Puttaparthi: Godman Sathya SaiBaba, whose message of universallove and brotherhood attractedmillions of followers across theglobe, was today interred at thevery spot from where he used tomeet and address his disciplesfor years.

The mortal remains of the 85-year-old spiritual leader, whoseclout spread far and wide amongboth the commoners and the highand mighty, were buried after thelast rites were performed by hisnephew R J Ratnakar in accor-dance with Vedic customs fol-lowing full police honours.

Watched by a galaxy of politicalpersonalities, including AndhraPradesh and Karnataka chief min-isters N Kiran Kumar Reddy and BS Yeddyurappa, governors E S LNarasimhan and Shivraj V Patil,BJP leaders L K Advani, M Venki-ah Naidu, Bandaru Dattatreya,former AP chief minister N Chan-drababu Naidu and former Ma-harashtra chief minister AshokChavan and hundreds of his fol-lowers, Sai Baba's body was buriedamidst chanting of "sai" mantras.

Once the last rites were per-formed by Vedic pandits, red cur-tains were drawn around 9.45 amand the process started for layingthe body in a pit created at the spotin Sai Kulwant where the spiritu-al leader used to make his preach-ings for his followers for a numberof years. It lasted about 25 minutes.

The spot where he was buried isnow expected to become an eter-nal memorial for Sai Baba, who atthe age of 14 announced himselfas a reincarnation of Shirdi SaiBaba. He made his mark initiallywith miracles, but later foundedinstitutions of excellence in edu-cation and medical facilities, be-

sides undertaking developmentwork and philanthropy.

Sai Baba died on Sunday morn-ing after fighting illness for near-ly a month caused by multi-organfailure. Prime Minister ManmohanSingh, Congress president SoniaGandhi, political leaders from var-ious parties, chief ministers andpersonalities from various fields,including cricket and film, visitedPuttaparthi in the last two days topay their homage.

An estimated five lakh peoplefrom various parts of the countryand abroad had filed past thebody to have a final glimpse oftheir spiritual guru.

The curtains were removed af-ter 40 minutes for the people tohave a glimpse of the 'samadhi'where the body was laid to rest inline with the practice adopted forHindu spirital leaders. GovernorNarasimhan, Kiran Reddy, Ad-vani, Chandra Babu Naidu andother leaders went to the samad-hi and had a word with Ratnakarand sprinkled vibhuti (sacred ash)at the spot.

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Godman buried at Sai Kulwant Hall; galaxy of political personalities pay homage

n The rituals were performed by 18priests or Rajahmundri Agamikasat Sai Kulwant Hall, where SathyaSai Baba used to meet devotees.

n The rituals were performed ac-cording to the Agamika Shastraand the body was buried withhead facing the South.

n The priests recited Sai GayatriJapa, followed by a special pujawith sacred mud from Mathuraand Kurukshetra and holy waterfrom seven rivers was sprinkledover Sai Baba’s body.

n The final rituals started at 9 amand ended at 10.45 am, immedi-ately after the mangalarati.

n Devotees were allowed to look atthe Samadi only after 11.45 am.Few chosen personalities offeredvibhuti to the Samadhi.

The last journey

BU launchesmid‑day mealprogramme

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: Bangalore Universi-ty today launched the mid-daymeal programme for its students.

The project has been launchedin association with Iskcon andthe cost per meal would be Rs 3.Inaugurating the programme atJnanajyothi auditorium thismorning, university vice-chan-cellor Prabhudev said Iskconwould bear the cost of the meal.Tumkur Siddaganga Math seerShivakumara Swami too waspresent.

Prabhudev said ShivakumarSwami oversees a massive mid-day meal programme for the un-derprivileged children in insti-tutions run by his math. Theuniversity took a leaf out of thatbook to implement a similar pro-gramme.

The programme will initiallybe launched at colleges in Ban-galore and then will spread toother areas coming under theuniversity, he added.

Legislative council chairman DH Sahankaramurthy and Iskconpresident Madhu Pandit Dasa,university registrar T R Rangan-tha were present.

Bangalore Beat Bureau

MYSORE: The Centre has releasedRs.434 crore for developing Mysore-Nanjangud NH 212 into a four-lane highway. the Central Road De-velopment Fund.

Disclosing this at a press con-ference here today, ChamarajnagarMP R Druva Narayan said the workwill commence within one andhalf months once the tenderingprocess is completed. He said theproject will be taken up underpublic private partnership (PPP).

He said the Centre has alsosanctioned Rs.15 crore for Nan-jangud to Hullahalli road repairwhile Rs. 15 crore is also releasedfor the road repair works to be un-dertaken between Nanjangud toTagadur.

He said Rs. 5 crore has been re-leased for NH 29 highway betweenKollegal and Mahadeshwara Hillsfor development while Rs. 36 crorehas been sanctioned for the con-struction of T Narasipur bridge. Hesaid the centre has also released Rs.10 crore for road developmentfrom T Narasipur to Meghalapura.

He said the government has re-leased all these funds under the

Central Road Development Fund.For the Chamarajanagar dis-

trict, the Centre has released Rs. 31crore for various developmentalworks. He said the Centre hassanctioned 6 more Eekalavyaschools (Tribal residential schools)for Karnataka of which 2 will comein Chamarajnagar and Heg-gadadevana Kote. The state al-ready has 4 such tribal schools, hesaid.

He said the Centre has sanc-tioned Rs. 100 crore for tourism de-velopment of Chamarajnagar dis-trict and sought an action plan fornetworking and improvement oftourism spots. He said a reporthas already been submitted to theCentre for its consideration.

He said under the land for thelandless scheme over 1516 titledeeds were distributed to people inChamarajnagar and 817 in Mysoreand over 36 lakh students studyingfrom 1st to 10th standard weregiven scholarships. Lashing out atthe state government for its failureto provide sowing seeds on time,Druva Narayan said the district in-charge minister should have con-veyed a meeting one month in ad-vance with farmers.

Mysore‑Nʼgudroad gets `434 cr

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WELCOME CRITICISMHow does it feel when some-

one blames you? Usually,when someone blamesyou, you feel heavy, hurtor you become unhappy.

You get hurt because you resist theblame. Outside you may not resist,but inside when you resist it hurtsyou. When someone blames you, youusually blame them back or put up aresistance inside yourself.

Blame takes away some negativekarma from you. If you understandthis and don’t put up a resistance andfeel happy about it, then your karmagoes away. Outside you may resist,but inside if you don’t resist, and feelhappy, “Oh, good, somebody is thereto blame me and take some negativekarma,” you will feel immediatelylighter.

The way to deal with blame isthrough patience and faith. Faith thattruth will always triumph and things

will get better.Whatever work you do, there will

be someone to find fault. Keep workingwithout losing your enthusiasm andspirit. A wise man by his very naturewill keep doing good work. His attitudedoes not depend on someone’s praiseor blame.

To uplift your spirit and save yourmind from blaming, you need to judgeyour company. Your company can pullyou up or down. The company thatdrags you towards doubt, blame, com-plaints, anger and desires is bad com-pany. The company that pulls you uptowards joy, enthusiasm, service, love,trust and knowledge is good.

An ignorant one says, “Don’t blameme because it hurts me.”An enlightenedperson says “Don’t blame me becauseit might hurt you.” This is a beautifulpoint. Someone warns you not toblame them because it will hurt themand they will do something harmful

to you out of revenge. On the otherhand, an enlightened one asks not toblame because of compassion.

Demand and blame destroy rela-tionships. So, you should know howto praise others and uplift a situationinstead of blaming or finding fault.Uplifting the other should be yourcommitment. Then you are the rightperson for anybody. Everybody willlove you when you don’t hurt themintentionally.

You are not here to blame or criticise.Criticism can come from two kinds ofpeople. When they are narrow-minded,then they criticise out of their igno-rance. Or they really want to bringsomething good in you. If their criticismis coming from a space of improvingyou, thank them for their compassion.You can improve since their criticismmakes you realise your mistake. If itis coming from a space of putting youdown, be compassionate and just laugh

at them. In either case, you do nothave to worry about criticism.

“Nindak neare rakiya angan kutishava,bin pani sabun bina nirmal karesuhay”. The great Indian saint Kabirdashas said that keep someone who crit-icises you close by, that will keep yourhouse, your mind clean – without theneed of soap and water. If everybodyaround keeps praising you, they maynot show you your shortcomings. Thepeople who criticise are authentic sincethey are pouring out their heart.

You need to be able to give and takeconstructive criticism. An educatedperson will neither shy away from crit-icism nor will he shun the critique.The measure of your maturity dependson how you handle criticism. Abilityto take criticism is a measure of one’sinner strength.

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DIVINEQUEST

By Sri Sri Ravishankar

AIeMS conducts robotics talent showBangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: A two-day special workshopon robotics, organised by the AmruthaInstitute of Engineering & ManagementSciences (AIeMS) in association with theIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bom-bay, saw a rare confluence of talents thatshowcased next-generation game-chang-ing products, which have a tremendousbusiness potential.

The workshop imparted training to 30select students, with a special interest indeveloping a robot. IIT, Bombay has de-veloped a robot, 'Fire Bird' under the 'E-Yantra' project. Since Fire Bird is devel-oped based on open source, studentsthemselves can re-build robots, whichcan accomplish different tasks.

With the main programming requiredfor developing a new robot already avail-able in Fire Bird robots, it is easier togive new shapes to it. In addition, it alsosaves time in building a new robot. Withthe help of Fire Bird Robot, students can

build different types of small andbig robots that for niche func-tions.

By using of the main script in FireBird, students can even build robots,which can detect bombs and inspectrailway tracks for safety.

Highlighting more about theworkshop, AIeMS ManagingTrustee, Tejaswini Anan-thKumar, said “Ourinstitution is al-ways a step aheadin introducing newdevelopments inthe field of technology tostudents. The achievements speakabout our initiatives. We also create aplatform for those interested in new tech-nological developments.”

Prof Kavi Arya of IISc, Bombay, theman behind creating the Fire Bird Robot,participated in the workshop throughvideo conferencing and appreciatedthe keen interest and enthusiasm

shown bystudents and

teachers in robotics.“There is no point in just

learning the theory in classes and writing

the same in thee x a m i n a t i o n .

Such practical ses-sions, with hands-on train-

ing, is must for stu-dents like us. This

workshop has cre-ated a platform

for studentsto put forth their

new ideas and thoughts intoaction. It was an excellentopportunity for those in-

terested in experimentallearning. Since FireBird Robot is based

on open source, any-body can further de-

velop it,” said Dar-shan, a student ofsixth semester en-

gineering at AIeMS.

AoL payshomage to

Sai BabaBangalore: Members of the Artof Living, founded by spiritualguru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, paidtheir last respect to Satya SaiBaba in Puttaparthi.

Swami Sadyojathah, director,International Affairs, Art of Liv-ing, Swami Vishnupada, trustee,Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peethand Swami Gnantej, programmedirector, were among those whorepresented Sri Sri Ravi Shankarand the Art of Living founda-tion.

In a message from Germany,Ravi Shankar said, “Baba willbe born in Mandya after six yearsand he will come into public lifewhen he turns 18 ayears old”.

IAF to holdrally for

recruitmentBangalore: A recruitment rallywill be held May 2 at the AirmenSelection Centre, No 1, CubbonRoad, Bangalore for male can-didates from all districts of Kar-nataka, Andhra Pradesh andKerala. The rally is to select ed-ucation instructor trade as a sen-ior non commissioned officer ofthe Indian Air Force. Educationqualification required is gradu-ation in arts, commerce or sciencewith BEd degree with two yearsof teaching experience in a gov-ernment recognised school orcollege. Candidates should havescored a minimum of 50 percentmarks in aggregate in graduationas well as BEd or passed MA(English), MSc in mathematics,physics, computer science, MCAwith BEd degree.

Candidates should be bornbetween January 1, 1987 and May31, 1991. Candidates with MA,MSc, MCA with BEd should beborn between Jan 1, 1984 to May31, 1991.

For further details, contact:Airmen Selection Centre, No 1Cubbon Road, Bangalore- 560001 between 8.30 am and 2 pmon working days or visit www.in-dianairforce.nic.in or call 080-25592199 or 080-25328199.

Gorilla perfumeslaunched

Bangalore: Lush Fresh Hand-made Cosmetics launched itsnew perfume brand, 'Gorilla Per-fumes', here in the city yester-day.

Gorilla perfumes are a premium product, the price ofwhich ranges between Rs 570and Rs 5,300, a company state-ment said.

For a 10 gm solid stick, theprice starts at Rs 570 and goesup to Rs 1,260. Likewise, for a 10ml, the price starts at Rs 1,135and goes up to Rs 2,530. A 30-mlbottle will start at Rs 2,530 andgoes up to Rs 5,300, said LushIndia Director Sangeeta Kamath.

Lush will launch six perfumesunder this range in India.

Lush has a significant presencein India, with 13 exclusive storesspread across the fashion andlifestyle conscious cities of Ban-galore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai,Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Man-galore and Kolkata. PTI

Bidari files pleain HC on posting

Bangalore: City Police Commis-sioner Shankar Bidari yesterdayfiled a petition before the Kar-nataka High Court questioningthe legality of a Central Admin-istrative Tribunal (CAT) order di-recting a certain category of of-ficers to be recommended by theUnion Public Service Commis-sion (UPSC) for empanelmentfor the post of Director Generalof Police (DGP).

The CAT on an applicationfiled by Director General (HomeGuards and Fireforce) D V Gu-ruprasad, has passed an orderon April 21 directing the stategovernment to send proposal ofeligible officers (of particularcategories) for the post of DGP.Challenging the order in which

the category under which he(Bidari) comes has been exclud-ed, the commissioner in his pe-tition said that since he is officerwho has put in 30 years of serv-ice, he should be included.The government is, however, yetto send the proposal. PTI

Kannada centres tocome up overseas

Bangalore: Kannada languagelearning centres will be set upoverseas to provide an impetusto the language and to enableyo u n ge rgenerationof Kan-n a d i g a ss e t t l e dabroad tolearn theirm o t h e rtongue.

Talkingto re-p o r t e r shere yes-t e r d a y ,Mukhyamantri Chandru, Chair-man, Kannada Development Au-thority, said such centres wouldcome up in the US, UK, Australia,

New Zealand, Singapore and inthe Gulf Region.

These centres would be setup with the help of local associ-

ations andwould beequippedwith mod-ern audio-v i s u a lteachingaids.

The du-ration ofthe coursewould bes i xmonths.

Lingadeveru Halemane, Kan-nada language expert, had beenauthorised to prepare the syllabifor the centre, he said. PTI

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DUM MAARO DUM (A)Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu

Big Cinemas (10 am, 12, 2.30, 5,7.30, 10 pm) Cinepolis (10 am,10.40, 1.20, 2.40, 4, 6.40, 7.20,9.20 pm) Everest (11.15 am, 2.30,6.30, 9.30 pm) Fame (Forum ValueMall) (10 am, 11.10, 12.30, 1.45,2.45, 3, 4.20, 5.40, 6.55, 7.30,8.15, 9.30 pm) Fame (Lido) (10am, 11, 1.45, 4.20, 6.55, 8.30,9.30 pm) Fame (Shankarnag) (11am, 1.30, 4.10, 6.45, 9.30 pm)Fun Cinemas (10 am, 12.40, 3.20,5, 6, 8.40, 9.30 pm) Gopalan Cin-emas (10 am, 12.30, 3, 5.30, 7.35,10 pm) HMT Cinemas (Jalahalli)

(4.15 pm, 7 pm)Inox (Jayanagar)(11 am, 1.45, 4.20, 6.55, 9.30 pm)Inox (JP Nagar) (10 am, 11.15, 1.55,4.30, 6, 7, 8.30, 9.35 pm) Inox(Magrath Road) (10 am, 11.15,1.50, 2.55, 4.25, 7, 8.35, 9.35 pm)Inox (Malleshwaram) (10am, 11, 1.30, 2.25, 4, 6.25, 9.30pm) PVR (10 am, 10.15, 1, 3.40,3.45, 6.10, 6.30, 9.15 pm) Rex(11.15 am,1.50, 4.25, 7.05, 9.50pm) Tribhuvan (10.30 am, 1.30,4.30, 7.30 pm) Urvashi (6.30 pm,9.30 pm) Vinayaka (DJ Halli) (11.30am, 2.30, 9.30 pm).

Shankar Bidari

Exportaward

Bangalore: The Federation ofKarnataka Chambers of Com-merce & Industry is planning tohonour the top exporters of thestate for their export excellenceduring 2010-11 in June.

The FKCCI will honour theleading exporters in the manu-facturer , merchant and servicescategories, district-level exporters(excluding Bangalore district)and in special categories, at afunction in the city. The guide-lines for the awards, numberand category of awards, eligibilitycriteria, CA or banker’s certificateand application format are host-ed on www.fkcci.org.

For details, contact: PrasannaSrinivasan, secretary (economics& international trade), Ph: 9986043824, email: ps@fkcci.in. Ap-plications have to be sent byMay 15.

CITYWednesday, April 27, 2011 3CITY EVENTSGeneralKarnataka Pradesh Banjara(Lambani) Seva Sangha: In-auguration of Convention on‘Banjara Community People’sLife - A Preview’ by Chief Min-ister B S Yeddyurappa, Minis-ter Revu Nayak Belamagi,Shobha Karandlaje to partici-pate, Ambedkar Bhavan, Vas-anthanagar, near Cantonment,10.30 am.

Geological Society of India:Lecture on ‘Uranium Miner-alisaton in the Meso-Neopro-terozoic Bhima Basin, withspecial reference to Gogi Ura-nium deposit,’ by G N Hegdeof Department of Atomic En-ergy, 63, Kavita Apartments,Basappa Layout, Gavipuram,12th Cross, 4 pm.

The Bangalore Science Forum:Talk on ‘DNA Repair, GenomeInstability and Cancer’ byGanesh Nagaraju, of IISc, HN Multimedia Conference Hall,Basavanagudi, 6 pm.

BBMP: Inauguration of R Gun-du Rao Sports Complex andnaming ceremony by MinisterR Ashoka, Mayor S K Natarajto participate, Seshadripuram-Sirur Park Grounds, Se-shadripuram, 12 noon.Ground Floor, 34th Cross, 29thMain Road, Jayanagar 4th ‘T’Block, 9.30 am.

UAS: Inauguration of work-shop on ‘Monsoon Farming’by Minister Umesh V Katti,Kannada Auditorium, UAS,Hebbal, 10.30 am.

Karnataka State GovernmentSC/ST Employees Confeder-ation: Ambedkar Jayanthot-sava, inauguration of Banga-lore Urban Dt Branch by Sid-dalingaiah, Poet, K V Kodan-daramaiah, Director of De-partment of Collegiate Edu-cation to participate, SenateHall, Central College premises,B R Ambedkar Veedhi, K RCircle, 4.30 pm.

Ambedkar Institute of Tech-nology: Inauguration of Na-tional Conference on ‘WirelessControl and CommunicationTechnology,’ Sri SamarthaRaghava Nagabhushanam,former MD Kyocera India Pri-vate Limited to participate,JPN Auditorium, Jnanab-harathi campus, Malathahalli,10.30 am.

Bangalore University: Inau-guration of ‘Nutritious MealProgramme,’ by K G Bopaiah,Speaker, Legislative Assembly,Sri Shivakumara Swami of SriSiddaganga Mutt, Tumkur toparticipate, Jnana Jyothi Au-ditorium, Central College Cam-pus, 11 am.

CulturalKarnataka Chitrakala Par-ishat: Exhibition of artworksof upcoming artists from var-ious countries, 12 noon. Exhi-bition of Shukla Chowdhurypaintings - The Phoenix TurnsTen - from Ashes to Blossoms,Kumara Krupa Road, 10 am.

The Vijayanagar Income TaxLayout Welfare Association:Vocal by Sukanya Prabhakar,34, Income Tax Layout, Vi-jayanagar, 6.30 pm.

Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam:Veena by Geetha Ramanand,Kanchi Mutt, Sri Mahaswami-gal Marga, 5th Main, 11thCross, Malleswaram, 6.30 pm.

Hejje Indian Cultural Cre-ations Trust: Inauguration ofits premises, by Shamala GBhave, ADA Rangamandira, JC Road, 7 pm.

Centre of Indian Trade Union:Release of Kannada translationof the book ‘Saga of May DayMartyrs’ by Baraguru Ra-machandrappa, KannadaSahitya Parishat, Chamara-jpet, 5 pm.

Sri RamanvamiSri Rama Seva Mandali:Veena by Gayathri, Fort Highschool, Chamarajpet, 6.30 pm.

Sri Seshadripuram Ram SevaSamithi: Vocal by R K Pad-manabha, Open Air theatre,Seshadripuram College prem-ises, Seshadripuram, 6.30 pm.

Sri Madananda Theertha Pra-vachana Samithi: Discourseon ‘Mahabharata’ by Vya-sanakere Prabhanjanacharya,Sri RaghavendraSwamy Mutt,6th Cross, Amarjyothinagar,7 pm.

ReligiousSri Muthyalamma Devi Tem-ple Trust: Sri MuthyalammaDevi Rathotsava, 16, Muthya-lamma K Street, SeppingsRoad Cross, 5 pm.

ExhibitionsApparao galleries: ApparaoGalleries presents YesterdayOnce Again, a collection of

paintings by Sakhi Burman,representing his life from hisearly years until the present.Presidency, 82 St Marks Road,Ground Floor, adjoining Bish-op Cottons Boys School, 11am

Pratimas art Gallery: A soloexhibition of paintings byPrabhakar Wagh.104, AndrewsBuilding, Near Joyalukkas, MG Road, 11am to 8pm

Alliance francaise De ban-galore: An exhibition of artisticportraits and landscapes byRana in canvas prints or largeposter prints.108, ThimmaiahRoad, Vasanth Nagar, 11am to7pm

Mahua Art Gallery: An exhi-bition by four female artistsfrom Bhopal who aim to ex-hibit their work the world over.The second group show willexhibit nine ceramists, alsofrom Bhopal. A short film willbe shown from 5.45 to 6pm.344/8, 4th Main Road,Sadashivnagar

Veda Art Gallery: PersonalFreedom is an art exhibitionby eleven artists, who giveyou a rich and varied insightinto life and the experiencesthat make it what it is. 1, Ku-mara Park Palace View Build-ing, next to BDA and JagdishTravels, 11 am to 6 pm

Gallerie Third Eye: A groupshow of artists like Sunil Jadav,Santosh Andani, Kumar Singh,Sanjeeb Samanth and Kan-thraj N. 2nd Floor, YemlurMain Road, Airport Road.

WorkshopsVenkatappa art gallery: SouthIndian Rural Life is a two dayworkshop that includes dis-cussions on art as well as prac-tical sessions on water colours.Kasturba Road, 10.30 am to4.30 pm

DanceRashtreeya military Schoolgrounds: Spic Macay Bengalu-ru Chapter presents Mudra2011 - a Kathak performanceby Vidushi Sushmita Banner-jee, on the occasion of the In-ternational World Dance Day.Johnson Market, 7 pm.

MusicFort high school Grounds: Aperformance on the veena byE Gayathri, accompanied byGanapathy Raman and BRRavikumar as part of the SreeRamaseva Mandali 73rd Ra-manavami celebration. Krish-na Rajendra Road, Chamara-jpet, 6.30 pm.

TheatreRanga shankara: Gora, orig-inally written by RabindranathTagore is directed by PrakashBelawadi and performed byMysore troupe Rangayana.36/2, 8th Cross, II Phase JPNagar, 6.30 pm.

Food24 @ 4: Try a new cuisineevery day. Woks and more onMondays, Mediterranean Par-adise on Tuesdays, BarbequeNights on Wednesdays andTaste of India on Thursdays.43 Hosur Road, Electronic City,12 noon.

Graze: Indulge in refreshingdelicacies like lobster in wildtruffle, seared asparagus witha hint of Cabernet Sauvignon,prime sirloin with oystermushrooms and more. 41/3MG Road, 12.30 pm

Vivanta By Taj: A platter ofMediterranean grills CafeMozaic, 41/3, MG Road, from7 pm to 11 pm.

NightlifeMid Week Madness: Wednes-day, April 27th, 2011. 9 p.m.Bacchus, F&B Hotel, 8 Pap-panna Street, St Marks RoadDrum and bass, dub step andmore with Vachan Chinnappa.

Wild Whacky: Wednesday,April 27th, 2011. 8 p.m. i-Bar,The Park, 14/7 MG Road, Headout for an all girls night thisWednesday with a lot of music,booze and dancing.

Ladies Nite Blow Out: Wedne-sday, April 27th, 2011. 8 p.m.to 11:30 p.m. Dancing all nightwith unlimited alcohol for theladies till 10pm.

Happy Hours: Wednesday,April 27th, 2011. 11:30 a.m. to9 p.m. Opus In The Creek,Doddanekkundi IndustrialArea, 2 Whitefield Road, Ma-hadevapura Enjoy various dis-counts and offers on yourfavourite beverages till 9pm.

Single Malt Evenings: Wedne-sday, April 27th, 2011. 7 p.m.The Polo Club, The Oberoi,37/39 MG Road,Enjoy yourevenings in the open air.

Bangalore University vice-chancellor Prabhudev greetsTumkur Siddaganga Math seer Shivakumara Swami whilelaunching a mid-day meal programme for university stu-dents at Jnanajyothi auditorium in the city this morning.

Legislative council D H Shankaramurthy looks on.

Mid‑day meal at BU

Plastic pots kept in queue for water is a common scene in Laggere. This newly added ward to the BBMP 198 ward listshas been deprived of all the basic needs and the water scarcity tops the list. Residents here pay nearly Rs 400 to Rs 600

for every tanker of water.

Cry for water

Will write a book on STF atrocities: MuthulakshmiBangalore: Wife of slain forestbrigand Veerappan yesterdaystepped out a free woman froma jail here and said she wouldwrite a book on alleged atrocitiesby the Special Task Force thatwas formed to hunt down herhusband.

“I always believed in God andknew justice would be done tome. I knew that I had not doneanything wrong and was payinga price for the offences committedby my husband,” Muthulakshmisaid after she was released.

She said she would take upagriculture in Karnataka’sChamarajnagar district on a landin which Veerappan had a share,but would settle in Mettur inTamil Nadu.

Muthulakshmi was on Mon-day taken by a Karnataka statepolice team to Gobichettipalyamat Erode in Tamil Nadu where acourt had issued a body warrantagainst her in a pending case.

Fast Track Court Judge Krish-nan asked her to appear on May19 in connection with the case

relating to sharing of money al-leged to have been paid as ran-som for release of Kannada thes-pian Rajkumar, who was kid-napped by the brigand in 2000.

Kolathur police had registereda case against Muthulakshmi,stating that ransom was paid toher.Muthulakshmi was broughthere late last night and releasedfrom Bangalore Jail today after

fulfilling the required formali-ties.She has already been ac-quitted in all five cases againsther in Karnataka.

Muthulakshmi was exonerat-ed of charges in the last of thefive cases by a Chamrajnagarcourt on April 20 – relating togunning down of six policemenby Veerappan in 1993.

Veerappan, one of the coun-

try’s most wanted criminals, wasshot dead by the STF in 2004.

Muthulakshmi, who spent sixyears in the custody of STF, andlater three years in jail in Kar-nataka, said she always knewjustice would be meted out toher.

Muthulakshmi said it was herforemost desire to pen a bookon the ‘atrocities’ committed bySTF. The book, which will bewritten in Tamil, will be broughtout in other regional languagesincluding Kannada, she said.

On whether she aspired to en-ter politics, she said “though Ihad some political ambitionsearlier, I would not like commenton the subject for the time be-ing”.

“Though I have suffered, Iwish a bright and happy futurefor my daughters. I want themto achieve something in life”,Muthulakshmi said. Her twodaughters are pursuing their ed-ucation in Chennai, the first do-ing her BA, and second Engi-neering. PTI

Shravan IyerBangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: BBMP commission-er Siddaiah has brought in anew set of rules to take up de-silting works of both primaryand secondary drains acrossthe city. The rules not only aimat more effective works, butalso scam-free projects.

The BBMP, keeping in mindthe coming monsoon, has or-dered desilting of drains. Sincethe works were not being carriedout effectively and also consid-ering the amount of damagethe city witnessed during fourdays of deluge, Siddaiah hasbrought in the new rules. Duringthe heavy rain storm water flood-ed low-lying areas, damagedproperties and created massivetraffic gridlocks across the city.

The rules begin with identi-fying the drains that need tobe cleared, plan to take up de-silting works, taking photo-graphs and videos before andafter desilting works are carried

out. BBMP officials have to takeup pre-measurement of siltquantity according to the PWDcode, identify the place to dis-pose of the silt in respectivezonal limits and notifying areasas disposal area. The dirt re-

moved from the drain shouldbe disposed of within 24 hours.Once the silt is shifted to thenotified area, photographs andvideos have to be taken. Placeswhere silt has been removedand dumped should be notified

and submitted to the depart-ments concerned as proof.Points mentioned in the esti-mate list should be as per therequirement of the locality. Thesubmitted estimation shouldbe approved by the adminis-

tration and the BBMP zonal of-ficials should get the work codeand technical approval. Thecontracts should be given asper the transparency act. Worksshould be taken up with properadministration and use of ma-chinery and equipment in aneffective manner. Desiltingworks should be carried outwith proper precautionarymeasures so that no untowardincidents occur. And most im-portantly, the works have to befinished on time.

The BBMP has already beenwracked by scandals concerningdesilting works and the case isbeing probed by the Lokayukta.Siddaiah too faces allegationsof corruption while awardingcontracts for desilting of 10lakes across the city when hewas the Bangalore DevelopmentAuthority commissioner.

The cost of entire desiltingworks is Rs 50 crore and theworks are expected to be com-pleted before the onset of mon-soon.

Officials will now have to take photos, videos of works

Siddaiah sets new rulesfor desilting of drains

Sai Babaamar rahe

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Earlier, a little before 9 am, theglass casket in which Sai Baba'sbody was lying in state fromSunday night was removed andthe body was wrapped in a Tri-colour for a brief while.

Men of the Andhra PradeshArmed Police sounded the lastpost and fired 21 shots in the airas a mark of respect.

Then the Tricolour was re-moved and verses from Hindu,Christian, Islamic, Sikh, Judaismand Buddhist scriptures wereread out by leaders from thesesects. Later, they joined in sprin-kling the sacred ash at thesamadhi spot as 'mangal aarti'was performed.

With Sai Baba's body drapedin his favourite saffron robe, thelast rites were performed by Rat-nakar, who wept inconsolably,while priests recited Vedic chants.

Ratnakar is a member of thepowerful Sathya Sai CentralTrust, estimated to be possessionof wealth to the tune of Rs 40,000crore, and is believed to be acontender in the race to headthe trust.

Water from sacred rivers fromall over the country was sprinkledon Sai Baba's body along with cow urine. Cow, honey,ghee and silk were given as giftsto priests.

After the ceremony was over,people gathered at the hallrushed to have a look at thesamadhi, which was open forpublic viewing after 11.45 am.

Bangalore: Like its peers, Indiansoftware major Wipro posteddouble- digit growth in net profitand revenue in the fourth quarterand fiscal 2010-11 but projectedflat revenue growth from its glob-al IT services for the first quarter(April-June) of the new fiscal(2011-12).Net profit for fourth quarter (Q4)under review at Rs1,375 crore was 14percent higheryear-on-year (YoY)and total revenueat Rs 8,302 crorewas 18 percent upYoY.Under the Interna-tional Financial Re-porting Standards(IFRS), net incomewas $309 million and total rev-enue $1.86 billion.Revenue from global IT servicesbusiness was Rs 6,289 crore, up20 percent YoY and 4.2 percenthigher sequentially.Similarly, net profit for fiscal un-der review (FY 2011) was Rs 5,298crore, an increase of 15 percentYoY and total revenue Rs 31,099crore, up 15 percent YoY.Under IFRS, net income for FY2011 was $1.2 billion and totalrevenue $6.98 billion).Revenue from global IT servicesbusiness was Rs 23,485 crore,up 16 percent YoY.Under IFRS, revenue from ITservices for FY 2011 was $5.27billion.“We have made good progressin creating a linear, simpler andmore customer centric organi-zation structure. We believe ourbusiness strategy along with thenew structure will deliver indus-try leading growth,” Wipro chair-man Azim Premji said in a state-ment here Wednesday.The company, however, projected$1.4 billion from its global ITservices for first quarter (Q1) ofFY 2012, indicating a flat growth

sequentially from fourth quarter(January-March) of last fiscal(2010-11).“Our revenue from IT servicesbusiness would be in the rangeof $1,394-1,422 million or $1.4billion in the first quarter (Q1)of FY 2012,” the statement not-ed.Revenue ($1.4 billion) from IT

services business forQ4 of FY 2011 was asprojected and fourpercent higher se-quentially from thirdquarter (October-De-cember) at $1.3 billionand 20 percent upyear-on-year (YoY).“The business envi-ronment is positiveand we are focusing

our growth by directing invest-ments on momentum verticals.We have announced wage hikeseffective June 1, 2011, whichwould have an impact on theoperating margins,” companychief financial officer (CFO)Suresh Senapaty said.Operating margin from IT serv-ices for Q4 was 22.1 percent and22.7 percent for FY 2011.IT services accounted for 76 per-cent of the total revenue and 93percent of operating income.“Our journey of building the newWipro is based on the foundationof customer focus, domain andtechnology leadership directedtowards the customer needs andproviding enriching career op-portunities for our employees,”chief executive T K Kurien said.The company added 68 newclients in fourth quarter and 155through fiscal.The IT services division hired2,894 people in the fourth quar-ter, taking the total headcountto 122,385 at the end of March31.Attrition rate jumped to 23 per-cent in FY 2011 from 12 percentin 2010. IANS

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: The KarnatakaPradesh Banjara (Lambani) SevaSangha had organised 'BanjaraKala Mela' and seminar here to-day. Hundreds from the Banjaracommunity from across the statetook part in the event. Variouscultural programmes were partof the celebrations.

"This Karnataka Pradesh Ban-jara Seva Sangha was formed40 years ago under the leadershipof L R Nayak. From then on, weare fighting for the rights of ourtribal community by organisingevents like these. It is a welcomenote that the state governmenthas granted Rs 1.5 crore for theconstruction of a 'Banjara Bha-vana' behind Dr Ambedkar Bha-van. The state government hasset up 'Karnataka Tanda Ab-hiviruddi Nigama' for the uplift

of 30 lakh banjaras. We requestthe release of Rs 300 crore fundsas promised earlier," said sanghapresident B T Lalitha Nayak.

"We’re backward in education.We request the government tobuild homes to our people inthe city as they stay on foot-paths.” M B S Yeddyurappa, DrRamarao Maharaj of ShakthiPeetha, and Sevalal Sardar Swa-mi of Banjara Guru Peetha, Chi-tradurga, were present.

Wipro projectsflat revenuefrom IT biz

Banjara meetheld in city

Gangadhar Pujar

Banjara Sangha president BT Lalitha Nayak with dancers

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NEWSWednesday, April 27, 2011 4

20 flights cancelled, A‑Iderecognises pilotʼs union

New Delhi: With around 20flights being cancelled due tothe pilot’s strike, Air-India man-agement today moved swiftly toderecognise their union ICPAand declaring their strike illegal.Around eight flights from Delhiand 11 from Mumbai were can-celled this morning, while severalothers were delayed by morethan three hours after a sectionof Air India pilots, belonging toIndian Commercial Pilot’s Asso-ciation (ICPA), went on strikefrom midnight.

“We have derecognised theICPA, the strike is illegal andthey have committed contemptof court. We are likely to movethe court soon,” a senior officersaid. The ICPA offices in Delhiand Mumbai have been sealedearly this morning.

To tide over the crisis, the AImanagement has decided to ropein 150 manaement pilots – ex-ecutive pilots – to operate theflights. The ICPA gave the letter

intimating about strike to theCMD last night after their con-ciliation with the managementbefore the chief labour commis-sioner failed.

The 800-odd pilots belong tothe erstwhile Indian Airlines andowe allegiance to the ICPA.

The merged entity – IndianAirlines and Air-India – hasabout 1,200 pilots.

The ICPA claims that whilethe Air-India pilots enjoy a bigfixed salary component, the sameis almost minuscule for the for-mer IA pilots. The associationclaims that while their entirepay package depends on thehours they fly every day, the air-lines has been curtailing thenumber of flights by 30 to 40per cent. “The management hasappealed to the pilots to restrainthemselves and not go in for theirresponsible act, especially whenthe process of conciliation ison,” an Air India spokespersonsaid.

Pvt airlines hike faresto cash on A‑I strike

Mumbai: Private airlines ledby low cost carriers have jackedup their fares by upto 50 percent on the Mumbai-Delhi sec-tor in the wake of the strike bya section of Air India pilotswho are demanding pay parityand better working conditions.

The Spice Jet Mumbai-Delhiticket was selling at Rs 6255today while the Bangalore flightfare was up Rs 5275, muchabove the normal range of Rs3,000-4,000.

While low cost carrier Indigois said to be charging Rs 6,234for its Mumbai-Delhi afternoonflight, Jetlite fares for the sameroute stood at Rs 5,784.

Full-service carriers like King-fisher and Jetairways also fol-lowed suit and are cashing in

on the market opportunity fol-lowing the AI pilot's strike.

The Mumbai-Delhi Kingfish-er flight is costing Rs 8,798while Jetairways hiked the ticketprice to Rs 6,785.

About 800 pilots belongingto the erstwhile Indian Airlineswent on a strike early todaydemanding pay parity with AirIndia pilots and better workingconditions, leading to cancel-lation of over 20 flights, in-cluding 11 from Mumbai anddisruption of many others byseveral hours.

The Air India managementhas declared the strike illegaland derecognised the IndianCommercial Pilots' Association(ICPA) besides sealing its officesin Delhi and Mumbai.

Students write the Common Entrance Test in the citytoday.

Crucial testGangadhar Pujar

Man stampswife to death

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Bangalore: A man who had broughthis wife from Andhra Pradesh fortreatment stamped her to deathafter a petty fight at Chickpet earlythis morning. Narasimha Murthy(40) from Hindupur town of Anan-tapur district was in the city yes-

terday for the treatment of his wifeLaksmi (30). When the couple startedfighting over some petty issue, Murthythrew Lakshmi down and steppedon her neck. Lakshmi died on thespot.

The incident occurred in front ofKashi Vishveshwara temple on KVTemple Street between 1 and 1.30 am.

DMK tochart out

futurecourse

Chennai: A crucial high-levelDMK committee meeting is onhere to decide the party’s futurecourse of action in the wake ofthe CBI naming chief minister M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi in the sec-ond chargesheet in the 2G spec-trum scam.

Karunanidhi and other topleaders would seek to work outways of dealing with the situationarising out of the CBI chargesheetthat has brought fresh troubleto the party’s ties with UPA leadpartner Congress.

Kanimozhi, a Rajya Sabha MPand a prominent face of DMK,has been named as ‘co-conspir-ator’ in the scam, bringing theparty’s first family in sharp focusfor the first time.

The DMK patriarch is report-edly upset over the fresh devel-opment, but party sources saida drastic action like pulling outof the UPA ministry was unlike-ly.

G S Ravishankar

Mysore city mayor Sandesh Swamy inaugurates a public library at Gyatripura thismorning. Junior engineer Prasad along with assistant commissioner Mahesh took part.

Library inaugurated in MysoreG S Ravishankar

Farmers demand release of seedsBangalore Beat Bureau

Mysore: Over 100 farmers fromKarnataka Rajya Raitha Sanghaand Hasiru Sene staged demon-stration in front of the joint di-rector, agriculture department

office here this morning protest-ing against lathi charge on farm-ers two days back in Mysore.

They also demanded timelysupply of cotton seeds to farmers.The leaders have alleged thatthe state government has not re-

leased 1.5 lakh cotton seed bagsdespite repeated pleas. Farmers’leaders Hoskote Basavaraju,Aswath Narayana Raje Urs, Be-lagola Subramanya, AlaguduMahadeva, Ravi and other par-ticipated.

Beggar woman found deadChickpet: A 46-year-old beggar,identified as Lakshmamma, wasfound dead on a footpath inChickpet police limits today.

The police during the inspec-tion have found that Lakhmam-ma, who was living with Narshi-maiah, was crushed to death us-ing a stone.

The police said Lakshmamma

previously used to live with Na-gendra, another beggar, and also had a relation-ship with beggar Munawar fromB V K Iyengar road.

Since Narshimaiah did notwant Lakshmamma to have re-lationship with Munawar, hequarreled with her regularly.

A shopkeeper, Adinarayana

Shetty, has informed the policethat the two had quarreled lastnight infront of his shop andthis morning he found her mur-dered.

Meanwhile the police haveregistered a case and are lookingfor Narasihmaiah who is ab-sconding since the incident tookplace.

Beyond BeatWednesday, April 27, 2011

Bangalore Beat Bureau

St Joseph’s College on Lalbagh Roadis more than just an educational in-stitution. It is showing the path fora green and sustainable livingand how to make a living using

limited the resources our Earth is endowedwith.

It is now the only college in the entireSouth India to have installed a solar ener-gy plant under the Jawaharlal Nehru Na-tional Solar Mission at Rs 1.6 crore.

“All of us are very concerned about cli-mate change. We all know that there arelimited resources and if we go on con-suming it, one day it will be exhausted. Wemust be in harmony with the nature. Theidea of transforming our college into a greencampus with the use of solar energy wasgiven by our students. The solar plantwill officially be launched by Karnatakagovernor H R Bhardwaj by this month-end,” said Dr (Fr) Ambrose Pinto, principal,St Joseph’s College.

“The solar plant will more than take careof our energy needs. We can route excesspower to the Bangalore Electricity SupplyCompany grid. Especially during summerwe will not use much power as there are va-cations then. We can give most of thepower generated to Bescom then,” headded.

“It took six weeks for us to complete theproject, including civil, structural, electri-cal and other installations. This is a 100 kilo-watt project where 430 numbers of 230WP(Watt Peak) are used. A ‘delta central solarinvertor’ will be installed which convertsthe solar DC to regular AC. On a daily ba-sis, 500 units of power will be generated,”said David A, executive director, Simplex,the firm which is did the installation.

Visitors to the college will be able to seelive visuals as to how the entire solar sys-tem runs, what’s the amount of power gen-erated and utilized, and other parametersthrough an LCD display unit on the collegecorridor. This initiative should inspire oth-er colleges and offices to install such units,Fr Pinto said.

“The college will entirely rely on the pow-er generated from the solar plant. Entire lab-oratory, water pumps, lift, hostel etc willrun with the solar power. The interestingpart is that the entire 12 sqft system workswithout any battery for daytime operations.We have already got proposals from twoleading hospitals, international schools andcorporate companies to set up solar plants,”David said.

It will be good if all other colleges andcorporate houses follow the example set bySt Joseph’s College and build a ecologicallybalanced world and preserve the natural re-sources for the next generations.

Now, a nasalspray to beatdepression

London: Scientists have developed a new nasalspray which they claim could help beat depressionand anxiety within two hours.

The spray, which contains a natural brainchemical, is designed to penetrate the brain areasinvolved in mood.

According to researchers, the spray could be ef-fective within two hours, compared to other an-tidepressants which take several days to work, theDaily Mail reported.

It is estimated that one in four women and onein ten men will require treatment for depressionat some time in their lives.

One of the downsides of antidepressants is thatthey can take a long time to work – between twoand eight weeks.

In a trial at the Mount Sinai School of Medicinein New York, researchers are investigating the useof the spray containing neuropeptide Y – the chem-ical which is used by nerve cells in the brain tocommunicate with each other.

According to scientists, some of the brainchemicals, especially the ‘neuropeptide Y’, arethought to be involved in how the brain regulatesbehaviour and mood.

This compound is the most abundant peptidein the human brain, and is found in nerve fibresalongside another chemical called norepinephrine,which is thought to be involved in regulating moodand anxiety.

Past research has also shown that stress leadsto the release of the chemical, and a recent studyby University of Michigan found that people withlow neuropeptide levels may be at higher risk ofdeveloping depression.

Though research has suggested neuropeptideY may be effective for treating psychiatric disor-ders, there have been problems in moving the com-pound into the brain.

This is mainly because it’s a large molecule, andhas difficulty in passing through the blood-brainbarrier which protects the brain from harmful com-pounds in the blood.

However, the researchers believe that nasalsprays can overcome this problem. The upper partof the nose is like a back door into the brain as thenerves involved in smell provide a pathwaystraight into the central nervous system.

The new trial, which involves 15 volunteers aged25 to 45, is designed to investigate how well thespray and neuropeptide Y work in the brain, andthe effects will be compared with a placebo.Researchers, who expect results in about twomonths, use an extra-powerful device to get theliquid as high as possible in the nose, into the areaat the very top which is rich in nerves used for de-tecting smells.

A spokesperson from mental health charityMind says: “This research is at an early stage andit remains to be seen whether this trial will leadto a new treatment. “It is important to recognisethat alternative approaches to antidepressants,such as talking therapies and exercise, can alsohave positive results.” PTI

Kids born withHIV growing

up well: StudyWashington: Once facing an almost certaindeath, most children born with HIV are now far-ing well into adolescence and adulthood, says astudy.

“About two-thirds of these kids, at this point,don’t have a virus detectable in the blood,” saidRussel Van Dyke, professor in paediatric infectiousdiseases at Tulane University, who led the study.

“While they are still infected and they are notcured, it’s surprising how well they’re doing,considering what they’ve been through,” said VanDyke, also an expert in infectious diseases, reportsthe Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syn-dromes. The Paediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study wastracking the effects and complications of a lifetimeof infection and its treatment, according to a Tu-lane statement. “We’re not seeing the deaths weused to see due to infections, but we’re starting toworry about longer-term complications,” saidVan Dyke. “Some of these complications may berelated to the HIV itself, or some may be relatedto the medications these kids are on.”

The complications that Van Dyke looked at inthe study range from coronary artery disease toneurological and cognitive problems.

“These kids are doing very well,” said Van Dyke.“They’re going to school and doing all of the thingsthat kids should do. Hopefully, they will be living50 or 60 years or more, so what’s going to happen40 years from now is the real concern.”

The other good news, according to Van Dyke,was that cases of newborns with HIV were be-coming increasingly rare. Mother-to-baby trans-mission of HIV has been nearly eradicated becauseof advances in treatment. IANS

The St Josephʼs College in Bangalore has taken the lead in environmentally friendly initiatives, and will soon source its entire energy needs through a

solar powered plant. It is ready even to route excess power to the resource‑strapped Bescom, Aknisree Karthik

Sunderbans absorb over 4 cr tonnes of CO2Kolkata: Protecting the world from theadverse affects of climate change, theSunderbans forests play a crucial eco-logical role by acting as a carbon sinkand absorbing more than 4 croretonnes of carbon dioxide from the at-mosphere, according to a recent study.

With 2,118 sqkm of total mangroveforest cover, the Sunderbans havesoaked in 4.15 crore tonnes of carbondioxide, valued at around $79 billionin the international market, re-searchers from the University of Cal-cutta said.

“Mangrove trees act as a naturaltank for carbon dioxide storage. Theyabsorb carbon for their own needs,which is a boon for us. The more suchbiomass we have on earth, the moreCO2 will be pulled from the atmos-phere. This will ultimately result in con-trolling the rise of atmospheric tem-perature and the subsequent climatechange,” Prof Abhijit Mitra, who led

the research, said.This process of removing carbon

from the atmosphere and depositing itin a reservoir is known as carbon se-questration.

As a primary greenhouse gas, large-scale CO2 emission is responsible forglobal warming as it leads to a rise insea levels and temperature, adverselyaffecting agriculture, fishery and hu-man health.

With funding from the Union Min-istry of Earth Science and the state for-est department, the two-year-longstudy of the carbon sequestration ef-ficiency of the mangroves was done bythe varsity’s marine science depart-ment.

Out of the total amount of carbontied up in earthbound forms, an esti-mated 90 per cent is contained in theworld’s forests. For each cubic foot ofmerchantable wood produced in atree, it has been estimated that about

15 kg of carbon is stored in total treebiomass.

To evaluate carbon stocks in theabove-ground biomass (AGB) of threedominant mangrove species (‘Son-neratia apetala’, ‘Avicennia alba’ and‘Excoecaria agallocha’) in the Sun-derbans, carbon content in stem,branch and leaf biomass was esti-mated using laser beams by the teamof ecologists.

The estimates done in the study,however, exclude the below-groundbiomass found under the soil.

Atanu Raha, the state’s principalchief conservator of forests, pointed outthat the results are positive as there hasbeen no degradation of forest cover inthe Sunderbans.

“In the core forest area, there hasbeen no degradation due to human in-tervention. Only few forest trees havebeen lost due to natural reasons be-yond our control,” he said. PTI

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NEWS & FEATURESWednesday, April 27, 2011 6

Lucy Davies holds her mount Benjamin in ceremonial dress at the

metropolitan police training center inThames Ditton, southern England.Scotland Yard’s Mounted Branch is

putting its ceremonial division, knownas the Grey Escort, through its paces asofficers prepare for the royal wedding.The London police force says 11 horses

from its 110-strong cavalry arm arebeing prepared to serve as part of the

escort, which will guard the royal carriage procession for Prince Williamand Kate Middleton after the marriage

ceremony at Westminster Abbey onFriday. Only nine of the horses will

serve on the day itself, mounted by aninspector, two sergeants and six

constables.

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world briefs

Egypt extendsdetention of

Mubarakʼs sonsCairo: Egypt’s public prosecutor CouncillorAbdel Meguid Mahmoud extended the de-tentions of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, thesons of recently deposed president HosniMubarak, for 15 days, Egyptian media re-ported yesterday.

Both are currently in Torah prison in asuburb of Cairo over allegations of corrup-tion and violence against protesters.

Hosni Mubarak, 82, is being investigatedover the deaths of hundreds of protestersduring the 18-day popular uprising thatforced him from power in February.

He is also under scrutiny for allegedabuse of power during his 30-year rule, in-cluding gas exports to Israel at a low pricein a secretive deal that reportedly costEgypt $714 million.

Mubarak has been under detention in ahospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where he is being treated for heartproblems. Preparations are under way totransfer him to a prison hospital in thecapital, Cairo.

Human rights groups say about 800 peo-ple were killed during the protests that ledto Mubarak’s downfall.

Mubarak and his family have beenbanned from leaving the country and theirassets have been frozen. IANS

Disabled Britishveterans plan toconquer EverestLondon: The Walking with the Woundedcharity, whose members recently conqueredthe North Pole, plans to send a new expe-dition to Everest, the group’s founder SimonDaglish said yesterday.

The expedition, whose patron is PrinceHarry, entered the record books as the firstteam of unsupported war-wounded am-putees to reach the Geographical NorthPole.

The expedition started from the RussianBarneo Arctic base in early April and coveredsome 320 km (199 miles.) The 26-year-oldprince joined the team for several days.They reached the North Pole three daysearly, despite a three-day delay at the startof the expedition.

“I’m absolutely thrilled that the guyshave made it - what an awesome achieve-ment,” Prince Harry said. “They should beincredibly proud of this world record, aswe are proud of them.”

“I took part in only a small section ofthe trek but know fully well how physicallydemanding it was. The spirit and determi-nation of these lads is second to none,”the prince added. Harry did not specifywhether he will take part in the journey toEverest but hinted that he may like to travelwith the veterans again.

The expedition members said they hadto battle extreme weather conditions withtemperatures of minus 38 degrees Celsius(minus 36 Fahrenheit) and brisk winds,which did not prevent them from flyingthe Union Flag and opening a bottle ofchampagne to toast the Queen on the NorthPole. IANS

Russia hit bynet addiction

Moscow: Psychologists in Russia say ad-diction to the world wide web has begunaffecting the teenaged population in thecountry.

This obsession with the internet couldbe on the same level as other social problemssuch as drug and alcohol dependency,Russian psychologists say.

The country is in danger of being over-whelmed by internet addiction, MoscowNews reported citing gzt.ru.

Recent data suggests that between fiveand 14 percent of Russians show symptomsof internet addiction. IANS

Brain bypass regenerates lost brain tissueToronto: Neurosurgeons have suc-cessfully regenerated lost brain tissuethrough brain bypass surgery in pa-tients whose blood flow to the organwas impaired by strokes.

This loss of tissue, which comprisesbrain’s grey matter, leads to decreasedneurocognitive functions – perception,memory, awareness, capacity for judge-ment – and may hasten the onset ofdementia.

Approximately, 11 months after pa-tients underwent bypass, aimed atrestoring blood flow to the brain, re-searchers observed a 5.1 percent in-crease in brain tissue thickness onMRI scans, reports the journal Stroke.

“We were pretty astounded whenwe saw the results because they werequite unexpected,” said Michael Tymi-anski, neurosurgeon at the KrembilNeuroscience Centre, specializing in

neurovascular diseases, according toa University Health Network statement.“Our goal with the surgery was to haltfurther loss of brain tissue due tostrokes, so it was remarkable to seethe loss was actually reversed,” addedTymianski.

This is the first surgical treatmentwhich has been shown to restore lostbrain tissue. The average age of thepatients in the study was 41 years.

“The re-growth of brain tissue hasonly been observed in an extremelylimited number of circumstances,”said Tymianski.

“We consider this so important be-cause one of the most important healthissues facing our population is chroniccerebrovascular (stroke related) dis-ease, which leads to neurocognitiveimpairment and reduces quality oflife.” IANS

Ecstasy linked tomore than 200

deaths in UKLondon: Ecstasy, the preferreddrug over the past two decadesamong club goers, has beenlinked to more than 200 deathsin Britain.

Ecstasy use can lead to heat-stroke, particularly when usersdance vigorously in hot night-clubs for several hours.

But those who try to minimisethe risk of over-heating can alsofall victim to the side effects ofecstasy by taking in too muchwater, the Telegraph reports.

It is thought that the drugcan affect the workings of thekidneys, leading to fluids beingretained in the body. If the braincells absorb too much water,this can lead to a breathingshut down and death.

In a well-known case, LeahBetts, a schoolgirl from Essex,died after taking a single ecstasy

pill at her 18th birthday partyin 1995. It was later found thatshe had drunk about seven litresof water in a short space oftime.

Other users of the drug havedied from heart failure, partic-ularly those who had an undi-agnosed condition, as it raisesblood pressure and the heartrate.

British government figuressuggest there have been morethan 200 deaths from ecstasysince 1996, although this is arelatively small number giventhe many thousands who takeit every weekend.

As more evidence emerges,it also seems likely that long-term use of ecstasy can lead todepression and brain damagesimilar to that experienced indementia. IANS

Sudden sleep syndrome mayhit kids after swine flu jab

London: A swine flu jab admin-istered to thousands of childrenis likely to cause sleep disorders.Symptoms include excessive day-time sleepiness and nodding offsuddenly without warning.

All packets of the vaccine Pan-demrix will have to carry a warn-ing following a ruling by the Eu-ropean Medicines Agency (EMA).

The EMA, which is currentlyinvestigating the effects of thevaccine, has also told doctors toweigh up the potential risks be-fore injecting children againstthe deadly H1N1 virus.

There have been seven report-ed cases of narcolepsy in Britainlinked to the GlaxoSmithKlinevaccine – four of them children,reports the Daily Mail.

The condition can also causetemporary muscle paralysis, hal-lucinations and problems

concentrating. Caroline Had-field, of Frome, Somerset, aged40, believes her five-year-old sonJoshua contracted narcolepsy af-ter being vaccinated with Pan-

demrix last January. Within weeks of having the

jab, Joshua began sleeping 18hours a day and Hadfield says

his personality completelychanged. “I believe this link willeventually be confirmed. I’m veryangry about it.

“I researched the vaccine care-fully before agreeing to let Joshua

have it and thought I was pro-tecting him. Now he’s saddledwith this for life.”

Pandemrix was introduced inthe swine flu pandemic of 2009.It has been given to six millionpeople. The British governmentrecommended all children underfive should have immunisationduring the initial outbreak. IANS

Melting ice inCanadian Arcticbigger player in

sea level riseWashington: Melting glaciers and ice caps on CanadianArctic islands play a much greater role in sea-levelrise than scientists previously suspected,

For instance, the 5,50,000-square-mile CanadianArctic Archipelago contains some 30,000 islands. Be-tween 2004 and 2009, the region lost the equivalentof three-quarters of the water in Lake Erie, found astudy led by the University of Michigan.

Warmer-than-usual temperatures in those yearscaused a rapid increase in the melting of glacier iceand snow, said Alex Gardner, research fellow in At-mospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences at Michigan,who led the project, reports the journal Nature.

“This is a region that we previously didn’t thinkwas contributing much to sea-level rise,” Gardnersaid. “Now we realize that outside of Antarctica andGreenland, it was the largest contributor for the years2007 through 2009,” a Michigan statement quotedhim as saying.

“This area is highly sensitive and if temperaturescontinue to increase, we will see much more melting,”added Gardner.

Ninety-nine percent of all the world’s land ice istrapped in the massive ice sheets of Antarctica andGreenland.

Despite their size, they currently only account forabout half of the land-ice being lost to oceans. This is

partly because they are cold enough that ice onlymelts at their edges.

The other half of the ice melt adding to sea-levelrise comes from smaller mountain glaciers and icecaps such as those in the Canadian Arctic, Alaska,and Patagonia.

The study underscores the importance of thesemany smaller, often overlooked regions, Gardner said.

During the first three years of the study, from 2004through 2006, the region lost an average of sevencubic miles of water per year. That increased dramat-ically to 22 cubic miles of water – roughly 24 trilliongallons – per year during the latter part of the study.

Over the entire six years, this added a total of onemm to the level of the world’s oceans. While thatmight not sound like much, Gardner says that smallamounts can make big differences.

In the study, a one-degree increase in average airtemperature resulted in 15 cubic miles of additionalmelting. Because the study took place over just sixyears, the results don’t signify a trend.

The United Nations projects that the oceans willrise by a full meter by the end of the century. Thiscould have ramifications for tens of millions of peoplewho live in coastal cities and low-lying areas acrossthe globe. IANS

Putin slams NATOon Libya attacks

Copenhagen: Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin has sharply criticisedNATO’s military actions in Libya, sayingthe North African state was being ille-gally destroyed by “so-called civilisedsociety”.

“We must act within internationallaw, with an awareness of our respon-sibility, with concern for peaceful civil-ians,” Putin told a news conference inCopenhagen Tuesday after talks withhis Danish counterpart. “And when thewhole of so-called civilised society gangsup on one small country, destroyinginfrastructure that has been built overgenerations, is it good or bad? Person-ally, I do not like it.”

This is not the first time when Putinhas publicly criticised the NATO-led in-tervention in Libya. In late March, hemade international headlines by likeninga UN Security Council resolution to en-force a no-fly zone in the country to a“call to a medieval crusade”.

Putin yesterday also criticised theWestern coalition for dropping twoguided bombs on Gaddafi’s compoundin central Tripoli last week.

“What kind of no-fly zone is this ifthey are striking palaces every night?”Putin said. “What do they need to bombpalaces for? To drive out the mice?”

A commander of the coalition forcesdenied earlier Tuesday claims made bythe Libyan authorities that NATO aimedto eliminate Gaddafi. He said the Gaddaficompound was a military compoundand therefore a legitimate target for airstrikes.

Putin lashed out at the West for at-tacking Libya in the interests of oil.

“Libya has the biggest oil resourcesin Africa and the fourth largest gas re-sources,” Putin said during a news con-ference in Copenhagen. “It raises the

question: isn’t that the main object ofinterest to those operating there.”

Russia abstained from the UN SecurityCouncil resolution to impose a no-flyzone over Libya.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedevhas been less critical than Putin of theLibya intervention and had publiclycalled Putin’s crusade remarks “unac-ceptable”.

The Russian premier made a furtherdig at the West in answer to a journalist’squestion about international media crit-icism of him running in the 2012 presi-dential elections.

“Future presidential candidates inRussia do not need support from abroad.They need support from the Russianpeople,” he said.

Putin, who served two presidentialterms from 2000 to 2008, is widely ex-

pected to run again in 2012. IANS

No word on UNSC meet:Medvedev’s aideMoscow: Russian President DmitryMedvedev gave no instructions to callan emergency meeting of the UnitedNations Security Council (UNSC) fordiscussions on the NATO-led militaryoperation in Libya, his aide said.

NATO has been enforcing a UN reso-lution to protect civilians in Libya sincemid-March. The alliance has steppedup air strikes around Tripoli and fourother major cities in recent days.

“At the moment, the president gaveno instructions to initiate an emergencySecurity Council meeting on Libya,”presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko toldjournalists.

Inclusive dialoguecan lead to peace in Syria: UN chief

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said hereyesterday that “only inclusivedialogue and genuine reform”can lead to peace in Syria, as hecalled upon the Syrian govern-ment to respect human rightsand the legitimate aspirationsof the Syrian people.

The secretary-general told re-porters here after briefing theUN Security Council on his recentvisit to Qatar, Egypt, the CzechRepublic, Hungary, Ukraine andRussia, Xinhua reported.

“The Middle East and NorthAfrica figured prominentlythroughout my trip,” he said.

“I remain convinced that onlyan inclusive dialogue and gen-uine reform can address the le-gitimate aspirations of the Syrianpeople and restore peace andsocial order,” Ban said.

“On Syria, we are watchingevents very closely, and with in-creasingly grave concern,” Ban

said.“I condemn, utterly, the con-

tinuing violence against peacefuldemonstrators, most particularlythe use of tanks and live fire thathave killed and injured hundredsof people,” he said.

At least 25 Syrians were shotdead by troops and securityforces Monday in Daraa, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.

Syria is witnessing unprece-dented protests that erupted fiveweeks ago in Daraa, 100 km fromthe capital Damascus. Theprotests spread to other parts ofthe Middle East country, causingthe deaths of some 340 peopleso far, reports said.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad made the biggest reformsyet last Thursday by lifting the48-year-old emergency law, abol-ishing the state security courtand bringing in a law allowingpeaceful protest, but has failedto rein in the unrest. IANS

Is microchip at 50 ready for retirement?

London: After 50 years of tec-tonic improvements, the mi-crochip may be finally reachingits limits.

Monday marked the 50th an-niversary of the patent for a sili-con integrated circuit, awardedto Robert Noyce, an electronicsengineer who was later nick-named “the mayor of SiliconValley.” Decades later, we arestill living in the revolution thatbegan almost immediately, butthere are growing signs thatMoore’s Law – the famously ac-curate prediction that the numberof transistors will double everytwo years – is ready for retire-ment, the Telegraph reports.

“The rate of progress is finallybeginning to show signs of slow-ing down,” says Steve Furber ofthe University of Manchester inBritain. A British microchip leg-end, Furber designed the firstARM processor for Acorn Com-puters in the mid-1980s.

The silicon successors to his

invention, developed by ARMHoldings in Cambridge, can nowbe found in most smartphonesand the onrushing wave of tabletcomputers.

But while for 50 years the mi-crochip industry has strived tobuild faster silicon containingmore transistors, it is increasinglycoming up against a seeminglyinsurmountable obstacle: thelaws of physics.

The most advanced processorsnow contain transistors that arejust 100 to 150 atoms across. De-signing a controllable microchip

with such precision takes theequivalent of hundreds of manyears, and many firms are findingthat the financial risks of pushingfurther are not worth the return.

“The economics are beginningto bite and the great majority ofpeople are pretty keen now notto be on the cutting edge,” ex-plains Furber.

“There are about 10 years ofto go before we reach the absolutelimit. People have been sayingthat for 30 years, but this time Ithink it’s probably right,” heconcludes. IANS

Obama authorises

$25m toLibya oppnWashington: US PresidentBarack Obama yesterday autho-rised up to $25 million in non-lethal aid to the opposition inLibya, the White House said.

In a memorandum to Secretaryof State Hillary Clinton and De-fence Secretary Robert Gates,Obama directed that the aid beoffered in the form of non-lethalcommodities and services fromthe inventory and resources ofany agency of the federal gov-ernment to support “key US gov-ernment partners” such as theLibyan opposition’s Interim Tran-sitional National Council, Xinhuareports. Under the memoran-dum, the aid will be used in ef-forts to protect civilians and civil-ian-populated areas under threatof attack in Libya.

US officials had said that theaid package would include ve-hicles, ambulances, medicalequipment, body armour, radiosand ready to eat meals.

Obama approved last weekthe use of armed Predator dronesin the military mission in Libya.

The UN Security Counciladopted a resolution imposinga no-fly zone over Libya March17, paving the way for a militaryoperation against Gaddafi whichbegan two days later. The UShanded command to NATO inlate March.

Despite dozens of sorties car-ried out by NATO aircraft againstGaddafi’s forces, the governmenttroops maintain their combat ca-pability and continue to poundpoorly-equipped rebels withheavy artillery and rocket fire.IANS

Signing of power transitionplan in Yemen on SaturdayMoscow: A power transition planbetween Yemeni President AliAbdullah Saleh and the opposi-tion could be signed on Saturdayin the Saudi capital of Riyadh,Al Jazeera reported.

Under the plan, proposed bythe Gulf Cooperation Council,the president will resign within30 days and the new presidentwill be elected within twomonths. “Secretary general of

the Gulf Cooperation CouncilAbdullatif Al-Zayani is expectedto arrive in the Yemeni capitalin the next few days to finallycoordinate all details of the dealbetween the conflicting parties,”opposition leader MohammedSalem Bassandawa said. He saidthe president had already agreedto meet Al-Zayani, and after thatthe date and venue for signingof the deal would be announced.

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, and French President NicolasSarkozy meet at Rome’s Villa Madama yesterday. Italy will take part instrategic bombing raids in NATO’s Libya mission to better contribute to

protecting civilians, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday, following a phone call with US President Barack Obama. AP/PTI

Candidates prepare for a group photo during the mediapresentation for the Miss Earth Philippines beauty pageantat a hotel poolside yesterday at suburban Pasay city, southof Manila, Philippines. Forty-nine beauties from differentcities and townships in the country are vying for the title

and a chance to represent the country in the Miss Earth 2011in Thailand.

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SHEEN DUMPED BY girlfriend Rachel Oberlin

LIFESTYLEWednesday, April 27, 2011 7I was a weird lookingchild: Amanda SeyfriedActress Amanda Seyfried, who

has been often voted one ofworld’s most beautiful

women in polls, admits she was a“weird-looking” child and was nev-er confident about her looks.

“I was a child model but I wasn’tdoing much of it. I just don’t con-sider myself a ‘model’ because Iwasn’t. I was such a weird-lookingchild. I had braces and I was kindof chubby,” contactamusic.comquoted her as saying.

Seyfried has previously revealedhow she hated looking in the mirrorwhen she was growing up becauseshe felt so ugly.

“I was an insecure young girland I didn’t think I was pretty. Ididn’t like my body. I really lookedin the mirror and thought I wasugly because I didn’t look like anormal girl. I wanted braces, stick-straight hair and a tan. But I would-n’t go to the tanning booth and Ihad trouble getting up early enoughto be able to straighten my hair. Itwould take forever so my armswould hurt,” she said.

Actress Courteney Cox claimsshe and David Arquette are anodd couple, like their ‘Scream

4’ characters - Dewey Riley and GaleWeathers-Riley.

“I love her relationship with David’scharacter Dewey and the fact thatthey’re together is so funny. He’s soearnest and she’s so out to get ahead.It’s just a very odd pairing and sowere we. Although we’re not really,but we kind of are,” Cox told OK mag-azine.

The 46-year-old actress also admitsthat working on the film helped tobring the pair closer again, becauseof director-and-producer Wes Craven,who is the couple’s “relationship men-tor”, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“Wes was instrumental in us beingtogether. He’s kind of our mentor inrelationships and in growing up. Toget the chance to come back and do itagain is just really fun,” she added.

-Indo-Asian News Service

Pregnancy took no tollon Miranda Kerrʼs figure

Australian model Mi-randa Kerr delivereda baby boy just three

months ago, but her bodyshowed no signs of excessweight or stretch marks asthe Victoria’s Secret modelslipped into a bikini for aphotoshoot.

The shoot took place inMalibu, California, and the28-year-old posed on boul-ders at the beachside locationin two different bikinis forthe label, reportsdailymail.co.uk.

A practicing Buddhist, shesays she got back her slenderphysique through yoga, lightjogging, and a diet of steamedvegetables, fresh fruit, andfish, after giving birth to sonFlynn.

The infant was born to themodel and her partner, actorOrlando Bloom Jan 6.

Actor Ryan Phillippehas announced plansto end his acting ca-

reer after working for 20years.

“I’m going to move. I’mgoing to spend a third of myyear in New York... I thinkI’m going to end my actingcareer. I’m so introverted.I’m ready to be behind thescenes. I’m 36, but I’ve beendoing this for 20 years,”Phillippe told Page Six.

The 36-year-old star beganacting as a teenager andfound fame in 1992 playinga gay youth in Americandaytime drama “One Life toLive”. He is also known forhis roles in “Cruel Inten-tions”, “Gosford Park” andOscar-winning drama“Crash”, reports contactmu-sic.com.

Actor Charlie Sheen hasbeen dumped by girl-friend Rachel Oberlin

through a text message.Sheen revealed the news dur-

ing a question and answer ses-sion at his show in Fort Laud-erdale, Florida, April 23, whenasked about how he handles theattentions of two women at once.

“Not well, because one left,”he replied.

The 45-year-old has beenboasting about his love life withhis two “goddesses”, former pornstar Oberlin, better known asBree Olson, and nanny NatalieKenly, since hitting the headlineswith his drink and drug-fuelledtelevision rants earlier this year,reports femalefirst.co.uk.

However, Oberlin recentlydumped the actor via a text mes-sage.

No superhero role for Salman

Bollywood star Salman Khanhas clarified that he is notplaying a superhero in Kabir

Khan’s next.“I am not doing any superhero

film. I don’t want to be bit by a spi-der and become

Spiderman. I don’t want to wearred underwear outside and becomeSuperman. I just want to be Sal-man,” the 46-year-old wittily said.

The news that was doing therounds was that Salman will bedoing an espionage thriller on thelines of “X-Men” where he will playa spy who also has super abilitiesthat are hidden from others. Butthe star has labelled this as false.

Courteney Cox thinks she andDavid Arquette are ʻodd coupleʼ

Ryan Phillippe plans to quit acting

German designer Karl Lagerfeld saysit doesn’t cost a lot of money tolook good as high street brands

have improved their designs over the years.“High fashion can be expensive because

of the materials and the level of crafts-manship, but design should be good onevery price level and that’s what the highstreet does so well. Today, you don’t haveto have loads of money to be well dressed,”femalefirst.co.uk quoted Lagerfeld as say-ing.

The Chanel designer also revealed hechooses his muses based on looks andpersonality because he wants their intel-ligence to shine through.

Lagerfeld, who has worked with thelikes of Blake Lively, Lily Allen and AlexaChung, said: “None of them are straight-forward models, they are real women oftoday, with great personalities. I hate itwhen they are referred to as ‘It’ girlsbecause it makes them sound stupid,which they are not.”

Loads of money not needed tobe well dressed: Lagerfeld

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KIDMAN was stalkedas teenager

Actress Nicole Kidmanhas revealed that shewas terrorised by a stalk-

er when she was 18.“It was my most frightening

experience at that age. I had aman who followed me around- older, with long grey hair,”femalefirst.co.uk quoted the43-year-old as saying.

“He found out where I livedand would phone me. Hewould just sit in a pub acrossthe road and watch and thentell people he was a friend ofmine,” she added.

That time the actress wasliving alone because she hadleft home to start her film ca-reer and although she informedpolice of the man, she wastold they couldn’t do anythingunless he actually tried to harmher.

HUGH GRANT DATINGTinglan Hong

British actor Hugh Grant,who has been singlesince splitting from his

last long term partner JemimaKhan, is said to be enjoying ablossoming new relationshipwith Chinese beauty TinglanHong.

“Hugh and Ting have grownincreasingly close in recentmonths. They see each othermost days and she’s a big partof his life,” dailystar.co.uk quot-ed a source as saying.

According to recent reports,the couple have been spottedand photographed enjoyingquality time. They are said tobe dating for several monthsnow.

Grant was also in a 13-yearrelationship with ElizabethHurley before the two endedtheir relationship in 2000.

Madonna to composesong for ʻW.EʼPop diva Madonna is set to

practise her music abilityin her directorial debut

film “W.E”, as she will composea score for the film.

“Madonna is working withWilliam Orbit, who producedher synth-electronica album Rayof Light, but it will be quite anadjustment for them. Abel Ko-rzeniowski, who composed thesoundtrack to Colin Firth’s movie

‘A Single Man’, is on hand tohelp,” dailystar.co.uk quoted asource as saying.

The film is about the romancebetween American socialite Wal-lis Simpson and British royalEdward VIII, who abdicated thethrone in 1936 to marry the di-vorcee.

The movie is due to premiereat the Cannes Film Festival inFrance next month.

Weʼve crossed the stage ofinsecurity: Juhi Chawla

S he competed with oth-er “really pretty” girlsfor the best roles,

songs and the maximumbox office hits in her prime,but 43-year-old Juhi Chawlasays she has long crossedthe stage of insecurity andis not in the rat race.

In fact, Juhi says shegelled well with her one-time rival, Manisha Koirala,who co-stars with her in thenew film “I AM”. In so manyyears, this is the first timethey are working together.

“Manisha is a very sweetand chilled out person; soit was great working withher. Also, we are not in anykind of rat race now. Wehave crossed that stage whenthere were comparisons andyou yourself felt a little in-secure because there wasthis other really pretty girlvying for the same roles,”Juhi told IANS in an inter-view. “At that time, you usedto compare who has got bet-ter songs, who has got betterand more successful films,but all that stage we havecrossed. That time I didn’tknow her. I had met her verybriefly. But now, when Iworked with her, we werevery much at ease with eachother,” she added.

After being in commercialcinema for 15 years and giv-

ing hits like “Qayamat SeQayamat Tak”, “Darr” and“Ishq”, in 2003, the formerbeauty queen moved to arthouse movies with “3 Dee-warein”.

“I AM” is slated to hit thescreens Friday and also starsSanjay Suri, Purab Kohli,Rahul Bose, Nandita Dasand others.

This is the first time Juhiis working with Manishawho had debuted in Bolly-wood just five years afterthe former in 1991. In Onir’sfourth directorial debut, Juhiis playing a Kashmiri Pandit,while Manisha essays a Mus-lim girl.

“The part of the story Iam a part of is loosely in-spired by Sanjay Suri’s life.It revolves around a KashmiriPandit girl Megha, who re-turns to Srinagar with herfamily after many years offleeing the city because ofmilitancy,” said Juhi.

“She goes back with angerand a little bit of resentmentbecause of what she andher family had to go through.Then she meets her child-hood friend, who is a Muslimgirl and who stayed back,and in the three days thatthey spend together, Megharealises she is not the onlyone who has lost and suf-fered.”

KATE WILL WEAR GHOST of Diana on hand: Ex‑butler

With just three days left for the Britishroyal wedding, Princess Diana’sbutler Paul Burrell said in an in-

terview here Monday that the late Princessof Wales would have loved Kate Middletonas her son William’s wife.

“I think Diana would have loved Kate. Ithink she would have loved her to deathbecause all she wanted for her boys wassomething she never had - a happy mar-riage,’’ Burrell told CTV network on itsbreakfast show.

But the man who saw the realities of theroyal household at close quarters for morethan 15 years - first as the Queen’s footmanand then as butler to Diana - cautioned thebride-to-be about the with these words:“Be careful what you wish for. The minuteshe walks out of Westminster Abbey as aprincess her life will change completely.’’

Burrell had angered Prince William andPrince Harry by his 2003 tell-all book “ARoyal Duty” in which he had revealed Di-ana’s marital unhappiness and how herfairytale wedding at the age of 20 to PrinceCharles proved to be short lived.

“We cannot believe that Paul (Burrell),who was entrusted with so much, couldabuse his position in such a cold and overtbetrayal...It is not only deeply painful forthe two of us, but also for everyone else af-fected and it would mortify our mother ifshe were alive today,’’ the two princes hadsaid in their reaction to the book.

Cautioning the bride-to-be about her fu-ture life, Burrell said that there signs fromthe start of Diana’s engagement to Charlesthat her life would not be her own.

S inger Nicki Minaj says her desire to succeed in the musicindustry comes from her tough childhood and her desireto provide a better life to her mother.

The 26-year-old rapper, who moved from Trinidad to theUS at the age of five, admits living in a three-bedroom homewith 15 other people and then seeing her father fall victim todrug and alcohol abuse made her determined to do well withher music, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“In Trinidad we didn’t have much. Then my parents movedto the US and then they sent for me, and I thought everythingwas going to be great,” she said.

“Really, when I talk about my life in records like ‘I’m TheBest’ I’m just saying, ‘Hey, after all of this, here’s what I’ve ac-complished.’ What motivated me was that I wanted to get mymother out of her situation, so I always wanted to do my bestat whatever I did,” she added.

Minja, whose first album “Pink Friday” was big hit, admitsher difficult upbringing has made her a very aggressive per-son.

“It has made me a very aggressive person. I always heardlots of yelling, fighting and cussing. It made me a very reactiveperson. I have been learning how to tone that down a bit,”she said.

Nicki Minajmotivatedby mother

People trying todestroy me:

LADY GAGA

Singer Lady Gaga has said people aretrying to “destroy” her while filminga documentary for her Monster Ball

tour.“I still sometimes feel like a loser. It’s

crazy, ‘cos it’s like we’re at the Garden,but I still feel like a loser kid in highschool. Sometimes I still feel like peopleare trying to destroy me... I cannot be de-stroyed and I will not be destroyed. Andyou will never destroy the kingdom thatis my fans,” Gaga said in the black andwhite YouTube clip.

It was posted on the site before shewent on stage for her Monster Ball tour inNew York’s Madison Square Garden.

The 25-year-old singer, who was criticisedfor the bizarre artwork of her new album“Born This Way” on microblogging siteTwitter, feels she has to “fight” to remain a “superstar”, reports female-first.co.uk.

“I just have to pick my s*** up. Pickmyself up and tell myself I’m a superstarevery morning just so I can get throughthis day. I feel like I have to fight. I’mfighting for every kid that’s like me, that’sfelt like I’ve felt and feels like I still feel,”she added.