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PUNJABI & HINDI LANGUAGEGROWING IN CANADA

More than 200 languages were repor ted in the 2011Census of Population as a home language or mothertongue. One-fifth of Canada's population, or nearly

6,630,000 people, spoke a language other than English orFrench at home in 2011, either alone or in some combinationwith English or French.Of this total, 6,390,000 spoke an immigrant language at home,more than 213,000 people spoke an Aboriginal language, andnearly 25,000 repor ted using a sign language.Also of this total, almost one-third or 2,145,000 people re-por ted that the only language they spoke at home was a lan-guage other than English or French, that is, a non-official lan-guage. The remaining two-thirds spoke a non-official languagein combination with either English or French.The 2,145,000 people who spoke only a non-official languageaccounted for 6.5% of the population, unchanged from 2006.In total, 58.0% of the population or 19,225,000 spoke onlyEnglish at home, while 18.2% or 6,043,000 spoke only French.Both propor tions were down slightly from 2006.The use of multiple languages at home has increased. In 2011,11.5% of the population repor ted using English and a languageother than French, up from 9.1% in 2006.Similarly, 1.3% of the population repor ted using French and alanguage other than English in 2011, up from 1.0%. Most ofthese people lived in Quebec.The home languages showing the strongest growth between2006 and 2011 were primarily Asian. The population that re-por ted speaking the Philippine-based language Tagalog in-creased by 64%, the highest growth.Nearly 279,000 people repor ted speaking Tagalog most of tenin 2011, up from 170,000 five years earlier.Seven other language groups also saw their numbers increaseby more than 30%. They included Mandarin (+50%), Arabic(+47%), Hindi (+44%), Creole languages (+42%), Bengali(+40%), Persian (+33%), and Spanish (+32%).Four languages showed a slight decline in the number of peoplewho repor ted speaking them most of ten at home. Three ofthem, Italian, Polish and Greek, are spoken for the most par tby early immigrant groups and their descendants.

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MUMBAI/BUREAU NEWSLatest reports say that Mumbai Police has registered yet anothershocking case of crime related to the world of glitz and crime.A 23-year-old model, BidushiDash Barde, was found murderedin her apartment in Andheri onMonday. Bidushi, who belongedfrom Chennai, was at home aloneon the ill-fated day when herhusband Kedar Barde, a softwareengineer found her lying in apool of blood at their residence.Initially, Mumbai police hadregistered a case of accidentaldeath but on discoveringwounds on her body and basedon the postmortem reports, theyre-registered it as a case ofmurder. Talking to a source Additional Commissioner VishwasNangre-Patil said, "A female resident of the building has told us thatshe clearly saw a visitor at Bidushi's door. Based on her statementand the nature of injuries sustained by Bidushi, we have registereda case of murder on Tuesday."The police said, "Kedar noticed that the lights were switched off butthe television set was on. He then came across Bidushi's blood-splattered body in the passage between the bathroom and thebedroom. A glass shelf was lying broken near her and glass shardswere found protruding from Bidushi's cheek, jaw, neck and chin.There were also fingernail marks on her face as well as head injuries."Bidushi's father said that his daughter was very happy in Mumbaiand had never fought with anyone. So he wondered what mighthave led to the murder. We hope police get to crack the case soon!

Bollywood actress Kashmira Shah to performat 5th CIBC Midweek South Asian AwardsMISSISSAUGA/BUREAU NEWSY Media is pleased to announce Bollywood actress Kashmira Shah,whose performing career spans movies, television and the stage willperform at this year’s CIBC Midweek South Asian Awards. The awardshow will be held at Radisson Hotel at Radisson Plaza on November3. “Kashmira Shah is a truly ground-breaking performer. I know shewill bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the CIBCMidweek South Asian Awards” said Yudhvir Jaswal, CEO ofMidweek.The actress has appeared in many films notably, Yes Boss, Pyaar ToHona Hi Tha, Jungle. Most recently, she also made a specialappearance in a song in the filmMurder. In 2006, she appeared inBig Boss, the Indian version ofBig Brother. In 2008, she won thedance reality show, Kabhi KabhiiPyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar alongwith partner Krushna Abhishek.Indo-Canadian Dimple Sharma,the stunning super model has modeled for numerous leading brandsand acted with many leading actors in top TV commercials will alsoperform at the awards. A graduate from McGill University, she modeledin a number or ads and commercials with leading celebrities such asSalman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor, John Abraham andSaif Ali Khan. She has also starred in the movie ‘Kismet Connection’along with Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan.Yudhvir Jaswal also announced CIBC, leading Canadian-basedglobal financial institution as the title sponsor of fifth annual CIBC

MUMBAI MODELFOUND MURDEREDIN HER APARTMENT!

SHRUTI CASE - Kidnap or love story?

PRIME MINISTERHARPER TO VISITINDIA IN NOVEMBER COVERAGE

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Midweek South Asian Awards to be held on November 3 at theRadisson Plaza, Mississauga.“We would also like to acknowledge our sponsors CIBC, Rogers TV,Team Sabharwal (REMAX Performance Reality Inc. Brokerage)- PKand Saurabh Sabharwal, Balraj Singh and Vikram Singh (DAASOptical), Raman Dua (SAVEMAX Real Estate Inc.), Dr. InderpreetBudhiraja (Bramalea and Bovaird Clinic), Tarun Virdi (CentumInterstate Mortgage) and Baljit Bawa for their tremendouscontribution and support.”

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Shruti's 'abduction' is turning out tobe a case of a love story gone awrywith investigations as well as the

stand taken by Shruti indicating she isvery much in love with her 'abductor'Nishan and is doing her best to 'save' himfrom punishment.

Police sources said Nishan hadbroken down after being nabbed from theBaga beach in Goa. He was in tears evenduring his flight back to Delhi.

Shruti, on the other hand, put up a fight at the beach. Sherefused to get herself medically examined or board the flight toDelhi. Shruti is quoted as having told the police: "How can I leavehim? I have to stay with him. I have to save him."

On her return to Faridkot, she refused to go back to her parent'shome or undergo a medical examination, thereby weakening theprosecution's case. Police investigation has so far suggested thatit is a case of a love story gone awry due to objections from the

girl's family.Nishan, a dropout from Lawrence

School, Sanawar, used to follow Shruti, whobelonged to a middle-class family, on herway to school. Their friendship soondeveloped to the extent that he used to driveShruti to and from St Mary's ConventSchool in Faridkot, say sources.

The friendship was not liked by Shruti'sparents, which prompted Shruti and Nishanto leave their home in June, sources add.

They lived in Kharar for over a month, posing as husbandand wife. Shruti was recovered by the police and handed over toher parents, but their affair did not end there.

Nishan gave up eating for several days, forcing his mother tovisit Shruti's parents and offer a matrimonial alliance between thetwo.

Police sources said Shruti's abduction happened three daysafter her parents refused the offer. Contd. on 3

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page 3 TRIBUTE: KINGOF ROMANCELEAVES A VOID INBOLLYWOOD

Following the demise of legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra onSunday evening, a pall of gloom descended upon the entirefilm industry. The iconic director, who had just turned 80 on

September 27, and was eagerly awaiting the release of his lastdirectorial Jab Tak Hai Jaan, died, literally speaking, with his boots

Yash Chopra's last journey

on; something he had always wanted during his lifetime.At around 9pm on Sunday, the late movie mogul was ferried in

an ambulance from Lilavati Hospital to Studio 3 of Yash Raj Studios.Incidentally, this was the same place where he had announced hisretirement last month while revisiting his film journey with Shah

Rukh Khan. Immediate family and friends of the late Yash Chopra,which included Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan andShah Rukh Khan stayed by his side throughout the night of Sunday.In fact, Shah Rukh, who had been one of the first ones to reachLilavati Hospital after hearing news of his passing away, did notleave the late Chopra's side till around 5'o'clock on Monday morning.Amitabh Bachchan too was there for the longest time.

Between 9am and 12pm yesterday, the filmmaker's friends andalmost the whole film fraternity dropped by at the studio to pay theirlast respects. Among those who came were Rekha, Aishwarya RaiBachchan, Vidya Balan, Mukesh Bhatt, Pankaj Kapoor with his wifeand son Shahid, Sohail Khan and wife, Sunil Shetty, Arjun Rampaland wife, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, PriyankaChopra, Imran Khan with wife Avantika, Tabu, David Dhawan withhis son Varun, Kajol, Prakash Jha and Subhash Ghai.

Thereafter, at around 2.10pm, the body was carried from thestudio to the Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu, with Uday Choprasitting next to the driver. Shah Rukh, Karan Johar and Aditya Choprawere in the same ambulance along with Uday while Rani's car followedclosely behind them.

A separate bus was also hired to take the entire YRF staff andothers from the studio to the cremation ground. There was tightsecurity to ensure no untoward incident happened. The ambulancereached Pawan Hans with the traffic police and security keeping astrict vigil. Outside the studio and the cremation ground, a hugecrowd had gathered for a final glimpse of one of the industry's mostcelebrated directors. One who taught the masses how to love andportrayed romance like no other in the business.

Sameera's Chakravyuh itemnumber to raise temperature

From what we hear, Sexy Sameera Reddy has certainly goneall out to make the song Kunda Khol a once-in-a-lifetimeperformance in Prakash

Jha's Chakravyuh. The song,choreographed by GaneshAcharya set and shot in Bhopalwill see Sameera in a purely desiavatar and has some fast pacedsteps that are sure to enthraland entice the audience. But itwas not an easy task for theactor as it took long hours ofpractice spread over two weeksand draining her outcompletely, resulting in drasticweight loss, Sam still thinks itwas all worth it after seeing thefinal take of the song.

Tribute: King of romance leaves a void in BollywoodA legendary filmmaker, Yash Chopra changed the face of romance in Hindi cinema to become a brand in Bollywood with numerous

hits under his belt in his five-decade long illustrious career. Chopra(80), who was one of the pillars in Bollywood, directed some ofIndian cinema's most successful and iconic films, including the action

thriller "Deewar" which established megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "angryyoung man". The hit duo of Chopra and Bachchan worked together again inromantic drama "Kabhi Kabhie" and drama "Trishul". If Shah Rukh Khan is calledthe King, Chopra was definitely the kingmaker and gave support and fillip tomany an artiste's career and making them into superstars. Although he began hiscareer making different kinds of films, Chopra is today known mostly for theromantic films like 'Silsila', 'Chandni' and 'Dilwale Duhania Le Jayenge'. The term 'Yash Chopra romance' is used to typify the kind of romantic films thefilmmaker gave birth to in Bollywood. Considered among one of the greatestfilmmakers in the history of Hindi cinema, Chopra's career has spanned over fivedecades and over 50 films. Beginning his career as an assistant director, Chopramade his directorial debut with "Dhool Ka Phool" in 1959, a melodrama aboutillegitimacy. Chopra has won several film awards, including six National Film Awardsand eleven Filmfare awards including four Filmfare Award for Best Director. Encouraged by the success of his films, the Chopra brothersmade several more movies together during the late 50s and 60s. Chopra rose to fame in 1965 after the commercially and critically successfuldrama, "Waqt", which pioneered the concept of multi-starrers in Bollywood.

Farah teams up with Boman again

Speculations havebeen rife aboutFarah Khan's next

directorial ventureHappy New Year. It isknown that the directorhas finalised her best-friend Shah Rukh Khanas the hero of theproject, which is toutedas one of her mostambitious projects sofar. But the lesser knownfact is that there will benot just one but fiveheroes in the movie.And while Farah is searching for suitable faces, buzz is that she has roped in Boman Iranito play one of the four characters. Farah in an exclusive chat spilled the beans about thefilm. She says, "I am done with the scripting of the film. We are in the pre-production stageand will soon be flying to Dubai for seeing some locations. This film is going to be biggerthan Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om." On being probed about the cast of the film, shesays, "Shah Rukh Khan has been finalised as the male lead.

MUMBAI/BUREAU NEWS: Despite the myriad controversies surrounding the Indian Premier League,with the latest being the termination of Deccan Chargers' franchise, Shah Rukh Khan is optimistic thatthe events will have no negative impact on brand IPL. "When you create a brand like this (IPL) where high-level cricket is being played, you got to have strict rules... Some of the things that have happened withDeccan Chargers are unfortunate and more sobecause it was because of their other businessesand not cricket. I will miss Ram, Gayatri and her momwho are huge cricket fans," Khan said. For allfranchises in the IPL, the stakes are high as thetournament is the highest-paying domestic T20 eventin the world. Could the wobbling economy and thegrowing skepticism on the back of such controversiesleave the sponsors jittery? The Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) co-owner refuted, saying: "I don't think it willaffect the brand. Every year there are media speculationsabout sponsor issues and falling TRPs, but all teams will have logos and we'll get the money and people willcome to watch IPL." "This has been talked about from the second year that it's (IPL) going to die like mystardom. But it goes on and will go on. IPL is an exclusive club in a country of one billion people with just8 to 10 members. Cricket is the most watched game and gets the maximum eyeballs," he added. Shah Rukhalso denied buying stakes in any other team. "I don't have any other sports team. People come and meetand we discuss to see how sports can be promoted vis-a-vis me. All I own is KKR, that's it," he said.

BRAND IPL IS HERE TO STAY, SAYS SRK



page 4 BLOOD DONATIONCAMP HELD INBRAMPTON

IT co-operation between Canada and Indiawill grow: Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM

TORONTO: Canada and Indiaenjoy a special relationship thatwill get better when the free tradeagreement will be signed nextyear, Som Mittal, President,India’s National Association ofSoftware and ServicesCompanies (NASSCOM) saidThursday.

He was addressing areception hosted by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce(ICCC) in downtown Torontothat brought togetherprofessionals and entrepreneursprimarily from the informationtechnology sector. Mrs. PreetiSaran, Consul General of Indiain Toronto was the guest of thehonour at the reception.

“We are here to offeropportunities for partnership.Today, the world isinterconnected and one can’tgain at the cost of another. It has

to be a win-win for all,” Mr.Mittal emphasized in the contextof the bilateral relations betweenCanada and India.

Elaborating on the state ofthe Indian economy, theNASSCOM President said theIndia growth story wouldcontinue despite the presentslowdown which was a fallout ofthe global recessionary trends.

“There is a shift in oureconomy and there are someglobal economic issues so ourgrowth is slowing down but inthe last two months, pathbreaking announcements haveput us back on track,” Mr. Mittalsaid. Naval Bajaj, President,Indo-Canada Chamber ofCommerce (ICCC) in hisPresidential remarks, welcomedMr. Mittal. He said, “Som Mittalis an institution by himself. Heis a technocrat with a heart and

the epitome of the new face ofrising India. He is playing a keyrole to enable NASSCOM realizeits strategic vision of‘Transforming Business andTransform India’.”

Advocating intensecollaboration between ICCC andNASSCOM, to create synergiesin the IT sector, Mr. Bajaj saidthat the vast potential in the two-way trade between our countriesis as yet unrealized, especially inthe non-traditional sectors suchthe IT sector, even though it isgrowing in significance. “It willdepend upon organizations suchas ours to work with thegovernments to turn the growthpotential into reality becausegovernments can only create theright atmosphere and define theparameters of cooperation,finally it is businesses that haveto trade and it is people and

companies that have to invest.”The ICCC President said that theChamber has “identified IT as animportant sector of focus” forthe forthcoming India Mission2013 in January. In her remarks,

Consul General Preeti Saranlauded ICCC's efforts over theyears and said that it was inrecognition of the Chamber'sachievements in fosteringbilateral relations between

Canada and India, and creatingopportunities for the IndianDiaspora in Canada that theGovernment of India honouredit with the Pravasi BharatiyaSamman Award in January 2012.

BRAMPTON/BUREAU NEWSSave Max Real Estate Inc., aleading real estate Brokerageorganized a Blood DonationCamp a t i t s o f f i ce inBrampton . The camp wasorganized in association withCanadian Blood Services. Mr.Raman Dua CEO of Save MaxReal Estate Inc. set examples

Blood Donation Camp held in BramptonSave Max Real Estate Inc. Organizes Blood DonationCamp In Association with Canadian Blood Service

Save Max Team Joins in for a Noble Cause

MISSISSAUGA/BUREAUNEWS: A Taste of South AsiaGala, an exciting continuationof Big Brothers Big SistersCultures of the Worldpassport series, was held atthe newly renovatedMississauga ConventionCentre on October 19, 2012.The evening came to life at6:30 pm starting with a cocktailreception followed by aspectacular gala embracingSouth Asian culture, completewith flavourful food andcultural entertainment. The evening included animpressive silent auction,specialty cocktails, the chanceto win a vacation getawaypackage provided by AtlantisHotels and WestJet, an Asianinfluenced menu and musicalperformances depictingtraditional entertainmentthroughout South Asia.

A Taste of South Asia Gala

Thanks to event sponsorsCrawford Chondon & PartnersLLP, Dynamic EmploymentSolutions and The Sharpe-WayGroup at ScotiaMcLeod guests hadan elegant evening where they wereable to immerse themselves in allthat is unique and special aboutSouth Asian culture and dance thenight away. Approximately 250

guests joined in for thiscelebration and raised over$60,000 to benefit the childrenand youth in our communitywho are in need of a mentor. Formore information or to volunteerin one of Big Brothers Big Sisters8 core mentoring programs call905-457-7288 or visitwww.bbbspeel.com.

in front of others and wereamong the f i r s t to dona teblood. Save Max Team cameforward for the noble causeand dona ted the b lood inlarge number. More than 25units of blood was collectedfrom the camp in less than 3hours. Canadian Blood service

Team was enthusiastic to seethe f i r s t t ime b lood donornumber coming in g rea tvoluntarily to donate blood.While addressing the MediaCanadian Blood Service Teaminform us that its one of thebest Mobile Blood donationcamp they have organized.Local MPP Mr. Vic Dhillonand Doctor Bikram Lambawere a l so g raced theoccasion and came forward tosupport Save Max Team forthe Noble Cause. There werelo t o f F i r s t T ime BloodDonators who to ld us tha tthey are really proud to beassoc ia ted wi th th i s noblecause. On this occasion, Mr.Raman Dua, CEO Save MaxReal Estate Inc. said, “Bloodis one of those God gif tedl i fe l ines which cannot beproduced a r t i f i c ia l ly.Therefore, as a human beingit becomes our responsibilitytowards our society to makesure no one d ies due toshortage of blood. We feelproud to organize this blooddona t ion camp a long wi thCanadian Blood Service andI thank my team forpar t i c ipa t ing vo lun ta r i lytowards this noble cause. Welook forward to organize moresuch events in future as well”.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 breaking news

WASHINGTON/BUREAU NEWS: American liberals are chortlingin delight over the discomfiture in right-wing circles arising from theextra-marital caper of an Indian-American ultraconservative whosehatchet job on President Barack Obama has become one of the top-grossing documentaries of all time. Dinesh D'Souza, a Mumbai-bornacademic, whose movie Obama: 2016 has grossed nearly $34 millionand pitchforked him into the limelight in a heated election season,resigned as President of King's College earlier this week, afterallegations marital impropriety.

According to conservative critics who evidently fell out withhim, D'Souza recently attended a Christian conference in SouthCarolina in the company of another woman and introduced her ashis fiancee, even though he was still legally married to another woman.The magazine which ''broke'' the ''story'' also alleged that D'Souzashared a room with her in a hotel during the conference, a changethat he has vehemently denied and claimed to have receipts for twoseparate rooms. Under any other circumstances, the whole affairwould have been received with a shrug if not laughed off altogether,but D'Souza's Christian evangelism and his hatchet job of President

Obama has so irked liberals that they have received and relayed thistale of extra-marital imprudence with great relish.

''As an atheist, I find it very awkward to see that my prayers for

Dinesh D'Souza's public humiliation have apparently beenanswered,'' tweeted one critic. ''Ah, The Glass House,'' said KeithOlbermann, a political commentator on MSNBC known to skewerconservatives. D'Souza meantime has offered tortured explanations,saying he ''had no idea that it is considered wrong in Christian circlesto be engaged prior to being divorced, even though in a state ofseparation and in divorce proceedings."

According to the expose though, he filed for divorce the daythe journal which eventually ran the story phone him to seek hiscomments on the incident.

In a post on the Fox News website, titled "I am not having anaffair," D'Souza explained that he and Denise Joseph were engaged,and he had met her only three months ago after he had separatedfrom wife Dixie D'Souza more than two years ago. ''Obviously I wouldnot have introduced Denise as my fiance at a Christian apologeticsconference if I had thought or known I was doing something wrong,''he said, adding, much to the mirth of his detractors, that '''as a resultof all this, and to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, Deniseand I have decided to suspend our engagement.''

THE RAVANA STRUCTURE IN BARARA TOWN IN HARYANA’S AMBALA DISTRICT HAD LAST YEAR ENTERED THE LIMCA BOOK OFRECORDS WITH A HEIGHT OF 185 FEET. THE RAMLILA COMMITTEE AT BARARA, 80 KM FROM CHANDIGARH, HAS NOW AP-PROACHED THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR GETTING THE 195-FEET STRUCTURE ENLISTED AS THE TALLESTRAVANA IN THE WORLD.THE BARARA RAVANA, BUILT AT A COST OF RS.15 LAKH, WILL GO UP IN SMOKE WEDNESDAY. OVER 100QUINTALS OF PAPER, 30 QUINTALS OF IRON PIPES AND 10 QUINTALS OF CLOTHES WERE USED TO MAKE IT. IT WEIGHS AROUNDFOUR TONNES (4,000 KG). THE SWORD HELD BY THE RAVANA ITSELF IS 48 FEET LONG.

RAVANA IN HARYANATOWERS 195 FEET

PRIME MINISTERHARPER TO VISIT

INDIA IN NOV

Dinesh D'Souza, anti-Obama film maker, quits over marital caper

TORONTO: Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announcedthat he will travel to India from November 3-9, 2012. He will beaccompanied by Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade andMinister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Joe Oliver, Minister ofNatural Resources, Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), and Tim Uppal,Minister of State (Democratic Reform), along with representativesof the business and cultural sectors."Canada enjoys a strong working and personal relationship withIndia but we must further strengthen the links between our twocountries," said the Prime Minister. "India is a growing economywith enormous potential, and expanding our trade and investmentlinks with India will create jobs, growth and long-term prosperityhere in Canada."During his visit the Prime Minister will meet with ManmohanSingh, Prime Minister of India, and other ministers and officialsfrom the Indian government. He will also address the WorldEconomic Forum on India, an independent internationalorganization committed to improving the state of the world byengaging business, political, academic and other leaders.Trade between India, one of the fastest growing economies, andCanada is increasing. The strength of the ties between the twocountries is also reflected in the estimated 1 million Canadians ofIndian origin and that more than 23,000 Indian students arecurrently studying in Canada, making India the second-largestsource of foreign students to Canada.This will be Prime Minister Harper's second official visit to India.He will visit Agra, New Delhi, Chandigarh and Bangalore.

RAJAT GUPTA GETS 2 YEARS IN JAIL,FINED $5 MN FOR INSIDER TRADING

Citi CEO Vikram Pandit quits abruptly, shocks financial worldNEW YORK: Vikram Pandit, the Nagpur-born CEO of Citigroup Inc., abruptly resigned on Tuesday after nearly five years at the helmof the world's largest financial services network. The resignation, which came just a day after the firm reported stronger-than-expected Q3 earnings, sent shock waves through the financial world. No reasons were cited, but Citigroup's board said Pandit hadstepped down as CEO effective immediately, and he would be replaced by the head of the bank's European and Middle Easterndivision, Michael L Corbat. In a pro-forma departing statement, Pandit was quoted as saying "given the progress we have made in thelast few years, I have concluded that now is the right time for someone else to take the helm at Citigroup", and that he "could not be leavingthe company in better hands". Pandit, who was credited with pulling Citigroup out of terminal decline after he was unexpectedly thrust intothe top position in 2007 just before the financial crisis hit, is the son of a pharma representative and businessman. Vikram Shankar Panditcame to the US when he was only 16 for undergraduate studies at Columbia University, home to several prominent Indian academics,including economist Jagdish Bhagwati, philosopher Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and also alma mater of Dr B R Ambedkar. He earned abachelor's degree and a master's degree in electrical engineering before switching to finance and earning a Ph.D.

Mysterious investorsin Gadkari’s group

share ‘fake’ addressesMUMBAI: Even as BJP president Nitin Gadkari has deniedallegations of murky financial dealings and existence of shellcompanies among investors of Purti Group, skeletons keeptumbling out. According to records with the Registrar ofCompanies, three major shareholders of the group — VidyaBuildcon Private Ltd, Sanobar Infrastructure Private Ltd andRoller Multitrade Private Ltd — are registered in an office situatedon the second floor of Shree Niwas House on Hazarimal SomaniMarg in Fort, Mumbai. When TOI visited the site on Monday, itfound that the office was the headquarters of various companiesbelonging to the Somani Group which is a well-known businessgroup. Members of the Somani family and their employees presentin the premises denied any knowledge regarding these firms.TOI also learnt that Gujarat Composite Ltd also operated fromthis office. Pradeep Vyas, a manager with Gujarat Composite Ltd,admitted that he had consented to the use of the office's addressfor these firms. Vyas clarified that the Bangar Group had nothingto do with the firms and that he had allowed the use of theaddress on the request of his "friend" Chandrasekhar Sarda,who is a chartered accountant. Sarda, when contacted, said hewas in Kolkata. When asked about the owners and the directorsof these firms, Sarda said these were investors based in Kolkata."We liaison for them for ROC requirements," he said. Whileclaiming that the firms had not made any investments in the lasttwo-three years, he said the firms did hold equity in the PurtiGroup. Sarda also made similar revelations for two other shareholders — Ananthika Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and CathyInfrastructure Private Ltd — shown registered at Motilal WadiaBuilding on SA Brelvi Road in Fort, Mumbai.

NEW YORK: Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, 63,was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday by a Manhattanfederal court for insider trading. He will also have to pay a $5 millionfine. The verdict was a semi-victory for Gupta and legions of hissupporters who had fought hard and long to get him a lenient sentence.Prosecutors had been seeking 10 years in prison for Gupta passing onillegal tips, while his own lawyers argued he should get probation andcommunity service because he didn't actually profit from the crimes.

Rajat Gupta: "History is full of examples of good men who do badthings."

Gupta's sentence is in line with more moderate prison terms handeddown by Judge Rakoff in other recent insider trading cases. The judgesummarised how most people view Gupta who rose swiftly through theranks of corporate America and gave back generously to the world.

'A good man'

"I think the record, which the government really doesn't dispute,bears out that he is a good man," said Judge Rakoff during the hearing."But the history of this country and the history of the world, I'm afraid,is full of examples of good men who do bad things," added the judge.Gupta is scheduled to report to prison on 8 January 2013. He was alsoordered to pay a $5 million fine. He would face one year of supervisedrelease after finishing his prison term. Gupta, who was convicted inJune of three counts of securities fraud relating to tips about Goldmanand one count of conspiracy, didn't trade or profit from passing secretshe learned, while serving on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs,to Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of hedge fund Galleon. One of theallegations made against Gupta is that following a Goldman boardmeeting on 23 September 2008, he informed Rajaratnam thatbillionaire investor Warren Buffett was going to make a $5 billioninvestment in Goldman.


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It is not illegal to have friends. It is not illegal to help a friendeither. Indian culture encourages that. Help can be transactional,where both sides simultaneously do things for each other. It can

also be one-sided, with only one party doing the other a favour.That isn't illegal and is common amongst friends.

Why then has the country come up in arms against RobertVadra? Why does it give people a sick-in-the-gut feeling whenhearing about his 600-fold increase in wealth in the last couple ofyears? Why are so many people angry over him buying luxuryapartments, hotel stakes and land, offered as sweet deals from afriend called DLF?

The India Against Corruption (IAC) has done a gutsy andcommendable job in bringing these findings to the forefront. Vadra'sshady dealings were common gossip in banking circles for years.The media knew it well too. However, it is the IAC that crystallizedthe outrage, presented some documents and made it a topic ofhousehold discussion.

IAC's next move, however, demanding an independentinvestigation into Vadra, is probably going to disappoint them.Firstly, a fair and independent investigation is nearly impossible inIndia against the Gandhi family, especially when they are in power.Second, and more important, is even if a fair investigation isconducted, there may not be much illegality in what Vadra did(ignoring the charges of fraudulent financial statement, as alleged insome news reports). After all, Vadra made a friend in DLF, and DLFhelped Vadra out. That's all the paper trail may reveal, despiteexhaustive investigations. In fact, when powerful people help eachother, they are smart enough to keep the paper trail sacrosanct.Expensive lawyers and CAs work hard to ensure the deals have asemblance of legality, whatever the intent.

Proving quid-pro-quo is going to be even more difficult. Acompany like DLF has a vast presence. It needs the government tocooperate with it in hundreds of places. DLF does not need to do aquid pro quo or transactional help. It would rather do favors andmake friends in the government. Favours, as the eponymouscharacter in the novel The Godfather would say, that could be utilizedat a later date in the form of return favours.

In fact, proximity and access to the family are of huge value. If

When expensive favours from friends go too farDLF seniors are seen hanging out with the Gandhis, would not theCongress CM in Haryana view DLF's requests, well, a littledifferently? Neither DLF, nor the family, nor the Haryana governmentmay ever sit down and spell out how each will help the other. Theydon't need to, for they are friends. There's nothing illegal about it,right? In fact, this lack of, or hard to prove illegality is the cornerstone

of the defence put forward by the Congress' army of spokespersonsand eager-beaver sycophants. 'It's a private matter' or 'prove giveand take' are often the arguments given. It is hard to fault themcompletely, for the legal bases are probably well covered, or at leastvery difficult to prove otherwise. And yet, what happened is ethically

wrong. Politicians work for the benefit of common people, not fortheir friends, business partners and relatives. At least that is theassumption people had about the Gandhi family. People also assumedthat they believed in simplicity and were above personal greed, butthat doesn't seem to be the case. After all, what use is wearingsimple cotton sarees and kurtas, implying simplicity, when your familymembers are accumulating hundreds of crores by exploiting politicalpower?

There will be a huge price the Gandhis and Congress will payfor this. Ethics may not matter in courts, but do matter in the heartsof people. A family that betrays trust will pay the price in the nextelection. It may even lose that trust forever.

However, the Gandhis are by no means alone in this. Nor is thisjust a Congress issue. A large number of politicians have lost trackof the idea that every profession in this world has ethics - it may notbe illegal to break them but still is definitely wrong. A doctor musttreat his patient as soon as possible, it is assumed, under ethicalmedical practice. But if he delays treatment, it would be hard toprove it illegal. A teacher must try to teach her students well, thoughif she doesn't, it won't be illegal. Society needs ethics as much aslaws to function well. A politician should think a hundred timesbefore forging friendships with people with whom there might be afuture conflict of interest, and a million times before they accept anysubstantial favors. Favours usually oblige one to return them, and ifthat means hurting the interests of people that put you in thatposition, the effects can be devastating. Vadra's foolish greed andlove for DLF, and the other family members' tacit approval, will costthe Gandhis. The cost will be in terms of reputation and esteem.Wise people know these are priceless and far more valuable thananything quoted in rupees per square feet.

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Matthew Hayden in his typical fashion is sulking over themeritorious order (Member of the order) of Australia awardto Tendulkar and is of the firm opinion Sachin does not

deserve the honor. His reasons, lame as ever. Citing the award assacred and lamenting over Sachin not living in Australia, Haydenhas displayed a quintessential streak amongst most Australians.Hayden at his sarcastic best remarked that had Sachin been livingin Australia he could even be awarded the Prime Minister’s gong.Aussies, remain and continue to remain the most ‘inward looking’society in this world. Cut off from the rest of the worldgeographically, content with theirown peculiar wild life, fauna andflora not to be found anywhereelse, the average Aussie rarelythinks beyond his beer, barbecue,Aussie Rules football and whenthe season changes, cricket.Sachin is not the first Indian toreceive this award; he is thesecond after the noted formerAttorney General Soli Sorabjee toreceive the honor. In the past,over 275 Non Australians havebeen appointed to the order ofAustralia over four levels that theaward confers, so why is Haydencribbing about this award to aniconic Indian who is recognized by every Australian?

Hayden has displayed extremely poor sportsmanship with hisrecent boorish attitude. In fact, the award for Tendulkar should beseen as a step to cementing closer ties with India especially after aflurry of racial attacks on Indians in the recent past. Australiacontinues to attract a large number of Indian students who annuallyspend a colossal amount on University fees and still land up drivingtaxis after their Masters or return home jobless thereafter. A fewmanage to secure sound jobs after a lot of struggle. Around 284,000international students were granted visas in the first three quartersas of the financial year ending 31st March 2012, an increase ofaround 5% as compared to the same period in the previous year.Indians currently rank fourth in Australia’s migrant community.There are enough and more Indians who currently reside, workand contribute towards Australia’s betterment. It can be said that itwas only as late as 1973 that Australia abolished its formal WhiteAustralia policy. Australia in comparison to most other colonizedcountries is a more recent multi cultural, multi ethnic embracingnation. The Aboriginals, the indigenous people of Australia arestill not treated at par and continue to be discriminated in mattersof health and education. There is a program to close the gap in thenext twenty-five years. One may argue that we Indians remain more

Op/Ed: Hayden's problem withSachin, quintessential Aussie

racist than anyone else within our own cocoons of caste, subcaste and religions and hence we have no right to look into thefaults of another. Maybe so, but, when India honored NelsonMandela in 1990 with it’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna,India rejoiced at this gesture, even if there were questions raisedon the constitutional basis of the award to a non-Indian. We cametogether as a country and took utmost pride in the honor that wasbestowed on the great leader.

Tendulkar is most certainly not the greatest Indian to walk onthe face of this planet, but he is most certainly an outstandingIndian in his field of chosen profession. He remains one that

commands the respect of mostAustralians and let Hayden notpretend that is not to be the case.Even the great Don includedTendulkar as the only cricketer ofcurrent times in his best-everlineup. I have witnessed time andover a hush that would descendonto the hallowed grounds of theMCG as the little Master wouldmake his way in, the racist tauntsto the Indian audience at thegrounds would stop, no morechoruses of “ where is your visa?”would fill the Melbourne air, thetruce would last so long asTendulkar occupied centre stage,

once he left, the Aussies would continue to do what they do best.Bully. “Great batsman he may be, as the Prime Minister pointedout in New Delhi yesterday with exquisite timing, but sections ofthe Australian cricket community still remember the central role heplayed in the Andrew Symonds scandal. Tendulkar lied to anInternational Cricket Council (ICC) appeal following thesuspension of Harbhajan Singh for racially abusing AndrewSymonds during the Sydney Test in 2008 to save face for hiscountry and his team mate, who was a serial offender,” wroteAustralian columnist Malcolm Conn. If the ‘Monkeygate’ scandalis something that Hayden and other Aussies are still holding onto,it is time for them to move on since Symonds himself has happilyplayed for Mumbai Indians along with Harbhajan and underTendulkar. There were no problems. Australian Prime Minister JuliaGillard’s recent visit to India was a lot more interesting for the fallthat she had near Gandhiji’s memorial second to announcing thehonor for Tendulkar. The Prime Minister succumbs to gravityscreeched most headlines and I wish most Australians irked withthe award too succumb to gravity like their Prime Minister. It’sabout time they do. There was a reason why the great Don thoughthe was looking at a ‘mirror-image’ of himself when he watchedTendulkar play. Most Aussies are yet to come to terms with this.

Prashant Panday/TNN

Kejriwal (the Joker in the political pack; henceforth abbreviated to just Joker) has positioned himself on the anti-corruption platform.Very little has emerged about his party’s economic priorities. But a few statements of his have emerged and what has come out sofar indicates that he is yet another Left-of-Left politician. More anti-corporate than even Mamata; more anti-reform than even the

BJP; in short more Leftist than the Left and Mamata put together! Here’s a smattering of what has emerged: Joker is against power tariffincreases. In Delhi, he went so far as to organize a protest against the Delhi government’s recent increases in power, forgetting that powertariffs had not been increased for so many years. He in fact, made it a politicalissue by creating a drama around “restoring” power at the home of a power thief.He made some bizarre observation that power discoms are making enormousprofits and alleged some sort of criminal conspiracy against Sheila Dixitpersonally (that she was not allowing discoms to lower tariffs). He choseto ignore the facts of the matter as usual; and of course demonstrated nounderstanding of how governments undertaken several programs,many of which need to be funded through “profits” (if any) from other programs.This indicates a clear preference for mindless socialism; and a disdain for evenbasic economics. I would have liked to hear Joker say what he would like toover-price so that things like power could be under-priced or subsidized. But thatwas not forthcoming. One gathers the impression that just like all Left parties,and more recently the BJP, Kejriwal wants prices to remain stuck in the past. Howthe government should reduce fiscal deficit then is a mystery.

Kejriwal’s party looks even more Leftist than Mamata’s!



community CONSERVATION DAY INBRAMPTON –SATURDAY, OCT. 27IP8

Generating awareness of Brampton as a competitive location fornew business investment from North America and other internationalmarkets is a key component of the City’s economic developmentstrategy. Following a recent successful fact-finding mission to India,a City of Brampton team is now heading to China with otherbusinesses and municipal officialsled by the Confederation of GreaterToronto Chinese BusinessAssociation.

“To build a strong city wehave to be able to competeglobally,” said Mayor SusanFennell. “Leveraging ourrelationship with our businessleaders, provincial representatives,and the federal government, we areworking on creating connectionsfor our local business communitywith international/global suppliersand investors.” The internationaltrade missions, as part of the Cityof Brampton’s International Business Development and MarketingPlan, are focused on new business networking opportunities;exchange of new ideas with international governmental and businessleaders; trade and investment opportunities for the benefit of thelocal markets; and building new business relationships with people indifferent countries and cultures.

The proactive business development and marketing activitiesare aimed at driving foreign direct investments into key industrysectors such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, lifesciences, information communication technology, creative economy,logistics and transportation. “The City of Brampton is committed toexpanding Brampton’s brand and image in domestic and internationalmarkets as an attractive location for business investment and building

Bringing Bramptonto the global marketsCity of Brampton’s International Business Development andMarketing Plan key component for facilitating economic growth

strategic alliances. These include partnerships focused on trade, jointventures, joint marketing and other alliances, and fostering municipalcooperation,” commented Sohail Saeed, Director of EconomicDevelopment. The six trade missions undertaken by BramptonEconomic Development this year include: Mission led by Ontario

government - MIPIM, Real Estateand Investment Trade Show,Cannes, France

Mission led by Greater TorontoMarketing Association (GTMA) -Food and Beverage, Los Angeles,California

Mission let by GTMA - SIAL andFISPAL Food Services Show, SaoPaulo and Curitiba, Brazil

Mission let by the City ofBrampton in Association withOntario government - Fact FindingMission,

Mission led by GTMA - ICTFuturecom, Sao Paulo, Curitiba and

Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMission led by Confederation of Greater Toronto Chinese BusinessAssociation - Trade Mission, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, HongKong, ChinaAll trade missions are part of the Council-approved 2011-2014

International Business Development and Marketing Plan. The five-year plan to promote Brampton as an investment location was preparedby the Economic Development Office and approved by Council in June2011. In September 2012, the City of Brampton’s Business Attractionand Retention Advisory Committee (BARAC) received a progress reporton the 2012 International Business Development and Marketing Plan.Economic Development staff will continue to update the plan as wellas provide annual year-end summaries to Brampton City Council.

OTTAWA/BUREAU NEWS: Ontario is making it easier than everto get your free flu shot close to home - through your familydoctor, nurse-led flu immunization clinics and now at participatingpharmacies. Ontario is making it easier than ever to get your freeflu shot close to home - through your family doctor, nurse-led fluimmunization clinics and now at participating pharmacies. Startingthis week, specially trained pharmacists can give the flu shot toOntarians, age five and over. You can find a health care provideroffering the flu shot near you at Ontario.ca/flu. The flu vaccine issafe and effective, and getting it early helps you and peoplearound you stay healthy. The flu can lead to serious healthproblems, and those most at risk are the elderly, young children,pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.The sooner you get your flu shot, the sooner you're protected -and the more likely we are to reduce illness, hospitalization anddeaths from flu in the community.

Fall Is the Time to GetYour Free Flu Shot

TORONTO/BUREAU NEWS Ontarians are doing their part toreduce, reuse and recycle waste.We are keeping more than threemillion tonnes of waste out oflandfills and waterways everyyear -- enough to fill more thanfive Rogers Centres. Ontario istaking action and seeing results,including:

Ontario Celebrates Waste Reduction WeekMcGuinty Government Recognizes Efforts of Ontarians to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For the second year running a candidate from the Dutch territory ofCuracao has been named CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Regional UnsungHero. Gerda Susanna Gosepa was chosen from among 17 nomineeswho were named Unsung Heroes in their respective countries, andwhose work was considered for honour by the programme’s regionaljudging panel. The runners up for the 2012 programme were Mr.Bonti Liverpool of Dominica, and Vincentian, Edward Williams. Ms.Gosepa was singled out for her work as a volunteer and social workerin depressed areas of Curacao. She has been instrumental in helpingto shape the lives of many residents of the villages of Flip, SeruFortuna and Groot Kwartier. Over the years, she has helped dozensof families, especially single-parent ones, with the tools to bettertheir lives and move ahead socially. She is being credited as one ofthe key persons that helped with the turnaround of the village ofSeru Fortuna in the eighties and nineties. Seru Fortuna is a housingproject that was developed by the Housing Authorities in the late70’s. The area is infamous for its social problems relating to poverty,crime, drugs, illiteracy, and other problems common in these typesof neighbourhoods.

CIBC FirstCaribbean lauds unsung heroes

Diverting more than 900,000tonnes of waste throughmunicipal Blue Box programs.The residential recovery ratehas gone from 53 per cent in2003 to 64 per cent in 2011.Properly disposing of orrecycling more than 26,000tonnes of householdhazardous waste like batteries

and paints, protecting ourenvironment from pollution.Diverting nearly 150,000tonnes of used t ires fromdisposal, achieving an overalldiversion rate of 93 per cent in2011.Businesses such asCampbell Company of Canadaare also making a difference. Byreducing the amount of

packaging materials used in itsmanufacturing plant, thecompany has saved 1,084tonnes of steel, 13.5 tonnes ofplastic and 2,000 trees a year.

Diverting and reducingwaste is part of the McGuintygovernment's plan to create astrong, green economy forfuture generations.

PUNJABI & HINDI LANGUAGEGROWING IN CANADAContd. from Page 1The four th language that declined was Chinese, which mostlyreflects a change in the way the census repor ts Chinese lan-guages. For the first time, Chinese languages are being analyzedseparately in the census. (The term Chinese, designated in thisrelease as 'not otherwise specified,' or 'n.o.s.,' refers to peoplewho repor ted 'Chinese' in their response to the question on lan-guage spoken most often at home without specifying Mandarin,Cantonese or other Chinese languages.)The top 10 immigrant languages spoken most often at home in2011 were: Punjabi, Chinese n.o.s., Cantonese, Spanish, Tagalog,Arabic, Mandarin, Italian, Urdu and German.Nearly 9 in 10 Canadians who repor ted speaking an immigrantlanguage most often at home lived in a census metropolitan area(CMA). The majority (80%) lived in six CMAs: Toronto, Montréal,Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa-Gatineau.In Toronto, 1,790,000 people repor ted speaking an immigrant lan-guage most often at home, 32.2% of the total population, the high-est propor tion among all CMAs.Among those speaking an immigrant language most often at homein Toronto, 35.4% spoke one of five: Cantonese (8.8%), Punjabi(8.0%), Chinese n.o.s. (7.0%), Urdu (5.9%) and Tamil (5.7%).In Montréal, 626,000 people, or 16.5% of the total population, re-por ted speaking an immigrant language most often at home.Among these, 17.2% spoke Arabic and 15.2% spoke Spanish. Oth-ers included Italian (8.1%), Chinese n.o.s. (5.7%) and a Creolelanguage (5.4%). These five languages accounted for more than50% of people speaking an immigrant language as their main homelanguage in Montréal.In Vancouver, 712,000 people or 31% of the population repor tedspeaking an immigrant language most often at home. Of these,17.7% spoke Punjabi, followed by Cantonese (16.0%), Chinesen.o.s. (12.2%), Mandarin (11.8%) and Tagalog (6.7%). These fiveleading immigrant home languages accounted for 64.4% of theoverall population speaking an immigrant language most often athome. In the CMAs of Toronto and Vancouver, the share of thepopulation repor ting that it spoke only English at home continuedthe decline that began in 2001. In Toronto, the propor tion fell from62.5% in 2001 to 59.1% in 2006 and 55.0% in 2011. In Vancouver,the proportions were 65.3%, 62.0% and 58.0%, respectively.At the same time, the relative share of Toronto's population whorepor ted speaking a language other than English or French in com-bination with English at home increased from 20.7% in 2001 to23.0% in 2006 and 27.6% in 2011.

Contd. from Page 1 The partnership between CIBC and Midweek will be officiallyannounced at a press conference on October 25th.Established in 2007, Midweek Southasian Awards recognize andhonour the achievements of South Asians worldwide. This year,the 5th Annual CIBC Midweek South Asian Awards will be heldon November 3 at the Radisson Plaza, Mississauga.CIBC Midweek South Asian Awards will be awarded in thefollowing categories:Midweek South Asian Person of the YearMidweek South Asian Business of the year (Male)Midweek South Asian Business of the year (Female)Midweek South Asian Sher-E-Punjab of the YearMidweek South Asian Professional of the YearMidweek South Asian Award in the Field of Community Service(Male)Midweek South Asian Award in the Field of Community Service

BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS KASHMIRA SHAH TO PERFORM AT5TH CIBC MIDWEEK SOUTH ASIAN AWARDS

(Female)Midweek South Asian Small Business of the Year (Male)Midweek South Asian Small Business of the Year (Female)Midweek South Asian Youth of the YearSouth Asian Sports Person of the YearThe jury will also select 25 South Asians in Canada who will form theCIBC Midweek South Asian Power List. Individuals will be selectedon the basis of financial status, community service, position in publicservice office, head of a business house, influence in the SouthAsian and mainstream community, and popularity.South Asians form a large and vibrant community in Canada – closeto 1.5 million. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, SouthAsians have been settling in Canada and further diversifying thecountry. Presently, South Asians are actively involved in Canadianpolitics at all levels, run small to large-scale businesses, participatein community service, and hold positions of influence in varioussectors.



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MARIGOLD GALA 2012When: Friday, Oct 26Where: 55 Mill Street TorontoThe multicultural event, held an-nually, has become a glitteringfavourite, and this year will be nodifferent. This year’s MarigoldGala will include a fabulous nightof dining, enter tainment, hautecouture and a silent auction, allto suppor t the orphaned or aban-doned children of Muzaffarabad.This past July marked the officialground-breaking ceremony for theSOS Village that will be home to

some 150 children when it iscompleted next year. For moreinformat ion or reservat ionsplease contact Yumna Siddiqi at647-292-1893 or by email [email protected] HAUNT 2012When: Saturday, Oct 27Where: 279 Yonge Street TorontoGaurav & Amar in associationwith Luv to Bhang &Desiwear.com present their an-nual Hal loween costumepar ty…"Hallooween Haunt" in-side the very Haunted House ofToronto. For more information, callAmar Ahlawat at 416.414.2141.LIGHT UP TORONTO WITHALKA YAGNIKWhen: Sunday, Oct 28Where: 1 Theatre Lane, BramptonAfter the grand success of LightUp Toronto for two consecutiveyears - 2010 and 2011, Black Dia-mond Enter tainments in associa-tion with Mirage Enter tainmentspresents Third Annual “Light UpToronto” with Alka Yagnik. AlkaYagnik will also be accompaniedon stage by BNA Bollywood withmore than 30 performers. A lav-ish budget has been assigned todazzle the stage for an enchant-ing evening at Rose Theatre,Brampton. For more information,visit www.lightuptoronto.com.BELLAFIT LAUNCH PARTYWhen: Thursday, Oct 25Where: 4-354 King Street North,WaterlooExclusive FUN meet and greet

with the creators and instructorsof Bellafit with a sneak peak atNor th America's debut Bellafitweekend taking place in Water-loo November 16 - 18, 2012. Formore informat ion,www.bellafit.ca.6TH ANNUAL FORESTERSDIWALI FIESTAWhen: Sunday, Oct 28Where: 2638 Steeles Avenue East,BramptonBring your family and friends tothe GTA's biggest Diwali Mela!Highl ights include: Garba,bhangra, g iddha, bol lywooddances all under one roof, morethan 55 stalls!For more informat ion, v is i twww.foresterscelebratesdiwali.com.5TH ANNUAL MIDWEEK SOUTHASIAN AWARDSWhen: Saturday, Nov 3Where: 175 Derry Road East,MississaugaMidweek South Asian Awards isan exclusive event honouring theachievements of South Asian Ca-nadians and who have done tre-mendous work at the professionaland social level. The winners ex-emplify the talent of today’s SouthAsian Canadian community andare the inspiration for the achiev-ers of tomorrow. For sponsorshipand t icket inquir ies, contactYudhvir Jaswal [email protected] orcall 647-272-8182. For more in-format ion, v is i twww.southasianawards.ca.

B U R L I N G T O N / B U R E A UNEWS: The official opening of65 new affordable rentalhousing units for seniors livingon low income was held todayin Burlington. The projectreceived more than $9 millionin funding from the federal andprovincial governments. Theconstruction of this projectcreated up to 163 jobs inBurlington.

Mike Wallace, Member ofParliament for Burlington, onbehalf of the Honourable DianeFinley, Minister of HumanResources and SkillsDevelopment and MinisterResponsible for CanadaMortgage and Housing

Governments of Canada and Ontario CelebrateNew Affordable Housing in Burlington

Botanical Gardens. The modernunits are equipped with energyefficient climate control heatingand air conditioning. Supportservices will be provided to the10 accessible units by offering24-hour assisted living care.The project received more than$9 million in funding from thefederal and provincialgovernments and iscomplemented by $6.6 millionin municipal financialincentives.The Government ofCanada, through CMHC, willinvest more than $2 billion inhousing this year. Of thisamount, $1.7 billion will bespent in support of almost605,000 households living in

Corporation (CMHC); and theHonourable Ted McMeekin,Minister of Agriculture, Foodand Rural Affairs and Memberof Provincial Parliament forA n c a s t e r - D u n d a s -Flamborough-Westdale onbehalf of the HonourableKathleen Wynne, Ontario 'sMinister of Municipal Affairsand Housing; along with GaryCarr, Halton Regional Chair;and Rick Goldring, BurlingtonMayor, made theannouncement.

Aldershot VillageResidence, located at 540 PlainsRoad East in Burlington, isconveniently close toshopping and the Royal

existing social housing. InOntario, this represents some237,750 households. Theseinvestments are improving thequality of life for low-incomeCanadians and householdsliving in existing socialhousing, including individualswho are homeless or at-risk ofhomelessness, seniors,persons with disabili t ies,recent immigrants andAboriginal people. Ontariocontinues to build newaffordable housing and repairexisting units for Ontarianswith housing needs.

Since 2009, the provincialgovernment has providednearly $183 million to build newrental housing units for low-income seniors and personswith disabili t ies. Ontario 'soverall investment of over $2.5billion has translated into theconstruction and repair of morethan 270,000 housing units andthe provision of 35,000 rentsupplements for Ontariofamilies on fixed incomes. Theprovince's Long-TermAffordable Housing Strategysets a strong foundation for amore efficient, accessibleaffordable housing system inOntario.

B R A M P T O N / B U R E A UNEWS: On Saturday, Oct. 27,the Region of Peel will host aConserva t ion Day a tF le tcher ’s MeadowSecondary School , 10750Chinguacousy Rd . inBrampton from 8:30 a.m. to 3p.m. Conservation Day is aspecia l one-day event tha tb r ings spec i f i c was temanagement se rv ices tores ident ia l communi t ies inPeel. Residents may drop offthe following items free ofcharge on Conservation Day: Household hazardous

waste (batteries, householdc leaners , pa in t s andsolvents) Reusab le goods fo r

Goodwi l l (c lo th ing , booksand smal l appl iances – nofurniture) Used electronic equipment

(phones, personal computers,circuit boards, TVs) Confidential fine paper

for shreddingMater ia ls o ther than thosel i s t ed above wi l l no t beaccep ted a t Conserva t ion

Conservation Dayin Brampton –

Saturday, Oct. 27Day. Only residents arrivingin vehicles will be permittedto en te r the loca t ion .Asbes tos , exp los ives andammunition are not accepteda t Conserva t ion Day orCommuni ty Recyc l ingCentres (CRCs).

“Conservation Day givesresidents a great opportunityto dispose of unwanted itemsthat might be taking up spaceor are not collected at the curbor apartments, like paint,batteries and electronicequipment,” says GraceMcKenzie, Grace McKenzie,Household Hazardous Waste(HHW) Team Lead.

“You can also drop offgently used items that are ingood condition for donation toGoodwill, free of charge.”Furniture, tires, waste wood andscrap metal can be dropped offthroughout the year at any PeelCRC along with a wide varietyof other recyclable and wasteitems, including householdhazardous waste. Residents canfind a complete list of itemsaccepted at CRCs, as well asdrop-off fees at peelregion.ca/waste or by calling 905-791-9499. Information is alsoavailable in the 2012/2013Waste Management Guide.Residents may also exchangedamaged recycling boxes fornew ones, or purchaseadditional boxes for $6;backyard composters for$17.50; organics bins for $20;kitchen containers for $5 andrain barrels for $50 (cash only,taxes included in all prices).Please help support the localfood bank by donating non-perishable food items atConservation Day. The Regionof Peel provides wastemanagement services in theCities of Brampton andMississauga and in the Town ofCaledon. For more informationon these programs cal l theRegion of Peel at 905-791-9499 or in long-distance areasof Caledon call 905-584-2216,f ree o f charge . Vis i t theRegion o f Pee l a tpeelregion.ca/waste.

Supportive Environments not....(Contd. from page 7) “Eat and move – it’s profoundly simple,” says Gayle Bursey, Director ofChronic Disease and Injury Prevention, and Supportive Environmentsproject lead for Peel Public Health. “It’s time to eat and move for theenjoyment of it, without solely focusing on weight, and to do it regularly,in an environment that actively supports it.” Peel Public Health’s visionfor creating supportive environments will focus on policy change, healthinclusion and diversity, and social marketing, and be based on the bestavailable evidence and evaluation. Like New York, Peel’s vision includesimproving the food environment, making spaces more comfortable forphysical activity and active transportation, and promoting buildingdesign that encourages physical activity. Peel will focus on four prioritysettings: pre-school, schools, workplaces and the built environment.“Where we live, learn and work affects our health,” said RegionalCouncilor Elaine Moore, Co-Chair of the Health Services Committee.“Right now, those places can make it far too easy for people to makeunhealthy choices. The Region of Peel is committed to building a futurewhere our communities not only encourage healthy, active behaviours,but also make those decisions the easy ones.” Childhood and adultobesity, which increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovasculardisease and some cancers, has been steadily increasing in Canada overthe last 20-plus years. The prevalence of diabetes in Peel is already highand with current obesity trends, it is projected that one in six Peel residentswill be diagnosed with diabetes by 2025. “Trends in obesity represent amajor threat to the health of current and future generations of Peelresidents,” continues Dr. Mowat. “It is time to change our approach.”



canadaONTARIOPROVIDINGBETTER TOOLSFOR CANCERSCREENING

TORONTO/BUREAU NEWS: Ontario is creating more than 200jobs with ongoing improvements to the Noden Causeway onHighway 11 near Fort Frances. Opened in the 1960's, the causewayis a major link over Rainy Lake on the TransCanada Highway forcommunities west of Thunder Bay. Upgrades include improvingabove- and below-water support structures and installing newconcrete panels on the driving surface to ensure safer, moreconvenient travel for families and businesses. Construction beganrecently with completion expected in 2014. Investing in NorthernOntario's roads, highways and bridges is part of the McGuintygovernment's Growth Plan for Northern Ontario. A strong northerneconomy creates local jobs and protects the services that meanthe most to families -- health care and education.

OTTAWA/BUREAU NEWS: The new Southwestern OntarioDevelopment Fund and renewed Eastern Ontario DevelopmentFund are now open and receiving applications from companiesthat are driving innovation, growing Ontario's economy, andcreating local jobs. These funds will help diversify and strengtheneach region's economy by encouraging businesses to pursueinnovation and new markets, while creating jobs. Since partneringwith the government through the Eastern Ontario DevelopmentFund, Blommer Chocolate Company has invested in modernizingits Campbellford plant, expanding Blommer's market reach, creating14 new jobs, and keeping 80 more for local families. Attractinginvestment and building business is a key part of the McGuintygovernment's plan to create jobs and strengthen the economy. Astrong economy protects the services that matter most to Ontariofamilies - health care and education.

Improving Highway 11 Near Fort Frances

Ontario Launches Job Creation Programsin Eastern and Southwestern Ontario

OTTAWA/BUREAU NEWS:Grade 10 students broughtCitizenship Week 2012 to a closethis morning by beating two CBCjournalists in an interactive gameshow quiz that pitted theirknowledge of Canadiancitizenship and history againstthe knowledge of two well-known Parliamentary PressGallery members.

The event, hosted by theHistorica-Dominion Institute,challenged CBC Inside Politicsjournalists Kady O’Malley andLaura Payton to match wits withstudents from Immaculata HighSchool at the Canadian Museum

Students Beat CBC Journalists in the 'Are You Smarterthan a 10th Grader?' Citizenship Challenge

MINISTER KENNEY DISPLAYS THE NEW DISCOVER CANADA E-BOOK AT THE CANADIAN CITIZEN-SHIP CHALLENGE:

of Civilization. Citizenship,Immigration andMulticulturalism Minister JasonKenney played the role of AlexTrebek, grilling journalists andstudents with a series ofquestions based on DiscoverCanada: The Rights andResponsibilities of CanadianCitizenship, the study guide forthose preparing to meet theknowledge requirement to obtainCanadian citizenship.

Discover Canada highlightsimportant events of Canadianhistory, such as the War of 1812,and explains key Canadiansymbols and institutions and the

rights and responsibilities ofcitizenship. The questionsduring the Challenge alsofeatured clips from the Historica-Dominion Institute’s renownedHeritage Minute series,including the new Minutereleased last week.

“Discover Canada is anexcellent source for bothnewcomers and establishedCanadians to find out more aboutour history and the pioneers thathelped to build this greatcountry,” said Minister Kenney.“It is heart-warming to see theyoung people at this event soengaged and eager to learn about

our country’s history.” “TheCanadian Citizenship Challengeis a fun and interactive way tohelp strengthen students’understanding of the rights andresponsibilities essential toactive citizenship,” saidAnthony Wilson-Smith,President of the Historica-Dominion Institute. “I am thrilledto be taking part in this uniqueevent, celebrating the Challengeand showcasing the importanceof youth civic engagement.”During his opening remarks,Minister Kenney alsoannounced the launch ofCitizenship and ImmigrationCanada’s School Twinning PilotProject, an initiative to engageteachers and challenge studentsin joint multiculturalism and civicparticipation school projects.The objective is to foster instudents a better appreciationand understanding of their roleas citizens of our diversecountry. Interested schools willapply to be virtually “twinned”with another Canadianinstitution to develop andimplement a civic engagementproject on specific themes.Participating schools will beeligible to receive areimbursement of up to $500 inexpenses and to host a guestspeaker provided by theHistorica-Dominion Institute’sPassages to Canada Speakers’Bureau.

TORONTO/BUREAU NEWS: More Canadian small businessowners plan to hire this year, according to the 2012 RBC SmallBusiness Survey. Almost three-in-ten (29 per cent) are confidentthat they will be adding new (full or part-time) employees withinthe next 12 months, up from 25 per cent in 2011. Optimistic aboutthe future success of their business, 68 per cent of entrepreneursplan to invest in their businesses within the next two years.

Another recent RBC study found that 94 per cent of Canadiansbelieve that small businesses play a critical role in the growth of

More Canadian entrepreneursplan to hire: RBC Survey

Unfazed by economic uncertainty, Canadian small business owners plan to invest in their businessesthe economy and 88 per cent view them as vital job creators intheir community. According to Statist ics Canada, smallbusinesses continue to be key sources of new jobs - small firmsaccounted for, on average, 43 per cent of all jobs created in theprivate sector between 2001 to 2011. "Small businesses are animportant driver of the economy," said Mike Michell, nationaldirector, Small Business, RBC. "It's a very positive sign that,despite challenging times, almost three-in-ten Canadian businessowners are telling us that they are preparing to invest in newemployees."

However, hiring new employees is not without its difficultiesfor etrepreneurs. One-in-three (32 per cent) business owners withfive to 25 employees say that finding qualified help will be one oftheir top challenges over the next year.

Taking a longer term view, key areas of small businessinvestment in the next two years identified in the RBC poll include:

new equipment (35 per cent) new technology (29 per cent) new products and services (27 per cent) hiring new employees (17 per cent) employee training (17 per cent)

"The intention to invest in their enterprises demonstratesthe continued resiliency of Canadian small business owners,"added Michell. "Almost a quarter of Canadian entrepreneurs (23per cent) expect to continue growing the size of their business.Many may see this as a good time to take advantage of lowinterest rates and perhaps purchase new equipment in USD orother currencies that have lost ground to our Canadian dollar."

M O N T R E A L / B U R E A UNEWS: Rona Ambrose ,Minis te r of Publ ic Worksand Government Serv icesand Minister for Status ofWomen, the Honourab leJudith Seidman, Senator forDe la Durantaye, Quebec,announced Government ofCanada support for a projecttha t wi l l improve theeconomic security of womenin the Montréal area.

"Our government ' sEconomic Action Plan 2012supports jobs, growth andlong-term prosperity," saidMinister Ambrose. "We areproud that projects like thiswi l l inc rease economicopportunities for women inMont réa l and thesurrounding region,"

"The Government o fCanada is proud to supportgrassroots projects like thistha t wi l l s t reng then theeconomic security of womenwho are interested or alreadyinvolved in the technologysector," sa id SenatorSeidman. "As part icipantsgain new skills and contactsfor starting and advancingthei r careers , they wi l lbenef i t , and so wi l l the i rfamil ies andc o m m u n i t i e s . " Y o u t hEmployment Services

Government of CanadaSupports Economic Security

of Women in MontrealFoundat ion is receiving$299,215 from the Governmentof Canada for a 36-monthproject, entitled Women andTechnology in Quebec.Theproject wi l l c reateoppor tuni t ies for womencurrent ly working in orwishing to join the technologysector. Participants will learnnew skills to gain and retainjobs, s tar t new businesses ,access new networks."We arepleased to receive theGovernment of Canada 'ssupport for this exciting newproject in the growingtechnology sector, wheres tudies show women areunderrepresented," said Mr.John Aylen, President of YouthEmployment Services. "Manyenergetic and talented womenin the Montréal region willbenefit from this project."

The Government ofCanada is commit ted tosupporting projects that yieldconcrete results for womenand gi r ls in Canada whi les t reng then ing fami l ies ,communities and the country.Through S ta tus o f WomenCanada , the government ' ssupport for community-basedprojects has nearly doubledsince 2006-2007, from $10.8million to close to $19 million,its highest level ever.

Fee Returns for Federal Skilled Worker applicantsaffected by the backlog elimination measureTORONTO/BUREAU NEWS: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is now starting to return fees which were paid to the Departmentfor Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) applications affected by the Government of Canada’s Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act. If youapplied before February 27, 2008, and have not heard from CIC about whether a decision based on FSW program selection criteria (*seebelow) was made on your application, you may be affected by this new law. If you fall under this category, CIC needs to verify your contactinformation is up to date so that your fee return will reach you at your current address. Please note that interest will not be paid on the fees.Please confirm your latest contact details by sending CIC this form (PDF, 1.4 MB). While we will also contact you by regular mail later onif we do not hear from you, communicating with us electronically is the best and easiest way to have your fee return processed. Due to thelarge number of affected applicants, the fee return process may take some time from the date your form is received by CIC to the issuanceof your cheque. We appreciate your patience. Your FSW application has been terminated by operation of law if:

you applied before February 27, 2008, and a decision based on FSW program selection criteria* was not made on your application by an immigration officer before March

29, 2012.

Ontario Providing BetterTools For Cancer ScreeningOTTAWA: Ontario is integrating screening reminders forbreast, cervical and colorectal cancer into one co-ordinatedsystem, improving cancer screening outreach for Ontarians.The province supports screening for breast, cervical andcolorectal cancer through mammograms, Pap tests and a simpletake-home test for anyone aged 50 to 74 with no history ofcolorectal cancer. Starting in early 2013, a co-ordinated systemfor all three cancers will mail screening reminders to patientsas well as follow-up letters.To help Ontarians learn more about cancer screening, Ministerof Health and Long-Term Care, Deb Matthews, will host a liveonline Ask an Expert event on Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. People areinvited to submit their questions in advance at ontario.ca/screenforlife. Questions will be answered at the event by apanel of cancer screening experts.Expanding cancer screening programs helps to keep Ontarianshealthy and receiving the right care at the right time in theright place is a key part of the McGuinty government's ActionPlan for Health Care.


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VANCOUVER/BUREAU NEWS: Rona Ambrose, Minister of PublicWorks and Government Services and Minister for Status of Womenand the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritageand Official Languages and Regional Minister for British Columbia,took part in a groundbreaking ceremony at Vancouver Shipyards aspart of the shipyard’s $200-million infrastructure investment for theNational Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS).

“It is with great pleasure that we take part in this historicceremony,” said Minister Ambrose. “One year ago, VancouverShipyards was selected to build Canada’s non-combat vessels andtoday we witness this important milestone, a major investment thatwill create jobs and enable Vancouver Shipyards to efficiently buildlarge vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian CoastGuard.”

“Today’s investment demonstrates Vancouver Shipyards’commitment to the West Coast economy,” said Minister Moore.“Years of stable employment for local workers and world-classshipbuilding facilities can only mean good news for the region.”

Vancouver Shipyards will proceed with major upgrades,including four new fabrication buildings, a shipbuilding gantry craneand a load out pier. The announced investment is the result of acommitment made under the NSPS and was a key component of theevaluation process. In order to most efficiently build the ships ofthe federal fleet, the shipyards need to achieve a “target state.” The

Minister Ambrose joins groundbreakingceremony at Vancouver Shipyards

target state is a level of efficiency that is internationally recognized,and set by First Marine International. The main purpose of thisrequirement was to select shipyards that were ready to invest inbecoming capable of building Canada’s vessels. As per VancouverShipyards’ commitment, these investments are funded entirely bythe shipyard, which means no cost to Canada.

Vancouver Shipyards’ infrastructure improvements will allow itto build the Canadian Coast Guard’s science vessels and polaricebreakers and the Royal Canadian Navy’s joint support ships moreefficiently, while delivering the best value to Canada.

The shipyard estimates that this investment is expected to createapproximately 1000 jobs over the next three years, proving that theNSPS is already showing signs of being an economic booster forthe West Coast. The NSPS—the largest procurement sourcingarrangement in Canadian history—is also expected to createthousands of high-value jobs in shipbuilding and related industriesacross the country.

In June 2010, the Government of Canada made a strategicdecision to support the Canadian marine industry and build shipsfor the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard, here inCanada. Since the announcement of the shipyards selected to buildCanada’s large vessels, Canada has established strategicrelationships with the shipyards by signing the umbrella agreementsand has begun negotiations on the ships to be built.

NEW EVIDENCE REVEALS CANADIAN WELLBEING ON THE DECLINETORONTO: The recession hitCanadians harder than economicnumbers such as GDP haveindicated and the decline in ourwellbeing continues despitesubsequent economic recovery,says the Honourable RoyRomanow, advisory board co-chair for the Canadian Index ofWellbeing (CIW), housed in theFaculty of Applied HealthSciences at the University ofWaterloo.

With the release of theirsecond composite index, the CIWreports a 24% drop in Canadianwellbeing between 2008 and 2010.Further, from 1994 to 2010,Canada's economy, as measuredby Gross Domestic Product (GDP)grew by a robust 28.9%, whileimprovements in Canadianwellbeing over the same 17-yearperiod saw only a small 5.7%increase.

"The findings uncover sometroubling truths about theconnection between our economyand our wellbeing," saysRomanow. "When Canada'seconomy was thriving, Canadianssaw only modest improvements intheir overall quality of life, butwhen the economy faltered ourwellbeing took a disproportionatestep backward. It begs thequestion: Are our governmentstruly responding to the needs andvalues of everyday Canadians?"

The CIW report: 'How areCanadians Really doing?' tracks 64separate indicators within eightinterconnected domains central tothe lives of Canadians:Community Vitality; DemocraticEngagement; Education;Environment; HealthyPopulations; Leisure and Culture;Living Standards; and Time Use.

The report shows that since

2008 we have experienced asignificant drop in ourstandard of living along with

further declines in the health ofour environment and ourability to participate in leisure

PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY OFONTARIO'S WORKERS'COMPENSATION SYSTEM

TORONTO: Ontario is moving toward amending the WorkplaceSafety and Insurance Act (WSIA) to promote the long-termstability of the workers' compensation system.

Proposed changes to the WSIA would, if passed, allowthe Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to:

Review Loss of Earnings benefits after 72 months --currently benefits are generally 'locked in' after 72 months,even if an injured worker's condition improves or they rejointhe workforce.

Base survivor benefits on the average earnings of thedeceased worker's occupation or trade rather than the statutoryminimum currently provided under the Act.

A financially stable workplace safety and insurance systemis part of the McGuinty government's commitment to the safetyand well-being of Ontario workers and to a fair and balancedinsurance system for injured workers and their employers.

and culture activities. Evengrowth areas such as healthand education began to showsigns of weakening.

"The recession andsluggish recovery have taken abig toll on Canadians," saysCIW co-chair, the HonourableMonique Bégin. "Thedeterioration in job quality andeconomic security, soaringlong-term unemployment andpersistent income inequalityspeak to the growing uneasefelt coast to coast . Ourgovernments must recognizethis reali ty as they makedecisions on how to steer usforward, particularly givenpredictions of an extendedperiod of weak economicgrowth."

According to the report,not all is doom and gloom.Violent crime is at its lowest

level since 1994, droppingevery year since 2001 andproperty crime, also at i tslowest level, is down 48% from1994. The percentage ofCanadians who feel safewalking after dark is at i tshighest level since that year.Canadians continue to reportan increased sense ofbelonging to theircommunities. "Despite therecession, our sense ofcommunity vitality continuesto grow - this speaks to whowe are as Canadians," saysRomanow. "We recognize oursurvival and progress dependon our ability to come togetherand remain united around sharedvalues. Understanding howCanadians are really doing iscritical for any governmentmaking decisions on how wemove forward in our recovery."

Harper Government to Create the Canadian Museum of History

OTTAWA: James Moore,Minister of Canadian Heritageand Official Languages, todayannounced the HarperGovernment’s intention tointroduce legislation creating theCanadian Museum of History,the first in a series of measureson the road to Canada’s 150thbirthday in 2017.

In order to achieve this, theHarper Government plans tointroduce amendments to theMuseums Act to change thename and mandate of theCanadian Museum ofCivilization. Minister Mooremade the announcement at theCanadian Museum of Civilizationin the presence of the Museum’sBoard of Trustees, Museumstaff, eminent Canadianhistorians, and members ofhistorical associations from

across Canada.“This year marks the start

of the five-year countdown toCanada’s 150th birthday in 2017.It offers us an unprecedentedopportunity to celebrate ourhistory and those achievementsthat define who we are asCanadians,” said MinisterMoore. “Canadians deserve anational museum of history thattells our stories and presents ourcountry’s treasures to theworld.”

The Canadian Museum ofHistory will highlight thenational achievements andaccomplishments that haveshaped our country, includingthe “Last Spike” from theconstruction of the CanadaPacific Railway, Maurice“Rocket” Richard’s hockeyjersey and items from Terry Fox’s

Marathon of Hope. Throughexisting resources and newpartnerships with museumsacross Canada, the CanadianMuseum of History will renovateover 50,000 square feet of publicspace. This renovation, to becompleted before Canada’s150th birthday in 2017, willprovide the public with theopportunity to appreciate howCanada’s identity has beenshaped over the course of ourhistory.

“As Canada’s largestorganization dedicated to historyand citizenship, the Historica-Dominion Instituteenthusiastically supports thecreation of the CanadianMuseum of History,” said YvesFortier, member of the Institute’sboard of directors. “It isessential that Canadians of all

ages have access to publicresources through which theymay learn more about our sharedhistory and heritage.”

Mark O’Neill, President andCEO of the Canadian Museumof Civilization Corporation, saidthe institution is taking a boldstep into the future byrefocusing its attention on ourshared national history. “TheCanadian Museum of Historywill inspire curiosity and agreater understanding of theforces that have shaped theCanadian identity. Canadians,as well as visitors from aroundthe world, will leave theMuseum with a deeperappreciation of Canada’sunique and fascinating nationaljourney.”

The transformation willrequire a one-time investmentof $25 mill ion that will befunded within the existingbudget for Canadian Heritage.

In other words, it will come atno additional cost to taxpayers.Other measures announcedtoday include:

Seeking input fromCanadians across Canada onthe major themes, events, andaccomplishments that haveshaped our country;

A new process l inkingCanada’s network of museumsto the Canadian Museum ofHistory, so Canadians in allregions of the country havebetter access to our sharedhistory;

Fundraising activities tosolicit support from the privatesector to complement theGovernment’s one-timeinvestment; and

An online forum,w w w . c i v i l i z a t i o n . c a /myhistorymuseum, which willengage Canadians on what arethe defining chapters in ourcountry’s history.



indiaindiaSHINDE ACCUSESPAKISTAN OF HELPINGTERRORISTS SNEAKINTO INDIA IP12Arvind Kejriwal dares PM,Sonia Gandhi to public debate

NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal onSunday challenged PMManmohan Singh, Congresschief Sonia Gandhi and RahulGandhi to a public debate andsaid India Against Corruptionwould respond to questionsraised by party general secretaryDigvijay Singh only after theleadership came clean on chargesagainst Robert Vadra andcorruption.

This came in response toDigvijay Singh's questions toKejriwal on funding of his NGOand other issues.

Earlier in the day, IndiaAgainst Corruption (IAC)activists clashed with police whoused water canons to dispersethem while they trying to bargeinto Haryana CM BhupinderSingh Hooda's residence inDelhi.

Condemning the policeaction, Kejriwal said hissupporters from Haryana wereon a peaceful demonstration toprotest against the efforts tosave Vadra, who they alleged wasaided by Hooda in favouringrealty major DLF.

"We had put somequestions to Robert Vadra andthe PM. Let them answer first.Then, we will answer allquestions from Digvijay Singh. Irequest Singh to encourage MrsGandhi, PM or Rahul Gandhi tocome for a public debate. Let'squestion each other and letpublic question us on personaland public issues. Is Digvijay

Singh ready? If he cannotconvince his party bosses or thePM, then people would think heis doing all this for cheappublicity and to divertattention," Kejriwal said.

When asked about Singh'sremarks that there was evidenceagainst the kin of BJP leaders AB Vajpayee and L K Advani ofalleged corruption but Congresswould never use it to embarrassthem, Kejriwal said his group hasbeen talking about each partyprotecting the other's interest.

"They are not bringingthese issues out not on moralgrounds but on corrupt grounds.I congratulate Singh for

confessing this. He has evidenceof corruption (against senior BJPleaders' kin)... BJP has evidenceagainst Vadra and Singh. Butboth have an understanding," hesaid.

Meanwhile, protesters, mostof them from the Haryana wingof IAC, claimed that scores ofactivists were injured in thepolice action.

The protesters breachedthe barricade and marchedtowards Hooda's residence whenthey were stopped by police.However, the activists insistedon marching ahead and theyreached close to the residence.

Kejriwal got three-four

protesters who were injured inthe police action from RamManohar Lohia hospital toaddress a press conference inhis office in Kaushambi alongwith him. He made the injuredactivists show the wounds theysustained in the action."Congress and the governmentare now trying to save Vadra.The chief minister hastransferred the officer whoordered a probe into the incident.They are telling us corruptionwill go on and we will have tosuffer. Our supporters had gonethere to seek some answers fromHooda. But they werelathicharged," he said.

CONMEN GRAB NRI LAND;10 BOOKEDFATEHGARH SAHIB: Despite tall claims made by Punjab gov-ernment to protect the proper ties of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs),frauds continue to come to the fore in the state. Police haveregistered a case against 10 persons, including relatives of anNRI, for fraudulently selling his agriculture land at Sirhind.Even though the Punjab revenue depar tment officers are duty-bound to verify the identity of NRIs before conducting any muta-tion of their proper ty, in this case no verification was done andan unidentified person posing as NRI got the mutation done fromthe revenue depar tment. Though the buyer and seller have beenbooked, no action has been taken against the erring revenuedepar tment officers.Jagdip Singh of Sirhind, who has been staying in Hong Kong forthe past several years, had appointed Karnvir Singh as his legalcaretaker of his 25 kanal agriculture land in Sirhind. Last week,Karnvir received a call from a friend that some unidentified per-sons had taken possession of the land and when he enquiredfrom local revenue depar tment office, he learned that his unclehad sold off his land.When he spoke to his uncle in Hong Kong, he denied havingknowledge of any such sale following which Karnvir approachedFatehgarh Sahib SSP for action. During investigation, it came tolight that Inderpal Singh, nephew of Jagdip, along with his wifeSuman, and some other persons had made a fake voter identitycard, PAN card and other documents of his NRI uncle and soldthe land by introducing a conman as his uncle in the local rev-enue depar tment office."We have registered a case against 10 persons, including rela-tives of the complainant. So far three persons have been ar-rested and we are conducting raids to nab others," said SSPHardial Mann. Police have registered a case of fraud under sec-tions 406,419,420,465,467,468,471,120-B IPC against Inderpal,Suman, Jagmit Singh,Jit singh, Kewal Singh, Balvir Rai, KewalSingh, Gurprit Singh, Parmjit Singh and Ravinder Kumar. Theyhave arrested Parmjit, Ravinder, Kewal and Jit Singh.

SONIA’S LAND ACQUISITION VIEWSRAISE WORRIES FOR INDIA INC

NEW DELHI: Congress supremoSonia Gandhi's recommendationto increase the consent requiredfrom landowners for acquisitionof land for private projects to 80%has worried India industry whichsaid the move, if implemented, willpush up project costs, delays andhurt industrial growth.

Just two days after aministerial panel, headed bySharad Pawar, said that consentof 67% land owners would beenough for the government toacquire land for private projects,

the Congress presidentrecommended to the PMO that itshould be increased to 80%. Onlyin case of acquisition for publicprivate partnership (PPP) projectsthe threshold could be diluted to67%, if the ownership of the landremained with the government.

"We had made arecommendation of 60% ofconsensus required for bothprivate and PPP projects. But then67% or two-third approval was agood move too. If it is increasedto 80%, it will be very difficult for

industry to acquire land," saidChandrajit Banerjee, directorgeneral of the Confederation ofIndian Industry ( CII).

"India already faces a lot ofissues relating to landacquisitions and land costs. Thiswill add to the problems further,"said Banerjee.

Indian industry is alreadyreeling under the impact of a sharpslowdown, high interest rates,delay in implementation of policiesand rising input costs. Growth hasstalled and latest data shows thatfactory output in August rose2.7%.

Industry groups said that theproposal may "not be realistic" asincreasing the consensus limitwould severely impact industrialgrowth in the country.

"The crux of the matter is notwhat the threshold limit would be,but that the government has toremember the underlyingphilosophy - industry in Indianeeds to be more competitive. It

has to be a realistic policy as thereis naturally a shift from agricultureto industry for jobs," said RVKanoria, president of theFederation of Indian Chambers ofCommerce and Industry (Ficci).

He said Ficci will send acrossits views once the governmentfinalizes the rules and the industrygroup would want thegovernment to retain theconsensus level at 67%. TheAssociated Chamber of Commerceand Industry (Assocham) saidthat while it welcomed theprovision of 67% consent for PPPprojects, the move to raise it to 80%for private projects is"unreasonable and irrational" asit would cause substantial delaysto project implementation.

"Getting consent from 80%land owners will be very difficult,if not impossible. Therefore, theconsent of 65% of families of theaffected area should beprescribed," said D S Rawat,secretary general of Assocham.Indian origin teen in US wins honour for solar device

MUMBAI: Fourteen-year-old Deepika Kurup of Indian origin won'America's Young Scientist' title on Tuesday.

Kurup, who lives in Nashua, Boston, won the prestigiousaward along with a cash prize of $25,000 for designing anaffordable water purifier that runs on solar power.

She intends to use a part of her award to deploy her prototypein countries facing shortage of potable water such as India.Kurup's parents hail from Trivandrum in Kerala.

Kurup, a Std IX student from Nashua high school, competedwith nine other finalists in the 'Discovery Education 3M YoungScientist Challenge' and emerged as the winner after three rounds.The finalists were mentored by scientists at 3M for three months."One of the challenges was to create prototypes using 3Mproducts.

We were asked to come up with solutions to problems facedin the world. In this round, I designed a light-weight, non-inflammable spacecraft," said Kurup. Her invention uses twochemicals - titanium oxide and zinc oxide - which, when hit bysunlight, undergo a chemical change producing hydroxyl radicals

that can destroy certain bacteria. Her innovation harnesses solarenergy to disinfect contaminated water.

Deepika's mother, Meena Pradeep, said, "She read manyresearch papers before designing the purifier. She has always goodin academics and the captain of the Science and Math teams atschool." She met US President Barrack Obama during her stint atthe 3M Innovation centre.

TERROR SUSPECT FASIHMOHAMMAD ARRESTEDAT DELHI AIRPORT

NEW DELHI: Hours after Delhi Police put the suspected IndianMujahideen terrorist Fasih Mohammed under arrest followinghis depor tation, India on Monday said that he was a very impor-tant catch and Saudi Arabia had fully cooperated with New Delhiin this case.Reacting over depor tation, home secretary R K Singh said FasihMohammed was depor ted by Saudi Arabia only after the ac-cused served sentence there for some minor crime. His depor-tation was an excellent example of cooperation from Saudi Arabia,he added.Singh, however, did not elaborate on the kind of crime Fasihmight have been committed there.Home secretary said Saudi Arabia had never denied deportingthe suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist who acted as facilita-tor for the terror outfit cadres who were arrested by Delhi Policelate last year in connection with attack in Delhi and Bangalore.Saudi Arabia had only asked for some time for processing theIndian request of depor ting him, said Singh.Elaborating on his role a bit, the home secretary said Fasih usedto involve in providing shelters to other Indian Mujahideen cad-res and acting as communicators for the group using differentchannels.Fasih, after being in detention for five months in Saudi Arabia,was taken into custody from Delhi airpor t on his arrival from theGulf country.India had sought depor tation of Fasih from Saudi Arabia and alsogot an Interpol Red Corner notice issued against him.Bihar-born Fasih -- an engineer by profession -- is alleged tohave been involved in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Ban-galore and the shooting near Jama Masjid (Delhi), both in 2010,and is wanted by Delhi and Karnataka police.Fasih's cropped up during the interrogation of suspected IM ter-rorists arrested during the last nine months.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012india

Shinde accuses Pakistan of helpingterrorists sneak into India

NEW DELHI: Home ministerSushil Kumar Shinde on Sundayattacked Pakistan for fomentingterror in India, accusing theneighbour of helping infiltrationbids into Indian territory andorganizing attacks on militaryconvoys in J&K to spread fear.

The development is beingseen as a toughening of stanceby India on cross-borderterrorism after recent attempts ofnormalizing ties through bilateraltrade negotiations and visaagreements.

The recent past had seenvery little terror rhetoric directedat Pakistan, except foroccasional assertions onbringing the 26/11 accused tobook. Sunday's statement fromthe home minister, however, is anindication of India's growingimpatience with Pakistan despiteits assurance of cracking down

on terror infrastructure in itscountry, sources in the securityestablishment said.

Speaking on the sidelines ofa police commemoration dayevent in New Delhi, Shinde said,"We have credible informationthat Pakistan is helping terroriststo enter our territory. We haveintelligence inputs. But we arealert. We have directed allconcerned to be extra vigilantduring the ongoing festiveseason to ensure peace andsafety of citizens. I also appealto the people to be on guard andbe extra careful."

The minister further saidterrorists backed by Pakistan hadbeen organizing attacks onmilitary convoys in Jammu andKashmir to spread fear.

Shinde's statement came aday after Pakistani troopsopened fire on Indian posts

across the Line of Control (LoC)in J&K's Poonch district, yetagain violating the ceasefireagreement with India.

The incident wherePakistani troops fired 600 roundsbetween 10.30 pm and 11.30 pmon Friday is being seen as anattempt to help militants infiltrateinto the Valley. "It is a classicway of diverting attention ofIndian troops guarding theborder. Militants take advantageof this to sneak into India," saidan official from the securityestablishment. For the past week,Pakistani troopers have beentargeting Indian positions onthe LoC as well as theinternational border. On October16, three civilians, including apregnant woman, were killed inPakistani firing in the Uri sectorof the Kashmir Valley.

According to sources,

Pakistan has violated theceasefire agreement with India onat least 275 occasions since 2006.While 2010 recorded 56 cases ofceasefire violations by Pakistan,the figure stood at 57 for 2011.In 2012, 47 such cases have beenrecorded, indicating that there isno let-up in efforts from acrossthe border to help infiltrationdespite civilian governments onboth sides working to normalizeties.

"India has been refrainingfrom making open accusationsagainst Pakistan and trying towork on things through bilateraltalks. However, despiteassurances from the civiliangovernment, elements in thePakistani establishment havecontinued anti-India activity.Perhaps, a mix of posturing andnegotiations is essential to pushPakistan to act," said an official

SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday maintained that thesituation in the state was conducive for partial revocation of the draconianArmed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives security forces sweepingpowers to shoot to kill, detain people with warrants and immunity fromprosecution.

"I will continue to pursue the mission of withdrawal of the AFSPA even ifArmy has publically expressed its reservation for lifting the law. I will still stressfor the phased withdrawal of the law from some parts of the state," Omar toldreporters on the sidelines of a function.

He said the government should have made more progress for its withdrawalgiven the improved situation in the state over a period of time. ``Militancy inKashmir is at an all time low and there has been a reduction in the number ofcasualties as well,'' he said. "There are areas in the state where you do notrequire Army for operations and as such this is high time to revoke the law.''

The CM's statement comes days after Union home minister Sushil KumarShinde ruled out the AFSPA revocation and a terror strike on Srinagar outskirtsthat killed one civilian.

SITUATION IN J&K CONDUCIVE FOR PHASEDAFSPA REVOCATION: OMAR ABDULLAH

Congress will never use evidenceagainst kin of Vajpayee, Advani:Digvijaya SinghNEW DELHI: Keeping up his attack mode, Congress general sec-retary Digvijaya Singh on Monday let it be known that the UPAgovernment had "material" against the kin of former PM AtalBihari Vajpayee and his ex-deputy L K Advani. While confirmingthat the evidence against the relatives of Vajpayee and Advanihad the potential to embarrass the two leaders, he however saidthe government or the Congress would never go public with it.At the same time, Singh, in an interview to a news channel,denied that the graft allegations brought against Rober t Vadrahad hur t the Gandhis, saying DLF and Haryana government hadalready issued point-by-point rebuttals."What is the nexus between Vadra and Haryana government runby the Congress? Has Sonia Gandhi ever spoken about Vadra tothe chief minister or ministers... you cannot hang Sonia Gandhiwith your allegations for an act which she has not done," Singhsaid. The point in bringing up the "material" against Vajpayee andAdvani's kin was clear: Singh possibly wanted to convey to theBJP to tread with caution in amplifying the corruption allegationsbrought against Vadra by civil society activists.The BJP reacted by attacking Singh for deflecting attention fromwhat it described as the core issue of corruption. "He is himselffacing charges of irregularities in land allotment as shown by arecent MP high court order and yet he is talking like this,'' par tyspokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said.

INDIAN NAVY OFFICER KILLSSELF TO ‘FEEL DEATH’KOCHI: An officer was found dead with a bullet injury to his headat INS Dronacharya, the Navy's arms training base, at For t Kochihere on Sunday morning.The Navy identified the deceased as sub-lieutenant Arun Kumar(27), a member of the Quick Reaction Team. He was a resident ofBalaji Nagar Main Road at Peringalathur in Chennai. After pre-liminary investigation, authorities said the officer had used hisservice pistol to commit suicide. Police said a suicide note wasfound at the scene. "I want to feel death. No one is responsible,"a police officer quoted from the note. "The officer has expired of aself-inflicted bullet injury," the Navy said, adding that an inquirywas on into the incident. Kumar, a bachelor, was on duty at thetime of incident. "Around 10.20am, the guards heard a gun goingoff in the rest room near the entrance of INS Dronacharya. Theyrushed in, and found Kumar sitting in a chair with blood oozingout of his head and mouth. They immediately shifted him to themedical unit on the premises, but he was pronounced dead,"police said. The deceased had star ted his shift at 8am. A policeteam led by For t Kochi circle inspector N R Jayaraj inspected thescene and registered a case of unnatural death.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 w o r l d

OBAMA TRUMPS ROMNEY IN3RD PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

BOTH AGREE DRONE ATTACKS ONPAK SHOULD CONTINUE

WASHINGTON: Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney was"all over the map" and White House incumbent Barack Obama was all overhim as the two contenders to lead the careworn superpower for the next fouryears struggled to provide a vision for the world in their third and final debatebefore the November 6 polls.President Obama was widely seen as handily winning the debate that fo-cused mostly on foreign policy, mainly on account of the incumbency advan-tage that gave him better insight into complex ground situations and allowedhim to express it with greater clarity in his summations. A CBS insta-pollfound that 53 percent of uncommitted voters thought Obama won the finaldebate, while 23 percent gave it to Romney. 24 percent were undecided.But Mitt Romney was no mug on foreign policy, and projected a degree ofauthority, although he failed to articulate a clear or different vision. He seemedto agree substantially with the Obama foreign policy, differing only in tone,emphasis, and nuance. The social critic and comic Bill Maher joked thatRomney's entire debate strategy was to say what Obama said, except itcame from a white guy. In fact, at one point, while talking on Iran, PresidentObama needled his rival, saying, "there have been times, Governor...whereit sounded like you thought that you'd do the same things we did but you'd saythem louder and somehow that would make a difference."It was one of several swipes an aggressive Obama took at Romney, whowas clearly disadvantaged by not being in executive command and havebragging rights over achievements such as nailing Osama bin Laden. Obama,in turn, managed to deflect criticism of things that haven't gone better byprojecting it as a work in progress. Although Romney disavowed theboilerplate muscular Republican foreign policy, at one point saying "we can-not kill ourselves out of this mess,"Obama called his rival's policy prescrip-tions "wrong and reckless." The area where Romney took the sharp-est hit was in defense, traditionally a strong Republican talking point.The Obama camp had evidently prepared well to counter Romney'sfamiliar critique about the U.S military being downsized and its Navyreduced to its smallest size since 1917.

PAKISTAN HAS FAILED IN PROTECTING THERIGHT OF EDUCATION FOR GIRLS: UNESCONEW DELHI/BUREAU NEWS: Even as the jointstatement from the team of doctors from the QueenElizabeth and Birmingham Children's hospitalsdescribed Pakistan's teenage rights activist MalalaYousufzai's condition as "comfortable and stable"on Friday, a recent United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco)report revealed some startling facts about how thecountry has failed in protecting the right ofeducation for girls and in reducing genderinequality. While Pakistan Government announced Sitara-e-Shujaat,one of country's highest civilian awards for bravery, to 14-year-oldMalala who was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out againstthe militants, the Unesco report stated that Pakistan, unlike others inthe region such as India, Nepal and Bangladesh, has failed to reducegender gaps over time. The report stated that there are over three milliongirls in Pakistan who are out of school. Indicating at the global outcryand support to Malala, Pauline Rose, director of the Global MonitoringReport (GMR) on Education for All (EFA) said: "It's tragic that it tookviolence for the world's attention to turn to the difficulties girls face ingetting to school in Pakistan. In the Swat district, where Malala is from,less than a third of girls are enrolled in school, leaving two thirds athome with little chance of fulfilling their dream. It is also a scandal toignore girls' education when we know it benefits not just that onegirl, but also has a huge impact on their household's health andincome, and ultimately the future peace and prosperity of theircountry." According to the Unesco's 10th Education for All Global

Monitoring Report released on Tuesday, Pakistan isdoing far worse in reducing gender gaps incomparison to other countries in the region. Thereport stated that 78% of the poorest girls were outof school in 1991 in Pakistan, a figure which hasonly reduced to just 62% today (around 2/3). India,meanwhile, which had similar rates of the poorestgirls out of school in 1992 (66%), has more thanhalved that to just 30% according to latest data.Likewise, Nepal has dropped the rates from 52% to

22% and Bangladesh from 44% to 9%. Rose said: "The news of theattack on Malala in Pakistan is a tragedy. She was standing up forthe right of education for girls in the country, rights which are notyet being respected. There are still over three million girls out ofschool in the country today."

"This is not the first time that insurgent groups have attackededucation infrastructure in Pakistan. Often, as seen in Afghanistan,girls' schools are a particular target. Failing to respond to such attacksas seen in Pakistan yesterday will only engender further fear amongparents over sending their children to school, of children going to schooland of teachers turning up to take classes," added Rose. According to theGMR statistics on Pakistan there are five million children out of school inPakistan today, three million of them are girls. And just 31% of girls areenrolled in primary school in Swat District exactly who Malala was fightingfor. According to EFA GMR analysis, 56% of poorest girls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have never been to school. "All too often, due to conflict, theeducation of girls and boys is left off the list of priorities.

Kidnap or love story?Contd. from Page 1They said Nishan and his three accomplices forcibly took Shrutiaway and injured her parents besides firing into the air but Shrutidid not object to this. Sources said the police was in a fix becausethe accused in the case chose to go their separate ways afterabducting Shruti. The police had learnt from one of the accused who wasarrested immediately after the abduction that Nishan and Shruti hadboarded a bus to Moga. The trail, however, went cold after that. The policegot back on their trail after the couple sent letters through a courier com-pany in Paharganj. Police teams scoured CCTV footage from the Delhirailway station and learnt that the couple had boarded a train to Goa. Thecouple was sighted in Goa the day Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir SinghBadal held a press conference on the issue. But as the police did not knowwhere they were putting up, it took them two more days to locate them.Shruti has been sent to the Nari Niketan in Jalandhar where womenconstables have been posted to ensure she does not escape. Nishan willhave to face the music for forcibly entering the Sachdevas' residence,injuring the family and opening fire. He may get relief on the charge ofraping Shruti with police verification revealing that the couple hadsolemnised their marriage. The family has apparently misled peopleas well as media about the relationship between the couple. Theagitators were also not fully informed about the case.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012property & decor

DIVORCE: WHAT U NEED TO KNOW ABOUTYOUR HOUSE, YOUR MORTGAGE AND TAXESDivorce is a tough

situation which opensup many emotional

and financial issues to besolved. One of the mostimportant decisions is what todo about the house.In the midst of the heavyemotional and financialturmoil, what u need most issome non-emotional, straightforward specific answers.Once you know how adivorce affects your home.Your mortgage and taxes,critical decisions are easier.Neutral, third partyinformation can help youmake logical, rather thanemotional decisions.Probably the first decision iswhether you want to continueto living in the house. Will thefamiliar surroundings bringyou comfort and emotionalsecurity or unpleasant

memories? Do you want tominimize change by stayingwhore you are, or sell yourhome and move to a newplace that offers a new start?Only you can answer thesequestions, but there willalmost certainly be somefinancial repercussions toyour decision process. Whatcan you afford? Can youmanage the old house onyour new budget? Isrefinancing possible? Or is itbetter to sell and buy? Howmuch house can you buy onyour new budget? Thepurpose of this report is tohelp you ask the rightquestions so you can makeinformed decisions that willbe right for your situation.4 options:You have 4 basic housingoptions when in the midst ofa divorce:

1. sell the house now anddivide up the proceeds.2 buy out your spouse.3 have your spouse buy youout.4 retain your ownership.It's important for you tounderstand the financialimplications of each of thesescenarios.SELL THE HOUSE NOWAND DIVIDE UP THEPROCEEDS:Your primary considerationunder these circumstances isto maximize your home'sselling price. We can help youavoid the common mistakesmost homeowners make whichcompromise the outcome. Asyou work to get your financialaffairs in order, make sure youunderstand what your netproceeds will be- i.e. afterselling expenses, and afterdetermining what your splitmay not be 50/50, but rathermay depend on the divorcesettlement the source of theoriginal down payment, andthe legislative property lawsin your area.BUY OUT YOUR SPOUSE:If you intend to keep thehouse yourself, you'll have todetermine how you'll continueto meet your monthlyfinancial obligations, if younow only have one salary. Ifyou used two incomes toquality for the old loan,refinancing on your ownmight be a challenge.HAVE YOUR SPOUSE BUYYOU OUT:If you are the one who isleaving you have theopportunity to start again innew surroundings with cashin your pocket. However, beaware that if the old home,loan is not refinanced, mostlenders will considers bothyou and your spouse asoriginal co-signers to be liablefor the mortgage. This liabilitymay make qualifying for a newmortgage difficult for you ifyou decide to purchase ahome, even though you won'thave legal ownership.RETAIN JOINTOWNERSHIP:Some divorcing couplespostpone a financial decisionwith respect to the home andretain joint ownership for aperiod of time even thoughonly one spouse lives there.While this temporarysituation means you have noimmediate worries in thisregard, keep may change fromthe time of your divorce tothe time of the ultimate sale.WHEN YOU DECIDETO SELL:If you and your spousedecide to sell your home, itwill be important to worktogether through a

professional to maximize yourreturn. Differences aside, youboth should be present whena listings contract is puttogether. Both should beactive in the ultimatenegotiations.WHEN YOU BUY YOURNEXT HOME:Use the proceeds fromprevious home or buy-out todetermine and affordableprice range for your nexthome. Maintain a clear focuson getting the right home tosuit your new situation. Youmay wish to review with anagent who offers a house-hunting service to help find ahome that matches your newhome-buying criteria.

Do you know of someone who islooking to buy or sell a home, I'dlove to help them. So when youcome across your friends andfamily and co-workers, just giveme a call with their name andnumber and I'll be happy to followup and take care of them for you.Because as you know, I'm nevertoo busy for any of your referrals.

There's more you can dowith your interiors; useold scrap to make pretty

home decor items We havemoved into an era where allpeople can think is about goinggreen. Recycling is passe. Thetrend that has made a buzz nowis upcycling, that is, reusingvintage products such that youcan make it into something of ahigher value. Basically, it is aboutusing products for a little moretime before there is place in thelandfill so it can be discarded.Though greentailing is not allthat hyped up in India as it isabroad, it sure has grabbed manyan eyeball. Gone are the days,when all that youth could thinkof is draining their brains. A lotof our youngsters are making abusiness out of recycling andwell, what's better when you canboth make money and tell mothernature that you care.

Upcycling, like mentionedearlier, is quite a rage in the West,especially when it comes to homedecor. But fret not! For all of youwho like trying out andcustomising goods at home, hereare some fun ideas for you to tryout yourself at home:

1. Bind your old hard coverbooks together (side by side),such that it looks like a plank.You can use this as a book shelfand place them on your wall.This is a funky way of upcycling.

2. To get that rustic look,you can use cane sieves (theones with which your moms and

Use old scrap for chic interiors

mom-in-laws sieve rice in) tomake it into a photo-frame. How?Well, just paint them in funky

ways, give them differentstrokes with different hues andyou can paste your photographson them before placing them onthe wall. You could also makea photo wall, by placing manys ieves in d i f fe ren t ang les( l ike i f you p lace onehorizontally, place the othervertically and otherwise).

3. Use your old coastersas a wa l l hang ing . Usecolourful ribbons or threadsto t ie up the coasters afterthey're painted in your style,and then place them on yourwall. You could do the samewi th your t ea s i eves , bypa in t ing them up andhanging them on the wall.

4. You can use old bakedbeans tins, or beer bottle tinsin many ways. Clean the tinsup and paint it to use it as aflower vase. You can stackmany a newspaper together,glue them up together and cut

them such tha t they makepretty coasters.

5. Take small boxes, glueup your favourite magazinearticles on them, and alsosequence the edges to use itas a showpiece for your desk.

6. You can use tetra packcontainers to make pen standsby cutting them partially in themiddle. This is a good and easyway to upcycle.

7. Use your old cartonsand boxes , pa in t them orcover them up with colourfulpaper, place sequins on them,and use the end-product as amagazine or newspaper holder.

These are just some simplemethods you can use to makeyour home decor look bothclassy and eco-friendly.

Well, there are a lot moreways to do the same andcustomise your home decoraccording to your personal style.After all, your home shouldreflect your personality and whatbetter way to do up your interiorsyour way.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 property & decor

Saina Nehwal wins Denmark Open

SAIF ALI KHAN AND KAREENA KAPOOR TOGO TO GSTAAD FOR THEIR HONEYMOON

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are expected to return to Mumbai by October 21 after the reception and ceremonies in New Delhiand Pataudi. As reported earlier, Bebo will shoot her first item song post marriage with Salman Khan in Mumbai from October 22.After November 1 she will start promoting Talaash with Aamir Khan, while Saif will start shooting for Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullet

Raja in Madhya Pradesh. The couple will fly to Gstaad, Switzerland in December for their annual vacation that will also double up as ahoneymoon this time around. They will return to India by January 7, 2013 because Bebo starts shooting for Prakash Jha's Satyagrahaon January 10 in Bhopal and Saif will promote Race-2 that releases on January 25, 2013. The hotel in Gstaad where the couple spendstheir annual vacation is exclusively meant for royalty. In fact Saif is enrolled there as the Nawab of Pataudi. Even in the past years,Saifeena have been registering in the hotel as Mr and Mrs Khan. This time around, it will be no different

Tribute: King of romanceleaves a void in Bollywood

ODENSE/BUREAU NEWS:Shut t l e r Sa ina Nehwal onSunday beat Juliane Schenkof Germany to win theDenmark Open Super SeriesPremier tournament. Schenkhad pu l led o f f a mass iveupse t on Fr iday when sheovercame world number twoand Olympic champion LiXueru i . The 22-year -o ldSaina, who was competing inher first tournament after theLondon Games, won 21-17, 21-8 in 35 minutes to notch upher second Super Ser iesPremier t i t le . The t r iumphmarked another high for the

Indian shuttle queen who hadsuccess fu l ly defended her

Swiss Open title by defeatingwor ld number two Wang

Shixian of China a day aftershe turned 22 in March.

The 14th Mumbai FilmFes t iva l o rgan isedby MAMI will take

place from October 18-25 inMumbai. Pakistani directorIram Parveen Bilal's debutfeature f i lm Josh wil l beshowcased at the MumbaiFilm Festival in the worldc inema ca tegory. Dur ingthe fest ival Bilal wil l beshar ing the sc reen wi thAcademy Award-winningfilmmaker Michel Gondry,Palme D'Or Winner MichaelHaneke , Ken Loach and

Pakistani movie to bescreened at 14thMumbai Film Festival

Walter Salles, also beingshowcased in the sameca tegory. Conf i rms asource from Pakistan,"Bilalis excited about her movieto be chosen in the worldca tegory to be sc reenedalong with the other bestf i lms f rom a l l over theworld. The film Josh will bescreened on October 22 atMumbai." Pakistani actorsAmina Sheikh and MohibKhan are also expected tov i s i t Mumbai fo r thescreening of the movie.

Movie Preview: ChakravyuhCast: Abhay Deol, Abhishek Bachchan, Esha Gupta, Kabir Bedi, OmPuri, Sameera Reddy (Item Song), Arjun Rampal, Manoj BajpaiDirector: Prakash JhaRelease Date: October 24, 2012Synopsis: Chakravyuh is the story of two best friends: Adil andKabir. Adil Khan, a highly decorated police officer is posted toNandighat, after a horrifying massacre of 84 policemen. Within days,he discovers that the Maoists, lead by the ruthless and charismaticRajan, effectively control the area. They are able to swiftly thwartAdil's most determined efforts. Despite holding a position ofenormous power as the SP of Nandighat, Adil has never felt sohelpless in his career.But then, into his life, re-enters Kabir! Rootless, aimless, thequintessential rolling stone.. His only anchor in life has always beenhis friendship with and his loyalty for Adil. The maverick proposesan outrageous plan: He will infiltrate Rajan's group, and be Adil'sinformer. And, together they will smash the Maoist organization inNandighat. In spite of his apprehensions, Adil agrees.Sure enough, Kabir gets in and craftily wins their confidence, asonly he can. He secretly begins informing Adil, who starts attackingthe Maoists with great success. An enormous cache of arms raided,

two top national leaders and 63 activists killed at an arms-trainingcamp.. And, Rajan himself captured! Within weeks, Adil-Kabir turnthe game, pushing the Maoists on to the backfoot.But, Kabir also begins discovering a different reality. The abjecthelplessness of the rural poor, brutally displaced in the name ofdevelopment, the fruits of which never reach them. Their land, theirforest, their water snatched by their own government to allow bigbusiness to exploit the area and its people further.

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Contd. from Page 3In 1973, Chopra founded his own production company, Yash RajFilms, and launched it with "Daag: A Poem of Love" with the hitonscreen pair of Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. However,in the '80s several films he directed and produced failed to leavea mark at the box office, notably "Mashaal" and "Vijay". ButChopra rose like phoenix with the commercially and criticallysuccessful film "Chandni" thus beginning his journey of makingromantic Hindi films. He then directed and produced the cultclassic 'Lamhe' in 1991. His association with Shah Rukh Khanbegan with the 1993 romantic psychological thriller film 'Darr',which turned out to be a superhit with SRK playing the role ofan obsessed lover. Since then, Chopra has directed three moreromantic films, all starring Khan - 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997), 'Veer-Zaara' (2004) and 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (2012) before he announcedhis retirement from directing this year. "I have always had greatexperience working with him. He is one actor who has neverasked me what the story is about, how much money he willcharge... whatever amount I send him through cheque he takesthat and rather asks me why did I give such a huge amount,"Chopra said last month during an interview with Shah Rukh onhis 80th birthday. Shah Rukh has also been a part of films like'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' (1995), 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997),

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HIT OR FLOP MIDWEEK

UpcomingBOLLYWOOD Movies

KHILADI 786RELEASE DATE: 14-Nov-2012STARING: Akshay Kumar, HimeshReshammiya, Paresh Rawal, IleanaD'CruzDIRECTOR(S): Ashish R. MohanPRODUCER(S): Akshay Kumar,Ajay Virmani

TENSION MAT LE YAARRELEASE DATE: 28-Oct-2012STARING: Om Puri, Dalip Tahil, AlokNath, Upasna Singh, Sunil PalDIRECTOR(S): Asgar KhanMusic: Asgar Khan

CHAKRAVYUHRELEASE DATE: 24-Oct-2012STARING: Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol,Esha Gupta, Manoj Bajpai, Kabir Bedi,Om Puri, Anjali Patil, Mukesh TiwariDIRECTOR(S): Prakash JhaPRODUCER(S): Prakash Jha,Sunil Lulla

CHASHME BUDDOORRELEASE DATE: 30-Nov-2012STARING: Taapsee Pannu, Siddharth,Divyendu Sharma, Ali ZafarDIRECTOR(S): David DhawanPRODUCER(S): Viacom 18 MotionPictures

RUSHRELEASE DATE: 26-Oct-2012STARING: mraan Hashmi, Neha Dhupia,

Sagarika Ghatge, Aditya Pancholi

DIRECTOR(S): Shamin Desai,Priyanka Desai Music: Pritam

Movie Review

Critic's Rating: 3.5/5

Cast: Sidhar th Malhotra, Alia

Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Rishi

Kapoor, Kayoze Irani, Sana

Saeed, Ronit Roy

Direction: Karan Johar

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes

Story: The tracks are ready and the race is on. What's at stake?Love, friendship and the coveted 'Student of the Year' trophy.

Movie Review:It's KJo-Wala Love! Served fresh and piping hotfrom the Dharma college canteen of romance. And it's a high (class)school that you'd never want to miss a lecture of, ever. Except that ithas its own set of Karan rules. Read the prospectus: 1. Leave yourtext-books at home but ensure you're carrying your designer bagsand heels. 2. Drive a Ferrari to school, or if you're poorer, take a bike.3. Dating, mating, separating and love lessons shall be part of thesyllabus. 4. Girls, don your shortest minis, and guys, rip off theshirts. Welcome to St. Teresa's. Rest assured, it'll be a well-roundedentertainment experience.

ST is run by a happy and 'gay' Dean - Yogendra Vashisth (Rishi),who drools over John Abraham, and when he sees the much-marriedhot coach ( Ronit Roy) usko 'coach coach' hota hai!. The hotshotstudent of the school is rich brat Rohan Nanda (welcoming VarunDhawan), who zips around in his hot-wheels, flirts, and dreams ofbeing a Rockstar. His childhood sweetheart, another super rich kid,Shanaya (super filmy intro, Alia! Alia! Alia!), is Ms. Popularity andDrama Queen (don't miss the red pout) known for her brands andbeauty. Enter (grandly) Abhimanyu (Sidharth), a middle-class boywith mega dreams, a chalta-phirta KBC (Mr Know-it-all), and the in-house Milkha Singh.

There's a typical rich-poor division in school, the Richie RichTatas v/s the bechara gareeb Batas. But with Abhimanyu's entry thecompetition heats up - With both boys showing ample abs & attitude(teeny-weeny trunks, for all you drooling women!), chasing the samegal (Shanaya), and aiming for the same trophy - Student of the Year!Their equations from friends-to-foes changing quicker than theirschool grades. Their muscles rippling more than their egos; thecompetition gets tougher and the boys - leaner and meaner. Theirloyal friends adding chaos to campus - Eg. Tanya who trieseverything in the 'date- bait-book' to seduce Rohan (including push-up bras); the Parsi 'Pseudo' - the 'minority report'-card in this bunch;Jeetu - Rohan's chamcha; tomboy Shruti - Shanaya's other half (minusher designer do).

This is what we call grandiose debut(s)!!! Karan's definitelyswooshed his cane for this one. The trio has done him proud andhas set a high 'bench-mark'. Varun expresses and emotes with superbconfidence and storms the dance floor with swag. Sidharth standsequally tall, has amazing screen presence and is man of few wordsand many smouldering emotions. Alia wins your heart with hercuteness, effervescence and naivete. Yes, she reminds you ofKareena's Poo days (with all that oomph), but she comes into herown. The chemistry between the three (even outside the lab) growson you.

Shabhash! SOTY's supporting cast is brilliant, each havefavourite subjects and score high in those areas. But the star who

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ANJUNAA BEACHRELEASE DATE: 06-Nov-2012STARING: Nataliya Kozhenova, AmitaNangia, Kiran Kumar, Syed Faiz AliDIRECTOR(S): Shakeel S. SaifeePRODUCER(S): Sikander Khan

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scores a straight A-Plus is undoubtedlyRishi Kapoor -simply superb. Theother guy who cantake a bow is thedirector.

The film is fullof KJo-isms - it's larger-than-life, colourful, lavish, beautifully shotand directed. With medleys, dance, drama and everything good-looking (from cast to couches, dorms to discos).

Vishal-Shekhar have caught the right beat with this high-schoolmusical, and the songs are as fresh as the leads. The story is simpleand entertains throughout, though it's not the first time this marathonof an idea has run past the screen. 'SOTY' takes you back to yourbooks and sinks you in true-blue Bollywood syllabus, following the'formula' - Two boys, one girl, one glorious trophy and lots oftestosterone. If this one doesn't pump you up with nostalgia, it'stime for you to go back to school already!

Tip Off: You may not like this movie if bubble-gum romances,picture-perfect worlds and candy-floss clouds are not your idea of amovie-going experience.

After his wonderfully skilled performance as a gay dean inKaran Johar's Student Of The Year Rishi Kapoor is all setto play Dawood. The super-versatile Rishi Kapoor

stepping into Dawood's white shoes is indeed a cinematic coup.It apparently took director Nikhil Advani who has earlier workedwith Rishi Kapoor in Patiala House a good six months to convince

the temperamental Kapoor. Rishiinitially said no. Arshad Warsiwas being considered forDawood's role . But Advani hadhis heart set on Rishi Kapoor.And he finally got him. After SaifAli Khan in Agent Vinod andSalman Khan in Ek Tha Tiger it'sArjun Rampal who plays a RAWagent in D Day. Arjun is mighty

kicked by the prospect of working with Rishi Kapoor. "I've neverworked with him before, wanted to for a very long time. Finally Iam getting the chance. Another actor in D Day I seriously wantedto work with is Irrfan Khan. I can't wait to get started." D Daytakes off in September.

Rishi Kapoor plays Dawood in D Day

We reported a couple of months ago, that in keepingwith his mother Zeenat Hussain Khan's wish to performHaj, her elder son Aamir Khan promised to take her

for the holy pilgrimage after his return from his shooting schedulein Chicago. Now we hear from sources, that Aamir who returnedto India three days ago for the music launch of Talaash, is all setto go to Mecca.Apart from hismother, Aamirwill beaccompanied byan entourage of12 others. One ofthe personsgoing along is afriend of thea c t o r .Reportedly, sixbodyguards are also going along to ensure that Aamir and hisgroup stay protected. Aamir is one those stars who always insistson bodyguards to protect his family more than himself. Even whenhe travels overseas for shootings or when he is India, he ensureshis wife Kiran, his children Junaid, Ira and Azad and his sistersare accompanied by security when they are moving around.

Aamir takes mother and six bodyguards for Haj

Filmaker Ashwni Dhir is back with this Diwali's most awaitedrelease 'Son Of Sardaar'. Thefilm's music which has been

climbing the chartbusters hasrecently released a melodious trackcalled 'Bichdaan' which has beensung marvelously by Rahet FatehAli Khan and music given by noneother than Himesh Reshammiya!Incidentally 'Bichdaan' is AjayDevgn's favorite song from Son OfSardaar and is very close to hisheart..In the beginning of the SongAjay has even lend his voice byrendering a shayari , "Bichad KeTujh Se Ab Muh Ko Marna Hai Ye Tajurba Aisi Zindagi Me Karna

Devgn turns Shayar again with Son of SardaarHai". Last he was heard lending his voice to a song was in 'Diljale'

movie which released in 1996 and it hadbecome a rage amongst his fans.In this songwith Madhu in Shaam hai Dhuan Dhuan hesays "Arzoo Jhooth hai Kahaani hai, Arzooka fareb khanna nahi, Khush Jo rehna hozindagi mein tumhein, Dil Kisi se kabhilaganna nahi'" Ajay Devgn's rendition ispowerful to say, a deep hard hitting voicewhich would make you sit back and gothrough the same what he personifies sobeautifully on-screen. The song andespecially the Shayari is quite appreciated andis receiving spectacular response from theindustrywallahs and the fans. 'Son of Sardaar'

is all set to hit the screens this Diwali on 13 Nov!!

MOVIE PREVIEWCHAKRAVYUHCONTD. FROM PAGE 17As the poverty and desperation rise, so does a cry of anger..giving birth to the naxalite who believes the only way to counterthis is with a gun!Kabir also can't help getting close to the activists; beginsidentifying with them. Rajan, Babu, Venu.. And Juhi. Adedicated revolutionary with a tender heart, who has seen painlike none other. She begins to fall in love with Kabir. Theconfusion in Kabir's heart intensifies dangerously until he ison the horns of a ghastly dilemma. Who does he support now?Who does he fight? He finds himself in a chakravyuh fromwhich there is no retreat now.And yet, before Kabir can make one last desperate attempt toresolve this with Adil, events hurtle him into making choicesthat would put him at war with him. A war that would changethe future of the region. A war that can only end when one ofthem destroys the other.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012hollywood

UpcomingHOLLYWOOD Movies

CLOUD ATLASRELEASE DATE: 26 Oct 2012STARING: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh

Grant...

Story : Six stories set in a different timeand place become intricately related toeach other.

PRODUCER(S):Andy Wachowski, LanaWachowski, Tom Tykwer

TROUBLE WITH THE CURVERELEASE DATE: 26 Oct, 2012STARING: Clint Eastwood, JustinTimberlake, Amy Adams, JohnGoodman...PRODUCER(S): Clint Eastwood,Rober t LorenzSTORY: Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood)has been one of the best scouts inbaseball for decades, but, despite hisefforts to hide it, age is starting to catchup with him.

MIDNIGHT'S CHILDRENRELEASE DATE: Nov 2, 2012STARING: Satya Bhabha, ShahanaGoswami, Rajat KapoorPRODUCER(S): David HamiltonDIRECTOR(S): Deepa MehtaSTORY: IMidnight's Children is a glo-riously rich, sprawling story, told by apersuasive narrator, who has magi-cal powers and a most inventive graspof the truth.

ANNA KARENINARELEASE DATE: Nov 9, 2012STARING: Keira Knightley, Jude Law,Aaron Johnson.PRODUCER(S): Tim BevanDIRECTOR(S): Joe WrightSTORY: The story unfolds in its originallate-19th-century Russia high-societysetting and powerfully explores the ca-pacity for love that surges through thehuman hear t.

LIFE OF PIRELEASE DATE: 23 Nov 2012STARING: Tobey Maguire, I r r fanKhan, Tabu, Suraj Sharma..PRODUCER(S): Ang LeeDIRECTOR(S): Ang LeeGenre : Adventure, Drama

SKYFALLRELEASE DATE: Nov 1, 2012STARING: Judi Dench, Daniel Craig,Javier BardemDIRECTOR(S): Sam MendesSTORY: Bond's loyalty to M is testedas her past comes back to haunt her.As MI6 comes under attack, 007 musttrack down and destroy the threat, nomatter how personal the cost.Genre : Action, Adventure, Thriller

Movie Review

Critic's Rating: 3/5

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt,

Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon,

Jamie Chung

Direction: David Koepp

Genre: Action

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Story: Wilee ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is the best of New York'sdaredevil bicycle couriers. However, when he picks up an envelopefor delivery on a 'premium rush' priority, he finds himself racingagainst more than just the clock.

Movie Review: While the plot and premise of Premium Rush isfairly simple and generic - the all-important message that must reachits intended recipient, come what may - this, for the most part, isn'tjust a chase film. The dashing Wilee eschews a nine-to-five desk jobfor the sheer thrill of being a bicycle messenger with a death wish -dodging speeding vehicles, pedestrians and open doors along theway. As if to underscore his rebellious streak, Wilee rides fast, withno brakes on his sports bicycle. "Brakes are death," he nonchalantly

Premium RushPremium Rushtells his estrangedand concernedgirlfriend Vanessa (Dania Ramirez),who is also a bikecourier. She sees hiswild streak as ahindrance to themhaving a securefuture. After all, it would only take a split-second of misjudgmentfor him to meet with a fatal accident whilst riding. Small wonder then,that Gordon-Levitt needed 31 stitches in his right arm while filmingthe movie. Wilee's also got competition, in the form of the muscularand almost comical Manny (Wole Parks), who has his eye on Vanessa.

But this love triangle is put on the back-burner one day, whenNima ( Jamie Chung) hands Wilee a small white envelope that mustbe delivered downtown by 7.30 pm, the very same day. Enter themenacing bad cop Bobby Monday (very convincingly played byMichael Shannon), who has a nasty gambling habit coupled with asingle-minded,almost obsessive need to get his hands on thatenvelope. Various jump cuts in the movie and cool map-style visualshelp explain situations and embellish the story quite nicely. Theconversations between Wilee and Vanessa however, as they zip,dodge and weave their way through traffic come across asunnecessary and cheesy. There's the obligatory moral dilemmathrown in too. That aside, Premium Rush is fairly coherent, the bikestunts are cool and the film is filled with fast-paced chases that willoften have you at the edge of your seat.

After her visit to the country last year to launch her baglabel in Mumbai, Paris Hilton is once again headed toIndia. But this time, the American socialite-turned-

businesswoman is going to display her talent on a music console.Paris, who debuted as a deejay at a festival in Brazil this summer,

will be performing at the upcoming edition of the resort fashionweek in Goa this November. Organiser Nikhil Oza confirms Paris'attendance and adds that she will be performing for them. But,Paris is not the only one coming to connect with her Indianaudience. International fashion designer Rachel Roy, who hasworked with the likes of Michelle Obama, Penelope Cruz andCameron Diaz, is in the country after a hiatus of 20 years. She isalso bringing her creations to India soon.

Paris Hilton will deejay fora fashion event in India

The must-watch films at the2012 Mumbai Film Festare Amour (Palme d'Or

winner at Cannes 2012 andAustria's official entry to theOscars); French-Belgian filmRust and Bone (by two-timeCannes winner Jaques Audiard,and Best Film winner at the 2012Cabourg Romantic FilmFestival); Beyond The Hills (amasterpiece by Romaniandirector Cristian Mungiu, whowon Best Screenplay at Canneswhile the lead actresses sharedBest Actress honours);Blancanieves by director PabloBerger is Spain's official entry tothe Oscars while ace Filipinofilmmaker Brillante Mendoza

Must-watch films at the2012 Mumbai Film Fest

presents riveting drama filmCaptive (nominated for theGolden Berlin Bear at the BerlinFilm Festival); Dev Patel ofSlumdog Millionaire starsalongside James Franco inAbout Cherry, a coming-of-agestory that takes a peek into SanFrancisco's porn scene.Prominent Iranian auteur AbbasKiarostami takes another tripabroad to explore the depths ofunrequited desire in the Japaneselanguage drama, Like Someonein Love. The Mumbai Film Festwill be held between October 18-25 at the NCPA and Inox, NarimanPoint; Liberty Cinema, MarineLines; Cinemax, Versova andSion.

ABOUT CHERRY STARRING DEV PATEL, ASHLEY HINSHAW,JAMES FRANCO.Actress Minissha Lamba's visit to the city wasn't

surrounded by the hype we usually associate withBollywood celebrities in Kanpur. But as soon as we got

wind that the pretty lady was in town for the inauguration of acar showroom, we tracked her down for a chat. Excerpts: Luck ByChance "Acting happened accidentally for me. I was studying inDelhi and during mycollege days I startedgetting offers for adfilms. Initially, I was abit apprehensive, butafter someencouragement andprodding by myfriends, I took up someoffers for commercials.This was the time when filmmaker Shoojit Sircar spotted me andapproached me for Yahaan. I agreed for the role and this is how Iended up in Bollywood," informs Minissha, adding that she actuallywanted to be a journalist but ended up as an actress! While Minissha'sfilmography is limited, she's been lucky enough to work with criticallyaccliamed filmmakers like Shoojit Sircar and Shyam Benegal.

Acting happened accidentallyfor me: Minissha Lamba

Tribute: King of romance leaves a void in BollywoodContd. from Page 17 'Mohabbatein' (2000) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), which were produced by Chopra's Yash Raj banner. His last film 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'is set to hit theatres on November 13. Chopra's elder son Aditya Chopra is a successful director, carrying forward his legacy and takingcare of the Yash Raj banner. His younger son Uday is now handling the international branch of their production house, besides brief stintsin films. Yash Chopra-SRK top romantic films!

Yash Copra's association with Shah Rukh Khan began with the 1993 romantic psychological thriller film 'Darr', which turned out to bea superhit with SRK playing the role of an obsessed lover.

He directed actor Shahrukh Khan in four films namely Darr, Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Veer-Zaara and latest being Jab Tak Hai Jaan but SRKowed a large chunk of his fame to Yash Chopra, with whom he worked in a handful of films produced under the YRF banner.

Darr(1993): A violent love story- A protagonist who was an anti-hero Shah Rukh Khan went on to won the best villain award for thefilm. Not only did he set a new trend of an anti hero in Hindi film but raised his stardom.

Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995): It was the first Hindi film that was designed to appeal to Indian diaspora around the world.Filmmakers started to make films that catered to NRI audience. The film marked the debut of Yash Chopra's son Aditya Chopra it was oneof the first Hindi films that took its title from a film song. The film became the biggest hit of the year, as well as one of the biggest Bollywoodhits ever. The film won 10 Filmfare Awards, the most ever for a single film at that time, and also won the National Award for being the mostpopular film of the year. It is still playing at Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai.

Dil Toh Pagal Hain(1997): Yash Chopra returned to direction after a gap of five years to direct a musical. Shah Rukh Khan calls it acomplete turn around for Yash Chopra who worked with Shaimak Davar and his troupe with modern day

dancing. It was the first Hindi film to be shot in Baden-Baden, Germany, and in the German theme park Europa Park.Mohabatein (2000): Aditya Chopra's second directorial venture saw him bring Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan together. The

film also saw the debut of six newcomers and was shot at Oxford in England.Veer Zaara(2004): It was a cross border romance that was re-introduced by Yash Chopra who came back to direct Shah Rukh Khan

again after Dil To Pagal Hai. The film was inspired from human rights activist and lawyer AsmaJehangir. The music of the film, based on old compositions by the late Madan Mohan with lyrics by Javed Akhtar, was also

successful.Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008): Aditya Chopra who had focused himself on being just a producer came back to direction after a eight year

gap. He directed Shah Rukh and Anushka Sharma for a romantic comedy. The pre-release buzz of the filmtook a beating because of the terror attack but the film went on to become a big hit.Mohabatein (2000): Aditya Chopra's second directorial venture saw him bring Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan together. The

film also saw the debut of six newcomers and was shot at Oxford in England.Chak De! India (2007 ): A story of disgraced sport player who attempts to redeem himself by becoming a coach of women hockey team

and helps them win the gold. It was the first film Shah Rukh Khan acted which was directed by anon-chopra for Yash raj banner.Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008): Aditya Chopra who had focused himself on being just a producer came back to direction after a eight year

gap. He directed Shah Rukh and Anushka Sharma for a romantic comedy. The pre-release buzz of the filmtook a beating because of the terror attack but the film went on to become a big hit.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 cricket

The Indian Test team has been hurt by the misfiring openingduo of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, arguably, thecountry's greatest ever opening combo. Sample this:

Gambhir's last Test hundred came in January 2010 while VirenderSehwag is yet reach the three figure mark since demolishing NewZealand in November 2010. The concern is beginning to get bigger.For former captain Kapil Dev, it's high time that the duo performs.

"It's definitely worrying with two batsmen of that calibre notdelivering for such a long period. They have made huge reputationsand they have to go out there and defend it or else it will become a

It's time for Sehwag and Gambhir to perform, says Kapilworry for the team," Kapil said on Friday. Former India spinnerManinder Singh asked, "Hasn't Sehwag given enough hints overthe last year that he wants to bat in the middle-order? The teammanagement needs to talk to him and know why he is saying this.Keeping in mind the tour to South Africa next December, it will beworthwhile to have him down the order and have someone likeAjinkya Rahane opening the innings in India. Sehwag's reflexeshave clearly slowed down and we can't expect him to deliver inSouth Africa." Maninder added that Gambhir has put pressure onhimself by making tall claims.

"Gambhir has put too much pressure on himself. He has passedcomments during the off-season that he was ready for Test captaincy.And that adds to the pressure. He must go back to the people whohave groomed him in the past and sort out the problems." Gambhirhas, in the recent past, often got out playing his favourite dab shottowards the third man. His IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders' assistantcoach Vijay Dahiya, though, maintained that Gambhir was a masterof that stroke. "Gautam has scored a lot of runs with that shot andhe is really good at it. Now that he has started to lose his wicketplaying that stroke, it has glared up. His problem is more psychological.He played well in the IPL when he had an uncluttered mind," Dahiyahas said before leaving for the Champions League T20. With themiddle-order wearing an inexperienced look, the presence of bothGambhir and Sehwag in the line-up is crucial. Former India openerChetan Chauhan agrees. "You can't expose an inexperienced battingline-up at one go. It's unfortunate that both have been out of formtogether but they are class players," Chauhan said.

Former England captain and commentator Tony Greig hasrevealed that he is suffering from lung cancer. Greig wasinitially diagnosed with bronchitis in May this year and then

gathered further knowledge during the Australia-Pakistan series.Greig was quoted as saying to Australia's Sunday Telegraph thathe would undergo surgery to ascertain the extent of the illness. "Ihave had a few scrapes in my life and this is another one," theSouth Africa-born Greig, 66 was quoted as saying to the SundayTelegraph. "Vivian (his wife) and I are going to put the boxinggloves on and fight this like we've never fought anything before."At this stage Greig informed that he is not aware of hiscommentating commitments for this summer. "At the moment it istotally up in the air. My priority, 100 percent, is my family. Theywill come first," said Greig.

Greig sufferingfrom lung cancer

NEW DELHI/BUREAU NEWS:The Delhi Daredevils made a mealof what should have been a simplerun-chase in their match againstthe Perth Scorchers at theNewlands Stadium. Needing 122to win and go on top of the tablein Group B, the Daredevils lostfour of their top order batsmencheaply, yet got past the finish linein the final over to win by threewickets. Virender Sehwag, the onlybatsman who seemed to havecracked the code of batting on thedifficult Newlands track, scored ahalf-century, while Irfan Pathan’s14 was the second-best score ofthe innings.

In pursuit of 122, the DelhiDaredevils lost MahelaJayawardene, Unmukt Chand,Kevin Pietersen and Ross Taylorto single-digit scores to leaveVirender Sehwag to steer the teamthrough. The 34-year-old battedsensibly, held one end firm andwent about in a manner onedoesn’t normally associate withhim. Until he was out in the middle,the Delhi Daredevils weredefinitely favourites.

But once he holed out to theman patrolling the sweeper coverboundary in the 16th over, it putthe Western Australian side infront. On a difficult track, wherethe ball wasn’t coming on to thebat, Sehwag batted for 44deliveries and scored 52 (the onlyhalf-century of the match) in aninnings in which he ran 21 singles,three twos and hit only fourboundaries and a six. His 34-runpartnership with Irfan Pathan forthe fifth wicket was the highest inthe Daredevils’ innings. DD needednine runs of the last over, and Ajit

CLT20: Delhi beat Perth to stay alive

Agarkar and Pawan Negi hitboundaries off the first and thirddeliveries to seal the deal for theirteam. The Delhi Daredevils finishedwith 123 for 7 in 19.3 overs. ThePerth Scorchers bowlers wereimpressive.

The left-arm spinner MichaelBeer was the best of the lot (pickingup the wickets of the dangerousPietersen and Taylor), while NathanRimmington and Joe Mennie alsopicked up two wickets each.Nathan Coulter-Nile chipped in withthe wicket of Naman Ojha, whileBrad Hogg mixed his variations welland troubled the Daredevilsbatsmen consistently in his fourover spell. Earlier in the afternoon,though Herschelle Gibbs’ six offIrfan Pathan was the first scoringstroke of the innings, the Scorchersbatsmen generally struggled tocome to terms with the sluggishnature of the pitch. Gibbs tried tocreate some momentum, but he

only managed to drag the ball backonto his stumps.

Shaun Marsh and SimonKatich continued to accumulateruns over the next few overs, butclearly even they felt the pressureof not scoring runs quickly enough.Marsh in particular was jittery andattempted to break the shackles onseveral occasions without toomuch luck. The pair batted togetherfor 67 deliveries, but could onlyaccumulate 73 runs in that period.The platform had been set and justwhen it was time to build on it, thePerth Scorchers would lose bothbatsmen; Marsh (39 off 41 balls)was the first to go when he miscueda pull and holed out to the man atmidwicket. Katich (34 off 33 balls)followed soon after when he droveAgarkar through cover, but MahelaJayawardene was alert to theopportunity and completed asharp catch.

(Contd. on page 22)

MI PULLED UP FOR SLOW OVER-RATE

NEW DELHI: The Mumbai Indians werelast night fined for failure to bowl therequired number of overs in the timeavailable during the match against theChennai Super Kings at the Wanderersin Johannesburg. At the end of theinnings and once allowances had beentaken into consideration, the MumbaiIndians were assessed to be one overshort of the required rate. MumbaiIndians captain, Harbhajan Singh, received a US$1 500 fine while eachplayer was fined US$750. If Mumbai repeats this offence during itsnext game of the tournament, a one-match ban will be imposed onSingh. The Mumbai Indians lost their match by six runs and will nowface the Sydney Sixers in their final group match in Durban on Monday.

Harbhajan fined USD 1500, rest fined USD 750 eachHarbhajan fined USD 1500, rest fined USD 750 eachHarbhajan fined USD 1500, rest fined USD 750 eachHarbhajan fined USD 1500, rest fined USD 750 eachHarbhajan fined USD 1500, rest fined USD 750 each

The England selectors announced that Kevin Pietersen has been added to the Test squad for theforthcoming tour of India. The decision was made after Kevin Pietersen met with Andy Flower,Alastair Cook and a number of other senior players and members of England team management in

Oxford earlier this week. ECB Managing Director - England Cricket, Hugh Morris said: "We were keen thatKevin should hold a series of face-to-face meetings with team management and senior players before theTest squad departs for the UAE and India next week. "The meetings were constructive and cordial and alloutstanding issues have been resolved. All the England players and management are now keen to draw a lineunder this matter and fully focus on the cricketing challenge that lies ahead in India." ECB National SelectorGeoff Miller added: "We are pleased to welcome a player of Kevin's proven international calibre back into theTest squad for such an important Test series. As we anticipate that Ian Bell will return home for the birth of hisfirst child around the time of the 2nd Test in Mumbai, the team will benefit from having an extra batsman in thesquad and all players who were originally selected for the tour will fly out as planned next week. Kevin willjoin up with the squad as soon as his Champions League commitments are complete."

Kevin Pietersen added to England'sTest squad for India tour



ICC ODIODIODIODIODI RankingTeam Matches Points Rating

England 25 3016 121South Africa 18 2170 121India 30 3598 120Australia 28 3164 113Sri Lanka 32 3470 108Pakistan 28 2907 104West Indies 20 1879 94New Zealand 17 1258 74Bangladesh 16 1134 71Zimbabwe 14 700 50Ireland 6 207 35Netherlands 4 63 16Kenya 4 45 11

ICC TTTTTest est est est est RankingTeam Matches Points Rating

South Africa 25 3002 120England 36 4195 117Australia 34 3952 116Pakistan 29 3148 109India 32 3394 106Sri Lanka 29 2834 98West Indies 28 2509 90New Zealand 24 1832 76Bangladesh 12 0 0

ICC T20T20T20T20T20 RankingTeam Matches QFY Points Rating

Matches

cricket

Sri Lanka 1 2 1 5 1524 127West Indies 1 2 1 6 1450 121India 1 1 1 4 1322 120England 1 4 2 0 1647 118South Africa 1 3 1 8 1526 117Pakistan 1 8 2 6 2088 116Australia 1 5 2 0 1615 108New Zealand 1 3 1 8 1261 9 7Bangladesh 7 1 0 597 8 5Ireland 8 1 2 659 8 2Zimbabwe 7 1 0 306 4 4

MUMBAI/BUREAU NEWS:Mumbai Indians, the mostfollowed IPL team and theChampions’ League T20 (CLT20)defending champions, todayannounced its partnership withMumbai Schools SportsAssociation (MSSA) to developand support sports tournamentsamongst Mumbai schools across

MUMBAI INDIANS TEAM UP WITH MSSA

20 disciplines such as Aquatics,Athletics, Badminton, Basketball,Boxing, Carrom, Chess, Cricket,Football, Handball, Hockey,Gymnastics, Judo, Indian Games(Kho-Kho, Kabaddi), LawnTennis, Squash, Table-Tennis,Throwball and Volleyball. NitaAmbani strongly believes that“sports, as part of education, help

develop behavioral skills andshape the character of youngpeople to succeed in life. MSSAprovides a unique platform to instilla strong sporting culture in oureducation system, by conductingevents at the grass roots level forboth boys and girls in the Under-8 to Under-16 categories. MumbaiIndians looks forward to working

closely with MSSA in promotingsports as an integral part ofeducation. This is a significant stepfor Mumbai Indians in its effortsto strongly promote other sportsbeyond cricket at the grassrootslevel. ” Mumbai Indians will alsoexplore various opportunitiessuch as coaching programs,infrastructure development, health& nutrition programs by bringingin expert advice to enhance thesports experience for students. Aspart of the partnership, all MSSAorganized inter-schooltournaments will be branded as‘MSSA-Mumbai Indians Inter-school tournament’ from thecurrent year.

Rev. Fr. Jude Rodrigues,President MSSA said, “Theopportunity to be associated withMumbai Indians will bringinnovation and inspiration toMSSA. MSSA is a vast pool oftalents waiting to be tapped. Thiswill improve the opportunities andprospects for kids with thepotential to become good citizenand great sportsperson oftomorrow.” MSSA is one of the

country’s oldest and mostprestigious sports promotingbodies established in 1893 and hasbeen organizing inter-schoolsports tournaments for its memberschools in Mumbai for 119 yearsnow.

About MSSAThe Mumbai Schools Sports

Association, started by Sir DorabjiJamshedji Tata in 1893, formallyknown as The Bombay HighSchools Athletic Association, isone of the oldest sports body ofits kind in Asia, which organizes

and conducts tournaments in 20disciplines of sports from the grassroot level such as Aquatics,Athletics, Badminton, Basketball,Boxing, Carrom, Chess, Cricket,Football, Handball, Hockey,Gymnastics, Judo, Indian Games,Lawn Tennis, Squash, Table-Tennis, Throwball and Volleyball.Some of the prestigioustournaments under MSSA are:Harris Shield Cricket (since 1896),Giles Shield Cricket (Since 1901),Junior Aga Khan Hockey (1901),Tata Shield Athletics (since 1893).

(Contd. from page 21 )Mitchell Marsh’s 18-ball 20 – at a strike-rate of 111.11 – was thequickest knock of the innings. The Perth Scorchers only managedto score 22 runs in the last four overs and finished at 121 for 5. AjitAgarkar, who bowled a disciplined line and length and helped inbuilding pressure in the middle overs, was the pick of the DelhiDaredevils bowlers. Morne Morkel though would be the mostsuccessful one as he ended up with figures of three for 19 from hisfour overs. Brief Scores: Perth Scorchers 121-5 in 20 overs (ShaunMarsh 39, Simon Katich 34, Morne Morkel 3-19) lost to DelhiDaredevils 123-7 in 19.3 overs (Virender Sehwag 52, Michael Beer 2-18) by 3 wickets. Man of the Match: Ajit Agarkar for his economicalspell of 4-0-14-2. For more information, visit www.clt20.com.

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