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FLASH

SC THROWS OUT PONNALA'SPETITION, SLAPS FINEThe apex court slapped a fine of `10,000 onthe State IT and communications ministerPonnala Lakshmaiah for wasting its valuable time in a case related to his election as MLA.

A MILLION BLOOMS AT DIORDior blanketed a mansion in fresh-cut

flowers to fete its new designer Raf Simons,and his playful, modern spin on the house’s

iconic silhouette on day one of the Parishaute couture show.

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STATE

FINALLYWAKES UP,

We hate sayingwe told you so...but we did.Worried at thethreat of adebilitatingdrought hangingover the State,agricultureminister KannaLakshminarayanarushed to Delhilast night to seekCentral supportfor a contingencyplan.

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Being eunuchBeing Eunuch, a play highlightingthe plight and problems of eunuchsin the country will be presented byNishumbita on July 13. Where: Ravindra Bharathi,

SaifabadWhen: July 13,

7pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245

Dragon festivalHave an oriental experience as theGolden Dragon at Taj Banjara pre-sents its Dragon Festival Feast fromJune 28 onwards. Where: Golden Dragon,

Taj Krishna,Banjara Hills

When: OngoingContact: (040) 6629 3309

Akruthi VasthraCrafts Council of India is hosting atextile exhibition from July 4 atKamma Sangham Hall. The exhibi-tion features artistes from acrossthe country. Where: Kamma Sangham Hall,

AmeerpetWhen: July 4-July 6,

10.30am onwards

Hyderabad Library servicesLibrary and librarian services offered to members and groups(institutions) at `3,650 per year (per member). It covers study,career, competition, business ofresearch. Welcome to APSETenrolled.Where: Hyderabad library

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Woodcut workshopThe workshop conducted by artistM Ganghadar features variousartists and is on from June 30. Theexhibition will be on display atIconart Gallery till July 8.Where: Iconart Art Gallery,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 12

When: Ongoing,11.30am onwards

Contact: 98499 68797

Silk expoHead to the National Silk Expo foran exclusive collection of tradition-al silk and cotton designer suit andsarees, dress material by craftsmenfrom all over India.Where: Raj Rajeshwari Gardens,Sikh Village, SecunderabadWhen: July 4-July 9,Contact: 93688 82225

Monsoon waterscapesThe exhibition based on the themewater will features artistes such asThota Tharrani, JMS Mani, SJayaraj, Alphonso Arul Doss andSowmya Das GuptaWhere: Muse Art Gallery,

Tank BundWhen: Ongoing,

11am onwardsContact: (040) 2752 2999

Petals exhibitionGet set for yet another shoppingextravaganza. Petals exhibition willbe held on July 6. The exhibitionwhich will be held will feature var-ious new designers.Where: Taj Banjara,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 1

When: July 6,10am onwards

Contact: (040) 6666 2323

Miya-BiwiMiya-Biwi, a comedy play by UdaanPerforming Arts is the tale of a couple who are in court for theirdivorce proceedings. What prevailsis a light-hearted and hilariousepisode.

Contact: 92937 73970

A double lifeQadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundationpresents A Double Life: An Eveningwith Alyque. Catch Mohammad AliBaig in conversation with AlyquePadamsee.Where: HICC,

Hitech CityWhen: July 15,

7pm onwardsContact: (040) 6616 3000

Theatre workshopA production-oriented workshopdesigned to introduce the art ofacting on stage, focusing on learn-ing the basics of stage acting, char-acter analysis, stage and move-ment,is being held.Where: Actor’s Studio,

MadhapurWhen: Ongoing,

7pm onwardsContact: 8341120303

Musical eveningBoondhon ka Paigam, a monsoon musical yearly event will be held on July 12 atHyderabad Marriott andConvention centre. The musicalevent will feature Kavita Seth and Jaswinder Singh.Where: Hyderabad Marriott and

convention centre,Tank Bund

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When: July 12,7pm onwards

Contact: (040) 2752 2999

Art-de-konjA painting exhibition depictingartist Aiyudha Pooja Kapur’s passionfor horses is on display at Muse ArtGallery till July 20.Where: Muse Art Gallery,

Tank BundWhen: Ongoing,

11am onwardsContact: (040) 2752 2999

Visual OdysseyVisual Odyssey — an exhibition ofphotographs by Amita Talwar andMahesh Iyer is being held atKalakriti Art Gallery.Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 10

When: July 27 onwards,11am onwards

Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Musical fridayHead to Aqua, Somajiguda for amusical evening. Catch the bandPhoenix performing by the poolsidealong with some great food.Where: Aqua,

The Park,Somajiguda

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NEWS BRIEFS

Burglar held: gold, cashand mobile phone seized

Kalapathar Police arrested one MohdQuader of Ranjan Colony in Tadbund

area and seized 9 tolas of gold, `34,000,and one expensive mobile phone from hispossession, inspector Mohd Abdul Majeedsaid. Quader is said to be involved in scoresof theft cases. His latest plunder was in thehouse of a resident of Bilalnagar underKalapathar on April 20. Residents had beenaway attending a marriage function, it issaid. Mohd has been arrested and remandedto judicial custody. Many cases of thefts arelikely to be worked out with his arrest.

Panic after blast and firein front of Mecca Masjid

Panic gripped devotees offering Shab E-Baraat at the Mecca Masjid last night

when a blast followed by fire occurred at afast food centre adjacent to the mosque.Thanks to the police bandobast for the Shab-E-Baraat cops immediately took charge ofthe situation. They summoned fire tendersand kept the area informed of the incident,thereby preventing a stampede or violence. Alarge gathering had collected believing themosque was under attack. Police presenceand action prevented any untoward incident,DCP South Zone Akun Sabharwal said.

Young wifegrievously hurt

Mohd [email protected]

In a brazen, atrociousdowry case, a haplessnewly-wed, Sabiya

Begum, 22, was allegedlyattacked and was inflictedmultiple wounds by herhusband and in-laws whowanted more, police said.

Sabiya was married toSaif Mohiuddin, 27, a callcentre employee, twomonths ago. The incidentthat shocked her familytook place three days ago atQadrichaman Kandikalgate under Falaknumapolice station limits, ACPFalaknuma D ChinnaHussain said.

The victim, an MBA firstyear student is the daughterof Mohd Siddique ofMalakpet and she was

working at a call centre inMadhapur where she met27-year-old Saif Mohiu -ddin. Each expressedmutual affection and decid-ed to marry. They got mar-ried on May 25, this year.

At the time of marriage,

her father, a financial ana-lyst at a national commer-cial bank is said to havegiven 40 tolas of gold, `2lakh in cash, 1kg silver and

other house hold articles. Within 15 days, it is

alleged, the in-laws beganharassing her for moremoney. They wanted `25lakh and reportedly beganphysically torturing her. Buther parents expressedinability to pay more at thisjuncture and the crueltreatment intensified end-ing in her getting hurt.

According to the com-plaint, on July 3, her hus-band and mother in-lawcaught hold of her whileKhwaja Mohiuddin, herfather-in-law attacked herwith a knife. She is battlingfor life in a private hospital .

The girl’s family gotanother jolt when theylearnt that the Saif is adivorcee but had kept it asecret. The in-laws claimedshe tried to attack them andthey attacked her in selfdefence. The police arrest-ed Saif and his mother. Thefather is absconding.

WITHIN 15 DAYS OFTHE MARRIAGE, IT ISALLEGED THAT THEIN-LAWS BEGANHARASSING SABIYAFOR MORE MONEY.THEY WANTED `25LAKH ANDREPORTEDLY BEGANPHYSICALLYTORTURING HER

CRIME

In yet another case of alleged dowry harassment, a 27-year-old newly-wed was attacked by her in-laws

Inkeshaf [email protected]

Worried at the advanc-ing drought, the agri-culture minister

Kanna Lakshminarayana, lastnight rushed to Delhi to seekthe central support for a con-tingency plan.

Now, since half the mon-soon season has gone dry, theState is faced with the grievous threat of adrought. Speaking to Postnoon from Delhi,Kanna said he was meeting central minis-ters for a plan that involved encouragingfarmers to go for alternative crops, arrang-ing, distribution seeds, implementation ofmechanisation techniques and cash relief.

“The State’s contingency plan is inplace. We will encourage farmers to opt foralternative crops and ensure availability ofthese seeds. Besides this, mechanisationtechniques would also be put in place to

utilise the remaining Khariffseason to a complete level,”he said. Kanna said hewould meet the Union agri-culture minister today.

The minister said thegovernment could wait tillJuly 15 to initiate the plan.“The Met department hasinformed us that we can stillwait until first half of thismonth for rains. If there are

no rains by then we will go ahead with ourcontingency plan,” he said.

According to Lakshminarayana, a totalof six districts have received scanty rainsand therefore on the verge of drought.These districts included Kurnool,Anantapur, Chittoor and Kadapa districts.All these districts are in Rayalaseema. Theminister further informed the situationseems to be worse in Anantapur district asmany of the farmers of these districts havealready sowed ground nut.

Drought looms over State

Sudeshna [email protected]

Sarala was widowed by herlate alcoholic husband.Her sons aged 6, 8 and 11,all work at Begum Bazaar.

They are unlettered. Whenasked why aren’t they studyingshe said, “I am stuck in deeppoverty. If we have to survive allof us have to work, we don’t havea choice. If my sons help me withmy business then for sure ourfinancial lot will improve but I amscared of the police.

Almost every household inDhoolpet has a similar tragicstory to tell.

Dhoolpet is the main basefrom where each day thousandsof litres of gudumba (hooch) ispacked in sachets and taken tovarious liquor pockets of the City.

This trade has been takingplace since the last 40 years andthe excise raid is part of theirlives. The area has always been inthe news as the excise depart-ment conducts raids once everymonth or once in 40 days.Sometimes they destroy theliquor or sometimes they makearrests but nothing changes here.The community promptly forgetswhat happened the previousnight and starts afresh.

“We know that what we aredoing is wrong. I lost my husbanddue to alcohol abuse and I knowthe pain to live without a lifepartner. But what can I do?” asksMitalibai, a community member(inset picture).

To bring them out of thisdecrepit life the State govern-ment in December 2010 intro-duced a special package to helpthe people involved in makinghooch lead a respectable life. Thescheme was aimed to make themself-reliant and earn from legiti-mate works. But the bureaucracyhas been sleeping over thispromise.

Another community member

Gauribai says, “The governmentpromised me `2 lakh to set up avegetable shop. Nothing hascome yet. If they help me startanother business I will quit thistrade. Until then I have to contin-ue with it.”

Government employees hadcome, counseled them and alsogiven them a letter which statesthat they would give them `2 lakheach to start a self help group.

Most of the women have keptthis document safely and havebeen enquiring about the follow-up of this assistance with theMandal revenue officer but so farnothing has materialised.

“We do not know anythingelse apart from how to makegudumba. In our community weare not allowed to go out and

work. If we have the permissionfrom the elders we will definitelygo out and work but it’s unfortu-nate that we cannot work out-side. We were thrilled when thegovernment told us it will help usset up vegetable shops, tailoringshops and such small venturesbut it looks like a mirage,” saysTulsibai.

Besides the government, aleading bank had alsoapproached the community andoffered them a loan to startanother business. The deal wasthat the bank would give them aninterest-free loan to buy an autorickshaw but they would have toopen an account and deposit`10,000.

Most of the families in thearea managed to open accounts

and deposited the money with ahope that they would soon beable to start a new life. Much totheir disappointment, the bankdid not revert, so they closedtheir accounts and continuedwith their gudumba making.

“When the excise departmentmen come they hit us and abuseus. Sometime they ask us forbribes. Sometimes they destroyall our raw materials. Who wouldwant to live a life like this? Wewant a decent living but it is justnot possible here,” saidLakshmibai.

Contrary to the commonbelief that these people makespurious liquor for lucre, thetruth is that they get into thisbusiness as a last resort. As all ofthem are women, they have limit-ed access to wealth and littlefreedom to work outside.

The bank and governmenthave been merely playing withtheir emotions by promisingthem a new start but the groundreality is that not just the presentgeneration but the next genera-tion too has been gripped by thedeadly business of makinggudumba. The situation is suchthat gudumba has almostbecome their deity.


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Empty promises shatter Dhoolpet’sdreams of life after hooch

The women in Dhoolpet want to move away from thebusiness of making gudumba. But the change has been

stopped in its tracks by poverty and empty promises

SPOTLIGHT ON DHOOLPET

The governmentpromised me `2 lakhto set up a vegetableshop. Nothing hascome yet. If theyhelp me I will quitthis trade. Until thenI have to continue.

Gauribai,community member

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Realty projects faceapproval delays

Neerabh goesafter illegal plots

New metropolitan commissioner wants all theunlawful plots to be regularised. The cash-strapped HMDA urgently needs to look atreplenishing its coffersScores of mega real estate projects are left in limbo because

the HMDA’s new chief defers decision. Builders and developers are wringing their hands in anguish


Files of real estate projectsare piling up at theHyderabad MetropolitanDevelopment Authority

(HMDA) for the past two months.The new metropolitan com-

missioner Neerabh Kumar Prasadis said to be sending the files backat double the speed at which theycome to his office, red-markedwith query after query so that thefiles stay in perpetual transitionand nothing reaches fruition.

Worried developers andbuilders are going round andround but reaching nowhere.Officials are tight-lipped andpoint their finger at the commis-sioner’s office. But consistentprodding by Postnoon produceda response from HMDA director(planning) S Vishwanath, “Thecommissioner has clearedaround 6-8 industrial buildingpermissions for projects underthe existing single window system. Apart from these he didnot give clearance to any of thereal estate project.”

Vishwanath admitted that theAuthority is under pressure frombuilders and developers whohave time-bound projects whichif delayed would draw heavy loss.However, nothing is being done,he said.

Other officials in the HMDAdropped a hint that a veneer general fear is pervadingthroughout the IAS spectrumafter the recent arrest of seniorofficers like BP Acharya and Y SriLakshmi. That several IAS officersare in the line of fire has aggravat-ed the situation with the resultthat the officials prefer to deferdecision rather than clearingthem. “Since there is no penalty

for delaying decision they preferthe safe route,” said a senior offi-cial, hastening to add that he wasnot referring to the HMDA commissioner.

Officials say that earlier ittook a week for a legitimate pro-jects to get approval. Since build-

ing regulation is the onus of theGHMC, not the HMDA, the over-caution the HMDA evinces inprojects is unwarranted, theyopined. HMDA does not havepowers to take punitive actionincluding demotion of unlawfulbuildings.

Confederation of Real EstateDevelopers’ Association of India(Credia) AP president C SekharReddy admitted that he was toldof the standstill situation inHMDA. “I’m presently out of theCity and can tell you more once Icome back,” he said.

Meanwhile, Prasad has notbeen coming to the office forthree days. Enquiries with hispersonal staff reveals nothingmore than that he is “busy withmeetings.” His personal assistantNanda said the commissionerhas asked not to reveal his cellphone number to any and said,“Even HMDA officials do nothave his number.” Postnoon’sefforts to contact went in vain.

Rahul [email protected]

Leaving sanctioning of newreality projects andbuilders behind, the

HMDA, has begun pursuingillegal plots and buildings.

Sensing the tepid responseto the department’s LRS (layout regulari-sation scheme), ameeting con-vened by them e t r o p o l i t a nc o m m i s s i o n e rNeerab KumarPrasad decided tochase illegal plotsrather than sanc-tioning newbuildings andprojects.

So far 615 ille-gal plots andbuildings havebeen identifiedon the first day of its surveythrough which the departmenthopes to raise a massive `1,000crore by regularisation. The ini-tial survey scored 615 plots inthe HMDA Ghatkesar zonewhich accounts for a mere 25per cent of the zone. Otherzones include Shamshabad,Medchal and Shankarpally.

The LRS was not enthusias-tically received when it was

launched in March. This was acollaborative effort between theHMDA and GHMC. After this,the HMDA decided to pursuemanagements of over 150 engi-neering colleges that were ille-gally constructed. Althoughthere was reluctance to pay theinitial charges, a meeting con-veyed with the managements

and HMDA pavedthe way for regu-larising illegalc o n s t r u c t i o n s .This was doneafter a mandatewas made clear tothe consortiumthat participatedin the meeting.The HMDA hopesto raise `150 crorefrom the manage-ments.

Following thisin the ongoingsurvey at Keesara,

Choutuppal and Boingiri man-dals notices will be served forthe 615 illegal plots fromThursday. “After that we plan totake up surveys in the remain-ing mandals,” said zonal officerof Ghatkesar Venkateshwarulu.

This act of cracking thewhip over the many irregulari-ties is seen as a positive out-come of the HMDA’s efforts toregularise illegal layouts.

Approvals aretaking timeAccording to the officials, earlierit took up to a week for a legiti-mate project to get approval. Butnowadays it takes longer as thenew metropolitan commissionerNeerabh Kumar Prasad is sendingthe files back at double the speedat which they come, red-markedwith queries. This in turn resultsin the approvals getting delayed.Since building regulation is theonus of the GHMC, the over-cau-tion the HMDA evinces in pro-jects is unwarranted, they opined.

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Leaders elatedby CM’s change

Md [email protected]

If it is not the electedmembers, it is the offi-cials. The last general

body meeting of the GHMCheld in May had to bedeferred due to lack of quo-rum (of corporators) whilethe standing committeemeeting held the day beforehad suffered due to theabsence of senior officials.

The third ordinarymeeting of the standingcommittee was conductedon Wednesday. Crucialinformation on illegalhoardings, pollution con-trol in water bodies andnuisance of open nallahsremained unsolved as com-prehensive reports failed toreach the meeting. TheGHMC comissioner MTKrishna Babu, special com-missioner Naveen Mittalwere also not available.Additional commissionerAnuradha and south zonalcommissioner too hadexcused themselves fromattending the meeting.Officials have been urged tobe present at the next meet-

ing so that all the points onagenda could be taken upand give succor to people.

The meeting approvedthe proposal of fish marketsin Kukatpally, Nacharamand Begum Bazaar at anestimated cost of `2.5crores. From this 90 percent of the cost will beborne by the NationalFisheries DevelopmentBoard. The officials havebeen asked to submit theproposals in this regard inconsultation with publicrepresentatives.

Road widening at someplaces and providing fences

to some of the tanks werealso approved. A total ofnine proposals on the agen-da were approved at themeeting.

A 5-member committeehas been directed toinspect the industrial areaswhere sewage water emp-ties into storm water drains.The committee has beenasked to submit the reportalong with photographs byJuly 9. Superintendent engi-neer (Irrigation) has beeninstructed to attend thenext standing committeemeeting with the details ofFTL of Gurram Cheruvu.With the chief minister focussing on work, holding frequent

review meetings and attending office with a punctuality notseen earlier, party leaders are in a buoyant mood


The transformedChief MinisterKiran KumarReddy has now a

method to work. Afterdedicating his first weekto pending files andattending office with apunctuality not associat-ed with him earlier, he hasturned his attention to hisparty matters.

The CM has, after theJune rout of his party inthe hustling, had put up a different work-ing style where he began to chair reviewmeetings regularly and attend to variousdevelopment issues.

In his latest move which will impactthe party cadres and state administration,the chief minister has decided to embarkon a novel programme called IndiraBaata from July 11. The main objective ofthis programme is to hold review meet-ings with party leaders and officials at thedistrict level to monitor the progress ofwelfare programmes and address prob-lems related to implementation of theprojects. During his meetings, the CMwould also pay a careful hearing to prob-lems faced by second-rung leaders andgrass root workers of the party.

The CM will begin his programmefrom Rampachodvaram Assembly con-stituency of East Godavari district.Incidentally, Ramachandra puramAssembly seat won by the ruling

Congress during the by-elections fall in the samedistrict. As part of theIndira Baata programme,the chief minister hasdecided to visit at leastthree districts everymonth. In each district,Kiran Kumar Reddy willcamp for three days andhold review meetings withofficials and party leaders.

The CM held a meet-ing with ministers andleaders of East Godavarion Tuesday and held adetailed discussion on hisnovel idea. Sources fromthe chief minister’s office,while confirming the

news of CM’s plans, told Postnoon that aspart of the itinerary, the CM will tour thedistrict for three days (Wednesday,Thursday and Friday).

Party leaders elatedMany party leaders have welcomed theidea and said that this move by the CMwill help to strengthen the party fromthe grassroots level. “It is a novel idea. Itwill definitely help the party in thecoming days,” Arepall Mohan, partysenior leader and MLA said onWednesday. Another party leader andMLA Praveen Reddy felt that the CMshould continue this programme tillthe next assembly elections. “I think itwill help the CM to monitor the welfareprogrammes being implemented bythe State government at the grass rootlevel besides boosting the confidenceof second grade leaders of the party,”he said.

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CM to tour EastGodavariChief Minister Kiran KumarReddy has launched a newprogramme called IndiraBaata to hold review meet-ings with party leaders andofficials at the district levelto monitor the progress ofwelfare programmes. Aspart of this programme, theCM is all set to tour the EastGodavari district for threedays, sources from his officeconfirmed.

GHMC cracks its whip

Mayor Majid Hussain and GHMC secretary MS Somaraju

POLITICAL


Camel meat stirs trouble?Traders bring camels all the way from Rajasthan, to be auctioned.Many of these animals end up as food. Activists are up in arms

Anubha K [email protected]

The holy month ofRamzan is a fort-night away butthe City is alreadyin the grip of the

festival. The food joints aregetting their huge vesselscleaned for preparation ofHaleem, the traditional dishof the festival. But a battle isin the offing over the use ofcamel meat.

Camel meat also topsthe food menu duringRamzan and is in greatdemand in the City. Thereare numerous shops sellingcamel meat in the Old City.For many families the lunchor dinner menu is incom-plete without a delicacymade with camel meat.These animals are broughtin from Rajasthan, especial-ly during the month ofRamzan, and are fed wellbefore they are butchered.

However, animal rightsactivists are up in armsagainst this practice.Mahesh Agarwal, memberof People For Animals (PFA),and general secretaryBhartiya Prani Mitra Sangh

said, “Slaughtering ofcamels is illegal under thePrevention of Cruelty toAnimals Act and to stop thishorrendous act this year weare doing everything wecan. We have already sub-mitted petitions to variousgovernment officials to stopthe slaughtering of camel.Last year GHMC bookedcases against many meatshop owners but that wasonly during the end of thefestival (which is deliberate-ly done to save the culprits).This year we are doing ourbest to nab culprits beforethe festival kicks off.”

“These animals are not

transported but are made towalk great distances underextreme climatic condi-tions, which affect theirhealth. We are against theissue and have complainedto the authorities severaltimes. But it is termed ascommunally sensitive andbrushed aside,” he fumed.

Though illegal, this tra-dition has been in practicein the City for quite sometime now. During the holymonth hordes of camels arebrought and slaughtered inthe City. As per the GHMClaws, only listed animals forfood can be slaughtered,that too, in licensed slaugh-ter houses, not in streets.

“GHMC Act 1955 statesthat traders or meat shopowners have to get permis-sion before bringing domes-ticated animals into theregion for slaughtering. Butmany traders and shopowners do not comply.These traders sell differenttypes of meat. They use thepermission meant for sell-ing other meats to sellcamel meat,” said PVenkateshwar Reddy, chiefveterinary officer, GHMC.

“We can’t stop the sale ofcamel which happens in theNarsingi AgriculturalMarket Yard as it doesn’t fallunder the GHMC limits. Butwe are taking help fromactivists and other organisa-tions to curb the horren-dous act this year. We willtake help from the RangaReddy collectorate too tostop the sale,” he added.

These camels arebrought from Rajasthan andsold at an auction inNarsingi village every yearahead of Ramzan. Thecamel meat costs anywherebetween `180 and `300 akilo and can be found inmeat shops in Doodh Bowli,Barkas, Misri Gunj,Dabeerpura, Shah AliBanda, Hussaini Alam andCharminar areas of Old City.

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TDP senior leaderK o d e l aSivaprasada Rao

has alleged that YSRCongress honorary pres-ident Vijayamma hadgone to New Delhi alongwith her party leadersonly to secure JaganMohan Reddy’s release,who was arrested ongraft charges.

He also alleged thatVijayamma hasexpressed doubts abouther husbandRajasekhara Reddy’sdeath only for electoralgain. He has questionedwhy she had not talkedabout it during her Delhitrip, if she really had anysuspicions about YSR’sdeath.

He also alleged thatthe YSRC was trying toget her son exoneratedfrom the criminalcharges, in the garb offarmers’ problems.

NSS

GHMC cracksdownLast year the GHMC booked12 cases against meat shopowners for selling camelmeat. However, the movecame only towards the endof the Ramzan month. Thisyear animal rights activistsvow to ensure that firmaction is taken against per-petrators well in advance. Asper the GHMC Act, tradersshould obtain prior permis-sion to sell camel meat, butmany do not comply.

Slaughtering ofcamels is illegalunder thePrevention ofCruelty to AnimalsAct and we aredoing everythingwe can to stop it.

Mahesh Agarwal,member, PFA

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“We have put inplace a monetarypolicy with theEuropean CentralBank. Monetarypolicy should havea correspondencewith a commonfiscal policy. Thatis the reason whywe have need of aparliament, a gov-ernment andsomething corre-sponding to afinance minister,”

Wolfgang Schaeuble, German finance

minister

The Italian governmentagreed overnight Thursday ona series of measures to slashpublic spending by 26 billioneuros over three years,including major payroll cuts.“The economies in this mea-sure will be 4.5 billion eurosin 2012, 10.5 billion in 2013and 11 billion in 2014,” saidPM Minister Mario Monti.Much of the savings will befound in the health and pub-lic administration budgets,said Monti. Deputy economyminister Vittorio Grilli saidthe planned measures wouldlead to a 20 percent reductionin the number of public sec-tor managers and a 10 per-cent cut in the ranks of ordi-nary public sector workers.

A deal reached last monthby EU leaders will reduceshort-term risks for theregional economy but at ahigher cost for wealthiermembers, ratings agencyMoody’s estimated Thursday.On June 29, EU leadersreached an agreement toenable two European rescuefunds — the EuropeanFinancial Stability Facilityand the European StabilityMechanism — to assist flail-ing economies.

Professor Nicky left for hernative village in theKarimnagar district lastweek. She needed a break

from Srikanth and his questionson Derivatives. Nicky loved thesmell of the countryside andsecretly harboured the desire toretire and live on the farms oneday. It is the rainy season and thebest time of the year to visit herancestral farms. The soil is moistand the seeds are sown, thesaplings are just sprouting fromthe soil at this time.

Nicky had heard that theIndian Meteorological Depart -ment (IMD) had predicted averagemonsoons this year, though slight-ly lower than their earlier predic-tion. For the sake of the country,she was praying for normal mon-soons. The economy is as it isshowing signs of a slowdown. Aweak monsoon will push it furtherinto lower growth path.

The Indian farmers are majorlydependent on the rainfall. They goto any extent to please Indra, theRain God. In a village, they tie twofrogs to a pole and get them mar-ried. They say that it brings goodrainfall! On her farm, Nicky gotinto a conversation with Bhasker,the supervisor. Bhasker is moreknowledgeable and well read thanone would expect a rural farmer tobe. Whenever professor visits thefarm, he does not miss the oppor-tunity to have a dialogue with heron the economy.Bhasker: Professor, we farmers are

worried about the monsoon. Thatis understandable. Why is every-body else worried about it? Peoplecome on the television and saythat if it doesn’t rain, it’s going to bevery bad for the economy. Whyand how is that?Nicky: Bhasker, the contributionof agriculture constitutes about 15per cent of our GDP. In the lastquarter of the year 2011-12, ourGDP growth rate was only 5.3 percent. If the monsoons are weak,the contribution of agriculture toGDP will go down further. Andother industries like electronicsand fast moving consumer goodswill also experience a slow downsince the rural demand for theirproducts will go down if the farm-ers don’t make money.

Bhasker: Oh... so the impact ismuch deeper than what I though.Nicky: That’s not just it. It’s in factmuch more than that. Food infla-tion would also go up if the mon-soon is weak. Lower yield willresult in lower supply and hencehigher prices. A few necessaryfood articles might need to beimported as well, driving up thedemand for dollars, causing therupee to weaken further. As it is inthe last year, rupee has depreciat-ed close to 25 per cent.Bhasker: Hmmm...no wondereveryone in India so eagerly tracksthe monsoon!Nicky: Yes. It has a huge impact onthe key economic figures like fiscaldeficit, growth rate and inflation.Bhasker: You just explained about

growth rate and inflation to me.But what about fiscal deficit?Nicky: The government has budg e -ted `43,580 crore as fuel subsidyfor the year 2012-13. In the event ofmonsoon being weak, the gene -ration of hydro-electric power willgo down and the use of diesel topu mp water into the fields willincrease. Both of these will result inan increase in the import of fuel,causing the fuel subsidies to go up.This in turn will increase the fiscaldeficit.Bhasker: Professor I must run andtell my grandmother to tie twomore frogs to the pole and getthem married!

The author is a seniorresearcher at Centre for

Investment, ISB

LONDON: British lawmakersvoted on Thursday to hold a par-liamentary investigation insteadof a full judicial inquiry into abank rate-rigging scandal whichhas notably tainted Barclays.

Prime Minister DavidCameron’s call for a parliamen-tary probe was approved afterseveral hours of angry debate inthe House of Commons, whilethe opposition Labour party’s callfor a judge-led investigation wasrejected.

Politicians from all partieswill now hold an investigationinto the banking industry butcritics have voiced concerns thatthis will not be as wide-ranging asa judicial probe could have been.

The probe comes amid ascandal over the fixing of inter-

bank lending rates which hasclaimed the jobs of three topBarclays executives including for-mer chief executive BobDiamond this week. Barclays wasfined £290 million by British andUS regulators last week forattempted rigging of the rates, ina potentially explosive case thatmight implicate other banks andtrigger criminal prosecutions.

Finance minister GeorgeOsborne said a judicial inquirywould take too long to completeand accused Labour of trying to“put off the moment” of investi-gating the scandal. He claimsthat the party — which was ingovernment during the 2008financial crisis which is at theheart of the allegations — couldbe implicated.

Labour finance spokesmanEd Balls accused Cameron andOsborne of “a very grave error ofjudgment” in pushing a parlia-mentary investigation but saidhis party would cooperate withthe inquiry.

It is not clear when the workof the investigation will get underway.

Earlier Thursday it emergedthat the Bank of England’s deputygovernor Paul Tucker, who hasbeen drawn into the Barclaysaffair, will separately appearbefore the Treasury SelectCommittee next Monday.

The committee also con-firmed that Barclays chairmanMarcus Agius, who resigned thisweek over the row, will testify onTuesday. AFP

UK MPs vote for House probe of rate row

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RAIN, RAIN POUR AGAIN

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NEW DELHI: Ram Singh, 17,earns just one dollar from the 100cups of tea he makes every dayoutside Delhi railway station, buteach evening, after packing up, hegoes to the bank and depositsnearly half of it.

Singh holds an account at aspecial bank, run for — and mostlyby — Indian street children, thatkeeps what little money they havesafe and seeks to instill the ideathat savings, however meagre, areimportant.

Just one among millions ofstreet children who rely on menialjobs for survival, Singh is deter-mined to make his work pay somesort of future dividend.

“I’m smart, but that alone isn’tenough to start a business. I savemoney everyday, hoping to startsomething of my own. Somedaysoon,” he said as he served glassesof tea in sweltering heat at a stallnear the teeming train station.

The Children’s DevelopmentKhazana (treasure chest) openedits first office in New Delhi 2001and has since spread across thecountry and overseas with 300affiliated branches in India, Nepal,Bangladesh, Afghanistan, SriLanka and Kyrgyzstan. Delhi

counts 12branches with around1,000 child clients aged betweennine and 17.

The brightly painted metalcubicles which serve as tellercounters are located in sheltersthat provide children with freemeals and sleeping mats, as wellas school classes.

The branches are run almostentirely by and for the children,with account holders electing twovolunteer managers from thegroup every six months.

“Children who make money bybegging or selling drugs are notallowed to open an account. Thisbank is only for children whobelieve in hard work,” said Karan,a 14-year-old “manager”.

During the day, Karan earns apittance washing up at weddingbanquets or other events. In theevening, he sits at his desk to col-lect money from his friends,update their pass books and closethe bank.

“Some account holders wantto withdraw their money. I askthem why and give it to them ifother children approve. Everyoneearns five per cent interest on theirsavings.”

An adult staff member isalways present to collect the tak-ings at the end of each day,

depositing the cash in a nation-alised bank to earn the interestcomponent.

Sharon Jacob, who works forthe rights group Butterflies that setup the bank, said it aimed to givethe children a genuine stake intheir own future. “They work inshops as hawkers or porters butthey never had a safe place to keeptheir money. They were alwayscheated of it or somebody alsostole their money,” Jacob said.

“So this is a place where theycould keep their money safely andthey are also taught life skills, howto manage their finances. They aretaught budgeting, they are taughtdemocratic participation,” Jacobsaid.

Child labour is officially illegalin India but millions of boys andgirls have no choice but to earn aliving to support themselves or

help their families. Many move tothe cities from rural areas, seekingan escape from grinding povertyor abusive homes.

“I ran away from home at theage of 11 after my father beat mefor stealing a kitchen appliance,”said Samir who works in a sweat-shop. “For days I slept on a railwayplatform. I was beaten by thepolice and even harassed by thedrug peddlers. I wanted to go backhome but was ashamed of myself.”

Now 14, Samir lives in the chil-dren’s shelter and holds anaccount in the bank. “I have saved`4,000 in the last seven months. It’sa good feeling to have somemoney. I will buy a shirt and awatch for my father and send it tohim to seek his apology. He mightforgive me and ask me to be withhim at home. ^cm

Two street children check out an image on a promotional banner announcing a motorcycle shownear India Gate in New Delhi on June 30, 2012. Three of the top 10 extreme motorcyclists in theworld pulled tricks with their motorcycles for a crowd in a street show. AFP

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201210India unveiled India‑View

STREET CHILDRENBANK ON FUTURE

Child labour is officially illegal in India but millionsof boys and girls have no choice but to earn a

living to support themselves or help their families.Many move to the cities from rural areas, seeking

an escape from grinding poverty orabusive homes.

Signboards and menus inHebrew, shopkeepersgreeting visitors with

“shalom” and familiar foodlike humus, wraps and soupwith dumplings. It’s a miniIsrael out here with hotels andother businesses tailoringtheir offerings to suit touristsfrom the ‘promised land’.

Even in the scorchingsummer heat, hundreds oftourists from Israel are holi-daying in Pushkar.

And Israeli tourists areflocking to soak in the experi-ence. Moving around, theunsuspecting visitor could beforgiven for wondering justwhere they were with hoard-ings and signboards in

Hebrew splashed at manyplaces. There is even a ChabadHouse, a community centrefor the Jewish community runby missionaries.

Food familiar to Israeli vis-itors is easier to find than tra-ditional Indian food. Whereelse will you see a menu fea-turing jachnoon, the tradi-tional bread with tomatoesand eggs! Moussakas, cinam-mon cakes and even the hum-ble vegetable cutlet are foundin plenty, with menus printedin both English and Hebrew.

Local residents, includingsome priests who perform rit-uals at the ghats of thePushkar lake, and shopkeep-ers have started speaking flu-

ent Hebrew. And some are tak-ing classes to learn the lan-guage. Some hotel ownerseven accept shekels, theIsraeli currency. It all makesbusiness sense.

Israelis, many of themyoung men and women holi-daying after their compulsoryarmy training, counted as thehighest. “Israeli tourist arrivalsincreased up to 64 percent inthe last three years and about13,500 Israelis visited Pushkarlast year,” said a police official.The numbers have encour-aged hotel owners to makethat extra effort to ensure thatthe visitors feel at home.

“They are good payers andlove to enjoy the place. They

know how to enjoy holidays,”said Ravi Ranawat, owner ofthe Om Shiva resort.

“I called a special cookfrom New Delhi and paid himtriple rate so that he couldmake baked dishes and spe-cial sauces for the Israelisguests,” Ranawat said.

The Israelis are not com-plaining. “I love this place andwould like to come on everyvacation here,” said Nehoraie.

Daniel, another Israeli,said: “It’s very hot here but Ienjoy being in Pushkar andam really happy to be here.”The fact that there is a ChabadHouse adds to the feeling offamiliarity, say some.

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Kosher Pushkar welcomes Israelis

I have saved `4,000. Iwill buy a shirt and awatch for my fatherand send it to him toseek his apology. Hemight forgive me andask me to be withhim at home.

Samir

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201211India unveiled India‑ViewNATION AT A GLANCEHonour killing: Womandies after being beatenBAHRAICH (UP): Brutally beaten upby family members after being found withher lover, a married woman succumbed toinjuries at a hospital here. Rubia Bano, 28,and her lover Suddu Verma, 26, were beat-en up by the woman’s family members inRisiya area on July 4, police said. WhileVerma died on the spot, Bano, who wasseriously injured, died yesterday, they said. A case had been registered.

CBI finds fraud inJharkhand state examsRANCHI: The CBI has filed five cases ofirregularities in appointments of stateadministrative officials, lecturers and doc-tors, an official said on Friday. “The FIR hasbeen lodged against former JPSC chairmanDileep Prasad, its members, and 19 admin-istrative officials selected through secondJPSC examination in 2006-2007," a CBIsource said.

Former cop sentencedto 7 years RI for rapeBIJNOR (UP): A former constable hasbeen sentenced to seven years rigorousimprisonment by a local court here for rap-ing a woman four years ago. The court alsoimposed a fine of `6,000 on the constableChhatar Pal yesterday for raping thewoman in Puranpur village on June 19,2008. Villagers had caught Pal while hewas trying to flee from the spot.

Have exchanged infoin 170 cases: Mauritius

Villagers remove the debris ofhouses destroyed after acloudburst in Uttarkashi onThursday. PTI

Muslims pray on the occasion ofShab-e-Barat in Lucknow onThursday evening. PTI

NEW DELHI: Mauritius today said ithas exchanged information related to over170 cases with India over three years, andthe two countries have made progress onthe double taxation avoidance treaty since2006. Some of the information exchangedwas outside the DTAA, Mauritius foreignminister Arvin Boolell said.

Security personnel taking positions near a house where Lashkar-e-Taiba militants wereholed up, during an encounter at Bangus valley in Kupwara district on Thursday. Twomilitants were killed in the wee hours of Friday. PTI

LAYING SIEGE

GUWAHATI: A Congress legislatorin Assam today filed an FIR againstparty MLA Rumi Nath alleging thatshe along with her second husbandhad illegally entered his residenceand beat up visitors suspecting themto be involved in the attack on thecouple last week.

Police said the FIR was filed afterCongress MLA KamalakhyaPurkayastha from North Karimganjconstituency faxed the complaint tothe Dispur police station today.

Purkayastha alleged that Nath,her second husband Jacky Jakir andtwo of her escorts forcibly enteredhis official quarter at Dispur CapitalComplex late last night and beat upat least four of his visitors and a care-taker. Purkayastha, who was not pre-sent in the quarter during the inci-dent, further charged that Nathattacked his visitors doubting thatthey were “involved in the attack onNath and her husband” in aKarimganj hotel last week. PTI

NASHIK: A 16-year-old girlallegedly killed her widowedmother with the help of herboyfriend and dumped thebody in Kasara ghat, around 70km from here, police here said.

The girl called her 19-year-old boyfriend at home inShankar Nagar locality of thecity on July 2 evening and theboy allegedly stabbed thegirl’s mother, Gurwinder KaurBirdi, 40, with a knife in herabdomen and later strangledher to death, Badrakali policestation inspector C ABaravkar said.

The duo took the body inthe family car of the girl anddumped it at Kasara ghat,police said.

Later, the girl herself went toBadrakali police station to file amissing complaint and alsoinformed her uncle (mother’sbrother) that her mother wasmissing.

In the meantime, the Kasarapolice of Thane district found abody of the woman at Kasaraghat bearing abdominalwounds and strangulationmarks on the neck.

They coordinated with the

Badrakali police station inNashik after getting informa-tion that a missing person com-plaint was filed there.

Police then questioned thegirl during which she confessedthat she conspired with herboyfriend to kill her mother.

The girl said that she wouldhave frequent fights with hermother as the latter wasopposed to her friendship withthe boy, police said.

Meanwhile, both theaccused are under police deten-tion and would be producedbefore court. PTI

NEW DELHI: In a major reliefto BSP supremo Mayawati, theSupreme Court today quashed anine-year-long disproportionateassets case against her andpulled up the CBI for initiatingthe probe against her withoutspecific directions from thecourt.

The apex court said that themethod adopted by the CBI was“unwarranted” and the agencyproceeded against her withoutproperly understanding itsorders passed in the Taj Corridorscam.

A bench headed by Justice PSathasivam clarified that theSupreme Court order pertainedto initiating probe against stategovernment officials in the scamand there was no such directionto lodge another FIR exclusively

against Mayawati for allegedlyamassing assets disproportion-ate to her known sources ofincome.

The apex court said there isno finding in the CBI’s status

report of September 2008 thatMayawati had allegedly amasseddisproportionate assets duringthe period 1995-2003.

“There is no material reportof disproportionate assets case

against the petitioner(Mayawati) in the Taj Corridorscam,” the bench said whilereferring to the probe agency’sstatus report.

The court further said that itsorder of 2002 was specificallypertaining to Taj Corridor caseand there was no direction forlodging an FIR against Mayawatias was done by the CBI.

While reading out the opera-tive part of its judgment, thebench observed there was “nosuch direction to lodge anotherFIR under Prevention ofCorruption Act exclusivelyagainst Mayawati”.

“The CBI proceeded withoutproperly understanding ourorders”, the bench said, adding,“Method adopted by the CBI isunwarranted. PTI

SC quashes Maya assets case

Cong MLAfiles FIRagainst Nath

Teen plots with beau to kill mumTHE GIRL HERSELF WENT TOPOLICE STATION TO FILE AMISSING COMPLAINT ANDALSO INFORMED HERUNCLE THAT HER MOTHERWAS MISSING. SHE SAIDTHAT SHE WOULD HAVEFREQUENT FIGHTS WITHHER MOTHER AS THE LAT-TER WAS OPPOSED TO HERFRIENDSHIP WITH THE BOY

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201212Around the World Beyond Borders

Spain’s Queen Sofia (R) greets a family inside a village store during a visit to a housing project inZamboanga City in the southern island of Mindanao on Friday. Sofia arrived in the Philippines onMonday for a five-day visit to review development projects funded by the Spanish government. AFP

NOBLE ROYAL

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani fed-eral minister complained toauthorities about the quality ofmedicines and drug regulationswhen she noticed “a pill she hadingested came out intact in herstool”, according to a mediareport today.

“For this to happen, rightunder her (the minister’s) nose,was unacceptable since drug reg-ulation comes under her ownministry,” The Express Tribunequoted its sources as saying. The

daily did not identify the minis-ter. After the minister sent hercomplaint, the chairman of qual-ity control, Abdul Rashid, sentdrug inspectors to pick up sam-ples of the medicine fromKarachi and Islamabad.

The tablet is “light brown andfilm coated, and marked with‘Adalat 30’ on one side,” accord-ing to a copy of a test reportaccessed by The Express Tribune.

The pill is made by a Germancompany, Bayer Healthcare AG,

and is prescribed for high bloodpressure and angina. It reachedthe Central Drug Laboratory inKarachi on June 6.

However, the then federalgovernment analyst, Obaid Ali,was “appalled by the situationand the fuss being created” as theminister had missed an impor-tant fact: the pill is manufacturedin a way that allows its activeingredient, Nifedipine, releasedfrom a laser hole in its shellwhich is expelled intact.

BERLIN: Librarians in southernGermany have found a lost copyof one of the first maps to use thename “America.”

They believe it is a smallerversion of the famous 1507 mapdrawn by German cartographerMartin Waldseemüller, some-times refered to as “America’sbirth certificate.”

The A4-sized copy resurfacedin Munich University Library,where two members of staff cameacross it by chance in a 19th-century Viennese book on geom-etry.

It had probably been boundthere by librarians who didn’trealize its significance, thelibrary’s head of ancient books,Sven Kuttner, said in a pressrelease.

“There hasn’t been a find ofthis dimension since World WarTwo,” Deutsche Welle quoted himas saying.

Around 100 copies ofWaldseemüller’s map are thoughtto have been printed, accordingto the library, of which only four

were known to survive — untilnow.

There are some minor differ-ences between this and other ver-sions, which leads Kuttner toconclude that it was probablyprinted some time after the firstedition in 1507.

Researchers aren’t sure wherethe copy was made, or how itended up where it did.

According to the UnitedStates Library of Congress, whichhouses the original and one ofthe surviving copies,Waldseemüller’s map was thefirst to portray the New World as aseparate continent, and the firstto name it America, in recognition of the explorerAmerigo Vespucci.

Germany officially gave theoriginal to the US in 2007.

The newly found copy willremain in Munich UniversityLibrary, but can be viewed onlinefrom today — in honor ofAmerican Independence Day, thelibrary said.

GLOBAL POST

Map used to name America found

Pak official loses cool over pill in stool

Frog named afterPrince CharlesLONDON: Legend has it thatonly a kiss from a princesscan transform a frog into aprince, but a rare Ecuadorianamphibian has taken on anoble title thanks to conser-vation scientists.

Amphibian Ark, a groupwhich works for the survivalof endangered frogs, newtsand salamanders, decided toname a new species of streamfrog Hyloscirtusprincecharlesi, in recognitionof British heir Prince Charles’conservation efforts.

“It is endangered andneeds to be protected in thewild. Its rainforest habitat isunder threat due to theimpact of farming,” said aspokesman for the conserva-

tion group.“It’s fairly unusual to

name a new species aftersomeone but this is seen assomething special in honourof the Prince,” he added.

Charles said he was “verytouched” by the gesture, andvowed to redouble his effortsto help defend the world’srainforests.

He was presented with aglass replica of the brown andorange frog by Luis Coloma,the Ecuadorian scientist whodiscovered the amphibianfour years ago.

“That’s wonderful, I willtreasure that,” he said of thegift. “I shall battle even hardernow.”

AFP

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201213Around the World Beyond Borders

GLOBE AT A GLANCENew art works byCaravaggio uncoveredROME: Italian art experts have reported-ly discovered around 100 drawings and anumber of paintings by the Renaissancemaster Caravaggio in a find that could beworth over $860 million. MaurizioBernardelli Curuz and Adriana ConconiFedrigolli found the works among a collec-tion held at Milan’s Sforza Castle by pupilsof painter Simone Peterzano with whomCaravaggio studied from the age of 11.

Romney rakes in $100mn in June: Report WASHINGTON: Republican WhiteHouse hopeful Mitt Romney raised morethan $100 million last month, Washington-based publication Politico said Thursday,putting fundraising pressure squarely onPresident Barack Obama. The figure is arecord for the 2012 campaign. Romney’shaul is startling given that the funds wereraised a full five months out from the poll.

Lonesome George to getEcuador heritage tagQUITO: Ecuador said it would honorLonesome George, a giant tortoise thatwas the last of his kind and died in theGalapagos last month, by listing him aspart of the nation’s cultural heritage.George, the only remaining Pinta Islandgiant tortoise and a celebrated symbol ofconservation efforts in the GalapagosIslands, died in June.

Lawsuit challengesfoie gras ban

Members of the Venezuelan Armytake part in a parade during theanniversary of the declaration ofindependence in Caracas. AFP

US President Barack Obamadelivers remarks during acampaign “grassroots event” atJames Day Park Ohio. AFP

LOS ANGELES: Days after a foie grasban came into force in California, a LosAngeles restaurant group and others havefiled a lawsuit seeking to overturn the billoutlawing the controversial gastronomicdelicacy. Restaurants serving the gourmetitem — made from force-feeding ducks orgeese — can be fined up to $1,000.

BUENOS AIRES: Two for-mer Argentine dictators werehanded heavy prison sen-tences Thursday for oversee-ing the systematic kidnappingof babies from leftist activistskilled during the 1976-1983dictatorship.

Jorge Videla, 86, was sen-tenced to 50 years in prisonand Reynaldo Bignone, 84,was given a 15-year jail term,presiding judge MariaRoqueta said as she read theruling before a packed court-room in Buenos Aires.

Hundreds of people — rel-atives of the victims, childrenreunited with their familiesand activists — cheered theruling, which they watched ona giant television screen setup outside the courthouse.Many were in tears.

Several other former mili-tary officers were handed sen-tences of up to 40 years fortheir roles in a “systematicplan” to kidnap the babies ofactivists, in a trial that startedin February 2011.

Two of 11 defendants wereacquitted.

The rights groupGrandmothers of the Plaza deMayo has fought in courtsince 1996, demanding resti-tution for the stolen children.It says 500 children were kid-napped and then raised byfamilies close to the regime astheir own.

The group’s presidentEstela de Carlotto, who was inthe courtroom, hailed the ver-dict, saying it “confirmed that

there was a systematic plan tosteal babies.”

Videla was in power from1976 to 1981, while Bignoneruled from 1982 to 1983.

Human rights activists sayaround 30,000 Argentines“disappeared” during the mil-itary regime’s so-called “dirtywar” against leftists.

In the 35 abductionsdetailed during the trial, mostof the mothers were held atESMA — Argentina’s notori-ous Naval Mechanics School,a torture center located in theheart of Buenos Aires.

The maternity ward wason the second floor, wherethere was a hallway leading tothe torture rooms that theexecutioners cruelly dubbed“The Avenue of Happiness.”

The inmates gave birth

while shackled and hoodedand very few were everallowed even to see the facesof their babies, according tosurvivor testimony.

In most cases, the babywas given to a soldier or thefriend of a soldier, while themother was later thrown froma military plane into the sea,naked and still alive.

Argentina’s amnesty lawsof the late 1980s wereannulled after the election offormer president NestorKirchner (2003-2007), whodied in October 2010. Thatannulment allowed thenation’s judiciary to reopen anumber of cases.

To date, all people prose-cuted for the kidnappingshave been found guilty.

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GENEVA: The UN HumanRights Council in Geneva passedits first resolution on Internetfreedom on Thursday with a callfor all states to support individu-als’ rights online as much asoffline.

Despite opposition on theissue from nations includingChina, Russia and India, statespromoting the resolution hailedthe support of dozens of coun-tries ahead of its adoption.

“This outcome is momentousfor the Human Rights Council,”US ambassador Eileen Chamb -erlain Donahoe told reporters.

“It’s the first UN resolutionthat confirms that human rightsin the Internet realm must beprotected with the same commit-ment as in the real world.”

The text had the support of 85

co-sponsors, 30 of whom aremembers of the HRC, Donahoeadded. The United States wasamong the text’s co-sponsors.

“This resolution is a welcome

addition in the fight for the pro-motion and protection of humanrights and fundamental free-doms online,” said US Secretaryof State Hillary Clinton. AFP

MIAMI: GeorgeZimmerman, the neigh-bourhood watch volunteerfacing a murder charge overthe high-profile shooting ofan unarmed Florida blackteen, was granted new bailon Thursday set at $1 mil-lion. Zimmerman, accusedof second degree murder forshooting dead 17-year-oldTrayvon Martin in February,must post 10 percent of thebail amount, $100,000, butalso show $900,000 in assetsas collateral in case he flees.

Zimmerman was freedafter posting $150,000 bailin April, but that wasrevoked after he and his wifewere found to have liedabout funds they had raised.

Florida teen’sshooter granted$1 million bail

WASHINGTON: A non-parti-san US veterans group steppedup calls for a Republican con-gressman to resign on Thursdayafter he openly berated his dou-ble-amputee political rival fortalking up her Iraq War injuries.

Representative Joe Walsh ofIllinois enraged veterans withcomments about TammyDuckworth, a decorated USArmy pilot who in 2004 lost bothher legs and nearly died whenthe Blackhawk helicopter shewas co-piloting was hit by arocket-propelled grenade firedby Iraqi insurgents.

On Sunday Walsh told atown hall meeting that he was“running against a woman who— I mean, my God, that’s all shetalks about,” he said, claiminghis Democratic opponentplayed on her injuries to scorepolitical points in public.

“Our true heroes, the menand women who served us,that’s the last thing in the worldthey talk about,” he added.

Walsh, who reportedly hasnot served in the military,repeated his criticism onWednesday. “She is a hero, andthat demands our respect, but itdoesn’t demand our vote,” hetold CNN. “All she does, guys, istalk about her service.”

The series of comments ledVoteVets.org, a political actioncommittee which supports vet-erans issues, to demand Walshstep down. “He needs to justresign and stop embarrassinghis constituents,” VoteVetschairman Jon Soltz, himself anIraq War veteran, said onMSNBC on Thursday. AFP

US lawmakerunder firefor jibe atamputee rival

A woman wipes her tears as she watching on a giant screenoutside the court the reading of the sentences. AFP

Dictators get jailfor stealing babies

UNHRC backs freedom of Net

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THE AGE OF I MAY BE ENDING,and we should be happy about it

As Apple is buffeted across the globe by a slew of lawsuits, its stranglehold on the globaltechnology market is loosening. Players like Samsung, Motorola and resurgent Nokia

seem to have realised that Apple can be taken down. No longer is it the colossus thatstraddles the information and technological superhighway, the master of all it surveys. In thepost-Steve Jobs era Apple has been unable to rebuild its totem, even though it continues to

promise new technology that will swiftly make all others passé. In the smartphone market, thecompany is taking a beating, and while the ‘Apple Corp’ may deny that the company could

have passed its zenith, the writing’s on the wall. This, however, is not a reason to bemoan thedemise of a giant, but rather to celebrate the rise of erstwhile Davids who are delivering prod-

ucts far superior to the ones they used to… and that’s thanks to Apple. Business is almostalways about crests and troughs (something Apple will attest to) and Apple’s current dip should

herald a new age of innovation.

WHY WE LOVE Andy Murray

Afew hours after youread this, Andy Murraymay well be out of

Wimbledon 2012, but thatdoesn’t take away from thefact that Murray is one ofthe most underrated tennisplayers around today. Hisgrit and sheer determinationoften go unheralded, butthey shouldn’t. Ivan Lendlsaw it, it’s time we did too.

Several months ago, I wrote an articlehere about battling corruption from thebottom up. I talked about forcing rick-shaws in Hyderabad to run their

meters, newspapers to admit when “news”articles are actually just advertisements anduniversities to stop charging under-the-tablefees. There are obviously a thousand otherplaces to hit as well — cops and governmentbureaucrats taking bribes come quickly tomind.

But the reality is, corruption is set and sus-tained from the top, and if you want to breakits back, that’s where you have to focus mostof your efforts.

And, of late, India is making progress inthis area, right here locally, in Hyderabad,with more and more corrupt officials falling,and nationally, with probes like the 2G scan-dal. But is it enough? And is there anothermodel India could follow, to speed up the pro-cess?

Well, it turns out, there is. Back in 2002,another developing country, with corruptionat least as systemic as India’s, decided toattack corruption at the highest levels of soci-ety with relentlessness previously unseen.

That country was Indonesia, which thatyear passed a law that enabled the creation ofthe Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK),also known as the Indonesian CorruptionEradication Commission.

The KPK was formed “after special consid-eration on the extraordinary nature of corrup-tion in Indonesia, which has become systemicand widespread, and has violated the humanrights of the Indonesian people.” Does thatsound anything like India?

The commission was granted powers toinvestigate ANY government officials andissues of significant public concern.

Since it started operating in late 2003,according to the New York Times in 2009, “thecommission has investigated, prosecuted andachieved a 100 per cent conviction rate in 86cases of bribery and graft related to govern-ment procurements and budgets.”

The keys to this commission’s success arethat it has been well-funded, is independentand has broad investigative and prosecutorialpowers. Nobody in Indonesia is out of itsreach.

Has it been flawless? No. Like any empow-ered body, corruption eventually seeped in,and several of its personnel have come underinvestigation in the last few years, causingsome to call for the eradication of theEradication Commission.

But that would be a mistake. The commis-sion’s record is extraordinary, and these marksagainst it do not negate those successes.

Would this work in India? Could it work?There are problems. Who would appoint

the members of the commission? Obviously, ifcorrupt officials are in charge of appointingmembers of the commission, it would be lesslikely to take down corrupt officials.

Also, with India’s backlogged and prob-

lematic courts, how could such a commissionsuccessfully prosecute cases?

These are both good reasons to not startsuch a commission. But there are so manymore good reasons to start such a commis-sion.

Corruption corrodes the very fabric ofsociety, eating into communal trust, prof-itability and even international respectability.A commission like the one used in Indonesiacould be a powerful tool to reverse this degra-dation in India.

Winston Churchill once said that democ-racy is the worst form of government, exceptfor all the rest. I believe a properly empow-ered Corruption Eradication Commission inIndia is the worst way of fighting corruption,except for all the rest.

Let the fight begin.A foreigner’s observations on living,

working, surviving and thriving in India

Battling corruptionfrom the top down!

Anonymous Alien

Another ‘axisof evil’ rises in Africa?Tristan [email protected]

The top US commander forAfrica has warned that Al Qaedaaffiliates are seeking to strength-en ties across the continent.General Carter Ham, commanderof the US Africa Command,described Nigeria's Boko Haram,Somalia's Al Shabaab and theSaharan Al Qaeda in the IslamicMagreb as "dangerous and worri-some" and added that there weresigns the groups are trying tocoordinate their activities.

Al Shabaab, an Islamist insur-gent group battling the Somaligovernment and its AfricanUnion defenders, formallydeclared its allegiance to AlQaeda earlier this year. AQIMhijacked a Tuareg rebellion innorthern Mali carving out a fief-dom that Ham described "a safehaven" for the group.

Ham said the links betweenBoko Haram and AQIM are ofgreatest concern. "Most notably Iwould say that the linkagesbetween AQIM and Boko Haramare probably the most worrisomein terms of the indications wehave that they are likely sharingfunds, training and explosivematerials that can be quite dan-gerous," he said. The two groupsoperate in close proximity toeach other in West Africa while AlShabaab is on the other side ofthe continent.

On the same day that Hammade his comments the head ofthe MI5, gave a rare speech inwhich he raised similar concerns."Al Qaeda affiliates in Yemen,Somalia and the Sahel havebecome more dangerous as AlQaeda in Pakistan has declinedand we see increasing levels ofcooperation between Al Qaedagroups in various parts of theworld," said Jonathan Evans.

All this talk from West of an AlQaeda network spreading acrossAfrica has been seen by some asself-serving and has been greetedwith some skepticism partlythanks to the lack of evidence."Some of the connectionsbetween Al Qaeda and African-based jihadist groups have beenknown before. But there has beena question mark over whetherthere is a direct, operational link,as Gen Ham says," opined BBC'sMark Doyle. GLOBALPOST

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Cocktail3. O Womaniya Live

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Teri meri Kahaani6. Luttna

Cocktail7.Hunter

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Shanghai

1.Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen

2.Wide AwakeKaty Perry

3.Good TimeOwl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

4.WhistleFlo Rida

5.Titanium (feat. Sia)David Guetta & Sia

6.Somebody That I Used toKnow (feat. Kimbra)

Gotye7.Lights

Ellie Goulding8.Where Have You Been

Rihanna9.Scream

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9. Tailgates & TanlinesLuke Bryan

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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201215Rhythm Nation

SaavnSaavn is great app for discover-ing new Bollywood andTollywood music and also forstreaming Indian movie songs ingeneral. It also packs an onlineradio for those who don't wantto pick a particular track tolisten to. It also lets you cre-ate custom playlists and cus-tom stations. It has a greatcatalogue of songs and worksgreat even on low-speed sce-narios. It's closest rival isDhingana, which has almost allthe features of Saavn and letsyou comment on songs andplaylists using Facebook connectwithin the app. In Saavn andDhingana, users will not be ableto save songs locally.Available for Android, iOS,Symbian Series 40 and online.

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SoundHound

Next time you're at a pub and you hear a song, don'twaste time trying to figure out the artist, as

SoundHound will do it for you. All you need to dois record a small bit of the song and wait for theapp to work its magic. It can also come upwith the name of the song by just listen-ing to someone humming the tune.Once you identify the song and theartist, the app will display thelatest updates made by theband on social media sites

and also a few videos of the artist from YouTube, all for free.Available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Symbian.

MUSIC TO YOUR EARSFor those who like to have their music on the go and cannot do without theirdaily dose of chartbusters, we list some of the best musical apps around

SongifyRememberthose guyswho came upwith 'autotune thenews' onYouTube? Wellthis app is by the same bunch. It letsyou speak anything you want and theapp will convert it into a song, or ratherforce fit it into a tune. You can selectthe tune you want from an array ofchartbusters. A few of the songs are freebut you'll need to pay for extra tunes.Available for Android and iOS.

Hungama MyPlayThis is ideal for downloads. They offer twoplans, a monthly rental plan which gives youaccess to their entire library for a small fee anda secondary plan by which you can purchase atrack for keeps. The issue with the initial plan isthat it comes with a DRM and the file will ceaseto work after a month if the user does notresubscribe. All said, the service is one of thebest in India as of nowsince Amazon andApple's music storedoes not work here.Available for iOS,Android, Symbian andonline.

Last.fmThis is great tofind out aboutupcoming con-certs near youand also sug-gests musicbased on your taste. The app goesthrough your playlists and suggestsartists who have a style similar to thoseyou listen to. It also has a built in socialnetwork through which you can seewhat your friends are listening to andconnect with people who like the samesongs as you do. Available for Windows, Android, iOS.

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201218Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Our skin gets itscolour from a pig-ment known asmelanin which is

produced in the Melanocytecells in the skin.

Excess and absence ofthis pigment results in vari-ous physical attributes.While excess is known ashyper pigmentation, anabsence is known as hypopigmentation.

CausesAccording to Dr Radha Shah,consultant dermatologist,Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills,“The causes for hyper pig-mentation could includetanning, diseases like acne,irritation with substances,use of perfumes, injuries andbirth marks. While tanning isnormal, sunburn may result

in pigmentation. When itcomes to hypo pigmentationthe causes could includefungal infections, dry skinpatches, trauma (especiallyburns), eczema, psoriasisand birth marks.”

According to Dr BSChandrashekhar, chief der-matologist, Cutis Clinic,Bangalore, “Hyper pigmenta-tion is characterised bybrown spots turning black.”The different types of hyperpigmentation include suntan, melisma, injury, solarmeiosis etc. Freckles andsunspots are also types ofhyper pigmentation. DrChandrashekhar says, “Incertain cases freckles may begenetic but this is rarely seenamong Indians.”

According to DrChandrashekar, “Vitiligo,pityriasis alba and albinismare types of hypo pigmenta-tion. While Vitiligo is morecommon in children, pityria-sis alba is a form of mild

eczema and albinism is agenetic problem in whichthe skin becomes photosensitive.”

TreatmentTalking about hyper pigmen-tation, Dr Chandrashekharsays, “Patients with hyperpigmentation are asked toavoid sunlight and areadvised to use sunscreensand sun protection. It isimportant that the patientshould apply the cream from9am to 4pm as this is thetime when the UV rays arethe highest. One should re-apply every two hours. Acommon misconception isthat sunscreen should beapplied only when you areoutside.” A SPF15-SPF30sunscreen is sufficient. Whilebuying a sunscreen oneshould buy a sunscreen thatprotects against both UV(causes pigmentation) andUVB (causes sun burns).Apart from this, certain

creams with bleachingagents help.

Dr Radha adds, “Apartfrom bleaches and creamstopical steroids may beadvised. If nothing worksthen the patient may beadvised chemical peels orlaser. In case of hypo pig-mentation topical steroids orcertains psoralens alongwith UV rays (known asPUVA therapy) may beadvised to help bring thecolour back. If these fail thanskin grafting is advised.”

On the reference to pig-mentation being the sign ofskin cancer, Dr Chandra-shekhar says, “This is morecommon in US and Australiaas they have more sun expo-sure. In our country it is rarebut if one feels that the spothas increased or there isitching or burning, youshould visit a doctor.” DrRadha agrees, “Although rare,it may be a sign of an under-lying problem”

Spots you don’t wantAnishaa [email protected]

Clear skin is everybody’s dream. While a concealer can take care of those spots on atemporary basis, options are available for a more permanent solution

Older beescan help findways to treatdementiaWASHINGTON: Surprisingly, olderhoney bees can reverse brain agingor dementia when they take on nestresponsibilities handled by muchyounger bees, according to scien-tists from a US university.

Researchers at the Arizona StateUniversity say these findings couldopen the way to treating age-relateddementia, even though currentresearch focuses on potential newdrug treatments.

A team of researchers fromArizona and the NorwegianUniversity of Life Sciences, led byGro Amdam from Arizona School ofLife Sciences, showed that trickingolder, foraging bees into doingsocial tasks inside the nest causeschanges in the molecular structureof their brains.

“We knew from previousresearch that when bees stay in thenest and take care of larvae - thebee babies - they remain mentallycompetent for as long as we observethem,” said Amdam, an associateprofessor, the journal ExperimentalGerontology reports.

“However, after a period of nurs-ing, bees fly out gathering food andbegin aging very quickly. After justtwo weeks, foraging bees have wornwings, hairless bodies, and moreimportantly, lose brain functionbasically measured as the ability tolearn new things,” he said, accord-ing to an Arizona statement.

“We wanted to find out if therewas plasticity in this aging patternso we asked the question. Whatwould happen if we asked the forag-ing bees to take care of larval babiesagain?” Amdam asked.

Amdam’s international team notonly saw a recovery in the bees abil-ity to learn, they discovered achange in proteins in the bees’brains. When comparing the brainsof the bees that improved relative tothose that did not, two proteinsnoticeably changed.

They found Prx6, a protein alsofound in humans that can help pro-tect against dementia, includingdiseases such as Alzheimer’s, andthey discovered a second and docu-mented ‘chaperone’ protein thatprotects other proteins from beingdamaged when brain or other tis-sues are exposed to cell-level stress.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201219Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Bacteria more effective than pasteLONDON: Brushing teethwith an enzyme extractedfrom a bacteria found in sea-weed could be more effectivethan toothpaste in the fightagainst tooth decay, a Britishstudy has found.

Scientists from NewcastleUniversity used an enzyme iso-lated from marine bacteriumBacillus licheniformis, whichthey were originally researchingfor its use in cleaning shiphulls, the Daily Mail reported.

The scientists say theenzyme can “cut through”plaque on teeth and clean hard-to-reach areas.

Nicholas Jakubovics of theuniversity’s School of Dental

Sciences said better productsoffering more effective dentaltreatment can be made usingthe enzyme.

“This enzyme can cutthrough the plaque or layer ofbacteria and we want to harnessthis power into a paste, mouth-wash or denture cleaning solu-tion,” Jakubovics said.

“Plaque on your teeth ismade up of bacteria which jointogether to colonise an area in abid to push out any potentialcompetitors. Traditional tooth-pastes work by scrubbing off theplaque containing the bacteria,but that’s not always effective,”he said.

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Learnt thehard way

Gym DiariesSudeshna Koka

My teacher would alwaystell me that the basicproblem with most

youngsters today is that they arealways extremely enthusiasticwhen they start something new.But then that enthusiasm soonfizzles out. I think that is exactlywhat is happening with me andmy gym work outs. I started gym-ming with great gusto, but astime passed by, I realise that I’velost all that passion and zeal tolose weight. Result — I findmyself skipping gym more andmore often.

Usually, I don’t realise thefolly of my ways till it’s too late.But this time, I did. After a monthof dilly-dallying about going togym, I realised that it was reallynot working in my favour. I wouldgo to the gym for a couple ofdays, skip for a couple of daysthen go back for a couple of days.The cycle just continued. Butthen what also happened wasthis — every time I went to thegym and worked out, I wouldhave crazy body pains the nextday. When I bunked, the painswould die down, only to returnwhen I hit the gym again. Irealised, that this wouldn’t hap-pen if I was regular with myworkouts.

But last week I realised thatthis HAD to stop at any cost. Well,you see, I always learn things thehard way.

After mentally preparingmyself not to bunk gym, I wentregularly to gym. And then camemy ouch moment because westarted off my workout with legexercises. Trust me, working outyour lower body is terribly hard.When I work out other bodyparts, the pain is not as bad.

The first night after I resumedmy workouts, the pain was terri-ble that I found myself waking upat night because my leg hurt sobad. Despite the pain, I wentback to the gym the next day andwas secretly hoping my trainerwould make me work out myupper body. But he made me dolower body exercises again, muchto my dismay. In fact, the wholeweek we did nothing but lowerbody exercises. This was perhapsone of the most difficult workoutsessions. But then guess I had tolearn things the hard way. On theupside, since I kept at it, thepains are not so bad now. I sup-pose the trick is to not take abreak and to let your body getused to the workout.

(The writer is determined tofight the flab. Readers can inspire

her at [email protected])

Parents with more kidsless likely to catch cold

WASHINGTON: If you are aparent, then you are 52 percent less likely to develop acold than non-parents, says alatest research.

“We have had a long-terminterest in how various socialrelationships influence healthoutcomes,” said SheldonCohen, professor of psychologyat Carnegie College ofHumanities and SocialSciences, who led the studywith Rodlescia S Sneed.

“Parenthood was especiallyinteresting to us because it hasbeen proposed that it can have

both positive and negativeeffects on health,” Cohen wasquoted as saying in the journalPsychosomatic Medicine.

“For example, being a par-ent can be stressful but at thesame time can be fulfilling,facilitate the development of asocial network and providepurpose in life,” said Cohen,according to a university state-ment. Cohen, Sneed, Ronald B.Turner from the University ofVirginia and William J. Doyle,University of Pittsburgh Schoolof Medicine, exposed 795healthy adults aged between 18

and 55 years to the commoncold virus.

Parents with one or twochildren were 48 per cent lesslikely to get sick while parentswith three or more childrenwere 61 per cent less likely todevelop a cold.

Both parents with childrenliving at home and away fromhome showed a decreased riskof catching a cold. And, whileparents older than age 24 wereprotected from the cold virus,parenthood did not influencewhether those aged 18-24 yearsbecame ill. IANS

PARENTS WITH ONEOR TWO CHILDRENWERE 48 PER CENTLESS LIKELY TO GETSICK WHILE PARENTSWITH THREE ORMORE CHILDRENWERE 61 PER CENTLESS LIKELY TODEVELOP A COLD

F‑FolioDior blanketed a mansion in fresh-cut flowersto fete its new designer Raf Simons, and hisplayful, modern spin on the house’s iconic silhouette on day one of the Paris haute couture show

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The fashion galaxy hadbeen bubbling withexcitement to see theavant-gardist Belgian’sdebut at Dior, morethan a year after itsflamboyant frontmanJohn Galliano was

sacked in disgrace over a drunken,racist outburst.

Sharon Stone, Marion Cotillard andIsabelle Huppert were among the A-lis-ters there for the show, set in five opu-lent rooms bedecked wall to ceilingwith a thick canopy of flowers —a mil-lion buds in total— each in a differenthue.

Workers toiled through the night toaffix the white orchids, red roses, bluedelphiniums, yellow goldenrods, andfor the Christian Dior room pink rosesand garden flowers in a nod to thehouse founder’s passion for flowers. Forthe clothes too, Simons said he lookedto the 1950s roots of the house, whenthe couturier was at its helm, taking the“architecture” of his classic silhouettes

and reworking them for a modernwoman.

Dior’s “bar suit” — a pencil skirtand jacket with a nipped waist and aflare at the hips, called a basque — wassuggested in slender black pantsuits, inbustiers, on coast and bare-shoulderdresses with structured, flared skirts.

For cocktail time, Simons pairedbare-back dresses of fluid silk crepe, infuchsia or the house’s trademark red,with black or navy cigarette pants.

A band of electric blue silk wasdraped bustier-like over the breasts,joined at the back with a panel ofcoloured embroidery, worn over blackwool pants.

And for chillier nights Dior’swoman could step into midnight bluedresses made entirely of mink andastrakhan fur.

From blacks and deep blues, thepalette swept up via tie-dye motifs andintricate floral embroidery, to thepalest pinks and blues, like on a show-stopping series of ball gowns fullyembroidered with downy feathers.Judging by the crush of people pressingto congratulate him after the show—including top designers Marc Jacobs,Alber Elbaz or the veteran PierreCardin — Simons did not disappoint.“There was all of Dior’s fragility, andRaf’s modernity,” summed up Lanvin’sstar designer Alber Elbaz.“I thought it was sublime,very inspired,” Cotillardsaid afterwards.“We are very lucky tohave this very intellectu-al designer,” said Stone,who like Cotillard isone of the faces of theluxury brand.The Dior show wasa major highlight ofthe three days ofhaute coutureshows runninguntil Wednesday,with Chanel andGivenchy to onTuesday and Jean-Paul Gaultier onWednesday. AFP

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The audio release of Andarila Nenu Preminchanu washeld at the Film Chambers, Film Nagar on Thursday.The film stars Krishna Tej, Nivan and Bindhu.

To beautiful melodies

Commentator Harsha Bhogle acts as quizmaster atthe Monsoon Quiz that was held at Eat Street,Necklace Road on Thursday.

What’s the question?

Lions Club member Prabaker and corporator KothaRama Rao launched the Heads up Salon at AS RaoNagar recently.

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Go ahead andsplurge

Models display the latest collectionof designer saris at CMRSecunderabad. CMR is offeringheavy discounts for the Ashadamseason.

The beauty oftime

Rado’s brand ambassador Lisa Rayinaugurated Rado’s second store inthe city in Jubilee Hills on Thursday.

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The enthusiasm of these youngsters hadto be seen to be believed as they danced and

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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201224The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

He was voted the seventh-best-looking man in theworld and the best look-

ing man in India by US’s Peoplemagazine in 2004 — but SalmanKhan has maintained his dis-tance from Hollywood, and sayshe has his reasons.

The Bollywood star unlea -shed his funny side when askedabout the reason at an eventorganised by Indo-AmericanChamber Of Commerce (IACC)on Wednesday.

“All my friends who havegone to America, they don’t

even want to come back for aholiday, wonder why. I am anactor, those guys were the ‘sen-sible’ ones, educated — engi-neers, doctors, scientists. Theseguys went there and made a lotof money, respect,” he said.

“Me, I am giving Brad Pitt,Tom Cruise, all these guys achance. Otherwise...poor guys,”the 46-year-old said in ahumourous way. Salman alsotargeted Hollywood films.

“Amazing movies, theymake anything look good. Likefor example the names I took,

Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise. We justgo on emotions and heart. Weoverdo anything, I mean guyslike us also look really bad,”said Salman.

He wrapped up theresponse with his arch-rival,superstar Shah Rukh Khan’sfamous dialogue from MyName Is Khan: “I mean myname is actually Khan and Iactually am not a terrorist.”

Besides Salman, actressNargis Fakhri was also present at the event.

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ActressManisha Koirala,who will turn 42

on August16, plans totake a break from herwork so that she canhave a spiritual birthdayin Rishikesh.

“After finishing workgoing to Rishikesh inHimalayas for yog shivir(camp), did not knowmy exotic plan for birth-day would be so...everyyear new theme, itkeeps getting better,without my planning...,"Manisha tweeted.

The actress, who lastappeared in NationalAward winning film IAM, will be seen in RamGopal Verma’sBHHOOoo.!, a sequel to2003 release hit horrorfilm Bhoot. IANS

Manisha’sspiritualbirthday

Filmmaker RakeshRoshan promisesto offer the best

stunts and action in hissuperhero flick Krrish3, but admits they can’tcompete withHollywood’s techno-logically hi-fisequences and bur-geoning budgets.However, he says he

retained the dramaand emotions thatBollywood is knownfor in the movie.

“In terms of stuntspectacle and action,we have gone waybeyond the otherKrissh films. But wecan’t compete withHollywood. One oftheir action scenes is

equal to my entirebudget. We can’t affordthe bigness of theHollywood superherofilms,” said the 62-year-old.

But that hasn’tdeterred him from giv-ing his best shot.

“Given our mone-tary restrictions, we’vedone whatever wecould do with theaction scenes. But ourforte is the drama. So,we have based all theaction in emotions.”

“Plain and simple,they have the money.We don’t. We have todepend on our con-tent, the story andemotions. We’ll try toget the audienceinvolved in the emo-tions and then getthem sucked into thestunts," added thefilmmaker.

IANS

We can’t compete withHollywood for stunts

SALMANSTAYING

AWAY FROMHOLLYWOOD?

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201225The glamour behind the glitzMagic ScreenT-TOWN TWEETIES

@pnavdeep26The man can pull off any lookwid utmost ease n manages tolook hot no matter whattt!*nag* a true star... #admirer.

@me_sushanthI mentioned the word Eega onphone n my 3 yr old niecestarts singing “Eega EegaEega”! Wow! All the best@ssrajamouli sir.@Samanthaprabhu2.

@actressanjjanaaPutting in my sweat n bloodfor my 1st ever magnum bud-get heroine oriented filmmahanadhi day4@2ndsched-ule.

@richyrichaI can never fall asleep when Ihave an early flight the nextday! Then I end up looking likea zombie… ok goodnight!

@shrutihaasanWhy do the rains make happysad nostalgic all at once? Myplaylist is truly schizo this season lol.

@tashu_02Checked with my Dir —@ijar96 n now the entireschedule is set... so shall startrolling soon in #Hyderabad...looking forward for it :-)

@RanaDaggubatiWhat a coincidence metShekar Kamulla this morningin the studio at the edit andour film is on TV!! #Leader.

@LakshmiManchuReally enjoying the songs of#devuducheysinamanushulu.2, 3, 4 and 5 are my favs. Allthe best to the team.

ALLU ARJUN PINS HOPESON JULAAYI

SS Rajamouli’sEega is expect-ed to take a

flying start all overAP and TamilNadu. In AP alone,the film is going torelease in 1,200theatres andthanks to the pre-release buzz it hascreated, almost allthe tickets arebooked for the weekend in most centres. InTamil Nadu, PVP Cinemas is planning to releasethe film in over 200 theatres. We hear that thedistributors in TN have already paid `7 crore asadvance. Prasad V Potluri, who bought theTamil rights for `5 crore, has already made prof-its from the sale of theatrical and satellite rights.What’s caught everyone by surprise is the extent of buzz which the film has generateddespite the absence of a big star. A lot is riding on SS Rajamouli’s brand. The film is alsobeing released in a big way in Kerala, Karnatakaand rest of India. The big question remainswhether the film can reach the sky highexpectations.

Eega mania beginsKochadaiyaan’s audiolaunch in Tokyo?

Rajinikanth’s upcoming filmKochadaiyaan is expected

to hit the screens end ofthe year but already the makers

have grand plans for it. Directed bySoundarya Rajinikanth, the film

has Rajinikanth, DeepikaPadukone, Sarathkumar, Aadhiand Shobana in lead roles. The

film’s principal shooting hasalready been wrapped up and

most part of the film was shot inLondon, Thiruvananthapuram and

HK. The latest buzz is that thefilm’s audio launch will be held in

Tokyo and the film will premiere inLA, London and in India later this

year. Ever since K S Ravikumar’sMuthu released, Rajini’s fan follow-

ing in Japan has grown manifold.Almost all his films in the past 15

years have been released in Japanor dubbed in Japanese.

Allu Arjun has pinned all his

hopes on TrivikramSrinivas’ upcoming film

Julaayi. The film is set forrelease on July 13 and we hear that

Trivikram Srinivas is leaving nostone unturned to promote the film.

Recently, Allu Arjun shot for a promotional song in Old City alongwith Devi Sri Prasad. Talking to themedia, Allu Arjun said, “This is the

first time that I have shot for a pro-motional song for my film. It was

Trivikram Srinivas and DSP’s idea.When they shared the idea to makethis song, I was more than happy to

oblige. There are no item numbersin the film;however, I must confessthat I danced like an item boy for a

mass song in the film. DSP has com-posed music for the fourth time in

my career and I am glad that wehave yet another winner.” The filmis about an aimless youngster who

becomes quite responsible in theend.“You’ll see Allu Arjun in a newlight in the film and there’s a goodcomedian in him. We have tried todrive home the point that making

easy money is not the right thing todo,” Trivikram Srinivas said. Ileanais playing the lead role in the film.

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201226Chai Time

How to Play KakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is alsosuitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play Kakuro?’, wellhere are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike insudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells likein a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells willcontain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.

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

Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly:In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you

will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. Thismeans that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14.Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is donethrough elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work outthe answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid com-binations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

KAKUROACROSS1 ‘Bet you can't,’ eg5 Baby bed11 AKC outcast14 ‘Firebird’ composer

Stravinsky15 More smarmy16 ‘... ___ nation under

God ...’17 Situations that could

erupt into sudden violence

19 Juice drink brand20 China and Japan, eg21 Lover of beauty23 Before, to Shakespeare24 Offshore hazard26 Dry, as a desert27 Renovated the kitchen,

eg29 Case for a plumber32 ‘ ___ Only Just Begun’33 Oohs and ___35 Again from square one37 ‘Waking ___ Devine’

(1998 comedy)38 Right away41 Weary traveller's

stopover43 Actionable offense44 Period for historians45 Aussie buddy47 ‘Dead Poets Society’

director49 Corner office, company

car and others53 Chicken, to a chicken

hawk54 Bubbly drink with

caffeine56 Be down with

something57 Amount owed61 Preliminary sketch63 In-house computer

linkup, briefly64 Kind of artist66 Satisfied a craving67 Protester's sign word68 Remain edible69 ‘On your mark, get ___,

go!’70 Churchill's predecessor71 Circular current

DOWN1 Hold opposing views2 Blazing3 Emulated a lion4 Scottish tongue5 Patch of woods6 Burned and looted7 Muhammad of the ring8 Eat a formal meal9 ‘Shall we dance?’ reply10 Start for ‘while’11 Making sense12 Promoting harmony13 Went back, as a hairline18 Construction worker's

protection22 ‘Hee ___’25 Almost hysterical28 Actor Holm30 ___ and outs31 Wimbledon champion

Sampras34 Downfall that some

dread36 Road to conflict38 Worldwide computer

connection39 Angry

feeling40 ‘No’ to Rob Roy41 Certain Chevrolets or

antelopes42 Give a

running commentary

46 Hand-___coordination

48 First-yearplayer

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money58 Blue tinged with green59 Litter weakling60 Put through a sieve62 Placid, for one65 ___ Poly (West Coast

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THOUGHT OFTHE DAY

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ARIESHurdles in your path of growth willdisappear. Financial position will bestrong. Daughter's marriage will besettled with a good match. Son will getan opportunity to go abroad.

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LIBRAHealth problem likely, hence goodcare is needed to be taken. Negligencemight aggravate the problem. Avoidtaking medicines on your own. Alwayskeep a distance with new friends.

CAPRICORNMoney flow will be abundant. Some areforced to change their house or place.Newlyweds will get their offspring so on.Govt work will end at a fast pace. Thoseplanning to go abroad will get the visas.

TAURUSBenefits likely through relatives andclose friends. You will get the expectedfinancial help. Be alert; as there is a ch ‑a nce that your relatives will blame you.Businessmen should study the market.

LEOGovt work will end favourably and quic ‑kly too. Some have chances to buy valu‑able objects and immovable assets. Tra ‑vel and vehicle maintenance will incre ‑ase. Increase in profits for businessmen.

SCORPIOYou need to control anger and emo‑tional outbursts, else the situation willgo out of your control. You will actdiplomatically to solve problems.Expected money will come to you.

AQUARIUSChances of misunderstanding with blo ‑od relatives and health problem likely;take good care. You will get help andsupport of good hearted persons. Mat ‑ernal relatives will also help you.

GEMINIEmployees will work hard but no reco ‑g nition likely at work place which mi ‑ght upset them. Peaceful situation willprevail at home. Comforts set to incre ‑ase. Health problem likely; take care.

VIRGOMoney inflow will increase consider‑ably. You will come out clear fromthe blame on you. Avoid taking imp ‑ortant decisions for the time being.Spouse will be co‑operative all times.

SAGITTARIUSYou will face tension and are unable tocomplete work as expected. House andvehicle maintenance are likely to goup. You struggle hard to achieve goals.Real‑estate deals will yield gains.

PISCESYou will think differently and innova‑tively to complete work successfully.Persons opposed to you will becomeinactive. You will gain an upper handat home. Unexpected fortune likely.

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The World – A per‑fect holiday can be atrekking trip to thehillslopes. You candiscover a new youby being close tonature. Explore diffe ‑rent parts of nature.

Four of Swords –There are alwaystwo, or more, sidesto a story. Donʼt becontent by listeningto just one side of astory and makingyour judgment.

Nine of Cups – Youget nostalgic andlike to revel in thebeauty of all thingsancient. You think ofthe past as a sweetmemory you cannothave enough of.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

Ten of Cups – Createa beautiful setting w ‑ithin your house wi ‑th candles, music an ‑d perfume. You needto pamper your selfsometimes and dothings for yourself.

Four of Pentacles –You are holding onto a bygone era andexpect the youngergeneration to under‑stand your values an ‑d emotions towardsa thing of the past.

Ace of Pentacles –There is a rival whois attacking you inways you donʼt yetknow. Be on your gu ‑a rd at all times anddo whatʼs needed toprotect yourself.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

The Sun – You aregoing to be very busyand this is a goodkind of busy. You feelimportant and, in fact,do important work.This is a good thingfor your confidence.

Judgement – This iscelebration time. Allyour ideas and plansare falling in placeand your doubts areslowly erased. Youhave the confidenceto make new plans.

The Star – You aretempted to stick totradition despiteyour instinct askingyou to try a newapproach. You willfeel obligated to godown a new road.

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Income will increase. Long‑time wisheswill get fulfilled. Children will makeyou happy and proud. You will be giv ‑en importance in functions you attend.Profits will jump for businessmen.

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Page of Pentacles –Be consistent in eve r ‑ything that you do.You may have doubtsin terms of what youwant to do and whenand how. Have faithin your own ideas.

Queen of Pentacles –The future is alreadyhere. There is nopoint over‑planningto the last detail. Youhave to sometimesgo with the flow anddo whatʼs needed.

Eight of Swords – Ifyouʼre riding a two‑wheeler, wear a hel‑met. Donʼt break therules. The cop mayfine you. Follow thelaw, no matter howdifficult it may seem.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI

STAR POWER FOR 7-7-2012

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The Olympic Stadiumwill host the spectac-ular Opening and

Closing Ceremonies, aswell as some of the mosticonic Games events.

The Stadium is at theheart of the Olympic Parkon an ‘island’ site, surroun-ded by waterways on thr-

ee sides. Spectators willreach the venue via fivebridges that link the siteto the surrounding area.

The innovative flexibledesign means its 80,000capacity can be reducedafter the Games. It has apermanent lower tier witha capacity of 25,000, and a

temporary steel and con-crete upper tier, which ho-lds a further 55,000 spec-

tators, that can be dis-mantled after the Games.

The temporary uppertier means that amenitiessuch as catering and toi-lets normally found insidesports stadia have beenlocated in temporary facil-ities around the outside ofthe Stadium.

100M, 200M:At the LondonGames, the100m is runalong the home

straight of the athletics trackwhile for the 200m, there is astaggered start so athletesstart on a bend. In bothe theevents, athletes start in theset position – kneeling downwith their feet in the startingblocks.

Competition format200mThe 200m competitionstarts with heats. The num-ber of heats and the num-ber of athletes progressingto the next round dependson the number of athletescompeting. In each heat thefastest athletes go through,as well as a set number ofthe fastest losers across allthe heats. The followingrounds run on the same for-mat, until eight athletes arethrough to compete in thefinal. The draw to deter-mine which heat athletesrun in is decided by theirinitial seedings for the firstround, and then their per-formances after that. Thisensures that the highestseeded athletes are notdrawn in the same heat. Inthe first round, an athlete’slane allocation is by lot, andin subsequent rounds it isdependent on their perfor-mance.

Competition format100mThe 100m competition startswith a preliminary round,which is limited to those ath-letes who have not as yet ac-hieved the qualifying standa-rds. The qualification proce-dure from this round is dete-rmined by the final nu mberof entrants. The competitionthen continues with heats.The number of heats and thenumber of athletes progress-ing to the next round depen-ds on the number of athletescompeting. In each heat thefastest athletes go through, aswell as a set nu mber of the

fastest losers across all theheats. The following roundsrun on the same format, untileight athletes are through tocompete in the final. Thedraw to determine whichheat athletes run in is decid-ed by their initial seedings forthe first round, and thentheir performances after that.This ensures that the highestsee d ed athletes are not in thesame heat. In the first round,an athlete’s lane allocation isby lots, and in subsequentrounds it is on their perfor-mance. The highest-seededathletes are drawn in thecentre lanes.

False startif the athletemoves within 0.10seconds after the gunhas fired the athlete hasfalse started. This figure isbased on tests that showthe human brain cannothear and process the infor-mation from the start soundin under 0.10 seconds. Thisrule is only applied at high-level meets where fullyautomated force or motionsensor devices are built intothe starting blocks.

THE LINGO

ON YOUR MARKS...

Carl Lewis (born July 1, 1961) One of onlyfour Olympians to win nine gold medals,

Carl Lewis was among the greatest Olympicidols of the 20th century. His first taste of

Games glory came at Los Angeles 1984, w-here he claimed a famous quadruple gold

medal haul. Two more golds and a silverfollowed at Seoul 1988, before he claim a

further two golds at Barcelona 1992.

Fanny Blankers-Koen (born April 26, 1918)One of the finest all-round athletes, Fanny Bl-ankers-Koen remains the only woman to winfour Athletics golds at a single Games. In acareer that lasted 20 years, Blankers-Koenwon multiple European titles and set 20 worldrecords, but her finest was at the 1948 Gameswhere she won the 100m, the 80m Hurdles,the 200m, and the 4 x 100m Relay.

LEGENDS OF THE SPORTDID YOU KNOW...?n Tyson Gay also has a time of 9.68 s set

on 29 June 2008 during the 2008 U.S.Olympic Track & Field Trials at HaywardField in Eugene, Oregon; the tail windspeed was 4.1 m/s, more than doublethe IAAF legal limit.

n The 200 metres is an event subject tothe Wind assistance rules. Races runwith an aiding wind measured over 2.0metres per second are not acceptablefor record purposes.

n Carl Lewis ran a time of 9.78 secondsat the 1988 US Olympic trials inIndianapolis, but it was wind aided (thetail wind speed was 5.2 m/s).

n Ben Johnson ran 9.79 at Seoul in 1988,but he was disqualified after he testedpositive for stanozolol. He later admit-ted to drug use between 1981 and1988, and his time of 9.83 at Rome in1987 was rescinded. Carl Lewis’s 9.92in the Seoul race was therefore recog-nized as the world record, and his twoprior runs of 9.93 were seen as havingequalled the previous world record.

MEDAL EVENTS

TALLY 2008

August 4 Women’s 100mAugust 5 Men’s 100mAugust 8 Women’s 200mAugust 9 Men’s 200m

THE OLYMPIC STADIUMqeb=sbkrbUSA 7 9 7RUSSIA 6 5 7JAMAICA 6 3 2The medals are for all the ath-letic events at the 2008 Games

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Britain to get£13billion Olympicboost: Cameron

LONDON: The 2012Olympics could give a£13 billion stimulus tothe British economyover the next four years,

Prime Minister David Cameron saidon Thursday.

Outlining his vision for turningthe event “into gold for Britain," thepremier said the country was set tohost an “outstanding Games” andthat he expected their full cost to berecouped over time. “It’s what I’ll bedevoting my energy to. Making surethat we turn these Games into goldfor Britain," he said.

“Our inspiration for this shouldbe the Festival of Britain in 1951,which was a showcase of nationalenterprise and innovation. Now, asthen, we need to drum up businessfor Britain — sell Britain to the worldon the back of British success."

The government will use theGames, which run from July 27 toAugust 12, as an opportunity to hosta raft of business summits and aglobal investment conference. “I amconfident that we can derive over£13 billion benefit to the UK econo-my over the next four years as aresult of hosting the Games," he said.

Des withdrawsfrom Australianhockey side

SYDNEY: Star strik-er Des Abbott haswithdrawn from themen’s team for thismonth’s Olympics

hockey event with a kneeinjury, Hockey Australia said onFriday. Abbott will be replacedby Russell Ford.

“Des is a walk-up start, ifhis game is uncompromised, heis one of the world’s most bril-liant players, but the progres-sive knee injury has interferedin his game," Ric Charlesworthcommented. AFP

LONDON:1908, 1948,2012: Londonis the firstcity to host a

third Olympic Games, butthe modest Games of thelast century were worldsaway from today’s glossyextravaganzas.

“The situations are sodifferent that you really can’tcompare them,” AnthonyBijkerk, secretary general ofthe International Society ofOlympic Historians said.

Just 2008 athletes, inclu-ding only 37 women, tookpart in the first Olympicsheld in London, staggeredover the months from Aprilto October 1908.

“The 1908 games werethe first well-organised andtruly international Games ofmodern times,” said Bijkerk.

This was no mean feat,given that Britain took onthe Games with just twoyears’ notice. Original hostsItaly had pulled out in 1906in order to rebuild the city ofNaples, following a massiveeruption of Mount Vesuvius.

US athlete Ray Ewrystole the show in 1908, leap-ing to golds in the standinghigh jump and standing longjump despite having beencrippled with polio as achild. His two specialitieshave since disappeared fromthe Olympic schedule, alongwith motorboat racing, thetug of war, and cycle polo.

But some things haven’tchanged since 1908.

That year’s marathonwas 42.195 kilometres (26miles and 385 yards), so that

it could begin west ofLondon at King Edward VII’sWindsor Castle and end infront of his royal box in thestadium. The marathonremains this length today.

Team GB won more thanhalf of the gold medals — 56,to the United States’ 23 —which, some suggest, mayhave had something to dowith the fact that all thejudges were British.

Forty years later, abomb-wrecked Londonplayed host again, despitethe fact that its citizens —and its economy — were stillreeling from World War II.

“Europe had just comeout of this enormous catas-trophic war and all thecountries were very hard-up," Cathy Ross of theMuseum of London told AFP.

“But at the same time, Ithink there was an appetiteto do something thatbrought the nations togeth-er. So London stepped in.”

The Austerity Games, asthey were quickly nick-

named, took place in a bat-tered capital on a shoestringbudget. Athletes slept in mil-itary barracks and schooldormitories, and had to pro-vide their own equipment.

Nevertheless, the size ofthe teams had doubled since1908, with 4,104 athletesfrom 59 nations taking part,including 390 women.

But there were severalglaring absences: Germanyand Japan, as “aggressors” inWorld War II, were not invit-ed, the Soviet Union decline-d to send any athletes, andChina was busy forming thePeople’s Republic. In 2012,more than 10,000 athletesfrom 205 countries will takepart and the £9.3 billion($14.5 billion dollars, 11.6billion euros) budget is 1,000times that in 1948. AFP

Lee uncertain about regaining formKUALALUMPUR:Malaysian bad-minton heroLee Chong Wei

on Friday said he has notfully recovered from an an-kle injury and is unsure ofwhether he will be in topform for his last chance towin Olympic gold.

The world number two,who has been receiving ste-m cell treatment on tornankle ligaments sustainedat the Thomas Cup in Chin-a in May, lost the top rank-ing to arch-rival Lin Dan ofChina last month aftermissing two tournaments.

He said the Olympics,which start on July 27, willbe his last and he hopes toregain the number oneranking by winning a goldmedal — the first for himand his country.

Asked whether he isconfident he will be back,he said: “I’m not sure....Now I can’ say I have 100percent recovered. I stillhave three weeks. I onlyconcentrate on my game."Lee said he was about 80percent fit. He said he hasbeen training six to sevenhours a day and is stillundergoing rehabilitationfor his injury. AFP

The situationsare so differentthat you reallycan’t comparethem [the pastGames and thepresent 2012Olympics].

Anthony Bijkerk,Secretary General, ISOH

GAMES: PAST AND PRESENT

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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201230The games people playPlaying Field

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DUBAI: The decision by worldfootballing authorities to overturna ban on women soccer playerswearing the Islamic headscarf waswelcomed by several Arab statesThursday.

The International FootballAssociation Board (IFAB), custodi-ans of the rules of football, over-turned its 2007 ban on the Islamicheadscarf, or hijab, which it hadargued was unsafe and increasedthe risk of neck injuries. Newdesigns are secured with Velcrothat experts have said eliminatethe risk of serious injury.

Critics said the ban promoted

inequality at the highest level ofthe world’s most popular game.

“This decision, impatientlyawaited, makes us very happy,”said Sheikha Naima al-Sabah, thepresident of the women’s sportingcommittee for Kuwait’s footballfederation.

“It brings justice to femaleplayers. Its positive impact will bedirect on Kuwaiti women’s enthu-siasm to play football,” Sabahadded.

The Kuwaiti women’s footballteam, like those of the United ArabEmirates, Qatar and Bahrain, playsin various international competi-tions.

Oman does not field a

women’s team, neither does SaudiArabia, the most conservative ofsix monarchies in the ArabianPeninsula.

Boon to women’sfootball in the GulfFIFA’s decision is “going to pro-mote women’s sport in Arab andIslamic countries, which have top-notch soccer players who areunable to compete because of theveil ban”, said Adel Marzouq,coach of the women’s footballteam from Bahrain.

“This wise decision willencourage footballers to play theirchosen sport without embarrass-ment,” he added.

ZURICH: Football’s world gov-erning body FIFA has agreed toallow the introduction of goal-line technology (GLT) at a meet-ing of the sport’s executives hereon Thursday.

The technology will be used atthe Club World Cup in Tokyo inDecember, the ConfederationCup in 2013 and also the WorldCup in 2014.

The decision by theInternational Football Associa -tion Board (IFAB) — custodians ofthe game’s laws — followed a voteat the Zurich headquarters ofFIFA, the international associa-tion of football federations.

It means footballing author-ites around the world can intro-duce the technology into theircompetitions, using either theHawk-Eye or GoalRef systemsthat have been undergoing tests.

The English Premier League,the world’s richest football league,welcomed IFAB’s decision.

“The Premier League hasbeen a long-term advocate of goalline technology,” the EPL said in astatement.

“We will engage in discus-sions with both Hawk-Eye andGoalRef in the near future with aview to introducing goal-linetechnology as soon as is practical-ly possible.”

The development comes afterFIFA president Sepp Blatter lenthis weight to calls for the technol-ogy to be introduced afterUkraine was denied an apparentgoal against England in the recent

Euro 2012 championships, losing1-0.

“After last night’s match (GLT)is no longer an alternative, but anecessity,” Blatter Tweeted.

Replays showed that Marko

Devic’s shot in the 62nd minutehad crossed the goal line beforebeing cleared by England defend-er John Terry.

FA general secretary AlexHorne told a news conference in

Zurich it was “a hugely importantday” for football.

He said: “We believe that it is agreat day for football. From anEnglish perspective today is ahugely important day, it is a causewe have had on our agenda for anumber of years.

“This is about having the righttechnology helping the referee ina relatively rare occurrence — thescoring of a goal.”

Fans have called for years forthe football world to embracetechnology which would elimi-nate human error, citing its use inother sports including tennis andcricket.

But opponents to GLT includ-ed UEFA president Michel Platini,who said he preferred the systemof five match officials, imple-mented for the first time at theUkrainian championships andalso agreed on by IFAB at Zurich.

Prior to the IFAB vote on GLT,even Platini stated that he expect-ed it to get the go-ahead.

Individual associations mayyet decide whether to use thetechnology in their competitions.That means UEFA could stilldecide not to implement the sys-tem.

GoalRef utilises magneticfields to determine whether a ballhas crossed the line while theHawk-Eye system is based on theuse of cameras.

The two goal-line technologysystems both made it through tothe final stages of FIFA’s testingprocess in March this year. AFP

Approval was given on Thursdayto the five-referee method of

officiating matches after a meetingof the International FootballAssociation Board (IFAB).

The referee and two linesmenwill be aided by two further officialsposted behind each team’s goallineto keep an eye on action in andaround the critical penalty box areashould tournament organisers wantit, IFAB announced.

FIFA has been trialling the“Additional Assistant Referee” sys-tem since 2008 and it was in use

during the recently-finished Euro2012 as well as the ChampionsLeague. IFAB comprises the FootballAssociations of England, NorthernIreland, Scotland and Wales, withFIFA representing its other members.

It is the sole body allowed todetermine the laws of the game.

The English FA and theirScotland, Wales and NorthernIreland counterparts each has a sin-gle vote, while FIFA — world foot-ball’s governing body — has four.

Any law change needs at leastsix of the eight votes.

FIFA nod for tech aid

NEW YORK: Former Englandmidfielder David Beckham wassuspended for one game andfined an undisclosed amount byMajor League Soccer onThursday for his actions in andafter a loss last weekend.

Los Angeles Galaxy starBeckham was banned by the MLSdisciplinary committee forSunday’s match at Chicago forconfrontational and provocativebehavoir during and just after a 4-3 loss at San Jose on June 30.

“The committee consideredhis conduct unacceptable anddetrimental to the league’s publicimage,” MLS said in a statement.

In last weekend’s matchagainst the Earthquakes, the for-mer Man United and Real Madridstar had a notable outburst. In thematch, Beckham drew a yellowcard after kicking the ball towardan injured player. AFP

Beckhamsuspendedfor one game

Muslim women permitted to play with hijab on

Five officials at matches allowed

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201231Wimbledon 2012

Steve Griffiths

LONDON: Serena Williamsinsists she will have to deliver theperformance of a lifetime to winher fifth Wimbledon title againstAgnieszka Radwanska in Satur -day’s final.

Williams is widely expected tooverpower Radwanska in her sev-enth Wimbledon final after theAmerican served up a masterclassduring a 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) semi-finalvictory over world number twoVictoria Azarenka on Thursday.

Azarenka is the reigningAustralian Open champion andone of the more powerful stroke-makers on the women’s tour, buteven the Belarusian could donothing to avoid being batteredinto submission as Serena ham-mered down a record 24 aces.

Serena served more aces inone set against Azarenka thanRadwanska has managed in theentire tournament.

That formidable weapon com-bined with her wealth of experi-ence — this is Serena’s 18th GrandSlam final but the first for Rad -wanska — make it easy to see whythe sixth seed is heavily favoured toclinch her 14th major title.

But Serena, the first 30-year-old to reach the Wimbledon finalsince Steffi Graf in 1999, has toomuch respect for Polish third seedRadwanska to be drawn into thehype that has her already crownedchampion.

“Radwanska has been playingwell. She’s been consistent this

year, more consistent than I have,”Serena said.

“That tells me I really need togo out there and be ready to hit alot of shots and be ready to playhard. “She has great hands and shedoes everything so well. If I come

out flat, I won’t win.”Serena has hit a total of 85 aces

in the tournament which wouldput her into second place on themen’s list where only Germany’sPhilipp Kohlschreiber has notchedmore with 98. But Radwanska, who

beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber6-3, 6-4 to become the first PolishGrand Slam finalist for 73 years, is asuperb counter-puncher capableof extending rallies long enough toforce crucial errors. With that inmind, Serena believes just relying

on her serve would be too one-dimensional against an opponentas cunning as Radwanska.

“I think if I try to do too muchoverpowering I can be led to a lotof errors, so I don’t know aboutthat,” she said.

LONDON: Australian legend RodLaver on Thursday proclaimedRoger Federer as the greatest play-er of all time, but with Rafael Nadalnot far behind.

“Roger Federer certainly is myclaim to be the best of all time ifthere is such a thing,” said the 73-year-old Australian.

“Roger’s got all the shots, hisanticipation is unbelievable, histiming off the groundstrokes withhis shots, his single-handed back-hand is one of the best there is.

“But at the same time, I look atRafael Nadal and what he’s done towin seven French Open titles andWimbledon. Being able to play

with somewhat of a suspect knee,his way of motoring around thecourt and tracking shots down isquite uncanny. “They’re very close.Are they great champions and dothey have equal abilities? I’d say‘yes’, they’re pretty much equal.”

Meanwhile, four-time Wimbl -edon champion Laver, the lastman to complete a calendar GrandSlam in 1969, has told AndyMurray that he must be moreaggressive if he wants to endBritain’s 76-year wait for a maleGrand Slam champion.

“He plays a safe game a littlebit too long,” Laver told the BBC.That allows an opponent to be

more aggressive, rather thanputting pressure on an opponent.”

Murray will face France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday biddingto become Britain’s first male final-ist at Wimbledon since BunnyAustin in 1938. “Murray gets in aposition where he’s maybe up abreak or in a position to win agame, and he just plays it back,”added the great Australian.

“That’s when you put your footdown and make sure you win thatpoint so you get either two breaksor you get a break back.

“”That’s the one thing I thinkmaybe he’s missing, being able tosay ‘I’ve got to win this point’.” AFP

Serena Williams reached a seventhWimbledon final on Thursday, takingher aces total to 85, an intimidatingstatistic which also makes her the sec-ond most powerful server in the men’stournament.

The 30-year-old American buriedVictoria Azarenka under a firestorm of24 aces in her 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) semi-finalwin, a record for a women’s match atWimbledon, beating the 23 she hit inthe third round against Zheng Jie.

The four-time champion has nowpiled up 85 aces for the tournament,51 more than closest rival SabineLisicki. It’s a total which even puts hersecond on the men’s list where onlyGermany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber hitmore aces with 98.

Williams has fired down one morethan American men’s 10th seed MardyFish who finished his campaign on 84.

“Actually during the match Ithought I didn’t serve well. I thought,Gosh, I got to get more first serves in. Ihad absolutely no idea about therecord,” said Williams. “It really didn’tfeel like I hit 24 aces at all. I honestlyfelt like I hit maybe 10.” DAVE JAMES

Laver declares Federer greatest of all time

Serena expects a fight in finalPaths to women’s

singles final Radwanska (POL x3)

1st rd: bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 6-3, 6-3

2nd rd: bt Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-2, 6-1

3rd rd: bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-0, 6-2

4th rd: bt Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-2, 6-3

QF: bt Maria Kirilenko (RUS x17) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5SF: bt Angelique Kerber

(GER x8) 6-3, 6-4Williams (USA x6)

1st rd: bt Barbora ZahlavovaStrycova (CZE) 6-2, 6-4

2nd rd: bt Melinda Czink (HUN) 6-1, 6-4

3rd rd: bt Zheng Jie (CHN x25) 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 9-74th rd: bt Yaroslava Shvedova

(KAZ) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5QF: bt Petra Kvitova

(CZE x4) 6-3, 7-5SF: bt Victoria Azarenka (BLR x2) 6-3, 7-6 (8/6)

Ace blitz puts Serenain man’s world

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 201232The games people playPlaying Field

SILVERSTONE: Lewis Hamiltonis hoping that the latest upgradesto his McLaren car and signifi-cantly cooler conditions willboost his hopes of delivering ahome win to enhance his titlechallenge in Sunday’s BritishGrand Prix.

The 27-year-old Englishman,who crashed out of third place atlast month’s sizzling EuropeanGrand Prix in Valencia, slippedfrom leading the drivers’ title raceto third and is now 23 pointsadrift of Fernando Alonso ofFerrari.

He said: “It wasn’t an idealway to end that weekend, but wehave got some upgrades on the

way and we are going to needthem now because the otherteams have obviously made somebig steps forward.

“The Red Bulls and the Ferrariare very fast and it is going to be abig fight at Silverstone, but I thinkwe can be competitive.”

Hamilton will be seeking hissecond ‘home’ win at Silverstonehaving won there in 2008 on theway to the drivers’ championshipand he cherishes that memory asone of the best of his career.

He said: “To me, winning atSilverstone is right up there withwinning at Monaco. Standing onthe top step of the podium in2008 was among the sweetest

moments of my career and Iwould love to taste that again.

“ There is nothing like racingin front of your own fans andthey really do make a big differ-ence — you can feel the support

out on the track and it is amazingto give back something atSilverstone.”

Hamilton added that he feltMcLaren's flop in Spain was part-ly due to the fact that their car

does not perform as effectivelyon slower circuits — and forecastthat he will be stronger this week-end, especially if cooler tempera-tures helped them with tyre man-agement. AFP

PENNSYLVANIA: Boxing iconMuhammad Ali will receive the2012 Liberty Medal from theNational Constitution Center,presented annually by the groupto honour a champion of free-dom.

The 70-year-old formerheavyweight champion wasstripped of his title and keptfrom boxing at the height of hiscareer because he refused tojoin the US Army and fight in theVietnam War in 1967.

The US Supreme Courtreversed the decision in 1971,ruling his refusal stemmed fromreligious beliefs, and Alireclaimed his crown beforeretiring from the ring in 1981.

Ali, who won Olympic boxinggold in 1960 at Rome, will receivethe award September 13 at a cer-

emony on Independence Mall inPhiladelphia. “Ali embodies thespirit of the Liberty Medal byembracing the ideals of theConstitution — freedom, self-governance, equality, andempowerment — and helping tospread them across the globe,”said former US President BillClinton, chairman of the centre.

Since his boxing career

ended, Ali has worked for civilrights and cross-cultural under-standing, having undertakengoodwill and humanitarian mis-sions to such nations asLebanon, Cuba, Afghanistan,Iran, South Africa, Iraq andNorth Korea.

“For more than half a centu-ry, Ali has been committed tofighting for peace, justice andcivil rights for all in the spirit ofthis award,” Philadelphia mayorMichael Nutter said.

The medal, first awarded in1989, has been given to such fig-ures as Clinton, rock singerBono, former South Africanpresident Nelson Mandela, for-mer US president Jimmy Carter,movie director StephenSpielberg and former Britishprime minister Tony Blair. AFP

Hamilton hopesupgrades will

up performance

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS:Vijay Singh, seeking his first PGAtitle in nearly four years, fired aseven-under par 63 on Thursday tograb the Greenbrier Classic leadwhile Tiger Woods struggled.

Three-time major championSingh, who has not won since the2008 Deutsche BankChampionship, birdied his finalfour holes to stand atop the leader-board, one stroke ahead ofAmericans Jeff Maggert, JonathanByrd and Martin Flores.

Singh, who turns 50 nextFebruary, shocked even himselfwith his round.

“I don’t know where that camefrom,” Singh said. “I have been

playing pretty good golf for a whilebut just never got any scoringgoing.”

South Africa’s Garth Mulroy,Argentina’s Andres Romero andAmericans Webb Simpson and J.B.Holmes shared fifth on 65 after theopening round of the $6.1 millionevent.

A week after becoming the firstplayer to win three tour events thisseason, Woods stumbled to a 71 tostand eight strokes off the pace,complaining that he could not findhis touch on the greens.

“I was a little bit off my game,”Woods said. “I missed every singleputt high. I never hit one. I missedon the high side.” AFP

Tiger struggles at Greenbrier

Ali to receive Liberty Medal

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