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Yesterday, US special forces staged a predawn raid against a senior Shebab militant leader in Somalia. Lethal precision raids by commandos have long captured the imagination of civilians and generals alike.

We take a look at some of the most famous incursions by these specialist soldiers.

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The main Opposition TDP says such a measure would be undemocratic and illogical. Congress should face the consequences for it, they warn. REPORT ON P6

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NAIDU BEGINS ANTI-T FAST IN DELHI TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu today began an indefinite fast in the national capital against the Centre’s decision to bifurcate AP.

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TIME TO KILL THE RAPIST?

Two Indian filmmakers are tackling the subject of rape with a Bollywood movie called Kill the Rapist?

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JLo QUITS 'THE 33' OVER 'PRETTIER' STARS? Lopez has reportedly quit movie The 33 because producers refused to cast only those actresses who are less attractive than her.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013

city events

FUNKY DUO

One of the best director duo in India, Vishal-Shekhar will be performing live in concert at HITEX grounds in Hyderabad on October 19, 7pm onwards. The concert tickets are priced between `500-2000. Make sure to grab them soon before they run out!

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New Delhi Mumbai Max 38 Max 32 Min 28 Min 28 Mostly sunny

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Bangalore Max 29 Min 19 Thundershowers

AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES EXHIBITION

MOVIE SCREENINGS

Smart Move The 15th Regional SARAS/ DWCRA Bazaar is going to be held. SARAS is an initiative of the government of India to provide a platform to the rural artisans to market their products through this exhibition.

Where: People’s Plaza, Exhibition Open Ground, Part of Necklace Road, Tankbund When: Until October 7, 10am to 9pm Contact: (040) - 27654816

Soul Kitchen In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef. The movie screening is open to all.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, 20, Journalist Colony Road No. 3, Banjara Hills When: October 10, 6pm Contact: (040) – 23350473/ 73/ 0040

Home Décor: If you are looking for some new furniture to decorate your home, then you are in just time for the home make-over. The furniture 2013 is going to be in town so make sure to check it out.

Where: HITEX, Hitex Fair Grounds, Madhapur When: Until October 7, 10am to 8:30pm Contact: (040) – 66388877 Exhibition-cum-Sale Good news fashionistas! There is an exhibition-cum-sale of designer wear, jewellery, accessories and footwear. Have fun shopping!

Where: Taj Krishna, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills When: October 7, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040)- 66662323, Prathibha Agarwal – 9849285892/ Ritika Agarwal – 9948808604

MUSICAL JOY RIDE: Sitar player Ravi Chary and tabla player Satyajit Talwalkar at the Ravi Chary Crossing performance at the Ashiana Banquets, Banjara Hills, on Saturday. The event was organised by Hydourite, an initiative celebrating the spirit of Hyderabad with 100 days of celebrations.

B Cube: The Beer Bladder Blast is not as comforting as a massage but it’s no less fun. Head to Rain on Tuesday to unwind with your close friends for unlimited beer at Rs. 699 while listening to some amazing numbers being spun by DJ Santosh.

Where: Rain Pub/ Rain – The Super Club When: October 8, 7pm Contact: 9505200333/ 9505300333/ 9505600333 Power Lunch Ladies, it’s your turn to feel pampered. Head over to W-Lunch at Ruci & Idoni (Ohri’s) with your best friends for an amazing lunch at just Rs. 399.

Where: Ruci & Idoni, 8-2-594/A/1, 1st Floor, Urmila Heights, Opp Rainbow Hospital, Road

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Lover Boy The story of doomed, self-destructive love unfolding against the background of an unflattering slice of Romanian life.

Where: Sarathi Studio, 8-3-321, Ameerpet When: October 11, 6:30pm Contact: (040)- 23732050/ Bh S S Prakash Reddy, Secretary Hyderabad Film Club – 9391020243

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No. 10, Banjara Hills When: October 9, 11am t0 4pm Contact: (040) 64551000/ 2000 Business Lunch You have been having a tough time at work and it’s time to head out to relax with your colleagues. Forget work as you unwind with an exotic spread of food.

Where: Via Milano, 4th floor, Next to ICICI Bank, Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills When: Until October 7, 12pm to 3:30pm Contact: (040) 64556677/ 5544

Celebrations 2013: Ananda Mela – Bengali Food festival!

Where: Windsor Gardens, Beside Paigah Palace Function Hall, Patigadda, Secunderabad When: October 9, 6:30pm Contact: (040) 27901056/ Munmun Banerjee (Bangali Sanskritik Sangha) – 9985128747

Durga Puja Celebrations 2013 It’s the time for celebration and what better way to celebrate than with some mouth-watering Bengali Food.

Don’t miss the Durga Puja

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AMBULANCES Apollo 23548888, 23607777 Kamineni 24022222 Medwin 23202902, 23204616 Smile Line Dental Hospital 23747979 Red Cross 27627973 Niloufer Hospital 23314095 Gandhi 23320332 AIRLINES

The Green Bandits The movie revolves around 3 insane, environment-friendly bank robbers who set out to clean out a bank and make the earth greener and a better place to live in.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, 20, Journalist Colony Road No. 3, Banjara Hills When: October 18, 6pm Contact: (040) – 23350473/ 73/ 0040 Silver Linings Playbook After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

Where: Sarathi Studio, 8-3-321, Ameerpet When: October 19, 6:30pm Contact: (040)- 23732050/ Bh S S Prakash Reddy, Secretary Hyderabad Film Club – 9391020243

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

Beside Meridian School, Banjara Hills34. Working hours are from 8 AM to 1 PM And 2 PM to 3PM. MUSEUMS Salar Jung Museum AP State Museum Nizams Museum

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Beware of this ‘thak-thak’ gang!

NEW DELHI: Don’t open your car door if a stranger taps on the windowpane at a red light or in the market place. It could be an insidious trick of the capital’s “thak-thak” (knock-knock) gang to rob you of your valuables kept in the car while your attention is diverted.

There are several such gangs operating in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) and they have struck big time this year, police say.

From January to September 15, the gangs have committed several big robberies, including an over `40 lakh heist from a cash van in Karol Bagh, robbing a Chandni Chowk businessman of `60 lakh cash and stealing jewellery worth `50 lakh from a Safdarjung businessman in Uttar Pradesh’s Muradnagar.

Chandni Chowk businessman Mridul Jain, recalling the incident, said while he was driving down from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh he was accosted by two

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boys between 14 and 15 years of age who knocked on the car window and told him that oil was leaking from his car.

“When I alighted from the car to check the oil leak, my bag containing `60 lakh cash was stolen from the rear seat of the car. The two boys were also missing,” Jain said.

“The two teens were nabbed in May by the south Delhi police.

They confessed to their role in several such cases,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) BS Jaiswal told IANS. In early September, Delhi Police arrested three men who belonged to separate gangs identified as Ramesh, Suraj and K. Dinesh - from different locations in Delhi.

“The common factor among the accused was that they belong to Trichi in Tamil Nadu,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) P Karunakaran told IANS.

Visitors try out small weapons on the HMAS Darwin at Royal Australian Navy's Sydney base of Garden Island, during an open day after the Navy celebrated 100 years since their first ships entered Sydney Harbour, on Monday.

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Man held for fratricide He told police his brother was proving a great nuisance as he came home drunk every day and abused all.

POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD The Golconda Police on Sunday arrested a car driver on the charges of murdering his brother. The deceased, Ghulam Nawaz Shareef, a Mali at Salarjung Museum, was found murdered at his residence in Risala Bazar on

October 3. According to Golconda inspector SN Jawed, Nawaz was killed by his own brother Ghulam Mehraj Shareef, a car driver.

The accused was arrested at Katora House; a boulder that he used for the crime and bloodstained clothes were recovered. During interrogation he reportedly confessed to committing the murder.

CITY BRIEFS Sashidhar blames Delhi Congress leaders

APNGOs to intensify stir, will talk only with CM

House burgled, cash and 10 tola gold missing

CM appeals to strikers to resume duties soon

Tunda to be questioned in Dilsukhnagar blasts

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LA M Sashidhar blamed the Congress leaders in Delhi for the aggravating situation in Andhra Pradesh, today. He said some irresponsible statements of the leaders who don’t belong to the State have complicated the matters and angered the people, setting off widespread violence and chaos in Seemandhra.

PNGOS on the warpath for a long time has decided to intensify the agitation and will not talk to any Congress leaders except the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. the APNGO chief Ashok Babu said they would lay siege to Central government offices and banks on October 19. He called Congress leaders betrayers of Seemandhra.

urglars broke open a house in Golconda and decamped with cash and 10 tola of gold, police said.

The house belonged to one Padma of Chota Bazaar. The family had been away for a couple of days when thieves got in after breaking the front door lock. Golconda police have registered a case and are investigating.

he Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy appealed to the striking employees of TRANSCO, GENCO and DISCOMs to resume their duties immediately. He said that their strike is impacting services like hospitals, drinking water, railways, temples etc. Employees have been asked to rethink their strike on humanitarian grounds.

eT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda who was brought to the City yesterday from Delhi by Hyderabad Police in connection with various crimes against the country is being grilled for information on the Dilsukhnagar blasts.

Senior police said Tunda is on a 15day police custody for questioning.

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News MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013 LAST YEAR... HERE Cause for concern

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ast year we had reported how the number of pigs and sheep in the City has dropped. While stray dogs have rapidly increased in number, in spite of measures like sterilisation, the number of pigs could be further reduced, suggest the latest figures. They have seen a surge of 10 to 20 per cent among the number of dogs and goats, apart from buffalo, in the City limits.

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NUMEROLOGY

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is the amount that the APTransco had asked residents in AS Rao Nagar for moving a high-voltage line that passed so low by buildings. Their neglect has cost the life of a youngster. See page 6.

Shooters called Boellerschuetzen at the end of the Bavarian Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich on Sunday. Bayern Munich’s coach Pep Guiardiola and his wife Christina, and midfielder Thiago Alcantara and his girlfriend Julia Vigas enjoy their beer during the festivities.

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For every percentage point growth lost in the United States, we would see about half a percentage point growth lost in East Asia.

Bert Hofman, the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific chief economist See page 8

THINGS WE 5LEARNT TODAY The column that teaches everyone something new about the way the world functions.

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They braved the quakes for centuries, now they tremble Myanmar’s ancient temples some of them that are 1,000 years old, face a very modern threat: Scaffolding and cement.

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Banks helpless about loans that are not repaid.

There are several loans that have been availed by self-help groups but they have not repaid anything.

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Waive off loans taken by minorities? But why?

While banks are facing a tough time about unpaid loans, there are leaders who say minorities need not repay loans. Well, we know where this is going, and why.

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China to shine at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Obama’s enforced absence at APEC and an East Asia summit straight afterwards has left the stage clear for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Japan dolphin-killing town to open marine park The Japanese town made infamous by the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove, will open a marine mammal park where visitors can swim with dolphins.

FINANCE

Now banks blame people

Self-help groups take bank loans and fail to repay. Banks complain to govt which ask the banks to have patience. But from where will we bring money, ask the banks.

POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Usually people complain about the government and its schemes, but sometimes the government also complains about the people, when they refuse to payback what they borrowed. The Government complains some of the self-help groups (SHG) have failed to repay the loans that they have taken in the past. This came to light at the meeting of the DRDA held here on Friday, that many Self Help Groups SHG have not returned the loans taken. Now the banks are seeking helps from the officials for recovery. They have informed the officials that they had failed to collect the loans.

According to Chief Executive Officer Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty SERP B Rajsekhar

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District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) review meeting held with Project Directors held on October 4 the officials from banks revealed that they are facing challenges in collecting loans taken by more than 1,300 accounts of the SHGs under Indra Kranthi Patham, and they

asked for the assistance of administration in recovery.

But the officials explained there might be some delay but most of the people are paying back the amount to the banks taken under the self help group schemes, banks should co-operate with the people, because the

beneficiary who take loans for small business, it is not necessary that they make profits over night, it will take time to repay the loans.”

Speaking to the Postnoon floor leader Communist Party of India G Mallesh, said, “the scheme is good but it is said that in some districts the loans are not reaching the poor. Some villagers from Adilabad complained that they are not benefited with the scheme”.

The MLA said that “the corruption should be stopped immediately and the collectors and the higher officials have to take interest, look into the matter directly and make sure the schemes reach to the poor and weaker groups of the society”.

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THE SEEMANDHRA CRISIS

Narayana has some questions The CPI leader blamed the Congress for the row in Seemandhra over Telangana formation.

Narayana said that the present situation in the State is a result of natural reaction and human error.

HYDERABAD: CPI leader K Narayana has posed some hard questions at Seemandhra leaders who now cry foul on bifurcation.

The present mess up the Congress creation, he says The CPI state secretary K Narayana finds fault with the rulers (Congress and TDP) of Andhra Pradesh for the State’s predicament today. He said those leaders who complain they have built Hyderabad and now lost the labour must think why they not developed their areas when in power.

He was reacting to the attacks on the properties of Botsa Satyanarayana. Narayana said that the present situation in the state is a result of natural reaction and human error. He advocated that the attacks could be seen from the angles of both enmity against Botcha in the district, and

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e said those leaders who complain they have built Hyderabad and now lost the labour must think why they have not developed their areas when in power.

Samaikyandhra movement.

He said that the Seemandhra leaders worked as chief ministers for 44 long years and they only concentrated on the development of Hyderabad city leaving other places to their fate. Vizag City developed on its own and not because of the governments.

He said that the development was decentralised in China and

America unlike Andhra Pradesh.

He mentioned that Coimbatore and Thiruchi developed in Tamilnadu along with Chennai city; Pune, Nagpur developed along with Mumbai in Maharashtra, and the same will be seen in Bihar state too. But here in Andhra Pradesh, the rulers never concentrated on other cities, due to their selfish ends.

He opined that the division is inevitable though it was painful.

There is no scope for arguments because they will not show any solution. The situation will turn atrocious if one tries to stop the division of the state and the condition will go out of hands.

Narayan found fault with the Congress party in Delhi. He said that it was not proper for the Centre to keep silence on the movements going on in Seemandhra region. It was not proper to the ruling party to remain as a spectator by arguing different versions in two regions for its opportunistic politics. The Congress high command would have controlled the state party, but failed in this direction.

He said that Hyderabad was the reason for the agitations in the Seemandhra region and the centre has to clear the Hyderabad issue by discussing with the party seniors.

He also suggested the Congress party to take other parties leaders, who think in rational manner, into confidence.

POLITICS

Centre may bypass Assembly on T bill Main opposition TDP says such a measure would be anti-democratic and illogical. Congress should bear the consequence for it.

POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy the other day told his Congress colleagues not to quit now as they must vote out the Telangana bill when presented in the Assembly. But it looks thin as the Opposition arrays say the Centre would bypass the Assembly knowing well that the Seemandhra dominates the Assembly and a defeat to the bill would put it in a quandary.

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The leader alleged that efforts were being made to circumvent the Assembly on the T-issue.

Congress game, the TDP senior leader Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Sunday alleged that efforts were being made to circumvent the State Assembly on the issue of Telangana.

ASSEMBLY NOD NECESSARY, LOGICAL Opposition leaders say Assembly’s endorsement of the division is essential as it is the convention and democratic process. Bypassing it would set a bad precedent. “The Congress has no good leadership and they do flip-flop decisions. You can’t blame opposition for this,” said a senior leader of the YSRC. Ramakrishnudu in a statement said a resolution had been passed in the Assembly

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when the two regions were merged. But now when one region was being divided, conspiracy was being hatched to bypass the Assembly which would be against the spirit of the constitution and federal system as well as against the recommendations of Sarkaria commission.

The TDP leader reminded the Congress that when three states were carved out during the regime of NDA, concerned states had passed the resolutions. But now the Congress was trying to bypass the state assembly, he said.

‘DON’T TRUST JAGAN’ Alleging that YSRC President YS Jaganmohan Reddy was part of the conspiracy, Ramakrishnudu shot back stating that the former was indulging in criticising Sonia Gandhi after announcement of bifurcation of Telangana. It was a drama enacted by Sonia Gandhi and Jaganmohan Reddy, he said.

He pooh-poohed the remarks of Jaganmohan Reddy on TDP and said that the TDP was floated to protest against Congress anti-poor policies and our party always pursue it sincerity and honesty.

NATION BRIEFS Lalu to appear in court for other cases

Khurshid goes to Lanka on two-day visit

‘It’s okay if minorities don’t repay loan’

India tests n-capable Prithvi-II missile

Tribal woman gang-raped in Odisha

RANCHI: Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, jailed last week for five years in one of the five fodder scam cases against him, is likely to appear today through video conferencing in two other cases before a CBI court in Ranchi. The two cases relate to illegal withdrawal of nearly `3.5 crore.

RANCHI: External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid who will head for Sri Lanka on Monday on a two-day visit, will sign a crucial agreement to bridge the linguistic divide in Sri Lanka and another pact to produce more electricity in the rapidly-developing island nation. A MoU will be signed to support the 10-year national plan, sources said.

RANCHI: In a race to appease the minorities ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President G Parameshwara urged the state body to provide Muslims with more loans. He also suggested that loans as much as 50 lakh must be provided to the minorities.

BHUBANESWAR: India Monday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha, a senior defence official said. The indigenously-developed ballistic missile with a maximum range of 350km was fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipuron-sea in Balasore district.

BHUBANESWAR: A 27-yearold tribal woman was allegedly gang-raped and deserted in a vegetable garden at Kuamada village in Banki police station area of Cuttack district today, police said.

The woman has been staying at her father's place since her husband abandoned her some time ago.

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UTTER CHAOS

Total derailment of transport in AP Seemandhra protests and agitations bring the State to a halt as government stares on clueless

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he situation in Andhra Pradesh is taking a serious turn as there is no efforts from the ruling Congress to quell the unrest in Seemandrha.

Rail and other modes of transport are lying paralysed and violence are reported from many parts of the State.

Electricity supply is erratic and the IT and other industries

in Hyderabad and other areas in the State are facing a grim future as they don’t know who is in control. The Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy’s plea to electricity employees to withdraw strike on ‘humanitarian grounds’ has so far not been

effective but authorities are hopeful they will heed to the CM. Biggest misery to people has come from the derailed train services. As power supply came to a halt yesterday many trains were stranded at many places in these Districts, causing lot of inconve-

TRAGEDY STRIKES

Youth electrocuted in the City

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HYDERABAD: Authorities’ apathy today led to a tragedy that claimed a young life in AS Rao Nagar A 23-year-old engineering student, Sathya, was electrocuted when he came in contact with a high tension line that passes just a few feet from his flat.

It is said that the youth had come from his native Amapapuram to visit his sister who lives in Bel Enclave in AS Rao Nagar. He was sitting on the parapet and drinking morning tea.

Some ball or toy came hurtling on the parapet and it fell to the window sill. He took up some rod and was try-

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ing to retrieve it when the rod came in touch with the electric wires and he fell down dead.

Agitated residents said they had requested the APTransco to shift the lines as they would endanger the lives.

But the APTransco authorities asked them to deposit `20,000 for the job and they residents were unable to pay.

“Had they heeded to our request a young life could have been saves,” regretted an agitated resident of Bel Enclave. Police have booked a case.

nience to the traveling public.

The South Central Railway (SCR) on Sunday cancelled seven passenger trains between Vijayawada and Renigunta. The se include Vijayawada-Ongole, Guduru-Ongole and TenaliGuntur, to name a few.

rain No. 12711 Vijayawada-Chennai Central Pinakini Express departing Vijayawada at 06 hrs o¬n 7thOctober, 2013 is cancelled. Train No. 12077 Chennai Central – Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express departing Chennai Central at 07 hrs o¬n 7thOctober, 2013 is cancelled.

Train No. 57241 Bitragunta-Vijayawada Passenger departing Bitragunta at 04 hrs o¬n 7thOctober, 2013 is cancelled. Train No. 57240 Bitragunta-Chennai Central Passenger departing Bitragunta at 05.20 hrs o¬n 7thOctober, 2013 is cancelled.

Train No. 57239 Chennai Central–Gudur Passenger departing Chennai Central at 16 hrs o¬n7th October, 2013 is cancelled.

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YOUR WEEKLY HYPERLOCAL GUIDE TO THE CITY MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013

Defence colony, a misnomer Thanks to the apathetical attitude of the Cantonment Board. It is neither equipped to provide civic services to residents nor does it take any responsibility to see that the area gets its basic upkeep. big menace for the people living here. Since the Cantonment Board does not have a veterinary section, no stray dogs in the cantonment area have been captured.

Stray dogs have multiplied as not even a single animal birth control operation was conducted in the last few years, say residents. Because of this, the number of stray dogs that chase the residents and disturb the colony by barking at unearthly hours have gone up.

“Packs eat garbage from the ground, then they fight among themselves and chase the residents,” says a resident, who did not want to be named.

Repeated complaints have been made by the residents to the cantonment board officials. but so far no action has been taken, they say.

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efence Colony. The very image that strikes anyone’s mind is that of a neat and organised colony with good facilities. But, for the residents in Defence Colony and Queens Palm (FAFA) at Trimulgherry, this is a fallacy.

Like elsewhere, dealing with stench from the unattended garbage dumps is their miserable fate. For years now, the Cantonment Board officials have been ignoring this problem, and residents of this colony are suffering from not only the stink, but also aggressive strays — snakes, rats and pests — the garbage attracts.

The situation worsens when it rains as the entire place gets water-clogged and walking on the street becomes difficult.

Though at times army officials themselves appoint people to clear the garbage, the lack of interests shown by the canton-

I have not seen anybody coming regularly and clearing the garbage that is piling up. The workers from the construction site adjacent to our colony also come and dump the debris here.

When it rains the entire area gets water clogged.

The Trimulgherry story

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rimulgherry is a major suburb of Secunderabad, and has many smaller townships. In the last 15 years, this suburb has become an important residential area in the twin cities. Many colonies, townships and apartments have come up here. The RTA office and the office of the transport department serves entire Secunderabad Region and is a major landmark. There are some good schools and colleges in this suburb.

Notable are Delhi Public School, New Ushodaya High School (Subhash Nagar), Sherwood Public School, St Andrews School, St Josephs High School, Holy Family Girls High School, Kendriya Vidyalaya Gowtham Model School, Army School (RK Puram).

Some colleges are St Josephs Junior College, Ken Degree College, Little Flower Junior and Degree College.

Shobha Bhalsing, Resident

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W ment officials is becoming an eternal worry for the residents.

“Only once a week some people come to clear the garbage piles. It would be nice if they come regularly. Rains make the situation worse. Many then are seen going out and trying to clear the clogging materials. At times we have to request our own housemaids to help clear the area,” says Col. Sharma, a resident of the colony.

Residents also complain of

hen Postnoon contacted the Cantonment Board MLA Shankar Rao, he said he was unaware about the situation since he did not receive any complaints. He, however, assured that the problem would be solved. “If the residents give me a written representation of their problem, I will put forth their problem before the Cantonment Board, and make sure that sweepers are sent immediately to clear the entire area,” he said.

how rats and other pests enter their houses. Because of unhygienic situation, snakes abound, say residents.

“We have to think twice if we want to take a walk after six.

The other side of the colony is a play area for kids and, we have to pass the garbage pile if we want to take a walk. It is scary to walk during evenings because of the fear of rats and snakes,” says another resident.

Street dogs have become a

Something has to be done, it is not enough to send sweepers once a week to cleaner the garbage.

Mosquitoes breed there and the street dog menace is unbearable. Not only two wheelers, but these dogs also chase 4wheelers. We are scared to let our children play outside.

Swarna Paul Resident

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MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOTS

INDIA SHINING

UP advisory council to hear charges against BJP legislators LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh advisory council Monday summoned senior superintendent of police and district magistrate of Muzaffarnagar for a hearing Wednesday over the slapping of National Security Act (NSA) on two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators.

The advisory council would hear and examine the pleas put forth by the district administration for slapping the draconian law on the legislators Sangeet

The BJP leaders have been maintaining that they have done nothing wrong and have alleged that the state government was implicating them to appease a particular community and to cover up their administrative failure.

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Som and Suresh Rana.

The state government had last month slapped NSA on the two legislators, accusing them of fanning communal passions and inciting frenzy in Muzaffarnagar through their acts and speeches.

Both Rana and Som are currently in jail.

The BJP leaders have been maintaining that they have done nothing wrong and have alleged that the state government was implicating them to appease a particular community and to

cover up their administrative failure which led to the riots in which 62 people were killed and more than 42,000 displaced.

While the district officials are expected to come up with evidence on the complicity of the two BJP leaders in the riots,

a battery of lawyers will defend their clients and put forward proofs of their innocence.

The two legislators have already demanded a CBI probe in the riots.

It is mandatory for the district administration to get the endorsement of the state advisory council to keep the NSA charges.

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World Bank lowers East Asia growth forecast to 7.1% SINGAPORE: The World Bank on Monday lowered its 2013 growth forecast for East Asian developing countries to 7.1 per cent and warned that a prolonged US fiscal crisis could be damaging to the region. The estimate for this year's GDP growth is down from a forecast of 7.8 per cent in April, and lower than the 7.5 per cent growth recorded in 2012 and 8.3 per cent in 2011.

Regional GDP growth in 2014 and 2015 was forecast at

7.2 per cent for both years with middle-income economies like Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand also softening. Excluding China, the region is expected to grow 5.2 percent in 2013 and 5.3 percent in 2014.

Bert Hofman, the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific chief economist, told journalists that the bank was expecting a "smooth resolution" of the budgetary impasse that has forced parts of the US government to shut down.

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The estimate for this year's GDP growth is down from a forecast of 7.8 per cent in April, and lower than the 7.5 per cent in 2012 and 8.3 per cent in 2011.

However, he added: "If there were to be a sustained deadlock, it could actually be quite damaging also for the East Asian economies. "For every percentage point growth lost in the US, we would see about half a percentage point growth lost in East Asia." The US impasse has raised fears US lawmakers will not increase the country's borrowing limit before an October 17 deadline, which could lead the government to default on its debts.

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WASHINGTON: Leading Indian industrialist Ratan N Tata has been inducted into the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering in the US for his "outstanding contributions to industrial development in India and the world".

Tata, chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, was inducted as one of 11 new foreign associates of the private, independent, nonprofit institution that provides independent advice to the US government on matters involving engineering and technology.

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Agarwal, president, edX (online learning initiative of MIT and Harvard University). n Murty P Bhavaraju, senior consultant, PJM Interconnection. n Ashok J. Gadgil, director and senior scientist, environmental energy technologies division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. n Ganesh Kailasam, research and development vice president and global research and development director, performance materials division, Dow Chemical Co.. n Vijay Kumar, UPS foundation professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Pennsylvania. n Bal Raj Sehgal, emeritus professor of nuclear power safety, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. n Pradeep S. Sindhu, vice chairman, chief technical officer, and founder, Juniper Networks. n Krishna (Kris) P. Singh, president and chief executive officer, Holtec International.ty of spent nuclear fuel storage worldwide.

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WORLD BRIEFS Five die in Pakistan bombing

Three missing in North Sea ship collision

Thousands in Mexico protest energy reforms

Mandela is 'fine', says ex-wife Winnie

At least 19 die in Peru bus crash

ISLAMABAD: Three policemen were among five people killed in a bomb blast Monday in Pakistan's Peshawar city. The blast targeted a medical dispensary where staffs were collecting their vaccination material in the Badaber area in the outskirts of Peshawar, reported Xinhua. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

THE HAGUE: Three sailors are missing after their ship sank following a collision with a fishing trawler on the North Sea off the Dutch coast early Monday, a Dutch coastguard spokesman said. The accident happened when the 32-metre Maria, a ship deployed to guard an oil drilling platform collided with fishing trawler Texel 68.

MEXICO CITY: Thousands of Mexicans took to the streets Sunday to vent frustration with President Enrique Pena Nieto's plans to inject foreign capital into the politically sensitive state-owned oil industry.

As many as 12,500 people answered the call of leftist opposition leader Andres Lopez Obrador to march peacefully against the plans.

JOHANNESBURG: Ailing global peace icon Nelson Mandela, who is receiving treatment at home after spending nearly three months in hospital, is "fine", his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said. "He is fine, the spirits of Africa, his ancestors, our ancestors are keeping him for all of us," Madikizela-Mandela told SABC public broadcaster.

LIMA: At least 19 people died and 15 were injured when a bus plunged off a road in Peru's southeastern Huancavelica region. The bus fell some 80 metres while headed from Lima to the area of Acobamba.

Fifteen people were rescued, some of them in serious condition, and taken to the city of Huancayo where they were hospitalised.

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EGYPT UNREST

CHANGING TUNE?

US ‘credits’ Assad over chemical arms The operation, performed by Syrian personnel under the supervision of international disarmament experts, took place under the terms of a UN Security Council.

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50 dead as Egypt Islamists try to galvanise protests CAIRO: At least 50 people were killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt on Sunday, as thousands of the military’s supporters marked the anniversary of the 1973 ArabIsraeli war.

Loyalists of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, overthrown in a July military coup, tried to converge on a central Cairo square for the anniversary celebrations, when police confronted them.

At least 45 people were killed in Cairo and five south of the capital, while another 268 people were wounded across Egypt, senior health ministry official Ahmed al-Ansari told AFP. He said that “majority of the deaths were caused by bullets and birdshots,” adding that the

REPORT Canada spied on Brazil energy ministry BRASÍLIA: Canada spied on communications at Brazil’s Mining and Energy Ministry, according to Canadian intelligence documents revealed Sunday by Globo television.

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Documents leaked by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, purportedly from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, show a detailed outline of the Brazilian ministry’s communications including phone calls, emails and Internet traffic.

Earlier disclosures by Snowden that the United States spied on the same ministry, as well as on President Dilma Rousseff and her aides, have greatly strained US-Brazilian ties.

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identities of the dead were being ascertained.

Sunday’s death toll was the highest in clashes between Islamists and police since several days of violence starting on August 14 killed more than 1,000 people, mostly Islamists. In central Cairo, police fired shots and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing protesters. AFP correspondents saw several suspected demonstrators being arrested and beaten.

An interior ministry statement said police arrested 423 protesters in Cairo, accusing them of vandalism.

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DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could take “credit” for swiftly moving to eliminate his regime’s chemical arms, US diplomat John Kerry said Monday, after UN experts began destroying Syria’s missile warheads and aerial bombs.

The operation, performed

by Syrian personnel under the supervision of international disarmament experts, took place under the terms of a UN Security Council resolution that will see Damascus relinquish the banned arms.

“The process has begun in record time and we are appreciative for the Russian cooperation and obviously for the Syrian compliance,” Kerry told reporters alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

“I think it’s extremely significant within a week of the (UN) resolution being passed, some chemical weapons were being destroyed,”US Secretary said.

‘It’s Iran’s move’ John Kerry urged Iran to come up with new nuclear proposals, rebuffing Tehran’s position that the onus is now on foreign powers to unblock the impasse. Kerry, while welcoming recent overtures including a historic contact between Rouhani and US Barack Obama, said the ball remained in Iran’s court.

“I think it’s also a credit to the Assad regime for complying, frankly, as they are supposed to. We hope that will continue. I am not going to vouch today for what happens months down the road. But it’s a good beginning and we should welcome a good beginning.”

Lavrov said he was “satisfied”, and promised Russia would continue to ensure Assad’s government completed the dismantling process.

NATURES FURY A huge wave hits the dike as guards run along it as Typhoon Fitow moves to make its landfall in Wenling, east China’s Zhejiang province on Monday.

Typhoon Fitow barrelled into China’s east coast early Monday, packing winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour after hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated, state media reported. At least two people were reported killed, both near Wenzhou in Zhejiang province, the state news agency Xinhua said.

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TRANSFORMATION

Japan dolphin-killing town to open marine park The plan also calls for the creation of a whale amusement park stretching roughly 28 hectares by putting up a net at the entrance to Moriura Bay in northwestern Taiji.

TOKYO: The Japanese town made infamous by the Oscarwinning documentary “The Cove”, will open a marine mammal park where visitors can swim with dolphins, but will not end its annual slaughter, an official said Monday.

The town of Taiji has begun researching a plan to section off part of a cove and turn it into a place where people can swim and kayak alongside small whales and dolphins, Masaki Wada told AFP. But, Wada insisted, far from having caved in to pressure from conservationists who want an end to an annual hunt that turns waters red with blood, the project was aimed at helping to sustain the practice.

“We already use dolphins and small whales as a source of tourism in the cove where dolphin-hunting takes place,” he said.

“In summer, swimmers can enjoy watching the mammals that are released from a partitioned-off space,” he said.

“But we plan to do it on a larger scale. This is part of Taiji’s long-term plan of making the whole town a park, where you can enjoy watching marine mammals while tasting various

The plan is to turn the town into a park, where you can watchmarine mammals while tasting products like whale and dolphin meat.

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marine products, including whale and dolphin meat,” he said.

The park will be separate from Hatakejiri Bay, the place into which the fishermen of Taiji corral dolphins, select a few

dozen for sale to aquariums and marine parks, and stab the rest to death for meat.

The plan calls for the creation of a whale amusement park stretching roughly 28 hectares (69 acres) by putting up a net at

the entrance to Moriura Bay in northwestern Taiji, the official said.

The 2009 film “The Cove” brought Taiji to worldwide attention, winning an Oscar the following year, after graphically the

killing, including by using underwater cameras. Activists continue to visit the town to protest the hunt.

Taiji, in western Wakayama prefecture, is looking to open part of the park within five years, the Wada said.

Black whales and bottlenose dolphins caught in waters near the town would be released into the pool, which would be developed as a nature park that also includes beaches and mudflats, he said.

Wakayama prefecture said the town caught 1,277 dolphins in 2012 and has licence to capture 2,026 this season, which began in September and runs until August next year.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Saudi netizens Tweet for better pay Unemployment stands officially at 12.5 per cent and affects mainly young people, who represent 60 per cent of the 20-million-strong native population.

ASSAD ABBOUD Agence France Presse RIYADH: Despite their country boasting the world’s greatest oil wealth, many Saudis complain their salaries are not enough to make ends meet, and are taking to Twitter to demand more money.

“The salary is not enough”, a hashtag launched in early summer on the micro-blogging website, triggered more than 17.5 million tweets, reflecting the frustration of many Saudis over their purchasing power.

The campaigners called on King Abdullah to order “by

decree, an increase in the salaries of all civil servants” of the world’s top oil exporter.

The basic monthly salary of a public employee ranges from between 3,945 riyals ($1,051) and 24,750 riyals ($6,599 dollars), in addition to various allowances, according to a study prepared by insurance companies.

In the private sector, the average wage is 6,400 riyals ($1,700), compared with 15,299 riyals ($4,000) in most other Gulf monarchies, according to a reported study prepared by the World Bank and the Saudi economy ministry.

“Let officials stop stealing... corruption has taken everything and people are the victims,” tweeted journalist Fahd al-Fahid.

Others posted images they said reflected the misery in the kingdom — a woman rummaging through rubbish, families living in dilapidated houses and students crammed into old trucks.

Some posted cartoons, one of which featured a Saudi man standing in the shadow of a palm tree whose fronds stretch far beyond the kingdom’s borders.

The caption reads: “Our assets go to others: the kingdom receives five percent (of the wealth) and 95 percent goes abroad.”As an example, Saudi Arabia has announced five bil-

lion dollars in aid to Egypt since the army there ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in early July.

“Inflation and continually rising prices over several years have seriously affected the purchasing power of people,” economist Abdullah al-Almi told AFP. The result, he said, was “a shrinking middle class”.

Unemployment stands officially at 12.5 percent and affects mainly young people, who represent 60 percent of the 20-million-strong native population.

The job market is still dominated by foreigners who come. mainly from Southeast Asia.

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BLOODY FEUD

Doomed lives of Albania’s children Albanians still respect the tradition of vendetta, which dates back to the 15th century and spares no male in a family, including babies.

BRISEIDA MEMA feedback@postnoon.com MAZREK: Since they were born, nine-year-old Nikolin and his older brother Amarildo, 12, have never left their house in Albania. They do not play outside, nor do they go to school.

The boys are imprisoned because of a blood feud, or vendetta, with neighbours that has made them fear for their lives.

Their uncle killed a neighbour in a 1993 dispute and, although he was jailed for 25 years, the victim’s family — living only a dozen metres away — has vowed to avenge the death.

The custom of vendetta is widely followed in the poor mountainous regions in the north of the country, but also in some villages and towns in other regions.

Nikolin and Amarildo spend most of their lives in a cold, sombre room at their home in Mazrek, a village about 150 kilometres north of the capital Tirana.

They are surrounded by photographs of dead relatives on the walls, their small window covered with iron bars.

The bitter feud has already led to some casualties and the two youngsters, entangled through no fault of their own, could be next.

“Outside, we are facing death,” Amarildo whispers. He says he dreams of having a ball and playing with his only friend, the brother that shares his fate.

The boys’ mother, Vjollca,

The custom of vendetta is widely followed in the poor mountainous regions in the north of the country, but also in some villages and towns in other regions.

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recently committed suicide, unable to stand her family’s captive life any more. She was 29.

“I found her hanged in the barn,” Amarildo says, his voice choking as he fights back tears.

‘CONDEMNED TO DEATH’

The boys’ only link with the outside world is their teacher, Liljana Luani, who comes twice a month to teach them to read and write.

“The children of vendetta are condemned to death,” says Luani, who has asked the Albanian authorities to bring an end to what she calls an “unacceptable crime for a country that wants to integrate into Europe”.

Almost 600 Albanian children were unable to start the new school year in Sept, hiding at home from vendetta threats, which sometimes now extend to women and girls, Gjin Marku, who monitors the problem for a local organisation, told AFP. Police say there have been 225 victims of blood feuds in

13-year-old Amarildo Gjonluli looks through the window of his home. Since they were born, nine-year old Nikolin and his three years older brother Amarildo have never left family house. The boys are closed up over a threat of vendetta, AFP/ GENT SHKULLAKU a family blood feud from Middle Ages claiming “that blood can only be revenged with blood.”

Albania in the last 14 years, but activist groups estimate the real number could be much higher.

“In Albania, vendetta was developed due to a weak judiciary system that pushed people to settle scores on their own,” sociologist Suela Dani said.

During the communist era in Albania, from the end of World War II until 1992, a strict application of the death penalty in cases

of vendetta allowed the regime to suppress it. Since communism fell, the maximum punishment has been life imprisonment, but a lack of confidence in the justice system has led to an escalation in blood feuds.

When his uncle was killed, Alfred Vekaj, 17, swore he would get even. “Every morning on my way to school I saw a man from the family that had killed my

uncle and one day I hid my grandmother’s gun in my school bag,” he says.

“I did not want to kill him, just to prevent him from passing in front of my school any more.”

But Vekaj missed his target and killed a passer-by.

“At least I am alive,” he told AFP from his prison cell in Kavaja, the city where he is serving an eight-year sentence. AFP

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HERITAGE CRISIS

Myanmar’s ancient temple city faces modern danger Experts warn that much of the damage cannot be reversed, and could threaten Bagan’s chances of winning World Heritage status.

WILLIAM DAVIES Agence France Presse BAGAN: The spires of Bagan have survived wars, earthquakes and centuries of tropical sun, but in recent years Myanmar’s ancient capital has faced a distinctly modern threat — scaffolding and cement.

The temples, some of which are around 1,000 years old, are one of the country’s most treasured religious sites and a top attraction for foreign tourists flocking to the country as it emerges from decades of military rule.

While many have largely withstood the ravages of man and nature, haphazard renovation work has also seen new temples built on the foundations of crumbling structures, and experts say they bear little resemblance to the originals.

“Several hundred monuments have been completely rebuilt. It has obviously damaged the historical landscape,” architect Pierre Pichard, a former UNESCO consultant, told AFP. “It is totally contrary to what is accepted internationally in terms of good practice.”

Pichard helped restore the temples after a huge earthquake struck the region in central Myanmar in 1975, but was forced to leave the site in the early 1990s when the rulers effectively closed the country to the outside world.

After asking Buddhists for donations, the junta then started rebuilding the temples, many of which were just piles of bricks.

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The temples, some of which are around 1,000 years old, are one of the country’s most treasured religious sites and a top attraction for foreign tourists.

Around 2,000 have so far been renovated, many with hastily done stone and plaster work, using bright orange bricks and other modern materials.

A huge number of trees have also been planted across the vast plain dotted with pagodas and temples.

“One of the characteristics of Bagan in the past was to be able to see hundreds of monuments in the middle of fields, and now we see them less,” said Pichard.

“These trees are an aberration in terms of the environment because the climate is very dry and they need to be watered during the dry season.”

Today new building works have been halted, but some structures are still being renovated, and archaeologists have been allowed back into the country to oversee the work.

Experts warn that much of the damage cannot be reversed, and could threaten Bagan’s chances of winning World Heritage status.

‘WAITING FOR THE NEXT EARTHQUAKE’ One engineer who worked at the site after the 1975 earthquake, but

stopped when the foreign experts left, said a lot of the restoration work was done quickly and cheaply to maximise the profits of local building firms.

“People donated to get a close relationship to the generals,” he told AFP on condition of anonymity.

“Most of the new reconstructions are by the road where they can be easily seen. Those in the centre have been badly reconstructed, as no one visits them.”

“We are waiting for the next earthquake. The new ones will fall down as they used very poor mortar.”

Over the centuries, the buildings have deteriorated in the tropical weather, been damaged

by successive earthquakes and looted by light fingered visitors.

“These pagodas were built a long time ago, and the rain water has managed to get between the bricks and damage them, so we are filling up the holes,” said U Kyain, who is overseeing restoration work on the roof of the Dhammayazika Pagoda.

In its heyday Bagan was one of the most important centres for learning in Asia, if not the world.

The Burmese kings and rulers built thousands of temples, more than 3,000 of which are still standing today.

The structures are mostly built from brick, and over the years gold leaf roofs have been added to some.

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Business

OIL PRICES DOWN ON US DEBT CEILING CONCERNS Oil prices edged lower in Asian trade Monday on growing concerns the US budget crisis could spiral into a devastating debt default and ravage the global economy.

EAST vs WEST

China to shine at APEC Obama’s enforced absence at APEC and an East Asia summit straight afterwards has left the stage clear for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

NUSA DUA: Asia-Pacific leaders convened on Monday for an annual economic summit in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis.

The US government shutdown has stopped President Barack Obama from attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, which starts over lunch at 0500 GMT. That has worried US allies at a time when China is on the rise and Washington is trying to push through an ambitious 12nation trade pact.

Obama’s enforced absence at both APEC and an East Asia summit straight afterwards in Brunei has left the stage clear for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has been touring the region and will address a parallel meeting of APEC business leaders on Monday.

Some expect an economic bonanza. Others, looking nervously at Beijing’s far-reaching territorial claims, expect a more turbulent region and want reassurance from Washington.

But the United States may be ill-equipped to offer much immediate global leadership as it confronts a menace mightier than even the shutdown: the possibility that it might default

Sikorsky pulls back on furloughs NEW YORK: Sikorsky, maker of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, has dropped plans to furlough thousands of workers without pay because of the US shutdown, a spokesperson said Sunday. It reversed its decision after Pentagon announced its recall.

Congress ‘playing with fire’: Lew on its colossal debts unless Congress raises the federal borrowing limit by October 17.

This at a moment when, according to a statement by APEC foreign and trade ministers, the world economy can illafford more uncertainty following the 2008 financial crisis.

They said that “global growth is too weak, risks remain tilted to the downside, and the economic outlook suggests growth is likely to be slower and less balanced than desired”.

In a preview of the summit declaration to be released on Tuesday, the ministers stressed their backing for a “comprehensive series of structural reforms so to increase productivity,

labour force participation and high-quality job creation”.

‘VERY TIGHT’ DEADLINE For Obama, comprehensive economic reform would include agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the end of the year. He was meant to throw his presidential weight behind a potentially decisive round of talks among the TPP countries on the APEC sidelines on Tuesday.

But doubts about the TPP are gathering pace, and about Obama’s vaunted “pivot” of foreign policy focus back to Asia.

While expressing sympathy for Obama’s domestic travails, Singapore Prime Minister Lee

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned that Congress was “playing with fire” as Republicans raised the threat of a US default if President Barack Obama refuses to negotiate on spending. Lew said the US will run out of its ability to borrow money on October 17.

Hsien Loong said Sunday that “no other country can replace” US engagement in Asia.

“Not China, not Japan, not any other power. That is something which we continue and encourage at every opportunity,” he said.

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Apollo, Cooper squabble over merger time NEW YORK CITY: India’s Apollo Tyres said Sunday it has been “working diligently” to resolve issues to finalize a merger with Cooper Tire & Rubber, which has accused Apollo of delaying the deal.

Cooper said Friday it had

filed a complaint in a US court to “expeditiously close the pending merger” under the terms of their agreement.

“Contrary to Cooper’s complaint, we have been working diligently to address significant post-announcement

impediments,” Apollo countered Sunday. Among other matters, the complaint alleges Apollo is seeking to delay an agreement with the United Steelworkers union that represents Cooper employees at several facilities.

Apollo stated that it finds it “implausible” to be forced into “Cooper’s accelerated timeline” Apollo announced in June it would buy out Cooper Tire & Rubber for $2.5 billion, to create the world’s seventh-largest tire maker. AFP

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JAL TIES WITH AIRBUS

TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) is to sign a major aircraft order with Airbus, a report said Monday, challenging Boeing’s dominance in the Japanese market as it struggles with its troubled Dreamliner. JAL said it would hold a press conference in Tokyo at 3:00 pm (0600 GMT) with Airbus chief Fabrice Bregier and JAL head Yoshiharu Ueki, but declined to comment on details of the announcement.

Dow Jones Newswires, quoting two people familiar with the matter, said the firms would announce a new order. It did not specify the number of planes involved or a price tag. An earlier report by Japan’s leading Nikkei business daily said JAL was eyeing as many as two dozen Airbus A350 planes worth an estimated 5.0 billion euros ($6.8 billion)

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is the worth of Petronas new LNG project in Canada following the reversal of Ottawa’s decision to block Progress Energy Resources.

NIGER TO ‘REVIEW’ AREVA NIAMEY: Niger, one of the world’s top sources of uranium, will review its dealings with French firm Areva, which has been mining there for nearly 50 years, the country’s prime minister said Sunday. “We are going to discuss the question of uranium with our traditional partner Areva,” the world’s second-largest uranium producer, Brigi Rafini told reporters. “We are preparing in particular to review our contracts.” Niger, one of the world’s poorest countries, would go over the contracts “with a fine tooth comb”, he vowed, amid accusations that the partnership is unbalanced. He specified that contracts with Areva subsidiaries Somair and Cominak, which end in 2013, would be reviewed.

“It’s the first time that we’re going to do this. For several decades, these contracts have been renewed automatically,” explained the prime minister.

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Comment

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS Under the enterprising initiative of former Union minister B Janardhana Poojary, two widow priests performed poojas for the first time in the history of temples in the ongoing Navaratri celebrations. The Gokarnanatheshwara temple, Kudroli in Mangalore paved the way for this social revolution on Sunday.

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CONG’S MASTERSTROKE OR MISERABLE STRIKE?

and ill-treatment of him by the Congress, needs the Congress support in Seemandhra state? It could also be the other way round. He is on record blaming Sonia Gandhi for all the mess in AP and he vows revenge. The Congress will have to bend over backwards to please the young leader. Like SP or BSP, the Congress will find the relationship too hot to handle.

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n hastening the process of Telangana creation after years of prevarication, the Congress in Delhi is touted to have played a political masterstroke. But the question in a neutral mind is, if this is a masterstroke or a miserable strike.

The aam aadmi party has gone against all pollsters and political studies that said the Congress was in danger of losing its staunchest ally, Andhra Pradesh, if it goes ahead with T. When it loses two-third of the State with 25 seats and gains onethird with 17 seats, what masterstroke has it played? The party that lacks perceptive leadership is walking into a trap.

First, its calculation that the TRS will get dissolved into the Congress has gone awry. Now, it is hoping to tie-up with it and claim maximum seats. However, the TRS, for its existence, must show its strength for its own survival and will snatch away 4-5 Lok Sabha seats while the TDP, despite its humpty-dumpty manner, will pocket a couple of seats with its latest ally, the BJP with its pro-T stance claiming another couple despite MIM’s throaty denial. It will leave the Congress with a maximum of 9-

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10 seats. Today it has 11 seats.

As for Seemandhra, the Congress is obviously a heavy loser. Of its 19 out of 25 seats, it does not have hope of more than one or two and the clear winner is YSRC. The YSRC will replace the Congress in Seemandhra winning 15-16 seats followed by Kiran Kumar Reddy’s possible outfit that will take away 5-6 seats. The remaining will be pocketed by the TDP and other parties. Thus, the Congress after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls will not

get more than 12 seats in the whole of AP. It will have, instead, surrendered 18 seats to its own folly.

CONGRESS HOPES The party satraps in Delhi are learnt to have informed the core leadership that Congress could piggy-ride the YSRC and the TRS and get the old number (30-32) intact to make the prince the PM. But don’t be too sure of it, for electoral dynamics change like a kaleidoscope view. Whoever

thought that the TDP would so suddenly migrate to the BJP stable? Or whoever predicted Jaganmohan Reddy of YSRC would eulogise Narendra Mody as the agent of change?

If, as the party believes, the YSRC could be convinced to go with it post-poll in exchange of diluting all corruption cases against Jagan and making him CM, the party may find it has been drawing dreams on water.

What if Jagan, who may not forget the year-long imprisonment

The party played with the sentiments of the eight-crore population with now-on now-off mode on a crucial decision like bifurcation. All through it has been unkind to T and suddenly it turned against Seemandhra. At least this is what is popularly seen. The entire AP policy of the Congress since the death of YSR has been one of knee-jerk reaction sans logic. It is all due to the lack of a good leader.

Sycophants galore and leaders scarce is what it is in the Congress today. To depend on the kinds of Ghulam Nabi Azad or Digvijay Singh, who have messed up their home states, was too much to hope for.

The Congress is therefore in a danger of getting pummelled by all it supposes to be allies and friends. The loss of AP could spell doom for the Congress at Delhi. And, if AP gives it the hands-up, down the Yamuna will go the dream of Rahul.

EDITORIAL Hunger downsized

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t is a report that will draw mixed emotions from a country that is at the crossroads of development. India, the world's second-biggest wheat and rice grower, saw the number of people who suffered from chronic hunger drop by 6.5 per cent to 21.38 crore during 201113, according to a joint report by UN food agencies. During 2008-10, as many as 22.86 crore people were undernourished in the country. According to the report by Food and Agriculture Organisation, the International Fund for

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Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme: "Despite the progress made worldwide, marked differences in hunger reduction persist.

The vast majority of hungry people live in developing regions." At the global level, some 84.2 crore people in 201113 suffered from chronic hunger, not having enough food for an active and healthy life. Their number has fallen by 4 per cent from the 2008-10 level. It is sad that most of the world's undernourished people are still to be found in Southern Asia, closely followed by subSaharan Africa and Eastern Asia. While economic growth is important for progress in hunger reduction, growth

may not lead to more and better jobs and incomes for all, unless policies specifically target the poor. In poor countries, hunger and poverty reduction will only be achieved with growth that is not only sustained, but also equally shared. Developing regions have made progress towards reaching the target of halving the proportion of hungry people by 2015. Countries in these areas should make considerable and immediate additional efforts to meet the millennium development goals.

We invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to feedback@postnoon.com or Plot No 550-A1,3rd Floor, Road No 92, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad–500033 Landmark — Volkswagen showroom or even by way of a call on 040-2354 1412. Editor: Dean Williams

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campus THE SEARCH IS ON

Agents of change

Two participants with the most creative and innovative idea will represent India at the first Telenor Youth Summit to be held in Oslo, Norway.

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obile operator Uninor has called for entries from the youth between the age of 18 and 25 on the theme “My mobile idea that can bring about positive social change”.

Youngsters are required to think out of the box and share their ideas that address a major social issue in India. Two participants with the best and the most creative and innovative idea will represent India at the first Telenor Youth Summit which will take place in December at Oslo, Norway, said a press release.

Yogesh Malik, CEO of Uninor said: "We believe in the power of mobile Internet for all.

We also believe that the mobile phone is a transformative device that has the power to change lives. If you have a unique idea based on the mobile technology that addresses a social challenge in India, we are looking for you to represent the country at this global platform.” The focus of the summit is to develop and define ideas to solve the social challenges with the use of mobile communication technology. Summit, which is organised in partnership with the Nobel Peace Centre, will coincide with this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Event at Oslo.

Also, Uninor is doing a joint venture and has tied up with

Summit, which is organised in partnership with the Nobel Peace Centre, will coincide with this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Event at Oslo.

AIESEC, the world's largest student run organisation, as a partner for the ‘idea hunt' in order to seek participants. The two best ideas from AIESEC members will also get an assured entry into the final round of the contest. Tandav Krishna, Vice President of AIESEC Hyderabad said, “We have participants coming from different social and economic backgrounds to discuss issues such as hunger, unemployment, poverty etc.”

Shantanu Kakatam of CMR College concedes and says, “It’s a great platform for youngsters like us to showcase our talent and capabilities and a medium for us to do something for the society.”

Details of the contest will be communicated to all AIESEC members through the organisation's social media and newsletter platforms. If done right, such initiatives can play a big role in bringing about changes in the society.

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DANDIYA MOVES

havans Vivekananda College organised its first Dandiya event on Saturday evening. Most of the students turned up at the event sporting beautiful lehengas complemented with equally colourful accessories. The enthusiastic students were in high spirits and full of energy as they cheered and danced to a mix of Gujarati and Hindi tracks.

The event started with an aarti and continued with a riveting performance

The enthusiastic students were in high spirits and full of energy. Dressed up in traditional wear, they danced around, hitting their colourful sticks in rhythm to the beats.

by Nirupratyusha and group.

Dressed up in traditional wear, students danced around, hitting their colourful sticks in rhythm to the beats.

MV Mounika, a final year B.A. Mass Communication student said, “It was a fun-filled evening. It was a time where all of us friends connected with each other.”

Irfan, a student of B.Com Hons nodded his head in agreement. “Something like this happened for the first time and it was a great success, I hope it happens every year.”

The best part was that even the lecturers decided to shake a leg with the students. Their impromptu performance was received with a huge, round of applause from the crowd.

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spotlight A WALK TO REMEMBER

TESTING THE GRAY MATTER

Varun, Navin and Venkatesh were declared winners of The Landmark Quiz.

Quiz was hosted by veteran quiz master Dr Navin Jayakumar.

PAINT IT PINK The fifth edition of 2K Pink Ribbon Walk organised by Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation was a well-attended event. Spotted were VVS Laxman, Ananda Shankar and others.

MED TALK

Padma Shri Dr Venkata S Ram was present at the launch of Apollo BP Clinics on Sunday. Also spotted was Executive Director Apollo Hospitals Group Sangita Reddy.

WELL PUTT!

Golf enthusiasts made a beeline to Boulder Hills where Westin Golf Challenge was organised. A charity cocktail dinner was also arranged for the guests after the do.

PLAYPURSUITS

Bhoothalli (Mother Earth), a Telugu play in street theatre format was staged at Lamakaan on Sunday.

The play directed by Madhoo showcases the relationship of adivasis with the earth.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013

health

COLD WEATHER AFFECT JOINTS

Not only does cold weather make people lazy but it affects the body’s joints too. Studies show that 4 out of 10 adults travel to sunnier places as they feel that extreme cold is bad for their health. The survey also revealed that the knees are the most affected by cold weather.

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CALL THE MIDWIFE!

In Sweden, midwives are entrusted with caring for the health of the expectant mother and the foetus. It is the only pregnancy care available to women, and is free for the patient.

THE TRADITIONAL WAY: Midwife Sofie Laaftman (L) checks Christina Singelman’s (R) pregnancy progress at Mama Mia, a pregnancy care clinic in Stockholm, Sweden.

CAMILLE BAS-WOHLERT feedback@postnoon.com STOCKHOLM: Only one ultrasound in nine months and no need to see the doctor or obstetrician: at first glance, Sweden’s pregnancy care appears rather simplistic. But while it may be far from the medical approach to pregnancy seen in most Western countries, where mothers-to-be have loads of doctors appointments and tests, the Swedish system, where midwives reign supreme, has proven its merits.

According to the organisation Save the Children, Sweden is the second-best country in the world to become a mother, behind Finland.

Neonatal mortality is low, at 1.5 deaths per 1,000 — the second lowest in Europe behind Iceland — as is maternal death in childbirth, at 3.1 per 100,000 births, according to the European Perinatal Health Report from 2010.

In Sweden, midwives are entrusted with caring for the health of the expectant mother and the foetus.

It is the only pregnancy care available to women, and is free for the patient, falling under state healthcare benefits.

“A doctor can be called in at the midwife’s initiative as soon as she notices that something is not right,” says Sofie Laaftman, a midwife in central Stockholm.

For those accustomed to intensive medical care during pregnancy, the Swedish way may seem rudimentary.

A few blood and urine tests are done to detect vitamin deficiencies or anomalies, the mother’s blood pressure and the heartbeat of the foetus are checked, and a little nutritional advice is doled out.

During a normal pregnancy without complications, just one ultrasound will be done over the whole nine months — and not a single gynaecological exam.

Meanwhile, in France for example, a 2011 report from the health ministry showed 20 per cent of expectant mothers had more than six ultrasounds and four per cent had more than 10 — without any obvious benefit.

“Pregnancy is a normal condition” and not an illness, says Marie Berg, professor in health and care sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg.

Laaftman echoed that notion, saying most women under 40 did not need more medicalised care since their bodies were healthy and capable of giving birth, which is after all a natural process.

A scientific study published in August by the Cochrane Collaboration, an organisation of health practitioners, concluded that “most women” — those who have no complications in pregnancy — would benefit from seeing a midwife during pregnancy rather than a doctor.

Care by a midwife can actually reduce the number of premature births, the study’s authors say.

In Sweden, only five percent of babies are born prematurely.

But the lack of contact during pregnancy can be tough for some expectant mothers.

Christina Singelman, a 31year-old woman expecting her second child, recalls the sense of loneliness she felt during her first pregnancy. From the time she registered at the clinic until her first ultrasound, 10 weeks went by without a single appointment.

But if the woman is under the age of 40, has no prior medical conditions and has fallen pregnant by natural methods, “there’s no reason to have more frequent checks in the beginning”, insists Laaftman, the Stockholm midwife, who cares for about 100 pregnant women at a time.

Adina Trunk, 33, saw two different midwives for her two pregnancies.

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“They were both very competent but the system puts them in a very passive position. It’s always up to the expectant mother to take the initiative, to ask questions and possibly ask to see a specialist,” she says.

“And since this is a culture where people don’t like to make a fuss, it keeps costs down,” she adds.

Midwives in Sweden have been in charge of pregnancy care since the 18th century.

While the rise of the modern medical profession meant midwives in much of Europe were forced to yield at least part of their responsibilities to doctors, Sweden’s midwives held on to their traditional role thanks to the doctors’ consent and, in recent times, a strong union.

In countries where doctors care for pregnant women, she says, the number of “tests and ultrasounds often multiply, which opens the way to easy money.”

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

VANGUARD OF CHANGE

‘Porn star look is tacky’

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Women cabbies get vote of confidence

ritish women are turning against the “porn star” look in a backlash over the tide of online smut, a study reveals. The Sunday People has been told that the trend for huge breasts with thin legs and tiny waists – popularised by models like Katie Price – is now branded “tacky and dated”. It is girls’ least wanted look and 68 per cent told online mag sofeminine.co.uk they favour the Kelly Brook “soft body” shape. A decade ago one in eight women aspired to have a ‘porn body’ with outsize breasts and liposuction-thin legs and stomachs, the look made famous by Pamela Anderson.

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eightened public concerns about the safety of women in Bangkok have spurred the Land Transport Department (LTD) into setting up the basis for the city's newest transport project — ‘lady taxis’. The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority is also mulling the revival of the lady bus service. The lady taxi project is not intended to segregate public transport but to provide a safe environment. The taxis, to be driven by women, will pick up only women passengers.

Safety works both ways, said Asdsathai Rattanadilok Na Phuket, deputy director-general of the LTD.

Female voters rising in Pakistan

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n the Pakistan General elections in May that saw an unprecedented voter turnout of 55 per cent, many women voted for the first time, overcoming threats of violence, prompting senior journalist Dr Shahid Masood to say that the rights of women to vote is not a given in Pakistan. The elections were keenly monitored by the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and Gender Concerns International (GCI) through the gender lens. A report released earlier this week by GCI and Aurat Foundation highlighted several concerns of women voters.

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Our operators would like to get more [women truck drivers]. They find that they're less likely to take risks, and are easier on the equipment.

If they [women] realised that they were earning significantly less than male colleagues at a similar level that might be the catalyst they need to ask for a pay rise.

Ken Shirley New Zealand Road Transport Forum Chief Executive

Jo Swinson, British Women and Equalities minister

HEALTHY WOMEN

TWO STEPS BACK

A walk a day could keep cancer at bay

Women still confused over breast cancer

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any Malaysian women are still very confused over breast cancer, leading to difficulties when making decisions on how to deal with the disease, experts said. The situation is further compounded by the fact that many prefer to seek alternative therapies in the early stage of the disease and only get medical help when the cancer has spread. Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation (Carif) chief executive officer Prof Dr Teo Soo Hwang said women also did not necessarily have correct information on the disease.

Young women ‘pushed’ to pursue ‘thigh gap’

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xperts in eating disorders are concerned about an Internet-fueled trend in which teenage girls and young women pursue an elusive and possibly dangerous weight-loss goal: to become so slender that their thighs don’t touch even when their feet are together.

Specialists say achieving a socalled thigh gap is risky and virtually impossible. But some exceptionally thin models have the gap, which is upheld as a beauty achievement.

Actress Ino Menegaki, playing a high priestess lights a torch from a cauldron, during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the XXII Winter Olympic Games Sochi 2014 at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens

TIME TO KILL THE RAPIST?

Two Indian filmmakers are tackling the subject of rape head on with a Bollywood movie called Kill the Rapist?

UDITA JHUNJHUNWALA feedback@postnoon.com MUMBAI: As India debates how to halt a rising tide of violence against women, two filmmakers are tackling the subject head on with a Bollywood movie called Kill the Rapist? The film was inspired by the fatal gang-rape of a student in the capital New Delhi late last year, which triggered widespread outrage and national soul-searching over the treatment of women in India.

The new film aims to make "every rapist shiver with fear before even thinking of rape", according to its Facebook

page, which has already notched up more than 40,000 supporters.

With a modest budget and a largely unknown cast, Kill the Rapist? is due for release in December "The brutality of that crime [the Delhi gangrape] shook me up. It reminded me that we are such a hypocritical and selfish society," Siddhartha Jain of iRock Films, who produced the movie, told AFP. "Through this film we want to amplify the debate on the issue and show that there is no one solution." Kill the Rapist? looks at how a victim of such an attack might act out her own revenge.

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large study from the American Cancer Society finds walking an hour a day could significantly reduce an older woman’s chances of getting breast cancer. A new study from the American Cancer Society finds postmenopausal women whose only exercise is walking an hour a day still reduce their chances of getting breast cancer by 14 per cent.

“They are walking at a really moderate pace,” said Dr. Alpa Patel, American Cancer Society.

THE WEAKER SEX Ban on NHS breast enhancement surgery

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omen are to be banned from claiming free breast enlargements on the UK’s NHS as part of a new spending crackdown. Medical advisers working for Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt are drawing up rules which will prevent women from citing ‘psychological’ need in order to receive cosmetic enhancement at the taxpayers’ expense. Officials believe that an increasing number of women are ‘bending the system’ to secure enhancements.

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Entertainment APPRECIATION

WHY WAS PAWAN

KALYAN’S MEETING WITH FANS CANCELLED? T

elugu actor Pawan Kalyan was slated to meet and thank fans on Sunday for making his latest release Attarintiki Daaredhi a blockbuster but due to undisclosed reasons the event stands cancelled. The film's producer, however, says that it has nothing to do with the cabinet's approval to a separate Telangana state.

"We had planned to have a grand 'Thanks Meet' on Sunday, but due to some reasons we had to call it off. Some things didn't fall in place and hence we cancelled it. It has nothing to do with the announcement of Telangana," producer BVSN Prasad said.

"We are working on a new date and we intend to announce soon. The entire cast and crew of the film will be present for the event," he added.

Attarintiki Daaredhi, which released on September 27, has reportedly netted over `50 crore at the box office worldwide. It is directed by Trivikram.

Pawan Kalyan, who usually never attends public gatherings, personally initiated the 'Thank You' event after being overwhelmed with the response to his film.

The movie also features Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Pranitha, Nadhiya and Boman Irani in important roles.

IANS

CINE BYTES

Dwayne Bravo to groove in Tamil film Ula

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nown for his impromptu dance moves on the cricket field, West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo is all set to groove to a song in upcoming Tamil drama Ula. The yet-to-be composed song will be used for promotional purposes for the film.

“He was generous to say ‘yes' to the song," the film's director Rajan Madhav said.

IANS

‘Jai Bolo... to focus on need to be united’

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ebutant director Laxman Pudi, who started shooting for Jai Bolo Samaikyandhra says the goal of his film is to reiterate the need to stay united.

The film will focus upon the current Samaikyandhra movement in Andhra Pradesh.

IANS

Pooja Hegde to be cast opposite Naga Chaitanya

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aga Chaitanya seems to be riding high on the success of his last film Tadakha has okayed the film with director VijayKumar Konda. Now the hunt is on for the leading lady in the film and according to sources, former Miss India Universe Pooja Hegde will be marking her Tollywood debut soon with this film.

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SUPERWOMAN

CINE BYTES

Playing dandiya is in my blood: Sharman Joshi

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ctor Sharman Joshi, a Gujarati, says he is looking forward to picking up the dandiya sticks and dancing a bit this Navratri season.

“I love dandiya. Being a Gujarati, dandiya is in my blood.

During my college days, I was a champion in dandiya and used to win the first prize in it,” Sharman told reporters at a press conference.

IANS

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ctress Kangana Ranaut always wanted to play characters with the qualities of a ‘supergirl’. She says her dream has come true thanks to her roles in forthcoming movies like Queen, Revolver Rani and Krrish 3.

“I am already playing my dream role in ‘Revolver Rani’, ‘Queen’ and ‘Krrish 3’. I always wanted to play a supergirl and I am getting to do that.

So it’s a dream come true,” Kangana said during the cover photoshoot for Cine Blitz magazine.

While in Revolver Rani, Kangana will be seen as a dacoit-cum-gangster, in Krrish 3 she plays a negative character. In Queen, she plays a simple Delhi girl.

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KANGANA’S dream to play ‘supergirl’ comes true

Ranveer happy with imprint of lean body on celluloid

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ctor Ranveer Singh shows off a lean muscular body in the song Ram ji ki chaal from the forthcoming film Ramleela, and says he is glad that he got a chance to leave an imprint of his fit frame on celluloid. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in the lead.

IANS

Anita Advani bids adieu to ‘Bigg Boss-Saath 7’

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fter British-Indian actress Hazel Keech and actor Rajat Rawail, Anita Advani ended her stint in the Bigg Boss house.

Advani, who claims to be Rajesh Khanna’s live-in partner, had earlier confessed on the show yo fellow inmates that she was in the house to over come her depression after the superstar’s death in July last year.

IANS

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PRIVATE SPACES

CINE BYTES

PAUL MCCARTNEY

writes music in toilets

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ormer Beatles singer Paul McCartney likes writing music in the bathroom or in cupboards. The Beatles legend loves to "escape" by writing new lyrics and often finds the best place to explore his ideas is in the bathroom or a cupboard, reports contactmusic.com. "(Songwriting) is a solitary process but that's nice. The rest of the day isn't solitary. I'm doing interviews or taking my girl to school or doing some filming. So I'm with loads of people,” said McCartney.

"It's actually quite nice to go into a cupboard, or often bathrooms or toilets which have got good acoustics. So I go in there with a guitar.

That's kind of nice. And you escape into a world of your own thoughts,” he added.

IANS

Stallone-Schwarzenegger 'fake brawl' included in 'Escape Plan'

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nown to be the best of friends, action heroes Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger put up a "fake brawl" in Escape Plan. The fight seemed so real to the director of the film Mikael Håfström that he decided to include the sequence into his film, said a statement. The film, distributed by PVR pictures in India, is all set for release. IANS

Moretz didn't take inspiration from original 'Carrie'

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ctress Chloe Grace Moretz, who will be seen in horror film, Carrie, says that she did not watch the original film in order to prepare for her role. The movie is a remake of 1976 released film that was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Sissy Spacek.

The film is based on a Stephen King novel.

IANS

Justin Bieber supports Miley Cyrus

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inger Justin Bieber has lent his support to pop star Miley Cyrus following her split from Liam Hemsworth. The Boyfriend singer has advised his friend to "have fun" following the end of her engagement and they have been in almost constant contact in recent weeks, reports contactmusic.com.

The two have become close and are always talking. . IANS

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Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.

Robert Lynd

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

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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.

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PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 ‘___ la vista, baby’ 6 ‘Au revoir!’ relative 11 Turn on the waterworks 14 Eye parts with irises 15 Group that does spelling?

16 Shad eggs 17 What Fred Sanford often faked 19 Bygone dignitary 20 Covered serving dish 21 Acquire, as liabilities 23 Morphine and codeine 26 Kraits and boas 27 Metric heavy weights 28 Lowly laborer 30 Eighty-six 31 Kept from accessing, as funds 32 Old Philco competitor 35 Pharmaceutical giant ___ Lilly 36 Hard direction to paddle 38 Middle Brady Bunch girl 39 Matador cape color 40 Person named on a check 41 Mugger stopper 42 More hair-raising 44 Three-step dance 46 Acquire 48 Unambitious one 49 Act noncommittal 50 Daiquiri flavor 52 Large parrot 53 Restraining 58 It can reduce a sentence 59 Made even, as a spoked wheel 60 An ex of Ava 61 US terr, once 62 Crime locale 63 Give new courage to

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1 ‘Say what?’

2 St crosser, in NYC

3 Landlubber’s least-liked locale 4 Highland plaids 5 Canny 6 Entr’___ (theatrical intervals) 7 Be too fond 8 Hurricane of 2004 9 Common Market (Abbr) 10 More pitiless 11 First-rate 12 Pachyderm outcast 13 What candles on a cake might indicate 18 Lover of Aphrodite 22 Pester constantly 23 Water weasel 24 Pulitzer winner for ‘His Family’ 25 It provides an advantage 26 Financial adviser Orman 28 Less moist 29 Be nomadic 31 ‘Punky Brewster’ actress Soleil Moon 33 Hidden trove 34 Close, in poetry 36 Goalpost features 37 Unpleasant sensation 41 Like much of Poe’s work 43 It flows through the Seine 44 ‘Braveheart’ band 45 Bomber’s home 46 Popped the question 47 Letter before iota 48 Like a catty remark 50 Despondent one’s color?

51 Yemeni port 54 ‘The Lord of the Rings’ baddie 55 Where some go through the withdrawal process 56 Org with operatives 57 Man from Mattel

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STAR POWER for 8-10-2013

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

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

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

Health problem is likely.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Businessmen will fight to get back to their status. Politicians and govt officials have a golden period. Your stock is set to pile up. Time is precious; make the best use of it. Blood relatives will be helpful and you will be benefit through them.

Employees need to work hard to earn recognition and avoid the ire of superiors. Promising opportunities are likely for businessmen, which they must grab. Tension and worries are likely, which will upset you.

Spouse will co-operate with you and be more affectionate.

Happy events are likely to take place at home. Children will perform well and make you proud.

Written-off dues will get collected with right efforts. Financial position is set to improve.

Businessmen can expect promising opportunities. Avoid boasting beyond anybody’s tolerance and also entrusting important work to others. Focus at work is a must for employees to achieve as per plan. Colleagues will support them.

Success and fame are certain in all undertaken work. Blood relatives might create trouble and mental depression; be careful with them. Parents will support you in all your new and good efforts. Take good care of your health.

Delayed work will resume and progress well. Those trying for a new job will get favourable news. Avoid unwanted expenses to lead a tension free life.

There are chances of deficit.

Couples will be more affectionate towards each other.

Expenses towards good events will have to be borne by you.

Unexpected financial opportunity is likely, which will cheer you. Expense for children is likely to go up. All wishes of politicians will get fulfilled. Help through new friends likely.

Businessmen might be forced to raise new loans. Mother’s health will be a cause for concern.

There will be minor confusion; do not worry as the situation will change soon. Keep distance from blood relatives as chances are that you will land in trouble.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

tarotreadhyd@gmail. com

ARIES:

GEMINI:

Knight of Cups – You may come under some debt and it may be difficult for you to get out of this situation. Keep a low profile during this time.

LEO:

Temperance – Be patient about your work situation.

Things will improve soon. You’re getting anxious about the sacrifices you’ve made in order to get here.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Six of Cups – Memories from the recent past are demanding your attention. Avoid getting too emotional about what you cannot change. Take it lightly.

SAGITTARIUS:

Four of Pentacles – Financial stability is giving you the confidence to take risks and follow your heart. You’re in a good mood and it shows in interactions.

TAURUS:

Six of Swords – Physical aches need to be checked thoroughly by a physician. Don’t selfmedicate or even begin to assume that you may know how to treat it.

CANCER:

The Emperor – Be clear of your intent when you reach out to people in high positions and important posts. You will be interacting with very senior people.

VIRGO:

King of Wands – You’re feeling creative and in control.

Bosses love you for your professionalism and peers like your attitude.

Great going!

SCORPIO:

Ace of Wands – You’re at your creative best. Good ideas come to you from as if out of the blue. Think of ways to use these ideas well.

CAPRICORN:

Temperance – Bide your time and don’t make any rash decisions. There is much action happening around you. Don’t react to anything you don’t like.

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PISCES:

Page of Wands – You may face some computer or technology trouble today. It will be frustrating because you have jobs to finish. Nothing to do but wait.

NUMBER GAME

ds – When making lists of goal to achieve or things to do, don’t be too harsh on yourself. Give yourself a little more time and be kind to your needs.

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AQUARIUS: Eight of Swor-

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Journey undertaken on official reason will be successful. Some have a good chance to undertake pilgrimage or a jolly trip with family. Separated couples could get together and lead a happy life. Marriage talks will resume.

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Two of Wands – You tend to get carried away by the status accorded to a material object or a position of power when indeed it’s not the most enviable place to be in.

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Litigation in ancestral property will be over. Artists will get recognition for their performance in a recent project.

Those waiting to get married will get favourable news. Those working hard and putting in efforts will achieve their goals.

SUDUKO

Confusions in the family will be over and happy atmosphere will prevail. Separated couples will get together and lead a happy life. Your individuality and calibre will show with the way you execute work. Bold decisions will yield desired results.

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ALL ABOUT THE LOOKS

CINE BYTES

I don't need sleep: James Franco

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ctor James Franco says he doesn't feel the need to sleep.

The 35-year-old is so busy with his acting, directing, teaching film classes and his various art exhibitions, that he has very little time to rest, reports contactmusic.com.

Quizzed if he ever goes to bed, he said: "Some nights. I don't need sleep. And then you do enough of those (late nights) and you eventually crash wherever."

IANS

Michele offers help to Efron post rehab

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ctress Lea Michele has offered her support to actor Zac Efron after his rehab stint. "Lea(Michele) called Zac (Efron) and told him, 'I'm here if you need me'. She urged him to get serious about having a 24hour sobriety coach and to only spend time with people who care about his welfare," femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source.

IANS

'The Simpsons' renewed for record 26th season

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he Simpsons will continue for a 26th season, cementing the show's status as the longest-running animated series in American TV history. The Fox broadcast network confirmed the next season and described the animated series as "one of the greatest sitcoms of our time” contactmusic.com quoted Kevin Reilly, Fox entertainment chairman, as saying.

IANS

JENNIFER LOPEZ QUITS 'THE 33' OVER 'PRETTIER' STARS? A

ctress Jennifer Lopez has reportedly quit movie The 33 because producers refused to cast only those actresses who are less attractive than her.

The 33 is based on the true story of the trapped Chilean miners, reports contactmusic.com.

"JLo kept going through the hundreds of casting photos and whenever she spotted a female who looked too sexy she'd slash a big, black X across their face,” a source told the Daily Star newspaper. – IANS

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FORMULA ONE

No win is inevitable: Vettel PETER STEBBINGS Agence France-Presse

YEONGAM: Sebastian Vettel jets off to one of his favourite circuits knowing he can seal a fourth world title in succession, but he insists he is not popping the champagne corks just yet.

The Red Bull man led from pole to chequered flag at Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix, meaning he will retain his crown if he wins again this week and Fernando Alonso is not in the top eight.

But after another dominant victory — his fourth in as many races — in front of a modest crowd at Yeongam, the 26-year-

old Vettel said: “No win is inevitable.

“Sure, there’s some sort of expectation as things went so well in the immediate past and also because I like Suzuka a lot.

“But I would find it inappropriate to sort of bank on winning.

“Before a win there is work to be done and at the moment we are enjoying doing that work. Of course, that’s also because we are on a fantastic run.”

The German was never seriously under threat on Sunday, although the appearance twice of the safety car and a fire truck coming onto the track did add some much-needed spice.

The fire truck was rushed out

Franchitti injured in flying wreck HOUSTON: Four-time IndyCar Series champ Dario Franchitti suffered a concussion and broken back in a spectacular crash during the final lap of the Houston Grand Prix that was won by Will Power.

The Scotsman’s injuries also included a broken right ankle, said IndyCar’s head of medical services Michael Olinger. “(Franchitti) was admitted awake and alert to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in Houston for a concussion and spinal fracture that will require no surgery and a fracture to the right

ankle. He will be kept overnight,” Olinger said.

Franchitti’s car went airborne Sunday after colliding with Takuma Sato and slammed into the safety fencing before coming to a halt in the middle of the street circuit track.

He was stretchered off the track and taken by ambulance to the nearby hospital. Franchitti’s team owner Chip Ganassi spoke to the driver at the crash site. “His ankle is a little sore, his back is a little sore. He is going to be OK,” said Ganassi.

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after Vettel’s Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber was shunted off by Force India’s Adrian Sutil and Webber’s car promptly burst into flames.

Webber, in his final season in Formula One, clambered safely out, but there was consternation and confusion when the truck came onto the track and briefly led the field, before the safety car was deployed.

Asked what he thought when he saw the fire truck lumbering in front of him, Vettel said: “That hopefully nothing severe had happened.

“But then I saw Mark standing by his car — that indeed looked pitiful — and that was a

relief.” Vettel insisted the victory, four seconds ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, whose Lotus teammate Romain Grosjean was in hot pursuit, was not straight forward.

Tyre manufacturer Pirelli was forced again to defend itself in Korea, with Alonso, Webber and Sergio Perez — whose tyre exploded — all voicing concerns.

In typical fashion, Webber did not pull any punches, while McLaren’s Perez warned it was only a matter of time until they caused a serious accident.

Drivers have repeatedly railed at the Pirelli tyres this season, saying they are too fragile and potentially dangerous.

Ikee vows to return and win PIRATE IRWIN Agence France-Presse PARIS: Yasutoshi Ikee brushed aside the disappointment of his Japanese superstar Orfevre finishing second in Europe’s most prestigious race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for the second successive year, and pledged to return and claim a victory his country craves. The trainer, whose father Yasuo also failed to land the race when his champion Deep Impact finished third in 2006, said he was extremely proud of Orfevre’s performance in finish-

ing a five-length second to unbeaten French filly Treve.

It was a more comprehensive defeat than last year when the horse’s quirky temperament cost him the race, veering across the track and coming almost to a halt, allowing unheralded filly Solemia to steal the honours. However, Ikee, who kept his emotions to himself unlike many of his 6,000 compatriots who flew in for the race and openly wept, said it was a greater performance as he came second in a renewal regarded by many as the best since Dancing Brave won in 1986.

LOCAL SPORT LEAGUE CRICKET A division one day Sportive XI 151 (Murli Mohan 110, Swachit 3/41) lost to Vijaypuri Willowmen 152/3 (Noel Michael 52, Vikram 35no) AVCC 284 (Samhith Reddy 118, Eshwar 44no, Chandrasekhar 5/84, Tanuj 3/80) bt Akshit CC 99 (T Eshwar 6/39) Vijay Bharath 59 (Ashish 3/15, Rajini 4/3) lost to Victory 65/4 MP Sporting 188 (Ravish Sika 54, Vineeth Shetty 31, Arjun 3/31, M Vijay Kumar 4/64) bt RK Puram 181 (Shubham 62, M Vijay Kumar 50, Vineeth Shetty 6/47) Consult 157 (Sandeep 40, Sohail 3/10) lost to St Andrews 160/1 (Preetham 74, Tapasi 64no) Rohit XI 125 (Md Osman 6/45) lost to Red Hills 126/4 (Abdul Rehman 77, Gaurav 3/16) HPS B 320/2 (Sachin 56, Rajshekar Reddy 112, Ashish 66no, A Yadav 33no) bt Sutton

47 (Hamza 6/18, Sami 3/25) Secunderabad Club 231/6 (CV Anand 115, Syed Pasha Ali 3/84, Abdul Azeem 3/59) lost to Apex CC 233/5 (Abdul Karim 58, Syed Taufeeq 54, Mir Jaffer Ali 45, Anoop 3/89) Hyderabad Patriots 166 (Mehmood 39) lost to Youngmasters 170/4 (Syed Azmath 59, Sujath Sharief 46, Yaseen Khan 39) Deccan Blues 136 (Sohail 33) lost to AB Colony 137/5 (Arvind Swamy 73, Sohail 3/28) Royal CC 346/6 (Sahil Hansa 108, Manmohan Khetan 82, Mahesh Awate 31, Jeevan Mukadam 46no, T Rohan 3/47) bt Bharath CC 129 (S Ganesh 32, Sai Raghu Varun 38no) XI Masters 86 (SSA Aziz Quadri 3/20, Shaik Nazeer Ahmed 5/36) lost to Boys Town 87/6 (Abdul Khaled Al Qurashi 37no) Safilguda 130 (M Ravi Kiran 70, Kaushik 3/23, Mahender Yadav 5/47) lost to Satya CC

131/8 (Joseph 34, M Ravi Kiran 5/30) Akshit CC 130 (Bhanu 3/25) lost to ML Jaisimha 133/3 (Santosh 31, Raghavendra 32) Ekalavya 84 (Archit 35, Abhishek 3/40, SK Vikram 4/20, Anil Kumar 3/10) bt Tarakarama 75 (Vishal 7/23) CK Blues 221/8 (Kaushik 71no, Prithvi 3/25) bt Picket CC 183 (Aamir 50, Praveer 5/33) Natraj 299/6 (Madhavan 82, Junaid Ali 54, I Charan Pal 42, Jithendar 3/59) bt Saint Sai 284 (Jittu 49, Das 82, Manikumar 3/100, Madhu Goud 5/54) Imperial 136 (Sohail 33, Mano Satwik 5/38, Zubair 3/19) lost to Sungrace 140/5 (Tulasi Reddy 56no, Suresh 43no) Inter district two days Warangal 227 and 211/5 (Sukanth 97, Sainath 32) bt Adilabad 190 (Lukhman 33no,Vinod 50, Mohammed Farooq 5/44) and 167 (Rajshekar 34, Jaikrishna 4/35, Deepak 3/29)

HYDERABAD CORPORATE CRICKET LEAGUE Scores: CTH 150/6 bt Cigniti Technologies 109 all out (Nikhil K 18/6)

Corporate Stellars 103/8 lost to Pete Transformers 106/3 (Nishanth Reddy 44)

SQ Consulting 94/7 lost to IBM 96/3 (12.3 overs) (Muralidhar Kommanaboina 17/3)

R&I 125/9 lost to PegaSystems 128/4 (18 overs) (Siddharth 50, Shankar Krishnamurty 47)

Gladiators 150 all out bt Mavericks 120 all out (U Amit 63, Anand Jigudu 21/4)

Tata Advanced Systems 148/9 bt Tigers CC 139/7 (Chetan Sharma 59, Muqthar Khan 42)

JHANVI TAKES A DOUBLE HYDERABAD: Jhanvi Reddy claimed two titles by winning both the girls U-16 and U-18 events. In the under-16 final, she defeated T Shreya and in under-18 clash she beat Pragya Sinha.

Results: Boys under-16 Semifinals: Rawal Kanuganti bt Tata Hari Chandan 9-3, Justice c Ikeh bt T Akhilesh Reddy 9-4.

Under 18: Semifinals: Rawal Kanuganti

bt Justice C Ikeh 9-5, T Akhilesh Reddy bt Harsh Mulla 9-8 (6) Final: Rawal Kanuganti bt T Akhilesh Reddy 9-2 Girls Under-16: Semifinals: Jhanvi Reddy bt Mishgahn Omer 8-4, T Shreya bt Pragya Sinha 8-6, Final: Jhanvi Reddy bt T Shreya 8-5.

Under-18 Final: Jhanvi Reddy bt Pragya Sinha 8-2.

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PRESIDENTS CUP

Sore Tiger seals Cup win, still Jack’s pick for 19 majors JIM SLATER feedback@postnoon.com COLUMBUS: Tiger Woods ignored an aching back at the end of a marathon golf weekend on Sunday to clinch a dramatic Presidents Cup victory for the United States over the Internationals. The 14-time major champion scored the clinching point in an 18 1/2-15 1/2 triumph by edging South African Richard Sterne 1-up in singles at rain-soaked Muirfield Village, then said he has had enough of golf for a while.

“I’m a little bit sore and certainly I’m looking forward to not touching a club for a while,” Woods said.

Sterne took a bogey at 16 to put Woods 1-up and the US star halved the last two holes to win, knowing that singles matches before the Cup is clinched go extra holes to decide a winner.

“I wasn’t feeling my best coming down the stretch and happened to get a 1-up lead. I was just trying to hang onto that,” Woods said. “I knew I wasn’t feeling good and if I happened to mess up 18 and we had to continue playing until it was decided — I was like, I really don’t want to play any more, just can I win, can I halve this last hole, and it ended up being that way.”

Heavy rain fell all four days of the event, playing havoc with

the schedule and making the course a muddy slog for players while forcing Woods to play 31 holes over three matches Saturday and 27 holes on Sunday.

“It has been a long week for all of us,” Woods said. “Our physios did a hell of a job this week of keeping us out there and keeping us going, especially with all the starts and stops and so many holes — I’ve never played three matches in a day before.”

Woods is chasing the all-time record of 18 majors won by Jack

US hopes Cup win can help Ryder Cup quest COLUMBUS: Steve Stricker is still hurting from last year’s “Miracle at Medinah” loss, but is hopeful that keeping the Presidents Cup is a step toward US golfers retaking the Ryder Cup. The Americans held off a late Internationals fightback for an 18 1/2-15 1/2 Presidents Cup victory , their fifth win in a row in a rivalry they dominate 8-1-1. But the global side’s

comeback brought back memories of last year’s Ryder Cup at Medinah, when Europeans took 8 1/2 points in singles for an unlikely 14 1/2-13 1/2 triumph, their seventh victory over the Americans in the past nine Ryder Cups. Germany’s Martin Kaymer made a five-foot putt on the 18th hole to beat Stricker and ensure Europe retained the Ryder Cup. AFP

Nicklaus, who hosted the Cup at the site where he hosts the US PGA Memorial tournament, an event Woods has won five times.

Nicklaus expects Woods, who turns 38 in December, will reach his career goal of breaking the major win record even though Woods has not won a major since the 2008 US Open.

“I still think he will probably do it,” Nicklaus said. “Tiger will probably have another 10 good years. That’s 40 majors. Can he win five out of 40? That’s about half the percentage he usually wins. All he has got to do is have the career (five-time major winner) Phil Mickelson has had in his life.”

For now, Woods will enjoy having won the trophy-clinching point for the third Presidents Cup in a row, all under US captain Fred Couples.

“To have the opportunity to win the Cup for Freddie and all the guys on the team, it means a lot to me,” Woods said.

It didn’t come easily. The Americans needed four points in singles and took three with seven matches remaining, but Woods was the only US winner in those last matches. “Yeah, you are nervous. I must have asked 500 times where is the fourth point coming from,” Couples said. “At no given time was I a nervous wreck, but it was nice when Tiger two-putted that last green.” AFP

CHINA OPEN

Djokovic, Serena take top honours

NEIL CONNOR feedback@postnoon.com

BEIJING: World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams sailed through to convincing victories in the China Open Sunday.

Djokovic overcame Spain’s Rafael Nadal in straight sets and maintain a remarkable 100 percent record in the Beijing tournament, while Williams claimed a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic as her dominant season continues.

Djokovic, who has won the event the four times he has entered, was at his ruthless best to defeat Nadal 6-3, 6-4, a day before he is set to be unseated at

the top of the world rankings by the Spaniard. It was Nadal’s first hard court loss of the season.

The second seed in Beijing showed only rare glimpses of the form that has seen him win 10 titles this year, with his Serbian opponent racing to a 3-0 lead in the first ten minutes.

Top seed Djokovic then powered ahead, showing formidable power-hitting to take the first set 25 minutes later.

The pair displayed incredible movement in the opening game of the second set, engaging in quickfire net-play much to the delight of the crowd.Nadal came out on top of that duel, winning the point, but Djokovic took the game to break serve.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain during their men’s singles finals match at the China Open tournament in Beijing on Sunday.

Djokovic won 6-2, 6-4.

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Djokovic then kept his nerve, holding serve until the end of the match on one hour 27 minutes.

The victory was a consolation for Djokovic, who is spending his 101st week at number one.

But his current streak of 48 weeks will end on Monday when the ATP announces its new rankings with Nadal at the top.

The Spaniard only needed to make the final to unseat him.

After the match, Djokovic congratulated Nadal on his achievement.

“I have to say congratulations to Rafael because he deserves definitely to be number one of the world this year with the season that he has had,” he said.

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CLT20

Mumbai Indians lift second CLT20 title

Chasing Mumbai’s 202/6, the Royals were well on course before three wickets in the 17th over bowled by Harbhajan Singh spelled doom for them.

NEW DELHI: An all-round performance from the Mumbai Indians saw them comprehensively beat the Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 title at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.

Chasing Mumbai Indians’ score of 202/6 in 20 overs, the Royals were well on course before three wickets in the 17th over bowled by Harbhajan Singh spelled doom for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions. A batting collapse saw the Royals being bowled out from 155/3 to 169 all out with seven balls to spare.

Kusal Perera (8), who opened instead of Rahul Dravid, was run out in the first over. Then, Ajinkya Rahane (65) and Sanju Samson struck a crucial 109-run second-wicket partnership which almost took the game away from the reigning IPL champions.

Samson played a brilliant 33ball knock of 60 which took the pressure off Rahane. Samson and Shane Watson (8) perished quickly, but Rahane held the innings together. But the 17th over by Harbhajan (4/32) changed the dynamics of the match as the offie clinched Rahane, Stuart Binny (10) and Kevon Cooper (4) in a span of six balls. Suddenly from 155/3, the Royals were reeling at 159/6.

Fitting T20 farewell for Tendulkar

NEW DELHI: It was a perfect farewell for batting great Sachin Tendulkar, playing in his last Twenty20 match, as the Mumbai Indians won the CLT20 title defeating the Rajasthan Royals in the final at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.

The Mumbai team made it a double by having also won the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year.

Harbhajan, Smith win individual CLT20 awards

Dravid came out to bat at No.8 and could manage only one run. It was Dravid’s final walk back to the pavilion.

All Mumbai Indians players rushed to wish him on his wonderful career and by then, could smell victory. Kieron Pollard clinched the last two wickets to make the Indians the first team to win two CLT20 titles.

Earlier, some remarkable slog overs hitting by skipper Rohit

Sharma (33), Dinesh Karthik (15 not out) and Glenn Maxwell (37) turned the match on its head for the Indians.

MI were cruising from the start with Dwayne Smith (44) and Sachin Tendulkar (15), also playing his final T20. Tendulkar hit three blistering boundaries before being bowled by Shane Watson in the fifth over.

In-form Smith continued his onslaught, hitting five bound-

aries and a six from his 39-ball knock, with Ambati Rayudu (29).

At the end of the 12th over, Mumbai Indians were batting at 82/2. But the last eight overs yielded 120 runs for Mumbai to reach 202.

Both Sharma and Maxwell pummeled the Royals bowlers.

Sharma hit three boundaries and two sixes while million-dollar buy Maxwell scored four boundaries and two sixes.

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NEW DELHI: Dwayne Smith and Harbhajan Singh won the man of the series and man of the match awards, respectively, after winning the CLT20 title at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday. With scores of 9, 63no, 48, 59 and 44, Smith bagged the man of the series award. Harbhajan clinched the man of the match award for his match winning performance. IANS

FAREWELL OF THE FEARED

England paceman Harmison retires

LONDON: Stephen Harmison, the former England paceman who has failed to make a single fist-class appearance in Durham’s title-winning year, announced his retirement on Sunday.

The 34-year-old, who took 226 Test wickets for his country, told regional newspaper Sunday Sun that he had “known for a while” that he would be calling it a day at the end of the 2013 season.

“Today I am announcing my retirement from professional cricket,” Harmison said.

“I was hoping to go out on a high in my benefit year but my body has not allowed me to, and I have not made a single first-team appearance.

“With my contract up at the end of the season, I have known for a while I would be calling it a day.”

Harmison’s retirement follows on from that of Matthew Hoggard last month, meaning all four of England’s feared pace attack from the 2005 Ashes have now called time on their careers to some extent.

Simon Jones is to remain as

Harmison’s retirement follows on from that of Matthew Hoggard’s, meaning all four of England’s feared pace attack from the 2005 Ashes have now called time on their careers. a Twenty20 specialist, while Andrew Flintoff retired in 2010.

It was while in an England shirt and specifically while bowling with the likes of

Flintoff and Hoggard that Harmison made his name.

His brilliant seven for 12 in the West Indies in 2004 marked him out as one of the most feared fast bowlers on the planet, and he carried his form through to England’s memorable win over Australia a year later.

Harmison made his Durham debut in 1996 and has been a one-county man short of a loan spell with Yorkshire when his body had started to fail him.

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WENGER HAILS WILSHERE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER

Arsene Wenger hailed Jack Wilshere’s character as the midfielder put a testing week behind him by scoring the goal which sent Arsenal back to the top of the table. Wilshere was reprimanded by his manager after pictures emerged last week of him with a cigarette outside a nightclub.

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Arsenal return to summit

After a draw in their match at West Bromwich, Arsenal climbed back to the top of the table while Chelsea moved to the third spot.

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TOM WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse LONDON: Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League table after an entertaining 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, while Chelsea climbed to third place.

Bidding to follow up last weekend’s shock victory at Manchester United, West Brom took a 42nd-minute lead at The Hawthorns when Claudio Yacob converted Morgan Amalfitano’s right-wing cross with a near-post header.

Former Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka spurned two glorious opportunities to double the hosts’ lead, fluffing his lines from Saido Berahino’s low cross and then curling wide with only Wojciech Szczesny to beat.

He was made to pay for his profligacy in the 63rd minute when Jack Wilshere met Tomas Rosicky’s lay-off with a crisp drive that took a deflection off Jonas Olsson and flashed past goalkeeper Boaz Myhill.

Myhill prevented Olivier Giroud from claiming a late winner, but the draw was enough to take Arsene Wenger’s side above Liverpool on goals scored, while Steve Clarke’s West Brom remain 12th.

“It was breathless,” said Arsenal manager Wenger.

“West Brom showed why they won at Manchester United last week and we had a hell of a task to come back, but we

Arsenal’s Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny makes a save of a shot by West Brom Albion’s Saido Berahino during their EPL match at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich on Sunday.

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Hammers woe a wake-up call: Villas-Boas LONDON: Andre Villas-Boas admitted Tottenham’s shock 3-0 defeat against West Ham will serve as a major wake-up call to his players.

Villas-Boas’s side paid the price for a lacklustre display as they slumped to just their second Premier League defeat of the season and their first loss against the Hammers at White Hart Lane since April 1999.

After being tipped as potential title contenders following their strong start to the campaign, this was a significant setback for Tottenham.

They struggled to cope with Sam Allardyce’s astute game-plan

as the West Ham manager sent out his team without a central striker, opting instead to pack six players in midfield in a bid to stifle Tottenham’s supply lines to Jermain Defoe.

The plan worked perfectly as frustrated Spurs succumbed to second half goals from New Zealand defender Winston Reid and Ricardo Vaz Te before Ravel Morrison ran from inside his own half to seal the points with a fine solo strike.

“It is a defeat, we don’t like it, but it’s a wake-up call and we have to react. I trust the team to do it,” Villas-Boas said.

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showed character and we had chances to go on and win it.

Tottenham Hotspur could have moved level on points with the leaders, but they were dealt a stunning 3-0 home defeat by London rivals West Ham United.

After a quiet first half, Spurs appeared to be hitting their stride when Winston Reid put West Ham ahead in the 66th minute, smashing home after Kevin Nolan had inadvertently blocked his header.

Earlier, Eden Hazard and close-season signing Willian came off the bench to score decisive goals as Chelsea won 3-1 at Norwich City.

NORWICH: Ashley Cole (above) is an England injury concern ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier with Montenegro after Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho revealed the left-back required a scan on a rib injury. Cole was substituted during Chelsea’s 3-1 win at Norwich City on Sunday afternoon, which saw substitutes Eden Hazard and Willian score decisive goals in the closing minutes.

Mourinho was hopeful Cole would still be able to join up with Roy Hodgson’s squad for the game at Wembley Stadium, which is closely followed by the final qualification fixture at the same venue against Poland, but could offer no guarantees.

“He is having this little problem for quite a while,” Mourinho said. “He was feeling it hard in the ribs but I didn’t change him because of that. I changed him for an option, but I realise the situation before was difficult for his condition.

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SERIE A

Juve defeat depleted Milan to close gap on Roma MILAN: Champions Juventus overcame conceding a first-minute goal at home to AC Milan to stun their bitter rivals 3-2 and move to within two points of Serie A leaders Roma on Sunday.

Title contenders Napoli had heaped the pressure on Juventus after a 4-0 rout of Livorno which moved Rafael Benitez’s men up to second place in the table.

But after being stunned by Sulley Muntari’s first-minute opener in Turin, Antonio Conte’s men were soon level thanks to Andrea Pirlo’s sublime free kick.

In a pulsating encounter played in tor-

rential rain, Juve upped the pace after the interval when Sebastian Giovinco gave the hosts a 2-1 lead and Giorgio Chiellini added a third following the expulsion of Milan defender Phillip Mexes.

The shine was taken off a convincing win, however, when Muntari struck his second of the match and Juve escaped dropping two precious points when Cristian Zapata saw a bullet header go just over at the death. It was a combative and at times bad tempered affair and after Mexes was red-carded for manhandling Chiellini in the box at a corner, the Italy

defender called for the Frenchman to be harshly sanctioned.

“This kind of thing needs a heavy sanction,” said the Italy defender.

“Some people just won’t learn. When you’re tough and determined, that’s fair enough because at the end of the day you get up from a hard tackle and shake hands. But that is just not football.”

With Roma comfortably on top with 21 points from seven games, Napoli and Juventus are both two points adrift in second and third respectively Inter in fourth.

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