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The BJP national council todayapproved an amendment to the

party's constitution to allow a secondconsecutive term for its president.

Hitherto, a BJP president could onlyserve a single three-year term. Thedecision will benefit the incumbent,Nitin Gadkari, whose term expires

this December.

GADKARI TO GET SECOND TERM

BATTLE OF MEDINAH!As the 39th edition of the Ryder

Cup is set to kick start from today,Postnoon gives its readers an

insight of the three-day tournament. P29

RENDEZVOUS WITH AWEAVER OF TALESEntrancing audiences withher stories is Jo Blake Cave'sspeciality. She speaks toPostnoon about her unusualcalling. P4

MUSIC FOR THE GODSPrayers punctuated withBollywood numbers is what you might get to hear thisGanesh Chathurthi. Here’s more to the trend.

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While the leaders squabbleover the Telangana March,the T protagonists are not

willing to wait. The smash-and-burn attack on

the ORR toll gate proves this.

FLASH

And themayhembegins...

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES

Life togetherIconart Gallery is hosting LifeTogether, a group show featuringsculptures, paintings and prints by22 artistes. A preview for the exhibi-tion will be held at the Gallery onSeptember 28.Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 12

When: September 28 onwards,11.30am to 7pm

Contact: 98499 68797

Recent and retrospectiveA painting exhibition by artist SudipRoy will be held at Kalakrithi ArtGallery from September 28.Where:Kalakrithi Art Gallery,


When: September 28,11am onwards

Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Calligraphy artOn the occasion of VinayakaChathurthi, Sri Parameshwar Rajupresents a series of calligraphic artworks based on Lord Ganesha.The exhibition will be held at TrufflesCafe, Jubilee Hills.Where: Truffles Cafe,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 10

When: Ongoing,11 am onwards

Contact: (040) 2355 0105

Art worksEminent artist Vijit Pillai’s solo artexhibition will be held. The exhibi-tion titled Blu Nirvana — a uniqueillustration of tranquility and colour,will be open all day long tillSeptember 28.Where:Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel,

Banjara Hill,Rd No 6

When: Ongoing

Play timeLamakaan will be hosting ManchTheatre’s A Plateful of Plays onOctober 6.Where: Lamakaan,


When: October 6,7.30pm onwards

Contact: 96427 31329

Photo talkMy photographic journey in Asia —a talk by well known French photog-rapher Thierry Girard with aslideshow of his works in China,Japan and India will be held onOctober 3.Where: Alliance Francaise,


When: October 3,7pm onwards

Contact: (040) 2770 0734

Film workshopA film making workshop and a filmappreciation workshop is being heldby Yavanika films. The workshops willbe held on weekends.When: September 29 onwards,

11am onwardsContact: 94904 40986

The refundA play titled The Refund will be presented at Lamakaan . The playtakes a dig at the state of the educa-tion system in the country.Where: Lamakaan,


When: September 30,7.30pm onwards

Contact: 96427 31329

Dominic WesleyHumorous play Dominic Wesley willbe presented on September 29.Where: Nift,

MadhapurWhen: September 29

7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2311 4537

Mediterranean food festTake a trip and experience a varietyof Mediterranean delights such asbruschetta and seafood marinarapasta, bruschetta and antipasto atTruffles cafe. Where: Truffles Cafe,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 10

When: Ongoing,8am onwards

Contact: (040) 2355 0105

OktoberfestTaj Krishna is hosting the annualOktoberfest at its coffee shop,Encounters. The festival offers anarray of German delicacies like meat-loaf, bockwurst, steckerfishz andbeers to satiate your taste buds.Where: Encounters,

Taj Krishna,Banjara Hills

When: Ongoing,6pm onwards

Contact: (040) 6666 2323

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3City YESTERDAY’S QUESTIONDO YOU THINK THE CBD IS DESTROYING CITY’S GREEN COVER?

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TODAY’S QUESTIONSHOULD THE T MARCH BE ALLOWED?A) YES B) NO

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The Golconda police havepicked up a gang of fourwhich has allegedly been

targeting supermarkets that donot have closed circuit TV cam-eras. Police have recoveredgoods worth `30,000 and areoptimistic of tracking downmore of them.

The accused have been iden-tified as Mohd Abdul Javeed, 23,resident of Hijra ColonyAlkapuri, Mohd AbdulHannnan, 23, resident of SamthaColony Toli Chowki, Shaik

Zahid, 23, of Meraj Colony ToliChowki and Shaik AdnanAhmed, 22, a resident of ShyaamNagar Chacha Nehru ParkMasab Tank. Two others in the gang, Shaik Jameel andFarahaz Khan have given thepolice a slip, inspectorWaheeduddin said.

Sub-inspector of Golcondapolice G Naresh Kumar and histeam were arrested onWednesday from a shop atGalaxy crossing. Kumar said thegangs would go as well-dressedrespectable customers andbrowse through the racks, care-fully, and pocket highly-priced

cosmetics and trinkets beforestealthily walking out of thestore. The gang would later sellthem for a price lower than MRPto small shops.

For the past six months thisgang has been looting supermar-kets. The police said many super-markets, to save money, wouldnot install CCTV cameras andlost goods. There are severalgangs in operation and the policehave once again urged medium-sized supermarkets to installCCTVs which proves a deterrent.The markets have also dispensedwith the mandatory metal detec-tor frame.

Mohd [email protected]

With T having beendenied, Telanganasupporters belong-ing to Telangana

United Forum (TUF), early thismorning went on a rampage,torching a toll plaza on the outerring road near Nanakramgudaand created a terror in the whole area, leading to a hugepileup of traffic.

The activists, numbering 50-70, first asked the employees toleave but some of them objected.As the crowd was not in themood to plead, they pulled theemployees out, and in the scuffleone employee suffered injuries.Realising they were confrontinga group of desperadoes; employ-ees gave up resistance and ranfor safety. Activists then set fire to one of the eight booths and destroyed records, computerand furniture.

As it was early morning, notmany people were around. Oneof the toll gate employees toldPostnoon that the T activists wereshouting slogans hailingTelangana and had been abusiveof the Central government. Theyflung pamphlets in Teluguaround that demanded a separate state.

By the time the policereached the scene, mobs hadvanished leaving behind ban-ners, bills and pamphlets. As the

event kicked up a fear and conse-quent piling up of traffic, tollgate managers began manuallyoperating. By 8.30am the trafficbegan to move at a normal pace.

As the news of violence wasconveyed to Chief Minister KiranKumar Reddy, he called up DGPDinesh Reddy asking him toarrest all the suspects withoutdelay and consideration. The CMis said to have made it clear thatno sympathy or considerationmust be shown to the violent

mobs and they should be booked immediately.

Director general (law andorder) SA Huda has alerted theSPs and armed personnel postedat all the 11 toll gates around theCity and ORR. Meanwhile, thepolice and RTA have begunchecking vehicles coming fromdistricts to the City in view of theGanesh immersion tomorrowand Telangana March on Sunday.

With inputs by Rahul Ramakrishna

‘T’rouble brewingSurprising the police, T supporters struck at an area that had been least guarded — the

toll plaza on ORR near Nanakramguda. They set fire to a toll booth in the area.

Supermarket thieves held with bootyNot installing CCTV cameras cost many small supermarkets goods to thieves, who have specialised in spiriting away small but valuable goods in their kurta pockets or pants.

Telangana activists damaged a toll plaza and set one of the booths on fire after forcing out the employees early this morning at Nanakramguda.

M ANIL KUMAR

The column that teaches everyonesomething new about the way theCity functions.

1 It’s the final countdown, butthe City isn’t ready.

72 hours before the world biodi-versity conference is to begin,roads are still dug up, wires still liestrewn and the GHMC is racingagainst time to complete work.

2 How to blame the media,GHMC-style.

A GHMC official complained thatthe media is always out to pick outfaults. Seeing the state of the City,can you blame us?

3 Netas refuse to move intothe cyber age.

While e-governance is the catch-phrase for a lot of governments,several of our ministers still avoidusing computers for work.

4 A straight-talking, unpretentious minister.

Minister for minority affairs SyedMohammad Ahamadullah mightcome across as gruff, but level withhim and he’ll give you answers.

5Park problems plague Citydespite government eyewash.

While the GHMC beautifies majorparks, most citizens have no parksin their vicinity for recreation.

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Strike troublesLast year, we had reported how

working professionals were worriedabout the effect of unscheduled strikesas they had no support system, likerelatives, to take care of their childrenin case of sudden holidays or bandhs.Shopkeepers too were upset becausethe frequent bandhs were causing lossof business and they were sufferingmajor losses.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Teenager killed inrailway accidentAn unidentified teenager, aged

around 14 or 15, was run overby a speeding train on the railwaytracks at Hafeezpet railway station.The teenager was reportedly cross-ing the tracks when the accidenttook place. The body has been keptin the mortuary of OsmaniaHospital for post-mortem and identification.

Rallies to be held insupport of T-marchThe Telangana Forum of Telugu

Desam Party will hold ralliesfrom today in support of TelanganaMarch being held on September 30this month. These rallies are beingheld in all the mandals in Telanganaregion and will continue onSaturday. Forum convenor EDayakar Rao said that party cadreswould also participate in the march.

Deputy CM releasesbook by IPS officerDeputy chief minister Damodar

Rajanarasimha released a bookwritten by senior IPS officer and anti-corruption bureau director BPrasad Rao on Thursday. The book,titled World Power to Mind Powertalks about the importance of com-munication skills and how it helpsindividuals to achieve success intheir lives.

Man hangs self at hisEllareddygudda homePYadgiri, 43, a resident of

Ellareddyguda, has allegedlycommitted suicide by hanging him-self at his home on Thursday night.Yadgiri was employed at a privatefirm and his wife and three childrenhad reportedly abandoned him.Yadgiri is believed to have beendepressed. The Punjagutta policeare investigating.

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the country are now planning to jointhe kirana shop owners’ protest

against the government’s decisionon FDI in retail.

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The recent strike of the

contractors and therains was the delaybehind the roadworks. However, wewill finish themsoon as works areon in full swing.

A GHMC officialSee page 5

RAJESH [email protected]

She held their gaze, sheheld their thoughts. Hersingsong voice rose and

fell, her speech quickening andslackening. Some of her lineswere lyrical, the beat of whichshe kept with her feet.

Of the two score who were atOxford Bookstore to attend thestorytelling workshop of JoBlake Cave, not one missed aword of the stories she single-handedly wove and presentedthrough her voice and gestures.

She told four stories: of aman who never had any luck;of John Chapman going toLondon Bridge; of the old sol-dier who beat death and oftruth and story, all of whichher audience of children andadults thoroughly enjoyed, afact testified by their giggles,laughs and 'oh’s' of dismay.

Jo even got the audience to

recite some of the refrains withher: “He walked and hewalked for a week, and amonth and year and the fartherhe went, the farther he got,” asshe told the story of the manwho had no luck.

Jo, who is from North -amptonshire in England, has

been telling stories on and offfor the past 11 years, but it hasbeen a profession only for thelast five. “I had come back (toEngland) from Canada where Iwas working at a documentary-making firm and I was quiteclueless as to what to do when I

returned,” she said. “Then Iattended a storytelling session.”Since then, she has been tellingstories, in the beginning tofriends and then to the world.

Jo does not memorise storiesor read out from a text when sheis on stage. She may have read itsomewhere and then, retainingthe skeleton of the story, sheweaves one of her own. Eachtime it is retold, it appears tohave something new, for herand for her audience.

Jo grew up among books. “Iremember my father had awardrobe, but it had no clothes,only stacks of books (apart fromthe many shelves of books inour house),” she laughed andsaid. “We would open it care-fully lest the books fell on us.”

It’s folklore and myths thatJo narrates. She has a fascinationfor Russian folklore. “I don’tknow why, but I am fascinatedby it,” she said. Perhaps it couldbe because of the tiny devils in it.

TDP chief N ChandrababuNaidu’s letter to PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan

Singh on the Telangana issue hasbeen creating differences amongthe party leaders.

Thamballapally TDP MLAPraveen Reddy on Thursdaylashed out at Naidu for address-ing the letter to the prime minis-ter and demanded that the letter,in favour of Telangana, be with-drawn immediately. “Otherwise,Naidu has to change the party’sname to ‘Telangana Desam’,” he warned.

Praveen Reddy said that theTelangana March on September30 was meant to attackSeemandhra people. It was badthat the Telangana TDP MLAswere extending support to sucha march. He said he would lodgea protest during Naidu’s pro-posed padayatra. He alsowarned Naidu that he was readyto tender his resignation if thelatter failed to withdraw the let-ter. “It was not proper for Naiduto address a letter to the PrimeMinister in favour of Telanganabeing a Rayalaseema person.”He added that the party hasbecome directionless after 2009elections and the party chief wastaking wrong decisions sincethen.

NAIDU LETTER FOR POLITICAL GAIN: BOTSA Lashing out at TDP Chief NChandrababu Naidu foraddressing a letter to PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singhdemanding all-party meet onTelangana issue, PCC chief BotsaSatyanarayana has said that theformer addressed the letter onlyfor political gain.

Speaking to the media inHyderabad on Thursday, BotsaSatyanarayana said that therewas no clarity in ChandrababuNaidu’s letter. He also allegedthat Chandrababu Naidu has thehabit of changing colours in tunewith the changing times. NSS

Rendezvous with aweaver of tales

TDP leaderthreatens toquit overNaidu letter

Entrancing audiences with her stories is Jo Blake Cave's speciality. She speaks to Postnoon about her unusual calling.

POLITICS

Jo does not memorisestories or read from atext when she is onstage. She retains theskeleton and weaves astory of her own.

DEEPAK DESHPANDE


RAHUL [email protected]

Seventy-two hours beforethe CoP-11 curtains willbe raised, the state ofroads and awarenessabout the prestigious

meet comes as a shocker. Among the 12 important

routes to be used by the dele-gates attending the conference,the main route from Hitex toMadhapur and Jubilee Hillsstands out as an example of thesarkari pace of finishing works.The Madhapur main road’swidening still remains incom-plete, debris lies scattered, and inone particular stretch, a fallenelectric pole, not removed,remains a threat to the motoristsand pedestrians.(see picture)

A reality check by Postnoonbrought out the startling fact thatthe traders and general publichave little idea about the worldconference about to happen. Asoftware employee working inCyber Towers said, “I do notknow what this biodiversity con-ference is all about, but it hasproven to be a nuisance, with allthe road digging and trafficproblems.” A street vendor

Lakshman says, “I don’t knowwhy such a big fuss is beingmade about some foreign nation-als coming here. The police haveput a blanket ban on all our stallson this road here for the next 18days. We were hoping it wouldbe a good business opportunity,but it looks like there will be nobusiness for us.”

The Madhapur road will bethe most important as it is con-nects to the meeting venue fromthe City and vice versa. Thegreenery works that includedlaying new carpet lawns on thedividers have been finished, butthe road widening projectsincluding the pavement repairsand moving electric poles has

been stalled. “The recent strikeby contractors and rains hasdelayed works. However, wewill finish them soon,” officialsat GHMC say.

Pedestrian crossings andzebra crossings are yet to be com-pleted. The intermittent rainswashed away part of the beauti-fication works. Private propertyowners along the road, who areimportant stakeholders have notbeen told how to present the bestface to the world. “Police havebeen telling us not to allow park-ing, beyond that I don’t knowanything,” admits an automobileparts owner on the Check Post-Madhapur road.

While the GHMC promises tofinish the work before the confer-ence, a labourer Raju working onthe Madhapur road says,“Drilling and removing the exist-ing footpath itself will take threedays. Widening the road willtake at least another month.”

Citizens we talked to said inan overpopulated city likeHyderabad where there’s nocontrol over the migrant labour,we can’t expect a spic and spanset up. “Let them (delegates) alsohave a glimpse of ‘Hyderabadistyle’,” laughed a merchant.

FDI

Despite efforts, patches showWith three days to go before the conference on biodiversity, the GHMC is still rushing through pending

works. A reality check however, shows that it is practically impossible to finish them in 72 hours.

PK [email protected]

Afarmers’ association inHyderabad played a ‘vil-lainous’ role in impelling

the government to allow FDI inmultibrand retail. “Two farmers’organisations, one in Delhi andthe other in Hyderabad, fundedby the MNCs had lobbiedstrongly for the decision,” dis-closed Yudhvir Singh, AsiaCoordinator of InternationalFarmers Alliance.

Singh said the two associa-tions had been working behindthe scenes for furthering theinterests of the foreign retailgiants who have lost ground intheir own lands. He questionedwhy the UPA government wasbartering our retailers’ rights fora few dollars. “Which farmers’interests are they talking about?”

“Why,” Singh asked, “the gov-ernment did not consult farmersand rush through the decision ifit had nothing to hide.” He saidPrime Minister ManmohanSingh’s address on this aspectwas the most irresponsible andcruel statement claiming the gov-ernment knows the best.

Meanwhile, a new dimensionis added to the kirana shops’anguish against FDI in retail.

Farmer leaders of six farmerorganisations across the countrythat met in New Delhi onTuesday this week to discuss theramifications of the UPA govern-ment’s decision to allow FDI inmultibrand retail have decidedto join the Kirana shop owners’protest and come out to thestreets to make the governmentreconsider the decision.

A joint action council of all

farmer bodies will meet onOctober 10 to chalk out an agita-tional path, said MJ Khan,national convener of Federationof Indian Farmers Organisations.

Khan cited the data ofInternational Farms ComparisonNetwork (ICFN), which proveshow within 14 years in US and inUK, the share of farmers in theconsumer spent for farm pro-duce reduced by almost 40 percent from 1996 to 2010.

Khan said that today thefarmers’ leaders just want toknow how this decision will ben-efit them, without taking anystand. The final stand will betaken on October 10, 2012 in theNational Convention of Farmers,where all the farmers’ organisa-tions from across the countrywill be jointly hosting the meetunder FIFO and all political par-ties as well as these corporations

would be invited to speak on this issue.

Krishanbir Chowdhary, pres-ident of Bhartiya Krishak Samajsaid that no farmers’ organisa-tion was consulted on such animportant issue and the UPAgovernment is saying that it willbenefit farmers. He asked, howthe nuclear deal, SEZ land grabproject and similar other hastilyrushed in decisions have benefit-ed the farmers? He sought toknow that Walmart is showing`54 crore spent on lobbying inIndia, then on whom this moneywas spent, and lobbying beingan illegal activity, how the samehas been permitted. He said thatif farmers are not consulted andclarified their doubts, then farm-ers will come on streets underJoin Action Plan of all FarmersBodies, after the National meetunder FIFO on 10 Oct, 2012.

COP-11

According to a contractor, wideningthe road will take atleast another month, but the CoP begins in72 hours!

AP ryots’ body behind FDI decision?Farmers are joining the kirana shop owners’ struggle against the FDI in multibrand retail. Farmers’ apexbody met in Delhi on Tuesday and decided to hit the streets as MNC retail giants will ‘debilitate farmers’.

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TDP Telanganaleaders Errabelli

Dayakar Rao,MothkupalliNarsimhulu andKadiam Srihariannounced that theywere supporting theTelangana march of T-JAC on September 30.

They said thatTelangana ministersand MPs should striveto get permission forthe Telangana march ifthey were really sin-cere. They said thatTDP functionaries inthe entire region wouldhold protests at districtcenters and mandalheadquarters onSeptember 29 .

They also opinedthat there was clarity inthe letter written byNaidu to the PM on theTelangana issue. Someparties were misinter-preting it and trying to

gain political mileage,they alleged.

They made it clearthat they were commit-ted to the letter givento Pranab Mukherjee in2008 and Naidu againconfirmed it.

The TDP wouldsend a representative ifthe Centre holds all-party meeting onTelangana, they added.

Questioning TRSchief KCR’s demandfor an all party meet-ing, they askedwhether KCR was soldout for any package.

NSS

T-TDP leadersextend supportAnnounced that they willsupport the march to be heldby the T-JAC on Sept 30.

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Documentary on Tto be releasedApromo of Avani

Creations’ MahaVrusksham, a short film onTelangana history, wasreleased on Thursday.

After releasing thepromo, film producerYamuna Pathak has saidthat the duration of theshort film is 30 minutes.

She said that shootingwould start shortly andthe film would be completed within amonth. She said the shortfilm deals with history ofTelangana since two centuries.

She also said thatthey would present history of Satavahana,Kakatiya, Asafjahi andNizam in the documen-tary. She said the filmdeals with TelanganaPeasant Movement,Hyderabad StateLiberation, TelanganaMovement of 1969, JaiAndhra Movement andthe recent separateTelangana and unitedAndhra movements. NSS

Pathak saidthat shootingfor the docu-mentary wouldstart shortlyand the filmwould be completed in a month.

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Many politicians act smartwhen they are confront-ed with a volley of ques-

tions by public in general, andmedia in particular. But StateCabinet minister for minorityaffairs Syed MohammadAhamadullah does not mincewords if he is not prepared toface the questions. He is as sim-ple as plain paper. Not for himthe niceties and etiquette.

So, if you are a glib urbandandy, all of smiles and sweet-talk, you’d get a shock when heasks you to sit out and wait yourturn. Ask his detractors, and theywould say he is unfit to hold thepost of minority welfare ministeras he lacks grasp of his depart-ment. They say that like a tapedrecording at an inquiry counter,all he says to queries is that thedata is not available or action ison the cards.

Ahamadullah opens up if vis-itors are frank and informal.Despite his terseness, he is a jovialperson. Ahamadullah enteredpolitics as the heir apparent ofHaji Mohammad Rahmatullah,an eminent Congress leader fromKadapa district, in 1977.Rahmatullah had achieved therecord of holding the dual postsof Kadapa municipal chairmanand MLA for 14 years.

Rahmatullah had also given polit-ical life to former CM YSRajasekhara Reddy by giving himan MLA ticket from PulivendulaAssembly constituency. “Myfather played a key role in bring-ing YSR into politics. YSR gaveme political life by making meKadapa municipal chairman in2004,” reminisced Ahamadullah.His is a renowned business fami-ly from Kadapa district. His fam-ily, which is currently involved inthe business of Barytes mineral,also had a fleet of 50 buses under

the name Caltex services and anequal number of gasoline stations60 years ago.

Being the fifth among 11 sib-lings, Ahamadullah could onlystudy up to Class X after which hetook up the family business. Hesays he was not very interested inbookish knowledge anyway.

According to close friends ofthe minister, his weakness is thathe hardly remembers anything.This defect has acquired him thetitle of ‘forgetting minister’.Ahamadullah, now a diabetic,loves to eat phirni (a sweet dish).“My late mother would makeexcellent phirni. I would love togorge on it,” he said. He alsoannounced that he has a secretdream to do something forMuslims but declined to reveal itfearing media attention.

The minister loves to readnewspapers as he falls asleepeasily after reading them. “Ithink the best medicine for sleepis to read newspapers,” he says.

The minister, once a hard-core non-vegetarian, has nowturned vegetarian after he wasdiagnosed with diabetes. Henow even exercises in the corri-dor of his chamber at theSecretariat.

He loves to spend time at hisancestral home as he experiencesa kind of spiritual peace there.The minister adds that he has notdone anything for the communi-ty but has lot of plans for thingshe’d like to do for Muslims.

Agovernmental façadethat is bound to draw alarge number of dele-gates is Paryatak

Bhavan (tourism house) atBegumpet. While officials haveput up a large board welcomingCoP delegates, they have donenothing to give the interior amakeover. Nor have theyappointed smart men and womento handle such a bewilderingvariety of gentry that an interna-tional conference would bring.

As one enters the office, whatcomes into sight first is a badlymauled air conditioner proppedup on a wooden stand, standinglike a skeleton in a medical lab.The building has not been givena dab of paint. A funky smellgreets you. Over all, a newlyintroduced parking fee charges atwo-wheeler `5 per hour! And,for four-wheelers, it’s `10 anhour. This was introduced fromSeptember 3. Why? There isnobody to answer.

Not only overseas delegatesbut also Indian delegates fromother parts of the country wouldbe extensively using this office.What image they will take backof our City is anybody’s guess.(SS)

NEGATIVE REPORTING‘UPSETS’ OFFICIALSAfter blaming rainfall for slow

progress of CoP works, it’s timefor the GHMC officials to carp atthe media for negative reportage.“Why do media people alwayspick holes, rather than focusingon positive aspects?” asked aloudone of the additional commission-ers. However, the additionalcommissioner missed the pointthat chief secretary MinnieMathew herself had expressedher reservations at the works, likeroad-making at the eleventh hour.Postnoon take: The fourth estateplays the role of critic on behalfof people. Its role, therefore, isessentially that of an opposition.Besides, honestly, officials haveforfeited public trust, thanks to

corruption and nepotism. Hence,media picks holes more than theroles. (MN)

ONE FOR THE CAESAR, THEOTHER FOR ME!During a recent news scoopabout liquor merchants sellingoverpriced liquor, a routine con-versation yielded many interest-ing facts about this sale. Forexample, a wine shop in JubileeHills sells liquor above the MRPand was even ready to offer areceipt for the transaction. Whenquestioned about how a receiptbook can have faulty records, thevendor promptly pointed to

another receipt book that wasallegedly being used as the mas-ter record book. “One for thepublic, one for the records,” hesaid. Furthermore, the privilegeof shaving customers an extra 2per cent from the total bill forusing credit/debit cards isreserved for those who have asetting on the card machines.Which is why there are only afew wine shops in the City thatcharge this mysterious “transac-tion charges” while selling over-priced liquor. (RR)

UGLY SIDE OF BEAUTIFICATIONThe clumsy, last-minute touch-ups to the City for the world con-ference are evident at BambooPark on Road Number 36, JubileeHills. This benign park, desolateand neglected on the arterialroad, displays a large board thatis purported to tell the public theimportance and features of thepark. Sadly, like everything elsein our society, selfish advertisershave defaced the board so badlythat it looks like a scarecrow in apaddy field. Adding pathos, anda touch of hilarity to the scene, isa large billboard (see picture)showing Chief Minister N KiranKumar Reddy welcoming dele-gates to the ‘city of biodiversity!’

One look at the park is

enough to make delegates won-der at the insensitivity of thepeople and the government.Pray, can’t we avoid insulting theCity? (PK)

DIGITAL FEARS OF MANTRIThe State government proudlyproclaims it practises e-gover-nance. But when it comes to itsown ministers, many are scaredof using computers and tools likepower point presentations. Theseministers don’t mind showingtheir hatred towards these mech-anised brains in public as well.

One such minister is PSudharshan Reddy, who headsthe major irrigation ministry inthe State. During the recent PrajaPatham programme, an officialproject of the State governmentlaunched at the behest of CM NKiran Kumar Reddy with anobjective to give wide publicityto its welfare programmesthrough the media, SudharshanReddy was supposed to addressthe press conference using apower point presentation.Reddy outsourced it to his offi-cials. When this correspondentinquired the reason from a closeaide of the minister, he simplysmiled. (IA)

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Parks are an ideal getawayfrom the busy city life. Theyare also an excellent stress-buster. One can relax and

feel rejuvenated by spending a fewquiet moments in these sereneparks. These parks provide the per-fect setting for kids to play .

Today, citizens who stay nextdoor exchange pleasantries throughthe latest technologies such asmobile phones, email and social net-works because of their busy livesand lack of a common place to meet.

Once upon a time, these greenareas acted as a point for people ofdifferent ages to gather and discussvarious issues, especially for thepeople in the colony.

WHO OWNS THE PARKS?GHMC: We have 18 circles inHyderabad for better administrationbut you will not be able to find morethan three to five good parks in eachcircle. The same GHMC administra-tion maintains outdated and inaccu-rate information on their website(www.ghmc.gov.in/parks/parks.asp).

The small parks in the GHMCareas are grossly neglected, misusedand being encroached by both gov-ernment agencies and private par-ties. The crux of the problem lies inthe duplicity of authorities. Somecome under the forest department,

some under the HMDA and someunder the GHMC. And many areunder the control of encroachers.

The trouble is that most dele-gates check for information onlineand the GHMC website wouldprove to be a shame.

Some parks in the City are underthe urban forestry wing maintainedby HMDA by classifying themunder different categories: themeparks, colony parks, lake/STPparks, temple park, walkway gar-dens, memorial parks, medians androtaries. Most of them are not maintained properly.

LINKING WITH CoP Today, with the CoP event, theGHMC officials are trying to show-case Hyderabad as a beautiful city,but tax payers living here knowmore about their City’s problems.Citizens are more worried about theway in which money is spent in thename of beautification for Citydividers, road margins, which maynot last for a long time.

One good thing the GHMC hasdone is that they have constructedwalls around parks in most places toprevent encroachments; the bad partis most of them are left deserted andlack basic facilities.

BIGGER PARKSOur government takes special careof the revenue generating ones.Parks such as Lumbini Park, PublicGardens, Sanjeevaiah Park, KBR

Park and Vengalarao park are morefor tourism purposes. The commoncitizens don’t have a good park intheir locality. And the same commoncitizen cannot come fromKukatpally to Indira Park orLumbini Park everyday just tounwind.

One of the officials stated thatShilparamam is a good park inCyberabad zone. Perhaps he needsto learn and understand the differ-ence between a park and an arts,crafts and cultural village.

The absence of good parks inevery locality forces many citizens togo to other areas.

Many of us are not aware aboutwhat made older generationshealthy and fit. The fact is they havehad relaxed evenings. They used tospend time in a park where they gotfresh air and could walk. But today,the younger generation prefersmalls or gyms over parks. Thiscould be because parks lack the basic amenities.

On the other hand, I welcomethe decision made by GHMC ofmaking walking tracks near lakes ifthey have ensured that no damage iscaused to the water body.

Today, most of the parks havebecome a lovers spot and arerestricted to a few people. Somestrict rules and regulations shouldbe framed.

(Panasa Ramakrishna leads It’sTime to Make a Difference, a

City-based NGO)

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Duplicity of authorities kills Fortunately, the City fares better in parks than in lakes. Delegates of CoP may get a glimpse ofsome good parks like KBR and Lumbini but for citizens good parks in their locality is a rarity.

This is how we treat parksn Some of the parks are misused by the GHMC itself. One

such example is how the GHMC has converted one of theparks located in Chandanagar into a garbage collection point.

n Land sharks have an eye on open lands in Jubilee hillswhich have been allocated for parks and are blockingthem from development.

n The bamboo park in Jubilee Hills is used for anything butleisure and rejuvenation. One can always find womenwashing clothes in the small pond.

Suggestionsn Local community ownerships with responsibility should

take initiatives for building better parks.

n Awareness through media like FM radio and librariescould be undertaken to spread awareness about thehealth impact of parks.

n Some NGOs or colony welfare associations can startmaintaining the parks. Most of the layout ventures thathave been approved are not fulfilling their promisesthough they show open lands for parks in their plan afterthe approvals are done. Officials need to ensure they areimplemented strictly.

The small parks that come under theGHMC are grossly neglected, misusedand being encroached both by govern-ment agencies and private parties. Thecrux of the problem lies in the duplicity of authorities.

BusinessFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

10LIBOR NEEDS COMPLETE OVERHAUL: WATCHDOGBritain’s Libor interest rate needs a “complete overhaul” in thewake of the Barclays rate-rigging scandal, the nation’s financeregulator Financial Services Authority will say Friday in an eagerly-awaited review.

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If we abandon this goal (deficit target),right away the rates will rise and then wewill be in the same situation as Italy, inthe same situation as Spain, and I do notwant that.

Shareholders in the parent companyof the Singapore-based brewer thatmakes Tiger Beer on Friday approvedthe firm's takeover by Dutch giantHeineken. The nearly unanimous voteat an extraordinary general meetingof Fraser and Neave (F&N), whichheld 40 percent of Asia-PacificBreweries (APB), clears the way forHeineken to take full control of APB. Heineken, which is seeking to expandits Asian sales as demand falls inwestern markets, already held 42 percent of APB when it made a bid. "I declare the resolution carried," F&Nchairman Lee Hsien Yang said after98.73 per cent of shareholders votedfor the deal.

TIGER NOD TO TAKEOVER

Electronics giant Sony and scandal-tainted Olympus will formally agree acapital tie-up Friday, a report said, asboth companies look to turn the pageon disastrous chapters. The firms areexpected to make an announcementfollowing board meetings to approvethe partnership, which will see themworking together on medical equip-ment, the Nikkei business daily said.Sony will take a 50 billion yen ($645million) private placement of Olympusshares by year-end for slightly morethan 1,400 yen a share, making itOlympus’s top shareholder, with aroughly 11 per cent stake, it said.

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The Centre pins its hopes on competition forcing improvements in infrastructure.

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Raghuram G Rajan, for-mer chief economist ofthe IMF, and currentlythe Chief Economic

Advisor in the ministry offinance, government of India, aproponent of Foreign DirectInvestment (FDI), supported therecently announced 51 per centFDI in retail by the Indian rulinggovernment, calling it (FDI) the‘safest form of financing’because it is ‘long-term’ andbrings in ‘competition’. He isalso hopeful that the FDI wouldresult in improvements in thelogistical infrastructure.

The UPA government hasalso claimed that the FDI inretail will change the supplychain and infrastructure at thefarm level and will reducewastages.

On the other hand, the oppo-sition claims that the FDI inretail will wipe out the so-calledmom-and-pop store.

The infrastructure is needed.But, the so called propositionthat the infrastructure land-scape will change due to FDI,

it’s a misnomer. Why is it that the large retail

chains like Reliance and theAditya Birla group have notbeen able to do it? They havedeep pockets and the best talentin the world.

The answer lies in the bottle-necks and the systemic prob-lems that are there in the sector.Such infrastructural projects arenot financially viable.

The cost of funds are typical-ly around 16-17 per cent forsuch projects. At this cost, a sim-ple agricultural warehouse,

without land, costs between`400-500 per sqft to construct.And the going rentals are `5-7per sqft. The return is less thanthe cost of funds.

How will investment comeinto this sector? And this iswithout land. If you don’t haveland, if you include the cost ofland, the costs will go up to`1200-1300sqft. Even if you takethe best of rentals (10-15 sft) atthe most prime locations, it isstill a negative NPV project.

It is often said that food isbeing wasted due to lack of

infrastructure. Yes, the fooddoes rot in the FoodCorporation of India’s (FCI)warehouses. Have you seen anytrader’s stock rotting? No.That’s because FCI has a pop-ulist mandate.

FCI is supposed to be a trad-ing organisation. It is supposedto buy the grains depending onthe capability to sell, based onthe demand from the PublicDistribution System. It shouldhave storage space, only thenbuy. They don’t do it and hencethe grains get damaged.

The mom-and-pop storestoo will survive. They offer adifferent kind of paradigm andvalue proposition in compari-son to the large stores.

Another allegation is thatthe foreign retail companieshave very deep pockets and canafford to make losses for 3-5years. By then they will wipeout the mom-and-pop storesand then they will monopolisethe market. It seems baseless.

While the theoretical possi-bility is there, the cultural andsystemic nature of India makesit a very remote possibility.

Well, the reality is that FDI isneither a magical wand, nor amenace. It is about giving choiceto the people of this country.

SAN FRANCISCO: Sleeknew PlayStation 3 consolestook their places in US homeson Thursday as Sony tappedinto its video game prowessto put itself at the heart ofInternet Age entertainment.

The PS3 model that madeits US debut was slimmed tobe stylishly unobtrusive butfeatured a beefy 250-gigabytehard drive to store morefilms, music, games and otherdigital content.

A version with a 500-giga-byte hard drive will hit the USmarket on Sunday. The mod-

els are priced at $249 and$299.

The 500-gigabyte PS3 willbe released in Europe onFriday with a price tag of 299euros ($386). A version of theconsole based on Flash mem-ory was set for an exclusivedebut there on October 12 for229 euros.

“While we certainly usegaming as our foundation,the PS3 is a complete enter-tainment center in the livingroom,” John Koller of thePlayStation hardware teamtold AFP.

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebookon Thursday added a featurethat lets people send cupcakes,coffee, stuffed animals or other gifts to friends on the social network.

Facebook said it was rollingGifts out gradually, starting inthe United States.

“Every day, millions of peo-ple share special moments withtheir friends on Facebook,” the California-based firm said ina blog post.

“Now, there is another wayto celebrate these moments.”

People can click on icons that

look like bow-wrapped boxes toselect gifts from an array of mer-chants then send friends virtualcards either as private messagesor for posting in public timelinesat Facebook pages.

Intended recipients tellFacebook whether they acceptgifts and where items should bedelivered.

“There are hundreds of giftswith more added every day: cup-cakes from Magnolia Bakery, astuffed animal from Gund, or adigital gift card from Starbucks,”Facebook said.

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FB gifts get real New PlayStation 3makes US debutRecipients tell Facebook whether they

accept gifts and delivery destination.

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MUMBAI: The crisis inMaharashtra governmentafter Deputy ChiefMinister Ajit Pawar's res-ignation is expected todraw to a close with theintervention of Unionagriculture minister andNCP president SharadPawar today.

Pawar will participate in theNCP legislature party meetingwhich be held at Vidhan Bhavanhere at 4pm.

The NCP legislature party hasalready appealed to Ajit Pawar towithdraw his resignation, sent toChief Minister Prithviraj Chavanon Tuesday, after an expose in a sec-

tion ofthe media on alle -ged irregularities in theirrigation departmentdur ing his tenure as min-ister. The party has autho-rised Pawar to take a finalcall on the matter.

After Ajit resigned, allthe other 19 NCP minis-ters in the government

had also handed over their resig-nation letters to state unit presi-dent Madhukar Pichad.

The resignation of MLAs wasbeing seen as a show ofstrength byAjit that he had the backing of theentire legislature party. However,Ajit Pawar refuted speculation of arift with Pawar. PTI

Government announces hikes intaxes on railway faresNEW DELHI Days after the exit of theTMC, the government hiked taxes on rail-way passenger fares and freight, whichwould increase by 3.7 per cent fromOctober 1. Six months after the TrinamoolCongress forced roll back in railway farehike, the finance ministry imposed 3.7 per-cent service tax on freight charges and onAC and first class passenger fares.

Nitish Kumar's rally marred byviolence, police firingPATNA: Police opened fire and lobbedtear smoke shells in Bihar's Khagaria dis-trict on Thursday after protestors peltedstones at the convoy of CM Nitish Kumarand attacked the collectorate, demandingspecial status for their region, officials said.The CM was in Khagaria as part of hisAdhikar Yatra when protestors welcomedhim with violent protest. They also set onfire police vehicles.

West Delhi man arrestedfor raping minorNEW DELHI: A man in his early 20s wasarrested for raping his minor female friendwho had come to him for help after beingraped by another friend and his twoaccomplices, police said on Thursday. Tahiralias Vinit was arrested on Wednesdayfrom the Dwarka area in west Delhi, policesaid.The incident took place on August 20when the 16-year-old domestic help, afterfinishing her work in an apartment inDwarka Sector 4, was waiting for a bus.

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PANAJI: Making its representa-tion to get Goa region of WesternGhats included as world heritagesite by UNESCO, the state forestdepartment has said that itsforests are the only home onearth for rare species of bat —The Giant Indian Mastiff.

The forest department, in itsdraft letter prepared last week, tobe submitted to UNESCO, hassaid rare 'Wroughton's free-tailedbat' (The Giant Indian Mastiff)has been recorded in this con-tiguous region, which is alreadydeclared protected.

The only known roosting siteof this bat on this planet falls justoutside the boundary of theMhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, thedepartment has said.

Additional principal chiefconservator of forest RichardD'Souza, who drafted the letter,has said "till date, the range ofthis bat is not known and it isalmost certain that it falls insidethe Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary."

In July 2012, the WesternGhats along with 39 serial sitesspread across the states ofMaharashtra, Karnataka, TamilNadu and Kerala got inscribed asworld heritage sites byUNESCO. PTI

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nation BENGAL ASSEMBLY PASSES MOTION OPPOSING FDIThe West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution moved by the ruling TMCopposing FDI and monopolistic indigenous capital in retail. The resolutiontabled by state industries minister Partha Chatterjee was adopted by 155-17votes, with the Congress members opposing it.

Pawar to decideon Ajit resignationAn NCP legislature party meeting willbe held at Vidhan Bhavan today.

nation FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 12LIVES

They are as young as 12and 7, but they havedreams of being policeofficers or dancers,

fantasies that their hard lives asthe children of pavementdwellers in the metropolis havefailed to dispel.

Take the 7-year-old boy whogrew up amidst hooch sellersand drug pushers at a railwaysiding who wants to be a policeofficer when he grows up so thathe can one day get rid of thescum of society.

His 12-year-old sister wantsto be a dancer and is taughtOdissi by no less than DonaGanguly at her school. The littlegirl now finds the crude lan-guage on the pavement lacedwith expletives shocking to heryoung ears.

She says she forcefully tellsneighbours on the pavement thatuse rough language at the dropof a hat to mind their language.

“I will be an educated girlsomeday and a dancer like DonaMa’am who teaches me,” saysPriyanka, among the handful ofchildren from the pavementunder Durgapur rail bridge atNew Alipore that NGO MSWelfare Society works with toprovide a better life.

“I try telling people I livewith on the pavement that I haveseen something of a better life

too, which I will also introducethem to, when I grow up as aneducated girl and a dancer withthe help of these kind ma’ams,”says Priyanka, at the office of thengo on the occasion ofIswarchandra Vidyasagar's192nd birth anniversary when awalk was organised with them.

Her 7-year-old brother shylysays that he studies under the

light of street lamps, somethingIswarchandra did too.

He would like to be a crime-buster in uniform when hegrows up and rid his neighbour-hood of hooch and drugs.

"I want to study. I want toread story books. I want to spendmore time with these ma’amswho help me prepare my schoollessons. I also want to be a police

officer and punish those whohave made our lives miserable,”he says.

“We heard about Vidyasagarfrom the ma’ams and now knowhow he changed our lives. Wehave been given study materialby them,” he says about theseven women who run the ngo.

The NGO now works with 25children in the age group of 6 to13, whose parents at one timewere sceptical about the purposeof the women who promised tochange the lives of their children.

"A few of them have been tojuvenile homes for small offencesand were getting hooked tocrime when we took them underour wing in 2008,” says KrishnaChatterjee and Mira Das, whoare members of the ngo.

For giving the children a bet-ter life, the members contributethemselves and also receive helpfrom friends and neighbours.

“People wondered how longwe could carry on, but we havebeen able to organiseVidyasagar’s birthday everyyear since then,” says Chatterjeeand Das.

“We also observe literacy day,forestry day with the children.They love to spend their timewith us and prefer to stay withus as long as they can,” saysDoly Banerjee, who is also part ofthe NGO. PTI

Where dreams take wingsThe NGO now works with 25 children, whose parents at one time were sceptical about the

purpose of the women who promised to change the lives of their children.

ENVIRONMENTColleges near Agra sanctuary fined `10 crThe issue came to notice when a member of the SC monitoring committee visited the area

last year and discovered that the college buildings were releasing waste into the lake.

Apenalty of `10 crore hasbeen imposed on twoengineering colleges for

illegal construction and causingpollution in a bird sanctuary onthe Agra-Delhi highway, an offi-cial said Thursday.

The UP forest department hasraised objection to unauthorisedbuildings coming up near theSoor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary,about 20 km from Agra.

Divisional Forest Officer NKJanu told IANS: "Yes, we haveinspected the points from whereeffluents and wastes were beingreleased into the Keitham reser-voir and found them contaminat-ing the whole water body."

"They have put up high-mastlights which disturb the birds. Wehave sent out notices and askedfor immediate remedial mea-

sures. Besides, a fine of `10 crorehas been imposed."

Janu said the colleges had vio-lated the Wildlife (Protection) Actand the Forest (Conservation)Act. The notices were first sent adecade ago but no action wastaken to stop the pollutants fromentering the water body in theheart of the reserved forest.

The lake is surrounded by abird sanctuary, a python point,

dense forest and the world'sbiggest rescue centre for slothbears.

The buildings have come upwithout permission, said UPPollution Control Board regionalofficer BB Awasthi. The issuecame to notice when a member ofthe Supreme Court monitoringcommittee, DK Joshi, visit-ed the area last year anddiscovered that the hostels,canteens and college buildingswere releasing waste into thelake, the biggest in UP.

Joshi told IANS: "It is amaz-ing that for 10 years the forestdepartment and the pollutioncontrol board people were sleep-ing. Only when I visited the areaand demanded action, they sentout notices." "The police are notregistering a FIR," he added. PTI

The work of the NGOhas allowed manystreet children to turntheir lives around, andin turn help thosearound them changefor better.

The notices were firstsent a decade ago butno action was taken tostop the pollutantsfrom entering thewater body.

WorldFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

13GOP WOMEN MORE FEMININE: STUDY Female Republican politicians look more feminine than their Democraticcounterparts, according to a study published Thursday based on facialfeatures of US women lawmakers. Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann isa good example of the correlation, said the study.

HOPEFULS VIE FOR BOUNTYA Hong Kong tycoon who offered a$65 million "marriage bounty" toany man who can win the heart ofhis lesbian daughter has been inun-dated with applications from aroundthe globe, a report said Friday. CecilChao told the South China MorningPost newspaper that around 100would-be suitors of his 33-year-olddaughter, Gigi, had poured into hisoffice since he went public with hisoffer on Wednesday. "People sendme letters, emails and faxes. Ihaven't had time to read them yet.I'll have to discuss it with Gigi," hewas quoted as saying.

NASA's Mars rover has discoveredgravel once carried by the watersof an ancient stream that "ranvigorously" through the area, theUS space agency said Thursday.Scientists had previously foundother evidence of the one-timepresence of water on the RedPlanet, but this is the first timestream bed gravel has been dis-covered. The rocky Hottah out-crop looks "like someone jack-hammered up a slab of city side-walk, but it's really a tilted blockof an ancient stream bed," projectscientist John Grotzinger said in a statement.

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$17.5 millionis what US oil firm Chevron has

paid as fine for a major spill off Riode Janeiro state last year.

When a territori-al issue ceases to

be a practical matterand enters the realmof 'nationalist sentiment', it creates a dangerous situation with no exit.

Haruki MurakamiJapanese novelist

Japan 'stole' ourislands: China tells UNUNITED NATIONS: China'sForeign Minister Yang Jiechi sparkedangry exchanges with Japanesediplomats at the United Nations onThursday by accusing Japan ofstealing disputed islands. TheJapanese government's purchase ofthe uninhabited islands from a pri-vate owner has infuriated Beijingand set off violent protests.

UN chief gets prankedby Quebec radio stationUNITED NATIONS: UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-moonjoined the ranks of those prankedby a Quebec radio station, his officeconfirmed today. Montreal comedyduo Marc-Antoine Audette andSebastien Trudel called Ban yesterday afternoon and pretendedto be Canadian Prime MinisterStephen Harper.

Mexico captures Zetascapo ‘El Taliban’: NavyMEXICO CITY: The Mexicannavy brought a suspected leader ofthe brutal Zetas drug cartel beforenews cameras on Thursday, aftercatching the capo amid a violent riftwithin the powerful criminal gang.The 42-year-old Ivan VelazquezCaballero, known as “Z-50” and “ElTaliban,” stood stone-faced asmarines presented him to the press.

Over 200 inmates fleeIraqi jail, 5 cops killedBAGHDAD: More than 200 pris-oners escaped from an Iraqi jailhousing Al Qaeda men after dozensof inmates seized weapons fromguards and killed five policemen,said security officials. The incidentoccurred in Tikrit city after dozensof prisoners snatched weapons fromguards and soon took the buildingunder their control.

NEWS BRIEFS

KATHMANDU: Nineteen peo-ple, including 12 foreigners,were killed Friday when an air-craft crashed minutes after tak-ing off from the internationalairport here, an official said.

The dead include three crewmembers, reported Xinhua.

The aircrash took place barely four months after an air-plane carrying 21 peoplecrashed on a cliff in westernNepal. At least seven Indianswere among those killed in theMay 14 aircrash.

On Friday, the DornierAircraft 9N-AHA of Sita Aircrashed at 6.10am just a kilometre away from theTribhuvan International Airportin Kathmandu.

According to Sita Airemployee Kapil Karki, who wasat the crash site, 12 foreignersand seven Nepalese were killed.

The aircraft, which was onits way for a mountain flight toLukla from Kathmandu Airport,crashed within a few minutes ofits take off.

Karki said most of the deadwere Italian nationals.

The crew members havebeen identified as pilot BijayTandukar, co-pilot TakeshiThapa and airhostess Roja

Shakya, said SeniorSuperintendent of Police (SSP)Jaya Bahadur Chand.

The front part of the aircraft

was totally burnt, said Chand. Seven fire engines were

deployed to douse the flamesthat enveloped the plane. IANS

TRAGEDY

ANTI-ISLAM FILM

Nepal crash kills 19

Onlookers and rescuers are seen near the wreckage of an Sita Air Dornier plane crash site in Manohara, on theoutskirts of Kathmandu on Friday. AFP/PRAKASH MATHEMA

The aircraft crashed minutes after take-off from Kathmandu airport.

HONG KONG: A federal judgedetermined a California manbehind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that inflamedparts of the Middle East is a flight risk and ordered him detained.

Citing a lengthy pattern ofdeception, US Central DistrictChief Magistrate Judge Suzanne

Segal said Nakoula BasseleyNakoula should be held afterofficials said he violated his pro-bation from a 2010 cheque fraudconviction. “The court has a lackof trust in this defendant at thistime,” Segal said.

Nakoula had eight proba-tion violations, including lyingto his probation officers and

using aliases, and he might facenew charges that carry a maxi-mum two-year prison term,authorities said.

After his 2010 conviction,Nakoula was sentenced to 21months in prison and wasbarred from using computers orthe Internet for five years without approval.

US filmmaker to be jailedJudge declared Nakoula Basseley is a flight risk and ordered his detention.

Nakoula had eightprobation violationsand he might face newcharges that carry amaximum two-yearprison term.

MIND YOUR LANGUAGE

CommentFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

14HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTSSeveral parties are crying hoarse over the government decision to allow51 per cent FDI in retail. HFT struggles to understand why the customershould be refused the choice of better options. My money, my shoppingexperience. Kirana or Walmart, I will decide.

Iwould have some advise.Take you’re time when youread this Article. I had toprepone writing it, because

I am Flying later today, but irre-gardless, its an important one.

My Parents’ learned me veryyoung that writing good is acritical part of succession. So idefiantly have set my sites onaccomplishing this must worth-while of Goals’.

Here are some Things I havelearned:

First, “advise” & “advice”

are two very different Words.“Advice” is a noun, somethingyou give Someone else. So youcan offer advice, but you can’toffer advise because Advise is averb, which is an action.

Second, an apostropheserves one of 2 Functions, andONLY one of two functions. Iteither joins Two words’, like“you” and “are”, formingyou’re. Or, it shows’ possessionof something, as in a “foreign-er’s observations.”

If two people are possessing

something, the apostrophecomes after the “s”, as in “thetwo parents’ child.” if one per-son is possessing something, itcomes before the “s”, as in “thesingle parent’s child.”

Thirdly, “would” is condi-tional. You should only use it ifthere is, well, a condition. “Iwould give you what’s (notice“what’s”? In this case, it means“what is”) in my hand if you say‘please’.” It’s a conditionbecause UNLESS a conditionhappens…in this case, the word“please” is spoken…somethingelse does not happen.

Fourthly, THERE IS NOSUCH WORD AS “PREPONE.”If i write that this article is“spectacularmondo” you proba-bly get the idea of what I mean,but it’s confusing, and inappro-priate in a business context.Same with “prepone.”

Five, THERE IS NO SUCHWORD AS “IRREGARDLESS.”And even if there were, it meansthe same, in theory, as regard-less, so what is the point ofusing a longer and nonexistentword?

Sixish, you can’t randomlyCapitalise words. You can onlycapitalise the first letter of a sen-tence, proper nouns, and theword “I”. Anything else makesit seem like you are SHOUT-ING!

Seventh, “defiantly” and“definitely” are completely dif-ferent words, as are “diffident”and “different” and “house”and “hose” and a million otherdifferent words. It’s importantto use the right word in a sen-tence or nobody nose what youmean.

Eighth, & this is an impor-tant one, you can’t use amper-sands when writing. Just don’tuse them. They are bad, likemosquitoes & car accidents.

Nine, when talking defini-tively about something happen-ing in the future, use “will,” not“would.” I “will” die in thefuture. Not, I “would” die in thefuture. You can only use“would” in this sentence if thereis a chance you will never die…which, so far, has never hap-pened.

Tenth, when writing a seriesof points like this, they all haveto start the same way. So if thefirst one starts “First,” than thesecond one has to be “Second,”not “Two.”

Had enough? I see all ofthese mistakes every single dayfrom prospective hires and frommy current employees.

Sometimes, the mistakes are sobad I have no idea what the per-son is trying to communicate.Sometimes, they slip out of ourcompany and embarrass me.

And if you think it doesn’tmatter, think about this: I wouldpay through the nose for anemployee with great writingskills. I mean, it would add 30-60 per cent to what I would oth-erwise pay them.

Still not convinced? Thenperhaps you should not consid-er my advise, prepone readingthis and figure your childrensfuture will be fine irregardlessof whether you take grammarand good writing certiously.

or Not.

You can reach The Anonymous Alien at

[email protected]

BJP desperately needs a plan of action

The BJP national executive meeting in Haryana faces a tough challenge of coming upwith a credible challenge to the UPA. The Opposition party has not been able to

offer an alternative to the country in policy or politics. The disruption of Parliament hasresulted in crucial legislations being held up and this has, in turn, affected public wel-fare. The saffron party’s personal attacks on the Prime Minister and the Congress chiefhave only bolstered their respective images. The internal squabbling has exposed the

weakness of the BJP in crucial states like Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat. Party’s primeministerial candidate (albeit unofficial) and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi facesstiff opposition from several NDA partners, especially from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish

Kumar. The allies are worried about an electoral backlash in the form of minorities uni-fying behind the Congress. Unless the BJP comes our with a credible plan for the 2014

General Elections, it might end up warming Opposition benches for another term.

Don’t let T singe CBD

The protracted issue of Telangana andthe Centre's failure to take a call are

threatening to spoil the world party sched-uled to begin in the City 48 hours fromnow. Already, the taste of things to comewas evident in the early morning guerilla-style attack of a tollgate on ORR.Governments, which ought to take tactfulsteps to contain a festering issue, arefound wanting. All should remember theCity's fair name is at stake if things go awryat the last moment.

EDITORIALS

READERS’ VIEWSWe invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to [email protected] or#1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033 or even by way of a call on 4067 2222. Editor: Dean Williams

People theworld over

need freedomand security sothat they mayrealise theirfull potential.

Aung San Suu KyiMyanmar activist

PERFECT WRITING

The politicsof satire

Watching British PMDavid Cameronhilariously joust

with the ‘probing questions’from US talk show host David

Letterman proves once againhow out of touch India’s politi-

cians are with the trends of amodern generation.

Can you imagine ManmohanSingh being a guest on The Week

That Wasn’t? Can you imagineMamata Banerjee allowing her-self to be the butt of jokes on Sri

Lankan TV? The thing is that fora generation growing up in the

age of YouTube, holy cows nolonger pose a stumbling block to

comedy or satire. Everyone’s apossible piñata whether you’re areligious leader, a celebrity, or a

politician. The new crop ofWestern politicians like Barack

Obama, Marco Rubio, andDavid Cameron understand this

all too well, and use it to theiradvantage. In India, however,

our politicians still feel they arefar too important to be cut down

to size with a satirical sword sosharp it can slice through their

vacuous rhetoric with ease.Their aloofness is anachronistic,

their self-importance a sham. What we need right now is ayoung, charismatic political

leader who is not weighed downby religious dogma and riven by

communalism. Above all, theyshould remember that they serve

at the pleasure of the nation’scitizens and in doing so under-

stand that they are no moreimportant than a person tillingthe fields. Maybe then we canwatch him spar with wit and

panache and be proud that theyare Indian.

The writer is editor, Postnoon.

THE HUMAN CONDITIONDean Williams

ANONYMOUS ALIEN

Sometimes, the mistakes are so bad Ihave no idea what theperson is trying tocommunicate.Sometimes, they slipout of our companyand embarrass me.

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2 GANGNAM STYLEPsy

3 DIE YOUNGKe$ha

4 ONE MORE NIGHTMaroon5

5 WE ARE NEVER GETTINGBACK TOGETHER

Taylor Swift

6FINALLY FOUND YOU(FEAT. SAMMY ADAMS)

Enrique Iglesias

7 SOME NIGHTSFun

8 TOO CLOSEAlex Clare9 WHISTLE Florida

10 HOMEPhilip Phillips

1 THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVEP!nk

2 KANYE WEST PRESENTSGOOD MUSIC

Various Artists

3 BATTLE BORNThe Killers

4 AWAY FROM THE CROWDDave Matthews Band

5 TORNADOLittle Big Town

6 KISSCarl Rae Jespen

7 SHIELDSGrizzly Bear

8 TEMPESTBob Dylan

9. THE CARPENTERThe Avett Brothers

10.THE SOUND OF THELIFE OF THE MINDBen Folds Five

1. GUSTAKH DILEnglish Vinglish

2. AASHIYANBarfi!

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5. BADLA NAZARAEnglish Vinglish

6 RADHAStudent Of The Year

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8. THE DISCO SONGStudent of the Year

9. TUJHPE FIDAHeroine

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iTunes Top 10 songs Top 10 albums Bollywood Top 10

DID YOU KNOW...

RecordOne Direction have claimed a

record-breaking first after becom-ing the first UK group to debut atNo1 in USA with a debut album

after Up All Night entered at No 1on March 31, 2012. In the process,

the boys bettered the 1997 achieve-ment of The Spice Girls, who previ-ously held the record for the high-est entry into US album chart by a

British group when Spice entered atNo.6.

Justin’s tribute Justin Bieber has paid tribute to a6-year-old fan who lost her battlewith a rare form of cancer onWednesday (September 26).Avalanna Routh was dubbed 'MrsBieber' by her friends and family.Bieber also made a statement ontwitter which read: "Just got theworst news ever. One of thegreatest spirits I have ever knownis gone. Please pray for her familyand for her. Rip Avalanna. I loveyou."

Shahid Rafi, son oflegendary playbacksinger Mohammad

Rafi, has refutedclaims by Lata

Mangeshkar thathis father had sent

her an apology let-ter. “My father was

famous. His fan fol-lowing is biggerthan any artist. If

she can prove thatmy father had writ-ten an apology let-ter to her, then she

should come outand produce it. I

think she (Lata) isinsecure of my

father's fan follow-ing and that is whyshe has done this."

Nicki Minaj gotcagey in an inter-view with PerezHilton when itcame to the topicof a reality showbased on her life,but she didn'tseem at all againstit. Now Perez sayshe's got the scoopthat Minaj isindeed doing aseries about her-self with E!, whichwould make sensebased on thechumminess sheand Ryan Seacresthave presumablyexperiencedthrough AmericanIdol.

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BAND BAAJA AND GANESHA

MusicFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

15ANDY WILLIAMS DEAD Andy Williams, whose corn-fed good looks, easygoing charm and smooth rendi-tion of "Moon River" propelled him to the heights of music stardom in the early'60s, died on Tuesday at his home in Branson, Mo., following a battle with blad-der cancer, his family announced.

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The general belief that Ihad been brought upwith is that devotion is aprerequisite for reli-

gious celebrations but I guess Ihave got a bit out of touch withthe times. As we prepare tomove our astute gods back totheir sleepy waters, our devo-tion is often hidden behind abushel. Bhajans and keertansmight have been replaced byfilm music and racy numbers,undoubtedly each being verycreatively improvised to suit theoccasion. It is not surprisingtherefore, to watch a lordlyGanesha presiding over ascreaming horde of hipstersmoving to a raunchy item num-ber, because all music is, afterall, a celebration.

The film-loving public that

we are, we treat our filmyheroes like gods but now thetides have turned...we worshipgods dressed as heroes. While inone corner of the city we have aGanesha idol dressed as PawanKalyan in Gabbar Singh, inanother we have Ganesha sit-ting on the latest sensation Eega.Also vying for attention are theChota Bheem Ganesha and theGanesha dressed as RowdyRathore.

Imagine standing in front ofthe idol of Ganesh, hands foldedin obeisance and just as you areabout to pray, you hear god-desses of another kind withMunni badnaam hui .. darling tereliye. I could not but burst outlaughing thinking what the lordmust be feeling about Munni’sconfession. Well, that’s not all,in the other five minutes that Ispent trying to soak in the fes-tive atmosphere at the pandal,

my ears were treated to songsthe likes of Halkat Jawani fromHeroine, Chikni Chameli fromAgneepath and Dhinka Chinkafrom Ready. Well, maybe this isthe only time Ganesha can trulyenjoy.

If it isn’t Sheila, Munni,Chameli or any other prettylass, then it is Bodyguard orGabbar Singh trying to pleasethe gods. Where have the devo-tional songs gone?

A few years ago, the musicand moral police in our countrywere up in arms about this dis-respect to the gods. So some cre-ative souls came up with thisbrilliant idea of incorporatingdevotional lyrics into the latestBollywood item numbers. Sothe tunes of Tu Cheez Badi HaiMast Mast and the latestTollywood number can be heardwith a twist. Such is the devo-tion.

The local bands also areurged to drum up the latest itemnumbers and bhajans and keer-tans are a passe. Now, morningsare greeted by shlokas andsongs dedicated to Ganesha andthe evenings become wildthanks to the younger membersof the puja organising commit-tee. This is the tale at least in thelocality where I stay.

That’s not to say that thepublic is not devoted. The majorpandals and associations in thecity, have made sure that onlytraditional and religious musicbe played while the idol is in theconfines of the pandal but whenit comes to going for the immer-sion, it’s the fun-loving publicthat wins. The gods must besent off, safe in the knowledgethat there will be TandooriNights where Pappu Can’tDance and where DK Bose mustkeep running.

“Dear god thankyou for ....’Yeh

halkat jawani’....and this...’ Life kinaughty kahaani’ .

Please bless uswith... ‘Yeh halkatjawani’.” Prayerspunctuated with

Bollywood numbersare what you might

get to hear thisGanesh Chathurthi.

Here’s more to thetrend.

MUSIC FOR THE GODS


18A BLAST FROM THE PAST!Put on your dancing shoes and get into retro mode with the foot tappingmusic at Hard Rock Cafe tonight.

INSPIRING LIVES

spotlight

WAY OF THE HEARTThe Cardiological Society of India AP Chapter organised a press meet on the

occasion of World Heart Day. Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman was the chiefguest for the event.

WORDLY WISEIPS officer B Prasada Rao's book Word Power To Mind Power was launchedamid much fanfare. The deputy chief minister Damodar Raja Narasimhareleased the book and dignitaries and politicos attended the do.

The interactive session with chief minister N Kiran KumarReddy and minister DK Aruna on women’s role in

governance was a hit among the ladies. It was organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation.

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DEEPAK DESHPANDE

WOMEN TWICE AS LIKELY TO SUFFER UTIWomen are more than twice as likely as men to suffer from UTI caused bykidney stones, says a new finding. Researchers also found significantlyhigher rates of complications following treatments for the effects ofurolithiasis, or stones in the kidneys and urinary tract, based on studies.health


19Most people often associate heart

disease with the elderly. Fewrealise the threat it poses to

even the younger population.In fact, according to reports coronary heart

disease (CHD) has been declared as the lead-ing cause of death in India. While it is true

that a woman’s hormones offer her some pro-tection against heart disease initially, by the

time she reaches the age of 60 the ratio ofmen and women suffering from CHD

becomes 1:1. However, there are exceptions to every

case and there are several women who sufferfrom heart ailments early on life. The reasonscould be many, including congenital defects.

Most of them are able to lead normal lives.They study, play sports, party, date and even

enjoy married lives. The only big questionthat really arises is when a woman with a

heart ailment wants to get pregnant. Whilemost women want to go ahead and conceive,

the fact remains that there are certain heartailments that have a high mortality rate when

it comes to pregnancy.“When someone with a heart ailment gets

pregnant there are always issues aboutwhether that patient is fit to continue thepregnancy or if it should be terminated.

There are some cardiac ailments like pul-monary hypertension and stenosis, among

others, that are extremely high risk and it isnot advised to carry the pregnancy to term.At the same time someone suffering from a

leaking valve stands to gain due to pregnan-cy as the hormones bring about changes in

the blood circulation, preventing leaking ofthe valve,” says Dr Dayasagar Rao, consul-

tant cardiologist at KIMS.However, even if a woman’s heart ail-

ment allows her to go ahead with a pregnan-cy, extreme care needs to be taken.

“Normally, we advise patients to consult boththeir cardiologist and gynaecologist to dis-cuss whether a pregnancy is viable at all in

their condition. If it is, then we need toexplain to them the extra precautions thatthey need to take during pregnancy. Such

patients require special advice, medicationand care during pregnancy and delivery.

There is always some amount of risk duringdelivery and afterward as well,” says Dr

Dayasagar.“While most people are very concerned if

a woman is fit for marital life with her heartcondition, what a lot of them forget to con-sider is that if the mother has a congenital

heart condition, it is likely that it will getpassed on to the baby as well,” explains Dr

Dayasagar.

MATTERS OF THE HEART

ibrainwave SEIf you are feeling tiredand feel the need tofocus. This app can helpthrough the science ofbinaural beat generation.You'll tune your brain to

the sounds of a river, and in the riversounds are binaural beats essentiallyinaudible to your conscious.This app isavailable for all the iPhone and iPad users.

InsomniaInsomnia is repeated difficulty in gettingto sleep, staying asleep or gettingenough good quality sleep, despite ade-quate opportunity, which leads to someform of impairment of performance orwellbeing during the daytime. If itoccurs regularly or over a long period oftime, it's called chronic insomnia.Insomnia may affect people of any agegroup and may vary across any times.Therapy and pills may help.

You can survive withoutmany of your organs

It is possible for you tosurvive even after theremoval of the spleen,the stomach, one kidney,one lung, 75 per cent ofthe liver, 80 per cent ofthe intestines, and

almost every organ from the pelvic andgroin area.

Hans BergerHans Berger is best known as the firstto record human electroencephalo-grams in 1924, for which he inventedthe electroencephalogram,a nd the dis-coverer of the alpha wave rhythm knownas "Berger's wave". An award titledHans-Berger-Preis is awarded trienniallyby theGerman Society of ClinicalNeurophysiology for long-standing,extensive academic work in theoreticalor clinical neurophysiology.

NEWS BRIEFSAPP-LY YOURSELF HOUSECALL DID YOU KNOW? PIONEERS

Heart woes formums-to-be

If you’re a womanand are alreadydealing with cardiac problemsthen planning a pregnancy could bea risky affair.Unless, your doctorgives you the go-ahead.

RANJANI [email protected]

health FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 20

LONDON: Researchers havesounded warning bells on obesechildren as young as five-year-old who could be potential can-didates for stroke or heart attacklater in life.

Obese or overweight youngchildren have already beenfound to have raised blood pres-sure, cholesterol and other fac-tors that could elevate theirchances of a stroke or heartattack by as much as 40 per cent.

Researchers from the Oxforduniversity said the unexpectedfindings were extremely worri-some. The study comes as NewYork City puts a ban on large-size sugary drinks to help tackleobesity and related health prob-lems in the US, the BritishMedical Journal reports.

The team analysed the resultsof 63 studies involving 49,220healthy children aged betweenfive and 15 years. The studiesmeasured weight and cardiovas-cular disease risk factors likehigh blood pressure, high choles-terol and blood glucose levels,the Telegraph reports.

“The relationship betweenobesity in children and cardio-vascular risk factors such asblood pressure was much greaterthan we anticipated,” said studyco-author Carl Heneghan, readerin evidence-based medicine atthe University of Oxford.

“The magnitude of the effectof obesity upon increasing car-diovascular risk in children isdeeply worrying in terms of theirfuture risks of heart disease,”Henegahn added. IANS

Obese littleones ‘signingup’ for heartdisease

STUDY

Exotic pet boosts hopefor medical miracles

Scientists are studying the African spiny mouse that can shed 60 per cent of itsskin. They hope this can one day help burn victims.

RESEARCH

BREAKTHROUGH

PARIS: The African spinymouse, a desert rodent that hasbecome an exotic pet, can shedup to 60 per cent of the skin onits back and fully regrow thelost tissue, scientists reportedon Wednesday.

Understanding the trickcould one day help burns vic-tims in need of scar-free skinregeneration, they hope.

The spiny mouse (Acomys)is well-known for eludinghunters by shedding its tailskin, rather as lizards jettisontheir tail.

Exploring this phenomenon,biologists led by Ashley Seifertat the University of Florida inGainesville found that theskin-shedding is evengreater than expected.

When they pickedup two wild-caughtspecimens, Acomyskempi and Acomyspercivali, the micelost up to 60 percent of the skin

on their backs when they were grabbed by hand in a nor-mal manner.

Closer inspection showedthe skin to be remarkably frag-ile, requiring 77 less energy totear than skin from its cousinthe house mouse, Seifert’s teamreported in the journal Nature.

But how the animal is ableto shed such a big area of skinso easily remains a mystery.

The researchers were unableto find any breakage point. The

molecular or biomechanicalproperties are unclear.

Even more impressive arethe mouse’s healing properties.

Within 30 days of the skinshedding, a double dermallayer had regrown, with newfollicles and no sign of so-calledwound-bed tissue, a precursorof scarring.

The regenerative capacityextended to the mouse's ears,where a small punched holebecame completely recovered

with healthy tissue, includingsebaceous glands and cartilage.

“Mammals may retain ahigher capacity for regenerationthan was previously believed,”said the study. “Acomys may prove useful in identifying

mechanisms to promoteregeneration in

lieu of fibrosis and scarring.”

AFP

Closer inspectionshowed the skin to beremarkably fragile,requiring 77 less ener-gy to tear than skinfrom the house mouse.

Synthetic drug promising for brain cancerWASHINGTON: Researchersled by an Indian-origin investi-gator are testing the suitability ofa synthetic cannabinoid drug —dexanabinol — for curing braincancer. Preliminary tests showthat it kills cultured cancer cellsderived from many tumourtypes, a US report says.

Additional research in

Santosh Kesari’s neuro-oncologylab at the University ofCalifornia San Diego MooresCancer Center, demonstrated thedrug’s anti-cancer effects inpatient-derived brain cancer celllines. Kesari is the principalstudy-investigator.

It could be given as a weeklyintravenous infusion. More

recently, researchers at e-Therapeutics, the study sponsor,showed that dexanabinol killscultured cancer cells derivedfrom many tumour types.

Dexanabinol is a cannabinoidderivative that causes no psy-chotropic (altering perception orbehaviour) effects. It was testedpreviously as a neuro-protective

in patients with traumatic braininjury. During these trials thedrug was found to cross theblood-brain barrier.

Dexanabinol’s potential infighting cancer was identifiedthrough a new approach to drugdiscovery called network phar-macology.

IANS

EntertainmentFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

21

Siddharth hatesdancing

It’s been almost nine yearssince Siddharth has made

his acting debut, but he stillseems to fear dancing.“Looks like the solution tomy hatred for dancing is athand. Need to find thisdancing doppelgänger ofmine who’s just been dis-covered! (sic),” he posted onTwitter. The actor is current-ly shooting a song forNandini Reddy’s upcomingfilm.

Madhura Sreedhar’s 123to begin in October

Madhura Sreedhar’s next filmtitled 123 – 1 life, 2 loves and

3 hearts is all set to go on floorson October 11. MahatRaghavendra is going to play thelead role in this bilingual lovestory. The film has two heroinesand buzz is that a Malayalamactress is going to play one of thelead roles. MVK Reddy is produc-ing the film.

NTR gears up for HarishShankar’s film

NTR’s upcoming film underHarish Shankar’s direction is

going to be launched in lateOctober, on the eve of Dusshera.Harish Shankar recently directedPawan Kalyan starrer GabbarSingh and the buzz is that his filmwith NTR is going to be a com-plete entertainer.

CINE BYTESHIGH HOPES

audio to be unveiled todayThe audio of Manchu Vishnu and

Hansika starrer Dhenikaina Readyis going to be unveiled later today

in a grand event which will be held atGandharva Mahal set near Manikonda,Hyderabad. G Nageshwara Reddy hasdirected the film and Manchu Vishnuhad produced it under the 24 FramesFactory banner. The film is reportedly aremake of a hit 1999 Malayalam filmtitled Udayapuram Sulthan, although wehear that several changes have beenmade to suit the Telugu nativity. KonaVenkat and Gopi Mohan have written

the script and Yuvan Shankar Raja,Chakri have composed the music.Recently, rumours were rife thatChiranjeevi is going to launch theaudio; however, Vishnu has categorical-ly denied the rumours. “Funny howsome sites r saying that Chiranjeeviuncle is launching audio ofDhenikainaReady.It is not true though itwud have been cool! (sic),” Vishnu post-

ed on Twitter. For the first time in hiscareer, his film is going to be dubbed inMalayalam and the team is planning tolaunch the film’s Malayalam audio inthe first week of October in Kochi.Manchu Vishnu is pinning a lot ofhopes on Dhenikaina Ready’s successand if it manages to click at the boxoffice, it’ll be his first hit in almost fiveyears.

D H E N I K A I N A R E A DY ’ S

fashionFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

ISLAND FASHIONCLARENCE HOUSE has released a statement insisting that "no offence was caused" when the Duchess of Cambridge accidental-

ly wore the incorrect state dress to a traditional party on the Solomon Islands on September 16. The royal couple intended towear local garments from the island, but instead unintentionally wore pieces made in the Cook Islands - 3,000 miles away.

As the festival season begins,invest in these Fall Winter 2012styles from Indian designers to

wear for parties, cocktails and dinners.

Vaishali Shadangule

This is an elegant collec-tion where unusual tai-

loring and comfortable fitplays a good balance.Fabrics like Chanderi, silkorganza and brocade areused to make long dressesand skirts, which cleverlyform a slim silhouette onthe body make this a goodinvestment.

Shruti Sancheti

This mélange of festivecolours like red,

orange, mango, and bluein the collection will suittraditional events withfriends and family. Oneshould opt for thisdesigner when lookingfor something new andrich in traditional craftlike Sindhi tanka andkutchh stitching.

Amrita Thakur

Salma Sitara is a clean andrefreshing collection by

Amrita. It also is an appropri-ate choice to wear to festivalsor such events this fall. Saris inchiffon, net and organza withzari work, Kalidaar kurtas wornover net slip, different tonejackets paired with kurta, allare easy to wear and look flat-tering on Indian body shapes.

Abraham and Thakore

Pioneers of Indian textile,designer duo Abraham and

Thakore Winter vision uses sub-dued tones like black, and maroonand mixes with shine of large mir-ror work detailing. Unlike any tra-ditional Indianwear yet inspired bythe traditional fabrics and tie anddie techniques, this collection canbe worn for evening parties orshows where your look will comeacross as dignified.

Gaurang Shah

This rich and luxuriouscollection of

Kanjeevarams, Kalamkariand zardozi has been intend-ed for an Indian wedding.Yellow,red, orange, gold, pink all consid-ered auspicious for the bridewere seen. If you are a fan of tra-ditional wear then this collectioncan be worn to family weddingfunctions as well. Dressing

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Meera and Rohit Aggarwal

Inspired by Shah Jahan’swife Mumtaz Mahal,

this was a collection forthe exuberant and her-itage-inspired dresser.

Traditional wear like sarismade with silk, chiffon,and net in colours such

as gold, red, blue, greenand orange defined the

collection.

Anushka Khanna

Anushka’s collectionwas titled ‘Floral

Fragments’ and reinter-preted the Victorian

style to Indian silhou-ettes. The bubblegum

pink lehenga skirt wornwith an asymmetric topwas simple yet grabbed

attention. It is best towear it for a cocktail or

dinner this season.

Payal Singhal

Inspired by the crafts ofIndian states like Kutch

and Orissa, this was a refinedtake on the tribal garments

seen on the locals. Patiala sal-wars, silk jodhpurs paired with

kurtas, sherwanis or netasymmetric dresses. These

clothes are great to wear todance and mehendi functions

where the movement allowsthe fabrics to glisten in light.

Karishma Shahani

She is a young designerwith a vision to design

a collection that appeals topop culture. The garments

seem to have a global inspi-ration with the shine and glitz

perfect for an Indian festival.Cape like jackets in metallicdetailing would be the per-fect accompaniment to the

existing sari or suit from yourwardrobe.

Neeta Lulla

Aveteran designer, NeetaLulla’s collection this

season will appeal to theyoung girls with the intro-

duction of fun and flirtyskirts and choli tops. Using

multi colours in singularlooks, this collection will be

easy to mix and match towear giving scope for

unique styling when wearingit yourself.

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ACROSS1 Be an accessory to5 Common card10 Little bits14 NBC’s peacock, eg15 Give the slip to16 Field of study17 Bartering result18 Any of the Seven Dwarfs, by

occupation19 ‘The ___ Duckling’20 GeneralPatton’s nickname23 Like well-traveled dirt roads24 Grain on the back of old pennies25 Magazine article measurement28 The three in your yard30 Laudatory poems31 Denmark’s monetary unit33 Santa in California36 Emaciated40 Tierra ___ Fuego41 Make scholarly corrections to42 Mormon HQ state43 Ready for the picking44 Blood carrier46 Musical group of eight49 Did some rowing51 How those with a meager

existence live57 Snack of Spain58 Fire and brimstone target59 A little of this, a little of that60 All square61 Place of b-ball action62 Two-timing rodents?63 Uncool collegian64 Prepares, as apples for pie65 Pique performance

DOWN1 To boot2 Old King Cole called for one3 Word of mock horror

4 Military higher-ups5 Take down a peg or two6 ‘Silas Marner’ author

George7 ‘Married ... With Children’

name8 Brainstorming product9 Arctic seabird10 Imparted knowledge11 Do a lawyer’s job12 It may be found around a big

mouth13 Speak, to Shakespeare21 Haul22 Mr Cool’s opposite25 Fill with bullets26 Dilly-dallying27 Jodie Foster title character28 Like some memories29 Kind of table31 Kid’s scrape site32 Got ruined in the wash33 Cause a pot to

have a chip in it?34 Practically touching35 Far from florid37 Olbermann or Richards38 Nanny tester39 Alfresco43 Send back to a lower court44 Scents45 Sleep lab acronym46 Not just once in a while47 Desperately want48 Hard drinker49 More peculiar50 Send a note of apology52 ‘... and make it fast!’53 ‘Heartburn’ author

Ephron4 ___ Bator55 South American simian56 Invitation sender

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26THOUGHT OF THE DAYThe most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years sheserved the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has neverbeen found. Calvin Trillin

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PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

How to play kakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku insome ways. But is also suitably different. The keyquestion: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well hereare the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakurogrid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It hasrows and columns, and dark cells like in a cross-word. And, just like in a crossword, some of thedark cells will contain numbers. Some cells willcontain two numbers.

However, in a crossword the numbersreference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are allyou get! They denote the total of the digits in therow or column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells — calleda run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be usedbut, like sudoku, each number may only be usedonce.

Let’s have an example to explain this conceptmore clearly:

In the image above, which shows a section ofa kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. Thismeans that the total of the three cells under-neath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could bethe answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combi-nation? Well, this is done through eliminationand cross-referencing. For instance, as you workout the answers for other kakuro clues, this willnaturally limit the valid combinations, and hencethe answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two — it con-tains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers tothe vertical run underneath the number 30 andthe 11 refers to the two cells to the right, hori-zontally, of the number 11.

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ARIESYou will be upset as unexpect-ed and unwanted expenses willburn the purse. Employees, th -o ugh work very hard, will getno recognition. Also, they mig -ht face the ire of superiors. Ke -ep your cool as time is aboutto change soon.

ARIES: Three of Swords –Heartbreak, loss, disappointment –you cannot avoid these at this point.There will be depression. You have togo through this in order to grow.

GEMINI: Five of Wands –Things slow down today. Not allplans may go as you wish them to.Do not fret over it. Instead, take abreak and, for once, give up control.

LEO: Queen of Cups –You’re all about how you feel andless about what you think. You comecompletely from the heart. And thisis wonderful for this time.

LIBRA: Ace of Swords –You are all about extremes. If youlove someone, you love them todeath. If you hate someone, you hatewith all you have.

TAURUS: Ten of Wands –You are burdened by a lot of work.You will feel helpless and also willbegin to doubt whether your work isbeing appreciated and recognised.

CANCER: The Hermit –There will be long periods of loneli-ness when you will be forced to thinkabout your choices and your futureplans. Consolidate your position.

VIRGO: Four of Cups – Ajob offer will surprise it. You may nothave expected it. Or maybe they up -ped the stakes. Think long and hardbefore you make a commitment.

SCORPIO: The Fool – Youare jumping into a new situation andthis is exciting because you get tolearn something new along the way.You discover a whole new world.

CAPRICORN: The Wheelof Fortune – Things will not stay thesame always. Change is the only co -nstant. Changes are on the way. Thiswill take you to a better tomorrow.

SAGITTARIUS: TheChariot – Travel is on the cards. Thismay be travel on your own, whereyou meet interesting people andchange your perception of the world.

AQUARIUS: Page of Cups– You are getting emotional aboutthings that should not take so muchof your time and attention. Get practi-cal and move on with your life.

PISCES: Eight of Cups –You have everything you need at thispoint. Yet, you feel like something ismissing. You want to move on. Butyour own thoughts are stopping you.

TAURUSWorried about financial situa-tion? Do not, as the flow willbe steady and sufficient tomeet your expenses. All impor-tant work undertaken will besuccessful. Delayed court casewill be decided in your favour.Written-off dues will come.

GEMINIThose sinked in debts will beable to find a solution to payback and hence will relax. Thosein a rented house have a brightchance to shift to their newown house. Children will makeyou happy and proud; you willget good news due to them.

CANCERAll new efforts will progresswell and yield desired results.Steps taken to clear debts willbe successful. Held-up courtcase will resume and endfavourably. Marriage talk willend in finalisation with a matchof your choice.

LEOMore than creating wealth, youwill be interested in increasingstatus and influence. You will behappy to see settlement of yourchildren. Daughter or son's mar-riage will be preformed grandly.Employees will be entrustedwith additional responsibility.

VIRGOThose planning to buy a houseor land will be successful ashelp expected from varioussources will come. Business -men are on the track to profit.They need not worry aboutcompetition. Chances of mis-understanding with spouse.

LIBRAEmployees will be upset asboth colleagues and superiorsare troubling them; but staycool as situation will reversesoon. Avoid interfering in oth-ers' issues to the maximum ex -tent possible. Money will comefrom all the expected sources.

SCORPIOProblem are certain if you ind -u l ge in unwanted argumentsand take controversial decisio -ns. Employees will see a com-fortable atmosphere at work-place. Money will come frommultiple channels and bankbalance will cheer you.

SAGITTARIUSWorkload will increase for em -p loyees. Income will keep incr -e asing gradually. Never disclo -se confidential matter even toclose friends, which might cre-ate misunderstanding betweencouples. Businessmen will getall the co-operation they need.

CAPRICORNGovt work will be over now,which will let you relax. A stro -ng financial situation likely.Ho w ever, due to heavy expens-es your peace will go. Stayaway from new friends as youcould get cheated. Tension foremployees will start receding.

AQUARIUSYour suggestions and adviseswill bring expected resultswithout fail. A peaceful atmo-sphere will prevail at home.You will be capable to com-plete all work as per plan. Youcan plan new efforts andproceed courageously.

PISCESGet rid of unwanted apprehen-sion in your mind as you willbe successful if you proceedwith a clearcut mind. All hur-dles will disappear and goodtimes have started for you.Employees can expect pay hikeand transfer of choice.

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Playing Maharashtrianspecial for Rani

ABengali brought up inMumbai, Rani Mukherjee

says essaying aMaharashtrian girl in Aiyyaamade it all the more special."I have always said that I amactually a Maharashtrian girlbecause I have been bornand brought up here. Beinga Mumbaikar, Marathi s notalien to me. It was my dreamor wish that someday Ishould play a Marathi girl'srole and with Aiyyaa, thisdream has come true.”

'OMG' is for god-fearingpeople: Mithun

Oh My God is not againstany religion but a comedy-drama that will help peo-

ple to understand the need tolove god, says MithunChakraborty, who acts as a god-man in the film. "I have realisedthat we worship god because weare afraid of him. We actuallyworship our superstitions lyinginside us. Through this film, wewant to say that if we love godwhole-heartedly then he willeradicate every problem of us,"he said. PTI

Ajay to give voice to a fly

The Telugu blockbuster of theyear Eega directed by SS

Rajamouli is being dubbed inHindi and action hero Ajay Devgnhas agreed to give the voiceoverfor Makhi’(Eega). Eega is the storyof how a man who is murdered isreincarnated as a housefly andhow it avenges its death in theprevious life.

CINE BYTESTHE DANCE CHALLENGE

Madhuri

Jackie was toughestto dance with, says

Dancing diva Madhuri Dixitsays among all her co-

stars, she found it tough-est to groove with Jackie Shroff. And

it wasn't so because he had two leftfeet. During the shooting of Jhalak

Dikhhla Jaa 5, judge Karan Joharmade co-judge Madhuri, and spe-

cial guest Sridevi, go through arapid fire round, said a source. He

asked them: "Which co-star was themost difficult to dance with —

Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, JackieShroff or Sunny Deol? " Sridevi

played safe and named her brother-in-law Anil, and said: "Anilji is fami-

ly, so I don't think he will mind if Itake his name." Madhuri recalled

an experience of dancing withSunny and Ajay Devgn on eachside. " Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke

was a movie that I had done andwe were shooting an out an out

dance number where I hadAjay on my right and Sunny

on my left. They were bothreally nervous and they said

we'll follow you, and I cantell you, we all did a lot

of offbeat dancing, but itwas great fun," she said.But when Johar taunted

them both for achieveinga Ph.D in diplomacy,

Madhuri opened up andsaid: "I think I will have tosay Jackie, not because he

couldn't dance, but becauseI couldn’t look in his eyes…

He made me blushwhenever I tried.

Even when wewere shooting

Ram Lakhan andI would sing

Oh Ram ji, Iwould

blush," shesaid. IANS

usa Vs EuropeFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 29

SEPT 28-30

USA EUROPEBATTLE OF

MEDINAH!As the 39th edition of the Ryder Cup is set to kick startfrom today, Postnoon gives its readers an insight of the

upcoming three-day tournament.

FORMAT GUIDEn MATCH PLAY

All games are played under Match Play rules, wherethe result of each game is determined by the numberof holes won. The order of play for the first two daysis fourballs in the morning and foursomes in theafternoon. The final day's play will be in Singles for-mat.

n FOURSOMES (four groups of two two-man teams)"Foursomes" play is a match where two golfers playtogether against two other golfers and each teamplays one ball. The golfers play alternate shots (playerA hits tee shot, player B hits second shot, etc) untilthe hole is played out. Team members alternate play-ing the tee shots, with one golfer hitting the tee shoton odd-numbered holes, and the other hitting thetee shot on the even-numbered holes. The team withthe better score wins the hole. Should the two teamstie for best score, the hole is halved.

n FOURBALL (four groups of two two-man teams)"Fourball" play is a match in which each member ofthe two-man teams plays their own ball. Four ballsare in play per hole with each of the four playerscompeting. The team whose player has the lowestscore on that hole wins the hole. Should players fromeach team tie for the best score, the hole is halved.

n SINGLES (12 groups of two one-man teams)"Singles" is a match in which one player competesagainst another player. A player wins the match whenhe is up by more holes than there are holes remain-ing to play.

n PAIRINGSEach Team Captain independently submits the orderof play for his Team to the appointed tournamentofficial. The lists from each Captain are matched,resulting in the "Pairings". Players in pairings can bemodified by the Team Captains only if a player is ill orinjured. Pairings are subject to change and shouldnot be considered final until play begins for a partic-ular match.

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI:

Girlfriend of Rory McIlroy,Danish Tennis superstar and

some-time world No.1.

ANGIE WATSON:

Former basketball player inWBNA + CEO of Bubba

Watson Inc. At 6ft 4in, she couldplay centre half for Stoke.

DIANE ANTONOPOULOS:

Luke Donald’s wife.Chicago native with

more teeth than theOsmond family.

KEEGAN BRADLEYAge: 26Caps: 0

Majors: 1 (2011 USPGA)World ranking: 14

JIM FURYK Age: 42, Caps: 7 (1997, ‘99, 2002, ‘04,‘06, ‘08, 10)Record: P27 W8 H4 L15Majors: 1 (2003 US Open)World ranking: 23

JASON DUFNER Age: 35Caps: 0Majors: 0World ranking: 9

DUSTIN JOHNSON Age: 28, Caps: 1 (2010)Record: P4 W1 L3Majors: 0World ranking: 13

ZACH JOHNSON Age: 36

Caps: 2 (2006, ‘10)Record: P7 W3 H1 L3

Majors: 1 (2007 Masters)World ranking: 17

PHIL MICKELSON Age: 42, Caps: 8 (1995, ‘97,‘99, 2002, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08, ‘10)Record: P34 W11 H6 L17Majors: 4 (2004, ‘06, ‘10Masters, 2005 USPGA)World ranking: 16

MATT KUCHAR Age: 34Caps: 1 (2010)Record: P4 W1 H2 L1Majors: 0World ranking: 15

BRANDT SNEDEKER Age: 31, Caps: 0 Majors: 0World ranking: 10

WEBB SIMPSON Age: 27Caps: 0

Majors: 1 (2012 USOpen)

World ranking: 9

BUBBA WATSON Age: 34, Caps: 1 (2010), Record: P4 W1L3, Majors: 1 (2012 Masters)World ranking: 7

TIGER WOODS Age: 36, Caps: 6 (1997,‘99, 2002, ‘04, ‘06, ‘10)Record: P29 W13 H2 L14Majors: 14 (1997, 2001,‘02, ‘05 Masters, 2000, ‘02,‘08 US Open, 2000, ‘05, ‘06 Open, 1999,2000, ‘06, ’07 USPGA), World ranking: 2

DAVIS LOVE III (CAPTAIN) Age: 48

Caps: Caps 6 (1993, ‘95,‘97, ‘99, ‘2002, ‘04)

Record: P26 W9 H5 L12Majors: 1 (1997 USPGA).

STEVE STRICKERAge: 45, Caps: Caps 2 (2008, ‘10)Record: P7 W3 H1 L3 Majors: 0

World ranking: 12

8/11Europe 11/8Tie 10/1

9/215/29/19/19/1

5/113/213/213/213/2

12/114/116/116/116/118/1

USA:Europe:

Tie:

Tiger Woods:Steve Stricker:

Phil Mickelson:Jim Furyk:

Dustin Johnson:

Rory McIlroy:Lee Westwood:Sergio Garcia:

In Poulter:Luke Donald:

Tiger Woods:Rory McIlroy:

Bubba Watson:Phil Mickelson:

Jason Dufner:Graeme McDowell:

Top US points scorer

Top European points scorer

To hole the winning putt

Ryder Cup 2012 OddsMatch Betting

Correct scoreUSA 14.5-13.5 10/1USA 15-13 10/1USA 15.5-12.5 10/1Europe 14.5-13.5 10/1Europe 15-13 11/1Europe 15.5-12.5 11/1

NICOLAS COLSAERTS Age: 29, Caps: 0

World ranking: 35Majors: 0

LUKE DONALD Age: 34, Caps: 3 (2004, ‘06, ‘10)Record: P11 W8 H1 L2World ranking: 3Majors: 0

SERGIO GARCIA Age: 32, Caps: 5 (1999,2002, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08)Record: P24 W14 H4 L6Majors: 0World ranking: 19

PETER HANSON (SWEDEN) Age: 34, Caps: 1 (2010)Record: P3 W1 L2Majors: 0World ranking: 25

MARTIN KAYMER Age: 27, Caps: 1 (2010)

Record: P4 W2 H1 L1Majors: 1 (2010 USPGA)

World ranking: 32

PAUL LAWRIEAge: 43, Caps: 1 (1999)Record: P5 W3 H1 L1Majors: 1 (1999 British Open)World ranking: 28

GRAEME MCDOWELL Age: 33, Caps: 2 (2008, ‘10)Record: P8 W4 H2 L2Majors: 1 (2010 US Open)World ranking: 18

RORY MCILROY Age: 23, Caps: 1 (2010)Record: P4 W1 H2 L1Majors 2 (2011 US Open,2012 USPGA)World ranking: 1

FRANCESCO MOLINARIAge: 29, Caps: Caps 1

(2010)Record: P3 H1 L2

Majors: 0World ranking: 31

LEE WESTWOODAge: 39, Caps: 7 (1997, ‘99, 2002 ‘04,‘06, ‘08, ‘10)Record: P33 W16 H6 L11Majors 0, World ranking: 4

JUSTIN ROSE Age: 32, Caps: 1 (2008)Record: P4 W3 L1Majors: 0World ranking: 5

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL(CAPTAIN)

Age: 46, Caps: 7 (1987,‘89, ‘91, ‘93, ‘97, ‘99,

2006)Record: P31 W18 H5 L8

Majors: 2 (1994, ‘99Masters)

IAN POULTER Age: 36, Caps: Caps 3 (2004, ‘08, ‘10)Record: P11 W8 L3 Majors: 0World ranking: 26

OFF THE FIELD

sports 30WBA CHALLENGE


NEW DELHI: BSL High School,Bokaro ended their campaign inthe 53rd Subroto Cup boys’under-17 football tournament ona winning note after hammeringIPSC 6-0 in their inconsequentialfinal league encounter heretoday.

The Cardinal Heenan Schoolfrom United Kingdom also fin-ished their maiden participationin the Subroto Cup with a win.They beat Krida Prabodhini,Pune 2-1. PTI

BERLIN: Hasim Rahman(right), who famously relievedLennox Lewis of his heavy-weight titles in 2001, bids tobecome world champion onceagain on Saturday when hetackles Russia’s WBA belt-hold-er Alexander Povetkin inHamburg.

Despite his 40th birthdayfast approaching, the Americanbelieves his record of 50 victo-ries in his 60 fights — 41 insidethe distance — can stand up toexamination.

“When I am on top, nobodycan absorb the power of mypunches,” said Rahman.

The likes of Lewis can testify

to that. The Briton lost his WBC and IBF crowns in 2001 in a stunning fifth roundknockout in South Africa beforehe regained them in a fourth-round knock-out seven monthslater.

The Baltimore fighter, nick-named ‘The Rock’, then lost toWladimir Klitschko in 2008 inMannheim when the IBF, WBOand IBO titles were up for grabs.

Rahman has won his lastfive fights, but all were low-keyevents.

Povetkin, 33, defeatedRuslan Chagaeva in 2008 to winthe WBA heavyweight title andhas defended it with wins overCedric Boswell and MarcoHuck.

He has also called upon theexpertise of Russian-bornAustralian Kostya Tszyu, theformer world light welterweightchampion.

“We have been building upmy strong points and trying toeradicate the weaker parts tomake me a more completeboxer,” said Povetkin, nick-named ‘The White Tiger’. AFP

‘Rock’ Rahman targetsheavyweight title again

39-year-old Hasim Rahman got a relatively late start in the sport as he took up boxing at age 20 and had just 10 amateur bouts before making his pro debut at 22.

Jharkhandwins last one

LEAGUE CRICKET

SUBROTO CUP

HYDERABAD: Plenipotent,Yakshagana, Toli Toli Toli, Winning Strides and Proof pleased when horses exercised here this morning.Sand Track 800 MetresRose Queen (Culhane) 1-1.5,600/48 Easy. Golden Rule (KuldeepSingh) 1-3, 600/48 Handy. StreetMagic (app) 1-1, 600/45 Movedfreely. Flowers of Music (rb) 58,600/44 Moved well. Symbol ofBeauty (rb) 54.5, 600/40 Movedattractively. Kohinoor Pride (Nitin

Singh) 58.5, 600/45 Urged. PalaceAffairs (Ajit Kumar) 55.5, 600/42Moved well. White Wind (NitinSingh) 2y Ooz (rb) 56, 600/43.5Former finished well in front. ArtAce (AK Pawar) 55.5, 600/41Pleased. Bloody Mary (rb) WalnutCreek (Kuldeep Singh) 54.5, 600/41They finished together. El Paso (rb)1-18, 800/1-3, 600/47 Easy.Sand Track 1000 MetresValentine (Ravinder Singh) 1-16.5,800/1-1.5, 600/48 Easy. San Ramon(Ravinder Singh) 1-18, 800/1-3,

600/46 Handy. Oceanside (rb) 1-18,800/1-3, 600/47 Moved freely.Winning Strides (rb) 1-11, 800/54.5,600/41 Pleased. Vijay Monarch(Joshi) 1-12.5, 800/57, 600/43Pushed. Plenipotent (RavinderSingh) 1-7, 800/51.5, 600/39.Impressed. Regal Groom (S Nayak)1-13.5, 800/58, 600/44 Un-extended. Wolverton (S Nayak) 1-12.5,800/57.5, 600/45 Moved freely.Kohinoor Angel (Ajit Kumar)1600/600 in 1-15 Easy.

Westminister (Ajit Kumar) 1-10,800/56, 600/43 Maintains form.Sand Track 1200 MetresRocking Racer (Culhane) KillerInstinct (Trainer) 1-33.5, 1000/1-16.5, 800/1-0, 600/45 They movedtogether. Yakshagana (app) 1-26,1000/1-10, 800/56, 600/42Impressed. Toli Toli Toli (rb) 1-26,1000/1-9, 800/54, 600/41 Pleased.Seno Rita (app) 1-32, 1000/1-16.5,800/1-1.5, 600/46 Easy. Proof (rb)1-24.5, 1000/1-7.5, 800/54, 600/41Impressed.

Plenipotent, Proof excelHYDERABAD TRACK WORK

The Baltimore fighter,nicknamed ‘TheRock’, lost toWladimir Klitschkoin 2008 in Mannheimwhen the IBF, WBOand IBO titles were upfor grabs.

A Division three day leaguechampionship

DAY 3

Deccan Chronicle 648 drewwith Falkhanuma 303 (N Kumar83 (113b, 10x4, 1x6), Jyothi 31,Vs Lenin 70 (123b, 7x4, 2x6),

Vinay Goud 53 (73b, 3x4, 3x6),Akash Bhandari 6 for 132)

DAY 1

India Cements 187 (Sangram46, I Reddy 5 for 54) vs R

Dayanand 166 for 3 (PS Nag 60batting (186b, 7x4), GV Vaibhav

49 batting (144b, 6x4)

A 2 & 3 Division two daysleague championship

DAY 2

Charminar CC 312 (Ahmed 40,MD Ali Qureshi 4 for 78) bt

Pasha Beedi 192 (Rajath KumarChoudhary 47, A Khanna 31, SBhargav 32, Ahmed 3 for 34)

A8 Division one day leaguechampionship

Vijay 184 (Anish Kurdukar 54,Teja 30no, Sanjay Yadav 3 for55, Kushal Singh 4 for 22) lostto All Saint High School 122

(Anish Kurdukar 4 for 34)

Eddie Aibara Cup HCA under-19 inter-college knockout

Round 1

St John’s Church Jr College ‘B’240 for 9 (Raj Thakur 98, G

Goiud 55, Praveen 3 for 48) btVignan Jr College 99 (Ashfaq

Ali 3 for 27, Ajay Yadav 4 for 4)

Round 1

Wesley Jr College ‘B’ 272 for 7(H Reddy 40, Sai Akshay Raj 58,N Yadav 40, Shaik Riyaz 36no,Md Faraz Ahmed 32) bt HPS R154 (Abhirah 50, Sankeerth 32,

Akshay Raj 5 for 39)

sports 31WORLD CUP TWENTY20


SHAHID HASHMI Agence France-Presse

PALLEKELE: West Indies andhosts Sri Lanka earned hard-fought wins in an exciting startto the Super Eights round in theWorld Twenty20 on Thursday.

West Indies edged outdefending champions Englandby 15 runs while Sri Lanka need-ed a one-over eliminator toupstage New Zealand, whofought back to tie the match fromthe jaws of defeat.

Chasing a daunting 180-runtarget, England came close withEoin Morgan (71 not out) andAlex Hales (68) putting on a reso-lute 107-run partnership for thefourth wicket but in the end theyfell short.

England had lost CraigKieswetter and Luke Wright forfirst over ducks but Hales, whohit five boundaries and two sixesoff his 51 balls, and Morgan’s 36-ball knock, with five sixes andfour boundaries, defied WestIndies’s four-pronged spinattack.

England needed 125 runs intheir last 10 overs but Morganand Hales paced the innings well

before Marlon Samuels bowledan excellent last over, concedingonly eight runs.

West Indies were set on theirway for a big total by openersJohnson Charles and ChrisGayle. Charles smashed threesixes and 10 well-timed bound-aries in his 56-ball 84 while Gaylehit four sixes and six fours in his35-ball 58.

Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga (3R) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Martin Guptill inthe super over during their T20 World Cup’s Super Eight match on Thursday. AFP/PRAKASH SINGH

KULDIP LAL Agence France-Presse

COLOMBO: Four top con-tenders for the World Twenty20title resume battle on Friday,looking for ways to emergeunscathed from the tougher ofthe two groups in the SuperEights round.

Top-ranked South Africa takeon Pakistan and India clash withAustralia in a sold-out double-header at the Premadasa stadi-um in Colombo to launch theopening skirmishes in grouptwo.

All four teams showed theirprowess by winning both match-es in the preliminary league and

now face a fight to finish to booktwo semi-final spots from thegroup.

“It is a tough group,” SouthAfrican captain AB de Villierssaid on Thursday. “Any of thesides can beat each other on anygiven day, so it is going to be agreat challenge.

“But if we play good cricket,we will be difficult to stop. Wehave prepared well for this tour-nament, to the extent that we areready for even the Super Over ifthat becomes necessary. TheSuper Over — where teams scor-ing more runs in six balls from anopposition bowler win — comesinto play if a match is tied.

The South African captain’s

main worry ahead of Friday’sclash against Pakistan was howhis team will cope against prolif-ic off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.

Asked if his batsmen hadbeen able to understand Ajmal’saction, de Villiers said: “Not real-ly but there are not many bats-men who can read Ajmal.

“We have studied him closelyand analysed his action. Theimportant thing will be to watchthe ball closely.”

Indian captain MahendraSingh Dhoni agreed the real bat-tle in the tournament will beginwith the Super Eights. “We haveenjoyed the tournament but theimportance of the matches aheadmultiplies,” said Dhoni.

SL, WI draw first bloodWI and hosts SL earned hard-fought wins against England and NZ respec-tively in an exciting start to the Super Eights round in the World Twenty20.

Rivals wary of ‘group of death’

MUMBAI: In a surprisemove, BCCI on Thursdayappointed former Test bats-man Sandeep Patil as thechairman of the totally new-look senior selection com-mittee while showing theexit door to MohinderAmarnath, who was eligibleto be reappointed.

Patil’s appointment tothe hot seat by replacing for-mer batsman K. Srikkanthcame as bolt from the blue,as his name was not evenbeing talked about as a pos-sible candidate prior to theBoard’s 83rd AnnualGeneral Meeting, whichfinalised the panel here.

Roger Binny (South),Vikram Rathore (North),Saba Karim (East) andRajinder Singh Hans(Central) comprise the restof the new panel. Amarnathhas been dropped after justone year in his job. PTI

Patil newBCCIchairman

MUMBAI: BCCI presidentN Srinivasan on Thursdayrefused to talk about theissue of Deccan Chargers(DC) as it was sub-judice,but said that the Board canadvertise for a new team tobe added to the IPL.

“I can’t comment on thematter (of DC) as it is curre-ntly sub-judice. I’m inform-ed that the court may issuean order soon,” Srinivasansaid. “But as far as the Boardis concerned, it is at libertyto advertise for another fra-nchise. But that’s a decisionto be taken. If we have to gowith nine teams, so be it.”

The Bombay High Courtappointed retired SupremeCourt Judge C K Thakkar asarbitrator to resolve the dis-pute between BCCI andDeccan Chronicles HoldingsLtd over the Board’s termi-nation of DC from IPL. PTI

Board canadvertise fornew IPL team

SNIPPETS

New Zealand innings 174/7 (RobNicol 58, Martin Guptill 38, BMcCullum 25, Ross Taylor23, NKulasekara2/33,Lasith Malinga 1/0Akila Dananjaya 2/32) lost to SriLanka 174/6 (Jayawardene 44,Tillakaratne Dilshan 76, KumarSangakkara 21, JDP Oram 1/26, JECFranklin 2/34).

NOTE: Sri Lanka won the matchvia Super Over

Brief scores (NZ vs SL)West Indies innings 179/5 (J.Charles 84, Chris Gayle 58, AndreRussell not out 10, Steven Finn1/26, Jade Dernbach1/38, StuartBroad 2/26, Graeme Swann 1/32)bt England innings 179/5 (AlexHales 68, Jonny Bairstow 18, EoinMorgan not out 71, Ravi Rampaul2/37, Chris Gayle 1/27, MarlonSamuels 1/32)

Brief scores (WI vs ENG)

sportsFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

32BRAZIL RECALL KAKA TO FACE JAPAN, IRAQForgotten midfield star Kaka, who hasn't played international footballsince the 2010 World Cup, was recalled to the Brazil squad on Thursday.The 30-year-old former Footballer of the Year was included in a 23-mangroup for next month's back-to-back friendlies against Iraq and Japan.

JULIAN GUYERAgencie France-Presse

LONDON: Chelsea will tryto cement their position at the top of the PremierLea gue by winning atLondon rivals Arsenal onSaturday in their first matchsince Blues skipper JohnTerry was banned for racist abuse.

Terry has 14 days fromreceiving the written rea-sons for the decision tolodge an appeal against a

decision relating to an inci-dent that took place duringChelsea's match away toQPR at Loftus Road onOctober 23 last year.

The ban will not comeinto force until the appealsprocedure is complete.

That means centraldefender Terry is availablefor Chelsea's trip toArsenal.

Before the hearing start-ed, former England captainTerry dramatically retiredfrom international football.

IAN WHITTELLAgencie France-Presse

MANCHESTER: Sir Fer -guson will be able to recallWayne Rooney (above) forPremier League action whenManchester United welcomeTottenham Hots pur to OldTrafford on Saturday.

But defensive worrieswill concern the veteranmanager since he has lostVidic to a knee injury.

PREMIER LEA GUE PREVIEWChelsea look tostrengthen gripThe table toppers are looking to beatArsenal even as the Terry row rages.

Top-10 rankingChelsea 5 4 1 0 9 2 13

Man Utd 5 4 0 1 12 6 12

Everton 5 3 1 1 9 5 10

West Brom 5 3 1 1 7 4 10

Arsenal 5 2 3 0 9 2 9

Fulham 5 3 0 2 12 7 9

Man City 5 2 3 0 10 7 9

Tottenham 5 2 2 1 8 6 8

West Ham 5 2 2 1 5 4 8

Newcastle 5 2 2 1 6 6 8

(Played, won, drawn, lost, goalsfor, goals against, points):

John Terry was given a four-game ban by the FootballAssocia tion (FA) on Thursdayafter being found guilty ofracially abusing Queens ParkRangers' Anton Ferdinand AFP

Leading scorers 5 goals: van Persie(Manchester United)4 goals: Ba(Newcastle), Defoe(Tottenham), S Fletcher(Sunderland), Lambert(Southampton), Michu(Swansea City).

Saturday matches @1400GMT: Arsenal vsChelsea @1145GMT: Everton vsSouthampton, Fulham vsManchester City,Manchester United vsTottenham @1630GMT: Norwich vsLiverpool, Reading vsNewcastle, Stoke vsSwansea, Sunderland vsWigan

Rooney up forEPL return

Rodgershopes forLiverpool

luck U-turn

CHRIS MCKENNAAgencie France-Presse

LIVERPOOL: Brendan Rod -gers is hoping for a change offortune as he goes in search

of his first Premier Leaguewin as Liverpool managerwhen the Reds travel toNorwich on Saturday.Rodgers believes one of thereasons his side have started

so poorly — a winless run offive games leaving them inthe bottom three — isbecause refereeing decisionshave gone against them oncountless occasions.

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