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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER
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Ageing hotel collapses, killing 11 and injuring many more. Casualties likely to rise.
11 DEAD AS CITY LIGHT COMES
CRASHING DOWN REPORT ON P5, 6 7
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PLAY PURSUITS
Comedy play in Telugu by Samahaara Silence Please will be staged. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: July 11, 7.30 pm Contact: 83411-20303
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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES from Sarojini Naidu School of Art & Communication, University of Hyderabad is on. Where: Shrishti Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills When: Till July 25 Contact: +91 40 23554485/86
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Discount offer Walk in to any Global Desi store and avail an exciting discount ranging from 20% all the way up to 50% on apparel and accessories from their latest spring – summer collection. Where: Global Desi When: From July 2 Sale begins AND is back with its much awaited end of season sale for its spring — summer collection. Discounts range from 20-50 per cent. Where: All exclusive AND outlets and multi-brand outlets.
Just for fun History of India Viritten will be performed by stand-up comedian Vir Das. Where: N-Convention, Madhapur When: July 27 Contact: 8790432354 WEEKEND FUN: Come weekend, families throng to parks in the City to kick back and have a good time. Hour will be launched. Where: Tre-forni Bar, Park Hyatt When: Monday to Saturday, 7pm to 9pm Contact: +91 40 4949 1222
SHOWS Zoom in Zoom: A Collection is on display. Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery, Banjara Hills When: Till July 15, 11 am to 7 pm
DINING Street food fest A street food festival will be organised. Where: MoMo Café at Courtyard by Marriott When: Till July 14 Blue hour Canadian singer and pianist Melanie LeBlanc will be performing and Blue Commissioner & Spl Officer
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Culinary Journey Exotic biriyanis of India on offer. Where: Firdaus, Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills When: Till July 15 Contact: +91-040-6629 3306
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On display Waterscapes, a photography and painting exhibition is conducted in the City. Where: The Muse Art Gallery, Hyderabad Marriott and Convention Centre When: Till July 7, 6 pm Contact: +91-40-27522999 State of the Art Voyage of exploration, a collection of paintings, drawing and sculptures by students of MFA programme 2013
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WORKSHOPS Weekend workshop Oakridge International Schools to host weekend experiential learning workshops — ‘Weekend Voyager’. Where: Oakridge Gachibowli and Bachupally campuses. When: Every Saturday, 9am to 12pm Contact: 1800-200-8171 Website: www.oakridge.in Word club A fun workshop for kids above the age of 8 will be organised. Where: Just books, Jubilee Hills. When: Every Sunday, 10am to 12pm Art attack Aakar Art academy is conducting a painting workshop for kids above the age of 4. Where: Just Books, Jubilee Hills When: Every Friday and Saturday, Friday - 4 to 5.30pm
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TDP in cheer, rivals jeer
While Naidu is all upbeat about his padyatra and the coming polls, party rivals say it’s desparate measures to regain power. Md INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: The local body polls have given the much needed fillip to the main Opposition in the state, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The party and its president N Chandrababu Naidu seem to be ahead in the race as compared with other political parties. AROUND THE
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Following the conclusion of his marathon walkathon (Padayatra), the TDP supremo busied himself with settling the internal issues of the party, barely venturing out to participate in any public programme. But the local body polls saw him step out with vim and vigour. This is because the panchayat polls are going to be the first test
heard such words from the TDP president’s mouth in the past. This is a clear case of desperation coupled with hunger for power,” he said.
case of his padayatra effect. If the party does well it is an indication of its efficacy. Naidu has so far held five regional level party meetings in five days — a feat no other party can claim. Thousands of party workers from the grass-roots level attended these meetings.
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DESPERATION, SAY RIVALS However, the rivals say Naidu is putting in extra effort out of desperation to return to power. Reacting on the issue, Congress Party senior leader and MLA A. Praveen Reddy said that Naidu is showing signs of panic. “It is evident from his expressions and speeches how desperate he is to get back to power. Naidu is using every opportunity to attract the attention of the public. He had organised a marathon Padayatra and doled out dreams to the people and made some show of aid to vic-
tims of the Uttarakhand floods,” he said. “Now, he is organising a series of meetings to enthuse confidence in party cadres. But all these acts of Naidu would be futile, as the people of the state have already deserted the TDP.” “I have examined his recent speeches. Most of the times, he lost his cool and made intolerant and bitter remarks against opposition parties. I had never
Taking a dig at Naidu’s desperation another Congress leader and party MLC Farooq Hussain said that the TDP supremo reminded him of a famous adage of a burning candle which gives more light before it goes out. “The adage suits Chandrababu Naidu. He is doing everything to grab power again. But his acts will not serve any purpose and will help in marking the end of TDP here after the next general elections,” Hussain said. Congress also mocked Naidu’s efforts to rope in his son Nara Lokesh. “Lokesh can be a good businessman, but can never be a good politician, as he lacks the punch and skills.”
CRIME
Fraudster uses Guv’s name, arrested Md Shubhan mohd.s@postnoon.com
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his is the story of a young MBA graduate who defrauded thousands with the promise of jobs using the AP Governor’s name and is now cooling his heels in prison. M Venkat Ratnam from Kuntlur village in Hayatnagar, armed with a MBA degree came to Hyderabad last year. He did not find a job and so he decided, if not an employee, better be an
employer. This was the first time a fraudster used a governor and the post office to collect a sizeable sum from the gullible. Hayatnagar Inspector G Srinivas Kumar said Venkat had formed a “AG Foundation Education Society” which he printed in his letter head and advertisements as an accredited educational institution working with the government. To lend credibility he claimed the Governor and the education minister were promoters of the
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society. For application forms, he asked candidates to send `200 each by money order to the society. Thousands applied and though the amount was small he could collect `8 lakh through Hayatnagar post office. When none of the applicants received a form, they suspected foul play and alerted the police.
The police men called Venkat on phone posing as applicants who wanted forms. He replied and guided the caller to send MO to the address mentioned. He was inveigled into coming to an education meeting the next day at an appointed time. He agreed and when he came, the police took him into custody. Hayatnagar police are amazed at the efficacy of his campaign. It showed that anyone could advertise and cheat the public.
EGYPT UNREST
Egypt braces for further turmoil SARAH BENHAIDA & SAMER AL-ATRUSH feedback@postnoon.com CAIRO: Egypt’s interim government is set to announce a new prime minister today, after hundreds of thousands of people rallied across the country in support of the military overthrow of president Mohamed Morsi. Morsi’s Islamist supporters also mobilised, keeping up the pressure for the ousted president to be reinstated in the wake of what they see as a military coup. Interim president Adly AROUND THE
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The Salafis say ElBaradei, viewed as an ardent secularist and top opponent to Islamist Morsi, would have been a divisive premier. Mansour was leaning towards appointing centre-left lawyer Ziad Bahaa Eldin as prime minister and Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei as vice president, the president’s media advisor Ahmed al-Muslimani told AFP. Bahaa Eldin is a technocrat without the baggage of ElBaradei, whose candidacy outraged Salafi Islamists in a loose coalition that backed Morsi’s overthrow by the military on Wednesday. The Salafis say ElBaradei, viewed as an ardent secularist and top opponent to Islamist Morsi, would have been a divisive premier.
CITY BRIEFS YSRCP celebrate YSR’s birthday in style
CM to take stock of power situation in state
City cops checking malls Telengana Cong leaders and cinemas for security continue with meetings
Kavuri says he owes no explanation on T issue
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he YSR Congress Party celebrated the 64th anniversary of former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy this morning across the state. Honorary president of YSRCP and the wife of the late leader YS Vijayamma paid tributes to her husband at his samadhi in Idupulapaya of Kadapa district. Free food and fruit distribution and blood donation camps were also organised.
hief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will hold a high level review meeting on the status of supply of electricity in the state. During the review meeting, the CM is likely to take stock of the current situation in the state. He will also monitor the status of various power projects that are being constructed to augment the electricity producing capacity of the state.
pprehending terrorist strikes in the City, the police have tightened security measures. The police have concentrated on shopping malls, cinema theatres. As part of the measures, the North Zone Task Force police conducted checks at shopping malls and cinema theatres in Secunderabad on Sunday and found the staff of several malls were negligent about it.
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he meetings of Telangana Congress leaders are continuing without losing pace. The leaders, who met at the Ministers' Quarters' complex club on Sunday, decided to meet again to prepare the road map which would be submitted to the party president Sonia Gandhi for a final decision on Telangana issue.
nion Textiles minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao has refused to join issue with those, who were criticising him for taking a U Turn on the Telangana issue. Speaking to the media later, Kavuri said he did not owe any explanation on the criticism about his change of stand on the Telangana issue.
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News MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013 LAST YEAR... HERE Unkept promises
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ast year we had reported how despite being hailed as Hyderabad’s growth corridor, the Outer Ring Road had failed to meet its promises. The project was and still is being bogged down by land acquisition issues. Problems with setting up of toll booths too was causing stalling of new routes on the Outer Ring Road. The problems still remain one year on.
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NUMEROLOGY
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of the cost can be saved by pharma companies if they undertake different stages of testing new drugs in India as against conducting the tests in developed countries.
In some vague sense, we are supposed to approve of the notion. But I’m afraid the truth is they (William and Kate) are not normal and never can be normal. Patrick Jephson, Diana’s secretary See page 11
THINGS WE 5LEARNT TODAY The column that teaches everyone something new about the way the world functions.
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Egypt still on edge as new PM picked. A neutral Ziad Bahaa Eldin might be picked as the new prime minister after fears that Mohamed ElBaradei might be too divisive a leader. Meanwhile, the country remains in a state of turmoil.
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India’s poor get taken for a ride over clinical trials. Poor people are being used as guinea pigs in new drug testing by Indian and multinational pharma companies, while Indian companies plans to shift their R&D departments elsewhere.
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To hire a nanny or not to, that is the question. With intense media focus on William and Kate’s unborn baby, the question is whether the two will be hands-on parents or will they depend on nannies?
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Gulls win out against whales in Argentina. The brazen birds are attacking whales in a curious reversal of roles.
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Asiana pilot had only 43 hours of training with 777. More details about the tragic crash continue to emerge.
MONSOON WOES Taking out dirt and slush and depositing them a few yards away is the Secunderabad Cantonment way of dealing with drainage, and citizens suffer.
Cleaning drains — civic body style SRINIVAS SETTY
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ot long ago, Hyderabad was regarded as one of the comparatively clean cities in the country. But come monsoons, this carefully maintained facade begins to crack. Areas with stagnated water bodies or nallahs in particular, are the worst with drain water overflowing onto the roads and housing complexes in the area, causing major inconvenience to AROUND THE
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commuters and passersby. But for residents of Patny Nagar in Secunderabad, it’s not the nallah itself that’s as much of a hassle as is the cleaning-up efforts being undertaken by the Secunderabad Cantonment. “The nallah here was cleaned by the authorities and all the waste dumped outside our colony. There are carcasses of dogs and birds also in that pile, so there’s an unbearable stench. We have made so many complaints, and more than a month has passed but no efforts have been made by the officials to clean up this garbage,” complains Jayesh Modi, a resident of the area. The pre-monsoon de-silting of nallahs is an annual exercise that is given out on contract by the government to third parties through public tenders.
However, most contractors only carry out the cleaning but ignore the waste that’s hauled out of these water bodies. The SP road nallah, which was originally a rainwater outlet, has steadily become a dumping yard of trash for residents of surrounding areas. Last month, the water body was unclogged in anticipation of monsoons but the resultant waste was ploughed onto the road and left untouched since. The seepage from this resultant garbage has now flowed into neighbouring houses and complexes, and become a breeding ground for deadly diseases. “The pile of garbage has been stinking and the water from it has been seeping through our walls. We are not even able to sleep in peace; if it rains, the situation will become unbearable.
There are carcasses of dogs and birds in that pile, so there’s an almost unbearable odour. Over a month has passed but no efforts have been made by the officials to clean this up. Jayesh Modi Patny Nagar resident Nobody will be able to go in or out,” rues another resident of the area, Umesh Mehta. Residents have a right to be concerned, as garbage pollution is a huge threat in monsoons, says Dr Vijay Reddy, an infectious diseases specialist. “Disea-
ses like malaria, typhoid, cholera, dengue are extremely prevalent in this season, especially in areas with high garbage pollution. As these areas are breeding grounds for mosquitoes and flies, contaminated water diseases spread with alarming speed,” he says. But despite repeated requests, pleas to take action have fallen on deaf ears. “We have made so many complaints to the cantonment but there’s been no action. They promise that the contractor will send a truck for the cleaning, but nothing has been done to rectify the situation,” locals rue. Driven to desperation, the residents say they can’t do anything more except hope there are no rains. Officials in the Secunderabad Cantonment, meanwhile, remained unavailable for comment.
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DEATH AT DAWN
n City Light hotel in Secunderabad, popular among labourers and blue-collar workers, collapsed this morning. n Eleven people have died in the collapse. The hotel owner’s son, Mustaffa, is also feared dead. n CISF, police, GHMC, Red Cross and fire brigade personnel are carrying out rescue operations. n There are fears that the death toll will go up, as an unspecified number of people are still trapped under the debris. N SHIVA KUMAR
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massive tragedy unfolded in Secunderabad as a three-storey hotel collapsed, killing 11 and injuring many. The casualties are likely to go up as many are trapped. Rescue operations are on. The hotel owner’s son is feared dead.
An ageing hotel, City Light, on RP Road of Secunderabad’s busy area crashed early this morning, burying alive at least 25 people comprising customers and hotel staff. The building collapsed completely, not leaving any remnants. The crash sounded
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like several trucks tumbling down a gorge, say neighbours who are still in a dazed state. A large number of troops from the CISF and police with the help of fire brigade, Red Cross and GHMC trainers are on the job of extracting people from the debris.
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Why wasn’t building on danger list, asks CM
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he tragedy today is indicative of the wayward ways of GHMC’s estate department’s workings. Of the 57 dilapidated buildings marked for demolition in Secunderabad area, this hotel was not one of them. This despite the fact that the hotel already had visible cracks. But the owner disregarded it and the civic officials had no inkling. The hotel was opened at 4am and as the place is popularly known as Labour’s spot, more than 50 were here sipping tea and looking out for work. The people inside having snacks or tea are said to have had a glimpse of the visible cracks widening and some of them fearing a tragedy sprinted out in fear, say survivors. One of the lucky few who escaped death, Md Saud, said “I came for tea like everyday and after finishing, my friend and I left. Within 30 minutes, we heard the building crashed,” he says, throwing his gaze skywards as thanksgiving to the divine powers. Sri Lakshmi, a 40-year-old woman whose brother is stuck inside, says, “We were sitting on the other side of the road in the morning. My brother went inside the hotel to bring tea. He must have been talking with some friends for he took more time than usual. Soon the building came down with a loud sound like one sees in films. My brother is caught inside,” she said, sobbing. After the crash it was some passersby who informed the police and fire force, she said. The City Light hotel, a familiar hangout for working class people, used to organise special Ramzan festival Haleem lucky draws. This area in Secunderabad is filled with old buildings. On February 25, 2012, Monda Market building collapsed and three were killed. Just over a year later, this collapse takes place. Owner Hasan Ali, whose son is trapped inside, said, “My son Mustaffa was here to work at 4am. We are praying that he comes out alive.” Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy came to the scene of tragedy at 11am and he was seen struggling to get a view of the situation. Crowd control was a major hassle for the police as despite all efforts, the traffic jam and crowds kept swelling.
hief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who cancelled all his official programmes, rushed to the scene around 11am. He has ordered a detailed inquiry into the tragedy. He was heard inquiring why this building was not on the demolition list as some official informed him that it was not. He was accompanied by the Hyderabad collector, municipal commissioner and a host of officials. He later visited Gandhi hospital where most of the injured are admitted. GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu said that out of a total of 737 old buildings, a total of 356 dilapidated buildings posed a threat to the residents. He said a total of 16 buildings so far have been demolished and notices have been served on 57 dilapidated building owners. He said that they have initiated inquiry into the hotel collapse incident as the building housing the hotel was not in a critical condition like
other dilapidated structures. Just before the CM came, industries minister Geeta Reddy also visited and talked to officials and the owner of the building. After the CM visited, Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu has also visited the area. He blamed the GHMC and government for taking people’s lives lightly. BJP leader Kishan Reddy too visited the site and
demanded adequate compensation for the victims. The collapsed building is right beside Monda Market, which had a building collapse last year. It is said that many old buildings in Monda market have old tenants who are unwilling to move out. This is one reason for the buildings to remain un-repaired or pulled down.
The deceased have been identified as: n Murali n Raja n Manoj n Ramesh n Santosh The rest remain to be identified.
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n Narasimha n Sailu n Balakrishna (They have been taken to hospital and their condition remained critical at the time of going to press.) Among those feared dead is hotel owner Hassan Ali’s (in pic) son, Mustaffa.
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ASIANA JET CRASH
Pilot wanted to abort landing The flight data recorder also showed that as the Boeing 777 approached the runway its pilots were warned that the aircraft was likely to stall. JOSH EDELSON feedback@postnoon.com SAN FRANCISCO: The Asiana Airlines jet that crashed at San Francisco airport was traveling much slower than recommended and a pilot asked to abort the landing moments before the plane smashed into the ground, US investigators said Sunday. The flight data recorder also showed that as the Boeing 777 approached the runway its pilots were warned that the aircraft was likely to stall. The plane burst into flames killing two people and injuring 182 others shortly after it touched down. The request to abort the landing was captured on the cockpit voice recorder 1.5 seconds before the plane crashed, said National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Deborah Hersman,
who is leading the probe. Her announcement came minutes after a video obtained by CNN confirmed that the aircraft, carrying more than 300 people, clipped a seawall short of the air-
port and skidded on its belly on to the runway. The footage showed the nose up with the rear of the plane hitting the ground first, before it rolled on to the concrete, abrupt-
Trainee had only 43 hours on 777
SEOUL: Asiana Airlines said Monday that the pilot in charge when its Boeing 777 crashed in San Francisco was in training for this type of aircraft. Pilot Lee Kang-Kuk, 46, had 43 hours of experience in piloting this type of aircraft although he was well skilled with more than 9,000 hours of flight time under his belt, Asiana said. “It’s true that Lee was on transi-
Asiana shares down 6.4%
SEOUL: Shares in South Korea’s Asiana Airlines shed 6.4 percent on Monday after one of its passenger jets crashed at San Francisco airport over the weekend, killing two people and leaving 182 injured. In early afternoon trade the firm’s share price stood at 4,790 won. Investigators are looking into the cause of Saturday’s crash that killed two Chinese nationals, including a possible pilot error. On Sunday the Seoul-based carrier’s CEO, Yoon Young-Doo, said “currently we understand that there are no engine or mechanical problems” with the plane, which was bought in 2006.
tion training for the Boeing 777”, an Asiana spokeswoman told AFP. But he was accompanied by an experienced trainer, who acted as co-pilot. Asiana said the airliner, purchased in March 2006, had received repairs for oil leaking from an engine early last month. Asiana CEO Yoon Young-Doo on Sunday ruled out the possibility of mechanical failure as the cause of the crash. US investigators said the aircraft was travelling much slower than recommended and a pilot asked to abort the landing moments before the plane smashed into the ground at San Francisco International Airport Saturday. The flight data recorder also showed that the Boeing 777 received a warning that its engines were likely to stall as it approached the runway, where it later burst into flames killing two people and injuring 182 others. The request to abort the landing was captured on the cockpit voice recorder 1.5 seconds before the plane crashed, said National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Deborah Hersman, who is leading the probe. It was the first fatal crash involving an Asiana passenger plane since June 1993, when a Boeing 737 operated by the carrier crashed into a mountain in South Korea, killing 68.
ly bounced upward and then spun round 180 degrees. The two passengers who died were teenage Chinese girls. Asked about the speed at which the plane was traveling, Hersman, whose NTSB team is examining the wreckage, stressed that it was well below a desired pace of 137 knots. “We have to take another look at the raw data and corroborate it with radar and air traffic information to make sure we have a very precise speed. But again, we are not talking about a few knots here or there. We’re talking about a significant amount of speed below 137,” she said. The crash sheared off the plane’s landing gear and ripped the tail off. Large portions of the fuselage were burned out in the massive fire that erupted. Earlier Sunday, Yoon Young-
Doo, the CEO of Asiana Airlines, based in Seoul, said “currently we understand that there are no engine or mechanical problems” with the plane, which was bought in 2006. NTSB chair Hersman refused to comment on whether the flight crew was at fault, noting that the pilots would be interviewed and AROUND THE
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stressing that it was day one of the investigation. However, she said the plane’s low speed triggered an automatic device called a “stick shaker” which warns pilots that a plane is about to stall. The warning came four seconds before the crash — 2.5 seconds before one of the pilots tried to abort the landing.
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t all started in 1992. Four friends came together and decided to throw a little fun into the twin cities. Fascinated by pubs in England, they joined hands to build something similar in Hyderabad. That’s how 10 Downing Street aka 10D was born. Before they knew it, the pub became an instant hit among young professionals like themselves. TN Mohan Ram, one of the four friends, talks to Postnoon about 10D’s inception, the hiccups it faced and more. Excerpts from the interview. Tell us about the 10D journey so far. What hiccups did it face and what inspired you to establish a pub like this? The first 10 Downing Street was launched in Secunderabad in 1992. By 1993, we launched the Hyderabad outlet. However, we had to shut down for many years when the NT Rama Rao government came to power. His government had prohibited the selling of alcohol in the State at the time. It was a tough time; we had to close down for many years and we were just getting started. 10 Downing Street has now completed 11 years in the pub business. Thanks to our vision and regular customers, we bounced back soon after opening. Back when we were camaraderie is the fact that just management students, G we’ve been in the business since Vinodh Reddy, E Prahlad Rao, 1992 and the management hasn’t GV Ramana and I wanted to changed hands even once! start a business together, mostly to make money and enjoy doing what we’re doing, all at the same What would be your advice to youngtime. Design-wise, we were sters ambitious about mighty inspired by pubs in becoming entrepreneurs England and thought of bringone day? ing the pub culture to our City. One needs to recognise their We were also inspired by pubs passion and follow it with all in Bangalore. We spent more their heart. In my opinthan `1 crore setting up if you love doing the Begumpet outlet. V E I RS ion, what you’re doing, When we began, NN you will succeed A we didn’t have a eventually. clue about the food and beverWhat is your age industry, we future plan learned somefor 10D? thing new every As of now, we day. We take pride have two outlets — in being the first Hyderabad and ones to bring a Chennai — and around lifestyle hangout to the 10 franchises in the country. City. 10D was an instant hit in We have franchises in Indore, the twin cities. Raipur, Chandigarh, Jabalpur, Nagpur among others. We With four ambitious have a local partner to handle owners, differences in each franchise. opinion must have been Our plan is to open outlets very common. How did in major cities of the country — you manage that? There were arguments, there we- Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata — with a mushre moments when we disagreed, room of 60 franchises in smaller I won’t lie, but our ultimate goal locations. We hope to launch at was common. We all worked least 40 franchises by 2020. really hard to bring pub culture Currently, we are negotiating to Hyderabad and none of our with local partners in differences ever came in the way Coimbatore and Pune. of that. The biggest proof of our
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We are also opening a branch in Hi-tec City, Hyderabad. It will begin functioning from this December in all probability. 10D is the only pub brand which has franchises in the country. With so many new pubs and nightclubs opening every day, how does 10D hold its own? In what way has the nightlife changed in the past decade and where do you see it going in the next five years? 10D does many different things. It has its own, unmatched character. However, it’s true that we don’t enjoy the sort of monopoly we did earlier, now. I think we remain a hit because of the special nights we offer. For instance, Sunday nights are dedicated to Bollywood between 8-10pm, Mondays are vintage while Fridays are retro nights between 8-10pm. Basically, we have everything for every day of the week, which sets us apart. Moreover, we have constantly reminded our staff to be warm to everyone who walks in; no one is special and there is no room for preferential treatment at 10D. For 10D, the nightlife hasn’t changed much. It was never a place for the very young or the very old. We always had young professionals hang out at 10D,
The first name that pops up in one’s head while discussing the City’s nightlife is 10 Downing Street. The English-style pub, located in Begumpet, has been our favourite rendezvous for nearly 11 years now. In its second year of publishing, Postnoon talks to one of the four owners of the pub.
we still do. I think the nightlife will change substantially in the coming five years, but as long as there are people who want to have fun, the changes will not affect 10D. Apart from being a successful bar serving good drinks, 10D is also known for its food. Tell us a little about that. We have chefs who are as good as chefs at standalone restaurants in the City. We serve three types of cuisines, which is a big deal for a bar. Moreover, we were the ones who introduced Continental cuisine to Hyderabad. Our lunch and dinner offers are also a big hit because of the price and variety available. Any celebrity visits? We’ve had many celebrities walk in. In fact, anybody who comes to the City parties at 10D at least once. Madhuri Dixit is among the celebrities who’ve made an appearance here. Apart from that, the entire Australian cricket team had partied here in 1992. What is the biggest compliment for 10D? The fact that people have been coming to us regularly for the past 11 years is compliment enough. Plus, everyone knows 10D!
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PHARMA INDUSTRY
‘Duped’ into clinical drug trials Many poor people in India are unwittingly taking part in clinical trials for drugs by Indian and multinational pharmaceutical companies that outsource the work to unregulated research organisations. AFP PHOTO/STR
ABHAYA SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI: Niranjan Lal Pathak couldn’t believe his luck. When a doctor at a hospital in central India offered the factory watchman free treatment for a heart complaint, he jumped at the chance. It was five years ago and the family of the 72-year-old says he didn’t realise that Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Indore was about to enrol him in a trial of an untested drug. “We were told that our uncle will be treated under a special project,” his nephew Alok Pathak told AFP over the phone from Indore. “The doctor said we wouldn’t have to spend a penny. There was only one condition placed before us — that we should not approach local chemists if we ever ran out of his medicines but go straight to the doctor,” he said. A petition filed by the family in India’s Supreme Court alleges that the drug tested on him was Atopaxar, developed by Japanbased pharmaceutical company Eisai and supposed to treat anxiety disorders. His family and health rights group Swasthya Adhikaar Manch say that he would never have enrolled for the trial had he known that an untested drug would be administered. The family also claims that the side-effects of the drug left Pathak suffering from dementia. “He barely recognises us. His life is finished and so are our
The hospital says the doctor who treated Pathak administered the drug without authorisation and had since left the institution, while Eisai declined to comment. “Eisai is committed to making a meaningful contribution under any healthcare system and undertaking all of its activities adhering to the highest legal and ethical standards,” it said in an email to AFP.
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hopes to see him healthy and happy again,” Alok told AFP, his voice choked with emotion. Many desperate and poor people in India are unwittingly taking part in clinical trials for drugs by Indian and multinational pharmaceutical companies that outsource the work to unregulated research organisations. The record of Pathak’s treatment was maintained on a medical card and his family is now fighting a battle, one of scores of cases brought by people who say
they are victims of illegal trials.
A BOOMING BUSINESS
Testing pharmaceuticals on humans is a mandatory and expensive step for drug companies who must prove to regulatory authorities that treatments have no dangerous side-effects in order to bring them to market. The Confederation of Indian Industry estimates that companies save up to 60 per cent by undertaking the different phases of testing a new drug in India as compared to developed countries. The clinical research market in India grew by 12.1 per cent in 2010-11 with revenues of $485
million, according to a report by Frost and Sullivan, a business research and consulting firm. The study, released in July last year, projected the industry to reach the one-billion dollar mark by the end of 2016. But the legal case in the SC, which began in February last year, has helped to bring to light many of the alleged misdeeds by doctors in connivance with pharmaceutical companies. “There has to be some sense of responsibility. Human beings are treated like guinea pigs,” Supreme Court judges RM Lodha and AS Dave said last year in a written statement.
Health campaigner Amulya Nidhi says the lack of strict regulations has prompted many pharmaceutical companies to look to India and other developing countries for the tests. “In Europe and the United States the laws are pretty strict. India, on the other hand, makes for a less restrictive destination for drug trials because the regulator lacks teeth,” said Nidhi, who works for the Swasthya Adhikaar Manch group. “In almost all the cases there is no genuine informed consent,” said campaigner Nidhi. “The label on the medicines often does not specify that it is meant for trial, and vulnerable people end up being used as lab rats,” Nidhi said, showing one such drug sample to AFP. Faced with widespread criticism, the government is amending the old Drugs and Cosmetics Act in order to fix greater responsibility on companies and ethics committees which are supposed to oversee the trials, although no timeframe for completion has been given.
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plethora of committees have slowed permissions/approvals for trials or marketing drugs to more than 12-15 months back home in India while such permissions are given by the USFDA, EU and Singapore within a month,” says the survey. The chamber had interacted with about 250 top officials and representatives from India’s pharma industry based out of five states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu between March and June 2013 to ascertain and seek solutions to their concerns and problems. “The Gazette Notification issued by the department of health, ministry of health and
family welfare has put a ‘full stop’ to the research and development (R&D) in India, triggering serious concerns amid entire pharma industry,” said majority of the industry representatives interviewed. “This notification is not in line with the established international standards and is likely to have a cascading effect on the future of clinical trials in India as the flaws in the gazette could negatively impact the future growth of R&D as well as development of low-cost high-quality medicines in the country,” observed Assocham in its communication addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on behalf of the pharma industry.
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SILVER SPOON
Bringing up baby, British royal style
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Keeping their offspring out of the spotlight could prove a test even for the media-savvy young royals. RUTH HOLMES feedback@postnoon.com LONDON: The imminent birth of Britain’s royal baby will be announced on a golden easel and hailed by cannon fire — but royalwatchers say that behind the pomp Prince William and Catherine will be trying to balance tradition with modern parenting. The couple, both 31, have been widely portrayed as a 21st century couple who will deal with dirty diapers and sleepless nights like any ordinary mother and father around the world. But observers warn that even if they avoid dispatching the baby to the nursery like earlier generations of “The Firm”, the responsibilities and pressures of monarchy will still get in the way. “We keep being told that their parents want to give them a normal upbringing,” Patrick Jephson, former private secretary to William’s late mother Princess Diana, told AFP. “In some vague sense we are supposed to approve of the notion. But I’m afraid the truth is they’re not normal and never can be normal.” Britain’s royal family are famed for their stiff upper lip, but by all accounts in the generations before William that was largely forged by childhoods spent with nannies and in boarding schools instead of with parents. Reports that Kate and her baby would spend the first six weeks at her parents’ home fuelled the idea that Britain’s newest royal might begin life like any other child, although security fears have raised doubts over whether this will happen. While the Middletons are millionaires, they earned their money in business and appear to be a close-knit family with none of the formality of the royals. Until now, William and Kate have been living relatively modestly in a remote farmhouse in
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Anglesey, north Wales, where William works as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot. The couple will eventually move into Kensington Palace in London, but renovations — which have already cost taxpayers £1 million — are not expected to be finished before the birth. Wherever the baby first lays its head, commentators agree that William and Kate will want to be “hands on” parents.
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Kate is seen as a natural with children. She once toyed with the idea of setting up a junior fashion label, and spent her second wedding anniversary visiting a children’s hospice. But whether she chooses to break with royal tradition and forego a full-time nanny remains to be seen. “Although Kate has professed that she doesn’t want nannies, and wants to do it on her own,
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LAC MEGANTIC: Officials in Canada said Sunday they have located five bodies so far in their grim search for victims from the catastrophic derailment of an oil-laden cargo train, and expect to find as many as 40 more. Firemen in this picturesque Quebec lakeside town finally managed Sunday to put out a raging inferno sparked more than a day earlier when a driverless freight train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded, sending fireballs skyward and unleashing a wall of fire that tore through downtown homes and businesses. “The flames, the fires all have been put out now. We did it," fire chief Denis Lauzon told a press briefing. That meant police finally would be able to conduct a
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full search of the charred wreckage at the disaster scene. But the accident devastated the center of this small town 250 kilometers east of Montreal, near the US border, and forced about 2,000 to flee their homes there. Locals struggled to come to terms with the scope of the disaster. Many in this heavily Catholic area were unable to go to Sunday services because their church was squarely within the burned out area. The lucky ones headed to churches in nearby towns “People are in shock, They just cannot believe how serious this all is," said Guy Boulanger, an official with the Catholic diocese of Sherbrooke. AFP
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BODH GAYA BLASTS
Karmapa calls for calm
Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje Monday appealed to his followers to remain calm and refrain from escalation of violence. DHARAMSALA: Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje Monday appealed to his followers to remain calm and refrain from escalation of violence in the wake of the blasts in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya town. “I was deeply saddened to hear of the senseless violence perpetrated Sunday at the Mahabodhi temple and its environs in Bodh Gaya,” the Karmapa, a frequent visitor at the Mahabodhi temple, said in a statement here. This is the place, he said, where Buddhist pilgrims from India and the world over pay AROUND THE
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homage to Lord Buddha and his teachings. “As yet, we do not know why or by whom this sacred site was targeted. However, I am convinced that, as Buddhists, in responding to this situation, the best homage we can pay to Lord Buddha is to uphold his teachings on love and ahimsa (nonviolence),” said the 28-year-old monk. “I ask you, therefore, to remain calm and refrain from any further escalation of the violence. I offer my prayers for the victims and their families, and call on Buddhists everywhere to
truly embrace the wisdom of Lord Buddha’s teachings in all that we do.” Nine blasts took place between 5.30 am and 6 am Sunday at the over two millennia old Mahabodhi temple, annually visited by millions of pilgrims from all over the world, especially from Sri Lanka, China, Japan and the Southeast Asia region. The blasts injured two monks but did not damage the temple. The government termed it a terror attack as the National Investigating Agency (NIA) began its probe. The Karmapa has been residing in the Gyuto Tantric University and Monastery on the outskirts of this town, the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, since he escaped to India in January 2000.
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suspected Indian Mujahideen man Anwar Hussain Mallik has been arrested from the Nadia district in West Bengal and will be questioned on the multiple blasts. Mallik was arrested yesterday with Rs. 1.9 lakh in fake currency. The police allege that he had supplied explosives for the 2010 Pune German Bakery blasts which killed 17 people.
Bomb disposal personnel recover an unexploded bomb from the great statue of Lord Buddha following eight low-intensity serial blasts at the Bodh Gaya Buddhist temple complex on July 7, 2013. AFP
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Gulls feasting on whales? It is happening In recent years the seagulls have been wreaking havoc. They used to feed on refuse tossed overboard by fishing boats. Now, they have added whales to their menu in frenzied waves of pecking. ANTOINE RAUX Agence France-Presse VALDES PENINSULA: It’s a weird, lopsided fight if ever there was one: seagulls divebombing to attack and feed on the fat of 50-ton whales and their babies. And the birds are winning. The battle, new in recent years, is playing out in the South Atlantic off the coast of Argentina’s Patagonia region, and is not known to be happening in waters elsewhere in the world that are home to the mighty mammals. The effect of all the relentless nibbling is a pernicious disruption of an eco-system. One theo-
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ry as to why it is happening is there is an overpopulation of seagulls — in this case, the kelp gull. Whales use these Argentine waters to mate, give birth and nurse their young, and what with all the airborne harassment, whales are taking new evasive measures as they swim, separating mothers from their calves and denying them nourishment. Whales do not have lips for sucking, so mothers expel a thick
milk in the water for their calves to ingest. The babies need more than 100 litres of it per day. “With each attack this process is interrupted, and it is a crucial moment for the growth of the whales,” said Mariano Sironi, director of studies at Argentina’s Institute for Whale Conservation. In 2012, Sironi tallied 116 whales found dead in these waters, and all but three of them were calves. That mortality rate was up 100 per cent from the previous year. Every year, for six months starting in June, hundreds of whales come to waters off the Valdes Peninsula to reproduce.
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FLOODS SCARING AWAY TOURISTS FROM HIMACHAL
The negative propaganda over the recent floods in Himachal Pradesh has affected the tourism industry and over 50 per cent bookings have been cancelled, Shimla Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor Tikender Panwar has said.
UNINOR SERVICES
Keeping the mobile costs on a tight leash
In the highly competitive mobile service provider market, it becomes pertinent to stand out of the crowd in order to woo customers; Uninor does this by delivering the sabse sasta promise. PRUDHVI RAJU K prudhvi.k@postnoon.com
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o offer what the mass market wants in its best form is the mantra of Uninor. When mobile service providers are trying to woo the customer by offering a range of value-added services, Uninor stuck to the sabse sasta promise, offering not just full but extra talk time. When the operating costs are mounting for mobile operators, the company continues to offer its value preposition in terms of price to the customer. In his exclusive interview to Postnoon, Yogesh Malik (right), CEO of Uninor, reveals how the company could successfully offer lower prices and continue to be successful in this highly competitive market. Explaining about the industry and strategy of Uninor, Yogesh said, “The industry underwent a series of phases from the launch of increased mobile operators to aggressive
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Vicat Group’s Bharathi Cement received Power Brands Raising Star-2013 Award. In an function that held recently in Las Vegas, USA, the award was presented to M Ravinder Reddy, director – marketing of Bharathi Cement and head of marketing-Vicat India. The Vicat Group has close to 7,400 employees working in three core divisions, Cement, Concrete &Aggregates and Other Products & Services. The Group operates in eleven countries: France, Switzerland, Italy, the United States of America, Turkey, Egypt, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Kazakhstan and India.
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price wars. Today the industry is in the phase of consolidation or rationalisation in terms of both presence and resources. Often, the mobile industry tends to have lot of things in its bucket and offers to its customers, either in terms of technology or services; even if the customer may not have the need. However, we took the opposite way and want to remain focused and serve the core mass market needs.” According to him, a typical mass market customer wants mobility in the area within a
radius of 10-15km to serve their voice needs. He also may need relevant services like text messaging or cricket score. The young crowd needs data and social networking. When asked about their focus areas, he said, “In this hyper competitive market, we want to focus on best service and distribution of services like recharge, connections, etc. We don’t want inefficiency passing onto the customer as a liability, either by way of higher costs or service quality. Solving these issues at our end holds the key to providing ultralow cost services to the customer. We want to be profitable and do not want to have any debt. This will help the company grow faster and get closer to its customers.” He said that the low price offering is driving the price-conscious customer to choose Uninor over its competitors. vA lot of customers have dual-sim phones and they use each sim for a different purpose. With our
clear position on price, we have been able to divert traffic to our sim in this race. We just don’t do promises but deliver them. A customer can easily find this difference while recharging a mobile at the end of the day.” To how the company could manage offer services at these low costs, he said, “We work on an innovative model by which the same tower can carry much more traffic than any of our incumbents in every circle. Due to which, the cost per minute is 25-30 per cent lesser than our counterparts. Our focus is more on cost per minute and the revenues that we generate for that minute.” On the future of the industry, he said, “The industry is growing. There are over 80 crore sim cards in the market out of which many are used in dual-sim phones. The reality is that only 50 per cent of the population in the country own a mobile phone, which leaves a lot of scope for growth.”
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CONCLAVE TO UP BUSINESS Government and business leaders from India and the US are meeting here this week to explore ways to remove investment barriers and deepen their commercial ties to achieve the full potential of their relationship. “India is a long-term business opportunity that holds tremendous opportunities for industry,” said Ron Somers, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), a trade advocacy group comprised of more than 350 of the top-tier US and Indian companies, ahead of the conclaves. The USIBC’s 38th anniversary leadership summit here on July 11 will feature Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
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ROBIN MILLARD Agence France-Presse Since Britain's new royal baby will be third in line to the throne but a legal wrangle in the Commonwealth is holding up new law ensuring that a female heir cannot be overtaken by a younger brother. Prince William and his wife Catherine's baby, due this month, will be born directly in line to become king or queen, after Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son Prince Charles, and then William, his eldest son. Ending male primogeniture had been talked about for decades but William and Kate's wedding in April 2011 jolted governments into action to ensure that if the couple's first-born is a girl, its gender could not keep it from the throne. The premiers of Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the 12 other countries where Queen Elizabeth reigns reached agreement in principle at the last Commonwealth summit in October 2011. The law change must be unanimous and identical in each country to avoid ending up with different monarchs in different states. It can only come into effect when all the realms have ratified it. But the process is not proving as straightforward as had been hoped, with challenges thrown up by Quebec in Canada and Queensland in Australia. "It's a pretty complicated operation in which 16 countries in all have to change their law or their constitution," Robert Hazell, director of the Constitution Unit at University College London, told AFP.
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HERE’S WHY PRICES SHOOT UP POPULATION, SEZ AND AP
HARD TALK
Aristotle Greek philosopher
British royal baby faces succession legal wrangle
HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS
July 8 marks one month of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in hospital for a lung infection. July 18 marks his 95th birthday. While he spent five years as president of South Africa, it was 27 years in the damp cramped prison cellar, where he developed TB.
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egetable prices are rocketing. We can’t say like Morarji Desai did when he said after onion prices shot through the roof, “Stop eating onion. Nothing will happen. Prices will come down.” Today the mainstay vegetables’ prices are soaring. Those in power and their shenanigans will tell you of bad crops, tricky weather and hoarding as reasons. These hackneyed explanations could fool an illiterate public. The government, however, forgets that we live in the information age and people are not as unaware as they were 50 years ago. We are, by all indications, going towards a food crisis, and the volatile prices are just a straw in the wind. The economic theory of demand and supply still stands good but it does not explain fully the situation we are in today. At the core of the issue are two major factors, which the government of the day will not tell you — unbridled population and annexing farmlands. Land under crops is shrinking every day mainly because of the weapon the ruling elite has got from China — special economic zone. If you examine each of these projects, you will know the eulogy is another name of grabbing land from peasants.
UN warns that India is galloping towards an untenable population growth. The present government winks at the issue. It means they are postponing a disaster for tomorrow. It is pertinent that the family planning is renamed family welfare, which has jettisoned the small family norm. This is just to please a couple of communities, which do not subscribe to limiting the size of the family. The other, and more serious, is the issue of land grab. Even if we take with a pinch of salt an
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done by the Social Development Foundation, Delhi in 2010 of the Polepally in AP is indicative of the horror of SEZ and government’s hollow claims. Polepally is situated on the NH 7, about 96km from Hyderabad. Along with the neighbouring village of Mudireddipally and the tribal hamlet of Gundlagadda Thanda, Polepally is the site of an SEZ project covering over 1,000 acres. Hundreds were evacuated and they became refugees in cities, most probably Hyderabad. Look at the kind of people dislodged; you get an
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independent survey that says 20 per cent of the country’s arable land is lost to urbanisation and realty, it is easily conceivable that considerable fertile land is lost to land sharks backed by bureaucracy and politicians. The SEZ idea, born in Communist China, came handy to the crafty political leaders of this country. While hundreds of SEZ are sanctioned and poor villagers are evacuated by force giving them one-tenth of what they deserve, one representative study
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idea of political chicanery of elevating backward people’s status.
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“Losing land to the SEZ project has significantly reduced the farmland in the affected villages and also brought with it severe pressures on employment, livelihoods and food security for the villagers. While some of the land losers have become farmers with smaller land holdings, many have become landless. The conversion of farmland for non-farm
uses has also reduced farm labour opportunities for the people who had no non-farm skills. The SEZ has caused fragmentation of land holding in the villages as the land losers have been forced to buy small pieces of land from neighbours. It forced change in favour of occupational shifts, indebtedness and migration. The inability of some to adapt is apparent. The case of Polepally stands as a warning against taking such claims at face value. It illustrates how an acquisition process that appears defensible on paper can go
Land under crops is shrinking every day mainly because of the weapon the ruling elite has got from China — special economic zone. wrong in practice. Each of the SEZ will throw up similar sordid saga of bombing people out of their native land. And we are creating refugees in their own land. When land under cultivation shrinks, production decreases and supply slides but on the other hand is the uncontrolled population growth and ever-rising demand. How could we live? This, in short, is the real reason for the frequent Rambo dance of prices of essential commodities.
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he Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority decision to come out with a comprehensive Environmental Master Plan to assess the damage to environment in the City and suburbs accrued over the decades, besides planning its protection in coming years is laudable. The concept plan should understand where the City is in terms of environment and come up with a roadmap to be followed over the years to restore and maintain environmental measures on par with international standards. The plan divided into different segments like lakes and water bodies, conservation and adding forest area, air quality improvement, groundwater improvement and addressing the needs of solid waste management should be a multi-department unifying experience involving pollution, water and forest boards. A study of green cover in the entire Hyderabad Metropolitan Region needs to be taken up to identify areas with scope for aforestation. The AP Pollution Control Board should be roped in for assessment of ambient air quality. Work on groundwater improvement and solid waste management measures to be located outside the GHMC limits are to be listed.
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ccording to a study by researchers of Andhra University, with increasing body mass index, other cardio vascular disease risk factors like blood pressure and lipids were rising drastically, particularly in women. The impact of urbanisation is increasing factors like obesity and variation in BMI. These diseases are the primary cause of mortality. The second National Health and Nutritional Examination survey data shows that excess bodyweight is paralleled by a rise of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in urban and rural population. It’s time to exercise.
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Fresher’s parties organised by seniors at St Francis College and Villa Marie College turned out to be successes. We give you a sneak peek into two of the most awaited events.
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xcitement soared high in two prominent girls colleges in the City, St Francis College and Villa Marie College, where seniors welcomed juniors with open hands and gyrated to various popular Bollywood and Tollywood numbers in a bid to entertain them. Fresher’s parties followed the patterns set by the preceding years wherein juniors were treated to special performances by the seniors and culminated in the Miss Fresher’s contest where one among the many who auditioned for the competition was declared the winner.
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black, indicating ‘dusk’ since they are at the end of their stint at the college while juniors assembled in yellow or orange synonymous with the rising sun. “There were around 200 girls who had come for the audition, among which 30 were selected for the finale. Dil Dosti Dance star Shantanu Maheshwari aka Swayam was one of the judges and the other judge was former MTV CEO Mohit Agarwal. At the end of the long, thrilling three rounds, Kunain Usman was declared the winner and endowed with the Miss Fresher’s title. All the other five finalists were also given titles,” Suneela Madhur, Villa Marie professor said. While tension was in the air, dance groups like Battamese girls, Dancing Divas, Yester Queens, and Leading Ladies kept the entertainment quotient high throughout the day at Villa Marie College. “There were as many as 11 groups shaking their legs for the
event. There were also seniors who paid tribute to dancing queen Madhuri Dixit and other yesteryear actresses through their performances,” she says. When freshers at Villa Marie donned red and orange, juniors at St Francis College turned up in colours depicting the five elements of nature — fire, water, air, sky and earth. “Unlike the previous years, we couldn’t arrange for a celebrity judge for the fresher’s party this year. Three girls were crowned the winners at the event. Juniors had a dress code to follow, which were various hues of the five elements,” Tania, one of the final year students at the college, said. The highlight of the party at St Francis College was the welcome dance in which seniors danced to a medley of songs including Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani numbers, Spanish, Arabic and African chartbusters. All in all, these events had girls taking centre stage, entertaining, performing and accepting the newly arrived batch members as their own.
Opening ceremony of 25 years celebration of CHIREC was held at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli this week. Union minister for human resource development MM Pallam Raju was also present at the occasion. A new CHIREC anthem was specially composed to mark the celebration of the event. This anthem took shape with contribution from the students and staff. Staff, alumni and students took part in cultural programmes at the do.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEEK
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or University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed the present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution.
TRENDING...
In surveying almost 700 high school students in the US who were preparing for the ACT or SAT, it is being found that 60% said it is “very” or “somewhat important” to them that they attend a college with a racially diverse student body. At the same time, 82% of students said they wanted to attend a college with a “socially conscious campus community”, making this factor more important to students than a strong sports programme or colourful Greek life. Still, despite students’ desires to see more diversity on their campuses, past research has shown that collegeaged Americans are opposed to including race as a factor in the college admissions process.
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DANCING DELIGHTS
DJ Mohit and DJ Sunil will be belting out the latest tracks at Cuba Libre, GVK One Mall tonight. The pub is hosting The White Party.
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Iron MC's Fitness Training was launched amidst much fanfare at Movida, Radisson Blu on Sunday. Shilpa Reddy, actor Navdeep and founder Daniel Mckee were spotted at the do.
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PROTEIN THAT CAN KILL E. COLI Scientists at a British university have chanced up a protein that can kill the E. coli bacterium, known to cause serious food poisoning in humans. The protein Colicin N is found inside the Escherichia coli itself, and kills competing bacterium in a very efficient way.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR STOMACH: PART I
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Everyone remembers their stomach at least thrice a day when hunger strikes, but its functioning and anatomy remain a mystery to many. ABSORPTION
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he stomach is a muscular organ located on the left side of the upper abdomen. It receives food from the oesophagus, breaks down the particles with the help of enzymes and churning, and passes the digested material on to the small intestine.
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stomach. Hydrochloric acid is also released, to kill bacteria and to maintain the pH at a level that the proteases can work at.
REGULATION
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he flow of chemicals into the stomach and the passage of food through the stomach are regulated by the autonomic nervous system as well as digestive hormones like gastrin and secretin. These hormones ensure that
the stomach sends food to the intestine only when it is free. Until then, the stomach serves as a storage area.
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HOUSECALL
DID YOU KNOW?
PIONEERS
Argus
Bowen’s Disease
Who’s shedding now?
Antonia Novello
Argus follows how much you move, walk, run or cycle through the accelerometer. It helps you log what you eat, how you sleep, how much water and coffee you drink and how much you exercise. The idea is that it’s a catchall, life-logging app where people can store all of their activity in one place without having to switch from app to app.
The disease is a neoplastic skin disease, it can be considered as an early stage or intraepidermal form of squamous cell carcinoma. It was named after John T Bowen. Erythroplasia of Queyrat is a form of squamous cell carcinoma in situ arising on the glans or prepuce, possibly induced by HPV. Causes of BD include solar damage, arsenic, immunosuppression, viral infection and chronic skin injury and dermatoses.
Your pet isn't the only one in the house with a shedding problem. Humans shed about 6,00,000 particles of skin every hour. That works out to about 1.5 pounds each year, so the average person will lose around 105 pounds of skin by age 70.
Antonia Novello was a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She was the first female surgeon general of the United States, as well as the first of Hispanic origin. During her time in office, she helped launch the Healthy Children Ready to Learn Initiative and spoke out against underage drinking.
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THE PAGE DEDICATED TO WOMEN AND THE ISSUES THEY FACE ACROSS THE GLOBE
VANGUARD OF CHANGE
Gender in films
Men for change
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N Women is partnering with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media on a global study to analyze the depiction of female characters in family films. “There is no doubt that gender stereotypes are influential socio-psychological factors in how women are perceived. They influence relationships between the sexes,” said Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head of UN Women.
Women on the border
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he HOPEM Men for Change Network is composed of 25 civil society organisations and recognized human rights activists in Mozambique. HOPEM is dedicated to engaging men and boys in transforming harmful masculine behaviour so as to achieve gender equality and improve the welfare of women, men and children. Their Men in the Kitchen programme promotes gender equality and addresses violence against women and girls by increasing men’s participation in domestic activities, reports unwomen.org. Sixteen hundred young men have participated in this initiative since it began in 2012.
or the first time ever, the Indian government has given its go-ahead for the recruitment and commissioning of women officers in a border guarding force — the BSF. Women will be recruited as direct entry officers in the rank of Assistant Commandants (ACs), and according to sources in the Union home ministry, they will be posted to lead troops along the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders. AFP PHOTO/SERGEI SUPINSKY
(Hillary Clinton) said to me that she never really felt that issue about gender when she was a senator. It's when she put herself forward for executive office that she felt it very acutely.
Recent science and women's stories left me with pointed lessons: that women's desire — its inherent range and innate power —is an underestimated and constrained force, even in our times. Daniel Bergner
Julia Gillard
Author, What do women want?
Former Australian PM
TAKING ACTION
UNDER ATTACK
Women’s commission slams female foeticide
Two activists face prison for feeding woman
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THE WAY FORWARD CREA
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REA is a feminist human rights organisation based in New Delhi, India. Together with partners from a diverse range of human rights movements and networks, CREA works to advance the rights of women and girls, and the sexual and reproductive freedoms of all people. It also provides training and learning opportunities to global activists through its institutes.
A girl jumps over a campfire while celebrating Ivan Kupala Night, a traditional Slavic holiday.
Now, varsity course for domestic help The course is aimed at helping them overcome professional hassles they encounter mainly due to lack of even basic education.
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uture house-maids and domestic helps in Maharashtra will be equipped with basic education, work skills and hygiene to enable them carry out their tasks more efficiently. At least, that's the plan. The Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) launches a unique course designed for domestic helps starting July 15 and already has taken over 400 students on the rolls, said varsity spokesperson Shrinivas Belsaray Sunday. “The course is aimed at helping them overcome professional hassles they encounter mainly due to lack of even basic education. It will
be conducted through four YCMOU centres in Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nashik and Hingoli for a nominal fee of `300, including all learning material,” Belsaray told IANS. Already, there are several welfare associations of domestic helps which are engaged in various productive activities for their members, many of whom face difficulties due to lack of awareness and education, said YCMOU registrar Prakash Atkare. YCMOU Vice-Chancellor R Krishnakumar took a decision to initiate this unique course for the domestic helps from the current academic year. Among welfare associations are Vidarbha Domestic
Servants Union and Nashik District Domestic Servants Union, which are collaborating with the YCMOU to facilitate and popularise the course among their members. The one-year course in English, Marathi and Hindi will cover language and communication skills, health science, mathematics, general knowledge and small-scale training, Belsaray said. According to official estimates, there are over a million domestic workers in Mumbai, a majority of them women from various age groups. Depending on the kind of work, a casual domestic worker can earn an average of `1,000 per household. IANS
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ON THE FRONTLINES FUNMILAYO RANSOMEKUTI
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he was a teacher, political campaigner, and women's rights activist in Nigeria. Her political activism led to her being described as the doyen of female rights in Nigeria, as well as to her being regarded as “The Mother of Africa.” She was a very powerful force advocating for the Nigerian woman's right to vote.
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tnoon s o P T s n tel l y from M I a s a ne n iv a Sr i her jour ov i ng to ut t i v a t K a bou i fe a fter mn, her deb e r o l m ema, aa l icha ra n i c o t a nd K u a i d n I Telug n i fi l m
G N I C A R B E M E G N A CH HEMANTH KUMAR Hemanth.k@postnoon.com
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t is not everyday that you come across people who have studied in one of the best universities in the world trying their luck in films. You either have to be obsessed about your dreams or plain stupid to give up everything to pursue acting in Indian films, especially after graduating from a university like Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Kavita Srinivasan, who graduated from MIT with a degree in architecture and city planning, falls in the former category. Ask her what made her leave everything behind in the US, she reveals, “I have been dancing and singing all my life. I guess there’s a certain inclination towards arts when you are born in a Tamil Brahmin family. After I graduated from MIT, I moved to Los Angeles where I enrolled in acting classes, in addition to my job. After doing a fair share of acting in plays and doing commercials, I wanted to get into it completely and give it a serious shot.” Her father’s job took her to several countries including Zambia, Papua New Guinea, USA, Nepal and India. “Maybe it’s because I have been travelling to different countries all my life, I’m fairly open to changes in my life. Even when I moved to Mumbai, it wasn’t a big culture shock but it took me a long time to adjust in a new city because I didn’t know anyone. Luckily, I joined a theatre group which helped me meet new people and learn more about acting.” She’s all set to make her debut in Telugu in Sri Prawin’s upcoming film Kaalicharan. “I’m playing a character named Kalavathi. From my perspective, it’s a very bold character, who doesn’t go by the rules. She’s not a bad person but lives an uncoventional life. I was asked to put on weight for my role, but the most difficult part was the gestures that I was supposed to display to make the character more real. I have even dubbed my lines in the film, although I can’t speak Telugu,” she reveals. Apart from Kaalicharan, she’ll soon be seen in a Tamil and another Hindi film. Ask her what her goals are, now that her dream of acting in films have come true, she confesses, “I want to keep pushing the boundaries of acting and play characters even after the so-called "expiry date" for female actors that exists in the mainstream cinema. My role models are Kamal Hassan and Meryl Streep, who keep reinventing themselves for each role. No one can guess what will come out of their seemingly bottomless pit of talent and age doesn't prevent them from getting fantastic and unique roles.”
Sonal Chauhan to romance Balakrishna
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Zee TV buys Bhai’s rights
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Balupu makes a killing at the box-office
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NOT JUST THE DANCING LADY
CINE BYTES
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he dances like a swan, but for her new film Gulaab Gang, actress Madhuri Dixit has tried some kicking and punching. She admits action is tough, but says she is tough too. “I’ve done action for the first time... It is tough to do action, but I am a tough person and I enjoyed doing it. I love action films both Hollywood and Bollywood as well as in Chinese films,” Madhuri told IANS. She is busy promoting Gulaab Gang, a Soumik Sen-directorial based on a women’s grit and determination, at the 14th edition of IIFA, being held at the Venetian Macao. Apart from trying some action in the movie, Madhuri has exercised her other talent of singing too. “I have sung as well. I sung as it was appropriate in the film and that’s why I agreed to do it. But I haven’t thought if I want to continue singing in the future,” she said. Mother to two sons — Arin and Raayan, the 47-year-old had shifted base to Denver when she married US-based doctor Sriram Nene in 1999. The actress came back to India in 2011, and has been bagging work one after the other. She was seen in the Ghagra song in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani with Ranbir Kapoor, and on the movie front, she has Dedh Ishqiya in her kitty apart from Gulaab Gang. Madhuri is also a judge on reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6, and she has also opened an online dance academy.
With Revolver Rani, Vir tastes seriousness
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ollywood actor Vir Das, who has made audiences roll with laughter in movies like Delhi Belly and Go Goa Gone, will be seen in a serious and dark role in Tigmanshu Duhlia’s Revolver Rani. He says he wanted to test his own versatility. The movie features Kangana Ranaut as a gangster. “Revolver Rani is a dark love story played between Kangana and me. I just wanted to see if I could carry it off,” Vir said. IANS
‘Missing Ranbir today’, says Deepika
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Action is tough, but so am I:
MADHURI DIXIT
eepika Padukone, who won the Star Plus audience jodi of the year award for Yeh Jawaani hai Deewani at the 14th IIFA awards, said that she missed her co-star Ranbir Kapoor who was not present at the awards. “I miss Ranbir today. Thank you so much, Ayan, for making me look so wonderful in the film,” she said. IANS
‘Barfi!’ bags multiple awards at IIFA
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ollywood director Anurag Basu’s Barfi! won multiple awards at the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards this year. The Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra starrer bagged awards for the best film, best director and the best performance in leading role (male) for its hero. Ranbir was not present to receive the award and it was collected by director Anurag Basu. IANS
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hings got better for the minions of Despicable Me 2 and worse for Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and The Lone Ranger on Friday, as the animated sequel took in another $30
million. That puts it on pace for around $77 million for the weekend, and a $140 million haul for the five-day July 4 weekend, roughly $30 million more than analysts had projected. The $76 million UniversalIllumination Entertainment production also has taken in nearly $94 million from 45 foreign markets through Friday, and will pass $200 million worldwide Saturday
Disney’s adaptation of the classic radio and TV show, with Hammer as the title character and Depp as Tonto, brought in $10.6 million on Friday, and probably won’t hit $50 million for the long holiday weekend. That all but assures the action Western, from the Pirates of the Caribbean team of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, won’t recoup its $225 million budget and marketing costs. And it’s starting to feel The Heat as it tries to hang on to second place, with both looking at three-day totals in the $25 million range.
Lone Ranger eating Minion dust as
Lady Gaga quits Twitter or marketing gimmick?
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inger Lady Gaga seems to have left her Twitter page as her profile image has been replaced by the generic egg. Her bio also says that it has been shut down. However there are also rumours of premarketing campaign for her new song. Gaga, whose album Artpop is reportedly set to release later in 2013, is the second most-followed person on the site, with just under 39 million followers. IANS
DESPICABLE ME 2 eyes $140 M Lewis would give up career for animals
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eona Lewis says she would stop singing if she had a choice between her work and halting the use of animals in scientific tests across the globe. “I would pick a global ban. I could still do my music in any capacity if I wanted to, but I think it’s just so important for humans to show compassion,” contactmusic.com quoted Lewis as saying. IANS
Kanye, Kim Kardashian to marry in Egypt?
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apper Kanye West and his socialite-fiance Kim Kardashian are reportedly planning to marry at an exotic location in Egypt. The couple welcomed their first child, North West, last month. “Kim and Kanye were talking to the baby when in mid-sentence Kanye asked Kim to marry him. She started to cry and mouthed the word, ‘Yes'," femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying. IANS
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Chai Time
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller
KAKURO
QUICK CROSSWORD
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SUDOKU How to play kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once. Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on... So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run. Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.
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1 Shooter of gold-tipped arrows 5 Wine press residue 9 Manhandles 14 Psychic radiance 15 Jazz players are found here 16 Enter, as computer data 17 Faction 18 Former Venetian bigwig 19 Part of a subway entrance 20 Is a pioneer 23 Bolt attachment 24 Iranian cash 25 Small quarrel 27 Assuming everything goes as well as possible 30 Some envelopes 33 Sandy navigational hazard 34 Word with ‘tag’ or ‘booth’ 37 Persona non ___ 38 Relatives of ostriches 40 Make tracks on ice 42 Urban air problem 43 Church niches 45 Cinematography units 47 Navigation dir 48 Title for Gandhi 50 More thick-skulled 52 Minute circus star 53 Love intensely 55 Part of a geisha’s garb 57 Evidence of firing a weapon 62 Jazz great Vaughan 64 It might pop into your head 65 Rear of a plane 66 Lord of the manor 67 Twerp’s cousin 68 Europe’s highest active volcano 69 ‘Maximus to Gloucester ‘ poet Charles 70 Sandwich cookie 71 Gather, as grain
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Chai Time MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013 Thiruvaikumar
STAR POWER for 9-7-2013
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ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
CANCER
LEO
VIRGO
LIBRA
SCORPIO
SAGITTARIUS
CAPRICORN
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Be cordial with family members and avoid hurting anyone. Properly planned important work will get completed. This is the right time to implement plan to change residence. Employees will be suitably rewarded for hard work.
STRIP TEASE AGNES
You have to spend more for happy events that are to be performed at home. Pay hike and promotion are on the cards. Good news from distance relatives will come. Health looks fine. Some will take up yoga and meditation.
Financially a strong position is likely. Guide your children properly and put them on the right track. Blood relatives will be more affectionate towards. Businessmen need to keep records in order as govt officials might initiate penal action.
Employees are likely to face the ire of superiors. Blood relatives will respect your suggestions in important issues. Income looks up rapidly, which will make you financially strong. You will act with responsibility and control expenses.
You will feel cheerful as income is good and beyond expectations. Employees will look cheerful as they complete work in time. Businessmen reduce their debts as profits jump considerably. Partners too will be co-operative.
Politicians are required to act with alertness and responsibility. Avoid buying luxurious items. Businessmen might experience a dull trend. Though employees are likely to get their demands fulfilled, colleagues may not co-operate.
Those who are awaiting marriage, will get good news soon. Take good care of parents’ health. Businessmen face roadblocks in some important work, but will sincerely put in hard efforts and get them resolved.
Employees will have a favourable working atmosphere. Businessmen need to be aggressive in collecting old and written-off dues. They can consider a minor investment to expand their horizon. Blood relatives might seek your help.
Postpone new efforts for some time. Good turning point in a court issue is likely. Employees will get relief at workplace. Superiors too will support them. Strained relationship will resume. Businessmen will do well and income increases.
TAROT READ
Sumaa Tekur
tarotreadhyd@gmail. com
ARIES:
GEMINI:
Three of Pentacles – You risk getting into a hot debate with someone at the work place. This may not go very well in your favour. Stop being so righteous.
LEO:
Seven of Swords – Avoid conflict although you cannot avoid being at the wrong place at the wrong time. You have to keep cool and manage your temper.
LIBRA:
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
Ace of Pentacles – Don’t feel pressured to do as someone in family says – no matter how much you love this person. Your life is your own. Make your decisions.
SAGITTARIUS:
Page of Cups – Measure your words carefully, for words could hurt more than any physical harm. You may come across as rash if you speak your mind.
TAURUS:
The Lovers – You are learning something new about a person. With this knowledge, you are ready to enter the next stage. You can deal with problems better.
CANCER:
King of Swords – You will make solid progress in a project that has been on hold for some time now. The roadblocks are opening up and everything moves ahead.
VIRGO:
Strength – You have to take people along, although it proves to be more difficult than you imagined. Be a team player and be understanding of your team.
SCORPIO:
The Hanged Man – Managers and bosses will be in the mood to sack someone in the team. If the pressure, is too much, go ahead and do what’s best.
CAPRICORN:
Six of Swords – Those going abroad must be careful and be alert for cases of racism. Deal with these in a practical manner. You’re in another country.
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PISCES:
Eight of Swords – Refrain from making scathing comments about someone else’s lifestyle. Don’t get personal about anyone’s choices and decisions.
NUMBER GAME
There should always be room for new learning and engagement with your subject, no matter which stage in the career you’re in. Pick up new skills.
SCRABBLE
AQUARIUS: The Sun –
POOCH CAFE
Income from various channels is likely. Avoid taking important decisions based on the suggestion of friends and relatives. Do your homework before deciding the same. Health looks fine. Strong financial position will cheer you.
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King of Wands – You’re likely to be swamped with work. The way to deal with this is to not panic and prioritise them. Know what should get done first.
NON SEQUITUR
Employees might be faced with minor hurdles but superiors will help. Postpone plans to change residence for the time being. Health needs attention. Parents will value your suggestions and extend their support.
SUDUKO
You will be interested in religious activities. Employees must focus and complete all work within stipulated time. You will encourage your children and support them. Some are likely to undertake a joy trip with family.
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JUSTIN BIEBER SELENA GOMEZ back together I for holiday romance f Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez don’t want anyone to know they’re probably dating again, they’re not doing a very good job of hiding it. Mutual friends Alfredo Flores, Jas Prince and Lil Twist all shared evidence via social media that the on-and-off couple is on again. Bieber and Gomez can be spotted in the shadows at the tail end of Prince’s July 4th Instagram video. Bieber’s pal Flores also posted a Fourth of July Instagram video featuring Gomez (without Bieber), but Prince’s tweets suggest Flores and Bieber were hanging out over the holiday. And Twist Instagram-ed separate pics of Bieber and Gomez only hours apart.
Taylor Swift throws major fourth of July bash
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aylor Swift knows how to throw one heck of an Independence Day party. The country crooner celebrated the Fourth of July with a house party on the beach Thursday, getting her “touring family” into the spirit of the holiday with a festive day of activities. Swift rocked a retro red-and-white floral print bikini for the occasion, topping the look with a blue skirt.
Rita Ora wasn’t happy with her body
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ita Ora says she was ashamed of her body when she was a teenager and used to buy extra-tight pants for dance classes. “There was a point in school when I didn’t feel comfortable. I matured quicker than the other girls. I had bigger breasts and a bigger bum — and hated it. I’d get extra-tight leotards for dance classes to flatten me,” she said. IANS
John Travolta tries to stay positive always
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ohn Travolta says he strives to stay positive and has refused to be “bitter or cynical” despite suffering losses in his life. The actor has not only lost his teenage son, Jett in 2009 but has also been hurt by the recent death of a good friend, James Gandolfini. “I deal with it and move on. I’d not lose a moment’s sleep over them because I know the truth,” he said. IANS
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TOUR DE FRANCE
Martin wins ‘crazy’ 9th stage Dan Martin came over the finish after beating Dane Jakob Fuglsang in a two-up sprint to claim his maiden win in the race. JUSTIN DAVIS Agence France-Presse BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE: Irishman Dan Martin won the ninth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday after a dramatic day of racing left Team Sky and yellow jersey holder Chris Froome sorely exposed to rivals. Martin, the nephew of Irish great Stephen Roche, came over the finish with his arms in triumph after beating Dane Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) in a two-up sprint to claim his maiden win on the race. Froome arrived 20sec later alongside rivals Alejandro Valverde, Alberto Contador and Cadel Evans but notably without any Sky teammates, including key mountain helper Richie Porte. From sitting second overnight at 51sec adrift, the Australian dropped to the nether regions of the general classification after finishing 17min 59sec in arrears. Valverde, whose Movistar team were protagonists on the last of the day’s five categorised climbs, moved up one place to second to sit 1min 25sec behind Froome, with Spain’s two-time winner Contador now sixth but still 1:51 behind. Froome admitted: “That was one of the hardest days I’ve ever had on a bike. I
POCONO 400
Dixon wins Pocono 400 LONG POND: New Zealand’s Scott Dixon won his 30th career IndyCar race on Sunday, using superior fuel mileage to capture the Pocono 400 and lead a firstever podium sweep for team owner Chip Ganassi. Two-time season champion Dixon passed runner-up Charlie Kimball with 28 laps remaining and held off the American over the last laps, nursing his fuel to the finish line as they passed slower traffic over the 2.5-mile triangular course. “Going into this morning I was not thinking we could win,” Dixon said. “Fuel mileage was the big key. We still had speed and we were running up front all day.” Kimball, who started 12th in the field of 24, matched his best finish with second in the 160-lap feature with Scotland’s Dario Franchitti, who began 20th, edging Australian Will Power for third.
was left on my own and it was a pretty difficult position to be in.” After what he termed a “crazy” second day in the Pyrenees, Martin said there had been a concerted effort to shake up proceedings. Having also won stage nine at the Tour of Spain, the 26-year-old rode out of Bagneres determined. But when Garmin’s efforts to get him into a decisive break via
On the climb to the summit an isolated Froome was tested when Nairo Quintana produced four separate bursts of acceleration. waves of early attacks proved futile, he was forced to changed tack. On the 9.9km climb to the final summit, the Houquette d’Ancizan, an isolated Froome’s resolve was tested when little Colombian climber Nairo Quintana (Movistar) produced four separate bursts of acceleration. The Briton ultimately resisted and, sensing “hesitation” among Froome’s rivals to test the race leader further, Martin attacked. Fuglsang followed and
the pair crested the summit with a 40sec lead. They held off the chasers on the 30km descent to the finish, where Martin’s burst of speed inside the final few hundred metres proved too much for the Dane. “I targeted this stage at the start of the race and the whole team gave it everything to get me into a breakaway,” said Martin, who is enjoying a breakout season in which he has won the Tour of Catalunya and Liege-BastogneLiege. “It was crazy. We were attacking without thinking about it. Then, when I found myself on the final climb I saw a bit of hesitation in the group of favourites and thought I’ve got nothing to lose. “Luckily Jakob came with me and we managed to hold them off. I was confident in the final, I knew I could produce the speed I needed but after such a hard stage you’re never sure.”
AMERICA’S CUP
Emirates wins first race by forfeit
Luna Rossa boycotted the opener in a rules protest, the Italians refusing to race until an international jury rules on its protest against a late change to a rudder design rule. SAN FRANCISCO: An America’s Cup yachting event already marred by tragedy was stung again in its first race Sunday when Emirates Team New Zealand won by forfeit Sunday over Italy’s Luna Rossa on San Francisco Bay. Luna Rossa boycotted the challengers’ Louis Vuitton Cup round-robin opener in a rules protest, the Italians refusing to race until an international jury rules on its protest against a late change to a rudder design rule. “We have been forced into this position,” Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena said Sunday. “We did not come to San Francisco to watch races, but to race.” But as a result, the Kiwi squad aboard Aotearoa sailed the seven-leg course alone, completing almost 16 nautical miles in 46 minutes, 27 seconds. The crew averaged 20 knots with a top speed of 35 knots. A tweet from Team New Zealand during the race said,
“Half way through race 1. No surprises to be leading in a race with ourselves.” It was a lackluster start for an event set to last until late September, when holders Oracle will face one of three challengers in the America’s Cup proper. “We had a discussion with
Emirates Team New Zealand about sailing the shorter course, but it was their wish to sail the full course,” regatta director Iain Murray said. Sirena says Murray exceeded his authority to impose some of the 37 safety rules created in the wake of British sailor Andrew
Simpson’s death in May without approval from all of the competing teams. Simpson died in a training accident in which the AC72 catamaran of Swedish syndicate Artemis Racing capsized, and Murray has held firm that rule changes aimed at preventing another such tragedy were within his authority. Rivals have complained that Oracle was handed an advantage by the rudder design rule change because it has trained with the new design. An international jury is expected to rule on the rules protest this week. “By racing under these rules, enforced by the regatta director with race notices 185 and 189, we would somehow silently approve them. This is not the case,” Sirena said. “Therefore we have no choice but to stay ashore until the international jury has reached a decision on the matter.” AFP
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GERMAN F1 GP REVIEW
TRI-NATION SERIES
We didn’t need last stop: Kimi The Lotus driver stopped for a set of softs 10 laps from the finish.
NURBURGRING: Kimi Raikkonen believes he may not have required his final pit stop — and that it could have cost him victory in Sunday’s German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The Lotus driver stopped for a set of softs 10 laps from the finish and, despite reclaiming second from his team-mate Frenchman Romain Grosjean, he finished one second behind the victorious home hero German Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull.
Raikkonen said: “I could run longer and we had to think about if we should try to run until the end. “But I had massive problem with the radio. I could hear the team but they couldn’t hear me, apart from at two corners. “I wonder if we should have gone to the end as the tyres were OK." Raikkonen agreed with Vettel’s suggestion that the lead would have changed had the race been any longer. AFP
GREENBRIER CLASSIC
Blixt takes on four and comes up trumps
In a final round that was halted for more than three hours by a thunderstorm and ended in twilight gloom, Blixt fired a three-under par 67 for the third day in a row. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS: Sweden’s Jonas Blixt outdueled four rivals in near darkness Sunday to win the $6.3 million Greenbrier Classic by two strokes for his second career US PGA Tour title. In a final round that was halted for more than three hours by a thunderstorm and ended in twilight gloom, Blixt fired a three-under par 67 for the third day in a row to finish on 13under 267, his first top-10 PGA Tour finish of the year. “It has been a bad year for me but I just pulled it off," a tearful Blixt said. “I can’t believe it. I’m just really happy." Blixt, whose only prior PGA victory came at last year’s Frys.com Open, won the $1.13 million top prize and clinched a berth in next year’s Masters, a
huge feat for a golfer who has never played in a major championship. “A dream come true," Blixt said. “I watched (the Masters) when I was a kid. I always wanted to play there. It’s a special place, almost like a religious experience to be there. To play there, I’ve just got no words for it. “It’s so many dreams come true. It’s one week and the whole year turns around. It’s really special." Australians Steven Bowditch and Matt Jones and Americans Johnson Wagner and Jimmy
Walker shared second on 269. The Aussies both fired 68s while Walker shot 71 and Wagner fired a 73, but none could catch Blixt over the final holes. “I pulled off some really good shots and had some birdie putts I can make," Blixt said. “It felt awesome. I had my Agame. I got a lot of good breaks. It’s just really cool to finish on top." An afternoon thunderstorm stopped play for t h r e e h o u r s and 10
minutes and rain continued to drench the 7,287-yard layout even after golfers returned to the course. Blixt, second last month at the European Tour’s Swedish Masters, birdied the par-four fifth and fired back-to-back birdies at the ninth and 10th holes. The 29-year-old Swede, who missed the cut in eight of his 16 prior PGA Tour starts this season, missed a six-foot par putt at the 13th but Wagner missed a six-foot par putt on the same hole to join Blixt on 12-under with Bowditch, Walker and Jones on their heels as the sun began to set. Walker, seeking his first Tour title, settled for his best PGA Tour finish, improving on his share of third place from this year at Pebble Beach. AFP
Windies, Sri Lanka match abandoned The Sri Lankans at 60 for three were seeking to recover from a wobbly opening. PORT OF SPAIN: Torrential showers forced the abandonment of play after 19 overs of the fifth match of the Tri-Nation Series between the West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday. Weather permitting, the match will continue on the reserve day, Monday, with the Sri Lankans at 60 for three and seeking to recover from a wobbly opening after they were put in to bat by West Indies stand-in captain Kieron Pollard. Left-handers Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne were left to repair the early damage done to their batting line-up by the Barbadian fast bowling pair of Kemar Roach and Jason Holder who exploited the humid conditions and a pitch offering disconcerting pace and bounce. Under increasingly overcast conditions, Sangakkara and Thirimanne worked to stem the tide, eliminating risks and quietly accumulating runs while also benefitting from the surprising indiscipline of the three fastest bowlers in the West Indies armoury as 16 wides and two noballs helped the visitors along. Disappointingly for the match and the near full-house of over 15,000 spectators, the expected showers arrived at mid-morning, increasing in sustained intensity to leave the ground waterlogged. With no indication of a break in the weather, umpires Nigel Llong and Joel Wilson had little option but to declare an abandonment of play at 1.30pm. AFP
FRENCH OPEN
McDowell wins the French Open GREGORY FRASER Agence France-Presse VERSAILLES: Graeme McDowell produced a final round four-under-par 67 to lead home the field by four strokes and become the first Northern Irishman to win the French Open on a thrilling final day at Le Golf National on Sunday. The 2010 US Open winner finished the tournament with
a nine-under-par total of 275 as an initially tense final round eventually became a one man show with McDowell cantering home to pick up a winner’s cheque of 500,000 euros. His closest rival, Richard Sterne of South Africa, held the lead after nine holes before collapsing down the stretch and finishing with three bogeys in six holes while McDowell’s rock solid
The 2010 US Open winner finished the tournament with a nine-under-par total of 275. game of just four bogeys throughout the tournament was the cornerstone of his second win of the year.
Sterne settled for second on five-under-par 279. Englishman Graeme Storm and Spaniard Eduardo De La Riva were paired together for the final round and both men fired twounder-par 69s to claim a share of third spot on four under. “Coming into this week has been a bit strange for me, too many missed cuts and a little bit inconsistent," said McDowell.
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WIMBLEDON REVIEW
ARISE, SIR ANDY?
Every single national daily devoted its front page to Murray’s straight-sets victory over Novak Djokovic, with many calling for him to be knighted. LONDON: British newspapers were in raptures on Monday after Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win, with several calling for him to receive a knighthood for ending the country’s 77-year wait for a men’s champion. Every single national daily devoted its front page to Murray’s straight-sets victory over Novak Djokovic on Sunday, with almost all of them splashing huge pictures of the 26-year-old brandishing the trophy in the blazing sun. The Times newspaper led the calls for Murray to be knighted. “Arise Sir Andrew, knight of the holy grail,” it said. “Impossibly, dreamily, unbelievably and yet somehow almost easily, somehow almost inevitably, Andy Murray won the Men’s Singles final at Wimbledon yesterday,” it said. The Times came swathed in a huge souvenir wraparound picture of Murray surrounded by a sea of spectators as he climbed into the families’ box at Wimbledon’s Centre Court, with the headline: “The History Boy”. The 77-year gap between the last British winner, Fred Perry, was an “awfully long time”, it said, noting that the was the “first Brit to win the title in short trousers”, as in Perry’s time male tennis players wore long ones. The Daily Mail reported that Murray would be recommended
a Wimbledon champion, saying: “After 77 years, the wait is over.” “The shame has passed. Frustration has been banished. Wimbledon fortnight is no longer a ritual of hope and despair. Centre Court has shed its inhibitions,” it said. The Daily Mirror’s front page headline said Murray had “History In His Hands”, with a picture of him lifting the golden cup skywards. The Mirror also asked if Murray would now propose to his long-time girlfriend Kim Sears, who has followed him around the world supporting
The Times came swathed in a souvenir wraparound picture of Murray surrounded by a sea of spectators as he climbed into the families’ box. for a knighthood. “Now it’ll be arise Sir Andy!” said the Mail’s front page headline over a picture of Murray kissing the golden Wimbledon trophy. It said that sources in Prime Minister David Cameron’s Downing Street office said the government would pass his name to Britain’s Honours Committee in the same way it had done with cyclist Bradley
Wiggins after he won the Tour de France last year. It noted that Queen Elizabeth II herself had sent her congratulations to Murray on his victory. The Mail also featured a “glorious picture pull-out souvenir plus Murray victory poster” with nine pages of coverage in the front section of the paper, normally dedicated to news. The Sun, Britain’s largest sell-
ing newspaper, typically punned on Murray’s first name with its headline “And of Hope and Glory”. “Finally, after 77 years, 15 PMs, three monarchs... Brit man wins Wimbo”, the tabloid said. It also came with a pullout section saying that Murray had been “Born to Wim”. The Daily Telegraph also focused on Britain’s long wait for
him at tournaments for years. The Daily Express dubbed him “Magical Murray”. Both the Guardian and the Independent newspapers both opted for the simple headline “Champion” over pictures of Murray with the trophy that covered the entire front page. So did the Scotsman, which bills itself as the national newspaper of Scotland.
Tragedy-scarred Dunblane basks in Murray’s glory Murray and Dunblane share a tortured past after the town was hit by tragedy in March 1996 when Thomas Hamilton shot 16 pupils and a teacher dead at the Scot’s primary school.
LONDON: Andy Murray’s historic Wimbledon triumph sparked scenes of wild celebration in his tragedy-scarred home town of Dunblane on Sunday.
And as Murray celebrated his moment of triumph in front of an ecstatic Centre Court crowd, there were even more frenzied scenes back home in Scotland.
Murray and Dunblane share a tortured past after the town was hit by tragedy in March 1996 when Thomas Hamilton shot 16 pupils and a teacher dead at the Scot’s primary school. The 26-year-old, who had to hide in the school during the massacre, broke down in tears when discussing it during a recent television interview. But, despite now living in Oxshott, south of London, Murray has never hidden his love of the town and was given a hero’s reception there after winning a gold medal at last year’s Olympics. Fans packed themselves into the town’s community centre and roared their support as they watched the final on television.
That man has brought this community closer together. Dunblane has been deserted today because everyone was watching the match. Leigh Austin Murray fan The spectators at the Dunblane Centre ranged in age from pre-school to pensioners. Many were draped in
Saltire flags, while others wore homemade head scarves with “Andy” written on them. They shouted his name in chorus and jumped up and down when he won the final point of the match. The bar at the Dunblane Hotel was also full with people being forced to stand in the doorway desperate to get a look at the match on the screen. A barman was wearing a tshirt with the image of Andy Murray, a tennis ball and the message “C’mon Andy”. John Irvine, 69, travelled from Dalry in North Ayrshire with his wife Annette to watch the match. “We’ve watched him since he appeared on the scene as a scrawny young player. It was electrifying.”
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LIVERPOOL ‘REJECT £30M OFFER’ FOR LUIS SUÁREZ
Arsenal have had a £30m bid for Luis Suárez turned down by Liverpool, according to reports on Sunday night. The Gunners are believed to have made the audacious offer for the unsettled Uruguayan at the end of last week but the club record bid was immediately rejected.
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Nigeria overpowers Ivory Coast
A brace from Sunday Mba helped Nigeria trounce nine-man Ivory Coast 4-1 in Kaduna and virtually seal a place in the final for the first time. DAVID LEGGE Agence France-Presse JOHANNESBURG: Nigeria overpowered Ivory Coast and Morocco shocked title-holders Tunisia this weekend in 2014 African Nations Championship qualifiers. A brace from star midfielder Sunday Mba helped Nigeria trounce nine-man Ivory Coast 4-1 in Kaduna and virtually seal a place in the finals for the first time.
Morocco are equally well-placed to compete in South Africa next January after a 1-0 away win over Tunisia via a late Abdessamad Mbarki goal. Mali, Senegal and Burkina Faso built leads at home in other matches while a FIFA ban forced Cameroon to cancel a fixture against Gabon. The Nigerian ‘Super Eagles’ are strongly positioned to progress in a competition restricted to footballers playing in their country of birth.
BUNDESLIGA PREVIEW
Coach Stephen Keshi took eight local stars to the Confederations Cup in Brazil last month and all were in the squad to face the Ivorians. A home victory was expected in the northern city of Kaduna, but the margin must have thrilled even hard-to-please former national team captain Keshi. Ivory Coast did not help themselves by having Roger Assale and Baresi Gloudeaou sent off in the second half.
‘ROBIN HOOD’ Klopp aims to rob Bayern
While Bayern have brought in Pep Guardiola as head coach and signed Mario Goetze, Klopp says Borussia will put up a fight. BERLIN: Coach Jurgen Klopp has said described Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund as the ‘Robin Hood’ characters of the Bundesliga, up against all-conquering champions Bayern Munich. Dortmund enjoyed a 9-1 win a home in a charity friendly against a team of celebrities on Saturday and play European champions Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup on July 27. Bayern swept aside allcomers last season, becoming the first German team to win the treble of European, league and cup titles and beat Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League final.
While Bayern have brought in ex-Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola as head coach and signed Dortmund’s Germany star Mario Goetze, Klopp says Borussia will put up a fight. He used the analogy of Dortmund playing the role of heroic mythical English outlaw Robin Hood role in their battle with Bayern, in the role of his powerful nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham. “We have a bow and arrow and if we aim accurately, we can hit our target,” Klopp told Sunday’s edition of daily Die Welt. “It feels like Bayern have a bazooka and the possibility that they will hit their targets
has clearly grown, but nevertheless, Robin Hood had some success.” Klopp said, based on current form, the Bundesliga title would not be taken from Bayern next season, “but that has never stopped us in the last few years from at least trying”. Having started pre-season training with his team last week, Klopp has observed a “certain strength and greed” in the Dortmund ranks having won nothing last season. Borussia have strengthened their squad with Gabon’s attacking all-rounder PierreEmerick Aubameyang from St Etienne and Greece defender Sokratis from Werder Bremen.
MLS
Henry part of All-Stars NEW YORK: French star Thierry Henry was among 10 players named Sunday as members of the Major League Soccer All-Stars squad that will face Italy’s AS Roma in the MLS AllStar Game on July 31 at Kansas City. Henry, a 35-year-old striker for New York who helped France to the 1998 World Cup, has six goals in 17 matches this year for the Red Bulls. He was a former Arsenal, Juventus and Barcelona standout before his 2010 US move. Peruvian goalkeeper Raul Fernandez of FC Dallas, Canadian national team midfielder Will Johnson and French defender Aurelien Collin of Kansas City were the other nonUS players voted into the lineup by MLS supporters. Chicago midfielder Mike Magee was joined on the squad by five from the US national team — Chris Wondolowski, Brad Davis, Omar Gonzalez, Graham Zusi and Matt Besler.
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
Hundreds of footballers suffering depression
LONDON: Hundreds of footballers could be suffering from depression, according to players’ union boss Clarke Carlisle. Professional Footballers’ Association chairman Carlisle, who retired from playing at the end of last season, has spoken of his own problems and revealed
he tried to commit suicide when he was starting out in the game He is convinced the problem is widespread and has produced a television documentary on suicide and depression among footballers, he explained to the Mail on Sunday newspaper. “I will categorically state
Carlisle has produced a TV documentary on suicide and depression among footballers, he explained.
there are hundreds of players suffering with this,” he said. “The numbers in society are one in four and footballers are members of that society. “The thing about football is that the reluctance to come forward and speak means there are so many guys sitting under the
radar. As PFA chairman, I’ve had 15-20 guys come to me and say: ‘There’s something wrong with me and I don’t know what it is or where I should go’. “All they know is they want to be out of football, out of the system. And those are just the ones who had my number.”