E-Paper for 22 December 2011 by Scribble Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

WHERE ARE THE POLICE?

The Outer Ring Road was supposed to be the pride of the City. Now it’s a death trap. Lack of road sense and pathetic policing are turning it into a ‘killer road’. P3

Hyderabad’s first compact afternoon newspaper

Are you

HOLIDAYS HAVE PARENTS IN FLAP

Drunkorexic?

As if anorexia and bulimia weren’t enough, this festive season the City’s nutritionists are paying close attention to an emerging threat to our youth: Drunkorexia. Are you susceptible? Find out

WWW.POSTNOON.COM

WONDERS OF WINTER

With schools suddenly deciding to give their students Christmas holidays, the kids are overjoyed, but parents aren’t

P16

For most of us, it's hard to imagine anything beyond Christmas in December. But every part of the world has something to celebrate this month. Have you noticed?

WEATHER: A MIX OF CLOUDY AND CLEAR SKIES; 19°C

FLASH

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011 HYDERABAD

32 PAGES

ANNA THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO SONIA Hitting out at the government on the “useless” Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare today challenged Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi to a public debate on it.

Page Two

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Spirit of Twin Cities

Parked and furious: KBR’s nightmare PIC: SRINIVAS SETTY

Anubha Singh anubha.k@postnoon.com

yderabad is known for its traffic snarls and chaos. While lack of traffic sense is usually blamed for the reigning confusion on City streets, part of the reason these snarls occur is due to illegal parking along busy roads. With lack of designated parking places most people resort to parking their vehicles by the road side adding to existing traffic woes. Even the City’s hottest destination for fitness freaks and nature lovers the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy park, popularly known as KBR park, has fallen prey to this menace. KBR park, which includes a rich expanse of forest, grassland and dense scrub within its rocky terrain, is a popular venue for joggers/walkers as well as visitors. But

Vehicles parked along the KBR Park stretch cause problems for commuters wrong parking by joggers irks the commuters who use the stretch to reach their destination. Morning walkers park cars on the road instead of using in the parking area. The stretch of road that connects to Jubilee Checkpost

is an especially busy road and sees heavy traffic during peak hours. But this erratic parking worsens the traffic situations with commuters being forced to negotiate around parked vehicles along the footpath and even the median.

“It’s not like the joggers are unaware of how busy this stretch of road gets during office hours. They just don’t care,” said, Ravi Ranjan, a commuter who drives past KBR park to his office in Kondapur. On an average more

than 10 to 15 cars are parked on the road blocking the road. The police and traffic authorities have to help us solve this problem,” he adds. “The park is frequented by nature lovers and fitness enthusiasts every morning. Almost everybody comes to the park by a car or a two wheeler and end up parking along the stretch of road. But the traffic police try to clear the roads before 8.30 am. However, if it’s causing a traffic chaos during office hours we will look into the matter,” said GVG Ashok Kumar, DCP (Traffic). Joggers however blame this on lack of parking space. “By the time I come to the park there’s no space in the parking lot. In the absence of proper parking, we have no other option but to park near the main entrance at our own risk,” said Vimal Kumar, a jogger.

Around the city: Your guide to the Twin Cities

Visual Art

When: Ongoing, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040)66564467

THE PIGEON RUNNER

TheVSL Visual Art Gallery will be inaugurated with an exhibition cum sale of paintings by Hari Srinivas. The Exhibition will open on the 22nd December and is on display till 30 January 2012. Where: : VSL Visual Art Gallery,

PIC: A SUDHEER REDDY

An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Seema Kohli’s titled Synchronicity will be on at Shrishti Art Gallery. Where:

plot no 100, AP Text Book Colony, Gun Rock Enclave

When: December 22, 7pm Contact: 9247175135

Shrishti Art Gallery, Jubilee

So fresh you can taste it

Hills Road no 15

To experience a typical seafood market, head to the Simply Fishy Food Festival. Sample food prepared by the chefs made with fresh seafood cooked in a variety of marinades and sauces. Where: Hyderabad Marriott & Convention Centre, Tank Bund When: Ongoing, 6.30 to 11.30 pm Contact: (040) 27522567

When: Ongoing, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040) 23607151

Designer Lifestyle The Society Collection an exhibitioncum-sale Of designer wear, jewellery, home decor, gifts & lifestyle accessories is on. Where: Novotel Convention Center Kondapur When: Ongoing, 10am to 8pm Contact: (040) 66824422

Christmas treat It’s Christmas time, Novotel Hyderabad’s Le Café celebrates the festive season with a gingerbread house. You can view this marvel and buy goodies such as Christmas Cookies and moulded chocolate that are available. Where: Novotel, Hi Tech City When: Ongoing, 11am to 11pm Contact: (040) 66824422

Myriad Reflections View a collection of paintings at Alankritha Art Gallery by Ramachandra B Pokale at an exhibition titled Myriad Reflections. His work depicts the youth. Through his paintings he presents women as glamorous, enticing and alluring Where: Alankritha, Jubilee Hills When: Ongoing, 11am to 7pm Contact: (040) 2311370

Life in the dark Dialogue in the dark is an innovative for-

CINEMAS

Synchronicity

Acrylic workshop mat to experience and understand the daily life of the visually challenged. You can get a tour in complete darkness with visually impaired guides as they lead you through various situations sych as Where: Inorbit Mall, Madhapur When: Ongoing, 10am to 8pm Contact: (040) 64603341/42

4play at 4 Hard Rock Café’s Happy Hour ‘4Play at 4’ is on from Monday – Friday between 4-7pm.

Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Road no 1 When: Monday-Friday, 4 to 7pm Contact: (040) 4476 7900

Art& Craft Shilparamam’s annual All India Craft’s Mela is on. Arts and crafts from all over India will be displayed and sold at the venue by Where: Shilparamam When: Ongoing

Interactive art An Interactive exhibition Via presence by B2FAYS is being presented by Alliance française Hyderabad along with Kalakriti Art gallery. Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery, Banjara Hills

The Daira Centre for Arts and culture has started Atelier for Artist project. This is a reverse glass painting workshop called Acrylic on Acrylic or Acrylic on Glass. Where: : Daira Centre for Arts, Banjara Hills

When: Ongoing, 3 to 6pm Contact: (040) 66618628

Agam live Head to Hard Rock Cafe for live Carnatic music by Benguluru based band Agam. The band was named as the best band in South India by AR Rahman. Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Banjara Hills Rd no1

When: December 22,9pm Contact: (040) 44767900

Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, 30581470; Cinemax, Banjara Hills, 44565555; Cine Planet , Kompally, 61606060; INOX, Banjara Hills, 447677770, Prasads, Tank Bund Rd, 23448888; PVR, Punjagutta, 08800900009; Talkie Town, Miyapur, 40214175; Tivoli, Secunderabad 27844973

Hyper Local

Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin Cities PICS: A SUDHEER REDDY

Bring sanity on ORR

…so that our kids will live longer Md Inkeshaf Ahmed ahmed.m@postnoon.com

HYDERABAD: The wonder, that is Indian roads, is well documented by amused visitors from abroad who never ceased to marvel at the ‘violent coexistence’ of cattle, roaring bikes, screaming cars, trucks and pedestrians, struggling to claim a piece of road for themselves. They have not seen Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) where the deadly game has gone a step ahead of other roads in the country. If they had, they would swoon in dread. Since 2010, as many as 38 people have died and 39 others injured in accidents here. Of them, 10 were related to 2-wheelers, 4 accidents were of 3-wheelers, and 46 accidents involved 4wheelers. The chilling death of Azharuddin’s son and a relative, has come as a grim reminder of the reality that the 158 kilometer, 8-lane expressway encircling the City, has been misused. While authorities are trying to fix the blame, Postnoon check brought out the fact that lack of coordination between authorities and absence of vigil are the villains. If there is a third dimension to the problem, it is the arrogance of influential kids who often take their racing machines to the ORR. The latest fatal death of K Prateek Reddy, 19, son of former Sports and IT minister K Venkat Reddy on Tuesday reinforced our callous approach to issues like safety on roads. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy while inaugurating the recently completed ORR lane between Pedda Amberpet to

Death toll on the ORR in the last two years June 2010 Famous Tollywood actor Kota Srinivasa Rao's son Kota Prasad died April 2011 One man died in an accident here June 2011 Three residents of KPHB colony died in an accident September 11, 2011 Former Indian Cricket captain Azharuddin's son Ayazuddin died November 20, 2011 Cyberabad Special Out Post Sub Inspector of Police VC Vijju died December 20, 2011 Former state minister K Venkat Reddy's son Prateek Reddy died.

ORR’s purpose n

The Outer Ring Road should be viewed as road-cum-area development project since the aim is the development of well planned and and well connected Urban settlements around the Hyderabad Metropolitan area.

Provides orbital linkage to radial arterial roads creates options for development of the further satellite townships

Routine patrolling to be taken up

….And what it is now n n n n

A free for all A racing track A cattle pasture An invitation to disaster

Patencheru, announced that the entire project will be completed by November next year. “But,” wondered Rakesh Mishra, a chief executive of a logistics company, “who will man the road?” The road that allows 120 kmph has been used by cattle and bikers who create havoc at crossings. “Bike movement is unpredictable and cattle are a little better, if you ask me,” he said. “But how will motorists drive in this melee?” Darkening the situation is

What’s now decided n

It has now been decided to set up police out-posts every 25 kilometres on the ORR. Speed guns will also be installed. As many as 10 patrolling vehicles will be deployed, which will be manned by 40 policemen. The patrolling will also be extended to the National Highway.

another factor: speed-crazy youngsters throng this road on weekends for bike races. Corruption-laden police officials look the other way. Cyberabad police commissioner D Tirumala Rao said, “HMDA Officials did not even put up the required number of signage for commuters. After Azharuddin’s son’s death, we have set up a police check post, it helped us to contain two wheeler traffic movement to an extent,” he said adding that they plan to install speed guns . “But we do not have funds to procure them,” he said.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

FAPCCI pegs loss at `32K cr HYDERABAD: The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry stood its ground asserting that the loss incurred by the industry beginning the second week of September was around Rs 32,000 crore. The estimated loss for the next five months is actually downplayed at Rs 70,000 crore, said MV Rajeswara Rao, general secretary of the federation. Rao told Postnoon that some vested interests were playing into the hands of lobbyists and spreading canards that FAPCCI went wrong in estimating the losses. The daily loss due to power holidays was Rs 1,000 crore. However, Rs 200 crore could be deducted from the same as generators supported the functioning of the industrial units. Thus, two-day power holidays would account for

Rs 1,600 crore. There was a fourhour power cut and multiply it by five days. Out of 168 hours a week, there was no power for 68 hours, which was 40 per cent of power cut. For the four-hour power cut for five days, the estimated loss was pegged at Rs 670 crore. Thus, the weekly loss was Rs 2,270 crore. He said that the industry and businesses were reeling under power cuts for the last 14 weeks and this would work out to Rs 31,780 crore. At this rate, the estimated loss in the next 22 weeks (five months) would be much more than Rs 70,000 crore. “We took the hours lost due to Sakala Janula Samme that went on for 42 days. We haven’t counted the power cuts then. Either it is a malicious campaign or it is ignorance,” said Rajeswara Rao.

Hyper Local Ranjani Rajendra ranjani.r@postnoon.com

riya (name changed on request) is a self-confessed party animal. If there’s a party in town she’s got to be at it and downing a bunch of drinks is commonplace. Yet, the 24-year-old manages to flaunt a svelte figure that could give even models a run for their money. Her mantra – if you’ve got to drink like a fish you skip meals to save the calories! And Priya’s not the only PYT in town following this trend. “It’s the done thing. There are advantages of skipping meals to drink. For starters, I get to look fitter in my party clothes, plus I cut down on the extra calories. But I do take care to eat well on days I’m not partying. So I guess that works well,”she justifies. The party season’s here. Snazzy new outfits, blingy accessories, carefully coiffured hair, dancing the night away, downing a peg too many are the order of the day. While every party-goer realises the effects of too many drinks on their waistlines, it is not a deterrent for people to back off from having a good time. The solution is simple – Drunkorexia, a habit where you cut down on your food intake and instead save those calories for those martinis. It basically serves three purposes; limits calorie intake, saves you money and helps you get drunk faster. This is of course ignoring the long-term repercussions this habit could have on your health. Alcohol is known to be calorie rich

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin Cities

A new festive disease emerges,

DRUNKOREXIA

Beverage Calories (in Kcal) Beer (pint) 187 Gin & Tonic (single) 120 Red Wine (175ml) 119 Vodka & Coke (single) 120 Whisky (single) 82 White Wine (175ml) 116

(remember the beer bellies that most middle-aged men flaunt?) “Add to that the sodas, liqueurs and syrups used to jazz them up, throw in some lip-smacking finger

SPECIAL

food that’s spicy and has been fried and you have a recipe for an obese future,”says Raghuram Kamath, a fitness expert. But does cutting down on food

actually serve the purpose? “Not really. What most people forget is that while they are limiting their calorie intake it’s also robbing them of the nutrition they get from

their food,”says Dr M Gayatri, nutritionist at Apollo Hospital. “For starters, they lose out on essential vitamins and nutrients that are usually obtained from a balanced diet. Also skipping meals can send the body into starvation mode and consequently the metabolic rate slows down to conserve energy. This in turn leads to weight gain,”she explains. Given the fact that alcohol is acidic in nature, drinking on an empty stomach can have an adverse effect. As a result, acidity and ulcers can be common problems that a person can face. Plus the resulting hangovers can be more severe and leave you in a foul mood. Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis is also something you should watch out for. “If one is so worried about the empty calories alcohol will be contributing, one can simply modify the way they drink and snack. For instance, instead of using sodas and syrups as mixers, water can do the trick just as well. Fried snacks can be replaced with steamed foods like dumplings or boiled peanuts which are just as yummy, but healthier. Besides, skipping meals during the day for a party at night is not wise. Instead one can opt for healthier options like salads and multigrain sandwiches,” advises Raghuram. And if the calories really bother you that much then you might want to shake a leg on the dance floor. Dancing helps burn a lot of calories. So shed all inhibitions and let your hair down. Besides, you can always exercise more rigorously the next day to make up for it.

Inspector Gadget joins traffic police D Sree Charan & Osama Salman feedback@postnoon.com

ver wondered how the traffic police catch you cross the stop line or break a signal without the traffic personnel being present? Traffic police use advanced gadgets to catch offenders. Move over, these gadgets are exclusive and are only available with the Hyderabad Traffic Police only. Nothing escapes the eyes of

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

198 155313

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

155333 23431178 23431179 Street Light 155304 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION:

our traffic police who are ranked number one in India on securing the latest gadgets. The traffic police in the city are equipped with 480 digital cameras for traffic personnel to click photos of the number plates of the offenders immediately, 10 junctions have Automatic Red Light Violators Detection system (ARLVD) cameras besides 220 CCTV cameras across 160 junctions in the city. In the ten junctions that the

Commissioner & Spl Officer 23262266 24166666R ENC 23225267 Engineering 23220418 MCH Tankbund 23225397 Emergency MCH Circle I&II 24525842 MCH Circle III 24736912 MCH Circle IV 23326975 MCH Circle V 23326976 MCH Circle VI MCH Complaints 1100 Head Office 23225397 IVRS CUM MANUAL ENQUIRY PHONE NUMBERS (TRAIN & RESERVATION) RAILWAYS Rail Nilayam 27833150 Railway Information 131 Reservations 135 Recorded Information 1345 Enquiry (IVRS) 1331, 1332, 1333

ARLVD is installed, a loop wire runs underneath the stop line and is connected to the traffic signal. Upon turning red, the loop wire detects a violation and signals the camera that then clicks a picture. What is fascinating is that the camera can be placed even as far as 100 meters away and still click good quality pictures. Once the violation is recorded, it is forwarded through intranet with the help of five servers to the control room from which the data

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 Hospitals, Musheerabad Care Hospital, Sec-bad Kamineni Hospital,

LB Nagar 155313 23307328 23313163 27505566 23314095 23390933 24600146 27001134 23607777 30418888 30417777 30419000 30416666

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

is transferred to the concerned police station. Once the details are acquired, it is dispatched to the violator and reaches the homes in three days, says Inspector Narsingh Rao. This is how an e-challan is issued. The violators have to pay through www.aponline.com or through an e-seva centre and have 15 days to pay-up. The Hyderabad traffic police issue an estimated 20,000 challans every month. When a violator questions 39879999 27567892 23559555 23226624 27633087 27035588 27550238 30799999 30418296 30417445

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

the authenticity of the e-challan, the traffic police have photographic evidence —a first in India and an exclusive to Hyderabad traffic police. They are also armed with 90 (number) PDFs. Policemen can access your history of violations once they punche in the vehicle number. If they find any pending challans they will retain the vehicle and ask the violator to clear the amount in the nerest eseva center.

AIRLINES 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

24523211 232431300/7641 24521029

Readers’ views We invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to feedback@postnoon.com or #1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033 or even by way of a call on 4067 2222

Hyper Local

GHMC works irk CM U Srinivas srinivas.u@postnoon.com

óÇÉê~Ä~ÇI=ïÜáÅÜ=`ÜáÉÑ=já=J å=áëíÉê=háê~å=hìã~ê=oÉÇ=Çó Å~ääë= Üáë= çïå= ÜçãÉI= áë= áå Ñçê= ~= ÄêìëÜ= ~åÇ= ëéêìÅÉ= ìé= áÑ= íÜÉ dej`=í~âÉë=ìé=ïçêâë=~ë=É~êåÉëíJ äóI= ~ë= íÜÉ= ÖçîÉêåãÉåí= ÄÉëíçïÉÇ çå= áí= ÑìåÇë= ~åÇ= ÖìáÇÉäáåÉë= áå= íÜÉ ëÉÅçåÇ=NMM=Ç~óë=éêçÖê~ããÉK qÜÉ= `j= ï~ë= åçí= Ü~ééó= ïáíÜ íÜÉ=ïçêâë=í~âÉå=ìé=ìåÇÉê=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí NMM= Ç~óë= ÇÉîÉäçéãÉåí= éêçJ Öê~ããÉK= eÉ= ï~åíÉÇ= íÜÉ= é~ÅÉ= çÑ ïçêâ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=èì~äáíó=çÑ=ïçêâë=íç ÄÉ= ÉåÜ~åÅÉÇK= eÉ= Ü~ë= ëìÖÖÉëíÉÇ íç=íÜÉ=çÑÑáÅá~äë=íç=Öç=Ñçê=ÅçåÅêÉíÉ êç~Çë= Ñçê= äçåÖÉê= äáÑÉK= eÉ= ï~åíÉÇ íÜÉ=àìåÅíáçå=áãéêçîÉãÉåíë=íç=ÄÉ í~âÉå= ìéK= = háê~å= Ü~ë= ëéÉÅáÑáÅ~ääó É~êã~êâÉÇ=`OR=ÅêçêÉ=Ñçê=íÜÉ=íê~ÑJ ÑáÅ= éçäáÅÉ= Ñçê= ÇçííáåÖ= íÜÉ= íê~ÑÑáÅ àìåÅíáçå=ïáíÜ=``=Å~ãÉê~ë=K qÜÉ= `j= Ü~ë= ~ëâÉÇ= íÜÉ= ï~íÉê ïçêâë= ÇÉé~êíãÉåí= íç= ïçêâ= çìí ÅçåíáåÖÉåÅó= éä~åë= = Ñçê= ÇêáåâáåÖ ï~íÉê=ëìééäó=áå=íÜÉ=dej`=~êÉ~ë íáää=íÜÉ=çåëÉí=çÑ=åÉñí=ãçåëççåK=eÉ ~äëç= êÉîáÉïÉÇ= íÜÉ= éêçÖêÉëë= çÑ hêáëÜå~I=dçÇ~î~êá=ï~íÉê=éêçàÉÅíë ïáíÜ= çÑÑáÅá~äë= çÑ= ejtpCp_I j^Cra= ~äçåÖ= ïáíÜ= Ñáå~åÅÉ ÇÉé~êíãÉåíK==

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin Cities

Projects and cost n n n n n n n n

Flyovers/ROBs/RUBs `294 crore Link Roads `94 crore Widening of Roads `225 crore Junction Improvements `50 crore Council Hall `50 crore Musi riverfront development `50 crore Development of city parks `20 crore Footpath on major corridors `30 crore

Total `813 crore få=íÜÉ=Nëí=oçìåÇ=çÑ=NMM=a~óë mêçÖê~ããÉ=dej`=Ü~ë=ÅçãéäÉíJ

ÉÇ= ïçêâë= ïáíÜ= ~å= Éëíáã~íÉÇ= Åçëí çÑ= `NQP= ÅêçêÉK= qÜÉëÉ= áåÅäìÇÉ `çåÅêÉíÉ= êç~ÇëI= ÄáíìãÉå= êç~ÇëI ëáÇÉï~äâë=ïçêíÜ=`NPQ=ÅêçêÉI=ëíêÉÉí äáÖÜí= éçäÉ= m~áåíáåÖI= gìåÅíáçå fãéêçîÉãÉåí==ïçêâë=ïçêíÜ=`OKRN ÅêçêÉI=eÉ~äíÜ=C=p~åáí~íáçå==ïçêíÜ `QKMS= ÅêçêÉ= ~åÇ= ÅçåëíêìÅíáçå= çÑ Äìë=ëÜÉäíÉêë=ïçêíÜ=`OKQU=ÅêçêÉK få=íÜÉ=OåÇ=oçìåÇ=çÑ=NMM=a~óë mêçÖê~ããÉI=íÜÉ=dej`=Ü~ë=áÇÉåJ íáÑáÉÇ= ÅÉêí~áå= éêáçêáíó= ïçêâë ïÜáÅÜ= áåÅäìÇÉë= _q= oç~ÇëI= `` oç~ÇëI= ëíçêã= ï~íÉê= Çê~áåëI= àìåÅJ íáçå= áãéêçîÉãÉåíëI= é~êâëI= ÉäÉÅJ íêáÅ~ä= ïçêâëI= áãéêçîÉãÉåí= çÑ Äìêá~ä=ÖêçìåÇë=~åÇ=ïçêâë=êÉä~íÉÇ íç= eÉ~äíÜ= C= p~åáí~íáçå= ÉíÅK= qÜÉ dej`= Ü~ë= í~âÉå= ìé= _q= êÉåÉï~ä Åç~íáåÖ=ÅçîÉêáåÖ=NQRâã=~í=~=Åçëí çÑ= `RU= ÅêçêÉ= íç= áãéêçîÉ= ~ää= íÜÉ áãéçêí~åí=Äìë=éäóáåÖ=êçìíÉëK péÉÅá~ä= ÑçÅìë= áë= ÖáîÉå= Ñçê áãéêçîÉãÉåí= çÑ= RP= Äìêá~ä ÖêçìåÇë= ïáíÜ= ~å= Éëíáã~íÉÇ= Åçëí çÑ=`RKTQ=ÅêçêÉX=PNU=íêÉÉ=é~êâë=~åÇ Åçäçåó= é~êâë= ~êÉ= éêçéçëÉÇ= ~í= ~å Éëíáã~íÉÇ= Åçëí= çÑ= `NRKS= ÅêçêÉK gìåÅíáçå= áãéêçîÉãÉåíë= ~í= PQ äçÅ~íáçåë= ïÉêÉ= í~âÉå= ìé= ~í= ~å Éëíáã~íÉÇ= Åçëí= çÑ= `RKNO= ÅêçêÉë ïáíÜ= éêçéÉê= êç~Ç= ã~êâáåÖëI êÉÑäÉÅíáîÉ= ëíìÇë= C= Å~í= ÉóÉëI= êç~Ç ëáÖå~ÖÉë=~åÇ=Å~ìíáçå=Äç~êÇëK

eÉ~îóïÉáÖÜíë=íÉëí éçää=ï~íÉêë=áå=sáò~Ö Postnoon News feedback@postnoon.com

áë~âÜ~é~íå~ã=çê=sáò~ÖI=ïÜ=á=J ÅÜ=ÖçÉë=ïáíÜ=~=ëçÄê=á=èìÉíI=íÜÉ `áíó=çÑ=aÉëíáåóIÒ=áë=ÄÉÅçãáåÖ=íÜÉ Üçí=ÇÉëíáå~íáçå=Ñçê=íÜÉ=ÜáÖÜ=~åÇ ãáÖÜíó=áå=éçäáíáÅë=~åÇ=ëÜçï=ÄáòK sáò~Ö= Ü~ë= ~äêÉ~Çó= ~íí~áåÉÇ= ~ ëí~íìêÉ= çÑ= íÜÉ= ãçëí= îáÄê~åí= Åáíó ~ÑíÉê= íÜÉ= Å~éáí~ä= eóÇÉê~Ä~Ç= ëìÑJ ÑÉêÉÇ= qJÄäìÉëK= kçïI= áí= áë= ÄÉÅçãJ áåÖ= íÜÉ= Ñ~îçìêáíÉ= ÖêçìåÇ Ñçê= íÉëíáåÖ= íÜÉ= éçäáíáÅ~ä ãÉííäÉK tÜáäÉ=ÉäÉÅíáçåë=~êÉ=íïç óÉ~êë= ~ï~óI= mçäáíáÅá~åë= ~êÉ ~å=åç=ìåÅáåÖ= íÜÉãëÉäîÉë Ñçê=sáò~Ö=m~êäá~ãÉåí=ëÉ~íK= qÜÉ= å~ãÉë= çÑ= q= pìÄ=J Äáê~ãá= oÉÇÇóI= mìê~åÇ=ÉëÜï~êáI o~àÖç=é~ä= ~åÇ= `Üáê~åàÉÉîá= ~êÉ ã~âáåÖ= êçìåÇëK= tÜáäÉ= íÜÉ= Ñáêëí íÜêÉÉ= çÑ= íÜÉã= ï~åí= íç= ÅçåíÉëí Ñêçã= íÜÉ= sáò~Ö= m~êäá~ãÉåí= ÅçåJ ëíáíìÉåÅóI= `Üáê~åàÉÉîá= ï~åíë= íç êìäÉ=Ñêçã=sáë~âÜ~é~íå~ãK= `çåÖêÉëë=o~àó~=p~ÄÜ~=ãÉãJ ÄÉê=q= pìÄÄáê~ãá= oÉÇÇó= = Ü~ë= ÇÉ=J ÅáÇÉÇ= íç= ÅçåíÉëí= Ñêçã= sáë~âÜ=J ~é~íå~ã= áå= íÜÉ= åÉñí= içâ= p~ÄÜ~ ÉäÉÅíáçåëK= pìÄÄáê~ãá= oÉÇÇó= Ü~ë

ÄÉÉå=~ëëçÅá~íÉÇ=ïáíÜ=sáò~Ö=ëáåÅÉ ~= äçåÖ= íáãÉ= ~åÇ= íÜ~í= íÜÉ= éÉçéäÉ ï~=åí=Üáã=Ä~Åâ=Ñçê=sáò~ÖK=f=Ü~îÉ íç= êÉëéÉÅí= íÜÉáê= ïáëÜÉëIÒ= oÉÇÇó ë~áÇK= eÉ= çéáåÉÇ= mìê~åÇÉëï~êáI íÜÉ=ëáííáåÖ=jmI=Å~å=ÅçåíÉëí=ÉáíÜÉê Ñêçã= låÖçäÉ= çê= k~êë=~ê~çéÉí= áå íÜÉ=OMNQ=ÉäÉÅíáçåëK `çìåíÉêáåÖ= pìÄÄáê~ãá= oÉÇ=J ÇóÛë= ëí~íÉãÉåíI= mìê~åÇÉ=ëï~êá ëÜçí= Ä~Åâ= ëÜÉ= ïçìäÇ= ÅçåíÉëí Ñêçã=sáë~âÜ~é~íå~ã=~Ö~áåK aìêáåÖ=Üáë=êÉÅÉåí=îáëáí íç= sáë~âÜ~é~íå~ã= `Üáê~=J åàÉÉîá= Ü~ë= ~äëç= ÉñéêÉëëÉÇ Üáë=áåíÉêÉëí=íç=ëÉííäÉ=Ççïå ~í= sáë~âÜ=~é~íå~ãK= _ìíI ïÜó\= mÉêÜ~éëI= áí= áë ÄÉÅ~ìëÉ= ÜÉ= Öçí= ~= íáéJçÑÑ Ñêçã=íÜÉ=é~êíó=ÜáÖÜ=ÅçãJ ã~åÇ=íÜ~íI=ëççåÉê=çê=ä~íÉê=áÑ=íÜÉ pí~íÉ=áë=ÇáîáÇÉÇI=ÜÉ=ïáää=ÄÉ=íÜÉ=`j Ñçê=^åÇÜê~K= kçíÉÇ= éêçÇìÅÉê= a= o~ã~ k~áÇì= ïÜç= ï~ë= áåîáíÉÇ= ~ë= íÜÉ ÅÜáÉÑ= ÖìÉëí= Ñçê= íÜÉ= ä~ìåÅÜáåÖ= çÑ áåíÉêå~íáçå~ä= Ñáäã= ÑÉëíáî~ä= ÅçåJ ÇìÅíÉÇ= Äó= sáë~âÜ~= cáäã= pçÅáÉíó ë~áÇ= ÜÉ= ~äêÉ~Çó= Äìáäí= ~= ëíìÇáç= ~í sáë~âÜ~é~íå~ã= ~åÇ= ÑçêÉëÉÉë sáò~Ö=~ë=íÜÉ=ÄÉëí= ÇÉëíáå~íáçå=Ñçê qçääóïççÇK

Hyper Local

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin Cities

PIC: A SUDHEER REDDY

CLASSIFIEDS

‘Fashion is constantly evolving’

FABRICATION

Prudhvi Raju K Prudhvi.k@postnoon.com

“F

PACKERS & MOVERS

Christmas hols leave parents flummoxed Sudeshna Koka sudeshna.k@postnoon.com

J HOUSE FOR RENT 9 Bedrooms, 3 Storey, 7000 Sq. Ft, Rd. No 2, Sagar Society,Banjara Hills. Contact:Suresh 9912552738

ust a few weeks ago educational institutions in the City were groaning under the burden of having to cope with the loss of 45 working days thanks to the Telangana agitation. With the Sakala Janula Samme forcing schools and colleges to stay shut, students were forced to make up for the loss of time by working over weekends and forego their Christmas and Sankranti vacations — a move that was met with much disappointment. However, a majority of the private and staterun schools have suddenly announced Christmas vacations from December 23 to January 2. Expectedly, this announcement has been met with much cheer by kids, who are thrilled to be getting a break from their gru-

elling schedules. But parents across the City are now floundering trying to come to terms with this unplanned vacation. “Post the Telangana agitation we were told that there would be no Christmas holidays. Now they have suddenly announced vacations. While it is good news, we should have been informed earlier. We could have made plans for the vacations and booked tickets if we had to,” says Vinod K, a parent. Aparna, a parent, agrees. “We had planned to visit my cousins in Australia this Christmas. But when we were told there’d be no vacations we dropped those plans. Now, out of the blue, we’ve been informed about the holidays. But it’s too late to plan any trip,” she says. While the move has come as a bit of a surprise to most, Anju Sharma, principal, Phoenix Green School, explains, “We have been

working on every Saturday and second Saturday without a break. Hence, we decided to give our students and teachers a break.” Schools claim that they’ve been able to cope since they’d been working over weekends and a few extra hours each day. A few schools also plan to shut for Sankranti holidays in January. “Students are used to this break and it will be unfair to deprive them of it,” says Swathi K, teacher, Pallavi model school. However, disappointed parents rue the fact that this sudden announcement has left them with little scope to plan anything for the upcoming break. “Even to handle them at home we need great planning,” says, Shailaja P, a parent. She adds, “I have two school going sons and we were informed of their vacations only last week. Now we’re running out of ideas to keep them entertained and busy.”

ashion is constantly changing and evolving. Hyderabad has become like any other metropolitan where young girls are willing to experiment with western wear,” says designer Gauri, while launching the Gauri-Nainika winter collection at Anahita. While the designs remain the same across the board, it’s the sizes that differ says Gauri. “In Delhi and Mumbai we stock up on small and extra small while here its medium and large that sells more. Also very skimpy clothes don’t do too well here,” she says. Most of their collection here is inspired by Hollywood with bright colour schemes and the focus on comfort. “Hyderabadis are very clear about their fashion sense and are open to new styles,” says Nainika. The designer duo would love to work with Tollywood stars too. Cherzad K Pestonji, the owner of Anahita says, “This winter there will be mostly western wear made with luxurious fabrics. Indian designer wear doesn’t suit every occasion. Gauri and Nainika collection balances flowy falls along with defined structures.”

Outstanding Marwadi marvel adds to Old City charm Aishwarya Yerra aishwarya.y@postnoon.com

ld City has been a muslim dominated area for centuries and one assumes all the heritage monuments or structures here would obviously be a muslim one. But nestled between the hustle bustle of

Begum Bazaar is a heritage buliding that is not even an Andhra one but a Rajasthani family

ERITAGE WATCH

Pitti Haveli

PIC: N SHIVA KUMAR

house — Pitti Haveli. An ancestral property, the haveli was built two centuries ago by Marwadi businessmen who came to Hyderabad for trade. They hailed from a village called Nagore

near Jodhpaur. A 115 years later the second portion was added and the final part 118 years later. Pitti Haveli epitomises a Rajasthani Haveli with its Brahmasthall architecture. This type of architecture is of the courtyard style where the middle of the house is open and is surrounded by rooms. The exterior of the haveli is panelled by stain glass that look gorgeous when the sun reflects on them. The interior is equally charming with Chinese mosiac tiles covering the floors and high beams and wooden arches. Most of the paintings hanging on the

walls of the haveli are from Khubi Ram and Sons. The unique feature about these paintings is that they all depict scenes of Radha and Krishna together but are painted in European style. The haveli does not house any modern painting. The Pitti Haveli has been declared a heritage structure by INTACH. It is partially used as a residence. It belongs to the Pitti family, famous for Vinita Pitti and ace jewellery designer Suhani Pitti. While on a shopping trip to Begum Bazaar one can galnce at the historical marvel, Pitti Haveli is.

India‑View

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

India unveiled

Govt deletes 'minorities' from Bill NEW DELHI: qÜÉ= ÖçîÉêåãÉåí áë= äÉ~êåí= íç= Ü~îÉ= ÇÉäÉíÉÇ= íÜÉ íÉêã= DãáåçêáíáÉëD= Ñêçã= íÜÉ içâé~ä= _áää= ïáíÜ= êÉÖ~êÇ= íç= íÜÉ éêçîáëáçå= çÑ= Ü~îáåÖ= RM= éÉê= ÅÉåí èìçí~= áå= íÜÉ= içâé~ä= ÄÉåÅÜ= ~åÇ íÜÉ=pÉ~êÅÜ=`çããáííÉÉK pçìêÅÉë= ë~áÇ= íÜÉ= íÉêã= ï~ë ÇÉäÉíÉÇ=~ÑíÉê=áí=ï~ë=éçáåíÉÇ=çìí íÜ~í= íÜÉêÉ= áë= åç= éêçîáëáçå= çÑ êÉëÉêî~íáçå=Ñçê=ãáåçêáíáÉë=áå=íÜÉ `çåëíáíìíáçå= ~åÇ= ëìÅÜ= ~= éêçîáJ

ëáçå= áå= íÜÉ= _áää= ïçìäÇ= ÅêÉ~íÉ ÅçãéäáÅ~íáçåëK iÉÖ~ä= ÉñéÉêíë= áåÑçêãÉÇ= íÜÉ ÖçîÉêåãÉåí= íÜ~í= êÉëÉêî~íáçå= Ñçê ãáåçêáíáÉë= áå= içâé~ä= ÄÉåÅÜ= ~åÇ pÉ~êÅÜ=`çããáííÉÉ=ïçìäÇ=êÉèìáêÉ ~= Åçåëíáíìíáçå~ä= ~ãÉåÇãÉåí ïÜáÅÜ=íÜÉ=ÖçîÉêåãÉåí=ÑÉäí=ïçìäÇ ÄÉ=ÇáÑÑáÅìäí=~í=íÜáë=àìåÅíìêÉK ^ÅÅçêÇáåÖ=íç=íÜÉ=`~ÄáåÉí=åçíÉ ÅáêÅìä~íÉÇ=çå=íÜÉ=_áää=çå=qìÉëÇ~óI íÜÉ=ÖçîÉêåãÉåí=Ü~ë=éêçéçëÉÇ=RM

éÉê= ÅÉåí= êÉëÉêî~íáçå= Ñçê= p`LpqI l_`ëI= jáåçêáíáÉë= ~åÇ=tçãÉå= áå íÜÉ= içâé~ä= ÄÉåÅÜ= ~åÇ= áå= íÜÉ pÉ~êÅÜ= `çããáííÉÉK= e~äÑ= çÑ= íÜÉ ÄÉåÅÜ= ïçìäÇ= ÄÉ= ãÉãÄÉêë= Ñêçã àìÇáÅá~ä= Ä~ÅâÖêçìåÇK= qÜáë= áë= ~ ÇÉé~êíìêÉ= Ñêçã= íÜÉ= çêáÖáå~ä= Äáää ïÜáÅÜ=ï~ë=áåíêçÇìÅÉÇ=áå=íÜÉ=içâ p~ÄÜ~=áå=^ìÖìëíK kçï= ~= ÅçêêÉÅíáçå= Ü~ë= ÄÉÉå ã~ÇÉ= áå= íÜÉ= äÉÖáëä~íáçå= Äó= ÇêçéJ éáåÖ=íÜÉ=ïçêÇ=DãáåçêáíáÉëDK= PTI

BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and LK Advani after a meeting with finance minister Pranab Mukherjee at Parliament PTI House in New Delhi on Wednesday.

‘Betrayal of people’ Anna Hazare, who is to hold a three-day fast, again described the bill as a betrayal of the people and said the legislation would not provide for a strong anti-graft institution. "People will teach a lesson to this government one day," Anna said in his RaleganSiddhi village in Maharashtra.

pçåá~=ê~ääáÉë íêççéë=Ñçê içâé~ä=Ä~ííäÉ

No understanding with govt, says BJP BJP refuted suggestions it had an "understanding" with the government on the Lokpal Bill, insisting the party will stick to the dissent notes it submitted to the parliamentary panel and also move amendments where it does not agree. The party leaders said they can react only when the copy of the Bill is circulated to them.

SP, RJD, Shiv Sena oppose Lokpal NEW DELHI: Giving clear indications that the Lokpal Bill will not be allowed a smooth sailing, Samajwadi Party, RJD and Shiv Sena expressed strong opposition to it, contending that "all powers" would go to police and "new Gaddafi" would take birth. SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD chief Lalu Prasad made their opposition known in the Lok Sabha. SP said it would move amendments to the Bill. IANS

içâé~ä=áåíêçÇìÅíáçå áå=m~êäá~ãÉåí=íçÇ~ó NEW DELHI: qÜÉ= ãìÅÜJ ~ï~áíÉÇ= içâé~ä= _áää= ïáää= ÄÉ áåíêçÇìÅÉÇ= áå= íÜÉ= içâ= p~ÄÜ~ íçÇ~ó= ~åÇ= ïáää= ÄÉ= ÇáëÅìëëÉÇ ÇìêáåÖ=m~êäá~ãÉåíDë=ÉñíÉåÇÉÇ ëÉëëáçå= Ñêçã= aÉÅÉ=ãÄÉê= OTI ~ãáÇ= ëçäáÇ= Ä~ÅâáåÖ= Ñêçã `çåÖ=êÉëë= éêÉëáÇÉåí= pçåá~ d~åÇÜá= ~åÇ= íÜÉ= íÜêÉ~í= çÑ= ~ Ñ~ëí=Äó=^åå~=e~ò~êÉK=qÜÉ=ëÉëJ ëáçåI= çêáÖáå~ääó= ëÅÜÉÇìäÉÇ= íç ÉåÇ= aÉÅÉãÄÉê= OOI= ïáää= åçï êÉÅçåîÉåÉ= çå= aÉÅÉãÄÉê= OTJ OV=íç=ÇáëÅìëë=íÜÉ=_áääK ?qÜÉ= içâé~ä= Äáää= ïáää= ÄÉ áåíêçÇìÅÉÇ= çå= aÉÅÉãÄÉê= OO ~åÇ= ïáää= ÄÉ= ÇáëÅìëëÉÇ aÉÅÉãÄÉê= OTI?= ãáåáëíÉê= çÑ ëí~íÉ= áå= íÜÉ= mjl= s= k~ê~ó~=J å~ë~ãó=ë~áÇK= qÜÉ= _áää= ïáää= ÄÉ= ÅáêÅìä~íJ ÉÇ=íç=ãÉãÄÉêë=ÄÉÑçêÉ=áåíêçJ ÇìÅíáçå= íçÇ~ó= ~ÑíÉê= ëÉÅìêJ áåÖ= íÜÉ= ã~åÇ~íçêó= ~ëëÉåí

Ñêçã= íÜÉ= mêÉëáÇÉåí= ëáåÅÉ íÜÉêÉ= ï~ë= ëçãÉ= Ñáå~åÅá~ä áãéäáÅ~íáçå=áå=áíK qÜÉ=dçîÉêåãÉåí=Ö~îÉ=ìé=~ ãçîÉ=íç=ÖÉí=íÜÉ=_áää=é~ëëÉÇ=çå cêáÇ~ó= ~åÇ= ëíìÅâ= íç= qìÉëÇ~óÛë _ìëáåÉëë= ^Çîáëçêó= `çããá=J ííÉÉDë= ÇÉÅáëáçå= íç= Öç= Ñçê= ~å ÉñíÉåëáçå=ÄÉóçåÇ=`Üêáëí=ã~ëK iÉ~ÇÉê=çÑ=íÜÉ=eçìëÉ=áå=içâ p~ÄÜ~=mê~å~Ä=jìâÜÉêàÉÉ=ÜÉäÇ ~= ãÉÉíáåÖ= ïáíÜ= ã~áå= çééçëáJ íáçå= _gm= óÉëíÉêÇ~ó= íç= ÇáëÅìëë íÜÉëÉ= áëëìÉë= ~åÇ= ÅçåîáåÅÉ= íÜÉ é~êíó= íÜ~í= íÜÉêÉ= ï~ë= åç= çíÜÉê çéíáçå= Äìí= íç= ÉñíÉåÇ= íÜÉ= ïáåJ íÉê=ëÉëëáçå=Äó=íÜêÉÉ=ãçêÉ=Ç~óëK ^ÑíÉê= ëçãÉ= áåáíá~ä= êÉäìÅJ í~åÅÉI= íÜÉ= _gmI= êÉéêÉëÉåíÉÇ Äó= iÉ~ÇÉê= çÑ= lééçëáíáçå= áå içâ= p~ÄÜ~= pìëÜã~= pï~ê~àI ÜÉê= o~àó~= p~ÄÜ~= ÅçìåíÉêJ é~êí= ^êìå= g~áíäÉó= ~åÇ= ih ^Çî~åáI=~ÖêÉÉÇK= IANS

Hyderabad’s first afternoon newspaper

e b i r c s Sub DAY! TO

Special Offer

1 Year

` 299/-

NEW DELHI: råáíÉÇ= mêçÖêÉëëáîÉ= ^ääá~åÅÉ ÅÜ~áêéÉêëçå= pçåá~= d~åÇÜá= ë~áÇ= íÜÉêÉ= ï~ë= ~ ?ÇÉäáÄÉê~íÉ= ~åÇ= ã~äáÅáçìë= ãáëáåÑçêã~íáçå? Å~ãé~áÖå= íÜ~í= íÜÉ= `çåÖêÉëë= ï~ë= åçí= í~ÅâäáåÖ ÅçêêìéíáçåK pÜÉ= äáëíÉÇ= _áääë= çå= éêçíÉÅíáçå= çÑ= ïÜáëíäÉJ ÄäçïÉêëI= ÉåÜ~åÅáåÖ= àìÇáÅá~ä= ~ÅÅçìåí~ÄáäáíóI íÜÉ= ÅáíáòÉåë= êáÖÜí= íç= ÖêáÉî~åÅÉ= êÉÇêÉëë~äI= ~åÇ íÜÉ=içâé~ä=_áääK pí~íáåÖ=?ëÜÉ=ï~ë=êÉ~Çó=íç=ÑáÖÜí=Ñçê=íÜÉ=~åíáJ Öê~Ñí= içâé~ä= ~åÇ= ïçãÉåDë= êÉëÉêî~íáçå= _áääë= áå íÜÉ=içâ=p~ÄÜ~?=d~åÇÜá=ÇáëãáëëÉÇ=~ë=?êìãçìêë? íÜ~í=íÜÉêÉ=ïÉêÉ=ÇáÑÑÉêÉåÅÉë=ÄÉíïÉÉå=íÜÉ=ÖçîÉêåJ ãÉåí=~åÇ=íÜÉ=êìäáåÖ=é~êíóK=pÜÉ=ìêÖÉÇ=`çåÖêÉëë jmë=íç=ÄÉ=éêÉé~êÉÇ=Ñçê=íÜÉ=Ä~ííäÉ=áå=íÜÉ=eçìëÉK aÉëÅêáÄáåÖ=íÜÉ=içâé~ä=_áää=~ë=~=?é~íÜÄêÉ~âJ áåÖ?=äÉÖáëä~íáçåI=íÜÉ=rm^=ÅÜ~áêéÉêëçå=ìêÖÉÇ=íÜÉ lééçëáíáçå=é~êíáÉë=~åÇ=~åíáJÅçêêìéíáçå=~Åíáîáëí e~ò~êÉ=íç=~ÅÅÉéí=áíK=?qÜÉó=ãìëí=~ÅÅÉéí=áíK=f=~ã ~äï~óë=êÉ~Çó=Ñçê=~=ÑáÖÜíI?=ëÜÉ=ë~áÇK= PTI

6 Months

` 149/-

040 - 4067 2222

subscription-cir@postnoon.com

India‑View

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

India unveiled

Oil pipeline saboteurs face death penalty NEW DELHI: m~êäá~ãÉåí~êó ~ééêçî~ä= ï~ë= çå= tÉÇåÉëÇ~ó ~ÅÅçêÇÉÇ=íç=~=_áää=íÜ~í=ã~âÉë=~Åíë çÑ=íÉêêçêáëã=~áãÉÇ=~í=ÇÉëíêìÅíáçå çÑ=çáä=~åÇ=Ö~ë=éáéÉäáåÉë=~åÇ=éêçÄJ ~ÄäÉ= Å~ìëÉ= çÑ= äçëë= çÑ= äáÑÉ= éìåáëÜJ ~ÄäÉ=ïáíÜ=ÇÉ~íÜ=ëÉåíÉåÅÉK qÜÉ= mÉíêçäÉìã= ~åÇ= jáåÉê~äë máéÉäáåÉë=E^Åèìáëáíáçå=çÑ=oáÖÜí=çÑ rëÉê= áå= i~åÇF= ^ãÉåÇãÉåí= _áää ï~ë= é~ëëÉÇ= Äó= íÜÉ= o~àó~= p~ÄÜ~K qÜÉ= _áää= Ü~Ç= É~êäáÉê= ÄÉÉå= é~ëëÉÇ Äó=íÜÉ=içâ=p~ÄÜ~K= fí=éêçîáÇÉë=Ñçê=~=à~áä=íÉêã=çÑ=~ ãáåáãìã= çÑ= NM= óÉ~êëÛ= êáÖçêçìë áãéêáëçåãÉåí= Ñçê= ~Åíë= çÑ ÇÉëíêìÅíáçå= çÑ= éáéÉäáåÉë= ìëÉÇ= Ñçê íê~åëéçêí~íáçå= çÑ= ÅêìÇÉ= çáäI éÉíêçäÉìã= éêçÇìÅíë= çê= Ö~ë= ~åÇ ã~ó=ÉñíÉåÇ=íç=áãéêáëçåãÉåí=Ñçê äáÑÉ=çê=ÇÉ~íÜ=áå=Å~ëÉ=íÜÉ=~Åí=çÑ=ë~ÄJ çí~ÖÉ= áë= äáâÉäó= íç= Å~ìëÉ= ÇÉ~íÜ= çÑ ~åó=çíÜÉê=éÉêëçåK= oÉéäóáåÖ=íç=ÇÉÄ~íÉ=çå=íÜÉ=_áääI ãáåáëíÉê= çÑ= ëí~íÉ= Ñçê= éÉíêçäÉìã ~åÇ= å~íìê~ä= Ö~ë= omk= páåÖÜ= ë~áÇ íÜÉ=`ÉåíêÉ=ïáää=ÅçåëáÇÉê=íÜÉ=ëìÖJ

HONOURING A LEGEND

Mamata objects to pension Bill

Minister Mamata Banerjee is learnt to have written to Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh raising certain objections against the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011. The government may defer tabling of the Bill, which was slated to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, said sources. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday had held a meeting with senior BJP leaders, including LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Yashwant Sinha to seek the BJP’s support for the crucial legislation which is being opposed by Left parties. IANS

ÖÉëíáçå=Ñçê=ÜáâáåÖ=íÜÉ=ÅçãéÉåë~J íáçå= íç= íÜÉ= Ñ~êãÉêë= ïÜçëÉ= ä~åÇ ïáää=ÄÉ=ìëÉÇ=Ñçê=ä~óáåÖ=éáéÉäáåÉëK= eÉ=ë~áÇ=íÜÉ=ÉñáëíáåÖ=äÉÖ~ä=éêçJ îáëáçåë= ïÉêÉ= åçí= ÉåçìÖÜ= íç= ÅìêÄ íÜÉ= ã~äéê~ÅíáÅÉë= ~åÇ= åÉï= éêçîáJ

ëáçåë=ïÉêÉ=åÉÉÇÉÇ=íç=éêÉîÉåí=éáäJ ÑÉê~ÖÉ=çÑ=éÉíêçäÉìã=Äó=çêÖ~åáëÉÇ Ö~åÖë=~åÇ=ë~ÄçíÉìêëK=eÉ=ë~áÇ=îáäJ ä~ÖÉ= ~ï~êÉåÉëë= éêçÖê~ããÉ= ~åÇ åáÖÜí= é~íêçääáåÖ= çÑ= íÜÉ= éáéÉäáåÉë Ü~ë=ÄÉÉå=ëíÉééÉÇ=ìéK= IANS

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief

MUMBAI THROWN OFF TRACK

Restoration work in progress after a local train derailed near CST Station in Mumbai on Wednesday. The local trains form the lifeline for millions who commute daily from suburbs PIC: PTI

President Pratibha Patil presents Lokmat Maharashtrian of The Year Lifetime Achievement Award to Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar during a function in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI

_gmÛë=d~åÇÜáÖáêáW=dáÑíë dáí~=íç=oìëëá~å=Éåîçó NEW DELHI: _gm= äÉ~ÇÉêë çåtÉÇåÉëÇ~ó=ÖáÑíÉÇ=ÅçéáÉë=çÑ=íÜÉ _Ü~Ö~î~Ç=dáí~=íç=oìëëá~Ûë=ÇÉéìíó ~ãÄ~ëë~Ççê=aÉåáë=^äáéçî=ÜÉêÉ=íç éêçíÉëí= íÜÉ= äáâÉäó= Ä~å= çå= íÜÉ eáåÇì=Üçäó=Äççâ=áå=Üáë=ÅçìåíêóK ^=ÇÉäÉÖ~íáçå=çÑ=_gm=ãÉãÄÉêëI áåÅäìÇáåÖ= é~êíó= äÉ~ÇÉê= _~ä= ^éíÉI o~àó~=p~ÄÜ~=ãÉãÄÉê=pãêáíá=fê~åáI sáà~ó=gçääóI=~åÇ=çíÜÉêë=ïÉåí=íç=íÜÉ oìëëá~å= ÉãÄ~ëëó= åÇ= ãÉí= ^äáéçî íç=êÉÖáëíÉê=íÜÉáê=éêçíÉëí=~Ö~áåëí=~ äáâÉäó= Ä~å= çå= íÜÉ= dáí~= Äó= ~= Åçìêí áå=páÄÉêá~K=qÜÉ=é~êíó=~äëç=Ü~åÇÉÇ Üáã=~=äÉííÉê=~ÇÇêÉëëÉÇ=íç=oìëëá~å mêÉëáÇÉåí=aãáíêó=jÉÇîÉÇÉîK tÉ= ïáëÜ= íç= ëí~íÉ= íÜ~í= dáí~ éêÉ~ÅÜÉë= ëÉäÑ= ÇáëÅáéäáåÉK= fí= áë= ~ Äççâ= ïáíÜ= ëìÄäáãÉ= íÜçìÖÜíë= ~åÇ

éê~ÅíáÅ~ä= ÇáêÉÅíáçåë= çå= óçÖ~I ~Åíáçå= ~åÇ= ÇÉîçíáçåK= fí= ÇçÉë= åçí éêçãçíÉ= ÉñíêÉãáëãK= fí= éêçãçíÉë ëéáêáíì~äáëã= ~åÇ= íÉ~ÅÜÉë= íç= íÜÉ ã~åâáåÇ= íÜÉ= åÉÉÇ= íç= ÑìäÑáä êÉëéçåëáÄáäáíó= íçï~êÇë= ïçêäÇäó ÇìíáÉëIÒ=íÜÉ=äÉííÉê=ë~áÇK tÉ= ~äëç= êÉèìÉëí= íÜÉ= oìëëá~å ÖçîÉêåãÉåí= íç= í~âÉ= ëíêçåÖ= åçíÉ çÑ= çìê= ÄÉäáÉÑë= ~ë= Ä~ååáåÖ _Ü~Ö~î~Ç= dáí~= ïáää= áãé~Åí= åÉÖ~J íáîÉäó= çå= íÜÉ= éÉçéäÉJíçJéÉçéäÉ êÉä~íáçåëÜáé= ÄÉíïÉÉå= fåÇá~= ~åÇ oìëëá~IÒ=áí=~ÇÇÉÇK= ^= Åçìêí= áå= qçãëâI= páÄÉêá~I= áë ÜÉ~êáåÖ= ~= éäÉ~= ëÉÉâáåÖ= ~= Ä~å= çå íÜÉ= dáí~= çå= íÜÉ= ÖêçìåÇë= íÜ~í= áí ï~ë=~å=ÉñíêÉãáëí=äáíÉê~íìêÉÒK f^kp

Flesh trade racket busted, aÉäÜá=ëÅÜççä=âáÇë=ãçîÉ=e` 6 UAE-bound girls rescued ~Ö~áåëí=ë~äÉ=çÑ=àìåâ=ÑççÇ

MUMBAI: páñ= ÖáêäëI= ïÜç= ïÉêÉ ~ääÉÖÉÇäó=ÄÉáåÖ=ëÉåí=íç=aìÄ~á=Ñçê ÑäÉëÜ= íê~ÇÉI= ïÉêÉ= êÉëÅìÉÇ= Ñêçã íÜÉ= áåíÉêå~íáçå~ä= ~áêéçêí= ÜÉêÉ= çå tÉÇåÉëÇ~óI=éçäáÅÉ=ë~áÇK qÜÉ= éçäáÅÉ= ë~áÇ= íÜÉó= êÉÅÉáîÉÇ ~= íáéJçÑÑ= íÜ~í= ~= Öêçìé= çÑ= ëáñ= Öáêäë ïÉêÉ= íç= ÄÉ= ëÉåí= íç= aìÄ~á= ìåÇÉê íÜÉ= éêÉíÉñí= çÑ= éÉêÑçêãáåÖ= áå= íÜÉ kÉï=vÉ~êJêÉä~íÉÇ=ëÜçïëK=qÜÉ=Öáêäë Ü~Ç=íçìêáëí=îáë~ë=ïáíÜ=íÜÉãK ^= íÉ~ã= çÑ= pçÅá~ä= pÉêîáÅÉ _ê~åÅÜ=Epp_F=çÑ=íÜÉ=éçäáÅÉ=Å~êêáÉÇ çìí= ~= ê~áÇ= ~åÇ= êÉëÅìÉÇ= íÜÉ= Öáêäë

Ñêçã=íÜÉ=~áêéçêí=~åÇ=~äëç=~êêÉëíÉÇ ~å=~ÖÉåíI=pÜÉáâÜ=pÜÉêáÑÑI=ïÜç=ï~ë Ñ~Åáäáí~íáåÖ= íÜÉáê= îáëáíI= íÜÉó= ë~áÇI ~ÇÇáåÖ= ~= ã~åÜìåí= Ü~ë= ÄÉÉå ä~ìåÅÜÉÇ=Ñçê=íÜêÉÉ=çíÜÉê=~ÅÅìëÉÇ áåîçäîÉÇ=áå=íÜÉ=ê~ÅâÉíK qÜÉëÉ=Öáêäë=ïÉêÉ=ÄêçìÖÜí=Ñêçã o~à~ëíÜ~å= ~åÇ= j~ÇÜó~= mê~ÇÉëÜ ~åÇ=ïÉêÉ=ÄÉáåÖ=éìëÜÉÇ=áåíç=ÑäÉëÜ íê~ÇÉI=éçäáÅÉ=ë~áÇK=tÉ=åçï=ï~åí íç= ~ëÅÉêí~áå= Üçï= ÄáÖ= áë= íÜáë= ÑäÉëÜ íê~ÇÉ= ê~ÅâÉí= ~åÇ= Ñçê= Üçï= ã~åó óÉ~êë= áí= Ü~ë= ÄÉÉå= áå= ÉñáëíÉåÅÉIÒ ë~áÇ=~=éçäáÅÉ=çÑÑáÅÉêK= PTI

NEW DELHI: qÜÉ= aÉäÜá= eáÖÜ `çìêí= çå=tÉÇåÉëÇ~ó= ëçìÖÜí= íÜÉ `Éåíê~ä= ÖçîÉêåãÉåíÛë= êÉëéçåëÉ çå=~=éÉíáíáçå=ÑáäÉÇ=Äó=ëíìÇÉåíë=çÑ=~ éêáî~íÉ= ëÅÜççä= áå= ëçìíÜ= aÉäÜá ëÉÉâáåÖ=~=Ä~å=çå=íÜÉ=ë~äÉ=çÑ=àìåâ ÑççÇ=~åÇ=Å~êÄçå~íÉÇ=Çêáåâë=ïáíÜJ áå=NIRMM=ÑÉÉí=ê~Çáìë=çÑ=íÜÉáê=áåëíáJ íìíáçåK qÜÉ= Çáîáëáçå= ÄÉåÅÜ= çÑ= ^ÅíáåÖ `ÜáÉÑ=gìëíáÅÉ=^h=páâêá=~åÇ=gìëíáÅÉ op=båÇä~ï=~äëç=~ëâÉÇ=íÜÉ=ÖçîÉêåJ ãÉåí= íç= ÑáäÉ= ~= ëí~íìë= êÉéçêí= ~ÑíÉê

áíë= ÅçìåëÉä= ë~áÇ= áí= Ü~Ç= ~ëâÉÇ= ~ää íÜÉ=pí~íÉë=íç=í~âÉ=~ÇÉèì~íÉ=ãÉ~J ëìêÉ= áå= íÜáë= êÉÖ~êÇ= ~åÇ= î~êáçìë ëí~íÉë= Ü~Ç= ëÉåí= íÜÉáê= ~ÅíáçåJ í~âÉåJêÉéçêí=çå=íÜÉ=áëëìÉK= få=~=Å~ëÉ=êÉä~íÉÇ=íç=~=éäÉ~=Äó åçåJéêçÑáí= çêÖ~åáë~íáçå= rÇ~ó cçìåÇ~íáçå= Ñçê= Ä~å= çå= ë~äÉ= çÑ àìåâ= ÑççÇ= ~åÇ= ~Éê~íÉÇ= Çêáåâë= áå ~åÇ=~êçìåÇ=ëÅÜççäëI=íÜÉ=ëíìÇÉåíë çÑ=c~íÜÉê=^ÖåÉä=pÅÜççä=áå=d~ìí~ã k~Ö~ê=ëçìÖÜí=íç=ÄÉ=ã~ÇÉ=~=é~êíóK qÜÉ= éÉíáíáçå= ë~áÇW= _~å= ëìÅÜ

ÉîáÇÉåíäó=Ü~êãÑìä=ÑççÇë=~åÇ=ÄÉîJ Éê~ÖÉë= Ñêçã= íÜÉ= Å~åíÉÉå= çÑ ëÅÜççäë= ~åÇ= Ñêçã= íÜÉáê= áããÉÇáJ ~íÉ=åÉáÖÜÄçìêÜççÇKÒ= qÜÉ=Åçìêí=~äëç=~ëâÉÇ=íÜÉ=ÖçîJ ÉêåãÉåí= íç= ÅçãÉ= çìí= ïáíÜ= ëìÖJ ÖÉëíáçåë= çå= íÜÉ= áëëìÉK= qÜÉ= Å~ëÉ ïçìäÇ=ÄÉ=ÜÉ~êÇ=çå=g~åì~êó=QK qÜÉ= ëíìÇÉåíëI= áå= íÜÉáê= éÉíáJ íáçåI= ë~áÇ= íÜ~í= ÇìÉ= íç= àìåâ= ÑççÇ íÜÉ= ëíìÇÉåíë= ïáää= ÉåÇ= ìé= ïáíÜ çÄÉëáíó= ~åÇ= çíÜÉê= äáÑÉëíóäÉ= ÇáëJ É~ëÉëK IANS

Around the World

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Beyond Borders

Indian student murder: Oz teen jailed for 13 years SYDNEY: An Australian teenager who fatally stabbed Indian student Nitin Garg, fuelling a diplomatic row with New Delhi over racist violence, was Thursday jailed for 13 years. The youth whose identity has been suppressed was just 15 when he attacked Garg, 21, as he walked through Melbourne parkland to work on January 2, 2010, stabbing him during an attempt to steal his mobile phone. Garg, an Indian accounting graduate, managed to stagger to his workplace, a nearby burger restaurant, before collapsing with fatal stab wounds to the abdomen. He died early the next day in hospital. The highest-profile in a string of attacks on Indian students in Australia, Garg’s murder made international headlines and outraged public opinion in India, sparking accusations of widespread racism against migrants. Diplomatic ties were tested, with Delhi condemning the killing as a “heinous crime on humanity” and “an uncivilised brutal attack on innocent Indians”.

Steve Jobs statue unveiled in Hungary BUDAPEST: A bronze statue of Steve Jobs has been unveiled here in the Hungarian capital to honour the Apple co-founder who died on October 5, a media report said. The statue is located outside the headquarters of software design company Graphisoft, whose founder Gabor Bojar commissioned the statue, Xinhua reported. Nearly two metres tall and weighing around 220 kg, the statue was designed by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth. It depicts Jobs in a jumper and jeans with arm outstretched, in the middle of a product presentation.Inscribed on a bronze iPad-shaped tablet at the foot of the statue is a quotation from Jobs: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

A visitor lays flower at a statue Steve Jobs at the AFP Graphisoft Park

This undated file handout photo shows Indian student Nitin Garg in Melbourne AFP shortly before he was killed

It followed a spate of muggings and beatings, accompanied by migration scams and colleges charging for substandard courses, which prompted street protests by Indians in Melbourne and Sydney in 2009. Australia’s reputation as a safe and welcoming destination for international students was badly damaged, leading to a drop-off in enrolments and sparking a government review of the tertiary education sector. Judge Paul Coghlan on Thursday described Garg as an “innocent and random victim” but said the crime was spontaneous and he accepted that his attacker, now 17, was remorseful and had no intention of killing when he went to the park. The judge also ruled that it was a crime of opportunity rather than race. “The community abhors the use of knives because of the consequences such as this,” Coghlan said. The teen, who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted armed robbery, must serve at least eight years of his sentence before being eligible for parole.

South Korea disputes claim that Kim Jong-il died on a train

A Korean man reads a newspaper showing the late North AFP Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his son Kim Jong-Un

orth Korea is moving fast to consolidate its new leader Kim Jong-un, with senior military officials already having pledged allegiance, the South’s intelligence service believes. It also disputed the official account of Kim Jong-il’s death, telling MPs in Seoul he could not have died en route to a visit because his train had been stationary all weekend. Officials suggested the account could have been created to burnish his image as a Dear Leader devoted to his people. A source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing told Reuters that the military had vowed to support the “great successor” and an unnamed South

Korean source told Yonhap news agency that Kim Jong-un had issued his first military order – for all units to return to their bases – just before the announcement of his father’s death. Official media said more than five million North Koreans had gathered at monuments and memorials in Pyongyang since the announcement of Kim’s death, aged 69, on Monday. Dr Leonid Petrov, an expert on North Korea at the University of Sydney, said it would be crucial to see what new roles Kim Jong-un assumes and how other key positions are filled “in the coming days, months and even years” “If it is Jang Song-thaek (the young general’s uncle) it means

Kim Jong-un will be more of a ceremonial figure. If he goes straight to the chairman’s seat which would be logical, he will be very firmly put in the driving seat,” he noted. Petrov added that Kim Jong-il appeared to have prepared the ground for his son by purging officials over the past two years.But analysts stress that Kim Jong-un will wield less power than his father. In Seoul, Won Sei-hoon, director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), threw the account of Kim Jong-il’s death into question by saying there was no sign that Kim’s special train ever left Pyongyang station over the weekend. He cited US satellite surveillance phtos.“We kept tabs on Kim’s whereabouts until Thursday but could not locate him starting Friday,” added Won“We believe he died at home.” “Death on the train is possibly the best story that the North Korean regime can use to promote Kim as a hardworking leader who worked for the people until the moment he died. North Koreans would feel there’s a huge difference between an easy and peaceful death in his bed and death at work far from home,” a senior South Korean official stated.

GLOBE AT A GLANCE 38,000 DISPLACED IN SRI LANKA FLOODS COLOMBO: Over 38,000 people have been displaced due to heavy rains and floods in northern Sri Lanka, an official said. More than 10,000 families were displaced in four districts in the Northern Province. The worst affected was Kilinochchi. In Kilinochchi alone, a total of 14,456 people were displaced, and over 5,000 of them have been sent to 31 camps. The met department has predicted more heavy rains and strong winds.

SEVEN KILLED IN ASSAULT ON COLOMBIA REBELS THREE CORNERS MILITARY BASE: The Colombian military killed at least seven leftist militants during an assault on a rebel base Wednesday, Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said. The dead included a woman who was a regional commander of the National Liberation Army (ELN), the second largest left-wing guerrilla group after the FARC,

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa speaks to a girl during a ceremony for the last year of the mayan solar calendar AFP

NEED TO IMPROVE RAILWAY EFFICIENCY: GILANI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways should quickly get its locomotives repaired to improve efficiency and transportation of goods in the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.This was critical for the convenience of the people and also to aid the economy, Associated Press of Pakistan quoted Gilani as saying.The government in October decided to provide Rs.4 billion to revive the Railways.

HIJACKED ITALIAN TANKER CREW FREED ROME: Somali pirates have freed an Italian oil tanker hijacked in February with five Italians and 17 Indians on board after nearly 11 months in captivity, the Italian government said today.Prime Minister Mario Monti “expressed his great satisfaction for the release of the Italian ship Savina Caylynand the crew,” it said in a statement. The 105,000-ton tanker is owned by Naples shipping company Fratelli D’Amato.

A costumed man at the Dulles International Airport (IAD) on his AFP way to celebrate Christmas

Around the World

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Beyond borders

Arab League looks to end Syria unrest

çåáíçêë=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=^ê~Ä iÉ~=ÖìÉ= ~êÉ= ÇìÉ= íç ~êêáîÉ= áå= póêá~= ìåÇÉê ~= áåáíá~íáîÉ= ~áãÉÇ= ~í ÉåÇáåÖ=íÜÉ=îáçäÉåí=Åê~ÅâÇçïå=çå ~åíáJÖçîÉêåãÉåí=éêçíÉëíëK qÜÉ=rk=ë~óë=ëçãÉ=RIMMM=éÉçJ éäÉ=Ü~îÉ=ÄÉÉå=âáääÉÇ=áå=póêá~=ëáåÅÉ éêçíÉëíë=ÄÉÖ~å=áå=j~êÅÜ=Äìí=êáÖÜí Öêçìéë= ë~ó= íÜÉ= ÑáÖìêÉ= áë= ãìÅÜ ÜáÖÜÉêK= a~ã~ëÅìë= Ää~ãÉë= íÜÉ ìåêÉëí=çå=~êãÉÇ=Ö~åÖëÒ=ëÉÉâáåÖ íç=ÇÉëí~ÄáäáëÉ=póêá~K oìëëá~= áë= ÅçãáåÖ= ìåÇÉê= éêÉëJ ëìêÉ=íç=ëéÉÉÇ=ìé=ïçêâ=çå=áíë=Çê~Ñí rk= êÉëçäìíáçå= ÅçåÇÉãåáåÖ= íÜÉ îáçäÉåÅÉK= jçëÅçï= ëìêéêáëÉÇ Çáéäçã~íë=Äó=ëìÄãáííáåÖ=íÜÉ=Çê~Ñí ä~ëí=ïÉÉâ=Äìí=íÜÉêÉ=Ü~ë=ÄÉÉå=äáííäÉ éêçÖêÉëë=ëáåÅÉK lå= qÜìêëÇ~óI= íÜÉ= rp= áëëìÉÇ ÑêÉëÜ=íê~îÉä=~ÇîáÅÉ=Ñçê=^ãÉêáÅ~åëI ìêÖáåÖ= rp= ÅáíáòÉåë= ÅìêêÉåíäó= áå póêá~=íç=ÇÉé~êí=áããÉÇá~íÉäóÒK rp=ÅáíáòÉåë=ëÜçìäÇ=åçí=íê~îÉä íç= póêá~= ÇìÉ= íç= çåÖçáåÖ= îáçäÉåÅÉ ~åÇ= Åáîáä= ìåêÉëíIÒ= íÜÉ= ~Çîáëçêó ë~áÇK= = ^å= ~Çî~åÅÉ= é~êíó= çÑ= ^ê~Ä iÉ~ÖìÉ= çÄëÉêîÉêëI= ~ÅÅçãé~åáÉÇ Äó= ãÉãÄÉêë= çÑ= íÜÉ= ãÉÇá~I= ïáää ~êêáîÉ= áå= póêá~= çå= qÜìêëÇ~ó= íç éêÉé~êÉ= Ñçê= íÜÉ= ~êêáî~ä= çÑ= íÜÉ= Ñìää ÇÉäÉÖ~íáçåI= ïÜáÅÜ= ïáää= Ü~îÉ= ~ çåÉJãçåíÜ=ã~åÇ~íÉ=íÜ~í=Å~å=ÄÉ ÉñíÉåÇÉÇ= Äó= ~åçíÜÉê= ãçåíÜ= áÑ ÄçíÜ=ëáÇÉë=~ÖêÉÉK qÜÉó=ïáää=çîÉêëÉÉ=póêá~Ûë=ÅçãJ éäá~åÅÉ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=^ê~Ä=iÉ~ÖìÉ=áåáJ

Arab League secretary general Nabil al-Arabi , his deputy Ahmed bin Hilly and Qatari Premier and AFP Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani

íá~íáîÉI= ïÜáÅÜ= Å~ääë= Ñçê= ~íí~Åâë= íç ëíçéI=íêççéë=íç=ïáíÜÇê~ï=Ñêçã=íÜÉ ëíêÉÉíë=~åÇ=ÇÉí~áåÉÇ=éêçíÉëíÉêë=íç ÄÉ=ÑêÉÉÇK=a~ã~ëÅìëDë=ÇÉÅáëáçå=íç ~Çãáí= íÜÉã= ï~ë= ~ååçìåÅÉÇ= çå jçåÇ~óI=~ÑíÉê=ïÉÉâë=çÑ=ÇÉä~óëK póêá~å=cçêÉáÖå=jáåáëíÉê=t~äáÇ jì~ääÉã= ë~áÇ= íÜÉó= ïçìäÇ= ÄÉ ~ääçïÉÇ= ÑêÉÉÇçã= çÑ= ãçîÉãÉåí ~åÇ= ÄÉ= éêçíÉÅíÉÇ= Äó= íÜÉ= ÖçîÉêåJ ãÉåíK= eçéÉë= ~åÇ= ÑÉ~êë= Ñçê= ^ê~Ä ãáëëáçå= _ìí= ÅêáíáÅë= çÑ= mêÉëáÇÉåí

_~ëÜ~ê= ~äJ^ëë~Ç= ~êÉ= ëÅÉéíáÅ~ä ~Äçìí= Üáë= ÇÉÅáëáçåI= ë~óáåÖ= áí= áë= ~ éäçó= ~åÇ= ÜÉ= áë= ëáãéäó= éä~óáåÖ ~äçåÖ= ïáíÜ= íÜÉ= Çáéäçã~íáÅ= éêçJ ÅÉëë= áå= ~å= ~ííÉãéí= íç= ëí~îÉ= çÑÑ ãçêÉ=ëíêáåÖÉåí=rk=~ÅíáçåK ^Åíáîáëíë= éçáåí= íç= ~å= ìéëìêÖÉ áå= ~íí~Åâë= çå= ~åíáJÖçîÉêåãÉåí éêçíÉëíÉêë= íÜáë= ïÉÉâ= ~ë= ÉîáÇÉåÅÉ íÜ~í= jê= ^ëë~Ç= áë= ~ííÉãéíáåÖ= íç ëíáÑäÉ=ìåêÉëí=èìáÅâäóK póêá~Ûë=ã~áå=çééçëáíáçå=Åç~äáJ

íáçåI=íÜÉ=póêá~å=k~íáçå~ä=`çìåÅáä Epk`FI=ïÜáÅÜ=áë=Ä~ëÉÇ=çìíëáÇÉ=íÜÉ ÅçìåíêóI= ë~óë= ~í= äÉ~ëí= ORM= éÉçéäÉ Ü~îÉ=ÄÉÉå=âáääÉÇ=íÜáë=ïÉÉâ=áå=íÜÉ åçêíÜJïÉëíÉêå=fÇäáÄ=éêçîáåÅÉK jçëí= çÑ= íÜçëÉ= âáääÉÇ= áå= íÜÉ g~Ä~ä= ~äJw~ïáó~= ~êÉ~I= QMâã= EOR ãáäÉëF= ëçìíÜJïÉëí= çÑ= íÜÉ= éêçîáåJ Åá~ä=Å~éáí~ä=fÇäáÄI=Ü~îÉ=êÉéçêíÉÇäó ÄÉÉå= ~êãó= ÇÉÑÉÅíçêëK= ^Åíáîáëíë Ü~îÉ= ~äëç= éçëíÉÇ= îáÇÉçë= çåäáåÉ ë~áÇ= íç= ëÜçï= ÅÜáäÇêÉå= áåàìêÉÇ= áå

íÜÉ= ÑáÖÜíáåÖK= gçìêå~äáëíë= ~êÉ= åçí ~ääçïÉÇ=íç=êÉéçêí=ÑêÉÉäó=áå=póêá~=ëç ÇÉí~áäë=~êÉ=Ü~êÇ=íç=îÉêáÑóK _ìí=íÜÉ=içåÇçåJÄ~ëÉÇ=póêá~å lÄëÉêî~íçêó= Ñçê= eìã~å= oáÖÜíë Ü~ë= ~ÅÅìëÉÇ= ÖçîÉêåãÉåí= íêççéë çÑ= Å~êêóáåÖ= çìí= ~å= çêÖ~åáëÉÇ ã~ëë~ÅêÉÒ=áå=fÇäáÄK qÜÉ=pk`=Ü~ë=Å~ääÉÇ=çå=íÜÉ=rk pÉÅìêáíó= `çìåÅáä= ~åÇ= íÜÉ= ^ê~Ä iÉ~ÖìÉ= íç= ~Åí= íç= éêçíÉÅí= íÜÉ póêá~å=éÉçéäÉ=~åÇ=ÇÉÅä~êÉ=~=ÚéêçJ íÉÅíÉÇ= òçåÉÛ= áå= íÜÉ= ~êÉ~ë= ìåÇÉê ~íí~Åâ=Äó=íÜÉ=~êãóK `êáíáÅë= ë~ó= íÜÉ= êÉÖáãÉ= áë ìåäáâÉäó= íç= ÄÉ= ~ÄäÉ= íç= ÜçäÇ= çå= íç éçïÉê=áÑ=áí=ÅçãéäáÉë=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=^ê~Ä iÉ~ÖìÉ=éä~å=~åÇ=í~âÉë=áíë=ëçäÇáÉêë çÑÑ=íÜÉ=ëíêÉÉíëI=ë~óáåÖ=íÜ~í=ïçìäÇ ÉãÄçäÇÉå=~åíáJÖçîÉêåãÉåí=éêçí=J É=ëíÉêëK= qÜÉ= rp= ë~áÇ= éêçãáëÉë Ñêçã= íÜÉ= ^ëë~Ç= êÉÖáãÉ= Ü~îÉ= åç ÅêÉÇáÄáäáíó=ïÜÉå=íÜÉó=ÅçåíáåìÉ=íç ÄÉ= ÑçääçïÉÇ= Äó= çìíê~ÖÉçìë= ~åÇ ÇÉéäçê~ÄäÉ=~ÅíáçåëÒK qÜÉ= råáíÉÇ= pí~íÉë= ÅçåíáåJ ìÉë=íç=ÄÉäáÉîÉ=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=çåäó=ï~ó íç= ÄêáåÖ= ~Äçìí= íÜÉ= ÅÜ~åÖÉ= íÜ~í íÜÉ= póêá~å= éÉçéäÉ= ÇÉëÉêîÉ= áë= Ñçê _~ëÜ~ê=~äJ^ëë~Ç=íç=äÉ~îÉ=éçïÉêIÒ ë~áÇ= tÜáíÉ= eçìëÉ= ëéçâÉëã~å g~ó=`~êåÉóK qÜÉ= __`Dë= gáã= jìáêI= ïÜç= áë ãçåáíçêáåÖ= ÉîÉåíë= Ñêçã= åÉáÖÜJ ÄçìêáåÖ=iÉÄ~åçåI=ë~óë=íÜÉ=póêá~å ~ìíÜçêáíáÉë=ã~ó=ïÉää=ÄÉ=?ÅäÉ~êáåÖ ìé=ìåÑáåáëÜÉÇ=ÄìëáåÉëë?=~ÜÉ~Ç=çÑ íÜÉ=~êêáî~ä=çÑ=íÜÉ=ãçåáíçêëK

oìëëá~=ãçîáåÖ=íçï~êÇë=~å áåíÉêÉëíáåÖ=éêÉëáÇÉåíá~ä=éçää q

ÜÉ= j~êÅÜ= OMNO= éêÉëáÇÉåíá~ä ÉäÉÅíáçåë= áå= oìëëá~I= ïÜáÅÜ ã~åó= íÜáåâ= áë= ~= ãÉêÉ= Ñçêã~äáíó ~ÑíÉê=mêÉëáÇÉåí=aãáíêó=jÉÇîÉÇÉî ~åÇ= mêáãÉ= jáåáëíÉê= sä~Çáãáê mìíáå= ~ååçìåÅÉÇ= íÜÉáê= ÇÉÅáëáçå íç=ëï~é=éä~ÅÉëI=~êÉ=í~âáåÖ=çå=åÉïI áåíêáÖìáåÖ=ÑÉ~íìêÉëK qÜÉ=ÉäÉÅíáçåë=ã~ó=ÉîÉå=ÄÉÅç=J ãÉ= ~= ëìêîáî~ä= íÉëí= Ñçê= oìëëá~Dë éçäáíáÅ~ä=ëóëíÉãI=ëÜçïáåÖ=ïÜÉíÜ=J

Éê= ~åó= éçäáíáÅ~ä= ÅÜ~åÖÉ= áå= íÜÉ äÉ~ÇÉêëÜáé= áë= éçëëáÄäÉK= qÜáë= Ü~ë ëìÇÇÉåäó=ÄÉÅçãÉ=îÉêó=áãéçêí~åí íç=íÜÉ=ÖÉåÉê~ä=éìÄäáÅK mìíáåDë= îáÅíçêó= áë= ëíáää= ~= ÇÉ~Ç ÅÉêíI= óÉí= íÜÉ= éìÄäáÅ= ï~åíë= íç= ëÉÉ íÜÉ= ãÉÅÜ~åáëã= çÑ= ÚêÉÖáãÉ ÅÜ~åÖÉÛ= áå= ãçíáçåI= ÉîÉå= áÑ= áí= áë çåäó=~=Çêó=êìåK=cçê=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=íáãÉ ÉîÉêI= áí= áë= åçí= íÜÉ= ~ìíÜçêáíáÉëÛ ëìééçêíÉêë= Äìí= íÜÉáê= çééçåÉåíë

A file image of Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev speaks AFP to journalists in the Moscow

ïÜç=~êÉ=í~äâáåÖ=~Äçìí=mìíáå=ÖÉíJ íáåÖ= óÉí= ~åçíÜÉê= Öì~ê~åíÉÉÇ= NOJ óÉ~ê=íÉêã=áå=çÑÑáÅÉK ^=îÉêó=ä~êÖÉ=ëÉÅíáçå=çÑ=ëçÅáÉíó Ü~ë= ÅçãÉ= íç= îáÉï= ëí~Äáäáíó= ~ë ÜçéÉäÉëëåÉëëK=qÜáë=áë=ïÜó=íÜÉ=êÉÖJ áëíê~íáçå= çÑ= jáâÜ~áä= mêçâÜçêçîI åçãáå~íÉÇ=Ñçê=íÜÉ=éêÉëáÇÉåÅó=Äó çåÉ=Öêçìé=çÑ=îçíÉêëI=ëÜçïÉÇ=íÜ~í ~= ëÉÅçåÇ= êçìåÇ= áë= åçí= áãéçëëáJ ÄäÉIÒ= ë~áÇ= ~å~äóëí= jáâÜ~áä sáåçÖê~ÇçîI= ÜÉ~Ç= çÑ= íÜÉ= píK mÉíÉêëÄìêÖ=mçäáÅó=cçìåÇ~íáçåK ^= ëÜçêí= ïÜáäÉ= ~ÖçI= íÜÉ hêÉãäáå=êìäÉÇ=çìí=íÜÉ=îÉêó=éçëëáJ Äáäáíó=çÑ=~=ëÉÅçåÇ=êçìåÇIÒ=ÜÉ=ë~áÇK lÑ= ÅçìêëÉI= íÜÉêÉ= ~êÉ= èìáíÉ= ~ ÑÉï= é~åáÅ= ãçåÖÉêë= áå= íÜÉ= êìäáåÖ é~êíó= ïÜç= ÑÉ~ê= íÜÉ= pçìíÜ lëëÉíá~å=ëÅÉå~êáçI=ïÜÉêÉ=çééçëáJ íáçå= äÉ~ÇÉê= aòÜáçóÉî~= ïçå= íÜÉ ÉäÉÅíáçå= áå= íÜÉ= ëÉÅçåÇ= êçìåÇ íÜ~åâë= íç= íÜÉ= éêçíÉëí= îçíÉK= _ìí íÜÉ= ëáíì~íáçå= áå= oìëëá~= ÇáÑÑÉêë ê~ÇáÅ~ääó= Ñêçã= íÜ~í= áå= pçìíÜ lëëÉíá~IÒ=ÜÉ=ë~áÇK qÜÉëÉ= ÇÉîÉäçéãÉåíë= Ü~îÉ ëÜÉÇ=åÉï=äáÖÜí=çå=íÜÉ=êÉÖáëíê~íáçå çÑ= çééçëáíáçå= Å~åÇáÇ~íÉëK= fí= áë áåÇáÅ~íáîÉ= íÜ~í= íÜÉ= ÉäÉÅíáçå= ÅçãJ ãáëëáçå=~åÇ=íÜÉ=çééçëáíáçåI=ïÜáÅÜ ÚÜ~íÉëÛ= íÜÉ= ÅçããáëëáçåI= ïÉêÉ ìå~åáãçìë=áå=êÉàÉÅíáåÖ=ê~ÇáÅ~äëK

Mills: I didn’t disclose voicemail messages e

É~íÜÉê= jáääëI= íÜÉ= ÑçêãÉê ïáÑÉ= çÑ= éçé= ëí~ê= páê= m~ìä jÅ`~êíåÉóI=ë~áÇ=íÜ~í=ëÜÉ=åÉîÉê ÇáëÅäçëÉÇ= éêáî~íÉ= îçáÅÉã~áä ãÉëë~ÖÉë= Ñêçã= ÜÉê= ÉñJÜìëJ Ä~åÇ= íç= ÑçêãÉê= í~ÄäçáÇ= ÉÇáíçê máÉêë=jçêÖ~åK jáääë=ë~áÇ=jçêÖ~åI=ïÜç=çå qìÉëÇ~ó= íçäÇ= íÜÉ= iÉîÉëçå áåèìáêó= áåíç= éêÉëë= ëí~åÇ~êÇë íÜ~í=ÜÉ=Ü~Ç=ÜÉ~êÇ=~=îçáÅÉã~áä ãÉëë~ÖÉ= äÉÑí= íç= ÜÉê= Äó jÅ`~êíåÉóI=ï~ë=ìëáåÖ=ÜÉê=~ë=~ ÚëÅ~éÉÖç~íÛK pÜÉ= ~ÇÇÉÇ= íÜ~í= ëÜÉ= ïçìäÇ ÄÉ= ÚãçêÉ= íÜ~å= Ü~ééóÛ= íç ~åëïÉê= ~åó= èìÉëíáçåë= íÜÉ

áåèìáêó= Ü~Ç= Ñçê= ÜÉê= ~Äçìí= íÜÉ ëìÄàÉÅíK få=~=ëí~íÉãÉåí=çå=ÜÉê=çÑÑáJ Åá~ä= ïÉÄëáíÉI= jáääë= ë~áÇW= cçê íÜÉ= ~îçáÇ~åÅÉ= çÑ= ÇçìÄíI= f= Å~å Å~íÉÖçêáÅ~ääó= ëí~íÉ= íÜ~í= f= Ü~îÉ åÉîÉê= ÉîÉê= éä~óÉÇ= máÉêë jçêÖ~å= ~= í~éÉ= çÑ= ~åó= âáåÇI åÉîÉê= ãáåÇ= ~= îçáÅÉ= ãÉëë~ÖÉ Ñêçã= ãó= ÉñJÜìëÄ~åÇK= eÉ= áë ÇçáåÖ= ~ää= ÜÉ= Å~å= íç= ÇÉíÉê= íÜÉ iÉîÉëçå= áåèìáêó= Ñêçã= ÑáåáëÜJ áåÖ= íÜÉáê= àçÄKÒ^ë= ëí~íÉÇ= áå= ~ éêÉëë= êÉäÉ~ëÉ= Äó= ãó= ÉñJÜìëJ Ä~åÇI=ÜÉ=Ü~ë=åÉîÉê=áåëáåì~íÉÇ íÜ~í=f=Ü~îÉ=äÉ~âÉÇ=í~éÉë=çÑ=Üáã íç=íÜÉ=ãÉÇá~KÒ

Wacky World

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Fun and frolic in a flat world

‘Mum’s home doesn’t have a big chimney for Father Christmas’ L eo Park, six, was understandably alarmed when his mother Jade began designing a new holiday home with a chimney that was too small for Father Christmas. So he wrote to local builder Jeremy Paxton, whose team set to work on the “perfect Father Christmas chimney” using a simple mathematical formula. Leo wrote: “I am worried that my mummy’s house doesn’t have a big enough chimney. I think Father Christmas will get stuck. Please can you help? Love Leo.” Mr Paxton was taken by the sweet-natured note and commissioned an architect and a mathematician to design a Chimney that could fit Saint Nick, his bulging frame and a sack full of presents on Christmas day. On Monday, Mr Paxton unveiled the chimney, which is undergoing practical tests, at the Lower Mill Estate near Cirencester, Glos. Leo and his mother were

guests of honour as a crane lifted Father Christmas up to the roof of the £750,000 four-storey property and lowered him into the Cotswold stone chimney, which goes all the way down to the sitting room. “A perfect fit,” said Father

Cat diaries: Ginger cat loves to travel by bus

he ginger moggy, who was named after the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist, has taken to hopping on and off the public transport at the bus station near his home. The 15year-old Tom even sits on bemused passengers’ laps as the bus makes up to 10 mile round trips from Bridport to Charmouth in Dorset.

Dodger is such a regular customer that some of the drivers take tins of cat food to work with them to give to him. They even know what stop to let him off at. At the end of his journies the roving moggy returns to his home and owner Fee Jeanes. Mrs Jeanes, 44, believes Dodger first took a liking to the buses as they are warm like greenhouses when the sun is on them. Mrs Jeanes, 44, said: “We

moved here 19 months ago and our house backs onto the bus station. “He is an old boy and is very friendly. At first Dodger kept going to the bus station because people there fed him tit-bits and scraps of food. “But then he started climbing on board the buses because they are almost like greenhouses when it is sunny. “Then last week I found out he had travelled to Charmouth and back, which is a 10 mile round trip. I hadn’t seen him all morning until my daughter Emily told me one of her friends had just seen him on the bus at Charmouth. I couldn’t believe it and panicked. I got into my car to go off and look for him and then at that moment the bus pulled up near our house and low and behold he got off. He had fallen asleep on board and nobody knew about it. When the driver realised he knew who Dodger was and where he lived and kept him on board. That afternoon I saw Dodger climb on board another bus and I rushed to tell the driver. I was shocked when she told me Dodger was always on there and liked to sit on the seats because they are warm from where people have been sitting.”

Christmas. “I wish they were all like this.” The idea was born after Mrs Park met Mr Paxton at a party and expressed a desire in buying a new holiday home on the estate. “When I got Leo’s letter I was

just going to write back to him at first, but then I got to thinking there was more to it,” said Mr Paxton, the founder and owner of the Lower Mill Estate. “I contacted one of the Lower Mill architects, Andy Ramus, who has recently become a dad himself and he was really taken with the idea. “He talked to a mathematician who came up with a formula and produced 3D computer images and working drawings for the perfect Father Christmas chimney.” The hard work paid off as Leo was left suitably impressed by the design. “It was brilliant. That’s the best thing ever,” he said. “He didn’t get stuck. He went right down. It was fantastic. “I’m glad I wrote the letter. It means in future Christmases there will be no problem with everyone getting their presents on time.” Leo and his mum Jade, from

Hertfordshire, said they were looking forward to moving into their custom-built home sometime in the New Year. Mr Ramus added: “I have recently become a father and when I was approached by Jeremy Paxton with little Leo’s letter and the chance to play a part in putting the magic back into Christmas I jumped at the chance. “We specialise in small buildings and this has to be the smallest and most unique we have ever taken on. We hope that Leo and Father Christmas are happy with our work.” While Leo said he wanted a Scalextric motor-racing set for Christmas, he added what he really wanted for Christmas was Father Christmas to find and return is his pet dog, Percy. The two-year-old chocolate labrador has been missing since being frightened by gunshots in woods at Christmas Common near his home.

Seeing the world in a different light

t’s sometimes amazing, the amount of skill and versatility displayed by the visually challenged. Especially when they’re able to do certain things better than those with perfect vision. Photography, for instance. If you’re wondering how it could ever be possible that a blind man could take photographs, Evgen Bavcar has gone and done just that. In fact, he is a noted photographer, with his works being published and exhibited around the world. Bavcar, who was born in a small Slovenian town near Venice in 1946, met with two consecutive accidents that completely robbed him of his sight. This, before he even reached the age of twelve. Around four years after this incident, he happened to have access to a camera for the very first time. The first snap he ever took, was of a

girl he loved. It was then that Bavcar realized that “I secretly discovered I could possess something that I could not see…” When asked how he manages

the amazing feat, he said, “I photograph what I imagine. The originals are inside my head. It is a matter of creating a mental image, the physical record which best represents the work of what is imagined,” he adds. Bavcar admits that there are things that escape him, but says that this is true of photographers who can see as well. “My images are fragile; I’ve never seen them, but I know they exist, and some of them have touched me deeply.” His photographs are developed on contact sheet with the help of those who “serve as mediators between the contacts and my own inner reality.” The manner in which Bavcar describes his work itself is artistically beautiful. He is said to have put visual beauty into the context of blindness.

Playing Field

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

The games people play

TITBITS

Beckham meets his Paris match Philippe Grelard

m^ofpW cêÉåÅÜ= åÉïëé~éÉêë= íêìãéÉíÉÇ= íÜÉ áããáåÉåí=~êêáî~ä=áå=cê~åÅÉ=çÑ=båÖä~åÇ=ëí~ê a~îáÇ= _ÉÅâÜ~ãI= ë~óáåÖ= íÜ~í= ÜÉ= Ü~Ç= Ñáå~ääó ~ÖêÉÉÇ=çå=~=äìÅê~íáîÉ=ÇÉ~ä=íç=éä~ó=Ñçê=m~êáë=pí dÉêã~áåK ^ää= ëÉí= Ñçê= _ÉÅâÜ~ãIÒ= ÜÉ~ÇäáåÉÇ iÛbèìáéÉ= ëéçêíë= Ç~áäóI= ïÜáÅÜ= Å~êêáÉÇ= ~= Ñìää Ñêçåí= é~ÖÉ= éÜçíç= çÑ= íÜÉ= PSJóÉ~êJçäÇ= ãáÇJ ÑáÉäÇÉêI= ïÜçëÉ= Åçåíê~Åí= ïáíÜ= içë= ^åÖÉäÉë d~ä~ñó=ÉñéáêÉë=~í=íÜÉ=ÉåÇ=çÑ=aÉÅÉãÄÉêK qÜÉ= båÖäáëÜ= ãáÇÑáÉäÇÉê= áë= ÉñéÉÅíÉÇ= íç ëáÖå= çå= áå= É~êäó= g~åì~êó= Ñçê= mpdI= ïÜç= ~êÉ ~ÅíáîÉäó=éêÉé~êáåÖ=Ñçê=Üáë=~êêáî~äIÒ=íÜÉ=é~éÉê ïêçíÉK qÜÉ=m~êáë=ÅäìÄ=áë=éä~ååáåÖ=íç=ÅÉäÉÄê~íÉ íÜÉ=ëáÖåáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉáê=åÉï=ëí~ê=Äó=çêÖ~åáëáåÖ=~ ëí~êJÇìëíÉÇÒ= êÉÅÉéíáçå= ïÜáÅÜ= ïáää= í~âÉ= áå íÜÉ=`Ü~ãéëJbäóëÉÉë=~åÇ=íÜÉ=eçíÉä=ÇÉ=sáääÉ x`áíó=e~ääzKÒ iÉ=m~êáëáÉå=~äëç=Å~êêáÉÇ=~=Ñêçåí=é~ÖÉ=éáÅJ íìêÉ= çÑ= íÜÉ= ÑçêãÉê= båÖä~åÇ= ëâáééÉê= ~äçåÖJ ëáÇÉ=íÜÉ=ÜÉ~ÇäáåÉW=_ÉÅâÜ~ã=áå=m~êáë=Ô=eÉ Ü~ë=ë~áÇ=óÉëK a~îáÇ= _ÉÅâÜ~ã= Ü~ë= ~ÖêÉÉÇ= ïáíÜ= íÜÉ m~êáë= ÅäìÄ= ÇáêÉÅíçêë= íç= ëáÖå= ~å= NUJãçåíÜ Åçåíê~ÅíK=eáë=ë~ä~êóW=UMMIMMM=ÉìêçëK=eáë=ïáÑÉ sáÅíçêá~I=áí=ëÉÉãëI=Ü~ë=~äêÉ~Çó=ÄÉÉå=ÑáåÇáåÖ ÜÉê=ï~ó=~êçìåÇ=íÜÉ=éçëÜ=ÇáëíêáÅíë=xçÑ=m~êáëzKÒ eçïÉîÉêI= ~= ëéçâÉëéÉêëçå= Ñçê= _ÉÅâÜ~ã Ô=ïÜçëÉ=ã~áå=~áã=åÉñí=óÉ~ê=áë=íç=éä~ó=Ñçê íÜÉ= dêÉ~í= _êáí~áå= íÉ~ã= ~í= íÜÉ= içåÇçå läóãéáÅë=Ô=ÇÉåáÉÇ=~=ÇÉ~ä=Ü~Ç=ÄÉÉå=ÇçåÉK kç= ~ÖêÉÉãÉåí= ïáíÜ= ~åó= ÑççíÄ~ää= ÅäìÄ Ü~ë=ÄÉÉå=êÉ~ÅÜÉÇK=^åó=í~äâ=çÑ=~=ÇÉ~ä=áë=éêÉJ ã~íìêÉK= a~îáÇ= áë= éêÉëÉåíäó= ÅçåëáÇÉêáåÖ= Üáë çéíáçåëIÒ=íÜÉ=ëéçâÉëéÉêëçå=íçäÇ=^cmK ^åçíÜÉê=ëçìêÅÉ=ÅäçëÉ=íç=_ÉÅâÜ~ã=ë~áÇ=áí ï~ë= Äó= åç= ãÉ~åë= ÅÉêí~áå= ÜÉ= ïçìäÇ= çéí= Ñçê mpd=~ë=ÜÉ=ÅçìäÇ=êÉã~áå=ïáíÜ=i^=d~ä~ñó=ïáíÜ ïÜçã=ÜÉ=ïçå=íÜÉ=jip=Åêçïå=ä~ëí=ëÉ~ëçåK qÜÉ= _ÉÅâÜ~ã= Å~ãé= ÇÉåáÉÇ= ëáãáä~ê Åä~áãë= çå= p~íìêÇ~ó= ïÜÉå= áí= ï~ë= êÉéçêíÉÇ íÜ~í=ÜÉ=ï~ë=áå=m~êáë=~åÇ=íÜ~í=Üáë=ÑçêãÉê=éçé ëí~ê= ïáÑÉ= sáÅíçêá~= Ü~Ç= ÄÉÉå= äççâáåÖ= Ñçê= ~ ëìáí~ÄäÉ= ÜçìëÉ= áå= íÜÉ= Å~éáí~ä= Ñçê= íÜÉã= ~åÇ íÜÉáê=Ñçìê=ÅÜáäÇêÉåK oìãçìêë= çÑ= ~= _ÉÅâÜ~ã= ãçîÉ= íç= m~êáë Ü~îÉ= ÄÉÉå= êáÑÉ= Ñçê= ëÉîÉê~ä= ïÉÉâë= ÑçääçïáåÖ íÜÉ= ÅäçëÉ= ëÉ~ëçå= éìêÅÜ~ëÉ= çÑ= íÜÉ= ÅäìÄ= Äó ïÉ~äíÜó=áåîÉëíçêë=n~í~ê=péçêíë=fåîÉëíãÉåíë EnpfFK

LIFE AND TIMES OF KING DAVID Height: 1.82 metres Weight: 74 kg Date of Birth: 02/05/1975 Age: 36 Place of Birth: Leytonstone (London) Married: to Victoria, four children (Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper Seven) Position: Midfielder

CLUBS Manchester United (1992-March 1995), Preston North End (D4/loan March-June 1995), Manchester United (July 1995-June 2003), Real Madrid (ESP/June 2003-August 2007), Los Angeles Galaxy (USA/August 2007-Dec. 2008), AC Milan (ITA/loan/January 2009), Los Angeles Galaxy (July-December 2009), AC Milan (ITA/loan/January-June 2010), Los Angeles Galaxy (USA/since July 2010) International appearances for England: 115 International goals: 17 International debut: 01/09/1996, Moldova-England (0-3) Last international appearance: 14/10/2009, England-Belarus (3-0)

PLAYING HONOURS International World Cup: quarter-finals (2002, 2006), second round (1998) European Championships: quarter-finals (2004), 1st round (2000) Club Champions League winner: (1999) Intercontinental Cup winner: (1999) 6 English Premier League titles: (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003) 2 English FA Cups: (1996, 1999) 1 Spanish league title: (2007) 1 MLS league in United States: (2011)

OTHERS OBE (Order of the British Empire) — November 2033

MAYWEATHER GETS 90 DAYS

qÜÉ= dìäÑ= Åçãé~åó= ëíêçÇÉ= áåíç= íÜÉ cêÉåÅÜ= Å~éáí~ä= ~åÇ= ÄçìÖÜí= ~= TM= éÉê= ÅÉåí ÅçåíêçääáåÖ= ëí~âÉ= áå= mpdI= ïáíÜ= íÜÉáê= éêÉëáJ ÇÉåí=k~ëëÉê=^äJhÜÉä~áÑá=éêçãáëáåÖ=íç=ã~âÉ íÜÉ=ÅäìÄ=~=ÖêÉ~í=íÉ~ã=~åÇ=~=ëíêçåÖ=Äê~åÇ=çå íÜÉ=áåíÉêå~íáçå~ä=ëÅÉåÉÒK qÜÉó=éêçãéíäó=ëéÉåí=UR=ãáääáçå=Éìêçë=áå íÜÉ=ëìããÉê=íç=~ííê~Åí=åÉï=í~äÉåí=áåÅäìÇáåÖ ~= ã~ëëáîÉ= QO= ãáääáçå= Éìêçë= ÑçêâÉÇ= çìí= íç fí~äá~å=ëáÇÉ=k~éçäá=Ñçê=OOJóÉ~êJçäÇ=ãáÇÑáÉäÇJ Éê=g~îáÉê=m~ëíçêÉK qÜÉ=êÉëìäíë=Ü~îÉ=ÄÉÉå=ÉåÅçìê~ÖáåÖI=ïáíÜ mpd= îóáåÖ= Ñçê= íçé= ëéçí= áå= iáÖìÉ= N= ä~íÉê tÉÇåÉëÇ~ó= áå= íÜÉ= ä~ëí= êçìåÇ= çÑ= Ö~ãÉë ÄÉÑçêÉ=íÜÉ=ïáåíÉê=ÄêÉ~âK ^äíÜçìÖÜ=áå=íÜÉ=íïáäáÖÜí=çÑ=Üáë=Å~êÉÉê=~í åÉ~êäó=PTI=_ÉÅâÜ~ã=áë=ÑçêãáÇ~Ääó=Ñáí=~åÇ=ÜÉ Å~å= Å~ää= çå= óÉ~êë= çÑ= î~äì~ÄäÉ= `Ü~ãéáçåë iÉ~ÖìÉ= ÉñéÉêáÉåÅÉ= ïáíÜ= ÑçêãÉê= ÅäìÄë j~åÅÜÉëíÉê=råáíÉÇ=~åÇ=oÉ~ä=j~ÇêáÇK=eÉ=áë ~äëç= ~= ëìêÉJÑáêÉ= ÄÉí= áå= íÜÉ= ïçêäÇ= çÑ= ÑççíÄ~ää ÖÉ~ê= ~åÇ= ÉèìáéãÉåí= ã~êâÉíáåÖ= ~åÇ= Üáë å~ãÉ=çå=íÜÉ=Ä~Åâ=çÑ=mpdÛë=ëÜáêí=ïçìäÇ=äáâÉäó ÄÉ=~=íçéJëÉääÉê=ïçêäÇïáÇÉK _ÉÅâÜ~ã= ïçìäÇ= ~äëç= éìí ÜáãëÉäÑ=áå=éêáãÉ=éçëáíáçå=íç éä~ó= ~= äÉ~ÇáåÖ= êçäÉ= áå= íÜÉ _êáíáëÜ= íÉ~ã= Ñçê= åÉñí= ëìãJ ãÉêÛë= läóãéáÅ= d~ãÉë= áå Üáë= ÜçãÉ= Åáíó= çÑ= içåÇçåI ~å= ÉîÉåíì~äáíó= ÜÉ= Ü~ë= ë~áÇ ïçìäÇ=ÄÉ=éêÉííó=ëéÉÅá~ä=Ñçê ÜáãKÒ pÉîÉê~ä= mêÉãáÉê= iÉ~ÖìÉ ÅäìÄë= áå= båÖä~åÇ= Ü~îÉ êÉéçêíÉÇäó=ÄÉÉå=áåíÉêÉëíÉÇ áå= ÜáãI= Äìí= ÜÉ= Ü~ë= ë~áÇ= ~ êÉíìêå= íç= båÖä~åÇ= ïçìäÇ ~äï~óë= ÄÉ= ÅçãéäáÅ~íÉÇ Äó= Üáë= äçîÉ= ~åÇ= äçåÖ ~ëëçÅá~íáçå= ïáíÜ j~åÅÜÉëíÉê=råáíÉÇK qÜ~í=çéÉåë=íÜÉ=Çççê Ñçê= mpd= ~åÇ= íÜÉáê _ê~òáäá~å= ëéçêíë= ÇáêÉÅJ íçê=iÉçå~êÇç=ïÜç=éêÉJ îáçìëäó= Åç~ÅÜÉÇ _ÉÅâÜ~ã ÇìêáåÖ= Üáë ëÜçêí=äç~å ~í= ^` jáä~åK

oxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced battery domestic violence and harassment charges, reported The Guardian. Las Vegas judge Melissa Saragosa also ordered the 34-year-old, who has held world championship titles in five divisions, to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 (£1,600) fine. The plea deal Mayweather made means that he avoids trial on felony allegations that he hit his former girlfriend and threatened two of their children during an argument at her home in September last year. Mayweather is currently the WBC world welterweight champion.

REDKNAPP HOPES NEPHEW LAMPARD STAYS BENCHED

arry Redknapp hopes Andre Villas-Boas leaves Frank Lampard on the bench at Tottenham tomorrow night as he believes the Chelsea midfielder remains a huge threat to his side. While Lampard remains an important part of the Blues' plans, he is no longer an automatic choice, as demonstrated by his omission against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge earlier this month. Lampard came on as a substitute in that match and scored the winning goal from the penalty spot as Chelsea won 2-1 and Redknapp would be delighted to see the 33-year-old left out of the starting XI at White Hart Lane. "I hope he doesn't play," said Redknapp, Lampard's uncle, today. "I'd be quite happy about that.”

GUNNERS BEAT VILLA 2-1

ston Villa winger Marc Albrighton scored the 20,000th goal in the Premier League but a late header from Arsenal substitute Yossi Benayoun earned the visitors a 2-1 victory at Villa Park. Albrighton's milestone effort came nine minutes into the second half after a mistake by Gunners defender Thomas Vermaelen. Arsenal striker Robin van Persie equalled Thierry Henry's club record - 34 - for the most Premier League goals in a calendar year before Benayoun's 87th-minute decider before Villa defender Alan Hutton was sent off in stoppage time for two bookable offences. Villa have donated the 20,000 cheque from Barclays for the 20,000th goal to their official charity partner, the Acorns children's hospice.

Playing Field

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

The games people play

Man Utd chase City with 5-0 win M

City climb to top Sergio Aguero bagged a goal either side of the interval to take his seasonal tally to 15

ergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City beat Stoke 3-0 to claim top spot in the league on Christmas Day for the first time since 1929. Aguero, signed for a club record £38million from Atletico Madrid in the summer, bagged a goal either side of the interval to take his seasonal tally to 15. Adam Johnson completed his first full 90 minutes in the Premier League since the middle of October and marked the occasion with a powerful first-half strike. Stoke were made to pay before the half hour after Samir Nasri and David Silva worked a

short corner routine that allowed the Spain star to race forward unopposed after his team-mate’s dummy run had fooled two defenders. Silva exploited the opportunity by slipping a pass through to Yaya Toure, who in turn squared into the six-yard area. Thomas Sorensen was equal to Vincent Kompany’s closerange effort but the Dane could only push the ball into the path of Aguero, who bundled home from barely a yard. City doubled their lead 10 minutes later when Johnson picked up a loose ball and smashed a brutal effort through a packed penalty area

Terry vows to clear name

helsea and England football captain John Terry vowed on Wednesday to prove his innocence after prosecutors said he would face criminal charges over allegations he racially abused QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. Terry was ordered to appear in a magistrates court on February 1 over the incident during a Premier League match in October. Alison Saunders, Chief Crown Prosecutor for London, said: “I have today advised the Metropolitan Police Service that John Terry should be prosecuted for a racially aggravated public order offence following

comments allegedly made during a Premier League football match between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea on 23 October 2011.” She added: “After careful consideration of all the evidence, I am satisfied there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute this case.” Terry, reacting to the charge, said in a statement, “I am disappointed with the decision to charge me and hope to be given the chance to clear my name as quickly as possible. I have never aimed a racist remark at anyone.” AFP

into the corner. The ex-Middlesbrough man was having a fine evening, although he was matched in that by Aguero, who after forcing Sorensen into another save, bagged his second. It was a clinical goal, as Gareth Barry slipped a pass out to Nasri, whose low cross from the right split the Stoke defenders and allowed Aguero to finish at the far post. Aguero was 90 seconds too late to claim the Premier League’s 20,000th goal but he nearly completed his hat-trick shortly afterwards, but only succeeded in flicking his shot wide of the far post.

anchester United kept up the pressure on Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City by flattening Fulham 5-0 at Craven Cottage. Danny Welbeck, Nani and Ryan Giggs were on target in a first half which was dominated by United with Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov completing the rout after the interval. The only disappointment from the evening was Phil Jones’ exit in the 20th minute after the England defender was caught by Clint Dempsey’s arm while duelling for the ball. It took just five minutes for the visitors to break the deadlock. Nani burst down the left flank, galloping the length of the Fulham half before producing a superb low cross that unmarked Welbeck tucked away with ease. United continued to dominate thereafter and deservedly grabbed a second in the 28th minute. Giggs played a short corner to Antonio Valencia and, after receiving a return pass, floated in a superbly weighted cross, which Nani directed past David Stockdale. United continued to press forward in numbers as the Cottagers struggled to cope, with Phillipe Senderos looking particularly out-of-sorts and almost giving away a penalty for a mistimed challenge on Welbeck. The former Arsenal defender was guilty of leaving Welbeck free for the opener and saw a first half to forget compounded two minutes before the break. Nani was given acres of space to deliver the ball to Giggs, who became the first player to net in every Premier

Giggs’ goal against Fulham extended his unique record of scoring in every Premier League season. The Welshman has actually scored in 22 seasons, since his debut for United in March, 1991. League season when his low drive deflected off Senderos’ legs and looped over the backpedalling Stockdale. After being booed at halftime, the Cottagers improved, epitomised by Mousa Dembele and John Arne Riise coming close. However, their misery was compounded when Rooney added a fourth with a 35-yard piledriver before a typically nonchalant Berbatov backheel completed the rout. ES

KICKS OF FURY AZ Alkmaar’s goalie Esteban Alvarado fights with a fan who ran on to the pitch during the last-16 Dutch Cup tie with Ajaz. It is not clear who was at fault, as Alvarado appeared to retaliate against the fan after being kicked himself, reported The Guardian. AZ coach, Gertian Verbeek, ordered his team off the pitch after Esteban was sent off. The match was called off with Ajax leading 1-0. PIC: AFP

Comment

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Fair, free and forthright

Editorials ORR, THE killer road

or speed demons, the Outer Ring Road is a honey trap. Youngsters, mostly from affluent families who can afford superbikes and fast cars, try to test their machines and end up losing their lives. It is fun to put your foot down on the accelerator and feel the wind in your face — so much that you forget about your loved ones and their grief if something goes wrong. With the death of Komati Venkat Reddy’s son on Tuesday evening on the ORR, it is on its way to be known as killer road. Other names of people that come to the mind who lost their children to mishaps on ORR are those of Mohammed Azharuddin and Kota Srinivasa Rao. We share their grief, but we cannot truly fathom the depth of their sorrow. We don’t intend to sermonise, but speed kills.

WHY WE LOVE... Shane warne

ame a player who says something is going to happen and makes it happen. In a game as unpredictable as cricket, if that happens, that’s wizardry. And Shane Warne showed in a Twenty20 match why he is called the spin wizard. Shane was bowling to Brendon McCullum, and speaking to commentators live, he said McCullum "might try to sweep me so I'll just slide one through, faster"; he walked the talk. Warne has faced criticisms for many things: dipping form, sexting, countless flings... But, when it comes to spin bowling, he is a master who has no match… a wizard and a legend indeed.

Novel idea The story on the “mobile school” that goes to students was very interesting. Someone else has to take the initiative when the government and the bureaucrats, both eating up the tax payers’ money, fails to deliver. It is good that the NGO has kept the constraints faced by children in the slums while organising their unique initiative. Assured food makes attendance an interesting affair, kudos to their practical approach. Since the government cannot reach everyone, the least they can do is encourage such private initiative and speed up sanctioning of permits and other official formalities. S Aravind Sitaphalmandi

In Syria, the dead are calling for our help Urban Jetsam Dean Williams

hey’re dying in their hundreds, cut down by the guns of oppression, trampled by the jackboots of a leadership clinging desperately on to the last vestiges of power. In Syria, the dead have no voice. As Bashar al-Assad’s rabid legions spread their tentacles across a country on the cusp of civil war, the world dithers at an increasingly impotent (if that is at all possible) UN. Russia and China baulk at soul-sapping sanctions, keeping a firm eye on the prize of billion-dollar infrastructure projects and silent in the knowledge that Bashar’s totalitarian government is akin to their own. The US and UK, still licking the wounds so severely inflicted by insurgents in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan, are not even close to putting military intervention on the table. France, fresh from a back-slapping operation against Gaddafi’s Libya, knows not to push its luck. While the world vacillates, Syrians are murdered for no other reason than their want of change. The scars of our apathy are still fresh in the sands of Darfur, the jungles of Myanmar, the foggy desolation of North Korea, and the deafening silence of Zimbabwe. We don’t even mention Rwanda, the Khmer Rouge and Pinochet’s genocide in Chile anymore. The world is no stranger to silence, in fact in silence we have often watched history curl its bloody fist and slam it down on the weak. In Syria, the world still has a chance to make amends for the failures of the past. But time is running out. As Arab League monitors head to the country, hopes of a ceasefire are high; those held for reconciliation between factions, slightly subdued but there nevertheless. The Arab League, however, comprises no social trailblazers. Its member list reads like a who’s who of oppressors and tyrants. From the medieval Saudi Arabia and Yemen to the

Criminal cops When the policeman, the public’s first level of contact with the law enforcement machinery, turns to crime, the trust in the system is lost. The police force already has a bad name for high handedness and corruption. They are seen in partnership with criminals, unscrupulous politicians and law violators of every type. It is such a relief that the higher officials are taking the initiative to clean up the system and restore the lost trust. I wish the efforts of AK Khan and Tirumala Rao all the best and hope that the motto ‘freedom from fear forever’ becomes true. Abijit Satre Sanath Nagar

increasingly dysfunctional Bahrain, inviting the Arab League to mediate between an oppressor and his mute victims is like asking a mother to prosecute her only child. Not a hope in hell. If the West wants to continue to be at the vanguard of social and political change then it must buffet the immovable troglodytes in China and Russia; it must bypass the despotic Middle East and move swiftly. Unlike Iraq, this is the good fight. This is the one worth sending your children into battle for. Real change to the mood on Syria, however, can be brought in by countries like India and Brazil: Young boys seeking a place at the

TALK BACK Pedestrian problems I wonder why no one is highlighting the plight of pedestrians. The planners in our City administration are ignoring this very important aspect. Whatever little space is available as sidewalks is encroached by shops, trolley vendors, street vendors and illegally parked vehicles. Two wheelers and three-wheelers taking the sidewalks to jump traffic queues and endangering the life of unsuspecting pedestrians is a common sight on our City roads. Please bring out the pedestrians’ problems so that the concerned authorities will take notice. Iqbal Ahmed Lakdikapul

table of men. It’s time we showed our muscle in more ways than shouting at Russia for a ban on a holy book. Raving and ranting is the playing field of the Third World. If we truly believe we have gone from ‘developing’ to ‘developed’ then it’s time we acted like it. The world does not revolve around the sub-continent. The world revolves around the people that populate it. It resides in their search for freedom, and in their quest for a better life. We can either be a part of that journey, or an obstacle in its path. And there are no bigger obstacles than silence and apathy. Speak up now, or forever lose your humanity.

Shocking corruption

What’s the big deal?

The revelation by the wine shop owners’ association head has been shocking. Though the public is aware that there is corruption in liquor business, the extent of it is really surprising. The sickest of the lot are the politicians. In the open, they speak out against alcohol consumption but indulge in liquor trade through relatives or benamis. The fact that there is an efficient and effective network for bribing at every level — from minister to peon — shows that corruption is deeply rooted in the system. We too need an Anna Hazare to tackle this. Saiprasad R Bowenpally

I don’t understand what’s the fuss over the ban on Bhagvat Gita in Russia. Russia is a sovereign nation and it may chose to ban whatever it finds offensive. On what grounds may we ask them to reconsider its ban, I wonder? I think this controversy has come in handy for our leaders to distract us from the real issues that need urgent attention. By fussing over trifles such like these, we as a nation would look nothing but frivolous. Dear leaders, please let’s be sober and show some maturity. Naveen Gopal Secunderabad

Business

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Matters of saving and spending

Toyota to launch two new models T Etios. We expect to export 20,000 cars a year to begin with. n Last year there have been a lot of recalls by Toyota globally. How could the company weather the situation? In the US and a few other countries, several vehicles were recalled. Very fortunately, India operations were not impacted. Of course, we have received some enquiries or questioning from customers on one issue or the other. But we sincerely replied that their vehicles are okay.

oyota Kirloskar is launching two new vehicles in the upcoming auto show in New Delhi, but the company wants to keep the excitement and suspense revved up. The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, indeed, affected the business cycles of the company. The world’s largest carmaker now wants to enhance the local manufacturing to 90 per cent of each unit, said Hiroshi Nakagawa, Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd in a tête-à-tête with A Saye Sekhar

interest rates, inflation and also frequent fuel price hikes have affected our sales. But our Toyota businesses have seen a growth. Our market share in India went up from three to six per cent. We doubled our growth, mostly because of the launch of Etios and Liva. We are very close selling to 130,000 units. n How many cars are you exporting from India and to where? We have not started the exports as yet. We will commence them from March 2012. We will export the sedan and hatchback of

Eyes 20% global sales growth in 2012

When do you propose to launch Lexus in India? We will launch Lexus brand in 2013, because we have not yet concluded on what models of Lexus have to be introduced here. We just decided to implement the brand Lexus. We are evaluating each product carefully and we will take decision on the models later. As of now Camry and Prado Land Cruiser are imported as completely built-up units. n How has the performance of your company been in India? This year, unfortunately, due to the economic conditions there is a general slowdown. High

TOKYO: Toyota expects a 20 per cent growth in global sales in 2012 after a dismal 2011 on the domestic front when the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hit demand. The automaker expects to sell 8.48 million units worldwide in 2012, and plans to boost global production by almost a quarter to a record 8.65 million vehicles, focusing more on emerging markets, the company said. A statement said the firm would look to further increase its total output to 8.98 million in 2013. A turbulent 2011, in which the

global economic slowdown also dragged, is expected to show domestic sales plunged 19 per cent across the group -- including subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino -- with a 24 per cent fall in sales of the Toyota brand alone. Worldwide group sales are expected to show a six per cent fall for the year, the company said. Toyota spokeswoman Amiko Tomita said the 2012 global production target is an ambitious one, which would beat its current record of 8.53 million units set in 2007 before the onset of the financial crisis.

n How have the earthquake and tsunami affected the company? The company is badly affected due to earthquake and tsunami. There is no doubt. It has affected our Indian operations too. We import many parts of the cars from Japan. Our operations here too were affected. We also import parts from our Thailand manufacturing unit. The production dropped by 10,000 units in terms of volume then. We are now trying to manage that impact from Thailand. I cannot quantify the loss in monetary terms. n How much of localisation happened in Etios and other models? For Etios, 70 per cent is being manufactured locally, while 30 per cent is being imported. We are going to establish engine plant and transmission plant in Bangalore. Within one year, we will reach 90 per cent of localisation of Etios. We are going to invest significantly on these manufacturing units. n Are you planning any new launches in Auto Expo 2012 of New Delhi? Yes. We will launch a couple of exciting new models. But please keep the excitement on, until they are unveiled.

Hiroshi Nakagawa

Sensex drops by 193 points Birthplace to launch MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex fell by 193 points in early trade on Thursday as investors booked profits after Wednesday's rally amid worries over slowing domestic growth. The 30-share Sensex, which closed up 510.13 points in the previous session, fell by 193.41 points, or 1.23 per cent, to 15,495.80. The wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty Index shed 59.15 points, or 1.26 per cent, to 4,634.00. Brokers said apart from profit-booking by participants, a weakening trend on other Asian bourses also dampened the trading sentiments here, giving fuel to the selling pressure. IT, metals, auto, capital goods, realty and banking stocks, which recorded significant gains in Wednesday's trade, succumbed to profitbooking on Thursday, dragging down the Sensex. Meanwhile, in the Asia region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down by 0.68 per cent and Japan's Nikkei shed

12 birthing centres

0.62 per cent in morning trade on Thursday. The rupee fell by 32 paise to trade at Rs 52.82 per dollar on Thursday as the US currency firmed against euro and other rivals overseas. A weak opening in the domestic equity markets also impacted the rupee sentiment, dealers. Dollar gains against euro

and other currencies overseas on doubts about solving the euro zone debt crisis too weighed on the rupee, they added. The rupee had gained 37 paise to close at more than one-week high of Rs 52.50/51 per US dollar on Wednesay following a sharp rebound in domestic stocks.

HYDERABAD: Birthplace Healthcare, Hyderabad-based healthcare service provider will launch 12 premium birthing centres in different cities by 2014 with an investment of around Rs 15 crore per centre. The first one will be established in Hyderabad in March 2012 and followed by Coimbatore, Chennai, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The initial investment for the first birthing centre is Rs 20 crore (Hyderabad) which also includes project development costs. But, later the investment costs will range between Rs 10 crore and Rs 15 crore for each centre. “As of now, we are self-funded. However, we are exploring financing options. We may go for debt or equity or approach venture capitalists for expansion,” Tarun Siripurapu, Managing Director, Birthplace Healthcare, said here on Wednesday. The cash break-even would take one year and the project break-even would be achieved in two years. “Our goal is to have 10 per cent of the premium maternity market

Tarun Siripurapu share, once we get national foot print. We have empanelled many popular gynaecologists and are aiming to facilitate 2,000 deliveries a year only in Hyderabad,” he added. The Hyderabad centre will have 25 rooms with six NICU beds and employs 50 people initially. Birthplace will be empanelled with leading insurance companies and there are undergoing talks with corporates to provide services to employees who want to avail insurance.

BSE – 15,587.85697.36, NSE – 4,669.35623.80, Gold 24k(10g)– `28,000, Silver (1kg)–53,100, Dollar $ – `52.80, Pound £ – `82.71

H‑Factor

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Holistic view of mind, body and soul

Want a young mind?

EAT LESS

Resolutions, will you won’t you?

According to research the brain can be saved from the ravages of age with a strict diet better cognitive abilities and memory, less aggression, and tended to avoid or delay Alzheimer's disease. But they have not known exactly why. “CREB1 is known to regulate important brain functions as memory, learning and anxiety control, and its activity is reduced or physiologically compromised by aging,” said the study. Mice that were genetically altered to lack CREB1 showed none of the same memory benefits if they were on a lowcalorie diet as mice that had the

WASHINGTON: Eating less may keep the mind young, according to Italian scientists who reported Monday they have discovered the molecular process by which a strict diet may save the brain from the ravages of age. The research, published in the US journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is based on a study of mice that were fed a diet of about 70 per cent of the food they normally consumed. Scientists found the calorie-restricted diet triggered a protein molecule, CREB1, that activates a host of genes linked to longevity and good brain function. “Our hope is to find a way to activate CREB1, for example through new drugs, so to keep the brain young without the need of a strict diet,” said lead author Giovambattista Pani, researcher at the Institute of General Pathology, Faculty of Medicine at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome. Researchers have previously discovered that mice on diets showed

Dr Divya T Sudarshan

molecule, and showed the same brain disabilities as mice that were overfed. “Thus, our findings identify for the first time an important mediator of the effects of diet on the brain,” Pani said. “This discovery has important implications to develop future therapies to keep our brain young and prevent brain degeneration and the aging process.” According to Marc Gordon, chief of neurology at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York, the findings could shed new light on why some people who are obese in middle age encounter cognitive problems later in life. “Mid-life obesity has been associated with late-life dementia. However, the physiological basis for this association remains unclear,” said Gordon, who was not part of the study. “These investigators have studied the effects of limiting caloric intake in mice, and have identified a biochemical pathway that may mediate at least some of the brain's responses to dietary restriction.” AFP

start every year with resolutions of being a more considerate and kinder doctor and usually, by March am parroting the line, “Resolutions and promises are made to be broken!” Because patients never listen, don’t come for follow ups and Hippocrates (if he crossed my path), could be strangled! It makes me wonder, where we go wrong — both as doctors and patients?

Doctor’s dogmatism n

We are unrealistic: We tell a working woman with two small brats that she should be eating salads, milk, timely meals and exercise. Do we realise the impossibility of the cutting/cooking/balancing and managing that they endure? n We come on too strong: Medicine dictates that certain conditions need restrictions. So we happily advise people to stop smoking, alcohol and late nights. Whether they lose the habit or not we definitely lose a patient and any chance of making a difference. n We never practice what we preach: Patients watch what we do. So when a doctor is puffy and overweight, they find it hard to believe that we know what we are talking about! n We get too much into the illness: The fault lies both ways. The connect that used to be there with patients seems to be lacking. Thus, patients become a conditions, and treatments protocols. n We won’t accept alternative therapies: We seem to think allopathy has all the answers, and are very sceptical of any other treatments patients want to pursue. Maybe we need to understand they have their own thoughts, expectations. (The concluding part of this column will appear next week. The writer is a gynaecologist and obstetrician practising at Happy Women Clinic)

Fâ&#x20AC;&#x2018;Folio

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Because you are what you wear

The 10 must-haves

White linen shirt

Great shoes to team with every look

Pair of blue denims

STYLE RULES Designer Abdul Halder is known for ethnic and western wear for both men and women. Today he lists 10 rules for men to keep in mind while dressing up

WELL-BEHAVED MEN ARE FASHIONABLE

Watches, they add a lot of weight to your personality

A decent belt

=A lot of us tend to go wrong when it comes to footwear. One should be extra cautious when teaming your footwear with your outfit. Always pair up the right kind of shoes with your ensemble, it makes sense to have one pair of each kind. =Day and night bring on different moods and this applies to dressing as well. Make sure to dress up for the occasion. =A little over the top dressing makes you look loud and often ends up in a disaster. Try and keep it as simple as possible.

Hot cufflinks Cool shades, keeping in mind your face cut

White linen pants

A well-fitted suit. A three piece also looks cool A plain V-neck t-shirt, if you have a good body to carry it off else, it's a total disaster AS TOLD TO TANIYA TALUKDAR

=What a lot of men don't get is that hairstyle should complement one's height and face cut. So the next time you are at the hairdresser's get a style that fits the bill. =Clean is in, so try and do away with the stubble which anyway doesn't suit many. =Lean is in too. Bulging muscles or extra fat in the body is unattractive to the opposite sex and it does not looks posh either. =Well-behaved men always look more

fashionable than the ones who are not. They are also a hit with the opposite sex, so stay well-behaved and stay stylish. =Always wear a smile, it is the best accessory you own and it will help you in the long run. =Men have access to limited accessories, of which the watch is the most important. Pairing the right watch with your outfit enhances the look. = Make sure not to wear too many accessories like women.

Telly Tales

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Craig T Nelson

ore popularly known for his Emmy winning roles as Hayden Fox on the TV series Coach and as Steve Freeling in the 1982 film Poltergeist. He has also made a guest appearance on CSI:NY as a nemesis to Gary Sinise's Taylor. He plays Zeek Braverman in the series, the family patriarch.

Peter Krause

e is best known for his lead roles as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under and Casey McCall on Sports Night. He also appeared in the 2011 fantasy film Beastly, based on Alex Finn's 2007 novel of the same name. He plays Adam Braverman, the oldest of the Bravermans.

[

An unexpectedly compelling series that seems exactly like Brothers and Sisters but manages to say that each unhappy family is unhappy in their own special way

]

PARENTHOOD FAILS TO HIT THE MARK Sana Mirza sana.m@postnoon.com

ith its huge cast of familiar faces, Parenthood is an American comedy-drama series which first premiered in March 2010. The series is a second remake of the 1989 Ron Howard film of the same title, which starred Steve Martin and Dianne Wiest. The show developed by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights) addresses modern day challenges that come along with raising kids in this posttechnological world, addressing issues that affect both kids and parents. The series centers around a quartet of suburban siblings whose life is filled with trials and tribulations as they grapple with everyday challenges while still managing to be there for each other in times of need. The show does por-

tray some fine performances and though there is little to differentiate Parenthood from boundless other family melodramas (read Brothers and Sisters), all quirky TV-loving families do vary, but within a definitive range. So what you see in Parenthood is nothing new nor is it any different; an old-school over competitive sports nut of a grandpa, an irresponsible cool uncle, a rebellious teenage daughter, and a young son who has something slightly eccentric about him. As Season 1 kicks off, our focus falls on a cash-strapped single mom Sarah (Lauren Graham , Gilmore Girls), the unstable 38-year-old daughter, who has packed her two teenaged kids in a rusty station wagon, leaving her drug addict of a rocker husband behind, to move back in with her parents. Her folks, Zeek Craig T Nelson, Coach) and

Camille Braverman (Bonnie Bedalia, Heart like a Wheel) are the definition of everything ideal. Married for the past 46 years, the two have managed to keep their marriage and family intact by hiding their problems like dust under the carpet. Sarah's older brother Adam (Peter Krause, Six Feet Under”), is the first born of the Braverman lot and an unofficial counsellor for each of his siblings. While he tries to portray the role of a sponge, absorbing everything he is told, he is also discovering that his young son Max's (Max Burkholder) mannerisms may point towards a serious condition. Meanwhile, Julia (Erika Christensen, Traffic), the third of the Bravermans, is a successful corporate attorney and a complete antithesis of her elder sister. She manages to juggle work as well as try

and spend time with her young daughter, who innocently turns her down in favour of her husband, Joel (Sam Jaeger), a committed stay-at-home dad, happily assimilated to domesticity. The youngest of the Bravermans, Crosby (Dax Shepard), the 'bohemian' commitment-phobe who is in a relationship with a babycrazy girlfriend. But what Parenthood seems to be selling is the idea of a big family fantasy which is defined by outdoor meals and ball games. Parenthood does occupy a place on the comedy-drama circuit somewhere between Modern Family and Brothers and Sisters. Like the movie that inspired it, Parenthood isn’t an instant classic, but it’s smart and warm and knowing, and it casts its net so wide that at least part of it should connect with you.

Max Burkholder

merican child actor, Max Burholder is better known for doing voice-over of Roo for My Friends Tigger and Pooh. He has also made an appearance on the Brothers and Sisters as Jack McCallister. In Parenthood, Max suffers from Asperger's Syndrome and plays the role of Adam's son.

Lauren Helen Graham

he gained popularity with her much acclaimed role as Lorelai Gilmore in the hit TV series Gilmore Girls, for which she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Television series (Drama) at the 2001 Golden Globe Awards. She plays Sarah Braverman in Parenthood.

Erika Christensen

he had several small roles in various television series before making appearances in films like Traffic, Swimfan, How to Rob a Bank and The Perfect Score. She portrays the role of the careerdriven Braverman sister, Julia Braverman-Graham.

Magic Screen

Michael Thurston

a~êâ=håáÖÜí

ïç=óÉ~êë=~ÑíÉê=ÄêÉ~âJ íÜêçìÖÜ=Pa=ãÉÖ~=Üáí ^î~í~êI=eçääóïççÇ=áë ëíáää=ëíêìÖÖäáåÖ=íç ÇÉÅáÇÉ=Üçï=ÄÉëí=íç=ìëÉ=íÜÉ åÉï=íÉÅÜåçäçÖóI=~ë=Ñáäã=ÖçÉêë íáêÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=åçîÉäíó=~åÇ=ë~ó=åç íç=~ååçóáåÖ=Öä~ëëÉëK tÜáäÉ=OMNN=ÉåÇë=ïáíÜ=~ ÅçìéäÉ=çÑ=ïÉääJêÉÅÉáîÉÇ=Pa ãçîáÉëÔ=áåÅäìÇáåÖ=píÉîÉå péáÉäÄÉêÖÛë=ÜçäáÇ~ó=ëã~ëÜ qáåíáå ~åÇ=j~êíáå=pÅçêëÉëÉÛë eìÖç=ÔÑáäãã~âÉêë=åÉÉÇ=íç ÑçÅìë=çå=ïÜ~í=ïçêâë=áå=íÜêÉÉ ÇáãÉåëáçåë=~åÇ=ïÜ~í=ÇçÉëåÛíI ë~ó=ÉñéÉêíëK cçääçïáåÖ=~=ëÉêáÉë=çÑ=Pa Ñäçéë=çîÉê=íÜÉ=ä~ëí=NO=ãçåíÜëI íÜÉ=ÅçãáåÖ=óÉ~ê=ïáää=ëÉÉ=~ åÉï=Åêçé=çÑ=êÉäÉ~ëÉëI=áåÅäìÇJ áåÖ=~å=ìéÖê~ÇÉÇ=îÉêëáçå=çÑ ^î~í~ê ÇáêÉÅíçê=g~ãÉë `~ãÉêçåÛë=êÉÅçêÇJÄêÉ~âáåÖ qáí~åáÅ áå=^éêáäK _ìí=ÉñéÉêíë=ë~ó=Ñáäãã~âJ Éêë=Å~å=åç=äçåÖÉê=Åçìåí=çå íÜÉ=ëáãéäÉ=Ñ~Åí=çÑ=éìííáåÖ kçï=éä~óáåÖ=áå=PaÒ=çå=íÜÉ

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

The glamour behind the glitz

éçëíÉêë=íç=~ííê~Åí=ÅáåÉã~J ÖçÉêë=ï~êó=çÑ=é~óáåÖ=~=ÑÉï Éñíê~=ÄìÅâë=Ñçê=~=èìÉëíáçå~Ääó áãéêçîÉÇ=ÉñéÉêáÉåÅÉK Pa=Ñáäã=ÇáëíêáÄìíáçå=áå OMNN=Ü~ë=ÄÉÉå=~=äÉëëçå=áå äÉ~êåáåÖ=Ñçê=ëíìÇáçë=~åÇ=íÜÉJ ~íÉêë=~äáâÉIÒ=gÉÑÑ=_çÅâI=ëÉåáçê Äçñ=çÑÑáÅÉ=~å~äóëí=~í=áåÇìëíêó Ç~í~=éêçîáÇÉê=bñÜáÄáíçê oÉä~íáçåëI=ë~óëK tÜáäÉ=íÜÉêÉ=ïÉêÉ=åÉ~êäó QM=EPaF=Ñáäãë=êÉäÉ~ëÉÇ=íÜáë óÉ~êI=ëíìÇáçë=Ü~îÉ=ÄÉÉå=ëÅ~äJ áåÖ=Ä~Åâ=áå=íÉêãë=çÑ=íÜÉ=íóéÉ çÑ=Ñáäãë=êÉäÉ~ëÉÇ=áå=íÜáë=åÉï Ñçêã~íKqÜÉ=êÉ~ëçå\=^ìÇáÉåÅÉë ïçåÛí=é~ó=Ñçê=~=Pa=ÉåÖ~ÖÉJ ãÉåí=íÜ~í=áëåÛí=~=éêÉãáìã éáÅíìêÉKÒ qÜÉ=Pa=êÉîçäìíáçå=Ô=çê íÜÉ=ä~íÉëí=~ííÉãéí=íç=ÄêáåÖ Pa=íç=ÅáåÉã~I=ÑçääçïáåÖ=É~êJ äáÉê=Ñ~áäÉÇ=ÉÑÑçêíë=Ô=ÅçãÉë=~ë íÜÉ=Ñáäã=áåÇìëíêó=áë=ëíêìÖJ ÖäáåÖ=íç=êÉáåîÉåí=áíëÉäÑ=~ë=íÜÉ ï~óë=çÑ=ï~íÅÜáåÖ=ãçîáÉë ãìäíáéäóK _ìí=ëáÖåë=íÜ~í=Pa=Ü~ë ëíêìÖÖäÉÇ=Å~ãÉ=íÜáë=óÉ~ê=åçí çåäó=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=ëìããÉê=Äçñ

çÑÑáÅÉ=Ñäçéë=Ô=cêáÖÜí=káÖÜíI `çå~å=íÜÉ=_~êÄ~êá~åI=däÉÉI ~åÇ=péó=háÇë Ô=Äìí=~äëç=Ñêçã Ñä~ÖÖáåÖ=ë~äÉë=çÑ=Pa=íÉäÉîáJ ëáçåëK kÉîÉêíÜÉäÉëë=Ñáäãã~âÉêë âÉÉé=ÉãÄê~ÅáåÖ=íÜÉ=åÉï íÉÅÜåçäçÖóW=~í=íÜÉ=_ìë~å fåíÉêå~íáçå~ä=cáäã=cÉëíáî~ä=áå pçìíÜ=hçêÉ~=áå=lÅíçÄÉêI=äçïJ ÄìÇÖÉí=Pa=éêçÇìÅíáçåë=ïÉêÉ âÉÉå=íç=í~âÉ=çå=íÜÉ=ÄáÖ=ëíìJ Çáçë=~í=íÜÉáê=çïå=Ö~ãÉK _ìÇÖÉí=ÇçÉëåÛí=ã~ííÉêI=áí áë=ëíçêó=íÜ~í=ã~ííÉêë=áå=ÅáåÉJ ã~=~åÇ=áíÛë=íÜÉ=ë~ãÉ=ïÜÉå óçì=~êÉ=ìëáåÖ=PaIÒ=ë~áÇ=pçìíÜ hçêÉ~å=`Üçç=p~åÖJêçâI=ÇáêÉÅJ íçê=çÑ=íÜÉ=Pa=ÑÉ~íìêÉ mÉêëáããçåK _~Åâ=áå=eçääóïççÇI péáÉäÄÉêÖ=ë~óë=íÜ~í=Pa=ëÜçìäÇ ÄÉ=ìëÉÇ=çåäó=ïÜÉå=~ééêçéêáJ ~íÉK=f=Çáë~ÖêÉÉ=ïáíÜ=ãó=ÅçäJ äÉ~ÖìÉë=ïÜç=ÄÉäáÉîÉ=íÜ~í ÉîÉêó=Ñáäã=ëÜçìäÇ=ÄÉ=áå=PaK=fíÛë ~åçíÜÉê=íççä=áå=~=îÉêó=ä~êÖÉ íççä=ÅÜÉëíIÒ=ÜÉ=íçäÇ=íÜÉ=áåÇìëJ íêó=Ç~áäó=s~êáÉíóK f=íÜáåâ=Pa=ëÜçìäÇ=ÄÉ ìëÉÇ=ïÜÉå=íÜÉêÉ=áë=ëçãÉíÜáåÖ

set to take on

3D...and win

íç=ÄÉ=~ÅÜáÉîÉÇ=Ñêçã=áíI=åçí àìëí=íç=ÄÉ=~ÄäÉ=íç=ëä~ã=íÜÉ=Pa Äê~åÇ=çå=~=ãçîáÉ=~ÇIÒ=ÜÉ=ë~áÇK qÜÉêÉ=Ü~îÉ=ÄÉÉå=êÉéçêíë íÜ~í=péáÉäÄÉêÖ=áë=ÅçåíÉãJ éä~íáåÖ=ã~âáåÖ=~=Pa=îÉêëáçå çÑ=Üáë=áÅçåáÅ=ãçîáÉ= gìê~ëëáÅ m~êâ Äó=ÅçåîÉêíáåÖ=áí=Ô=~ éêçÅÉëë=ïÜáÅÜ=ÅêáíáÅë=ë~ó=áë éìêÉäó=~=ãçåÉóJã~âáåÖ éäçóK ^=åìãÄÉê=çíÜÉê=Åä~ëëáÅ Ñáäãë=~êÉ=~äëç=ëÉí=íç=ÄÉ=êÉîáîÉÇ áå=íÜêÉÉ=ÇáãÉåëáçåëI=áåÅäìÇJ áåÖ=pí~ê=t~êëI=ë~áÇ=bñÜáÄáíçê oÉä~íáçåë=ÉñéÉêí=_çÅâK=líÜÉêëI äáâÉ=qÜÉ=iáçå=háåÖI=Ü~îÉ ~äêÉ~Çó=~ééÉ~êÉÇ=áå=PaK pÅçêëÉëÉ=ãÉ~åïÜáäÉ=ë~áÇ ÜÉ=ï~ë=~ééêÉÜÉåëáîÉ=~ÑíÉê ÇÉÅáÇáåÖ=íç=ã~âÉ=eìÖç áå=PaK tÉ=ïÉêÉ=ëÅ~êÉÇIÒ=ÜÉ=íçäÇ=íÜÉ __`K=fí=ï~ë=äáâÉ=ï~äâáåÖ=~ íáÖÜíêçéÉI=íÜÉ=ïÜçäÉ=éáÅíìêÉKÒ mÉçéäÉ=ëí~êí=íç=Ü~îÉ=êìäÉëW vçì=Å~åÛí=Çç=íÜáëI=ÇçåÛí=Çç íÜ~íIÒ=ÜÉ=êÉÅ~ääÉÇK= f=ë~áÇI=Úf=ÇçåÛí=ï~åí=íç=ÜÉ~ê ïÜ~í=Å~åÛí=ÄÉ=ÇçåÉKÛ=fÛã=åçí ìëì~ääó=íÜ~í=áåíêÉéáÇ=Äìí=f ïçìäÇåÛí=äÉí=éÉçéäÉ=ÅçåÑìëÉ

ãÉIÒ=ÜÉ=ë~áÇK ^å~äóëíë=ë~ó=eçääóïççÇ=áë åçí=ÖçáåÖ=íç=íìêå=áíë=Ä~Åâ=çå PaI=Äìí=ïáää=äÉ~êå=Ñêçã=áíë ãáëí~âÉëK píìÇáçë=~êÉ=ÖçáåÖ=íç=ÄÉ ãìÅÜ=ãçêÉ=ë~îîó=~ë=íç=ïÜ~í íÜÉó=ÅÜççëÉ=íç=êÉäÉ~ëÉ=áå=Pa áå=íÜÉ=óÉ~êë=íç=ÅçãÉK=j~âÉ=åç ãáëí~âÉ=Ô=Pa=áë=åçí=ÖçáåÖ ~åóïÜÉêÉI=áíÛë=àìëí=~Ç~éíáåÖI ~ë=äçåÖ=~ë=íÜÉ=~ìÇáÉåÅÉ êÉëéçåÇëIÒ=ë~áÇ=_çÅâK eçääóïççÇ=Pa=ãçîáÉë ÉñéÉÅíÉÇ=çìí=áå=OMNO=áåÅäìÇÉ jÉå=áå=_ä~Åâ=fffI=qÜÉ=^ã~òáåÖ péáÇÉê=j~åI=qÜÉ=^îÉåÖÉêë ~åÇ=qÜÉ=eçÄÄáíI=ÜÉ=ë~áÇI=Äìí ~ÇÇÉÇ=íÜ~í=çåÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÄáÖÖÉëí Ñáäãë=çÑ=íÜÉ=óÉ~ê=ïáää=çåäó=ÄÉ ~î~áä~ÄäÉ=áå=OaK qÜÉ=çåÉ=íÜ~í=ïçåÛí=ÄÉW qÜÉ=a~êâ=håáÖÜí=oáëÉëK=tÜáÅÜ ïáää=éêçÄ~Ääó=ÄÉ=íÜÉ=ÜáÖÜÉëí ÖêçëëáåÖ=Ñáäã=çÑ=íÜÉ=óÉ~êK=pçI ïÜ~í=ÇçÉë=íÜ~í=íÉää=óçì\=fí=ëíáää ÅçãÉë=Ççïå=íç=ëíçêóIÒ=ë~áÇ íÜÉ=bñÜáÄáíçê=oÉä~íáçåë=ÉñéÉêíK ^äï~óë=ÇçÉëK=^äï~óë=ïáääIÒ ÜÉ=ë~áÇK AFP

Magic Screen

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

The glamour behind the glitz

Don 2 to release in 41 countries p

Ü~ÜêìâÜ=hÜ~åÛë ãìÅÜJ~ï~áíÉÇ=ÑáäãI açå=OW=qÜÉ=háåÖ=áë _~Åâ ïáää=êÉäÉ~ëÉ=áå QN=ÅçìåíêáÉëK=açå=O áë ÇáêÉÅíÉÇ=Äó=c~êÜ~å=^âÜí~êI ïÜç=~äëç=ÜÉäãÉÇ=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí áåëí~ääãÉåí=açåW=qÜÉ `Ü~ëÉ=_ÉÖáåë=^Ö~áå EOMMSFI=~=ÄçñJçÑÑáÅÉ=Üáí ~åÇ=~=êÉã~âÉ=íÜÉ NVTU=eáåÇá

Åìäí=Åä~ëëáÅ=açåI=ëí~êêáåÖ ^ãáí~ÄÜ=_~ÅÜÅÜ~åK iÉ~êåí=óÉëíÉêÇ~ó=íÜ~í açå=O=ïáää=êÉäÉ~ëÉ=áå=QN ÅçìåíêáÉë=ïçêäÇïáÇÉK tçï>>=f=ÖìÉëë=íÜ~íÛë íÜÉ=åìãÄÉê=çÑ ÅçìåíêáÉë

åçï=çìí=íç=Å~íÅÜ=Üáã>>IÒ c~êÜ~å=ïêçíÉ=çå=íïáííÉêK açå=O ïáää=êÉäÉ~ëÉ=áå=rh íïç=Ç~óë=ÄÉÑçêÉ=áíë aÉÅÉãÄÉê=OP=çéÉåáåÖ=áå fåÇá~=~åÇ=íÜÉ=êÉëí=çÑ=íÜÉ ïçêäÇK cÉÉä=ëç=éêçìÇ íç=ëÉÉ=íÜÉ=ÉñíÉåí

íç=ïÜáÅÜ=áåíÉêÉëí=áå=eáåÇá ãçîáÉë=Ü~ë=ÖêçïåKK qÜ~åâë=íç=óçìKK=íÜÉ=c~åë Eé~í=óçìêëÉäÑ=çå=Ä~Åâ ãçãÉåíFIÒ=c~êÜ~å=ë~áÇK qÜÉ=Ñáäã=áë=ëÉí=íç êÉäÉ~ëÉ=çå=OP=aÉÅÉãÄÉêI áå=ÄçíÜ=Oa=~åÇ=Pa=ÑçêJ ã~íë=~åÇ=ïáää=~äëç=ÄÉ ~î~áä~ÄäÉ=áå=q~ãáä=~åÇ qÉäìÖìK= PTI

B-TOWN TWEETIES

@SrBachchan T 597 -In thoughts with my Mother, in her teachings and love, in her strength of character and compassion, understanding and encouragement !

@rampalarjun Its cool to win awards for being stylish. Thank u nice evening,cool people. Guess got to be careful what I wear from now on.

@RGVzoomin Don't kno whr mindless media speculation wil end..time ago m mirror said I alrdy shot a 1cr sng wth madhushalini nd nw sy she's bn replaced.

@sonakshisinha Done with the first sched of SOS, moving into Lootera today! Punjabi se Bengali... The journey has begun :)

p~åà~ó=dìéí~=ÖÉíë=åçÇ Ñçê=å~ãÉë=áå=åÉñí=Ñáäã

@reddysameera Just landed in Indore for the launch of a real estate project! It's really amazing how this city grows at such a fast pace!

a Bollywood stars to attend Sunburn

ÉîÉê~ä=_çääóïççÇ=ëí~êë=~êÉ=äáâÉäó=íç ~ííÉåÇ=íÜÉ=ãçëíJ~ï~áíÉÇ=pìåÄìêå ãìëáÅ=ÑÉëíáî~ä=íÜ~í=áë=íç=ÄÉ=ÜÉäÇ ÄÉíïÉÉå=aÉÅÉãÄÉê=OT=~åÇ=OV=ÜÉêÉI=çêÖ~åJ áëÉêë=ë~áÇ=çå=tÉÇåÉëÇ~óK qÜÉ=ÑÉëíáî~ä=ïçìäÇ=ÄÉ=ÜÉäÇ=çå=íÜÉ ëÜçêÉë=çÑ=`~åÇçäáã=ÄÉ~ÅÜI=ÉáÖÜí=âã==Ñêçã m~å~àáK=_çääóïççÇ=ëí~ê=^âëÜ~ó=hìã~ê=áë ÉñéÉÅíÉÇ=íç=ÅÉäÉÄê~íÉ=Üáë=ïáÑÉ=qïáåâäÉ hÜ~åå~Ûë=ÄáêíÜÇ~ó=çå=aÉÅÉãÄÉê=OVI=ÇìêáåÖ íÜÉ=ãìëáÅ=ÑÉëíáî~ä=íÜ~í=áë=~=éêçéÉêíó=çÑ mÉêÅÉéí=iáãáíÉÇK=qÜÉ=çÑÑáÅá~ä=ïÉÄëáíÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ ÑÉëíáî~ä=ë~áÇW=kçí=àìëí=^ââáI=~=Üçëí=çÑ _çääóïççÇ=^JäáëíÉêë=~êÉ=éä~ååáåÖ=íç=~ííÉåÇ íÜÉ=ÑÉëíáî~äKÒ==^êàìå=o~ãé~ä=áë=ÉñéÉÅíÉÇ=íç ÄÉ=~í=íÜÉ=ÑÉëíáî~äKmê~íáÉâI=^ãÉÉëÜ~=m~íÉäI mêáó~åâ~=`Üçéê~=~åÇ=o~åÄáê=h~éççê=~êÉ ~äëç=íêóáåÖ=íç=ÅÜ~äâ=çìí=íÜÉáê=áíáåÉê~êáÉëI=ëç íÜ~í=íÜÉó=Å~å=~ííÉåÇ=íÜÉ=ÉîÉåíIÒ=íÜÉ=ïÉÄJ ëáíÉ=ëí~íÉÇK IANS

áêÉÅíçê=p~åà~ó=dìéí~=ë~óë ÜÉ=Ü~ë=êÉÅÉáîÉÇ=éÉêãáëJ ëáçå=íç=å~ãÉ=íÜÉ=ÅÜ~ê~ÅJ íÉêë=áå=Üáë=ÑáäãpÜççíçìí=~í=t~Ç~ä~ ~ÑíÉê=íÜÉ=êÉ~äJäáÑÉ=éçäáÅÉãÉå áåîçäîÉÇ=áå=íÜÉ=NVUO=áåÅáÇÉåí=áå jìãÄ~áK tÉÛîÉ=Öçí=~=kç=lÄàÉÅíáçå `ÉêíáÑáÅ~íÉ=Ekl`F=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=éçäáÅÉ ÇÉé~êíãÉåíK=pç=ÉëëÉåíá~ääóI=ïÉÛêÉ ÑêÉÉ=íç=å~ãÉ=~åó=çÑ=íÜÉ=Åçéë=ïÜç ïÉêÉ=é~êí=çÑ=íÜÉ=áåÅáÇÉåíK=tÉÛêÉ åçï=áå=íÜÉ=éêçÅÉëë=çÑ=ÅçîÉêáåÖ=~ää äÉÖ~ä=ÜìêÇäÉë=~ë=Ñ~ê=~ë=å~ãáåÖ ÉîÉêó=ÅÜ~ê~ÅíÉê=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=ìåÇÉêJ ïçêäÇ=áë=ÅçåÅÉêåÉÇIÒ=ë~áÇ=dìéí~K pÜççíçìí=~í=t~Ç~ä~I=~=éêÉèìÉä íç= íÜÉ= OMMT= Ñáäã= pÜççíçìí= ~í içâÜ~åÇï~ä~I= êÉÅêÉ~íÉë= íÜÉ= ÖìåJ ÑáÖÜí= áå= ïÜáÅÜ= Ö~åÖëíÉê= j~åó~ pìêîÉ= ï~ë= ëÜçí= ÇÉ~ÇK= fåëíÉ~Ç= çÑ ÜÉëáí~íáåÖ=íç=~Çãáí=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=ãçîáÉ áë= áåëéáêÉÇ= Äó= ~= êÉ~ä= áåÅáÇÉåíI dìéí~Ûë= Ñáäã= ïáää= ÄÉÖáå= ïáíÜ= ~ Åä~áãÉêW=bîÉêóíÜáåÖ= óçìÛêÉ= ~Äçìí íç=ï~íÅÜ=Ü~ééÉåÉÇ=çå=íÜÉ=ëíêÉÉíë çÑ=jìãÄ~áKÒ=dìéí~=Ü~ë=ëçìÖÜí=íÜÉ ëÉêîáÅÉë= çÑ= ~= jìãÄ~á= ä~ïóÉê ^ãÉÉí= k~ó~â= íç= ã~âÉ= ëìêÉ= ~ää äççéÜçäÉë= ~êÉ= ÅçîÉêÉÇ= ëç= íÜ~í= ÜÉ Å~å= Å~ää= ~= ëé~ÇÉ= ~= ëé~ÇÉK= lê= ~ a~ïççÇI=~=a~ïççÇK fåíÉêÉëíáåÖäóI=íÜÉ=ã~êêá~ÖÉ=çÑ

@realprietyzinta

íÜÉ=êÉ~ä=~åÇ=êÉÉä=ÅÜ~ê~ÅíÉêë=ïçìäÇ ÄÉ=~ååçìåÅÉÇ=~í=íÜÉ=ÄÉÖáååáåÖ=çÑ íÜÉ=Ñáäã=ïáíÜ=áã~ÖÉë=çÑ=Ö~åÖëíÉê pìêîÉ=~åÇ=ëìéÉêÅçé=fë~èìÉ _~Öï~å=ÑìëáåÖ=áåíç=íÜÉ=áã~ÖÉë=çÑ ~Åíçêë=gçÜå=^Äê~Ü~ã=~åÇ=^åáä h~éççêI=ïÜç=éä~ó=íÜÉ=êÉëéÉÅíáîÉ é~êíëK=qÜÉêÉÛë=åç=éçáåí=áå=ÄÉ~íáåÖ ~êçìåÇ=íÜÉ=ÄìëÜK=kç=éçáåí=áå=ÖÉíJ íáåÖ=áåíç=~=êÉ~äJäáÑÉ=éäçí=~åÇ=íÜÉå íìêåáåÖ=Ä~Åâ=Ü~äÑJï~ó=ïáíÜ=ëÉãáJ ÑáÅíáçå~ä=ÇÉîáÅÉëK=f=ï~åí=ÉîÉêó ÅÜ~ê~ÅíÉê=íç=ÄÉ=å~ãÉÇ=~åÇ ÇÉéáÅíÉÇ=íÜÉ=ï~ó=íÜÉó=ïÉêÉK vçì=ÉáíÜÉê=ã~âÉ=~=ÑáÅíáçå=çê=~ åçåJÑáÅíáçå=ÑáäãK=qÜÉêÉÛë=åç=ãáÇJ ÇäÉ=ÖêçìåÇ=Ñçê=íÜáëK=f=~ã=ã~âáåÖ=~ Ñáäã=Ä~ëÉÇ=çå=~å=áåÅáÇÉåí=íÜ~í Ü~ééÉåÉÇ=áå=NVUO=~åÇ=fÛîÉ=Öçí äÉÖ~ä=~ÇîáÅÉ=íç=ã~âÉ=ëìêÉ=f=Å~å íÉää=ãó=ëíçêó=ïáíÜçìí=ÑÉ~ê=çÑ=~ Ä~Åâä~ëÜIÒ=ë~áÇ=dìéí~K= IANS

Good morning folks ! Wow... I'm impressed by all ur Christmas plans ! I cannot wait 4 tomorrow night... 4 my holidays to begin :-) #ting !

@FarOutAkhtar We're off to Patna in the morning.. So good night all.. Will catch up on all your feedback tmrw, so keep it coming.. Peace out.

@iamsrk Getting good responses from london...yay! Feels strange the movie has released and we aren't there. But then Don does all things differently.

Magic Screen

D I S P L A YA

D S RATE ` 150 sq. cm

For Further Details Please Contact Abhinay 9989399972 Nandlal 9951467988 Ravi Chander 8106039919

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Magic Screen

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Magic Screen

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

The glamour behind the glitz

Piers Morgan entangled in phone hacking scandal W

ell this doesn’t look good. Testifying before a government inquiry in Great Britain about his alleged involvement in the phone hacking scandal, CNN talk-show host Piers Morgan didn’t do himself any favours when he refused to answer questions about the illegal activities

said to have occurred on his watch as the editor of the Daily Mail between 1995 and 2004. “I have no reason...to believe [hacking] was going on,” he told the London-based panel via video link. During intense grilling, when asked whether he had listened in at any time

to a voicemail the former Beatle left with his then-wife, Heather Mills, the newly departed America’s Got Talent judge admitted that he had done so, and even acknowledged hearing Sir Paul singing We Can Work It Out as the couple were making up after a nasty fight.

Welles’ Oscar goes for $1 mn

n Hollywood, some dreams are for sale after all. Legendary director Orson Welles’ Academy Award for Citizen Kane was sold at auction on Tuesday for $861,542, according to the Nate D. Sanders auction house. Neither the seller’s nor the buyer’s names were disclosed, but famed magician David Copperfield was the losing bidder to the collector willing to shell out nearly $1 million for the gold statue. The statue was originally owned by Beatrice Welles, the daughter of the famed director.

Editor quits after magazine uses N-word A

fter Eva Hoeke quit as editor of the Dutch fashion magazine, Jackie, over a racism row in which singer Rihanna was referred to as the “ultimate n---bitch” in the magazine, Jackie’s publisher has invited Rihanna to weigh in on the matter in its next issue. Hoeke issued an apology before quitting the editorship. Hoeke, who had been with the Dutch fashion magazine for eight years, oversaw the most recent issue, which included a brief item about Rihanna’s style in which the singer was referred to as the “ultimate n---a bitch.” After learning of the use of the racial slur, Rihanna took to Twitter to

blast Hoeke and the publication. “I hope u can read english, because your magazine is a poor representation of the evolution of human rights!” she wrote. “I find you disrespectful, and rather desperate!! You ran out of legit, civilised information to print! There are 1,000’s of Dutch girls who would love to be recognised for their contributions to your country, you could have given them an article. Instead, u paid to print one degrading an entire race!” Hoeke then apologised for the slur, posting a letter to readers on the magazine’s Facebook page, saying there was no “racist motive” behind the choice of words.

But he declined to reveal who played the tape for him or how he even came to hear it on the grounds that “it would compromise a source.” It now appears that said source had broken the law as Mills has stated there was no way anyone might have heard the message unless the line was hacked.

Magic Screen

HBO cancels three series to make way for new drama Luck

BO has cancelled Hung, Bored to Death, and How To Make It in America! to make way for more fresh programming coming down the pipeline. In the meantime, HBO has ordered a second season of Enlightened, the Laura Dern starrer that just earned Golden Globe nods for best TV series (comedy/musical) and for best actress. In 2012, HBO will roll out Luck, a new drama from Michael Mann and David Milch.

Butler has a near-death experience

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

The glamour behind the glitz

erard Butler was pulled underwater and dragged over a rocky reef Sunday by a large set of waves while he was filming the surfing movie Of Men and Mavericks in Northern California. The actor, 42, was taken to Stanford Medical Center dazed but not seriously injured, after being rescued by a safety patrolman, according to Espn.com. “[Butler] had that 100-yard stare that surfers get after a twowave hold-down or near-death experience,” reports Espn.

Does

Katie approve of

Tom doing stunts?

om Cruise still feels the need, the need for speed and, well, just about anything else that gets his adrenaline pumping. But while the megastar is certainly no stranger to doing many of his own stunts, will there ever be a time when he’ll simply leave the dangerous thrills to others? “Not yet, not yet,” the actor told E! News with his trademark laugh at the New York City premiere of Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol. “I’m sure there will be, but not yet.” Ah, but does wife Katie Holmes want him to stop, say, dangling from skyscrapers, much like he does in his new flick? “You know, she knows and appreciates what I do,” Cruise said with a smile.

Magic Screen

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

The glamour behind the glitz

RAJANNA is one of the best films of 2011 Cast Nagarjuna, Sneha, Annie, Shwetha Menon, Nazar, Mukesh Rishi Director V Vijayendra Prasad Music Director MM Keeravani Rating

Screening

Room Hemanth Kumar

The making of a classic

he characterisation of Rajanna is inspired from the life of Suddala Hanumanthu, father of lyricist Suddala Ashok Teja, who in turn narrated the story to Vijayendra Prasad. The scene where Rajanna inspires the villagers to revolt against the feudal landlords is based on a real incident when Hanumanthu sang Vey Vey Debbaki Debba to inspire 500 farmers to revolt against 60 Razakars who fired at them. Another subplot inspired from a

true incident is about the girl who goes to New Delhi to meet the Prime Minister. In the film, Mallamma (Annie) goes to New Delhi as she believes that only the PM has the power to free her village from the clutch of feudal landlords. The film's team did an extensive research about the life in 50s to recreate the era for the film to bring authenticity to the village life. Scouts were sent to different areas to buy old material to fill in the sets. The costumes in the film have a

lot of Marathi influence since the Nizams had asked the landlords from various regions to migrate to the Telangana region to collect the taxes and rule the lands on their behalf. Several actors cast in supporting roles in the film are from Maharashtra since the makers wanted to be as authentic as possible in their portrayal of life in the Nizam The film has extensive special effects and hundreds of sketches and storyboards were drawn to get the right effect.

ajanna,starring Nagarjuna and Annie in lead roles, is a riveting drama which combines fact with fiction to a staggering effect. Armed with high emotional quotient and great storytelling, the film is an ambitious effort to recreate an important part of our history, which is often neglected in Telugu cinema. Directed by Vijayendra Prasad, the film boasts of outstanding performances from the lead cast and a great job by the technical team. Annie stars as Mallamma, who's the cynosure of all eyes in her village in Adilabad district. Set in 50s,one day, when her grandfather takes her to a feudal landlady Dorasaani's (Shwetha Menon) house, the little girl infuriates her by singing a song. Dorasaani orders her to never sing again but Mallamma makes the same mistake soon which puts her life in danger. She realises that the only way to escape the wrath of Dorasaani is to meet the prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru who lives in New Delhi. Before going on this journey, she comes to know that she's the daughter of Rajanna (Nagarjuna). Who was Rajanna and what did he do for the village? This forms the rest of the story of this drama. The film's biggest surprise is Annie, the 10-year-old girl who plays the role of Mallamma. It's a pleasure to watch her as the courageous girl in the first half of the film and the child actor has done an extremely good job in carrying the film forward. Notwithstanding her age, she's going to be a serious contender for every award earmarked for Best Actress next year. Shwetha Menon is ruthless as Dorasaani and she

embodies the menace and cruelty, which her role demands, quite well. If Annie and Shwetha Menon dazzle in the first half, the rest of the film completely belongs to Nagarjuna. His characterisation is emotionally charged and Nagarjuna is terrific in his role. He steps into the shoes of Rajanna with great ease and it's been a long time since we have seen him in such an action-packed avatar. Sneha, Nazar, Mukesh Rishi and other supporting actors have done a commendable job. Performances from the cast aside, MM Keeravani's terrific background score and mellifluous tunes forms an important undercurrent throughout the film. Although his work doesn't dominate the proceedings, but the music is an invisible character in the film and it stays with the audience throughout the film. Kudos to all the lyricists for complementing Keeravani's work so well. SS Rajamouli, who choreographed couple of major action sequences, brings his style and leaves us stunned, especially after the song, Vey Vey. The editing by Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao is good and there's hardly a boring moment in the film. Some of the sets, especially the Nelakondapalli village, created by Ravinder deserve special mention. The locales selected for the film, the costumes and the dialect used add more to the aura of the 50s. Vijayendra Prasad, who directed the film, deserves applause for not taking any major cinematic liberties with the story. It's hard to figure out what part of the film is fiction or fact and there lies its biggest strength. Rajanna is a film about people who are still grappling with feudalism even after independence. It's about their helplessness, anger and how they react when they find inspiration to lead a life of dignity and honour. Every story needs a hero and the villagers in Nelakondapalli are lucky to find two in a short span of time. Two thumbs up for Rajanna. It's a film which you can't afford to miss.

Magic Screen

The glamour behind the glitz

TBM’s audio to be launched today

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

T-TOWN TWEETIES

@themohanbabu In Hyderabad from Tirupathi. Enjoying work in Hyderabad but surely not the traffic and pollution.

@richyricha Feeling cold even tho I come frm the frozen land!Missing the snow but the xmas trees all around make up for the christmas nostalgia bk home.

@shrutihaasan

he audio of Mahesh Babu’s upcoming film, The Businessman will be launched later today at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad. We hear that Puri Jagannadh, the director of the film, will compère the show and several stalwarts from Telugu film industry are expected to attend the grand event. The teasers of the songs were released couple of days ago and one of the songs, Sir Osthaara has already created a lot of buzz. The highlight of the album is said to be the theme song for which Mahesh Babu and Puri Jagannadh have lent their voice. SS Thaman has composed the music. Kajal Aggarwal plays the lead role in the film and this is her first film with Mahesh Babu. The Businessman is going to release in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam on January 11, 2012.

Happy birthday to tammanah! Such a lovely girl!having the time of our lives dancing away with the birthday girl..:)

@Actor_Siddharth Saw my parents today after over 3 months...Damn I must’ve done something really good my last time on earth to be blessed with these two...:)

@actressanjjanaa The journey b/w being a star n a super star is d tuffest , but I for sure kno tat I wil make it ! ;-) I belive in me :-)

Three generations team up for a song in Rajanna

ilmmaking is a team effort and in the past, we have seen actors from different generations of the same family come together onscreen. In fact, many of Rajamouli’s films are like a family affair with his father, Vijayendra Prasad, penning the story, Rama Rajamouli designing the costumes, Keeravani composing the music and Kalyani Malik composing the background song. Perhaps, for the first time in recent years, three generations from MM Keeravani’s family have come together to compose a song. Gijigaadu, one of the popular soundtracks from Rajanna, was written by MM Keeravani’s father K Siva Datta and his elder son Kaala Bhairava is one of the two singers who has been credited for the song. MM Keeravani had composed 12 songs for this film which had been directed by Vijayendra Prasad. SS Rajamouli choreographed the action scenes and Rama Rajamouli designed the costumes.

@sundeepkishan After sitting idle at home 4 a yr & a half,the life I m living right now is a boon..Dec has been quite eventful..thank you guys the most :)

Suriya to host KBC’s Tamil version

uriya is going to join the league of Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan very soon. He has been chosen to host the Tamil version of the popular game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati. The Tamil version, which will be aired on Vijay TV, has been titled as Neengalum Velalam Oru Kodi and it has a tagline—A question can change your life. Suriya is the most popular choice for MNCs when it comes to brand endorsement deals for Tamil Nadu and trade analysts in Chennai are already betting big on this show as Suriya is quite popular with the family audience as well. Over the years, Suriya has emerged as a big star in Tamil Nadu and even in Andhra Pradesh, his films have done consistently well. The actor is currently acting in KV Anand’s Maatran, which will be simultaneously released in Telugu in the summer of 2012.

@taapsee It was a fabulous experience working wid an amazing unit of #chashmebaddoor especially THE @AnupamPkher. In awe of him after every shot!

@iamnagarjuna Going to the kasi vishwanath temple in Varanasi/feeling good and feeling confident:)

Chai Time 1400 Naadi Aadajanme 1430 Pavitra 1500 Movie 1800 Sri Shanidevuni Mahimalu 1830 Vasantha Kokila 1900 Chinnari Pelli Kuturu 1930 Anna Chellelu 2000 Pellipandiri 2030 Edureetha 2100 Challenge-3 2200 CID 2300 Vasantha Kokila 2330 Alajadi 0700 Silver Screen 0730 Just For Fun 0800 Ayurvedam 0830 Chaganti Nava Vidha Bhakti 0900 Money Money

1400 Kannavaari Kalalu 1430 Maavichiguru 1500 Jeevitha Chakram 1530 Movie 1800 Jai Shri Krishna 1830 Shraavani Subramaniam 1900 Mandhara 1930 Auto Bharthi 2000 No. 23, Mahalakshmi Nivasam 2030 Mogali Rekulu 2100 Aparanji 2130 Devatha 2200 Mamathala Kovela 2230 Anveshana 2300 Gemini Vaarthalu 0800 24 Frames 0830 Movie 1130 Aha Emi Ruchi 1200 Comedy Kick 1230 Maa Inti Aada Paduchu 1300 Chittemmaa 1330 Gorintaku

1400 [V] Deadly Dus 1430 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 1500 [V] Humse Hai Life 1530 [V] Trailers 1600 [V] Zabardast Hits 1825 [V] Fresh Songs 1830 [V] Humse Hai Life 1900 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 1930 [V] Humse Hai Life 2000 [V] Steal Ur Girlfriend 2100 [V] Trailers 2130 Gladrags Megamodel Manhunt 2011 2155 [V] Fresh Songs 2200 [V] Humse Hai Life 2330 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 0700 [V] Trailers 0730 [V] Zabardast Hits 0800 [V] Mind Blasting Mornings 1130 [V] Fresh Songs 1200 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance

‘[V] Humse Hai Life’ at 1930 Hrs on CHANNEL [V]

1300 News Now at 1 1330 News Now 1800 6 PM 1830 Live Report 1900 Primetime 1930 The Game 2000 News Now at 8 2030 Live Report 2100 The Newshour 2200 The Newshour - Plus 2230 E Now 2300 News Now at 11 0800 The Morning News 0900 News Now 1200 Live Report 1230 News Now

‘The Newshour’ at 2100 Hrs only on TIMES NOW

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Telly sitcoms, news and movie listings

1400 Abhishekam 1430 Aadade Aadharam 1500 Antahpuram 1530 Aakasa Ganga 1600 Prema Mandiram 1630 Jagadeeswari 1700 Genes 1800 Devimahathyam 1830 Puttadi Bomma 1900 Kumkuma Rekha 1930 Manasu Mamata 2000 Chandra Mukhi 2030 Bharyamani 2100 Etv News 2130 Super 2245 Movie 0800 Jeevana Jyothi 0830 Tollywood Time 0900 Movie 1130 Abhiruchi 1230 Star Mahila

1400 Ardhangi 1430 Movie 1800 Veera Naari Jhansi Laxmi Bhai 1830 Kalavari Kodallu 1900 Chinna Kodalu 1930 Pasupukunkuma 2000 Muddu Bidda 2030 Radha Kalyanam 2100 Kanyadanam 2130 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Little Champs 2230 Shree 2300 Bindas 0800 Gopuram 0830 Bhakti Samacharam 0900 Sri Raghavendra Vybhavam 0930 Ayurveda Jeevana Vignanam 1000 Zee 70 Mm A.C 1200 Mee Inti Vanta

‘Global Business Report’ at 1900 Hrs only on ET NOW 1400 The F And O Show 1430 Closing Trades 1530 Tomorrow's Trades 1600 Business Day 1730 Markets Tomorrow 1800 Rush Hour 1830 Starting Up 1900 Global Business Report 1930 Business Express 2000 Business First 2030 Markets Tomorrow 2100 Business Tonight 2200 Top 10 At 10 2230 Brand Equity 2300 Investor's Guide 0900 First Trades 1000 Hot Stocks 1100 Buy Now Sell Now - The Stock Game 1130 Buy Now Sell Now 1200 Market Sense 1300 Business Day 1330 Markets Now

‘Swords’ at 2200 Hrs on DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1400 Man Vs. Wild 1500 Fearless Planet 1600 Dual Survival 1700 Prehistoric 1800 Killing For A Living 1900 Swamp Brothers 1930 Destroyed In Seconds 2000 Dinosaur Revolution 2100 Man Vs. Wild 2200 Swords - Life On The Line 2300 Half Man Half Tree 0800 Dinosaur Revolution 0900 Factory Made 0930 Destroyed In Seconds 1000 Worst Case Scenario 1100 Stan Lee's Superhumans

1415 Csi - Crime Scene Investigation 1510 Wipeout 1605 Chef Academy 1700 Top Chef Masters 1800 Breaking The Magician's Code - Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed 1900 India's Minute To Win It 2000 Guinness World Records Smashed 2100 Minute To Win It 2200 Wipeout 2300 Breaking The Magician's Code - Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed 0930 Whacked Out Sports 1025 Infomercial/5 Min 1030 Top Chef Masters 1130 Guinness World Records Smashed 1225 India's Minute To Win It

‘Wipeout’ at 2100 Hrs on AXN

‘Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo’ at 2200 Hrs on IMAGINE 1400 Haar Jeet 1500 Nach Le Ve With Saroj Khan 1600 Haar Jeet 1700 Dharampatni 1800 Beendh Banuga Ghodi Chadhunga 1830 Sawaare Sabke Sapne – Preeto 1900 Nach Le Ve With Saroj Khan 2000 Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwan Shri Krishn 2030 Sawaare Sabke Sapne – Preeto 2100 Beendh Banuga Ghodi Chadhunga 2130 Dharampatni 2200 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 2230 Haar Jeet 2300 Dharampatni

1400 Hamari Saas Leela 1430 Hawan 1500 Veer Shivaji 1530 Uttaran 1600 Phulwa 1630 Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka 1700 Sasural Simar Ka 1730 Veer Shivaji 1800 Uttaran 1830 Balika Vadhu 1900 Hawan 1930 Sasural Simar Ka 2000 Balika Vadhu 2030 Veer Shivaji 2100 Phulwa 2130 Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka 2200 Uttaran 2230 Bigg Boss 2330 Balika Vadhu

‘Uttaran’ at 2200 Hrs on COLORS

‘Choti Bahu 2’ at 1930 Hrs on ZEE TV 1400 Hitler Didi 1430 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein 1500 Bhagonwali 1530 Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli 1600 Pavitra Rishta 1730 Ram Milaayi Jodi 1800 Hitler Didi 1830 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein 1900 Afsar Bitiya 1930 Choti Bahu 2000 Hitler Didi 2030 Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli 2100 Pavitra Rishta 2130 Ram Milaayi Jodi 2200 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein 2230 Bhagonwali 2300 Pavitra Rishta

1400 Saas Bina Sasuraal 1430 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 1500 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 1600 CID 1800 Saas Bina Sasuraal 1830 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 1900 Crime Patrol - Dastak 2000 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 2045 Dekha Ek Khwaab 2130 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi 2200 Saas Bina Sasuraal 2230 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 2300 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 0900 Adaalat 1000 Crime Patrol - 1 1200 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 1245 Dekha Ek Khwaab 1330 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti Kuchh Meethi

‘Parvarrish’ at 2130 Hrs on SONY

‘Sasuraal Genda Phool’ at 1930 Hrs on STAR PLUS 1400 Sapnon Se Bharey Naina 1500 Navya 1600 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behnaa Hai 1630 Sasuraal Genda Phool 1700 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 1730 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 1800 Master Chef India Highlights 1830 Ruk Jaana Nahi 1900 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 1930 Sasuraal Genda Phool 2000 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 2030 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behnaa Hai 2100 Diya Aur Bati Hum 2130 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 2200 Navya 2230 Mann Ki Awaaz… Pratigya 2300 Maryaada ... Lekin Kab Tak?

MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

1320 Tekken 1500 Romeo Must Die 1710 Rush Hour 1905 Bloodsport 2100 Inkheart 2309 300 0816 Good Morning, Miami 0846 Friends 0916 Catwoman 1116 Madagascar 1256 Richie Rich

Maryaada ... Saas Bina Lekin Kab Tak? Sasural

1400 Semi - Pro 1550 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 1825 Blown Away 2100 Devil 2245 The Twilight Saga - Twilight 0700 The Messenger 0930 Blown Away

Storyline - Gaurav tells brahma that he is gay and he loves Karan, Brahma is shocked. ‘Maryaada ... Lekin Kab Tak?’ at 2300 Hrs on STAR PLUS

Storyline - Damini will be seen playing games with Ved. Dada ji will leave no stone unturned to get Ved and Damini closer. ‘Saas Bina Sasural’ at 2200 Hrs on SONY ‘Devil’ at 2100 Hrs on HBO

1400 Scrubs 1430 Better With You 1500 Khloe And Lamar 1600 Body Of Proof 1700 Scrubs 1730 Better With You 1800 E News 1900 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 2000 Scrubs 2030 America's Funniest Home Videos 2100 Khloe And Lamar 2200 Parenthood 2300 Scrubs 2330 Better With You 0800 Khloe And Lamar 0900 Parenthood 1000 Scrubs 1030 Just For Laughs 1100 Khloe And Lamar 1200 Parenthood 1300 Slot 1330 America's Funniest Home Videos

‘Parenthood’ at 2200 Hrs on ZEE CAFE

‘The Simpsons’ at 2030 Hrs on STAR WORLD 1400 Masterchef USA 1500 Necessary Roughness 1600 The Big Bang Theory 1630 The Simpsons 1700 The Shield 1800 Masterchef USA 1900 Love2 Hate U 2000 Two And A Half Men 2030 The Simpsons 2100 Masterchef USA 2200 The Shield 2300 The Big Bang Theory 2330 Home Improvement 0700 The Big Bang Theory 0730 Home Improvement 0800 Two And A Half Men 0830 The Simpsons 0900 Masterchef USA 1000 The Shield 1100 Love2 Hate U 1200 Terra Nova 1300 The Big Bang Theory 1330 Friends

1400 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma 1430 Chidiya Ghar 1500 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya 1530 Lapataganj 1600 Fir 1630 Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo 1700 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma 1830 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya 1900 Chidiya Ghar 1930 Don't Worry Chachu !!! 2000 Chintu Chinky Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story 2030 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma 2100 Chidiya Ghar 2130 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya 2200 Lapataganj 2230 Fir 2300 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma 2330 Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo 0900 Don't Worry Chachu !!! 0930 Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo 1000 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma 1130 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya

‘R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya’ at 2130 Hrs on SAB

‘Main Aurr Mrs Khanna’ at 1400 Hrs on ZOOM 1400 Movie - Main Aurr Mrs Khanna 1730 Star Bonanza 1800 Letz Go! 1900 Planet Bollywood News 1930 Link'D 2000 Tentalize 2030 Safi Zoom Anchor Hunt 2011 2100 Style Strip 2130 Link'D 2200 B - Tonite 2230 Tentalize 2300 Bollywood Bonanza 0700 Fresh Mornings 0800 Red Carpet 0805 20 - 20 Songs 0825 Fresh Mornings 1100 Zoom Box 1200 Garma Garam 1230 Telly Talk 1300 Planet Bollywood News 1330 Letz Go!

1430 Mummy Autopsy 1530 Exodus Earth 1630 Some Assembly Required 1730 Mission Demolition 1830 Best Of Discovery Science 1930 UFO 2030 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman 2130 Science Of The Movies 2230 Massive Machines 2300 Massive Speed 2330 The New Inventors 0700 How It's Made 0730 UFO 0830 Eco- Tech 0930 Massive Machines 1000 Massive Speed 1030 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman 1130 Science Of The Movies

‘Science Of The Movies’ at 2130 Hrs on DISCOVERY SCIENCE

‘Galileo Extreme’ at 2030 Hrs on BIG CBS PRIME 1430 Jerry Springer 1530 Aspire 1600 Survivor 1700 Bellator 1800 Galileo Extreme 1900 The Defenders 2000 Entertainment Tonight 2030 Galileo Extreme 2100 Survivor 2200 Jerry Springer 2300 The Defenders 0700 Aspire 0730 Big Wheels 0800 Galileo Extreme 0900 CSI - New York 1000 Bellator 1100 Jerry Springer 1200 Aspire 1230 Entertainment Tonight 1300 Galileo Extreme 1330 The Defenders

Chai Time

KAKURO

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.

SCRIBBLING PAD

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Take a shot at the brain game while sipping your cuppa

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Just about 7 "What ___, chopped liver?" 10 He walked "The Line" 14 Save specialist 15 Domain of 14-Across 16 SeaWorld attraction 17 Corrigenda 18 Mil. decoration since 1918 19 Red herring 20 Household pest 22 Remain undecided 23 Folk song refrain 24 Use an epee 25 The Jets or the Sharks 29 ___ gratias (thanks to God) 30 Deep soup dish 31 Unlikely to get excited 33 Make more meaningful 35 French composer LouisHector 37 Level of command 41 Wipe out electronically 43 It joins the Rhone at Lyon 44 Toy dog 47 ___-equipped 49 Social outing 50 Bitterly pungent 51 A friendly look it isn't 53 Doe fancier 54 Misnamed writing tool 59 Aired out one's pipes 60 Equip 61 Put skin on sausage, e.g. 62 "Bus Stop" playwright 63 Tome or Tiago 64 Brought up 65 "Schaum" or "kat" start 66 Ft. Worth campus 67 Naval construction worker DOWN 1 "... and children of all ___!" 2 Singer of "Footloose" 3 Fertile earth 4 Norse king 5 Positioned artillery 6 Reacted to cutting

onions 7 Fireplace fixture 8 Like an unmade bed 9 Restless desire 10 Venomous snake 11 Francis of "What's My Line?" 12 Its back is up against the wall 13 Panettiere of TV and cinema 21 Pursuer's command 24 German botanist Leonhard 25 Blarney Stone's gift 26 Malt beverage 27 Neither's counterpart 28 Money's the name of her game 30 First correct "Hollywood Squares" spot 32 Use leather on a diamond?

34 Went for a spin? 36 Yell at some sporting events 38 Mauna ___ 39 Thunder Bay's prov. 40 Once named 42 Bird that lays glossy colored eggs 44 Here and there, in footnotes 45 87 or 89, at the pump 46 Syracuse's color 48 Biblical outcasts 51 Glacial ice formation 52 "Cold Mountain" star Zellweger 54 Stand the test of time

SUDOKU

55 "March Madness" org. 56 Pasta or potato, to an athlete 57 "... was blind, but now ___" ("Amazing Grace") 58 Introductory section of a story PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

THOUGHT OF THE DAY God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple. – Chanakya

Chai Time STAR POWER

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

Your tomorrow today̶Star Power and Tarot THIRUVAIKUMAR

Date 23-12-2011

ARIES

thiruvaikumar@yahoo.co.in 040-27177230 / 9177596118

March 20 – April 18 All your efforts will bear fruit. Employees need to plan work to earn a good name. Promotion likely. Superiors will realise your potential and support you. Happiness will prevail at home.

TAURUS

April 19 – May 19 Be cautious and act wise to weed away the bad elements. Employees must accept challenges and work hard. Some are likely to get transfer. Avoid being harsh and unwanted arguments.

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

June 21 – July 21

July 22 – August 21

May 20 – June 20

Troubles will disappear and happy events will take place. Tensions at workplace will vanish. You will be given both promotion and transfer. Children will shine in their respective ﬁelds and it will make you happy.

Employees will get suitable recognition. Some are likely to get promoted. Cold war between you and superiors will be over. Misunderstanding with spouse will be over and both will be cordial.

Your troubles will be over. Avoid being headstrong and increase self conﬁdence. Strained relationship will resume and it will bring cheer. Avoid night journey. Politicians may face disappointments.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS November 21 – Dec 20

October 23 – November 20

Planning and flexibility will bring suc‑ cess. Employees are advsied not to involve in disputes. Be time conscious. While expressing your opinions, be careful as you might be misunderstood.

Adopt slow and steady policy. Keep your emotions under control. Drive away unwanted apprehensions from your mind To keep peace at home, avoid harsh words and criticism.

Cordial approach will get work done without any difﬁculty. Avoid trying to solve other's problems at workplace. Avoid sharing family secrets with third persons. Avoid extravagance.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

January 20 – February 18 Your self confidence and courage will rise. Avoid being negligent and hasty actions at workplace. Enemies will be powerless. Women likely to get gains. Children will get job.

TAURUS

GEMINI

Ace of Swords – Be careful to avoid minor cuts, scratches and bruises. In the rush to get everything done perfectly, you may be rushing around too much.

Strength – Love conquers all, and it is about to show you that inner strength and the faith of your loved ones contributes to your own growth.

Four of Wands – You might meet someone from your past. You feel the connection but it bothers you that you may not be able to tell how you know him/her.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Five of Cups – Youʼve lost something valu‑ able and cannot get it back. Your willpower and strength is put to the test. You emerge from this experience stronger.

Ten of Cups – You have the desire to be home and to make up for all the time you missed spending with your family. Surprise them with new treats.

Six of Pentacles – Donʼt get into a cold war or a war of words with a peer or coworker. Youʼre tempted to prove yo‑ ur superiority. Now is not the right time.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Ace of Cups – Work on creating the right expectations for your partner so you both know where to draw the line. Over‑prom‑ ising and under‑deli‑ vering does not work.

Nine of Cups – You want to set out on a spiritual journey of self discovery. You want to be able to be more sensitive to eve‑ rything around you – to awaken the senses.

Three of Swords – Youʼre adamant about not letting go of your ideas and plans. A senior at work may commission someone else to execute your ideas. Beware!

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

February 19 – March 19

Avoid unwanted arguments and contro‑ versial stand at office. If you are cordial success is yours. Children will bring good news. Avoid rift with blood rela‑ tives.

For Better or for Worse Stone soup

The Emperor – If you want to change your relationship status, you need to take acti‑ on. No point sitting on the fence not kno‑ wing whether you wa‑ nt to stay single or not.

The Wheel of Fortune – You have always wanted some time off from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Now that you have it, youʼre not sure what to do with it.

Four of Swords –Communicate clear‑ ly in the professional environment. Nothi‑ ng should be left to the other person to assume. Resist the urge to be pompous.

SOLUTIONS

Boggle WHALE TIGER KOALA ZEBRA HORSE

Number game

Suduko

Scrabble

Ink pen

COMICS

Fred Basset

Dec 21 – January 19 Planning will help you eliminate hurdles. At workplace, you need to work with full involvement. Superiors will support but that should not make you over con‑ ﬁdent.

ARIES

SUMAA TEKUR

tarotreadhyd@gmail.com

August 22 – September21

Exercise patience. Journeys regarding ofﬁ‑ cial work will increase. Avoid involving in other's problem and seeking outsiders' advise for family problems completely. Politicians need to be careful.

September 22 – October 22

TAROT READ

Vol: 1, No. 159 RNI No: APENG/2011/39337 Published for the proprietors, Scribble Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, by V Harshavardhan Reddy, at #1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No. 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad–500033 and printed by him at Jagati Publications Ltd, Plot No D-75&E-52, APIE Industrial Estate, Balanagar, Ranga Reddy Dist, Hyderabad–500037, Editor: Dean Williams – Responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. For feedback, please write to: feedback@postnoon.com and for subscription, please call 040-40672222, Fax: 040-40672211

Spotlight

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

PICS: SRINIVAS SETTY

Ronak and Ashish

A guest at the do

Style Splash Anahita the designer boutique in Banjara Hills recently unveiled its winter and holiday collection by designer duo Gauri and Nainika. The event saw some of the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashionistas checking out the collection while hobnobbing with other socialites

GEARING UP FOR A ROCKING NEW YEAR Party-goers in the City headed to Cuba Libre, the pub at GVK One, for a bash thrown by Novotel on Wednesday. The do saw some of the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party regulars make their presence felt. Novotel hosted the bash to announce their biggest New Year party that will take place on December 31 DJs RJV and Piyush

Kshipra

Gauri and Nainika

Vijeta Ramchandani

Jasmine Pestonji

Taniya with a friend