning in connection with the 13/7
blasts, continues to give Mumbai
police a harrowing time.
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), which is associated
with the Human Rights Commission, from Mau district in Uttar
Pradesh – Faiz hailed from there –
has demanded that, apart from a
CBI inquiry, a case of attempt to
murder should also be registered
against the five police officials allegedly responsible for the death.
Rajeev Yadav from PUCL said,
“Innocent youths are usually questioned by the Mumbai police under
the pretext of questioning people
from the Indian Mujahideen. Why
should they pay with their lives for
fabricated investigations and arrests?”
Samajwadi Party President Abu
Asim Azmi also came down heavily
on the ruling government and the
police officials. Azmi commented,
“All five police officials, who picked
up Faiz for questioning, must be
suspended on an immediate basis.
Also, investigations should be conduced under strict observations of
the Chief Judicial Magistrate.” Further, Azmi demanded that a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh be given by
Chief Minster Prithviraj Chavan to
the Usmani family.
Faiz’s friend, Gyasudeen Shaikh,
informed the ADC that the deceased’s family is upset with only a
CID inquiry being ordered as, according to them, the police officials
from Crime Branch Unit 6, who
came to pick up Usmani for grilling,
had literally pulled him out.
Shaikh added, “Usmani’s unnatural death has led to anger and fear
among people around Govandi,
where he lived. They are scared and
wondering if they too could meet
with a similar fate for no fault of
theirs.”
First sketch of 13/7 suspects unclear
By A Staff Reporter
W
ith eyewitnesses unable to provide in-depth details about the
Mumbai triple blast suspects to the
police, the investigations have hit a
roadblock as the artist is unable to
finish the sketches, which were sup-
posed to be distributed across the
country. According to sources from
the Home Department, the initial
sketch that was released and handed
over to almost all the security agencies across the country was roughly
based on the loose inputs provide by
eyewitnesses at the blast sites.
Khedekar, Ashok’s cousin. He said
that Ashok as a simple man and
had no frailties.
Recollecting his brother’s last
words, Pandurang said, “At hospital, Ashok told me that it was time
we lived together and for that we
should buy a big house. To which I
said that it would be done once he
was back home. He said that he
would be at hospital for a long time
and there was no need to wait. I
told him that I would be with him
till time he is discharged. But now,
he is no more.”
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Man who supplied arms to
Dey’s murderers nabbed
Usmani’s death keeps controversy alive
By A Special Correspondent
and Prakash’s responsibility to look
after Ashok’s family, including their
60-year-old mother Radhika. Both
Ashwini and Radhika are to yet to
be informed about Ashok’s demise.
Radhika was already tensed and
had fainted on the night of July 18,
when the doctors informed the
family about Ashok’s critical condition, while Ashwini had returned
home after visiting her husband on
Sunday as she had to look after the
baby as he was down with fever.
“First we’ll take them to our native place and will later inform
them about Ashok’s death. We don’t
know how they are going to handle
this,” said Sudharak Namdeo
Ashok’s friends Ramesh
Khedekar (27) and Sundersingh
Bisht (30), who were with Ashok
at the time of the blast, are
currently, recuperating at J.J.
hospital. While Ramesh has 32
percent burns and seems to be
getting better, Sundersingh has
suffered 50 per cent burns and
is said to be serious.
According to Sundersingh’s
elder brother Kedar, “He is in
terrible pain and is suffering. He
had been taken to the operation
theatre. Our relatives have come
down from Uttarakhand to see
him. We hope he gets well soon.”
Except for Kedar, neither
Ramesh, nor Sundersingh know
about Ashok’s death.
By Neel Shah
O
ver a month after the sensational killing of veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, the arms
supplier, considered a significant
link between the shooters and the
brain behind the entire conspiracy, has been arrested. The Uttarakhand police, on Tuesday,
arrested Deepak Sisodiya (25),
who, according Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy, “is a veteran arms
supplier for the Chhota Rajan
DEY MURDER CASE
gang.” Sisodiya is the ninth accused to be arrested in the case.
Though Sisodiya has no criminal record in the city, the Mumbai
police are checking his police
records in Kathgodam, Nainital,
from where he belongs. In addition, the cops are also trying to establish from where the accused
procured arms to supply it to
members of the Rajan gang.
According to sources in Mumbai’s Crime Branch, Sisodiya used
to do the same from Nepal and
Gorakhpur. In fact, Roy informed,
“Rajan has a good network in the
neighbouring areas of Nepal.”
Sisodiya’s role
Following the arrest of the all
the seven assailants of Dey, police
revealed Rohi Joseph alias Satish
Kalya and Arun Dhake (27) had
gone to Kathgodam Uttarakhand
on the instructions of Rajan.
Once there, they met Sisodiya,
who handed over .32 revolver to
Kalya along with a box containing
25 bullets.
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Know motive, but won’t reveal: Roy
“From the day Dey’s assailants were nabbed, the police have been
aware about the motive behind the murder, but it will neither be made
public nor be mentioned in the chargesheet,” informed Roy. “To convict
the culprits, it is not necessary for the police to establish the motive
behind the killing,” he explained.
In this regard, noted criminal lawyer Majeed Memon said, “There is
anxiety among the media to know more about the gruesome murder.
But, a criminal investigation in a sensitive case and may need some
secrecy at the initial stage for truth to prevail. The media may have to
wait for a little while till the sensitive part of investigation is concluded.
When the chargesheet is filled all the details, including the hatching of
the conspiracy and the motive behind the murder, would be known.”
Special task force
to fight Hepatitis B
CITY
By A Staff Reporter
I
n a bid to tackle Hepatitis B in
women and new born, the
National Liver Foundation
India, on Tuesday, launched a special task force comprising of liver
specialists and gynaecologists
across western India.
Speaking about the need to take
cognisance of Hepatitis B as a disease that needs to be talked about,
Dr. Samir R Shah, Founder Trustee
and Honorary Secretary, National
Liver Foundation said, “The disease burden of Hepatitis B is 13.5
million patients out of which almost four million patients suffer
from the chronic disease, as compared to 2.5 million AIDS patients,
which constitutes only 0.3% of total
population. It is also a startling
fact that the Hepatitis B virus is
100 times more infectious than
HIV virus.”
The goal of the task force, which
will work closely with the local
health divisions, will be to create
awareness about the cause and the
effects of Hepatitis B virus. Among
its goals are that all pregnant
women be tested for the Hepatitis
virus, all new born babies be
vaccinated against Hepatitis B, all
babies born out of Hepatitis B positive mothers be given Hepatitis B
vaccination within 12 hours of
birth and Hepatitis B Immune
Globulin (HBIG) in addition,
if required.
The theme of the campaign ‘This
is Hepatitis’ constituted by World
Hepatitis Alliance, focuses on the
physical and emotional impact of
viral Hepatitis and aims to empower those living with the dissharing
of
eases
through
Clayware carnival
YEPT organises Pottery festival to maintain the
age-old art of ‘earth’ pottery
By A Staff Reporter
I
n order to preserve the traditional art of ‘earth’ pottery,
Powai’s Young Environmentalists
Programme Trust (YEPT) with support from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will be
hosting the unique Potters festival,
where renowned potters from
across the city including Sandeep
Manchekar, Vinod Dubey, Shrikant
Pardesi, Khushboo Pandit among
others would be making idols from
clay gathered from Mithi and Powai
lake. The trust will also announce a
Lifetime achievement award to
world renowned potter B.R. Pandit.
The festival is basically about being
inspired by the idea of bringing
potters and the public together on
common ground.
“This ancient tradition of Ganpati has seen many transformations. Earlier, people made these
idols from the clay they brought
home, a tradition which gradually
was replaced by idols sculpted by
craftsmen. With commercialisation, clay and soil were replaced by
Plaster of Paris and then chemical
paints were added to the mix. This
festival will be aimed at preserving
the traditional art of earthen pottery, thus making it easier for people to conserve nature during
festivals. We want to take our efforts a step further by highlighting
the role of pottery and ceramists in
perpetuating eco-Ganesha in
their workshops and help people
find an outlet to buy the idols made
by them,” said Elsie Gabriel
founder of YEPT. Students and participants will make idols of natural,
fresh clay, painted with turmeric,
multani mitti and other natural
produce.
The Potters Festival will take
place between from 10.30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 30 at
Rodas ecotel.a
Family perishes while
crossing tracks
By A staff Reporter
I
n a tragic incident which occurred yesterday morning a family of three, including a toddler
were knocked down by Howrah
Mumbai Express train at around
11.55 a.m. between Dombivli and
Kopar on Central line, while they
were crossing tracks. The deceased
have been identified as Anushree
Sunil Khade (4), and her parents,
Sunil (35) and Sakshi (29), residents
of Dombivli.
The Government Railway Police
(GRP), Dombivli, has registered a
case of accidental death. Anushree
was a student of Don Bosco School,
Dombivli (W). It is unclear whether
the family was heading towards the
school or returning. Using
Anushree’s school identity card the
GRP managed to establish family’s
identity. According to the police,
though Sunil’s elder brother Santosh identified the deceased,
shocked by Khade family’s demise,
he was unable to provide more details. Santosh is a resident of Parel.
As stated by the station master
and the GRP posted at Dombivli,
the family was hit by the train
which was moving at a speed of
110kmph.
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Dr. Samir R Shah, Founder Trustee and Honorary Secretary, National Liver Foundation,
addressing the gathering, yesterday.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
India is in the intermediate endemic zone for Hepatitis B
virus infection with a carrier
rate between 2-8 per cent.
Comparison with HIV
Disease burden
HIV: 2.5 million (0.3%)
Hepatitis B: 13.5 million (24.7%)
Estimated annual mortality
HIV: 1,70,000
Hepatitis B: 2,50,000
Government financial support
in 2010
HIV: 67 crores
Hepatitis B: None
inspirational stories of 500 million
people living with the diseases
across the globe.
The foundation has developed a
variety of materials to promote the
campaign theme that focuses on
core areas like prevention, diagnosis, protection and treatment.
Badlapur victim was a ladies tailor
By A Staff Reporter
T
he dead body found near the
railway tracks in Badlapur, on
Monday morning, has been identified to be that of a ladies tailor
from Badlapur (W) by the Government Railway Police (GRP),
Kalyan.
Alekh Marian Fernandes (45),
the deceased, was traced to Omkar
Building, near Ganpati Mandir,
where he stayed with his wife and
two minor daughters. A team from
GRP was dispatched to Badlapur,
where the deceased’s picture was
shown to local shops, before he
was recognised as a tailor.
A case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has
been registered against an
unidentified suspect. Alekh’s body,
with two grave wounds on the
stomach inflicted with a doubleedged knife, was found lying on
the railway tracks near Badlapur
on Monday morning at 7.30 am.
According to information provided by the family to the GRP,
Alekh was escorting his family
back to their residence before he
decided to go to the station alone
on Sunday night, at around 10
pm. Except for Alekh’s clothes, no
other article was found next to the
body. The police have not been
able to pinpoint theft or personal
animosity as the reason behind
the crime.
Youth held for Mankhurd murder
By Tariq Khan
A
n 18 year-old was arrested by
the Mankhurd police for
killing his friend over a petty issue,
by hitting him with a heavy stone
several times.
Senior Inspector of Mankhurd
police station S.G. Rajput revealed, “On July 16, we found a
body near Mankhurd railway station, the face of which was
smashed by a stone. He was later
identified as Ashok Sitaram alias
Akya (17). In this connection, we
have arrested one of his friends,
Hemant Deepak Satkal (18).”
The police official added, “Last
month, Ashok and Hemant was
sitting near Mankhurd railway station and consuming whitener
(taken by drug addicts), but they
had a quarrel after which Ashok
beat up Hemant. It was then that
the Hemant decided to kill Ashok
and did so on Saturday night.”
Rajput added, “After the incident, Ashok body was sent to Ra-
jawadi Hospital. After the report
we started inquiries in the
area were Ashok was residing. On
the basis of the tip off that Ashok
was last seen with Hemant, we
went to the latter’s house, but he
was absconding. Finally, we arrested him from Mankhurd railway station.”
Both Hemant and Ashok
resided in Bharat Nagar Dhobi
Ghat in Mankhurd. A case for
murder has been registered and
further investigations are on.
Azad Shrivastav | ADC
CONDEMNING THE TERROR ATTACK… To condemn the serial blasts in Mumbai, a group of Urdu, Marathi, Hindi,
English writers, poets, journalists and religious leaders held a meeting at the Urdu Markaz at Nagpada on Tuesday. On the
occasion, kin of the blast victims proactively held a signature campaign.
10 FOBs on Ghodbunder Road
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Pic for representational purposes only
With the state sanction coming through, the much
hoped for bridges will soon get constructed
By Kunal Chonkar
T
he much awaited and
demanded Foot Over
Bridges (FOB) for the
murderous
Ghodbunder
road has been now fulfilled
by the MSRDC.
According to a senior
spokesperson from the civic
body, 10 FOBs have been
sanctioned to be raised on
the road.
“There was a severe rise in
the number of accidents involving pedestrians crossing
the road. We had received
many a complaint and requests for the construction
of the FOBs, which have now
been sanctioned by the
state,” informed the official.
Budgeted around Rs.11
crore, the proposed FOBs
will be constructed at Technical College, R-Mall, Bramhand Chowk, Muchhwala
Polytechnic,
Kasarwadi,
Ovala, Bhayandar pada,
Gaimukh junction, Chennagao and Fountain Hotel.
“There will be escalators
on the FOBs which will be
run on BOT bases. The
system was initiated so that
the added expenses of the
FOBs do not have to be
shouldered by MSRDC,”
added the officer.
All the FOBs have been
designed to be around 20
feet height and three feet
wide spanning across a
stretch that connects the
bustling
MumbaiAhmedabad Highway.
MSRDC is constructing
flyovers at Manpada, Kapurbawdi, Waghbil and Patlipada. The Ghodbunder road
is currently a wide six-lane
road extending up to 14 kms
from Majiwada.
Even
after
such
a
pompous proposal to save
citizens
from
getting
crushed under vehicles, people will still have to adhere to
road crossing norms for another six months.
“The tender process will
take another six months to
initiate, after which the real
construction work will commence,” said the officer.
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Depressed son murders
parents in Marol
By Tariq Khan
T
he 58-year-old son of a
senior citizen was arrested by MIDC police for
killing his father and mother
at Manisha Apartment at
Church Road in Marol in
Andheri (East). The couple’s
bodies were found during
the wee hours of Tuesday.
The accused Moeez Tajmal Bharmal is unemployed
and was suffering from depression since the demise of
his wife.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Suhas
Warke said that “The deceased has been identified as
Nooruddin Tajmal Bharmal
(87) and his wife Zubeda
Nooruddin Bharmal (84).
The incident came to light
when the society members
caught the stench coming
from the Bharmal residence
and called in the police to investigate.
“When we reached we
found that the door was
locked from the outside. We
thought it to be the work of a
robber who may have entered the house from the
window. With the help of the
fire brigade we broke into
the flat and found the deceased. Nooruddin’s corpse
lay on the bed and Zubeda’s
body was seated on a chair,”
said Warke.
After the murders, Moeez
wrote a note in which he expressed his need for money.
“He wrote that he was fed
up to see his parents live in
such poor conditions. He
wrote of how he could not
fulfil their basic needs,” said
Warke.
On the other hand, Senior
Police Inspector, MIDC police
station Suresh Hujband said,
“Moeez was depressed since
the death of his wife. Based on
the primary information we
have registered a case of murder. The two bodies have
been sent for autopsy.”
Cumbered by
a number
After being swamped with calls on their
landline number, a Sanpada household
realised their number was uniquely
connected to the Vashi GRP’s phone number
By Priyal Dave
F
or the last three days
now, a family from Sanpada has been flooded
with calls on their land
line number — most of
which,
have
either
abruptly hung-up, or
asked for GRP, Vashi. When
a call was made on behalf
of this newspaper, an ex-
Two MBMC officers demoted
Punished for illegal ‘out of turn’ promotions
By Suresh Golani
F
ollowing directives issued
by the State Urban Development (UD) department, a
couple of Assistant Municipal Commissioners (AMC) in
the
Mira-Bhayandar
Municipal
Corporation
(MBMC), accused of illegal
‘out of turn’ promotions
were finally demoted.
It should be noted that
four senior clerks, including
Kesarinath Mhatre, Vijay
Patil, Sanjay Gokhale and
Swapnil Sawant, were promoted to the post of AMCs
by the civic administration
in the year 2006. Regardless
of the fact that they were not
eligible for the promoted
posts in terms of educational
qualification (graduation),
these lower raking officials
were promoted to higher
posts.
As per the provisions in
the civic services rule-2005,
such type of conditional out
of the turn promotions give
an opportunity to the employee to clear the requisite
examinations from a recognized institution and submit
the valid certificate within
five years of the inception of
the service rule. While Mhatre retired last year, Sawant
submitted the requisite education certificates.
However Vijay Patil and
Sanjay Gokhale, who are just
HSC pass now hold plump
positions of Chief Tax Supervisor and Ward Officer, respectively, failed to clear
their graduations, following
which the UD department
sought a clarification from
the municipal administration in this context.
In the wake of the recent
directions to the newly
appointed
civic
chief,
Vikram Kumar to comply
with the order under
sections 45(4) of the BPMC
Act, the beneficiary officers
Patil and Gokhale have now
been demoted to the post of
senior clerk and head clerk
respectively.
Following a RTI query filed
by social activist Chainsingh
Narawat, the MBMC administration had confirmed that
the officials concerned had
failed to fulfill the eligibility
criteria and were bound to
face penal action. The move
has rattled the top bureaucracy in the MBMC as the
axe of demotion hangs
upon several other officers,
should the civic administration decide to implement the
directives of the state
department.
asperated family member
acknowledged that though
the number was correct,
the corresponding address
was not. The family has
been identified as the Ramasubramaniums from
sector 17, Sanpada.
“In the last three days, I
have attended many calls,
some of which just hangup after saying hello,
while others ask GRP
Vashi. I am tried of telling
such callers that this number belongs to a family in
Sanpada and not to a police station,” said a lady,
refusing to divulge her
first name.
Though the lady, who
answered the call, added
that the problem was not
a major headache, yet, if
the control room of GRP
could take note of the
problem, it would save
them from several wrong
calls.
While generally, the
GRP control room at Wadi
Bunder is quite accurate
in providing numbers of
GRP stations at different
railways stations, this
time; it has so happened
that the last two digits of
the number have accidentally been interchanged.
The number of GRP
Vashi is 27812696, and for
some odd reason, in the
last three days, several
people have been given
the number 27812669,
which belongs to the residence of the family from
Sanapda.
When the control room
was informed of the mistake, a member insisted
that that the number provided was 27812696, however, the officer added,
that perhaps, due to some
human error the number
was incorrectly provided.
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Hazare’s fast unto death
may not help the situation
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DESPATCH & COURIER
Ponder awhile…
The first chance you get, do something
good for someone.
— Ray Clark
Prompt payment
of compensation
I
T is shocking that nearly three
years after the Mumbai attack by
Pak terrorists, quite a few of the injured and families of the deceased
have not received compensation. It is
pathetic the hapless folks have to run
from pillar to post, making desperate
efforts to get compensation.
As per existing rules, compensation must be paid within three
months. Why must it take so much
time for payment of compensation?
New ways must be found to ensure
that the victims get compensation in
no time at all. They should get compensation immediately after they are
hospitalized. The government itself
must send their men to hospitals and
give them the declared compensation. If this is done, there will be no
need later for producing documents
and making claims. It is imperative
that compensation must be given
fast – within a few days of the
tragedy.
The chief minister has ordered a
review of unpaid compensation. This
exercise itself may take another three
months. It is pertinent to ask
whether compensation has been
paid to the 134 injured following the
blasts at Zaveri Bazar, Dadar and
Opera House. The chief minister
should ensure that past mistakes are
not repeated. The families of the deceased should not be made to wait
for the compensation. It should be
possible to get funds for the compensation sanctioned promptly.
A little more appreciation of the
hugely difficult situation in which
the victims are placed is expected on
the part of the authorities.
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Vol. XXVII No. 100
C
IVIL society in India may not have succeeded to force the government to
adopt a radical bill to constitute the Jan
Lokpal, an ombudsman, to eliminate corruption. Yet the threatened movement and fast
by Gandhian Anna Hazare, centre of action,
has put the fear of god in the mind of the government. It has begun cleansing its stable.
Two Telecom ministers were forced to quit
the cabinet, one of them is in jail. Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi, too, is
in jail for financial irregularities. The ruling
Congress did not exactly follow the coalition
dharma when it felt that the fire of corruption is reaching it.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s
reshuffle of the cabinet this week shows that
he is conscious of the nation’s outcry against
corruption. Some eight ministers inducted
into his council of ministers do not have any
baggage of taint. The seven he dropped did
not enjoy a good reputation. None is sorry to
have lost them. Changing the minister of
state for Railways was necessary when he
did not visit the site of the Kalka Mail derailment, which killed some 70 people.
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croaches upon the territory of the executive,
the judges would have to blame themselves
if there is an outcry from parliament. They
should realise that the hallowed Lakshman
rekha respected over the decades cannot be
violated. This may lead to a clash which is
not good for democracy. The executive has
the force of the majority of elected representatives behind it.
However, I am worried over the future of
the Jan (people) Lokpal bill, which stirred a
debate on corruption in the first instance. It
is unfortunate that the bill has not found
favour with the government. Maybe, the bill
asked too much at the same time. The government is proposing a bill of its own which
looks better than the first one. The main opposition party, the BJP, tends to favour its
Environment of mistrust
Even the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) has begun to show guts. It must have
been at the instance of the prime minister
because the CBI is under the control of the
government. I have no doubt that the
agency’s action against the DMK ministers
and particularly DMK chief K. Karunanidhi’s
daughter, Kanimozhi (she is in jail), would
not have taken place without the government’s permission. This development is welcome because the CBI had come to be called
by the name of ‘Congress Bureau of Investigation’.
However, over activism of the judiciary in
an environment of mistrust against the government is a mixed blessing. That the
Supreme Court is coming heavily on corruption is a welcome sign of vigilance. The
court has won kudos for having appointed a
committee of two retired judges to supervise
the cases.
The government’s efforts to bring back the
black money, which some top Indian politicians and bureaucrats have stashed abroad,
will be now under the court’s gaze. The
money is estimated at Rs.45 lakh-crores.
Yet by directly monitoring the progress of
cases, the Supreme Court has upset the delicate balance between the judiciary and the
executive. Both are an integral part of the
democratic structure. If the judiciary en-
BETWEEN THE LINES
Kuldip Nayar
one feature, not to touch the judiciary at all.
True, civil society wants the judiciary under
the Lokpal. But the proposed judicial commission may meet its demand.
Thus, the differences can be spanned once
the judicial commission comes into being.
New Law Minister Salman Kurshid has announced that the bill on judicial accountability will be placed before parliament in the
next session, beginning August 1.
Anna Hazare’s fast unto death may not
help the situation which has the potential of
going out of hand if civil society continues
to support him. How far civil society will
defy the government is not known. But my
experience is that civil society does not have
the stamina to pursue for long. All avenues
of conciliation should be exhausted before
the fast is undertaken. Therefore the deadline of August 16 sounds like an ultimatum.
At the same time, the government should
not take it easy if there is no fixed date for
the fast.
The most important thing is that civil so-
Education and the significance of life
T
O DISCOVER what part education can
play in the present world crisis, we
should understand how that crisis has come
into being. It is obviously the result of wrong
values in our relationship to people, to property and to ideas. If our relationship with
others is based on self-aggrandizement, and
our relationship to property is acquisitive,
the structure of society is bound to be competitive and self-isolating. If in our relationship with ideas we justify one ideology in
opposition to another, mutual distrust and
ill will are the inevitable results.
Another cause of the present chaos is dependence on authority, on leaders, whether
in daily life, in the small school or in the university. Leaders and their authority are deteriorating factors in any culture. When we
follow another there is no understanding,
but only fear and conformity, eventually
leading to the cruelty of the totalitarian State
and the dogmatism of organized religion.
If we want to change existing conditions, we
must first transform ourselves, which means
that we must become aware of our own ac-
MATTER & SPIRIT
tions, thoughts and feelings in everyday
life. But we do not really want peace, we do
not want to put an end to exploitation. We
will not allow our greed to be interfered with,
or the foundations of our present social
structure to be altered; we want things to
continue as they are with only superficial
modifications, and so the powerful, the cun-
ciety stays united. There are already some
differences over the type of Lokpal the country should have. Activists are also not united.
It is understandable that they should not
voice criticism in public. But that does not
dilute the fact that serious differences exist
on how to conduct the agitation.
Those who talked to the government on
behalf of civil society have to reach out to
the critics within their ranks. They should realise that the movement can embrace all
sections of the society if they do not have the
touch-me-not attitude. The support of people’s mass organisations must be harnessed.
For that the basic right to livelihood will
have to come to the fore. The movement can
take a radical turn. Is civil society prepared
for that? All these aspects must be considered beforehand.
Indians may be too talkative. But they are
not oblivious to what is happening around
them. They would have taken one or two
scams in their stride. But when they found
them tumbling out of government’s closet at
regular intervals, they inferred that the entire
system was rotten to the core. They have no
trust in the government, whether at the centre
or in the states. This is the reason why politicians are at the receiving end all the time.
A third option
Political parties may argue endlessly that
parliament is supreme. Yet what the parties
do not realise is that parliament does not
now evoke the kind of respect or confidence
it once did. There is a feeling that parliament
(people watch the daily live telecast of proceedings) pass important bills like the
budget within few minutes. But when it
comes to non-issues the MPs have all the
time in the world and go on ranting tirelessly.
Mere assurances are not enough. Members in both parliament and state legislatures
must understand that the earth under their
feet is slipping slowly and steadily. No doubt,
people’s cynicism of parliament does not
help in any way. Nor does MPs’ lack of concern for people’s aspirations and sentiments.
As of today, the existing political parties are
bound to lose the seats they have today.
A third option is required. Maybe, the socialist party which was revived in Hyderabad
earlier this year can become a nucleus for a
new political party, democratic and secular.
Civil society may come to the conclusion before long that there is no alternative except
to give a call for fresh elections. The nation
must go back to the people.
ning inevitably rule our lives.
Peace is not achieved through any ideology, it does not depend on legislation; it
comes only when we as individuals begin to
understand our own psychological process.
If we avoid the responsibility of acting individually and wait for some new system to establish peace, we shall merely become the
slaves of that system. When governments,
dictators, big business and the clerically
powerful begin to see that this increasing antagonism between men only leads to indiscriminate destruction and is therefore no
longer profitable, they may force us, through
legislation and other means of compulsion,
to suppress our personal cravings and ambitions and to co-operate for the well-being of
mankind, just as we are now educated and
encouraged to be competitive and ruthless,
so then we shall be compelled to respect one
another and to work for the world as a whole.
— J. Krishnamurti
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Terrorism breeds within India
PAINFUL memories of the dastardly 1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai, in which many innocents lost
their lives, come to my mind, and
almost immediately I am reminded of how a few custom officers sold their souls and the
country for a few rupees by allowing the RDX explosives to enter
our shores. I am quite convinced
that corruption level in our country is in a way responsible for the
bullets and bombs the common
man faces. Observe the latest terror strike in our city, you will realise that money and corruption
could have played a part here as
well. It does look like that the terrorists got help from locals for obvious reasons. I would like to
know how difficult it would be for
migrants to get ration cards, licenses and identity cards to live
comfortably in our city. Can most
things be ‘arranged’ for a few currency notes in our city? Is it easy
for people of other nationalities to
over stay illegally in our land and
run drug and flesh trade business? If there are easy answers to
the questions I have raised above,
then it will be difficult to safeguard ourselves from terrorist attacks because of the corrupt
terrorists at home.
—Altaf Ladiwala, Bandra
OUR counter terrorism strategy
can be summed up as follows:
We do not know who did it
We know who did it but have yet
to catch them
We have caught them but they
have to stand trial
They have been pronounced
guilty but have appealed
Appeal has been dismissed but
they have applied for Presidential
pardon
And there it will wait till kingdom
come
Till then a terrorist, who more
than 2 billion people saw live on
TV killing people will be fed
biryani and chicken and 100
crores will be spent each year to
protect him – an amount that can
feed 30,000 every year.
—T.R. Ramaswami, Mumbai
The root is undoubtedly the wrong
policies of the government, motivated by greed for vote and unlimited ‘notes’.
We need to insist and stress
solely on organic agriculture with
zero use of chemical fertilizers and
pesticides in this second green revolution, because both are highly
hazardous for the human body.
Also, no agricultural land should
ever be ‘gifted’ to any industry or
for building towers or residential
constructions/buildings. What will
the crores of aam aadmi, the ministers, MPs, MLAs, babus and their
family members eat if this is done?
Agriculture is much more important than industrialization as well
as urbanization.
any ministerial positions for ten
years. That vow was in the heat of
his failure to capture power in
Madhya Pradesh in an election. It
was under the impression that
Sonia will not remember that since
it was a politician’s vow. But, alas!
He has been ignored for all these
years when ever cabinet formation
or change is there.
Therefore, he is doing and saying
every thing no normal man will. It
is high time, he is made a minister
just to shut him up.
If Congress is really serious in
capturing power in 2014, then they
should kick this man out without
delay. He should be shown his
place before it is too late.
—M.H. Nayak, Mumbai
—Hansraj Bhat, Borivli
Shooting his mouth off
FORTIFY THE COUNTRY: Blaming cross-border terrorism is stupid when security
measures within the country are not up to the mark
NOW it’s time for Mumbaikars to
recede and get back to normal life
as we are more than used to
bombs exploding every now and
then in this fragile city.
And its time for the ‘human
rights’ to cry foul as one of the accused has died when in police
custody! The custodians of the socalled human rights were vehemently waiting for a chance to
charge the administration of bad
policing though the elements
were suspects involved in heinous
inhuman massacre.
And as usual, the ruling party's
senior mouth piece had his fire on
pointing to the non-existing
Hindu radicals part in the blast!
Like his previous utterance
helped our enemy to mock India,
they may once again ask India
to first investigate this charge
first, pointed by one of our own
countryman.
—Govindan Unny, Malad
THIS is with reference to your article ‘Blast suspect dies, CID
probe ordered’ (ADC, July 18). Interrogation is a part of their duty
but one cannot nail down and
subject a common person to harassment and mental torture, so
much so that he succumbs to
death. Taking him into custody is
acceptable, but his death has
raised many questions. The truth
Make the trains safe
TRAIN accidents cause lots of
hardship to the people of India.
The number of train accidents is
creating panic among the people.
Railway Ministry takes moral responsibility for any fatal accident
involving passenger trains, but
does that help? Kalka mail tragedy
is the worst of this year, as at least
15 bogies derailed out of which 10
were in a very bad shape.
Lal Bahadur Shastri, then Railway Minister resigned after a major
accident in the Palam Bridge near
Rameshwaram during early 1960s.
But the present day bosses just take
things lightly. The major reason for
the accidents is carelessness and
the Railway staff’s failure to maintain the railway routes in top condition. Substandard materials are
used in the name of austerity
measures. Let the Railway Ministry
take all the precautions and prevent accidents and give much
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LOST FAITH: With numerous and tragic
rail accidents, Indian Railways must take
steps to regain the confidence of its
passengers
needed confidence to the people
travelling by train on a regular
basis.
—S.Abhisheck Ramaswamy, Sion
Remarkable progress!
SONIA
Gandhi's
daughter,
Priyanka is well known, and so is
will be out once all the reports
have come, but it’s a common
practice in the police department
to harass the common mass without much proof.
The pressure from the state
government and unanswered
media queries to crack the case
does not give them the right to arrest and harass a person simply
because his brother has been involved in nefarious activities.
Under the grey shades of investigation and to show the media the
progress report of their work,
cops are harassing the common
mass. With early reports indicating blood clotting and possibility
of heart attack, the possibility of
police torture seems true.
IT is not known as to how Digvijay
Singh, Congress general Secretary,
gets away with nonsensical statements. His recent statement regarding Mumbai 13/ 7 bomb blasts
and RSS are very bad in taste. Probably, he is losing his patience and
balance of mind.
It may be recalled that he had
vowed that he would not accept
—Sankalp Shukla, Navi Mumbai
—Mani L. Panse, Pune
her husband, RobertVadra. This
guy has been hiding behind the
corruptions and scandals which is
an ongoing phenomenon in India.
Is it a coincidence that
none of the media, politi- LETTER OF
cal leaders and so called THE DAY
saviors of India have not discussed
about Robert going from a moderate businessman to a multi-billionaire in just last 10 years?
Is this the link between all the
money that has ‘gone’?
—Danny Sarna, Mumbai
Green revolution needed
OUR Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s appeal for a second
green revolution is right and a
timely one. This is what we badly
need right now, as we have ever increasing population on one hand,
and nearly daily spiraling food inflation on the other. And the result
is many people do not even get
proper meals on a regular basis.
THIS is with reference to the report
‘Lifesaving lessons for city docs’
(ADC, July 18). The BMC has done
well to have called the Israeli doctors who have specialised in handling emergency cases to train our
medical personnel. The proposal to
have a joint workshop organised
with KEM Hospital authorities and
doctors from Israel on 'Trauma Preparedness' is welcome because Israel is one country which has to
face repeated attacks and war-like
situation continuously and so has
developed its own modern medical
techniques to handle a large number of casualties in minimum time
with great efficiency. In fact they
gave a glimpse of their systematic
and unruffled approach in a Workshop on Disaster Management
conducted by them for the BMC in
2001. That workshop, which had a
big earthquake component too,
was eminently successful and one
hopes that this one will also be so
useful.
—Dr.V. Subramanyan, Dombivli
INDIA’S most populous city
cloaks most of the 20.5 million
people in anonymity; migrants
are plenty, allowing anyone to slip
in and out unnoticed. This makes
it easier for terror outfits to operate undetected for long periods of
time, surfacing only to execute
their strategy. They can go under
the radar and vanish like a ghost.
With a population density of
20,482 persons per square kilometer, it is one of the densest regions in the world. Mumbai's
vastness is also its weakness.
Lessons from Israel
THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK:
Digvijay Singh and his infamous
comments will prove to be his, as well as
the Congress’, undoing
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The Indian ‘men’tality
THE widespread use of tests to
determine the sex of a foetus in
India are fueling an increase in
sex-selective abortions. According to the UNICEF report released recently, about 7000
fewer girls than expected are
born daily in India and about 10
million fewer girls than expected were born in the past 20
years. The most recent Indian
census figures found that the
gender ratio decreased from
947 girls per 1000 boys to 927
girls per 1000 boys from 1991 to
2001. Former minister for
women and child development,
Renuka Chowdhury announced
that the Indian government is
planning to create a national
registry of all pregnancies and
abortion performed in the
country in an effort to curb sexselective abortion and infant
mortality, but still no such programme has been implemented
anywhere in the country.
The country, in 1994, approved the prenatal determination act which bans the use of
technology, such as ultrasound
and sonogram, for the purpose
GENDER SELECTION: The Indian
penchant for male child has led to the
increasingly declining sex ratio
of sex-selective abortion. The
law also bans advertisements
for prenatal sex determination
as well as the practice of preconception sex selection. Pravir
Krishna, a senior official from
the Indian Ministry of health
and welfare said that ‘Technology has given us a lot of benefits, but this is one aspect of
technology which has given
us a serious problem in our
country”.
—Dr. Dipak Chatterjee, Matunga
US committed to N-deal,
pushes India on liability law
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PTI
PTI
N
EW DELHI: The US on
Tuesday said it was
fully committed to the
nuclear waiver granted by
the Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG) to India and full civilian cooperation with it.
Washington,
however,
flagged off some potential
sticking points, asking New
Delhi to ratify a global treaty
on nuclear damages by yearend and bring its civilian nuclear law to international
standards, reports IANS.
US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, who is here
on a three-day visit, allayed
India’s concerns over the
new guidelines of the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers
Group that ban the transfer
or enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technologies
to countries which have not
signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Clinton underlined her
Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton after their joint statement following their meeting at Hyderabad
House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
country was committed to
expanding full civilian nuclear cooperation with India
and came out in support of
India’s membership of the
elite nuclear clubs like the
NSG which control the
global flow of atomic equip-
NEWS IN BRIEF
Over 5 crore Indians to be screened for diabetes
NEW DELHI: With lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension posing a huge health risk to India, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the government is
planning to screen over five crore people for these ailments
before September. “The WHO and UN has taken note of
the gravity of diabetes and hypertension. We will screen
five crore persons before September 2011 when UN General Assembly will hold a special session to discuss means
and measures to control these diseases,” he said, after inaugurating a camp to screen slum-dwellers in Delhi for
lifestyle diseases.
Kerala five-star hotel has no water line for 8 yrs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A five-star hotel in Kerala has
been trying to get a water connection for the past eight
years but without success, a hotel executive claimed on
Tuesday. A surprised government, meanwhile, said the
matter will be looked into. The 182-room Leela Kempinski
Kovalam, overlooking the Arabian sea, has been running
from pillar to post to get water from the Kerala Water Authority, the executive told IANS. “When we took over this
hotel in 2005, the taps were dry and as a result, everyday we
now spend Rs.30,000 to get water from elsewhere,” said the
executive.
Deshmukh takes over Science & Tech minister
NEW DELHI: Vilasrao Deshmukh on Tuesday took charge
as the new science and technology minister, a week after
the cabinet reshuffle which saw his ouster from the rural
development ministry. The minister laid to rest allegations
that he was peeved over his removal from the rural development ministry and the fact that it was his second shift in
the past six months. “There was no question of my being
unhappy. I was not here and was earlier busy with the
Mumbai Cricket Association elections. I came back on
Monday and took the charge today,” the minister said.
SC orders Centre, States for survey of CSWs
NEW DELHI: Holding that “right to live with dignity” is a
Constitutional right, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre, States and UTs to carry out a comprehensive survey to determine the number of sex workers in
the country who are willing for rehabilitation. A bench
of justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra in
an order also directed the Centre and States to file affidavits within two weeks on suggestions and recommendations for improving the lot of sex workers.
ment and fuel.
“We are looking to India to
ratify the Convention on
Supplementary Compensation by the end of this year.
The liability regime should
fully conform to international convention,” Clinton
Ishrat encounter:
Guj HC appoints
4th SIT chief
A
HMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday appointed a Bihar cadre
IPS officer as the chief of the
SIT probing the Ishrat Jahan
encounter—the fourth in
less than a year — and
slammed the Union government for adopting a ‘casual
approach’ to the case.
Rajiv Ranjan Verma was
made the head the Special
Investigation Team (SIT), a
post which appeared to be
jinxed, after another court
appointee J.V. Ramudu, an
Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer, backed out of the job
last Friday, reports PTI.
The Centre had assured
the court that his consent
has been taken for the job.
However, Ramudu refused to
take up the assignment last
Friday due to health reasons
and informed the court that
his consent in the matter was
not sought in an embarassment to the Centre.
The Centre on Tuesday
through Assistant Solicitor
General Pankaj Champanari
moved an application in the
court of Justice Jayant Patel
and Abhilasha Kumari, giving updates on Ramudu’s denial and suggested new
names for his replacement.
Besides Verma, the names
of R.C. Arora of Madhya
Pradesh cadre and Vivek
Dubey of Andhra Pradesh
cadre were suggested.
Verma will be the fourth
chief of the Ishrat SIT. A year
back, it was headed by Delhi
cadre IPS officer Karnail
Singh, who was relieved later.
said when asked about the
new NSG guidelines.
India signed the Convention on Supplementary
Compensation (CSC) for Nuclear Damage in November
last year days before the visit
of US President Barack
Obama. The CSC provides an
international fund to compensate victims in the case of
a nuclear accident; it also
protects nuclear operators by
limiting their financial liability. India is expected to take
up the CSC for ratification by
its parliament soon.
Clinton also asked India to
bring its domestic civilian
nuclear liability law in conformity with international
standards, indicating that
some key issues regarding
their nuclear deal remain
unresolved between the two
countries.
The liability regime has
been a bone of contention
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton during a meeting at 10 Janpath in New Delhi on Tuesday.
between India and the US
since they signed their landmark nuclear accord in September 2008. US companies
have expressed reservations
about some aspects of the
civil nuclear liability law that
they fear impose onerous
penalty on foreign suppliers
of nuclear reactors in case of
accidents, deterring them
from supplying nuclear reactors to India.
Forcefully reiterating the
US commitment to civilian
nuclear cooperation, Clinton
said her country stood by the
waiver given by the 46-nation NSG to India in Septem-
ber 2008 and described it as
“a joint accomplishment.”
Alluding to the new NSG
guidelines, Clinton stressed
that nothing in them should
detract from the India-US
civil nuclear agreement.
“The US remains fully
committed yo expanding
civil nuclear cooperation
with India. We strongly support India’s membership in
four export control regimes
including the NSG in a
phased manner,” she said.
“We stand by our commitment and want it to be enforceable and actionable in
all regards,” she added.
More gold, cash tumble out
of Sai Baba’s cupboards
H
YDERABAD: Cash, gold
and silver continue to
tumble out of cupboards in
the late Sathya Sai Baba’s
residential quarters in Puttaparthi town of Andhra
Pradesh, with valuables
worth nearly Rs.59 crore
being found so far in three
rounds of counting.
In the latest round of inventory taken up Monday
at Yajur Mandir in Prashanti
Nilayam, Anantpur district
officials found ornaments,
cash and other valuables.
The inventory, the third
in a month, yielded 34.5 kg
of gold, 340 kg of silver and
Rs.1.90 crore of cash till
Monday night. The counting resumed on Tuesday
morning in the presence of
Sathya Sai Central Trust officials.
Anantapur district collector Durgadas told IANS that
the counting began at 10.45
a.m. Monday and lasted
nearly 12 hours. The jewellery, cash and other valuables were found in six
rooms, which were not
opened in the earlier
rounds.
The officials found gold
bangles, earrings, silver
mugs, silver cookware,
plates, spoons, puja material, expensive saris, shirts,
trousers and other gift
items.
PTI
GOD’S OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH… A group of kanwariyas in a procession, in Haridwar.
Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
An NGO’s disaster
management course
guides commoners in
tackling emergency
situations
By Kunal Chonkar
D
uring the 13/7 blasts that
ripped the island city, the
security forces and fire
brigade officials had a
horrid time managing the crowds
and onlookers. “They are simply
standing and staring at the site and
only a few helped the victims. Had
they been trained in disaster management we could have handled
the situation very well,” remarked a
senior police officer while evacuating the Dadar blast site. “The cliché
of Mumbai spirit always comes to
the fore during disasters, but the
spirit must be used to transform
people into trained professionals,”
added the cop.
Taking lessons from NGOs
In order to prepare oneself to deal
with disasters of any kind,
Mumbaikars can apply to NGOs
like Sadguru Aniruddha Upasana
Foundation (SAUF). The course
designed by professionals from
various fields is available in three
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« STUDY IN INDIA
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Director, Growth
Centre, Is a Post
Graduate in Business
Administration and
has specialised in HR,
and also holds a Post
Graduation Diploma
in Career Counselling
I AM INTERESTED IN JOINING
POLITICS. PEASE GUIDE ME
I am interested in joining politics and hope
to become a great leader someday. I am in
the 10th std. What should I study in order
to join politics?
— Sameer Tewari
One can take the academic route of studying
Political Science / Sociology at the undergraduate level in the Arts stream. However do remember that graduation from any stream is the minimum educational qualification. Being a part of
student political movement, being aware of
issues that affect people and trying to resolve
them, either by joining a political party or starting one your own as an independent candidate
could be a way to enter the political scenario.
I want to become an Electrical Engineer and
I am studying Science in the 12th std. What
do I study now and which are the best colleges for the Electrical Engineering?
— Vikas Naik
To pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering,
one needs to study Physics, Chemistry and
Maths at the 10+2 level and appear for
entrance exams like MHT-CET, AIEEE, and IITJEE
and so on. You must focus on performing well in
your 12th examination as well as in the
entrance exam. For a list of institutes offering
Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering visit:
www.dte.org.in
I want to become a Chartered Accountant
and I am studying Commerce in the 11th
std. What do I need to study to pursue CA?
I am very confused about and want to know
how to go about it?
— Urmila Nagpal
In order to pursue CA, a student needs to register with the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India and then begin the preparation for the
first level of examination that is the Common
Proficiency Test (CPT). The next step is to start
preparing for your 12th Std Commerce as well
as the CPT examination. In order to be eligible
for the next level which is the Integrated
Professional Competence Course (IPCC) a student needs to clear both the 10+2 and the CPT
examination. It would be better to continue your
B.Com along with CA. Visit www.icai.org for further details.
If you have any queries for this column, contact us on
education@afternoondc.in
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Blast? Don’t be an onlooker
Continued from pg 13 «
versions – individual (week-long
course), corporate (three-day course)
and introductory (two-day course).
Speaking to the ADC, Mahesh Zante,
Chief Executive Officer of SAUF, said,
“We have our own disaster management
cell that operates not only in the city, but
also at the state level.” Under the guidance of Dr. Aniruddha Joshi (MDRheumatology), the SAUF started the
Aniruddha’s Academy of Disaster
Management (AADM) in 2001. The
entire course and its syllabus were
designed by experts and are on par with
international disaster management
courses.
The real strength of the SAUF lies in its
undaunted efforts to empower and educate citizens of the city and state with a
sense of brotherhood and social responsibility. “We became a republic six
decades ago, but hardly anything has
changed. People must realise that once
they get out of their homes they have a
social responsibility to help and guide
fellow citizens in times of disaster,” stated Ashutosh Tembe, Joint-Director of
AADM.
The course designed by AADM
includes theoretical and practical lectures on fire fighting, rescue techniques
and basic first aid courses. “All the topics
“The disaster
management
course is the need
of the hour and a
necessity for every
Mumbaikar.”
- Amitabh Gupta,
IPS (Training
Special Forces,
Maharashtra)
>> Regular citizens being trained to handle disaster by AADM
are formalised and guided by team of
experts. Many of them belong to medical
and management fields,” added Zante.
The NGO stated that a team of over
25,000 volunteers have been trained
and are equipped to mitigate any disaster. One of their bigger achievements,
according to them, has been that they
have been able to spread the message
of anti-pollution drives and vermiculture.
“On
Republic
Day
and
Independence Day, our volunteers visit
public domains and try highlighting the
importance of disaster management
and non-pollutant ways to live life,”
added Tembe.
The NGO’s course has been well
recognised by the civic and security bodies of the city. “The disaster management course is the need of the hour and
a necessity for every Mumbaikar,” commented Amitabh Gupta, IPS (Training
Special Forces, Maharashtra).
The NGO has conducted practical
demos and lectures for government
bodies, including the Department of
Education. “SAUF has conducted their
demos for 150 schools in the city. The
ministry has also decided to formalise
the disaster mitigation course as a part
of syllabus for schooling kids,” added the
office of education ministry.
‘Mumbai needs disaster mitigation
knowledge’
Jayant Patil (Guardian Minister and exHome Minister, State) said, “In my
tenure as Home Minister, I had emphasised that disaster management needs to
be strengthened through equipping
commoners with knowledge. The more
Mumbaikars are trained in such courses,
the more help it will be for the security
forces and civic bodies in managing disasters.”
“It is like serving your nation by assisting the security and civic forces in their
mitigation work in times of disasters,”
added the minister.
A disaster management course
designed by the Mumbai University
along with BMC is still hibernating at the
university, awaiting approval from the
academic council. When the course is
ready, it will be available for the commoners.
Where can I study Actuarial Science?
I am extremely interested in insurance, but I am in SYBA. Can I study
Actuarial Science with an Arts background? Can you help me with the
course details and top universities
preferably in America? How much will
it cost?
Yes, you can study Actuarial Science with
an Arts background. Usually a course in
Actuarial Science is pursued alongside the
bachelor’s degree. However, if you want to
complete your BA here in India and then
go abroad for the course, that is also possible. You have to register with the Society
of Actuaries of the country, where you wish
to study. Some of the top universities
across the world are:
Wisconsin School of Business (USA):
- The Actuarial Science programme is a
Centre of Actuarial Excellence as designated by the Society of Actuaries and the Risk
Management and Insurance programme is
consistently ranked among the best in the
nation.
University of Leicester (UK):
The University offers MSc/PGDip in
PRANAV
GANDHI
Chief
Operating
Officer,
YoungBuzz
India Limited
« STUDYING ABROAD
Actuarial Science by distance learning.
The Actuarial Science programme at
Leicester is the only distance learning
course accredited by the faculty and the
Institute of Actuaries.
Modules covered include: Statistics,
Financial Mathematics, Financial
Engineering, Risk, Actuarial Mathematics,
Contingencies, Finance and Financial
Reporting, Economics.
Applicants must have at least a 2:1
classification in a relevant first degree.
University of Waterloo (Canada):
It has the largest English language
Actuarial Science programmes in North
America and one of the largest universitybased Actuarial Science programmes in
the world.
UW has the largest co-operative programme (integrates Academic Studies with
relevant work experience) in the world.
UNSW Australian School of Business
(Australia)
It offers both an undergraduate
Actuarial major and a Master of Actuarial
Studies, as well as a research degree programme.
UNSW Actuarial Studies is a founding
university member of the Enterprise Risk
Management Institute International.
The UNSW Actuarial Studies programme
is accredited by The Institute of Actuaries
of Australia under its Accreditation Policy.
It is also a recognised Centre of Excellence
by The Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
The cost of the course would be approximately Rs.65,000 to 80,000 per credit,
depending upon the university and the
country you select.
Send your queries or questions to: education@afternoondc.in
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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
« DO’S AND DON’T’S DURING A BOMB BLAST
« WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?
Terror struck our city once again, highlighting the need to brush up our knowledge about what to do and what not to
do when such disasters strike. The ADC gets you a list of Do’s and Don’t’s that might come in handy. But we pray that
a situation where we would need to use these lists never arises
BLASTS
THE DO’S
THE DON’TS
Always keep an eye for suspicious objects.
Recognize an improvised explosive device (IED). Never handle an
unclaimed object.
Notice your surroundings for anything out of place.
Evacuate all the people immediately to a safe distance
Open all windows and doors.
Remove all valuable and unstable articles like fuel and electronic items.
Place sand bags around the suspected object. The height of sand bags
should be three times the height of the suspected object.
Inform the Bomb Disposal Squad.
Inform the Fire Brigade, hospitals and ambulance service.
Do handle the package alone if you are duty bound to handle it.
Do not spread rumours.
Do not touch, disturb and
approach the suspected object.
Do not try to submerge the suspicious object in water.
Do not try to open or puncture
the suspicious object.
Do not try to be a dead hero.
Courtesy: nsg.gov.in/doandnots
Fettle (n) fetal
Glomerate (vb) glom’rate
Legato (n) as written
proper and sound condition
to gather into a ball or solid mass
smooth following of notes
without breaks
Persiflage (n)persi-flaj
light talk or discussion
Pulchritude (n)pul-kri-tude physical beauty
Source: Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus and Chambers Dictionary
Write in to us at education@afternoondc.in
I just got my hair coloured blue. It is
quite pretty and I loved it earlier, but
now, thanks to my friend, I doubt my
decision about getting my hair
coloured. She is a nice girl and gets
along well with me but since the
time I got my hair coloured, all she
has been doing is telling me colouring ruins the quality and texture of
the hair, etc. Now, I am a bit scared
that I will end up losing my hair. I got
« HAPPENING SHAPPENING
this done from a very good beauty
salon and the product used was also
of good quality. What do I do?
— Ms Hair Scare
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I have a feeling your friend isn’t too
pleased with the attention you are getting! And if she is genuinely concerned,
it’s a bit late for her to voice her concerns! Besides, I’m sure you did the necessary research on whether it is safe or
not before you got the colouring done.
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ZzzzzZ….. No alarms, no snooze button, only
snuggled up in bed, sleeping away to
glory…sounds like an ideal start to the day, right?
If one of your favourite pastimes is sleeping then
today is your day! Yes, July 20, is said to be
Nap Day. Now as the name goes, you can
nap all day with nobody to wake you up.
Wow! Anyway don’t get your hopes too
high because there is nothing official
about this day. Sad na? Anyway, at
least now you know the importance of July 20. The next
year you can cook up an
excuse, bunk work or
college and celebrate this day the
way it should be celebrated. So till then,
jaagte raho!
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NOW, A NAPPING DAY!
Hundreds of people get their hair
coloured and that too often. You’ve also
mentioned that you got it done from a
good beauty salon, that’s even better. Sit
back and enjoy the attention and don’t
let people steal your thunder. In fact, you
should get your friend to colour her hair
too! A change will do her good!
JET AIRWAYS
EDUCATIONAL TRIP
Jet Airways, recently conducted an
educational excursion of Jet Airways
aircraft maintenance hangar, near
the Chhatrapati Shivaji International
Airport at Santacruz for its young
JetPrivilege members aged between
12 to 21 years. JetSpark is an initiative to connect with and build longterm relationships with its young
guests. Through this forum, Jet
Airways plans to engage its young
guests through exclusive events,
offers and customised promotions
and ensure that the airline emerges
as the definitive choice for these
future flyers. The young travellers,
during their half day visit were told
about several facets of airline maintenance and operations and were
given the opportunity to explore a
Boeing 737 aircraft parked in the airline’s hangar. Sixty participants
spent hours admiring the Boeing
737-700 and learning and understanding its working. They were also
shown the interior of the Jet Airways’
aircraft, cockpit and the cargo hold.
The joy of
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier
Most undergraduate media aspirants are familiar with the Xavier Institute of Communications and long to be a part of it. Having been
around since a few decades now, most of us wonder what it was like to belong to the institute when it was in its nascent stages. Filmmaker
Ramesh Tekwani takes us back in time to the good ol’ days
MY
JOLLY
GOOD
DAYS
I
am a writer, I teach, direct, produce documentaries and short
films, including curtain raisers,
ads, corporate profiles, educational and training films. In my field it is
important to be someone who thinks,
knows, plans and does, one who is
capable of working inside and outside the box. Many people tell you
that they do not teach you this in
schools, all I have to say is that they
did not go to the right schools or perhaps, they did not have the right
teachers. I was lucky I had them all
in school, in college and for my professional studies.
I completed my BSc. Honours in
1973 from St Xavier’s College and
immediately joined The Institute of
Communications (Arts) which is now
known as XIC -Xavier Institute of
Communications where I pursued my
post graduation in Professional
Media Studies. My first day at St.
Xavier’s involved a bit of awe and
anxiety and I was quite shy then,
there were also no girls in my school
so this was a sensitive topic for me,
however there were no milestones.
XIC on the other hand was different. My classmates were some very
interesting personalities with
almost all of them being older
than me and practicing professionals, I think, there were
just 3 of us who were neograduates. College was
fun, we did not kill
anyone, did not
rob or steal,
hurt or
film-making
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
AT XIC
maim anyone physically but
yes…hearts were broken, egos
bruised and battered, most definitely;
but most of us are none the worse
for it. The memories that remain are
good. Although the term did not exist
then, we could apply it retrospectively- Our fun was cutting edge. My
friend circles in both colleges were
great, very supportive, inspiring; but
merciless leg pullers. Some friendships continue to this day.
The Communication Institute was
housed in St Xavier's College, which
was well over 100 years old. The orig-
« ALUMNI SPEAK
inal building of the main college is
made of Blackstone and arches,
sloping tiled roofs, so very unique
and separated from the world outside.
My professors in both the colleges
were great. At XIC we had stalwarts
like Jane Swamy, Brendan Pereira,
Anton Weerasinghe, Fr. Gerry and Fr.
McFarland, Vijay Raghav Rao and
Rammohan. There were others too,
who helped me lay my professional
foundation and make it solid,
but they do not strike
me right now. Our
favourite
haunts depended on the budget, the
time of the month and the occasion.
We loved the college canteen, Lalit
and May Rose, in fact all the youth
hangouts in and around Dhobi Talao
near Metro cinema.
I remember one embarrassing
moment. My girlfriend had gone to
the washroom and entrusted her bag
to me for safekeeping till she
returned. It was the flower child era
when men wore long hair, frills and
puffs and printed designs. As I waited I heard a voice behind me, familiar, formal and with a tinge of mischief “May I help you, ma’am?” As I
turned around I saw the smiling face
of the college principal. Words failed
me as we laughed and walked on.
“Touché!”
The studies were an eclectic blend
of theory and hands-on practical
workshops. The Mass
Communications course included
Advertising, Public Relations,
Journalism, Radio and Television
Production and Film Appreciation.
Advanced Television took care of
intense project management and
multiple camera production. We use
the term filmmaking very loosely
today. In our time true filmmaking feature filmmaking was esoteric and
unattractive. Advertising and television were the more desirable options
and these were offered by the
Institute of Communications (Arts).
My first job was working on
Project SITE (Satellite Instructional
Television Experiment) of the Space
Applications Centre at the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
I was hired as a Production Assistant
“Many believe that given the
opportunity, anyone can pick up a skill
‘on-the-job’. That was okay 40-50 years
ago. It is not possible today. Proper
knowledge and education can and does
serve as, both, a passport and a
springboard to get your entry into the
professional world. Besides, the
knowledge during the course of
instructions, one comes in touch with
leading industry lights that come as
guest teachers.”
— Ramesh Tekwani, Filmmaker
>> Welcoming the CM of Goa at the inauguration of the SFC Goa
and assigned to a producer on salary
of Rs.700 per month. It was a niggardly amount in today's terms and I
could not even spend it all in a
month. It was far less than my
requirement. The entry to the discotheque at the Taj Mahal hotel cost
me Rs.10, a Chinese dinner Rs.20, a
sizzling steak lunch Rs.11 and an
unlimited thali Rs.7. Dress Circle
seats in the best cinema houses cost
Rs.7, English theatre Rs.20, taxi fare
to Bandra from Colaba Rs.10. So,
with four weekends a month I could
not even reach the halfway mark with
my socialising.
Professionally speaking, the post
of Production Assistant meant a
'gofer' a glorified peon officially with
no hope in hell of ever making a television programme. I was lucky! I got
to make a television programme, not
one, but several and along the way, I
got personalised training in filmmaking and effective writing. Thank you,
Arun Khopkar. My first program was
aired as part of the opening capsule
that launched the SITE programmes
in August 1975.
Many believe that given the opportunity, anyone can pick up a skill ‘onthe-job’. That was okay 40-50 years
ago. It is not possible today. Proper
knowledge and education can and
does serve as, both, a passport and
a springboard to get your entry into
the professional world. Besides, the
knowledge during the course of
instructions, one comes in touch with
leading industry lights that come as
guest teachers. Bright and enthusiastic students would be offered jobs
even before they complete the
course. So, joining an institute and
learning about the field is important.
The media today is a booming field
with opportunities galore. If you have
the flare, go for it.
Job satisfaction comes
from a job well done.
Dissatisfaction comes
when people or circumstances become speed
bumps or brakes. My
advice is to control them
through honesty and effective paper work; and you
cannot go wrong. It is just
like using toilet paper. Use it
right and you will not get
in a crappy mess.
(As told to
Monarose
Sheila Pereira)
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APTITUDE TEST
All India Management
Association (AIMA) has opened
admissions to their MBA programme.
Graduates in any discipline and Final year
students of Graduate Courses can
also apply. The Application form and
brochure can be obtained from the AIMA
Office. Payment can be made either
through Credit Card or through Demand
Draft for Rs.1050/- drawn in favour of ‘All
India Management Association’ payable
at New Delhi.
The Paper based test will be held on
September 4 2011 (Sunday) and the
computer based test will be held on 10
September 2011 (Saturday) onwards.
Last Date for Online Registration: 12
August 2011 (Friday)
Last Date for receipt of Online
Registration Form at AIMA, New Delhi :
16 August 2011 (Tuesday)
The documents should be sent to:
Address: Manager-CMS (MAT-Online),
All India Management Association,
Management House,
14 Institutional Area,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.
Tel: 011 - 24645100, 24617354
Fax: 011- 24626689
Website: www.aima-ind.org
Last date for receipt of forms: 12 August
2011
Entrance Date: 04 September 2011
Film-maker Vishaal Desai writes about what drew him to this
creative profession, his inspiration, views and why he loves his job
P
eople often asked me, as I finished my
B.Com at H.R. College, “Why go into a
creative field? Why not study CA or Law?
Get a lucrative job, make a lot of
money?” My answer is simple, I do what I love,
but more importantly I love what I do and that
is what enables me to go the extra mile. In any
field, the one characteristic that supersedes
ability is attitude and anyone who undertakes
work that fails to spark passion within them is
unlikely to reach their pinnacle in that world.
Why does creativity get my pulse racing?
What drives my passion? In one word: ‘Stories.’
I’ve always been captivated by our capacity to
imagine, to innovate and what better way to
inspire these qualities than stories? Throughout our history,
we looked toward tales of heroism, struggle, sacrifice, but
most importantly stories that inspired us to
better ourselves. Our stories evolve with us.
Stories are the filters through which we effectively learn what it means to be human.
As a child, I thrived on a staple diet of books
and films like ‘Flash Gordon,’ at that point they
were just mediums through which I could feed
my imagination. The earliest memory I have of
a film where the complexities of the story and
characters really affected me, was the climax
from ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. This influence
was subsequently reflected when I watched the
latest Star Wars movie in 1999. Herein, with the
birth of high-octane visual effects, came a tangent to my journey.
The visual innovations of this film and others
like ‘The Matrix’ pushed my interests ever so
slightly towards visual effects and CGI – tools
that would enable me to create the wondrous
worlds and characters that until now existed
solely within my imagination. I graduated from
H.R. College in 2004 and enrolled in The
University of the Creative Arts (UCA) in
England, to do a BA in Animation. It was during
this period that I, for the first time, picked up a
video camera, and though this may sound
clichéd, it was when I used that camera to make
my first short film that I realized where my real
aspirations lay. The skills that I picked up at
UCA helped visualize my imagination, but it
was the words on paper that I fell in love with
and the surge of excitement as I watched those
inanimate words transform into action through
the lens of my camera.
I subsequently did a Masters in Screenwriting
at the reputed London Film School (LFS). It was
here that I was introduced to the subtleties of
storytelling by studying the films of visionaries
like Fellini, Bergman and John Ford. I was
pushed to experiment, to innovate in ways that
I would not have done before, I learned to think
out of the box, to explore thoroughly my own
perceptions and opinions, then cross the limits
of my imagination, finding new avenues
through which to express myself. Now, back in
my hometown, with a world of opportunities ahead of me, I started ‘A
Thousand Faces Productions (named
after Joseph Campbell’s book) and
intend to pursue my goals with fervour. Through the gruelling process of
independent filmmaking, I aim to implement
the biggest lesson that I have learned in my
year at LFS, i.e. to find that elusive balance
between telling a story that inspires me and
telling a story that inspires others.
Coming back to my first point, people
often said, “Filmmaking is volatile, the
risks are far greater than the rewards.”
Yes, being a creative professional of
any sort is not easy
on one’s wallet. This
isn’t a world of 9-to5 jobs and the payoff takes its own sweet time. Why
then should one waste time on
something that doesn’t bring practical, tangible results? Simply put, if
money is the only reward one seeks
then a creative profession is a waste
of their time and effort.
Creativity, whatever its form, has
the capacity to rejuvenate and influence in a great many ways. And that is the
real reward of this profession, the ability
to both entertain and put forth one’s
views in ways that cannot be expressed
through other means, the ability to
change the world around you by
bringing forth that, which is within
you. I count my blessings everyday
for the ability to partake in a profession that is my greatest passion.
« MENTOR’S DESK
FILM-MAKING FUNDAS
Film-making is a highly creative process fuelled by the
desire, passion and determination to tell a story. Filmmaking is a long, expensive process which takes years
to master and maybe break into. There are a number of
courses you can pursue at different institutes spread
across the country. You can study film-making at the
following institutes:
Whistling Woods International
Whistling Woods International, Film City Complex,
Goregoan (East), Mumbai: 400065
Tel: +91 22 65281084 / 30916107 / 30916234 /
30916000
Web: www.whistlingwoods.net
Film and Television Institute of India
Law College Road, Pune: 411 004,
Tel No: +91 – 020- 25431817 / 25433016 /
25430017
Web: www.ftiindia.com
Write in to us with your feedback at education@afternoondc.in
Zee Institute of Media Arts
3, Ashqui Bunglow, Shashtri Nagar Cross Road,
Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri(W),
Mumbai: 400 053
Tel: 91-22-26302937 / 38
Web: www.zimainstitute.com
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
E.M. By-Pass Road,
P.O. Panchasayar,
Kolkata: 700094
Tel: (033) 2432 8355 / 8356 / 9300
Mail: srfti@cal.vsnl.net.in
Web: www.srfti.gov.in
LV Prasad Film & TV Academy
28, Arunachalam Road, Saligramam, Chennai - 600 093
Tel: 0-65257476
Mobile: 98402 10909
Email: info@prasadacademy.com
Web Site: www.prasadacademy.com
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
ROCK CLIMBING,
MUMBAI ISHTYLE
Azad Shrivastav | ADC
Rock climbing is an intense adventure and
requires determination and passion to conquer
new heights, literally. Strength and stamina
too are absolutely essential to enjoy this
plucky activity. Neha Ghatpande explores the
intricacies of this novel experience
In the presence of great Mountaineers and Cavers:
Once he inaugurated the wall, Phadke just crawled on it like it
was his day to day activity, the 21-time Everest champion Apa
Sherpa had come to boost the confidence of the students.
Apa Sherpa was 28 years old when he first climbed Mount
Everest and recently finished his 21st summit. He says, “Climbing
Everest is not easy, don’t go there without proper training and
experience; when I first climbed I was thrilled that I am reaching
the top of the world, but to be honest every other expedition has
taught me something new.
Apa Sherpa runs an eco drive on Mt Everest. “There is a lot of
garbage there and as the base camp is popular there is a lot of
human waste, through my adventure group and volunteers we will
make it cleaner,” he says. Apa started his career as a porter when
he was 12 years old as he lost his father and needed to support
his family; this is how his climbing began. “My life was hard, I
couldn’t get education but I would pass on this message to all of
you that education is important along with mountaineering and
adventure,” says Apa.
Another personality was Brian Dale who currently works as a
caver. He conducts expeditions and teaches caving, his main
focus is the caves in Meghalaya, “caving is 10 per cent adventure
but 90 per cent science; we must know what kind of stone is
there, we also have to know how the cave has formed and how
old it must be,” he says. According to Dale, caving tells you how
the future climate is going to be as most of the future’s roots are
in the history. Dale, who is also the founder secretary of
Meghalaya Adventures Association has explored many caves in
Meghalaya and also trained boys from the Indian Navy in the
activity of caving.
Everything about the Wall: a project with Passion
Rock climbing requires a great body and stamina; well, more than
that it requires courage and passion; it requires great mental
strength and hunger for conquering great heights. Those who
have the hunger and perseverance can get trained at heart of the
city now.
In the presence of enthusiastic climbers, historical mountaineers and experts, the first indoor rock climbing wall was inaugurated in the premises of RA Poddar College at Matunga on July
16, 2011. Poddar College is the only college to have such a wall
inside the premises in Mumbai and it’s funded mostly by their
alumni.
The 11ft high and 20ft wide wall was made with fibre and plastic material that is specially used to make such walls, the major
involvement in bringing out this project in reality was done by
Poddar Hikers Club and Giri Vihar trekking club. Both these
trekking clubs have ex-students of Poddar College as their members and also have the expertise that was required to erect this
wall.
Anybody can be trained on the wall, they have appointed wall
climbing experts to train normal beings who do not know anything
about the sport, “Our trainers are very good and they will be training students every day, anybody can come and learn we have
arranged for a one day pass, monthly pass and also annual pass
at nominal prices,” says Rajendra Phadke, chairman of Poddar
Hikers Club.
The daily pass will cost around Rs.30, monthly pass will be
about Rs.300 and annual pass will cost Rs.3000.
some great snaps; he says he wants to learn rock climbing. “We
are extremely lucky to have such guidance and experts around us.
I am going to learn climbing here and then I will be exploring the
real walls in the Sahyadris,” he says.
Students had managed the event, and the wall climbing has
almost 50 members already who are learning to climb. For them
it was a proud moment and also a very exciting event as very few
colleges promote such adventure activities amongst its students.
Mission Olympic 2020:
The Poddar Hikers Club and Giri Vihar believe that rock climbing
or wall climbing is going to be an Olympic sport in 2020. “We
want to increase our activities slowly, we want to train more
youngsters so that we can be part of the Olympics 2020 when
this sport will be having a space,” said Phadke.
The training will take place every evening from 5pm to 8pm and
on Sunday mornings as well. Those wishing to get trained or to
learn the art of climbing can contact Poddar college or just visit
the college and they will assisted by the hikers.
ITM Group and Hypercity
start Retail Program
Students want to climb heights:
During the inaugural function, students of Poddar College had put
up their photographs clicked during their trekking and hiking
expedition, one of the students was budding photographer Amit
Mahajan.
The 17-year-old Amit was roaming in Sahyadris recently clicking
H
>>(L) Students taking a go at the newly launched wall at
Poddar College and (R) Everest champion Apa Sherpa
showing off his rock-climbing skills
ypercity has collaborated with ITM Group to announce
the launch of Hypercity-ITM Post Graduate Program in
Retail. Students will be tutored by retail industry experts
and experienced faculties from ITM. The 18-month program
includes the first semester to be completely spent in ITM campus, learning the basic fundaments of the retail sector. From
the second semester onwards, the students will work for half
the week at the Hypercity store while the final 6 months are
meant for a full-time paid internship, giving students deep
experience in retail operations. The program will be taught by
faculty of ITM GLC and Hypercity Managers and Trainers.
Through the paid training and internships during the program,
the students will also earn a stipend of Rs.94,000.
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
« ALERTS
IGNOU LAUNCHES FIVE COURSES
ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
IGNOU’s school of Gender and Development Studies
(SOGDS) has launched five new courses on Gender
and Development commencing from July. Of these
five courses two are on-campus programmes while
three are distance-mode programmes said an official
to IANS. According to IGNOU, admissions are open for
Masters in Gender and Development Studies,
Masters in Women's and Gender studies,
Postgraduate Diploma in Gender and Development
studies, Diploma in Women's empowerment and
Development.
To apply for the programme, graduation in any discipline with a minimum 50 percent aggregate is
required. With a total of 50 seats the last date for
submitting application forms is July 29 for the distance-learning course.
‘AMAR CHITRA KATHA SCHOLARSHIP’ IN MEMORY OF UNCLE PAI
ACK-Media, an Entertainment and Education
Company for children, launched ‘Amar Chitra Katha
Scholarships’, in fond memory of Mr. Anant Pai, the
founding editor of the series . The Amar Chitra Katha
Scholarship forms will be available free in all Big
Bazaar stores across India from July 14th to August
7th, 2011 and online
(www.amarchitrakatha.com/scholarships).
Participants may also send in their responses via a
unique SMS platform created for this initiative.
Participation in this scholarship has no restrictions
other than age and nationality.
The Amar Chitra Katha Scholarship awardees will
be announced in a grand finale on Children’s Day,
November 14, 2011. The National Winner will get a
scholarship of Rs. 11 lakh, there will be 71 City
Winners who will each get a scholarship of Rs.
25,000. 144 City Runners-Up will get scholarships
worth Rs. 5000 in kind. In addition 7 special metro
winner scholarships worth Rs. 50,000 will be given.
Also 10 Winners who have sent entries though SMS
will get scholarships worth Rs. 15,000 in cash. The
initiative is designed in a way that a child in every
participating city has an opportunity to win a
Scholarship.
ADMISSIONS ON AT
THE BIG UMBRELLA
The Big Umbrella preschool is offering six innovative
programs – Mommy & Me, Explorers, Pre-Discovery,
Discovery, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten that
collectively promotes all rounded intelligence and
encourages children to explore, discover, create and
grow. New York based activity centre, Apple Seeds –
a feature of The Big Umbrella offers activities ranging
from music, art and storytelling to construction and
science. With state-of-the-art facilities, an interactive
international curriculum and the five-year comprehensive preschool program, The Big Umbrella – preschool and activity centre prepares your child for life.
For more information contact:
Address: The Big Umbrella - preschool and activity
centre 79/81 Nirmal Niwas – 2, Ground Floor,
August Kranti Marg, Near Tejpal Auditorium, Gowalia
Tank, Mumbai – 400036
Phone: +91 22 4368 0000 and log onto: www.thebigumbrella.edu.in
SAIL THROUGH
TO SUCCESS
>> Abhishek
Mahtre (L)
showing off
his sailing
skills
Passion – an ingredient if missing can make your ship’s journey not only distressful but also one
filled with hiccups. Abhishek Mahtre’s sailing skills are worth his salt. Into sailing for over a
decade now, this 22-year-old Sailing Instructor is one of the youngest of the few instructors in
India who converted his passion for the adventure sport into his bread and butter. Chirag Thakkar
chats up with him about traits required for one to be sailing into the high seas.
W
hat’s the fun in just doing a 9 to 5
job on this confining 29 per cent
of land that we have access to?
Why not explore the other 71 per cent for a
living. If you love the sea and adventure
sports and want to teach it to other enthusiasts – a sailing instructor’s career seems
impeccably appropriate.
Abhishek, having sailed for about 13
years, represented India in many international competitions and won a lot of
medals too. Fascinated with sports like
soccer and swimming from an early age,
he learnt sailing as part of his four-year
maritime training course from ‘Sea Cadet
Corps’, a 75 year old naval organisation
based in Navy Nagar, Mumbai when he
was only 10 years of age. He did a diploma
in advertising and mass communication
from Pune and is now also doing his sociology majors from Wilson College.
“It’s a passion I had developed then and
I chose to keep it alive even in the corporate world of advertising taking it up as a
passion for life,” says Abhishek. These are
the off-season months due to monsoon
and Abhishek is therefore involved in the
marketing and advertising of a company
for which he trains amateur sailors.
During the other months when there are
students that come to sail, Abhishek
spends nearly 7 to 8 hours on the sea
teaching them. “To be a good instructor,
one needs to be dedicated, confident and
be prepared to deal with all situations
because there are lives dependent on you.
One needs to be physically fit and be good
at managing people. Being a good swim-
mer is one of the key traits to be a good
sailing instructor,” explains Abhishek.
In India, the boating industry is still in its
infancy. There are not many boating companies except for a few sailing clubs and
yacht cubs. Both as a profession and a
sport – sailing that is incredibly wellknown internationally is yet to grow in
India. Abhishek puts up a figure of about
five years for the sailing and boating indus-
« OFFBEAT CAREER
try to grow. “For me it’s a passion-driven
career. But I wouldn’t deny the immense
scope of growth it has. More sailing companies ought to come up in the next five to
ten years and more and more instructors
will be needed. And it doesn’t stop at
instructing as a career profile. “There’s
immense room for operations, management, marketing, repair and maintenance,
people-handling and more. The boat-distribution sector too has very few players.
As and when one progresses with one’s
sailing career, these are some areas one
can look into. And not to forget the entrepreneurial opportunities that lie in it,”
adds Abhishek explaining the versatility of
the field.
Besides this, one can take it up at the
club and completion levels. One can consider training for sailing at the National
level too. If one has a decent 5 to 10 years of
sailing experience, one can even look at
ventures like starting up one’s own sailing
school. While the need for Sailors in India
is yet to be recognised, it is an extremely
well paying career abroad, says Mahtre. “In
countries where sailing is popular, a sailing
instructor can make anywhere between
Rs.40,000 to 3 lakhs per month,” asserts
Abhishek.
So how does one go about learning it?
Abhishek says: “Ideally one should learn
sailing from a good sailing company or
club that has experienced trainers and
quality equipment. Once you’re done with
your basic training, it is only practice and
keeping in touch with the sport that will
make you better at it. A good three years of
sailing experience is necessary for one to
become an instructor. You can even rent
out boats and go sailing or join a racing
team once you have learnt the basics,”
explains Abhishek.
So if you’ve been waiting for an off-beat
career, wait no more- sail away.
WHERE YOU CAN LEARN SAILING
THE ROYAL BOMBAY YACHT CLUB,
Opp. Gateway of India,
Near Taj Mahal Hotel,
Mumbai – 400001
Tel: 0091-22-2202 1880 / 6752 7200
Web: www.royalbombayyachtclub.com
AQUASAIL INSTITUTE
2 J, Calcot House, 8 M. P. Shetty Marg, Fort,
Mumbai 400 023
Tel.: + 91 22 43600107
Email: info@aquasailindia.com
Web: http://www.aquasailindia.com
Sea Cadet Corps (Up to age 11), Navy Nagar
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier
MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
Mind you, swearing is not trendy
« TALKING POINT
Bhavi Joshi
Usha Pravin College of
Management
T
No, I am not happy with what is
happening. There are so many
scanning machines at all the
stations, but it doesn’t seem to
make much of a difference,
many people don’t even go
through them. I feel there
should be separate independant bodies looking into separate issues. The
Lokpal Bill has been forgotten with the terror
strikes and soon the terror attacks will also be
forgotten. There should be different people handling different things because the focus seems to
be getting lost. I’d just like to tell the leaders that
whether it is rain, terror or anything, the Mumbai
spirit cannot be crushed by anything. We are still
moving on and working hard.
Rimma Quadros, N.K College
We are not at all safe in India
and the government is not
doing anything about it. Many
people died, what was their mistake? The Government is not
handling anything properly.
Every year something seems to
happen, we are selecting leaders to protect us, not to mint money. The police
should be aware of everything, be extra vigilant
and provide us with better security as anyone can
enter Mumbai easily. It is very easy for terrorists to
attack Mumbai.
Purna Mundra, Hinduja College
I don’t think anything is being
handled efficiently. The attack
has shown intelligence failure
on the part of the security agencies. There is no co-ordinated
effort to solve the mess. In any
other country of the world swift
action would have been taken
within 24 hrs of the event. Nothing is being done
about Kasab even with adequate evidence. This is
actually anti-democratic.
Utsav Shroff, HR College
ture and bizarre values to the youth, as
nowadays directors target the youth and
accordingly films are based on youth culture. So, we can safely conclude that it’s
the youth themselves who determine
youth culture and not cinema that influences the youth.
Now when a partly right conclusion is
drawn, we can credit the youth for tarnish-
Respect your target audience
Vidhi Shah
School of Broadcasting
and Communications
f you died today,
who will fund your
family’s future?” asks
the slick insurance
agent; a question that
is bound to shake every
individual at the receiving end. Insurance
companies and their agents are constantly
luring people with different schemes, special offers and benefits. While influencing
and persuading is clearly a part of the job,
it should have some substance and portray its merits with honesty. The ad should
encourage people to purchase and not
reflect the audience as fools. The audiences today are smart and intelligent and
“I
generally think twice before purchasing a
product. One such demonstration has
been presented in an insurance ad which
was recently aired on television. The commercial starts with an insurance agent
returning home from his work. Like always,
there has to be an empty street which the
agent must pass through to reach his destination. Suddenly a mugger with a knife
in his hand confronts him and pushes him
into a vacant alley. The robber then
demands the return of his briefcase and
other valuables. After a long silence we
see the robber coming out of the alley satisfied. Confused, aren’t you? The agent
has done his magic on the robber as well.
And now even he is purchasing the insurance scheme. But suddenly a question
arises in his mind off whether he should
pay the premium by cheque or cash. To
which we see the agent politely discussing
the insurance policy with him. The ad
ends by saying, “Whoever has heard, has
purchased.”
How many of you believe in this ad? In
this modern era, we need to be very
practical in life. There will be only a few
people who will believe such advertisements. Lets be realistic. A sensible person would never talk about an insurance
policy when a robber is in front of him
and his life is at stake and nor will a robber listen to the policy at that juncture.
People have their own perceptions. They
will not stand for wrong situations. The
only comment for them would be, “Come
out of the fantasy world and show us
something believable.”
>> Whistling Woods
International (WWI),
a Film, Television,
Animation & Media
Arts Institute,
celebrated 5 years
of its existence and
the convocation
ceremony of its
graduating students.
Yash Chopra,
Khayyam Saab,
Ronnie Screwvala
and Shabana Azmi
were present.
« CLICK CLICK CLICK
July 13th, 2011 saw another round of terror
attacks in the city. Opera House, Zaveri Bazar
and Dadar were targeted, with many losing
their lives to the blasts. These attacks have
yet again brought to light the vulnerability of
the city when it comes to terrorism as well as
the low security all over the city. We ask the
youth if they feel safe and see a safe future
for themselves as well as the generations to
come. What according to them needs to be
done to tackle terrorism and is there anything they would like to tell Indian leaders
about how they are dealing with terror.
he youth are
undoubtedly with it
and are a cut above the
rest. But have any of us
thought about whether
we are really as cool as we portray ourselves to be or do we consider ourselves
rebellious because we swear without even
knowing the meaning of the abuses at
times. In the quest of being trendy, we
have blindly aped pop culture, leading us
to deviate from our culture and values.
The newly released movie ‘Delhi Belly’
received a lot of flak and faced censorship
issues. According to the board, the film
contained vulgar content.
This is further elaborated by Imran
Khan who thinks, “Anything associated
with youth culture that is cool and newwave has ignited protests. But our youthful
audience has connected to it.” This breaks
the myth that cinema depicts modern cul-
ing our cherished Indian culture. In protest,
my friends would argue that they maintain
their dignity in front of elders but what
about with friends? Our ethnic culture says
we should respect each and every human
being, so aren’t friends not counted as
human beings too? Is it only crucial to
maintain one’s dignity and manners in
front of elders? Is that the only criteria that
determines us being good human beings?
And are we doing justice to our culture and
values? The youth today leads a two-faced
life where they are well behaved and most
venerable in front of elders and become
crude when they are with their friends. Not
only do they playfully abuse each other, but
they also target each others communities
and label them accordingly.
Adolescents should realise that abusive
words don’t make them trendy. Instead of
gaining popularity among friends by using
such language, individuals should stand
out by doing something that makes them
superior in eminence. It is high time we
realise what earns good prestige and what
leads to an irreparable reputation.
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Infinity: show by
Jayashree and
Tanumansa
Afternoon Despatch & Courier
www.afternoondc.in
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
T
wo talented
artists
–
Jayashree A.
Salecha and Tanumansa Bagrodia –
are showing their
works at the Museum Art Gallery.
Jayashree says
art influences our
language, our thoughts, skills and
attitudes and it lets our imagination run wild. “The leaves in my art
work are symbolic. They are all creation of God. I can see him in every
leaf. There is God in every man, be
he good or bad. And God is, in the
same way, in every leaf – be it fresh,
dried or withered… I am a mediator and nature lover and I draw my
inspiration from nature. I like to
engulf myself in nature so that I can
understand nature in its vivid
forms… The peepal tree fascinates
me. Each time I see it, I find Bhagwan Buddh in every leaf….”
There are bright and visually
pleasing colours in Jayashree’s
paintings. There is evidence of con-
siderable skills and capacity for
balanced arrangements of images.
The good visual impact itself is
half the battle. Mobile: 9869476146.
Tanumansa Bagrodia received
her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago last year. External
stimuli had an influence on her
work. The Women Art Foundation
launched her as an artist in March.
“Though I was born in the USA and
got my bachelor degree there, I feel
like my work is more influenced by
the bold and fast life of Mumbai
where I currently live and work.”
Tanumansa is an abstract painter
where all familiar images are dispersed with and just a few lines,
space management and employment of colour produce a final effect. Evidently she has a certain,
individualistic approach to art. Evidently she works in freedom and
produces a composition from her
imagination using no known
forms.
Contact: 9819872005.
The exhibition which began yesterday will continue till July 24.
BRUSH WITH ART
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Painting by Jayashree A. Salecha. Left: the artist.
Exhibition at
Tulika Art
Gallery
Some old masters’ works
at Galerie Mirchandani
Arkay | ADC
C
olour makes a big impact at an
exhibition at Tulika Art Gallery.
The artists are Aziz, Balev Xavier
and Ramesh Gorjala. The artists are
interpreting a certain situation as
per their own perceptions. In some
of them, there is a message also.
The exhibition closed last week.
At Tulika Art Gallery.
Monsoon show
at Bajaj
A
monsoon show is on at the
Bajaj Art Gallery. Bajaj Art
Gallery makes it a point to encourage young new talent. The gallery is
there with a purpose. To promote
art and give a chance to promising
new artists. Hundreds of artists
make a beeline every year to show
their works. And the monsoon is a
group show in which many artists
are displaying their works.
Monsoon show at Bajaj Art Gallery.
A group show at Gallery Mirchandani.
A
group show with paintings by
some top artists is on at the
Galerie Mirchandani Mereweather
Road. They are watercolour works.
An Ara painting is difficult to come
by. Ara had a simple, almost naïve,
approach to art. He usually made
watercolour paintings.
Bhupen Khakhar gave a new diversion to art. He had a completely
individualistic style and one could
say even from a distance. “There is
a Bhupen Khakhar.” (Nilima
Sheikh, Kiki Smith and Atul
Dodiya are comtemporary artists
who have added to high values of
Indian art. The exhibition will go
on till July 30.
Art and Art Galleries
Please send details and dates of exhibitions to ARKAY by courier or
hand. Address: Afternoon Despatch and Courier, Janmabhoomi Bhavan, Janmabhoomi Marg, Fort, Mumbai-1.
Markets Neutrally Trended…
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BUSINESS
NSE India: S&P Nifty — Daily Market Report for: Wednesday (July 13, 2011)
(Based on the activity of the previous trading day) by Dominic Rebello
day Average (negative).
ADX Indicator & DI Lines:
The +DI line is above the –DI line and
both lines are diverging (positive if it
continues).
The ADX is falling while the Market
Index is rising, which indicates that the
present up trend is decreasing in
strength.
Moving Averages (Trend Indicators)
The index:
Has crossed above its 5-day average (at
5589) Positive.
Is below its 15-day average (at 5617)
Negative
Is above its 25-day average (at 5525)
Positive
Is below its 200-day average (at 5726)
Negative.
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS DAY:
The Nifty rose moderately on Tuesday
(July 19, 2011) a net 46.50 points
(0.84%) and closed at the 5613 point
level. The market opened at the 5569
points level. It then declined and
registered the day’s low at the 5557
points level at 9.20 a.m. It then rose
and turned into a turned into a range
bound movement until 1.00 p.m. It
then rose sharply and registered the
day’s high at the 5627 points level at
2.42 p.m. It then declined marginally
and turned into a range bound
movement until closing at the day. The
Nifty moved in a range of 70 points and
closed above the psychologically
important 5600 points level on positive
European cues. Sentiment was bullish
and amongst the 50 Nifty stocks, 41
were gainers, 8 were losers and 1
remained unchanged. Heavy buying
was witnessed in consumer durables,
IT, technology, realty, metal and oil &
gas stocks, while selling was witnessed
in auto, power and capital goods
stocks.
OUTLOOK FOR TODAY:
On Japanese candlestick patterns
the index after having formed three
consecutive
doji
patterns
(indicating indecisiveness amongst
investors) has formed a white body
candle on substantially higher
volumes. This is positive and
indicates that the bias has shifted
towards the buy side of the market.
Further, the index has crossed
above the 5 days moving average.
Both these indicate a positive bias.
However, the index is below the 15
and 200 days moving average.
Further, despite yesterdays rise, the
velocity parameters continue to
remain negatively trended. Both
these indicate a negative bias. As
Overall Market Strength/Weakness:
The indicators and oscillators
discussed here are indicating a weak
market but with a positive bias.
Support Levels:
For short-term traders the immediate
main support is at 5135 marked as S1
(blue line below the Index).
The next support is at 4795 marked as
S2 (blue line below the Index).
Resistance Levels
The immediate main resistance is at
5982 marked as R1 (red line above the
Index).
The next resistance is at 6357 marked
as R2 (red line above the Index).
Pivot Point Analysis:
For intra-day traders the support and
resistance levels are calculated
Market Breadth:
Overall Market Breadth on the NSE was
positive. Amongst all the traded stocks,
877 were gainers, 519 were losers and
72 remained unchanged.
Slow Stochastic Indicator:
The Slow Stochastic Oscillator has
declined in the neutral zone.
The Slow K line in the Stochastic
Oscillator is below the slow D line
(negative if it continues).
RSI Indicator:
The RSI is above the 40 level and is
now rising (positive if it continues).
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TOP VIEW
We are planning to spend up to Rs 600
crore for about 15 pilot projects related
to smart grid technologies
Sam Pitroda, Chairman, India Smart Grid Task Force
BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Elara Capital calls a ‘Buy’ on Persistent Systems
CMP: Rs. 366 Target Rs. 480
Persistent Systems Topline grew by 5.2% QoQ, precisely in line with our
estimates while EBITDA margins dipped by 59bps on a QoQ basis in spite
of of wage hikes leaving only a marginal impact. The full impact of the wage
hikes (7% to 8% for offshore and 3% to 4% for onsite) will come in the next
quarter. The margin dip was largely a function of the dip in IP revenue from
10.3% last quarter to 6.1% this quarter. This was due to lumpiness in client
spread with top client accounting for 60% of IP revenue. Management has
however, maintained guidance of USD25mn in IP revenue in FY12E out of
the total revenue guidance of USD220mn.
Metrics stay on course, multiple long term initiatives on track:
Attrition, a key worry for an IT company of Persistent’s size has come down
to 18.4% from 19.6% while onsite billing rates have improved by 2.25%
QoQ. Onsite billing rate increase is mainly led by technology consulting in
the mix. Initiatives on cloud, collaboration and mobility have been on track
and technology companies (the ISV client set) have not cut back on
spending in research. Management pointed out that any initial leads on the
cutback in cloud spending on virtualization of network assets will have
minimal impact on the company as their presence is in the platform and
software stages.
We stay below guidance on FY12 bottomline till visibility: While we are
with the management guidance on the topline, we are conservative on
margins as utilisation has to pick up in a big way to sustain margins post
next quarter’s wage hike. Fragmentation of resources in various locations
has hit utilisations so far, although it has still gone up 160bps QoQ. Margin
impact next quarter could get smoother if IP revenue hits the 10% mark.
New business in Hyderabad and Pune SEZ could provide upside to
estimates by way of lower tax rates. Our target price implies a target PE of
11x FY13E.
Sharekhan calls a ‘Buy’ on Orbit Corp
CMP: Rs. 46 Target Rs. 84
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
Volume:
Volume (Qty shares) increased 23.65%.
This change is substantial and
indicates a wide participation by
investors.
MACD Indicator:
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such these are mixed signals.
Investors are advised to adopt a
wait and watch policy for a day or
two until a clearer signal emerges.
Work with strict stop losses
on all positions.
The MACD is above zero and is rising
(positive if it continues). It is below its 9-
according to the pivot point theory and
are:
Pivot point = 5599 (This is the level
where the trend is likely to change
during intra-day).
Support (1) = 5571.
Support (2) = 5529.
Resistance (1) = 5642.
Resistance (2) = 5670.
STRATSTAR.COM : GENIUS TRADER INDICATORS
BSE Sensex
Current
Previous
S&P CNX Nifty
Current
Previous
Date
19/07/11
24/06/11
Date
19/07/11
24/06/11
Closing Price
18653
18240
Closing Price
5613
5471
Signal
No Signal Change
BUY
Signal
No Signal Change
BUY
Open Position
413
Open Position
142
Stop Loss
18394
Stop Loss
5524
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Sale of Napean Sea Road property: Orbit Corporation (Orbit Corp)
has entered into an agreement with Mahindra Lifespace for the sale of one
of its properties located at Napean Sea Road, named Orbit Ocean
Parque. Though the managements of both the parties have not
confirmed the deal size but media reports indicate that it could
be around Rs 270 crore.
The top management figure of the Mahindra group, Anand Mahindra,
was born and lives as a tenant in this bungalow named Gulistan, which
occupies around 13,000 sqare feet of land. Orbit Corp had acquired
Gulistan bungalow in 2008 at a cost of close to Rs 50 crore and was
planning to redevelop this property (later named Orbit Ocean Parque) with
an estimated saleable area of 34,000 square feet.
The deal is NAV accretive: If the deal size mentioned in the media reports
is correct then we believe it is a positive for Orbit Corp as the property
bought by the company in 2008 for just Rs 50 crore will fetch a healthy
return on investment. The deal is expected to be complete by the end of
Q2FY 2012 and the funds are expected to be released in H2FY2012. We
had factored in around Rs 4.6 per share in our net asset value (NAV) while
the net profit from the deal before accounting for tax works out to around
Rs 18.2 per share.
Release of pledge shares-a near-term trigger: The company also
plans to release its pledged shares in the near term. A higher proportion of
the shares pledged by the promoters has been one of the key overhangs on
the stock. At present around 76% of the promoters’ shares is pledged a
major portion of which is expected to be free in the near term.
This, we believe, is a positive development and will act as near term trigger
for the stock.
Outlook and valuation: We are positive on the company since it operates
in a key property market, Mumbai, and caters to the luxury segment, which
is less price-sensitive. We believe, in spite of a higher than expected equity
dilution in the Mandwa project, the healthy profit from the sale of Orbit
Ocean Parque is likely to have a positive impact on the overall NAV. However,
we are not incorporating any changes in our NAV and earnings estimates,
and would like to wait for the Q1FY2012 results of the company to get the
details of the deal size and an update on the other ongoing projects.
Further, we believe if the pledged shares get released in the near term, it
will be sentimentally positive for the company. Hence, we maintain our NAVbased price target at Rs 84 with a Buy recommendation. At the current
market price, the stock trades at a price/earnings of 6.8x FY2012
estimated earnings.
Please send all business and corporate related mails to
business@afternoondc.in
Afternoon Despatch & Courier
Small Towns To Drive Growth
Of Branded Gold Jewellery
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NEWS FLASH
BUSINESS
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Gold hits record high at Rs 23,470 on global cues. India debt capital volume at $20 bn so far this year. Iran threatens to 'cut' oil supply to India if overdue payments for
crude oil are not made. 2G scam: Ex-TRAI chief Pradeep Baijal quizzed by CBI. US-India to cooperate on flight navigation systems.
Intensifying competition in the large cities has led to stagnation in growth for players in the
branded jewellery segment. Most are therefore, increasingly pursuing opportunities, that
expansions into Tier II and III centres can offer
By A Business Reporter
‘T
ier-II and -III towns will drive
growth for the branded gold
jewellery retailers over the
medium term,’ says a just released report by CRISIL. It believes that ‘around
two-thirds of the new outlets that
these retailers set up over the medium
term will be in such small towns.’ The
demand for gold jewellery in these
centres is strong and growing, buoyed
by increasing affluence and preference
for branded jewellery.
The gold jewellery retailers are
therefore, expected to derive over half
of their revenues from such small
towns by 2012-13 (refers to financial
year, April 1 to March 31), as against
around 40 per cent in 2009-10. These
are the findings of a CRISIL study of 63
gold jewellery retailers rated by it,
which collectively account for 20 per
cent by revenue of the gold jewellery
retailed in India in 2010-11.
In the decade through 2010-11,
some of the rated players have grown
from being one- or two-outlet retailers, and expanded significantly in the
metros and Tier-I cities. In the process,
they have established a distinct identity through brand-building initiatives
that have fuelled their growth.
“However,” says Gurpreet Chhatwal,
Director, CRISIL Ratings, “the intensifying competition in the large cities
has led to stagnation in growth for
players. The branded jewellers are,
therefore, now increasingly pursuing
opportunities that expansions into
Tier-II and –III centres can offer.”
The rising disposable income in
households, favourable demographic
trends in customer profile (including
the increasing proportion of young
consumers), and growing consumer
preference for branded jewellery, are
among factors that will buttress the retailers’ expansion plans. Adds Chhatwal, “The wide variety of designs,
aggressive marketing and promotional
strategies, including hallmarking, and
innovative offers such as gold deposit
and buy-back schemes, will also bolster the growth of branded players’ in
the Tier-II and –III towns.”
The expansions will strengthen the
business risk profiles of players, supported by the increasing scale of operations,
enhanced
geographical
diversity, and improved cost efficiencies. However, expansions will result in
larger working capital requirements,
essentially to support inventory, which
accounted for 86 per cent of the current assets of players during the three
years through 2010-11. Excessive reliance on external borrowings to fund
inventory will in turn stretch the players’ capital structure.
Says R. Vasudevan, Head, CRISIL
Ratings, “The average gearing of
CRISIL-rated players will remain high
at 2 to 2.25 times over the medium
term, on account of expected increase
in external debt to fund inventory.
Nevertheless, the cash-sale model and
liquid nature of gold will continue to
support the financial risk profiles of
gold retailers. Players that efficiently
manage their working capital requirements, and successfully ramp up operations in the Tier-II and -III outlets
early, will witness rating upgrades in
the next 12-18 months.”
Cotton Prices Could Be Under Pressure?
Going forward, most analysts feel that prices would be under pressure for the rest of the
year with a possible downward bias
By Manik K. Malakar
A
wide and varied series of factors
are going to work on the cotton
sector. So, from changing sartorial
tastes, to the weather - all are going to
take their effect on the cotton industry in India, at least in the near term.
For the moment though it is the monsoons that are the main determinant
and interestingly this is throwing up
some new variations in the crop.
First of course are the omniscient
monsoons and its effect on India’s
entire agricultural sector including
the monsoons. “Monsoons are the
major factor for price determination,” said Dharmesh Bhatia, Associate Vice President Research, Kotak
Commodities Services. Thus, according to him a good monsoon will
increase yields by 5%. “Acreage has
increased by 10% due to good price
realisation,” he said.
However, according to a report
earlier this month from NCMSL, the
delay of the monsoon rains has
taken its toll in the Rayalseema region which has reported a 30% decline in cotton sowing, so far. There
are on the other hand some interesting trends in the sector. In Upper Rajasthan there has been an increase of
75.16% in cotton cultivation, primarily in the Sriganganagar circle. “This
has made a record of sorts in changing the agricultural profile of the region,” said the NCMSL report.
And changing fashion trends are affecting the cotton sector too! Officials
have slashed their cotton consumption forecast in 2011-12 in the country. Current estimates stand at 21.5
million bales down by 6,00,000 bales.
“Changing apparel tastes, rise in interest rates & inflation capping demand, and uncertain export
prospects with Eurozone and US reeling under debt crisis and recession respectively may have been reasons for
the downward revision,” said James.
Going forward, most analysts feel
that prices would be under pressure
for the rest of the year with a possible downward bias. “Though short
term bounce back could be seen, a
combination of rising supply and
uncertain demand could pressurize
prices during the calendar year.
NCDEX April 2012 futures currently
trading at 652 should slip and consolidate in the 500-350 region before
reversing course,” said Anand James
of Geojit Comtrade.
Bhatia feels that cotton prices in
the rest of the calendar year will be
in the Rs. 28,000 to Rs, 40,000 range
for December 2011 futures. NCDEX
Kapas market, according to NCMSL
will be range bound with a bullish
bias. “Sell on rise is advisable (subject to the monsoon),” was the advice from Dharmesh Bhatia of Kotak
Commodities.
Norms For Life Insurance
Company IPOs By Month-End
T
By A Business Reporter
he Insurance watchdog IRDA will release
the final guidelines to allow life insurance
companies to raise funds from the capital
market will be out by this month-end. “With
regard to life companies, the work on IPO
guidelines is more or less complete and we
would be going for gazetting the same as
regulation very shortly, perhaps toward the
end of this month,” IRDA Chairman J Hari IRDA Chairman J Hari
Narayan
Narayan told reporters.
For life companies, the clause mandating
a three-year track record of profitability as a precondition for
tapping the capital markets has been removed in the draft
guidelines, he said. As per existing Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) norms, any company which proposes to
come out with a public offer should have a three-year track record
of profits. “As regards non-life companies, there is little more
work to be done and that may take 2-3 months,” he said.
Last month, IRDA had released a set of draft guidelines for
insurance companies to raise funds through public offers. As per
the draft norms, only insurance companies that have completed
10 years of operation and have strong financials will be allowed
to access the capital market, reports PTI.
Insurance firms planning public offers have to seek ‘formal
approval’ from IRDA and then approach the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for final approval, the draft norms
had said.
As part of the eligibility criteria, the insurance
company should have maintained the prescribed regulatory
solvency margin during the preceding six quarters, it had said.
In addition, the insurance company should have embedded the
value of at least twice its paid-up equity capital, the guidelines
had said, adding that the insurance company should be fully
compliant with the corporate governance guidelines issued by
IRDA.Hari Narayan said IRDA will come out with a standard
definition of critical illness for health insurance purposes within
the next 2-3 months. Asked if the insurer can invest in Indian
Depository Receipts, he said, “An IDR is essentially investment
abroad and according to the Insurance Act, money should be
invested in India. There is a legal matter which we are examining.”
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Court Rejects Vedanta Plea For Alumina
Refinery Expansion
The Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition of Vedanta
Aluminum Ltd, which sought to quash the central government’s
notification stalling expansion of its refinery project in the state,
a lawyer said. The environment and forests ministry had stalled
the expansion of the Vedanta alumina refinery project in Lanjigarh
in Kalahandi district from one million tonnes capacity to six million
tonnes per annum and of the captive power plant from 75 to 300
MW capacity. “The court dismissed the petition filed by Vedanta.
It upheld the argument of the environment ministry,” Manoj
Mishra, a lawyer associated with case, told IANS.
HDFC Bank Net Profit Up 33.7 %
The country’s second largest private lender, HDFC Bank has
reported almost a 34 percent increase in net profit at Rs.1,085
crore in the first quarter ended June 30, compared to the like
period of last financial year.
The bank’s net revenues, including net interest income and
other income, grew to Rs.3,968 crore during the quarter under
the review, compared to Rs.3,391.6 crore. The net interest
income rose 18.6 percent to Rs.2,848 crore with a net interest
margin of 4.2 percent. The banking sector on the whole has been
seeing a slowdown in credit off-take, as the Reserve Bank of India
has raised interest rates 10 times since March 2010, resulting in
loans getting costlier. The Bank also approved a share split. Every
equity share of Rs.10 nominal value will be split into five equity
shares of Rs.2 each.
RPP Infra Pre-Qualifys For Indonesian Project
R.P.P. Infra Projects Ltd, one of India’s company engaged in the
business of infrastructure development such as highways,
roadways, bridges, civil construction works, irrigation, water
supply projects and power plants has passed the pre-qualification
norms for the “Mamuju IPP Power Project” in Indonesia through
its consortium with Truba Manunggal Power & M/s Energy
Ventures Ltd.
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TV GUIDE
TODAY’S BEST VIEWING
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade
in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Lisbeth’s prints are on the
weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behavior
makes her an official danger to society – but noone can find her
anywhere. Meanwhile, Mikael Blomkvist, editor-in-chief of Millennium, will not believe what he hears on the news. Knowing
Lisbeth to be fierce when fearful, he is desperate to get to her before she is cornered and alone. As he fits the pieces of the puzzle together, he comes up against some hardened criminals,
including the chainsaw-wielding “blond giant” — a fearsomely
huge thug who can feel no pain. Digging deeper, Mikael also unearths some heart-wrenching facts about Lisbeth’s past life.
Committed to psychiatric care aged 12, declared legally incompetent at 18, this is a messed-up young woman who is the product of an unjust and corrupt system.HBO, 9 p.m.
HAPPY ENDING
SOAPS & SERIALS
Forget who gets to keep the ring – when a couple splits,
the real question is, who gets to keep the friends? Alex and
Dave’s wedding was supposed to be the happiest day of
their lives, for them and their long-time friends… Dave
(Zachary Knighton) is on the altar with his bride-to-be, Alex
(Elisha Cuthbert), who then decides to run away. This
stuns their friends, the inter-racial married couple Brad
(Damon Wayans, Jr.) and Jane (Eliza Coupe); and their single friends Penny (Casey Wilson) who is desperate for a relationship and Max (Adam Pally), the smart-aleck gay
friend who defies the sitcom stereotype of the super-obvious gay friend. Zee Cafe, 11 p.m.
Sage Matang is anxiously awaiting Hanuman’s arrival.
As Hanuman and his family enter his ashram he sees
Hanuman walking towards him as he sees lord Shiva in
Hanuman’s face. Sage Matang is elated, bows down to
Hanuman, and touches his feet. Kesari and Anjana are
perplexed by his behavior. Sage Matang washes Hanuman’s feet. Sahara One, 8.30 p.m.
SASURAL GENDRA PHOOL
All gather to wish ishaan, everyone greets ishaan, dada
tells dadi not to think of ishwars return, Ishaan – suhana
romantic moment. Shailaja contemplates meeting ishwar,
alok asks if everything is fine, she lies, suhana with ishaan
capturing him on camera, sanjana tells KK about ishaan’s
birthday. Star Plus, 7.30 p.m.
FATAL ATTRACTIONS
FATAL ATTRACTIONS explores cases where sharing a
home with venomous reptiles, big cats and primates leads
to devastating consequences for both people and the animals involved. In each episode of this three-part series,
viewers meet exotic pet owners, animal experts and psychologists who help explore and may explain owning reptiles, big cats and chimpanzees is a risk worth taking.
Animal Planet, 10 p.m.
PLANET EARTH: THE FUTURE
Planet Earth : The Future sets out to explain the important environmental issues that are so fundamental to our
planet, such as why are so many species dwindling in their
hundreds and how can they be protected in the future. The
sequel to the successful Planet Earth also looks at the expanses of wilderness that are under threat and could be
lost forever, and how both eco-tourism and governments
can help to save our planet. Discovery, 9 p.m.
TRAVEL MADNESS: PAUL MERTON
IN CHINA
Paul Merton has swapped his warm slippers and cosy
TV studio for life on the open road. In a brave and surprising move, Britain’s much loved humorist will present a four
part series on China. Travelling from North to South, East
to West, Merton discovers a society’s ancient roots and
Happy Ending, Zee Cafe, 11 p.m.
traditions – and uncovers the changes experienced by the
worlds most populous country as it developed into a new
superpower, from the Kung Fu of the Shaolin Monks to the
horse rustling Mongols – he tries his hand at long established traditions and then observes the contrast with
Shanghai’s glittering skyscrapers and astounding factories. A unique and personal journey through modern-day
China. History, 10 p.m.
FABULOUS CAKES
Dinosaurs, tea parties, a life size deer head, a sky
scraper and a garden. Wonder what in the world could be
common to all of these? They are cakes made by America’s best bakeries. FABULOUS CAKES visits a different
area of the country to witness the creation of extraordinary custom cakes. Watch the top chefs share their tips
as they conceive and deliver cakes that take the art of bakery to new heights. TLC, 8 p.m.
BADE ACCHE LAGGTE HAI
In tonight’s episode of Bade Acche Laggte Hai, everyone is getting ready for the Tilak ceremony of Ram & Kartik and preparations are going on. Watch Ram and Priya
preparing for this marriage not knowing if it is for better or
for worse…Sony TV, 10.30 p.m.
MODERN FAMILY
Mitchell and Cameron try to determine Lily’s guardian in
case something happens to them, Claire is scared that
Luke will turn out like Phil, and Haley bonds with Alex after
she is forced to take Alex to cello practice. Star World, 11
p.m.
LAS VEGAS
At Christams Eve, the Montecito staff finds all seasonal
preparations go wrong. After making a bad fall, having accepted solo duty so Danny can celebrate his first married
Christmas period, Mike even has a Dickensian dream:
three women present his past, what would have been without him and his future. Star World, 9 p.m.
MOVIES OF THE DAY
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
James Bond, portrayed here by George Lazenby has
spent nearly two years trying to track down Ernst Stavro
Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. He has been taken off the
case by his chief, an action the pushes him to the point of
considering resigning from Her Majesty’s Secret Service,
just as he opens a possible new avenue of attack on his
quarry. Whilst in the field, Bond has chanced to cross
paths with the Contessa Teresa Di Vicenzo, a beautiful but
desperately unhappy woman, whom he rescues from one
apparent suicide attempt and an embarrassing moment
at a casino gaming table — the Contessa, who prefers to be
called Tracy (“Teresa was a saint”), is the daughter of Marc
Ange Draco, an industrial and construction magnate and
also a crime boss, who is impressed with Bond personally
as well as professionally, and would like to see him marry
his daughter. Star Movies, 11.50 p.m.
DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE
Both Dhanraj Singh and Randhir Singh are two bitter
and old time enemies. They faced a disastrous situation
when their children, Raj and Rashmi fall deeply in love.
They openly declare their hatred for one another and will
do anything in their power even kill but they will not accept
their children’s choice. But Raj and Rashmi are dedicated
to their love and are not willing to accept the fact of staying separate. Max, 8 p.m.
PRATIGHAT
Athili Sathi Babu is a small-time crook who gets a kick
out of daredevilry. He is in love with Neeraja. He gets the
shock of his life when a small girl insists that he is her father. Athili sets out investigating the reason for her claim.
She is the daughter of Police Officer Vikram Singh Rathod
(Ravi Teja) who is a lookalike of Athili. Watch the film to
see what happens to Vikram. Filmy, 8 p.m.
Rich playboy Charley Pearl meets Vicki Anderson, singer
at a nightclub. But she’s a gangster’s-moll, Bugsy Siegel’s,
and when he finds the two of them in bed, he forces them
to marry each other. Charley was going to marry his girlfriend but when she finds out about him and Vicki, she
leaves him. And Vicki doesn’t seem to be his kind of
woman at all... Zee Studio, 9 p.m.
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STAR PLUS
P.M.
2.00 Sapson Se Bharey
Naina
3.00 Navya.
4.00 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehalata
Hai.
5.00 Sasuraal Genda Phool.
5.30 Saath Nibhaana
Saathiya.
6.00 Just Dance
6.30 Navya
7.00 Saath Nibhaana
Saathiya.
7.30 Sasuraal Genda Phool.
8.30 Maayke Se Bandhi Dor
9.00 Gulaal.
9.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata
Hain
10.00 Navya
10.30 Mann Ki Awaaz...
11.00 Maryada..Lekin Kab Tak
A.M.
8.30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata
Hai
9.00 Navya
9.30 Just Dance
10.30 Saath Nibhana Saathiya
11.00 Mann Ki Awaaz.
P.M.
2.00
3.00
4.00
4.30
5.00
6.30
7.00
JAI JAI BAJRANGBALI
THE MARRYING MAN
Afternoon Despatch & Courier
8.00
8.30
9.00
10.00
11:00
A.M.
8.00
9.00
10.00
10.30
11.00
P.M.
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
6.30
8.00
9.00
10.00
11.00
A.M.
10.00
10.30
11.00
6.00
6.30
7.00
8.00
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at
his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea.
In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his
dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a
revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500
million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success
leads to both personal and legal complications. Pix, 9 p.m.
COOLIE
Zafar Khan, a Wealthy businessman with underworld
contacts, has fallen head over heels in love with Salma
and wants to marry her at any cost. However, Salma and
her father do not consent, as a result Zafar kills him, is arrested, and imprisoned for 10 years. When he is discharged, he finds out that Salma has married Aslam Khan.
He goes to persuade Salma to divorce Aslam and marry
him, but Salma refuses, Zafar than sabotages the dam
near Salma’s village, bringing devastation and flooding to
the region, grievously injuring Aslam and Salma, as well as
separating them from their only child, Iqbal. Zafar rescues
Salma, and takes her to a hospital. There he is told that
she is unable to remember anything, but in her own interests the doctor advises that she be re-united with her
child.Zee Cinema, 9 p.m.
Las Vegas
Light Out
Modern Family
Family Guy
White Collar
Las Vegas
India’s Most Desirable:
Siddharth Malliya
Two And A Half Men
The Simpsons
Las Vegas
White Collar
Modern Family
White Collar
Las Vegas.
Modern Family
Family Guy
India’s Most Desirable
ZEE CAFÉ
Make It Or Break It
Doctor Oz
Top Chef Masters I
Lincoln Heights I.
The Big Bang Theory
Californication I
Make It Or Break It
Top Chief Masters I
Lincoln Heights I
Happy Endings
Just for Laughs
Less Than Perfect
Make It Or Break It
BIG CBS LOVE
P.M.
2.00 Judge Judy
3.00 Oprah
4.00 Australia’s Next Top
Model
5.00 Everybody Loves
Raymond
5.30 King of Queens
6.00 The Insider.
6.30 Oprah.
7.30 The Insider
8.00 Everybody Loves
Raymond
8.30 The King of Queens.
9.00 Oprah
10.00 Australia’s Next Top
Model
11.00 Everybody Loves
Raymond
A.M.
9.00 Oprah
10.00 Australia’s Next Top
Model
11.00 Everybody Loves
Raymond
P.M.
2.00
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TOWN & ABOUT
www.afternoondc.in
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011
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The skin
thing
THE
cheer was
on with the
choicest spirits as
Nivea celebrated its
100th anniversary at
the Trident. Glowing
was the newest
member of the Nivea
family Anushka
Sharma. Also
glowing were
passionate singers
Shibani and Apeksha
Dandekar who call
themselves D Major.
The talk was on skin
care with Anushka
recalling her
childhood days when
she used the iconic
Nivea tin as a trinket
box. And looking
happy indeed was
Rakshit Hargave,
MD, Nivea India.
NARENDRA SINGH, GRACY
SINGH & ARSHAD SIDDIQUI
SHIBANI & APEKSHA DANDEKAR
ANUSHKA SHARMA
Listening pleasure
LOOKING
radiant was Gracy Singh.
She was there at
Marimba as Narendra Singh of Filmy Box
released the music of ‘Milta Hai Chance By
Chance.’ Producer Jawaharlal Jairath, director
Arshad Siddiqui, Khayali, Gajendra Chauhan,
Mudasir Ali, Divya Dwivedi, Gary Richardson,
Dilip Dhanwani, Abhinav Gautam, Aslam Shaikh
and Poonam Rajput were there. And everyone
relished the fabulous food crafted by chef
Dionisius Lobo.
First wave
MUSIC
wafted
in the air at Classique
TAMJEET, AASHISH, ANIKET, JITENDRA & DANCERS
Song and dance
and grooves were evident as Deepa Barot, producer of Take Care of Business
MOVES
Production, in association with Anup Jalota, completed the song picturisation of ‘Neil
Ko Pakadna ... Impossible’ at Cinevista studio. The shoot of the video, choreographed by Jayesh, with
music by Nikhil Kamat, vocals by Mika and lyrics by Vimal Kashyap, saw over hundred dancers along with
the cast of Aniket, Aashish, Jitendra and Tamjeet.
Comfort food
eat treat was in store for
AN
guests as Café Casa Mia at
R-City Mall in Ghatkopar re-opened
MRINMOY
ACHARYA
in a new swanky avatar and a
brand new menu of Italian and
Continental comfort food. Chef
Mrinmoy Acharya was there
welcoming invitees into his
European-styled café with a décor
that included picket fences. Nisha
Harale, Gary Richardson with
girlfriend Tanya Bhattacharya, Viren
Shah and Alex O’Neil had a bite
and some even chilled out with a
sip of Peroni beer.
NISHA HARALE
Club as Rahul Khan
released his debut album
‘Tera Deewana.’ Shahab
Allahbadi of the Yellow
and Red music label, Bali
Brahmbhatt, Yogesh
Lakhani, Swarup Khan,
Khayali, Sunil Pal, Chandi
Perera and Poonam
Pandey in a sexy black
number made their
presence felt. And
everyone enjoyed the
video by Jeet Singh with
music by Basant Pandit
and featuring Parinita,
Puja Basu
and Neha.
PARINITA, RAHUL KHAN & PUJA BASU
Marcellus Baptista
POONAM RAJPUT
CHANDI PERERA &
SWARUP KHAN
I removed the language
barrier: Sushmita
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Afternoon Despatch & Courier
BOLLYWOOD
S
ushmita Sen, mentor of ‘I AM SHE 2011’ contest
was all grins and smiles as she recently declared
the three finalist winners of the pageant. Beaming
away, Sen pointed out a significant difference in the
manner in which her contestants were handpicked.
“I removed the language barrier,” chirped Sen at the
Press event. “In usual beauty contests, it is mandatory for
the contestants to know English. But I felt that it would
make for more opportunities, if we did away with it. I received about 1,800 applications from all over, including
small cities and towns too. Earlier, most of these girls did
not take part because of the condition that they would
have to speak in English. They had in them, but it was the
language that was keeping them away, but now this was
not the case.”
Lauding the spirit of today’s youngsters and their
verve Sushmita said, “Today’s generation is wonderful
and something else altogether, I salute them completely.”
Single and happy
B
ollywood is going through a phase of
patch ups and break ups this year.
Mostly, the young and enthusiastic actors
their are making a statement with single
status. Here are a few Bollywood superstars
who are happy being single:
PRIYANKA CHOPRA:
She is India’s most desirable woman and
the most talked about actress in the Bollywood industry. However, she has been
linked with quite a lot of men from Bollywood to Hollywood.
She was majorly linked with Shahid
Kapoor as it was being said that they were
seeing each other at one point. But with
Priyanka shrugging off this rumour, she
happily claims to be single and has no is-
W
ith ‘Ready’ being a blockbuster
success, ‘Chillar Party’ out of his
way and shooting of Bodyguard over,
Salman Khan is now all set to step into
one of his biggest films till date – ‘Ek
Tha Tiger’. While a lot has been said
and written about the film bringing
back Salman together with Katrina
Kaif, what has further added to the intrigue is the thriller base of the film.
The latest development in this direction
is that Yash Raj Films and director
Kabir Khan would be shooting some of
the key sequences of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ in
the same style that would remind film
buffs of thriller ‘Bourne’ series.
“It is a known fact that Salman
would be travelling across globe for ‘Ek
Tha Tiger’ which would be shot at various unseen exotic locations. This is
similar to thrillers like Bourne series
which again required it’s lead protagonist to get into globe trotting mode”,
sues with it.
RANBIR KAPOOR:
This Kapoor lad has been linked to almost
all the actresses he has worked with till
now. But after his break up with Deepika
Padukone, Ranbir has been entirely single
and for the time being more interested in
ters there. I couldn’t have set films anywhere else but these countries. Similarly even for ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, I am not
going to four countries just because either I want to travel or my producers
are willing to spend
a fortune on the
film”,
says
Kabir Khan
his career rather than the women in the Bollywood industry. However, it was even said
that Salman Khan’s ex girlfriend, Katrina
Kaif was dating Ranbir but due to personal
issues they broke up.
SHAHID KAPOOR:
He loves maintaining a very clean image in
front of the media and hardly lets any rumour affect him. After his break up with his
long time girlfriend, Kareena Kapoor,
Shahid has been linked to many actresses
from the Bollywood industry.
At present he is absolutely enjoying his
single status and does not wish to get out
of it that easily.
SONAM KAPOOR:
Sonam Kapoor seems to be entirely satisfied being single. However, Sonam was
linked with Ranbir long time back when
their first film was supposed to release. But
since then Sonam has enjoyed the status of
being single.
who is gearing up to kick-start the first
schedule of his most expensive film till
date.
The source adds, “The film is an international thriller and
Bhai is quite kicked
about starting it
soon.
Salman, Katrina and the tiger!
comments a source.
So while the makers have emphasized on the fact that at the core of it Ek
Tha Tiger is a romantic thriller, Kabir’s
penchant for shooting his films abroad
has made one expect a slick thriller in
a similar format as Bourne.
“If you see my earlier films like Kabul
Express and New York, you would agree
that locations were important charac-
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Constructive rage must find solutions: Shabana
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EW DELHI: Acclaimed actress and social activist Shabana Azmi
firmly believes that the rage that builds up in citizens post events
such as the recent Mumbai blasts, must translate into constructive
actions to avoid such tragedies in future.
“Unless the guilty, whoever they maybe, r
given severest punishment, hearts will only get
further divided. Zero tolerance 4 terrorism,”
Shabana posted on her Twitter page.
A series of three blasts rocked Mumbai
Wednesday evening, and the city, which was hit
by the 26/11 terror attacks in 2008, was left in
shock once again. “It breaks my heart that d period of shock reduces with each attack and we
go bc to business as usual. Constructive rage
must find solutions,” she added.
Sonam’s balancing act
A
ctress Sonam Kapoor would have missed the
recently held unveiling of the theatrical
trailer of her forthcoming film ‘Mausam’, had
she not requested her ‘Players’ producers for a
short break.
Sonam was about to give the event a miss, but
she really wanted to be a part of it and asked for
a few hours off from her pre-booked schedule of
‘Players’, according to a source close to the actress. Sonam promised to be back on the shoot as soon as possible,
and managed to balance her responsibilities to both her projects.
‘Mausam’ producer Sheetal Talwar of Vistaar Religare Film Fund
says he was glad that Sonam could make it to the event. “It was great
that Sonam could make it for the launch, after all ‘Mausam’ is a love
story and would have truly been incomplete without her,” Talwar
said in a statement.
‘Mausam’, which is actor Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut and
stars Shahid Kapoor in lead role, will release Sep 16.
‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’ producers spend Rs.500,000 on fruit!
W
hile Shah Rukh Khan has spent over Rs.100
crore on ‘RA.One’, the producers of ‘Ferrari
Ki Sawaari’ have splurged Rs.500,000 on arranging sweet limes for a song sequence.
“We were shooting for this song in Mumbai
and we were told that because of the off season
there aren’t enough fruits available for the scene.
The crew panicked initially but after a lot of
struggle we managed tons of mausambis (sweet
limes) for the song sequence,” Rajesh Mapuskar,
the film’s director, said in a statement.
The fruit had to be arranged for a song called
‘Life’, which compares life with a fruit like sweet lime. The crew managed to arrange the fruits from wholesale markets at the eleventh
hour. ‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’ is about a young father’s’ endeavour to fulfill the dream of his son. It features Sharman Joshi in the lead.
Kuch gadbad hai!
J
acqueline Fernandez, former Miss Sri Lanka in
just a year and half has successfully bowled
both Riteish Deshmukh and Sajjid Khan.
Jacqueline acted in an item song in Sajjid’s
‘House Full’ and then in ‘Alladin’ she was co star
to Riteish. During Sajjid’s ‘House Full-2’ shooting, Jacqueline was missing during break time.
Riteish was found reading the script, but even
Sajjid was nowhere to be seen. He was found
missing with Jacqueline.
Jacqueline has become the latest butterfly of Hindi cinema. The
actress has reportedly dated the Prince from Bahrain in the past.
Sajjid Khan, who at 40, has been seen moving around with Jacqueline and this has surprised everyone, including Riteish Deshmukh.
'Aarakshan' gets clean chit from censors
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EW DELHI: Prakash Jha's ‘Aarakshan’ has been issued a U/A
certificate without a single cut by the Central Board of Film
Certification (CBFC), according to megastar Amitabh
Bachchan, who plays a pivotal role in the film.
"...the news on 'Aarakshan' is that it was shown to the censors
today and they have unanimously given it a U/A certificate without
a single cut. And apparently they got in the largest panel of members to see it, including various dignitaries and representatives from
those committees and commissions that represent areas that were
feared could be controversial!" Amitabh posted on his blog bigb.bigadda.com on Monday night. "That is quite an accomplishment I
should say by the director and his film, considering that there was a
great deal of talk on the possibilities of it becoming so!" he added.
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ACROSS
1. Bicycle type (6)
6. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder(abbr)(4)
10. Lowest ship deck (5)
13. Austrian neurologist
Sigmund——— (5)
14. Compliant (7)
15. Test sample of some
substance (6)
16. Large room for
gatherings (4)
17. Ring-tailed primate (5)
18. Accumulating fines (7)
19. Chalk or marble (7)
20. Slanted writing (6)
21. Marathon, e.g. (4)
23. ’Don’t know’ informally (5)
25. Any opponent of technological
process (7)
28. Legitimate (4)
30. Cozy corner (4)
32. Deviation (9)
35. International Distribution
System Evaluation(abbr) (4)
37. Song ‘Ring ring———’
in the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (5)
38. Melts (7)
40. ’If You See What I Mean’ in chat
language(abbr) (6)
43. Go over lines again (6)
44. Standard Generalized Markup
CROSSWORD NO 47
Nita Jaggi
Language(abbr) (4)
45. This——that (3)
46. Projection of figures or
designs from a background (7)
49. Express indirectly (5)
52. Lacking physical or mental
strength(8)
54. ——Doo (3)
55. Not the daytime (5)
57. Air blower (3)
58. Conk out (3)
59. ’——-makhi’ aka honey
bee (5)
60. ——& Gas companies (3)
61. City in central Mali-formerly
famous for gold trade (8)
62. Infallible (5)
65. List of things in a
library (8)
68. Sound on Film(abbr) (3)
70. Walk to and fro (4)
72. Small bar (6)
73. Chewy candy (6)
75. Popular salad ingredient (7)
76. Kind of chin (5)
79. Worry about (4)
81. Over exaggerated response (9)
82. Renown (4)
83. Body protector (4)
86. Great hall in ancient
Persian palaces (7)
87. Hoofed animals having
slender head and a flat coat (5)
92. Unfreeze (4)
93. Canadian dollar (6)
94. File away (7)
95. Indian ‘pulao’ (7)
96. Male member of a religious
order (5)
97. Queen succeeding William
III of England (4)
98. ——— Hillary-first mountaineer
atop the Everest (6)
99. Feeling (7)
100. Tennis player Ivan ——- (5)
101. Be frightened of (5)
102. Irritating sort (4)
103. Stretching muscle (6)
DOWN
1. Producing a sense
of touch (7)
2. ——— effect-change that
seems to happen in the
rate of sound wave (7)
3. Itemon a chain (7)
4. Criminal (8)
5. Title of a newspaper story(8)
6. Stalwart supporter (8)
7. Designer ——- & Gabbana (5)
8. They produce ringing
sounds (5)
9. Confine (5)
10. Stared at (5)
11. Iced tea flavouring (5)
12. Aim (7)
22. ’Robber’ in Hindi (4)
24. Leave weaponless (5)
26. Online auction site (1,3)
27. Not robust-looking (5)
29. Loosen, in a way (5)
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31. Queen’s mate (4)
32. Quick-footed(5)
33. To move on hands
and knees (5)
34. Proficient (4)
35. Indian Space Research
Organisation(abbr) (4)
36. Scattered (6)
39. Kulu——— - Indian hill
station (6)
41. Wound soother (5)
42. Colloquialism (5)
46. Lets or sublets (5)
47. Pilsner (5)
48. Ignores (5)
50. Propel a bicycle (5)
51. Not old(5)
53. ——— &Gangtok-Himalyan area(6)
56. Neck-to-waist area (5)
57. Small loose bits of wool(5)
58. Piece of cloth for cleaning
furniture (6)
63. Festival in Hindi (5)
64. Said letter-by-letter (5)
65. Jacket (4)
66. Big case (5)
67. Greasy (4)
69. Frequently (5)
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ACROSS
1. V I X E N
4. B R A I S E
7. C A R R I E R
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DOWN
1. V A M P
2. X A N T H U R A
3. N O V E M B E R
...............
71. Sleeve’s end (4)
73. Body excluding head, neck
and limbs(5)
74. Early Childhood Care and Education
(abbr) (4)
77. Not wild (4)
78. Life saver in the car (8)
79. With a pleasant smell (8)
80. Can be wiped out easily (8)
81. Too well nourished (7)
83. Jetting upward (7)
84. Tough guy (7)
85. Kitchen gizmo (7)
88. Liquid excretory product (5)
89. Risked (5)
90. Ice cream unit (5)
91. Incensed (5)
92.Intended (5)
Solution (GIGANTIKA No. 46)
ACROSS: 1. Enmity 6. Sign 10. Romeo 13.Toast 14. Acarina 15. Inborn 16. Agni 17.
Nooks 18. Gambrel 19. Rawhide 20. Intact 21. Weka 23. Eagle 25. Zoopsia 28.
Here 30. Role 32. Fascinate 35. Flee 37. Panic 38. Chopper 40. Loaded 43. Elijah
44. Html 45. Cst 46. Plaudit 49. Happy 52. Ornament 54. Rai 55. Casio 57. Pan
58. Sin 59. Clone 60. Xga 61. Cataract 62. Tinge 65. Branded 68. Yak 70. Ebbs
72. Ocelli 73. Depart 75. Delight 76. Saarc 79. Bede 81. Palsgrave 82. Chic 83.
Swap 86. Ceramic 87. Pulse 92. Rimu 93 Abulia 94. Violate 95. Refract 96. Ounce
97. Asha 98. Travel 99. Numeral 100. Troll 101. Nexus 102. Mane 103. Rheims
DOWN: 1. Elision 2. Isolate 3. Yangtse 4. Stamboul 5.Lacrosse 6. Stalwart 7. Niara
8. Fatwa 9. Visit 10 Raani 11. Moong 12. Obscene 22. Kelp 24. Acned 26 Taco 27.
Acids 29. Rapid 31. East 32. Fills 33. Troop 34. Bhel 35. Fret 36. Edison 39. Taenia 41. Acorn 42. Ethic 46. Picot 47. Arson 48. Smear 50. Proud 51. Yield 53. Nuance 56. Oxeye 57. Parka 58. Stelae 63. India 64. Setae 65. Bide 66. Allow 67.
Echo 69. Apart 71. Barc 73. Dusts 74. Rsvp 77. Chai 78. Accurate 79. Barefoot 80.
Damnable 81. Popcorn 83. Scatter 84. Adulate 85. Stables 88. Linux 89. Evens 90.
Worms 91. Marry 92. Realm
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S VENKATESH, Kunal Park, Keshav Nagar, Chichwad Gaon,
Pune-411033. SRIKANT SUPARAWALA, Sri Chayya Apts, Gala
Nagar, Nalasupara, Dist-Thane.
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WEDNSDAY, JULY 20, 2011
MOON: Moon in Aquarius till
9:58am/ Mercury in Leo
TITHI: 5th Ashadh Krishnapaksha
NAKSHATRA: Purvabhadrapad
RASHI: Kumbh [Aquarius] G. S. Sh.
LUCKY COLOUR: Blue
LUCKY NUMBER: 4
BIRTHDAY FORECAST: A period of
progress and prosperity. You are closer to
fulfilling your goals in your career. You
can expect a promotion to higher office,
with huge monetary benefits. You will
also buy a house and a means of conveyance. Love and romance is highlighted and the eligible will get married to
the person they are in love with.
BABIES BORN TODAY: Will be good looking, well built, with attractive lips, eyes,
healthy and long lived. Will like good food,
especially well presented. Honest, sincere with good leadership qualities. Humane and kind but discerning about
whom to extend help. Good business
acumen, a career in banking, government or even a creative field in the media
will lead to gains.
TODAY’S FORECAST
Jagjit Uppal
ARIES (March 21 - April 20): It is a good day to put in applications
for a job or a tender for a new business. You may also receive some
Facility of advances payments to help you meet your commitments.
You will succeed in establishing contact with someone important
who seemed elusive until now. Love life will remain in the background.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20): You seem to be feeling a bit off color.
You should take time off and do something that you enjoy. Arguments about expenses and money could be upsetting. You will find
a solution to your problems sooner than you think. Do not worry too
much about it. Try to have an early night.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): Good news about your work and fortunes in general will put you in the right mood for the day. Financial
gains are predicted for you. If you are not in the mood for love or romance do not try too hard. You are a person who is a bad pretender
and your mate can sense it.
CANCER (June 21 - July 21): Uneasiness about certain family problems troubles your mind. You will discuss your personal affairs with
a close friend. Someone who lives far away will be in touch, perhaps
a family member. You may feel the need to withdraw and sort out
your thoughts and expectations.
LEO (July 22 - August 21): You need to be tactful and diplomatic
when dealing with others. Someone seemingly unimportant may become useful in a fresh job or work. Handle difficult situations diplomatically so that there are no repercussions on your relationship
with your mate or beloved.
FRED BASSET ALEX GRAHAM
VIRGO (August 22 - September 21): At work or in your business, you
will be in a position of advantage. You can now put your new plans
into action, for others will be willing to support you. Those desirous
of a change of residence will come across a good bargain. Family
life is happy and congenial.
LIBRA (September 22 - October 22): You are likely to discover some
snags in your routine work. Take corrective measures at once. Financial gains are indicated in fresh ventures. Avoid a person who is
deliberately trying to get a negative reaction out of you. Be patient for
the sake of domestic harmony. Lovers can look forward to a good time
together.
PHANTOM LEE FALK
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21): Money required to start a
new business will come through a financial institution or a close
friend. Work connected with overseas trade will prove more beneficial. Those linked with exports/imports, travel and tourism, the hotel
industry, advertising, and news media will make rapid progress. Home
and family affairs run smoothly.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20): You will be willing to
go all out and try unconventional methods of work with remarkable
success. Your efforts are appreciated. Living in a joint family or with
relatives could be trying. More so since now, that you need the time
to relax and unwind.
MODESTY BLAISE PETER O’DONNELL
CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 19): You will be surprised at
some unexpected gains that are likely to come your way. Bide your
time for any new investment. A minor health problem could be irritating. Perhaps you need time off to devote to a personal interest to
be able to relax mentally. Those in love can look forward to a romantic
evening.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18): Things may not work out
quite the way planned. This could upset you, no doubt, but you
shouldn’t make a prestige issue of it. You will get love and support
from your beloved who understands you well. A happy event is celebrated at home in the company of family and friends.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20): A breakdown in communication
could upset your plans for the day. Your mate will either be in a bad
mood or may not be feeling well. Some tension in family life is indicated. Don’t listen to hearsay; wait for the facts to be conveyed to
you before you make a move.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011
SUDOKU 1293
ACROSS:
1
5
8
9
10
11
13
15
16
17
20
22
23
24
26
27
28
31
32
33
34
35
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
12
14
18
19
Sudoku is a number
placing puzzle based on
a 9x9 grid such several
given numbers.To solve
a Sudoku puzzle, every
digit from 1 to 9 must
appear in each of the
nine vertical columns, in
each of the nine
horizontal rows and in
each of the nine boxes.
Does extremely well, better than most
(6)
___ sugar to tea to make it sweet... (3)
Chooses or selects (4)
Scottish port (4)
Vacuum tube having three elements
(6)
Holds the attention (9)
Discharge, radiate or exude (4)
Morse signal (3)
Carved gemstone (5)
More, surplus or superfluous (5)
Word to follow income, sales or wealth
(3)
Biological oxygen demand, acronym
(3)
A type of tropical tree (5)
A leading citizen who wears a chain
(5)
The unit of electrical resistance (3)
Christmas (4)
Astronomer's instrument ? (9)
Showered or poured down (6)
A large quantity (4)
Greek letters (4)
Many times at short intervals, poetically speaking (3)
Faculties (6)
DOWN:
Consider (6)
Tending to criticize harshly (8)
Napoleon won here - "Idol" anagram?
(4)
Sir Stephen ___, poet (7)
Advantage or advantageous possession (5)
____ out : give out as rations ? (4)
Child of an unwed mother (7)
Moreover (3)
Cab (4)
Microsoft's gaming console (4)
Teases or worries excessively (8)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
Difficulty Level CRYPTOQUIP
Today’s clue: R equals T
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another.
20
21
24
25
Caused to become thin at one end (7)
Tennis great Pete ___ (7)
Electrical conductance unit (3)
Stage whispers (6)
26 Eight singers (5)
29 An exhibition or exposition, in short ?
(4)
30 A state of freedom from work (4)
SOLUTION TO YESTERDAY’S QUICK CROSSWORD
Across: 1 Pave, 4 Anthem, 8 CCL, 10 Roam, 13 Humified, 14 Molotov, 15 Eiffel,
17 Deve gowda, 21 Sam, 22 FBI, 23 Uno, 26 Amsterdam, 27 Tweeze, 28 Caterer,
32 Familiar, 34 Duds, 35 Mcc, 36 Yeoman, 37 Depp.
Down: 1 Perm, 2 Vial, 3 Echo, 5 Nvidia, 6 HAI, 7 Module, 9 Luv, 11 Oozes, 12
Modem, 15 Edit, 16 Fond, 18 Vane, 19 Ofme, 20 WBS, 23 Urged, 24 Oared, 25
Stuffy, 26 Azalea, 28 Cam, 29 Arch, 30 Rube, 31 RSVP, 33 Mao.
IRREGULAR SUDOKU 1109
To solve an
Irregular Sudoku
puzzle, every digit
must appear once
in:
Each of the
vertical columns
Each of the
horizontal rows
Each of the
regions
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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
B F C F K C E V
Z W N W U T S W K
T F R
R J W
I V P W B
V A R W K
E B
X J W K W
C F U U Z T Q W B
R K W W B ,
R J W
R J W P
R J W
R J W I
B R K W W R B
Yesterday’s solution: Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is
to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
Afternoon
WORD
MINE
A
S
O
H
E
T
N
D
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How many words of four or more letters can you make from the letters shown in
today’s puzzle? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each word
must contain the letter at the top of the pyramid. There should be at least one nine
letter word. Plurals, foreign words and proper names are not allowed.
Today’s ratings: 30 average; 33 good; 36 outstanding.
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: acre, actor, call, caller, care, carol, cart, cartel, cater,
cell, cellar, cello, cereal, claret, clear, cleat, clot, coal, coat, collar, collate, colt,
coral, core, crate, create, elect, elector, ELECTORAL, erect, lace, local, locale,
locate, octal, oracle, race, react, recall, rectal, relocate, taco, talc, trace, treacle
HEATHCLIFF
Yesterday’s
Record number of millions, multi-millions
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PUNE RACING SEASON: CURTAIN RAISER
this age-group. There will be a
record eight million/ multi-million
for the older hroses which have got
ith the arrival of each
recognition they deserve. And Pune
season, chairman Vivek Jain
gets the privilege of playing host to
keeps doing one better, keeps
the first 2-year-old million race in
breaking records. It is his zeal,
the country. Pune takes credit for
commitment and huge interest in
attracting the highest number of
racing that makes him go. The
international sponsorships
season will feature a record number
— Irish thoroughbred marketing,
of millions and multi-millions for
Goffs, Coolmore Shed, Keeneland and
each age category. For the lead up to Chairman Vivek Jian
Tattersalls will have an eye on the
the classic races, there will be F.D.
breeder market sponsor races, two of
Wadia, General Rajendrasinghji and millions/ millions. Three other
S.A. Poonawalla Trophies, all multi- millions are also marked for races in which will be million races.
By Timur
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Major event: Nanoli Derby
K.N. Dhunjibhoy
S.M. Ruia
Vijay Shirke
Rakesh Wadhwan
For the 15th season, Nanoli
stud owner Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy will be sponsoring the
Nanoli Pune Derby. Mr.
Dhunjibhoy, a dynamic former chairman of the club,
totally involved in its improvement, will also sponsor
on the same day another
race — Sprinters Million.
Thanks to his continuing
sponsorship, the Derby in
Pune has got a new, prestigious status. Another big
spender sponsor is Dr. Vijay
Mallya who is sponsoring
the Indian St. Leger. He is
sponsoring the race with a
two-million contribution.
This race was sponsored in
Mumbai by Dr. Mallya — as
a triple crown sponsorship.
Owners who are likely to
dominate the season are
K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Vijau
Shirke. Vijay Shirke along
with Mr. Dhunjibhoy has
been doing exceedingly well
and the duo has won several
important races in Mumbai.
An owner who has been
taking a continuing interest
in racing is Mr. Shyam Ruia.
And during the last two
years, he has been winning
more than before. Bred in his
stud farm Equus, some of
the horses from there have
been doing very well.
Another owner who is
likely to be among the top
ones is Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan who was the leading
owner in Mumbai.
Problem: No good
jockeys
Good, talented jockeys have become conspicuous by their absence. It looks like all
are apprentice jockeys with allowances or
apprentice jockeys who have allowance but
have acquired a whip. Without good jockeys,
racing cannot be interesting. The RWITC
has made great police in all sections of racing except in riding. It is possible we will
continue to have B. Prakash and Rajendra –
but there is nobody else. Chances are H.
Sandesh will be in big demand. I am told the
club is aware of the problem. It has started
taking some action in this regard. A jockey’s
school for training and an effort to get some
good jockeys from other centres are needed.
Are not the trainers worried about the lack
of good jockeys? They should do something
about it. Perhaps they can take an initiative
in this regard and not leave everything to
the club.
Pune all-weather track: Rain or shine, horses will run.
Who will be
champion trainer?
Trainers Pesi Shroff and
Narendra Lagad have a big
chance of becoming the
season’s champion. Pesi
who was at the top in
Mumbai for the second
time has provided ample
proof his top-class ability
as a trainer. In a very short
time, he has zoomed to
the top. He has some good
babies in his stables and
also very top-calibre
horses belong to Mr. K.N.
Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Vijay
Shirke.
chance of his becoming
champion is very bright.
There are two others
who will make a big impact
on the racing Pune scenario: C.D. Katrak and Imtiaz Sait. At his stable,
Katrak has some top horses
which are made of classical
stuff. His shining record as
a trainer says it all.
Watch also Imtiaz Sait
who has extraordinary
powers of training. On
Sunday, he led in Pronto
Pronto — the winner of
Pesi Shroff
Narendra Lagad
C.D. Katrak
Imtiaz Sait
Narendra Lagad has
been champion in Pune
more than once. He is now
regarded in Western India
as a wonder worker. Looks
like he has a magic touch.
He is well known for his
incomparable ability to
transform an ordinary
horse into a surefire winner. He has no problem
about getting several owners’ support. In his stable
are some talented babies
and also higher grade
horses in his stable. The
the McDowell Bangalore
Derby. He has done woners with Pronto Pronto.
Probably this horse is now
the best 3-year-old in the
country.
He also got Jain Family’s
Romantique for the third
place in the Derby. Imtiaz
is a veteran professional in
Western India who has
been having continuing
turf success – season after
season. If Pronto Pronto
runs in Pune, it will be at
them all.
Betting tax is a killer
Thanks to heavy taxation by the
government, the tote collection
appears to have nosedived. Time
was – before the crushing betting
tax – when there was quite a good
place dividend on the tote. There
was a queue at Fixed Odds windows. (Fixed Odds betting was introduced
when
Mr.
K.N.
Dhunjibhoy was chairman).
Thanks to increased tax, Fixed
Odds dividends have become so
crippled that people stay away
from it. And it is just cruel that
punters are asked to pay 30 per
cent tax on betting with bookmakers.
It is strange indeed that the government is adopting this totally
unwise policy with regard to betting tax. What is ironical is that the
government gets less money (its
share of taxes) thanks to increased
betting. There is solid proof in this
regard. In Bangalore, thanks to
small betting tax, the collection by
way of tax is huge and the government gets a large share.
Chairman Vivek Jain has approached the authorities in the
state government and pointed out
the benefits the government, the
club and the racegoers will get if
betting tax is reduced.
When Narayan Rane was the
revenue minister, his son’s wedding was celebrated at the turf club
lawns in a big way. The club rolled
the red carpet for him but unfortunately, his portfolio was changed.
The club has no go now but to
hope and wait for the wedding of a
family member of the new revenue
minister.
'TIMELESS TEST' COULD
DECIDE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP: LORGAT
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ONDON: 'Timeless' Test -- a match that
only ends when one team wins -- could
be held to decide the World Test
Championship in 2013, ICC CEO Haroon
Lorgat has said.
The latest ICC Future Tours Programme
has a four-year Test league with the top
four teams at the end of each period
qualifying for a play-off event.
Lorgat said the ICC is trying to work out
a way to ensure that the play-off does not
end in a draw. "We've still got to decide
how we determine a winner in case of a
draw or if the draw will be the end result. I
would favour a winner because you want
somebody to be a Test champion," Lorgat
said.
"That is what Dave Richardson and the
committee is currently on working on
because it is not a good idea to end up
with a drawn Test match. You have got to
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determine a winner - whether it is on the
first-innings basis, or the runs (scored) in
the game - they will come up with a viable
formula to determine a winner in case of a
drawn Test match.
The final may well be a 'timeless' Test,"
he added.
"We don't know that yet but we are
looking into the mechanics of that.
Although looking at the statistics today
most of the games have ended in results."
Lorgat said a decision would be taken
on the matter "before the end of the year".
"I'm confident that as we produce context
in a Championship for Test cricket and we
get better contests, as we have seen in the
last few series, you will get back the
interest and then see what the World Test
Championships can do for us. People back
winners when they see challenging
matches," he said.
Haroon Lorgat
Mallya yet to take decision on withdrawing controversial ad
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EW DELHI: UB Group
Chairman Vijay Mallya is
yet to take a decision on withdrawing a controversial advertisement which shows Indian
skipper Mahendra Singh
Dhoni "mocking" at spinner
Harbhajan Singh, who has
slapped a legal notice against
the group.
Mallya said that they were
considering the notice served
on them by Harbhajan's
lawyers and made it clear that
the spoof was not targetted at
the ace Indian spinner. "We are
studying the notice at the moment and have not taken any
decision on withdrawing the
advertisement. We will respond to the notice soon,"
Mallya told PTI over phone.
Mallya said his company has
been involved in sports for a
long time and it was unfair to
interpret the spoof as an insult
to Harbhajan. "Our company
has a professional set-up and
had a good profile. We have
been involved in sports for a
very long time and it is wrong
to interpret the ad as any sort
of target against Bhajji," he
FINDING A NEW HIGH... Harbhajan Singh and Vijay Mallya
said. "It is a humorous ad and
definitely it is not targeting at
anyone. There have been so
many TV commercials which
are humorous but nobody objects to those. So why should
people object to this ad," he
said. Mallya also said felt the
rival brand may be creating
this controversy and dragging
Harbhajan into it. "It seems
that the rival brand is behind
this, not Harbhajan. They are
creating this controversy. This
is a campaign by Harbhajan's
company," he said.
The UB Group chairman
also made it clear that he had
immense respect for both
Dhoni and Harbhajan and
there was no question of creating any rift between the two.
"I want to make clear that
there is absolutely no intention
to create any rift between the
two. We are all proud of them
as top class international
sportspersons. There is no
question of damaging the personal relationship," Mallya
said. "I have been a sports
lover and this is not something
which I will ever do. The ad is
just humour and it should be
taken in that spirit," he said.
The United Spirits was yesterday served with a legal notice by Avtar Kaur, Harbhajan's
mother, through his lawyers,
Dewani Advocates & Consultants. Harbhajan's lawyers, in
the legal notice, claimed that
the commercial mocks the offspinner, his family and the
Sikh community.
While sending the notice for
ad spoof, the off-spinner's
mother Avtar Kaur said these
kind of advertisements bring
"disunity and friction" in the
Indian team and can be
termed anti-national. The notice demands that the company publicly apologise to
Harbhajan's family "through
widely-read newspapers as
well as television channels
prominently" apart from removing the advertisement
within three days of receiving
the notice.
Chance: Mia Stella, Easy
By Shalivahana
M
YSORE: Jockey John appears to be on
some good runners. Watch him. Mia
Stella, Mumbai horse has a good chance.
Glitterati and Ahira ran well last time out.
Easy appears to be a good thing. There
was an avalanche of betting on it last
meeting, but the races were cancelled due
to rain. Nine races today, first at 1.30 p.m.
1st race: Chance for Daring Dynamite, Alizadeh, Seriously Perfect
Win: Daring Dynamite, Alizadeh
MYSORE RACES
2nd race: Watch Win Pretty Baby, Spanish
Crown, Mr. Genious, Hidalgo
Win: Mr. Genious, Spanish Crown
3rd race: Win: Queen of Destiny, Catapult
4th race: Win: Chakravyuha Bhadek, Nice Guy
5th race: Win: Blue Thunder, Rashida
6th race: Win: Glitterato, A Run To Remember
7th race: Win: Ahira, Zanzara
8th race: Mia Stella, Chief De Mission
9th race: Easy, Ciampino, Passage of Time
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IN BRIEF
Reheeshaa and Vrushabhee win
taekwondo medals in South Korea
MUMBAI: Reheeshaa Nandanwar and Vrushabhee
Nandanwar won laurels for India in the fifth World
Taekwondo Culture Expo held at the Muju Dome
Stadium, South Korea. Reheesha, 13, clinched the
silver medal in the Poomsae event and Bronze in
Sparring in her age group category. Vrushabhee 8
won the silver medal in the same competition in
Poomsae event and silver in sparring. This
Championship is being organised by WTF (World
Taekwondo Federation) and is a second largest event
where 30 countries are participating. Vrushabhee
also won the Gold Medal in the 8th Chuncheon Open
International Taekwondo Championship 2011 which
is also organised and sanctioned by the WTF and
International Olympic Committee.
Pathan, Kenny advance
MUMBAI: Imroze Pathan did not break into too
much of a sweat on his way to a 11-7, 11-6 victory
over Pratesh Yelwe in a men’s open first round
match of the Rs 1 lakh prize money JVPG-JVK
3rdBraveheart Ashok Kamte Squash Classic at the
glass-backed squash courts of the Juhu Vile Parle
Gymkhana Club on Tuesday. In another match,
Ganesh Kenny was taken the distance by Karan
Batra before prevailing 8-11, 11-2, 11-2. Another
close match saw Rohan Bhatiya get the better of
Anshul Rajgharia 11-7, 5-11, 4-11. In the men’s u21 action, Dilip Nalla dropped a game before
getting the better of Aditya Nahata 12-10, 5-11, 114, while Aman Singh beat Maunil Vora 15-13, 11-3.
RESULTS: Boys u-17: Shikhar Soni bt Anikhet Mohite
11-3, 11-1; Suraj Shetty bt Sripad Garodia 11-3, 11-1;
Naman Shah bt Vatsal Dalal 11-3, 11-5. Men’s u-21: Dilip
Nalla bt Aditya Nahata 12-10, 5-11, 11-4; Pradeep Paswan
bt Aditya Bhide 11-1, 11-2; Aman Singh bt Maunil Vora 1513, 11-3; Dipesh Borhade bt Dhruv Sanghvi 11-4, 11-4;
Prithvin Rachh bt Pradeep Singh 11-5, 14-12.
WIFA coaches programme to help boost
game in the state
MUMBAI: Former players currently in coaching are
assisting in producing 5000 AIFF certified coaches
in the state in the next three years. Under AIFF’s
Director of Coaching Gabriel Joseph, 20 former
players, now AFC Licensed coaches participated in
a 10-day Coaches Education Programme, after
which they will in turn be qualified as instructors to
train and produce AIFF-certified coaches. According
to Joseph, the brainchild of Henry Menezes, which
is being used as a pilot project by the WIFA and
AIFF is an excellent initiative that would be copied
by other states. Among the 20 footballers who
underwent this 10-day instructors course are top
former footballers Santosh Kashyap, the only AFC
"A" level license holder in the lot, and AFC ‘B’
License coaches Godfrey Pereira, Khalid Jamil,
Yusuf Ansari, Noushad Moosa, Aqueel Ansari and
Arshad Ansari among others.
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NOT OVERCONFIDENT
OF BECOMING NUMBER
ONE, SAYS FLOWER
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MS Dhoni during the finals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2.
ONDON: England coach Andy Flower says they are
not "overconfident" about becoming the number
one Test side and their focus remains on winning
the "vitally important" series against India, beginning
with the first Test at Lord's on Thursday.
Flower is bemused with people who make a "big deal"
of English players talking on getting to the top of the
rankings. For the record, third-ranked England will dislodge India from the pinnacle if they win the upcoming
four-match series by a margin of two Tests.
"People are amazed that we talk about being the No.1
side in the world. People make a big thing of it - especially commentators and ex-players," Flower was quoted
as saying by The Guardian.
"When they (former players) played for England, did
they not want to be the best side in the world? Doesn't
every Test team want that goal? Surely? Isn't it very obvious and natural? I find it strange that it is seen as overconfidence or an outlandish goal. Surely that is the goal
you should have? Otherwise aren't you selling yourself
and your country short?"
Many English players have already expressed confidence of beating India in the build-up to the high profile
series that begins with the historic 2000th Test in international cricket and the 100th between the two sides.
Flower, however, stresses the importance of taking
steady strides on the way to the top. "We need to get to
No.2 first. We will do that if we win this series - but just
beating India doesn't guarantee moving us into the top
slot. But, on the eve of this series, I can't help but concentrate on this match and on the first day. That is the
important focus."
The former Zimbabwe captain reflects on his time so
far with the England team and what he would like his
team to achieve in the future. "It has gone very well over
the last two years and we have had really good results.
But I am very keen for it not just to be two good years."
"I really don't want this to sound cliched but we want
to establish an England team culture that is very strong
and stands the test of time. That is achievable if it is run
well."
On England dominating Test cricket like the great
side of West Indies and Australia in the past, Flower
says: "It is definitely not impossible (to reach that level)
but we have got a long way to go before we could even
dream of such dominance. This (India) series is vitally
important."
Dhoni’s bat goes for 100,000
pounds at charity auction ICC Greatest Test Team is a joke: Stewart
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ONDON: Mahendra Singh
Dhoni's bat, with which the Indian cricket captain struck a historic World Cup winning knock
earlier this year, fetched a whopping 100,000 pounds in an auction
for his charitable foundation.
Dhoni made 91 with the sold bat
in the final of the mega-event in
April. At the auction which raised
450,000 pounds, Sacha Jafri's Original Artwork also went under the
hammer.
Jafri, one of the most celebrated
artists of the world, was commissioned to create the official painting to commemorate Dhoni's
historic World Cup winning team
as well as the unprecedented
achievements of "arguably the
greatest batsman of all time" -Sachin Tendulkar.
The painting, which includes
hand-prints and signatures from
some of the games' greatest players including the likes of Ricky
Ponting, Andrew Flintoff, Allan
Border and Lasith Malinga, went
for 250,000 pounds.
A bound copy of the original
script of Bollywood blockbuster '3
Idiots' went for 17,500 pounds.
With this, Dhoni launched his
charitable foundation, 'Winning
Ways Today for Tomorrow', at the
function. Dhoni said the charity
was already launched in India in
March last year and has helped
cricket flourish in areas where chil-
dren hail from poor socio-economic backgrounds. "The charity
will look to continue its dedication
to improving children's accessibility to cricket by building a sports
academy where children will be
able to develop their talents across
a whole range of disciplines," he
said.
Citing his own example, Dhoni
said he was 18 when in 1999-2000,
he was approached by a Public
Sector Undertaking and provided
with three new cricket balls, bat
and pad.
"That helped me groom. In just
four years, there was change in me
because of the infrastructure," he
said. He said the new sports academy in Ranchi for which the Jharkhand Government has allocated a
plot of land, will enable children of
all backgrounds to hone their skills.
"There are also plans for a housing complex to be built next to the
academy which would serve as accommodation for students and
staff working at the academy.
Earlier in a panel discussion
with former India captain Ravi
Shastri, Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, said, "The best moment of my life was when we beat
Pakistan to qualify for the semifinal."
Asked about his next target,
Harbhajan, who has taken 400 Test
wickets, said "Hopefully I will take
another 400 wickets."
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Michael Atherton and [R] Alec Stewart
ONDON: Former England captain Alec Stewart has
ridiculed the ICC's 'Greatest Test team of all time' - chosen through online polling -- as a "joke" for leaving out greats such as Gary Sobers and Malcolm
Marshall.
The legendary Sir Donald Bradman was the only
pre-1970s player in the team whih was picked after
polling to commemorate the 2000th Test Match, which
will begin at Lord's between India and England on
Thursday. Four Australians, four Indians, two West Indians and one Pakistani made the list but none of the
fearsome quartet of West Indian fast bowlers of the
1970 and 1980s -— Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Colin Croft -- were picked.
Englishmen also failed to make the cut and Stewart
said the chosen team is nothing more than a joke.
"What a joke team," Stewart said on Twitter.
Sachin Tendulkar is the best in the world: Lara
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ONDON: The Sachin Tendulkar fan
club keeps getting bigger with
West Indies batting legend Brian
Lara describing him as the best
batsman in the world right now and
former England captain Alec Stewart
calling him "the modern day Don
Bradman".
Participating in a panel discussion
at Indian captain Mahendra Singh
Dhoni's 'East Meets West' Gala
Dinner at the Hilton Park Lane here
last night, Lara said, "Sachin started
playing (Test cricket) at the age of
16. And at 38 now, we have not seen
a better player. Sachin is the best
batsman in the world."
"I am going to the Lord's to see
Sachin make his 100th century," he
said. Stewart, who also participated
in the discussion, described
Tendulkar as "modern day
Bradman". India's veteran batsman
Rahul Dravid added to the praise,
saying, "In India we have many Gods
and he is one of them." Answering
questions from cricket commentator
Henry Blofeld, Lara said, "While
Sachin is special, Dravid is the wall."
"Dravid is always going to be there
- he is a tremendous player," he said.
Stewart described Dravid as a "great
player". "Dravid is India's most
technically gifted player," he said.
About Lara, Stewart said, "he was
the best player in the 90s. But in
modern day, Sachin is a better player
than Lara - a modern day Bradman."