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ABU SALEM PRODUCED BEFORE CBI COURT Underworld don Abu Salem was produced before the CBI court in Hyderabad today for the hearing on his counterfeit passport case. The court has kept the matter for final hearing on July 19. P3

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BURN, BABY BURN The great meter tampering scam

Here is the latest on power pilferage. A group of meter readers, mostly private electricians who are outsourced the job by the electricity department, are reaching out to unhappy customers and helping them tamper with their electricity meter readings to reduce the bill. Two birds with one stone — making a quick buck from the consumer while pocketing salaries. Collectively, the loss to the electricity department is gigantic. Postnoon investigates. REPORT ON PG 3

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An exhibition of paintings by Ashok Ganguly, Gouranga Beshai, Goutam Sarkar, Rajib Sur Roy, Rakhi Baid, Sarbani Ganguly and Subrata Ghosh titled Diverse Expressions is being held at Alankritha Art Gallery. Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2311 3709

Scaffold to infinity An exhibition of constructivist wooden sculptures by senior activist and sculptor Aekka Yadagiri Rao titled Scaffold to inifinity is to being held. A preview for this exhibition is being held on July 13 at 6.30pm. Where: Iconart, Banjara Hills, Rd No10 When: July 14 onwards, 11.30am onwards Contact: 98499 68797

Documentary time A documentary screening will be held at Lamakaan on July 14. The two documentaries being screened are Call Cutta by Anjan Dutt and There is something in the air by Iram Ghufran. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: July 14, 7pm onwards Contact: 96427 31329

Stand-up act Head to Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre on July 18 for a fun filled evening with a live standup act by Dan Nainan. Where: Novotel and HICC Complex, Madhapur, Hitec City When: July 18, 8.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 6682 4422

Art affair An exhibition featuring artistes such as Thota Vaikuntam, Rajeshwar Rao, Anjani Reddy, D Shanti and PJ Stalin will be held on July 20. Where: Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: July 20, 6pm onwards Contact: (040) 6666 2323

Art works A painting exhibition featuring the new works of artistes Laxma Goud, Vaikuntam Thota and Ramesh Gorjala is being held. Where: Gallery Space,

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Parantha festival Haldi at Novotel Airport is hosting a parantha festival titled Parantha Overload. The parantha festival on till August 15, offers a variety of paranthas in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian combinations. Where: Novotel Airport, Shamshabad When: Ongoing, 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 6625 0000

Living with the masters An exhibition of paintings by artistes such as Akbar Padamsee, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Ganesh Pyne, Jagdish Swaminathan, K G Subramanyan, Krishen Khanna, Ram Kumar, S H Raza, Tyeb Mehta is being held at Kalakriti Art Gallery. Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery, Banjara Hills

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Being eunuch Being Eunuch, a play highlighting the plight and problems of eunuchs in the country will be presented by Nishumbita on July 13. Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: July 13, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 2323 1245

A double life Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation presents A Double Life: An Evening with Alyque. Catch Mohammad Ali Baig in conversation with Alyque Padamsee. Where: HICC, Hitec City When: July 15, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 6616 3000

Art-de-konj A painting exhibition depicting

artist Aiyudha Pooja Kapurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for horses is on display at Muse Art Gallery till July 20. Where: Muse Art Gallery, Tank Bund When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2752 2999

French film The French film Les Demoiselles de Rochefort will be screened at Alliance Francaise. The film deals with the life of two young women. Where: Alliance Francaise, Marredpally When: July 20, 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2770 0734

Kuchipudi performance A Kuchipudi dance performance will be presented by Dr. Kamala Reddy and Soumya Rajupet. Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: July 18, 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2323 1245

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Meter readers help bills shed weight Staffers simply record a false reading of the units consumed and pocket a tidy commission for their ‘help’

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ere is the latest on power pilferage. A group of meter readers, mostly private electricians to whom the job is outsourced by the electricity department, are reaching out to unhappy customers and helping them tamper with their electricity meter readings to cut the bill. Two birds with one stone — help consumers and pocket a quick buck as commission. Collectively, the loss to the electricity department is gigantic. With rising prices of petrol, goods, electricity and water, consumers are on the constant lookout to reduce the burden on the purse. Illegality is not a deterrent, nor compunction. Power bills form a sizeable chunk of the family budget. The temptations to save anything from one-fourth to one-third of the bill is therefore alluring.

New modus operandi The new way of stealing electrici-

ty is mostly happening in households where electricity bills are higher due to electricity-guzzling facilities like air conditioners, geysers and fridges. Gone are the days of inserting a metal coil or cutting the meter wire or placing a magnet between the meter and connection. Now, the readers simply record a false reading of units consumed and in three-tosix months, the meter is reported damaged and a new one installed.

A friend living at Banjara Hills, who was anxious about the ballooning electricity bill, confided, “Every month, my electricity bill comes to around `5,000`6,000 in spite of using standard electrical fittings. I then found out that the meter reader is a ‘Good Samaritan’ who has some tricks up his sleeve. I got chummy with him and since then, he has brought the bill down to `800 or `1,000. Of course, a cut goes to him.”

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15 lakh electric meter boxes installed in Greater Hyderabad limits. Every month, over 3,000 cases of power pilfering are booked by CPDCL.

Another resident, who too has jumped on the bandwagon says, “The advantage here is no one comes to check your meter once your bill is paid and the meter reader staff takes care of it. After every eight or nine months, he burns the meter reading box so that the old meter units get destroyed. A new meter reading box is installed, for which I need to pay `1,100 to `1,200. All in all, it’s a cheaper deal for me.” One such ‘Good Samaritan’ meter reader explained the logic. “There are many customer requests to reduce their meter units and generate a reduced bill. Usually, one permanent meter reading staff is appointed for one particular area and every month, he is the only one who checks the meter and generates the bill so there is no fear of meter box getting checked by others and getting caught. “Additional money is charged

NHRC orders `5 lakh to each of encounter victims’ kin Inkeshaf Ahmed ahmed.m@postnoon.com

erming it a fake encounter, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the State government to pay `5 lakh each to family members of the 2002 encounter victims of Kurnool and Guntur districts. The officer involved in the encounter

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nder world don Abu Salem was produced before the CBI court in Hyderabad today for the hearing on his counterfeit passport case. The court has posted the matter for a final hearing on July 19. Abu Salem is charged with obtaining a duplicate passport from Kurnool dis-

depending upon the area and the original electricity bills. When it comes to Old City, the charges are around `800 to `1,000 but when it comes to areas like Hitech city or Madhapur, the charges are `5,000 to `10,000,” said Laxmi Narasimha (name changed), meter reader in Nampally area. “The meter reader staffs are outsourced by the private agencies and that is the reason most of the time the tampering cases go unreported or unchecked. So far, we have not booked any cases related to tampering of units. However, we have separate wings which regularly conduct drives to keep instances of power theft in check. The authorities normally investigate discrepancies between the total billed and the total generated,” adds Surender Kumar, divisional engineer, CPDCL. The sight of wires hooked to the electric pole to steal electricity was very common in earlier days, but with regular inspections and with heavy fines on the culprits, these malpractices have been brought under control by the department. But now they face a new challenge as the new way of stealing electricity is not easier to tackle.

trict of Andhra Pradesh in 2003. The case has been going on since 2006. Abu was last brought before the Court on June 29 this year and the hearing was postponed for today. Abu Salem is lodged in a Mumbai jail. He was brought under heavy security arrangements and was taken back immediately after the court announced the next date of hearing. Meanwhile, Mohd Abdul Azeem, his lawyer is learned to have approached the AP High Court to obtain a stay order against the final hearing.

killings of the 16 people was PSR Anjaenulu. The NHRC took up this case and investigated it for 10 long years before giving its judgement. PSR Anjayulu is now posted as inspector general of police in the Grey Hounds wing of the State police department. He also worked as Vijayawada police commissioner earlier and was had to be moved from the commissioner’s post following allegations of harassing a woman.

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rivate hospitals spreading panic were warned of legal action, if they continue to spread news on dengue fever. Taking stock of the situation and reacting to media reports about dengue in the City, the GHMC mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain, confirmed that out of seven cases, only one case was diagnosed with symptoms of dengue. The other six were unconfirmed, based on the reports submitted by GHMC’s health wing. “It is very unfortunate that the private hospitals are creating such panic for free publicity. This is in turn creating unnecessary fear among citizens,” the mayor noted. He clarified that it was the duty of every hospital to bring such cases to the notice of government authorities particularly GHMC in Hyderabad. If any suspicious disease is found, the officials will take appropriate action to eradicate or control it. He has directed the GHMC

commissioner, to issue notices of legal action to Sunrise Hospital, Narayanguda for spreading the news that created panic. The commissioner GHMC, MT Krishna Babu has informed that the notices were sent to the hospital. Allaying fears, he said that GHMC was conducting special

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THE GHMC MAYOR, CONFIRMED THAT OUT OF SEVEN CASES, ONLY ONE CASE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SUSPICIOUS SYMPTOMS OF DENGUE. THE OTHER SIX WERE UNCONFIRMED, BASED ON THE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY GHMC’S HEALTH WING. sanitation and diseases drive particularly in slum areas. “The GHMC has intensified fogging and anti-larval operations and taking steps to distribute homeopathy medicine to curb the menace,” he explained. As part of controlling breeding, the GHMC will place larvae eating fish known as Gambucheiea fish into the lakes and wells.

Awareness campaign The mayor has inaugurated an awareness campaign programme with regard to mosquito control measures in Ahmed Nagar division. Addressing the gathering at Ahmed Nagar Community Hall, he said that GHMC is conducting awareness campaigns to control mosquito menace in slums. He asked people to help the GHMC in

controlling mosquito breeding in their areas and to coordinate with (UMS) Urban Malaria Staff. Kaleru Venkatesh, corporator, Golnaka, GM Ratna Kumari, corporator, Addagutta also inaugurated similar programmes in their areas on Thursday. Rathna Joseph, chief entomologist, GHMC interacting with the SHGs spoke about communicable diseases.

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CM bandwagon revs up POLITICS Inkeshaf Ahmed ahmed.m@postnoon.com

hief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and his team are a very busy lot these days. After the rout of the party in the last month’s by elections, prudence induced by the electoral defeat is driving the team to dizzying heights with work. Apart from his pet programme ‘Indiramma Baata’ being launched tomorrow, the CM has instructed cabinet ministers to hold an innovative programme called ‘Praja Hitam’ for disclosing information to people regarding implementation of welfare programmes. The programme is being organised under the aegis of the information and public relations department. As a part of the programme, a weekly press conference of a particular ministry would be held and the minister concerned would address media persons and make public details of welfare programmes being implemented by their department. The programme was launched on

June 28 last month. Agriculture minister Kannam Lakshminarayana addressed the maiden press conference of the programme along with I&PR minister DK Aruna. “The whole idea of the programme is to inform the people of the state about our government’s welfare programmes. “What the government does is not being properly told to the masses and that is the reason other parties get a chance to go hammer and tongs at the government,” is the official reading.

“This would not only help us in reaching out to them but also make us accountable to the people who voted us,” minister for secondary and intermediate education K Parthasarathi told Postnoon after participating in the Praja Hitam programme on Thursday. The innovative programme is forcing the ministers, to keep themselves abreast of the programmes of their respective departments instead of turning a blind eye to them. The result is regular review meetings by the ministers with their department officials to monitor the progress and implementation of various welfare schemes. It’s a great idea, felt minister for agriculture K Lakshminarayana, “ It will help us reach out to the people and prevent undeserving people (read YSRC) taking claims for work they have not done.” said a minister. So far, three ministers — agriculture minister K Lakshminarayana, minister for primary education S Sailajanath and minister for secondary and intermediate education K Parthasarathi participated in the programme. More ministers are preparing themselves to face volley of questions from media fraternity in the coming days.

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ormer PRP chief and Congress Rajya Sabha member K Chiranjeevi is likely to be accommodated in the Union cabinet as per the promise made to him when he merged his party, after the presidential election, when the PM proposes reshuffle of his cabinet. It may be mentioned that changes in the Union cabinet became necessary as finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has resigned from the post after UPA

ED examination of Jagan underway

nforcement directorate will begin recording the statement of imprisoned YSRC president Jagan Mohan Reddy from today. A joint team of ED investigators from Delhi and Hyderabad will record Jagan’s statement in connection with the case registered against him under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A Hyderabad CBI special court had recently granted permission to the agency to question the Kadapa MP, who was arrested on May 27 in a disproportionate assets case, with regard to alleged suspect foreign fund flow into his firms. The ED has been allowed to interrogate him till July 21. Sources said the agency will question the MP on the basis of the FIR that the CBI had filed. Jagan’s lawyers are allowed to be present. ED has said

in the court that it wants to examine him on charges of money-laundering as a representative of Jagathi Publications. The ED had earlier questioned some of the accused, including industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad, former infrastructure special secretary KV Brahmananda Reddy and suspended IAS officer B P Acharya in Chanchalguda prison. AGENCY

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picked him as a presidential candidate. Apart from the post vacated by Pranab, several portfolios are also vacant in the Union cabinet. As such, the Congress high command appears to be thinking of reshuffling the cabinet, with a view to prepare it for the 2014 elections. It is learnt that Chiranjeevi is likely to be accommodated this time. Apart from Pranab Mukherjee, Veerabhadra Singh also resigned as he faced corruption charges. Apart from filling these two vacancies, Manmohan Singh is also likely to shed some of the portfolios he has been holding. After Pranab resigned, Manmohan kept the finance portfolio. It is being said that Chidambaram might once again be made finance minister in view of his experience. NSS

Judges in remand till July 26 CORRUPTION

wo more judges — Prabhakara Rao and Lakshmi Narasimha Rao — arrested in connection with the cashfor-bail scam against former Karnataka minister Gali Janardana Reddy were produced by the ACB here on Thursday. The court has sent them to judicial custody till July 26. ACB which has already arrested CBI judge Pattabhi Rama Rao and retired judge Chalapati Rao in

the scam, has arrested these two and sent them for medical examination. After that, they were produced before the court. It may be mentioned here that CBI has found that Pattabhi Rama Rao had accepted a hefty bribe and sanctioned bail to the tainted Karnataka mining baron. After the agency produced sufficient evidence, Pattabhi Rama Rao was suspended. The case was transferred to the ACB. The ACB also arrested Ravi Chandra, son of Pattabhi Rama Rao and Yadagiri Rao, who acted as a mediator in the bribe deal. NSS

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CITY TO GET MAKEOVER AHEAD OF CBD

With just three months to go before the prestigious Conference on biodiversity, civic authorities are working to spruce up the City. Question is will they finish on time

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he Conference of Biodiversity will make sure Hyderabad is decked up for the world to see. Of all, Hyderabad’s historic icon, Charminar, gains prominence. The Charminar is all set for a wash and brush up. Chemical treatment to clear deposits of carbon over the decades is indicated for restoring to its former glory. Pollution is so thick and heavy that it is a marvel that it survived so long. The surveillance cameras installed near the monument have, not surprisingly, been found to be defective. Now, the roads leading to Charminar are proposed to be vehicle-free under the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project, which has been sanctioned `83 lakh. Ancient fountains placed in the vicinity of the monument are

to be repaired before the International Council on Monuments and Sites conference in September, according to the Archaeological Survey of India. Around 35 fountains in the City are to be revived at a cost of `51 lakh. Most of these fountains have been in a state of neglect, with rust and dirt blocking causeways in the pools. Some of the fountains in the City sport broken nozzles and tiles. Various clock towers within the City have been identified and are to be revived into full working condition. The clock towers in the City have been indices of the City’s colonial past especially in the Secunderabad and the Mozamjahi Market yard areas. However, these plans are yet to make the citizens proud. For example, the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project was supposed to be finished by the end of last year. Six months down the line, its progress is yet again delayed by the presence of

the Ramzan festival. The pedestrianisation project has affected festival shopping in the area as customers are troubled by the lack of parking space. Vehicular parking areas are now swallowed by pedestrians especially in the Madina circle and Charminar areas, where the 60-feet road has dwindled to 40feet. Pedestrianisation has used up the 20 feet which was used as vehicle parking earlier. Roads near Chowmohalla Palace are under repair, forcing a closure of four wheeler movement in the area. “We have planned to deploy more police personnel to ensure better security and traffic movement in the area,” said sub inspector M Satynarayan of the Charminar area. Going by the pace of the project, the Pedestrianisation will not be completed until Ramzan is over owing to the many difficulties posed for the businesses in the area.

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he beautification of the City will course through 20 of the City’s main arteries. Barely three months away from the global biodiversity conference, the GHMC along with its allies are off on a slow start. While the budget allocated for the project has totalled to a meagre `120 crore, confusion and absence of coordination within the departments is yet to be resolved. The corporation’s only visible effort so far was to install wall murals opposite the Secretariat. As foreseen earlier, whatever little efforts to beautify the City are made, will be razed to make way for the Metro Rail. While that may be

the case, officials at the Metro Rail project are yet to be informed of the status. Bheemanayak, assistant divisional engineer of the Metro Rail informed Postnoon that the GHMC has not yet updated the department about the beautification works on roads that fall under the purview of the Metro Rail’s plan. Postnoon, in this news item, has highlighted the specified corridors that are listed under the beautification project’s plan. Two of the highlighted roads, NH7 and NH9 are under the Roads and Buildings and National Highway Authority of India’s purview and the rest under the GHMC.

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e is the first citizen of Hyderabad. Yet he remains a disciplined party worker. When it comes to party matters, he is one among them — a people’s representative. However, few citizens know that their mayor has to visit his party headquarters regularly, and like a corporate employee or a soldier, dutifully sign the attendance register! Meeting with party members and corporators begin after this formality. The other day, a Postnoon journalist was surprised to see the mayor signing the muster and waiting patiently with other party members to see the party chief. Well, an elected member belongs to the party, no question about it. But the mayor is above party politics and represents 80 lakh citizens, not a few lakh party workers, doesn’t he? It should be understood that in a city, it is the mayor, not the CM, who hands over the ‘key’ of the city to any visiting dignitary, be it the President or anyone else. It means he is the custodian, and not for nothing is he/she addressed as ‘ the worshipful mayor.’ Have we lost all propriety? IA

Work of the legerdemain Everyone knows that the job of the public relations office is to spray lavender over the dunghill and call it the perfume of Paris. Recently, the new lord of I&PR, RV Chandravadan, did a similar job. As the media howled over the junket of I & PR minister D K Aruna to the US, Chandravadan came out with a ‘clarification.’

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He said the minister was representing the government and the State was ‘only’ footing the travelling expenses. Any private programme would be on her, he said. What a relief! The media was happy (or so he thought). The fact is that the travelling expenses make the bulk of the bill and even other expenses could be labelled as official, considering the magical talents our bureaucrats possess in making anything out of nothing. We can only say, well done chief! You served the public as well as the master. IA

The ‘official’ beauty sleep It is a human trait to feel lethargic and sleepy after a meal, especially lunch. And the medical world says a short nap after lunch is refreshing. But office timings do not recognise this and many officials find a way out — they tell their personal staff to inform callers that they are in a meeting and the ‘authority’ takes a quick nap. This, we find pardonable. But what of those who go into a dreamless sleep immediately after entering the office? It’s as if they relax in office and work at home! The daring refrain of their minions is, “Saru pandukuntunnaru, ardaganta varaku disturb cheyavaddu annaru” (Sir is taking a nap, not to be disturbed for half hour). MN

She works where angels fear to tread Jameela Nishat is a woman of steel or else she wouldn’t have survived in the dangerous realm of her work — fighting for the rights of victims of domestic violence. One can’t help admiring this gutsy woman who threw away a secure government job and plunged headlong into an area where angels fear to tread. A post-graduate in English literature, Jameela grew up with a keen interest in art and craft but she was not allowed to paint as elders from her family were of the opinion that sending a woman to painting classes entailed drawing a nude model, which they found revolting. She realised that women in her community had no say in decisions. That was her first turning point. The sad part is that even as Shaheen empowered young women to assert their rights and resist injustice, her work was met with hostility, especially by men, who viewed it with jaundiced eyes. To them, she is

And elsewhere... “trying to mislead their womenfolk and destroy the sanctity of families”. One can take solace from the fact that great works in the past usually had this kind of reward. Remember Socrates, Gautam Buddha, Swami Vivekanand et al. They were all reviled by the orthodoxy in their time. It was later that mankind realised its folly, and start revering them. Many are the times, Jameela tells Postnoon, that she received not just threatening calls, but stinking abuses which no woman should hear.

Handloom expo at Ameerpet

n exhibition showcasing a mélange of traditional handloom weaves is on at Kamma Sangham Hall. The week-long trade fair, the Silk & Cotton Fab of India, has stalls with handloom styles like gadwal, upada, dharmwaram, pochampally, kalamkari, sambhalpuri, kota doriya and tussar, from 15 states of India. There is a large collection of bridal-wear designer sarees, suits and dress material. Customers could choose from a wide variety of patterns such as kantha, kosa, chanderi, maheshwari, block print, munga, tanchoi, jamdani (banarasi) and baluchari. The exhibition also offers a wide range of skirts, kurta-pyjamas and khadi-silk shirts. Customers appreciated the attempt to bring weavers directly into the market and cutting out the middleman, say the organisers. Jayesh Gupta, the organiser

to be interested in buying apparel made of silk and cotton, said organisers. Kosa silk from Chattisgarh, cotton block print of Jaipur, designer sarees from Kolkata, boutique prints from Gujarat, Karnataka silk sarees and traditional Kerala sarees also seem to be popular with the crowds. Venue: Kamma Sangham Hall, Ameerpet Road Dates: July 11 to 15

(Contributed by Inkeshaf Ahmed, Anubha K Singh, Md Nizammuddin and PK Surendran)

Telangana will be reality before September: KCR

T of the expo, said, “There are nearly 60 stalls, each displaying handloom styles of 15 states of our country. The variety we have on display is attracting handloom lovers, especially women, as they are acutely aware of the changing trends in style and fashion.” Gupta added, “Prices start from `500 and go up to Rs `50,000.” Customers at the expo seem

TDP leader Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao is sure that TDP MLA Kodali Nani had sold himself to YSRC for `30 crore. As the season has begun for the auction of the MLAs, a wisecrack suggests that the predators put up an online auction rather than one-on-one deals. This would enable the MLAs put on block to gain a ‘remunerative price, you know.’ Postnoon applauds the idea. Democracy means free and fair choice, doesn’t it? PK

elangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhara Rao (KCR) has said that the Telangana state would be a reality before September this year. KCR spoke to the media in Singapur village on Thursday, after attending the first death anniversary ceremony of former MP Vaditela Rajeswara Rao. The leader said he was getting clear indications from the Union government that Telangana state would be conceded in either August or September. He added that his fight would not conclude with the achievement of statehood to the region. KCR also said that the present 10 districts of the region would be divided into 24 and a Special Plan would be implemented for the 75 constituencies which were not getting irrigation so far. He added that his party would strive to bring lakhs of acres under cultivation and transform the region into a green area. Congress MP Ponnam Prabhakar, TRS MLAs Eetela Rajender, Harish Rao, Rajaiah, Koppula Hariswar Reddy and former MP Vinod Kumar attended the ceremony. NSS

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Insure yourself to skip worries Money Matters Nupur Pavan Bang

aving realised the importance of Insurance, Mukherjee had bought a Life Insurance policy last month. However, he was still a worried man. He caught up with Professor Nicky near the joggers park in their gated community. Prof. Nicky: Hello Mukherjee. Good to see you. What brings you here? I thought you were not the jogging types. Mukherjee: You are right. I never jog. I came looking for you. I bought a life insurance policy last month which will protect my family in the event of my untimely death. But what if something bad happens when I am still alive? What if there is a theft or a fire in my house? What if I meet with an accident and need a lot of money for the hospital? How will my family and me handle such an eventuality financially? Prof. Nicky: What you need is insurance against these eventualities, for peace of mind. There are insurance policies for fire, theft, accident, health, etc. These are together known as general insurance and are sold by ‘nonlife’ Insurance companies. In fact some of these policies are now a day’s made mandatory by the government. For example, the third party liability insurance if you own a

MOST GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANIES DETERMINE THE PREMIUM BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE SUM ASSURED. vehicle. Many companies provide medical insurance to their employees as part of the compensation. Banks insist on an insurance on property if you are taking a loan against property.

Mukherjee: But what about me? I am a businessman. And I have not taken a loan against my property. Its ancestral! Prof. Nicky: Then you buy it on your own. You must insure your property against loss or damages. Most of the general insurance companies determine the premium based on the value of the property and the sum assured. When determining the sum for which you want assurance, you should keep in mind things like anticipated damage

in the event of a fire or explosion. How much will it cost to renovate? What all do you want covered-Only the property or the fittings and fixtures as well? Mukherjee: So you mean that the insurance company pays for the furniture and fittings as well? Prof. Nicky: Absolutely. Just your premium will go up. Not only this, they will cover injuries to you as well if you want, under a ‘house holders policy’. Mukherjee: Amazing. How about accident and medical plans? Prof. Nicky: There are many different types of medical and health insurance policies. Depending on the terms of the policy, they can cover you expenses from hospitalization to diagnostic tests, to medicines, ambulance and other related expenses. Under accident covers, you may buy policies that cover you and your family for permanent or temporary, total or partial, disability. You may also seek cover for funeral expenses if you wish! Mukherjee (gets angry): Professor, please don’t joke. Prof. Nicky: Mr. Mukherjee, I am not joking. It’s true. I am just trying to tell you that you can buy a policy for anything now a days. It’s you who has to decide what is important for you to secure and insure. For example, film stars ensure their body parts, because their fame and success depends on those attributes. Mukherjee: You finance people are genius! You make a product out of everything!

‘Inclusive growth holds the key’ DEEPAK DESHPANNDE

Prudhvi Raju K prudhvi.k@postnoon.com

nclusive growth is key for prosperity of every country. There is a shift in thinking of all leaders from different countries in recent years towards inclusive growth rather than simply growth of economy with industrialisation. In order to achieve that, small-scale enterprises should be encouraged to raise employment levels, which will help in upliftment of all sections of country, is one among the key aspects decided in the B20 summit that was held in Los Cabos, Mexico last month, said Ramesh Datla, noted industrialist and Director, SBH, Hyderabad. Datla, who represented the country from SME segment, stated that the summit has

agreed upon decreasing corruption by bringing in transparency and by sharing information. Green growth was also an important topic of discussion in

the summit for long-term sustainability. The summit discussed to have a holistic view on green growth by educating and training businesses by having

tie-ups with the universities. Enabling affordable broadband connection to every corner of the country by removing any restrictions and reducing taxes will empower the common man. The task force of the summit recommended the countries should double the percentage of people in each G20 country who have affordable access to the Internet. The countries should also develop content and applications for public good and social inclusion through information and communication technology. About 70 per cent of the recommendations by B20 summit is included in the G20 note. The respective governments in these countries will include these points in policy framing and taking the country forward, he added.

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$572 mn in fines will be paid by three major Asian manufacturers to US states for price-fixing of LCD displays.

DOWNGRADED US ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Italy’s government bond rating by two notches, citing the knock-on effects of a possible Greek exit from the eurozone and Spain’s banking woes. In reducing the rating to Baa2 from A3, Moody’s said Thursday that Italy was now “more likely to experience a further sharp increase in its funding costs or the loss of market access” for borrowing to service its budget.

DRAGON ILL? China said on Friday its economy grew by 7.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2012, the slowest pace since the depths of the global financial crisis more than three years ago. This dragged down growth for the world’s second-largest economy to 7.8 per cent for the first half of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The 7.6 per cent second quarter growth was the slowest since 6.6 percent in the first quarter of 2009 when China and the rest of the world were struggling to emerge from the financial crisis through massive stimulus action.

JOB CUTS Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs in marketing and advertising as part of a move to “align” its operations to key priorities. The tech giant gave no specific numbers or details, but the move came after it announced a writedown of $6.2 billion in its online operations.

BIG BUY Russia's fourth-largest airline UTair has signed an order contract for 20 Airbus A321 airliners. The deal was signed at the Farnborough Air Showbut no value was given for the contract. In recent A321 sales to other customers, the aircraft has cost around $90 million each, making this deal potentially worth $1.8 billion.

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Floating clinics deliver hope NALBARI (ASSAM): Amid pouring monsoon rain, men, women and children run alongside the torrential Brahmaputra, waving at people in white coats on a boat. This is their boat of hope — a floating clinic, equipped with basic medical facilities and manned by doctors and paramedics taking healthcare to people in far-flung island villages that are deprived of it. “Come here! We have many patients; old and feeble, women and children!” said Rakibur Hussain, one of the island dwellers. But the clinic was on its way to another island close by, where a health camp had been organised. Hussain was disappointed but not for long. After a quick discussion, a paramedic on the boat clinic screamed back: “We will come back, pick up your patients, and take them to the health camp in Baleswar (the other island). Is that ok?” The small crowd at the embankment cheered back. For the nearly three million people on the 2,500 islands on the Brahmaputra, the floating clinics are literally their lifeline. With hospitals a far cry and communication made even

worse during floods, the unique initiative of boat clinics by the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (CNES) is a ray of hope for the most vulnerable communities of Assam living on the ‘saporis’ or islands of the Brahmaputra. The journey of these ‘ships of hope’, as they are popularly known, began in 2005, with a single boat called Akha (or hope). The initiative got the support of the district health authorities. The successful intervention in reaching out to the marginalised, rural communities got the attention and support of Unicef and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Assam, resulting in a public-private partnership (PPP) and the subsequent spread of the boat clinic programme to 13 districts of the state with 15 boats. “We need innovative but simple approaches based on the knowledge of those who know best, the river dwellers and the host makers, because they can understand the river better than anyone else,” said CNES founder Sanjoy Hazarika, who designed, developed and implemented the

Minister in ‘bloody’ birthday celebration SURAT: Gujarat Food and civil supplies minister Narottam Patel turned 77 amidst a novel celebration, where he was weighed with blood (‘Tula Daan’) on a weighing scale decorated with flowers. BJP party workers and his supporters for last couple of days had organised a blood donation camp across the city. They reportedly collected 70 litres of blood to counter balance the minister’s 70 kg body weight on the massive weighing scale, for the bizarre celebration. On one side of the scale sat the minister with all smiles over the novel felicitation, and on the other hand an ice box filled with blood bags was placed, party sources said. A senior minister, Patel turned 77 yesterday and was

weighed with blood last night, sources said. Buoyed by the act, the minister said he felt honoured. Trying to draw mileage from the celebration, the minister drew parallels with freedom fighter Subash Chandra Bose and stated that he (Bose) had once said “Tum Mujhe khoon do mein tumhe azaadi doonga”. “I will fight for them (the people), considering that they have given me their blood,” Patel said. The blood bags collected by his supporters were handed over to various blood banks in the city. Earlier, in a similar show of strength, BJP leader RC Faldu was weighed with blood by his supporters about two years ago, sources said. PTI

FOR THE NEARLY THREE MILLION PEOPLE ON THE

2,500 ISLANDS ON THE BRAHMAPUTRA, THE FLOATING CLINICS ARE LITERALLY THEIR LIFELINE. boat clinics before establishing the partnership with the NRHM. In Baleswar, the tiny island near Nalbari, 70 km from Guwahati, Amina Begum recounted her experience at the boat clinic, as she waited in a queue to see the doctor in the health camp. “Initially, there was some hesitation. The elders in the village felt that this was a temporary arrangement and there was no need to show excitement, since they will not return a second time. Moreover,there were reservations in getting the women checked by male doctors,” Begum, who is pregnant with her second child, said. “But when we saw the dedication of the doctors and nurses, got the medicines for immediate treatment, and saw them return time and again, we knew that

they really cared for us. Now we wait for the clinic eagerly,” she added. “The boat clinic is a blessing”, added Sakina, another patient with a skin infection. “Going to the hospital is not easy from here. We have to pay and take a boat trip to the mainland. It becomes difficult for the elderly, the pregnant women to go, especially when the weather is harsh.” While its special focus is on women and children, and clinic visits are timed in accordance with the immunisation schedule, its ultimate aim is to take sustained healthcare to islands. Bedanta Sarma and Minhazuddin Ahmed, the two young doctors in the team of 16 members including auxilliary nurse midwives (ANMs), laboratory technician and others in this district, said their job satisfaction was unparalleled. “It’s not just about treatment. We also shoulder the responsibility of educating and making the people aware, fighting superstitions,and finally, offering hope. Both of us (doctors) have

returned to this job after having left it, and are here for nearly three years now,” Ahmed said. The boat clinics also have laboratories where blood tests can be done and pharmacies which give free medicines. While the work has been effective, it is nevertheless very challenging for the health teams as sometimes at the risk of their own health and safety, Hazarika pointed out. “For instance, the water level has to be at least three to four feet deep for the motorboat to move and there have been times when boats have got stuck in one of the river’s channels and the team has had to go on foot for as much as 10 km to the villages. In monsoons, the floods again wreak havoc. Just last month, one of our boats with 12 team members had to be rescued by Indian Air Force helicopters, as they got stranded in the swelled up river while going on a mission,” Dipankar Das, chief executive officer of CNES said. But come what may, these boats of hope continue to bring respite to the marginalised. IANS

HAPPY HOMECOMING

Constables Sunita Dhokre and Rajashree More carry little Sangeeta who was brought to Mumbai on Wednesday night from Haridwar. Three-year-old Sangeeta Pawar was kidnapped from Mumbai’s CST station on June 9, and found in Haridwar almost after a month. PTI

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India has least eco impact but feels guilty, says study WASHINGTON: Indian consumers feel the most guilty about their environmental impact even though they have a smaller average footprint than consumers in wealthy countries, a survey said Thursday. The 17-nation study by the Washington-based National Geographic Society found a “major disconnect” as consumers in rich nations had the least sustainable lifestyles but also felt the least guilty about their impact. The “Greendex” found that Indians had the most sustainable behavior, followed by Chinese and Brazilians. Americans ranked the worst, with Canadians coming second to last. The French ranked last in Europe. Despite coming out on top, 45 per cent of Indians — more than any other nationality surveyed — said they felt guilty about their impact on the environment. They were followed by

Mexicans and Chinese, with 42 per cent of consumers in each country expressing guilt. “Consumers in these large emerging economies are the most likely to report that environmental problems are having a negative impact on their health today,” the study said. Americans were among the

least sensitive about their impact, with 21 per cent saying they felt guilty. Even fewer Australians and Germans felt guilty, with the Japanese placing last with 14 per cent voicing guilt over their behavior. The survey ranked nations based on consumption patterns in food, transportation and hous-

ing. Indians were ranked as having the most sustainable behavior in part due to the cultural taboo about eating beef, whose production is a major source of carbon emissions blamed for climate change. Mexicans and Japanese had the biggest environmental impact through food, according to the study. Indians also had the least impact in housing, followed by Brazilians who were by far the most likely to say they bought electricity from green sources. Biofuels are a major industry in Brazil. Chinese consumers had the least environmental impact per capita from transportation, according to the study. Americans and Canadians ranked as having the most impact in both housing and transportation. The polling was conducted by research consultancy GlobeScan, which surveyed around 1,000 people in each country. AFP

Pranab Mukherjee will call on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray at his residence here on Friday evening, a party official said. He will be accompanied by Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar and other top state Congress leaders, besides Sena leaders. Mukherjee will be here Friday on a daylong visit to campaign for his candidature for the country’s top post.

FIR registered against former BSP legislator LUCKNOW: An FIR has been registered against a former BSP MLA and his brother for allegedly duping a contractor of over `42 lakh and threatening him, police said today. The FIR was registered on a complaint of Vijay Kumar Yadav, of Ashiyana, against former BSP MLA Irshad Khan and his brother Naushad, they said.

1 more held for Assam girl’s molestation GUWAHATI: One more youth has been arrested on the charge of stripping and molesting a girl in a busy area here while 12 others involved in the incident have been identified. Four persons have been arrested in connection with the incident in front of a bar on the Guwahati-Shillong Road, which led to an outcry after a video of the incident was uploaded on YouTube.

BALASORE (ODISHA): India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile, with a strike range of 700 km, as part of the Army’s user trial from a test range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface, singlestage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at about 1010 hrs from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from here, defence sources said. “The trial of the sophisticated missile with a strike range of 700 km was successful,” a defence scientist said. Describing the launch as a routine user’s trial by the strategic force command of Indian Army, he said the main objective was to train the user team to launch the missile. Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision, he said. The trajectory of the missile was tracked by sophisticated radars and electro-optic telemetry stations located along the sea coast and ships positioned near the impact point in the downrange area. PTI

MUMBAI: UPA presidential candidate

Wrestlers pay obeisance to late Bollywood actor and wrestler Dara Singh in Mathura on Thursday. PTI

WAH USTAD!

Agni missile test-fired successfully

NATION AT A GLANCE Pranab Mukherjee to meet Thackeray

26 arrested in Odisha for gambling

Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma talks with Union minister for law and justice Salman Khurshid at former Bihar chief minister Satendra Narayan Singh’s birth anniversary function in Patna on Thursday. PTI

PIO pleads guilty to illegal ivory trade NEW YORK: An IndianAmerican businessman here has pleaded guilty to selling jewellery and artifacts in Manhattan worth over $2 million made from ivory illegally obtained from endangered and threatened elephants from Africa. Mukesh Gupta, 67, alongwith Johnson Jung-Chien Lu, 56, entered into a plea agree-

ment with the Manhattan District Attorney's office under which Gupta and his firm Raja Jewels must forfeit elephant ivory worth nearly $2 million. The investigation led to the seizure of close to one tonne of illegal ivory articles and items. Gupta, Lu and their companies pled guilty to five counts of illegal commercialisation of wildlife.

Under the plea agreement, Gupta and his company are also required to pay $45,000, which will be donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) for use in the organisation's projects involving elephant population protection, anti-poaching efforts and combating the illegal ivory trade. PTI

BERHAMPUR: Twenty-six persons were arrested for allegedly indulging in gambling as the police busted a racket on Mohada-Tamana road in Golanthara area in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The police also seized around `2.10 lakh, 32 motorcycles, 25 mobile phone sets, charger lights and tarpaulin sheet from the spot during a raid yesterday.

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah greets Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at a meeting in Srinagar on Thursday. PTI

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Beyond Borders

National Gallery turns to Titian to pull in Games goers LONDON: A peep show of seven women named Diana and a “seductive” robot are among the modern works unveiled at London’s National Gallery in an exhibition inspired by Renaissance master Titian. The gallery has invited artists, poets, choreographers and composers to create works based on three great nudes by the 16th century Italian painter for the new show, “Metamorphosis: Titian 2012”. The museum hopes the free exhibition, which opened on Wednesday, will attract visitors arriving in London for the Olympic Games, which take place in the British capital between July 27 and August 12. The three Titian paintings -“Diana and Actaeon”, “The Death of Actaeon” and “Diana and Callisto” -- are on show alongside the modern works, in their first joint appearance since the late 18th century. “They’re intended to delight the senses,” the exhibition’s curator Minna Moore Ede said of Titian’s original curvaceous nudes, which scandalised 16th century viewers because they were so lifelike. “They were probably intended to be viewed by men only — and there are moments in their history when they were covered by curtains if women were around,” she said. The gallery’s guest artists have taken Titian’s risque themes to heart. Conrad Shawcross offers a

including Carol Ann Duffy and Seamus Heaney, to write new works inspired by the paintings. But it is dancers who are set to steal the show, with seven Titianinspired ballets, set to original scores by British composers, to be performed by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House from July

TITIAN WAS THE GREATEST PAINTER OF 16TH CENTURY VENICE AND WAS POPULAR WITH COURTS ACROSS EUROPE, AND PAINTED THE THREE “DIANA” MASTERPIECES, BASED ON THE ROMAN POET OVID’S “METAMORPHOSES”, FOR KING PHILIP II OF SPAIN. huge industrial robot named “Trophy” as his futuristic depiction of Diana, the ancient Greek goddess who is the focus of all three Titian paintings. “I would never have imagined that between two Titians we would have a robot,” Moore Ede observed. “And such a beguiling one, too”. The robot’s sensual movements are a homage to Diana — who, according to the myth, was caught bathing nude by the hunter Actaeon. In revenge, Diana turns Actaeon into a stag and he is devoured by his hunting dogs —

which Shawcross represents with a wooden antler. Mark Wallinger, a former winner of Britain’s prestigious Turner Prize, lets the viewer turn voyeur with his take on Titian, “Diana”. Wallinger tracked down seven women called Diana to take turns sitting naked in a mocked-up bathroom, which visitors can view through two peep-holes. Nigerian-British painter Chris Ofili, another Turner Prize winner, transfers Titian’s nudes to the colourful landscape of Trinidad, where he lives and works. The gallery has also commissioned several leading poets,

14 to 20. The July 16 performance will be broadcast live on giant screens at London’s Trafalgar Square — home to the gallery and the famous Nelson’s Column monument — and across Britain. The gallery’s free exhibition, which runs from July 11 until September 23, is part of the “Cultural Olympiad”, a huge programme of arts events around Britain in celebration of the Games. Titian was the greatest painter of 16th century Venice, and the first Renaissance painter to enjoy a broad international clientele.

Beware of Jack the Gripper

an hugging be a crime? This is what is being looked into after 36 women in Missouri complained about a man who pretended to know them and tricking them into giving him a hug. The alleged man is now called Jack the Gripper, reported ABC news. Prosecutors are trying to figure out if the 44-year-old serial hugger’s actions amount to criminal offence. “He’d say, ‘Hi, remember me? I lived down the street in the corner house. How ya been?’” Des Peres, Mo., Detective Marshall Broughton said. “Obviously [the women] didn’t remember him, but he did it so quickly and convincingly that they felt embarrassed that they didn’t know him.” The suspect was identified after one of the victims noted down his licence plate number and from security tapes from a local supermarket that the police went through. This supermarket was one of the alleged serial hugger’s haunts. Experts say the man on the hugging spree hinges on the thin line between being friendly and harassment.

THE PERFECT FLIP

Armenian soldiers of the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabagh workout during their training session close to the frontline on the border with Azerbaijan near the town of Martakert, on July 6, 2012. EU president Herman Van Rompuy urged last week enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan to end frontline clashes that have raised fears of renewed war over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh. Armenia-backed separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war in the 1990s that left some 30,000 AFP/KAREN MINASYAN dead, and no final peace deal has been signed since the 1994 ceasefire.

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GLOBE AT A GLANCE Leftist Andres files case to scrap Mexican vote

Now fire a Kalashnikov for fun! MOSCOW: Russian arms maker Izhmash plans to mass produce a version of its famous Kalashnikov assault rifle for basic military training and for the airsoft game in which participants fire spherical non-metallic pellets from replica firearms, RIA Novosti reported. “The Yunker-5 gas-cylinder air gun is a product, with a design, weight and overall dimensions following that of the Kalashnikov assault rifle with a folded buttstock,” the company said. “The air gun is intended for training and sport shooting with 6-mm plastic balls powered by compressed gas in a cylinder. The air gun can also be used for strike ball,” it said. Tests of the airsoft version of Kalashnikov AK-74M has been completed. The company hopes the new gun will appeal to fans of strikeball and members of Russia’s paramilitary youth organisation, the Voluntary Association for Assistance to Army, Air Force and Navy (DOSAAF). According to Russian legislation, air guns can be acquired without a license and are not subject to registration.

MEXICO CITY: Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador filed a legal complaint late Thursday with election officials calling for the results of Mexico’s July 1 vote to be thrown out. Leftist leaders carried box after box of documents to back up their claim to the independent Federal Electoral Institute just hours before the midnight filing deadline.

FARC claim military plane shot down BOGOTA: Colombian rebels claimed

A Syrian doctor and nurse give medical aid to a wounded boy in a field hospital in the besieged rebel-held city of Qusayr. AFP

Thursday they had shot down a missing military plane by showing its alleged wreckage, but President Juan Manuel Santos said that was “unlikely.” The fighters displayed the debris of the plane and remains of one of the two Air Force crew members at a remote location.

Troops slaughter 150 as world squabbles DAMASCUS: Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village, rights activists said Friday, casting a dark shadow over efforts to stop the bloodshed. Reports of the massacre came after UN Security Council ambassadors held their first talks on rival Russian and Western draft resolutions on Syria, with Moscow spurning calls for sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. No progress was reported, with a July 20 deadline looming. That is the end date of the mandate for the UN mission to the conflict-stricken country, where activists say more

than 17,000 people have died since March 2011. On Thursday, Syrian government troops massacred more than 150 people in Treimsa village, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while a rebel leader put the toll at more than 200. If confirmed, the killing at Treimsa in the central province of Hama would rival the massacre at Houla on May 25, when a pro-Assad militia and government forces were accused of killing at least 108 people. Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP by telephone that the bodies of 30 villagers had already been identified following the

sustained attack, which brought the day’s total death toll in the conflict-torn nation to well over 200. In New York, the UN Security Council wrangled over a resolution on the future of the troubled UN mission in Syria, as Russia rejected western demands for sanctions. Russia and the Western powers have proposed rival resolutions on renewing the UN mission in Syria and securing the implementation of the peace plan of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Russia and China have twice used their powers as permanent members of the Council to veto resolutions that just hinted at sanctions.

A car burns after Nationalist rioters clashed with Police in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland on Thursday. PTI

Nigeria oil tanker fire kills more than 100 PORT HARCOURT: More than 100 people who rushed to scoop up fuel after a Nigerian petrol tanker tipped over on Thursday were burned to death when the vehicle and spilled oil caught fire. Children were among those killed, while dozens more were badly burned, despite a warning from troops who arrived at the site that a blaze could ignite at any moment.

Moscow circus tiger urinates on visitors MOSCOW: A tiger from a Moscow cir-

PNG cannibal cult killed, ate at least 7 sorcerers SYDNEY:- Police in remote Papua New Guinea have arrested members of an alleged cannibal cult accused of killing at least seven people, eating their brains raw and making soup from their penises, a report said Friday. The 29 people were part of a 1,000-strong group formed to combat errant sorcerers who The National newspaper said had begun charging exorbitant fees. The cost of a witch doctor revealing a cause of death or casting out an evil spirit was usually 1000 kina ($472) cash,

plus a pig and a bag of rice, but some were also demanding sex as payment. “It’s against our traditional ethics and morals for a sorcerer to have intercourse with a man’s wife or teenage daughter,” said one local cult leader in the Tangi area, inland from Madang province on PNG’s northeast coast. “That was the main cause of frustration that led to the forming of a group to hunt down sorcerers. “Over time, as suspects were released to carry on as sorcerers, we got tired and fed up.”

Locals determined to get revenge on the profiteering witch doctors sought their own supernatural training from village chiefs, using their “possessed” bush knives to hunt down and kill seven people since April, the report said. “We ate their brains raw and took body parts such as livers, hearts, penis and others back to the hausman (traditional men’s houses) for our chief trainers to create other powers for the members to use,” one of those arrested said. The killings saw police

raid Biamb village last week and arrest 29 people, eight of them women. A local expert in the supernatural cited by the newspaper said the way the group operated was different from traditional PNG hausman practice, which would normally see specific people trained to hunt a sanguma (sorcerer). “But these people never kill sorcerers in broad daylight, mutilate and eat sorcerers’ flesh, livers, and hearts or make soup from the penis of sorcerers,” he said. AFP

cus urinated on the audience in the VIP zone during a show in Kazakhstan. The male tiger, Kesha, was ordered to perform a trick, but instead lifted one of his hind legs and urinated on the people in the best seats. Several kids and adults were hit by the urine stream, causing the show to be halted by laughter.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toasts Vietnamese Foreign minister Pham Binh Minh during the ASEAN Dinner. PTI

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Tensions flare ahead of Libya poll results

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s Libya awaits the results of its first free elections in decades this weekend, old tensions are flaring again. Former rebels from Misrata, who have morphed into an ad hoc security force since the end of the revolution, have mobilized and traveled to Bani Walid to potentially rout the last supporters of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The impending clash began when two Misratan journalists traveled to Bani Walid on July 7 to do interviews. They were kidnapped and then held ransom by residents of Bani Walid, who then demanded the former Misrata rebels release 10 imprisoned Gaddafi supporters in exchange. The former rebels did not comply. To say the least. Instead, they grabbed their guns, piled

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travel a lot in India. On almost every trip, as I make it to the front of the security line to put my bags through the x-ray machine, someone butts in front of me, who didn’t wait in line, and throws their carry-ons on the machine ahead of mine. I never — and I mean NEVER — let it go. I tell them firmly but politely that I am next. All of them appear utterly shocked that I even suggest that they do not have the right to shove their way in front of me. Still, about two out of three back down, and move immediately to the rear of the line, while about one out of three gets very angry, and shouts at me, usually saying something along the lines of “I’m in a hurry” or “You don’t decide who’s next.” Something like that. At that point, I get more firm. I let them know that if they continue, I will call security, and ask that they be removed from the airport. Most of them back down at that point, but a few don’t, and then, inevitably, security gets involved and since I usually don’t speak the local language I lose the battle.

I Rival cities, one representing Gaddafi supporters and the other former rebels, gear up for a fight. into trucks and made their way for Bani Walid. GlobalPost’s Tracey Shelton, who is riding with them, said the rebels were prepared to launch a “full-scale” attack if necessary. According to reports coming from the Associated Press, tribal elders are now frantically trying to mediate between the two rival factions. Bani Walid was one of the last cities to fall during the war. Many fighters there surrendered peacefully, and as a result were allowed to keep their weapons, former rebels told GlobalPost. GLOBAL POST

try to go to movies as often as I can. Inevitably, during the film, someone sitting close to me has their cell ring. I guess that’s rude, just having it ring like that but I know that I myself have left my cell on many times in theaters, either because my kids are with a babysitter and I feel I need to be reachable in an emergency or because I forgot to turn it off. But when I get a call, I either turn the phone off immediately or, if I must answer, I whisper “hold on”, then shift out of the theater and take the call in the hallway. That’s not what happens when many of my fellow movie watchers receive cell calls. They often take the call, and then dive into a lengthy conversation. Right during the film. Frequently in such a loud voice that it’s difficult to filter it out. First I shoot them a mean look, and they usually smile at me and nod. Then I say, “Your conversation’s disturbing me. Can you please hang up,” at which point they usually continue to talk, still ignoring me. At which point I

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usually say, in a not-so-polite voice, stop talking now or I am going to get security! The scene that follows is often not pretty.

n my job, I have meetings constantly. It’s not unusual for a vendor or new employee to come 20, 30, even 40 minutes late to the meeting. To my absolute disbelief, it’s not even unusual for job seekers to come 30-40 minutes late for their job interview. “Bad traffic,” is the usual line they give me. Or, my personal favourite, “It’s raining.” Isn’t there always bad traffic in India? I mean, I drive on the same roads as everyone else, and I’m almost never late because I build traffic into the algorithm I use when calculating my departure time for a meeting. And as to rain... well, rain isn’t exactly a new thing. When it rains, I know I have to leave way earlier to make a meeting, and so I do. As a rule, if a vendor is more than 10 minutes late, my company doesn’t do business with them again. And if a job candidate is more than 10 minutes late, we send them

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eople with me during these episodes of extreme rudeness don’t look at the offender. Rather, they look at me like I’m an alien when I confront these line jumpers, cell phone talkers and later arrivers. They think it’s not worth it, that I should just let it go. And there rests the problem... In nearly six years in India, I’ve almost never seen anyone other than me confront this kind of rude behaviour. And I think because of that, this kind of rude behaviour is systemic in India in a way I haven’t seen anywhere else. Simply put, rude people are allowed to get away with being rude here, so they don’t stop. Join me. Please. Politely, firmly, let people know that their rude behaviour is NOT acceptable. Do it every time you see such behaviour. If enough people start acting this way, you’ll be surprised how rarely people act so rudely. And that’s better for all of us. A foreigner’s observations on living, working, surviving and thriving in India

WITH BACKS TO THE WALL, the Assad regime could do the unthinkable

lready the rumours are doing the rounds: Syria’s stock of chemical weapons could be deployed against the rebels if the Assad regime believes it has got nowhere left to run. While the US and the UN have warned the Syrian ruling elite against letting the weapons fall into the hands of fanatics, the threat grows ever more real as Russia begins to bend to the West’s will. Russia and China will not vacillate against siding with the West were Syria to use chemical weapons against its own people. Unlike Saddam Hussein and the gassing of the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988, where the West watched carnage unfold without lifting a finger to help, this time will be different. The UN is on the verge of running out of patience with negotiations. As Kofi Annan runs from pillar to post trying to prevent what could be the most destructive Middle East conflict ever, all eyes are on Assad. If he makes one move with a WMD, it’s curtains... for his regime and a lot of innocent people.

US’s MADE IN China problem

he US is up in arms after it was found that the outifts to be worn by the US team at the London Olympics are in fact made in China. Whether they’re upset by the shoddy quality — they are, however, Ralph Lauren — or the fact that they come across like a China Lite team is as yet unspecified.

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Most London shoppers rush by 165 Oxford Street without a second glance — but it was here 50 years ago that The Rolling Stones played their first gig and changed the landscape of pop music forever

All down the line M ick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones played at The Marquee Club on July 12, 1962 with three others, the first time they performed under the band name which would become synonymous worldwide with excess and musical flair. Childhood friends Jagger and Richards were aged just 18 at the time and Jones — who drowned in the swimming pool at his home in 1969 — was 20 years old. But it was at the club — now a branch of Santander bank — that the seeds were sown of worldwide success which, half a century on, has seen the British band notch up over 200 million album sales globally. Hits like I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Brown Sugar are legendary rock favourites decades after topping the charts. The band’s continued popularity, even though they are now pensioners in their sixties and seventies, is shown by the flurry of speculation about whether or not they would mark the anniversary with a gig. Rolling Stone magazine — named after the same blues song which gave the band its name — reported last month that Jagger, Richards and their bandmates were considering at least one live concert this year to mark the anniversary. But guitarist Richards has said there will be no full tour this year, despite the band rehearsing together for the first time in five years.”Basically, we’re just not ready,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in March, adding that 2013 was a “more realistic” target for hitting the road.

Lead singer Jagger has taken to Twitter to deny that the band would stage a show to mark the London Olympics, which get

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under way on July 27. “We are not playing at the Olympics, but I’m looking forward to watching the games like everyone else!” he

wrote last month. The band has also denied recent reports that they will play one last concert together at next

year’s Glastonbury festival, with a statement saying the date was “not in our plans.” A new documentary covering the history of the band from that first concert to the present day is also being showcased in September. The band’s representatives did not respond to a request for comment on whether any gigs would be held to mark the anniversary, or details of future tours. The Stones have survived numerous personnel changes as well as an often strained relationship between songwriters Jagger and Richards, the core of the band. This flared up again in 2010, when Richards’s colourful autobiography, Life, took several swipes at Jagger, particularly for accepting a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. Richards, famed for his vast drug and alcohol intake in the band’s heyday, said he had nicknamed Jagger “Your Majesty” and insinuated that the strutting lead singer had a “tiny todger”. Richards wrote in the book: “Sometimes I think, ‘I miss my friend.’ I wonder, ‘Where did he go?’” Despite the obstacles, the band have continued to perform regularly over the years, although Richards nearly died when he fell from a coconut tree in Fiji in 2006 while touring the band’s last album, “A Bigger Bang”. The band’s longevity can partly be attributed to their ability to absorb the evolving sounds of recent decades, with disco, reggae and punk influences all revealing themselves in later releases.Few would bet against them entertaining millions more fans before their final encore. AFP

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Holistic view of mind, body and soul

ofkd=^=_bii\ If you think you’ve been hearing sounds, it could indicate an underlying health problem. Don’t turn a deaf ear to it in some people, surgical or medical treatment may be required to get rid of the problem.

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ou’re dealing with the worst case of common cold ever. Your nose is blocked, your throat itchy, your sinus is hurting and it just couldn’t get any worse, till you have this stuffy, swishy sensation in your ear. There’s a constant buzzing, ringing or whooshing sensation that is bothering you and worse still, nobody else can hear those annoying sounds and it’s just getting to you. Before you conclude that you’re going nuts, imagining those sounds, you should know that it’s probably a case of tinnitus. “Tinnitus is the sound perceived by a person due to a problem in the outer, middle or inner ear. The problem can occur due to a variety of reasons and the individual experiences a sort of swishing sound or a ringing in his ear, that nobody else can ear. The feeling is uncomfortable,” explains Dr Jaswinder Singh, senior consultant ENT specialist at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills. The condition is common and he sees an average of two or three such cases each day in his OPD.

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Symptoms This perceived sound can occur in any of the sections – outer ear, middle ear, inner ear or the brain. Some of the most common include a sound of crickets or roaring, buzzing, hissing, whistling, and high-pitched ringing. Other types of tinnitus include a clicking or pulsatile tinnitus (the noise accompanies your heartbeat).

Causes “Tinnitus can occur due to various reasons like build up of ear wax, a

common cold, when water accidentally enters the ear. In certain cases there could be an associated hearing loss as well,” says Dr Singh. Certain underlying health conditions like a problem with the auditory nerve (the nerve that connects the ear and the brain), nasal allergies, ear infections and neurological damage could also result in tinnitus. Although not a serious problem, tinnitus can be extremely disturbing for the individual experiencing it. However,

“Doctors will first try and identify what the underlying cause is and then decide upon the treatment course. For instance, if the tinnitus is due to a build up of wax in the ear, then we prescribe ear drops for the same,” explains Dr Singh. It may however be kept in mind that tinnitus and hearing loss can be permanent at times. For instance, over exposure to loud sounds, such as at a music concert, workplace or using headphones for prolonged periods of time, can have a lasting impact on the ears. Prolonged exposure to sound over 70dB can affect a person’s ability to hear accurately. So plugging in those headphones all the time might not be such a great idea. “The prognosis for people with tinnitus due to a problem with the middle or outer ear is good, however, inner ear problems are not so easy to deal with. However, prior care can prevent such problems,” explains Dr Singh.

Public smoking 16 times more polluting WELLINGTON: If you stand next to someone smoking at a bus stop, there are fair chances that you'll be exposed to fine particulate pollution nearly 16 times higher than the background level, says a study. The study conducted by the University of Otago, New Zealand, has found that smoking on city street footpaths increases the amount of dangerous fine particulates many times in the air. The five-week-long study used a sensitive air monitor to measure air quality at a shopping centre as they passed 284 people who were smoking on the footpaths, the journal Health & Place reports. They found that when smokers were observed, at an average distance of 2.6 metres, there was an average 70 per cent more fine particulates in the air (PM2.5 or less than 2.5 mm in diameter) than when there were no smokers around, according to an Otago statement.

When standing next to a smoker at a bus stop, the mean fine particulate pollution level was 16 times the background level, with a peak of 26 times the background level. George Thomson, researcher from Otago, pointed out that the problem of smoking on streets is being addressed with a growing number of cities successfully adopting smoke-free policies for at least some outdoor parts of shopping areas. However, study co-author and associate professor Nick Wilson says that city administration should do more to help protect the health of pedestrians by implementing the smoke-free policies in shopping areas. Other likely benefits of smokefree streets could be decreased street cleaning costs from less cigarette butt litter, a better public image for a city and the reduction of secondhand smoke drifting into shops and offices, the study said. IANS

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Eating time too impacts weight gain, shows study

It’s all about coordination Gym Diaries Sudeshna Koka

AMSTERDAM: Latest research holds that not only the quantity and type of food but also the time of day when it is eaten plays important role in contributing to obesity. Previous studies have shown that when mice consumed all of their calories during their inactive period, they gained more weight than when they consumed the same amount of calories during their active period. A team led by Susanne la Fleur and Andries Kalsbeek at the Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, investigated how certain components of diet, such as sugar or fat, contributed to differences in weight gain during different times of the day. Joelle Oosterman, a team member, gave rats either rodent chow or chow plus either saturated fat or a sugar solution. One group was allowed to consume the diets freely whereas the other groups were only allowed to eat either the fat or sugar during their inactive period, according to an Amsterdam statement. Researchers found that rats consuming all of their sugar solution in the inactive period gained more weight than rats

consuming all their sugar solution during the active period, even though their total caloric intake was the same. They also gained more weight than rats consuming the saturated fat solely during the inactive period. The greater body weight gain in rats consuming sugar in the inactive period was tied to less heat production. This study suggests that there are differences in the impact sugar drinking can have on body weight gain, depending on the time it is consumed. Oosterman said: “In today’s society where snacks containing saturated fat and beverages containing lots of sugar are readily available to people, it is important to understand the impact these food components

have on energy balance.” “Although there is a lot of attention for the content of the food people consume, little attention is been given to the best or worst timing for certain

foods to be consumed,” Oosterman added.These findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviour (SSIB). IANS

Mum’s milk, nut allergies SYDNEY: Children who are solely breast-fed in the first six months of life are at increased risk of developing a nut allergy, new research showed on Thursday. A study by The Australian National University, published in the International Journal of Pediatrics, investigated the link in primary school children in the Australian Capital Territory, of which Canberra is the capital. Parents of more than 15,000 children at 110 schools were asked to report if their child had a nut allergy, and on feeding habits in the first six months of life. The study found the risk of developing a nut allergy was oneand-a-half times higher in children who were only breast-fed in their

first six months. But children fed food and fluids other than breast milk were protected against nut allergies. “Our results contribute to the argument that breast feeding alone does not appear to be protective against nut allergy in children — it may, in fact, be causative of allergy,” said study author Marjan Kljakovic. “Despite breast feeding being recommended as the sole source of nutrition in the first six months of life, an increasing number of studies have implicated breast feeding as a cause of the increasing trend in nut allergy. “Peanut allergy accounts for two-thirds of all fatal food-induced allergic reactions,” added Kljakovic, a professor at the university’s medical school. “It is important for us to understand how feeding practices might be playing a part.” IANS

ind-body coordination should be the basic principal of gymming. I have come to realise that without this my visits to the gym tend to be just that — mere visits. There are days when I am energetic. I want to work out but the problem is that my mind refuses to cooperate. Either I am day dreaming or just randomly lost. No I am not upset nor had a long day at work; in general my mind tends to be very distracted. Until both don’t work together in perfect tandem my visit to the gym is of no use. For instance, one day I was in one of my ‘let’s hit the gym with loads of energy’ moods, all set to work on my abs, but my body refused to support my work out. Believe it or not but after a point I slept. Yes, I was on the three stage stand and I fell asleep. My trainer had to come and wake me up. This was the first time but definitely not the last time. There have been days when I have fallen asleep on the exercise ball too. Yes, the big ball on which one has to balance. I was fast asleep not wanting to be disturbed. Then there are days when my body wants to workout but my mind is wandering. Yesterday was one of those days when my mind was wandering. After my six minute session I realised that I used 3 kilo dumbbells when I was asked to use just 2 kilo ones. This absence of body and mind coordination can prove to be quite a problem. But come to think of it, this week wasn’t as bad as last week. I guess slowly both mentally and physically I am getting into the groove. My trainer has also been quite considerate to allow me to workout for only one and a half hour. I’m quite enjoying the process and now the body pains don’t bother me so much as they have become a part and parcel of my life. The only think I hope is that those crazy diet sessions don’t start again... keeping my fingers crossed on this one ! (The writer is determined to fight the flab. Readers can inspire her at sudeshna.k@postnoon.com)

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Rohan Arora, footwear designer

arah Sanjana has the experience from working under global names like Ralph Lauren and Vivienne Westwood. The Nagpurbased label would be an interesting amalgamation of western and Indian due to the designer’s learning of the craft and travel. The designer’s clothes aim to excite and stand out and hence you will find a regular white shirt tailored with multiple collars. Or neck collar attached to the shoulders of the silhouette. Farah’s style could appeal to the rebellious and bored of the conventional audience once honed.

ohan Arora started his footwear label in 2008 with a vision of creating high-end fashion footwear for the Indian market. The brand takes pride in rediscovering the craft of handmade shoes, rightly so as the local market has only a few names doing the same in the vast country. Rohan uses unconventional materials to create footwear like mahogany wood for heels, satin, sheepskin leather, corduroy with block and screen prints for uppers. The designer’s collection can be purchased from www.fabulloso.com

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SIDDARTH ARYA

he young designer is influenced by the punk fashion from the 1980s. His garments reflect the confluence of the popular trends from that era with a mix of today’s trends. In the previous show from Lakme Fashion Week, the designer showed garments like embroidered corset, ‘armadillo reptilian’ shoulders bolero and ‘rag doll’ micro mini. Arya’s design inspiration might change over time, but seems that his fearlessness of taking strong references will remain.

Mayank Anand & Shraddha Nigam

ayank Anand and Shraddha Nigam, first actors by profession and now designers, work together to design under a label that aims to make the traditional silhouettes more modern and easier to wear. Men’s lungi and dhoti drapes adapted on to saris, dhotis, skirts, kaftans, and dresses. Not an easy task, the duo has years of traditional tailoring and skills to compete with in order to win their audience.

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esigner Mohammed Javed Khan is a NIFT(National Institute of Fashion Technology) graduate with experience garnered from international fashion hubs like Paris and Milan. The designer showcases his menswear collection at Mumbai’s Lakme Fashion Week. Long sweaters, kurtas with comfortable loose pants, pullovers, long knit coats, quilted jackets and military shirts are the pieces displayed before by the designer.

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he label aims to shock the audience and did exactly that in the previous shows. Pairing flamboyant full skirts with Victorian fashion blouse. Embroidered trousers, velvet and net detailed tops and then the unexpected muted nude tone gown. These were some of the pieces from the label’s previous runway show. With the backing of the vast knowledge of textures and craft, this label will find its voice with curt editing and better styling.

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Nimish Shah

shift is a dress that can be worn easily by sliding in over the head by a woman and hang loose from the body. Designing under the label name ‘Shift’, the name hints at the easy wearability of his garments. Nimish Shah elevates the status of every day wear by using quality fabrics, neat tailoring and warm seasonal colours. ‘Shift’ though a new name, has consciously made an effort to use GOTS certified organic cotton, khadi and specially created textiles from expert weavers. They have come together to make the collection memorable and made it sustainable fashion.

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TERESA AND ROGER

esigner duo Teresa and Roger hail from Canada and previously have shown their collection at the Mumbai Lakme Fashion Week. Their collection made the audience sit up and take note because of the varied influences not just the entire collection, but each garment seemed to have. Fabrics like Ghanaian batik, Native American fabrics, South Indian cotton with Tencel and Lyocell. Fabrics, prints, textures all played their way into simple dresses for women. Minis with brown suede fringes, wrap blouses, double length Ghanaian print stove pipe pants, dhoti style knee length silk shorts, the candy-coloured batik relaxed fit jeans were some other pieces, from the same runway collection.

URMI GHOSH

rmi designs under her label titled ‘UGUrmi’. Her inspirations are focused and personalised. The previous collection she showcased at Lakme Fashion Week, Mumbai was titled “Maar and Moumoune” inspired by the love story of Pablo Picasso and his beloved Dora Maar. Embroidery of cats, boots, tight ropewalkers, birds, cages motifs were depicted on the garments.

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Way to go retro The members of the Kashti and Krishala Club on Thursday got a bit nostalgic as they participated in a retro-themed bash at Taj Krishna.

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The audio launch of Udayanidhi Stalin, Hansika-starrer OKOK (Oru Kal Oru Kannadi). was held at Novotel, Madhapur on Thursday. Spotted at the event were Naga Chaitanya, Siddharth, Hansika Motwani, Harris Jayaraj, Sunil, Nandini Reddy, Maruthi and V V Vinayak among others

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I haven't signed any new projects:

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fter the success of Ishq, Nithin took a break before signing his next project. Eventually his patience paid off and he ended up signing a film titled Courier Boy Kalyan which will be produced by Gautham Menon. Apart from this film, he has also signed another project which will be produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. We hear that this film has been titled as Dilwala and Chinnikrishna is going to direct the film. “my film with mr.bellamkonda suresh is goin to launched in d last week of tis month and vl b directd by chinnikrishna (veedu theda fame)..title of this film is DILWALA..how did u guys like it??and tis is goin to b a commercial out and out entertainer!! (sic),” Nithin posted on Twitter. More details about this film will be revealed soon.

amantha has once again clarified that she has not signed any new projects. Her statement has come in the wake of rumours that she has signed Prabhu Deva's upcoming Hindi project which is a remake of Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. “Haven't signed any new projects and will not until the completion of my present ones...When my dreams are all coming true...I have to be ready to face the nightmares too... Its been hard... Gonna be hard getting back on my feet (sic),” Samantha posted on Twitter. Amidst rumours that she's responsible for jeopardising the release plans of some of her upcoming films, she tweeted, “And I am sorry to burst anyones bubble but I did not cause postponement of anyones films..june and july was bulk dates for mani sirs film..(sic).” Meanwhile, she has recovered from her illness which had kept her out of action for almost two months and now she's gearing up to join the sets of Deva Katta's Autonagar Surya on July 20.

Suriya's Maatran makes a huge splash

he first look of Suriya's upcoming film Maatran was unveiled a couple of days ago and the teaser has already made a splash on social networking sites. For the first time in his career, Suriya will be seen as having a conjoined twin in this action entertainer. Kajal is the lead actress in the film. KV Anand has directed the film and Bellamkonda Suresh is dubbing the Telugu as Duplicate. Talking about the film, KV Anand said, “ The film is not inspired from any other film. I had read about the Siamese twins Eng & Chua and was motivated. It will b a commercial entertainer where Suriya plays double role as conjoined twins Akilan (serious guy) & Vimalan (jolly fellow).” Kalapathi S Agoram has produced the film under the AGS Entertainments banner and Harris Jayaraj has composed the music. The film was mostly shot in Hyderabad, Chennai, Russia, Latvia and other East European countries.

T-TOWN TWEETIES

@snehaullalheart 1girl molested by 15 men in Assam. Is this is the India we r suppose to be proud of? Wish I was a man, wud have shot them cold blood. SHAME.

@prakashraaj Meaningful day with dir Srikanth shooting for SVSC and a wonderful evening of poetry reading with Tanikella bharani and some poet friends.

@RGVzoomin If God was against pornography he wouldn’t have allowed the internet to be invented!

@actressanjjanaa Wishing shivanna very happy birthday, he is the my most lucky co-star it is coz of our film mylaari im rocking in Kannada films 2day.

@_Hansika Done with the audio launch of #okok in telugu — releasing august 10th.Once again wish udi @Udhaystalin n @rajeshmdirector. All the very best.

@ssrajamouli Eluru satyanarayana theatre changed a lot from my childhood It became a multiplex Super response And super food My fav chakrapongali..:)

@RGVzoomin Celebs always distribute their love nd never their money... thats becos love is free and money is not!

@shrutihaasan Had a fab time at the launch of exhibits July cover !!:) lovely team and ppl :)

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KAKURO

How to play Kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once. Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on... So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run. Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

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QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Arctic mass 5 Mark with blotches 11 Leno’s channel 14 Collection of miscellaneous pieces 15 James Michener opus 16 Poetic contraction 17 Colorful spotted flowers 19 ‘His Master’s Voice’ brand 20 In a funk 21 Coin-operated cafeteria 23 Unlawful fire-starting 26 Grad-school degree (Abbr) 28 One who can’t bear his family? 29 Large Chinese seaport 31 Songs of praise 33 Writing implement 34 Firewood supporter 36 Courageous, comparatively 41 In the best of all possible worlds 42 Tapped-out person’s letters 44 ‘Me too’ kind of guy 47 Patterns of experience, in psychology 50 Not even ajar 51 Understood, as a punch line 52 Where some people request to be buried 53 Card game with melding 56 Yoko who married Lennon 57 Pose questions 58 Stealthy thieves 64 The Carolinas’ ___ Dee River 65 Stir up, as interest 66 One result of a gas shortage 67 Transpose digits, eg 68 Island that’s home to orangutans 69 Bed-frame crosspiece DOWN 1 Droid cousin 2 Cantab’s rival 3 Convoy apparatus 4 Doesn’t shut up

5 Cheddar choice 6 Tokyo sash 7 Addr. book entry 8 Three-note chord 9 ‘In ___ of flowers ...’ 10 One end of London 11 20-20, in vision 12 ‘Chill out!’ 13 Shipping containers 18 ‘You ___?’ (butler’s question) 22 Certain Arabian Peninsula resident 23 Scaly Egyptian 24 Big bird of the pampas 25 ___-serif (type style) 26 Bamboo-eating bear 27 2004 Viggo Mortensen film 30 More robust-looking 31 Appeals to a deity 32 ‘Do re mi fa ___ ...’ 35 A bit of land in the ocean

37 Living things in a certain region 38 Shelley’s ‘___ to the West Wind’ 39 De-squeaks the Tin Man 40 A whole one has no stem 43 Patriotic monogram 44 Avoid finishing a sentence? 45 Ambulance ___ 46 ___ down (crouch) 48 ‘Beverage crystals’ since 1957 49 A lot of Micronesia 51 Cousin of a croc 54 Evidence of healing 55 Hawaiian

SUDOKU

food staple 56 Hydrox rival 59 Cafeteria worker’s hairdo 60 ‘___ only as directed’ 61 Be in need of a sick day 62 Biology class initials 63 Part of a music gig PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

THOUGHT OF THE DAY Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. – HW Longfellow

Chai Time STAR POWER

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012

Your tomorrow today̶Star Power and Tarot THIRUVAIKUMAR

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FOR 14-7-2012

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TAURUS

GEMINI

Avoid entrusting important work to others; handle them yourself to avoid disappointment. You speak practically which will attract everyone. You reno‑ vate your house and build an annex.

Real‑estate deals will end successfully and quickly. You look cheerful. Thou‑ gh income will be steady, higher expe‑ nses will upset you. Stomach pain, throat infection likely; take good care.

Health problems will be over. You will put in your best efforts to solve long‑ pending problems. Some of you will get an opportunity to go abroad and for‑ malities like visa will be come through.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Your administrative capacity will incre‑ ase and your decisions will be favou‑ red in most of the issues by the family. Amounts due to you will come after a delay. VIP friends will get introduced.

Applied bank loan will get sanctioned. You will perform daughterʼs marriage in a grand manner. Son will be award‑ ed with a new and prosperous job. Employees will have increased work.

You will face and win all challenges that come your way. You will also gain an upper hand in debates. Some will undertake long‑since‑due pilgrim‑ age. Inevitable travel will increase.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

You will discuss with family members renovation of the house and imple‑ ment the same. Peaceful atmosphere will prevail at home. Plan work prop‑ erly and avoid any mess up.

Attend to important personal work on your own without believing others. Avoid delaying payment of govt‑relat‑ ed payments like tax etc, without any delay, else you will face penal action.

Those planning to marry will get a good match and the marriage also will take place without hurdles. Vehicle owners, beware, donʼt park in no park‑ ing area. Employees face excess work.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

House construction will resume and get completed. Relationship with blood relatives will be more cordial. Court verdict will go in your favour. Avoid anger and unwanted arguments.

People will interfere in your family affairs and try to create confusion. Keep such persons at bay. Inﬂow of money will be satisfactory. You will select a suitable bride for your son.

Wedding bells will ring for some who are anxious about the same. Visit of close relatives after a long time will make you and the family cheerful. Avoid misunderstanding your spouse.

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Nine of Wands – You may come across some strange coincidences today. Your occult faculties are heightened and you feel new kinds of emotions.

Seven of Cups – Your culinary skills are put to the test. Youʼre at your cre‑ ative best and those getting a taste of this will like what they see/smell/taste.

Seven of Swords – You may be coming across as too cold and not realising ne‑ eds of others. You need to be understa‑ nding. Put yourself in the otherʼs shoes.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Six of Pentacles – Some event or chance encounter may take you a bit off guard. Youʼre unsure about how to deal with your feelings and want to get some distance.

The Wheel of Fo‑ rtune – A hunt for a new job or another assignment may bri‑ ng you back to squ‑ are one. You may re‑ alise that you enjoy what youʼre doing.

Temperance – Someone may be trying to inﬂuence you against another person. Listen to what this person says but reserve your judgment.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Knight of Wands – When out at a restaurant, give a generous tip as grat‑ itude for the service. Sometimes, making someone elseʼs day makes your own.

Three of Swords – There is some form of adjustment requ‑ ired on your part. You need to contain your anger and strong emotions to enjoy this transition.

The Chariot – You are in the process of amassing large amo‑ unts of wealth. Rem‑ ember that too much wealth can also bring trouble. Stay bal‑ anced and practical.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Page of Swords – You are interested in even‑ ts that enhance your inclination toward gr‑ eat culture and reﬁne‑ ment. It may also be an outlet to your own pent‑up feelings.

Two of Wands – You tend to get carried away by the status accorded to a materi‑ al object or a position of power when indeed itʼs not the most envi‑ able place to be in.

Six of Swords – Phy‑ sical aches and pains need to be checked thoroughly by a phy‑ sician. Donʼt self‑me‑ dicate or assume that you may know how to treat it.

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DAYS TO GO

DID YOU KNOW...? n America’s Ray Ewry won 10 gold medals between 1900 and 1908 in the Standing Long Jump, High Jump and Triple Jump. As a child, Ray was confined to a wheelchair due to polio. He exercised his legs until he could walk, and then strengthened them through jumping.

LEGENDS OF THE SPORT Heike Drechsler (born December 16, 1964) is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines. She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump — at the 1992 Games in Barcelona and the 2000 Sydney Games. She also won the silver medal at the 1988 Games in Seoul.

Ralph Boston (born May 9, 1939) is an American athlete. He was an all around athletic star, but he is best remembered for his successes in the long jump during the 1960s. He won the gold medal for the long jump event at the 1960 Games in Rome. Four years later he won the silver medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games and later won the bronze medal for the same event at the 1964 Olympics.

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n The triple jump is sometimes also referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump competition. n A triple athlete sprints down a runway to a takeoff mark, from which the triple jump is measured. The takeoff mark is commonly a physical piece of wood or similar material embedded in the runway, or a rectangle painted on the runway surface. n In 1935, Jesse Owens set a long jump record of 8.13m that was not broken for 25 years, until 1960 by Ralph Boston.In 1968, Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 metres at the 1968 Olympics.

LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP:

In the Long Jump, an athlete uses a runway to get speed and momentum, before jumping off one foot and landing in a sand-filled landing area. The point of take-off is dictated by a take-off board, with a take-off line at the front. An athlete’s foot must not be beyond this line when taking off. A strip of plasticine is placed just in front of the line to help the judge see if the jump is valid. If a jump is good a judge raises a white flag. If not, a red flag is raised, indicating a ‘no jump’. The distance of the jump is measured from the take-off line to the mark in the sand made by the athlete that is closest to the line. Meanwhile, in the Triple Jump,

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TALLY 2008

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USA 7 RUSSIA 6 JAMAICA 6

9 5 3

7 7 2

The medals are for all the athletic events at the 2008 Games

MEDAL EVENTS August 4 August 5 August 8 August 9

Men’s Long Jump Women’s Triple Jump Women’s Long Jump Men’s Triple Jump

THE LINGO Halteres were a type of dumbbells used in Ancient Greece. In ancient Greek sports, halteres were used as lifting weights, and also as weights in their version of the long jump, which was probably a set of three jumps. Halteres were held in both hands to allow an athlete to jump a greater distance; they may have been dropped after the first or second jump. Halteres were made of stone or metal, and weighed between 2 and 9kg. an athlete also uses a runway, but after hitting the take-off board, takes a hop and a step, in that order, before jumping into the landing pit. The run-

way extends past the take-off board to give the athlete a firm and solid footing on the hop and step phases. An athlete’s foot must not go beyond the take-off line. The distance of the jump is measured from the take-off line to the mark in the sand made by the athlete that is closest to the line.

Competition format Athletes start with a qualifying round. Jumping in turn, each athlete gets three attempts to achieve the qualifying distance. Once all jumps have been completed all athletes who have achieved the qualifying distance go through to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieve the qualifying standard, the best 12 athletes go through. In the final, athletes

have three initial jumps, with the top eight after the first three rounds then having a further three jumps. The athlete who jumps the furthest is the winner.

Key to success To achieve the maximum possible distance, every aspect of the jump must be perfect, including the runup. Athletes take great care in working out the exact position they start from, ensuring it suits their stride pattern and provides them with the best possible takeoff.

Breaking the rules A fraction of a centimetre over the take-off board results in a ‘no jump’, and the distance will not count.

HISTORY OF LONG JUMP

he long jump is the only known jumping event of Ancient Greece’s original Olympics’ pentathlon events. It was in these Ancient Games. All events that occurred at the Games were initially supposed to act as a form of training for warfare. Lo-

ng jump emerged probably because it mirrored the crossing of obstacles such as streams and ravines. After investigating the surviving depictions of the ancient event it is believed that unlike the modern day event, athletes were only allowed a short runn-

ing start. The athletes carried a weight in each hand, which were called halteres. These weights were swung forward as the athlete jumped in order to increase momentum. It is believed that the jumper would throw the weights behind him in mid-air to

increase his forward momentum; however, halteres were held throughout the the jump. Swinging them down and back at the end of the jump would change the athlete’s center of gravity and allow them to stretch his legs outward, increasing his distance.

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012

DAYS TO GO

GAY CHASES MEDAL DREAM Jim Slater:

WASHINGTON: Tyson Gay saw his Olympic dream shattered in 2008 by a hamstring injury and now the former world champion comes to the London Olympics after needing nearly a year to recover from right hip surgery. A confident Gay will test himself against Jamaican stars Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt and fellow American Justin Gatlin in the men’s 100 meters, hoping to claim a medal in a final that comes four days before his 30th birthday. “It’s going to be tough,” Gatlin said. “A lot of these guys are already sharp and running great times. I’m just going to go fight them. “I feel real good about my chances. Stay healthy, that’s the main thing right now.” Gay won world 100m and 200m titles in 2007 and was a favorite for the 2008 Beijing Olympics before pulling a hamstring during the US Olympic trials, leading to a semi-final ouster at the Olympics. Gay matched Bolt for the second-fastest 100 ever recorded to win at Shanghai in 9.86 seconds in 2009, the same year he finished second at Berlin in 9.71 to Bolt’s world-record run of 9.58. In 2010, Gay delivered reigning Olympic champion Bolt’s first defeat in two years on his way to captur-

ing the Diamond League 100m crown. But in 2011, Gay underwent hip surgery to solve several chronic problems. There were times during the recovery when Gay doubted he might ever run again at a world-class level. “It was a slower process with me,” Gay said. “I had a lot of doubts. I tried to tune them out. It was just everything I had to go through. I couldn’t even jog until March.” Gay made his competitive comeback after being idled for 50 weeks on June 9 in a secondary race at the Diamond League meet in New York, winning in 10.00 seconds running into a 1.5m/sec headwind. “For my first race in a

A lot of these guys are already sharp and running great times. I’m just going to go fight them. I feel real good about my chances. Tyson Gay, 100m Gold aspirant while, that was not a bad time,” Gay said. “I had no pain. I felt good.” That was Gay’s only tuneup race for the US Olympic trials, where he finished second in the final to 2004 Olympic cham-

pion Justin Gatlin’s careerbest 9.80, qualifying for London in 9.86. “I knew it was going to be a dogfight,” Gay said. “I knew I had to run my heart out just to make the team.” Gay’s time shares eighth on this year’s world list and put him level for fifth among this year’s performers behind Blake, Bolt, Gatlin and Asafa Powell. “I just wanted to make the team,” Gay said. “That’s probably all I could ask for right now. I feel like I’m on the way up.” But Gay remains cautious about his health, having used two physio-therapists to treat his hip during the trials. “The plan worked. It held up pretty well,” Gay said.

No regrets over failed bid: Thorpe SYDNEY: Australia’s fivetime Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe said Friday he has no regrets over his failed bid to swim at the London Olympics. Thorpe, 29, launched a comeback in February last year after retiring in November 2006 citing a lack of motivation. But he missed out on a place in the Australian swimming team after failing to qualify in the 100metres and 200-metres freestyle events at the

Olympic trials in Adelaide in March. Thorpe said he was unprepared for the shock of missing out on the Games. “I was in such a haze not realising what had just happened in missing out on the Olympics,” Thorpe told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “I was asked the question: ‘How does it feel that you are not going to the Olympics?’ The reaction was: ‘Thanks, I hadn’t thought about it.’ “You see it hit me, that it’s like I didn’t plan for this.” AFP

Tenacious Blake ready to usurp training partner PARIS: Yohan Blake is the new kid on the block, the pretender ready for a tenacious bid to usurp training partner Usain Bolt from his lofty pedestal as the world’s greatest sprinter. The Olympics in London are the perfect setting for an intra-Jamaican duel of epic proportions, with Bolt defending his 100 and 200m sprint titles from the 2008 Beijing Games. Blake’s run-off against Bolt in last year’s World Championships in Daegu was a washout, the latter sensationally disqualified from the final after false starting, leaving Blake a clear run to the gold medal. Winning the title at the age of 21 years 245 days made the now 22year-old the youngest ever winner of the world 100m. This year, Blake and Bolt avoided each other until they could no longer, lining up for a battle royale at the Jamaican Olympic trials. And Blake pulled off what many observers had long been predicting: he trumped Bolt in both the 100 and 200m to send a tremor through the world of athletics just weeks before the start of the London Games.

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Wimbledon braced for purple haze LONDON: When Roger Federer returns to Wimbledon later this month to begin his bid for Olympic gold, the seven-time champion will find the historic venue he regards as a second home has undergone a major facelift. Federer barely had time to pack away his racquets after his final victory over Andy Murray before Wimbledon groundstaff began to transform the hallowed confines of the All England Club into a riot of colours.

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Playing Field

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012

The games people play

N SHIVA KUMAR

Karlsson inaugurates State TT event T Snooker World Cup selection in City

nooker players, Kamal Chawla and Brijesh Damani are set to represent India in the men’s category at the upcoming Snooker and Billiards World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Egypt in November. In the women’s event, Arantxa Sanchis and Vidya Pillai would represent the country for the same tournament.

Results Brijesh Damani bt Rafath Habib 3-2 Kamal Chawla bt Siddharth Parikh 3-1 Himanshu Jain bt Manudev 3-2 Lucky Vatnani bt Shahbaaz Adil Khan 3-2 Manudev bt Neeraj Kumar 3-1 Neeraj Kumar bt Himanshu Jain 3-1 Shahbaaz Adil Khan bt Manudev 3-1 Manan Chandra bt Siddharth Parikh 3-0 Kamal Chawla bt Lucky Vatnani 3-1

he 14th St Paul’s Table Tennis Academy Annual State Ranking and Inter School Table Tennis Championships 2012 kick started on Thursday among much fan-fare. The four-day event’s inauguration ceremony was graced by Table Tennis players, Peter Karlsson (five times World Champion and six times European Champion) and Kamlesh Mehta (eight times national champion and Arjuna Awardee), Mir Khasim Ali, V

Bhasker Ram and Vivek Kohli among others, who had words of encouragement for the participants. The event which does have a large number of players participating, this time has seen a record of over 920 entries which include 50 school teams. This year would also witness an inter-institution championship being held which is being conducted for corporate and clubs. 10 entries have been received under this category.

Day-1 Results INTER SCHOOL QUARTER FINALS ROUND — GIRLS Rosary Convent School ‘A’ bt Bhavans School ‘B’ — 3-0 KKR School bt Secunderabad Public School — 3-2 INTER SCHOOL 2nd ROUND Prakasham Vidya Niketan bt Delhi Public School — 3-0 Chirec Public School ‘A’ bt KV Nalgonda — 3-0 Bethamy School bt Kennady School — 3-0 Narayana School bt All Saints High School — 3-1 Bharthi Vidya Bhavan ‘A’ bt Sadhuvashai High School ‘B’ — 3-0 INTER SCHOOL 1st ROUND Narayana School bt All Saint’s School — 3-1 Bharti vidya Bhavan ‘A’ bt Sadhuvashavi School ‘B’ — 3-0 St Paul’s School ‘B’ bt Little Flower High School ‘D’ — 3-1 KKR Gautham School bt DPS Nacharam — 3-0 Chirec School ‘C’ bt Goutham School — 3-2 Future Kids ‘A’ bt Gautham Model School — 3-1 Little Angel School bt DPS Nacharam ‘A’ — 3-2 Little Flower High School ‘B’ bt Goutham High School — 3-0 St Paul’s School ‘B’ bt Little Flower School ‘D’ — 3-1

Wimbledon 2012

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012

Blatter: I can’t punish Havelange over bribes

2nd seed thrilled to hit with idol Pete Sampras

STANFORD: Star-struck Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli confessed on Thursday that her brief warm-up with Pete Sampras a day earlier at the WTA’s Stanford tournament had fulfilled a longheld dream. Bartoli, the second seed and a 2007 Wimbledon finalist, got the chance to hit with Sampras, a 14-time Grand Slam winner, prior to his exhibition with Michael Chang. Bartoli, 27, said that as a lifelong fan of the 41year-old American who retired a decade ago with seven Wimbledon titles, she was nervous at the start. “I had an extra pleasure and honour,” said the world number 10. “But I was so stressed at the start, I could barely hold my racquet. I hope he enjoyed playing with me. “I was so sad that he hurt himself later,” she added of the calf injury that forced Sampras to cut the exhibition short. “I never used to dream of winning a Grand Slam, I’d dream of playing with him,” she added.

Bartoli back to her winning ways STANFORD:

Second-seeded Marion Bartoli won the last 11 games to surge past unranked US university player Mallory Burdette 7-5, 6-0 Thursday in the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament here. France’s Bartoli lost only seven points on her serve in the second set as she recovered from 4-1 down in the opening frame against the player who attends Stanford University, where the tournament is held. Burdette had two chances to take the first set, but couldn’t covert either one and Bartoli

seized the chance to turn the tide. “She was playing well at the start,” said Bartoli, who won the title in 2009 and was runner-up last year to Serena Williams. Bartoli was also runner-up here in 2008. “She was hitting the lines and the corners. It was not easy to come back. I had to wait for the storm to calm,” Bartoli said. “I needed to take the momentum away from her. I stepped up and played harder. I tried to get more first serves in. “I had the momentum going into the second set. But I knew it

would not be easy until the last point, I didn’t want it to slip away.” Bartoli converted five of her 13 break chances against her inexperienced opponent, firing 26 winners with 17 unforced errors. “My experience paid off and helped me a lot,” said the world number 10. “I have good memories here. I was not worried, I knew I could come back.” Bartoli next faces fifth-seeded Belgian Yanina Wickmayer in Friday’s quarter-finals, when topseeded Williams will take on sixth-seeded Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa. AFP

Will Tiger continue to bite at British Open? Jim Slater

LYTHAM: Tiger Woods has produced tantalising glimpses of the form that made him a 14-time major champion, but no definite sign that he is prepared to add to that title haul at next week’s British Open. Woods won his third US PGA event of the year on July 1 at the National, following triumphs at the Memorial in June and Arnold

Palmer Invitational back in March to snap a 17-month win drought following his infamous sex scandal. “I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again,” Woods said. “Here we are.” But Woods has also missed the cut for only the eighth and ninth times in his 17-year pro career, failing to make the weekend at Charlotte in May and last

week’s Greenbrier Classic. And Woods has had disappointing results in the majors this year, sharing 40th at the Masters and 21st at the US Open, where he lead after 36 holes only to falter in the final rounds. While he leads the US PGA money list with $4.2 million and is the top-ranked American player in the world at fourth, he has not shown he has the game to capture a major title as he pre-

pares to face Royal Lytham. “It’s something I’ve done over the years, I’ve won major championships, and I haven’t done it since ‘08,” Woods said. “We all go through periods where that doesn’t happen. Some periods are entire careers. “But I understand how to win major championships. The key is giving yourself opportunities on the back nine on Sunday every time,” he added.

PARIS: FIFA president Sepp Blatter insisted on Thursday that he did not have the power to punish former supremo Joao Havelange after the 96-year-old Brazilian was accused of taking bribes. Court documents released in Switzerland revealed that Havelange, FIFA president for 24 years before Blatter stepped into the hotseat in 1998, pocketed at least 1.5m Swiss francs (£986,000) and FIFA executive committee member Ricardo Teixeira at least 12.74m. The bribes, made by International Sport and Leisure (ISL), were detailed in documents made public by Switzerland’s supreme court and published by the BBC on Wednesday. FIFA’s discredited Swissbased marketing partner collapsed in 2001 with debts of around $300 million. But Blatter went on the attack on Thursday, insisting that he was powerless to sanction his predecessor. “I don’t have the power to call him to account. The Congress named him as Honorary President. Only the Congress can decide his future,” Blatter told www.fifa.com. He insisted the payments were not illegal under Swiss law at the time. AFP

Playing Field

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012

The games people play

Lee retires from international cricket SYDNEY: Australian pace bowler Brett Lee on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after a 13year career, saying his body and mind were no longer up to the stresses of touring. “It’s official, I have retired from international cricket. Thanks for all your love and support. It’s been an amazing 13 years,” Lee said via Twitter ahead of an official news conference. Lee, 35, who returned home early from Australia’s one-day tour of England this month with calf problems, said it was the right time to call an end to his long career.

“I woke up this morning and knew I had to call it quits today. Friday the 13th, 13 years (since his Test debut), I thought it was pretty appropriate,” he told Channel Nine. “I thought I would go over there and try and play the Twenty20 World Cup (in Sri Lanka in September), but (being) mentally and physically challenged, it would just not be worth it. “So I’m walking away happy with the call I’ve made.” Lee said while he had enjoyed his cricket career, he was tired of being away from home for long periods and was looking forward to a different phase of his life.

“It’s been a fantastic career and I’ve loved every minute of it, but it’s stage two of my life now,” he said. “My holiday will be at home — I’m sick of being away. That was on my mind as well — time away from home. “I just want to maybe do some fishing and just chill out for a few months.” One of Australia’s most fearsome fast bowlers, Lee retired from Tests with 310 wickets in February 2010, although he played on in one-day and Twenty20 cricket. Lee has captured 380 wickets in 220 ODIs and 28 wickets in 25 T20 internationals. AFP

Froome plays down attack drama US lawmaker wants Justin Davis

LA TOUSSUIRE: Chris Froome insists he did not disobey team orders on the ‘Queen’ Alpine stage of the Tour de France that, once more, highlighted his apparent race-winning capabilities. The mountainous 11th stage from Albertville to La Toussuire ultimately saw Sky team leader Bradley Wiggins tighten his grip on the yellow jersey after he finished 1min 26sec ahead of Australia’s defending champion Cadel Evans. But while the result, which left Evans fourth overall at 3:19, has boosted Wiggins’ victory hopes significantly, some late and unexpected drama put Froome firmly in the spotlight. An attack by Froome inside the last 4 km, after he had paced Wiggins up most of the 18 km-long final

climb, briefly isolated Wiggins and left him open to attacks from rivals. Moments later, Froome realised the effect of his brutal acceleration and soon slowed to allow Wiggins to catch up.

Tour campaign ends for Gesink, Petacchi

utch climbing specialist Robert Gesink and Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi will not resume racing on the Tour de France’s 12th stage Friday after leaving the race for different reasons. Rabobank rider Gesink, a fifth place finisher in 2010, has been suffering from sore ribs since a crash earlier in the race. His team announced his withdrawal at the end of the difficult 148 km ride from Albertville to the ski station of La Toussuire where he finished over 30 minutes behind race leader Bradley Wiggins of Britain. “When I breathe in deeply, I’m in pain. I have really sore muscles around my ribs,” said the Dutchman.

Stoner looks to bounce back in Italy MUGELLO: World champion Casey Stoner is determined to bounce straight back in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after last weekend’s crash at the Sachsenring dealt a blow to his hopes of defending his crown in his final season.

The Australian crashed out with two bends of the final lap remaining in Germany, in a race won by teammate Dani Pedrosa. The main beneficiary of Stoner’s spill was Yamaha’s former champion Jorge Lorenzo who was gifted the runnerup spot to move clear at the top of the riders standings

on 160 points. Pedrosa climbed into second on 146 with Stoner on 140. “I’ve always liked Mugello, we’ve enjoyed some pretty good results there. Last year didn’t go to plan but we know what we did wrong so hopefully this year we can be a little more competitive,” said Stoner, who was third last year. “I really enjoy the fast corners there. There are a lot of areas where we get a lot of wheel spin and a lot of fast changes of direction. It’s not a small dinky little track that you can’t use these bikes on; it’s actually somewhere where you can open the throttle up and actually get to full throttle. AFP

USADA to be probed

WASHINGTON: A US lawmaker urged the Office of National Drug Control Policy on Thursday to investigate the US Anti-Doping Agency in the wake of its charges against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. House of Representatives member Jim Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican, sent a letter on Thursday asking ONDCP director Gil Kerlikowske to investigate how the sports doping watchdog spend about $9 million a year in US taxpayer funding. The move comes exactly one month after USADA informed Armstrong it had taken formal action against him, leading to doping charges against Armstrong and five other men that the agency says engaged in a doping conspiracy during the US star’s Tour de France run. Three men were issued life bans by USADA earlier this week. Armstrong has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, citing more than 500 doping tests without a positive — a defense weakened by such disgraced admitted dope cheats as Marion Jones having passed similar tests for years. AFP