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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BRAD PITT

ight from Thelma & Louise to Moneyball, Brad Pitt’s meteoric rise to fame has been something of an enigma. One of the few heartthrobs of Hollywood who has managed to stun audiences across the world with his performances, everything he does makes headlines. With his latest gangster flick Killing Them Softly releasing, we take a look at best of Pitt.

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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

CoP CALLS FOR

DECISIVE ACTION

OWLS OF WORKFORCE NEED WATCHING

Protracted night duty, lack of physical activity and poor eating habits are making millions of Indian youngsters weak in the heart, says a survey. Hyderabad ranks 6th in the risk chart.

P6 CONFIDENT INDIA PLAY SHAKY SA

India take on beleaguered South Africa in their final Super Eight encounter of the Twenty20 World Cup in Colombo today. The Men in Blue will have their task cut out, playing as they will, after the Australia-Pakistan match.

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HYDERABAD 2012

OU STUDENTS GO HI-TECH, USE SOCIAL MEDIA

REPORT ON P8&9

NAIDU BEGINS PADAYATRA

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu began his marathon padayatra today. It’s considered a rehearsal for 2012 general elections. Will time-worn yatras make an impact in today’s political chemistry?

Students made YouTube videos, used Facebook, Twitter and aired ads on a few Telugu news channels. They also distributed pamphlets and stuck posters to spread the Telangana message.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

city events

BOOK LAUNCH

Oxford Bookstore, The Park, Somajiguda is hosting the book launch, of You Never Know When you’ll Get Lucky by Priyadarshini Narendra. The launch will be followed by a book reading and book signing ceremony. The event will be held at 6pm on October 2.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES Where:Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: October 5 onwards, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 66663 939

ART Life together Iconart Gallery is hosting Life Together, a group show featuring sculptures, paintings and prints by 22 artistes. A preview was held at the gallery on September 28. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing 11.30am to 7pm Contact: 98499 68797

Painting workshop A Warli painting workshop is being held at Best Hands India on October 1 and 2.. Where:Best Hands India, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda When: October 1 and 2, 2pm to 3pm Contact: 98490 73563

Recent and retrospective A painting exhibition by artist Sudip Roy is being held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery. Where:Kalakrithi Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 6656 4466

SHOWS Play time Lamakaan will be hosting Manch Theatre’s A Plateful of Plays on October 6. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: October 6, 7.30pm onwards Contact: 96427 31329

Folk Art An exhibition of folk paintings by artist Krishna Prasad will be held from September 29 to October 15 at Earth Art Gallery. Where:Earth Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: 98480 22011

Photo talk My photographic journey in Asia — a talk by well known French photographer Thierry Girard with a slideshow of his works in China, Japan and India will be held. Where: Alliance Francaise, Banjara Hills, Rd No 3 When: October 3, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 2770 0734

Unspoken harmony A painting exhibition by artist Jaya Baheti titled Unspoken Harmony — a show of art and antiquity is on display at Taj Deccan.

CULTURAL DISPLAY: Rajasthani folk artists at a stall during the first day of SRINIVAS SETTY the CoP being held in the City at HICC. Commissioner & Spl Officer

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DINING Mid Autumn fest Head to the Golden Dragon at Taj Krishna for the Mid Autumn Festival. Sample a variety of traditional delicacies. Where: Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills, Rd No 2 When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 6666 1313 Arabic food fest The Great Kabab Factory is organising an Arabic Food Festival. Sample a different menu everyday. Where: Great Kebab factory, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 2330 2244 Oktoberfest Taj Krishna is hosting the annual Oktoberfest at its coffee shop, Encounters. The festival offers an array of German delicacies . Where: Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills When: Ongoing, 6pm onwards Contact: (040) 6666 2323

Film workshop A film making workshop and a film appreciation workshop is being held by Yavanika films. The workshops will be held on weekends. When: October 6 onwards and October 27 onwards, 1.30pm onwards Contact: 94904 40986

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Kidinyaap Kidinyaap is an improvised children’s play in Hyderabadi Hindi. The play to be staged at Nift deals with a girl who is kidnapped.. Where: Nift, Madhapur When: October 7 3pm onwards Contact: (040) 2311 4537

Airport Director 27903785, 27906001 For Air India Flight Information Toll free (from any network) for IC Flights 18001801407 And for All Flights: 1800227722 Air India has revised its flight timings. For more information call (Toll free) 18001801407, 1800227722 from BSNL/MTNL 04023430334 from other lines and mobile Website; www.airindia.in TOURISM OFFICES AP Tourism, Hyd 23262152/53/54 Sec-bad 27893100 Dept of Tourism 23453110 India Tourism 23261360 AP Tourism information Centre (24x7) 23450444, 23455999 UK VISA OFFICE VFS India Pvt Ltd Building, 8-2-542/A, Sunil Chamber, Road No. 7

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City

YESTERDAY’S QUESTION

WILL THE TELANGANA STIR MALIGN BRAND HYDERABAD? 58% 42%

YES (A) NO (B)

TODAY’S QUESTION

IS IT RIGHT TO ASK THE T-CONGRESS MANTRIS TO RESIGN? A)

YES

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PROTEST

CRIME

OU students go hi-tech, use social media PIC FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE

SUDESHNA KOKA sudeshna.k@postnoon.com

‘W

e will not take a break’, insist OU students. Tension born out of apprehension about breaking violence prevails on the campus as police are determined to stop them from stepping out in groups. Venting their anger, protesters on Monday burnt effigies of chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, Telangana Rashtra Samithi Chief K Chandra Sekhar Rao, Lagadapati Rajagopal and many more. “First, the police gives us permission and then they lock us in. This time the movement became violent only due to police suppression. Though they lock us up we have our own ways to get out and create revolution,” said Krishank

Manne, OUJAC.

spokesperson,

and

TOUCH OF ARAB SPRING?

OU students this time are aggressively using social media to communicate and spread

POWER

City continues to reel under blackouts

message about the T protest. “The government used jammers to prevent us from using social media,” claimed M Bhaskar, president OUJAC. Students made YouTube videos, used Facebook, Twitter

and visual ads were also aired on a few Telugu news channels. They also distributed pamphlets and stuck posters. “Unlike political rallies, we did not bring people in trucks. Each one came on one’s own after seeing the message we circulated. In fact not just students but people came here from various walks of life,” said Bhaskar M. Today, OU students will be joining the political JAC hunger strike. Despite not working on the same lines, students will support the political JAC. “This time it’s a people’s movement and students are on the forefront. Other so-called political leaders should stop lobbying in Delhi. We will not keep quiet; the momentum has started and until Telangana is not declared we will keep the fire on. However, today being Gandhi Jayanti we will do a silent protest,” said Manne.

Woman murdered at home Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com

housewife, S Kavitha, 65, died under suspicious circumstances on Monday afternoon at her home in Defence colony. She had multiple injuries on her body, Neredmet inspector M Srinivas said. The victim was married to one SRK Murthy for the past 45 years. Murthy is now a pensioner. Following some family disputes both were living separately. Murthy was residing with his only son on the ground floor. According to details, it was the husband who lodged a complaint with the police. Neredmet police have registered a case and are waiting for the post mortem reports. The police is currently investigating whether this was a murder as the motive of the murderer is as yet not clear as nothing valuable from the home appeared to have been stolen during the incident.

CITIZENS IN ACTION

RAHUL RAMAKRISHNA rahul.r@postnoon.com

any areas in the City continue to suffer from power cuts, following the CPDCL's decision to impose 4-hour power cuts as against the earlier three-hour power cut. The decision came after gas and coal supplies hit an all time low even as private DISCOMs have decided to hike power tariff rates. The load relief schedule was made public yesterday but power cuts remain frequent and random. Jubilee Hills for example reeled from a blackout for over 12 hours even as officials struggled to find out the cause of the power cut. Officials from the Jubilee Hills substation said, "We are trying to find out the cause and rectify it." Despite being a residential area of VIPs, the power services

are yet to be reinstated. Residents and local vendors say that this is a frequent problem and that despite the many timetables made public by the CPDCL, the load schedules remain random. "Officials say that there will be four hour power cuts but then this is not something new. Even when the three hour power cuts were imposed, we still suffered from four hour power cuts. The helpline at the substation is of no use as there is no reply, most of the times," says Ashok Reddy, a resident of Road number 65. Officials believe that this maybe because of redirecting the power supply lines from Jubilee Hills to the CoP-11 venue.

Durgam Cheruvu, City’s ‘secret lake,’ breathed afresh today as youngsters from a host of organisations — I go Green, ITMD, Rotary district-— came out to cleanse it of waste to honour the memory of Gandhiji. SRINIVAS SETTY

city TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 LAST YEAR... HERE Power woes

ast year, we had reported how the City was to face four hours of power cuts. The reason, the government claimed, was the T-stir which affected coal production, leading to a drop in power production. A year later, the State has again declared four-hour power cuts citing coal production issues and reduction in electricity generation. Will they never learn?

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NUMEROLOGY

72%

of corporate employees become prone to cardiovascular diseases, says a survey. Night shift workers have a 52 per cent greater chance of suffering a stroke than day workers.

This time, the movement became violent only due to police suppression. Though they lock us up, we have our own ways to get out and create a revolution. Krishank Manne, OUJAC See page 3

THINGS WE LEARNT TODAY

The column that teaches everyone something new about the way the City functions.

The T-protests get an online makeover. OU students used social networking sites and posted videos to spread the world online about the T-march. Protests have entered the e-age in India, it seems.

Working through the night might ruin your health. Working night shifts disrupts the body clock and has been linked to high blood pressure, cholestrol and diabetes. Stick to a 9-to-5 job instead, say experts.

India has to wake up and save its agricultural wealth. With the Green Revolution encouraging monoculture rice, thousands of crop species are on the verge of disappearing forever.

No relief from unscheduled power cuts in sight. Four-hour cuts notwithstanding, it doesn’t mean that unscheduled power cuts are a thing of the past.

Get out and lend a helping hand to your community. It’s Joy of Giving Week again from October 2 to October 8. Get into the spirit of volunteering.

COP

Mayor explains absence Mayor Majid Hussain clarifies that he was not deliberately keeping away from the CoP inaugural function on October 1 but was busy elsewhere. He says he will be present for MoP next Monday. MD NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com

esponding to the Postnoon report on October 1 about the mayor’s absence at the opening ceremony of CoP yesterday, mayor Mohd Majid Hussain said he would attend from Monday. “I shall be present along with the chief minister at MoP from October 8.” Seeking to downplay his absence, the mayor asked the media not to read too much into his absence. He said, “I shall be receiving the torch on behalf of the City in coming days.” He would be present for most sessions from the second week of the month till Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’ arrival in the concluding days of CoP. He said he was busy attending to mending the disturbed parts of the City after the Telangana protest. The mayor, along with the

GHMC commissioner, visited Tank Bund area on Monday to oversee the repairing and cleaning works on the stretch. He directed officials to clear the lake of all kinds of pollutants by starting dredging operations in coordination with HMDA officials. He also took note of the damages caused to the footpath and other recently repaired structures. During the inspection, he found that most bus shelters in the twin cities had little or poor amenities like sitting arrangements. Even the place where route maps should be displayed was being utilised for advertisements, which was ‘highly objectionable’. He directed the zonal commissioner to call for a meeting with the agencies concerned. Speaking to Postnoon, he revealed that all the fountains, which add beauty to the Hussain Sagar lake, were also restored and they would be

functional from Wednesday. “We are doing our bit, but it is also the denizen’s responsibility to maintain this. What is disturbing is the fact that portions of the footpath, which were recently painted by the

Corporation, are now awash with pan stains,” he lamented. He said citizens too have a responsibility to ensure that the City is kept clean, especially when the world has assembled in our foyer.

EDUCATION

‘Exempt AP from NEET-2013’ Important concerns have to be addressed to ensure the smooth transition of the State’s students into the national entrance test, says the chief minister in a letter to the Central government.

hief Minister N Kiran Kumar on Monday wrote to the Centre, asking that AP be exempted from NEET-2013. In a letter to Union minister for health and family welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad, the CM said that in the best interest of the students of the State, an order exempting AP from the proposed NEET-2013 should be issued. The letter states: “You are aware that in my earlier letter regarding NEET-2012, I have brought to your notice certain concerns to be addressed in the interest of smooth transition of

the students of our State to the single entrance test. Firstly, introduction of NEET would involve certain amendments to the AP Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of

Capitation Fee) Act, 1983, and also the Dr NTR University of Health Sciences Act, 1986, under which the State’s Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) is held. The EAMCET ranking is based on 25% marks secured in

Intermediate examination and 75% marks secured in EAMCET. The students who have joined Intermediate in 2011-12 are eligible for 25% weightage for the marks secured in the board exam. The NEET syllabus is based on the CBSE curriculum. AP has adopted CBSE curriculum w.e.f. the academic year 2012-13. It would be appropriate for these students to appear for the NEET in 2014 as they would have studied Intermediate as per the revised curriculum and would not be eligible for weightage for Intermediate marks.” NSS

NEWS BRIEFS 20-year-old student hangs self at home

Cleaner suffocates to death in sump

Water board snaps nine connections

Two-day elders’ mela at Zoroastrian Club

n intermediate student, V Sandeep Reddy, 20, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in East Sainagar under KPHB colony limits. Reddy,a second-year student at an intermediate college, had reportedly failed his exams three years in a row. Depressed, the youth is believed to have taken the extreme step.

labourer, C Rama Rao, suffocated to death while cleaning a drain on Monday. A resident of Jagathgiri Gutta of Jeedimetla, 55year-old Rao was engaged in removing the slush and waste in a sump in Malaysian Township’s block number 12 when the accident happened. The KPHB police have registered a case.

MWSSB disconnected water connections of nine defaulters, including one under commercial category, for payment default amounting to `4.5 lakh as on October 1. Earlier, the board had disconnected 44 connections, 16 relating to illegal lines and ﬁve of commercial category under various divisions under the board.

he department of welfare of disabled and senior citizens, ASRA, HelpAge India, Fedehap, Fapsco, Apsccon Red Cross Society and Thodu-Needa have organized a two-day ‘Elders Mela 2012’ — a senior citizens’ conference from Tuesday at Zoroastrian Club, Secunderabad. This is to bring seniors’ welfare issues into focus.

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POLITICS

T mantris plan a trip to Delhi

T ministers, under pressure to quit Congress gaddi, plan to go to Delhi to mount pressure on the high command. INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

fter the success of the Telangana March, the onus of keeping it alive has shifted on to Telangana Congress leaders, especially the ministers and MPs. The Telangana ministers and MPs have decided to mount pressure on the party high command to achieve the separate state as was demanded by the Telangana Joint Action Committee. The chairman of this umbrella organisation of various pro-Telangana groups Kodandaram had demanded that the T-ministers should immediately take steps to ensure a favourable statement on creation of separate Telangana from their party high command. These ministers are now seriously thinking to go to Delhi and mount pressure on the party high command. A final decision on the issue will be taken in the next couple of days. Deputy chief minister and minister for panchayat raj K Jana Reddy is

leading this movement. The Telangana ministers think that it is the right time for them to spread the message that they are also for a separate Telangana state. “We played a crucial role in the success of the Telangana March. Had we not taken steps to get the permission for the massive march, it would not have possible for the T-JAC to organise it,” minister for backward classes welfare B Saraiah told Postnoon.

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HEALTH

Owls of workforce need watching Protracted night duty, lack of physical activity and poor eating habits are making millions of Indian youngsters weak in the heart, says a survey. Hyderabad ranks 6th in the risk chart. PK SURENDRAN surendran.pk@postnoon.com

What to do?

orporate wellness programme should be part of all corporate organisations. Employees must be educated about the need to reduce intake of salt, sugar and spices as lifestyle has gone sedentary instead of physical. Fast food has to be avoided and fresh food culture should be introduced. In short, a corporate office employing 50 or more employees must think of providing its own canteen. Gym and indoor games facility if not provided could be advocated, it is said.

onnu Naik, a brilliant BTech student, was tickled with excitement when she was campus-recruited by a large BPO a year-and-a half ago. In a year’s time, however, the excitement had died down and she now wanted to quit for a 9 to 5 job. The reason for this is the night shifts. “I was putting on weight and was getting red eyes,” she told a friend. Now she draws a far less salary than before but says she is happy.

NIGHT SHIFT TROUBLES

known to disrupt the body clock and be linked to high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes”. Around 55 per cent of the survey respondents fall under the age bracket of 20-29 years, followed by 30-39 years (26 per cent), 40-49 years (16 per cent), 50-59 years (two per cent) and 60-69 years (approx 1 per cent). The report included major cities like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Chandigarh, Dehradun. Delhi ranks first afflicted to heart disease followed by Bangalore (2nd), Mumbai (3rd), Ahmedabad (4th) Chandigarh (5th), Hyderabad (6th) and Pune (7th). The survey included corporate employees from 18 broad sectors, with maximum share contributed by employees from IT/ITes and BPO sector (17 per cent).

Continuous night shifts disturb the body clock and create health problems in the long run, says a multi-city survey conducted on World Health Day by the Associated Chambers, a premier trade body. Due to demanding schedules, high stress levels, lack of physical activity and poor eating habits, nearly 72 per cent of the

Continuous night shifts disturb the body clock and create health problems in the long run, says a multi-city survey . corporate employees become more prone for cardiovascular diseases. Chambers secretary general, DS Rawat said, “Inactive lifestyle, lack of exercise and poor eating habits are making millions of urban Indians face a high risk of heart disease. Majority of them are overweight and prone to heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems due to unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels.” The survey further reveals that night shift workers are 52 per cent more at risk than day workers of suffering a stroke or heart attack. People in these working shifts also have higher levels of unhealthy behaviour such as eating junk food, erratic sleep patterns and not exercising, which are linked to heart problems,” points the survey.

DISTURBING BODY CLOCK Assocham health committee chairman Dr B K Rao said, “Night shifts have long been

EDUCATE EMPLOYEES

Death due to cardiovascular disease as a percentage of total deaths in India Year 2000 2005 2010 2015

Population 1,002,142,000 1,082,768,000 1,168,062,000 1,251,841,000

Crude death Total death by rate per 1,000 all causes 8 8 8 8

8,017,136 8,662,144 9,344,496 10,014,728

Total CVD death 1,631,591 2,089,958 2,669,860 3,420,752

Percentage of CVD deaths to total deaths 20.35 24.13 28.57 34.16

Dr Rao also said that corporate as well as shift workers should be educated about cardiovascular symptoms in an effort to prevent or avert the earliest clinical manifestations of disease. Obesity (2nd) and depression (3rd) are the maladies that were observed among the respondents, with 21 per cent of the sample corporate employees suffering from this lifestyle disease. Spondylitis (five per cent), asthma (two per cent), slip disk (two per cent) and arthritis (1.5 per cent) are the diseases that are mostly suffered by corporate employees. Assocham estimates that cases of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may increase from about `3.2 crore in 2012 to as many as `6.4 crore in 2015, and the numbers of deaths from CVD will also double.

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US trade mission to visit AP

COURIER SERVICE

trade mission led by governor of state of Washington, Christine O Gregoire, will call on Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy at Camp Office on Wednesday. The mission aims to create new ties to boost trade and tourism between the two countries. NSS

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Naidu begins padayatra TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu began his marathon padayatra today. It’s considered a rehearsal for 2012 general elections. Will time-worn yatras make an impact in today’s political chemistry? INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

ter E Peddi Reddy. “It would be helpful for us to launch the yatra from Anantapur district. If we begin the yatra from this place, we can cover 16 districts at a go without any breaks in 117 days. The yatra, which would begin from Anantapur, would cover two Rayalaseema, eight Telangana and six coastal Andhra districts,” Reddy said. It’s in fact a pocket-borough of the NTR family.

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astunna Me Kosam’ (I’m coming) declares the former ‘CEO’ of AP and TDP patriarch Chandrababu Naidu. He embarks on a 2,340km padayatra of the State today from Hindupur in Anantapur district. It will last 117 days. This would probably set a world record for the longest political trek. The whole party and its various wings are engaged in prayers for the grand success of the party chief. The students’ wing offered 108 coconuts to Lord Balaji, while the Mahila wing offered special prayers. Why Anantapur every time he undertakes a yatra? Therein hangs a tale of belief and omens. It was at Hindupur that his father-in-law and father of TDP, NTR, won the seat three times. People here have a special place in their hearts for the late NTR. “Our party founder NTR liked Hindupur very much. He scored a hat-trick from this constituency as MLA. The present presi-

VAASTU TOO

The padayatra will start from Hindupur, because it was there that the father of the TDP, NTR, won an Assembly seat thrice. dent wanted to recall the services of NTR by launching his yatra from this place,” said TDP senior leader and former minis-

And, there’s yet another reason. According to Anantapur district party president BK Parthasarathi, Naidu believes in vaastu. Hindupur is located in south-west of the State. It is considered auspicious to begin a good project from this direction. All this apart, Hindupur played a crucial role in restoring democratic government after the 1985 rebellion by the then party leader N Bhaskar Rao. Around 15 party workers sacrificed their lives demanding restoration of the NTR-led government. This had acted as an eyeopener for many and led to a Statewide agitation then,” Reddy recalled.

COMMUNITY

Joy of giving week begins The country gears up to celebrate the spirit of giving and volunteerism in this annual event starting today.

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he Joy of Giving Week is upon us. Celebrated nationwide, India will observe the Joy of Giving Week from October 2 to 8 this year. This event is in its third year of celebrating the spirit of giving. Schools, NGOs and institutions will be encouraging people to come forward and participate. The Marriott Hotel is one such institution which is actively participating. Prem Joseph (right), director of sales and marketing, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Center and Courtyard by Marriott.com, says, “Here at Marriott, we believe in the ‘spirit to serve’ and it is not limited to our guests alone. Throughout the year, we continue the tradition of giving through blood donation drives or providing midday meals to children at a Bowenpally government

Schedule of events n October 2: Tree of Joy n October 3: Bucket of Joy: Donating clothes, toys, books. n October 4: Feeding the homeless in the City. n October 5: Blood donation, eye donation pledge camp. n October 6: Campaign to get commuters to turn off their vehicles at signals. n October 7: Surprise for Bowenpally government school students. n October 8: Trafﬁc police appreciation day. Tree of Joy, Bucket of Joy will be on through the week.

school and so on. The joy of giving does not end with a week.” The employees suggested things that could be done to make

the week memorable. Actor Kamal Kamaraju and singer Madhoo were present at the Marriott lobby to contribute to the Tree of Joy.

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Hyderabad 2012 SIDELINES

US gets vocal

n a plenary session on the first day of MoP, which was attended by delegates from all over the world, the United States (a non-party member) stood out for making a vocal statement in defence of modern bio-technology. A representative from the country asserted that while US is not a party to the Cartagena Protocol, it supports the Protocol and recognises it as a positive step towards achieving bio-safety. It maintained however that Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) have contributed significantly towards the growth of agriculture and trade in the US ensuring food security, and therefore that the Protocol be implemented in a manner that’s least trade restrictive. It further stated that the US’ vast experience of using bio-technology, LMOs, like genetically modified crops for instance, have proven to be only greatly productive while there have no proven cases of their threat to biodiversity.

Day one decisions

low progress in signing and ratification of the Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was a major topic of discussion at Day One of the MoP. Only 54 countries have signed so far and three countries have ratified the Protocol. Lack of resources, capacity-building, infrastructure for risk awareness, budgetary constraints and other socio-economic factors in developing countries are the challenges, said Charles Gbedemah, head of Biosafety. In response, the secretariat announced the establishment of two working groups to deal with the challenge. One that will work with issues relating to compliance, while the second will work towards risk assessment.

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fter a productive opening day at the CoPMoP yesterday, delegates at the conference are getting down to business on Day Two. Primary on the agenda today are the discussions on the two working groups on matters which will help towards building a consensus on the Nagoya-Kuala Lampur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress. The Protocol is considered a step towards achieving bio-safety by making countries liable for damage resulting from Living Modified Organisms (LMOs). But so far only 51 of the 164 countries (including India) have signed while only three countries have ratified the Protocol. In two sessions, one working group will deliberate on matters

of unintentional transboundary movements of Living Modified Organisms and socio-economic barriers in developing countries, the other working group will have a first round of discussions on risk assessment. Head of Bio-safety Charles Gbedemah, representing the

CBD secretariat stated that the meetings held so far have been encouraging. “There is always scope for debate and discussion in matters of such magnitude. But so far so good. While there are divergent views, we see them heading towards a consensus.” Compared to the CoP-MoP held

in Nagoya, he stated that the current one seemed to be far more harmonious. Apart from the working groups, a number of side events are to take place in the afternoon session today. At the heart of the programmes are topics such as bio-safety and accountability, effective regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms in South Africa, sustainable farming, food security and biotechonology and closer home, a discussion of farmer experiences on the use of biotech products. Another interesting event of the day was a panel session ‘No shortcut to biodiversity’, was held by environmentalists from the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Dr GV Ramanjaneyulu, Veena Rao and convenor of coalition for GM Free India Sridhar Radhakrishnan, spoke on the hazards of genetically modified crops.

No short cut for biodiversity

Indian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture has asked the government to go slow on GM crops as there seem to be more concerns. POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com

ty for millions of farmers. Criticising the abysmal performance of the existing regulatory system and the inadequacies of the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India [BRAI] Bill, the Parliamentary Committee strongly recom-

oday, civil society, particularly from the host country India, urged global leaders at the MOP-6 on the Bio-safety Protocol to follow the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in letter and spirit, to ensure that our biodiversity be preserved and the access of the local people to their biological heritage is not sacrificed at the altar of risky and irreversible technologies like genetic engineering (GE) in agriculture. They sought that GMO/LMOs are not released into the environment. Their appeal came in the backdrop of growing evidence on the impacts of GE crops on bio-diversity and human health. Speaking at the press conference, Sridhar Radhakrishnan, the convenor, coalition for GM-Free India, said that the resistance to GM crops is growing across the world and it is best reflected in countries like India and China where governments have started

Resistance to GM crops is growing across the world and it is best reflected in countries like India and China. heeding the concerns raised on GM crops by various sections of the society. During March 2012, China released its draft Grain law, which forbids any individual or entity from doing any genetic modification on the country’s staple crops like rice, wheat and maize. Similary, the Indian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture com-

prising of MPs, cutting across party lines, in its report submitted to the Indian Parliament on August 9, 2012, has asked the government to go slow on GM crops as there seem to be more concerns than benefits for the country from GM crops. The committee observed that GM crops may not be the right way forward if the country wants to attain food and livelihood securi-

mended establishing “an all encompassing umbrella legislation on bio-safety which is focused on ensuring the bio-safety, biodiversity, human and livestock health, environmental protection and which specifically describes the extent to which biotechnology, including modern bio-technology, fits in the scheme of things, without compromising with the safety of any elements.”

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Country’s forgotten agro-biodiversity

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India was self-sufficient. But with changings times, agricultural systems witnessed significant distortions leading to a monoculture trap. Dr GV RAMANJANEYULU and VEENA V RAO feedback@postnoon.com

n the occasion of Convention of Biodiversity (CBD) Centre for Sustainable Agriculture has carried out a study titled “Modern Agriculture and Erosion of Agrobiodiversity” which analyses how agro-biodiversity was eroded in the name of modernising agriculture, drawing experiences largely from two case studies ie, paddy and cotton. The study aimed to come up with a larger framework for people and government to adopt and move forward making agriculture sound ecologically and economically sustainable. Part I of the study synthesises and reviews history of agriculture production in India through the period of green revolution and post green revolution. It draws lessons for India from green revolution, which had brought food self-sufficiency and also provides insights into historical agricultural production systems in late 1700s period. The report capture genesis of green revolution and its impact on agro-biodiversity; loss of genetic diversity and concludes that Indian agriculture production in historical times was self-sufficient and with changing times agricultural systems witnessed significant distortions in land use pattern, irrigation and introduction of cash crops. India which is one of the mega biodiversity centres in the world has fallen into the monoculture trap. Only paddy and wheat was promoted. Indian agriculture was always technology driven. Instead of

s a unique initiative, the government of India will continue it’s Science Express train with a special theme — Bio Diversity! In fact, the train is now called Science Express: Biodiversity Special (SEBS), and features a state-of-theart exhibition that aims to raise awareness on the vast biodiversity of the country and related environmental issues such as climate change, global warming, water and energy conservation and more. The train which started its journey in June has already covered over 25 stations (of the 52) and will arrive in the City, at the Secunderabad Station, on October 9, 2012. It’s already received over 1.2 million visitors, and is reportedly a hugely hit among children.

Exciting events ahead India had about two lakh rice varieties during independence. But green revolution has monocultured rice. evolving technologies based on our conditions, they were displaced by the green revolution technologies which played havoc with the environment and livelihoods of farmers in the country which has taken a toll on farmers. Part II of the study, draws lessons from case studies of paddy and cotton from India, as how modern agriculture technology driven agenda drove the

nation towards greater risks of long term food shortages in the country and emergence of new issues and concerns. Cotton cultivation and use in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilisation. Things have changed with introduction of American cottons to suit the spinning mills. The American cottons brought in their own set of ecological problems including the most dreaded American bollworm and then chemical pesticides to control it. With pest resistance built up, newer pesticides were brought in and today the entire nation suffers from huge pesticide poisoning. The genetically modified Bt cotton which was brought in 2002 as a solace caused more damage. Similarly, India is the centre of

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origin and centre of rich diversity of rice. Estimations show that India had about two lakh rice varieties and about 50,000 of them under cultivation by independence time. Green revolution has not only monocultured rice, but also the way it is grown. Today we get 85 per cent of our rice from about 10 varieties and 95 per cent of it grown in water stagnated conditions. This has led to serious environmental problems. Ignoring the fact that India is the centre for diversity for rice and has large trade interests in being non-GM, government and industry are pushing GM rice in the country. The lessons from Bt Cotton are never learnt. The writers work at Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.

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ccounting for the rather subdued opening of the MoP on Monday, the secretariat of CBD explained that the MoP is a small prelude to the real event — the Conference of Parties 11, scheduled to start on October 8, 2012. But promised that over 300 side events are lined up to take place over the course of the next two weeks. In the days to come, there will be a conference of Mayors, a conference of Parliamentarians, a mock UN, inauguration of the biodiversity museum, cultural events, visits of heads of state etc. Nearly 15,000 delegates are said to be registered for the current CoP-MoP.

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Business

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Brazilian carrier GOL has ordered 60 of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplanes, Boeing announced Monday. The deal, the largest-ever aircraft order by a South American airline, has a list price value of $6 billion, Boeing said.

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Colours of success A business that was started in 1996 with a capital of `25,000 has grown exponentially, and going green has further boosted it. PRUDHVI RAJU K prudhvi.k@postnoon.com

business can only sustain and grow if it is adaptable to change. When the world is going green, Sonali Srikanth doesn’t want to sell only artificial plants at her shop. Her business, Forget Me not Florist, also started selling natural plants, flowers and providing other services like landscaping and walls. Today, 30-40 per cent of the revenues come from natural products and services. Sonali says, “I did commerce in my graduation. I am a plant lover and chose this business idea when I had a three-monthold daughter. It was in 1996 and I took `25,000 from my husband to source these plants. The idea did not burden me too much and allowed to do something of interest. Although, these are artificial plants, there is an art involved in creating them. I used to get stems, flowers separately and work on them to create different plants with flowers. A friend of mine has similar business in Mumbai and her inputs helped.” For any small-scale business, marketing is crucial and she

acted herself as sole marketer for many years. “I used to put the plants that I made in the car and meet 10 clients ever day out of which, 2-3 people used to turn customers. The market conditions also helped me. It was the time when IT companies started their operations in the City; everybody wanted these

MARKET CAPITALISATION

TECHNOLOGY A mind-reading app?

Google pips MS for No 2 spot

NEW YORK: Google soared past Microsoft in terms of market value to become the second-richest firm in the tech world behind Apple. Google shares gained 0.96 percent to end at $761.78, giving the Internet giant a market capitalisation of $249.1 billion. Microsoft meanwhile fell 0.91 percent to $29.49, translating into a market worth of $247.2 billion. Both remained well behind

The application analyses conversations in real-time to anticipate speakers’ desires.

Apple, which shed 1.16 percent to $659.39, meaning its market cap is just above $618 billion. Google’s stock price has climbed steadily this year as the California-based company bolstered its positions in key Internet growth areas with its dominant search engine, Android mobile operating system and YouTube video venue. AFP

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decorative plants in their houses and maintaining natural plants in interiors was always a challenge,” she recalls On value addition, she says, “All the major super stores offer these plants. The value addition we create to customers is by giving necessary inputs and services in choosing the plants by

seeing the wall colours of the room, setting and area. Aesthetics and customers interest towards the interiors also kept in mind while decorating the house.” However, the major turnaround for the business came when she decided to concentrate more on natural plants in 2008. This helped the business to spread across different verticals like natural plants, flower bouquets, landscaping, interior natural plant services and decorating for marriages. “We realised artificial plants is not the way to go forward. The companies are going green and looking for certifications like ISO, for which having natural plants are very important. It is also important to understand what our clients are looking for and tune the business accordingly. The business got operational breakeven in first eight months. The revenues of the business are growing at around 15 per cent for last four years and also started an online store by which people can gift flowers for their loved ones on any occasion. It also had plans to increase its retail base to 12 shops in a year with shop-in-shop format.

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SAN FRANCISCO: A voice calls application called MindMeld to be available this month promises to know what iPad users want before they do. The application, named for the way the character Spock melded minds with other beings in hit classic science fiction television series Star Trek, analyzes conversations in real-time to anticipate speakers’ desires. “It is the first voice and video calling app for iPad that can actually understand what you say and find relevant infor-

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Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest on Tuesday won a High Court appeal against a ruling that he misled investors on Chinese deals that could have seen him banned as a company director. The billionaire founder of iron ore giant Fortescue Metals Group was also facing a multi-million-dollar ﬁne after the Federal Court ruled last year that he misled the market on a project in 2004. Forrest told investors Fortescue had secured “binding” agreements with three state-owned Chinese contractors to build a mine, railway and port in Western Australia’s Pilbara region when only framework documents had been signed.

NUMEROLOGY

603,000 Accord vehicles will be recalled by Honda Motor Co. due to a problem with the power steering hoses, which could leak and possibly catch fire.

NY SUES JPMORGAN The state of New York ﬁled suit against JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiary JPMorgan Securities Monday over the allegedly fraudulent sales of mortgage-backed securities ahead of the US ﬁnancial crisis. New York’s attorney general accused the bank and the securities unit, which at the time was the separate Bear Stearns & Co., of systematically selling the residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) as carefully evaluated and structured products, when in fact they were slapped together with little regard to quality or viability.

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2 WOMEN FOUND MURDERED Two middle-aged women were found allegedly murdered in Bhaynder township in the district here tonight, police said. Both the victims lived in the same flat in Hema Kunj Housing Society, police said adding that their heads were found smashed.

UNITED NATIONS

BAPU REMEMBERED

‘Destroy chemical weapons’ UNITED NATIONS: India has called upon all states to destroy their chemical weapon stockpiles under the Convention against Chemical Weapons (CWC) within the shortest possible time to advance the cause of disarmament. “Disarmament is a primary goal of the Convention and should remain the priority till the complete destruction of all chemical weapons,” Indian External Affairs S. M. Krishna said here Monday at a high level meeting to celebrate 15 years of the convention. The meeting was attended among others by the UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon and Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu. “Timely destruction of chemical weapons by all States

HIMACHAL POLLS

BJP undecided on remaining 23 Assembly seats SHIMLA: With rebellion brewing in more than a dozen constituencies after release of first list of 45 candidates for Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, BJP core committee failed to finalise candidates for remaining 23 seats and sent names to the High Command to take final decision. The Jwalamukhi constituency represented by Food and Supplies minister Romesh Dhawala has become bone of contention with Irrigation and Public Health minister Ravinder Singh Ravi adamant to contest from that seat. Dhawala is being backed by BJP Vice President Shanta Kumar while his rival Ravi has full support of chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who wants Dhawala to shift to adjoining constituency of Dehra. Similarly, the core committee was undecided in axing sitting MLAs Tejwant Singh Negi (Kinnaur), Vidhan Sabha Speaker Tulsi Ram (Bharmaur), former ministers Roop Singh Thakur (Sundernagar) and Dile Ram (Nachan), Inder Singh Thakur (Sarkaghat), Atma Ram (Rajgir) and Desh Raj (Indora).

Parties is critical for upholding the credibility and integrity of the CWC,” Krishna said calling on the remaining possessor States to fulfil their obligations within the shortest possible time. India has “demonstrated our commitment and sense of responsibility by destroying all our chemical weapon stockpiles under OPCW verification within the timeframe prescribed by the Convention.” Krishna said.

“India views the Convention as a unique, multilaterallynegotiated and non-discriminatory disarmament instrument, which serves as a model for the elimination of an entire category of weapons of mass destruction,” he said. As an original signatory to the Convention, India attaches the utmost importance to the success of the Convention and its full and effective implementation, Krishna said. Apart from national implementation, which India views as key, assistance and protection as well as international cooperation are of interest to a large number of State Parties and deserve greater attention, he said. India has contributed to the working of the OPCW through participation in several of its subsidiary bodies, Krishna noted. IANS

India voices concern

ndia’s concerns over the US visa fee hike, steps taken to improve trade ties with Pakistan and the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting were among the host of issues discussed between external affairs minister SM Krishna and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here during their “positive” bilateral meeting here. The 45-minute bilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session yesterday were “positive and productive” during which regional and global issues were discussed, Krishna said. He said concerns over the US visa fee hike were raised with Clinton, but given that the US presidential elections are approaching soon, one cannot expect any quick assurance or action from Washington on the visa issue.

Mahatma Gandhi was today fondly remembered with President Pranab Mukherjee leading the nation in paying homage to the Father of the Nation on the occasion of his 143rd birth anniversary. Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, PM Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior BJP leader LK Advani were among the prominent people who visited Gandhi’s memorial at Rajghat to offer ﬂoral tributes. Other dignitaries who visited Rajghat included home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, defence minister AK Antony and Delhi CM Sheila Dikshi.

NEWS BRIEFS Himachal bans gutka, pan masala SHIMLA: A complete ban on the sale, storage, manufacture and distribution of tobacco-based products, gutka (tobaccolaced areca nut pieces) and pan masala came into force in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday, an official said. The ban had been imposed July 13 but the government deferred it after a few days. A government official said the decision to put off the ban till Gandhi Jayanti was taken by CM Prem Kumar Dhumal following an appeal by retailers who wanted exhaust their stocks.

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Goa defers helmet decision PANAJI: The Goa government has deferred implementation of its decision on make wearing helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders on all roads of the state from today. “The file is with the Chief Minister. The decision will be taken in another two days,” state transport minister Ramakrishna Dhavalikar said last night after a meeting with CM Manohar Parrikar. The transport department had last week announced that wearing helmets would be compulsory for riders on all roads.

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LAW AND ORDER

Crime spurt tests Nitish skills As many as 79,768 cognizable offences have already taken place in Bihar in the first six months of 2012, comprising 1865 murders, 8427 theft, 5687 serious riots and 2546 kidnappings.

he crime graph in Bihar has been on an upward curve ever since the NDA was elected to power in November, 2005, defeating the Nitish Kumar-led government's commitment to bring down crime rate. A look at the crime figures compiled by the state police department demonstrated that the crime figures had shown a steady increase over the succes-

n 2011, the year which saw the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government re-elected to power, there was a seven per cent surge in the crime rate at 1,47,633.

hile the number of crimes in 2005 stood at 1,04,778, they increased to 1,10,716 in 2006 and in 2007 the incidents of crime rose to 1,18,178. sive years since 2005. While the number of crimes in 2005 stood at 1,04,778, they increased to 1,10,716 in 2006 and in 2007 the incidents of crime rose to 1,18,178. The steady annual increase in the number of crimes, served to

render NDA's description of the erstwhile Rabri Devi-led RJD government's rule as the "jungle raj" hollow, as the common complaint on the street goes. The crime figures for 2008 represented an increase of 10 per cent over those of the preceding

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year at 1,30,693. For the next two years, however, the increase in crimes showed a declining trend, with 1,33,525 and 1,37,572 being recorded respectively. In 2011, the year which saw the Nitish Kumar-led NDA gov-

ernment re-elected to power, there was a seven per cent surge in the crime rate at 1,47,633. And going by the figures recorded in the first six months of 2012, the number may increase even more by the time the year ends. As many as 79,768 cognizable offences have already taken place in Bihar in the first six months of this year comprising 1865 murders, 8427 theft, 5687 serious riots and 2546 kidnappings in Bihar, according to the police department. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar holds the Home portfolio. The crimes continued to rise despite best efforts of the state government to contain them, police department officials

admitted. Giving the break-up, they said theft (106,834), serious riots (65,266), murder (24,217) burglary (25,672) and kidnapping (22,855) constituted the bulk of the 9.62 lakh incidents of crime recorded between 2005 and June 2012. The reality has forced the chief minister to go back to the drawing board to re-strategise crime-busting. Very recently he held a video conference with the district police chiefs, asking them to show leadership skills to deal with law and order. He also asked the police brass to develop intelligence networks at the grass root and strengthen police machinery at the police station level to contain crime and improve the situation. DGP Abhayanand also asked the police department to recalibrate strategy and identify those criminals who were out on bail and committing crime in order to start a process for cancellation of their bail from various courts.

TOP HONOUR

Five rhinos have been killed and their horns removed by poachers since September 26.

rhinoceros that possibly strayed from a sanctuary in Assam is being guarded around the clock against poachers with a IAF helicopter requisitioned to airlift it to safety. The rhino was spotted by local people at Rani Chapori of Sualkuchi near here in Kamrup Rural district and was suspected to have strayed from the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary near Guwahati and washed downstream by the flooded river Brahmaputra, district administration sources said.

The district administration has provided the rhinoceros with food. Deputy Commissioner Supriyo Kumar Roy said the helicopter was requisitioned by the district administration for airlifting the pachyderm to either the Pobitora or Kaziranga National Park. Bad weather, however, delayed the airlift while the tranquiliser gun was awaited. For its safety, the forest department, police, river police and the DC were guarding the animal since last night against poachers. Five rhinos have been killed and their horns removed by poachers since September 26 and another five have perished in the floods. This year a total of 18 rhinoceroses have died. PTI

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World

GREAT BARRIER REEF CORAL HALVED IN 27 YEARS: STUDY Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years due to storms, poisonous starfish and bleaching linked to climate change, a study found. The scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) and the University of Wollongong warned coral cover on the world’s largest reef could halve again by 2022 if trends continued.

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US POLLS

Romney looks forward to Obama date

DENVER: Mitt Romney and his Republican allies assailed President Barack Obama's foreign policy on Monday, expanding their attacks beyond his economic record in the run-up to the first of three debates. Romney arrived in the battleground state of Colorado two full days before the high-stakes face-off Wednesday, telling supporters "I look forward" to the presidential debates as a chance to lay out a grand vision for the country. During a boisterous rally here late Monday Romney largely kept to his standard stump speech laying out how his policies would break the US economy out of its rut and create 12 million jobs. But earlier in the day Romney had cast beyond US borders, suggesting that after weeks of turmoil sparked by an antiIslam Internet video foreign affairs might get more attention in the final sprint to the November 6 vote. He accused Obama of downplaying deadly violence in the Middle East and warned that the president's policies have "heightened the prospect of conflict and instability." Obama "does not understand that an American policy that lacks resolve can provoke aggression and encourage disorder," Romney wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. "We're not moving (events in the Middle East) in a direction that protects our people or our allies. And that's dangerous." Romney is spending the next two days in Colorado undergoing final debate preparations, while Obama is hunkered down in Nevada as he strategizes and dusts off his debate skills. AFP

THE VOICE OF SKYFALL

Celebrations turn sour as 36 die in boat mishap More than 120 passengers and crew were on the vessel to watch the huge National Day fireworks display in Victoria harbour.

The mystery over who will sing the theme song for the new James Bond film has been resolved with official confirmation that Adele has got the part. Speculation had mounted that the 24-year-old singer from north London would sing the title song to Skyfall ever since an interview she gave last year, and on Monday she finally announced that the song would be released this Friday — at 00:07 BST.

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is the amount that Daina Shipping that owns the ship that caused a the toxic oil spill — New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster — has agreed to pay up for the clean-up. The bow of the Lamma IV boat (C) is seen partially submerged during rescue operations on Tuesday the morning after it collided with a Hong Kong ferry killing over 30 people. The boat, filled with more than 120 people headed to watch a national day fireworks display in Victoria harbour, collided with a passenger ferry and sank off Hong Kong, leaving 36 people dead and sparking a frantic overnight search and rescue effort, officials said on October 2. AFP PHOTO / ANTONY DICKSON

HONG KONG: A pleasure boat on a trip to watch holiday fireworks collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, leaving 36 people dead and sparking a frantic rescue effort, officials said Tuesday. More than 120 passengers and crew were on the Hong Kong Electric company’s vessel to watch the huge National Day fireworks display in Victoria harbour Monday evening when the collision occurred near Lamma island. Scores of people were

thrown into the choppy water and the company vessel sank within minutes, leaving only its bow protruding from the waves. “Twenty eight were certified dead at the scene while eight others were certified dead upon arrival (at) hospitals,” the government said in a statement, adding that over 100 people were injured. “Rescue action will continue as Fire Service Department (FSD) cannot rule out that there are still people inside the

vessel or missing,” it said. All of the dead and most of the injured are believed to have been passengers or crew of the Hong Kong Electric vessel, which company officials said was packed with staff and their families. Rescue teams in boats and helicopters spent the night scouring the sea around the site of the accident for bodies or signs of survivors, while dive teams entered the sunken boat. AFP

NEWS BRIEFS Weiwei’s company faces shutdown

Chinese govt ships in waters of disputed isle

Georgia opposition leads early poll results

Two South Korean nuke reactors shut down

BEIJING: Chinese authorities will shut down the company founded by Ai Weiwei, his lawyer said Tuesday, in the latest step in what the dissident artist has called a campaign of persecution to silence his activism. He said the business license of the company, Fake Cultural Development, would be revoked for failing to follow registration requirements.

TOKYO: Four Chinese government ships were in territorial waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday, the Japanese coastguard said. The four maritime surveillance ships entered the waters shortly after 12:30 pm (0330 GMT), the coastguard said in a statement, adding that it was telling the ships to leave the area.

TBILIS: Georgia’s billionaire-led opposition on Tuesday led President Mikheil Saakashvili’s long-dominant ruling party in early results from hard-fought parliamentary polls, the election commission said. The early tallies showed billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream coalition leading the ruling United National Movement by 52.77.

SEOUL: Two South Korean 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors were shut down Tuesday at separate plants, both as a result of unrelated systems malfunctions, operators said. The state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) said there was no apparent danger of a radiation leak at either reactor. AFP

GALAXY BAN LIFTED A judge on Monday lifted a ban on US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers as legal brawling continued between the South Korean electronics titan and Apple. US District Court Judge Lucy Koh issued an order clearing the way for Samsung to renew sales of Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets that were halted while it dueled with Apple in a high-stakes patent trial. A jury declared on August 24 that Samsung should pay Apple $1.049 billion in damages for illegally copying iPhone and iPad features, in one of the biggest patent cases in decades — a verdict that could have huge market repercussions.

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Comment If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. George Orwell Author

Golf and the great game THE HUMAN CONDITION Dean Williams

here is no force more unifying than sport. There is no sunrise or sunset that can uplift the spirit like a curling free-kick, or a well-struck tee shot. Sport epitomises the human spirit in as much as it is the personification of triumph over pain and suffering. On Sunday night at the Ryder Cup all these elements waltzed together in the graceful steps that make up golf. To many, golf may be a great way to spoil a good walk, but to those who play and follow the sport, it kicks cricket’s and football’s ass every day of the week. Watching Team Europe climb out of the hole they had dug for themselves and rally under the watchful eye of the late Seve Ballesteros, to defeat the Americans in the waning light of a late Chicago evening at the Medinah golf course, was a sight to behold. The golf was great, hell, it was spectacular. But more than that it was the coming together of individuals who almost all of the time are left to their own devices on the vast acreage of a golf course. It was unity at its finest. Even the partisan American crowd had to eventually suck it up and admit they were watching history in the making as the Europeans charged like a light brigade with clubs instead of cutlasses. There was no repeat of Brookline, rather what threatened to be another rabid showing by golf fans turned out to be a masterclass of appreciation. Golf may have won on Sunday, but so did sport, and swimming in that essence so did every fan around the world.

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS

Oh dear! More worrying news about the effects of global warming. A BBC report says the warmer ocean water will cause reduced oxygen levels in it and the fallout will be the shrinking of fish species in size. As it is, there’s less of it, in a little while, it would get smaller. Shrinking fish... shrinking brain?

BIODIVERSITY

LESSONS FROM THE CoP DEEPAK DESHPANDE

HARD TALK PK Surendran

hy is the success rate of massive global meetings like the ongoing CoP of biodiversity abysmally low? There are many reasons but the main one is the official superciliousness that tabs the issue a high-brow status, leaving the real stakeholders — common people — away. Take for instance the CoP in Hyderabad. A year and half ago the city was allotted to host the event. The State, the Centre, the City administrations had a golden chance to use the occasion to make people aware of the need to have biological diversity. All things on earth are finite and all creatures live by this rule, except the technological man. Mindless exploitation of the flora and fauna, therefore, leads to imbalance and that ultimately affects the human race. What all we saw was an advertisement gimmick. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy was portrayed welcoming the delegates to “Hyderabad, the city of biodiversity”. I have often wondered, what if a keen observer among the delegates asked the Chief Minister, what happened to crows and vultures. The CM may look puzzled. The government, be it Centre, or State, or local, played a Rip-Van-Winkle. No efforts were made to inculcate the need

to preserve the urban flora and fauna. Why, even a few days before the CoP, a massive banyan tree was axed in the City for the atrocious reason that the tree was sucking bore well water! Need we a better example of the environmental apathy of citizens? This apart, the occasion could also be used to infuse in citizens civic sense. Everybody agrees that civic sense is woefully lacking in Hyderabad. The HMDA painting flyovers over and over to cover up the “bloody” stains of pan spit

explains why the British used to call us “Dirty Indians!”. No effort was made by the educational institutions and NGOs either despite both in the best of positions to do the maximum in this regard. The lack of governmental initiative and the lackadaisical attitude of educationists left out the event from their agenda. How nice would it have been if schools and NGOs organised quiz and other efforts on biodiversity to enthuse the future generation! To my mind the only public

entity that did something was the Nehru Zoological Park (Hyderabad zoo). They made special vehicles portraying biological diversity and wildlife and launched many programmes besides deciding to make entry free for children up to 14 years during the 19-day CoP. Biological diversity is too important an issue to be left to pundits. It is a matter of survival of man, and each one of us has to understand that we depend on each other — every form of life. Awareness is the key. If there is awareness that the loss of a tree is a tragedy, things will change. Today, the rich but illiterate people building homes or offices on either side of arterial roads axe a 100year-old tree without compunction because it “blocks the view”! Could it get any worse? Belated though, the civic administration must capture this historical moment when the City is hosting a world conference on biodiversity, to launch a mass awareness programme that will tell in the simplest of terms: reduce pollution and preserve the flora and fauna. The alternative is doom.

TAILEND

Heard at a hi-tech city joint: A: Arre yaar! How clean has the city become! What is happening? B: Some sort of world conference is taking place. A: Oh…for how long? B: I think some three weeks A: God, I pray to Peddamma, may it continue for a year!

EDITORIALS Let it be

lesser man at 78 would have been done for if he were to be assaulted by four men. But this is Lt Gen KS Brar. He miraculously survived the assault by four men in central London on Sunday night. With abnormal strength, he recalled, he “kicked and boxed and warded” them off. He has been receiving death threats for a long time now for his role in “Operation Blue Star”. The person who ordered the operation was assassinated a few months later. The thing we must not forget is Lt Gen KS Brar was merely a man who was told to do a job which he did. He was merely following orders. That’s what soldiers do... with absolute conviction that it is in the service of their country. That’s what gives them courage, that’s what gives them strength. But hunting them down to wreak vengeance over something in which they had no personal interest is not fair.

READERS’ VIEWS

A job well done

t last some action. Despite incessant rains and thunderstorm, the City authorities and voluntary organisations are trying their best to present the best face of Hyderabad to the inland and overseas delegates attending CoP. The efforts of a host of voluntary organisaions like Rotary, I Go Green, ITMD to clean the Durgam Cheruvu Lake today was a commendable job. It’s now the turn of the citizens to chip in with a bit of civic sense; to mind not to dirty the city walls and surroundings which the Mayor bemoaned of. As the saying goes, charity begins at home, and probably ends at home.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

workplace

APPLE TO SET UP STORES IN INDIA Apple Inc, the maker of iPhones and iPads, is evaluating the possibility of setting up its own stores in India, if the Indian government eases local sourcing conditions, said two senior executives who have business relations with the California-based company in India.

CAREER HOPPING

Jobs vs Careers

KNOW YOUR COMPANY

Youngsters, when faced with the slightest difficulty, are not thinking twice before jumping ship and shifting jobs. When does this become career suicide? AMY ROSE THOMAS amyrose.t@postnoon.com

ong gone are the days when college graduates joined a company and stuck to the same organisation till retirement. Youngsters jumping ship has been a commonplace event for some time now. Today, the youth is going a step further and instead of jumping jobs they have started to jump careers. So we have many with degrees in engineering trying their hand in photography and those with management degrees working with newspapers and so on. Does following your dream or passion help you in the longer run or is it just career suicide? Where should one draw the line? Sunny M, an HR trainee, feels that the toughest part about shifting

careers is convincing recruiters since this will make you appear as flaky and drifty. “It is possible that you didn’t make the right decision as a teenager when you decided to take a particular degree. But recruiters very often fail to see this possibility and in my opinion shifting careers is still frowned upon. I was a management graduate and after college I had worked in the field for a few years before I decided that this is not my cup of tea and planned to shift my career. I wanted to work with a public relations company since I knew I am cut out for that job. But, I had a very tough time during interviews when the recruiters came to know of my management history. They pestered me with questions on why I wanted to shift and they were not convinced about my answers. At the end, I

am back to working as a HR for now. I am still looking out for openings in the public relations’ sector,” he says. Constructive job-hopping takes thought and planning to achieve the goals of moving forward and strengthening a career. If done badly then the consequences are bound to be serious. “Shifting careers when you are in your 20s has become a norm among youngsters and they have no qualms in taking the required risks and jumping ship. But, this definitely is a wrong career move as one will have to start from scratch on such occasions as the recruiters would not take your experience in your previous company into account while hiring you. This is more severe when you are in your 30s as you have more responsibilities on your shoulders and lives depending on you,” HR professional Rekha Dutt says. However, some feel that recruiters

are more open as compared to how they were in the past and they do not trash your resume when they find three of four jobs on it. However, too many jobs on your resume can give you a tag of a hopper which could work against you while pursuing the job of your dreams. Bear in mind the long term goals rather than your short term desires before shifting your careers as it can have a disastrous effect on your life since you will have to start from the beginning and chances of moving up the ladder are unlikely.

Amul Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative, based at Anand in the state of Gujarat, India. Formed in 1946, it is a brand managed by a cooperative body, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), which today is jointly owned by 3.03 million milk producers in Gujarat. GCMMF (AMUL) has the largest distribution network for any FMCG company. It has nearly 50 sales ofﬁces spread all over the country, more than 5,000 wholesale dealers and more than 7,00,000 retailers.

DID YOU KNOW...

4,600

units of Maruti 800 were shipped to Algeria alone, the company’s largest market in the continent, till August this financial year — an average monthly rise of 62 per cent. The iconic small car, manufactured by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the country’s largest car maker, is selling big in Africa.

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UNCONVENTIONAL CAREERS THAT YOUNGSTERS ARE OPTING FOR

DJing

Wedding Planners

Adventure sports instructor Food critic

re you a music lover? If yes then a career related to music would interest you. If you are a party animal and would love to make people dance to your beats then why not become a Disc Jockey or a DJ. They are in demand to perform in the corporate events and weddings as well. Starting salary for a fresher might be around ` 5000-8000 per event.

f you are captivated by the grandeur of the wedding ceremonies then you can become a wedding planner. Initially popular in the west, the trend of having a wedding planner is slowly setting its foot in India. A fresher can get paid somewhere between `5,000-10,000/month but with experience and exposure the salary would increase.

f you are an adventure freak then you can become an adventure sports instructor. There are several areas like mountaineering, rock climbing, scuba diving and sky diving where one can work in. With the growing popularity of adventure sports, a sports instructor can ﬁnd myriad jobs. A fresher can expect a salary of `10,000-15,000/month.

ver imagined getting paid to have yummy food at a swanky restaurant? Yes it is possible to get paid to taste food and give your comments on food and beverages being served in different kinds of restaurants. A food critic provides unbiased information to the people so they can easily make the decisions about which restaurant to opt for.

A recent poll of 1,000 British eight-15-year-olds by hotels.com found that 16.8 per cent would like to be like Steve Jobs, when they grow up, ahead of all the singers, athletes and politicians on the list, and outﬂanked only by Richard Branson, the brash Virgin group CEO. October marks the ﬁrst death anniversary of Steve Jobs.

Gina Rinehart, the world’s richest woman, isn’t getting much love after telling fellow Australians to “spend less time drinking, or smoking and socialising, and more time working.” Critics note Rinehart built her $20-billion-plus mining fortune on a $75-million family inheritance, so the pull-up-yer-socks sermon was inappropriate.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

spotlight 2 1

TUESDAY NITE

DJ Mahesh will be helming the Tuesday night festivities at Cuba Libre, belting out the best progressive, house, commercial and uplifting dance mixes, so get onto the dance floor and join in the fun.Be there at 8.30pm.

THE ACTOR WINS

6 3

IN RECOGNITION Stars from the Telugu film industry came to the Indira Priyadarshani Auditorium on Monday to participate in the felicitation of actor Tanikella Bharani with the Allu Ramalingaiah Kalapeetham National Award 2012.

1 Tanikella Bharani

with wife 2 Allu Arvind 3 Vatti Vasanth

Kumar (L) 4 Chiranjeevi 5 The felicitation

ceremony. 6 Gundu Hanumantha

Rao (R), Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao 7 Allu Arjun 8 Ram Charan Tej 9 Chiranjeevi with Tanikella Bharani

SPREADING THE LOVE

The trailer and logo launch of Routine Love Story was held on Monday. Actors Sandeep Kishan, Regina, Taapsee, director Praveen Sattaru, Mickey J Meyer, Mani Kumar, Chanakya Booneti, TV anchor Anasuya were seen at the event.

A STORY OF LOVE

Mattran, the Suriya starrer Tamil ﬁlm is being dubbed in Teulgu as Brothers. Karthi, Suriya’s brother has dubbed for Suriya in the Telugu version. The audio for the ﬁlm was launched at Taj Krishna recently. Apart from the brothers, Kajal Aggarwal, director KV Anand, Bellamkonda Suresh were seen at the event.VV Vinayak launched the trailer.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

health

PIONEERING SURGERY HEALS BROKEN RIBS IN DAYS A new surgical technique, pioneered by a consultant thoracic surgeon, slashes recovery time for broken ribs to mere days. Earlier, the only option was to strap up the ribs and take painkillers, while they took weeks and even months to heal.

DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

Not very common among Indians, Dupuytren’s contracture is seen in Caucasians as a kind of deformity.

All about Dupuytren’s contracture ANISHAA KUMAR

anishaa.k@postnoon.com

hat initially appeared to be a slight inflammation slowly progressed to become a lump on the palm. A worried Reena contacted her doctor who diagnosed it as a mild case of Dupuytren’s contracture. D u p u y t re n ’ s c o n t r a c t u re refers to a progressive condition in which there is a thickening and contracture of the tissues under the skin. According to Dr KJ Reddy,

senior consultant orthopaedist, Apollo Hospital, “It refers to a condition in which there is a contracture of the fascia on the palm. The fascia is the tissue which holds the tendons. It generally begins with the ring finger and then spreads to the other fingers. It is generally a painless condition that progresses over time.”

Etymology

ontracture refers to the unusual shortening of the muscle tissue while Dupuytren refers to the French surgeon Guillame Dupuynter. He is credited as being the first to operate on this type of hand deformity as early as the 1800s.

SYMPTOMS Dupuytren’s Contracture is seen as a lump or nodule on the finger. The palmar fascia within the hand becomes abnormally thick, which can cause the fingers to curl and can result in impaired function of the fingers. In severe cases, it may make it difficult in to stretch or move the finger/s.

ANEWS PP-LYBRIEFS YOURSELF

In mild cases, it is not seen to impair one’s day to day activities.

CAUSES The exact cause of Dupuytren’s contracture is rather unknown. According to Dr Reddy, “No one knows the exact cause although

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The Human papillomavirus is a virus that can infect the skin or mucous membranes (like the genitals, or inside the mouth) of animals and humans. They cause warts. Some of them may cause cancer. There are over 100 different virus types in this group. About 30 virus types can be transmitted sexually. About 1215 can cause cancer. A ﬁrst step in treatment is the use of salicylic acid. This is available in pharmacies.

it is seen to run in families. It may also be related to vascular disorders and has been seen in people suffering from liver conditions such as sclerosis.”

TREATMENT In the beginning, Dupuytren’s Contracture is painless and requires no treatment. It is only as it becomes severe that treatment may be suggested. Treatment is usually done for the symptoms and not the ailment as such. Dr Reddy says, “Dupuytren’s Contracture is a progressive disorder. Surgery is advised only once the ailment has matured (it stabilises).“ One can make out whether it is matured or not as

initially that part may appear tender. Recurrence rates of the contracture even after treatment are said to be high.

PREVALENCE “Dupuytren’s contracture is not very common in India. We may see one or two such cases in a year. It is more commonly seen in people of European origin. It generally occurs in middle-aged people,” says Dr Reddy. The condition is common among Caucasians and, according to statistics, affects a sizeable section of the British population every year. Men are more likely to suffer although it may occur in women also.

DID YOU KNOW?

PIONEERS

Small intestine is the largest organ

Manfred Sankel

The largest internal organ is the small intestine. Despite being called the smaller of the two intestines, your small intestine is actually four times as long as the average adult. If it weren’t looped back and forth it wouldn’t ﬁt inside the abdominal cavity.

Manfred Joshua Sakel was a Austrian neurophysiologist and psychiatrist, credited with developing insulin shock therapy in 1927. The therapy became widely used for patients with schizophrenia and other mental disorders. He noted that any kind of insulin-induced coma and convulsions had a short-term appearance of changing the mental state of drug addicts and psychotics.

health TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

RESEARCH

CANCER

‘Fearful memories can be erased from the brain’ The finding may herald a new path in treating phobias and post-traumatic stress disorders based on negative experiences in life.

esearchers at Uppsala University found that emotional memories that involved things like fear or stress can be permanently erased from the brain. The research may herald a new path in treating phobias and posttraumatic stress disorders based on negative experiences earlier in life. “Ultimately the new findings may lead to improved treatment methods for the millions of people in the world who suffer from anxiety issues like phobias, posttraumatic stress, and panic attacks,” said study author Thomas Agren, according to Red Orbit. Long-term memory is created through the formation of proteins in the brain, said PTI, and is constantly reaffirmed by bringing the memory to mind in a kind of lengthy consolidation process. When remembering things, we don’t remember the original but rather our memory of the memory. The study worked to disrupt this consolidation process. Researchers showed volunteers a neutral picture while immediately giving them an electrical shock, which made the picture eventually elicit fear. The scientists worked to block this fearful memory by then continually showing the picture without the shock to one group but continued the shocks with the other group, albeit with a short delay in between to let consolidation occur, reported PsychCentral. Using a skin conductance test, the researchers could gauge who felt fear. The first group eventually lost their fear of the picture, while the second group continued to show fear. This means that getting rid of bad memories can only be done immediately after that memory occurs.

Yet, there is hope this process can be accomplished for memories that go farther back. “These findings may be a breakthrough in research on memory and fear,” said Agren, reported Red Orbit. The study was published in the journal Science. IANS

STROKE

‘Aphasia awareness low’

TORONTO: Only two of 100 people are aware of aphasia - a condition characterised either by partial or total loss of speech or the capacity to write, a Canadian study says. Aphasia occurs when there is stroke damage to language and communication centres in the brain. It does not affect intelligence but can leave people

unable to express themselves. Thirty community volunteers trained by the YorkDurham Aphasia Centre, a March of Dimes Canada programme, collaborated with researchers from two Ontario universities in a survey of 832 adults in southern Ontario. They found that only two per cent of respondents could

correctly identify aphasia as a communication disorder, according to a statement. “Aphasia is poorly understood,” says neurologist Michael Hill, co-chairman of the Canadian Stroke Congress. “The sudden loss of language creates huge challenges.” As many as 100,000 Canadians are living with chronic aphasia. IANS

Smoking linked with pancreatic cancer WASHINGTON: Those who smoke and drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at an earlier age than those who don’t, according to a new US study. Researchers from the University of Michigan Health System found that heavy smokers with pancreatic cancer were diagnosed around 62 years and heavy drinkers at age 61 - almost a decade earlier than the average age of 72. Smoking is a strong risk factor for pancreatic cancer and alcohol has been shown to cause oxidative damage to the pancreas, which sets the stage for the inflammatory pathways that can lead to cancer, the American Journal of Gastroenterology reports. The finding is based on study of 811 pancreatic cancer patients only indicate these habits can lead to developing pancreatic cancer earlier in life. The study does make a step toward understanding at what age screening for pancreatic cancer should begin — once widespread screening is available. “As screening programmes are developed, an understanding of how personal features influence the age of presentation will be important to optimize the timing of those screenings,” says gastroenterologist Michelle Anderson, assistant professor of internal medicine at Michigan. Detecting pancreatic cancer early is difficult and contributes to the poor survival rates. By the time pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, it is frequently at an advanced stage . Currently there are no tests available to easily find it in people who do not have symptoms. In the study, heavy smokers were defined as those who had more than a pack per day, and heavy drinking was measured at more than 39 grams a day. IANS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

Entertainment A STRONG VISUAL PICTURE

akshmi Manchu, Taapsee, Aadhi and Sundeep Kishan starrer Gundello Godari is in the final stages of post production. Kumar Nagendra is making his debut as a director with this film and Lakshmi Manchu has produced it under the Manchu Entertainment banner. The film is said to be an adaptation of BVS Rama Rao's book Godavari Kathalu and it narrates the lives of four characters in the backdrop of the 1986 floods in Godavari which wrecked havoc in the entire region. “The film’s post production is going on right now and we are planning to launch the film’s audio in couple of weeks. I must thank both Sundeep Kishan and Taapsee for being part of the project. It was really a tough film to shoot, but thanks to my entire team, who put in a lot of effort, I believe we have done a good job,” Lakshmi Manchu said. Ilayaraja has composed the music and the film might release in the first week of November

Gundello Godari gettting ready for the show

CINE BYTES

Love Story's crew is back in town

he entire crew of Nagarjuna's upcoming film Love Story returned to Hyderabad after shooting for nearly two weeks in Switzerland. Dasarath is directing the film and Nayanthara is playing Nagarjuna's love interest. D Siva Prasad Reddy is producing the film and the next schedule will take place in the last week of October in New York.

Hansika robbed in Switzerland

ansika's trip to Switzerland seems to be quite jinxed. First, she wasn't well when she ﬂew to Switzerland to shoot for Tamil ﬁlm Settai and now we hear that she got robbed in Zurich. Apparently, the actress lost her bag which had all her high end gadgets, make-up kit and money.

Routine Love Story

The theatrical trailer of Sundeep Kishan, Regina starrer Routine Love Story was launched late last night in Hyderabad. Praveen Sattaru has directed this ﬁlm which is set in a college backdrop. Mickey J Meyer has composed the music. The ﬁlm is expected to hit the screens later this month.

Entertainment TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

LOVE BEING BAD

I love villains,

‘KRRISH 3’

role of a lifetime:

CINE BYTES

Akshay's daughter named after grandfather

ctors Akshay and Twinkle Khanna were recently blessed with a baby girl. The couple already have a son, Aarav. Apart from this joy, the Khiladi Kumar is now riding high on the success of his latest comic caper Oh My God! The newborn has been named Nitara- Khanna Bhatia, in honour of her grandfather Rajesh Khanna.

VIVEK

ctor Vivek Oberoi, who would be a part of upcoming sequel of Krrish as the main baddie, says he loves villains. Vivek has played characters with grey shades in Company, Shootout at Lokhandwala, etc. "I love villain characters...they are so exciting to play. They are so different and challenging. I have played roles with grey shades, but this character in Krrish 3 is completely black, I am a villain and I am loving it," Vivek said. Krrish 3 will continue the story of Rohit Mehra and his superhero son Krrish, after Koi...Mil Gaya and Krrish, both of which were hits. Vivek plays the main villain in Krrish 3, against Hrithik. "My role in the film is something that I have never done earlier. The audience will get to see a different side of me in the film. I must say that Krrish 3 is a role of a lifetime...of a twisted villain. I had fun doing the film." PTI

Kareena wants to do light-hearted film

fter starring as the lead actress in an intense film like Heroine, Kareena Kapoor now wants to do some lighthearted films and will start working on Punit Malhotra's film for Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. The 32year-old actress has taken a mini-break after Heroine and is looking forward to reunite with her Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu co-star Imran Khan for the new film has a conventional feel. PTI

Salman more dashing in 'Dabangg 2': Arbaaz

ctor-producer Arbaaz Khan, who is making his directorial debut with Dabangg 2, says he has recreated Salman Khan's larger than life persona for the 2010 action ﬁlm's sequel in order to relate with the audience. Arbaaz said the heroism of Salman has stayed on with the audience and is remembered the most. PTI

Entertainment TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

NOT JUST SOMEBODY YOU USED TO KNOW

a t o o n n e e h y t it o G WONDER

also said that his real fans would have listened to all his work, adding: "I would take a sort of perverse pleasure if a certain part of the public think of me as a one-hit-wonder." "If I go on to never make any music that is as commercially successful as this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and that means that there's a divide between some people's perception of me in the pop sphere versus me and the actual music that I've made, and people actually taking the time to listen to the rest of it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; then I think that's actually kind of interesting."

otye has spoken out about people thinking he's a one-hit wonder. The musician's international hit single Somebody That I Used to Know reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and the UK Top 40, and was nominated for 'Most Share-Worthy Video' at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. It has topped the charts in 26 countries to date. Gotye told NME: "If I was to become a one-hit-wonder, I'd be in some good company." Somebody That I Used to Know, which features New Zealand artist Kimbra, is the second single from Gotye's third album Making Mirrors. Gotye

CINE BYTES Ian talks of Fifty Shades movie

an Somerhalder has once again acknowledged the possibility of starring in the movie adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. The Vampire Diaries actor has remained a top choice to play Christian Grey for many fans of the erotic novel, which is about a college student and business executive who embark upon a Bdsm relationship.

Watson wants to try musical theatre now

mma Watson has revealed that she wants to try her hand at acting on the stage in a musical show. The actress, who currently stars in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, told The Daily Telegraph that her work on the teen coming-of-age story sparked her interest in musical theatre.

Hotel Transylvania checks in at the BO

udiences checked into Hotel Transylvania in impressive numbers, lifting the animated kids movie to a record-breaking $43 million box-office weekend. It was the biggest September debut ever, the best for Sony and, coupled with the $21.2 million debut of TriStar and Film District's sci-fi thriller Looper, gave Sony a 1-2 punch that revived a moribund box office.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. Paul Dudley White

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

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

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 It’s a lifesaver at the circus 4 Washington Monument, eg 11 Tax preparer, briefly 14 Tango minimum 15 Brno is its largest city 16 ‘___ do you do?’ 17 Some hard rock aficionados 19 Where a doc pays dues 20 Hospital worker 21 Cry of horror 23 Bushy boundary 25 Upscale hotel amenity 28 Theater division 29 Buffoon 30 Shades that fade in fall 32 ‘___ Flux’ (Charlize Theron movie) 33 Six-Day War nation 37 Pertaining to the kidneys 39 ‘She sells seashells,’ for example 43 Book for an imam 44 Telethon bank 46 Genesis brother 49 ‘Will they ___ learn?’ 51 Casino cube 52 Jumbled together 54 ‘Din’ or ‘ranch’ ending 55 Lessen the courage of 57 George C Scott’s Oscar-winning role 59 Find ___ than perfect solution 61 ‘___ sparingly’ 62 Some hard candies 67 Cariou with a Tony 68 One way to be run out of town 69 Knock, as on wood 70 World record suffix 71 Many Beethoven pieces 72 Pig abode

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1 Degree of magnitude? 2 Bighorn female 3 How a pendulum swings 4 Old card game for three 5 Constrictor snakes 6 Frank’s comic-strip partner 7 Trail the pack 8 ‘Now ___ seen everything!’ 9 Titles for knights 10 Buckwheat cereal 11 Lounging chair 12 Citrus fruit similar to a grapefruit 13 Rouse 18 Used a spade 22 Commercial center in Venice 23 ___ polloi 24 Direction of the earth’s rotation 26 Half of a dancing duo 27 Fresh way to start 31 Tiny scissor cut 34 Short sock 35 Teamwork deterrent 36 Tackle box item 38 Proof of a fire 40 Roof projection 41 Consumers of a product 42 Equestrian’s strap 45 Word with ‘drum’ or ‘gift’ 46 Medicinal vial 47 Skewed views 48 Full range 50 Threaten, as a lion 53 Judo gyms 55 Gives out cards 56 ‘Thought you’d never ___’ 58 Prefix meaning ‘one billionth’ 60 ‘Star Wars’ princess 63 Obi-___ Kenobi 64 Lingerie item 65 Mouse’s cousin 66 Undercover agent

Chai Time TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 3-10-2012

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

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Postpone new efforts that are planned for a couple of days. Unexpected financial inflow likely. You will retrieve pledged jewels and other valuable items. Blood relatives might put you in a fix and bring tension. Mother's health needs attention.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

You look very cheerful and active. Your approach will ensure successful completion of all undertaken works. Mother's health is a cause for concern. Businessmen who manufacturing activities will profit. Share market investment profitable.

Financial inflow will be good with which you will relax. You will be clear in your talk and implement ideas into action. Court issue might bring you tension and mental worry. Those in need of surgery can plan for it now as time is right.

Your unrelenting hard efforts will make you successful in all assignments undertaken. In trying new and innovative efforts, your calibre and interest will be abundant, which will bring you all-round admiration. Awaited good news will arrive.

Expected good news will come and make you happy. Blood relatives will extend their support and help in time of need. Be careful with new friends as they might put you in a fix and embarras you. Those in search of job will get a good news.

Boldness and self-confidence will be at their high, which will ensure you march ahead without looking back. You will be able to procure new loans at lesser interest and clear old debts. Help will come from unexpected sources.

Success and fame certain in all undertaken work. Parents will support you in all new efforts. Blood relatives might create trouble and depression. Commission agents might face a decline in income. Some have bright chances to go abroad.

Your stock is set to pile up. Name and fame will improve beyond expectations with which influence will increase. You will involve yourself in new and innovative projects which will be successful. Export/ import traders will do very well.

Be careful and clear govt-related formalities in time as there are chances of trouble. Loan applied for will get sanctioned. Avoid making investment in share market. Businessmen will have a fortunate time and staff will co-operate with them.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Strength – You have it in you to prove your innocence. Someone has accused you of being something you’re not. It’s your time in the sun to prove otherwise.

LEO:

Six of Cups – There’s a change you’ll bump into an old flame and the chemistry sizzles back into your life. A short affair may take you back in time.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Judgement – Release the past and start afresh. Your holding on to people and situations that have run their course is only holding you back, too.

SAGITTARIUS:

Knight of Cups – There is likelihood that you may trample on someone’s fragile ego today. Watch your every step and think twice before you speak.

TAURUS:

Knight of Swords – Though the environment isn’t all that positive, you charge ahead with optimism and this positive energy spreads to everyone around you.

CANCER:

The World – There is some fear that you cannot do this anymore. Your own inhibitions may be holding you back. Don’t think. Just jump in and do what’s needed.

VIRGO:

Two of Swords – You’ll need to do the juggling act and it might be quite a bother. Don’t worry about it too much. The feelings of restlessness will eventually go.

SCORPIO:

Queen of Wands – You’re quite content in your own little world. You don’t want to change much because you believe it’s not going to change your situation.

CAPRICORN:

Ten of Cups – You’re feeling emotionally fulfilled and do not feel the need for anything or anyone to fill the void. This is a great time to be with yourself.

SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Seven of Wands – Someone close to you is hatching a secret plan against you. Nothing to feel unduly worried about. Just don’t ever let your guard down.

NUMBER GAME

cles – You’re ambitious and are charging ahead. But they somehow don’t seem to make you as happy as you thought. Spend time with hobbies.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: King of Penta-

POOCH CAFE

Artists will get promising opportunities, perform well and get awards. Financial condition will improve. Be careful while expressing your opinions as there are chances of getting misunderstood. Minor clashes likely between couples.

for 2-10-2012

Two of Pentacles – Humour is the best way to manage many problems. Have you lost yours to the daily grind called life? Stop, have some fun, smile a little.

NON SEQUITUR

Frequent travel needs to be undertaken but the net result will be far lesser than expectation. Need to be careful in financial transactions and there will be a delay in collecting dues. Some have a bright chance to buy a house or vehicle.

SUDUKO

Though minor hurdles are likely, undertaken work will get completed. Unexpected fortune likely. Long-pending dues will come, which will make your financial situation comfortable. New efforts undertaken will yield desired results.

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Entertainment TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

REASON TO CELEBRATE

CINE BYTES

aty Perry is reportedly planning to mark what would have been her second wedding anniversary by holding a divorce party. The Wide Awake singer, who married comedian Russell Brand on October 23, 2010, is said to be dreading the date this year following the couple’s separation after 14 months of marriage. Perry is keen to “turn it into something positive”, according to The Sun, and has decided to host a celebration of the people in her life. “Katy has been dreading October 23 for weeks now, and has been trying to think of ways to turn it into something positive,” an insider said. “It’s her birthday two days later and the last thing she wanted to do was spend that week depressed and miserable, which would then mean not doing anything to celebrate her birthday. “Her pals have been persuading her to have a huge party or go to Vegas for a few days, but Katy decided on throwing a small gathering at her home. “She has decided to call it her ‘divorce party’, and it will be a day of doing what she loves with her favourite people.” Since splitting in December 2011, Brand has been linked to a number of women, including Geri Halliwell, while Perry is rumoured to be in an on-off relationship with John Mayer.

Selena gets inked

t looks like Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have at least one thing in common. The alreadyinked star got herself a fresh tattoo on the back of her neck yesterday from famous New York artist Bang Bang. Gomez decided to get the roman numerals for the number 76 as a tribute to a family member, who she said means a lot to her.

Weddings are waste of money: Amy Adams

ctress Amy Adams, who is engaged to Darren Le Gallo, thinks weddings are just a waste of money. “Weddings are not a good value and I like good value. Still, I’d be disappointed if we didn’t have one,” people.com quoted Adams as saying. The 38-year-old also revealed she is less focused on her career since becoming a mother.

Lea working on debut album

K AT Y

PLANNING A DIVORCE PARTY

ea Michele has revealed her plans to release a record. The actress told Women’s Wear Daily that she is “currently working” on her debut album. “It’s a pretty slow process right now, so I think we are ﬁguring it out as we go, but I do want to make a pop album rather than a Broadway standard album,” she said.

sports

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

WEDNESDAY RACE CARD

Drum Beat could land spoils M Srinivas Reddy-trained Drum Beat looks good for the G Sudhakar Reddy Memorial Cup, the feature event of Wednesday races at Malakpet. 1st Race: The Sweet Memories Plate (about) 1100m; Cat-III A handicap for horses 4-year-old and upward, rated up to 50 — 2.00pm 1. Chemeli 62 (Narayan Rao) PS Chouhan 2. Ektto Ektto Ektto 62 (RH Sequiria) Kuldeep Singh 3. Carson Troy 55.5 (Narayan Rao) G Sai Vasmshi 4. Caladium 55 (Anupam Sharma) P Uday Kiran 5. Kohinoor Pride 54.5 (A Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 6. Uno Mas 54.5 (Z Shaikh) Khurshad Alam 7. Golden Adagio 54 (Prasad Raju) P Sai Kumar 8. Hamilton 53 (K Satheesh) K Anil 9. Over Taker 52 (SK Kassam) Ravinder Singh 10. Classic Crown 51.5 (SK Kassam) Ch K Chary 11. Valley Crossin 51.5 (T Srinagesh) Nitin Singh 12. Sugar Deal 50.5 (SSF Hassan) AK Pawar Selections: 1. Ektto Ektto Ektto 2. Chemeli 3. Kohinoor Pride. 2nd Race: The Paradise Plate (Div-I) (about) 1100m; Cat-II Terms for maiden horses 3-year-olds only — 2.30pm 1. Amber Flame 56 (Satyanrayana) 2. Cannon Aim 56 (Prasad Raju) 3. Gold Medal 56 (K Satheesh) 4. Inner Strength 56 (S’zad Abbas) 5. Komo Komo Komo 56 (RH Sequeira) 6. Prince Prashant 56 (L D’Silva) 7. Rebut 56 (Satyanarayana) 8. Salvadore 56 (A Vatsalya) 9. Young Power 56 (Laxman Singh) 10. Blue Diamond 54.5 (Srinagesh) 11. Ceremonious 54.5 (D Netto) 12. Chitrangada 54.5 (Anupam Sharma) 13. Over Shadow 54.5 (D Netto) 14. Racing Queen 54.5 (Deshmukh) 15. Sushen 54.5 (SSF Hassan) Selections: 1. Ceremonious 2. Racing Queen 3. Rebut

S Nayak N Rawal B Sreekant Ravinder Singh Laxmikant Kuldeep Singh Khurshad Alam Ajit Kumar Deep Shanker P Uday Kiran A Imran Khan Laxman S Sreekant PS Chouhan Ch K Chary

3rd Race: The G Sudhakar Reddy Memorial Cup (Div-I) (about) 1200m; Cat-II A handicap for horses 4-year-old and upward rated up to 75 — 3-00pm 1. Twenty-five Pips 60 (Srinagesh) Nitin Singh 2. Handsome Hunk 58.5 (K Satheesh) B Sreekant 3. Dream Deal 58 (Satyanarayana) S Nayak 4. Chesapeak 55.5 (L D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh 5. Crown Crystal 55 (Sh’zad Abbas) A Imran Khan 6. Robust 54 (SK Kassam) N Rawal 7. Drum Beat 52.5 (M Srinivas Reddy) PS Chouhan 8. Brianna 52 (Anupam Sharma) Ravinder Singh 9. Tell Me A Tale 52 (Silvester) Laxmikant 10. Askioz 51 (Narayan Rao) A Ramana 11. The Himalayas 51 (Anupam Sharma) P UdayKiran Selections: 1. Drum Beat 2. Crown Crystal 3. Handsome Hunk 4th Race: The Red Rufus Plate (about) 1400m; Cat-III A handicap for horses 4-year-old and upward, rated up to 50 — 3-30pm 1. Stylish Chieftain 61.5 (Laxman Singh) PA Culhane 2. Sheikhs Emperor 61 (Laxman Singh) Harinder Singh 3. Apprise 56.5 (D Netto) P Sai Kumar 4. Silver Lid 54.5 (Deshmukh) Ravinder Singh 5. Jaz Elle 53.5 (Z Shaikh) DeepShanker 6. Midnight Beauty 53.5 (Prasad Raju) N Rawal 7. Slam Dance 53.5 (Satyanarayana) Khurshad Alam 8. ThreeDoubleEight 51 (Z Shaikh) P Uday Kiran

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9. Cherry Hill 50.5 (L D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh 10. Merry Maid 50 (Srinagesh) Nitin Singh 11. Zenas 49 (SSF Hassan) AK Pawar Selections: 1. Stylish Chieftain 2. Apprise 3. Sheikhs Emperor 5th Race: The Almanac Cup (about) 1200m; Cat-III A handicap for horses 3-years-old and upward, rated up to 50 — 4-00pm 1. Sweet Candy 62 (K Satheesh) B Sreekant 2. Cannon Law 61 (Prasad Raju) N Rawal 3. Green Bay 60.5 (L D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh 4. Madames Madame 60.5 (Srinagesh) PS Chouhan 5. Dakshayani 59.5 (Anupam Sharma) G Sai Vamshi 6. Classic Emerald 57 (L D’Silva) AK Pawar 7. Aerosmith 54 (Prasad Raju) Laxman 8. Tribal Magic 53 (Habibullah) Deep Shanker 9. Bacardi Time 51 (Prasad Raju) B Shanker 10. Red Magic 51 (Habibullah) Ravinder Singh 11. So Be it 51 (K Satheesh) K Anil 12. Royal Bird 49 (K Srinivas) Harinder Singh Selections: 1. Sweet Candy 2. Cannon Law 3. Green Bay 6th Race: The G Sudhakar Reddy Memorial Cup (Div-II) (about) 1200m; Cat-II A handicap for horses 4-year-old and upward, rated up to 75 — 4-30pm 1. Cristiano 60 (Shezad Abbas) A Imran Khan 2. Hero’s Choice 60 (RH Sequeria) Laxmikant 3. Best pal 58.5 (K Satheesh) B Sreekant 4. Silver Crown 57.5 (Satyanarayana) Khurshad Alam 5. Fearless Mission 55.5 (Z Shaikh) Deep Shanker 6. Rohini Star 55 (Srinivas Reddy) PS Chouhan 7. Fine Racer 54 (Prasad Raju) N Rawal 8. Euphonic 53.5 (D Netto) P Sai Kumar 9. Airborne Magic 53 (Anupam Sharma) Nitin Singh 10. Kathakali 53 (Anupam Sharma) Ravinder Singh 11. Sea runner 52.5 (L D’Silva) AK Pawar Selections: 1. Cristiano 2. Silver Crown 3. Rohini Star 7th Race: The Paradise Plate (Div-II) (about) 1100m; Cat-II Terms for maiden horses 3-year-old only — 5.00pm 1. Bold Reason 56 (Prasad Raju) 2. Dastaan 56 (D Netto) 3. Incredible India 56 (Shezad Abbas) 4. Joel 56 (Laxman Singh) 5. Laughing Eyes 56 (Satyanarayana) 6. Maharadhi 56 (Silvester) 7. Yet Again 56 (Satyanarayana) 8. Camacho Speed 54.5 (Prasad Raju) 9. Emerald Touch 54.5 (SSFHasan) 10. Exclusive 54.5 (L D’Silva) 11. Excluisve Lady 54.5 (Shezad Abbas) 12. Lady of Grace 54.5 (Z Shaikh) 13. Sprint Saloni 54.5 (D Netto) 14. Symbol of Beauty 54.5 (Anupam Sharma) Selections: 1. Symbol of Beauty 2. Dastaan 3. Laughing Eyes

P Sai Kumar A Imran Khan Ch K Chary Harinder Singh S Nayak Nitin Singh Khurshad Alam N Rawal M Mark PS Chouhan Ravinder Singh Deep Shanker S Sreekant Ajit Kumar

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Days Best: Cristiano Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 1st Trebel: 2, 3 & 4 2nd Treble: 5, 6 & 7 Tanala Pool will operate on all races with five or more starters. False rails are up.

LEAGUE CRICKET

Naef, Parvez win it for Cambridge A Division three day league championship Day 3 n India Cements 187 drew with R Dayanand 353 for 7 (P Shashank Nag 116 (282b,13x4, 2x6), GV Vaibhav 64(195b,6x4), Jijo 77

(81b,11x4,2x6), Shabaaz 3 for 58, Md Shakeer 3 for 55) A 2 & 3 Divisions two days league championship Day 2 n Cambridge XI 383 bt Saleemnagar 312 (Md Zameeruddin 68, Rachnesh 36,

Ahmed Askari 30, Perveez Khan 3 for 41, Naef Sanai 5 for 69) A 4-11 Divisions one days league championship n Col K Acrylic 323 for 9 (Md Kaleemuddin 130, Zeeshan Azam Ali 68, Aftab Mehdi 48,

Affan 42, Azharuddin 3 for 69) bt Akshit CC 191 for 9 (Srikanth 70, Harsha 65, Hashim Ali Khan 5 for 30, Md Asif 3 for 21) Eddie Aibara cup HCA under19 inter-college knockout Round 2

St Mary’s Jr College 331 for 4 (Arun Deva 102, Pratyush 56, Anuraag Vittal 40) lost to Little Flower Jr C 94 for no loss (Pratheek Pawar 49no, Anirudh Reddy 45no) (rain interrupted play; St Mary’s Jr College won by spin of coin).

sports TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

RYDER CUP 2012

SNIPPETS

Ryder Cup hero Lee to miss Dunhill tournament

Westwood won the Dunhill event in 2003 but has decided to pull out this time to recover after his efforts for Europe, who came from 10-6 down to retain the Ryder Cup with an epic fightback. GLASGOW: European Ryder Cup hero Lee Westwood on Monday withdrew from this week’s Dunhill Links Championship which is to be held in Scotland. Westwood won the Dunhill event in 2003 but has decided to pull out this time to recover after his efforts for Europe, who came from 10-6 down to retain the Ryder Cup with an epic fightback in the singles on Sunday. Westwood’s withdrawal leaves only three members of the European side in the Dunhill field. The three Europeans are Paul Lawrie, Peter Hanson and Martin Kaymer, who holed the putt that guaranteed Jose Maria Olazabal’s men would retain the trophy, plus Dustin Johnson from the beaten American line-up. South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius and American swimmer Michael Phelps are among the stars from other sports tak-

Wozniacki swerves blame for Rory late show

ing part in the pro-am format. The first three days are at St Andrews, Carnoustie and

Kingsbarns, with the leaders playing the final round back at St Andrews. AFP

aroline Wozniacki beamed with pride at her golfer boyfriend Rory McIlroy’s heroic exploits at the Ryder Cup, and joked that she wasn’t to blame for him almost missing a tee time. The tennis star said McIlroy, the world number one, did particularly well despite his mix-up as the European team came back from 10-6 down going into the ﬁnal day to defeat US 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. “It was great considering his very late arrival yesterday, almost missing his tee time. I thought it was very well for him to be able to stay head-cool and go out there and play so well,” she said. McIlroy came within a few minutes of committing one of the biggest golﬁng blunders when he mistook which time zone he was in. He was quietly getting ready to leave his hotel when he was informed that his tee-off time in his closing singles match was in just 25 minutes.

FORMULA ONE

Thailand in race to host

Thailand’s tourism and sports minister on Monday told that he was confident the country would host its first Formula One race in 2014, with talks already at an advanced stage. BANGKOK: Thailand’s tourism and sports minister on Monday told AFP he was confident the country would host its first Formula One race in 2014, with talks already at an advanced stage. “It’s unlikely we’ll have any problem,” Chumpol Silpa-archa said, adding that negotiations with Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, were more than halfway through. But he said the country was still looking for a suitable venue as an existing track in the seaside resort of Pattaya, about an hour’s drive from the capital Bangkok, is “not perfect”. “We will discuss the possibilities and will know more in the next few weeks,” Chumpol said. According to the Bangkok Post English-language daily, the race is likely to be held at night as in Singapore, where Thai officials met Formula One supremo

Bernie Ecclestone late last month. The move would mark a new milestone in F1’s drive into Asia, where Singapore,

Malaysia, China, South Korea, Japan and India will all host races next year according to the FIA schedule announced on Friday.

Sauber interested in signing Schumacher

BERLIN: Sauber chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn said Monday the Swiss outﬁt were interested in signing German Michael Schumacher when his contract with Mercedes expires in 2013.

Schumacher, 43, is reportedly still undecided about his future after learning that he will be replaced by Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. “Of course it’s nice to think of such a possibility, that we can ask ourselves if we can get a seven-time world champion when he is on the market,” Kaltenborn told the sportsdaily Bild, adding: “Michael has until now been with just big stables which we can’t compare ourselves to”. Team principal Peter Sauber has already said that he would “immediately” sign Schumacher if he were available. AFP

Singapore last month extended its grand prix for another five years until 2017 after lengthy haggling for cheaper fees. Singapore held the sport’s first night race in 2008, an event that has become a highlight of the season. High costs have caused friction for several hosts of Formula One, which has expanded aggressively from its traditional European domain. Mark Webber was greeted by an estimated crowd of more than 100,000 people when he raced a show car through the streets of Bangkok in December 2010 as part of birthday celebrations for the Thai king. Webber’s team is owned by and named after Red Bull, manufacturer of the popular energy drink that originated in Thailand. The outfit has won Formula One’s last two drivers’ and constructors’ championships, in 2010 and 2011. AFP

Aus Open offers record prize money

MELBOURNE: The 2013 Australian Open will offer a record Aus$30 million in prize money, as organisers respond to threats of a boycott from players agitating for a greater share of revenue. Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood said the Aus$4 million hike from the last tournament was the single biggest increase in the history of the opening Grand Slam of the season. “We are proud to announce this major increase in prize money,” he said. “We have led the world in prize money for these incredible athletes and we want to ensure that the Australian Open continues to make a major contribution to the financial wellbeing of professional tennis players.” AFP

Murray a contender at every GS BEIJING: World number two Novak Djokovic said on Monday his conqueror in the US Open final this year Andy Murray has the “quality” to be a contender at every Grand Slam the Scotsman plays in.Murray’s 7-6 (12/10), 75, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 victory over the Serbian was his first Gra going to be, in the future, one of the contenders to win every Grand Slam he plays in. “He definitely has the skill, the quality,” added the five-time Grand Slam winner who is looking to extend his unbeaten record. Djokovic has won the event on the two occasions he has entered it, in 2009 and 2010, but missed last year because of injury. AFP

FC Dynamo Kyiv win Subroto Cup

NEW DELHI: MSP Malappuram, Kerala became the first team to score a goal against Ukraine's FC Dynamo Kyiv but that was not enough for the Indian team to stop the visitors from winning the final 5-2 and lift the boy's U-17 Subroto Cup crown here on Monday. The Ukraine outfit was the outright favourite for the title given the clinical display en route to the final, but the Kerala team was determined not to go down without a fight in front of a vociferous crowd that had gathered to support them. PTI

sports TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

TWENTY20 WORLD CUP

SL, WI book semis berth

Sri Lanka sent defending champions England packing at the World Twenty20 while West Indies snatched victory from NZ in a thrilling Super Over finish after they were tied on 139. wickets at regular intervals. Patel added 51 with Graeme Swann (34) for the eighth wicket as hope fluttered. But Malinga bowled Patel in the penultimate over to snuff out the danger and improve on his previous best of 3-12 against New Zealand in 2010. In the earlier match, New Zealand started with a bang as they bowled out the West Indies for just 139 in 19.3 overs, with Tim Southee (3/21) and Doug Bracewell (3/31) doing the damage. Chris Gayle’s 30 was the innings’ top score. Ross Taylor was the mainstay of New Zealand’s reply with an unbeaten 62. But with New Zealand needing 14 off the last over, bowled by Marlon Samuels, Taylor hit a six off the fourth delivery but managed just a single on the penultimate ball.

Brief scores (WI vs NZ) West Indies 139 (Chris Gayle 30, Marlon Samuels 24, K. Pollard 28, DAJ Bracewell 3/31, TG Southee 3/21, NL McCullum 2/19) bt New Zealand 139/7 (M. Guptill 21, B. McCullum 22, R Taylor not out 62, R. Rampaul 1/23, S. Badree 1/18, S Narine 3/20) WI (19) defeated New Zealand (17) in the Super Over

SHAHID HASHMI Agence France-Presse PALLEKELE, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka sent defending champions England packing at the World Twenty20 as they reached the semi-finals along with the West Indies after a dramatic night of action on Monday. Sri Lanka’s 19-run win over England, thanks in large part to Lasith Malinga’s career-best 5-31, put the hosts into their third successive World Twenty20 semifinals as they hunt their first major title in 16 years. Earlier the West Indies snatched victory from New Zealand in a thrilling Super Over finish after they were tied on 139. Despite New Zealand’s 17 off

Brief scores (SL vs Eng) West Indies’ Chris Gayle (C) celebrates his team’s victory over New Zealand with teammates during their T20 World Cup Super Eight match in Pallekele on Monday. AFP/PRAKASH SINGH

their extra over, West Indies smashed 19 with a ball to spare. England’s reshuffled team may regret sending Sri Lanka in to bat after the hosts posted a challenging 169-6. In reply, at a

India win leaves Pakistanis in fury KARACHI: Fans and former players slammed Pakistan’s preparation and tactics on Monday after the side’s heavy defeat at the hands of arch-rivals India in the World T20. Pakistan, one of the pre-tournament favourites, went down by eight wickets in the Super Eights match at Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Sunday, watched by millions in the cricket-mad country. The defeat leaves Pakistan with a must-win last match against in-form Australia on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals, and ex-players questioned captain Mohammad Hafeez’s decision to bat first after winning the toss. “Pakistan should have realised that India’s strong point is their batting and they can chase a big total, so why did they bat first?” said former captain Aamir Sohail. “Our eleven was not chosen with India in mind.” India rolled Pakistan for a meagre 128 in 19.4 overs before Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant unbeaten 61-ball 78 to steer his side home in 17 overs, avoiding an early Super Eights exit. Zaheer Abbas said Pakistan went into the game against their rivals under prepared. “It seemed there was no planning for the crucial match,” said Abbas. “You need to do proper planning for a mat-ch against India but I saw that the team panicked and there was no plan to stop Kohli.

packed Pallekele stadium, England managed 150-9 and only briefly threatened to pull off an unlikely win. The chase was in trouble from the start as England were

rocked by Malinga, who took the first three wickets in his first over. It needed a fourth-wicket stand of 55 between Samit Patel and Eoin Morgan to repair the early damage, but England lost

Sri Lanka innings 169/6 (M. Jayawardene 42, Angelo Mathews 28, T. Perera n.o. 26, Steven Finn 1/24, Stuart Broad 3/32, G. Swann 2/26) bt England 150/9 (S Patel 67, G Swann 34, N. Kulasekara 1/22, Lasith Malinga 5/31, A. Dananjaya 2/26, J Mendis 1/5)

Yuvraj repays India’s faith whether he would play or not,” Dhoni COLOMBO: Six months ago, Indian allsaid after the eight-wicket win over rounder Yuvraj Singh was battling cancer Pakistan in Colombo. “It is a good option in the United States and wondering if he to have a left-arm spinner, someone who would live, let alone play cricket again. takes the ball away from the right-hand He returned after energy-sapping batsman. Everyone knows Yuvraj is a chemotherapy treatment in April, began very good fielder, and he effected a good light training in June and two months run-out too. If we play with four bowlers, later found himself fast-tracked into the it will be difficult to keep Yuvraj out of the Indian team for the World Twenty20. team. And the way he batted today, it will Former players like Ravi Shastri and give him a lot of confidence.” Sanjay Manjrekar questioned the leftDhoni also emphasised he was not hander’s selection when he failed to worried about the fitness of Yuvraj, who deliver in the first few games, with many was diagnosed and treated for a rare wondering if the selectors had made the germ-cell cancer between his lungs. “As correct call. He was not fully fit, they said, far as the T20 format is concerned, he he was short of match practice and needlooks very fit,” he said. “He has done a lot ed to make way for another player. of work in the last few months. I am really Yuvraj answered his critics in the not worried about his fitness. crunch game against Pakistan on Sunday “He will take a lot of positives out of night with two wickets in three overs, a the games he has played here. We all direct hit to effect a run out before partknow that once he gets going, he is a ternering Virat Kohli in an unbroken halfrific batsman to have in the side.” century stand to see India home. Yuvraj has scored 45 runs in four Indian captain Mahendra Singh matches so far, including a best of 19 not Dhoni was delighted with Yuvraj’s return out off 16 balls against Pakistan. He has to form, saying he never had any doubts also claimed six wickets, the most by an about the 30-year-old’s fitness or his abili- Yuvraj Singh celebrates after he disIndian bowler alongwith seamer ty with bat or ball. “Yuvi was already in missed Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal during the team, it wasn’t even a consideration their Super Eight match. AFP Lakshmipathy Balaji. AFP

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EL SHAARAWY NOT FOR SALE, SAYS MILAN CHIEF

AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has quashed speculation the club could be interested in cashing in on teenage sensation Stephan El Shaarawy (left). Reports in Italian media claim Man United are monitoring the player and United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes he could slot him in EPL.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW

Olympiakos warned Spanish midfielder Arteta says Arsenal will come back strongly after their defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. STEVE GRIFFITHS Agencie France-Presse LONDON: Mikel Arteta has warned Olympiakos that Arsenal will take out their frustrations on the Greek team in Wednesday’s Champions League clash at the Emirates Stadium. Arsene Wenger’s side suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday as Chelsea punished some slack defending from the hosts to clinch a 2-1 victory and Arteta admits his team-mates are desperate to make amends against Olympiakos. After winning in Montpellier in the opening group fixture, a victory over Olympiakos would put the Gunners firmly on course for the last 16 and Arteta said: “We have played some of the best teams in the league and we haven’t been battered at all. “In fact it has been the opposite, we have been better than them through the 90 minutes. I think that is a very positive thing. “We will bounce back on Wednesday in the Champions League against Olympiakos.” The main concern for Arsenal in recent weeks has been their weakness when dealing with set-pieces from the opposition.

KEY EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIXTURES ON WEDNESDAY AT 1845GMT

Group B Arsenal (ENG) v Olympiakos (GRE) Group C Zenit St-Petersburg (RUS) v AC Milan (ITA) Group D Ajax (NED) v Real Madrid (ESP)

Manchester City’s goal in their draw against the Gunners came from a corner, while Chelsea took full advantage of Arsenal’s defensive frailties to score twice from Juan Mata free-kicks. Arteta insists individuals should not be blamed for the goals and he called on his team to take collective responsibility for fixing the problem. “We have conceded three goals from three set-pieces in the last two games that cost us points and it is not good enough,” Arteta said. “I don’t think it is something to do with the defence, it is to do with a set-up in the game, which is a freekick or a corner or whatever, and we haven’t defended the ball well enough and we conceded three goals in those two games. “You cannot blame one player, you have to clear the lines so quickly and you cannot allow runners like that in the box, and it was the same sort of ball for both goals. “It is frustrating, but I think it was our own fault because we didn’t defend those set-pieces.” Wenger agrees that Arsenal must tighten up at the back, but he put the poor defending down to a bad day at the office rather than an overall trend that needs addressing.

Coaches look to maintain impetus Two-time winning coaches Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti will be looking to guide Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain to victory. PIRATE IRWIN Agencie France-Presse PARIS: Coaches Jose Mourinho (right) and Carlo Ancelotti (far right) will look forward to Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain getting thier second successive victories in the group stages on Wednesday. Both Mourinho and then Ancelotti failed to deliver European club football’s premier trophy with Chelsea — galling for both that the relative novice Roberto di Matteo succeeded where they failed. The pressure is very much on both men this time round as Mourinho, who has won with Porto and Inter Milan, has yet to deliver the trophy to Real — they have gone out in the semi-finals in the past two seasons. Ancelotti, twice a winner with AC Milan, might be in his first

Champions League campaign with the French side but their Qatari backers will be expecting a long run in the competition after laying out millions of euros on players. Both have tricky away trips Real to Dutch giants Ajax and PSG to Porto. While Real grabbed a late but deserved 3-2 victory at home to Manchester City in the first game,

Ajax fell to a late goal away at Borussia Dortmund. Since the victory over City Real have looked a different side to the one that had fallen eight points behind bitter rivals Barcelona in La Liga, and while the gap remains the same the ‘meringues’ have won both their subsequent league games, thrashing Deportivo La Coruna 5-1 on Sunday.

Feuding Zenit host Milan after internal woes Dispute in the Russian club over spending big money on new players is been felt on the pitch. MARINA KORENEVA Agencie France-Presse SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg go into their Champions League clash with Italy’s giants AC Milan shadowed by a bitter internal feud and a lack of domestic league wins that has tarnished their early season. The multinational Russian side this weekend dropped two home points in a 1-1 draw with visitors Lokomotiv Moscow ahead of their Group C clash on Wednesday in Saint Petersburg. Zenit have been driven by feuding after their big money signings of Brazilian star Hulk (above) and Belgian Alex

Witsel, the pair reportedly costing the club around 100 million euros. The moves sparked a revolt by some lesser-paid Russian stars. Zenit are seventh in the table with 18 points from 10 matches, five behind leaders Anzhi Makhachkala. Zenit’s star players Alexander Kerzhakov and Igor Denisov, who rebelled over the $6.5 million annual salary being earned by Hulk, demanded a pay rise, which led to their demotion from the first team to the youth squad. Kerzhakov returned to the senior squad ahead of the Lokomotiv match after several days with the youth line-up but started on the bench.