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Private builders
as well as govern-
ment bodies like the
Mhada and Cidco
have in the last few
years tripled the
property rates, de-
spite recommenda-
tions to revise the
prices to bring them
on par with the pur-
chasing power of the
citizens. Yashwant
Dalal, president of
the Estate Agents’
GOVT SHOULD
TAKE CRIMINAL
ACTION
Association of India,
said that the pressure
to reduce prices to
attain parity with the
purchasing power of
people is mounting
on builders. Until the
issue of affordability
is addressed, the real
estate market, espe-
cially that of the city,
will continue to be in
doldrums.
“ E v e r y b o d y
knows why the build-
ers are not reducing
the rates, despite a
low demand from the
buyers. But, the situ-
ation is such that the
buyers will continue
to wait and eventu-
ally force the build-
ers to reduce the
rates,” Mr Dalal said.
Advocate Vinod
Sampat, an expert on
real estate issues, is
of the view that the
government is just as
responsible. He said,
“The government is
indirectly helping the
builders by not taking
action against them.
It must take criminal
action if a builder
fails to comply with
the statutory obliga-
tions. Checking the
builders’ books and
ensuring that they are
complying with the
laws will not just
regulate the prices,
but help the entire
housing industry,”
Mr Sampat said.
However, an offi-
cial of the
Maharashtra Cham-
ber of Housing In-
dustry (MCHI), a
noted state body of
builders, said that the
cost of the construc-
tion materials like
cement and steel, as
well as the govern-
ment policies have
forced the builders
to increase prices,”
adding, “Mhada and
Cidco have also been
increasing property
rates.”
Executive editor
of a real estate daily,
Sanjay Chaturvedi,
also held the govern-
ment responsible for
the escalating prices
and hence, the unsold
flats. He said, “When
Mhada has tripled its
rates in the last
couple of years, why
should the private
builders be behind in
this money-making
game? In fact,
Mhada’s decision
has encouraged the
private builders.” He
further said that the
government should
through its agencies
like Mhada and
Cidco sell its flats at
affordable rates.
However, the
Mhada officials jus-
tified their rates on
the grounds that they
needed to cross-
subsidise the eco-
nomically weaker
section or mid-in-
come group custom-
ers by charging
higher prices to the
higher income group.
“We sell the flats at
no-profit, no-loss
basis at carpet rates
only. So, there can-
not be any compari-
son between Mhada
and private builders.
Secondly, we charge
a bit higher prices
than the ready-
recknor rate at two-
three locations, just
to cross-subsidise
the economically
weaker section or
the mid-income
group,” said Vaishali
Wagh, PRO, Mhada

2. PAGE 2INDIALOCALMonday,9thSeptto15thSept2013
Editorial
The Group of 20 is, on the international plane, an
essay in persuasion. In that context, I believe we had a
very successful G 20 meeting. The Leaders’ Declaration
and the St. Petersburg Action Plan are in line with the
position we had advocated in the meeting.You have seen
the documents. So I won’t attempt to summarise their
contents, but I would be happy to answer questions. We
also had a very useful BRICS meeting. The Leaders
confirmed that agreement has been reached on the 100
billion dollar Currency Reserve Arrangement. There is
also progress on the BRICS Bank which will lead to a
concrete proposal by the next BRICS meeting. On the
sidelines of the Summit, I had a brief discussion with the
Prime Minister of Japan and the Deputy Prime Minister
andFinanceMinisterofJapanandwehaveagreedtoraise
the limit of the swap arrangement between our two
countriesfrom15billiondollarsto50billiondollars.This
is something by way of a second line of defense for our
currency.
Q: What are the important take-aways for India
from the G20?
Ans: As I said, G20 is at the international level an
essay in persuasion about good practices. The Leaders’
DeclarationandtheActionProgrammereflectourconcerns
that the world economy is not in good shape, that all
countries who have influence in global affairs must work
together to revive the growth process. In particular, we
have been arguing at Los Cabos that infrastructure
development is a commodity which can contribute to
revivalofgrowthaswellasaccelerationofthedevelopment
process. And that is reflected in the Action Programme
andalsointhestatementsthatweremadebythePresident
of the World Bank that they are working on a world
infrastructurefinancingfacility.Ifthatcomesaboutitwill
certainly help us greatly.
Q- What kind of role do you see BRICS playing
intheworldeconomyandIndia’scontributiontoitas
well?
Ans: BRICS is an important factor in the world
economybecauseChina,Russia,SouthAfrica,Braziland
India together command a significant proportion of the
GDP and trade of the world, and therefore, whatever
happens inside or to the development process in these
countrieshasaninfluenceallovertheworld.Imentioned
thatasconcreteactstheBRICScountrieshaveagreedtoa
100 billion dollar currency reserve arrangement. There is
also an agreement to start a BRICS bank with 50 billion
dollars and the concrete proposal is now being finalized
andwillbebroughtbeforethenextSummitoftheBRICS.
Q: The Japanese swap enhancement to 50 billion
dollars and 100 billion BRICS contingency reserve
fund, do you think together these two will have a
Aadhare-KYC:Fast,Secure&CostEffective
The Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has de-
veloped the e-KYC (Electronic – Know Your Customer) service,
which promises to substantially improve customer services in
the near future. The new offering, e-KYC allows an Aadhar
number-holder to authorize UIDAI to release his personal details
to any service provider to allow instant activation of services like
bank account, mobile connection etc. Know Your Customer or
KYC is a mandatory process that most financial institutions and
mobile companies need to complete in regards to all their cus-
tomers. Aadhar card is already a valid KYC instrument, still the
KYC process takes much longer time and involves documenta-
tion. The e-KYC service being offered by UIDAI will enable to
electronically verify identity and address proof of the residents,
which will cut down time required on many things like getting a
new mobile connection, opening a Bank account or a trading
account etc.
“Not only will this service streamline the process of on-board-
ing new customers but it will also simplify the process of linking
existing customer accounts to their respective Aadhaar numbers
in an easy, yet secure manner. The eKYC service will extend the
power and convenience of Aadhaar KYC to paperless transac-
tions. Using the eKYC service, residents can authorise the UIDAI
to release their KYC data to a service provider,” says UIDAI
Chairperson Nandan Nilekani.
The authorization for release of personal data can either be
done in person – through biometric authentication or it can be
done online using OTP (One Time Password). Upon successful
authentication and consent of the resident, the UIDAI will pro-
vide the resident’s name, address, date of birth, gender, photo-
graph, mobile number (if available), and email address (if avail-
able) to the service provider electronically. As the service is
paperlessandfullyelectronic,documentmanagementcanbeelimi-
nated. Also, the KYC data being consent based, it can only be
provided upon authorisation by the resident throughAadhaar au-
thentication, thus protecting resident’s privacy.
This process will eliminate the requirement of lengthy paper-
work and facilitate quicker transactions. It is expected that the e-
KYC will enhance customer convenience and greatly increase
business efficiency across sectors. That apart, e-KYC will also
eliminate document forgery and reduces the risk of identity mis-
use.
Both end-points of the data transfer are secured through the
use of encryption and digital signature as per the Information
Technology Act, 2000 making e-KYC document legally equiva-
lent to paper documents. In addition, the use of encryption and
digital signature ensures that no unauthorized parties in the middle
can tamper or steal the data. The Ministry of Finance, has al-
ready recognized e-KYC as a valid document for all financial
services under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) Rules.
e-KYC is not only beneficial to consumers, but also to service
providers because they do not have to store any kind of photo
copies. Everything is centralized and stored digitally helping them
save on paper costs. Since the entire data is machine readable, it
is possible for the service provider to directly store it as the cus-
tomer record in their database for purposes of service, audit, etc.
without human intervention making the process low cost and
error free. Additionally, e-KYC is instantaneous so service pro-
viders can start consumer service immediately, which will go a
long way in enhancing customer satisfaction. As per the latest
figures put out by the UIDAI, 40.36 crore Aadhar cards have
been generated and issued till the middle of August 2013. The
progress has not been even across the country. While Andhra
Pradesh (6.74 crores) and Maharashtra (6.43 crores) lead in ab-
solute numbers, the states of Goa (88.7%) Delhi (87.5 %),
Himachal Pradesh (86.4%) Sikkim (85.9%) and Kerala (81.94%)
have achieved better coverage. Though, the process of issuing
Aadhar cards began in September 2010, a large number of city
dwellers are still fence sitters, not being able to see much of the
perceived benefits accruing to them. The launch of e-KYC which
promises to remove KYC hassles is expected to work as a moti-
vator for large number of people to enrol for Aadhar in the near
future. UIDAI Chairperson Nandan Nilekani expects to issue 60
crore Aadhar cards by 2014. To facilitate issue of Aadhar cards,
the UIDAI has announced setting up of permanent enrolment
centres in various states.
PM’son-boardbriefingenroutefrom
St.PetersburgG-20Summit
calming effect on the markets of Indian currency and what
should be done domestically to take care of current account
deficit?
Ans: On the margins, certainly, what we have agreed with
Japanwillhelp,butultimately,wehavetogetthefundamentalsof
oureconomyinrobusthealth.Thelastweek,Parliamenthaspassed
some important legislation, economic legislation. That will also
help to revive confidence and we have to work to ensure that the
fiscal deficit does not exceed 4.8% and whatever we can do to
contain the current account deficit, will be put in practice.
Q: This is a question on the ‘unconventional monetary
policy’andhowtheyshouldbetackledbecauseoftheimpact?
The final declaration clause 14 seems to suggest that Central
Banks across the world of advanced economies will continue
to be dictated by domestic considerations including price
stability? Was your point of view therefore a point found
resonance within the G20.And what can we expect as far as
rollback taperingis concerned?
Ans: There was widespread appreciation of the point that I
made about the unintended consequences of unorthodox
monetary policies being pursued by countries like the United
States and the Euro Zone. But, I also pointed out in my own
speech that I don’t see immediate concrete action because
Central Banks are the creation of their domestic legislations,
somevaluetheirindependence,somealsohavealimitedmandate.
But overall there was general appreciation that when it comes
to consultations on global economic policies, macro-economic
policies, for example, in the mutual development process, the
countries should be discussing how monetary policies are being
shaped, what are the concerns and how we can soften the
impact on other countries. So I would say that as a general idea,
there was widespread appreciation and in fact most developing
countries’ leaders made the same point that I made and I expect
that as an essay in persuasion it was a good idea and good ideas
are scarce in the world. I do believe sooner or later it will catch
attention.
Q: How will the Indian economy and markets benefit
from your forthcoming visits to the United States,ASEAN,
Russia, and China?
Ans: I have important visits lined up later this month to
the United States, then next month to Russia, and there are also
visits planned toASEAN and then to China.All these countries
are important trading partners, and therefore, whatever we may
do in these meetings, they create a climate conducive to
accelerating the processes of cooperation. And I, therefore,
sincerely hope that my discussions in Washington, in Russia,
inChina,inBrunei,wouldcertainlyhelptocreate,atthemargin,
a better environment for cooperation between us and these
countries in matters relating to trade, in matters relating to
investment.And certainly, I think, the visit to the United States,
if we do the right things before going there, they will have an
influence on the climate for capital flows from the United States
to our country.
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing the accompanying
media onboard on his way back to Delhi after attending the G-20 Summit, in St.
Petersburg, Russia on September 07, 2013. The Deputy Chairman, Planning
Commission, Shri Montek SinghAhluwalia and the National SecurityAdvisor,
Shri Shivshankar Menon are also seen.

3. PAGE 3INDIALOCALMonday,9thSeptto15thSept2013
1.45Lprofessional seats vacant
Mumbai (AU NEWS NETWORK) : As the 2013 admissions in techni-
cal professional colleges closed a total of 1.45 lakh seats are unfilled.
The slowdown in enrolment has intensified over time. Vacant seats
have risen 30% from 1.12 lakh last year.
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has set up a 20 member committee
headed by Institute of Chemical Technology vice chancellor G.D.Yadav
to list reasons for the vacancies, suggest a solution, state how quality
can be enhanced and suggest which courses must be stopped.
Vacancies in electronics and telecommunication have few takers and
nearly 100 colleges have vacancies ranging from 30% to 90%
AC bus service to be discontinued on Sundays
BEST has decided to discontinue the Sunday service of its AC bus
on route No.AS592 which ferries passengers from Mahape to Tardeo.
ReturnAirfare
Mumbai-Delhi Rs.10,000-12,000
Mumbai-Chennai Rs.9,000-11,000
Mumbai-Kolkata Rs.14,500-16,000
Mumbai-Lucknow Rs.17,000
Mumbai-Jaipur Rs.11,000-13,500
Mumbai-Indore Rs.10,000-11,000
Mumbai-Bhopal Rs.12,000-13,000
Mumbai-Bangalore Rs.7,000-8,000
Source : Major travel portals (All are return fares for Diwali weekend
and are subject to change)
25 minors among 52 booked for
harassing railway commuters
Mumbai (AU NEWS NETWORK) : The GRP have booked 52 people,
including 25 minors, for misbehaving with passengers on the suburban
railways Tuesday. Most of those booked are young devotees who cre-
ate a nuisance while returning from SiddhivinayakTemple in Prabhadevi.
Many colleges are func-
tioning without full time prin-
ciples, some without a single
approved teacher. This is not
a desirable situation.
K.Sankaranarayan,gov-
ernor, on bifurcation of large
universities and creation of
sub campuses
Register for Aadhaar at your
doorstep in Mumbai, for a fee
Mumbai(AU NEWS NET-
WORK): If you haven’t yet reg-
istered for yourAadhaar card,
you could soon get this done
right at your doorstep.All this,
for a price, of course.
The state administration
plans to deploy registration
agents on two-wheelers at
the doorstep of people
who want the service of
registering for an Aadhar
card. The registration staff
will carry portable equip-
ment to carry out the reg-
istration process and the
citizen need not go any-
where to get his Aadhar
card.Aminimal fee will be
charged and the entire regis-
tration process will be com-
pleted by the registration agent
from a private agency which
will be appointed by the gov-
ernment. This ‘at-your-door-
step’ service is bound to help
those who are hardpressed for
time, the old and infirm who
have not yet been able to step
out to get the registration done.
“We are examining ways
to reach out to those who are
yet to register for the UID
cards by sending registering
staff to the homes of people,
who do not have time and en-
ergy to go to a centre and reg-
ister themselves. We will
charge a minimal fee to cover
the cost of sending the staff to
the home,” said the official
fromtheadministrationdepart-
ment. The official added that
elderly persons and those who
areailingcouldpossiblyberen-
dered this service free of cost.
The state has sought the ser-
vices of private agencies,
which are ready to carry out
the task of delivering the ser-
vices of registration, at door-
steps. “We are waiting for
agencies to come forward
and offer services,” said In-
formation Technology de-
partment secretary
Rajesh Agarwal. But
no agency has come
forward to take up
the job. “If nobody
comes forward, we
might start the ser-
vices with our own
staff initially,” said
an official from the
state information
technology depart-
ment.Sofar,theUniqueIden-
tificationNumber(UID)card
registrations was carried out
in housing societies and even
among corporate houses for
bulk registration. However,
asthenumberofregistrations
are decreasing, the state UID
authorities are planning to
offer doorstep registration
services.
Rs3CNGhike,pipedgasslabchangetoupsethomebudget
Mumbai(AUNEWSNETWORK): Here’san-
other one that will send your household expenses
skyrocketing. By the time you read this, the prices
of natural gas will have gone up.
Mahanagar Gas Limited has increased the price
of CNG or compressed natural gas (what you tank
up in your car) with immediate effect. Also, the
utility slabs for piped natural gas or PNG have been
reduced.
This hike in price and reduction in slabs could
possibly have a cascading effect on taxi and
autorickshaw fares. The auto and taxi unions, as it
is, have been agitating for a hike in fares.
In a press statement issued on Friday,
Mahanagar Gas Limited said that it has been “con-
strained” to increase the price of CNG by Rs3/kg
in Mumbai effective from the night of September 6.
The press statement further said that this hike was
being introduced to recover part of increase in in-
put costs, especially towards sudden and rapid
depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar.
Reacting to this hike, Thampi Kurien of the Mumbai
Rickshawmen’s Union said, “Since the last fare hike
in October 2012, prices of CNG have increased by
Rs 5.85. Now, CNG will cost us almost Rs40 per kg.
This is really hitting our income and is nullifying
the effect of the fare hike. We are talking to the
transport commissioner to convene a meeting of all
rickshaw unions so that the issue of a fare hike,
pending since May this year, can be discussed.”
The reduced slabs of piped cooking gas will be
effective from Saturday. This means you will pay a
higher amount for a certain amount of cooking gas
as compared to what you would have paid earlier.
CongressquestionsNaik'sassurancetogarbagecontractworkers
Vashi (AU NEWS NETWORK) : Mumbai Congress which has op-
posed the rate proposal of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
(NMMC) for garbage collection and transportation has questioned
guardian minister Ganesh Naik’s assurance of fighting for contract work-
ers them till Supreme Court. “Ganesh Naik is a minister in the state
government and if he wants he can get the proposal for equal pay for
equal work cleared at the state level, but he is well aware that it cannot
happen because there are several flaws in it,” said an office-bearer from
city Congress. The office bearer further said, “Time has come for the
guardian minister to decide on what is more important – the 12 lakh
people of Navi Mumbai who are paying taxes or 550 contract workers
whom the contractor normally brings from adjoining areas of Mumbai
and Thane.”
The leader said, “NMMC can absorb workers in its services and
give them the salary they want; what is the need to give the salary
through contractor’s bill. This is being done to extract commission from
the contractor.” “Navi Mumbai Congress has always taken a stand for
workers and we are not against salary cut, but the ruling party raises the
matter of workers’ salary every time and misleads people. There are
several other heads where expenses can be cut down like the number of
vehicles to be purchased or giving contracts on ward basis. We have
raised this matter,” said the Congress leader.
Bombay HC unhappy with state over
death of 793 kids in Ashram schools
Mumbai(AUNEWSNET-
WORK): Asserting that mea-
sures taken were inadequate,
the Bombay High Court on
Wednesday expressed un-
happiness over the steps
taken by Maharashtra gov-
ernment to prevent death of
tribal students studying in
ashram schools in the state
due to alleged negligence of
staff. A division bench of Jus-
tices P V Hardas and P N
Deshmukh was hearing a PIL
that alleged death of 793 chil-
dren in the last one decade
due to snake bites, scorpion bites,
fever and minor illness. The PIL
alleged the children had died due
to negligence of staff who did not
ensure that proper treatment was
given to them on time. The peti-
tion, filed by Nasik resident
Ravindra Talpe, said there were
1,100 ashram residential schools
imparting education to 4,50,000
students in the state. The PIL de-
manded that ex-gratia be granted
to the parents of students who had
died during their stay in ashram
schools, in accordance with a
Government Resolution. Govern-
ment pleaderAruna Pai informed
the court that 453 parents were
given ex-gratia payment, while
340 parents have yet to be dis-
bursed the ex-gratia amount.She
said the state did not have enough
grant to pay ex-gratia and when-
everfundswereavailable,thestate
wouldmakethepaymenttothere-
maining parents. The government
pleader further informed that the
state had taken preventive mea-
sures to prevent death of children
such as regular health check-ups,
pest control, first aid and appoint-
ment of district health officers.
Pervert held for 'stalking' 16-yr-old
Pune(AU NEWS NET-
WORK): In what could be one of
its first use of the amended section
354 of the Indian Penal Code that
deals with stalking, a 19-year old
youth was arrested by Vishrantwadi
police station. Sagar alias Aryan
Almelkar, a college student living in
Wagholi, was arrested by the police
for sending lewd text messages to a
16-year-old student. This is probably
the first time the police have invoked
the new provision in the section 354
that deals with stalking. It is a non-
bailable offence as opposed to the
earlier provisions where the culprit
would usually be warned by the po-
lice and let off for want of adequate
provision in the law. Section 354 D
stipulates that whoever follows a
person and contacts, or attempts to
contact to foster personal interaction
repeatedly, despite the clear indica-
tion of disinterest by such person or
whoever monitors the use by a per-
son of the internet, email, or any other
form of electronic communication or
watches or spies on a person in a
manner that results in a fear of vio-
lence or serious alarm or distress in
the mind of such person or interferes
with the mental peace of such person,
is committing the offence of stalking.

4. PAGE 4INDIALOCALMonday,9thSeptto15thSept2013
Shuddh Desi Romance
One loverboy and two
lovely ladies. Live-in, walk
out, make-up, makeout. In
turns. Not necessarily in
that order. Confused about
love and marriage, they fol-
low their heart (at times)
and all that lies in between
(pun!). So there, Bollywood
breaks the stereotype. It
steps out from behind the
bloomin' trees in tulip fields
and comfortably 'shacks-
up' with the times. Here
'smooch-at-first-sight' hap-
pens in a bus-full with
baaratis. Coffee dates are
sipped in bed (Happy End-
ings?Huh!).Commitmentis
not the criteria. Marriage is
not on the cards. And
sexual compatibility is high
priority. Yes, welcome to a
modern day shuddh ro-
mance in desiland. Plenty
'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang',
tucked in with some emo-
tion and drama too.
Raghu-(Sushant)-the-
Romeo is a tourist guide in
Jaipur, who also doubles up
as rental baraati for Goyal
(Rishi),ashaadiplanner. He
meets the rebellious Gayatri
(Parineeti) and feels a
"tezwala" attraction to-
wards her. They waste no
time in moving in, and mak-
ing out. Soon, they're love-
addicts, but commitment-
phobic. The third character
in this threesome (don't ex-
pect any of that) is Tara
(Vaani), who was supposed
to wed Raghu, until he fled
on his wedding day. She
makes a re-entry for re-
venge, but ends up with a
complicated status, really.
Sushant swings be-
tween the Patiala-clad
women and makes for the
perfectly confused, charm-
ing and lovable Romeo. His
hair perfectly styled at all
times (though he should
have had the 'out-of-bed'
look more often), his
clothes are more designer
than dehati, but he more
than makes up for it with
his desi cool performance.
Parineeti is a phataka,
firing dialogues (smoking
up too) and living it up. She
makes the character her
own, complementing
Sushant with a casualness
that's commendable.
Newbie Vaani is impres-
sive, pretty and commands
a good screen-presence.
Rishi Kapoor, blows you
away yet again with his in-
credible histrionics.
ManeeshSharma's'SDR'has
a 'Band Bajaa Baraat' blend,
but the essence lies in the
conversational chemistry
between the characters,
some beautifully captured
moments and slice-of-life
scenes.Hedoesn'tplaysafe,
which is good, but the sec-
ond half seems repetitive.
Theconceptisengaging,but
the plot is little shudd, little
desi and quite confused.
Big B, Rekha attend Rakesh
Roshan's birthday bash
Veteran actor-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan's 64th birth-
day celebrations, organised by his actor son Hrithik
Roshan, turned out to be a star-studded event, attended
by the likes of megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress
Rekha.
Apart from the entire Roshan family, many Bollywood
celebrities marked their attendance - Dharmendra,
Jeetendra, Shobha Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Vivek
Oberoi, Shilpa Shetty, Prem Chopra, ShabanaAzmi, Javed
Akhtar, Honey Irani and Zoya Akhtar...and the list went
on. The party was held at Blue Sea in Worli here Friday
night. Hrithik, who underwent a brain surgery in July, is
said to have delivered a touching speech for his father,
who gave the actor a perfect launchpad in filmdom with
Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai in 2000.
The father-son duo are now awaiting the release of
their ambitious project Krrish 3, the third film of their
franchise which began with Koi Mil Gaya in 2003, fol-
lowed by Krrish in 2006.
"Krrish 3", which will see Hrithik play a superhero
once again, is slated for release Nov 4. The film also stars
Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.
Salman, SRK fans
clash on Twitter
A 'cyber world war' is apparently happening
between SRK fans and Salman Khan fans on
Twitter.While SRK's fans are going gaga, goo-goo
and gee-gee over 'Chennai Express' breaking all
BO records (which also includes Salman's 'Ek Tha
Tiger'), seems like Salman Khan's fans are unable
to digest this.An alleged verbal fight between SRK
andSalmanKhanfanshasensuedonmicroblogging
site Twitter which seems to have escalated. Appar-
ently, fans of Salman and SRK are supporting their
superstars in their own style. Salman's controversial
stories are being openly talked about onTwitter. But
is this the work of some PR machinery? To know
more, check the exclusive story on Zoom.
Stop hoopla around my
bikini: Aditi Rao Hydari
Actress Aditi Rao Hydari is tired of the
hullabaloo around her bikini scene in the forth-
coming film 'Boss'. She wants people to start
treating it as just another garment.
"Actually, the bikini is just another gar-
ment.Iamsureeverygirlwhoswimshasworn
a bikini in a pool. You do wear a bikini in a
pool, you don't wear a gown! I think the
hoopla around a bikini should go away be-
cause that is a wrong way to look at it," the
34-year-old said while promoting the film at a
college. "It's just a garment, a very beautiful
garment. For a girl, to be happy with her body
and her femininity is fine. In fact, I feel that
everybody today should grow up and treat a
bikini just as any other piece of clothing. I've
been wearing a bikini since I was a kid, and I
was very comfortable," she added.
Aditi admits she had to go through a rig-
orous fitness process to get a perfect bikini
body. "They (filmmakers) kept a very nice,
closed set, they were very understanding. I
worked out for five months and I was only
thinking about when will it end and when will
I be able to have a slice of pizza," Aditi said.
Directed byAnthony D'Souza, Boss stars
Akshay Kumar in the lead, while Shiv Pandit
plays is paired withAditi.The film will release
on Oct 16. (AU NEWS NETWORK)

5. PAGE 5INDIALOCALMonday,9thSeptto15thSept2013
TOP
BUSINESS
NEWS
Rajan : Preparing RBI for a new role
RBI - New governor an-
nounces steps to support ru-
pee, liberalize markets, ease
banking restrictions, boost ex-
ports, increase inflows
Asserting that the country's
economy is fundamentally
sound, Raghuram Rajan
Wednesday unveiled a bold
blueprint for the financial sec-
tor, hours after taking over as
the new governor of the Re-
serve Bank of India He an-
nounced plans to
internationalise the rupee, float
inflation bonds linked to the
consumer price index, steps to
boost exports and increase in-
flows, plans to review the
monetary policy process and
gave banks the freedom to
open branches without having
to approach the RBI for li-
cences. Rajan also promised
to "steadily but surely
liberalise" the markets as well
as ease restrictions on invest-
mentandpositiontakingincol-
laborationwiththegovernment
and regulators such as SEBI
and "lay out a broader roadmap
of reforms soon" My sense is
that we certainly don't need
false optimism … these are not
easy times, and the economy
faces challenges. But I think
there is good reason to believe
the future of the country is
strong, he said in his first me-
dia interaction. Rajan added
two other traditions. New gov-
ernor Raghuram Rajan sought
to assuage markets with his
action list for the next 6
months.''The time frame for
these measures is not years
but months and weeks in some
cases'', Rajan said.
Thus spake Rajan …
''We certainly do not need
false optimism … but all the
doom and gloom is probably
overdone … India is a funda-
mentally sound economy with
a bright future.''
''Some of the actions I take
will not be popular. The gov-
ernorship of the central bank
is not meant to win one votes
or Facebook "likes". But I hope
to do the right thing, no matter
what the criticism, even while
looking to learn from the criti-
cism. ''
'' Promoters do not have a
divine right to stay in charge
regardless of how badly they
mismanage an enterprise, nor
do they have the right to use
the banking system to recapi-
talize their failed ventures.''
MEASURES IMPACT
RUPEE SUPPORT
RBI will swap dollars
raised by banks under long
term FCNR(B) deposits at
fixed rate of 3.5%
Bank's overseas borrow-
ing limit doubled to 100%
of Tier-I capital; RBI to
swap dollars at 100 bps
discount.
Bank provisions for cash
reserve ratio and statu-
tory liquidity ratio to be cut.
Will encourage banks to
raise dollars overseas
without currency risk.
Banks will bring in more
dollars as cost of hedging
comes down.
RBI may ease liquidity in
forth -coming monetary
policy
BANKING LICENCE
Ex-guv Bimal Jalan to
head panel to screen ap-
plications for bank licences
new licences before end
January
Liberalized branch licens-
ing for banks which meet
rural obligations.
Roadmap for freeing the
entry of new private banks
and allowing different types
of banks.
More leeway for foreign
banks coupled with more
regulation and supervisory
control.
Removes uncertainty of
delay due to elections.
Increase availability of
banks in rural areas.
More competition in
banking
Strengthening of financial
system
MARKET CONFIDENCE
Cap on a company's
overseas buy at 100% of
its networth relaxed.
Limit for re-booking can-
celled for-ward exchange
contract doubled to 50%
for exporters.
Importers to be allowed
to rebook cancelled for-
ward contracts upto 25%
Companies can freely
acquire businesses up to
400% of their net worth
is funding through CB
Aimed at inspiring confi-
dence, greater risk man-
agement flexibility for ex-
porters.
Will enable better risk
management
BANKING REFORMS
Panel headed by deputy
guv Urjit Patel to review
monetary policy frame-
work.
RBI director Nachiket
Mor to look into direct lend-
ing requirement under pri-
ority sector norms.
Liberalization of markets
and allowing speculation.
Aadhaar to be used for
collating an individual's
credit history.
RBI may dropmid quar-
ter review for consistency.
Improved efficiency in
lending.
Seen to be hinting at re-
moval of restriction on
banks taking position in
currency futures.
Improved credit for indi-
viduals
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTE
Electronic bill factoring ex-
change for MSMEs where bills
against corpora-tes can be
auctioned.
Deputy guv Anand Sinha and
guv to look at speeding up
working of debt recovery tri-
bunals and asset reconstruc-
tion companies
Deputy guv K.C. Chakrabarty
to review NPAs, central reg-
istry to record loans by large
corporates across banks.
White label PoS (card swipe)
machines and mini ATMs to
be allowed.
More credit options for
MSMEs
Speedy resolution of bad
loans
Reduce risks from large ac-
counts going bad
Increased penetration of
electronic payments.
MOBILE
Market share (%)
All figures for quarter ended June 2013
WorldwideOS
2.9BlackBerry
3.7 Windows Phone
13.2iOS
0.9 Others
79.3Android
Worldwide Smartphone
Samsung 30.4
Apple 13.1
LG 5.1
Lenovo 4.7
ZTE 4.3
Others 42.4
Handset
Samsung 26.2
Nokia 14.1
Apple 7.2
LG 3.7
ZTE 3.5
Others 45.2
India Smartphone
Samsung 25.7
Micromax 22.2
Karbonn 13
Nokia 5.4
Others 33.7
India Handsets
Feature Phone Overall
Nokia 14.6 Samsung 13.8
Samsung 11.8 Nokia 13.2
Karbonn 7.8 Micromax 9.8
Microsoft is buying Nokia's troubled
mobile phone business for $7.2
billion (Rs.42,024 crore) in a bid for
a piece of the smartphone market,
and to strengthen its fight with rivals
Apple and Google.
The deal, announced late on Monday
night, will bring 32,000 Nokia
employees, including CEO Stephen
Elop, to Microsoft. Elop is slated to
be a leading contender to succeed
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft will pay •5.44 billion,
$7.2 billion. It is a bold step into the
future a win-win for employees,
shareholders and consumers, said
Ballmer.
For Nokia, this is an important
moment of reinvention and from a
position of financial strength, we can
build our next chapter, said Risto
Siilasmaa, Nokia board Chairman.
Bringing these great teams together
will accelerate Microsoft's share and
profit in phones, and strengthen the
overall opportunities for both
Microsoft and our partners across
our entire family of devices and
services.Steve Ballmer | CEO,
Microsoft
We can now bring together the best
of Microsoft's software engineering
with the best of Nokia's product
engineering, award winning design,
and global sales, marketing and
manufacturing. Stephen Elop |
President and CEO, India
Connecting Nokia-Microsoft
The deal | Microsoft will pay $5bn
for the devices division and $2.2 bn
for patents in an all cash transaction.
Growth potential | Nokia Windows
Phones have over 10% share in 9
markets, outsell BlackBerry in 34
markets and show a 78% y-o-y
growth.
Investors gain | Nokia shares surged
as much as 48% valuing it at over
$20bn compared with $263 bn m-
cap of Microsoft
History unmade | Mobile phone
industry pioneers Motorola, Nokia
and Ericcson have ceased to be
independent handset makers.
What Microsoft gets
Nokia's devices and services
business, which generated an
estimated $20bn, or almost 50% of
Nokia's net sales for 2012
Around 32,000 employees
Lumia brand (sales reaching 7.4m in
Q2 of 2013)
Nokia's mobile phones business
(shipped 53.7m units in Q2, ranked
second after Samsung globally)
Access to Nokia's patents under a
long term pact
What Nokia gets
NokiawillcontinuetoowntheNokia
brand
Rights to use Microsoft patents in
its HERE services (cloud based
location service);MS will separately
pay Nokia for a four year licence to
use HERE platform.
Immediate financing of $2bn
About Nokia
1871 | Founded by mining engineer
Fredrik Idestam as groundwood pulp
mill. 1900-87 | Enters power
generation; merged with two other
companies to become Nokia;
diversifies into electronics and
telecoms by making radio telephones
for army and telephone exchanges
1987-91 | Unveils first mobile phone
and GSM network
1992-2002 | Launches first GSM
phone; becomes the world's biggest
phone maker. 2002 | Launches first
3G phone that allows web browsing
2007-11 | Apple enters maker with
iPhone and becomes world's biggest
smartphone marker; Nokia loses
market share. 2011-12 | Nokia unveils
Lumia range; Samsung becomes the
world's biggest handset maker; Nokia
sells its Espoo, Finland headquarters
for $222m
MicrosoftacquiresNokiafor$7.2bn(Rs42,024cr)
InfrastructuremostproblematicinIndia
New Delhi / Geneva : Infrastructure has been looked upon as the single biggest
hindrance for doing business in India followed by corruption and cumbersome
bureaucracy, aWorld Economic Forum report said.

6. PAGE 6INDIALOCALMonday,9thSeptto15thSept2013
Asaramoftenmetwomenaloneatnight,hiscounselquestionsFIR
Jaipur (AU NEWS NET-
WORK) : The Jodhpur police are
set to slap more stringent sec-
tions of the newly introduced
Protection of Children against
SexualOffences(POCSO)Acton
Asaram. He will be booked un-
der section 9 of the Act which
tries an accused for allegedly
sexually assaulting a minor un-
der his charge. The police have
documents to prove that the girl
who has charged Asaram with
sexual assault studied and lived
in his ashram school. Cops are
now looking to establish
Asaram's connection to the
ashram school. Once it is proved
and this should not be difficult
his alleged act would attract a
maximum imprisonment of seven
years in prison, said a legal ex-
pert. He added that this would
also shift the onus on Asaram of
proving his innocence.
DuringAsaram's bail applica-
tion hearing, his counsel K.K.
Menon raised several questions
over the FIR, the medical report
and the statement of the girl who
has alleged that she was sexually
assaulted. He argued that no non
bailable section was applicable as
the girl was not raped.
Besides, Menon said, the FIR
did not mention the timing of the
alleged sexual assault. He said
that according to the FIR, the
mother of the girl was outside the
room in which she was said to be
with Asaram. So when she cried,
why did not her mother respond?
He asked. He added that the
teenager's statement of the vic-
tim is therefore inadmissible.
Menon also said that the girl's
medical examination was carried
out before the FIR but it does not
mention sexual assault. He raised
questions about the age of vic-
tim.
Asaram Bapu regularly met
women alone at night in his
dhyan ki kutiya (meditation hut)
to "heal" them, Shiva, the per-
sonal attendant of the religious
guru, has told the police,
Rajasthan additional advocate
general Anand Purohit informed
the sessions and district magis-
trate (Rural) on Wednesday.
Details provided by Shiva,
whom the police have been inter-
rogating strengthen the case
against Asaram. The guru has
been accused of sexually assault-
ing the minor daughter of a dis-
ciple inside his Jodhpur ashram
on the night of August 15.
The magistrate rejected
Asaram's plea for bail and left him
in judicial custody.The court gave
the police custody of Shiva for
another three days.
Investigators said they have
substantial evidence to conclude
thatAsaram, Shiva and Shilpi, the
hostel warden, "conspired" to get
the 16 year old victim to Jodhpur
from Chhindwara where she stud-
ied. Call detail records show
Shilpi had been in constant touch
with both Asaram and the girl's
family, and that the contact grew
very frequent in the week before
the girl was allegedly assaulted,
they said.
Sources close to the investi-
gation said they believe Shilpi
and Asaram discussed the "con-
dition" and "movement" of the
girl, and that Shilpi "reassured"
Asaram that he would get the
opportunity to "heal" her. Call
records show Shilpi to have been
in touch also with Shiva, who
was allegedly instructed to es-
cort the family toAsaram's door-
step.
The sources said investiga-
tors had reason to believe that
some text messages were also ex-
changed between the accused,
and that investigators were try-
ing to retrieve them Shilpi re-
mains on the run as does Sharad,
the warden of the Chhindwara
hostel.
Asaram had asked the girl's
father for a 'kutiya' so that he
could hold satsangs at his home
in UP. The minor's parents were
such staunch followers that they
would speak to Asaram's photo
and make daily offerings to it.
The accused was certain that
even if the girl complained to her
parents, they would not believe
her. He was confident he would
be able to manipulate them. It is
a clear case of a cold blooded
conspiracy, and therefore Sec-
tion 120B of IPC (criminal con-
spiracy) has been added to the
case against Asaram, Shiva and
Shilpi.
Asaram, who allegedly spent
an hour and a half inside his cell
alone with the girl on the night
of the alleged assault, is thought
to have threatened to kill her if
she spoke about what had hap-
pened.
The prosecution on Wednes-
day rejected the defence argu-
ment that the medico legal cer-
tificate did not prove rape.
Bihar flood situation wors-
ens, death toll rises to 166
Bihar flood situation worsens,
death toll rises to 166 Updated on :
06-09-201309:32AM
Death toll in Bihar floods has
gone up to 166 as the situation has
worsened in several parts of the
state. At least 5.9 million people
spread over 20 districts have been
displaced by rising floodwater, ac-
cording to a disaster management
department report. Major rivers in
the state are flowing above danger
marks in several areas, forcing
people to move to safer places.
In Khagaria district, Gogri and
Narayanpur embankments have
been breached by up to ten meters
flooding 21 villages of four
panchayats. The restoration and
strengthening works on the em-
bankments were underway on war
footing, the report said. In Arwal
station, it said. The Water Re-
sources Department (WRD) minis-
ter Vijay Kumar Chaudhary held a
high-level meeting to review dis-
charge of water from the catchment
area in Nepal and heavy rainfall in
the riverine area near Ganga. Prin-
cipalSecretary(WRD)ArunKumar
Singh inspected status of embank-
ment near Punpun river and di-
rected the engineers to activate
anti-flood sluice canal to discharge
water from Pahari Nalla, Khanua
Nalla and Badshahi Nalla areas.
Flood affects two districts of
Arunachal
Incessant rain in the past
couple of days has flooded two
districts of Arunachal Pradesh, dis-
rupting normal life and surface
communication. The second wave
of flood in the current monsoon has
created havoc in several villages
under Lohit and Changlang dis-
tricts of the state, officials said.
Flood water of Noa Dehing River
had entered Dumpani and four
other villages under Diyun circle
of Changlang district as the river
has breached the wet rice cultiva-
tion and village protection bund.
At least 13,246 people of eleven
villages have been affected by the
current wave of flood. Parliamen-
tary Secretary C C Singpho accom-
panied by government officials and
Panchayat leaders visited the flood
affected Dumpani village and the
erosion site. He advised the people
living near the river bank to shift to
safer locations, sources informed.
The local people with assistance
of the Water Resource Develop-
mentExecutiveEngineerBordumsa
are making temporary bunds with
mud filled gunny bags. A report
fromTezu,theheadquartersofLohit
district today stated that heavy
downpour in the past few days has
disrupted surface communication
between Parsuramkund and Tezu
besides Alubari and Tezu. The dis-
trict administration has pressed all
its men and machineries to restore
the two important roads, the report
said, adding, the district headquar-
ters recorded 200 mm of rainfall in
the past two days.
district, 30
people sur-
vived by
swimming to
safety after a
country-made
boat ferrying
them capsized
in Punpun
river in
Ibrahimpurvil-
lage under
Kinjar police
68 more bodies found in Kedar valley
The death toll in Uttarkhand tragedy continues to mount with 68
more bodies believed to be of pilgrims who died of cold and starvation
while trying to escape the devastating June floods being found on
way to Kedarnath shrine. The badly decomposed 68 bodies, found
over the ridges between Garurchatti and Gaurikund, were cremated on
Friday just a couple of days after 64 bodies were consigned to flames
close to the Himalayan shrine,
Inspector General of Police R
S Meena said. "They are be-
ing cremated after necessary
rituals and other formalities
like DNA sampling,
Panchnama and preservation
of the ornaments worn by
them like bangles, rings etc for
identification," he said. Since
the start of the third round of combing operations in the worst af-
fected Kedar valley on Tuesday, a total of 166 bodies have been found
and cremated, officials said. Over 200 bodies were extricated in the
previous two rounds with sources saying that the official toll has now
crossed the 1000 mark. However, NGOs and others have expressed
fears that thousands have perished in the tragedy with many not yet
found due to inhospitable hilly terrain. The operation which is likely
to continue till Sunday is being carried out by mountaineers and
commandos of Uttarakhand police at a height of 12500-13000 ft.
"These bodies seem to be of pilgrims who climbed up the ridges out
of fear after the calamity struck in mid June to save themselves and
perished due to extreme cold conditions there, hunger and thirst,"
Meena said. "We resumed our search on Tuesday for bodies trapped
in the higher reaches and ridges of the valley which we could not
access earlier due to bad weather. "If the weather permits, the pro-
cess will go on till tomorrow in Junglechatti, Rambada, Gaurigaon
and Bheembali areas of the valley where we expect to find bodies,"
he said. Clear weather has given fresh impetus to the search for
bodies, the IG said. "As of now we are concentrating on areas where
bodies are lying visibly on the surface and not on places where they
may be lying underneath the debris," Meena said. The operation to
retrieve bodies are on even as Kedranath Shrine is all set resume
prayers on September 11.

7. PAGE 7INDIALOCALMonday,9thSeptto15thSept2013
Exhibition and Biz centre in Vashi
A state of the art exhibition and
business centre with an
auditorium, landscaped gardens
and a mega food court spread
over 7.41 hectares is set to be
thrown open next February at a
prime location off the Sion Panvel
Highway near Vashi station. It
could change the fact that
Mumbai hosts only 10% of the
top grade fairs in the country,
primarily due to the lack of
international standard facilities.
Cidco, the planning authority for
NaviMumbaiisimplementingthe
project.
ProjectLayout
PlotArea 74,155 Sq.m.
FoodCourt1,183Sq.m.
ExhibitionCentre24,288Sq.m.
ElevatedPlaza2,095Sq.m
Business Centre 11,965 Sq.m
Car Parking 384 vehicles
OpenAirSpacewithLandscaped
Gardens32,249Sq.m
Original deadline Oct. 2013
Interested teams fromAustralia
and Germany have visited the site
in last six months in anticipation
of global tender for operators.
Cidco is working on a 9 year
contract on revenue sharing
model
Scheduledtoopen
Feb. 2014 (after addition of 8,000
sq.m to the exhibition centre)
12 year old from Goregaon
succumbs to dengue
Mumbai :A12 year old boy from Goregaon [West] died of dengue
late Tuesday night. This is the second death reported from the area.
Anup Karwar, a residential of Motilal Nagar, was admitted in Kapadia
hospital Tuesday afternoon.
CBWEofficialheldfortakingRs.1lakhbribe
Nagpur (AU NEWS NETWORK) ; The Central Bureau of Investi-
gation (CBI) late Tuesday evening caught additional director of Cen-
tral Board of Workers' Education (CBWE) V.R. Hanwate demanding
and accepting a bribe of Rs.1 lakh from an executive of a private firm.
Officers said Hanwate sought the bribe for clearing bills worth over
Rs.17 lakh pending since 2008. The firm, which supplies computer
and accessories, approached Hanwate for bill payment but he alleg-
edly sought 25 percent commission and kept the bills pending. Dur-
ing negotiations, Hanwate allegedly asked for an advance of Rs.1
lakh to initiate the process.
Can accommodate 2,500 - 3,000
persons . Ample space for future
expansion
FullyAC exhibition centre
Auditorium can seat 670
persons
Food Court to be open to all
Elevated plaza to have art gallery
and cafeteria
Proposed to be a 'green
building'withenergyefficientlifts
and light fixtures
CCTV coverage for security
Wi-Fi connectivity
Full power back up
Total cost : Rs.250.6 crore
Interior DesigningTender : Rs.10
crore . (AU NEWS NETWORK)
18 year old tells police she was
gangraped on July 31 in Shakti Mills
An 18 year old telephone
operator approached the
Mumbai Police alleging that she
was gangraped by five men in-
side Shakti Mills premises on
July 31.
The woman and her boy-
friend were walking on
the railway tracks and
passing by Shakti Mills
on the evening of July
31, when they were
stopped by three men,
who assaulted her boy-
friend and dragged the
two inside the com-
pound. They were later
joined by two others
who took turns to rape
her, while the boyfriend was tied
to a tree, said the police.
The woman who was
shown sketches, has identified
SalimAnsari, Qasim Shaikh and
Vijay Jadhav, who are currently
in police custody for theAugust
22 gangrape of the photojour-
nalist. Based on their question-
ing, they found the remaining
accused were two new accom-
plices, not connected with the
earlier probe. One of them, a
minor, was arrested Tuesday
evening. The fifth suspect is
Mohammad Ashfaq Dawood
Sheikh alias Bala, 30. The vic-
tim, a resident of Mulund, is a
Std. IX pass out. She works in
a private company in Bhandup.
The girl wanted to marry a 21
year old with whom she was in
a relationship. On July 27, the
boy met the girl's mother to dis-
cuss marriage plans. At 8 pm,
three men accosted them. They
threatened the victim's friend
and tied him up, a method they
employed onAugust 22, he said.
Later, one of the accused
call two more friends on the
mobile phone and they gang
raped her.
On the same day (July 31),
the boy and the girl travelled to
Bilaspur from CST.They stayed
with a relative of the boy for a
month. When the girl did not
return home, her mother lodged
a complaint at Bhandup police
station on August 1.
The girl called her mother
on August 10 and told her she
will reach Mumbai the next day.
On August 11, the duo came to
the city. On learning there is a
police complaint, they
fled the city again, the
police said.
They came back to
Mumbai on September
1 and narrated the in-
cident to her mother.
The girl's mother in-
formed the Bhandup
Police that her daugh-
ter had returned, but
hid the rape incident.
The girl, however, told the
police about the incident on Sep-
tember 2 while they were re-
cording her statement.
After her statement was re-
corded, the police showed her
photographs of the accused in
the August 22 gang rape case.
SheidentifiedMohammadSalim
Ansari, 27, and Vijay Mohan
Jadhav, 18, and Mohammad
Kasim Sheikh alias Bengali, 19,
who were involved in the Au-
gust 22 incident. The three,
later, disclosed the names of the
other two, the police said.
RBI tightens norms on
80:20 home loan schemesMumbai (AU NEWS NET-
WORK) : The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) on Tuesday
raised concern on the home
loans given by banks in as-
sociation with developers or
builders, popularly known as
80:29 or 75:25 schemes.
Such schemes typically
involve a bank launching a
housing loan scheme in as-
sociation with a certain de-
veloper or builder, wherein
the bank makes an upfront
disbursal of the sanctioned
housing loans to the builder
rather than linking it to the
stages of construction. The
interest is serviced by the
builder on behalf of the bor-
rower for the agreed period.
The RBI has asked lend-
ers to stop up front loan dis-
bursements in case of in-
complete or under construc-
tion housing projects and link
disbursements closely to the
stages of house construc-
tion. Such housing loan prod-
ucts are likely to expose
banks as well as their home
loan borrowers to additional
risks, it said.
Many Bangladeshis work
illegally in Navi Mumbai
CBD Belapur: The arrest of a
Bangladeshi national in connec-
tion with murder of another
Bangladeshi in Panvel, has once
again raised questions on mea-
sures taken by police against for-
eign nationals working illegally in
the city. The main culprit fled to
Bangladesh after committing the
crime, stayed there for two
months and came back to work in
Mumbai. If sources are to be be-
lieved, a huge number of
Bangladeshis are illegally work-
ing at Kharghar, Kamothe,
Kalamboli, Khandeshwar,
Turbhe, Rabale, Taloja and inte-
rior areas of Panvel. Some private
companies prefer Bangladeshi
nationals as they are ready to
work for wages lower than that
demanded by Indian labourers.
While men work in private com-
panies and at construction sites
as labourer, women usually work
as domestic helps. Examples of
crimes committed by Bangladeshi
nationals are also not rare in the
city.A team of seven officials in-
cluding two female constables of
CID I-Branch who came to
Kharghar were attacked by sus-
pected Bangladeshi immigrants in
the last week of February. Two
officers were severely injured in
the attack. What is more worry-
ing is that a section of these for-
eign nationals are now trying to
get documents to prove their In-
dian citizenship. “We have heard
that certain agents of the city pro-
vide documents likeAadhaar card
and PAN Card to Bangladeshi
nationals in return of huge
amount of money. We are on the
look out for such agents, but have
not found evidence against any-
one so far,” said a crime branch
official. Police detained and de-
ported a total of 202 Bangladeshi
nationals from the city in 2012.
Approximately 180 Bangladeshis
have been detained since Janu-
ary. SanjayYenpure, deputy com-
missioner of police (special
branch), said, “There are around
50Africans in Navi Mumbai who
are registered with us. However,
not a single Bangladeshi residing
in the city is registered with us.
All of them illegally enter the
country through the porous bor-
der to work in bigger cities like
Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
Clubbed by robber, woman
dragged off local train, is critical
Mumbai: A 43-year-old woman travelling in the second class
ladies compartment of a Thane local train fell off the moving
train between Rabale and Ghansoli stations around 7.20pm on
Thursday when an unidentified robber hiding behind a pole hit
her with a wooden stick. The robber pulled her down with a
rope which got entangled around her neck. The victim, who
sustained severe head injuries, has been admitted to Criti Care
Hospital in Thane in a critical condition. Besides a mangalsutra
and earrings, her bag containing money were stolen.
A Dombivli resident, Aarati Anil Gholapkar, had boarded the
train around 7.11 pm from Koparkhairane station with her
female colleagues on their way home from office. As the
compartment was packed, she was standing near the door with
her bag slug on the shoulder.As the train was moving, the robber
threw the rope in her direction and held out the stick to grab her
cell phone and bag. The rope got entangled Gholapkar’s neck
and she was dragged out of the moving train.

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Asaram to remain in jail
as court rejects bail plea
Jodhpur : The bail plea of self styled godman
Asaram Bapu, accused of allegedly sexually
assaulting a 16 year old girl, was on Wednesday
rejected by a Jodhpur court after the prosecution
raised strong objection to setting him free. The
district and sessions judge (rural) Manoj Kumar
Vyas dismissed the bail plea after two days of
hearing arguments by Asaram's counsel KK
Manan and perusing prosecution's detailed reply.
The court rejected the defense counsel's arguments raised over the
FIR, medical report and statement of the girl who was sexually
assaulted, additional advocate General Anand Purohit told reporters.
65 year old 'Godman' arrested for Rape
Sehore (MP) : A65 year old self styled 'godman' was arrested on
chargesofillegallyconfininga24yearoldmarriedwomanathisashram
and raping her for over four months at a village here, police said on
Wednesday. Mahendra Giri aliasTunnu Baba was arrested on Tuesday
after the police raided his ashram in Neelkhand village and rescued
the woman. The victim's husband and mother in law, who also lived in
the ashram, allegedly assisted Giri in the crime, police said. Both of
them have also been arrested. The victim had marriedVishram Banjara
in May 2013, and soon after Giri began sexually assaulting her.Acase
has been registered against Giri under sections related to rape, wrongful
confinement and criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code.
Lok Sabha passes Pension Bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Pension Fund
Regulatory and Development
Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011, to
regulate the New Pension System
(NPS).TheministrysaidthePFRDA
Bill would also provide subscribers
with a wide choice to invest their
funds for assured returns by opting for government bonds as well as
in other funds depending on their capacity for risk. It also pegs the
FDI in pension sector at 26 per cent or such percentage as may be
approved for the insurance sector, whichever is higher.
SlammingAmit Shah, DGVanzara quits IPS
Ahmedabad : IPS officer DG Vanzara, suspended and behind the
bars in a string of fake encounter cases, has resigned from service
accusing Gujarat government of having failed to protect the jailed
police officers who fought against "Pakistan inspired terrorism".
Vanzara, a 1987 batch IPS officer, lodged in Sabarmati central jail, in a
10 page hard hitting resignation letter to additional chief secretary of
the state's home department, has accused the state government,
particularly former minister of state for homeAmit Shah of betraying
him and 32 other officers, in jail in encounter killing cases being probed
by the CBI.
World's BESTairports for long stopovers
World's best airports are improving their services to provide for
exciting and comfortable stopovers
Heathrow airport's Terminal 5 Boutique helps stoppers to plan
travel wardrobe or select a gift. It also houses art galleries and luxurious
restaurants.
Amsterdam's SchipholAirport is the only airport which houses a
museum apart from a well stocked library. It also has lounges and
hotels. Travellers can get some peace and quiet at the airport's totally
device free Silence Centre.
ZurichAirport offers bikes and in line stakes for rent, apart from
the Skymetro rail between TerminalsAand E which plays the bucolic
sounds of the Alps.
Singapore's Changi International Airport has movie theatres, a
butterfly garden, a 40 foot slide, a rooftop pool among other fun
distractions.
HongKongInternationalAirporthastheworld'sfirstairportIMAX
theatre and the iSports simulator for car racing and basketball, apart
from a nine hole regulation golf course.
Vancouver InternationalAirport has an aquarium which exhibits
more than 5,000 sea creatures such as sea stars and giant kelp.
Shinde says, Pak should hand
over Dawood Ibrahim to India
Home Minister Sushilkumar
Shinde has said Pakistan
should hand over underworld
don Dawood Ibrahim to India.
Addressing a monthly press
conference of his ministry in
New Delhi this evening, Shinde
said India has sufficient proof
that Dawood is in Pakistan.
Replying to a query on
recently arrested co founder of
Indian Mujahideen Yasin
Bhatkal, Shinde said his arrest
was made on the basis of
inputs given by the Indian
intelligence agencies and
denied any role of
international intelligence
agency. He said that country's
intelligence agencies were
tracking him for long. The
Home Minister said that as per
preliminary information it is
confirmed that Bhatkal was
involved in Bangalore, Pune,
Hyderabad and some other
blasts. He, however, said, the
whole picture would be clear
only when investigation is
over. Bhatkal a key suspect in
several terror blasts since
2008, was arrested in a joint
operation by the central
intelligence agencies and the
Bihar Police. When asked about
the growing communal
violence cases in the states in
view of upcoming elections, the
Home Minister said the
government has asked states to
be on alert. He added that
Cabinet Secretary had a
meeting with Chief Secretaries
and Directors General of Police
of seven states yesterday in
this regard. Shinde said that he
also spoke to the Chief Minister
of Uttar Pradesh in this
connection. On Telengana,
Shinde said at present his
ministry is preparing a Cabinet
note. He said, the government
is taking notice of happenings
in Andhra Pradesh and law and
order situation is under control.
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die Friday
night after a month-long session. The House
passed five bills including, Street Vendors
(ProtectionofLivelihoodandRegulationofStreet
Vending) Bill and Prohibition of Employment as
Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill
on the last day of the session having late night
sitting. Also, there were submissions by the
members on the statement by Defence
Minister on media reports about Chinese
intrusionintotheIndianTerritory.Beforebeing
adjourned sine die, the House also had a short
duration discussion on a question regarding
compensation to farmers for crop loss.