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MEANING OF LOVEMichael Haneke’s Amour was the most-talked-about film at Cannesthis year and the jury’s decision to give it the Palme d’Or didn’t comeas a big surprise. Nevertheless, there were quite a few other filmswhich got rave reviews. Postnoon recommends 10 films, screened atthe Cannes Film Festival this year, which you shouldn’t miss.

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PANDEY BARES ALL FOR KKR WINPoonam Pandey had promised she will strip if superstar

Shah Rukh Khan’s franchise Kolkata Knight Riderswon the fifth edition of Indian Premier

League. And the controversialmodel kept her word.

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Suspected pro-Telangana activists threw crude explosivesand gelatin sticks at an abandoned resort in the Kondapurarea belonging to parliamentarian Lagadapati Rajagopal a

few days ago. The explosives broke glass panes but nogreat damage was done, police said.

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CITY PARENTSFEEL THE PINCHThe increase in petrol prices hasthrown household budgets haywire.Parents now have to shell outmore to send their children toschool by autorickshaws.

SHRADDHADAS DANCESAMIDSTSNAKESShraddha Das’debut film inMalayalam,Dracula 3D, isturning out to bequite a uniqueexperience for her.They shot for thefilm with realsnakes, Shraddhatweeted.

‘IMAM’ JAILED FORMURDERING WIFE A young ‘Imam’ has been putbehind bars on the charge of killinghis second wife. Shaik Ayub ofDharmabad in Adilabad district,allegedly killed Yasmeen Begum bystrangulating her in bed a few daysago. She was barely 24 years oldand the couple had been married foronly nine months.

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shops. The workshops will beheld for a duration of four weeks inthree different parts of the City.Where: Vidyaranya School,

The Terrace,The Actor’s Studio

When: Ongoing ,Monday-Friday

Contact: 83411 20303

MetamorphosisThis workshop aims to help childgain confidence so as to participatein a group , perform on stagethrough it’s fun-filled play method-ology.Where: Treasure House,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 36

When: Ongoing,2.30pm onwards

Library summer campA library summer camp for parentsand faculty of UG and PG studentswill be held from May 10 onwards.The camp will provide guidance forfaculty and final year PG studentsfor National/State lectureship andscholarship test(NET/APSET) for `3,650.Where: Hyderabad library

services, Sagar View Complex

When: May 10 - June 10, Contact: (040) 2322 2247,

94412 37751

Numerology Logically numerological, numero-logically logical. Everything of you,based on DOB. For appointmentscall Appaaji, numerologist.Contact: 95734 11255

Artistic exhibitsOn a look out for traditional printsand crafts? Head to an exhibitionalof traditional handicrafts and artis-tic handlooms of Gujarat which hasaround 10 tribal craftsmen and 10other artisans from Gujarat partici-pating.Where: West Marredpally

community grounds, Marredpally

When: Ongoing, 10am onwards

Splash aroundBeat the heat this summer by join-ing swimming classes at NHCC. Aspecial 15 day crash course alsoavailable. Special batches will beheld for kids and women.Where: Novotel,

MadhapurWhen: OngoingContact: (040) 6682 4422

Vermillion redsA solo painting exhibition by HariSrinivas titled Synergy VermillionReds is being held at Taj Deccan.The exhibition will be on display till Where: Taj Deccan,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 1

When: Ongoing,10am onwards

Contact: (040) 6666 3939

A matter of perceptionJuxtaposed Perceptions, a solopainting exhibition by renownedartist Ninad Jagadish. Where: Muse Art Gallery,

Lower Tank BundWhen: OngoingContact: (040) 2752 2999

Theatre workshopSamahaara is hosting specialfour week summer acting work-

Contact: (040) 2355 0118

Solo exhibitionA solo painting and sculpture exhi-bition by Shantanu Roy is beingheld at the State Gallery of FineArts, Madhapur. The exhibition ison till May 31.Where: State Gallery of Fine

Arts, MadhapurWhen: Ongoing,

11am onwardsContact: (040) 2311 3308

Painting exhibitionAn exhibition of paintings by LaluShaw is being held at Shrishti ArtGallery.Where: Shrishti Art Gallery,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 15

When: Ongoing,

SIESTA TIME 11am onwardsContact: (040) 2354 0023

Summer campAnnapurna International School ofFilm and Media will be holding aSummer Camp program in film-making, acting and photography.The first batch is from May 21.Thesecond batch is from May 28.Where: Annapurna School,

Banjara HillsWhen: Ongoing Contact: (040) 4914 1234

Water coloursA painting exhibition featuring newwater colour works by Sunil Loharcalled Narrations, Connotations andInterpretations is on display.Where: Kalakrithi Gallery,

Banjara Hills, Rd No10When: Ongoing,

11.30 am onwardsContact: (040) 6656 4466

Paradigm shiftMumbai based fusion bandPARADIGM which plays a combina-tion of Indian classical music andcontemporary progressive rock willbe performing live on May 31 atHard Rock Cafe.Where: Hard Rock Cafe,

Banjara Hills,Rd No

When: May 31,9pm onwards

Contact: (040) 6463 6375

Colonial cousins liveColonial cousins — the extremelypopular duo of Hariharan and LeslieLewis will be performing live atShilpa Kala Vedika to supportSparsh Hospice Care Centre.Where: Shilpa Kala Vedika,

MadhapurWhen: June 3,

6.30 pm onwards

Buy artIconart Art Gallery as a part of it’sBuy Art initiative is hosting an exhi-bition featuring abstract art, sculp-tures and paintings.Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 12

When: Ongoing,11.30 am onwards

Contact: 98499 68797

Community meet upThis meet up is for aspiring and tal-ented designers to form a community.Where: Beyond Coffee,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 36When: Ongoing,

5pm onwardsContact: (040) 2354 5359

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TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 3Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin CitiesHyper LocalNEWS BRIEFS

Hyderabad man dies ashe falls from train

Mohd Maqbool, a cook based inHyderabad, was returning by train

after visiting the Ajmer Dargah’s Urus onSunday when he met with an untimelydeath.

According to the police, he was trav-elling by train when he accidentally felldown from the moving train nearHangoli and was critically injured.Maqbool was brought to OsmaniaGeneral Hospital but he died on Monday,the Afzalganj police said. Maqbool hadbeen on his way back to the City afterattending the Urus.

Man’s body found onShirdi Express

For passengers on board the ShirdiExpress, Monday turned into a night-

mare as they found an unidentified body ina coach of the train.

According to the police, the body wasdetected by a passenger when the trainhad halted at the Nampally railway sta-tion. The victim was aged around 50 yearsand was dressed in pants and a whiteshirt. It is believed he died of dehydration and heat.

The police are still trying to ascertainhis identity and contact his family.

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Following the recent communalclashes in Madannapet andSaidabad in the Old City, there has

been a steep rise in the number of hatemessages posted on websites and socialmedia networks. Furthermore, unhin-dered access to Youtube saw an increasein mob and riot footage modified withreligious narratives being uploaded toprovoke religious sentiments. In the lightof this, the Central Crime Station (CCS)

has stepped up its efforts to monitor theinternet for signs of trouble.

Two days ahead of HanumanJayanthi, a complaint against the deroga-tory material posted on the internet waslodged with the Hussainialam police sta-tion. During the Madannapet riots, thecyber crime wing of the CCS succeededin removing over 30 objectionable mes-sages from Facebook and Youtube.

However glorious their endeavourmight seem, the CCS are yet to appre-hend those involved in spreading hatredonline. As per the latest statistics fromthe National Records Bureau, there havebeen only 105 cyber crimes in AP, ofwhich one third are related to hacking,fraud and cheating. There are hardly anycases of criminals provoking religioushatred that figure in the NCB.

Ramesh Venkat, a freelance hackerand IT solutions consultant, says, “Thecurrent state of cyber policing is laugh-able. Despite their claims, the police aretoo ill-equipped to track a person’s iden-tity online and take him/her into cus-tody. Communal hatred is common onsocial forums. Even today, Youtube isfilled with the most provocative videos ofthe Babri Masjid demolition, the Gujaratriots edited with narrations from HolyScriptures. They instigate people.”

When contacted, the CCS police werebusy with the bandobast but off therecord, they admit that much of the mis-chief goes unpunished, which throwslight on the current state of affairs.

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Ayoung Imam has beenput behind bars on thecharge of killing his sec-ond wife. Shaik Ayub

alias Abdulrahman, ofDharmabad in Adilabad district,allegedly killed Yasmeen Begumby strangulating her in bed a fewdays ago. She was barely 24 yearsold and the couple had beenmarried for only nine months.

The incident came as ashocker for the village and peo-ple gathered in large numbersdemanding that the Imam besentenced to death, as he haddefamed the community andholy script. The sarpanch andothers plan to boycott the fami-ly for such an inhuman act. Thereason for the crime is said tobe dowry.

Yasmeen who father Shaikh

Babu, a daily wage labourer andfather of six daughters, could notmeet the Imam’s dowrydemands. It is alleged that Ayubhad been demanding five gramsof gold and Rs10,000 in cashimmediately. Knowing her

father’s financial position,Yasmeen repeatedly pleadedwith Ayub that her father couldnot afford to meet his demands.

A heated argument ensuedwhich resulted in Ayub beatingup Yasmeen.

Last week, Ayub beat upYasmeen and eventually stran-gled her to death. Following this,his family and he informed herparents that she had died of anelectric shock, said deputysuperintendent of police BNDevidas.

When the incident came tolight, Madhool circle inspectorSrinivas booked a murder caseagainst the Imam and he wastaken into police custody for fur-ther investigation.

Incidentally, Ayub has twochildren from his earlier mar-riage. His first wife left him aftersuffering torture. She evenlodged a police complaintagainst Ayub’s cruelty anddemanded that he be arrest. Thecase is still pending.

Devidas said the ‘Imam’ mis-guided the girl’s family sayingthat she would make unreason-able demands for things hecould not afford. He even allegedthat she had gone astray and herfamily believed him.

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Residents of the areaaround the Nampallycriminal court had a ring-side view of the high-pro-

file Jagan Mohan Reddy drama,yes, but it was not an unmixedblessing. For the past three days,their freedom of movement wascurtailed and shop owners havelost a lot of business. They had tocontent with hoards of uniformedmen with or without weapons eye-ing them suspiciously.

On Monday evening, theysighed in relief. Jagan being takento prison has ended their trouble.“I had a hard time convincing copsto let me go to my house yesterday.I called up my son on phone andasked him to get me. Even then Iwas forced to park my vehicle onNampally main road and walkhome,” said Mohammed JunaidMustafa, who resides bang oppo-site the main gate of the court. Hepointed out that almost everyonein the locality has been facingthese problems for many days.

Not just the roads leading to

the court, but almost every by-laneis barricaded for safety, some ofwhich motorists aren’t allowed touse at all. The only option that theyhave is to take a winding detour,often tackling the confusing inter-connected roads.

“My house is located just

beside the police barricade oppo-site Himalaya Hotel. Since I wasn’tallowed to use the road as it leadsto the Nampally Court, I had tofind an alternate route to reachhome. It isn’t much of a problemfor me since I have been livinghere since about 20 years. But formy friends and relatives who visitme, it was a hell of an experience.It is also hard to explain. What Ihave started to do is drive downand get them home,” claimed PVijender, a businessman.

The decibel levels during thethree days that Jagan was sum-moned to the court, too provedunbearable for residents. Theyalleged that the police force wasdeployed near the court from 6amand the media corps came soonafter.

“The police whistle for instruc-tions, the media persons talk andshout loudly. Every time a promi-nent person neared the place, adeafening shout of hurray goes upthat startles the kids. The area getspretty chaotic. Getting a good

night’s sleep is next to impossibleduring such times. Nobody hasany consideration for us,” lament-ed resident Jameel Ansari.

As if representing a warzoneweren’t enough, the shopkeeperswere advised to keep their shuttersdown. Since most of the shop-keepers here live off daily sales,having to forcefully keeping theirshops closed is not going down toowell with them.

“I tried keeping my shop openduring the first day that Jagan wassummoned to court, but the policerequested me to keep in shut.Every day that I keep my shopclosed, I lose out `1,000 in sales.That is a big amount for me as Ihave to support my family,” com-plained Iqbal Ahmed, who runs abookstore near the court.

Biz bears Jagan show brunt

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For the past three days, freedom of movement of the people living around Nampallycourt was curtailed due to the Jagan arrest resulting in shop owners losing business

CBI’s counsel informedthe special court onMonday that the former

CM late YS Rajasekhar Reddyhad fully cooperated with hisson Jagan Mohan Reddy in hisillegitimate deals.

Presenting the CBI’s caseafter producing Jagan, whom itarrested on Sunday evening,the agency’s counsel said thatJagan’s replies to their interro-gation were not satisfactoryand explained that this was thereason why he was arrested.

CBI has charged thatJagan’s companies hadreceived money on a large scalethrough hawala transactions.Stating that `140 crore hascome into Jagan’s companiesthrough this method. Statingthat the CBI has interrogated74 accused in the assets case,the agency informed the courtthat every one of them had saidthat the ultimate beneficiarywas Jagan. The counsel alsoalleged that through the Vanpicdeal, the State lost `300 crore.

Stating that there was aneed for getting more informa-tion from Jagan, CBI soughtcustody of Jagan for 14 days forfurther interrogation. Theagency said that so far, theyhad found that Jagan benefitedby about `1,200 crore throughillegitimate deals.

Charging Jagan of buildingan empire of thousands ofcrores, CBI said that he got`140 crore to his SandoorPower, from Asian Infra ofLuxemburg. CBI said that therewas the possibility of Jagantampering with evidence if hewas let out. NSS

YSR hadsupportedJagan: CBI

Every day that I keepmy shop closed, I loseout `1,000 in sales.That is a big amountfor me as I have tosupport my family

Iqbal Ahmed, Bookstall owner

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Will the TDP end its 12 years ofvote drought in Narasannapetassembly seat is the question.For answers one has to wait till

June 12. But it is going to be one of the mostkeenly fought by-elections where brothershave taken positions inopposite camps andfight like Karna andArjuna while the TDPwatches with a carry-baggloating over the spoilscoming out of the fraternalfight.

The NarasannapetAssembly seat fell vacantafter DharmanaKrishnadas (Congress) wasdisqualified after he defiedthe party whip and votedagainst the government inthe last no-confidencemotion sponsored by theTelugu Desam party.

The TDP lost the seatto Congress in 1999 andhas since been out of thering. In the last two elec-tions, DharmanaKrishnadas had won theseat for the Hand.Incidentally, Krishnadas isthe brother of roads and buildings ministerDharmana Prasada Rao.

Finding himself in a tight spot, PrasadRao did the only thing viable: he fielded hisone brother against the other. “Let themprove their mettle,” he told people afterthrowing them into the arena. Now,Dharmana Krishnadas sees eyeball-to-eye-ball with his brother Dharmana Ramdas,and there is no prize for guessing who getsthe backing of the minister.

The two brothers are running round

and round in sparring motion and the TDPcandidate Simma Swamybabu eyeing forspoils provides the much needed comicrelief to the people distressed by the pun-ishing May sun. Swamy is a greenhorn buthe claims he has attained enough politicalexperience participating in panchayat elec-tions. His main asset is that his uncleSimma Jagannadham, a prominent leader

of Swatantra Party in theregion, had been arevered figure.

It was the Big J whobanished the Congress

and brought in the TeluguGaurav (TDP) in 1994. Butthe TDP could not retainthe seat in subsequentpolls. Currently, Swamyhas completed one roundof visiting people in theirhomes, which he knowsmakes a difference. Thereare 400 odd villages under139 panchayats in fourmandals of Sara va kota,Narasan na peta, Po la ki andJalumuru.

People in the town saythe Congress retained theseat because of the lateYSR’s varied welfareschemes. YSR CongressParty observer GV RaviRaju says the rural people

believe that they have lost a champion inthe untimely death of YSR and therefore thesympathy belongs to the YSRC. This hasbolstered after the arrest and arraignmentof Jagan Mohan Reddy in Hyderabad. Butthe TDP hopes to snatch a victory in the fra-ternal fight. But, again, the trouble is QueenBee is coming. Jagan’s mother Vijayammastarts her campaign in Narasannapet todayin the same vehicle her late husband usedin the 2009 elections when he bulldozed thewhole Opposition.

The arrest of Jagan has dimmed the hopes of TDPrecapturing the Narasannapet constituency wheretwo brothers are slugging it out

TDP tears its hairat its bad luck

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The Chief Minister N Kiran Ku -mar Reddy on Monday regretted‘politicising’ Jagan Mohan

Reddy’s arrest by the CBI on Sundayin the disproportionate assets case.He denounced the emotional out-bursts of Jagan’s mother VijayaLakshmi who blamed the Congressleadership for all ills the family faced.

“Both the Central as well as theState governments have no role in hisarrest in the disproportionate assetscases. In fact, these cases have beeninitiated based on the directive of thecourts,” Kiran said.

The chief minister said that VijayaLakshmi’s intention in seeking to digup the issue of YSR’s death in a heli-copter crash was to gain political

mileage before the June 12 by-electionsto the 18 Assembly seats and one par-liamentary constituency. The CMthrew a challenge at the YSR family thatif it would present fresh evidence of anymysterious happening that led to thehelicopter crash, his governmentwould order a fresh inquiry.

Asked if the government had anyplan to defend the Cabinet ministerswho are under notice by the CBI in thecontroversial government order cas es,Kiran answered in the affirmative. “Thegovernment may consider supportingall those ministers who have beenissued notices by the CBI on the issueof government orders,” he said. But thiswas no carte blanche and it all dependson the legal opinion the governmentreceives. The Chief Minister refused tobe drawn into many political issuesconcerning his government.

Jagan’s woes are hisown making: CM

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There is a huge rushfor contesting theGHMC’s powerful

standing committeeposts for which the pollsare scheduled on June 7.In all, 19 Congressmenhave filed nominationsfor eight seats while

seven will be allotted tothe ruling partner MIM.

The filing of several forthe limited seats hasraised the issue of selec-tion. It has become anissue with the Congressleadership. Senior leadersare struggling to sort outthe issue of plenty. Thetrouble, say sources, is thatparty leaders are at a loss

to determine who are theofficial candidates andwho are not.

The MIM has to fillthe seven posts and itscandidates have filedtheir papers. So did theTelugu Desam corpora-tors and an Independentmember. This indepen-dent member was withthe Congress till recently.

Race for GHMC panel hots up

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Suspected pro-Telangana activiststhrew crude explo-

sives and gelatin sticks atan abandoned resort inthe Kondapur areabelonging toP a r l i a m e n t a r i a nLagadapati Rajagopl a fewdays ago. The explosivesbroke windows and glass-panes but no great dam-age was done, police said.

The incident hap-

pened on Friday night butit came to light only nowwhen the watchman

lodged a police complaintabout the attack with theMadhapur police station.

Inspector SrinathReddy said the needle ofsuspicion falls on pro-Tpeople after some pam-phlets about Telanganawere found at the site.Incidentally, Rajapogal isat the forefront in runningdown the demand forTelangana.

Police have sent thegelatin sticks for forensiclab. Nobody has beenarrested yet.

Bid to blast Lagadapati’s resort

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ICONIC CITYUniversal Bakery

Hyderabad as a Cityhas a lot to offer interms of heritage

and sights. We takea look at the various

places that makethis City so special

In today’s world wherepeople are obsessedwith mall shopping,

food courts and high endeateries, places likeUniversal Bakery still holdtheir ground. UniversalBakery on MG Road inSecunderabad has beenaround for decades andhas been a must-stop forso many families.

Universal Bakery hasmany items that havemade it a legend in theCity. Their burgers areloaded with mayonnaisesauce and both the vege-tarian and non-vegetarianburgers have been a hugehit. Their pizzas, stuffed

buns, rolls, chicken drum-sticks among other itemsdeserve a special mention.Universal is also famousfor cakes, pastries, maca-roons, jam tarts and cook-ies and tarts. Their choco-late and black forest cakesare just out of this world.

The reason whyUniversal Bakery is stillsuccessful in today’s age ofcafe’s and posh bakeries isthat it has maintained itsquality and also their por-tions are very generous.Taste and affordability istheir secret to success.They also have anotherbranch that is located inHimayatnagar.

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The steep hike in petrolprices is having a cascad-ing effect on the prices ofcommodities and is burn-

ing a hole in many a pockets.With monthly budgets sky-

rocketing and savings dipping,many people are feeling thepinch. An added burden thatmost City parents are now facingis the hike in fares of autos thatferry children to school.

Parents now have to shell outat least 30 per cent more to havetheir children dropped at andpicked up from school by autos.

“We stay in the Old City areaand the school buses don’t ply onthis route. We need to hire localautos to pick up and drop ourkids for school each day. Everyyear, the autowallahs increase thefares by `100 or `150, but thistime it is the limit. I used to pay`800 every month and now it hasincreased to `1,200. Searching foranother auto is a big task asautowallahs rarely prefer comingto this side of the City,” saidNarender Singh whose child is aclass IX student of NaryanaSchool.

The case is far worse for MLaxmi who works as a maid. “Mydaughter, Keerti, studies in classIV in a government school inKhairatabad. Since her schooldoesn’t have bus facility we areforced to send her by an auto andthe fare is higher than her school

fees itself. Earlier I used to pay`1,000 every month and now Ineed to pay `1,300. The autowal-lah initially increased the fare to`1,500, but after a lot of pleadingand bargaining, he agreed for`1,300.

“My husband is a daily wageworker and with these skyrocket-ing prices it is tough for us tomanage the household on such atight budget,” she said.

The rates just seem to go

higher in the more upmarketareas, making matters worse forparents residing there.

“My daughter goes for IITcoaching in Ashok Nagar fromBanjara Hills and we send her byauto. We’re already paying thedriver `2,000 per month and nowhe is hinting at a hike of nearly`1,000 from June onwards. Wedon’t have a choice but to give into his demands,” said Sunitha Raj,a homemaker.

Pleading helplessness, autodrivers insist that they have noother option but to hike theirfares.

“A hike in petrol prices isinvariably followed by a hike inthe price of automobile oil aswell. In the light of this we need tospend at least `1,000 extra on fuelalone every month. We don’t havea choice but to increase the fees,”said Laxman Rao, an auto driverin the City.

The increase in petrol prices has thrown household budgets haywire. Parents nowhave to shell out more to send their children to school by auto

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Indian Air Force is holding arecruitment rally at

Dandamudi Raja Gopal RaoIndoor Stadium and IndiraGandhi Stadium inVijayawada on June 5 andJune 8 with a written exami-nation to recruit cadets forgroup X Technical grade fromall the districts of AndhraPradesh and also for Yanam.Candidates should havepassed Intermediate withmathematics, physics andEnglish with minimum 50per cent marks in aggregateor a three-year diplomacourse in engineering with 50per cent marks in over allaggregate from a governmentrecognised institute.

For the candidates fromAdilabad, Hyderabad,Rangareddy, Medak,Nalgonda, Nizamabad,Mahabubnagar, Nellore,Guntur, Srikakulam,Vizianagaram and Yanamthere will be written exam onJune 5 while for other dis-tricts including Karimnagar,Warangal, Khammam,Krishna, Anantapur, Kurnool,Kadappa, Chittoor,Prakasham, West Godavari,East Godavari andVisakhaptanam a writtenexam will be held on June 8.

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India fares poorly on human rights

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Amnesty International hasexpressed concern over thekilling of around 250 people

in the ongoing clashes betweenmaoists and security forces in cen-tral and eastern states this year.

The Amnesty InternationalAnnual report – 2012 released byState Human Rights Commission(SHRC) stated that clashes contin-ued between armed naxals andsecurity forces in the states includ-ing Chhattisgarh, adivasi areas ofOrissa, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

“The courts sentenced at least 110people to death during 2011, but forthe seventh successive year no exe-cution took place” said, K Peda PeriReddy, in charge chairman, APSHRC while releasing the report.

The report provided documen-tation of various rights violations inover 155 countries, said Reddy. “TheUN should evolve appropriatemechanisms to make national gov-ernments accountable for the viola-tions identified by organisations.”

The report said both sides—maoists and Police — have targetedcivilians, mainly adivasis andengaged in killings, abductions andarson. In Chhattisgarh, more than3,000 people including combatantshad been killed in the clashes since2005, while 25,000 people remained

displaced and 5,000 peopleremained in the camps.

Observing that the UnionGovernment maintained its focuson economic growth at the cost ofprotecting and promoting humanrights in the country and abroad,the report mentioned that adivasicommunities intensified theirprotests against corporate- ledmoves to acquire and mine theirlands without prior consent result-ing in the suspension of someindustrial projects.

It felt that institutional mecha-nism meant to protect rights wereweak and judiciary processes wereslow in ensuring justice. It recordedthat the courts sentenced 110 peo-ple to death in 2011, but for the sev-enth year, no execution took place.

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The Parsis in Hyderabad aresaid to have come to the Cityduring the reign of Nizam IIIand Nizam IV. Apart from

their contribution to business inHyderabad, the community is alsoknown for it’s philanthropic activi-ties in the City.

For more than two centuries, thetwin cities have been home for morethan 1,200 Parsi families. “The Parsisin the country are mainly spread inGujarat and Mumbai. However, asmall portion is present inHyderabad too. In addition to theregional festivals Navroze is a grandaffair for us,” said Vachha Barius,member of Zoroastrian Club.

“Earlier Navroze use to be a tra-ditional affair with family andfriends celebrating it at home butnow it has become a communityevent. More and more people fromthe community gather at the firetemples” he adds.

Fire templesThe City boasts of three fire tem-

ples two at Secunderabad and one atTilak Nagar.

The Bai Maneckbai NusserwanjiChenoy Fire Temple building onTilak Nagar also won the HyderabadUrban Development Authority(HUDA) now HyderabadMetropolitan DevelopmentAuthority (HMDA) — IndianNational Trust for Art and CulturalHeritage (INTACH) Heritage Awardin 2001. In fact the fire temple on

Tilak Nagar stands on a piece of landbought by the Chenoy family in anauction in 1890. “The temple isnamed after Maneckbai Chenoy, asshe initiated the project to constructthe temple after the Parsis inHyderabad expressed difficulty intaking the long journey toSecunderabad fire temple” said, KKIrani, member of Zoroastrian Club.

“My grandfather use to say thathe used to travel for more than onehour on bullock carts and horse-driven tongas, to visit the fire templein Secunderabad during his days,”said Sashika Batliwala, daughter of KBatliwala, resident of Abids.

Business and MarriagesMost of the Parsis have their busi-

ness in Secunderabad and Abidsarea of the City. Be it the famousChermas shopping centre,Hollywood footwear or bakeries, theParsis have made their presence felt.The Chenoys were known for theirphilanthropic work in the City.

The community members areparticular about marriages. Theyprefer to marry within their owncommunity however in the pastthere were cases of Parsi girls marry-ing into other community and notbeing able to cope. Hence to easethe marriage process the communi-ty have also started matrimonialmeets among the community mem-bers.

Zoroastrian Club is the main hubof the Parsis in the City. The club

boasts of numerous cultural eventsand sports activities for the commu-nity members.

Noted members from thesociety.In addition to the Framji Munshi,who was appointed as the firsttaluqdar of Warangal during thetime of sixth Nizam there were manyother who left their mark inHyderabad. Nawab Sir Faridoon-ul-Mulk, rendered his service as presi-dent of the executive council of theNizam, Nawab Sohrab Nawaz Jungas commissioner of customs andNawab Barzo Jung Bahadur, com-missioner of revenue. There weremany other scholars also who ren-dered their services to Nizams.

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Monday.

“We are planningto come out with amedium-termdebt bond issueduring the nextthree months tothe tune of $1 bil-lion as in the past,though we havenot finalised theexact amount to beraised not as capi-tal but debt,”

Pratip Chaudhury,SBI chairman

Coal India, the world’sbiggest coal miner, onMonday reported a five percent drop in quarterly profitfrom a year earlier afterstaff costs doubled. Netprofit for the three monthsthrough March fell to`40.13 billion ($727 million)from `42.21 billion in thesame period a year ago. TheKolkata-based company’ssales rose 29.5 percent to`194.19 billion from `150.05 billion. The profit,however, was marginallybetter than analysts’estimates.

Panasonic may halve its7,000-strong headquarters aspart of a bid to streamlinethe Japanese electronicsgiant and turn a profit fol-lowing a record annual loss,media reports said on Tues -day. The Osaka-based firm islooking at shrinking its mainoffice by between 3,000 and4,000 staff, mainly throughearly retirements andemployee transfers to sub-sidiaries, the Nikkei businessdaily and Jiji Press reported.Talks with labour unions onthe changes are expected tobegin as early as July, theNikkei said, adding that themove was partly aimed atspeeding up decision-makingat the headquarters.

GENEVA: The International La -b our Organization (ILO) on Mon -day elected former trade unionleader Guy Ryder as the new headof the agency, succeeding JuanSomavia, its chief of 13 years.

Briton Ryder is the ILO’s cur-rent number two and was widelyexpected to take over the top spotat the UN agency which draws upand monitors internationallabour standards.

The Liverpudlian, a former ge -

neral secretary of the Inter nat -ional Trade Union Confederation,beat eight other candidates incl -uding ex-French minister Gilles deRobien who came second in thesix-round vote at the ILO head-quarters in Geneva.

In a speech after the vote, Ry -der said he was “profoundly grate-ful” to have been chosen and paidtribute to Somavia, describinghim as a “giant” in the history ofthe ILO.

Alluding to his union back-ground, he pledged to promotethe views of all the ILO parties,while also pursuing the body’s goalof social justice at a time when theworld of work “remains in crisis.”

“Our duty to the poorest andthe most vulnerable must beparamount in the journeyahead,” Ryder said. ^cm

KOLKATA: A 25-member youthdelegation from India would takepart in the G20 Young Entrepre -neur Summit scheduled to beheld in Mexico between June 2-5.

The delegates will go underthe banner of Young Indians (YI),an initiative of Confederation ofIndian Industry (CII), said chair-person (Young Indians Kolkata)Maalika Himatsingka.

The delegates of Young Indiainclude young CEOs rom acrossthe country.

Apart from being the voice ofIndia, the members are alsoexpected to be on various panelsand talk on subjects important toIndia and the world.

The G20 Young Entrepren e -urs’ Alliance (YEA) is a global net-work of young entrepreneurs andthe organisations that supportthem. The G20 YEA has beenestablished to convene each yearahead of the G20 Summit tochampion the importance ofyoung entrepreneurs to the G20member nations and to shareexamples and practices.

“It is the first time that Kolk a -ta represents the Young Indian ina global forum,” Himatsingkasaid. “Our main priority is ourworking within the country insectors like environment, educa-tion, healthcare, hand in handwith the farmers, corporates,etc,” she added. f^kp

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New reality projectsabove 4,000 sq mare almost at astandstill due to thegovernment policy

to reserve 20 per cent area of lay-out area for economically weak-er sections (EWS) and lowerincome group (LIG) persons.The GO is applicable in majormunicipal corporation areas andurban development authorities.The City reality market which isshowing positive signs. For lastfew years, due to political agita-tion, unsold stock and the GO 45for EWS and LIG, the sector wasat a low, said R Chalapathi Rao,vice-president, AP Real EstateDevelopers Association.

During the real estate boom,major national players haveconstructed multi-storey andmulti-block apartments. Thishad created ample supply in themarket. Unfortunately, none ofthem got fully occupied or fullysold which is being absorbed inrecent months. The GO 45 andpolitical agitations in the Cityhas pushed the market growthin other small towns. The mar-ket their does not requireswathes and realtors can limitthe projects to the ones involv-ing less than one acre, he said.

Talking about the viability ofthe project, he said each projectcaters to specified economicclass. Even the government-developed areas like housingboard, with separate blocks

each catering to higher incomegroups (HIG), middle incomegroups (MIG) and lower incomegroups (LIG). It is impossible toconstruct for these sections inthe same building because ofthe size of the units. The weakersections may require unit areasof average 250 sq ft. However,the normal buyers’ flat sizesmay vary from 1,500-2,000 sq ft,he points out.

Each developer has to con-struct a separate building adja-cent to the main building. Thesmaller the construction size,the higher the costs for the real-tors. This also creates dispropor-tion in the number of flats, theflats which are catered to theweaker sections will be more innumber than actual flats sold tothe general public. This compo-

sition is terrifying to the realtors.If the government had asked 20per cent of the flats in number,this would have created rightproportion in creating shelter tothe people such as maids anddrivers, who are dependent onthe residents of the apartment,he said.

Though the governmentstarted this initiative keepinginclusive growth in mind, thepracticality and viability ofscheme was not looked at. Fewrealtors are going ahead, leaving20 per cent of the area for thesesections. However, they arepostponing construction for alater time to get the GO cleared.However, this will take longerconstruction periods and willcause them to lose opportuni-ties and spike costs, he added.

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BP Russia venture inturmoil as CEO quits MOSCOW: Russian billion-aire Mikhail Fridman on Mon -day resigned as chief of BP’sRussian joint venture in a sur-prise decision that threw oneof the British giant’s most prof-itable operations into turmoil.

The tycoon’s departure asTNK-BP boss came just sevenmonths after he had been con-firmed to the post for two yearsfollowing a bruising board bat-tle between the venture’s localand British partners.

That strife had alreadyforced BP to abandon its his-toric Arctic tie-up with theRussian state championRosneft and brought share-holder calls at BP for the resig-

nation of the group’s US chiefBob Dudley.

But Fridman’s confirma-tion by both TNK-BP’s localand British owners appeared toput the dispute behind themand set Russia’s number threeoil firm on an even footing.

TNK-BP kept its announ -cement of Fridman’s resigna-tion to just a few terse sen-tences that failed to explain hislogic or the company’s imme-diate plans. TNK-BP has had aturbulent history that reflectsthe trouble Western majorshave had in making progressunder the tough rules imposedduring the 12-year dominationof President Vladimir Putin.

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Handing over the batonDHARAMSALA: “He’s myboss,” the Dalai Lama said lastweek of Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay, adding“Although, when it comes to spir-itual affairs, I’m still his boss.”

He made the remark while int -r oducing Sangay, democraticallyelected to the office last year, to thepress in Austrian capital Vie nna.“This young man was bo rn inIndia, but completed his educati -on at Harvard University,” he said.

“Since the Tibetan primeminister was first elected in 2001,I have been semi-retired. But afterLobsang Sangay was elected lastyear, I thought the time was right.So I retired completely and hand-ed my political responsibilities tohim,” he added.

The 76-year-old Dalai Lama’sjourney to shed political and adm -inistrative powers began May 29last year when he signed a legisla-tive measure after over two mon -ths of deliberations by the exiles.

Most of the powers now restwith 43-year-old Sangay.

Central Tibetan Admin -istration officials in this northernIndian hill station said the signingof the charter brought to an end a369-year-old tradition of theDalai Lamas holding both spiritu-al and temporal powers.

The Dalai Lama, whileaddressing the sixth WorldParliamentarians’ Convention onTibet in the Canadian capital ofOttawa April 27, said the 14th

Dalai Lama had ended a traditionestablished by the fifth DalaiLama.

Addressing the participants,he said although he had the sameface as during the last conven-tion, this time, he no longer hadthe temporal responsibility.

Tibet, he said, did not belongto the Dalai Lama but to the six-million Tibetans.

Pointing to Sangay andTibetan Parliament Speaker Pe -npa Tsering, who were on thestage, he said “They are both fromthe new generation, having beenborn and educated in India”.

He said he was now devotinghis time to his two commitments

— promotion of values and reli-gious harmony.

On devolving political author-ity, he said in Chicago April 26that ever since his childhood, hehad witnessed drawbacks in theTibetan administrative system.

He said that soon after he hadassumed temporal authority in1951, he had to leave for theDromo region in Tibet. After hisreturn in 1952, he started reforms.However, due to the attitude ofthe Chinese officials in Lhasa, hisefforts could not progress. TheChinese wanted the changes totake place the way they wanted,he said.

After arriving in India’sMussoorie town as an exile inApril 1959, he was able to reor-ganise the administrative system,including the establishment ofnew departments, like that ofeducation, he said. In 1960, after ameeting in Bodh Gaya (Bihar), thedemocratic institutions began totake shape, he added.

“In 2001, we had the directelection of the Kalon Tripa (primeminister) and following the twoterms of Samdhong Rinpoche.The enthusiasm of the Tibetanpeople in the election processmade me decide that I should gofor the devolution of his politicalauthority to the new Kalon Tripaand have complete retirement,”he said.

The Dalai Lama believes thathe will see Tibet again.

“I think at a practical level,my health is quite good. So I’mexpecting another 10-20 years.So within that period, defini-tely things will change,” he toldthe BBC Radio in an interviewthis month. IANS

The Dalai Lama waves during a rally with supporters for therights of Tibetan people in Vienna on Saturday.

CourtrescuesharassedfatherNEW DELHI: He returned fromPakistan after two decades andforcibly took over his father’sapartment. A Delhi court hasnow ordered him to vacate.

Additional District JudgeInderjeet Singh May 24 said Rajuhad failed to establish his righton the property and was “dutybound to vacate and hand overthe possession of the property tohis father”.

In his petition, 85-year-oldBabu Ram had said that his son,Raju, who was a Pakistaninational, came to India in 2009and forcibly occupied his flat inSouth Delhi’s Dakshin Puri.

The petition said Raju (whouses only his first name) movedto Pakistan in 1989 after marry-ing Rehana Bibi, a PakistaniChristian he had met during hertrip to India. After 20 years, Rajureturned to Delhi with his wifeand three children.

“In January 2009, they allcame to India on a visa issued bythe Indian High Commission inIslamabad and have beenforcibly staying in the flat since,”the petition said.

Babu Ram argued that hehad disowned his son, who was adrunkard, days after his arrival.His son and his family wereharassing and abusing him, thefather said.

“I filed a police complaintagainst them and informed thehome ministry about the over-stay of Raju and his family inIndia,” Babu Ram said.

But Raju, while admittingthat he was a Pakistani national,denied in writing the allegationslevelled by his father. Instead, heaccused Babu Ram of acting atthe behest of his other son.

Observing that the flat wasallotted to Babu Ram by theDelhi Development Authorityon February 17, 1979, the courtdirected Raju to peacefullyvacate the flat and hand it overto his father.

The judge noted that Rajuhad neither presented any evi-dence to support his case norcross-examined his father. “Theplaintiff stepped into the witnessbox, the defendant was given anopportunity by awaiting andrepeated calls to come andcross-examine witness.However, the defendant failed tocome and cross-examine thewitness,” the court said.

It added that even Raju’scounsel failed to counter BabuRam’s arguments. “Therefore, itis held that the defendant can-not establish issue in his favourthat he has valuable right in theproperty,” the judge said. IANS

Pandey bares all for KKR winMUMBAI: Poonam Pandey hadpromised she will strip if super-star Shah Rukh Khan’s franchiseKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) wonthe fifth edition of IndianPremier League (IPL). And thecontroversial model kept herword.

Post the KKR win, she postedher nude pic on twitter. In thepicture update, Poonam liesnude on her stomach, wearing apair of black heels, and hasaccessorised her bare look withblack beads on her wrist and ablack coloured neckpiece.

“ Wow w w w w w w w w w w wwhat ever team I support alwayswins #IPL #KKR #SRK so as Ipromised, a pic is on its way,”Poonam tweeted soon after KKRwon against Chennai SuperKings (CSK) the IPL-5 final inChennai Sunday night.

Poonam, who created a stirwhen she first offered to go nudebefore Team India if they wonthe Cricket World Cup in 2011,has been in news ever since. Sheoften teases her fans and Twitterfollowers with revealing and titil-

lating pictures, but this time, shedid just what she promised.

She has also posted a “warn-ing” for her 1,60,000-plus follow-

ers on the micro-blogging site.“WARNING 18 and under

should not try looking up thepic. That said, I do not take

responsibility for anyone underage,” she posted, adding KorboLorbo Jeetbo re — the anthem forKKR. IANS

The picture that Poonam Pandey uploaded on her Twitter profile.

He’s my boss,although when itcomes to spiritualaffairs, I’m still hisboss.

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TUESDAY, MAY 29, 201211India unveiled India‑ViewNATION AT A GLANCEManipuri militant heldin Odisha port townBHUBANESWAR: A member ofManipur extremist group People's Libera -tion Army has been arrested in an Odishatown, police said today (Tuesday). SSAngou, 40, was picked up on Monday by aNational Investigation Agency team fromthe port town of Gopalpur, in Ganjam dis-trict, about 170km from here. "He hadcome to meet his wife," S Ahmed Khan,the district superintendent of police said.

Drunk mother kills twokids, attempts suicideRAIPUR: A woman in an inebriated con-dition killed her two kids and tried to com-mit suicide in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district,police said on Monday. Phoolmati (28), aresident of Kodenar of Bastar, gave pesti-cide-laced drinks to her three children, Anil(nine months), Aarti (4) and Anita (9), andconsumed the same herself on Satur day,police said, adding, Anil and Aarti died.

Docs, staff allege attack;demand protectionCHENNAI: Services at government-runRajiv Gandhi General Hospital here weredisrupted on Monday after doctors and staffstaged a protest demanding police protec-tion following an alleged attack on one ofthem by relatives of a patient who diedearly this morning. The relatives of the 20-year-old man, admitted to the hospitalattacked some staff members after he died.

Library to be declaredprotected monument

Actor Shabana Azmi and writer Ja -ved Akhtar at the launch of Kaifi -yat, the complete poetry of KaifiAzami, in Lucknow on Monday. PTI

People gather during an awakeningrally for the Janlokpal bill at Sangliin Maharashtra on Monday. PTI

BHOPAL: The historic Central Libraryhere will soon be declared as a protectedmonument. Madhya Pradesh CultureMinister Laxmikant Sharma has directedofficials to issue a final notification to thiseffect if no objections were received fromany quarter after an initial notification wasissued in August 2011.

ROME: A 37-year-old Indianmigrant in Italy killed his preg-nant wife because she lovedwearing western clothes and hewanted to punish her for goingagainst Indian traditions.

The Indian — whose namewas given as Singhj Kulbir —told police in Piacenza city innorthern Italy that he strangledto death his 27-year-old wife —named as Kaur Balwinde —before throwing her corpse inthe Po river, the AKI news agen-cy reported.

Investigators said Kulbir,who worked for an agriculturalcompany, killed his wife to pun-ish her for dressing like aWesterner against Indian tradi-tions. Balwinde's body wasfound floating Sunday in the Po

river near Piacenza, a total of153 days after she went missing.

The mother of a five-year-old boy, Balwinde was threemonths pregnant, according to the PiacenzaSera news web-site. Another Italian news agen-cy AGI said the accused killedhis "excessively westernised"young Indian wife because hefeared he would lose her.

The woman's father report-ed her disappearance May 1.

Her husband told the mili-tary police that he was sure shehad left home because shewanted to leave him.

Kulbir, however, has nocriminal record.

He confessed when hiswife's body was found on theriver bank near S Nazzaro di

Monticelli D'Ongina. The bodywas spotted by two girls walkingin the area.

The AGI report saidBalwinde lived for about 10years with her husband inBaselico Duce village, on a farmwhere the man looked after thecattle. She was a housewife andoccasionally did domestic jobsand was known and liked byother mothers with childrenattending the local kinder-garten. The other women hadorganised a search party whenshe disappeared.

Her husband too led a nor-mal, quiet life and was seen tak-ing their little boy to school.

The woman's family haslived in Tuscany for around 20years. IANS

BHOPAL: OppositionCongress in Madhya Pradeshtoday strongly opposed themove to remove freedom fight-er Chandra Shekhar Azad's'kutia' (small thatched house)in Bhabhra town in Alirajpurdistrict in the state.

The state government isconstructing 'Azad Mandir', agrand memorial dedicated tohim on the premises where the'kutia' stands, and the districtadministration has removedthe kutia as per the memorialplan.

Azad was born at this par-

ticular place, official sourcessaid, adding that the originalhouse was in a dilapidated con-dition, following which, thelocal Gram Panchayat in theyear 1970 constructed the pre-sent 'kutia'.

The state Congress presi-dent Kantilal Bhuria, after vis-iting the place today, allegedthat in order to capitalise onthe sacrifice of the great revo-lutionary leader, the ruling BJPgovernment had organisedseveral programmes at hisbirth place.

"But by dismantling the

kutia of Azad, the ruling partyhas proved how much respect ithad for such a great leader," hesaid.

However, according tosources, the 'kutia' will berecreated inside the memorialso that people can pay theirrespects to the place where thegreat leader was born.

The Congress also demand-ed an apology from chief minis-ter Shivraj Singh Chouhan fordismantling the 'kutia' of Azadas it amounts to disrespectingthe freedom fighter.

PTI

BEED (MAHARASHTRA): Alocal court today gave permissionto police to book the doctor cou-ple Sudam and Saraswati Mundeunder section 304 of IPC for cul-pable homicide of 30-year-oldpregnant woman, who had diedafter abortion at their hospital.

The permission was given byParli court’s Judicial MagistrateFirst Class BB Kale, who orderednon-bailable arrest warrant to beissued against the couple.

Vijaymala Mahadev Patekar,who worked as a sugarcane cut-ting labourer, died on May 18 dueto hemorrhagic shock followingsecond trimester abortion andheavy blood flow. The operationwas conducted at the clinic runby Dr Sudam Munde and DrSarswati Munde in Parli Tehsil.

Earlier, the doctor couple andwoman’s husband MahadevPatekar had been charged underdeath by negligence. PTI

When outfit turned fatal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his wife Gursharan Kaur, Myanmar’s President Thein Seinand the first lady pose with artists after a dinner banquet in Naypyidaw on Monday. PTI

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Now an app thatmakes haj easier

BERLIN: Every able Mus lim isrequired to go on a pilgrimage toMecca, Sa u di Arabia — known asthe haj — at least once in theirlife.

But the journey to Mecca canbe an overwhelming experience.Over a million people fromaround the world descend on theIslamic holy sites during the hajperiod, and they have to bothperform complicated rituals andfind their way around heavingcrowds in often stifling heat.

Now a young German com-puter scientist has developed asmartphone app to help the pil-grims find their way and offer aguide to performing the ritualsthat are an essential part of thehaj.

Habiburrahman Dastageerifirst had the idea when he went toMecca with his family in 2006 toperform the Umrah, another, lesscomplicated pilgrimage that canbe done at any time of year. “Irealized that it was not as easy asI had imagined,” he said. “Ofcourse my family and I had pre-pared, but when I was there, I sawthat there was a lot that we justcouldn’t have known.”

The 32-year-old, who wasborn in Mainz after his parentsimmigrated to Germany fromAfghanistan, was studying com-puter science in StuttgartUniversity at the time. “I thought

it would be interesting if I couldhave had a navigation device thatcould also be a religious guide.”

He soon embarked on aMasters program. For his project,he decided to develop a proto-type GPS system for the haj.

It took over two years todevelop the “Amir” app, namedfor the Arabic word for guide.

The haj rituals vary accordingto gender, so there is one app formen and one for women. Theuser can then choose exactlywhich of the different variationsof the haj he or she is doing.

“The first big challenge for apilgrim is to know what, whenand where the rituals have to beperformed” Dastageeri toldGlobalPost. “These are not part ofeveryday life for most people.They would not have practicedthem before at home.”

The step-by-step guide helpsthem prepare, with a check listand interactive tutorials on howto perform the rituals.

Once they are in Mecca, theGPS navigation system comesinto play. Pilgrims can quicklybecome disorientated in Mecca.A vast tent city set up for the visi-tors and a plethora of similar-looking hotels have led somepeople to go lost for up to threedays, Dastageeri said, as they tryto find their way back to theiraccommodation.

The app helps them not onlyfind the exact pilgrimage sites butalso how to get back to their tentor hotel room, and other meetingpoints.

He has set up a company andbegan marketing the apps inDecember. The haj iPhone appcosts 19.99 euros ($26), while theones for the Umrah cost 9.99euros ($13). They are available inTurkish, English, Arabic andGerman so far, and he plans totranslate into other languagessoon. He is also working on anAndroid version.

In December, Dastageeri trav-elled to Saudi Arabia as part of abusiness delegation with thefinance minister of Baden-Württember state, and held talkswith officials about how the appcould be utilized in the organiza-tion of the haj. He is also in talkswith several potential investors.

The project took longer thanDastageeri expected because hehad not only had to develop thetechnology, but also make surethat the app complied withIslamic thought. To do so, he con-sulted with Australia-basedscholar Abu Muneer IsmailDavids, who has written numer-ous books on the haj. “It was real-ly important that there would beneither religious nor technologi-cal mistakes,” Dastageeri said.

GLOBALPOST

A German computer scientist has come up with a smartphone app to help Muslims navigate in Mecca

Runaway penguinsuffering from pink-eyeTOKYO: A plucky penguinthat was recaptured last weekafter nearly three months atlarge in the polluted waters ofTokyo Bay has conjunctivitis, anaquarium official said onMonday.

The Humboldt penguin,one of 135 kept at Tokyo Sea LifePark, was taken back into cap-tivity after 82 days of freedomfollowing a breakout that madeglobal headlines and garneredit a following around the world.

On Friday, the day after itsadventure came to an end, thebird "was diagnosed by a veteri-narian as having conjunctivitis,so we have kept it in a room sep-arate from the rest of our pen-guins", said aquarium officialTakashi Sugino.

Fans of the one-year-oldrunaway — known by the aquar-

ium only as Penguin No. 337 andwithout any sexual featuresbecause of its age — will have towait until it has recovered fromthe condition, also known aspink eye, before it is revealed tothe world. GLOBALPOST

Unexpected diagnosis

Colorado photographerSteve Crecelius wasadmitted to the hospital

five years ago for a kidneystone and received surprisingnews from the nurse, who toldhim he was actually a woman.

Crecelius, who now goesby Stevie, found out she wasborn intersex, with both maleand female sex organs. A tripto the emergency room for thekidney stone was whatrevealed what Crecelius hadquestioned her whole life.

"The nurse [in the ER] isreading the ultrasound andsays, 'Huh, this says you're afemale,'" Crecelius said.

According to Crecelius shefelt a little different all her life.

"When I was about sixyears old, I started havingthese feminine feelings, butthat was in the '60s. Wearing

my mom's makeup, I thoughtI looked pretty," Crecelius toldABC.

Crecelius's wife, Debbie,and their six children haveaccepted her new identity.

"We told them individual-ly. Some were in person andsome weren't," Crecelius saidreferring to how she told herchildren about her transitionto becoming a woman. "Everyone of them said, 'We don’tcare one way or the other. Welove you for who you are andyou're still my dad.'"

Even though it wasn'talways easy, Debbie has stayedwith Crecelius since receivingthe news five years ago. "I did-n’t sign on for this, but whosigns on for anything?" shesaid to Fox. "She's the sameperson she was as a he on theinside." GLOBALPOST

Man goes to hospital for kidney stone,finds out he's a woman

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 201213Around the World Beyond Borders

GLOBE AT A GLANCEStudents, governmenthold ‘last chance’ talksMONTREAL: Talks between studentsand the government of Canada’s Quebecprovince aimed at ending more than threemonths of protests over tuition hikespaused for the night and were set toresume on Tuesday. After eight hours ofnegotiations, Leo Bureau-Blouin, a studentleader, briefly announced that negotiationswould continue Tuesday after midday. Hedeclined to provide more details.

Annan tells Syria ofhorror after massacreDAMASCUS: UN-Arab envoy KofiAnnan will seek to salvage his batteredSyrian peace plan during “frank” talks withPresident Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday, amidinternational horror at the Houla massacreof over 100 people. As he began a visit toSyria on Monday Annan called the “tragic”massacre in Houla “an appalling momentwith profound consequences.”

Four killed in Pakistandrone strikeISLAMABAD: A US drone fired twomissiles at a vehicle in Pakistan’s north-western tribal region on Monday evening,killing at least four suspected militants,media reports said. The attack took placenear Daigan, 40 km from Miranshah, themain town of North Waziristan, Xinhuareported. Witnesses said four people onthe vehicle were killed on the spot.

China diplomat leavesJapan under spy cloud

President Barack Obama and firstlady Michelle Obama participatein a Memorial Day event inWashington on Monday. AFP

People participate soap bubblegathering in Vilnius on Monday.during the “Burbuliatorius,”. AFP

TOKYO: A diplomat at the Chineseembassy in Tokyo has fled Japan amidclaims he was wanted for questioning overpossible spying, media reported. The firstsecretary at the embassy, a former memberof Beijing’s intelligence service, refused tosurrender to police and left the country,Kyodo News said.

Young elephant Donna plays with a football watched by keeper Elizabeth Becker at ZSLWhipsnade Zoo, southern England on Monday. The Zoo prepares to host the Shaun the SheepChampionsheeps, which takes place at the Zoo from June 2 - 10. AP/PTI

HAVING A BALL

Qatar mall blaze snuffsout 13 children’s lives DOHA: A fire that erupted at anursery in a huge shoppingcentre in the expat-dominatedQatari capital of Doha onMonday claimed 19 lives,including New Zealand tripletsand 10 other children, officialssaid.

Four of the youngsters whodied were Spanish, said a for-eign ministry spokeswoman inMadrid, while Paris announcedthat a three-year-old Frenchchild also perished.

In Wellington, New ZealandPrime Minister John Key saidthe death of the triplets,believed to be three-year-olds,was “a great tragedy”.

Radio New Zealand namedthe triplets as Lillie, Jackson andWillsher Weekes.

The blaze at the Villaggiomall left 19 dead in total,including 13 children — sevengirls and six boys — and fourfemale teachers, the Qatariinterior ministry said on itsTwitter account, citing thehealth minister.

Two civil defence personnelalso died, it said.

Footage posted onlineshowed black smoke billowingfrom the upmarket, Venice-themed complex as emergencyvehicles rushed to the scene.

The fire broke out at a nurs-ery, state minister for the interi-or Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani told reporters.

“The first report of fire atVillaggio was received by theoperations centre at 11.02am(0802 GMT),” he said, accord-ing to the QNA state news agen-cy, adding that police and civildefence reached the site withinminutes.

He said it became clear that20 children were at the first-floor nursery and “all effortswere concentrated on evacuat-ing those kids”, adding firefight-ers had to break through theroof to gain access after a stair-case collapsed.

Dense smoke inside themall combined with the fiercetemperature from the flamesmade reaching the trappedchildren very difficult, a civildefence representative told anews conference.

Expatriate New Zealandjournalist Tarek Bazley said hewas in the shopping centre withhis two children when the firebroke out, but they escapedunharmed.

“The volume of smoke com-ing out of it, it looked like youhad 30 steam trains all pump-ing their smoke out above it,”Bazley told Radio New Zealand.

But he said there was a lackof urgency from officials in themall when alarms went off andcomplained of a “complete lackof planning, a complete lack ofcoordination in terms of remov-ing people from this area”. AFP

Suu Kyi ends24-year waitYANGON: Myanmar democra-cy icon Aung San Suu Kyi headsto Thailand today for her firsttrip abroad in more than twodeca des, ending an era of isola-tion and cementing her arrivalon the global stage.

The former political prison-er, who won a seat in parliamentin historic April by-elections, isexpected to meet the Thai primeminister, attend the World Eco -nomic Forum on East Asia andmeet Myanmar communitiesdu r ing several days in the coun-try.

Suu Kyi, who spent 15 of thepast 22 years under house arrest,will emerge into a world trans-formed, with the skyscrapersand frenetic activity of Bangkokpresenting a stark contrast to hersleepy home city of Yangon, reg-ularly beset by power outages.

She is due to arrive inBangkok around 1440 GMT. AFP

Top left: A father of one of the victims cries for the loss ofhis son outside Villaggio Mall. Top right: One of thesurvivors receives medical care. Bottom: Relatives ofchildren stuck inside the mall cry as they wait for news.

AFP/ FAISAL AL-TAMIMI

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 201214Fair, free and forthrightComment

Crime control is mustYes, it is high time that not only incidents ofchain snatching, but all other crime in theCity are brought down. Ours used to be a

very peaceful City tillof late. Agreed that wemade rapid progressover the last few years,but this does not meanthat we have to put upwith increased crimerates too. We have alarge law-and-ordercontrolling machinery,

which we have equipped with necessarymanpower, vehicles and equipment. If theseresources are effectively handled, then there is no reason why crime cannot becontrolled.

G RavindranWest Maredpally

Let CBI do its workWhy is all this hullaballoo being createdover a politician’s questioning and arrest bythe CBI? Why are so many people going tohis defence? The job of the CBI is to bookthose who have managed to wriggle out ofthe situation at a lower rung of policingcontrol. Reaction by these with very obviousvested interests with direct or indirect sup-port of the public will only result in justicegetting affected. This, I’m sure, none of uswant. All of us should stand united toensure that justice prevails, and be a part ofthis process in whichever way we can.

Saritha RekhaHi-tech City

State schools too goodSyllabi of any class, be it school syllabus orcollege, or that of private institutions or thegovernment ones are all the same. They are

all scientificallydesigned. The imple-mentation too is nottoo different frominstitute to institute.To make an exceptionof students that studyin government-runinstitutions who farewell in their studies

demeans the institution. It is up to the stu-dent to make use of the available opportu-nities and the ones who are really interest-ed in achieving grand success, go on andachieve it.

Pradip RajaRanigunj

Ageing is in the mindIt is a nasty habit of human beings to startrelaxing immediately after retirement. Whilea person burns quite a few calories whenhe or she is in employment, sedentarylifestyle afterwards results in few caloriesbeing burnt. And the individual ends upaccepting reduced energy and growing ill-nesses to advancing age. Staying fit andyoung is so much in the mind.

Roop RathoreBy email

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ANNA’S KHADAR CAN’T HANDLE THE STAINof team’s b-grade mud

Team Anna has become a burden for Anna Hazare and the Gandhian method he is trying touphold. The latest is the remark by his key aide Prashant Bhushan, that the prime ministeris being used as a Shikhandi to shield itself from Opposition’s attacks. However, this is not

the first time such a derogatory remark has been made against the PM — in a 2004 meeting inBangalore, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha had attributed the same stature to the prime minister.

Team Anna is lowering itself to the standards of the very class they are trying to reprimand andsoon it will come to a stage where the public will see little difference between the two. Hazare

must realise that his anti-graft movement is not an end in itself and his core team does not rep-resent India. The earlier he understands this reality and makes amends, the better chances the

movement will have to sustain itself with people’s support. There has been enough infighting inTeam Anna and many prominent personalities have walked out. The self-obsessed cronies must

be shown their place.

WHY WE LOVE...Poonam Pandey

In a country where promis-es are barely kept, Poo -nam Pandey has led by

example — by baring it all.If Poonam could inspire Kol -kata Knight Riders, it can bereplicated in other sectors aswell. Maybe the BJP legisla-tors in Karnataka and Guja -rat were drawing inspirationon their smartphones whenthey were caught on camera.

You can’t blame a visitor to Hyderabadthis week, for he or she has come tothe Promised Land where its popula-tion is damned happy with no prob-

lem except one political leader called JaganMohan Reddy getting hauled up by an inves-tigation agency called the CBI for whateverreasons.

So much air time, so much space havebeen devoted by the mass media to this issueof Jagan with CBI that it looked like the 80lakh plus have no water shortage, no poweroutage, no shaming crime, no issue of corrup-tion in public place, or no botheration on thechocking roads.

Media dharma is to present the publicwith a balanced mix of happenings — allthose problems that crop up in societal living.There are acts of noble charity like the boysfunding themselves to provide cool, drinkingwater to the thirsty passengers in bus stands,a collector financing the studies of some bril-liant but poor girls, a railway gang-mandetecting live detonators on the tracks, ayoung scientist coming back from the West toserve his native city or the shameful act of aselfish man who kills his wife for delivering ababy girl.

But, no, our media went like a possessedsoul and ladled out nonstop colourful detailsof a man being questioned for omissions andcommissions he has supposedly committed.To know the public pulse these days, we mustget onto the Internet and see what the people— both tax payers and tax evaders — thinkabout the media celebrating an event thatcalls for cool deliberation and strict and justhandling.

These comments are both revealing andinstructive. “Oh, as if he alone is the Satan andothers on the other side are all Saints!”remarks one. “When will these people (media)know that we are worried about the fallingrupee, rising prices, diseases and jobless-ness?” asked another angry bird.

Many are turning their ire against televi-sions, which they say, have no basic etiquette.

He (or she?) points out that some pretendingas anchors do not know how to conduct thecoverage of an event. “I heard one saying theCBI asked Jagan, “How are you?” Do you wantbreakfast?” Well, media were not allowed in,they say, prey, how did they record thesewords in direct speech?” One impatientbrowser jotted down under the Jagan saga,“Hey, dude, understand corruption is nolonger a simple bribery, it is a mutative gene,one moment you see it in one shape, and inanother, quite in a different tone and tenor.”

There are umpteen such comments thatonly the cyber space could hold, no physicalspace can. The long and short of this is thatwe, in the media, must learn to present thehappenings in a neutral, factual way to keepthe sanctity of the media dharma. In this con-text, we at Postnoon, could crow with pridethat we kept our heads on our shoulders andneither toned down nor toned up the afore-said event while telling our readers that life istoo complex to be confined to one single hap-pening.

Time has come for the media to give upthe all-knowing provider role. If it is the massmedia, it is the mass that is at the centre andwhat affects the maximum number of peoplemust get the highest priority. In today’s

Hyderabad, the killing weather, truant power,receding water, galloping prices, stifling pol-lution and mad traffic are issues that affect amaximum number of people and they mustget reflected on the screen and on paper.Amen.Tailend: Way back in the early eighties,Ahmedabad was infested with two greatscourges the other II-tier cities faced yearsafter — maddening traffic and communalriots. Not a week passed without some part ofthe city being brought under curfew. Not aweek passed when several stabbings andarson did not get reported in some part of thecity. When the annoyed Congress satraps inDelhi berated the rulers in the state capital fornot containing the nuisance, the rulerspassed the abuses multiplied by two to thepolice chief. The then police chief, in desper-ation, told the chief minister, “Sir I can bringthis madness to a halt in one day.” The CMwas aghast, “In one day! Then what is prevent-ing you? “The media. Close them for a day!”What the response of the chagrined CM was islost in history. Let’s not bring the situation tothis pass.

The writer works for Postnoon.

Physician, heal thyself first

Hard TalkPK Surendran

Sana Mirzasana.m@postnoon.com

The black cloud that isrecession has been thun-dering over the corporatesector for quite some

time now. The number of peoplelosing their jobs has been on aconstant rise with close to 2,000people being fired at HSBC,Hyderabad, over the past oneyear alone. While the word “reces-sion” or “economic turndown”are used in conjunction with any-one being laid off, companybeing downsized, or simply fired,it becomes easier for employersto let go of someone, blaming itall on the economy.

If you haven’t realised thisyet, bosses are quite disposable.When companies are downsized,they usually replace the bossthat has been fired with some-one who can get two jobs doneat the price of one. Who says noto a promotion anyway? Besides,these days, the title is as valuableas money. So, what happenswhen the guy who is promotedhappens to be your best friend?Perhaps, he/she is your equal atwork and reporting to themmight put a huge emotionalspeed bump in your relation-ship. However, Madiha Ali, anemployee at The Fuller Life,Bengaluru believes that propercommunication between thetwo may ease the transition.

“If you know that during yourreviews, there is a chance thatyour friend at work may receive abetter promotion, then you andher need to have talked about thechange even before it happenedin order to avoid bitterness lateron. Both of you need to bank on

the honesty that you share on apersonal level. Be open about it,even if you disagree, know whereto draw the line in the manner inwhich you follow or take orders,”she says.

Learning to separate personalemotions from your professionallife can be extremely difficult,especially if your boss is your bestfriend and you didn’t meet him atwork. DJ Jack Jigg feels that whenyour friend becomes your boss, itcan leave you with two feelings —financially vulnerability and amisplaced sense of belongingwhen making important deci-sions together. “A friend of mineand I set up a firm together. Ifound majority of the clients andsince it was his space that he hadrented out for the office, it was

unquestionable that the chairwould be his too. He signed thecheques and called the shots andso it didn’t really work outbetween us because instead ofworking together, he wanted meto work for him,” explains Jack.

Like all positions, yours relies

heavily upon professionalism anda positive disposition. It’s almostoxymoronic to check your egoand competitiveness at the door,in a corporate environment.“Franky speaking, I will be reallyhappy for my friend but then abig part of my ego would eventu-ally creep in had I been eyeingthe promotion and workingtowards getting it. With the kindof friends that I have at work, Iknow for a fact that nothing willchange between us even if one ofus got promoted,” says ManuMohan, an IT professional fromChennai.

As long as you approachthings with your professional haton, things will still be the same,both on the personal as well asthe professional front.

PR talkMadhu Joshi

The use ofsocial media

Heard about a new brandof cosmetic? Tweet aboutit; just back from a vaca-

tion with family or friends? Postpictures on Facebook. In simpleterms, we are constantly con-nected with people and prod-ucts through social media.Social media today is being usedwidely by companies to pro-mote their brands and evenenhance their image. And whyso?

Let’s look at this data, morethan 400 million consumers areactive on Facebook, and around106 million consumers areTwitter users. Ninety-one percent of business buyers readblogs, watch user-generatedvideo and participate on socialmedia sites, according toForrester Research. Eighty-nineper cent of reporters use blogsfor story research and 65 percent use social networking sites.

The above stated reasons aregood enough to understand whywe cannot any more ignore therelevance of social media mar-keting. What needs to be under-stood is that it is not just impor-tant to exist in social mediachannels but also to create animpact.

However we must know afew dos’ and don’ts while man-aging our brands on these avail-able social media channels. Firstthing to remember is to notsound plastic and too promo-tional. Also equally important isthe amount of promotionalmessages posted in socialmedia. Do not bombard yourcustomers with offers, ad look-ing copy. Also it is necessary tomanage your reputation andmonitor it frequently. No doubtthat social media is the ‘in thing’for marketers and will continueto be, the success of it willdepend on how this medium isutilised.

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 201215At the workplace

Who’s the boss?Working a 9-to-5job may be hardenough but what’sharder is when youstart working for anewly promotedbest friend, whobecomes your boss

n Snapshot: People world over arebecoming more aware of the impor-tance of health and fitness, and areconsciously seeking fitness experts tostay in shape. A fitness instructor is acertified professional trained in a fitnessfield such as aerobics, pilates, orstrength training; who offers enthusi-asm, support and guidance for clientswho want to get into shape. Fitness andaerobics instructors may work at health

or exercise clubs, sports training facili-ties, or gyms.

n Qualifications: You can become a cer-tified fitness instructor by enrolling withan accredited school or certificationprogram such as Nike Aerobics Courseor Reebok Instructor Course.

n Job Description: Working as a fitnessinstructor isn’t just about looking goodin leotards. As a good instructor, youwill advise your clients on diet, developspecific personal training plans and givevital advice and encouragement. Yourjob includes demonstrating the correct

way to use exercise equipment, moni-toring the misuse of equipment, andensuring the gym is clean and free ofhealth and safety hazards. You may alsobe required to develop personal exer-cise and diet plans for clients.

Skills nCommunication and Interpersonal

Skills: It is very easy to act high-hand-ed when you are dealing with clientsbecause you feel that sternness on yourpart is helping them. In reality, usingpositive motivation and empathy are far

more effective tools to inspire yourclient.

Fitness: This is one job where the impor-tance of being fit is self-explanatory.

Stamina: You’ll need to display energyand enthusiasm at all times – forinstance, if you are conducting two aer-obics classes in the morning and thentwo in the evening; you should be ableto do all the workouts enthusiastically.

As a fitness professional, you get tostay in shape while you earn money andhelp others get fitter. The best part is, youdo your workout on the job.

Exercising pays feedback@postnoon.com

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Fitness InstructorOdd Jobs

LEARNING TO SEPARATEPERSONAL EMOTIONSFROM YOUR PROFESSIONALLIFE CAN BE EXTREMELYDIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IFYOUR BOSS IS YOUR BESTFRIEND AND YOU DID NOTMEET HIM AT WORK.

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 201218Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

IS THIS THE FUTURE?The latest discovery of the ICH4 test, which could rule out the need for chemotherapy inbreast cancer patients and reduces chance of the cancer recurring has created a majorbuzz. However, there is no consensus among City doctors regarding its effectiveness

CANCER — the wordbrings about a senseof fear amongst manyof us. Breast cancer

has seen a growing numberof instances over the year.Breast cancer also brings upthe need for chemotherapywhich many dread.

Dr P Raghu Ram, directorand consultant oncoplasticbreast surgeon, KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for BreastDiseases says, “The vast major-ity of patients receivechemotherapy after breast can-cer surgery. Chemotherapy hasa number of debilitating sideeffects which include nausea,vomiting, hair loss and fatigue.With an increasing number ofbreast cancers in India beingdiagnosed in 20 s, 30’s and 40’s,infertility is also a major effectof chemotherapy that one hasto cope with.

The aim of chemotherapy isto minimise the chances of dis-ease recurrence after breastsurgery and most take it asthere is no other alternative.”

Hope has now come in the

form of a simple test which candetect whether a person has achance of redeveloping canceragain and thus whether theyrequire chemotherapy or not.

This new study was con-ducted by the BreakthroughBreast Cancer Research Centreat The Institute of CancerResearch and The RoyalMarsden NHS FoundationTrust, UK.

Talking about the study DrRaghu Ram says, “A studyrecently published in BritishJournal of Cancer outlinesresults from a simple and costeffective test that has beendescribed by researchers atRoyal Marsden NHS Trust inLondon which predicts accu-rately whether or not a subsetof patients following breastcancer surgery will need adju-vant chemotherapy. The testcalled ICH4 could pick out thelow-risk tumours and preventthese women from undergoingchemotherapy.”

The test works by measur-ing levels of ER, PR, HER2 andKi67 proteins in the tumour.

This study that was con-ducted on 104 women whomwere said to be at moderaterisk of breast cancer. The testconcluded that they actuallywere at low-risk and didn’t

require chemotherapy after all.

BenefitsAt the outset this study appearsto be something that couldbring about a revolution. Onthe benefits of this finding, DrRaghu Ram says, “It is very costeffective and has great rele-vance to a country like India.ICH4 test costs `10,000 — afraction of the cost when com-pared with ONCOTYPE Dxwhich costs `2,00,000. ONCO-TYPE Dx is currently beingused world over which alsopredicts whether or not a sub-set of patients requirechemotherapy after surgery.”

Dr Mohana Vamsi, chiefsurgical oncologist, Omegahospitals differs on his opinion,“This test is useful only forpeople in very early stages ofbreast cancer. Otherwise it isnot of much use.”

The futureCurrently this is just a finding.It will take time before it isapproved and hits the marketfor commercial use.

Dr Raghu Ram says, “Thesepreliminary results which havejust been published will needto be replicated in otherCentres before it can be accept-ed for widespread use. The

National Institute of ClinicalExcellence (NICE) which is thedrug licensing authority inUnited Kingdom will be evalu-ating the efficacy of this drugbefore it is widely accepted foruse in the UK later this year.”

India and ICH4The numbers of cancer andespecially breast cancer casesin India have seen an increase.The formal introduction of thiswill definitely be a revolution.

Dr Raguram says, “It willindeed be very good news forpatients in India if this test isapproved for widespread use.Not only will a significant num-ber of patients be spared of theneed to have adjuvantchemotherapy with itsdebilitating side effects, butequally, this test will be afford-able by many patients in Indiaand hence has a potentialfor widespread use inour country.”

Dr Vamsi says, “The testmay not be that effective inour country as in India cancersare usually detected a too late.By then chemotherapy is theonly option.

It will be useful if the can-cer is detected early and alsothere is still some time before itis clinically available.”

Anishaa Kumaranishaa.k@postnoon.com

Americansflocking toIndia forstem cell WASHINGTON: A growingnumber of Americans are travel-ling to India to seek treatment forrare diseases through India’sexperimental embryonic stemcell therapy, according to a report.

Among them CashBurnaman, a 6-year-old SouthCarolina boy, who travelled withhis parents to India seeking treat-ment for a rare genetic conditionthat has left him developmentallydisabled, CNN reported. “Cash ismute. He walks with the aid ofbraces. To battle his incurablecondition, which is so rare it does-n’t have a name, Cash has had totake an artificial growth hormonefor most of his life,” it said.

His divorced parents, JoshBurnaman and StephanieKrolick, have paid tens of thou-sands of dollars to have Cashundergo experimental injectionsof human embryonic stem cells atNew Delhi’s NuTech Mediworldrun by Dr Geeta Shroff, a retiredobstetrician and self-taughtembryonic stem cell practitioner.

Shroff first treated Cash —who presents symptoms similar toDown Syndrome — in 2010. “I amhelping improve their quality oflife,” she told CNN. After five weeksof treatment, Cash and his parentsreturned home to the US. That’swhen Cash began walking with theaid of braces for the first time.

For four or five weeks of treat-ment, Shroff says she has chargedher 87 American patients an aver-age of $25,000.

But doctors cited by CNN saidall that work and hope andmoney Cash’s supporters havefunnelled into his experimentaltherapy likely will have no medi-cal benefits.

“There is zero evidence forwhat she (Shroff) is doing beingeffective,” Rutgers University’s DrWise Young, a leading US neuro-scientist, was quoted as saying.

“It’s concerning no matterhow you look at it,” said CNN chiefmedical correspondent Dr SanjayGupta. “Frankly it’s the completewrong way of going about thissort of science.”

A leading Indian neurosur-geon, Dr PN Tandon, cited byCNN agreed there was zero medi-cal evi dence of the effectivenessof embryonic stem cell therapylike that provided at NuTechMediworld.

But inside her clinic, surrou -nded by patients, Shroff disagr -eed. “Success,” she told CNN, “isdefined differently by variousgroups of people within that ther-apy mode. So as of right now,almost everyone — greater than90 per cent — have had success.”

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 201219Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Behcet’s disease is a rare autoim-mune disease. A person suffer-

ing from Behcet’s disease noticessymptoms such as ulcers and skinlesions. In this ailment the immunesystem causes inflammation in dif-ferent parts of the body as thesmall blood vessels around thebody become inflamed. This condition is known as vasculitis.Though the exact cause is not known, but the disease is said tobe caused by a viral infection and is often confused as a sexu-ally transmitted one. It usually affects those between the agesof 20 and 40. Treatments for Behcet’s disease is mainly to dowith inflammation.

HOUSECALL

Aperfect combination of exercisetips and diet plans— Jillian’s Slim-

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PARIS: Tinnitus, an incurableringing in the ears that can wreckthe lives of those that suffer fromit, can be significantly eased by anew combination of therapies,The Lancet reported on Friday.

The approach uses psycho-logical training and audio thera-py in small groups to reduce dis-tress and refocus the mind sothat it does not dwell on thesound.

Dutch researchers tested iton 245 adults with tinnitus while247 others were given “usualcare,” meaning they werereferred for standard counsellingat a hearing clinic.

After 12 months, patients inthe specialised care group had anaverage improvement of 33 percent in problems caused bysevere tinnitus, compared to again of 13 percent in the “usualcare” group.

The specialised care groupalso saw significant improve-ments in quality of life and dis-tress, as measured by scientifical-ly validated questionnaires.

The research was led byRilana Cima and Johan Vlaeyenat Maastricht University.

“We do nothing about thesound per se,” Cima told AFP.

“Even though people stillhear the sound after the inter-vention, they say they feel cured.I say to my patients, tinnitus has

to be like the shoe on your foot—it has to be something that youcan continuously feel if you wantto, but you don’t (feel it) if youmake it neutral.”

Up to a fifth of adults areaffected by tinnitus at somepoint in their life, but treatmentsare costly and there is no bench-mark of proof to show whetherthey are effective or not.

Cima acknowledged that the

therapy seemed expensive, giventhat it required the help of sever-al specialists working in smallgroups over a long time.

“It is costly, but we have donean extensive economic analysisand from a societal perspective,it is only slightly more costly thanusual care,” she said.

In a commentary, Germantinnitus specialist BertholdLangguth of the University of

Regensburg, said the individualtechniques used in the Dutchresearch were not new in them-selves.What was novel, he said,was the way treatments were puttogether in a multidisciplinaryteam whose results were thenscrutinised with rigour.While nota cure, the experiment was great-ly beneficial, marking “the end oftherapeutic nihilism” towardstinnitus, he said. IANS

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KOLKATA: An eye hospital inKolkata has introduced an inno-vative method of ‘Auto bloodConjunctival Graft Fixation’surgery for treating Pterygiumpatients with their blood.

Pterygium is a wing-shapedfibro vascular tissue encroachingon to cornea from the nasal ortemporal side causing visual dis-turbance, irritation and rednessof eye.

“The idea of using naturalblood clot as tissue adhesive isderived to provide the benefits ofglue fixation to the patientsminus drawbacks,” said SantanuMitra, senior consultant —cataract and occuloplasty services, Disha Eye Hospitals andResearch centre.

“Once the Pteryium is excisedand the recipient bed is bare, athin film of blood oozing in thesurgical field is allowed to formclot over the area. Then the graftis harvested is aligned over theclotted blood. This is a ‘no sutureno glue’ graft fixation technique,”said Mitra.

Exposure to ultraviolet radia-tion, tropical atmosphere, excessoutdoor exposure to sunlight andwind are some of factors behindthe occurrence of this disease.

Various surgical procedureshave been tried in the past butmost of them have been discard-ed due to high recurrence rate orblinding side effects. Two of themost popular methods are graft-ing with healthy conjunctiva har-vested from the other part of theeye and usage of fibrin glue forconjunctival graft fixation.

“But both the methods havesome problems. The first oneleaves behind symptoms likepain, redness of eye, wateringand foreign body sensation. Thefibre in glue is not readily avail-able and carries the potential riskof disease transmission as it isderived from two clotting factorsderived from human blood,”Mitra said.

He said due to the disadvan-tages of both the methods theprocedure of ‘Auto bloodConjunctival Graft Fixation’Surgery was invented.

IANS

New treatmentfor eye patients

UP TO A FIFTH OF ADULTSARE AFFECTED BY TINNITUSAT SOME POINT IN THEIRLIFE, BUT TREATMENTS ARECOSTLY AND THERE IS NOBENCHMARK OF PROOF TOSHOW THEIR EFFECT

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A glitzy affairMembers of the Tollywood fraternity were present in large numbers at the Platinum audio disc launch

of Adhinayakudu at Taj Deccan on Monday. The film stars Balakrishna, Lakshmi Rai and Saloni.

Gayathri Bhargavi Brahmanandam Vishwanath

Alim, a cancer survivor and his sister Farha are seen stamping a cigarettebutt to spread awareness regarding the anti-tobacco campaign launchedby the Apollo Cancer Hospital. Also seen in the picture are APV Reddy,advisor; actor Dr Bharath Reddy, Anurag Sharma, Commissioner of Policeand Dr Vijay Anand Reddy, director, Apollo Cancer Hospitals, Hyderabad.

Stamping out cancer

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TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 21The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Former IndianIdol winner andpopular singer

Sreeram Chandra is allset to make his debutas an actor. He’ll soonbe seen in JK Bharavi’supcoming devotionalfilm Jagadguru AadiShankara. SreeramChandra is donning

the role of KingAmaruka in this filmwhich is based on thelife of the sage AadiShankara. KamnaJethmalani is pairedup with Sreeram inthe film. JK Bharavi,who’s directing thefilm, is confident thatthe film will impress

the audience just likehow Annamayya andSri Ramadasu haddone in the film.Kaushik is playing thelead role in the filmand it also starsNagarjuna and MohanBabu in importantroles. Nag Srivaths hascomposed the music.

Ever since Rachna Maurya dancedalongside NTR in Dhammu, she’ssuddenly in demand. She’ll soon

be seen in SVR Jr, Neelam Upadhyayastarrer Mr.7 and recently she shot foran item number in Allari Naresh’sSudigaadu. Monal Gajjar is playing thelead role in the film. A song — Gaji BijiGatukula Roadlo was recently shot onRachna Maurya and Allari Naresh in apub in Hyderabad. Unit members ofthe film can’t stop going gaga aboutRachna Maurya’s sizzling moves in thesong and if all goes well, this Bengaligirl might bag a lot more offers in thenear future. Bhimeneni Srinivasa Raohas directed this film which is a remakeof Tamizh Padam. Right from Boys torecent hits like Ye Maya Chesave andDookudu have been spoofed in thisfilm and it’s being touted as a completelaugh riot. Sri Vasanth has composedthe music and the audio is going to belaunched in the second week of June.

sizzles inSudigaadu

RACHNA MAURYA

SreeramChandra

turnsactor

Shraddha Dasdances amidstsnakesShraddha Das’ debut film in

Malayalam, Dracula 3D, is turning outto be quite a unique experience for

her. If memorising dialogues in Malayalamand acting in a 3D wasn’t challengingenough, Shraddha Das recently had a ter-rifying experince. “Shootin with realcobras in a real snake temple situated inan actual snake forest in kerala n dancingbetween all them!this is so scary!(sic),”Shraddha Das posted on Twitter. Theactress is extremely excited about herlook in the film and she’ll be seen inmostly half-sarees. Vinayan is directingthis film which has Prabhu, Nazar,Shraddha Das and Monal Gajjar in leadroles. The film will also be released inEnglish, Telugu and Tamil.

Actor ShahidKapoor hasdenied reportsthat he is starring

in Wanted sequel suppos-edly being planned bychoreographer-directorPrabhu Deva. “I don’tthink anyone can replaceSalman Khan. I thinkbecause me and PrabhuSir have been meeting upto do a film together andhe is choreographing IIFA( International IndianFilm Academy awards)...people are jumping toconclusions,” the 31-year-old said . “We have not

decided anything yet,what we will do or when.But yes, we are very keento work with each other.But these are all rumours,I have not said yes to any-thing,” he added. Directedby Prabhu Deva, Wantedwas a remake of PuriJagannadh’s Telugu hitPokiri, starring MaheshBabu. Shahid is currentlybusy promoting his forth-coming film Teri MeriKahaani starring PriyankaChopra. Directed byKunal Kohli, the film hitstheatres June 22.

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TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 22The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Time magazine has included Raj Kapoor’s1951 classic Awaara among 20 new entriesadded to its All-Time 100 list of the greatest

films made since 1923, the beginning of the pres-tigious US periodical. Rethinking the movie mas-terpieces, Time critic Richard Corliss describesRaj Kapoor as “the great star-auteur of India’spostcolonial golden age of movies — Cary Grantand Cecil B. DeMille in one handsome package.”“The ‘50s films he headlined and directedbecame huge hits not just in his newly freedhomeland but also across the Arab crescent fromIndonesia to North Africa,” Time noted. Kapoor,who modelled his screen persona on CharlieChaplin’s Little Tramp, was 26 when he filmedAwaara (The Tramp). Time calls Awaara as “aglistening showcase for Kapoor and the greatIndia siren Nargis (his lover onscreen and off).”

IANS

Raj Kapoor’s Awaaraadded to Time’s 100

greatest films

Actor Chandrachur Singh, who has been outof action for health reasons, is back. Fromfilms to television he is doing everything

and is also wowed by the film industry’s profes-sionalism and changing work culture. “Bollywoodis going through a transitional phase. One of thegood things that has happened over the years isthat there is continuity. Now most of the films areshot in just one schedule, which was not therebefore,” Chandrachur said. “The mechanics offilmmaking have changed; post-production val-ues have changed in a big way. There is a lot ofprofessionalism today; films are getting freshtreatment...It is good to see they have learned thebusiness dynamics of it,” added the 43-year-old.He breezed into Bollywood in 1996 with two suc-cessful films— Maachis and Tere Mere Sapne. After2001 release Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaathe actor suffered health problems and has beenout of action. The actor claims he used his timeconstructively. IANS

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Jessica Biel and her fianceJustin Timberlake toastedtheir upcoming nuptials dur-

ing a lavish engagement party inCalifornia on Saturday. The SocialNetwork star proposed to Biel inDecember and the couple cele-brated its love during a privatebash at the home of Timberlake’slongtime friend Estee Stanley.Guests dined on gourmet appe-tisers prepared by Wolfgang PuckCatering and a slew of celebritieswere on hand to show their sup-port - Amy Adams, TV host EllenDeGeneres and her actress wifePortia DeRossi, and Timberlake’sformer N’Sync bandmates LanceBass and Jc Chasez all attendedthe party. A source tells the web-site, “Jessica and Justin were min-gling both separately and togeth-er throughout the party. Jessicaseems to be very close withJustin’s friends and vice versa. Youcan see that they have been dat-ing for a long time and reallyknow each others friends andfamily well. The party was a funcelebration and a preview ofwhat’s to come with the wed-ding.”

The child star from fantasyepic Pan’s Labyrinth is setto go bad in the upcoming

remake of horror classic Carrie.Spanish actress Ivana Baquero,who was plucked from obscuri-ty for Guillermo del Toro’s 2006movie, is now all grown up andthe 17-year-old has been cast toplay sexy bad girl Chris, oppo-site Chloe Grace Moretz as thepossessed title character.Julianne Moore was recentlyconfirmed to portray Carrie’scrazed mother, while Bloody-Disgusting.com reportsThe Wedding Plannerstar Judy Greer is also intalks to join the projectas the teenagers’ gymteacher. The newadaptation of StephenKing’s chilling book willbe directed by KimberlyPeirce and is set forrelease next March.

Ivana to starin Carrieremake

Jessica and Justincelebrate at

engagement party

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 201225The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

finds lovein a banker

E l l e M a c p h e r s o n

Supermodel ElleMacpherson has foundlove again with a wealthyBritish banker. The

Australian beauty has beendating financier Roger Jenkins,reported to be one of theworld's richest men, for severalmonths following her splitfrom Jeff Soffer in March,according to Britain's Mail onSunday. The new couplereportedly went public with theromance at the recent WhiteHouse Correspondents'Association Dinner inWashington, D.C. A source tellsthe publication, "Roger tookElle to Washington for a dinnerand they had a wonderful time.They have been dating forsome time but it has all beenvery below the radar. They arenot an obvious match, but theyare actually very well suitedand get along well."Macpherson split from her for-mer fiance Arpad Busson, thefather of her two children, in2005.

Stewart, Lawrence eye same roleHollywood actresses

Kristen Stewartand Jennifer

Lawrence are desperately tryingto bag Peyton Loftis' role in anadaptation of William Styron's

first novel - Lie down inDarkness.

"I want to play Peyton morethan anything I can possibly

taste or touch in my life. I wantto play her so bad," Stewart told

Elle magazine.Meanwhile, Lawrence said

she is obsessed with thecharacter.

"I am obsessed withthat part. I have this feel-ing of protectiveness overcharacters I want to play.

If someone else gets thepart, I'm afraid they

won't do it right. I'm try-ing to write the director...

to convince him that Ishould be in his movie.

I'll chase him if I have to.I'll sit outside his house,"

Lawrence told W magazine.The respective agents of

both the actresses were takenaback with their keeness to play

the role, reports New York Post. IANS

Justin Bieber seems to be in trouble.The teen-aged singer was reportedly

under investigation for possible misde-meanor battery against a photographer.

The photographer has accusedBieber of beating him up when he triedto take his picture. The incident tookplace at the Commons at CalabasasShopping Center. The 18-year-old wasin a mall called the Commons wherethe brawl took place, reportstmz.com.

The photographer later called911 and complained of pain inupper torso. The photographer hasfiled a police report naming Bieberas the culprit.

Los Angeles county sheriff'sdetectives were investigatingclaims by the photographer that Bieber struck him afterhe snapped photographs of the

singer and his girlfriend, actress Selena Gomez. IANS

Bieber in brawl withphotographer?

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 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?’, well hereare the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku,can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in acrossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will con-tain 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 Bowl-shaped roof5 They prey every night9 Turkish title14 Not quite round15 ___ En-lai (Chinese

premier)16 Lowest female voices17 Bit of unusual weather19 Poet William Butler20 It may be brushed off by

a barber21 Cushiness23 Not, to a Scot24 Musketeer motto word26 Source of after-hours

cash28 Cracker with a hole in

the middle30 ___ and bounds32 Site for stained-glass

windows34 ‘___ and the Real Girl’35 Long, slender cigar37 Target of many a shot39 Bad weather for those

behind the wheel?42 Good hole card43 State of adversity46 Old-time oath49 Practically touching51 Color similar to mouse

gray52 Well-to-do54 Tierra ___ Fuego56 Word with ‘luxury’ or

‘excise’57 Help a market cashier58 Do news-paper work60 Bartlett or bosc62 ‘Hi’ or ‘bye’ on Lanai64 Strong current of air68 Coins of Turkey69 Task list heading70 ‘We don't know who

said it’ abbr71 Had a purpose in mind72 Florist's cutting73 Method of meditation

and exercise

DOWN1 Homer Simpson's shout2 Biological eggs

3 California et al, toHawaiians

4 ‘___ Enchanted’ (2004fantasy film)

5 Band of eight6 ‘Which person?’7 Wisdom passed along8 Some poisonous shrubs9 Check recipient10 Hearty quaff11 Poem division12 Balloon filler13 Left side of the balance

sheet18 Afflicted with muscle

tremors22 Clips, as sheep24 High peak25 Grazing land for sheep27 African republic29 City near Binghamton,

NY31 Macy's event

33 Cuddly bamboo-muncher

36 Tied, as the score38 Playpen toys40 Encircle or bind41 Elementary particle with

no charge44 Place with curative

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47 Net minder48 Mohair-coat-

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LIBRAReal‑estate deals will be favourableand a gain is predicted. Children willbe very co‑operative and their achieve‑ments will make you proud. Avoidcontroversial stand at workplace.

CAPRICORNWith wise action and capability, oldlosses will be converted into gains.Friends and relatives will extend theirco‑operation. Those in love will not besuccessful as it is one‑sided love.

TAURUSFinancial position looks strong. Unex ‑pected fortune likely. Your social sta‑tus is set to improve. In case of plansto put up any new business, you haveto struggle to realise your goals.

LEOPoliticians will see good growth andgain importance. Professionals will getgood opportunities to earn good sumsof money. Businessmen will see aboom time. Confusion in family likely.

SCORPIOYou will take part in some social activ‑ities with good interest and involve‑ment. All enemies will be nowhere infront of you. You will invest in a mo ‑ney making project; decide carefully.

AQUARIUSProperty‑related issues will get settledin your favour. Be careful before expr ‑e ssing your opinions as there are cha ‑n ces that you might be misunderstood.Chances of purchase of a house.

GEMINIProperty‑related issues might not goin your favour. Marriage talks will endfavourably and marriage to take placevery soon. Those trying for a new jobwill be favoured with expected reply.

VIRGOBusinessmen will see huge competi‑tion which they will eventually con‑quer. All work plan ned well will beexecuted without fail. A happy atmo‑sphere will prevail in the family.

SAGITTARIUSYour social status is set to receive amajor boost. All work undertaken byyou will get completed successful ly. Agood financial time is predicted.Employees might be promoted.

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Three of Cups – Ta keall aspects of an is ‑sue into considera‑tion before you ma kea decision. There isgoing to be confu‑sion since you donʼthave all information.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

Three of Swords – Beprepared for so mechaos and ruc k us to ‑day as memb ers of agroup disagree witheach ot herʼs ideasand go about voicingtheir protest strongly.

King of Pentacles –You are likely to getfriendly with a mem‑ber of the oppositesex. You find imme n ‑se intellectual plea‑sure in talking thingsthrough and sharing.

The Magician – Youwill be appreciatedfor your professional‑ism and, despite theconfusion around you,your bosses recognizeyour good work andreward you.

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The Elite FootballLeague of India (EFLI)happens to be the firstmen’s professionalAmerican Football

league in India. Backed by theSports Authority of India(SAI),the EFLI has nine teams fromIndia alongside three foreignsides participating — a teameach from Sri Lanka, Pakistanand Bangladesh.

The league is set to hold itspre-season in Sri Lanka duringthe month of July while theinaugural season is set to kickstart in November in India.

The game which is oftenconfused with Rugby, is lookingto have a foothold in the Indiansub-continent soon. Thoughmany are still unaware aboutthe existence of such a sport,the organisers are positiveabout the sport being acceptedin the nation.

The Hyderabad team, whocall themselves the HyderabadSky Kings are taking this com-petition very seriously. Thesquad of 45 practise everymorning at the Sarojini Cricketand Tennis academy in the city.Bracing all the harsh weatherconditions and the limited facil-ities, the players train under

both foreign and Indian coach-es.

Most of the players are notregular American Footballsports persons; Many belong todifferent games like Soccer,Rugby, Hockey, Kabaddi,Basketball and Volleyball toname a few. But none of themare regular cricket players andthere seems to be a reasonbehind it.

“We want aggression.Cricket is a much “softer” gameand American Football needs

players who are much moreaggressive. We were mainlylooking at players who hadstrength, speed and agility inabundance.” says Bill Phaturos,a coach from the United Statesof America. He not only coach-es the Sky Kings but does thesame for the other teams in theleague.

A doctor by profession,Phaturos runs a program knownas the Scottsdale Youth FootballFirebird in the US. Shuttingbetween countries, Phaturos

says he has no complaints andis extremely glad with the waythe players are taking a keeninterest while training for thecompetition ahead.

“Though it is an extremelyhard game to teach and learn,the situation is not so bad asthe players are extremely hard-working, dedicated and pas-sionate about the game,” headded.

Like many sports in India,this game too faces the problemof having lack of amenities.

They do not have a proper placeto practice. “We require a nicegrass ground to practice butthat is not available in the cityand hence we have to make dowith the existing facilities,” ruesPraveen Kumar Reddy, headcoach of the Sky Kings.

The Hyderabad side are cur-rently geared up to clash withthe Bangalore War Hawks in aninaugural match on June 2 atthe Lal Bahdur Stadium, amatch which is being waited forwith batted breath.

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The Teamsn Hyderabad Sky Kings,

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PARIS: Lille’s Belgian interna-tional playmaker Eden Hazardannounced on Monday he hadsigned for Champions Leaguewinners Chelsea in preference toPremier League championsManchester City and runners-upManchester United.

The fee is reported to be40million euros with Hazard

signing a five year contract andbreaks the record for a Belgianfootballer’s transfer withMarouane Fellaini’s to Evertonof 20million in 2008 being theprevious mark.

The 21-year-old - who wasvoted Ligue 1 Players’ Player ofthe Year for the second succes-sive year recently - had previ-

ously said he would definitelysign for one of the Manchesterclubs without specifying whichone.

“I’m signing for theChampion’s League winner,” hetweeted.

Hazard, capped 27 times andscorer of two goals, was inspira-tional when Lille won the

domestic double in 2011 andthough they failed to defendtheir titles this season henonetheless enjoyed a success-ful season, scoring 17 goals andproviding 15 assists.

Hazard is due to play againstseveral of his new team-mates inSaturday’s friendly with Englandat Wembley. AFP

Hazard signs up with Chelsea

American Football comes to townThe Elite Football League of India (EFLI), which happens to be the first professional American Football

league in the country is set to conduct its inaugural season in November this year

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PARIS: Roger Federer is desper-ate to add Olympic gold to his 16Grand Slam singles titles inLondon this summer to fill the onegaping hole in his career achieve-ments. The Swiss legend won agold in doubles in Beijing in 2008,but has never been on the top ofthe medals podium in singlesdespite lingering frustration atknowing he should have beeninvolved at least once.

“It’s different pressure becausethe form is best of three so you feellike you have a bad five minutesand that could be it. That’s kind ofwhat cost me against (Tomas)Berdych in Athens, against (James)Blake in Beijing,” said Federer.

“And then next thing, youknow, you’re out of both tourna-ments, and I think I was seeded 1or 2 in either one of them.” Federerfinished fourth in Sydney in 2000,was knocked out in the secondround by Berdych in 2004 and losta 2008 quarter-final to Blake.

“Obviously I’m very happy torepresent Switzerland. I did waytoo good back in 2000 (where hefinished fourth), didn’t do so wellin Athens. In Beijing, I was reallyclose to a medal in the singles andthen in doubles I got the gold,”added Federer, who took the title

with Stanislas Wawrinka.“So I feel very relaxed going

into the Olympics. I don’t feel likethis is a must win for me or any-thing like that. I probably wouldfeel a bit more pressure if Iwouldn’t have won Olympic goldin doubles in Beijing.”

On Monday, Federer kicked offhis 50th straight major with a 6-2,7-5, 6-3 win over Germany’s TomasKamke at the French Open toequal Jimmy Connors’ record of233 Grand Slam match victories.

Federer is now 233-35 lifetimeat the majors. Monday’s win wasalso his 50th against 12 losses atRoland Garros having made hisdebut as a wildcard in 1999 wherehe went down to Australia’s PatRafter in the first round.

Since that time, he has missedjust one Grand Slam — the 1999US Open where he failed to quali-fy. “It’s a big record, because thatwas longevity. Jimmy is obviouslyone of the greats of all time, andwas around for 20 years,” saidFederer.

“This is my 13th or 14th FrenchOpen. It all started back in ‘99against Rafter, and I have hardlymissed any Grand Slams. I love thebig tournaments. I have been sosuccessful for such a long time andto already tie that record which is30 years old is pretty incredible.”

Federer, who is likely to set thenew Grand Slam match record inthe next round where he facesAdrian Ungur, now has his sightson another Connors record.

“He had 109 career victories,I’m at 74 now. Is it possible for meto equal Connors’ titles? 110, thatwould be a round figure. Thatwould be incredible. But that’s adream. I go year after year, andwe’ll see.”

Switzerlan’d Roger Federer serves to Germany’s Tobias Kamke during their men’s Singles 1st Roundtennis match of the French Open on Monday in Paris. AFP/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

Federer seeksOlympic medal

SYDNEY: Gold medallistMatthew Mitcham will spear-head Australian diving hopesat the London Olympics afterbeing named Tuesday in a 10-person squad which includesBeijing Games teammateMelissa Wu.

Mitcham, who performedthe highest scoring dive inOlympic history to come frombehind to snatch gold in the10m platform in Beijing, wonthe event at the Australianchampionships in April after along stretch of injury.

The 24-year-old saidinjuries including abdominalproblems had kept him fromhis best in recent months.

“I feel like the underdogagain in London,” he said.

“I’ve had a few injuriesthat have kept me from mybest but it is good to go inwithout all that pressure. No

one expects me to win and Ifeel more comfortable when Iam in that position.”

He added: “I believe I canwin gold again in London. I’vedone it before and know whatit takes.”

Mitcham will be joined inLondon by Wu, who won sil-ver in the synchronised 10mplatform in 2008, the 2010Commonwealth Games 3mgold medallist SharleenStratton and Loudy Wiggins,32, who will be at her fourthOlympics.

Wiggins, who won bronzein Sydney in the 10m platformsynchronised and again inAthens in the 10m platform,will become the onlyAustralian diver to compete atfour Games when she joinsRachel Bugg in the 10m plat-form synchronised.

The team heads to theMadrid Grand Prix on June15-17, except for Mitchamwho remains in Australia tocatch up on training missedduring his lay-off.

Australiapins hopeson Matthew

Qatadadenied bailin Britian

LONDON: Radical cleric andterror suspect Abu Qatadawas ordered on Monday toremain in a British prisonwithout bail ahead of hisdeportation appeal becausehe could pose a danger duringthe ’12 Games. It would beexceptionally problematic toallow Qatada to be onLondon’s streets during heigh-tened security for the Games,a Special Immigration App-eals Commission hearing inLondon ruled. Qatada, who isaccused of involvement inseveral bomb attacks, willremain in a British prison forat least another five months.

David chaseselusive GamesdreamPENANG, MALAYSIA: Six-time world champion NicolDavid has owned women’ssquash for years and wouldbe a safe bet to bring homeMalaysia’s first Olympic goldif she could compete in thecoming London Games.

But David, 28, is arguablythe most dominant athletewho will be denied thatchance as her sport remainsan Olympic outsider, frustrat-ing her dreams of some daymounting the medal podium.

“It is so heart-breakingwhen you know this sport hasso much to offer and we havegot everything it takes to bean Olympic sport,” she said.

“It is probably the mostall-round sport you can find.To be in the game and notsee it (in the Olympics) is sosad.” A Malaysian nationalheroine, the lightning-quickDavid has won virtually everytitle squash has to offer. Sheis in her seventh year aswomen’s world number one.

It’s different pressurebecause it is best ofthree so you feel likeyou have a bad fiveminutes and that cou-ld be it. That’s kind ofwhat cost me againstBerdych in Athens.

Roger Federer,Swiss tennis legend

MADRID: As the player that makes thereigning European and world champions tick,Spain fans are hoping Xavi Hernandez canhold off the effects of fatigue and injury tolead La Roja to more glory in Poland andUkraine.

At 32, the outstanding man in Spain’s tri-umphs at Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cuphas at least one major international tourna-ment left in him.

But is he fit enough, mentally and physi-cally, to live up to the incredibly high standardhe has set him-self since final-ly coming tothe interna-tional fore atEuro 2008,when he wasnamed playerof the tourna-ment?

Xavi hasaveraged over60 matches ayear since2008. His bodyis feeling theeffects, with achronic calf-muscle injuryin particular taking its toll, but the player him-self insists he feels in good health and has agood few years left in the tank.

“I am not thinking about the end of mycareer. I want to play all the time, I can be a bitof a pain in that regard,” he said recently.

He completed 104 passes more than anyother player at the 2010 World Cup, andearned the nickname ‘Humphrey Bogart’thanks to Andres Montes, the eccentric, lateSpanish television commentator who associ-ated his love of passing the ball to the famousmisquote from the film Casablanca - “Play itagain, Sam.”

Spain hopes tounleash theirX-Factor

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SCHRUNS, AUSTRIA: ReigningEurop e an and world champions Spain gointo Euro 2012 as one of the favouritesbut it’s a tag the players would rather dowithout, defender Sergio Ramos (right,centre) told AFP.

“We don’t really like being given thisrole,” he said at the squad’s training campin the alpine resort of Schruns, Austria.

“We’re aware that everyone sees us asfavourites, since we won the World Cupand the Euro but you can’t live in the past.We need to prove ourselves every day andstart again from scratch.”

In their first Group C match on June10, Spain will come up against 2006 worldchampions Italy, before also facingIreland and Croatia.

“I don’t think you can underestimateanyone,” Ramos continued. “In thiskind of competition, any team cancreate a surprise.

With Barcelona captain Carles Puyoland prolific striker David Villa injured,Spain will be missing two players whoseperformances were crucial to the squad’s2010 World Cup and 2008 Europeanchampionship wins.

“It’s always rather sad news whenthese players who make a difference andare important for their club and for thenational team are not here,” noted Ramos.“We will miss them both. But it’s also truethat nobody is indispensable.

“We are lucky to have a great number

of Spanish players who can make a differ-ence and want a place in the squad.”

Coach Vicente del Bosque called upmany new names to the team’s Austriantraining camp, as stars from Barcelonaand Athletic Bilbao were unable to attenddue to Friday’s Copa del Rey final.

He was expected to give his final listfor the Euro on Sunday.

The European Championship inPoland and Ukraine could be La Roja’schance to make it into the recordbooks, by becoming the first nation everto win three major international competi-tions in a row.

“We want to make history, to do some-thing nobody has ever done before: tobe European champions, world champi-ons and European champions again,”said Ramos.

Reluctant favouritesDefending champions Spain will attempt to become the first team to win

three major tournaments in succession as they head to Poland andUkraine following a perfect qualifying campaign

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At a glanceAs reigning world and European champi-ons, Spain will be the team to beat oncemore in Poland and Ukraine. After endinga 44-year wait for a major trophy withtheir Euro 2008 triumph under LuisAragonés, the Spanish have kept up thewinning habit under Vicente del Bosque.They posted 10 straight victories in 2010World Cup qualifying, then recovered froma slow start to reach the final whereAndrés Iniesta hit the extra-time winner.

Certainly the hot favouritesalongside Germany and theNetherlands. They are withoutDavid Villa up front, but a scintil-lating midfield might be enoughto see them through.PO

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Overall:P135 W85 D25 L25 F298 A114

Final tournament:P30 W13 D9 L8 F38 A31

Qualifying:P105 W72 D16 L17 F260 A83

Sunday 10 June:Spain v Italy, 18.00CET, Gdansk

Thursday 14 June:Spain v Republic of Ireland,

20.45CET, GdanskMonday 18 June:

Croatia v Spain, 20.45CET, Gdansk

Best EURO performance:winners 1964, 2008

Coach:Vicente del BosqueLeading scorer:

all-time – David Villa (51); current –David Villa (51)

Most appearances: all-time –IkerCasillas (127); current – Iker Casillas(127)Association formed:1909Nickname:La Roja (The Reds)

PARIS: Novak Djokovic’s bid foran historic Grand Slam enjoyedthe perfect French Open start onMonday as Roger Federer cele-brated his 50th straight majorwith a record-equalling 233rdGrand Slam win.

But there was a huge scare forwomen’s world number oneVictoria Azarenka, who had tofight from a set and 4-0 down todefeat Italian veteran AlbertaBrianti to avoid becoming thefirst top seed ever to lose in theopening round.

Djokovic, bidding to becomeonly the third man to hold all fourmajors at the same time, and thefirst in 43 years, eased past Italianclaycourt specialist Potito Starace7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-1.

The world number onealready has the Wimbledon, USOpen and Australian Opencrowns under wraps and a firstFrench Open triumph in twoweeks’ time would make him thefirst man since Rod Laver in 1969to complete the sweep.

“It’s a challenge and some-thing to embrace and to enjoy. It’sreally too early to talk about get-ting my hands on the trophy, butit’s definitely a goal. Anything ispossible,” said Djokovic, whonext faces Slovenia’s Blaz Kavcic.

Djokovic has yet to reach aParis final, having fallen threetimes at the semi-final stage.

This year, he is scheduled tomeet Federer in the last four.

Federer, the 2009 championand four times runner-up toRafael Nadal, endured few prob-lems getting past Germany’sTomas Kamke, the world number78, winning 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. The win,achieved on a sixth match point,

took him level with JimmyConnors’ 30-year-old record of233 Grand Slam match wins.

Monday’s victory was also his50th at Roland Garros having

made his debut as a wildcard in1999 where he went down toAustralia’s Pat Rafter in the firstround. Since that time, he hasmissed just one Grand Slam —

the 1999 US Open where he failedto qualify. “It’s a big record. Jimmyis obviously one of the greats of alltime, and was around for 20years,” she said. “I have been sosuccessful for such a long timeand to already tie that recordwhich is 30 years old is prettyincredible.”

Azarenka staged a thrillingrecovery to defeat world number105 Brianti 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-2 andwill next face German qualifierDinah Pfizenmaier. But for muchof her rollercoaster battle with theBrianti, who had never won amatch in four previous appear-ances at Roland Garros, theBelarussian struggled. AFP

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Novak Djokovic

Bhupati-Bopanna seeded 6th,

MMahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have been seeded sixthin the men’s doubles draw of the French Open while LeanderPaes and partner Alexander Peya start as the 7th seeds.

Bhupathi and Bopanna face the French pair of Marc Gicquel andEdouard Roger-Vasselin in the first round at Roland Garros.

Seventh-ranked Paes pairs up with Austria’s Peya. They meet Italy’sSimone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the first round Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands play GiselaDulko and Paola Suarez in the doubles first round beginning on Tuesday.

Fish eyesWimbledonreturnLOS ANGELESL: US numberone Mardy Fish is eyeing a returnto tennis competition atWimbledon after a procedure toaddress a frightening heartarrhythmia, USA Today reported.

“It felt like my heart was goingto jump out of my chest,” Fishtold the newspaper in a tele-phone interview.

It was the first time Fish hadspoken about the condition thathad kept him off the ATP Tour,and which prompted to withdrawfrom the French Open, the sec-ond Grand Slam of the year nowunderway at Roland Garros.

Fish said he had a procedurecalled cardiac catheter ablationin Los Angeles to correct faultywiring in his heart. “It has been soscary,” Fish said, explaining thecondition caused him to wake inthe night with heart palpitations.

“It was super-hard to go tosleep,” he said.

Hewittkeen to toeline longerPARIS: As a grizzled veteran of52 Grand Slam tournaments,Australia’s former world numberone Lleyton Hewitt isn’t ready tothrow in his courtside towel justyet as he gets to grips with hisnew bionic toe.

The former Wimbledon andUS Open champion may ulti-mately have come off worst in afour-hour joust in Monday’sFrench Open first round meetingwith Slovenian Blaz Kavcic butjust being out there scrappingwas a victory of sorts for a drivencompetitor who has two screwsand a metal plate in the big toe ofhis left foot.

AFP

Roger Federer on Monday equalled Jimmy Connors record of 233Grand Slam wins while Victoria Azarenka survived a first round scare.

Djoker sails to safety

PARIS: Rafael Nadal gets his bid foran historic seventh French Opentitle under way on Tuesday when hefaces Italy’s Simone Bolelli onPhilippe Chatrier Court.

Second seeded Nadal, whoequalled Bjorn Borg’s record of sixRoland Garros titles last year, takes a45-1 career record in Paris into thematch. Nadal has defeated theworld 111 Italian in both of their

career meetings. Ten-times a GrandSlam title winner, Nadal, 25, has aremarkable CV at the French Openwhich has yielded six trophies.

His only blip, a 2009 fourthround loss to Robin Soderling, cameat a time when he was plagued bythe acute knee problems whichhave often threatened to over-whelm him.

This season, Nadal has, once

again, been surpreme on clay andarrives in Paris boasting a 16-1record on the surface. But theSpaniard is keen to play down talkof a seventh French Open.

“I have much more than I everdreamed,” said Nadal. “I am cominghere every year with the motivationto play well. But I am not going to bemore motivated because I have sixand I can win seven.”

Nadal looks forward to create history

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Members of the Spanish team compete in the team’s Free Combination final during the 31st LENEuropean Swimming Championships, in Eindhoven on Sunday. AFP/JOHN THYS

IN-SYNC

NOTTINGHAM: England beatWest Indies by nine wickets towin the second Test with morethan a day to spare at TrentBridge here on Monday and takean unbeatable 2-0 lead in thisthree-match series.

Set 108 for victory on thefourth day, England finished on111 for one.

England captain AndrewStrauss, who made 141 in the firstinnings to follow his hundred inthe five-wicket first Test win atLord’s, was out for 45 when hechipped part-time spinnerMarlon Samuels to short extra-cover with his side just 19 runsshort of victory.

But fellow left-hander AlastairCook (43 not out) and JonathanTrott (17 not out) completed the

win.“We’re delighted to get over

the line,” said Strauss. “It wasquite hard work at times. It’s beena hot, hard four days and therewere some really good perfor-mances from the lads.”

West Indies were all out for165 in their second innings short-ly after lunch.

Samuels made a dashing 76not out, top-scoring for thetourists for the second time in thematch after his first innings 117.

However, he merely delayedthe inevitable and this lossextended West Indies’ winless runin England to 16 Tests, with 14defeats and two draws.

Man-of-the-match TimBresnan took four wickets for 37runs in 17 overs for a Test-bestmatch haul of eight for 141, whileJames Anderson was closebehind his fellow paceman with asecond innings return of four for43 in 20.1 overs. This victorymeant Bresnan, who made a use-ful 39 not out in England’s firstinnings, had been on the winningside in all his 13 Tests.

“Tim Bresnan was fantastic,”said Strauss. “He showed what agood contributor he is for theside in both innings, and hechipped in with the bat as well.”

Bresnan added: “It’s quite dif-ficult at times when you’ve got asoft ball and a flat pitch but that’swhen you’ve got to step up anddo it. “Consistency is my majorweapon and to keep banging inthat length.” Considering WestIndies resumed on theirovernight 61 for six, their secondinnings total represented a con-siderable recovery. AFP

Stuart Broad (L) reacts towards Darren Sammy (R) during the 2ndTest match between England and West Indies. AFP/ANDREW YATES

IPOH, MALAYSIA: SouthKorea demolished Asian champi-ons Pakistan 4-0, while top seedsBritain lost 2-3 to Argentina, in aday of upsets at the Sultan AzlanShah Cup on Monday.

The results catapultArgentina to second place in therankings, with six points fromfour games, behind New Zealandin the seven-team tournamentwhich is an important last warm-up for the London Olympics.

In a match that saw SouthKorea repeatedly overwhelm thePakistani defence who could notmatch their rivals’ pace or tactics,Nam Hyun-Woo opened the scor-ing for South Korea before con-verting a penalty corner to makeit 2-0.

The third goal came in the49th minute from You Hyo-Sik,who dived full stretch to flick theball into the goal, before HyunHye-Sung scored the final goal.

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England crush WI again James fires inHeat victoryMIAMI: LeBron Jamespoured in 32 points andpulled down 13 rebounds onMonday as the Miami Heatdrew first blood in the NBAEastern Conference Finalswith a 93-79 victory over theBoston Celtics.

Dwyane Wade added 22points and seven assists forthe Heat, who never trailedand led by as many as 17.

Miami host game two onTuesday, with the winners ofthe best-of-seven seriesadvancing to the NBA Finalswhere they will play eitherOklahoma City or SanAntonio.

Shane Battier scored 10points, Mario Chalmers hadnine and Mike Miller finishedwith eight as the Heat againcoped admirably without starforward Chris Bosh. Boshremained remained sidelinedwith a strained abdominalmuscle, and Heat coach ErikSpoelstra said there was notimetable for his return.

Kevin Garnett scored 23points and added 10rebounds for Boston, but theCeltics looked a step slowmost of the night after wrap-ping up a seven-game sec-ond-round victory over thePhiladelphia 76ers onSaturday night. The Heat out-rebounded the Celtics 48-33,and blocked 11 Boston shots.

Rajon Rondo, whosetriple-double led the Celtics

in game seven against theSixers, finished with 16points, nine rebounds andseven assists. Paul Piercescored 12 points, connectingon just five of 18 shots fromthe floor. The Celtics startedfiring in the second quarter,battling back from an 11-point deficit to tie the score athalftime.

But the Heat, led by NBAMost Valuable Player Jamesand Wade, inexorably pulledaway in the third. “Onedown,” Spoelstra said. “Attimes it was a strange game —some good runs by bothteams. We felt we could haveplayed better, I’m sure theyfelt the same thing.

“We were able to find away to grind it,” Spoelstraadded. “You have to do thatagainst this team. They haveso many live weapons outthere you have to coverground and play to yourinstincts and your speed.”

Andrew Strauss and openingpartner Alastair Cook bec-

ame only the fifth partnership inTest history to have put on morethan 5,000 runs together.

They went past the land-mark with a stand of 89 asEngland beat West Indies bynine wickets at Trent Bridge. Theother duos to have achieved thefeat are West Indies’ GordonGreenidge and Desmond Hay-nes, Australia’s Matthew Haydenand Justin Langer, India’s RahulDravid and Sachin Tendulkar andSri Lanka’s Mahela Jaywardeneand Kumar Sangakkara.

Strauss, Cook join5,000 club

South Koreathrash Pak

Johnson edgespast Dufner towin titleFORT WORTH, TEXAS: ZachJohnson fired a two-over 72 thatincluded a two-shot penalty atthe final hole on Sunday to winthe Crowne Plaza Invitational,denying Jason Dufner a third USPGA victory this season.

On a day of dramatic swingsin the duel between Johnson andDufner, Johnson appeared to behome and dry after Dufner’striple-bogey seven at the par-four15th. That gave Johnson a four-shot lead, and even after a bogeyat 16, he arrived at 18 with athree-stroke lead.

He had celebrated what hethought was a par for a three-shotwin but then realized he hadmoved his ball marker on the18th green and failed to replace itproperly. With the two-shotpenalty, Johnson signed for a 72and a 12-under total of 268 — giv-ing him only a one-shot victoryover Dufner. AFP