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DEATH Private cable and ad companies have been given a free run in the City. The dangerous act of misusing electricity poles poses a grave threat to the public, but officials ignore it despite a High Court directive to remove all private installations from electricity poles.

Electricity authorities are armed to the teeth with stringent laws, but why are they so callous to public danger?

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KUNG-FU FIGHTING The Centre has advised all state governments to make arrangements for self-defence to be included in school curriculum.

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city events

MONSOON SIZZLER

You can enjoy a range of international flavoured meats, fresh vegetables, which are served on smoking, hot sizzlers almost everyday at 100 Degree. With the breathtaking view of the Hussain Sagar Lake in the background, the place is not just a one-time visit.

Weather for Hyderabad

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25°C Cloudy with showers likely.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES of fun! .Where: Sri Satya Sai Nigamamam, Sri Nagar Colony When: Oct 6, 3:30pm Contact: (040) 23741450/ 40505000

EXHIBITION Pamper Bazaar It’s all about pampering yourself at the Pamper Bazaar which will feature live singing, a flea bazaar, tarot reading, tattoos and more.

Where: Ruci & Idoni Road No.10, Banjara Hills When: Oct 2, 11am to 4pm Contact: (040) 64551000/2000

K-Circle Quiz Fest Try out your luck at solving the most intricate of problems. The K-Circle Quiz Fest is a challenge.

Where: Birla Planetarium and Science Centre When: treOct 5-6, 10am onwards Contact: 23235081

Just Splurge Its called “Splurge” for a reason.

Make sure to have your wallet full when you visit Splurge: ExhibitionCum-Sale of Designer Ethnic and western wear for men and women.

Where: Taj Krishna, Road No.1, Banjara Hills When: Oct 2, 8am to 10pm Contact: (040) 66662323

ART

Joy of Giving Joy of Giving Week: Art for a Cause is selling art to raise money for charity.

Where: Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre, Secunderabad When: Oct 2, 11am to 3pm Contact: (040) 27522999/9396444424

Showcase Rading Between the Lines is a group show which showcases recent art works by well-known artists in Hyderabad.

Where: Kalakriti, Plot N. 468, Road No. 10, Banjara Hills When: Sept 30, 11am to 7pm Contact: 66564466 WINNING HEARTS: Dancers perform as part of the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation program organised in association with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to mark World Heart Day which was on Sunday.

Where: Taj Krishna, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills When: Sept 30, 12pm to 11pm Contact: (040) 66662323 Delicious Donuts Donuts so good, even Homer Simpson would agree.

Where: Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre When: Sept 30, 11am to 10:30pm Contact: (040) 27522999

DINING Refreshing Daiquiris If you like experimenting with your drink and are not really in the mood for hard liquor, try a daiquiri at Seasons Bar.

Commissioner & Spl Officer

Helpline GAS BOOKING IVRS NO HP 9666023456 Indane 9848824365 BSNL Complaints HMWS & SB Complaints

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POLICE CONTROL ROOM Hyderabad 27852435 Traffic Control Room 27852482 DCP Traffic 23234065, 23243499F Pollution Control Board 23887500 ELECTRICITY General Complaints Breakdown Section

cookies of the World The cookies here are amazing, even the Cookie Monster would agree. Try out a few flavours that you haven’t really before.

Where: Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre, Kondapur When: Sept 30, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 66824422

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Sunday Brunch One of the best things about getting up late should be a hefty, Sunday brunch.

Where: Vivanta by Taj When: Sept 30, 12:30pm to 4pm Contact: (040) 67252626

SHOWS Screening Summer Games , a Swiss-drama film is going to be screened.

Where: Sarathi Studio, 8-3-321, Ameerpet When: Sept 30,, 6.30pm onwards Contact: 23732050 German Film The German film Soul Kitchen will be screened. The film revolves is a true narrative of the screenwriter’s experi-

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

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BLOOD BANKS Blood Bank,Narayanguda Chiranjeevi Blood Bank Blood Bank Mediton Goal Red Cross, Vidyanagar ADRM Blood Bank Mythri Charitable Trust NTR Memorial Trust Care Banjara Hills

ences as a owner of a Greek tavern named Taverna.

Where: Goethe Zentrum, Road No.3, Journalist’s Colony, Banjara Hills When: Oct 10, 6pm onwrds Contact: (040) 23350473/ 23350040 Lover boy The screening of the film is happening. Be sure to check the film out!

Where: Sarathi Studio, Ameerpet When: Oct 11, 6:30pm onwards Contact: 9391020243/ 23732050 Quiz Time Do you want to test your brain power. Are you in the mood for some mind-boggling questions.

Well, then the wait is over. Landmark, the bookstore, is organising a Quiz called the Landmark Quiz 2013. Be sure to check it out. Looks like a lot

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AMBULANCES Apollo 23548888, 23607777 Kamineni 24022222 Medwin 23202902, 23204616 Smile Line Dental Hospital 23747979 Red Cross 27627973 Niloufer Hospital 23314095 Gandhi 23320332 AIRLINES

Contemporary Origins Contemporary Origins is an exhibition of Karen Rempel’s best works.

Catch it at the Bar! Where: Novotel, Shamshabad When: Sept 30, Contact: (040) 66250000

Purchasing Art Buy Art gives you the opportunity to buy art work of artists from all over the country.

Where: Icon Art Gallery, Road No. 12, Banjara Hills When: Sept 30, 11:30am to 7pm Contact: 9849968797/9885349697

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

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

Beside Meridian School, Banjara Hills34. Working hours are from 8 AM to 1 PM And 2 PM to 3PM. MUSEUMS Salar Jung Museum AP State Museum Nizams Museum

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ECONOMY

ROTTEN APPLE

Tourism to earn India’s forex purse $6 bn by 2015 India’s foreign exchange earnings from the tourism sector are likely to reach US $26 billion (bn) in 2015 from the current level of about $20 bn.

NEW DELHI: Growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 13 per cent, India’s foreign exchange earnings from the tourism sector are likely to reach US $26 billion (bn) in 2015 from the current level of about $20 bn, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said today.

“Growing at a CAGR of about seven per cent, the arrival of foreign tourists in India is likely to cross 80 lakh mark by 2015 from the current level of about 70 lakh,” according to an analysis of international tourist receipts and foreign tourist arrival in India conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) ahead of the World Tourism Day celebrations on September 27.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Rajasthan are top five destinations attracting maximum number of foreign tourists and collectively account for 70 per cent of the total number of foreign tourists visiting India.

Karnataka commands ninth highest share of about three per cent in total foreign tourist arrivals in India after West Bengal, Bihar and Kerala. The number of foreign tourist arrival in Karnataka has increased by about 1.2 times during 20062012 i.e. from about five lakh foreign tourists visiting Karnataka in 2002 to about six lakh foreign tourists in 2012

Man killed by family for ‘life of peace’ MOHD SUBHAN Mohd.S@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: The charred body found 10 days ago by the Nagarjuna Sagar road has been identified as that of one Boddu Dhanraj.

It turns out Dhanraj’s brothers and mother are behind his murder.

The Cyberabad police have taken into custody his two brothers Boddu Narsimha and Boddu

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Jaipur, Rajasthan

TOP FIVE SPOTS Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Rajasthan.

These states collectively account for 70% of foreign tourists that come to India.

WHERE DO TOURISTS COME FROM? USA The UK Bangladesh Sri Lanka Canada

16% 10 lakh 11.9% 7 lakh 7% 4.5% 3.8%

thereby clocking a growth rate of about 18 per cent during this period.

“Making significant strides in the tourism sector, India has improved its share in international tourism receipts during the course of past decade i.e. from about 0.64 per cent in 2002 to about 1.65 per cent in 2012, besides India has also improved its world ranking in this regard from 37th position in 2002 to 16th rank in 2012,” said Mr D.S. Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM while releasing the chamber’s analysis.

“Centre should further push India’s tourism industry as its

total contribution to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is about 6.6 per cent, its contribution to the total workforce is about 7.7 per cent and accounts for over six per cent of the total investments,” said Mr Rawat.

“Besides, the foreign exchange earned through tourism is critical to combat the rising current account deficit (CAD) and as such the government should look to boost foreign tourist inflow by easing its strict visa regime, entering into an agreement with various countries’ through embassies and high commissions to strengthen tourism cooperation.”

Surya Prakash and mother Bethamma.

The police said the Dhanraj was a menace to his family due to his drunkenness. Deputy Commissioner of police LB Nagar C Ravi Verma said Dhanraj had gotten into bad company and would get drunk every day. Also for property offences and other crimes, 24year-old had been arrested by Chaithanyapuri and Saroornagar police.

When he would run out of cash he would harass his mother and brother for money and would verbally and physically abuse them if they did not.

When the police began taking Dhanraj’s brothers to the station if they could not find him, his family decided that enough is enough. On September 20, Dhanraj had come home drunk and rowed. When he passed out, his brothers stabbed him to death. They took the body to Thammaloniguda near Nagarjuna Sagar Road and burnt it.

CITY BRIEFS Guard of honour for Dinesh Reddy

Airport officials seize cigarettes worth `5L

United State Protection Forum meets today

Jagan to meet Governor over ‘state of the state’

Naidu’s new yatra begins from Prakasam

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GP V Dinesh Reddy took guard of honour at Amberpet Police Training Center this morning. The guard of honour was to mark his last day in office as the head of police force. The Reddy expressed satisfaction over his tenure as the DGP and added that he was delighted to have maintained law and order without using a single bullet.

he customs department sleuths of Shamshabad International Airport seized a consignment of foreign cigarettes from the possession of a traveller. According to the officials the total cost of the consignment was `5 lakh in open market.

They further informed that the cigarettes were brought from Dubai illegally.

nited State Protection Forum is holding a meeting today to chalk out if its future course of action to intensify the agitation for united AP. All the stakeholders of the forum from government employees to civil society organisations will participate in the meeting.

The meeting will review the status of ongoing agitation.

SR Congress Party (YSRCP) president YS Jaganmohan Reddy would meet AP Governor ESL Narasimhan at 4pm this evening in Raj Bhavan. He will submit a memorandum to the Governor regarding the state of the state. A delegation of party MPs and MLAs will accompany him during the visit to Raj Bhavan.

he second leg of TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu's statewide campaign entitled Teluguvari Atmagourava Yatra will begin from Prakasam district from October 4. The yatra will cover almost all Assembly constituencies of the Prakasam district. Naidu is demanding equal justice for the people of all regions.

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News MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 LAST YEAR... HERE Past their prime

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ast year we had reported on how filmmakers in the Telugu film industry were finding it extremely difficult to weave interesting characters for older actors. But the dearth of ideas is not only the reason why films rarely feature actors past their prime. Film makers said that the market for Telugu cinema is less, which leaves them with very little space for experimentation.

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out of 10 children in China know cigarette logos, states a US study which came out on Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.

India has improved its share in international tourism receipts in the past decade... and its world ranking from 37th position in 2002 to 16th rank in 2012.

DS Rawat, Secretary general of ASSOCHAM.

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

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Jains come to the rescue in Nairobi Within hours of the jihadist attack in Westgate mall last week, the Jains became the silent heroes of emergency efforts in Nairobi.

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Lack of black models hits Paris Fashion Week .

Naomi Campbell and Iman slam the fashion industry for the lack of black models, a charge designers vehemently deny.

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Dye pits of Nigeria face danger of extinction.

A commitment to a centuries-old practice may have helped dye pit operators withstand developments that devastated Kano’s textile industry but might now go extinct.

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Two school girls killed in wall collapse in Odisha .

The parapet of the local school which was in a dilapidated condition came crashing down on them leaving little scope for the victims to escape.

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Tourism to earn India’s forex purse $6 bn by 2015.

ASSOCHAM says tourism earnings might reach US $26 billion (bn) in 2015 from current level of $20 bn.

CIVIC

Death traps on electric poles Despite a long-standing High Court directive to remove all private installations from electricity poles, private cables and advertisements continue to have a free run in the City posing a grave threat to the public.

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MOHSIN ALI feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Ignoring warnings of electricity authorities, the GHMC cable operators and internet service providers continue to entangle the electric poles with bulky cables and wires that pose danger to the public and disruption of power supply.

The act is so brazenly undertaken that the electricity poles that bring light into our lives are potential danger that will extinguish our lives. Throughout the city, especially in areas of Barkatpura, Narayanguda, Khairatabad, Banjara Hills, Mehdipatnam, Amberpet, Sanatnagar, Indira Park, electric poles have become disfigured due to misuse and abuse of an important public utility.

Long ago the High Court had directed the State government, the GHMC and the AP Central Power Distribution Company Limited, to remove cables from the electric polls, and it worked for some time, later authorities fell to their proverbial laidback style winking at the abuse of electric poles.

People from different locations complain about the official negligence of the infrastructure.

They point out how often breaking of electricity wires has been common, especially after showers. Rains double the danger of short-circuit and snapping of wires under strain. Recently in the electrical goods hub, at Troop Bazar, a live wire was broken and was lying on the road

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for more than an hour during the rain, said shop owners. Only providence saved commuters or else dozens would have been electrocuted.

A senior citizen and retired employee of electricity department from old city, said that "no safety precautions have been taken by the APCPDC to ensure that no private installations are brought or set up near transformers and live wires. While the electricity department has no qualm destroying trees in the

name of pruning, they ignore the private atrocity, why?

“Obviously, corruption. Money speaks, but in this area corruption would spell death and destruction,” said the man who knows the inside story of electricity department. He points out a death has happened in Chatrinaka area this month caused by wanton misuse of electricity poles.

Residents are fuming. The electricity department ruthlessly disconnect a domestic line for payment default, but do they care when public utility is abused? Assistant Engineers of each section are supposed to

regularly inspect the lines and transformers so that nobody misuse the facility. Electricity department has vast powers and yet they turn a Nelson’s Eye to this scourge, they regret.

Many citizens are scared when transformers are installed near their homes or live wires passed overhead. “Anything can happen. In Monsoon one hears loud bursts of wires broken or got fire due to friction and short-circuit,” pointed out DK Reddy, a resident of Jubilee Hills.

“There are 300 sub-stations located in the corporation’s jurisdiction in the 90- km radius from which 11 KV power supplies. Forty per cent of wires can't bear the uninterrupted power supply, and are often broken due to overload”, said the official from APCPDCL, not willing to disclose his name.

These are some accidents which took place in this month from electrical shocks. n A wife and husband met with an accident due to an electrical broken wire in Laxminagar, wife died on September 11 while husband suffered severe injuries n A man died in similar accident while fixing a flex banner near the live wire. It happened on September 10 . n In Saroornagar, a girl child, Pavani, died when she came in contact with a naked live wire which was supplying power to a Ganesh mandap.

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POLITICS

FINDING ANSWERS

Congress minority leaders ride the Telangana wave There is a plan to field an increased number of the minority Muslim candidates during the next Assembly elections.

INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: The ruling Congress party leaders from Telangana who are reveling in the wave of support created by the announcement of separate Telangana have ambitious plans to go ahead with.

A section of party leaders especially from minority community have decided to cash in on the feel good factor created by the T-decision to the hilt. As part of the plan the leaders have come up with a proposal which could be a historic move if implemented in toto by the party high command.

The proposal is to field more number of Muslim minority candidates during the next assembly elections.

A senior minority leader of the Congress Party from Telangana region recently made a representation to AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the scion of Gandhi Nehru family and requested him to give 17 assembly tickets to Muslim candidates during the next general elections.

These seats would fall under each of the 17 Lok Sabha seats, the total number of seats present in Telangana region.

Speaking to Postnoon, the Congress leader, on the condition of anonymity, said that Rahul Gandhi reacted positively to the representation made by him and the party high command is likely to take a firm decision in the coming days.

“Though Telangana consists of huge number of Muslims, there is no adequate representation of the Muslims in Assembly.

There is a strong need to bring in proportionate representation of

Cabinet meeting to iron out differences

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who recently grabbed headlines for his vitriolic comments against formation of the Telangana state, the Congress party high command is likely to meet with his cabinet colleagues from Seemandhra in the city today.

The meeting of the CM comes in the backdrop of a formal request made by AP Congress Committee Chief Botsa Satyanarayana recently.

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minorities in the Assembly. Rahul Gandhi reacted positively towards this direction," he said.

The leader reasoned that the wave created by the separate Telangana state announcement would help the party to ensure the victory of all the Muslim candidates.

Further opining on the matter, he noted, “The wave of support for Congress due to the Tfactor is very high. The party is going to form the government with a huge majority after the next general elections. Muslim candidates would also win with a huge majority by riding on the Telangana State wave."

Abid Rasool Khan demands 10 per cent seats for Muslims POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Speaking on the issue, AP State Minorities Commission Chairman Abid Rasool Khan said that there is a strong need for Muslim representation in AP Assembly and Lok Sabha.

“Two prominent committees like Justice Ranganath Misra and Justice Rajinder Sachar commission in no uncertain terms made it clear that the Muslims were more backward than Dalits of the country. I

strongly feel that without political empowerment of the Muslims, it is very difficult to achieve socio-economic empowerment. I think the Muslims should be given 10 per cent the total seats in Telangana,” he demanded.

“When I was the APCC spokesperson, I collected the data of winning horses who could be fielded in various assembly seats and made a representation to Rahul Gandhi.

The AICC vice-president reacted positively to my representation,” he added.

The sole agenda of the meeting will revolve around how to wrinkle out of the difficulties by the congress leaders and ministers due to the ongoing stir in the Seemandhra region.

The meeting of the CM has already assumed importance in the wake of reports that the CM would quit from his post after the approval of the cabinet note on formation of Telangana state and form his own political party to espouse the Andhra cause.

Speaking to Postnoon, a State cabinet minister said the most important challenge that they face in Seemandhra region is to protect the interests of the party and its image. "There is no decline in the amount of agitation even after two months.

People are not ready to listen to anything except the withdrawal of the announcement made by the center. We can't do that as loyalists of the party. But we can't also face the wrath of people and stand witness to fall of our party.

Our meeting with the CM would try to address this issue," he said.

NATION BRIEFS Relief for Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa

Vipassana pioneer SN Goenka passes away

An exact replica of 'Harijan' to be released

Engineer arrested for raping friend

Singh did not complain to Obama: Khurshid

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday quashed the withdrawal of Special Public Prosecutor Bhawani Singh in a disproportionate asset case against Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa. The apex court asked the state high court to consider giving extension to the presiding judge in the case who is retiring Monday upon his superannuation.

MUMBAI: Spiritualist and pioneer of the Vipassana meditation in India, S.N. Goenka died late Sunday night due to old age, an aide said here Monday. He was 90 and is survived by his wife Mata Elaichidevi and six sons. Goenka started teaching Vipassana meditation in 1969 and followed it up with a meditation centre in Igatpuri, Nashik in 1976.

AHMEDABAD: The facsimile version of 'Harijan', a weekly publication started by Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, to highlight the social and economic problems of India and the world, will be released today, Vivek Desai, managing trustee of Navajivan Trust, said, 'Harijan' was one of the two main publications of Gandhiji.

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old fashion designing student was allegedly raped by her engineer friend in a hotel in Delhi, police said today. Accused Vaibhav Jain (27) was arrested last night from his residence in Karol Bagh, police said.The girl had alleged that Jain had raped her after lacing her drink with a sedative.

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told US President Barack Obama about cross border terrorism to let him know "his true feelings" and concerns and it was not in the form of a complaint, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said today. Commenting on the issue, he said,"No, No. It was not a complaint.”

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Parking problems peak perpetually

MOHSIN ALI ali@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: It seems that the Hyderabad Traffic Police has a soft corner for shop owners who park their vehicles (four-wheelers) in front of their shops on main roads all day long, for they immediately react when customers or visitors park their vehicle even for a short time. While the recovery van carries away such two-wheelers, they promptly clamp the four wheelers.

Citizens complain that in several areas like Basheerbagh, and Nampally, whole lanes of the carriageway have been allowed for this kind of selective parking, leading to severe choking of traffic. Sometimes, big-sized SUVs are diagonally parked for convenience and protrude further into the moving traffic.

M Mrityunjayan Reddy, who drives along the Nampally main road frequently, said, “I am engaged with a private travels company. I have to pick and drop commuters to the Nampally Railway Station. It takes me 15

The traffic police seem to be selective in letting shop keepers park vehicles along main roads while fining customers to those shops.

minutes to half-an-hour for the short distance from here to Abids.”

“The traffic police at the signal can see only vehicles parked by customers and visitors on this road. This shows that the traffic police is ‘managed’ by these shop owners. The shops here should be asked to arrange parking space instead of inconve-

niencing the public,” Chandrashekhar another motorists said.

At Basheerbagh, commuters are facing a similar problem with parking being allowed beside a flyover. The commissioner’s office is not far from the bottleneck and traffic constables managing the traffic there remain mute spectators. When asked, a constable on duty said he did not

STUDY FINDING

9 out of 10 kids in China know cigarette logos WASHINGTON: Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-yearolds in various countries.

The study in the journal Pediatrics covered six nations — China, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, as well as China — where adult smoking rates are the highest, according to the World Health Organization.

More than two thirds of the children studied (68 per cent of the 2,423 participants) could identify at least one

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cigarette brand logo.

The findings raise concerns about whether low and middle income countries are complying with international bans on tobacco advertising to young children, the study authors said.

“What was amazing to me was how we saw kids who don’t live with smokers but were very aware of cigarette brands,” lead author Dina Borzekowski of the University of Maryland told AFP. “What that says to me is they are getting their messages through the community, in their environments. They are seeing it at retail establishments, they are seeing posters. When they go off to buy a piece of candy at a local store, they are seeing these logos.”

For the study, researchers sat down with children and played a matching game, in which the youths were asked to pair a logo with a picture of a product, such as a car, beverage, food item or pack of cigarettes.

All the children were shown Marlboro and Camel logos, along with local brands that were distinct to their country.

“We would show them a logo and they would have to pick up a card with the product,” said Borzekowski.

The highest recognition rates were in China, where 86 per cent of children could identify at least one cigarette brand logo.

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think it was a problem since his seniors never wrote out challans against vehicles parked there.

Shop owners from various commercial areas defended their action saying that they had obtained permission from the GHMC for parking their vehicles on the roads.

“Many of the shops do not have sufficient parking space.

Even those who do have parking facilities prefer to park their vehicles right in front of their shops for convenience,” a police official said.

A sub-inspector of traffic police said, “The liberal parking permission to shop keepers is given by civic authorities on several arterial roads in commercial areas like Punjagutta, Abids, Chikkadpally, Dilshuknagar, Ameerpet and Charminar. We have asked them not to allow diagonal parking in these areas”.

When the sub-inspector was asked why they challan those who park vehicle for a moment or two, he replied, “The motorists’ excuse for violating this rule is that they park their

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vehicles for ‘just a few minutes’, but what they do not realise is that these few minutes are enough to stagnate traffic, which could take a long time to clear.”

Most shopping complexes and malls have parking provisions for their customers, but not for autos. Hyderabad Central is one such example where one can see autos hovering in the area in front of it causing nuisance to the traffic.

“People visiting malls need these autos. It becomes difficult for us to clear the area permanently,” a traffic policeman at Panjagutta said.

Unavailability of parking space in most business establishments could be a major reason that forces motorists to park haphazardly. Unauthorised parking has become a major concern for traffic managers and repeated special drives have been launched to provide free carriageway.

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OBITUARY

Saying goodbye to a friend Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.

Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you plann'd: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray.

Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I had, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad.

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Hoist the main sail, here I come Ain't no room on board for the insincere You're my witness, I'm your mutineer I was born to rock the boat Some may sink but we will float Grab your coat, let's get out of here You're my witness, I'm your mutineer Long ago we laughed at shadows Lightning flashed and thunder followed us You could never find us here You're my witness, I'm your mutineer

Christina Rossetti, Remember

DEAN WILLIAMS

dean@postnoon.com

Warren Zevon, Mutineer

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esterday, a helicopter crashed just outside Mumbai, killed all but one on board. When we found out the news in the paper, I immediately phoned a friend of mine, Dean D’Souza, to see if he had any more information. Dean’s a helicopter engineer based in Mumbai; if anyone knew anything about the accident, it would be him. I couldn’t get through.

Later, my sister called to tell me that Dean had died. He died in a helicopter crash, just outside Mumbai.

Dean was 37 years old. Dean was my best friend.

I met Dean when we studied aircraft maintenance engineering together in Mumbai. I knew him a bit later. People will say Dean was the life of the party, and he was. They’ll say he always managed to look at the bright side of things, and he did. They’ll say that he was the glowing light that shone through the dark, when all others were fading into obscurity... he is.

Dean and I were young together, and as young men, we loved, lost, drank, and loved again. We were bound by a penchant for the finer things in life, the fact that they were all non-material made it all the more emotionally riotous. Dean was one of the few people I have met in my life who rarely had an ill-word to say about anyone. If he didn’t like them, he simply dismissed them.

Dean and I both quit engineering around the same time: I left to pursue a career in newspapers and he forged a path in the oil pipeline industry. Where I was nihilistic and aimless, he was a go-getter; always focussed, always armed with the knowledge that he knew where he was going. Dean was never shy to tell me when I was being an arsehole, which was quite a lot of the time during our roaring twenties, and it was to his credit that he continued to do that right up until a few months before he died.

Dean loved women, and while he may never have comes across as a one-woman man, his heart held a special place for one of them (maybe two, it can happen). The last time we met was in April, and we spoke of her. She had moved on since their relationship in the 2000s, but they

had kept in touch. Dean was never one to rock the boat; he had the innate ability to let things breathe if that’s what they wanted. He looked to the past because he wanted to revel in fond memories, rather than most of us who rake it up to wallow in self-pity. She will be devastated when she finds out, but she will know that he would want anything but sorrow when people remember him. He would want smiles, laughs, and beer-fuelled reminisces.

Dean returned to the aircraft engineering fold a few years ago. He discovered that it was what he really wanted to do.

He put his heart into his ‘comeback’ and

succeeded, eventually landing a job with a helicopter company. The last time we met he was happy, and planning his next venture with his other love, e-retail. The future was out there waiting, and he was rushing to meet it.

I am notoriously bad at keeping in touch with people once they are out of my space, and Dean knew that. He never judged, but he made damn sure that he harangued me into keeping in touch with him. I’m so glad he did.

I have never been much of a friendmaker, preferring acquaintances to anything closer. But Dean transcended that.

He knew everything about me, and

made sure I only know things about him that I would find interesting. I will feel his loss at my very core, as will hundreds of others.

I don’t believe that anything exists after death; no heaven, no hell, just a dispersion of atoms. So disperse old friend.

Fly forward into the cosmos and let every bit carry the memories of a life well spent.

So that one day, when we too have become part of the fabric of the universe, our memories may meet again and form the great tapestry of our lives.

Until then from R—, S—, D— and myself, have a brilliant journey to the stars. You were the brightest of them all.

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JUDGEMENT DAY

Fodder scam: Lalu convicted The ordinance that would have shielded tainted and convicted legislators from disqualification has been put under scanner and is likely to be withdrawn once the PM returns from the US. RANCHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was convicted Monday in a fodder scam case by a Special CBI court here. The quantum of sentence will be announced Oct 3.

The multi-million animal husbandry department scam, popularly known as the fodder scam, accuses Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra, both former chief ministers of Bihar, ministers from the department, two IAS officials and others, of fraudulent withdrawal of `37.70 crore from Chaibasa district treasury.

The verdict is crucial for Lalu Prasad and his future as a political leader since the ordinance that would have shielded tainted and convicted parliamentarians and legislators from disqualification has been put under scanner and is likely to be withdrawn.

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There were a total of 56 accused in the case. But during the trial, seven accused died, two turned approver, one admitted to the crime and one was discharged.

Judge PK Singh had fixed July 15 as the date of verdict, and asked the remaining 45 accused to be present in the court.

Lalu Prasad moved the Jharkhand High Court and later the Supreme Court, seeking change of the judge in the case.

Both the courts dismissed his petition, and directed him to complete argument in the case before the CBI court.

Lalu Prasad quit the chief

Bihar sounds alert ahead of sentencing

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uthorities in Bihar have sounded an alert across the state Monday, apprehending trouble after the court pronounced verdict in a multicrore fodder scam case involving Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.

"The police headquarters has alerted all the superintendents of police and asked them to keep a close watch after the court verdict on Lalu Prasad in the fodder scam minister's post in 1997 when his name figured in the CBI investigations in the scam, which surfaced in 1996.

Around 54 of the 61 cases were transferred to Jharkhand,

case," a police official said.

According to police, alert was sounded following an intelligence report that Lalu's supporters, including RJD workers and leaders, would take to streets or go on rampage if court verdict went against him.

Additional security forces have been deployed in sensitive areas to check and control any attempt to create violence after the court verdict, police said. after it was created as a separate state from Bihar in November 2000. Different CBI courts have passed judgments in more than 43 cases. Lalu and Mishra are accused in five cases.

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REWIND MODE Riders dressed as members of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's Old Guard ("grognards" in French) attend the reenactment of a battle on Sunday in Saint-Jean les Deux Jumeaux, north-central France.

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BHUBANESWAR: Two minor girls were killed and one injured when the parapet of a hostel building of a government-run residential school collapsed in Kandhamal district.

The mishap occurred at the premises of Sevashram school at Bastingia on Sunday when around 40 students were sitting on the verandah of the girls' hostel for meals. The parapet which was in a dilapidated condition came crashing down on them leaving little scope for the victims to escape.

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WORLD BRIEFS Indonesia asylum boat toll hits 36

Japan arrests Chinese crew over fatal crash

US drone strike kills three in Pakistan

Tonga PM suffers stroke in New York

Rebels clash with Mali troops in restive north

JAKARTA: The death toll from the sinking of an Australia-bound asylum-seeker boat off Indonesia rose to 36 Monday, an official said, as Australia's new Prime Minister Tony Abbott was set to begin a visit to Jakarta. The boat, which was estimated to be carrying between 80 and 120 Middle Eastern asylum seekers, went down on Friday.

TOKYO: Japan's coastguard said Monday it had arrested a Chinese crew member of a Sierra Leone-registered vessel over a collision with a Japanese ship that left five people dead and one missing. Xia Hongbo, 35, was on duty when the 2,962tonne Jia Hui collided with the 498tonne Eifuku Maru No. 18 on Friday, the official said.

MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike targeting a militant compound Monday killed three militants in a troubled Pakistan tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. The attack took place in the Boya area of North Waziristan region of which Miranshah is the main town. This was the second strike in less than 24 hours.

NUKU'ALOFA: Tongan Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano suffered a minor stroke while in New York for the UN General Assembly and was hospitalised, his office said Monday.

The 61-year-old fell ill after attending last week's General Assembly as part of a delegation from the Pacific nation led by King Tupou VI, a spokesman for his office said.

BAMAKO: The Malian army came under attack Sunday from gunmen in the rebel stronghold of Kidal, in a sign of intensifying violence against the military after peace talks with rebels broke down.

The firefight follows two militant attacks on soldiers since Tuareg rebels claiming autonomy for northern Mali pulled out of the talks.

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DEM-REPUBLICAN TUSSLE

IT’S DO OR DIE... ... as US government faces shutdown

MICHAEL MATHES Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON: Lawmakers have one final day to try to prevent the first US government shutdown in 17 years, but a deal appeared remote Monday as congressional leaders showed little intent to compromise.

With Congress going into crunch sessions ahead of an 11:59 pm (0359 GMT Tuesday) deadline, a House Republican leader offered a glimmer of hope when he hinted that his party could offer a new plan that might pass muster in the Democratic-held Senate.

"I think the House will get back together in enough time, send another provision not to shut the government down, but to fund it, and it will have a few other options in there for the Senate to look at again," number three House Republican Kevin McCarthy told Fox News Sunday.

Congress must pass a stopgap funding measure before the new fiscal year begins Tuesday or much of the US federal government will close down.

The procedure became dramatically more complicated when Republicans linked the budget legislation to an attempt to thwart President Barack Obama's health care law.

The impasse is already affecting global markets: In Asian trading on Monday oil prices tumbled, markets slumped and the Japanese yen jumped in value while the dollar weakened, mostly due to fears that a budget deal will not be reached before a shutdown.

After the Senate passed a straightforward spending bill on Friday, the House countered after hours of debate Saturday by attaching amendments seeking a one-year delay to so-called Obamacare, as well as repeal of a medical device tax which helps fund the law.

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who refused to call the chamber into session over the weekend despite the rapidly approaching deadline, warned before the vote that such a measure would be dead on arrival.

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The White House also sharply rebuked the move, and warned that the president would veto it even if the Senate did approve it.

On Monday "the Senate will do exactly what we said we would do and reject these measures," Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson said."

"At that point, Republicans will be faced with the same choice they have always faced: put the Senate's clean funding bill on the floor and let it pass with bipartisan votes, or force a Republican government shutdown."

Republican McCarthy hinted that if the Senate rejects the measure as expected, the new House approach would still retain a provision "that I believe the Senate can accept, that will have fundamental changes into Obamacare."

That provision may

Catheryn Carroll, of Washington DC, berates members of the House Republican caucus while they hold a press conference on the steps of the US Senate September 29, 2013 in Washington, DC. Republican members of the House were holding a press conference to protest the U.S. Senate not being in session today to avert a government shutdown.

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well be the medical device tax.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to repeal the tax in March, but it was a non-binding budget resolution.

The Senate's number two

Democrat, Dick Durbin, appeared open to the possibility.

"I'm willing to look at that, but not with a gun to my head, not with the prospect of shutting down the government," he told the CBS Sunday talk show "Face the Nation."

With Republicans and Democrats in a dangerous game of political chicken, the government was on the verge of ordering hundreds of thousands of federal workers to stay home.

As lawmakers traded blame, the Democratic leadership sounded resigned about a pending shutdown.

Asked if he believed gov-

Problem

The procedure became dramatically more complicated when Republicans linked the budget legislation to an Congress must pass attempt to thwart a stopgap funding President Barack measure before the new Obama's health fiscal year begins Tuesday care law. or much of the US federal government will close down.

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ernment would shutter on Tuesday, Durbin grimly said "I'm afraid I do."

House Speaker John Boehner has been under intense pressure from his party's most conservative wing, a small band of lawmakers who forced Republican leaders to double down on their anti-Obamacare strategy. Reid insisted that "the American people will not be extorted by Tea Party anarchists," referring to the ultraconservative faction of Republicans.

But Boehner warned that if the Senate waits until hours before the deadline to vote, "it would be an act of breathtaking arrogance by the Senate Democratic leadership."

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impasse is already affecting global markets: In Asian trading on Monday oil prices tumbled, markets slumped and the Japanese yen jumped in value while the dollar weakened, mostly due to fears that a budget deal will not be reached before a shutdown.

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OLD, BUT GOLD

DYE, NOT DIE!

A commitment to a centuries-old practice may have helped dye pit operators withstand developments that have devastated Kano’s textile industry.

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The high cost of operating a business, combined with the influx of cheap foreign fabrics, especially from China, have forced the closure of all of Kano’s 20 textile factories.

AMINU ABUBAKAR feedback@postnoon.com KANO: The technique used by a group of northern Nigerian craftsman to dye cotton sheets indigo has survived for more than 500 years, but the risks of extinction have never been higher.

At the dye pits in Kano, Nigeria’s second city, a solution made up of natural indigo, ash and potash is brewed for at least a month in a shaft shaped like a well dug six-feet deep.

The 125 “Kofar Mata” pits were constructed in a walled compound in central Kano in 1498 and assigned to individual families whose descendants are said to still control the trade.

“Clinging to our local technique has been the secret to our survival,” said 38-year-old Yusuf Sa’id. “Sometimes it pays to be conservative.”

A commitment to a centuriesold practice may have helped dye pit operators withstand developments that have devastated Kano’s textile industry.

Despite being Africa’s top oil producer, Nigeria has failed to provide a reliable flow of electricity to its people, forcing industries to spend heavily on generators.

The high cost of operating a business, combined with the influx of cheap foreign fabrics,

especially from China, have forced the closure of all of Kano’s 20 textile factories over the last two decades, said Ali Madugu, deputy head of Nigeria’s main manufacturers union.

Manufacturing in general has all but collapsed across the city of some five million people.

The dye pits are however cheap to run, requiring no electricity, and still have loyal customers seeking the unique product.

SECURITY FEARS

But customers have diminished significantly over the last two years, especially Western tourists.

The violent Islamist group Boko Haram has repeatedly attacked Kano with bombings and gun raids, including a massive assault in January 2012 that killed at least 185 people.

“Tourists used to come in large numbers, on a daily basis, but they have been scared away by insecurity,” said Sa’id.

“Business has been quite low in the last two years.”

Many foreign governments have issued travel warnings against visiting northern Nigeria amid the Boko Haram insurgency.

While Nigeria has never been a leading tourism destination, Kano, an ancient city rich in Islamic history, did previously receive more visitors, including

expatriates based in Lagos or the capital Abuja.

ASIAN IMPORTS A THREAT

Domestic demand for textiles however remains strong.

Kano’s massive and hectic textile market attracts buyers from across Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country with some 170 million people, and from the wider Sahel region, but virtually all of the merchandise comes from Asia, said Liti Kukul of the textile traders association.

Nigeria has at various points over the last decade sought to ban, and more recently heavily tax, the import of foreign textiles but the measures have had little

impact.

The dye pit operators are now considered the city’s last indigenous textile producers but even their output has declined.

Not all of the 125 pits are still operational: it costs $300 (220 euros) to prepare the dyeing solution, an unrealistic overhead cost for some of the families which own pits, even if the solution lasts for one year.

But Ismail Lawan, 40, was hard at work on a recent morning, perched on a low stool, dipping a hand-made cotton sheet into a six-foot well, his rubber gloves stained a dark purple.

The dying process involves dipping the fabric in the solution

for a minute, then pulling it out and exposing it to the air for another minute or two.

“You repeat this cycle until you get the desired colour,” said Sa’id, explaining that roughly an hour of treatment produces a lighter indigo, but that the cycle can be repeated for up to three hours to produce the darker shades.

Before the dyeing is done, the designers, who are typically women, decorate each cloth with one of ten patterns, including one specific for weddings called “Bride and Groom.”

Fabrics made at the dye pits typically sell for roughly $20.

The compound that hosts the pits has inevitably decayed since 1498 and the Kano state government spent $95,000 earlier this year to refurbish the site.

But, according to Sa’id, over five centuries the inner walls of the pits “have never peeled off”.

Some may doubt that claim and witnesses present for the original construction are long gone, but Sa’id insisted that the “local materials” used to line the inner walls of the pits have stayed impervious.

Foreigners who have tried to replicate the craft have consistently failed, he added.

But as for what local materials have kept the pits intact, Sa’id said “that has remained our closely guarded secret.”

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UNFAIR, THIS

Lack of black models hits Paris Fashion Week Naomi Campbell and Iman recently slammed the fashion industry for the lack of black models, a charge designers vehemently deny.

HELEN ROWE feedback@postnoon.com PARIS: Paris fashion this week tiptoed around the scarcity of black models on the catwalk with reaction reflecting the growing controversy surrounding the issue highlighted by models Naomi Campbell and Iman.

Designers told AFP their only concern was to find models who embodied the spirit of their creations irrespective of skin colour.

And one industry professional put the lack of black faces down to a minimalist trend that has sparked a demand for Asian models.

“I don’t only do shows for white girls, but I don’t do quotas (either). I choose girls that please me,” said Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello, whose show included Asian and mixed race models.

Another designer, Damir Doma, told AFP: “I never judge anyone by skin... I’m looking for the right personality.”

Doma’s show featured one black and two Asian models but the number could me “be more or less”, he said.

“It depends on the season and the girl that comes to the casting. If she’s right for the clothes I would definitely take her,” he said.

Their comments follow a letter sent earlier this month to fashion governing bodies around the world by models Iman, Naomi Campbell and US model-turnedactivist Bethann Hardison.

In their letter, the trio condemned fashion houses that used just “one

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or no models of colour” for a collection, saying the result was “racism”, even if it was unintentional.

Virginie Deren of the agency Ford Models Europe stressed the importance of trends in the industry.

“For the last two or three seasons, there has been a real passion for Asian models, especially Chinese ones,” she said.

Chinese consumers have become increasingly important to the fashion world as their economic power has grown in recent years.

Other trends down the years had seen black models in demand as well as Belgians and what Deren called “healthy Americans”.

“We have black models (on our books) but we are not asked for them for the catwalks (at the moment).

“It’s not racism.

Things are not like that. Models have to fit in with trends (and) the current fashion is a minimalist one that the designers associate with Asian girls,” she said.

In their l e t t e r , Campbell, Iman and Hardison named dozens of labels they considered to be most at fault including Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs.

“Eyes are on an industry that season after season watches

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fashion houses consistently use one or no models of colour,” they wrote.

“No matter the intention, the result is racism. Not accepting another based on the colour of their skin is clearly beyond aesthetic...,” they said, adding that the issue was specifically a lack of black models, not Asian ones.

Malaika Firth, 19, in Paris for her first catwalk shows, said she had not experienced any difficulties she could link to skin colour but stressed that she was mixed race, not black.

“So far so good..., I support equal opportunities,” said the half-British, half-Kenyan model who has appeared in advertising campaigns for Burberry and Prada.

Other models with more catwalk experience, however, were more nuanced.

Brazilian model Muriel Beal, 31, said that there were too few black models working in the industry.

But when asked if the lack of black faces at shows was for this reason or due to discrimination she replied: “It depends.”

Others attending shows who were not employed in the industry expressed more robust views.

Some made it clear that they would like to see a concerted effort by designers to address the issue once and for all.

French visual artist Abby Regis, said he was appalled by the situation.

“It is shocking,” he said. “You can do what you want to do but I see some designers using black models,” he said, making it clear that if it was possible for some, it should be for others.

Laura Bestle, a 23-year-old German international business student, said she suspected some fashion houses included a single black model as a way of “getting critics off their backs”. And she said described the idea black models were not cast because they were not right for particular clothes as “just an excuse”.

“I don’t believe it,” she added.

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A HELPING HAND

The silent heroes of Nairobi

The Jain community, whose religion upholds non-violence as a sacred principle, opened their doors at the onset of the attack on September.

AYMERIC VINCENOT Agence France-Presse NAIROBI: As a jihadist commando sowed death and horror inside Westgate mall last week, Nairobi’s Jains became the silent heroes of the days-long emergency effort.

The Jain community, whose small Indian religion upholds non-violence as a sacred principle, opened their doors at the onset of the attack on September 21 claimed by Somalia’s AlQaeda-linked Shebab group.

As the crackle of gunshots filled the air, the Oshwal religious centre just 100 metres (yards) away was a haven where survivors, relatives, security forces and journalists were sheltered, treated, counselled and fed.

“We have a lot of space and numerous parking places,” said Bhupendra Shah, a senior member of the Visa Oshwal community.

On the Saturday the raid was launched, “I made a round, I saw soldiers and policemen standing, who where hungry and thirsty.”

“We sent emails to request help, and donations started to arrive on Sunday morning,” said Shah.

Within hours the Jains mobilised like an army and tapped into their formidable economic power.

Families brought gallons of juice freshly squeezed at home, a sporting club donated eight vans packed with food, an industrial bakery and a top retail chain gave tonnes of bread and water bottles.

The Jains have only 12,000 members in Nairobi, a city of four million with a large population of Indian descent, but among them are the CEOs of Nakumatt, East Africa’s retail giant, and other top companies.

On the second and third days of the brutal siege, Oshwal volunteers served around 15,000 meals inside their religious centre, an imposing ochre building of Hindu architecture surrounded by sprawling grounds.

Three times a day, the red vests of the Red Cross, the green ones of the St John ambulance service, the camouflage gear of the elite forces battling the mall attackers, mingled in the queue.

Police officers bristling with assault rifles and journalists with cameras also got in line for a plate of food, taking a short break as the siege dragged on.

Serving this exhausted crowd on the front line of one of the

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worst attacks in Kenya’s history were 400 Jain volunteers working in shifts to welcome their visitors.

A first aid centre was set up in the underground car park to ease the burden on the city’s overwhelmed hospitals.

The Oshwal centre also made space available to teams offering psychological counselling to traumatised survivors and

bereaved families, or helping people to report a missing person.

‘Do not kill, don’t have anger’ At least 67 people, including children, are so far confirmed to have been killed in the attack, that also left dozens wounded and 61 people are still reported missing.

“Jain is one of the oldest reli-

gions in the world,” Shah said.

“Our religion says ‘do not kill, don’t have anger’, ‘respect any form of life’.”

Jainism is thousands of years old, a religion whose philosophical roots date back to ancient India and are inspired by the same principles of tolerance that influenced Mahatma Gandhi.

Most its followers are vegetarians or vegans and some of them even refrain from eating roots and tubers in order not to kill insects.

Jain monks sweep the floor in front of them and cover their mouths with their hands as they walk to avoid stepping on or swallowing the slightest creature.

The community is estimated at barely five million worldwide.

Conspicuously absent from the temporary crisis management hub set up at the Oshwal were the Kenyan government services.

“When you live in Kenya, (help from the government) is the last thing you ask. You have to rely on yourself,” said Shah.

“Not a single person from the government came to ask what they could do.”

But the Jains’ efforts didn’t go unnoticed, galvanising good will among other religious communities and in some cases even breaking down the prejudice that permeates Kenya’s complex social fabric.

“The important thing is that all Kenyans came together as one, as Kenyans, people from all origins, all communities came to help,” said Miten Shah, another member of Oshwal’s Jain community.

“I never thought the Indians could be so generous,” a black African Kenyan who survived the attack said.

A week after the bloodshed, as the nation took stock and licked its wounds, hundreds of people were back at the Oshwal centre for a marathon ecumenical prayer vigil for the victims of the massacre.

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Business

OIL PRICES TUMBLE OVER US IMPASSE

Oil prices tumbled in Asian trade Monday as a budget impasse in the United States threatens to shut down parts of the economy, analysts said.

DIRTY DEALS

INTEL BUYS MICRON PLANT

Now, Saddam link rocks Oz bank’s firm Secret files show that officials from the central bank’s scandal-hit Note Printing Australia went to Iraq to discuss a contract to turn the country’s paper currency into polymer notes.

SYDNEY: A company owned by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was Monday accused of attempting to strike an illegal business deal with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at the height of UN sanctions.

Secret files show that officials from the central bank’s scandal-hit Note Printing Australia (NPA) went to Iraq to discuss a contract to turn the country’s paper currency into polymer notes, according to a joint investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Fairfax Media.

During the 1998 trip, codenamed Delta Project, they allegedly met a middleman — Hussein’s brother-in-law and bodyguard Arshad Yassin.

“Indications from Arshad Yassin’s office are that Saddam Hussein’s office has already allocated $US65 million for the total project,” RBA officials said in one document reported by the media groups.

“He has confirmed that Saddam Hussein has seen the polymer notes samples and is keen to adopt our product.”

Reserve officials working for NPA said the funds could potentially be accessed by funnelling them through a Jordanian bank “with the green light of SH (Saddam Hussein),” the reports said.

The operation was called off six months later after Australian

AUSTERITY PAIN Dublin’s austerity drive puts Upper House at risk DUBLIN: It has been described as elitist, a political dinosaur and a mere talking shop but next month’s referendum on whether to abolish Ireland’s upper house of parliament is proving harder to sell than Dublin might have predicted. Support for abolishing the upper house has ebbed away since the idea was

first mooted and polls show only half of likely voters remain in favour of the move.

The proposal has the backing of the coalition government and some of the opposition but a hefty percentage of voters are undecided, lending momentum to the main ‘no’ to abolition campaign as the October 4 vote nears.

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diplomats uncovered the secret dealings with the brutal regime, according to the ABC. David Chaikin, a legal expert at the University of Sydney who reviewed the confidential bank documents, said the negotiations were a violation of international law and alarm bells should have been sounded “to the highest levels of the bank”.

“What was happening is not

only in violation of law, but could potentially destroy and undermine the reputation of Note Printing Australia and its owner, the Reserve Bank,” he told the broadcaster.

He added to Fairfax that the files contained a “very strong prima facie” case that officials involved in the trip had breached a UN sanction that banned Australians from promoting the sale or supply of goods to Iraq.

NPA has been plagued by allegations of corruption in recent years, with claims it and another RBA subsidiary Securency paid bribes to win plastic bank note contracts in Asia.

Executives from both companies have been charged over the alleged racket, which involved contracts in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Nepal, following an expose by Fairfax in 2009.

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Setback for austerity in Portugal local elections LISBON: Portugal’s opposition Socialists inflicted a stinging defeat on the Social Democrats in local elections as voters displayed their frustrations at the government’s austerity measures.

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho admitted his conservative Social Democrat party’s “national defeat” in

the municipal polls Sunday, which saw them lose control of the major cities of Porto, Sintra and Vila Nova de Gaia to the Socialists, according to partial results.

The opposition Socialists also retained power in the capital Lisbon, with an increased share of the vote.

NUMEROLOGY

15,000 positions will be slashed worldwide by German engineering giant Siemens by late next year as part of a cost-cutting drive, including 5,000 in its home country.

NO FREE LUNCHES IN UK MANCHESTER: Britons who are out of work for several years will be required to work full-time on community projects to receive state unemployment payments, finance minister George Osborne will announce on Monday. The proposal is the latest attempt by the Conservative-led government to reform the benefits system, which Prime Minister David Cameron says does not provide enough incentives for people to go out to work. It will be announced at the party’s annual conference in Manchester, northwest England, in a bid to woo traditional conservative voters ahead of the 2015 general election.

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Intel and Micron signed a deal according to which Intel would continue to manufacture the same flash memories which are currently manufactured at the plant, and will sell them to Micron, Xinhua reported. Intel would also continue to employ 800 of about 1,000 workers who currently work at the factory, Intel said in a statement. The deal is expected to be concluded in the next three months.

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Comment Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.

Ayn Rand, American novelist

Kenya president finds new stature, and leeway after attack JEAN MARC MOJON Agence France-Presse

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ntil the Nairobi mall carnage, Uhuru Kenyatta was a beleaguered and divisive president. But his own bereavement and new clothes as commanderin-chief have earned him fresh support and, some say, a "get out of jail free card" for the International Criminal Court.

The deadly September 21 raid on the Westgate mall brings new challenges to the government, which now has to explain why it failed to act on repeated warnings and find ways to thwart future attacks.

But Kenyatta himself, who lost his nephew and his fiancee in the siege, has showed mettle that won him support beyond his tribal constituency.

"I did not vote for him but I have to say he showed real strength and determination. I was proud," said Alex Odhiambo, a young taxi driver, said the day after Kenyatta announced the end of the siege.

In his speeches to the nation during the crisis, Kenyatta spoke of his loss, called for national unity and vowed to punish the perpetrators.

"Whether the security operation was well handled or not has not yet been laid at his feet. He sent the right signals, looked in control. Presidential," said Mati.

The 51-year-old scion of Kenya's founding president is now likely to enjoy better support than usual from his traditional enemies.

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS Narendra Modi has said that while he was willing to take on Manmohan Singh within the country, he would not tolerate any attack on the Indian prime minister by a foreigner, certainly from the PM of Pakistan. Wish we could expand boundaries to the universal level, like Kiran Bedi once advocated. There would then be universal brotherhood.

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I MUST CONFESS… BUT... SERIOUSLY

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n 1989 I took $5 and walked down to the local record store and bought my very first tape – Guns N’ Roses. That was the beginning of my metal listening days. I spent the majority of my teenage years addicted to heavy metal, especially Metallica. This was an era that predates ‘instant music’.

As time passed, my taste in music expanded, mainly to things like jazz, opera and international music. I honestly couldn’t give a used baby’s diaper about the pop nonsense that is out here these days (Bollywood, you are also guilty of creating nonsense). The two most current artists I’ve discovered is an Algerian artist named Rashid Taha and a French jazz singer Zaz. While the world wages an online war against pop music, I remain on the fridges of society with the likes of Tom Waits, Dave Matthews and Noor Jahan.

Then it happened. I listened to one of those pop songs and found myself liking it. There is a part of me that doesn’t give a damn who knows I liked that song, but then there is social media, and according to social media, liking these songs is considered sacrilegious in the music world.

Rihanna – Diamonds. I’ve never been a fan of Rihanna, nothing against her, but pop

nonsense is not my cup of tea.

So what is it about this song that just gets to me? Well it is definitely the annoying part where she bellows out “shine bright like a diamond” in a highpitched voice. Personally, I think the song would have been better without that part, but that’s just my opinion. But on the flipside, there is something about her voice in this song that tugs at an emotional note of one’s imagination. She hits a high note that reflects more pain than materialism projected by the title of the song. So, that one isn’t too bad.

The next song? Seriously, I am almost ashamed that I like this artist’s work.

Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball.

Hey, don’t judge me! I’m telling you, I don’t know how the hell

this happened. I was minding my own business, listening to Little Jimmy Scotts on YouTube when this song came up on the suggested video list, and like a mistake that I can’t erase, I clicked on the link. I must have listened to the song at least a dozen times before shutting down my computer. However, I couldn’t bear to watch the video even once (it’s disturbing to see construction equipment being used in such manner). A week has gone by and I still listen to the song. I actually have found myself singing along to the song.

Don’t judge me! I have never listened to any of her songs prior to this, but I must admit, it is a good song and she is a good singer. Then I started to think more about it. Why the hell do I

feel like I need to apologise for liking this song? Social media, that’s why!

After her VMA performance and the backlash that followed on social media outlets, it almost became a social taboo to say you listen to Miley Cyrus, as the masses were equating her performance with her quality of work. Again, haven’t seen the video of her performance, nor do I plan to, but post-VMA no one was openly admitting they listen to her, not even my 16year-old niece, and she listens to real crap.

So here I am, Metallica + Miley Cyrus. Confused? Not really. However, I don’t see this as a reoccurring trend. My conscience is struggling with this, and its getting tired.

EDITORIALS You can’t get away from murder!

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he show-cause issued by the Bar Council of India to lawyer AP Singh for saying, ‘If my daughter was having premarital sex and moving around at night with her boyfriend, I would have burnt her alive. I would not have let this situation happen. All parents should adopt such an attitude,’ referring to the Delhi gang-rape case is a ray of hope. The advocate has cleverly used the media to have his scheming way. His explanation later on that he said what he said under the pressure of some anti-social element makes it worse, for had he spontaneously replied do a query with the blunder, he could be excused, but the pre-emptive nature of the comment makes it a serious one — for an advocate to give in to pressure of a thug is not acceptable. If a person empowered with the most powerful defence weapon, the law, in the country cannot defend himself, how will he defend his innocent clients? But then, he has taken upon himself the onus of defending the rapists in the infamous case, hasn’t he?

READERS’ VIEWS

Many a slip between cup and lip

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ow long will well-meaning schemes advised by forward-thinking brains of the land suffer limited implementation because of self-indulgent devious public figures? Another one lined up is an MGNREGA scheme to provide net-enabled mobile phones to 2.5 crore rural people at a cost of nearly `5,000 crore. Will these people be able to access information on agriculture, healthcare, education and employment, or will this will turn out to be yet another scam? Your guess is as good as ours.

We invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to feedback@postnoon.com or # Plot No 550-A1,3rd Floor, Road No 92, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500033 Landmark – Volkswagen showroom or even by way of a call on 4067 2222. Editor: Dean Williams

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campus BACK TO SCHOOL

WHAT’S NEW

THINK Global School chooses Indus International

KUNG-FU FIGHTING The Centre has advised all state governments to make arrangements for self defense to be included in school curriculums

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asic self-defense training is essential as you can protect yourself in dangerous situations.

It’s better to be safe than sorry, goes a well-known saying. The amount of violence that has increased everywhere in the world sees not only women being targeted but men as well.

It’s important for both men and women to be able to protect themselves against rape, domestic violence and kidnapping.

Self defense is an all encompassing skill that anyone can learn and apply in their daily life.

Awareness is quite possibly the most important aspect of self defense. Knowing where you are and who is around you is paramount to personal defense.

In order to create awareness and make sure a child is well-equipped at all times, schools and parents need to encourage selfdefense classes at the school level.

Self defense is as important as any other subject in the school curriculum and needs to be taught and updated regularly so

Martial arts training is an excellent way to gain self-confidence.

Learning martial arts will not only improve you physically and mentally as well. it becomes instinctive to students in a difficult situation.

Students require information about how young people are at risk of assault. These differ for male and

Here are some rules that will help everyone avoid becoming a victim. n n n n n n n

Familiarize yourself with your usual travel routes.

Consider carrying pepper spray.

Be particularly alert at red light, stop sign and gas stations.

Always look under and inside your vehicle before you get too close to it.

Know how to defend yourself if attacked in your car.

If your car breaks down, raise the hood and stay inside with the doors locked.

Never accept a ride from a stranger.

female students particularly in secondary school. It is often considered that females are more in need of self defense than the male students because the emphasis is placed on issues relating to sexual assault. Our experience demonstrates that boys are often in need of alternative strategies that emphasise awareness, giving themselves permission not to engage, de-escalation and assertiveness skills and some physical strategies that enhance non engagement.

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Never leave your driver’s license in your car.

Always remember where you park your car.

Always walk with confidence.

Never pull into a parking space next to anyone loitering or sitting in a parked car.

Familiarize yourself with ambush zones on the streets.

Avoid high-crime areas.

When walking the streets, constantly scan your environment.

Avoid entering a dark environment.

Hyderabad Public School, Delhi Public School, St Maaz High School, Sujatha High School and St.Patricks High School have all incorporated self defense classes in their curriculum. They regularly provide training to students in martial arts and Kickboxing.

Martial art training is also an excellent way to gain self confidence. Learning martial arts will not only improve your strength, flexibility, stamina, and balance but at the same time, it will sharpen your mental capabilities as well.

THINK Global School, an independent high school that travels the world, giving students the opportunity to study in 12 different cities over the course of 4 years chose Indus International School in Hyderabad. TGS, an international Baccalaureate World School spends each semester in a different country.

COLLEGE OF THE WEEK

BITS

Birla Institute of Technology and Science is one of India’s leading higher education institutes.

The BITS campus in Hyderabad was established in 2008 and is spread over an area of 200 acres in Jawahar Nagar, Shamirpet Mandal.

The campus is completely residential and houses over 2800 students and over 140 faculty members.

SCHOOL APPS

We understand that it’s quite difficult to stay alert during lectures or to follow every single word that the professor is saying. Use Snoozer to actually record your whole lecture and organise them according to class.

The app comes with a nifty photo feature allowing you to snap a picture of a diagram.

It’s available for the iPhone and iPad.

Penultimate is an amazing app for avid note-takers.

This is environment friendly too since you can download the app on your iPad and it works as a virtual notebook. Use your finger or purchase an iPad pressure instrument to write and scribble down notes or diagrams.

You can buy it for $1.99 for the iPad.

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spotlight TRADITIONAL BATTERING

JOY OF MIXING

As per tradition, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre organised an elaborate cake mixing ceremony. A festive mode took over the hotel as guests and hotel staff in aprons, chef hats and gloves actively participatedin the event.

ATTENTION LADIES!

LET’S KEEP THE EXCESS OFF

Tollywood actress Kajal Agarwal inaugurated SAREENIKETAN’s newest showroom at Boduppal, Peerzadiguda. The store houses designer outfits like sarees, ghaghras, lehengas, and much more.

Magna Clinics for Obesity, Diabetes and Endocrinology (in association with Livlife Hospitals) organised a meeting to discuss the approach required for weight management. Magna CODE has been trying to integrate various methodologies available to sustain weight loss.

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health

CEILING FAN FALLS ON PATIENT IN ODISHA

An octogenerian paralytic patient suffered shock and minor injuries when a ceiling fan came crashing down and fell on his chest Saturday at a leading government hospital in Odisha, his son said. The mishap occurred in the medicine ward of the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneshwar.

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Low treatment costs attract foreign heart patients to India India has suddenly grown to be a hub for those looking for cheaper heart treatments

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ow treatment costs and high levels of expertise have made India a leading destination for heart treatment for people from West Asian and African countries, doctors said.

According to doctors, the rates of heart treatment are 1/10th to 1/15th times lower as compared to the United States and Britain.

“India has now become a hub for heart treatment in Southeast Asia and people have been flying in from foreign countries and undergoing treatment for various cardiovascular diseases here,” Subhash Chandra, associate director (Interventional Cardiology), Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, told IANS. People visiting India for treatment are not only from neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal but also from far off countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Kazakhstan, Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Oman.

Subhash Chandra said close to 500 patients had undergone treatment in Delhi alone in the last one year.

“Compared to global standards, the rates for any kind of

cardiovascular surgery are very minuscule in our country,” said Anil Bansal, chief cardiologist at Columbia Asia Hospital.

Coronary angiography (a test that uses dye and special X-rays to show the insides of coronary arteries, the tube that carries blood to heart) costs around

Low treatment costs are definitely one of the major factors attracting people to India, but the experiise and trust is another reason. `10,000 to `15,000 in India and around 500 dollars (`32,000) in the US. “I underwent an implant here in just `7 lakhs, while I was quoted `30 lakhs for this in Europe,” said Bardhan Sarkar from Bangladesh, who was treated by Bansal.

The most popular treatments availed of by people who come to India are angioplasty, where the blockage in the coronary artery is opened and a thin coil, called a stent, is implanted; open

heart surgery where the heart holes are closed and narrow valves opened; and the installation of artificial pacemakers for slower heart rates.

Low treatment costs are definitely one of the major factors attracting people to India, but the expertise and trust in the quality of treatment is another reason for the growth of foreign patients.

“All the latest high quality treatment is available in our country and with high expertise

we have been able to establish trust among foreign patients,” said Chandan Kedawat, senior consultant cardiovascular disease at Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI).

Similarly, even for treatment of congenital heart disease (diseases affecting infants and children and present since birth) several hospitals are attracting a lot of patients from abroad.

“Treatment of heart disease in children costs 10 to 15 times less here than that in any

European country,” said Shreesha Maiya, pediatric interventional cardiologist at Bangalore’s Narayana Hrudayalaya.

In private hospitals, open heart surgery costs `1.5 lakh to `2.25 lakh; for children, open heart surgery costs `1.25 lakh to Rs.2 lakh; valve surgeries cost between `2.5 lakh and `2.75 lakh.

The treatment is even cheaper in government hospitals, with the difference being usually between `75,000 and `1 lakh.

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AT THE STROKE

Heart disease kills 17.3 mn each year

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ardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart disease and stroke, cause 17.3 million deaths each year worldwide, and by 2030 it is expected that 23 million people will die from CVDs annually, a report released Sunday said.

Sunday is being observed as World Heart Day. Every year since 2000, Sep 29 has been observed by the World Heart Federation as World Heart Day

to spread awareness about the rising instance of heart disease.

“Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart disease and stroke, take lives prematurely. In fact, they cause 17.3 million deaths each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million people will die from CVDs annually,” said Rishi Sethi, associate professor, Depa rtment of Cardiology, King

George’s Medical University, Lucknow.

The intervention cardiology data compiled by Rishi Sethi revealed that over 4,500 lifesaving angioplasty procedures and almost 2,000 lifesaving pacemaker implantations have been performed in 2011-12 in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The number of these procedures has increased by almost 30 percent over the last year, he said.

“Children are vulnerable too, the risk for CVDs can begin before birth, during foetal development, and increase further during childhood with exposure to unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and smoking,” the doctor said.

The doctor also underlined how simple lifestyle changes like giving up tobacco could make a big difference to cardiovascular health.

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

VANGUARD OF CHANGE

Women, children to benefit from funding

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orld Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has announced that the lending agency plans to invest at least $700 million through the end of 2015 to help developing countries, including the Caribbean reach the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and children’s health. Kim said this new funding from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank Group’s fund for the poorest countries, will enable “national scale-ups” of successful pilot reproductive, maternal, and child health projects.

Cameron hit for record on women

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ritain’s Lbour shadow cabinet member Chris Bryant has branded the PM David Cameron’s attitude to women “patronising” after it emerged that not a single woman is scheduled to speak at the 128 fringe meetings during next week’s Conservative Party conference. Writing in the Independent, Bryant said “Ninety-five years after women got the vote, the Tory Conference this year will see 128 fringe meetings at which not a single woman is due to speak. One of them on fair pay,” he writes

Pot legalisation may boost women’s image

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he female marijuana plant, sold for its sticky psychoactive chemicals, is where the value lies in the pot industry. But the industry has long been dominated by men and can be crassly sexist, particularly in underground pot commerce. Legalization in Washington, though, should give women recourse for sexual harassment and withheld wages, and make the industry safer for women in general, said Lydia Ensley, a Seattle dispensary-operations manager. She’s among a vanguard of women assuming prominent business and advocacy roles in what has long been a guys’ club.

When men talk, they are very competitive. One will tell an anecdote and the next will try to top that. When you get six women together, they share a lot more.

It’s a way for a patriarchal society to announce it’s not going to protect women. It’s simply going to restrict their freedom, instead of securing it.

Lee Mack, Comedian, on

Jayati Ghosh, Indian economics

why there are so few women stand-up comedians

professor, on Coimbatore’s plan for women-only spaces

WORKING WOMEN?

TWO STEPS BACK NSA employee spied on nine women

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n NSA employee was able to secretly intercept the phone calls of nine foreign women for six years without ever being detected by his managers, the agency’s internal watchdog has revealed. The abuse of the NSA’s surveillance tools only came to light after one of the women, who happened to be a US government employee, told a colleague that she suspected the man — with whom she was having a sexual relationship — was listening to her calls. The case is among 12 documented in a letter from the NSA’s inspector general to a member of Congress.

Canadian author sparks furore over female writers

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oronto literature professor and Giller prize-longlisted author David Gilmour (NOT of Pink Floyd fame) has found himself at the eye of a literary storm after declaiming in an interview that he doesn’t teach books written by women or Chinese authors, because he’s only interested in “serious heterosexual guys”. Gilmour said: “I’m not interested in teaching books by women. Virginia Woolf is the only writer that interests me as a woman writer.”

Women suspected in bank robberies A young Bahraini girl poses for a picture during an anti-government protest in the village of Jannusan, west of the capital Manama.

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Saudi slammed as activists jailed Supporters condemn length of sentences as bid by authorities to silence criticism

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wo prominent female rights activists who went to the aid of a woman they believed to be in distress are expected to go to jail in Saudi Arabia on Sunday after the failure of their appeal against a 10-month prison sentence and a two-year travel ban, the UKbased Guardian newspaper reported.

Wajeha al-Huwaider, a writer who has repeatedly defied Saudi laws by driving a car, and Fawzia al-Oyouni were arrested for taking a food parcel to the house of someone they thought was in an abusive relationship. In June they were

found guilty on a sharia law charge of takhbib — incitement of a wife to defy the authority of her husband, thus undermining the marriage.

Campaigners say they are “heroes” who have been given heavy sentences to punish them for speaking out against Saudi restrictions on women’s rights, which include limited access to education and child marriage as well as not being able to drive or even travel in a car without a male relative being present.

In 2007 a Saudi appeal court doubled a sentence of 90 lashes to be given to a teenager because she had been in a car with a male friend when they

were abducted and gangraped by seven men.

Suad Abu-Dayyeh, an activist for the group Equality Now , said the authorities had been trying to silence the two women for years and their sentence “is unfortunate and scandalous”. It marked a dangerous escalation of how far Saudi authorities were willing to go.

“These women are extremely brave and active in fighting for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, and this is a way for the Saudi authorities to silence them,” she said. “If they are sent to jail, it sends a very clear message to defenders of human rights that they should be silent.”

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group of women has been charged in connection with a Baltimore County bank robbery, while police in Anne Arundel County said they suspect a woman in a green baseball cap in a separate bank heist there. Alexis Chandler, 19, Czekiah Fludd, 24, and Ashley Fitz, 22, have been charged in connection with a robbery at the Baltimore County Savings Bank in the 500 block of Eastern Boulevard, police said Saturday.

THE STRONGER SEX Health groups sue Texas over its new abortion law

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ore than a dozen women’s health care clinics have filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas, seeking to revoke parts of a controversial health law that puts new restrictions on clinics that provide abortions. The law, House Bill 2, was signed by Gov. Rick Perry this summer after a contentious process that included a filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis that helped to delay the bill, and special sessions that eventually brought its passage.

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CHINMAYI

TO RELEASE SINGLE FOR JOY OF GIVING WEEK P

layback singer and dubbing artist Chinmayi Sripada will release a single on the occasion of Joy of Giving Week, which is a festival of philanthropy, starting from October 2.

The proceeds from the single will go to 17000 ft foundation.

The foundation focuses on transforming lives in the most inaccessible regions of Ladakh. It is managed by corporate professionals-turned-social entrepreneurs.

“Chinmayi will release the single in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam through iTunes and proceeds from the legal downloads will go to 17000 ft foundation, a member of the organising committee told IANS. Several other big organisations are also expected to be part of Joy of Giving festival which will conclude on October 8. – IANS

CINE BYTES Illayaraja never scolded me: Shreya Goshal

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hreya Ghoshal recently worked with Illayaraja.

“Working with Illayaraja sir is the most unforgettable experience. Most people said Raja sir loses his temper. But luckily he never scolded me and I feel honoured.”

Sarwanand getting ready with Yemito Ee Maya

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t has been a while since we saw Sarwanand onscreen. His last film was Ko Ante Koti.

Sarwanand’s next film is titled Yemito Ee Maya. Cheran is directing the film with Nitya Menen as the lead actress. The movie is a love story.

The busy team of Arrambam

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irector Vishnuvardhan is busy adding finishing touches to his film Arrambam which is scheduled to release on Diwali. Sources say that the lead actor, Ajith is dubbing his parts in Mumbai and the crew plans on traveling to Dubai in the first of week of October to complete the film.

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INDIA AND INDONESIA TO WORK

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new dimension to the growing economic engagement between India and Indonesia is being made through efforts to have greater engagement and joint film production between filmmakers of India and Indonesia.

Filmmakers are looking at possible co-production, shooting in both countries and bringing together common screen plays and scripts to enter vast entertainment market in India and Indonesia.

These ideas emanated at a special symposium 'Our Films, Their Films' organized by the Embassy of India and Directorate of Film Festivals in Jakarta as part of the ongoing week-long celebration to mark the centenary of Indian cinema.

Sujoy Gosh, the reputed maker of 'Kahaani', which was screened during the film week, spoke about his experience as a young filmmaker and what filmmakers look for today outside the traditional formulas for successful film making.

He was joined on the occasion by several Indonesian filmmakers including Harry Dagoe, film director, Ve Handojo, script writer, Putut Widjanarko, film producer, Rahayu Saraswati, actress and Sha Ine Febriyanti, actress and director. Many of them spoke about the dominant trends in current Indonesian cinema, challenges of production, the growing influences of foreign films and the decreasing share of Indonesian market of Indonesian films.

Areas covering film finance, film infrastructure and the value of location in Indonesia and the well known tourist destinations also came up for discussions.

There was a feeling that India and Indonesia with a strong historic connection and civilizational linkages, cultural appreciation of each other and with a great acceptability of Indian cinema in Indonesian minds, were well placed to start a new area of cooperation.

Indian Ambassador Gurjit Singh, who had conceptualized this seminar as an effort to enhance people to people linkages particularly with young Indonesians, and to explore another avenue for business engagement among filmmak-

ers, spoke of the growing avenues for greater engagement between young filmmakers of both countries to look to a new genre of filmmaking from young eyes.

He invited Indonesian film

makers to participate in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held annually and also asked Indonesian to avail of the hospitality of Directorate of Film Festival to bring Indonesian films to Indian

audience. Acknowledging that Indian films were frequently shown in Indonesia commercially, he also said that Bollywood has provided a useful idiom for cultural engagement between India and

Indonesia.

He focused on possibility of co-production and expanding business linkages between India and Indonesia.

He also referred to the benefits of tourism arising out of film production which many countries, including those in ASEAN, successfully used in Indian films and hoped that Indonesia would provide the incentive and ambiance for such creative engagement.

There are several people of Indian origin who are eminent producers and houses of developing software for entertainment in Indonesia. Among them Raam Punjabi, president, Multivision Plus, spoke about

Areas coversing film finance, film infrastructure and the value of location in Indonesiaand the well-known tourist destinations also came up for discussions during the meeting. the influence of Indian cinema in the Indonesian film industry.

He gave his own example of having been born in Indonesia and still being very fond of Indian films which he was the main importer and distribute.

He also has a production house catering to the growing Indonesian entertainment industry and he hoped that coproduction issues could be tackled, particularly financing issues, with the support of the Indonesian government.

Prof. Ahman Sya, director general of arts and culturebased Creative Economy, said Indonesia was creating a single window for clearance of foreign shooting teams to promote Indonesia as a film destination.

He said that Indonesia would be interested in providing a framework for co-production of films between India and Indonesia.

A poster exhibition of Indian films was widely welcomed by the audience. – IANS

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HAPPY LIVING

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Date checklists are doomed says Levitt

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ctor Joseph Gordon-Levitt says having a wishlist of qualities and comparing your date to it may lead you to miss out on their more subtle qualities.

The 32-year-old says check lists are "doomed".

"If you're constantly comparing your real life to stuff you've seen on the screen, you're always going to be disappointed,” he said.

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Kimberley Walsh ready for baby

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talks about living with autism T hirty minutes into lunch at a hip eatery in Venice, Calif., the owner drops by her table to say how thrilled he is to see her back at his restaurant. After he walks away, she stares into her bowl of vegetable soup, stunned that he even remembers her.

"I don't think I've been here in 15 years," she whispers, shaking her head.

Not so long ago Daryl Hannah was a movie star. Problem was, she hated it.

But there she was up in lights anyway, a loopy Amazonian blonde who beguiled America beginning with a turn as a lovelorn mermaid in 1984's Splash.

She shared the screen with Tom Hanks, Steve Martin and Harrison Ford. Her romances buoyed the

tabloids. But she just wanted to disappear.

"I've never been comfortable being the center of attention," she says now. "It's always freaked me out."

So Hannah dropped herself off the A-list, focused on environmental activism and retreated to a rural spread near Los Angeles. Now the 52-year-old drives a truck that runs on French fry grease, dotes on her rescue pig Molly and, when it suits her, acts – most recently in a little ensemble comedy called The Hot Flashes.

But Hannah, who was diagnosed with autism as a child and suffered from "debilitating shyness" as a result of the disorder, says the best thing in her life now is growing comfortable in her own skin.

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inger Kimberley Walsh believes she is ready for a baby with boyfriend Justin Scott.

The 31-year-old has been open about how much she's itching to have a child with Scott, her boyfriend of ten years.

"We're both really broody.

Friends laugh at us and say we're the best babysitters, which we are,” Walsh said .

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Tracy Morgan shows off his fiancee

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Rock didn't end up winning outstanding comedy series during the Primetime Emmy Awards, but Tracy Morgan got to show off a little something that the Academy can't provide.

"I've got the gorgeous lady," Morgan, 44, told PEOPLE right before the show, of his fiancée Megan Wollover, who was right next to him.

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Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off?

Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chai Time MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 1-10-2013

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Confusion will disappear and you will get a clear-cut vision.

Misunderstanding with a neighbour will end. In exchange of an old property, you will purchase a new one. A long-since heldup work will resume and get completed soon.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Employees will get recognition for hard work. Money will come from expected sources. Your success is certain as you work hard and sincerely. A court verdict will go in favour. VIPs will become friends. Politicians will be in the limelight.

You remain cool and work with patience. Your influence is set to increase and charisma will attract all. You will be happy and cheerful. Money will come from expected sources. Your clever talk and creativity will earn all-round appreciation.

Speculation will yield decent gains. Politicians are advised to stay away from internal politics.

Some will go on a pilgrimage.

You hesitate to enter into others’ personal matters. A minor accident is likely. You will stay cool in the face of challenges.

Though inflow of money is good, expenses will increase.

Avoid commitments to anyone for now. Heat-related ailments are likely to affect you, hence take good care and treatment.

Your harsh talk might hurt other’s feelings; avoid this.

Efforts in marriage finalisation will succeed. Children will make you proud and happy. You will complete all work with complete focus. Govt sops are likely for businessmen. Financial position will be very strong letting you relax.

You will talk firmly and get work done. Real estate transactions will bring favourable gains. Blood relatives will extend financial help which will give you courage to take up challenging work.

Some have a bright chance to go abroad for the first time.

Those deprived of a child for long can expect an offspring soon. You will receive appreciation for your innovative approach. With swift action, you will keep enemies at bay. Maturity and superior knowledge will come through in your talks.

You will be generous but firm in your own decisions. You might worry over the future. Sudden travel is likely to be undertaken but will yield desired results.

Expected money will be received, which will make you financially strong.

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Knight of Wands – You have a brush with authority.

They may have something in mind for you but you have other plans.

Negotiate your deals well.

LEO:

Strength – Track a courier and ensure it reaches its destination. If you forget about it, it may lead to trouble later on. Make a list or set a reminder on your phone.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

The World – Find ways to kill boredom, especially if you are uncomfortable with it. You tend to get too carried away with the need to do something useful all the time.

SAGITTARIUS:

Seven of Wands – Elect a leader in your team to avoid confusion with planning and delegating work. There will be opportunities to ease the situation.

TAURUS:

The Moon – Aim for variety rather than doing things the old-fashioned way. You may have to deal with the uncertainty of whether the new method works or not.

CANCER:

Ace of Cups – Take up a hobby like cooking or gardening. It will make you feel good about your free time instead of wasting time in front of the idiot box.

VIRGO:

Two of Pentacles – Be careful while mentioning an old flame in front of your partner. It may lead to some misunderstanding and unnecessary fights. You can avoid it.

SCORPIO:

Five of Cups – Autorickshaw rides are getting difficult considering the increasing fare. If you have a brush with an errant driver, report him immediately.

CAPRICORN:

Queen of Wands – Some reports of sacking in your office will get you all worked up.

Speak to a senior to ensure that you’re not in the firing line.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Nine of Pentacles – While awarding contracts, keep in mind that all agencies will have some pros and cons. You cannot find everything best in one client.

NUMBER GAME

You are hung up about saving what you believe to be an institution. Don’t get overwhelmed with expectations of society. You know your limitations.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: The Tower –

POOCH CAFE

Persons who benefitted from you may not respect you. Take care of your spouse’s health.

You might be deprived of sleep due to certain unexpected tension; stay cool and practice meditation. A happy atmosphere will prevail at home.

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Eight of Wands – Your determination is your biggest strength. No matter how many doubts you have in mind, do not falter on your path to success.

NON SEQUITUR

You involve in new efforts and become successful. Purchase or sale of house or land will be profitable. Those awaiting a job will get favourable news soon.

You will take bold decisions.

Delayed marriage talks will resume and progress well.

SUDUKO

Self-confidence level will be at a high. Real estate deals will end with decent gains. Businessmen will have unexpected fortune opportunity. Employees will be happy as management accepts their demands.

Windfall for those in exports.

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Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

YOU ARE A GENIUS

CINE BYTES

KATY PERRY praises ‘genius’ John Mayer

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inger Katy Perry has praised her boyfriend John Mayer’s “genius” mind. She also says she wants to donate his brain to science and figure out “how all these sparks work”.

“He literally is a genius, as is evident from his songwriting,” contactmusic.com quoted Perry, 28, as saying.

“I always tell him, ‘Darling, you know I’m going to have to give your mind to science after you’ve passed, because we’re going to have to understand how all these sparks work,’” she added.

IANS

Weed is best drug on earth: Miley Cyrus

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inger Miley Cyrus, who has been in the news for a twerking act during an awards function, has now made a startling statement about weed being the “best drug on earth”.

“I think weed is the best drug on earth,” Cyrus, 20, told Rolling Stone magazine, reports people.com.

She insists, “I know what I’m doing.”

IANS

Kate Moss’ home floods

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upermodel Kate Moss is suffering major troubles at her London home after the basement ended up getting flooded with water.

The 39-year-old’s luxury mansion here has suffered thousands of dollars in damage and it is expected to take months to fix it, reports contactmusic.com IANS

Kim Kardashian’s fears for Kanye West

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eality TV star Kim Kardashian is worried that her rapper boyfriend Kanye West, who was charged with battery and attempted theft last week, might go to prison.

The 36-year-old rapper lunged at several photographers outside his bachelor pad Saturday as they questioned him about his feud with Jimmy Kimmel.

IANS

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

ROAD RACE CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

HORSE RACING

Weather hits big names Three Grand Tour champions were among several riders to retire prior to the halfway stage of the 272.2 km epic.

JUSTIN DAVIS Agence France-Presse FLORENCE: Treacherous conditions due to heavy rain prompted several big name retirements before the halfway stage of the men’s elite race at the world road race cycling championships Sunday.

Three Grand Tour champions — Australian Cadel Evans, Britain’s Bradley Wiggins and American Chris Horner — were among several riders to abandon prior to the halfway stage of the 272.2 km epic.

And the victory hopes of the contenders still in a race described as “carnage” were boosted by the later abandons of this year’s Tour de France champion Chris Froome and

Heavy rain fell from early in the morning and did not stop until the final hour, making the 10 laps of the 16.9 km finishing circuit treacherous for many.

Colombian climbing ace Nairo Quintana.

In the end Alberto Rui Costa produced a tactical masterclass in a pulsating finale to outfox Spanish rivals Joaquin Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde to become the first Portuguese winner of the coveted yellow jersey.

The ‘Anglo’ challenges from Australia, Britain and the USA meanwhile failed to materialise as only 61 riders from the 208 listed to start came over the finish line.

Heavy rain fell from early in the morning and did not stop until the final hour, making the 10 laps of the 16.9 km finishing circuit treacherous for many.

Evans, a former world champion and Tour de France winner, was one of several

riders to come down near the barriers as the peloton chased down an early five-man breakaway in the wet and slippery conditions.

He later abandoned the race and was taken to hospital but escaped unscathed: “Went down early in a big ‘bingle’...X-rays show nothing broken,” Evans posted on his Twitter page.

Australia’s best finisher was Simon Clarke, who finished seventh and among an 11-strong group that crossed the line 34secs behind Rui Costa.

Froome’s slim hopes, meanwhile, were not helped by the abandon of 2012 Tour de France yellow jersey champion Wiggins.

Although showing mediocre form in last week’s time trial, Froome was talked up as a potential winner in what has been a huge season for the Kenyan-born Briton.

Froome, however, pulled out with less than half of the 10 16.9 km laps completed as rain, thunder and slippery conditions continued to plague the race - and the British team in particular.

“The conditions are the same for everyone. We’ve got no excuse. We just weren’t there,” Froome later told BBC Sport.

“It’s a big disappointment, especially having made it such a big objective, but with these conditions it just wasn’t meant to be.”

With 90 km still to race Britain had only one remaining rider from their nine-man team, Welshman Geraint Thomas, on the course but the Team Sky all-rounder soon abandoned.

“We didn’t have the legs out there for Froome,” said Thomas, who described the crashes he saw as creating “carnage”.

Horner, who won his first Grand Tour at the Tour of Spain earlier this month to come into the race with hopes of a podium place, also abandoned the race.

Inquiry launched after racing doping suspected LONDON: Dubai monarch and leading racehorse owner Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered a probe after an illegal shipment of veterinary goods was found on a government jet, the Guardian reported Monday.

Sheikh Maktoum is believed to have asked Princess Haya to conduct an internal investigation.

British authorities seized the unlicensed products, which included steroidal injections, anaesthetics and anti-inflammatories, from a Dubai government private jet at London’s Stansted airport earlier this year, according to the report.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is believed to have asked Princess Haya, his junior wife, to conduct an internal investigation into the seizure. The monarch runs Godolphin Racing.

The stable was recently hit by the biggest doping scandal in racing history when the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) revealed that 22 horses trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni had tested positive for anabolic steroids.

AMERICA’S CUP

Ainslie in talks for British AmCup team In the aftermath of the race, Ainslie said he wanted to repeat his victory with a British team and he revealed on Sunday that moves to achieve that ambition have already begun.

LONDON: Fresh from masterminding Oracle Team USA’s stunning America’s Cup victory, four-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie says he is due to open talks about entering a British team in the race.

Oracle stormed back from 8-1 down to beat Team New Zealand 9-8 in the America’s Cup in San Francisco after Ainslie was installed as team tactician.

In the aftermath of the race, Ainslie said he wanted to repeat his victory with a British team and he revealed on Sunday that moves to achieve that ambition have already been made.

“It’s a matter of weeks, literal-

ly,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“I’m heading back to the UK on Monday. I’ve got some key meetings with some of these people and we’ll talk pretty honestly about whether we think it’s realistic to get a campaign together.

“None of us want to do it unless we’ve got a good shot of winning it. Otherwise, we’re just wasting everyone’s time.”

However, Ainslie is also conscious that serious investment will need to be forthcoming for Britain to secure a first victory in the competition’s 162-year history. “It’s the cost of securing the talent,” he said.

“It’s a relatively small world,

the America’s Cup world, and there are probably four or five guys out there who can design a winning boat.

“If you don’t have one of those guys then realistically, you are probably not going to win, and obviously the key sailors as well.” Ainslie had been working with millionaire entrepreneur Keith Mills on a British entry for this year’s race.

However, Mills withdrew his funding over safety concerns, which were borne out when Ainslie’s fellow British Olympian Andrew Simpson was killed during training with Sweden’s Artemis Racing Team.

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ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

Howell claims first Euro title Having completed a final round of 67, Howell saw overnight leader Uihlein fail to sink a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at St Andrews that would have given the American the title.

GLASGOW: England’s David Howell claimed his first European Tour title in seven years after beating American Peter Uihlein in a play-off to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday.

Having completed a final round of 67, Howell saw overnight leader Uihlein fail to sink a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at St Andrews that would have given the American the title.

With the pair tied on 23 under par, the match went to a sudden death play-off and 38year-old Howell prevailed on the second hole when he sank a birdie putt from eight feet after Uihlein had left his own putt inches short.

professional at the Home of Golf is quite amazing and I am really thrilled.

“I was really nervous all week and strangely less nervous today. I can’t explain that at all. I stayed calm and smooth under pressure and that was really pleasing.

“It’s been a long, long road from the depths of despair. I have had a lot of support from people around me and this is as much for them as it is for me.”

Ireland’s Shane Lowry and Englishman Tom Lewis missed out on competing in the play-off by a shot, with Lewis carding a superb final round of 64 and Lowry a 68.

It had been a dramatic tournament for 24-year-old Uihlein.

With the pair tied on 23 under par, the match went to a playoff and Howell prevailed on the second hole when he sank a birdie putt from eight feet after Uihlein was short.

“It’s incredible. The sun is shining and the crowd have come out,” said Howell, who had lost all four of his previous play-offs.

“I have never played in an Open Championship here, but to win a golf tournament as a

BERLIN MARATHON

Marathon Man Kipsang is on top of the world

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The 31-year-old shaved 15 seconds off the previous world record set by compatriot Patrick Makau.

RYLAND JAMES Agence France-Presse BERLIN: Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang said he was delighted to break the marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday in a new official best time of 2hrs 3 mins and 23 seconds.

The 31-year-old shaved 15 seconds off the previous world record set by compatriot Patrick Makau, who ran 2:03.38 over 42.195 kilometres (26.2miles) in the German capital two years ago.

Kipsang said in the build up that he was running to break the

Kipsang said he was running to break the world record, and he was true to his word having missed Makau’s time by just four seconds two years ago in Frankfurt. world record, and he was true to his word having missed Makau’s time by just four seconds two years ago in Frankfurt.

Having seen compatriot Paul Tergat become the first person to

run the marathon in under two hours and five minutes exactly a decade ago, Kipsang said he was inspired to break the world record once more in the German capital.

“This is a dream come true and it happenened in Berlin,” said Kipsang, who collected the winner’s cheque of 40,000 euros (US$54,068) with a 50,000 euros bonus for the world record.

“Ten years ago, I watched Paul Tergat beat the record world in Berlin and this time it’s me whose done it.

“With good training and excellent conditions, I think I have the potential to go faster.

“I think in the last few kilometres I had the feeling it was on and I was feeling strong, I didn’t want to make the same mistake I made in Frankfurt.

“My plan was to really push in the last few kilometres, I knew it would be a fight.

“I just wanted to make sure we had a good pace at the start and I knew the record was beatable.”

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, finished second in a personal best time of 2:04.05 with compatriot Geoffrey Kipsang third with 2:06.26.

Alvarez hurls a no-hitter The 23-year-old Venezuelan right-hander hurled 66 strikes in 99 pitches over nine innings.

MIAMI: Miami’s Henderson Alvarez threw a no-hitter on Sunday’s final day of the Major League Baseball season as the Marlins scored a run in the last inning to edge Detroit 1-0.

The 23-year-old Venezuelan right-hander hurled 66 strikes in 99 pitches over nine innings, striking out four Tigers batters while walking one, hitting another and allowing a third base runner on a fielding error.

But the Marlins batters could not produce a run in the first eight innings, leaving the

game a scoreless deadlock entering the bottom of the ninth to bring about a bizarre and dramatic finish to Alvarez’s no-hit effort.

“I was so excited,” Alvarez said through a translator. “I thought by the ninth inning that I just needed three outs for the no-hitter. With my emotions and nerves, I kind of lost track that we hadn’t scored a run yet.”

Rookie teammate Jose Fernandez pulled off Alvarez’s jersey and showed it to the spectators as the crowd roared.

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MotoGP

CLT20

Royals win, qualify for CLT20 semis Chasing a target of 121, the Royals won their third consecutive match with 3.3 overs left.

Marquez closes in on title

The 20-yearold passed reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo with 10 laps remaining to move 39 points ahead of his compatriot with just four races remaining.

ALCANIZ: Spaniard Marc Marquez closed in on the MotoGP world championship in his rookie season with a sixth race victory of the year in the Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 20-year-old passed reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo with 10 laps remaining to move 39 points ahead of his compatriot with just four races remaining.

Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi was third as he held off pressure from Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl in a fantastic battle for a place on the podium.

However, it was a disastrous day for Marquez’s Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa as he crashed out seconds after he and Marquez touched wheels to all but end his championship

Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi was third as he held off pressure from Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl in a battle for a podium place.

hopes.

“I braked as I saw I was touching him [Pedrosa] so I went wide. Maybe I touched a cable of his but I am very disappointed for Dani. It is very bad luck for him because it is very rare that this happens.”

As in many races this season it was Lorenzo who made the fastest start as he leapfrogged Marquez, who had started on pole, to move into the lead.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals eased into the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 by beating the Perth Scorchers by nine wickets in a Group A clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.

Chasing a target of 121, the Royals won their third consecutive match with 3.3 overs left to spare as opener Ajinkya Rahana (62 not out) and wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson (50 not out) guided the team home to finish.

Put in to bat, the Perth Scorchers lost their second match in three outings, as they never really got their act together, losing wickets right from the start of their innings.

Unfortunately for the Australian side, who cannot qualify for the semis anymore,

their highest partnership was a mere 33 for the third wicket between skipper Simon Katich (12) and Adam Voges (27), who was also the top scorer.

With five batsman walking back to the pavilion having scored only in single digits, the Australian side crumbled and were bowled out for 120 in 20 overs.

In response, the Rajasthan Royals’ batsmen were in top form after an early jolt. Skipper Rahul Dravid was bowled by Jason Behrendorff on the fourth ball of the innings for a duck.

But thereafter it was a smooth ride for the home team as Rahane and Samson scored half centuries and saw their way through, taking the team through to the last four stage.

2015 WORLD CUP

Afghanistan looks for World Cup route With 15 points from 12 matches, Afghanistan are currently in fourth place in the eight-team World Cricket League.

DUBAI: Afghanistan can reach the World Cup for the first time if they clinch back-to-back wins over Kenya in Sharjah on Wednesday and Friday.

With 15 points from 12 matches, Afghanistan are currently in fourth place in the eight-team World Cricket League.

Leaders Ireland, with 24 points, have already made sure of their place in the 2015 World Cup leaving the United Arab Emirates (18 points) and Afghanistan as the only two

teams left in contention to grab the second and final automatic qualifying spot.

The UAE defeated Namibia by 135 runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in their last group game to move into second spot in the table and eliminate third-placed Netherlands (also 18 points) from the direct qualification race by virtue of having won more matches. Afghanistan now must beat Kenya in their remaining one-day internationals on October 2 and 4 to pick up maximum points.

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RAMPANT ROMA BACK ON TOP

AS Roma’s superb start to the season continued with a 5-0 rout of Bologna at the Olympic Stadium which restored their two-point cushion at the top of Serie A on Sunday. Roma became the first team since Juventus in the 2005-2006 season to win their opening six games.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

EPL

Arsenal put on red alert for Napoli Wenger is well aware, Serie A high flyers Napoli will be determined to end the Arsenal renaissance at the Emirates Stadium.

STEVEN GRIFFITHS Agence France-Presse LONDON: Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal stars that Napoli will be motivated to prove a point in the Champions League on Tuesday.Wenger’s side are brim full of confidence after opening up a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Swansea on Saturday.

That success in south Wales was the Gunners’ fifth successive league victory and maintained their remarkable revival since an opening day defeat against Aston Villa that looked set to trigger another season of underachievement.

But Wenger is well aware, Serie A high flyers Napoli will be determined to end the Arsenal renaissance at the Emirates Stadium, especially since boss Rafael Benitez and star striker Gonzalo Higuain both want to prove their worth to English audiences.

Benitez failed to earn a longterm contract at Chelsea at the end of his interim spell in charge last season despite leading the club to Europa League glory and also securing a top four finish in the Premier League.

Instead Benitez headed off to Italy, where he has already gal-

vanised Napoli to win five of their first six Serie A matches, while also starting their Champions League challenge by beating last year’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home.

Wenger is not surprised to see his old rival Benitez having an instant impact.

“Rafael Benitez is a great manager and has done well everywhere,” Wenger said.

“He has a vast experience now, he has worked in Italy twice, worked in England, worked in Spain.

“All that together makes a manager more confident and more convinced of his opinions and you are not surprised how successful he has been throughout his career.”

Meanwhile, Argentine striker Higuain, who appeared all set for a switch to Arsenal before Real Madrid accepted a £34 million bid from Napoli instead, would also love to prove he made the right decision to snub the Gunners.

Wenger, though, insists there is no need to reflect on what might have been after eventually landing Mesut Ozil from the Spanish side in a club-record £42.5 million deadline day transfer. “We were working on two or three targets and Higuain was one of them.”

Chelsea look for CL bounce-back

BUCHAREST: Chelsea will attempt to kick their Champions League campaign into gear at the second attempt on Tuesday when they visit Steaua Bucharest for their second Group E fixture.

The London club were stunned 2-1 by FC Basel in their first group outing and can ill afford further setbacks with a double-header against Schalke to come.

Chelsea last season became the first defending champions to be eliminated in the group phase and manager Jose Mourinho has described Tuesday’s match as “the game that we cannot lose”.

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not a good result for us, so now we have to prepare ourselves,” said the Portuguese, who is bidding to win the competition with a third different club.

“We have to get 12 points to be out of any danger, so if we lose there we still have four matches to play and we will have to win them all. We don’t want to put ourselves under so much pressure.”

Chelsea do not have fond memories of their last visit to Bucharest, however, having lost 1-0 to Steaua in the away leg of a Europa League last 16 tie in March before winning the second leg 3-1.

Sturridge, Suarez are the best: Rodgers The Liverpool manager expects the duo to keep on improving together, and warned their Premier League rivals.

JASON MELLOR Agence France-Presse SUNDERLAND: Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool have the best strike pair in the Premier League after watching Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge cement their growing partnership.

Suarez scored twice on his return to top flight action after a 10-game ban, both goals set up by Sturridge, who broke the deadlock in a 3-1 win at Sunderland that pushed Rodgers’ side back up to second.

The Liverpool manager expects the duo to keep on improving together, and warned their Premier League rivals: “I’m not sure there’s a better front two in the league.”

He added: “Of course you’ve got van Persie and Rooney at Manchester United, but our two are up there with the best in the country.

“The two of them will only get better the longer they play together.

They’re working hard in training, and it helps that they’re two different types of player. One has pace, power and two good feet, and one is a wriggler who ends up in the box and is hard to track.

“Luis isn’t fazed by much. There’s a remarkable mentality and the steel in his mindset, he’s just so focused and it’s like a new signing with him coming back. It’s great for the team and great for the supporters, who deserve to see someone of that quality.”