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INDIA'S LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Vol.:2 Issue:44 Monday, 29nd to 5th May 2013
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BMC TRIED TO SAVE
CAMPCAMPCAMPCAMPCAMPA COLAA COLAA COLAA COLAA COLA
COMPOUND BCOMPOUND BCOMPOUND BCOMPOUND BCOMPOUND BUILDINGSUILDINGSUILDINGSUILDINGSUILDINGSRTI query reveals civic body had in 1986 taken steps to regularise 67,000sqft.
The municipal
corporation had initiated
a move to regularise
67,000 sqft out of the
total 91,000 sqft at
CampaColaCompound
in Worli. Right to
Information (RTI)
queries showed that the
B r i h a n m u m b a i
Municipal Corporation
(BMC) in a 1986 order
had taken a step to
regularise the
unauthorised 35
storeys by charging fee
as per the ready
reckoner (RR) rate. A
few days ago, the BMC
— following a Supreme
Court order — issued
eviction notices to 140
flats owners of seven
buildings at Campa
Cola Compound.
An official
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e
between additional
m u n i c i p a l
commissioner and
deputy chief of building
proposal dated
November 12, 1999,
revealed that when the
issue of the Campa
Cola Compound
buildings was raised,
the BMC initiated to
regularise them by
charging fee as per the
RR rate. “BMC has
issued orders to
regularise the work
already carried out
beyond the approved
plans and the architect
was informed to pay
Rs6,56,800 as penalty
vide this office letter
dated 22/11/86.
He was asked to
submit an amended
plan as per work
carried out at the site
and to demolish the
u n a u t h o r i s e d
enclosure of stilt. The
architect/developer
paid the amount on 17/
12/86 as the penalty for
regularisation,” said the
letter. However, the
penalty for
regularisation was not
charged according to
the prevailing land rates
at the time of the
amended plan
approval, regularisation
was not done and the
amended plans were
not approved. Because
of this, the decision to
regularise these
buildings was dropped.
The residents have
demanded that the
BMC revoke its earlier
decision and regularise
these unauthorised
structures by charging
a fee and charging
penalty as per the
ready reckoner (RR)
rate. “There have been
many instances of
u n a u t h o r i s e d
structures being
regularised and this is
a fit case for such
consideration. We
request the authorities
to take a realistic view
and save the families
from becoming
homeless,” said a
resident.
On Friday, the
residents had protested
after getting the eviction
notices.
“We have spent our
hard-earned money on
our flats and we have
been living here for
more than 25 years,
paying all municipal
taxes,” said a senior
citizen. “What was the
BMC doing for 25
years? This is grave
injustice meted out to
us,” said another
resident.

2. PAGE 2INDIALOCALMonday,29ndto5thMay2013
Editorial
This year, India can, it seems, look
forward to good rains. Last year’s monsoon
could easily have slipped into a full-scale
drought but was saved by exceptionally
heavy rains in September. Even so, almost
one-third of the country received far too little
rain and has been left parched, with water
resources running low. A good monsoon now
is essential for agriculture and for the
replenishment of reservoirs and aquifers.
The India Meteorological Department in a
forecast issued on Friday declared that this
year’s monsoon was most likely to be
‘normal,’ with nationwide rainfall between 96
per cent and 104 per cent of the long-term
average. Using a statistical model, it
predicted a 46 per cent probability of the
monsoon turning out that way. The met
agency estimated a 27 per cent chance of
the monsoon being ‘below normal,’ with
rainfall between 90 per cent and 96 per cent
of the long-term average, and just a 10 per
cent chance of a deficient monsoon with
rains less than 90 per cent of the long-term
average. A forecast from the Pune-based
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology,
using an advanced dynamical climate model
that simulates the complex interactions
between land, oceans and atmosphere, has
indicated that the monsoon could see above
average rains (104 per cent of the long-term
average, with an error bar of five percentage
points). The South Asian Climate Outlook
Forum (SASCOF), which met earlier this
month in Nepal, struck a similar note in its
consensus statement. The monsoon rainfall
for South Asia would “most likely be within
the normal range with a slight tendency
towards the higher side of the normal range.”
But the SASCOF consensus statement also
warned of below normal rains over some
north-western and southern parts of the
subcontinent. That is worrying, considering
that many States in those areas fared badly
in the last monsoon as well. However,
statistical as well as dynamical models are
known to have limitations in forecasting the
distribution of monsoon rainfall
geographically, and over time. It is not clear,
therefore, how much skill exists in
predicting which parts of the country will get
more or less rain this far in advance of the
monsoon. But far more vital than improving
those predictive capabilities is learning to
live with the inevitable variability of
monsoons. Ways to store rain water and
recharge aquifers; ensuring rational water
use in agriculture, towns and cities for
residential and industrial purposes; and
encouraging water recycling and reuse are
crucial. The alternative is to make water
availability a dangerous gamble on the
monsoon.
Bring on
the rain
WRONGROUTEThe Survey of India (SOI) complaint
against Google’s ‘Mapathon 2013,’ a
collaborative and community mapping
exercise, on the ground that it
jeopardises national security represents
unwarranted paranoia. In February,
Google announced a nation-wide
competition inviting those interested to
use its online tools, add neighbourhood
data and create better maps. Towards
the end of March, when the competition
ended, the SOI, following a shrill BJP
campaign, filed a complaint with the
Delhi police. It objected that this Google
venture violated the National Map Policy
and could pose a security risk. In an
age when GPS devices are freely
available for navigation, geographical
information flows unhindered across
borderless digital space and satellite
images of every square inch of the earth
areinthepublicdomain,theSOI’snotion
of restricted areas and insistence on
monopoly over spatial data appear
irrational. Instead of dismissing this
knee-jerk reaction as untenable, the
police have scaled up the complaint to a
CBI level investigation. The irony is that
it is not Google, but the SOI which has
failed the National Map Policy.
Foreseeing the challenges of digital
practices, the policy urged the SOI in
2005 to take up a leadership role in
democratising spatial information
through partnerships. But the SOI,
despite an early start and the weight of
the state behind it, has till date offered
no people-friendly facilities worth
mentioning.
When spatial information is restricted
andofficialmapsareinadequate,private
services step in to create user-friendly
maps. In this context, there is a lesson
ortwofortheSOItolearnfromitscolonial
cousin, the Ordnance Survey, the
national mapping agency of Great
Britain. The Ordnance Survey has
impressively grown over the years and
has launched a series of data products
for free public use and value addition.
GeoVation, one of its most popular
schemes, invites entrepreneurs and
community groups to creatively use its
digital geographical information to
transform neighbourhoods in the
country. More than 500 innovative ideas
were added in the last four years. The
services of the Ordnance Survey are on
a par with, if not better than, any private
mapping service. In contrast, the SOI
has taken to a narrow approach, which
stifles innovation and would eventually
strengthen the powerful mapping
companies that have the wherewithal to
work around the bureaucratic hurdles
and which can afford to pay prohibitive
licensing fees. What is needed is
unrestrictedaccessthatwouldempower
communities and facilitate the
emergenceofcitizencartographerswho
could keep commercially exploitative
mappingservicessuchasGoogleunder
check.
1 killed in Andheri building slab collapse
A 26-year-old
man was killed and
several others
feared to be
trapped under the
debris after a
portionofabuilding
came crashing
down inAndheri on
Sunday night.
A 26-year-old
man was killed and
several others
feared to be
trapped under the
debris after a
portion of a
building came
crashing down in
Andheri on
Sundaynight.The
deceased was
identified as Ravi
Solanki. The
incident occurred
at around 8.40pm
when the parapet
of the five-storey
staff quarter
buildingoftheNew
India Insurance
C o m p a n y
collapsed. The
building is located
on the CD
Burfiwala lane in
Juhu galli. “One of
the victims has
been rushed to
Cooper hospital.
We are afraid
there are still more
people trapped
under the debris,”
a fire official said,
r e q u e s t i n g
anonymity. The
rescue operation
was on by the fire
brigade personnel
while going to the
press.

3. PAGE 3INDIALOCALMonday,29ndto5thMay2013
Rs 65 for cattle feed, Rs 21 for kids
MUMBAI: Critics
find the state's priorities
hard to digest. While the
government forks out Rs 65
per day per animal as sub-
sidy for fodder allocated to
fully grown cows and buf-
faloes in fodder camps, it
provides a paltry Rs 21 per
day per head as grant-in-
aid towards meal expenses
for kids housed in various
shelter homes in the state.
At stake is the nutrition
and well-being of about
80,000 kids sheltered in
1,100-odd children homes.
Four meals, including
breakfast, lunch, dinner,
and evening snack, are cov-
ered under the food ex-
penses grant, which is
pegged at Rs 635 per child
per month. Child care and
protection norms require
these child care institutions
to ensure that "hygienic food
of the right nutritional value"
is provided to these kids in
"adequate quantities".
On condition of anonym-
ity, senior state officials ad-
mitted that these standards
and requirements often re-
main unmet and also con-
ceded that the meagre
grant-in-aid had a role to
play.
In 2011, citing price rise
and inflation, a panel headed
by the chief secretary pro-
posed that the food grant be
increased by another Rs 200
per child per month.
Interestingly, even the
state cabinet approved this
raise in November 2011.
However, a year and a
half later, the decision is yet
to be implemented.
In sharp contrast, the
fodder subsidy has been re-
worked four times in the re-
cent past; with the amount
being increased on three oc-
casions. Sources said alli-
ance politics between the
Congress and the NCP is to
blame for non-implementa-
tion of the cabinet decision.
Sources said that deputy
chief minister Ajit Pawar
(NCP)-led finance depart-
ment has objected to the
move. It has claimed that in
2008 (when Congress min-
ister Harshavardhan Patil
was in charge of the women
and child development de-
partment), sanctions for 589
new children homes were
granted without its consent.
Having initially opposed the
release of additional grants
to these institutions entirely,
the department has now
asked WCD to check the
eligibility of kids admitted in
all homes before the grants
are released.
The WCD, which is now
headed by another Con-
gress minister, Varsha
Gaikwad, has objected to
this rider. Claiming that the
child welfare committee,
which has powers of a judi-
cial magistrate, oversaw the
eligibility process, the WCD
has claimed that any such
drive would amount to ques-
tioning the CWC's decision
making. It has further
claimed that a drive to close
down homes found violating
norms were already on.
Sources in WCD ac-
cused the finance depart-
ment of deliberately block-
ing the proposal. The de-
partment has now ap-
proached CM Prithviraj
Chavan to resolve the
stalemate. Until then, how-
ever, kids' daily diet will
continue at Rs 21!
Meal Plan For Kids In
Children's Homes
Morning breakfast: Milk
with items such as kanda
poha, misal, eggs, biscuits,
etc
Lunch: Chapati, rice,
one vegetable, dal. Sweets
to be given along with other
items on one day of the
week
Evening snack: Milk
with items like eggs, bis-
cuits, poha, etc
Dinner: Chapati, rice,
one vegetable, dal. Sweets
to be given along with other
items on one day of the
week.
DOCTORS IN DOCK FOR GIVING
ANAESTHESIA, CAUSING DEATHMUMBAI: Dubbing a
doctor a "quack" for adminis-
tering anaesthesia despite not
being qualified to do so, the
state consumer commission
has observed that no doctor
can do a specialized job if he
or she does not have the nec-
essaryqualification.
The case pertains to a
woman who died days after
giving birth to her child 10
yearsagofollowinganaesthe-
sia-relatedcomplications.The
commission relied on Su-
preme Court judgements
which observed that "unless
the person holds a necessary
qualification, he should not
performthejobofthespecial-
ist". The Maharashtra State
ConsumerDisputesRedressal
Commission upheld a district
forum order which found the
doctorsguiltyofnegligence.It
directed gynaecologist Dr
Sujata Rathod and physician
Dr Vasant Kumar Jog to pay
thevictim'sfamilyRs6.6lakh
as compensation.
—husband Shashikant
Vichare, minor daughter and
mother-in-law—Rs 1.1 lakh
and Rs 5.1 lakh respectively.
Thecommissionobserved
that Rathod was aware that
Jog did not hold either a post-
graduatedegreeordiplomain
anesthesia which is a manda-
toryqualificationforananaes-
thetist as per the Medical
CouncilofIndia Thecommis-
sion also referred to an expert
committeeobservationwhich
stated that a quack is a person
whodoesnothaveknowledge
ofaparticularsystemofmedi-
cine but practises in that sys-
tem, and is a mere pretender
of a medical knowledge or
skill—in effect, a charlatan.
In the complaint filed be-
fore the forum in 2004,
Vichare had alleged that his
wifeShashikalawaspregnant
and was registered as a pa-
tient with Rathod. She was
trying to get pregnant for 10
years. On July 7, 2003, when
Shashikala was examined,
Rathodtoldherthattherewas
foetal distress and she needed
toundergoanemergencyCae-
sarean section.
While Rathod performed
the surgery, Jog administered
the anesthesia. Vichare stated
that the baby was born at
9.50pmandby10pmbothdoc-
tors left the nursing home. He
allegedthatthedoctorsexam-
ined her only on July 8, 2003
anddidnotadministerpost-op-
erative care. After this, the
patient was left in the care of
an RMO, who was not an al-
lopathic doctor but a homeo-
path.Vicharesaidthatalthough
Jog was not an anaesthetic
doctor and Rathod was aware
ofthis,shelethimconductthe
procedure. He stated that Jog
administeredthewronganes-
thesia, which caused chest
congestion. After a month's
treatment,Shashikaladiedon
August9,2003,atthehospital
duetobilateralpneumoniawith
impendingadult/acuterespira-
torydistress(ARDS).Vichare
submittedareportofthecom-
mittee of experts, which sup-
ported the family's claim.
Among its various observa-
tions the committee had said
that when a patient had respi-
ratory tract infection it is a
standard practice to adminis-
ter spinal anesthesia to mini-
mize the complications. De-
spitethis,inShashikala'scase,
general anesthesia was ad-
ministered, the committee
said. Rathod however con-
tended that when Shashikala
came to her for a check-up in
June2003,shewastreatedfor
cold, cough and fever. Even
aftertheoperation,sherepeat-
edly checked on the mother
and baby, and both were
healthy,shesubmitted.

4. PAGE 4INDIALOCALMonday,29ndto5thMay2013
SAIF ALI KHAN
FINDS HIS GIRL
Vidyut
Jammwal's
lady fan
from Ja-
pan sends
him a
sketch
IleanaD’cruzwillromanceSaifAli
Khan in his next home production to
be directed by Raj Nidimoru and
Krishna DK. The duo have also
wielded the directorial baton for Go
Goa Gone which is also Saif’s produc-
tion.
A source informs, “It was during
the making of Go Goa Gone that direc-
tors Raj and DK had spoken about
their next project. Saif loved the idea
of a romantic film.
It will be shot in the USA and Saif
agreed to produce the film under his
banner. However the leading girl was
not finalised and everyone at the pro-
duction house was of the opinion that
they needed a fresh pair with Saif af-
ter Cocktail. The audience had loved
Diana Penty with Saif. One of the
crewmembers suggested Ileana’s
name.”
Saif confirmed the news but re-
fused to divulge any further details.
Being a Jackie
ChanandJetLifan,it
seemsVidyuthasyet
anotherconnectwith
martial arts fans in
the East. The actor
recentlyencountered
afan,NorikoK,from
Japanonasocialnet-
workingwebsite.The
fan from Kyoto sent
him a sketch that she
madeofhimfromhis
film’s images.Says a
source,“Shetoldhim
how much she loved
his action in Com-
mandoandthestunts
whichhehimselfhas
done in the film. She
particularly liked his
somersaultstuntover
afastmovingcar.
GENEROUS SHILPA
SHETTY RECOM-
MENDS HER
MAKE-UP MAN
Vikram Bawa is no stranger to star tan-
trums. However, at a recent shoot for a maga-
zine,BawawasimpressedbyShilpaShettyand
her behaviour towards her staff members.
Shilpa,whohaslost22kgpost-pregnancy,was
shooting at a suburban hotel. The actress
praised her makeup artistAjay Shelar for his
flawlessworkandtechnique.
Anonlookersays,“Inever,thoughtthatany
Bollywood star would be so generous and
thoughtful. But when she recommended her
make-up artist to Vikram, it was unique. The
artiste does not even work with her full time
but her praising him was unheard.” Shilpa
shrugs off the incident saying, “Ajay is tal-
entedandsuchhardworkingpeopleshouldbe
encouraged.As an actor, you learn to travel a
lotwithyourstaffandhenceyoulearntotrust
them too.Vikramrecognisesandrespectstal-
ent and he too loved the work of Ajay so he
was more than happy to hire him.”

5. PAGE 5INDIALOCALMonday,29ndto5thMay2013
WHENWANKHEDE SPECTATORS
FORGOTTHEIR MANNERS
When Virat Kohli
walked out to bat in the
2011 World Cup final on
April 2, the entire
Wankhede Stadium was
behindhim,prayingforhim
to succeed after Sachin
Tendulkarwasdismissedby
LasithMalingafor18.
Kohli went on to score
35 and put a vital 83-run
partnership with Gautam
Gambhir.
Two years later, the
same player was booed
and called a cheater at the
same venue in an Indian
Premier League game fol-
lowing a controversial run
out of Mumbai Indians’
batsmanAmbati Rayudu.
Cricket’s strange ways
neverfailtoamuse.
However,thisisnotthe
firsttimethattheWankhede
crowdlostitsmannerswith
regardstotheirresponseto
cricketers.
We turn back the clock
tothoseinstancesinvolving
bignames…
SunilGavaskar
In the 1987 World Cup
semi-finalagainstEngland,
chasing a total of 254,
Gavaskar was cleaned up
forjustfourbypacerPhillip
DeFreitas.Duringhislong
walk back, he was jeered
by the same crowd which
hadenjoyedhisbattingfor
13 seasons. It also turned
out to be his last Interna-
tional appearance at
Wankhede.
Gone:SunilGavaskaris
cleanbowledbyEngland’s
PhilipDeFreitasinthe1987
World Cup semi-final at
Wankhede
In India’s previous
game – at Nagpur – against
New Zealand, Gavaskar
scoredascintillatingcentury
despite running high tem-
perature. Chetan Sharma
was also India’s hero when
heclaimedathat-trickwhich
demolishedNewZealand.
India’s loss in the semi-
final was heartbreaking to
fans since India were
favouritestowinthetourna-
ment after being defending
champions.
England,whofacedAus-
traliainthefinalattheEden
Gardens in Kolkata, ended
up as runners-up.
RaviShastri
another Mumbaikar, an-
other big achiever! Shastri
somehow was not the
crowd’s favourite at
Wankhede.Theybooedhim
and he never took it lying
down.
Chants of ‘Ravi Shastri
hai hai’ were not rare. The
hecklingwasmostlybecause
of his slow batting, accord-
ing to those who witnessed
thebooing.
Probably,theunsporting
section of the crowd kept
forgettingShastri’simmense
contribution to Mumbai
cricket. Remember, he
equalled Sir Garfield So-
bers’amazingsix-sixes-in-
an-over feat in a RanjiTro-
phy game for Mumbai at
Wankhede in 1984-85.
Also, it was Shastri, who
helped Mumbai break an
eight-seasonjinxofnotwin-
ningtheRanjiTrophywhen
hissideclinchedthetrophy
in 1993-94. Shastri, whose
first-class career for
Mumbaibeganinthe1979-
80 season, retired after that
season. His first RanjiTro-
phy game at theWankhede
Stadium was in 1980 when
Mumbai played host to
Baroda.
SachinTendulkar
In2006,theunthinkable
happened. The ‘God of
Cricket’astheycallSachin
Tendulkar was reportedly
booed in his landmark
132nd Test match which
made him India’s most
cappedplayer.Out!Sachin
Tendulkarwalksbackafter
hisdismissalduringthethird
TestagainstEnglandin2006
Tendulkar had been go-
ingthroughaleanpatchand
England defeated India
comprehensivelyinthethird
Test of the series.After be-
ing dismissed by James
Andersoninthefirstinnings,
the Wankhede crowd,
whichproudlypointsoutto
Tendulkar’s association to
thecity,ventedtheirfrustra-
tiononthelegendhimselfby
booing. However,
Tendulkar downplayed the
episode and was later
quoted as saying, “It was
not that bad. I have more
well wishers than the small
section at the Wankhede
present on that day. I have
to ignore them.” The
Wankhede loss to England
meant the series honours
were shared 1-1. In 2011,
during the India vs West
Indies Test match, some
spectators made their dis-
appointment when Ravi
Rampaul dismissed
Tendulkar for 94. It would
have been Tendulkar’s
100thinternationalhundred.
AndrewSymonds
In 2007, it was the turn
ofaforeignertobeattacked
by a section of the
Wankhede crowd. Aussie
Andrew Symonds was
hurledwithracialtauntsand
actionsinthelastODIofthe
bilateral series after he was
dismissedforagoldenduck.
The matter was not done
and dusted as the Austra-
lians filed an official com-
plaintwiththeICC.

6. PAGE 6INDIALOCALMonday,29ndto5thMay2013
In order to make their
families approve of their
marriage,acoupleinKurla
attempted to kill them-
selves twice. But the futile
suicide bids proved un-
successful in persuading
their families as well. The
police, meanwhile, have
not registered a case
against them so far. The
Nehru Nagar police, who
have been embroiled in
controversy recently for
takingbribesovertheirlax
attitude, have not even
counselled the duo.
Mukesh and Tina
Kothari were admitted to
Sushrut hospital after she
consumed sleeping pills
and he poison; kin say
they have threatened sui-
cide again According to
sources, Tina Kothari (28)
and Mukesh Kothari se-
cretlygotmarriedwiththe
help of their friends nearly
a month ago. They did not
inform anyone in their
families. Mukesh’s family
is objecting to his new al-
liance, as he is already
marriedandhasakid.Tina,
on the other hand, got a
divorcefromhernine-year
marriage six months ago.
After the couple returned
from honeymoon, they
were confronted by their
familiesandwereforcedto
live apart. Fed up of trying
to win over their families,
the two decided to end
their lives. A week back,
Tina took some 10 sleep-
ing pills and was admitted
to Sushrut hospital. Fol-
lowing her discharge two
days ago, the family in-
formedthepolicewhotook
down a detailed statement
from her. They let her off
after a stern warning. Tina
said Mukesh’s family had
threatened her and forc-
iblymadehersigndivorce
papers. “I spoke to my
husband who has assured
me that no matter what
happens, we will stay to-
gether. If they do not al-
low us to live together, we
POLICE FAIL TO LODGE CASE AS
COUPLEATTEMPTSSUICIDEAGAINwill end our lives,” she
said.
Her husband,
Mukesh, the son of a
jewellery storeowner in
Kurla (East), took the
same step. He consumed
poison after his family
separated him from Tina
and was admitted to the
same hospital. Mukesh’s
brother Ashok said,
“Who will take responsi-
bilityofhis(first)wifeand
child? We do not approve
of their relationship. The
police should take some
steps to sort out the mat-
ter but they have done
nothing. Both of them
have threatened to com-
mit suicide again.”
Additional Commis-
sioner of Police Quaiser
Khalid (east region) said,
“I am not aware of the
case but will look into it.”
A doctor at the hospital,
refusing to identify him-
self, confirmed the inci-
dent. “Both Tina and
Mukesh were admitted to
our hospital and both the
times we did not inform
the police. The police had
come once to take down
their statement but did
not turn up later. We have
done our job and now it
is the police’s responsibil-
ity to investigate the mat-
ter.”
MUMBAIENGINEERHAMIDANSARIMISSINGINPAKISTAN
His distraught family in Mumbai's upmarket Versova area fear that he
may have been involved in a serious accident, may have been kid-
napped by a terror group or arrested by authorities for illegally enter-
ing Pakistan. Hamid had left for Kabul,Afghanistan, Nov 4 last year
on a 90-day tourist visa. He had promised to return within a week.He
kept in touch with his banker father Nehal, college teacher-mother
Fauzia, and dentist brother Khalid for a week and then disappeared.
"We have heard that he was trying to rescue a girl in distress in Paki-
stan, but we do not have any concrete evidence," Nehal Ansari told
IANS. "I have not given up hope. I pray that he returns. We don't know
what has happened to him," his mother Fauzia said. The lure of an
airlines job in the operations sector in Kabul attracted Hamid after
he failed to get a job with an airlines in India. The Ansaris
have lodged a police complaint with the Versova police
station and have contacted theAfghanistan consulate in
Mumbai. "They were cooperative and provided us with
Hamid's visa details to enable us to trace him," Nehal
Ansari said. He added that the family have written to
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, state
Home Minister R.R. Patil and to the external affairs ministry for help. Soon
after Hamid disappeared, the Ansaris made desperate attempts to
seek his whereabouts in Afghanistan or Pakistan. One of Hamid's
Facebook friends told them that he had crossed theAfghan border
near Jalalabad and reached Peshawar Nov 12, three days before
he was to return to Mumbai. His other friends on the social net-
workingsiteindicatedthatHamidreportedlytriedtohelpaPakistani
girlavoidgettingmarriedagainstherwishinKohat,inKarakregionof
Pakistan."Itisourrequesttorescueourson.Weonlywanttosavehim
and return to us. People commit errors and if he has done so, we
apologise on his behalf," Nehal Ansari appealed, appre-
hensiveofafateakintothatofSarabjitSingh.Singh
isanIndianimprisonedinKotLakhpatJailinPa-
kistan since 1990 on charges of carrying out
bombings in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed
14 people. He says he strayed across the bor-
derintoPakistanbymistake.Hewasrecently
attackedbyfellowinmatesinprisonandisin
a coma in a Pakistan hospital.

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CROSSWORD
ARIES: The stars
recommend that you
should take proper care
of your health and
temperament during this
week. Some of you might be under
mental stress during first half of the
week and vague feeling of depression
may engulf you.
TAURUS : You will be in a relaxed
and a happy state of mind
most of the time during
this week. Be prepared to
shoulder responsibilities
that come your way
regarding family matters. There is
strong possibility that you would
repent later to wonder how you could
have done this.
GEMINI : Your health
will be fine and you will
feel energetic and able to
undertake tasks that you
had postponed earlier. However
senior citizens might suffer from
joint pains or chest congestion. Long
awaited promotions, elevations in
social status or rise in salary are on
the cards for the most of you.
CANCER : The
planetary configuration
indicates that you are
required to observe
necessary precautions in
your eating habits and take proper
rest coupled with sleep to maintain
your physical and mental health. You
will receive lot of respect from
others.
LEO : The period under
consideration is
favourable for enjoying
good health most of the
time. The favourable days
during this week are likely to be
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. You
are advised to try to make the
optimum use of opportunities when
they come along.
VIRGO : Health and
domestic affairs would need
your attention this week. Do
not neglect an ailment that,
though not serious, may
become a nagging problem. However,
your expertise in preparing meticulous
and detailed project reports will stand you
in good stead later.
LIBRA : Those of you,
who had been suffering
from general weakness and
headaches, would feel
relieved during this week. Youngsters
might decide to go on a health binge.
Regular exercise schedule and proper
diet will make them more relaxed and
active. If connected with computer
related work, you will receive an offer
to set up your own enterprise.
SCORPIO : Your health
will be fine and you will
feel energetic throughout
this week. However you
might be required to look after the
health of the elderly in your family
who may require medical attention.
There may be some changes in the
household for those living in a joint
family.
SAGITTARIUS : It is
a busy period for work
and career, but at the
same time you should
not neglect your regular
exercise schedule. It is necessary to
pay necessary attention towards
your health also. The work assigned
to you during this week might be a
test of your expertise and
knowledge.
CAPRICORN : Your
health might experience
ups and downs. Hence
you are required to
observe slight
precautions regarding your health
during this week. A desire to advance
your career will inspire you to work
sincerely towards achieving your
objectives and goals.
AQUARIUS : Those
who have just
recovered from a spell
of illness should be
careful regarding their
health. A relapse at this stage
might prove to be troublesome for
you. If you have been thinking of
starting an independent
enterprise, make a concrete move
in that direction now by meeting
people and discussing your ideas.
It may take some time.
PISCES : It will be a
good week to build up
your stamina and
reserves to tackle the
coming onslaught of
work. However some of you may
have a slight health problem that
will require you to take rest for
few days. Take care of your diet
and focus on your health.
Your horoscope for this week
A
'HOW'MOREIMPORTANTTHAN'WHY'
American undergradu-
ates focus on the `how’ of
a breakup when describing
theirbreakups,notthe`why’
or the `who,’“ said Ilana
Gershon,associateprofes-
sor of communication and
culture in IU’s College of
Arts and Sciences.
She looked at how
people write to break up to-
day, including through
texts, emails and social
media.
Ilana Gershon said that
part of what makes the
breakup stories she col-
lected into American sto-
ries is that the medium
seems so important to
the message when
breaking off relation-
ships.
Gershon also is the
author of the 2010
book, “The Breakup
2.0: Disconnecting
over New Media”
(Cornell University
Press), which argued
that Facebook and
other forms of social
networking have radi-
callychangedtheplay-
ing field of dating today.
She interviewed 72
people at length for her pa-
per, including 66 under-
graduate college students
who communicate fre-
quently with new technolo-
gies. She found that when
American college students
tell their breakup stories,
they consist of a string of
conversations, and people
alwaysdescribewhenany-
oneswitchedmediatocon-
Across:
1 __ Lanka : our southerly
neighbour (3)
4 Detonate or cause to begin or
start (3,3)
7 A dividing membrane or parti-
tion (6)
8 Crave, covet or lust for (4)
10 Lower House of Parliament
(UK) (3,7)
12 Prohibitions by custom or reli-
gion (6)
14 Accumulates by skimping (6)
15 In large amounts of quantity,
in a way (4,2)
17 Famous hospital on Pedder
road (6)
19 Unable to read or write (10)
21 Bathroom powder (4)
22 ___ ___ nobis : pray for us, in
Latin (3,3)
23 __ ___ puzzle : fit the pieces –
you get the picture (3,3)
24 Big name in moulded luggage
(3)
Down:
1 Agroup of six musici (6)
2 Understanding term? (1,3)
3 Tramples heavily on (6)
4 Feeling one's way overseas (6)
5 Unwelcome visitor, intruder (10)
6 Whimsical; strange (3)
9 Sorcery from the West Indies (6)
11ChineserestaurantatChurchgate
(10)
13 Microscopic one-celled animal
(6)
16 Come as a logical consequence
(6)
17 Delayed bodily effects due to
long journey by plane (3,3)
18 Maintain, prevent from sink-
ing, especially tempo, one's spir-
its, etc (4,2)
20Nameofseaformingnorth-east-
ern arm of Black Sea (4)
21 __ Mahal : the wonder at Agra
(3)
WHENDESCRIBINGBREAK-UPStinue the conversations.
“The medium used for
the conversation mat-
tered enough to be al-
most always mentioned.
People would invariably
mark when a different
medium was used, ex-
plaining when communi-
cation shifted from
voicemail to texting to
Facebook and then to
phone,” Gershon said.
Herresultsdifferfrom
other ethnographic re-
search done elsewhere,
such as in Japan and
Britain, where the story
often focuses on justifying
why the relationship had to
end. Character was the
emphasis overseas, not
the method.

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RAPES WILL COME DOWN IF PEOPLE
SHUN MEAT,ALCOHOL: SWAMIAGNIVESH
Rape cases will
come down if people
shun non-vegetarian
food and alcohol, activ-
ist SwamiAgnivesh said
Friday.
"We cannot stop a
crime like rape by polic-
ingonly.Ithinkrapeswill
come down significanlty
if people stop eating
non-vegetarian. There
has been lot of research
on this. Rapes will come
down significantly if al-
cohol consumption is not
there," he told reporters.
He said a lot of crimes
and accidents take place
due to consumption of
alcohol. Arguing on the
benefitsofvegetarianism,
he said Japanese scien-
tists conducted a study on
the oldest man on earth
recently and they found
that he was a vegeterian.
"Every research con-
ducted in this world points
to one fact that red meat
is the reason behind all
diseases," he
said.Agnivesh said that all
the six accused in the
gruesome rape of a young
girl in a moving bus on
December 16 last year
were drunk as well as the
accused in the recent in-
cident of sexual assault on
a five-year-old girl. "In
both the incidents, the ac-
cused consumed alcohol.
This explains clearly that
alcohol drove them to
commit the crime.Alcohol
shuts down the moral
thinking of a person," he
said. "Government is not
ending alcohol-production
in the country as it fetches
revenue. All the states
have now started compet-
ing to outnumber each
other in alcohol produc-
tion. This has become the
norm," he said. Express-
ing concern over the fact
that everyday one billion
animals are slaughtered,
he said that "Its
consequesnce will be se-
vere." Regretting the loss
of values in human beings,
Agnivesh said, "There are
no moral and spiritual val-
ues left in people. Schools
today do not teach chil-
dren about the evilconse-
quencesofdrinking.Wecan-
notblameanindividualfora
crime. The society, as a
whole, is responsible."
Askedaboutwhetherdeath
penalty will stop rape,
Swamisaid,"Deathpenalty
will not do anything. I do
not support it. Death sen-
tence should not given to
anybody including those
who attack Parliament.
Even Qasab should not
havebeengivendeathsen-
tence,"hesaid.
Sarabjit not to be moved for treat-
ment abroad: Pak officials
Thefour-membermedicalboardheadedbyJinnahHos-
pital chief executive Mahmood Shaukat conducted a rou-
tineexaminationofSarabjitthismorning,officialssaid.They
rejectedamediareportthatthe
board was mulling a proposal
to send Sarabjit abroad for
treatment. "No such proposal
hasbeenunderconsideration,"
anofficialofthehealthdepart-
ment of Punjab province told
IL "In fact, the medical board
has no mandate (to decide
about sending Sarabjit
abroad),"saidtheofficial,who
did not want to be named as
hewasnotauthorisedtospeak
to the media. The medical
board is "minutely monitoring the patient" and Sarabjit is
beinggiventhe"besttreatment"atJinnahHospital,theof-
ficialsaid.SourcesinthehospitaltoldILthattherehadbeen
"noimprovementwhatsoever"inSarabjit'scondition.The
membersofthemedicalboardShaukat,PostgraduateMedi-
calInstituteprincipalAnjumHabibVohra,JinnahHospital
neurodepartmentheadZafarChaudhryandKingEdward
Medical University neuro-physician Naeem Kasuri see
Sarabjit'scaseas"majorneurosurgicalchallenge",thesources
said. Sarabjit,49,sustainedseveralinjuries,includingaskull
fracture, when six prisoners attacked him in Kot Lakhpat
Jail on Friday and doctors said his chances of survival are
slim.Hewashitontheheadwithbricksandcutwithsharp
weapons.Heisinadeepcomaandonventilatorsupportin
anintensivecareunitofJinnahHospital.