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A CRY FOR HELP Activists are complaining that opening up new swathes of virgin forest on Sumatra island for commercial exploitation and laying roads through a vital ecosystem put many endangered species like the orangutan at risk.

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PRINT AND BE DAMNED! Despite record revenue collections this year and crores being spent on e-governance, the GHMC refuses to get its printing machines upgraded. Even small jobs like printing receipts are being hampered and heavy printing jobs are given out to private printers, posing a security risk.

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SRK WILL ‘NOT BE SHOT’! As KKR get set to take on the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai tomorrow, the spotlight has fallen on KKR boss, Shah Rukh Khan. SRK has been banned from the ground for five years after he assaulted a security guard at last year’s IPL. In a fit of bravado, SRK reportedly said: “What will they do if I enter? Shoot me?” The MCA retorted that while they would not shoot him, they would certainly have to stop him.

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POLICE, MEDIA INJURED AS DEMOLITION DRIVE GOES HORRIBLY WRONG One assistant commissioner of police, one SI and a constable were hurt in a clash that erupted at the demolition of 13 illegal structures around Maisamma Lake in Moosapet this morning. Mediapersons covering the event were also attacked .

Sex-ed still a far cry in India A Postnoon survey of people from various Indian schools found that majority did not receive sex education at school. With teachers skipping the chapter on reproduction and college students thinking menstruation is ‘bad stuff leaving the body,’ sex-ed has a long way to go.

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city events

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Paintings and poetry by artist Samiran Dhar are on display at ICONART Gallery. Exhibition is on till May 11.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES When: Till May 7, 6.30 pm to 11.30 pm Mega mugs Thank God It’s Friday (TGIF)

WORKSHOPS Fountain of youth Workshop on make-up tips is on. Where: Colorama Printers, Secunderabad When: Till May 6, 10 am to 1 pm Contact: 80086-249

Dancin’ Party A dance workshop by Twist N Turns Fitness & Dance studio is on. Where: Twist N Turns Fitness & Dance Studio, Ranigunj When: Till May 11, 10 am Potters all A pottery workshop will be held. Where: Saptaparni (After School Activities) (2.6 km), Banjara Hills When: May 6 to May 11, 9 am to 11 am and 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm Contact: Saptaparni, at 6666-7707 / 6682-1789. The joy of reading Oxford Bookstore in association with GHAC and LICH is organising an informative, exciting and fun-filled workshop in social sciences and Humanities for kids. Where: Oxford Bookstore, The Park When: Ongoing, Till May 12, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm Dish out A workshop on cake baking and

BUBBLY TIME: Children enjoy a session of bubble-making at Dilsukhnagar on Sunday. chocolate making. Where: Colorama Printers, Secunderabad When: May 6 to May 8, 10 am to 1 pm

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When: May 10 and May 11, 10 am to 5 pm Contact: 81255-25631

Freezing a moment Basic photography workshop by Lakshmi Prabhala. Where: Inner Circle, Somajiguda

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SRINVAS SETTY

Where: Saptaparni, Banjara Hills When: May 6 to May 10, 10.30 am to 12 pm

Budding artists A workshop on drawing and painting for children is on. Where: Swamy Vivekananda Institute Of Human Excellence (Language Schools), Tankbund When: Till May 11, 4 pm to 5 pm

Art lovers An art and craft workshop by Meena will be organised.

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DINING Foodies' haven Awadhi food festival is on. Where: Bidri, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel, Tank Bund

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Dosa and lassi Dosa and Lassi festival is on. Where: Quality Inn Residency, Nampally When: Till May 11, 7 pm

Adventure fun Summer camp in sport climbing and bouldering is being held. Where: Adventure Club of Andhra Pradesh When: Till May 10, 6 am to 9 am Contact: 93948-83999

Summer camp Tailoring training camp for children between the age group of 6 and 16 is being organised. Where: Shilparamam, Madhapur When: Till May 20, 11 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm

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ELECTRICITY General Complaints Breakdown Section

announced TGIF’s mega mugs offer to coincide with the start of the IPL. Where: TGIF, Banjara Hills When: Ongoing

Army talk A talk by Captain Alok Bansal on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir: The Future Trajectory. Where: Badruka PG Centre (College), Kachiguda When: May 8 from 6 pm Contact: 93978-20222

Airport Director 27903785, 27906001 For Air India Flight Information Toll free (from any network) for IC Flights 18001801407 And for All Flights: 1800227722 Air India has revised its flight timings. For more information call (Toll free) 18001801407, 1800227722 from BSNL/MTNL 04023430334 from other lines and mobile Website; www.airindia.in TOURISM OFFICES AP Tourism, Hyd 23262152/53/54 Sec-bad 27893100 Dept of Tourism 23453110 India Tourism 23261360 AP Tourism information Centre (24x7) 23450444, 23455999 UK VISA OFFICE VFS India Pvt Ltd Building, 8-2-542/A, Sunil Chamber, Road No. 7

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UNVEILING NTR’S STATUE

CRIME

NTR honoured, Naidu left out INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

he issue unveiling the statue of Telugu Desam Party founder Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) in the central hall of Parliament is creating ripples in the party. What surprised and hurt the TDP leaders is that the Central government did not extend an invitation to the party chief Chandrababu Naidu for the event. The leaders blame Union minister and daughter of late NTR, D Purandeswari (pictured), for this. They say she held a grudge against Naidu

for overthrowing her father’s government in the mid ‘90s. “It is very sad that our party president did not get an invitation for such an important function,” a senior leader of TDP politburo member told Postnoon on Monday. AROUND THE

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“The true successor of NTR is Chandrababu Naidu and not his family members. He was the one who actually raised the issue of installing NT Rama Rao’s statue in the Parliament central hall when TDP MP GMC Balayogi was

the Lok Sabha speaker. Even after such important contributions, he was ignored for the unveiling function,” he said.

Naidu held a meeting on the issue with party’s senior leaders two days ago at his residence. During the meeting, he reportedly told the leaders that the Congress wants to gain political mileage by taking credit for the installation of the statue at the Parliament House. He also recalled his efforts to ensure the installation of statue at the Parliament central hall. The TDP has decided to lodge an official complaint with Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar on the issue. Kumar had arranged for the statue of NTR to be unveiled on May 7.

Would-be robber thwarted by chilli

quick-thinking worker at a takeaway food store in Sydney has stopped an attempted robbery by throwing a bucket of chilli at a would-be thief, leaving him with minor burns, Australian police said Monday. New South Wales state police said a man walked into the store on Sunday and ordered some food, but then argued with staff over payment and walked behind the counter and attempted to open the cash register.

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Tailor rapes minor, held

The locals ‘took pity’ on a man who sexually assaulted a girl, 8. When the incident came to light, the police sent the girl for medical examination. back home when they went to work. Three days ago she was at home playing when her neighbour, Khaja, a local tailor known to all, called her to his shop saying he was stitching a new dress for her and wanted to take the measurement. The innocent girl trusted him and went to his shop where nobody else was there. In the pretext of taking measurements, he is said to have disrobed her and attempted a sexual assault. Terrified though the girl was, she screamed. This attracted the neighbours and they rushed in to see the man grappling with the girl.

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ed from Chandrayangutta. A man named Khaja Pasha, said to be the culprit, has been arrested, thanks to the uncompromising stance of the ACP. It is said that eight-year-old girl whose parents work as labourers used to leave the girl

They caught him red handed when he pleaded for mercy and showed his willingness to pay the parents for the crime. It is said that the locals took pity on him and refrained from reporting this to the police. However, someone told assistant commissioner of police Tahir Ali about this. He enquired about the incident and found it to be true. He asked the Chandrayangutta police to book a rape case against Khaja and the girl was sent for medical examination. If the medical tests prove she was violated, he would be chargesheeted for raping a minor, police said.

Cops said the female employee just fought back with whatever was close at hand after the man, who attempted to open the cash register, struck her across the chest. The man struck the female worker across the chest as she tried to stop him from getting to the money, police alleged, before she resorted to throwing the chilli in his face. “It appears that she’s just fought back with whatever was close at hand,” inspector Ralph Deans told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “As you can imagine, with a face full of chilli, he’s received some burns to his face and he was quite red-faced at the time police arrived to arrest him.” The 24-year-old was charged with assault with intent to rob. AFP

CITY BRIEFS International convention in City from May 8

CM vows to shut down illegal liquor outlets

Attempt to end protest, fast by GHMEU

Body of man found on railway tracks

Flyover gets green signal from GHMC

he AP State Centre of the Institution of Engineers (India) will host a four-day international convention of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and Paciﬁc at Hyderabad from May 8. The theme this year is “engineering initiatives for sustainable development, integrating innovation and ethics.”

M N Kiran Kumar Reddy Sunday promised to shut down, in a phased manner, all the “belt shops” (illegal outlets of liquor shops) spread across the State. Kiran made the announcement while addressing a public meeting at Eluru in West Godavari district when Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh made a fervent appeal.

inister for municipal administration and urban development Maheedar Reddy will hold a meeting with GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu and GHMEU president U Gopal to end the ongoing protest by the union, which has been demanding regularisation of employees and enhancement of employee beneﬁts.

ampally railway police have detected a headless corpse from Haﬁzpet area. According to railway police, one arm of the corpse was also missing. Police sources further said that the body looked like that of a 35-year-old man and it was found on the railway tracks between Hitec City and Haﬁzpet railway stations.

he proposed TolichowkiGachibowli ﬂyover has been given a go-ahead by the GHMC after the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation agreed to aid the construction. The road will have provisions for service lanes, cycling lanes, storm-water drains and a footpath . It has been sanctioned to RK Infra at `28.84 crore.

News MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 LAST YEAR... HERE

CIVIC

Marriage fraud: Family held

Print and be damned!

ast year we had reported how a married man, who happens to be the son of a retired cop, and his parents were charged with duping an unwary family of `13 lakh and a car with the promise of marriage. The man absconded after the prospective in-laws alerted the police. The accused was already married to another woman.

The small works of printing challans and receipts are being hampered by the GHMC and heavy printing jobs are going out to private printers at a security risk.

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NUMEROLOGY

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loss of the main feeding areas of shorebirds could lead to a 70 per cent decline in their population, said scientists from the National Environmental Research Programme

Some feel when the child is young, they don’t have to pay too much dowry. Others fear she might grow a will of her own... Mostly everybody thinks sending her to school is a waste. P Neelima, MVF staffer See page 6

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espite their ‘best efforts’ to kill it, the 40-year-old printing press of the GHMC bravely defies age and neglect. But the machineries too can do only so much. With constant badgering to get them out of work, only two of the four are now working, and

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the cutting machine has been put out of order. Why all these feats? It’s so that the managers could outsource the printing works and pocket fat commission. Some point out how despite record revenue collections this year and spending crores on e-

To prompt young men and women to break the caste barrier, the inter-caste ma r riage incentive has been hiked from `25,000 to `75,000.

Champagne is good, say researchers. A British study has found that three glasses of champagne a week can help improve memory.

Marry outside caste in Himachal, get `75,000

Locals ‘protect’ sex offender in City? It has been reported that locals took pity on a man who sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl and refrained form lodging a police complaint.

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Some people don’t think before they speak. Michaela Biancoﬁore, an Italian minister, had to quit after having said gay people invited discrimination by “ghettoising” themselves.

At high altitude comes wrong attitude All’s not well atop Mount Everest due to tension between elite climbers and growing commercial expeditions.

like this, what little work is being undertaken will come to a halt. We have enough space to replace the old with modern machinery. We brought it to the notice of the higher ups many times but none seem interested,” lamented an official. According to officials, the employees working for press failed to get any promotion on par with their counterparts working in other wings.

INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE

The column that teaches everyone something new about the way the world functions.

Mateela: The place where women can’t vote. For decades, not a single woman in the Pakistani village of Mateela has cast a vote. And going by the recent news, they won’t in the coming Parliamentary elections.

governance, the GHMC refuses to get the machines mended. Even the small works of printing challans and receipts are being hampered and heavy printing jobs are going out to private printers at a security risk. Where 40 skilled and semi skilled men worked, only 15 remain; there is no job since the printers and cutting machines are out of order. “If the situation continues

SHIMLA: While khap panchayats (caste councils) in Haryana continue to frown on inter-caste and sub-caste marriages and punish those who do so, marrying outside one’s caste is ever so profitable in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh — it’ll get couples all of `75,000. To prompt young men and women to break the caste barrier, the cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, has enhanced the inter-caste

The Supreme Court in 2011 held that inter-caste marriages are in the national interest. marriage incentive from `25,000 to `75,000. It’s given to couples where one of the spouses belongs to a scheduled caste. Departmental records

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show that only 1,113 intercaste marriages materialised in the past four years. In 2012-13, 277 couples got the incentive. The number was 304 in 201112, 300 in 2010-11 and 232 in 2009-10. The government introduced the scheme in 1994. “Now, we are expecting more and more young cou-

ples, especially women, to come forward and break the caste barrier,” Sood added. Supreme Court in 2011 held that inter-caste marriages are in national interest. “The caste system is a curse on the nation and the sooner it is destroyed the better. In fact, it is dividing the nation at a time when we have to be united to face the challenges. Inter-caste marriages are, in fact, in national interest as they will result in destroying the caste system.” IANS

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Flow to YSRC worries loyalists Jagan’s staunch supporters are apprehensive about their political career as the party high command has gone back on its earlier stance INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

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he YSRC’s reversal of its declared policy — disallow indiscriminate entry of leaders from other camps— has surprised even its own rivals. Admission of the party’s one-time critics, MV Mysoora Reddy and TDP leader Dadi Veerabadhra Rao, is held up as glaring examples of the new policy. While the leaders and cadres of the party are gloomy about admitting those who are at the ‘fag end of their career,’ the party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy seems unperturbed at the flow of leaders from other parties. Since Jagan is in prison and unavailable for clarification, many wonder if the party will get crowded

The leaders that joined YSRCP so far were proved to be the bitter critics of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. and lead to revolt at the time of general elections. Jagan Mohan Reddy was on record saying he would be choosy about migrating leaders from other parties. His stance had gladdened the hearts of the committed party cadres. But why the open door policy now remains a mystery to many. Reacting to the general

apprehension, the YSRCP spokesperson Gattu Ramachandra Rao said that Jagan never said that he would not allow rival party leaders into his party. Those let in are experienced leaders with mass backings.” Rao said further, “Ours is a new party in the State. And we can’t expect leaders to come into

our party from skies. It would be very difficult for any new political party to consolidate its position unless it provides shelter to leaders who come into its fold from other parties. You must remember one point here. The leaders that joined our party so far were proved to be the bitter critics of Jagan. But soon after quitting their party they came to us and said that Jagan is a great

leader. Do you want us to prevent such leaders from joining hands with us? ,” he shot back when questioned the sagacity of admitting ageing leaders.

THREAT TO LOYALISTS On the other hand, the inflow of veteran politicians into YSRCP is seen as a threat to its existing leaders, who have been carrying the flag of the party since its inception. Ramachandra Rao agreed that the entry of senior leaders into the party would create some pressure. But he was swift in adding that the effect would be confined to only some parts of the State and not everywhere. Another spokesperson of the party and former MLC Habeeb Abdul Rehman also expressed similar views.

LEGISLATION

Communal Violence Bill heading for cold storage?

Contention n It will affect the federal structure of government by interfering in law and order, which is a state subject n The provisions are biased against the majority community, which is percieved as the aggressor.

minorities, SCs and STs. The Bill also proposes constitution of a body – National Authority for Communal Harmony, Justice and Reparation – by the Centre to exercise the powers and perform the functions assigned to it under this Act. The law ministry is said to have favoured further strengthening of the provisions of the Bill and without any infringement on the powers vested on the state governments. Home ministry officials feel that the consultation process may take months as most of the non-Congress state governments are vehemently opposed

to many provisions of the Bill. The BJP has strongly opposed the proposed legislation and termed it as “dangerous", saying it will harm the federal structure of the Constitution. It has also questioned how the Bill could presume that the majority community is always responsible for riots. The proposed legislation is also likely to face opposition from Trinamool Congress, SP, BJD, AIADMK and Akali Dal which are in po-

wer in West Bengal, UP, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Punjab respectively. The bill was first introduced in Rajya Sabha in 2005 and subsequently referred to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. The Committee submitted its report in 2006 to Parliament and notices were given in March 2007, December 2008, February 2009, December 2009 and again in February 2010 in Rajya Sabha for consideration and passing of the Bill. The Bill, however, could not be taken up for consideration on

SP demands Bansal’s resignation

BSP leader held for firing in air

Property dealer shot dead

Father, son killed in road mishap

Kashmir shuts down over spurious drugs

NEW DELHI: Railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign to ensure fair investigation in the case related to the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla for allegedly accepting a bribe of ` 90 lakh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) said Monday. The Congress Sunday ruled out Bansal’s resignation and said no action would be taken against him.

GHAZIABAD: A local BSP leader was taken into custody after he allegedly ﬁred in air to threaten some locals in a busy market area here, police said. The incident occurred at UTS market in Shalimar Garden area on Sunday evening when Naresh Kumar Sharma in an inebriated state ﬁred in the air, they said.

MEERUT: A property dealer was shot dead in his office by three unidentified persons at Rohta area today, police said. The victim Sanjay Tyagi 40 was in his office when three persons came on a motorbike and fired at him, police said. Police suspect that Tyagi was killed over a property dispute. A search is on to nab the attackers, they said.

FIROZABAD: A 42-year-old man and his son today were killed and four others injured when their car collided with an ambulance. Ram Khiladi and his son Ajay (22) were killed on the spot while four others, including the ambulance driver, were injured. The injured were rushed to a hospital and their condition was stated to be stable.

SRINAGAR: Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley was affected Monday by a shutdown against the alleged spurious drugs scam called by the local doctors’ association. Shops, other businesses, public transport and educational institutions remained closed in Srinagar city because of the shutdown.

NEW DELHI: The controversial Communal Violence Bill, which aims to protect minorities from targeted attack, is unlikely to be passed during the UPA-II rule with the law ministry raising objections to its draft and the home ministry mulling further consultations with state governments. The Bill proposes to impose duties on the central and the state governments and their officers to exercise their powers in an impartial and nondiscriminatory manner to prevent and control targeted violence, including mass violence against religious or linguistic

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n The state administrations are not kept in the loop regarding the actions of the national body created by the Bill. any of these occasions. Thereafter, several suggestions from civil society groups were received and examined. Finally, the NAC said in July 2010 that there was a need to revise the law. It worked on a draft bill and submitted it on July 25, 2011 to the Home Ministry. PTI

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Erasing nightmares, essaying dreams PADMINI C padmini.c@postnoon.com

he modern day Ashwamedha yagnam came to a grand conclusion on Sunday in the Marpally mandal of Ranga Reddy district. If in the Vedic ritual, a chosen horse would be set loose by a king to wander in the neighbouring lands, conquering every step of land it chose to trot on, yesterday, it was a colourful jeep that made its way through the fifteen villages in the mandal. Flanked not by princes and soldiers (to ensure all opposition was subjugated and defeated), this time around, it was young school-going girls, who guarded it fiercely while championing the cause of child marriages to be banned in their community. “What will we do getting married? Bearing children who will also grow up to become like us? No, we want to go to school. We want to be educated and get jobs so we can stand on our own feet. We’ll let nothing come in the way of that,” vowed 14-year-old

The campaign has been yielding results with people becoming more and more watchful against child marriages.

Saraswati as she stared defiantly at her parents. Initiated by the NGO MV Foundation, the campaign is making waves in the area. Over 150 youngsters from the neighbouring villages came together in April and have been rallying relentlessly, trying to sensitise parents and community elders on the issue. Already, their work has been

yielding results with the community becoming more and more watchful. Anganwadi workers and NGO volunteers are keeping tabs on dropouts. Priests at temples are counselled against marrying underage children. However, it’s the parents that have been putting up the greatest resistance. “Some feel that when their child is very young, they don’t have to pay too much

TIPSY-TURVY

Rising alcohol levels give wine lovers a headache SUZANNE MUSTACICH Agence France-Presse

o those New World Cabernets and Zinfandels make your head spin? Fed up with having to stop drinking after just one glass? Plenty of wine lovers around the world will have noticed their favourite tipples are getting stronger, and many of them are unhappy about the hangovers that come with increased alcohol levels. But it seems they have only themselves to blame as experts say that changing consumer tastes are responsible for driving the trend. “The rise in alcohol content of wine is primarily man-made,” reported a working paper by the American Association of Wine Economists in 2011. Over the last two decades, drinkers have developed a passion for fruity, aromatic wines with round, silky tannins, encouraged by high ratings from critics. Even for growers who favour elegance over “fruit bombs”, the quest for ripe tannins has led to grapes with more sugar. “I would stress that higher alcohol levels are never our aim, but rather the logical consequence of the way we work in the vineyards today, which has evolved considerably compared to how

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it was 20 or more years ago,” says Christian Seely, managing director of AXA Millesime’s wine estates in France and Portugal. But wine drinkers now say the alcohol levels have gone too far. “Going from drinking two glasses of wine with 12 per cent alcohol to a similar amount of wine that contains 14 per cent alcohol could put you from under to over the legal limit for driving,” said Michael Apstein, a columnist, gastroenterologist and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. AFP

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dowry. Others fear that she might grow a will of her own and might elope with some boy. But mostly everybody thinks, sending her to school is a waste,” says P Neelima, a MVF staffer who has already succeeded in stopping nine child marriages this year. Schooling is not an attractive option for people in the area, however willing. In Mogaligundam, one of the many villages in the mandal, the local upper primary school is a series of buildings (including the ICDS and the Anganwadi) built hugging a temple. As a consequence, no toilets were constructed. Food served in this school last year led to the children being hospitalised before it got better. Those willing to brave high school have to travel to Komchatpally for which the girls have to walk eight km each day.

A junior college is twice as far and there is no degree college in the mandal. Saidapet or Vikarabad is their only recourse, each an approximate 25 km away. While talks are on to remedy the situation by improving infrastructure and logistics, some parents remain resolutely inconsolable. Neelima is only too happy to hear that “I was married when I was 14. I was a widow by the time I was 25. I had three children to raise and a class IV pass certificate to do it with. Back then, I didn’t know better and there was no one to fight for me. That will never happen today, not on our watch. Besides, when these kids want to study and make something out of themselves, who are we to stop them?,” she asks. Earlier last year, Marpally caught the attention of district officials when child labour figures fell dramatically in the mandal. MVF members say they hope to repeat the magic with this mission too.

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SOCIETY

Gun(g)-ho kills 13 Indians daily Binalakshmi Nepram, secretary general of Control Arms foundation of India (CAFI), India's first civil society group working against arms proliferation, speaks to Postnoon about the clear and present danger. ELIZABETH SOUMYA elizabeth.s@postnoon.com

With staggering 40 million civilians owning guns, second only to the United States, discourses, questions and debates on the topic remain disproportionately low in India. Living in denial can be really dangerous.

ardly any noise is made in India about increasing use of firearms among civilians and related violence. We tend to think that it is an issue that needs to be tackled in places like the United States, perhaps because of recurring incidents of mass murders. But not here, in the land of the non-violent freedom movement, we say. However, with a staggering 40 million civilians owning guns, second only to the United States, discourses, questions and debates on the topic remain disproportionately low in India. Fortunately, not all are waiting for a Connecticut-like massacre before taking initiative. Be AROUND THE

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it gun violence, landmines or disarmament, one voice that has been standing out is that of Binalakshmi Nepram (pictured). As a researcher from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Nepram's activism began unexpectedly. “I wanted to backpack in the border of Manipur and Burma and speak to victims of gun violence for my research,” she says. What was supposed to be an exercise in gathering information became a confrontation with reality that many lived with every day in her home state of Manipur. As she was interviewing a woman, Nepram heard a gunshot. It was Christmas eve and 27-year-old Buddi Moirangthem in Wabgai Lamkhai village, southeast of Imphal had been shot dead. A group of men had dragged Buddi from his car battery workshop before killing him. To this day his young wife

Rebika Akham, who was 24 then, doesn't know who these men were or why her husband was killed. Nepram says she was numbed when she heard Rebika's mother wailing, 'who will feed my daughter now?’. Nepram could not hold back her tears. It was after this event that Nepram started the Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, the first humanitarian initiative in the world to recognise family as victims of armed violence. She pooled in money to buy Rebika a sewing machine. The network aims to keep women affected by violence employed and economically independent through providing them livelihood options such as creating handicrafts. Nepram acknowledges that Northeast has seen more gun violence and unrest than rest of the country. Manipur, for example, is under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),

1958, “There's a martial law for us, we live under it and we have to continue to have dialogue with the government from this place,” she reminds. But, in the recent years violence has reduced in Manipur and killings have halved, she informs. Gun violence isn't just relevant to sensitive areas in the country. India's civil society needs to be increasingly worried about arms, she reminds. Twelve Indians are shot dead every day and India sees about 5,000 deaths due to gun violence each year.

Indians seem to be in denial or not paying attention increasing gun violence or gun ownership. “You hear of gun violence even in car parking spaces in Delhi. The police seized a firearm from those responsible for the gang rape of a Swiss tourist in March,” she reminds. There is an increasing correlation between gender violence and weapons, she points out. “Pepper spray isn't too effective when the perpetrator is armed with a gun”, she says. The growing possession of arms isn't just restricted to the aam aadmi. In fact India's politicians have long been ‘outstanding’ examples. “As many as 37 per cent of our MPs have criminal records and many possess weapons and even come to power by the use of violence,” says Nepram. An RTI filed last year revealed that 756 guns were sold to MPs and VIPs — usually

politicians — in India between 1987 and 2012. It also brought to light that 82 MPs purchased guns being sold off by the state between 2001 and 2012, of which 18 MPs had criminal cases pending against them including charges of murder, attempt to murder and kidnapping. Control Arms Foundation of India (CAFI) that Nepram cofounded has been successful in bringing the issue of gun violence to the parliament. “We have been working for two years sensitising MPs from various states, both in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha”, she says. Nepram believes that it's a tragedy that being a global power inevitably means a race for arms. “India's think tanks think militarisation is the answer. We continue to ape the US that owns most weapons in the world. Now India also wants to be a manufacturer and exporter of weapons. The civil society needs to make a noise to stop this violence and tragedy or it will continue to be grow, she warns. “Weapon for me are a crutch, you actually don't need them. Many now are buying a gun as they would the latest phone or TV, like a status symbol,” she says. “Ask yourself what is the purpose of a gun, is it to heal or kill a person?”

WORLD BRIEFS Remains of 10 people found at crash site

Palestinian leader Abbas meets China's Xi

Aircraft crashes at Spanish air show

Attacks in Iraq kill 9, wound 33

Ban voices concern at Israeli strikes on Syria

MOSCOW: Investigators have found the remains of at least 10 people at the crash site of a light aircraft that went missing in Russia's Urals mountains last year after being hijacked by a party of revellers, ofﬁcials said. "At the site of the inspection, skeletonized remains of the bodies of at least 10 people have been found," said an ofﬁcial.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Beijing today, with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu due to follow him later this week. Abbas's three-day trip — the first by a West Asialeader since Xi took office — ends Tuesday, overlapping with a five-day visit by Netanyahu that begins in Shanghai on Monday.

MADRID: A historic HA-200 Saeta jet crashed into a hangar and exploded today in a fireball at an airshow southwest of the capital, severely injuring its pilot who later died in the hospital, officials said. The plane, one of the first jet-propelled planes to be manufactured in Spain, crashed, sending a fireball and thick black smoke into the air.

BAGHDAD: A series of attacks including a blast near an Internet cafe in a Sunni area of Baghdad killed nine people and wounded dozens in and around the Iraqi capital. The attacks came amid heightened sectarian tension following a deadly security crackdown on a camp in northern Iraq run by Sunnis yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced "grave concern" at reported Israeli air strikes on Syria, and called on all sides to "exercise maximum calm and restraint". "The secretarygeneral expresses grave concern over reports of air strikes in Syria by the Israeli Air Force," Xinhua quoted a statement issued by Ban's ofﬁce.

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NUCLEAR PLANT

Kudankulam gets SC nod The apex court directs government to submit report on compliance of safety steps.

NEW DELHI: Steps to operationalise the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant would go on uninterrupted as the Supreme Court Monday disposed of a public suit seeking to halt its

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commissioning with a direction to the government to submit a report on the compliance of all safety steps before the plant is commissioned. However, an apex court

bench of Justice KS Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra issued detailed directions to the government on the safety and the monitoring of the plant's operations. While allowing the commis-

sioning of the plant, the court said that nuclear energy is extremely important for the country's growth and a balance has to be struck between the right to life and sustainable development. The court said that various expert groups have opined that there would be no impact on the life around the plant because of radiation. While concurring with the directions and the commissioning of the plant, Justice Dipak Misra said that the larger public interest should prevail over the minor inconveniences that may be caused to the people. Directing the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to take all the steps for ensuring the safety of the plant, Justice Misra said in the case of nuclear power plants, there should not be any lapse in operations and the grammar of their safety has to be different. IANS

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Highlights n Kudankulam plant is safe and secure and it is necessary for larger public interest and economic growth of the country, the court said in its verdict. n “Nuclear power plants are needed in the country for the present and future generations,” the court observed. n The apex court also asked authorities to endeavour to withdraw criminal cases against those protesting the plant's commissioning. n The SC also gave 15 guidelines on commissioning, safety and security and environmental issues concerning the plant.

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Minister quits over gay slur A

overing your gray locks with hair-colour may soon be a thing of the past, as a possible treatment for reversing the condition has arrived. A team of European researchers have found that people who are going gray develop massive oxidative stress through accumulation of hydrogen peroxide in the hair follicle, which causes our hair to bleach itself from the inside out. Their study shows that this massive accumulation of hydrogen peroxide can be remedied with a proprietary treatment

woman junior equal opportunities minister in Italy has resigned after allegedly saying that gay people invited discrimination by "ghettoising" themselves, BBC reported. Michaela Biancofiore was defending herself against accusations of homophobia made by human rights groups. But she invoked more wrath with her comments to Italian media. AROUND THE

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developed by the researchers described as a topical, UVB-activated compound called PC-KUS — a modified pseudocatalase. The study also shows that the same treatment works for the skin condition, vitiligo. "To date, it is beyond any doubt that the sudden loss of the inherited skin and localised hair colour can affect those individuals in many fundamental ways," said Karin U Schallreuter, study author from the Institute for Pigmentary Disorders. "The improvement of quality of life after total and even partial successful re-pigmentation has been documented."

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he south zone police have arrested a rowdysheeter and four others for the murder of another alleged criminal last month.

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Md Khaisar alias Langada Khaiser and his four associates have been charged with murdering SK Mahamood of

Bapu Nagar, Amberpet. Police have seized lethal weapons and cash from the five. The arrested besides Khaiser are Mohd Afsar,40; Syed Kareem,34; Mohd Azam,38; Syed Naseem,35. Two others are on the run.

Prime Minister Enrico Letta, also the Democratic Party deputy leader, has warned his ministers to work together and maintain "sobriety" when talking to the media. Biancofiore, a member of exprime minister Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PDL), has been reportedly redeployed to the civil service ministry.

News MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 ARCHAEOLOGY

Jurassic baby dinosaur discovered

cientists have discovered the fossilised skeleton of a baby dinosaur representing a new meat-eating species that roamed the earth 161 million years ago during the late Jurassic period. Fossil remains found by a George Washington University biologist in northwestern China have been identified as a new species of small theropod or meat-eating dinosaur. The discovery was made by James Clark, the Ronald B Weintraub Professor of Biology, in the Department of Biological Sciences of GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. Clark, along with doctoral student Jonah Choiniere and a team of international researchers, found the dinosaur specimen in a remote region of Xinjiang in China in 2006. In a research paper published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, Clark and Choiniere explain recovering the skull, mandible and partial skeleton of the dinosaur. The new theropod was an estimated one meter or just over three feet long and probably weighed about three pounds. AROUND THE

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HARDLINERS VS COPS

22 killed in Bangla clashes Fierce clashes erupted between thousands of rock-throwing protesters and security officials. The protesters were demanding a new blasphemy law.

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t least 22 people were killed as Bangladeshi police fought pitch battles with tens of thousands of hardline Islamists in the capital Dhaka, police and medical officials said Monday. Dhaka police spokesman Masudur Rahman said police used sound grenades, water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse at least 70,000 Islamists who were camped at a key commercial district in a push for a new blasphemy law. “We were forced to act after they unlawfully continued their gathering at Motijheel. They attacked us with bricks, stones, rods and bamboo sticks,” he told AFP, adding that the protesters had dispersed early Monday morning. Police inspector Mozammel Haq at Dhaka Medical College Hospital told AFP 11 bodies were taken to the clinic including several who were hit by bullets and a policeman who had been hacked in the head by protesters with machetes. Eleven other bodies were

thousands of Islamists demanding a new blasphemy law on Sunday blocked highways and fought running battles with police, leaving 10 people dead and hundreds injured in the Bangladeshi capital. Chanting “Allahu Akbar! (God is greatest!)” and “One point, One demand: Atheists must be hanged”, activists from

‘Cycling combines ecology with fitness’

“All that was exposed on the surface was a bit of the leg. We were pleasantly surprised to find a skull buried in the rock too," said Clark. The dinosaur is named Aorun zhaoi, after the Dragon King in the Chinese epic tale Journey to the West. It wasn’t necessarily a small dinosaur species though, because Aorun was still a youngster when it became a fossil. “We were able to look at microscopic details of Aorun’s bones and they showed that the animal was less than a year old when it died on the banks of a stream,” said Choiniere. This is the fifth new theropod discovered at the Wucaiwan locality by the team

taken to three clinics including four at Al Baraka and seven at two branches of Islami Bank hospitals. Hospital officials said hundreds of people were injured. The violence erupted Sunday afternoon and continued through until the early hours of Monday morning. It came after hundreds of

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Aorun the dino orun, the baby dinosaur, lived more than 161 million years ago, in the earliest part of the late Jurassic period. Its small, numerous teeth suggest that it would have eaten prey like lizards and small relatives of today’s mammals and crocodilians.

At least 70,000 Islamists were camped at a key commercial district in Dhaka in a push for a new blasphemy law.

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aturday was a great day for Hyderabad’s cycling enthusiasts as Outlife had organised a half-day workshop, All About Cycling, at Alliance Francaise, Banjara Hills. Prof Dr S Bakhtiar Choudhary, a Switzerlandtrained sports medicine doctor, successfully connected with the audience with his informative talk and anecdotes. Dr Choudhary, besides being a painter, musician, dancer and photographer, has also served

with the Indian army for 10 years and worked as a team doctor for Deccan Chargers and several international teams. The workshop mainly targeted Level III cyclists, which include regular cyclists, enthusiasts, child cyclists and physio

students. “We have planned this workshop for the growing number of cyclists in the City to provide them with professional guidance. At present, there are about 500 cyclists in the City and the number is rising as the government is also steadily supporting cycling,” said Diyanat Ali, founder of GHAC (Greater Hyderabad Adventure Club) and Outlife. In the lecture, Dr Choudhary said, “Cycling is an ecological responsibility but this is being forgotten with the invasion of cities.” He talked not only about the benefits of cycling but also about fitness and the ill effects of inactivity in one’s life. He also stressed on the importance of warming up and training.

the hardline Hefajat-e-Islam marched along at least six highways, blocking transport between Dhaka and other cities. Police said about 2,00,000 people marched to central Dhaka, where fierce clashes erupted between rock-throwing protesters and security officials, with police beating back demonstrators with batons. AFP

COINCIDENCE

UP woman delivers twins on train, again

woman from UP gave birth to twins on a moving train — the second time in four years that she has delivered twins in a train! The bizarre coincidence took place Sunday on board the Kushinagar Express. Zubin Nisha, along with her husband, was travelling from Mumbai to AROUND THE

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Gonda for delivery when she went into labour . Before the train could reach Lucknow, the woman gave birth to twin boys. Both the babies and the mother are healthy. Habibullah, Nisha’s husband, said they have four-yearold twins, who also arrived in a moving train. “Well, indeed this is some sort of a record, but what can I say,” he said. IANS

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MOUNTAINEERING

All’s not well atop Mt Everest A brawl between elite climbers and commercial expeditions reveals the growing tensions in the sport.

brawl on Mount Everest last weekend that shocked the mountaineering community stems from tension between elite climbers and growing commercial expeditions on the world’s highest peak, experts say. Italy’s Simone Moro and Ueli Steck of Switzerland, two of the world’s top mountaineers, accompanied by top British Alpine photographer Jonathan Griffith, were involved in a fight with a group of Nepalese Sherpas on Saturday. All agree the spark was a decision by the Europeans to climb the Lhotse Face, a steep ice wall, while the Nepalese guides were rigging up ropes for their commercial clients. Last year, hundreds of commercial climbers were famously photographed as they queued to reach the summit, illustrating the huge number of people who flock to the 8,848-metre (29,029 ft) peak each year. Expecting similar crowds this season, the Expedition Operators’ Association of Nepal recommended before the start of the 2013 summit season that Sherpas be sent to fix two sets of ropes — one for ascent and one for descent. “This year the tensions occurred while the Sherpas were beginning to implement that plan,” Mohan Krishna Sapkota, a spokesman in the Tourism Ministry, told AFP. Moro, Steck and Griffith say

Cool facts they did not interfere with the rope-rigging and they deny the “highly unlikely” allegations that they dislodged ice that hit the rope-fixing Sherpa team. Other climbers say they were either unaware or did not feel bound by an agreement that noone else should climb while the Sherpas were busy. “I know that on the day the ropes are fixed, nobody should hang on the fixed ropes,” Moro AROUND THE

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told National Geographic. “This doesn’t mean that nobody is allowed to climb the mountain.” The spat comes as mountaineers mark the 60th anniversary of the first Everest summit on May 29, 1953, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. About 10,000 people have

attempted to climb the ultimate peak, almost 4,000 successfully. Freddie Wilkinson, a US mountaineer and Everest veteran, told AFP that the disagreement highlighted rising friction caused by the competing interests of elite climbers and commercial adventurers. “Elite climbers think ropes detract from the sport; commercial climbing operators say it’s their right to do business,” Wilkinson said. “But the assertion that the route is closed to all climbers while the Sherpas fix the ropes shows a seismic shift in mountaineering etiquette. It means the climbing companies are determining the rules now,” he said. Witnesses say the parties exchanged blows for approximately 20 minutes. While the details of the drama remain murky, the increased crowding on the peak has raised

n Everest is 29,035 feet or 8,848 meters high. It is over 60 million years old.

n It takes 2 months to climb Mt Everest in order for the body to adjust to the high altitude.

n Everest grows by about a quarter of an inch every year.

n There is 66% less oxygen in each breath on the summit of Everest than at sea level.

n Climbers burn over 10,000 calories each day, double that on the summit climb. n Climbers will lose 10 to 20 lbs during the expedition. n There are 18 different climbing routes on Everest.

questions about the safety — and meaning — of expeditions. Wilkinson told AFP the recent brawl exposed “the socioeconomic reality of what it means to climb Everest”, calling the tension a “symptom of the fundamental Everest conundrum” over commercial climbing. Last Monday all parties signed a peace accord at base

ENVIRONMENT Rising sea levels, rapid coastal development and reclamation for agriculture are already chewing into tidal wetlands the birds use as feeding grounds on their long journeys. WORLD

illions of birds that stop at coastal wetlands during annual migrations could die as rising sea levels and land reclamation wipe out their feeding grounds, researchers warned Monday. The study into the migratory habits of shorebirds predicted that a loss of 23 to 40 per cent of their main feeding areas could lead to a 70 per cent decline in their population. Led by a team of scientists

n 223 people have died trying to climb Everest. Almost all are still on the mountain.

camp. But the trio has cancelled their trip and won’t say whether they will ever attempt the world’s highest peak again. Moro said the incident killed his “climbing spirit”, and promises of safe passage from Nepalese authorities did not outweigh the trust the men had lost in Everest and the Sherpas. AFP

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n About 3,425 climbers have climbed Everest once and another 2,220 have summited multiple times. totaling 5,652 summits of Everest as of June 2011.

from Australia’s governmentbacked National Environmental Research Programme, the study said some areas have already reported alarming population losses of 30-80 per cent. “Each year, millions of shorebirds stop at coastal wetlands to rest and feed as they migrate from Russia and Alaska to the coasts of Southeast Asia and Australasia,” said researcher Richard Fuller. “We’ve discovered that some of these wetlands are highly vulnerable to sea level rise and might be lost in the next few decades.

“If the birds can no longer stop at these areas to ‘refuel’, they may not be able to complete the journey to their breeding grounds.” The researchers studied wetlands along migration routes across Alaska, Russia, China,

North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. In many cases rapid coastal development and reclamation for agriculture were already chewing into tidal wetlands the birds use as feeding grounds on their long journeys, which sometimes extend half way around the world. Species showing signs of being in trouble include the bartailed godwit, curlew sandpiper, grey-tailed tattler, lesser sand plover, and red knot. AFP

10 killed in AP accident A

t least 10 people were killed and four others injured when a lorry in which they were travelling overturned in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh early Monday, police said.

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The incident occurred near Singarayakonda around 1.30am when the lorry was on its way from Nalgonda to Puducherry. All 10 victims died on the spot. The unidentified victims, belonging to Addanki village, were on their way to attend a religious event in Tamil Nadu, a police officer said. PTI

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STOCKHOLM: The world’s first museum dedicated to Sweden’s iconic disco group

ABBA is set to open in Stockholm on Tuesday, offering visitors a chance to get up close and personal with the 1970s foursome with a little help from modern technology. At ‘ABBA The Museum’ — a wink to the title of the 1977 film ABBA - The

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ON A FOOD HUNT

Eat, chat, make merry Hyderabad Foodies group meets every week, explores a new restaurant and experiences a different cuisine.

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These meets are well organised with negotiated prices and select menu offered by the restaurant of choice. at Calcutta Cabin, and a whole 90 of us relishing food at Oh! Calcutta,” recounts Vishnu a.k.a. Sankalp. The group was formed on June 8, 2012, by a student of HCU, Benny Sumer Yanthan. The intention was to be informed about affordable places in the City to eat at, since she was not a local. It was only a virtual arrangement of sharing recipes and information on eating outside until new members suggested they meet. From meeting once a month, they

Church, ASI clash over paintings Priceless artworks moved without permission, say church officials.

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In Hyderabad, there is good food everywhere. From onion samosas to biryani, there is something affordable for everyone here.

lover’s paradise. “With Hyderabadi and Andhra cuisines, we are so rich that we don’t need any other.” He sums up: “In Hyderabad, there is good food everywhere. From onion samosas to biryani, there is something affordable for everyone.”

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The study at Reading University, Berkshire, is the first time scientists identified health benefits in champagne. The compound that helps

for the decennial exposition of relics of St Francis Xavier, scheduled next year. Fr Leonard Correia, parish priest of Se Cathedral, wrote a letter to ASI officials last week claiming that the paintings were removed from various corners and altars without informing him or

The church is known for its PortugueseManueline architectural style. parishioners. A parishioner told PTI that the biblical paintings are priceless and there should be some responsibility on the part of the ASI to inform church authorities before removing them. ASI's superintending archaeologist Dr Shivananda Rao was out of station when this reporter tried to contact him for his comment on the issue. The church is known for its PortugueseManueline architectural style. Its construction began in 1562 and completed in 1619. PTI

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PREVENTING DEMENTIA onnoisseurs have long advocated its benefits — and now a new British study has suggested that three glasses of bubbly a week can help improve memory. Scientists are convinced that a regular tipple of champagne can help prevent brain disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, Daily Mail reported.

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PANAJI: Authorities of a church located at Old Goa are miffed over Archaeological Survey of India allegedly removing paintings without informing them while carrying out restoration work in the church premises. The paintings have apparently been taken away for restoration as Se Cathedral is getting ready

ou want to know where to eat good food at any time of the day or night, ask us,” says Vishnu Rao, one of the admins of Hyderabad Foodies group on Facebook. The group does more than that. It meets every week, explores a new restaurant and experiences a different cuisine. It eats, chats and feels merry together. A bunch of 40-80 members may be present at any meet. “We were 87 AROUND THE

Movie — visitors can pretend to be the fifth member of the band, appearing with the quartet and recording a song with them thanks to a simulation. ABBA sold some 378 million albums worldwide, outdone only by Elvis and the Beatles. AFP

stave off forgetfulness has been found in black grapes, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, used for champagne. The memory aid found in champagne is a different compound, phenolic acid. Lead researcher Jeremy Spencer suggested anyone over 40 would be wise to drink two or three glasses of bubbly a week. IANS

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ZOO TRAGEDY

Jakarta shares our pain

Baby giraffe dies hours after birth at Lucknow zoo

Jakarta citizens hope the proposed metro rail will ease the perennial traffic chaos that plagues one of Asia’s major cities.

jeng Dewanti wakes up every weekday before sunrise, squeezes into a car, and spends the next two hours making the 17-km journey through the Jakarta gridlock to her work. The tortuous slog in slow moving cars and on motorbikes in the smog-choked Indonesian capital is common for commuters, many of whom long ago abandoned an inadequate network of buses and trains. AROUND THE

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“I spend a good deal of my life on the road,” said Dewanti, a 30-year-old who travels with other commuters in a private car that has been converted into a makeshift taxi. But now hopes are high the perennial traffic chaos could be eased after one of Asia’s last major cities without a metro set out clear plans to build one, after more than two decades of discussing the idea. Officials on Thursday revealed the two consortia of Japanese and Indonesian firms who will build the first section of the network, a key step before construction begins. Shimizu-Obayashi-Jaya Konstruksi and SumitomoMitsui-Hutama Karya are to

Traffic causes losses of 17.2 trillion rupiah a year, taking into account working hours lost, fuel wasted and costs for illnesses caused by fumes. build an underground section running from an affluent southern suburb to the landmark Hotel Indonesia roundabout in the heart of the city. The six-km stretch is part of

one line, which Jakarta’s new governor Joko Widodo says will be completed in 2017. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system will eventually stretch over 110km in the city, whose metropolitan area has a population of 27 million, and will have both overground and underground sections. But Jakarta still faces a lengthy wait as officials don’t expect the whole system to be finished until the mid-2020s. The metro was first mooted more than 20 years ago but in a graft-ridden country with a

notoriously inept bureaucracy, the central and city governments only managed to agree this year on how to share the funding for the project. Pressure had been mounting for officials to move the project forward following warnings about the damage the traffic chaos was doing to Jakarta. The jams cause losses of 17.2 trillion rupiah ($1.8 billion) a year, according to official figures that take into account working hours lost, fuel wasted and healthcare costs for illnesses caused by exhaust fumes. And the situation has only worsened as Indonesia’s economy booms, clocking up annual growth of more than six per cent in recent years, and hundreds of new cars and motorbikes flood onto the ageing road network. A row of concrete columns with metal protruding from the top in south Jakarta are all that was ever built of a monorail, halted soon after construction started as funding dried up. Widodo also wants to revive that project, although it is much smaller than the metro and observers say it would not have a huge impact on traffic. Experts also caution the metro will not solve all the city’s traffic woes, and that more public transport as well as measures to get cars off the roads, such as tolls, are needed. AFP

or 14 months, animal lovers waited for a giraffe at Lucknow zoo to give birth. All the hope turned to gloom when the baby giraffe died soon after birth, officials said. Authorities told IANS that the female baby died two hours after birth. The mother, Sujata, had a complicated, prolonged labour. “Despite everything being normal during the pregnancy, we lost the new inmate,” Renu Singh, the zoo director, said. Sujata was restricted to a sepAROUND THE

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arate enclosure, and she gave birth Sunday evening. The zoo staff’s joy, however, was shortlived. The baby giraffe showed no vital signs of life soon after her birth. “We could see that the baby was not moving. The team of doctors went in to treat the baby, but to no avail,” Singh said. Vets had a tough time gaining entry to the enclosure, as Sujata got wild with all the people around. While zoo officials are maintaining a stoic silence about the reasons for the death, there are some who complain that a large number of visitors had gathered near the enclosure and Sujata was not allowed peace while in labour. IANS

HEALTH Today is International No Diet Day. And if you're wondering why such a day would need to exist, check out some of the wackiest diets ever practised. We guarantee they'll put you off your food.

Food For Thought Living on love and fresh air

his isn't one of those diets with a lot of complicated instructions. No calorie counting, no portion control. The Breatharian diet suggests that you literally live on air. If you're really hungry, you can have a cup of water or herbal tea and sit out in the sun. A new version of it is L'Air Fooding, where you pretend to eat food but don't actually put it in your mouth.

A poet's advice

ord Byron’s diet tips included eating potato slices drenched in vinegar, drinking a cup of tea and eating a raw egg every day. We’ve heard of suffering for your art, but this seems a little extreme.

Parasites aboard

Up in smoke

etting a tapeworm infection is really unpleasant, but at the turn of the 20th century, people actively popped tapeworm pills to lose weight. Of course, when they started getting meningitis, dementia and seizures, the US government outlawed the sales of the pills.

ant all your fat to just melt right away? Well, reach for a cigarette instead of a sweet and you'll be fine. At least, that is what a lot of cigarette companies told people in the days of unbridled advertisements. A lot of the followers lost weight, but also ended up with lung cancer.

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Business

SPICEJET SOARS 8 PC IN EARLY TRADE

Shares of SpiceJet today surged 8 per cent in early trade as ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and his wife Rekha picked up 25 lakh shares of the budget carrier for an estimated `10 crore.

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BUFFETT UPBEAT ON US

Discount battles rage: Advantage customer Business establishments have adapted to the advances in technology and are tapping internet and social media to push their offers. PRUDHVI RAJU K prudhvi.k@postnoon.com

iscounting strategy continues to stay strong online despite raising concerns by the e-commerce companies that these are eating away their decent margins. Over time, discounting has matured with voucher and coupon codes, which should be redeemed while buying online or during an offline sale. “This is more of an advertising mechanism and a reward for the buyers. Today, it is very common that you find these discount vouchers not only discount coupon sites even when you recharge your phone online through various sites like Paytm. Various brands are offering these discount vouchers for segments like online shopping, travel, Gifts and flowers and Food. They display varied offers ranging from flat discounts to buy one get one free. It is amazing to see even the offline sales are pushed through this online discount voucher mechanism,” says Rama Raju R, CEO, Upto75.com. “Price is definitely a key factor in deciding the purchase online. It is turning out as a competitive advantage for a specific brand over the other in this cutthroat competition. If the discount is of real value, it definitely attracts customers,” he says. “It is not a new phenomenon. Discounting is always there to attract buyers during festivals or sale period. Even now, when a customer buys from Dominos Pizza, he gets various coupons that attract

customer to revisit the outlet. Over time, these discount vouchers took an online medium with the ease to download and browse through variety of offers,” he explains. When asked about its effectiveness in driving sales, he says, “This discounting strategy is very effective and at least

in the future sales. Very few companies tend to give discount on the product itself than to attract people with vouchers. But, this has become the way for many online sellers to grab the customers.” The discounting depends on the products and their margins. They are ready to give deep dis-

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drive 10-15 per cent of the overall e-commerce sales. There are ranges of sites like us who offer these discounts codes for customers. It not only acts as a lead but also makes customers happy at the end of the sale. That also gives an opportunity for a customer to explore and find the value of site, which help

counts if they have decent margin on that specific product. Generally, they range from 10-30 per cent and may go higher during a sale or in festive season like offline outlets. “The brands pay these coupon websites for visibility and driving the sale. Their marketing budget for discounts

many range any where from `10,000-`20 lakh depending on the brand. Each of the brands generates a specific code to each of the discount coupon site, which helps in assessing the ROI of the whole campaign or on each of the discount coupon sites,” he says. The restaurant deep discount model has become popular with sites like Snapdeal, where in the customer buys the deal with the limited amount online and the rest he pays in the Hotel or restaurant. This even pushed the middle class couples or families to try out dinners at expensive restaurants. This hashelped hotels to increase their revenues and footfall despite compromising on their margins. However, discounts did not limit to online but also have gone mobile. Mojostreet took this discounting model to mobile; where in the mobile app will not only act as gateway in finding the nearest outlets (Coffee shops, Hotels and Multiplexes) but also let the customers know if there are any discounts on offer in these outlets exclusively to the application users. Many experts warn brands should be cautious in using discounting strategy to drive sales. They also say that the buyers are loyal to discounts not to brands, which are offering them. Brands can neither ignore the discount strategy nor fall prey for it by compromising heavily on margins. They should evaluate the costs for each of the discount and the returns that they get out of it than to be and lead the discount race for the sake of luring customers.

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illionaire Warren Buffett is praising the policies of both President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush for moving the US economy in the right direction. US stocks soared to new closing records Friday after a strong US jobs report that saw unemployment fall to 7.5 percent revived confidence in the economic recovery. The 82-year-old investor known as the "Oracle of Omaha" said he was optimistic that stock prices would continue to rise. "They don't look overpriced. They certainly look more attractive than fixedincome investments to me," he told ABC's "This Week" television talkshow in an interview that aired Sunday. Buffett said the economy has been improving gradually over the last four years, and it will take time before the US experiences more rapid growth. But he praised the monetary and fiscal stimulus measures enacted under Bush and Obama. "We've had a lot of fiscal stimulus. We've had an extraordinary amount of monetary stimulus. And I think those were the right things to be doing considering the incredible situation that existed in 2008," he said.

RIO WARNS OF MORE CUTS R io Tinto chief Sam Walsh on Sunday warned of more job cuts as the mining giant works to make US$5 billion in savings by the end of 2014, but he was upbeat about demand for iron ore from China. The comments follow the Anglo-Australian miner posting its ﬁrst annual loss in 18 years in February, plunging US$2.99 billion into the red on writedowns on its Mozambique coal and aluminium businesses and a dip in commodity prices. Rio has already shed staff in its Sydney and Melbourne ofﬁces and last week told employees of plans to nearly halve the number of jobs in London to around 262. "There will be reductions," Walsh, speaking ahead of Rio's annual general meeting in Sydney on Thursday, told the Financial Review Sunday television programme when asked if more jobs would be lost."This is not easy. This is a process that is very very tough, but we need to get on top of our costs." But he did not give an indication of the scale.

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HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS This happened before, happened now, and there’s no guarantee that it won’t happen again. The Chinese have withdrawn their troops from Indian territory. Now it will be touted as a victory for Indian diplomacy. It would be better if there were no occasion for such victories.

POLICY POLICING

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

BAN IS A BAD WORD HARD TALK

PK Surendran

Ernest Hemingway American author

Mateela eves don’t vote

or decades, not a single woman in the dusty Pakistani village of Mateela surrounded by orange trees has voted. And they aren't likely to in next week's parliamentary election either. The village's men have spoken. "It's the will of my husband," said one woman, Fatma Shamshed. Mateela is one of 564 out of the 64,000 polling districts across Pakistan where not a single woman voted in the country's 2008 election. The men from this village of roughly 9,000 people got together with other nearby communities to decide that their women would not vote on May 11 either. In places like Mateela, the fact that men decide women should not be allowed to vote is a decades-old tradition. Some men say women don't have the mental capacity. Other times they don't want wives and daughters to leave the house. Yar Mohammed, one of the village elders, insists it isn't a matter of discrimination. The problem, he said, is that the local polling station is mixed gender. "We stop our women from going to polling stations because we think if they do, men would tease them by staring (at) or touching them," he said. Another deterrent to women voting has been that many don't have the proper identification card, called a CNIC card. Historically, many men in conservative areas haven't seen the need to send their wives or daughters to get the ID card or haven't wanted to pay for it. But the men in Mateela say they are willing to let women vote if the election commission sets up a separate polling station. But the commission said that isn't possible, as the voting lists have already been finalised. PTI

ll those issues connected with lifestyle and social mores are best left to be sorted out in cooperation with societal icons and social leaders. Banning them is undemocratic and ineffectual. Political leaders and police must know this. Dowry, for instance, has been prevalent for nobody knows how long, and it is still prevalent though the female birth rate has come down and boys in several states are finding hard to get a match. The difficulty, as the knowledgeable will tell you, in containing dowry is because it is not just a case of bribery. It is a wealth-sharing formula which unfortunately has degraded to shameless trading. To prevent it with the threat of law is selfdefeating. The primary difficulty arises from the fact that it is hard to define dowry. Like ‘Bandh’ reincarnated as ‘Hartal,’ dowry becomes a share for the girl child. “How will you prevent parents from giving their daughter a share of their wealth,” goes the argument. A similar situation arises when the threat of ban is shown to women hopping bars or pubs. The recent fracas over women visiting pubs and an attempt to browbeat some bars and pubs by the police and excise stems from the boorish

male view of superiority. No ban will work in a democracy because the very democratic ideals assure its citizens equality before law and gender parity in every shpere.

BAN IS LAZY POLICING Ban is a lazy method of policing. When police prohibits something, they are taking a short cut to shirk their responsibility of safeguarding life and properties of the people they serve. Asking restaurants and pubs to close at 11p.m indeed engenders street vandalism and allow free play of anti-social elements. When roads are empty, unsocial elements fill them as nature hates vacuum. It is an open secret that police, by the very nature of their work, bring them in close contact with hardened criminals and get influ-

enced by them. Policeman on patrol will think 10 times before taking a head-on collision with an unscrupulous element on the street. On the contrary if the streets are alive and night life vibrant, neither the unsocial elements nor the police would dare to indulge in rowdyism. All good cops in India and abroad have opposed bans of any sort because ban only deepens social fissure. The general tendency to violate the law is deeply embedded in the human psyche. While all this does not mean a free-for-all, empowering police, encouraging good cops, and asking police to be on the side of the law-abiding citizens can go a long way in making a city safer for its citizens. Let us not order a ban on this or that at the drop of a hat. Tailend: This happened

many years ago. Those were the initial days of euphoria after the Kerala High Court banned smoking in public place. While the court put the onus of implementation on the government of the day, who else but the overburdened police were to implement it? It was a tough task. Asking a lover of Lady Nicotine to suddenly chuck her out of his life is impossible. I, a beau in the LN, was smoking on the sly in the shadow of a tree near a busy bus stand when I saw a burly policeman taking determined long strides towards me. A sudden chill passed through me. “He’s coming to pinch me,” I thought and in a hurry stamped a barely smoked cigarette that cost me five bob in those days. Imagine my chagrin when the cop came to me, took out a pack of cig and asked for the match box!

EDITORIALS The true Congress spirit

apil Sibal is a true Congress man. And what’s the definition of a true Congress man? First and foremost, he or she must be adept at singing paeans about the Gandhi family, for that is the biggest requirement to be a humble Congress party worker. And he or she must be vitriolic when it comes to corruption and other wrongs of other parties. He or she must not flay the party not matter how it stinks of the same charges for which its opponents drew flak. Sibal in that way fits the bill. He does not sing praises as some of his fellow party leaders do; for instance, Digvijay Singh. But when it comes to hitting out against Congress opponents, he is spot on. He has castigated the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh for rampant corruption. He said crores of

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rupees had been recovered in raids on the residence of an IAS couple in the state and it appeared as if the entire bureaucracy was corrupt, but the state government was not doing anything about it. This was at a press conference and the journalists who were there without understanding the Congress spirit made the mistake of asking about the scams that UPA has been alleged of. “You’ll have paid news,” he shot back. Well, what he means by that we don’t know. If he means to say that the media is corrupt, he might as well not spare the Supreme Court, too, for bringing out irregularities in the way the CBI probe into the Coalgate scam was conducted.

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

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LET’S DANCE

A dance workshop by Twist N Turns is on at Twist N Turns Fitness & Dance studio every day till May 12 at 10am.

FASHIONABLE FINALE

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Fresh blast of fashion Getting their theme approved by their mentors, designing garments, sourcing the fabric and accessories and at the end putting them together for the finale — final-year students at NIFT are a busy lot.

he month of fashion is upon us. The month when graduating students of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) put up their final project, the work for which starts as early as February and culminates on May 24 with action on the runway. Ladakh, Mughal architecture and caves are some of the areas where students are finding their inspiration. Running around getting their theme approved by their mentors, designing their garments, sourcing the fabric and accessories and at the end putting them together — they are a busy lot. Apala, whose theme is Tangled Enigma, says that originally her inspiration was the caves in Uttarakhand. “I am from Uttarakhand, so I wanted to create something that I can relate with. When I had started out with the project in February, it was about the caves but later after research, exploring the stalagmites and stalactites in these caves, referring to photographs of

the natural formations, the theme metamorphosed into what it is now. I am using a lot of pearls and crystals in the five garments that I will be showcasing. All of my garments will be evening wear,” she says. Since their projects will be marked for their final year, they will be presenting their works individually with only so much as three or four juniors to help

them. “We do everything from designing, sourcing the fabric to models’ styling before they get on the ramp. It is officially our first individual show and there is a lot that goes into accomplishing this,” she says. Third-year student Utkarsh Kumar, who is assisting one of his seniors, says that the experience has taught him a lot. “I am really looking forward to seeing the collection on the ramp. We are working hard on the project and putting in a lot of effort. I think you get to learn more from your seniors than your faculty.

Especially this project is so much like a real fashion show and there are lots of things that you learn on the job that your faculty would never tell you,” Utkarsh says. Fashion followers will have a field day on the finale admiring and criticising the trendsetters.

Meet the SRH players Kingﬁsher Premium, ‘The King of Good Times’, gives cricket fans in the City an exciting opportunity to bowl out their favourite cricketer and also win exciting cash prices. Meet cricketers from Sunrisers Hyderabad — Thisera Perera, Parthiv Patel and Quinton De Kock — at the Kingﬁsher Bowl Out on Monday, May 6 at 11am at City Centre Mall.

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Summer vacations are here but it is not holiday time for everyone. College students, especially those in their pre-final year, are busy finding short-term internships. This work experience is not only compulsory and carries credit in most universities, it also helps in the final-year campus placements. Many colleges offer internships as well. IIT Gandhinagar is one such college that offers a two-month research internship programme in May and June. It also offers stipend and accommodation to selected students. There are other websites that list out national and global internships opportunities to students depending on their interests and field of study.

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

spotlight

A MEDLEY OF SONGS

Head to Cocos where newbie singers will be crooning some classic numbers tonight. Enjoy an entertaining night of yummy food and live music.

ALL THINGS NICE

FOODIE’S NEW CORNER

Actress Amala Akkineni launched SamJ's Natural store at Inorbit on Sunday. Natural products without preservatives or synthetic ﬂavours will be available at the store.

The launch of Vasanta restaurant at Banjara Hills was a gala do. Tollywood actor Nagarjuna inaugurated the restaurant.

NIGHT OWLS

GANGSTER MODE

Adhering to the theme Gangster Wear, friends of Piyush joined in at Aqua on Sunday for a party hosted by him. Spotted were Gulshan, Viji and others. 1

GOLD RUSH

Wedding jewellery collection was launched at New Victoria, Ramnagar on Sunday.

1 Gulshan, Anuj

3 Sarita, Kishan

5 Sumana

2 Shreya, Piyush

4 Alan

6 Viji

7 Pratibha

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

health

ZIMBABWE BECKONS INDIAN DRUG FIRMS

Zimbabwe wants Indian firms supplying it generic medicines to produce the drugs locally so that its pharmaceutical sector could grow, the country's health minister Henry Madzorera said. The minister, now on a visit to India, is exploring this possibility with various Indian drug manufacturers. IANS

SEX EDUCATION

[Many] schools and parents think if you give [this] information, it is like giving sanction to a child to become sexually active.

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“I

received my sex education lessons from my sister (a doctor), when she realised I have absolutely no idea what sex entails. She explained it to me very scientifically,” said Pallavi Ail, a survey respondent from Bangalore. “I don't know what's taught in sex-ed classes in India, but none of the girls I talked with later [in college] knew what a menstrual cycle is. They thought menstruation is bad stuff in the body going out with blood.” Ail said just informing children what sex is isn’t enough. They need to be taught the (biological) mechanism. “They knew what sex is and how to go about it. But they didn’t know how a girl gets pregnant. That is important.” In 2009, a parliamentary committee rejected petitions on sex education in Indian schools, saying it is against “social and cultural ethos” of India Is the situation any better four years down the lane? Devanik Saha, a Teach for India fellow, said sex education is not given in (most)

Dr Savita Date Menon clinical psychologist

Contraception: A brief history (to be contd)

3000 BCE

Condoms made from fish bladder, linen sheaths and animal intestines were used.

government schools. It’s only about sex education, but understanding the developments in the body, said Dr Savita Date Menon, clinical psychologist. “’What are the changes in my body,’ ‘Why is my body behaving this way,’” these need to be told to the child first, she said, adding that the first class on awareness about this must start from the time of onset

of puberty, which is around 11 years in girls and 12-13 years in boys. Children need to be told what to expect, how to handle it, what is normal and what isn’t. The second step is explaining about sexuality. “What are the things that can happen, what is the ideal age, what are the safe methods of having sex [should be told],” Dr Menon said. “[Many] schools and parents thing if you give [this] informa-

tion to a child, it is like giving sanction to become sexually active,” she said. “Mistakes that happen in a moment of passion are more in schools that did not give this information.” Saha said conversations with girls at government schools can start at class VI, with the help of female teachers. He said the content has to be prepared with care and case studies on how unawareness can lead to problems can also be shown.

SURVEY

ostnoon surveyed people between the age groups of 15 and 30 who went to/are in different schools across country. They were asked whether they received sex education at any point during their schooling. Around 65 per cent of the respondents said they did not. Over 50 per cent of those who went to a girls’ school said they did not receive sex education. Some of the respondents said even if it was taught in schools, “it was too basic,” or “the instructor

was shy.” Many thought sex education referred only to the chapter on reproduction in their biology textbooks. Two of them said that in their schools, the teachers even skipped the chapter on reproduction, including reproduction in animals. Those who did not receive sex education in school said they either learnt in during college days from their friends or through TV series. Almost all those who went to government school said sex education was not part of the curriculum

1550 BCE

Ebers Papyrus, an Egyptian manuscripts, instructs women on how to make a paste of dates, acacia and honey, smear it over wool, and use as a pessary (insert into vagina), to prevent conception.

1500

First spermicides introduced; condoms made from linen sheath were socked in chemicals and dried before use.

1700s

Casanova’s memoirs detailing his experiments with birth control using condoms made from sheep bladder and using half a lemon as a makeshift cervical cap.

Sources: TIME Magazine, Our Bodies Ourselves (Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Inc)

THE PAGE DEDICATED TO WOMEN AND THE ISSUES THEY FACE ACROSS THE GLOBE

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

VANGUARD OF CHANGE

Advertising change

Women scribes speak

lose to two-thirds of women favour making contraceptive pills available over the counter, according to a new US survey. Women in the study said over-the-counter access would make getting the pill more convenient, save time and money and prevent unintended pregnancies. However, they also noted some downsides, such as women possibly choosing a pill that's wrong for them.

Stop the mutilation

new book on frontline reporting by female correspondents, supported by UN Women, No Woman’s Land features the voices of over 30 reporters as they recall episodes of harrowing assault and inspirational bravery in contexts from conflict to civil unrest. The collection features correspondents’ experiences of sexual threat and hostile crowds; of dealing with protectionism from male editors, yet also the awareness of their differing vulnerabilities in global hotspots. Other journalists have been frustrated by the overt and gender-specific focus on the threat of rape.

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Female Genital Mutilation/Cut (FGM/C), has revealed that 94 per cent of women between the ages of 15-49 years want the practice stopped. Only two per cent of the same ages approved of the practice. Overall, the survey indicated that four per cent of the women had had any form of FGM.

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Token women are a disaster – you only get change when you get critical mass. Equality means having as many mediocre women as there are mediocre men in top jobs.

When women are at the table, a broader agenda is discussed.Women’s voices are not better than men’s, they’re different and the broader perspective we bring often leads to better results. Kirsten Gillibrand New York senator

Dame Barbara Stocking Former CEO, Oxfam

TWO STEPS BACK

UNDER ATTACK

Need a summer job? Date a sugar daddy

Rapists are largely known to victims: Cops

riends, lovers or neighbours of women often turn sexual predators and the majority of rapists in the capital were known to victims, according to Delhi police data. The cops also maintains that the city is safe for women, including foreigners, and cites global data in support of its claim. A whopping 97 per cent of the rape accused were known to the victims and 40 per cent of them were either lovers or friends, police data provided in response to a query has revealed. IANS

A CHANGE IS COMING DEBORAH'S GATE

he organisation is a human trafficking victims safe house run by The Salvation Army in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that opened in 2009. While the primary purpose of Deborah's Gate is to aid female victims of sexual trafficking, women who have been trafficked as domestic workers may also take refuge in the safe house if there are beds available.

A Bangladeshi sleeps as she holds the portrait of her relative, believed to be trapped after the building collapse.

Goa gets special buses for women

Regular commuters can now look forward to a harassment-free ride in the state where sexual harassment of women is not uncommon. MAYABHUSHAN NAGVENKAR feedback@postnoon.com

ired of being squeezed in and out of buses, Clara D’Souza is waiting for an extended miracle from Goa CM Manohar Parrikar — more ladies' specials. Why can’t the technocrat CM give me a safe bus ride to and from college, asks the Anjuna resident, who’s just heard that the state’s first ladies specials have been launched on four select routes. Unfortunately, she doesn’t live anywhere near them. D’Souza might have to wait

a few months, but for Lydia Travasso, her “harassment free” journey began this week. “Men used to harass us earlier. They wouldn’t acknowledge reserved women’s only seats. They used to brush against our bodies,” Travasso said. She wore a smile and carried a bouquet handed over to her by the chief minister, who ushered in a bevy of excited women commuters aboard. “It’s a good concept whose time has come. It was not possible to do it 10-15 years ago. Now there are enough women who travel these routes regularly,” said Parrikar. He has been vocal against sexual harassment of women

in public transport, admitting it was a “huge problem”. “Crime is the highest in public buses,” he said earlier this year, while mooting the concept of ladies specials that are not uncommon in other urbanised centres in India. And with the kind of interest that the experiment has generated, especially among commuters like D'Souza, the ladies specials are here to stay. According to KTC chairman Carlos Almeida, the buses are currently plying on the Panaji-Margao, Panaji-Vasco, Panaji-Ponda and PanajiMapusa routes. “If we get a few women drivers it will be great,” Almedia said. IANS

dating site in the US, ArrangementFinders, recently erected billboards that left many with a bad taste in the mouth. The advertisement in Los Angeles reads, “Need a Summer Job? Date a Sugar Daddy.” Another in Chicago reads “Because the best job is a b**w job.” The billboards also feature a picture of Bree Olsen, porn star and spokesperson for the site. The Chicago billboard was taken down after protests, but the one in LA is still on display.

ON THE FRONTLINES IDA B WELLS-BARNETT

prominent AfricanAmerican journalist, Ida B Wells-Barnett was a supporter of women’s rights and wrote extensively about lynching in the US. She also set up several notable women’s organisations. She toured extensively to raise awareness about women’s rights and to win support for her anti-lynching organisation.

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

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CINE BYTES

PAWAN KALYAN

Trivikram Srinivas to team up again

ans of Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram Srinivas have one more reason to celebrate. The duo has decided to team up for one more film and it has been titled as Kobali, which in local slang means to offer sacrifice. Pawan Kalyan’s production house Pawan Kalyan Creative Works banner is likely to produce the film. This will be the third time that Trivikram Srinivas and Pawan Kalyan have teamed up for a film. Jalsa, which released in 2008, was the first film in their combination. Although Trivikram Srinivas had penned the dialogues for Pawan Kalyan, Trisha-starrer Teen Maar, it was directed by Jayanth C Paranjee. More details about the film will be announced soon. Currently, Pawan Kalyan is acting in Trivikram Srinivas’ upcoming film, tentatively titled as Attharintiki Dharedhi and recently, an action sequence was canned on Pawan Kalyan in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. Samantha, Praneetha Subhash are playing lead roles in this family entertainer and Nadiya and Boman Irani will be seen in important roles. Kobali is expected to go on floors soon after Attharintiki Dharedhi is wrapped up. Apart from this film, Trivikram Srinivas has also, reportedly, agreed to direct a film to be produced by S Radha Krishna. The latter had produced Trivikram Srinivas’ Julayi which went on to become a huge hit in 2012. On the other hand, Pawan Kalyan has also given a green signal to Sampath Nandi to direct Gabbar Singh 2, which is also expected to go on floors later this year.

Sukumarudu gears up for release

adi, Nisha Aggarwal and Bhavna Ruparel-starrer Sukumarudu is gearing up for release on May 10. The film has been given an U/A certificate. G Ashok has directed the film and Venugopal has produced it. “The film is a wholesome entertainer. It was a privilege to share the screen space with Krishna and Sharada,” Aadi said.

Adda’s promo song launched

he promo song of Sushanth’s upcoming ﬁlm Adda was launched yesterday morning in Annapurna Studios. Talking about the song, director Karthik said, “It was Sushanth’s idea to make the promo song.” The ﬁlm also stars Shanvi and Devgill. Anup Rubens has scored the music.

Action to release in 2D and 3D

llari Naresh’s upcoming film Action is going to be screened in 2D in most of the screens across the State, since very few are equipped with 3D projection system. Anil Sunkara has directed the film. The film also stars Sudeep, Vaibhav, Shaam, Raju Sundaram, Neelam Upadhyaya, Kamna Jethmalani and Sneha Ullal.

Entertainment MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

A NEW CHALLENGE

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ALIA

eager to hit Highway set again O ne-film-old Alia Bhatt is enjoying shooting for Imtiaz Ali’s Highway so much that she can’t wait to resume shooting for the movie. “We are travelling a lot. It’s a journey. I am having a great time. I can’t wait to go back and shoot more. Working with Imtiaz keeps getting better,” she told IANS. Alia is paired with Randeep Hooda in Highway, about two people and their road trip. The actress, who debuted last year with Student Of The Year, will also be seen in 2 States and likes the fact that both the films challenge her as an actress. “Everyone loves looking for change and challenges. I am so grateful to work on these two films. I am very excited. I could not have asked for anything better,” she said. Alia is playing a south Indian girl in 2 States, based on Chetan Bhagat's book 2 States - The Story of My Marriage, and she will be seen opposite Arjun Kapoor in the film. “I did have to learn little Tamil to get the nuances of the language,” she said. A large part of the film has been shot at IIM Ahmedabad. “IIM-A is a beautiful institution and an integral part of the film and I am glad that we got to shoot there. I loved the book, I am so happy that I am a part of it,” she said. IANS

Arjun expert in shooting lovemaking scenes

rjun Kapoor, who did an intimate scene in his debut film Ishqzaade, also shot a lovemaking scene for his forthcoming thriller Aurangzeb and seems to have mastered the art. The director was apprehensive how comfortable newcomer Sasha would be doing intense lovemaking scenes "Arjun explained to her the reason for the scenes and its nuances," said a source. IANS

Ayan Mukerji on being friends with exes

he fact that real life exlovers Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone have not only come together for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, but they have also become friends inspires director Ayan Mukerji. "Now they are able to be friends, this shows that they are part of the younger generation,” Mukerji said. IANS

Big B's emotional moment with fans

mitabh Bachchan got emotional when he met his fans in New York during the premiere of The Great Gatsby. Amitabh, 70, met his fans and says that it becomes difficult for him to see tears of joy on faces of his fans. "I know that it was an emotional moment for many when we met, but never forget it was equally emotional for me too," Big B tweeted. IANS

Entertainment MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

HAPPILY MARRIED

CINE BYTES

KEIRA O KNIGHTLEY WEDS KLAXONS ROCKER JAMES RIGHTON

scar-nominated actress Keira Knightley has tied the knot with rocker James Righton in a small wedding ceremony in southern France, the town’s mayor said. Aime Navello said on Sunday that he married them at the Mazan town hall on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. Navello read the service in French and the couple responded in French and English with a handful of friends in attendance. Righton is keyboard player for the rock group Klaxons. He and Knightley became engaged a year ago. Knightley was nominated for an Oscar for playing Elizabeth Bennet in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. She starred in the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies after her breakout turn as a soccer-playing teenager in Bend It Like Beckham.

Man tries to attack Justin Bieber onstage

man brieﬂy interrupted a concert performance by Justin Bieber in Dubai when he stormed the stage and tried to grab the pop star. A source close to the 19-yearold singer tells ET that the man ran onstage while Bieber was at the piano performing his hit Believe and tried to grab him. The source said the piano was knocked over during the incident, but the crazed fan was quickly detained by security personnel and Bieber continued the show.

20/20 Experience 2 to release on Sept 30

he singer has revealed (via his ofﬁcial acebook page) a Sept. 30 release date for "The 20/20 Experience Pt. 2," a followup to his smash comeback album that has sold over 1.5 million copies in the US since its March 15 release. Timberlake and Jay-Z's "Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour" kicks off on July 17 in Toronto.

Andy Dick offers to visit Lindsay Lohan

ctor-comedian Andy Dick says he won't mind paying a visit to Lindsay Lohan in rehab centre if the troubled actress is willing to meet visitors. Andy Dick, who is battling with sobriety after 13 rehab efforts suggested he will spend time with the Mean Girls star. "I'm gonna visit her, by the way, if she asks. Lindsay's scared because it's just scary to be taken away from family and your friends, but she knows how it's gonna be ﬁne.” IANS

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality. Daniel Webster

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

SUDOKU 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.

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Straitlaced sort 6 Lawn ball game 11 Turtledove's remark 14 Panorama 15 Brother in Genesis 16 Having had many birthdays 17 Deal with a problem 19 Start for “day” or “night” 20 Artist Jean 21 Day light? 22 Forbidden fruit sampler 23 Great praise 27 Lath clinger 29 Trilling twosome 30 Shells out money 32 Foot feature 33 Furnish with firepower 34 Throat disorder 36 Produces dividends 39 Slapstick-movie missiles 41 Typo, for one 43 Agitate 44 Native American pole 46 Avoids detection 48 Take habitually 49 Ran up a tab 51 Manicurist's tool 52 Word from Beaver Cleaver 53 “National Enquirer” fodder 56 Blimp, e.g. 58 Cartoon baby cry 59 Likable prez? 60 Mr., in India 61 Org. for doctors 62 Regardless 68 Gibson of Hollywood 69 Observe Yom Kippur 70 Miss America's headgear 71 Flower holder 72 Oscar winner for “Tootsie” and “Blue Sky” 73 Great-grandfather of Noah

DOWN

1 Common pipe material, briefly 2 Next Summer Olympics host 3 Real attachment? 4 Violate a Commandment 5 Ancient Persian governors 6 Word with “punching” or “ sleeping” 7 Kayaker's accessory 8 Like iceberg lettuce 9 Grammatical connector 10 Draw into a trap 11 Deliver 12 Martini orb 13 Comparatively peculiar 18 Addictive drug 23 Adjust to something new 24 Antique shop item 25 Stop suddenly 26 Gold and frankincense partner 28 Villain in “The Lion King” 31 Letter flourish 35 Lecterns 37 Some Japanese-Americans 38 Fail to stay awake 40 No longer bursting at the seams? 42 Hot dog topping 45 Kind of care 47 Make a jagged edge 50 Territory that became two states 53 Overwhelm, as with work 54 Small role for a Hollywood star 55 Dud on wheels 57 Type of college protest 63 Twin with a connection 64 Willie Winkie description 65 Longtime Chinese chairman 66 ___ de Triomphe 67 Oft-repeated word in “Fargo”

Chai Time MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 7-5-2013

As per Hindu panchang thiruvaikumar@yahoo. co. in, 040-27177230 / 9177596118

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Avoid taking emotional decisions. You might have to struggle hard to get the works completed within the stipulated time. In certain important events you night have to make more than one attempt to achieve success.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Politicians and Govt. officials will see a golden period. Your stock is set to pile up. Time is more precious and you have to make the best use of it. Blood relatives will be helpful and you will be benefitted through them.

Unexpected tension and worries are likely which will make you upset. Employees need to work hard to earn recognition and avoid facing the ire from superiors. Businessmen will get good chances of making profit.

Happy events are likely to take place at home. Children will perform well and make you proud and happy. Written off dues will get collected if the efforts are put in a right way. Financial position is set to improve.

Avoid boasting beyond any body’s tolerance and also entrusting important works to others. Focusing in works is a must for employees to achieve in the works they planned. Colleagues will give them good support.

Parents will support you in your good efforts. Success and fame are certain in all the works undertaken. Parents will support you in all your new and good efforts. Blood relatives might create trouble; hence be careful with them.

Couple will be more close and affectionate towards each other. Delayed works will resume and progress well. Those trying for a new job will get favourable news. Try and avoid unwanted expenses to lead a tension free life.

Businessmen will have a flourishing time. Expenses towards good events will have to be borne by you. Unexpected financial opportunity is likely which will make you cheerful. Expense for children is likely to go up considerably.

Mother’s health will be a cause for concern. There will be minor confusions; but need not worry as the situation is likely to change soon. Keep a distance from blood relatives as chances are likely that you might land in trouble.

TAROT READ

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Eight of Wands – These are exciting times on the work front. You get hold of the projects you’re most interested in, and get to show your talent in a new area.

LEO:

Nine of Pentacles – Join a social networking site or a club of like-minded people to interact and improve your social life. You may be at a risk of feeling lonely.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Queen of Wands – You have the inclination toward selfemployment. It interests you deeply and you’re in the mood to give it a shot. Think practically.

SAGITTARIUS:

King of Swords – You’re in a privileged position and you realize that. You have met some wonderful people in your life and they come to your rescue.

TAURUS:

Eight of Cups – You may be in the habit of pointing fingers at someone about an issue which you ideally should not be interfering in. Hold your horses.

CANCER:

Ace of Wands – A conspiracy theory is intriguing you, and you’re going all out to get to the bottom of it and find out what it’s all about. Good luck!

VIRGO:

Nine of Wands – Ensure transparency and honesty in all your dealings. Some people may not think like you; you need to give room for all kinds of opinions.

SCORPIO:

Ten of Pentacles – When life hands you lemons, what are you going to do with them? You will be in such a position soon.

CAPRICORN:

King of Cups – Be careful of an attack from someone you’re not particularly fond of. He/she may try to beat you at your own game.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Page of Pentacles – A job vacancy interests you and you get all excited about giving it a go, especially since you’re in the mood for change. Go ahead!

NUMBER GAME

Swords – You need to improve your listening skills. There is much to achieve in interpersonal relationships. Listening is the first step toward this.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Knight of

POOCH CAFE

Marriage talks delayed will resume again and progress well. Journey undertaken on official reason will be successful. Some have good chance to undertake pilgrimage or a jolly trip with family. Separated couple are likely to be patch up.

for 7-5-2013

The Lovers – If you’re in search of the perfect lover, you should stop because such a thing does not exist. Learn to make compromises.

NON SEQUITUR

Those waiting to get married will get favorable news. Those working hard and put their best efforts will achieve their goals. Litigation existed in the ancestral property will be over. Artists will get recognition for their work.

SUDUKO

Your bold decisions will yield desired results. Confusions existed in the family will be over and happy atmosphere will prevail. Separated couple will be together again and lead a happy life. Your individuality and calibre will be exposed.

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CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

JACK OF ALL TRADES

PICK OF THE WEEK

The impact that Orson Welles left on cinema has been the subject of great discussion over the past seven decades. He was a popular theatre director and radio show host during his heyday, although his film career as a director was filled with far more hurdles than one can imagine.

The Man On

A MISSION

HEMANTH KUMAR Hemanth.k@postnoon.com

itizen Kane is not the only film that Orson Welles directed in his career, although it is the most popular and culturally significant one. It’s one of those films which you can brag about endlessly to prove how much you know about cinema, despite not having a clue about why it is almost always voted the greatest film ever made. The film’s initial run at the box-office in US upon its release in 1941 wasn’t inspiring and it was only after it appeared on TV, few years after getting rave reviews from French film critics like André Bazin, François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard that its significance became obvious to movie aficionados. In his career spanning 47 years, Orson Welles directed 13 feature films, 14 short films and acted in more than 100 films. He had been working on several films and scripts before he died in 1985. For someone who was as prolific as Orson Welles was, it’s a little strange that the criti-

cal success of one film nearly overshadowed everything else he had achieved, unless you are well-versed with his stint as a stage actor and radio show host, which were his claim to fame before he entered the film industry. In the mid 1930s,

Orson Welles began directing stage plays and some of the plays like Voodoo Macbeth, Julius Caesar were roaring successes. Eventually, Orson Welles joined as a radio show host which

would prove to be a major turning point in his career. In 1938, when Welles began hosting the radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, written by HG Wells, people actually believed that a Martian invasion was soon in the offing and panic spread across the country. The immense success of The War of the Worlds broadcast landed Welles a lucrative deal with RKO Radio Pictures, which was ready to give him complete artistic control over the film. After two unsuccessful attempts, RKO Radio Pictures greenlit Citizen Kane; however, the fact that the lead character Charles Foster Kane was inspired from media mogul William Randolph Hearst enraged the latter so much that he moved heaven and earth to make sure that it would fizzle out at the box-office. Welles’ next few films like The Magnificent Ambersons and The Lady From Shanghai didn’t work at the box-office initially. In late 40s, Orson Welles moved to Europe and directed three films — Third Man, Othello and Mr Arkadin, before moving back

to Hollywood in mid 50s. Even during his stint as a theatre actor and director, he was obsessed with plays written by William Shakespeare and the film adaptations which he directed later received fantastic reviews. From 1970 onwards, he began financing all his films and every time he fell short of funds, he would take up other jobs as an actor and TV show host. Very few directors have had a career graph like that of Orson Welles. His differences with the studios he worked for and the unusual techniques he used in his films didn’t quite impress the studios, which explains why he couldn’t get a say on the final cut on most of his films. Ironically, his works have been reevaluated by critics over the years and all those films which were neglected earlier, have now become a subject of great academic interest. Today, May 6, is his 98th birth anniversary and it has been 72 years since Citizen Kane first released. Perhaps, he would have loved the fact that ‘Rosebud’ still continues to intrigue people.

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) The ﬁlm which catapulted Marlon Brando to the limelight, A Streetcar Named Desire is based on a stage play of the same name written by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Elia Kazan, the ﬁlm narrates the story of Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh), who moves in with her sister but soon gets entangled in an already complex relationship between her sister and the latter’s husband.

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes. John Ford Director

DID YOU KNOW? Clark Gable was so popular in the 1930s and 40s that when he joined the US Army Air Forces in World War II, Adolf Hitler, who was a big fan of Clark Gable, offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and bring the actor to him unscathed. Luckily, that never happened and Gable continued to act till 1960. The Misfits was his final film.

Grace Kelly, who rose to fame in the early 1950s, was on the verge of becoming the most sought-after actress in Hollywood and by mid-50s she had already acted in three Alfred Hitchcock’s ﬁlms. movies. In April 1956, she got married to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, who banned the screening of her ﬁlms in Monaco.

sports

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

SAO PAULO INDY 300

Hinchcliffe clinches Sao Paulo Indy 300 SAO PAULO: Canada’s James Hinchcliffe overtook Takuma Sato in the final turn Sunday to win the Sao Paulo Indy 300 on Sunday, denying the Japanese driver a second straight IndyCar triumph. Hinchcliffe won by .3463sec, his second victory of the year after winning the season opener at St. Petersburg, Florida. American Marco Andretti nabbed the last spot on the podium finishing third ahead of Spain’s Oriol Servia.

“There’s no cooler way to win a race — in the last corner of the last lap,” said Hinchcliffe, who led the four Andretti Autosport cars finishing in the top 11. “Takuma was making that race car really wide and he was defending the inside pretty well — almost too well a couple times. He just outbroke himself just a little bit and I was able to do a high-low (pass) and got the win.” Sato, who became the first Japanese driver to win an

IndyCar race with his triumph in Long Beach on April 21, will take a 13-point lead over Andretti in the IndyCar standings into the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 26. Brazilian Helio Castroneves, who led in points through three races, fell to third in the standings with a 13th-place finish. Pole sitter Ryan HunterReay had gained 12 places from his 22nd position before a fire in his car ended his day.

NBA

Pacers rally to beat Knicks The Pacers squared off against the Knicks three consecutive years beginning in 1993. NEW YORK: David West scored 20 points as the visiting Indiana Pacers rallied from a first-quarter deficit to beat the New York Knicks 102-95 in game one of their NBA second round playoff series on Sunday. All five starters finished in double figures for the Pacers, who played with an edge but kept their composure to bring back memories of the Indiana teams of the 1990s that battled hard against their New York Eastern Conference rivals. “We did a good job of taking advantage of our shots and finishing around the rim,” said power forward West of the Pacers, who outrebounded the Knicks 44-30. “We were attacking, we were aggressive.” The Pacers squared off

LeBron is NBA MVP

he NBA made it official Sunday, announcing Miami Heat superstar LeBron James was a near-unanimous choice as Most Valuable Player, earning the award for a second straight year and fourth time overall. James’s victory in the voting had been widely reported since Friday, although when asked about it the player himself had urged reporters not to “jinx” him by jumping the gun. He needn’t have worried. James garnered 120 first-place votes from a possible 121 which included a media panel and a fan poll.

against the Knicks three consecutive years beginning with the 1993 post-season then again between 1998-2000.

Centre Roy Hibbert finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and five blocks in the best-ofseven series. Paul George had 19 points and D.J. Augustin scored 16 points in just under 13 minutes of playing time for the Pacers, who knocked off the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the first round. “Just a strong defensive effort and then offensively the guys played with great poise,” said Indiana coach Frank Vogel. Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks in scoring but shot just 10-of-28 from the field. He finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds for New York, who are in the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

ASTER MINDS

Aster Minds AP State Ranking Tennis Tournament

Harshit defeated V Preetam 9-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the State ranking tennis tournament 2013 for U-16 and U-18 boys and girls, organised by Surya Tennis Foundation at Pallavi School.

Boys Under 10 Years (Pre-Quarter Finals) V Kousik Kumar Reddy bt K Sathvik Raju 7-1;Sirimalle Siddarth bt Syed Azian Ali 7-1; C Sri Sai Ashish bt RK Monith 7-1;R Mukund Reddy bt Sudhanshu Bonore 7-3;Vaddepalli Karthik Neal bt Pranay Reddy 76(2);Yuvraj Bandi bt G Kanishk 71;Kota Sashidhar bt Aayush Bhat 7-4;Yash Rayasam bt Poorva C Parikh 7-0. Boys Under 12 Years (Pre-Quarter Finals) Vallabhaneni Preetam bt Syed Khasim Ali 7-0;Ch Aniketh bt N Anuraag 7-4;Shreynak bt Gandla

Archith 7-0;V Kousik Kumar Reddy bt K Pranay Reddy 71;Vaddepalli Karthik Neal bt Lohit Sai Devar 7-1;V Jaiwanth bt K Brihat 7-3;Kota Sashidhar bt R Mukund Reddy 7-6(1);Harshit Kosaraju bt Sai Pruthvik 7-2 Boys Under 14 Years (Quarter Finals) Vallabhaneni Preetam bt S Prashant 7-3;K Brihat bt Sai Chandan 7-5;Sai Sekhar bt K Vamsi Krishna Reddy 76(2);Harshit Kosaraju bt Sirimalle Vedanth 7-2; Girls Under 12 Years (Pre-Quarter Finals) Sonali Jaiswal bt Eshika

Agarwal 7-0;Sumana Panuganti bt K Sreeja Reddy 7-6(8);Sri Harshitha Vanchinathan bt Sai Sahishna 7-1;Tanuja Chauhan bt R Veda Varshitha 7-1;Koka Shreya bt PR Krithika 71;Simhabhatla Nikitha bt Shreya Kumpatla 7-5;D Sanskrithi bt Ananya Reddy Kothakota 7-3. Girls Under 14 Years (Quarter Finals) Smrithi Bhasin bt D Sanskrithi 9-4;P Lasya bt Sumana Panuganti 7-2;Sri Harshitha Vanchinathan bt Sankeerthana 7-1;K.Sreeja Reddy w/o Ananya Reddy Kothakota.

sports

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

MADRID OPEN

Li Na falls at first hurdle Serena Williams got her Madrid Open title defence off to a battling start, beating Yulia Putintseva.

KIERAN CANNING A g e n c e France-Presse MADRID: World number one Serena Williams got her Madrid Open title defence off to a battling start Sunday, beating Kazakh qualifier Yulia Putintseva 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 but China’s Li Na fell at the first hurdle. Putintseva had come through two rounds of qualifying and seemed to handle the warm conditions better early on in an extremely tight first set. Both women broke each other once and Putintseva managed to save another three break points to force the set into a tie-break. However, the world number 88 finally crumbled at 5-4 in the tie-break

KINGSMILL CHAMPIONSHIP Cristie Kerr wins Kingsmill Kerr, a winner at Kingsmill in 2005 and 2009, had four birdies and two bogeys in a 69 to maintain a share of the lead and force the playoff. WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA: Cristie Kerr parred the second hole of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the LPGA Kingsmill Championship ahead of Norway’s Suzann Pettersen. Pettersen hadn’t made a bogey all day, notching four birdies in a four-under par 67 to join overnight leader Kerr on 12under par 272. Kerr, a winner at Kingsmill in 2005 and 2009, had four birdies and two bogeys in a 69 to maintain a share of the lead and force the playoff. Kerr said she was motivated by having family in the gallery. “It’s the first time my dad got to see me win, so it’s really special for me,” said Kerr. “I wasn’t going to lose, not today, not with my dad here.” Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn, who had seized the first-round lead on Thursday

as she fired long and Williams served out the set before taking control in the second, breaking four times to close out the match. “I felt a little sluggish at the beginning, but happily I was able to win,” said the 15-time Grand Slam winner. “I know I will need to play better as each match goes on.” Williams believes the warm conditions in the Spanish capital should be to her advantage as the tournament progresses. “I have been training in Europe for a little more than a week, but long enough. I trained in Paris for a few days and then I came here. “I think these clay courts are really good, they are a little bit quick which is really good for me and it’s also a lot warmer here so overall its really good.”

China’s world number five Li Na, the 2011 French Open champion, was the biggest name to fall when she was taken apart by American Madison Keys 63, 6-2. Keys had only got into the tournament as a lucky loser thanks to the withdrawal of Tamira Paszek after being beaten by compatriot Bethanie MattekSands in the qualifiers. But she dominated from the off with her heavy groundstrokes producing a series of errors from the Chinese. World number 10 Caroline Wozniacki was the other major name to be eliminated as the former world number one was beaten in straight sets by Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-4. Venus Williams was forced to pull out of the tournament with a back injury.

Stephens slams Serena

ising US star Sloane Stephens has slammed Serena Williams, describing her Fed Cup teammate as a sore loser and saying she snubbed Stephens on Twitter after losing to her at the Aussie Open in January. In excerpts from an interview with ESPN Magazine, Stephens said Williams has not spoken to her since the 20-year-old beat 15-time major winner in the first Grand Slam of the year. “People should know,” Stephens said. “They think she’s so friendly and she’s so this and she’s so that -- no, that’s not reality.” In the interview conducted last month, Stephens said she now gets the silent treatment from Williams in the locker room and through social media since their last WTA Tour match. The two were teammates at a Fed Cup tie two weeks ago in Florida. “She’s not said one word to me, not spoken to me, not said hi.”

WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP

Earnest Ernst wins first title

Ernst, ranked outside the top 1,200 at the start of the week, birdied the 72nd hole to seize a share of the lead.

with a scintillating 64, finished strong with a 66 to share third on 274 with South Korean Lee IlHee, who carded a 67. Americans Angela Stanford and Stacy Lewis were tied on 275, Stanford with a final-round 69 and Lewis a 70. World number one Park InBee of South Korea finished alone in sixth place after a 67 for 276. It was the second straight year the Kingsmill Championship was determined in a playoff. In 2012, Shin Ji-yai beat Paula Creamer in a ninehole epic that finished on Monday after darkness halted play. On Sunday, Kerr and Pettersen played the 18th hole for both playoffs. Kerr missed a five-foot birdie attempt on the first extra hole to force the second playoff hole.

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA: Derek Ernst beat England’s David Lynn in a playoff on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title at the Wells Fargo Championship after Phil Mickelson squandered a late lead. Ernst, ranked outside the top 1,200 at the start of the week and in the field as the fourth alternate, birdied the 72nd hole of regulation to seize a share of the lead, then returned to the 18th for the first hole of the sudden-death playoff. Lynn, who was also seeking a first US PGA Tour title, hit his drive into the rough along the bank of the stream left of the fairway. He found a greenside bunker with his second shot, while Ernst was on the fairway and landed his approach 15 feet from the pin. Lynn’s bunker shot flew the green and he chipped seven feet past. Ernst’s birdie putt lipped out, but his tap-in for par was enough for the victory that also brought him an invitation to next week’s prestigious Players Championship. The two finished four

rounds at Quail Hollow on eight-under 280. In a rainy final round in which the tee times were brought forward to avoid the worst of expected inclement weather, both Ernst and Lynn had four birdies and two bogeys as both shot two-under 70. “This feeling is unbelievable right now,” said Ernst, a 22year-old Californian playing just his ninth US PGA Tour event. “Just at the beginning of the week not even knowing I was going to be in the field. I was fourth alternate last time I heard, and then a couple people dropped out so I got in.” Ernst’s four-foot birdie putt at the last hole of regulation was just one of four birdies at the 18th all day. “Winning was not on my mind,” he said of his mindset at the 72nd hole. “On 18, I had 190 something, I don’t know. I hit a six-iron and choked up a little bit and hit a draw in there. Three-time Masters champion Mickelson finished with a 73 for third place on 281. World number two Rory McIlroy shared 10th place.

IPL 6

BATTLE OF THE TITANS

METRE

6 S 423

Chris Gayle (RCB)

37 4S 1350

Michael Hussey (CRK)

HIGHEST SCORE

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

175*

Chris Gayle (RCB)

BEST BOWLER

5-20

James Faulkner (RR)

Kings up against the Royals Obviously we haven’t had a successful away run but to to be able to win like that tonight, hopefully that will give everyone a boost. Mitchell Johnson MI paceman

Michael Hussey (CSK) 507 runs

Dwayne Bravo (CSK) 20 wickets

MCA may not overturn SRK ban

KR will face Mumbai Indians at Wankhede stadium on Tuesday, the first time the defending champions will be playing at the venue since the infamous incident. An angry Shah Rukh had fought with the security personnel after his young daughter and her friends were stopped from entering the ground following a KKR victory. The MCA imposed a five-year ban on the actor. Even if Shah Rukh does apologise, he is unlikely to be allowed entry for Tuesday’s match. An MCS official said: “He was banned by the MCA managing committee and any decision to overturn the ban can only be taken by it, which seems unlikely given that the match is scheduled on Tuesday.” P

T PT

CSK

18 +0.419

RCB

14 +0.708

14 +0.403

14 +0.399

SRH

14 +0.107

KXIP 10

8 +0.080

KKR

8 +0.005

6 -0.766

PWI

10 0

4 -1.291

P-played; W-win; L-lost; T-tie; NR-net run rate; PT-points

their previous tie against KKR which was played in Kolkata. Meanwhile, Kings XI Punjab cannot afford to lose this match since they have only four victories from the ten matches they have played. While Adam Gilchrist is most likely going to sit out of this match, the weight of taking the team forward would fall on the shoulders of David Hussey. However, the KXIP side, on a good day at office, can prove to be threatening to their opponents.

APARNA SAI

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he fight for the top-four spots in the sixth season of the IPL, is getting more intense with every passing day and every passing match. While the Delhi Daredevils and the Pune Warriors India no longer stand a chance to make it to the playoffs, the remaining seven teams will fight it out till the last to make it to the next round. In today’s match, Kings XI Punjab take on the formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mohali. The RCB side have had a splendid run this season and are currently placed at the second position on the points table. While they have done well at home, their performance in the away matches has not been upto the mark although the Challengers managed to win

KXIP VS RCB AT 8PM ON SET MAX

David Miller has proven to be a good striker of the ball while Shaun Marsh, Azhar Mahmood, Piyush Chawla and Praveen Kumar had contributed on most instances. It will be an interesting match to watch out for since the Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to seal a place among the top four while, on the other hand, Punjab would need this victory to help them make it to the playoffs.

SCORECARD MI VS CSK

ROCKIN’ THE KINGS

RR V PWI

Mumbai Indians innings (20 overs maximum) DR Smith c & b Bravo 22 SR Tendulkar lbw b Jadeja 15 KD Karthik† c Raina b Jadeja 23 KA Pollard c Raina b Jadeja 1 RG Sharma* not out 39 AT Rayudu b Ashwin 10 Harbhajan Singh not out 25 Extras (w 4) 4 Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 139 Bowling O M R W Econ RA Jadeja 4 0 29 3 7.25 MM Sharma 4 0 20 0 5.00 CH Morris 3 0 14 0 4.66 DJ Bravo 3 0 19 1 6.33 B Laughlin 4 0 46 0 11.50 R Ashwin 2 0 11 1 5.50 Chennai Super Kings innings (target: 140 runs from 20 overs) MEK Hussey c Smith b Ojha 22 M Vijay b Johnson 2 SK Raina c Pollard b Johnson 0 S Badrinath lbw b Johnson 0 DJ Bravo c Rayudu b Suyal 9 R Ashwin b Harbhajan Singh 2 MS Dhoni*† c Pollard b Ojha 10 RA Jadeja c Rayudu b Ojha 20 CH Morris b Malinga 1 MM Sharma c Suyal b Malinga 0 B Laughlin not out 4 Extras (lb 1, w 8) 9 Total (all out; 15.2 overs) 79 Bowling O M R W Econ MG Johnson 3 0 27 3 9.00 P Suyal 3 0 21 1 7.00 Harbhajan 4 0 13 1 3.25 SL Malinga 3 0 6 2 2.00 PP Ojha 2.2 0 11 3 4.71

Pune Warriors innings (20 overs maximum) RV Uthappa run out (†Samson) 54 AJ Finch* b Cooper 45 Yuvraj Singh c Cooper b Trivedi 15 MR Marsh not out 35 AD Mathews c Rahane b Faulkner 18 M Rawat† not out 0 Extras (w 11) 11 Total (4 wickets; 20 overs) 178 Bowling O M R W Econ A Chandila 2 0 23 0 11.50 JP Faulkner 4 0 35 1 8.75 SR Watson 4 0 29 0 7.25 K Cooper 4 0 39 1 9.75 SK Trivedi 4 0 33 1 8.25 STR Binny 2 0 19 0 9.50 Rajasthan Royals innings (target: 179 runs from 20 overs) R Dravid* c Marsh b Mathews 58 AM Rahane c Sharma b Kumar 67 SR Watson b Parnell 5 BJ Hodge c Kumar b Parnell 4 STR Binny not out 32 SV Samson† c Birla b Parnell 10 JP Faulkner not out 3 Extras (w 3) 3 Total (5 wickets; 19.5 overs) 182 Bowling O M R W Econ B Kumar 4 0 38 1 9.50 K Upadhyay 3 0 29 0 9.66 WD Parnell 3.5 0 27 3 7.04 R Sharma 4 0 38 0 9.50 Yuvraj Singh 2 0 16 0 8.00 AD Mathews 3 0 34 1 11.33

Mumbai Indians won by 60 runs

Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets

MI celebrate the dismissal of Suresh Raina during the MI vs CSK match in Mumbai on Sunday. PTI/SHIRISH SHETE

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013

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SILVA DIMISSED AS PSG HELD AT HOME

Ten-man Paris Saint-Germain blew a chance to effectively wrap up their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Valenciennes. PSG captain Thiago Silva was shown a controversial first-half red card.

SERIE A

Juve turn 29 into 31 in title win A 1-0 win over Palermo was enough to give the ‘Old Lady of Europe’ the Serie A title.

JUSTIN DAVIS Agance France-Presse ISCHIA, ITALY: Arturo Vidal’s 10th league goal of the season was enough to secure a 1-0 win over Palermo and help ten-man Juventus to their 29th Serie A title on Sunday. Juve, however, courted controversy when several players

shoulders,” said goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon. “After winning the title last season, to finish second would have been a huge disappointment.” Juventus now have a 14-point lead over second-placed Napoli, who, even in the event of a win over Inter Milan later Sunday, can not overtake the Turin giants

brandished giant shields in the colours of the Italian flag and adorned with ‘31’. The number was a reference to Juve’s belief that they have won 31 titles, despite being officially stripped of two league crowns several years ago due to their implication in a match-fixing affair. “We’ve taken a weight off our

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Chelsea close in on CL spot An own goal by Phil Jones gave Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in a listless match.

TOM WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse LONDON: Juan Mata struck an 87th-minute winner as Chelsea won 1-0 at champions Manchester United on Sunday to reclaim third place in the Premier League and tighten their grip on a Champions League spot. A lacklustre game at Old Trafford was drifting towards a goalless draw when Mata collected a pass from Oscar and dispatched a low shot that took a deflection off Phil Jones on its way into the bottomright corner. Mata’s goal means that Chelsea will now go into Wednesday’s crunch clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge with a threepoint lead over their London rivals, who are bidding to crash into the top four.

Arsenal are sandwiched between the pair in fourth, a point behind Chelsea, having played a game more. United had right-back Rafael da Silva sent off late on and although their lead over second-place Manchester City remains 13 points, they have

failed to win in two games since clinching their 20th league title. United made five changes from the side that drew 1-1 at Arsenal last weekend, with Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and goalkeeper David de Gea among the players dropping

to the bench. Chelsea were missing Eden Hazard due to a calf strain and made four changes from their Europa League semi-final second leg success against FC Basel on Thursday. Everton remain on course to finish above Liverpool for the second season in a row after holding their city rivals to a 0-0 draw in a scrappy Merseyside derby at Anfield earlier in the day. Liverpool’s best chance saw a goal-bound effort from man-of-the-match Steven Gerrard cleared by Everton defender Sylvain Distin, who had a goal contentiously disallowed at the other end. It meant Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher failed to finish on the winning side in his 30th and final Merseyside derby, while Everton are still without an away win in this fixture.

in the final three games of the season. Juve coach Antonio Conte spent the first four months of the season in the stands serving a ban for his alleged implication in a match-fixing affair. He said all the credit went to the players who, while defending the title, also made it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

TURKISH LEAGUE Galatasaray clinch Turkish title They did so with two games remaining. ISTANBUL: Galatasaray clinched the Turkish league title on Sunday with two games of the season remaining as they crushed Sivasspor 4-2 in Istanbul. With arch-rivals Fenerbahce beaten 2-0 by another Istanbul side, Buyuksehir Belediyespor, Galatarasary opened up a 10point lead. Thousands of Galatasaray fans took to the streets late Sunday night chanting and waving posters of coach, Fatih Terim, who sat out the end of the season due to suspension. Terim was banned for nine matches in April for criticising the referee during a league game against Mersin Idmanyurdu. Terim, never short of a telling quip, told the referee who had banished him to the stands as Galatasaray went on to win that game 3-1: “I will lead this team from the moon if I have to.” In tribute, several fans in the stadium at Sunday’s game were seen wearing space suits.

LA LIGA

Supersub Messi keeps Barça on track

KIERAN CANNING Agence France-Presse MADRID: Lionel Messi came off the bench to move Barcelona within two points of clinching the La Liga title with a 4-2 win over Real Betis at Camp Nou on Sunday. Dorlan Pabon and Ruben Perez had twice given the visitors the lead in the firsthalf either side of Alexis Sanchez’s equaliser. However, after David Villa had once again levelled the scores, it was unsurprisingly left to Messi to decide matters as within three minutes of coming on he fired in a

wonderful free-kick and then was on hand to tap home at the end of a flowing move involving Sanchez and Andres Iniesta. “The important thing is to go out as league champions,” Sanchez told Canal Plus afterwards. “We have to go game by game, fighting for the victories, but the fundamental things is to win the league whenever it may be. “When Messi comes on he offers a lot to the team. It motivates us to play together and it is obvious that he is an important player, but [whether he starts or not] are decisions that I don’t know.”