The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Sunday, March 5, 2000,
Chandigarh, India

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS

50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Y O U R D A T E W I T H S T A R
March 5 to March 10

Aries
[March 21 to April 20]

The muddling influence of Mars may provoke you to fall out with a friend on flimsy grounds. The confrontation, however, needs to be managed with care so that you are not blame for the rift.

Taurus
[ April 21 to May 20 ]

Venus, your prime planet may turn your attention towards household matters. The results that ensue will commensurate with your efforts and expertise. In love too, you could make life easy for yourself.

Gemini
[ May 21 to June 21 ]

Thanks to Mercury, your favourite planet, the people who shy away from you will come closer. They will even help you turn the tables on those who have been at logger-heads with you.

Cancer
[ June 22 to July 22 ]

You have been passing through a money-conscious phase lately, expecting a windfall. There are challenges, no doubt, but the returns that follow will far exceed your estimate.

Leo
[ July 23 to Aug 22 ]

There are ample opportunities around, but your need to choose the best one with care. If you hang on to the hackneyed ways as usual, it may irritate your associates and you may be at the receiving end.

Virgo
[ Aug 23 to Sept 22 ]

Outdoor life may hold greater charm for you. You will feel tempted to spend money with a vengeance. As your financial position is in doldrums, you should handle your finances carefully.

Libra
[Sept 23 to Oct 22 ]

Excessive work-load and no relaxation is what your stars hint at. You will have no time to participate in social get-togethers, here is dire need to spend sometime with your friends or inmates.

Scorpio
[Oct 23 to Nov 22 ]

A period of hope and cheer. You will celebrate one pleasant occasion and get ready for the next one. The possibility of a new relationship is almost certain, but old relationships could also be taken due care of.

Sagittarius
[ Nov 23 to Dec 22]

You will manage to shake off your proverbial reticence and shyness and would like to prove that you are a force to reckon with. For many of you, the boom that is about to follow, will be unbelievable.

Capricorn
[Dec 23 to Jan 20]

You are destined to be torn between two extremes. Try to concentrate on professional plans rather than wasting your time over flimsy matters. Friday and Saturday are best for seeking the help of big guns.

Aquarius
[ Jan 21 to Feb 19 ]

The coming week may force you to spend lavishly, thanks mainly to the demands of your near and dear ones. Be level headed as there will be no end to your worries.

Pisces
[Feb 20 to March 20 ]

Moments of love and laughter are on their way to cheer up majority of Pisceans during this week. A modest effort on their part will be enough to elevate their social and financial achievements.

Born on

March 5
You are under stress to take up a personal issue that has been on the back-burner far long. Since you remain extremely busy and probably twice as busy as you have been earlier, you would like to evade it. The other reason could be the lack of moral courage on your part to face a situation that is risky and unwelcome to some extent.

You will be on the horns of dilemma for most of the time, but you will muster courage to end the suspense once for all, but may change your mind time and again. So there will be no end to the confusion that prevails.

March 6
There is a positive indication that a new dawn is about to break. Those with an eye on the future will redouble their efforts to win the battle of life, hands down. How pleasant and joyful it will be to realise that you are once again the middle of a potentially prosperous phase.

You will induce people to back your plans during the first quarter. An old plan left half-way could be revived during the second. Your desire to go in for luxurious items could be easily met during the third. The compulsion to overstress yourself should be curbed during the last one.

March 7
Mercury, your ruling planet being retrograde may create problems for you. You would like to move at full steam but the danger is you may burn your fingers in hot haste. You have to tackle the irritants, face the challenges, and overcome the obstacles. You will get into arguments and if you react sharply, you might even provoke your best well-wishers.

Travel plans though exciting may need to be reconsidered. You are in the habit of making unrealistic estimates, and if you do not guard your self against them , you will have to pay the price.

March 8
Jupiter in the house of energy and enterprise is bound to stir up your latent potential. Your insistence on having your own way will be hailed by one and all. All that is needed is a slight shift in your attitude to act with greater flexibility and open-mindedness.

A worthwhile opening is about to welcome you during the first quarter. Your ability to consolidate gains may be geared up during the second. Prospects of a new link-up may come to the fore during the third. Ambitious plans should, however, be kept under wraps during the last part.

March 9
One of your star-favoured years. Venus, your dominant planet heading towards ascendancy, is a matter of great satisfaction. Your stamina to assert and get your point acceded to will be at the peak. What you take up and get implemented will be in tune with your policies. A flexible attitude to move with the times is your best asset which should be developed with greater vigour.

As May gets underway, you will bring out the best in yourself. You will derive immense pleasure from what ever you do. Encouraging others is also your pastime and the most adorable way to make you feel proud of.

March 10
A sluggish and tardy year. The planets assigned to upkeep your economy are in a frivolous mood. You will begin to realise that you cannot afford luxuries. Enforcing a strict control on your impulsive bent of mind should be your immediate worry. The support that you are waiting for can come but only in a half-hearted measure.

The gap between income and expenditure is not a small worry to put up with. Despite stringent measures, there will be no let up in rising costs. The urge to burn the candle at both ends could prove suicidal. A rigorous restraint on economy is the only remedy.