100 PEOPLE TRAPPED IN PAK BUILDING COLLAPSEAround 100 people, including women and children, were feared trapped on Monday when a building collapsed in Pakistan's second largest city of Lahore,witnesses and an emergency official said.

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QUAKE ROCKS PHILIPPINES A 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of thecentral Philippines on Monday, killing at least oneperson and causing panic in cities where buildingsshook, authorities said. The quake hit 70 kilome-tres north of the city of Dumaguete on NegrosIsland, the US Geological Survey said.

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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUSTFacebook India has said they removed objection-able content that has them accused of deliberate-ly distributing "lascivious content”. This case is inaddition to another that accuses them of criminalconspiracy, in which the executives of 21 internetcompanies have been summoned.

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CM SET TO EXPAND CABINETChief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will beexpanding his Cabinet to induct N UthamkumarReddy (Huzurnagar), G Prasad Kumar (Vikarabad)and Kondru Murali Mohan (Rajam) at 6.28pm inRaj Bhavan on Monday, giving representation totwo more SCs.

Twitter said that users were firing off a record 10,000 tweets persecond in the final three minutes of the Super Bowl, won by the New

York Giants. The 10,000 tweets per second topped the previous recordof nearly 9,000 tweets per second set in August with Beyonce's

pregnancy announcement at the MTV Video Music Awards.

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NumaishA childhood favourite ofevery Hyderabadi, The AllIndia Industrial Exhibition ison.

Where: ExhibitionGrounds,

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Eat in the darkHave you ever wonderedhow it feels to eat in thedark? Come and experiencethis. Pay `499 to enjoy a 4-course meal worth `1,000 atDialogue in the Dark.

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A suitable lunchSyn presents three lunch

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Valentines grooveA valentines special work-shop is being held. Theworkshop on salsa andtheme dancing is being heldby Promod Sanghi.

Where: Park hotelSomajiguda

When: Ongoing

Bronze structuresKalakrithi presents livelymeshes of bronze, an exhibi-tion of bronze sculptures byTapas Biswas. The exhibitionwill be on display tillFebruary 16..

Where: Kalakrithi,Banjara Hills

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Food fiestaBarbecue Nation offers anamazing weekend and week-end lunch food fiesta. Thebuffet costs `475/- on week-days and `575 on weekends.

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Lunch specialsNautanki Galli offers itsexpansive lunch buffet. Sohead to Nautanki Galli.

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Fragile CityAn art exhibition by SrinivasReddy titled Fragile City isbeing held at Iconart.

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Cosmic artA solo art show by autisticchild Vikram is on display atBeyond Coffee till February6.

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Cupcake delightCupcake lovers head to Deli9 for the cupcake festival.You can select from a varietyof cupcakes such as choco-late, vanilla, peanut butter,coffee, orange.

Where: Deli9, BanjaraHills

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Listen EasyTo experience music from genres such as folk, smooth

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Buffet timeOhri’s Food Court NecklaceRoad is offering a specialMonday buffet. Come in toavail an amazing 4+1 and2+1 offer on it’s lunch buffetevery Monday.

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Even as Edwin Emmanuelwalks into the room, he car-ries tell-tale signs of an artist.

There are remains of paint on hishands and from his back-packcome the familiar sounds of spraycans. He is just returning afterholding a graffiti workshop forchildren. “I want them to grow upknowing graffiti as a form of artand not a form of vandalism,” hesays earnestly.

Edwin hails from a long-line ofartists, architects, photographers— essentially, a family of creativepeople. So it was natural that whenhe first saw graffiti art in Bang alore,he was drawn to it. “Till then I usedto sketch a lot on paper, but when Isaw street art, I was immediatelydrawn to it. It's full of colour. Thereare no constraints like is the casewith traditional art. Graffiti isunconventional and allows you toexpress yourself unconditionally,”

says the 21 year old. Graffiti, even today conjures

images of the subculture sur-rounding New York City ghettos(from where it originated) and is

closely associated with vandalismand defacement, as graffiti artistsusually use street walls, buildingcompounds, buses and other sur-faces of private ownership as their

canvases.Edwin though intends to

change popular perception. “Ionly paint for friends or when I’mcommissioned to do a project. I

believe you should get recognitionfor your work. I wish the govern-ment would give us space, like inother cities, so we can show caseour talent,” says Edwin wistfully.

The writing on the wallGraffiti needs to find its rightful place under the sun and on the city's walls says local artist Edwin Emmanuel

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The State government hasreportedly agreed torelease `1,200 crore byMonday evening. This

decision came in response to thethreat of an indefinite shutdownof all professional colleges asdeclared by the Consortium ofEngineering and ProfessionalColleges ManagementAssociation of Andhra Pradesh(CEPCMAAP), from February 7.

“We will no longer be con-vinced with just words. We wantto see action now. If the govern-ment releases `1,200 crore by thisafternoon, as well as give a GO torelease the remaining `2,060crores towards the fee-reim-bursement scheme funds to thewelfare departments by the endof the month, then we will call offthe strike. Else, we will continue,”said Jayram Reddy, president, APPrivate Pharmacy CollegesManagement Association.

The consortium is againmeeting on Monday to discusstheir grievances.

Students of the professionalcolleges are soon going to be leftin the lurch, if the managementsshut down the colleges.

The government, as per itspolicy, has to reimburse the feeconcession offered to differentsections of students a sum of`3,000 crore studying in engi-neering, pharmaceutical, MBAand MCA colleges in the state.This prompted the professionalcollege management boards,which claim it will be difficult tofunction owing to the acuteshortage of money, to call for astrike. The association claimsthat not a single rupee has beengiven to them and subsequently,more than 800 colleges in theState have not been able to paysalaries to their faculty for the lastthree months.

“We have pleaded with thegovernment to release funds.Colleges are finding it increasing-ly hard to sustain due to a finan-cial crunch. We have approachedthe Supreme Court several timeswhich ordered the government to

release the funds immediately.Yet, none of the professional col-leges have received any amountthis year. Unless we take such astep, the government officials willnot bow down,” said N RameshBabu, chairman, CEPCMAAP.

As many 720 engineering, 305pharmaceutical, 650 B.Ed, 700MBA and MCA colleges are goingto remain shut unless the govern-

ment sanctions the funds, said KRamadas, general secretary of APPrivate Pharmacy Colleges(APPPC). “Lecturers are boy-cotting classes and there is noth-ing that we can do as we don’thave the funds to pay,” he said.

T Jaypal Reddy, president,APPPC, said that the reason whycolleges in the State have poorinfrastructure is because they

don’t have the resources toimprove it. “Since its inception in2009, the government hasn’t evenpaid us the entire amount. Somecolleges are still awaiting pay forthe year 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. This amount, too, is esti-mated to be `300 crores. We can’tsustain ourselves any longer,” he said.

The fee reimbursementscheme, started by the late chiefminister YS Rajshekhar Reddy in2009, aimed to reimburse theannual tuition fee of studentsfrom economically backwardclasses, including SC, ST, OBCand EBC.

On the other hand, the deci-sion of stalling colleges postFebruary 7, will affect thousandsof students in the state. “We knowthe implications that this willhave on the students. The time-table will go haywire. But we arehelpless ourselves. Last month,we gave a warning to the govern-ment, but they did not listen. Wewill await a response from thegovernment on Monday. If it ispositive, then we will call it off.Else, we will go ahead with thestrike,” warned Jaypal.

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Asecurity advice toremove lollipops (A ddisplaying boards onroad dividers) by the City

police department has putGreater Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation (GHMC) officials ona high alert. But at the same time,it is also resulting in loss of rev-enue for the corporation which isscouting for income generatingsources.

Officials are busy these daysremoving lollipops installed ondividers of arterial roads of theCity. Some of these stretchesinclude Banjara Hills Road No.1and 2, famous Necklace roadnear IMAX theatre.

The most important reasonfor the removal of these lollipopsis a security advice from thepolice department, as they can beused to plant bombs by anti-social elements. The contention

of police is that Hyderabad whichwitnesses a lot of VIP movementis prone to such attacks.

Immediately after receivingthe advisory from the cops, theGHMC officials have decided toremove lollipops from all theimportant stretches of the Cityonce their contract expires. Theofficials have already removedthese boards from Banjara HillsRoad No.1.

"We have initiated the pro-cess of removing lollipops as perthe police advice. All these lolly-pops are leased out. So, we areremoving them as their contractexpires," GHMC assistant engi-neer (advertisements) K NarsingRao told Postnoon on Friday.

Removal of these lollipops isalso directly leading to the loss ofrevenue to the GHMC, while itsofficials are trying to increase the

income of the corporationthrough various means. They arenow exploring the ways on howto fill the loss of revenue.

The officials are planning tocrack the whip on illegal hoard-ing owners and increase theirincome. It may be emphasisedhere that the lollypops have beenerected at 20 important roadsacross GHMC limits and thenumber of these board runs intohundreds.

With the eviction of theseadvertisement boards, theGHMC may now bring in stricterrules for flexis and vinyl hoard-ings that pop up without any offi-cial permission. This is likely toadd more than expected rev-enues.

A GHMC committee recentlyrecommended that the hoardingsshould not be put up near tem-ples, educational institutions andtourist sports without properlicence. This is being viewed asanother source of income.

Cops can’t standthese lollipopsMove forced by police advisory on IED scare on routes

regularly used by VIPs including the chief minister

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Sujith Reddy, 8, a Class IIIstudent of Delhi Public

School of Karmanghat, waskidnapped on Sunday night inAnji Reddy Nagar localityunder Saroor Nagar policeStation limits, when the boywas playing in front of thehouse. This caused a sensationin the surrounding areas ofKarmanghat.

The abductors called upthe father of the boyRajasekhara Reddy anddemanded a ransom of `5lakh. When RajasekharaReddy, who is running anIndian Oil Corporation (IOC)petrol pump in partnershipwith other friends, pleadedthat he was very poor and

could not afford the ransomdemanded, the abductorsasked him to give `1 lakh to sethis son free.

When Reddy againexpressed his helplessness tothe demands of the abductors,the abductors warned himthat they would kill the boy, iftheir demand was not met.

Saroornagar Police StationInspector of PolicePurnachander confirmed thekidnap. He also said that theyhad registered a case (CrimeNo. 79/2012) and investigatingfrom all angles. The inspectorfurther said that the parents ofthe child also received anothercall this morning at 7.30 withthe same demand. The policeare is trying to trace out thelocation of the kidnappers.

8-year-old kidnapped

Jr docs strike on

Driver killed in ORR accidentPostnoon News

The prestigious Outer RingRoad witnessed yet another

accident in the early hours ofMonday in which a lorry driverwas killed on the spot.

The accident occurredwhen a lorry, laden with a loadof plants and coming fromRajahmundry, hit another lorry,which was parked on the ORR.The death was instant for BalajiChouhan, 32, a native of

Maharastra. The impact was sopowerful that the entire cabinof the lorry reduced to a man-gled piece of scrap.

Sub-Inspector of Police ofRajendranagar V Madan Lalsaid that the accident occurredat 5am. "The driver must havehit the vehicle without seeingthe lorry. The driver died on thespot," Lal said. He said that theyremoved the body with greatdifficulty and shifted it toOsmania General Hospital.

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The junior doctors are con-tinuing their strike for the

13th day, as they “do not wantto budge until their demandsare met,” even as the govern-ment has taken a tough standnot to yield.

A blood donation camp wasorganised on Monday as part ofthe protest. Patients will have towait a little longer for junior doc-tors to start treatment, as neitherthe junior doctors nor the gov-ernment is willing to come to amutual understanding.

Dr Laxmikanth, a strikingjunior doctor from GandhiMedical College, was shifted tothe ICU on Monday morning.As many as 12 junior doctorsfrom other colleges across theState had joined the strike onFebruary 2 and sat on an indefi-nite hunger strike. Of the 12doctors, three doctors havebeen shifted to the ICU threedays ago.

Meanwhile, the governmenttermed the demands of doctorsas unreasonable and appealedto them to call off their agita-tion in the interest of poorpatients.

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With numerous politicalviewpoints poured in insupport of and against

the IAS officers’ indignation tothe ‘harassment by the CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI),none had spelt out accurately asto what the officers wanted.Postnoon accessed the represen-tation submitted recently by theIAS officers to the Chief Ministerin which they laid out what they wanted.

Issues listed and suggestions: n IAS officers required as wit-nesses should be examined intheir respective chambers, as isbeing done with ministers. n The CBI should include civilservants with knowledge of busi-ness rules and experience ofdecision making in government.Discplinary and punitive mea-sures should be graded accordingto motives behind the action anddegree of involvement. n The Chief Minister shouldadvise the CBI sanction of the

state government under whomthe officer worked at the time ofalleged irregularity, is must forlaunching of prosecution, per-mission by department of prose-cutions, government of India isan additional requirement, butnot a substitute for the primarysanction by state government. n Officers facing criminal prose-cution for acts done during thecourse of discharging duties oftheir office should be defendedlegally by the government. Thelegal cost should be borne by thegovernment.n Certain government decisionsare being questioned as irregular,and officers who have processedthe papers being questioned.However, no steps seem to have

been taken to reverse these irreg-ular decisions. Thus the benefi-ciaries of such allegedly irregulardecisions continue to reap bene-fits, while the IAS officers whoprocessed the paper work areharassed. Hence governmentshould urgently review, reverse,or reconfirm such decisions. n Admittedly the CBI is investi-gating high stake decisions ofState government. But these deci-sions could not have been takenwithout explicit approval of thepolitical executives. These deci-sions could not have been imple-mented without explicit and tacitapproval of concerned ministers.However political executives arebeing let off and civil servants arebeing used as scape goats.

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If music is known as the foodof love, then your iPod shouldbe stocked up with songs that

remind you of him/her on thisday of love. While songs likeEvery Breath You Take bythe Police is still verymuch a favourite,Pehla Nasha fromJo Jeeta WohiSikandar stillbrings out the feel-ing of falling in lovefor the very first time.

Here is a list ofthe top five eternallyromantic songs thatcould be played on loop:n Everything I Do by BryanAdams — Probably known asone of the most classic romanticsongs of all time, it broke salesrecord in both the UK and theUSA when it first released.n Wonderful Tonight by EricClapton — Probably one ofClapton’s best, this song waspenned by him for Pattie Boydwhen they were together. Way towoo a girl!

nTruly, Madly, Deeply by SavageGarden — Do you love yourother half truly, madly, deeply?Savage Garden’s classic lovesong moves you with its lyricsand its tune. n Hey There Delilah by PlainWhite T’s — This song should be

on your playlist if youhave been in a

long distancerelationshipor still are. n Just the way

you are byBruno Mars —

Bruno Mars isquite a natural when

it comes to composing

music. Him and his pianochurn out some romanticnumbers for a cosy day in bedon V-Day!

In my most humble opinion,there is no better gift than mak-ing a mix-tape because it’s per-sonal, there is labour involved,and it’s less embarrassing com-pared to carrying around agiant, pink teddy bear.

Weird woes of Babus Bitter sweet symphonyWith just eight days to go, Valentine’s day will benothing without the right kind of music or songsGRAFT

8 DAYS TO GO

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HYDERABAD: Residents ofHyderabad are in for a rude shockthese days as the revision of drinkingwater tariff by Hyderabad MetroWater Supply and Sewerage Board(HMWS&SB) has begun to have itsimpact on the residents. Hundreds ofhouseholds received inflated billsthis month.

It wasn't different last month too.It may be recalled that the waterboard had hiked its tariff inNovember last year citing severefinancial crunch. The rate of tariffhike stood between 50 per cent and400 per cent, based on the category ofconsumers. The anger is clearly visi-ble on the faces of residents who arealready burdened with continuousinflation and hike in petrol and dieselprices and power tariff.

Faulty methodsOfficials of the HMWS&SB are notfollowing any set norms, while calcu-lating the amount of water con-sumed. They are issuing the billsbased on the pre-existing data andmethods resulting in inflated bills toresidents. The officials are taking intoconsideration the data prepared byGreater Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation (GHMC) while generat-ing water usage bills without using itsown data.

The method that is being fol-lowed by the board is that if a build-ing owned by a resident is in com-mercial category in the GHMC list,the water board is also consideringsuch users under commercial catego-ry and sending them bills according-ly, instead of generating the bills asper the consumption.

According to the official figuresof the board, it has a total of 7.80lakh drinking water connection in

GHMC limits including all cate-gories like domestic and commer-cial connections.

Minimum chargesThe other method being followed isimposition of minimum usagecharges to consumers who do nothave water meters to measure theconsumption. This method is alsoleading to inflated bills and making ahole to the pockets of residents.Interestingly, about 50 per cent ofconsumers out of a total number of7.80 lakh citizens do not have watermeters.

Officials of the corporation aresaying that since a majority of cus-tomers do not have water meters,they are imposing minimum watercharges on them based on thecharges received by metered tap con-nections in a particular area.

According to the officials, theconsumers who do not have meterswould get higher bills compared tothose who have meters. They say thatthe reason for this is that meters willhelp raise exact bills. The officials areappealing to consumers to procuremeters to receive correct bills andavoid excess billing.

Reacting on the issue of inflatedbills and faulty methods, WaterBoard Managing Director AdharSinha confirmed this and said resi-dents of Hyderabad had receivedinflated bills and that he haddirected the officials to resolve theissue on a case by case basis. “Yes,the issue has come to my notice.Many domestic consumers havereceived these bills. We will rectifythis issue and charge as per therevised tariff. There is no questionof burdening domestic customers,”Adhar Sinha told Postnoon.

Endowments Minister CRamachandraiah has saidthat it was improper on the

part of China Jeeyar Swamy to tryto control the entire administra-tion of the TTD all by himself.

The minister said that thesuggestions of any devotee on theadministration of temples werealive. Stating that the governmentwould respect everyone’s opin-ion, the minister said it was, how-ever, improper on the part of any-one to think of controlling theTTD administration.

The minister has announcedthat he would set up a committeein every district, to protect tem-ple lands. He also said that detailsof the properties of templeswould be disclosed on line, with-in a week. When asked about therole of the TTD Executive OfficerLV Subrahmaniam in the EMAARscam, Ramachandraiah said thatthe law would take its owncourse.

Educationist andMLC ChukkaRamaiah on

Sunday demandedthat the State takeimmediate steps towithdraw criminalcases registeredagainst the studentswho participated inthe Telangana stir.

The MLC visitedthe relay hungerstrike camp orga-nized by a voluntaryorganisation “Telan -gana AmaraveerulaSaakshi” at IndiraPark on Sunday.

Withdrawcases againststudents:Ramaiah

THE FACES OF HYDERABADBangari M, House Maid

Aishwarya Yerra

A city is defined bythe people who liveand work in it. Herewe take a look at

the human threadsthat make up our

urban tapestry

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Everyday morning she com-pletes her own house workand then sets upon doing

other’s house work. Bangari is ahouse maid, working at twoplaces to sustain her herself andher family.

It’s definitely not a profes-sion any person would aspire tochoose but she did not have achoice. Being the eldest of foursiblings was forced become ahouse maid to bolster finances.

She was all of 10 years whenshe embarked on this career ofhard physical labour. She hasalso worked as manual labourerin the fields and also as a con-struction worker. She is 25 yearsold today and has a 10-year-oldson and 8-year-old daughter.Her daughter urges her everydayto stay at home and spend more

time with them. In her spare time, Bangari man-

aged to learn tailoring. In the future

she does not want to continue as ahouse maid and wants own her owntailoring shop.

Statistics. Total No. of Tap connections - 7.80 lakhNo. of metered connections - 4 lakh No. of non- meter connections - 3. 80 lakh

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Muslims observedMilad-un-Nabi,birthday of the

Prophet Mohammed all over the State onSunday. Rallies were taken out at severalplaces, recalling the morals preached bythe Prophet. Programmes like mass mar-riages and poor-feeding were organised onthe occasion.

Governor ESL Narasimhan, ChiefMinister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and leadersof various political parties greeted the peo-ple on the occasion.

Muslims believe that Prophet Moha -mmad founded Islam as directed by the

Almighty. In his preach-ing, he stated instancesfrom his own life and

said that every one should lead a moral,honest and decent life. He had establisheda new order eradicating the age-old super-stitions and ills that plagued the society ofthose days. He led the people towards thepath of truth, endurance and devotion toreach the Almighty. He also created faith inthe oneness of God.

According to the belief, the Almightypresented Quran to the Prophet andthrough the directions of God, the Prophetled people on the path of righteousness.

Milad-un-Nabiobserved with fervour

Pandit Nehru and MahatmaGandhi smile benevolently at mefrom their frames on the wall, andI stare back balefully. Republic

Day is over; the white, green and saffron

clothes we wore for the flag hoisting havebeen washed, ironed and put back in thecupboard.

And now my bi-annual dilemmabegins. I stare at all the Republic Day dec-orations and knick-knacks that weregiven to me during the ceremony — Ihave a Nehru-Gandhi paper brooch, aflag-ribbon brooch and a little plastic-paper flag. Every year, I agonise abouthow to dispose these articles respectfully.Usually, these paraphernalia end up in adrawer and the pile gets bigger every yearfrustrating my de-cluttering efforts.

Ditto for religious symbols; I still havea 2007 Sai Baba calendar a friend gave mewhen she returned from Shirdi. Anotherfriend casually handed me a Ganapatipicture one day — I’ve had it for two yearsnow! I cannot put any of these things intothe dustbin for sure. But what am I sup-posed to do with them?

I also stress about all the flag stream-ers and festoons that decorated the entirevenue of the flag hoisting. How theorganisers must be disposing them? Ikeep worrying about these things —when a picture of the flag or a God is inthe newspaper, don’t we discard thenewspaper? Argh... it drives me crazy —you get the picture. So I decided to ask afew people what they do with theirRepublic Day takeaways and trinkets.

We usually buy small flags and makestreamers out of them. I give them

away to kids attending the programme. Werecycle the bigger ones by using them tocover diaries and notebooks, giving theman Indian look and we use these as give-aways. Usually, flag festoons remain onlocation for months if the leader is fromthe same area. If the year is not men-tioned, some leaders re-use these things.The flags are also given away to slumdwellers for shelter.

DIPALI MEHTA, PR CONSULTANT

Ihaven’t really given this issue a thought.However, my family is in the habit of pre-

serving these tokens for reuse or keepthem on the loft. Later, during Diwali clean-ing, we give it to the newspaper vendor.

However, I haven’t come across anyapproved method to discard these tokensor reuse them. For instance, in my family,the practice regarding religious symbolsand pictures is to make an offering of themin the holy river. Personally, I agree thatnational symbols should be disposed withdue respect, but there seems to be no prescribed instruction as to how one maydo so.

Perhaps every State could come upwith an awareness campaign for the gener-

al public on the proper method for respect-fully discarding national memorabilia. Itwould be nice if this issue can be treatedwith the same importance as a politicalelection campaign.

ANJAN MITRA, HR PROFESSIONAL:

We generally store the flag and otherdecorations for the next year, except

the small paper flags used as brooches. Allmetal pins or brooches are retained.

S RADHA RANI, EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR:

Flag badges and ribbons are kept untilthe charm is over or till the event is

over. Afterwards they are discarded like anyother waste. Obviously, the National Flagmade of cotton is kept neatly until the nextcelebration. But other decorations are dis-carded like any other trash. Of course, itwould be better if we discarded thesethings in a more respectful manner.

Sure, we all seem to be looking forways to dispose of our national memorabil-ia respectfully.

SHALEM RAJU, PUBLIC-PRIVATE

PARTNERSHIP EXPERT / BANKER:

A t

ho

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t The US has a National Flag Code. It provides four steps to destroy a dam-aged or used flag. One of them is worth following:

“Burn the damaged flag with a dignified demeanor. Dig a fire pit in an outdoor areaaway from flammable grass or trees. Use rags or twigs as kindling to produce an ade-quate blaze and dispose of the flag by putting it in the fire.” This is what, the US thinksof it, but not us.

Dilemma on

Discard

Mini Singh feedback@postnoon.com

COMMUNITIES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 8The story behind the newsFocus

The Internet — will it ever ceases toamaze

The Internet has revolutionised the world

today. After years of being oblivious tosome information, I see videos of musi-

cal geniuses and get to know facetsabout them that I never knew till now. It

must have been some crazy fanthose days that happened to

have an old 16mm film cameraand converted it to be posted

on YouTube. Recently, I sawmy own video on YouTube

when I was in theUniversity of Washington

in 1970! And I have noidea who even posted

the video on theInternet.

Guru who?It took me twenty years to become an appren-

tice to a teacher in India. And the teaching was notan everyday practice — it took place only when

you inspired your teacher to come out of his roomand tell you what to do while you were practicing.

In India, back in those days, you didn’t have to paya guru with money. You had to pay him with your

service, kindness, respect, honour and love. And inturn, he cared for, and educated you. He was more

than a guru — he was more like a parent.In future, the guru-student relationship may

not be possible. What took twenty years just tobecome an apprentice has now changed. With

information available at your fingertips, there isobviously no need for all that. I am fine with

today’s modern technology, but I believe that onceyou’ve got information, there has to be someone

who can help you sift through it and analyse it. Andyou do need a guru to help you with that.

Young musicians today at the age of 18, havetwice or thrice as much information as I did when Iwas 18. Back in those days, if you found a recording

of a great master, it was like discovering the tombof King Tut! All through the student community,

the tape would circulate, and we’d be talkingabout it like people do on the Internet now.

When I talk to somebody and say ‘Did youhear that 1962 recording of that great mas-

ter, they would say, ‘yeah, I have it down-loaded!’ And I am sure that a hundred

years from now, the information will stillbe there on the Internet. But what I

hope for is that there will still be acapable guru, helping the students

understand what they have.

A routine to adhere toMy father tutored me from the

age of two, until I was 11 years old.My ‘abhyas’ would begin at 3:30 in

the morning and go on until 6:30in the morning. Then, I’d go to

school - and that was the routine.And it wasn’t drumming, but only

a discussion about drumming andits origins. The discussions cen-

tered around the importance andsacredness of the knowledge. I put

my theoritical knowledge into prac-tice by playing the tabla once I came

home from school.

The ideal guru Many musicians who perform with

me take a few students with them evenwhen they travel. When they are at home,

they come for lessons every day. They maynot live with them like they did before, but

they are still allowed to be with them throughthe day, and discuss music with them — I hope

it remains that way.The musicians of today continue to feel that

this approach is important. What’s interesting isthat musicians today still don’t take money from

students. It’s always been the feeling in India that aguru doesn’t teach; the student inspires the lessons.

When I teach in California, there are no feesinvolved — the students come and they hang out.

We do six hours of drumming a day, and then gohome. Lessons, according to me, are best learnt

this way.

MY TAKE ON THE GURU OF TODAYZAKIR HUSSAIN:

Discovering the recording of agreat master was like discover-ing the tomb of King Tut

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 9India unveiled India‑View

LUCKNOW: The run-up toAssembly elections in UttarPradesh has set the illegal bettingmarket abuzz with bookiesputting their money on a hungHouse, sources close to the book-makers said on Sunday.

Stakes were high on the possi-ble successor to the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)government which was facing atough challenge to stage a comeback, they said.

Unlike Assembly elections inthe past, the bookies this timewere not expecting any single

party to win a clear majority, thesources said.

Elections in 403 constituen-cies in the State would be held inseven-phase voting betweenFebruary 8 and March 3. Resultswould be out March 6.

Sources said that the latestbetting market suggested that theSP may win 137-141 constituencies. The BSP may win118-122 constituencies. TheCongress was expected to win 66-69 constituencies and the BJP’stally may range between 52-56constituencies, they said. IANS

Bird flu: 7,000 fowls culled in BhubaneswarBHUBANESWAR: About 7,000fowls were culled on Sunday inOdisha capital Bhubaneswarafter a bird flu case was detectedin a government-run institution,an official said.

“The culling operation wasconducted by about 40 experts

and veterinary personnel till lateafternoon,” fisheries and animalresources development directorBenudhar Dash said.

Culling is likely to continuedfor three-four days, he added say-ing that the government plannedto cull about 40,000 birds.

The State authorities hadrecently sent three poultry sam-ples from the city’s government-run Central Poultry DevelopmentOrganisation to the High SecurityAnimal Disease Laboratory inMadhya Pradesh’ capital Bhopalafter several chicken died. IANS

Supporters attend an election campaign rally of Uttar PradeshChief Minister Mayawati in Sitapur. AFP

Bookies bet onhung House in UP

‘Rahul’s focus is onstronger Congress,not becoming PM’AMETHI: Priyanka GandhiVadra on Sunday said that herbrother Rahul Gandhi’s aim wasnot becoming the prime ministeror the Congress chief but buildingup the party, though she alsostressed that he would not shirkaway from any responsibilityentrusted to him.

Asked whether time was ripefor her brother to become primeminister, she said: “We in thefamily do not think like that at all.Rahul’s focus is essentially onbuilding the party as also towardspushing the development of UP. Ifhis work requires him to hold anyposition, he will take it up,” shetold mediapersons during her tourof Rahul’s Amethi parliamentaryconstituency, where she hasundertaken campaigning, and inher mother’s Rae Bareli seat.

“Rahul does not see hiscareer in terms of becomingprime minister or the party president. You all might think likethat, but neither he nor do weperceive things in that light,” shesaid. IANS

Actress held for prostitutionPUNE: A Tamil actress wasarrested from a five-star hotelin this Maharashtra city for herinvolvement in prostitution,police said here on Sunday.

Caroline Mariya, 22, wasarrested from the hotel onSaturday evening. Her manag-er and a film studio owner inChennai M Rajkumar has alsobeen arrested.

“Acting on a tip off, we laida trap and sent a decoy customer following which shewas arrested,” said an official.

Mariya played the lead rolein Tamil movies like Rain andWadachalam and has been apart of modelling assignmentsfor several textile and diamond companies inChennai. IANS

MUMBAI: Terming a Delhicourt’s dismissal of his petitionagainst home minister PChidambaram in the 2G case as“wrong”, Janata Party chiefSubramanian Swamy onSunday said he would soonprove the decision wrong in theSupreme Court.

He also claimed Pakistan’sInter-Services Intelligence (ISI)had dossiers on black moneystashed away by Indian minis-ters in foreign banks.

“Prima facie, I established acase against Chidambaram andeven the court agreed. I wantedthe court to summon him toestablish his criminality andcross-examine him as to why heagreed to the 2001 pricing andshare dilution of companies,”Swamy said while speaking at

the second anniversary lectureof Moneylife Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation.

Swamy said that he willsoon move the Supreme Courtagainst Chidambaram.

He questioned as to whyChidambaram’s role was notbeing probed in the case. “If ARaja is criminally liable, whycan’t Chidambaram’s role beprobed,” he asked.

“Conviction proceedingscannot be brought at trial stage.The judge acted on a wrongbasis,” he alleged.

Swamy also slammed several ministers includingcommunications minister KapilSibal, as also Prime MinisterManmohan Singh and Congresspresident Sonia Gandhi.

Taking a dig at the primeminister, Swamy said thatManmohan Singh was weak. Healso compared Sonia to a ring-master with a whiplash andManmohan Singh to a lion.

“In Hindi, Singh means alion,” he said, in a lighter vein.

He said that Pakistan’s ISIhad dossiers on black moneystashed away by Indian minis-ters abroad.

“The ISI knows which min-ister has how much money inwhich account in a foreignbank,” he said. IANS

Subramanian Swamy

Muslims look at a float depicting New Delhi’s Qutub Minar duringa procession through the Jamlpur area of Ahmedabad on Sundayon the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi. AFP

MODEL CELEBRATIONS

KOLKATA: Three months aftera laptop snag killed an MNCemployee, another man inKolkata was found dead close tohis burnt laptop in his bedroom,police said on Sunday.Asphyxiation is suspected to bethe cause of death.

The body of SaptarishiSarkar, 30, an employee of a pri-vate firm, was detected around11am on Sunday. His bedroomwas full of smoke when its doorwas opened in Haridevpurneighbourhood in the southernfringes of Kolkata city, policesaid.

“Saptarishi Sarkar was founddead inside his house. All thewindows and doors of his room

were closed and it was full ofsmoke and there was an acridsmell. A burnt laptop near hisbed was found which probablycaught fire from a cigarette thathe was smoking,” said TapanPaul of the Haridevpur policestation.

His body has been sent for

post-mortem, said Paul, rulingout any foul play.

“It seems he fell asleep witha cigarette in his hand and thelaptop kept nearby caught fire.With all windows closed he mayhave died of asphyxiation,”added Paul.

Another city resident SayanChowdhury, was found deadunder similar circumstances inNovember 2011. A partiallycharred laptop was found closeto his body. The laptop wasplugged to a charger and its ear-phones were in the victim’s ears.

Experts feel the habit ofusing a laptop on a bed or goingto sleep with the device couldprove fatal. IANS

Burnt laptop kills Kolkata man

2G: Swamy lashesout at Chidambaram

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201210Around the World Beyond Borders

GLOBE AT A GLANCENorwegien prince, wifeevacuated from plane COPENHAGEN: A total of 135 pas-sengers, included Norway’s crown princeHaakon and his wife, crown princessMette-Marit, were evacuated from an air-craft at the Copenhagen airport aftersmoke was detected in one of the plane’smotors. Danish broadcaster DR News saidthe royal couple from Norway had been inCopenhagen to celebrate Danish crownprincess Mary’s 40th birthday.

Flood waters rise inAustraliaBRISBANE: Flood waters rose Mondayin parts of Queensland as the Australianstate raced to complete the largest evacu-ation in its history with police boostingtheir presence to prevent looting.Thousands of Australians have been forcedto abandon their homes as a record delugesweeps through areas still reeling from lastyear’s devastating flooding.

Sarkozy ally to face corruption chargesPARIS: A former French minister willappear before a campaign financing probeon Wednesday, feeding the air of suspicionhanging over President Sarkozy’s campahead of a presidential vote in April.Eric Woerth, formerly Sarkozy’s budgetminister will testify before judges investi-gating alleged illegal donations by L’Orealheiress Liliane Bettencourt.

Snow and ice blanketBritain

Israeli Jewish settlers sing duringthe inauguration ceremony for anew Torah and a synagogue builtin Mitzpe Yitzhar. AFP

Panamanian natives shout slogansduring a protest against thegovernment in Panama City onSunday. AFP

LONDON: Heavy overnight snow inBritain severely disrupted road, rail and airtravel on Sunday, The Telegraph reported.Drivers were forced to spend the night intheir cars as the snow brought traffic to astandstill while Heathrow Airport cancelleda third of its flights.The big freeze broughtsnowfalls of up to 16 cm.

WASHINGTON: PresidentObama said on Sunday thathe deserved to be re-elected because the USeconomy is adding jobs andrecovering, in stark contrast tothe monthly unemploymenthikes he inherited in 2009.

In a pre-Super Bowl inter-view, Obama was remindedthat three years ago, he told.“If I don’t have it done in threeyears, it’s going to be a one-term proposition.”

Obama pointed to US jobnumbers issued on Fridayshowing that 243,000 net newjobs were added in January,the fastest spurt in ninemonths and which broughtthe unemployment rate down

to 8.3 per cent.“I deserve a second term.

But we are not done,” Obamasaid. “Now, we’re creating250,000. We have created themost manufacturing jobs

since 1990. But we’re not fin-ished,” Obama said, pointingto the need to see that “allAmerican manufacturing isbuilding again and sellingoverseas.” AFP

WASHINGTON: The UnitedStates demanded “clarification”on Sunday over Cairo’s apparentplans to put dozens of pro-democracy activists, on trialover charges of illegal funding ofaid groups.US State Departmentspokeswoman Victoria Nulandsaid Washington was “deeplyconcerned” over the develop-ments, which threatened to further strain ties with Egypt’spost-Arab Spring military rulers.

A top official at FreedomHouse, called Egypt’s handling ofthe matter “a disaster.” AFP

US seeks‘clarification’on trials

LAS VEGAS: Republican pre -si dential hopeful Newt Gingrichlooked to a “Super Tuesday”vote bonanza in March to rescue his faltering campaignafter a second consecutivethumping from rival MittRomney.

Gingrich trailed in Nevadaby a massive 25-per cent margin with almost three-quar-ters of precincts reporting — asecond big loss within five daysthat rai sed questions about theviability of his longer-termchallenge.

Speaking on two talk shows,the candidate put a brave faceon the defeat and insisted

things would be different in amonth’s time when 10 statesvote at once and almost a fifthof all delegates are decided.

“Our goal is to get to SuperTuesday, where we’re in muchmore favorable territory,”Gingrich said on NBC’s Meet thePress, adding that he expects todo much better in conservativesouthern states.

Gingrich, has vowed a longgame in the voting battle for theRepublican nomination, where2,286 delegates are at stake anda candidate must accumulate1,144 votes to win.

The Republican establish-ment hopes the contest will be

over well before the August 27-31 convention in Flo rida, avoid-ing a bitter battle th at could hurtthe eventual nominee’s chancesagainst Demo cratic PresidentBarack Obama.

Romney’s Nevada victoryfollowed a resounding win inFlorida, and the multi-million-aire former venture capitalistand Massachusetts governor isnow the clear frontrunner to betaking on Obama in Novem -ber’s general election.

That said, there are 437 del-egates up for grabs on “SuperTuesday” — by contrast,Nevada awarded only 28 andFlorida 50. AFP

Gingrich looks for a super Tuesday

US Republican presidentialhopeful Newt Gingrichspeaks at an event. AFP

NICOSIA: Syrian army desert-ers destroyed a military controlpost in the northeast overnight,killing three officers and cap-turing 19 soldiers in the pro-cess, a rights group said onMonday.

The attack happened in thevillage of Al Bara in the Edlebregion, the Syrian Observatoryfor Human Rights said, addingthat none of the army desertersinvolved was killed.The regulararmy post was completelydestroyed.

Western powers vowed toseek new ways to punishDamascus amid anger afterRussia and China blocked a UNresolution.

Syrian consulate inIstanbul attackedAbout 400 protesters threwobjects and tried to storm theSyrian consulate in the Turkishcity of Istanbul Sunday, Xinhuareported. Police fired tear gas todisperse the protesters in frontof the consulate located in

Nisantasi area of Istanbul.A report said the attack on

the consulate took place follow-ing the news of shelling in Ho ms, which the Syrian opposi-tion sa id claimed the lives ofover 200 civilians. Turkish

Foreign Minister AhmetDavutoglu made a statement inresponse to the Homs attack,calling on the UN to take a posi-tion on the subject of loss oflives.

EU to introduce newsanctions on SyriaThe EU may introduce a newpackage of sanctions againstSyria, Belgian Foreign MinisterDidier Reynders has said.

“Belgium will actively con-tribute to this process togetherwith its European partners,”Reynders told the La LibreBelgique daily.

Reynders’s statement comesas the international communitytightens pressure on the SyrianPresident who is believed to bebehind a brutal crackdown onthe opposition.

UN Security Council mem-bers Russia and China onSaturday blocked a draft resolu-tion on Syria that called on al-Assad to step down. Thirteen ofthe members voted in favour ofthe draft.

Around 5,400 people havelost their lives in thecrackdownon protesters since March,since last year, according to theUN. AFP/IANS

Syria: Millitary post attacked

Palestinian protesters wave Syrian flags while holding signsduring a demonstration at Damascus. AFP

I deserve a second term: Obama

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The City, which has beenthe hub of private defenceindustries, is fortifying itspositioning in this realm.

In fact, the Defence Research &Development Laboratory(DRDL) have enabled the forma-tion and growth of privatedefence industries in the City.

One such allied defence man-ufacturer is SEC which is expect-ing a growth of 10-12 per cent thisfiscal to become a `100-crorecompany, according to DVidyasagar, Managing Director ofSEC Industries.

SEC manufactures sophisti-cated equipment for defence andspace programmes. Research anddevelopment for prototype pro-jects contribute to 30 per cent ofthe business and the rest is con-

tributed by designing and manu-facturing of defence products.

The 350-employee companyexpects to increase its turnover by25-30 per cent in next 18 monthswith the new defence projects ofFrance and Israel. It also hasplans to increase its employeebase to 450 people.

Talking about the offset policy,Vidyasagar said it is helping

industry get orders frominternational companiesand to upgrade its tech-nologies for manufactur-ing defence equipment.India has revised the off-set policy in buying the

French Rafale jets through a mas-sive $11 billion MMRCA deal.

The French company needs toprocure 50 per cent of the value ofthe imported defence productsfrom Indian companies. Thiswould benefit Indian defenceindustry to get manufacturingorders of $5.5 billion from theFrench company.

This would create a lot of

demand and market for defenceproduction companies. It alsoimproves the skillset of the com-panies and generates employ-ment in the sector, he said.

The Defence Research andDevelopment Organisation(DRDO) designs and developsdefence products with privateparticipation at various levels. Theideas of scientists at DRDO aretransformed into reality at variousindustries in the city. Thisresearch and development (R&D)work of DRDO would contributeto almost 30 per cent of the pri-vate industry business, says DVidyasagar, managing director,

SEC Industries.The other area of business

comes from City-based publicsector organisations like BharatDynamics Limited (BDL),Electronics Corporation of IndiaLimited (ECIL) and HindustanAeronautics Limited (HAL). Theprototype designed by DRDOenters mass production at thesecompanies, he said.

These public sector undertak-ings do not manufacture theentire range of products by them-selves but outsource differentsub-assemblies to different pri-vate companies. Their primaryrole is to integrate sub-assembliesto make a final product. Some ofthe private industries that areinteracting with laboratories atthe prototype stage also massproduce sub-assemblies. The highsecurity concern components likewarheads and explosive materialare directly manufactured by thePSUs. Industry is facing seriousdifficulty with political agitationand lack of adequate power sup-ply. The cost of the production isthree times higher with the use ofdiesel generator.

NEW DELHI: In a bid to safe-guard interests of ailing aviationsector, a Group of Minister willmeet later this week to give finaltouches on allowing investmentsin Indian carriers by foreign air-lines, direct import of jet fuel byIndian carriers and Air India’sfinancial restructuring plan. TheGoM meet on Thursday may alsodecide on the investment cap byforeign airlines in buying equityin Indian carriers, official sources

said. The GoM

is also likely to take a decision onallowing Indian airlines directlyimport aviation turbine fuel toget some breather from the highsales tax regime imposed by stategovernments.

During the meeting, cash-strapped Air India’s financialrestructing plan (FRP) andturnaround plan (TAP) wouldcome up for a review and a deci-sion on injecting additional equi-ty into the national carrier is like-ly to be taken. The debt-riddencarrier has outstanding loans

and dues worth

`67,520 crore, of which `21,200crore is working capital loan,`22,000 crore is long-term loanon fleet acquisition, `4,600 croreis vendor dues besides an accu-mulated loss of `20,320 crore,according to official figures.

Civil Aviation Minister AjitSingh, after his meeting withFinance Minister PranabMukherjee on January 17, hadsaid that he had discussed theissue with him and that he hadexpressed his agreement to it.PTI

GoM to meet on ATF import, FDI&AIMojostreetpartners withCafé Coffee DayPostnoon News

HYDERABAD: Mojostreet, a City-based company, has announced a loca-tion-based mobile game at 1,174 CaféCoffee Day (CCD) outlets across India,according to a press release. “This is the first largest deployment ofgeo-targeted brand engagement andloyalty program by any brand in India.CCD is a big booster to Mojostreetmerchant portfolio as it gives an unpar-alleled access to mojostreet rewards toconsumers across 174 cities in India,”said Kalyan Manyam, CEO, Mojostreet.

This new game is app-based andthe customers register themselves toaccess the reward points and deals.

The Mojostreet for business pro-gram is used by more than 200brands in 1,250 locations.

Sensex up MUMBAI: The BSE benchmarkindex Sensex t gained 218 points inearly trade today on sustainedbuying by funds and retailers amida firming trend in Asian markets.

The 30-share index, which hadgained over 741 points in last fourtrading sessions, shot up by 218.01points, or 1.24 per cent, to17,822.97 with all sectoral indicesgaining up to 2.13 per cent. Thewide-based Nifty of the NationalStock Exchange moved up by 59.60points, or 1.12 per cent, to5,385.45. Brokers said sustainedbuying by funds and retailers amidfirming trend on other Asian bour -ses following strong gains on WallStreet last week after robust USjobs data mainly boosted the trad-ing sentiment. The rupee movedup by 9 paise to trade at 48.60against the dollar on the InterbankForeign Exchange market in earlytrade today. PTI

PIC: A SUDHEER REDDY

D Vidyasagar,Managing Director of SECIndustries

Pvt sector defencemanufacturinggrowing in City

TALK BACKSilk focus storyPochampally is synonymous with the tradionof Andhra, and it felt good to see ur focusstory. Also interesting was the what womenwant in a car story. Rather than tak-ing the oft repeated storieson fancy cars, this one was arefreshing read. Good ideasand better execution-its agood deal I must say! The onlyproblem I have is to find thepaper at all outlets-maybe itstime to gear up with the circula-tion? Colleges and universitiesare great places to keep thepapers, and not to forget-thehitech city.

Naveen Jonna Madhapur

ExorcismI read the story on exorcism that was pub-lished in your paper. Its really sad and dis-

gusting to see people using suchkind of measures and abuseinnocent girls in guise. No mat-ter how much we claim to haveprogressed in terms of educa-tion and awareness thesepractices still continue tohaunt the society. It’s a sadstate of affairs. Apart fromthat there are lots of funarticles like leave for loveand I really enjoyed

today's gourmet central. Itwas a good read. Good job!

Siddhant SharmaBegumpet

Road craterHyderabad is going through a massive trans-formation and good infrastructure, roadsand traffic management has become criticalfor the growth of this city. The recent inci-dent of finding a crater in the middleof the road near NIMS comes asa big shock and it throws light onthe pathetic state of affairs in thecity. Moreover, the city authoritieshave been digging up on all majorroads for the Metro Rail Projectwhich will increasingly cause a lot ofchaos in terms of traffic in the city. Ihope the GHMC has a plan to tacklesuch problems, otherwise it will be anightmare to commute in the city.

Kumar HKondapur

Good column, photosI don't read Postnoon cover to cover, but thecolumn of Sumaa Tekuur caught my eye. Thearticle was so good, written in such simple

but amazing writing style that itwas a pleasure to read. It mademe really reflect on why do wehave spend so much timeworrying and worrying whenthere is absolutely no needto waste so much time. Irequest Postnoon to publishmore articles of hers. Andalso the quality of picturesbeing used has gotten

better. The work of the photographers isadmirable.

Sanjay DHakimpet

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201212Fair, free and forthrightComment

One step forward and two steps back-wards. The forward step is the revolu-tionary verdict of the Supreme Court a

couple of weeks ago scrapping of income taxlevied on Vodafone for a transaction happenedoutside the country. Foreign investors found areason to smile.

The verdict on 2G scam scrapping 122licences pushed into a limbo the chances of thesame foreign companies coming into the coun-try with huge investments.

This decision would jeopardise lives of over25,000 employees working with the telcos, andleave the telecom infrastructure up for sale, ifnot render it useless. The six crore customers,however, can move to other telcos using num-ber portability.

The ramifications are not beyond any-body’s guess. Telenor is considering, apart fromlegal options, exiting India. The Norwegiancompany’s exposure in India is estimated at`14,000 crore.

Russian telco Sistema, part of a conglomer-ate in India that invested $2.5 billion, is consid-ering ‘alternative’ option. Sistema’s share in theSistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL) is 56.68per cent, of which the Russian Governmentholds 17.14 per cent.

The public sector banks have a loan expo-sure in excess of `26,000 crore to telcos, includ-ing Swan Telecom, Unitech, Loop, STel andDatacom (Videocon), which lost their 2Glicences.

Almost a year ago, the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI) fixed the base pricefor 6.2 MHz pan India start-up 2G spectrum at`10,972.45 crore. This is a manifold increase —almost six times — from the R`1,658 crore atwhich the spectrum was allocated to the newplayers (whose licences are now revoked).

The Comptroller and Auditor-General ofIndia pegged the 2G scam at `1.76 lakh crore.The mobile subscriber base in 2001 was a nig-gardly four million in India, while it zoomed to350 million by 2008. But keeping the entry feefor the spectrum licences at 2001 level is onefolly highlighted by the CAG.

The numbers suggested by the CAG, thenumbers pertaining to licence fee paid and theloans extended by the banks have no correla-tion to one another. Now the landmark judg-ment of the Supreme Court surely pocked theinvestor-friendly image of the country.

It may seem digression from the 2G scam,but look at the way the slew of CBI cases andthe charges of embezzlement of `1 lakh croreare being used for tarnishing the State’s image,for the veracity of these numbers is a mootquestion.

The Antrix-Devas ISRO scam, whichsmudged the character of Madhavan Nair andthree other space scientists, would also inflictno less a damage to the country’s image.

Coming to brass tacks, The foreign partnersof the Telcos are already warning their peerselsewhere against considering India as aninvestment destination and on the rancorouscampaign they have been subjected to as a‘gratification’ to their participation in the eco-nomic activity of the country.

The allotment of the 2G spectrum on a first-come-first-served (FCFS) basis was found fault

with by the Supreme Court, as it could haveintentionally favoured a company; or a partici-pant could have made it to the list by accidentand that there was no pre-qualification assess-ment done.

True. Yet, the verdict might deter enthusias-tic investors from coming into the country withmoney bags.

Andhra Pradesh recently conducted aPartnership Summit and boisterously claimedthat it had signed agreements for projectsworth `6.40 lakh crore. This is just a case inpoint for the debate.

Would anyone of them come forth afterall this brouhaha to get muddled in the pud-dle of controversies? Which IAS officerwould append his signature on any of thesefiles and with what professional protectionor insulation? What message are we sendingacross the globe and to achieve what? Are wedepicting ourselves as worthless creaturespulling our own legs? Or are we trying toprove a point that we are on the job of ‘oper-ation clean-up’? If so, is it legal, logical andtime-bound?

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DECONGEST CITIES‘outsource’ housing

When a growing economy isproviding Indians with

opportunities and benefitslike never before, the stark reality of

about 50 crore people without houseslooms large — as per a recent Ficciestimate. Government after govern-

ment come up with schemes foraffordable housing but all their com-bined efforts haven't prevented peo-ple from flooding to tier-1 cities and

putting enormous strain on resourcesand infrastructure. The need of the

hour is to shift focus to provision foraffordable dwellings in tier-2 cities

and large towns. There is also a reluc-tance to opt for 'low cost' housing

provided by the government due tothe middle class stigma of acceptingsomething 'cheap' — though sensi-

ble. The only way in which people canbe convinced to drop their plans to

move to big cities is to rope in privatesector and flood the market with

affordable apartments so that goingfor them becomes the norm rather

than an exception.

WHY WE LOVEFidel Castro

For Right Wing capitalists,Fidel Castro is a gift that

keeps on giving. Fromtirades in the 70s that would

make Hugo Chavez look like achoir-boy, to behind the scenes

puppetry that put the M inMachiavellian. Now, the icon of

every teenage rebel hasreleased his memoirs, so far so

Free Market. Entitled TimeGuerrilla, it charts Castro’s life

from... well... birth to 1958, theyear in which he came to

power in Cuba. The fact that hedoesn’t cover the Bay of Pigs,or the Cuban Missile Crisis isdisheartening, but it’s sure tobe full of other vitriol-fuelled

episodes. Rumour has it that itwas originally going to be

called Reflections, thanks thestars Fidel got his groove back

and changed it!

Money Talk A Saye Sekhar

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201213Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Breast feeding canprevent cancer

Dr P Raghu Ram

Breast milk is the healthiestform of milk for babies. WHOrecommends breastfeeding

exclusively for the first six months ofa baby’s life and then supplementedbreastfeeding for up to one or twoyears or more. Here are some com-mon myths.

n Myth: Bottle-fed milk is similar tobreast milk: Fact: Breast milk is uniquely superi-or to bottle-fed milk. Firstly, thenutritional composition of breastmilk is best suited to the baby’sneeds. It has got the right proportionof nutrients like water, proteins, car-bohydrates, cholesterol and anti-bodies (creates immunity and pro-tects the baby against infections).Secondly, breast milk is easilydigestible — it takes two hours todigest breast milk compared to fourhours for formula milk. Thirdly, thereis evidence to suggest that breast fedbabies are less likely to be obese.

Bottle fed babies are usuallymore ‘chubby‘and the fact remainsthat a ‘chubby baby’ does not neces-sarily mean a ‘healthy baby’.Fourthly, breast feeding helps themother too. Women return back topre pregnancy shape and weightquicker if they breast feed.

Also, they are more likely to behealthy than women who have notbreast fed. Finally, breast feedingcreates a special bonding experiencebetween mother and child that can-not be replaced with bottle feeding.

n Myth: Breast feeding preventsbreast cancerFact: Breast feeding is protectiveagainst breast cancer. There is nowstrong evidence to suggest that thelonger a woman breast feeds duringher life time, the less likely she woulddevelop breast cancer. However it isimportant to remember that breastfeeding cannot prevent breast can-cer. It only reduces the chances ofdeveloping breast cancer.

(The writer is director and con-sultant oncoplastic breast surgeon atKIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast

Diseases, Hyderabad)

In what could be termed alandmark move, theIRDA has proposed thatit be made mandatory

for insurance companiesto provide health cover forpeople with HIV. And for thissection of society that hasbeen marginalised andfrowned upon for a longtime, has been forced toface public ridicule and dealwith recurring medical coststhis move has come asrelief. The move is slated tocome into effect from October 1, 2012.

“This is a great move. Butit remains to be seen howmuch coverage will be pro-vided for these people.Although treatment is free atART centres, it is not the caseelsewhere. Also people withHIV tend to fall ill frequentlyand require regular hospitali-sation. The policy should bedesigned in such a way thatall these factors are covered,”says Dr Lavanya Nutankalva,infectious diseases specialistat Apollo Hospital.

According to DrParthasarathy, director,APSACS, the IRDA had beenworking on this for the lastone year. “Given the workingconditions HIV+ people workin, their low stamina, lowimmunity due to which theyfall ill frequently they need acover of this kind. Also incase of death this cover willbe a boon for their familieswho have to fend for them-selves,” he says. He goes onto add, “Since most ofthese insurancecompanies work oncertain profitmotives, there are

still a lot of finer details thatneed to be worked on like thepremium, mortality and othermodalities.”

While people workingwith HIV patients believe thatthe stigma associated withthe condition is coming downover the years, there is still alot more that needs to bedone. For instance, peoplewith HIV have been receivingmore acceptance at the workplace and in society andtreatment for HIV is providedfree of cost at ART centresacross the City. However,there are other expenses thatthese people face due to fre-quent hospitalisation and ill-ness that could be effectivelycovered by a health insur-ance.

“This move is goodnews for people with HIV.Why should they bemarginalised? Insuranceis a risk cover but not allcompanies are willing totake that risk. Moreoften than not 90 percent of the people whohave HIV are victims ofcircumstances and it isunfair to marginalisethem for no fault fotheirs,” says Dr DivyaT Sudarshan, gynae-cologist and obstetri-cian at the HappyWomen Clinic.

One niggling factor ofdoubt here however, remainsthat will insurance companiesrarely provide cover for peo-

ple requiring outpa-tient care.

“Frequent outpa-tient care canburn a hole intheir pockets. Evenin case of diabetic

patients insurance companiesrarely provide a cover for out-patient charges. Usually thesecompanies only provide a

cover for inpatient (hospitali-sation) charges. There is nocover provided whatsoeverfor medications, diagnostictests and other medical carerequired by people. In case ofan HIV+ person these chargescan be a burden and need tobe considered while design-ing policies for them,” says DrLavanya.

Ranjani Rajendraranjani.r@postnoon.com

A HELPING HAND

You’ve been feel-ing a little off forsome time nowand just can’t put

your finger on the rea-son. But have youstopped to think thatthose signs that havebeen bothering youmight be your body’sway of telling you that

you’re pregnant? Pause,rewind a bit and analyse

those symptoms. And ifthey match some of theones listed below it mightbe time to pay your doc avisit for some good news.

n Food cravings: This

may seem like a cliché,but your food cravingscould signal pregnan-cy. This is not a hardand fast rule. If yourcravings are accompa-nied with some of theother symptoms thenyou might want to buythat home kit.

n Tender breasts: Ifyou notice that yourbreasts are swollen andtender to touch or yournipples get darker youmay have successfullyconceived.

n Implantation bleed-ing: About a week after

ovulation you may findspotting, a slight stain-ing of a pink or browncolour, or cramping.This is caused by thefertilised egg that hasburrowed into theendometrial lining.

n Frequent urge topee: Once you’ve con-ceived the hormonehCG is produced inyour body and youmay find yourselfgoing to the bathroommore often.

n Fatigue: High levelsof the hormone pro-gesterone can make

you feel as if you’verun a marathon.

n Morning sickness:The proverbial morn-ing sickness is a suresign of pregnancy. Asearly as a couple ofdays following concep-tion, you may beginfeeling queasy.

n You’ve missed aperiod: If you’re usual-ly regular and yourperiod is late, it’s worthtrying a pregnancytest. A missed period isthe surest sign of preg-nancy.

Source: www.babycenter.in

SO ARE YOU PREGNANT?

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201214Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑FactorP

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ARE ERRATIC HEARTBEATS TIED TO

UNEXPLAINEDSTROKES?

WASHINGTON: Occasionalerratic heartbeats seem to trig-ger about a fifth of unexplainedstrokes, while a third of the sur-vivors leave hospital with thecause of their stroke still unde-termined.

“Identifying and treatingthese patients for irregularrhythm could reduce the recur-rence of stroke by 40 per centcompared to reducing the riskby treating them with aspirin,”

said Daniel J Miller, study co-author and senior staff neurol-ogist at Henry Ford Hospital,Detroit.

“The cause doesn’t make adifference if there isn’t a treat-ment, and recently two newmedications — dabigatran andrivaroxaban — have beenapproved by the FDA to treatthis problem,” said Miller,according to a Henry Fordstatement.

The study confirmed a 2008report that found 13 of 56patients (23 per cent) whoseheart rhythms were measuredby automated monitors for 21days had intermittent, orparoxysmal atrial fibrillation(PAF). Such episodes can lastfor a few seconds up to severaldays.

The study suggested thaterratic beats of less than 30seconds might indicate more

prolonged episodes of PAF thatlead to small blood clot forma-tion in hearts of patients withotherwise unidentified causesfor their strokes.

Miller and colleaguesexamined the medical recordsof 156 patients (half women)who had undergone monitor-ing no more than six monthsafter a stroke, most of them for21 days. Ninety-seven per centwere not taking prescription

anticoagulation drugs. Patients identified at study

entry with premature atrialcontractions — the most com-mon type of erratic heart-beats — were 13.7 times morelikely to have PAF than thosewithout the rhythm problems.“That’s a very high risk,” Millersaid. These findings were pre-sented at the American StrokeAssociation’s InternationalStroke Conference 2012. IANS

Identifying and treating patients for irregular rhythm could reduce the risk of stroke by 40 per cent compared to reducing

the risk by treating them with aspirin

Sudeshna Kokasudeshna.k@postnoon.com

Four years back,Sreenidhi Instituteof Science andTechnology brand-

ed itself with VaughnCollege of New York andsigned an MOU. Sincethen SNIT VaughnInstitute of Aeronauticsand Technology has beenteaching specialisedcourses in EngineeringAvionics and Airline/Airport Management.

Despite the politicalunrest in the City, studentsof this college have battledit out and are all set nowto roll out the carpet fortheir annual fest Udaan.“We have been associatedwith Udaan since threeyears and we did not wantto give the fest a miss dueto the Telangana agitation.It’s conducted inSeptember every year butthis year due the agitationwe had to postpone thefest,” says Rohit a thirdyear B Tech student.

Despite back-to-backexams, they worked theirway towards the fest. It’sscheduled for February 9–11. Udaan has been hap-pening every year now forthe last three years andstudents believe that theyhave learnt managementand organisation skillsthrough this event. “Apartfrom what we learn in theclass we need other skilland this we learnt byorganising the fest. Wehave learnt anger manage-

ment, team work, adapt-ability and strategising. Wegot a taste of the realworld,” says Ganesh,another third year, B Techstudent.

Students believe inteam work and responsi-bility. Unlike other col-leges, there are only 300students in this collegeand all havebeen

equally participating inthe fest. Small number isnot a bane but a blessingbecause students believethat the true talent of thecollege has come out.

“We have divided our-selves in seven depart-ments; cultural,tech-

nical,

management, sports, pub-licity and sponsorship. Weare expecting about 4,000students to participate inthe event,” added Ganesh.

Let’s Wing ItWhat goes into the making of an aeroplane?What’s a black box? Is it actually black? Still looking for answers? It’s time to get them at Udaan 2012, SNIT’s annual fest

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201215Campus

Coolest thing about college.The student and teacher relationship; we

have a very friendly association with our teach-ers. We can approach them at any given time.

They support us in every initiative that we planto take up.

Fashion trend in college.The juniors have to wear a uniform so there

is nothing much we can do. But we have bagsand accessories to make up for that. T-shirts arealso banned; so we mix and match formal shirts

with t-shirts inside. Girls wear jeans with longkurtas. They also accessorise them with bags,

junk jewellery and trendy footwear.

Coolest hangout.Canteen and cafeteria. We get the cheapest

food in our canteen. From Rs8–12 we can have aproper meal. Apart from those, we hang out atthe hut. We have a hut outside our college and

we get very tasty Mirchi bajjis there.

Music played on your ipod.Kolveri di

Chikni chameliCarnival of rust

Ringa ringa

Any change you want in the college?

We have a dress code and juniors, uniforms.The only change that we want is lifting of the

dress code. Maybe the authorities need tochange that.

STUDENTS SPEAK

Lecturer SpeaksDr CRK Reddy: HOD

Computer Science Department

• What advice do youwant to give yourstudents?

Real world problemsrarely ever have textbooksolutions. As AlbertEinstein said,“Imagination is moreimportant than knowl-edge. Knowledge is limit-ed; imagination encirclesthe world.”• How much scope do you see for the aviation

industry and education in Hyderabad?A very fast economic growth combined with sharp tech-nological progress, have seen aviation in India and Chinaleaping to phenomenal heights. As per a statement bythe honourable minister of civil aviation, India needs atleast three million trained employees in the industry dur-ing the next five years.• How is your college different from the others?It is the only institute in the entire country offering aBachelor of Science degree from the USA. The first batchof students from the college graduated in August 2011and we take pride in informing that all our students havebeen placed in leading aviation industries like Air India-SATS, Rockwell Collins, Honeywell Inc, Infotech, etc.Companies like Tata Power, Cognizant and L & T haveoffered placements for the current outgoing batch.• What have you learnt from your students?Learning is an ongoing process. Faculty and students areencouraged to continuously upgrade their skills, doresearch and publish papers, etc. Personally, when I inter-act with my students I am always enriched.• How do you deal with shortcomings of your

students?Very often we have seminars and talks by guest lec-turers and industry experts which ensure that the stu-dents stay up-to-date with current happenings. Thereis constant learning engagement between the facultyand students. We have a separate head of departmentfor the Academic and Student Affairs department andthis department facilitates conversation between fac-ulty and students.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201218Because you are what you wearF‑Folio

TRENDYTRIBAL

AND

Isha Mukooisha.m@postnoon.com

Our country prides itself inits diverse and colourfulcultures, languages and

architecture. One more on thatlist, which is also every girl’sbest friend is jewellery; fromsemi-precious stones to dia-monds to platinum. One thingthat has sneaked into girl’s jew-ellery is the beautiful tribalpieces. Colourful beads com-bined with metal makes a curi-ous mix of accessories thatenhances ones personality.

These beautiful pieces areinspired from different states ofIndia, and extend to patternsfrom African and South Americanorigins as well. Also, wheninfused with religious and cultur-al symbols, it commands its own

earthly and rustic charm makingit unique in its own way. Jewellerydesigner Suhani Pitti, known forher creative and experimentalways of tribal jewellery says thisartistic, yet raw jewellery is aninteresting way to keep ourpast and present con-nected. “It tells usabout our pastand is at thesame timejazzed upenough to bea part of ourpresent. Justbecause it istribal does notmake itfrivolous andany less impor-tant than anyother jewellery. Myentire collection istribal in thought but is asserious as any modern jew-ellery.” She shares.

Each tribe has its own uniquestyle of jewellery, which makesthem different from others. Be itwood, clay, shells or even crudemetals; it not only makes it lookrustic but also lends a charm to itand sets it apart from the usualones. Tribal accessories are nor-mally made from locally availableproducts. The very not-so-finessed look is what makes itmore appealing in contrast to thefiner metals and stones. Jewellerydesigner Bunty Bajaj feels it gives

a unique and chic look to thewhole ensemble. “I love tribaljewellery. It’s very interesting theway they combine stones andmetals making it so unique. Iused to own nose rings thatTibetan tribal people wear andhad converted it to ear rings andit used to look so different, yetchic. The combination of differ-ent colourful stones like coralsand beads that are used to makeneck pieces with a little silver

added gives it atwist,” she shares,

adding that inHyderabad itwould beyoungstersmainly sport-ing tribal jew-ellery as it hasa youthfulvibrancy to it.Since it goeswith anyensemble andhighlights itand makes it

look differentfrom the usual

clichéd acces-sories, youngsters

love it.” If we look around in

India we have a variety ofstates, which take pride in this

type of jewellery. Rajasthan is one such state

where one can see a riot ofcolours, in the form of belts withshells, beads and even coins. It ishere that one can see a variety ofearrings, bangles, anklets, neck-laces and more.

Madhya Pradesh boasts ofjewellery from the Bastar tribe,which makes jewellery frombeads, cane and even grass. If thatis not enough, there are also tradi-tional ornaments made out of sil-ver, glass, copper, peacock feath-ers and wild flowers as well.

Arunachal Pradesh nestles two

tribes called Karka Gallong andWanchos. Apart from the beautifullocales, it also has its own share ofbeautiful metal coin necklacesand waistbands of leather andstone studded ornaments. Onecan also find accessories made ofivory and brass in addition to thecolourful beads and bird feathers.Women from Wanchos make ear-rings out of cane, bamboo andglass beads; one can also spotwomen from Karka Gallong wear-ing heavy coiled iron rings.

Khasi, Jaintia and Garo tribesof Meghalaya boast of necklaceswith thick red coral beads andthin fluted stems of glass.

The Bhutia tribe of Sikkim isalso known for its beautiful jew-ellery. The people of this tribemake decorative accessories fromcoral, turquoise, silver, gold andZee stones.

A woman’s most-loved possession, jewellery, hasalways been close to the heart. The variety oftribal ornaments with an intriguing mix of earthyand raw pieces of accessories is a sight to behold

Sidharth and AkshitaSuresh Reddy and PadmajaSubbirami Reddy & Indira

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201219Spotlight

Karishma(L) with friends Arthi, Pavani and Krishna

Kavita Gulecha, Deepa & a friend

Lata Reddy(R) with friends Radhika & Riddhiman

Pooja and a friendKarishma, Arti and TaruSirisha and Sneha

A greatbirthday

BASH

RINGINGIN THE

JOY

Birthday girl Karishma could nothave asked for a better birthdayparty. The celebration took placeon Sunday afternoon at theMarriott Hotel.

Family mem-bers and friendsof Sidharth andAkshita gath-

ered at TajKrishna on

Sunday eveningto celebrate the

couple’sengagement.

Gurupriya Payal Prerna NamitaPoonam

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Mahesh Babu fifth most desirable man

Mahesh Babu hasbeen voted as thefifth most desir-able man of 2011

in India. In a nationwide pollheld recently, more than 3.74lakh votes were polled bypeople from all over theworld who follow Indian cin-ema. Mahesh Babu is theonly South Indian actor in thelist who made it to the topten category, which was dom-inated by Bollywood celebri-

ties. After the success ofDookudu and Businessman,his brand value and charismahave touched a new high.Among other South Indianactors, Surya, Ajith, Dhanush,Rana Daggubati andSiddharth also found a placeamong the top twenty-fivecelebrities in India. SalmanKhan, who has turned out tobe a hit machine, was votedas the most desirable man of2011 in this poll.

The first look of Rajinikanth's upcomingfilm Kochadaiyaan was unveiled onSaturday. The poster has Rajinikanth in a

brand new avatar and fans of the Superstar weremighty pleased to see him sporting a six pack.Soundarya R Ashwin, the daughter ofRajinikanth, is directing the film, which hasbeen making waves for the past few weeks, sinceit's the first project Rajinikanth has agreed to bepart of after he recovered from an illness. ARRahman is composing the music and KSRavikumar has written the story. The film isbeing touted as India's first performance-cap-ture photo-realistic film. Eros International andMedia One Global Entertainment are jointlyproducing this mega venture. Jackie Shroff,Sarath Kumar, Sneha and Aadhi are playingimportant roles in the film.

Kochadaiyaanfirst look unveiled

An interesting projectbacked by two of

the top producers inTelugu cinema is soon in

the offing. We hear thatAllu Aravind and Dil Raju

are teaming up for the firsttime for a huge project,which will take off later

this year. BunnyVasu, who

recently pro-duced 100%Love, is alsoteaming up

with thesestalwarts to

produce thefilm. AS

RavikumarChowdary, who

had earlierdirected

Yagnam, isgoing to directthe film. More

details aregoing to be

revealed soon.

A mega venturesoon in offing

Supriya Sailja is yet anotherbeauty pageant winner whochose acting in films over a

long-term career in modelling.She will soon be seen in RajMadiraju's Rushi in which sheplays the role of a medico. It's anunlikely debut for someone whowas the second runner up atGladrags Megamodel contest in2010. She even won the MostBeautiful and Most Popular titlesat the Global Beauty Queen con-test. “I feel blessed to be part ofRushi. When you have scope toperform right in your first film, itcan't get any better,” Supriyasmiles. So why did she chooseacting over modelling? “Acting infilms gives you a bigger stage toshowcase your talent and thebest thing about it is thatyou get to interact withthe public. It was a per-sonal choice. Besides, Iam a workaholic and Ifeel a lot of positiveenergy when I am infront of the camera orwalking the ramp,” she says.

Having graduated with aBA in Economics from Mithi BaiCollege in Mumbai, she agreesthat playing the role of a medicalstudent was quite a learningexperience. “We shot quite a lotof scenes in Mamta MedicalCollege in Khammam. I had theopportunity to speak to a lot ofstudents in the college to under-stand more about their lives andthe ordeal they have to gothrough to become doctors,” shereveals, going on to add, “Mycharacter Puja goes through asimilar transformation in thefilm.” Was it tough to face thecamera on the first day? “Oh yes.I was really tensed on the firstday but thanks to my directorRaj, I think I pulled it off prettywell. He advised me to just bemyself and I was moved by theconfidence he had on me,” shesays.

Before commencing thefilm's shoot, the entire team hada 20 days’ workshop, whichhelped them to understand theircharacters and also what theywere expected to do. Butno one told herabout the

scene to be shot in an anatomyclass. “We had to dissect a deadbody and I freaked out. For along time, I didn't want to shootfor the scene but my directorkept encouraging me to do it,”she chuckles. And another time,one of the kids in the film,

Gaurav, wasn't in the mood totake part in the shoot. “Gauravjust didn't budge despite ourrepeated requests. The directorhad to call off the shoot on thatday. The incident helped meunderstand how to cope up withlast-minute changes. I am luckyto have worked with such a fabu-lous team. I hope I work withthem again,” she says, to sign off.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201221The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

PART OF RUSHII feel blessed to be

Supriya Sailjais upbeat about her

debut film Rushi in which she'splaying a medico. She tells Postnoon

more about the film and why she choseacting over modelling

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s mostambitious project Bhaag MilkhaBhaag, starring Farhan Akhtar, is

set to go on floors this month and athleteMilkha Singh, who is the inspiration behind

the film, would be actively involved inrecreating the key incidents of his life on-

screen. The Olympian sprinter will be pre-sent on the location when those scenes will

be shot. “Milkha Singh wants RakeyshMehra’s film to portray him as realistically as

possible. He has told the team he will makehimself available throughout the making ofthe film,” said a source close to the project.

And that’s not all. Milkha will also partic-ipate in a series of events being organised

up till the release of the film. He is likely tobe in Mumbai for a huge promotional event,where Farhan and Milkha will make a public

appearance together.IANS

The much-awaited wax statue of Bollywooddiva Madhuri Dixit will be unveiled atLondon’s Madame Tussauds March 7.

“Madame Tussauds unveiling on March 7,2012. See you then,” tweeted Madhuri, who has

moved here from Denver to play a new innings inBollywood.

Known for her natural acting talent and grace-ful dancing, the 44-year-old is the latest Indian film

star to join the A-list line up at the MadameTussauds wax museum, which also houses stat-ues of Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, HrithikRoshan, Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Madhuri’s wax statue has reportedly cost150,000 pounds and it was completed in fourmonths by a team of sculptors and experts in

hair, makeup and wardrobe.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 22The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

After a lavish Maharashtrian-style wedding, RiteishDeshmukh and Genelia D’Souza chose to stay low-key asthey exchanged wedding vows again in a traditional church

wedding on Saturday.The couple got married for the second time in a Catholic

wedding held in Bandra Church. Filmmaker Karan Johar is saidto have played a vital role in the ceremony. After, choreographinga few dance steps for the sangeet ceremony, Karan turned to bethe best man for the Christian wedding.

While Genelia looked ethnic in a white gown, her brides-maids wore peach coloured gowns. Riteish chose the all-blacklook with a formal black coat, trousers and a bow-tie. IANS

church wedding afamily affair

Riteish-Genelia

Madhuri’swax statue to be

unveiled on March 7

Milkha Singhto help Farhan recreate

his life on screen

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201224The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Singer Katy Perry has found sup-port in her ex-boyfriend afterher marriage broke down. The

Firework hitmaker and Britishcomedian Russell Brand called offtheir marriage in December. Perry’sformer love, Gym Class Heroesfrontman Travie McCoy, said he

has been trying to help the singerget over the break-up. McCoyand Perry dated in 2008.

“There will always be aconnection between us, I’llalways be there for her.When you’ve been in a rela-tionship like ours, you will

always make time for thatperson. Katy was there

for me through my hardtimes when things werereally bad,” said McCoy.

finds comfort in ex-boyfriend

Katy Perry

Pippa Middleton has a new boyfriend

Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law of Prince William, isreportedly dating George

Percy, heir to one of Britain’srichest and grandest dukedoms.

According to sources Percy iscompletely besotted with Pippa.

“It looks likely the Middletonsisters will be completing thedouble before too long. It waslike a shark circling its bait.Some people think she hasalways set out to do this,” said asource.

“If Pippa ends up marryingEarl Percy, then it isn’t a badreturn on Carole Middleton’sinvestment when she sent hertwo daughters to posh publicschools,” the source added.

Jason Segel Receives Harvard’s HastyPudding Man of the Year Award! Claire Danes isn’t the

only celeb takinghome HarvardUniversity’s top honors inentertainment this year.

Jason Segel was hon-oured with the Ivy Leagueuniversity’s HastyPudding 2012 Man of theYear award, after a tradi-tional roast by the HastyPudding Theatricalsdrama troupe.

The How I Met YourMother star, who donneda blue velvet suit for theoccasion, slapped on ablond wig and a hot-pinkbra stuffed with Muppetsas he picked up his pud-ding pot.

Segel joins the likes ofJay Leno and JustinTimberlake, who receivedthe award from thedrama troupe.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201225The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Former childstar ChristinaRicci is report-edly dating

actor JamesHeerdegen.

According to awebsite, the two meton the set of theactress’ ABC seriesPan-Am.

The new couplerecently spent time atthe W Retreat & Spa-Vieques island inPuerto Rico, andstayed in a luxeocean front suite.

“They lounged onthe deck of theirroom a lot,” an insid-er said, adding thatthey “walked up anddown”.

Ricci was previ-ously engaged toactor OwenBenjamin. They splitin June 2009.

Christina Ricci

It appears Demi Moore hastaken her ‘spiritual counselling’to the next level. It is learned that the Margin

Call star has checked into theultra-posh Cirque Lodge addic-tion treatment centrein Sundance,Utah.

Asource

revealed that Moore entered thefacility the week following hernow infamous January 23 hospi-talisation, after she sufferedseizure-like symptoms during aparty at her home in the BenedictCanyon area of Los Angeles. “She’son total lock-down and only talk-ing to a small group of people,”the rehab source said, adding thatthe 49-year-old actress is beingtreated for both an eating disor-der and addiction issues.Specialising in “individualised

addiction treatment,” Cirque Lodge has a rep-utation for catering to a

celebrity clientele,reportedly including

the likes of LindsayLohan, Eva

Mendes andMary-Kate

Olsen.

Demi Moore

Checks Into Utah Rehab

Spanish actor and producerAntonio Banderas wantseveryone to join the fight

against child sexual exploitation,something that, he said, affectsnot only underdeveloped nationsbut everyone.

“We have to take this veryseriously and root it out,” the filmstar said on Friday.

Banderas made the call dur-ing the presentation of the bookLibro de Suenos (Book ofDreams), prepared by thehumanitarian organisation

Unicef and the Iberostar Group tomake parents and their childrenunderstand the dangers anddegradation of child sexualexploitation.

He spoke about the impor-tance of raising awareness tocombat child sexual exploitationand said that it has become aproblem affecting many nations.

Fight child sexualexploitationBanderas

finds new love

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201226Chai Time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KAKUROACROSS1 Money for research6 Turkish honorific10 Result of downsizing14 Avoid being overdue, in

a way15 Barely edible fare16 Viva voce17 Get out of bed18 Former Surgeon General

C. Everett19 Like a storybook duck-

ling20 Apparition of comic

actor Keaton?23 Provoke a blessing, in a

way24 "No pain, no ___"25 Venomous viper28 Profound30 Not weird32 Belly muscles, for short35 When many people are

off work?38 Overhead constructions41 Always, in poems42 Pesto base43 Mobster's father or

mother?46 What Little Miss Muffet

did47 Reach, as one's goal48 King Arthur's address51 "O death, where is ___

sting?"52 ___ A Sketch (drawing

toy)55 Having limits59 What churchgoing hik-

ers rave about?61 Whom fans adore64 Brief <00AD>refreshers65 Heckelphones66 Island feast67 Designer Saint Laurent68 Log-transport channel69 Knowledge gained

through tradition70 Arizona city71 Elaborate parties

DOWN1 Seizes, as a brass ring2 Summer show, often

3 Liqueur flavoring4 Placed one within anoth-

er5 Pluck eyebrow hairs6 Makes inquiries7 Spiced-wine punch8 Ruckus9 Name to a position10 Awkward person11 Physics unit12 Mineo of "Rebel

Without a Cause"13 Foxy21 Snorkeling site22 Be nosy25 Not quite right26 Famous package deliv-

ery man27 Fabric fold29 The pinnace stops here31 Genetic initials32 Buddhist in Nirvana

33 Fair structure34 Like 26-Down's suit on

Dec. 2636 Air show formation37 Airborne fish-eaters39 U.S. pharmaceuticals

regulator40 Hawker's pitch44 Opposite45 Petty quarrel49 Way-over-

priced item50 Make possi-

ble53 Long for54 Publicizes

extravagant-ly

56 "We CanWork ___"(Beatles)

57 Kind of park

or song58 Curvy letters59 Modeling need60 Greek peak61 Down with something62 Half a quartet63 Dory propeller

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Justice – Scores arebeing settled. Donʼtget unduly perturbedby peopleʼs unex‑pected behavior.Nothing is off limitsthese days. Stick to aroutine.

The High Priestess –You know every‑thingʼs going finewhen you feel itʼsright. Donʼt hesitateto defer or changeplans based on howyou feel.

The High Priest –You know how tochannel your ener‑gies in the rightdirection and makethings click with anair thick with syn‑chronicities.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINIARIESYou will complete your work with thehelp of friends and well wishers. Busi ‑nessmen will learn intricacies of thetrade. Ups and downs will stop andbusiness will look up gradually.

CANCER

LIBRAYou will get a clear vision and completework with perfection. You will advisefriends for growth. Income will be as perexpectation. Govt sops will come up.Some have bright chance to buy a house.

CAPRICORNYou will receive good news. Friends andwell wishers will be very supportive. Yo ‑ur individual calibre will come up. Youwill be adjustable with colleagues andremain cordial. Family will be joyful.

TAURUSBusinessmen will see a good jump in p r ‑ofit. Friends will seek help and get it fr ‑om you. Family will remain happy. Yo urname and fame are set to raise in so ci ety.Affection towards parents will increase.

LEOFriends will remain co‑operative. Personsof high esteem will help to their maximumex tent possible. Unexpected financial gainlik e ly. Some have chances to buy a veh i cleor house. Property litigations will resolve.

SCORPIOYou will complete your work with involve‑ment and patience. Businessmen makeserious efforts to improve business. Youwill manage well to win over competitors.A comfortable financial situation is seen.

AQUARIUSYour inferiority complex will disappear.Your stock is set to pile up. You will l ‑o ok more attractive. Income will be onexpected lines. Your hard work will su ‑r prise those who underestimated you.

GEMINIYour words will be respected and acceptedby all. Your creative abilities will surface.Income will multiply. You will undertakenew and innovative efforts with boldness.You will adjust well with your friends.

VIRGOBusinessmen will not get co‑operationfrom partners but they don't create anytrouble. Employees to adjust well with col‑leagues. Income will be steady. Avoid luxu‑rious expenses. Father's health needs care.

SAGITTARIUSYou will plan work well and completethem in stipulated time. Drive away laz ‑i ness in you and look cheerful. You wo ‑rk hard towards growth. Never changeyour attitude under any circumstances.

PISCESFinancial position will improve for thebest. Good news from a long distance ison the cards. Legal cases will resolve.Religious thoughts will occupy yourmind. Your social status is set to rise.

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Nine of Wands –Youʼre reaching theend of a project.There is just one lasttest to complete andyou come out of itsuccessful. Donʼt losefocus till then.

Ace of Pentacles –Youʼre feeling confi‑dent about thechoices youʼve made,though there is a lotof uncertainty andyouʼve taken bigrisks.

Five of Swords – Noteverything is as itseems. Be on yourguard and do nottrust anyone orbelieve anythingeasily. Keep yourdefences up.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

Eight of Pentacles –You need to learnsomething new. Eventhough you may feellike you have what ittakes to succeed incareer, an upgradingof skills is needed.

Page of Cups –Youʼre feeling veryemotional about aclose family member.You havenʼt beenvery vocal about it.The strain is begin‑ning to show.

Knight of Wands –Youʼre at a peakwhen it comes to cre‑ativity. Good ideascome to you, but askyourself how action‑able they are in reality

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

Two of Cups –Romance is in the air.An unconventionalrelationship willsweep you off yourfeet. You feel greatwhen youʼre with thisperson.

Three of Wands –Things are moving sofast these days thatyou sometimes cravethe empty hours whenyou were waiting forsomething to happen.Take a break!

Seven of Wands –Some mystery andsecrecy surroundsyou. Someone maynot be telling youthe whole truth andthis is impacting thedecisions you make.

CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012Your tomorrow today̶Star Power and Tarot

Date 7-2-2012

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201228Telly sitcoms, news and movie listingsChai Time

1400 Naadi Aadajanme1430 Pavitra1500 Movie1800 Sri Shanidevuni Mahimalu1830 Vasantha Kokila1900 Chinnari Pelli Kuturu1930 Anna Chellelu2000 Missamma 2030 Edureetha2100 Bhale Chancele2200 CID2300 Challenge 0700 Silver Screen0730 Just For Fun0800 Ayurvedam0830 Chaganti Nava Vidha Bhakti0900 Challenge1100 CID

1400 Kannavaari Kalalu1430 Maavichiguru1500 Jeevitha Chakram1530 Movie 1800 Jai Shri Krishna1830 Shraavani Subramaniam1900 Mandhara1930 Auto Bharthi2000 No. 23, Mahalakshmi

Nivasam2030 Mogali Rekulu2100 Aparanji2130 Devatha2200 Mamathala Kovela2230 Anveshana2300 Gemini Vaarthalu0800 Gemini Talkies0830 Movie 1130 Aha Emi Ruchi1200 Jeevitha Chakram1230 Maa Inti Aada Paduchu1300 Chittemmaa 1330 Gorintaku

1400 Abhishekam1430 Aadade Aadharam1500 Antahpuram1530 Aakasa Ganga1600 Prema Mandiram1630 Jagadeeswari1700 Adhire Adurs1800 Devimahathyam1830 Puttadi Bomma1900 Kumkuma Rekha1930 Manasu Mamata2000 Chandra Mukhi2030 Bharyamani2100 Etv News2130 Paduta Teeyaga 2245 Movie 0800 Jeevana Jyothi0830 Tollywood Time0900 Movie 1130 Abhiruchi1230 Star Mahila

1400 Ardhangi 1430 Movie1800 Veera Naari Jhansi Laxmi

Bhai1830 Kalavari Kodallu1900 Chinna Kodalu1930 Pasupukunkuma2000 Muddu Bidda2030 Radha Kalyanam2100 Kanyadanam2130 Chittam Chittam -

Prayaschittam2230 Shree2300 Bindas2330 Latest Superhit Songs0800 Gopuram0830 Bhakti Samacharam0900 Sri Raghavendra Vybhavam0930 Ayurveda Jeevana

Vignanam 1000 Zee 70 Mm A.C

‘Shooter’ at 1250 Hrs onAXN

1250 Movie - World TradeCenter

1520 Breaking The Magician'sCode - Magic's BiggestSecrets Finally Revealed

1610 The Real Housewives OfNew York City

1700 Got To Dance 1800 Criss Angel Mindfreak 1900 Wipeout2000 The Challenger Muaythai2100 Minute To Win It 2200 Fear Factor 2300 Guinness World Records

Smashed0900 Sky Teleshopping0930 Criss Angel Mindfreak 1000 The Challenger Muaythai1100 Minute To Win It 1200 Got To Dance 1250 Movie - Shooter

‘Haar Jeet’ at 1900 Hrs onIMAGINE1400 Haar Jeet1500 Baba Aiso Var Dhoondo1600 Haar Jeet1700 Saware Sabke Sapne -

Preeto1730 Haar Jeet1800 Beendh Banunga Ghodi

Chadhunga1830 Baba Aiso Var Dhoondo1900 Haar Jeet1930 Gyaan Guru2000 Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwan

Shri Krishna2030 Saware Sabke Sapne -

Preeto2100 Beendh Banunga Ghodi

Chadhunga2130 Mi Aaji Aur Saheb2200 Baba Aiso Var Dhoondo2230 Haar Jeet2300 Mi Aaji Aur Saheb

‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hai’ at2230 Hrs on SONY

1400 Saas Bina Sasuraal1430 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai1500 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge1600 CID1800 Saas Bina Sasuraal1830 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai1900 Crime Patrol - Dastak2000 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge2030 Dekha Ek Khwaab2100 Saas Bina Sasural2130 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti

Kuchh Meethi2200 Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada2230 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai2300 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge2330 Crime Patrol - Dastak0900 Adaalat1000 CID1200 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge1230 Dekha Ek Khwaab1300 Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada

‘[V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance’ at1900 Hrs on CHANNEL [V]

1400 [V] Vignettes1430 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance1500 [V] Humse Hai Life1530 [V] Trailers1600 [V] Steal Ur Girlfriend1700 [V] Zabardast Hits1800 [V] Fresh Songs1830 [V] Humse Hai Life1900 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance1930 [V] Humse Hai Life2000 [V] Steal Ur Girlfriend2100 [V] Vignettes2130 [V] Trailers2155 [V] Fresh Songs2200 [V] My Big Decision2300 [V] Humse Hai Life2330 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance2355 [V] Fresh Songs0700 [V] Trailers0730 [V] Zabardast Hits0800 [V] Mind Blasting

Mornings1100 [V] Fresh Songs

‘Business Tonight’ at 2100Hrs only on ET NOW

1400 The F And O Show1430 Closing Trades1530 Tomorrow's Trades1600 Business Day1730 Markets Tomorrow1800 Rush Hour1900 Global Business Report1930 Business Express2000 Business First2030 Markets Tomorrow2100 Business Tonight2200 Top 10 At 102230 Investor's Guide2300 Zigwheels 0900 First Trades1000 Hot Stocks1100 Buy Now Sell Now - The

Stock Game1130 Buy Now Sell Now1200 Market Sense1300 Business Day1330 Markets Now

‘The Game’ at 1930 Hrsonly on TIMES NOW

1300 News Now At 11330 News Now1800 6 Pm1830 Live Report1900 Primetime1930 The Game2000 News Now At 82030 Live Report2100 The Newshour2200 The Newshour - Plus2230 E Now2300 News Now At 110800 The Morning News0900 News Now1200 Live Report1230 News Now

‘Kya Love Story Hai’ at1400 Hrs on ZOOM

1400 Movie - Kya Love Story Hai1730 Star Bonanza1800 Letz Go!1900 Planet Bollywood News1930 Link'D2000 Telly Talk2030 Letz Go!2100 Style Strip2130 Link'D2200 B - Tonite2230 Business Of Bollywood2300 Bollywood Bonanza0700 Fresh Mornings0800 Red Carpet0805 Fresh Mornings1100 Zoom Box1200 Garma Garam1300 Planet Bollywood News1330 India Kids Fashion Week

‘Outsourced’ at 2000 Hrson ZEE CAFE

1400 Outsourced1430 Scrubs1500 In Plain Sight1600 Parenthood1700 Outsourced1730 Scrubs1800 E News 1900 The Tonight Show With Jay

Leno 2000 Outsourced2030 America's Funniest Home

Videos2100 In Plain Sight2200 Parenthood2300 Outsourced2330 Scrubs0800 In Plain Sight0900 Parenthood1000 Outsourced1030 America's Funniest Home

Videos1100 In Plain Sight1200 Parenthood1300 Slot1330 America's Funniest Home

Videos

‘Two And A Half Men’ at2000 Hrs on STAR WORLD1400 Supernatural 1500 Charlie's Angels 1600 The Big Bang Theory 1630 The Simpsons 1700 The Shield 1800 Supernatural 1900 Desperate Housewives 2000 Two And A Half Men 2030 The Simpsons 2100 Supernatural 2200 The Shield 2300 The Big Bang Theory 2330 Two And A Half Men 0700 The Shield 0800 Las Vegas 0900 Combat Hospital 1000 The Shield 1100 Desperate Housewives 1200 Two And A Half Men 1230 The Simpsons 1300 The Big Bang Theory 1330 Friends

‘Balika Vadhu’ at 2000 Hrson COLORS

1400 Parichay 1430 Balika Vadhu 1500 Na Bole Tum Na Maine

Kuch Kaha 1530 Uttaran 1600 Phulwa 1630 Parichay 1700 Sasural Simar Ka 1730 Na Bole Tum Na Maine

Kuch Kaha 1800 Uttaran 1830 Balika Vadhu 1900 Hawan 1930 Sasural Simar Ka 2000 Balika Vadhu 2030 Veer Shivaji 2100 Phulwa 2130 Parichay 2200 Uttaran 2230 Na Bole Tum Na Maine

Kuch Kaha 2300 Na Aana Is Des Laado

‘One Man Army’ at 2100Hrs on DISCOVERY1400 Human Body1500 My Naked Secret1600 Swords1700 Discovery Showcase1800 Wild Discovery1900 Man Woman Wild2000 Flying Wild Alaska2100 Stephen Hawkings Special2200 One Man Army2300 The Survivors1000 Time Warp1100 Swords1200 Get Out Alive1300 Wild Discovery

‘R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya’ at2130 Hrs on SAB

1400 Taarak Mehta Ka OoltaChashma

1430 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya1500 Lapataganj1530 Fir1600 Chidiya Ghar1630 Gutar Gu1700 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma1830 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya1900 Chidiya Ghar1930 Lapataganj2000 Chintu Chinky Aur Ek Badi

Si Love Story2030 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma2100 Chidiya Ghar2130 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya2200 Lapataganj2230 Fir2300 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma2330 Chidiya Ghar0900 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma0945 Ring Wrong Ring

MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

‘Maryaada ... Lekin KabTak?’ at 2300 Hrs on STAR PLUS1400 Sapnon Se Bharey Naina1430 Mann Ki Awaaz… Pratigya1500 Navya1600 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

Behnaa Hai1630 Sasuraal Genda Phool1700 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya1730 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam

Doon1830 Ruk Jana Nahin1900 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya1930 Sasuraal Genda Phool2000 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam

Doon2030 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

Behnaa Hai2100 Diya Aur Bati Hum2130 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai2200 Navya2230 Mann Ki Awaaz… Pratigya2300 Maryaada ... Lekin Kab Tak?

Na Bole Tum NaMaine Kuch KahaStoryline - Mohan and Guruare shocked to realize thatAmar Vyas was Megha’shusband. To get to knowthe truth and get somemore information, Mohanwants to talk to Megha.

‘Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha’at 2230 Hrs on COLORS

Storyline - Today is Megha’sSchool Result & she afraidthat she may fail. She isrelieved when her teacherinforms her Aaji that shehas passed with goodmarks and is given the nextclass admission form.

‘Mi Aaji Aur Saheb’ at 2130 Hrs on IMAGINE

Mi Aaji Aur Saheb

‘Popsci's Future Of’ at2130 Hrs on DISCOVERYSCIENCE

‘Survivor’ at 2100 Hrs onBIG CBS PRIME1430 Jerry Springer1530 Aspire1600 Bellator 1700 Survivor1800 Entertainment Tonight1830 Galileo Extreme1930 Frasier2000 Entertainment Tonight2030 Galileo Extreme2100 Survivor2200 Jerry Springer2300 Dead Zone0700 Big Wheels 0730 Aspire0800 Galileo Extreme0900 Survivor1000 Bellator 1100 Jerry Springer1200 Aspire1230 Entertainment Tonight1300 Galileo Extreme1330 Dead Zone

1430 How It's Made1500 The New Inventors1530 Discovery Science Classics1630 World's Strangest Ufo

Stories1730 Frontline Battle Machines

With Mike Brewer1830 Best Of Discovery Science1930 Junkyard Wars2030 Sports Science2130 Popsci's Future Of2230 Weapon Masters2330 Industrial Revelations1030 World's Strangest Ufo

Stories1130 How It's Made1200 The New Inventors1330 Junkyard Wars

0755 Nikita0840 Friends 0940 The Golden Compass 1145 Exit Wounds1335 Poseidon1525 Ghost Ship1700 Get Smart 1905 Swordfish 2100 Ocean's Thirteen2320 Rush Hour 3

1455 Inception1800 The Departed 2100 The Last Airbender2315 The Mummy 0805 The Shadow1025 Far And Away1325 The Last Airbender

‘Y M G G K’ at 2030 Hrson ZEE TV1400 Hitler Didi1430 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1500 Afsar Bitiya1530 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli1600 Pavitra Rishta1630 Shobha Somnath Ki1730 Ram Milaye Jodi1800 Hitler Didi1830 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1900 Afsar Bitiya1930 Choti Bahu 2 2000 Hitler Didi2030 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli2100 Pavitra Rishta2130 Ram Milaye Jodi2200 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein2230 Bhagonwali

‘The Last Airbender’ at 2100 Hrs on HBO

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201229The games people playPlaying Field

SCOTTSDALE: Kyle Stanley (below) bounced backfrom a bitter defeat to win the Phoenix Open onSunday, erasing an eight-shot deficit to triumph aweek after his last-round collapse at Torrey Pines.

“I’m not sure what I’m thinking right now,”Stanley said. “I just needed to focus on playing golf.I needed to put last week behind me.”

Stanley was brought to tears at Torrey after atriple-bogey at the final hole dropped him into aplayoff that he lost. On Sunday, however, he was inposition to strike as Spencer Levin suffered a similarcollapse — surrendering a six-shot overnight lead.

Stanley capped a bogey-free 65 with a four-footpar putt and finished with a 15-under total of 269.Ben Crane carded a 66 and finished in second on270. Levin, who started the round with a six-strokelead, was seven in front after one hole but finishedwith a four-over 75 that included a double-bogeyseven at the par-five 15th. He settled for third on 271as Stanley savored a first US PGA Tour victory.

“I just didn’t have it,” said Levin, who had led byfive shots after the second round. “Maybe I waslooking ahead too much and trying too hard. Whatare you going to do? I tried my best.” The last playerto lose in a playoff and rebound with a win the fol-lowing week was David Toms, who fell in playoff at

the Players Championship lastyear and won the Colonial

a week later.

Stanley surgesto victory

LONDON: Lotus have set KimiRaikkonen a clear target of takingthe former Renault team tofourth place in the Formula Oneconstructors’ championship inhis comeback season, accordingto a Reuters report.

Last year the champions RedBull, McLaren, Ferrari andMercedes all finished above theformer champions Renault, whoare now to be called Lotus, butthe team’s co-owner GerardLopez said beating one of themwas a realistic aim.

“The hopes are to have astrong car, strong drivers, ofwhich one of them is obviously

an ex-world champion,” he saidin a factory presentation of thenew Renault-powered E20 car onthe Lotus website. “Then youhave to bring the car up to thefront of the pack, probably tryingto aim for fourth as a reasonablegoal for this season.”

Raikkonen has not raced inFormula One since 2009, when heleft Ferrari to make way for thedouble champion FernandoAlonso and embark on a new lifein rallying.

The Finn, triumphant in 18grands prix with McLaren andFerrari, and the 2007 title winnerwith the Italian team, is one of an

unprecedented six champions onthe starting grid this year.

His team-mate is the Frenchdriver Romain Grosjean, the GP2champion who started sevenraces for Renault in 2009 withoutscoring a point.

“I am happy to be back,”Raikkonen said when remindedhow difficult the seven-timeschampion Michael Schumacherhad found coming back withMercedes. “It will be somethingslightly different than it used tobe when I was in Formula Onewith a different team. A little bitdifferent regulations but every-body’s different.”

Wales aim to keep it simplePirate Irwin

DUBLIN: Wales must keepthings simple if they are toprogress to being an outstand-ing team, coach WarrenGatland said on Sunday.

And the 48-year-old NewZealander, who guided his sideto last year’s World Cup semi-finals and the 2009 GrandSlam, believes their last-gasp 23-21defeat of Ireland in their Six Nationsopener here will give them real momen-tum going into next weekend’s homegame with Scotland.

A last minute penalty by LeighHalfpenny - after Irish flanker StephenFerris was yellowcarded for a question-able spear tackle - accounted for thehosts.

“This gives us a massive amount ofconfidence and momentum for nextweekend’s match,” said Gatland, who isalso a former coach of Ireland and leftunder acrimonious circumstances in

2000 when his contract was notrenewed.

“We are very dangerouswhen we have our backs to thewall like we were againstIreland but we are also verydangerous when we are confi-dent.

“There is a lot of improve-ment to come in our game.What I tell the guys is be accu-

rate, do the simple things well. If we dothat then I think we will do really well inthis championship.”

Welsh captain Sam Warburton,whose spear tackle in the World Cupsemi-final against France lead to his redcard which changed the complexion ofthe match, said that even thoughScotland lost to England on Saturday itdid not make them easy opposition.

“Playing Scotland two years ago itwas a really tough match and we knowwe have to improve a bit next week,”said the 23-year-old flanker, who did notappear for the second-half because of a

dead leg.“We do feel we have more in us, but

we are very happy in that we finishedstrongly and that’s a real boost for uspsychologically as the toughest part oftest rugby is the last 20 minutes.”

While Warburton will not know untilTuesday whether he will be fighting fitfor the Scotland game, Gatland was allbut resigned to having to replace lockBradley Davies.

Davies received just a yellow cardfor a more evident spear tackle, thanFerris’, off the ball as well on Irishreplacement lock Donncha Ryan whichGatland himself believed should havebeen a straight red.

For Gatland, though, the messagefor his superb backs — he highlightedwing George North — was the same aswhat was said at half-time of the Irishmatch.

“We told the boys at half-time in thismatch to run hard and stay square andthey would make inroads. And havinglistened to that they did just that.”

Lotus tell Kimi to aim for fourth place

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201230The games people playPlaying Field

Derrick Martin #22 of the New York Giants celebratesafter defeating the New England Patriots in Super

Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium

Country singers Miranda Lambert and husband BlakeShelton perform America the Beautiful before thestart of Super Bowl XLVI

Football fans watch the New York Giants take on theNew England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Tonic Barin New York City

Singer Seal takes a picture on the field after the NewYork Giants defeated the New England Patriots inSuper Bowl XLVI

Singer Madonna performs during the BridgestoneSuper Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium

on February 5

Singer Kelly Clarkson performs the national anthembefore the start of Super Bowl XLVI

AMERICA HALTS FOR ONE NIGHT

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201231The games people playPlaying Field

Jim Slater

INDIANAPOLIS: AhmadBradshaw ran six yards for thedeciding touchdown with 57 sec-onds remaining on Sunday to givethe New York Giants a 21-17 victo-ry over the New England Patriotsin Super Bowl 46.

It was the fourth Super Bowltriumph for the Giants, who alsodefeated the Patriots in the 2008NFL championship spectacle andcaptured the crown in 1987 and1991.

Before a crowd of 68,658 spec-tators at the dome-enclosed stadi-um where his older brother Peytonstars for the Indianapolis Colts,New York’s Eli Manning (right)guided the Giants on an 88-yardtouchdown drive in the closingminutes capped by Bradshaw’sscoring run.

“It just feels god to win a SuperBowl no matter where you are orwhat stadium it is,” Manning said.

Manning was named thegame’s Most Valuable Player aftercompleting 30-of-40 passes for296 yards and a touchdown.

New England took over need-ing a touchdown in the dying sec-onds but Tom Brady, who hadalready set records in the game forconsecutive completions and

completions in a row at the start ofas Super Bowl, could not pull off amiracle.

Brady made two late throws tothe end zone from midfield, thelast on the game’s final play, butNew York defenders made certainthey would not be denied a fairy-tale finish after starting the season7-7 and winning six games in a rowfor the title when one defeat wouldhave doomed their unlikely titledream.

Clinging to a 17-15 lead, thePatriots were shut down near mid-field and forced to punt, the Giantstaking the ball at their own 12-yardline with 3:46 to play.

Manning completed a 38-yardpass to Mario Manningham thatwas confirmed on a video replay

challenge to put New York at mid-field, hit Manningham again foranother 16 yards and HakeemNicks for 14 more to reach NewEngland’s 18-yard line with 2:00remaining.

Three plays later, Bradshawran untouched into the end zonefor a touchdown that gave theGiants a 21-17 lead.

A two-point conversion runfailed, leaving 57 seconds for thePatriots to try and score a touch-down to win the game.

New England’s only chancewas to surrender the touchdownbecause otherwise the Giantscould have been able to run theclock almost to zero and have achance at a short field goal to winthe game.

The Patriots began the secondhalf with another touchdownmarch, this one of 79 yards andfinished off by Brady’s 12-yardtouchdown pass over the middleto Aaron Hernandez to put NewEngland ahead 17-9 only 3:40 intothe third quarter.

New York answered on fieldgoals of 38 and 33 yards byLawrence Tynes to pull within 17-15 entering the fourth quarter.

Brady was intercepted on thesecond play of the fourth quarterby New York’s Chase Blackburn,but New England’s defense forcedthe Giants to punt, setting thestage for the dramatic finish.

Two Patriots penalties in theshadow of their own end zonehelped the Giants seize a nine-

point lead after only 11:36 hadelapsed.

New York opened the scoring6:08 into the game when Bradywas whistled for an intentionalgrounding penalty while standingin the end zone on New England’sfirst offensive play, the rare defen-sive score giving the Giants a 2-0edge. On the ensuing New Yorkpossessions, New England’sSterling Moore forced a fumblefrom Giants receiver Victor Cruzand the Patriots recovered, but theplay was wiped out by a penalty,New England having had toomany men on the field.

Two plays later, Eli Manningflipped a two-yard touchdownpass to Cruz and the Giantsled 9-0.

GIGANTIC!

List of the past 10 Super BowlMost Valuable Playersn 2012 Eli Manning, New York

Giants, QB

n 2011 Aaron Rodgers, GreenBay Packers, QB

n 2010 Drew Brees, New OrleansSaints, QB

n 2009 Santonio Holmes,Pittsburgh Steelers, WR

n 2008 Eli Manning, New YorkGiants, QB

n 2007 Peyton Manning,Indianapolis Colts, QB

n 2006 Hines Ward, PittsburghSteelers, WR

n 2005 Deion Branch, NewEngland Patriots, WR

n 2004 Tom Brady, New EnglandPatriots, QB

n 2003 Dexter Jackson, TampaBay Buccaneers, S

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201232The games people playPlaying Field

Steve Griffiths

LONDON: Manchester Unitedstaged a stunning fightback fromthree goals down as JavierHernandez’s late equaliser res-cued a dramatic 3-3 drawagainst Chelsea in one of thegames of the season at StamfordBridge on Sunday.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s teamseemed to be heading for aheavy defeat as an own goalfrom United defender JonnyEvans gave Chelsea the leadlate in the first half before JuanMata and David Luiz added fur-ther goals for the Blues soonafter the interval.

But Wayne Rooney finallysparked United into life with twopenalties midway through thesecond half and the champions’frenzied pressure was rewardedwhen Mexican striker Hernandezheaded home from a Ryan Giggscross with six minutes left.

The draw leaves second-placed United two points behindleaders Manchester City, but themanner of their remarkablerevival should provide a massiveconfidence boost as they try tooverhaul their local rivals.

“It was a terrible start afterhalf-time and it’s not easy tocome back from three down. Itwas a massive effort from ourplayers,” Ferguson said.

“Once we got over the goalsafter half-time we played reallywell. I was pleased with theplayers. We were by far the betterteam.

“For the neutral it was a greatgame but I thought it was two

points dropped because weplayed so well.”

Chelsea boss Villas-Boasadded: “Of course it feels like adefeat. It isn’t easy to take. It’s amassive recovery from United.

Chelsea forward DanielSturridge was the catalyst as hisside took the lead in the 36thminute. His neat piece of skilltook him past Patrice Evra on theleft side of the United penaltyarea and he drove in a low crossthat clipped David de Gea’s footbefore deflecting off Evans intothe unguarded goal.

United, whose last league winat Stamford Bridge came 10 yearsago, were further behind just 30seconds after half-time whenFernando Torres whipped a crossto the far post for Spanish wingerMata to lash a sublime volley pastde Gea. Chelsea struck againfive minutes later when Mata’steasing free-kick was met by Luizand the Brazilian defender’sheader glanced in off RioFerdinand’s shoulder.

Rooney gave United a lifelinewhen he drove home a penaltyafter Howard Webb ruled that

Sturridge’s 58th minute challengeon Evra was worthy of a spot-kick.

And England striker Rooneystruck from the spot again 11minutes later when DannyWelbeck tumbled over BranislavIvanovic’s out-stretched leg.

Suddenly United were ram-pant and Hernandez came off thebench to cap their comeback witha clinical close-range header fromGiggs’ cross in the 84th minute.

Earlier on Sunday, Newcastlestriker Papiss Demba Cisse ‘sen-joyed second-half strike secured a2-1 win against Aston Villa.

Barnaby Chesterman

ROME: England manager FabioCapello has hit out at his employ-ers the Football Association afterthey stripped John Terry of theEngland captaincy due to racismallegations.

Terry, 31, was relieved of hisduties on Thursday due to anongoing court case in which he isaccused of racially abusingQueens Park Rangers centre-backAnton Ferdinand during a matchlast year.

But that is a decision Capellosays he is not comfortable with.

“I don’t agree with the deci-sion, I spoke with the chairman[David Bernstein] telling him thatin my opinion Terry cannot bepunished until the court’s decided— that’s the civil justice, not thesporting one — that Terry hasdone that which he is accused of,”Capello told a football programmeon Italian Rai public television.

“For that I felt it was rightthat Terry should keep the cap-tain’s armband.

“However, the fact that theBoard has taken this decision istheir right when it comes toEngland.”

Terry’s court case is not due totake place until July 9, after theEuropean Championship finalsand the FA felt it would be inap-propriate to keep him as captainwith suspicion hanging over him.

“Following the decision toadjourn the court case againstJohn Terry to July, the FootballAssociation confirm he will notcaptain the England team until theallegations against him areresolved,” said the FA’s statement.

Nick Reeves

LIBREVILLE: And then there werefour - Mali and Ghana completedthe semi-final line-up at the AfricaCup of Nations on Sunday withtense quarter-final wins overGabon and Tunisia.

Mali’s 5-4 penalty shoot out winover the co-hosts in Librevilleearned the Eagles a daunting datewith Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast inthe Gabonese capital onWednesday.

Ghana narrowly avoided theordeal of a shoot out when defeat-ing Tunisia 2-1 in extra time in agame that ended with tempersfrayed and the north Africans downto ten men.

The Black Stars have a datewith Zambia in Bata, also onWednesday.

“We were not surprised wewere taken to extra time by a verygood Tunisia team, but the mostimportant thing is that we are inthe semi-finals,” said Ghana assis-tant coach, Kwesi Appiah.

Appiah criticised the ill disci-pline exhibited by the northAfricans towards the end of thematch. “They made football looklike war and I hope the authoritiesdo something about such bad tack-les and behaviour, which are notgood for African football,” he said.

Tunisia coach Sami Trabelsisaid his team did not deserve to

crash out at this stage of the com-petition, while admitting his play-ers became “a little excitable” latein the game.

“We are very disappointed wecannot go farther than this becausewe did not deserve to lose thisgame, which we dominated butcould not score more than a goal,”Trabelsi said.

Mali, Ghana move into semis

Wayne’s World stumps Blues Capello slams FAdecision on Terry