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TILL BEDSDO US PART

They do it in DowntonAbbey, so what’s

with couples sleeping in dif-ferent bedrooms (or beds).A recent survey found that

four out of five couplessleep in separate bedrooms

or beds. Is this bad for amarriage or your

relationship? Is it better foryour individual sleep?

Postnoon talks to a fewcouples and finds their take

on the subject. All is revealed.

I HAVE NEVER HADPLASTIC SURGERY:NICKI MINAJ

Singer Nicki Minaj insistsshe has never gone

under the knife to enhanceher appearance and that herchanging features are alldown to dramatic make-up.

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PG 16&17

WATER WOESPLAGUE

CITY

That the City is going to exhaust its ground water supplies has been declared a fact.But while the shock of this statistic is yet to sink in with the governing municipalauthorities, many of the cities’ localities continue to suffer from severe water shortage. Postnoon’s visit to Secunderabad has shown debilitating lifestyles, mainlybecause of water shortage.

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M ANIL KUMAR

SHELLACKED! FOUR FALL ASOZ WOBBLES

India’s top wildlifephotographer

Sandesh Kadur takesus through his

experiences in the wildand lets his

pictures do the talking.

Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, 30581470; Cinemax, Banjara Hills, 44565555; Cine Planet , Kompally, 61606060; INOX, Banjara Hills, 447677770,Prasads, Tank Bund Rd, 23448888; PVR, Punjagutta, 08800900009; Talkie Town, Miyapur, 40214175; Tivoli, Secunderabad 27844973CINEMAS

English overtitles is a fund raisingevent before their tour to France.Where: Public Gardens,

NampallyWhen: March 2,

5.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2355 4485

Special lunchA changing menu, with a widespread of food items and specialpackages for kitty and group lunches.Where: Kailash Parbat

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

When: OngoingContact: (040) 2355 8856

Sushi food festivalThere is a Feng Sushi food festival.Where: Deccan Pavilion,

BegumpetWhen: Up to March 3,

7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2340 0132

All you can eatGuests can taste unlimited amountof food from a variety of cuisines,from hot curries to deliciousdesserts, at a fixed price.Where: Holy Basil,

Radisson Blu PlazaWhen: Ongoing

For the love of fauna ‘For the love of fauna’ is a group

Antenatal workshopLifeCell International is organising aworkshop on the care and precau-tions that are needed before, dur-ing and post pregnancy to ensuregood health of both mother andthe child.Where: Hotel Fortune SelectManoharWhen: March 2,

2pm to 6pm

Contact: 99666 97504

The Great Oxford SaleDiscounts on books, magazines,stationery and gift items.Where: Oxford Bookstore,

Tresorie, The Park , 22 Raj Bhavan Road

When: Up to March 31,10am to 10pm

Contact: (040) 31002959

Urban StampedeThe run is aimed at encouragingamateurs and seasoned runnersalike to take part in a sport that isenjoyable and beneficial. Where: CBIT, Gandipet When: March 3Contact: urban-stampede.com

Awadh food festivalLazzat-E-Awadh brings kebabs, qor-mas and kalias from the Nawab’skitchen. Where: Kangan, Westin Hyderabad MindspaceWhen: Up to March 3Contact: (040) 6767 6838

ConfiDance 2013Shiamak Davar’s ConfiDance showis a display of dance styles from dif-ferent parts of the world. These areperformed by hand-picked studentswho get advanced training.Where: Shilpa Kala Vedika When: March 3

The First CutA festival of short films and docu-mentaries, where amateurs canshowcase their talents. Where: St Francis College for

Women, Uma Nagar,Begumpet

When: March 4,10.30am onwards

ImanyWorld music- jazz and soul.Where: Hyderabad International

Convention CentreNovotel & HICC complex Near Hitec City Cyberabad Post Office

When: March 15Contact: (040) 2355 4486

Maya BazaarSurabhi is a unique theatre group,created 127 years ago, comprisingof 65 members of the same family.This traditional play in Telugu with

Narayan. The book will be unveiledby Amala Akkineni and SumaKanakala.Where: Landmark,

KMC Retail Mall,Somajiguda

When: March 2, 6pm onwards

Contact: (040) 6463 1597

Vibgyor‘Vibgyor’ is a group art show byseven artists: Maredu Ramu,Harikumar, Sujatha Basu, Srinivas,Narayan Naik, Madhu Kuruva andAbhiram Bairu. Where: Rainbow Art Gallery,

GHMC Balayogi Paryatak Bhavan,Begumpet

When: Up to March 5,11am to 7pm

Contact: www.rainbowart-gallery.in

Go! 5k Women’s WalkThe Hyderabad 10k Foundation isorganising the second round of Go!5k Women’s Walk/Run, as part ofthe celebrations for InternationalWomen’s Day. Where: People’s Plaza,

Necklace RoadWhen: March 3,

Reporting: 6.30amBicycling: 6.55amWalk/Run: 7am

Contact: 97037 00884

art exhibition by G Jagadeesh, JayaPrakash and Maddileti Gaddam.Where: Residence Inn,

Opp SBH Bank,Kavuri Hills

When: Up to March 611am to 7pm

Contact: (040) 2311 3709

Solo art showDisplay of works by Saraswathi L.Where: Muse,

Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre

When: Up to March 2

Return Of InnocenceSculptural paintings by Lester Paulwill be on display.Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara Hills When: Up to March 2,

11.30am to 7pmContact: www.iconart.in

Cancer prevention talkThere will be a screening and talkon cancer prevention by Dr P VijayAnand Reddy.Where: Public Gardens Walkers

AssociationWhen: March 3,

7am onwards

Bonsai KittenLandmark hosts the launch of thebook Bonsai Kitten by Lakshmi

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Osmania University campus is engulfed in smoke after piles of garbage were burnt nearby. M ANIL KUMAR

AIR POLLUTION

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

CITY 3

Energy conservation is beingrewarded by the State gov-

ernment. As per the latestscheme introduced by the APCPDCL,the scheme is open for domestic con-

sumers between 0 to 200 units andabove 200 units consumption limits. The

scheme is open in Anantapur, Kurnool,Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda,

Ranga Reddy and Hyderabad districts.

AP to reward power saving

The Federation of IndependentFarmers’ Associations (FIFA) andrepresentatives of political parties

have requested the chief minister toundo the process of privatisation ofNizam Sugars. They resolved unani-mously that the government shouldfollow the recommendations of HouseCommittee, while endorsing theAdvocate General and AP High Court.

Farmers oppose privatisation

Durgesh Singh, 30, hanged him-self at his home in JinsiChauraha Jummerat Bazar on

Friday. The deceased used to sellgudumba illegally. His marriage pro-posal was rejected when the girl’s fam-ily came to know about his activities.Depressed, he took the extreme step.The Shahinayatgunj police registered acase and started investigations.

Man hangs self


Postnoon [email protected]

Astudent, Shaik Aqueel,was arrested by theMaharashtra Anti-

Terrorism Squad (ATS) a weekafter the Dilsukhnagar twinblasts.

So far, four people havebeen taken into custody fromdifferent parts of the City bythe counter intelligence celland the special operations teamin connection with the blasts.

Aqueel was arrested onThursday but his detentioncame to light only on Fridaywhen his family members wentto Nampally police station to lodge a missing persons complaint.

Inspector Sridhar ofNampally police station tookthe complaint but reportedlydidn’t book a missing case.Meanwhile, Aqueel’s familyreceived information that hehad been caught byMaharashtra ATS officials, butthe reason for his arrest hasn’tbeen disclosed so far, said hisfather, Mohammed Jameel.

Aqueel, 24, is a resident ofBazarghat and has been study-ing fire services at a privateinstitute in Mehdipatnam forthe past one year. His family is

originally from Bhiwandi inMaharashtra. The family hadshifted to the City five yearsago. Aqueel lives with hisfather, who runs a readymade

garments shop near NobleTalkies, mother and brotherMohammed Farhad.

On the night of February28, Aqueel was returning homewith a friend after attending adinner function when some offi-cials of Maharashtra ATS tookhim into custody. They wereaided by the Nampally police.He was immediately shifted toMaharashtra.

When Aqueel didn’t comehome, his family members con-tinuously tried to call him onhis mobile, but it was switchedoff. Later, on Friday night, theyreceived a call from Aqueel’smobile. He informed his familythat he had been arrested bythe ATS. Officers of the squadalso spoke to the family mem-bers, officially informing themof the arrest.

Aqueel’s father and brotherhave left for Maharashtra for adetailed inquiry into the mat-ter. So far, the ATS officialshaven’t told them on whatcharges Aqueel has been arrest-ed. His family members saidthat Aqueel has no criminalrecord.

Cops conspired with con woman?

The Mahankali police havearrested a City-basedwoman accused of cheat-ing people of crores of

rupees on the pretext of guaran-teeing them a job in the navyand air force. The police were,however, unable to recover a sin-gle rupee from her.

Abhilasha, 38, started herown consultancy firm, IndblueConsultancy, at Chenoy TradeCentre in Secunderabad lastyear. She took out an advertise-ment in the local newspaper,

promising jobs in the navy andair force. Dozens of qualifiedand unemployed youthapproached her and she chargedeach candidate between `3 lakhand `6 lakh, promising themjobs in three months.

But when K Yadgiri Reddy,like many other aspirants, wentto her office, he found thatAbhilasha had downed the shut-ters and had made away with hismoney. He lodged a complaintwith the Mahankali police andAbhilasha was soon arrestedfrom a resort in Medak district’sBhanur village.

“Upon further investigation,we found that this woman hascheated people from across thecountry in cities such asMumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and

Vizag. There is a case of cheat-ing lodged against her in the LBNagar police station as well,”said Mahankali inspector KSatyanarayana.

However, what is curious is

that the police were unable torecover any money fromAbhilasha, who, given the gravi-ty of her crime, would be in pos-session of crores of rupees.

Some of the victims suspect

that the police are involved withthe accused and have struck adeal with her. “The policementold us that when they asked theculprit about the money, she saidshe did not have any. How is thispossible? This racket definitelyinvolves more people but thepolice are not on the lookout forthe other wrongdoers. They sentAbhilasha to prison directly. Isuspect that she has paid off thepolice with the money she dupedus of,” said one victim.

The unemployed youth thatAbhilasha conned are in aquandary. They have appealed tothe City police commissioner forjustice as many mortgaged jew-ellery and had taken huge loansto pay the con woman in hopesof securing high-paying jobs.

[email protected] SUBHAN

The City police arrested a woman accused of duping job applicants of crores of rupees. But somevictims suspect that the cops helped the cheat as not a single rupee was recovered from her.

The 24-year-old was arrested in the City on Thursday night. His family hasstill not been informed on what charges he is being held.

Youth picked up by Maharashtra ATS

TDP Telangana Forum con-vener Yerrabelli DayakaraRao demanded that the gov-

ernment file a review petition onthe recent judgment of theSupreme Court, allowing theMaharashtra government tocomplete the Babli project. Heexpressed anguish that the landsof north Telangana would turninto deserts because of it.

TDP Telangana Forum meton Friday to discuss the issue.Speaking to the media later,Yerrabelli said the CM shouldimmediately call an all-partymeeting on the matter to preventTelangana from becoming adesert. He also demanded thatthe Prime Minister should inter-vene and do justice to the state.

Yerrabelli also announcedthat his party would launch amovement for protecting theSRSP. He said dharnas and rastarokos would be undertaken in allthe mandal headquarters in theSRSP region to save the projectfrom drying up. He said farmersand people’s organisationswould be taken along to opposethe project. He dismissed thecharge that it was during theTDP’s rule that the Babli projectwas launched. NSS

‘File reviewpetition on

Babli project’

4CITYSATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

The announcement of theTelugu Desam Party(TDP) that it is serious-ly thinking of moving ano-confidence motion

during the budget session of APAssembly sent shockwavesthrough the ruling Congress,including in Chief Minister NKiran Kumar Reddy’s camp.

Congress leaders, who wererejoicing due to the recent elec-toral successes in co-operativeelections, are a worried lot now.There is a valid reason for theworries of these leaders, espe-cially the CM’s supporters.Unlike the no-confidence motionof the past, the chances of top-pling the State government arebright this time around.

In December 2011, the no-confidence motion moved by theTDP against the State govern-ment was defeated by theCongress, with the support ofChiranjeevi-led erstwhile PrajaRajyam Party (PRP). A total of160 MLAs voted against themotion, while 122 MLAs voted infavour of it then.

Reacting to the proposed

intention of the TDP, a seniorCongress leader and supporterof CM N Kiran Kumar Reddyexpressed his concern over theno-confidence motion and saidthat if the TDP went ahead withits proposal, then it would defi-nitely lead to toppling of theState government. “The situa-tion we had in 2011 was differentfrom what we have now. Wereceived support from PRPParty, which later merged intoour party. But this time around,

most of our party MLAs haveleft our party and publiclyannounced that they would nothesitate to see the end of theState government,” he said.

It may be emphasised herethat in the last couple ofmonths, around nine MLAs ofthe Congress quit their partyand joined the rival YSRCongress led by Kadapa MP YSJagan Mohan Reddy.Interestingly, most of theseMLAs also tendered their resig-

nations from MLA posts. Another senior Congress

leader, going a step further, saidthat the no-confidence motionwould be the end of Congress inthe State and added that theparty cannot afford to face a no-confidence motion. “The peopleof the State are angry with usdue to various public problems,especially unprecedented hike inthe prices of essential commodi-ties and restriction on supply ofdomestic gas cylinders. If the

no-confidence motion results inmid-term elections, it would bedifficult for our party to retainpower. It will be the end of ourparty’s government in theState,” he said.

TDP UPBEATOn the other hand, the existingpolitical and economical situa-tion in the State and positiveresponse received by the ongoingpadayatra of party president NChandrababu Naidu seems to beencouraging the TDP to move ano-confidence motion in the bud-get session. “ We cannot be mutespectators to the severe suffer-ings of the people, which is theresult of bad administration ofthis government. We are serious-ly thinking about moving the no-confidence motion to see that thepeople get rid of this govern-ment,” a TDP politburo membertold Postnoon on Friday.

A cricket fan waves the Indian flag at Uppal Stadium on Friday. The second cricket test match between Indiaand Australia started today. M ANIL KUMAR

TRUE COLOURSBandh to clashwith budgetThe T-JAC plans to hold the bandh topressure to Centre to announce the formation of a separate Telangana state.Postnoon [email protected]

The Telangana Joint ActionCommittee (T-JAC), whichhad postponed its decision

of holding a massive sadakbandh (road bandh) at the lastminute following the deadlybomb blasts in Hyderabad onFebruary 21, has decided to holdthe programme in the thirdweek of this month.

The sadak bandh will clashwith the budget session of APAssembly. Speaking to Postnoonthis morning, T-JAC leader andTelangana Non-GazettedEmployees’ Association(TNGOA)’s president C DeviPrasad said that the T-JAC lead-ers will meet today andannounce the date of the sadakbandh programme. “We aremeeting today to reschedule the

date for holding the massivesadak bandh. We have decided tohold it in the third week of thismonth. The exact date of the road blockade will beannounced after the meeting,”Devi said.

The T-JAC had made elabo-rate arrangements to make thesadak bandh a grand successdespite the visible restrictionsfrom the State government. Theagitation is being organised withthe prime objective of mountingpressure on the Central govern-ment to announce the creation ofa separate Telangana state.Immediately after holding thesadak bandh, the T-JAC, withthe active support of pro-Telangana political parties likeTRS, CPI, and BJP, will organisea massive Chalo Assembly programme as part of its action plan.

[email protected] INKESHAF AHMED

TDP’s plan worries CongressThe opposition party plans to move a no-confidence motion against the ruling party. The Congress

fears the move, as many of its leaders have defected and it has lost the support of the people.

CITY 5SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

That the City is going toexhaust its ground watersupplies has beendeclared a fact. But while

the shock of this statistic is yetto sink in with the governingmunicipal authorities, many ofthe cities’ localities continue tosuffer from severe water short-age. Postnoon’s visit to differentparts of the City has showndebilitating life styles, mainlybecause of water shortage.Despite the HMWS&SB pushingits water tankers through theCity to cater to the demands, theshortage still exists.

Take the Tadbund locality inSecunderabad. Most of the resi-dents in Bapuji Nagar are yet toknow what a drinking watersupply or a groundwater connec-tion means. Says SangamYashoda, a resident, “A groundwater bore was dug last year,and we get water every alternateday. But we rely on CantonmentBoard tankers for drinking

water every two days.” The women in the locality say

that drinking water is a wake upcall at 4am every day, and thatsometimes it depends entirely on

luck to even avail the water con-nection. “This situation wasworse about three years agowhen we’d get water supply twicea week,” Yashoda says. Therewere times when we relied onlyon hand pumps for water, the res-idents say.

Across other areas of theSecunderabad CantonmentBoard like Bowenpally, residentssay the use of borewells has longbefore vanished. “In a span oftwo years, the number of locali-ties in this area have gone from10 to 25, and suddenly most peo-ple here avail water tankers forbore and drinking water,” saysYadaiah, from the ICRISATcolony area. The number of peo-ple digging borewells here hasalmost exhausted ground watersupply in this locality, residentssay.

Other localities around ASRao Nagar, Marredpally saywater connection is a rarity anddrinking water supply is a privi-lege. “One hour of drinkingwater supply is what we get. Andby the time summer is here, thesupply timings are cut or arerandomly absent,” says KKrishna Reddy, resident of ASRao Nagar.

Marredpally residents com-plain that there is no actual gov-

erning body to discuss theirproblems with. “Road expan-sions have consumed the atten-tion of the Cantonment Board.And now, between the State gov-

ernment and the CantonmentBoard, there is no consesus as towho is going to solve the prob-lem. If you consider the MudFort Area, there is no water con-nection to speak of. And the peo-ple living in the area suffer fromlack of public toilets, unhygienicproblems that are dime a dozen.We don’t know where to go,” saysKrishna Mannan, resident ofMarredpally. “And now we hearthat the Cantonment is planningto hike water prices, while thereare lakhs of complaints aboutbilling discrepancies thatalready exist,” he says.

Ground water researchexperts say that the blame liessolely with the governing bodies.“Absolutely no measures aretaken to ensure that rainwaterharvesting is made mandatoryamong residents in localities.Every three storey apartmentbuilding gets a permission,while there is no cognitiveresearch on the sustenance ofthe groundwater resource in thecity,” says Narsimha Reddy, con-venor of the Joint Action forWater society in Hyderabad.

While the many wards of theCantonment Board have beenensured water supply, the real-isty is starkly different for theresidents of these areas.

Aleena [email protected]

India has done well in the‘green’ building arena in thepast decade. With a modest

beginning of just 20,000 sqft ofeco-friendly built-up area in thecountry in 2003, more than 1,920registered green buildings pro-jects, with a built-up area ofover 1.32 billion sqft, have beenregistered with the Indian GreenBuilding Council today.

Since 75 pre cent of thebuildings that would exist in2030 are yet to be built, thereexist huge opportunities indesign and construction. This inturn will provide increased jobopportunities in the green build-ings sector.

The ‘go green’ movement hasbeen looked at as a way to suc-cessfully create jobs and save theplanet. Since this sustainabilityshift is comparatively new, thenumber of green jobs generatedhas been ambiguous. But, restassured, the promise of greenjobs is not just a tall tale.

Today, one of the biggest rea-sons why green buildings arewidely accepted is because they

make good business sense andare financially viable.Construction costs of a greenbuilding are 5-8 per cent higherfor a platinum building than aconventional building, but theincremental cost gets paid backin a short span of 3-4 years withsubstantial reduction in opera-tional costs.

The green building move-

ment was spearheaded by CIISohrabji Godrej Green BusinessCentre’s Indian Green BuildingCouncil (IGBC). This hasspurred the launch of new ser-vices such as green building con-sulting, LEED consulting, lifecycle cost analysis, landscapedesigning and energy modelling;opening up several new jobs.

For instance, in India, 40

new firms that offer green build-ing services have come up since2003. The CII estimates that bythe year 2020, 14 lakh new jobswill be generated in the renew-able energy sector under skilledand semi-skilled categories.Therefore, providing quality‘green’ education at various aca-demic levels is of paramountnational importance to cater tothese growing green jobs. At thesame time, creating awarenessamong students about the impor-tance of ‘going green’ is alsoimportant. This will get theminterested in pursuing greenjobs and slowly start workingtowards building a sustainablenation.

In order to instil a sense ofresponsibility and commitmenttowards planet earth, CII haslaunched the IGBC StudentsChapter across the country.IGBC works closely with severalcolleges to highlight the needand importance of a sustainabletomorrow. “We have launchedthe Students Chapter in over 20architectural and engineeringcolleges, and will approachmany more colleges soon. Weorganise various awareness pro-

grammes and workshops. Forthis we work with academicinstitutions like IIIT, MNIT,CEPT, ISB and NIT-Trichy,” saidM Anand, senior counsellor, CIISohrabji Godrej Green BusinessCentre.

This apart, the IGBC, withthe support of all stakeholders,regularly organises several out-reach programmes through toolslike the Green BuildingCongress, Green BuildingMissions, training awarenessprogrammes and exhibitions.

The 13 IGBC local chaptersspread across the country alsoaim at spreading green buildingconcepts at regional levels. TheGreen Technology Centre,housed in the CII SohrabjiGodrej Green Business Centre,acts as a platform to showcasegreen products and technologies.The Green Building Congress,which is organised annually, isanother key platform where onecan learn more about the latesttechnologies.

IGBC hopes to mould youngminds and make them eco-sensi-tive citizens in its endeavour tosee India become a global leaderin embracing green concepts.

[email protected] RAMAKRISHNA

Water woes plague residentsThere is only enough water in the reservoirs to serve drinking water purposes for the next three months.However, for residents of Secunderabad, water shortage has been a permanent fixture for years now.

Please nature and your wallet!Making big bucks does not have to burden your conscience. With the emergence of ‘green buildings’,

businesses have found a way to successfully create jobs and save the planet at the same time.

N SHIVA KUMAR

AGARTALA: An earthquake of mod-erate intensity rocked parts of north-east India and Bangladesh Saturday, anofficial said. According to districtadministrations in Tripura and south-ern Assam, no loss of life or damage toproperty was reported. A meteorologi-cal department official told IANS inAgartala that the 7am quake measured5.2 on the Richter scale. Its epicentrewas in Karimganj (southern Assam),on the border with Bangladesh. “Thequake was also felt in many parts ofeastern Bangladesh as well,” he said.

HC acquits murder accusedMUMBAI: A man sentenced to lifeimprisonment for killing a labourer here10 years ago has been acquitted by theBombay High Court on the ground thathe was suffering from a mental disorder.Tikaram Pandey was sentenced for lifefor killing a labourer, Murugan in 2003.Pandey filed an appeal in the HC againstthe conviction. After his arrest, Pandeytold police that he used to kill people ashe believed them to be “spies of thecountry”. Pandey was sent for medicalexamination to ascertain his mental condition.

Quake hitsNE India

6NATIONSATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

Spotlight onModi at conclave

Tapping report givenThe three-member committee of experts constituted by theHimachal Pradesh government submitted its final report.

SHIMLA: The final reportinto the alleged phone tap-ping by state Vigilance andAnti-corruption Bureauduring the previous BJPgovernment was submittedtoday, claiming that about500 more phones weretapped.

The three-member com-mittee of experts fromState Forensic Laboratory(SFL) constituted by theHimachal Pradesh govern-ment submitted its secondand final report.

Chief secretary S Roysaid the committee hadsubmitted its report to the

government and said about500 phones, including thatof politicians, bureaucratsand journalists, weretapped.

“I will discuss thereport with the chief min-

ister,” he said.In an earlier report

submitted to the govern-ment, the committee hadsaid officials of theCriminal InvestigationDepartment (CID) had put789 telephones undersurveillance with permis-sion for only 34 casestaken.

Roy said a special teamof forensic and cybercrime experts and investi-gators would be constitut-ed to probe into the illegalphone tapping and opinionof legal experts would alsobe sought. PTI

The three-day BJP conclave kicked off to ratify thepresidentship of Rajnath Singh, who took over inJanuary. However, the spotlight was all on Modiwas sweeping the Guj polls for the third time.

NEW DELHI: The three-day conclave of BJP haskicked off with the spot-light on Gujarat chiefminister Narendra Modi,projected by some as theparty’s prime ministerialface, amid voices in theparty that his popularityhas grown significantlyto make a mark on thenational polity.

The conclave, con-vened mainly to ratifythe presidentship ofRajnath Singh who tookover in January, will seethe party deliberate onits roadmap in the run upto the next general elec-tions besides discussingthe political and econom-

ic issues confronting thecountry.

The BJP will chalkout a strategy to projectitself as an alternative inthe next general electionsat the meeting of itsNational Council startingfrom Saturday.

In the national execu-tive meeting on Friday,the rising stock of Modiwas visible as party leaders, includingRajnath Singh, gave hima special welcome andnoted that the EuropeanUnion is recognising hisachievements.

Modi was lauded bySingh for achieving theunprecedented feat of

winning three consecu-tive assembly elections inGujarat, with Singh say-ing no other BJP chiefminister has such arecord.

“The party presidentaccorded a special wel-come to Narendra Modi.He has created a newrecord among the BJPchief ministers by beingthe first to be re-electedfor the third consecutiveterm with a very con-vincing majority. All thenational executive mem-bers also welcomed him,”BJP spokesperson RaviShankar Prasad told apress conference onSaturday.

Singh appreciatedModi’s performanceagain in his speech whenhe criticised UPA govern-ment’s “failure” to revivethe economy.

“There’s a growinginterest in Modi as thePM candidate. This isdue to a groundswellbuilding up among thepeople...I think Modi hasmade a huge mark onIndian polity,” Jaitleytold a news channel. PTI

Alleging negligence towards Kerala in the railbudget, MPs from the state’s ruling

Congress-led UDF today met PMManmohan Singh and sought his intervention to getan improved budgetary allocation. At the same time,

Left party MPs from Kerala criticised the central minis-ters and the Congress-led UDF for failing to get nec-

essary allocation.”The rail budget allocation to thestate has come down drastically. We need more

money for railway development,” said PC Chacko.

Kerala MPs want more from Rly budget

Security personnel busted a coun-try-made gun factory in Odisha’sMalkangiri district and seized

explosives from Kandhamal district inseparate raids. The country-madeguns were being manufactured byMadhi Unga under Kalimela police sta-tion area in Malkangiri district. Theguns were being supplied to Maoists,said Kalimela police inspector.

Illegal gun factory busted

Holding preliminary hearings on aPIL alleging human rights viola-tion by Odisha police who

forced three girls and as many boys tokneel down at a police station, theHigh Court today issued notices to thegovernment asking it to reply withinfour weeks. The Jajpur police hadmade three girls and three boys kneeldown after they were found in a park.

HC notice to Odisha govt

ROY SAID A SPECIALTEAM OF FORENSICAND CYBER CRIMEEXPERTS WOULD BECONSTITUTED TOPROBE INTO THETAPPING CASE.

7WORLD

LONDON: President Hugo Chavez is in “good spirits”but fighting for his life as he undergoes chemotherapyin a Caracas military hospital, his vice president saidlate Friday. Vice President Nicolas Maduro revealedfor the first time that Chavez began chemotherapy fol-lowing his fourth cancer surgery in Cuba in Decemberand decided to continue the “intense” treatment herelast week. “He has strength that is superior to thetreatments that he is receiving and he is in good spir-its, battling, receiving his treatments,” Maduro toldreporters after a mass for Chavez in a new hospitalchapel. The leftist leader and his doctors in Cubadecided to begin chemotherapy and radiation therapyafter his condition improved in January, he said.

Anti-whalers predictlow catch for JapanSYDNEY: Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said theJapanese fleet had left the Antarctic whale sanctuaryand appeared to be heading home with its smallest catchyet, hailing an “enormously successful” harassmentcampaign. Founder Paul Watson said this year wouldlikely see the lowest haul by the Japanese whalers in his-tory, with “no more than 75” of the mammals killed dueto the group’s efforts. That compares with a catch of 267last year — 266 minke whales and one fin whale — and isdramatically below the target of 935 minke whales andup to 50 fin whales set for this season by Japan’sInstitute for Cetacean Research. “The entire Japanesewhaling fleet is now north of 60 degrees and out of theSouthern Ocean Whale Sanctuary,” Watson said.

CHICAGO: The death of a boy adopted from Russiaat his Texas home was an accident and the bruisesfound on his body self-inflicted, a coroner ruled in acase that ignited a diplomatic row. Russian officialshad claimed Max Shatto (born Maxim Kuzmin), 3, wastortured and murdered by his adoptive mother, whip-ping up a storm of controversy less than two monthsafter Russia banned US adoptions. But four doctorswho reviewed the autopsy results cleared his adoptiveparents of wrongdoing, officials said in a statement.The autopsy concluded Max — whose mother foundhim unconscious in the backyard and rushed him tohospital — died from a lacerated artery in his boweldue to blunt force trauma in his abdomen.

Death of Russian,3, ruled accident

DAMASCUS: WASHINGTON,March 1, 2013 (AFP) - PresidentBarack Obama reluctantlyordered an $85 billion austeritydrive Friday that could slow theUS economy and slash jobs, afterblaming Republicans for refus-ing to stop the “dumb” spendingcuts.

Obama complied with hislegal obligations and initiatedthe automatic, across-the-boardcuts in domestic and defensespending, following the failureof efforts to clinch a deal withRepublicans on cutting thedeficit.

The president signed anorder bringing the arbitrarycuts into force, saying theyshould be made in “strict accor-dance” to US law, and a reportby his Office of Managementand Budget detailing the cuts toeach agency.

Obama had earlier blamedthe austerity time bomb onRepublicans, who refused toclose tax loopholes used by therich and corporations combinedwith more targeted spendingcuts, in what he calls a “bal-anced” approach to deficit reduc-tion.

“I am not a dictator. I’m thepresident,” Obama said, warn-ing he could not force hisRepublican foes to “do the rightthing,” or make the SecretService barricade Republicansleaders in a room until a deal isdone.

“These cuts will hurt oureconomy, will cost us jobs and toset it right both sides need to beable to compromise,” Obama

said, before decrying the budgettrimming as “dumb” and“unnecessary.”

Only three months after win-ning re-election, and with theextent of his authority inWashington again constrained,Obama bemoaned his inabilityto do a “Jedi mind-meld” to getRepublicans to change theirminds, using imagery from StarWars and Star Trek.

Obama was bound by law toinitiate the automatic, indis-criminate cuts, which couldwound the already fragile econo-my, cost a million jobs and harmmilitary readiness, by the end ofFriday.

The hit to military anddomestic spending, known asthe sequester, was never sup-posed to happen, but was rathera device seen as so punishingthat rival lawmakers would beforced to find a better compro-mise to cut the deficit. Bothsides agree that the sequester isa blunt instrument to cut spend-ing, as it does not distinguishbetween essential and wastefulprograms — in what Obama hasbranded a “meat-cleaver”approach. New DefenseSecretary Chuck Hagel warnedthat the sequester could endan-ger the military’s capacity toconduct its missions.

Obama orders $85bnausterity drive

Chavez fightingfor his life: VP

An aerobatics team performduring the Australian

International Airshow inMelbourne on March 1, 2013.180,000 patrons are expected

through the gates over the durationof the event staged at the Avalon

Airfield some 80kms south-west ofMelbourne.

AFP PHOTO / PAUL CROCK

Fireflies in the sky

This metropolis in northwesternColombia was named Friday asthe winner of the Innovative City

of the Year competition, beating outNew York and Tel Aviv. The organizersof the competition, Citigroup, theMarketing Services Department ofWSJ. Magazine and the Urban LandInstitute, said Medellin was chosen forits modern transit system.

Medellin most innovative city

Brazil is set to join the group ofcountries that have nuclear-pow-ered submarines, President Dilma

Rousseff said Friday. She stressedBrazil was committed to peace butneeded its defense deterrent, as sheinaugurated a naval shipyard in Rio deJaneiro state where the country’s firstnuclear-powered sub is set to be builtin partnership with France.

Brazil to get nuke-subs


He blamed the Republicans for refusing to stop the “dumb” spending cuts.

I am not a dictator. I’mthe president.

Barack Obama

The US President was hinting thathe cannot force his Republican

foes to do the right thing, nor canthe Secret Service barricade

Republicans leaders in a room untila deal is done.

Hagel rues cuts

Major budget cuts initiat-ed Friday will endanger

the US military’s ability toconduct its missions,

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagelwarned.

Hagel, whose budget atthe Pentagon is set to be

slashed by roughly

$46 billion, said earlier: “Let me make it

clear that this uncertaintyputs at risk our ability toeffectively fulfill all of our

missions.”

BAMAKO, Al-Qaeda’s topcommander in Mali has beenkilled, Chadian President IdrissDeby Itno said, signalling asignificant blow to the rebelsin the seven-week French-ledintervention against Islamistinsurgents.

Several newspapers inAbou Zeid’s native Algeria hadreported his death andWashington had described thereports as “very credible”.

Deby on Friday said AbouZeid, the Mali-based operativeof Al-Qaeda in the IslamicMaghreb (AQIM), was killed infighting between Chadiantroops and Islamist fighters onFebruary 22.

“On February 22, we lostseveral soldiers in the Ifoghamountains after destroying thejihadists’ base. This was thefirst time there was a directconfrontation with thejihadists,” he said.

“Our soldiers killed twojihadist chiefs including AbouZeid,” said Deby, whose eliteforces are among the bestdesert troops on the continentand have played a key role inthe offensive to liberate north-ern Mali. Algeria’s indepen-dent Ennahar TV reported ear-lier this week that Abou Zeidwas killed in northern Malialong with 40 other Islamistmilitants.

al-Qaedatop gun inMali killed

COMMENT 8EDITORIALS

Last week’s twin blasts inHyderabad have, onceagain, reminded us ofour weaknesses and vul-nerabilities. There’s

much anger even as politicalmudslinging and blame-shiftingmake a mockery of the preciouslives lost and the irreversibledamage to the city, and every-one directly and indirectlyinvolved in the blasts ofFebruary 21. However, there issomething each and every oneof us can do to conquer fearand to prevent our minds frombeing terrorised.

Noted author SalamRushdie said: “How do youdefeat terrorism? Don’t be ter-rorised.” However insensitivethis seemingly motivationalremark may sound at a timewhen victims’ families mourntheir irreplaceable loss and

many injured lie in hospitalswaiting for their bodies to healand their minds to shake off theterror, it urges us to draw onour inner strength to deal withthis difficult time.

Just like the mind has thepower to fight bodily cancers,the mind can also fight the can-cers of the soul, such as nega-tivity, fear, worry and anxiety.Here is a list of things you cando to stop fear from taking overyour mind.1 Meditate: This may sound likethe magic pill that’s given as asolution to any human problem.Fact is, it IS a magic pill. Thosewho practice meditation regu-larly can vouch for it with a lotof confidence. Get the disciplineto meditate every day. It willsweep your mind of impuritiesjust like a shower sweeps yourbody of dirt. 2 Monitor your intake of news andcurrent events: The 24/7 news cul-ture in India thrives on keepingthe insecurities, fears anduncertainties of viewers alive.It becomes an addiction towatch on TV everything thatcan go wrong with our lives. To

crown it, talk show panelistsvalidate those reasons withtheir ‘expert’ opinions. Switchoff. Or better still, switch tosomething happier. 3 Watch comedy films, listen tohappy, healing music: Be carefulin your choice of popular cul-ture consumption. Avoid themovies that show bombs explod-ing, cars flying off roads, peoplerunning for their lives — any-thing that perpetuates the veryfears that trigger those negativememories. 4 Work out: Like meditation, thisalso may seem like an oft-repeated solution to everythingfrom a broken heart to badhealth. Truth is, it gives you theopportunity to balance the ener-

gies in your body by relievingstress and anxiety by expendingphysical energy. Meditation andworking out are complementaryin many ways. 5 Eat healthy, get good sleep:A bad diet, lack of nutritionand inadequate sleep cannegate all the positive effectsof anything else you may bedoing in order to restore bal-ance and calm in your life. It’salways best to get back to thebasics to maintain balance andensure that the body and mindrespond correctly to the envi-ronment. 6 Covert all negative thoughts intopositive thoughts immediately.It all boils down to how well weare able to train our minds tothink in a certain way. Thereare times when the mind needsmore of help and assistance. Itmay need more active stillingand calming. Make every nega-tive a positive to win over yourmind and defeat fear.

Hyderabad has a fightingspirit, which it must draw uponat this time and show the worldthat it will not cower down toterrorism.

ACT ERE WILDLIFEbecomes a memory

As the first Cites (Conventionon International Trade in

Endangered Species of WildFauna and Flora) summit meetsfor the first time in three years,delegates have a tough job ontheir hands. Despite efforts to

curb dissipation of wildlife anddeforestation, reports suggest

that such efforts are failing mis-erably because the crime car-

tels, poachers and other gangsare much ahead in the game.

The stats that are available areshocking. The rhinos endemic to

Vietnam have disappeared.There are only 2,500 elephantsin Thailand and experts warn if

that nation does not actpromptly, elephants will be

memory and grandparents maytell kids that such beings

roamed the earth and as proofthey may show the trifles andtrinkets of ivory. To prove that

there lived some beings calledrhinos, children could be shown

the trophies hung on walls. Asfor tigers, there are the claws

and the skin and maybe somesmelly, slimy potion that may be

available in China. Efforts of pro-tectors of wildlife have been fail-

ing consistently because of theprofits that could be made andever-rising demand. And those

involved include rebel groups incountries gripped by civil war

and militias. There are rumoursthat al Qaeda too is into this

trade big time. So the scope ofefforts and forces formed to

protect wildlife and forests mustbe wider. Severe punitive mea-

sures must be in place foroffenders. But the most effective

way to stop the trade in wildlifewill be to destroy the demand.

When there’s no demand, therewon’t be supply. Soups of shark

fins, potions made of tiger clawsand frog legs — it must be

proved to the present genera-tion that these were mere fadsof an ancient generation and it

is high time we knew better andmoved ahead. Or there will bemore animals and birds to add

to the list of beings that exist inmagical worlds and fairytales.

WHY WE LOVE...Kim Jong-Un

His father had his favouritefilmmaker kidnapped just to tell

him how he admired his work.But Kim Jong-Un is different.At least Ex-NBA star Dennis

Rodman came of his ownwill to meet him.

HYDERABAD HAS AFIGHTING SPIRIT,WHICH IT MUST DRAWUPON AT THIS TIMEAND SHOW THE WORLDTHAT IT WILL NOT BECOWED BY TERRORISM.


Soul CurrySUMAA TEKUR

A mind without fear

COMMENT 9

Are you a believer?Believing is a hard jobto hold in the businessof life. Bombs aregoing off in market

places. Women are molested forsport. Workplaces are becominga health hazard. The essence ofliving has undergone a seachange in the last 25 years. In1994, when I left Kolkata, it wasnot a battle for sanity. But then itwasn’t the age of iPhone, Botox,MP3 or Space Expeditions either.So what do you do these days tobelieve that life is still simple?

Rituals. Hard to digest, butsurprisingly, they work! Ritualsare sets of actions that may beperformed mainly for their sym-bolic value because they mayhave no bearing to any solutionsyou may be seeking. In ancienttimes, they were prescribed bytraditions of a community orreligious groups, but today theycould be a set of stylized actionsthat provide a respite, a sense ofpurpose and fulfillment. Theycould be created by you - andonly followed by you! You couldnurture and uphold them forsimply the joy they bring you.

Imagine a Friday eveningwhen you are wrapping up fromwork. It has been a tiresomeweek filled with family crisis,workplace woes or friendly foes.

What is that one thing which canmake you feel: “Things aren’t sobad, you know” or “I still have alife!” or “I am glad that my worldwill always be happy”? I discov-ered the power that rituals canbring us a week ago when a col-league at work asked me if Iwanted something fromMountain Bakery on Road No 2Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. Iwas stumped. There I was recov-ering from a stint in the hospital,wondering if I should seek acareer change, fretting about mymove into a new locality, griev-

ing from the dashed notions offaithful friends and distant fami-ly, and here was my colleague,standing in front of me with abenevolent smile and an inno-cent question: Do you want plumcake?

There has never been any-thing more strange asked of me.I have been asked if I want tomeet up for a movie or go shop-ping, but plum cake? I wasintrigued and fascinated. I dis-covered that my colleague had aFriday ritual. Why? I asked herin bewilderment. “It is Friday. I

am preparing for the weekend.”Comfort food, the naysayers willscream. Not true.

The whole idea is to createtiny stories within the singularstory of life that transport us toa simple world.

History shows ritualsbrought people together, stalledwars, heralded rain and healedgrieving people. In 2011, in aremote village called Panjal(Kerala, India) a 4,000 year oldfire ritual or yagna(Athirathnam) was conducted.According to a team of scientists

led by Prof VPN Nampoori (for-mer director of the InternationalSchool of Photonics, CochinUniversity of Science andTechnology) the yagna impactedthe atmosphere, soil and environ-ment positively. It accelerated theprocess of seed germination andmicrobial presence in air, waterand soil in and around theregion!

Psychology might say ritualsare symptoms of obsessive–com-pulsive disorders. In a technicalsense, they are repetitive behav-ior, systematically used by a per-son to neutralize or prevent anxi-ety. But my first-hand experienceof performing a ritual was fun!Whether it be drinking a cup oftea in the early morning sun orgoing every Saturday evening tothe temple or buying plum cakefrom Mountain Bakery - ritualsbreathed life into life! It is a per-fectly easy way to bring back themagic of living by creating a per-sonal idea of happiness. Try itsometime. It works.

The magic of ritualsTHE WHOLE IDEA IS TOCREATE TINY STORIESWITHIN THE SINGULARSTORY OF LIFE THATTRANSPORT US TO A SIM-PLE WORLD. HISTORYSHOWS RITUALS BROUGHTPEOPLE TOGETHER,STALLED WARS, HERALDEDRAIN AND HEALED GRIEV-ING PEOPLE.


Polio is going – but notyet gone

When a disease achieves“celebrity status” – garneringattention and resources –

there is bound to be resentment amongthose working on other conditions thathave been overlooked. HIV/Aids cameto global notice in the 1980s and 1990sand sucked in funds on a scale hither-to undreamt of in the developingworld.

Meanwhile, malaria, tuberculosisand, the biggest child killer of all,diarrhoeal disease were neglected,opening up sharp divisions in the aidworld.

Today the world is facing a similarsituation with polio. Thanks to eradi-cation efforts over the past 25 years,the total of cases worldwide has beenreduced by 99 per cent, to just 222 lastyear. For the generation that remem-bers the outbreaks in 1950s Britain,Europe and the US, when thousands ofchildren died or were left paralysedand panic gripped parents, that is anastonishing achievement.

But the work is not cheap – $9bnhas been spent so far – with an esti-

mated $5.5bn required to root out thelast couple of hundred cases, equiva-lent to $25m for each case. Healthworkers running routine immunisa-tion programmes for measles, diphthe-ria and other lethal diseases complainthat all the focus has been on polio.Local people protest, during the fre-quent polio immunisation days, tellinghealth workers bitterly: “You only giveus polio drops, but we have so manyother problems.”

There are no easy answers. Even ifthe Global Polio Eradication Initiative,backed by governments and healthorganisations around the world, suc-ceeds in banishing the virus complete-ly – and that is by no means certain –more lives might have been saved by,for example, programmes to improvesewage systems.

That might be a practical sugges-tion, but it would be churlish.Banishing polio will protect futuregenerations for all time, and it is to thegreat credit of Bill Gates that he iscommitting some of his fortune to thetask. Success will be far harder toachieve than eradicating smallpox, theonly other disease eliminated in thepast century. But if it can be done, itwould demonstrate, as Mr Gates says,what is best about humanity.

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Ajudge cut $450 mn from a $1 bn award to bepaid by Samsung in a landmark patent law-

suit from Apple, saying a jury had wronglycalculated the damages. US District Judge Lucy

Koh affirmed the remainder of the award, amount-ing to $598.9 mn, in the patent infringement case,while denying Apple's request for a bigger penal-ty. The decision marked the latest twist in the trialpitting the maker of the iPhone against the surg-

ing South Korean electronics giant.

Samsung $1bn penalty slashed

US auto sales grew four per cent inFebruary amid rising fuel prices,snowbound dealerships and uncer-

tainty over the impact of looming govern-ment budget cuts on a fragile economy,data showed Friday. The modest gainswere weaker than the double-digit growthreported in recent months as the autoindustry recovers from the 2008 crash andcredit crunch.

US auto post modest gains

Air China signed an agreement Fridayto buy 31 Boeing passenger andcargo planes from Boeing, subject to

government approval, the Chinese flag car-rier said. Air China will purchase 20 Boeing737-800 aircraft, two Boeing 747-8 aircraft,one Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and its unitAir China Cargo would buy 8 Boeing 777cargo planes. The total value of the deal is$5.2 billion at current Boeing list prices.

Air China to buy 31 Boeings

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Samsung stated that it’ll befocussing more on its cor-porate customers whilesimultaneously announc-

ing a plethora of products forconsumers at Samsung Forum2013 that was organised inHyderabad yesterday.

Samsung South-West Asiapresident and CEO BD Park saidthat in the past year they conce -ntrated on removing barriers be -tween people, content and devi -ces, “Innovation should be foreverybody and the positive feed-back we got last year gives us co -urage to showcase our upcomingtechnology here today. We’re foc -u ssing this year on corporate cu -stomers and we believe that ourcutting edge hardware and soft-ware with compatible applica-tions can reduce cost and stre -amline services for companies.”

The company showcasedmany applications of their tech-nology for the enterprise at theevent. Among them were appsmade by Vectorform for Micro -soft’s Surface Table (manufac-tured by Samsung) and variousAndroid apps for streamliningwork that run on Samsung’sGalaxy line of devices.

The company placed a spe-cial emphasis on the trend ofBring Your Own Device (BYOD)that is catching up globally asopposed to the company handingover a device to employees.Taking into account the threatsassociated with this system tocorporate information Samsungannounced Knox service for cor-porate so that no corporate infor-mation is compromised. Knoxworks by keeping enterprise andpersonal data separate and it’llwork on Galaxy SIII and Note 2.

Samsung has integrated itscorporate services that were ear-lier under several verticals withthis move and expects B2B busi-ness to make up 25 per cent oftheir earnings by 2020. Knox wasannounced at Mobile WorldCongress being organised inBarcelona earlier this week andthis announcement means thatthe company will be aggressive-ly pushing the roll out of the ser-vice in India as well. Androidphones make up majority ofsales by Samsung in the countryaccording to Samsung mobile

VP Asim Warsi. “Android domi-nates the market currently andmaybe it’s because people hereare used to Google ecosystem –Google chat, mail etc. Sales ofMicrosoft’s Windows devices hasbeen good but has not dominatedthe market. Android has takenthe fancy of the customers,” hesaid. Warsi earlier dodged aquestion on the sale of mobilesrunning Bada operating systemthat was initially pegged as anOS for low-end devices. Curr -ently Samsung is pushing sellingphones with Android in the sub-`10,000 segment.

The company did notannounce the price of any ofthe devices at the event and onlyS9 UHD TV got a release date(May 2013). Atul Jain, VicePresident of Samsung ConsumerElect ro nics said that they’llannounce the pricing later andadded that it’ll be a “good price”.He also said that Samsung willbring out Smart TVs in smallersizes if there is a demand for itin the market.

On the mobile front, the fiveper cent hike in excise duty issomething that the company isworried about. “This will defi-nitely affect customers and any-thing affecting them will have animpact on the whole ecosystem.We’ll try on our part to see howwe can soften the blow on theconsumer as this 5 pointincrease is enough to dent sales.This directly impacts affordabili-ty and this is a worry for us asphones that cost more than`2,000 is the dominant part ofthe market. It is not just oursales that are affected, but alsoadoption of 3G among Indias. Ifphones are costlier fewer peoplewill go for devices that run 3G,”Warsi said.

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Samsung means businessCompany integrates offerings for corporate under one vertical; makes an aggressive push for it.

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Sweden is often hailed as a for-ward-thinking society promot-ing equality for all, but trans-sexuals who had to accept to

be sterilised to complete their sexchanges are pushing for compensa-tion after a change in the law.

Nova Colliander, a 31-year-oldwho completed her transformationfrom man to woman in 2010, says shesuffered discrimination when shewas irreversibly sterilised as part ofthe sex change process. “BeautifulSweden, with its pretty red woodencabins... But (the reality is that)forced sterilisations for transsexualsexisted until 2013,” she says.

“A lot of people want children,and it’s crazy to think that we aredifferent than anyone else on thispoint. We want children just as muchas anyone else.”

Until last year, the operation wasobligatory for transsexuals whowanted their sex change to be offi-cially recognised by authorities, withtheir personal identity documentsreflecting their new gender.

But in December 2012, a Swedish

court ruled that the practice offorced sterilisations, which datedback to a 1972 law on sexual identity,was unconstitutional and violatedthe European Convention on HumanRights.

The ruling was not appealed, anda ban therefore entered into force onJanuary 10. “We didn’t have the rightto become parents, we didn’t havethe right to freeze our eggs or oursperm,” explains Love Elfvelin, a 22-year-old who recently had a doublemastectomy to become a man, andwho will not have to undergo sterili-sation to complete the sex change.

The Swedish Federation forLesbian, Gay, Bisexual andTransgender Rights (RFSL) is nowpreparing to help transsexuals whowere sterilised under the old law toobtain damages.

So far, the government hasrefused to pay.

“Between the lines, they’re say-ing they didn’t do anything wrong,”says Nova. “And by doing so, they’relegitimising the kind of violation weface.” Kerstin Burman, the lawyerwho represents the 135 transsexualswho plan to file a complaint againstthe state in a few months’ time,

explains that “since lawmakers arenot taking the initiative, we arebuilding a legal case”.

With the law now scrapped by thecourts, “we have the state up againsta wall,” says Nova. “I’m disappoint-ed, sad, and a little angry, I hadexpected more of my elected offi-cials,” she says.

“Sterilisation was an unneces-sary price to pay but if you indicatedthat you weren’t willing to do it,that could have put an end to the(sex change) procedure, which was amatter of survival,” she recalls mat-ter-of-factly. She says the govern-ment’s refusal to pay damages is dis-appointing, given the fact thatSweden previously paid compensa-tion to 230,000 victims of forced ster-ilisations under a eugenics pro-gramme from 1935 until 1996.

In 1999, the parliament adopted alaw granting damages of 175,000 kro-nor ($27,000) to those victims.

At the RFSL offices in centralStockholm, Love and Nova speakfreely about their sex changes. Nova,a woman of a strong build and longsandy hair, wearing little make-up, isclad in black jeans and a long-sleevedT-shirt, a woolly cap on her head.Outgoing and friendly, her voice isthat of a woman but she admits sheis often “mistaken for a man".

Love, sitting with his legs com-fortably spread apart, is slender with

short brown hair and a few days’stubble, dressed casually in jeansand a plaid shirt.

There is little to indicate that hewas born a woman except perhapsthat he is not quite as tall as mostSwedish men.

Both become more reservedwhen the subject turns to what thefuture holds for them.

Nova, who got married onDecember 1 to someone whose gen-der she refuses to disclose, does notplan to have children.

But things are different for Love,who is in the process of officially

changing his identity doc-uments to show that he isnow a man. He is one ofthe first transsexuals inSweden who does not needto be sterilised to do so.

And he is ready totake another pioneeringstep, though he is not surehe will succeed.

“I think I’ll be able tohave my own biologicalchildren, but at the sametime I’m very aware thatthat is something I reallyhave to believe in in orderto have the strength tofight that battle,” he says.

Contrary to his idol,American “pregnantman” Thomas Beatiewho retained his femalereproductive organs togive birth to three chil-dren, Love does not planto bear his own. The firststep will be to retrievesome of his eggs.

“But first I’ll have tostop taking my testos-terone. Nobody knowshow long I would have tostop for, and if my eggs

are fertile after takingtestosterone for threeyears,” he says. “We don’tknow if it’s going towork.”

“I’m heterosexual butmy partner isn’t awoman,” Love says, usingthe gender neutral pro-noun “zie” to refer to hispartner who he explains“doesn’t want to be (gen-der) defined”. However,“Zie will probably carryour child,” he says.

For that to happenthe couple would needa sperm donor, andthen the embryo wouldbe inseminated intoLove’s partner.

But since the egg isnot his partner’s and thesperm is not his, theinsemination would beconsidered an embryodonation, which is bannedin Sweden.

“With activism andpolitics we plan to try toget the law on embryodonation changed,” Lovesays of his next battle.

Swedish transsexualsseek compensation for

STERILISATIONPeople who had to accept to be sterilised to complete their sex changes

are pushing for compensation after a change in the law.

UNTIL LAST YEAR, THEOPERATION WAS OBLIGATORYFOR TRANSSEXUALS WHOWANTED THEIR SEX CHANGETO BE OFFICIALLY RECOG-NISED BY AUTHORITIES.

12TECHNOLOGY

The app formerly known as Read ItLater also did a little reinventing this

year, with a rename,redesign, and price reduc-tion to the very friendlycost of zero dollars. Itworks a lot like Instapaper.

PocketHero Academy is one of thefirst games to make multi-player format work in anoth-er genre — in this case, thestrategy board game.Excellent use of multiplayermatchmaking aside, HeroAcademy is a surprisinglydeep tactical strategy game.

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EYEGASMIC! Samsung announced quite a lot of new products for India at Samsung Forum

2013 that was held in Hyderabad. Here are the five most interesting ones.

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S9 UHD TV

Photos don’t do justice to this 85-inchpiece of art. This Ultra HD TV can dis-play visuals at 4K resolution and has

2.2 channel speakers built into its slimframe. The display has very thin bevels andthe viewing angles is one of the best avail-able right now. Folks at Samsung weren’tkidding when they said that this TV willcompete with the art you have at home. Toreduce clutter of cables and to help withcable management, all the ports will be atthe base of the TV with a single cable goingup along the frame to the display. This dis-play will be available in the market in May.

GALAXY NOTE 510

Note 510, called Note 8 in other parts ofthe world, is an eight-inch tablet thatincorporates the best features of

Galaxy Note phones. It sports a 1280x800 res-olution TFT display, runs on Android JellyBean and is powered by A9 quad-core pro-cessor. It has 2GB RAM and the base modelhas 16GB internal storage space; this can beupgraded to 32GB using a microSD card.

NX 300

This mirrorless camera is going to bethe talk of the town. A 20.3-megapixelAPS-C CMOS sensor, new hybrid auto-

focus system, and Samsung’s proprietaryDRIMe IV imaging engine. It offers ratherwide ISO range (ISO100 -25,600), a 1/6000shutter speed, and can shoot 8.6 frames persecond in continuous shooting mode, butwhat makes it stand out is that you canshoot 3D movies with it. You’ll need to sep-arately buy the lens if you want to shoot in3D, but it’s definitely worth the buck. Thecamera is also capable of transferring pho-tos taken on NX to your Android phoneusing a companion app, making it easy foryou to share it on Facebook or Instagram.

SMART EVOLUTION KIT

Samsung is bringing out some greatupdates to Smart TVs this year, but ifyou bought one of Samsung’s Smart

TVs from this year, you can get all thatgoodness without buying a whole new TVusing this evolution kit. This five-inch boxcan be docked on to a port at the back of theTV and it’ll make your TV faster and sporta faster interface than before. We wish suchupdates were available for smartphones andtablets too! The company also announced auniversal remote with a trackpad which itclaims is the future of TV remotes.

SERIES 7

Samsung announced two ultrabooks forIndia and these devices will be the top-of-the-line devices for the company this

year. Both of them look very sleek and arequite powerful, irrespective of the slimlooks. 7 Chronos is a MacBook competitorwith a 15.6-inch screen, 10 point touch sup-port, up to 16GB RAM and Radeon HD8870M GPU. Series 7 Ultra is smaller with13-inch screen and claims to deliver up toeight hours of battery life.

Prices of these devices were not announced.

13ANIMAL KINGDOMSATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

You realise that you havebeen going easy on himonly when he refuses tolisten to you and starts

growling at you for orderinghim about. Going against yourpooch’s whims and wishes andreprimanding him is easier saidthan done. With your poochmaking puppy eyes at you, itbecomes a herculean task to gethim to do what is right.However, it is necessary to disci-pline your pup or else he wouldend up disappointing you time

and again. You will regret hav-ing him when you get backhome to chewed-on slippers,scattered clothes and dog poopeverywhere. Dogs are intelligentanimals and they know the dif-ference between backyard andbedroom and if you find dogpoop in your bedroom, yourpoor disciplinary skills are to beblamed.

Unlike cats, dogs yearn to bedisciplined and taken control ofand it is important that you donot lose the power to your dog.

“There is a power struggleafter the pup enters your life. Ifyou give in and let the pup ruleyour life then you will lose thepower to your dog. During theinitial days itself one needs toshow the puppy that you are theboss. The trick is to start train-

ing your pooch from day one,”Dr Lakshmi S Ramana says.

More often than not, petowners resort to beating up thepups in a bid to get them tobehave. But hurting the pet onlymakes him afraid of you.

A pet owner Priyangithawho insists that her pet Persia

is her first daughter says, “Inever wanted to whack Persia toget her to behave. It was difficultin the beginning when she was apup. She was hyper active and Ihad caught her many timesdirtying the rooms. We used tolightly flick on her nose to makeher understand. Our vet hadsuggested this way and itworked well for her. To avoid herdirtying the house, we used torush her down for a walk assoon as she finished her meal.She used to take way too muchtime when we started to try thison her, but later she got used tothis. Whacking a pup onlymakes her scared of you andthis is not good for the relation-ship you share with the puppy. Ihave met many who sincerelybelieve that beating your pup is

the only way to make them seesense. There are many otherways one can adopt to get her tolisten to you.”

According to Dr Ramana, thebest way to get your dog to listento you is to stop playing with it.

“Dogs are intelligent animalsand if you repeatedly tell themnot to do a particular thing theyunderstand. Dogs can under-stand you better than you canunderstand them. So the confu-sion is caused because of you. Ifyou are in double mind whenyou give a particular instructionto a dog, he gets confused. Dogslove playing with their ownersand if you take that away fromhim, he will fall in line and startlistening to you. You do not haveto resort to violence to get themto behave,” she says.

[email protected] ROSE THOMAS

Be the boss of your dogWith your pooch

making puppy eyesat you, it becomes a

herculean task to getyour pup to do what

is right. However,dogs yearn to bedisciplined and

taken control of andit is important not to

lose your power toyour dog.

DOGS ARE INTELLIGENTANIMALS AND IF YOUREPEATEDLY TELL THEMNOT TO DO A PARTICU-LAR THING THEYUNDERSTAND. THEYCAN UNDERSTAND YOUBETTER THAN YOU CANUNDERSTAND THEM.

Bird hatches chick at 62

TThe Laysan albatross, 62-years-old, at least

recently hatched ahealthy baby in the US MidwayAtoll National Wildlife Refuge,her sixth in a row and possibly the 35th of

her lifetime, according to the US GeologicalSurvey's (USGS) North American Bird

Banding Programme.

Anew study suggestsdogs might under-stand people even

better than we thought.The research shows that

domestic dogs, when told not to snatcha piece of food, are more likely to dis-

obey the command in a dark room thanin a lit room.

Dogs sneak food

The ideal YorkshireTerrier characteror "personality"

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14BOOKS

Title: RaptureAuthor: Lauren KatePublisher: Delacorte BooksThe fourth and final Fallennovel. The sky is dark withwings... Time is running out for

Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer fromerasing the past, they must find the placewhere the angels fell to earth. Togetherthey face an epic battle that will end withlifeless bodies . . . and angel dust.

Title: Wonder Author: RJ PalacioPublisher: Knopf Books forYoung ReadersAugust Pullman was born witha facial deformity that, up untilnow, has prevented him from

going to a mainstream school. Starting5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants tobe treated as an ordinary kid—but hisnew classmates can’t get past his face.

Title: See Now Then Author: Jamaica KincaidPublisher: Farrar, Straus &Giroux Chronicling the dissolution of amiddle-class New England mar-riage from shifting points of

view, Kincaid's new novel reflects in artfulfunhouse-mirror fashion the author's ownrecent travails. With beguiling language,Kincaid exposes the strange effects of time.

Title: HarvestAuthor: Jim CracePublisher: Knopf DoubledayIn a novel set in the Englishcountryside and filled withforeboding, an alleged act ofarson turns residents of an iso-

lated English town against its newcomers.As the tension mounts, Crace delineatesthe fragile notion of community thatmight subtly shift without warning.

SHORT READS

Each one of us goesthrough the cycle of burn-ing ambition—launchingon the path towards that

goal—getting stuck in the rut ofroutine chores for mere exis-tence—losing sight of the aimbecause of distraction— intro-spection—remembering theambition and marching on withvigour.

For each individual, timetaken to complete this cyclevaries from a few days to ...a life-time! Needless to say, the luckierones are those who wake up ear-lier, realign their focus andachieve set targets. They are theones who stand apart — the onesthe world applauds.

For every person that accom-plishes an above-average task,there are a few hundred, or thou-sand, or dash, who go throughthe grind of everyday life oblivi-ous to the fact that they toocould have pulled off more thanthey managed or even aimed for.

While all of us are mouldedfrom the same clay, many do notaccomplish much because of the

lack of guidance. Abilities needopportunities to flourish. Tomake us aware of those opportu-nities is the intent of David CMCarter through his book BreakThrough.

David, by calling himself amentor, plays god of guidance.This he does in a distinct style ofmotivation, cajoling and confi-

dence enhancement. It is circumstance that

defines the different approachesof individuals to a similar situa-tion. To override a predeter-mined action and do better bybelieving in oneself is theomnipresent sermon of David.

David emphasises on theimportance of unobvious nitty-

gritty, making them palpable andmeaningful. The choice of wordsand body language can bringabout a whole lot of change indefining a situation, and indetermining which way the situ-ation will lead us, he makes usunderstand.

If one looked at the book pos-itively and learned from it posi-

tive attitude, the reader has donea favour to her or himself. For, asthe author repeatedly drills intothe reader; positive attitude canmake a world of a difference —the difference between the also-rans and the winner.

Fleme [email protected]

Authors Mikael Krogerusand Roman Tschappelerpreviously came out with

The Decision Book. It was termedas a book containing excellentstrategic models and tools formost leadership environments.It taught one through 50 modelson decision-making. Now, theyare out with another — The

Change Book — in which theyattempt to give another 50 mod-els to explain how change hap-pens. How do you make yourway in a world that is changingat an unprecedented rate? Whydo we have less and less time?Why are some people unfaithful?How can our government actagainst threats before they hap-pen? This book is about change— from the small and seeminglyinsignificant transitions in ourday-to-day lives, to the big andalmost incomprehensible shiftsin human history.

In The Change Book, you'llfind models explaining financialcrises, why biotechnology is theindustry of the future and why

cities are the new nations. Whet -h er you're buying a new car, dec -i d ing whom to vote for, or mak-ing an investment, this blackbook offe rs simple explanationsfor our complicated world andradically challenge some of ourpreconceived ideas.

The Change Book, a pocket-

sized publication, small enoughto slip into a handbag, and amere 151 pages long, makes thefollowing claim: Understand thechange before you go aroundwanting it. Each section usesmodels and graphs to presentideas in layman terms. The rea-soning be hind this idea is thatwe understand concepts betterwhen presented as images.Krogerus makes use of basic piecharts, mind maps, flow chartsand axis models in order totranslate his ideas into a simplerformat. Most seem childlike anduseless, but they all fit into alarger scheme of things.

The Change Book is full ofstimulating and thought-provok-ing facts, providing the readerwith a plethora of entertainingconversation, but not all will beenthused by models and charts.

The breakthrough mantra

Reasons for changeName

The Change BookAuthors

Mikael Krogerus and RomanTschappeler

Pages151

PublisherHachette India

NameBreak Through

AuthorDavid CM Carter

Pages300

PublisherHachette India

The authors of TheChange Book talk

about challenging thestatus quo. And how?They explain with the

help of 50 models.


[email protected] SHOAIB

For every person that accomplishes an above-average task, there are many who go through theeveryday grind of life oblivious that they could do better. This book is aimed at such people.

15BOOKS

Walden’s best in non-fiction

n Durbar by Tavleen Singh

n Land of theSeven Rivers bySanjeev Sanyal

n India Grows AtNight byGurcharan Das

n Return of a Kingby WilliamDalrymple

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New York Times’ best in fiction

n A week in winter byMaeve Binchy

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n American Sniper by ChrisKyle with ScottMcEwen and JimDeFelice

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n Killing Kennedyby Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The first book in The Hunters series will make a perfect masala action film if made into amovie, even if it seems familiar and out-of-the-world in parts.

The hunt begins

WHAT’S SELLING


The Hunters: If You Seek,They Will Find…, reads likethe script of an action-

packed thriller. There are nomajor surprises that make yougo, “Whoa!” and there are sceneswhere you’ll exclaim, “Really,now” but it’s still an entertainer.It reads easy and the narrativestyle makes it seem like you arewatching every scene as youread.

The plot had bits and piecesof many adventure-action films;it was original, yet nothing mindboggling.

The story starts in 1916Romania. It’s the era of WorldWar I. The Romanian govern-ment fears the country’s trea-sures — artefacts, money, paint-ings, gold — will be looted ifGermany wins the war. So theystrike a deal with Russia andsign a memorandum that Russiawill safeguard their treasuresand return it to Romania in duecourse of time. So trains full oftreasures are sent to Kremlin.

Almost a century later, abusinessman pulls together ateam of experts — a historian, ageek with thorough knowledgeof computers, a weapons expert,an ex-soldier and an ex-CIAagent — to search for the losttreasure. Where do they begin,especially when Romania andRussia stopped fighting the war

on the same side soon after thevaluables changed hands? Was itlost on the way or in Russia? Oris it just scattered all across theglobe, having passed down differ-ent hands since, rendering thesearch futile? In the middle ofall this they encounterRasputin’s followers, the ‘BlackRobes,’ whose interests are vest-ed in something more than thetreasures. And the big question:

Who is the businessman? Is heto be trusted?

The story starts well, losesgrip in between and regainsmomentum towards the end. Ifyou’re expecting mystery thatcan blow your mind away, youwill be disappointed. It’s a feel-good book, where you get yourentertainment’s worth, even ifyou know what’s going to hap-pen in the end; like a movie you

go to watch knowing what toexpect and still enjoy it. Thecharacterisation is done well,and so is the blending of histo-ry with fiction, except in aplace or two, where it becomes unbelievable.

The Hunters is the first bookin Chris Kuzneski’s new series.Things will hopefully unfold andget more engaging as the storyunfolds in the next books.

NameThe Hunters : If you seek, they

will findAuthor

Chris KuzneskiPages

497Published by

Hachette India

Landmark’s best in fiction

n Immortals ofMeluha by Amish

n Secret of the Nagasby Amish

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18WOMEN

The Chive:TheChive is all about

random-but-interest-ing news. It is also a

photo and videoblog of the wacky,

the inane, the curi-ous, the thought-inspiring, and the

preposterous.

Dear Blank: Thissite is about poignantwritten letters. Lettersfrom a crash victim to

the other driver.Letters from a gayson to his mother.

Letters from aspurned lover to her

ex-partner.

Oddee.com: A fascinating blogabout the bizarre,

weird, and strange.There are also some

really fascinating sto-ries about medicine,geography, modern

anthropology, modernart and pop culture.

WEBSITES OF THE WEEK

All About EveJYOTSNA N

We’re notamused

AHindi film that releasedrecently has as its protago-nist a man-child who

believes he's the centre of theuniverse. He has a doting moth-er, who thinks her son can do nowrong, and a loving, beautifulgirlfriend, who is willing to payhis rent and clean up after himeven as he hits on other womenshamelessly.

Every man’s dream, right?But what about the woman? Theidea that women exist for aman’s pleasure is so prevalentthat movies often portray veryanti-woman sentiments withouteven realising it.

This year at the Oscars, hostSeth MacFarlane told us exactlywhy leading female thespiansare so loved — it's because oftheir perky assets and willing-ness to show them on screen. Helater told us that one of the nom-inees for best actress was hon-oured for having a woman's abil-ity of never letting anything go.Her role? A CIA operative track-ing Osama Bin Laden for years.

At the biggest award func-tion recognising excellence, theopening number reduces womento just bodies to be ogled at.Nothing more. The story, theirrole, the reason for the nudity —nothing matters. We saw them,and that’s all we care about.

Yet every time people kickup a fuss about women beingportrayed badly, either in films,music or books, we're told threethings — that it was meant to bea joke, that you just don't get thejoke, and women have no senseof humour. That explains every-thing. Fine. But if you madesimilar jokes about anotherminority, say the black commu-nity, or about a stereotypicalcharacteristic about anothercommunity, say the miserlinessof the Jewish people, would youtell them they don't have a senseof humour when they protest?

We expect better fromartistes. We think that theybelieve in equality and in treat-ing women fairly. More thansome distant khap panchayat orsome fundamentalist preacher,we're more upset when peoplewe believe are our equals showtheir patriarchal attitude.

Can I just say this — it’s notfunny. And we’re not amused.


Amy Rose [email protected]

With an array ofevents includingdocumentaryscreenings,

photography exhibitionand plays to be organised,Women's March is back for the seventh timearound this year. AllianceFrancaise, Goethe-ZentrumHyderabad, Kalakriti ArtGallery, The University ofHyderabad and MovingImages are coming togeth-er for the event. Manyother organisations in theCity like Lamakaan,Annapurna Institute ofFilm and Media havejoined forces with theexisting members for theprogramme.

One of the organisersAnita Desai from Goethe-Zentrum says that theevent will feature womenachievers from differentfields and different partsof the country.

“This is an attemptfrom our side to celebratewomen’s success and alsohighlight the problemsfaced by her,” Anita Desaisays.

Some of the events tolook forward to include aphotography exhibitionWomen in Public Spacesthat will have more than15 artists from across thecountry commenting onwomen's issues throughthe medium of photography, Theatre playBogey System which tells astory about a young moth-er who has endless mono-logues with her seven-month baby and documen-tary The LightningTestimonies that reflectsupon a history of conflictin the Indian subcontinentthrough experiences ofsexual violence.

Anita Desai says thatthe focus of the year’s edi-tion of the event will bewomen and violence.

“There is a line-up ofdocumentaries dealingwith women’s safety. We

are not just trying to punon the words when wenamed the event as‘Women’s March’. It ishigh time that womenmarch ahead. We will bebringing down womenachievers from across thecountry for some of theevents that are beingplanned,” Anita Desaisays.

Celebrating womenWith Women’s Day around the corner, the City is gearing up for Women’s March — a showcase of events that celebrates women achievers and highlights safety issues.

Report with VasudhaNagaraj (expert talk)nMarch 14,18:00, Goethe-Zentrum: Inauguration ofPhotography Exhibition“Women in Public Spaces” nMarch 24, 11am,Goethe-Zentrum:Doc.Splash! DirectorFocus: Barf, 1997 & Sita'sFamily, 2002 by & withSaba Dewan (Film) nMarch 24, 18:00,Goethe-Zentrum:Doc.Splash! Delhi MumbaiDelhi, 2006 & Naach, 2008by & with Saba Dewan(Film)nApril 3, 19:00, NIFT:Theatre Play — BogeySystem by SwarThounaojam.nApril 4 & 5, University ofHyderabad: Workshop

Dates to keep in mindnMarch 3, 18:30, Goethe-Zentrum: Doc.Splash! TheLightning Testimonies (Film) nMarch 8, 19.30, AISFM It'sa Girl, 2012 by Evan GraeDavis (Film) nMarch 13, 18:30, Goethe-Zentrum: The Justice Verma

19SPOTLIGHTSATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

Questions and

AnswersShailandra Singh,

author of F?@kKnows was in the

City on Friday at TajDeccan. A meet the

author session washeld where he

interacted withreaders.

Infotainment (L-R) RanganayakaPrasad, TDPleader,Hydernagar div;GHMC Corporator M Bhanu Prasad, N Narasimha Reddy,TDP leaderQutubullapur andAnand of DoveMultimedia at the inauguration of theDove MultimediaEducational DVDs expo on Thursday at Kukatpally.

Mixing with flairFlair bartender and mixologist Atilla Iskifoglushows of his skills behind the bar counter atTease, Vivanta by Taj, Begumpet.

BLENDS OF STYLEPochampally Ikat Art Mela 2013, a 10-day hand-

loom products exhibition was inaugurated byTollywood actresses Sri Lakshmi and Padmini at

the YMCA, Narayanguda on Friday.MUSICAL ROMANCEIn association with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism,

Bharathi Cement, Seagrams 100 Pipers and the ParkHotel: Bonjour India 2013 a concert for sarod, sym-phony and electronic orchestra was held at ShilpaKala Vedika on Friday. Participating in this grandevent were Ananta Opus 195, Pierre Thilloy with

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan& The Symphony Orchestra of Avignon and

KORDS. The event needless to say was mesmerising.

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Prerna, Veena

Adithi, Tanya

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20RELATIONSHIPS

Iam a working woman of 27 andmy boyfriend is 29. He is a

fun-loving person and peoplelove being around him. While I

am the grumpy bear and prefer tokeep a close circle of friends. He

often entertains people at myhome without telling me and calls

me a grouch. How do I get themessage across?

Dear disturbed kid, I presume the message you are talking aboutis a way to tell him to clean up or that youwant to tell him to quit his name-calling. Ithink hanging around with a few more friendsand loosening yourself will do you wonders,but if the after effects are unpleasant, I sug-gest you tell him openly that his friends canvery well clean after themselves. If not askhim to do the cleaning. He’ll toe the line.

Valentine’s Day may have come and gone,but if you’re still crying perhaps On TheRebound can help fix that. The Facebook

app aggregates the relationship statuses of yourfriends and news feed to figure out who’s singleand ready to mingle. Possibly. Developed byAnthony Coombs and Jon Tran, the app is a lessprovocative BangWithFriends — except it’ll alsoprovide data of how many relationships candi-dates have been in since they’ve joinedFacebook and how long they’ve been single.

I AM ALL EARS


There recently wasan article about celebri-ty couples who sleep inseparate beds, bedrooms

and even houses. It leads oneto wonder whether the rest ofthe population regularlysleeps apart from their partner.For a fact, this was considereda taboo and more so it meantthat there is trouble inparadise.

Hindi movies have furtheraugmented this theory. Theyshow the heroine sleeping in adifferent bedroom becauseshe is miffed with her husbandor hubby dearest has to sleepon the sofa because wifeydearest caught him eyeing thegirl next door.

Well, this might be the casefor some but in today’s agethere are several reasons for acouple sleeping in separatebedrooms. Among the celebritycouples who sleep apart: QueenElizabeth II and Prince Phillip

sleep in separate bedrooms,and Tim Burton and HelenaBonham Carter sleep in theirown houses! Rumours have itthat Katie Holmes and TomCruise apparently slept in sep-arate bedrooms during theirtime together.

Those were just celebritieswhat of the common man?Akhila Sashi, wife and mumsleeps in a different room andeverybody in her family knowsabout it. Her husband has sleepapnea and as a result of whichsleeping for her becomes atask. Their decision was metwith apprehension initially, butAkhila asked her mother-in-law to sleep in the same roomas her son and Akhila neverhad to hear about it again.

Karan Singh, a banker byprofession keeps very latehours. Sometimes he enters thehouse only at 1 pm, he does notwant to disturb his wife Shilpaas she is a busy doctor herself.Both Karan and Shilpa have noproblems with this arrange-ment, in fact, they decided tosleep in separate rooms to beable to give each other spaceand not because they can’t bearthe sight of each other as oth-

ers want to believe.Shilpa says, “It’s important

for couples facing these issuesto try their best to avoid beinginfluenced by negative socialstigma and judgement aroundsleeping apart. To be stuckwith a person who snores loud-ly, is a somnambulist or hogsthe covers is something toomuch to take in at night, espe-cially when that’s the time youwant to have peace and quiet.

However, there areothers who say that sleeping inseparate beds slowly chipsaway at the romance. LilyAnthony, 52, feels stronglyabout this. “My husbandsnores in his sleep, it’s unbear-able but if I were to move toanother room to sleep, I would-n’t as I am so accustomed tohear him snore that I have nowadjusted to it. I become restlesswithout him by my side. Sleep,or any one of the mealtimesare a few of the moments inthe day when you get to sharewith your husband because the

whole day is spent in the ratrace, earning money, workingand the whole charade, whywould you like to part withthem? I fail to understand.”

It’s easy for any couple toget caught up in the daily grindand take each other for grant-ed. If you’re not sharing a bednightly, it may become an issueof emotional attachment aswell. Rosalyn Thomas, 27 andnewly-married has a solutionto this problem. “Both of ussleep in separate beds becausewe are habituated to it and liketo have our own space. I like tostay up late reading, listeningto music, basically doing myown thing. My husband toolikes to go to sleep early, watchTV at odd hours in the night oreven chat with his friendsabroad. Having separate roomsallows us to do all that. Wemake up for this by making it apoint to be together for mostpart of the day, or share aquick nap during the day. Itworks for us. The intimacy isnot lost.” Ultimately, it’s a goodnight’s rest which should be ofconcern because an irritatedpartner in the morning canlead to a lot of problems.

Four out of fivecouples sleep in

separate bedrooms or

beds.Is this badfor a marriage/relationship? Is

it better for yourindividual sleep?Postnoon talks tofew couples andfinds out their

take on thesubject.

[email protected] VARKEY

TILL BEDS DO US PART

CINEMA 21SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

Rajinikanth’s upcomingfilm Kochadaiyaan isall set to release this

summer. Recently, Rajinikanth,KS Ravikumar, Soundarya

Rajinikanth watched the filmin Chennai and we hear that

Rajinikanth was thrilled afterwatching how the film has

shaped up. “One of THE mostimportant days of my

life.Kochadaiyaan locked :)Appa& ks Ravikumar uncle

watched the entire movie and rthrilled!!! :):):) (sic),”

Soundarya Rajinikanth postedon Twitter. Kochaidayaan isthe first Indian film to have

been shot using performancecapture technology and the

post-production is expected tobegin shortly. Deepika

Padukone has played the leadrole opposite Rajinikanth and

it also stars Rukmini andSarath Kumar. AR Rahman

has scored the music.

Rajinikanththrilled after

watchingKochadaiyaan

The first look of KRaghavendra Rao’supcoming film Intinta

Annamayya starring Revanth,Ananya and Sanam Shettywas launched recently inHyderabad. ANR, KRaghavendra Rao, RameshPrasad, YalamanchaliSaibabu and MM Keeravaniwere some of the dignitariespresent at the event. Thefilm’s shooting is almost com-plete, except for a song andfew days of patch work.Talking about Revanth, ANRsaid, “He looks 100 times bet-ter than I looked in my debutfilm. Revanth is quite luckythat K Raghavendra Rao isdirecting his debut film.” Thefilm is expected to release onApril 25.

Along time ago, muchbefore the six packmania hit theTelugu film indus-try, we had an actor

who had an uncanny ability toevoke laughter no matter howserious the situation was. Weloved him unconditionally andwe rooted for him every timehe appeared on screen armedwith scores of hilarious one-liners and expressions whichonly a few of his contempo-raries could match up to. Andthen something happened andthe actor decided that it wastime to move up the ladderand become a hero, shedoodles of weight and sport asix pack. He did all that withastounding results, but there’sno denying that along the wayhe seems to have the lost thevery ability which earned himso much fame. That’s the storyof Sunil. One wouldn’t haveimagined that his films couldbe boring but his latest filmMr Pellikoduku does just thatand much more.

Mr Pellikoduku, starringSunil and Isha Chawla, is aremake of Tanu Weds Manuwhich narrates the story of aUS-based Telugu boy BuchiBabu (Sunil) who comes toIndia after six years to meethis prospective bride. Hismother takes him toRajahmundry where he meetsAnjali (Isha Chawla) andimmediately falls in love withher. He tells his parents thathe wants to marry Anjali;however, he’s shocked to knowthat Anjali has no interest in

him and also that she’s in lovewith someone else. The rest ofthe story is about how theirrelationship evolves to a point

that Anjali begins to reconsid-er her decision.

There’s nothing novelabout the hero falling in lovewith the heroine who’s in lovewith someone else or who hasalready been engaged. The ini-tial scenes in the film whereBuchi Babu meets severalprospective brides are wellconceived, but as the film pro-gresses, the screenplay turnsincredibly lethargic and nomatter how many times Suniltries to fill pathos in to hischaracter, it just doesn’t work.Isha Chawla does have somespunk in her role, yet her live-liness is toned down by a hugemargin in the second half. Thefilm’s much talked aspect isSunil’s dance and he’s prettygood at it, but Mr Pellikodukuis no ABCD or Step Up. We areexpected to sympathise withBuchi Babu’s character whosacrifices everything for thesake of the girl he loves.Ironically, that doesn’t happen.It’s either a case of a lapse ofjudgement in terms of castingor leaving out the very ele-ments which made Tanu WedsManu work. Devi Prasad, whodirected the film, strips theoriginal of its charm and endsup making a mediocre filmwhich neither entertains norengrosses. Two big thumbsdown for Mr Pellikoduku.Great dance moves or showingoff a six pack alone doesn’tnecessarily make for a goodfilm and this film banks onjust that.

Mr.Pellikoduku isincredibly boring

IntintaAnnamayya’sfirst looklaunched

Sunil, IshaChawla starrerMr Pellikoduku,

a remake ofTanu Weds

Manu, is nomatch to its

original version.On top of that,

it is also incredibly boring andfrivolous.

Movie: Mr PellikodukuCast: : Sunil, Isha ChawlaDirected by: Devi PrasadRating:

HEMANTH KUMAR

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‘The Attacks of 26/11’ By Subhash K.Jha

Somewhere in re-telling thebloodbath, torrential show-er of bullets and bombs thatrained down on Mumbai on

November 26, 2008, a little childsitting lost amidst a carpet ofcorpses in the posh hotel lobby ofthe Taj Mahal Palace Hotel weepson the gleaming white marblefloor now reduced to a bloodiedmess. We then hear anotherround of gunfire and then, thechild’s weeping ceases.

The way the soundtrack isused to denote unimaginable bru-tality and violence in thatsequence reminded me of themassacre sequence in RameshSippy’s Sholay, where GabbarSingh sadistically raises a gun,points it at a defiant child (MasterAlankar) and then the soundtrackcuts to the sound of a train chug-ging into the railway platform.

Varma, in the finest filmmak-ing foray of his career since Satyaand Company, offers us no com-fort of cinematic licence in TheAttacks Of 26/11. Not his fault,really. The unspeakably aggravat-ed violence of the events we seeunfold in front of our disbelievingeyes happened in, and to, Mumbaijust five years ago. Believe it ornot.

It could happen again. To anycity. You or me. That is the terrify-ing reality that perpetually under-lines the gripping narration,clamping the brilliant writing ofRommel Rodrigues down to awhittled numbing sense of hard-core reality where all thrill endsand the feeling of dread begins tocreep upon us. We are finally leftwith only a profound sense ofdread and fear.

The volume of research thathas gone into the recreation ofthe events on that fateful nightwhen Mumbai city was under asanguinary siege, miraculouslyescapes italicisation in the narra-tion. No aspect of Varma’s story-telling is exaggerated. He displaysremarkable restraint even in theway the background music punc-tuates the relentless violence per-petrated by a handful of self-styled jehadis who crept intoMumbai through water andsoaked the city in blood, makingsure that the people of this rapid-ly moving metropolis would neversleep in peace again.

While the first hour of thefilm graphically recreates the vio-lence that Ajmal Kasab and hisgang unleashed in various strate-gic centres of Mumbai, wheremaximum impact was ensured fortheir mayhem, the second hour ofthe dread-filled drama, turns intoa riveting ruminative debatebetween the police commissionerRakesh Maria (Nana Patekar) andKasab (Sanjeev Jaiswal). Theenergetic yet bridled equipoisecreated between these two polari-ties of the human existence soeffortlessly slips into the zone of a

moral debate that we end up lis-tening to echoes of infinite reso-nance beyond the words that theyexchange with such scathing con-tempt for one another’s moral val-ues.

The dialogues on the rele-vance and true meaning of thetenets in the Holy Quran betweenPatekar and Jaiswal simmer withan inner discontent, sparking offa kind of existential turmoil inthe narrative and in the audiencethat takes the narrative waybeyond the immediate context ofterror and terrorism.

While Nana Patekar displaysexemplary austerity over hisphysical and emotional expres-sion of the anguish that everyIndian feels for the humiliation ofterrorism perpetrated on 26/11,Sanjeev Jaiswal, though veryeffective as Kasab, tends to gooverboard. But then we can’t real-ly expect subtlety of expressionfrom someone who has beenbrainwashed by his mysterious‘Aaka’ into believing that killing

innocent Indians would fetch hima ticket to paradise.

The extravagant violence isnot tampered with, though thevantage points of the terrorattacks are whittled down. Varmadoesn’t spare us the details of thedemoniacal attack on Mumbaicity, when a group of armed menkilled men, women and childrenin luxury hotels and public places.

“Don’t show any mercy towomen and children,” Kasab’s col-league counsels before they rainbullets on innocent civilians.

The recreation of the terror

attacks on Leopold Cafe,Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus,the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel andCama Hospital are so chilling intheir vivid detailing that we endup watching scenes of violencenot for their cinematic element,as much as their unflinching affil-iation to the actual events.

Full marks to the superlativetechnical team. Harshad Shroffand M Ravichandran Thevar’scinematography captures every

moment of the bloodcurdlingevents with a documentary-likeferocity. The graphic terror attacksequences are edited (by SunilWadhwani and Ajith Nair) in apattern that replicates the sud-denness of the attack. The sounddesign, and that includes AmarMohile’s muted but angry back-ground score, doesn’t sounddesigned. By the time the film’smordant milieu melts into a chill-ing climax, we are no longerwatching a film. Varma takes hisnarrative way beyond the seman-tics of the cinematic language.The merger of the recent historyof terrorism and the more humandrama that underlines the vio-lence is achieved with a mutedcry of anguish that any conscien-tious Indian would hear in thenarrative, if he only cares to lis-ten.

RGV compels us to watch andthink. What the movie tells us isthat the wounds of the night,must not be allowed to heal.Watching the horrific events inthis outstanding film is an experi-ence that defies the normal cine-matic experience. This is a devi-ously dramatic and authenticrecreation of the ghastly terrorattack.

The film’s end-credits rollbackwards suggesting that thefilm imperatively took us back intime to recent history so that wedon’t repeat the same mistakes ofa lax administration failing tocope with suicidal terror attacks.RGV ends the film with a movingrendering of “Raghupati raghav”in the background as NanaPatekar’s character gazes hopeful-ly into a peaceful ocean.

Nana holds the film together.He feels every line that he utters.His heart bleeds for each one ofthe 166 people who died on thatnight.

One of the best films in recenttimes on the wages of terrorism,and on a par with KatherynBigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, TheAttacks Of 26/11 is a stunningwake-up call for those of us whothink Mumbai’s night of terrorcannot happen again.

With this one work of rivetingresonance, Varma has wipedaway the bitter taste of his lasthalf-a-dozen films. Gone is thesluggardness of the ‘rogue tech-nique’ that shook not just thecamera, but also the core of thisdirector’s creativity in recentworks.

Welcome back, Ramu. IANS

A STUNNING WAKE-UP CALL Despite a great lookingcast, I Me Aur Main dis-

appoints with its shaky plot-line and rather patriarchaltone.

John Abraham playsIshan Sabharwal, a talentscout at a music company.Ishan believes the worldrevolves around him andmost of the women in his life,including his mother (playedby Zarina Wahab) and girl-friend Anushka (ChitrangadaSingh), reinforce.

He lives with Anushka,pays no bills, trashes theplace and generally acts likea brat, but Anushka puts upwith it because she’s in lovewith him. For all his bad boybehaviour, she’s even willingto consider marriage withhim, until she finally gets fedup and throws him out.

Ishan then finds a smaller

flat to live in, and meets hisnew neighbour, Gauri (PrachiDesai), a bubbly fashiondesigner. Gauri firmly putsIshan in his place, andovernight, he reforms andbecomes an all-out good guy.

John Abraham is hisusual good looking self, buthis acting skills still leave alot to be desired. The movieis packed with beautifulwomen — Raima Sen also hasa role as John’s boss — andall of the women actors deliv-er decent performances.Prachi Desai is a little toobubbly and chirpy, but holdsher own. Zarina Wahab isexcellent as usual, and MiniMathur, who plays John’s sis-ter, is quite good as well.

Bottomline? Go for theeyecandy, but don’t expect themovie to make much sense.

The Beautifuland theBoring

Movie:The Attacks Of 26/11

Cast: Nana Patekar, Sanjeev Jaiswal

and Atul KulkarniDirected by:

Ram Gopal VarmaRating:

Movie:I Me Aur Main

Cast: John Abraham,

Chitrangada Singh, PrachiDesai

Directed by:Kapil Sharma

NO ASPECT OF VARMA’SSTORYTELLING IS EXAG-GERATED. HE DISPLAYSREMARKABLE RESTRAINTEVEN IN THE WAY THEBACKGROUND MUSICPUNCTUATES THERELENTLESS VIOLENCE.




Jen’sweddingto be asmallaffair

Actress Jennifer Aniston hasreportedly started planningher wedding to fiance JustinTheroux, which is rumoured

to be a “small affair”. The 44-year-oldhas already checked off some majortasks on her to-do list, includingchoosing wedding bands, setting adate and narrowing down dresses,reported People magazine.

The ceremony is likely to takeplace soon after Aniston wraps up her

current film in Connecticut on March8."It will be a small affair with theirclosest friends. Jen seems more confi-dent than ever, and they’ve become agreat team,” a source close to Anistonsaid. The source also added thatAniston is more than confident abouther relation. The former Friends’ starwas previously married to actor BradPitt for six years. PTI

I have never hadplastic surgery:

NICKI MINAJ

Jack the Giant Slayer, isn’t bad inand of itself; it’s well made,attractively cast and has some

lively as well as ghoulish moments.But a castle fit for a king to anyonewho can find an original or singularelement to this handsome reuphol-stering of the English folk tale, aversion notable for its fine visualeffects and vastly multiplied popula-tion of giants.

Even though the script by DarrenLemke (co-writer of Shrek ForeverAfter), Christopher McQuarrie andDan Studney elaborates enormouslyon the Jack and the Beanstalk talethat inspired it, all the elementshere remain familiar: The poor com-moner who makes his mark amongthe royals, the princess anxious for ataste of life outside the castle, anancient enemy unleashed after manydormant years, the royal aide-de-camp with treacherous intent, a kingworthy of his throne and beastlyogres with bad table manners and noregard for hygiene. Princess Isabelle(Eleanor Tomlinson), who’s alreadypledged to the foppishly sinister

nobleman Roderick (Stanley Tucci),yearns for a way out of this engage-ment as well as to experience “anadventure of my own.” She mightget both prayers answered by theinadvertent arrival in her life of ahandsome 18-year-old Jack (NicholasHoult), an orphan farm boy.

To rescue Isabelle, the boldestknights spring into action, led by theimperturbable Elmont (EwanMcGregor) and Roderick. Residingthere is not just one giant but awhole tribe of them, seeminglymales only perhaps 40 or 50 feet tallwho snack on the first humans theysee and have been waiting donkey’syears for the chance at revenge forhaving been driven off Earth intheir last encounter.

Singer confidently handlesthe combat and big action scenesin what plays as an energetic,robust, old-fashioned romanticadventure yarn; simply in terms ofefficient storytelling, clear logisticsand consistent viewer engagement,Jack is markedly superior to therecent Hobbit.

Updating a classic

Singer Nicki Minaj insists she has nevergone under the knife in a bid to enhance herappearance and that her changing features

are all down to dramatic make-up.The 30-year-old is famous for her

eccentric fashion and loud make -up and recentreports suggested that Minaj had undergone asurgery to change the appearance of her nose,reported Femalefirst.

“I have never had surgery on my face.They will see contour and they will think youhad surgery on your nose, no no no. When peo-ple see my make-up they think all types of crazythings that I am doing to my skin, but it’s make-up,” Minaj said.

The singer also said she hopes to carve out acareer as an actress and is looking for the rightmovie for her big screen debut.

“I would love to act, it just has to be the rightproject, the right movie. I have an agent, and weare looking at a couple of scripts, so we’ll see.”

PTI

CHAI TIME 26SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

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

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

Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the num-bers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only beused once.

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

you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14.This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and soon...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this isdone through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as youwork out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limitthe valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

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

KAKUROACROSS1 Top of the heap5 Jane Pratt’s old

magazine10 Reagan’s ‘evil empire’14 Radar screen image15 Chosen few16 Bounder17 Formally hand over18 Taxi ticker19 Revealing skirt feature20 1999 Kevin Spacey film23 Matter-of-fact, as text24 Lion’s warning25 Kind of hat or coat26 Span of epoch

proportions?27 Start to sing?30 Seeker’s question32 Babe who’s famous34 Newton subject38 1969 Michael Caine

movie remade in 200342 More hoarse sounding43 Checked for proof of

age, for short45 Spectrum maker48 Internet chuckle50 Literary tribute51 Nightfall, to bards52 Fairness obstacle56 Young’s partner in

accounting58 1996 film with 12

Oscar nominations(with ‘The’)

62 Prefix with ‘scope’ or‘meter’

63 Midmorning prayer64 Act on, as advice66 ‘Holy Toledo!’67 Hibernation locations68 Jai ___ (fast-paced

court game)69 GOP rivals70 Does lawn work71 You may be in one

now (Abbr)

DOWN1 Part of the Disney

empire2 Leave a place quickly

3 The ides, eg4 Fencing weapons5 Highway hauler6 Original Obi-Wan

portrayer7 Lute of India8 Shorthand pro9 ___ Buena, Calif10 Major or Minor

constellation11 Alka-Seltzer in water,

eg12 Beau13 Enter data again21 Reuben bread22 Rommel known as the

‘Desert Fox’23 For each28 Gains a lap29 Child’s play31 One who has been to

Mecca33 Towel word

35 Manning of the Giants36 Cambodian coin unit37 Hawaiian tuber39 Stressed feet, in

poetry40 Rosie or Chris41 Mattress holder44 Police dept title45 Sounded like a

chick46 Back out of

a deal47 ‘Somewhere

Out There’singerJames

49 Sweet-smellingnecklace

53 Weaver’s fiber

54 Directly infront

55 Parsley unit57 Place to kick a habit59 Tupperware pieces60 One of Monaco’s 36861 The former Miss

Trueheart65 Act like an

archaeologist

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The greatestdiscovery of my

generation isthat a human

being can alterlife by alteringher or his atti-tudes of mind.

SUDOKU THOUGHT OFTHE DAY

– William James

CHAI TIME 27SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo VirgoThe High Priestess

Work –Avoid gossipand don’t believe

everything you hear atthe smoking zone or nearthe water cooler. The gos-sip monger also hasmuch to hide. Romance –Your partner may not begiving you full detailsand this may cause you tobuild unfair expectations.Health – Accept nothingat face value. You need asecond opinion. Be bravewhile making decisionsabout your health.Money – Read the fineprint. Don’t sign finan-cial documents beforechecking out the pros andcons from every possibleangle. Tarot message –There’s an air of secrecyaround you. The onlyway to overcome it is byfollowing your instinctand doing what feelsright.

The Moon

Work – Mystery sur-rounds you. You

probably don’t know thefull story of why you’rebeing asked to do some-thing. Don’t be impulsive.Romance – Your relation-ship with a partner iscompletely karmic. Therewas no other way it couldhave gone. Health –There’s a lot of subcon-scious activity going onand you find it difficult tonavigate all those feelings.Consult a doctor. Money –There may be a slightdelay in finances settlingdown but it will eventual-ly happy. Your worry willonly make it worse. Thinkpositive! Tarot message –The answers to your ques-tions may lie in yourdreams. You feel empow-ered to go down a newpath of the subconscious.

Death

Work – You may becon sidering chang-

ing your career path ortrying something that’stotally unfamiliar to you.You may actually not havea choice. Romance – Yousee an existing relation-ship differently or decideto call it quits. Either way,major changes are headedyour way. Health – Yourbody is crying for a syst -em overhaul. Review yourdiet and lifestyle, and ma -ke necessary changes toward off diseases. Money– Take care of financesand don’t blow awaymoney that’s just aboutcome into your bank bal-ance. Steer clear of riskyinvestments. Tarot mes-sage – Change is inevita -ble and this is the timewhen you cannot help butface major change. Keepan open mind.

Two of Wands

Work – Your boss ishappy with your

work and has put you in aprestigious assignmentwhere you need to collab-orate with others.Romance – You and yourpartner find a new, happyand comfortable zone.You reach a deeper under-standing of each other.Health – Your health islooking great and you arerecovering well fromminor illnesses. You needto do things you like inorder to maintain goodmental health. Money –Extra money comes yourway either through anincrement or through afreelance job. Tarot mes-sage – You have thepower to steer your lifethe way you want to.Make sure to sit withyourself first before youdecide anything.

The Hermit

Work – Team workmay not be the best

at this time. You need tobe left on your own tocome up with creativeideas. Romance – Youmay not be in the frameof mind to go the conven-tional way with candle-light dinners and mushymovies. Do what pleasesyour heart. Health –You’re anxious to getsomething done or to findanswers. It bothers youand this has an impact onyour overall health.Relax. Money – Financesare looking good andthere is no dearth ofmoney for your needs.You’re not interestedright now in makingmore money, though.Tarot message – You’rein a spot where you wantto be left alone, need tofind yourself.

Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

Two of Wands

Work – Your boss ishappy with your

work and has put you in aprestigious assignmentwhere you need to collabo-rate with others. Romance– You and your partnerfind a new, happy and com-fortable zone. You reach adeeper understanding ofeach other. Health – Yourhealth is looking great andyou are recovering wellfrom minor illnesses. Youneed to do things you likein order to maintain goodmental health. Money –Extra money comes yourway either through anincrement or through afreelance job. Tarot mes-sage – You have the powerto steer your life the wayyou want to. Make sure tosit with yourself firstbefore you decide any-thing.

Eight of Pentacles

Work – You may beconsidering taking up

a job in which you don’thave much experience. Butyou do well anyway.Romance – It’s the smallexpectations that can makea big difference to yourrelationship. Small gifts,cooking for a partner –they all work. Health –Your energy is low and youfeel like you haven’t hit theright balance of work andlife. Exercise and eat right.Money – You get financialassistance when you needit. If you’re planning astudy course or anentrepreneurship project,you get the money to sup-port you. Tarot message –You take a lot of pride inall your choices. You feelhurt when they don’t workout. But it’s an importantfor your growth.

Ace of Cups

Work – Your mind isbrimming with new

ideas. The task will be tosit your boss down, gether/his full attention andget your ideas passed.Romance – Time is ripefor romance. You will bewined and dined. Therewill be surprises in store.In short, great time forlove. Health – You havebeen managing to stick tothe fitness routine andthe results are showingon your body and alsoyour mental outlook.Money – Work is directlyrelated to how muchmoney you make.Entrepreneurship is astrong possibility. Tarotmessage – Fertile timefor the imagination.Make use of this timeand enjoy the creativitythat flows through you.

Four of Pentacles

Work – You’ve gotteninto a comfortable

routine and have garneredthe confidence to know th atyou can handle a crisis inyour office. Romance – Youmay need to make extraeffort to convince yourpartner that you feel thelove. Maybe you’re comingacross as cold and insensi-tive. Health – The stabilityand comfort of routine ismaking you happy. Thefamiliarity of situationsaround you is important.Money – Finances are sta-ble. Just keep an eye onyour bank account andensure that money transac-tions from one account tothe other are smooth andtimely. Tarot message –This is an important phasewhen you understand theimportance of traditionand old world charm.

Five of Cups

Work – You’re feelingburned out and are

unable to come up withnew and creative ideas atwork. Take it easy.Romance – If the chem-istry is not there, youcannot force it. If youhave to end the relation-ship do it with grace anddignity. Health – It’s nota good idea to harborresentments and negativeemotions that will impactthe way you perceive theworld around you.Money – Finances arestuck and what youthought will make youhuge profits is not exact-ly living up to yourexpectations. Tarot mes-sage – Pick up the piecesand move forward. Upsand downs are part of lifeand are essential for us tolearn from the lows.

The High Priest

Work – You use yourinstincts to solve

work problems. Some -times it may come acrossas weird to those aroundyou. Romance – You’renot looking for love at themoment. You’re happywith where you are, emo-tionally, and are not miss-ing something sorely.Health – Beware of over -eating or partying overthe top with fried foodsand you should be fine.Take a break from workand don’t let the stress getto you. Money – Moneyflow is stable and there’snothing to worry about onthat front. Take care toprotect whatever you’veearned so far. Tarot mes-sage – Strange, occultexperiences take you offyour feet and you feelpowerful and renewed.

Ten of Swords

Work – You’ve cometo the end of the

phase in career whenthere’s nothing new tolook forward to. Takeactive steps to motivateyourself, or you might getinto depression.Romance – A relation-ship has run its courseand there’s little you cando to revive it at thispoint. Let things be for awhile. Health – Mentalstress is taking a toll onyou. Though, to the world,you seem happy, you’reactually restless.Meditate! Money –Finances are stable butyou wonder if it matchesthe number of sacrificesyou’ve made in order toget it. Tarot message –This is a difficult timeand one always takesaway important lifelessons from this time.

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KNOW YOURCOUNTRY

THE SATURDAY QUIZ 28

1. How many teeth does afrog have?

2. In what year was the firstspace shuttle (Columbia)first launched?

3. What age was MichaelJackson when he stared hismusical career with theJackson Five?

4. What is the fewest number

of coins needed to payEURO21?

5. What country does the AlfaRomeo come from?

6. In which year was thepenalty kick introducedinto football?

7. Which english physiciandiscovered that the heartworks like a pump?

8. In which century did theFrench Revolution takeplace?

9. From which country doesGold Fassl beer come?

10. How many floors are therein the Sky tower buildingin Abu Dhabi?

11. Which director made afilm from Chuck

Palahniuk’s novel FightClub?

12. In which year was theDolby Surround formatadapted for home use?

13. For how many months is awhite whale pregnant?

14.For how many years didJohn Fitzgerald Kennedylive?

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

IN THE NEWS

1Which company put up a new poli-cy according to which work fromhome arrangement is banned?

2Which company will be buyingadvertising technology fromMicrosoft Corp that measures theeffectiveness of ads on Facebook?

3Groupon Inc fired its chief execu-tive officer who is also the co-founder of the company. Who ishe?

4Who became the first pope in 600years to resign?

5Technology gurus from Amazon,Facebook and Google are teamingup to design and develop a mobilegame aimed at speeding thesearch for an illness' drug. Which ill-ness is it?

6A famous filmmaker is being select-ed to head the jury of 66th editionof the Cannes International FilmFestival. Who is he?

CURRENT AFFAIRS

WHO AM I?I have been living in self-imposed exile for the last five

years. I heldthe mostimportantposition inmy countrybefore myexile. Whoam I?

Answers1. Zero 2. 1981 3. 54. 11 5. Italy6. 18917. William Harvey8. 18 9. Austria10. 7411. David Flincher12. 1982 13. 1214. 46 15. 162

Answers1. Yahoo 2. Facebook 3. Andrew Mason 4. BenedictXVI 5. Cancer 6. Steven Spielberg

1Which Indian player enteredthe men's singles quarterfi-nals of the German Openbadminton championship?

2How many crores are allottedfor Delhi Metro in the unionbudget?

3Which Bollywood actress willessay the role of boxer MaryKom in her biopic?

4Which smartphone is gearingup to launch software thatsupports Indian languageslike Hindi, Telugu and Tamil?

Answers1. Anand Pawar 2. Rs 3,120 crore 3. PriyankaChopra 4. Blackberry

DO YOU KNOW THESE FASHION DESIGNERS?Answers:1. Alexander Wang 2. Coco Chanel 3. Ralph-Lauren4. Giorgio Armani

Answer : Former Pakistanpresident Pervez Musharraf,


TEST YOURSELF

1Wood Alcohol

2 Sugar

3Salt

4Saltpeter

5 Limestone

6Laughing gas

7 Brimstone

8Bleach

9Rubbing alcohol

10Marble

11Plaster of Paris

Do you know theirchemical names?

Answers:1. Methyl alcohol2. Sucrose3. Sodium chloride4. Potassium nitrate5. Calcium carbonate6. Dinitrogen oxide7. Sulfur8. Sodium perborate9. Isopropyl alcohol10. Calcium carbonate11. Calcium sulfate ½ hydrate

with SantoshGhule

There is more thanthe silhouette of ananimal here... namethem.

PICTUREPUZZLE 56

Answer for 55 :Thirty!

1 2

3 4

SPORTS 29HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Kiran

Kumar Reddy handed over a chequefor `50 lakh to badminton ace Saina

Nehwal here on Friday. This was in ful-filment of the announcement made by

the government about the reward forSaina winning the Indonesia Open titlerecently. Saina who came to the secre-tariat with her parents to the secretari-

at, received the cheque from him.

CM gives `50 lakh to SainaWASHINGTON: Serena Williamsknows her way around a tennis court,but the 15-time Grand Slam championgot a crash course in golf fan etiquetteon Friday. World number one Williamstweeted that she was taken to task byan official at the US PGA Tour's HondaClassic in Palm Beach Gardens,Florida, for taking a picture of TigerWoods in action.

Serena runs afoul of banRIO DE JANEIRO: Rio police onFriday prepared to occupy slums nearthe city's international airport and sea-port as part of efforts to drive out drugtraffickers ahead of the 2014 WorldCup. Officials said 1,100 police backed by 200 navy commandos inarmoured vehicles were poised topunch into the Caju complex at dawn on Saturday.

Rio police to occupy slum


1. The Hoverplane Cup (Div - II); A Handicap For HorsesRated 20-45; Rated 00-25 Eligible; (About) 1200 Metres;12:45pm1 Alacrity 62.00 (44) Imran Chisty2 Petaloid 60.00 (40) Jorawar Singh3 Rappadan Glory 59.00 (38) David Allan4 Haynestown 57.00 (34) C Alford5 Piaffe 54.00 (28) P Kamlesh6 Hurricane Andrew 53.00 (26) Carlos Henrique7 Swiss King 53.00 (26) Sameer Khan8 Glorious Song 52.50 (25) B SreekanthSelections: 1 Haynestown 2 Alacrity 3 Glorious Song

2. The Sans Craintes Cup (Terms); For Maiden Horses 3 YearsOld Only; (About) 1200 Metres; 1:15pm1 Self Directed 55.00 Shailesh Shinde 122 Afrah 53.50 Vikram Jodha 23 Conquest 53.50 Imran Chisty 114 Cynosure 53.50 B Sreekanth 75 Iron Lady 53.50 A Sandesh 36 Luck Luck Lucky 53.50 Dashrath Singh 97 Pearly Queen 53.50 M Krishna 48 Rainbow Dancer 53.50 Valdir De`Souza 19 Shamrock 53.50 P Trevor 610 Shivalik Empress 53.50 Mohit Singh 511 Significant 53.50 Carlos Henrique 812 Spanish Moon 53.50 David Allan 10Selections: 1 Shamrock 2 Luck Luck Lucky 3 Cynosure

3. The Hoverplane Cup (Div - I); A Handicap For HorsesRated 20-45; Rated 00-25 Eligible; (About) 1200 Metres;1:45pm1 Focus 62.50 (45) B Mahesh 52 Fankaar 61.50 (43) Mohit Singh 33 Don Magnifico 59.50 (39) Md Azharuddin 14 Azorian 59.00 (38) D Gnaneshwar 75 Hot Iron 54.00 (28) M Krishna 86 Secret Gloss 54.00 (28) Vikash Tamang 67 Ijlal 53.00 (26) Zarar Alam 28 Regal Bearing 52.50 (25) NS Parmar 4Selections: 1 Azorian 2 Regalbearing 3 Focus

4. The Rohan Lifescapes Cup; A Handicap For Horses Rated20-45; Rated 00-25 Eligible; (About) 1600 Metres; 2:15pm1 River Pride 62.00 (44) S John 52 Stiling Veil 59.50 (39) C Alford 13 Combined Operation 58.50 (37) Dashrath Singh 104 Eros 58.00 (36) Vikash Tamang 35 Beethoven 57.50 (35) Md Imran 116 La Dominique 57.50 (35) Md Islam 8

7 Rembrandt 57.50 (35) B Sreekanth 68 Big Old Man 56.50 (33) Kishore Kadam 99 Classical Romance 56.50 (33) A Sandesh 710 Rise Above 56.00 (32) NS Parmar 211 Scarlatti 56.00 (32) P Trevor 1212 Hills Of The Moon 53.00 (26) Martin J Dwyer 4Selections: 1 Rembrandt 2 River Pride 3 Hills Of The Moon

5 The In The Spotlight Cup; A Handicap For Horses Rated60-85, Rated 40-65 Eligible; (About) 1200 Metres; 2:50pm1 Viva La Diva 61.00 (82) Vikash Tamang 132 Iverness 60.00 (80) R Hughes 83 Royal Honour 59.50 (79) Zarar Alam 64 Charlemagne 59.00 (78) P Trevor 45 Sunny Sue 58.50 (77) A Sandesh 26 Fireback 58.00 (76) Martin J Dwyer 37 Oriental Diana 57.50 (75) Dashrath Singh 108 Sreedhan 57.50 (75) Shailesh Shinde 79 Stand Apart 56.00 (72) Imran Chisty 910 Zillionaire 56.00 (72) Vinay Jaiswal 1111 Follow The Dream 54.50 (69) Jorawar Singh 112 Torch Of Life 54.50 (69) Md Islam 513 Signor Sassi 53.50 (67) Kishore Kadam 1214 Wild Card 53.50 (67) P Kamlesh 14Selections: 1 Fire Break 2 Stand Apart 3 Iverness

6. The Maj PK Mehra Memorial Super Mile Cup (Grade I)(Terms); For Indian Horses 4 Years Old & Over; (About) 1600Metres; 3:20pm1 Aristos 59.00 (106) P Trevor 12 Arktouros 59.00 (116) C Alford 73 Berlusconi 59.00 (108) R Hughes 84 Immense 59.00 (115) S John 35 Kohinoor Wish 59.00 (117) NS Parmar 26 Ranthambhore 59.00 (119) Jimmy Fortune 67 Star of Gibraltar 59.00 (121) A Sandesh 58 Chase The Sun 54.5 (102) David Allan 4Selections: 1 Ranthambore 2 Immense 3 Kohinoor Wish

7. The Suresh Mahindra Multi Million Trophy (Grade III);Terms For Indian Horses 4 Years Old And Over; (About) 1400Metres; 3-55pm1 Optimus Prime 60.00 (119) S John 32 Bold Police 58.00 (110) Carlos Henrique 23 Sunday Storm 58.00 (119) David Allan 44 Rajasthan Royals 57.50 (119) Jimmy Fortune 75 River Star 56.00 (113) Shailesh Shinde 126 Plenipotent 55.50 (104) PS Chouhan 67 Master Bullet 55.00 (114) CS Jodha 18 River Blitz 54.00 (111) Imran Chisty 9

9 Coccinella 52.50 (115) S Zervaan 810 Klipspringer 52.50 (108) Martin J Dwyer 1011 Sovetskaya 52.50 (108) P Trevor 1112 Nickel Chrome 50.00 (78) Dashrath Singh 5Selections: 1 Rajasthanroyals 2 Sunday Storm 3 Plenipotent

8. The Indian Turf Invitation Cup (Grade I) (Terms); For IndianHorses 4 Years Old & Over; (About) 2400 Metres; 4:30pm1 Dandified 59.00 (125) C Alford 102 Ocean And Beyond 59.00 (122) Imran Chisty 133 Onassis 59.00 (125) S Zervaan 64 Toroloco 59.00 (126) Paul Mulrennan 15 An Acquired Taste 55.00 (90) P Kamlesh 86 Angel Crown 55.00 (80) SN Chavan 147 Borsalino 55.00 (99) David Allan 28 Hemisphere 55.00 (102) R Hughes 119 Snowscape 55.00 (107) Shailesh Shinde 710 Super Storm 55.00 (114) Jimmy Fortune 411 Supreme Star (late Shivalik Hero 55.00 (84) P Trevor312 Tintinnabulation 55.00 (105) P S Chouhan 513 Wind Stream 55.00 (110) Martin J Dwyer 914 Maple Star 53.50 (117) B Sreekanth 12Selections: 1 Toroloco 2 Onasis 3 Tintinnabulation

9. The Sentouki Cup; A Handicap For Horses Rated 40-65;Rated 20-45 Eligible; (About) 1400 Metres; 5:15pm1 Snow Princess 62.50 (65) Martin J Dwyer 152 Ardent N Graceful 62.00 (64) C Alford 33 Head Hunter 61.00 (62) D K Ashish 24 Skyway 60.00 (60) N S Parmar 125 Legends Order 59.00 (58) Valdir De`Souza 96 Aletris 58.50 (57) D Gnaneshwar 107 Manhattan Rain 58.00 (56) S John 78 Awesome Indian 57.00 (54) Mohit Singh 69 Haddock 56.50 (53) Imran Chisty 510 Isle Of Capri 54.50 (49) C S Jodha 811 Serena 54.50 (49) P Trevor 412 Schwarzenegger 54.00 (48) Vinay Jaiswal 1313 Spectacular Style 53.50 (47) Md Islam 114 Incanto Bliss 53.00 (46) B Sreekanth 1415 Tasveer 53.00 (46) B Srinivas Rao 11Selections: 1 Snow Princess 2 Haddock 3 Serena

Days Best: RanthamboreJackpot Race Nos: 5, 6, 7, 8 and 91stTreble Race Nos: 1, 2 and 32nd Treble Race Nos: 4, 5 and 63rd Treble Race Nos: 7, 8 and 9Tanalapool will operate on races where there are fiveor more starters.

Toroloco for Invitation CupToroloco looks good to win the The Indian Turf Invitation Cup, the feature event of Sunday,

the big annual day of Indian horseracing, scheduled this year at Kolkata.

LOS ANGELES: The Breeders'Cup board of directors voted onFriday to keep a Lasix ban forjuvenile events and decided toeliminate the juvenile sprintrace from the two-day horse rac-ing extravaganza.

The move maintains thesame medical policies used lastyear for this year's event, set forNovember 1-2 at Santa Anita.

Horses in non-juvenile raceswill be allowed to race on Lasix,

or furosemide, provided its useis approved by race officials andadministered by approved veteri-narians.

The diuretic is used in USracing to combat exercise-induced bleeding in the respira-tory system.

The panel also called uponthoroughbred racing organiza-tions to unite in studying theimpact of medications uponhorses.

"We recognise that there hasbeen great divisiveness in ourindustry over medication rules,but joining together in the com-mon goal of independent scien-tific research of the effects ofrace-day medications, coupledwith industry pursuit of uniform rules, will move ustoward eliminating such divi-sions," said Breeders' Cup chairman Tom Ludt of the development. AFP

The Breeders' Cup keeps juvenile Lasix ban

SPORTS 30SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA:John Isner (above) advanced to the semi-finals by avenging a loss to defending champ Kevin Anderson at the ATP Tour’s Delray Beach Tennis Championships onFriday.

Top seed Isner won instraight sets, beating SouthAfrica’s Anderson 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) inone of four quarter-final match-es that featured three formerswinners.

Isner, who is the lastAmerican left in the draw, ham-mered 17 aces, had one doublefault and won 85 percent of hisfirst-serve points in the 79-minute match.

Isner moves to the semi-finals where he will faceFrance’s Edouard Roger-Vasselin who cruised pastRicardas Berankis 6-4, 6-3.

Juventus escape Napoli siegewith hard-fought point Julian Guyer

LONDON: Rafael Benitez, theunder-pressure Chelsea inter-im manager, urged all connect-ed with the club to uniteFriday as he tried to get iratefans onside.

Benitez has faced renewedcalls for his dismissal after helaunched an astonishing attackon the club’s supporters and the Stamford Bridge hier-archy following Chelsea’s 2-0victory at Middlesbrough inthe FA Cup fifth round onWednesday.

“What I said is we have 11games to play, 33 points (to playfor), we must stick togetherand get behind the team,”Benitez told a Friday news con-ference.

“The message is clear -- Ihave no problem with theboard, Michael Emenalo(Chelsea’s technical director),Roman Abramovich or theplayers.

“I will do the best for theclub. I have 26 years of princi-ples, respect and education toachieve what I have,” theSpaniard added.

ROME: Juventus survived a sec-ond-half Napoli onslaught todraw 1-1 with their closest titlerivals Friday, maintaining a six-point lead after a testing exami-nation at a ground where theyhaven’t won in 13 years. Juven -tus took the lead in the game butwere indebted to veteran goal-keeper Gianluigi Buffon (in pic)for salvaging a point.

“The title is far away, we aresix points in front which is agood advantage,” said Conte.

MIAMI: LeBron James (above)scored 14 points in the fourthquarter as the Miami Heatextended their win-streak to 13games with a 98-91 victory overthe Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.

James finished with 18points, 10 assists and eightrebounds and had a clutch threepointer late in the fourth for theHeat who snapped the Grizzlieswin streak at eight games

Dwyane Wade finished with22 points and eight assists in the win.

Marc Gasol scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while MikeConley and Zach Randolphdonated 14 points apiece for theGrizzlies.

The Grizzlies eight straightwins tied their most in franchisehistory dating back to their daysas the Vancouver Grizzlies.

Guthrie grabs leadWorld No 1 Rory McIlroy, who missed the cut in Abu Dhabi andthe World Golf Championships Match Play, continued to struggle.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA: Wellafter World No 1 Rory McIlroy had withdrawnfrom the Honda Classic during the secondround with a toothache, unheraled AmericanLuke Guthrie (in pic) took the lead of the USPGA event. Guthrie fired a bogey-free 63, seven-under par, to grab a one-stroke lead over coun-tryman Michael Thompson on nine-under 131after 36 holes of the $6 million tournament on aday when McIlroy’s walkout stole the majorattention.

After starting on the back nine,McIlroy had a double bogey, triplebogey and two bogeys before find-ing the water off the tee at the 18thand leaving behind playing partners ErnieEls and Mark Wilson as he walked off thecourse. “I sincerely apoloize to The HondaClassic and PGA Tour for my sudden withdraw-al,” McIlroy said. “I have been suffering with a

sore wisdom tooth, which isdue to come out in the nearfuture.“I was simply

unable to concentrate. It was really botheringme and had begun to affect my playing part-ners.”

And as McIlroy’s bid to repeat as championended in tatters, No 2 Tiger Woods fared littlebetter. The 14-time major champion fired hissecond 70 in a row to make the cut only on thenumber. Woods birdied the fourth and par-3fifth holes but made bogeys on the next twoholes. He closed the front nine with a birdie,stumbled to a double bogey at the par-4 13th butbirdied 14 and parred in to reach the weekend.

“I’ve got to get something going,” Woodssaid. “There are 70 guys within nine

shots of the lead. It’s prettywell bunched. I’ve got togive myself a good chanceto win it.”

Leader Guthrie is atour rookie whose best

finish in his eight priorPGA events was a share of

fifth at last year’s John DeereClassic. AFP

Let’s stick together: Benitez

Richard Eaton

DUBAI: Roger Federer’s(left) defence of the Dubai

Open title came to a dramaticend in the semi-finals after hefailed to convert three matchpoints against Tomas Berdych,the man who also upset him in

the US Open.The world number

six from the CzechRepublic thrillinglyturned the match

around after a neck-and-necksecond set tie-break, going onto win 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 againstthe five-time champion and setup a final against NovakDjokovic.

The Serbian world numberone extended his unbeaten runto 17 matches and reached the55th final of his career with a6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win over JuanMartin Del Potro, the formerUS Open champion fromArgentina.

Federer was on the vergeof success at 6-4 and 8-7 in thetie break, with the second ofthe three points coming on hisserve, but Berdych some howgot into a rally and won it withsome fierce ground strokes.

One break of servehalfway through the final setthen proved decisive, asFederer gambled more andmore on rushing the netinstead of continuing thebruising baseline exchanges

which characterised the firsttwo sets.

“It’s obviously unfortu-nate, you know,” said Federer,for whom this is a tournamentin his second home. “Pity tolose that one, but Tomas didwell to hang in there.

“Obviously I leave thismatch with a lot of regrets I’mfeeling: serving for the match,with the serve, having chancesin the beginning of the sec-ond, you know.”

Isner, Haasreach semis

Heat beatGrizzlies

Federer beaten by Berdych again

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HYDERABAD: Putting all spec-ulations to rest about his allegedstrained relationship with Mah -endra Singh Dhoni, former Indiabatsman VVS Laxman (centre inpic) on Friday said that theJharkhand dasher is the bestperson to lead the Indian team.

“Dhoni is a fantastic playerand I believe he is the best per-son to lead the Indian team,”Laxman said at the launch ofESPNcricinfo’s new book‘Talking Cricket’ here.

Laxman also sought to clearthe air about the controversythat took place last year whenDhoni was not among the invi-tees during a dinner function atthe former’s residence here.

“I never knew that a dinner

at my place would become atopic of national discussion. Itwas really disturbing to read the

report in the media about thatevent,” he said.

The Hyderabadi stylish re-

iterated that the timing of hisretirement -- in August last year-- was perfect.

“Initially, my aim was to beatAustralia in Australia and thenretire, but unfortunately we hada very poor series. But the mat-ter (retirement) was at the backof my mind for around sixmonths. I could have easilyplayed against England andAustralia but I thought it wouldbe better to give a youngster achance to play 10 Tests at homebefore India’s South Africa tour.

“The toughest day after tak-ing the decision to retire was thevery next day. As I woke up I toldmy wife I have taken a brilliantdecision,” he said.

Laxman stressed the need for

youngsters to take Test cricketseriously. At the same time, hetermed IPL as the best form ofcricket entertainment.

“There has to be a balanceand youngsters should under-stand that money is the byprod-uct of your hard work and goodperformance you put in for your country. There is no biggerprize than representing yourcountry.

“At same time, T20 requires aspecial set of skills. And I couldhave never imagined someonelike A B de Villiers reverse-sweep a fast bowler for six overthird man. In my entire career I could have never imagined of playing that shot,” saidLaxman. PTI

Dhoni is best person to lead: Laxman

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HYDERABAD: The recent past has seenmany sports tournaments between archrivals India and Pakistan being shelveddue to the strained relations among thetwo nations. Coming as a breather from

the on-going trouble, both the nationsare set to clash in a snooker tournamentset to take place in Karachi from March7 to 10. Four players represent each side.Among the players from India is ourlocal lad, Lucky Vatnani (the other threeplayers are Kamal Chawla, BrijeshDamani and Rafat Habib).

Waiting to get Lucky in Pakistan

Bhuvaneshwar rattles Aussies

HYDERABAD: Bhuvanesh -war Kumar struck early forIndia, rattling the Australianbatting line-up at the end ofthe morning session on Day1 of the second Test match,here, today. Australia werestaggering at 83 for four atthe end of 28 overs with Cla -r ke and Wade at the creaseon 20 and two respectively.

Having won the toss,Australian skipper, MichaelClarke elected to bat. On apitch which did not seem toturn too much in the morn-ing, the tourists would havehoped to amass a huge totalbut failed in their endeavouras Kumar struck on threeoccasions.

The first to depart wasDavid Warner. The openerwas stunned by a ball fromKumar which took a sharpturn and uprooted one of hisstump, with Australia losingtheir first wicket for a paltryscore of 10.

Ed Cowan soon followedsuit, having being trapped infront of the stumps byKumar. Just when thetourists looked like theywere settling down, they losttheir third wicket afterShane Watson also had totake the long walk back tothe pavilion, leaving Austra -

lia struggling at 57 for three.As Australia were trying

to recover from the jolt theyreceived, RavichandranAshwin struck to claim hisfirst wicket after PhillipHughes was dismissed aftercaptain Mahendra SinghDhoni took a brilliant catchbehind the wickets .

But it was Clarke’spatient knock of 20 runswhich gave Australia somehope. His batting showedthat it was a reasonablepitch to bat on, although

there was enough damagedone to the touring side.

The captain was unde-terred even as he saw hisside crumbling. His inningsincluded a six and two foursand if Clarke manages tostay for a longer duration atthe crease, there is everypossibility that he could endup with a big score, on thelines of something hehad done during thefirst innings atChennai.

For the hosts, allthe bowlers put up asplendid show on a brightSaturday morning whichsaw a huge crowd turn upto view the proceedings ofthe match.

The Indians not onlybowled well but were alertand agile on the fieldapplying the brakes oneasy runs. Australia on theother hand would hope tosee a change of fortunesduring the remainder peri-od of the day.

Earlier, India decided togo with the same XI whoplayed in Chennai, implyingthat Pragyan Ohja will haveto wait a while before he canget his chance to playagainst Australia duringthis series.

Meanwhile, Australiamade two changes in theteam. They broughtXavier Doherty in place ofNathan Lyon whileGlenn Maxwell wasreplacing Mitchell Starc.

ScoreboardAustralia 1st inningsDA Warner b Kumar 6Cowan lbw b Kumar 4PJ Hughes c Dhoni b Ashwin 19SR Watson lbw b Kumar 23MJ Clarke* not out 20MS Wade† not out 2Extras (b8, lb1) 9Total (4 wickets) 83Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-15, 3-57, 4-63 Bowling O M R WB Kumar 9 1 36 3I Sharma 9 3 27 0R Ashwin 7 5 10 1Harbhajan Singh 1 0 1 0RA Jadeja 1 1 0 0

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OZ WERE STAGGERINGAT 83 FOR FOUR ATLUNCH WITH CLARKEAND WADE BATTINGON 20 AND 2.

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Continuing the dominance they had over theAustralians in the first Test at Chennai, Team India

had the visitors on the mat in the first session ofplay in the second Test in the City.

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