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Selena Gomez is beingcriticised as being culturally insensitiveafter she donned abindi during a recentperformance. The was on stage at theMTV Movie Awardsto performed hernew single,Come & Get It.

It seems like Hyderabad, a city rich in heritage, is no longerkeen on preserving its glorious past. Thus far, no structure inthe City has entered the list of Unesco heritage sites.Heritage activists are clamouring for a changebefore it’s too late and the past dis-appears into the mistsof time.

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WORLD HERITAGE DAY SPECIAL

THE SLOW DEATH OFHYDERABAD’S HERITAGE

SELENAGOMEZ’SBINDI:Hindu leadersdemandapology

SCOURGE OF THE SEASAs the number of Somalian pirate attacksreduce, we take a look at the Golden Age ofPirates when the Jolly Roger ruled the seas.

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city eventsTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES

All about cyclingA half day interactive workshop oncycling, the technical considerations,fitness, nutrition, common problems,how to plan a training programme,planning for competition and pre-vention of injuries. Where: Alliance Franchise,

Road no 3, Banjara Hills

When: : Registration: OngoingEvent: May 4

Contact: (040) 2335 0008

Filmmaking workshopsfor childrenYavanika Films is conducting aunique filmmaking workshops thissummer vacation for children inHyderabad. Each participant willmake their own short film as part ofthe workshop. Even a parent andchild can register as one student pairto make a short film together.Where: Begumpet When: From April 24,

2pm to 7pm,Daily classes except on weekends

Contact: 94901 00404

Cup cake morningAll the materials to make a cup cakewill be provided to you and you cantake what you make. Where: Panache – The Finishing

School,

Road no 7,Banjara Hills

When: : April 20,11.30am onwards

Contact: (040) 66733451

Le chat du RabbinThere is a screening of Le chat duRabbin (The Rabbi’s cat), a Frenchfilm directed by Antoine Delesvaux /Joann Sfar.Where: Alliance Française,

Banjara HillsWhen: April 18,

6.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2355 4485

Dam’n’ed: Point of viewThis is a Telugu film with Englishsubtitles on the life of adivasi com-munities affected by the govern-ment’s decision to construct thePolavaram dam. Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad,

20 Journalist Colony,Road no 3, Banjara Hills

When: April 20,5.30pm onwards

Contact: (040) 2335 0443

Malvani cuisineTaj Deccan is hosting Malvani FoodFestival at Spice Junxion. Enjoy ascrumptious spread of classic disheslike pandhara kombdiche saar, kalevatana ni gawarchi bhajji and puran poli. Where: Spice Junxion,

Taj Deccan,Road No 1, Banjara Hills

When: Till April 25Contact: (040) 6652 3939

Green BrunchThere is a special environment-friendly brunch to celebrate Planet21 anniversary. Planet 21 is a sustain-able development programme initi-ated by Accor Group.Where: The Square,

Madhapur, Novotel HyderabadConvention Centre

When: April 21,noon to 3pm

Contact: (040) 6682 4422

IPL Fervor You can order any four or six itemsfrom the menu and get the chaat ofthe day for free.Where: Kailash Parbat,

Above Ebony Gautier,2nd floor, Road No 36, Jubilee Hills

When: OngoingContact: (040) 2355 8856

Story-telling sessionDeepa Kiran is an education consul-tant and professional story-teller.She combines music and dance withstory telling.Where: Just Books,

Jubilee HillsWhen: April 20,Contact: 98497 48117

Three for twoTaj Safaris offers guests the option ofextending their two-day trip. It givesyou a third day complementary stay.There are four exquisite lodges in thenational parks of MP. Where: Taj SafarisWhen: Offer is valid from

April 15 to June 30Contact: (022) 6601 1825

Terracotta jewelery exhibitionHarini Rao presents H'earth —Treasures of the Soil, an exhibitioncum sale of exquisite hand craftedand hand painted terracotta jewelery.Where: Trendz,

Satyasai Nigamagamam,Srinagar Colony

When: From April 18-20,noon to 8pm

GAS BOOKING IVRS NO HP 9666023456Indane 9848824365

BSNL Complaints 198HMWS & SB Complaints 155313

POLICE CONTROL ROOMHyderabad 27852435Traffic Control Room 27852482DCP Traffic 23234065, 23243499FPollution Control Board 23887500

ELECTRICITYGeneral Complaints 155333Breakdown Section 23431178

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ENC 23225267Engineering 23220418MCH Tankbund 23225397Emergency MCH Circle I&II 24525842MCH Circle III 24736912MCH Circle IV 23326975MCH Circle V 23326976MCH Circle VI MCH Complaints 1100Head Office 23225397

IVRS CUM MANUAL ENQUIRYPHONE NUMBERS(TRAIN & RESERVATION)RAILWAYSRail Nilayam 27833169, 27824216Railway Information 131Reservations 135Recorded Information 1345Enquiry (IVRS) 1331, 1332, 1333

WATER SUPPLYComplaint Cell 155313Sewerage Complaint 23307328Hyd. Water Supply 23313163

HOSPITALGeneral Hospital, Sec-bad 27505566Niloufer Hospital, Red Hills 23314095NIMS, Director, Punjagutta 23390933Osmania General Hospital 24600146Railway Hospital, Lalaguda 27001134Apollo, Jubilee Hills 23607777Care Hospital, Banjara Hills 30418888Care Hospital, Nampally 30417777Care Hospital, Musheerabad 30419000Care Hospital, Sec-bad 30416666Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar 39879999

BLOOD BANKSBlood Bank,Narayanguda 27567892Chiranjeevi Blood Bank 23559555Blood Bank Mediton Goal 23226624Red Cross, Vidyanagar 27633087ADRM Blood Bank 27035588Mythri Charitable Trust 27550238NTR Memorial Trust 30799999Care Banjara Hills 30418296

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AMBULANCESApollo 23548888, 23607777Kamineni 24022222Medwin 23202902, 23204616Smile Line Dental Hospital 23747979Red Cross 27627973Niloufer Hospital 23314095Gandhi 23320332

AIRLINES

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TOURISM OFFICESAP Tourism, Hyd 23262152/53/54Sec-bad 27893100Dept of Tourism 23453110India Tourism 23261360AP Tourism information Centre (24x7) 23450444, 23455999

UK VISA OFFICEVFS India Pvt Ltd Building, 8-2-542/A,Sunil Chamber, Road No. 7

Beside Meridian School, Banjara Hills-34. Working hours are from 8 AM to1 PM And 2 PM to 3PM.

MUSEUMSSalar Jung Museum 24523211AP State Museum 232431300/7641Nizams Museum 24521029

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REFLECTIONS AND IMAGESThere is an exhibition of paintings by artists including Agacharya,

Anand Panchal, Arvind Kolapkar, Datta Bansode, Devyani Parikh, andKaushik Raha Kalakriti Art Gallery, 468, Road no 10, Banjara Hills,

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MELA: A child enjoys a ride at the Maha Utsav Mela at People’s Plaza.N SHIVA KUMAR

MISCELLANEOUS

WORKSHOPS

SHOWS

DINING

DESPERATE MEASURES

CRIME

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

3City YESTERDAY’S QUESTIONWILL THE OPEN BOOK EXAMS TAKE PRESSURE OFF STUDENTS?

YES (A)

NO (B)

TODAY’S QUESTIONSHOULD CUTTING OF TREES BE TREATED AS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE?A) YES B) NO

To vote visit www.postnoon.com

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ENarsasimha Rao, himselfdeprived of a good educa-tion, had a great ambition —to make his son an engineer

and daughter a doctor. Accordingly,he did all he could to give them thebest education he can.

The only problem is that Rao,who hails from Mahbubnagar,makes a living by robbing people.He was wanted in 150 cases of theftsand burglary including the 2004Musheerabad jewellery theft, andheaded a gang of three, police say.Rao was arrested recently andarraigned for a series of crimes.

Crime inspector of police,Musheerabad, Mohd Riyazuddinhas taken more than a professionalinterest in finding out why Rao tookto crime. It was then that Raorevealed his sad tale. The thief saidhe was in dire need of a lot of moneyto educate his children and meet hisfamily’s needs. He did not makeenough to buy ration from the dosacart that he ran for a while, forgeteducation.

Rao said that some years ago helearnt to lift shutters of shops with-out too much effort and later formeda gang with one G Madhu and TNarhari, both from Mahbubnagar.

Scores of shutter-lifting cases inMahbubnagar Ranga Reddy districtand Hyderabad remained unre-solved and police are now hopefulthat many of them can be solved

with the arrest of Rao.“If I had enough money to pay

for my children’s education I wouldhave quit this,” he is quoted as say-ing to the inspector.

Cops catch ‘burglarwith a difference’

The thief said that he turned to a life of crime to make enough money to educate his children.

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Commissioner of theNorth Zone taskforce team has

recovered nearly 12 aban-doned vehicles from theChenoy Trade Centrecomplex in Secunderabadlast night. This was aresult of a special driveconducted after theBangalore blasts, inspec-tor of the task force APAnand Kumar said.

“We conducted exten-sive searches for aban-doned vehicles in variouscomplexes and cellars asin most blasts, stolen vehi-cles are used. It was dur-ing one such search thatwe stumbled upon adozen bikes and scooters.”

None of the manage-ments had a convincinganswer as to how thesevehicles come to be there.The police are collectinglicence numbers to tracetheir owners.

Police recover 12 abandoned bikes


JKrishna Veni, 32, a resident ofBDL colony, Vanasthalipuram,once aspired to be a business

woman. Veni, however, could notsucceed and in the process lostmoney and gold.

Veni had pawned 40 tolas ofgold with a well-known financecompany and got `9 lakh for it twoyears ago. As her business failed totake off, she was unable to pay backthe money with interest. Recently,

she saw an advertisement on TV bya company at Dilsukhnagar whichsaid it helps retrieve pawned goldor mortgaged property at near-zeroper cent interest rate.

Veni approached the companyand they told her that they wouldget her gold back and keep it withthem at a low interest rates. Shegave them the receipts and recordsand the company got the goldreleased and kept it. Veni was askedto pay `9 lakh without interest andtake the gold back. After a year, thecompany owner Ranjit Kumar sent

Veni a notice asking her totake her gold back, failing todo which the company willsell it.

As Veni did not have the money,she got into further trouble. She man-aged to secure a personal loan of `9lakh and went to collect the gold. Thecompany took the money and gaveher back the gold, but only later didshe realise that it was a worthlessreplica of her original ornaments.Veni, having lost both her money andgold, has registered a case with theMarredpally police.

Cops warn people against going to unlicensed, unknown companies to mort-gage their jewellery after a woman lost 40 tolas of gold and `9 lakh.

Fake mortgage company cons woman

SPARKING A SCARE

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

1 City’s heritage sites neglected.

On World Heritage Day, Postnoonfinds that heritage activists areconcerned about decreasingawareness about heritage sitesand feel conservation measuresneed to be taken immediately.

2 Will better security bringdown crime rates?

Apart from securing 830 newbuses for the City, the corporationplans to install more CCTV cam-eras and arrange for hand-heldmetal detectors.

3 Beware of who you give your money to.

A woman was cheated of lakhs ofrupees and gold ornaments by afake finance company.

4 Being trained to answerquestions?

Rahul Gandhi will be questioningKiran and Botsa about State affairs.Gulam Nabi Azad has been train-ing them for the same.

5Grand festival season for corrupt ‘leaders.’

Netas who have a stake in furni-ture and other goods earn a hugeprofit every festival season.

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Don’t drink and driveLast year we had reported how you

not only end up paying a fine butwill also have to attend a day-longcounseling session by the police, ifyou are caught drunk driving. For thefirst time in India, the Hyderabad traf-fic police had taken an initiative tocounsel the drunk drivers at the TrafficTraining Institutes located atGoshamahal and Begumpet.

APRIL 18, 2012

Police ‘beats’ minor, boyinjured severelyAminor boy, Mohd Muzamil , a res-

ident of Ziaguda, suffered injuriesand fractured a leg after a police con-stable of Mangalhat allegedly beathim black and blue on Wednesday.The boy was playing cricket when aball accidently hit a policeman, whoallegedly got angry and severelyinjured him. It is said that the policerefused to register a complaint.

Naxalites fire at choppersecond time this yearNaxalites fired at a BSF helicopter

involved in lifting of comman-dos conducting anti-Naxal opera-tions in Chhattisgarh. The Mi-17helicopter suffered bullet shots inthe cockpit area, but landed safelyin Bhadrachalam. This was the sec-ond incident of Naxalites firing onsecurity forces' helicopters after anIAF chopper was hit in January.

Bike used for Bangaloreblasts stolen from CityThe bike used in the Bangalore’s

bomb blasts near the BJP officewas stolen from Hyderabad, it issuspected. Bangalore City policeand other investigating agencieshave reportedly found out that thenumber plate shown as that belong-ing to Tamil Nadu was forged.Attempts are being made to locateits owner.

Woman falls form bikeafter heat stroke, diesG Anuradha, 40, a resident of

Jeedimetla, fell down from abike on which she was pillion ridingand died yesterday. Her son was rid-ing the bike. Anuradha was on herway to invite relatives for her son’smarriage later this month. It is saidthat the she suffered a sun strokeand fell down, suffering multipleinjuries.

LAST YEAR... HERE CIVIC

CIVIC

NEWS BRIEFS

1400new buses will be purchased byAPSRTC, 830 of which will go to

Hyderabad. There are also plans tobeef up security with CCTV cameras

and metal detectors.

5THINGS WELEARNT TODAY

NUMEROLOGY

The entire citywas once on the

status of world her-itage. However, in thename of urban devel-opment we have lostmost of our her-itage buildingsand sites.

Shafi Ulla, DHT trusteeSee page 6&7


The GHMC, which is gener-ating good revenue eachyear from property tax,

was asked to provide some of itsshare to the water works depart-ment by an MLA.

The Corporation referred tothe resolution passed during the‘financial crunch’ of 2010, whichdoes not allow extending support.

According to the officials ofthe GHMC, it was incurringhuge expenditure for mainte-nance of water supply and sew-

erage in core areas within theGHMC limits and also for main-tenance of water supplythrough tankers.

“The expenditure is comingto more than 25 per cent of theproperty tax collection towardsexecution of water supply and itsmaintenance.

While the HMWS&SB is tak-ing up road cutting work for itsmaintenance and also capitalworks, the entire cost of restora-tion is being taken up by theGHMC only,” said commissioner,MT Krishna Babu.

He points out that theGHMC was taking up works

suggested by local corporatorsand water board officials to theextent of `20 lakh for each ward,totalling to `30 crore per annum.This was taken up for improve-ment of water supply and underground drainage (UGD) works,for taking up UGD network inareas other than erstwhile MCH.

Based on a GO of themunicipal administration andurban development (MA&UD)passed on 16 July, 2009, orderswere issued directing the corpo-ration to levy various compo-nents of property tax at 30 percent of annual rental value(ARV) with respect to residen-

tial buildings above `3,600 ARVand non-residential buildingsduly providing for levy of watertax at 7.5 per cent ARV, on build-ings and lands which comes to25 per cent of property tax.

The corporation, in its meet-ing held on January 18, 2010,passed a resolution directing theGHMC commissioner to notrelease the funds to HMWS&SBin view of the financial crunch.

“The resolution of the corpo-ration was submitted to Stategovernment for further ordersand the orders from govern-ment are awaited,” said thecommissioner.

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It’s the beginning of the festi-val season and is also timefor local leaders to do busi-ness by asking officials to

engage equipment or serviceswhich are at their disposal.

Some of these leaders owntents, vehicles and furniture,which they force their officialsto use to make festivals a suc-cess. Little wonder then thateach community is competingwith each other to make its festi-val grander than ever before.

The next big festival aroundthe corner is Ramnavami. Civicofficials want to know if the offi-cials will ensure that the festivalis facilitated on a grander scalethan before.

“Each year, the festival sea-son begins with Ramnavamiand ends with Milad-Ul-Nabi,”says a senior official from thehealth wing, who has beenobserving the trend.

According to estimates, `20

lakh to `25 lakh is spent onsmall festivals and `50 lakh oneach big festival by the GHMCeach year. First, the trend waslimited to the south zone (partsof the Old City), but this trend isslowly spreading to newerlocalities. Bonalu is another big

regional festivals for which theGHMC has to make arrange-ments not only in Old City, butin areas like Secunderabad.

Local leaders push their pro-posals, and officials are made towalk a tight rope. Take forinstance the high mast lighting.

Even as the process for permit-ting it is under way, local lead-ers have handed over contractsto people known to them.Several lakhs are shown onpaper later. It is the officials whoare blamed when the entireepisode is reviewed.

Chota netas make officials sinEvery year, ‘leaders’ push civic officials to engage their goods and services to

make a harvest during festivals.

Will GHMC help water board?The GHMC says it cannot extend financial support according to a 2010 resolution.

M ANIL KUMAR

city THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 5POLITICS

CAPTURE DELHI ASSAULT

The Nampally Court onWednesday issued orders

to the Banjara Hills police tofile cases under IPC sections147, 148, 149, 160, 320, 427, 307and 506 against State labourminister Danam Nagender inconnection with the attack onan advocate.

The Court issued theseorders while responding to apetition filed by an advocate.

It may be recalled that onJanuary 17, 2013, TelanganaAdvocates Joint ActionCommittee obstructed theminister’s convoy when thelatter was proceeding towardshis residence from theMinisters Quarters.

The Advocates JAC repre-sentatives also pelted stones atDanam’s convoy alleging thathe was obstructing the cre-ation of separate Telanganastate. In this incident, Danam’scar glass panes weredestroyed.

Angered, Danam got outand chased and attacked theadvocates. Following this inci-

dent one lawyer approachedthe court asked for a case to befiled against the minister. TheCourt responded and hasasked the police to file thecases. NSS


The BJP, which has emerged asa sub-regional party in the

State, has unveiled a grand planto rewind its clock to the late1990s when the party won sevenLok Sabha seats in the wake ofthe Atal Behari Vajpayee wave.

The party on Wednesdayannounced that it will not be partof any alliance and would con-test all the 42 Lok Sabha seats inAndhra Pradesh in the nextGeneral Elections.

“We will be the main com-petitor to other political partiesduring the next GeneralElections,” BJP stalwart MVenkaiah Naidu said whileaddressing a press conference inHyderabad on Wednesday.

Naidu’s announcementassumes importance in the wakeof reports that the BJP, which isbitterly fighting for the forma-tion of a separate Telanganastate, might contest the nextGeneral Elections by either form-ing an alliance with the separateTelangana cause champion TRSor its erstwhile ally TeluguDesam Party.

The BJP veteran leader’sannouncement put a lid over thealliance reports and that of theparty being shy of fighting inRayalaseema and coastal Andhra.

During the press meet, Naidualso took a jibe at the TRS sayingit will not win in Telangana even

if it gets all the seats there. “Idon’t believe in their (TRS)claim. How can they form theTelangana state by simply win-ning 15 MP seats or all the 17? Itrequires many more numbers toachieve a new state. The BJPalone can give a separateTelangana state,” he said.

Naidu prophesised that theBJP will win more than 200 LokSabha seats on its own duringthe elections and return to powerwith a clear majority.

He also discarded claims ofsome party leaders, especiallythe TDP president N.Chandrababu Naidu, that theThird Front will form the gov-ernment at the Centre in 2014.

"I am surprised to that from aleader like Chandrababu. Howcan they form the Third Frontwhen the regional parties areeach others arch rivals. Even theNational Front government,which was formed earlier, tookthe help of the Congress fromoutside to form its government. Ithink the days of regional partiesruling the country have longgone," he said.

Naidu avoided questions onBJP’s prime minister candidate.

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Have you ever heard ofjuniors quizzingseniors on any issue?The law of nature

does not generally allow it. Butin politics, it can happen.

This is what is happening inDelhi today. The person who willundertake the role of quiz masteris none other than the scion ofNehru-Gandhi family andCongress vice-president RahulGandhi. The leaders who will bequizzed include Andhra PradeshChief Minister N Kiran KumarReddy and APCC presidentBotsa Satyanarayana — both ofwhom are political veterans inthe State.

Rahul will have several ques-tions to ask to the AndhraPradesh leaders. Both Kiran andBotsa are have prepared them-selves with answers to possible

questions that Rahul will mostlikely as them, sources said.

AZAD’S TRAINING The man who has trained theleaders is Congress in-charge ofAP affairs and Union health min-ister Ghulam Nabi Azad. Heheld a discussion with the CMand PCC chief and gave themhints as to the possible questionsthat may come from the youngleader. Like a trainer for compet-itive examinations, Azad gaveKiran and Botsa tips on how toanswer. “Give direct answer likeyes or no” is said to be the Unionminister’s advice.

Azad reportedly told the CMand Botsa that Team Rahul hasenough information pertainingto all the issues that are con-fronting the State. The Unionhealth minister has asked boththe leaders to give convincinganswers to Rahul instead of beat-ing around the bush.

The chief minister has alsoheld discussions with anotherUnion minister, Jairam Ramesh.That meeting also reportedlyrevolved around how to answer

Rahul’s questions. The issuesthat are likely to come up for dis-cussion during the meetinginclude the current status of theCongress, the issue of a separate

Telangana state and the status ofrival YSR Congress Party.

SONIA MEETS CMKiran also held discussions withCongress president SoniaGandhi in Delhi about the issuespertaining to the State.

According to party sources,the CM discussed the issue oftainted ministers who are facinga CBI probe in the YS JaganMohan Reddy disproportionateassets case and sought her per-mission for expanding hisCabinet during the meeting.

The chief minister is also saidto have requested the party chiefto allow him to sack his bittercritic, State health minister DrDL Ravindra Reddy, from hisCabinet. The meeting, that lastedfor over half an hour, assumesimportance in the wake ofincreased problems of theCongress in the State owing tomany public problems.

Kiran, Botsa face Rahul todayAP in-charge minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is said to have trained the CM and APCC chief on how to

answer questions that will be posed by Team Rahul on the affairs of the State.

BJP’s grand visionThe party said it will contest all the 42 Lok Sabha seats andwin a considerable number to form a government at the Centre.

Cops to file caseagainst DanamNampally court issues order in response to apetition filed by an advocate.

Venkaiah Naidu

Danam chased and attacked advocates when they pelted stones at his car.

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ALEENA ALICE [email protected]

Hyderabad, a City richin heritage, culture,art and music, is nolonger keen on pre-

serving its heritage tag, it seems.Today’s fast-paced life and rateof economic development haslittle time for the past.

So far, no structure in theCity, or for that matter, of theState, has entered the list ofUNESCO heritage sites.Heritage activists express theirconcern about how the City willlose the few heritage structuresthat are left if not preserved.

IT’S ANOTHER WORLD Heritage Day is a day whenoaths are taken to preserve thecultural heritage. It turns out tobe a big fat lie, with more and

more heritage structures bull-dozed to pave way for malls andsupermarkets. Symbols ofHyderabad are left in shambles.Be it the Charminar, theGolconda Fort or the Qutb ShahiTombs, officials seem to beunaware that heritage sites can pay.

One such person who haswitnessed the transition of abeautiful City to a concrete jun-gle is Shafi Ulla, the managingtrustee of the Deccan HeritageTrust. He says, “The entire Citywas once on the status of worldheritage. However, in the nameof urban development, we havelost most of our heritage build-ings and sites. Even the fewstructures that are left are notbeing protected. One of thepalaces, Nizam’s Palace in KingKoti, which is now converted tothe King Koti government hospi-

HERITAGE-RICH

“Heritage is the marker of identity. The identitycould reflect in the traditions, festivals, dress,food or even speech. Hyderabad has a Nawabtradition; the first thing that comes to my mindwhen heritage is mentioned is the Nawabi cui-sine and historical monuments like GolcondaFort and Charminar.”

Praful Mehta, Businessman

WE ASKED CITIZENS WHAT HERITAGE MEANT TO THEM

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tal, is left in ruins. For that mat-ter, Charminar, the name withwhich the City is synonymous,is crumbling by the day. Themonument is being destroyed bypollution, and officials seemuninterested in restoring or reju-venating the monument.”

Activists also feel that properincentives should be given toowners of heritage houses forthem to retain the heritage structures.

“Without the knowledge ofheritage property, the govern-ment is going ahead and demol-ishing old buildings and monu-ments. We have been trying topersuade the government togive some sort of incentive toowners of heritage buildings inthe form of concession of tax, sothat there is some motivation toretain them. In case the ownerscan no longer afford to maintain

the buildings, they can be con-verted to hospitals, libraries orfunction halls so that the culturalheritage is retained and with thismonetary support, the heritagecan be maintained,” says thepresident for Forum for BetterHyderabad, M Veda Kumar.

Every street, every place inHyderabad has a history of itsown. It’s never too late to safe-guard the heritage of the City.Expressing hope on how thenext generation will stand up forthe rich cultural heritage, colum-nist and heritage activist

S Shahid says, “This problem isshort-lived and, in time to come,the generation will get back toits roots.”

“There is no harm in apingthe western culture, but insteadof blindly following that culture,let’s ape it in a way that is bene-ficial. Other countries ensurethat their heritage is preserved,and they sell the beauty of theirheritage structures to the world.Likewise, we too should pre-serve the heritage of Hyderabadand make it a massive revenuegenerator for the State,” he says.

Every year, April 18 is celebrated as World HeritageDay.

Though there is a lot of talkabout heritage, what many of usseem to lack is the basic aware-ness that it is the shared wealthof humankind that reminds us ofour rich past.

HYDERABAD

With no heritage site fromHyderabad or AndhraPradesh enteringUNESCO’s heritage list sofar, activists voice their concerns over the City losing its historic significance.On WorldHeritage Day, Postnoonfinds out what heritagemeans to people today andwhat we, as citizens, can doto preserve it.

First and foremost, one has to get to know the City andstart appreciating its natural beauty. We might thinkthat we know Hyderabad, but Hyderabad is not just

about the Charminar or biryani. Explore the City to knowand understand its various layers. Take your children onheritage walks. Instead of visiting malls, maybe you canvisit some ancient bamboo or tamarind grooves. Heritagedoes not only refer to buildings, but also includes arts,crafts, festivals and other forms of culture. You can con-tribute to the City’s heritage preservation by sharing it inthe form of photographs or documentary. Heritage can bepreserved in little bits even by picking up plastic that isthrown near preserved sites. In case you know anythingabout historical importance, you can always inform theIndian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage(INTACH), since there are hundreds of historic structuresoutside the purview of the State department that need pro-tection.

How can we contribute to theprotection of our heritage?

“Heritage to me is old buildingswhich reflect the culture and tradi-tion of the place. Heritage could alsomean food that reflects the tradi-tions of people. The first thing thatcomes to my mind when heritage isreferred to is the Charminar.”

Haritha, B. Com student

“Cultural Heritage can take manyforms: Buildings, artefacts, songs, sto-ries, scrolls, books. However, inHyderabad, all these forms are slowlyfading. When I ask students to writeabout the heritage of the State, nineout of 10 only write about Charminar.”

Renuka Kashyap, Teacher

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The APSRTC has decidedto purchase 1,400 newbuses to its existing fleetunder the first phase of

JNNURM. These buses will beput to service in Hyderabad,Tirupati, Vijaywada andVishakhapatnam.

The decision comes after theministry of urban development’sdirective to all State transportundertakings to draft therequirement of buses under thescheme. This is the second timethat the APSRTC is procuringbuses under JNNURM phase-Ischeme. The earlier procurementwas in 2010-11, when 1,540 luxu-ry buses under JNNURM phase-Ischeme were purchased, ofwhich a 1,000 were sanctioned

for Hyderabad and the remain-der for Vijayawada, Tirupati andVisakhapatnam.

In the latest procurement, ofthe total 1,445, 830 buses havebeen earmarked for Hyderabad.The estimated cost of procure-ment for the total 1,400 buses hasbeen pegged at `380 crore. TheAPSRTC has also appealed to theJNNURM to permit theCorporation to design and buildits own buses.

For this, the departmentplans to set up a unit to designbus bodies at Miyapur, as thepreviously-acquired buses werenot technically sound and didnot meet requirements. Also, thistime around they have decidedto procure more regular busesrather than air conditioned, lowfloor and semi-sleeper buses.Sources say that 50 per cent of

this cost is being borne by theJNNURM, 15 per cent by theState government and the bal-ance by the APSRTC. However,the department is yet to decom-mission many of its old buses and generate revenue andmake way for the new buses toply on the roads.

Speaking to Postnoon, execu-tive director of GreaterHyderabad zone A KoteswaraRao said, “The current fleet of theAPSRTC stands at 19,320 and atleast 15 per cent of them arebeing de-commissioned everyyear. Last year, we decommis-sioned over 1,500 old buses fromHyderabad and other majorcities in the State. The funds

received after decommis-sioning a bus in

scrap market is clubbed with thedepartment’s finances and isused in the procurement andmaintenance schemes of thefleet.”

SECURITY FEATURES Following the recent bomb blasts

in Bangalore andHyderabad, the

APSRTC hasdecided to

ramp upsecurityin its

depots and buses alike. Post theDilsukhnagar blasts, theAPSRTC has installed 34 CCTVcameras on its MGBS premises.Some 60 CCTV cameras arebeing planned in the Jubilee BusStation, Dilsukhnagar bus sta-tion, Central Bus Station(Gowliguda), Patancheru, Koti,ECIL Commuter AmenityCentres, Rathifile and Charminarbus stations.

About 39 hand-held detec-tors would also be provided forsecurity staff at these stations forrandom baggage checks.

On the whole, presently 127security personnel are workingat different stations in the City

and this number will beincreased to 216.

APSRTC planning to design and build its own buses

The City will see 830 new buses this year. Authorities tell Postnoon that the Corporation hasalso set out a budget for beefing up security with CCTV cameras, hand-held metal detectors.

Deployment of new busesn Hyderabad 830

n Tirupati route 315

n Vijaywada route 150

n Visakhapatnam 150

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9CHANGING TIMES

NEXT DESTINATION USTrung Nguyen already exports to 60 countries and Vu saidStarbucks’ recent arrival in his homeland had increased his deter-mination to open cafes in the United States offering Vietnam’s tra-ditional style of thick, strong coffee brewed in individual drip filters.

BUON MA THUOT, VIET N -AM: Most Vietnamese coffeefarmers have never heard of adouble tall skinny latte, but theycould tell you the price of thebeans that go into one in theirsleep. From high-tech Israeli irri-gation systems to text messageupdates of global prices for thecommodity, coffee farming inVietnam’s Central Highlands hascome a long way since the Frenchfirst introduced the bean over acentury ago.

“I used to carry my coffeeto market by bicycle,” said44-year-old farmer Ama Diem.“Now I check the bean priceon my mobile phones” beforemaking the trip.

By texting “CA” to the num-ber 8288 from any Vietnamesemobile phone, farmers almostinstantly receive a message withthe London prices of Robusta cof-fee beans and the New York priceof Arabica beans from a data sup-ply firm.

Farmers are only tooaware that the price of coffee —

the second most traded commod-ity in the world after oil — canmove quickly.

“We only take the coffee tomarket when we can be sure ofgetting a high price,” Diem toldAFP at his plantation outsideVietnam’s coffee capital Buon MaThuot. “We check the price a lot.”

Vietnamese coffee farmershave changed the global market:if you had a cup this morning,there is a high chance you con-sumed at least some Vietnamesebeans with companies such asNestle and Britain’s Costa Coffeeamong major buyers.

In 20 years, Vietnamwent from contributing lessthan 0.1 percent of world produc-tion in 1980 to some 13 percent in2000 — staggering growth thathas been partially blamed for thecollapse of global coffee prices inthe 1990s.

The rise of cash crops such ascoffee in the Central Highlandshas come at a price, however.Some indigenous minorities havelost their land to large-scale plan-

tations, often run by majorityKinh who have migrated to theregion. Demonstrations havebeen repressed.

The communist country isnow the world’s second-largestcoffee producer, but is seen ashigh volume rather than highquality — its bitter-tastingRobusta wins few accoladesinternationally and is mostlyexported as raw beans.

“Vietnam is an amazing phe-nomenon,” said Jonathan Clark,general director of coffeeexporter Dakman.

He said exports “shot up”last year to nearly rival Brazil,

the world’s top exporterand producer.

Last year, Vietnamexported 1.73 million tons ofcoffee, worth some $3.67 billionand accounting for more than 50percent of the world’s Robusta,which is used in instant coffee orother blends.

Putting Vietnam’s Robusta onthe map

Coffee consumption in Asia ison the rise and roasters are eye-ing the low-cost country —where there is no tax on coffeeexports — to set up operations toboost their regional presence,Clark said.

As consumption volumeshave stagnated in the west,Vietnam, with its growing mid-dle class and long standing loveof coffee, is full of “tremendousopportunities”, Jinlong Wang,president of Starbucks AsiaPacific, told AFP.

Starbucks — which openedits first store in southern Ho ChiMinh City in February — says itcould open hundreds more in the

near future in Vietnam, which itdescribes as a “dynamic, excit-ing” market.

The country’s volcanic soil isperfect for growing coffee, andwhile global coffee drinkers aremore used to Arabica — whichhas 1.5 percent caffeine — theyshould wake up and smell thejoys of 2.5 percent strength Robu -sta, according to Vietnam’s “cof-fee king” Dang Le Nguyen Vu.

The founder of home-growncoffee giant Trung Nguyen —which has 55 stores in Vietnamand five in Singapore — is pas-sionate about putting Vietnam’sRobusta coffee on the map.

“Robusta is not lower quality.It’s just that globally, people havelearned to drink Arabica coffee,”Vu told AFP in an interview atthe Trung Nguyen Village inBuon Ma Thuot.

A big part of the company’swork is to improve the quality oflocal beans, working with farm-ers to introduce high-tech irriga-tion, reduce pesticide use andboost their income.

Tech-savvy Vietnam coffeefarmers brew global takeover

Coffee farming in Vietnam’s Central Highlands has come a long way sincethe French first introduced the bean over a century ago.

Farmers are onlytoo aware that theprice of coffee — thesecond most tradedcommodity in theworld after oil — canmove quickly.

BusinessTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

10GREECE OKAYS GOLD MINING PROJECTGreece gave a controversial Canadian gold mining project thefinal go-ahead, despite local protests saying it will cause irre-versible damage to the environment. Greece's highest administra-tive court ruled that the 29 complaints were "unfounded".

METAL TALK

BSE 18,827.0495.98

NSEPOUND `82.53DOLLAR `54.14

SILVER `43,500 for 1kg24CGOLD `25,700 for 10g

5,714.4025.70

PRUDHVI RAJU [email protected]

Is the yellow metal losing itssheen with investors? Willthere be a further fall in itsprice in the medium term?

Is this the right time to invest ingold or must one wait for somemore time to see if there is a fur-ther fall in prices?

These are the questions thatare on the minds of investors andbuyers. However, it is importantto take a look into the backgroundand reasons for the fall before pre-dicting the future of gold.

Analysts, comparing theprice of gold over the last threemonths, were doubtful gold’srising prices due to factors thatcould result in its fall. One of themajor reasons which sparkedthe rally in gold prices interna-tionally during the last four tofive years is instability in theglobal economy which hasforced major economies to pushfor unprecedented measuresboth in terms of fiscal and mon-

etary policy. “Central banks like the Bank

of England, the US FederalReserve, European Central Bankand Bank of Japan have pumpedhundreds of billions of dollarsinto their economies to arrest theimpact of financial crisis. Theinflow of money, through bondbuying programmes of the banksinto the economy, resulted in thegrowth of commodity invest-ments by the people and droveits demand,” says Tapan Trivedi,senior research analyst, Inditrade

derivatives and commodities.The increasing money flow leadto higher inflation and hiked theprice and investment in the yel-low metal during that time.

“The reports on end of mon-etary easing by the Central Bankby this year end instead of in2015, as expected, has invokedanxiety in the markets. Therewon’t be too much money avail-able in the economy with theseizing of monitory easing.Investors fear this may decreasethe demand and further lead to

a fall in prices,” Trivedi says. Due to the result of mone-

tary easing in the last year,investment in gold-backedfunds and particularly the SPDRGold Trust (USA) — the world’slargest exchange-traded fund(ETF) backed by the preciousmetal — registered strongincrease with its holdings soar-ing by more than seven per centto 1350 MT levels, which is thehighest level historically.

“Since the start of 2013though, the fall of investments

SPDR gave raise to concernsabout the ability of gold to gen-erate positive returns in thefuture. Other cues from keyglobal hedge fund managersand financial institutions alsosuggest a subdued outlooktowards bullion, and gold inparticular, based on the updatesfrom CFTC, USA,” Trivedi adds.

There is huge outflow ofmoney from the SPDR with theinvestors selling their ETFs,resulting in the fall of invest-ments in gold. At the same time,there is a fall in demand fromworld’s largest consumers ofgold — India and China. Forinstance, high price levels andduty has curbed buying in thefirst quarter of 2013 in India. Allthese fundamental and technicalfactors have resulted in the fallof gold price.

When asked about mediumterm growth of this metal,Trivedi says, “There may be afurther fall in gold price inmedium term (one-two months)to $1,180 per ounce from its cur-rent rate of $1,369. In Indianrupees, the price may furthercome down to `22,500 per 10gm(24 carat) from its current priceof `25,600. However, investorsor buyers, who are waiting tobuy gold, should start accumu-lating it from now because allassumptions are based on spec-ulation. It is better to buy at least10 per cent now and 30-40 percent at around 24,000 levels andthe rest in 22,000-23,000 levels.”

Trivedi concludes that the“prices of silver may also fall inthe medium term to `38,000from its current price of `43,600.The similar pattern of buyingcan be applied for silver as well.However, silver prefered overgold as a long-term investmentbecause of its value as a pre-cious and industrial metal. Oncethe global economy is back ontrack, there will be a growth indemand for this metal drivingits value.”

THUS SPAKE

Shares in All Nippon Airways and bat-tery maker GS Yuasa surged onThursday after a report that US andJapanese regulators were preparing togive the green light to the resumptionof Dreamliner flights. Japan's Nikkeibusiness daily said aviation safetybosses in both countries could lift thegrounding order on the Boeing 787,which has been parked up at aroundthe world since January following inci-dents involving its batteries. ANA andits rival Japan Airlines have investedheavily in the next-generation plane,and its grounding has played havocwith their schedules, forcing the can-cellation of thousands of flights.

ANA STOCK SURGES

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki’sbestseller Swift Dzire and Ertiga havebeen awarded the prestigious IndiaDesign Mark: Good Design Award.The India Design Mark Award recog-nises product designers and the prod-ucts created as being well designed,trustworthy, reliable, offering truevalue for money and most important-ly, being manufactured in a responsi-ble manner. This is the second con-secutive year where Maruti Suzukimodels have been bestowed thisaward. In 2012, Wagon R and Swiftwere the winners of this award.

GOOD DESIGN AWARD

NUMEROLOGY

$1.2 bnis the amount the trade exchangevolume surged to in 2012 between

the UAE and Sweden.

Why gold lost its sheen?With the fall in the prices of the yellow metal, many investors and buyers

are wondering if now is really the best time to buy gold.

Investors and buyerswho are waiting to buy gold shouldstart accumulating it. It is better to buy at least 10 per cent now.

"Efforts are on to encourage domesticproduction and usage. We are interestedin incentivising the use of clean energyand in creating a viable and competitivedomestic production base. The big pushfor use of clean energy would come fromwind, solar and biomass."

MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA ,PLANNING COMMISSION

Two teenaged sistersgangrapedSAMBHAL (UP): Two teenaged sisterswere allegedly gangraped by three youthsin Hayatnagar area, police said here. Themother of the victims alleged that threeyouths entered her house on April 11 andraped her two daughters, they said. Policesaid that a case had been registered againstNazeer, Haneef and Talib in this connection.

Youth found dead insuspicious circumstancesLUCKNOW: A youth was found deadinside the police lock-up under suspiciouscircumstances following which six police-men were suspended in Hasanganj area,officials said here today. Virendra Dixit, 25,who was picked under the Arms Act yester-day, was found hanging inside the policelockup at Hasanganj police station.

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nationTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

11A bandh called by major politicalparties in Thane against ongoingdemolition of illegal structureswithout providing alternateaccommodation to the occupantsbegan with some persons dam-aging at least 12 buses in the weehours today, police said. Parties,including Congress, NCP and ShivSena, gave call to the dawn-to-dusk shutdown against the razingof illegal buildings by ThaneMunicipal Corporation (TMC)while demanding that alternateaccommodation be provided toresidents who will be displaced inthe drive. Unidentified personspelted the buses with stones atdifferent areas in the city. At leasteight out of the twelve busesdamaged belonged to ThaneMunicipal Transport (TMT) andrest of state government, policesaid. With political parties, exceptMaharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) and BJP, participating inthe bandh, public transport andautos have gone off the roads,causing inconvenience to people,especially office-goers, in themorning hours.

VHP AGAINST DEATH FOR KODNANI Gujarat's VHP leadership is up in arms against Gujarat government'sdecision to seek death penalty for former state minister MayaKodnani and nine others in connection with the 2002 Naroda Patiyamassacre case.

BANGALORE

GRIM TRUTH

THANE BANDH BEGINS

WASHINGTON: Indiaaccounts for one-third ofthe world poor, people liv-ing on less than $1.25(about `65) per day, aWorld Bank report onpoverty has said. Thereport said that 1.2 billionpeople still living inextreme poverty across theworld. "The State of thePoor: Where are the Poorand Where are thePoorest?," using datareleased in the latestWorld DevelopmentIndicators, shows thatextreme poverty head-count rates have fallen inevery developing regionbetween 1981 and 2010

from half the citizens in thedeveloping world to 21 percent. But, a new analysis ofextreme poverty releasedtoday by the World Bankshows that there are still1.2 billion people living inextreme poverty, anddespite recent impressiveprogress, Sub-SaharanAfrica still accounts formore than one-third of theworld's extreme poor. "Wehave made remarkableprogress, but the fact thatthere are still 1.2 billionpeople in extreme povertyis a stain on our collectiveconscience," said WorldBank Group President JimYong Kim.

‘India accounts for onethird of the world’s poor’

Blast bike traced to Chennai

CM appeals to mediaKarnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar todayappealed to the media to maintain calm and not

to politicize the issue. The chief minister said thatthe police have started a comprehensive investi-

gation and the central agencies are also assistingthem in the process. “We will soon know the

details,” he said.

BENGALURU:National InvestigativeAgency (NIA) officersinvestigate at the blastsite after an explosionnear the BJP office atMalleswaram inBengaluru onWednesday.PTI PHOTO BYSHAILENDRA BHOJAK

The registration num-ber on the two-

wheeler that wasused in the blast in

Bangalore on Wednesday,TN 22 R 3769, has been

traced to Chennai, report-ed First Post.

KS Sankaranarayananof Thillai Ganga Nagartold the police that his

son Sundar had used thevehicle, a Yamaha RX 135,

with this registrationnumber for a while. “The

bike was in my son’sname. But we sold it

about four years back,since my son left for theUS”, he told the police.

Sankaranarayanan,said he was shocked

when police knocked hisdoor and told him that

the bike had been used inthe Bangalore blast.

Nails found on siteA National Investi -gation Agency (NIA)team as well as a teamfrom the NationalSecurity Guard (NSG)are examining theBangalore blast site,reported CNN-IBN.

Initial reportsfrom the forensicsciences laboratoryhave indicated thatammonium nitrate wasused to make the bombthat was placed on astolen bike. Reportssaid that some sharpnails have also beenfound at the blast siteindicating the bombmay have been packedwith shrapnel to max-imise damage.

People living onless than $1.25

(about `65) per day

WHO’REWORLD’S

POOR?

WorldTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

12PAKISTAN COURT ORDERS MUSHARRAF’S ARRESTA Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the arrest of former military ruler PervezMusharraf for sacking judges when in power in 2007, a spokesman for his partysaid. The retired general immediately left the court premises in Islamabad, drivingaway in a convoy escorted by his bodyguards to an unknown location.

‘LET’S TALK’North Korea laid down rigid pre-con-ditions Thursday for any talks withSeoul or Washington, including thewithdrawal of UN sanctions and aguaranteed end to South Korea-USjoint military drills. The list ofdemands, which came from theNorth’s top military body, kicked offby insisting on a general apology forall “provocative acts” taken againstNorth Korea up to now. The condi-tions are certain to be rejected out-right by both South Korea and theUnited States, which have themselvesmade any talks conditional on theNorth taking steps towards denucle-

arisation.

Malaysian film star MichelleYeoh has been heavily criticisedfollowing a report that she willattend a function in support ofthe country’s ruling coalition as adivisive election looms.Supporters of the political oppo-sition, which is mounting a seri-ous challenge in the May 5 polls,branded the 49-year-old star ofThe Lady and Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon a traitor andgovernment stooge.

YEOH IN ROW

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52The number of Guantanamo

detainees who are on a hungerstrike at the reviled US military

prison, has risen to 52, a spokesmansaid. There are 166 war-on-terror

suspects lodged there.ds

I see this asjust round

one.Barack Obama

US President.A livid and emotional

Obama brandedWednesday’s defeat

of gun reform in the USSenate as “shameful,”and accused lawmak-

ers of caving to thegun lobby,

and promised to fighton.

Merkel faces challengeover female exec quotaBERLIN: Germany’s oppositionwill force a parliamentary voteThursday to require big companiesto boost the number of women ontheir boards, laying down thegauntlet to Chancellor AngelaMerkel five months before elections.The draft legislation is expected tofail in the Bundestag lower house ofparliament.

Oz PM vows no changeon gay marriage stanceSYDNEY: Australian PrimeMinister Julia Gillard vowed not toalter her stance on same-sex mar-riage despite New Zealand giving itthe go-ahead, with hundreds ofcouples expected to make the jour-ney to tie the knot. Australia’s nearneighbour New Zealand became thefirst Asia-Pacific country to legalisesame-sex marriage on Wednesday.

Kerry blames Iran forattack on Iraq camp WASHINGTON: US Secretaryof State John Kerry on Wednesdayblamed the Iranian government fora deadly attack on an oppositioncamp in Iraq, and voiced fears ofanother assault. “We are deeplyengaged in this. I am very con-cerned about the potential ofanother attack,” Kerry told US law-makers.

US woman on trial forcutting off hubby’s penisLOS ANGELES: A US manwhose estranged wife cut off hispenis accused her Wednesday ofeffectively murdering him, recount-ing his horror as she severed theorgan and threw it into a garbagedisposal machine. The wife’s lawyersaid she wanted her 60-year-oldhusband to “stop hurting her withhis penis”.

NEWS BRIEFS

CHICAGO: Some 60 to 70 peo-ple were killed and hundredswere injured by an explosion ata fertilizer plant outside Waco,Texas, local media reported, cit-ing the local emergency manag-er.

The report could not beimmediately verified by AFP,but KWTX television cited WestEmergency ManagementServices Director George Smithas confirming the death toll.

The explosion comes as theUnited States was on edge as itpieces through deadly explo-sions that hit the Bostonmarathon on Monday, followedby letters, apparently poisoned

with ricin, sent to

President Barack Obama and aUS senator.

Firefighters responding tothe scene in West were also

injured in a secondary blast,according to radio traffic byemergency managers beingbroadcast by CBS News.

“There has been an explo-sion on the fire scene, there arefirefighters down at this time,” adispatcher said.

A man on the scene reportedthat “the restroom is severelydamaged we have many peopledown.”

Firefighters also said theywere setting up a triage unit atan apartment building wherepeople were trapped.

The explosion at the WestFertilizer plant occurred justbefore 8:00 pm (0100 GMT),Waco Assistant Fire Chief DonYeager told AFP by phone.

The cause was not immedi-ately known but he said it was aanhydrous ammonia explosion.

Fire departments from near-by jurisdictions rushed to thescene in the small town of West,north of Waco, where the blastwas so powerful that it knockeddown some nearby buildings,and set fire to others.

“An explosion has ignitedadjacent structures to the plant,”Yeager said.

The injured were beingrushed to local hospitals.

Neighbors told local mediathat their windows were blownout by the force of the explosion.

“It was a small fire and thenwater got sprayed the ammonianitrate, and it exploded just likethe Oklahoma City bomb,”Jason Shelton, a clerk at theCzech Best Western Hotel inWest, told The Dallas MorningNews. “I live about a thousandfeet (300 meters) from it and itblew my screen door off and myback windows. There’s housesleveled that were right next toit.”

TRAGEDY STRIKES

Over 60 killed in Texasfertiliser plant blast

The explosion comes as the United States was on edge as it piecesthrough deadly explosions that hit the Boston marathon on Monday.

Officials investigating theBoston Marathon bomb-

ings say they have foundimages of a potential suspectfrom surveillance camerafootage.

Boston City CouncilPresident Stephen Murphy,who was briefed by police, saida man was seen dropping off abag at the scene.

Earlier, the FBI deniedwidespread reports that a sus-pect had been arrested.

Three people died in twoblasts near the marathon’s fin-ish line on Monday.

Probe gathers paceWASHINGTON: US authori-ties have arrested a suspectover mailings laced with thedeadly poison ricin toPresident Barack Obama and aSenator, officials saidWednesday. “Today at approxi-mately 5:15 pm, FBI specialagents arrested Paul KevinCurtis, the individual believedto be responsible for the mail-ings of the three letters sentthrough the US Postal Service,”the Justice Department said.

The letters “contained agranular substance that testedpositive for ricin”.

Letter suspect heldIt was a small fireand then water

got sprayed on theammonia nitrate, andit exploded justlike theOklahoma Citybomb.

Jason Shelton,who was on the site.

The Oklahoma City bombingof 1995 claimed 168 lives.

Microsoft is making two-step verifi-cation available across all productsand services accessible via aMicrosoft Account. This includesWindows, Windows Phone, Xbox,Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Office andmore. The rollout will be happeningover the "next couple of days”,according to the company. Two-fac-tor authentication is aimed at reduc-ing the likelihood of online identitytheft, phishing and other scamsbecause the victim's passwordwould no longer be enough to givea thief access to their information.


The recent Bitcoin rollercoasterride has come to an end for oneexchange. Bitcoin exchangeBitFloor announced Wednesday itis closing its trading operationsand plans to return its remainingfunds to its users. The New York-based exchange, which specialisedin trades of the digital peer-to-peer currency, announced the clo-sure with a note on its home pagepenned by founder Roman Shty l -m an. This closure marks the appar-ent end for the troubled exchange,which temporarily suspended ope -r a t ions last September after thetheft of 24,000 BTC. At the time,Bitcoin was trading for $10.40,making the virtual heist's scoreworth quarter of a million dollars.

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14HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTSThe many ways to make money Leaders in the City have found a novel way to

make a quick buck. Its festival time and they have been pitching that every reli-gious occasion be celebrated on a grand scale, so that they can force officials topush their proposals. It seems that some enjoy festivities all year round.

Amonth after theArgentine pope’ssurprise election tolead a troubledCatholic Church,

Rome hosts another conclavefrom Thursday — this time tofind an Italian president to end acomplex political crisis.

Experts in the Vatican arebeing replaced by a rare breed ofItalian journalists who try todecode the complexities of the“Quirinale” — the palace inRome where Italian presidentsreside and the former home ofpopes and kings.

The unprecedented coinci-dence of a papal election with apresidential one has ledobservers to draw comparisonsbetween the two banks ofRome’s Tiber River — theVatican on one side and the seatof Italian power on the other.

Many refer to inconclusivepolitical negotiations as “blacksmoke” — the method used dur-ing a conclave to signal that nopapal election has taken place.

Italians now are waiting for“white smoke” from the Italianparliament building, where law-makers and regional officialsmeet to elect a president.

“White smoke (the religious

one) and black smoke (the politi-cal one) are getting mixed up,”leftist weekly L’Espresso said inan article comparing the“manoeuvres, pressures and rit-uals” of papal and political elec-tions.

It referred to the post cur-rently held by GiorgioNapolitano as “the pope ofItaly” — who will need a dose ofdivine guidance in trying tobring political parties together toform a government after incon-clusive elections.

Gags apart, there are somesimilarities between the twoprocedures.

The vote is secret — withlawmakers teering curtainedbooths to cast their ballots. Thistime around, though, it will notbe 115 cardinals voting but 1,007deputies, senators and local offi-cials known as “grand electors”.

As with the conclave, no onesteps forward to declare theircandidacy.

Anyone who is really inter-ested in the post is called on toact with discretion and namesonly filter through after longbehind-the-scenes talks.

“The presidential election isa vote with great tactical mobili-ty, with some candidates dis-carded straight away and othersappearing at the last minute,”said philosopher Paolo Floresd’Arcais, editor the leftist jour-nal MicroMega.

And for both the Quirinale

and the Vatican, the issue isreplacing a tired-out octogenari-an.

Now pope emeritus BenedictXVI has just celebrated his 86thbirthday and Napolitano, who isretiring at the end of his seven-year mandate at the age of 87,has said that he “gave it every-thing I could”.

Whoever does get the postfaces the unenviable task of try-ing to form a parliamentarymajority after a February 24-25election that led to a three-waysplit between the left, the rightand a new anti-establishmentprotest party.

The left came first but failedto win an overall majority in par-liament.

The key to the election iswhether Pier Luigi Bersani’s

centre-left coalition will back acandidate who will get votesfrom Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right or one who will have thesupport of the Five StarMovement.

Another similarity with theconclave is that the electionrequires a two-thirds majority inthe first three rounds.

Starting from the fourthround, a simple majority willsuffice — unlike the Vaticanwhere a two-thirds majority isalways needed.

Only two presidents haveever been elected in the firstround — Francesco Cossiga in1985 and Carlo Ciampi in 1991.In 1971, Giovanni Leone waselected after 23 votes — a longprocess with just two votes aday.

A superpower... Really?

Areport by the World Bank says that India accounts for one third of the world'spoor. As we propose to be a superpower by 2020, what have the nation's

leaders planned on doing about the millions among us who sustain themselveson a meagre Rs 65 a day? When crores are blasted in election rallies and otherpersonal conquests, all on money the source of which is questionable in manycases? The world bank's data is only about the accounted ones and we may be

sure that there are more out there unaccounted who cannot manage even ameal a day. Imagine how they sustain themselves when prices of basic com-

modities are going up? They take shelter in tunnels and pipes laid out for con-struction work, feed off what they find edible in garbage cans. And we the fortu-

nate ones make plans of being a superpower... Any such aspiration is worthless,if we cannot improve the lives of those born into utter poverty.

An ode to Britons

While merits or demerits of Margaret Thatcher are atopic best left to the political pundits and the peo-

ple of UK, one must marvel at the freedom of expressionthat country affords to its citizens. UK does not believein holy cows. Even its monarchy is lampooned to theextent that would leave other countries speechless.When Thatcher invites love and hate together for goodreasons, we in India continue to cling to dead horseswhose roles in history remain much to be desired. Onerecalls the abuse and torture of M O Mathai, personalassistant to Jawaharlal Nehru, whose reminiscencesevoked strong passion among Congress netas.

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

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times I don’tunderstand asingle word ofwhat I amsaying.

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LETTER FROM ROMEMichele Leridon

POLITICAL CRISISFOLLOWS PAPAL CRISIS

Warsaw ghetto:Little left

MAJA CZARNECKAAgence France-Presse

Afew buildings, somecobblestones, a syn-

agogue: almostnothing remains of the Warsaw

Jewish ghetto set up by NaziGermany in World War II.Only a chunk is left of the

wall that isolated around 480,000of the capital’s Jews before

the Germans deported most ofthem to their deaths.

“The Germans completelydemolished this neighbour-

hood,” said Jacek Leociak,co-author of the “The

Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide to thePerished City”.

They razed it after crushing theWarsaw ghetto uprising, when afew hundred young Jews decid-

ed to take up arms against theoccupying Germans.

A year and a half after the ill-fated revolt, which took place 70

years ago on Friday, the Nazisflattened the rest of the city after

a second doomed uprising by thePolish underground.

“The communist regime laterbuilt new housing developments

directly on the rubble,” Leociaktold AFP.

The ghetto’s few surviving hous-es stand on the streets Prozna,

Chlodna and Sienna, which wereincorporated into the rest of the

city after the massive ghettopurge of 1942.

From July to September theNazis dispatched around 300,000

Jews by train to the Treblinkadeath camp east of Warsaw.

With its coat of white paint, thefive-storey residence at Chlodna

20 looks newer than its neigh-bours despite being one of the

ghetto’s rare buildings stillstanding today.

So much so that the news comesas a surprise to one of its long-

time residents.

THE DA VINCI CODE

tELEVISIONTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

HEATHER GRAHAM, MARY LYNN RAJSKUB ON CALIFORNICATIONHeather Graham and Mary Lynn Rajskub have booked guest starring roles inCalifornication. Both actresses will appear in Californication's seventh season premiere,with Graham portraying a mystery woman from Hank's (David Duchovny) past. 15

DID YOU KNOW...

Friendsreunion rumours quashed by NBC

insiders. Claims that the network hadcommissioned a revival to debut in

2014 have also been denied by studioWarner Bros. An NBC source addition-

ally told E! Online that rumours of areunion were "not true", after the ini-

tial report sparked a frenzy acrossTwitter on Tuesday evening.

Bates Motel is to air on theUniversal Channel in the UK. ThePsycho prequel series stars FreddieHighmore as a young NormanBates and Vera Farmiga as hisdomineering mother Norma.Universal Channel — which airs USimports such as Major Crimes, CSI:NY and Law & Order — has strucka deal with NBC UniversalInternational TelevisionDistribution to air Bates Motel inthe UK. Relocating Psycho's darkand twisted backstory to the pre-sent day, the series reveals howNorman's psyche unravels and theevents that helped shape the infa-mous serial killer.

Jane Lynch hasinsisted that Glee

writer RyanMurphy was not

attempting tooffend viewerswith the recent

school shootingepisode. Last

week's Gleeepisode came

under fire fromsome parents of

shooting sur-vivors for fiction-

alising the fearthat results fromschool violencewithout seeking

their input.

Sarah JessicaParker is to auc-tion three pairsof shoes fromSex and the Cityfor charity. Prada,Jonathan Kelseyand Dolce Vitashoes worn byParker on Sexand the City andsigned by thestar will go underthe hammer onApril 24. Parkerfamously starredin Sex and theCity on HBOfrom 1998 to2004.

BATES MOTEL

TRENDING...

The Renaissance ManThe secret history of Leonardo da Vinci's tantalising life comes

alive on the new series Da Vinci’s Demons.


In a land of myth, and atime of magic, the destinyof Florence rests on theshoulders of a youngheretic — Leonardo Da

Vinci. Or so the makers ofStarz’s new series would haveus believe. Da Vinci’s Demonstakes us inside the life andtimes of the swash bucklingartist, inventor, connoisseurLeonardo.

Even before the pilot aired,there was a lot of excitementabout the series, which TV vet-erans predicted would beSherlockesque genius combinedwith the naked brutality ofGame of Thrones. But from whatwe have seen of the pilot, DaVinci’s Demons is more an adultversion of Merlin.

Set in 15th century Florence,set against the backdrop of theRenaissance, Leonardo is theproverbial heretic seeking to

expose the fraud of religionwhile championing the cause ofrationality and science. He is asmuch the Helen Gardner’sRenaissance man — of"unquenchable curiosity" and"feverishly inventive imagina-tion"— as he is a narcissistic,misunderstood and opiumsmoking genius who is hauntedby the ghosts of his past.

Before we get on with theplot, be warned, if you are look-ing for a historically accuraterendition, this is not going tobe it. The makers of the show,written by critically-acclaimedDark Knight trilogy co-writerDavid S Goye, take some cre-ative liberties. The show is setin Da Vinci’s twenties, a time-frame that’s supposed to belargely accounted for in thepainter’s history.

The historical fantasy takesoff with the assassination of theDuke of Milan (HughBonneville of Downtown Abbeyfame) leaving the Florence’s

first family, the Medicis partic-ularly vulnerable in the area,ready for picking by theVatican. The Medici’s decideto hold a carnival to win popu-lar support. Enter LeonardoDa Vinci (Tom Riley), painterof nude maidens and inventorof flying machines who isroped in to create a revolution-ary spectacle for the carnival.

A bastard son to the notary(of the Medicis), Leo is eager toprove his worth and bring hisvisionary creations to life. Bycapturing the attention ofLucrezia (Laura Haddock), Leoreaches Lorenzo Medici (Elliot

Cowan) and convinces him totake him as his military engi-neer so he can build Florence itsown army based on Leo’sdesigns. Things go for a tosswhen in a strange encounter, heends up meeting a mysteriousman simply known as “TheTurk” (Alexander Siddig.) Heinforms Leo of an ancient orderwho’s searching for a book ofwisdom, known as the Book ofLeaves. Which needless to say,is also of great value to theChurch. But also somehow con-nected to this is Leo’s childhoodmemories of a cave and arepressed secret (ala Batman/DaVinci Code) which is supposedto tie in with this mystery.

With decent performancesand an intriguing storyline, thepilot makes for an interestingwatch and shows potential. Lestwe forget, know that it’s Arated. Which is tragic consider-ing that all the sex, the violenceand nudity which it points say,adds nothing at all to the plot.

With decent perfor-mances and anintriguing storyline,the show makes for aninteresting watch andshows potential.


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Flair for fashionDiehard fashion followers were in attendance at Marigold Hotel,

Greenpark where designers showcased their creations at an eventorganised by Khwaaish.

MIDWEEK MADNESSParty peeps let loose and had a blast at Kismet on Wednesdaynight. Those who were seen partying till the wee hours of themorning were Aditi, Ruchita and others.

FOODIE’S HAVENSwagath De Royal, Kondapur is holding a food festival titledLucknow se Hyderabad Tak. The food fest is on till April 22.

BRAZIL TO RESUME PRODUCTION OF INSULINBrazil will resume production of insulin on a large scale after 14 years ofdepending on imports, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said. The gov-ernment will invest 430 million reais ($215 million) in the project over thenext five years. IANShealth


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VIRUS ATTACKS

Viral infections are quitecommon; they aremostly mild and recov-ery usually occurs

within a week. Typical symp-toms include fever, cough, runnynose, sore throat and body aches.Fever is rarely very high andmostly these infections do notconfine the patient to bed.Complications like ear infection,strep throat and pneumoniasometimes occur and have to betreated promptly.

One of the viruses that oneshould be wary of is theenterovirus. It is not a singlevirus, but a group of viruses thatlike to hang out and thrive in thegastrointestinal tract.Enterovirus is the primary causeof summer rashes in children,which often resemble measles.

Some of the common prob-lems that arise in summer arevomiting, diarrhoea, chickenpox, ulcers, skin rashes and summer cold.

Dr Rajiv Sharan, paediatricianat Tata Motors Hospital,Jamshedpur, says that most ofthese infections or viruses manifestin the form of fever, sore throat,skin rashes, vomiting and loosemotions. “Patients, especially chil-dren with asthma or bronchitis, aremost susceptible to these viruses. Itoccurs due to change in tempera-ture. Diarrhoea occurs to duedrinking contaminated water oreating undercooked, rotten food.In most places, the sewage lines

run alongside the drinking waterlines, osmosis occurs and the dirtywater seeps into the drinkingwater pipes, thus making its con-sumers open to a lot of infections.”

Also, since summer is a timewhen most people like to go onvacations, it is important to makesure that you and your family arevaccinated. Consult your doctorabout the vaccines that are amust for you to avoid infectiousdiseases. The vaccines willdepend upon the place you arevisiting and weather conditions.

The only way one can safely keepdisease like yellow fever, mumps,typhoid, and rubella away is bygetting duly vaccinated.

If you have pets in yourhouse, they could also be carriersof these viruses. Make sure theyare given the proper vaccinesand wash your hands after handling them.

Some of us may be surprisedthat we catch a cold during sum-mer. Yes, cold is not a winter ail-ment alone. The summer coldscaused by enteroviruses general-ly clear up without treatmentwithin a few days or even aweek. Air conditioning itself maycontribute to infection with com-

mon cold viruses. They alsospread through contaminatedsurfaces like door handles, tele-phones and even furniture.

The only way to keep theseviruses away is to maintain per-sonal hygiene and visit the doc-tor if the symptoms persist.

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Pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer is equally common inmen and women, but the majority ofcases occur in the over-70s. There aretwo types of pancreatic cancer:Carcinoma of the pancreas and, far morerarely, cancer of the cells that makeinsulin. Like many cancers of the internalorgans, the tumours tend to developsilently, causing few symptoms until dis-ease is well advanced. High fat diet andsmoking are some risk factors. bbc.co.uk

Cash machines arecontaminatedCleanliness tests haverevealed that cashmachines are as dirty,and carry the same

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With the rising temperatures, diseases and infections are on the rise as well. Every summer,hospitals in the City record an increase in the number of viral infection cases. Viruses that

were dormant in winter have come back to do more damage.

n Throughout the day, washhands with antimicrobialantiseptic soap or alcoholsanitizers, if a sink is notavailable. This helps inreducing fever and sorethroat.

n Shower often, at least twice a day.

n Wash and dry clothes andtowels on the hottest setting possible.

n Do not share any personalitems, like towels or cloth-ing, with others.

n Mosquito and tick-borneinfections can be avoidedby taking necessary precautions.

n Food poisoning can be pre-vented by frequently wash-ing your hands and wipingcooking surfaces, notallowing foods and utensilsto become cross contami-nated, cooking foods totheir proper temperature,and promptly refrigeratingleftovers.

n If eating outside, make surethe place is a well-main-tained and hygienic one.

n Drink clean water, prefer-ably purified or boiledwater.

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LOS ANGELES: A team ofVirginia Tech researchers hassucceeded in transforming cellu-lose into starch, a process thathas the potential to provide apreviously untapped nutrientsource from plants not tradition-ally thought of as food crops.

YH Percival Zhang, an asso-ciate professor of biological sys-tems engineering in the Collegeof Agriculture and Life Sciencesand the College of Engineering,led a team of researchers in theproject that could help feed agrowing global population.

Starch is one of the mostimportant components of thehuman diet and provides 20-40percent of our daily caloric intake.

The research was publishedthis week in the Early Edition ofthe Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences.

Cellulose is the supportingmaterial in plant cell walls and isthe most common carbohydrateon earth. This new developmentopens the door to the potentialthat food could be created fromany plant, reducing the need forcrops to be grown on valuableland that requires fertilizers, pesti-cides, and large amounts of water.

The type of starch thatZhang's team produced is amy-lose, a linear resistant starch thatis not broken down in the diges-tion process and acts as a goodsource of dietary fiber. It hasbeen proven to decrease the riskof obesity and diabetes.

This discovery holds promiseon many fronts beyond food sys-tems, reports Science Daily.

"Besides serving as a foodsource, the starch can be used inthe manufacture of edible, clearfilms for biodegradable foodpackaging," Zhang said.

"It can even serve as a high-density hydrogen storage carrierthat could solve problems relatedto hydrogen storage and distri-bution," he said. IANS

Non-foodplants canprovidenutrients

RESEARCHSTUDY

I am trying to lose weightbefore my infertility treat-ment. I was told not to exercisein the afternoon in summer.Can you tell me why not ?It is easier to understand whenyou realise that even motorengines get hot and breakdownin summer! When the outsideenvironment is more than 40degrees Celsius, it becomes diffi-cult for the body to cool down.Exercise itself generates heat; soyou are doubly heating the body,and therefore causing heat stress.

Two-thirds of the heat generatedduring exercise is converted to aninner source of heat, which con-tributes to heat injury. That meansthe body is unable to cool itself tomaintain a healthy temperature,and if one continues to do this, itcan lead to a heat stroke, which isa medical emergency.

Heat stroke refers to bodytemperature above 105 degreesFahrenheit and is associated withmental status changes such as

loss of consciousness or coma.However, prior to the onset ofheat stroke, there may be nausea,dizziness, headache, and diffi-culty with speaking or walking.

Treatment of these symp-toms, known as heat exhaus-tion, involves fluids, sprinklingwater and fanning the patient,and applying ice packs to thehead, neck, abdomen, groin,and under the arms. If there isany evidence of heat stroke,

then it is an emergency, and thepatient needs medical attentionimmediately.

Don't wait until you'rethirsty before you drink water.Drink often and drink regularly.Do not rely on thirst. By the timeyou feel thirsty, there is already asignificant fluid deficit.

Keep track of how muchurine you are passing, and inwhat colour. If it becomes dark-er, it’s a warning sign.

Drink more than just water.When you exert yourself, youlose electrolytes as well as fluid.Replacing the fluid alone (withjust water) can lead to electrolyteimbalances. These imbalancescan be life-threatening.

The writer is a gynaecolo-gist and obstetrician at Happy

Women Clinic. You can write into her at happywomenclinic

@gmail.com or call her on9959729444

DR DIVYA SUDARSHAN

‘STAY COOL THIS SUMMER’DOCTOR’S COLUMN

Aerobics may protectbrain from alcohol damage

US researchers have found that aerobic exercise may protect white matter in the brain from alcohol-related damage.

WASHINGTON: Aerobicexercise, known to slow cogni-tive decline, may also preventor repair damage to the braincaused by alcohol, a new studyhas found.

US researchers found thataerobic exercise may protectwhite matter in the brain fromalcohol-related damage.

Heavy long-term alcoholconsumption leads to neuraldamage that looks similar to thedecline in neurocognitive func-tioning observed as people age,said Hollis C Karoly, a graduatestudent at the University ofColorado at Boulder and corre-sponding author of the study.

"Given that exercise is pro-tective against some

of the neural andcognitive effects

of ageing, itseemed likely

t h a t

aerobic exercise may also workto reverse or prevent some ofthe damage to the brain causedby chronic alcohol consump-tion," Karoly said.

Karoly and her colleagueshad 60 participants (37 men, 23women), drawn from a largerdatabase designed to sharecommon brain and clinical datacollected across studies on alco-hol and nicotine use, undergo adiffusion tensor imaging ses-sion.

All participants also com-pleted measures

of alcohol consumption, loss ofcontrol over drinking, and aero-bic exercise participation.

Study authors then exam-ined relationships among exer-cise, alcohol, and fractionalanisotropy in the superior lon-gitudinal fasciculus, externalcapsule, fornix and superiorand anterior corona radiata, aswell as self-reported loss of con-trol over drinking.

"This study found that therelationship between alcoholconsumption and white matterdepends upon how much peo-ple exercise," said Karoly.

"For individuals with lowlevels of aerobic exercise, heavydrinking was linked to poorerwhite matter health, but forthose with greater exerciseinvolvement, the relationshipbetween alcohol and white mat-ter health was not as strong,"said Susan F Tapert from the

University of California,San Diego.

"Although wed o n ' t

know yet if the exercise is pro-tecting against alcohol-relateddamage, or if it is a sign of fac-tors linked to brain health, thisis a very compelling study.

"This suggests that individ-uals who have experiencedalcohol-related brain problemscould possibly use exercise tohelp recover from those effects;studying people over time willtell us if this is in fact the case,"Tapert said.

"Aerobic exercise appears tobe a promising candidate fordecreasing alcohol-relatedbrain damage.

“Certainly clinicians coulduse these findings to supportprescribing aerobic exerciseprograms as an adjunct treat-ment for individuals dealingwith psychological or physio-logical problems related to aheavy alcohol-use history,"Karoly said.

The study will be pub-lished in the journalAlcoholism: Clinical &Experimental Research.

PTI

Experts say individu-als who have experi-enced alcohol-relatedbrain problems couldpossibly use exerciseto help recover fromthose effects.

EntertainmentTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

21Siddharth's next is acrime thrillerAfter teaming up with

Nandini Reddy andManimaaran in recent times,Siddharth has reportedly signeda bilingual film to be directedby Karthik Subbaraj, who shotto fame post the success ofPizza. The untitled film is said tobe a crime thriller laced withcomedy. More details about thisproject will be revealed soon.

Regina to team upwith Sirish?

It looks like lady luck issmiling on Regina and

how! Earlier this year, shesigned a film opposite NaraRohit and another film with

Sai Dharam Tej. Now we hearthat she's in talks for a role

opposite Sirish. "We just dida photoshoot. I haven't

signed the film yet," Reginasays.

Venkatesh is slowly ven-turing into new terri-

tory. After a string of fami-ly entertainers and comedy

films, we hear thatVenkatesh is going to act in

a 'silent' film. G Ashok isgoing to direct this film.

The actor is currentlyshooting for the remake of

Bol Bachchan in Panchgani.

Venkatesh to do a silent film

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For someone who's sotalented and popularamong the audience,Nithya Menen, quitespectacularly, man-

ages to stay away from thelimelight, except when shewants to. However, themoment she gets talking aboutfilms, dreams and why shedoesn't want to be like every-one else, it's easy to fall for hercharm and ingenuity. Thatalone is refreshing. It is alsoone of the reasons why youbegin to understand thatthere's lot more to her thanwhat has been written. Herupcoming film Gunde JaariGallanthayindhe is the sixthTelugu film in her career andover the past couple years, shewas so adamant about whatshe didn't want to do in filmsthat the number of offers shehas rejected easily outnumberthe projects she has done sofar. “A lot of people think that Iam not offered big filmsbecause I seem to be acting inrelatively medium budgetfilms. The truth is I havebeen

approached for quite a fewfilms which had top stars andeach time I felt that I didn'twant to do that film, I simplysaid 'no'. Some people cannotcomprehend how someone cansay no to a big star's film, but Idon't see a point in doingsomething which won't makeme happy. By the way, thisrumour that I have an 'attitudeproblem' is completely false,”she quips. Her choices over thepast couple of years have senta strong signal about what sheisn't willing to do and quitesurprisingly, she seems to behappy with the kind of workshe seems to be getting. ”It'sgood that a lot of filmmakershere understand that I won'tdo certain type of things.Naturally, I lose out on severalfilms but I am okay with it,”Nithya Menen says. Whatabout getting used to the factthat she's popular? After all,she had once confessedthat she tries to stayaway from limelightas much as possi-ble becauseshe does-n't

like it. ”I hated it in the begin-ning and I didn’t like the factthat I had no privacy.Moreover, every time I speak Iend up being misquoted.Someone people are shockedto see an actress who doesn'treally fit into their view of howan actress should behave ortalk. But now, I am slowly try-ing to get used to it,” she con-fesses. In Gunde JaariGallanthayindhe, she's playingone of the three lead roles andit's her second film withNithin. The duo had earlierteamed up for Ishq which wasa surprise hit last year. Ask herwhat made her say yes to thisfilm, she reveals, “There's a lotof situational comedy in thefilm, but more impor-tantly, Iloved

my characterisation. It hasshades of grey, which is not soeasy to find in Telugu films.Usually, the heroine is a bub-bly girl and it's quite one-dimensional. In Gunde JaariGallanthayindhe, I got a chanceto do a lot more.” The promoshave clicked quite well andsurprisingly, she has danced inone of the songs. As soon aswe ask her about her dancingskills, she bursts out laughingand says, “I am a good dancer.In fact, I can pull off a classicaldance or simple moves likewhat we did in Ishq. But I havenever got used to the chore-ographed movements, somaybe that's one reason whyyou never see me dance likeothers.” Like most of her other

films, Nithya has sunga song in the

film. Is it some-thing which

she enjoysdoing?

“Thank god, I get a chance tosing regularly in films. I thinkAnup Rubens likes my voiceand he keeps asking me to singmore. Singing is one thingwhich keeps me happy and Iwould love to sing more, but Idon't think I'll go out of myway to look for opportunities.If it happens, it happens,” shesays. So what's next? “I am ona three-month break fromwork. I have been planning ondoing this for a very long timeand I have decided not to workat all till June,” she reveals.What if she gets a film shewouldn't refuse, otherwise,during her vacation? “I willstill say no. Besides, I am notthat desperate to be famous. Idon't see myself acting in filmsfor the rest of my life. Now,don't ask me what I am think-ing about doing next,” shesays. The smile on her faceintact. She hasn't changedmuch, after all.

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RITU KUMAR

RITU KUMAR launched their new Spring/Summer col-lection recently. The collection comprises dresses,

tops, kurtis and churidaar sets. The collection is versa-tile featuring cotton dresses with printed embroideryfor casual get-togethers and slinky sheath dresses forglamourous soirees. There are also sleeveless tops withpeter-pan collars and round neck in mild hues likepeach and white infused with yellow. And the collec-tion of clutches and purses is one to covet.

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advice66 Harper on the bookshelf67 Stop a subscription68 Respectful term of address69 Late-night announcer Hall70 Clay-and-water mixture71 Strikeout symbols, in baseball

DOWN1 Moon stages2 Problem in many photos taken

with a flash3 One de-creasing4 Neuter, as horses5 Suffix with ‘sea’ or ‘city’6 Capital of Poland7 Doc bloc, for short8 Decorate again9 Not at all colorful10 Simon ___ (kid's game)11 Ovarian product12 Ice cream options13 Like the text on proof sheets18 Crackpot22 Psyche segment25 Will beneficiary28 Baseball legend Williams 30 Certainly not good31 Mail-chute opening34 Urban air problem36 Rhododendron's relatives38 Was attractive (to)39 Big beagle feature40 Stat for a pitcher41 France's France42 No longer single46 Intro for Juan?48 Robert or Lindsay50 Much game show material51 Bright and pleasant52 Throngs55 In a vulpine way58 Spider egg holders59 Libra's birthstone60 Computer display62 Vineyard container65 Diebold rival

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26THOUGHT OF THE DAYTime is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only youcan determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other peoplespend it for you. Carl Sandburg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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ARIESHouse construction plans willbe approved. Defeat will notdeter you from marchingahead but will make youstronger. Success is assured inthe future but that will not goto your head which will beappreciated by everyone.

ARIES: Ten of Cups – Thereare bug responsibilities that youneed to fulfill and it bothers you thatyou’re not even half way there. Taketime out and plan better.

GEMINI: The HighPriestess – There is confusion andfear about something not familiar toyou. Use your instinct to guide youin the right direction. All will be well.

LEO: King of Wands – Youbelieve in symbols and omens andyou’re finding it difficult to interpretone such omen. If your faith isstrong, nothing can shake it.

LIBRA: Seven of Wands –You want to look into the future todecide the best course of action.There are ways to know the possibili-ties, but not for sure.

TAURUS: The High Priest –You get insulted only if you see it asan insult. You may be emb a r rassedabo ut being out of control when allalong you thought you’re in control.

CANCER: The World –You’re good at prying out secrets andthis will be useful today when you ne -ed to take a decision based on some-thing you don’t completely know.

VIRGO: King of Pentacles –You may be a victim of cunning andsubtlety. There is little you can do atthis stage because your so-calledopponents are way ahead of you.

SCORPIO: Nine of Cups –You get a huge sigh of relief sinceyou expected the worst and it didn’thappen. Be grateful for someonewho is praying for you right now.

CAPRICORN: Six of Cups– A surprise is in store for you. It willforce you to see how life is but afleeting set of experiences. You diginto the past to take comfort.

SAGITTARIUS: Ace ofSwords – Your good cheer and relatio -nship skills will attract positivity. Peo -ple are likely to surround you to getsome good vibes. Keep your chin up.

AQUARIUS: Nine of Sw o -rds – Resist the temptation to do theextraordinary just because it will ma -ke you look cool. You need to achievebalance in your thoughts and actions.

PISCES: Four of Swords –You may be a fan of following ritualsbecause they give you a sense ofstability. But ask yourself if theseend up coming in your way.

TAURUSFriendship with important peo-ple is likely to benefit you inthe future. You will expressyour opinions with courageand will be unmindful of theconsequences. New thoughtswill take shape and will beimplemented successfully.

GEMINIMoney will come from expectedsources. Comforts are set toincrease. Your creativity willreach greater heights and gath-er appreciation. You will be atyour charismatic best, whichwill help you get better resultswithout too much effort.

CANCERWritten off dues will bereceived and you will becomefinancially strong. Your bold-ness is set to increase. Foes tooare likely to become yourfriends which will come as asurprise to you. Politicians willbe in the limelight.

LEOA foreign trip that has notmate r i alised for long willbecome a reality now and youmay have to leave soon and itwill be a successfully trip. Youwill be able to complete allchallenging assignments with-out hurdles.

VIRGOGood events will take place at home which will keep family members cheerful. Yourhealth is good and all yourlong-pending wishes will befulfilled. Those trying to conceive a long time will get good news.

LIBRAYou will get money from exp e c -t ed fronts, which will help red u -ce debt. Minor health problemsare likely. Some work is likely toget delayed or will get complet-ed only after making a lot ofeffort. Avoid getting emotionaland taking decisions.

SCORPIOYour tensions will reduce. Avoidtaking decisions in haste.Friends and well wishers willunderstand you better, but oth-ers might misunderstand you,as your time is not favourable.However, the situation is likelyto change for the better soon.

SAGITTARIUSDelayed marriage talks willresume and good progress willbe made. All your commit-ments will be fulfilled withoutany hurdles. Your stock is set topile up. Support from yourspouse and in-law’s will makeyou cheerful.

CAPRICORNTo achieve your goals it isimportant to change yourapproach. You expect instantresults for the good and wisedecisions taken by you. Worksthat seemed hard to finish will now get completed suc-cessfully.

AQUARIUSMinor misunderstanding betw e -en couples is likely. You will beable to attract people with yoursweet talk. Expenses may behigher than expected. Be carefulwhile driving as a minor accide -nt is likely. Avoid talking harshlyas you may hurt someone.

PISCESAnger and emotional outburstsneed to be avoided. You willonly believe things with properevidence. You are matured andgain worldly knowledge whichhelps you handle problemswisely. Couples need to avoidego clashes.

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Stewart signs on forSWTH sequel

Kristen Stewart has offi-cially signed on to star

in a Snow White and theHuntsman sequel and Rup -e rt Sanders will not be dire -c ting this one. Universal Pi -c tures chairman Adam Fo g -elson announced the studi -o’s official plans for the sec-ond film recently. Hemsw -orth has not yet been con-firmed to star in the sequel— and neither has CharlizeTheron as her characterdied in the first film.

Hugh Jackman thanksfans for support

Hugh Jackman recently experi-enced something that would

have made even Wolverine pause.On Saturday, a woman—who hassince been charged with stalk-ing—threw an electric razor con-taining pubic hair at him while hewas working out in New York City.Jackman’s fans have apparently lethim know since then that they’rewishing him the best—and forthat he sounds very grateful.

CINE BYTESALL FOR A DOT

Selena Gomez is being criti-cised as culturally insensi-tive after she donned aHindu religious ornament

during a recent performance.The 20-year-old singer took to

the stage on Sunday at the MTVMovie Awards to perform her newsingle, Come & Get It. For the per-formance, she wore a red dress anda sparkling bindi on her head.

The bindi has landed Gomez inhot water with Hindu leaders at theUniversal Society of Hinduism whowant her to apologise for wearingthe religious adornment.

“The bindi on the forehead isan ancient tradition in Hinduismand has religious significance,”Hindu statesman Rajan Zed toldWENN. “It is also sometimesreferred to as the third eye and theflame, and it is an auspicious reli-gious and spiritual symbol... It isnot meant to be thrown aroundloosely for seductive effects or as afashion accessory aiming at mer-cantile greed. Selena should apolo-gise and then she should getacquainted with the basics ofworld religions.”

SELENA GOMEZ

Bindi:Hindu leadersdemandapology

Paltrow is most-hatedceleb, above Chris Brown

Star Magazine has compiled alist of the most-hated celebri-

ties in Hollywood (via Fox News).While most of the list isn’t overlysurprising, it’s a little surprisingthat Gwyneth Paltrow andJennifer Lopez are considerablyhigher than Chris Brown. Othersurprises include Katherine Heigland Jesse James on the list —have we even heard from them atall in the last six months?

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BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX


LOS ANGELES: New YorkKnicks forward Carmelo An -thony (#7 in pic) was assured ofwinning the NBA scoring title onWednesday when OklahomaCity Thunder star Kevin Durantsat out the season finale againstMilwaukee.

Durant, who led the league in

scoring in each of the previousthree seasons, trailed Anthonyfor the scoring title by a fractionof a point going into the finalnight of the regular season.

Anthony averaged 28.7points per game and Durant 28.1.Anthony had been on fire inApril, averaging at least 37points per game since April 1.

Fifteen games were on theslate on Wednesday, but bothAnthony and Durant wereamong the many absentees asteams girded for their playoffcampaigns.

Oklahoma City, hosting theBucks, had already secured thetop seed in the WesternConference. The Thunder closedthe regular season with a 95-89loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Anthony was among the reg-ular Knicks starters who didn'tplay against Atlanta, a team ofKnicks reserves beating theHawks 98-92.

Journeyman center EarlBarron, who was signed by theKnicks on Wednesday shortlyafter veteran Rasheed Wallaceannounced his retirement, scored11 points and grabbed 18rebounds for New York.

James White added 20 pointsand Iman Shumpert finishedwith 18, eight assists and sevenrebounds. They rested key play-ers, the Knicks saw yet anotherman go down with an injury asguard Pablo Prigioni twisted hisankle and left the contest.

Mike Scott scored 23 pointswith 14 rebounds for Atlanta,who are the sixth seed in the East.

TIM COLLINGSAgence France-Presse

MANAMA: Formula One moves to Bah -rain this weekend, with the Grand Prix inthe tiny, resource-rich Gulf kingdom againtaking place against a backdrop of long-running dissent and continued protest.

The race was shelved in 2011 due topro-democracy protests by the minorityShia Muslim population but resumed lastyear, despite calls for it to be axed due toclaims of human rights abuses and heavy-handed police tactics against protesters.

The race itself passed off without inci-dent, although four members of the Force

India team were caught up in a petrolbomb attack and two returned home early.

The run-up to Sunday's race has againwitnessed an increase in protests by hard-line groups and a crackdown by theBahrain authorities, prompting fresh callsfor F1 to question its annual presence inthe country on ethical grounds.

Young Shiite protesters who took thestreets sounding drums have called therace "the Formula of blood".

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclesto -ne, though, has dismissed concerns aboutholding the race in the country, while thegovernment has pledged to take "appro-priate" measures to ensure security. AFP

Anthony assured of scoringtitle over Durant

Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant were among the many absentees as teams girded for their playoff campaigns.

LOS ANGELES: The LosAngeles Lakers secured the lastberth in the NBA playoffsbefore their regular-seasonfinale even tipped off onWednesday, thanks to Utah'sloss to Memphis.

The Grizzlies held the Jazzto their lowest points total ofthe season, triumphing 86-70 inMemphis to eliminate Utahfrom post-season contention.

Even if the Jazz had won,the Lakers could have booked aWestern Conference berth witha win over Houston.

But once Utah were out ofthe picture, the Lakers andRockets were battling for a bet-ter seeding in the WesternConference.

Zach Randolph scored 25points and grabbed 19rebounds for the Grizzlies, whowere already locked in to thefifth seed in the West.

Memphis will play the LosAngeles Clippers in the firstround -- and the Clippers weretrying to gain home advantagefor that series when the playedthe Kings in Sacramento in theirregular-season finale.

Jazz defeat handsLakers playoff berth

HUY, BELGIUM: SpaniardDaniel Moreno won the sec-ond of the ArdennesClassics, the Fleche-Wallon -ne (above), on Wednes daygiving his team Katushatheir second successive vic-tory in the race.

The 31-year-old - whoseteam leader JoaquimRodriguez won last year -beat two Colombians SergioHenao and Carlos AlbertoBetancur to the line in the205km race.

Rodriguez failed tomount a challenge as theeffects of his fall in lastweekend's Amstel GoldRace took their toll.

Moreno, whose previousbest win was a stage in theTour of Spain, made thedecisive burst when hepassed the world championPhilippe Gilbert, who hadgone after Betancur, on thefinal climb.

"We decided, with'Purito' Rodriguez, to playmy card. I went full pelt andI kept going to the end," saidthe winner.

"It's my greatest victory,this is my favourite course.”

Moreno winsfrom worldchampion

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LONDON: South Africa starGraeme Smith suffered a frust -rating debut as Surrey captainas his compatriot Alviro Peter -sen hit a superb 167 to put So -merset in a strong position intheir County Championshipmatch at the Oval on Wednes -day. Smith knows all aboutPetersen’s strengths and weak-nesses after batting alongsidehim at the top of the order inthe South Africa team.

But he couldn’t make thatinside knowledge pay off asPetersen’s impressive knockhelped Somerset reach 344 foreight at the close of play on thefirst day.

Smith’s first taste of actionwith Surrey went wrong fromthe start as he lost the toss,with Somerset electing to bat.

Petersen came in to makehis debut innings for his thirdcounty in the seventh overafter England opener NickCompton had played on toJade Dernbach for a duck.

While his team-mates oftenstruggled to time their shots on

a slow pitch Petersen did notoffer a chance as he eased tothe 31st first-class hundred ofhis career. His second 50 cameoff just 54 balls and he reachedhis ce ntury with successivefours off Gareth Batty — aback-foot force followed by adismissive pull.

Petersen looked on course

to repeat the double hundredhe made at the Oval forGlamorgan two years agowhen Zander de Bruyntrapped him leg before as hetried to work the ball throughmid-wicket.

He batted for 312 minutes,faced 255 balls and hit 19 foursand a straight six off Batty. AFP

Marcus Trescothick and Graeme Smith share a joke during the Surrey vsSomerset County Championship, Division One match, on Wednesday.

Top three sail throughTop three seeds, Djokovic, Murray and Nadal made winning starts.

MONTE CARLO, MONACO:Top three seeds Novak

Djokovic, Andy Murray andRafael Nadal all made win-

ning starts at the Monte CarloMasters on Wednesday.

World number oneDjokov ic said he was pleasedto have passed a huge test on

his injured right ankle follow-ing a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 defeat of

Russian Mikhail Youzhny.Djokovic admitted that at

one point in the second set hefelt some pain but played thr -ough it successfully, thanks in

part to his heavy strappings.Second seed Murray post-

ed an uneventful 6-1, 6-4 winover France’s Eduardo Roger-

Vasselin while Nadal beganhis favourite part of the yearand a quest for a ninth strai -

ght title here with a 6-1, 6-2defeat of Marinko Matosevic.

Djokovic had waited untilthe last minute to make his

decision on whether he couldcompete, having rolled his

ankle on Davis Cup duty 10days ago. He earned a late

break for 5-4 in the final set as

Youzhny missed a drop shot,before serving out the match.

“I think that my ankle is ina good state as the days are

passing by,” said the winner.“Today was a big test, I had a

great quality opponent.“My clay movements are

still not at the maximum. ButI’m going to slowly get into it.

Hopefully I can elevate thelevel of performance in the

next match. I’m very happy towin, I’m just happy to com-

pete, to be honest. I didn’tknow if I’m going to be play-

ing the tournament up to yes-terday (Tuesday) basically.”

Murray was pleased withhis own effort on his weakestsurface as he beat Roger-Vas -selin. “Its always difficult to

move when you get to this sur-face. I started the match well

and he made a lot of errors inthe first set. I was able to take

advantage of them.”Nadal was totally in his co -

mfort zone on another sunny,warm day on the Mediterrane -

an, demolishing theAustralian in 62 minutes. AFP

PGA TOUR HERITAGEFRESH START

HILTON HEAD, SOUTHCAROLINA: Australian JasonDay is among the players seek-ing to bounce back from disap-pointment at the Masters byplaying at the $5.8 million USPGA Tour Heritage tournamentstarting Thursday.

Day, fellow Australian MarcLeishman and American BrandtSnedeker were all in contentionin the final round of the year’sfirst major, but fell short.

Day, who admitted the pres-sure at Augusta National “got tome a little bit,” surrendered alast-round lead with back-to-back bogeys and failed to make aplayoff in which Aussie AdamScott triumphed overArgentina’s Angel Cabrera.

Day said he was glad to havea new challenge to focus on. “It’snice to be here and have sunshin -e and just kind of relax,” he said.“I’ve got to move on to the nextone and try and win this one.”

Leishman finished tied forfourth with Tiger Woods atAugusta while Snedeker sharedsixth place. It’s not the first timeDay has arrived at Hilton Head’sHarbour Town Golf Links after aMasters letdown. AFP

KARACHI, PAKISTAN:Pakistan’s cricket authority onWednesday presented theInternational Cricket Council(ICC) with a new constitution,after it was warned to run itsboard democratically in linewith global standards.

The ICC last year directedall 10 of its members to runtheir boards in a democraticway and without governmentinterference, threatening sanc-tions for any board which didnot meet its requirements byJune 2013.

Pakistan, Sri Lanka andBangladesh were directlyaffected by the new ICC rulingas the head of the cricketboard in these countries is notelected but instead nominatedby the government.

PCB chairman Zaka Ashrafpresented a copy of theauthority’s new constitution toAlan Isaac, the ICC president,in Dubai. AFP

PCB presentsnew constitution

HARARE: A defiant, unbeatencentury from captain BrendanTaylor allowed Zimbabwe tobuild a solid platform on a slug-gish first day of the first Testagainst Bangladesh at HarareSports Club. In their first homeTest in 18 months, Taylor put Zi -mbabwe’s recent problems as -ide as he scored 105 not out andtook his side from 65 for threeearly in the second session to

217 for four at the close of play.Taylor endured a torrid tour

of the West Indies last monthand has seen his squad becomeincreasingly dispirited in thewake of another contract dis-pute, but led from the front on adifficult pitch.

Although on the low side,Zimbabwe’s total represented areasonable day’s work for thehosts after they were inserted

on a greentop by Bangladesh,who lacked the fast bowlingarsenal to take full advantage.

“If they had scored 300-plustoday then I would have beenpretty upset, but I think it’s stilla pretty even game,” saidBangladesh coach Shane Jurge -nsen. Robiul Islam charged inmanfully for 24 overs, but afterremoving both of Zimbabwe’sopeners cheaply. AFP

BANGLADESH’S TOUR OF ZIMBABWE

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPDay seeks tobounce backafter loss

Smith forced to toil in field

Taylor’s ton boosts side

SCORECARDPWI VS SRH RR VS MI

Sunrisers Hyderabad innings (20 overs maximum)PA Patel† b Kumar 12 (9)Q de Kock c Marsh b Dinda 2 (8)GH Vihari c Finch b Kumar 1 (8)CL White* b Kumar 0 (1)Samantray c Pandey b Sharma 37 (37)KV Sharma lbw b Sharma 7 (13)NLTC Perera c †Uthappa b Marsh 2 (4)Mishra run out (Pandey/†Uthappa)30 (24)A Ashish Reddy not out 19 (15)DW Steyn not out 4 (1)Extras (w 5) 5Total (8 wickets; 20 overs) 119Bowling O M R W Econ B Kumar 4 0 18 3 4.50AB Dinda 4 0 25 1 6.25AD Mathews 4 0 29 0 7.25R Sharma 4 0 21 2 5.25MR Marsh 4 0 26 1 6.50Pune Warriors innings (target: 120 runs from 20 overs)Uthappa† c Samantray b Perera 22 (14)AJ Finch c de Kock b Perera 16 (13)TL Suman lbw b KV Sharma 12 (14)Smith c A Reddy b I Sharma 17 (25)AD Mathews* c Steyn b Mishra 20 (24)MR Marsh c A Reddy b Steyn 14 (13)AM Nayar c Samantray b Perera 0 (2)MK Pandey not out 7 (6)B Kumar lbw b Mishra 0 (1)R Sharma b Mishra 0 (1)AB Dinda b Mishra 0 (1)Extras 0Total (all out; 19 overs) 108Bowling O M R W Econ I Sharma 4 0 22 1 5.50DW Steyn 4 0 34 1 8.50NLTC Perera 4 0 20 3 5.00A Mishra 4 0 19 4 4.75KV Sharma 3 0 13 1 4.33

Rajasthan Royals innings (20 overs maximum)SR Watson c †Karthik b Pollard 31 (25)AM Rahane not out 68 (54)Yagnik† c Tendulkar b Harbhajan34 (24)STR Binny run out (Johnson/Ojha) 4 (4)BJ Hodge not out 27 (15)Extras (lb 7, w 6, nb 2) 15Total (3 wickets; 20 overs) 179Bowling O M R W Econ MG Johnson 4 0 41 0 10.25SL Malinga 4 0 30 0 7.50R Dhawan 2 0 20 0 10.00PP Ojha 4 0 31 0 7.75KA Pollard 2 0 24 1 12.00Harbhajan 4 0 26 1 6.50Mumbai Indians innings (target: 180 runs from 20 overs)SR Tendulkar c Trivedi b Chandila 1 (3)RT Ponting* c & b Chandila 4 (9)KD Karthik† c Hodge b Faulkner 30 (32)RG Sharma c Watson b Trivedi 2 (7)KA Pollard b Binny 1 (7)AT Rayudu lbw b Cooper 27 (29)R Dhawan c Faulkner b Binny 0 (1)Harbhajan run out (Dravid/†Yagnik) 1 (1)MG Johnson b Faulkner 11 (9)SL Malinga b Faulkner 7 (11)PP Ojha not out 1 (1)Extras (lb 4, w 3) 7Total (all out; 18.2 overs) 92Bowling O M R W Econ A Chandila 2 0 6 2 3.00AA Chavan 3 0 10 0 3.33JP Faulkner 3.2 1 16 3 4.80SK Trivedi 4 1 17 1 4.25STR Binny 3 0 14 2 4.66K Cooper 3 0 25 1 8.33

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 11 runs Rajasthan Royals won by 87 runs


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METRE 6S 164 16Chris Gayle (RCB), 93*HIGHEST

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‘Bhajji notfactor behindomission’Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul

Dravid has brushed asidetalks that temperamental pacer SSreesanth was rested for thematch against Mumbai Indians toavoid a possible confrontationwith Harbhajan Singh, saying itwas tactical move aimed at man-aging the workload of players.

Sreesanth and Harbhajanwere slated to meet for the firsttime last night in an IndianPremier League after the formerreopened the 'slapgate' woundswith his explosive tweets.

However, Sreesanth, whoreturned with figures of 2-20 offhis four overs against Kings XI inRoyals' previous game, was sur-prisingly left out of the matchagainst Mumbai and in his placeAnkeet Chavan was drafted in. PTI

ViratKohli (RCB)321 runs

IPL 6 BATTLE OF THE TITANS

Delhi Daredevils are theonly team in this sea-son, who after playingfive matches are still

struggling to post a victory andearn their first points.

They came close to their firstvictory in their previous matchwhen they clashed with RoyalChallengers Bangalore onTuesday.

Though it initially lookedlike the Daredevils were staringat defeat, they managed to applythe brakes on RCB’s run chaseand tie the match.

But they failed to make animpact in the super over andslumped to their fifth defeat.

While skipper MahelaJayawardene said that the sideintended to take one match at atime and concentrate on thehome games, Delhi will have toput in a lot of effort and soon

win matches and do it on a regu-lar basis in order to stay put inthe tournament and stand achance to make it to the quali-fiers.

The Daredevils will take on amuch stronger team, theChennai Super Kings, on hometurf today at the Feroz ShahKotla Stadium.

This Dhoni led side havebeen a mixed bag this season.They won matches which mostwould have believed could haveswung in the opponents favourand lost encounters where theyshould have emerged winners.

Not only have most of theplayers put up a decent show,they have also had luck favourthem. The Chennai side who arecurrently placed at the seventhposition on the points tablewould be looking to claim theirthird victory in today’s match.

A win today would pushthem to the fifth position but theDaredevils will surely go all outto spoil this and register thatfirst victory this season — thatvictory which has been evadingthem since a while.

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Daredevilry act [email protected]

P W L T PT NRRR 5 4 1 0 8 +1.063

RCB 6 4 2 0 8 +0.362

SRH 6 4 2 0 8 -0.220

MI 5 3 2 0 6 +0.050

KXIP 4 2 2 0 4 +0.432

KKR 5 2 3 0 4 +0.136

CSK 4 2 2 0 4 -0.122

PWI 6 2 4 0 4 -0.788

DD 5 0 5 0 0 -0.667

P-played; W-win; L-lost; T-tie;NR-net run rate; PT-points

Sunriseres Hyderabad bowler Amit Mishra celebrates his hat-trick andtheir victroy against Pune Warriors with Cameron White during theirIPL match in Pune on Wednesday. PTI/SHASHANK PARADE

THE TRICK IS A HAT-TRICK

They [DD] are a dan-gerous side withSehwag and Warnerat the top. Also hav-ing lost five straightgames, they havenothing to lose.

Andy BichelCSK bowling coach

sportsTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

32BARÇA'S STYLE MEANS MORE THAN RESULTS: XAVI Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has claimed the Catalans' successeshave more merit because of the style with which they are achieved. The33-year-old has won almost everything at both club and internationallevel, but said he is motivated more by the manner in which his sides play.

Evian pour cold wateron PSG double hopesPARIS: Paris Saint-Germain'shopes of a domestic double thisseason ended on Wednesday asLigue 1 minnows Evian eliminatedthem 4-1 on penalties after theirquarter-final ended 1-1 after extra-time. PSG – who were knocked outof the Champions League last weekby Barcelona – had taken the leadthrough Javier Pastore.

Real Madrid push ManUtd off top of rich listLONDON: Spanish giants RealMadrid have replaced PremierLeague powerhouse ManchesterUnited at the top of the Forbes listof the world's most valuable footballteams. United had held first placesince business analyst Forbes start-ed compiling the list in 2004, buthave been overtaken by Real in thelatest rankings.

Messi kit gives Pope ahat-trick of shirtsVATICAN CITY: Many a foot-ball fan would like to get theirhands on signed Lionel Messi kit butit was the pope who got luckyWednesday when he received a per-sonally autographed shirt from theBarcelona striker. Four-time Ballond'Or winner Messi sent his compa-triot a shirt with the words "withmuch affection", the Vatican said.

FIFA chief slams attackson Boston marathonHAVANA: FIFA chief Sepp Blatteron Wednesday condemned thedeadly attacks at the Bostonmarathon, urging authorities to pullout all the stops in preventing suchtragedies. "What happened inBoston is a drama, a tragedy," thehead of world football's governingbody said in Spanish, speaking toreporters.

FOOTBALL BRIEFS

PREMIER LEAGUE GERMAN CUP

My team foughtuntil the last

whistle. This teamhas given their all forthe last two-and-a-half years, it makesme really happythat they havetheir reward.

Bruno LabbadiaStuttgart coach

STEVEN GRIFFITHSAgence France-Presse

LONDON: Manchester Unitedmay have to wait a little longer toreclaim the Premier League titleafter being held to a 2-2 draw atWest Ham, while ManchesterCity won 1-0 against Wigan onWednesday.

Alex Ferguson's team werebelow their best for long periodsat Upton Park and needed Robinvan Persie's late strike to rescue apoint.

Second placed City tookadvantage of United's slip, withCarlos Tevez netting the winnerin their FA Cup final rehearsal atEastlands.

That allowed the championsto close the gap on the leaders to13 points, meaning Ferguson'sclub can only win their 20th titlein the next round of fixtures ifCity lose at Tottenham onSunday and United beat AstonVilla on Monday.

"We had to stand up to a lot,we went down twice but we keptgoing. We played like championstonight," Ferguson said.

"It's one more game away,

that's five left. We're determinedto win, we don't like losing andthey showed that tonight again."

It was Sam Allardyce's teamwho looked more motivated inthe early stages and they took thelead in the 16th minute.

Andy Carroll met MattJarvis's cross with a header downto Ricardo Vaz Te and the strikerheaded in from close-range forhis first goal since October.

Ferguson's team drew level

in the 31st minute when ShinjiKagawa skipped through theHammers defence and crossedfor Antonio Valencia to tap in hisfirst goal of the season.

Ferguson still ended the halffurious as a fearsome challengefrom Carroll pole-axed Unitedgoalkeeper David De Gea.

There was no sign of animprovement in Ferguson'smood when West Ham movedahead thanks to Senegal mid-

fielder Mohamed Diame's bril-liant curling strike from the edgeof the area.

But van Persie earned Uniteda share of the spoils when hefired into the roof of the net afterKagawa's shot hit both posts andrebounded to the Dutch forward,who looked to be in an offsideposition.

At Eastlands, City had to ridetheir luck before making themost of United's sloppy display.

Wigan reached the FA Cupfinal for the first time in their his-tory after beating Millwall onSaturday and they took the gameto Wembley opponents City inthe first half.

But City made it five winsfrom their last six matches.

JONNY FORDHAMAgence France-Presse

LONDON: Chelsea moved third inthe Premier League as John Terry (inpic) scored twice following a DavidLuiz thunderbolt in their 3-0 winagainst west London rivals Fulhamat Craven Cottage on Wednesday.

Brazil star Luiz lashed homefrom 35 yards in the 30th minutebefore Terry netted with a brace ofclose-range headers in the 42nd and

71st minutes.Rafael Benitez's side are one

point ahead of fourth placed Arsenaland three in front of fifth placedTottenham in the race to qualify forthe Champions League.

Benitez made four changes to thestarting line-up that lost 2-1 in the FACup semi-final to Manchester Cityon Sunday.

In came Frank Lampard for his600th appearance for the club as wellas Terry, winger Victor Moses and

striker Fernando Torres.Cottagers boss Martin Jol also

tinkered with his team and broughtin Mladen Petric and John Arne Riisefor the injured Damien Duff andKieran Richardson.

The hosts started on the frontfoot and had a chance to take thelead within three minutes.

Sascha Riether crossed forBryan Ruiz, but he couldn't keep hiscushioned volley down from close-range.

RYLAND JAMESAgence France-Presse

BERLIN: VfB Stuttgart willface favourites BayernMunich in June's GermanCup final after they beatFreiburg 2-1 at home in theirsemi-final on Wednesday.

The victory had a doublebonus for Stuttgart as theyare now guaranteed aEuropa League place nextseason as final opponentsBayern have already quali-fied for the ChampionsLeague.

With Bundesliga cham-pions Bayern chasing thetreble, having reached theChampions League semi-final where they faceBarcelona on Tuesday,Stuttgart are chasing theirfirst silverware since 2007.

"These are moments forwhich you do the job," saidStuttgart coach BrunoLabbadia (above).

"My team fought untilthe last whistle, it's unbe-lievable. This team hasgiven their all for the lasttwo-and-a-half years, itmakes me really happy thatthey have their reward."

In Tuesday's other semi-final, Bayern hammeredWolfsburg 6-1.

Stuttgart tomeet Bayernin final

Manchester United's Ecuadorian midfielder Antonio Valencia (L) scores theirfirst goal against West Ham United in London, on Wednesday. AFP

United held at West HamAnd, Tevez struck late on to give Manchester City a 1-0 win against Wigan.

Wednesday resultsFulham 0 Chelsea 3

(Luiz 30, Terry 43, 71)Manchester City 1

(Tevez 83) Wigan 0West Ham 2

(Vaz Te 16, Diame 55) Manchester Utd 2

(Valencia 31, Van Persie 77)

Terry double lifts Chelsea to #3

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