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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING…

Over the past few days, there has been a lot of outrage over the National Security Agency (NSA) spying on US citizens and recently, several newspapers claimed that NSA has been gathering intelligence from various countries across the world to prevent terrorist activities. On the other hand, this theme has already been explored by several filmmakers and TV series producers for several decades now. We take a look at 10 such movies and TV series P16&17 that are based on government spying.

HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

There are 430 unrecognised schools functioning within the City limits. Every year the authorities pledge to shut them down but this time, they say, it is going to happen.

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430 UNRECOGNISED SCHOOLS STILL

FLOURISHING IN CITY ASSEMBLY KICKS-OFF WITH A MURMUR

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Foodies in Hyderabad conducted The Great Hyderabad Breakfast Walkathon in Old City yesterday.

Attended by around 140 enthusiastic foodies, the event was all about bonding over great food.

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city events

ARTISTS GALORE

Paintings of artists Jaya Prakash, Konda Srinivas, Murali & Shanti are on display.

Where: Di Bella Coffee Shop, Jubilee Hills When: Till June 10, 11 am Contact: 92470-05777

Weather for Hyderabad Morning

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: June 12, 7 pm to 9 pm Contact: 96427-31329

DINING

French Film screening Tony Gatlif’s Liberté (Freedom) will be screened.

Where: LV Prasad Preview Theatre, Road No 2, Banjara Hills When: 14th June, 6.30pm

Lebanese Spread It’s a week of authentic Lebanese delicacies at Seasonal Tastes.

Where: Seasonal Tastes, Westin When: Till June 16, 12 pm to 3 pm For Reservation call: 040 67676888 Father's special A grand buffet, cocktail training session and head massage will be organised during the occasion of Father's day.

Where: The Square, Novotel Hotel When: June 16 Southern Spice Meals Ready - Southern Spice will be organised.

Where: The Square, Novotel Hotel Convention Center, Near Hitec City.

When: June 10, 7 pm

KIDDIE SUPERHERO: Children from all corners of Hyderabad poured in at Sri Sathya Sai Nigamagamam Auditorium, Srinagar Colony to spend a fun-filled afternoon with the beloved cartoon character, Chota Bheem on Sunday.

WORKSHOPS Film appreciation Reflect and unwind about thrillers from world cinema.

Where: Yavanika Films, Begumpet When: July 22 and 23, July 29 and July 30, 11 am to 7 pm

Back to the nature Ayurveda workshop is on.

Where: Colorama Printers, Begumpet When: Till June 10, 10 am to 1 pm Contact: 80086-24949

Film making workshop A workshop where participants will learn to develop ideas into a script, and the concepts and grammar of film-making and editing.

Where: Yavanika Films, Begumpet Contact: +919490100404 Counselling workshop Choice 2013 - Career counselling workshop will be held.

Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad.

When: June 11, 10 am

Commissioner & Spl Officer

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When: Till June 10, 10 am to 12 pm Contact: 93470-09290 Trade carnival COWE's trade carnival 2013 is on.

Where: Sri Satya Sai Nigamagamam, Srinagar Colony When: Till June 10, 10 am to 8 pm Contact: 94403-19108

Reel abilities A play Farmer Suicides will be staged.

Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: Juen 11, 7 pm to 8 pm Contact: 96427-31329 Book launch Book Stray Birds by Anand Vishwanadha will be launched.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: Juen 13, 6 pm

SHOWS Dancing delight Kathak dance performance by Sanjay Kumar Joshi Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: June 13, 6.30 pm yo 8.30 pm Contact: 98493-16526 Summer camp Summer art camp for children is on.

Where: Dr. P R Raju Art Study Circle And Gallery, Begumpet

WATER SUPPLY Complaint Cell Sewerage Complaint Hyd. Water Supply HOSPITAL General Hospital, Sec-bad Niloufer Hospital, Red Hills NIMS, Director, Punjagutta Osmania General Hospital Railway Hospital, Lalaguda Apollo, Jubilee Hills Care Hospital, Banjara Hills Care Hospital, Nampally Care Hospital, Musheerabad Care Hospital, Sec-bad Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar

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Airport Director 27903785, 27906001 For Air India Flight Information Toll free (from any network) for IC Flights 18001801407 And for All Flights: 1800227722 Air India has revised its flight timings.

For more information call (Toll free) 18001801407, 1800227722 from BSNL/MTNL 04023430334 from other lines and mobile Website; www.airindia.in TOURISM OFFICES AP Tourism, Hyd 23262152/53/54 Sec-bad 27893100 Dept of Tourism 23453110 India Tourism 23261360 AP Tourism information Centre (24x7) 23450444, 23455999 UK VISA OFFICE VFS India Pvt Ltd Building, 8-2-542/A, Sunil Chamber, Road No. 7

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news CITY BRIEFS TRS chief asserts the growth of regional parties The TRS Chief K Chandrasekhar Rao said that the national parties will never be able to achieve Telangana state and also asserted that it was only the regional parties that would be able to achieve the separate state. National parties are shrinking and regional parties are growing. Therefore, it is completely wrong to say that only the national parties can ensure the creation of a separate Telangana state, he said.

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Assembly pays tribute to Ambati Assembly will be in its element from tomorrow. Numerous issues await the House and fireworks are expected. establish a library in Brahmanaiah’s name in his native place. The house was adjourned after the Speaker paid rich tribute, conveyed condolences to his family members on behalf of the entire house. The first day of the session ran for 40 minutes.

The SC Railway has collected almost `19.8 lakh worth penalty from 9,720 people during the anti-littering checks which were conducted in May 2013.

Indian Railways (Penalties for Activities Affecting Cleanliness at Railway Premises) Rules, authorizes the Railway administration to penalize any person for a fine of up to `500 for littering, spitting, urinating or defecating, pasting posters and dumping garbage in railway premises.

SERIES OF AGITATIONS

AISF members arrested for protesting

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Fifty members of the AISF (All India Students Federation) were arrested when they staged a protest in front of the Ministers Quarters today. Protesting against the indiscriminate fee structure at private and corporate schools in the City, the student union demanded that the state government should take action against the school management and book them under criminal charges.

Arrests followed when the protesters blocked the gate.

HYDERABAD: The muchawaited Assembly session began today on a damp note as the House took up the condolence motion on the recent death of Telugu Desam Party MLA Ambati Brahmanaiah and adjourned for tomorrow.

CM N Kiran Kumar Reddy said that the late legislator was an epitome of an ideal politician in the State. He said that Brahmanaiah strived hard to solve the problems of farmers, especially in Krishna district and expressed his deep felt condolences on the death of 73-year-old Brahmanaiah.

The TDP chief and opposition party leader N Chandrababu Naidu said that the party had lost a dedicated leader who served the party and the people with sincerity and dedication. He recalled that Brahmanaiah had also

Sunitha Lakshma Reddy, Minister for Child and Disabled Welfare has inaugurated a camp for the donation of artificial limbs and callipers to the physically challenged people in the City. This camp has been organised in association with the Bhagawan Mahavir Vikalang Sahayata Samithi at Rajasthani Hindi Vidyalay on Sunday.

She distributed about 300 artificial limbs and callipers to help and aid the disabled.

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Fine worth `19.8 lakh collected by SC Railway

Minister donates limbs and callipers to disabled

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undertaken a padayatra demanding the redress of public problems. Naidu requested the government to erect a statue of the late MLA in his Avanigadda Assembly constituency and also requested to name a street in Krishna district after him. YSRC floor leader and its honorary presiAROUND THE

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dent YS Vijayamma expressed her condolences on the death of the TDP MLA. The floor leaders of other parties like BJP floor leader Eendala Lakshminarayana, CPM floor leader Julakanti Ranga Reddy, CPI floor leader Gunda Mallesh, Loksatta floor leader also expressed their condolences on the death of the TDP MLA. CPM floor leader Julakanti requested the government to

The TDP staged a dharna at Gun Park this morning.

Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the problems of the people doubled in the rule of Congress party. “While farmers are plunged into deep crisis owing to problems like shortage of power, lack of fertilisers and remunerative prices for the crops cultivated by farmers, all families are suffering severe inflation of essential commodities,” he said. The YSRC led by its YS Vijayamma, held a protest rally from BR Ambedkar statue at Liberty cross roads to Assembly premises. The BJP staged protest rally from Old MLA Quarters to Assembly highlighting power shortage, inflation and rise electricity and domestic cooking gas problems.

CENTER OF ATTRACTION TDP president Naidu was the center of attraction as he was attending the session for the first time this year. Members from all political parties attentively listened to Naidu when he was paying tributes on the death of his party member.

MONSOON LASHES

Torrential rains flood Mumbai city MUMBAI: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and coastal Maharashtra for the second consecutive day Monday, disrupting normal life in the region, officials said.

Many parts of the city and suburbs have been waterlogged and some areas were flooded Monday morning, hampering smooth movement of people and vehicles, said officials at the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai’s Disaster Control Cell.

Flooding was reported from Malad, Andheri, Versova, Dadar, Parel, Chembur, many parts of the key LBS Marg in the eastern suburbs, and Marol-Saki Naka belt.

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Local trains were delayed.

Central Railway trains ran late by 20 minutes, Western Railway ones by 15 minutes and trains on the Harbour Line by 30 minutes.

Peak morning hour commuters and businessmen were left inconvenienced.

In 24 hours, South Mumbai recorded 9.04 cm rain, while the suburbs notched a staggering 18.01 cm rain in the past 24 hours, a weather bureau official said.

The torrential rain has resulted in traffic moving at a snail’s pace on the Eastern Express Highway, Western Express Highway, the JogeshwariVikhroli Link Road and other important roads and junctions.

Till date, there have been 11 monsoon-related deaths in different incidents across the state.

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ast year we had reported how, as per the DCP’s orders, all police stations in the south zone had arranged help desks to register complaints of all nature, regardless of the presence of the duty officer.

Launched on June 1, 2012, the programme had registered 120 complaints of various natures in all the police stations within two weeks.

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

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Is your child’s school recognised?

There are 430 unrecognised schools functioning in the city limits, as compared to the number of recognised schools, estimated to be around 600

CRIME

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Girl gets Casanova arrested When she refused to marry him, he allegedly threatened her and posted her pictures with vulgar messages on FB. Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: A gutsy young working girl who found that a youth she befriended happened to be a Casanova, dumped him, but he persisted with threats and vulgar SMS. The vexed girl and her parents approached the police with evidence of obscene messages and got him arrested. The man is in prison now.

The Punjagutta police, who acted promptly on the complaint, said the man, Zameeruddin, 26, of Erragadda worked with a medical store in Kondapur.

The complainant, a 22-yearold girl, who lived in Seethaphal Mandi, works as a receptionist in a private firm in Dwarakapuri colony of Punjagutta.

According to details, she came in touch with Zameeruddin some time ago and forged a friendship but she learnt that he has many other affairs. He insisted that she

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marry him but she refused.

The girl reportedly told him to get off as she did not want a skirt-chaser for a husband.

Enraged, he sent her mobile messages saying she would be killed if she did not agree. He then allegedly posted her pictures with vulgar messages on Facebook, which defamed her.

KABUL: Militants launched a suicide attack near Kabul airport shortly after dawn on Monday, taking over a building which security forces attempted to storm as blasts and gunfire rocked the Afghan capital.

Loud explosions and bursts of small-arms fire erupted for at least 90 minutes and were ongoing, with the US embassy sounding its "duck and cover" alarm and its loudspeakers warning that the alarm was not a drill.

"An explosion... occurred after which a group of suicide attackers entered a building in Qasaba road, west of Kabul airport, and started sporadic shooting," Hashmat Stanikzai, Kabul's police chief, said in a statement.

Stanikzai said he was unable to confirm the exact target of the attack, but the explosions came from close to the airport on the northeast side of the city.

Kabul last came under attack on May 24, when Taliban militants launched a coordinated suicide and gun attack on a compound of the International Organization for Migration. AFP

The Naked Bike Ride is an annual world event in which cyclists protest against car culture, aggressive drivers and oil dependency.

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Pakistani students hooked to sheesha.

One-fifth of college students in Pakistan between 20 and 25 years are addicted to a form of hookahsmoking, a study has found.

— some bare head to toe, others in bathing suits or underwear — braved catcalls and embarrassed smiles from residents as they biked some 12 miles (20 kilometers) to end up in Guadalajara, the biggest city in Jalisco state.

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Dearth of food safety officers on duty in the City.

There are only four food safety officers for 80 lakh people.

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In Mexico, strip for right of way

Protectors of law turn predators.

A UP inspector hired a contract killer to shoot a Class VIII student, after the boy’s cousin, an trainee with the UP police, turned down the inspector’s advances.

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Strict action plans for monsoons in City.

The GHMC has identified 70 trouble spots in the City and the commissioner has warned legal action against those who remove manhole covers.

Not yielding to threats, she decided to take him on.

Confiding in her parents, she got their support to proceed against the man.

Her parents told police that maintaining silence and getting cowed down before ruffians encouraged them further and said that they would take him on. The police, on seeing many evidences of his misdemeanour, registered a complaint and arrested him.

Militant attack rocks Kabul

Cyclists take part in the World Naked Bike Ride to protest against cars.

MEXICO CITY: Thousands of Mexican cyclists rode naked Saturday to protest aggressive drivers and carbon emissions

from cars — and the conservativeness of central Mexico’s Jalisco state — organisers said.

Some 3,000 demonstrators

nearly 2,000 bikers — naked or scantily clad — also demonstrated. Some slapped “fragile” stickers on their bodies or painted messages on their skin: “more bicycles, less pollution,” and “the city is for everyone, let bikes pass.”

By stripping bare for the ride, the cyclists aimed to highlight the fragility of riders, and

the risks they face, on busy roads filled with motorised vehicles.

But for the protesters in Guadalajara, it was also a chance to take a swipe at the conservative climate in that state.

“It’s a very conservative city, and I believe that daring to (cycle naked) pushes beyond the limits of the Catholic sense of morality,” said bathing suitclad Lucia Escalante, participating in the rally for the first time.

“That’s why it’s more important to show here that we are free,” the 27-year-old Escalante added.

Jalisco, the home of tequila and mariachi music, has in recent years hosted a number of similarly provocative events, including Mexico’s biggest gay pride parade.

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EDUCATION

430 City ‘teaching shops’ face action

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Every year authorities pledge to shut unrecognised schools down but this time, they say, it is happening.

PADMINI C padmini.c@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Each year, at the beginning of the school term, the story of unrecognised schools makes headlines — ‘Hundreds of defaulting schools face shutdown,’ being the most popular.

Yet, the next year, there are still as many or more schools still open for admissions, luring in as many clueless parents who are desperate to see their children studying in private, Englishmedium institutions.

This year is no different. The District Education Office (DEO) reveals that there are as many as 430 unrecognised schools currently functioning within Hyderabad city

limits alone. The number is startling when compared to the number of recognised schools in Hyderabad, estimated to be around 600.

But with the universal implementation of the Right to Education Act, prevarication is no longer an option. The RTE Act stipulates for only recognised schools to function in the State.

DEJA VU Their past promises were never fulfilled, but officials insist that this year, violators will finally be brought to task. “Until this year, we never had exact data about the number, status and location of these unrecognised schools. Now that we have the correct assessment, we are going to ensure they

either conform to the standards or are shut down,” says A Subbareddy, district education officer, Hyderabad.

Operating out of apartment buildings and commercial complexes, with no provision for libraries, labs or playgrounds, qualified staff or security, these institutions violate all norms that define the idea of a school.

A private unaided school becomes recognised by the government when it has fulfilled all the requirements (fire, building, traffic, municipal, academic, staff, safety standards) as specified in the Education Act. Most schools however commence operations and then apply for permissions.

“School owners don’t bother to get any permits despite the onus being on them to procure all these certificates and produce them when we go for inspections.

Most of them have nothing and instead furnish all kinds of incorrect information,” complains Raheem, who retired as Dy EO Charminar, earlier this year.

Going out on a limb, the education department in the past had afforded violators the grace time of one or two years to apply for recognition. But a lack of response has the department now readying for a crack-down.

Now, every violating school will be forced to cough up a fine of `1,00,000 and then a fine of `10,000 for each day of operations. “We’ve already served legal notices to a few schools. When the rest reopen, we will wait 10 days for a response or else shut down the schools,” reiterates Subbareddy.

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DEPT HANDICAPPED Sources however confide that it’s easier said than done. An inspection officer on the ground, says that without the support and cooperation of the police, they can do little to enforce these orders.

“In my area, there’s a clerk and there’s me. How does anyone expect us to shut down a fullyfunctioning institution? Even if I have the authority, what security do I have? There’s no government order to the police asking them to co-operate with us,” says the Dy I.o.S. The only two ‘unrecognised’ schools that shut down in his area happened voluntarily.

Meanwhile, hundreds of children enrolled in these schools suffer either way. If the school is shut down, they will be forced to scramble for (late) admissions

from a ‘recognised’ counterpart, spending double the time, effort and resources to secure a place.

And, if it survives, they will still be ‘unrecognised’ by the government and will face problems while appearing for State board exams and so on.

Jyoti Kunta, a mother of two, who has just moved to the City from Visakhapatnam, is looking for a school for her 12-year-old, and is not comforted by the declarations of the officials.

“I was about to have my son enrol in a school that’s pretty well-known. At the last minute, a neighbour warned us that it didn’t have government recognition. I found out that most schools don’t. So, finally we decided to go with a big name instead, even if it was more expensive. But it was a close call,” she says.

With astronomical rates and unrealistic admissions standards of established schools on the one side, poor infrastructure, substandard level of teaching and learning in government schools on the other, and now most of these mid-level schools not being legit, parents in the City will now be pressed for choices.

You can check the school status at www.deohyderabad.com or on the Postnoon website.

NATION BRIEFS 13 infants die in Purulia Hospital

Speeding car kills five women in Patna

Woman tourist from Delhi drowns in Ganga

10 crew members rescued from cargo ship

Singer Manna Dey’s condition critical

PURULIA: Thirteen infants have died at the Purulia Sadar Deben Mahato Hospital here since last Friday, the hospital said today. Most of the infants were in the age group of 0-11 months, hospital superintendent Nilanjana Sen said. The infants were suffering from complications like low birth weight, malnutrition, dehydration and meningitis.

PATNA: A speeding car crushed five women to death and injured one early Monday, police said. The incident occurred near Azimchak in Patna. “All the victims were identified as residents of Jehanabad district,” police said. Hundreds gathered on the Gaya-Masaurih Highway in protest, demanding action against the owner of the car.

DEHRADUN: A woman tourist from Delhi drowned in the Ganga at Rishikesh when her raft overturned in the river on its way to Munikireti, police said today. Sahiba Ibrar Haq, 30, and other members of the rafting team fell into the river as her raft turned turtle at Club House Rapid.

She was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared her dead.

RATNAGIRI: Ten crew members were rescued from an Indian cargo ship which drifted and got stuck off the Konkan coast at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, police said Monday.

The brand new cargo carrier, “MV Shri Jayate” reported an engine failure Sunday evening, while voyaging in heavy rain, and drifted to the shore off Ratnagiri.

BANGALORE: The condition of 94-year-old singer Manna Dey continued to remain critical at a private hospital, a close family friend said.

“There is not much change in Mannada’s condition, which remains critical due to multiple organ failure.

He has been put on life-support system to stabilise his other vital parameters,” he added.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

8 mn people, 4 food safety officers!

If we are poisoned by one of these eateries, then don’t complain, as the City Corporation seems least concerned for food safety and its standards.

MD NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: This, you many not digest. Four food safety officers of GHMC must conduct the impossible task of ensuring food safety standards of a City of eight million.

The state government does not seem to be too conerned about implementing the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, says consumer forum officebearers. Apart from inspecting the samples of raw food items like oil and pulses, these officers also have to obey the orders of the Health Wing under GHMC in dealing with restaurants.

Meanwhile, the monthly samples, which must be checked by the Food Safety Officers, has recently gone up from an average of 8 to 22.

According to one of the Food Safety Officers, there should have been at least 18 such offi-

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cers in the GHMC covering all the circles. “We used to check eight samples each month, but recently the target was set to 22,” says one of the Officers, under the condition of anonymity.

Besides inspecting samples, these officials are engaged by the GHMC for inspecting food items of hotels and roadside eateries under the guidance of two

AMOH, (Assistant Medical Officers of Health) who will either act at their will or on complaints from the Health Wing of Corporation.

Interestingly, the post of the Chief Medical Officer of Health is also vacant for about five months, since Dr D Shalini Devi was transferred.

Even though the GHMC is

CIVIL UNREST

Young women, the face of Turkey protests ISTANBUL: They are young, urban and well-educated, and for the past week they have been sleeping in an Istanbul park: meet the women on the frontline of Turkey’s mass anti-government protests.

The women happily admit they are accidental activists who never would have guessed that they would be pitching a tent in the epicentre of nationwide civil unrest.

But now these young Turks account for half of the thousands of demonstrators in Gezi Park and nearby Taksim Square — and they have taken to their new routine with gusto.

The protest began after a small cam-

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paign to save the park’s 600 trees from being razed sparked a police crackdown with tear gas and water cannon on May 31, quickly spiralling into widespread anger against the government.

Many of the female protesters, who describe themselves as liberal and secular, say the time has come to stand up for their rights in the face of creeping infringements on their freedoms by Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Erdogan is accused of increasing authoritarianism and of polarising the country.

Erdogan’s wife and daughters too wear the Islamic headscarf, to spark outrage for declaring that every woman should have three children.

‘NO MONOPOLY ON ISLAM’

“We like to drink, debate, but Erdogan and his people do not have a monopoly on Islam,” says Theatre performer Sevi. “Look at the solidarity on Taksim Square. That’s what it means to be Muslim.”

While women in Turkey are underrepresented in politics, they figure prominently in universities and in companies, in large part thanks to emancipation reforms introduced by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, after the Turkish republic was founded in 1923.

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set to start the process of filling up 2,500 jobs, the process may take at least one or two years.

“This particular segment of food safety will be filled with 26 jobs during this process, but in the second phase. Even though the government has given a nod for this, it would not surprise many if the coming government forgets its promise”, laments the official.

According to K R K Murthy, convenor, Consumer Forum of India, if the situation persists in the City, health issues such as Diarrhoea and other food-related health problems will arise.

“Higher level officials like Commissioner of Food Safety should make surprise visits to restaurants. Many top restaurants are failing to meet the expected standards. One of the

Besides inspecting samples, these officials are engaged by GHMC for inspecting food items of hotels and roadside eateries under the guidance of two AMOH, (Assistant Medical Officers of Health) who will either act at their will or on complaints from Health Wing of the Corporation. reasons is the fact that these same Food safety officials who are crying foul get their cut from them”, says Murthy.

He believes that once the Parliament passes the Bill on Food Safety in this Monsoon Session, all the States will oblige.

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WEIGHT WATCH

LOVE GONE WRONG

To lose weight, get tongue patch CALIFORNIA: A postagestamp-size patch on your tongue can help you cut your weight by 30 pounds in a month, reports MSNNow.com.

The rough patch is meant to make eating solid food so painful that patients only consume liquids, MSNNow.com reported.

The patch is made from marlex, an abrasive material usually used to repair hernias, and it is secured to the top of the tongue by six stitches.

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There are side effects: difficulties in speaking and a tendency to wake suddenly from sleep.

The tongue patch is the idea of Dr Nikolas Chugay, a Beverly Hills-based cosmetic surgeon, who said all patients are given an easy-to-follow liquid diet that fulfils all nutritional needs while

minimising caloric intake.

Chugay charges about $2,000 for this procedure, which has yet to be approved by the FDA. Dr Chugay said that patients on his diet can only wear a tongue patch for a month at a time because after that, the patch fuses to the tongue surface.

Experts have criticised the method saying that with a patch sutured onto one’s tongue “one runs the risk of getting an infection.”

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Jiah letter to beau found Police will also take the help of handwriting experts to find out whether the letter was indeed written by Jiah herself.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Jiah Khan’s family has found a six-page note, in which she mentioned her troubled love-affair with the son of an actor couple before committing suicide, police said.

Jiah’s family members, who found the note at their house, preferred to retain the original doubting police action, but has agreed to give a notarised copy to the investigators, a police officer at Juhu police station said.

The gist of the note, which is yet to be received by police, reveals the strained relationship of the actress with Suraj Pancholi, son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, the officer added.

“We would seek legal experts’ opinion and an appropriate action would be initiated if required. As of now, we do not want to jump to any conclusion,” the officer said and refused to comment if the note named Suraj.

Police will also take the help of handwriting experts to find out whether the letter was indeed written by Jiah herself, though the family claims that it was her handwriting.

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The body of Jiah, 25, was found hanging at her ‘Sagar Sangeet’ residence in Juhu at around 11pm on June 3, where she lived with her mother and sister, who were not present at the house when she Jiah her life.

n “I don’t know how to say this to you but I might as well now as I have nothing to lose. I’ve already lost everything. If you’re reading this I might have already left or about to leave. I am broken inside. You may not have known this but you affected me deeply to a point where I lost myself in loving you. Yet you tortured me everyday. These days I see no light I wake up not wanting to wake up. There was a time I saw my life with you, a future with you.

But you shattered my dreams. I feel dead inside. n I’ve never given so much of myself to someone or cared so much. You returned my love with cheating and lies. It didn’t matter how many gifts I gave you or how beautiful I looked for you. I was scared of getting pregnant but I gave myself completely the pain you have caused me everyday has destroyed every bit of

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me, destroyed my soul. I can’t eat or sleep or think or function. I am running away from everything. The career is not even worth it anymore. n When I first met you I was driven, ambitious and disciplined. Then I fell for you, a love I thought would bring out the best in me. I don’t know why destiny brought us together. After all the pain, the rape, the abuse, the torture I have seen previously I didn’t deserve this. I didn’t see any love or commitment from you. I just became increasingly scared that you would hurt me mentally or physically. Your life was about partying and women. Mine was you and my work. n The Goa trip was my birthday present but even after you cheated I still spent on you. I aborted our baby when it hurt me deeply. n I have nothing left in this world to live for after this.

LUCKNOW: An inspector with Uttar Pradesh police was Sunday suspended on suspicion of ordering the killing of a Class VIII student in the state capital last month, police said. The case was initially suspected to be one of mistaken identity.

SSP J Ravinder Gaur said the inspector is now on the run, but the sharp shooters he had contracted for killing the 14-year-old Maaz have been arrested.

Based on telephone surveillance, the two sharp shooters, Ajeet Rai and Rahul Rai, were found and arrested from Digviniya village in Azamgarh, early Sunday. The two have confessed that inspector Sanjay Rai had contracted them for killing Maaz, and had paid them `2.5 lakh for the job.

Police said Rai had hoped to implicate a frequent guest at the house of the woman, a man named Akmal, in the killing.

Gaur said that Sanjay Rai, posted at the anti-human trafficking cell of the city police, had fallen in love with the cousin of Maaz. She was a trainee with UP police. She had allegedly spurned Rai’s advances.

Enraged, Rai sought revenge on the woman’s family.

The police is now on a lookout for the inspector, a man who, in 12 years of service, had an unblemished service record.

The family of the boy who was killed said they were in shock, as Sanjay Rai, a frequent visitor, had been treated all along “like family”.

Raids have been conducted at the official residence of the inspector, who has gone missing.

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WORLD BRIEFS Pak Hindu lawyer raises Indonesian woman dies fears of exodus in protest fire in Saudi

China punishes 34 over mine accident

Chef names dish after PIO spell bee winner

19 killed in Nigerian attacks

ISLAMABAD: A Hindu legislator has cautioned Pakistan’s new government about a possible exodus of members of his minority community and called for quick and effective legislation to safeguard their rights. Mahesh Malani claimed discrimination against Hindus, the country’s largest minority group, was forcing them to migrate.

BEIJING: As many as 34 government officials from the cities of Luzhou and Leshan in China’s Sichuan province, have been punished in connection with a fatal mine accident and illegal operation of another mine, authorities said. A total of 29 officials have been punished over a gas explosion in Taozigou coal mine.

NEW YORK: A popular New York restaurant has unveiled in its menu a new dish — Arvind mini knaidel — named after the 2013 National Spelling Bee winner Arvind Mahankali. Indian-American student Arvind won first place in Scripps National Spelling Bee competition by correctly spelling the word knaidel, a kind of dumpling.

ABUJA: At least 19 people have been killed in a renewed attack by insurgent group in Nigeria’s Maidiguri city Sunday. Some gunmen numbering about eight believed to be Boko Haram stormed Hausari ward in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital with a mock coffin, reported Xinhua citing a military source.

JEDDAH: An Indonesian woman has died in a fire lit by workers outside her country’s consulate in Saudi Arabia, where thousands converged seeking to resolve their immigration status. Some 8,000 Indonesians gathered outside the consulate trying to sort out their papers as illegal foreign workers face a deadline to regularise their position or leave.

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EAT STREET Govind Ki Bandi Must-haves: Butter dosa (`40), Tawa Idlis (`25) Money required: Not more than `100 for one person Location: Gulzar Houz

Nimrah Bakery Must-haves: Irani Chai (`10) and Dilkhush (`20) Money required: Around `100 for a person Location: Beside Mecca Masjid, Charminar

Rajasthani Jalebi and Namkeen Bhandar Must-haves: Jalebi, immarti and kachori Money required: Around `100.

Location: 100-200 mts from Hotel Shadab

Hotel Shadab Must-haves: Chicken Nihari with Shirmal and Bheja Fry Money required: Among the group of foodies, the individual bill was around `60.

Location: 21, High Court Road, Opposite Madina Building, Ghansi Bazaar

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The event was organised by foodies Neidhi Kumaar and Avinash D, who like others in the group, were united by their passion for food. The food walkathon focused on feasting on street food offered in the heart of the Old City.

After parking their cars at Hotel Shadab around 6.30am, in Ghaansi Bazaar near Charminar, the foodies walked towards their first eating spots — Govind Ki Bandi and Krishna Ki Bandi. “We had earlier told the bandi walas to prepare food for around 200 people,” says Kumaar. “The bandis are famous for butter dosas,

tawa idlis and wadas. Our first meal of the day, foodies enjoyed every bit of the same.”

After devouring what the bandis had to offer, the foodies, who were now warmed up for more delicacies from the streets, started walking towards their next stop – Nimrah Bakery. “About half a kilometer from the bandis, the bakery is known for its Irani chai and biscuits,” adds Kumaar. In fact, Nimrah Bakery was awarded the ‘Best Tea in Hyderabad’ title in 2012.

Needless to say, it lived up to its expectations.

We had struck a deal with the AP Tourism Board to tour the palace.

They made arrangements for Irani chai and Osmania biscuits in the palace too.

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The bakery, with a humble ambience, is ideal for those who appreciate freshly baked biscuits and cakes. The best time to visit is in the morning.

Like all other visitors, the foodies also dug into freshlybaked Osmania biscuits, Tie biscuits, Dilkhush (buns with sweet fillings) along with the famous Irani Chai.

The next stop was Rajasthani Jalebi and Namkeen Bhandar for vegetarians and Shadab for the non-vegetarians. While the vegetarians dug their teeth into freshly-made jalebis and immartis, the nonvegetarians — 90 per cent of the group — relished Shadab’s famous Chicken Nihari, Bheja fry, Zuban curry (made with goat’s tongue) and Gurda masala (kidney curry) served with Shirmal and tandoori roti.

“The restaurant had prepared the curries especially for us that early in the morning,” says Kumaar. “The restaurant opens at 7am only on Sundays.”

The foodies enjoyed their meal in a special hall reserved in Shadab. The feast lasted for a little more than an hour as people relaxed after a walk and

they had plenty of time on their hands before heading towards their next and last stop — Chowmallah Palace.

The foodies wound up their gastronomical expedition with a tour of Chowmallah Palace and another round of Irani chai and Osmania biscuits. After eating at Rajasthani Jalebi and Namkeen Bhandar and Shadab, they drove towards the palace. The gates of the palace were opened only at 10am.

“We had struck a deal with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Board to tour the palace. They made arrangements for Irani chai and Osmania Biscuits in the palace too,” says Kumaar, adding that they are also planning a few future events in association with the tourism board.

The event that involved at least six hours of eating and around one and a half kilometer of walking finally came to an end around 12.30pm. And, going by the satiated look on group members’ faces, one can safely say it was a huge success.

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Foodies in Hyderabad — a Facebook group comprising 1,500 members who share their passion for food — conducted The Great Hyderabad Breakfast Walkathon in Old City area yesterday. Attended by around 140 enthusiastic foodies, the event was all about bonding over great food from the heart of the City.

Upcoming events n TRIP TO NASHIK Touring the Sula wines vineyard. n CHARITY EVENT The Foodies in Hyderabad group has tied up with a few NGOs to cook for and interact with underprivileged children. n SHAAHI DAAVAT The group is in talks with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Board to host a shaahi daavat for its members. The food to be served in the daavat is inspired by the meals typically relished during a Muslim wedding function.

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SPY GAMES

NSA whistleblower did it ‘for the people’ Edward Snowden, who has been working at the National Security Agency for the past four years, admitted to revealing details of a vast, secret US program to monitor Internet users.

He may face criminal charges.

JIM MANNION Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON: A 29-year-old government contractor revealed himself Sunday as the source who leaked details of a vast, secret US program to monitor Internet users, as the US spy chief pressed for a criminal probe.

Edward Snowden, who has been working at the National Security Agency for the past four years, admitted his role in a video interview posted on the website of The Guardian, the first newspaper to publish the leaked information.

“My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them,” Snowden said, speaking in Hong Kong.

He said he had gone public because he could not “allow the US government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.”

A former technical assistant for the CIA, Snowden worked for the NSA as an employee of various outside contractors, including Dell and Booz Allen Hamilton.

In a statement, Booz Allen Hamilton confirmed Snowden had been an employee for “less

My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.

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than three months” and promised to help US authorities investigate the “shocking” claim that he had leaked classified information.

Snowden flew to Hong Kong on May 20 after copying the last set of documents he intended to disclose at the NSA’s office in Hawaii, the Guardian said, adding he has remained there ever since, holed up in a hotel room.

Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China with its own legal rules, has an extradition treaty with the United States.

The British-based Guardian said it had revealed Snowden’s identity at his own request.

In a statement responding to Snowden’s decision to go public on Sunday, the office of the Director of National Intelligence said the matter had now been “referred to the Department of Justice.”

Who is Snowden?

A former technical assistant for the CIA, Snowden worked for the NSA as an employee of various outside contractors, including Dell and Booz Allen Hamilton. According to the Guardian, Snowden lives a comfortable life on a salary of roughly $200,000, with a girlfriend whom he shares a home in Hawaii.

The US flag flutters in front of the US consulate in Hong Kong on June 10, 2013. Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old US government contractor and the source who leaked details of a vast secret US program to monitor Internet users was reported to be in Hong Kong and remained there ever since, holed up in a hotel room; he could be extradited to the US. AFP/Philippe Lopez

“The intelligence community is currently reviewing the damage that has been done by these recent disclosures,” it said.

“Any person who has a security clearance knows that he or

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she has an obligation to protect classified information and abide by the law.”

The Justice Department confirmed it had launched an investigation into the disclosures but declined further comment.

One US lawmaker, Pete King, Republican chairman of the House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, called for Snowden’s extradition to the United States, saying he must be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law.”

The leaks published in The Guardian and The Washington Post have set off a furore, with President Barack Obama and the chief of US intelligence defending the secret programs as vital to keeping Americans safe.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper confirmed on Saturday that the NSA uses a program called PRISM to gather data trails left by targeted

plots have been foiled through information obtained through the programs, both in 2009: one, a bomb attack on New York subways, and another linked to David Headley, a conspirator in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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The Justice Department confirmed it had launched an investigation into the disclosures but declined further comment.

The extent of damage is being acertained.

foreign citizens using the Internet outside the United States. A separate program, also disclosed by The Guardian, has been used to scoop up the telephone records of millions of Americans.

In an interview with NBC News aired on Sunday, Clapper called the disclosures “literally gut-wrenching” and said they had caused “huge, grave damage” to US intelligence capabilities. “The NSA has filed a crimes report on this already,” he said, before Snowden’s identity was revealed. “This is someone who for whatever reason has chosen to violate a sacred trust for this country.”

Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian reporter who brought to light the PRISM program and the separate program to gather US phone records, said the public had a right to know and openly debate what the government was doing.

What is Prism?

The NSA uses a program called PRISM to gather data trails left by targeted foreign citizens using the Internet outside the United States.

Under PRISM, which has been running for six years, the US National Security Agency can issue directives to Internet firms demanding access to emails, online chats, pictures, files, and videos.

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The GHMC has identified some 70 trouble spots if heavy rains lash the City.

In the recently held meeting, Babu warned that stern action — such as booking a criminal case — will be initiated against the shop owners and residents who remove manhole covers for their temporary relief, that causes mishaps. Officials will keep a

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Zonal commissioners will review the progress of stagnation works, even as most of the stagnation points out of 187 points submitted by the police department were repaired (14 major stagnation points are Villa Mary College, Model House, Mythrivanam, Road No 1 and 12, Banjara Hills, Road No 12 Kaman, Banjara Hills, Yousufguda Check Post, Rani Gunj under bridge, Karbala maidan, Fever Hospital, Ganga Bowli, Lal Bazar railway bridge, Alugadda Bavi). Disaster management wing will send SMS alerts to all senior level officers of APCPDCL, HMWS&SB, police, revenue and fire departments.

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RECYCLING

No scrapping these pieces of art Discarded material turned into useful products that are eye-catching and user-friendly.

SHILPA RAINA feedback@postnoon.com NEW DELHI: How would it look if the worn out motherboard of a computer becomes your coaster or the headlight of a bike turns into your desk lamp or tyre tube used as a wallet and the door of an old refrigerator as the centre table of your room?

This is not wild imagination but creative ways of using scrap and making it look chic.

Recycling and reuse have become quite a trend as many entrepreneurs found innovative ways to make “ugly look beautiful”.

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Now, upcycling is fast catching up. It involves converting discarded material or waste into useful products or something that is eye-catching and userfriendly.

“There are two aspects to recycling: downcycling and upcycling. Downcycling is recycling an existing product to make the same product out of it, which is of lower value and quality.

Through upcycling you move up the value chain and come to

realise that trash is not ugly,” Madhvi Khaitan, founder and director of WorkshopQ, told IANS. She along with Radhika Khaitan (no kin) began their online portal in April 2010 driven by the bug of creating awareness and contributing to the environment.

They churn out quirky and innovative products like trays, coasters, photoframes, placemats, pen stands, card-holders, tissue boxes, lamps, chandeliers, mirrors and office accessories all from scrap. The products are priced between `50 and `7,000.

Radhika said their emphasis is on the utility of the product.

“We have to think out-of-the-box to lure people,” she said.

According to Natasha Bohra, founder of Chromakey, scrap needs a lot of treatment and thinking. “The designers have to experiment and come up with the final product after many hits and misses. The competition is growing in this niche segment; so brainstorming is necessary,” Bohra told IANS over the phone from Mumbai.

“Usually we throw away scrap but if one looks at it in a creative manner it can be turned chic. This is what we are doing.

Making ugly look beautiful,” she added.

Chromakey offers desklamps

made of motorbike headlights, coasters made of worn out motherboards, et al. The products are priced between `500 and `30,000.

Taking this green movement a step forward is Vimlendu Jha, who has opened an office entirely made out of waste.

Jha is the founder of Swechha, an NGO involved in environmental and social development issues and greenthegap.com, its ecofashion arm. Everything in Jha’s new office, ranging from storage space and partitions to lamp shades, is made out of trash. From cassette covers and paint boxes, to bicycle and motorbike parts, the NGO has used them all for decoration.

The two-storey office spread

over a 36,000 sq foot area cost `300,000. It would have otherwise cost `15 lakh.

Thanks to the organised scrap market in the country, there are no hassles in sourcing raw material.

All these innovators faced one common problem: Convincing people to buy their products.

“The only way out to change this was our stylish designs and proving to people that being ecofriendly can also mean lots of fun. This process will definitely take time, but we feel that India is soon going to be on the same level as the western countries when it comes to green products,” Madhvi added.

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Meet the cyber counter-revolutionaries Opposition activists say the Syrian Electronic Army is a de-facto wing of the Assad government, funded by an influential cousin of the president, and provided technical assistance from Russian experts.

DAMASCUS: Sometimes, attacks in Syria’s bloody civil war start not with a bullet or a bomb blast, but with an innocuous-looking email.

A message pings into an inbox, apparently from a friend or colleague. The recipient clicks

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he most notorious hack was of The Associated Press’s Twitter stream, resulting in a false tweet saying Barack Obama had been injured after two blasts at the White House. The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered a “flash crash” before traders realised the truth.

a link, and suddenly hackers are one step closer to snatching sensitive information — including passwords to a company’s social media sites.

It’s an old trick, but one effectively deployed time and again by the Syrian Electronic Army in recent months. The supporters of Syrian President Bashar alAssad’s regime have duped numerous Western media outlets into handing over the electronic keys to their Facebook, Twitter and other accounts, leaving many organisations red-faced and scrambling to regain control of their social media streams. The group’s aim: to spread counterrevolutionary propaganda and hit back at news outlets it says slant their reporting.

All sides in Syria’s war have used social media to try to drum up support and document atrocities being inflicted on an almost daily basis. Opposition groups were quick to build Facebook pages and post videos depicting gruesome acts by regime forces,

but the SEA, as it calls itself - has pushed back in the high-stakes battle to shape public opinion in the West.

Victims of SEA hacks include the AP, AFP photo department’s Twitter account, the BBC, Al Jazeera, the Financial Times and the Guardian. Even US satirical news site the Onion was hijacked, and on Wednesday the SEA said it had hacked into a Turkish government site.

Compromised accounts often link to images or reports of abuses apparently carried out by opposition forces. The SEA was quick to try to capitalise on gruesome videos filmed this year apparently showing opposition fighters executing regime troops.

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shows a rebel cutting out a dead soldier’s heart and biting into it.

The SEA spokesman, who identified himself only by his online name, Th3Pr0, said the group had thousands of members, mostly young people, who live in Syria and operate as volunteers. Tareq Al-Jazairi, an activist who lives in Istanbul and is now affiliated with the opposition Syrian National Council, said he knows several people who work for the SEA and are paid between $500 and $1,000 a month. The hackers are based in Syria and Dubai, he said.

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EVEREST INDUSTRIES SCALES UP

Everest Industries, one of India’s growing building solutions companies, has setup a AC roofing factory in the Balasore region of Odisha. The company plans to expand its dealer network aggressively and make its products available in every village.

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Rope in private banks The subsidy alloted through government and public sector institutions alone cannot meet the huge demand across the country.

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ny subsidy scheme promoted by government should reach the needy. If it reaches only certain section of people, the purpose of the scheme can not be achieved. The proposed Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission to encourage offgrid applications through subsidy could not reach the domestic users who want to be self dependent for their energy needs in this huge power crisis.

“One roadblock in the process is the amount of subsidy allocated under scheme. The MNRE allocated `46.8 crore from national clean energy fund to NABARD with effect from March 2012 for period of one year. This capital amount is low compared to the demand. This has to be significantly increased for this current year to reach the large number of rural and urban population,” says NMKD Sarma Ambatipudi, founder, Bharat Synergy.

“The power crisis is so huge in states like Bihar and UP compared to South Indian states.

Many villages in there can only count the number of hours they

get power than vice versa. This gave rise to huge response from the rural people of UP to buy applications under the scheme.

For instance, in our own state, there is heavy demand for solar PV system from the villagers of Chittoor district whereas less than 200 consumers only can buy solar systems under subsidy scheme through Saptagiri Gramin Bank due to least allocated subsidy.

“Irrespective of state, consumers want to get out of this power crisis by installing own solar PV systems. However, the limit to benefit few people worries them. In order to benefit

large section of people, there is desperate need to increase the capital subsidy amount allocation,” he says.

He further adds, “This benefit can be linked to Aadhar and has to be scaled like subsidy benefit while buying LPG cylinders.”

As the scheme is implemented through banks, it only benefits the customers of the banks who are actively implementing the scheme. (like Regional Rural Banks in this case). If banks show disinterest, people around the area will have suffer from it.

“There is greater need for even the private banks to active-

ly offer such schemes. They can charge the PLR interest for such loans under priority sector lending, which will be profitable,” he adds.

“Initiative taken by Indian Overseas Bank to lend for solar systems under the name of IOB Surya is laudable. Now, it’s a matter of other banks to follow the suit. For instance, it was only after HDFC which has belled the cat first to offer housing loans, other banks have realised the need to offer loan for buying a home. Today, housing loans is one of the biggest portfolio of any bank. We should see such change ,” he says.

“Banks can learn from the success of IDCOL loan programme in Bangladesh, which is in fact the world’s largest solar loan programme. In a small country like Bangladesh, more than 50,000 systems get financed every month on month through a vast network of more than 300 plus loan providers who get funds from IDCOL. Likewise, active participation from banks coupled with increase in capital subsidy amount will bring light and suffice the energy needs of the masses of this country,” he concludes.

Longines to hunt for old that is gold HYDERABAD: Longines will soon initiate a search of the oldest Longines watch in India to commemorate the presence of Longines watches in India for more than 135 years. Walter von Kanel, President of Longines said at Basel 2013 “The purpose of this search is to bring out the ancient Longines watches in India that have been pre-

on the dedicated website – www.oldestwatchindia.longi nes.com. The winner will get an all-paid-for trip for two to Switzerland for a week and a chance to visit the Longines factory.

Meanwhile as a prequel to the competition, a series of historic Longines watch exhibitions are being organised across the country.

served and handed down for generations. This search aims to track the footprints of Longines in India that are as old as 135 years.”

The competition opens for the public on 17th of June, 2013. Application forms will be available at selected official retailers across the country. Participants also have the option of registering online

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JERUSALEM: Google is in talks on a deal worth at least $1 billion to buy the Israel-based GPS mobile navigation app Waze, Israeli media reported on Sunday. Haaretz newspaper said on its website that the two companies had agreed terms and were about to sign for a price “exceeding $1 billion”.

Business daily Globes said the purchase price was $1.3 billion. Neither report identified its sources. “We don’t comment on rumour and speculation,” a Google spokesman told AFP about the Israeli media reports. There have been previous reports that first Apple and then Facebook wanted to acquire the Israeli start-up.

Globes said that those deals fell through partly because Waze insisted that its local staff be kept on.

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RUPEE HITS RECORD LOW MUMBAI: Rupee hit a record low of 57.54 against the dollar on Monday on growing demand for dollars among oil importers, while the greenback was also boosted by upbeat US jobs data. The partially convertible rupee hit its previous low of 57.32 against the dollar on June 28 last year.

On Monday it fell to a new record low before trading up slightly at 57.49 later in the morning. The finance ministry today said there is an unwarranted panic in the market and hoped it will settle down in a some time.

“If you see weakening of all currency vis-a-vis dollar, rupee is also not unaffected in that sense. But I think this is panic (in) the market which is unwarranted,” economic affairs secretary Arvind Mayaram told reporters.

This, he said, started off with misinterpretation of what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had said in terms of Quantitative Easing recently.

Chief economic adviser Raghuram Rajan said the weakness in rupee could be a temporary phenomenon.

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ailed for nearly two decades for his struggle against the junta, veteran dissident Win Tin says Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement must not forget its role as the opposition, despite the country’s dramatic political changes.

Since he was released from prison in 2008, the National League for Democracy (NLD) party which he co-founded 25 years ago with Aung San Suu Kyi has been transformed into a legitimate political force in the fledgling parliament.

Suu Kyi, who is eyeing a run for the presidency in 2015, has adopted a more cooperative approach with the country’s two-year-old reformist government, and was even seen sitting alongside top generals at a military parade in March.

Win Tin, 84, says the NLD remains firmly united behind the Nobel laureate, but alluded to some doubts within the party about her strategy.

“She is the supreme leader and a very capable leader. She is the only one that can keep Myanmar united and who could bring democracy,” he said in an interview with AFP at his home in Yangon.

“We must support her but we must not forget we are in the opposition,” he added.

“She wants to be the president after the elections,” Win Tin said.

“People seem to think there is no opposition... I cannot accept that idea.”

“She is a political animal and she has always been,” said Win Tin, who served much of his sentence in solitary confinement.

“She wants to lead (the country) with the military... she has a very high opinion of them,” he added.

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Kangress, Bajappa and the elephantiasis HARD TALK

Oscar Wilde Irish author

Needed, an opposition

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS

There’s no stopping the Spaniard: Nadal has won his favourite title for a record eighth time. It is amazing the man has comeback from a point when he was unsure of his future after being laid off for months because of a bad knee. The Spaniard proves where there is a will, there’s a way.

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he world is moving amazingly faster. The life and events seem happening faster than usual with the result that news as we know today has a very short shelf life and a shorter adhesive capacity to stick in public memory.

Take the past couple of weeks. We woke up to hear yet another mega scam called Coalgate, where the ruling Congress setup is accused of snapping up `1.86 lakh Crore or something money that belonged to the people of this country.

The whole issue was buried quickly under another scam, courtesy the railway minister’s.

And, before we got details of the sleazy rail affair rolled in the mother of all scandals—IPL spot fixing where the idols and icons came unstuck from their high

They know that whatever the atrocity, public memory is becoming shorter and shorter and they have nothing much to worry.

pedals and crumbled, bringing with them plaster along with the chief of the BCCI. The chief had mud and plaster all over him, but it did not matter, because he knew the new waves are washing up shore and would swallow it all.

Right, he was. There came in the stunning story from Gujarat of the Congress party’s humiliating defeat. All the six seats, four Assembly and two Lok Sabha held earlier by the Congress was wrested by Narendra Modi without even campaigning for it! Smarting under the beatings, the Congress was looking around for an escape route when the party that defeated it came itself with the rescue plan.

In the Great Expectations story of the wannabe ruling party of the country, the BJP provided the comic relief to the Congress with its soap opera of Modi affairs where the Grand Old Pitamaha, Lal Krishna Advani, played the role of Bhisma with finesse. His lying on the bed of pikes with moral indignation was a greater story for the besieged Congress than its own feat of ‘lakh-crore’ scam.

They went to town tom-tomming of the BJP’s end.

IT SUITS THEM ALL

Life and living constantly under the gaze of the Argus-eyed media is something this age has

to handle. And, as the lightening speed of events dazzled the human eye, the crafty elite finds it convenient. They know that whatever the atrocity, public memory is becoming shorter and shorter and they have nothing much to worry.

Since the march of time is something man has not yet learnt to manipulate, I suggest that the leading media open a ‘scam column’ everyday with the headline, “mammoth scams as yet unresolved.”

This would play on the brains and the public memory discs so that the issues are not buried under new waves of events. It would not be long before manipulative mind of man will find a way to twist the time and tweak the news. Till

then, the above simple measure may help. This is particularly ideal for a messy democracy like that of ours.

TAILEND

The apocryphal story goes that a man with elephantiasis on his one leg buried it under the sand and made fun of an approaching man afflicted with the dreaded disease on both his legs, and the former cried with delight, “Ha...ha... there goes the elephant-legged Johnny....and laughed aloud.

One is reminded of the story when one watches the antics of the Congress that accuses the BJP, conveniently forgetting that it has got both its legs afflicted while the BJP has one.

EDITORIALS How much should we know?

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dward Snowden was living a good life: a stable career, a good salary, a girlfriend with whom he shared a home in Hawaii, and a loving family. He also had a conscience and so he leaked information regarding secret programmes that the US administration has been using to spy on internet users and another which tracks millions of Amercians’ phone calls. He says his “sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them”. And knowing that he would be spelling doom for himself, he decided that he did not want to hide in the shadows and revealed himself as the man behind one of the biggest intelligence leaks in the American political history. There is no doubt where this is going, for we have

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seen what happened to Bradley Manning, another whistleblower who supplied the Wikileaks with classified information. Snowden will have to brace for tough times and he may be expected to man up to the occasion. For long we have suspected something of this kind was going on. Now we are sure. But those who live honestly have nothing to fear. Yes, there is infringement of privacy, but it must not be forgotten that the programmes in question helped bust two terror plots, both in 2009. Amid the hue and cry, let’s get something clear: in today’s world, you may not take anything for granted, especially when it comes to security: but the people have a right to know what the government is doing, for them and against them.

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FILM-MAKING WORKSHOP A workshop where participants will learn to develop ideas into a script, and the concepts and grammar of film-making and editing will be conducted at Yavanika Films, Begumpet.

Contact: +919490100404

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

ROBOKID 2013

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The finale of Robokid 2013, an initiative of JAY Robotix, was conducted in the City this week wherein Punya Modi, CH Karthik and Yash Bellap from DPS Gachibowli walked away with the first prize. The runner-up winner was S Rahul Reddy from Vidhya Ratna Junior College. Winning Team received cash prize of `1 lakh and the runner up received cash price of `50,000.

COLLEGE OF THE WEEK

KNOWLEDGE AMY ROSE THOMAS amyrose.t@postnoon.com

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ome June 15, AIESEC interns from across the globe will visit various schools in the City to educate school children about HIV and about how the spread of the virus can be prevented.

The project Genesis commenced on May 1 with the arrival of the interns in the country. For now, 15 interns from different countries are in the City preparing for the presentation.

“In total around 30-35 stu-

As part of Genesis, foreign interns hold workshops in the City for school children educating them about HIV/AIDS.

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n initiative of AIESEC Hyderabad, Breaking Barriers aims at overcoming barriers of distance, culture and creed. As part of the project, interns will be teaching children foreign languages like German, French and Spanish. Each intern will be giving a 25 min class during the weekends or on alternate days.

Classes are to begin this month.

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dents take part in the project.

Last year we had a majority of students from China. But this year, we have more students coming from the West,” Saketh Ramachandra, Team Leader of Media & Public Relations, AIESEC says.

Started in 2011-12, Genesis deals with empowering the youth in the country with the required knowledge about HIV/AIDS and skills to combat the spread of the virus. So far, the workshop has had a good impact among the students of

various schools and is making all the right noises.

“Each year we have interns putting their best foot forward in making the project a success.

Currently they are getting trained and preparing themselves for the project,” Saketh added.

The interns are here for the next three months. They will target not just school children but also NGOs and corporate offices to spread their message.

As part of the project, interns will be also organising flash mobs, freeze mobs, walks and marches around the City.

Competitions designed to educate students about the virus and the precautions to taken will be also held.

“These workshops will end with a play or a video prepared by the interns. The target audience of the workshop is primarily students of Class IX and X,” he adds.

At an age when even teachers shy away from touching upon topics of sex education in schools, AIESEC’s Genesis project is sure to have a good impact on children.

IPE

The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) was established in 1964 for the study of issues and policies relating to public enterprises (PEs). IPE started its academic wing in 1994 by introducing Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM); today it has several branches includes PGDM and PGDM-IB (Post Graduate Diploma in Management in International Business).

TRENDING...

Tony Gatlif’s Liberté (Freedom) will be screened at LV Prasad Preview Theatre on June 14, 6.30pm. The story is about a Gypsy family that travels the French roads during the Second World War. Upon reaching a town where they traditionally stop for a few months and work in vineyards, they learn that a new law forbids them from being nomadic.

The movie won the “Grand Prix des Amériques”, “most popular film of the festival” and “Prize of “the Ecumenical Jury” awards at 2009 Montréal World Film Festival. It also won the “In Spirit for Freedom Award” at 2010 Jerusalem Film Festival.

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MUSICAL MELANGE

DJ Naveen will be belting out the latest tracks at Cuba Libre tonight. Party peeps can head to the pub and have a blast.

CELEBRATING WOMANHOOD

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A glitzy do Cinemaa Mahila Awards 2013 organised at Shilpakala Vedika turned out to be a huge hit. Dr D Ramanaidu and minister Chiranjeevi were the chief guests at the occasion.

SPIRIT OF SUMMER

Viji Reddy’s summer collection Clear Waters & Sea Shells was unveiled at Alamwar Textiles, Banjara Hills on Sunday.

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health

MORE ACCURATE TEST FOR DOWN’S SYNDROME A more accurate test for Down's syndrome which can also be given earlier in pregnancy than current checks has been developed, say experts. A study of 1,000 pregnancies found the test of foetal DNA in maternal blood can show a baby is "almost certainly" affected or unaffected by Down's, the BBC reported.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR HEART: PART I

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he heart is one of the most important organs of our body, playing a vital role in blood circulation. Our heart weighs about 200 t0 425 grams and is slightly larger than the size of our fist (Texas Heart Institute).

There are four chambers in the heart. The upper two are called atria, and the lower two ventricles.

Ventricles pump blood from the heart to other parts of the body and atria receive blood from other parts of the body to the heart.

A typical heart cycle consists of the following: The deoxygenated blood from various organs is collected in the left atrium, which then pumps this blood to the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve. The pulmonary artery carries this blood to the lungs, where the blood becomes rich in oxygen by the process of diffusion. The pulmonary veins then carry this oxygenated blood to the left atrium, which then pumps it to the left ventricle through

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the bicuspid valve. From there, the aorta carries oxygenated blood to all other parts of the body. Various arteries branch out to carry oxygenated blood.

The de-oxygenated blood is collected by the veins and brought to the superior and inferior vena cava, from where is again goes to the right atrium, and the process continues.

When the ventricles contract to pump blood to the body, it’s called systole, when they relax to allow blood to flow in, it’s called diastole.

The “lub” and “dub” sounds of the heart are produced in this manner—the former when the tricuspid and bicuspid valves close at the beginning of systole, and the latter when the aortic and pulmonary valves close at the end of systole.

The sinoatrial node is called the pacemaker of the heart and generates and impulse to set the rate at which cardiac muscles contract.

What’s part of your heart?

Do you know how one of the most important organs of our body — and the most eulogized one — the heart, functions? We take a look at the basic mechanisms of a heart cycle.

ANEWS PP-LYBRIEFS YOURSELF

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PIC COURTESY TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE

DID YOU KNOW?

PIONEERS

U R Meditation

Achalasia

Parsley purifies blood

Sigmund Freud

U R Meditation is a free meditation app by Tejgyan Global Foundation that helps you learn and practice complete meditation in Hindi or English as taught by Sirshree. It is designed for both beginners and advanced meditators. The app helps you understand and benefit from mediation. itunes.apple.com

Achalasia means that your gullet has lost its ability to move food along and the valve at the end of your gullet fails to open to allow food to pass into your stomach. As a result, food gets stuck in your gullet and is often brought back up. Symptoms of achalasia may start at any time of life and usually come on gradually. The underlying disease cannot be cured, but there are various ways to improve symptoms. nhs.uk

Parsley is useful as a digestive aid. It helps to purify the blood and stimulate the bowels. It is an anticarcinogen and three times as much vitamin C as oranges, and twice as much iron as spinach. For a natural breath freshener, try a sprig of parsley. It contains vitamin A and is a good source of copper and manganese. mercola.com

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis. Freud developed therapeutic techniques such as the use of free association (in which patients report their thoughts without reservation) and discovered transference (the process in which patients displace on to their analysts feelings derived from their childhood sexual experiences and fantasies). en.wikipedia.org

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

VANGUARD OF CHANGE

Woman power

Net of protection

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he UJC, the youth wing of Cuba's ruling Communist Party, called for increasing the number of women in military service, Juventud Rebelde reported. Deputy Armed Forces Minister Gen. Alvaro Lopez Miera supported the plan, saying Cuba cannot give itself “the luxury of only men being those who are (militarily) prepared”. Over 3,900 women have entered the branch of military service since 2008.

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U Ministers of Justice agreed recently at the Council of the European Union to pioneer a Europe-wide protection order for survivors of violence. The new regulation complements the ‘European protection order’ adopted in December 2011, extending its application from criminal to civil matters. It will guarantee that victims and survivors of domestic violence can rely on restraint or protection orders issued against the perpetrator in their own country when they travel or move to another EU country, reports unwomen.org.

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rom lady butlers to restricted elevators and only women's wings — Delhi's hotels are going the extra mile to make women guests feel safe and secure. “Women today constitute over nine per cent of the workforce in the services sector. This makes the role of the hospitality sector in ensuring their safety and comfortable stay critical,” Rahul Pandit, chief executive officer of Lemon Tree Hotels, said. IANS

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I feel like Afghan women are right at the gate of realising their civil rights but the international community is too busy packing up to notice that these rights are starting to erode.

I would love to see a woman in the (Oval) office (as the US president).

We're just as intelligent, we're just as strong, and it would be refreshing.

Horia Mosadiq human rights researcher

Garcelle Beauvais Actor

GOOD OR BAD?

UNDER ATTACK

Bikini ban at Miss World competition in Indonesia

Western Wall tense over women worshippers

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ith the Jewish month of Tamuz beginning, tensions are high once again at the Western Wall. Earlier this year, an organisation called Women of the Wall had managed to get permission to pray at the pilgrimage site wearing prayer shawls. The move has come under heavy fire with orthodox rabbis condeming it.

Meanwhile, many of the orthodox rabbis got threatening letters to allow women to worship at the Wall in peace.

THE WAY FORWARD EWL

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he European Women’s Lobby (EWL) is the largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the European Union, working to promote women’s rights and equality between women and men. EWL membership extends to organisations in all 27 EU member states and the three candidate countries, as well as to 20 European bodies, representing more than 2,000 organisations.

A Palestinian refugee woman bathes her daughter in a poverty-stricken quarter south of Gaza City.

Spain hesitates on abortion reform

The right-leaning government had promised to reinforce protection of the right to life, and pass stricter abortion laws.

ROLAND LLOYD PARRY Agence France-Presse

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espite ramming through austerity measures that sparked popular protest in the streets, Spain’s right-leaning government seems to be hesitating on a potentially more divisive reform: tightening the abortion law.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party promised, in a manifesto ahead of its 2011 victory, “to reinforce protection of the right to life”.

That was a nod to opponents of a landmark 2010 reform by the former Socialist

government, which brought Spain into line with much of Europe by letting women freely opt for abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.

But nearly 18 months after the Popular Party took power, the justice ministry, which is in charge of the reform, has still not drawn up any proposals.

“There is a lot of speculation that it is being slowed down by differences of opinion in the party itself and in the government,” said Ferran Requejo, a political scientist at Pompeu Fabra University.

“There is resistance in the party because they can’t agree on the criteria for aborting and there is no agreement in the

government because of the image it gives of Spain.”

Before 2010, abortion was a crime in Spain except in cases of rape, risk to the mother's health or deformation of foetus.

Justice minister Alberto Gallardon has indicated in interviews and in parliament that he wants to return to a law similar to that one, but also to go further, curbing abortions in cases of deformation.

A study published last month in centre-left newspaper El Pais indicated that 46 per cent of Spaniards favoured keeping the law in its current form while 41 per cent wanted a stricter system such as that planned by Gallardon.

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he Internet has been abuzz with the news that bikinis won’t make an appearance at this year’s Miss World, reportedly after a conservative Islamic group raised concerns. While feminists have traditionally rejected the bikini round as a sexist and derogatory part of the competition, the ban has not come as a relief for many. Most writers and bloggers have focused on the fact that the move came mainly not to ruffle conservative feathers, not because of what women thought.

ON THE FRONTLINES SHIRIN EBADI

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he is a Nobel Prize winning Iranian lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist in Iran. In 2003, Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and refugee rights.

She was the first Iranian to receive the prize.

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MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

Entertainment SCINTILLATING SIMHA

ADITYA 369

MANGAMMA GARI MANAVUDU

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n 1991, Balakrishna teamed up with director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao for a sci-fi film Aditya 369. Balakrishna starred as Krishna Kumar who gets into a time machine and ends up going back in time, all the way to Sri Krishnadevaraya’s court.

His performance as the King is brilliant to say the least. Aditya 369 is one of the rare sci-fi films made in Telugu.

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ne of the biggest hits in Balakrishna’s career, this film revolves around a happy go lucky guy who reforms himself to become a responsible person. Directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, the film had Balakrishna, Bhanumati and Suhasini in lead roles.

1 to be shot in Belfast

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ahesh Babu’s upcoming film 1-Neenokkadine will soon be shot in Belfast, London and few other parts of UK later this month.

The film crew is expected to reach London on June 18 for this marathon 60 days schedule.

Sukumar is directing the film and Kriti Sanon is the lead actress.

Devi Sri Prasad is scoring the music and Rathnavelu is the cinematographer.

BHAIRAVA DWEEPAM

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hairava Dweepam, starring Balakrishna and Roja, was one of the few successful folklore movies that were made in Telugu post ‘80s. Directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, the film is about a brave young man named Vijay, who must save the princess from falling under the spell of a wizard. It’s an action adventure worth revisiting over and over again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BALAIAH

The curious case of

BALAKRISHNA

Pawan Kalyan goes to Spain

Balakrishna has come a long way as an actor over the past three decades. Here’s a list of five of his films that have propelled his career to greater heights.

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awan Kalyan is currently in Spain to shoot for couple of songs for his next film Atharintiki Daredhi.

Trivikram Srinivas is directing the film and we hear that the film unit is going to travel in Europe for the next twenty days.

Samantha and Pranitha Subhash are the lead actresses in this film.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BALAIAH HEMANTH KUMAR Hemanth.k@postnoon.com

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alakrishna, who’s celebrating his 53rd birthday today, has had his share of ups and downs over the span of past four decades. Right from his initial roles as a child artist in NTR’s films to sharing screen space with ANR, Bhanumathi, it was in the late ’80s and early ’90s that he became a force to reckon with at the box-office. After a brief slump

in his career, he made a dazzling comeback with faction based movies like Samarasimha Reddy and ten years later, he was back with a bang with another powerful performance in Simha. Now, he’s teaming up with Boyapati Srinu once again and all eyes are on Balakrishna this time, especially after he set his eyes on politics. While this untitled film is expected to release in early 2014, here are five most talked about films from his career.

NARASIMHA NAIDU

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alakrishna returned to form once again in 1999 with B Gopal’s Samarasimha Reddy, and the two later teamed up for Narasimha Naidu, which released in 2001. The film, starring Balakrishna, Simran, Preeti went on to become a smash hit.

Right from songs to the emotional scenes, everything about the film was a sensation and Balakrishna won a Nandi Award.

Balupu to release on June 28

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fter a string of flops, Balakrishna surprised everyone with his remarkable makeover in Boyapati Srinu’s 2010 film Simha. His body language had changed completely and out of the two roles that Balakrishna played in the film, it was for his role as Dr Narasimha, that Balakrishna proved yet again why he’s a force to reckon with.

Simha had both aggression and style in equal measure.

avi Teja, Shruti Haasan starrer Balupu is going to release on June 28. Gopichand Malineni has directed the film and Prasad V Potluri has produced it under PVP Cinema banner. The film was earlier supposed to release on June 21; however, a slight delay in post production has pushed the film’s release by a week. Anjali will be seen in an important role.

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DANCING QUEEN

CINE BYTES

Raj apologies to Shilpa on her birthday

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ctress Shilpa Shetty, who turned 38 Saturday, has received “apologies” from her husband Raj Kundra, who has been questioned in the IPL betting scandal. Businessman Kundra, a British national, and Shilpa are co-owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals. The “truth” in the case will come out soon, Raj conveyed to Shilpa in a tweet. IANS

‘Every moment with Kunal is romantic’

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here’s romance in every moment spent with her beau, actor Kunal Kemmu, says actress Soha Ali Khan, who has been dating him for almost three years.

“Every trip, every moment of everyday is romantic with Kunal,” Soha said.

The duo couldn’t escape questions about their wedding plans at the Lonely Planet Awards.

IANS

No expectations from Bollywood, says Ileana

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leana D’Cruz, who set her Bollywood career in pace starting with the much-acclaimed and awarded Barfi!, says she came to the Hindi film industry with “no expectations”.“I have actually walked into Bollywood with no expectations whatsoever. I did not expect to be appreciated for my work in Barfi!, but when people did, it was very touching and humbling for me," she said. IANS

‘Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon’ moment

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ndo-Canadian porn actress Sunny Leone wishes she can someday dance a la Bollywood’s dancing diva Madhuri Dixit.

While shooting an episode of dance reality show J-

halak Dikhhla Jaa 6, where Madhuri is one of the judges, Sunny shared her desire.

“I love dancing on Bollywood songs and I love Madhuri-ji’s Dola re dola (from Devdas). I wish I can

dance like Madhuri one day,” Sunny said.

Sunny sizzled in a black outfit as she shot for the episode for the Colors’ show.

On the big screen, she was last seen in item number

O Laila in Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Wadala. Sunny made her Bollywood debut with Jism 2. She will also be seen in Ekta Kapoor’s production Ragini MMS 2.

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A MAN’S MAN

CINE BYTES

I’d love to be a diva: Amy Adams

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ollywood actress Amy Adams says she would love to be a “diva” and throw tantrums on film sets, but then she would be apologetic about it. The 38-yearold often wishes she could assert her authority and throw tantrums on film sets, reports contactmusic.com. “But then I’d have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour. I’m polite,” she said.

IANS

Chris Brown back with Karrueche Tran?

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hris Brown has reportedly broken up with Rihanna again because he was tired of the “drama”.

He is now said to have reunited with ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran. “Karrueche isn’t all hype and crazy like Rihanna and that’s probably why Chris chose her in the end,” contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.

Ben Affleck

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Eva Longoria honoured for activism

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Guy of the Year status B

en Affleck was in a celebratory mood at Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards in LA tonight. He took home the trophy for Guy of the Year during the show.

Ben’s big award was presented by Clint Eastwood, whose career as an actor and director has been compared to Ben’s

since his Oscar-winning success with 2012’s Argo.

Ben has been keeping busy lately while balancing family time with his upcoming projects. The trailer for his next film Runner, Runner was released earlier this week, and has already been getting lots of buzz — Justin

Timberlake also stars in the flick, and shared his excitement for the role via Twitter.

Ben and his wife Jennifer Garner have been spotted spending lots of cute kiddie time together, including a museum outing and a trip to the salon for Samuel and Seraphina’s haircuts.

ctress Eva Longoria was honoured at the Women of Distinction Awards Gala, organised by the Young Women’s Christian Association, for her philanthropic work. On receiving the award, she took to Twitter to share her excitement. “So excited to be in DC receiving the Dorothy I. Height for racial justice tonight by the YWCA USA,” reports dailymail.co.uk.

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Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Committee — a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.

Fred Allen

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

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SUDOKU How to play kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.

However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

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PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Bailiwick 6 Seize suddenly 10 Bombard with unwanted email 14 Goldfinger’s first name 15 Kinks song 16 Well-mannered 17 Coffee machine setting 18 List lengthener 19 ‘You can say that again!’

20 Full possession 23 Blanched 24 ‘Annie’ actress Quinn 27 Discussed (with ‘over’) 31 Fortune’s partner 33 Biochemist’s letters 34 Prove beneficial 35 A pueblo dweller 36 Planning to vote no 37 Disposable vacation purchase 40 Lattice strip 41 Killed, old-style 42 Irritated 43 Airport posting (Abbr) 44 A male horse, perhaps 45 Flips, as a coin 46 Computer whiz 48 ‘I kid ___ not!’

49 Nickname derived from a flag 56 Old Russian despot 58 ‘Animal Crackers’ brothers 59 Shady plot 60 Piece of an orchestra?

61 Holder of combs, perfumes, etc 62 Property restrictions 63 Facility 64 Poor grades 65 Acrobatic maneuver

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1 Castaway’s clothing

2 Foreign currency 3 Seed jacket 4 Salesman’s wares 5 ‘A Clockwork Orange’ actor 6 Close of ‘Fatal Attraction’ 7 Kind of memorization 8 Withdrawn apple spray 9 Kind of vinegar 10 Garden gastropod 11 Purple-tinged flowers 12 Team’s best pitcher 13 Robin Hood’s merry crew 21 Big bundle of bucks 22 Hurry 25 Course after the appetizer 26 Aquatic nymphs 27 Pig’s innards 28 Fly an aircraft 29 Head of a major toy outfit 30 Companion of mighty 31 Blended, as copper wires 32 All over again 35 Bantu language 36 ‘Lucky Jim’ author Kingsley 38 Highly thought of 39 Wake-up calls, eg 44 Stray from the straight and narrow 45 Prominent rock 47 Centaur, in part 48 Graph mainstay 50 Fill beyond full 51 Founded on fact 52 Send sprawling 53 Early Genesis victim 54 Tennille or Morrison 55 Old beginning for ‘while’ 56 Unit smaller than a foot 57 Five-star hotel amenity

Chai Time MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 11-6-2013

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

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

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Avoid unwanted arguments and discussions. Financial commitments to be made only after you get the expected money in hand; you may land in trouble.

Be cordial with neighbours so that peace will prevails. Adjust well with family members.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Children make you happy and proud. Financial assistance expected from the bank will get sanctioned. Employees likely to get pay hike and promotion.

Businessmen get co-operation from staff. Couples will be more affectionate.

A court case may drag longer for want of proper focus. Sharing family secrets with others is not advisable. Avoiding emotional decisions will be a wise thing to do for now. Employees face work burden but abundant income cheers them on.

Blood relatives might put you in an embarrassing situation.

Court verdict may not go in your favour, causing depression. Be cordial with those who help you in time of need to avoid misunderstanding. Delay in travel is likely to upset you.

Employees feel happy as they get strong support from colleagues. Businessmen feel cheerful with a boom trend and good profit margins. Misunderstanding between couples ends.

Those planning to go abroad will achieve success.

Women need to maintain cool to avoid controversies. As deficit financial situation is likely for some more time, take alternative step. Misunderstanding between couples will increase and chances are that the gap will widen considerably.

Marriage of son or daughter will be finalised. Debt issues will be under control with efficient handling of finances and you come out of major debts.

Differences between couples will be over and they will lead a happy life hereafter.

Minor tension will come and go but there will not be any major issue. Businessmen face trouble in clearing debts. Held-up marriage talks will resume. Colleagues create trouble for the employed at workplace; stay alert to avoid problems.

Employees might be upset as they don’t get proper recognition for hard work. Good news on cards from distant relatives.

Money inflow will be as per expectation and making you comfortable. Management does not use all your skills.

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

The Devil – You are tempted to take the easy route out. But there is no shortcut to success. You will have to continue working hard, which you’re good at.

LEO:

Six of Wands – You are in the search of a fitting link to complete the jigsaw that’s been troubling you. Try hard enough and you can work it out.

LIBRA:

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Eight of Wands – You’re in the mood to help a friend get out of a difficult situation. It’s good that you’re there for your friend.

Don’t get emotionally too involved.

SAGITTARIUS:

Ten of Pentacles – Miscommunication is likely. It will be the typical case of Chinese whispers, where one person tells you one thing and you hear something else.

TAURUS:

Eight of Pentacles – Before you make an investment, run a background check. Make sure all your needs are covered and this is what you expect from an investment.

CANCER:

Queen of Wands – You’ve set some very high goals for yourself and are wondering where to begin. There will be times when you get carried away by what people say.

VIRGO:

Nine of Pentacles – You’ve been playing a situation over and over in your mind so many times that you are losing track of what’s real and what’s fiction.

SCORPIO:

Nine of Swords – You are over the edge when it comes to emotions. The only way to reign them in is to meditate or do something that centres you in the wheel.

CAPRICORN:

Seven of Wands – You will be unwillingly included in a circle that knows some powerful secrets. You wish you were not privy to such information.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

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

NUMBER GAME

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

SCRABBLE

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Politicians to maintain a low profile and cordial relationship with all. Employees advised to not to take controversial decisions. Businessmen need to stay focused to achieve planned goals. Businessmen can be sure of good profit margins.

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Ten of Wands – You have been sending silent calls of distress to a friend. You may need to spell out your need more clearly.

They may not have fully understood.

NON SEQUITUR

Minor misunderstanding between couples likely; avoid this.

Money inflow increases, yet there a deficit situation upsets you. You may be in a dilemma for deciding what to do and what not to. Take decisions only after due analysis.

SUDUKO

Those planning to go abroad will succeed. Artists must put in focused effort. Employees face disappointment, frustration and work burden. Businessmen face a tough time to get new business. No cause for worry as the situation will change soon.

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FIGHTING FANS

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BIEBER’S GUARDS Hudgens, Cage heat up Frozen Ground

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anessa Hudgens is heating up a whole new role alongside Nicolas Cage and John Cusack in upcoming thriller Frozen Ground.

Based on the true story of the hunt for Anchorage serial killer Robert Hansen, Cage plays a detective on the trail of the bad guy played by Cusack. Aiding in the investigation is Hudgens, who plays a hooker who escaped the killer.

Heather Graham loves talking ‘wild’

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ctress Heather Graham says she prefers spending her time talking to her friends about how to get the “best possible sex” rather than partying. The Hangover Part III actress insists she doesn’t turn to alcohol or drugs to have a good time, and relies on the intimate conversations.

“We’re not tame. I just don’t really drink or do drugs,” she said.

IANS

Naomi Campbell to face trial in Sicily

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upermodel Naomi Campbell has reportedly been ordered to stand a trial in Sicily for an alleged attack on a photographer that put him in hospital in July 2009. The 43-year-old allegedly hit Gaetano Di Giovanni as he took pictures of her when she was holidaying with her billionaire ex Vladislav Doronin at Italian island of Lipari, reports dailystar.co.uk.

Campbell has denied the charges.

IANS

under fire for battery

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olice in Los Angeles have opened a misdemeanor battery case after one of Justin Bieber’s bodyguards allegedly scuffled with a fan who tried to take a photo of the Biebs.

TMZ reports Bieber and his entourage were kicking it at a hookah lounge in Hollywood when a starstruck bystander decided to snap a pic. The bodyguard attempted to stop the fan from taking pictures and a scuffle ensued.

The snap-happy fan called the cops, but Bieber and his people had already bolted by the time police arrived on the scene.

Bieber himself is not considered a suspect in the battery investigation, though battering bystanders seems to have become a trend in Bieberland.

Earlier this week, while in Miami, Bieber and his crew were involved in three separate altercations with picture takers, including one that was caught on tape. On the recording, Justin can be heard dropping an F-bomb and ordering his bodyguard to steal a man’s photography equipment.

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FRENCH OPEN

The comeback

king braves the pain Rafael Nadal admitted that the injury woes that sidelined him for seven months last year are far from being a thing of the past. On the contrary, they are ever-present on his mind.

ALLAN KELLY Agence France-Presse

smile when questioned again on his troublesome joints.

“But the knee, some weeks I didn’t feel well, but the last couple of weeks I start to feel my knee better.

“So that’s positive. And the knee is resisting tough matches like I had in Rome against (Ernest) Gulbis, David Ferrer two days straight.

“The knee resisted a very tough battle against (Novak Djokovic) the other day (in the semi-final). Yesterday I didn’t have a terrible feeling, so that’s very positive news.

“Today I was able to compete at 100 per cent another time, so that’s fantastic. It’s true that in Barcelona my feeling was very negative about my knee. So I am still going week by week, day by day. I will take a look after here.”

After here means first of all pulling out of next week’s grasscourt tournament in Halle, Germany.

PARIS: Rafael Nadal’s stirring comeback from a career-threatening knee injury was crowned at the French Open on Sunday when he won the Roland Garros title for a record eighth time to move into joint third place in the all-time list of Grand Slam winners on 12.

But the 27-year-old Spaniard admitted that the injury woes that sidelined him for seven months last year are far from being a thing of the past. On the contrary, they are ever-present on his mind.

Nadal had pointedly refused to answer questions about the state of his knees during the French Open fortnight, but he opened up after his impressive 63, 6-2, 6-3 win over David Ferrer.

“My knee, not knees. I am lucky that it is not both. It’s only one,” Nadal said with a wry

WORLD SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP

NBA

Bonanza for Mahi Racing as Heat rout Spurs both riders finish on podium GREG HEAKES Agence France-Presse

Foret, Sofuoglu are on second spot in the overall standings.

NEW DELHI: Mahi Racing Team India riders Fabien Foret and Kenan Sofuoglu stayed on course for a shot at the overall championship as they finished second and third respectively in the sixth leg of World Supersport Championship at Portimao, Portugal on Sunday.

Foret, who began the race in fourth place, leapfrogged two riders to finish with a timing of 35’33.262. Sofuoglu, who started the race in second place, completed the podium party with a timing of 35’33.384.

Both the riders are now tied on second spot in the overall standings with 81 points each and trail leader Sam Lowes of Yakhnich Motorsport by 39 points. Lowes took his fourth successive chequered flag on Sunday

but Foret isn’t really worried.

“It is still early in the season and we can easily bridge this gap. He (Lowes) has hit a purple patch but we are not far behind,” said the confident Foret.

Though Sofuoglu finished third, he registered the fastest lap of the race on the 12th lap when he set a timing of 145.730 and held the lead for four of the 20 laps of the race.

PTI

MIAMI: Mario Chalmers (right) had a game-high 19 points and LeBron James finished with 17 points and seven assists as the Miami Heat routed the San Antonio Spurs 103-84 in game two of the NBA finals on Sunday.

Miami went on a 14-3 run to close the third quarter and break open a tight game, then seized command with a sustained double-digit lead in the fourth to level the best-ofseven series at one game each.

James, who had just 18 points in game one, finished with a 2013 post-season low again but he scored nine of his points in the fourth quarter for the Heat who rebounded from a stunning 92-88 loss at home in game one.

Chris Bosh finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and veteran Ray Allen came

off the bench to score 13 points for Miami, who have not lost back-to-back games since early January and haven’t lost consecutive games at home all season.

Danny Green had 17 points, including making fiveof-five from three point range.

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New Zealand pip Sri Lanka to win humdinger Nervy Kiwis survive Lasith Malinga scare to register dramatic win in low-scoring match.

KULDIP LAL Agence France-Presse CARDIFF: New Zealand survived a hostile spell from slingarm fast bowler Lasith Malinga (in pic) to carve out a tense onewicket win over Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on Sunday.

The Black Caps messed up a simple chase of Sri Lanka’s 138 all out and were reduced to 1228, before the last-wicket pair of Tim Southee and Mitchell McClenaghan saw them through in the 37th over.

Left-arm seamer McClenaghan set up the victory with 4-43 after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat, but Malinga stole the thunder with 4-34 that almost secured his team an improbable victory.

The dramatic win helped New Zealand end a six-match losing streak against the Sri Lankans and claim full points in their first match of the eightnation tournament.

New Zealand were cruising at 48-1 when Sri Lanka hit back with three wickets for one run in the space of eight deliveries.

When James Franklin fell leg-

2 Lankans pulled up for excessive appealing CARDIFF: Former Sri Lankan captains Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan have been reprimanded for appealing excessively during Sunday’s tense Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand.

The International Cricket Council said the two players had pleaded guilty to a level one breach of that part of the Code of Conduct which relates to “excessive appealing during an international match."

“Dilshan and Jayawardena were charged for excessive and prolonged appealing in a keenly-contested match that New Zealand won by one wicket," the ICC stated.

before to Tillakaratne Dilshan in the 15th over, New Zealand had lost half their side for 70 runs.

Nathan McCullum, who followed his two wickets with a defiant 32, put on 35 for the seventh wicket with his brother Brendon, before Malinga removed both batsmen in three balls to make it 122-8.

The ninth wicket of Kyle Mills fell when five runs were needed, and even though Malinga conceded just one run in the next over, Dilshan gave away four runs to seal the Black Caps’ win.

“I was incredibly nervous at one stage," a relieved New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said at the presentation ceremony. “Sri Lanka are always a dangerous side and we panicked a bit in the middle.

“The ball started stopping a bit in the second innings. It was very important to scrape through. We have enough experience to deal with situations like this, although it did get tough towards the end.

“But I thought we played well for the majority of the match. Our bowlers were the rea-

McCullum flew to his left at second slip to pick up a brilliant catch off Mills.

“We probably needed 30-40 more runs," said Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews. “This was not the 200-run wicket that we originally thought, but we still need to toughen up a bit.

“Malinga almost won it for us. We have two more games and we need to tighten up in batting. The bowlers and fielders showed good character."

New Zealand next play Australia on Wednesday, a day before Sri Lanka clash with hosts England.

son that we won the game today."

Sri Lanka, who had won 10 of their last 11 completed 50over games against New Zealand, let themselves down with a sloppy batting display in the first session.

Veteran Kumar Sangakkara played a lone hand for the Islanders with 68, his 75th one-day halfcentury, but five of the other six toporder batsmen failed to reach double figures as the team folded in 37.5 overs.

Sri Lanka never recovered after losing Kusal Perera off the first ball of the match when Brendon

Anderson betters Gough BIRMINGHAM: James Anderson (in pic) may be getting used to making history but he derived special pleasure in breaking Darren Gough’s record to become England’s most successful one-day bowler.

The 30-year-old Lancashire pacemen, who last month became only the fourth England bowler to take 300 Test wickets, started the hosts’ Champions Trophy opener against Australia at Edgbaston on Saturday tied with retired Yorkshire quick Gough on 234 one-day international wickets.

But that changed when he had Mitchell Marsh caught by Eoin Morgan at point.

What really pleased Anderson, who finished with three for 30 to take his tally to 237 ODI wickets, though was that his haul helped England to a 48-run victory.

“It’s good fun breaking records, and I’m delighted with this one, but more importantly we’re delighted to get off to a winning start in this tournament," Anderson said.

“Although it’s a bit different to reaching 300 Test wickets last month, it still means a lot because I started my international career in one-day cricket, and I’m very happy with what

I’ve achieved since then," added Anderson, whose first ODI wicket, on his debut, was that of Australia’s Adam Gilchrist at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 15, 2002.

“Funnily enough, I probably got the wicket which broke Goughie’s record with the worst ball I bowled all day," Anderson explained.

England’s top ODI bowlers 237 — James Anderson (170 matches) 234 — Darren Gough (158 matches) 168 — Andrew Flintoff (138 matches) 155 — Stuart Broad(98matches) 145 — Ian Botham (116 matches) 115 — Phil DeFreitas (103 matches) 111 — Paul Collingwood (197 matches) 103 — Graeme Swann (78 matches)

Scoreboard SRI LANKA V NEW ZEALAND Sri Lanka innings K Perera c B McCullum b Mills 0 T Dilshan b McClenaghan 20 K Sangakkara c Williamson b N McCullum 68 M Jayawardene lbw b Vettori 4 D Chandimal c Ronchi b Mills 0 A Mathews b McClenaghan 9 L Thirimanne run out 9 T Perera c Vettori b McClenaghan 15 R Herath not out 8 S Eranga c Mills b N McCullum 0 L Malinga c Taylor b McClenaghan 2 Extras: (lb1, w2) 3 Total (all out, 37.5 overs) 138 Bowling: Mills 6-0-14-2, McClenaghan 85-0-43-4 (w1), Vettori 6-1-16-1, Southee 7-1-25-0 (w1), N McCullum 80-23-2, Williamson 2-0-16-0 New Zealand innings M Guptill c Jayawardene b Eranga 25 L Ronchi c Sangakkara b Eranga 7 K Williamson lbw b Malinga 16 R Taylor lbw b Herath 0 J Franklin lbw b Dilshan 6 B McCullum b Malinga 18 D Vettori lbw b Malinga 5 N McCullum lbw b Malinga 32 T Southee not out 13 K Mills run out 3 M McClenaghan not out 1 Extras: (lbn8, w5) 13 Total (for nine wickets, 36.3 overs) 139 Bowling: Malinga 10-2-34-4 (w2), Eranga 8-0-45-2 (w1), Herath 10-0-361, Dilshan 63-1-12-1 (w2), T Perera 20-4-0 New Zealand won by one wicket

Botham backs Eng whitewash LONDON: Ian Botham has warned Australia that England are so superior to their old rivals that it would be no surprise to see back-to-back whitewashes in the forthcoming Ashes. He believes the victory in the Champions Trophy is likely to be the first in a long line of wins in their meetings over the next few months.

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Champions Trophy points table Group A P W L T NR Pt Kiwis England Australia Sri Lanka

1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0

1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0

0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

2 2 0 0

NRR

+1.048 +0.96 -0.96 -1.048

Group B W Indies India S Africa Pakistan

0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

2 2 0 0

+0.830 +0.520 -0.520 -0.830

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Do-or-die match for Pak

JULIAN GUYER Agence France-Presse

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq (right) tried to take the pressure off his side by insisting a ‘do-or-die’ Champions Trophy clash against South Africa was nothing new for the team.

Both sides need to win Monday’s day/night clash at Edgbaston if they are to have a realistic chance of reaching the semi-finals of a tournament for the world’s top eight one-day nations.

Pakistan suffered a two-wicket loss against the West Indies in their low-scoring Group B opener at The Oval on Friday, a day after South Africa went down by 26 runs against India in Cardiff.

Monday’s match is also nicely set-up in that the strength of South Africa, set to be without both their injured quicks Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, now appears to be their batting with Pakistan’s trump card their bowling attack.

In March, South Africa beat Pakistan 3-2 in a home one-day series but only after Misbah’s men levelled at 2-2.

“It’s not a new story for us," Misbah told reporters at Edgbaston on Sunday.

“In South Africa, we were in a similar situation like that in the ODI series, when we had to win the fourth ODI and our team did exceptionally well with that.

“The best thing you can do is to take it game by game, and tomorrow is a game and you just need to win that."

Against the West Indies, only Misbah — with a career-best 96

ABD hopes for Mandela century BIRMINGHAM: South Africa one-day captain AB de Villiers (below) said on Sunday that just as batsmen always wanted to make a hundred so too did he hope that Nelson Mandela reached a century of birthdays.

“He’s a legend in our country," de Villiers, speaking at the Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England, where South Africa play Pakistan in a Champions Trophy one-day international match on Monday, said of Mandela.

“I wish him well and I hope he recovers really soon, and he can maybe still make a difference in our country in the next few years to come, and maybe even get that big 100 when it comes to birthdays. So we’re hoping he gets better soon," the 29-year-old said.

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not out — and opener Nasir Jamshed (50) made it into double figures. The 39-year-old Misbah said he did not mind shouldering the burden but was understandably keen for the rest of the top order to get runs.

“This is a trend of passing teams over the years. I think before it was Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf.

“So, as a senior player, you have to take the responsibility, but it’s really good if some of the other guys come to the party and do their job."

But the saving grace for Pakistan against the West Indies was the performance of a bowling attack that so nearly pulled

Steyn set to miss Pakistan clash South Africa are set to to be without Dale Steyn once again at the Champions Trophy when they face Pakistan at Edgbaston on Monday. Steyn, widely regarded as the best fast bowler currently in world cricket, missed the Proteas’ opening 26-run Group B defeat by India in Cardiff on Thursday with a side strain.

Captain AB de Villiers was pessimistic about Steyn’s chances of facing Pakistan.

what would have been an extraordinary victory given they had so few runs to defend.

The towering Mohammad Irfan (3 for 32) and fellow leftarm seamer Wahab Riaz (2 for 42) both posed problems, the pair the latest models off Pakistan’s now seemingly inexhaustible production line of fast bowlers.

There was a time when Pakistan, in common with the rest of the sub-continent, was regarded as a ‘graveyard’ for fast bowlers but Misbah said the tough conditions, which led Imran Khan, and later Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, to develop reverse swing, had created a special breed of pacemen.

Bring on India, says Windies’ Bravo KULDIP LAL Agence France-Presse LONDON: West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo (right) is confident of containing India’s batting when the two sides meet in a key Champions Trophy match at the Oval on Tuesday.

The winner is almost certain to take one of the two semi-final berths from group B after both teams won their opening games, albeit in contrasting fashion.

India, the reigning World Cup champions, brushed aside injury-hit South Africa by 26 runs in Cardiff after an impres-

sive batting display saw them post a commanding 331-7.

The West Indies shot Pakistan out for 170 at the Oval on Friday, but then showed their vulnerability while batting as they lost eight wickets while chasing the modest target.

All-rounder Bravo, who replaced Darren Sammy as one-day captain ahead of the tournament, said the close result did not worry him as his side prepared to face the inform Indians.

“We came out on top and that’s more important," said Bravo. “It does not matter if

you lose eight or nine wickets, we got the two points that we wanted."

Bravo, whose side beat Sri Lanka by 17 runs in a practice match in Edgbaston last week, said winning two games in a row was the right moralebooster ahead of tougher encounters.

Bravo, who plays for Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, said the West Indies had the resources to take the world champions in their stride.

“It’s another tough game against a team whose strength

lies is their batting," he said.

“But we have the right bowlers to control their batting.

“Cricket is played on the day. India could turn up on Tuesday and be knocked over, or score a big total again as they normally do.

“I have the right attack if I want to go with someone with raw pace. I have the reserve bench that is strong enough to actually come up with the 11 that I think will do well against the Indians."

Bravo said the opening win against Pakistan added to the joy of captaining the West Indies.

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ARGENTINA SWEAT ON MESSI FITNESS Argentina travel to Ecuador for their latest 2014 World Cup qualifier with a big doubt hanging over the head of star striker Lionel Messi. A victory would all but assure Argentina’s place at next year’s showpiece in neighbours Brazil but without Messi, Argentina are not the same animal.

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NADAL MAKES IT A GR8 NIGHT

Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with victory in the French Open final. Nadal claimed his 12th major with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over his Spanish compatriot who was playing in his first Grand Slam final at the age of 31 and at the 42nd time of asking. It also gave Nadal his 59th win out of 60 matches played in Paris.

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CANADIAN F1 GP

VETTEL SHINES IN THE MONTREAL SUN Starting from his third consecutive pole position, the defending triple world champion came home in unchallenged fashion at the end of a serene showing of dominant driving from the front.

Marshal killed in crane accident MONTREAL: A 38-year-old marshal at the Canadian Grand Prix was killed Sunday in an accident involving a crane after the end of the Formula One race, organizers and the International Automobile Federation said.

The accident occurred as workers attempted to remove the Sauber driven by Esteban Gutierrez, who had been forced to abandon the race.

As workers used a mobile crane to lift the vehicle and return it to the pits, one worker, who was not immediately identified by officials, dropped his radio and attempted to pick it up.

The man stumbled and

The marshal who stooped to pick up his radio was run over by a mobile crane used to lift the vehicle and return it to the pits.

MONTREAL: Sebastian Vettel was grinning with pleasure in the sunshine on Sunday after claiming the 29th victory of his record-breaking career with Red Bull’s first win at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Not even a chorus of boos from Ferrari fans in the crowd during the post-race podium ceremonies could dampen his good humour after he opened up a 36points lead in the drivers world championship.

“It wasn’t that bad — not for us anyway!” he quipped. “The sun came out as well so it doesn’t get any better. “We had good races here before, but it didn’t

We had good races here before, but it didn’t come together to win, then I lost it in the last lap two years ago which was my fault but I made up for that today.

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing

come together to win, then I lost it in the last lap two years ago which was my fault but I made up for that today.”

Starting from his third consecutive pole position at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the defending triple world champion came home in unchallenged fashion at the end of a serene showing of dominant driving from the front.

It was the 25-year-old German’s third win this season and came in a time of one hour, 32 minutes and 9.143 seconds.

He finished a luxurious 16.200 seconds clear of second-placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari who

fought from sixth on the grid to finish on the podium. ewis Hamilton was third for Mercedes after racing at the front and leading for three laps. It was his third podium finish of the year in seven races with his new team. “Yes! At last we have won in Canada,” screamed a delighted Vettel.

Australian Mark Webber came fourth in the second Red Bull ahead of Monaco winner Nico Rosberg in the second Mercedes, Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne of Toro Rosso and Briton Paul Di Resta of Force India who finished seventh after starting from 17th.

was hit and run over by the recovery vehicle, whose driver couldn’t see him, the FIA said in a statement posted on its website.

He was stabilized by race track medical personnel and airlifted to hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.

“The FIA is sad to announce the death of a Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada circuit worker, at 6:02 pm (22:02 GMT),” the FIA said, adding that the marshal was treated at Sacre-Coeur Hospital by the trauma department of Dr Ronald Denis, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Dr Jacques Bouchard, Chief Medical Officer of the Grand Prix.