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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 HYDERABAD

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UGADI BRINGS HOPE AS

STARS SMILE ON AP

Though the State is reeling under power woes and party squabbles, astrologer says good times are in store as there will be normal rains, political stability and, of course, rise in prestige.

REPORT ON P5

UoH AXES EDUCATION OF LOCALS

The move of the University of Hyderabad to convert a quarter-century-old public school on its campus that catered to the locals, reeks of the varsity’s desire to make profit, allege teachers opposed to the plan.

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city events

BAISAKHI FOOD FESTIVAL

Carrying forward the festive mood and spirit, GreenPark introduces Baisakhi Food Festival, bringing in the authentic flavors of Punjab. It is from April 11-15, from 7.30pm to 11pm at Once Upon a Time, GreenPark, Greenlands, Begumpet.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES 7pm onwards Contact: 89778 99777

WORKSHOPS Vaishali Bisht’s theatre workshop Vaishali Bisht is conducting special Summer Holidays theatre workshops for children between the ages of six and 12. The course consists of 20 classes held Monday to Saturday. Using theatre games and exercises, the workshop helps children use their imagination and get creative. Where: Road no 7, Banjara Hills When: From April 15, Monday to Saturday, 4.30pm to 6.30pm Contact: 94904 40986 Filmmaking workshops for children Yavanika Films is conducting a unique filmmaking workshops this summer vacation for children in Hyderabad. Each participant will make their own short film as part of the workshop. Even a parent and child can register as one student pair to make a short film together. Where: Begumpet When: From April 24, 2pm to 7pm, Daily classes except on weekends Contact: 94901 00404

DINING Baisakhi Celebrations! This Baisakhi, Marriott Hyderabad

Piano recital Alliance Française presents piano recital by Daniel Gomez. Where: Alliance Française, Banjara Hills (invites also available here) When: April 12, 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2355 4485 French animated film Alliance Française of Hyderabad presents Le chat du Rabbin, directed by Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar. Where: Alliance Française, Banjara Hills When: April 18, 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2355 4485

LOOKING THE OTHER WAY: Three people ride on a two-wheeler right in front of a traffic policeman who ignores the clear violation of rules in Secundrabad on Wednesday. SRINIVAS SETTY Hotel and Convention Center brings you a celebration with all the pomp and fare of Punjab. There are special treats for children. Where: Okra, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre When: April 14, 12.30pm to 3.30pm Contact: (040) 2752 2567 Special lunch A changing menu, with a wide spread of food items, and special packages for kitty and group lunches. Where: Kailash Parbat Above Ebony Gautier, 2nd floor, Road No 36, Jubilee Hills When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 23558856

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Malvani cuisine Taj Deccan is hosting Malvani Food Festival at Spice Junxion. Enjoy a scrumptious spread of classic dishes like pandhara kombdiche saar, kale vatana ni gawarchi bhajji and puran poli. Where: Spice Junxion, Taj Deccan, Road No 1, Banjara Hills When: Till April 25 Contact: (040) 6652 3939

SHOWS Rhythm Dhol Bass World famous Punjabi music band RDB will perform live during the Baikashi mela. Dancer Shweta Sharma will also be performing live. Where: LB Stadium When: April 14,

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typical Sunday brunch can be a little confusing — it’s hard to stick to one cuisine. Taj Krishna in the City has decided to go off the beaten track by launching its Sparkling Yumcha brunch this Sunday at the Golden Dragon. The brunch, which includes sparkling wine, will focus only on delicacies from the heart of China. It lures you with dimsums, soup, spring rolls, noodles, rice and a variety of seafood to choose from. Visit once, you’ll definitely indulge again! City’s #1 spot

Punjabiyaan Di Shaan With Baisakhi ushering in, masterchefs from Punjab, along with the skilled team of Radisson Blu Hyderabad, recreate the lip smacking authentic Punjabi delicacies and an array of cultural festivities. Where: Chill Restaurant & Terrace, Radisson Blu Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: Up to April 14 Contact: (040) 6733 1133 Hindi play performance A Hindi play, To Be Or Not To Be, will be performed. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: April 12, 8pm onwards Contact: 9642731329

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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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

City

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CRIME

Charred body of girl jolts Moinabad Police suspect that the girl might have been the victim of a sex crime. They are yet to trace her identity. POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com

The police have notified colleges, but authorities are yet to respond as today is a holiday.

esidents of Moinabad today woke up to startling news. Night police patrol found a badly charred body of a young woman in the roadside bushes on Gandipet Road near VIT College. The body that bore torture marks and with face smashed,

appears to be that of a woman aged around 22-23 years. She was dressed in blue jeans and a

CRIME

Govt employee murder solved

The accused had killed the government employee last year for having an extra marital affair with his wife.

HYDERABAD: The mystery over a man’s brutal murder here nine months ago was solved today which the Government Railway Police (GRP) arresting the accused. The sensational murder came to light on July 16, 2012, when body parts were found stuffed in two bags, which were dumped at Visakhapatnam railway station. The body was later identified as that of J Ramakrishna, 30, who was unmarried and employed with animal husbandry department of the State government. He was a native of Achanta town in West Godavari district. Love and lust led to the murder. The suspect, K Ramesh, 25, a native of D Savaram village in East

Godavari district, has confessed to the crime, superintendent of police (GRP, Vijayawada) Syam Prasad said. Ramakrishna had developed relations with a widow and her two daughters. Ramesh later married the elder daughter of the widow and on coming to know of Ramakrishna’s affairs, he decided to eliminate him. Ramesh invited Ramakrishna for lunch on July 15 and later they went to an isolated place to consume liquor. After Ramakrishna lost consciousness, Ramesh hit him on his neck with a sharp-edged weapon. He chopped the body into 11 parts and stuffed them in two bags. AGENCIES

shirt and her shoulder bag did not contain anything that would give police a clue of her identity. Moinabad Inspector G Sekhar Goud told Postnoon that the police are searching for missing complaints to verify the identity of the girl. He, however guessed it to be a sex crime. Goud has collected some telltale evidences that could lead to the suspects. However, nothing con-

crete has come up as yet that would lead to the arrest of the suspects. The police have notified colleges about the incident. It being a holiday today, college authorities are yet to confirm if anybody is missing. The inspector said a police team has been formed to nab the culprit and identify the body. The body has been kept in the Osmania hospital mortuary.

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CIVIC

LAST YEAR... HERE No EM doctors

Terror off the agenda at DRC meeting

ast year we had reported how neither of the two leading public hospitals — Gandhi and Osmania — offered emergency medicine course. They did not even have trained EM doctors, even though the number of accidents were on the rise. Though some private colleges offered the course, they were not full-ﬂedged or postgraduation courses.

APRIL 11, 2012

NUMEROLOGY

`185

is the subsidy price at which the CM will give nine essential commodities, against the market price of `292 to all white ration card holders.

The idea of this school was to cater to the poor living around the university. The plan to change it and make it a Kendriya Vidyalaya does not make sense. Vikram Raju, UoH staff See page 6

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

Will the City dwell on predictions? An astrologer has predicted good days ahead for the City’s political scenario, adding that there will be good monsoons as well.

City may lose 25-year-old school for locals. A school with 1,200 students on UoH campus may be converted to a Kendriya Vidyala, closing all doors to locals and poor people in the area.

Will life of commuters improve?. Police have imposed stricter rules on auto and taxi drivers and the owners of these vehicles. How much of this is implemented remains to be seen.

Matters of importance take a back seat. In the district review meeting, there was no mention of public security. No ﬁrm decision was taken on public schools either.

In Kiran dwelling in Congress’ past glory? The CM has named welfare programmes after Indira Gadhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Despite the 21/2 blasts, public security was not on the DRC agenda. Poor condition of public schools was brought up but no firm commitment was given. The Monkey menace was another issue dealt frivolously. Md NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com

“I

s it possible to sterilise monkeys like we do to dogs?” was the question asked by three MLAs at the Hyderabad District Review Committee (DRC) meeting at Jubilee Hall on Wednesday. MLAs said this is a serious issue in many areas, and only those who suffer it know about the severity. This they reminded to those making fun of the issue in the meeting. GHMC commissioner Krishna Babu suppressed his smile and said the trouble was with catching them. “It’s no monkey business; capturing them is a tough task,” he said. Instead of committing to the issue, the commissioner only gave a vague response.

POWER HEATS UP TALK As expected, water and electricity problems reigned supreme at the review meeting. Power crisis in the parts of the City, where officially it is three hours and unofficially six hours, made

almost all MLAs demand construction of sub-stations, which has been pending for years. For instance, there was government land in Petlaburj for this, but for reasons best known to the government it does not yet have a substation. “If the government is struggling for day-to-day provision of power, how would it provide 10 MW power to the Metro Rail?” asked Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi. BJP MLA G Kishan Reddy regretted that the government was wasting precious solar energy. He said that the GHMC, in coordination with electricity department, should help people get alternative power energy sources. Minister for industries Geeta Reddy, who presided over the talks, said she will take up the matter, but this led to a fracas between the leaders and the minister.

WATER PROBLEM HMWSSB those with `2,000 was MLAs. As

denying water to a meager arrear of cruel, opined many others joined the

in the vicinity of schools and religious places did come up but did not get enough attention. Some members alleged that shop owners are bribing officials and local leaders to shut their eyes to the violation.

debate, the water board MD J Syamala Rao pacified them and said only those with an arrear of `10,000 and above will be denied water. To mitigate the suffering, Geetha Reddy gave permission for each MLA to dig 10 borewells in their areas to deal with the water shortage. Krishna phase-III and its impact were elaborately discussed. “We will be making this a election issue,” said Owaisi.

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS The pathetical condition of the government school and vacant positions of teachers was brought to the fore by Owaisi. According to him, the government was denying girls education by not providing toilets for them. He challenged Geetha Reddy to visit any school and see if even one of them has a healthy atmosphere. “Almost all government schools have malnourished children. What is the government doing?” he asked. When the issue of Charminar pedestrian project was discussed, the MP claimed that no ASI (Archeological Survey of India) permission was sought over the latest developments. Commissioner Babu, however, refuted and said that this was not true as permission was indeed sought.

SECURITY Asaduddin Owaisi lamented that the issue of security was not on the DRC agenda. Referring to the Dilsukhnagar blasts he said, “Three specific warnings were given. It could have been prevented.” Even Sashidhar Reddy, member of Central Committee NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority), acknowledged the negligence. Some 3,500 CCTV cameras at a cost of `450 crore have been planned to be set up in the State but it is not budgeted, leaders regretted. “How serious are the police on the issue?” asked Owaisi. The issue of wine shops

NEWS BRIEFS SCR bags four ministry awards

TDP to get Rama Rao disqualified?

Reward for info on Indian Mujahideen

Anti-encroachment spree

he ministry of railways has awarded four performance efficiency shields to South Central Railway (SCR) for 2012-13 at the allIndia level. The four shields are traffic transportation, civil engineering, stores and comprehensive health care shields. In addition, 17 officers and staff of SCR are listed for the railway minister’s award for 2013.

he TDP has decided to disqualify its MLC Boddu Bhaskara Rama Rao, who recently joined the YSR Congress. According to information, TDP leaders will ﬁle a disqualiﬁcation petition with legislative council chairman Chakrapani on Thursday. Rama Rao is seeking Rajahmundry parliament ticket from the YSR Congress.

ational Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a cash reward on the heads of 12 wanted activists of Indian Mujahideen. For each one, a sum of `10 lakh has been ﬁxed. According to the details, a non-bailable warrant was issued in Syed Maqbool’s crime case. Maqbool and few others from Pune were arrested for illegal activities.

n a major drive against encroachments, the town planning wing of the GHMC razed 1,381 encroachments. The drive was undertaken in the wake of the Lokayukta’s orders to submit a report on action taken against encroachments. A whopping 515 encroachments were removed from Tolichowki junction to Shaikpet.

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POLITICS

New Year foresees cornucopia INKESHAF AHMED & ALEENA ALICE feedback@postnoon.com

here is good news for people of Andhra Pradesh if we go by the Ugadi predictions at the official government function at Ravindra Bharati today. Dr CVB Subramanyam, an astrologer and vedic teacher and the head of department of astrology department of Potti Sri Ramulu Telugu University, predicted a good monsoon and no major upheaval in the State in the days ahead. “The government and administration will be stable.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and APCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana at the Ugadi celebrations at Ravindra Bharati. M ANILKUMAR

The AP government will host a number of covetous international events this year and gain pres-

tige. Since monsoon is likely to be normal, farms will prosper and farmers will be fairly

POLITICS

Cong still banks on Indira Kiran, realising that nothing inspires people as much as Indira Gandhi’s name, has named all welfare programmes after her.

INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

hief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who hopes to lead the Congress during the General Elections next year, has found a new mantra to please the party high command and to draw people to the ruling party. It is nothing new. Taking a cue from late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Kiran has zealously begun naming every government welfare programme after late Congress leaders Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. After taking charge as CM in times of severe political crisis, Kiran has launched several pro-poor welfare programmes in the State. A programme that is close to his heart is the Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu, which is aimed at providing jobs to lakhs of unemployed youth of the State. In the New Year, the chief minister launched two new programmes and has named them after Indira Gandhi. The first was Indiramma Kalalu (Indira Gandhi’s dreams) programme to promote the SC/ST Sub-Plan legislation across the State and Amma Hastham (mother’s hand). These two programmes reflect the persona of Indira Gandhi and carries her

images prominently. According to a senior Congress MLA, who is close to the CM, the main objective behind launching the programme was to use Indira Gandhi’s pro-poor image to attract people and thereby reap the benefits at the next elections. “Former prime minister Indira Gandhi still enjoys a huge fan following across the country. Her name is enough to get us votes. We just want to cash in on her popularity as we have been doing for the last three decades,” the leader said while speaking to Postnoon on Wednesday.

UGADI GIFT

As part of the New Year celebrations of Telugu people, the chief minister will launch the revolutionary Amma Hastham in Ravindra Bharathi today. As part of the Amma Hastham programme, Kiran will give nine essential commodities in packs at the subsidised price of `185 as against the market price of `292 to all white ration card holders in the State. The essential commodities being supplied include wheat atta, pamolin oil, sugar, iodised salt, wheat, chilly powder, tamarind and turmeric powder. A total of five crore people from a total of 8.5 crore people of the State are expected to benefit from the scheme.

happy,” according to the astrologer. “Leaders will commit themselves to the welfare of the people of the State and achieve many successes, as the year is called Vijayanama year.” Predictions, however, threw up some troubling possibilities. Runaway inflation is likely to be a major issue. This means the government will have to pay extra attention to arrest price rise. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana and others greeted Subramanyam with a shawl and a bouquet. When the CM heard his own zodiac predictions, his face was

wreathed in smiles. His joy was contagious. Soon, Botsa, who was sitting just beside him and other Cabinet colleagues were smiling too. Earlier in the day, the chief minister attended Ugadi celebrations at Gandhi Bhavan, the Congress party headquarter, with Botsa Satyanarayana and other party leaders.

LOCAL LEADERS SKIP

Interestingly, Hyderabad district in charge minister Dr J Geeta Reddy, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Mayor Mohd Majeed Husain, local MLA Virasat Rasool Khan all skipped the function.

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EDUCATION

UoH axes education of locals The move of the University of Hyderabad to convert a quarter-century-old public school on its campus that catered to the locals reeks of the varsity’s desire to make profit, allege teachers opposed to the plan.

RAHUL RAMAKRISHNA rahul.r@postnoon.com

he fate of the 25-year-old school located within the University of Hyderabad complex hangs on a loose thread. The school, originally meant to provide education for children from families in rural areas located around the university, will soon be closed and replaced by a Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), thanks to a decision taken by the UoH administration and the governing body of the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. As a consequence of this action, doors will be closed to the locals, as KV caters to children of Central government employees, including defence forces. The school has a strength of 1,200 students and teaches upto class XII. Earlier, this school was exclusively reserved for children from poor economic back-

grounds, from villages like Nallagandla, Gopanpally and surrounding areas. “The idea of this school was to cater to the poor living around the university and this has been in vogue for 25 years. Now the plan to change it and make it a Kendriya Vidyalaya does not make sense,” non-teaching staff member of the university, Vikram Raju, said. This decision has not gone down too well with the nonteaching staff of the university, many of whom send their children to this school. Furthermore, the school provides employment to 43 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff. “The new rules framed for the KV have put 23 teachers on deputation with the proposed KV for three years. After that, they are given an option to work as non-teaching staff in the future-functional Kendriya Vidyalaya. Of the (other) 20, there is no clarification. In the meanwhile, there are no clear

terms and conditions over service benefits offered because of this transition. Parents will be forced to send their children to private schools and pay exorbi-

tant amounts as fees once the KV is established,” says Raju.

HIGH COURT WRIT PETITION

A writ petition was taken up at

the AP High Court by Justice Naushad Ali. The writ petition filed by United Employees Union against the decision to move and convert the school into a Kendriya Vidyalaya said there was no reason for this sudden development. Under the agreed terms, the university administration would have to bear the cost of constructing a new building for the Kendriya Vidyalaya, a burden that would prove financially difficult for the varsity, the petition said. However, Justice Naushad Ali refused to grant an ex parte interim order to stall the establishment of the new school and also refused to stay the March 27 notice issued by the present school at the instance of the university, requiring students to take their transfer certificates at the end of the current year. Teachers opposed to the move say the it’s a move to make profit from education.

TRANSPORT

Auto woes grip City, cops act

With many auto and taxi drivers flouting rules, citizens feel public transports are no longer safe. The police plan to step up security measures and impose strict rules. ALEENA ALICE aleena.t@postnoon.com

hen Sandeep Rajan, a private firm employee from Bangalore, came to the City for an interview, he was shocked to see the way auto and taxi drivers hounded him at the Secunderabad railway station. Finally, he managed to hire an auto to Uppal, where he was put up. Noticing that Sandeep was new to the City, the auto driver took him for a ride. Thankfully, he was able to track the location using GPS. When he questioned the auto driver, the latter started getting abusive and stopped the auto in the middle of the road and asked him to get down. Sandeep had to then hire a radio taxi. It is common for local residents to face such a situation with auto drivers, or for that matter, even some private taxi drivers. Citizens are unable to distinguish between a genuine driver and those who cheat or are involved in criminal activities. Most of these auto drivers are not in uniform and do not wear a

badge for identification. Many of them do not even have the required documents while driving. “With the increasing crime rate, travelling by public transport is very dangerous. A few days back, I had hired an auto from Begumpet to go to Ameerpet. Since the distance

was not much, the driver asked me to pay him `10 extra, to which I agreed. However, after reaching my destination, the driver demanded `30 extra on the meter, saying the place was in the interior. When I threatened him to inform the police and asked him for his licence, he did

not have a licence and left the place after using abusive language,” says Premalatha, a private firm employee. Not denying the fact that they have been receiving a number of complaints, mostly against the auto rickshaw drivers, the City police said they will be implementing strict measures against auto drivers who misbehave with passengers. The police have now asked auto owners to register themselves at police stations. “As a part of the security measure, all auto rickshaw owners in the Twin Cities are directed to register themselves at the traffic police stations. They have been directed to produce their original documents, like the driving license, RC book, residential proof as well as their voter ID card or Aadhaar card, to the concerned traffic inspector. There are more than two lakh autos plying in the City and it is not an easy task to identify the auto when a complaint is registered. Most of the time, the owner sells his vehicle to someone else, who further rents it out to a number of people, and the

RC does not change. The RTA will have information about the owner at the time of registration, so tracking down the present auto driver becomes a task. To avoid all the confusion, we are planning to start a database so that we have concrete information. The drivers will have to display all this information behind their seats so that even passengers will have a sense of security,” says commissioner of police Anurag Sharma. The cops also directed the auto owners to ensure that the registration number is not only in the front and back of the vehicle, but also at the top, so that the electronic surveillance cameras can easily identify them. The auto unions, who welcomed the step of the City police, said they will ensure all the owners follow the rules. “It is sad to see how a few auto drivers behave with the passengers. We will ensure that all the drivers follow the rules,” said auto union leader Ammullah Khan. The police say that they will simultaneously keep a check on the taxis as well.

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Man kills paramour over biryani Police say that the accused was infuriated after his lover forgot to bring home biryani. He strangled her and fled.

Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com

woman was allegedly murdered by her lover on Monday night at Uday Nagar in Banjara Hills simply because she forgot to take home biryani for him. Maniamma, 35, a native of Rajmandry, married J Ram Babu 13 years back. The couple has a son, Santosh. They split up a few years back and Maniamma moved to Hyderabad with her son. They were both living in Uday Nagar. Maniamma was working in a private firm and was in a relationship with one Chary, a painter.

On Monday, Chary came home intoxicated. He called for Maniamma and asked her to get biryani for him on her way back from work. Chary was infuriated when Maniamma returned without the biryani. He picked a quarrel with her and sent Maniammaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son to buy the biryani. When the boy was out, Chary allegedly strangled Maniamma in a fit of rage. Santosh came home and found his mother on the floor. He informed his neighbours who alerted the Banjara Hills police. The police have booked a case of murder against Chary who has been absconding. The police are looking for him.

EYES WIDE SHUT

TRS Greater Hyderabad activists cover their eyes with black bands to protest against the power tariff hike. M ANILKUMAR

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FESTIVE FERVOUR

People shop for pots, sugarcane and mango leaves in markets across the City in preparation for Ugadi. SRINIVAS SETTY

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

Business

SPAIN RECESSION COULD CONTINUE INTO 2014 The economic recession that has affected Spain since 2011 could continue into next year despite forecasts that the Spanish economy could grow 0.80 percent over the next year, the European Commission said Wednesday.

EMPLOYMENT

INVESTORS BACK GOOGLE

Hiring on the rise

Despite downward performance forecast for many industries, City firms’ hiring have increased by five per cent, says a report. POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com

he hiring activity in the City has seen five per cent growth in last month (March) as compared to previous month. Traditionally, March has always been a month where recruitment slows down owing to the appraisal season. However, on year on comparison, the Naukri Jobspeak index is 13 per cent higher than March 2012 and stands at 1,334, according to Naukri Jobspeak report. There is a minor dip of 1.1 per cent in March 2013, when compared to previous month in overall job index in the country

Powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firms on Wednesday joined Google to launch a syndicate devoted to backing entrepreneurs building products for Google's coming Internet glasses. Venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers teamed with Google's investment arm to form the Glass Collective, an independent group devoted to funding entrepreneurs in the "Glass ecosystem." "This is a platform so new, so unlike anything before, that we can't guess what the killer apps will be," said John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins."But, believe me, they're coming."

NUMEROLOGY

$120

is the estimated cost of a highspeed rail link connecting Melbourne to Brisbane via Canberra and Sydney. It will take 40 years to complete, a government study showed.

Key industry sectors have seen dipping indices in March 2013 over February 2013, barring pharma, construction and BPO sectors. owing to the ongoing appraisal season However, this index has shown an increase in hiring by 11.5 per cent year-on-year. Talking on the dip, Ambarish Raghuvanshi, CFO Info Edge (India) said, “We have noticed a small correction after three successive months of growth in the Naukri Jobspeak Index of 3 per cent, 10 per cent and 4 per cent in December 2012, January 2013 and February 2013 respectively. While some of this can be attributed to seasonality, it is also a fact that business confidence levels, which play a strong role in hiring intentions, continue to be fragile. A sustainable positive trend will emerge once the economy and the envi-

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ronment are seen to be in a growth mode.” “A detailed analysis of hiring activity in the country shows that almost all key industry sectors have seen dipping indices in March 2013 over February 2013, barring pharma, construction and BPO sectors

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— which have shown a growth of 14 per cent, 8 per cent and 6 per cent respectively. “The oil and gas sector has witnessed the maximum dip in hiring (13 per cent) while ITsoftware services and the auto sector saw hiring activity dropping by 5 per cent and 4 per cent

respectively,” the report said. “The hiring scenario looks cautious with cities like Delhi/NCR, Mumbai and Chennai seeing a dip of 4 per cent, 5 per cent and 11 per cent respectively in their hiring activities in March 2013 compared to the previous month. Among the metros, Bengaluru and Pune maintained steady hiring levels. In March 2013, hiring activity dipped by minor percentages across experience levels. Barring 0-3 years experience levels, which saw steady hiring activity, there was a 1-3 per cent dip in the hiring of professionals with experience levels above this, compared to the previous month.

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nation 32 cops caught on camera taking bribes, suspended MUMBAI: Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has ordered suspension of 32 policemen after an activist caught them on camera allegedly accepting bribes to turn a blind eye to an illegal structure. The policemen are from the Nehru Nagar police station in suburban Kurla.

The action follows an incriminating video that activist Kasim Shaikh had recorded at different periods between March 9 and March 26. Though most of the suspended cops are constables, but those ranked above from the subinspector to inspector level have also faced action. PTI

2G CASE

Mittal, Ruia appear in Delhi court NEW DELHI: Bharti CMD Sunil Mittal and Essar group promoter Ravi Ruia, who have been summoned as accused in the additional 2G spectrum allocation

The CBI had named the firms as accused in the case relating to the DoT allocating additional spectrum, allegedly resulting in a loss of `846 crore to the exchequer. case, today appeared in a Delhi court which posted the matter for further proceedings on April 16. The apex court will hear their pleas on April 15.

CRIME

Besides Mittal and Ruia, former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh, who was summoned by the special CBI judge, also appeared in pursuance to the summons issued against him. The special court had on March 19 summoned Mittal, Ruia, who was then a Director in one of the accused companies Sterling Cellular Ltd and Asim Ghosh, the then Managing Director of accused firm Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt Ltd. Their names were not mentioned in the charge sheet filed by CBI on December 21, last year in the case. Besides the three, the court had also summoned as accused Shyamal Ghosh and three telecom firms Bharti Cellular Ltd, Vodafone India. PTI

COUPLE COMMIT SUICIDE

A couple allegedly committed suicide by setting themselves on fire over a marital discord in Aurai area, police said here today. Vinod Maurya (25) and his wife Chandni, 23, had a dispute last night after which they set themselves on fire in Khamaria, they said.

DELHI HECKLING

Didi's condition stable KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was admitted to a private clinic here with complaints of breathing problem and palpitation, was resting and her condition was stable, doctors attending to her said today. "Chief Minister is stable and she is now resting in ourclinic under the observation of a 10member medical team led by Dr Subrata Moitra," Belle Vue Clinic CEO K Tandon told PTI. Tandon said some tests

including MRI, CT scan and blood examinations had been done and some more tests were likely to take place today. Banerjee was admitted to the clinic shortly after she returned from Delhi yesterday in the afternoon. She was driven straight to the clinic from the airport. The decision to admit her was taken after she complained of pain on both

shoulder joints, neck, back mainly over left lumbosacral region and left knee joints. Banerjee was examined on Tuesday by doctors at AIIMS in Delhi who advised her to get admitted for observation. SFI members had blocked the CM's passage in the Planning Commission in Delhi on Tuesday and manhandled finance minister Amit Mitra. PTI

GOOD COMPANY

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday. Manmohan is on a three-day official visit to Germany. PTI

ENVIRONMENT

Boy shot at after failed kidnapping

Goa pollution dips since mining closure

SAHARANPUR: A 16-year-old boy was shot at by unidentified persons after they allegedly failed to kidnap him in Hakikat Nagar area in the district, police said. Mani Chawla, son of a hotel owner, was taking a walk after dinner last night when some unidentified persons tried to pull him in a car, they said. When Chawla resisted and cried for help, the alleged kidnappers fired at him, they said. The victim who received injuries on his waist is admitted in a hospital, they said. A case has been registered. PTI

PANAJI: Pollution levels in the iron ore belts of Goa dropped considerably after mining activity was banned in September last, bringing them within the permissible limits, according to the data placed before the Legislative Assembly. Citing the data measured till February, Environment Minister Alina Saldanha told the House yesterday that the pollution levels showed a downward trend. The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has been measuring the pollution levels in the mining belt at nine locations -- Curchorem, Honda, Codli, Assanora, Bicholim, Amona, Usgao, Sangume and

Tilamol. "Air is monitored through the presence of particulate matter of 10 microns diameter (PM10) and PM2.5," she said. These particles are harmful as they can cause lung-related diseases. The data tabled on the floor of the House reveals that the PM10 where in range of 77-80 micrograms per cubic metre, while the permissible limit is 100 micrograms per cubic metre. The concentration of PM 2.5 in air stands between 15-40 micrograms per cubic metre, well within the permissible limit is 60 micrograms per cubic metre, Saldanha said. PTI

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FROM CHANDIGARH TO US COURT Described by President Barack Obama as a “trailblazer", Chandigarhborn Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan appears poised to become the first South Asian judge in a US appeals court.

PSY FEVER

THE TIME’S NOW

THE WAIT’S OVER

The wait is nearly over for thousands of readers eager to get their hands on the new novel by celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. At least one major bookstore in Tokyo is ﬂinging open its doors at midnight to cater to the demands of the most dedicated fans of the surrealist. The book’s named Shikisai wo Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to Kare no Junrei no Toshi. An unofﬁcial translation renders it: “Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of his Pilgrimage".

The only launch worth worrying about SEOUL: Even Kim JongUn’s threats of nuclear war can’t divert world attention from the main event on the Korean peninsula this week - the launch of Psy’s hugely anticipated follow-up to his global hit “Gangnam Style". The new single “Gentleman” will hit online music stores worldwide Friday.

Immigration activists gather on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for an All In for Citizenship rally April 10, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tens of thousands of reform supporters gathered for the rally to call on Congress to act on proposals that would grant a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million of the nation’s illegal immigrants. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

KOREAN CONUNDRUM

Kimland moves missiles

Two mid-range Musudan missiles have been repeatedly moved in and out of a warehouse facility on its east coast, intelligence reports said. SEOUL: North Korea has been repeatedly moving multiple missiles around in an apparent bid to confuse outside intelligence gatherers ahead of an expected launch, Yonhap reported Thursday. According to intelligence analysis cited by the South Korean news agency, two midrange Musudan missiles have been repeatedly moved in and out of a warehouse facility on its east coast. At the same time, at least five mobile launch vehicles have also been spotted swapping places and positions. “There are signs the North

NK blames South North Korea on Thursday renewed a threat to permanently close its Kaesong joint industrial zone with South Korea, blaming the “confrontation” policies of the South’s new president, Park Geun-Hye.

Guam on high alert An anti-US propaganda poster showing a fist crushing a US soldier is shown on the streets of the North Korean capital Pyongyang.

Guam has raised its official threat level and on Thursday tested its emergency alert system after warnings from North Korea identifying the island as a potential missile target.

could fire off Musudan missiles any time soon," an intelligence source told Yonhap. “But the North has been repeatedly moving its missiles in and out of a shed, which needs close monitoring." Another source suggested Pyongyang was hoping to “fatigue” South Korean and US intelligence gatherers who have been on a heightened state of surveillance alert since Wednesday. The mid-range missiles mobilised by the North are reported to be untested Musudan models with an estimated range of anywhere up to 4,000 kilometres (2,485 miles).

NEWS BRIEFS 2 soldiers dead in wave of Thai south attacks

‘Residents in China ordered to cull birds’

Syria’s Al-Nusra pledges ‘Emergency’ in Brazil allegiance to Al-Qaeda after flood of migrants

PATTANI: Two soldiers were killed and six security ofﬁcers wounded as insurgents mounted dozens of coordinated bombing, shooting and arson attacks in Thailand’s deep south, police said Thursday. Government ofﬁces, mobile phone masts and convenience stores were among the targets of 32 attacks on Wednesday.

SHANGHAI: Residents of a Chinese city were ordered to cull all their poultry as authorities stepped up attempts to halt the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird ﬂu, state media reported Thursday. Thousands of birds and livestock were slaughtered by the Tuesday midnight deadline in Nanjing, in the eastern province of Jiangsu.

DAMASCUS: The head of Syria’s jihadist Al-Nusra Front has pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, but distanced his group from claims it has merged with Al-Qaeda in Iraq. This report is likely to bolster assertions by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime that it is ﬁghting Islamist “terrorists".

BRAZILIA: Brazil’s northwestern state of Acre declared a “social emergency” Wednesday as it attempts to slow a wave of undocumented immigrants smuggled overland from neighboring countries. “More than a thousand illegal immigrants have entered over the past month," said Nilson Moura, Acre’s secretary for justice and human rights.

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is the initial print run of Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, acording to publisher Bungeishunju. Online giant Amazon Japan had taken 20,000 pre-orders by the weekend.

DELAYED JUSTICE Florida executed a man Wednesday for abducting and murdering a 10year-old girl in 1980, prison authorities said. Larry Mann, 59, was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 7:19 pm. He was found guilty of kidnapping Elisa Nelson as she headed to school, and of later cutting her throat and beating her head with a pipe that had a concrete base attached. The girl’s brother Jeffrey Nelson lashed out at a “fundamentally ﬂawed... justice system that takes over 32 years to bring to justice a pedophile who confessed to kidnapping and murdering a 10year-old girl."

Seventy per cent of the sexual violence that is taking place is actually done by men in armed uniform. Zainab Bangura The UN special envoy on sexual violence in armed conﬂict, on the rising number of rapes in Somalia .

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Technology BACK TO BASICS

END OF PC?

The personal computer is in crisis, and getting little help from Microsoft’s Windows 8 software once seen as a possible saviour. Research firm IDC issued an alarming report Wednesday for PC makers such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard saying worldwide shipments of laptops and desktops fell 14% in the first quarter from a year earlier. That is the sharpest drop since IDC began tracking this data in 1994 and marks the fourth straight quarter of declines. Gartner a rival research firm, estimated global shipments sank 11.2%, which it called the worst drop since the first quarter of 2001. Gartner blamed the rise of tablets and smartphones, which are sapping demand for PCs.

FIX IT

Repairers try to fix gadgets at the Restart Project in North London.

'Don't despair, repair' - keeping electronics in austerity Britain

REUBEN EASEY Agence France-Presse

n innovative project in London is helping people to prolong the life of their electronic devices by repairing them and encouraging others to do learn to do the same. If you're the kind of person who owns a mobile phone held together with sticky tape, or your laptop is running more slowly every time you flip it open, the Restart Project could come in extremely handy. It brings together volunteer repairers, technology enthusiasts and engineers -- and says that in tough financial times it is "preparing the ground for a future economy of maintenance and repair". At a recent event in the hip Primrose Hill district, a steady stream of visitors — of all ages — arrived clutching computers and other broken-down items, many having heard about the service via Twitter. At tables dotted around the room, repairers helped open up

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the devices for inspection while on the wall, a list kept track of which problems had been solved and which had not. "Why throw something away when you can fix it?" said photographer Jon Freeman, who walked away a happy man after having his girlfriend's laptop fixed. He said he only wished he had heard about the service earlier as he had recently paid Apple for a new power cord for the laptop. "It would have been simple to fix — Apple charge £65 ($100, 76 euros)." Diogo Castro, a Portuguese man in his 20s, was not quite so lucky with his computer, but did get some valuable advice about what was wrong. "My first idea was to get a new one straight away, but unfortunately I couldn't because of the money, so this project helped me a lot," he said. Founded in 2012, the Restart Project is the brainchild of two adoptive Londoners, Ugo Vallauri, from Italy, and Janet Gunter, a British-American.

A key plank of the project's ethos is to promote the work of skilled local repairers, and revive some of Britain's war-time tradition of 'make do and mend'.

Having worked in the developing world for several years, they were frustrated by the amount of waste they saw whenever they returned to the West, and looked for a way to encourage people to repair and reuse their broken gadgets. "Every time we'd come back here we would see people upgrading, tossing perfectly good technology, or giving up on things without even having opened them," exclaimed Gunter. "Would you take your car to the dump when you've never even popped open the bonnet?" Environmental goals aside, the pair also hope the events will help counter the feelings of

"disempowerment" people may feel from understanding virtually nothing about how everyday objects work. "When something breaks, people don't know what to do about it," said Vallauri. "They've lost trust in regards to professional repairers, they are pushed by markets and advertising to always look for the next big thing. People feel this frustration and tend to just get more and more new things, as opposed to making the best use of what they already have." The 'Restart parties', as they are known, offer largely free repairs for all but the biggest items. A key plank of the project's ethos is to promote the work of skilled local repairers, and revive some of Britain's wartime tradition of 'make do and mend'. As the project grows, Gunter and Vallauri plan to start lobbying manufacturers to design more durable and easily repairable products. They have also led workshops with students in local schools and universities.

NEXT BOX AND CABLE

Microsoft is investing in TV in a big way with its next Xbox console as part of a ﬁght for the living room. Multiple sources familiar with the company's Xbox plans have revealed to The Verge that Microsoft will introduce a feature that lets its next-generation console take over a TV and set-top box in a similar way to Google TV. We understand that the next Xbox will require an online connection to use the entertainment services, allowing them to be always-on for streaming and access to TV signals.

OPEN AND SHUT CASE This morning, payments startup Ribbon announced support for “in-stream” payments on Twitter.com, allowing users to click a button directly within a tweet in order to make a purchase without having to leave the Twitter.com website. However, it appears that Twitter has already shut this feature down – almost immediately after its public debut. Ribbon Co-founder Hany Rashwan has conﬁrmed that Twitter has indeed shut them down, and the company is now in the process of trying to contact Twitter to discuss. It’s possible that the way Ribbon implemented the in-stream payments using Twitter Cards was a violation of Twitter’s Terms of Service.

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Comment Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

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fter decades in the shadow of the military, Myanmar's ragtag police force has found itself thrust onto the security frontline -- and under fire for failing to stop a wave of religious unrest. Under the former junta that ruled the country also known as Burma for almost half a century, any sign of unrest was quickly quelled by soldiers. But since a new reformist government took power two years ago, the job of maintaining order has been largely left to police who lack basic equipment and only have about a year of training. "The police were never wellequipped," said an officer with 20 years in the force who did not want to be named. "Under the military government, nobody cared about the police," the officer said. "Still they don't care now, but we're the first to be blamed when something happens even though we tried our best to protect the people." The challenges are immense in a society testing the limits of its new-found freedoms, including the right to protest. A botched raid on a demonstration at a copper mine in November sparked an outpouring of anger after police used phosphorus against protesters in the harshest crackdown since the end of military rule. Dozens of monks and villagers were injured in the incident at the Chinese-backed Letpadaung mine -- a disastrous outcome that analysts blame mainly on incompetence.

Hungary hungry for football glory

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Carl Jung Psychiatrist

Myanmar cops struggle to adapt

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS It’s Ugadi, new year for Telugus and Kannadigas. What must one wish for on the occasion of new year? Round-the-clock power and water supply at lesser rates, no corruption, good weather, prosperity for all, and less political piffle.

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ungary may have been hit hard by the recession, but budgetary constraints are not stopping Prime Minister and avid football fan Viktor Orban pumping millions of euros into initiatives aimed at bringing footballing glory back to the country - with the hope of attracting fans to the polls in 2014. A capacity crowd of 16,000 turned up on a freezing March day for the last football derby between Ferencvaros and Ujpest in Budapest's shabby 39-yearold Florian Albert Stadium. The ground is now being demolished to make room for a better, newer one: a controversial project all paid for by Hungary's cash-strapped but football-friendly government, which has led an overhaul in sports funding since its landslide election victory in 2010. At half-time beneath the dank stands at Ferencvaros, Tibor Kovesdy, a lifelong supporter of Fradi, as the club is commonly called, told AFP he couldn't wait for the new stadium. "I don't bring my children

here as it's not a pleasant or safe environment. This club deserves a better home," he said. Under the country's most high profile football fan, the government has earmarked public funds for new football stadia. But the gifts being showered on the sport are seen by many Hungarians as a luxury at a time when the country is struggling to keep down its budget deficit and one of the highest debt burdens in Europe. "Football stadia should be self-financing!" read a banner at a recent student protest against cuts in education spending. "That money could pay for over 1,000 teachers instead of one stadium with a questionable return," one student said. Orban sees it differently. Speaking last month at a youth football academy he founded in his home village of Felcsut, he said: "The future of every country is shaped by its youth, (which) reinforces the importance of the government prioritising sport." An amateur player with Felcsut even during his first term as prime minister in 19982002, the 49-year-old Orban is often seen in the stands at his favourite club Videoton and rarely misses a national game. He is the first Hungarian leader to focus on football since the communist state helped the

legendary Ferenc Puskas and his "Golden Team" to the heights of world football in the early 1950s. As communism ran out of steam, however, sports infrastructure was left to rot and after the leap to capitalism in 1989, private investors failed to step in, deterred by the meagre pool of TV and sponsorship money and near-empty stadia.

STADIA WILL BE RARELY IF EVER FULL Kovesdy remembers going to Budapest derbies in the 1960s that drew crowds of 70,000. These days, Fradi, Hungary's biggest club, attracts just over 5,000 fans on an average matchday.

"Why should anyone invest when the new stadia will be rarely if ever full," Gaby Kovacs, who runs the blog HungarianFootball.com, told AFP. Increasing average attendance at top division games to 10,000 by 2018 from the current 3,000 is part of a masterplan drawn up by the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ), whose head Sandor Csanyi is a close friend of Orban and one of Hungary's richest businessmen. The prime minister has also channelled corporate money towards youth development, new clubs and training pitches in return for tax breaks, and hiked the central budget allocation for football, much of it devoted to infrastructure.

EDITORIALS Beggars can’t be choosers

ome people have a flair for making trouble. When you know there's trouble brewing and when those responsible for security take measures and devise steps to anticipate it, some LIPs (Less Important Person) relish in jumping right into the eye of the storm, only to castigate their protectors for the consequences of their wilfulness. In the incident where Mamata Banerjee chose to enter the office of the planning commission through the main gate where SFI students were waiting to protest when she would show up is plain irresponsible on Didi's part. And then she goes on to say why must she adhere to police directives of entering the premises through the VIP gate. Lucky for her, most of the heat was suffered by her financial minister (let this be a warning to

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followers of Didi). The reason that Didi gave was that she is an LIP. Everyone can see that she did this for political reasons. Just so that some justification can be had for the incidence of violence perpetrated by Trinamool Congress goondas against students belonging to rival parties. And about her not being a beggar,there may be suggestions that are contrary to her claims, for the primary reason for her Delhi visit was to seek financial help from the Centre for her 'poor' state. Not heard of the saying 'Beggars can’t be choosers', eh, Didi? If West Bengal languishes in dire need of investment and the prosperity that follows with it, it is her fault. Her ‘fight for farmers’ has made her infamous for being antiindustrialisation and for this she’s only to blame.

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WHAT’S HANNIBAL ABOUT?

Hannibal explores the early relationship of Thomas Harris’ famous characters, renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and gifted FBI criminal profiler Will Graham.

THE BEAST WITHIN

Finding the balance Q: What do you feel about playing Hannibal? Laurence Fishburne: I don’t necessarily have a set idea of who this guy is. I don’t do that, try to define things like that, but it sounds good. It sounds like I might be able to actually pull it off (inaudible). Q: Judging by the first two episodes, it was different from everything we saw. Fishburne: This is a good thing! Good. I feel the same way. I mean, when I watched it, I was like ‘I have never seen this show on television’. Q: Why do you think it’s different? Fishburne: Bryan Fuller’s imagination and the way we work, the way in which he is able to take these already existing characters and enter into their world and sort of reshape it for us and make it fresh and new is what I think is going on. Q: And what do you think it adds to the horror genre? Fishburne: I don’t know. I don’t think it’s about adding to the genre particularly. I think it is in and of itself, it comes out of a particular genre, but I don’t think it can only be defined as that because at the same time, there’s this wonderful drama that is being played out with our three characters. There’s this wonderful sort of catand-mouse between Will Graham and Jack Crawford and then Hannibal and Will Graham, and then Hannibal and Jack Crawford. That is outside of the horror show. Q: Is there anything you can tell us about your character? Fishburne: What can I tell you? You will meet Jack Crawford’s wife. Q: Is it difficult for you to play with your real wife? Isn’t it awkward? Fishburne: No, but she’s incredible though. And it isn’t awkward. Well, we have worked together before. Q: You receive a lot of scripts every day, so when you read

this story, what did you find? Fishburne: I liked it. A friend of mine approached me. Chris Brancato was the guy that approached me and we worked together on a movie called Hoodlum about 16 to 17 years ago. So when he said it was really good, I was like okay, and he was right, it’s really good. And then I heard that Mads and Hugh were cast as Hugh as Lecter and Graham and I thought, okay, these are really, really good actors and I would be happy to join them. And also, my wife is making a show here in Toronto and so it gave me an opportunity to make a show here in Toronto. So for all of those reasons, I said yes.

There’s this wonderful sort of cat-and-mouse between Will Graham and Jack Crawford and then Hannibal and Will Graham, and then Hannibal and Jack Crawford. Laurence Fishburne Actor Q: With your character, he has like an admiration or something? Fishburne: I think there is a respect. I think they respect each other’s minds. Jack Crawford heads up the behavioural science unit. That is a pretty specific thing. That is talking about how people’s minds work and Hannibal Lecter is a great psychiatrist, so these guys are really interested in the workings of the human mind and I think they admire each other for that. Q: Why do you think we are so attracted to characters like Hannibal Lecter? Fishburne: I think because we all have it in our hearts. I think that it’s just a fantasy that is

expressed beautifully in this character. Not only does he do that, he does it with style. Q: What is the main challenge for you in a character like that, if there’s one there? Fishburne: Just finding the balance, making sure that we are honestly doing our jobs trying to find these guys, these people, that are doing these horrible things, and then having some kind of levity to it, making sure that there’s enough humour in it, so that it’s not all like this. The biggest stuff right now is just trying to figure out how to get this right and how to get the tone right so that the audience wants to come back. That’s the challenge and that is storytelling. What does it look like, what does it feel like, does it make sense? We’ve got a bunch of characters and we’ve got a bunch of killers and it’s all sort of interconnected and so trying to make sense out of it is quite difficult. Q: How did you find Guillermo as a director ? Fishburne: He was great; he was so much fun. He’s awesome. Him, David Slade, Michael Rymer, all the cast that we’ve had on the show have been really good. Q: Do you have any favourite scenes so far? Fishburne: I love every scene that I h a v e played w i t h H u g h Dancy

and every scene that I’ve played with Mads. I’m just really — these guys are really wonderful, they really are. Q: So what’s next for you after the show? Do you have any plans? Fishburne: Promoting the Superman movie this summer. Hannibal is the latest AXN original series which is a treat for the viewers who love the genre of crime. Watch it on AXN at 10 pm every Friday.

You have known him as Morpheus in the Matrix movie series, now see Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford in the much talked about series on AXN, Hannibal. Here’s what the actor had to say about his new role.

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BAREFACED LIAR

Formed in 2002, Barefaced Liar is an amalgamation of the distinct and eclectic musical taste of its members, Akshay Chowdhry (Vocals, Guitars), Sumant Balakrishnan (Guitars, Vocals) and Dushyant Purohit (Bass).Watch them perform at Hard Rock Cafe today at 9pm.

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A great shot

Handle with care, a documentary on the disabled was screened at the LV Prasad Eye Institute on Wednesday. Aalim Javeri, a student had shot this film.

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4 Aarchi, Dr 5 Shilpa Reddy 6 Majid Hussain,

Aalim, Sherry Zaveri 7 Moushumi 8 Sunila

9 Buni,Sonu, Natlya 10 Nidha 11 Megha,

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INSPIRATIONAL JEWELLERY Patny Jewels launched their traditional festive collection for the Ugadi special sale. Patny jewels will also be launching their exclusive showroom at Begumpet.

KIDDIES HAVEN

ToonzRetail India Pvt Limited launched its one stop store for kids in the City. Toonz Kids Store will have shopping buddies who shall accompany kids to different segments.

TO GREATER BEGINNINGS

Team Path Finders from MRCE, Faridabad, were crowned Imagine Cup 2013 national winners for their project Swasthya Sanjivani which aims to provide affordable, approachable and quick healthcare services to people in remote areas. The team is set to represent India at the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals in Russia. The Imagine Cup is an event organised by Microsoft.

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CHINESE LAB REVEALS H7N9 SOURCE A top Chinese biology lab ascribed the H7N9 avian influenza to genetic reassortment of wild birds from east Asia and chickens from east China. The researchers found that no genes in H7N9 were traceable to pigs, thus excluding pigs as intermediate hosts for the deadly new strain of bird flu, reports Xinhua. IANS

LIGHTS... CAMERA... ACTION!

IT’S ALL ABOUT LOOKS Facing the camera might seem the best job in the world, but the effort to maintain that image comes at the cost of one’s health. We find out the face outside the arclights. FLEME VARKEY

fleme.v@postnoon.com

ow many times have we looked at Katrina Kaif and marvelled at her for her milkywhite complexion or ogled at Hrithik Roshan’s rippling muscles. Many products in the current market might even promise you that and more. This cream, that lotion, this supplement and that drink... Acting is not just about dolling up and looking good in front of the camera. It requires a lot of effort and a lot of sacrifice. Yet the burden of their persona and the fans does not allow them a moment’s rest. Take Bollywood for example. Every other week you will have shoots being stalled thanks to actors being injured on the sets or taking ill. Why, the whole country with bated breath and eager ears followed the health condition of Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan when they were in hospital due to accelerated

health problems. Bipasha Basu recently revealed her CDs on exercises were inspired by her battle with osteoarthritis. Tollywood actress Kriti Kharbanda tells us about what actresses have to face. “For me, it is the sun which seems to be my mortal enemy. I have been allergic to the sun since childhood, but do actors have a choice? How long can you work with only sunscreens? Then shooting in extreme weather conditions is not ideal for anyone, especially if you notice that the heroine is mostly clad in a chiffon sari while she serenades the hero in sub-zero temperature.” According to Kriti, skin problems is what actresses are scared of. After all, it’s your face which is your bread and butter. Same goes for models as well. With irregular working hours, application of so many chemicals, then putting and remove the layers of make-up, the numerous things being applied to the hair, the list of health problems just grows longer.

ANEWS PP-LYBRIEFS YOURSELF

“People think an actor has a rosy job, because all they have to do is smile for the camera or dance around the trees. People will be the first to comment that the actor is becoming fat or that she is aging so fast. But no one knows the real reasons for the bag under her eyes or the wrinkles on her skin are induced due to long hours of standing on her feet, exposure to the sun or shooting for 20 hours straight,” explains Kriti. Dr Kiran Kumar A, dermatologist and cosmetologist at Medwin hospital says, “For any-

HOUSECALL

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Inflammation of the middle ear is a common cause of earache in children. Acute otitis media is infection and inflammation of the middle ear. Otitis media with effusion (also know as glue ear) is when fluid (often sticky and thick) builds up behind the tympanic membrane (ear drum). It is common in childhood and may resolve spontaneously, leading experts to think that it may be a natural phenomenon. bbc.co.uk

one in the media industry, especially those facing the camera lights suffer from a whole host of problems and first signs of these manifest on the skin. Take for instance models; actors at least have the liberty to remove make-up and their shoots usually consists of breaks, but models have no such luck. Firstly, they have to be figure conscious as a result of which compromises are made on lifestyle choices and diets. Then the constant application of make-up and the various other chemicals the face is subject to, leaves the skin tattered beyond repair. Stress and pressure on the job is also seen on the skin in the form of acne, pimples or bags under the eyes. Also medication cannot be applied during the day since their job does not allow it. Exposure to the sun is another demon actors have to battle with. Then frequent changes in diets. All this wreaks havoc on the body in more ways than one.”

DID YOU KNOW? Life is not exactly Ratatouille The rat and the mouse are far more dangerous to humans than any other animal. They carry at least 20 pathogens that cause different diseases. It is estimated that they have caused the deaths of more people in the last thousand years than all wars in the world put together. health24.com

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health THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

STUDY

RESEARCH

Egg white protein can lower blood pressure It has a powerful ability to inhibit or block the action of ACE, a substance produced in the body that raises blood pressure. WASHINGTON: Here is another reason why you should include eggs in your diet! Egg white protein can lower your blood pressure as effectively as low doses of medication, according to a new study. “We have evidence from the laboratory that a substance in egg white - it’s a peptide, one of the building blocks of proteins reduces blood pressure about as much as a low dose of Captopril, a high-blood-pressure drug," said study leader Zhipeng Yu, of Jilin University. Yu and colleagues from Clemson University, studied a peptide called RVPSL. Scientists previously discovered that the substance, like the family of medications that includes

Captopril, Vasotec and Monopril, was an angiotensinconverting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. It has a powerful ability to inhibit or block the action of ACE, a substance produced in the body that raises blood pressure. They set out to further document RVPSL’s effects, using laboratory rats that develop high blood pressure and are standins for humans in such early research on hypertension. The results of feeding the substance were positive, showing that RVPSL did not have apparent toxic effects and lowered blood pressure by amounts comparable to low doses of Captopril.

Experts say there is evidence that a peptide in egg white reduces blood pressure about as much as a low dose of Captopril, a high-bloodpressure drug. “Our results support and enhance previous findings on this topic. They were promising enough to move ahead with further research on the effects of the egg white peptide on human health," Yu said. Yu noted that the research was done with a version of the peptide that was heated to

almost 93 degrees Celsius during preparation - less than the temperatures typically used to cook eggs. He cited evidence from other research, however, that egg whites may retain their beneficial effects on blood pressure after cooking. Yu believes that egg white peptides, either in eggs or as a supplement, could become useful as an adjunct to high-bloodpressure medication. For now, he said people with high blood pressure should consult their health care provider before making any changes. The study was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans. PTI

breakthrough

Pacemakers for depression patients BERLIN: German scientists have implanted pacemakers in the brains of patients suffering from depression, with remarkable results. Researchers from the Bonn University Hospital implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle in the brains of patients suffering from

major depression. In six out of seven patients, symptoms improved both considerably and rapidly. The method of Deep Brain Stimulation had already been tested on various structures within the brain, but with clearly lesser effect. The results of this new study have now been

Experts say the effects and the speed of response have not been achieved with any other method so far.

published in the international journal Biological Psychiatry. “The effects, as well as the speed of the response has so far not been achieved with any other method," says Prof. Dr Thomas E Schlapfer from the Bonn University Hospital Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. IANS

Green coffee extract can prevent diabetes WASHINGTON: Natural substances extracted from green or unroasted coffee beans can prevent diabetes and improve glucose control, a new study has found. US researchers found that chlorogenic acids in coffee can help control elevated blood sugar levels and body weight that underpin type 2 diabetes. Researcher Joe Vinson, who is with the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, pointed out that coffee, due to its popularity, is a major dietary source of these substances. The high temperatures used to roast coffee beans to make them suitable for use in coffee breaks down much of the chlorogenic acids. Thus, the focus has been on using concentrated extracts of green coffee beans. “One large study indicated a 50 per cent risk reduction for people who drank seven cups of coffee a day compared to those who drank only two cups a day," Vinson said. In a previous study, Vinson found that overweight or obese people who took such an extract lost about 10 per cent of their body weight in 22 weeks. The new study sought to document the effects of various doses of a commercial green coffee extract on the blood sugar levels of 56 men and women with normal blood sugar levels. They got a glucose tolerance test to see how their bodies responded to the sugar. Then over a period of time, they took 100, 200, 300 or 400 milligrammes (mg) of the extract in a capsule with water. Follow-up glucose tolerance tests showed how the green coffee extract affected their responses. The study was presented at a American Chemical Society’s meeting in New Orleans. PTI

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

Entertainment CINE BYTES

Iddarammayilatho’s teaser goes viral

he first teaser of Allu Arjun’s upcoming film Iddarammayilatho has become a rage on the internet. The makers were quite surprised to see that the teaser got more than four lakh views in less than 48 hours. Amala Paul and Catherine Tresa have played the lead roles. Puri Jagannadh has directed the film.

Taapsee is a certified diver now

fter Trisha and Charmee, it is Taapsee’s turn to boast about her scuba diving skills. During her recent trip to Maldives, she reportedly took an exam to get a scuba diving licence and she managed to pass it. “Yayyyyyyy n m a licensed scuba diver!! Part of another world now.(sic),” she posted on Twitter.

Navdeep, Sneha Ullal team up

avdeep and Sneha Ullal are teaming up for a romantic entertainer titled Antha Nee Mayalone. The ﬁlm is going to be directed by Krishna and Swaraj is going to score the music. “An absolute romantic comedy!! Looks like it cud be my much awaited break :) #excited (sic),” Navdeep tweeted.

TURNING LOVER BOY

MANCHU MANOJ

changes gears for

POTUGADU

fter a string of action entertainers, Manchu Manoj is going to dabble with the romance genre in his upcoming film Potugadu. The film has as many as four heroines and buzz is that it’s the Telugu remake of a Kannada superhit film titled Govindaya Namaha. Sakshi Chowdhary, Simran Kaur Mundi and Nathalia Kaur have been finalised to play the lead roles and the makers are still in search for one more heroine. Recently, a song was canned on Manchu Manoj and Sakshi Chowdhary in couple of landmarks in Bijapur. Incidentally, the Kannada version of this song, Pyarge Aagbittaite, was one of the biggest hits in 2012. Pawan Wadeyar is directing the film and Sirisha, Sreedhar are producing the film under Ramalakshmi Cine Creations banner. Talking about the film, the producer said, “We recently spent `50 lakh to shoot a song on Manoj and Sakshi in Bijapur in locations like Ibrahim Roza and Gol Gumbaz. The song will be one of the major highlights of the film. Currently, the film is being shot in Bangalore and we’ll soon move to Hyderabad.” Nathalia Kaur is going to join the film unit in Bangalore and on the other hand, Simran Kaur will be playing a Brahmin girl. Most of Manchu Manoj’s film starting from Nenu Meeku Telusa? to his recent film Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padthara have had him playing quirky roles which are often action packed. In a way, Potugaadu will be his first full fledged romantic entertainer; however, the producer has revealed that Hollywood stunt directors are going to choreograph the action sequences in the film. Manoj had suffered numerous injuries while performing action sequences in his previous films and he spent a lot of time recuperating from the injuries.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

fashion

BOTTEGA VENETA TO OVERTAKE LUXURY MARKET

BOTTEGA VENETA is expected to overtake the eight per cent growth forecast for the global luxury goods market this year. The brand saw profits boost of 46.7 per cent in 2012, as reported in February.

From the

White Sands For the first time, Carriageworks at Eveleigh Sydney became the nation's style attraction as Australia's most innovative fashion designers, red carpet celebrities and retailers join in a style-packed spectacular event from April 8-12 to unveil the Spring Summer collections.

D&G TAX EVASION

ITALY'S TAX Commission has fined fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana $441 million for tax evasion. The decision confirmed to Reuters by Italy's tax agency relates to payments the agency says should have been made when the designers sold their brands to their own Luxembourg-based holding company GADO in 2004.

his season of fashion at Sydney also welcomed leading fashion trade fair, 'Premiere', giving industry guests access to additional designer, footwear and accessory brands. The preliminary line up for the individual collection shows included designers such as Alex Perry, Lisa Ho, Easton Pearson, Ginger & Smart, Manning Cartell, Camilla and Marc, Alice McCall, We Are Handsome, Romance Was Borne, Michael Lo Sordo, Jayson Brunsdon, Bec & Bridge, Aurelio Costarella and many more. “Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia provides an unrivalled platform for Australia’s design talent to showcase their vision to a worldwide audience beyond the event’s physical footprint and into the digital world with over half a million followers, fans and conversationalists. This season’s event is taking place at our new home and was opened by Camilla and Marc in honour of their 10 year anniversary. Additionally, Jayson Brunsdon will also celebrate 10 years of his eponymous label, and Aurelio Costarella will join an illustrious few marking 30th years in the business in 2013,” said Jarrad Clark, Director of Global Production, IMG Fashion Events and Properties. Clark also confirmed, “Australian fashion icon Alex Perry will return to the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia runway alongside a number of designers making their debut, including Vanishing Elephant, Phoenix Keating, Serpent & the Swan, Season 4 Project Runway Australia winner Christina Exie and Kahlo. Rounding up the solo shows, we welcome our designers involved in our group show launch pads: New Generation, Swim and The Student showcases, which are sure to provide some future stars.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. Clifton Fadiman

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

SUDOKU How to play kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once. Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on... So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run. Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Indian princess 5 Bass or treble, eg 9 Falls behind in the end 14 Furnace waste 15 Like old age? 16 Lacking skill 17 Shrimp discard 18 Send forth 19 Out of port 20 Many are mailed out monthly 23 Yonder damsel 24 Pinheads 25 Striker’s substitute 27 Trip to the summit 30 Reeking 33 How many it takes to tango? 34 ‘My humble apologies!’ 37 Resell tickets at jacked-up prices 38 Depict by drawing 40 Given a PG or R 42 Black-and-white ocean beast 43 Protective covering 45 Hospital supply 47 TV-viewing room 48 Extremely servile 50 Letter abbr for gents 52 Vintner’s valley 53 A little drunk 55 Do simple math 57 Kipling was one 62 First-class, in slang 64 It may never be enough 65 Cast ballots 66 Mister, in Madrid 67 Major burden 68 Knocks the socks off of 69 Provoked (with ‘on’) 70 Smart-mouthed 71 Toddlers’ snoozes

DOWN

1 Invite letters 2 Opposite of aweather 3 Depilatory on store shelves 4 Set on fire 5 One expecting payment 6 Establish a maximum for 7 Sword-and-sandal flicks 8 Big cheese in Greece 9 Catastrophes 10 Aardvark’s snack 11 Automotive interior features 12 Blunted weapon 13 Twinkler in the sky 21 Holds the deed on 22 Hallucination drug 26 With the bow, in music 27 Sky-bearer of myth 28 Ice cream effect 29 Type of lead 30 Terminer’s partner 31 Stomach ailment 32 Wings’ measures 35 Baby diaper problem 36 Map abbr 39 ___ Scotia 41 Worst kept, as a motel 44 It prevents you from dropping dead 46 Large flat-topped hill 49 Brazil’s ___ Paulo 51 Very wooded 53 Heavy British weight 54 Rack up, as debt 55 Rounded church area 56 Bottom-of-the-barrel bit 58 In the ___ (well-informed) 59 Corn-growing state 60 Dance unit 61 Dick Tracy’s sweetheart 63 Bartender Szyslak on ‘The Simpsons’

Chai Time THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 12-4-2013

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

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Happy events likely to take place at home. Be careful while expressing opinions. Influx of visitors likely, which will keep you and your family members cheerful. Financial inflow will be good. Benefit through maternal relatives is most likely.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Expenses likely to go beyond capacity, but you will be able to handle the situation wisely. Help through womenfolk and a luxurious lifestyle likely. New friends will be added to your circle and through them you are likely to derive benefits.

Blood relatives will support you, which will make you happy. Be careful in implementing plans as disappointment is likely. Some likely to get a respectful position in the society and comforts. Businessmen likely to face problem from govt officials.

Happy events likely to take place at home and keep all happy. Success in all work; even those that faced hurdles will get completed now. Newlyweds are to be blessed with an offspring soon. Some might face problem in govt-related work.

Avoid unwanted arguments with family members, which might spoil the atmosphere. Financial constraints and mental tension likely; be careful. Health problems likely; stay with healthy food habits. Trips undertaken will be successful.

A good turning point makes your life very cheerful. Hurdles in performing good events will be over and you will succeed in performing them. Debt issues will get under control. Financial position will become very strong to cheer you up.

Delayed marriage talk will resume and progress well. Employees advised to complete all work with proper planning and in stipulated time to get favour from superiors. Businessmen advised to keep a watch on their staff as sabotage is likely.

Medical expense towards parents is likely to go up. You are likely to get good and vital position in the society as well as at workplace. Court verdict is likely to go in your favour making you happy. You win over your enemies and march ahead.

Be careful while driving as a minor accident is likely. Father’s business will flourish, which will bring cheer to all the family members. Unexpected events taking place for your benefit will surprise you but cheer you. Couples remain cordial.

TAROT READ

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Six of Wands – Your mind opens up to new possibilities. If you get a brilliant idea and know it can work, how about giving it an honest push to test your own.

LEO:

Five of Wands – Conflict, contradiction and confusion might make you take some wrong decisions. Put off all important work till there is more clarity.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

The Fool – You’re in the first steps of an exciting new journey. You’re learning something new and are excited about being associated with a new project

SAGITTARIUS:

The Hanged Man – You’re seeing life from a very different perspective and not everyone may be able to understand your point of view. Don’t try to force your ideas.

TAURUS:

Seven of Pentacles – Avoid picking a fight with someone you know for sure you need in the near future. By antagonising him/her, you run a risk of obstacles.

CANCER:

Nine of Pentacles – There are many people around you willing to help and get you on the right track. You must be in the frame of mind to accept help.

VIRGO:

The Hermit – Spiritual awareness will make you realise many things about yourself. You need to disconnect with the material world for some time.

SCORPIO:

Ten of Pentacles – A fruit diet will be good to rejuvenate you. A detox session will cleanse you from within. It will also help you think clearly.

CAPRICORN:

Page of Wands – Creativity is at its peak. You get new ideas and want to be able to put them to good use. Forget about being practical for some time.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

The Devil – Temptation for more things material is making you do some very irrational things. Get a hold of yourself and think of the long term.

NUMBER GAME

Pentacles – Finances are in focus. You need to organise inflow and outflow of money is a proper way to ensure that all loose ends are tied up well.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Queen of

POOCH CAFE

Expenses will exceed income, upsetting you. If you act in the present circumstances with a proper plan success will be yours. Avoid unwanted discussions and waste of time. Avoid following women’s advises as you could get into trouble.

for 12-4-2013

Seven of Swords – If you’re in doubt about something, hold off making a decision until you’re absolutely certain. You will come across many such situations.

NON SEQUITUR

Children make you proud and happy. Also, their attitude will change and they co-operate well with you. Unwanted mental tension and health problem likely to upset you. You are likely to face opposition in the family; handle it politely.

SUDUKO

Comforts in your life are set to increase. Unexpected fortune is likely to keep you financially strong. Avoid being selfish and give shape to innovative plans. Success is certain for you. Be careful in food habits. You gain an upper hand over enemies.

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Entertainment THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

FATIGUE, NOT BREAKDOWN

CINE BYTES

Mental breakdown remarks were blown out of proportion: Cranston, Rebel Wilson join Kung Fu Panda 3

ctress Zoe Saldana has, for the first time, addressed the mental breakdown rumours following the success of Avatar, insisting that the incident was completely blown out of proportion. The 34-year-old, who shot to super stardom in 2009 after featuring in James Cameron’s sci-fi epic, said the media made too much of the quotes she gave and it really was not as bad, reported Daily Star. “That was completely blown out of proportion. That was so exaggerated and so ridiculous. It’s no different than what a child does after you’ve had a birthday party (for the child). The child has been so stimulated by everybody, in every direction, consistently, you feel depleted. “You use so much serotonin that you feel, not empty, but you feel a little tired and depleted and you have to fill your well of energy and of happiness and you have to pay attention to you,” she said. After the completion of the film, Saldana had said she has been left mentally exhausted and had suffered an emotional breakdown. PTI

ith a combined $1.3 billion from the ﬁrst two installments, it should come as no surprise that Kung Fu Panda 3 is in the works. The main players from the cast of the previous parts are returning, including Jack Black and Angelina Jolie. THR reports that Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston and Pitch Perfect standout Rebel Wilson are joining the voice cast as well.

Gerard’s fans want him in action films

erard Butler says his fans wish he does more action films. He has worked in romantic films like P.S. I Love You and The Ugly Truth. “People tend to say, ‘Why the **** don’t you stop doing love stories? If I see you in another love story I’m going to put a knife through your brain,’” femalefirst.co.uk quoted him as saying. IANS

X-Men script fantastic, says Jackman

ugh Jackman says the script of X-Men: Days of Future Past is fantastic, and that he can’t wait to reunite with stars from the trilogy. “I owe, in a way, everything to (director) Bryan Singer. The ﬁrst ﬁlm I did in America was XMen. Wolverine is a character I’ve loved playing and I can’t believe it’s going to be my seventh time playing it. It just blows me away,” said Jackman. IANS

sports

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

NBA Stars rest as Heat clinch playoff home-court edge WASHINGTON: Defending NBA champion Miami, playing without its top stars, clinched this season’s best NBA record and a home-field advantage in the playoffs with a 103-98 victory Wednesday at Washington. Ray Allen scored 23 points to lead the Heat, who lacked LeBron James due to a sore right hamstring, Dwyane Wade with a knee bruise and ankle sprain, Chris Bosh with the flu and Udonis Haslem with a sore right ankle. The Heat set a new team record for victories in a single season with 62 and ensured they will finish atop the San Antonio Spurs, the leaders of the NBA Western Conference, for the top playoff seed. At 62-16, Miami had already clinched the top Eastern Conference mark. Rashard Lewis scored 17 points for the Heat. while Shane Battier added 15 points and Mike Miller had 14 points and eight rebounds for Miami. AFP

FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX

Bahrain accused of excesses Plainclothes police officers have arrested 20 people so far in raids. DUBAI: Bahrain has been rounding up pro-democracy activists ahead of its controversial staging of the April 21 Formula One Grand Prix two years after a bloody crackdown, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. “Bahraini authorities are carrying out home raids and arbitrarily detaining protesters in advance of the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend,” the New York-based watchdog said. “These raids and detentions suggest that officials are more concerned with getting activists out of circulation for the Formula 1 race than with addressing the legitimate grievances that have led so many Bahrainis to take to the streets,” said HRW’s Middle East director Sarah Leah Whitson. “The Bahraini authorities

A Bahraini protestor holds a banner south of Manama against the AFP/ MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH upcoming Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.

have a responsibility to ensure the safety of those attending the Formula 1 Grand Prix, but that should not extend to arresting people for exercising

their legitimate rights to free speech and assembly. “Night-time raids of targeted people by masked officers who show neither arrest nor

INORBIT CORPORATE T20 CRICKET LEAGUE

SEW, Cognizant, Net Cracker, HSBC enter quarter-finals Last-Eight S line up

SEW’s Himanshu (R) receives the man-of-the-match award for the hundred he scored against Anthelio Business of just 54 balls.

EW 221 for 1 in 20 overs (Himanshu 101, Nithin 79) beat Anthelio 113/Allout in 16 over’s Praveeth 4 for 13 Cognizant 160 for 8 in 20 overs (Roy 95) beat Sagarsoft 118 for 9 in 20 overs (Satheesh 33, Srinivas 3 for 23) TATA 166 for 8 in 20 overs (Deenakaran 57 Yakub 3 for 33 beat NMDC 142 all-out in 15 overs (Yakub 57, Chethan 5 for 24)

Chess in city

rilliant Chess Academy will conduct the 83rd Brilliant trophy open chess tournament on April 13 and 14 under the auspices of the AP

Chess Association at Brilliant Grammar High School. Special prizes will be given to top 2 places in Under6, 8, 10, 12, 14 age groups boys

and girls separately. Entries close by 1.00pm on Saturday. Further details can be had on the number 92473 99717.

Capgemini vs Worldview Sew vs Vast Technologies HSBC vs Net cracker

Cognizant vs Jysha Techno Yashoda Hospitals: 101 all-out in 17 overs Chakri 3 for 19 lost to CA 102 without loss in 9 overs (Chakri 58)

search warrants appear intended to intimidate them, their families and their supporters,” she said. Opposition groups announced Wednesday they would organise a nine-day campaign of rallies and demonstrations across Bahrain under the slogan of “Democracy is our right”. The “peaceful escalation will include a bundle of political and public activities... and an increase in protests and peaceful rallies,” said the opposition, which is led by Al-Wefaq main Shiite formation. The statement made no mention of the Formula One race as a motive for the protests which will begin on Friday. Bahrain was rocked by month-long protests led by the kingdom’s Shiite majority in early 2011 too. AFP

IBF LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT Ageless Hopkins to defend crown

NEW YORK: Bernard Hopkins (above), the oldest boxer to win a major world title, said on Wednesday that he will defend his International Boxing Federation light-heavyweight crown later this year against German Karo Murat. Hopkins broke his own world record by nearly two years last month by winning a unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud at the age of 48 to take the title. “Yes my next fight is the mandatory Murat,” Hopkins confirmed in a posting on his Twitter page, later posting that the fight would happen in July or August. Promoter Richard Schaefer told ESPN that the Barclays Centre in New York or Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City were likely venues for the fight. AFP

sports

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

AUGUSTA MASTERS PREVIEW

Event holds on to tradition

JIM SLATER Agence France-Presse

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: As Augusta National clings tightly to golfing traditions, its rich and powerful membership has tried to stay with the times in order to reflect changes beyond the confines of the private club. A club founded 80 years ago that once mandated black caddies and did not invite a black golfer to the Masters until 1975 became the site of the first major won by a black player when Tiger Woods captured the 1997 Masters title. Women’s activists were so upset at the men-only status of Augusta National that they staged a protest across the street from the club during the 2003 event, when the Masters telecasts dropped commercials over fears of action against advertisers. But oh how the times have changed. Augusta National welcomed its first black member in 1990 and its first women members,

What they have to say I think life is all about having a balance, and trying to find equilibrium and not getting things one way or the other, and I feel very balanced. Tiger Woods All the demons are gone. They were gone as soon as I got off the 18th green. What’s done is done and it doesn’t matter. Rory McIlroy I’m a little bit nervous heading in because I’m not competing the week before, as I have for many years in the past. Having that open week, I’m a little bit nervous Phil Mickelson I’ve answered that a hundred times. You’ve got two sets of fans [at Ryder Cup], and here you’ve got fans that are wishing 92 players play well. Bubba Watson

A groundskeeper waters the ninth green prior to the start of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday. AFP/HARRY HOW

financier Darla Moore and former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were unveiled last August. “I hope the experience for Condi and Darla as members of our club has been every bit as rewarding for them over the last eight months as it has

Potter walks away with par-3 crown ALLAN KELLY Agence France-Presse AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: Ted Potter set the stage for the 77th Masters by winning the traditional eve-of-tournament Par-3 Contest on Wednesday, while tennis star Caroline Wozniacki provided comic relief. The 29-year-old American debutant carded a five-under 22 on the nine-hole par-three layout, which lies adjacent to the famed Augusta National course. That left him in a five-way tie for the lead along with Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Nick Watney and Ernie Els. Potter then sealed a solo win on the second hole of the ensuing playoff against just Kuchar and Mickelson, the two others having opted out. By winning, Potter invited the curse of the Par-3 contest to fall upon his head as, since 1960 when the family and friends knockabout was first held, no winner has gone on to win the green jacket four days later. The glamour team of the day, however, was undoubtedly Rory McIlroy with his tennis-playing girlfriend Wozniacki on the bag, which produced the unlikely scenario of autograph hunters surrounding both player and caddie.

been for their fellow members,” Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said Wednesday. “It’s just awesome. We have been very excited about it. These two ladies have been very special and it has just been delightful.”

US government is investigating the incident in an independent manner and would keep the Indian Government apprised of full facts of the incident. Ian Poulter Obviously the notion of being the best player in the world is exciting, and when you get as far as No. 3 in the world you want to entertain that. Justin Rose

Amen Corner to be a problem

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: Successfully navigating the tricky three-hole stretch of Augusta National’s back nine known as “Amen Corner” could be the difference between victory and defeat in this week’s 77th Masters.

The testy par-4 11th, deceptive par-3 12th and tempting but dangerous par-5 13th holes lurk at the far corner of the famed 7,435yard layout, lined by pine trees and guarded by swirling winds that seem to have

Tiger Woods of the US hits a shot during a practice round at the 77th Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday in Augusta, Georgia. AFP/JEWEL SAMAD

a life of their own. “You get down there and (the late club founder) Bobby Jones has turned this fan on down there and it swirls,” Woods said. Woods is favored thanks to victories this year at Torrey Pines, Doral and Bay Hill where he showed the form that once dominated golf, notably with impressive putting. World number one Woods has not won a major crown since the 2008 US Open and has not taken a Masters since 2005, but moving closer to the all-time record of 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus

FED CUP

Williams Sisters to lead US agaisnt Swedes NEW YORK: World number one Serena Williams and her sister Venus will join Sloane Stephens and Varvara Lepchenko on the US Fed Cup team facing Sweden later this month, the US Tennis Association said Wednesday. The move ensures the Williams sisters,

two-time defending Olympic women’s doubles champions as well as the 2000 Sydney Olympic winners, will be eligible to play in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Serena Williams, a 15-time Grand Slam singles champion, is also the reigning Olympic singles

champion. The Americans, all ranked in the WTA top 30, will play host to Sweden at Delray Beach, Florida, on April 20-21, with the winner qualifying for the 2014 World Group and the loser relegated with no chance to win the trophy next year. “I’m really excited about the

team that we have,” US Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez said. “We have great talent and depth, which is a perfect combination.” Venus Williams is ranked 22nd, six spots behind Australian Open semi-finalist Stephens and five ahead of Lepchenko. AFP

would end any doubt he is back in peak form. But even he cannot afford to take Amen Corner for granted. The 505-yard 11th ranked second-hardest among last year’s 18 holes, only the par-4 first proving tougher to the world-class field. “Eleven is a way different hole,” Woods said. “We didn’t have that span of trees down the right-hand side that we do now and the tee was much farther up and to the left. We used to be able to hit driver down there. Seve (Ballesteros) and Raymond (Floyd) always said to just hit it over where the gallery is. That’s the angle you want to come from. Well, you can’t get over there anymore. Hitting a good drive will leave me somewhere between 8-iron to 5-iron in there.” AFP

IPL 6

BATTLE OF THE TITANS

METRE

6 S 79

7 4S 289

Dinesh Karthik (MI)

HIGHEST SCORE

93*

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 Virat Kohli (RCB)

BEST BOWLER

4-13

Sunil Narine (KKR)

RCB look to tame Knights [Yusuf] Pathan is a match winner and is going to do something special in this tournament. I have a lot of belief in him and the team backs him. Gautam Gambhir KKR skipper

Dinesh Karthik (MI) 183 runs

Sunil Narine (KKR), Kevon Cooper (RR) 6 wickets

Kallis, Lee walk the ramp

hey have been playing cricket all these years but yesterday was a different ball game altogether for KKR as some of their stars like Jacques Kallis and Brett Lee walked the ramp with models at an event. KKR captain Gautam Gambhir, Lee, Manoj Tiwary, Kallis, Sunil Narine and Eoin Morgan were present in the event organised by watch-making company Seiko. The players walked the ramp with ease. They did not find themselves out of place. As the official watch partner of KKR, Seiko will benefit from marketing and visibility rights for the next two years including Seiko branding on player headwear and in KKR brand collaterals. PTI P

T PT

4 +0.850

4 +0.600

RCB

4 +0.352

SRH

4 +0.083

KXIP

2 +0.986

CSK

2 +0.296

KKR

2 -0.231

0 -1.024

0 -1.915

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

G. APARNA SAI

aparna.s@postnoon.com

he Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are set clash with the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chinnaswamy Stadium today, would be going into the match with a new found confidence. In their previous match, the Challengers defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad with a convincing victory. Skipper Virat Kohli’s performance was outstanding as he lead his team from the front hammering an unbeaten quickfire 93 off just 47 deliveries. RCB’s victory against SRH came after thier defeat in a match which ended in a super over against the same opponents. While the Challengers would go into their next match feeling positive and very confident, the same cannot be said for the Knights who have man-

RCB VS KKR AT 4PM ON SET MAX aged to draw blood on a single instance from the two matches they played this season. KKR won the tournament opener against the Delhi Daredevils with a comfortable six wickets victory but failed to repeat the same when they lost

to Rajasthan Royals after being bundled out for 125, falling 19 runs short. The Knights have players to boast off, with the likes of skipper Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee and Sunil Narine making their presence felt in the playing XI but if they fail to fire today, then RCB is sure to run away with the match.

The Challengers also have a line up which could intimidate the opponents. The name ‘Chris Gayle’ is enough to send a chill done the spines of the rivals. And with players like Kohli, AB De Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan among the others, the Challengers can be counted as one of the best teams in the Indian Premier League.

PWI: Down in the dumps

SCORECARD KINGS XI PUNJAB VS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Kings XI Punjab M Singh c Bravo b Nannes Gilchrist*† c Hussey b Nannes M Vohra c Hussey b Jadeja

CH Morris

0 27

6.75

9 (10)

RA Jadeja

0 29

7.25

9 (6)

DJ Bravo

0 27

6.75

16 (11)

R Ashwin

0 22

7.33

DJ Hussey c Bravo b Ashwin 41 (36)

Chennai Super Kings innings

G Singh c Nannes b Bravo

M Vijay not out

50 (50)

MEK Hussey not out

86 (54)

31 (26)

A Mahmood c Ashwin b Morris 8 (7) R Sathish c Morris b Bravo

8 (6)

PP Chawla c Vijay b Bravo

4 (5)

RJ Harris c Bravo b Morris

0 (2)

P Kumar run out (†Dhoni)

3 (5)

P Awana not out

1 (5)

Extras (lb 6, w 2)

Total (all out; 19.5 overs)

138

Extras (lb 1, w 2)

Total (0 wickets; 17.2 overs)

139

Bowling

M R

W Econ

P Kumar

2.2

0 18

7.71

RJ Harris

0 30

7.50

A Mahmood

0 34

8.50

0 20

0 10.00

M R

W Econ

P Awana

MDP Nannes 3.5

0 17

PP Chawla

0 21

AS Rajpoot

0 10

0 10.00

R Sathish

0 15

0 15.00

Bowling

O 1

4.43

Chennai Super Kings won by 10 wickets

5.25

une Warriors must be the only team in the history of the Indian Premier League which has consistently underperformed in every season it figured in the history of the tournament. The Warriors clash with Rajasthan Royals on their home turf today but, keeping in mind the past performances of PWI, they hardly look threatening against the Royals, a side which currently has a 100% win record this season. This will be the third season that the Warriors have played in, but this side has already been marred by its share of controversies including the ousting of former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly. If Pune Warriors fail to post

a victory soon, then they would undoubtedly find themselves staggering at the bottom rungs of the points table and maybe have only Delhi Daredevils for company, a side, which surpris-

PWI VS RR AT 8PM ON SET MAX ingly failed to win any of the three matches they have played in this edition of the tournament, so far. The Royals from Rajasthan have a completely contrasting story to narrate. Under the captaincy of The Wall, Rahul Dravid, RR have performed consistently and are currently placed at the second spot on the points table, after Mumbai Indians. — AS

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

sports CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

BarĂ§a sneak into semis

Barcelona survive scare to reach semi-finals, thanks to Messi.

KIERAN CANNING Agence France-Presse BARCELONA: Barcelona survived a huge scare from Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth successive season on away goals after a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou. The 2-2 draw between the pair in last week's quarter-final first leg had handed the advantage to the Catalans, but with star player Lionel Messi (in blue jersey above) only starting the return as a substitute due to a hamstring injury, they seemed nervous throughout and PSG deservedly went in front just after half-time through

Javier Pastore. However, with Messi summoned from the bench, Pedro fired home 19 minutes from time to send Barca into the last four.

BARCELONA HAIL SUPERSUB MESSI Barcelona assistant manager Jordi Roura hailed Lionel Messi's desire after the World Player of the Year helped guide the Spanish giants past Paris Saint-Germain. "He is so important and his presence on the field conditioned the game after we had conceded a goal and made an impact on the opponent. Once again he has shown his competitive spirit,â&#x20AC;? Roura said.

Conte lets rip as Juve crash out to Bayern JUSTIN DAVIS Agence France-Presse TURIN, ITALY: Juventus coach Antonio Conte has called on Italian football to get its house in order or

risk becoming a lost giant of European football, following their quarter-final exit from the Champions League to Bayern Munich on Wednesday: Juve were outclassed 2-0.

RANGERS CHIEF GREEN SORRY OVER RACISM CHARGE

Rangers chief executive Charles Green apologised on Wednesday after he was charged by the Scottish Football Association over claims he made racist comments. In a recent interview Green said that he referred to former Rangers director Imran Ahmad as his "little Paki friend".

MISGUIDING WARDS Oz coach accused of injecting banned drug

SYDNEY: The coach of Aussie Rules club Essendon was accused on Thursday of injecting a blacklisted drug while his players were given another substance anti-doping regu-

lators say should be banned, a report said. James Hird allegedly injected a substance banned by the World AntiDoping Agency before and during the 2012 AFL, Fairfax Media claimed.