FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013 HYDERABAD
TRACKING THE
SANDS OF TIME
From the time of the Pharaohs to the invasion of Alexander, to the coming of the Brits for oil, to the civilian uprising of now, Egypt is a very ‘happening’ place. We go back in time to learn more about it.
P16&17
WEATHER: HAZE; 27°C
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SINGING CHOPS
`3
P15
Actor Robert Pattinson is reportedly concentrating on his singing career and working with some top names in the music industry. Let us look at some stars who tried their hand at the music industry.
HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER
REPORT ON P4 Despite excess rains, City’s lifeline reservoirs — Osmansagar and Himayathsagar — hold enough water only for 45 and 85 days respectively. As authorities twiddle their thumbs, encroachers are eating away at the catchment areas, preventing adequate inflow.
HUMAN GREED WASTES
NATURE’S BOUNTY
ON A WILD SCALE
Different animals are being weighed and measured during the London Zoo's annual weigh-in that began on Wednesday. The information is then shared with zoos across the world, allowing them to compare data on thousands of endangered species.
PG 10&11
RYTHU BAZAAR ONION RATIONING BRINGS OUT TEARS While Rythu Bazaars are rationing low-quality ‘fair price’ onions at 2kg per person at `31/kg, high-quality ones are available for `70/kg — literally around the corner.
PG 6
FLASH
SLOGANEERING SEEMANDHRA MPs SUSPENDED
Six MPs from Congress and four from TDP have been suspended from Lok Sabha for five days for disrupting the functioning of the House. Lok Sabha was adjourned twice after Seemandhra MPs kept raising slogans against formation of Telangana state.
PG 9
BEN AFFLECK
SUCCEEDS CHRISTIAN BALE AS BATMAN