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Rural ExcerptsAn exhibition of paintings and sculp-tures, of village depictions and life inrural areas, by Narsimlu Kandi. Thepreview is on January 19.Where: Aalankritha Art GalleryWhen: Up to January 30,

11am to 7pmContact: www.alankritha.in

Diva Divine DeifiedAn exhibition of ceramic and ter-rakota sculptures by artistJayaprakash.Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara HillsWhen: OngoingContact: www.iconart.in

Code Red CountdownCode Red Countdown is an art col-lection revolving around ecology, byNew York based artist Asher Jay. Thetheme is endangered wildlife.Where: Lalitha Kala Thoranam,

Public gardensWhen: January 27

6pm to 9:30pmContact: 93965 55888

Hot Dog food festivalITC Kakatiya’s multi restaurant,Deccan Pavilion, is organising a hotdog festival. Hollywood hot dog,Philadelphia cheese steak dog,Garden Dog and Arizona rush aresome of the items on the menu. Where: Deccan Pavilion,

ITC KakatiyaWhen: 18-27 Contact: (040) 4008 1816

Business Lunch A three course menu with Italian cui-sine prepared by chef Matteo Gradiat Park Hyatt.Where: Tre-Forni Bar & RestaurantWhen: Weekdays only

12pm to 3:30pmContact: (040) 4949 1234

Cafe Classics MonthTruffles cafe pays tribute to someselective cafes and restaurants inIndia and the world. The cafe will beserving some of their special dishes.This weekend starts with Britanniarestaurant & cafe located in Bombay,with delicious Parsi dishes. Where: Truffles cafe

Plot no. 376, Road no. 10,

Jubilee Hills, When: Up to February 10Contact: (040) 2355 0105

The Monsoon OracleThe Monsoon Oracle is a factual filmbased on ritualistic practices thattake places in the country. It revolvesaround the rituals performed, pre-dicting the arrival of monsoon.Where: NIFT,

MadhapurWhen: January 25, Contact: (040) 2311 4537

Tribute to Rajesh KhannaThere will be dance performances onRajesh Khanna’s songs to pay tributeto the superstar. The dance will bechoreographed by Mahesh L Munde,who has choreographed national

and international performances.Where: Lalitha Kala Thoranam,

Public gardensWhen: January 276pm to 9:30pmContact: 93965 55888

End of Season SaleArrow end of season sale is here.This New York fashion with a collec-tion of casual and work wear is avail-able on a discount. You can walk into any Arrow store and avail dis-counts up to 40% on apparel andfootwear. Where: All Arrow outletsWhen: Up to January 20

NumaishNumaish is the 73rd All IndiaIndustrial Exhibition is an ongoing

event in the City.Where: Exhibition Ground,

Mukarramjahi Road, Nampally,

When: Up to February 15,4pm to 11pm

Contact: (040) 2460 3015

Shoppers Stop saleSale up to 51 per cent off on interna-tional and Indian brands across cate-gories at Shoppers Stop, HomeStopand Mothercare outlets withShoppers Stop. Where: Shoppers Stop outletsWhen: from January 12Contact: www.shoppersstop.com

The Republic RideThe biggest corporate cycling eventat Hyderabad is being organized byThe Atlanta Foundation on republicday. The aim is to promote educa-tional programs for underprivilegedchildren.Where: Gachibowli Stadium,

HyderabadWhen: January 26,

6:15am onwardsContact: atlantafoundation.org

Nikhil Chinappa NightSky lounge is set to host its first evergrand party on the January 23, withcelebrated DJ Nikhil Chinappa enter-taining the guests over a gala dinner.Exquisite variety of food and bever-ages will be served, with a wideselection of alternative Tapas cuisine.Where: Sky Lounge,

MadhapurWhen: January 23,

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ASLI PUNJAB DA FOOD FESTIVALThere will be a bonfire and Punjabi delicacies like Murgh Tikka

Anari, Gosht Ka Saag, Sarson Da Saag, Makki Da Roti and DoodhiHalwa will be served. The food festival is at The Square, Hitec City,

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DIFFERENTLY ABLED: A physically challenged sculptor makes a sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi at ShilparamamS BALAKRISHNA

FISTICUFFS NEAR ANDHRA LEADERS’ MEETWaves of protesters led by Telangana Rashtra Samiti and T-JAC today tried to gatecrash the venue in Banjara Hillswhere Rayala-Andhra leaders are meeting to ponder theCentre’s announcement on a Telangana state.Protests led by T-JAC were held at Gun Park while the pro-T protesters made a noisy scene before ministers’quarters in Banjara Hills. The slogan-shouting, unrulycrowd tried to break through the police cordon andindulged in pushing and fisticuffs. In the melee, a few suffered minor injuries. Police wielded lathis and warned offurther action.

AIMIM chiefAsaduddin Owaisiis fuming at thegovernment forposting a youngdoctor-turned IPSofficer, Dr TarunJoshi (left), as DCPSouth in place ofDr AkunSabharwal. Sourcesin the policedepartment told us

that the MIM president had gone to the gov-ernment recommending that VB KamalasenReddy be made DCP South. As this came afterthe MIM broke ties with the Congress, therequest was allegedly not granted.

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Principal secretary SK Sinha hasslammed the RTI amendment excusing Public Information Officers(PIO) from appearing at RTI appeals.Sinha claims he was abroad when theamendment was signed, and hopesthat it will be rolled back.

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German giants Bayern Munich won the battle tosecure the most sought-after coach in football when former Barcelona handler PepGuardiola agreed to take over as head coach forthe 2013/14 season. The 41-year-old Spaniard —who last week said he was ready to return to coachingafter a brief sabbatical since stepping down from theBarcelona hotseat at the end of last season — signed athree-year contract.

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

1 Old scheme relaunched tolook like a new initiative

Mana Biyyam (our rice) originallylaunched by the late YSR in 2009at `2 per kg for the poor has beenrelaunched as a new scheme byKiran Kumar Reddy.

2 Literary festival is back inHyderabad.

The Hyderabad literary fest, in itsthird edition, will start on January18 at Gachibowli. It brings writersand publishers from across theglobe together on one platform.

3 Check the meter when youget into an auto.

Tampered auto meters are notchecked by the metrology depart-ment, as they claim to be shortstaffed for the job.

4 Politics prevalent even in thepolice department.

It is said that Asaduddin Owaisi isunhappy with the government forposting a young doctor-turned-IPSofficer as DCP, in Akun’s place.

5More confusion over RTIamendment.

The signatory, SK Sinha, says hewas abroad when the amendmentwas made.

State in audience againLast year we had reported on AP’s

failure to secure a slot for itstableau in the coveted nationalRepublic Day Parade for the third yearin a row. While some said we lack cre-ativity in the theme, others said theState does not have proper lobbying.

JANUARY 17, 2012

Odisha man found deadin CityJay Ranjan, 24, is alleged to have

committed suicide by consumingpoison on Monday at his residenceat Raju colony of Balanagar. He wasshifted to Gandhi hospital for treat-ment, where he died on Wednesday.He is a native of Odisha and wasworking at a hotel. He is said tohave fallen in love with a girl whorecently forsake him.

Owaisi in custody tillJanuary 28MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi,

arrested and jailed in Adilabadfor his hate speech, was today takento Sangareddy court in connectionwith another case of similar nature.He was produced before a court inconnection with a case registered in2005, for abusing the then districtcollector. He was remanded to cus-tody till January 28.

Another Cong MLA joinsJagan's YSRCThe government suffered yet

another blow with its KakinadaMLA Dwarampudi ChandrasekharReddy formally joining the YSRCongress today. Dwarampudi, how-ever, said he would not resign fromhis post despite switching over tothe YSRC. The MLA met YSRC presi-dent YS Vijaya today and completedthe formality of joining the party.

Swamis protest beforepolice stationAlarge group of swamis, including

Peethadipathis, have staged adharna in front of the Banjara Hillspolice station, demanding therelease of Swami KamalanandaBharathi, who is facing hate speechcharges. They threatened to go onindefinite hunger strike. Meanwhile,SIT took into him custody for questioning.

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5THINGS WELEARNT TODAY

Our aim is to create a common

ground for all thesewriters who seem tobe narrowing down totheir little cocoons(and) bring thewriters and read-ers together.

Vijay K, lit fest organiserSee page 5

CIVIC ISSUES

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

2City YESTERDAY’S QUESTIONIS IT PRACTICAL TO HAVE HYDERABAD AS A DUAL CAPITAL?

YES (A)

NO (B)

TODAY’S QUESTIONIS THE GOVERNMENT FOCUSING ENOUGH ON ADMINISTRATION?A) YES B) NO

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Delayed by almost ayear from its sched-uled time of March2012, the power pro-

ject is aimed at converting the700 tonnes of garbage into 11mega watts power.

The State government, incollaboration with the centralgovernment, made a deal withRDF to help generate power ata facility in Bibinagar, Nalgondadistrict, in a space of 26 acres.But owing to some reasons, thesubsidy by the government andthe stakes of the GHMC couldnot materialise.

According to GHMC offi-cials, the major hindrances werecleared by the RDF, which hadsigned in other partners whenthe government failed to pro-vide a loan of `10 crore andGHMC partnership of `2.68crores. The delay by the govern-ment in helping the companyestablish has escalated theinvestment capital. Now, withthe help of other stakeholders, itwould be able to complete theunfinished business. “Most

probably, RDF may start work-ing in the month of February,”said Vandan Kumar, additionalcommissioner, health and sani-tation. In 2009, the RDF startedconstruction of a plant in

Bibinagar. At first, the estima-tion of the project was only `84crore. But the company hasspent more than `100 crore onthe project over last three years.The GHMC had struck a deal

that for a tonne of garbage, itwould to pay `25. But the redtape, involving various depart-ments from GHMC to State gov-ernment and central govern-ment, had put the entire processin a deadlock.

But the officials, who hadworked hard on this, found away around the problem. Oneof the officials, who is in favourof improving the living condi-tions of the citizens feels that thegovernment should support thisfor the sake of its people. “Whatcan the GHMC make out of thisgarbage? At least this companyis interested in availing itself ofthis waste. Why not help themin this direction?” asked an offi-cial from the solid waste man-agement department.

500is the starting fine amount for

autorickshaws with faulty meters,according to officials at the metrolo-

gy department.

NUMEROLOGY

Power project a reality?The RDF power project, which converts garbage to power, will most likely

kick start by the end of next month, officials say.

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RTI amendment:Govt to revert

Doc replaces doc:Owaisi unhappy?

RAHUL [email protected]

The signatory did not knowwhat he was stamping! In acurious case of wayward-

ness of governance, principalsecretary SK Sinha, has evincedsurprise at the amendment toRTI Act that absolved the publicinformation officer (PIO) fromappearing in an RTI appeal(Pictured: Postnoon January 12).

Any amendment to RTI Actaffects the public because this isthe only instrument in the handsof the people to get official infor-mation, which otherwise rema-ins wrapped in mystery. In arecent amendment signed by thegovernor, it had excused the PIOfrom appearing in an RTI appeal,which was mandatory earlier.This went unnoticed as it wasdone silently. Thanks to the vigi-lance of RTI activists like ITMDin the City, the sneaking amend-ment was captured and taken tothe government level, demand-ing repeal to the Act.

City RTI activist RakeshReddy (United Forum for RTIAwareness) said Sinha’s remarkswhen told of the amendmentwere, “The intention was only toexclude First AppellateAuthority from the hearing andnot the PIO.”

It is learnt that the principalsecretary accepted this as anerror and hoped earnestly that

the amendment would be rolledback. However, it remains to beseen whether this minor changewill actually take place or willremain muted, considering thatnot many civil societies haveraised their voices.

A fresh GO was planned tobe issued after due revision. Asof now, no amendment has actu-ally been made. One reason forthe delay is the series of holidaysin the past few days that havestalled the government frommaking this correction. RTIactivists from the City and acrossthe State are eagerly waiting forthe amendment to be rolled back.

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AIMIM chief Asadud -din Owaisi is angryat the government

for posting a young doctor-turned IPS officer as DCPsouth, in place of Dr AkunSabharwal.

Sources in the police depart-ment told Postnoon that the MIMpresident had gone to the gov-ernment recommending theposting of VB Kamalasen Reddyas DCP South. As this came afterthe MIM broke ties with theCongress, the request was not

granted. Instead,Dr Tarun Joshi(pictured), a youngofficer from the2004 batch, wasposted. It is saidthat Joshi is a non-controversial offi-cer. Postnoon gath-ered that the confi-

dential report of Reddy was notsavoury. He was with the task-force for long and had a thor-ough knowledge of rowdies inthe City. The government, it issaid, wanted a neutral officer sothat no undercover operationstake place.

MOHD [email protected]

VMallesam (pictured),25, facing eve-teas-ing and molestationcharges is alleged to

have jumped from the roof ofthe Karankote police stationin Ranga Reddy district anddied yesterday.

The deceased was a resi-dent of Allahpur village,Tandur mandal, who wascaught by the Karankotepolice on Tuesday in connec-tion with the molestation of amarried women, said thedeputy SP of Tandur, G UdayKumar.

According to the details,Mallesam was working in apetrol pump in Tandur. Hewas attracted to a newly-wedwoman, 22, from the samevillage. It is said that theyouth tried to waylay thewoman on Tuesday night.

However, she escaped andlater lodged a complaint withthe local police. It is learntthat the man denied thecharge.

Early Wednesday morn-ing, Mallesam, who was inprison, called the guard andasked to be released toattend nature’s call. Theguard opened the cell.Mallesam is said to havesprinted to the roof andjumped off before the guardcould react. The victim wastaken to hospital, where helater died.

This stirred up the villageand they came in hordesprotesting and alleging foulplay. However, inquiriesrevealed that no foul playwas involved. The man wasscared and jumped fearingthe worst. Police inquiriesfound that the man wasbooked on a similar chargeearlier, but was not caught.

EVE-TEASINGACCUSED LEAPS

TO DEATH

Police said thatMallesam wasbooked on a similarcharge earlier, butwas never arrested.Enquiries revealedthat no foul play wasinvolved and hecommitted suicide fearing punishment.

A youth, charged with molesting a young womanfrom his village, committed suicide at the police

station, fearing punishment.

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It is learnt that Sinha was abroad whenan amendment was issued in his name!The file for correction ahs been moved,

according to sources.

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The latest schemelaunched by ChiefMinister N Kiran KumarReddy on Wednesday

with much fanfare is nothing buta repackaged version of analready existing scheme.

The scheme originallylaunched by the late YSR beforethe 2009 elections was `2 a kgrice for the poor. When KiranKumar Reddy became chief min-ister he slashed it to `1 a kg.Manna Biyyam sheme is aimedat providing 30 kg rice at `25(market value of rice is `25 a kg)to 2.2 core white ration cardholders under the public distri-bution system (PDS).

Many would wonder wherethe government would findfunds for such a massive welfaresop. But fact is the governmentwill be saving at least `50 crore!How?

Earlier, the paddy was some-

times going to rice mills thatwere outside the State, and it wasbeing handled by FCI. Now withdecentralisation, the provision isthat the rice will be distributed tolocally. This will cut down on

transportation costs.“Yes, the scheme will save a

lot of public money. Earlier, weused to incur a lot of transporta-tion cost to distribute the rice.Our new scheme will save that as

it aims at supplying rice in thesame place where it is pro-duced,” minister for CivilSupplies D Sridhar Babu toldPostnoon on Wednesday after thelaunch of the scheme.

Babu, who is the architect ofthe scheme said the total cost ofthe scheme would be `9,600crore. Earlier, the supply of riceunder PDS involved a lot morethan it did today under the newscheme. The BPL families of theState will get rice produced inother states instead of the riceproduced by them. The method,apart from the cost, had also ledto a lot of complaints of the poor

quality of rice. While the schemeis not going to bring immediatebenefits to the government andthe CM, it may be a good cam-paign point later.

Fracas, fisticuff nearAndhra leaders’ meeting It’ll be suicidal for the Centre to allow a separate

Telangana State, warned Andhra leaders.

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Waves ofprotesters ledby Telangana

Rashtra Samiti and T-JACtoday tried to gatecrashthe meeting venue inBanjara Hills whereRayala-Andhra leadersmet to ponder over theCentre’s announcementon a separate Telanganastate.

Protests led by the T-

JAC were held at GunPark while the pro-Tprotesters made a noisyscene before ministers’quarters Banjara Hills.The slogan-shouting,unruly crowd tried tobreak the police cordonand indulged in pushingand fisticuff. In the meleea few suffered minorinjuries. Police swishedlathis and warned ofaction. Later, as moreprotesters, especiallyfrom OU rushed in, the

police began herdingthem into waiting vansand transported themaway from the scene.

Around 30 MLAs,MPs and other Andhraleaders have convergedat the venue for a discus-sion on the future courseof action in case theCentre wanted to segre-gate Telangana from the rest of Andhra.Leaders warned that sucha step would be detri-mental to the interests ofthe people.

“It will be suicidal forus if the Centre decidedto give a separateTelangana state. Theparty will incur irrepara-ble losses in Andhra andRayalaseema regions.Apart from this, we willalso lose credibility. Wewill decide our futurecourse of action after themeeting,” Congress MLAMastan Wali toldPostnoon.

N SHIVA KUMAR

CM packs old rice in new bottleAbout the scheme

The scheme is the resultof State government’s

last year’s decision tointroduce Decentralisationof Public DistributionSystem programme. Aspart of the decentralisa-tion, the State is procuringa total of 40 million MetricTonnes of rice. Initially, theState is procuring rice inseven districts on a pilotbasis.

The rice procuredunder this method will bedistributed through theBiyyam scheme. The gov-ernment is aiming toimplement it in all the 23districts of the State by theend of the next year.

Mana Biyyam (our rice) is a clever way of repacking the existing scheme of `1 a kg rice.

While the scheme isnot going to bringimmediate benefits to the government and the CM, it may bea good campaignpoint later.

M ANIL KUMAR

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In an age where genre rantingmakes for more space than actualmusic appreciation, Shannon and

the Silent Riot are here to break thenorm. In the wise words of ShannonPereira, lead guitarist and frontmanof the band, “Bon Jovi is much morethan just a pop group, his music hastaught me a lot more than whatappears from the outside.” In histhird visit to the City, ShannonPereira with his five piece is here toperform a Bon Jovi tribute to therock audiences of Hyderabad.

Talking about his band, Shannonsays, “This band actually cametogether after my marriage withanother band ended and after allthese years of playing music, I feelvery responsible for the band.”Unlike other musicians, Shannon

believes in performance value. Andtrue to his Mumbai spirit and blood,he believes in ‘paisa vasool.’

“A good show is not just themusic but also performance value.At the end of the day, even a laymanwho attends my show should beable to go back home and feel goodabout spending money and time onthe gig. So apart from the music, ourshow is about the glam, costumes,the pyrotechniques and all the stagegimmicks that give a live show agood flavour,” he says. Apart fromShannon, the band is also made ofMichael Fernandes on bass, ParthoDasgupta on rhythm guitar , Joshua

Vaz on the drums, and Prasad Salianon vocals .

Shannon has also dabbled inBollywood music and has workedwith artistes such as Sonu Nigamand Shibhani Kashyap. But the oneperson he credits with the runawaysuccess of the band is his close friendand band manager, Amal Amjad. “Itwould not have been possible with-out him,” he says. Pereira is also theyoungest brand ambassador ofGibson guitars in India.

‘Bon Jovi ismuch more

than just pop’Shannon and the Silent Riot are here to pay a

musical tribute to Bon Jovi and are all set to put upa darn good show for Hyderabadi audiences.

KANCHAN [email protected]

The Hyderabad LiteraryFestival is back with itsthird edition from January18 to 20 at Gachibowli. An

initiative by Muse India, the literarye-journal, this festival is to harnessliterature and culture on a globalscale. By nature, the literary festivalbrings together writers, publishersand readers of all regional, nationaland global languages to share theinsights from their literary worlds.“Our aim is to create a commonground for all these writers whoseem to be narrowing down to theirlittle cocoons. We also want tobring writers and readers togetherin a physical space, and to bridgegaps between publishers and aspir-ing writers,” says Vijay Kumar, anorganising member of the festival,who is also Professor of English atOsmania University and one of thefounding editors in Muse India.

The format is simple and highlyinteractive including activities likereadings, talks, conversationsbetween scholars and writers anddiscussion panels. Some interestingtopics for panel discussions aretranslation as recovery, writingsabout Hyderabad, and endangeredlanguages and cultural traditions.

Names such as Anita Nair, AmitaDesai, Sekhar Kammula, ShankarMelkote, Nukhban Langah, InkaParei, Rajendar Mangari and sever-al others are taking part.

The festival went global lastyear when Germany came in asguest nation to showcase its litera-ture and culture. Adding to its kitty,author, musicians and artists suchas Kenize Mourad, Judith Oriol,

Anupama Raju, Jean Moriéres,Pascale Labbé and Vaiju Naravanefrom France will be contributingthis year. Going by their step bystep approach, Hyderabad LiteraryFestival henceforth will also focuson one national language each year,starting from Telugu with 15Telugu writers, poets and critics onboard.

In this chaotic world of enjamb-

ments on micro blogging and socialnetworking sites, HyderabadLiterary Festival promises a grandrevival of slowly dying culture ofbook reading. Having started from60 writers in 2010, the number hasgone up to 120 this year. “More andmore writers have been getting intouch with us after last year’s suc-cess. Several national newspaperstoo have listed the event. We areexpecting a footfall of anythingbetween 1,000 and 1,500 this year,”said Vijay Kumar about the festi-val’s fast growing scope.

Registrations for all sessions arefree although paid delegates will beoffered tea, lunch and invitations tosponsored cultural programmesand dinners.

A file photo of last year’s Hyderabad Literary Festival that saw the likes of noted lyricist and director Gulzar address the gathering.

HyderabadLiteraryFestival

promises agrand revivalof the slowly

dying cultureof book

reading.

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Adding to its kitty,author, musicians andartistes such as KenizeMourad, Judith Oriol,Anupama Raju, JandVaiju Naravane fromFrance will contribute.

Shannon has also dabbled in Bollywoodmusic and has workedwith artistes such asSonu Nigam andShibhani Kashyap.

Venue: Maulana Azad NationalUrdu University, Gachibowli

Timings: 10 am onwards

Venue: Hard Rock CafeWhen: January 17

Of musings and scribbles

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The tale of tampered autometers continues. WhenMahendar Reddy filedan RTI with the Legal

Metrology department seekingdetails and clarifications aboutthe number of autorickshawswith tampered meters and theregularisation of autos withmeters, he was instead given ahelpline number.

“When asked as to who wasthe appellate authority for lodg-ing a complaint against autosrunning with faulty meters, aftera great deal of struggle I wasinformed that it was not the RTAor the Hyderabad Traffic Policebut the Department of LegalMetrology,” says Mahendar.

Trying to reach the LegalMetrology department is anotherstory. Their website is dead, andthe only known contact with the

outside world is the controller ofthe department’s phone number,which is never answered.Postnoon’s efforts to find out about

the state of tampered meters in theCity proved futile as officials fromthe department came up withgeneric answers about the drive

against tampered meters.“We fan out teams into the

City to check autorickshaws forfaulty meters and fine the autodriver with an amount startingover `500. However, that too isgetting difficult as we are severe-ly understaffed right now,” saysan official.

According to sources, thereare less than eight inspectorswho are assigned to check fortampered meters. Officials tooadmit that another 10 officers orsix at the least are required tocarry out basic field checks.

AUTO UNIONS SAYAccording to Ravi Kumar, aunion leader of auto drivers inGHMC, tampering can be report-ed to the unions or even the traf-fic police instead of trying to takeit directly to the metrologydepartment. “After fuel hikesand raised meter prices, manyauto drivers fail to get their

meters updated and tend to plyon the roads for quite a while.But because of lack of planningbetween the Traffic police andthe metrology department, manyof these cases go unchecked,”says Ravi Kumar.

The L&M department saysover hundreds of cases arebooked but the auto drivers arefined and are let off after the pay-ment. As to the number of autometers seized or drivers arrestedis a number that awaits a firstappeal session with RTI activistMahendar Reddy.

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Making use of the lastfew winter days,G o e t h e - Z e n t r u m

hosted a pleasant and insight-ful evening of cinema, danceand theatre in an open air set-ting. While eager listeners saton the rooftop of the Goethe-Zentrum premises, soaking inthe breeze and view of anopen sky, one of the first chap-ters of cinema — expressionistcinema — and a revolutionaryform of dance — dance theatrewas opened up through inter-active lectures.

Expressionist cinemawhich originated in Germanyin 1913 when many things inEurope were changing, was amedium to react to theimpressionist movement, toreact as quickly as possible tothe world that was going byyou. Taking German expres-

sionist classics like The Cabinetof Dr Caligary, The student ofPrague, Faust, Nosferatu and M,elements such as lighting,camera angles, backgroundscore, acting, background ofscriptwriters and directorswere shone light upon. Theaudience quite appreciatedthe clippings from these filmsand went on to discuss furtheron German cinema and filmmakers.

The session on dance the-atre brought forth the style

and works of renowned per-former, choreographer anddirector of modern dance,who free spiritedly worked onand developed a form ofdance called Tanztheater orDance Theater. Most of PinaBausch’s works like CaféMuller were designed for theperformer to express an emo-tion and for the audience tofeel it. Her pieces were notabout finding an answer butsharing an experience whichwas the interesting aspect ofher work.

The evening came to anend with a quote by Pina, “Tounderstand what I am saying,you have to believe that danceis something other than tech-nique. We forget where themovements come from. Theyare born from life. When youcreate a new work the point ofdeparture must be contempo-rary life, not existing forms ofdance.”

Expressionist cinema, one of the firstchapters of cinema, was the topic ofdiscussion at a recent gathering at

Goethe-Zentrum where enthusiastssoaked in an evening of dance and

theatre in an open-air setting.

focus THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 7AVIATION

NEW DELHI: India's aviation regulatorsaid on Thursday it had instructed Air Indiato ground its fleet of Boeing Dreamlinersfollowing similar orders from authorities inthe United States and Japan.

"We have asked Air India to ground allsix Dreamliners after getting an advisoryfrom the FAA (US Federal AviationAdministration) citing safety concerns,"Arun Mishra, the director-general of civilaviation, told AFP.

K Swaminathan, a spokesman for AirIndia, told AFP the carrier would awaitapproval from Indian regulators beforeputting the Dreamliner back into service."We will not fly the plane until the regulato-ry authorities have completed their investi-gation and come back to us about the safetysituation," he said.

Mishra said the DGCA had no timelineas to when Air India would be allowed to flythe aircraft, long touted as a solution to theairline's loss-making operations.

"We will track the FAA enquiry into theDreamliner. We can't say when we will

allow it to fly again, it depends on whenBoeing gives us satisfaction over safety con-cerns," he said.

Air India purchased 27 Dreamliners aspart of a 2005 multi-billion-dollar deal, withthe first plane delivered to New Delhi lastSeptember. It now has six of the planes and

the remaining 21 are expected to arrive by2016. Swaminathan declined to comment onwhether the carrier was considering anychanges to its aircraft orders.

Jet Airways put in an order for 10 planesin 2006, with the first delivery scheduled in2015. AFP

Boeing suffered anotherhuge blow on Wednesdayas US and Japanese regu-

lators grounded its 787Dreamliner until a fire risklinked to the plane's lithiumbatteries can been resolved.

Japan's two biggest airlineshad already taken almost halfthe global fleet out of service,but the decision by the USFederal AviationAdministration (FAA) means 30of the world's 50 Dreamlinershave now been grounded.

"As a result of an in-flight,Boeing 787 battery incident ear-lier today in Japan, the FAA willissue an emergency airworthi-

ness directive (AD) to address apotential battery fire risk in the787 and require operators totemporarily cease operations,"the FAA said in a statement.

"Before further flight, opera-tors of US-registered, Boeing787 aircraft must demonstrate

to the Federal AviationAdministration that the batter-ies are safe," it said.

United Airlines, the world'sbiggest airline and currently theonly US airline operating the787, with six Dreamliners in ser-vice, said it would "immediate-ly comply" with the FAA direc-tive and redirect customers.

The FAA action wasprompted by a battery incidentduring an All Nippon Airwaysflight that resulted in an emer-gency landing in Japan onWednesday, following anotherincident last week on an ANA787 on the ground in Boston.

AFP

US, Japan ground 787s

SINGAPORE: Airlines in Asiaand Europe on Wednesday saidthey stood by their Dreamlinerorders, expressing confidence inBoeing's latest plane after it wasgrounded by Japan's two biggestcarriers for safety checks.

British Airways, which has 24Dreamliners on order, reaffirmeda statement from last week that itwas "committed to taking deliv-ery of the aircraft".

Scoot, a budget long-haulunit of Singapore Airlines, saidthere was no change to its orderfor 20 of the high-tech aircraft.

"Boeing has kept us fullyinformed about the performanceof the 787 since we committed toacquire the aircraft," the compa-

ny said. "We are confident thatBoeing's ongoing performancemonitoring and external reviewprocess will identify and resolveany issues, and look forward totaking delivery of our first 787 onschedule in late 2014."

Australia's Qantas said it wasconfident that any problemswould be resolved before it tookdelivery of 15 Dreamliners des-tined for its low-cost Jetstar inthe second half of this year.

Korean Air, which has 10B787-9 planes on order, said itcarried out stringent tests beforeputting any new aircraft into ser-vice and it still intended to oper-ate the Dreamliner from late2016. AFP

Airlines stand by Dreamliner

This picture taken on Wednesday and released by a passenger to AFP viasocial network Twitter shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by AllNippon Airways on the runway with its emergency slides inflated afteran emergency landing at Takamatsu Airport in Japan.

This picture provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)obtained by AFP on Wednesday shows the burnt auxiliary power unit batteryremoved from a Japan Airlines Boeing 787. The NTSB is investigating theJanuary 7 fire aboard the 787 and plans to disassemble the battery. AFP

Air India Dreamliners groundedAir India bought 27 Dreamliners in a 2005 deal, with the first plane delivered last September.

It now has six of the planes and the remaining 21 are expected to arrive by 2016.

Chile's LAN to ground its 787s for nowSANTIAGO: Chile's LANAirlines said Wednesday it wastemporarily grounding its threeBoeing Dreamliners following arecommendation by US regula-tors.

"In compliance with the rec-ommendation of the FederalAviation Administration of theUnited States (FAA) and in coor-dination with the ChileanAeronautical Authority (DGCA),LAN announces that it will tem-porarily suspend the operationof its three Boeing 787 aircraft,"the company said in a state-ment.

In its statement, LAN saidflights due to be operated by its787 fleet would be temporarilyreplaced by other aircraft tolimit the impact on passengersand cargo clients. AFP

Boeing says 787 ‘safe’

Boeing on Wednesdayinsisted its 787

Dreamliner was safe afterthe authorities in UnitedStates ordered airlines tostop flying the plane over afire risk linked to its lithiumbatteries.

"We are confident the787 is safe and we standbehind its overall integrity,"Boeing CEO Jim McNerneysaid in a statement.

"We will be taking everynecessary step in the com-ing days to assure our cus-tomers and the travelingpublic of the 787's safetyand to return the airplanesto service."

AFP

The decision by theUS Federal AviationAdministration(FAA) means 30 ofthe world's 50Dreamliners havenow been grounded.

BusinessTHURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

8US ECONOMY PICKS UP SINCE NOVEMBERThe US economy has picked up pace since November, withChristmas sales modestly stronger and New York and New Jerseyrebounding from Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Reserve’s BeigeBook showed on Wednesday.

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Australia’s competition watchdog onThursday gave Qantas and EmiratesAirlines permission to launch theirglobal alliance although final approvalis still pending. The AustralianCompetition and ConsumerCommission, which gave the carrierspreliminary approval in December tocombine operations for an initial fiveyears, said that practical sales, market-ing and other steps could now start.“The ACCC is allowing Qantas andEmirates to start implementing theiralliance because of the long lead timerequired to market and sell ticketsbefore the commencement of long-haul services,” said ACCC chairmanRod Sims. “In making its decision, theACCC has accepted written assurancesfrom the parties that should the ACCCultimately decide not to allow thealliance to go ahead, the airlines willaccommodate consumers’ bookings.”

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Struggling Japanese electronics makerSharp is in talks with Chinese elec-tronics giant Lenovo Group to worktogether on the production of televi-sions, reports said Thursday. In thepossible tie-up, the troubled firm isexpected to sell all shares in a Chinesesubsidiary operating an LCD TVassembly plant in Nanjing to Lenovoby the year-end, the Nikkei daily andJiji Press said. Sharp’s other Chinesesubsidiaries handling developmentand sales will also be turned into 50-50 joint ventures, the Nikkei said,without citing sources. Sharp andLenovo plan to sign a memorandumof understanding as early as thismonth. The TVs sold in China will con-tinue to bear the Sharp Aquos brandname, while plans call for the firms tojointly make inroads into other mar-kets, including Southeast Asia andSouth America, it said.

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Real estate industry is ingloom and in uncer-tainty over govern-ment’s decision to

increase land values, raisinginput costs and political agita-tions that surrounded the state.Neither the industry in the stateor in the country has nothingmuch to cheer about last year.

“Overall, 2012 remainedinactive, affecting all the majorsectors in real estate. Officespace absorption remainedlower compared with 2011.Meanwhile, retail faced chal-lenges of quality supply, affect-ing the overall absorption. Theresidential demand improved;however, developers continuedto struggle with unsold invento-ries,” says Jones Lang LaSalleMonthly Real Estate MonitorJanuary 2013 report.

With the expected modera-tion in inflation and strengthen-ing policies for the benefit of theindustry will bring some signsof relief and hope to the indus-try. It says, “The last year for thereal-estate industry in the coun-try closed with a few notes ofpositivity as the inflation wasbelow the RBI’s projected levelsand the Index of IndustrialProduction growth increased in

the last two months of the year,giving new hopes for 2013,”

The inflation, which touchedthree year low especially in thewhole sale, has positive impactacross the country. Bank chiefshave requested RBI to cut downinterest rates to increase the con-

sumption and push the activityacross the sectors. With thesepositive signs, RBI may cutdown the repo rate in the quar-terly policy announcement onJanuary 29, which may result inthe overall decrease of interestrates.

“As per RBI, the policies willfocus towards growth in 2013,although risks of inflation willcontinue to remain. Interestrates are expected to witness adownward correction of 100 to150 bps in 2013. The softening ofinterest rates is expected toreduce the home loan rates, inturn increasing the buying ofreal estate assets,” says the

report.A reduction in one basis

point will reduce the interestrate by 0.01 per cent. The reportalso talks about positive impactsof urbanisation. “Increasingurbanisation and consumptiondespite the slowdown in GDPgrowth will be the key drivers ofthe economy in 2013.” This willpush the growth in various sec-tors including real estate.

“The recent policy initiativesare expected to improve theinvestment climate and businessenvironment, and they are likelyto benefit the real estate sector in2013. Few policies to look at thisyear are Real Estate RegulationBill, likely to be tabled in theupcoming winter session of theparliament; the real estateinvestment trusts or real estatemutual funds are also expectedthis year. Adding to this, the RBIallowed real estate developersand housing finance companiesto raise up to $1 billion throughexternal commercial borrowingsin the current fiscal year to pro-mote low-cost housing projects,says the report.

In 2013, Kolkata andHyderabad are likely to witnessincreased launches. Prices ofresidential units are likely toincrease in all the cities becauseof the increased constructioncosts, envisions the report.

WASHINGTON: The IMF onWednesday released 838.8million euros ($1.11 billion)in bailout funds to Portugalafter a review of the country’sprogram to restructure itsfinances.

The newest release in itsthree-year, 27.51 billion euroaid program for Portugalcame four days afterInternational Monetary Fundchief Christine Lagarde saidthe country is “on the right

track” in meeting economicreform targets set by its inter-national creditors in exchangefor rescue funding.

Total disbursementsunder IMF loan planlaunched in May 2011 havenow reached about 22.16 bil-lion euros. The deep austeritydemanded by the programhas thrown the country intorecession and sent unemploy-ment soaring to a record 16percent.

The IMF also said itwould release 3.2 billioneuros ($4.3 billion) in aid toGreece that had been frozenfor months amid fears aboutthe country’s ability to sur-mount its debt crisis.

The IMF executive boardapproved release of the fundsafter completing two reviewsof Greece’s economic perfor-mance under an IMF loanprogram that is part of aninternational rescue also sup-

ported by the EuropeanUnion, the institution said.

In completing the firstand second reviews, theboard also waived some per-formance criteria and modi-fied others, the IMF said in astatement. The payment ispart of a four-year 28 billioneuro IMF loan granted toGreece on March 15 last yearto support the Greek authori-ties’ economic adjustmentprogram. AFP

IMF releases €4 bn for Greece, Portugal

Positive policies hold keyGovernment’s land policies and uncertainty in politics worries the industry.

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9BUSINESSMAN SHOT DEAD A businessman was looted and shot dead at a place between Chandikhol and Tangistretch of National Highway-5 in Cuttack district of Odisha, police said today. Whilethe driver claims that the looters have decamped with the cash bag containing Rs`3 lakh, police have recovered `50,000 from Acharya’s trouser pocket

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One killed in sectarianclash in LucknowLUCKNOW: A man was killed andmore than a dozen people were injuredin a clash between members of theShia and Sunni sects here onWednesday night, police said. Severalrounds of gunshots and arson was alsoreported from the old part of the UttarPradesh capital, they said.

There was simmering tensionbetween the two Muslim sects for thelast one week and it spilled onto thestreets Wednesday night, they said.

The violence broke out nearDeputy Saheb Ka Imambara inWazirganj area after a religious congre-gation at a mosque was attacked, lead-ing to several rounds of firing andstone pelting, a senior district policeofficial told IANS. Police rushed to thespot and chased away the rioters.

The dead man was identified asShanu. He died due to gunshotwounds, police said.

Fire in tent being put up forCongress Chintan ShivirJAIPUR: A tent put up for the three-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ of the Congresswas set on fire by two unidentifiedmen who appeared to be drunk, policesaid on Thursday.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wasinside the Birla Auditorium nearby tooversee arrangements for the intro-spection camp of the party when theincident took place Wednesday night.

Some labourers saw a burningstick being thrown by two men on amotorcycle.

“Some labourers were setting uptents near the entrance of the auditori-um, where Prime Minister ManmohanSingh and Congress president SoniaGandhi along with all senior partyleaders will attend the party’s ChintanShivir, when they saw the two men,” apolice official told IANS.

The bike-borne men fled immedi-ately.

India close to signing nuke plant pact with ArevaNEW DELHI: India may sign a commercial pact with French powermajor Areva for building two nuclearpower reactors at Jaitapur inMaharashtra during the visit of French PresidentFrancois Hollande here next month.

“We have set our objective thatbefore the French President’s visit weshould come to a good converging sit-uation. I hope we are close to that,”Atomic Energy Commission ChairmanRatan Kumar Sinha said when askedabout talks with Areva.

He said the deal with Areva wasone of the drivers for quick action inthe relations with France.

“There have been plenty of discus-sions already, mainly on the techno-commercial offer and there seems tobe reasonable hope of convergence,”Sinha said.

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JAMMU: It was all quiet at theLine of Control (LoC) afterIndian and Pakistan forcesagreed not to violate the cease-fire, army sources said Thursday.There was no incident of firingreported from the LoCWednesday night, an armysource said.

“The Director General ofMilitary Operations (DGMOs) ofIndia and Pakistan Wednesdayhad agreed not to violate theceasefire and exercise maximumrestraint,” according to an IndianArmy spokesperson in NewDelhi. The DGMOs agreed not toallow the situation along theLoC, which divides Kashmirbetween India and Pakistan, toescalate, he added.

The agreement between theDGMOs came after more than 10days of heightened border ten-sion between the two countries.The tensions began on January 6when a Pakistani soldier waskilled allegedly in firing byIndian troops. Two days later,Pakistani soldiers brutally killedtwo Indian soldiers.

Meanwhile, Pakistani foreignminister Hina Rabbani Khar,who had earlier accused India ofengaging in war-mongering, hasoffered to hold “discussion anddialogue” with her Indian coun-terpart Salman Khurshid toresolve the crisis at the Line ofControl.

“Instead of issuing belliger-ent statements by the military

and political leaders from acrossthe border and ratcheting up ten-sion, it is advisable for the twocountries to discuss all concernsrelated to the LoC with a view toreinforcing respect for the cease-fire, may be at the level of theForeign Ministers, to sort outthings,” Khar said in a statementissued late last evening inIslamabad.

“Rhetoric and ratcheting upof tensions is certainly counter-productive,” she said a day afteraccusing India of engaging in“war-mongering” in the after-math of the killings of two Indiansoldiers by Pakistani troops,which led Indian Prime MinisterManmohan Singh to issue a sterncomment that there “cannot be

business as usual with Pakistan.”Speaking at an event organ-

ised by think-tank Council onForeign Relations (CFR) in NewYork last evening, Khar said,“We will be open to a discussionand a dialogue at the levels of theForeign Ministers to be able toresolve the issue of cross LoCincidents and also to recommitourselves to respect for the cease-fire because Pakistan is fullycommitted to respect for theceasefire 2003.”

She said the LoC clashes andkilling of soldiers has “unfortu-nately created questions but westill believe that dialogue mustbe the means to resolve this orany issue.”

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‘Goa school tried todestroy rape evidence’

PANAJI: The parents of aminor girl, who was raped in aGoa school four days back,have alleged that the schoolstaff tried to destroy the evi-dence of the crime.

“School teachers washedher clothes, gave her bath andcleaned the toilet after the sexu-al assault,” the parents allegedwhile talking to PTI.

They tried to destroy theevidence by washing her bloodstained clothes, gave her bathand even went to the extent ofcleaning the toilet where thecrime was committed, the shat-tered parents further alleged.

“This was done beforepolice were informed about theincident,” the seven-year-oldgirl’s father claimed, addingthat he received a call from theschool saying that his daughterwas sick.

The management said thatthey will clarify their stand bycalling a special meeting of theparents and agitated localslater today. The father of thegirl also alleged that the schoolmanagement tried to hide theincident. “The gates of theschool should have been sealed

when the incident came tonotice. But that was not done.There is clear negligence onpart of the school and also anattempt to destroy evidence,”the victim’s father said. He alsoclaimed that one of the teacherstold him that the girl wasbleeding when she wasbrought before the head-mistress.

On January 14, a seven-year-old girl was raped in herschool toilet in Vasco town, 40km away from Panaji. Policeare yet to track the accused,suspected to be a middle-agedman. They have also releasedsketches to track him.

The mother of the victimsaid that the school shouldhave taken the girl to the doc-tor immediately and alsoinformed police. “But that didnot happen. There was indis-criminate delay,” she added.

Following the incident,there were protests for the lasttwo days in Vasco city. GoaPolice have formed a 15-mem-ber SIT to trace the accused.Yesterday, a reward of `50,000was announced for informationabout the accused. PTI

Teenager rapedCHANDAULI: A 13-year-old girl was raped allegedly by twopersons in Dhanapur area, police said here today.

The victim was dragged to a canal by the accused and rapedyesterday.

An FIR has been registered against Sintu Yadav and anunidentified person, police said. The girl has been sent for medi-cal examination at district government hospital, they said. PTI

A woman wadesthrough a flooded street indowntownJakarta onJanuary 17, 2013.Severe floodingfollowing torren-tial rain has driv-en almost 10,000people fromtheir homes inthe Indonesiancapital, an offi-cial said onJanuary 16, withtwo people killedso far in the sea-sonal chaos.

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10WIKILEAKS SUSPECT’S MOTIVE NO DEFENSE: US JUDGEA US military judge ruled Wednesday that Bradley Manning’s motive for allegedly leaking a

huge cache of secret files to WikiLeaks is no defense against the long list of charges he faces.Manning, an army private who was arrested in May 2010 while serving as an intelligence ana-lyst in Iraq, faces trial in June for passing diplomatic cables and war logs to Wikileaks.

VIGILANTE FORCESTwo rural communities in south-western Mexico have formed theirown vigilante police forces, detain-ing 44 suspected criminals andannouncing that they will mete outtheir own justice. Hundreds of civil-ians armed with rifles, pistols andmachetes decided to provide securi-ty for the communities of Tecoanapaand Ayutla de los Libre in the stateof Guerrero, saying gangs werecommitting robberies, kidnappingsand murder. The 44 suspects will bejudged by the community policeand a general assembly of all thetowns”.

A Thai court sentenced a comedi-an and renowned “Red Shirt” sup-porter to two years in jailThursday for insulting the king-dom’s revered monarchy during aspeech at a mass rally in 2010, hislawyer said. Yosawaris Chuklom,54, who goes by the stage nameJeng Dokchik, was found guiltyunder Thailand’s strict lesemajeste law, which punishes any-one convicted of defaming theThai king, queen, heir or regentwith up to 15 years in prison.

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First electrocution since2010 in USWASHINGTON: An Americanwho murdered two fellow inmateswhile serving a life sentence wasput to death Wednesday by electricchair, a first such execution since2010, authorities said. RobertGleason, a 42-year-old former tatooartist, was declared dead at 9.08 pmlocal time (0208 GMT), said LarryTraylor, an official spokesman.

Cops disperse familiesprotesting with coffinsPESHAWAR: Pakistani policeearly Thursday fired tear gas shellsto disperse coffin-carryingprotesters who refused to bury 14people allegedly killed in a raid bysecurity forces, officials said. Thepre-dawn operation was launchedabout 13 hours after around 300people staged a sit-in outside thegovernor’s house.

US ‘deeply concerned’over Myanmar unrest YANGON: The US ambassador toMyanmar has said he is “deeply con-cerned” about civilian deaths in arecent attack on a rebel strongholdin the country’s north during theescalation of a bitter civil war. DerekMitchell called for both Myanmar’sarmy and ethnic minority fighters to“stop the violence” in Kachin state.

Pakistan court to meetover PM arrest orderISLAMABAD: Pakistani anti-corruption officials are to appearbefore the Supreme Court onThursday over orders to arrest theprime minister and 15 other peopleon accusations of graft in 2010. The country’s top judge orderedthat all those accused of graft inpower generation projects bearrested.

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WASHINGTON: PresidentBarack Obama Wednesdaydemanded an assault weaponsban and universal backgroundchecks for gun buyers as part ofsweeping gun control measuresin response to the Newtownschool massacre.

“We can’t put this off anylonger. I will put everything I’vegot into this,” Obama said, dar-ing Congress not to defy publicoutrage and block his plans andsetting the stage for a genera-tional fight with the US gunlobby. Obama signed 23 execu-tive actions, using his presiden-tial power in a swift effort tocheck a rash of gun violenceincluding the killings of 20 chil-dren at Sandy Hook ElementarySchool last month and otherrecent mass shootings.

And he challenged Congressto enshrine enduring reformsinto law, including renewing

and bolstering a ban on assaultweapons, and closing loopholesthat permit 40 per cent of gunsales to take place without back-

ground checks.“This will be difficult,”

Obama warned, unveiling mea-sures drawn up by a task force

led by Vice President Joe Bidenat a White House event attend-ed by gun crime victims, includ-ing the parents of a girl who per-ished in Newtown.

“There will be pundits andpoliticians and special interestlobbyists publicly warning of atyrannical all-out assault on lib-erty,” Obama said.

“Behind the scenes, they’lldo everything they can to blockany commonsense reform andmake sure nothing changeswhatsoever,” Obama said,underlining he did not opposethe right to bear arms laid downin the Second Amendment tothe US Constitution.

The National RifleAssociation warned that onlylaw abiding gun owners wouldbe affected, and “our childrenwill remain vulnerable to theinevitability of more tragedy.”

AFP

Obama signs 23 measuresDemanded an assault weapons ban and universal background checks.

Flanked by mayors and gun control activists, Chief Policy Advisor to NewYork City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chairman of Mayors AgainstIllegal Guns John Feinblatt (C) speaks during a news conference. AFP

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Troops besiege militants

France borrows words from BushPresident Hollande and his ministers seem to have taken a page from former US president George W Bush’s

playbook on war-time communications.PARIS: With its talk of “destroy-ing” enemies and confronting“jihadi terrorists”, France hasadopted a language of war for itsintervention in Mali that fewexpected from Socialist PresidentFrancois Hollande.

As French warplanes carryout airstrikes and French troopsclash with Islamist rebels in theWest African country, Hollandeand his ministers seem to havetaken a page from former USpresident George W. Bush’s play-book on war-time communica-tions. This has led some critics toaccuse the government of carry-ing out a propaganda war along-side the fighting on the ground.

Hollande and his chief lieu-

tenants — Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and ForeignMinister Laurent Fabius — havebeen ubiquitous on French tele-vision and radio, giving regularupdates on France’s militaryprogress.

Their language has been sim-ple, direct, and clearly designedto portray the conflict in black-and-white. “The use of languageis calibrated: the cause is just, afight against terrorism, us/them,good/bad. These are the funda-mentals of war-time communica-tion,” said Francois-BernardHuyghe, a researcher at theInstitute of International andStrategic Relations.

AFP

Algerian troops have surrounded Islamist gunmen who seized 41 hostages in a raid on a gas field in reprisal,they said, for the French assault against rebels in neighbouring Mali and Algeria’s cooperation.

BEATRICE KHADIGEAgence France-Presse

ALGIERS: Algerian troops have sur-rounded Islamist gunmen who seized 41hostages in a raid on a gas field asBritain’s foreign minister Thursday con-demned the “cold-blooded murder” of aBriton in the attack.

The Islamists told Mauritanian mediathey were holding 41 Westerners includ-ing French, British and Japanese citizens,

as well as seven Americans in reprisal,they said, for the French assault againstIslamists in neighbouring Mali andAlgeria’s cooperation.

One Briton and an Algerian werekilled in the attack, Algeria’s InteriorMinister Dahou Ould Kablia said. Six peo-ple were wounded: another Briton, aNorwegian and a Scot, as well as anAlgerian security agent and two police-men.

Condemning the attack, BritishForeign Secretary William Hagueexpressed scepticism about claims the raid

was retaliation for France’s offensive inMali.

“That is a convenient excuse, but usu-ally operations like this take longer toplan. “Whatever excuse is being used byterrorists and murderers, there is noexcuse. This is the cold-blooded murder ofpeople going about their business,” hesaid during a visit to Australia.

While Washington and Tokyo saidtheir nationals were among the hostage,French President Francois Hollande said itwas not certain that French citizens werebeing held.

French news channel France 24 report-ed that Malaysian and Filipino nationalswere also among the hostages.

Algerian Interior Minister DahouOuld Kablia, speaking on national televi-sion, insisted Algiers would not negotiatewith the “terrorists”, who he said weresurrounded by the army and security ser-vices. The group appeared to want toleave the country with the hostages,which Algiers had rejected, he said. Theywere “around 20 men from the region”, headded, denying that they had come fromeither Mali or Libya.

An undated handout picture released by the BP petroleum company on January 16, 2013, showstheir operation at the In Amenas field in the Sahara desert, 1,300 kilometres (810 miles) south-east of Algiers, close to the Libyan border.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, anAlgerian jihadist with closeties to al-Qaida, under

whose orders at least 20 westerncontractors hostage in a raid on adesert gas field in which two peo-ple were killed. According to theGuardian, Belmokhtar, a veteran ofAlgeria’s civil conflict, was adeputy commander of al-Qaida inthe Islamic Mahgreb (Aqim), untillast month when he broke awayand set up his own group, to whichhe has referred as the MaskedBrigade and Signers in Blood, ded-icated to resisting western effortsto suppress the jihadist uprisingthat has taken control of northernMali and spilled into the surround-ing region.

Who is behind it?

An undated grab from a video obtainedby ANI Mauritanian news agency report-edly shows former Al-Qaeda in theIslamic Maghreb (AQIM) emir MokhtarBelmokhtar speaking at an undisclosedlocation.

Malian people wave to French soldiers as a convoy of armoured vehiclesleave Bamako and start a deployment to the north of Mali as part of the“Serval” operations on January 15, 2013.

NUMEROLOGY

2,000Soldiers from Chad will takepart in the operation againstIslamist insurgents in north-

ern Mali, the country’s foreignminister told Radio FranceInternationale Wednesday.

“We intend to send aninfantry regiment and twosupport battalions, which

comes to around 2,000 men,”Moussa Faki Mahamat told

RFI.

OF WARS AND BATTLES

CommentTHURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

12HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTSPep Guardiola has decided to coach Bayern Munich! This is like some pret-ty princess leading on a score of princes and then choosing some noblewho was nowhere in the picture. Now that he’s gone, José Mourinho is theprinces next best bet.

So apparently neighborscan’t always get along. Ilike the way Wikipediaputs it, “Since the parti-tion of British India in

1947 and creation of India andPakistan, the two South Asiancountries have been involved infour wars, including one unde-clared war, as well as many bor-der skirmishes and militarystand-offs. Additionally, Indiahas accused Pakistan of engag-ing in proxy wars by providingmilitary and financial assistanceto violent non-state actors.”

First off, who decides if it is adeclared war vs. and undeclaredwar? Is there paperwork thatwas supposed to have been filedbefore a war starts? Did some-one not get it in on time? “Heyman, you have to submit your “IDeclare War” paperwork 72hours in advance, along with anapplication fee and two passportsize picture of the person youwill blame in case somethinggoes horribly wrong. False start!Hey man, the war isn’t supposeto begin for another 30 minutes,you threw a grenade too early,four-hour penalty, plus you loseone turn and don’t collect $200when you pass GO (or in thiscase the LoC). “

Do both sides have to agreeto the war before it is approvedby the National Board of PeopleWith Mustaches Who DecideWars? What are acceptablegrounds for objection? Justpainted your buildings – waitsix months to start war. Weathertoo cold to go outside — post-pone war until both parties feelit is ok to go outside and fightand not catch a cold. Taxes – ifyou have to pay taxes then startthe war, if you are about to col-lect money back for paying toomuch taxes then we wait.

Then there are “BorderSkirmishes”, and I say “are” andnot “were” cause I’m sure it stillhappens and most of it is pre-meditated and for fun. Thinkabout it. You are in some remote

region of the mountains andyou want to keep the mood upbeat and fun, so what do youdo? You play a rousing andintense game of LUDO! Eachcountry gets two colors – whichin itself will start an argumentas both will want to be green,since both flags have green.Most people don’t know this,but there was an entire war thatstarted as a result of a skirmishthat involved two soldiers fight-ing to be the green color inLudo. Other skirmishes havebeen known to include gamessuch as “Snakes & Ladders” (orsometimes referred to asPoliticians & Ladders),Kabaddi, and my personalfavorite Kokla Chapaki (Googleit). But in Kokla Chapaki,

instead of a whip, participantsleave a warning letter from theUnited Nations indicating thatthe recipient has violated a partof the Geneva Convention andmust be punished by havingsomeone pour water in theirshoes.

Then there is my favorite,proxy wars by actors! I reallydon’t think this means what Ithink it means, as I’m prettysure that the government isn’tpaying actors to pretend to beviolent and act out a war scenealong the LoC or at public gath-erings that involve gullible peo-ple or members of government.But just in case you do run into awar scene being played out andwant to stop it, yell CUT! Thenrun for your life.

Greedy guns

When you are driven by greed, you are most unlikely to see sense, even if your decision and stancesmay cost you dearly and when you finally see the true state of things, it almost always is too late.

Following the US President Barack Obama’s proposing tough measures to tackle the America’s gun cul-ture, the National Rifle Association has sounded the clarion to let all know that they are preparing for"the fight of the century". The Guardian quotes Wayne LaPierre, the NRA executive vice-president, as

saying: "I warned you this day was coming and now it's here. It's not about protecting your children. It'snot about stopping crime. It's about banning your guns … period." Everyone knows apart from making

the country a safer place, what the proposed measures entail: reduced sale of arms and ammunition,which would adversely affect the gun manufactures. The matters that Wayne LaPierre and people like

him should ponder is has guns been able to protect them; does the practice of arming people actuallydeter crime and are the existing licence laws been truly effective in ensuring that only people of proper

discretion are allowed to buy guns. To all these the answer is no. The gun culture has only spilt bloodbefore, and will only continue to do so. Hope LaPierre sees sense.

Why turn from the truth?

Over the centuries torturehas been one of the main

means of the high and mightyand those in authority to takeon opponents. So why make abig deal of the depiction of tor-ture in her latest film Zero DarkThirty? To say that the movieperpetuates "the myth that tor-ture is effective" makes nosense. There are thousands lan-guishing in secret places overthe war against terror.

EDITORIALS

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

Courage isrightly

esteemed the firstof human quali-ties... because it isthe qualitywhich guaran-tees all others.

Winston ChurchillFormer British PM

BUT... SERIOUSLYAjay Hotchandani

IT STARTS WITH LUDOAND ENDS WITH WAR

Teaching is nota business

Ichanced on newspaperreport on how the

State’s teachers’ unionsare up in arms over a govern-

ment proposal to introduce bio-metric attendance for teacher

and other school staff. Theirbone of contention is that the

government is ‘wasting’ moneyon unnecessary matters while

basic facilities such as classroominfrastructure and toilets are

ignored. One must concede thatthe teachers have an axe to grindregarding this. However, the real

reason for the outrage is thatbiometric attendance system will‘force‘ the teachers to spend timeat school. This will mean absen-tees will lose pay, and in courseof time, face disciplinary action.

They cannot send proxies toteach and attend to more

pressing matters like their sidebusinesses and private tuitions.

Biometric attendance would putan end to their ‘freelancing’

activities and no work wouldtranslate into no pay. In a

country where teachers are considered at par with parents

and gods, the system has deteri-orated to a level where suchforceful measures have been

necessitated. The blame is not onteachers alone. The criteria for

recruitment of teachers need to undergo a sea change. Instead of

going through the regular test-plus-quotas route, a method giv-ing priority to aptitude and com-

mitment of candidates need tobe evolved. Contribution and

value addition, and not seniorityshould decide promotions.

Teaching is not just a job, it is agreat responsibility. And only

the deserving should be entrusted with it.

ARUN KOSHY [email protected]

DID YOU KNOW..

WalkingDead

The name Edwin Jenner, the doctorat the CDC, is a reference to to

Edward Jenner who developed thefirst vaccine (which was for small-pox). Actors who played zombieshad to go through zombie school

to learn how to walk and move likezombies.

More of Katie HolmesActress Katie Holmes is apparent-ly planning to make her come-back on the small screen. The 34-year-old's decision to work on TVcame after her Broadway playDead Accounts closed early dueto poor ticket sales, reports show-bizspy.com. According toAmerican tabloid the NationalEnquirer, the actress has told herrepresentatives that she wants herown series based in New York, sothat she can be close to herdaughter Suri, who is enrolled ina private school in the city.

Tate Stevens, thewinner of The XFactor’s second

season,has signed with Syco

Music/RCA RecordsNashville. The

country singer,whose musical

heroes are GeorgeStrait and Garth

Brooks, is writingand recording

material for hisdebut album, which

will come out thisspring. He began

working on thealbum earlier this

month.

Lifetime has decid-ed to forgo a fifthseason of DropDead Diva. Thedrama about adead modeltrapped in thebody of a smartand fluffy lawyerhas attempted tomake noise overthe last few yearswith a bevy ofeclectic guest stars— Joan Rivers, KimKardashian andSerena Williams,among them. Butit never managedto generate thekind of viewership.

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The traditional recipe of theBigg Boss series comprisedfights, buckets full of tears,

nasty bitching sessions, a RakhiSawant element and all that onecan expect when people from dif-ferent walks of life are throwninto one house and asked to co-exist. The latest season — AlagChe — was a tad different withfewer fights and more task-ori-ented entertainment. And, ofcourse, this season also includedNavjyot Singh Sidhu!

The swanky house that washome to 19 contestants for morethan three months had turnedinto a cuckoo's nest thanks to thecontroversies the inmatesbrought along with them. Thejuiciest of them all was supposedto be Delnaaz and Rajev Paul'sdivorce saga. The show kickedoff with Sidhuji trying to patchthings up between the couple,which seemed possible at thetime. Viewers were briefly inter-ested in what the outcome wasgoing to be. However, the topiclost its sizzle soon.

The one thing that seemed tohold the season together was the

control Bigg Boss had over theparticipants. Unlike the previousseries, they weren't allowed toswear, to fight endlessly or holdgrudges against one another forlong. Whether it was the com-mon man's (Kashif Qureshi)threats or Imam Siddiqui's 'bare'insanity, the voice always man-aged to intervene and set thingsright. Moreover, this year's inter-esting tasks also helped play ahuge role in setting Season 6apart.

The tasks — some creative,many discrete added the dramathat the show is known for.

Another aspect of the seasonthat stood out was the choice ofcelebrities. Apart from NiketanMadhok and Delnaaz Paul,everyone else seemed a bit nuttyat first. Sapna Bhavnani, a celebri-ty hair dresser from Mumbai,took the cake when it came tomadness. She seemed like a five-year-old stuck in a 40-year-oldwoman's body most of the time.In fact, while performing tasksshe didn't seem to be a day olderthan two years. She was that madand certainly not in a good way.Generally confused by her ownpersonality defect, Bhavnani hadearlier said that she wanted in onBigg Boss to promote empower-ment of women. Luckily, SalmanKhan who was an extremelyentertaining and witty host by theway, cleared that in the first fewweeks.

Other annoying participantsincluded Sidhuji, who had almostbecome the Thakur of the housewith his gyaan, Delnaaz Paul withher constipated expression,Aashka Goradia with her con-stant weeping and Rajev Paulbeing what he is.

The list of participants whokept us glued for three months isalso a long one. UrvashiDholakia, who rightly won theseason this year, was every bitentertaining as she promised. Sheperformed all tasks given to her,especially the secret one, withenthusiasm and a winning spirit.Another contestant worth men-tioning in this bracket is SanaKhan, you might remember herfrom Billo Rani — an item numberin Goal. She literally danced herway to the end of the season.Unlike our other item girls (readRakhi Sawant), she was matureand patient in the house. She did-n't pick any fight and stood forwhat she thought was right eachtime she was confronted.

A 'Bigg' hangoverNow that the sixth season of thebiggest Indian reality show hascome to an end, most of us are

nursing its hangover. To remindyou of its entertainment-filled

journey, Postnoon analyses whatsets Season 6 apart.

Most interesting tasks:The statue task: Family mem-bers of participants were invit-ed to meet them. However,contestants were statued by thevoice during the visit. While thetask ruined it for Delnaaz as herbrother Bakhtiyaar left on a bit-ter note, it worked for Urvashiand Rajev whose family mem-bers seemed more civil in com-parison.The secret task given toUrvashi: Asked to deliberatelyprovoke Delnaaz and RajevPaul, Urvashi Dholakia per-formed the task with all hermight.The time task: Asked to main-tain the time of the day, thistask saw all contestants cometogether to win their luxurybudget that week.Washing clothes: The celebri-ties in the house must havedone this for the first time intheir life. Asked to wash, dryand iron hundreds of clothes,this task had all participants ontheir toes.The zoo task: Some becameanimals and others were askedto play the role of zookeepers.Colourful and exciting, it wasone of the few tasks that hardlysaw any squabbles.


16KICKING UP A STORMListen to Shannon and the Riot as they perform at Hard Rock Cafe tonight.Shannon Pereira as he teams up with 4 of the city’s most talented musi-cians, to bring you a power house of a show.

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FOETAL EXPOSURE TO PVC LINKED TO OBESITY Pregnant women exposed to low doses of tributyltin (TBT), a chemicalused in marine hull paint and polyvinyl coated (PVC) plastic, can give birthto obese children, says a US study. Human exposure to TBT can occurthrough PVC plastic particles in dust and via leaching of the chemical.health


17Identifying a resistant ovary Resistant ovary syndrome is often confused with PCOD or POF, and an ovarian biopsy needs to

be performed before coming to a conclusion. ROS, if genetic, is difficult to treat.

The brain sends a messageto the pituitary gland,which then secretes ahormone, FSH, telling

the ovary to produce eggs. Butwhen the ovary becomes resis-tant to FSH, it could lead to a disorder called resistant ovarysyndrome.

“The ovary does not respondto stimulating hormones byhigher centers. In turn, the ovarydoes not produce sub set of hor-mones like oestrogen and pro-gesterone, which in turn causeschanges in the ovary and uterus,affecting ovulation and menstru-ation,” said Dr Sujata K, consul-tant gynaecologist at YashodaHospital.

Resistant ovary syndrome(ROS) can easily be confusedwith polycystic ovarian diseaseor premature ovarian failure,said Dr Divya T Sudarshan, aconsultant gynaecologist atHappy Women clinic.

“About one per cent womenhave POF, where they attainmenopause before 40. There willbe no growing follicle,” she said.“In resistant ovary syndrome,the follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) and luteinizing hormone(LH) would be in themenopausal range. But they willhave follicles.”

The follicle should ideally bebetween 18 to 20 millimetresbefore in ruptures. But for ROSpatients, there are many follicles,5-10 millimetres in length, she

said, adding that an ovarianbiopsy would be required to con-firm if a patient has ROS.

The treatment would dependon a lot of factors, Dr Sudarshansaid. It depends on whether thewoman was close to menopause,whether she is obese, whethershe wants to conceive.

Many women who wish toconceive are asked to take adonor egg. Sometimes, women

with ROS can conceive sponta-neously. They think that theyskipped a period because of thesyndrome, only to later discoverthat they are 12-15 weeks preg-nant, Dr Sudarshan said.

ROS can be genetic some-times. “If it is due to temporaryfactors like hormones, obesity orstress, it can be corrected,” saidDr Sujata. “But if it is genetic, it isdifficult to correct.”

GYNAECOLOGY

DEEPASHRI [email protected]

HealthTapHealthTap is a mobilehealth care Q&A station.Users can write and sub-mit their own questionsand then get an answerfrom a real-life doctor —

who is required to show proof of a validmedical license to register. HealthTap isthe best way to quickly find, trusted,reputable doctor answers to healthquestions anytime, anywhere for free.

MigraineA migraine is a medical condition whichusually causes a pounding, throbbingheadache on one side of the head. Thepain may be very bad and hurt so muchthat a person may have a hard timedoing anything. Most migraines cause aheadache and nausea and might makethe person dizzy or very sensitive tobright lights or loud noises. Some people have "auras" before a migrainestarts.

You have an omentumAn omentum is a won-derful organ that lives inyour belly where ithangs like an apron oftissue. It is a filmy andtough creature that

sweeps your belly constantly, looking forproblems. If there is an infection, orsomething even worse, your omentumsweeps in and wraps itself around themess until it can be fixed.

Baruch S BlumbergBorn in 1925, Dr Baruch Blumbergreceived his MD from ColumbiaUniversity, then his PhD from Oxford. Inthe 1960s, he examined blood samplesfrom a variety of populations to see howthey differ in susceptibility to disease.During this study, he discovered an antigen that enabled both a screenerand a vaccine for hepatitis B. Blumbergwas awarded a Nobel Prize for this workin 1976.

NEWS BRIEFSAPP-LY YOURSELF HOUSECALL DID YOU KNOW? PIONEERS

n Resistant ovary syn-drome can be easily con-fused with polycysticovarian disease or pre-mature ovarian failure.

n It is characterised byirregular periods, orintervals with no peri-ods at all.

n It is, however, possiblefor women with ROS toconceive spontaneously,

and when they do, most-ly don’t realise till theyare 12-15 weeks pregnant.

n Treatment depends onthe factors causing thesyndrome. If it is tempo-rary (due to obesity,stress or hormones), itcan be treated, but if itis genetic, it is hard tocorrect, doctors say.

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Somemigraines tied

to women’sheart risk

WASHINGTON: Women whosuffer from migraines accompa-nied by visual disturbances suchas flashes of light may be atincreased risk of heart attacksand blood clots, researcherssaid Tuesday.

The study involved 27,860women, of whom 1,435 hadmigraine with aura, as such dis-turbances are called.

Over the course of the 15-yearstudy, there were 1,030 cases ofheart attack, stroke or death froma cardiovascular ailment, said the

report from the AmericanAcademy of Neurology.

“After high blood pressure,migraine with aura was the sec-ond strongest single contributorto risk of heart attacks andstrokes,” said study authorTobias Kurth.

“It came ahead of diabetes,current smoking, obesity, andfamily history of early heart dis-ease.” Kurth, or Brigham andWomen’s Hospital in Boston andthe French National Institute ofHealth, is also a fellow of the

American Academy of Neurology.The risk for migraine-plagued

women with aura was three timesgreater than for those withmigraines that lacked this distur-bance, Kurth told AFP.

A second study released bythe same academy said womenwho had migraines with aura andtook hormonal contraceptiveswere more likely to have bloodclots. Both studies will be present-ed at the academy's annual meet-ing in March in San Diego,California. AFP

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RESEARCH

KIDS CAN GROW out of autism

Tests confirmed that the group, aged eight to 21, no longer sufferedsymptoms of the developmental condition.

WASHINGTON: Some chil-dren with autism may lose thesymptoms and even manage togrow out of the condition laterin life, researchers haveclaimed.

Scientists studied 34school-age children and youngadults who had been diag-nosed with autism early in lifebut now appeared to be func-tioning normally.

Tests confirmed that thegroup, aged eight to 21, nolonger suffered symptoms ofthe developmental conditionthat makes it difficult to com-municate and socialise.

Researchers led by DeborahFein, from the University ofConnecticut, matched the 34children by age, sex, and non-verbal IQ with 44 kids withhigh-functioning autism, and34 typically developing peers.Participants ranged in agefrom 8 to 21 years old.

Prior studies had examinedthe possibility of a loss of diag-nosis, but questions remainedregarding the accuracy of theinitial diagnosis, and whetherchildren who ultimately

appeared similar to their main-stream peers initially had a rel-atively mild form of autism.

The results suggested thatchildren in the optimal out-come group had milder socialdeficits than the high function-ing autism group in earlychildhood, but had othersymptoms, related to commu-nication and repetitivebehaviour, that were as severeas in the latter group.

The investigators evaluatedthe current status of the chil-dren using standard cognitiveand observational tests andparent questionnaires.

"All children with ASD arecapable of making progresswith intensive therapy, butwith our current state of

knowledge most do notachieve the kind of optimaloutcome that we are studying,"said Fein.

"Our hope is that furtherresearch will helpus better under-stand the mech-anisms ofchange sothat eachchild canhave thebest possi-ble life,"Fein saidin a state-ment.

This study cannot provideinformation on what percent-age of children diagnosed withASD might eventually lose thesymptoms.

Analysis of those data mayshed light on questions

such as whether thechanges in diagnosis

resulted from a normal-ising of brain function,or if these children'sbrains were able tocompensate for

autism-relateddifficulties.

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The investigatorsevaluated the currentstatus of the childrenusing standard cogni-tive and observationaltests.

LONDON: Strawberries andblueberries eaten thrice a weekare likely to help women lowertheir heart attack risk by a third,new research says.

The berries have rich levels ofcompounds called dietaryflavonoids, found in foods suchas dark chocolate, grapes, redwine, blackberries and eggplant.

Dietary flavonoids may pre-vent heart disease by helping todilate blood vessels and by coun-tering the build-up of plaquewhich can cause blockages in thecoronary arteries and, ultimately,heart attacks, said researchers,the journal Circulation reports.

The researchers found thatwomen who ate the most blue-berries and strawberries had a 32percent reduction in their risk ofheart attack compared to thosewhose ate them once a month orless - regardless of whether theyhad an otherwise nutritious diet,according to the Telegraph. EricRimm, professor, who led thestudy, said: "Blueberries andstrawberries can easily be incor-porated into what women eatevery week. This simple dietarychange could have a significantimpact on prevention efforts."

Since these dietaryflavonoids are very common infruit and vegetables, it is likelythat other foods will yield similarhealth benefits, he said. Thestudy involved 93,600 womenaged between 25 and 42 years.IANS

CARDIOLOGY

2013 has begun on anextremely positive notefor Telugu film indus-try. Both Seethamma

Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu andNaayak have been registeringrecord collections and it’s thefirst time in almost five yearswhere two Sankranthi releasesare doing extremely well at thebox office. Interestingly, boththe films were made with a bud-get of more than `40 crorewhich meant that over `80 crorewas at stake for the producers ofthese two films to recover thecosts.

The official figures of RamCharan, Kajal and Amala Paulstarrer Naayak were releasedyesterday and the film hasreportedly collected a share ofclose to `26 crore in the firstweek of its run in AndhraPradesh alone, whereas it hascollected an additional fourcrore from its run in other partsof the country. The total firstweek share of Naayak is said toaround `30 crore which is a newrecord in Telugu cinema.

On the other hand, tradeanalysts are predicting thatMahesh Babu, Venkatesh starrerSeethamma Vaakitlo SirimalleChettu will collect a share ofaround `10 crore from Nizamregion alone. The film’s mindboggling theatrical run in UShas come as a big surprise andit’s poised to be the biggest hitever in US. Sources say thatSeethamma Vaakitlo SirimalleChettu will easily break the ear-lier record set by Mahesh Babustarrer Dookudu and the finalfigure is expected to be over `10crore in US alone. The gloriousrun of both these films has leftno scope for new releases thisweekend.

WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH?

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Shatruvu set torelease on Jan 24

Srikanth, Aksha starrerShatruvu is going to

release on January 24. NSRPrasad has directed the filmand VS Rami Reddy hasproduced it. Aksha will beseen as a Muslim girl in thisaction drama. Most part ofthe film was shot inHyderabad. Gana hasscored the music and Rahulis the cinematographer.

Mahesh Babu is back in action

Mahesh Babu is expected tojoin the sets of Sukumar's

upcoming film from tomorrow.The film was earlier shot inHyderabad, Goa and the latestschedule will take place again inHyderabad. Kriti Sanon is the leadactress in the film. Devi Sri Prasadis scoring the music. The film isslated for release in late summerthis year.

Vasu Verma’s next titled Lover

Vasu Verma, who had directedNaga Chaitanya’s debut film

Josh, is gearing up to make hisnext film titled Lover. Dil Raju isgoing to produce the film. Thefilm’s pre-production work hasalready been completed and it’llbe launched soon. Dil Raju hasstated that a young hero is goingto play the lead role.

CINE BYTES

SVSC,NAAYAK MAKE A KILLING

AT THE BO

JESSICA CHASTAIN

Winner ofthe

BestPerformance by

an Actress in aMotion Picture –Drama award for

her role in ZeroDark Thirty kept

things light onthe red carpet.

Chastain chose alight blue plung-ing gown free ofembellishmentsand layers. The

minimalistic dressworked wonders for

her frame. Her redhair was a great

accompaniment tothe light blue tone,

which she wore openand combed back.

The diamond jewel-ry accentuated her

muted look.

AMY POEHLER

Amy Poehler played the roleof the co-host very well andproved that women can be

funny and fashionable. The blondeactress wore plunging looks through-out the night. Starting with a blacktuxedo and high heels keeping the lookembellishment free. At the awards func-tion the actress wore a low cut violetgown cinched at the waist with a embel-lished belt and clean neckline. The actresslooked elegant and super comfortable inher fashion choices.

BEN AFFLECK

The double winner for the filmArgo (that won the best

director and best film) gotthe third win in our books in the

category of men’s fashion. Walkinghand in hand with wife and mother

of three, beaming Jennifer Garner,Ben Affleck stood his own ground

in a three-piece indigo tuxedo.The satin lapels made it stand

out from a sea of well-madetuxedos. The black bow tie and

neat stubble added an old worldcharm and casual elegance.

TINA FEY

The co-hostessof the night

must give herstylist a big incre-

ment after thisawards night.

The funnywoman res-

onated a vin-tage vibe with

side swept wavyhair and flattering

dresses throughoutthe night. The

actress who usuallywears bootcut

jeans and shirt forher TV character

stunned the audi-ence with waist

cinching femininegowns. The red car-

pet welcomed Fey ina below the knee

L’Wren Scott strap-less dress with a

Roger Vivier clutch.

fashionTHURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

DESIGNERS NEED TO BE MORE “OPEN MINDED”STYLIST Jessica Paster believes that young designers need to be "a little more open" when deciding which

stars to dress for events. Paster is responsible for the immaculate red carpet style of Miranda Kerr, EmilyBlunt, Cate Blanchett and Fanning sisters Elle and Dakota — to name but a few.

The writer is a fashion blogger(www.lovestruck-

cow.blogspot.com)who attempts tobridge the gap

between creator andconsumer. As a fash-

ion writer, shehopes to promote

Indian fashionamong Indians and

on a global leveltoo.

Hits on the

ANNE HATHAWAY

Anne Hathawaywore a Chanel

Couturestrapless white peplum

gown. The winningactress of the award

Best Performance in aSupporting Role in a

Motion Picture chose towear a colour out of the

ordinary. The dressworked well for her fit

frame, highlighting thetoned shoulders and

arms. Her pixielike haircutalso shonewith just a

pair of simplediamond stud

earrings.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE

Star of the film SilverLinings Playbook

wore a Dior HauteCouture coral organza

evening dress withstructuredbustier. The

winner of the BestPerformance by anActress in a Motion

Picture — Comedy orMusical award, shone

in this stunning RafSimons’ minimal

design resonatingthe elegance of

vintage glam-our while

keepingheavymake-up atbay.

LUCY LIU

Lucy Liu wore a CarolinaHerrera pre-fall/winter2013-14 floral ball

gown. The actressbought a refreshingchange to the red carpetby breaking the existingnorm of wearing blockcolour slit gowns. Thisstrapless ball gown roseprint matched with hersatin gold clutch bag.The side braidthought didn’twork for heradvantage andwould havepreferred tosee her withopen hairinstead.

As the award season kicks off this year, we look at the mostmemorable looks of the stars at the Golden Globes 2013.

RED CARPET

LENA DUNHAM

The awkward andlovely Lena

Dunham tookaway the big TV

awards of the night.Lena accepted the best

comedy and bestactress awards in a

violet satin ball gownby fellow New York

designer Zac Posen.While the dark

colour of the gownsuited her skin tone

very well, the ill fitof the dress wasapparent, as theactress seemedto be in excru-

ciating painwhile coming

up anddown the

stage toreceiveher bigawards.

ADELE

The winning songstress and new motheraccepted her award in total surprise

stating she had traveled to the awardshow just to have a good

time with her friend. At thered carpet Adele shone ina Burberry gown in whatseems like her favourite

colour black. The embel-lished boat cut neckline

and sparkly red mani-cured nails made the sim-

ple black dress look special.

20&21WRANGLER LAUNCHES MOISTURISING JEANSWRANGLER will launch the first pair of moisturising jeans. Modelled by Lizzie Jagger, the pioneering skinny-fit style incorporates high-performance skincare ingredients to protect your legs from the dehydratingeffects of denim.

DEV PATEL

The actor represented his home coun-try in a British heritage brandBurberry tuxedo. Patel wore a black

grosgrain notch lapel tuxedo, white dressshirt and black grosgrain bow tie all byBurberry. Burberry is known to dress thenew crop of young musicians and actorsfrom their country. The slim fit and cleanlines work well for Patel’s frame and givehim a fashion forward stance.

KATE HUDSON

Kate Hudson worea black AlexanderMcQueen gown

that highlighted herpetite frame in a flat-tering way. The full-length gown had longsleeves and a highneck with a deep key-hole slit on the neck-line. The bejeweled artdeco inspired embel-lishment highlightedthe waist and necklineof the black dress. Theactress made thisstrong look her ownkeeping her hairrelaxed and open.

CLAIRE DANES

Another winner of the night, Claire Daneswore a classic red carpet look for the Globeawards. The winner of the Best Performance

by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama awardfor Homeland wore a plunging bright red gown byVersace. While Versace does some very sexy, fittednumbers, this one seemed a little shabby on theactress. Neater hairdo and accessories might havehelped the actress sport the dress better.

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ACROSS1 Part of Einstein's

famous equation5 Metallic fabrics10 Part of a crescent

moon14 Opera solo15 Ammonia compound16 Turkish honorific17 Split apart18 Last Greek letter19 Hunk of dirt20 Retire from the snack

food industry?23 Employ for a

purpose24 ___ and cry (public

clamour)25 Hoedown honey28 Didn't drink daintily32 Successful solver's

shout35 ‘Bye-bye, Brigitte’37 Square fare?38 Pastrami or salami39 Game that begins

with a break42 Cleveland's lake43 Powerful impulse44 Library no-no45 US Open component46 Pop's pop (Var)48 Airline's best guess

(Abbr)49 A Bobbsey twin

50 Pastoral place52 Very poor alibi61 Gem with coloured

bands62 Fabled tale teller63 Fed mail agency64 Land of the alpaca65 ‘When ___ Eyes Are

Smiling’66 British break

beverages67 Meadow mamas68 Comes up short69 Marine eagle

DOWN1 Chagall or Connelly2 A, in geometry3 Confession

components4 Hindu holy man5 Hampton of jazz fame6 Rounds and clips, for

short7 Demeanor or manner8 Sword feature9 Beachcomber's find10 Stashed supply11 Tangelo relative12 Hunt for bargains13 Goalie protectors21 Time edition22 Ruminant's chew25 Stares in wonder26 Be taken with

27 Within the law29 Shaded area30 Rule the kingdom31 ___ in comparison32 Eagle's home33 Possessed,

Scriptures-style34 ‘Victory ___’ (1954

film)36 ___ out a win (barely

beat)38 Famous Chinese

chairman40 Run away41 Back-of-the-book

section46 Long-jawed fish47 Hebrew alphabet

openers49 Connecting link51 Angle between 0 and90 degrees52 John or Paul, but not

Ringo53 In a different

form54 Funeral fire55 Medal winner56 Wife of Osiris57 Schnozz58 Microsoft customer59 Distance between

wingtips60 Start of NorthCarolina's motto

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How to playkakuroKakuro is a populargame similar to sudokuin some ways. But is alsosuitably different. Thekey question: ‘How doyou play kakuro?’, wellhere are the rules ofkakuro. The answer: Thekakuro grid, unlike insudoku, can be of anysize. It has rows andcolumns, and dark cellslike in a crossword. And,just like in a crossword,some of the dark cellswill contain numbers.Some cells will containtwo numbers.

However, in a cross-word the numbers refer-ence clues. In a kakuro,the numbers are all youget! They denote thetotal of the digits in therow or column refer-

enced by the number.Within each collection

of cells — called a run— any of the numbers 1to 9 may be used but,like sudoku, each num-ber may only be usedonce.Let’s have anexample to explain thisconcept more clearly:

In the imageabove, which shows asection of a kakuro puz-zle, you will see thenumbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ inthe top row. Look at the14. This means that thetotal of the three cellsunderneath must sum to14. Therefore 9, 4, 1could be the answer, orperhaps 7, 4, 3 and so

on... So, how do you work

out the actual combina-tion? Well, this is donethrough elimination andcross-referencing. Forinstance, as you workout the answers forother kakuro clues, thiswill naturally limit thevalid combinations, andhence the answer forthis particular run.

Note the second cellin row two — it containstwo numbers, 30 and11. The 30 refers to thevertical run underneaththe number 30 and the11 refers to the two cellsto the right, horizontally,of the number 11.

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ARIES: Knight of Swords –You need to stop getting emotionaland making decisions based on howyou feel. Use your intellect to moveforward. Be as detached as you can.

GEMINI: Five of Cups –Some form of loss is indicated. Youlose the love or trust of a dear friend.But the important learning is to letgo and move on.

LEO: Two of Pentacles –Work-life balance is becoming moredifficult than you imagined. You needto plan better. It’s nothing you cannothandle. Be open to new ideas.

LIBRA: Knight of Cups –Emotions tend to take charge of youtoday. Mood swings will be aplenty.Rein in your emotions before theymess up any situations for you.

TAURUS: Page of Pentac les– News regarding a financial tran sac -tion will come your way. You will beprepared to make a big investme nt.Check out the details before you do.

CANCER: King of Pentacles– You’re on the threshold of taking upa very senior position. Things just fallin your lap and you will have nochoice but to pick it up.

VIRGO: The Magician –Today is all about synchronicity at itsbest. Chance meetings, being at theright time and the right place, will allput you in the spotlight.

SCORPIO: The Sun –You’re cheerful, bright and chirpy.Your health reflects this state ofmind. Your happiness is infectious.You feel great about yourself today.

CAPRICORN: Queen ofWands – You’re in a position of pow -er and get innovative ideas to workthings out to your satisfaction. Listento your heart and go with the flow.

SAGITTARIUS: Ace of Swo -r ds – You’re thinking only in terms ofextremes, and due to this, you may bemissing out on some very good oppor-tunities. There are middle options, too.

AQUARIUS: Two of Wands– Despite all efforts you might fi ndthat things are moving as quickly asyou’d like them to. Be patient. Don’tbe in a hurry and make mistakes.

PISCES: Ten of Wands –Learn to prioritise work. Don’t getoverwhelmed by the number of thi -n gs you have to finish. Spend moretime planning and less panicking.

TAURUSYou will march forward withyour wise decisions. Debts willbe under control. Unexpectedfinancial fortune is likely.Profits are set to increase forbusinessmen. Blood relativeswill support you and make youhappy by understanding you.

GEMINIYou will look very brisk andactive. You will complete allheld-up work. Expected moneywill come. Friendship circle willexpand. Chances of misunder-standing with spouse likely butavoid such a situation. Govtwork might get delayed.

CANCERAll expectations will be fulfilledwithout any hurdles. Somehave bright chances to get ajob abroad. Misunderstandingwith friends and close relativewill be over. Health problemslikely; take good care. Avoidhurried important decisions.

LEOYou will get new and innovativethoughts which will shape thefuture. Postponed marriage talkwill resume and marriage willbe finalised. Never be in a hurryto take important decision ingovt-related work. Businessmenwill collect pending dues.

VIRGOYour talk will be wise and dip -lo matic, hence expectationswill get fulfilled. Some mightundertake renovation of theirhouse. Spouse will be moreaffectionate towards you. Ten -sion and expenses due to chil-dren likely; avoid depression.

LIBRAYou act without partiality, whichwill bring respect from all. Succ -ess is certain in all importantundertaken work. You fulfillwishes of your children andkeep them cheerful. Thoughgood inflow of funds is certain,expenses too will match them.

SCORPIOYou will get a good opportunityto use your skills and work willget completed successfully. Youwill reap good gains throughrelatives and children will makeyou happy and proud. Govtwork might get delayed, butthe situation will change soon.

SAGITTARIUSYou progress towards your goalwithout looking back and bythrashing the obstacles swiftly.You will be the most respectedin functions you attend. You willunderstand the real charactersof your friends and relativesand act accordingly.

CAPRICORNAll work planned by you willget completed successfully.Sudden and unexpected finan-cial fortune likely. Ego clashesand misunderstanding athome and with friends will beover. Avoid arguments. Healthproblem likely; be careful.

AQUARIUSYou are aware that failures arestepping stones to success; fol-low this policy in your life andmarch ahead without givingup. Sops from govt offices like-ly. Sudden trips likely. Chancesof misunderstanding withfriends and blood relatives.

PISCESThough certain work will getdelayed, an unexpected andlong-pending one will getcompleted to your surprise.Children will behave as peryour expectations and cheeryou. Avoid rewinding past andbitter experiences.

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Entertainment THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 26BRIGHT AND CHIRPY

Adele won’t shareson’s name

Adele publicly dedicatedher Golden Globe for

Best Original Song to her3-month-old son onSunday night, but you’renot going to hear muchmore about him. Thesinger is keeping detailsabout her baby — includ-ing his name — very pri-vate. “I am not sharing hisname at the moment. It isvery personal to me,” shesaid.

‘I want to do anothermusical movie’

Les Misérables actor HughJackman is interested in per-

forming in another musicalmovie. Jackman, who played JeanValjean in the Tom Hooper-direct-ed film, said that he would like tostar in something “lighter”.Jackman told E! Online prior tohis Golden Globes win: “I think Iwant to do maybe a lighter onenext time. What about somedancing in the next one?”

Keira catches “weird,archaic” lung infection

Keira Knightley works hard—alittle toohard sometimes! The

Atonement star admitted in aninterview that she recently suf-fered from pleurisy, a lung infec-tion, after she jumped from pro-ject to project last year. “You doperiod films and you get somesort of weird archaic disease. AndI didn’t realise, so I went on foranother month,” she said.

CINE BYTES

‘I should’ve been inZero Dark Thirty!’

Oh, JenniferLawrence, you aretoo much. TheGolden Globe win-

ner stopped by the Late ShowWith David Letterman and, asusual, made viewers laugh tothe point of tears with herhilarious and charmingresponses to DavidLetterman’s questions andcomments—including hisstatement that J Law shouldhave been cast in the hit film

Zero Dark Thirty.“I should’ve been in the

background like, ‘Yeah, catchhim! Obama!’” And shortlyafter, exclaimed, “Obama?! Imean Osama...Bin Laden!Don’t catch Obama! Sorry.Sorry, Mr. President.”

Even though she was kid-ding, there’s no question thatLawrence’s career is currentlyon a fire. So how did the starbecome so talented withoutever taking an acting class?

“I was a big liar when I wasa child,” she explained. “I wasjust like a pathological liarwhen I was a kid. I just alwayslied about everything and Ithink it was partly I just want-ed to one-up somebody,” andshared stories about tellingkids in school that she wasgoing to have to get her legsamputated (among otherthings). Guess the lyingworked for something!

She also touched upon the

Meryl Streep “diss” at theGlobes, confirming that shewas quoting First Wives Cluband didn’t think LindsayLohan and the Twitterversewould get so mad. Which alsobrought up a fun fact:Lawrence doesn’t haveTwitter, but if she did, she’dtweet about “anal leakage.”

Yeah, she was jokingagain, but that would definite-ly gain some more followers,no?

sports 27DAKAR RALLY NBA


Lakers’ Gasol hopesto take on Heat

LOS ANGELES: Lakers for-ward Pau Gasol (right), side-lined for five games because ofa concussion, hopes to return toaction on Thursday when LosAngeles host reigning NBAchampions the Miami Heat.

“I feel better — a lot better,actually,” Spain’s Gasol said onWednesday. “I feel 100 per centnow. Got a good workout intoday and everything felt good.Tomorrow will be a go.”

Gasol must still be clearedto return by doctors, and headmitted that the head injury

was difficult to deal with.“The struggle of getting up

every day and not getting better,bothered by light, noise and notknowing what the next day willbe like or not knowing whenyou’ll be healthy,” he said. AFP

FIAMBALA, ARGENTINA:De f e n d ing champion Cyril Desp -res (above) extended his overalllead in the motorcycling categoryin the Dakar Rally after the 11thstage of the race on Wednesday.

However, while the 38-year-old Frenchman moved a stepcloser to a fifth Dakar title, hiscolleagues in the car categorywere once again frustrated by theelements as an overflowing riverbrought the majority of thedrivers to a halt.

Despres’ compatriot and

defending drivers’ championStephane Peterhansel — wholeads this year’s edition by morethan 50 minutes with the race fin-ishing on Sunday — was one ofonly seven drivers to succeed incrossing the river.

American Bobby Gordon —disqualified from last year’s racewhen in contention to win — wasdeclared the stage winner thoughit had a hollow ring about it.

Saturday’s eighth stage hadseen the car category also badlyaffected by torrential rain.

Peterhansel — seeking his11th win in the race having wonthe bike title six times and the carcategory four times — waspleased with how the stage hadturned out as it took him onestage closer to victory.

“It hasn’t turned out toobadly at all for us today,” said the47-year-old Mini driver.

Despres was not in goodhumour at the end of the day.

“There was a storm in thedun es and it started raining. Itwasn’t easy to navigate,” he said.

ABU DHABI GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

ALLAN KELLYAgence France-Presse

ABU DHABI: Martin Kaymer(right) is set to play full-time onthe USPGA Tour this year, say-ing he feels the time is nowright for such a move awayfrom his European base.

The 27-year-old Germanwill forever be rememberedfor completing the “Miracle at Medinah” when he sunk a five-foot putt that

clinched Europe’s amazingcomeback victory over theUnited States in Chicago inSeptember.

Mukilesh has Andhra in a spotSouth Zone Interstate Under-14Cricket tournamentRound 3, Day 1Hyderabad Vs Kerala played at RGICS Hyderabad 242 for 9 in 90 overs (VijayKumar 76, Sagar Chourasiya 28, KRFardeen Rafeeque 2 for 50 AdvaithMurali 4 for 55Kerala 15 for 1 in 8.1 overs Andhra Vs Tamil Nadu played atGymkhana Andhra 293 for 7 in 90 overs (TVamshi Krishna 103, K Maheep Kumar93, U Mukilesh 4 for 48Tamil Nadu 63 for no loss in 29 overs(Ryan Jebaraj batting 21, U Mukileshbatting 39A2 Two-Day Leagues Championship Galaxy 280 (Charan 36, Sekhar 64,Ramesh 4 for 42) Bt Telangana 212(Sohail 46, Raju 3 for 82, Kritesh Soni6 for 54) A1 & A2 One-Day Knockout tourna-ment Osmania 41 (Abhishiek 3 for 5, VLShashank 3 for 13, Shiv Shanker 3 for7) Lost to BDL 45 for no lossEnsconse 247 (Mohammed AzmathKhan 108, Praveeth 5 for 39) bt SAAmberpet 209 (Faiz Ahmed 34,Sreekanth 93, Mallikarjun 3 for 38)

Sand track 800 metresVijaysjyoti (Tograllu) 57.5, 600/43.5Moved on the bit. Castle Town (Joshi)1-1.5, 600/45 Easy. Sheer Genius (MMark) 59, 600/44 Handy. GarciaMarquez (Christopher) Ponte Verdi (SNayak) 54, 600/41 They impressed.Kohinoor Wish (Ravinder Singh) 54,600/41 Pleased. Exclusive (S Nayak)Magical Punch (Christopher) 56.5,600/43 Former finished a length infront. El Paso (rb) Coral Springs(Kuldeep Singh) 57.5, 600/43 They fin-ished together. Havok (app) 1-3,600/48 Easy. Handsome Hunk (Anil) 1-0, 600/44 Moved freely. CombinedForce (app) 56, 600/42 Moved well.Golden Arrow (Joshi) 56.5, 600/43Moved on the bit. Bound For Glory(Tograllu) 58.5, 600/44 Easy. Enrapture(Chary) 1-3.5, 600/47.5 Easy. Proof M

Mark) 57.5, 600/44 Moved well. QueenMajor (Kiran Naidu) Lily Marlene(Chary) 1-1, 600/46 They movedtogether. Ashoka Chakra (Joshi) 1-2,600/47 Moved freely.Sand track 1000 metresMoghul Emperor (Deep Shanker)Skander (Harinder Singh) 1-15, 800/59,600/44 They finished together. VijaysWinner (Tograllu) 1-15, 800/1-0,600/46 Easy. Thirteen Black (ImranKhan) 1-11, 800/55, 600/41 Pleased.Play The Music (app) Wow O Wow(Joshi) 1-10, 800/55, 600/42 Theymoved together. Scubarioo (S Nayak)Ocean Side (rb) 1-13, 800/54.5, 600/41They finished together. QueensNecklace (Sreekant) 1-17, 800/1-1,600/46 Easy. Winning Strides (rb) 1-12,800/56, 600/43 Moved well.

Sand track 1200 metresOur Mascot (Kiran Naidu) 1-26,1000/1-11, 800/55, 600/42 Pleased.Allianz Arena (app) 1-33.5, 1000/1-18,800/1-2, , 600/47 Easy. Prince Of Arabia(Kuldeep Singh) Beau Ideal (rb) 1-31.5,1000/1-15, 800/57.5, 600/41.5 They fin-ished together. Zorro The Legend (MMark) 1-29.5, 1000/1-12, 800/57,600/43 Moved well. Chocolate Soldier(C Henrique) 1-30.5, 1000/1-15, 800/1-0, 600/46.5 Easy. Aegis (Joshi) 1-28.5,1000/1-10.5, 800/53.5, 600/40.5Impressed.Sand track 1400 metresVijays Champ (Ravinder Singh) 1-39.5,1200/1-24.5, 1000/1-10.5, 800/56,600/42.5 Slightly pushed. Bernabeu (CHenrique) 1-48.5, 1400/600 in 57.5Urged.

Vijays Champ and Aegisexhibit fine form

Vijays Champ, Aegis, Garcia Marquez, Ponte Verdi, Thirteen Black and Our Mascotimpressed when horses were exercised at the Malakpet racecourse in the City this morning.

HYDERABAD TRACK WORKLEAGUE CRICKET

Despres extends lead,cars brought to a halt Kaymer eager for US

Tour challenge

sports 28AUSTRALIAN OPEN


MELBOURNE: Andy Murray'sform matched the scorchingtemperatures as the British thirdseed powered into the Australi -an Open's third round in straig -ht sets on Thursday. The reign-ing US Open champion conced-ed just eight games in puttingaway 100th-ranked PortgueseJoao Sousa, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in 1hr41min on Hisense Arena.

In ambient temperatures re -aching 39 degrees Celsius, theScot was too hot to handle, br -eaking Sousa's service five timeswithout facing a break point.

Murray, a twice runner-up atthe Australian Open, will nextplay Lithuanian qualifier Ricar -das Berankis, who was his prac-tice partner when he won thelead-up Brisbane International.

"It's tough to get used tothese conditions and it was

extremely tough out there, andit was good to get it done inthree sets," said Murray, whotrained in the heat of Miamibefore travelling to Australia.

Murray controlled the matchand had two service breaks towrap up the opening set in 31minutes.

He quickly reinforced thatwith further breaks in Sousa'sopening two service games inthe second set, which he cli -nched with a forehand winner.

There was little Sousa coulddo and he was broken again atthe start of the final set asMurray coasted to victory.

It was Murray's sixth con-secutive match victory this sea-son after he beat BulgarianGrigor Dimitrov to win his 25thcareer title at the BrisbaneInternational. AFP

MARTIN PARRY Agence France-Presse

MELBOURNE: Defendingchampion Victoria Azarenkaconceded just one game in alopsided second-round rompat the Australian OpenThursday, while SerenaWilliams shook off an ankleinjury to progress.

A pumped-up Azarenka,with her renowned gruntingat full volume, said her gamewas exactly where she want-ed it after crushing Greece'sEleni Daniilidou 6-1, 6-0.

She was followed ontoRod Laver Arena on a scorch-ing hot day by Williams, withall eyes on her condition aftera nasty roll of the right ankle

in her first-round match.But the American third

seed, looking for a sixthAustralian title, was movingfreely in a solid 6-2, 6-0 work-out against Spanish teenagerGarbine Muguruza.

"It's feeling better," shesaid of the heavily strappedankle, which needed inten-sive treatment over the pasttwo days. I did everything Icould, from icing to massage,and woke up this morningand it was like 'my God, itfeels good."

The 15-time Grand Slamwinner, who has admittedshe's eyeing the first calen-dar-year Grand Slam since1988, next plays Japan'sAyumi Morita, who beat

German Annika Beck 6-2, 6-0.If the draw goes to plan

she is scheduled to meetAzarenka in the semi-finals.

Williams had neverplayed the 112th-rankedSpaniard, who was makingher tournament debut, andshe raced to a 2-0 lead beforesome uncharacteristic fore-hand errors allowedMuguruza to hold serve andget off the mark.

She wasn't at her best andeven hit herself in the facewith her racquet in the sixthgame as she went for a lob atfull stretch, spending the nextgame dabbing at her lip.

But she rallied to breakonce more for 5-2 and held forthe set.

Britain's Andy Murray reacts after victory in his men's singles matchagainst Joao Sousa of Portugal on the fourth day of the Australian Open inMelbourne on Thursday. AFP/PETER PARKS

Serena Williams reacts after falling dur-ing her women's singles match against

Garbine Muguruza on the fourth day ofthe Australian Open in Melbourne on

Thursday. AFP /WILLIAM WESTMELBOURNE: Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a mid-match stumble against Japan'sGo Soeda before taking his placein the third round of theAustralian Open on Thursday.

The 2008 runner-up wasmade to work hard for his 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 win over 73rd-rankedSoeda in 2hr 3min in hot temper-atures on Margaret Court Arena.

It was seventh-seeded Tson -ga's second victory in straightsets in the tournament and putshim in the last 32 where he willface an unseeded opponent,Australian James Duckworth orSlovenia's Blaz Kavcic.

Tsonga began well in the op -ening set but encountered stifferresistance in the second set fromSoeda, who broke the French -man's serve in the second gamebefore he gave up the break witha forced error in the ninth.

Tsonga was on song in thetiebreaker, ripping through withtwo mini-breaks before clinchingit on the back of a 24-stroke rally.

It was plain sailing in thefinal set for the Frenchman witha break in the sixth game, and hefinished the match with 17 acesand 44 winners.

"Go is a good player, he playsflat and didn't give me anyrhythm and I'm pleased to gothrough in straight sets," saidTsonga, who now leads Go 3-0 intheir matches.

MELBOURNE: Australia's med -ia didn't pull their punches Th -ursday with howling coverage ofSamantha Stosur's self-confessed"choke" at the Australian Open.

"It's beyond a choke for ner-vous Sam," headlined TheAustralian, after the ninth seedand former US Open championsurrendered meekly to China'sZheng Jie in round two.

"Abject Stosur sinks to newdepths," said The Age, while theHerald-Sun went with "Home-groan talent," adding that the"Yips are getting bigger" forStosur after a string of failures onAustralian soil. "Oh dear. Ohreally. Just, oh," read the leadstory in The Age. "Sam Stosur'slatest Australian Open has endedearly, disastrously and distress-ingly for another year."

Stosur threw away a winningposition in the final set againstZheng, who reeled off five gamesin a row to reach the next round.

Aussie press layinto ‘choker’Stosur

Berdych, Stepanek to lead CzechsPRAGUE: Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanekwill lead Czech Republic in the Davis Cup first-ro -und tie against Switzerland in Geneva on February1-3, team captain Jaroslav Navratil said on. Besid -es Berdych Stepanek, Navratil also named LukasRosol and 19-year-old Jiri Vesely in the team. "Thenomination of the first three players was clear,"Navratil said, adding that Vesely had "achievedgreat results last year. We have to use moreyoung players in the years to come." The Swissteam said. Monday it did not expect world num-ber two Roger Federer to play against the Czechs.

Andy picks tips from Ian, LennoxMELBOURNE: Andy Murray said he'd beentaking tips from swimming great Ian Thorpe andheavyweight boxer Lennox Lewis as he strives tostay at the top of men's tennis. Murray said he to okhis opportunity when meeting sports stars andother celebrities to find out what makes them tickand how they rose to the height of their professio n."As a mad sports fan, something I've always do neis imagine what it might be like to go up agai nstthe best of the best, to wonder what it is that mak -es them so special or what sort of sacrifices theymade," he wrote in a column for The Australian.

Love matches for leading ladiesMELBOURNE: Maria Sharapova and GrigorDimitrov. Serena Williams and Patrick Mouratogl -ou. Victoria Azarenka and Stefan Gordy. The threebest female tennis players in the world have som -ething in common at the Australian Open — ro -mance. Not since Jimmy Connors was engaged toChris Evert in 1973 has tennis been so immersedin high-profile courtships. Although none of therelationships has been formally confirmed, thelack of denials speaks volumes. "I don't like to kissand tell," Gordy, the musician better known asRedfoo from LMFAO, told Australia's Channel 7.

TENNIS BRIEFS

Tsonga stopsGo to reachthird round

Serena, Azarenka surge aheadAzarenka conceded just one game in a lopsided matchwhile Serena shook off an ankle injury to progress.

Murray cruises throughThe reigning US Open champion conceded just eight games in puttingaway 100th-ranked Joao Sousa, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 on the Hisense Arena.

sports 29DOPING TROUBLE


AUSTIN (USA): Lance Armstro -ng says viewers can judge for th -emselves how candid he was inhis interview with Oprah Winfr -ey. “I left it all on the table withher and when it airs the peoplecan decide,” he said in a textmessage to The Associated Pressyesterday.

Armstrong responded to a re -port in the New York Daily Ne -ws, citing an unidentified source,that he was not contrite when heacknowledged during Monday’staping with Winfrey that he usedperformance-enhancing drugs.

He’s also held conversationswith US anti-doping officials,touching off speculation that theteam leader who demanded loy-alty from others soon may facesome very tough choices himself:Whether to cooperate and namethose who aided, knew about or

helped cover up a sophisticateddoping ring that Armstrong ranon his tour-winning US PostalService squads. “I have no ideawhat the future holds other thanme holding my kids,” he said.

Armstrong’s interview withWinfrey won’t begin airing untilThursday, but already some peo-ple want to hear more — underoath — before he’s allowed tocompete again in elite triathlons,

a sport he returned to after retir-ing from cycling in 2011.

In addition to stripping himof all seven of his Tour de Francetitles last year, anti-doping offi-cials banned Armstrong for life

from sanctioned sports.“He’s got to follow a certain

course,” said David Howman,director general of the World An -ti-Doping Agency. “That is nottalking to a talk-show host.” PTI

‘Watch interview then decide’Lance Armstro ng says viewers can judge for th emselves how candid he was in his interview.

In this file photo, words are seen at the anti-cancer charity Livestrong officeson October 18, 2012 in Austin, Texas. The cancer charity founded by LanceArmstrong said it expects the disgraced cyclist to be “completely truthfuland forthcoming” in his interview with talk show diva Oprah Winfrey.

AFP/AARON M. SPRECHER

Warne faces new banShane Warne is facing a new ban for an alleged breach

of the spirit of the game in a domestic T20 match.ROBERT MACPHERSON Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON: The cancercharity founded by LanceArmstrong said Wednesday itexpects the disgraced cyclist tobe “completely truthful andforthcoming” in his upcominginterview with Oprah Winfrey.

The Livestrong Foundationissued a statement on the eve ofthe broadcast of Armstrong’smuch-anticipated pre-recordedinterview — his first since hewas stripped of his Tour deFrance titles amid irrefutabledoping allegations.

“We expect Lance to becompletely truthful and forth-coming in his interview andwith all of us in the cancer com-munity,” said the statement,posted in the blog section of

Livestrong’s website(www.livestrong.org).

“We expect we will havemore to say at that time.Regardless, we are charting astrong, independent course for-ward that is focused on helpingpeople overcome financial,emotional and physical chal-lenges related to cancer.”

It added: “Inspired by thepeople with cancer whom weserve, we feel confident andoptimistic about theFoundation’s future and wel-come an end to speculation.”

Highly respected for itswork with cancer patients andits promotion of better healthand fitness, Livestrong took ahit when the US Anti-DopingAgency put Armstrong at theheart of the biggest dopingscandal in sports history.

Charity expectsLance to be ‘truthful’

Sarwan back from Windies exileCASTRIES: Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the WestIndies squad for the upcoming limited overs tour of Australia whileMarlon Samuels was left out due to an eye injury sustained in theBig Bash league. Sarwan, 32, last played for the Windies in ODIs inJune 2011 but fell out of favour with the West Indies Cricket Boardbecause of a public dispute about coaching and training methods.He also received damages after his fitness was publicly called intoquestion and he lost a central contract to play for the Caribbeanside. “I’m happy to be back in the team. Obviously I’ve been outfor a while, but it feels really good to be back representing theWest Indies,” said Sarwan. “I am really looking forward to this tourand I’m confident things will go well for us in Australia.” AFP

Cycling ‘unlikely to lose Olympic status’LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) saidon Wednesday that is “very unlikely” cycling could be stripped asan event for the 2016 Games, despite the fall-out from the LanceArmstrong doping affair. The fall of the disgraced Texan has thro -wn the spotlight on the sport’s governing body, the InternationalCycling Union (UCI), who have been accused of covering up for theAmerican and helping him evade positive tests. “During the lastyears, the UCI have battled strongly in the fight against doping. Aneventual exclusion of cycling from the Olympic programme is veryunlikely,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told AFP. Armstrong wasbanned from cycling for life and stripped of his record seven Tourde France wins last year after doping revelations.

SPORTS BRIEFSOlympic medalist dies after shootingMEXICO CITY: Noe Hernandez, who won the racewalking silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, diedof a heart attack in central Mexico on Wednesday, twoweeks after being shot in the head in a bar. The 34-year-old ex-athlete died on his way to a hospitalafter he suffered two heart attacks in his home, theMexico state government said in a statement. The for-mer Olympian was at a bar called “Queen of Kings” onDecember 30 when gunmen shot him and several othercustomers, including two who died. Hernandez lost aneye in the shooting. No one has been detained in thecase so far.

ON THE BACKFOOT A RAY OF HOPE

SYDNEY: Australia’s ShaneWarne (in pic) is facing a newban for an alleged breach of thespirit of the game in a domesticTwenty20 match, CricketAustralia said Thursday.

The bowling great apolo-gised last week after a foul-mouthed rant against WestIndian all-rounder MarlonSamuels that earned him a banand a fine in Australia’s BigBash League.

But in Wednesday night’ssemi-final Warne, the officialMelbourne Stars skipper, wasnot listed as captain for thematch they lost against PerthScorchers.

Cricket Australia said theyhad recently sent a memo toBBL teams about the captaincyrole.

“If a team’s official captain isselected but not named as cap-tain, this will be consideredagainst the spirit of cricket andmay attract a code of behaviourcharge,” CA said.

“Warne has been reportedfor breaching CA’s code ofbehaviour,” it said.

The time and date ofWarne’s hearing was yet to befixed.

The spinner, who wasbanned for one match and finedAus$4,500 (US$4,700) over theSamuels row, claimed 708 Testwickets in a celebrated career.

But he has also courted con-troversy, notably when he wasfined for accepting money froma bookmaker and sent homefrom the 2003 World Cup fortaking a banned diuretic. AFP

WASHINGTON: Oprah Winf -rey’s exclusive interview withLance Armstrong is a coup forthe talk show diva as she striv -es to pull her upstart OWN net-work to the front of the crowd-ed TV peloton.

Winfrey,dominated US day-time television like no one elsefrom 1986 through 2011 withher eponymous syndicated talkshow that redefined the genreand firmly established her as a

household name.Since the demise of “The

Oprah Winfrey Show,” however,it’s been an uphill battle for thepop culture icon and her OWNcable and satellite channel, wh -ich began with less than stellarratings. Her much-talked-aboutinterview with Armstrong,which airs over two nights fromThursday on both OWN andher Oprah.com website, couldbe a turning point.

Oprah banks on Lance to lift her network’s profile

sportsTHURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

30FORMER CITY STAR JOHNSON PLEADS FOR PRIVACYFormer Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson asked Wednesday tobe “left alone to live the rest of my life”. The 24-year-old also told theManchester Evening News he’d been undergoing treatment at the PrioryClinic, renowned for dealing with mental illness, for several years.

Barcelona held by 10-man Malaga MADRID: Holders Barcelona’shopes of retaining the Spanish Cuphang in the balance after being held2-2 at home by 10-man Malaga intheir Spanish Cup quarter-final firstleg clash on Wednesday. Barcelonalooked to be in the driving seatafter coming from a goal down tolead 2-1 after half-an-hour thanksto two goals in as many minutes.

Ferguson wary Unitedwill one day pay penalty MANCHESTER, UK: AlexFerguson called on his ManchesterUnited side to improve their penal-ty-taking after Wayne Rooneymissed their fifth spot-kick of theseason on Wednesday. United, the11-times record-winners, didadvance in this term’s FA Cup with a1-0 third round replay againstPremier League rivals West Ham.

Iraq-UAE Gulf Cup final aboost for local coaches MANAMA: Iraq will take on theUnited Arab Emirates in the final ofthe 21st Gulf Cup on Friday afterboth sides, the only two of eight inthe tournament to be coached bylocals, advanced through the groupstage undefeated. The UAE nettedeight and conceded two in theirfour-match run to the final, whileIraq scored six but let in just one.

FIFA not for demolitionof former Rio museum RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA onWednesday denied reports that itwas seeking the demolition of Rio’sformer Indian Museum located nextto the iconic Maracana stadium, thevenue for the final of the 2014World Cup final. The demolition isat the centre of a months-long legaltussle, with authorities saying theywill raze the colonial-style building.

BRIEFS

PREMIER LEAGUE

FA CUP

LONDON: Wayne Rooney(below) marked his firstManchester United appearancesince December 23 with the onlygoal of the game as they beatWest Ham 1-0 in a FA Cup thirdround replay at Old Trafford onWednesday.

Victory saw Premier Leagueleaders United, the record 11-times FA Cup winners, into afourth round tie at home to fel-low top flight side Fulham.

Rooney opened the scoring inthe ninth minute after therecalled Anderson produced asuperb, defence-splitting passand Javier Hernandez bore downon goal before unselfishly squar-ing the ball to the England strik-er, who was never going to missfrom a few yards out.

The forward could have putthe result in this all-PremierLeague clash beyond doubt inthe second half but Rooney blast-ed over the top from the penaltyspot after Jordan Spence handleda cross from Ryan Giggs.

IAN WINROWAgence France-Presse

LONDON: Chelsea’s hopes ofwinning the Premier Leaguetitle this season were left hang-ing by a thread after they squan-dered a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw athome to strugglers Southamp -ton on Wednesday.

The result, which came onthe same day former Barcelonaboss Pep Guardiola confirmedhe was turning down theEuropean champions’ overtures

to manage German giantsBayern Munich, left Chelsea stillin third place but 13 pointsbehind leaders ManchesterUnited with just 16 leaguegames remaining.

After successive homedefeats to Queens Park Rangersand Swansea, the latter in theLeague Cup semi-final first leg,Chelsea appeared on course forvictory when Demba Ba (left)and Eden Hazard put themahead before half-time.

But the visitors rallied after

the break through substituteRickie Lambert’s 10th goal ofthe season and an outstandingequaliser from Jason Puncheon.

The result saw Southamptoncontinue their improved run ofform to move three points clearof the bottom three.

Chelsea left the field to boosfrom their own fans and thisresult will have done nothingfor the wafer-thin popularity ofinterim manager Rafael Benitezwith large sections of theLondon club’s supporters.

The German biggies hireBarcelona’s former coachGuardiola for the coming season.

Chelsea suffer major title blow

RYLAND JAMESAgence France-Presse

BERLIN: German giantsBayern Munich won thebattle to secure the mostsought after coach whenformer Barcelona han-dler Pep Guardiolaagreed to take over ashead coach for the2013/14 season.

The 41-year-oldSpaniard - who last weeksaid he was ready toreturn to coaching after asabbatical since steppingdown from the Barcelonahotseat at the end of last

season - signed a 3-yearcontract.

Guardiola, who twiceguided Barcelona to theChampions League title,will replace currentMunich boss JuppHeynckes, whose con-tract expires in June, justafter his 68th birthday.

Bayern, who have notwon silverware in thepast two seasons, havepulled off a major coupas Guardiola had beenlinked with jobs inEngland with bothChelsea and Man Citybeing mentioned.

Facts and figuresName: Guardiola

First name: Josep (nickname Pep)

Date of birth: January 18, 1971

Birthplace: Santpedor, Spain

Height: 1.82m

Weight: 75kg

Position: Coach

Playing Career

Position: Midfielder

Clubs: Barcelona (1990-2001), Brescia(ITA/2001-2002), AS Roma (ITA/2002),

Brescia (ITA/2002-03), Al-Ahli(QAT/2003-05), Dorados Sinaloa

(MEX/January-May 2006)

International appearances: 47(1992-2001)

International goals: 5

International debut: 14/10/1992,Northern Ireland-Spain (0-0)

Last intl appearance: 14/11/2001.

SPECIAL ONERooney liftsUnited intofourth round

Wilshere late show hasGunners’ bid going LONDON: Jack Wilshere’s goalfour minutes from time was justenough for Arsenal to see offSwansea City 1-0 in an FA Cup thirdround replay at the EmiratesStadium on Wednesday. ArseneWenger’s side had dominated thesecond half but a succession ofchances that were either missed,blocked on the line or hit thewoodwork meant the tie appeareddestined to go into extra time. ButWilshere, who was his side’s man ofthe match, finally broke Swansea’sstubborn resistance and theGunners’ reward is a trip to sec-ond-tier Brighton, who knockedout Newcastle, in the next round.Wenger made three changes fromthe side that had lost 2-0 at hometo Manchester City in the PremierLeague on Sunday. Per Mertesackerreplaced the suspended LaurentKoscielny in defence while FrancisCoquelin and Olivier Giroud camein for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlainand Lukas Podolski further up the pitch.

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