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THIS WEEK FOR YOU 24TH AUGUST TO 30TH AUGUST 2014 1. ARIES: 7. LIBRA : Saving a dying species This week things are going to be very hec- Although you shall be somewhat indecisive this tic, but since you love the work you do, week, there will be no dearth of support from you will rather enjoy yourself. You will your well-wishers who will help you take the Maneka Sanjay Gandhi also enjoy a great rapport with your right decisions, predicts Ganesha. What you colleagues, which will make teamwork need to remember, though, is that the advice In the 80s, it was common to see successful. Ganesha says it is because the that others offer you, even though they may do it with the best of intentions, may or may not suit an elephant on the streets carrying stars are in your favour that you have got such a your present circumstances, so you will have to think for your- billboards for companies. The great atmosphere where work and fun are mixed in equal self. On the financial front, things will not be as satisfactory as measure. Businessmen are advised not to take any loans, you would have liked them to be. In fact, there will be times Dabur elephant was the most no matter how pressing the need may be, because you when you may run out of money, and you would be well- famous. The owners claimed he will find it really difficult to repay them. You will no doubt advised to let go of your desires instead of hanging on to them have to juggle your finances this week. Students will make and then becoming frustrated. It is high time you started look- was a pet, but that didn’t stop them hay, especially those of you in higher education. You will ing out for other ways of making an extra buck. from loading their company’s indulge in leisure activities, but at the same time you will 8. SCORPIO: not neglect your responsibilities. Romance is in the air. A very auspicious week is in store for busi- heavy billboards on him and send- 2. TAURUS: nessmen, foretells Ganesha. If you have ing him out in the hot sun to walk The planetary positions indicate that it is been sidelining a pet project for lack of kilometers on tarred roads in con- going to be a week of mixed fortunes resources or any other reason, then this is for you. Relationships is the most vul- the week to sally forth with full confidence. gested areas. They also rented him This week is also auspicious to forge new part- nerable area for you this week, nerships, as the new partners will surely bring more mon- out for birthday parties and melas. whether it is in your office or at home. etary and human resources to the table, which will give He lived a short and unhappy life. Ganesha advises you to be extremely your business a big boost. Even professionals may expect a The Daburs were never proceeded careful in nurturing your relationships with profitable week, and you will gain either financially or in your co-workers, and not to indulge in any kind of dis- terms of reputation. Your recent hard work will fetch rich against legally for his death. putes, even if you don't agree with their views. In your dividends this week. Long-forgotten friends may surpris- Why are we using elephants at personal life, too, you will have to be very careful while ingly come forward and help you in your missions. dealing with your loved ones, especially your spouse. As Ganesha advises you not to dismiss suggestions coming all for anything? They are as rare far as possible try your best to fulfill their desires, even from friends out of hand, as some of them may be really as tigers. In fact there are just 1200 if it means spending a little more than what you had good ideas. budgeted for. However, Ganesha says that your rapport 9. SAGITTARIUS tuskers left and then they will be with your children will be very good, so try to inculcate In the initial stages of the week you may feel extinct. Would we dream of parad- some good values in them even as you entertain them. a bit lazy as per the indications of the plan- ing tigers down a street. No, 3. GEMINI : ets, says Ganesha. You may also be very materialistic, taking things easy and Your innovative and creative talents shall because they could kill us. So why spending money on creature comforts come to the fore this week, foretells and entertainment. You will also blow up a do we use elephants. Because we Ganesha. You will also be in high spirits lot of money on your friends to show your have taken them from their families to implement all your novel ideas. The gratitude for their appreciation of you and your work. as babies and beaten them into only danger is that you may tend to Ganesha warns you to be careful that others don't take become over-enthusiastic and uncompro- advantage of this tendency of yours. Interactive sessions submission and so we are fairly mising. If you can be a little more flexible and go about with superiors regarding your work are on the cards. You confident that these animals will your work with a cool head, you shall be able to accom- will benefit from the constructive criticism. Businessmen plish a lot. Also, try to avoid arguments, or else you may are likely to end up giving commitments that shall be very not revolt. not get the kind of cooperation you need from others. difficult to comply with. However, once you have made a Besides they are shackled and the Since you are going to be preoccupied with professional commitment, you will not go back on your word. A roman- man sitting on top has a pointed spear work, your personal life is bound to get neglected. But tic possibility may be irresistible. there are some duties which you just cannot avoid and you 10. CAPRICORN : which he thrusts into the most sensi- will have to strike a healthy balance between work and Ganesha predicts that there is going to be a lot of travel this week, and it will be mostly for tive part of its head every few minutes. home. On the romantic front, things are going to be a bit official purposes. Communication with 26 animals rented by people of the Elephant Task Force report and door through their trunks and blow- dry. Why do we use elephants as live your contacts in foreign lands shall mascots? Appu the Baby Elephant capital. Of these 5 are in such a recommendations, the Govern- ing it out on the audience. Half of 4. CANCER: increase, which may be either of a per- bad, malnourished condition – ment of directed that all cap- that gets into their lungs and This week you will tend to be very anxious about sonal or professional nature. However, if was a cartoon figure used for the everything, predicts Ganesha. Even petty since they are only fed the leaves tive elephants should be trans- destroys their nasal hair. you are planning on investing money in spec- Asian Games in 1982, but it result- problems will put you on tenterhooks. ulative transactions, Ganesha warns you that this week is of the peepal trees whose branch- ferred immediately to Forest Other tricks are climbing onto Whether it is about matters relating to your not auspicious for it. Even your earlier investments on the ed in a rash of elephants being es they break off themselves. In Departments. This has not hap- family or your profession, you will constantly stock market may not be performing up to your expecta- paraded for the games. The 2008 small stools, mounting each oth- keep worrying, which will not solve anything, tions. Students may find it difficult to focus on studies. If February 2010 at a wedding in pened. Then a limited order was er, walking on two legs. When the but only aggravate matters. So Ganesha advises you to do some exam results are expected now, they could be disappointing. Olympic Bronze medallist wrestler, Meerut, 15 elephants were brought made –elephants were ordered out serious meditation to gain control of your mind and stay focused On the business front, a slowdown in turnover could prove Sushil Kumar was also made by the officials started this process they on your immediate objectives. On the financial front, you will to be frustrating. Ganesha advises you not to take anything to welcome the baraatis. Gunshots of zoos where they are kept shack- discovered that instead of 26 reg- tend to be thrifty and will not spend on anything unless it is for granted and avoid taking important decisions. Ministry of Sports to ride an ele- 11. AQUARIUS: were fired as a part of the celebra- led all the time or made to give rides istered circuses, there were 42 – absolutely necessary. However, you will not be able to avoid cer- This week is all about finances, foretells Ganesha, phant and parade through as tain expenses such as getting your vehicle repaired, because if tions. One elephant lost his nerve to visitors. This has not happened the rest were unregistered and especially if you are in the real estate business. part of his felicitation. Children con- and smashed vehicles, blocked either. Two elephants in Indore you don't, it will only increase your commuting cost. On the Events will most probably be positive, and ferred with bravery awards were completely illegal. No circus health front, things will be smooth, but Ganesha advises you to Ganesha advises you to open bank accounts in roads and went into a sugarcane have had a particularly miserable informs the government of where make sure that you stay fit. joint name with your spouse, if you have not made to ride elephants until 2009 field chased by 200 people. He was life. They have been shackled for 5. LEO: already done so. On other fronts, things may be a when the elephants showed aber- they are. Their animals die – they Personal and financial matters will take up most bit sluggish, so you may have to put in extra efforts to tranquillized and caught. over 20 years each and one has forget to inform the Animal Wel- of your time. Your home is likely to need some get things going. However, rest assured that if you give it a shot, rant behaviour, considered danger- In Kerala, Jaipur and Orissa ele- gone into a terrible depression. repair or renovation work. Travel plans may things will gradually gain momentum as the days roll by in the fare Board and simply get more. week. On the personal front, you are likely to come across some- ous to their passengers. They are phants walk hours on the hot tarred Three court orders from the M.P. have to be changed at the last moment, so be Where do they get these ele- very meticulous while making them, and take one with whom you may wish to start a long-term relationship, used as gimmicks for religious fes- roads without food or water, under High Court have been ignored. The but Ganesha advises you not to take any decision impulsively, but into consideration all aspects before finalising the phants from? No one knows – only after weighing all the pros and cons. tivals to attract tourists, political ral- the blazing sun of March, April and last was that they be released into plans. Ganesha feels that this week you shall make new 12. PISCES : lies, protests and pretentious wed- May, laden with hot fabric and how- an enclosure of 2 acres. The Indore since new ownership of elephants friends, but the danger is that you may try to impose your The cosmic configuration this week indicates has been banned since 1972. Ele- opinions on them just to prove how smart you are. Be that you may forge new ties either on the dings. All the Bahujan Samaj can- dahs simply to attract tourists at the Municipality, headed by a commis- warned, that this kind of tendency is bound to lead to ego business or personal front, or both. didates look for elephants at elec- gajamelas. All around is ear split- sioner of unparalleled arrogance, phants, and all the other animals clashes, and souring of relationships that you really value. So However, Ganesha warns you not to tion time. Once I confiscated the (hippos whose eyes have been instead of trying to show off, try to remain as far as possible in make haste. Think things over carefully, ting music. Now even churches and keeps delaying it on the grounds of the shadows. In other words, maintain a low profile. Children try to judge whether the person with elephant of the candidate in Shah- mosques have started emulating taking out a tender. The head of blinded by all circuses so that they shall be a great source of joy. whom you are planning to enter a partner- janhanpur. Most of those on the are more amenable to order 6. VIRGO: ship is on the same page as you or not, and then only these so called Hindu festivals. Project Elephant in Delhi, who has Ganesha foretells that this week your perform- make a decision. Otherwise your decisions are likely to go street are used for begging by their Temple elephants lose nearly 300 the power to compel him, refuses around for instance), will be put ance at office will be absolutely brilliant, wrong, and the situation may get so complicated that it licence holders (that is another kgs in a single festive season. to do anything. into zoos and rescue centres. greatly impressing both your peers and may become very difficult to resolve it at a later date. superiors. However, if you are in a senior Some complications are expected on the health front too, racket as licences have supposed- Some of them lose their lives As soon as Prakash Javdekar Anyway, if we can remove ele- position, there is a distinct danger that you so get regular medical check-ups done, strictly follow the ly not been given for any elephant because they go crazy in the heat took over as Minister for Environ- phants from circuses, zoos, beg- may start expecting the same level of compe- dietitian's orders, exercise regularly, and try to meditate tence from others, which can be frustrating for as it will help you a great deal in strengthening your pow- after 1972 but all the elephants and noise. ment and Forests he banned ani- ging and temples, we may be able both you and the people from whom you expect perfection. So ers of concentration. to save the species. Otherwise – just make sure that people give their 100% instead of expecting being used are young ones) and Sometimes elephants are taken mals in circuses. This is the best perfection from them. Ganesha warns you that you may also the mandirs use them to stand out- to fairs in which they have to take thing anyone has done in a long with 600 dying annually in Kerala manifest a strange mix of over-sensitivity and arrogance, which means you could hurt and get hurt easily. Try to stay clam, med- side and greet financial donors. part in tugs of war with ropes – often time. More than 80 elephants are alone from bad treatment – we will itate, and respond to situations in a mature way, instead of On the riverbank of the Yamuna against more than 50 people. held by circuses and made to do lose an important part of India’s reacting impulsively. 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