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Mumbai Immersion of Ganapati Idol hap-

pened in Thane Kalyan - Dombivali , Ambernath

etc. along with Mumbai. According to data pro-

vided by BMC total of 2731 idols were immersed

at 8 pm in Mumbai. Large number of people came

to immerse Ganapati idols in the artificial ponds.

Very few people get into sea to immerse the

GANAPATI IMMERSIONHAPPENED PEACEFULLYON THE 7DAY



Ganapati idols, post attack of Sting Ray Fish, Jelly

Fish. However, the noise pollution on Sunday was

equally created as on one and half day and on the

fifth day of immersion. People were seen dancing

to the beat of drums and taase but the noise was

much created more than the defined parameters.

The seventh day’s centre of attraction was the

Ganesh Idol immersion procession for

Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi

Ganapati Bappa visited at Arindam Banerjee’s (News editor of India's Local and Owner of Right Media Samachar) home . In Pics

Ex-Minister Ex Finance MinsterMahadev Rao Shivankar along with his son and daughter is worshiping the Lord Ganesha.

PAGE 2INDIA LOCALMonday, 16thSept to 22nd Sept 2013

Editorial

US-Russia forge deal on

Syrian chemical weaponsThe US and Russia on Saturday agreed on a deal that

calls for eliminating Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014

though President Barack Obama warned the military op-

tion was still on the table if diplomacy fails.

The deal was hammered out after nearly three days of

intensive talks in Geneva between US Secretary of State

John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Kerry outlined a six-point framework under which Syria

must hand over a full list of its stockpile within a week

and allow "immediate, unfettered access" to its chemical

sites.

Inspectors must be on the ground by November and

the stockpiles should be removed or destroyed by mid-

2014, he told told reporters at a joint press conference

with Lavrov after wrapping up their talks. However, Presi-

dent Obama warned Bashar al-Assad's regime against

using the talks as a "stalling tactic".

"And since this plan emerged only with a credible threat

of US military action, we will maintain our military pos-

ture in the region to keep the pressure on the Assad re-

gime," he said in his weekly address.

"If diplomacy fails, the US and the international com-

munity must remain prepared to act," said Obama, who

had been pushing for military intervention in Syria till Rus-

sia unveiled its surprise initiative to bring the chemical

stockpile under international watch.

After Russia this week proposed its plan, Damascus

filed an application to join the 1993 Chemical Weapons

Convention easing fears of a US-led military strike.

The US holds the embattled regime of President Bashar

al-Assad responsible for killing over 1,000 civilians in an

alleged chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb

on August 21. The Syrian government denies the allega-

tions. Kerry and Lavrov said if Syria failed to comply with

the agreement, which must be finalised by the Organisation

for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons, then a UN reso-

lution would be sought under Chapter VII of the UN char-

ter, which allows for the use of force.

"Providing this framework is fully implemented it can

end the threat these (chemical) weapons pose not only to

the Syrian people but also their neighbours," Kerry said,

referring to the deal he and Lavrov have worked out.

Kerry too said the US President reserves the right to

use military force in Syria. But Lavrov said, "There (is)

nothing said about the use of force and not about any au-

tomatic sanctions." He hailed the talks as "excellent" and

said it had achieved the aim set out by the countries' presi-

dents at the G20 summit. "The aim has been achievedthat was set in a conversation between our presidents on

September 5 on the sidelines of the G20... about puttingunder international control Syria's arsenal of chemicalweapons," Lavrov said. Lavrov suggested there could be

another international peace conference on Syria by Octo-ber. France, the only country willing to join the US in tak-ing military action in Syria, welcomed the Kerry-Lavrov

agreement as a "significant step forward".Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said it was an "impor-

tant advance". However, the military leader of the anti-

Assad Free Syrian Army rejected the deal and promisedto continue fighting. "There is nothing in this agreementthat concerns us," said Gen Salim Idriss, describing it as a

Russian initiative designed to gain time for the Syrian gov-ernment.

Minorities Development in IndiaIndia is a democratic country where people of all

community live in peace and harmony. All major reli-

gions of the world are found in India. As such, Hin-

dus are the majority community and the minority

community includes Muslims, Sikhs, Christians,

Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) as notified un-

der the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.

Minorities are playing a very vital role in India’s

political and social upliftment, contributing signifi-

cantly in the development of our country. Govern-

ments from time to

time have formu-

lated programmes

and schemes for

socio-economic

upliftment of mi-

norities.

For this pur-

pose Government

of India created

the Ministry of

Minority Affairs,

which aims at em-

powering the mi-

nority communi-

ties and creating an

enabling environ-

ment for strength-

ening the multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural,

multi-lingual and multi-religious character of our na-

tion. It also aims at improving the socio-economic

conditions of the minority communities through af-

firmative action and inclusive development, so that

every citizen has equal opportunity to participate

actively in building a vibrant nation.

To facilitate an equitable share for minority com-

munities in education, employment, economic activi-

ties and to ensure their upliftment, Prime Minister's

New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minori-

ties was announced in June, 2006. It provides

programme specific interventions with definite goals

which are to be achieved in a time bound manner.

The objectives of the programme are: (a) Enhancing

opportunities for education; (b) Ensuring an equi-

table share for minorities in economic activities and

employment through existing and new schemes, en-

hanced credit support for self-employment and re-

cruitment to State and Central Government jobs; (c)

Improving the conditions of living of minorities by

ensuring an appropriate share for them in infrastruc-

ture development schemes; and (d) Prevention and

control of communal disharmony and violence.

An important aim of the programme has been to

ensure that the benefits of various government

schemes for the underprivileged reach the disadvan-

taged sections of the minority communities. In order

to ensure that the benefits of these schemes flow

equitably to the minorities, the programme envisages

location of a certain proportion of development

projects in minority concentration areas. The schemes

included in the New 15-Point Programme are as un-

der;

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

Scheme by providing services through Anganwadi

Centres {Ministry of Women & Child Development}.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Kasturba

Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme (KGBV) {Ministry

of Human Resources Development}

Aajeevika{Ministry of Rural Development}

Swarnajayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY)

{Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation}

Upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)

{Ministry of Labour & Employment}

Bank credit under priority sector lending {De-

partment of Financial Services}

Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) {Ministry of Rural

Development}

Also acting on the Sachar Committee report, the

Government has initiated several measures as:

Universalization of access to quality education at

secondary stage called Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha

Abhiyan (RMSA).

One model college each would be set up in 374

educationally backward districts (EBDs) of the coun-

try. Of 374 EBDs, 67 are among identified minority con-

centration districts.

Preference to be given by the University Grants

Commission

for provision

of girls' hos-

tels in univer-

sities and col-

leges in the

areas where

there is con-

centration of

minorities es-

p e c i a l l y

M u s l i m s .

Area Inten-

sive &

M a d a r s a

Modernisation

Programme

has been re-

vised and bifurcated into two schemes. (a) Scheme for

Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM). It

was attractive provision for better teachers' salary, in-

creased assistance for books, teaching aids and com-

puters and introduction of vocational subjects, etc and

the other scheme which provides financial assistance

for Infrastructure Development of Private aided/un-

aided Minority Institutes (IDMI).

Academies for professional development of Urdu

medium teachers have been set up at three Central

Universities namely, Aligarh Muslim University

(AMU), Jamia Milia Islamia University (JMIU), New

Delhi and Maulana Azad National Urdu University

(MAANU), Hyderabad.

Also, the Government has launched the Multi-

sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) in 2008-09.

The programme aims at improving the socio-economic

and basic amenity facilities for improving the quality

of life of the people and reducing imbalances in the

Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs). Identified

'development deficits' are addressed through a dis-

trict specific plan for provision of better infrastruc-

ture for school and secondary education, sanitation,

pucca housing, drinking water and electricity sup-

ply, besides beneficiary oriented schemes for creat-

ing income generating activities. Absolutely critical

infrastructure linkages like connecting roads, basic

health infrastructure, ICDS centers, skill development

and marketing facilities required for improving living

conditions and income generating activities and cata-

lyzing the growth process are eligible for inclusion in

the plan.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs is also provid-

ing several scholarships to the minority communities

to empower them educationally and socially across

the country. These include: (a) The Pre-matric schol-

arship scheme. (b) Post-matric scholarship scheme.

(c) The Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme. (d)

The Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF). (e)

The Free Coaching and Allied Scheme. (f) Leader-

ship Development of Minority Women scheme. (g)

Grant In Aid Scheme to State Channelising agencies

of National Minorities Development & Finance Cor-

poration.

In this way the Government of India is making

every effort for upliftment of minorities so that they

can stand with others side by side in all spheres of

life and live a dignified life.


Petrol price hike in the country

I don't know whether his

hands are paralyzed when it

comes to signing files. I am told

that for several months the CM

does not sign even important

files.

Sharad Pawar | NCP Chief

I did not hold up genuine

proposals submitted by him

(Sharad Pawar)

Prithviraj Chavan | CM

Plenty of MBBS

graduates, but very

few PG seatsOver 47,600 MBBS students

who graduate each year are not

assured of a college seat for their

postgraduate degree. There are

22,500 postgraduate seats and so,

1,000 MBBS students leave India

every year.

Bombay High Court rejects bail plea of

Pune-based businessman Hasan Ali Khan

Panvel-Mantralaya

AC busFrom Sept. 23

Schedule, halt and fare

Source Final destination (Mantralaya)

Panvel Rs.97

Kharghar Rs.86

CBD

Konkan Bhawan Rs.76

Nerul Rs.76

Vashi Highway Rs.60

Time from Panvel ; 8.30 and 4.30 pm

From Mantralaya : 10 am and 4.45 pm

Days : Monday to Friday

Mumbai (AU NEWS

NETWORK):Petrol has become

costlier by one rupee 63 paise per

litre excluding VAT from midnight

on Friday night. An Indian Oil

Corporation statement issued

in New Delhi said average In-

ternational price of crude oil has

gone up to 117.40 dollar per

barrel from 114.44 dollar per

barrel and depreciation of the

rupee against the dollar led to

the hike. Petrol will cost 76 ru-

pees 6 paise per liter in Delhi,

83.63 rupees in Kolkata, 83.62

rupees in Mumbai and 79.55

rupees per liter in Chennai.

BEST buses mow downnearly 200 in five yearsA whopping 188 people died and 531 were seriously injured in accidents

caused by BEST buses from 2008 to 2012. The mishaps were mostly

caused by speeding and rash driving.

Year

2012

2011

2010

2009

2009

TOTAL

No. of fatal accidents

Killed Serious accidents No. of injured

32

29

47

42

35

185

32

29

48

43

36

188

80

88

103

93

67

431

118

109

116

104

84

531

Mumbai (AU NEWS NETWORK):The Bombay

High Court has rejected bail plea of Pune-based busi-

nessman Hasan Ali Khan, who is accused of money

laundering and stashing huge amounts of black money

in foreign banks. Justice R C Chavan on Friday rejected

Khan's plea after the prosecution argued that the ac-

cused might abscond, tamper with evidence or impede

the trial if granted liberty. Khan has been in jail since his

arrest in 2011. He is accused of holding 8 billion dollar in

the Union Bank of Switzerland and was arrested in 2011.

He is also under the scanner for alleged terror links, as he

is suspected to have laundered money for international

arms trader, Adnan Khashoggi.

We are considering a rebate

of Rs.25,000 for auto owners and

Rs.1 lakh for those with taxis to

replace their vehicles.

Prithviraj Chavan, chief min-

ister lowering the phasing out

period of the taxi and

autorickshaws

The city of Navi Mumbai is

like mini India where people

from all states live in unity and

brotherhood. They consider

Hindi as their mother and

Marathi as their aunty and I am

proud of that.

- Sagar Naik, Navi Mumbai

mayor

Record commuters on central railwayAverage CR

passengers daily

40L

Passenger count on

Aug.27

47L

Passenger count

on Raksha Bandhan

(Aug.20)

53L

Maharashtra: Enrollment

of students in Class 1 to 5 (AU NEWS NETWORK)

1,03,37,189 children enrolled in 2011-12

1,03,84,478 children enrolled in 2010-11

24,000 students in Maharashtra study

in unrecognized schools

Drop out rates 3.81% Girls, 2.85%

boys

Teacher shortage in state

Only 5.42 lakh teachers for more than

1.3 crore children

On an average,

4 teachers in every government school

9 teachers in every aided school

9 teachers in every unaided school

State has lowest average number

of teachers

5 teachers per school : Maharashtra

12 teachers per school : Kerala

7 teachers per school : Gujarat

6 teachers per school : Tamil Nadu

Mumbai :Drink driving cases2012 2011

Total cases registered

16,324 14,220

No. of offenders jailed

5,260 6,094

No. of driving licences suspended

4,187 6,037

TEN MOST CROWDED STATIONSThane 6.54

CST 6.37

Andheri 6.04

Dadar 5.77

Churchgate 5.05

Bandra 4.91

Virar 3.95

Borivali 3.92

Kurla 3.81

Kalyan 3.60

* Daily figures in lakhs

City police

arrest man

faking godMumbai (AU NEWS

NETWORK):A 26 year old

man was arrested on Sunday

for cheating a woman for the

past two years claiming to be

Lord Krishna's avatar. He is also

accused of molesting the

woman's daughter. He is the

first to be booked under the Anti

Superstition Act in the city.

60 land in

hospital with

fish bitesAt least 60 people were

admitted to various city hos-

pitals after they were bitten

in the leg during Ganpati im-

mersions at Girgaum

Chowpatty on Tuesday

evening. The BMC later

said they were attacked by

cat fishes and stingrays.

Navi MumbaiFACTORS AFFECTING

PROPERTY PRICES*The proposed Navi

Mumbai international airport

will be one of the world's few

international airports that will

offer world class facilities.

*There are adequate utility

services, banks, restaurants,

malls, multiplexes and other

establishments in Navi

Mumbai. Vashi is known for its

wholesale fruit and vegetable

market. Airoli is one of the well

developed nodes of Navi

Mumbai with road links to

Mumbai and Thane

*Palm Beach Road, Nerul

and Kharghar are also witness-

ing the construction of malls

and multiplexes. Throughout

Navi Mumbai, supermarkets

and malls cater to the shop-

ping needs of residents.

*There are open spaces,

greenery, gardens and parks

Basic civic amenities of water,

sewage and electricity have

been well taken care of as is

the civic infrastructure.

Bombay HC asks police to complete

probe in boy's death after surgeryMumbai (AU NEWS NET-

WORK): The Bombay High

Court has directed the city po-

lice to complete within a month

the probe into the death of a boy

at a city hospital after he was

operated upon for a heart ail-

ment in November 2011. The

order was passed by the divi-

sion bench of Justices SC

Dharmadhikari and Gautam

Patel on Thursday after read-

ing a report filed by the dean of

the Government-run JJ Hospi-

tal in the case. Protection of

Rights Association, an NGO,

has filed a petition alleging that

medical negligence was respon-

sible for the boy's death. The

court asked the Samata Nagar

Police Station to complete the

probe and file final report within

30 days.

Krishna Dulani, the boy,

died at Fortis Hospital here on

November 13, 2011, following

a surgery for a heart ailment.

The cause of death was not

mentioned in the post mortem

report as results of some ex-

aminations were awaited. "His

parents have been running

from pillar to post but neither

police nor forensic lab at sub-

urban Kalina have responded,"

said advocate Aniket Nikam, the

NGO's lawyer. "It is only after

the court's intervention that po-

lice filed an FIR last month," he

said. The petition seeks that the

forensic lab should reveal the

cause of death. The boy had

been operated for heart condi-

tion at a Delhi hospital when he

was 7-month old. In 2011, he

developed a breathing problem,

and a further surgery was ad-

vised.

Deshmukh to

organise convention

of Congress leadersNagpur (AU NEWS NET-

WORK) : Former MaharashtraCongress chief Ranjeet

Deshmukh plans to organise aconvention of all ex- office-bear-ers of the MPCC and function-

aries of District and City Con-gress committees later this monthto make their election-ready.

"Plans are afoot to mobilise all of-fice-bearers and senior partyworkers across the State later

this month to strengthen the partyand give it a new direction," hesaid on Friday evening. The

former Maharashtra Ministersaid the convention will be a mo-rale booster for the Congress

workers who have been sidelinedfor some reasons or are not mo-tivated enough to take active part

in party works.The two-time President of

MPCC said the meet will help the

party leaders gear up for theforthcoming Lok Sabha polls andalso Assembly election in

Maharashtra next year.Deshmukh disapproved of

Union Agriculture Minister

Sharad Pawar's criticism of thestyle of functioning of Chief Min-ister Prithviraj Chavan.

Pawar's comments do not be-hove and befit a leader of his stat-ure, the Congress leader said.


GRAND MASTIReview: Grand Masti stakes its claim to being

Bollywood's first adult comedy. And, just like the in-

numerable puerile potboilers that India's dream fac-

tory churns out with a warning that says — leave

your brains behind, this one should have a disclaimer

that reads, 'Leave your pretensions behind'. Once you

do this, you can sit back and laugh aloud at the crass

jokes this film throws up at regular intervals.

College mates Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh

and Aftab Shivdasani have uncontrollable libidos, but

get very little sex in their married lives. Their mun-

dane existence stems from the fact that their wives

—- Karisma Tanna, Sonalee and Manjari Fadnis --

give more attention to work, the baby and family, in

that order.

But there appears to be someone listening to their

prayers. A college reunion gets them together. And

they fervently hope this would be their chance to

chase skirts and their fantasies. On campus, the men

reunite with an over-sexed teacher, Rose ( Maryam

Zakaria), a vacuous brunette, Mary ( Bruna Abdullah)

and Marlow (Kainaat Arora), whose names, when

pronounced together, beat most expletives.

A lot of double-meaning jokes, oohs and aahs re-

veal that the women in their lives are related to their

college principal, who lands up at the doorstep just

when the action is getting heated. Some more sexual

mayhem follows and before you know it, the irre-

pressible threesome is lying on hospital beds with

multiple fractures. They sheepishly vow never to

stray.

Riteish, Vivek and Aftab are comfortable in their

roles and even manage to say some of the most ter-

rible things with a poker face. The girls are not re-

ally required to act. While the wives are shown to be

particularly dumb, the temptresses with vacuous ex-

pressions and ample cleavage make the impact they

are required to (AU NEWS NETWORK)

Why is Katrina Kaif sidelined in

'Dhoom 3' promotions?After her bikini-clad pictures with

alleged boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor got

leaked, the actress has been hounded

by the media. Now there are rumours

that the actress is facing some tension

in her professional life as well.

There are rumours doing the

rounds that Dhoom 3 will allegedly be

Kat's last movie with Yash Raj Films

as her relationship with Aditya Chopra

has apparently gone sour because she

is said to have declined YRF's Gunday.

It is allegedly for this reason that Aditya

Chopra has decided to sideline her from

Dhoom 3 promotions.Until now,

Katrina has always been Yash Raj Films'

favourite heroine and has delivered two

blockbuster hits, Ek Tha Tiger and Jab

Tak Hai Jaan under the same banner. (AU NEWS NETWORK)

SALMAN KHAN COMES OUT IN

SUPPORT OF KATRINA-RANBIRA friend in need is a friend indeed -

this phrase holds true for Bollywood su-

perstar Salman Khan, who always comes

out in support of his friends when they

are in trouble. Just when everyone in the

media thought that Salman Khan would

lash out at good friend and ex Katrina

Kaif after watching her latest bikini pic-

tures with current flame Ranbir Kapoor,

Salman Khan has surprised everyone and

in fact has come out in support of Katrina

Kaif over her bikini pictures with Ranbir

Kapoor at Ibiza.

Recently, the actor, in an exclusive

chat with Zoom, for the first time spoke

on the Ranbir-Kat bikini picture contro-

versy.

Salman in fact questioned the reporter.

"How would you feel if a pic-

ture of your sister,

mother or boyfriend

gets leaked in the me-

dia like this? And if you

don't like pictures of

your family members

being publicly

leaked, even

Katrina will not like

it. Doing some-

thing like this in

films is fine but exposing someone's

personal life publicly is not good and

it's not even media's right."

Salman feels, that it's very shame-

less to print such personal life pictures

of a celebrity, "There is no harm in

printing parties and public appearance

pictures but exposing someone's per-

sonal life like this is a shameless act,"

Katrina, who was recently spot-

ted at Salman's Ganpati celebrations

at his house, had written a letter to

the media after her holiday picture

controversy. The Dabbang star com-

mented on Katrina's letter to the me-

dia saying, "I feel it was intelligently

written." What's interesting here is

that Katrina's current love Ranbir

Kapoor couldn't defend the sexy

lass when it came to

handling media ques-

tions on the Ibiza pic-

tures. However, on

the other hand

Salman not only

showed his support

towards her but has

also expressed his

displeasure over the

entire controversy. (AU NEWS

NETWORK)

Recently, when Hrithik Roshan vis-

ited the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, the

blue eyed actor was in shock as he was

kissed by a male co-actor.

Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik

Roshan's name is enough to drive his

female fans crazy. However, it seems

that the actor not only enjoys female

fan following but is also loved by his

male co-stars.Recently, when Hrithik

Roshan visited the sets of Colors' dance

Hrithik

Roshan

shocked

when

kissed by

a male

actorreality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, the blue

eyed actor was in shock as he was kissed

by a male co-actor. Sources inform that

the Jhalak family got bigger when actors

from Comedy Nights with Kapil, Ali Asgar

aka Daadi and Sunil Grover aka Gutthi vis-

ited the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Ali Asgar,

who is known for kissing all the good look-

ing male guests on the comedy show,

kissed Hrithik on his cheek as well. (AU NEWS NETWORK)


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BUSINESS

NEWS

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial

Corridor project launched

in Madhya PradeshUnion Minister for Industry and

Commerce Anand Sharma has

launched the Delhi-Mumbai

Industrial Corridor project in

Madhya Pradesh.

At a function held in capital

Bhopal, he also unveiled the

foundation stone of National

Institute of Design (NID).

Addressing the gathering on this

occasion, Sharma said that India

could become the outsourcing

hub of world in the next 15 years.

He said that the Centre is

creating opportunities by

launching projects like Delhi-

Mumbai Industrial Corridor and

establishing institutes like NID.

He said that 13 new towns will be

developed in the country under

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial

Corridor project.

The Vikram Udyogpuri project in

MP will create more than 80

thousand employment

opportunities.

Returns from Residential Real EstateCity Change in last

3 months 1 year

Delhi -7% - 0% -5% - 15%

Gurgaon -9% 17%

Noida -5% 15%

Mumbai 0% 2%-6%

Bengaluru 0% 0%-17%

Hyderabad 0% 0%

Pune 0% 0%-3%

Chennai 0% -8%-40%

Ahmedabad 0% 0%

Figures in negative depicts depreciation

Source : C&W

Global monetary coordinationGroup of Twenty

What is it?

A premier international forum for cooperation on pivotal global

financial and economic issues, established in 1999

Who attends it?

Finance ministers, central bank governors and heads of states from

19 countries and the European Union (EU)

What are the criteria for being a G20 country?

No formal criteria. All 19 countries, however, are in an IMF 'top global

economies' (by GDP) list.

Apple on Tuesday unveiled two new iPhones, fielding a slick new

top end model along with one aimed at budget conscious smartphone

shoppers around the world.

The business has become so large that this year we are going to

replace the iPhone 5 and we are going to replace it with two new

designs, Apple chief Tim Cook announced at the company's Silicon

Valley headquarters.

On September 20 the two devices will go on sale in the US, Australia,

Britain, China, France, Germany, Japan and Singapore.

The iPhone 5C is part of Apple's bid to counter the flood of low cost

smartphones from rivals, most of which use the Google, Android

operating system.

The iPhone 5C with 16 gigabytes of memory will start at $99 with a

two year US carrier contract and $549 without a contract - $100 less

than previous iPhone base models.

Apple has unveiled two new iPhones to replace the existing one, a

high end iPhone with a fingerprint scanner as well as a cheaper 5C

model targeted at emerging markets.

iPhone 5SEstimated price : 16GB : $199/Rs.12,666

($649/Rs.41,310 without a bundled contract);

32GB : $299/Rs.19,031; 64GB: $399/Rs.25,396

Availability : Pre-order starts Sept. 20

Colours : Silver, gold, and space gray

Dimensions (mm) : 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6

Weight : 112 grams

Display : 4" (diagonal) Retina display, 1,136 x 640 pixel resolution,

326 ppi

Operating System : iOS 7, the latest operating system from Apple,

which will also be available for download in the coming days.

Memory : A7 chip with 64 bit architecture, twice as fast as the previous

A6 chip

A dedicated motion data processing chip, M7, is expected to bring

new fitness apps for the iOS.

iPhone 5C

Estimate price : 16GB : $99/Rs.6,301

($549/Rs.34,94 without the contact); 32GB

$199/Rs.12,666; there is no 64GB variant

Body case to cost $29 or Rs.1,846 additional

Availability : Pre order starts Sept. 13

Colours : Green, blue, yellow, pink and white

Dimensions (mm) : 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97

Weight : 132 grams

Display : 4" (diagonal) Retina display, 1,136 x 640 pixel resolution,

New iPhone 5C costs $99 (Rs.6,301)

326 ppi

Operating Systems : iOS 7

Memory : A6 chip

Camera : 8 megapixels

*Prices are linked to 2 year contract packages with the cellular service

provider; prices do not include taxes; calculated at current exchange

rate of $1=Rs.63.65

And the hot features

iSight camera

w8 MP camera with auto image stabilization to avoid blurring

wBurst mode that can shoot 10 frames/second for as long as you

press the shutter

wA 'true tone' flash designed to not clash with ambient colours or a

person's skin colour.

Touch ID

wTyping numbers and drawing patterns in passee'. The iPhone 5S is

unlocked by the user's fingerprint, scanned by the 'Touch ID'

positioned in the home button.

Not cheap for India …

At $549 (Rs.34,944), the iPhone 5C can hardly be called cheap. Apple

has not announced a price for India yet. But given the US price, a

lower price in India, which is not in the first list of countries where it

will be launched, appears unlikely.

… AND ELSEWHERE

Germany : 599 euros (Rs.50,500)

UK : 469ponds (Rs.47,000)

Hong Kong : HK$4,688 (Rs.38,500)

China : 4,488 Yuan (Rs.46,500)

Challenges before Rajan, the New

Governor of Reserve Bank of IndiaStabilising Rupee

20% Fall in rupee's value since

May 2013

w More liquidity tightening

measures can choke growth by

companies borrowing

costs.

Taming Inflation

9.6% India's retail

inflation in July 2013

wA depreciating rupee

has made imported

goods costlier, but

raising interest rates to

cool prices will hurt

investment.

Boosting Growth

4.4% India's real GDP growth

during April-June 2013

wHigh lending costs have forced

companies to defer investment.

But a rate cut can weaken the

rupee as also push up inflation.

Rajan's Views

1.On Quantitative Easing

Given the uncertainty around it,

this raises the question of why

central bankers, for whom

"innovative" is usually an

epithet, have departed from their

usual conservatism."

2.On Economic Policy Making

Physicists do not need to know

the behaviour of every molecule

to predict how a gas will behave

under pressure. Economists

cannot be so

sanguine."

3.On Free Enterprise

and Democracy

When carried to an

extreme, corporatist

policies lead to

fascism, socialist

policies to

communism, and

competitive populism

to economic crisis and choaos".

4.On Inclusion

Rather than assuming the poor

need an array of handouts, they

should be empowered to equip

themselves and their children to

become effective contributors.

5.On Central Bankers

If there is one myth that recent

developments have exploded is

the one that sees central bankers

as technocrats, hovering clearly

over the politics and ideologies

of their time. Their feet too have

touched the ground.

Car sales zoom 15% after 9 month slumpSnapping a nine month losing

steak, domestic passenger car

sales grew by 15.4% to 1,33,486

units this August, compared with

1,15,705 units in the same month

last year. Market leader Maruti

Suzuki doubled its domestic car

sales to 63,499 units as against

31,653 in the same month last

year. Hyundai Motor India Ltd.

logged a marginal rise to 28,281

from 28,192 units, but Tata Motors

saw its sales halve to 8,761 units.

Exports up

13% trade

gap narrowsIndia's exports climbed 13%

to $26 billion in August and

imports fell marginally as gold

imports stalled, helping trim

the trade deficit to just under

$11 billion and provide much

needed support to

policymakers battling to shore

up the rupee. The trade deficit

in August was at its lowest

level since $10.3 billion in

March as gold imports

declined from $2.2 billion in

July to $650 million,

commerce and industry

minister Anand Sharma said

on Tuesday.


Political parties and civil societyhail death penalty to four convictsin December 16 gang rape in Delhi

The death penalty awarded to the four convicts in the Decem-

ber 16 gang rape and murder in Delhi has been widely hailed by

political parties and the civil society. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai

on Friday, the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said, the

judgment has set a new example by sending a message that culprits

committing such heinous crime will get stringent punishment. Leader

of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj tweeted that the

judgment will serve as a deterrent for such offences in the country.

Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury said, it will send a

strong message to such people who commit crimes against women

and encourage those who fight for justice. CPI (M) leader, Brinda

Karat said, only giving death sentence is not enough in such cases

and there is a need to strengthen the law and conviction process in

sexual assault cases. She said the verdict is within the legal frame-

work. Delhi Police Joint Commissioner, Tejinder Luthra said, the

landmark judgment has sent a message of deterrence to criminals.

DEC 16 GANGRAPE:''DEATH TO ALL''THIS CASE IS RAREST OF RARE, SAYS DELHI COURT

New Delhi: (AU NEWS NET-

WORK) "Death to all," Additional

Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna

said while delivering the verdict

in the case that had evoked na-

tionwide outrage and led the gov-

ernment to bring in a stringent

anti-rape law.

"Besides discussing others

offences, I straightaway come to

section 302 (murder) of IPC. This

falls under inhuman nature of the

convicts and the gravity of of-

fence they committed cannot be

tolerated. Death sentence is given

Four convicts in the December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case were on

Friday awarded death penalty by a Delhi court which said the gravity of

the offence cannot be tolerated terming it as ‘rarest of rare’.to all the four convicts," he said.

The offence committed by

Mukesh (26), Akshay Thakur (28),

Pawan Gupta (19) and Vinay

Sharma (20) falls under the rarest

of rare category warranting capi-

tal punishment, the judge said.

The four were convicted by the

court on September 10 for the

gangrape and murder of a 23-year-

old paramedic student. "Court

cannot turn a blind eye to such a

gruesome act," the judge said,

while handing down the maximum

punishment.

He said, "When crime against

women is rising on day-to-day

basis, so, at this point in time court

cannot keep its eye shut." "There

should be exemplary punishment

in view of the unparallelled bru-

tality with which the victim was

gangraped and murdered, as the

case falls under the rarest of rare

category. All be given death," the

court said while reading out a

portion of the order. "This is a time

when serious crime against a

woman has come to the fore and

now its judiciary's responsibility

to instill confidence among the

women," it said. Besides murder,

the four have been also con-

victed for offences including

gangrape, unnatural offences, at-

tempt to murder, dacoity, destruc-

tion of evidence, conspiracy, kid-

napping or abducting in order to

murder, while acquitting them of

the charge of murder in dacoity.

WHO praises India on Polio

Front, no case in 30 months (AU NEWS NETWORK) Delhi : The World Health Organisation on

Tuesday lauded India's efforts in eradicating polio and said the entry

has not reported a single case of polio in the last 30 months. WHO

also complimented India's healthy initiatives in improving the health

of its mothers and children.

Adultery is not cruelty, says Supreme CourtNew Delhi (AU NEWS NETWORK) : Merely being "Intimate" with

another woman is not sufficient ground for a man to be held guilty of

inflicting cruelty on his wife, the Supreme Court has ruled. Only if

treatment meted out to the wife is of a nature as is likely to drive her to

commit suicide will it fall within the ambit of Section 498A of IPC,

which provides up to three years in jail, the SC said on Monday.

1,036 rapes in Delhi this year (AU NEWS NETWORK)Delhi recorded 1,036 rape cases in the first

eight months of this year, according to police data. The figure is the

highest in the last 10 years. Of the 1,036 cases, the police were able to

make arrests in 88 percent of the cases within a few days, data compiled

by the Crime Branch said. Police said their investigations have shown

that over 90 per cent of crimes against women were committed by those

known to the victims, while a small percent of them were by strangers.

India, Japan launch research programmes in fields

of Biology, Life sciences & material sciencesIndia and Japan will jointly launch research programmes in the fields of Biol-

ogy, Life sciences and material sciences. The cooperation will facilitate exchange and

foster collaborations between the two sides in these fields. The Ministry of Science

and Technology and Japan's largest research organization RIKEN today signed two

seperate Memorandums of Understanding, MoUs, for the purpose. Speaking on

the occasion Secretary, Department of Bio Technology Dr. K. Vijay Raghwan said

the MoU will usher in a new era of cooperation in the area of innovations and

techniques for the agricultural and pharmacological industries in India.

wUse mobile phones only when needed, use a

landline otherwise. wMobile phones should be used

while speaking for shorter durations only

wSending a message is better than talking on

the phone. wHold the phone away from the body.

Use the speaker, earphones of Bluetooth headsets.

This will help reduce exposure to radiation and its

harmful effects. wIn case of weak signals, do not

use mobile phones as it will use more power leading

to higher energy deposition. This could hamper your

health. wChildren should not use mobile phones, or

at least restrict it use, as they have extremely thin

bones, putting them at a higher risk of absorbing

radiation.

wDoctors said since metals and water are good

conductors of radio waves, avoid holding the

phone close to you if your hair is wet or if you are

wearing metal frames. wDo not keep your mobile

phone next to you or under the pillow while you

are sleeping. wNever press the hone to your ears

in order to hear more clearly, it can be damaging to

your health. (AU NEWS NETWORK)

Mobile phone radiation : What doctors say

SC restrains governments from taking action against hawkersNew Delhi (AU NEWS NET-

WORK) In a breather to urban

street vendors and hawkers, the

Supreme Court has restrained all

states and Union Territories from

taking any action against them

and directed the governments to

implement the 2009 national

policy for their regulation. "All the

existing street vendors/hawkers

operating across the country

shall be allowed to operate till the

exercise of registration and cre-

ation of vending/hawking zones

is completed in terms of the 2009

policy on urban street

vendors."Once that exercise is

completed, they shall be entitled

to operate only in accordance

with the orders of the concerned

Town Vending

Committees(TVCs)," a bench of

Justice G S Singhvi said. It said

that TVCs should be set up in

each town which would consist

of representatives of various

organizations and street ven-

dors and 30 percent of the rep-

resentatives from the category

of vendors shall be women. The

committees shall be free to di-

vide the municipal areas in

vending/hawking zones and

sub-zones and for this purpose

they may take assistance of ex-

perts in the field," the bench

said. "All street vendors/hawk-

ers shall be registered in accor-

dance with the 2009 Policy. Once

registered, the street vendor/

hawker, shall be entitled to op-

erate in the area specified by the

TVC," the bench said. The apex

court said that the process of

registration must be completed

by the municipal authorities

across the country within four

months of the receipt of the di-

rection by the Chief Secretaries

of the States and Administrators

of the Union Territories.

(26) (28) (20) (19)


Government aid for victims

of sexual crimes, acid attacks

Prices of decorative itemsItems Rates

Artificial flowers and bouquet Rs.250-500

Toran Rs.225-500

Artificial fruit Rs.150-400

Artificial garland Rs.20-150

Glitter paper garland Rs.25-50

Colourful clothes Rs.10 per meter

Coloured paper garland Rs.10 a packet

Dr. L.H. Hiranandani passes away at 96 (AU NEWS NETWORK) Dr. L.H. Hiranandani, renowned ENT sur-

geon and Padma Bhushan recipient, passed away at Hiranandani

Hospital in Powai on Thursday evening. He was 96. He was ailing for

some time and had to be hospitalized fortnight ago. He is survived by

his wife, Kanta, and two sons, Niranjan and Surendra.

SA woman held with Rs.7.5 cr banned drug (AU NEWS NETWORK) The Air Intelligence Unit of airport Cus-

toms on Thursday held a South African woman for allegedly trying to

smuggle out contrabands worth over Rs.7.5 crore by concealing it

inside knee caps. Officials said that banned methaqualone drug weigh-

ing over 15 kg was found on the accused. Sazani Gama, 37, Gama was

on her way to Lilongwe via Nairobi by Flight No. KQ203.

Mumbai (AU NEWS NETWORK)

: The Maharashtra government

will provide financial assistance

to survivors of crimes like rape,

acid attack and child sexual abuse,

or their dependents. While the

scheme will come in effect from

October 2, 2013, there are

indications that the Shakti Mill

gangrape survivor may be the first

to receive the compensation, as a

special case.

The state cabinet in its weekly

meeting on Wednesday approved

a scheme Manodhairya (morale

boost)

-Victims of rape and child sexual

abuse or their dependents will get

Rs.2 lakh, in special cases the

amount may be extended to a

maximum of Rs.3 lakh.

-In cases of acid attack, the

compensation amount will be Rs.3

lakh and in cases of other injuries

the amount will be Rs.50,000

-An additional Rs.50,000 will be

given for legal aid, traveling and

immediate medical expenditure.

-The compensation amount will

be given after the FIR is lodged

and the victim or their

dependents need not wait for the

outcome of a criminal trial to

receive the aid.

-The scheme will be in effect from

October 2, 2013.

HC relief for doctor

who ran clinic in flatMumbai (DEV GAURAV PAWAR): Nine years after a city based

senior medical practitioner was targeted by the BMC for running a

dispensary from her residential flat, the Bombay high court on Tuesday

upheld a trial court order that no permission was necessary if the

clinic was less that 30 square meters or 250 sq. ft. Justice S.V.

Gangapurwala dismissed an appeal by the BMC against Dr. Rekha

Naik. The BMC had issued a notice to Dr. Naik in 2004 alleging that

she violated rules as no permission was taken for the dispensary she

ran from her Andheri Four Bungalows flat. She had been practicing

from the premises since 25 years. In 2007, a BMC order asked her to

move the civic chief to regularize the clinic. The trial court quashed

the order in 2011, after which the BMC moved the HC. Advocate P.K.

Dhakepalkar and Sanjay Udeshi, who represented the doctor, said

Rule 51 94) of the DCR states that the BMC chief's permission was not

needed if a clinic did not occupy over 30 sq. m. In Dr. Rekha's case, a

room measuring 160 sq. ft. had been converted into a clinic.

Fashion

designer's body

found in Gorai

resort wellMumbai (AU NEWS

NETWORK): The body of a 43

year old fashion designer was found

in the well of Fonseca Resort in Gorai

on Sunday. Anil Philip Cherian had

gone there to attend a birthday party

on Saturday and went missing late

in the night. His body was found in

the well after a few hours of his wife

lodging a complaint with the police.

Although the investigation is on, the

police suspect that Cherian might

have accidentally slipped into the well

and died, as he was believed to be

drunk.

wAt Panvel RTO office, from January to December 2012, a total of 4,598 VIP numbers have been registered,

which includes 1,347 two wheelers and 3,251 four wheelers and the revenue generated is Rs.3.42 crore.

wAt Vashi RTO office, from April to December 2012, a total of 12,900 motorcycles and 8,667 cars and 4,034

other types of vehicles have been registered with a revenue generation of Rs.3.15 crore.

This is what you will pay forgetting VIP registration numbers

Casteist remark

made in person's

absence not an

offence, says HCThe Bombay High Court has

recently held that a casteist re-

mark mad against a person in his

absence would not amount to an

offence under the Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(Prevention of Atrocities Act),

1989.

''Such utterances may ex-

hibit a feeling of contempt in the

mind of the person who has be-

come vocal. It may reflect his

mind, notions and feelings,

harbouring contempt and dis-

courtesy, but would not render

such person, ipso facto an of-

fender …''

Justice A.H. Joshi

Dabholkar aides to take rational-

ist movement on national levelPune (AU NEWS NETWORK)

: Supporters of Narendra

Dabholkar's rationalist movement

will now seek support of various

political parties to press for a law

in states to eradicate supersti-

tion-based malpractices. A delega-

tion of Maharashtra

Andhshraddha Nirmulan Samiti

(MANS), the anti-superstition

organisation founded by

Dabholkar - who was shot dead

here last month - will visit Delhi

next week and speak to political

leaders to garner support for their

mission. Encouraged by the posi-

tive response being seen in

Maharashtra with the promulga-

tion of the anti-black magic ordi-

nance, MANS activists, includ-

ing Anish Patwardhan, son-in-

law of the slain rationalist, will

also have an interaction with the

students of Jawaharlal Nehru

University (JNU) in order to

mobilise public opinion and

change social mindset. The state

government promulgated the or-

dinance, a long -standing demand

of Dabholkar, a day after the

noted social activist was gunned

down by unidentified men on

August 20. "We have our sched-

ule fixed for an interaction with

JNU students and faculty as the

institution is known to be a vibrant

centre of rational thought. Also on

the agenda are meetings with the

Left party leaders, including D Raja

(CPI), in an endeavour to createawareness in all states for enact-ment of anti-superstition laws,"Patwardhan said. He said afterMaharashtra became the first stateto issue the anti-superstition ordi-nance, expected to ratified by thelegislature in the winter session,Tamil Nadu and Assam govern-ments, too, have evinced keen in-terest in enactment of a similar lawwhich was a positive sign to takethe rationalist movement forwardand make it nation-wide.Encroachment by

Asaram's Ashram

removed in NashikNashik (AU NEWS NET-

WORK) : Nashik Municipal Cor-poration officials on Thursdayremoved an encroaching struc-ture put up by the Ashram of con-troversial godman Asaram Bapuin Savarkar Nagar area here.

The unauthorised structureput up in front of the Ashram en-croached upon the area reservedfor road, civic authorities said.

Ganesh Shinde, AssistantCommissioner of Police, said thatNMC workers who pulled downthe structure were provided po-lice protection, and though somefollowers of Asaram Bapu gath-ered at the spot, there was nountoward incident.

The godman is currently in jailin connection with a case ofsexual assault at Jodhpur.


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MUMBAI : (AU NEWS NETWORK) The

Lalbaugcha Raja, King of Lalbaug, is undoubtedly

the most famous Ganesh statue in Mumbai. The

mandal was founded in 1934, and has grown to be

the most visited one in the city. The Kambli family, of

Kambli Arts, has been making the idol since 1935. Its

legendary design is now patent protected.

If you want to see the lengths people are pre-

pared to go to for devotion, the Lalbaugcha Raja is

the idol to visit. It draws an average of 1.5 million

people a day -- astonishing! People simply believe

that this Ganesh idol can fulfill their wishes, and

there's a lot of media attention on it.

There are two main lines to see the idol: a general

line, and line for those wanting to make a vow or get

a wish fulfilled (navas). The navas line takes devo-

tees right to the idol's feet, whereas the general line

offers viewing (darshan) from a distance of around

10 meters away. Until recently, it was common for the

navas line to stretch snake-like for over five kilome-

LALBAUGCHA RAJAters. However the organizer has started providing

huge air conditioned tents in the adjacent ground

to accommodate everyone.

Location: Lalbaug market, GD Ambedkar Road,

Lalbaug (central Mumbai).

Nearest Railway Station: Walking distance

from Lower Parel, Curry Road, and Chinchpolki sta-

tions.

Waiting Time: Can be 20 hours or more in the

navas line. General line takes around five hours.

When to Visit: It's open around the clock. How-

ever, the busiest time is in the evening until mid-

night. The procession for the immersion (visarjan)

starts out at 10 a.m. from the Lalbaug market on the

final day of the festival, and takes the following

route: Lalbaug, Bharat Mata Theatre, Lalbaug, Sane

Guruji Marg, Byculla Railway Station, Clare Road,

Nagpada, Dunkan Road, Don Taki, Sant Sena

Maharaj Marg (Kumbharwada), Suthar Gully,

Madhav Baug, C.P. Tank, V.P. Road, Opera House,

Hrithik Roshan offered prayers to Ganpati at the

famous Lalbaugcha Raja in the city.Veena Malik offering prayers.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar along with his wife

Anjali offered prayers at the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh

Idol on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

The former beauty queen Pooja Chopra flashes a

smile for her fans.

Shankar Mahadevan seems happy and

content to have paid his respects.

Actress Madhoo, who was last seen in Bollywood

flick 'Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!', was also seen at the

Ganesh mandal.

Ranbir Kapoor, who will also be seen in 'Bombay Velvet' opposite Anushka Sharma

is all smiles in this one, standing next to music composer Shankar Mahadevan.

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