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No more privacy in public, says government. A new Bill seeks to make surveillance cameras mandatory for every shop, establishment or public auditorium where people gather for shopping or an event.

EVERYWHERE YOU GO, EVERYTHING YOU DO, YOU’RE BEING WATCHED REPORT ON PG 3

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He also, out of passion, does the noble deed of setting up organic farms for whoever is interested.

Postnoon speaks to this simple man living an enriched life.

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CITY SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

MASKED FOR PROTECTION

Reel drama Sutradhar presents Biryani Aur Haleem and adaptation of French play The Pie And The Tart. tÜÉêÉW=Salarjung, Afzalgunj tÜÉåW June 16, 7.30 pm

Father’s special Harley-Davidson presents Father's Day special brunch. tÜÉêÉW=The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, Hitech City tÜÉåW June 16, 12 pm to 4 pm

Beer & biriyani Barish Beer Biryani festival is on. tÜÉêÉW=Aditya Sarovar Premiere, Gachibowli tÜÉåW Till June 16, 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm

An old couple seen using masks while commuting in the City. Air pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in the country.

SRINIVAS SETTY learn to develop ideas into a script. tÜÉêÉW=Yavanika Films, Begumpet `çåí~ÅíW +919490100404

Dancing delight Bharatnatyam dance workshop by Nenita Praveen. tÜÉêÉW=Our Sacred Space, Secunderabad tÜÉåW Till June 16, 10 am to 12 pm `çåí~ÅíW 90300-13344

Ceramic exhibition Surfacing, a ceramic exhibition by Akila Chungi will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Opposite Golkonda Resorts and Spa, Gandipet. tÜÉåW Sunday June 16, 4 pm to 9 pm

Lebanese Spread It’s a week of authentic Lebanese delicacies at Seasonal Tastes. tÜÉêÉW=Seasonal Tastes, Westin tÜÉåW Till June 16, 12 pm to 3 pm `çåí~ÅíW 040 67676888

Film appreciation Reflect and unwind about thrillers from world cinema. tÜÉêÉW=Yavanika Films, Begumpet tÜÉåW July 22 and 23, July 29 and July 30, 11 am to 7 pm

Film making workshop A workshop where participants will

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Freezing a moment Photography workshop by renowned photographer Siddharth tÜÉêÉW=Kalpataru, Banjara Hills

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Rock walk A rock walk from Peddagutta to Jadcherla will be held. tÜÉêÉW=NMDC, Masab Tank tÜÉåW June 16, 8 am

Money matter A thrillionare workshop by Nik Halik will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Taj Deccan , Banjara Hills tÜÉåW June 20, 5.30 pm to 9 pm `çåí~ÅíW 6666-3939

Play time Girish Karnad's Nagamandala: Play With A Cobra will be staged. tÜÉêÉW=Lamakaan, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW June 18, 7 pm

Mime workshop Natvarya, A Mime Workshop By Indian Mime Academy will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Lamakaan, Banjara Hills tÜÉåW June 16, 11 am to 5 pm `çåí~ÅíW 82971-17515

Story telling workshop Story telling workshop with Prof.

Ashish Gosh will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Golden Theshold, Nampally tÜÉåW June 16, 10 am to 1.30 pm `çåí~ÅíW Pranay at 99481-52952

Southern spice Southern meals ready will be held. tÜÉêÉW=The Square, Novotel Hotel Convention Center, Kondapur tÜÉåW June 17, 7 pm `çåí~ÅíW 6682-4422

Flab to fab Aerobics classes will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Colorama Printers, Begumpet tÜÉåW Till June 21, 4 pm to 6 pm `çåí~ÅíW 80086-24949

World music day World music day 2013 will be held. tÜÉêÉW=Taj Deccan , Banjara Hills tÜÉåW June 21, 6 pm `çåí~ÅíW 2335-0443

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CITY SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Official caught red-handed

Chain-snatching gangs held

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ity and Cyberabad police nabbed two gangs of seven members who are accused of being involved in dozens of gold chain snatchings. Nearly 50 tolas of gold jewellery have been seized and the receiver arrested for buying them. All are teenagers, police said.

The snatched ornaments are totally worth `15 lakh, police said.

Satyanarayana, building inspector of the municipal corporation, was caught red-handed by ACB officials when he was taking `15,000 from the complainant, KN Bheema Reddy, of Vijayawada for doing an official favour of not reporting the unauthorised construction of the second floor of the building of the complainant.

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he chief electoral officer has extended the last date for completion of door-to-door verification by the booth level officers from June 15 to June 24. Block level officers for 3,239 polling stations in the15 Assembly constituencies of Hyderabad district will be available in their respective polling stations on June 16 and June 23 (Sundays).

Public under private eye

No more privacy in public, says government. A new bill seeks to make surveillance cameras mandatory for every shop or public auditorium where over 100 people gather every day.

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e sure to behave when you step out in public, for a third eye will be watching every movement of yours.

A new bill the government introduced in Assembly two days ago for public safety will put all people under the camera eye. Done in the backdrop of the terror attacks, the AP Public Safety (Measures) Enforcement Act, 2013 makes it mandatory for every establishment to provide closed circuit television surveillance cameras if it has a footfall of 100 or more people every day.

And if you propose to put a skeleton to hoodwink the police, forget it, because the instrument would be under scrutiny at regular intervals.

The bill seeks to plug a major gap in public safety where police or security guards have failed. After the Dilsukhnagar blasts, it became evident that police are of little help in catch-

ing the culprits if it is planned with the support of local elements. Camera, the efficient and neutral observer, will capture images of all without discrimination, it is argued.

Finance minister Anam

Ramanarayana Reddy had introduced the Bill. Initially, the proposed legislation will cover all the municipal corporations in the State, including Greater Hyderabad, Greater Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, and may

be extended to other areas as may be notified by the State government from time to time.

“The government felt there is an urgent need to introduce certain public safety measures in all establishments in view of the recurring incidents of terrorist violence affecting public safety,” said the minister.

“The managements of establishments will be required to provide for access controls and closed-circuit television surveillance cameras at all entry-exit points and parking areas,” Reddy said, while introducing the Bill in the House amid din

caused by pro-Telangana legislators.

As per the legislation, managements of commercial and industrial establishments will be required to mount electronic surveillance on their respective premises with a provision to store video footage for 30 days.

They will also be required to file ‘periodical returns’ to the appointed authority once in six months certifying that the prescribed public safety measures are in place and that the electronic surveillance equipment is in working condition.

Failure to comply with provisions of the proposed legislation will lead to imposition of a fine of `5,000 for the first month and `10,000 for the second month. The premises will be temporarily sealed in case an establishment’s management does not implement the safety measures even after the compounding fee was levied.

The bill is expected to be passed in the Assembly during the ongoing Budget session

ACB trap catches more police

Meet to draft girl child bill

If policemen were rarely caught for corruption before, their brazen way of seeking bribes is landing them in trouble now. Many officers have spoiled their career, report says.

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THE ACB CAUGHT 27

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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND POLICE SUB-INSPECTORS FOR TAKING BRIBE IN RETURN FOR FAVOURS DONE IN THE PAST 10 DAYS ALONE.

feedback@postnoon.comm M N Kiran Kumar Reddy has convened a special Cabinet meeting tomorrow to give the Cabinet approval to the draft AP Bangaru Talli Girl Child Promotion & Empowerment Bill, 2013.

This is perhaps the first special Cabinet meeting being held since the present government came to power in 2009. Bangaru Talli, which is being touted as Kiran scheme is being viewed in political circles as the most effective social welfare measure of this government.

reed is spreading its tentacles fast into government employees and police. This is no longer an isolated case of an individual’s indiscretion.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), set up to catch red handed the brazen corruption among public officials, itself is surprised at the catch. The ACB caught in its net 27 government officials and functionaries and police sub-inspectors who have been seeking and taking bribe for favours done in the past 10 days alone.

Of them, 17 were public servants, additional DGP of ACB, B Prasad Rao told Postnoon.

In the absence of exemplary punishment, taking advantage of a slow moving judiciary, govern-

ment officials are becoming more daring than before, observed a retired inspector general of police.

More disturbing than corruption are the shocking rev-

elations during interrogation.

ACB officials have learnt that a government official caught for taking bribe pleaded that he had spent a lot of money in selection and he had to recover it.

On an average, the ACB registers 50-60 cases every month.

But the preceding 10 days surpassed all with 27 cases.

A retired director general of police said, “Sentri se lekar mantri tak corrupt hai.” He sees little light at the end of the tunnel because corruption has been institutionalised in the country.

Officials are also frustrated as so many loopholes in law are taken advantage of by the unscrupulous and corruption reigns.

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CITY SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Three-wheelers RISK CHILDREN’S LIVES SRINIVAS SETTY

Autos crowded with schoolchildren are using dangerous tactics to avoid police action.

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ith schools opening, auto drivers are back in action. A law unto themselves, the autos are least concerned with the cops and traffic rules. Auto drivers are not just overloading their vehicles with children; they now play a far more dangerous game that could cost innocent children’s lives.

Though a government order has made it clear that autos should not carry more than four schoolchildren at a time, the reality is different. At least 10-12 schoolchildren are packed like sardines in dinghy vehicles which weave through the lawless roads in a wanton manner.

“I wonder at the insensitivity of the parents,” remarked a senior citizen watching an auto carrying a dozen schoolchildren.

This year, traffic cops have stepped up checks on autos carrying excess number of children.

However, to escape the cops, auto drivers have been scheming new and dangerous methods.

Some of the auto drivers carrying excess number of children, on spotting a traffic policeman,

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drop off a few sitting on the front seat and ask them to cross the road and get in again. The children are now at the mercy of the traffic and luck. Crossing a fiveway junction like Jubilee Checkpost is no easy task even for adults, let alone children.

So far, no amount of awareness programmes by motor vehicle inspectors has been able to bring a change concerning the safety of children. On one hand is the common sight of overcrowded autos with children and on the other is the heavy school bags and lunch boxes hanging by the roof bar. This could collide with another vehicle when the auto overtakes it.

Though regular checks take place, traffic police say that parents should desist sending their children in overcrowded autos.

“The Hyderabad traffic police have been booking auto drivers carrying excess children in their autos. However, parents should, on their part, stop sending their child in an overcrowded auto,” says additional commissioner of police (traffic) Amit Garg.

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ON SPOTTING A TRAFFIC COP, THE AUTO DRIVER ASKS SOME CHILDREN TO GET OFF, CROSS THE ROAD, AND GET IN AGAIN. THE CHILDREN ARE NOW AT THE MERCY OF THE TRAFFIC AND LUCK.

talked to argued that since autorickshaws transport students on a cost-sharing basis, the more the students, the less the monthly fee for them. School buses have been charging exorbitant amounts and they raise the rate every year. Autorickshaws are far more considerate.

“The autorickshaw driver charges me `1,300 for each of my sons, whereas if I have to send them by school bus, I will have to shell out three times the amount. Not only that, the auto

driver picks up my children from my doorstep and not early in the morning unlike school buses that come to a point not near home. Also, I know the auto driver for some years now and I know he will take care of my son. Hence I prefer sending my son in an auto,” says Rasham Reddy, a parent.

Police officials say that the drive against overloading autos will be intensified soon and strict action will be taken against offenders.

GHMEU hoodwinks contract employees?

Talking to the GHMC’s unions other than the GHMEU affiliated to the TRS, reveals that the T-union is being dishonest in demanding regularisation of thousands of contracted employees.

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ost of the unions at GHMC, while supporting the regularisation of contracted employees in principle, see TRSaffiliated GHMEU’s stance on the issue impractical.

How can the government suddenly regularise thousands of contract employees? This is the reasonable query other unions ask while castigating the GHMEU for playing to the gallery.

According to the rival unions, contract system is a national, not local, issue.

Trade unions at the national level, like INTUC and Leftaffiliated AITUC and CITU, have gone to courts over the

issue. After the Supreme Court gave judgement that the issue was between the contract employee and principal employer (agency), there is nothing that the

government can do. It asked both the parties to resolve the issue between themselves.

The unions affiliated to Congress and TDP pointed

out this pan-India problem that does not make the government stand in the dock.

“As these contract employees were sent directly by agencies to GHMC and answerable to them, practically, the corporation cannot help. The relationship is between the agency and contract employees,” says Adil Shariff, president, AP Municipal Sahakar Mazdoor Union (APMSMU), affiliated to Congress.

GHMEU’s arch-rival Bhagyanagar Municipal Employees Union (BMEU), a BJP affiliate, directly alleges that the entire episode is part of the plan to collect money from poor employees in the name of regularising them. “This is nothing but a trick to col-

lect money from innocent workers, vying for job security,” exclaims K Shanker, president of the union.

The TDP-affiliated AP GHMC Employees and Workers Union gives a similar opinion. “Only literates can understand the ingrained problem with the idea. The leader has his own interest, who wishes to become a MLA,” says A Shiva Kumar.

The GHMC commissioner tried to rope in all other unions for supporting the sanitation work as part of preparedness, when GHMEU goes on strike. While its rival BMEU promised assistance, other unions like APMSMU will not stop its cadre from supporting the strike.

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READERS’ LETTERS SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

The red tape maze This reader who has seen how adoption can be a tortuous process blames it on the red tape maze that people who wish to adopt have to take. can guarantee you that there is a ton of baby trafficking happening. We live in Bangalore, and I have come across so many couples who’d adopt baby girls in a blink. But they don’t get any from a CARA-authorised agency. So what do they do?

They go the illegal route. I would not blame them.

Government brings its red tape in everything and as a result neither agencies are interested in adoption anymore neither are adoptive parents.

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Make them pay

Will making Facebook a paid platform discourage criminal and vulgar practices? This reader thinks so. his is with reference to the report 'Ugly conclusion FB 'Stud' (June 12)' published in your newspaper.

Today our youths are using facebook not for good purposes but a weapon to target girls by sending the wrong photos, or lure them into traps. The time has come for Facebook to change its policy and

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INDIA’S BANE C orruption has no religion or region fangs. White collar crimes, black money and the like are correlated and linked with economic activity through powerful politicisation —in an advanced method with help of science and technology, and political power. All of it may be traced to mismanagement, ignorance, overconfidence, dependency, over-reliability, uncalled for rewards at some level. And can our Intelligence System — call by any name: IB, RAW, DRI, ED — do anything about tracking who are behind these practices and nab?

All that we see are allegations, counter allegations and the farce of arrests after which everything settles — all of which in the end help in just deviating the focus from the real issues in hand. And on most occasions, there is someone who benefits from it all, mostly a political party that gets fodder for fusillades against their rivals. In the end citizens are deluded into thinking that there is a system when

make tougher rules and regulations to open an account. If possible make the facebook a paid service, then to the some extent we can curb this menace.

Many have facebook accounts with fake names and profiles.

Facebook must act and think of some manner to curb this.

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Corruption is way of life in India, that heinous practice that is the perennial hurdle to our nation’s progress. This reader vents his spleen.

the system itself is corrupt. No one says it, but that is the truth.

And the rot has spread to the world of sport. Billions lose their faith when their heroes are accused of unsportsmanlike activities like fixing.

Nothing can ruin the spirit of sport, be it any game, than that devil of all devils. And why are people who are not even associated with games heading bodies governing sports? It is not so obvious that people hanker after them because they give them power along with avenues for more revenue? One day some are team principals, when they are under the scanner, they are no way connected to teams? People who appear respectable before appear suspicious.

There should be complete transparency if there is to be some change. And why should faces of criminals be covered when we should know who they are? There must be some rule to ban the practice.

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It’s so sweet and g‘ripe’ t has been doing the rounds that the fruits we buy are artificially ripened. This reader says that consumers must not by such produce, which possibly might discourage the practice.

It is unfortunate that we all missed even the NATURALLY RIPENED FRESH FRUITS FROM TREES. This Carbide ripening has opened a new era on promoting disease. Now a days even without maximum ripening the young green fruits are bought weeks before the

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tree give ripe fruits to make early quick money and all fruits have become toxic smell and pale taste. It is the people’s responsibility not to buy those un-ripened but looks ripened fruits which will most certainly make them ill and make all people shun by seeing even a really ripened fruit.

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NATION SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Regulator reviewing Kudankulam plant

3 youths mowed down BAREILLY: Three motorcycle-borne

NEW DELHI: India's nuclear regulator is carrying out

youths, including a minor, were crushed to death by a private bus following a dispute with its driver in Bahedi area here, police said today. Initially the matter was resolved by the bus passengers.

However, the bus driver, in a fit of rage, later chased and crushed them, police said. The driver then fled from the spot, leaving the bus.

a thorough review of the first unit of the much-delayed Kudankulam atomic power plant as directed by the Supreme Court last month. The court had ruled that the plant should not be made operational unless the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd and the Department of Atomic Energy accord final clearance for commissioning of the unit "ensuring the quality of various components and systems”.

Fire at Agra shoe factory AGRA: Goods worth crores of rupees were destroyed after a fire broke out in a shoe factory here late Saturday. The firefighters have managed to extinguish the blaze, police said. The fire broke out in the four-storey building of Basant Overseas on the Agra-Delhi highway. The blaze has been brought under control, a police official said Sunday.

Bihar coalition set to collapse BJP ministers refuse to attend Cabinet meeting called by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

PATNA: Bihar’s ruling coalition was set to come apart with BJP ministers refusing to attend a cabinet meeting called by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday and a senior JD-U leader declaring that a divorce was a mere formality.

JD-U leaders also threatened to wipe out the NDA from Bihar once they formally take on the Bharatiya Janata Party.

BJP state president Mangal Pandey told IANS that there was no meaning in attending the cabinet meeting when JD-U leaders were trying to lure other legislators in a bid to form their own government.

Nitish Kumar has called an

20 girls saved from traffickers GHAZIABAD: Police claimed to have rescued about 20 girls, who were allegedly being trafficked from Jharkhand to Delhi, and three persons were arrested in this connection.

The Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express was stopped late last night at the railway station here and the girls, some of whom were minors, were made to get down and questioned, SSP Nitin Tiwari said.

The minors have been handed over to Child Welfare Committee, while the elder girls were allowed to leave, he said.

Kumar Gaurav of NGO Ashadeep foundation, which accompanied the police, said information had been received from Kanpur Childline that about 20 girls were going to be trafficked.

The girls, when questioned, claimed that they were above 20, but their ID proofs showed that they were younger, Tiwari said.

They said they are from Ranchi in Jharkhand and claimed that they were going to meet some relatives. PTI

BJP STATE PRESIDENT MANGAL PANDEY SAID THERE WAS NO MEANING IN ATTENDING THE CABINET MEETING WHEN JD-U LEADERS WERE TRYING TO LURE OTHER LEGISLATORS IN A BID TO FORM THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT. emergency Cabinet meeting at 11.30 am Sunday.

The JD-U and BJP, who have

been allies for some 17 years, are at loggerheads over the BJP’s decision to give a larger role to

India to have ICBM shield: DRDO chief The first phase of the project is ready and is likely to be deployed at Delhi.

NEW DELHI: India’s missile defence system is set to get a big boost as it is developing capability to intercept enemy missiles fired from a distance of up to 5,000 km, in effect tackling any possible threat from countries such as China. The capability is being developed by DRDO as part of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield, whose first phase is ready for deployment possibly in Delhi.

Development of the first phase of the BMD programme has been completed, DRDO chief Avinash Chander told PTI in an interview. Under this, the BMD shield can tackle enemy missiles fired at from ranges up to 2,000 km.

Taking this forward, the DRDO is enhancing the capability of BMD in phase-II to deal with threat from missiles of longer range of up to 5,000 km. “We are planning to soon carry out the first trial of the phase-II of the programme under which we will test our capability to destroy an incoming ballistic missile fired at us from 5,000 km range,” said Chander, who took over charge earlier this month.

Under the phase II of the programme, all the components of such a missile shield including the radar and interceptor missiles would be new and will have extended ranges, the DRDO chief said.

“The phase II missiles would be totally different from phase-I. In this programme, you need to travel more and intercept further PTI away,” Chander said.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who Nitish Kumar says is unacceptable to his party.

JD-U spokesman Rajiv Ranjan told IANS that the BJP’s decision to boycott the cabinet meeting was unfortunate.

“The BJP ministers are violating their constitutional duty and making it clear that they want to end the alliance,” he said.

He said BJP ministers had earlier stopped attending their office and returned the official vehicles although the alliance with the JD-U, despite mounting tensions, was still in force.

JD-U MP Shivanand Tiwari

said: “Only a formal announcement of partying of ways is to be made. we have already taken the decision.”

JDU president Sharad Yadav and Nitish Kumar met Saturday night to access the situation after the former arrived here from New Delhi.

“The alliance is over,” another JD-U leader said.

According to JD-U sources, Sharad Yadav is likely to resign as the NDA’s national convener at 3 pm.

BJP leaders are also meeting her at 12.30 pm The Nitish Kumar government has 11 BJP ministers who could resign IANS Sunday.

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WORLD SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Four stabbed in UK mosque

Solar plane completes US tour

LONDON: Four men including a police

WASHINGTON: The single-seater, solar-

officer were in hospital hospital Sunday after being stabbed during an attack at a mosque in the English city of Birmingham, police said. Officers were called out to a mosque in the city’s Ward End area late Saturday after reports that three men had been stabbed, said a spokesman for West Midlands Police.

powered Solar Impulse aircraft landed at an airport near the US capital early Sunday, after the final leg of its cross-country journey, organizers said. The plane, which runs on four electric propellers powered by 12,000 solar cells mounted on the plane’s 63-meter wingspan, touched down in the dark at Dulles International Airport at 12.15 am (1415 GMT).

Gun control in Venezuela CARACAS: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro signed a gun control bill into law Friday in a bid to rein in the country’s runaway violent crime.

“I hereby sign into law this gun control law, for peace in our nation,” Maduro said in an address in Vargas. The bill will allow sentences of up to 20 years in prison for any civilian convicted of illegally carrying or selling a firearm.

Police storm Gezi park after Erdogan ultimatum The Taksim Solidarity group, seen as most representative of the protesters, condemned what it described as a ‘brutal attack’.

About 29 people were injured in the clashes.

Michelle FITZPATRICK Agence France Presse ISTANBUL: Turkish police

stormed an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannon Saturday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters to end their occupation of the site.

The crackdown came just two hours after Erdogan issued an ultimatum to protesters to leave Gezi Park, the epicentre of nationwide protests, ahead of a rally of his ruling party in the city on Sunday.

Thousands of startled campers scrambled to escape the

‘Cautious’ welcome for Rowhani WASHINGTON: World powers

A protester reacts in pain to a salvo of tear gas fired by Turkish riot police officers to chase out demonstrators and to MARCO LONGARI dismantle the tent camp set up by demonstrators in Gezi Park in Istanbul on June 15, 2013. clouds of acrid smoke, clearing the site within minutes and leaving only empty tents behind. A city cleaning crew and bulldozers swiftly moved in to clear the site.

The Taksim Solidarity group, seen as most representative of the protesters, condemned what it described as a “brutal attack”.

“The police raid left hundreds of protesters injured and there are dozens more who were hit by rubber bullets,” it said in a statement.

Istanbul governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said 29 people were injured in Saturday’s unrest, none seriously.

Shortly before dismantling

SHORTLY BEFORE DISMANTLING THE PARK, POLICE ARMED WITH RIOT SHIELDS AND WEARING GAS MASKS ALSO FIRED SALVOS OF TEAR GAS AND WATER TO DISPERSE HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS FROM TAKSIM SQUARE. the park, police armed with riot shields and wearing gas masks also fired salvos of tear gas and water to disperse hundreds of demonstrators from Taksim

Square, which borders Gezi Park.

The police action, a major escalation of two weeks of conflict between the government and protesters, sent tensions soaring.

The recent civil unrest has so far claimed four lives and injured nearly 7,500 people across the country.

It represents the biggest challenge yet to the decade-long rule of Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government.

As evening fell, many Gezi Park demonstrators sought refuge in nearby five-star hotels, while pockets of protesters continued to battle with police throughout the night.

offered cautious welcome Saturday to moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani after he was declared Iran’s new president, amid persistent concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program.

The 64-year-old’s election ends eight years of conservative grip on the top office in conservative Iran, and he used his first statement after the win was confirmed to announce a “new opportunity” for the West to treat the Islamic republic with respect and to recognize its rights. The United States said it was prepared to engage Iran directly over its disputed nuclear program.

The White House said such engagement would be aimed at reaching a “diplomatic solution that will fully address the international community’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear program.”

It criticized lack of transparency, censorship of the media, the Internet and text messages during the vote.

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N Korea says it’s ready for US talks

Terror note: US-bound plane diverted

Chinese students assaulted in France

WASHINGTON: North Korea on Sunday proposed

LONDON: British fighter jets escorted an EgyptAir

high-level talks with the US on denuclearisation and easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, just days after it abruptly cancelled a rare meeting with the South.

Tension has been high on the peninsula since the North’s third nuclear test in February that triggered new UN sanctions which ignited an angry response from Pyongyang, including threats of nuclear attacks on Seoul and Washington. A rare high-level meeting between two Koreas scheduled for June 12 and 13, which would have been the first between the two sides for six years, was cancelled on Tuesday due to spats over protocol. North is under increasing pressure to abandon its atomic arsenal.

plane bound for New York to a Scottish airport on Saturday after a note was found on board threatening to set it on fire, authorities and eyewitnesses said.

“At around 1420 hrs today (1320 GMT) an EgyptAir aircraft flying from Cairo to New York was diverted to Prestwick Airport after a suspicious note was discovered on the aircraft,” said a statement from Police Scotland. The force later said that all 326 passengers had been taken off the plane and that officers were conducting an extensive search of the aircraft. Police will interview all the passengers in the terminal building during the evening. There were no reports of any injuries.

BEIJING: Chinese Internet users reacted with outrage to reports of a racist assault on six Chinese oenology students studying in France on Sunday, while others denounced the victims whom they said were children of wealthy officials. The students were attacked in the early hours of Saturday in France’s wine-producing region of Bordeaux, France’s interior ministry said, describing the violence as an act of xenophobia. Two of the three alleged attackers have been detained and are now in police custody, while a female student was seriously hurt in the face by a glass bottle which was thrown at her. The attack was widely criticised on China’s most popular social networking service, Sina Weibo.

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COMMENT SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

EDITORIALS ABORIGINAL technology Social networking is the order of the day. The world is a global village. As Marshall McLuhan believed the Internet has made us participants of this worldwide village.

It’s surprising how forest communities and young Adivasis have started navigating in the social media to highlight problems such as displacement faced by tribal communities all over India. The ethnic groups use the all-pervading social link to protect the interests of 10 crore Adivasis in the country.

The youngsters have formed a few closed and open groups such as the Gondwana Friends and Adivasi People on Facebook, with about 5,000 members. The groups provide a forum for lively discussions on the problems of aboriginal tribes, especially Gonds, the largest of the tribes, who once ruled Central India.

The technology tool is also being used as a baton to pass on culture, heritage and language to the Adivasi youth.

Adivasi Yuva Shakti, a forum of tribal youngsters, hosted an international conference of tribal youth members of Facebook at Indore in October.

The conference was convened to discuss ways to uplift Adivasis.

Facebook discussions centre round the unwitting involvement of aboriginal tribes in the conflict between Maoists and governments. An endodontist from Hyderabad and others have taken up the infamous Operation Green Hunt in the forum, objecting to the Gonds’ loss of land to industrialists, contractors, and those involved in mining.

It certainly isn’t long before these happening folks will be knocked off the ‘tribal’ list.

WHY WE LOVE...

Md Azharuddin It needs great tenacity of character for the captain of an Indian cricket team to be slapped a lifetime ban for alleged match fixing and come back to public life, which he did when he contested and won a seat to the Parliament. The ban was lifted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court recently, and now his biopic is on the anvil.

INSTIGATED OR INSPIRED SUICIDE?

From the hip SYED SHOAIB

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he reel-like sequences following the real-life suicide of actress Jiah Khan has invoked a debate on abetment of suicide. What is abetment? Is there a clear definition?

Does a letter left behind by the victim like in the case of Geetika Sharma against former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda amount to abetment or will it water down the case of Suraj Pancholi as Jiah has not written his name in her letters and differences are already being pointed in the writing styles of many letters left behind

by Jiah? Is it still abetment of Jiah’s suicide or a case of a relationship gone sour? The Supreme Court has repeatedly made it clear that a mere lovers’ tiff cannot be sufficient to invoke such a serious charge.

Circumstantial and corroborative evidence is the key in the arrest of alleged abettors.

So does a moneylender who

demands his rate of interest or a teacher who is trying to correct a difficult student become abettors as their names figure in the last note? Should they be treated on par with the abusive husband whose name a burns victim utters before her last painful breath? Morality and law are not to be confused.

In the infamous Navin Nischol case, the actor was acquitted despite his wife Geetanjali leaving behind a suicide note blaming his alcoholic behaviour, as the prosecution was unable to establish real intention in abetment.

In the earlier cases of State of West Bengal Vs Orilal Jaiswal in1994, Ramesh Kumar Vs Chhattisgarh in 2001 and SS Chheena Vs Vijay Kumar Mahajan in 2010, the apex court observed that abetment involves a mental process of instigating a person or intentionally aiding a person in doing of a thing.

Without a positive act on the part of the accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide, conviction cannot be sustained.

According to Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 — if any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of the act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descrip-

THE SUPREME COURT HAS REPEATEDLY MADE IT CLEAR THAT A MERE LOVERS’ TIFF CANNOT BE SUFFICIENT TO INVOKE SUCH A SERIOUS CHARGE. tion for a term that may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to a fine. It is left to the police and courts to decide the veracity of the victim’s plea.

More than post mortem reports of suicide victims, early symptoms of a suicide plea need to be handled with care.

“Knowing why someone attempted suicide is crucial. It tells us how to best help them recover,” says Prof David Klonsky, University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Psychology. According to a study published last week in the official journal of the American Association of Suicidology conducted by UBC researchers, suicide attempts motivated by internal factors, such as hopelessness and unbearable pain, were performed with the greatest desire to die. The new Canadian study digs deep into

suicide motivations.

Suicide rates have increased globally over the last 50 years with almost 1 million people taking their own lives annually, according to findings.

In the stress-ridden world of daily chores, whether it is in the glamour industry or the middleclass home routinely marked with domestic violence, the urge to die is a desperate cry. The reasons could be many. From a failed relationship to a poor score in exams, the sensitive mind often cannot take much muck.

The line between sanity and insanity is very thin. Suraj had reportedly visited Jiah’s mother Rabiya Khan on May 18, 2013 and expressed concern at Jiah’s hyper behaviour and requested her to take her daughter to see a counsellor. Suraj’s mother, Zarina Wahab reminded Rabiya of the episode during her meeting last week and asked her why she had not done the needful.

Suicide awareness will reduce the job of the police and the courts in establishing proof of abetment. Even if these two agencies go wrong in abetment procedures, it is the lost life that cries for attention. It cannot be brought back to life with the establishment of abetment.

Prevention of suicide is the key.

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BUSINESS SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Oversees investors pull out

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verseas investors have pulled out over `17,000 crore from the Indian debt market in just a fortnight due to weakness in the rupee.

During June 3-14, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were gross buyers of debt securities worth `4,092 crore, while they sold bonds amounting to `21,213 crore translating into a net outflow of `17,121 crore.

India approaches tax havens for info

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ndia has approached over half a dozen foreign jurisdictions, including Singapore and some tax havens, for banking and other financial details of more than 500 individuals and entities that might have ‘secret offshore accounts’ at those places. The “names and listed addresses” of as many as 505 India- linked entities, including businessmen and companies from the country, have been made public after a global expose on secret offshore accounts by US-based rights group, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

AC makers mull price hike

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he sweltering summer could just get worse for consumers, with air conditioner manufacturers mulling price hike to offset impact of sharp depreciation of rupee in the last one month. While Blue Star said it will increase price of its room air conditioners effective from July 1, others such as LG India and Voltas are monitoring the situation.

S BALAKRISHNA

At least one property show is organised every week in some part of the City.

Aparna went a step ahead and is organising exclusive property show, which is first of its kind in the State.

Homing in, Aparna style Prudhvi Raju K

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re you in search of a world class property?

Well, your search may end this weekend at Aparna Property Expo, which is being held at Shilpakala Vedika, Hitec City. The two-day property show, showcasing 10 properties of Aparna Constructions ranging from `27 lakh to more than `2 crore, will end this Sunday (today) at 9pm.

With the real estate sales back on track in the City, builders are agressively showcasing their properties to attract the customers. Almost one property show is organised every week in some part of the City.

Aparna went a step ahead and is organising this exclusive property show, which is first of its kind in the State.

Talking about the show, G Sreedhar, general manager (ales), Aparna Constructions, says, “We are the first ones in the state to start an exclusive expo showcasing all our 10 properties under one roof. We also

have architects, interior designers and bankers, who can help the customer in availing the loan. Aparna’s Unispace is also displaying few of their bathing solutions at this expo.”

Srinivas Diwakarla, deputy manager, Sales, Aparna Constructions is also confident about the exclusive expo model.

He says, “Showcasing all properties under one roof builds confidence among the buyers and also add value of the brand. This will also help the customer to visit

broad range of property stalls and get detailed explanation for each of the property. Although, organising exclusive property show is expensive affair, we tend to reach out to customers at least two-three times a year in this way.”

Asked about benefits in booking a property at the show, G Sreedhar says, “We have financial discipline and do tend to change prices often until there is a real change in the market. We simply don’t go by offers all the

time to grab the customer unless it really needs it. However, ICICI Bank is offering a special concessions on loans exclusively to property buyers at Aparna.”

Explaining about loan discounts, Mohd Faheemuddin, officer, home loans, ICICI, says, “We are offering special discounts to Aparna customers. ICICI is limiting the administration charges and service tax to `3,371 for the loan amount below `30 lakh.

Otherwise, the charges are set at 0.5 per cent of the loan amount and service tax. A customer can save around `11,600 through this deal.

“For the customers who are availing loan amount of `30 lakh and above, there is discount in interest rate by 0.10 per cent and fixed fee of `6,180 towards administration charges unlike 0.5 per cent of the loan amount and service tax. The rate of interest (floating) is at 10.15 per cent for below `30 lakh and 10.30 per cent for and above `30 lakh up to `3 crore.”

The organisers were expecting atleast 600 visitors to the stalls in these two days.

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Aparna Cyberzon at Nallagandla

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Aparna Sarovar Grande at Nallagandla

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Aparna Kanopy Tulip at Kompally

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Aparna Kanopy Lotus at Kompally

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FOCUS SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013 Justine GERARDY

Agence France-Presse

MTHATHA: First Nelson Mandela arrived, then the tornado hit.

A killer storm smashed into a pharmacy storefront in the town of Mthatha as South Africa’s most famous citizen, and then the country’s president, was buying soap.

It was a life-changing moment for the woman who on that day 15 years ago came to Mandela’s aid.

Stella Hawkes intially ran off thinking the outlet was under attack, but she came back to help the antiapartheid hero and took him to her office before his guards whisked him away.

“The following day Nelson Mandela was there, to come and visit me,” Hawkes, who was manager of the pharmacy at the time, told AFP. “I could not believe when he came in asking ‘where is the lady that helped me yesterday?’.”

It was a freak event that sparked an unlikely and enduring friendship between an ordinary citizen and an icon able to inspire the world and connect with the man on the street.

For Hawkes, a 43-year-old woman of mixed race, the next surprise came within days.

Mandela’s assistant rang with an invite to dine at his rural home in nearby Qunu, where he had built a home after his release from 27 years of apartheid prison.

“I thought, no this is April fool. Why should I be invited to the Madibas’?,” she recalled, using Mandela’s clan name.

“It was so awesome. I could hardly eat the food, I was more interested in his

message.

“When we had got back A to Cape Town from America, Mandela was on freak event voice mail on my phone: ‘Stella, I have made an sparked an appointment to go meet Oprah, Oprah is unlikely and waiting for you peoenduring friendship ple’.”She later dined with Mandela and Oprah at Qunu and between an ordinary was also invited to Mandela’s 85th birthcitizen and an day where the rich and famous were invited to icon. party alongside his cook and gardener. conversation and the jokes he made. He’s got such a good sense of humour.”

Hawkes ended up visiting his Qunu home several times. She was told to bring along her colleagues and friends, and her nephews and nieces — one of whom tried to spot Mandela for two rand.

“He said you know my children, I’m a pensioner, I don’t have money. When I get my pension I will ask your aunty to bring you again and I will give you two rand,” she said.

“So that was like so funny because he handled that well. I was so embarrassed.”

The second time Hawkes went for dinner, Mandela’s third wife Graca Machel — whom he had married a few months earlier on his 80th birthday — was there.

They were a warm couple, she said. “I think it’s so beautiful, it’s cute, they’re so in love, they’re happy.”

Mandela also set up a meeting with US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey — one of his many famous friends — while Hawkes was visiting America, but she missed the

M ADIBA

MAGIC

Hawkes credits Mandela with changing her life, after he queried why she worked for someone else, when South Africa’s democratic change had opened the doors for all.

It was his words that she remembered when she bought a home to open up a guesthouse.

“That was my turning point in life. I do feel that there is a

Madiba magic,” she said.

Mandela’s charity work also inspired her to do her own.

“He touched me in such a way that I felt so special, I felt that I could look up upon myself. He showed me that he can touch anybody’s heart,” she said.

Hawkes sees her friendship with him as an example of this.

“That is why we would have never had a new South Africa without having Madiba as a president.”

Hawkes lost contact with Mandela, who retired from public life aged 85, only catching a glimpse of him at local Qunu events, saying she believes access to him began to be restricted to family, which she respects.

Two photographs in her home capture the pair at the pharmacy and another of a beaming Mandela with his arm around her shoulder.

“I feel he’s a blessed man, he’s a lucky man, and I feel when he touches you, he puts some of that favour on you,” she said.

“For me I felt, he put it on me because since I met him things just seemed to go brighter in my life. So that’s the way I describe my Madiba magic - its gives you this luck.”

Describing him as “loving person” and “always down to earth”, his latest hospitalisation in Pretoria is a deep source of sorrow.

“We’re all hurting.

Everybody’s hurting. We know we cannot bring him back but one thing we shared beautiful moments with him, the best, and there will never be, ever ever, another president like him.”

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A picture taken on June 12, 2013 shows a statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela in front of the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape, approximately 40 kilometres from the Nobel peace prize’s home town, Qunu.

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INTERVIEW SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

THE GREEN SUPERHERO material, I don't take anything.

Does that mean you live a life of few luxuries?

It depends on how people define luxury. I am a man with simple wants and needs. I am trying to have a minimum impact on environment.

Tell me more about your lifestyle.

I eat organic food. I use the cycle unless it is unbearably hot. I avoid using four-wheelers, and if I do I keep a check on kilometres travelled to know how much petrol is being burned, hence, how much CO2 is emitted. That way I know how many trees have to be planted in compensation. And there are the simple habits of letting go of lifts and using solar lamps.

We don't read newspaper.

Firstly, because it is wastage of paper, and secondly there is nothing happy about the news these days. I read books though. That I can't forego.

And I am not into e-book reading.

Where does one who aspires to live sustainably start off?

At 29, Vaibhav Dugar is living the life we were taught about in school.

A sustainable life. His venture ektitli.org is a comprehensive journal of all activities in favour of environment and sustainable living around the world. He also, out of passion, does the noble deed of setting up organic farms for whoever is interested. Postnoon speaks to this simple man living an enriched life.

KANCHAN AGARWAL

kanchan.a@postnoon.com How did ek titli come about?

Ek Titli came about in school but back then, we only copy pasted stories. In school and college days, lot of our decisions are taken by parents. I wanted to pursue environmental studies and my second dream was to be an engineer; I like to make things. I joined an engineering college and realised soon it was not my cup of tea. I finished it anyway and began working for media but I had this urge to take a risk and make Ek Titli my full-time occupation.

It is growing. People are getting aware and looking for the first step. There is a mount difference now. People are buying solar and organic products. The change is evident now.

What has been the impact of Ek Titli?

Every story has an impact on one or another. When we were in school, we didn't know what problems environment could face in the future. Now, students know about these issues. On their way to school, they see a river which is black. They notice that it is supposed to be blue. They wonder about these things. Other people who we have worked with come back to

ical foods. Procure a solar charger. It will last you 25 years, save you a lot of money and consume less coal as 80 per cent of power is generated by coal. Walk it.

Get a cycle. I do it. I am not a superhuman. If I can do it, I am sure so can you.

Which plants can be grown now?

Since, it is the monsoon, you can grow any veggies. You can grow gourds, tomatoes, potatoes and ginger. You have to be careful with growing leaves as insects are more prevalent.

Do you plan to expand your work to other cities?

Sure. Wherever we can, we would love to be there.

know more about such practices. They want to try them. There is definitely an impact on a person-to-person level.

Tell me about one of your favourite projects.

We just finished this project in Tulapur, 40Kms from Pune. It is a place of historical significance. Shivaji's son was killed near the Shiv temple there. Behind the temple, there is a brilliant government school which has 99 per cent passing rate. The management too is very sound and they invited us to teach the kids about environment. We gave each child a patch of land and showed them organic farming. While they were having a practical experience of it, we also had the theoretical imparting on the side. We told them about the existing problems and the possible solutions in organic farming.

What is the aim of ektitli.org?

You don’t charge for your services..

There are two aims. One is to spread the good word — to let others know about people who are making efforts for a better today and tomorrow. The second aim is to inculcate the habit of organic farming and food.

I realised I can't be charging money for this. When a mango tree is ready, it droops, and fruits fall. It wants people to take it. It does not ask you for anything. I do what I do because I want to do it. For me, it is a great honour to be called to set up an organic farm for anyone, and that people want to live sustainably. Apart from the basic costs of

What would you say is the status of sustainable living in India?

It is the little things that we do everyday that make an impact. It is not enough to just plant trees on one day of the year, that is not the solution for everything. People call and ask me where to plant trees on Environment Day, especially companies. I don't want to be rude so I just redirect them to someone else. Instead, you can start off with veggies at home. All you have to do is water it, and the plant takes care of itself. Say no to chem-

WHEN A MANGO TREE IS READY, IT DROOPS AND FRUITS FALL. IT WANTS PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM WITHOUT ASKING FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN. I DO WHAT I DO BECAUSE I WANT TO DO IT.

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ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Oprah donates $12 million Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington’s National Mall that will document African-American history, officials said Tuesday. Construction on the $500 million museum began in early 2012.

When it’s finished in 2015, the museum will be the 19th Smithsonian museum.

The US government is providing half of the funding.

Queen portrait defaced A man will appear in court on Friday accused of defacing a portrait of the Queen in Westminster Abbey, Scotland Yard has said. Tim Haries, 41, from Doncaster in South Yorkshire, will appear at Westminster magistrates’ court charged with criminal damage over £5,000. The painting, the Coronation Theatre depicts the Queen in the symbolic setting of the abbey’s sacrarium.

Celebrating statues’ return Two 10th century Cambodian stone statues displayed for nearly two decades at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art were returned to their homeland Tuesday in a high-profile case of allegedly looted artifacts. Cambodian officials and Buddhist monks were on hand for a welcome ceremony for the life-size sandstone statues at the capital’s international airport.

Painting the ocean blue In an interview with Postnoon, Surfer-turned-artist from France, Remi Bertoche talks about his passion and much more.

Arun Daniel Yellamaty arunyellamaty@postnoon.com

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aj Falaknuma Palace on Friday night organised a special showcase of live art by acclaimed French artist Remi Bertoche. Remi, a professional surfer and a more popular artist, travels across the globe and exhibit his paintings on ocean surfing. During his first visit to the City, Remi worked on more than 10 paintings of the City and of the palace.

He spoke with Postnoon about his passion and how he turned from a surfer to painter.

“Surfing was a way of life at the place where I was born. I have been surfing from childhood days. Later, I took it up professionally and performed at many professional surfing tournaments. I started painting professionally only recently and whichever place I visit now, I perform a live painting,” he says.

When he was 20 years old, he made a promise to himself that he would never stop painting.

And now it’s been 15 years since he first started to paint.

Talking about his visit to Hyderabad, he says: “I have been having a great time so far. I visited the famous Charminar.

People have appreciated my work here in the City. It is a wonderful feeling when people

appreciate your creation,” he says.

He is working on a painting of Charminar that he plans to put up for auction at Taj Falaknuma.

“I want to give back to this City and the money raised by selling these paintings will be

donated to NGOs that support children’s education,” he says.

General manager of Taj Falaknuma, Girish Sehgal, says, “We always wanted to support art and this programme is an initiative in this direction. We brought Remi, who is a big name in France, so that we can cap-

Give up the funk Funk art is a style of art inspired by popular culture that used an unlikely mixture of materials and techniques.

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y the middle of the 1950s Abstract Expressionism had held sway in the Art World for a full decade, and there existed certain artists who felt the adulation had gone on for roughly nine years too long.

In an uncoordinated artistic rebellion, a number of new movements began to gain traction. The one characteristic these movements had in com-

mon was shunning the abstract in favour of the tangible.

The romantic version of Funk Art’s etymology says it came from jazz music, where ‘funky’ was a term of approbation. Jazz is also perceived as unrefined and — especially with late 50s free jazz — unorthodox.

This fits neatly, for Funk Art was nothing if not unrefined and unorthodox. However, it is prob-

ably closer to the truth to say that Funk Art came from the original, negative meaning of ‘funk:’ a powerful stench, an assault on one’s senses.

Whichever version you believe, the ‘baptism’ occurred in 1967, when UC Berkeley Art History professor and Founding Director of the Berkeley Art Museum, Peter Selz, curated the Funk exhibition.

ture the images of the City and palace through his eyes. Remi’s contribution for children’s education is really commendable.

We are planning put up his artwork for auction when Princess Ezra Jah will get here in midAugust.”

He adds, “Art shows will be organised every Saturday. Last month saw upcoming Andhra Pradesh artists putting up their work. Artists can send us their portfolio and if approved they can showcase their artwork.”

The show on Friday saw many art enthusiasts making a beeline to Taj Falaknuma.

ART FOR DUMMIES

I have been having a great time so far. I visited the famous Charminar. People have appreciated my work here in the City.

Remi Bertoche French artist Q Mehta, a resident from Mumbai, says, “His paintings are wonderful. Each of his paintings has a different story to tell.”

Funk Art’s heyday was in the mid- to late-1960s. Naturally, its beginnings were much earlier; the (very) late-1950s seem to be the point of origin. By the end of the 1970s, things were pretty much over as far as artistic movements go. To include all possibilities, we can say Funk Art was produced for no more than two decades — and 15 years would be more realistic. It was fun while it lasted, but Funk did not have a long life.

In terms of humor and subject matter, Funk Art’s lineage goes straight back to Dada, while its aspects of collage and assemblage hearken to Pablo Picasso’s and Georges Braque’s Synthetic Cubism.

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ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

32 factories more

Birdsong apps ‘harmful’

As many as 32 new factories will be needed to build the components for the fleet of British offshore windfarms envisaged under the government’s current renewable energy plans, potentially creating tens of thousands of jobs, a new report has found. So far, only 10 such factories have been built or are planned in the UK, according to Renewable UK, the trade association for wind companies.

Britain wheat crop to fall

Dorset Wildlife Trust said visitors to Brownsea Island were using apps to imitate Nightjar calls to entice birds out so they could photograph them.

Brownsea Island nature reserve manager Chris Thain said: “Use of these apps is not suitable for nature reserves and can be potentially harmful to sensitive species.”

Britain’s wheat harvest this year could be almost 30 per cent smaller than it was last year due to extreme weather, the National Farmers’ Union has warned. It said the reduction, calculated after a “snapshot” poll, came after arable crops had been battered by severe snow, rain and flooding since the autumn. The NFU also said members were losing confidence about their prospects.

Environmentalists warn of Nicaragua canal disaster The project to link Nicaragua’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts will jeopardise the watershed that supplies water to most of the impoverished country’s population when it transits through Lake Nicaragua.

Julia Rios Herrera Agence France-Presse MANAGUA: A proposed

Nicaraguan waterway rivalling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems, conservationists said Friday.

President Daniel Ortega approved the $40 billion deal Thursday, granting the concession to little-known Hong Kong-based company HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co., known as HKND Group.

“Nicaragua is among the poorest countries in the region after Haiti,” Ortega said. “This project will help us conquer our final independence.”

But Centro Humboldt environmental group deputy director Victor Campos told AFP the project to link Nicaragua’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts will jeopardise the watershed that supplies water to most of the impoverished country’s population when it transits through Lake Nicaragua.

Under the deal, worth double the national GDP, the company led by Chinese tycoon Wang Jing gets 50 years of exclusive rights to build and operate the canal in exchange for Nicaragua receiving a minority share of the profits.

But the rights mean HKDN will “extend, expand, dredge or reduce bodies of water and water resources that are subject to protection and conservation safeguards”, according to the Nicaraguan Alliance for Climate Change.

“We have to think about it twice” before breaking ground on the project, said geographer Jaime Incer Barquero of the Nicaraguan Foundation for Sustainable Development, or FUNDENIC SOS, who also

advises the government on environmental issues.

HKDN spokesman Ronald MacLean said the company was considering four possible routes for the waterway, and all would necessarily go across Lake Nicaragua.

In the lake lies an island with an active volcano and some 300 islets that serve as breeding grounds for the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), the largest reptile living in Central America and the Caribbean.

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One of the possible routes would pass through the Cerro Silva nature reserve between the southern Caribbean coast and the El Rama River port,

The vast leeway given to HKDN — which will have absolute powers over manning the waterway, deciding what land should be expropriated — led opposition lawmaker Victor Tinoco to declare that “the president went crazy”. home to coastal ecosystems, wetlands and tropical forests that environmentalists warn could disappear.

Also in the path of the construction is the Punta Gorda

nature reserve in the southern Caribbean, home to more than 120 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, molluscs and crustaceans.

“The natural resources involved in the construction of the canal mean it comes at a high cost” and poses “the greatest threat” to the country’s ecosystems, the Nicaraguan Alliance for Climate Change said.

To allay fears over potential environmental damage, HKDN announced it had hired British consultancy Environmental Resources Management to independently assess the environmental impact of the routes in question.

“We are committed to ensuring the proper design,

construction, and operation of the Grand Canal,” Wang said.

The vast leeway given to HKDN — which will have absolute powers over manning the waterway, autonomy in deciding what land should be expropriated and freedom to set fares and tolls — led opposition lawmaker Victor Tinoco to declare that “the president went crazy”.

The plan also includes building ports, an airport, pipeline and a railway. A free trade zone is also to be created.

The waterway is expected to be wider and deeper than the 82-kilometer (51-mile) Panama Canal.

Work on the canal should begin in May 2014 after a feasibility study is completed.

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FOOD SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Nestlé and Mars charged

Cocoa to solve health issues

Two of the world's biggest chocolate companies, Nestlé and Mars, have been charged in Canada with price-fixing. The charges come after a five-year investigation by the Competition Bureau in Canada and follows a class action in which the confectionary companies agreed to pay compensation.

Hershey released a statement expressing regret for its actions.

6th annual bug eating fest

A few cups of hot cocoa may not only fight off the chill of a winter's day, but they could also help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases, such as diabetes, according to Penn State researchers. Mice that were fed cocoa with a high-fat diet experienced less obesity-related inflammation than mice fed the same high-fat diet without the supplement.

Are people in Austin so hungry they are eating bugs? "Well, it does help if you come to the party having skipped lunch," says Marjory Wildcraft, the host and creator 6th Annual Bug Eating Festival which will be held on Saturday June 29, 2013 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX starting about 7:00 p.m.

"Hunger can give you an edge accepting new food".

Almonds make healthy ingredients for desserts, gravies, salads, drinks and much more. Postnoon introduces you to this amazing dry fruit!

ARUN YELLAMATY

arunyellamaty@postnoon.com

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here’s more to almonds than just soaking them overnight and enjoying the dry fruits for breakfast the following day. Almonds, which are time and again linked to increasing one’s IQ, are one of those few dry fruits that can be used as an ingredient for drinks, desserts, gravies, salads and more.

California Almonds, the almond board of California organised a programme on the multiple health benefits of the dry fruit. The event was held at Taj Deccan. A live cooking demonstration of easy-to-prepare recipes comprising almonds and delicious ways of incorporating the nut in one’s daily diet was done by popular Chef Sajesh Nair.

Chef Nair demonstrated how people can use almonds to make any dish. He even said that he used almonds in his first ever dish at a restaurant. “I love cooking with almonds. They can be had whole or sliced, diced, blanched, flavoured, added to deserts, gravies, salads and drinks. The flavours this nut can bring out in any dish are unmatchable. I have often felt that the versatility of almonds is still not explored completely and this afternoon has given me a perfect opportunity to showcase some easy almond-based recipes that can be enjoyed by

all,” he said.

In less than two minutes, he quickly made a tasty ‘Strawberry Banana Almond Drink’ using almond milk, crushed almonds, strawberry crush, sugar and a banana. He even made Roasted Almonds with Coriander. Needless to say, that was quick too. He used olive oil, blanched almonds, crushed coriander seeds, small dried red chili peppers and sea salt.

Apart from being tasty, almonds offer up a bevy of health benefits with loads of protein, vitamin E, and fibre, just to name a few. Talking about health benefits, Jyoti Chabria, registered consulting dietician said, “Indians have been consuming almonds for generations but lack knowledge about the multiple health benefits of the nut. Thus, our consumption is generally very sporadic. We encourage our clientele to snack on almonds regularly when they feel hungry between meals, or start their mornings with almonds, as just one ounce of

almonds contains 6 grams of protein and is 100 per cent cholesterol free. This is all in a mere 160 calories, which gives you a ‘full’ and satiated feeling and helps keep you away from snacking on unhealthy options.

Almonds are also high in nutrients like vitamin E, protein, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, niacin and riboflavin and have pre-biotic and anti-oxidation qualities apart from being heart-healthy; one serving contains 13 grams of good or unsaturated fats and just one gram of saturated fat.”

“The most popular myth around almonds is that they

generate heat due to which they should only be consumed during winters. However, there are no studies indicating any ‘heat generating’ effect of almonds.

They are beneficial if they are consumed regularly throughout the year”, added Chabria.

Sudharshan Mazumdar, Indian regional program manager, Almond Board of California, who spoke about the California Almond industry, said, “The industry represents about 80 per cent of the world’s supply of almonds and approximately 70 per cent of California Almonds are exported to around 90 markets worldwide. We noticed an appreciating trend in the consumption of almonds in the last seven years of its presence in India. An expanding middle class and increasingly health aware consumer, has meant that India is the third largest export shipment destination for California Almonds, accounting for 83 per cent of India’s almond imports in 2010.”

For more information on almonds, log on to Almond Board of California.

All about almonds

Strawberry Banana Almond Drink

Ingredients 2 cups almond milk 4-5 crushed almonds 1 cup fresh strawberries 1 Tbs. sugar 1/2 piece banana Method n Add ingredients to blender and process until smooth. n Refrigerate.

Roasted Almonds with Coriander, Chili and Olive Oil Ingredients n 1/2 tablespoon olive oil n 1 1/2 cups blanched almonds n 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed n 1 to 3 small dried red chili peppers n 2 generous pinches of salt Method n Add the olive oil and almonds to a hot saute pan. n Saute and kind of toast the almonds until golden brown, shaking the pan regularly to color them evenly and accentuate their nutty flavor. n Crumble in the coriander and chili to taste, and add the sea salt. n n n n n

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FOOD SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

FROM THE HEART OF ITALY A couple travels across Italy and returns to India with secret Italian ingredients to set up the perfect pizzeria.

Dahi Kachalu A delicious, light vegetarian dish.

Noor Kitchen NOOR JAFRI

Ingredients Quantity n Arvi/colocasia (round medium sized) 300 gm n Crispy fried onions 1/2 cup n Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp n Dhania powder 1 tsp n Roasted jeera powder 1/2 tsp n Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp n Haldi 1/4 tsp n Oil 3 tbsp n Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp n Hung curd 1/2 cup n Slit green chillies and coriander leaves for garnishing.

EA Abhishek

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n November 2011, Veena and Sastry travelled across Italy exploring the food and culture of the country.

During their travels, they came across a pizzeria called Da Michele in the city of Naples. Da Michele is said to be one of the best pizzerias in the world and was also featured in Julia Robert-starrer Eat Pray Love.

“We were inspired by the simplicity, taste and the pricing that the place offered and consequently we came up with the idea of setting up a similar pizzeria in our hometown, Hyderabad,” says Sastry. As soon as you enter Mama Mia, the vibe is just wonderful as the couple greets you with a broad smile and sees to it that you are comfortable.

Mama Mia Italia was launched in January this year after a lot of exploring for location and experimenting with recipes for that perfect, balanced menu card. “We did a lot of trials in the area, gave out free

pizzas to the residents and took their feedback for a month, tried to get almost everything right before we launched Mama mia,” says Veena.

They have constructed a traditional Italian brick oven in the garage below the eatery, just like the ones they saw during their travels. The couple had their share of trouble when it came to setting up a pizzeria in the heart of Sainikpuri, a largely residential area. Veena

Where: Mama Mia Italia Place: Sainikpuri - Near Bhavans Degree College

explains, “It was difficult to set up a brick oven pizzeria here because of the use of wood fire. The property owners were skeptical about giving us a place fearing the danger of a fire break out.

We insisted on Sainikpuri also because there isn’t an authentic Italian pizzeria in a 20 km radius.”

You have one pizza here and your taste buds will tell you that you have never had an authentic pizza before.

The fired wood baking is the

Time: 11am to 11pm Price: `500 for two

basic secret that gives the pizza a very natural taste and aroma. Veena tells us, “It’s that perfect balance of everything that makes a good pizza, not too much cheese or sauce or toppings, everything has to be just about right from the meat marinade to the baking time.” Apart from the pizza, the menu also includes garlic bread, pasta, natural ice cream and panna cotta.

The Italian chicken pizza with garlic bread is their specialty for the non-vegetarians and the Mama Mia special pizza is their best offering for the vegetarians. The pizzeria is seeing a steady growth over time with a lot of publicity by word of mouth in and around the area.

Sastry tells us that he feels delighted when customers tell them that the pizzas are better than that of the other pizza chains.

In a place like Hyderabad, where one has to go to a fivestar hotel to find authentic cuisine of a particular country, at Mama Mia Italia you get the same quality with a more pocket-friendly bill.

Procedure n Select medium and uniformly sized arvi. n Wash, clean and boil them till soft and firm. n Peel them and marinate with all the masalas and salt, except for the roasted jeera powder. n Heat the oil and fry the marinated arvi till crisp. n Gently fold in the hung curd into the fried crispy arvi. n Crush the fried brown onions, and add it to the dish. n Sprinkle roasted jeera powder and garnish with green chillies and coriander leaves.

Chef's Note It's a mildly spiced light preparation, can be served with the main course along with hot puris, or can be a starter.

Contact us @ Noor kitchen Mobile + 91 9441282318 Residence + 91 40 23356947 Like us @ https://www.facebook.com/Noorkitchen follow us @ https://twitter.com/NoorKitchen

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HISTORY SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

JUNE 17

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1885: The dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbour after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases.

1815: At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history.

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JUNE 18 1940: Benito Mussolini arrives in Munich with his foreign minister, Count Ciano, to discuss immediate plans with the Fuhrer. Ciano recorded in his diary that Mussolini left the meeting frustrated and “very much embarrassed”, feeling “that his role is secondary”.

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JUNE 19 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1951, are put to death in the electric chair. The execution marked the dramatic finale of the most controversial espionage case of the Cold War.

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1982: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is born. He is second in the line of succession, behind his father, to the thrones of sixteen independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms.

1978: Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals.

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JUNE 22 1986: Argentine midfielder Diego Maradona scores two goals to lead Argentina past England and into the semifinals of the World Cup. The first goal Maradona scored has come to be known as the “Hand of God” goal, or “Mano de Dios.”

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JUNE 23 1985: A terrorist bomb aboard Air India flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. The incident was the largest mass murder in Canadian history, and the deadliest aviation disaster to occur over a body of water.

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JUNE 20 1887: Victoria Terminus, now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the busiest railway station in India, opens in Bombay (Mumbai).

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Ladies had a field day at Park Hyatt where a spa workshop was organised. Hydrafacial and gel-ration were some of the facilities introuduced at the hotel.

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JAZZING IT UP

Party peeps were seen having a blast at Cuba Libre. DJ Candice belted out the latest charbusters at the pub.

DECORATIVE THREADS National Silk and Cotton Expo Exhibition by Poorvi Arts and Crafts kickstarted on Saturday at TTD Kalayana Mandapam. The Expo will be on till April 23rd.

Wedding carnival

Prayaas Event and exhibitions is conducting a wedding fair at Kamma Sangam Hall, Ameerpet.

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KOCHADAIYAAN

to have Diwali release

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uperstar Rajinikanth’ s graphics extravaganza Kochadaiyaa n will now release in November, around Diwali. The movie is currently in post-production mode and some delays in VFX work caused this delay. It is common for movies which have extensive visual effects to experience delays during postproduction. The movie has been titled Vikrama

Simha in Telugu.

Internationally, renowned technicians are working on the film. The stereoscopic team of Avatar is working on the film. Deepika Padukone is the heroine of the film.

The movie also has Sarathkumar, Aadhi, Shobana, Rukmini, Jackie Shroff and Nassar in lead roles.Rajiv Menon is handling the cinematography and AR Rahman has composed the music.

SAMANTHA set to settle down?

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e can safely assume that Samantha and Sidharth are in love. Reason: the duo has never denied it. In fact, they choose to keep their lips sealed whenever they are asked wedding bells.

However, Samantha has been dropping hints that she is ready to tie the knot. What’s more… she has even expressed her liking towards kids.

Samantha tweeted, “Shooting with a kid...he had to hug me.. I didn’t wanna let go.. His tiny lil fingers and arms wrapped around me tight.. Sigh.. I know I am getting old now... Ha ha... Mommy feelings are starting to creep in...” Is someone listening to all these mommy feelings erupt? Will wedding bells chime soon?

Let’s wait and watch.

Lingusamy, Allu Arjun join forces

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racy entertainer is one the cards as style icon Allu Arjun is all set to team up with director N Lingusamy.

Lagadapati Sridhar has announced eight new projects on his birthday today and one of them is the Allu Arjun and N Lingusamy project.

Although he didn’t specify the actor’s name, he dropped enough hints that it is going to be Allu Arjun. In a recent interview, Allu Arjun himself said he’s in talks with a couple of Tamil directors and an official announcement will be made

soon. Ever since Allu Arjun created a niche for himself in Kerala, a lot of people had been asking him if he has plans to act in a direct Tamil film.

This untitled film starring Allu Arjun is expected to be bilingual and it’ll be interesting to see what Lingusamy has in store. In the past, Lingusamy had directed films like Vettai and Paiyaa, which were later dubbed or remade in Telugu.

Lagadapati Sridhar and Sirisha are going to produce the film under Rama Lakshmi Creations banner.

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Jacqueline unaware of any intimate scene in Kick

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eports that superstar Salman Khan has said no to a lovemaking scene with Jacqueline Fernandez in his upcoming film Kick have been doing the round.

But the actress said she is unaware of any such scene even being in the film.

“I don’t know where that (news about rejecting the scene) came from. It wasn’t there when I saw (the script),” Jacqueline said.

“I don’t know what they saw,” she added.

Reportedly, Salman has asked director Sajid Nadiadwala either to remove the scene or re-work on it.

For the first time Salman and Jacqueline will be seen together onscreen in Kick, which also features Randeep Hooda.

Besides Kick, Jacqueline will also be seen in a special number in choreographer Prabhudeva’s directorial venture Ramaiya Vastavaiya. IANS

Malaika has become a gadget freak

‘Vidya doesn’t limit herself’

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o be on par with her gadgetsavvy family members, actress Malaika Arora Khan says that over the years she too has become a gadget freak.

She keeps herself abreast of new technologies, thanks to her actor-filmmaker husband Arbaaz Khan and other family members.

“Over the years, I have become quite a gadget freak,” Malaika said.

“I have to be a gadget freak because if I don’t then everybody in my house will make fun of me and I will be treated like an outcast. I’ve to know what is happening in the world outside. So, I think I am pretty much gadgetsavvy,” added the actress who is known for hit songs like Munni badnam and Anarkali.

IANS

aj Kumar Gupta worked with Vidya Balan for the first time in No One Killed Jessica when the actress was unmarried. The director, who worked with her after her marriage in Ghanchakkar, is now singing praises of Parineeta girl for not “limiting herself ” even after marriage.

“Vidya is a thorough professional. She doesn’t limit herself as an actress even after her marriage. She does whatever she is asked to do,” Gupta said.

There were reports that the film has a kissing scene between Vidya and Emraan Hashmi, but Gupta refused to confirm it saying: “As far as the lip lock scene is concerned, I won’t say whether it is there or not.

All I can say is they play husband and wife, so there is a space to IANS explore.”

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Ameesha Patel

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meesha Patel turns into a baddie for her forthcoming film Shortcut Romeo and asserts it was challenging for her to play an anti-hero role as it has drained her emotionally and physically.

“Anti-hero role is always challenging. Like Shah Rukh Khan’s role in Baazigar and Darr. Whenever you break a norm to do something, it is always challenging,” Ameesha said here Thursday in an interview.

“To not do a typical heroine, to look sophisticated and beautiful despite being in a negative role is a tough job because you might cross the line and look like a vamp.

“So, it was a physically and emo-

finds anti-hero role tough

tionally tiring film for me to do because of the dangerous dialogues, looks, manipulative eyes — all this I haven’t done before,” she added.

Meanwhile, the lead actor of the film, Neil Nitin Mukesh, states that Shortcut Romeo might be a remake of director Susi Ganeshan’s Tamil film Thiruttu Payale, but it is “a very different film — be it the scale or characterisation”.

“Only some aspects of the original story have been used by Susi, but there are very unique things in this one,” added the actor.

Shortcut Romeo also stars Puja Gupta and hits theatres June 21.

IANS

Rahman infuses

spirituality in Raanjhanaa music: Sonam Kapoor

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omposer AR Rahman has cast a magic spell yet again with Raanjhanaa songs and the film’s lead actress Sonam Kapoor says the music maestro has infused spirituality into the film’s music with the track Tum tak.

“Tum tak is like a spiritual bhajan. The spirituality that comes through is something that only Rahman sir is capable of doing in this day and age,” the 28-yearold said here during the making of the song.

It seems the Raanjhanaa team can’t stop raving about the composer’s work in the movie.

Southern star Dhanush, who plays the male lead, too praised the composition of the Oscar-winning music

director saying: “It is rooted, you can sense and feel the culture in the song.”

A romantic tale, Raanjhanaa has been directed by Anand L Rai who said: “Actually, Rahman sir has put ‘the raanjhanaa’ factor completely in Tum tak.” (Rahman sir ne pure ka pura raanjhanaa utha kar ‘Tum Tak’ mein daal diya hai).

Coming out June 21, Raanjhanaa also stars Abhay Deol and Swara Bhaskar.

IANS

Ram Leela

set wrecked by monsoon

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eepika Padukone’s latest production Ram Leela may have been held back by monsoon damage, according to digital spy.

The film sets for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s contemporary update of Romeo and Juliet were caught in the heavy Mumbai rains.

Bhansali had planned his schedules carefully. Initially, there may have been some

delays but the film has been bang on track so far. However, the early arrival of the monsoons had not been accounted for. Portions of the lavish set which has mansions and houses have been damaged and plastic sheets have been used now to protect them.

“Since it is an elaborate set, both shooting and repairing of the damaged parts can go on simultaneously. He (Bhansali)

likes things to move as planned.

But this time, it’s just nature that is playing havoc with his grand designs,” a source said.

In May, Padukone revealed she had carried on shooting a key song-and-dance sequence despite having back injuries.

The star stepped into the female lead after Kareena Kapoor reportedly dropped out because of her wedding plans.

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Shakira models with

cheetahs?

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inger Shakira features with a couple of deadly cheetahs in a new ad.

The 36-year-old pop star is flanked by two menacing big cats in an arid location. She has showcased her daring side by posing in a low-cut, plunging burgundy dress showing off her slender leg

Ian Somerhalder Twitter hacked, fans help catch culprit W

ho would have guessed that the story of Ian Somerhalder’s Twitter hacking would have a happy ending?

Earlier today, the Vampire Diaries star’s Twitter account was compromised by an Internet prankster before, with the help of fan followers, the hacker was found on the social networking site! “@fpt you are an ass my friend. Get out of my acct,” Somerhalder tweeted to the culprit.

Just a few hours later, the 34-year-old hunk shared a screenshot from his iPhone of a conversation he subsequently had with the hacker via Twitter direct message. “From my twitter account hacker.Was just having some fun he/she said.Now back to work-filming today;),” Somerhalder captioned the pic.

The conversation between Somerhalder and his online foe went something like this.

Hacker: “lol I know you’re probably pissed but

I have nothing but respect for you — was just having a little fun. No hard feelings?”

Hacker: “Let me know how I can make it up to you (or block me if you want). I won’t message you again unless you respond — Peace.”

Somerhalder: “Really Not Cool… I appreciate the message though.. Yes, please stop. Have a great day.”

Kindness in the face of annoying Internet shenanigans — just another reason to love Ian Somerhalder.

Selena Gomez

reveals baby sister’s name S elena Gomez revealed her baby sister’s name via Twitter today and thanked her fans for their support.

“Momma, Brian, and me are all so grateful for all your well wishes. My lil sissy Gracie Elliot Teefey was born on June 12th.

Luv you all XO,” she wrote.

Gomez was seen stopping by the Los Angeles hospital to see her mother, Mandy Cornett, and her new baby sister yesterday.

The Come & Get It singer was seen exiting a car in her comfy outfit of choice: Sweatpants, a sweatshirt and Ugg boots.

Yesterday, pal Demi Lovato even took to Twitter to rejoice in the good news, saying, “@selenagomez IS A BIG SISTER!!!!!!

Everyone congratulate her and her family!!!!!! #CONGRATSSELENA!!!!”

Congrats, indeed!

through the sheer material. But it’s unlikely the cheetahs were present when she posed for the shot, reports thesun.co.uk.

The ad is being used to promote her new fragrance Wild Elixir, the follow-up to her 2012 perfume Shakira Elixir.

Columbian star Shakira has quickly reclaimed her figure following the January birth of her first child, son Milan, with boyfriend Gerard Pique. IANs

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CHAI TIME SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

SUNDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Ms Keaton 6 Kin of the twist 10 Undercover job 15 Ranis’ spouses 20 Fictional Frome 21 Gem State capital 22 Less racy 23 Pass, as a bill 24 Bug off 25 Novelist — Glasgow 26 Cornhusker city 27 ‘Alfie’ star 28 San Francisco attraction 30 Wished-for remedy (2 wds) 32 Jeered 33 Not skimpy 35 Schilling’s replacement 36 In addition 39 Bovine mouthful 40 Vane dir 41 Gridiron div 42 Swallow hard 46 Laird’s prefix 47 Prune, as branches 48 Polite address 51 ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ author 53 Never, to Wolfgang 54 Oil-rich peninsula 56 Pretoria money 57 Boor 59 Water, in combos 61 Sheik’s bevy 62 Edge 63 Tarzan, really 64 Lament 65 Peak performer?

67 Go backpacking 68 Early U-235 regulator 69 Minibuses 72 ‘Give — — chance’ 73 Whines 76 Wound around 80 Custom 81 Genuine nuisance 82 Swabbie 83 Travel document 85 Swing voter (abbr) 86 Glove leathers 88 Overhead 92 Fair-hiring abbr 93 Poultry herb 94 Type of poem 95 Boxing venue 96 Joins the march (2 wds) 99 Whale or mouse 102 — Hari 103 Prince Valiant’s wife 104 Perfumer Nina — 108 Hard sell, maybe 109 Deep fissure 110 Relief org 111 Cloned 112 PFCs 113 Couches 115 Apollo’s mother 116 Pale 117 Once called 118 Blizzard maker 120 Unknown factors 121 Vitamin amt 123 Refrain syllables 124 — -majeste 125 Relieve 127 Major artery

129 Muralist Diego — 131 Evasive answer (2 wds) 135 Villain’s cry (2 wds) 140 Writer — Loos 141 Mini pies 142 Robin — of balladry 143 Cher’s ex 144 Pack animals 145 Iroquois speakers 146 Locations 147 Puerto Rican port 148 Love in a gondola 149 Condemn openly 150 Afternoon socials 151 Hagar’s pooch DOWN 1 Edit out 2 Bit of gossip 3 Melville captain 4 Hogan dweller (var) 5 January in Mazatlan 6 Quit, in poker 7 Annoyed 8 Internet fan 9 Columbus’ port 10 Shows frustration 11 Stuffed corn husk 12 Mind’s-eye view 13 O’Reilly’s drink

14 Willowy 15 Happen again 16 Not digital 17 Lock up 18 Complexion woe 19 Proofer’s word 21 Dilapidated (hyph) 29 Winter warmer 31 Tampa Bay 11 34 Dues payer, for short 36 Bombay nanny 37 Superman’s mother 38 Dueler’s pride 41 Brainy one, maybe 43 Disentangle 44 Turkish currency 45 Menial worker 47 VIP transport 48 Plain on the moon 49 Steaming 50 Juice-based drink 51 More certain 52 Jungle queen 55 Ottoman VIPs 56 Have rapport 57 Scales 58 Phony it up 60 Nonprofit org 62 Poodle pros 64 Operatic voices 66 Heavy-duty engine

67 Many Vietnamese 69 Road ‘Beetles’ 70 Amateur-sports org 71 PBS ‘Science Guy’ 74 Booster rockets 75 Lithe 77 South Korean auto 78 High school subj 79 JFK predecessor 81 Bicycle parts 84 Town east of Wichita 87 Curved roof 89 Fracture finders (hyph) 90 Cherry seeds 91 D-sharp alias 93 Fabric sample 97 Prefix for ‘dynamic’ 98 Spinach is rich in it 99 Email contents 100 ‘Could hear — — drop’ 101 Sushi-bar soup 102 Business degs 103 Breeze through 105 Movie theater 106 So-so grades 107 — fixe 109 Swayed 111 Looked the joint over 114 Belgian river 115 Dist from the equator

116 Hesitates 119 More soggy 121 Roll-call list 122 Elegant 123 Fragrant blossoms 124 Natural pool 126 Demean 127 Mr Goldfinger 128 Make — — buck 129 Saddle extra

130 Talks hoarsely 131 Publication for MDs 132 Word on a quarter 133 Granary, often 134 Rhine feeder 136 Garfield’s canine pal 137 Murray or Rice 138 Raise (abbr) 139 ‘Da’ opposite PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

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STAR POWER Date 17-6-2013

As per Hindu panchang

THIRUVAIKUMAR

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TAURUS

GEMINI

You need to maintain caution in your talk so you don’t hurt other’s feelings.

You get help of friends and close relatives to complete planned work in time.

You get good suggestion from them.

Some plan renovation of their house.

Vehicle might trouble. A polite approach will yield good results in getting even difficult work done. Those who illtreated you earlier will now respect you.

Avoid sharing personal matters with new friends. You have negative thoughts and feel depressed due to position of planets. Avoid the wrong direction while executing any work.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Keep a vigil on your son’s activities as he might go wrong. You get help from friends and relatives though you have not pressurised them much. Religious thoughts occupy your mind.

Mother’s health may be a cause for concern. Difficult work is now taken up again and completed with ease. Status is set to improve in the society as a good opinion about you spreads.

Avoid speculative deals, which might bring you disappointment. You find it difficult and delays are possible to complete even minor work due to unfavourable planetary conditions.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Your straightforwardness alone can bring benefits. You face confusion and worry but things will be resolved soon.

Avoid earning by wrong means to complete needs of your family.

Artists get good opportunities and are advised to make use of them effectively.

Long-pending ambitions get fulfilled, cheering you. Relatives who severed relationship with you will come back.

Enemies too appreciate your shrewdness. You take necessary steps to improve lifestyle and comforts. Employees work hard and earn to their satisfaction and also gain experience.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Cordial relationship with neighbour proves beneficial. Series of good news on the cards, which will bring cheer to you and your family. Creativity skills likely to improve. You implement all plans.

You need to respect feelings of friends to avoid disappointed. You like those who praise. You find mistakes in someone’s frank talk as you see a different interpretation to that; be cautious.

Be careful while driving. You find it difficult to complete your work because circumstances are not conducive. Do not get frustrated. Recall good things that have happened in the past.

ARIES

Seven of Pentacles – Your hard work and persistence pay off.

You’re able to make ends meet and do what’s needed to keep the boat afloat.

Don’t expect more.

CANCER

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TAURUS

Five of Pentacles – There are times when not everyone is going to agree with you. Just deal with it. Important decisions will have to be made now.

GEMINI

Ace of Cups – You are at your creative and productive best.

You have a joblist and will be able to complete the tasks at hand rather efficiently.

LEO

VIRGO

Ten of Swords – Some worry is eating at you from within.

Share the reason for your anxiety with someone close to you. He/she will definitely understand.

The Emperor – Being in control has more cons. You must be able to manage responsibility and take charge in ways that keep everything together.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

The Hierophant – You have all the answers and the options before you.

The decision has to be made. The ball is in your court. Do not delay acting on it.

Two of Swords – Work-life balance is suffering because you are unable to cut off from work at the allotted time. You need to make a better effort at this.

The Lovers – You may have to take some tough calls today. There is no point spending too much time drawing up a list of pros and cons. Go with instinct.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Page of Cups – A friend may be playing the fool with you but you do not like it.

Don’t lose your temper or do anything to ruin the mood. Just stay calm.

The Hanged Man – Get into meditation or pranic healing or any exercise that will get you in touch with inner feelings. Understand you may not always feel great.

Justice – You may be stressed out and not know it. Take time out from your routine so you come back refreshed and reenergised. Don’t take domestic help.

The Empress – This is the card of love.

Singles are likely to meet someone interesting during a work-related travel assignment. Keep your options open.

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AGNES

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TAROT READ Date 17-6-2013

The love story of Ron and Edna Ron and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital.

One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool. Ron suddenly jumped into the deep end.

He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.

Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out.

When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna heroic act she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable.

When she went to tell Edna the

news she said, 'Edna, I have good news and bad news.

The good news is you're being discharged, since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person you love.

I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness.

The bad news is, Ron hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him.

I am so sorry, but he's dead.'

Edna replied (you'll love this).

'He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry...

How soon can I go home?'

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CINEMA SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

FREIDA PINTO takes to social networking

Christian Bale won’t return as Batman

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e all know that Warner Bros. has high hopes for Man of Steel, especially after losing money on the last Superman reboot.

With Marvel’s The Avengers and Iron Man 3 both joining the billion dollar club, who could blame the studio that owns all of the DC Comics Universe characters for wanting their own postHarry Potter billion dollar franchise? Green Lantern was a misfire, but Man of Steel should set up a future Justice League nicely.

There’s just one problem: they’re gonna need a new Batman.

Dashing the hopes of Dark Knight fans everywhere, Christopher Nolan collaborator David Goyer says there’s no room for Christian Bale (or Joseph Gordon-Levitt, for that matter) in The Justice League, because Nolan’s trilogy exists in its own universe. Sure, as folks who have already seen Man of Steel (SPOILER) are aware, there are some nods to other DC characters, including Bruce Wayne.

MATT DAMON

frontrunner to star in sex scandal drama

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fter becoming part of international cinema with plum projects like Slumdog Millionaire, Miral and Immortals, actress Freida Pinto has earned an impressive fan following. Now, she has decided to take to the world of social networking to connect with them.

She was apprehensive about being active on the online medium, but she has now created a Facebook page and she has even got hooked to online photo-sharing and social networking service

Instagram.

“Known to be quite reticent, especially with the media, seeing her actively engage with fans is nice.

She’s been lucky to have such diverse experiences, which people would love to know about,” said a source close to the 28-year-old.

The fact that she is “more expressive and likes having pictures to support her point of view” makes it even better, the source said, adding: “That’s why she’s chosen a more photoled interactive medium like Instagram and an intensive interaction-based

forum like Facebook.”

“Her experiences range from attending awards shows to being on film sets to attending high-end fashion events, charity-based events and concerts,” the source said further.

Freida’s spokesperson confirmed this, and added that the actress plans on starting her online engagement in the coming week, while balancing her life as an actor and her charity work.

The young and raringto-go actress was recently in Ethiopia to bat for girl empowerment.

att Damon has always kept his hometown of Boston close to heart, whether in the breakout Good Will Hunting, taking a role in The Departed or developing a movie with Ben Affleck about the city’s most famous criminal figure, Whitey Bulger. And should it all work out, Damon will once again help tell a story about his hometown, one that shook the city to its core.

Jeff Sneider of The Wrap tweeted yesterday: “Matt Damon is the frontrunner to star in Tom McCarthy’s Boston Globe/ Catholic Church movie but he still hasn’t read the

script...” And it’s easy to see why he might be interested. The highly charged drama is aiming to be an All The President’s Menstyle movie that will center on the journalists at the Boston Globe — Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer and Matt Carroll, Spotlight Team Editor Walter ‘Robby’ Robinson, Special Projects Editor Ben Bradlee Jr. and Globe Editor Marty Baron — who discovered and exposed that Cardinal Bernard Law, America’s Senior Catholic Prelate, was protecting priests accused of assault by moving them to different parishes where they offended again.

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SPORTS SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

Raonic looks for boost

Hunter-Reay reign continues

Pressure now on Heat

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ilos Raonic will hope for some valuable grass match touch after taking a wild card as top seed into the men’s draw at the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International starting on Monday. The Canadian, ranked 15 in the world, crashed out of the Halle event in Germany in the first round to Gael Monfils after an early disappointment at the French Open. Raonic and new coach Ivan Ljubicic will be keen for some confidence heading into Wimbledon.

ndyCar series champion Ryan HunterReay passed Takuma Sato for the lead with 53 laps remaining and roared to victory at the Milwaukee Mile on Saturday.

Hunter-Reay won for the second straight year at Milwaukee, continuing the Andretti Autosport team’s dominance at the circuit. Michael Andretti’s drivers have won five of the last nine races here, and his son Marco had started from pole position this weekend.

iami Heat has struggled to win two straight games deep in the playoffs, which comes as a surprise. Heat are looking for their second consecutive NBA title after compiling a league-best 66-16 record which included a 27-game winning streak. But Heat now have 11 alternating wins and losses in these playoffs, including trading the first four games of the finals with the San Antonio Spurs to reach 2-2 in the best-of-seven championship series.

Campbell-Brown tests positive: reports Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned drug and won’t defend her 200-metre world title this year.

KINGSTON: Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown has tested positive for a banned drug and won’t defend her 200-meter world title this year, Jamaican media reported Saturday.

The Gleaner newspaper and Television Jamaica both reported that the sprinter tested positive for the banned diuretic lasix, although an official with the Jamaica Athletics

Fuming Hewitt slams court switch LONDON: Lleyton Hewitt launched a attack on ATP Tour officials after he paid the price when heavy rain caused scheduling chaos at Queen’s Club. Hewitt’s semi-final against Marin Cilic at the event had been severely disrupted by the weather, with the start delayed for two hours before another downpour kept them off court for a further two hours. When the rain finally relented, officials took the controversial and unusual decision to switch Hewitt and Cilic off the main show-court AFP and onto Court One.

THE GLEANER NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION JAMAICA BOTH REPORTED THAT THE SPRINTER TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE BANNED DIURETIC LASIX.

Administrative Association said the federation had been notified only that a Jamaican athlete’s “A” sample had tested positive.

The JAAA official could not confirm the gender of the athlete, the substance discovered by the test nor whether the backup “B” sample had also tested positive.

The government minister with responsibility for sports Natalie Neita Headley stressed the country’s commitment to anti-doping as she urged star athletes to “remain focused” ahead of Jamaica’s world championship trials June 21-23.

“We await the outcome of the due process. We continue to be proud of our rich sporting history and tradition and of all of our athletes who give of their best in representing Jamaica in the various sporting disciplines locally and internationally,” she said in a statement that did not mention any athlete by name.

“We encourage our athletes to remain focused and disciplined during this time of the staging of our national Junior and Senior Championships.

“As a country, we are committed to our anti-doping programme and the preservation of integrity in sport.”

Sagan takes sprint stage Peter Sagan won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland.

BAD RAGAZ: Slovakian rider Peter Sagan, of the Cannondale team, won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday with home star Mathias Frank keeping the yellow jersey.

Sagan, who had also won Monday’s third stage, was the strongest over the last few metres of the 180.5km run from Zernez and Bad Ragaz. He finished ahead of Italy’s Daniele Bennati and Philippe Gilbert of Belgium.

“I have to thank all my teammates for the amazing work they did to build this win,” said Sagan. “Today we knew was a great opportunity. The third category climb was the decisive point to get an orderly sprint.

“It’s one step further for the Tour de France and my form is improving.”

Frank has a 13-second lead over Portugal’s Rui Costa and 23-second advantage over Czech rider Roman Kreuziger ahead of Sunday’s concluding time trial in the village AFP of Flumserberg.

Chess tourney in city from tomorrow HYDERABAD: The Ranga Reddy District Olympic Association will conduct a chess tournament at the Saroor Nagar Stadium on June 17 The entry fee for each player is `100. The competitions will be held for the age groups of U-7, U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15. For further informationa, call Sree Krishna on 9247143456.

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Brazil drub Japan in opener Gerard Aziakou

SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Japanese community was on edge as many tuned in to watch the Confederations Cup opening game, their hearts divided over whether to back the Selecao or the Daihyo but united in their love of the beautiful game.

In the end, a despondent Japan lost Saturday’s opener 3-0 to Brazil, the result barely an improvement on a 4-0 friendly thumping last October, with Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni promising that “we can do so much better.”

“Viva, Kampai” (cheers), JapaneseBrazilian singer Joe Hirata hollered as he sought to spark the enthusiasm of more than 100 people gathered at a Japanese community center minutes before the two rival teams stepped into Brasilia’s

Brazil’s forward Jo (L) celebrates after scoring against Japan during their FIFA Confederations Cup Group A match, at the National Stadium in Brasilia on Saturday.

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National Stadium. At the community center, organizers prepared Brazil’s national dish, the feijoada black bean and meat stew, along with traditional Japanese fare.

“This is meant to symbolize the confraternization between the Brazilian and Japanese people,” explained Jorge Nakano, vice president of the Cultural and Welfare Association of Liberdade.

Brazil has the largest Japanese community outside the East Asian island nation, with around 1.8 million of Brazil’s 194 million people of Japanese descent.

About 60 percent of the Japanese community lives in Sao Paulo state.

The community center, located in the heart of Liberdade district of Sao Paulo, was festooned with the green and yellow colors of Brazil’s Selecao and the red and AFP white of Japan’s Nippon Daihyo.

SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013

INDIA

ease past rivals Pakistan Pakistan’s Mohammad Irfan is run out by India’s Umesh Yadav during their ICC Champions Trophy match at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday. AFP/GLYN KIRK

Kuldip Lal

BIRMINGHAM: India continued their formidable Champions Trophy form with a rain-marred eight-wicket demolition of archrivals Pakistan on Saturday.

The highly-anticipated encounter in front of 22,000 boisterous flag-waving supporters from both sides who packed the Edgbaston stands, was interrupted several times by bad weather over Birmingham.

In a match that was initially reduced to 40-overs-a-side, Pakistan were shot out for 165 in 39.4 overs after Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to field in overcast conditions.

India were set a DuckworthLewis target of 168 in 40 overs, which was later revised to 157 off 36 overs, before another rain

delay reduced it further to 102 in 22 overs.

India, who were 63-1 in 11.3 overs at that stage, easily scored the remaining runs with 17 balls to spare to end their group B engagements with an all-win record.

Shikhar Dhawan, centurymaker against both the West Indies and South Africa, hit a fluent 48 after sharing an opening stand of 58 with Rohit Sharma.

After both openers were dismissed, Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik saw India home in a match that held only academic interest for the tournament.

Pakistan, who had already been knocked out of the semi-final race after losing their previous two games, will return home with three successive defeats.

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

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 0

3 3 3 3

3 1 1 0

0 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1

NRR

3 2 2 1

+1.048 +0.289 -0.517 -0.960

6 3 3 0

+0.938 +0.325 -0.075 -1.035

Group B India S Africa W Indies Pakistan

0 1 1 3

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 0

Dhoni’s men await the second-placed team from group A — to be determined after the last round of league matches on Sunday and Monday — in the semi-final in Cardiff on Thursday.

South Africa, runners-up to

India in group B, will play the champion side from group A in the first semi-final at Oval, London, on Wednesday.

India put on a dazzling display in the field as Pakistan were shot out for less than 200 for the third successive time in the tournament. Four bowlers claimed two wickets each and the last two batsmen were run out.

Asad Shafiq top-scored with 41 and Umar Amin made 27 not out, but there was no respite for Pakistan’s batting woes.

Opener Nasir Jamshed, whose previous five innings against India included three centuries and a half-century, managed only two when he was snapped up in the slips off Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.

Pakistan plodded to 7-1 in five overs, before a cover driven

SCORE BOARD Pakistan Nasir Jamshed c Raina b Kumar 2 Kamran Akmal c Kohli b Ashwin 21 Mohammad Hafeez c Dhoni b Kumar 27 Asad Shafiq c Dhoni b I. Sharma 41 Misbah-ul Haq b Jadeja 22 Shoaib Malik lbw b Jadeja 17 Umar Amin not out 27 Wahab Riaz b Ashwin 0 Saeed Ajmal c R. Sharma b I. Sharma 5 Junaid Khan run out 0 Mohammad Irfan run out 0 Extras: (lb1, w2) 3 Total (all out, 39.4 overs) 165 Bowling: Kumar 8-2-19-2, Yadav 6.4-0-29-0, I. Sharma 7-0-40-2 (w1), Ashwin 8-0-35-2 (w1), Kohli 2-0-110, Jadeja 8-1-30-2.

India R Sharma c Misbah b Ajmal 18 S Dhawan c Jamshed b Wahab 48 V Kohli not out 22 D Karthik not out 11 Extras: (w3) 3 Total (for 2 wickets, 19.1 overs) 102 Bowling: Irfan 4-0-24-0 (w1), Junaid 4-0-21-0 (w1), Ajmal 5-0-29-1, Hafeez 2.1-0-8-0, Wahab 4-0-20-1 (w1) India won by eight wickets (D/L)

boundary by Mohammad Hafeez off Umesh Yadav, produced a flurry of fours from either end.

Pakistan moved to 50-1 in 12 overs when a 15-minute interruption due to light rain caused them further trouble.

Hafeez, who hit five boundaries in his 27, fell on the first ball after resumption, edging Kumar to a diving Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq helped Shafiq put on 54 runs for the fourth wicket on either side of a second rain stoppage, before he was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja for 22.

Shafiq was dismissed with the help of a television review after umpire Richard Kettleborough initially rejected a catch down the leg-side by Dhoni off Ishant Sharma.

Giles readies England for Kiwis decider Julian Guyer

CARDIFF: England will face familiar foes when they bid to book their place in the Champions Trophy semis against New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday.

Earlier this year, England won a limited overs series in New Zealand only for the Black Caps to turn the tables in England shortly before the Champions Trophy, a tournament for the world’s top eight one-day sides, got underway.

England must beat New Zealand to seal a last four spot.

If they lose they are out and either Australia or Sri Lanka will go through from Group A after their match on Monday.

If the England-New Zealand match is a washout the hosts

will need a low scoring Australia victory to go through.

If both matches are washed out, England will qualify behind New Zealand.

“We played a series against them in New Zealand which we won 2-1, we lost the one here 21, so it’s the decider, I suppose, and it is a ‘quarter-final'," Giles said in Cardiff on Saturday after defending his side against accusations of ball-tampering during the Champions Trophy levelled at them by former England captain Bob Willis.

“If you’re going to go on and do well in world tournaments, these are the sort of games you’ve got to win. We know the Kiwis are a gritty side, well-organised, well-led, but so are we," Giles, a former

England left-arm spinner added.

England, without injured star batsman Kevin Pietersen, have been accused of scoring their runs too slowly.Jonathan Trott, whom England expect to be fit for Sunday’s match against the Black Caps in Cardiff following a quad injury, has found himself in the firing line even though he has scored over 2,500 runs at an impressive average of 52.56 for England in the 50-over format.

Trott played the anchor role in top-scoring for England with 76 at The Oval on Thursday in a seemingly challenging total of 293 for seven that Sri Lanka overhauled during a seven-wicket victory thanks to Kumar Sangakkara’s superb 134 not out. AFP

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Arthur focuses on Malinga LONDON: Under-pressure Australia coach Mickey Arthur (pic) tried to focus on cricket and the threat posed by Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga as the fall-out from the David Warner affair continued on Saturday.

Title-holders Australia must beat Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday to have any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.

But they go into the key fixture still facing questions about their team culture after Australia opening batsman Warner’s attack on England’s Joe Root in a Birmingham bar in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Warner was suspended until the start of the Ashes by Cricket Australia on Thursday and fined Aus$11,500 ($11,000, £7,000).

That means he will miss Monday’s match, where Australia need to overcome the unique challenge posed by slingshot seamer Malinga, renowned for his yorkers, if they are to reach the last four.

Their chances will in part be dependent on the outcome of Sunday’s Group A match between England and New Zealand in Cardiff.

If New Zealand win, Australia face a straight ‘quarter-final’ with Sri Lanka but if England triumph, they must beat Sri Lanka by a sufficiently large margin to surpass New Zealand’s net run-rate, currently the best in the group.

Australia do at least have some recent experience of facing Malinga, having played 10 onedayers against Sri Lanka during the past 18 months.

“Malinga is a phenomenon.

He’s the best death bowler in the world without a doubt at the moment," Arthur said Saturday.

“We’re very fortunate to have played Sri Lanka a lot over the last 15 months. We’ve had two one-day series against them.

All our players have faced quite a bit of Malinga and we’ll have our plans, come the game.

“You talk about the big three in Sri Lanka’s batting; Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. Sri Lanka have built up a really nice unit...We know we’ve got to be really on our money."

In March, four Australia players were dropped for a Test in India for failing to produce a written response to South African coach Arthur’s request for feedback on how the team could improve.

Following the latest disciplinary problem, Australia’s Channel Nine television suggested former vicecaptain Shane Watson, one of those dropped in India, had accused Arthur of double standards on the grounds Warner would be available for the first Test against England in Nottingham, starting July 10.

However, Arthur — whose own man-management skills have come under intense scruti-

ny in recent times — told Australian media that allrounder Watson had “no massive view” on the kind of punishment Warner should receive.

Arthur, who said it was “irrelevant” how team management found out about the Warner-Root incident, accepted it would be a gamble to play the talented left-hander in the first Test. “Hypothetically, it would be a risk," Arthur said. “He wouldn’t have had any cricket — but he would have had training." As for the latest off-field controversy involving Warner, who only three weeks ago was fined Aus$5,750 over an expletive-ridden Twitter tirade at two Australian cricket journalists, Arthur said: “I certainly think Dave has put it behind him.

George Bailey has insisted that leading Oz during the CT has been a wonderful experience.

‘Leading Oz a dream come true’ LONDON: Stand-in captain George Bailey has insisted leading Australia during the Champions Trophy tournament in the UK has been a “dream come true” despite the distractions of the David Warner affair.

The 30-year-old Tasmanian, already Australia’s Twenty20 skipper, has found himself in charge of the one-day side while regular captain Michael Clarke has been sidelined with a recurrence of his longstanding back problem.

Bailey responded by topscoring for defending champions Australia with 55 in their tournament-opening defeat

by England at Edgbaston and made the same score in their no result washout with New Zealand when they returned to the Birmingham ground on Wednesday.

In between those fixtures it emerged Warner had

attacked England’s Joe Root in a Birmingham bar in the early hours of Sunday morning — something Bailey tried to brush aside as a “very minor incident".

Nevertheless, Warner was suspended until the start of the Ashes by Cricket Australia on Thursday and fined Aus$11,500 ($11,000, £7,000).

However, the controversial opener will be available for the first Ashes Test against England in Nottingham, which starts on July 10.

Bailey, asked if leading Australia in a major international tournament in England had been everything he dreamed it would be so far, replied: “Every day brings something different and something unique, and something that’s sometimes challenging, sometimes enjoyable, sometimes a bit of both.” AFP

McCullum backs Luke to come good CARDIFF: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum believes it’s only a matter of time before Luke Ronchi “tears a team apart” with the bat after a run of low scores since making his Black Caps debut.

Although born in New Zealand, Ronchi played international cricket for Australia, where he grew up, in four onedayers and three Twenty20s from 2008 to 2009.

However, he subsequently returned home and made his New Zealand debut in the first one-day international against England at Lord’s last month.

Unfortunately for Ronchi, who has forged a reputation as a dynamic one-day opener in New

BRENDON MCCULLUM BELIEVES IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE

LUKE RONCHI “TEARS A TEAM APART” WITH THE

BAT AFTER A RUN OF LOW SCORES. Zealand domestic cricket, he marked that occasion with a duck.

And so far his run of ODI scores for New Zealand reads nought, two, 22, seven and 14.

But McCullum, speaking ahead of New Zealand’s Champions Trophy match against

England in Cardiff on Sunday — where victory for either side will see them into the semi-finals reiterated his faith in 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Ronchi to reproduce his domestic form at international level.

“Ronch’ is a little bit disappointed that he hasn’t got that one big score yet but his keeping has been outstanding and he’s a very valuable member of the team and he’s an experienced player as well,” said McCullum, who gave up the gloves in this format to let Ronchi take over behind the stumps.

“His role at the top of the order is to get us away to a quick start and sometimes when you’re playing that high risk cricket you can get out cheaply as well," he added.

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English clouds chase leaders

3rd round scores 209 - Phil Mickelson (USA) 210 - Hunter Mahan (USA), Charl Schwartzel (RSA), Steve Stricker (USA) 211 - Justin Rose (ENG), Luke Donald (ENG) , Billy Horschel (USA) 212 - Jason Day (AUS) 213 - Rickie Fowler (USA) 214 - Michael Kim (USA) 215 - Gonzalo FernandezCastano (ESP), Henrik Stenson (SWE), Ian Poulter (ENG), Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL), John Senden (AUS) 216 - David Lingmerth (SWE), Paul Casey (ENG), Charley Hoffman (USA), Paul Lawrie (SCO), Lee Westwood (ENG), Bo Van Pelt (USA), Ernie Els (RSA) 217 - Bubba Watson (USA), Edward Loar (USA) 218 - Jason Dufner (USA), Jerry Kelly (USA), Rory McIlroy (NIR), Mathew Goggin (AUS), Morten Orum Madsen (DEN), Brandt Snedeker (USA) 219 - Jamie Donaldson (WAL), Pan ChengTsung (TPE), John Huh (USA), Matt Kuchar (USA), John Parry (ENG), Padraig Harrington (IRL), Matt Bettencourt (USA), Tiger Woods (USA) 220 - Scott Langley (USA), Hideki Matsuyama (JPN), Adam Scott (AUS), Kim Bi-O (KOR), David Hearn (CAN) 221 - K.J Choi (KOR), Webb Simpson (USA), Sergio Garcia (ESP), Carl Pettersson (SWE), Marcel Siem (GER), George Coetzee (RSA), Russell Knox (SCO), Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) 222 - Kevin Chappell (USA), Josh Teater (USA), Nicolas Thompson (USA) 223 - Martin Laird (SCO), Scott Stallings (USA), Steven Alker (NZL), Dustin Johnson (USA), Mike Weir (CAN) 224 - Alistair Presnell (AUS), Jim Herman (USA), Matt Weibring (USA) 225 - David Howell (ENG), Martin Kaymer (GER) 226 - Michael Weaver (USA), John Peterson (USA)

ARDMORE: English trio Luke

Phil Mickelson hangs on heading into final round The American saw six different players overtake him, and then rebounded at the death to move back ahead.

Allan Kelly ARDMORE: Phil Mickelson repelled a host of challengers in the third round of the US Open on Saturday to hang onto his lead after a dramatic day of jousting among the world’s top players.

The American started the day with a one-stroke lead, saw six different players overtake him, and then rebounded at the death to move back ahead by the smallest of margins on oneunder 209.

It was a compelling afternoon which gave the big crowds at Merion Golf Club an everchanging tableau of golfing fortunes and it set the stage for a dogfight on Sunday with 14 play-

IT WAS A COMPELLING AFTERNOON AND IT SET THE STAGE FOR A DOGFIGHT ON SUNDAY WITH 14 PLAYERS GROUPED WITHIN SIX STROKES OF THE LEADER. ers grouped within six strokes of the leader.

And once again, magical Merion came out on top, with only Mickelson remaining under par as the gnarled old course bared its fangs.

Three players — Charl Schwartzel (69), Steve Stricker (70) and Hunter Mahan (69) —

were one back on level par 210, with Luke Donald (71), Justin Rose (71) and Billy Horschel (72) a further stroke back.

The 42-year-old crowd favorite Mickelson, seeking a US Open win after a record five runner-up finishes said that he relished the challenge of being leader going into Sunday.

There was no place on the leaderboard, however, for the two biggest names in the game — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. By the time they trudged off the course, Woods (76) and McIlroy (75) were respectively nine and eight shots adrift of the leaders and, to all intents and purposes, out of contention. “It certainly is frustrating,” said Woods.

Donald, Justin Rose and Ian Poulter are all still in the hunt at the US Open after Saturday’s third round, but poor finishes left them with ground to make up.

They all have the same goals this week at Merion Golf Club.

The want to finally win a first major after years of frustrations, to become the first Englishman to win the US Open since Tony Jacklin 43 years ago, and the first to

I should have done better. But I’ll take the positives out of today, a really solid 16 holes of golf that I played and I’m only two back.

Luke Donald, British golfer win a major since Nick Faldo 17 years ago.

Success for one of them would make him a sporting hero back home and clear the way for further tilts at major titles without the heavy weight of expectations on his shoulders.

Both Donald and Rose were in the lead or in a share of the lead during the third round, but Donald closed with a double bogey six and Rose bogeyed the last two holes.

Kim resurrects ghost of Ouimet Not since John Goodman in 1933 has an amateur won the US Open, but this year marks the 100th anniversary of the first time it happened, Francis Ouimet’s 1913 upset of British stars Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.

Jim Slater ARDMORE: Eighty years after the US Open

was last won by an amateur, a 19-year-old South Korean-born amateur raised hopes Saturday that the feat might be repeated this weekend at Merion.

American Michael Kim, ranked 12th in the world among amateur players and considered among the top US college golfers, birdied four of the first six holes on the back nine to reach third place at level par for the event.

But the teen’s stunning round came crashing down over the final holes, with bogeys at 16 and 18 and a double bogey at the 17th leaving him at one-over 71 for the day and four-over 214 after 54 holes.

“It was a great day and it has been a great week and I’m just looking forward to

tomorrow,” Kim said. In 10th place, five strokes behind leader Phil Mickelson, Kim has a chance to make history on Sunday.

Not since John Goodman in 1933 has an amateur won the US Open, but this year marks the 100th anniversary of the first time it happened, Francis Ouimet’s epic 1913 upset of British stars Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Kim’s effort had another historical aspect, stirring memories of the 1971 US Open at Merion when amateur Jim Simons led by two strokes after 54 holes and was only one stroke adrift before a closing double bogey doomed his bid.

Kim was so unprepared for the Open that he arrived on Monday without a caddie and with some help was linked with Merion bagman LaRue Temple, who at 30 has caddied at Merion almost half his life.