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Tollywood’s stars were out in force to support and play for the Telugu Warriors,ahead of their CCL game against MumbaiHeroes to be played later today in Dubai.

SIMPLY CRICKET!

DUBAI SEES STARS

A SORRYSIGHT

TOPLESS INDIA

India went into the Third Testmired in rumours of infight-

ing. This was supposed to bethe stage on which all thosewere squashed, and talentdid the talking. So much forthat! Once again India’s toporder failed to create so muchas a flutter as they flunkedyet another Aussie examination. PG 30, 31

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 2Spirit of Twin CitiesPage Two

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Oh God, no GodParesh Rawal’s hilarious latest play“Krishan v/s Kanhaiya is a storyabout an atheist’s battle with God.Paresh Rawal plays an antique vendorwho faces a situation in life where hestarts to question the existance ofGod.

Where: Shilpakala Vedika, Madhapur

When: January 13, 8pmContact: (040) 23112704

Different strokesTo witness strokes of various kindshead to Gallery Space. It’s an exhibi-tion presenting paintings and draw-ings by various artists and will beheld at Gallery Space from December24.

Where: Gallery Space, Banjara HillsWhen: Ongoing, 11am to 7pmContact: (040) 65541836

Martini ‘n musicEnjoy the winter evenings with greygoose martinis and crooner Kelly dish-ing out your favourite numbers.

Where: Taj Krishna, Banjara HillsWhen: Every EveningContact: (040) 66662323

Cognac and CigarThe Seasons Bar opens up again as aCigar and Cognac lounge with a wideselection of cognac, Rare whiskies, single malts and cigars.

Where: Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills When: Ongoing, 7pmContact: (040) 66662323

Visual artAn exhibition cum sale of paintings byHari Srinivas. The Exhibition is on dis-play till 30 January 2012.

Where: :VSL Visual Art Gallery, Plot no 100, AP Text Book Colony, Gun Rock Enclave

When: Ongoing

Contact: 9247175135

NumaishA childhood favourite of everyHyderabadi, The All India IndustrialExhibition is on.

Where: Exhibition Grounds, Nampally

When: Ongoing

Food DramaFor the biggest buffet in town headto Nautanki Gali. Dinner Buffet @ Rs388/-

Where: Nautanki Gali, MadhapurWhen: Ongoing, 7.30-10.30pmContact: 7893010000

Controlled freedomCatch a preview of Controlled freedom,

an exhibition of portrait photographythat showcases the works of two pho-tographers with contrastingapproaches to capturing people —Sucharitha Rao and LakshmiPrabhala.

Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Kavuri Hills

When: Ongoing, 6.30pmContact: (040) 23113709

TrayaahAn exhibition of paintings byShrikant W Kohle, HR Devulapalliand PJ Stalin. Each artist bringsabout a variety of colours, shapes andemotions.

Where: Shrishti, Jubilee HillsWhen: Ongoing, 11amContact: (040) 2360715

Eat in the darkHave you ever wondered how it feelsto eat in the dark? Come and experi-ence this. Pay `499 for a 4-coursemeal worth `1,000.

Where: Dialogue in the Dark, Inorbit Mall, Hitech City

When: Ongoing, 12.30pmContact: (040) 6460334

New Age innovation‘New Age Innovation Partnership’summit will focus on attractinginvestments into key sectors likeeducation, skill development, health-care, pharmaceuticals, informationtechnology, tourism and food processing.

Where: HICC, MadhapurWhen: Ongoing, 10amContact: (040) 66134422

Easy ListeningIt’s a musical journey featuring vari-ous forms such as Folk, Smooth Jazz,the blues, reggae, soft rock & more.Dine leisurely, savour the spirit ofyour choice or come and just fall inlove!

Where: Synn Grill & Bar, Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills

When: Every FridayContact: (040) 66663939

My name is MinnuIt is the first solo Art show by actorKamal Kamaraju on a series of paint-ings he has done on ‘MINNU’ in2011. The show will also launch cal-endars with kamal’s paintings andwill be exclusively on sale at theMuse gallery. The proceeds from thisshow will be donated to CAPFoundation.Where: Marriott hotel & Convention Centre, Tank BundWhen: Ongoing, 6pmContact: (040) 27522999

LIFE IS A GAME

Around the city: Your guide to the Twin Cities

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Anubha K [email protected]

The Assamese population inthe City is agog with festivespirits. The community cele-

brates one of the most importantfestivals, the Magh Bihu, onSaturday, which is marked byfeasting and the jol (a delicacy).

“Traditionally the feast isorganised in the paddy fieldswhere temporary thatched hutscalled belaghar are set up. In frontof them we light a pyramid-shaped bonfire with hay, bambooand wood called meji. But for thelast seven years I’ve been awayfrom home and I miss the tradi-tional fervour of Bihu,” says RitaChaudhary, a technical writer inthe City.

“I miss the fun around the fes-tival and the feast. Bihu is usually aweek-long celebration. There areseveral traditions associated withthe Magh Bihu. The festival is alsoknown as Bhogali Bihu. Bhogmeans food and the name signifiesthat the stores and granaries inhomes are filled with newly har-vested crop,” says Rumi Borah, anIT employee in the City.

“Although we get a fewAssamese delicacies in the City, forthose of us who hail from Assam,the authentic taste of food at home

is irreplaceable,” says ChayanikaBhattacharya, who feels thatdespite many Assamese living inthe City the essence of Magh Bihuis missing. Bihu is not just aboutfood and bonfire, it’s also associat-ed with many sports and games.

“During childhood, we used toenjoy buffalo fights, cockfights andbulbuli fights. However, this is nowdiminishing,” says Chayanika.Traditionally, the Assamese spendthe entire night around a bonfiresinging folk songs, beating drumsand playing games. The nextmorning people gather around themejis and throw in pithas (ricecakes) and betel nuts as an offer-ing to the fire god.

The assortment of delicaciesinclude komal saul, mudi, akhoi,xandoh, mah kodai, cakes madefrom date palm, pitha and kalamdani dhanor sira.

Assamese long for lost days of BihuCOMMUNITIES

Rumi with her husband; (top right) Rita (L) with a friend.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 3Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin CitiesHyper Local

Md Inkeshaf [email protected]

Hyderabad’s newmayor Mohd MajidHussain seems to begung ho about his

new role. According to sources,the new mayor who has com-pleted eight days in office iseager to get a hold of the stateof affairs of the GHMC. Hussainis reportedly keen to under-stand the basics of administra-tion and face the challengeslying ahead in terms of deliver-ing services to the over 7 lakhpopulation of the corporation.

The mayor, who assumedcharge on January 5, hasalready held review meetingswith GHMC commissioner MTKrishna Babu, special commis-sioner Naveen Mittal, engineerin chief Dhan Singh and alladditional commissioners inthe last few days. Many top offi-cials in the corporation are say-ing that the new mayor, beingyoung and enthusiastic, is keenon learning the nuances ofadministration and welfare programmes.

“The mayor is eager to learnthings. He is keen to know thestatus of various ongoing devel-

opment projects within the cor-poration limits. The mayor hasbeen asking us to completeongoing projects viz road,storm water drains and streetmaintenance works, laying ofnew roads, recarpeting workswithin the stipulated time andavoid any delays,” said an offi-cial of the Engineering wing.

However, many officials feelthat the mayor is slow in grasp-ing the nuances of administra-tive matters. According to theseofficials, the mayor is yet to gothrough the crucial GHMC Act-1955. It may be emphasisedthat the Act consists of the rules

and clauses pertaining to pow-ers and functions of the mayor.

First challenge The first challenge the mayorgoing to face is the approval ofthe budget for the next finan-cial year (2012-13). He is hold-ing a special standing commit-tee meeting on January 18. Itmay be emphasised that thedraft budget for this year ispegged at `2900 crores.

Sources at the corporationtold Postnoon that the subjectof finance seems to be an alienlanguage to the new mayor. Heis making an effort to under-stand financial terms like rev-enue surplus and revenuedeficit. The mayor held a reviewmeeting with additional com-missioner (Finance) ShivaParvathi and other officials tofind out the salient features ofthe annual budget.

The officials reportedlyexplained and appraised him ofvarious aspects of the budget.“The subject of finance andannual budget seems to be analien subject to the mayor. Buthe is showing a lot of interest inknowing the subject and get agrasp over it,” said one officialfrom the finance department.

Our mayor’s learning curve

CIVIC

TDP to assess crop lossTDP chief Chandrababu Naidu

has directed his party func-tionaries to tour the State ingroups and assess the damagecaused to crops due to recenttorrential rains.

Teams have been formedwhich will tour the State and

submit a report on crop loss toNaidu on January 17. Party lead-ers Dasari Balavardhan Rao andTangirala Prabhakar visitedGuntur on Thursday. WhileDhoolipalla Narendra Kumarand Jonnakuti Vanita would visitKrishna district on Friday.


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India’s second-largest urbandevelopment authority, Hy -dera bad Metro poli tan

Deve lop ment Authority(HMDA), is plagued with prob-lems. The authority, whichplayed a crucial role in auc-tioning valuable governmentlands is now searching forother options to generateincome owing to various pre-vailing factors. The Telanganaagitation and the slump in thereality sector are main factorsto blame.

It may be recalled that ittakes credit for the construc-tion of prestigious projects likeOuter Ring Road (ORR), PVNRElevated Expressway and all theflyovers in Hyderabad andRanga Reddy districts.

Between the years 2004–2010, the authority had earned`3,818 crore by auctioning 650acres of land. Of this amount,the HMDA had paid `2,684crore to the State governmenttowards resource mobilisationleaving the authority penniless.Attempts by the HMDA to gen-erate income also did not suc-ceed as the realty sector record-ed a heavy downfall due to theTelangana agitation since

December 2009. The notifications issued by

the authorities for auctioning4.7 acres of land in the upmar-ket Nandagiri Hills did not gar-ner the expected response frombuyers.

Accounts seized The condition of HMDA is

so bad, it could not even pay taxto the IT Department on theincome it earned from the landauctions between the years2004–2010. The IT Departmenthad issued notices to HMDA,which the officials chose toignore. In November 2009, theIT Department seized HMDA’sbank accounts and filed a caseagainst the authority with theTribunal. When HMDAapproached the State govern-ment for help, it immediatelyset up a three-member com-mittee to look into the issue.

Income source The remaining income gen-

erating sources of HMDA are the4.79 acres in Nandagiri Hills,plots in Miyapur, Nallagandla,Asifna gar and Ramachandra-puram areas. The State govern-ment has given the HMDA anextension to Land Regulari -sation Scheme (LRS). TheHMDA officials have decided toincrease the existing LRSamount from 14 per cent to 20per cent of the total land value.Md Inkeshaf Ahmed

[email protected]

The steps launched byGreater Hyderabad Muni -cipal Corporation (GHMC)

to collect property tax from the residents are yielding desiredresults. The corporation has beenable to collect `354 crore as prop-erty tax till January 6, 2012.

Interestingly, the amount col-lected so far is more than half thetarget set for the ongoing financialyear (FY) 2011–12. The corpora-tion has fixed a target of ̀ 700 crorefor the current FY. Officials of thefinance wing of the corporationare happy with the collections.

GHMC Commissioner MTKrishna Babu, after assumingcharge last year, put specialemphasis on collection of proper-ty tax. He held a series of review

meetings with officials concernedto streamline the process by plug-ging loopholes in collection ofproperty tax. He fixed area-wisetargets for the deputy commis-sioners and stressed on achievingthem. Day-to-day targets havebeen setup to achieve the FY goals.

Innovative stepsAmong the various steps that

were launched, web hosting ofthe names of the top-1,000 prop-erty tax defaulters served its pur-pose. One of the property taxdefaulters in the list was the titu-lar prince of Hyderabad PrinceMukram Jha Bahadur. He is thegrandson of the world-famous

seventh Nizam of HyderabadMir Osman Ali Khan and is stillconsidered as the eighth Nizamby many residents of the City.Postnoon, in an earlier edition,revealed that the prince was oneof the property tax defaulters.

“The web hosting of the top1,000 property tax defaulters’names and issue of 8 lakh war-rants to property owners hasyielded results. We will continuethis practice in future too,”GHMC additional commissioner(Finance) Shiva Parvathi toldPostnoon.

Officials of the corporationare expecting to achieve theirentire target in the ongoingfinancial year. The institution ofcash awards to residents of thecorporation, who pay their taxon time through a lucky drawsystem has also proven to be an effective medium to encour-age prompt payment of theproperty tax.

Collection comfortscorporation coffers

n Total number of properties —12 lakhs

n Residential — 11 lakhs

n Commercial — 1 lakh

Penniless HMDA desperate

Naidu set for rustic SankrantiA Saye [email protected]

Basking in the after-glow of his suc-cessful tour to

Warangal and Bala-krishna’s announce-ment of his electoral for-ays, TDP chief Chandra-babu Naidu is oozing confidence.

He invited his in-laws, per-haps for the first time, to hisnative village Naravaripalle inChittoor for Sankranti. Naiduand family, Balakrishna and afew other members of the NTR

family will join the fes-tive bonhomie.

Naidu’s youngerbrother, RamamurthyNaidu, put up a statueof the late NTR in thevillage, which will beunveiled by Naidu.Nara Gireesh, Rama -murthy Naidu’s son,

will also be launched into poli-tics on this day.

Gireesh has been nursingpolitical ambitions and is beingconsidered as the TDP candi-date from Chandragiri As -sembly constituency in the2014 elections.

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Summit eclipses budgetAll departments are engaged in the partnership summit

and budget making drags along

Draft proposal:Budget Allocations for 2012-13 (draft)

Salaries and pensions: 40,000 crore

Loans and interest payments: 24,000 crore.

For Urban development: 12,500 crore

Housing 2,850 crore

Health 5,850 crore

Fee reimbursement 7,000 crore

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‘Rock saved my life’

THE FACES OF HYDERABADGOPAL YADAV, WELDER, Yousufguda

Gopal Yadav is busy welding metal, his cigarettelying lazily between his lips. One mightassume nothing in the world shakes him, not

even the sound of hammering coming from rightnext to him.

That is until you noticethat his hands are shaking.

He wearily says that hisnightly drinking causes this.Gopal has been welding forthe past 35 years. Years ofdoing the job have made himimmune to the sound or thesmell of burnt ozone.

His welding torch con-stantly sparks, but he has nofear of the burns he acquiresevery day or the nauseatingfumes he inhales. All part ofthe job, he says, though heagrees his eyesight has beenaffected.

His work starts at 9.30amand he shuts shop at 7pm.His two sons run anotherwelding shop.

Earning `500 per day he makes around `20,000per month. This unassuming man has no ambitionsof earning more than that.

Aishwarya YerraA 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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FABRICATION

CLASSIFIEDS New Telugutext books in limboU [email protected]

The Telugu Academy and theBoard of Intermediate are at

loggerheads over the printing oftext books for Intermediate stu-dents. With the change in syllabus,there is every need for printing thenew text books as per the NCERTstandards. The issue was broughtto the notice of the Chief MinisterKiran Kumar Reddy.

While Telugu Academy hasbeen doing the job since ages,now the Inter Board is planningprinting the text books with thehelp of private corporate printinghouses. A source in the TeluguAcademy said the officers weretrying to divert the Academywork to private parties this time.There is also a change in syllabusfor the Inter students keeping theNational Entrance tests in mind.

So there is a clash of interestsbetween the Telugu Academy andalso the Intermediate Board. Thishas to be sorted out by Minister forHigher Education Damodar RajaNarsimha who is also the DeputyChief Minister.

Telugu Academy has been sur-viving on the printing orders forIntermediate books as it’s the solesource of revenue. But if it goesinto the hands of the IntermediateBoard it will be all the more diffi-cult for the Academy to survive.

Printing of the English bookhas already been allocated to a pri-vate printer by the officials of theIntermediate Board.

Anubha [email protected]

It all started as Numaish Masn -uaat-e-Mulki, with just 50 stallsin the Public Gardens. Over theyears it has grown in scope and

size to land an all-India status.Today it is the biggest and oftencheapest entertainer. No otherevent in the City draws crowds likeNumaish.

With Numaish in its 72nd year,old-timers recall how the fair, overthe years, has reflected the chang-ing lifestyle of the people.

“It is one of the oldest andlongest-running exhibitions.Modernisation with all its trappingshas not been able to penetrate intoits oldworld charm. It’s royal, yettypically Hyderabadi” said, Izaz Ali,owner of Kashmir Handicrafts here.

“It’s been 50 years now. Initiallymy grandfather and father use tomanage the stall and now it’s me.There has been tremendous changeover the years. Earlier there was nocompetition as there were fewstalls, but now the scenario is differ-ent; customers bargain a lot as theyhave the option of buying fromother shops” he adds.

S Abdul Rais, owner of Rajas thanHandicrafts Emporium said, “It’sNumaish and Rajasthan HandicraftsEmporium’s 72nd year too. My fore-fathers use to pitch their stalls heresince the Public Garden days.

Initially there were only 50stalls, but now the number is huge.Numaish organisers wanted to pop-ularise local industry and bringmanufacturers together on a com-mon platform. Transporting goodsfrom the railway station toNampally was easier in those days

with far less traffic. People used tobuy garments, footwear, and house-hold items, but today there is aflood of electronics and other con-sumer goods.”

Recalling earlier years and hisfather’s words, Abdul adds, “Thefirst Numaish was inaugurated bythe 7th Nizam and it lasted for just10 days. The Nizam continued topatronise Numaish and the follow-ing year it went up to 15 days.Seeking to popularise the exhibi-tion, it was extended for a month. In1946, the exhibition was shifted toits present site by Mirza Ismail.”

However, Manoj Kumar, fromJaipur, who owns Rajasthan LacBangle, is of a different opinion.“The exhibition may have grown,but there are many regulars whohave dropped out of the exhibition.The ongoing T-agitation is the mainreason for dropouts. Every year wehad a group of 10 shopkeepers fromJaipur coming to Numaish, but forthe last three to four years it’s justfive of us.”

Now, that’s a factNumaish is the only event in the

world to be organised without abreak for 46 days at a stretch.

Numaish runs in family

S Abdul Rais

EVENT

Izaz Ali Manoj Kumar

EDUCATION

Today many cock-warriors will fight

to make man rich.This year betting oncock fights is expect-ed to cross `200crore, reports fromcoastal Andhra, espe-cially Bhimavaram,say. They carry thenames of celebritiesin show biz. Mostfamous of them areBalayya and Chiru.Major betting is onthese two names.Another hit pair ofnames is Kiran andBotsa.

Kiran, Botsa,Chiru, in thearena!


We’re not all drug peddlers, pleaseHow do the African youth look at Hyderabad where they study and how does the City treat them? Postnoon’sstaff reporter Sudeshna Koka presents their representative voices, which are candid and revealing

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Movie: BusinessmanCast: Mahesh Babu, Kajal

AgarwalDirector: Puri JagannadhRating:

Mahesh Babu dazzlesin Businessman

VISITORS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 8Spotlight

Megha Sanju and Shiv

Anil and Priya

DJ RVN, DJSekhar and

DJ Khann

Of poise and graceA dancer strikes a pose during a performanceat the Sruthi art academy cultural dancefestival held at Ravindra Bharati on Thursday.

Hair and careKeratinology by Sunsilk was unveiled at aglittering event in Mumbai by Bollywoodcelebrity hair expert and hair consultant forDilshad Pastakia and Malaika Arora Khan

Come Thursdaynight and the

ladies knowwhere to be. Ladies

Night at Bottles &Chimney is amongthe best places for

girls who want to lettheir hair down, and if

there is free liquor, then as thesaying goes, the more the merrier.

A flying startTired of racking your brains for thatweekend party? Well, Party Hunterz mightbe of help. The store aims to be a one-stopshop for all your party plans. The storewas launched at Road no 4, Banjara Hillsby releasing lanterns into the air

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Pinky Reddy

Parvathi Reddy

HOT! Smokin’

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NEW DELHI: Law ministerSalman Khurshid on Wednesdaysaid he did not agree with theElection Commission notice thathe had violated the model code ofconduct by promi sing 9per cent reservation to backwardMuslims in Uttar Pradesh andwill send his reply to the pollpanel.

Khurshid contended that hehad not violated model code asthe Justice Rajinder Sachar paneland Justice Ranganath Misracommission have recommendedquotas for Muslims. IANS

CHENNAI: Editor of Tamil bi-weekly Nakkheeran R Gopal onThursday expressed regret to theMadras High Court for publishing an article describingTamil Nadu Chief Minister JJayalalithaa as a beef eater andagreed to withdraw the articleand publish an apology in theforthcoming issue.When the con-tempt of court petition filed onbehalf of Jayalalithaa came up forhearing, a bench directed themagazine to publish an apologyon its first page as demanded bythe petitioner.

IANS

SHILLONG: A 13-memberrapid response team onThursday began cullingpoultry birds at a farm inEast Garo Hills district ofMeghalaya after the birdstested positive for the deadlyH5N1 virus, an official said.

“The culling operationstarted this evening, and weare hopeful to dispose ofaround 560 birds remaining inthe government-run poultryfarm at Williamnagar,” saidanimal husbandry and veteri-nary director D Lyngwa.

The government hadsent samples to the HighSecurity Animal DiseaseLaboratory (HSADL) inBhopal, after more than3,000 birds died.

Recently, Orissa had alsoreported incidents of bird fluand began culling of poultry birds. IANS

CHENNAI: Jallik attu, TamilNadu’s traditional bull tamingsport held as part of the Pongalfestival, can be organ ised subjectto certain safe ty conditions, theMadras High Court ruled onThursday.

Hearing a batch of petitions -for and against the sport, theMadurai Bench of the HighCourt in an interim order per-mitted the holding of the eventon January 15, 16 and 17 on thecondition that a report andvideo recording of the eventwould be submitted before itJanuary 20. The bench orderedthe government to ensure safetyof people and the bulls. The case

would be heard next January 23.According to the court, the

government should submit areport on the safety measureslike putting up of barricades andarranging medical facilities.TheCentral government and theAnimal Welfare Board of Indiahave demanded its ban. TheTamil Nadu government wantedthe event to be held claimingthat stopping it would result in alaw and order problem.

A section of people alsobelieve that not holding theevent would earn the wrath ofthe Gods, resulting in droughtand other natural calamities inthe area. IANS

NEW DELHI: Like in China,Facebook and Google India’swebsites can be blocked if theyfail to come up with a mechanism to check andremove derogatory contentsfrom their web pages, the DelhiHigh Court warned on Thursday.

“Like China, we will block allsuch websites,” Justice SureshKait said, after Facebook andGoogle India said that it wasimpossible to control thederogatory contents uploadedon their websites.

Senior advocate SiddharthLuthra, appearing for FacebookIndia, said: “It is impossible tocontrol the contents with billionsof people accessing the site. Athird party who uploads the con-tent is not touched and we aresought to be liable in the case.”

“Facebook India is not thecontroller of Facebook.com, it isFacebook.com which remo vesthe content not me," he added.

Mukul Rohtagi, counsel forGoogle India, said: “GoogleIndia is an Indian company andservice provider is Google Inc.,which is an American company.A person can make complaintsto the service provider to rem ove

derogatory contents not me.”Google in its petition said

that it had been appointed as adistributor of Google Inc’s A dwo rds programme in India ona principal-to-principal basis.

“Google has not been

appointed as an agent, partneror franchise of Google Inc. In itscapacity as a distributor, thepetitioner engages in businessdevelopment and promotionalactivities for certain limitedproducts that include Googlesearch, Youtube and Orkut,"Rohtagi added.

He admitted that some arti-cles were obscene but said thecompany could not control that.He said: “People like crazy, obsc -ene and defamatory articles, wecannot control people’s mind.”

Neeraj Kishan Kaul forGoogle India said that the company was not liable assomeone else posted thederogatory contents.

The High Court on Wedne -sday issued notices to the DelhiPolice and Vinay Rai who hadfiled the petition in the trial courtagainst the websites alleging theywere hosting obscene andderogatory content. IANS

NEW DELHI: Home Minister PChidambaram on Thursday said thatthe footage of Jarawa tribeswomenbeing made to dance for tourists was“three to four years” old, and addedthat the government has asked theAndaman and Nicobar Islandauthorities to question the touroperator and videographer who shotthe clip.

Responding to questions on thefootage posted by a British newspa-per website which showed semi-naked Jarawa women dancing fortourists, Chidambaram said whatever happened was violation ofnorms.

“Now we have got a copy of avideo. It appears that particularvideo was shot, I am not talkingabout any other video, may be thereis more than one...that particularvideo we have been able to date it toabout 3-4 years ago.”

Chidambaram said he hadinstructed the administration toapprehend the tour operator con-cerned and videographer and interrogate them. The footage hadevoked serious reactions fromwomen's rights activists. Accordingto official data, there are 403 mem-bers in the tribe who live in a junglereserve on South Andaman. IANS

Video old, butwill act says PC

Bird Flu:Meghalayabegins culling

HC warns sites: Censor orface China-like ban

Khurshid to EC:No violation ofcode of conduct

Hold ‘Jallikattu’, but with precautions: HC Sorry Jaya!Tamil magazineeditor aplogises

A file image of competitors try to tame a bull during"Jallikattu" organised as a part of Pongal. PTI

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HYDERABAD: Proving theadage – Old wine in a new bottle– right, most agreements enteredinto with industrial houses bythe State government on the firstday of Partnership Summit 2012were the ones which were onceshelved. They were ‘recovered’and dusted again with a view tojacking up the investment fig-ures.

Understandably, ChiefMinister N Kiran Kumar Reddywanted to showcase as the bestinvestment destination, espe-cially when the State passedthrough severe political turbu-lence in the last two years.

Kiran Kumar Reddy was to alarge measure successful in hiseffort of an image makeover ofthe State that was battered bynumerous crises.

While industries minister JGeeta Reddy fumbled inannouncing the total investmentcoming in — perhaps a commonslip, the State projected theinflow at Rs5.57 lakh crore.

The first day memoranda ofunderstanding (MoU) the gov-ernment showcased were for Rs81,000 crore. Chairman of GMRGroup signed an MoU for theRs30,000-crore refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in thePetro Chemical and PetroleumIndustrial region (PCPIR), whichis projected to generate employ-ment for 2,000 persons. Thiswould be set up by GMRHoldings Pvt Ltd. And the noteput out by the State governmentsaid another Rs3,000 crore wasbeing invested by the GMRInfrastructure Ltd which wouldgenerate 4,000 jobs.

The dichotomy is too glaringto be concealed, for an invest-ment of Rs30,000 crore can cre-ate only 2,000 jobs and a tenth ofit has the potential to provideemployment to double the num-ber.

Ironically, the GMR Grouphad earlier shelved this project.The infrastructure majorstepped in after ONGC decidedto drop out of the project. Assoon as the PCPIR project wasconceived, ONGC came for-ward to establish the refinery,but retracted as it found theproject ‘unviable’. Only then,the GMR group was roped in.But nothing moved ever afterand the company too remained

cold on the project after theworld economies crumbledowing to recession. When itcomes to GVK Power andInfrastructure Ltd, vice-chair-man GV Sanjay Reddy said thatthe projects for which his com-pany would be signing MoUswere not new. They were in thepipeline for quite some time.They were kept in cold-storagedue to non-availability ofresources. Now that the compa-ny itself owned a coal mine inAustralia, he hoped that the2,400 MW power project couldcome up.

The company also contem-plated expansion of Jegurupaduand Gautami power plants, eachby 400MW. Due to shortage ofgas supply from the KG D-6 wellsof Reliance Industries, the infras-tructure major set the expansion

plans aside in May 2011. He toldPostnoon that there was notimeline for these projects. “Asand when we get the fuel link-age, we will go ahead. If the gov-ernment offers land and fuel-linkage, we will enter into apower purchase agreement. Orelse, they can be merchantplants,” said Reddy.

The BR Shetty Group signedan MoU for Rs30,000 crorepetroleum refinery in PCPIR inVisakhapatnam. However, thedetails of financials are notmade public. The Yash Birlagroup, which has been contem-plating the investments forquite some time, will imple-ment the projects only if theland is made available to themand hassle-free clearances wereaccorded. Yash Birla himselfconfirmed this to Postnoon.

Postnoon News

HYDERABAD: “The Free TradeAgreement with India may takesome time. The first step towardsthat relationship would be bilateralinvestment treaty. We urged theObama Administration to take thisas a priority. We will follow up notjust for India but in the interests ofAmerica,” said Senator Mark Warner,Co-Chair, Senator India Caucus talk-ing at a press conference in ThePartnership Summit 2012.

“We had sessions on informationtechnology, biotechnology, pharma-cy and life sciences and see India hasa lot of opportunities and growthmarket in these areas,” he said.

The information technologycompanies like Infosys and Wiprowere planning to expand their foot-print in America and wanted assur-ance to get their investments pro-tected. The first move would bebilateral investment treaty.

The concerns on outsourcingwere less today compared to fiveyears ago. That could be mitigated byIndian companies investing inUnited States of America. Everypolitician wanted to create jobs hisown place, district and own country.America had to compete with theindustries globally.

“But if you see the visa issues,that there is legislation to make H1BVisa easier for graduates in Science,Engineering, Maths programmes toextend their stay. This will benefitIndians and create entrepreneurs inAmerica,” he added.

Partnership summit: Old wine in new bottle

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, IT Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah and Major IndustriesMinister J Geeta Reddy met a series of foreign business delegations and explained to them thatinvestment climate in the State was conducive and the government would extend all help.

Biz treatywith Indiais priority

Industry leaders are happybecause the Government couldorganise an event of this scale

at a time the State is dragging itsfeet on all fronts.A senior func-tionary of the CII’s SME divisionsaid even if 10-15 per cent of theprojected Rs. 5.50 lakh croreinvestment came in, this summitwould have served its purpose.

Another former president ofthe CII’s AP chapter said that Rs. 1lakh crore would surely come as an

investment, as it was promised bythe domestic companies.

While the country’s industrybiggies gave a slip to the summit,the Government tried to put up abrave front. The Chief Ministerstayed on at HyderabadInternational Convention Centreand went on meeting foreignindustrial delegates one after theother.

Industries CommissionerKarikal Valaven told Postnoon that

the Government was confident ofroping in the proposed invest-ments. “Unlike other States, wehave not gone round them to ivest.They came. So I am sure, they willinvest.”

Jay Galla sounded more opti-mistic than anybody else when hesaid the business environment andinvestment climate were given aboost in the troubled times. Thesummit, indeed, rekindled theactivity.

Business confidence bolstered

As and when we getthe fuel linkage, wewill go ahead. If thegovernment offersland and fuel-link-age, we will enterinto a power pur-chase agreement. Orelse, they can bemerchant plants

GV Sanjay Reddy

GVK Group

TALK BACKGood front pageI really liked the front page of yester-day's Postnoon. The headlineamused as well as intriguedme to know what the story isall about. Several friends ofmine also like the display ele-ments on your paper. Also, the knowledge centralpage that had youth talkingwas very interesting; it showsacross the mind set and makesthe readers aware of the respon-sible youth that we have in oursociety, only, hope it is also seenand not just a talk.

Aditya ThapaMarredpally

Faces of HyderabadFirst of all I must appreciateyou and your team for bring-ing out such a fine product.Postnoon has the potentialto be the mirror ofHyderabad and catch thepulse of the youngsters.However, I have a sugges-tion. 'The Faces ofHyderabad' is a brilliantinitiative and it'll begood if the content ofthis section, along withthe picture, is expand-

ed. Also, a regular column on Travelwill be great.

Priya R Banjara Hills

Too much is too badMahatma Gandhi must be turning in hisgrave at the news of a for-eigner pointing at corrup-tion in the land in which hepreached honesty. The factthat Henrik Thome is anatheist is all the more tellingfor I always believed that fearof God induced righteousness.I did realise, though, that reli-gion in our country is practicedsometimes at fanatical levels.Too much of anything does notauger well for it — religionbeing no exception. Now I haveanother reason to want it toned it down.

SN VenkateshKukatpally Housing Board

Service before selfService rendered by RavikantOjha and Srikanth Reddy comesas a whiff of fresh air in a worldwhere one gets to see mostlyself-centred activities. To feedthe needy in a hospital isyeomen service worth thepraise that your newspaperhas brought it. May their,and your, tribes increase.Your readers would like toread about more suchpeople, which could act as

a motivator to others. We haveenough resources to weed out poverty fromour country if we put our heart into it.

Mamta ReddySrinagar Colony

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201212Fair, free and forthrightComment

By the time my extended family membersfinish reading this column, they’ll thinkI’m the snootiest brat the family’s ever

given birth to.And I don’t deny that I perhaps am. I

believe family functions are the biggest torturein social situations I’ve ever had to endure —sometimes in the name of a pooja, at othertimes in the name of weddings and weddinganniversaries, birthdays, naming ceremoniesand deaths. I confess that I’ve considered manya time to down a tequila shot or two beforeattending these dos.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a closetdepressive maniac who detests all social situa-tions. Far from it. I have a healthy social life anda large inner and outer circle of friends whomake my days more than meaningful. Aboutextended family members, I’m not sure I cansay the same. Take, for example, an 82-year-olduncle who believes in the idea of open criti-cism. Just that the criticism is so open and soloud that it borders on the abusive and some-times even crosses that line. If he doesn’t get hissoup hot, he yells at the bearers. If he doesn’tget a good dinner seat, he yells at the hosts. Ifhe thinks the pundit didn’t do a good job ofreciting the mantras, he yells at the poor man inthe saffron robes. A few weeks back he yelled atme. Reason? I didn’t answer his phone call. Itried to explain that I was driving.

He said: “I don’t care what you were doing.How dare you not answer the phone when Icall!”

I had become the centre of attention andthose around us were staring at me.

I’ve been avoiding the uncle at all socialevents because one never knows when he’sgoing to break into a tirade of abuses. Hedoesn’t mean bad, mom says. But when shestarts to speak of his good heart, I turn up thevolume on the car stereo.

For some time, I pause to wonder why. Isthis behaviour an outward manifestation of hisdesire to hold on to the heyday when he con-trolled businesses and had a busy life? Or is itcoming from possessiveness for the once-joint-now-broken-down family? Maybe it’s both, andalso his conviction that he continues to wieldthat kind of power on us. Isn’t this the story ofpretty much every family unit, where the batonis passed on to the next generation but the

seniors hold on to something more?And then I begin to think if family gather-

ings would be as interesting if not for thesesideshows. One word – boring. Along with freeadvice and pearls of wisdom, my relatives alsoprovide free entertainment.

It’s for me to keep my eyes and ears open,watch and observe how people trip over them-

selves to outdo each other, have a good laughand go home.

From some relationships, there’s just noescape. Sometimes we become the pain and atother times, they. But there’s one predictablething — that there’s never a dull moment at anyfamily gathering. This temperamental uncle,though, I’m going to continue to avoid.

Soul CurrySumaa Tekur

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SULKING WON’T HELPDhoni, Team India

Indian skipper MahendraSingh Dhoni dropped a

bombshell when hecasually mentioned during a

press meeting that he was con-sidering retirement from Testformat by 2013 to ensure he

can be there for the 2015 WorldCup. No one’s fooled when the30-year-old skipper announcedthis as the team has been per-forming dismally in tours out-side the sub-continent where

they have to face real pace andbounce. When the captain him-self is sulking like a child after

receiving flak from differentquarters, it exposes how lowthe team morale is. Starringbefore adulating crowds on

‘dead’ domestic pitches mayhave boosted personal records

but performing on the greenwickets abroad is a different

ball game altogether. CaptainCool needs to do some serious

pep talk and get his squad tobuck up and deliver rather than

attempting these lame tactics to divert attention from the glaring failures.

WHY WE LOVE...vigilantes

It is best to be vigilant our-selves, more so when the

uniformed law enforcercannot be trusted with our secu-

rity. While the police can getaway citing poor staff to area

ratio, disregard for the law stem-ming out of inefficiency of the

cops cannot be ignored. Toapprehend law breakers and try

and punish them effectivelybrings down crime rate. When

this does not happen, miscreantsget encouraged. The common

man is left with no alternativebut to do a Sriramulu Patel.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201213Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Swelling in theneck is common

Dr Kiran Krishnamurti

My son is a month old and doingquite well otherwise. But a week agowe noticed a small swelling on heright side of his neck. It seems to bequite painless but for some reasonsince the time we have noticed thisswelling we also feel that he is keep-ing his head tilted to one side. I havetried massaging his neck 3-4 times aday but nothing seems to be helpinghim. Please advise.This is not an uncommon occur-rence. Most probably what your sonhas is called a ‘sternomastoidswelling’. The exact cause of thiscondition is not clearly known but itis often associated with breach andforceps deliveries. Sometimes babieswith this condition may also havehip problems which need to belooked into. An ultrasound of theneck will help to confirm the diagno-sis. Massage does not help much.What you need to do is stretch theaffected neck muscle by gently mov-ing the child’s head away from theside of the swelling. This should bedone at least 6-8 times a day.

(The writer is a paediatricianpractising at Andromeda Centre.

You can write in to her [email protected])

Ranjani [email protected]

How many times haveyou dealt with achurning tummyaccompanied by nau-

sea and a heavy head after afood fest or when you’vepopped a tablet on an emptystomach? You put it down to anupset stomach and reach outfor that glass of nimbu paani.But hold on, your symptomssignal acidity and not an upsetstomach. And that nimbu paaniwill only do more harm thangood.

What is acidity?The stomach has gastric

glands which secrete acids tohelp digest the food we eat.Usually the acid levels in thebody are controlled, but if forsome reason the levels of theseacids increase, then it can causeacidity.

Sometimes when we con-sume hard to digest foods, thestomach secretes more acids todigest it. Continuous secretionof more acids can cause acidity.“Sometimes a bacterial infec-tion is also responsible for thatburning sensation in the stom-ach, the most common type ofbacteria being H.Pylori,” saysDr Sundeep Lakhtakia, consul-tant gastroenterologist at theAsian Institute ofGastroenterology.

Usually peoplewho’ve had a heavymeal may alsohave a burn-ing sen-sation intheirupper

abdomen or chest. Often pop-ping medicines on an emptystomach or frequently takingpainkillers can also cause acidity.

Long gaps between mealsare also said to cause acidity,which is why experts stress onthe need to eat frequent smallmeals.

SymptomsOften when you may find

that you wake up with a heavyhead and an uncomfortablefeeling in the stomach. Theseare some common symptomsof acidity. Other symptomsinclude:n Heartburn — burning pain

in your stomach n Throat dryness n Unbearable stomach painn Coughing n Feeling hungry frequently n Hours after a meal Chest

pain n Constant pain in the upper

abdomen n Prolonged heartburn n Nausea

What you can doA prolonged acidity prob-

lem can sometimes give rise tostomach ulcers too. So a fewsteps can help you battle acidityeffectively.

“Simple things like takingmedications only after eatingsomething can help curb acidi-ty. If you’re taking a long courseof painkillers or aspirin thenyou must consult with yourdoctor about taking a preven-tive acid suppressing medicineto protect your stomach,” saysDr Sundeep, adding, “Avoid eat-ing fried stuff, spicy foods andalways eat within limit.Nicotine, alcohol and citrusfoods should be kept at baywhen you have acidity.”

Dr Sundeep adds that it isimportant to eat in moderationand frequently to keep the gas-tric acid levels within normallimits. “Sometimes the acid cantrickle into the mouth and giverise to a recurrent cough or sorethroat,” he says.

He goes on to add, “Apartfrom eating in moderation,

you must also take carenot to lie down imme-diately after a meal.Besides, drinkingherbal tea, coconutwater or a glass ofcold milk can helpneutralise the acid,thereby cutting down

acidity.”So the next time

you feel that burningsensation in the stom-

ach or chest, do reachout for a glass of cold milk and

not nimbu paani. And yes,steering clear of

oily and spicy food fora while will help too.

Knowing genes structure in thebody can help prevent several

chronic and lifestyle diseases, claimsa Kochi-based organisation which islaunching the “first of its kind” genet-ic testing service in India.

To be launched in collaborationwith an Australian company, GeneCare is a personalised health careand medical service that offers genet-ic testing for patients, thus providingan interface between chronic dis-eases, genes and lifestyle.

“Saliva sample will be taken frompeople enrolling for the service andwithin four week time, a detailedgene analysis providing details of dis-eases they are prone to will be given,”said A Sreekumar, chairman andmanaging director, WellnessSolutions.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201214Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

WASHINGTON: Upsetting cir-cadian rhythms, the bio-clocksfound in animals and humans,can cause brain degeneration,loss of motor function and pre-mature death.

Until this finding, it wasn’tclear which came first —whether the disruption of bio-logical clock mechanisms wasthe cause or the result of neu-rodegeneration.

The biological clock, inhumans and animals, is a com-plex genetic mechanism tuned

to the 24-hour day and regularcycles of light, dark and sleep.

It influences a wide range ofbiological processes — from fer-tility to hormone production,feeding patterns, DNA repair,sleep, stress reactions, even theeffectiveness of medications.

“In these experiments, weshowed through both environ-mental and genetic approachesthat disrupting the biologicalclock accelerated these healthproblems,” said Kuntol Rakshit,an Oregon State University grad-

uate fellow, the journalNeurobiology of Disease reports.

“There’s a great deal of inter-est right now in studies on circa-dian rhythms, as we learn moreabout the range of problemsthat can result when they aredisrupted,” Rakshit said.“Ultimately, we hope thisresearch will be taken from thelaboratory to the bedside.”

These studies were donewith fruit flies, but Oregon sci-entists said previous researchhas indicated there are close

parallels between them andhumans, according to anOregon statement.

Some of the genes regulatingcircadian rhythms in flies are soimportant that they have beenpreserved through millions ofyears of separate evolution andstill do the same thing inhumans. In humans, researchershave found strong correlationsbetween disrupted clock mech-anisms, aging, and neurologicdiseases such as Alzheimer’s andHuntington’s disease. IANS

Healthy eating basicallyinvolves balance, variety and

moderation. The top tips tohealthy eating while still notmissing out on your favouritefood.n Nutrient-rich foodIt is important to eat a variety offoods with a variety of nutrients.Daily food should include breadand whole grain products, meat,poultry, fish and food with proteins.n Whole grains, fruit and vegetablesEnjoy plenty of whole grain, fruits

and vegetables. Six-11 servingsfrom the rice, cereal and pastagroup, 2-4 servings of fruit and 3-5 servings of vegetables areadvised.n A healthy weightExcessive fat can result in highblood pressure, heart disease,stroke, cancer and other illnesses.Being too thin also has its ill-effects such as osteoporosis,menstrual irregularities and cer-tain other health problems.Regular exercise is also recom-mended.n Moderate portions

Eating reasonable portions helpsone eat a variety of food withoutworrying about eating unhealthy.n Regular mealsSkipping meals does not help. Itcould actually have a negativeeffect and result in over-eating.n Reduce, don’t eliminateFor those who love food whichcould be high in fat, sugar or salt,it is not necessary to eliminate itfrom your diet, just reduce theintake. Low-fat versions of yourfavourite food are also available.n Make necessary changes butgradually

Don’t revamp your diet overnight.Sudden changes in diet may nothelp.n Balance your food choicesIn case you are eating food whichis high in certain ingredients, bal-ance it out by eating other foodswhich are low in it.n No food is good or badFood cannot be classified as goodand bad. Do not feel guilty of eat-ing food which is high in fat, butinstead balance it out with some-thing low in fat.n Understand your dietBefore drastically reducing theintake of something understandyour diet, what is in excess andwhat is missing and balance itout.

Source: www.realtime.net

Upsetting bio-clocks causesbrain to degenerate

Ragi is a goodsource of calcium

Dr Suneetha Sapur

Please suggest a few foods that arerich in calcium and nutrients as mychild does not eat most nutritiousfood?Most of the time the child prefers cer-tain foods and refuses others likemilk. It is more or less a completefood, and the best source of calcium.It is difficult to get most kids to haveplain milk. Hence try and give kidsmilk in different forms, with attractiveappearance and flavours. You can givethem either hot or cold milk to suit theconsumption moments and moods,eg warm malt shakes, breakfast cerealwith milk, fruit custard, puddings etc. n Cheese/paneer: is a good sourceof calcium. It is easy to incorporate itin many dishes for kids like, sand-wiches, veggie sub, and chapati rolls.n Curd: many children may prefer toeat curd than drink mi lk.n Ragi: among cereals ragi is a goodsource of calcium. Ragi/flour with itsappearance and bland flavour is diffi-cult for kids to accept but can bemixed with other cereals like in rotis,malted ragi, ragi halwa etc.n Green leafy vegetables: childrendon’t like these but they are the bestsources of micronutrients. You couldtry giving kids mint parathas, pow-dered or pasted forms of leafy veg-etables can be used in curriesinstead of adding them directly.n Egg: veggie scrambled, Frenchtoasts and cheesy omelets can beinteresting ways of providing calci-um and many important nutrientsfor kids growth and development.

(The writer is the director AkkshayaFoundation and a consultant nutri-

tionist at LV Prasad Eye Institute)

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Nalini Gangadharanfound her life’s call-ing way back inschool itself. A field

trip to a flood relief centrebecame so ingrained in herpsyche that she knew rightaway what she had to do withher life. With liberal parents,and years later, an equally lib-eral husband, there was nostopping Nalini.

The atmosphere in heroffice is reflective of her per-sona — energetic, powerfuland confident. She says, “Whenyou are able to negotiate yourspaces, there is so much youcan achieve. Unfortunately,though people today are moreassertive, the girl child is stillnot the priority. There are nottoo many choices that a girlhas. If she is not interested instudies, the only option peoplethink they have is to get hermarried. Even in the ruralsetup, in case of economic orsocietal pressure, the first casu-alty is the girl. We are strivingto change that.”

Nalini is optimistic aboutwomen’s position in societytoday. “It feels good to see thatwomen have naturally foundtheir space in various fields, beit in public service, armedforces, aviation or medical sci-ence.” But that said, Nalini feelsthat there’s a flip-side to it too.She says, “Women today are sotarget-oriented and result-ori-ented that there is little time togive to the family. Thoughmany may consider me to beconservative, I believe that theman may be the head of thefamily, but the woman is theheart of the family. She can donthe role of a professional, andat the same time, be a greatcontributor to the needs of thefamily. I see that balance dwin-dling today — relationships areso fragile, they don't seem to

withstand the test of time.” Nalini strongly believes in

the harmonious alliance of ahusband and wife in achievingprofessional and domesticgoals. “I have seen my own par-ents, and the way they chal-

lenged and faced obstaclestogether, to raise a family. I alsolook up to the great MSSubbalakshmi, who shared abeautiful relationship with herhusband. Her ability to co-ordi-nate her own space made her

what she became and was ableto spread the warmth of hervoice to the world. This is whatI call success,” she says with ahint of pride in her voice.

Nalini is married to KRGangadharan, and is the moth-er of two daughters, Poornima,a trained interior designer andPavithra a student at ISB,Hyderabad. She recalls, “I was abohemian by nature and didnot believe that I am the sortwho fits into the popular defi-nition of a married woman. Allthat changed when I saw theman that would later becomemy husband.” Nalini’s organi-sation, the CAP Foundation hasbrought back the smiles tomany livelihoods and has beenspinning success stories in 12states across the country.

All About EveIndira Atluri

The imperfectperfection

My subject of interest is theindependent and modernworking woman of the

great cities of this country, whocreates the annual reports in officeas dexterously as she designsannual budgets at home. It is per-haps not the most egalitarian ofsocieties we live in today, but real-ly, is there something like anutopian setup in society? Ofcourse not. And isn't that whatmakes for a dynamic world? Hell,yes!

This little column is my tributeto all these independent womenwho have been able to find theirlittle space in the ever-demandingurban world. It is a salute to thosewho, despite the demands of thedaily life, are able to find peace,albeit for a few minutes over a cupof coffee before embarking on the‘journey of life’. It is a recognitionof her strength to monitor herfragile sensitivities in a world thatclaims to be built on equality, butone that doesn’t refrain from bar-ing their claws.

We are not ready to accept the‘given’ anymore and we have thegusto to realise dreams that soundsurreal to the rest, and display theotherwise invisible ‘taken’ sign-board only when we have foundthe right man, and not becausesociety said so. We are those thatare secretly looked up to, admiredby many, and yes, envied by a few.

We live life to the fullest, knowour ‘boundaries’ and yet dream tothe fullest. We do realise that it isnot a perfect world, but also knowthat in chasing that ever-elusiveperfection, we do not want to loseout on the present.

Unlike many, who haven’t beenable to break free from the shack-les set by society, we are the luckyfew who have managed to createour own space — spaces thatdespite unspoken societal pres-sures, allow us to write and rewriteour own life’s stories, one at atime. And the best part about this?We are growing in numbers, one ata time.

THE CVName: Nalini Gangadharan

First Job: Seva Samajam,home for destitute boys

Last book read: Indomitablespirit by Dr APJAbdul Kalam

Last movie seen: 3 Idiots

Motto in life: Have no regrets.

Nalini Gangadharan is the name behind CAP Foundation, a non-profitorganisation that strives to empower youth with a range of academic,vocational and occupational opportunities. She believes that learning

itself needs a different approach. Today she shares with us her beliefsand aspirations

THE UNCOMPROMISING BOHEMIAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201215Hers Truly

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201218Because you are what you wearF‑Folio

MONEY MINT

Cashing on her keensense of style, Kate

collaborated withTopshop in 2007 andlaunched her own line ofclothing. In 2010 shesigned a deal withLongchamp to designhandbags for them.

THE QUEENBEE

Everyone knows her,envies her and wantsto be her. She is afterall, Kate Moss, theultimate fashion icon.This Monday, sheturns 38. The word‘obsessed’ is anunderstatement todescribe the followingthat this fashionistahas. Postnoon sum-marises her journeyinto the world ofmodelling, right fromher first shot to hertryst with controversies and herachievements

ARTIST’S MUSE

She might be controversy’s favourite child but that does not deterher from being somebody’s muse. She’s been immortalised in

bronze, painted in oils and photographed all over the world. But Mosshas also been paid the kind of compliment normally reserved forEgyptian queens and mythological goddesses. She has been sculpted ingold. Artist Marc Quinn is the man behind this creation. Entitled Siren,the 50kg (110lb) hollow statue was made by the artist who describedMoss as “the ideal beauty of the moment”.

Indeed, Moss’s marriage to all things bad hasbeen the making and breaking of her. Moss

was for a time known as the anti-supermodelbecause of her waif-like figure as opposed tothe curves of reigning models like CindyCrawford, Naomi Campbell, Elle Macphersonand Claudia Schiffer. Her looks sparked off adebate on eating disorders and brought to thefore a new trend of size zero in fashion. Itearned her a lot criticism from all quarters, butshe decided to stick to her ‘Nothing tastes asgood as skinny feels’ motto. This soon becamethe ‘inspiration’ for millions of anorexics andbulimia sufferers worldwide.

ENTRY INTO THEGLAM WORLD

Sarah Doukas is the person whothe world should thank for dis-

covering this talented model. At theage 14, in 1988 Moss was discov-ered by the founder of Storm ModelManagement, at JFK Airport in NewYork City, after a holiday in theBahamas. Moss’s career began whenCorinne Day shot black-and-whitephotographs of her, styled byMelanie Ward, for British magazineThe Face when she was 16, in aphoto shoot titled The 3rd Summerof Love. But her actual claim tofame came in 1992 that created the ‘waif’ look when she featured in Calvin Klein campaigns with Mark Wahlberg, pioneering the‘heroin chic’.

FAMILY FRONT

Kate certainly has a very interestingpersonal life, the reason why

tabloids are obsessed with her. From1994 to 1998 she had a stormy affairwith Johnny Depp. She dated a hostof other celebrities includingLeonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg,Daniel Craig and Spacehog guitaristAntony Langdon. Out of them, her on-off relationship with Pete Doherty wasthe most famous one, his heroinaddiction and hell-rasing habits creat-ing a furore. In 2008 she started arelationship with Jamie Hince, leadguitarist of The Kills, and married himin 2011. She has a daughter, LilaGrace Moss, 9, with Jefferson Hack.

Despite her much-publicised relationship with drugs, Kate managed to keep one thing intact —her fashion sense. Fashion critics always marvelled at how amazing Moss looked, dressed in hot

pants and Nancy Sinatra boots, even while she was allegedly high. And others could not help butwonder how despite her abusing her body so, her body remained so beautiful? She never leaves thehouse in sweatpants and is always dressed to the T. Well, for one thing, in the fashion industryimage is everything and Kate Moss is a beautiful image by herself.

From anti-supermodel it became CocaineKate. On September 15, 2005, the UK’s Daily

Mirror published grainy camera-phone stills ofsupermodel Kate Moss perched on a leathercouch in a London recording studio, allegedlychopping and snorting multiple lines of cocainewith the quick sureness of a practiced user. Outcame the claws and down went the supermod-el, she lost all her major endorsements withpartners like Burberry, Chanel and H&M. Moss’sdownfall also brought to light the rampant useof drugs in the modelling world and shebecame its poster girl.

COURTING CONTROVERSIES

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201219The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu(2002)Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu starring Tarun andAarthi Agarwal beat other biggies like Nagaand Takkari Donga in January, 2002 much tothe surprise of trade analysts. The film hadthe right mix of romance, comedy and familydrama and Tarun scored a hit after two yearsof Nuvve Kavali's release.

Tollywood has always left audiences spoilt forchoice during Sankranti, when some of thebiggest stars vie for box-office supremacy. Wetake a look at the biggest mid-January hits fromthe past 10 years

COMPILED BY HEMANTH [email protected]

Mirapakay (2011)This Ravi Teja, Richa andDeeksha Seth starrer com-peted with four other filmsin 2011 and emerged as thewinner. Directed by HarishShankar, the film had RaviTeja as an undercover copwho joins a college for anoperation. A laugh riot withadequate action andromance, the film had allthe right ingredients tohook the audience through-out the film. Thaman'smusic also worked a lot infavour of the film.

Krishna (2008)The film resurrected Ravi

Teja and VV Vinayak'scareers when both of themwere going through a briefslump. It was the first timeRavi Teja and Vinayak hadteamed up for a film. RaviTeja and Brahmanandam's

combination clicked so wellthat the audience couldn't

stop raving about the come-dy and Trisha's presence

helped the film to become ahuge hit.

Desamuduru(2007) Allu Arjun showed off hissix-pack for the first time inDesamuduru, which inspireda lot more actors in the filmindustry to follow suit. PuriJagannadh, who was on ahigh after the success ofPokiri, directed the film andHansika made her debut inTelugu cinema in this actiondrama. It still remains asone of the biggest hits everin Allu Arjun's career.

Lakshmi (2006)Venkatesh, Nayanthara and

Charmee starrer Lakshmiwas a box-office winner inJanuary 2006. After a long

time, Venkatesh was seen inan action-packed film and itworked quite well with the

audience. Apart fromLakshmi, another film

named Devadasu went onto be a huge hit after a

slow start. Ram and Ileanamade their debut in this

film directed by YVSChowdary and it didn't take

too long for both Ram andIleana to establish them-

selves as bankable stars inthe Telugu film industry.

Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)Siddharth and Trisha made waves at the box-office in 2005 withNuvvostanante Nenoddantana, which released on the same day

as Naa Alludu. Loosely inspired from Maine Pyar Kiya, PrabhuDeva made his debut as a director with this film and it even won

the Filmfare Award for Best Film that year. All the songs werechartbusters and there were instances of people watching the film

at least five times to watch Siddharth and Trisha's dazzling on-screen chemistry.

Varsham (2004)Two years after making his debut, Prabhasturned out to be a heartthrob with this film,which was directed by Shoban. It was alsoTrisha's first big-ticket film in Telugu and herperformance got her rave reviews. Devi SriPrasad's music was an instant chartbuster andthe rest, as they say, is history.

Okkadu (2003)Okkadu turned out to be an instant classic

when it released in January 2003. After a stringof flops, both Mahesh Babu and Gunasekhar

made a comeback in style and how! Bhumika'srestrained performance, Prakash Raj's villainy,

dialogues and screenplay were almost perfect.The film is still rated among the best Telugufilms made in the past 10 years and it's not

without a reason.

Adhurs (2010)Adhurs starring Tarak,Nayanthara and Sheela inlead roles released amidsthigh drama in 2010.Telangana Rashtra Samithihad threatened to stop thescreening of the film in sev-eral districts acrossTelangana; however, thatdidn't stop the film frombecoming one of the topgrossers of 2010. VVVinayak and Tarak hadteamed up after six yearsand Tarak played a dualrole in the film much to thedelight of his fans.

Arundhati (2009)The film that catapulted

Anushka's fame to thezenith, Arundhati shattered

several box office records in2009 before Magadheera

released. The film proved tobe the box-office king and

raked in a share of close to`35 crore. Considering that

only Anushka and SonuSood played lead roles in

the film, it was nothingshort of a miracle. It swept

the Nandi Awards that yearand Anushka won every

possible award for herpower-packed performance.The film once again provid-

ed a glimmer of hope forwomen-centric films.

The Kites ThatSoared

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ManiRatnam’sfilm boostfor SamS

amantha Ruth Prabhu has reportedlybagged the lead role in Mani Ratnam’supcoming film Pookadai, although there’sno official confirmation yet. For the past

few weeks, several names have been doing therounds for this role including Thulasi and AksharaHaasan. It’s a giant leap forward for Samantha’sacting career, especially in Tamil as most of herTamil films have tanked at the box-office. After along time, Mani Ratnam is making a film set in arural background. Pookadai is set to take off in afishing village in Kanyakumari district towards theend of this month and most part of the film will beshot in the monsoon season later this year.Karthik’s son Gautham is playing the lead role inthe film and Lakshmi Manchu is going to play animportant role. Meanwhile, Samantha also hasSeethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, GauthamMenon’s upcoming trilingual film, an untitledSiddharth’s film and a couple of more Telugu filmsin her kitty.

Chinmayi Ghatrazu,who made her on-

screen debut inPraveen Sattaru’s LBW(Life Before Wedding),will soon be seen inLovely. Directed by BJaya, the film has Aadi,Shanvi and Rajendra Prasad in lead roles. Chinmayi is playing the second lead role in thefilm, which explores the relationship between afather and her daughter. “My character is prettyloud and I’ll be speaking in a Telangana accent inthe film,” Chinmayi said. She’s dubbing her dia-logues on her own for the first time.The actresshad taken a long break post LBW as none of theroles she was offered excited her. “I was also writ-ing a couple of scripts, but it’s too early to talkabout them,” she said.

CHINMAYIGHATRAZU

MAKES HERCOMEBACK

Rushi’s firstlook launchedThe first look of Arvind

Krishna, Supriya Shailjastarrer Rushi was

launched recently inHyderabad. Ramesh Prasad isproducing a film after 20 yearson the Prasad ProductionsPrivate Ltd banner and RajMadiraju has directed the film.Arvind Krishna plays a doctorin the film, which is inspiredfrom a poem written by CNarayana Reddy. After playingthe lead role in It’s My Love

Story, Arvind Krishna is quiteconfident about Rushi’s suc-cess. “It’s a sensible film with alot of heart. I wasn’t the firstchoice for the lead role; how-ever, when I auditioned for therole, Ramesh Prasad wasmighty impressed with myperformance,” Arvind Krishnasaid. Sreekar Prasad is the edi-tor and Don-Chandran andSnigdha have composed themusic. The film is going torelease in February.


Action-packed lifeTaniya Talukdar

[email protected]

Shaurya is keeping a

pretty tight sched-ule as she shufflesbetween promot-

ing her film Sadda Adda,which releases today and

trains for Krissh 2. Talkingabout her role in Sadda

Adda, the former Kingfishercalendar girl says, “I play therole of a spoilt, rich Delhi girlcalled Shreya Gujral who hasan adventurous streak. She is

a strong-headed girl whodoesn’t need anyone’s shoul-

ders to cry on. If she lovessomebody, then she doesn’t

really like to shares theirproblems.”

But Shaurya is quick toclarify that there are no simi-

larities between the charac-ter and her in real life. “There

would be no fun in that casein doing the role!” she

exclaims, going on to add, “Inreal life, if I am in love with

somebody, I would love toshare everything with that

person and I will always bethere for him. It was difficultfor me to do the role becauseif it wasn’t balanced, it would

turn into a negative character.”

While Shaurya didn’t real-ly relate to the other aspects

of the character, she didrelate to the adventurous partof it. “I too, have an adventur-

ous streak and I like to ridebikes and drive cars,” says

Shaurya. It was perhaps thisadventurous streak that got

her the role in Krissh 2 whereshe has to perform a lot of

stunts we hear. ThoughShaurya remains tight-lipped

about her role in the action-

hero film, on prodding shedid share some interesting

information. “I play a nega-tive role in Krissh 2 and it willbe perhaps the best anybody

has seen of me on screen.Rakesh Roshan has given me

a great opportunity and he

will be the first director to usemy talent to its full potential.There is a lot of action in the

film and I have been trainingfor four hours every day,

which will go on till I finishshooting for the film. My

schedule is quite hectic rightnow but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me

and I want to do full justice toit. Rakesh Roshan has shownso much confidence in me, Idon’t want to let him down,”

explains the leggy beauty. Wewanted to know if Hrithik has

trained Shaurya for the filmbut apparently Hrithik is now

busy taking care of hisinjuries and is training

by himself. “I am trainingwith a well-qualified fitness

expert every day,” Shaurya

informs us. The Rajput beauty who

did her schooling atHyderabad considers herself

a true Hyderabadi. “I havealways loved this city and it

gives me great pleasure whenI see people from here mak-

ing it big,” says Shaurya. Thejourney till here wasn’t aneasy one; she has had her

share of struggles. “I startedoff as a model in Hyderabad

with just `500 and I stillremember how much I had

to struggle. Then I went toBengaluru and Mumbai. It

was a great experience andthen Kingsfisher happened,

after which I got into the-atre,” reminisces Shaurya.

The actor then makes anhonest confession, “You

should see my earlier films, Iwas pathetic at acting, but

my passion to learn kept megoing. Now I have improved a

lot and have been signed upfor Krissh 2. Who wouldn’t

want to be a part of this suc-cessful franchise?” she ques-

tions, and adds, “Everyonehas their share of strugglesand when the time is right

you get your due. My experi-ences have made me who Iam and today I am getting

my due. There is nothing thatone can’t achieve.”

But there is one thing thatthe actress is unhappy about,she says, “I am from here but

I haven’t done a Telugu filmas yet. They go to Mumbaiand get girls to come and

work here, but also I under-stand they have their own

requirements. But I am opento doing Telugu films and I

would really like to workopposite the likes of Mahesh

Babu and Ravi Teja.”

Model-turned-actor Shaurya Chauhan’s struggle is finally payingoff as she now joins Hrithik in the second installment of Krissh

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 22The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Preeti back to full-time acting withYeh Hai Mumbai

Preeti Jhangiani, who turned producer with SahiDhande Galat Bande, in which she was seen as anews reporter, is ready for her full-fledged acting

comeback with Yeh Hai Mumbai. Preeti, 31, whomade her Bollywood debut with Mohabbatein, islooking forward to the acting assignment.

“Preeti is very excited about this film, as it is aheroine oriented film and she has a very interestingrole in the film,” said a source close to the actor whois married to Parvin Dabas and took a break after thebirth of her son.

Half the schedule of the movie, produced underthe banner of SAM productions, is already complete,and the rest is being shot and should be done soon.

Written and directed by Sneh Tull, the film is saidto be inspired by a real life Bollywood character.Preeti has thus been working extra hard and rehears-ing to get into the skin of the character.

Other actors in the film include Neeraj Vora,Meghna Patel and Bijendra Kala. IANS

It’s tough to convinceme, says Shweta

As Prerna of KasautiiZindagii Kay, TV actressShweta Tiwari played so

many shades of awoman’s personalitythat she now finds ithard to accept mostroles offered to her.“I did so much in‘Kasautii...’, andplayed so manyshades of a womanin that oneshow, thatwhen some-one offers mea role, I feel Ihave alreadydone it in‘Kasautii...’.So it is verydifficult to con-vince me for arole,” saysShweta.However, the31-year-oldadmits it was aninstant decisionto give a nod toSony’s Parvarish

in which she plays a simplemother. “When I got the script,and read it, I was ready to do

the show. It is such a simple,true-to-life story, and I amsure this show will be atrendsetter,” she said.Shweta earlier featured infiction shows like JaaneKya Baat Hui andNaaginn, as well as reali-ty shows like Nach Baliye

2 and Iss Jungle SeMujhe Bachao. She

even participatedin Bigg Boss 4,

and went onto become

the firstwomanpartici-

pant towin the

show. Theactress, who

is also activein the Bhojpuri

film industry, isalso keeping her-self busy on themovie front.IANS

Deepika,Priyadarshanbury the hatchetActress Deepika

Padukone andfilmmakerPriyadarshan

had a noisy fallout fiveyears ago when she

opted out of his projectPirates, but the two have

patched up now and haveagreed to work together.

Priyadarshan was keento launch Deepika but shechose to make her debutwith Farah Khan’s OmShanti Om. After thatPriyadarshan stayed awayfrom Deepika until 2008when Shah Rukh Khanused his clout to persuadeDeepika to perform anitem song inPriyadarshan’s Billu,which SRK’s Red ChilliesEntertainment had pro-duced. Now it’s time forthe director and actor tofinally work together. “Webroke the ice during thesong in Billu Barber. NowI’ve a role just right forher,” said Priyadarshan.He has had no releases in

2011, but is ready to makeup for the lost year with asmany as four films thisyear. Of these, the ‘familycomedy’ which he willdirect in July has him spe-cially kicked. Not only ishe working with AbhishekBachchan for the firsttime, he has also reachedout to Deepika for thefemale lead oppo-site the actor.It’s a doubledelight forPriyadarshansince he hasnever workedwith both theactors.”IANS

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Jane Lynch pokes fun at KimKardashian and KutcherJ

ane Lynch has poked fun at KimKardashian and Ashton Kutcher in asegment for the 2012 People’sChoice Awards. The Glee star made

an appearance at the awards show in apre-recorded segment about what it islike to be a seating coordinator. “Giveme Pattinson, Lautner with a Stewartsplit,” Lynch said in character as SueSylvester, demonstrating her seatingabilities. The actress was then asked byher interviewer about whether she feelsa seating arrangement “in her gut”. “Ithink it’s a little lower than that,” sheanswered. “I feel it in my loins.” Lynchthen directed a man in a hazmat suit to

clean up where the Jersey Shore cast hadbeen seated. “If you could go back intime and change one seat arrangement,what would it be?” Lynch’s interviewerasked. “Abraham Lincoln,” she respond-ed. The actress then suggested that herinterviewer try his hand at co-ordinatinga seating arrangement. He elected to putthe newly single Kim Kardashian andAshton Kutcher together. “You’ve justcreated another doomed Hollywoodmarriage,” Lynch told him. She conclud-ed the segment by suggesting that she isthe most important person inHollywood. “I tell Johnny Depp where tosit, he doesn’t tell me,” she declared.

Pitt, Jolie meet Obamaat the White HousePresident Barack Obama might be

powerful and well-known, butthe White House got someHollywood star power onWednesday: Brad Pitt and AngelinaJolie stopped by for a chat with thechief executive. The actors werespotted in the Oval Office by pho-tographers waiting outside for thepresident to take off for a trip toChicago. The White House con-firmed Pitt and Jolie were in town toscreen Jolie’s movie about Bosnian

war crimes at the Holocaust muse-um. They dropped by so the presi-dent could talk with Jolie about herwork on preventing mass atrocitiesand combating sexual violenceagainst women. Pitt was seen sport-ing a cane, which he’s been usingfollowing a skiing injury. It’s not thefirst time Obama’s met with one ofthe pair. In 2009 the president metwith Pitt to discuss his workingrebuilding New Orleans’ Ninth Wardafter Hurricane Katrina.

Beyonce Knowles has appar-ently birthed a controversyalong with a daughter. LenoxHill Hospital, the New York

facility where Knowles gave birth toher first child Blue Ivy Carter overthe weekend, is being investigatedby the New York State department ofhealth following complaints byother patients that they were mis-treated by security staff, the NewYork Daily News

reports. Earlier this week, multipleoutlets reported that patients werecomplaining about being preventedfrom seeing their newborns in thehospital’s neonatal unit by securityguards who refused to give themaccess to the unit during Knowles’hospital stay with her husband,rapper/mogul Jay-Z. TMZ evenreported that some of new

mothers wereconsider-

ing filing a lawsuit at the hospital,after allegedly being ‘neglected’ byhospital staff, while some motherswere seen arguing with ‘extremelyrude’ private security.


Bob Dylan toperform at CriticsChoice Awards

Isabelle Fuhrmanin talks for

Shyamalan’s next Hunger Games actor Isabelle Fuhrman is in

negotiations to co-star alongside WillSmith in M Night Shyamalan’s sci-fi film

After Earth, TheWrap has confirmed. Also, theColumbia movie has a new name. It was previous-

ly titled 1000 A.E. If Fuhrman’s deal is finalised, shewould play a friend of the central character, a

young boy played by Smith’s son, Jaden Smith. Inthe movie, the boy navigates an abandoned

Earth 1,000 years in the future to save himselfand his estranged father (Will Smith) after

their ship crashes.After Earth is cur-

rently in prepro-duction.

Shooting is tobegin in March,and a theatrical

release date ofJune 7, 2013, is

targeted.

The Golden Globes have Nicole Kidman, theSAG Awards booked Natalie Portman, andthe Critics’ Choice Movie Awards one-upped

them all by announcing that Bob Dylan will per-form as part of a special tribute to MartinScorsese. Many of the upcoming awards showshave announced participants this week, with thebiggest news being the Broadcast Film CriticsAssociation’s Wednesday announcement thatDylan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Olivia Harrison(the widow of George Harrison) will be involved inthe presentation of the Critics’ Choice Music FilmAward to Scorsese.

Beyonce’s deliverysparks health probe

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 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 Longest possible sen-

tence5 Fungus-to-be10 Bottoms of columns14 Ballpark figures?15 Unlike an ort16 Aussie gemstone17 Insolent talk18 "Oho!" and such19 Fiddling Roman20 Demolition compound21 Kind of artist23 Periods of duty at sea25 Finish ahead of26 Hardly macho28 ___ different tune

(changed one's mind)30 "You can say that

____!"31 Distinctive historical

period32 Cross-referencing word,

in crosswords35 Cuckoo, in Cancun36 Danish bread?37 It may be rigged38 Relic in the first Indiana

Jones movie39 Subtly sarcastic40 They work in beds41 Wooden shingle42 Second cousin?43 Legally prohibit45 Thanked the audience,

in a way46 Place to exercise a pass-

ing fancy?49 Rubber ducky's spot52 Where Zeno lectured53 Mimicking54 Fish-eating raptor55 Univ. instructor56 Chocolate-yielding tree57 Racetrack pace, some-

times58 Connecticut Ivy League

school59 Funeral sound60 ___ for (chooses)

DOWN1 "... ___ any man should

boast" (Ephesians 2:9)2 Islamic nation3 Path for a rapidly rising

exec4 Dangerous road shape5 Protected from danger6 Home to Notre Dame7 Involving the ear8 Need a bath desperately9 Fix firmly10 Beethoven piece11 Turn topsy-turvy12 Bette's "All About Eve"

role13 Gin flavorer21 Agatha Christie's "The

Mysterious Mr. ____"22 Jackman of film24 Stew or miscellany26 Posh party27 Transylvanian lab assis-

tant28 Fine china brand

29 Second-to-none rating31 Ponch portrayer of TV32 Where a cop might take

aim at you33 Make, as an income34 Formerly, in olden days36 Hitchhiker's load37 Nonspecific amount39 Nursery

rhyme resi-dence

40 Hockey greatGordie

41 Fighter-planeaction

42 GoldenHorde mem-ber

43 Old paper-boy's cry

44 Thread buy45 Commonp -

lace

46 See at a distance47 Airplane wing measure48 Grown-up nits50 Hospital ward51 Pari-mutuel transactions54 Cause of a power trip

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The Chariot – Travelis on the cards. Youmay be moving toanother city for anew job. Youʼreexcited because youthink youʼve landedyour dream job.

Queen of Cups –Listen to your heart.It has important thi ‑ngs to tell you. The ‑re are times whenyou feel isolated andout of tune with theworld around you.

The Wheel ofFortune – Nothinglasts forever. Theappearance of thiscard is an indicationthat you need to takelife lightly and lookahead, not back.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINIARIESBusinessmen will have smooth trans‑actions. However, avoid new effortsand selling products on credit. Farm ‑ers can be sure of a bumper harvest.Politicians will be in limelight.

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LIBRAThough businessmen will see smoothtransactions, they need to be more re ‑s ponsible and alert; as there are chan ‑ces of indirect opposition, postponenew efforts and fresh investments.

CAPRICORNBusinessmen will see a favourabletrend and transactions will end suc‑cessfully. They may think of getting aloan from bank for diversifying; theycan go ahead. Hurdles will be over.

TAURUSBusinessmen will achieve their goalswith unrelenting hard work. Transact ‑ions and profits are set to increase.Farmers have to spend for fertilisersand cattle. Debts will upset them.

LEOFarmers will reap a bumper harvest butwith a lot of struggle. Influence of politi‑cians set to raise. Enemies will be inac‑tive. Good news from distance is on thecards. Artists will face competition.

SCORPIOBusinessmen will get their long pend‑ing dues. But deal with those productsonly which are in high demand, elsechances of facing loss likely. Farmerswill get loan from bank as expected.

AQUARIUSBusinessmen need to maintain cordiali‑ty with partners. Small investments m ‑ay be contemplated towards growth inthe business. Farmers will have a favo ‑u rable time since water is abundant.

GEMINIPoliticians need to act with extra cauti ‑on. Be careful while communicating wi ‑th high command and make sure thatyour points are taken as per your inter‑pretation. Artists will get contracts.

VIRGOBusinessmen will see a boom trend. Byadopting novel techniques they will gain.Partners too, will extend their support.Farmers will have a bumper harvest byselling their produce for a good price.

SAGITTARIUSFarmers will see good profits duringthis season. But unexpected problemslikely. Be careful and a good controlover the expenses is a must. All workof politicians will be successful.

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Nine of Cups – Yourdeepest wish isabout to come true.But this card alsocomes with thewarning: Be carefulwhat you wish for.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

Five of Swords – Con ‑flict, power stru g gle,confusion and misun‑derstandings maytake your attentionaway from the job athand. Stay pr acticalin this difficult time.

Judgment – A newjob offer or an offerof a new project wit ‑hin the same compa‑ny will set you think‑ing. Youʼre wonderingif the extra hours atwork will be worth it.

Queen of Swords –Youʼre feeling lonelyand quite left outfrom the group. Itʼsbecause you havegrown and thosearound you havenʼt,to the same extent.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

Six of Swords –Overseas connectionsare indicated. Itʼs pos‑sible that youʼve metsomeone interestingfrom a foreign coun‑try recently. It willlead to something.

Seven of Wands –Thereʼs secrecy andmystery around you.People are hidingcrucial informationfrom you, and thismight put you in a lotof trouble.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201228Telly sitcoms, news and movie listingsChai Time

1400 Naadi Aadajanme1430 Pavitra1500 Movie1800 Sri Shanidevuni Mahimalu1830 Vasantha Kokila1900 Chinnari Pelli Kuturu1930 Anna Chellelu2000 Missamma2030 Edureetha2100 Money Money2200 CID2300 Challenge 0700 Silver Screen0730 Maa Punyakshetralu0800 Ayurvedam0830 Real City0900 Movie1200 Movie

1400 Kannavaari Kalalu1430 Maavichiguru1500 Sumangali1530 Movie - Andamaina

Abaddam1800 Jai Shri Krishna1830 Shraavani Subramaniam1900 Mandhara1930 Auto Bharthi2000 No. 23, Mahalakshmi

Nivasam2030 Mogali Rekulu2100 Aparanji2130 Celebrity Cricket League -

Telugu Warriors Vs MumbaiHeroes, LIVE

0700 Gemini Vaarthalu0730 Subhalagnam - Live0800 Gemini Talkies0830 Special Programmes0930 Movie1130 Adhi Matter1200 Movie

1400 Abhishekam1430 Aadade Aadharam1500 Antahpuram1530 Aakasa Ganga1600 Prema Mandiram1630 Jagadeeswari1700 Paduta Teeyaga1800 Devimahathyam1830 Puttadi Bomma1900 Kumkuma Rekha1930 Manasu Mamata2000 Chandra Mukhi2030 Bharyamani2100 Etv News2130 Wow - Game Show2245 Movie 0700 Etv News0730 Subhamastu0800 Jeevana Jyothi0830 Tollywood Time0900 Movie 1130 Abhiruchi

1400 Ardhangi 1430 Movie1800 Veera Naari Jhansi Laxmi

Bhai1830 Kalavari Kodallu1900 Chinna Kodalu1930 Pasupukunkuma2000 Muddu Bidda2030 Radha Kalyanam2100 Kanyadanam2130 Baghyalakshmi Bumper

Offer 2230 Shree2300 Chitrapuri2330 Latest Songs0800 Subhamastu0830 Bhakti Samacharam0900 Movie 1230 Mee Inti Vanta1300 Movie

‘Paycheck’ at 2200 Hrs onAXN

1415 CSI - Crime SceneInvestigation

1510 Wipeout 21605 Flipping Out 1700 The Voice1800 Reaper 1900 Nz Smashes Guinness

World Records2000 Whacked Out Sports 2030 E Buzz2100 Minute To Win It 2200 Movie - Paycheck0900 Sky Teleshopping0930 E Buzz0955 Whacked Out Sports 1020 Reaper 1200 Minute To Win It

‘Haar Jeet’ at 2230 Hrs onIMAGINE1400 Haar Jeet 1500 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1600 Haar Jeet 1700 Dharampatni 1730 Sawaare Sabke Sapne –

Preeto 1800 Beendh Banuga Ghodi

Chadhunga 1830 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1900 Haar Jeet 1930 Mahima Shani Dev Ki 2000 Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwan

Shri Krishn2030 Sawaare Sabke Sapne –

Preeto2100 Chandragupta Maurya2200 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 2230 Haar Jeet2300 Beendh Banuga Ghodi

Chadhunga

‘Parvarrish - Kuchh KhattiKuchh Meethi’ at 2130 Hrson SONY

1400 Saas Bina Sasuraal1430 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai1500 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge1600 Crime Patrol - 32000 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge2045 Dekha Ek Khwaab2130 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti

Kuchh Meethi2200 CID2300 Crime Patrol - Dastak2330 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge0700 Telebrands0730 Sky Star Advertising0900 Dekha Ek Khwaab1230 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai

‘[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] Zabardast Hits1800 [V] Fresh Songs1830 [V] Humse Hai Life1900 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance1930 [V] Humse Hai Life 2000 [V] Steal Ur Girlfriend2100 [V] Behind The Sins2130 [V] Trailers2155 [V] Fresh Songs2200 Love Kiya To Darna Kya2300 [V] Humse Hai Life 2330 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 0700 [V] Trailers0730 [V] Zabardast Hits0800 [V] Mind Blasting

Mornings1100 [V] Fresh Songs1200 [V] Humse Hai Life

‘Top 10 At 10’ at 2200 Hrsonly on ET NOW1400 The F And O Show1430 Closing Trades1600 Business Day1730 Your Trades1800 Rush Hour1830 Tee Time With Shaili

Chopra1900 Global Business Report1930 Business Express2000 Business First2030 Your Trades2100 Business Tonight2200 Top 10 At 102230 Et Insight2300 Et Interview2330 Your Trades0700 Starting Up0730 Et Insight0800 Tee Time With Shaili

Chopra0830 The Market Makers0900 Your Trades0930 Investor's Guide1000 Talking Technicals

‘The Newshour’ at 2100Hrs only 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 10 PM2230 E Now2300 News Now At 112330 News Now Overnight0900 News Now0930 The Hidden Truth1000 News Now

‘Race’ at 1400 Hrs onZOOM

1400 Movie - Race1730 Star Bonanza1800 Letz Go!1900 Planet Bollywood News1930 The Zoom Review Show2000 Let's Design 4 2030 Letz Go!2100 Telly Talk2130 The Zoom Review Show2200 B - Tonite2230 Link'd2300 Bollywood Bonanza0700 Letz Go!0800 Red Carpet0805 Letz Go!1100 Zoom Box1200 Garma Garam1230 Bollywood Big Story1300 Zabar 101330 Telly Talk

‘Scrubs’ at 2000 Hrs onZEE CAFE

1400 Scrubs1430 $H*! My Dad Says1500 In Plain Sight1600 Parenthood1700 Scrubs1730 $H*! My Dad Says1800 E News 1900 The Tonight Show With Jay

Leno 2000 Scrubs2030 America's Funniest Home

Videos2100 Critic’s Choice Awards Zee

Studio Simulcast2300 Scrubs2330 Keeping Up With The

Kardashians0800 Parenthood1000 My Wife And Kids1100 Less Than Perfect1200 Better With You1300 Slot1330 Just For Laughs

‘Two And A Half Men’ at2000 Hrs on STAR WORLD1400 Supernatural 1500 Achievers' Club1600 The Big Bang Theory 1630 The Simpsons 1700 The Shield 1800 Supernatural 1900 Love2 Hate U 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 Dexter 0800 The Shield 1000 Combat Hospital 1100 Friends 1200 The Big Bang Theory

‘Na Bole Tum Na MaineKuch Kaha’ at 2230 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 - Nayee Zindagi

Kay Sapno Ka 2200 Uttaran 2230 Na Bole Tum Na Maine

Kuch Kaha 2300 Na Aana Is Des Laado

‘Man Woman Wild’ at 2200Hrs on DISCOVERY1400 I Should'nt Be Alive1600 Swords1700 Discovery Showcase1800 Wild Discovery1900 Man Woman Wild2000 Man Vs Wild2200 Swords2300 Desire & Pleasure Decoded1100 Curiosity1200 I Should'nt Be Alive1300 Wild Discovery

‘Taarak Mehta Ka OoltaChashma’ at 2030 Hrs onSAB

1400 Taarak Mehta Ka OoltaChashma

1430 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya1500 Lapataganj 1530 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 Ghar0800 Teleshopping0830 Religious Programmes0900 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma

MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

‘Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’at 1900 Hrs on STAR PLUS1400 Sapnon Se Bharey Naina1500 Survivor India - Exclusive1600 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

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

Doon1800 Survivor India - Exclusive1830 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?

CIDStoryline - Cops will comeacross to a mysterioushandbag which has a bloodstained knife & tissues in it.Forensics department revealsthat the blood belongs to 3different people.

‘CID’ at 2200 Hrs on SONY

Storyline - Its Shiva's firstattempt at conquering anyfort, and this fort is Tornawhere Chetan Hansrajenters as Inaayat Khan, fortTorna's Killedar and comesface to face with Shivaji.

‘Veer Shivaji’ at 2030 Hrs on COLORS

Veer Shivaji

‘Weaponology’ at 2230Hrs on DISCOVERY SCIENCE

‘How To Be A Gentleman’at 2030 Hrs on BIG CBS PRIME1430 Jerry Springer1530 Aspire1600 Survivor 1700 Bellator1800 Galileo Extreme1900 Defenders2000 Entertainment Tonight2030 How To Be A Gentleman2100 Aspire2130 Big Wheels2200 Lucha Libre2300 Movie0700 Galileo Extreme0800 Survivor 1000 Defenders1100 How To Be A Gentleman1130 Big Wheels1200 Galileo Extreme1300 Movie

1400 Megascience1430 What You Can't See1530 Discovery Science Classics1630 The Indestructibles1700 Million 2 One1730 Top Sniper1830 Best Of Discovery Science1930 How The Universe Works2030 The Indestructibles2100 Deconstructed2130 Some Assembly Required2230 Weaponology2330 Industrial Revelations1030 The Indestructibles1100 Million 2 One1130 What You Can't See1230 Best Of Discovery Science1330 How The Universe Works

1350 Contact 1650 The Time Machine1840 Set It Off 2100 Torque2240 The Dark Knight 0800 Friends 0830 Good Morning, Miami 0900 Friends 0930 Unaccompanied Minors1115 The Dark Knight

1350 Gamer1540 Batman & Robin1820 Rocky 2100 The Maiden Heist2255 Final Destination 20800 Stormworld - Follow The

Bouncing Ball0830 Stormworld - Escape From New

Arkoddia0900 That's What I Am1115 Final Destination 2

‘M K K P B’ at 2200 Hrs onZEE TV1400 Hitler Didi1430 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1500 Afsar Bitiya1530 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli1600 Pavitra Rishta 1630 Club Repeat 1800 Hitler Didi1830 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1900 Afsar Bitiya 1930 Choti Bahu 22000 Hitler Didi2030 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli2100 Pavitra Rishta2130 Ram Milaye Jodi2200 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein2230 Bhagonwali2300 Afsar Bitiya

‘The Maiden Heist’ at 2100 Hrs on HBO

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201229The games people playPlaying FieldPeterhansel consolidates

AREQUIPA: Stephane Peter -hansel of France consolidated hisoverall lead in the car section ofthe Dakar Rally on Thursday withvictory in the 11th stage of the gru-elling race, between Arica, Chile,and the Peruvian town ofArequipa.

Mini driver Peterhansel, who isbidding for a 10th win in the Dakarafter having already won six timesin the motorbikes and three timesin the cars, clocked 3hr 56min53sec over the 598km stage, whichfeatured a 478km timed run.

Spanish driver Nani Romacame in second in his Mini at 3:44,with Portugal's Ricardo Leal DosSantos, also in a Mini, 8:56 behindPeterhansel's pace.

"There wasn't much visibility,even opening the road, becausethe wind blew the dust up makingit difficult to see," saidPeterhansel, who stretched hislead in the overall standings fromRoma to 22:49.

"There's around twenty min-utes between Nani and me now,with two big stages of dunes tocome. We'll have to play it safe. It'salways been like that. Each timeI've won the car race, I always hada team-mate hot on my heels:

Masuoka, Alphand. There's alwaysbeen this sort of pressure to han-dle." There was drama in themotorbike section as France'sCyril Despres claimed his fourthstage win to extend his overall leadon Spain's defending championMarc Coma.

Despres - whose relations withKTM team-mate Coma deteriorat-ed after stewards halved theFrenchman's huge deficit onMonday's stage - added more thantwo minutes to his advantage onthe Spaniard to 2min 22sec in theoverall standings.

"It was a tough day, all in all! Animportant development might beif someone moves in betweenMarc and me. Tomorrow will becomplicated, but anything can ha -ppen on the Dakar," said Despres.

It was also the French rider's30th stage victory on the Dakar. Hefinished the 534km special 1min39sec ahead of another KTM riderGerard Farres Guell of Spain.

Federer, Nadal insame-half

Robert Smith

MELBOURNE: Roger Federerand Rafael Nadal are in the samehalf of a grand slam for the firsttime in seven years after the drawmade Friday for next week'sAustralian Open in Melbourne.

Defending champion NovakDjokovic has world number fourAndy Murray in the top half of themen's singles draw, while Nadal andFederer, second and third rankedrespectively, were placed for the bot-tom half.

It is the first time since the 2005French Open that 16-time grandslam champion Federer and 10-timemajor winner Nadal have been pit-ted in the same half of a grand slamdraw.

The draw means that if theyprogress, the quartet will meet in thelast four with Djokovic and Murrayon collision course and Federer andNadal eyeing a semi-final clash.

Djokovic, who won three of thefour grand slams and five Masterstitles in a remarkable 2011, beginshis Australian Open title defenceagainst Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.

"I didn't play in any lead-uptournaments (to the Open) because Iplayed a lot of matches in 2011 andI felt that I didn't have to perform inthe first week of the season,"Djokovic said at the draw.

"I feel comfortable with prepar-ing for an extra week ... I hope itworks. "I arrived last Wednesday, for

the last five-six years I haven'tarrived in Melbourne this early so Ithink I have enough time to preparefor the conditions."

Last year's Australian Open finaltriumph over Murray was the first ofseven straight tournament wins forDjokovic in a 41-match winningstreak that was finally ended byFederer in the semi-finals of theFrench Open.

"I was playing the best tennis ofmy life, especially in the opening sixmonths of last season and one ofthe strongest moments was inAustralia last year," Djokovic said.

"I lost only one set in the tour-nament and I played incredible espe-cially in the later rounds of theevent, that's something that gaveme a lot of confidence for the rest ofthe year." Nadal and Federer willstart against qualifiers, while two-time finalist Murray, bidding tobecome Britain's first male majorwinner since Fred Perry in 1936,takes on American Ryan Harrison.

If they progress, Djokovic couldface Spanish fifth seed David Ferrerin the quarter-finals while Murraymay meet 2008 finalist Jo-WilfriedTsonga, the French sixth seed.

Federer, a four-time AustralianOpen champion, could playAmerican eighth seed Mardy Fish inthe quarters, while Nadal, who wonin Melbourne in 2009, is drawn toface Czech seventh seed TomasBerdych. The Australian Open startson Monday.

January 16 – January 29

Women’s drawthrows up crackersRobert Smith

MELBOURNE: World numberone Caroline Wozniacki could faceFrench Open champion Li Na inthe quarter-finals of the AustralianOpen following Friday's draw forthe season-opening grand slam.

The Danish top seed, whoseworld ranking is under threat fromPetra Kvitova, also has defendingchampion Kim Clijsters, third seedVictoria Azarenka and the danger-ous Agnieszka Radwanska in hertop half of the women's singlesdraw. Wimbledon championKvitova, will face tough opponentsas she targets Open glory.Thirteen-time grand slam champi-on Serena Williams, US Openchampion Samantha Stosur andthree-time major winner MariaSharapova all share the Czech left-hander's bottom half of the draw.

Rajesh Ravindran

Many a time the involve-ment of politicians insport and its organisation

has drawn flak. But if you were atLB stadium for the final of the 4thVHR U-19 T20 National crickettourney, you may change youropinion.

The event was touted as beingnational, but in reality it wasinternational. It had teams fromPakistan, Sri Lanka and Malaysiataking part. And V HanumanthaRao, MP, the chairman of theCricket Federation of India, andthe event’s chief patron, saw to itthat it was an international affair.

There were cheerleaders

gyrating when wickets fell orboundaries were hit. And therewere fireworks — before and

after the prize distribution cere-mony. Chief Minister N KiranKumar Reddy, however, could

not make it to the prize distribu-tion. But there were no com-plaints: the dazzling fireworksand sizzling cheerleaders obligedand all present forgot the weari-ness of the wait.

If the event was an interna-tional affair, the final was a stateaffair. Andhra Pradesh beatHyderabad to win the trophy.Andhra Pradesh batted first.Hyderabad came on strong bytaking a couple of early wickets.But last year’s champs could notcapitalise, as Mallikarjun’s 63 andSyed Ali’s 48 helped AP put on150 for five.

But the luck that favouredHyderabad captain Arun Devadeserted him when his team went

in to bat. AP succeeded in takingwickets at regular intervals andfinally bundled Hyderabad out for130 and took the title.

AP’s victory was spectacular:“We had only six players who wereexperienced,” said AP’s captain,Rajat Choudhary. “The rest werepicked especially for this tourneythrough selection trials.”

And Rajat has an interestingstory to tell: this was his first tour-ney after a seven-month hiatus.And under his leadership, AP wonthe title without losing a singlematch in the event — the stuff ofchampions. And they rewrote his-tory, too: no team that has battedfirst at the LB stadium and won.They did.

AP lift trophy, and make history tooAndhra Pradesh beat Hyderabad to win the trophy. Andhra Pradesh batted first. Hyderabad came on strong by tak-ing a couple of early wickets. But last year’s champs could not capitalise on the bowling performance

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 30

n India were left to taste the greenish wicket at Perthfirst with Australia putting them in to bat. This gaveAustralia the advantage at the start of the Test itself.

n Michael Clarke seemed to touch gold again asIndia’s top order, as is their wont, were back in thedressing room for a comfortable lunch instead ofsweating for it.

n The wicket, despite the greenish look, was notalarming to bat on. It offered bounce and swing butIndia’s batsmen did not apply themselves.

n Both teams opted for four pace bowlers. Australia’sfast men used the wicket intelligently and picked upfour wickets before lunch itself. Ryan Harris, on hisreturn, was the pick.

n Virendra Sehwag was once again thought out.Rahul Dravid’s wall-like approach lasted only 35 ballsbefore he was castled yet another time. SachinTendulkar played some stunning straight drives beforebeing trapped leg before. What was needed was somesort of partnership. That was not forthcoming.

No reprieve forIndia bats, fans

Twelfth ManBabu Kalyanpur

REPEAT TELECAST?

Indian batsman Rahul Dravid loses his bailsto a Siddle delivery, while (below) VirenderSehwag is caught behind for naught off fastbowler Ben Hilfenhaus. AFP

Sachin Tendulkar is trapped LBW by Australian fast bowler RyanHarris on Day 1 of the third cricket Test match against Australia inthe Border-Gavaskar Trophy today (Friday). AFP

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20,000 Day’sattendance 2.40 India

run rate

DAY’S PERFORMERS

BATTING: V KOHLI BOWLING: HILFENHAUS

PERTH: India limped to 124-4 onthe opening morning of Friday ofthe third Test after Australia sentthem in to bat on a lively Perthpitch, with Sachin Tendulkar againout cheaply.

Tendulkar’s quest for an elu-sive 100th international 100 wasback on hold as the tourists, trail-ing 2-0 in the four-Test series,struggled to lunch in a match theymust win to have any hope of

retaining the Border-GavaskarTrophy.

At the time of going to press,Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 42and VVS Laxman was on 22.

Tendulkar again looked thebest of the Indian batsmen on theunpredictable pitch, producingtwo elegant straight drives to theboundary in his first over.

However, he was deceived by adelivery from recalled paceman

Ryan Harris that nipped back andwas trapped leg before wicket for15 as India slumped to 59 forthree.

Tendulkar has been strandedon 99 Test and one-day interna-tional centuries since scoring 111against South Africa in the WorldCup in March.

India’s predicament worsenedmoments later when openerGautam Gambhir was caught

behind off swing bowler BenHilfenhaus for 31.

It took just 20 balls forAustralia to make their first break-through after captain MichaelClarke won the toss and elected tobowl on a grassy wicket.

Opener Virender Sehwag’swretched series continued whenhe was caught in the slips by RickyPonting off Hilfenhaus for a duck.

Sehwag, the subject of

rumours of a rift with captain MSDhoni, lasted just four balls andthe 33-year-old has only 108 runsin five innings in the series at21.60.

Both teams decided to go intothe WACA Test with four-man paceattacks. AFP

India 1st inningsGambhir c†Haddin b Hilfenhaus 31V Sehwag c Ponting b Hilfenhaus 0R Dravid b Siddle 9SR Tendulkar lbw b Harris 15VVS Laxman not out 22V Kohli not out 42Extras: (b 2, lb 2, w 1) 5Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-32, 3-59, 4-63TOTAL 124/4BOWLING: RJ Harris 14.5-4-26-1BW Hilfenhaus 15-5-29-2MA Starc 10-2-36-0PM Siddle 8-2-29-1

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Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris is congratulated by teamates after taking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar trapped LBW on Day 1 ofthe third Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series at the WACA ground in Perth on Friday. AFP PHOTO/TONY ASHBY

Kohli, Laxman stem rot

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 201232The games people playPlaying Field

Graham Chase

LIVERPOOL: Steven Gerrardwill hope to round off a fine weekwhen Liverpool entertain Stokeat Anfield as they try to maintaintheir pursuit of a European place.

Gerrard scored the winninggoal in Liverpool’s 1-0 LeagueCup semi-final first-leg win atPremier League leaders Manch -ester City on Wednesday.

And then the England mid-fielder, 31, followed that up bysigning a long-term deal that willkeep him at the club for the restof his career before he under-takes an ambassadorial role atAnfield.

The Reds go into the weekendin sixth place and have attractedcriticism for the performances ofexpensive new signings Andy

Carroll, Jordan Henderson andStewart Downing.

Liverpool — who have notwon any silverware since the FACup in 2006 — must, given the

league title looks beyond them,either win the League Cup or theFA Cup to avoid their trophydrought stretching into next sea-son, which would be their longest

spell without honours since abarren run from 1966 to 1973.

But Gerrard, who missedmost of last year through injury,maintains he would not havesigned a new contract with theclub if he did not believe the Redswere going in the right direction.

Midfielder Jay Spearing isdoubtful for the game against thePotters after limping out of theCity victory with a hamstringproblem. But other than LucasLeiva, who will miss the rest ofthe season with a knee injury,Liverpool manager KennyDalglish has no other fitness con-cerns ahead of the weekend.

Stoke have caused the Redsplenty of problems at theBritannia Stadium in recent yearsbut have not won at Anfield since1959.

Gerrard to Stoke Red surge

Tevez’s Milan move breaks downMANCHESTER: Carlos Tevez’sproposed move to Milan has col-lapsed, leaving the on-strike Arg -entina forward facing an increas-ingly uncertain future and theManchester City manager, Rob -erto Mancini, with even less cha -nce of persuading the club’s own-ers to relax the spending restric-tions they have imposed duringthe January transfer window.

After several weeks of pro-tracted talks Milan have pulledout of the negotiations afteraccepting that City were unwillingto budge when it came to wantinga permanent transfer. Milan hadproposed a loan arrangement anda delegation from San Siro, led bythe chief executive, AdrianoGalliani, and the club’s lawyer,Lorenzo Cantamessa, made onelast attempt to persuade City torelax that position during a meet-ing in London on Thursday.

City’s acting chief executive,

John MacBeath, and the footballad ministrator, Brian Marwood,ma de it clear that the club’s ownersin Abu Dhabi were not going tochange their mind and the talksbroke up with Galliani saying he

would not return with a counter-proposal. Milan were always str -uggling to raise the £20m-£25mtra nsfer fee and the decision of Al -exandre Pato to stay in Italy and tu -rn down a move to Paris St-Ge -rmain has been a significant factor.

Tevez, whose strike at City haslasted two months, is in a state oflimbo after making it clear he isunwilling to return to Manchesterif a new buyer cannot be found.Internazionale and Juventus havealso been monitoring his positionbut Milan represented Tevez’s besthope and the player’s advisersregard the ¬latest development asa significant setback.

The list of clubs with enoughmoney to entertain the idea oftaking him on was never particu-larly long but has now receded tothe point that he will have to waituntil the summer market unlesssomething dramatically changesbetween Milan and City.

postnoon e-paper for 13 january 2012

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