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DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C Murphy’s law: Madhuri Dixit by Ashton Kutcher another name THE TIMES OF INDIA Couple fakes daughter’s cancer Saturday, October 4, 2003 spells hot male! reads Antara Mali! Crime most foul. US coup- months by a court in Ohio. le Robert and Teresa Milb- Police say the Milbrand- Page 8 Page 10 randt have been jailed for ts fooled 65 people and bu- faking their seven-year- sinesses into giving donat- old daughter Hannah’s le- ions. While Hannah’s illn- ukaemia to gain ess was discover- around $ 31,000 ed to be a hoax in donations. in December 20- Teresa was se- 02, her parents ntenced to six now have to pay and a half years the price for do- and Robert, to fo- nations received ur years and 11 illegally. OF INDIA MANOJ KESHARWANI OCTOBER IS HIGH ON DRY DAYS ARUN KUMAR DAS beneficial to the exchequer, such a move will go a sales on the day preceding ‘dry’ days register a 40-50 Times News Network long way in curbing smuggling. As of now,there are per cent rise over normal business. Worse still, dry 21 dry days in all, but Delhi could do without dry da- days allow smugglers and bootleggers to enter the iquor shops, liquor shops everywhere but not ys associated with religious holidays. At the same ti- picture. ‘‘The smuggling of liquor is assuming huge a drop to drink. For those who have been left me, the number of dry days four years ago was 45.’’ proportions in Delhi, more so because the city has Lshaken and stirred by this line and are so many dry days. If nearabout 10,000 cases of thirsty for details, the fact of the matter is that liquor are sold through government-run ven- sarkari holidays spell dry days for the booze OFFICIAL HICCUPS ds on a daily basis, the same quantity of booze bazaar and this month scores a new high for Delhi has a high 21 dry days is smuggled in from neighbouring states on liquor outlets downing their shutters. dry days.’’ In the current context, Delhi has Counting Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), this per year as against a figure 274 government-run vends, 30 private outlets month has a total of four dry days, including of 3 for neighbouring states and 57 vends for country liquor. October 4 (on account of Dussehra), October While the excise department is reportedly 10 (Balmiki Jayanti) and October 25 (Diwali). THIS MONTH’S DRY DAYS coordinating with the crime branch to check Well, if the score of four leaves a lump in the ● October 2: Gandhi Jayanti bootlegging in the Capital, smugglers are con- Bacchus buff ’s throat, what makes matters all ● October 4: on account of stantly changing the routes and sources thro- the more undiluted is that, even as liquor outl- ugh which they sneak in liquor into Delhi. ets in Delhi remain closed on these dry days Dussehra ‘‘Smuggled liquor enters Delhi from Rajasth- booze vends in neighbouring states are offic- ● October 10: Balmiki Jayanti an, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and, to a lesser ex- ially open.For the record, states adjoining Del- ● October 25: Diwali tent, from Madhya Pradesh. We are keeping a hi observe all of three dry days — Gandhi Ja- NEELABH vigil at check-posts along Delhi’s borders and yanti, Independence Day and Republic Day — will also conduct raids at warehouses.’’ while the Capital’s liquor-lovers are forced to bear a An estimate reveals that around 10,000 cases of Thanks to dry days, the liquor lover’s world might high of 21 dry days. liquor — worth Rs 1.5 crore — is sold per day in Del- have been turned tipsy-turvy,but the city sarkar cla- ‘‘If the number of dry days in Delhi is lowered, li- hi. At the same time, dry days see customers resort- ims to be in control of things. Well, if not liquor sup- quor sales are bound to go up,’’ points out a senior ing to stockpiling and making liquor purchases fr- ply,Delhi is atleast high on assurances! official of the excise department, ‘‘Apart from being om neighbouring states. Figures reveal that liquor [email protected] THE LONG & SHIRT OF IT! VINOD NAIR statement with my Inde Pret ny,”informs Raghu, “Officials Times News Network Jodhpur line, for which I have of the Guiness Book will check tied up with Vishal Singh of the measurements before pass- irst things first. Let’s get si- Orient Craft’’ says Raghu. ing their verdict.” Fze wise. There’s large, ther- Now, the specifics. Made fr- Papa-to-be Raghu hopes to e’s extra-large and then, ther- om khaki-coloured cotton, the chart new trends for the Indi- e’s H-U-G-E! Huge like a shirt an fashion industry to follow. measuring 160 feet long and RECORD BREAKER ‘‘We are already a few fashi- 170 feet wide (chest measure- Raghavendra Rathore is all on weeks old and I feel we sh- ment), which has been stitch- ould do something new.’’ ed together by designer Rag- set to enter the Guiness Book For the moment though, havendra Rathore. A record- of World Records after creating Raghu is high on a shirt with breaking shirt? You guessed the world’s largest-ever shirt a ‘big’ difference. And altho- it — this ultra-huge garment, ugh he might not make an to be unveiled at the Metrop- shirt eats up around 5,000 m of off-the-cuff statement to this olitan Hotel Nikko tomorrow, fabric and comes with wooden effect, he seems to be right on will put Raghu in The Guiness buttons measuring 35 inches the button when it comes to Book of World Records. in diameter. “As of now, the re- making a record-breaking sty- ‘‘The idea is not just to cre- cord for the world’s biggest sh- le statement! ate a record, but also to make a irt is held by a Spanish compa- [email protected] THE ROYAL TOUCH! Delhi Times captures Rajat Raina going ethnic in a Health is a worry for creation from Manoj Mehra’s Signature Collection for Study By Janak (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) women in a hurry... JYOTI SHARMA ain women might feel that str- ‘I don’t see myself as a celeb’ Times News Network ess is a normal part of life, but constant stress is detriment- Ayesha Dharker maintains that she never wants to be treated like a star n the face of it, life is nor- al,’’ maintains psychiatrist Omal for Anuradha Chopr- Gagan Verma, MD. NYDIA DIAS wood film, there is a lot less of nine years old. She’s dabbl- a. Only,her job profile extends According to gynaecologist Times News Network multi-tasking going on. In Bol- ed in theatre, art films, Bolly- beyond her position as an exec Indoo Rai, ‘‘When under stre- lywood, actors carry their per- wood and has also done a sm- in an entertainment company. ss, a woman produces oxytox- he is a travel agent’s delig- sonalities with them, whereas all role in Star Wars: Attack Of Work spills over from office to in and her sex drive dips. At Sht. Merely going through in Hollywood, no matter who The Clones. At 25, Ayesha has home, where she comes back the same time, she faces a hig- Ayesha Dharker’s itinerary you are, you have to adapt to earned several awards. In after a hectic her risk of over the past six months is en- the personality in the script. 1998, she won the Golden Pyr- day to cook heart disea- ough to bring one down with For instance, a Nicole Kidman amid (best actress award) for for the fami- se, obesity jet-lag. She is in the coun- her role in Santosh Siva- ly, look after and eating try now... barely. ‘‘I’m in GIRL UNINTERRUPTED n’s The Terrorist. She’s al- the kids and disorders.’’ India for a few days, af- so done film projects get their ho- While the ter which I will head for BBC and ABC. But mework do- most suscep- back to London,’’ says the proverbial ‘star-st- ne, and com- tible victims the actress, ‘‘Actually,I atus’ eludes her. plete a huge of the Hurri- came down for a bit of ‘‘I don’t see myself pile of hous- ed Woman a holiday, but it seems as a celebrity at all. It’s ehold chor- Syndrome to be turning into wo- just a job I do. And my es. Over the are aged bet- rk as well.’’ kind of films don’t ma- past few mo- ween 25 and And she’s got a work ke me a celebrity or a nths, a gru- 55, this ailm- schedule to match. Ay- star.But all this attent- mpy Anura- ent, if left esha recently signed ion is not new to me. dha has put untreated, up for a Bollywood-rel- My first film, Manika, on weight can lead to ated reality show for The Girl Who Lived and frequen- cardiac dise- UK TV.‘‘Right now,I’m Twice, directed by Fra- tly wakes up NEELABH ases, blood not so busy with Holly- ncois Villiers, did well in the midd- pressure and wood films, though th- at Cannes and it had a le of the nig- FATIGUE FACTOR ulcers . ere are some in the pi- big premiere in Lond- ht to wonder The Hurried Woman Syndrome ‘‘Women peline.