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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 HYDERABAD

‘HOOKAH IS NO BETTER THAN CIGARETTES’

Smoking from a water pipe is as harmful to your lungs as smoking a cigarette, a new study from Iran has found.

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WEATHER: A MIX OF CLOUDY AND CLEAR SKIES; 27°C

INDIA OFF TO A WOBBLY START IN CHASE

I’VE NEVER BEEN TOO GIRLY, SAYS

India, needing 261 runs to win, were 88-2 in their second innings at lunch on the penultimate day of the second and final Test against New Zealand in Bangalore on Monday.

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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

IS MMTS THE CITY’S SAVIOUR?

With a burgeoning population, expanding boundaries and quickening pace of life, commuting has become a day-today nightmare. But are we utilising all our means of public transport? In the first part of our series on the MMTS, we take a look at why the City needs to ramp up its public transport, soon.

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THANK YOU, TOLKIEN

On September 2, 1973, the world lost one of its finest storytellers. But years on, JRR Tolkien’s novels continue to inspire writers, artists, filmmakers and lovers of fantasy. Without him, literature would not have been the same. We bring his world to life once again.

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city events

MOVIE TIME

The film Paroksh will be shown at Lamakaan on September 8. The film tells the tale of an auto rickshaw driver who unintentionally causes numerous events as his life gets intertwined with that of a gangster and a writer. The screening is from 7.30pm.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES Where: Muse Art Gallery, Tank Bund Road When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040)2752 2999

DINING Mediterranean delights Take a trip and experience a variety of Mediterranean delights such as bruschetta and seafood marinara pasta, bruschetta and antipasto at Truffles cafe. The fest is on till September 30. Where: Trufﬂes Cafe, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 10 When: Ongoing, 8am onwards Contact: (040)2355 0105

A relook at art Jannis—A Relook, a collection of recent water colors on Arches paper by Jehangir Jani will be held at Kala. Where: Kalakrithi Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 10 When: September 7 onwards, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 66564 466

Rock and retro Head to Firangi Paani at City Centre Mall for rock and retro night with DJ Shafi who will be playing a variety of classic and retro tunes. Where: Firangi Paani, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: September 3, 8pm onwards Contact: (040) 66570000 Kebab and biryani fest The Jewel of Nizam at Hotel Golkonda is hosting a kebab and biryani fest. Sample various age-old recipes. The fest offers options for both vegetarians as well as for non-vegetarians. Where: Jewel of Nizam, Hotel Golkonda, Masab Tank When: Ongoing, 12.30pm onwards and 7.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 6611 0130

SHOWS Shobana’s Krishna Talented and elegant danseuse and actor Shobana will perform along with her troupe. Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: September 8, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 2323 1245 Life of others A German film Leben der Anderen (The life of others ) directed by Floren Henckel Von Donnersmarck wil be shown on September 21. Where: Goethe Zentrum, Banjara Hills, Rd No 3 When: September 21, 4pm onwards Contact: (040) 2335 0443

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No exit Theatre lovers head to Nift on September 8 where the play No exit is being presented. The play deals with three recently deceased people Garcin, Estelle and Inez who find themselves in hell. Where: Nift, Madhapur When: September 8, 7.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2311 4537

ART Deep in the wood The exhibition displays woodcut art prints by 22 artists.These art works are from the woodcut workshop conducted by Earth Art Gallery. The works will be on display till September 14.

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Where: Earth Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing Sunyata An exhibition of paintings by Suniyata Khanna titled Sunyata ( the obvious identity) is being held at Alankritha Art Gallery. The painting exhibition will be on display till September 15. Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Residency Inn Kavuri hills When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2354 0023

Recent and retrospective A painting exhibition by titled Recent and Retrospective is being held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery. The exhibition will be held from September 28 till October 8. Where: Kalakrithi Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 10 When: September 28 onwards, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Art exhibition An art exhibition by Kandukuri Ramesh Babu titled Samanyashetram is being held.

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Rustic tales Rustic tales, a unique collection of paintings by artist Agacharya is being held at Beyond Coffee. The themes for the paintings include landscapes and the innocence of people. Where: Beyond Coffee, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 36 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 23545359

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City

YESTERDAY’S QUESTION

IS BANDH AN IDEAL FORM OF PROTEST? 28% 72%

YES (A) NO (B)

TODAY’S QUESTION

SHOULD ALL HOOKAH PARLOURS BE BANNED? A)

YES

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POLITICAL

TDP cashes in on BCs

Naidu is planning a two-day tour to the national capital to raise the issue of negligent attitude of the State government towards the BCs. INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

fter creating a scramble among political parties in the State by announcing an exclusive declaration for the Backward Class community, the main opposition, TDP has now turned its focus to the national level. The party is planning to cash in on the BC issue by raising it in New Delhi and gather support for its proposed declaration for Backward Classes, who constitute about 50 per cent of the total population in Andhra Pradesh. In order to achieve its aim, party president Chandrababu

Naidu is visiting the national capital on a two-day tour on September 5 and 6. The main objective of this tour is to meet the heads of political parties like CPM, CPI, Samajwadi party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Janata Dal and seek their support in their fight to empower the BC Community. During his two day visit, Naidu is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to request him to constitute a separate ministry for backward classes. Commenting on the issue, TDP senior leader L Ramana told Postnoon that it was the Telugu Desam which has always fought for the rights of BCs since its inception in

1982. Stressing on the need for providing more representation for the BCs, he said that the party had come up with a declaration exclusively meant for them. He alleged that BCs and their welfare schemes have been grossly neglected during the rule of Congress-led State government. “I can proudly say that our party had always supported the development of BCs in the State. We initiated a lot of schemes for them during our tenure. But there is a strong to need to provide more representation for the community as they constitute 50 per cent of our population. Our declaration is a step towards achieving this goal,” he said.

TRANSPORT

Stop illegal pvt buses: RTC workers

TC Workers Union, affiliated to Bahujana Karmik Sahasabha, has demanded the State government to stop illegal operations of private buses, to save the RTC from losses. Union honorary president B Ramaswamy, State president P Subhash and general secretary AV Raju, said that the RTC is on its death bed, with huge losses, as seen from newspaper reports, and hence they have decided to strive for its protection. Out of a total of 1.50 lakh employees,the SCs, STs, BCs and minorities constitute 80 per cent and hence they have taken it upon themselves to protect the RTC. They have decided to work one day extra in a month, to save the Corporation, and also work for the welfare of the workers. NSS

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SCAM

LAST YEAR... HERE

Don’t pay extra for fuel

Begumpet’s garbage woes

ast year, we had reported, as part of our solid waste campaign, how Begumpet had more uncovered garbage bins than provision stores. Residents complain that even with enough garbage bins, commuters keep littering the area, causing an unbearable stench. Repeated complaints to the municipal corporation had been to no avail.

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NUMEROLOGY

1.6 lakh

The total number of people who use MMTS on a daily basis. A paltry number, especially when compared to the population of Hyderabad, which stands at over 40 lakh.

I have not received ex-gratia, nor do I have a job, despite the government announcement. Nobody is willing to give me a job thanks to the ‘terrorist’ tag. Syed Imran Khan, BTech See page 5

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

Available, but forgotten: The sorry state of MMTS. While 70 per cent of Hyderabadis use public transport, braving crowded buses and moody auto drivers, few seem to remember that the MMTS exists and is an efﬁcient mode of transport.

‘Sport of Kings’ ﬁnds few takers in the City. Though a major polo tournament is held in Hyderabad every year, few seem interested in the sport, deterred mainly by the cost.

Pay attention if you don’t want to get ﬂeeced. The next time you get fuel ﬁlled at a petrol bunk, keep a close watch on the meter to ensure that fuel attendants don’t shortchange you.

An acquittal does not restore normalcy. Two years after being falsely arrested in the Mecca Masjib blast case, youngsters are still trying to shake off the ‘terrorist’ tag.

College students pledge to ﬁght a major social evil. Youngsters vowed not to accept or offer dowry, as part of an elocution competition held in the City.

Petrol bunk attendants in the City have been scamming distracted customers by pumping in less fuel and pocketing the difference. FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY

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Stop the scam

customer, Ashwin Siddaramaih, gives tips to avoid being scammed. n After you stop in front of the pump, get out of the car. n Stand near the fuel tank & tell the attendant how much fuel you want. n If the pump has a keypad to enter amount of fuel in litres/value, ask the attendant to punch in the value & not just pump directly. n Ensure that the meter shows zero. If the attendant is in a hurry,ask him to wait for zero. n Keep your eyes on the nozzle, ask the attendant to remove his hands from the nozzle since the pump auto stops after punched-in value has been pumped. n Ensure the value is displayed on the gauge before you pay.

ere is how you can make a quick buck. One — get employed as a gas jockey at a fuel station. Two — learn how to distract customers in the most subtle manner possible, thereby ensuring that your scam goes undetected. Three — a setting with the bunk manager will do the rest. If one were not diligent and aware of their responsibilities as a customer (which include being vigilant and staying focused on the fuel meter), you are very likely to be taken for a ride. While filling fuel, the gas jockeys (fuel attendants) tend to distract you using various diversionary tactics (asking if your payment is by cash or card, whether you would like a service membership, refilling air in tyres). If you don't pay attention, the amount of fuel being pumped into your vehicle could be far less than what you have asked for. Normally, the fuel nozzle resets the meter to zero upon filling the required amount. But this works to the advantage of attendants, who easily avoid the statutory “ensure zero before delivery” rule. Prashant Narayan, a resident of Begumpet says, “ When you ask for `500 worth of petrol, they fill in only `200. If you realise what has happened and question them, they promptly apologise and fill in the remaining amount of `300 of fuel without resetting the fuel meter to zero. Which means, you get fuel filled in from `200 to `300, i.e. only `100, which equals to only `300 of total fuel. With this gimmick, they easily shave `200 off your pocket.” So how does the scam go undetected? “It happens when there is a long line of vehicles

waiting to be filled. Especially if the customer is in a car, they tend to distract you by asking your preferred method of payment or tyre servicing. Sometimes, it happens that the customer does not bother to check the meter because of the heavy rush at the petrol bunks,” says Vinay Sharma, an engineering student. In a single day recce, over 18 petrol bunks were found indulging in this mischief. What aids these attendants is that a majority of the crowd does not ask for bills after fuelling. All cash saved through the gimmick goes unaccounted for. Moreover, not many petrol bunks offer complaint boxes or managers who sort out the

problem. Once fuel is filled, it is impossible to figure out whether you have been cheated. And before you can raise objections, you are mostly asked to exit because of the huge line behind you. According to the legal metrology department, 453 cases were booked in Hyderabad in 2010 against fraudulent attendants under the Standards of Weights and Measurements Enforcement Act. Most of these cases were settled out of court as they involved petty disputes over a few hundred rupees and because customers were reluctant to demand justice. This year, neither the consumer court nor the legal

metrology department have seen any such cases filed. “We have not received any complaints so far regarding this issue but yes, this is a common practice among many to scam customers. They should be careful while the fuel is being filled and should always encourage electronic billing systems that are linked with the fuel pump,” says Krishna Reddy, a fuel pump manager at Tadbund. Through this scam, attendants make hundreds of rupees everyday by maintaining a clear account of how much petrol they had shaved off customers. It has been witnessed that their “cut” is separately accounted with the managers, who are most often hand-in-glove with them.

NEWS BRIEFS Constable dies in road mishap on Sunday

CM postpones scheme launch in Kurnool

Reddy requests Moily for additional power

Five-year-old girl run over by tractor

constable of Uppal police station, K Shivkumar, died and four other policemen were injured in a road mishap on Sunday in Kandukur village. The policemen were returning to the City after an investigation when their car’s tyre burst. While they were trying to carry out repairs in the dark, a speeding car hit them, killing Shivkumar on the spot.

hief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who was scheduled to begin his pet programme Indiramma Baata in Kurnool district today, postponed it to Tuesday due to bad weather conditions. Authorities from the CMO said the CM was supposed to embark on a three-day tour of Kurnool as part of his Indiramma Baata scheme.

hief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy requested Union power minister Veerappa Moily to help tide over the power shortage in the State. He requested Moily to consider allocation of 231 MW of power from NTPC Jhajjar till end of May 2013 to meet the present critical power crisis, a release from the chief minister’s ofﬁce said.

ﬁve-year-old girl, D Jaypooja, died when a speeding tractor hit her on Sunday evening at Turkapally village. The child was playing in front of her house when a speeding tractor hit her. She sustained severe injuries and was shifted to the local hospital, where doctors declared brought dead. The Shameerpet police have ﬁled a case.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

‘I’m not a terrorist’

Two years after being acquitted for their alleged involvement in the Mecca Masjid blast, several youngsters are struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives. Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com

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am a well educated man, but nobody will give me a job, thanks to the ‘terrorist’ tag that I now have to live with. Ever since I was arrested in connection with the Mecca Masjid blast my life has been ruined. Although the court has acquitted me, the stigma remains,” says Syed Imran Khan, a BTech graduate. Imran, along with 30 others had been arrested on charges of terrorist activity after the Mecca Masjid blast in 2007. However, all of them were later acquitted by the court and the government promised them an ex-gratia and assured jobs. However, to date only six of those falsely implicated in the blast have received the ex-gratia amount. “I have not received any exgratia, nor do I have a job, despite the government announcement. My life is completely ruined now. Nobody is willing to give me a job thanks to the terrorist tag. It’s even harder to find a suitable match for marriage. Our relatives and friends choose to ignore us and my parents prefer staying home due to the guilt. However, the worst outcome of this whole fiasco has

(clockwise from top left) Shoaib Jagirdar, Imran, Kaleem, Moutaism Billah and Rayees were all falsely implicated in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blasts and later acquitted in 2010. Despite that, they are all struggling to move past the terrorist tag.

been that my sister got divorced due to my arrest,” says Imran. Others like him face a similar fate. They have been socially ostracised, don’t have jobs, cannot get married and are looked down upon by their own relatives and friends. Some of those who had been arrested and then acquitted include; Moutasim Billah son of Moulana Abdul Aleem Islahi, Shoaib Jagirdar from Jalna, Mohd Abdul Majeed brother of Shahid Bilal, Shaik Abdul Kaleem, Mohd Rayees,

Maqsood, Shakeel, Abdul Raoof Imran and Gulam Aslam Siddique. “The government is never going to learn from its mistakes and we have to take action against them. There should be strict laws about arresting somebody like this. Despite being acquitted in 2010, we still can’t shake off the stigma,” Moutaism Billah who recently wrote his MTech exam. He further added, “I don’t want the ex-gratia amount. The money doesn’t mat-

ter to me, which is why I didn’t even apply for compensation. What I want is justice. Thanks to this terrorist tag it’s difficult for me to resume a normal life.” Incidentally, it was Shaik Abdul Kaleem who was instrumental in bringing reprieve to those who were falsely implicated in the blast case. While in prison, he was sharing his tale of misery with another prisoner, Swamy Asimanand. During the course of their talk, Kaleem revealed how they were victims

DOWRY

Youngsters take oath against dowry Md NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com

everal college students took an oath not to accept or offer dowry while choosing their life partners and to ‘boycott’ marriages where this social evil is involved. After an elocution competition on ‘Why is dowry illegal? How can we stop this evil?’ was organised by Socio Reforms Society of India at FAPCCI, around 100 youngsters below the age of 25 pledged to spread the message. Girls participated with overwhelming zeal, because of the implications it would have on their lives. The men promised that they would convince their parents not to accept or ask for dowry. While many spoke of experiences their close relatives faced, others focused on the societal repercussions of the practice, which is still widespread. Amrutha Vallabhaneni, a participant, pointed out that 80 per cent of the loans are for dowry. She

25,000

women are killed each year in India due to dowry harassment.

highlighted how dowry deaths remained just statistics. Quoting an Amnesty report, she noted that 25,000 women are killed each year because of the practice in India. Another participant, Aaliya Fatima, lamented how blessings were turning out to be a curse for the bride, because of ineffective implementation of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. M Sucharita blamed the social evil for the high rates of female infanticide among

Indians. The boys were also vehemently against dowry. Syed Abdur Rahim, noted one instance where a proud father presented `1 crore as dowry and 100 tolas of gold at his daughter’s marriage. “What is the guarantee that his daughter will be happy ever after,” he asked. Participants also expressed concern on how dowry deaths have become common in the country, where women are ‘revered’. Female infanticide is also on the rise because parents are worried about being able to pay dowry. The president of the society, Aleem Khan Falaki, revealed that 85 per cent population was suffering due to the whims and fancies of 10 or 15 per cent of society. In Hyderabad alone, he said, `15,000 crore was being spent each year by Muslims alone for 50,000 marriages. Without the huge loans, it is impossible to pay for such extravaganza, he added.

of police atrocities. It was at this point that Asimanand confessed that there were no Muslims behind the Mecca Masjid blast, but a Hindu group. It was following his confession that the trial turned in the favour of those who had been falsely arrested. Despite, his role in bringing forth the truth, Kaleem too has not yet received the ex-gratia amount or a job. “We are facing several financial problems. But we have not received any help from the government. We are waiting for justice,” he said. Similarly, Mohd Rayees lost his job with a City-based jewellery shop following his arrest. After he was released he had to take loans from different people to start his own shop. However, the business failed and now he is in a dilemma. “Every time there is some terrorist activity, the police come and take us for questioning,” Rayees said. In a similar case Maqsood, Shakeel, Gulam Aslam Siddique and others are also waiting for a compensation from the government for some rehabilitation. Most of them belong to poor and middle class families and don’t have reliable sources of income. Thanks to the arrests, they lost what jobs they had and stand slim chances of getting new ones.

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TRANSPORT

City’s transport system fails to solve commuting woes With a burgeoning population, expanding boundaries and quickening pace of life, commuting has become a day-to-day nightmare. But are we utilising all our means of public transport? PADMINI C AND SUDESHNA KOKA feedback@postnoon.com

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ven a few years ago, Hyderabad was a City that prided itself on being a place where people could go from one place to another without having to set aside two hours as travel time. Needless to say, this has changed. The 2011 census reveals that Hyderabad’s population has grown from 3,829,753 in 2001 to 40,10,238 in 2011. Among many of the problems this exponential rise poses for the City, the single-most daunting concern for urbanites now is commuting. Estimates show that the number of vehicles on the roads have multiplied from 10.9 lakh in 2001 to 18.4 by 2007. The numbers have no doubt tripled since then. Industry experts say, as many as 600 new vehicles hit the City roads every day. Traffic woes are endless. Lack of civic sense, pollution levels, unruly pedestrians, hawkers and peddlers, bad roads, beautification projects, overcrowded buses and demanding auto drivers are all threatening our sanity.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT WOES

It doesn’t come as news that over 70 per cent of Hyderabad travels by public transport. A majority of this population travels by buses. At last count, APSRTC had over 4,000 buses in the City. But ask any local and they will tell you, it’s not enough. “On paper, they say there are x number of buses. But in reality, only half of them are on the road. So even though buses are economical, they are extremely crowded, especially during peak hours. Some of them don’t even stop. To make things worse they are not punctual and so at times we end up waiting for almost an hour,” rues engineering student, Meghana Reddy. If those who take the bus consider it traumatic, they should take heart for the victims of the auto raj. “U-turn. Rain. Traffic. Won’t get passen-

A Viable Alternative?

here’s a palatable amount of interest in the upcoming Metro project in the twin cities. But the already existing MMTS remains ignored as a convenient, economical, speedy mode of transport. In the next week, Postnoon will bring you a series on what ails the MMTS. We’ll talk to its loyalists and its critics. We’ll seek answers for why the railway service is such an alien concept to a majority of commuters in the City. If it’s truly inconvenient or simply under-utilised. Most importantly, we’ll find out if, or not, the MMTS is a viable alternative to other means of public transport in the City.

gers. No Meter. Petrol prices. One and half. Night time. There’s no end to the excuses auto drivers will come up with to fleece you. “Gone are the days when the place mattered, now it’s all about the price. Short distances or long distances, it’s become a nightmare to travel by rickshaws. They are often

from work every day.

A FORGOTTEN TRACK ON THE

RIGHT TRACK

rowdy, argumentative, demanding and out of control. No one’s doing anything about it. If not anything else, we need a Meter Down movement similar to the one that was held in Mumbai. This can’t go on,” says a hassled Sri Kamalam, an IT employee who is at her wits end, trying to get back home

In 2003, the Indian Railways put together a project that sought to alleviate traffic congestion in the City. The completed Phase I of the Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS), costing `178 crore, has been active ever since. Today, it runs 121 services a day, covering 27 stations, connecting Secunderabad, Falaknuma and Lingampally over the existing railway network. For a number of reasons, real and perceived, the project never caught public fancy. It is estimated that only 1.6lakh people avail the facility even today. In fact, it was owing to “poor patronage,” that the Phase II of MMTS Hyderabad was said to have been delayed multiple times. Until now, that is. The Union government has recently given the go-ahead for the Phase II, estimated to cost `632.68 crore, which will connect new lines including Falaknuma-International airport, Sanath Nagar — Mouli Ali among others.

40,10,238 Population in 2011

18.4

lakh

Total number of vehicles

4000

Total number of buses

Routes covered by MMTS

1.6 lakh People using MMTS currently

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POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com he polo season in Hyderabad for the year 2012 kick started on Saturday with the Bison Cup. This year

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the tournament will witness four events being held namely, The Bison Cup, The Army Commander’s Cup, The Chief Minister’s Cup and The Prince of Berar Cup. The sport which is also known as the “Sport of Kings” has been played in Hyderabad since many years. Though the army conducts the event every year, it is still not a well known sport . Being a costly sport, it does not have many takers. “This is because of the cost as well as the lack of exposure. Like many other sports in the country, even polo needs its share of encouragement,” rued one of the organisers. In their bid to do their bit, the organisers of the Hyderabad Polo season are trying their best to see that the public are able to witness the matches by making entry for the matches free-for-all. Also, with the likes of Samir Suhag being given the Arjuna award, their seems to be a new found ray of hope for the sport.

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PIONEERS AND ARCH-RIVALS

Picasso, Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp are commonly regarded as the three artists who most defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting, sculpture, printmaking and ceramics.

THE ART OF THE MATTER

WAS HE WRONG?

STOCKHOLM: The title "He Was Wrong" of the exhibition is based on Picasso's reputed laconic remark on learning of Duchamp's death in 1968. The exhibition is a "theatrical" posthumous meeting of the two greats, museum curator Daniel Birnbaum said of the pair who each had a famous dislike for the other's works and who never met. The Moderna Museet has a fine collection of works by the two influential artists often described as rivals and incompatible, with Picasso the prolific painter and Duchamp the conceptual creator who challenged painting as an art form. But the museum has never before organised a showing of their oeuvres side by side. "There is really a difference between Duchamp's detachment and Picasso's subjectivity. When these two things come together, it doesn't go very well," exhibition curator Ronald Jones told AFP. "Picasso is the great painter, and the other is the one who questioned the very nature of an artwork," Birnbaum added. The first room of the exhibition is a large hall adorned with giant portraits of the two artists facing each other: Picasso with a bull mask covering his head in an Edward Quinn photograph, and Duchamp with his face covered in shaving cream and tufts of hair protruding like horns, shot by Man Ray. Also in the room, Picasso's 1912 collage Bottle, Glass and Violin faces off against Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel from 1913. It's the only room where their work is shown together and it is meant to link their universes, which visitors then view separately, choosing to go left to see

At Stockholm’s Museum of Modern Art, two stalwarts of art clashed. At the exhibition there, works of Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp — two of the 20th century's modernist greats — were displayed, showcasing their contrasting approaches to art.

A woman walks by a poster of He was wrong exhibition dedicated to Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Marcel Duchamp at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm on August 23, 2012.

the works of Duchamp and to the right for Picasso. Picasso churned out paintings over a career spanning seven decades, while the more

Woman with Black Eyes (Dora Maar) by Pablo Picasso.

humble Duchamp prided himself on a small body of work, delivering just 13 "readymades" over four decades. The two giants began their careers around the same time, had the same patrons, and sometimes the same supporters and admirers. What divided them was their way of getting their message across, according to Jones. "Marcel wouldn't have cared" about his works being exhibited alongside Picasso's, but "Picasso probably wouldn't have liked it so much," mused Jones. "At the end of his life, (Picasso) was quite concerned by the allegiance artists were showing to Duchamp. He despised Duchamp," he added.

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The exhibition features Picasso's 1941 masterpiece "Woman with Blue Collar" and more than a hundred of his other works, most of them belonging to the museum's own collection but some on loan, his shocks of colour and etchings hung in a number of small and intimate, inviting rooms. Anna Brodow Inzaina, art critic for one of Sweden's leading newspapers Svenska Dagbladet, said Picasso wins the contest hands-down but criticised the museum's need to exaggerate the rivalry that existed between the two. After Picasso, the museum plans to pit other artists against Duchamp along the same model.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Business

STATE BANK OF HYDERABAD REVISES RATES

The SBH has revised the interest rates for 7-14 days domestic term deposits to 5 per cent from 7 per cent. It has standardised interest rates for deposits from `1-10 crore for the term of 180 days and 10 years, which were earlier quoted on case to case basis.

HOSPITALITY

In inhospitable times

LUFTHANSA STRIKE

The industry is heavily taxed in various forms and almost 25 per cent of the revenues goes into taxes. PRUDHVI RAJU K prudhvi.k@postnoon.com

he economic down turn is directly hitting the hospitality industry in the country. “During these troubled times, the businesses want so save as much as possible in their expenditure. Luxury hotels get more affected because every business wants to tighten its belt. Either customers reduce their travel or try to return home in the same day without going to a hotel,” said Chander Baljee, chairman and managing director, Royal Orchid Hotels. This business will shift to the lower range of hotels. Customers who can visit five star deluxe hotels confine to five start hotels, shrinking the overall market, he said. Talking about the relation between the growth in GDP and demand in room supply, he said, “If economy is growing at 6-8 per cent, the room demand will increase by 10 per cent. The industry can do well if 10-15 per cent of inventory gets added every year. However, everybody wants to get in to it and start a business if industry is doing well, which is leading to a disaster,” Though many cities are growing, the industry is mostly concentrated in the capital cities as the most of the commercial activity tends to be there, Baljee said. On the growth rate, he said,

chain of hotels and offering services at different locations, we will not get affected to that extent because some locations do well even if some don’t,” The demand supply ratio should not be looked from a

“There is a slowdown in the growth of hospitality industry this year. The reason being there is a growth in the last two years as the industry had come out of the troubled times of the previous two years. However, being a

COST CUTTING Nomura to cut $1 billion TOKYO: Nomura Holdings said Monday it would cut $1 billion in costs as part of a bid to repair its balance sheet as Japan's biggest brokerage recovers from an embarrassing insider trading scandal. The firm said it planned to usher in the cuts by March 2014, chopping expenses from its wholesale division, which includes investment banking,

equities and fixed-income businesses. In July, Nomura said its fiscal first quarter profit to June shrank almost 90 percent owing to weakness in its retail and wholesale trading business. Nomura has struggled with yo-yoing stock and bond prices, poor merger prospects and tightening regulation in the wake of the global financial crisis. AFP

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country perspective. It varies by location such as micro market to macro market. For instance, in the case of Hitech City, there will be oversupply soon. However, this may be temporary with demand picking up soon, he said. Talking about challenges of the industry, he said, “Availability of human resource continues to be a problem until industry does something on it. For instance, we have started our own training institute to create our own human resource. Developing human resource will also be a selling point to the hotels. The industry is also heavily taxed in various forms and almost 25 per cent of the revenues goes in to it. On top of it, there are taxes like excise duty and income taxes,” Running an individual is not easy any more. The industry is driven by technical skills and marketing is happening through wide variety ways from Facebook,Twitter to global distribution networks in electronic payments throughout the country. High quality human resource is required to run and manage such complex tasks and generate sales. However, the individual hotels cannot afford them. Tie-ups between the hotels or being part of the chain will help individual hotels to standardise systems and can also have economies of scale in operations, he added.

INSURANCE LIC launches Jeevan Deep

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Cabin staff at German airline Lufthansa will hold a fresh strike which is expected to have a bigger impact than recent walkouts, their union said Sunday. The UFO labour union said the strike would begin on Tuesday, but they were still discussing what time it would begin and which airports it would affect. But this action is expected to have a wider impact than Friday's walkout. That action lasted eight hours and mainly affected Europe's third-biggest airport Frankfurt, forcing the airline to ground 190 of 360 ﬂights.

NUMEROLOGY

2.99

is the official estimate of the number of unemployed in France.

RUSSIAN OIL BOOM Russian leaders hailed their powerful energy industry on Sunday as the country posted a post-Soviet record high rate of oil production that should boost coffers in uncertain global economic times. The energy ministry said private and state companies extracted a combined 10.38 million barrels per day in August — only a slight increase over July but higher than any ﬁgure seen in the past two decades. Nearly a quarter of the oil was produced by the Rosneft unit that last year struck Russia's ﬁrst Arctic exploration agreement with the ExxonMobil.

THUS SPAKE

If all countries in the currency zone strictly fulﬁl their budgetary consolidation targets and continue to improve their competitiveness then the crisis can be over in one or two years, KLAUS REGLING CHIEF, EUROPEAN FINANCIAL STABILITY FACILITY

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63kg OF PANGOLIN SCALES SEIZED Over 63 kg of Pangolin scales were seized by customs officials from Bawngkawn near Aizwal. Customs officials said that the scales of Pangolin also known as Scaly Anteater, which were seized yesterday, are worth `37 lakh in the local market.

LAW AND ORDER

PARTY-POOPING IS BACK

22 held for Delhi violence One person was killed and around 20 were injured in the clashes. NEW DELHI: Police have picked up over 20 people for questioning in connection with rioting in an east Delhi locality in which one person was killed following rumours that a youth died after an accident at a vehicle checking picket. A senior police official said the situation is peaceful in Mayur Vihar Phase III where the incident took place last night and a large number of police personnel have been deployed. Investigators said they have detained at least 22 locals in connection with the incident. One person was killed and around 20 people, including over a dozen policemen, were injured when the mob and police clashed after police tried to stop them for vehicle checking.

A bus set on fire by a mob following clashes in Mayur Vihar Phase 3, a PTI locality of Delhi on Sunday.

Police had lobbed tear gas shells and used force to disperse the crowd. Some locals and police men suffered injuries in the clash.

The violence came an hour after the man, who the police claimed was drunk, fell from his two-wheeler at a vehicle checking picket when he was sig-

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TERRORISM

Boy killed by bomb targeting security forces IMPHAL: One person was killed in a bomb blast in Manipur’s interior Thoubal district early this morning, official sources said. The bomb, allegedly planted by militants to attack security personnel, went off this morning at Nongpok Keithelmanbi area under Yairipok police station and a boy who was passing through the area was killed instantly by the splinters of the bomb, the sources said. Police forces from here have rushed to the spot for an investigation. The bomb was allegedly planted by militants to attack security personnel as security measures across the valley districts were stepped up in view of the panchayat elections on September 14 next, the sources added. Official reports from the districts said the militants hurled grenades at the houses of some panchayat candidates in Lamshang area in Imphal west district and yairipok Top area in Thoubal district but no casualty was reported as grenades failed to explode. PTI

Youth killed by lover’s family FIROZABAD: In a case of honour killing, a youth was burnt alive after family members of the girl he loved allegedly set him afire in Indira Nagar locality here. Govind, 18, was set afire when he reached the girl’s house on the invitation of her family members on September 1, police said. He was rushed to a hospital with 90 per cent burn injuries where he died during treatment yesterday. Sunil Kumar, brother of the victim, has lodged an FIR.

nalled to stop for not wearing a helmet. Eye witnesses claimed he ignored the signal and tried to flee but a police man tried to stop him and he fell down. He was then hit by a vehicle which was behind the scooter. Police denied the allegations. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he is undergoing treatment, a senior police official said. However, police said a “rumour” spread in the area that the victim died in the incident and enraged locals gathered near the police post and clashed with the personnel. The mob then went on a rampage setting afire the police post and at least seven vehicles including buses and trucks. PTI

Over 300 people including 114 women and four organisers were arrested after police raided a party at a hotel where liquor was being served allegedly without a license in Wagholi near Pune, police said today. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the party at Maya lounge and bar in the early hours of Sunday and arrested 300 men and women, mostly in their 20s, partying there and four organisers for holding a party without a valid liquor permit. Alcohol worth `9.8 lakh was also seized from the place, police said. Later, the 300 party-goers were let off on bail after their blood samples were collected for testing, police said. Later they were let off on bail.

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Skin of adult tiger seized in Odisha, four arrested BARIPADA (ODISHA): In what could be termed as the first of its kind incident in Similipal Tiger Reserve area, forest personnel stumbled upon a huge skin of a Royal Bengal Tiger and arrested four persons. On a tip-off, the forest personnel raided a private lodging and seized the about eight feet long and three feet wide skin which was about to be sold out for `80,000, Bijay Kumar Panda, DFO, Baripada said.

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BJP keeps up protest, Parliament disrupted again NEW DELHI: Both Houses of Parliament were disrupted as the BJP persisted with its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation over faulty allocation of coal blocks. More than 75 percent of MPs are in favour of parliament functioning normally but the BJP is being “obdurate and stubborn” in holding up proceedings over the coal blocks allocation, parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said.

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Blinded by light, this family sees no hope

arkness has become a lifelong curse for two generations of a family in a Rajasthan village. This family has 15 members, including eight children, who are blinded by daylight. Eighty-year-old Elayachi Devi of Chandawa village, some 150 km from Jaipur, has six sons and a daughter. Three of the sons, Jeetaram, Jagdish and Palaram, and the daughter, Sursi Devi, were born with the disease where they can’t see in the day but can after dusk. Jeetaram’s wife Sharda, their six daughters and a son have day blindness too. Jagdish’s wife Raina and son Rahul and Sursi Devi’s two daughters are also visually challenged. Kishore Kumar, professor of ophthalmology at the Sawai

PARLIAMENT

Poor show again, but it was not like this earlier With around 100 Bills pending before Parliament, including some over 20 years old, there is very little chance of the 15th Lok Sabha, whose term ends in less than two years, getting much work done. SORRY STATE According to MR Madhavan of PRS Legislative Research, the legislative work has seen a steady decline over the years. “Compared to the 120-140 days that Parliament used to meet in the 1950s and 1960s, it is now meeting for 60-70 days a year,” Madhavan said. “Even this reduced schedule is not effective as much time is lost to disruptions. The current Lok Sabha has lost over a quarter of its scheduled time till now. The result is a combination of a long list of Bills that await deliberation, and bills being passed without discussion (for example the AIIMS Bill was passed within a couple of minutes on Thursday),” he said.

The family claims that it has approached the administration and politicians for financial assistance, but to no avail. Mansingh Hospital in Jaipur, explained that the condition is characterised by vision loss and sensitivity to bright light. In some cases, colour vision is poor. Patients suffering from this disease can often see better at dusk. Handicapped and unable to earn a livelihood, the family finds it hard to make both ends meet. The village has no school for the blind and so the children stay home. “People think of us as a bad omen. They mock us. No one wants to see members of my family first thing in the morning. Villagers avoid passing by our house in the morning as they think we are cursed, and the curse would rub off on them,” said Jeetaram. The family thus stays indoors till about 10 a.m. “We don’t want to cause any inconvenience to our fellow villagers. If they don’t want to see us early morning, so be it,” said Jeetaram, who is in his mid-30s. IANS

RUSH HOUR

s another Parliament session nears its end marred by continuous holdups and with little work done, the 15th Lok Sabha will go down as one that has lost over a quarter of its time to disruptions. For more than a week parliament has witnessed BJP members holding up proceedings demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation over the government auditor’s report alleging irregularities in coal block allocations. In the earlier Lok Sabhas, even the ones that were shortlived, much stress was given to participation and debate on bills, according to data provided by PRS Legislative Research, a research body on the parliamentary system. The troubled 9th Lok Sabha (1989-91), which lasted just 16 months and saw two prime ministers —VP Singh heading a National Front regime and Chandra Shekhar forming a government with Congress support — saw Parliament sitting for more than its scheduled

hours. It sat for 754 hours, more than the scheduled 654 hours, and passed 63 Bills. An equally teetering 11th Lok Sabha (1996-97) which saw three prime ministers in two years — BJP’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee lasting for 13 days, Janata Dal leader Deve Gowda heading a United Front coalition government for 18 months and I.K. Gujral — was a hard-working one. The members sat for 813 hours — beyond their scheduled time of 750 hours — and passed 61 Bills. The 12th Lok Sabha (199899), which lasted just 13 months with Vajpayee heading a BJP-led coalition, fared quite admirably too. It sat for more time than it

Lok Sabha 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th

was supposed to — 574 hours as against the scheduled 528 hours — in its short span and passed 56 Bills. Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Zoya Hasan says the “continuous and persistent disruption of Parliament is wrong, even though the issue of corruption is extremely important. This (stalling Parliament) is wrong; it is a very serious issue and this is going to add to the already growing distrust of politicians and Parliament. This has gone on too far.” The 13th Lok Sabha (19992004 — during the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance rule), sat for over 1,940 hours, or 91 percent of its time, and

Year

Hours of business

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(1989-91) (1996-97) (1998-99) (1999-2004) (2004-09) (2009-present)

754 (654 scheduled) 813 (750 scheduled) 574 (528 scheduled) 1,940 (91%) 1,736 (87%) 73%

63 61 56 297 248 125

So far, in the current term of Parliament, 19 per cent of Bills that were passed with under five minutes of debate on the floor of the House. passed 297 Bills. The 14th Lok Sabha (2004-09 — when UPA-I was in government) sat for 1,736 hours, or 87 percent of its scheduled time and passed 248 Bills. The 15th Lok Sabha has sat for 73 percent of its scheduled time so far and passed 125 Bills. Devika Malik of PRS said : “In the 10 sessions since the beginning of the 15th Lok Sabha, it has been seen that Parliament manages to pass an average of 10 Bills in any session and introduce about 15 new Bills. This means a considerable backlog. ‘ “Even if Parliament was to function efficiently in the remaining sessions of the 15th Lok Sabha, it is likely that the time spent on discussing each bill will be compromised. So far, in the current term of parliament, 19 percent of bills that were passed were in under five minutes of debate on the floor of the House.” IANS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

World

GULF DRUGS CARTEL BOSS BUSTED IN MEXICO Police have arrested a prominent leader of the deadly Gulf drug cartel in Mexico, police said Sunday. David Rosales Guzman, alias “El Comandante Diablo” (Commander Devil), was arrested on Saturday in the northern industrial city of Monterrey, the Public Safety Office said in a statement.

SYRIAN CRISIS

‘MESSIHA’ MOON DIES

Arab monarchs slam Assad as over 100 die

As the violence raged, new international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said change in Syria was ‘unavoidable’. DAMASCUS: Arab Gulf monarchies lambasted Syria’s regime for deploying heavy weapons against its civilians, as more than 100 people were killed in raids, bombings and air strikes, according to a watchdog toll count. As the violence raged, new international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said change in Syria was unavoidable”, although he carefully refrained from calling for President Bashar alAssad to step down, as his predecessor Kofi Annan had. Speaking to the BBC, the former Algerian foreign minister admitted that his new mission was “nearly impossible”. He said he was “scared of the weight of responsibility. People are already saying people are dying and what are you doing?” Jihad Makdissi, a spokesman for Assad’s embattled government, announced Brahimi would “soon” travel to Damascus, expressing confidence that “he will listen to us”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 20 people were killed in an army offensive on Al-Fan village in Hama province, one of the main arenas of conflict in the more than 17-month uprising. The Britain-based watchdog had no details on whether those killed were civilians or rebel fighters, “but all 21 of the dead were men”, said its director Rami Abdel Rahman. Horrific images shot and posted on YouTube by activists

Sun Myung Moon, the self-styled messiah from South Korea who founded the controversial Uniﬁcation Church and a business empire with interests spanning cars to sushi, died Monday at the age of 92. Moon, who was hospitalised with complications from pneumonia died at a hospital in the church’s headquarters in Gapyeong, east of Seoul. Revered by his followers but denounced by critics as a cult-building charlatan, Moon was a deeply divisive.

NUMEROLOGY

8.3%

Is the current rate of unemployment in the US as president Barack Obama embarks on a four-day “Road to Charlotte” tour taking in territory that will decide November’s election.

ISRAELI RAID ON GAZA A Syrian rebel inspects a crater caused by bombings by regime forces in the village of Taftanaz

in Al-Fan showed a long row of bodies shrouded in white cloths, laid out on the ground surrounded by scores of weeping men, women and children. They were among at least 103 people killed in violence across the country on Sunday, including 66 civilians, according to the latest Observatory figures. In Damascus, twin bombs exploded near a tightly guarded government compound in the heart of the capital, wounding four people a day after a bombing killed 15 people in the city’s south, state television said.

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August was ‘bloodiest’

Rebels besiege Harem

BEIRUT: August marked the bloodiest month in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime erupted in March last year, with at least 5,440 people killed, a watchdog said on Sunday. Last week alone accounted for 1,248 deaths, according to figures compiled by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The watchdog, which is based in Britain said the August figure comprised 4,114 civilians, 105 rebel fighters and 1,221 regime troops.

HAREM: Syrian rebels laid siege Sunday to Harem, on the Turkish border, confronting the army and security forces positioned in government buildings and the town’s old castle, an AFP correspondent reported. The battle for control of the northern town lasted all day, with the rebels reporting that many of the 20,000 or so residents had taken up arms and were fighting alongside the forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. The town is two kilometres from the Turkish border.

NEWS BRIEFS Kurd rebels attack Turkey security post

Two dead in blast near UN office in Pakistan

Obama: Romney has no ‘single new idea’

South Africa miners to be freed today

DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY:

PESHAWAR: A bomb exploded near the ofﬁce of the UN refugee agency in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least two people, police said. The blast took place near residential quarters for the US consulate and foreign aid organisations, senior police ofﬁcer Tahir Ayub told AFP, adding that three were injured.

BOULDER, COLORADO: US President Barack Obama accused Republican foe Mitt Romney on Sunday of failing to offer “a single new idea” and of being a relic of the last century as he revved up a preconvention tour. En route to the Democratic National Convention Obama also rebuked Romney for ignoring the Afghan war.

PRETORIA: South African courts started releasing 270 miners arrested over the deaths of fellow workers shot by police, after the murder charges against them were provisionally dropped. Following a public furore, acting national director of prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba said she had taken the decision to review the charge.

Kurdish rebels armed with rocket launchers attacked a security complex in southeastern Turkey, triggering ﬁerce clashes that left about 29 people dead, local sources said Monday. “Nine security agents were killed and eight others wounded,” said Vahdettin Ozkan, governor of Sirnak province.

GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israel’s air force raided a Hamas training camp in the Gaza Strip overnight Sunday, without causing any injuries, witnesses said. The target was in the Gaza refugee camp of Nusseirat. In recent days, Palestinian activists have fired rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, without any casualties, according to the Israeli army. A radical Salafist splinter group has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks. Despite an informal truce between Hamas and Israel, tensions flare periodically.

Faith. Family. Freedom. Service. The conservative values that have guided The Washington Times also serve as a poignant memorial to the wisdom of the man whose foresight and courage sounded the charge to fight the battles of the day. An editorial in Moonowned Washington Times

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CIVIC SENSE

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa Nobel Prize winner

Bankers bash up each other in Euro battle

raghi vs. Weidmann doesn’t have the same ring as Ali vs. Frazier or King Kong vs. Godzilla, but when it comes to the fate of the euro, it’s a battle between the two biggest beasts of European banking. Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, is poised next week to put flesh on the bones of his pledge to “do whatever it takes” to save the European currency. He wants to empower the ECB to use its vast financial firepower to buy an unlimited number of bonds from high-debt countries that can no longer affordably raise money on the markets. It’s seen as an essential step to propping up the tottering finances of Spain and possibly Italy. But the proposal has Weidmann worried. The president of Germany’s central bank has emerged as cheerleader-in-chief for the many Germans who fear Draghi’s plan risks undermining their country’s economic prosperity.Europe’s central bankers generally handle their differences discreetly, but the dispute between Draghi and Weidmann has become painfully public in the heat of the euro crisis. The Bundesbank chief warned Draghi against exceeding his mandate in one recent interview. Weidmann insinuated “Super Mario” risked undermining European democracy if he goes ahead with the bond-buying plan by triggering a disastrous inflationary spiral and eroding trust in the banking system. GLOBAL POST

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS If BJP and the NDA need to pull itself up and prepare for the General Elections, it could do a lot by deciding who is to be the prime minister candidate. The names doing the rounds are Nitish Kumar’s and of course, Narendra Modi’s. But who between these bitter rivals will it be?

HELP... HELP... HELP HARD TALK PK Surendran

f this city of eight million needs anything, it is the mass awareness on urban living and civic life. But it is exactly what’s lacking. The recent absurd mass reaction to a deplorable rumour that a divine baby was born and people staying awake and keeping vigil the whole night is more than enough evidence of how easy it is to create mass hysteria, which in some cases can set off a fatal stampede. Not that nationally we behave any better. Look how some mischievous SMSes and mails led to the exodus of North-East people. The trauma that these people suffered is something that cannot be fathomed. Coming back to the City, it is clear that people despite education are steeped in superstition. Why they collectively submit themselves to the call of the pied piper is beyond reason. In the instance of the divine baby issue, police went about telling people to ignore it completely and go to sleep. No way: the elders not only stayed awake, but pulled out kids from under the sheets and made them sit before the television to keep them awake! What kind of Gen Next are we making?

BEYOND DOUBT It’s obviously clear that a large number of people, especially in

the old city, are in the clutches of Shylocks and sorcerers. And they are also under the thumb of priests who misguide them. This is one reason black magic is very much in vogue and private financiers continue to fleece the gullible and the hapless. Hundreds commit suicide and get thrashed. It is here that the government that includes the municipal corporation, and voluntary agencies must step in and help them. The situation is not better when it comes to environmental consciousness. We see wanton felling of trees, destruction of plants and thoughtless use of plastic and yet do not understand that we need oxygen and water to live.

MOST IMPORTANT TARGET GROUP The most important initiative must come from the GHMC and the voluntary organizations who could set up a string of

micro-level institutions to disseminate knowledge of civic life and environmental awareness. The most important target group must be drivers. Their eco-illiteracy is proving pernicious for citizens. Perhaps they do not realise that they too are victims. It is a fact that most of those engaged as drivers are highly unaware of the adverse health impact of air and sound pollution. What can one say of a driver who keeps his vehicle running for hours while waiting just to keep the airconditioner on and music blaring? Ask them and they would look surprised at your ‘audacity’ to poke your nose into their affairs! They seem to say, what does it matter to you if I keep my machine running? I pay for the fuel, don’t I? Littering, spitting and urinating in public places (lack of urinals is to be addressed first), and scant regard for pedestrians are some of the common civic curses we see in Hyderabad

(and elsewhere too).

TAILEND A senior police officer who was aghast at the people’s illogical behaviour in the city told me a story: A girl had lost her gold ring while bathing in the village pond. The worried girl looked around for help and saw a young man, whom she knew, passing by. She called out to him and asked him to help her find the ring she lost in the pond. The youth jumped and began searching; soon another came along and he too joined the search. And so who ever came by jumped into the pond without bothering to find out the reason for other people jumping into it. Meanwhile, the embarrassed girl slipped away. Finally, someone who saw the fracas asked why were people jumping into the pond. Since nobody knew the reason, he did not join the crowd in the pond.

EDITORIALS Some never see the light

t has emerged that 13-year-old girl who has been charged under the blasphemy case in Pakistan and faces death for burning pages of the Quran was falsely implicated. A muslim cleric has been arrested for tampering evidence, as witnesses said he stuffed pages of the Quran in the bag of ashes that Rimsha Masih was carrying away for disposing. It is three of the cleric’s disciples who have turned against their teacher. The situation following the incident was very tense where Christians feared violence and persecution. The girl was thoroughly beaten up by the crowd which was worked up to a frenzy by the cleric, and her family was forced to ﬂee their home. Now as a ray of hope shines on the poor girl, one of the prosecution lawyers says he will go ahead with the case against her. Some people don’t change... some never see the light... ever.

READERS’ VIEWS

Anything for art

ome actors go to any extent when it comes to perfection. We have had actors starve to near death, run for miles and miles everyday, shave their head, learn pages and pages of dialogue, spent time in asylums and learn a new language, reading the script 250 times... just to look and be the part they are playing. Shia LaBeouf has outdone them all. To land the part in Lars von Trier’s next ﬁlm Nymphomaniac in which he plays opposite Charlotte Gainsbourg, LaBeouf claims he sent sex tapes of himself and his girlfriend to the director. One thing is for sure: when it comes to method acting, not many can beat LaBeouf.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

campus

LEADERS OF TOMORROW Workshop on “LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & TEAM BUILDING” will be organised at HICC, Novotel on 02 September 2012. This workshop will help the participants learn the secrets of some of the greatest leaders in industry and society.

VISION OF TOMORROW

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The leadership hub More than 650 students from colleges across the city turned up for the AIESEC recruitment drive organised in the city

Athira 2k12 Vishakha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Visakhapatnam will be organising Athira 2k12 on September 21 and 22. Showcasing live models with cutting edge technology, organising workshops that helps youth sharpen their skills, Athira 2k12 is a wholesome platform. Quiz, short ﬁlm screening, hacking and robotics workshops are some of the programmes that will be organised.

AMY ROSE THOMAS amyrose.t@postnoon.com

here are many youthrun organisations today, but nothing compares to the allure of AIESEC. The following that AIESEC commands over the students was apparent at its two-day recruitment drive that was organised in the city this weekend when more than 650 students turned up just on the first day vying to be part of it. Rooms were abuzz with vibrant energy as some waited for results while others prepared for the upcoming rounds of the selection process. Present in over 110 countries and territories and with over 60,000 members, AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run organisation.

“My friend was part of AIESEC and I saw the changes in her through the year. I want to be part of it to find out what this is all about.” Suvarchala of Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute who is one of the organisers of the event says, “Students have to go through a four step process

HALKAT JAWANI

COLLEGE OF THE WEEK

Loyola

before getting selected. The first step is the Raffles round where one’s analytical abilities are tested. Next, is the group discussion round in which students have to debate on topics given by the evaluators. They will change the topic of the debate every 5 minutes and students must cater to this change accordingly. Following group discussion round is the team stimulation session. This is the round that tests one’s leadership qualities and most of the students get filtered during this step. Last one is the personal interview round where each student will come face to face with the recruiters.”

Priya Das from Guru Nanak College who passed the team stimulation round and was waiting for the personal interview session, says that the journey till then was an experience in itself. “The group discussion was nothing compared to the team stimulation session. We were asked to come up with a car smaller than nano and asked us to market it. We were given 10 minutes to think about it and another 5 minutes to present the idea in front of the recruiters. There were five members in the team and only three of us were selected to the next level,” she says.

Sachin, also from the same college also had passed the team stimulation round and had to present ideas on how to market a chinese bundy chain with two thousand rupees. “We were supposed give them ways in which we can market a chinese bunty chain and only three were selected among the five of us,” he says. Archita from Loyola Degree College got inspired to join AIESEC because of her friend. She says, “My friend was part of AIESEC from last year and I saw the changes in her through the year. I want to be part of the organisation to find out what this is all about.”

While Halkat Jawani from Heroine is still making big waves online, the soulful Saaiyaan has surpassed its predecessor and garnered more than two million hits in three days. What do youngsters think of Kareena’s avatar in the movie Heroine?

Too many item numbers

High hopes for Heroine

To attract the youth

I don’t see the point of item numbers. Every movie nowadays, has an actress in skimpy clothes dancing to raunchy music. I don’t think they serve the purpose anymore. I think audience is fed up item numbers.

This size zero is overrated. I think she looks extremely good in this movie and I have high hopes for this one. I definitely think that this will be a super hit. Kareena is beautiful and unlike other actors she can act too.

Item numbers are incorporated to attract youth to the movie and producers are making big bucks due to this trend. But I like the song Saaiyaan more than Halkat Jawani as it a light and soft number.

Preeti Dhyani, Kamala Nehru College

Shubh Patodi, Manipal University

AnilKumar Mamidala, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute

Loyola Academy Degree And PG College is a Catholic minority institution, situated in Old Alwal, Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh), India. It is run by the Jesuit priests of the order of the Society of Jesus. This college is affiliated to the Osmania University and was granted the status of autonomy in 1992 by the U.G.C. It is affiliated to the prestigious Osmania University.

TRENDING...

Girls in colleges are opting for shrugs to pep up their outfits. A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted has become the must-have item in every girl’s wardrobe. Shrugs are worn with a full shirt, tank top, or dress.

Owls are deﬁnitely girls’ favourite bird at the moment. They have literally taken over every girls’ accessory department. Your look is not complete without an owl inspired accessory. It had started with neck pieces but now girls are sporting earrings, brooches and rings inpired by this bird.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

spotlight

BLAST FROM THE PAST

Head to Firangi Paani for a night of retro music. DJ Shafi will spin magic on the console while videos of the songs will be played simultaneously on the big screen.

SPLASH OF COLOUR

SRINIVA SETTY

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SHOPPING

BONANZA

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Sunila etti

2 Pinky Reddy, Pra-

deep & Neha Hirani 3 Alia Bilgrami,

Laila Kakade 4 Sridevi 5 Shilpa Reddy 6 Shalini 7 Mona Mehra 8 Sherry Javery 9 Vyshnavi, Radhika 10 Deepa 11 Kavita Reddy 12 Namita 13 Lakshmi Manchu,

Shilpa Reddy

14 Ishitha Singh 15 Suhani and Stuvant

Pittee 16 Samrudhi, Karishma 17 Manisha Kapoor 18 Amrit 19 Anand Kabra 20 Rachana

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

health

EXPOSURE TO PCBS WORSENS ASTHMA SYMPTOMS

Children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls, could aggravate their asthma symptoms, new research suggests. PCBs were regularly used between the 1930s and 1970s in electrical equipment, lubricants and paint additives. They were eventually phased out due to the harm they caused.

ABORTION

Acted in haste?

RANJANI RAJENDRA

ranjani.r@postnoon.com

emember those scenes in a motley of Hindi serials and movies where a woman puts her career ambitions before all else and chooses to abort her first baby only to find she cannot conceive when she actually wants to? Then follows a whole slew of scenes filled with drama, repentance, anger, betrayal and what not. But what might have seemed far fetched in these scripted shows, might actually bear an element of truth. According to a recent study, a woman’s abortion history does have a bearing on her future pregnancies and in case of conception then on her unborn baby’s health. According to a study published in the journal Human Reproduction, having repeated abortions can raise the risk of life-threatening problems for future pregnancies. Women who had multiple abortions were three times more likely to have premature babies (before 28 weeks) and poor weight. Figures show thousands of teenagers, the world over, having repeated abortions. “As per the law and guidelines an abortion should only be performed if it is absolutely necessary medically. However, in the event that a woman has had an abortion or multiple abortions, especially before having her first child, the chance of complications in subsequent conceptions does go up rather significantly,” says Dr D Leela, consultant gynaecologist at Rainbow Hospital. She goes on to add that this primarily occurs due to poor quality of the womb following an abortion. “Any surgical wound to the uterus raises the risk of an infection or damages the endometrium (uterus lining). This could spell disaster during a pregnancy as then the quality of nutrients being passed on to a baby during conception suffers. Hence, the baby is more likely to be born underweight. In other cases, if the cervix is dilated too often, like for an abortion, then it widens and cannot hold a pregnancy or carry it to term. So before opting to terminate a pregnancy, it is advisable to think through all the pros and cons,” explains Dr Leela. Sometimes the fallopian tubes can also get infected after an abortion and lead to tubal pregnancies. “The chance of repeated miscarriages after a woman has had an abortion also goes up significantly. A surgical procedure on the uterus can weaken it and thereby put the future baby at risk,” explains Dr Leela.

An abortion too many before having your first baby can ruin your chances of conception later in life. Read on to know why. What are the risks involved?

he physical side effects after an abortion will vary from woman to woman. There are potential side effects and risks that you should be aware of. It is important to talk to a health professional as well as the doctor who will perform your abortion about possible side effects. Your period should return about 4 to 6 weeks later. If your doctor has prescribed antibiotics, it is important to take them as directed.

Some of the side effects could be abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and spotting. However, there could be more serious complications which include; heavy or persistent bleeding, infection, damage to the cervix, scarring of the uterine lining, perforation of the uterus, damage to other organs and in some cases even death. Source: www.americanpregnancy.org

Post abortion care

n Drink lots of fluids n Stay off work for a few days if you can n Take vitamins, eat healthy food, and try to sleep n Take the antibiotics prescribed by your doctor right away, and for the full amount of days prescribed! n No exercise for two weeks n No swimming or tub baths for 2 weeks n Don't lift anything over 15 pounds for two weeks, don't use ANYTHING vaginally for 2-4 weeks - no sex, no tampons, no douches. n You can ovulate as soon as two weeks after an abortion, which means yes, you could get pregnant again within two weeks after an abortion! n For women who had an abortion for maternal health reasons, or for a poor prenatal diagnosis, consult your doctor about birth control and future pregnancies. SOURCE: WWW.AFTERABORTION.COM

ANEWS PP-LYBRIEFS YOURSELF

HOUSECALL

Push ups free

De Quervain's tendonitis

Always wanted that perfect upper body? Push Ups Free is an app that helps you get that upper body you always wanted. The app provides different push ups and work outs. The e-trainer will contact you via e-mail to motivate you. The app provides four different levels and also the option of custom workouts.

De Quervain’s tendonitis is an ailment of the the tendons along the thumb side of the wrist that are attached to the muscles of the thumb. When stress is applied on these tendons it may causes trauma to the tendon tissues. This results in them swelling and becoming inﬂammed. The tendons as a result of this swelling become stiff. It causes pain when you try to grasp any object or try to form a ﬁst.

DID YOU KNOW? Coconut water is a replacement for blood plasma This could come as a suprise but coconut water in acute emergenices can can be used as a substitute for blood plasma. The reason is that it is sterile and has an ideal pH level. The water surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition.

PIONEERS René Laennec René Laennec was a French physician. He invented the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. He became a lecturer at the Collège de France in 1822 and professor of medicine in 1823. His ﬁnal appointments were that of Head of the Medical Clinic at the Hôpital de la Charité and Professor at the Collège de France. He died of tuberculosis in 1826.

health MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 FOOD FOR HEALTH Low calorie diet doesn’t add to longevity LONDON: After all the hype over a low calorie diet being the tried and tested way to shed unwanted pounds or adding years to your life, comes the disappointing news — it doesn’t add to your longevity. “If there’s a way to manipulate the human diet to let us live longer, we haven’t figured it out yet and it may not exist,” said biologist Steven Austad from the University of Texas Health Science Centre. Since 1934, research has shown that lab rats, mice, yeast, fruit flies and round worms fed 10 per cent to 40 per cent fewer calories than their free-eating peers lived some 30 per cent longer. In some studies, they lived twice as long. Such findings have spawned a growing community of believers who seek better health and longer life in calorie-restricted (CR) diets, as promised in the 2005 book The Longevity Diet including 5,000 members of the CR Society International, according to the Daily Mail. The new study, from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the US National Institutes of Health, suggests this link doesn’t hold true for all species. It found that most of the 57 calorie-restricted monkeys did have healthier hearts and immune systems and lower rates of diabetes, cancer or other ills than the 64 control monkeys. However, there was no longevity pay-off. “You can argue that the calorie-restricted animals are healthier,” said Austad. “They have better cholesterol profiles, less muscle loss, less disease. But it didn’t translate into longevity. What we learn from this is you can un-link health and longevity,” added Austad. The NIA study, launched in 1987, is one of two investigating whether eating just 70 per cent of the calories in a standard lab diet extends life in a long-lived primate.

Growing Pains

My 5 year old has always been reserved. Recently, I found out that he is depressed and whenever he is alone starts crying. When I asked him, he said that he was alone and scared. I made him join a hobby class as I thought it would help him make friends but it hasn’t. Until recently, the idea of a preschooler being diagnosed with depression was viewed with opposition and hostility by most mental health profession-

RESEARCH

‘Hookah is no better than cigarettes’ Smoking from a water pipe is as harmful to your lungs as smoking a cigarette, a new study from Iran has found.

AMY SILVERSTEIN ith its fruit and candy flavours, hookah tobacco might seem like the fun, innocent alternative to regular tobacco. But a new study from Iran says that those fun flavours are masking the truth: smoking shisha from a water pipe is just as harmful to your lungs as smoking a normal old cancercausing cigarette, HealthNewsDigest reported. The research, led by Mohammad Hossein Boskabady and published in Respirology, casts a grim shadow on a centuries-old tradition in Middle Eastern culture, the AFP reported. Hookah has also become popular in western countries, with defenders claiming that water pipes are safer because they filter out tobacco toxins. But this study discredits those health claims, the Jerusalem Post reported. The Israel Cancer Association added that hookah tobacco is often imported from countries that irrigate tobacco with sewage water. “Our study is the first report regarding the importance of the method of cigarette smoke inhalation with respect to effects on the respiratory system,” Boskabady told an Indian newspaper. “Our findings reveal that there were profound effects of water pipe smoking on lung function values, which were similar to the effects observed in deep inhalation cigarette smokers.”

GLOBAL POST

Dr Diana Monteiro

CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION IS A REALITY als. The view on childhood depression, however, appears to be slowly changing. A child with depression appears different to his/her parents and caregivers in that while he/she is developing normally physically and emotionally, he/she might not be as energetic, playful and is not a bother to his/her parents because of being quiet and

withdrawn. However, that’s where the trouble might be beginning. A child by nature should be wanting to play, interact, mingle and push some limits and if they aren’t doing so, something may be wrong. Very little is known about treatment of childhood depression, since most treatments for adolescents and adults are a combination of talk and medica-

tion therapy for treating depression. Talk therapy does not work for children, since they do not have the linguistic and emotional complexity. Play therapy is sometimes used, however, it’s effectiveness is not fully known. The most important thing is to get your child professional help. The child needs to be evaluated by a child psychiatrist and treated by a child psychologist

or mental health professional. Be fully involved with the therapy. Work closely with your child’s doctor/therapist to help your child, all while offering love, affection and nurturance to your child. The writer is a counselling psychologist at the Hyderabad Academy of Psychology. You can write to her at askdrdiana@gmail.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Entertainment

YVM’S AUDIO LAUNCH POSTPONED The audio launch of Nani, Samantha starrer Yeto Vellopoyindhi Manasu has been postponed to a later date this month. Gautham Menon has directed the film and Ilayaraja has composed the music

SRIDEVI MAKES HER COMEBACK

CINE BYTES

ridevi has had the honour of working with some of the finest directors in India, but English Vinglish is the first film where she has worked with a female director. Talking to the media, she was all praises for Gauri Shinde, the director of the film, and said, “I fell in love with her the first time I met her and I really liked the script and the way she had narrated it to me. She has done a great job. It's been almost twenty years since I acted in a Telugu film, but I don’t consider English Vinglish as my comeback film.” When we asked Gauri Shinde about the inspiration behind the story, she replied, “It's inspired from my mother's life. I think a lot of mothers and other members in our families struggle to speak English. The film’s USP is the human emotions.” Elaborating, Balki, the producer of the film, said, “We tend to look down upon people who can't speak English and crack jokes about them. They laugh with you but they feel really bad about it. The film tackles that insensitivity because English is just another language.” Priya Anand is playing an important role and Amit Trivedi has composed the music. The film is all set to hit the screens on October 5.

A celebration of human emotions

Change in plans for Baadshah

he entire team of NTR, Kajal starrer Baadshah is all set to return from Bangkok sooner than expected. The ﬁlm’s second schedule, which began last month, was expected to continue till September 25; however, Sreenu Vaitla has decided to wrap up the schedule by September 10 and shoot the remaining portions of the ﬁlm in Hyderabad.

Charmee is Sakkubai in Damarukam

harmee’s excitement about her special song in Nagarjuna’s upcoming ﬁlm Damarukam is quite evident, if her tweets are anything to go by. The song is titled ‘Sakkubai’ and we hear that Charmee is enjoying every moment of her performance in the song. Srinivasa Reddy is directing this socio-fantasy.

Isha Chawla says no to skin show

sha Chawla is elated with the response she has got for her role in Balakrishna’s Srimannarayana. So far, she has stuck to a traditional look in all her ﬁlms and recently, when she was asked if she would do glamour-oriented roles, she said, “I have no intention of doing such roles in near future. Skin show is not my cup of tea.”

Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Rishi Kapoor to release autobiography next year

ctor Rishi Kapoor will release his autobiography in 2013. He will look back on his acting career in an era that has witnessed incredible changes in the film industry, and his life as a member of Hindi cinema's first family. The book promises to break new ground in writing on Indian cinema. IANS

CINE BYTES

Big B's jeans to be auctioned for charity

mitabh Bachchan's pair of jeans is to go under the hammer to raise funds for a non-profit organization that provides underprivileged children access to world class education. The 69-year-old donated his autographed jeans for the cause. PTI

Barfi! gets U certificate, Anurag Basu excited

irector Anurag Basu is on cloud nine after receiving his first ‘U’ certificate from censor board for Barfi!. “Just got the censor certificate, Barfi! is my first U certificate film,” tweeted Basu, who previously directed Murder, Gangster — A Love Story, Life in a... Metro that were released with an A certificate. IANS

CONFIDENT OF HEROINE: KAREENA

ollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, whose latest film Heroine is set for a September release, said on Saturday that she was confident but not over-confident about it. “I am not over-confident but quite confident and excited about the film,” Kareena said at a promotional event,

marking the film’s tie-up with clothing brand. Asked about what she is jealous of in life, Kareena said: “I am jealous of people who get to go on holidays, even though I go on many on my own. I love travelling. I am also jealous of people who get to eat whatever they want.” Releasing on September 21, the film also stars Arjun

Rampal and Randeep Hooda and has been directed by Madhur Bhandarakar. Despite having done various films like RaOne, Bodyguard and 3 Idiots, the actress said that the one closest to her heart will always be her first film, Refugee. “The first film is always special. That innocence never comes back. Refugee is my

favourite film,” she said. Heroine revolves around the ups and downs in a journey of an actress. Kareena said that even though she is playing the role of an actress in the movie as well, she is nothing like that in real life. “People think there are similarities, but I am not like that in real life. She is bold, manipulative, dark and edgy.

I am not at all like that,” the actress said. Talking about her look in the film, Kareena said: “My favourite looks are in the title song of the film, which is yet to release.” Kareena has also revealed that she would have loved to have played Konkona Sen Sharma’s role in Bhandarkar’s Page 3. IANS

Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 CINE BYTES Zac Efron to star in Are We Officially Dating?

igh School Musical star Zac Efron is reportedly set to star in director Tom Gormican’s romantic comedy Are We Officially Dating?. Production of the film will start in November in New York. Justin Nappi and Kevin Turen will produce the film with Scott Aversano and Andrew O’Connor. PTI

inger Seal has accused his former wife, supermodel Heidi Klum, of cheating him with her bodyguard. Klum was on a family getaway to Sardinia, Italy, where she was spotted getting close to her bodyguard of four years, Martin Kristen. IANS

TOMBOY TALES

I’ve never been too girly, says Biel A

ctress Jessica Biel had no hassles about shooting the fight sequences in the Total Recall remake as she believes she has never been too girly. Biel, who is engaged to Justin Timberlake, plays resistance fighter Melina in the remake of the hit movie, which sees her battle with Kate Beckinsale. Asked if she has a reputation as a tough person, she said: “Maybe not tough, but perhaps tomboy.” “I’ve always been that kind of person — constantly playing sports and never really into make-up or fashion, until about five years ago,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Biel as saying. The star, who has featured in successful movies like The Illusionist and The A-Team, admits she has to work hard to look good in her films but gets bored of dieting. “There are some days when I feel like I can’t eat another chicken breast and if I see another piece of broccoli, I swear to god. I know I feel better when I see myself on screen and I’ve been really dedicated, even though it was a pain in the ass. It’s there forever and you get one chance,” she said. IANS

Rachel Weisz cut out of Terrence film

Seal accuses Heidi Klum of cheating on him

scar-winning actress Rachel Weisz’s role has been edited out of To The Wonder by director Terrence Malick. The director is famed for leaving some of the biggest names in Hollywood on the cutting room floor. Weisz accepted a role in the film for the chance to work with Malick, who directed films like Badlands. PTI

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi

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 The first or last one can be a doozy 5 Washington transit system (with ‘the’) 10 ‘___ you were here!’ 14 Fairy-tale bear 15 Archer’s weapon 16 Jodie in a 1999 epic set in Asia 17 X or Y line on a graph 18 Complex decorative pattern 19 Cookout in Honolulu 20 ‘Hollywood Squares’ basis 22 Blouse accompanier, often 23 ___ Beta Kappa 24 Babble 26 Angler’s hooks 30 Multicolored cat 32 Zionist’s homeland 34 ‘I’ve got a mule, her name is ___’ 35 They may be tipped in acknowledgment 39 Sit-down occasion 40 Anti-knock additive 42 Repeat what you heard 43 Actor Giamatti 44 Astonishment 45 Spanish wine 47 Letting off the throttle (with ‘up’) 50 Vegetable spreads 51 Mapped out 54 Roman greeting 56 Native Hawkeye 57 North Sea catch of the day 63 Perjuring witness 64 Change pants? 65 ‘American ___’ 66 ___ the Red (Norse explorer) 67 Allow to enter 68 Playoff disappointment 69 A brother of Abel 70 ‘Saying it ___ thing, doing ...’ 71 Support for a backyard tire

DOWN

1 Bit of marital friction, eg 2 Airport/hotel connection 3 ‘War and Peace,’ eg 4 Bygone days 5 Fire starter 6 Titillating 7 Quartet when one’s out sick 8 Employ a therapeutic technique 9 Have liabilities 10 Thing taught in obedience school 11 Alaska native 12 ‘Grrr!’ is one 13 ___ cuisine 21 Vaulted church wing 22 Biological pocket 25 Small streams 26 Ribbonlike fabric 27 Aboard an ocean liner 28 German Mrs 29 Podiatrist’s concern 31 Disturbingly pale 33 Apartment renter’s agreement 36 Ten square chains 37 ‘Comin’ ___ the Rye’ (Robert Burns poem) 38 Asian restaurant sauces 41 Plays with one’s thumbs, in a way 46 Ground-breaking farmer 48 ___ Arbor, Mich 49 Knuckled under 51 Laundry accumulations 52 Department and river of France 53 Anticipate 55 ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ author Jules 58 ___ von Bismarck 59 Delta accumulation 60 Sneaker output 61 Blow, as a game 62 ‘Can I get you anything ___?’ 64 ‘Float like a butterfly’ boxer

Chai Time MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 4-9-2012

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

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Memory loss likely due to which you face trouble. However, you have the capability to face them with courage. Do not give up under any circumstance, which might make you weak. You might be influenced by bad friends.

Avoid expressing opinions for time being as you might be misunderstood. Plans to buy a house or plot will materialise. As govt officials are likely to get additional responsibilities, be in harmony with co-staff. Businessmen sign new deals.

You will involve in social activities and earn a good name. Govt sops likely for businessmen. All planned work will get completed. Govt officials likely to commit mistakes and repent later; hence be alert and avoid committing any mistakes.

QUICK CROSSWORD FRED BASSET

Politicians might face wasteful expenditure; be alert. Deficit financial position is inevitable. Court verdict will go in your favour. Avoid anger and emotional decisions. Employees will be alert and complete entrusted with perfection.

Family will remain in a peaceful atmosphere. Be careful while undertaking a jolly trip with children and take good care of them. Employees will complete their work successfully and earn a good name. Superiors will depend upon.

Ancestral property issues likely. Adjusting with persons connected in legal matters will ensure amicable settlement of issues. Financial situation is satisfactory. Problems at workplace for employees will be settled amicably.

You will fulfill commitments. Drive away the laziness and be active. Avoid getting anger with family members and avoid hurting anyone's feelings. Those in real-estate business and trading will see a boom time. Politicians will be favoured.

You struggle hard and achieve goals. Important future plans take shape. Income is likely to increase. Working women might face problems through colleagues and also face dissatisfaction of superiors. Health looks fine.

Old dues will get collected without much efforts. Though there will be financial difficulties, you will get help at the right time and solve problems. Be careful while finalising daughter or son's marriage as there are chances of mismatch.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

tarotreadhyd@gmail.com

ARIES:

GEMINI:

Five of Wands – Make optimum use of your time by organizing and priortising the most important jobs. You need to make the most of your waking hours.

LEO:

Page of Cups – You are losing a lot of energy by the end of day. This may be because of the way you are breaking up your day. Organise your time table better.

LIBRA:

STONE SOUP

Three of Cups – String the stories of your life together. Reflect on how your life has turned out. It will give you a clue as to how to make things better.

SAGITTARIUS:

Ten of Wands – Your mood swings will get you down quite badly. Learn to control your temper and do not hurt people who help you.

TAURUS:

Four of Pentacles – Someone may offend you at the work place. But do not attack as retaliation. Play your cards right by just waiting and watching.

CANCER:

Four of Wands – A young lad may give you a new perspective to life. You will see situations a lot more differently now. Open your mind to a new attitude.

VIRGO:

Queen of Cups – There is every possibility that you may get into a dispute with someone in the position of power. This will not be a small conflict. Gear up!

SCORPIO:

Nine of Wands – Beware of someone who is a fraud. This person may be selling a great idea and asking you to invest. Be careful with your money.

CAPRICORN:

Four of Cups – There is a silver lining to everything that’s happening around you right now. It will emerge a few days later. A job offer is coming soon.

SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Ten of Swords – This is not exactly where you expected to be today. Life is strange but you have to move on with it. Do not regret anything. Just keep fighting.

NUMBER GAME

You realize many new things about yourself, especially your limitations. There will be ways to overcome those. Work at it seriously.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Two of Cups –

INK PEN

Working women may get unexpected transfer but they are advised to accept the same without hesitation as this will be a good turning point for them. Those searching for a job can try for foreign assignments and they will succeed.

for 4-9-2012

Three of Wands – If you are non-vegetarian, you may want to cut down for some time and eat healthy. Food can determine mood and how you react to situations.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

Marriage talks will resume and progress well towards finalisation. Avoid controversial stand in decisions taken by family members. Those working in places of handling volume of cash need to be alert as there are chances of getting blamed.

SUDUKO

Health needs to be taken care of. Those in romance will be happy and cheerful as things will turn in favour of finalisation of marriage. Your approach in execution of work brings excellent and favourable results, which make you happy.

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Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

WILD YOUTH

CINE BYTES

Depp a great character actor, says Burton

im Burton loves working with Johnny Depp because he’s is in awe of Depp’s ability as a character actor. “I like actors that like to become characters. Some actors make a career out of being themselves in a movie. But I’ve always enjoyed those real character actors that just like to become different creatures, and he’s that way,” Burton said about Depp. PTI

Singer Rihanna branded a freak

M I L L A J OVOV I C H

was a bad girl M

odel-actress Milla Jovovich says she was once arrested for using stolen credit cards. Jovovich, 36, who is married to director Paul Anderson, said she and her friends broke the law all the time by refusing to pay fares on buses and the police also became involved when her behaviour took a turn for the worse, reported Daily Star. “I thought I was a bad girl when I was a kid. We broke the law all the time, getting onto buses without paying. We’d find wallets and use the credit cards on the weekends, then get arrested for it. I’m so stupid we actually got caught. Also, writing on walls — my name was Rile,” she said. The Resident Evil star said she had also stolen a tea set from a hotel once. “We got four cups and saucers, a sugar pot, a pot for cream and the only thing we didn’t get was the teapot. This was all on different trips. But because we stole it, it’s all broken.” PTI

&B star Rihanna has been branded “a freak” by animal rights campaigners after she took to the streets wearing a pair of snakeskin boots. A PETA spokesperson said, “Rihanna may not have a clue that snakes killed for boots are often nailed to a tree and skinned alive. Of course, they can’t go on Oprah to cry about it.” PTI

Chris Brown, Drake patch up

apper Chris Brown has ended his war of words with singer Drake, which began with their altercation in a New York nightclub in June. Brown, 23, said that he no longer has “beef” with Drake, 25, about the brawl, reported The Hollywood Life. Brown and Drake are both up for the Best Male Video prize at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) next month. PTI

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

PARALYMPIC GAMES

SNIPPETS

Oscar Pistorius dethroned

Brazil’s Alan Oliveira stole Oscar Pistorius’ Paralympic T44 200m crown with a powerful run, topping a successful night on the track for the South American nation. PHIL HAZLEWOOD Agence France-Presse LONDON: Oscar Pistorius was on Sunday dethroned as young Brazilian Alan Oliveira stole his Paralympic T44 200m crown with a powerful run, topping a successful night on the track for the South American nation. But the 25-year-old Pistorius hit out after his shock silver that silenced the 80,000-strong crowd at the Olympic Stadium, complaining he was at a disadvantage because of the length of some of his rivals’ artificial running blades. “The IPC (International Paralympic Committee) don’t want to listen,” the South African “Blade Runner” told Britain’s Channel 4 television. “The guys’ legs are unbelievably long. Not taking away from Alan’s performance, he’s a great athlete. “But these guys are a lot taller and you can’t compete with the stride length. “You saw how far he (Oliveira) came back. We aren’t racing a fair race. I gave it my best.

Brazil’s Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira celebrates after winning the Men’s 200m T44 Final athletics event during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday. TOPSHOTS/AFP/GLYN KIRK

Pistorius re-opens prosthetics debate

scar Pistorius re-opened the debate about whether artificial blades give amputee runners an unfair advantage after losing his T44 200m title at the Paralympics. The “Blade Runner”, so-called because he runs on carbon fibre prosthe-

RC-HPRC beat Amrutha Castle

ishal Singh, captain of the RC HPRC, led his team from the front to beat Amrutha Castle 6-4 in the Prince of Berar Cup Polo Tournament at the Bison Polo Grounds on Sunday. Vishal Singh scored five and Khadir Siddiqui one for RC HPRC. For Amrutha Castle, Naveen Singh scored three and Jasmail Singh scored a single. Despite repeated attacks by RC HPRC, it was Amrutha Castle that scored the first goal of the match in the first chukker through Jasmail Singh. RC HPRC equalised through Vishal Singh 50 seconds into the second chukker. Again Vishal struck minutes later to raise his team’s lead 2-1. Amrutha Castle’s efforts to equalise bore fruit a couple of minutes later when Naveen Singh’s shot found the mark. Khadir Siddiqui helped RC HPRC gain lead again just seconds from the end of the second chukker.

LONDON: US swimmer Mallory Weggemann on Sunday gave the perfect response to controversy about her classification upgrade by winning the Paralympic Games women’s S8 50m freestyle. The 23-year-old, who was paralysed four years ago after receiving epidural shots to treat shingles, earlier said she had “lost faith” in the system after she was moved up a class from S7 on the eve of the Games. She said the last-minute re-classification had been “really tough”.

Rithvik, Sahithi crowned champs

POLO

RAJESH RAVINDRAN rajesh.r@postnoon.com

Mallory takes gold after row

Vishal Singh who missed out on a hat-trick in the second chukker did not in the third. Fifty second into the third chukker, he raised his team’s lead to 4-2. Towards the end of the third chukker, he completed his hat-trick, the goals spaced by about 25 seconds. The last chukker saw Amrutha Castle trying desperately to lessen the lead and catch up which drew some result through consecutive goals by Naveen Singh. The scored would have been 7-4 had Vishal Singh’s shot not gone wide just seconds away from the final whistle. Vishal Singh attributed their victory to sticking to their game plan. “Despite the opposition scoring the first goal, we were undaunted,” he said. “We stuck to our game plan. We could mark every one of our rival team and kept the pressure on them.” Today SSC-HPRC will take on ASC-ARTY at 4 pm at the same venue.

ses, was beaten into silver by Brazil’s Alan Oliveira on Sunday, stunning the 80,000-strong crowd. He then hit out at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), claiming that he was at a disadvantage in the race over artificial leg length.

“The IPC have their regulations. The regulations allow that athletes can make themselves unbelievably high. We’ve tried to address the issue with them in the weeks up to this and it’s just been falling on deaf ears.” Pistorius said US’ Blake Leeper’s knee height, for example, was “like four inches (10cm) higher than it should be”.

HYDERABAD: Raja Rithvik R of Orchids International School, won the Hyderabad District boys under-9 Chess Championship held in Hyderabad at Hyderabad Chess Academy on Sunday. Harshith Krishna Pokala of Johnson Grammar School, Habsiguda came second. In Girls under-9 event, Sahithi Vysetty from St. Ann’s Girls High School won the first place with four points while Meghana Sirigudi of Delhi Public School, Nacharam was placed second with three points.

GOLF

Oosthuizen grabs lead Louis Oosthuizen fired an eight-under par 63 to seize a three-shot lead after three rounds of the US PGA Tour’s Deutsche Bank Championship. NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS: South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen fired an eightunder par 63 Sunday to seize a three-shot lead after three rounds of the US PGA Tour’s Deutsche Bank Championship. Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, birdied seven holes in a row starting at the par-four fourth, and followed up his lone bogey of the day at 17 with a birdie at the par-five 18th at the par-71 TPC Boston. He had a 54-hole total of 19under par 194. Oosthuizen surged past overnight leader Rory McIlroy, the world number one from Northern Ireland who carded a 67 for 197. Tiger Woods carded a 68 for a share of third place on 13under 200 alongside fellow American Dustin Johnson, who posted a 65. Oosthuizen, who trailed McIlroy by one coming into the round, made it look easy. His string of seven birdies included

Louis Oosthuizen hits an approach shot during the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday. JIM ROGASH/GETTY IMAGES/AFP

four putts of 20 feet (six meters) or more, the seventh coming with a tap-in at the par-four 10th. His seven-under 29 on the front nine was a tournament record, as was his 54-hole total. “Louis put on a display right there,” said McIlroy, who nevertheless wasn’t conceding defeat. “I’ve come from farther behind before... It’s going to be

an interesting day tomorrow.” The $8 million tournament, which is the second stop on the US tour’s four-event playoff series, concludes on Monday, the US Labor Day holiday. McIlroy, who claimed his second career major title at the PGA Championship in August, opened with back-to-back birdies. AFP

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND, SECOND TEST

History beckons India India will do themselves a favour in winning this Test and wrapping up the series 2-0, for it will do their confidence a lot of good before the sterner test when England comes here in November-December. SYED SHOAIB shoaib.s@postnoon.com BANGALORE: The tenthwicket stand between Jeetan Patel and Trent Boult was looking good enough in the morning of the fourth day of the second and final Test against New Zealand to spoil India’s party, when Zaheer Khan struck, having Patel caught behind by skipper MS Dhoni. Incidentally, Patel it was, who was batting with more confidence of the two, hitting both Umesh Yadav and Zaheer for boundaries before he fended at a short ball outside the off. England’s Ian Gould raised the finger to the half appeal after much deliberation. That left India with a gettable target of 261 in their second innings, the fourth of the match. That the highest fourth-innings target ever achieved at the Chinnaswamy Stadium is 207 against Australia, and

the fact that India at home has scored over 200 to win a test only three times before was made light of with a good partnership between Virendra Sehwag and Gautham Gambhir, putting them firmly on the road to victory. The two openers put on 77 runs, in their first 50-run partnership in 11 innings, before they departed in quick succession. Gambhir hit 34 runs during his stay at the crease, while Sehwag scored a brisk 38 before being bowled by Patel. First Test hero CA Pujara and Sachin Tendulkar batted out the remaining session cautiously, with India going into the lunch break at 88 for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs. The pressure on the team is relatively less, thanks to the positive approach of their opening pair who scored their runs at the rate of over a run a ball.

SNIPPET

AI bags award

ir India bagged “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar2012” award for its contribution in the field of Sports in the category of “Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent”. The award was given by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee and was received by Rohit Nandan,chairman and managing director, Air India, at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. AI has been a patron to sportspersons for the last several decades. It has provided jobs to sportspersons who brought glory for the country in different national and international competitions.

India vs New Zealand NZ 1st innings 365/All out India 1st innings 353/All out NZ 2nd innings 248/All out McCullumc †Dhoni b Yadav

MJ Guptill b Yadav

Williamson c Sehwag b Ashwin

LRPL Taylor* bw b Ojha

DR Flynn c Sehwag b Ashwin

Franklin st †Dhoni b Ashwin

CFK van Wyk† lbw b Ashwin

DAJ Bracewell lbw b Ojha

TG Southee b Ashwin JS Patel

c †Dhoni b Khan

TA Boult not out

Extras (b 4, lb 12, w 1)

Total (all out; 73.2 overs)

248

Fall of wickets: 1-30 , 2-31, 3-69 , 4-111, 5-140 , 6-195, 7-216, 8-222, 9-222, 10-248 Bowling

Z Khan

14.2 2

UT Yadav

15 0

PP Ojha

21 6

R Ashwin

22 1

SK Raina

India 2nd innings G Gambhir c Taylor b Boult

V Sehwag b Patel

CA Pujara not out

SR Tendulkar not out

Extras (lb 1, w 5)

Total (2 wickets; 20 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-77, 2-83

New Zealand batsman Kruger van Wyk (C) walks back to the pavilion as India’s Ravichandran Ashwin (L) celebrates his dismissal with Cheteshwar Pujara (R) during the second Test match on Sunday. AFP/MANJUNATH KIRAN

SOUTH AFRICA IN ENGLAND

England beat SA, lead 2-1 JULIAN GUYER Agence France-Presse LONDON: Ian Bell made 88 as England beat South Africa by six wickets in the fourth one-day international at Lord's on Sunday to go 2-1 up with one match to play in the series. Man-of-the-match Bell's innings was the cornerstone of England's 224 for four as they won with 20 balls to spare after good work by their bowlers restricted South Africa to 220 for eight.

Together with Warwickshire colleague Jonathan Trott (48), Bell shared a second-wicket stand of 141 after England lost captain Alastair Cook in the first

over of their innings when he was lbw to a superb late inswinger from fast bowler Dale Steyn. However, the Proteas couldn't make further early inroads despite Steyn hitting Trott, a former South Africa youth international, on the finger. As the floodlights took effect on a day where the overcast conditions had prompted Cook to field first, Bell cover-drove Wayne Parnell for four and advanced down the pitch to flat bat him for another boundary.

Bowling

TA Boult

TG Southee

DAJ Bracewell

JS Patel

LEAGUE CRICKET Vaibhav set to lead Hyderabad U-19 squad HYDERABAD: Vaibhav is set to lead the under-19 cricket team which will play a match against Baroda Cricket Association Under – 19 Team at the Gymkhana Grounds, Secunderabad on September 3 and 4 : The Team: G V Vaibhav (Captain, wk), Abhishek Ashok, Anirudh, Yathin Reddy, Bhargav Rayudu, Rahul Singh, Vamshi Vardhan Reddy, Rajat Ramesh, Roop Kishan Prasad, Roshan Raghuram, Radha Krishna, Tarun Yadav, Krishna Charith, Chaitanya Krishna, Akash Kulkarni

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

US OPEN

TWIN TARGETS

Sharapova ends last-eight drought JIM SLATER Agencie France-Presse NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova (right) reached the US Open quarter-finals for the first time since her 2006 championship run with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova on Sunday. And defending champion Samantha Stosur of Australia set up a last-eight showdown with top seed Victoria Azarenka as both captured fourth-round triumphs on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts at the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Third seed Sharapova, who completed a career Grand Slam by capturing the French Open title last June, rallied after twice dropping four games in a row and having to sit through a 73minute rain delay. “I’m so happy to be in the quarters,” Sharapova said. “It has been so many years and it’s a great stage to be at.” Seventh seed Stosur squandered eight match points but finally subdued stubborn British teen prodigy Laura Robson 6-4, 6-4 in 98 minutes. She advanced to a quarter-final against an opponent she has never defeated, World No 1 Azarenka of Belarus, who ousted Georgia’s Anna Tatishvili 6-2, 6-2, to reach her first US Open quarter-final.

Results

“As defending champion she’s going to be really motivated. I’m motivated as well,” Azarenka said. “It’s my first quarter-final at the US Open and I’m really looking forward to it.” Sharapova will next face French 11th seed Marion Bartoli, who beat Czech fifth seed Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon winner, 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, to book her first trip to the US Open quarterfinals at her 11th attempt. “I’m speechless and that doesn’t happen very often,” Bartoli said.

(x indicates seeding)

Men — 3rd round David Ferrer (ESP x4) bt Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 7-6 (11/9), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 Novak Djokovic (SRB x2) bt Julien Benneteau (FRA x31) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 Andy Roddick (USA x20) bt Fabio Fognini (ITA) 7-5, 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-4 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG x7) bt Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (11/9) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB x8) bt Grega Zemlja (SLO) 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 Women — 4th round Samantha Stosur (AUS x7) bt Laura Robson (GBR) 6-4, 6-4 Victoria Azarenka (BLR x1) bt Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6-2, 6-2 Marion Bartoli (FRA x11) bt Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 Maria Sharapova (RUS x3) bt Nadia Petrova (RUS x19) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

NEWS BRIEFS Djokovic storms on, Roddick stretches bye

Fifth seed Kvitova ousted at US Open

Hewitt offers shoulder, ear to teen Tomic

Robson struggles with celebrity as run ends

efending champion Novak Djokovic stormed into the US Open last 16 on Sunday as Andy Roddick stretched his long goodbye into a prime-time showdown with fellow former champion Juan Martin Del Potro. Djokovic coasted past 30th seed Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, while Roddick beat Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-4.

zech ﬁfth seed Petra Kvitova was eliminated from the US Open on Sunday by French 11th seed Marion Bartoli, who pulled off one of the biggest upsets on the women’s side with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory. Bartoli advanced to a quarter-ﬁnal matchup against Russian third seed Maria Sharapova who defeated Russian 19th seed Nadia Petrova.

ustralian veteran Lleyton Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam champion, has become a sounding board for rising Aussie teen star Bernard Tomic, who tries to learn all he can from Hewitt’s experience. Tomic made a second-round exit from the US Open at the hands of Andy Roddick in the American’s ﬁrst match after announcing retirement.

ritish teenager Laura Robson’s US Open journey suffered a gallant, fourth-round end on Sunday at the hands of defending champion Samantha Stosur, leaving her to contemplate a new-found celebrity status. Robson had earlier knocked out three-time champion Kim Clijsters as well as 2011 French Open winner Li Na.

Azarenka eyes title and music video shuffle NEW YORK: World number one Victoria Azarenka (below) has twin ambitions in New York — to win the US Open title and star in a music video with electropop stars LMFAO. Australian Open champion Azarenka made the quarterfinals on Sunday for the first time by defeating Georgia’s Anna Tatishvili 6-2, 6-2 and will face seventh-seeded defending champion Samantha Stosur of Australia in the last eight. Azarenka even appeared in her post-match news conference accompanied by one-half of the group, Redfoo, who has been a regular fixture at the event. Stosur, too, is a fan of the group and even performed her own on-court version of the shuffle, a dance popularised in the video for LMFAO’s recent hit Party Rock Anthem. “I’m just a big tennis fan. I think it’s going to be a great match. I’m really looking to see, you know, who has the better shuffle,” said Redfoo. Azarenka added: “It’s going to be kind of like an audition. I think it’s really fun. Actually, my manager likes to dance to it, too. See, she’s embarrassed.” Stosur admitted she may have embarrassed herself with her shuffle. “I figured there’s only going to be maybe one chance you can do that at the US Open with him there,” Stosur said. “I’m sure I looked like a goose.” AFP

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

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BAYERN SMASH STUTTGART TO TOP BUNDESLIGA Bayern Munich floored ten-man VfB Stuttgart 6-1 on Sunday, with Germany's Thomas Mueller scoring twice, to finish the second weekend of the Bundesliga season at the top of the table.

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

WHO’S THE MAN? VAN’S THE MAN Robin Van Persie hat-trick demolishes Saints’ prayers for a major upset. IAN WINROW Agencie France-Presse SOUTHAMPTON: Robin van Persie struck twice in the dying moments to complete his first Manchester United hat-trick and ensure Sir Alex Ferguson's side marked the manager's 1,000th English league game with a 3-2 victory over Southampton on Sunday. Ferguson appeared destined for disappointment on his landmark occasion when United trailed with three minutes of normal time remaining at St Mary's. But van Persie — who had earlier cancelled out Rickie Lambert's 16th minute opener and missed a penalty after Southampton had again gone ahead through Morgan Schneiderlin — equalised from close range in the 87th minute after Rio Ferdinand's header had struck the post. Then with the game in stoppage-time, the Netherlands international met Nani's corner with a near post header that brought the striker's 100th Premier League goal and secured a fortunate win for Ferguson's team. Van Persie's late intervention was agonising for a

Rodgers looks to Drogba, Owen

I have to say a big thank-you to Paul Scholes, when he came on everything started ticking. Every single pass he hit was the right one. For me, he is the man of the match. Robin van Persie

Southampton side who had performed well and dominated periods of the game but are still looking for their first point of the season. "It was a good feeling afterwards," van Persie told Sky Sports. "I'm very disappointed with the penalty. When that happens at 2-1 down, you can't take a penalty like that.” Ferguson provided a reminder of his ruthless streak before kick-off when he revealed goalkeeper David De Gea had been dropped as punishment for his error in the 3-2 victory over Fulham.

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he will be forced to look into signing free agent forwards Michael Owen and Didier Drogba after his club's worst league start for 50 years. Having allowed Andy Carroll to join West Ham on loan, Rodgers expected the club's hierarchy to complete a move for Fulham forward Clint Dempsey, who had made no secret of his desire to move to Anfield. However, Liverpool reportedly offered a derisory £3 million for US international Dempsey, who subsequently joined Tottenham for twice that fee, leaving Rodgers perilously short of attacking options for the foreseeable future. After Liverpool's 2-0 home defeat to Arsenal on Sunday capped a dispiriting week for Rodgers, the former Swansea boss revealed that he has already had frank conversations with his club's American owners.

LA LIGA

Barça maintain winning start The Catalan side may have lost the domestic Super Cup to Real Madrid midweek but they have now picked up maximum points from their first three league games. TIM HANLON Agencie France-Presse MADRID: Barcelona maintained their winning start to the season with a fine strike from Adriano Correia giving them a 1-0 victory over Valencia in La Liga action on Sunday. It also maintained their fivepoint lead over defending champions Real, who earlier beat Granada 3-0, Cristiano Ronaldo hitting a brace to reach

Real beat Granada 30, saw Ronaldo hitting a brace to reach a landmark 150 goals in 149 games for the capital club. a landmark 150 goals in 149 games for the capital club. Barca full-back Adriano's drive from outside the area after

23 minutes was the only goal of the game at the Nou Camp against a Valencia side who battled hard but spent most of the game defending deeply. Earlier Rayo Vallecano drew 0-0 with Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao overcame Valladolid 2-0, while Levante dramatically came from behind to beat Espanyol 3-2, with defender Raul Rodriguez deflecting the ball into his own net in time added on to decide the game.

SERIE A

Inter beaten by Roma Juventus and AC Milan both won their fixtures against Udinese and Bologna respectively. JUSTIN DAVIS Agencie France-Presse ROME: Champions Juventus underlined their Serie A title credentials by going top as Inter Milan were humbled 3-1 by a Francesco Totti-inspired Roma at the San Siro on Sunday. AC Milan, who finished runners-up to Juventus last season but stuttered against Sampdoria last week, got their scudetto campaign back on track Saturday when Giampaolo Pazzini struck a hat-trick in a 3-1 win away at Bologna. In Sunday's earlier match Juventus produced a similarly commanding performance in a 41 win away to 10-man Udinese which included a brace from Sebastien Giovinco and gave them two wins from two. Totti, whose Roma side could only eke out a draw at home to Catania last week, told Premium Calcio: "We put in a great performance.”

LIGUE 1

PSG get their first win ANDY SCOTT Agencie France-Presse PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain registered their first win of the new Ligue 1 season on Sunday night as a first-half double from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped the capital club to a 2-1 triumph at Lille. PSG's Qatari owners must have been getting restless after seeing their expensively-assembled team limp to three draws in their opening three games, but their signature summer signing Ibrahimovic was the star of the show at Lille's impressive new Grand Stade. Coach Carlo Ancelotti responded to an impotent attacking display in last Sunday's goalless home stalemate against Bordeaux by restoring Marco Verratti and Jeremy Menez to his starting line-up, and the latter provided a fine assist for the opening goal.