Postnoon E-Paper for 24 September 2012 by Scribble Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

‘I’M NO TRIPLE THREAT’

Brooklyn Decker, wife of former tennis star Andy Roddick is all set to become a star of the stage.

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MLAS THUMB NOSE AT RULES

The 216 MLAs continue to flout the rules that demand declaration of assets and liabilities. Yet they are the ones who preach the need to abide by the rules. MLAs are violating existing Assembly rules when it comes to declaring their personal assets and liabilities. As per clause 364 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, every MLA should declare his/her assets and liabilities before July 31 of every year.

VIMALAKKA ARRESTED FOR DAMAGING KBR STATUE

A former Maoist and pro-Telangana activist Vimalakka was arrested this morning for vandalising the statue of Kasu Brahmananda Reddy. The Banjara Hills police booked her under six different sections of IPC that deal with damaging public property. Arrest followed her confession.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 HYDERABAD

HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

FANTASY VS REALITY P5

REPORT ON P8 While audiences have been raving about Barfi!, the physically-disabled community in the City feels the film doesn’t reflect the hardships of their lives.

FINDING THEM A NEW HOME

At the recent puppy and kitten adoption drive at the Zoroastrian Club, several Indian breeds found enthusiastic new owners willing to give them a new home.

THE LIVES OF OTHERS P9

With Barfi! being nominated as India’s official entry to Oscars, films featuring characters who are differently-abled are once again in the spotlight. We take a look at some such films which made us laugh and cry and left a deep impact on our hearts.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

city events

ART EXHIBITION

Eminent artist Vijit Pillai’s solo art exhibition will be held at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Banjara Hills. The exhibition titled Blu Nirvana — a unique illustration of tranquility and colour, will be open all day long from September 22 to September 28.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES Where: Alliance Francaise, Marredpally, Secunderabad When: Ongoing, 9am to 6pm Contact: (040) 2770 0734

ART Ikebana exhibition An exhibition of Ikebana and Painting where you can witness a fusion of metal, petal and paint. It’s a journey of scrap in the arms of petals and paint by Sharmila Agarwal. Where: Rainbow Art Gallery, Balyogi Paryatak Bhavan, Begumpet When: September 25 onwards, 11am to 7pm

Mudra in style An exhibition of paintings featuring various forms of Lord Ganesha will be held at Iconart Gallery. A preview for the exhibition was held on September 15. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing, 11.30 am-7pm Contact: 98499 68797

Calligraphy art On the occasion of Vinayaka Chathurthi, Sri Parameshwar Raju presents a series of calligraphic artworks based on Lord Ganesha. The exhibition will be held at Truffles Cafe, Jubilee Hills. Where: Trufﬂes Cafe, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 10 When: Ongoing, 11 am onwards Contact: (040) 2355 0105

Recent and retrospective A painting exhibition by artist Sudip Roy will be held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery from September 28. Where:Kalakrithi Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: September 28, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Life together Iconart Gallery is hosting Life Together, a group show featuring sculptures, paintings and prints by 22 artistes. A preview will be held on September 28. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: September 28 onwards, 11.30am to 7pm

Kerala murals A group painting exhibition featuring Kerala Temple murals by Prince Thonnakkal, Ragini Krishnan, Sangeetha and Viji Murugan will be on display at Shrishti Art Gallery. Where:Shrishti Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 15 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2354 0023

Jubilee Hills, Rd No 10 When: Ongoing, 8am onwards Contact: (040) 2355 0105

SHOWS Play time Lamakaan will be hosting Manch Theatre’s A Plateful of Plays on October 6. This 120-minute offering is a collection of varied and humorous plays. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: October 6, 7.30pm onwards Contact: 96427 31329 Film workshop A film making workshop and a film appreciation workshop is being held by Yavanika films. The workshops will be held on weekends. When: 29 September onwards, 11am onwards Contact: 94904 40986 The refund A play titled The Refund will be presented at Lamakaan on September 30. The play takes a dig at the education system in the country. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: September 30, 7.30pm onwards Contact: 96427 31329

DINING SPRINKLE OF JOY: Children are seeing enjoying a water sprinkler at Sanjeevaiah Park at Necklace Road to beat the humidity after a spell of rain N SHIVA KUMAR the previous day. Contact: 98499 68797 Photo exhibition An exhibition titled Imagine is being held at Alliance Francaise De Commissioner & Spl Officer

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CRIME

Fake groom, qazi behind bars Mahsan Arshad, determined to marry his cousin, forged her signature to fake a wedding. Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com

crafty move by a man to marry his love sans her parents’ consent with a fake marriage arrangement with a qazi and friends landed the prospective groom and qazi in the police net. Behind the bars are chief qazi Mohd Zaheeruddin, a mediator Mohd Basheeruddin, and the prospective bridegroom, Mohd Mahsan Arshad. Falaknuma police inspector M Hussaini Naidu unrolled the chronology of events for Postnoon. Mahsan, 29, a resident of Brindavan Colony, Toli Chowki is into the construction business and has been in love with his

uncle’s 21-year-old daughter. Mohd Abdul Vasi, a resident of Ansari Road, is a civil contractor. Mahsan and his parents had recently approached Vasi seeking his consent to marry off her daughter to Mahsan. But Vasi was unwilling and said his nephew’s character remains much to be desired and he was not going to bless the alliance. Sub-inspector Muthu Yadav, the investigating officer said, “Dejected but determined Mahsan allegedly plotted a plan to make a fake marriage certificate with the help of chief qazi of Sultan Bazaar Mohd Zaheeruddin and Mohd Basheer the mediator.” On May 17 they ‘performed’ a marriage with a fake record

Chief qazi Zaheeruddin, Mahsan and the mediator Mohd Basheer have been taken into custody for faking Mahsan’s marriage to his cousin.

and the girl’s consent in writing. Mahsan and his brother are said to have paid `8,000 to the qazi and `2000 to the mediator. Last month, Mahsan submitted the consent to the Wakf board and took a marriage certificate, based on which Mahsan approached the High Court seeking its intervention to summon his ‘legally wedded wife.’ But when the ‘wife’ was ordered to be present in the Court she denied she ever signed the paper and also told the Court that she was willing to marry Vasi only if her parents gave their consent, or else, she did not want an alliance with Mahsan. She is alleged to have told the police that Mahsan seemed to be a psycho and she would go by her parents wishes.

city MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 LAST YEAR... HERE Strike paralysed City

ast year, we had reported how the City came to a standstill due to the general strike called in favour of the Telangana issue. Citizens were left stranded due to the complete shutdown of public transport services. A year later, another strike is being planned in favour of the issue, and citizens are scrambling to ensure that it is not a repeat of last year.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

NUMEROLOGY

216

the number of MLAs in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly who are yet to declare their assets and liabilities as of September 2012.

Barfi! was well made, but it has not done any justice in showing us the reality of the millions who suffer from disabilities. What social outcome it has is to be seen. Jayapradha R, mother See page 8

New FoBs to ease crossing Nineteen new foot-overbridges are set to be constructed in the City. These will be fully funded by the corporation after the proposals failed to attract investors.

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he GHMC has identified 19 places where pedestrians regularly have trouble crossing the road. In these places, foot-overbridges (FoBs) will be erected soon, with full funding from the Corporation. Most existing FoBs in commercial areas are constructed under BOT (build operate transfer) scheme, wherein the company that constructs it holds the advertising rights for at least 10 years after completion. There are 12 such FoBs in the City that have come up in recent years, but few cater to the needs of the general public. A lot of them are rarely used. The FoBs at Dilsukhnagar, LV Prasad Eye Hospital (Banjara Hills), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Jubilee Hills), Malaysian Township, Narayanamma College, NTR Ghat, Khairatabad Railway Station, Ameerpet, Begumpet, Rasoolpura and NMDC (yet to be started) are constructed under BOT. With the traffic police identifying 19 places where FoBs are

Practise what you preach isn’t a motto for MLAs. While MLAs go on and on about the need for transparency in public life and to abide by the rules, a majority of them are yet to declare their assets and liabilities.

The youth get a say at parallel conference. While delegates debate issues of biodiversity at CoP-11, a parallel conference for the youth, Go4BioDiv, will look at conserving coastal biodiversity.

Blind love lands groom behind bars. A groom who forged his cousin’s signature and faked their marriage found out the hard way that love doesn’t trump the law.

Oscar entry does little for the cause of the disabled. Barﬁ! might be the talk of the town, but the issues at its core, disability and autism, remain ignored, say activists. Abandoned animals get a shot at happiness. Pups and kittens who were abandoned found new homes at an adoption drive recently.

in much need, the GHMC would be taking up the work. Even though most of the proposed sites had been put forth more than a year ago, the proposals failed to attract investors, who did not find the projects viable under BOT. “Now the corporation’s sole objective for constructing the new FoBs will be to benefit people,” said D Jayaraj Kennedy, additional commis-

sioner (electricity and advertisements). After due consideration, the GHMC has planned to construct all these FoBs with its own money. Designs are being made keeping in mind the narrow roads in most of these places. The FoBs will be installed in phases in the coming years. The new locations identified for the FoBs are Koti Women’s

College, Rajbhavan Road (near Zikra School), General Post Office (Abids), Zoopark, Mahavir Hospital, Tolichowki, Kothaguda, Railnilayam, M G B S - G o w l i g u d a , Hafeezbabanagar, Paradise, Himmatpura, Jubilee Hills checkpost, Afzalgunj, Shadan College (Khairatabad), St Ann’s College (Tarnaka) and Grammar School (Abids).

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CIVIC

Kajal ‘might’ lose Mahesh Babu’s film

HEMANTH KUMAR hemanth.k@postnoon.com

ahesh Babu’s upcoming film, which is being directed by Sukumar, might have a new lead actress, if the latest buzz is anything to go by. Ever since the film was announced, casting the lead actress turned out to be quite an arduous task. There were rumours that Tamannaah is likely to play the lead; however, after much deliberation, Kajal was

we contacted Sukumar, he said, “We haven’t replaced Kajal yet. It’s true that she’s having a tough time allocating dates because of her other commitments and we don’t want to delay the film’s production either.” Sources say that Sukumar and the producers of the film, Anil Sunkara, Ram Achanta and Gopichand, have already begun looking for a replacement. Kajal had earlier worked with Mahesh Babu in Businessman. It’s just a matter of time before she opts out officially.

roped in. She even shot for few days before she went on a long trip to Europe to shoot for her other films. Apart from this film, Kajal is part of Ram Charan’s Nayak, Yevadu, NTR’s Baadshah, Ravi Teja’s Sir Vachaaru, Akshay Kumar’s Special Chabbis and in Tamil, she has signed Karthi’s All in all Alzhagu Raja and Jiiva’s Yaan. All these films are at various stages of production and she’s having a tough time allocating dates to Mahesh BabuSukumar’s untitled film. When

NEWS BRIEFS Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide

RTC hikes bus fares, opposition to protest

Contractors resume 29-year-old soldier work after ‘manhandling’ found dead in City

nother farmer falls victim to debt. G Ramulu, 60, of Jaffergally under Pargi police station limits, died on Sunday after allegedly consuming poison. He had taken a loan of `2 lakh from a government agency under collateral of his land. Debts mounted and he was likely to lose his land. Hence, he took the extreme step, the police said.

he APSRTC has hiked the bus fares from Sunday midnight. On an average, the fares have been increased by `1 for short distance and by `2 and more for long distances. These revised fares will be applicable for both City ordinary buses and Metro Express. Opposition parties have opposed the hike and will protest, reports said.

he GHMC Commissioner, MT Krishna Babu has ordered an inquiry into the incident of alleged ‘manhandling’ of a contractor by an executive engineer. The commissioner held a meeting with the Contractors’ Association, after they went on a ‘ﬂash strike’ demanding suspension of the engineer. The contractors have resumed work.

military man, identiﬁed as Yougesh Kumar Dubey, 29, died under suspicious circumstances in Hyderabad. A native of Jabalpur, Dubey had been sent to Hyderabad as part of his military training a few days ago. He was found dead on Sunday. The Bollaram police, under whose jurisdiction the body was found, has registered a case.

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POLITICS

MLAs thumb nose at rules

216 MLAs continue to flout the rules which demand declaration of assets and liabilities. Yet they are the ones who preach the need to abide by the rules. INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

properties. Last year, the number of MLAs who declared the details of their assets and liabilities stood at a mere 23, which is even more shocking.

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s per Rule 364 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Andhra Pradesh Legislature, every member should declare his/her assets and liabilities to the Speaker within 30 days from taking oath and thereafter shall declare only whenever there is a change in his/her assets and liabilities before 31st of the next July while in office and such declaration shall be treated as a public document.” This is the directive written proudly on the official website of the AP Assembly, www.aplegislature.org. But click on the link; it leads to a blank page that says “Page under Construction.” Postnoon did some digging and found out interesting facts behind the whole issue. Public representatives, who always boast of the importance of transparency in public life, don’t seem to be following it themselves. MLAs are violating

SPEAKER’S DIRECTIVE

existing Assembly rules when it comes to declaring their personal assets and liabilities. As per clause 364 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, every MLA should declare his/her assets and liabilities before July 31 of every year. But the fact is that only a few MLAs have adhered to this

directive. Since the formation of the 13th Assembly after the general elections in 2009, majority of the MLAs did not care to abide by this rule. If we look at the status this year, only 79 MLAs have submitted the details of their assets and liabilities for the current year (2012) as of September 18. This means that a total of 216 MLAs are yet to declare their

POLITICS

The reason for the increase seems to be a directive from Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar in the wake of launching a brand new website for the Assembly two months ago. Before the launch, the Speaker had declared that he would host the details of properties owned by all the members of the House on the website and requested members to declare their assets and liabilities. The directive of the Speaker did have some impact, but not much. This has forced the Assembly authorities to keep the web link of assets and liabilities on the official website blank. “We could not host the details of the properties owned by the members following poor response from them. As per the directions of the Speaker, we have extended the deadline till the end of this month and requested all the

members to submit their property details before the deadline,” Assembly secretary Rajasadharam told Postnoon Wednesday. He said once they receive the details from MLAs, they would post the same on the website. The official Assembly records for 2011, which are on display in the Assembly library, revealed that only 23 MLAs submitted the details of their assets and liabilities. The list of these MLAs included Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, BJP state president G Kishan Reddy, Loksatta president Jayaprakash Narayan and 10 cabinet ministers. Among the cabinet ministers, K Jana Reddy, Dr J Geeta Reddy, V Vasanth Kumar, K Parthasarathy, G Aruna Kumari and K Lakshminarayana are some who declared their properties by adhering to the rule. Interestingly, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, home minister P Sabita Indira Reddy and scores of ministers do not figure in last year’s records.

POLITICS

A govt of the scamsters, Congress camp gloomy by scamsters: Dattatreya A POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com

Senior BJP leader reacts to PM’s broadcast on FDI in retail.

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he BJP is determined to go through the whole country explaining how the two massive scams — 2G spectrum and Coalgate — had led to the ‘unjust and inhuman’ steps of FDI in retail and hike in diesel prices. Echoing what BJP’s glam boy Narendra Modi said, money definitely grew on 2G and Coalgate trees, as a rebuff to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement that money did not grow on trees, senior BJP and former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya (in pic) said the main ploy was surely to divert the Opposition attention from the monster-sized Coalgate scam but in that process, the government has put on stake the lives of millions of kirana shop

owners and small traders who lived by the sweat of their brow. Dattatreya said the common man is yet to understand the impact of huge retail giants coming into consumer retail. Cash-rich and influential world companies like WalMart could

afford to spend millions to catch future fishes but small Indian traders, on whose earning depended millions of families, would bow out, unable to stand the competition. Those rendered jobless will become a liability to society and the economy would sag, he added. Taking a dig at the prime minister’s broadcast to the country, the BJP leader said the PM was probably too innocent to know of the huge scams in this government. Asking Singh to take a lesson from the Vajpayee-led NDA government, Dattatreya said during the NDA rule, the government had initiated schemes for developing national highways, railways and rural roads without inviting foreign money. He said FDI was not the solution to every problem the country faced.

pall of gloom seems to have descended on the ruling Congress leaders in the State. The recent UPA government’s decision to hike diesel prices by `5, continuous growth in food inflation, FDI in retail sector, power crisis, and passing on fuel surcharge adjustments onto the consumers have become a cause of concern for the Congress leaders. These leaders are now openly saying that it’s very difficult for the party to retain power in the next Assembly elections. “Power crisis continues to worsen and prices of essential commodities are soaring. The recent diesel price hike and cap on domestic gas supply has further dented our party’s image among the people of the State. This would definitely force people to vote against our party and throw us out of power,” government chief whip in Legislative Council, Sivarami Reddy, told Postnoon. Reddy said that party leaders are already mentally preparing themselves to sit in Opposition after the next Assembly elec-

State Congress leaders are now openly saying that it’s very difficult for the party to retain power in the next Assembly elections.

tions. Reddy believes that there was a strong need to reach out to the poor and middle-class people with people-friendly measures. He felt that the government should bear the subsidy to provide additional gas cylinders at existing prices. Another Congress leader, on condition of anonymity, told this paper that the UPA government at the Centre is taking all antipeople measures like FDI in retail, which would doom the party in the 2014 assembly elections both at the Centre and the State and result in facing the wrath of the people. He also said that the party is facing lot of anti-incumbency at both levels as it has been in power since 2004 and added that the Congress does not have any option but to lose to its rivals.

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CBD MARINE BIODIVERSITY

Youth forum in parallel to CBD The Go4BioDiv will take place in Sunderbans from Oct 6 to 15 and will then merge with CoP. PK SURENDRAN surendran.pk@postnoon.com

will be prepared and accompanied by a strong virtual exchange via an online platform.

n October 2012 Go4BioDiv will take place for the third time — parallel to CoP-11 in Hyderabad, India. It will be hosted by the ministry of environment and forests (MOEF), government of India and carried out by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) with support from various international partners. In accordance with the CoP10 decisions (Nagoya mandate/Aichi targets), the theme of Go4BioDiv 2012 will be ‘Conserving coastal and marine biodiversity for sustaining life and livelihoods’.

PROGRAMME

The first part of Go4BioDiv 2012 will take place in the Sunderbans, India’s unique marine World Heritage site, from October 6 to 15, 2012. Here, the messengers will get to know

PARTICIPANTS

The theme of Go4BioDiv 2012 will be ‘Conserving coastal and marine biodiversity for sustaining life and livelihoods’. In order to attract major media and political attention to the outputs of

COUNTDOWN TO CoP HYDERABAD 2012

each other, learn more about the issues at stake and develop their output for CoP-11. They will then join CoP-11 from October 16 to 19 during the high-level segment to present their messages to

decision-makers and the wider public via a powerful youth declaration, creative performances involving street theatre and a colourful exhibition and various side-events. The whole event

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Go4BioDiv, the young messengers will come from outstanding marine and coastal sites. The international participants will have a close personal or working relationship with Marine World Heritage sites. Ten young leaders will come from other marine or coastal sites in India (1 per coastal State, 1 representing the Union Territories).

International Youth

oung people will have to bear the consequences of today’s actions and decisions – therefore their points of view should play an important role in political discussions and decision-making. The International Youth Forum Go4 BioDiv gives young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 the opportunity to engage in the CoP of the Convention on Biodiversity. Initiated by the German development cooperation (GIZ) and the German National Park of the Bavarian Forest, Go4BioDiv has been carried out twice so far, in 2008 and 2010, parallel to the Conferences of Parties in Germany and Japan. Young messengers from five continents sent wake-up-calls to the world community for conserving biological and the often associated cultural diversity. In 2012, it will take place for the third time in India.

HANGING PRECARIOUSLY

State received good rains The country enjoyed a fairly good monsoon this year. The All India area weighted rainfall stood at 788.3mm. In AP, the Telangana region received 6 per cent more rainfall while the Rayalaseema region received 5 per cent less.

Loose and hanging wires are a common sight along the routes leading to the CBD venue and prominent City hotels as they are being changed ahead of the upcoming Biodiversity conference as part of the GHMC’s beautification drive. M ANIL KUMAR

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DISABILITY

Barfi! not a

REALITY CHECK While audiences have been raving about the movie, the physically disabled community feels the film doesn’t reflect the hardships of their lives. RAHUL RAMAKRISHNA rahul.r@postnoon.com

arfi!, India’s official entry to the Oscars, a movie about the love story of an autistic girl and a hearing and speech impaired boy, has won many rave reviews and accolades, yet a small community of physically disabled people feels that the real lives of hearing impaired, speech impaired and autistic people are far from being saccharine romance material. “The movie was well made, but it has not done any justice in showing us the reality of the millions who suffer with disabilities. On one hand, we have comedy tracks with the hearing and speech impaired characters as comic elements and on the other hand, we have movies like this that soften our view towards disabled people, when all they need is equal, unbiased treatment. Personally, I am not against the movie in any way, but what social outcome it will have after the Oscar nominations is to be seen,” says Jayapradha Reddy, whose son, Surya, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 6. “Even now, I see people talking about how glorious the romance between the hearing impaired boy and the autistic girl was and not about the plight of the disabled. A fair amount of the proceeds from

I see people talking about how glorious the romance between the boy and the autistic girl was and not about the plight of the disabled. Anil Narayanan NGO volunteer the movie should be put to use to help the disabled, not as a rule, but for credibility sake,” says Anil Narayanan, a volunteer at an NGO that helps rehabilitate hearing impaired and speech impaired children. While most are in agreement with the fact that the movie did deserve the honour of being sent to the Oscars, some think making a saccharine-sweet movie will not suffice. “We don’t need a Frenchlooking Indian movie trying to show us the softer sides of human disability. It has not stimulated the audience into any social awareness. People came out of the theatres commending the look and the experience of the film, but nobody settled for a discussion on phy-

sical disabilities. For example, I overheard my neighbour saying that Priyanka Chopra’s “mental role” was very well done. This, among others, was the response,” says Vishwanath Iyer,a copy writer. Vishwanath has been suffering from partial hearing loss since childhood and has been an active member of various community support groups based on rehabilitating the physically disabled. Also, quite recently, the Persons with Physical Disabilities Act of 1995 was given an overhaul and a new version of this was made public. Although it turned out to be a mixed stash of reservations promoting employment for the disabled and income tax exemptions for people who integrate the disabled into their work, the far end of this version, like integrating disabled children into the normal educational framework, and a biased presumption that all disabled people can function in only limited tasks has rubbed people the wrong way. The ministry of social justice and empowerment is yet to clarify this version of the bill. Considering the success the film has had, maybe social awareness can only be spread through the beauty that celluloid can deliver. Or perhaps, a bulwark of toothed laws protecting and helping the disabled might just be the answer.

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Finding them a new home At the recent puppy and kitten adoption drive at the Zoroastrian Club, several animals found enthusiastic new owners willing to give them a new home. JYOTSNA NAMBIAR

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There are a lot of people who ask us if we have specific breeds. Though we don’t, we ask them to attend our adoption drives. When they see the cute Indian puppies, they change their minds.

nimal lovers had a field day on Sunday at HSPCA’s puppy and kitten adoption drive at Zoroastrian Club, Secunderabad. Around 20 pups and six kittens were up for adoption, and by 12pm, several had already found homes. All under 25 months old, the pups waddled around, submitting with good grace to the caresses of visitors and volunteers. Three youngsters, who are from Manipur and work in the City, were debating whether to get a tubby, golden brown pup, who fell asleep on the table as they talked. “We came because we heard there was a Labrador pup. But by the time we got here, he had already been adopted. Then we saw this adorable fellow. The only problem is that when we go home, there won’t be anyone to take care of him,” said one of the girls. Half an hour later though, the girls headed home happily with their new pup. There were enough takers for the kittens as well, two having already been adopted. Sisters Mrudula and Mukunda K were keeping an eye on the cats. “We foster 11 cats, two of which were adopted today,” said Mrudula. The tradition of fostering cats started with their mother, and the girls say they can’t remember a time when there weren’t cats at home. “Most often, we find kittens in garbage bins. Sometimes, their fur is still wet from the afterbirth. The kittens have to be kept warm and fed proper food at all times. Even if the mixture is slightly changed, they fall sick,” said Mrudula. Mukunda adds, “Once we brought home a cat who was ill. Soon, all of them fell sick.

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We’re constantly making the rounds of the hospitals.” Two pups were taken home by Kanchan, who, along with her two sons, was pleased with the new additions to the family. “A year and a half ago, our dog was stolen. Today, we found a pup who looks exactly like him!” said Kanchan. Her son, nine-year-old Jash, was grinning broadly as he struggled to

hold on to a black pup. When asked why they opted to get a pup here, Kanchan said, “It’s easy to buy a dog anywhere, but breed doesn’t really matter to us. And in the end, it is better to give a homeless dog a home, isn’t it?” Amrita Rizal, who works with HSPCA, said, “There are a lot of people who ask us if we have specific breeds. Even though we don’t, we ask them to attend one of our adoption drives. When they see how cute the Indian breed puppies can be, they change their minds and adopt one.” Not anyone can just walk in and pick up an animal though. “The whole family must be prepared to accept a pup. They should have enough space and experience to take care of an animal. They should be sure that they won’t abandon it after a while,” Amrita said, adding that the number of abandoned dogs had increased suddenly. “Even pedigree pets are being dumped on roads. There is no need to abandon them; if you can’t take care of them, bring them to us and we’ll find them a better home.”

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onstruction sector is taking a beating due to inconsistency of policies. Funds are never a major problem for the growth of this sector because of the publicprivate sector partnership. However, there are many impediments in the sector’s growth. Environmental, land acquisition, forest clearances and permissions are causing delays in projects and hindering the industry’s growth. For instance, recent court orders on sand mining increased the price of natural sand by five times overnight,” said B Seenaiah, president, Builders’ Association of India. Stressing about the immediate changes in policies and their repercussions on the sector, he said, “The government should pre-plan. It should conduct a public debate between experts from the private and public sectors to bring in new policies or change existing ones. They should let the industry prepare for the new policy environment before the policy comes in place. However, a quick decision by

the government or by the court will put the growth of the whole sector in a mess.” Talking about land acquisition issues, Seenaiah revealed, “It is a major concern for the growth of the sector. Many power projects or other construction works are in limbo after huge investments with local people agitating against them. Even, Opposition political parties are taking the agitators side by instigating them and making issues more complex. Nobody is thinking about the

Seenaiah believes the government should acquire land at reasonable prices and allot it to private sector for power projects. power crisis or the country’s growth. On the flip side, the locals also should not suffer for the benefit of the nation. They should get around three times the market price and other

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employment benefits. “However, if the private sector is planning to acquire land, the locals are demanding a huge price for it, which is almost equal to the value of the land in that area after completion of the project. A private player cannot buy a land worth `2 lakh for `20 lakh. It will put the feasibility of the project at stake,” said Seenaiah. “The government should acquire the required land at a reasonable price and allot that to the private sector for power projects. All the political parties should come together and support the public in giving land to build the nation. If everybody only considers his/her benefits, the country will continue to be in darkness,” he emphasised. “The government should also have a vision for the State. If there is a need for an extra 1,000 MW for the State, the government should aim to build the projects that can supply 1,500 MW. Even, if 70 per cent of it turns in to reality, the State will not face a power crisis. For instance, Gujarat is producing surplus power and selling it at a higher price. These profits are used to supply power at affordable prices,” he added.

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ed and rational understanding that anything to discourage that is a disservice to itself,” he added. The ongoing row is centered on the Tokyocontrolled Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by Beijing. China postponed a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties with Japan. As tensions mounted,

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Siemens denied Sunday that it had sold any nuclear equipment to Iran, after a prominent Iranian lawmaker accused the German ﬁrm of selling the country gear that was laced with explosives. The lawmaker, Aladin Borujerdi, who chairs the parliamentary national security and foreign policy commission, said Siemens had sold Iran equipment for its nuclear programme that contained miniexplosives, Iranian media reported Sunday. “Intelligence-security apparatus succeeded in discovering explosives in equipment which were provided to us for our nuclear activities,” Borujerdi said.

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ENGINEER OF THE YEAR K Narayana Reddy, president, Fibreglass Industries Association of AP, has been awarded the ‘Engineer of the year Award 2012’ on the occasion of 45th engineers day in commemoration of the 152nd birthday celebrations of engineer-statesman, Bharat Ratna, Sir Mokshagundam Visveswarayya. This award was given to Reddy in recognition of his work in the engineering ﬁeld, especially in the composites materials in AP.

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Nine dead in Jharkhand ashram

RANCHI: At least nine devotees, including eight women, died of suffocation in an ashram in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district Monday, police said. According to police, thousands of people arrived to take part in Saint Thakur Anukul Chand’s 125th birth anniversary celebrations at an ashram in Deoghar district. “During morning prayers at 5 a.m. hundreds of devotees gathered in a congested hall. More than 15 people fainted,” a police official told IANS over telephone. The official said, “Those who fainted were taken to hospital, where nine, including eight women, died. All the dead were above 50 years old. The other six people who fainted are under treatment.” Police said there were volunteers to usher crowds in the hall, but they failed to manage the vast numbers of people who had gathered for morning prayers.

BLOCKADE Blockade hits railway services MUMBAI: Several major trains, including the Rajdhani Express, have been stranded at various places following the blockade put up at Parsabad Railway station in Koderma district by a BJP MLA and his supporters. The BJP activists have demanded the opening of reservation counters at the Parsabad station and the stoppage of Mumbai-Howrah and other express trains at Parsabad station. “BJP MLA Amit Yadav and about 500 of his supporters have squatted on both up and down tracks at Parasabad, over 140 km from here, since five o’clock this morning disrupting railway services,” Rail Police Force Divisional Commander Shashi Kumar said. New Delhi-Howrah, New Delhi-Sealdah, New DelhiBhubaneswar Rajdhani Express trains and several other trains have been held up at different points following their agitation, he said.

SAFETY IS TOP PRIORITY

Newly-appointed Railway Minister CP Joshi today said safety of passengers will be his top priority, along with modernisation and improvement in passenger amenities.

THILAKAN DIES AT 77

GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

Hard times for Cong, BJP More than ten national and regional parties have shown willingness to contest in Gujarat election. PARAG DAVE AHMEDABAD: The forthcoming Gujarat Assembly elections between two main contenders — the Congress and BJP — are likely to see depletion of their vote shares at the hands of other parties, also having secular and Hindutva leanings. More than ten national and regional parties have shown willingness to contest in Gujarat elections, which has rung the alarm bells for the poll managers of Congress and BJP as they are likely to become show spoilers in elections, party sources said. Those who have decided to jump in the election fray are

Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, JD(U), NCP, Lok Janshakti Party of Ram Vilas Paswan, and Left parties like CPI (M), which may harm the Congress’s secular vote. Some of these parties had contested elections last time also. For the first time in the state, the BJP is facing a situation where the parties sharing same ideology, like the Gujarat

Parivartan Party (GPP) floated by rebel leader Keshubhai Patel and Shiv Sena, will also contest the polls. The other major factor is elections in Gujarat are being held for the first time after delimitation, where boundaries of more than 60 constituencies out of the total 182 have been redrawn, sources said. Delimitation exercise was carried out on the basis of the latest census with an overall view that the population per Assembly seat is in the same range and to identify reserved seats of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The recommendations of 2002 delimitation panel were approved by the President in 2008.

Renowned Malayalam stage and ﬁlm actor Thilakan died at a private hospital here following a cardiac arrest in the wee hours of Monday. He was 77. He is survived by two sons and two daughters. Thilakan had been battling for life at the hospital where he was admitted on August 23 after he had suffered two heart attacks. He had been on and off ventilator since then and had an attack of pneumonia. Thilakan who began his acting career in his intermediate days, had been associated with several drama troupes in his early days including the pro-Left Kerala Peoples’ Arts Centre (KPAC). He entered the ﬁlmdom in 1979 with a small role in KG George’s Ulkadal.

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SRINAGAR: Troopers of Assam Rifles had a close shave Sunday as suspected rebels triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) on the route of their convoy in Manipur’s capital Imphal, police said. No one was injured. The blast occurred at Tiddim ground near Tulihal airport seconds after the troopers of the 20th Assam Rifles battalion passed from the area, Imphal district police chief Konsam Jayanta Singh told IANS.

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The unstoppable

Husein Jetpurwala is the epitome of self-reliance. This 31-year-old has proved cerebral palsy cannot stop him from achieving what he desires: he is soon to become a homoeopathic doctor despite the condition. MAULI BUCH Indo-Asian News Service MUMBAI: Working around his physical limitations since he was born, this 31-year-old has proved cerebral palsy cannot stop him from achieving what he desires. Rightly so, he is soon to become a homoeopathic doctor despite the condition. Husein Jetpurwala is the epitome of self-reliance and goes about doing his day-to-day chores like any other person, although he occasionally needs crutches. “But only when I am in a crowded place,” he chirps with a smile. Having undergone 18 corrective surgeries over the years, Husein moves around the city on his own. He travels from his home to his college, 50 km away, alone in a Mumbai local train. Appreciating his mother for constantly looking after him and also teaching him to be selfreliant, Husein said if not for her, he would have never been independent. “From admitting me to special and normal schools and college to encouraging me to take up medicine, my mother has been a guiding light. I can only imagine how difficult it would have been for her to deal with this,” Jetpurwala told IANS. “Mother took care of me and always dropped me to school when I was a child. However, she also wanted me to be independent and so started sending me to school in a rickshaw. She made a special identity card for me and also put Rs.100 inside the ID card cover in case I needed it,” he reminisced. Narrating an incident when

at the age of 13, he took off alone to meet his grandmother and cousin, Jetpurwala said it was only later he was told that he was not alone. “My mother was in a fix. She did want me to travel alone and be independent. But as a mother, she didn’t have the heart to leave me to it. So, she followed me and kept an eye at me from a distance. She even went to the control room of the local railway station and spoke to the motormen and requested them to halt the train a little longer as I might take a while to alight,” he said with a twinkle in his eye. Growing up, Jetpurwala decided to take up medicine. While at a fitness test at Mumbai’s famous JJ Hospital,

HAVING UNDERGONE 18 CORRECTIVE SURGERIES OVER THE YEARS, HUSEIN MOVES AROUND THE CITY ON HIS OWN. HE TRAVELS FROM HIS HOME TO HIS COLLEGE, 50 KM AWAY. the examiners were aghast at his determination. “They even asked me how could someone like me even think of becoming a doctor? What if I fail?” he said. He however overcame the gruelling sessions with a panel of 17 doctors and they certified him to be mentally fit. “Of course, my physical disability was very visi-

ble,” he said. Going around his college, Virar Homeopathic Medical College, that took him under its wings and taught him to be a doctor, it becomes clear that Jetpurwala is not only special but also popular with one and all. Be it fellow students, juniors or teachers and college staff, Jetpurwala has a special place in the hearts of everyone, including his mentor and college principal B.R. Mishra. “I have never come across anyone with cerebral palsy becoming a doctor. I have been an examiner at many examinations and have not seen anyone even making an effort to study something as difficult and lengthy as medicine,” Mishra

told IANS. “Jetpurwala might be the first person with the condition to become a doctor,” he added. Appreciating Jetpurwala for his willpower and the constant support of his parents, Mishra emphasised that he never felt Husein was different or needed any special attention. “Except for Jetpurwala taking a writer during written exams, we have done nothing special for him. He has had no concessions owing to his condition. He didn’t need them. He has a keen sense of observation, strong grasp and sharp understanding. His immense tolerance is just commendable,” Mishra said. “He asks intelligent questions and has never once asked me for any special favour citing his condition. I am sure he will be an excellent doctor,” he added. Born premature, Jetpurwala had turned blue while being shifted to another hospital with incubator facilities much needed by him soon after his birth. “This affected his brain and my son was hit with palsy,” said his mother Fatema, who is also a homoeopathic doctor. “My husband Ismail has been a constant support, a strong shoulder to lean on while I studied medicine from this very same college,” said Fatema, who is also a lecturer there, apart from practising. Jetpurwala, who has been married for over a year now, plans to study further. “I will either take up an MBA in hospital management or an MD in homoeopathy,” he said.

GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS

Lucknow school is world’s largest The City Montessori School (CMS) had a record enrolment of 39,437 pupils on August 9, 2010. LUCKNOW: Starting from five students and a `300 loan, a Lucknow school has travelled a long way to become the school with the most number of pupils in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. The 57th and 2013 edition of the book says the City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow had a record enrolment of 39,437 pupils on Aug 9, 2010, for the 2010-11

academic year. School authorities told IANS that the number of pupils now stood at 45,000-plus. The entry in the Guinness, which documents the world’s most unique and selective records, has enthused the students and staff. “We are very happy that not only our size but also our philosophy of world peace is being recognized at a global level,”

THE SCHOOL WAS ALSO AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS UNESCO PRIZE FOR PEACE EDUCATION IN 2002. school founder Jagdish Gandhi told IANS. Tanmay Tiwari, a Class 12 student on one of the 20 branch-

es the school operates in the city, is equally estatic. He said studying on one of the school campuses was an “enriching experience” which “mattered a lot in the transition” in his persona. Principal Vera Hazela says her association with the school has been a “great one”. Talking of the exposure the school gives to its students, she said the school holds 32 educa-

tional international events every year. School spokesperson Rishi Khann said the management, staff and students were overjoyed over the Guinness recognition. The school was founded in 1959 by Jagdish Gandhi and his wife Bharti Gandhi in a rented premises with just five students and a borrowed capital of `300 IANS

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World

HOPES MOUNT FOR DEAL AS SUDAN LEADERS MEET The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan met late Sunday as international pressure grew to end long-running disputes that have brought the former civil war foes to the brink of renewed conflict. Sudanese President Omar alBashir and his Southern counterpart Salva Kiir met for almost two hours.

64th EMMY AWARDS

WANG GETS 15 YEARS

Homeland sends Mad Men packing Homeland is only in its first season but has earned rave reviews and nine Emmy nominations for Showtime.

The winners Best drama: "Homeland." Best comedy: "Modern Family." Best miniseries or movie: "Game Change." Best drama actress: Claire Danes, (left) "Homeland." Best drama actor: Damian Lewis, "Homeland." Best drama supporting

MICHAEL THURSTON Agencie France-Presse LOS ANGELES: Spy thriller Homeland won best TV drama at the Emmy awards Sunday, ending retro cult show Mad Men four-year unbroken run, while Modern Family was named best comedy for the third straight year. Election campaign film Game Change, about John McCain’s Republican running mate Sarah Palin’s implosion in the doomed 2008 White House race, meanwhile won best mini-series or movie at US television’s annual awards show. Homeland, about a CIA agent

actress: Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey." Best supporting actor: Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad." (top left) Best drama director: Tim Van Patten, "Boardwalk Empire." Best drama writer: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, "Homeland." Best comedy actress: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep."

Best comedy actor: Jon Cryer, "Two And A Half Men." Best comedy supporting actress: Julie Bowen, "Modern Family." (below) Best comedy suporting actor: Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family." Best comedy director: Steven Levitan, "Modern Family." Best comedy series writer: Louis C.K. Best miniseries or

probing a US Marine who went missing in Iraq and is suspected of planning a terrorist attack, is only in its first season but has earned rave reviews and nine Emmy nominations for pay channel Showtime. As well as the 64th Annual Primetime Emmys’ top prize for best drama, the show also son best drama writing and best drama actor and actress for Briton

movie actress: Julianne Moore, "Game Change." (right) Best miniseries or movie actor: Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys." (top right) Best miniseries or movie supporting actress: Jessica

Damian Lewis and Claire Danes. On the lighter side, mockumentary-style Modern Family won its third straight Best Comedy series Emmy with a cast of gay, step-sibling and generally nonorthodox nuclear family characters. It also collected supportingacting prizes for Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen

Lange, "American Horror Story." Best miniseries or movie supporting actor: Tom Berenger, "Hatfields & McCoys." Best miniseries or movie director: Jay Roach, "Game Change." Best miniseries or movie writer: Danny Strong, "Game Change." Variety series: "The Daily Show”

CHENGDU, CHINA: Chinese ex-police chief Wang Lijun, who exposed a scandal that shocked the Communist Party, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for defection and other crimes. Wang, the right-hand man of top politician Bo Xilai, ﬂed to the US consulate in Chengdu in February, sparking a crisis that saw Bo sacked and his wife found guilty of murder ahead of a generational transfer of power.

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The number of climbers that are still missing after an avalanche which killed at least nine people, swept away in their tents ahead of a final push on 26,759-foot Manaslu in Nepal.

CHINA VS JAPAN and a best-directing Emmy for series co-creator Steven Levitan. Best comedy supporting actress went to Julie Bowen also of Modern Family, while Louis CK won best comedy writer for his series Louis, as well as best writer for his live show. Actor Michael J Fox who announced last month that he will star in a new TV show, won a standing ovation when he presented Modern Family with the best comedy prize. Julianne Moore, who won best TV movie actress for HBO’s Game Change, thanked Palin, who she played: "I feel so validated, because Sarah Palin gave me a big thumbs down."

NEWS BRIEFS Attack on US Libya mission big loss

S Korean dictator's daughter apologises

Mitt seeks momentum in campaign swing

US slams Pak minister's filmmaker bounty

WASHINGTON: The attack that killed US ambassador to Libya dealt a huge blow to US intelligence operations because CIA agents were among the Americans evacuated afterward, The New York Times reported. The CIA's intelligence targets in unstable Libya included an Islamist militia that some blamed for the September 11 attack.

SEOUL: The ruling party candidate in South Korea's presidential election offered her "sincere apologies" to victims of the repressive rule of her late father, military strongman Park Chung-Hee. "I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics," Park Geun-Hye said.

WASHINGTON: Republican Mitt Romney hits the campaign trail hard this week to try to inject some fresh momentum into his ﬂagging presidential bid as polls show his path to the White House narrowing. The vote is six weeks from Tuesday and Romney trails President Obama both in national polls and in eight of the nine crucial swing states.

WASHINGTON: The US condemned a Pakistani government minister's offer of a bounty to kill the maker of an anti-Islam ﬁlm that has triggered violent protests around the Muslim world. Even Pakistan's government distanced itself from the comments by its Railways Minister, Ghulam Ahmed Bilour.

TOKYO: Three Chinese government ships were in Japanese territorial waters off a disputed island chain Monday, the coastguard said, in the latest salvo of an increasingly heated international dispute. The move came a day after China dealt a diplomatic snub to Japan by postponing long-planned events marking the 40th anniversary of ties, as relations plumb depths not seen for decades. It also came as Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda warned Beijing's uncompromising stance could affect its economy and have knock-on effects on the wider world.

When it comes to our national security issues, any pressure that I feel is simply to do what's right for the American people. And I am going to block out any noise that's out there. US president Barack Obama, on Israeli pressure to take on Iran

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Comment One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Plato Philosopher

No barfi for the real stars THE HUMAN CONDITION Dean Williams

he news that Barfi! has been sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures for consideration as an Oscar nominee, has been greeted with joy and anger in equal measure. But while the digital space has become a battleground for those who believe it was a perfect choice and those who don’t, a far more important issue is getting swept under the rug. The greatest works of art are those that reflect reality in all its raw, malignant beauty. From fiction and theatre, to film and music, the diamonds are very rough indeed. While Barfi! will no doubt rake in the cash at the Box Office, every day millions of Indians living with disabilities are shunned by society. Many are relegated to live in institutions so decrepit that it seems they have no right existing in a modern civilization; others live with families who look on them as burdens to be borne, not humans to be loved. For the few who managed to find and crawl into that crevice of humanity that exists within all of us, life is a slightly lighter shade of grey, but not by much. While we applaud the film and the actors, they must now use this impetus to build awareness on the plight of such people. Ranbir, Priyanka and Anurag must harangue the media and netas into opening their eyes to the travails of the “less fortunate”. Barfi! won’t change society, but at least the stars can shed some light on the dark recesses of the nation where disability and hopelessness are grim bedfellows. The writer is the editor of Postnoon.

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS Nitish Kumar joins the long list of politicians who have got the slipper or the shoe salute: either it is thrown at you, or people greet you waving it in their hands. George Bush got it; P. Chidambaram got it; Omar Abdullah got it; Asif Ali Zardari got it. The thing is some deserved it, some did not.

THE CURSE OF CORRUPTION

SCAMS INDIA INC. HARD TALK

PK Surendran

t is now obvious to all right-thinking people that the ‘tryst with destiny’ happened at an inauspicious time. The worthies mandated to lead the country led it to a parliamentary democracy which is the most expensive form of government unsuitable for a very poor country, India, in the 40’s. Time has proved it so. Imagine the expenses. I don’t have the exact data. But here is the process, you calculate. n One-man-one-vote leads to vote bank politics and unhealthy competition of various communities to raise their population. n It encourages proliferation of small, regional, and communal parties that blackmail the mainstream national parties. n The government is always unstable and economy depends on political whims. n Every election throws up tons of black money and mid-term elections happen too often. n Despite spending gigantic sum on maintaining the democratic pharaphernalia, only scam, not kam(work) is produced. n Two-third of Indian MPs, and a substantial number of MLAs, are millionaires and they continue to get all privileges, economic benefits, and fat pension for life. n More criminals than decent

people get elected. Corporate corruption is encouraged. Take the micro issue. For three days the AP Assembly has been producing air and gas — not work. While hundreds of problems affecting people cry for attention, MLAs indulge in verbal war, and yet, they get all the benefits. It’s not the Opposition that’s mainly responsible for this. It is the government of the day that has the onus of ensuring the smooth functioning of itself and the Assembly. In the past five years the Congress government produced three major scandals that cost the country hundreds of billions 1. 2G Spectrum 2. Commonwealth Games scam n

3. Coalgate But how many hidden? Nobody has any idea. Let us now argue for the representative presidential system of government, which though is no angel, proves less debilitating than parliamentary democracy. It’s because there is indeed no alternative to democracy especially in a multi-ethnic polity. Mother of all scam in the offing If you wait a little more, you can witness a much bigger scam. It’s in the making. Cunningly called the Special Economic Zone, the government in Delhi has — in connivance with their pliable subjects in the states — have been given formal approval for 587 SEZ throughout the country

that involves millions of acres of farmers’ lands. Singur would look a pigmy in comparison. Unfortunately, 110 of them are in AP alone. AP tops the country’s SEZ list. What would happen to rural people who believe their homes are their fort is anybody’s guess.

TAILEND This author does not guarantee the veracity of the following story. A man in a remote part in Madhya Pradesh (an honest man who lived by the sweat of his brow) left a death note to his wife. “I beseech you not to marry our daughter to a sarkari babu or a politician. You may consider any other, no matter if he be a butcher or a barber,” he wrote.

EDITORIALS We don’t want another train tragedy The Turbanator is back

e have had several warnings, but we refuse to learn. A report about the inaction of the department concerned about a 120-year-old Bhairavgarh bridge in Madhya Pradesh that has been declared “distressed” about seven years ago is appalling. Let’s not talk of how inefficient our railways system is... how we are mired in the age-old ways when those in the neighbourhood use technology to go faster than us in more than one way. For seven year now, drivers of the trains passing on that bridge slow it down so that the bridge does not come under stress and collapse, and give us another railway tragedy to mourn over. It’s said funds were released finally in 2011, but not much progress has been made. What are they waiting for? “Inspiration” from another railway mishap? The new railway minister CP Joshi says safety of passengers is his top priority, along with modernisation and improvement in passenger amenities. If he means what he says, he has got a fine opportunity to prove his sincerity: Fix that bridge, please.

READERS’ VIEWS

t’s been a hard time for the Turbanator, no doubt. With R. Ashwin regularly stealing the show, Harbhajan Singh was relegated to the sidelines. This is nothing new for him. His action has been questioned, his form has been questioned... no one can forget the Monkeygate that easily. But this is a man who earned his spurs through hard work and self-belief. Anyone who knew him knew it was just a matter of time before he hits it again. However, only some like Bhajji can conjure a feat like 4/12 in an international match he played after a long time. Good news for India: The Turbanator is back.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

campus

ONE-MAN SHOW

A show Alexander by cine actor Jayaprakash Reddy will be staged at Ravindra Bharati on September 30 from 7 to 9 pm. The story revolves around a retired army man who wants to help people with problems.

LOG ON FOR A DEGREE

Internet, your new guru The Indian government is planning to roll out a new and improved Aakash 2 tablet in early October and Google just announced a Course Builder that will help universities monitor and enhance their online education offerings. We take a look at some of the top websites that will help you learn online. NT BALANARAYAN balanarayan.nt@postnoon.com

KHAN ACADEMY

tarted by BengaliAmerican Salman Khan, the site offers more than 3,000 course for free in fields ranging from mathematics, health, economics and others. He quit his job and started the project in 2009 and since then and the channel has received hundreds of millions of views to date. However these numbers don’t reflect the number of viewers the videos have had. Various NGOs have distributed them in CDs to schools in India, Africa and other parts of Asia, so that more students

A WOMAN’S WORLD

initiative. There are currently close to 100 universities that are part of the initiative. But it needs to be pointed out that IGNOU was initially a member and that the OCW site of the university as listed on Wikipedia is no longer functional. There is no other Indian university that is part of the it. ocwconsortium.org

ACADEMIC EARTH

This service is very similar to udemy and the only difference is in that users can pick and choose videos they want to watch much like in Khan Academy. It also lets you watch videos by the lecturer and also apply for university degrees in US. It offers a comprehensive list of subjects ranging from business to arts and from mathematics to social science for free. Most of their content is hosted by the usual suspects — MIT, Stanfodr, Berkley and other top US universities. academicearth.org

WIKIVERSITY could benefit from the initiative. Khan Academy also has a system of peer review and peer-topeer tutoring and received a $5 million grant from Irelandbased The O'Sullivan Foundation in 2011. khanacademy.org

UDEMY

Founded in 2010 by Eren Bali and Gagan Biyani, the site lets universities and educators to host videos and other educational content. Like traditional universities, udemy follows the course structure letting users select a course they want to complete and go about it in a step-bystep fashion. The courses include not only videos, but also power-

points, PDFs, images and any other digital asset that can help in the information exchange. Though a lot of courses on the site are free, the site does let educators charge for certain advanced courses. It also contains several lectures by IIT staff. udemy.com

OPEN COURSEWARE

Open courseWare (OCW) is a collection of free study materials offered by universities across the world and has been around since 1999. However, it became popular only three years later when MIT published their material online. From OCW website one can access all the sites that offer study material under the

The project was launched in 2006 as part of the Wikimedia Foundation and it links to some of the best study material for each subject. Bulk of the information is the crowd sourced information gathered via Wikipedia, but it also has links to videos and other projects that will help a student understand the subject better. It links to Wikimedia’s other initiatives such as Wikibooks and unlike most of the above initiatives, is available in multiple languages. There is an active team of volunteers who work on translating the available information and videos to local languages so it can be used by more students. wikiversity.org

Three female-oriented movies Heroine, Charulatha and Avunu were released this weekend. These movies are doing well at the box office and minting money. What do youngsters think about this?

A healthy trend

This is a healthy trend. And I think this is here to stay. For how long can we keep watching the same action movies. I don’t think women have actually taken over but there is a balance now which was missing before. Producers are taking chances on actresses now.

Rahul Bhatia, IIT Hyderabad

Few bankable actresses

I think that the film industry is still dominated by the men. There are only very few bankable actresses in the industry apart from Vidya Balan and Kareena Kapoor and it is at very rare occasions like these that they get meaty roles.

Mary Martina, Jesus & Mary College

No more a second fiddle

There are many actresses in the country who are good at their work yet they are sidelined and made to play second fiddle to the heroes. I am glad that there is a change to that now with movies like Dirty Picture and Heroine doing well.

Preeti Dyani, Kamala Nehru College

COLLEGE FEST

nvision Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad will be hosting the second edition of the technical fest, nvision on 13th and 14th October. Torque, Cepheid, Robotics, Kludge, Infero, Endeavour, Informals and Electronika are some of the events that will be organised during the fest.

COLLEGE OF THE WEEK

Stephen’s St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. St. Stephen's offers degrees in the liberal arts and the sciences. Since its founding in 1881, the college has produced a long line of distinguished alumni.

TRENDING...

Youngsters are still fascinated by funky canvas shoes in spite of them being around for a while. They come in different colours and patterns and go well with casual clothes and jeans. These are quite big among the collegians today and are worn by both girls and boys.

Following the footsteps of Anne Hathaway and Rihanna are college girls who are cutting off their tresses. Giving an extra edge to their look, these girls are going for the pixie cut. If you looking for a makeover, this is the haircut to go for since it completely changes your look.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

spotlight

ROCK AND ROLL LUNCH

Heard of a singing and dancing lunch? Well, Hard Rock Cafe has it for you. Head to HRC from noon to 4pm. Have a great meal.

DANCE NIGHT 1

SPREADING THE NATURAL TALENT

Actors Akshaa and Madhavi Latha inaugurated the 18th branch of Naturals Family Salon & Spa at Tolichowki on Sunday. Akshaa also said that beauty salons were paying an important role in making peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifestyle stylish and glamourous.

Getting the rhythm A night of fun and revelry took place at Kismet. These youngsters celebrated a super Sunday by dancing the night away. 5

1 Riya, Runky 2 Sachin, Brij 3 Swetha, Wimila 4 Ruksana 5 Oweez, Priya

7 Manju, Bhavya 8 Rashmi 9 Uma 10 Ashok 11 Kiran, Kirti

6 Simi, Pari

Just the right mix DEEPAK DESHPANDE

Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre on Sunday was charged with the Christmas spirit. The hotel held its annual Christmas cake mixing ceremony. The place was buzzing with laughter and excitement as guests and staff joined in the celebration.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

health

TURMERIC CAN SOOTHE GI INFLAMMATION, ULCERS Turmeric at the optimum dose is highly effective in soothing gastric inflammation and ulceration, which could be the key to developing new drugs against such stomach disorders, say Indian scientists. Curcumin is its major component responsible for its therapeutic effects.

MATTERS OF THE HEART

Central obesity and CAD Belly fat and high blood pressure are said to be the most common causes of CAD in Indians. ANISHAA KUMAR

anishaa.k@postnoon.com

eart ailments are a growing concern, especially among Indians. Whenever we refer to health and wellness, keeping a watch on your weight is a factor often repeated. Now studies prove that your waistline and not just your BMI could put you at risk of Coronary Artery Disease.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE CAD is commonly seen among the Indian population. CAD stands for Coronary Artery Disease. It is also known as coronary heart disease. It refers to an ailment in which fatty materials

Tips for health n Have three servings of food n Indulge in brisk exercise n Eat whole grains n Try and maintain an ideal BMI and plaque get deposited in the arteries. As the arteries get narrower they restrict the blood flow to the heart. The common causes of CAD include obesity, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol levels and much more. Fatigue, pain in the chest and shortness of breath are some of the symptoms.

BELLY FAT Recent studies have highlighted how visceral fat commonly

ANEWS PP-LYBRIEFS YOURSELF

known as belly fat could put you at risk of heart ailments and diabetes as much as smoking does. The studies have stated that this could be even more dangerous than obesity. A person may have a regular BMI, but if they have excessive belly fat it could be a problem. According to Dr Girish Navasundi, senior interventional cardiologist, Apollo Hospital, Bangalore, “Excessive belly fat is a sign of excessive fat in the blood vessels. The fat continues to get deposited in the vessels and ultimately chokes the pipe making the patient more vulnerable to heart attacks, heart failures and sudden death.” According to a study, central obesity increases the risk of death by 70 per cent. D Girish adds, “An increased waist cir-

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cumference is a sign of bad cholesterol depositing in the body. It is a surrogate marker for various health problems.” It has been seen that SouthEast Asians are more prone to various heart ailments including CAD due to their predisposition to have bulkier middles. Dr Girish says, “This trend of having belly fat could be attributed to genetic factors, our diet and lack of exercise. We also tend to eat more of rice and ragi and less

DID YOU KNOW? Vending machine food bad for health The majority of items in existing vending machines contribute to a variety of health issues including obesity, diabetes and heart disease, as well as behavioural issues such as hyperactivity, fatigue and aggression.

of fresh fruits, vegetables and fibre rich foods.”

PREVENTION CAD can runs in families yet preventive measure can be taken in order to help keep a control on the belly weight that could cause CAD. Dr Girish says, “It is important to have three servings of food, indulge in brisk exercise, avoid whole grains and maintain an ideal body weight.”

PIONEERS Edward Mellanby Edward Mellanby discovered vitamin D and the role of the vitamin in preventing rickets in 1919. He served as a lecturer at King's College for Women in London from 1913 to 1920, during which time he was asked to investigate the cause of rickets. He discovered that feeding caged dogs porridge induced rickets concluded that rickets was caused by a dietary factor. It was later discovered it is due to lack of vitamin D.

health MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

STUDY

RESEARCH

Soda does make you fat, reaffirms study New evidence indicates that cutting out soda and other sugary beverages is a major factor in weight-loss; findings that soda promoters deny. FAINE GREENWOOD Global Post

re you drinking sugar-sweetened soda right now? Yeah, you should probably stop doing that. New evidence, published in a very soda-centric edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, appears to indicate that the easiest single way for obese people to lose weight is cutting out soda from their diets — among other rather damning info on the dangers of soda consumption. The journal wrote that caloric intake from sugarsweetened beverages reaches a whopping 15 per cent among some population groups, and that the average adolescent US male consumes around 357 calories a day from sugary beverages. We are, apparently, swiftly morphing into a nation of sugar-addled hummingbirds. Perhaps the most interesting research? People with a genetic tendency towards obesity appear to be harmed more (and made fatter) by regular soda consumption, than those without the genes. Other New England Journal of Medicine articles dealt with the regulation of sugary beverages, and the reputed link between childhood obesity and sugary beverage consumption — although a decisive connection has yet to be proven.

“I know of no other category of food whose elimination can produce weight loss in such a short period of time,” Dr David Ludwig, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center and leader of one of the New England studies, told Reuters. “The most effective single target for an intervention aimed at reducing obesity is sugary beverages.” Obviously, the American Beverage Association is less than taken with the studies results, and leapt to contradict them on their website. “We know, and science supports, that obesity is not uniquely caused by any single food or beverage. Thus, studies and opinion pieces that focus solely on sugarsweetened beverages, or any other single source of calories, do nothing meaningful to help address this serious issue,” the ABA stated. And obesity certainly is a problem: recently-released research indicates a remarkable 50 per cent of Americans will be obese by 2030. Perhaps we should rediscover the manifold joys of tap water. It’s been a tough few weeks for soda promoters: earlier this month, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg successfully pushed through his controversial ban on soda servings over 16 ounces in the metropolis.

Arsenic found in rice, new study finds A new study from Consumer Reports found arsenic in rice products ranging from bulk rice to baby food.

ice lovers, beware! A new Consumer Reports study found about 60 different types of rice products from the US contained arsenic. The products include white and brown rice, organic rice baby cereal and rice breakfast cereals. The report said many of the products contain arsenic at “worrisome levels.” In addition to being a carcinogen, long-term arsenic exposure can lead to chronic conditions, harm children’s health later in life. Consumer Reports recommends avoiding rice from “Texas, Louisiana, and Missouri,” according to CBS News, but gave the all-clear to rice from Asia. Philip Landrigan, a New York pediatrician, told CBS News high levels of arsenic are in the soil in Texas and Louisiana from a century of pesticide use for the cotton crop. He also said arsenic causes skin, lung, and bladder cancer. The Food and Drug Administration responded to the report, and the concerns it has spawned, on its website. “In looking at the research, there is an absence of the necessary scientific data that shows a causal relationship between those who consume higher levels of rice and rice products and the type of illnesses usually associated with arsenic. However, we are continuing to study this and note that other potential factors [of illness], such as other food in peoples’ diets,” the FDA said. GLOBAL POST

Growing pains My 15-year-old has always been very active but suddenly she has gone into a shell. I have tried talking to her but she doesn't say anything. She has even stopped talking to her best friend. I am helpless, unable to do anything for her? A teenager goes through a variety of changes including physical, emotional, cognitive, social, moral and sexual. These constant changes affect all teens significantly and cause

Dr Diana Monteiro

MY TEEN SEEMS DEPRESSED ALL THE TIME what parents often know to be difficult teen behaviour. Most teens rebel, withdraw from parents and develop their own sense of self during this age. For some teens however, their teenage is fraught with more than they can handle leading to adjustment and emotional difficulties. Often teens find it difficult to talk to parents and oth-

ers as they feel alone and think no one can understand them. If you are worried about her it’s important to intervene. If your child’s behaviour has changed significantly from what is normal for her and she is withdrawing from everyone including her friends, has become moody, it’s time to get professional help. Be honest with her and tell her you are

very worried about her and want to help. Tell her that you are thinking of seeking a counselor’s help. If she refuses, let it go for that moment. After a day or two, when you see her being upset or moody, slowly bring up the same topic and say, “I am really worried about you and think we need to get additional help.” If she says no keep reminding her about it and

after a few attempts, make an appointment to see the counselor and inform your child. If she still doesn’t agree, tell her you have decided to take her. However, it is important to not trick her into going. The writer is a counselling psychologist at the Hyderabad Academy of Psychology. You can write to her at askdrdiana@gmail.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Entertainment

SIDDHARTH’S NEXT IS A LOVE STORY

Siddharth is going to produce yet another bilingual film under his home production Etaki Entertainments. Ram Subramaniam is going to direct this film which will begin in November

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

CINE BYTES

umours continue to haunt Taapsee, despite her reassuring that she isn’t seeing anyone. After Mahat Raghavendra, she’s currently being linked with her co-star Arya, with whom she’s acting in Vishnuvardhan’s untitled film. However, Taapsee insists that there’s nothing going between her and Arya. “I am happy being single. If at all I am committed, it’s only to my work and it is high time people just let me do that rather than discussing about my relationships,” Taapsee sets the record straight

“I am happy and single at the same time. If at all I am committed, it’s only to my work” and adds, “I am not going to stop hanging out with my friends because of the fear of people spreading rumours about me. If I’m such an important topic of discussion, I feel obliged.” Taapsee is currently shooting for Meher Ramesh’s Shadow and in October, she’ll join the next schedule of Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s upcoming action adventure film. Meanwhile, the promotional campaign for her next Telugu film Gundello Godaari has begun. Taapsee is playing the role of a village belle named Sarala in the film which is slated for release in October.

It’s a wrap for CMGR

he principal shooting of Pawan Kalyan, Tamannaah starrer Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu was wrapped up yesterday in Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad. Puri Jagannadh has directed the film and DVV Danayya is the producer. The film is going to hit the screens on October 18. Pawan Kalyan and Tamannaah will be seen as journalists in this eagerly awaited film.

‘I am happy being single’

Baadshah’s first teaser to be unveiled

he first teaser of NTR’s upcoming film Baadshah is going to be unveiled later today, on the eve of Sreenu Vaitla’s birthday. Kajal is playing the lead role opposite NTR in the film and Navdeep has been roped in for an important role. Thaman is composing the music for this action entertainer.

Mahesh set to head to Goa soon

ahesh Babu has finally begun shooting for Sukumar’s untitled film after a long gap. The film’s next schedule is going to be held in Goa from October 10. Anil Sunkara, Ram Achanta and Gopichand are producing the film and Devi Sri Prasad is composing the music and he has promised fans of Mahesh Babu that it’ll be a unique sounding album.

Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

HEADED FOR THE OSCARS?

CINE BYTES

Sharmila marks Pataudi’s first death anniversary

ollywood veteran Sharmila Tagore and the locals of Pataudi remembered late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi on his first death anniversary Saturday. Sharmila inaugurated a new operation theatre at a charitable eye hospital. ”Nawaz sahab always wanted an operation theatre here but it could not work out then. Today he is not here but I am happy that his wish has been fulfilled.” IANS

Siddharth Mallya to make TV debut

iddharth Mallya, son of industrialist Vijay Mallya, is set to make his small screen debut as a judge of the fourth season of Hunt for the Kingfisher Calendar Girl. The show is a hunt for a model to feature in the Kingfisher Calendar. Siddharth will join model-turned actress Lisa Haydon and ace lensman Atul Kasbekar on the panel. IANS

‘BARFI!’ A

L A B O U R

National Award winning actress Priyanka Chopra, whose latest film Barfi! will be India’s official entry at the Oscars, is overwhelmed by the news and says the film was a labour of love and it was amazing to be a part of it. “Yay! Congratulations Team Barfi! This is such amazing news. This film was a labour of love for all of us

O F

L O V E ,

and to see it receive such amazing success is so gratifying. This has been the toughest character of my life and to see everyone loving Jhilmil is a dream come true. I am thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful team that made this happen,” Priyanka said in an statement. Currently in Los Angeles to complete work on her music album, Priyanka plays

S A Y S

P R I Y A N K A

an autistic girl opposite Ranbir Kapoor in the Anurag Basu-directed Barfi!. The movie was chosen by the Film Federation of India (FFI). While many films, including Paan Singh Tomar, Kahaani, and Gangs of Wasseypur 1& 2 were shortlisted by the jury members, Barfi! has been selected to represent India in the Best

Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards and will compete with entries from the other foreign countries. So far, only three Bollywood films — Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1957), Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay (1988) and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan (2001) — have made it to the nomination stage. IANS

Sridevi, Madhuri to burn Jhalak... dance floor

ancing diva Madhuri Dixit paid a tribute to Sridevi in the promos of reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 5. Now both beauties are set to share the stage on the show. Sridevi will be a part of the celebrity dance show’s grand finale, sources confirmed. Sridevi will make a visit to the sets of the show to promote her forthcoming film English Vinglish. IANS

Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

SPEARS

is like Marilyn Monroe, says X Factor judge

inger Britney Spears has been compared to Marilyn Monroe by her The X Factor co-judge LA Reid. The reaction fans give when they see the pop singer has stunned Reid, who claims his co-star has the same mystique as the late icon, reports contactmusic.com. “People go crazy for

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z. I’ve seen them go crazy for Rihanna. But this? Britney has the same magic that made Marilyn Monroe famous, that intangible ability to be completely loved and for people to be completely consumed by her everything,” contactmusic.com quoted Reid as saying. IANS

CINE BYTES Love is painful, says Emma Watson

ctress Emma Watson used to believe love was a “pain” and admits she has had some bad experiences. “When I started dating, I had this Romeo and Juliet, fateful, romantic idea about love. It was almost that you were a victim; that there was a lot of pain involved and that was how it should be," the actress said. IANS

I was apt choice for The Master: Amy Adams

ctress Amy Adams says she found it easy to play a cult member in The Master. “I’d have to relieve the nanny after I got two hours of sleep, then go to work. There were moments when I was like ‘This is the perfect movie to make on two hours of sleep’,” she said. IANS

Swift writes love notes to beau?

inger Taylor Swift, who is dating Conor Kennedy, reportedly writes love notes to him. “Taylor is obsessed with Conor. She writes him love notes,” showbizspy.com quoted a source as saying. According to reports, Swift has told pals she loves dating Conor because she loves the iconic political clan. IANS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Don't give advice. It will come back and bite you in the [butt]. Don't take anyone's advice. So, my advice to you is to be true to yourself and everything will be fine. Ellen DeGeneres

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 Like a waif or wafer 5 Payback, in Buddhism 10 Needle point? 14 Right-hand man 15 Letter that might go through a filter 16 Bacteria culture medium 17 ‘Not guilty’ is one 18 Any grape, banana, etc 19 Automatic learning method 20 Astronomer, often 22 Lobbies with glass ceilings 23 White House nickname, once 24 One with lots of experience 26 Rapscallion 30 Enjoyment in cruelty 32 ‘Close, but no cigar’ 34 .edu alternative 35 Casa kitchen crock 39 Mediocre 40 Outpouring, as of words 42 Competed 43 School for Prince William 44 Jackie’s second hubby 45 Underwater excavation machine 47 Calm, cool and collected 50 Burning crime 51 Wife of a duke 54 Dirt-dishing newspaper 56 Light ___ (almost weightless) 57 Basking layabout 63 Common house plant 64 Put through the blender 65 Last word of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ 66 Top choice, slangily 67 Young’s partner in accounting 68 Storklike bird 69 Belgian 1914 battle river 70 Irksome ones 71 Put into piles

DOWN

1 ‘Lights out’ bugle tune 2 Ax handle 3 Start of an invention 4 Within easy reach of 5 Skewered dish 6 Astonishes 7 NASCAR event 8 Ultrasmall photo 9 ___ carte 10 Huge bulldozer 11 Ancient Greek marketplace 12 Luxurious bedding material 13 It may be worn on a sneaker 21 Adjusts, as a spark plug 22 Commercial pieces 25 Short-___ (of brief duration) 26 Business letter encl 27 Blood flow blockage 28 ‘Are not!’ comeback 29 White lightning maker 31 Not for the first time 33 Autocrats of yore 36 Droopers in drowsiness 37 Alternative to Mega Bloks 38 Yemeni gulf city 41 Word with ‘air’ or ‘atmospheric’ 46 Hindu musical form 48 Always used by Longfellow? 49 Author Hemingway 51 First name of a cartoon duck 52 ‘___ directed’ 53 Craft a totem pole, eg 55 Assists, criminally 58 Coffee-shop equipment 59 That counterpart 60 Gentleman of the road 61 Kuwaiti prince 62 Medical advice, often 64 Get-up-and-go

Chai Time MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 25-9-2012

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

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Adopt a slow-and-steady policy as planetary situation is not favourable. Misunderstanding between couples likely; being cordial will solve the problem. Deficit financial position likely but situation will improve. Health of father cause for concern.

Financial position will be satisfactory. Good turning point likely in a court case. Software professional will be favoured with expected transfer and pay hike. Journey will be beneficial. Partners in business might face non-co-operation.

Persons of high esteem will extend wholehearted financial support to complete certain important tasks undertaken by you. Good turning point likely for businessmen with their new and innovative techniques. Marriage on the cards.

QUICK CROSSWORD FRED BASSET

Professionals like lawyer and CAs will be very prosperous. Deficit financial situation likely. Working women might face internal issues in office, which might drive them to quitting. Govt officials might be sent on compulsory leave.

Businessmen likely to face minor hurdles in growth plans but they are capable enough to solve them. Financial position is just about satisfactory. Delays likely in new efforts. Software professional might face a dull trend. Income will reduce.

Businessmen need to be careful with partners as they try to create financial problems. A strong financial position likely. House construction might be delayed. Good events will take place at home without hurdles. VIPs will extend support.

Govt officials likely to get expected transfer and hike. A comfortable financial situation seen. Employees might face non-co-operation from superiors or colleagues. Be wary of friends as they might cheat you. Skin-related ailment likely.

Avoid arguments with elders. Eye and dental problem likely; take care. Some will undertake jolly trips with family. Self-confidence and courage will be at their highest level, which will help deal with any type of situation. Avoid speculation.

Govt officials advised to act with patience and avoid hasty decisions. Misunderstanding with father likely. Childrens' health need to be taken care of. Govt officials be prepared to accept unexpected transfer; but it will be beneficial.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

The Chariot – You are in the process of amassing large amounts of wealth. Remember that too much wealth can also get you into trouble. Be balanced and practical.

LEO:

Page of Cups – You’re at your creative best and must work at putting your ideas to the test. Talk about these to your bosses and do something different and off the cuff.

LIBRA:

STONE SOUP

Four of Pentacles – Don’t get on the offensive with someone you need to do your job. With your harsh words and behaviour, you may be putting off this person.

SAGITTARIUS:

Death – Pay attention to your diet. It might be a good idea to do a complete re-jig of your dietary intake based on your weight control goals.

TAURUS:

The Fool – You need to be a team player and know that your decisions cannot be unilateral. Learn from managers and leaders about handling team affairs.

CANCER:

The Wheel of Fortune – What goes around comes around. Bad times don’t last, nor do good times. Take care of yourself and have a good friend to share with.

VIRGO:

Eight of Cups – You are becoming busy at work and this will take a toll on the health. Meditate regularly or exercise every day to maintain emotional balance.

SCORPIO:

Eight of Pentacles – You come across to peers and colleagues as too harsh, too judgmental. Tone down your communication and be more accommodating.

CAPRICORN:

The High Priestess – You need to learn how not to put all eggs in one basket. You have the tendency to focus on one thing or person. Avoid doing this.

SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

The Magician – Beneath a tough exterior you do have a very soft and lovable heart. Allow this to come to the fore every now and then. Do things for others.

NUMBER GAME

– You think you can get away without working hard. But you soon realise that’s not possible. You have to work doubly hard to make things happen.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: King of Wands

INK PEN

Children will put you under tension. Handle the situation diplomatically. Employees might face an uncomfortable situation at workplace, but do not take hasty decision to quit job. Misunderstanding with blood relatives likely.

for 25-9-2012

Ace of Swords – Be more organised. Create job lists and break up your day by prioritising your jobs correctly. You need to plan well and complete tasks on time.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

Financial position looks very strong. Good turning point likely in new effort. However, savings is a distant dream. Sudden trip likely. Misunderstanding with siblings likely; avoid such a situation. Minor tensions at home likely.

SUDUKO

Minor tensions likely in the family but you will resolve them in the best possible way. Delays likely in new efforts but never give up as non-stop efforts will make them a success, albeit with a delay. Employees might want to change their job.

Boggle LEO LIBRA ARIES TAURUS SCORPIO Vol: 2, No 69 RNI No: APENG/2011/39337 Published for the proprietors, Scribble Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd, by V Harshavardhan Reddy, at #1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500033 and printed by him at Jagati Publications Ltd, Plot No D-75&E-52, APIE Industrial Estate, Balanagar, Ranga Reddy Dist, Hyderabad – 500037, Editor: Dean Williams – Responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. For feedback, please write to: feedback@postnoon.com and for subscription, please call 040-4067 2222, Fax: 040-4067 2211

Entertainment MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

NEXT STOP, THEATRE

'I'm No Triple Threat' S

he's made a career for herself in modeling and movies, and now, Brooklyn Decker is ready to tackle a new challenge: The stage. Just don't ask her to sing or dance. "I am no triple threat," Decker, 25, told PEOPLE at the 7th Annual Andy Roddick Foundation Charity Gala at the W Hotel in Austin on Friday night. “Not even a little bit. Not even a tiny smidge. At all.” Decker joined newly retired husband Andy Roddick, 30, as well as John Legend, who performed at the event — and smiling newlyweds Matthew McConaughey and Camila, who is expecting the couple's third child — at the event to raise money for the Andy Roddick Foundation. "I've never done any theater, but I am trying to read for a few plays and hopefully I will get something by the end of this year in New York," says Decker. "I might as well dive in head first." But she and Roddick did oblige Legend when he called them onstage for a little slow dancing before the crowd, who helped raise over a million dollars for the foundation (including a winning $18,000 bid from the McConaugheys on a VIP all-access package for the Austin radio programme The Bobby Bones Show). Roddick plans to build a 10,000 sq-ft, eight court tennis and learning facility for kids in Austin. Decker says Roddick's dedication to the ARF, which he launched in 2000, is part of the reason she fell for him.

CINE BYTES

James Franco unveils new band Daddy

ames Franco has revealed his latest project, a new band called Daddy. According to Franco, the new EP, titled MotorCity, is reminiscent of Motown-era soul music. The cover art features Franco's Spring Breakers co-stars Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine sporting fake Daddy tattoos.

'X Factor' Nicole 'in awe' of Ella

icole Scherzinger breaks down in tears after the Boot Camp audition of 16year-old Ella Henderson. The former Pussycat Doll star claims that she is in "awe" of the teenager after she covers Cher's Believe for the judges. A highly-emotional Scherzinger says: "We can't touch her, we just have to be in awe of her. I'm done.”

Fiona Apple vents on the stage

iona Apple, who was arrested on Wednesday in Sierra Blanca, Texas, for possessing marijuana and hashish, made her ﬁrst public appearance post-jail at a Houston concert and revealed to the audience everything from an apology to her jailer to angrily suggesting other folks in the slammer had been "inappropriate."

sports

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

NBA 3X

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

Team CBT (light-blue jerseys) comprising Vijay, Teja, Vinay and Sam won the NBA 3X at the MJ college defeating Loyla Professionals by a big margin of 21–6 to qualify from Hyderabad.

Vishang, Rajat, Shantanu and Rahul teamed up for PVR (dark-blue jerseys) to pip Youth Warriors 18–17 in the U-18-years category; the winners play the finals at Mumbai in October.

TUESDAY RACE CARD

Laurel Canyon draws attention HYDERABAD: L D’Silva-trained Laurel Canyon that won the 2000 metres race in a start-to-finish attempt in race No 86 is fancied to win The Epsom Plate, the feature event of Tuesday afternoon races here. 1ST RACE: THE MAKALU PLATE (DIV-II) (ABOUT) 1200 METRES, CAT-II Terms for maiden horses 3-year-olds only. 12.55pm 1. In Reality 56 S Sreekant (5) 2. Kohinoor Vikrant 56 Deep Shanker (2) 3. Pakat Pakat Pakat 56 P S Chouhan (8) 4. Prince Prashant 56 JH Christopher (6) 5. Siler Island 56 S Nayak (10) 6. Aoura Aoura Aoura 54.5 K Anil (4) 7. Camacho Speed 54.5 N Rawal (1) 8. Perfect 554.5 Kuldeep Singh (3) 9. Secret Angel 54.5 P. A. culhane (7) 10. Sprint Champ 54.5 UdayKiran (9) Selections 1. Secret Angel 2. Kohinoor Vikrant 3. Camacho Speed 2ND RACE: THE RED SURPRISE CUP (ABOUT) 1400 METRES, CAT-III Handicap for horses 3-year-olds and upwards, rated up to 50. 1.25pm 1. Glorious View 60.5 Khurshad Alam (2)

2. Cannon Ten 60 N Rawal (3)

1. Aegis 61 PS Chouhan (3)

1. Ache For Love 61.5 I Chisty (5)

3. Big Boss 58 AK Pawar (6)

2. Nano Storm 54 N Rawal (1)

4. Golden Dash 57 PS Chouhan (1)

3. Laurel Canyon 50.5 JH Christopher (2)

2. Cascading Glory 61.5 G Sai Vamshi (1)

5. Deccan Queen 49 P Sai Kumar (5) 6. Foudre Rouge 49 Nitin Singh (4) Selections 1. Golden Dash 2. Glorious View 3. Big Boss 3RD RACE: THE MAKALU PLATE (DIV-I) (ABOUT) 1200 METRES, CAT-II. Terms for maiden horses 3-year-olds only. 1.55pm

4. Nano Pride 50.5 Deep Shanker (5) 5. Ice Mountain 49 P Sai Kumar (4) Selections 1. Laurel Canyon 2. Nano Storm 5TH RACE:THE GLORY OF DANCER PLATE (ABOUT) 1400 METRES, CAT-II. Handicap for horses 3-year-olds and upwards, rated up to 75. 3-00pm

3. Spanish Conquest 61.5 PS Chouhan (9) 4. Wedding Gift 61.5 JH Christopher (4) 5. Green Gift 59 M Mark (7) 6. Citi Supreme 58.5 Haridner Singh (11) 7. Travaldo 55 A Imran Khan (8)

3. Phenomenal Speed 61 Laxman (5)

2. Oru Oru Oru 58 G Sai Vamshi (2)

11. Girnar 49 Khurshad Alam (2)

5. August Kranti 54.5 PA Culhane (9)

5. Crown Castle 54.5 Khurshad Alam (6) 6. Brahmani 50 I Chisty (11)

Selections 1. Spanish Conquest 2. Travaldo 3. Citi Supreme 7TH RACE: THE RED ORCHID PLATE (DIV-II) (ABOUT) 1200 METRES, CAT-III

6. Blue Diamond 54.5 Nitin Singh (8)

7. Golden Jewel 50 N Rawal (5)

7. Break Away 54.5 Deep Chanker (5)

8. Miss Watermelon 50 Ravinder Singh (9)

8. Exclusive 54.5 Kuldeep Singh (1)

9. Queens Craft 50 P Sai Kumar (7)

1. Play The Music 62 PS Chouhan (5)

9. Pranavi 54.5 UdayKiran (2)

10. Ice Lolly 49.5 PS Chouhan (4)

2. Staccato 61.5 S Nayak (4)

11. Sanjaa 49.5 Harinder Singh (8)

3. Zero Tolerance 60 I Chisty (2)

10. Sweety Girl 54.5 PS Chouhan (3) Selections 1. Sweety Girl 2. Allianz Arena 3. August Kranti 4TH RACE: THE EPSOM PLATE (ABOUT) 1800 METRES, CAT-II Handicap for horses 3-year-olds and upwards, rated up to 75 2.25pm

Selections 1. Ice Lolly 2. Golden Jewel 3. Brhamani 6TH RACE: THE FIRE ARCH PLATE (ABOUT) 1600 METRES, CAT-III Handicap for horses 4-year-olds and upwards, rated up to 50. 3.20pm

Handicap for horses, 4-year-olds and upwards, rated up to 50. 4-30pm

2. Victorous Sally 62 Kuldeep Singh (6)

2. Prince Of Arabia 56 JH Christopher (6)

4. Chesapeak 55 Kuldeep Singh (1)

8TH RACE: THE RED ORCHID PLATE (DIV-I) ABOUT) 1200 METRES, CAT-III

9. Cherry Hill 52.5 Kuldeep Singh (3) 10. Fortune Art 50 N Rawal (10)

4. Allianz Arena 54.5 Khurshad Alam (10)

1. Play The Music 2. Staccato 3. Ice Rain

1. Kohinoor Fighter 62 Ajit Kumar (8)

1. Rajkumari 61.5 RB Shinde (10)

3. Salvadore 56 N Rawal (7)

Selections

8. Vijaysjyoti 54 Ravinder singh (6)

1. Desert Radiance 56 S Nayak (4)

3. Precisely That 55.5 S Sreekant (3)

9. Guiding Spirit 51.5 Ch K Chary (7)

Handicap for horses 4-year-olds and upwards, rated up to 50. 4-00pm

4. A Horizontal Urge 58 Nitin Singh (6)

4. Jaden Gil 60.5 JH Christopher (4) 5. Moment of Roses 58.5 I Chisty (3) 6. Friendly Equation 57 Deep shanker (2) 7. Hamilton 53.5 K Anil (9) 8. Lioness Heart 53 S Sreekant (7) 9. Rob Roy 51 G Sai Vamshi (1) 10. Cypress Way 50.5 Harinder Singh (10) Selections 1. Jaden Gil 2. Moment of Roses 3. Rob Roy Days best: Secret Angel

5. Ice Rain 57 K Anil (1)

Jackpot race nos: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

6. Kohinoor Forever 55 N Rawal (9)

1st Treble race nos: 1, 2 & 3

7. Golden Adagio 54 P Sai Kumar (8)

2nd Treble race nos: 3, 4 & 5

8. Nano Splendour 52.5 M Mark (3)

3rd Treble race nos: 6, 7 & 8. False rails are up.

sports

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

US PGA

LPGA CLASSIC

Snedeker wins Tour and $10-million bonus Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy led the playoff points but conceded defeat. ATLANTA: American Brandt Snedeker won the US PGA Tour Championship and claimed a $10 million bonus for capturing the tour season playoff title after firing a two-under par 68 in Sunday’s final round. “I had complete confidence in what I was doing out there,” Snedeker said. “I putted great all week and made big putts when I needed to.” In addition to the richest prize in golf, Snedeker won the $1.44 million top prize for winning the Tour Championship, the final event of the season for most of the tour’s top stars. “He played fantastic,” McIlroy said. “He kept the lead and played well out there.” Snedeker finished 72 holes on 10-under par 270 to defeat Britain’s Justin Rose by three strokes with Britain’s Luke Donald and American Ryan Moore sharing third on 274 and American Webb Simpson fifth on 275. World No 2 Woods, the 2007 and 2009 playoff champion, fired a 72 to finish in a share of eighth on 278. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy, who won two prior playoff series events, shot 74 to finish in a share of 10th on 279.

on his mind this week. Snedeker visited the hospitalized son of his swing coach before his round, taking a boost of encouragement from a friend who suffered severe injuries in an automobile crash. “He really uplifted me,” Snedeker said. “I asked him if he thought I was going to beat Rory McIlroy and he gave me a little wink. I give him a lot of credit.” Snedeker, who began the day sharing the lead with Rose,

Brandt Snedeker poses with the FedExCup and Tour Championship trophies after his three-stroke victory at East Lake Golf Club on September Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP/ GETTY IMAGES/ SAM GREENWOOD

Snedeker will play for the Americans in next week’s Ryder Cup against McIlroy and the other Europeans at Medinah.

month’s PGA Championship. “The golf I have played has been great. I knew what I needed to do this week. I needed to win. Brandt needed to do the same. He did what he needed to do." An emotional Snedeker said as he accepted the trophy that golf was not the biggest thing

birdied the par-4 third from eight feet and stayed ahead of the Englishman even after a double bogey at the par-3 sixth when Rose made bogeys at the fifth and sixth. Snedeker, 31, birdied the par-4 eighth but Rose, 32, answered with a birdie at the par-3 11th to keep the pressure on. AFP

That left Snedeker atop the season playoff points race with McIlroy, the points leader entering the week, settling for second and Woods finishing third. “I’ve got to stay positive. It has been a good year,” said McIlroy, whose three titles in his prior four starts included his second major crown at last

Lewis wins third title of year PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA: Stacy Lewis fired a three-under par 69 on Sunday to win the $1.3 million Navistar LPGA Classic for her third title of the year and a jump from third to second in the world rankings. Lewis, whose only prior career title came at a major in last year’s LPGA Kraft Nabisco, finished on 18-under 270 for 72 holes to beat defending champion Lexi Thompson by two strokes. “You have to hit it good here and hit some tricky putts,” Lewis said. “It’s stressful this course. Somebody can get on a good run and make a lot of birdies. And 16, 17 and 18 are tough holes.” South Koreans Haeji Kang and MJ Hur each fired 68 to share third with American Angela Stanford on 273. AFP

WORLD ROAD CYCLE RACE

Gilbert ends years of frustration It is the 30-year-old’s first world title though he has three Ardenes wins in one season. VALKENBURG, NETHERLANDS: Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert won the men’s cycling world road race title for the first time on Sunday. The 30-year-old, who last year became only the second rider to win all three Ardennes one day classics in the same season, broke away on the final climb to come home clear of Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen while Alejandro Valverde of Spain took

the bronze. Gilbert said that his bad memories from the 2010 edition when he had attacked on the final climb in Geelong, Australia, but been caught with 5km to go had been at the back of his mind. “I was very disappointed by that defeat,” he said. “The manner of that defeat, though, served to strengthen me in a way. “One changes every time one loses, because one has more experience. I was recalling

Cavendish was joined on the sidelines by Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and Tour de France runner-up Chris Froome, both exhausted from their long seasons.

that race during this one and it certainly played a role in my performance. “I didn’t have the right to make a mistake this time, I wouldn’t have 10 similar chances for the rest of my life.” Boasson Hagen said that Gilbert owed his victory as much to the confusion among his rivals when he made his decisive move than to his own individual brilliance. AFP

sports

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

WORLD CUP T20

IRANI CUP

India, Pakistan on collision course

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan stayed on course for a highly-awaited Super Eights clash in the World Twenty20 with contrasting wins. KULDIP LAL Agencie France-Presse

Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the match against England at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. AFP/ ISHARA S KODIKARA

COLOMBO: Recording victories on Sunday, India by demolishing defending champions England by 90 runs in a group A match in Colombo and Pakistan pipping New Zealand by 13 runs in group D in Pallekele, the two teams are headed to meet each other in the Super Eights. Both India and Pakistan are almost certain to be drawn in the same Super Eights group, with a match between the Asian giants scheduled to be played in Colombo on September 30. India are already assured of a place in the Super Eights, while Pakistan take on

Bangladesh in their last league match on Tuesday needing a win to advance. Harbhajan Singh grabbed 4-12 on his return after a year in the wilderness as a newlook India outplayed England in front of 20,000 spectators at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo. Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 55 off 33 balls as India scored 170-4 before England were shot out for their lowest T20 total of 80 in 14.4 overs. India rested seamer Zaheer Khan, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and opener Virender Sehwag for the match that held only academic interest since both teams had already made it to

the Super Eights. In Pallekele, another offspinner Saeed Ajmal took four wickets as Pakistan kept their nerve to pull off an exciting win over New Zealand in their first match in the tournament. Ajmal’s 4-30 helped Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 164-9 after setting the Black Caps a daunting 178-run target on the back of a career-best 56 from Nasir Jamshed. Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez said he was confident his bowlers would win the game. “We have good variations in our bowling and Ajmal was once again outstanding,” he said. “Once we got Brendon McCullum out, we were sure of winning.”

Vijay’s 266 powers ROI to huge lead BANGALORE: Opener Murali Vijay struck a magnificent double century as Rest of India stretched their lead to a mammoth 354 runs against a hapless Rajasthan on the third day of the Irani Cup match at here today. Rajasthan were 43 for one in their second innings with skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar and opener Vineet Saxena on 21 and 17 respectively at close of play. The Ranji Champions were trailing by 311 runs. It would be a herculean task for Rajasthan, who were bundled out for less than 300 runs in the first innings, to make ROI bat again.

Brief Score Rajasthan 1st innings

253

Rest of India 1st innings 607/8 dec (M Vijay 266, S Badrinath 55, KD Karthik 56, WP Saha† 29, DL Chahar 2/99, M Khatri 3/125) Rajasthan 2nd innings 137/2 (HH Kanitkar* not out 57,R Bist not out 24, I Sharma 1/24)

LEAGUE CRICKET

HCA Academy lose to Picket DAY 3 EMCC 232 & 150 for 7 (Rayan Kaundinya 54), KSK Chaitanya 48no, Ashish Reddy 3 for 18) drew with Andhra Bank 385 (GH Vihari 72, Ronald Rodrigues 54, R Roshan 5 for 73) A4-a11 one day league championship SK Blues 167 (Suman 74, Manish 30, Chetan Sharma 5 for 27) lost to Tirumala 168 for 7 (Shekar 52) Imperial 123 for 9 bt Hyd Patriots 119 (Mohammed 30, Sreekanth 4 for 25, Sankirth 3 for 30) Noble 59 (Praneeth Raj 3 for 27, GH Rithwik 5 for 2) lost to St Andrews 62 for 1 (Bhagat Varma 30no) LNCC 115 (Siddarth 3 for 24, S Venkatesh 3 for 16) lost to MP

Blues 118 for 2 (Swamy 30, L Srinivas 60no) RR Dist 89 (Md Ayub 7 for 18) lost to Mahbub College 91 for 1 (Md Ayub 53no) Victor 80 (Ram 39, Naveen Salvi 5 for 11) lost to Vijaynagar 81 forno loss (Arun 38, Sudhree 37no) Youth 108 (Arun 30, Mallesh 3 for 16, Shakti 3 for 19) lost to Ameerpet 109 for 5 (Santosh 32, Imtiyaz 3 for 10) St Patricks 152 (R Madhavan 34, A Shiva Santosh 5 for 15) lost to CK Blues 157 for 3 (Chaitanya 45no, Sharan 56no) Red Hills 242 (Md Abdul Rehman 32, Waseem Khan 80, Md Afroze 50no, Sharath 3 for 17) bt Rohit XI 112 (P Srinivas 30, Nilesh 31, Haroon Rasheed 5 for 20, Abrar 3 for 12)

Tarakarama 178 for 8 (Gautam 38, AV Anil Kumar 56, Pranun Raj 4 for 35) bt Eklavya 92 (Pradeep 43, Ambadass 4 for 16) HCA Academy 110 for 7 (Charan 56, Shafeer Ahmed 4 for 18) lost to Picket 111 for 6 (K Rohan 31, Md Zahed 33no, Ankith 4 for 25) Starlets 171 for 7 (Sham 40) bt Universal 90 (T Madhu Babu 3 for 22) Satya CC 86 (Vivek Raju 4 for 37, Nilesh 3 for 18) lost to Elegant 89 for 7 (Ravi Teja 4 for 25) Victory 120 (Babar 56, Saikanth 5 for 20, Sagar 4 for 21) bt Hyd Panthers XI 80 (Mallikarjun 5 for 25, Md Baseer 3 for 17) Golconda 107 (Mohsin 53, Sivakoti Reddy 6 for 15) lost to Time CC 108 for 3 (Sitarami Reddy 38, Sivakoti Reddy 36no)

Rushiraj 236 for 7 (V Abhinav Kumar 41, Prashanth 44, N Surya Teja 78no, Shiva Bhaskaren 3 for 45) bt HUCC 189 (Syed Aslam Akbar Hussain 104, Surya 3 for 32, Abhinan 3 for 74, Satwik 4 for 42) Walker Town 230 for 6 (Aminuddin 55, Junaid 77, Irfan 3 for 57) bt Roshanara 204 for 8 (Amit Singh 36, TP Venu 34, Sridhar 3 for 40) All Saints HS 208 for 7 (Sanjay Yadav 78, Nikhil Naidu 48) bt Dhruv XI 156 (Sridhar Reddy 58, Vamshi 3 for 44) Navjeevan Friends 78 (Ilyaz 3 for 18, Pramesh 3 for 35, Yusuf 3 for 15) lost to Deccan Wonderers 84 for 5 (Sohail 4 for 48) Classic CC 200 (MA Wasay Ansari 61no, Jerome Arokianathan 3 for 45, Lesley Daniel 4 for 51) bt Sacred Heart 194 (James Anthony 52, Berada

George 44, Jerome Arokianathan 42) Amberpet CC 258 (Ramkrishna 44, Jitender Goud 74no, Shabbu 35, MA Azeem Warsi 3 for 51) bt Lal Bahadur PG 126 (Kesari Srikanth 3 for 38, Srinivas Shastry 3 for 14) Southend Raymonds 273 for 9 (Ranjan Das 52, Rohit Kumar 134, Ajaz Ahmed 33no, Irfan 6 for 67) bt Sagar XI 244 (Ramana 80, Irfan 55, Naresh Joshi 5 for 86) HPS B 130 (Uday 40, Akshar 5 for 44) bt Sutton 103 (Uday 5 for 29, Vishesh 3 for 12) HPS R 288 for 3 (HK Simha 56no, Abhirath Reddy 117, Rohith Reddy 51) bt WMCC 231 (Srinivas Rao 113) AVCC 149 for 7 (Ajav Dev 41, Irfan 3 for 38) lost to Sunshine 150 for 4 (Pradeep 82)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

sports

BRYANT AND CO BEAT GB TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel said this year's Formula One title race could be shaping up to be a repeat of 2010, when he sealed victory on the last day of the season. The defending world champion leapt to second in the standings behind Fernando Alonso with victory in Sunday's dramatic Singapore GP.

JOHN TERRY RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Tainted Terry calls it quits

IAN WHITTELL Agencie France-Presse

The Times

[Many fans] have grown to dislike a player who, nevertheless, remains this country’s best defender by a distance... Terry’s career has been a soap opera and, at times, an unsavoury one. Equally, it would not be the greatest surprise if one day, we see Terry in an England shirt again. This is a bloke who was stripped of the England captaincy, won it back but lost it again. Do not forget. Nothing seems to stick with Teflon Terry.

The Sun

Terry had become not a symbol of unity but of division. His legacy had become tainted beyond repair

“I would like to thank them, the fans and my family for their support and encouragement during my international career. “Representing and captaining my country is what I dreamed of as a boy and it has been a truly great honour. I have always given my all and it breaks my heart to make this decision,” added Terry who made his England debut in 2003. “I am making this statement today in advance of the hearing of the FA disciplinary charge because I feel the FA, in

pursuing charges against me where I have already been cleared in a court of law, have made my position with the national team untenable. “I now look forward to playing for Chelsea FC, and challenging for domestic and European honours, and I want to thank the fans and the club for their continued support.” Central defender Terry has always denied using a racist slur against Ferdinand during a Premier League match last October and was cleared of criminal charges relating to the incident by a London court.

The JT Files n 2010: Revealed to have been granted a ‘gagging’ injunction which covered an alleged relationship between married Terry and French model Vanessa Perroncel — a former partner of team-mate Wayne Bridge.

n 1991: Joins West Ham’s youth set-up n 1995: Moves to Chelsea at 14 n 1998: Makes Chelsea debut against Aston Villa. n 2001: One of four players ﬁned two weeks’ wages by Chelsea after their behaviour at a hotel is criticised on the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. n 2002: Terry and Chelsea teammate Jody Morris are cleared after being charged with assault and affray in connection with a nightclub incident. n 2003: On June 3, makes England debut as substitute. n 2004: On June 24, appointed Chelsea captain. n 2006: On August 10, appointed England captain.

Daily Mirror

MANCHESTER: Roberto Mancini played down talk of another altercation with his volatile Italian forward Mario Balotelli as Manchester City’s frustrating start to their Premier League title defence continued with a 1-1 home draw against Arsenal. Laurent Koscielny scored a late equaliser for Arsene Wenger’s team at Eastlands on Sunday. After the final whistle, Balotelli was pushed down the tunnel by City manager Mancini after shouting in his direction as he left the field — presumably discussing why he’d played just the final six minutes of the game.

JULIAN GUYER Agencie France-Presse LONDON: Former England captain John Terry dramatically quit international football on Sunday, fewer than 24 hours before a Football Association hearing into allegations he racially abused Queens Park Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand. Chelsea skipper Terry, 31, said the FA had made his position “untenable” after he had already been cleared of criminal charges emanating from the controversy which rocked the game last October. “I am today announcing my retirement from international football,” Terry said in a statement. “I would like to thank the England managers who have selected me for my 78 caps. I have had great pleasure in sharing that honour with all the players that I’ve played with.

n 2008: Misses penalty in shoot-

Mario spat tops bad day for City Arsenal drew with Man City at the Etihaad, despite the champions taking the lead.

Chelsea skipper Terry, 31, said the FA had made his position ‘untenable’ after he had already been cleared of criminal charges emanating from the racism controversy that rocked the game. The game has been tarnished. Terry did the right thing last night. It may well have been the hardest thing he’s ever done.

n February: Stripped of England captaincy. n 2011: Restored as England captain by Capello.

out against Manchester United which would have won Chelsea the Champions League. n 2008: Named permanent captain of England by Fabio Capello. n 2009: Chelsea defend Terry after allegations he took secret cash payments in return for behind-the-scenes tour of their training ground.

n October 23: Makes statement denying a racist slur against Anton Ferdinand during Chelsea’s defeat at QPR after videos had circulated on the internet. n February 3: Terry is stripped of the England captaincy. n July 13: Cleared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court of racially insulting Ferdinand during Chelsea’s match against QPR.

Was Real’s match sabotaged? Real’s match at Rayo was postponed after the floodlight cables were severed. TIM HANLON Agencie France-Presse MADRID: Real Madrid’s La Liga match at Rayo Vallecano was postponed on Sunday after vandals reportedly sabotaged the floodlights by cutting through electrical cables. “Vandals have cut cables, we tried to solve the problem. We will leave it to the police to find out who is responsible,” said Rayo’s president Raul Martin Presa. “This was a disgrace, sabotage, it was an attack on our stadium.” It was later agreed by both clubs that the game would be played at 1745GMT on Monday. “It is agreed by both parties that the match will kick-off at 1945 on Monday,” said Javier Thebes, the vice-president of the Spanish Professional Football League (LFP). Fans were not allowed into Vallecano’s Estadio de Vallecas ground for security reasons for a match which had been due to start at 2130 local time (1930 GMT).