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As Kim Jong-un, the young ruler of Pyongyang, seeks to assert his stature as the supreme protector and the ultimate antiUS tough guy, we take a look at the bloody conflict that took place six decades ago.

HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

Most of these schools are patronised by political bigwigs and it is little wonder they are left untouched. But a few honourable cases are willing to oblige if the government is forthright in its approach.

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IN RTE FRACAS, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS GET OFF SCOT-FREE

Don’t respond to girls appearing by your side at night and laying on some seductive charm, else you’ll end up being robbed of your money or relieved of your valuables.

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to appear at Scary Movie 5 premiere

Nocturnal seducers target single males

Lindsay Lohan will face her mockers after all. E! News has learned the 26-year-old actress will attend the Scary Movie 5 red carpet despite her reported unhappiness with filmmakers after she was made the butt of jokes for her legal troubles in some of the flick’s promos.

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Opposition doubts mayor’s new-found love for meeting Opponents allege that the mayor, who announced a special general body meeting tomorrow, which has since been postponed, did so not to debate public issues but to induct the MIM-elect corporator!

The official explanation, however, debunks this theory and says the meeting was convened for a pro bono cause.

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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013

city events

PIANO RECITAL BY DANIEL GOMEZ

Alliance Française of Hyderabad presents piano recital by Daniel Gomez on April 12, 6.30pm onwards. The event is at Alliance Française, Banjara Hills, where invites for the same will also be available. The contact number is (040) 2355 4485.

Weather for Hyderabad

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New Delhi Mumbai Max 37 Max 31 Min 24 Min 24 Partly cloudy.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 23558856

WORKSHOPS Vaishali Bisht’s theatre workshop Vaishali Bisht is conducting special Summer Holidays theatre workshops for children between the ages of six and 12. The course consists of 20 classes held Monday to Saturday.

Using theatre games and exercises, the workshop helps children use their imagination and get creative.

Where: Road no 7, Banjara Hills When: From April 15, Monday to Saturday, 4.30pm to 6.30pm Contact: 94904 40986 Filmmaking workshops for children Yavanika Films is conducting a unique filmmaking workshops this summer vacation for children in Hyderabad. Each participant will make their own short film as part of the workshop. Even a parent and child can register as one student pair to make a short film together.

Where: Begumpet When: From April 24, 2pm to 7pm, daily classes except on weekends Contact: 94901 00404

ART Group painting exhibition An exhibition of paintings by Pradosh Swain and Suchismita Sahoo.

Where: Aalankritha Art Gallery,

Punjabiyaan Di Shaan With Baisakhi ushering in, masterchefs from Punjab, along with the skilled team of Radisson Blu Hyderabad, recreate the lip smacking authentic Punjabi delicacies and an array of cultural festivities.

Where: Chill Restaurant & Terrace, Radisson Blu Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: Up to April 14, all day long Contact: (040) 6733 1133

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ROAD SAFETY? School children run across the road at Rail Nilayam during peak traffic hour. No traffic police was SRINIVAS SETTY found at the spot.

Kavuri Hills, Jubilee Hills When: Up to April 10 Contact: www.alankritha.in French artist B2Fays Alliance Française of Hyderabad, Kalakriti Art Gallery and Park Hyatt Hyderabad present French artist B2Fays. It is an exhibition of paintings and multimedia installations.

Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery, Plot No: 468, Road no 10, Banjara Hills, When: Up to April 9, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040) 6656 4466

DINING Punjab Da Tashan Ambar sariyan murg, Punjabi chicken

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keemedar, kalimirch machhi, achari paneer and khumb hardhaniya are some of the items on the menu.

There is a starter and welcome drink free for ladies above 21 years.

Where: Terrace Bay and Sky Bar, Babukhan Mall, 6-3-1111/B 501, 5th Floor , Somajiguda When: Fridays up to April 12, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2341 8545 Special lunch A changing menu, with a wide spread of food items, and special packages for kitty and group lunches.

Where: Kailash Parbat Above Ebony Gautier, 2nd floor, Road No. 36, Jubilee Hills

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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

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typical Sunday brunch can be a little confusing — it's hard to stick to one cuisine. Taj Krishna in the City has decided to go off the beaten track by launching its Sparkling Yumcha brunch this Sunday at the Golden Dragon. The brunch, which includes sparkling wine, will focus only on delicacies from the heart of China. It lures you with dimsums, soup, spring rolls, noodles, rice and a variety of seafood to choose from. Visit once, you'll definitely indulge again!

City’s #1 spot

Heritage and restoration in post WWII Germany This is a lecture by Anuradha Reddy, an expert in restoration and heritage with many years of experience in Germany.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, 20 Journalist Colony, Road no 3, Banjara Hills When: April 10, 6pm onwards Contact: 96427 31329 Rhythm Dhol Bass World famous moder Punjabi music band RDB will perforom live during the Bikashi mela. Bollywood dancer Shweta Sharma will also be performing live.

Where: LB Stadium When: April 14, 7pm onwards Contact: 89778 99777

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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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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013

City

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DOES KIRAN’S U-TURN ON POWER TARIFF INDICATE FEAR OF EARLY POLLS?

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HONEYTRAP

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Temptresses on the prowl

Police warn that gangs of sex workers have been duping men by flirting with them and making away with their valuables. Ashamed, many men do not report such cases.

Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com

Police report that such gangs are active in bus stations in Koti, Abids, Nampally, Public Garden, Lakdik-pul, Afzalguj, Somajiguda and Secunderabad. Men should be wary of women approaching them at night who flirt with them and make up stories.

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angs of temptresses are on the prowl in the City, targeting single men at night.

Police warn that these women rob men of their valuables after sweet-talking them with suggestive gestures.

They are mostly sex workers who are accompanied by male protectors who stay close, incase trouble arises.

Enquiries with police reveal that an overwhelming number of victims shy away from lodging formal complaints fearing adverse publicity and loss of prestige and this has only encouraged the nefarious activities of the sex workers. On Saturday night, 34-year-old Venkatesh’s wallet with `4,000 was stolen. Venkatesh told police he was waiting for a bus at Jubilee bus stop in Secunderabad. He was going back to his hostel after finishing work at a blind school.

Three well-dressed vivacious girls reached the bus stop and struck up a conversation with

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him. They asked him if he was single and if he sought to enjoy life. Venkatesh told the police that he was taken by their talk and the girls called him ‘handsome’ and started making physical contact with him as they made risqué jokes. After a while, one of the girls gave Venkatesh her mobile number and asked him to call her and left.

Another youngster, who identified himself as Srikant, was watching Venkatesh talking

to the girls and warned him that they are sex workers and that they regularly dupe men by flirting with them. That is when Venkatesh realised that he had lost his wallet and the `4000 in it.

He lodged a complaint with the Gopalpuram police station.

In a similar incident, Saleem Khan was duped of `1,200 by a young woman near LB Stadium. Khan had parked his bike and was talking on the phone when a girl approached him and told him that she had lost her purse and sought some taxi fare from Khan. The girl gave him her mobile number and promised to return the money. It was only when Khan called the girl and found that her number was fake did he realised he had been conned. He quickly lodged a complaint with the police.

Police report that such gangs are active in bus stations in Koti, Abids, Nampally, Public Garden, Lakdikapul, Afzalguj, Somajiguda and Secunderabad.

Men should be wary of women approaching them at night who flirt with them and make up stories.

CRIME

Three more cattle-lifters held for killing man in Shamshabad Police say that many gangs of cattle-lifters are operating in AP. They often react violently if owners object to them stealing their cattle.

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A Veteran journalist P Venkateshwara Rao offers juice to YSRC leader Vijayamma as she ends her eight-day fast against the power tariff hike.

n intra-State cattle-lifter gang has been held for the murder of cattle owner M Mallesh, a resident of Shamshabad. Earlier, the police had arrested one man and confiscated an SUV used by the gang for stealing cattle — mostly goats.

Inspector C Anjiah, whose team had launched State-wide hunt for the murderers, said the gang turned out to be larger than what it was initially thought to be. With the arrest of Khwaja Illyas Samdani, 23, a resident of

Pahadishareef; Habeeb Khan, 22, from SR Nagar, Aijaz Ahmed, 24, of Maillardevpally; Farooq Ahmed, 36, of Mangalhatt, the total number of arrests have gone up to five.

The gang killed Mallesh was when he tried to prevent the

hijack of his goats. Interrogation revealed that the gang was active in Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Ranga Reddy and Kurnool stealing cattle and selling them in black to meat sellers below the market price. It is said that several such gangs operate throughout the State and in neighbouring districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra. They are said to make big money.

The arrests were made after the police spotted one accused at Palmakul village and found weapons hidden in an SUV car.

Questioning led to the confession of the crime.

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CIVIC

LAST YEAR... HERE

Is this why mayor was eager for meeting?

Double shame!

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ast year we had reported how gender-biased crime against young wives continues to happen in the State and how the absence of strict punitive action leads to repeat of these inhuman acts. A young mother from Guntur district was beaten and kicked around by her husband and in-laws to terminate her pregnancy because she was carrying a female foetus.

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contract workers of Osmania University are protesting for not getting a pay rise in the last 20 years.

Since international schools are not national boards and are not aided by the government, the RTE act being applicable to them does not seem justified.

Education department official

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

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International schools exempt from RTE? Postnoon finds out that schools that have been patronised by politicians and powerful bureaucrats remains untouched.

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City gears up for another international event.

A joint meeting of the UN World Tourism Organisation Commission for East Asia and Pacific and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia will be held from April 12 to April 14 in the City.

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Miserably pay for contract staff in OU. A contract worker at the journalism department in OU has not had a pay hike in the last 22 years.

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Naidu neglects Assembly for padayatra?

Sources the TDP president may continue his mass meetings till the next General Elections.

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Hyderabad turns into hub of cattle-lifting crimes.

Police say several gangs that steal cattle and sell them for a profit are operating in the City. Earlier, a cattle owner who tried to stop them was killed.

The mayor, who announced a special general body meeting tomorrow, which has since been postponed, did not do so for debating on public issues, but to induct a MIM-elect corporator, say opponents. But the official explanation is that the meeting was convened for a pro bono cause.

Md NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com

OFFICIALS RELIEVED The mayor convening a meeting came as a surprise to officials who have to make sudden arrangements for a general body meeting. Two of the senior officials corroborated the stance that the only reason for a meeting was to administer oath to the MIM corporator.

The meeting had to be postponed fortuitously. The reason for this is that the GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu and other officials are to be present at the Hyderabad District Review Committee (DRC) meeting on

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ayor Mohd Majid Hussain, who dillydallied on convening the council meeting, allegedly to postpone the BJP corporator of Langer House taking oath, was eager to hold a meeting at the earliest. Sources say that under the guise of discussing ‘public issues,’ he was trying to induct the MIM corporator elect of Borabanda into the civic body.

Sources close to the mayor told Postnoon the TDP-moved, mayorsupported general body meeting scheduled for tomorrow was only to allow the MIM corporator of Borabanda, Bhanumati, to take oath. “When our party won the case in Langer House, the mayor made an all-out effort not to administer oath to C Uday Kumar.

Now that his party has won the election in Borabanda, he has eagerly announced the meeting,” said a BJP corporator.

The meeting has been called off pleading a ‘bandh call’ given by the Leftist parties on power issue — which not even the Leftists know— pooh-poohed a civic functionary. According to the corporator, TDP floor leader Singireddy Srinivas Reddy played along with the mayor to convene a general body meeting to discuss ‘public issues.’ “Perhaps Singireddy was not aware of the fact that he was playing into the hands of the mayor in the name of a special council meeting,” said another corporator who believes Singireddy can’t be faulted.

The municipal secretary says the meeting was postponed because of the bandh and not because the commissioner is going to China.

Tuesday, where all MLAs and the district ministers would also be present.

After the DRC meeting, the commissioner will leave for China on April 15 on a training programme. After pondering over all these elements, the mayor reportedly postponed the meeting. Now the meeting will only be held after the commissioner’s return, which could be after April 20, say sources.

But the municipal secretary would have none of this. “The meeting was postponed because of the bandh; it hasx nothing to do with the commissioner going to China,” says MSS Somaraju, secretary.

NEWS BRIEFS Auto drivers to keep off the roads tomorrow

Bank manager arrested for derogatory mails

PAC to begin three-day meeting

Internal polls in Lok Satta party

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he Auto Drivers Union Joint Action Committee in the City has called for a bandh from midnight today in Hyderabad. It is to protest against rise in power tariff and also against traffic police ‘harassment.’

The union said the traffic police have not addressed the core issues like cancellation of e-challan, share autos and parking solutions.

he Cyber Crime Police on Sunday arrested a bank manager for sending objectionable mails to bank officials. According to the police, the accused SVS Kishore Kumar, 52, was the chief manager of Andhra Bank branch in Vijayawada.

In order to defame some of the top executives, Kishore created fake IDs on the internet.

he Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) will begin its three-day meeting from today. The meeting is to examine and consider the leftover Action Taken Notes on the earlier recommendations made by the committees pertaining to health, medical and family welfare department, and home department, among others.

ok Satta party held internal organisational polls to promote democracy within the party. D Ramu was declared as the party president for Greater Hyderabad in a poll conducted by an independent body headed by K Madhava Rao, former State election commissioner of Andhra Pradesh. The polls were held on Sunday.

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POLITICS

Foot to bus, Babu carries on yatra The TDP president, who had successfully completed 2,600km on foot, is now planning to undertake a bus yatra, which sources say will continue till the next General Elections.

INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

Naidu has promised several incentives to party workers if the party came back to power, including various nominated posts in the State government.

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elugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu appears to have decided to continue his mass meeting programmes till the next General Elections.

The TDP president, who had successfully completed 2,600km on foot, is now planning to undertake a bus yatra from June.

According to party sources, the bus yatra will continue till the announcement of next General Elections. “Our party president has not only created a record by walking 2,600km, but also endeared himself to the public as the only alternative to the corrupt ruling Congress and YSR Congress. He has already decided to conclude his padayatra after his birthday this month.

The idea of holding a bus yatra is to cover the remaining 204 Assembly constituencies,” TDP senior leader and former minister E Peddi Reddy told Postnoon.

The padayatra is getting a

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good response from the people, especially party workers, leaders say. “Through padayatras, we always wanted to find out public problems by interacting with them and boost the morale of our

party workers, who got dismayed by two consecutive losses in Assembly elections. We successfully achieved that,” Peddi Reddy said.

According to Reddy, Naidu’s decision to conclude his padayatra was the result of the State government’s decision to hold local body elections in the State.

“The presence of our party president during local body elections is very important. So, by con-

cluding his padayatra, he will focus on strengthening the party cadres in order to face the elections,” he said.

WEAK ASSEMBLY SEATS ARE THE TARGET

The bus yatra of the party president is expected to focus on the weak Assembly seats, where the party has not done well in the last Assembly elections.

NOMINATED POSTS AS INCENTIVE

The party president has already promised several incentives to party workers if the party came back to power and exhorted them to work for the victory of the party. The incentives being offered to leaders of various levels are nominated posts in State government and other kinds of lucrative posts.

ELECTIONS

‘Naidu will end up with blister on foot’

Election commission sets to earn a neat sum in local polls

Padayatras and rathyatras are passé; work alone matters, says Chiranjeevi.

If a candidate fails to secure eight per cent votes, he will lose his deposits. This is expected to bring in a lot of revenue.

PK SURENDRAN surendran.pk@postnoon.com

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elluloid badshah and Union minister for tourism, Chiranjeevi, has some advice for TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu: Better end the padayatra and take care of your health. “You will achieve nothing but severe leg pain and breathlessness, and not political power through your ‘Vastunna Meekosam’ Padayatra,” he was quoted as saying.

Chiranjeevi made the uncharitable remark at an official function yesterday.

According to Chiranjeevi, no political power will come from the padayatras and rathyatras, which are a thing of the past. Only substantial works and public image will get one through, he opined.

The minister also did not spare YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. He said the sentiment Jagan had been cashing in on had run out now; ‘People can’t be fooled forever,’ is the dictum that has stood the test of time.

But the TDP and the YSRC ridiculed the minister for being churlish. A TDP spokesman said Chiranjeevi was living in a fool’s paradise.

“He is not in touch with reality,” remarked a party leader.

YSRC leadership said result, not talks, alone mattered. The next General Election will prove with whom the people are, it said.

However, defenders of Chiranjeevi, his erstwhile colleagues, were quick to come to the aid of their leader, saying he did in three months for the State what these leaders could not do in a lifetime.

s the entire State is preparing itself for facing another round of elections — local body elections for village panchayat, mandal parishad and zilla parishad seats — the State election commission has come up with a rule to mop up a lot of money in the form of deposits.

According to the State election commission (SEC) rules, the contesting candidates in local body elections should secure at least eight per cent of the total polled votes. If any candidate fails to secure eight per cent votes, he or she will lose their deposits. This is expected to bring a lot of revenue for the State exchequer. The commission has fixed the deposit amount for general seats as `200 and for reserved seats (SC, ST and BC) as `60 for the ensuing election.

If we look at the statistics, the State has 21,600 villages. These villages consist of more than two lakh wards. Going by the trends of the last local body elections, the contesting candidates in each

ward will range from five to 10.

This alone reveals how much the State will earn.

RESERVATIONS SOON

On the other hand, the authorities of the State election commission are likely to begin the process of allocation of reservations to more than two lakh local body

seats. The officials are currently awaiting the voters list being prepared by the district collectors of all the districts of the State. Once the voters’ list of all the 21,600 villages reach the State election commission, the official will undertake the process of finalising the reservations for SC, ST, BC communities.

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PROTEST

Contract staff put OU on mat OU staff members who perform crucial administrative functions have been getting miserable salaries for two decades. With the semester exams starting soon, the satraps are in trouble.

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smania University’s contract staff have been on strike for the past 20 days. The reason? No pay rise for the last 20 years, they allege.

Official records prove that the staff on contract, who form the backbone of administrative and teaching functions, have been overlooked for a reasonable pay hike for the last two decades, while all other functionaries and staff have been given preferential treatment. With the PG exams fast approaching, beginning on April 15, the administration is worried, but has not reached an amicable solution with the staff.

Speaking to Postnoon, Veeresham, president of the OU Contract Employees Union, said, “There are 1,581 contract staff working for the university; official

records suggest over 1,600, with the addition of outsourcing employees. Unlike previous strikes, a majority of the staff have supported this strike, which is why it has successfully derailed the university’s functioning. Among the 11 demands we have charted, our first is that the university board

give us a pay hike immediately.”

Subhan, a contract worker, narrates his woes. “I work for the journalism department and carry out all the work for the administration. In the last 22 years, I have been earning `6,900 a month.

Last year, they promised us a hike of 15 per cent after the VC’s

TOURISM

World to gather in City from Friday Star-turned-minister Chiranjeevi is credited with drawing the world here for a tourism conference.

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fter the world biodiversity conference, Hyderabad will now play host to another international conference, a joint meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Commission for East Asia and Pacific, and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia, from April 12 to 14.

The first feature of this three-day meet is a UNWTO conference on ‘Sustainable Tourism Development’, which includes a global review of sustainable tourism development and practices as well industry and media perspective on sustainable criteria for tourism. The conference will be held at Park Hyatt on April 12. The joint conference will be held at Taj Falakuma Palace over the next two days.

Around 250 delegates and representatives from governments, travel and hospitality industries are expected to participate. Some 125 delegates from UNWTO member-countries are expected to attend the joint commission meeting. Till date, 21 countries, including

Around 250 delegates and representatives from governments, travel and hospitality industries are expected to participate. So far, 21 countries have confirmed.

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos PDR, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam, have confirmed their participation.

Speaking to Postnoon, tourism authorities said Hyderabad was chosen as the venue for the infrastructure it has to offer. “The decision to promote AP tourism was taken up by Union minister for tourism Chiranjeevi himself,” said a representative from the director’s office of tourism department, AP. All delegates will be treated to the cultural heritage of AP along with dinners and programmes at Taramati Baradari, Golconda Fort and Shilparamam.

intervention. Otherwise, I was drawing `6,000 per month.”

Contract workers from PG College, Secunderabad, and Saifabad PG College were reportedly warned by their administrations not to participate in the strike.

Barring these two City colleges, the rest of the staff from the university have shown sincerity in the strike, Veeresham says. “When all other universities in the City and State have revised their contract worker wages, why can’t they do the same for us? Why do retired contract workers and work-outsourcing employees get higher pay and less work than us?” These are the demands of the Union.

Sources within the university say that the strike has stalled all working processes. With PG-level exams beginning on April 15, registration, uploading of hall tickets and other paperwork are yet to begin. Sources reveal that around 10 contract workers were roped in

to the examination department but they have not proven to be of any help.

EFFECT AND FUTURE COURSE

The strike had stung OU into stopping all further appointments of contract staff from 2013. A circular was issued to this effect last week. Union leaders say an emergency executive council meeting has been planned on April 9 to discuss this issue.

Representatives from the VC’s office told Postnoon that since this was an administrative matter, the vice-chancellor was hardly empowered to solve the problem. “He brought the staff to two rounds of discussions and agreed to raise their wages by 20 per cent. He also promised to represent their problems with the Council for Higher Education. What remains to be seen is how the board and registrar will judge the situation at the meeting,” a representative says.

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EDUCATION

No RTE in international schools?

Though the government has given a stern notice to private schools, there is no pressure on international schools to implement the RTE Act. Is this because such schools are patronised by political or bureaucratic bigwigs? Postnoon finds out.

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urious are the ways of the Indian legislation.

Implementation of the Right To Education Act, that reserves 25 per cent seats for poor students in all private schools, doesn’t seem to include international schools in the City.

BUILDING TIES

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delegation from Yemen is in the City as part of a week-long tour to India to study various prospects for technical collaboration in the fields of IT, petroleum, healthcare and education with Indian companies of excellence.

Under the supervision of Yemeni energy and electricity minister Dr Saleh Hasan Samee, a ten member strong delegation is meeting corporates and gathering information in the City.

politicians or business tycoons.

When asked why international schools have been left out of the ambit of the Act, officials seem to become defensive. “Since international schools do not follow the national boards and are not aided by the government, it is justified that the RTE Act is not applicable to them,” says a higher-up in the education

Though the government has been giving stern notice to all private schools that they will be shut down if they do not comply with the norms of the RTE Act, the State government seems to be taking a step back when it comes to those schools professing international syllabi.

The parents of wards that go to a majority of these schools are

CRISIS SOLUTION

Expert for privatisation of power distribution HYDERABAD: A retired engineer of the Andhra Pradesh State electricity board, P Kodanda Ramaiah, has suggested to the State government to privatise distribution of power instead of privatising power production.

Speaking at a seminar on ‘Power Crisis Solutions’ held at Hyderabad Study Circle on Sunday, Ramaiah said power theft is increasing as there are no meters to gauge the free power supply to the agriculture sector. He said the government should give priority to generation of solar and tidal power at low prices, thereby reducing the expenditure on power production.

Ramaiah said about 15 lakh people have lost their jobs due to the power crisis in the last five years in the State alone. He alleged that the power crisis in the State is solely due to the government’s inefficient and corrupt rule and because of the free power supply.

Electricity board employee K Raghu said that the Hinduja Project established in 1991 and BPL Project established in 1995, were not even producing a single unit till date and demanded that the government divert the coal allotted for these projects to APGenco. He also demanded that the government stop Reliance Company’s “looting” in the KG Basin.

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What comes as a shocker is that the ministers in the education department, who are supposed to be aware of the implementation of the RTE Act, seem to be unaware if international schools also fall in the list of private schools that have to comply with the 25 per cent reservation.

When asked about the implementation of RTE by international schools, primary education minister S Sailajanath said, “I have to check and see to what extent international schools fall under the RTE Act.” The implementation of RTE was a nightmare for international schools in the City initially.

According to them, the amount reserved by the State government for reimbursement does not even cover their tuition fee.

“Most international schools cater to the less fortunate students under their creative action programme. The fees of international schools is more than that of regular CBSE schools, so the government’s reimbursement is peanuts. This makes implementing of the RTE Act a huge challenge for us,” says a principal of a leading international school.

Meanwhile, some international schools have laid the blame squarely on the State government for failing to implement the RTE. “We are not against the RTE Act, however so far we have

Since international schools do not follow the national boards and are not aided by the government, it is justified that the RTE Act is not applicable to them.

Senior official in the education department

International schools say the amount reserved by the State government for reimbursement does not even cover their tuition fee. not heard anything from the State government on how to go about with the implementation.

Even though we have not implemented the RTE Act, we educate students from underprivileged families under our various social schemes,” says Indus International School principal Omkar Joshi.

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BJP leader Bandaru Dattatraya rides a bike with other leaders at a rally against the hike in power tariff at Baghlingam Pally on Sunday. M ANILKUMAR

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ucked away into an utterly unremarkable bylane in Secunderabad is a vast expanse of land that 1,30,000 residents now call home.

It is densely populated, wanting in clean water, nutrition, healthcare, education, sanitation and basic security. But unless one went looking for it or stumbled upon it by accident, chances are you wouldn’t even find the largest slum settlement in the City — Rasoolpura.

Yet, for all its problems, Saturday was a turning point in the slum’s history. For the first time since in its 40 years of existence, the settlement will now have a livelihoods exchange programme that will enable the skill sets available in Rasoolpura to satisfy matching job orders in the market.

Residents say it’s all thanks to Bhumi, an NGO, which on April 6 completed six years of operations in the area. Besides youth empowerment and leadership programmes, enabling livelihoods has been their primary area of focus.

Road to empowerment It was a day of celebration in the City’s largest slum settlement on Saturday as an NGO turned residents into an enterprising workforce.

Rasoolpura will now have a livelihood exchange programme that will enable the skill sets available to satisfy matching job orders.

“We found that the main reason for many problems like domestic abuse was financial problems, which could only be bettered by both partners contributing to the household. So we sought to empower women by teaching them vocational skills useful in making their own livelihoods,” explained Nayeem from Bhumi.

Since 2006, the NGO has trained over 1,500 women in areas such as tailoring and paper/jute craft, which they now intend to market through a collective known as Asha.

A selection of their work was on display at the celebrations on Saturday at Bhumi centre in Rasoolpura aptly titled Udaan, receiving praise from visitors including the guest of honour, Amala Akkineni. “We never thought we’d be able to do all of this. Now we have orders for our products and it’s so encouraging to know that they want to buy the things we made. If this takes off, it will change our lives,” a worker from the collective said.

Fellows at Bhumi say that they still have a long way to go before this becomes a bustling enterprise.

But this was the start. The founder of Bhumi, Abdul Mujeeb Khan. agrees. “Today is significant. It’s satisfying to see the work we’ve done over the years yield results.

Most importantly, with the livelihood projects, we now pass the mantle on to them, the community members,” he said.

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LOCALLY MADE ANTIDEPRESSANTS POPULAR

The few specialists lack time and resources. If they don't know when they will see their patients again, they send them off with prescriptions for six months, sometimes longer.

There is a growing demand for locally made tranquillisers and anti-depressants — cheap copies of expensive drugs manufactured in the West.

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Depression, anxiety and war US drone strikes, fighting between Pakistani Taliban and the army, mass displacement, unemployment and disillusionment are all causing mental suffering on an unprecedented scale in northwest Pakistan.

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fter nine friends and relatives were killed in a US drone strike four years ago, Mohammed Fahim took tranquilisers to blot out the nightmares.

The 19-year-old is one of a growing number of Pakistanis living in the tribal areas on the Afghan border who has suffered from conditions related to depression, anxiety and mental health problems because of war.

US drone strikes, fighting between Pakistani Taliban and the army, mass displacement, chronic unemployment and disillusionment are all causing mental suffering on an unprecedented scale in northwest Pakistan, say psychiatrists.

Mohammed lost an eye in the attack, but the mental scarring has been more traumatic. The flashbacks are sudden and powerful.

“I feel like my head is exploding,” he says when he remembers how four uncles, a cousin and four neighbours died when they came round for tea in North Waziristan, the most notorious of Pakistan’s Taliban and Al-Qaeda bastions.

“We heard the sound of a missile. A fraction of a second later, they were all dead, their bodies mutilated,” says Mohammed, who happened to be in the other room when the missile struck.

He insists that no one in his family was associated with Islamist militancy. US officials say the covert drone war involves pin-pointed strikes against known killers that cause few, if any, civilian casualties.

The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has compiled press reports that indicate US drone strikes have killed up to 3,581 people in Pakistan, including as many as 884 civilians and 197 children since 2004.

“Depression is really high in Waziristan,” says Dr Muktar ulHaq, head of the psychiatry department at the governmentrun Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. “There is uncertainty generally in Pakistan but particularly in this area. They are always apprehensive about the drones, about their life,” he told AFP.

While drone attacks do bring patients “episodically” for treatment, he says, residents in Waziristan complain of living in constant fear of drones that patrol in the skies and the buzzing sound they say they emit.

“The sound alone gives us psychological grief,” says Kaleemullah Mehsud, a man in his 30s from Waziristan, who spoke to AFP in Peshawar.

Haq says his worst case was a man who became so aggressive and paranoid that he was admitted to Lady Reading Hospital.

“He had no predisposition to psychiatric illness,” he told AFP. Instead, Mehsud found a SIM card out on the family’s farmland one morning. Popular belief has it that SIM cards emit signals, guiding the drones to attack.

Haq said that after four hours, Mehsud developed “fullblown” psychotic delusions.

There are no statistics about rise in psychological illness, but Mian Iftikhar Hussain, a psychi-

The most common conditions are anxiety, depression, a mixture of the two, then psychosis, schizophrenia and cannabis-induced psychosis. atrist with a clinic in Peshawar, believes cases have increased three-fold in recent years.

“There are multiple problems — the Afghan war and its spillover into Pakistan. Migration, violence, kidnapping, poverty, unemployment,” he said.

The most common conditions are anxiety, depression, a mixture of the two, then psychosis, schizophrenia and cannabisinduced psychosis.

“Even soldiers come with somatic symptoms, with severe anxiety, these are related with the difficulty in coping with the stress going to the war front.”

The waiting room of his clinic is packed with patients from the tribal belt, bearded men with a haggard look and women crying into their burqas.

A mother of nine tells the doctor about the death of her relatives. A young man, hallucinating, shows the burns he has inflicted on his own arms.

Consultations last around 10 minutes. Most patients are sent away with prescriptions, the more serious cases are referred for electro-convulsive therapy.

In conservative Pakistani society, mental health problems have long been a stigma, but while that may be slowly changing, demand outstrips supply.

Health services are basic to abysmal. Many people are more focused on survival — food, water and shelter. Taking time and money out to treat depression is beyond the means of millions.

“Health and education are the lowest priorities on the government agenda and among

health, mental health is at the bottom,” said Hussain.

According to the national association of psychiatrists, there is one psychiatrist for every 3,33,000 people in the country of 180 million.

“The people we receive here is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Haq. “If we have two patients, multiply that by 100. Nobody knows that they are having these problems,” he added.

The few specialists lack time and resources. If they don’t know when they will see their patients again, they send them off with prescriptions for six months, sometimes longer.

There is a growing demand for locally made tranquillisers and anti-depressants. Behind the counter of his Peshawar pharmacy, Abdullah has the ideal medication: A box of 30 anxietyinhibiting pills for $2. “Before, I didn’t even know they existed.

But for several years, we’ve been selling loads of them,” he said.

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LUXEMBOURG TO SHED BANK SECRECY Luxembourg is prepared to lift the lid slightly on its controversial bank secrecy in an effort to help curb tax evasion by foreign depositors, its finance minister told a Sunday newspaper. Luc Frieden it would now consider moves toward greater transparency.

TWO-WHEELERS

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The dip in car sales may turn a boon for the two-wheeler segment as those who postpone purchase may opt for bikes/scooters to stay mobile.

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Talking about sales in different segments of two-wheeler market in South India, S Arunkumar, TVS regional head (sales, South India), said, “ The sales of mopeds are more here compared to North India. The segment is also growing at around 5 per cent CAGR, which shows commuters who want to carry luggage still prefer mopeds. However, there is always an

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segment is growing due to increased traffic especially in the metros. Buyers are looking for comfort and convenience before choosing a two-wheeler. For example, if it is a 150cc motorcycle, only the son can drive it.

But, entire family can drive a scooter.”

On customer preferences, he said that customers in South were style-conscious and keen on value proposition like mileage.

About the industry, he said “Industry was hit due to recession, but two-wheeler segment was the least effected in the entire automobile industry. Car sales have seen a huge decline and numbers in February were the lowest in 12 years. This may have positive effect on the twowheeler industry to an extent.

“Customers who are looking to buy a entry-level car may postpone for few more years and may opt for a new twowheeler.

VS Motors is offering an assured 20g silver coin on every purchase of TVS Star City, Sport Motorcycle and leading scooter Scooty pep+, Streak and Wego from March, 21, 2013. This offer will continue till April 12 — Ugadi.

In addition, six lucky customers drawn from a lucky dip will be entitled for an additional gift of 20g gold coins each.

For the convenience of prospective customers, TVS Motors is also extending low down payment schemes, low rate of interest schemes, besides conducting major loan cum exchange melas across Andhra Pradesh.

The company announced first three lucky draw winners and the other three winners will picked up through another lucky draw post Ugadi.

“Industry may continue with similar growth levels this financial year. However it can significantly get better with monsoons and GDP growth.

Two-wheeler market has lot of potential in long-term as the penetration is as low as 7-8 per cent,” According to SIAM, “Twowheelers registered a growth of only 4.53 per cent during AprilJanuary 2013. Scooters, mopeds and motorcycles grew by 17.76 per cent, 2.44 per cent and 1.43 per cent respectively over same period last year. However, in January 2013 scooters, motorcycles and mopeds grew by 12.24 per cent, 7.45 per cent and 8.26 per cent, respectively.”

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Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho called for severe cuts in public spending after a court rejected a number of austerity measures, as the EU warned the debt-hit nation to respect the aims of its international bailout. In an address to the nation Sunday, Coelho said there would be no new tax hikes in 2013 but that measures would be taken to “contain public spending in the areas of social security, health and education”. The prime minister did not go into details of the anticipated cuts. His government has been involved in seeking to slash public expenditure by four billion euros ($5.2 billion) by 2015.

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is the current account surplus Japan posted in February, reflecting narrower trade deficits and robust income receipts from investments overseas.

MINISTER DENIES STASH France’s foreign minister Laurent Fabius on Sunday denied a “rumour” in a newspaper report claiming that he may have a Swiss bank account, as the French government struggles to deal with a scandal over undeclared foreign bank holdings. “I absolutely deny the rumour, published in the Monday April 8 edition of Liberation, claiming I have a bank account in Switzerland,” Fabius wrote in a statement. There is no “substance or foundation” to the report, he added.

Fabius also announced that he would pursue legal action to “stop the diffusion of this false and slanderous information”.

THUS SPAKE Any departure from the (austerity) programme’s objectives, or their re-negotiation, would in fact neutralise the efforts already made and achieved by the Portuguese citizens,

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NO SEPARATE TRIAL AGAINST SHAH: SC In a breather to BJP General Secretary Amit Shah, the Supreme Court today restrained CBI from conducting a separate trial against him in the Tulsiram Prajapati murder case and said it has to be clubbed along with the Soharabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

KUNDA KILLINGS

CATCHING THEM YOUNG

CBI arrest 2 for murder link The arrested men are sons of Kamta Pal, a local strongman who had a long-standing animosity with the slain village head.

Young RSS volunteers march during a practice session for the upcoming New Year celebrations in Allahabad.

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WIKILEAKS ROW

Come clean on Rajiv role: BJP

Rajiv was a middleman for a Swedish arms company, the cable had said.

NEW DELHI: The Congress should “come clean” on the “WikiLeaks revelations” that the late Rajiv Gandhi had been a middleman for a Swedish company looking to sell fighter jets to India in the 1970s, the BJP said on Monday.

Leaked diplomatic cables from the US Embassy on the WikiLeaks website have reportedly named the late prime minister as a middleman during the 1970s when he was an Indian

Airlines pilot. The Hindu has published findings of the ‘Kissinger cables’, which claim that Rajiv Gandhi may have been middleman for Swedish Company Saab-Scania when it was trying to sell its Viggen fighter aircraft to India in the 1970s.

“The WikiLeaks revelations are serious. This is absolutely shocking revelation, let us not forget that the revelations are making two specific charges,

about two of their late prime ministers Indiraji and Rajivji,” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said. “They are connected to the first family of Congress. All defence deals have some relation with the Congress’ first family. They should come clean on this, all the documents should be made public. We want the government, Congress and the family to come clean on it,” Javadekar told a news channel.

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LUCKNOW: CBI arrested two young men — brothers Ajay and Vijay Pal — from Balipur village of the Kunda area in Pratapgarh on charges of murdering village head Nanhe and his brother Suresh Yadav, sources said.

CBI sources said that evidence indicated that the two would emerge as prime accused in the sensational double murder of March 2, which triggered major violence in the village and led to the brutal killing, hours later, of DSP Zia-ul-Haq. The arrests were made Sunday.

The first arrests, however, have no linkage to the killing of the police officer, sources said.

The country-made pistol and empty shells used in the murders have also been recovered by the CBI, officials said.

A mobile phone, sim card and the conversations on phone after the murders is crucial evidence, which led to the arrests, an official told IANS. The men are sons of Kamta Pal, a local strongman who had a long-standing animosity with the slain village head.

Dharini Mishra, spokesman of the CBI said: “A deep-rooted

The state government is likely to dismiss a senior inspector and a few cops for leaving Haq all alone before an unruly mob, which resulted in his death. conspiracy cannot be ruled out in the case”.

The state government is likely to dismiss a senior inspector and a few cops for leaving Haq all alone before an unruly mob, which resulted in his death. “The departmental probe against these people has been completed and a report submitted to the government. We hope to see these coward policemen dismissed from service and later arrested,” a senior home department official told IANS. The bodyguard of the slain DSP had fled when an irate mob lynched and then shot Zia-uldHaq. His widow, Parveen Azad, has demanded more security cover for her family, and has expressed satisfaction with the CBI probe, so far.

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NEWS BRIEFS 3 pontiffs set themselves ablaze in Karnataka

VS did not help us, says father of sex racket victim

One drown, eight injured in Mumbai pipeline burst

BIDAR: Upset over the mysterious death of their seer, three pontiffs allegedly committed suicide by selfimmolation inside a mutt complex in northern Karnataka today, police said.

The pontiffs of Chouli Mutt — Jagannath Swami, 21, Sharanayya Swami, 18, and V Reddy Swami, 50 — allegedly set fire to a place where firewood was stored in the mutt complex and jumped into the fire, they said.

Fire brigade and police personnel recovered the charred bodies from the spot. Police said the trio had left a suicide note, which was being probed.

Chouli Mutt seer Ganeshananda Swami had died under mysterious circumstances in February, they said, adding that his three juniors were reportedly upset about it.

The mutt, which attracts followers from the Lingayat community, has been dogged by controversies over property related issues.

KOTTAYAM: The father of a victim of sexual exploitation Monday lashed out at former Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan for doing nothing to bring justice to his daughter.

Surendran Nair, whose daughter Shari was sexually exploited by numerous people in 2003 on promises of roles in film and TV serials, said: “We had a lot of hope when Achuthanandan was chief minister. He had promised to put behind bars those who had exploited our daughter”.This case in media circles is known as the Kiliroor sex case; the victim was a teenager at the time of the sexual abuse. She died in 2004, following complications that followed the delivery of a baby girl. In 2004, as leader of the opposition, Achuthanandan had publicly said that there was a VIP involved in the case; he claimed that if elected to power, he would arrest the culprit. “He said he would 24 hours after assuming office as chief minister, but did nothing,” Nair said.

MUMBAI: In a freak accident, one person drowned and eight others were suffocated, including one seriously, when a water main pipeline burst and flooded their home Monday, officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. The incident occurred in Govandi suburb, north-east Mumbai, around 3.30am, when a 24-inch water mainline suddenly burst and thousands of litres of water gushed into Sanjivani building.

People sleeping on the ground floor were caught unawares as water gushed in. While one person, Devi Hajare, 60, drowned, eight others were suffocated and taken to local hospitals. One woman is reported to be in a critical condition, said officials of the BMC disaster control room. Police and BMC officials are investigating the causes of the pipeline burst, including whether the building was authorised, and how it was permitted to be constructed in such close proximity to the water mainline.

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1 DEAD IN CLASHES AFTER FUNERAL OF EGYPT CHRISTIANS One person has been killed in clashes at Cairo’s Coptic cathedral after funeral prayers for four Christians during which angry Copts chanted against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, an official said. Morsi, in a call to Coptic Pope Tawadros II, late on Sunday condemned the violence.

KOREAN CONUNDRUM

US policy: Tit for tat The ‘counter-provocation’ plan calls for an immediate but proportional ‘response in kind’ to N Korea.

WASHINGTON: The United States and South Korea have drawn up plans for a measured tit-for-tat response to North Korean actions, which will be limited in order to prevent an escalation to broader war, The New York Times reported.

Citing unnamed US officials, the newspaper late Sunday said the new “counter-provocation” plan is calling for an immediate but proportional “response in kind” to North Korea if it decides to launch a ground attack or a missile.

Under the plan, the source of any North Korean attack will be hit with similar weapons, the report said. If the North Koreans were to shell a South Korean island that had military installations, the plan calls for the South to retaliate quickly with a barrage of artillery of similar intensity, the paper noted. Kim Jang-Soo, chief national security adviser to South Korea President Park Geun-Hye, said Sunday that North Korea may test-launch a missile this week, as the United States delayed its own missile test due to soaring tensions on the peninsula.

Kim said a test-launch or other provocation could come before or after Wednesday, the date by which the North has suggested that diplomats leave Pyongyang. If the North launches one of its new Musudan missiles, Pentagon officials said they would be ready to calculate its trajectory within seconds and try to shoot it down if it appeared headed toward impact in South Korea, Japan or Guam, The Times said.

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SEOUL: April 8, 2013 (AFP) North Korea appears to be preparing for a fourth nuclear test, South Korea said Monday, following intelligence reports of heightened activity at its main atomic test site. “There are such signs,” Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-Jae told a parliamentary committee hearing.

It was the North’s third nuclear test in February and subsequent UN sanctions that kickstarted the row.

TOKYO: Japan has ordered its armed forces to shoot down any North Korean missile headed towards its territory, a defence ministry spokesman said Monday as speculation grows Pyongyang may fire one this week. Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera issued the order, which will see Aegis destroyers equipped with sea-based interceptor missiles deployed in the Sea of Japan.

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water, even if it went over Japan, the paper added.

The officials doubted that North Korean new leader Kim Jung-un would risk aiming the missile at the United States or its allies. US President Barack

Obama has ruled out striking at the missiles while they are on their launchers unless there is evidence they are being fitted with nuclear warheads, which intelligence officials doubt North Korea yet possesses, the paper said. AFP

SEOUL: South Korea on Monday issued another appeal for North Korea to lift an access ban on the Kaesong joint industrial park, which has already forced a dozen South Korean firms to halt operations. “We urge the North again to immediately lift the ban ... and to change its course to help resume normal operations in Kaesong,” Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-Suk told reporters.

NEWS BRIEFS WHO: China bird flu not spreading among people

2 women suspected of Thousands in Darfur seek Helicopter crashes in sorcery beheaded in PNG protection after fighting Peru, 13 feared dead

BEIJING: There is no proof that the H7N9 bird flu virus is being transmitted between people in China, the World Health Organization said Monday, despite several members of a family falling ill in Shanghai. China announced just over a week ago that the virus had been found in humans for the first time.

SYDNEY: Two elderly women were beheaded in Papua New Guinea after being tortured for three days, a report said Monday, the latest in a string of sorcery-related crimes. The Post-Courier said police were present during the killings last week but were outnumbered by an angry mob and could do nothing to prevent it.

KHARTOUM: Thousands of civilians in Sudan’s troubled Darfur have sought protection around peacekeeping bases after rebel attacks. It has been confirmed that rebels of the Sudan Liberation Army’s Minni Minnawi faction “attacked and seized” the towns of Muhagiriya and Labado. There were also reports of possible air strikes.

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NK set for fourth test?

Japan takes measures

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LIMA: A helicopter with 13 people aboard, headed to a Perenco oil production facility, crashed into a jungle in northeastern Peru Sunday, and there were no signs of survivors. “The (Peruvian) armed forces are in the area of the events, and two additional helicopters are taking part in the search and rescue operation,” sources said.

Experts on Sunday started work on opening the tomb of Chilean Nobel prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, to uncover his remains and determine if he died of cancer or was poisoned. The leftist author, who died 12 days after the 1973 military coup that ousted socialist president Salvador Allende and brought General Augusto Pinochet to power, was long believed to have died of prostate cancer.

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At least 15 civilians, including a child and three women, died on Sunday in shelling of towns east of Damascus, a monitoring group said, while tanks pounded rebel enclaves on the Syrian capital’s edges.

TRYING TIMES FOR MUSH Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf’s rocky return to his homeland continues on Monday as the country’s highest court considers an application to have him stand trial for treason. The retired general returned to Pakistan from four years of self-imposed exile last month vowing to run for parliament in the May 11 general election to “save” the troubled nuclear-armed state. But his nomination papers were rejected in three of the four constituencies he planned to contest — running in multiple seats is not unusual in Pakistan — and he faces a barrage of legal cases.

I think after eight years of Barack Obama, if things don’t change the next Democrat running for president will in trouble. She will be a formidable candidate.

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

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n increasing number of women employees in India are taking up high-pressure jobs, including those involving long working hours and frequent travelling, a survey has said.

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federal judge in the US has ruled that a particular morning-after pill should be made available over the counter to women of all ages. The judgment comes after a lengthy debate on whether the pill should be sold to teenagers. Unless the FDA appeals and is granted a stay, any woman will have access to the pill. The decision is sure to come under fire from conservatives and pro-life groups. "I think this is a landmark decision in terms of providing women and girls access to a safe and effective form of birth control," said attorney Andrea Costello to Fox News.

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he number of businesses owned by women in the US has increased 59 per cent since 1997, according to an estimate from American Express. One in three were owned by women from minorities. Women-run businesses in the US generate more than $1.3 trillion and employ nearly eight million people. However, this works out to be only six per cent of the workforce and under four per cent of revenue.

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he Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) campaign urges UN Member States and the UN Secretariat to move swiftly forward to create a new UN gender equality entity. GEAR also urges the UN to set up a transparent process now for recruiting the best qualified Under Secretary-General to head this agency.

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Topless protest endangers activist The young woman has received several death threats after baring her breasts in support of Arab women’s rights last month.

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Tunisian activist said on French t e l e v i s i o n Saturday that she feared for her life after courting controversy by posting topless pictures of herself online in support of Arab women’s rights last month.

The woman, who goes by the name of Amina Tyler, provoked the ire of Islamist groups when she posted the pictures of herself online with the words “My body belongs to me” and “Fuck your morals” emblazoned across her naked breasts, in homage to the Ukrainian women’s group Femen.

Shortly after, she disappeared from public view, rais-

ing fears that she had suffered reprisals at the hands of extremists and giving rise to a number of rallies around the globe supporting her.

In the interview with Canal Plus television’s special reports show ‘Effet Papillon’, a tired-looking Tyler said she was afraid for her safety in Tunisia.

The young woman said she had received several death threats by telephone and via her Facebook account — phrases like “You will die” and “We will throw acid at your face, things like that,” she said.

“I need to leave Tunisia, I’m afraid for my life and the lives of my family. There are a lot of

rumours about what the Salafists want to do to me,” she said.

After the photos appeared, Tyler’s family drove her home, she explained, where her cousin “destroyed her SIM card” and “beat her”.

Later, the family moved to a town three hours from Tunis, she said, where she was forced to stay at her home.

Tyler said she did not regret baring her breasts and would remain a Femen “until I’m 80 years old”.

No official complaint has been lodged against Tyler, according to her lawyer.

But she risks six months in prison for breaching the peace.

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he number of female international visitors to India has fallen by as much as 35 percent since the December assault on a young medical student in New Delhi, according to a survey of 1,200 tour operators nationwide by Assocham, one of India’s largest business lobbying groups. Women tourists from UK, US, Canada and Europe have cancelled their plans to visit India, and have instead decided to head to other Asian countries like Malaysia and Vietnam.

ON THE FRONTLINES MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

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n eighteenth century British writer, feminist philosopher and advocate for women's rights, Mary Wollstonecraft is best known for her book, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. She argued that women are not inferior to men; the problem is the lack of education.

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Comment The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

John Ruskin English artist

No deal between rebels and Kurds

MARIE ROUDANI Agence France-Presse

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n the majority-Kurdish Sheikh Makqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Arab rebels and Kurd fighters say they are fighting together against the regime of President Bashar alAssad.

But on the ground, the reality is rather more complex.

Standing at the entrance to Sheikh Makqsud, rebel commander Abu Ahmad wears an orange, green and red scarf — the colours of the Kurdish flag.

Nearby, two flags fly together: that of the Kurds, alongside the green, black and white standard of the Syrian revolt.

"I wear the colours of my Kurdish brothers, even if I am an Arab," says Abu Ahmad, proudly.

He says Kurdish militia loyal to the Democratic Union Party (PYD) — Syria's branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) — have "given us ammunition, and their fighters are on the front lines of the battle against the regime".

Kurds comprise 10 percent of Syria's total population, with most living in the north of the embattled country.

Since the outbreak of the antiAssad revolt more than two years ago, most Kurds have tried to ensure that their areas remained violence-free.

Last summer, Assad's forces withdrew from majority Kurdish areas, and the YPG Kurdish militia became responsible for security there. Although many Kurds feel hostile to a regime that has oppressed them for decades, they have also tried to keep the rebels out of the areas they control in order to avoid sparking a confrontation with the army.

When Islamists launched a bid to take over the city of Ras al-Ain in the north, firefights pitted Arab rebels against the Kurds.

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS

Young women have off late been making men rather happy in the City, only to leave them red-faced and broke later. Watch out men, if a woman starts flirting with you at a bus stop, don’t fall for it: and don’t say that we did not warn you.

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Ancient mysteries revealed in Turkmen desert sands THE INSIDE STORY Igor Sasin

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ver four millennia ago, the fortress town of GonurTepe might have been a rare advanced civilisation before it was buried for centuries under the dust of the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan.

After being uncovered by Soviet archaeologists in the last century, Gonur-Tepe, once home to thousands of people and the centre of a thriving region, is gradually revealing its mysteries with new artifacts being uncovered on every summer dig. The scale of the huge complex which spans some 30 hectares can only be properly appreciated from the air, from where the former buildings look like a maze in the desert surrounded by vast walls.

Just 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the celebrated ancient city of Merv outside the modern city of Mary, the ruins of Gonur-Tepe are an indication of the archeological riches of Turkmenistan, one of the most isolated countries in the world.

Around 2,000 BC, GonurTepe was the main settlement of the Margush or Margiana region that was home to one of the most

sophisticated, but little-known Bronze Age civilisations.

The site -- which until the last century was covered by desert and scrub -- was uncovered in Soviet times by the celebrated archeologist Viktor Sarianidi who, at the age of 84, is about to spend another summer working on the site.

"I remember so well my joy when I first encountered this archaeological Klondike. A sensation right under your feet," the Russian professor told AFP. Every digging season at Gonur-Tepe yields new discoveries showing the quality of the craftsmanship of the Bronze Age artisans in the town which at the time would likely have been home to thousands of residents.

The town's craftsmen could mould metal, make silver and gold trinkets, create materials for cult worship and carve bone and stone.

"It's amazing to what extent the people possessed advanced techniques. The craftsmen learned how to change the form of natural stone at a high temperature and then glazed it so that it was preserved," said archeologist Nadezhda Dubova.

"This year, Gonur has given us another surprise, a fantastic mosaic," she said, noting that such an object pre-dated the standard era of mosaic-making in Greek and Roman antiquity.

ANTICIPATING BRUNELLESCHI

The ruins of Gonur-Tepe are the centrepiece of a network of towns and settlements in the delta region of the river Morghab that flows through Turkmenistan from its source in Afghanistan. Gonur-Tepe is a three-hour drive from the provincial centre of Mary — two hours along a bumpy asphalt road that passes former collective farms that have now fallen into disuse, and then another hour-long slog through the desert scrub.

Mary, 380 kilometres from the capital Ashgabat, is a typical

Turkmen provincial city, home to 200,000 people and largely built in the Soviet style with a railway connection and low-rise apartment buildings.

Some 30 kilometres (19 miles) outside Mary lies the other great glory of the region — the great ruined city of Merv, whose importance goes back to the time of the Achaemenid Persians and reached a peak under Turkic rule in the 12th century AD. Merv went into terminal decline after it was sacked by the Mongols in 1221 in a deadly conquest that left tens of thousands dead. Its ruins are as deserted as those of Gonur-Tepe.

EDITORIALS Deal with Pawar in his own style

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aharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar asks should he unrinate into dams to up its water levels. This was in reaction to the demand of a farmer who has been fasting for the last 55 days demanding more water. It’s deplorable that we have such men in positions of power that requires compassion and empathy. His capacity for any of the qualities required of a responsible government official is low than the water level in the dam in question. When politicians including him go out canvassing, they promise the heavens to voters.

Nothing is impossible and everything that the incumbent could not provide they vow they would. When they win, they pursue a different line, a line that runs parallel to that they

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pursued before elections: one might call it “personal development”, not in their qualities as a leader or character, but how to hold onto their chairs of power and make wealth. If that poor farmer is out there, ready to die in his endeavour of protest, it means that he has no hope about his prospects, and who else is he supposed to turn to for help? And if Pawar has not the solution to his voters’ problems, he might have shown the sensibility and sensitivity to withhold his crass nature and uncouth repartee to himself. That’s the minimum that’s expected of a decent human being, let alone a politician. The next time Pawar makes a visit seeking the favours of the people, they know how to recieve him now.

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STAGE DRAMA

A Hindi play, To be or not to be, written by Dr Vasant Sabnis in Marathi and which has been adapted in Hindi by Amruta Patwardan, will be staged on Friday from 8pm.

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Singers Salim and Sulaiman had the crowd in a frenzy at Carpediem.

More than 16,000 students turned up for the concert.

BOLLYWOOD ALL THE WAY AMY ROSE THOMAS amyrose.t@postnoon.com

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onsidering Hyderabad’s obsession with Bollywood music, it comes as no surprise that more than 16,000 students turned up for musician-duo Salim and Sulaiman’s performance at Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology’s (CBIT) three-day festival, Carpediem, on Saturday. From the time the news of their performance broke out, students have been waiting with baited breath.

Their performance was worth the wait and the singers had the crowd in a frenzy at the concert.

“The concert on Saturday was the best event of the fest and saw the largest turnout.

People went crazy on the floor and then Sulaiman came on stage. His performance was the icing of the cake. Both Salim and Sulaiman sang all their latest hits, which included the ones in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl and Band Baaja Baaraat,” a student, Anisha Reddy said.

Apart from the concert, the three-day fest also featured many other crowd-pullers, like a bike stunt show.

“The highlight of the second day of the fest was the bike stunt. We had called artistes from outside to showcase their skills on wheels.

This event alone had 5,000 students from various colleges coming. The surprising part was there were a large number of girls too taking part in the show. Another highlight of the day was Slash, the rock band competition. In all, 14 bands took part in the competition.

Metal band Primal Abuse walked away with the first prize and the prize money of `50,000,” Sahit, one of the organisers, said.

The performance by metal band Eccentric Pendulum gave an international touch to the festival. Their first perfor-

mance in the City was much appreciated by the students.

Another highlight was the fashion show, Verve, that judged the students’ fashion sensibilities.

“It was a gala event and two groups from CBIT took part in the competition. Other teams were from NIFT and Hamstech. NIFT students scooped the first prize. Altogether, it was a colourful show and the future trendsetters had put up a grand show,” Anisha added.

The publicity for Carpediem, which is held every two years in the college, had begun a month in advance.

Events like karaoke, Show of Strength and Downing the Liquid were organised every Thursday to grab attention.

Students of Hamstech Institute of Fashion and Interior Design displayed their creations at the college campus this week.

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEEK

UCL

University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and is the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1826, UCL was the first university institution to be founded in London and the first in England to be established on an entirely secular basis, to admit students regardless of their religion and to admit women on equal terms with men.

STRESS BUSTERS

It is that time of the year again.

Entrance exams are around the corner and students are stressed. It is natural to be stressed, however, this harms your performance at exams. Here are a few pointers to keep in mind: 1. Don’t compromise on sleep.

2. Take small, regular breaks.

3. Set realistic targets.

4. Take time out to unwind.

5. Remain positive.

6. Eat properly.

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LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY

If you are 40 or above and love music of the ‘70s and ‘80s, 10 Downing Street is the place to be. Gang up with your buddies and head to the pub to have a blast.

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Nrttaratnavali — a treatise on classical dance translated by Dr Pappu Venugopala Rao and Dr Yashoda Thakore was launched by Anandapriya Foundation on Sunday.

BRIGHT AND VIVID

Models displayed the new springsummer collection at Neeru’s store, Banjara Hills. The collection includes tunics, dresses, sarees and salwar suits.

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CYCLING EXPEDITION IN SHIMLA FOR WORLD HEALTH DAY

To mark World Health Day, a group of 60 cyclists Sunday set out for an expedition in the 'Queen of Hills', as Shimla was fondly called by the British. The cyclists are members of the Initiative for Cycle Enthusiasts (ICE), a local club comprising government officials, students and businessmen.

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For most of us, an office without an A/C is a nightmare. We don’t read the signs of discomfort, or often just ignore them. general physician and Apollo Hospitals. “Infection in the lungs, flu and viral infections take an air-borne route when you are in close contact and there is no window.”

It’s worse for those who have sinus or other respiratory allergies.

“When there is centralised A/C, air travels from one area to another. Cough and sneeze droplets are carried along,” Dr Ahmed said. “For those with allergic problems, like nasal or bronchial allergies and asthma, the condition worsens. If the A/C is not cleaned properly, dust accumulates in it.”

When you are exposed to low temperatures for weeks or months at a stretch, people have “poor acclimatization,” he said.

When they suddenly get out and are exposed to high temperatures, they are prone to develop heat related illnesses like heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and in extreme cases, heat stroke.

With hardly any exposure to the sun, there is also the risk of having vitamin D deficiency.

Morning hours are best for the skin to be exposed to sunlight, experts say, advising 10-20 minutes of exposure to the sun every day.

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iri has stopped travelling by train. Her two-year-old son falls sick every time they travel in the A/C compartment. A few hours journey is enough for him catch an infection. Imagine those who work for hours every single day in a closed, air conditioned environment. Every time anyone at office catches a cold or has flu, it puts everyone else at risk as well.

“My eyes burn and I have vision problems. But that’s quite common though,” said a media professional. “It's really common now. My eyes get dried out from sitting in a closed, air conditioned environment for long hours. The doctor gave me eye drops that help keep the eyes moist.”

Oxford Journals published an article on a study that was conducted for 20 years and found that those who worked in an A/C environment reported more symptoms that those who worked in a normal environment.

People mostly get respiratory problems, said Dr Aftab Ahmed,

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Your BAC level is based on a complex interaction of weight, gender, alcohol consumed and time. Any amount of alcohol will impair your ability. Calculations are estimates based on Colorado law. itunes.apple.com

In osteoporosis, the bones become thin and weak, and break easily. It frequently goes undiagnosed until a fracture occurs, as there are no warning signs.

The spine, wrist and hips are particularly vulnerable to fracture. Mostly the thinning bones remain hidden away inside the body, with no symptoms or signs, until a minor bump or fall causes a bone fracture such as a broken hip or a crushed vertebrae. bbc.co.uk

If you have a respiratory problem or an infection, take off.

If you have vitamin D deficiency, take supplements.

Gradually expose yourself to higher temperatures. Go to a

DID YOU KNOW? Body position influences memory Researchers have found that you can recollect past experiences better if you are in the same position as you were when the event took place. You might have forgotten something and can’t seem to recollect, but when you are put in a similar situation again, it becomes easy.

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Take lot of fluids and electrolytes.

Maintain proper distance between individuals.

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PIONEERS Victor Horsley Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley was an accomplished scientist and professor.

He was educated at Cranbrook School, Kent and studied medicine at University College London and in Berlin, Germany and in the same year started his career as a house surgeon and registrar at the University College Hospital. He was a supporter for Women's Suffrage, and was an opponent of tobacco and alcohol. en.wikipedia.org

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Obesity pill to re-wire brain into feeling full

Near-death experiences more vividly recalled

Researchers have identified a population of stem cells capable of generating new appetite-regulating neurons in the brains of rodents.

LONDON: No more toiling hard in the gym to shed flab! Scientists have inched closer to developing a new diet pill that can prevent obesity by “re-wiring” appetite control in the brain.

A new study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, has identified a population of stem cells capable of generating new appetite-regulating neurons in the brains of young and adult rodents.

The discovery by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) could offer a long-lasting solution to eating disorders such as obesity.

Scientists investigated the hypothalamus section of the brain - which regulates sleep and wake cycles, energy expenditure, appetite, thirst, hormone release and many other critical biological functions. The study looked specifically at the nerve cells that regulate appetite.

The researchers used ‘genetic fate mapping’ techniques to make their discovery — a method that tracks the development of stem cells and cells derived from them, at desired time points during the life of an animal.

They established that a population of brain cells called ‘tanycytes’ behave like stem cells and add new neurons to the appetite-regulating circuitry of the mouse brain after birth and into adulthood.

“Unlike dieting, translation of this discovery could eventually offer a permanent solution for tackling obesity," lead researcher Dr Mohammad K Hajihosseini, said.

“Loss or malfunctioning of neurons in

growing pains My son is 9-years-old. He has always thrown tantrums but now he’s becoming violent. He throws things or hits me when he gets angry. Do I need to take him to a psychiatrist?

A child who throws tantrums is typically seeking the attention of a parent or is seeking to push limits to get what he/she wants.

Children who are pre-pubescent might be feeling many things that they don’t know how to control because of hormonal changes and this can sometimes trigger

Researchers said obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. More than 1.4 billion adults worldwide are overweight and more than half a billion are obese. the hypothalamus is the prime cause of eating disorders such as obesity. Until recently we thought that all of these nerve cells were generated during the embryonic period and so the circuitry that controls appetite was fixed," he said.

“But this study has shown that the neural circuitry that controls appetite is not fixed in number and could possibly be manipulated numerically to tackle eating disorders.

“The next step is to define the group of genes and cellular processes that regulate t h e behaviour and activity of tanycytes.

This information will further our understanding of brain stem cells and could be exploited to develop drugs that can modulate the number or functioning of appetite-regulating neurons," Hajihosseini said.

Researchers said obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. More than 1.4 billion adults worldwide are overweight and more than half a billion are obese.

PTI

NEW YORK: People who have had a near-death experience can recall the incident more vividly and emotionally than real-life memories even years later, according to a new study.

“It’s really something that stays in the mind of people as a clear trace, and it’s even more clear than a real memory," said Vanessa Charland Verville, a neuropsychologist in the Coma Science Group at the University of Liege in Belgium.

Across cultures and religions, people describe similar themes in a near-death experience: Being out of body, passing through a tunnel, river or door toward warm, glowing light, among other things, seeing dead loved ones greet them; and being called back to their bodies or told it’s not time to go yet, LiveScience reported.

In the study, the team gave memory questionnaires to eight coma survivors who had neardeath experiences, six who had coma memories but no memory of near-death experiences, seven who had no memories of their coma, and 18 people who had not had any of these experiences.

Even years later, the neardeath experiences seemed hyperreal. In fact, they were remembered more clearly and emotionally than all other types of memories.

The researchers now plan to study the brain activity of these individuals.

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Dr Diana Monteiro

‘Don’t let tantrum turn into power struggle’ tantrums. If your child has been throwing tantrums throughout then this might not be the reason.

Getting violent is certainly cause for some concern. Often when a child hits or throws things, it’s because he/she thinks that they can get away with it. So teaching them that it’s not okay is very important.

Beyond the age of four or five, if a child still throws tantrums,

it suggests that they have not learned to deal with anger and they need help to do so.

Stay calm when he gets upset. Put him in time out and be firm. Set limits with him about his behaviour. Be consistent and don’t allow him to get what he wants when he throws a tantrum. Don’t let the tantrum turn into a power struggle. Be patient and be the parent always.

If you don’t feel like what you are doing is working then it’s time to get some help. A psychiatrist is not the immediate option as a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who will evaluate what is going on with your child and will help you consider whether medication is required. Before you try that, you should take your child to a child psychologist/child counselor who can help your child

learn ways to express himself when he is angry. They can help you and your child work together to learn better ways to deal with temper tantrums so that he does not continue into teenage with them.

The writer is a counselling psychologist at the Hyderabad Academy of Psychology. You can write to her at askdrdiana@gmail.com

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TR, Kajal starrer Baadshah is creating a storm at box office. Although, the film’s box-office numbers haven’t been officially announced, trade analysts are confident that it has raked in more than Rs 10 crores on the first day which is a new record in Telugu cinema.

The film’s massive release combined with other factors has ensured that it took a flying start at boxoffice. The film is said to be doing extremely well in the Gulf, UK and even the US, a market which has largely eluded NTR so far. However, the prerelease buzz about Baadshah was so good it raked in close to $240,000 from premiere shows on Thursday night and is said to be on track to bring in more than $1 million in US alone.

Meanwhile, several multiplexes in Mumbai, Pune and Chennai decided to increase the number of shows thanks to the overwhelming reception to the film on the first day.

Sreenu Vaitla in a recent interview stated that he was under tremendous pressure while making Baadshah since it was the first time he was teaming up with NTR. “I am glad that we were able to meet the expectations of the

Greekuveerudu to be dubbed in Tamil

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agarjuna’s upcoming film Greekuveerudu is going to be dubbed in Tamil and the film has been titled as Love Story.

Nayanthara has played the lead role opposite Nagarjuna and Meera Chopra and Brahmanandam have played other important roles. Dasaradh has directed this film which will hit the screens on April 19. S S Thaman has scored the music.

Allu Arjun turns 30

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llu Arjun, who’s celebrating his birthday today, has a big year ahead. After Julayi turned out to be the biggest grosser of his career, he’ll soon be seen in Puri Jagannadh’s Iddarammayilatho which is slated for release in May and he’ll start shooting for Surender Reddy’s next film from May. Buzz is that he’ll make his debut in Tamil soon. audience. The entire team is thrilled with the film’s success.

NTR was extremely supportive throughout the shooting process and I was amazed by the way he memorized the dialogues within no time and his dancing skills left me stunned, “ he said and added, “I think it’s important to write stories which suit the body language and image of the hero and that’s precisely what we did in Baadshah. I am not really keen on experimenting much in my films, but no matter what happens, I’ll keep making films which are entertaining.”

NTR and Kajal performances and onscreen chemistry were clearly a huge asset for the film. Baadshah has the early mover’s advantage this summer and looking at how it’s doing, it might very well become one of the biggest hits of the year.

Tamannaah in talks with KV Anand?

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ver since Tamannaah was roped in for Ajith’s upcoming film Siva’s direction, it looks like more filmmakers are keeping a close watch on what she does in Tamil cinema. We hear that she has been approached by director KV Anand for his upcoming film which has Arya in lead role.

Tamannaah had earlier acted in KV Anand’s Ayan which was a big hit.

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odel-turned-actress Esha Gupta is open to all kinds of films and roles - and even item numbers - because she wants to discover what she is best at.

"I am open to doing everything. I am open to doing an offbeat film. I am open to do a fullon commercial film, I am open to item songs...because I have just started I want to see where I fit," the 27-year-old former Miss India said here in an interview.

Esha, a former model, made her Bollywood debut with Jannat 2 opposite Emraan Hashmi. She recently shot a special song for director Punit Malhotra's Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.

Now three films-old in the industry, she says hard work is the only key to success in showbiz, and that she is happy with the acceptance she has received in the Hindi film industry.

"Three films in a year, it feels very nice that the industry is accepting you! Being an outsider, I had my own fears. But I think industry is as good to people as hardworking they are," said the actress, who has worked with directors like Vikram Bhatt and Prakash Jha in Raaz 3D and Chakravyuh respectively.

"If you are focused and hardworking, they will accept you well," she added.

Meanwhile, the actress has signed her next with Vishesh Films.

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Rishi Kapoor plays 'Karz' tune in 'Kaanchi'

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eteran actor Rishi Kapoor brought back memories of his "Karz" days when he played the trademark tune from the 1980 film on the set of filmmaker Subhash Ghai's "Kaanchi". The actor and director are teaming again after 32 years, and it was a nostalgic moment for Rishi.

In "Kaanchi", he plays the villain, a known business tycoon.

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Big B finds work therapeutic

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ig B says his work "dissects" him from the "daily and hourly burdens." He shared his thoughts through his post on his blog. He also wrote: "The sun sets again and another day of turmoil comes to an end. Work is the place that I like to be always. It is almost like a balm across an aching forehead-therapeutic.”

John doesn't mind being called a clotheshorse

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ohn Abraham has flaunted all sorts of designer wear as a model. But despite being an actor now, he doesn't mind being called a clotheshorse "An actor is being in a visual medium. When you are out there, you have to wear clothes and look presentable and good. I really have no problem. I feel if you are not a clothes hanger, then you are in trouble," he said. IANS

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Gym is torture for Sofia Vergara

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ctress Sofia Vergara, who is known for her curves, works hard to maintain them but she hates the physical routine she has to undertake to keep in shape. She describes going to the gym as torture. "I have very good luck because I have a good figure. And when I moved to LA and decided to act, I understood that working out was part of ageing well so I accepted it. I hate it," she said. IANS

Olga Kurylenko praises Tom Cruise

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ctress Olga Kurylenko, who will be seen with actor Tom Cruise for the very first time in a new scifi movie Oblivion, is completely in awe of her costar. The pair was in London this week to promote the film, directed by Joseph Kosinski. "Cruise is very supportive and gives a lot to those who star opposite him," she said. IANS

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indsay Lohan will face her mockers after all. E! News has learned the 26-yearold actress will attend the Scary Movie 5 red carpet despite her reported unhappiness with filmmak-

ers after she was made the butt of jokes for her legal troubles in some of the flick's promos.

First appearing in the promo for her laughable scene in bed with Charlie Sheen, another clip

spoofed LiLo's previous ankle-monitor fiasco, complete with a fake ad featuring a women wearing a designer ankle band and the text, "The Lindsay Lohan Ankle Monitor Collection, If you think this

is effed up... wait 'til you see Scary Movie V." Eek. But props to Lindsay for hanging in there and rolling with comedy punches.

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ustralian actress Rebel Wilson and Hollywood actor Channing Tatum are planning to work together in an action film.

They became friends while filming promotional trailers for the forthcoming MTV Movie Awards, which will be hosted by Wilson.

"What's really awesome is that we might make a movie, like an action film. I could be the funny cop," Rebel Wilson said.

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Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Dorothy Nevill

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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.

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Take the wrong way?

6 Fur-bearing freshwater mammal 11 Child seat?

14 Come next 15 Platter player 16 Before, in rhyme 17 Has very sad results 19 Husky healer 20 Vent starter 21 Cube with spots 22 Trav heading 23 Knot soother 27 Postgraduate student, presumably 29 Flame proof?

30 Goblet part 32 Companion of ‘mighty’ 33 DX / V 34 Tournament parts 36 Common man, briefly 39 Hatchet handle 41 Certain Jamaican believer, for short 43 Post a gain 44 Like the house beer 46 Comes down in buckets 48 ‘i’ piece 49 Superman’s Lane 51 Hissy fit 52 Just manage (with ‘out’) 53 Quick-movement dance 56 Classic Cicely Tyson film 58 ‘That ___ a close one!’

59 Nothing alternative 60 Healthful getaway 61 Proof-of-age cards 62 Pellet-blowing toys 68 Zero 69 Sharpshooter Oakley of the Old West 70 Two to one, for one

71 Like apparel in a carol 72 Delicious 73 Hunks of concrete

DOWN

1 Finder’s reward 2 Pay-to-stay place 3 Leary tripped on it 4 Points on a crescent moon 5 She gets what’s coming to her 6 Stop waffling 7 Part of many titles 8 Some tadpoles, eventually 9 Fortify with vitamins, eg 10 Floral fruit 11 Sensible 12 Sports facility 13 Detective Gunn of TV 18 Without gender 23 Manly 24 Like Chinatown cuisine 25 Without ambition 26 Do a cartographer’s job over 28 Eye with desire 31 Sushi bar orders 35 Flabbergasts 37 Out of cash 38 Stage direction 40 New Mexico art colony 42 Melodic passage 45 Heart murmur?

47 Drunken states 50 Jennifer Lopez title role of 1997 53 Not debt-free 54 Olga’s peer 55 Architectural drawings 57 Birth-related 63 Park it 64 ‘Now, wait just a second!’

65 LAX guesstimate 66 Tease 67 ‘Mamma Mia!’ song

Chai Time MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 9-4-2013

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Renovation plan of ancestral property likely to be taken up and will get completed successfully; an annex will be built.

Children make you proud.

Financial situation will be very strong adding to your joy.

Some are likely to go abroad.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Your attitude will be in for a drastic change, which will spring a surprise to everyone and enable you achieve goals.

You worry over future of your children. Friendship circle is likely to expand. Your suggestions will be accepted happily.

Family members will co-operate and strengthen your hands and are favourable to your suggestions and ideas. Though you face difficulty in completing certain tasks due to your straightforwardness, you don’t mind and continue in this manner.

Friendship with persons of high esteem is likely, which will be beneficial to you. Some have to change their residence due to a transfer to another state. You take bold and timely decisions, which yield favourable results.

Self-confidence set to increase.

You will be surprised to meet old friends and close relatives in a gettogether. Official journey undertaken will prove to be beneficial. Planned work and long-pending wishes will be fulfilled without hurdles. Chances of buying an immovable asset.

Financial inflow will improve considerably with which you will be able to come out of deficits. Happy events likely to take place at home in a line.

Some will feel happy as their long term wish of buying their own house will materialise.

You stop not till the goal is achieved and in all probability with co-operation of family members, friends and relatives.

Businessmen will be happy as they collect written-off old dues, which makes them financially comfortable.

Friendship circle is likely to expand with addition of VIP friends. Some have a bright chance to buy a vehicle. You take your decisions and take suggestions from others. You will be very active and cheerful. Good news through spouse on the cards.

Help will come from all the expected sources both financially and physically so that you will be able to complete all important assignments. Some will be forced to change residence unexpectedly. Avoid unnecessary arguments.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Two of Wands – Simplify your daily tasks. You may have too many things to do in too little time. All need to be done.

Discipline will help you in this.

LEO:

The Sun – The day you realize that no two people can ever be the same, it will solve many issues for you. Understand that people have different needs and desires.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

King of Wands – Ensure that at the workplace, you are clear about your role and when you need to shut off. Doing someone else’s job will not be good for you.

SAGITTARIUS:

Eight of Cups – Most people get to eat the dessert last. You may be getting to eat it first. While at it, know that you need to burn those calories, sooner or later.

TAURUS:

The Emperor – You’re reliable and that is your biggest strength. Ensure that you prioritise tasks, both at home and work, to retain the trust of those around you.

CANCER:

Two of Swords – Concentrate on communicating clearly. There are many thoughts and ideas running in your mind. You need to organise them and present them well.

VIRGO:

Three of Pentacles – You can never overemphasise the importance of something crucial to you. Don’t be bothered by people making fun of your obsessions.

SCORPIO:

Seven of Cups – The focus is on the home. You may be taking up a home redecorating project and it will open up your creative channels in wonderful ways.

CAPRICORN:

The High Priestess – Intuitively, you are at the right place. You need to trust yourself that you’re doing fine. If you don’t feel good, don’t hang out there.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Queen of Cups – It may seem as though you are put in a position where you need to relearn all that you already know.

There’s no escape. Kill that ego.

NUMBER GAME

– Someone may not be revealing the whole truth about something. You have a feeling there’s more to what’s been told. Dig around a bit to find it.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Ace of Wands

POOCH CAFE

Unexpected fortune opportunity likely, which will make you financially comfortable. You are capable of meeting all challenges to succeed as time is favourable. Speculation might bring moderate gain.

Influence is set to increase.

for 9-4-2013

Ten of Swords – A big job is intimidating you because of the big things that seniors have said about it. They want you to give your best and are playing it up.

NON SEQUITUR

A happy atmosphere likely to prevail at home. Strained friendship will blossom again and go steady and well hereafter as understanding will improve. You will not shy away from doing work over and over till you are completely satisfied.

SUDUKO

Marriage talks are likely to end favourably. Those trying for a job and putting enough efforts will get favourable news. One of your major plans will be implemented successfully without difficulty, which will cheer you. Your stock is set to pile up.

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Entertainment MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

CINE BYTES

B

ritney Spears fans got heated after the singer’s little sister, Jamie Lynn, tweeted her most famous ex, Justin Timberlake.

On Thursday, the 22-year-old participated in the popular Twitter trend “Throwback Thursday,” or #tbt. Jamie Lynn tweeted a photo of her, Britney and Justin in the backseat of a car. In the shot, Jamie Lynn is sitting on the lap of the former ‘NSYNC member with Britney beside them.

She also included a message to the “Suit & Tie” singer, according to E! News: “@jtimberlake Weird hearing ur music as an Adult. Ha Not only do I appreciate it. I GET it. #jay #crymeariver #mirror.”

Fans didn’t respond well to Jamie Lynn’s trip down BritneyJustin memory lane. They accused the young mom of going against her sister, Zap2It notes.

Justin, who dated the Scream & Shout singer for three years, allegedly wrote Cry Me A River about his 2002 breakup with Britney — and featured a lookalike in the music video. Jamie Lynn quickly backtracked once fans started defending Brit, tweeting, “I hope you all know that my tweets are only to support my sister @britneyspears anything left over was to @jtimberlake #sisterlove #4eva,” she tweeted, according to Zap2It. Jamie Lynn has since deleted the tweets.

Robert Pattinson has a guys’ night out

R

obert Pattinson grabbed dinner with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix in Hollywood last night. The trio got a bite with a group of pals at the Larchmont restaurant before Robert and Joaquin piled into a car and drove off into the night. Robert’s night out comes hot on the heels of his recent PDA with girlfriend Kristen Stewart in LA.

‘Women can’t have it all’: Drew Barrymore

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s t e e w t s i s s ’ t i r B tin

Jus e k a l r e b m t i u T o b a ’ r e v i R A e M ‘Cry

ctress-producer-director Drew Barrymore has waded into the thorny question of whether women can “have it all” professionally and personally — and offered up a pretty thoughtful answer.

“I don’t. I can’t,” she says. “I was raised in that generation where it was all, ‘Women can have it all!,’ and I don’t think you can.”

Gomez, Timberlake caught in celeb swatting

S

ingers Selena Gomez and Justin Timberlake are the latest on the list of victims of celebrity swatting.

A 911 call was received informing about violent threats at Gomez’s house Friday.

The caller told that her father shot her mother with a gun and that her father was threatening to burn down the house, reports aceshowbiz.com. IANS

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NBA Clippers beat Lakers to clinch title

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Clippers clinched their first division title in their 42-year history with a 109-95 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers behind a 24 point, 12 assist effort from Chris Paul on Sunday.

Blake Griffin finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for the Clippers who ended the Lakers’ five-year run atop the Pacific Division standings.

“We did a tremendous job of starting the second half. This is my first division win, but we kind of had the mind set that this was what we’re supposed to do,” Griffin said.

The Clippers also swept the season series against the rival Lakers for the first time since 1974-75.

Sports Briefs

Carmelo nets 36 as Knicks beat Thunder This comes after his previous three scores of over 40.

OKLAHOMA CITY: Carmelo Anthony (right) scored 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead New York over Oklahoma City 125-120 on Sunday, stretching the Knicks’ NBA winning streak to 12 games.

Anthony, who had scored at least 40 points in each of the Knicks’ past three triumphs, hit 15-of-29 from the field as New York snapped a five-game losing streak at Oklahoma City.

The Knicks, who have not lost since March 17 at the Los Angeles Clippers, improved to 50-26 — their winningest season since 1999-2000 — and moved within one victory or Brooklyn loss of clinching the Atlantic division title.

New York’s current win streak, the third-longest in club history, is the best since a 15game run during the 1993-94

campaign.

JR Smith added 22 points for New York, including two key baskets in a late 11-2 run in the fourth quarter. Raymond Felton scored 16 points and eight assists, Tyson Chandler had 15 points and Jason Kidd added 14.

With the loss, the Thunder fell to 56-21 and dropped one game behind San Antonio in the race for the best record in the Western Conference and a homecourt edge in the playoffs that begin later this month.

Russell Westbrook scored 37 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and passed off eight assists for the Thunder.

Kevin Durant, battling Anthony for the NBA scoring title, netted 27 points and contributed seven assists.

A Westbrook layup put the Thunder ahead 111-110.

AFP

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA: Defending IndyCar series champ Ryan Hunter-Reay held off Kiwi Scott Dixon to capture the Grand Prix of Alabama Sunday for his first victory of the season.

Pole sitter Hunter-Reay posted his 10th IndyCar victory by passing Helio Castroneves for the lead with 14 laps to go then keeping New Zealand’s Dixon at bay at the Barber Motorsports Park.

Lotus expects sanctions for Vettel

PRIVILEGED PARTY

son, the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Boullier said he felt it was much too early in the season to impose team orders, but added that if they were imposed teams had to insist on them being obeyed.

He said: “Don’t forget that the drivers are paid to work for you, as they are for the company.

PegaSystems 168-7 (20 overs) beat Zonah 136-5 (20 overs) (Ankith Sharma 64, Bhargav Vankalaya 62, Kaleem 65) Phoenix 155-9 (20 overs) beat Rebellion Shields 123-5 (Syed Khursheed 61, Venkatesh Thati 4 overs 24/4, Fiyazuddin Amer 43)

Winners of the Hyderabad District Under-17 Boys and Girls Chess Selection Tournament pose with their prizes at the Hyderabad Chess Academy on Sunday.

“I don’t see any people in the world who could disobey their company and not be sanctioned — or at least give clarification as to why they’ve disobeyed."

The Frenchman added that he would enforce orders in his team if necessary even with cavalier 2007 champion Finn Kimi Raikkonen if necessary.

AFP

LEAGUE CRICKET Deccan Stallions beat Kargeens E HLX NMC 163-4 (20 overs) lost to Tigers CC 166-4 in 19.1 overs (Omkar Avhad 55, Umair Ahmed 34)

Deccan Stallions 137 (20 overs) beat Kargeens 133/10 in 19.2 overs (Abdurrahman 60 & 2.2 overs 12/4, Anurag Reddy 54 & 4 overs 24/1)

LOSAIL, QATAR: Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo began his MotoGP title defence in style with an emphatic win in the season-opener at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit on Sunday.

The Yamaha ace charged to the 24th win of his MotoGP career, finishing 5.990 seconds ahead of teammate and seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi.

MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez of Honda took a superb third on his debut.

Hunter-Reay wins Alabama IndyCar race

FORMULA ONE LONDON: Lotus team chief Eric Boullier (right) has joined the chorus of leading Formula One figures in expecting Red Bull to punish Sebastian Vettel for disobeying team orders in last month’s controversial Malaysian Grand Prix.

In the build-up to next Sunday’s third race of the sea-

Lorenzo opens title defence with win

Hat-tricks aplenty at UHG Corporate T20 Champions Trophy ‘Kony Labs’ 141-8 (Anil Kareti 55, Jitendra Bajiya 3-23) bt ‘Ybrant Digital’ 134-8 (Vivek Polavarapu 64*, Binny 3-25) by 7 Runs, MoM: Jitendra Bajiya ‘E-11’ 146-3 (Damodhar Reddy 71*, Md Imran 4-22) bt ‘JHT’ 111 (Gopal Krishna 47, Anil Jasti 2-24) by 35 Runs, MoM: Damodhar Reddy ‘UHG’ 142-9 (Saleemuddin Mohammed 39, Hemanth Kumar 5-15) bt ‘Nisum Technologies’ 134 (Shyam Sathali 37, Venu 323) by 8 runs, MoM: H Kumar.

Cancellara claims third Paris-Roubaix ROUBAIX, FRANCE: Switzerland’s Fabian Cancelllara of RadioShack won the prestigious ParisRoubaix Spring Classic in a record time on Sunday.

The winner from 2006 and 2010 took the gruelling 254km “Queen of the Classics” race in a sprint climax ahead of Belgian Sep Vanmarcke, in the process setting a new record average pace of 44.190 kilometres an hour. “At the end it was like roulette," he said.

National hero Mania in hospital after fall HEXHAM, UK: Grand National winning jockey Ryan Mania is recovering in hospital on Sunday following a nasty fall 24 hours after lifting the world’s most famous steeplechase on 661 outsider Auroras Encore.

The Scottish rider was on board Stagecoach Jasper, trained like his Aintree winner by Sue Smith, in a handicap hurdle at Hexham when he hit the deck on the final circuit. Mania received what appeared to be a kick between his shoulder blades.

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DAVIS CUP

Djoko puts Serbia in semis

KRAFT NABISCO TROPHY South Korea’s Park claims Kraft Nabisco crown

Despite playing through the pain of a bad ankle, world No 1 Novak Djokovic ensured Serbia’s victory over the United States.

BOISE, IDAHO: World No 1 and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic’s victory over Sam Querrey of the United States on Sunday advanced Serbia into the semi-finals of the Davis Cup. Djokovic, who had to battle through an ankle injury he suffered in the opening set, earned a 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-0 win to give the Serbians an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the bestof-five tie against the Americans.

It is the second win for Serbia in four years over the 32-time titlist USA. In their only other previous Davis Cup encounter Serbia defeated the Americans in Belgrade in 2010.

“I am happy I managed to

Sunday results Kazakhstan 1 Vs Czech Republic 3 Argentina 3 Vs France 2 Serbia 3 Vs USA 1 Canada 3 Vs Italy 1

play the whole match," Djokovic said. “I played really well in the third and fourth set.

“I am sorry for team USA but it was a thrilling weekend for all of us."

“I took some anti-inflammatories and they kicked in at the end of the second set. The antiinflammatories were very strong," he said.

Djokovic said he probably wouldn’t have finished the match if it wasn’t a Davis Cup

competition.

“I hope I didn’t make it worse," he said. “If I wasn’t playing for Serbia and didn’t have my team watching me I don’t know if I would have continued."

The 25-year-old Djokovic clinched the victory over world number 20 Querrey with a backhand winner, ending the two hour, 35 minute match.

Djokovic blasted 12 aces, hammered 41 winners and won 75 percent of his first serve points.

Querrey had seven aces, eight double faults and made 58 unforced errors, compared to 47 for Djokovic.

Serbia will now meet either Canada or Italy in the semifinals in September.

AFP

FAMILY CIRCLE CUP

Serena rallies to claim title

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: Serena Williams earned her 49th career singles title and third of the year by rallying to beat former world number one Jelena Jankovic in the final of the Family Circle Cup on Sunday.

The world No 1 Williams and former Charleston winner Jankovic got into a testy verbal exchange early in the second set after Williams accused Jankovic of trying to rush her on the service return.

After the exchange, Williams won 12 of the final 14

games.

“I am definitely happy to have another win under my belt. Excited to hold my title," said Williams, of her 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory on the green clay surface.

Williams successfully defended her title by claiming her third overall Charleston crown one day after routing her sister Venus in the semifinals.

She has won 22 consecutive clay court matches at WTA Tour events and Fed Cup and 15 straight matches

in Charleston. That includes titles last year and 2008.

Bad blood between the two surfaced early in the second set with Jankovic serving after having just won the first set.

Jankovic was in mid-swing on a serve when Williams stopped and held up her racquet indicating she wasn’t ready to play the point. The two then verbally sparred with Williams telling Jankovic to “wait until I am ready."

“Honestly, you have a problem," Williams shouted.

Serena Williams of the USA poses with the winner’s trophy at Crandon Park beach after defeating Jelena Jankovic in the final of the Family Circle Cup on Sunday.

AFP/ AL BELLO

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA: South Korea’s Inbee Park (above) claimed her fifth LPGA Tour title and second major championship with a closing round of three-under 69 to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship by four strokes.

The 24-year-old Park, who also won the 2008 US Women’s Open, blitzed the field on Sunday as she opened with two straight birdies in a round that also included a couple of 30-foot plus putts.

“I played so solid this week and this is a tournament that I always wanted to win," Park said.

Park finished with a 15under-par 273 total to easily beat runner-up So Yeon Ryu, who closed with a seven-under 65 in the first major championship of the season.

Park, who also won the 2008 US Women’s Open, earned her fourth tour title with a win in Thailand earlier this year.

On Sunday she and Ryu led a South Korean assault on the leaderboard at the Mission Hills Country Club as five of the top 12 finishers were from South Korea.

Park capped her win in the traditional fashion Sunday by leaping into the pond off the 18th green with her caddie.

AFP

MASTERS PREVIEW

Tiger feeling great as Masters week opens JIM SLATER Agence France-Presse AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: World No 1 Tiger Woods (right) arrived at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday to begin a challenging week that he hopes will culminate in a fifth Masters title and a 15th major championship victory.

Fifty years to the day since Jack Nicklaus won his first Masters title, the man trying to break Nicklaus’ record of 18 major crowns spent about 20 minutes on the practice range and played a prac-

Laird earns Masters’ spot SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Martin Laird punched his ticket to The Masters by firing a closing round of nine-under 63 to capture the PGA Tour’s Texas Open by two strokes on Sunday.

The 30-year-old Scotsman matched the course record and snapped a USA win streak on the PGA Tour that dates back to last season.

Rory McIlroy got within one stroke of the lead when he birdied the 14th hole, but the Northern Irishman ended two back at minus-12 after a final-round 66.

tice round with pal Steve Stricker.

“I feel great," Woods said.

“Everything is good."

Woods is the only three-time winner on tour this season after triumphs at Torrey Pines, Doral and Bay Hill and tops the money list with $3.8 million ahead of his 19th Masters start.

Woods, 37, has not won a major since the 2008 US Open and last won the Masters in 2005. His other Masters titles came in 1997, 2001 and 2002. Chinese 14year-old Guan Tianlang, will become the youngest player in Masters history.

IPL 6

METRE

6 S 40

FLASH

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has joined the Mumbai Indians squad after missing the first two games and is likely to be fit for the team's clash against Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday. Malinga was ruled out for the earlier match due to a sore back.

David Warner (DD) 98 runs Narine (KKR), Steyn (SRH), Vinay (RCB), Mishra (SRH) Yadav (DD) 4 wickets

Batsmen need to lift their game: White T

hey are unbeaten so far but Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Cameron White feels his team's batsmen need to lift their game to make the bowlers' job a little easy.

"We need to lift our game as batsmen. As I said, the bowlers are doing to a good job. From a batting point of view, myself definitely included, we have to make the bowlers' job a bit easier and bat better," he told reporters late last night after the Sunrisers managed to post victory against Royal Challengers in the Super Over.

White's two towering sixes helped Sunrisers beat RCB by a five run-margin in the Super Over, after the scores were tied at the end of 20 overs.

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T PT

NR

SRH

2

2

0

0

4 +0.550

KXIP

1

1

0

0

2 +3.158

KKR

1

1

0

0

2 +0.511

RR

1

1

0

0

2 +0.250

MI

2

1

1

0

2 +0.175

RCB

2

1

1

0

2 +0.050

DD

2

0

2

0

0 -0.403

CSK

1

0

1

0

0 -0.450

PW

2

0

2

0

0 -1.915

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

Gayle (RCB), Karthik (MI), Pollard (MI)

5 4S 172

David Warner (DD)

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HIGHEST SCORE

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92*

Chris Gayle (RCB)

BEST BOWLER

4-13

Sunil Narine (KKR)

Monday evening blues SYED SHOAIB

shoaib.s@postnoon.com

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umerologists say 8 is an unlucky number.

Imagine for a match played on the 8th, that too at 8pm, on the 4th month (half of eight) of 2013. One team, whose owner (Shilpa Shetty), turned 40 on June 8, is pitched against another team, whose owner (Shah Rukh Khan), insists on (Kkkiran) repeating alliterating alphabets for numerological success of his films. Both teams also have alliterated names in Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkatta Knight (KK) Riders and both have beaten Delhi Daredevils (DD) in their opening matches.

The similarities are too many when the teams in two different shades of blue take on each other at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Yet, hold on. Last year, KKR were shocked into one of their rare defeats at the

RR VS KKR AT 8PM ON SET MAX

SCORECARD PUNE WARRIORS V KINGS XI Pune Warriors innings (20 overs maximum) RV Uthappa† b Chawla 19 (23) MK Pandey b Kumar 0 (4) TL Suman c Kumar b A Mahmood 6 (14) MN Samuels run out (Mandeep Singh/†Gilchrist) 3 (9) Taylor c Gurkeerat Singh b Kumar 15 (19) Mathews* c †Gilchrist b Awana 4 (4) AM Nayar not out 25 (26) MR Marsh b Harris 15 (8) B Kumar b Azhar Mahmood 8 (12) R Sharma run out (Chawla) 1 (1) Extras (lb 2, w 1) 3 Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 99 Bowling O M R W Econ P Kumar 4 0 31 2 7.75 RJ Harris 4 0 12 1 3.00 A Mahmood 4 0 19 2 4.75 P Awana 4 0 16 1 4.00 PP Chawla 4 0 19 1 4.75 Kings XI Punjab innings (target: 100 runs from 20 overs) AC Gilchrist*† c Samuels b Mathews 15 (10) Mandeep Singh b Sharma 31 (26) M Vohra not out 43 (28) DJ Hussey not out 8 (11) Extras (w 2, nb 1) 3 Total (2 wickets; 12.2 overs) 100 Bowling O M R W Econ B Kumar 2 0 16 0 8.00 AB Dinda 2 0 28 0 14.00 AD Mathews 2 0 12 1 6.00 MR Marsh 3.2 0 24 0 7.20 R Sharma 3 0 20 1 6.66

Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets

same stadium. The underdogs will hope to do an encore with the defending champions, whom they beat by 22 runs on April 13, last year.

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is already slogging on the nets with his teammates. RR skipper Rahul Dravid is also fit for the game after a muscle strain while fielding in the previous match.

KKR might consider the option of leaving out fast bowler Bret Lee, who was quite expensive despite taking two wickets.

Although the stadium has bigger boundaries compared to most other venues, Yusuf Pathan and Brad Hodge might not need that extra effort to hit sixes. On the RR side S Sreesanth and K Cooper are key. For the KKR it is, Gautam Gambhir, Jacques Kallis, Manoj Tiwary and Yusuf Pathan.

The dew, pitch and toss would play important roles.

Like the filmdom status of the lanky Shilpa Shetty and the powerhouse SRK, RR will struggle but KKR might survive.

SRH win in super over

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD V RCB Royal Challengers Bangalore innings (20 overs maximum) CH Gayle c †Patel b Vihari 1 (6) TM Dilshan b Sharma 5 (17) V Kohli* c & b Ashish Reddy 46 (52) KK Nair lbw b Mishra 9 (15) Henriques c White b Sharma 44 (54) MA Agarwal c Ankit S b Steyn 7 (15) Arun Karthik† c A Reddy b Perera0 (4) Vinay c Sangakkara b Sharma 7 (9) M Kartik not out 2 (3) Unadkat not out 1 (1) Extras (lb 1, w 7) 8 Total (8 wickets; 20 overs) 130 Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 4 0 37 1 9.25 GH Vihari 1 0 5 1 5.00 I Sharma 4 0 27 3 6.75 Ankit Sharma 2 0 17 0 8.50 NLTC Perera 4 0 21 1 5.25 A Mishra 4 0 15 1 3.75 A Ashish Reddy 1 0 7 1 7.00 Sunrisers Hyderabad innings (target: 131 runs from 20 overs) PA Reddy b Muralitharan 23 (41) PA Patel† c †Arun Karthik b Henriques 2 (5) CL White c Muralitharan b Henriques 5 (11) GH Vihari not out 44 (84) Sangakkara* c †A Karthik b Unadkat 16 (23) NLTC Perera c Henriques b Unadkat 7 (10) Mishra run out (Vinay Kumar/†Arun Karthik) 0 (4) Ashish Reddy c Kohli b Vinay Kumar 14 (14) DW Steyn not out 3 (5) Extras (b 1, lb 9, w 6) 16 Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 130 Bowling O M R W Econ JD Unadkat 4 0 24 2 6.00 MC Henriques 3 0 14 2 4.66 M Kartik 4 0 27 0 6.75 R Vinay Kumar 4 0 27 1 6.75 M Muralitharan 4 0 18 1 4.50 TM Dilshan 1 0 10 0 10.00

Match tied (Sunrisers Hyderabad won the one-over eliminator)

APARNA G SAI aparna.s@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled of a splendid victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first super over of this season’s Indian Premier League here on Sunday.

The match, which was predicted to have a nail biting finish, proved to be even more exciting as both the teams fought it out in the super over.

Chasing 131 for victory, the Sunrisers managed to steal a run in the final ball of their 20th over to see that the scores were tied. SRH, who batted second in the match, took first strike in the super over.

Cameron White and Thisara Perera batted for the Sunrisers

while Vinay Kumar took the ball for the Challengers. White scored 17 runs including two sixes, while Perera made two runs. With one no-ball also being bowled, SRH scored 20 runs in their stipulated one over.

In reply, RCB, who had Chirs Gayle and Virat Kohli take strike against Dale Steyn, fell short by five runs.

The whole stadium erupted in a thunderous applause as the Sunrisers’ and spectators’ joys knew no bounds.

Earlier, RCB seemed to struggle against the bowling of SRH. Gayle fell very early in the innings and the others followed suit but for Kohli (46) and Moises Henriques (44). Ishant Sharma was the pick of the bowlers claiming three for 27.

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QPR’S HOPES OF AVOIDING DROP BLEAK: REDKNAPP Harry Redknapp admitted Queens Park Rangers’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League now look bleak after their failure to beat Wigan at home. The manager had set his side a target of five wins in seven games before Saturday’s meeting.

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Lopez urges Madrid not to sit on lead

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Spanish, German giants may dominate

MADRID: Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez (below) has said scoring will be the key as his side look to defend a 3-0 lead when they travel to face Galatasaray for the second-leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and

BARNABY CHESTERMAN Agence France-Presse

Gonzalo Higuain have put Los Blancos within touching distance of their third consecutive Champions League semi-final, but Lopez insists they have to maintain their attacking instinct for the second-leg.

“The tie is not decided because we know what football is like and we are going to a difficult ground to play a team that is better than they showed in the first-leg,” he told the club’s website.

“It is obvious that 3-0 is a very good result for us, but I think the key will be to score a goal there and then that will practically put us through.

“Our mentality has to be to be to go there and score. To rely on the 3-0 would be an error.”

PARIS: Spanish and German heavyweights will go into the Champions League quarterfinal, second legs this week aiming to ensure that no surprise package makes it into the final four.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich both recorded convincing victories in last week’s first legs while Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund secured useful draws away from home.

Madrid probably have already more than a foot in the semi-finals having romped to a 3-0 win at home to rank outsiders Galatasaray last week.

Even so, coach Jose Mourinho insisted immediately afterwards that he would not be taking the second leg lightly.

“I have enough experience to know we have a very good result and will try everything to convince my players that it is not over and try to play with the same mentality (in the second leg),” he said.

Bayern are in a similarly positive position having beaten Juventus 2-0 in Munich, although they have a smaller lead than Real against arguably more accomplished opponents.

They will also be wary of a repeat of their last 16 woes when they only sneaked through on away goals despite having won their first leg

The competition is left with a feeling of impending inevitability as the continent’s powerhouses flex their muscles.

STEVE GRIFFITHS Agence France-Presse LONDON: Paolo Di Canio (above) vowed to keep his volatile temper under control after the controversial Italian’s debut as Sunderland manager ended in a frustrating 2-1 defeat against Chelsea.

Di Canio’s two-year spell in charge at Swindon was described as “management by hand grenade” by the club’s former chairman and his reign with the Black Cats has the potential to be equally explosive.

Sunday results against Arsenal 3-1 in London.

However, having sealed a 23rd German title in record time on Saturday, coach Juup Heynckes believes that success can give them the boost needed to get the job done in Turin.

“We can be confident we will achieve something in the Champions League,” he said.

The other two matches are more finely poised, particularly the clash between Borussia Dortmund and Malaga, following a 0-0 draw in Andalusia.

It could have been better for Dortmund, and in particular Mario Goetze, who had three good first half chances to give the Germans an advantage.

Even so, coach Jurgen Klopp

was satisfied with the result, although it leaves the nowdeposed German title holders vulnerable to a Malaga away goal.

“I can live with this 0-0. We did everything well from the first kick to the final whistle but it’s a higher level,” he said after the away tie.

“We know what we have to do in the return match.”

The real crunch clash comes in Catalonia where Barcelona will host big-spending Paris Saint-Germain following a 2-2 draw in the French capital last Tuesday.

While it’s finely poised, Barcelona are still clear favourites.

FOOTBALL BRIEFS Napoli restore 9-point 9-man Atletico held to gap as Atalanta stun Inter draw at Getafe

Malaga have all to play for at Dortmund

Pellegrini flies home after father’s death

MILAN: Title-challengers Napoli closed the gap to Serie A leaders Juventus to nine points thanks to a 2-0 win over outclassed Genoa at the San Paulo on Sunday. Inter, meanwhile, saw their hopes of a place in next season’s Champions League kept in check by a shock 4-3 reverse to Atalanta, for whom German Denis scored a hat-trick.

DORTMUND: Germany Malaga defender Martin Demichelis has said the Spaniards are ready to fight for their place in the Champions League semi-finals at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Dortmund wasted a string of chances to claim a valuable away goal at Malaga when last Wednesday’s quarter-final first-leg finished 0-0.

MADRID: Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini may not be able to take charge of his team’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund in midweek after flying back to Chile following the death of his father. Pellegrini was present for the Andalusians 4-2 defeat to Real Sociedad on Saturday.

MADRID: Atletico Madrid lost more ground on Real Madrid in the race for second place in La Liga as they held on for a 0-0 draw at Getafe on Sunday despite being reduced to nine men. The visitors had the better of the chances in the first-half, but had to ride their luck in the second as Getafe were denied a strong claim for a penalty.

Di Canio vows to keep cool as pressure mounts

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“When you are a manager you know you have responsibility for many others. You have to be careful sometimes,” Di Canio said.

“We all change, you are not the same as you were 20 years ago. When you are a manager you like to have respect from others but you can’t make everybody happy.”

We all change, you are not the same as you were 20 years ago. When you are a manager you like to have respect from others but you can’t make everybody happy.

Paolo Di Canio Sunderland manager