[ 8 Sep, 2006 0317hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: In yet another attack on a woman, a 23-year-old was assaulted by an unidentified person who attempted to rob her while she was climbing the staircase of a building in Andheri's Manish Nagar area on Thursday.
The incident follows an attack on a 21-year-old MBA student who was targeted in a similar manner in the colony last month.
While police claim both incidents were attempts at robbery, residents are edgy and have demanded more patrolling.
According to witnesses, Thursday's incident took place in building number 44. The victim, Nishtha Patel, a physician at a charitable clinic in JVPD, was returning home in the afternoon. Nishtha lives with her parents on the fourth floor of the building.
"Around 12.30 pm, after Nishtha had climbed two floors, an unidentified man appeared in front of her and tugged at her handbag. When she resisted, he picked up a cement pole and hit her on the head," said inspector Pradeep Suryavanshi. However, Nishtha put up a tough fight.
After unsuccessfully trying to steal her handbag, the man fled, clambering over the society's compound wall to escape. Nishtha was rushed to Sujay hospital where she was given medical treatment and discharged.
Nishtha described the assailant to the police and said he was about five feet in height and in his twenties. Police suspect he was loitering on the building terrace and keeping a watch. Officials have started preparing a sketch of the offender.
Locals voiced concern over the attacks. "The problem is an under-construction transit camp that has sprung up at the edge of our colony," said gemology student Rovina D'souza.
"The labourers are hired on a temporary basis and keep a watch on movements of residents. There are very few watchmen in the area and trespassers walk in and leave whenever they want."
Rovina's friend, MBA student Vailani Varella, sustained 16 stitches to her head after an unidentified assailant had struck her repeatedly with a hammer on August 21. Varella was in building 48, which is only a block away from where Thursday's incident took place.
The police had acted swiftly and arrested a 19-year-old welder from the nearby construction site but residents remain dissatisfied.
"We believe there are 3-4 men involved in these attacks and they work in groups. The real culprit is still at large," said resident Jitendra Jain. He added that a month ago an 80-year-old woman was robbed in Block B, but the case remains unsolved.
Another resident Mangala Patil said local college students usually return to their homes in the afternoon and in the wake of these attacks, the police need to take stringent measures.
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Friday, September 08, 2006
Mumbai: Nothing but the BEST (buses)
Yogesh Naik
[ 7 Sep, 2006 0054hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: Commuters who catch their BEST buses along the Eastern or Western Express Highways are a step closer to a whole new experience.
The design for swanky new bus shelters—which will cost Rs 7 lakh each to build—was cleared by a high-powered committee of officials-cum-citizens on Saturday.
Fresh tenders will now be issued by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which presented the updated design, and 85 shelters on both highways are expected to come up in six months.
Later, other roads—like LBS Marg, SV Road and the underconstruction Santa Cruz-Chembur, Jogeshwari-Vikhroli and Andheri-Ghatkopar link roads—will also get the bus shelters.
Compared to the current drab bus-stops, the new shelters will have features that will make waiting for a bus a more aesthetic and comfortable experience (See graphic).
In addition, hi-tech features, like electronic displays, will allow commuters access to information about BEST services. However, commuters will have to wait longer for the most eagerly awaited feature.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) will be linked to the new stops later. The GPS will allow commuters to know exactly where a bus is along a route, making it possible to know if it will be on time.
[ 7 Sep, 2006 0054hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: Commuters who catch their BEST buses along the Eastern or Western Express Highways are a step closer to a whole new experience.
The design for swanky new bus shelters—which will cost Rs 7 lakh each to build—was cleared by a high-powered committee of officials-cum-citizens on Saturday.
Fresh tenders will now be issued by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which presented the updated design, and 85 shelters on both highways are expected to come up in six months.
Later, other roads—like LBS Marg, SV Road and the underconstruction Santa Cruz-Chembur, Jogeshwari-Vikhroli and Andheri-Ghatkopar link roads—will also get the bus shelters.
Compared to the current drab bus-stops, the new shelters will have features that will make waiting for a bus a more aesthetic and comfortable experience (See graphic).
In addition, hi-tech features, like electronic displays, will allow commuters access to information about BEST services. However, commuters will have to wait longer for the most eagerly awaited feature.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) will be linked to the new stops later. The GPS will allow commuters to know exactly where a bus is along a route, making it possible to know if it will be on time.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Mumbai: 'Filmi dacoits are bunkum'
[ 5 Sep, 2006 2009hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
Seema Parihar is a real-life dacoit who was married to the dreaded Nirbhay Gujjar.
The life of dacoits, shown in films like Sholay or even the 'realistic' Bandit Queen, is bunkum. That's the verdict of Seema Parihar, a real-life bandit. "It's hardly a romantic life. In reality, you don't have bandits shooting around on horses or cabaret shows in the evening. On the contrary, it's scary and full of struggle. You are running from the police all the time," says Seema.
After Seema's surrender, it was during her incarceration that Krishna Mishra decided to make a film on her life. "Convincing the authorities, and of course Seema, besides getting her bail organised was tough, but now that the film is ready, it's all been worth it," says Mishra.
But before signing on the dotted line, Seema had a set of conditions. "One of these was not to romanticise my life, the way Phoolan Devi's was done. I wanted a realistic portrayal of what I've been through," she says. And replaying her life on the screen was "a heart-rending experience" for the former bandit who was kidnapped from her home at the age of 13. The reason? Her father refused to give her hand in marriage to someone from a "lower-caste community. They took their revenge thus and I was married off to Nirbhay Gujjar who was recently killed in an encounter," she informs.
For six years, Seema could not meet her parents because "this would have put them in great trouble. You can imagine my state, what I went through. And this made an apradhi out of me. The men's atrocities forced me to pick up the gun for survival," she says.
Life in the jungle was tough, she says. "We moved around on foot, sometimes covering 60 to 70 kms in a day. And no, there were no horses. Where can you hide yourself with horses? If you're on foot, and being pursued by the police, you can quickly hide behind a bush or trees. So, being on foot is safer."
And now that she has a son, Sagar, she has surrendered and is at peace. Ask her if she has any regrets and she says, "I wish our villagers were with us. If they'd been, I wouldn't have undergone the ordeal I did."
Seema Parihar is a real-life dacoit who was married to the dreaded Nirbhay Gujjar.
The life of dacoits, shown in films like Sholay or even the 'realistic' Bandit Queen, is bunkum. That's the verdict of Seema Parihar, a real-life bandit. "It's hardly a romantic life. In reality, you don't have bandits shooting around on horses or cabaret shows in the evening. On the contrary, it's scary and full of struggle. You are running from the police all the time," says Seema.
After Seema's surrender, it was during her incarceration that Krishna Mishra decided to make a film on her life. "Convincing the authorities, and of course Seema, besides getting her bail organised was tough, but now that the film is ready, it's all been worth it," says Mishra.
But before signing on the dotted line, Seema had a set of conditions. "One of these was not to romanticise my life, the way Phoolan Devi's was done. I wanted a realistic portrayal of what I've been through," she says. And replaying her life on the screen was "a heart-rending experience" for the former bandit who was kidnapped from her home at the age of 13. The reason? Her father refused to give her hand in marriage to someone from a "lower-caste community. They took their revenge thus and I was married off to Nirbhay Gujjar who was recently killed in an encounter," she informs.
For six years, Seema could not meet her parents because "this would have put them in great trouble. You can imagine my state, what I went through. And this made an apradhi out of me. The men's atrocities forced me to pick up the gun for survival," she says.
Life in the jungle was tough, she says. "We moved around on foot, sometimes covering 60 to 70 kms in a day. And no, there were no horses. Where can you hide yourself with horses? If you're on foot, and being pursued by the police, you can quickly hide behind a bush or trees. So, being on foot is safer."
And now that she has a son, Sagar, she has surrendered and is at peace. Ask her if she has any regrets and she says, "I wish our villagers were with us. If they'd been, I wouldn't have undergone the ordeal I did."
Bangalore best to live in ?
GEETHA RAO
[ 6 Sep, 2006 2239hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
This city tops the list for quality of life. Is that really true?
A recent study across Indian cities had people saying Bangalore's the best city to live in and the second best to earn in. Is that really so? BT asked Bangaloreans who'd lived in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Wildlife expert Saad Bin Jung lived in Hyderabad for 22 years, followed by Bangalore for 22 years, and says, "The weather in Bangalore was fantastic then. And the quality of life, the best. Now, the very people who have destroyed Bangalore are making politically correct noises about putting it back on track again. It's like wildlife. First you finish the animals and then try to bring them back again. Bangalore's been destroyed by a small percentage that's gained dramatically by it, but there's nothing for the common man, like me, today. You can't change Bangalore because those who have benefitted by it are extremely powerful. Bangalore was a thousand times better than Hyderabad earlier."
Hyderabad, he says, is a very old and civilised city and the people care enough for the city to reinvent it. "But in Bangalore, there are too many people from outside who have settled here, and don't care for the city." Opportunities-wise, Bangalore and Hyderabad are similar.
Chippy Gangjee, who's lived in Kolkata before he moved to Bangalore 22 years ago says Bangalore weather's the best.
"But if the infrastructure was as good as in SM Krishna's time, it'd be even better to live here. We may crib like hell about the traffic, but go to another city, and you just want to come running back."
Gangjee deals with some of the worst roads in LB Shastrinagar where he lives: "They are horrendous, I travel on them some four times a day, yet the amount of peace that Bangalore offers is something you can't get anywhere."
And the people. In Chippy Gangjee's apartment block, there are a dozen Bengali families among the 200 living there and 30-40 more in the locality, but both Bengalis and non-Bengalis have decided to celebrate Durga Puja together. "People are so cosmopolitan," he says.
However, Kolkata is less expensive: "a great city, costwise, whether it's vegetables or rentals or eating out."
Gagan Bindra, marketing manager with a multiplex, who's lived in Delhi for seven years, and Bangalore for six, says Delhi being the capital, has the edge in terms of infrastructure.
"I'm not saying Delhi's perfect, but you can see a lot of development. Now with the Commonwealth Games coming to Delhi, there's even more focus on infrastructure."
And traffic? Bindra says, "Even if you are caught in a traffic jam in Bangalore, it's much better than being caught in the scorching heat in Delhi."
And the people here are welcoming of outsiders, he says. In Delhi, more or less, the attitude is we belong here, may be we know better than you do. Danseuse Vani Ganapathy who's travelling constantly to Mumbai says what we lack here is discipline.
"I was in Mumbai during Janmashtami, which is celebrated in a grand manner there. Despite that, there was disciplined traffic movement. I stay in Chennai only for two days so I don't really know, but my cousins there say it's quite calm. Here, though, I was caught in the traffic jam during Sonia Gandhi's visit, and there was chaos. Some hooligans actually turned on the police."
[ 6 Sep, 2006 2239hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
This city tops the list for quality of life. Is that really true?
A recent study across Indian cities had people saying Bangalore's the best city to live in and the second best to earn in. Is that really so? BT asked Bangaloreans who'd lived in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Wildlife expert Saad Bin Jung lived in Hyderabad for 22 years, followed by Bangalore for 22 years, and says, "The weather in Bangalore was fantastic then. And the quality of life, the best. Now, the very people who have destroyed Bangalore are making politically correct noises about putting it back on track again. It's like wildlife. First you finish the animals and then try to bring them back again. Bangalore's been destroyed by a small percentage that's gained dramatically by it, but there's nothing for the common man, like me, today. You can't change Bangalore because those who have benefitted by it are extremely powerful. Bangalore was a thousand times better than Hyderabad earlier."
Hyderabad, he says, is a very old and civilised city and the people care enough for the city to reinvent it. "But in Bangalore, there are too many people from outside who have settled here, and don't care for the city." Opportunities-wise, Bangalore and Hyderabad are similar.
Chippy Gangjee, who's lived in Kolkata before he moved to Bangalore 22 years ago says Bangalore weather's the best.
"But if the infrastructure was as good as in SM Krishna's time, it'd be even better to live here. We may crib like hell about the traffic, but go to another city, and you just want to come running back."
Gangjee deals with some of the worst roads in LB Shastrinagar where he lives: "They are horrendous, I travel on them some four times a day, yet the amount of peace that Bangalore offers is something you can't get anywhere."
And the people. In Chippy Gangjee's apartment block, there are a dozen Bengali families among the 200 living there and 30-40 more in the locality, but both Bengalis and non-Bengalis have decided to celebrate Durga Puja together. "People are so cosmopolitan," he says.
However, Kolkata is less expensive: "a great city, costwise, whether it's vegetables or rentals or eating out."
Gagan Bindra, marketing manager with a multiplex, who's lived in Delhi for seven years, and Bangalore for six, says Delhi being the capital, has the edge in terms of infrastructure.
"I'm not saying Delhi's perfect, but you can see a lot of development. Now with the Commonwealth Games coming to Delhi, there's even more focus on infrastructure."
And traffic? Bindra says, "Even if you are caught in a traffic jam in Bangalore, it's much better than being caught in the scorching heat in Delhi."
And the people here are welcoming of outsiders, he says. In Delhi, more or less, the attitude is we belong here, may be we know better than you do. Danseuse Vani Ganapathy who's travelling constantly to Mumbai says what we lack here is discipline.
"I was in Mumbai during Janmashtami, which is celebrated in a grand manner there. Despite that, there was disciplined traffic movement. I stay in Chennai only for two days so I don't really know, but my cousins there say it's quite calm. Here, though, I was caught in the traffic jam during Sonia Gandhi's visit, and there was chaos. Some hooligans actually turned on the police."
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Mumbai: Soon, expect cleaner trains and linen
Devraj Dasgupta
[ 5 Sep, 2006 0137hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: Long-distance travellers boarding mail or express trains from Mumbai may be in for cleaner, stench-free journeys if the Indian Railways gets a couple of new plans on track.
The railways propose to have a single contractor to provide on-board cleaners, linen and food for each journey. The railways are also planning a central laundry facility at Wadi Bunder, which should be running within a year's time, to ensure cleaner linen.
R D Sharma, group general manager of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), West, said the railways are introducing a 'Comprehensive On-Board Maintenance' policy.
"A single contractor will supply food, linen and provide cleaners for the upkeep of trains throughout the trip," he said.
The railways expect the private on-board cleaners will keep the interiors of trains cleaner than departmental staff, who don't travel with the train and do cleaning only at major stations.
Officials also feel that dealing with a single contractor for various services would increase accountability and reduce multi-point dealings for passengers.
As for linen, long-distance trains leaving Mumbai require more than 20,000 bedsheets, pillows, hand towels and blankets a day.
All these are provided by the railways on special trains like the Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express. But on the remaining trains, private contractors supply the linen.
The railways have got complaints from passengers about dirty linen. Moreover, sometimes, supply has fallen short of the demand.
To ensure cleaner linen, the IRCTC has decided to come up with a jumbo laundry at Wadi Bunder on P D'Mello Road. It would get all dirty railway linen in Mumbai washed at one place instead of leaving the job to the individual contractors.
Sharma said the proposed laundry would be run by an experienced dry cleaning firm from Mumbai.
"We will soon float tenders inviting parties to construct and operate the jumbo washing machines as seen in western countries," said Sharma. The land for the laundry, admeasuring 15,000 sq ft, is being made available by the CR to IRCTC, he said.
[ 5 Sep, 2006 0137hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: Long-distance travellers boarding mail or express trains from Mumbai may be in for cleaner, stench-free journeys if the Indian Railways gets a couple of new plans on track.
The railways propose to have a single contractor to provide on-board cleaners, linen and food for each journey. The railways are also planning a central laundry facility at Wadi Bunder, which should be running within a year's time, to ensure cleaner linen.
R D Sharma, group general manager of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), West, said the railways are introducing a 'Comprehensive On-Board Maintenance' policy.
"A single contractor will supply food, linen and provide cleaners for the upkeep of trains throughout the trip," he said.
The railways expect the private on-board cleaners will keep the interiors of trains cleaner than departmental staff, who don't travel with the train and do cleaning only at major stations.
Officials also feel that dealing with a single contractor for various services would increase accountability and reduce multi-point dealings for passengers.
As for linen, long-distance trains leaving Mumbai require more than 20,000 bedsheets, pillows, hand towels and blankets a day.
All these are provided by the railways on special trains like the Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express. But on the remaining trains, private contractors supply the linen.
The railways have got complaints from passengers about dirty linen. Moreover, sometimes, supply has fallen short of the demand.
To ensure cleaner linen, the IRCTC has decided to come up with a jumbo laundry at Wadi Bunder on P D'Mello Road. It would get all dirty railway linen in Mumbai washed at one place instead of leaving the job to the individual contractors.
Sharma said the proposed laundry would be run by an experienced dry cleaning firm from Mumbai.
"We will soon float tenders inviting parties to construct and operate the jumbo washing machines as seen in western countries," said Sharma. The land for the laundry, admeasuring 15,000 sq ft, is being made available by the CR to IRCTC, he said.
Mumbai: It will rain 34 malls in the next 3 years
[ 6 Sep, 2006 0306hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: The number of big malls in the city will grow from 14 to 48 in the next three years, prompting experts to question the mall-mania and ask whether the city has the infrastructure to support them.
"Too many malls in the same area can be a problem. It is a difficult to predict what will work. But one thing is for sure; well-managed malls are here to stay," Dharmesh Jain of Nirmal Group, now adding more than 7 lakh square feet to his Mulund mall, said.
Knight Frank India retail services division head Prakrut Mehta agreed. "With so many malls mushrooming in the city, owners need to offer something different," he explained.
The worries are not without basis; in areas such as Mulund and Vashi, for instance, mushrooming malls are posing serious threat to the existing ones.
Vashi is expected to have nine malls next to each other. "The logic used by mall developers there is Vashi is a nodal point of entry into and departure from Mumbai.
Traders come here to sell their goods and have cash when they leave," Trammell Crow Meghraj retail services head Shubhranshu Pani said.
Mushrooming malls in Bhandup, Mulund and Thane are also expected to affect business of existing malls such as R Mall and Nirmal Lifestyle.
"Lifestyle has realised the challenge and has a business strategy to tackle this. The developer is trying to get everything under a single roof. Customers, who want to buy different goods or want to see different brands at the same time, will have it easy," an analyst with a retail consultancy said.
Developers, however, are optimistic. Some believe that too many malls at the same place cannot happen everywhere in a strapped of land.
"You cannot spot a mall while driving from Mulund to Parel; the city has the appetite for more malls," the owner of an upcoming mall on LBS Marg said.
Mumbai: Supriya Sule declares assets worth Rs 42 cr
[ 6 Sep, 2006 0309hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
MUMBAI: Make way for one more multi-crorepati in Maharashtra politics.
The affidavit filed by Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule for the Rajya Sabha elections shows her to be one of the richest politicians in the state—Sule, her husband Sadanand and their two children have properties worth a whopping Rs 41.52 crore.
Aviation minister Praful Patel, however, beats Sule in the wealth game by a few crores, having declared assets worth Rs 49 crore.
The 37-year-old daughter of Union agriculture minister Pawar, who filed her nomination for the September 18 election on Tuesday, has caused eyebrows to be raised in political circles with her jaw-dropping declared wealth.
Sharad Pawar himself declared assets worth only Rs 3.6 crore when he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Baramati in 2004. The affidavit shows that the Sules do not own any vehicle, just like Pawar Senior, who normally travels in an imported SUV.
The Sules have diamonds worth Rs 52, 00,100 and gold ornaments worth Rs 18, 16,701. Supriya and Sadanand have each invested Rs 1.97 crore in overseas financial institutions and Rs 14.46 lakh each in quoted shares overseas.
They have bank deposits worth Rs 55, 79, 00,131, while their foreign accounts amount to Rs 10, 53,099.98. The moveable assets of Supriya's school-going children are worth over Rs 1 crore.
Daughter Revathi's movable assets are worth Rs 51 lakh and son Vijay's assets are worth Rs 49 lakh.
In addition, Supriya, a homemaker-turned-social worker, owns agricultural land at Malegaon village in Baramati (4.16 hectares) and at Dehkalwadi village in Baramati (10 hectares) valued at Rs 15, 39,708 and Rs 22,201 respectively.
She has houses in Mumbai, Pune and Singapore. One of the Mumbai houses, measuring 256.93 square metres, is located at Peddar Road and is worth Rs 5.53 crore while the second one, belonging to Sadanand Sule, is also at Peddar Road (51.72 squaremetres).
It's worth Rs 80.16 lakh. Supriya has a 7,590 squaremetre property in Koregaon Park, Pune, which is worth Rs 73 lakh, while Sadanand has a house in Pune worth Rs 43.50 lakh.
The Sules have a 2,365 sq ft flat in Singapore. The total immovable assets of the Sules are listed at Rs 16, 53, 36,189. The statement to the Election Commission also states that the Sules have taken a loan of Rs 1.75 crore.
MUMBAI: Make way for one more multi-crorepati in Maharashtra politics.
The affidavit filed by Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule for the Rajya Sabha elections shows her to be one of the richest politicians in the state—Sule, her husband Sadanand and their two children have properties worth a whopping Rs 41.52 crore.
Aviation minister Praful Patel, however, beats Sule in the wealth game by a few crores, having declared assets worth Rs 49 crore.
The 37-year-old daughter of Union agriculture minister Pawar, who filed her nomination for the September 18 election on Tuesday, has caused eyebrows to be raised in political circles with her jaw-dropping declared wealth.
Sharad Pawar himself declared assets worth only Rs 3.6 crore when he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Baramati in 2004. The affidavit shows that the Sules do not own any vehicle, just like Pawar Senior, who normally travels in an imported SUV.
The Sules have diamonds worth Rs 52, 00,100 and gold ornaments worth Rs 18, 16,701. Supriya and Sadanand have each invested Rs 1.97 crore in overseas financial institutions and Rs 14.46 lakh each in quoted shares overseas.
They have bank deposits worth Rs 55, 79, 00,131, while their foreign accounts amount to Rs 10, 53,099.98. The moveable assets of Supriya's school-going children are worth over Rs 1 crore.
Daughter Revathi's movable assets are worth Rs 51 lakh and son Vijay's assets are worth Rs 49 lakh.
In addition, Supriya, a homemaker-turned-social worker, owns agricultural land at Malegaon village in Baramati (4.16 hectares) and at Dehkalwadi village in Baramati (10 hectares) valued at Rs 15, 39,708 and Rs 22,201 respectively.
She has houses in Mumbai, Pune and Singapore. One of the Mumbai houses, measuring 256.93 square metres, is located at Peddar Road and is worth Rs 5.53 crore while the second one, belonging to Sadanand Sule, is also at Peddar Road (51.72 squaremetres).
It's worth Rs 80.16 lakh. Supriya has a 7,590 squaremetre property in Koregaon Park, Pune, which is worth Rs 73 lakh, while Sadanand has a house in Pune worth Rs 43.50 lakh.
The Sules have a 2,365 sq ft flat in Singapore. The total immovable assets of the Sules are listed at Rs 16, 53, 36,189. The statement to the Election Commission also states that the Sules have taken a loan of Rs 1.75 crore.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Bangalore: The best place to live in India
Rema Nagarajan
[ 4 Sep, 2006 0019hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
NEW DELHI: When it comes to choosing the city you would like to work and live in, it seems you cannot have it all. If a city is great for earning and investing in, it is not necessarily the best for living, as in the case of Surat.
On the other hand, there is Kolkata that ranks quite high as a city to live in but is the worst when it comes to making money or investing it.
Your best bet for a city that ranks fairly high on all three counts — living, working and investing — is Bangalore. It ranks as the top city to reside in and second best to earn.
As an investment destination, however, it's mediocre, ranking sixth. Delhi, by contrast, ranks high — fourth — only for earning.
Analysis of the top 10 cities of the country for earning, investing and residing is given in a study, The City Skyline of India 2006, published by Indicus Analytics.
The study is based on official statistics and online surveys conducted by Indicus in these cities. It yields interesting information on how often a citizen would have to haggle with an autowallah, what percentage of people own invertors, the city’s water and power supply, public transportation etc.
Surat with its low unemployment rates, high job growth rates and one of the highest per capita small business credit is the top destination for seeking jobs and business.
However, it is at the bottom in the list of Alpha cities (the top 10) in terms of good living, with nearly half the people expressing the need for more entertainment and better educational facilities.
It also has the lowest share of households in the top socio-economic category (SEC A) among the Alpha cities. One third of its households fall in SEC C.
Coimbatore strikes a decent balance: it's the best city to invest in but ranks fifth on the earning and good living front. The most pressing problem for residents seems to be water supply — which comes just once in two days.
On most other counts, the city offers a decent life though with relatively few avenues for entertainment.
With one of the lowest unemployment rates in this group of cities and per capita income comparable to the highest in the group, Pune too does well on all three counts of earn-in, invest-in and reside-in indices.
The metros, interestingly, are not the best performers in this list. Chennai is high up as a place to invest in and to live in.
The citizens are satisfied with the educational infrastructure, low crime level and efficient management of infrastructure. But with unemployment rate as high as 27%, do not head there if you are looking to earn good money.
[ 4 Sep, 2006 0019hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
NEW DELHI: When it comes to choosing the city you would like to work and live in, it seems you cannot have it all. If a city is great for earning and investing in, it is not necessarily the best for living, as in the case of Surat.
On the other hand, there is Kolkata that ranks quite high as a city to live in but is the worst when it comes to making money or investing it.
Your best bet for a city that ranks fairly high on all three counts — living, working and investing — is Bangalore. It ranks as the top city to reside in and second best to earn.
As an investment destination, however, it's mediocre, ranking sixth. Delhi, by contrast, ranks high — fourth — only for earning.
Analysis of the top 10 cities of the country for earning, investing and residing is given in a study, The City Skyline of India 2006, published by Indicus Analytics.
The study is based on official statistics and online surveys conducted by Indicus in these cities. It yields interesting information on how often a citizen would have to haggle with an autowallah, what percentage of people own invertors, the city’s water and power supply, public transportation etc.
Surat with its low unemployment rates, high job growth rates and one of the highest per capita small business credit is the top destination for seeking jobs and business.
However, it is at the bottom in the list of Alpha cities (the top 10) in terms of good living, with nearly half the people expressing the need for more entertainment and better educational facilities.
It also has the lowest share of households in the top socio-economic category (SEC A) among the Alpha cities. One third of its households fall in SEC C.
Coimbatore strikes a decent balance: it's the best city to invest in but ranks fifth on the earning and good living front. The most pressing problem for residents seems to be water supply — which comes just once in two days.
On most other counts, the city offers a decent life though with relatively few avenues for entertainment.
With one of the lowest unemployment rates in this group of cities and per capita income comparable to the highest in the group, Pune too does well on all three counts of earn-in, invest-in and reside-in indices.
The metros, interestingly, are not the best performers in this list. Chennai is high up as a place to invest in and to live in.
The citizens are satisfied with the educational infrastructure, low crime level and efficient management of infrastructure. But with unemployment rate as high as 27%, do not head there if you are looking to earn good money.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Hrishikesh Mukherjee dead
August 27, 2006 19:44 IST
Veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who made directed several memorable movies including Anand that launched Amitabh Bachchan on the path to superstardom, died here at a hospital in Mumbai.
He was 84.
Mukherjee was admitted to the Leelavati hospital in June in critical condition following chronic renal failure, pneumonia and sepsis, hospital sources said.
He had been coming to the hospital regularly for dialysis.
The end came at 1630 hours.
Mukherjee's funeral is likely to be held on Monday or Tuesday after his son returns from the United States.
Mukherjee directed many a blockbuster Hindi movie, regaling the audience with the typical Hrishida touch. He won the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke award and Padma Vibhushan.
Some of his memorable films include Anand, starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh among others, Abhimaan, featuring Amitabh, Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, Chupke Chupke with Amitabh, Jaya and Dharmendra in the cast and Khubsoorat starring Rekha.
Having done his apprenticeship under legendary Bimal Roy, Mukherjee started his career with Musafir in 1957 and his last work was Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate starring Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, released in 1998.
Veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who made directed several memorable movies including Anand that launched Amitabh Bachchan on the path to superstardom, died here at a hospital in Mumbai.
He was 84.
Mukherjee was admitted to the Leelavati hospital in June in critical condition following chronic renal failure, pneumonia and sepsis, hospital sources said.
He had been coming to the hospital regularly for dialysis.
The end came at 1630 hours.
Mukherjee's funeral is likely to be held on Monday or Tuesday after his son returns from the United States.
Mukherjee directed many a blockbuster Hindi movie, regaling the audience with the typical Hrishida touch. He won the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke award and Padma Vibhushan.
Some of his memorable films include Anand, starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh among others, Abhimaan, featuring Amitabh, Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, Chupke Chupke with Amitabh, Jaya and Dharmendra in the cast and Khubsoorat starring Rekha.
Having done his apprenticeship under legendary Bimal Roy, Mukherjee started his career with Musafir in 1957 and his last work was Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate starring Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, released in 1998.
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