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With cases of alleged rape and other abuses hanging overthe police force, police commissioners Dwaraka TirumalaRao and AK Khan are going all-out to make sure the City’sguardians are put back on the right track

Liverpool are left fuming after key-player Suarez washanded a lengthy ban in racism row

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Myriad ReflectionsView a collection of paintings atAlankritha Art Gallery by RamachandraB Pokale at an exhibition titled MyriadReflections. His work depicts the youth.Through his paintings he presentswomen as glamorous, enticing, alluringand charming in the form of a butterfly.

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Synchronicity An exhibition of paintings and sculp-tures by Seema Kohli’s titledSynchronicity will be on at Shrishti ArtGallery.

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round the city: Your guide to the Twin Cities

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Though India is often andjustly described as amelting pot of religions,cultures and innumer-

able languages, it might well bedescribed as a land of festivals aswell. And in Hyderabad festivalsare a way of life.

Beautifully decoratedChristmas trees, Santa caps,bags brimming with goodies,colourful bells, ribbons, baubles,candies and many other suchitems that have started comingon shelf in markets joyfullyannounce the arrival ofChristmas cheer in city. Mirthand merriment are in the air forChristians of the city, as theyhave started their annual festivi-ties for Christmas.

Twinkling Christmas trees,stickers of Santa Claus and shim-mering decorations can be seen

across churches and malls in thecity.

The city’s oldest church StMary’s, Secunderabad has

already begun elaborate prepa-rations for the festive season thatinvolve spring cleaning and dec-orating the grand old place of

worhsip. Many events havealready been kicked off at thechurch. Carols and Christmascelebrations for Youth of theparish, Holy Mass followed byCarol singing, midnight mass onChristmas Eve and feast of Maryare some of the events lined upfor this year’s festive season atthe church.

In fact, members of YoungWomen’s Christian Association(YWCA) began their celebrationswell in advance. “We had organ-ised games and cultural activi-ties for our members this year.We began our celebrationsbefore hand as we have holidaysfrom December 22,” said a mem-ber of the association.

United ChristmasCommittee of Hyderabad alsobegan celebrations on Monday.Chief Minister, Nallari KiranKumar Reddy graced the cele-brations. St Francis High School,Mahendra Hills staged a play

depicting the birth of JesusChrist.

“As a Christmas traditionevery year we light small oillamps as Christmas decorationsand fill our homes with red flow-ers. Exchanging of gifts amongfamily members and charity tothe poor people is a part of ourcelebration. We place clay lampson the rooftops and walls of ourhomes during Christmas, justlike the Hindus do while cele-brating Diwali,” said BinoyJacob.

The churches, whetherCatholic or Protestant, seem tohave turned into instant pilgrimcentres, with devotees flockingthem in a steady flow for specialprayers and sermons. The pre-Christmas celebration across thecity is only a beginning of a longparty season and family gather-ings. It is time to welcome richplum cakes, soft buttery cookies,gifts and happy songs.

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“The Excise department is cent-percent corrupt while the police are40 per cent,” declared D Venkates -

hwara Rao, general secretary of AP StateWine Dealers Association.

Talking to Postnoon in an exclusiveinterview from a low-profile shop inChikkadpally, Venkateshwar Rao said, it isthe lopsided policy of the governmentwhich has spoiled the business.

This the first time that the sellers’ repre-sentative has talked openly on the intrica-cies of wine business after the issue of bribebroke in the open.

What is your take on the liquor scam?The ACB has raided some excise officials

where they got some slips. The slips con-tained details of the bribes paid inKarimnagar and Visakhapatnam. They con-ducted several searches and lots of recordswere found. ACB raids were conducted in Hyderabadalso

Yes, Some names of local parties werefound in the records. There is nothing newabout it. Many politicians are directly orindirectly doing this business.

Earlier, TDP leader Devendar Goud wasalso in this business. What about the politicians involved in thisbusiness ?

Yes, I know people take the names ofministers Mukesh, Nagendar and formerminister T Srinivas Yadav. But let me tell youthey are not at all involved.

Even I approached them several times tobail us out of some petty cases. But they didnot bother to help us.

Let a proper probe bring the truth out.Minister Botsa agreed his relatives are in thebusiness.

But why do liquor shops not respect theMRP?

They cannot sell at Maximum RetailPrice because they can’t survive. A shopworth about `15 lakh at the most is auc-tioned for `5 crore.

How will he survive? There is no alterna-tive but sell at higher prices. It is encouragedby the government indirectly.

What about syndicates?It is to escape from the clutches and

pressures of the police and excise. A localleader is chosen, all the shops come underone umbrella and pay the uniform bribe tothe police and excise officials, and someamount to the ‘godfather’. This is to avoidpolice and excise from making hugedemands. Syndicates are for selling abovethe MRP and paying uniform bribes.Syndicates are formed by different shops inthat area to negotiate with the officials. What will the Association do?

We negotiate to keep the sellers off ofpetty cases like parking, night hours, smalloffences, wrongly booked cases. There areinstances where some wine shops andbiriyani joints were closed as a major por-tion of the earnings were going to the beatofficials. Here comes our lobbying ability. What is the way out?

Government must come up with a uni-form policy to all the shops. No auctioning.

More shops must come up so that there isno demand for that shop or this shop. Thenprices will be at MRP. Why this clamour for liquor business?

When YSR was in power, land was thebusiness, VAT and registration were themain incomes. Liquor was also there but notof this priority. Now land business is gone,so government is milking the excise. That isthe real scenario. Out of `100 of this busi-ness `87 goes to the government, theremainder for the sellers. How can we paycrores and survive on just 13 per cent?Who is at fault?

The government. Why such greed? Whysuch high targets. Shops costing lakhs soldfor crores. Finally, consumers and sellers arefacing hardships. Your suggestion to Government…

Come up with a uniform price and poli-cy. Increase the number of shops. Raise themargin of retailers. All shops should have auniform price. Force to sell on MRP.

AP Wine Association leader DVenkateshwara Rao

Excise lifts graft trophy, cops runner-up

The final rites of Prateek Reddy, son of for-mer Congress minister Komatireddy Venkat

Reddy, was held at SR Nagar Hindu SmashanaVatika. Though the family initially wanted toperform his last rites in his hometown ofNalgonda, they later changed the venue to SRNagar as Prateek was more attached to hishouse in the City rather than the one in hishome town.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy,deputy chief minister Damodar Rajanarasimha,Union minister for petroleum S Jaipal Reddy,TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and otherspaid their last respects.

Prateek’s bodycomes home to rest

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Police bandobast outside the SR Nagar Hindu Smashana Vatika

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Telugu devotees of LordAyyappa formed the secondlargest linguistic group after

Tamils. This was admitted by theKerala government itself and it hasrewarded the devotees from APwith a plot in Sabarimala for thecomforts of Ayyappa devotees.

It is also well known that mostdevotees from AP visit theSabrimala shrine in the first half ofJanuary when the famousMakaravilakku (Makara jyoti) isseen marking the conclusion ofthe two-month-long pilgrimage.

This year however, the trendseems to be changing with mostdevotees opting to visit the shrinemuch before the Makaravilakkucan be spotted. The reason —2011’s tragic incident where 102devotees were crushed to death in astampede. Devotees this year arehesitant to take a risk of this statureand would rather complete theirpilgrimage well in advance.

“It’s not lack of faith in MakaraJyoti,” they all agreed, “if anything,

it is the lack of faith in the humanadministration.”

For instance, the stampedewas totally avoidable. The onlyreason it happened was becauseafter the Makara Jyothi sightingwhen the devotees arrived toPullumedu to take taxis for theirreturn journey, some greedy cab-bies hassled with devotees formore money. During the argu-ment a driver lost control and the

vehicle ploughed into the crowdsleading to a panic.

“I had already finished my pil-grimage to Sabarimala in October.There are many other devoteeswho have done the same. The rea-son is fear of last season’s stam-pede,” said S Kamesh, a devotee.

ArrangementsBut devotees returning from

their pilgrimage this year claim

that security arrangements aremuch better this time round.Several hundred policemen inplainclothes have been pressedinto service. Besides, a new foot-path, bridge and a slew of othermeasures have been taken todecongest the route.

A special batch of police per-sonnel have been deployed inSannidhanam for security andcrowd control.

Online bookingEvery year, Shiva Kumar used

to spend a minimum of four to fivehours in the queue to enter thesanctum sanctorum of the

Sabarimala temple. But this year, ittook him just 20 minutes thanks toa new Q-coupon booking facility.Those who register online neednot wait in the regular queue atValiya Nadappandal.

Makaravilakku DayThe movement of devotees

will be restricted during MandalaMakaravilakku day. Devotees willbe stopped at Pampa from movingto Sabarimala to reduce rush.

Vehicle MovementThe vehicles coming to the

temple are allowed to park at theAttukal temple ground, worldmarket ground, Homeo collegeground and at Injakal.

Tips from devoteesn Opt for online booking for

darshan tickets.n Travel light.n Travel in small groups.n Trains are more comfortable

than cars for travel. Coachescan be booked in advance andthere are several KSRTC busesavailable from the station.

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Mangalhat in Nampallyseems to be emerging asthe treasure chest of her-

itage structures. Mangalhat maybe a really old area where Hindusand Muslims reside in equalnumbers but is still known forhaving communal tensions. Yetthe area is blessed with a gooddose of historical structures andheritage.

Ask anyone in Old City orHyderabad where Ghode KiKhabar is and they will be readywith the address — opposite Pan

Mandi, Mangalhat. But ask themwhat they know about the placeand you will draw a blank.

Chances are that you mightget a few Smart Alec answers likea grave for a horse and even a vastmajority of the people residing orhaving shops around it are quiteclueless. It takes quite a bit ofeffort and asking around to actu-ally know the history behindGhode ki Khabar.

There are a lot of untrue sto-ries floating around about thisgrave with a horse statue sittingon it. But few people know thatwhat has become a very impor-tant and famous milestone today

was originally built by OsmanBin Salem more than a hundredyears ago. He lost his belovedhorse and in its memory buried itand built a mazaar around it andconstructed a horse statue on it.

Says Mehmooda Begum, oneof the last living successors ofOsman Bin Salem, “I have seenthis khabar since I was veryyoung and it has been theremuch before me. Occasionally,we see people come to pray hereand visit the khabar.” Few devo-tees come and paint it periodical-ly and maintain the place.Originally the horse was plainwhite in colour but through the

years people have painted itcolourfully. The stories about thehistory of the place also believedby people are that the horsebelonged to a saint or the horseitself was a saint.

A mazaar of a horse is veryrare and is hardly seen anywhereelse in the country. ButHyderabad being one of the oldest cities has a rich culturalpast and history to throw outinteresting gems like Ghode kiKhabar.

Fear of stampede hounds devoteesAP devotees, who usually throng the Sabrimala shrine in January hoping to catch a glimpse of the famous MakaraJyothi, have this time completed their pilgrimage well in advance to avoid the risk of any untoward incidents

A treasure trove of memories

A unique pilgrim centreSabarimala is the largest ann -

ual pilgrim destination in theworld with an estimated 30 mil-lion devotees visiting every year.In 2008 one million devoteeswitnessed the Makarajyoti,according to an answer in theKerala Assembly.

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Vaastu change TDP chiefChandrababu Naidu madeto his office on the sugges-

tion of his relative and film starBalakrishna seems working at last,or so the leaders and cadresbelieve. The current power strug-gle in the Congress, the TRS chal-lenge and disqualification issue istopped by the liquor scam thatthreatens to open a Pandora’s Boxand Babu has already alerted thecadres to get ready for a great elec-toral war.

“Sani” (Saturn) has grippedthe Congress and the TDP is freefrom its grip is the common belief.The TDP is only praying for thequick decision on the 16 CongressMLAs who voted for no-confi-dence motion.

The TDP office has begunsending SMSes to the cadres. Babuhas advised the leaders to createawareness among the public thatthere was nothing left with theCongress to develop the State and

public in general and it’s time thatthey voted for the TDP. He wantedthe TDP leaders to enthuse wom-enfolk against the liquor and itssales in the State. No one shouldpurchase the liquor over andabove the MRP, he directed thecadres. The sentiment of women-folk against the liquor should bemoulded for the TDP candidates,he directed.

The TDP has chalked out astrategy to strengthen the partyfrom grassroots level, and gear upfor the coming local body elec-

tions apart from the by-elections.The TDP is also awaitingfor the Speaker’s decision on thedisqualification issue. As the firststep in that direction, the TDP pre-pared a schedule to conduct themeetings at every mandal. Babuhas finished a first round of talk viavideo conference with cadres.

Talking to Postnoon, some ofthe party leaders said that thecadre needs to be enthused andmotivated to re-establish its con-tact with a cross-section of people,more particularly farmers andwomen. In fact, some of the cadresitself had lost touch with the party.Though committees were formedup to booth level, still the contactshave to be developed keeping intouch with them on daily basisthey opined.

The TDP has asked the localleaders to identify the problems,and draw up plans for protests anddharnas . This apart, it wanted thecadres to highlight the issues likeprice rise, crop loans, scarcity ofseeds and fertilisers, and delay inrelease of scholarships.

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Osmania University is com-peting for the Universitypotential for excellence

(UPE) status — to be awarded bythe UGC for three universities.These three universities will begiven a collective grant of Rs50crore for outstanding perfor-mance in the research area.

OU is already placed in thetop 10 and it has to be ranked inthe first three for the UPE status.UGC will also grant fellowshipsthose involved in research lead-ing to UPE status apart from pri-ority in all the fields in future.

OU failed twice after com-peting for this status when PCReddy was the Vice-Chancellor.

Navigation was the thrustarea then. During SulemanSiddiqi’s time geography was thethrust area. But both the timesOU failed to impress the UGC.

According to YL Srinivas, oneof the professors in English, thistime OU will achieve the status.Talking to Postnoon, Srinivas,opined: “Since we have experi-enced it for the last two times,this time it will happen..

OU is already getting 27grants in the field of material sci-ences. On the whole OU getsaround Rs70 crore grant.

OU has about 6 lakh stu-dents and is being regarded asone of the top universities in thecountry. Even after having lot ofdisturbances through agitations,it continues to get good results.

OU makes thirdbid for UGC prize

TDP bets on Cong ‘sani’Naidu instructs cadres to highlight failures of the government andcash in on women’s support by stepping up anti-booze campaign

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Police officials are a worried lotthese days. Apart from drawingflak for the rising crime rate in

the twin cities, their reputation hastaken a severe beating with incidentsof policemen being involved incrimes. Recently, a cop was chargedwith raping a minor and another forabetting the crime.

Ugly faces of the law enforcers’behind such crimes are no differentfrom those of commonplace crimi-nals. Such events may seem sporadicbut they don’t fail to rattle the City.

Despite all this, officials in the topechelons of the police departmentare quick to promise that justice willbe done. “Everyone is equal beforelaw, and that includes the police,”said Cyberabad police commissionerDwaraka Tirumala Rao. “Errantpolicemen shall not be exempted.Such officials will be dealt with strin-gently. Apart from registering a caseand arresting the accused, we alsotake departmental action againsthim. People needn’t worry about it,”he assured.

There are three types of disci-plinary actions. The first type ofaction is initiated against those whoare involved in a grave crime and itattracts major penalty proceedings.The punishment may even go up todismissal from the department (oncedismissed he won’t be considered forgovernment jobs).

The second type of disciplinaryaction comprises minor penalty pro-ceedings against officials whoseoffences are not criminal, but arepunishable. Such officials are sus-pended (he may be reinstated intothe service, or he may join other gov-

ernment department). The punishment for the third

type of offence is minimal. For insub-ordination and lack of punctuality,demotions, delay in promotions andassigning extra work are the norm.

“There is no need for the generalpublic to be worried about recentincidents. We are doing our best tokeep a check on our system. In most

of the cases we are initiating inquiriesand are arresting the accused. In fact,no other department in AP has takendisciplinary action against their offi-cers like we have,” said Tirumala Rao.

“A study conducted about theerrant behaviour of our policemenreveals stress to be the main cause,”he revealed. “Some of our men areunable to cope with the extremestress and hence indulge in suchactivities. Even on normal days whenthere are no agitation the stress levelsare high. Hence we have conductedworkshops on stress management.”

Hyderabad City policeCommissioner AK Khan is of theopinion that errant cops should bepunished severely. “The policedepartment’s very aim is to protectlaw and order,” he said. “We are giventhe responsibility of protecting lives,safeguarding values, dignity, libertyand moral rights. If a person who isgiven this responsibility plays com-mits an offence then he should beseverely punished. It’s like ‘A dirty

broom can’t clean a room’. We are trying our best to trace them our-selves, but we request the generalpublic to report any such grievancesor problems to the control room or toofficials.”

Hall of shameDecember 16: Lakshman, 24, a con-stable attached to KPHB police station,was arrested for misbehaving with awoman in the Kukatpally HousingBoard Colony.December 13: Gopalapuram policearrested two constables Siddhulu, 32,and G Prabhakar Reddy, 26, attached tothe Tukaramgate police station. Onehas been charged with raping a minor,while the other has been charged forabetting the crime.December 8: ACB officials trapped SIMallepalli Srinivasa Rao and constableDasari Chinna Malakondaih of Chilaka -laguda police station when they dem -anded and accepted a bribe of `8,000.September 13: E Hari Krishna, 25, apolice constable with Shamirpet policestation, and his friend Raju, a realtor,were arrested for sexually assaulting ahousewife in an inebriated state atIndiramma Nagar in Shamirpet.October 13: Raidurgam police arrest-ed G Venkateswara Rao, a constable atthe Afzalgunj police station for extort-ing money from couples at isolatedspots and Syed Younusuddin, a homeguard at Charminar traffic police sta-tion, for extorting money.June 11: Kukatpally police constable VSrinivas, hanged himself at his residencein Pargi, one month after he shot de ad awoman constable Lalitha on May 9after she allegedly refused to marry him.

Postnoon reporter OsamaSalman visited BM Birla ScienceMuseum and noticed short-

comings in India’s premier sciencecentre. However, the director of themuseum Dr BG Sidharth defends itand is adamant that the sciencemuseum has over the years beenmaintained and is still the best.n Has the museum witnessed

fewer visitors over the years?The Birla science museum is as

strong as it was earlier. In fact, onlean days, 1000 people visit us and onheavy days, the number rises to 1500to 2000. This number speaks foritself. We are the best science muse-um in the country and recently vis-iting team from IEEE was impressedwith the facilities we offer.n Some equipments are not work-

ing while others are worn out.Do you think it needs a face-lift?

In any science museum in the coun-try, 70 per cent of the equipmentdoesn’t work. Many people havecomplained that in museums ofBengaluru and Kolkata, they comeback disappointed due to this. But inour museum, the ratio is reverse. 70per cent of the equipment is working.We are in the process of repairingequipment. As far as face-lift is con-cerned, we don’t see the need. We areconstantly introducing new exhibits.n The museum is dusty and stuffy.

The lighting is poor too. We get the museum cleaned every

day. The day you vis-ited was probably one of the fewdays when it wasn’t cleaned proper-ly. We use CFL and LED lights to beecological.n Visitors say the staff does not

explain the exhibits to them. The very idea of the museum is to

self-learn. Visitorsneed to explore the concepts of

science, ask questions and discoveranswers.n Is there a new wing in the

pipeline?Yes, we are going to inaugurate a hi-tech and state of the art wing byJanuary. It is an electronics andspace simulator wing and is thebest in India.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011 8India unveiledIndia‑View

Left: A J&Kpoliceman cane-charges one ofthe teacherswho werestaging aprotest inSrinagar onTuesday. Right: An SIthrashes anauto-rickshawdriver inMoradabad onTuesday

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KHAKHI TERROR UNLEASHED

PresidentPratibha Patilinspects a guardof honourduring thePresident's FleetReview 2011 inMumbai onTuesday

STOCKTAKING

A ponywallahwaits forcustomers at aslow-clad road inSonamarg, J&Kon Tuesday aftera fresh snowfall

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011 9Around the World Beyond Borders

GLOBE AT A GLANCEKIM JONG-IL NOW IN WARMCORNER OF HELL: MCCAINWASHINGTON: Though PresidentBarack Obama is yet to voice Americanapproach to new North Korean"Respected Comrade", top US lawmakershave wished his father, the late Kim Jong-il, "a warm corner in hell", alongside thelikes of Muammar Gaddafi, Osama binLaden, Hitler and Stalin."The world is abetter place now that Kim Jong-il is nolonger in it," said US Republican SenatorJohn McCain

RUSSIA, EUROPE PLAN JOINTMISSION TO JUPITERMOSCOW: Top officials of Russia's fed-eral space agency Roscosmos and theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) met inMoscow to discuss a Moon research mis-sion and a flight to Jupiter, officials said.Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin andESA director-general Jean-Jacques Dordainmet in the Russian capital. Russia andEurope are considering five research pro-jects

IN PAK, NO INDIAN SHOWSMEANS NO VIEWERSHIPISLAMABAD: Pakistan's official TVchannel’s ratings have gone down as itcannot telecast Indian shows and newsregarding Indian filmstars, admitted a topofficial. PTV managing director Yousuf BaigMirza told a special committee of theSenate on Monday that PTV cannot tele-cast news awithout confirmation from itsspokesperson and sometimes do not getpermission even for news

FIVE DEAD IN US PLANECRASH

The leaders of the ex-Soviet states,and officials take part in the CSTOwide format summit. AFP

Decorations belonging to late KimJong-Il are displayed at the KumsusanMemorial Palace AFP / KCNA

WASHINGTON: A 36-year-old Indian-origin man was among five people killedin a plane crash in America's New Jerseystate.A single-engine plane that had takenoff from New Jersey and was heading toGeorgia, crashed on to a highway Tuesday,said Jim Peters, spokesman for the FederalAviation Administration.New York invest-ment banking firm Greenhill & Co. laterconfirmed the story.

‘Liars, stop the violence’demand Egyptian women Hundreds of women have

taken to the streets ofCairo to protest against

military rule and the brutaltreatment of female protestersby Egypt’s security services.

The women rallied outsidea government office complexin Tahrir Square, the scene ofviolent clashes earlier onTuesday in which at least fourdemonstrators were shot deadby military police.

Dozens of men joined thedemonstration out of sympa-thy with the women. Theyacted as a protective cordonand chanted: “Egyptianwomen are a red line.”

The protest came after sol-diers made another violentattempt to evict demonstratorscamped in the square, duringthe fifth day of bloody con-frontation between the militaryand opponents of army rule.

It also followed condemna-tion of the treatment of femaleactivists in Egypt by HillaryClinton. The US secretary ofstate said she was appalled bythe treatment being meted outto female protesters – particu-larly by a photo showing ayoung woman, stripped to herbra and jeans, being kicked anddragged along the ground bytwo police officers.

“This systematic degrada-tion of Egyptian women dis-honours the revolution, dis-graces the state and its uniformand is not worthy of a greatpeople,” Clinton said. Sheadded: “Women are being

beaten and humiliated in thesame streets where they riskedtheir lives for the revolutiononly a few short months ago.”

Soldiers fired live roundsand used batons to dispersedemonstrators . The fourprotesters killed during a dawnraid included a 19-year-old. Allwere shot. A 15-year-oldprotester, Ahmed Saad, wasalso said to be in a critical con-dition from a gunshot wound.

Doctors working inmakeshift field hospitals said atleast 13 people had been killedand hundreds wounded sincethe latest unrest in Tahrir beganlast Friday.

Protesters demanding animmediate end to army rulehave gathered in the square,and in nearby streets leading toparliament and the cabinet

office.The UN secretary general,

Ban Ki-moon, has called thetactics used by the Egyptianauthorities ‘excessive’.

During Tuesday's demon-stration, female activists hand-ed out flyers depicting a hand –emerging from a military uni-form – stretching out to grope afrowning woman.

The writing over the flyerread: “Liars, stop the violence.”Samea Saleh, a woman wearingthe niqab (veil), said that themilitary was attempting to takeaway the Egyptian people'sdignity.

Referring to the images ofthe young woman lying half-naked on the street – her cloakripped in two – Saleh said suchimages showed nothing hadimproved under military rule.

An Egyptian woman shouts slogans during a protest indowntown Cairo's Tahrir Square to denounce the military’sattacks on women AFP

WASHINGTON: President Asif AliZardari's return to Pakistan from Dubaicould be just a ‘cameo appearance’ beforehis wife and former Prime Minister BenazirBhutto’s death anniversary on December 27and after that he would be probably leavefor a long convalescene in London orDubai, a media report said.

Zardari had suddenly flown out ofPakistan on December 6 to Dubai where hewas admitted in a hospital. His exact healthstatus is not known with reports rangingfrom a heart attack to a stroke that causedbleeding in his brain. He returned toPakistan on Sunday night.

New York Times quoted some Pakistaniand Western officials last week as sayingthat “If Zardari returned, it could be only fora cameo appearance before December 27”,Benazir’s fourth death anniversary.

After that, Zardari would probably leavefor a long - perhaps permanent - convales-cence in London or Dubai, the report quot-ed officials as saying.

Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) was the firstwoman prime minister of Pakistan. She wastwice the prime minister - 1988-90 and1993-96 - but could not complete any term.

She was removed in 1996 as prime min-ister on charges of corruption, and wentinto self-imposed exile to Dubai in 1998.

Benazir returned to Pakistan in October2007 after an understanding with thenPresident Pervez Musharraf. She was grant-ed amnesty and all corruption charges werewithdrawn.

She was assassinated in December2007, after a Pakistan Peoples Party rally inRawalpindi, just two weeks before thescheduled parliamentary elections of 2008.

A file image of Pakistan's President AsifAli Zardari in front of a picture of his latewife Benazir Bhutto AFP

1,000 dead,Philippinesbegins burials CAGAYAN DE ORO: Philippine authorities on Tuesday beganburying the dead from flash floodsthat have left more than 1,000dead or missing, as PresidentBenigno Aquino declared anational disaster.

Aquino flew to Mindanaoisland to inspect the ports chokedwith drying mud, crumpledhomes, and hundreds of decom-posing corpses after being struckby tropical storm Washi on theweekend.

Two dump trucks arrived at

the public cemetery in Iligan atdusk, with soldiers unloading 38coffins of victims who have beenidentified and claimed by rela-tives, who cried and lit candles asthey witnessed the burial.

On Monday as the stench ofrotting bodies grew unbearableand health fears rose, local author-ities had announced plans forburials in mass graves but afterintense criticism they hastilyarranged individual tombs.

“Authorities likened theimpact to Ketsana, one of thecountry's most devastatingstorms”

Relatives of the victims of thedevastating flash floods lightcandles AFP

Is Zardari’s return toPakistan just a cameo?

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201110Around the World Beyond Borders

Scores of people have beenkilled in Syria, oppositionactivists say, in a second dayof heavy bloodshed. The

Syrian Observatory for HumanRights put the death toll at 47,while the Local Co-ordinationCommittees said as many as 78people were killed.

Meanwhile video has emergedof a young boy, whose body wasapparently torn in half by shellingin the city of Homs.

In the north-west, dozens ofarmy deserters, security forcesmembers and civilians reportedlydied in clashes.

The claims have not beenindependently verified, as foreignmedia are banned from reportingin Syria.

The UN says more than 5,000people have been killed acrossSyria since protests againstPresident Bashar al-Assad eruptedin March.

Damascus says it is fighting‘armed terrorist gangs’, who wantto destabilise the country.

Live-fire exercisesThe London-based Observatorysaid that at least 23 people werekilled in clashes between armydeserters and the security forces inthe north-western province ofIdlib on Tuesday.

It said that dozens of civiliansremained besieged by an armyoffensive in two villages in theJabal al-Zawiya area.

The group also cited defectorsas saying that 100 of their col-leagues were “killed or woundedbetween the villages”, the AFPnews agency reported.

The LCC put the death toll inIdlib at 59.

Both groups also reporteddeaths in Homs, Hama and Deraa.

Video footage emerged onTuesday, allegedly showing thebody of a young boy torn in half inthe ruins of two houses hit byarmy shelling in Homs.

Meanwhile, Syria’s air andnaval forces conducted live-firemanoeuvres aimed testing theirreadiness to repulse “any aggres-

sion against the homeland,” theofficial Sana news agencyreported.

On Monday, more than 70 sol-diers were shot dead after desert-ing their positions in Idlib,activists said.

Syrian opposition sources saidthe army was intensifying its cam-paign in Idlib ahead of the expect-ed deployment of observers who

will monitor the Syrian govern-ment’s implementation of an ArabLeague peace initiative.

League officials have said thatthe first monitors could be in thecountry as early as Thursday.

This follows the announce-ment that Damascus had agreedto the observer mission onMonday.

Syrian Foreign Minister WalidMuallem said the country’ssovereignty would be protectedbecause the Arab League hadagreed to amendments to the deal,which also calls for all violence tobe halted, for the withdrawal oftroops from the streets, and therelease of detainees.

The observers would be ‘free’in their movements and ‘under theprotection of the Syrian govern-ment’, Mr Muallem added, butwould not be allowed to visit sen-sitive military sites.

The observers will have a one-month mandate that can beextended by another month ifboth sides agree.

The leader of the SyrianNational Council, an oppositionumbrella group, has dismissed thegovernment’s decision as “just aploy”. Activists say that if the gov-ernment does withdraw the army,many areas will immediately fallout of its control.

JOHANNESBURG: Cookbooksare competing with more seriousworks on Nelson Mandela inSouth African bookshops thisChristmas, after the icon’s per-sonal chef has published a collec-tion of her choicest dishes.Xoliswa Ndoyiya’s book, UkutyaKwasekhaya (home cooking) -Tastes from Nelson Mandela’sKitchen gathers 62 recipes withshort family anecdotes about thehero.

The book offers recipes fromlemon Brussels sprouts to curriedmango rice salad, paella, ninekinds of soup, orange turkey, var-ious chicken dishes, and mama’smeatballs.“Those are not all myrecipes. I do have more thanthat!” said the 49-year-old chef,smiling.

Also known as Xoli, shecaught the cooking bug from hergrandmother, who cooked for awhite family.Xoli’s story sadly istypical of many black SouthAfricans.Brought up in a ruraltownship, she found a job asdomestic worker first with awhite family in Johannesburg,then in a Jewish old age home.

Her first husband was killed

in the township violence betweenMandela’s African NationalCongress (ANC) and a rival con-tender for power, the ZuluInkhata Freedom Party (IFP), inthe early 1990s right before theend of apartheid. Her secondhusband died in a car accident.

The chef’s four children were

raised in the countryside by hermother and sister, 800 kilometres(500 miles) from Johannesburg.

But then Xoli met Mandela.A friend pulled a few strings

and she got the job as his cook in1992, two years before Mandelawon South Africa’s first multira-cial general elections andbecame president.

Since then, Xoliswa Ndoyiyahas fed not only the statesman,but also his family, ANC leaders,foreign heads of state and famousvisitors like Michael Jackson.American talk-show queenOprah Winfrey was especiallyfond of Xoli’s creamy potatoes, itseems.

Home cooking is Xoli’s trade-mark, as the book’s title suggests.Under her watch, Mandela’s tableturned into a culinary melting-pot, integrating traditional Xhosacuisine, South African classicslike sour milk (amasi) and Jewishdishes she learnt from her previ-ous employers.

Ukutya Kwasekhaya, co-writ-ten with food critic Anna Trapido,is one of the few cook books inSouth Africa that includes recipesof traditional African dishes.

Piers Morgan repeatedlydenied any knowledge of

phone hacking at the DailyMirror, in the face of aggressivequestioning about previousstatements he has given aboutthe scale of the practice on FleetStreet.

The former editor, who nowhas his own daily talk show inAmerica, told the Levesoninquiry into press standards he“had no reason or knowledge tobelieve it was going on” duringhis 10-year tenure.

In the first of a series oftense exchanges, the inquiry’slead counsel, Robert Jay,pressed Morgan to providemore details about who hadplayed him a voicemail left forSir Paul McCartney’s formerwife Heather Mills. Morgan

wrote about the incident in theDaily Mail in October 2006.

Morgan refused four times,saying on each occasion that hecould not risk identifying asource. Lord Justice Levesoneventually intervened to say hewas prepared to call Mills inorder to establish whether shehad allowed Morgan to listen toher voicemails.

Morgan responded: “Whatwe know for a fact about LadyHeather Mills McCartney is thatin her divorce case, PaulMcCartney stated as a fact thatshe had recorded their conver-sations and given them to themedia.”

Giving video evidence bysatellite from the US, Morganwas confronted by a slew ofarticles and interviews he hasgiven, and numerous passagesin his book, The Insider, inwhich he talked about phone-hacking being prevalent onFleet Street.

The inquiry earlier heardfrom a former News of theWorld TV journalist,, who toldthe inquiry she resigned fromthe paper after being asked toget a quote from celebrity aboutan affair of her husband.

‘Ukutya Kwasekhya’, geta taste of Mandela’s life

Xoliswa Ndoyiya has beencooking for Nelson Mandelasince 1992 AFP

A handout picture shows smoke billowing behind a missile launcher during military manoeuvres bythe Syrian army in an undisclosed location in Syria. AFP

Syria: Violence continues, over 47 dead

Had no knowledge ofphone-hacking: Piers

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201111Fun and frolic in a flat world Wacky World

Contests and competitionshave been used for a verylong time now as a market-

ing tool. Some of these competi-tions have been quite unusual.But it doesn’t get more unusualthan this — a championship forpaint-watchers!

The paint-watching champi-onship is being organized byLocaltraders.com, an onlineresource for finding reliable localtradespeople in the UK.Normally, the website works byhaving people submit details of ajob they need done, and several

tradespeople bid over the pro-ject. Now, they’ve come up withthis innovative idea to attractnew customers.

The ‘Watching Paint DryChampionships’ is truly a test ofpatience, mental strength andphysical endurance. The way itworks is that interested partici-pants should send in a photo-graph of themselves watchingpaint dry, along with the longesttime they’ve stared at the wall ofpaint without looking away.They’re also asking for a shortwrite-up about your favourite

paint colour and why you like it.A few candidates would be

shortlisted from all the entriesreceived, who will participate inthe grand final paint watchingcompetition.

The event is to be held infront of media from around theworld, at a location in centralEngland. Around half-a-dozenpaint watchers would fight itout for the world title. Accordingto Localtraders.com, the sport isquite called for at this time. “Let’s be honest, with England’srecent performances on thefootball and rugby pitches mostof us would prefer to watchpaint dry anyway,” they say ontheir website.

Regarding the sport itself, theorganizers feel that entrantsdon’t require any vigorous train-ing regime, nor do they need tobe physically fit. Previous experi-ence in paint watching is alsonot required. What’s moreimportant is “mental strength,concentration and endurance.”They advise participants to getas much practice as possible. Itsure does look like the champi-onship is going to get a lot ofpeople interested.

Now staring is winning

A Russiancity for

the deadA place called the City of

the Dead actually exists inRussia’s North Ossetia,

hidden in one of the five moun-tain ridges that cross the region.Needless to say, several mythsand legends shroud the place,with locals claiming that no onehas ever come back alive. The‘city’ hardly ever gets any touristseither, although this might bedue to the difficulty of just get-ting there.

Reaching Dargavs, the City ofthe Dead, entails a three-hourjourney through winding, nar-row roads, and several hills.

The foggy mountain weath-er certainly doesn’t help mat-ters. Once there, you’ll find thatthe city is in fact another hillcovered with small white build-ings. It is these very buildingsthat cause the place to get it’sname. The white house-likestructures, countless in num-

ber, are stone crypts wherelocals buried their loved ones.The city itself is an ancientOssetian cemetery. Each familyof the area has a crypt, and thehigher the structure, the greaterthe number of people buried init. The oldest of the crypts datesback to the 16th century.

The area is of little interest toanyone, barring a few archaeolo-gists who have made someunusual discoveries here. It was

discovered for instance, that thebodies inside the crypts wereburied in wooden structures thatlook like boats. The mysteryremains as to how the boatscame to be in a place with nonavigable rivers. One explana-tion is that the departed soul hadto cross a river in order to get toheaven, and hence the boat.Another interesting presence isthat of a well in front of eachcrypt. It is said that once the

Ossetians buried their dead, theywould drop a coin in the well. Ifit happened to hit a stone at thebottom, it was taken to meanthat the soul had reached heav-en. Some buildings are out oflimits – these are the crypts ofthe criminals of the land. It isalso said that when plagueswiped out entire families, peoplewith no one to bury them wouldcome to their family crypt andwait for their death.

Petsurprisein store

Jim Wick, owner of WickidPets in Wolverhampton,found the exotic creature in

a plastic box when he arrived atwork. The 3ft–long crocodilehas been taken in by the exoticanimal specialist, who admitshe was lucky not to lose a chunkof his arm after making the dis-covery.

“I thought it might havebeen kittens or turtles becausewe often have animals left out-side by people who don't wantthem any more,” Mr Wick said.“I put my hand in straight awayto test the warmth of the water.I'm lucky it wasn't aggressivebecause it could have had myhand off.”

Mr Wick recovered quicklyfrom the surprise, and picked upthe animal and took it to one ofhis reptile vivariums. Staff have

been looking after the femalecaiman, which they have namedSnappy the Christmas Crocodile,feeding it a diet of rats and mice.

Mr Wick said he was morethan happy to keep caring forhis latest visitor, which is capa-ble of growing to 8ft. "We'll haveher here for a few days then if noone comes forward, she’ll prob-ably go to somewhere like WestMidland Safari Park,” he said.“She's in good health so hasclearly been looked after.” MrWick has contacted the police tofind out whether there havebeen any reports of missingcrocodiles but to no avail.However, he has his own suspi-cions about what has happened.“Some people aren't given thecorrect facts when they buy ani-mals like this and they find themtoo much to cope with.”

Christmas letters to Santa askingfor a new bike or toy are usuallyendearing notes penned by

wide-eyed innocent children. But Mekeeda Austin has warned

Father Christmas that he will be‘killed’ if he fails to deliver at leasttwo of her long list of gifts – includ-ing a BlackBerry smartphone and‘the real-life Justin Bieber’. The 13-year-old goes even further and

threatens to ‘hunt down’ Old Nick’sreindeer so she can ‘cook them andserve their meat to homeless peopleon Xmas day’.

Her mother, Tracey, from Brickhill,Bedford, found the note – which ends“Remember… two of these, or youdie” – in Mekeeda’s school bag buthas vowed to try to meet her daugh-ter’s demands rather than punish her.‘When I first found the letter, I

thought it was funny. Now I think I’dbetter get her what she wants. Thelast thing I want is for her to killSanta,” said Mrs Austin, 40.

And the demanding Mekeedaadded: “I don’t really believe in Santaany more but I was angry because Ithought I wasn’t going to get all thepresents I wanted this year. I want allof these things and I don’t see why Ishouldn’t get them.”

Girl threatens to kill Santa for gifts

Let’s be honest, withEngland’s recentperformances on thefootball and rugbypitches most of uswould prefer to watchpaint dry anyway,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201112The games people playPlaying Field

Luis Suarez has been banned for eightmatches and fined £40,000 by theFootball Association for racially abus-

ing Patrice Evra.The Liverpool striker, who has the right

of appeal, was sanctioned by an FAIndependent Regulatory Commission.

Evra told French TV he was raciallyabused by the Uruguayan on 10 occasionsduring Manchester United’s BarclaysPremier League match at Anfield onOctober 15.

The FA said in a statement: “AnIndependent Regulatory Commission hastoday found a charge of misconductagainst Luis Suarez proven, and haveissued a suspension for a period of eightmatches as well as fining him £40,000,pending appeal.”

The commission’s ruling stated, “MrSuarez used insulting words towards MrEvra during the match contrary to FA RuleE3(1);

The insulting words used by Mr Suarezincluded a reference to Mr Evra’s colourwithin the meaning of Rule E3(2);

Mr Suarez shall be warned as to hisfuture conduct, be suspended for eightmatches covering all first team competi-tive matches and fined the sum of £40,000;

The [penalty] is suspended pendingthe outcome of any appeal lodged by MrSuarez against this decision.”

The FA confirmed that Suarez’s sus-pension will not start until the outcome ofany appeal.

The the statement added: “MrSuarez has the right to appeal the deci-sion of the Independent RegulatoryCommission to an Appeal Board. Anappeal must be lodged within 14 daysof the date of the written reasons forthe decision. The penalty is suspendeduntil after the outcome of any appeal,or the time for appealing expires, orshould Mr Suarez decide not to appeal.The reason for this is to ensure that thepenalty does not take effect before anyappeal.”

EVENING STANDARD

Liverpool have defended Luis Suarez and saythey are “surprised and disappointed” he

has been charged with racially abusing PatriceEvra.

The striker has been banned for eightmatches and fined £40,000 by the FootballAssociation for his part in an altercation withthe Manchester United defender at Anfield onOctober 15. Suarez has 14 days to appeal thedecision and his suspension is not due to beginuntil the completion of any appeals process.

The Reds did not officially confirm whetheror not they would be appealing, but said:“Liverpool Football Club is very surprised anddisappointed with the decision of the FootballAssociation Commission to find Luis Suarezguilty of the charges against him. We look for-ward to the publication of the Commission’sJudgment.” Their statement continued: “Wewill study the detailed reasons of theCommission once they become available, butreserve our right to appeal or take any othercourse of action we feel appropriate withregards to this situation.

“We find it extraordinary that Luis can befound guilty on the word of Patrice Evra alonewhen no one else on the field of play - includ-ing Evra’s own Manchester United team-matesand all the match officials - heard the allegedconversation between the two players.” ES

Blackburn boss Steve Kean was booeddown the tunnel for possibly the lasttime as his Rovers side lost their rele-

gation duel with Bolton 2-1 at Ewood Park.Mark Davies gave the visitors the per-

fect start with his fourth-minute openerand Nigel Reo-Coker doubled Bolton’s leadbefore the break.

Aiyegbeni Yakubu did pull one back forRovers in the middle of a much-improvedsecond-half display but it was not enough.

Christopher Samba got his clearanceall wrong inside his own penalty area andDavid Ngog had enough time to recoverhis position deep inside the home penaltyarea, then cut a pass back to an unmarkedDavies, who stroked a first-time effort

beyond Paul Robinson.Stand-in skipper Gary Cahill did not

catch his half-volley right from ZatKnight’s knockdown, otherwise Roverswould have been in even bigger trouble.

Ivan Klasnic then started the move thatended with Bolton bagging their second,finding Nigel Reo-Coker with a deft touch.Reo-Coker then found Martin Petrov, whoraced down the left wing before crossingback to the midfielder, who despite havinghis back to goal, had enough time to turnand drill a low shot into the bottom corner.

Owen Coyle’s euphoria on the touch-line contrasted sharply with the desolationof Kean, who heard more calls for his head,with the Blackburn supporters also vent-ing their anger at the owners, Venky’s, whothey blame for landing the club in themess they were in.

Rovers came so close to giving Keansomething to shout about early in the firsthalf, with Junior Hoilett pulling the ballback to Steven Nzonzi whose effort flewjust over with Jussi Jaaskelainen nowhere.

Cahill blocked Yakubu’s shot on theturn, then Mauro Formica and SimonVukcevic were replaced by Ruben Rochinaand David Goodwillie. ES

Manchester City managerRoberto Mancini has reiteratedthe Blues will not allow Carlos

Tevez to leave the club on loan.City officials will meet their AC Milan

counterparts on Thursday in an attemptto reach a deal. Milan have already saidthey do not have the cash just now tobuy Tevez outright, but it seems unlessthey do, the fiery Argentina star will notbe joining the Serie A giants.

“I hope we can find a good solutionfor us and Carlos,” said Mancini. “Wewant Carlos to come back and play foot-ball and the best solution for us is to sellhim. We can’t let him leave on loan.”

With Tevez currently still inArgentina, City’s stance runs the risk ofextending the present impasse beyondthe January transfer deadline. However,as Mancini outlined, there is a simplereason behind the Blues’ position.“When Manchester City buy a player,they have to pay a lot of money,” he said.“But when we want to sell them, theyhave to go on loan. This is not good. It isnot correct for the other players.” ES

Suarez gets eight-match ban

Fans mean with Kean

Mancini won’tloan Tevez

Reds see red,defend Suarez

TITBITS

WOLVES’ ZUBAR SAVES POINT

Wolves twice came from behind to rescuea precious 2-2 draw in their battle for

Barclays Premier League survival againstNorwich at Molineux. Former Wolves midfield-er Andrew Surman broke the deadlock only forSylvan Ebanks-Blake, who replaced the axedKevin Doyle, to level before half-time. Canariessubstitute Simeon Jackson restored his side'slead with his first touch but Ronald Zubar'sfirst goal of the campaign rescued Wolvesfrom a second home defeat in four days. It came as no surprise when the Canarieswent ahead after 12 minutes throughSurman's first Premier League goal forNorwich.

GUNNERS, CHELSEA MAY BEFORCED TO POSTPONE GAMES

Arsenal and Chelsea could both be forcedto postpone Boxing Day fixtures due to

the planned London Underground strike. Bothclubs are concerned that supporters andemployees could struggle to travel to theirgames, with Arsenal due to host Wolves at theEmirates Stadium and Chelsea taking onFulham at Stamford Bridge. The clubs con-cerned will monitor talks between tube driversand London Underground officials and it isunderstood Arsenal could rearrange theirgame for December 27 if the transport net-work in the capital is to be severely disrupted.Arsenal have sold all 60,000 tickets availablefor the Barclays Premier League game at theEmirates Stadium.

BLUES, GUNNERS EYE EDEN

Arsenal and Chelsea watched Lille star EdenHazard in action against Paris Saint

Germain last weekend as they consider theirtransfer plans for next season. Representativesfrom Manchester United and Liverpool werealso at the Parc des Princes to check on theBelgian playmaker, who is one of the mosthighly-rated young players in Europe. Hazard is almost certain to leave the Frenchclub next summer, although it is unlikely hewould depart before then. The goalless draw between two of France'sstrongest sides was the fifth time Chelseahave watched him this season, while Arsenal have also kept a close eye on the 20-year-old.

THURSDAY’S MATCHES Wigan Athletic vs LiverpoolManchester City vs Stoke City

Everton vs Swansea City

Fulham vs. Manchester United

Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

MUMBAI RACES1st Race

1. The Ich Dien Plate - Division II(Class V; H’cap, Indian Horses, 4 Years Old

And Over, Rated 1 To 26.)(About) 1200 Metres. Time: 2.00P.M.

Win: Lady Black Star2. Sweaty Betty

1st Race

1. The Ich Dien Plate - Division II(Class V; H’cap, Indian Horses, 4 Years Old

And Over, Rated 1 To 26.)(About) 1200 Metres. Time: 2pm

Win: Lady Black Star2. Sweaty Betty

2st Race

2. The Victory March Plate(Class IV ; H’cap, Indian Horses Rated 20 To

46.) (0 To 19 Eligible.)(About) 2400 Metres. Time: 2.30pm

Win: Fortune Hunter2. Hym Path

3st Race

3. The Ich Dien Plate - Division I(Class V; H’cap, Indian Horses, 4 Years Old

And Over, Rated 1 To 26.)(About) 1200 Metres. Time: 3pm

Win: Laurus Tikati 2,Nanina

4st Race

4. The Pertigalete Plate(Class V; H’cap, Indian Horses Rated 1 To 26.)

(About) 2000 Metres.Time: 3.30pmWin: Money For Nothin

2. Celebrations

5st Race

5. The Columbus Plate(Class V; H’cap, Indian Horses, 5 Years Old

And Over, Rated 1 To 26.)(About) 1000 Metres.Time: 4.00 P.M. Win: Young Offender 2. Arabian Star

6st Race

6. The Premier Classe Plate(Class Iv; H’cap, Indian Horses, 5 Years Old

And Over, Rated 20 To 46.)(About) 1000 Metres.Time: 4.30pm

Win: Always Smile 2. Macho Uno

7st Race

7. The Director General Of Police Trophy(Class Iii; H’cap, Indian Horses Rated 40 To 66.)

(About) 1000 Metres.Time: 5.00 P.M.Win: Persian Lily 2. Greatness

8st Race

8. The Astana Plate(Class Iv; H’cap, Indian Horses, 5 Years Old And

Over, Rated 20 To 46.)(About) 1400 Metres.Time: 5.30 P.M.

Win: Solar Angel 2. Honey Bee

Days Best: Always SmileJackpot Pool Races: 4,5,6,7,8First Treble Pool Races: 5,6,7

Second Treble Pool Races: 6,7,8Tanala Pool Races: All Races

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201113The games people playPlaying FieldPERSIAN LILYFOR DIRECTORGENERAL OFPOLICE TROPHY

Persian Lily, who has come on alot after her good second shouldhave a say in the Director GeneralOf Police Trophy, the main eventof the races to be held here onThursday.

It’s not easy in cricket for a play-er to predict something andmake it happen. But some do

and Shane Warne did. At a televised Big Bash league

Twenty20 match between theMelbourne Stars and the BrisbaneHeat at the Gabba, Shane Warne,who was wearing a microphone sothat he may discuss the commen-tators, described how he wouldtake a wicket.

As the conversation contin-ued, Warne was asked about his

next delivery to the New Zealandinternational Brendon McCullum,and replied, “I think he might betrying to shape to sweep one afterthat first one … so I’ll try and slide

one in there … fast.”And, McCullum just did as

Warne said: he went down on toone knee, tried the sweep andWarne’s delivery hit his middlestump.

The Brisbane Heat pacebowler Ryan Harris said after-wards, “They seem to do that,these legends of the game, callingthe ball they’re going to bowl andthen bowling it. I recall GlennMcGrath did the same thing here afew years ago.” AGENCIES

CANBERRA: Usman Khawajaand Phillip Hughes respondedto their dumping from theAustralian Test squad with acentury opening stand as theChairman’s XI’s tour matchagainst India petered out into adraw Wednesday.

Khawaja (56 not out) andHughes (42 not out) put on 100for the first wicket chasing 145when both captains agreed tocall the match off ahead ofIndia’s opening Test againstAustralia starting in Melbournenext Monday.

Khawaja and Hughes wereleft out of a 13-man Australiansquad announced onWednesday for the MCG Testand took out their frustrationson the Indian bowlers.

There were two generousdeclarations on the third andfinal day with a result mademeaningless as India sought towrap up their preparations forthe Boxing Day Test.

Skipper David Warnerdeclared the Chairman’s XI firstinnings at the overnight total of215 for seven, 54 runs adrift ofIndia’s first innings 269.

Virender Sehwag again fellcheaply following his 12 in thefirst innings with just eight inhis second turn for the tourists.

Sehwag only lasted eightballs before he edged pacemanPeter George to first slip. It wasthe second time George hadsnared Sehwag’s prized wicketin the match.

Ajinkya Rahane was theonly other wicket to fall, withthe batsman caught behind offJosh Lalor for a duck as Indiadeclared at 90 for two at lunch.

Test opener GautamGambhir was left unbeaten on42 off 98 balls with RohitSharma not out 38.

Only 30 overs were bowledin the Chairman’s XI secondinnings with Test pacemanIshant Sharma granted permis-sion to bowl on the final daydespite not being included inIndia’s original 13-man squad.

Sharma, troubled by anankle injury in the tourists’opening two-day game lastweek, finished with 0-18 fromfour overs.

While the match largelyserved as preparation for Indiaahead of the first Test it alsoprovided Chairman’s XI openerEd Cowan with his launchingpad into the Australian squadafter his 109 on Tuesday’s sec-ond day.

ScoresIndia 1st innings 269 (V. Kohli 132,R. Sharma 47; J. Holland 6-70)Chairman’s XI 1st innings 215 for 7declared overnight (E. Cowan 109;R. Ashwin 4-52)India 2nd innings

G. Gambhir not out 42V. Sehwag c Cooper b George 8A. Rahane c Ludeman b Lalor 0R. Sharma not out 38Extras (lb2) 2Total (for 2 wickets declared; 30overs) 90Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Sehwag), 2-14(Rahane)Bowling: George 7-3-12-1, Lalor 7-2-16-1, Boyce 7-0-38-0, Holland 8-0-21-0, Khawaja 1-0-1-0Chairman’s XI 2nd inningsU. Khawaja not out 56P. Hughes not out 42Extras (lb1, nb1) 2Total (for 0 wicket; 30 overs) 100Bowling: Khan 5-1-13-0 (1nb),Sharma 4-0-18-0, Yadav 3-0-11-0,Ashwin 10-2-28-0, Ojha 8-1-29-0

Match drawn

It’s a draw againTITBITS

COWAN NOT COWED BYZAHEER, ISHANT

Australian batsman Ed Cowan onWednesday said he didn’t feel ner-

vous facing their bowlers during apractice match here and is wonderinghow the visitors would cope if theirinjury-prone pacers break down at thesame time. Cowan, who hit 109against the Indians in a drawn prac-tice match here, was drafted into theAustralian squad for the opening Teststarting on Monday in Melbourne. “Itold a friend on the phone it wasprobably the least nervous I’ve beenall season. It felt like a free hit for me,that’s probably the best I’ve played allseason. I think from ball one, I don’tthink I played a bad shot,” Cowansaid. Cowan said he is thinking howthe Indians would manage if ZaheerKhan and Ishant Sharma, both injury-prone, were to break down in themiddle of the Test. “Zaheer is a greatcompetitor on the world stage. I don’tknow how fit Sharma is going to bebut it’s a risk if both him and Zaheerare in the team and both break down-- so I’m sure they’re aware of that aswell,” said Cowan.

RICKY RETAINS PLACE INOZ BOXING DAY SQUAD

Embattled former Australia captainRicky Ponting managed to retain

his place in the 13-member squad forthe first cricket Test against India,starting in Melbourne on Monday.Speculation was rife that Ponting andsenior middle-order batsman MikeHussey are in line to be axed due to astring of poor performance over thepast few months but both of themmanaged to retain their place in thesquad that was picked on Wednesday.Interestingly, paceman Ben Hilfenhaushas been recalled on the back of hisimpressive show in Big Bash Twenty20cricket and better experience vis-a-visother rookies in the Australian bowl-ing line-up. Shaun Marsh, havingrecovered from his back injury, alsogot a recall.

Man of his wordShane Warne, who was wearing amicrophone so that he may dis-cuss the commentators, describedhow he would take a wicket at aBig Bash Twenty20 match.

Shane says it, does it

Hurry with LokpalIt has become really irritating that the centralgovernment cannot finish the work on Lokpal.How many decades should people wait beforethe politicians and bureaucrats who loot ourhard-earned money be brought to justice?Anyone who has been to a government officeto get some work done will understand thepain of the masses supporting Anna Hazarewhether they understand the minute detailsand the implications or not. If the criminalpoliticians can be given the job of running thesystem then why not a powerful body to actas check on them. Maninder Singh

Secunderabad

TALK BACKSack Jagan MLAsBetter late than never. A stitch in timesaves nine. Congress should take inspira-tion from these old sayings in discipliningthe MLAs who support YSR Congress chiefJagan Mohan Reddy. These people need tobe taught a lesson that they can’t ditch theparty that gave them all their power andpopularity. YSR or Jagan, the name doesn’tmatter, it’s the party that gives them theplatform to become leaders that matter.Congress shouldn’t worry about the bypollresult and should set its house inorder. Temporary setbacks canbe compensated but loss ofcredibility can’t be restored.

Rama Srikanth,Ameerpet

Vehicle tax justifiedI know the popular voice will be against thehike in lifetime tax on vehicles but some-thing needs to be done about restricting theflood of vehicles being added to our alreadypacked roads every day. From what I see onthe city roads daily, people should be taxedfor abusing the license to drive. The cityadministration should think of creating fewzones where no motorised vehicles shouldbe allowed. Strict implementation of trafficrules and an efficient public transport sys-

tem are required to encourage peopleto leave their vehicles at home

and thus reduce congestion onroads. After all, there can beno gain without pain

JN BalajiAbids

Criminal waste of foodPostnoon reporter has correctly highlight-ed the great wrong we are doing on adaily basis. When we pass beside thosemassive piles of disposed vegetables, thethought of poor people does occur butstops as soon as the matter is outof sight. The massive amount offood reso u rces thus wasted can berouted to the needy only if the initia-tive comes at an individual level toalert the concerned NGO. It is goodthat NGOs have taken up work in thisarea. I thank Postnoon for printing thisstory and thus spreading awarenessamong its readers about this issue.

Jitin AgarwalKukatpally

Fire safety issues scaryIt is sad that even buildings in chief minis-ter’s office compound don’t have fire safe-ty clearance. Tragedy after tragedy has totake place to remind us about the dangers

we are inviting on ourselves anddear ones by not following therules that were put in place toprevent them. The violators andthe officials who ignored theseviolations through omission orcommission must be bookedand made to pay compensa-

tion even if that would mean attach-ment of all their assets. Such dangerousrecklessness should not be tolerated.

Priyanka SheasBegumpet

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201114Fair, free and forthrightComment

Three decades ago Indira Gandhibrushed aside the cry against cor-ruption as a “global phenomenon”.Right she was in its virility. But shemissed the point; while corruption,

born of human greed, has been around sinceprehistoric times, rulers mandated for thecommon good have to put a bulwark againstthe disease. And, many countries did, butIndia did not. Look at Denmark, NewZealand, finland, Sweden, Netherlands, andthe UK which have all brought corruption inpublic life to a minimum.

A decade later, her son, Rajiv Gandhi, whoinherited the throne bemoaned only 15 paiseout of every rupee meant for the anti-povertyprogramme reaches beneficiaries. He toomissed the bus to do anything about it.

I believe Indira’s casual remark on corrup-tion as a global trend was the single mostimportant cause fueling corruption because itgave political sanctity to the rot leading to a“grab-all” stampede among the ruling elite.The result is there for everybody to see. Wenow live, breath, and bathe in corruption somuch so that Swiss banking officials have saidthat the largest depositors of illegal foreignmoney in Switzerland are Indians. While theexact amount of money stashed away in for-eign banks is heresy, Prof. R Vaidyanathan atthe Indian Institutes of Management has esti-mated the total at over `7,280,000 crore!

Little wonder then that when the diminu-tive whistle-blower and Gandhian AnnaHazare took up the anti-corruption cause itstruck a chord with millions. Anna stumbledupon a theme that was on everybody’s lips.

But, the man who could touch millionsemotionally was no Bismarck or MiltonFriedman. He could rouse but not lead and

later events proved it. The Jan Lokpal Billwhich the ‘silent crusader’ and formerKarnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegdehelped draft was rejected by the Congressgovernment and what followed was mass agi-tation, melodrama and the tragicomedy ofthe world’s biggest democracy getting held toransom and delivering a promise in hours tointroduce a Bill to kill the hydra-headeddemon called corruption!

What then followed was rule by visualmedia. The trouble with the visual media isthat it burns on highly inflammable senti-mental fuel. Once caught in its wave, thoseriding it refuse to touch the ground. An issuethat ought to be pragmatic became a sloganand the slogan bestowed on the well-meaningbut ill-informed Anna an aura that has madehim speak politically.

If A-Team had coolly examined the situa-tion, it would have found the impossibility ofan institution like Lokpal to police 57 lakhpublic servants from A to C class, and the

office of the PM and the CBI.Only an insane Indian will oppose a move

to stem corruption. But a law is only as effec-tive as its practicability.

When caught in the din cool thinking suf-fers. Hegde brought to book a ruler of a Statewithout resorting to a media carnival. NVittal, former CVC, did what many dreaded todo —publish names of corrupt public ser-vants in his website.

The Supreme Court served a severe blowto criminals in politics making it mandatoryfor them to swear they do not have a convic-tion, the computerisation has with onestroke, eliminated the massive corruption inrailway reservation, the voting machineshave largely eliminated the “art” of boothcapturing.

Law-making is not a festival, nor is it aprotest procession. India needs ‘Annaism’(spirit to say no to corruption) but not Anna,for our experience tells us anything producedin a hurry will be buried.

NEEDLESS HYPE over Gita row

Our leaders have beenbreathing fire over aRussian court allow-

ing a petition to ban theBhagavad Gita as a tool of

extremism and anti-nationalactivity. This created an uproar

in Parliament, causing twoadjournments. The ministry of

external affairs is talking to itsRussian counterpart on what

needs to be done to avoid a banon the holy scripture.

Considering our intolerance toanything we consider offensive

— from lesbianism toValentine’s Day — what gives

us the right to question aRussian ban on an ‘alien’ import

— no matter how sacred theGita is to us? When our courts

can admit petitions on anythingfrom ‘indecent remarks’ to‘offensive comments’, why

expect the Russians to be differ-ent? Our leaders should uphold

the tradition of tolerance andallow the issue to be sorted outthrough proper channels ratherthan engage in a verbal tirade.

WHY WE LOVE...Irom Sharmila

Irom Sharmila would fast onThursdays since childhood.

The day the Malom mas-sacre occurred, on November 2,2000, was also a Thursday andIrom, then 28, was fasting. And

she has continued since. Herdemand is that the Armed

Forces (Special Powers) Act,1958, be repealed: she says the

Act is the root cause of violencein NE states. The world stands in

awe of such will: it has seenonly a very few such as Irom

Sharmila. If the government canappease Hazare, it may lend a

ear to Menghoubi, the fair one.

Hard talkPK Surendran

Editorials

Wanted!A corruption-free mind

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201115Matters of saving and spendingBusiness

BSE – 15,419.855244.79, NSE – 4,614.25570.05, Gold 24k(10g)– `28,300, Silver (1kg)–54,002, Dollar $ – `52.76, Pound £ – `82.68

Gold prices to drop furtherPrudhvi Raju Kprudhvi.k@postnoon.com

HYDERABAD: The 10gram price of 24 carat goldin Hyderabad market hasfallen by Rs 2,072 in the last20 days and touched Rs27,880 on Tuesday. Marketanalysts are expecting thegold price will furtherdecline and reach Rs 24,000in next two to three months.

“As the price of gold isdwindling, the sales in thecity market have drasticallycome down. The local buy-ers are not buying, but havetaken a position to wait andwatch for its further fall,”said Chintala Sudhakar,manager, Secunderabadgold silver jewellers and dia-mond merchant association.

“The gold prices will risewhen stock markets fall, buttoday we are in a differentscenario where both goldand stock markets are

falling and only dollar isgetting stronger day by day.As of now, investors lostinterest in gold and stocksand are only buying dollars.This is resulting in declinethe gold prices,” he said.

It is not yet the time forinvestors in gold. They canwait and buy 70 per cent ofit when it reaches Rs 25,000and the rest 30 per cent canbe bought at Rs 24,000.However, he expressed adoubt that gold has nevercontinuously dropped downby more than Rs 2,000. Hesaid this fall is temporary.The gold will bounce back,and reach Rs 30,000 afterthe fall. The prices may alsoincrease in the end ofFebruary and March due tomarriage season, heobserved.

The sales of gold rose inthe international market onTuesday and buying gainedmomentum on account of

decrease in gold prices.Even though the gold pricehas come down in the inter-national markets but Indianconsumer is not finding thesame difference due to fallin rupee value.

India imports most ofthe gold and pays in dollars.If the dollar value had beenat Rs 42 now, the gold pricewould have fallen to belowRs 24000. As the dollar priceis 53, Indians could not seethe actual gold pricedecline, feel analysts.

Global reports and anal-yses suggest that the priceof gold will go below US$1500 an ounce in the com-ing three months and isunlikely to retestSeptember's all-time highstill late 2012.

The forecasts came aftera bleak performance of goldlast week when prices fell toalmost three month low ofUS$1,560.

HSBC sells Japan businessto Credit Suisse

HONG KONG: HSBC saidWednesday it had sold its pri-vate banking business in Japanto Credit Suisse for $2.7 billion,as part of its broader restructur-ing to reduce costs and focus ongrowth.

The sale is the latest in astring of transactions sinceHSBC announced massive cost-cutting measures earlier thisyear, including plans to save upto $3.5 billion by 2013 and toaxe 30,000 jobs globally.

Europe's largest bank said ina statement released in HongKong that it had agreed to sellits private banking business inJapan to Credit Suisse AG andCredit Suisse Securities (Japan)Ltd.

"The value of the grossassets included in the sale wasapproximately $2.7bn at 31October 2011," it said. Thetransaction, which is subject toregulatory approvals, should becompleted in the second quar-ter of 2012.

HSBC said Japan remainedan "important market" for theLondon-based bank, which wasfounded in Hong Kong andShanghai in 1865 and has tradi-tionally focused on Asia. "As theworld’s third largest economy,with significant trade flows withthe rest of the world, Japan con-tinues to be an important mar-ket for HSBC," it said.

Assets HSBC has offloadedthis year include its UnitedStates credit card and retail ser-vices business, its Canadianretail brokerage, and retailbanking businesses in Russia,Chile and Poland. Other globalbanks including Morgan Stanleyand Credit Agricole SA have alsoannounced plans to slash jobsin recent months, as the euro-zone debt crisis fans fears ofglobal recession.

Chief executive StuartGulliver said in the earningsrelease that economic and polit-ical uncertainty, particularly inEurope, had hit the banking sec-tor's performance in the quar-ter. AFP

Sensex climbs 320 pointsin opening tradeMUMBAI: The BSE benchmarkSensex rallied by over 320 pointsin opening trade on Wednesday,led by financial stocks on theback of a fresh spell of buying byfunds and retail investors influ-enced by a firming trend in glob-al markets.

The 30-share index, whichhas lost 827.41 points over thecourse of a five-session losingstreak, recovered by 320.10points, or 2.10 per cent, to15,495.18 in opening trade onWednesday amid a rally infinancial, realty, metal, auto andcapital goods stocks.

In a similar fashion, thewide-based National StockExchange Nifty index gained97.10 points, or 2.13 per cent, to4,641.30.

Brokers attributed the rise toa firming trend in Asia in thewake of a higher close in the USmarket yesterday after therelease of upbeat economicdata. Nevertheless, the tradingsentiment remained cautiousdue to the weak domestic eco-nomic growth outlook.

"Today's rebounds seems tobe technical as most of thestocks were oversold in the pastseveral sessions," said a stock-broker.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei Indexrose by 1.32 per cent in morningtrade today. In the US, the Dow

Jones Industrial Average closed2.87 per cent higher in yester-day's trade.

The Indian rupee strength-ened by 19 paise to Rs 52.68 perUS dollar in early trade on theInterbank Foreign Exchangetoday after the Reserve Bank ofIndia said it will take more stepsto check weakness of the rupee.

Forex dealers said apart fromthe RBI's assurance that it hasmore tools to arrest the rupee'sfall, a higher opening in thestock market and euro gainsagainst the dollar also gave aboost to the rupee sentiment.

The rupee had closedmarginally lower by 1 paisa at Rs52.87/88 per US dollar yester-day.

Postnoon News

HYDERABAD:Coromandel InternationalLimited, a leading manufac-turer of a wide range of fertil-izers, crop protection prod-ucts and specialty nutrientproducts, has successfulcompleted the process ofacquisition of ‘SaberoOrganics’, the establishedagrochemical manufacturerheadquartered in Mumbai.

During May 2011,Coromandel had signed ashare purchase agreement(SPA) with the promoters ofSabero to acquire theirshareholding in Sabero.Consequent to the signing ofthe SPA, Coromandel hadmade an open offer to thepublic shareholders ofSabero to acquire upto 31 percent of the share capital ofSabero at Rs.160 per share.

The shares held by theerstwhile promoters, aggre-gating to 36.75 per cent, havealso been acquired. With thecompletion of the open offerand the acquisition of sharesfrom the erstwhile promot-ers, the shareholding ofCoromandel in Sabero hasincreased to 67.75 per cent.

CoromandelacquiresSabero

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201118Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Shed the kilosto stay healthy

Dr Sunil Kapoor

With obesity posing so many healthrisks what can one do to combat it?Shaping up is a good idea. This canbe done through diet modificationsand the following:

Exercise: Walking everyday for 30minutes is a good habit and a mustunless there is a contraindication.

If you have invested in a tread-mill then you can walk whenever youfeel like it. It is important to wearproper shoes that have a cushioningeffect as walking on hard surfacewith improper footwear can causearthritis of the knee and hip. In caseyou already have arthritis, walk asmuch as you can and then stop andproceed.

Medications: New medications havebeen introduced that reduce fatabsorption from the intestine andalso suppress appetite. Most of theobese patients have large appetitesand feel very hungry if they suddenlypartake in little quantities of food.But these drugs have side effects inpatients with high blood pressure orweak hearts or those who are proneto irregular beating of the heart.If you are overweight, then youshould get evaluated forn High blood pressuren High blood sugarn Thyroid function testn High blood cholesterol

These are important associatedproblems and need to be correctedto avoid developing a heart problemin the future. The future comes veryfast if you do not take care.

Finally a word of caution, it is notgood to suddenly stop eating or goon a crash diet as this can lead tohypoglycemia or electrolyte chan -ges. It is always better to graduallydecrease the quantity of food that weeat and also learn to avoid high calo-rie and fat containing foods. In mod-ern day parlance, a fancy termLifestyle modification is used butessentially it is healthy eating habitsand regular exercise. So go aheadand create a new you and ask thequestion “Mirror, Mirror on the wall,who is the slimmest and fittest of all”.If the mirror replies “You, my dear!then you have achieved it all”

(The writer is a senior consultantcardiologist practicing at Care

Hospital, Hyderabad)

David Higgins

Building muscle canoffer many healthbenefits such asincreased bone,

muscle, tendon and liga-ment strength, improvedjoint function and stability,increased metabolism andbetter heart function. Butmuscle-building can takemany different forms, andthe results you want willdictate the approach youchoose.

To a bodybuilder, forexample, increased musclemass is essential while apower athlete such as ahigh jumper would thinkthis less important or per-formance-damaging.

The repetition ranges inyour weight training rou-tine are specific to themuscle adaptations theywill trigger.

For instance, one tofour reps with a large resis-tance will stimulate powergains, four to eight reps willstimulate strength gains,eight to 12 reps will stimu-late muscle building, and12-25 reps will stimulatelocal muscle endurance.

So what do you want toachieve from your training?It’s fair to say most of us arenot body builders or highjumpers — it’s more aboutwanting to feel healthier

and stronger, and lookingbetter in a T-shirt. There isgrowing evidence thatchanges in body shape andstrength and tone improve-ments only require muscu-lar fatigue — regardless ofthe load. So local muscularendurance training (usingsmaller dumbbells, or evenonly your own bodyweight) but with higherreps — will still allow forthat growth. So try andinclude functional move-ments in your workouts —squats and lunges are greatexamples — but withlighter weights than usual(or even none at all).

Not only are these exer-cises effective, but they’remore relevant in youreveryday life than the cleanand press or snatch youoften see being (badly) per-formed at one rep max inthe gym. And if you dohead to the free weightssection, remember it’s thelevel of muscular fatiguethat counts, not the sizeof the weights you’relifting — oryour abilityto gruntwitheveryrep.

EVENINGSTANDARD

Want to build muscle?Reduce that weight

GOINGPURPLE

CELEBPICK

COMPILED BY FLEME VARKEY

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201119Because you are what you wearF‑FolioThe colour purple symbolises royalty,magic and mystery. And it’s now thefavourite of fashionistas across the world.A trend which was supposed to have beenforgotten in 2009 rears its head again thisyear. We find some celebs who rocked2011 in purple

fleme.v@postnoon.com

Sofia VergaraBlue was the theme of the daybut Columbian actress and modelSofia altered the colour code a lit-tle when she turned up at theSmurfs premiere this year in astrapless embroidered columnpurple dress matched withturquoise earrings. She got espe-cially creative with a wriststacked full of fabulous bejew-elled bracelets. She was againspotted in a strapless purple leop-ard print prom dress with amatching leopard print clutch atthe UK premiere of Happy Feet 2.

Selena Gomez :All of 19, Selena’s knowl-

edge on fashion seems to begiving even the best dressed

women a run for their money.Out to support her boyfriendJustin Beiber at the premiere

of Never Say Never at LA the-atre in February this year, the

singer sported a jewel-toneknee-length Reem Acra satin

dress with nude heels thatshowed off her enviably long

legs. Splashes of sparkle onher shoes, belt and jewellery

keep the ensemble young,fresh and festive. We are quite

sure that Justin would havebeen very jealous of the

paparazzi who just could notget enough of Selena. Now

that's what we call style-savvy.

Natalie Portman:She was the darling of the industry this yearas she bagged almost each and every awardfor her commendable performance in BlackSwan. Natalie was the last to make herentrance on the red carpet at the Oscars thisyear and boy did she look splendid in this pur-ple Rodarte gown. The actor swathed her babybump in a regal silk chiffon gown, its V-neckbrightened with Swarovski crystals. Her bead-ed tassel Tiffany earrings continued theamethyst theme. It's yet another win for thelady on the red carpet.

Penelope Cruz:That she looks hot and ravishing in red no one can deny

but that she can look equally magical in purple is what wesay. In April this year Penelope was honoured with the

2,436th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. To celebratethis occasion the actor donned a purple lace fitted dress

with black heels. The dress showed off her post pregnancycurves really beautifully.

Kylie Minogue:Brunette beauty Kylie ismore often in the news forher singing than for hersense of fashion. However,we were pleased to see hermake this list. She may bewell on the other side ofthe 40s, but with hersequined purple gown shecould have as well passedfor a 20 something. Shesent the photographersinto a tizzy as sheappeared in this sparklyfloor-length gown at theCosmetics ExecutiveWomen event in Londonlast week. This Aussiebombshell is no mood togo out with the wind, hernewly launched fragranceDazzling Darling is sure tohelp keep her magic intact.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201120Movies

Padmini Cpadmini.c@postnoon.com

If you looked at the list wehave for you, you mustalready be up in arms about

how we could exclude the mostpopular classics from the list. Inour defence, we plead creativeliberty. But more seriously, ourlist is not about good old fash-ioned classics. Instead, we haveincluded some off-beat takescentered on Christmas that mustnot be missed. Take a look.

5BAD SANTA: Okay, so thiswouldn’t be the obviouschoice of movie to pick for

your Christmas playlist. Butthink about it. For those whohave had enough of watchingthe classics and want to givethose tear ducts a rest, this is themovie to watch. In this darkcomedy, Santa Claus (Billy BobThornton) is a bitter, foul-mouthed alcoholic who teamsup with his midget friend (TonyCox) to concoct an elaboratescam to rob a mall. His plansturn awry when somewherealong the way, the Christmasspirit captures his heart and loand behold, it’s the season ofmiracles. Be warned, this is notone for the kids.

Hollywood’s only too happy to show you the way this holiday season.We take a look at some Christmas favourites...with a twist

Avengers assemble!

It’s one of the biggest and most eagerly awaitedfilms of 2012. If you are a comic book fan orlove superheroes, nothing gets bigger or better

than Avengers. Marvel heroes like Iron Man, Hulk,Thor, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawk Eyeteam up to save the world from destruction.Directed by Joss Whedon, the film stars RobertDowney Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris

Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson inlead roles. Hollywood has been riding on the suc-cess of superhero films and this could very well bethe goldmine for Marvel Studios.

The plot of the film is still under wraps, but if it’sgoing along the line of the original comic series thenwe are sure the Avengers will be fighting “the foesno single superhero can withstand.” Fasten yourseatbelts for a thrilling ride filled with spectacularspecial effects and superpowers. The film hits thescreens on May 4, 2012.

Most Awaited Movies of 2012

1IT’S A WONDERFULLIFE: We might as welladmit it. No holiday sea-

son is ever complete withouta re-run of this all-Americanclassic. As surprising as itmight seem, the movie lostmoney in the original run in1946 and was largely consid-ered a flop, because of it’srather dark portrayal ofsmall-town life. But for us,the appeal is fairly obvious.The movie centres aroundGeorge Bailey (JamesStewart) who is forced to seehow the world would be likeif he’d never existed. At itsheart, this touching tale cap-tures the spirit of Christmasand everything that it standsfor —family, friends and thejoy of life.

4GREMLINS: “Now I have another reason to hate Christmas” isprobably the most unlikely dialogue with which to start aChristmas movie. To be sure, that’s exactly what Gremlins

is — an unlikely, unpredictable and as unique as can be comedies go.The movie is a hilarious parody of popular myths about Christmas,family, boogey-men, horror movies etc. Yuletide is happening aroundthe action and you don’t want to miss it!

3HOME ALONE: Itreigned at the box officefor 12 consecutive

weeks, grossed over $500million and made MacaulayCulkin the biggest child staron the planet. Need we morereasons for featuring HomeAlone on this list? A holidaystaple, it is a beloved familycomedy about an eight-yearold boy Kevin (Culkin) who isleft behind at home while hisfamily goes holidaying and itis one of the most entertain-ing movies of all time. Anticsof the bumbling burglars,Culkin’s slap-stick one-linersand the good old-fashionedChristmas beat-down makesit an adorable watch. Whilethe sequels are also enter-taining, they are not half ascharming or ingenious as theoriginal.

2THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: You don’t have tobe a movie buff to know that there are all kinds of movies themedaround Christmas. And they are not too different from one

another either. Some holly, some heart, some happiness and youhave yourself a hit. So when we say this 1993 animation film by TimBurton is different, we mean it. Featuring Jack Skellington, king ofHalloween Town, Sally the rag doll, the evil Oogie Boogie, the mis-chievous trick-or-treaters Lock, Shock and Barell, Nightmare beforeChristmas is in equal parts, intelligent, entertaining and funny. Not tomention a must-watch for you!

4 X’Mas nutters, and 1 classic

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 201121The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Ihaven’tbecomea brand

yet

Band BajaaBaraatmight haveincreased theexpectationsfrom directorManeeshSharma, buthis Ladies vsRicky Bahlfails to impress

Taniya Talukdartaniya.t@postnoon.com

When Band BajaaBaraat releasedlast year andbecame a hit, it

announced the arrival of notonly a good actor inBollywood— Ranveer Singh,but it also gave the industry apromising young director —Maneesh Sharma. So, it wasonly natural for people toexpect a good treat with hissecond film but many weredisappointed with Ladies vsRicky Bahl. Though itboasted of goodwriters likeDevika Bhagatand HabibFaisal, itcouldn’t set

the cash registers at the boxoffice ringing.

Maneesh repeated his hitpair of Anushka Sharma andRanveer for his second venturebut the surprise element wasperhaps Parineeti Chopra,Priyanka Chopra’s cousin, whowas part of the Yashraj Filmsmarketing team. Talking abouthow he signed up Parineeti forthe film, Maneesh says,“Parineeti’s casting was anexciting one. I heard that shewas interested in acting and Idid talk to her following whichI was convinced that sheshould play the role of Dimple

Chadda. When I told Adiabout this, he thought I

was joking but I obviouslywasn’t. I vouched for her talentand that’s how she became apart of the cast.” It’s interest-ing to note that Parineeti didget appreciated for her role.

A hardcore Aditya Chopraloyalist, Maneesh is yet to ven-ture out of the Yashraj campand he is in no hurry to do so.Quiz him about working withother filmmakers andManeesh is quick to say, “Idon’t have any such plans. Iam comfortable working withAdi and in fact, I love it. Manypeople have approached me

since the

release of BBB, but honestly Ihaven’t had the time to thinkabout them.”

One hit film doesn’t makeone a brand, and Maneesh isonly too aware of the fact. Hemakes a candid confession, “Ihaven’t become a brand yet.One needs to have a body ofwork to even think of becom-ing one. And I have not madeany conscious effort towards it,I can’t really expect any suchthing if I am unable to make aconnect with the audience. Idon’t think on those lines anddon’t want to be corrupted bysuch thoughts,” he says.

Loosely based on the 2006Hollywood flick, John TuckerMust Die, Ladies vs Ricky Bahlis a film which has Ranveerplaying a suave con man, whotargets rich ladies and vanish-es with the loot.

The film came to Maneeshas a bound script and Adityawas the brain behind thestory though Maneesh got tochoose the writers. There

was pressure on Maneeshfrom the beginning andthough unavoidable, hedid not let it affect hiswork. This was thefirst time that Maneeshshot a film in Goaand it was a newexperience for himand he says thatas a filmmakerand he enjoyedit greatly.

The director,who is currentlytaking a break, isalso keen onmaking an actionflick in the nearfuture.

B-TOWN TWEETIES

@rampalarjun Just finished shoot for#love2hateu the most shock-ing episode that's all I cansay, @realpreityzinta @chyragOMG.

@reddysameera Had a Wonderful time inhyderabad!Great fun catchingup wit so many friends fromThe industry! & thnx to allwho came thr to support us! :)

@NeilNMukesh Time to start a new chapter inlife friends. Tomor morningwill be a new beginning :)pray for me ! Lots of lovealways. Gnite.

@realprietyzinta So what are ur Christmas plansfolks ??? Am more excited thana 2 year old for my preciousHolidays! 2012 is a much await-ed year...ye ha !

@SrBachchan T 596 -Happy Hanukkah !!!to all our Jewish brothers andsisters .. may the lights bringjoy and happiness to all ..!!

@RGVzoomin Blogging is not to be mistakenas writing..its just graffiti withpunctuation..a dialogue from’Contagion’.

@iamsrk Greatest high of film makingis the nervousness theteamshares before release.Nobodyelse understands the pain thestakes love & letting go

@kjohar25Just heard from Sony musicthat CHIKNI CHAMELI is theNo 1 song across all radiostations!!! Super thrilled@KaranMalhotra21!!!

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011 22The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Sonam has no qualmsabout using profanity

Having startedoff her careeras a shy anddemure lass,

playing girl-next-doorroles, Sonam Kapoor hasundergone a completetransformation for hernext film Players, bygoing blunt and showingher middle finger.

“I don’t believe incensorship so whetherthey like it or not, I reallydon’t care about it. I justwant people to come andsee my film. Showing amiddle finger is a part oftoday’s lingo,” Sonamsaid. “I think it is part ofour language...it is part ofyour lingo. We abusewhen we have a normalconversation with ourfriends. I don’t believeanything should be cen-sored. It is crazy, especial-

ly when it comes to art,films...especially whenyou live in India wherefreedom of speech andexpression is our basicright,” she said.

Showing a middlefinger is better than whatwe read because what ishappening around theworld is worse. There areworse things that areavailable on the Internet,why isn’t there are anycensorship of them, sheasked. Initially, theCensor board had given agreen signal to the act,but later on, it got itblurred.

Sonam plays an out-spoken, blunt hacker thein Abbas-Mustan action-thriller, a remake ofHollywood film, TheItalian Job.

PTI

I want to take Donforward: Farhan AkhtarActor-director Farhan Akhtar does not rule out a third part to the

Don series. But for now, he says he wants to “explore other gen-res”. “I never refused to make Don 3. It’s

just someone misquoted me and miscon-strued my words to make a spicy head-line that Don 3 is not happening’,”Farhan said at an event on Monday. Hislatest Don 2: The King Is Back, a sequelto his 2006 film Don: The Chase Begins,is ready to hit the screens on Friday. Heis confident about the movie, but wantsto wait before taking a plunge into athird part for the action film. “As a filmmak-er, I would want to explore other genrestoo and not get restricted to one. Inmy interview, I had actually saidthat at this point of time, Iam not ready to take thestory forward. I don’twant to get into it as ofnow, but I never deniedthe possibility of it. I amvery fascinated by Donas a character, and Iwould love to take it tothe next level, but onlywhen I have a goodscript. “So if someonehad to ask me now, if Iwant to take the story ofDon forward, yes Iwant,” added Farhan,who was accompaniedat the event by ShahRukh Khan, PriyankaChopra, Kunal Kapoorand producer RiteshSidhwani. IANS

songs in Oscar race

Three songs from Indian film DAM 999are among 39 shortlisted numbers incontention for nominations in the

Original Song category for the 84th AcademyAwards. The list was announced by theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences on its official website.

Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu, DAM 999 themesong and Mujhe Chhod Ke are the threesongs from DAM 999 that are vying for aplace in the final nomination list for the cat-egory. International films Rio and TheMuppets are the only other films with threesongs each in the list.

The Academy will screen clips featuringeach song, in random order, for votingmembers of the music branch in LosAngeles on January 5, 2012.

Following the screenings, members willdetermine the nominees by an averagedpoint system of voting. Under Academyrules, a maximum of two songs may benominated from any one film. The final 84thAcademy Awards nominations will beannounced on January 24, 2012, at theSamuel Goldwyn Theater. IANS

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Two more suits againstHangover II dropped

Two lawsuits againstWarner Bros. involvingthis summer’s raunchyblockbuster The

Hangover Part II have beendropped. Michael Alan Rubin, awriter who claimed in Octoberthat the film was based on hisautobiographical screenplay,Mickey and Kirin, has droppedhis litigation. Likewise ScottMcLean, who performed stuntsfor Ed Helms, is no longer seek-

ing damages for an injury he suf-fered during a car collision onsets. According to court records,both Rubin and McLean dis-missed their lawsuits voluntarily.That makes three Hangover IIlawsuits that have been resolvedthis year, the first of which wasover the Mike Tyson-style facetattoo Helms’ character sportedin the film. The Hangover Part IIhad the fourth most profitablebox office run of 2011.

Damon may returnto Bourne franchiseMatt Damon has said that he expects to return

to the Bourne franchise. The We Bought aZoo star, who revealed in October that he hopes todo another Bourne movie, insisted that if the TheBourne Legacy does not perform well, it will notaffect the success of any future films in the series.“I think if [Bourne Legacy] doesn’t work, we canjust ignore it and pretend it didn’t happen, andthat’d be fine,” Damon told Kcrw’s The Business.“But I expect that it will work and only help us ifwe did another one, which I’d love to do.”

The New York man who admit-ted touploading an unfin-

ished copy of X-Men Origins:Wolverine to the Internet hasbeen sentenced to one year infederal prison, the US attorney’soffice said on Monday. GilbertoSanchez, who said he bought acopy of the 2009 Hugh Jackmans uperhero movie on a street cor-

ner near his home in the Bronx,was sentenced by US DistrictJudge Marg aret Mor row, whodescribed his actio ns as”extreme-ly serious.” The Sanchez casereceived a ton of attention in 2009because the unfinished print ofthe entire Wolver ine film hadappeared online about a monthbefore its theatrical release.

Man gets 1 yearterm for piracy

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Brittany Murphy'smot h er claimstoxic mold foundin her daughter's

Hollywood home is toblame for both Britta nyand her son-in-law'sSimon Monjack's deaths.Brittany died of pneumo-

nia in 2009 and justmonths later her husbandsuffered the same fate.TMZ reports Brittany'smother Sha r on Murphyclaims the people whobuilt the house are toblame for the mold thatcaused their illnesses. In a

new lawsuit, Sharonalleges she was misled byher lawyers and trickedinto giving up her rights tosue the builders forwrongful death.

According to TMZ, Mur -phy's mother says herlawyers convinced her to

accept a settlement offer forthe construction problemsin January, but they didn'texplain that the settlementincluded a stipulation sothat she would never beable to sue the builders fortheir alleged role in herdaughter's death.

Brittany Murphy

Did Franco’s gradeget a professor fired?Adisgruntled New York

University professor just ble w a big hole in James Franco'sreputation as the actor who made picking up a master'sdegree (or three) in his sparetime look easy.

José Angel San tana is nowsuing NYU, claiming he got firedafter he gave the school's resi-dent Oscar nominee a D in hisDirecting the Actor II class forhis poor attendance record. Arep for the school calls theclaim"ridiculous," but, obvious-

ly, we're a little more interestedin finding out just how manyclasses Franco supposedlyskipped...According to Santana'slawsuit, filed on Friday in theNew York Supreme Court, the127 Hours star showed up fortwo of the course's 14 sessionsand had 12 unexcused absen ces.Santana's suit actually doesn'tlay the entire blame for his firingon his treatment of Franco, buthis attorney tells E! News it was"the proverbial straw that brokethe camel's back."

How good is Daniel Craig in Skyfall?So good that producer Michael G.

Wilson reportedly wants Craig to playJames Bond for another five films,bringing him to a grand total of eight.(Even if the lackluster Quantum ofSolace makes it seem as if he’s onlydone one so far, rather than two.) Thatwould make Craig the longest-runningBond — if they can get him to sign. ThePeople, via MI6, reports that during aninterview that gave a pretty featurelessupdate on the shoot for Skyfall,“Daniel’s been a terrific Bond, a superbactor and a terrific man,” the producersaid. “Filming has gone very well so farand I’d love Daniel to surpass Roger’srecord and do eight pictures. Daniel’sbeen an absolute pleasure to bearound because he takes the role soseriously. There’s really no one morepassionate about making these filmswork than him – he’s a filmmaker’sdream. It isn’t at all difficult to imaginewhy a producer might want Craig tosign on for the long haul — he’s capa-ble, multi-faceted, and popular. Thequestion is: does Daniel Craig want todo even one more Bond picture, muchless five?

Will Craig sign up formore Bond films?

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Roochika Babbar's journeyto Telugu cinema was amatter of pure luck or as

she says, “happened out of theblue.” A Delhi-based televisionactress, she graduated fromYMCA with a PG in InteriorDesigning and she also has adegree in English from DelhiUniversity. Before venturinginto films, she had participatedin several reality shows like ZeeCinestars ki Khoj, Bollywoodclub for ZOOM TV and has beenpart of Doordarshan's specialprogramme for UNICEF. “I wasalso a Miss India finalist andFace of Punjab in 2007,”Roochika adds.

Reality shows are the newrage on television and they didprovide her a good platform.However, there was acatch.“Reality shows are usuallyscripted. Everyone knowswhat's going to happen in thatepisode. At the end of the day,contestants end up being pup-pets in the hands of the produc-tion house and the judges,” shereveals.

It didn't take too long forher to jump into the bandwag-on of actresses who move onfrom television to feature films.“Acting in films is any day betterthan being in a reality show.Here, you have more freedomto showcase your talent,”she explains.

She'll soon beseen in AanandRavi's upcomingfilm titled Parentswhich has HappyDays star VamseeChaganti in the lead.It's her first film as alead actress and there'san interesting storybehind how she bagged therole. “Someone found me onthe Internet which took me by

surprise. Then I got in touchwith Vamsee and Aanand. Igave my audition through awebcam sitting in my roomin Delhi,” she recalls laugh-ingly.

Parents is a road filmand it tells the story of anorphan who goes insearch of his parents.Most part of the filmwas shot inHyderabad,Araku,Vizag,

Chennai, Goa and Mumbai.Ask her about the experienceof shooting on the road for

the film and she reveals,“Vamsee didn't want to driveand so I can't remember howmany kilometers I drove iton my own.”

Her character's name isSahasra and Roochikasays, “Sahasra is an inter-esting character. As the

film progresses, shebecomes more mature

and she feels thepain of the herowho is searchingfor his parents.”

The toughestpart of the shoot,she says, was try-ing to cope withthe language.“Aanand Raviwas patient

enough tounderstand myproblem with thelanguage. Everyevening, an assis-tant directorwould sit with meto help me withthe lines,” she says.Another time, shesurprised the filmcrew by shooting arisky shot inches

away from a valley.“Shamdat, the cine-matographer of the

film, wanted to can a shot withthe lead pair sitting on a grilljust inches away from edge of acliff near Araku. Vamsee hadvertigo and when I went aheadto shoot the scene, I had noidea about the risk I was taking.Aanand and Shamdat madesure that the shot was takenwithout any delay. Even mymother, who accompanied meon the sets, was concerned,”Roochika recalls.

“I am looking forward toacting in more films. In fact, Iam a huge fan of Salman Khanand I would love to meet himsomeday,” she says. Now, that'sanother long journey whichsounds interesting.

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Journey from reality TV to

TOLLYWOODRoochika Babbar is all set to make herTollywood debut with Parents. We find outmore about this Delhi-based actress whobegan her career as a reality TV star

team up for a new filmVenky, Jagapathi Babu

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Two days beforethe release ofRajanna,Nagarjuna flew

to Varanasi to shootfew scenes for his nextfilm Damarukam. Thefilm was being shotin Annapurna

Studios, inHyderabad for thepast few days andwith this shoot inVaranasi,Nagarjuna willwrap up shooting

his part in the film.Srinivasa Reddy isdirecting the film

and the film hasNagarjuna and

Anushka in lead roles.Venkat is producing thefilm on RR Movie makersbanner.

Couple of days ago, aspecial preview of Rajannawas held in Hyderabad andthe initial buzz is quitepositive. “I am extremelyconfident about the suc-cess of the film,”Nagarjuna said afterwatching the film. Paidpreviews of Rajanna aregoing to be held later todayin Prasads Multiplex andCinemax in Hyderabadand word is that all theproceedings from thesepreviews will be donated toBlue Cross.

Nagarjunaheads to Varanasi

Sonu Sood has joined the cast ofManchu Manoj’s upcoming film UuKodathara Ullikki Padathara. Post the

success of Arundhati, Sonu has been one ofthe most sought after actors for negative

roles in Telugu cinema. In the recent times,he was seen in some high profile films like EK

Niranjan, Dabangg, Kandireega, Dookudu andnow he has been signed up for an importantrole in Uu Kodathara Ullikki Padathara. Sekhar

Raja is directing the film which is set in 19thCentury. Balakrishna is playing an important rolein the film and Deeksha Seth is the lead actress.Lakshmi Manchu is producing the film.

Sonu Sood joinscast of UKUP

Jagapthi Babu is going to team up with Venkateshfor a new film to be directed by Meher Ramesh.In the past, Jagapathi Babu had been part of

films like Hanuman Junction and Lakshyamwhere he had played important roles and soon,he’ll be seen in AL Vijay’s bilingual film titledThandavam which also has Vikram, Anushka andAmy Jackson in lead roles. This will be thefirst time that Jagapathi Babu andVenkatesh are going to be seentogether in a film. After makingShakti earlier this year, thisuntitled film is being seen as acrucial project for MeherRamesh. Kona Venkat andGopim ohan have pennedthe script for the film whichmight go on floors earlynext year.

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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.

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bottle29 Scornful smile31 Turns from ice to water33 Something ground-

breaking?34 Copying the style of36 Bucolic setting37 Magician Jillette38 Part of an active

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tions70 Crawl (with)

DOWN1 Parts of ship bows2 Rousted out of bed3 Ferris Bueller's girlfriend4 Whispered message

lead-in, perhaps5 Saudi nationals6 Large unit of resistance7 "Legal" opener8 Low-key firework9 Gets started10 Last word of the Bible11 Stretch out12 ___ Lanka13 Sailor's "sure"21 Before sunup22 Hold for questioning27 It's on the record?28 It's full of oink or ink30 A pop32 Take, as a

nonrequired course

35 Honest-to-goodness37 ___ helmet (safari

wear)38 Cause for fishing-hole

excitement39 It's usually scooped up40 "Attention!"41 Anatomical backs42 Cat's prey46 Stone

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47 Lease prohi-bition, often49 National's

local rival50 Period of

immaturity51 Memory

trace55 Judges hear

them58 English river to the Trent59 ___ Gauche (Paris' Left

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___ dance for you . . ."

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but our empti-ness. The hard-est thing to hide

is somethingthat is not there.

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Eight of Cups – Tho ‑ugh you have every‑thing you need to behappy, youʼre stillmissing something.This missing link maybe causing you to feelincomplete.

Knight of Swords –Check and doublecheck if youʼve gotall your tracks cov‑ered. You may havemissed something.Check payments,filled‑out forms, etc.

– Nine of Pentacles –If youʼve left a hobbyyou really liked, itʼs agood time to getback to it. It may beplaying an instru‑ment or cooking orwriting.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINIARIESThink twice before taking any vitaldecisions. Some will purchase newassets. Employees will see a favourabletrend at workplace. Expected transferwill materialise.

CANCER

LIBRABusinessmen will see growth.Investments will reap rich dividends.Spend time with family. Employees needto be extra cautious in their work. Don'tentrust your work to colleague.

CAPRICORNBusinessmen will be successful. Be cor‑dial with business partners. Employeeswill discharge their duties satisfactorily.Workload will be increase but incomealso will increase gradually.

TAURUSMissed opportunities will come back.Employees will work hard and earnrecognition. Superiors will support you.Businessmen advised to stay awayfrom unwanted issues.

LEOBusinessmen will fulfill their commitments.They will market new products.Transactions will take place smoothly.Children will be co‑operative. Artists maybe disappointed over missed chances.

SCORPIOYou will collect the old dues. Employeeswill be favoured with promotion. Theirunwanted apprehensions will disappear.Businessmen will see good profits. Reducecredit deals. Women will buy jewels.

AQUARIUSFriendsʼ and relativesʼ visit will bringcheer to the family. Employees willreceive their promotion combinedwith pay hike. Businessmen willexpand their business.

GEMINIOfficials will extend their help. You will sendyour children abroad or to other states forhigher studies. Avoid being rigid with rela‑tives. Employees will get housing or vehicleloan sanctioned. Finances will improve.

VIRGOThose who are suffering from chronicdisease will see an improvement andrecover to a great extent. Employees willget more responsibilities. Be cordial withsuperiors.

SAGITTARIUSAvoid doubting others. Religiousthoughts will occupy your mind.Employees will fulfill their needs by co‑operating with superiors . Businessmen will get expected profits.

PISCESBusinessmen will increase their businessvia fresh investments. Employees willget their expectations fulfilled. Expectedremuneration will materialise. Studentswill shine in studies and sports.

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Two of Pentacles –Humour is the bestway to manage manyof lifeʼs problems.Have you lost yours tothe daily grind calledlife? Stop, have somefun, smile a little.

Seven of Swords –Beware of over‑spending. You maybe right in thinkingthat you hardly doanything for your‑self. But moderationis key.

Nine of Swords –Marriage needsattention. You andyour partner shouldtake a holiday andspend time with eachother. Rediscover thepassion.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

– Knight of Pentacles– Planning is keytoday. Keep somebuffer time betweenappointments andaccount for delaysand disappointments.A tough, testing day.

– Knight of Wands –Stay away from thatbag of deep‑friedchips. You will dowell to take bettercare of your health.Resist the temptationto binge.

The Devil – Thosearound you may beshowering you withcompliments and giv‑ing you lots of patson the back. Donʼtconfuse that withgenuine care.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

Queen of Cups –Prepare yourself forsome changes in thecoming year. Changesto your work routineand relationship sta‑tus will be demandingof your time.

The High Priestess –

You have the fear of

being replaced – in

your job or in your

personal life as a

parent or as a lover.

The fear is genuine.

– Justice – Jobhunters will eventual‑ly get what theyʼrelooking for althoughit might take its owntime. Like they say, ifitʼs not all good, itʼsnot yet the end.

CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES

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Relief from the mental tensions. Strainedrelationship will resume. Income willincrease. Employees are advised to focus indischarging their duties. Business willimprove. Politicians need to be careful.

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Passionate Foundationand Hyderabad MarriottHotel and ConventionCentre revealed therevamped GovernmentPrimary School inBowenpally that had beenadopted by them lastyear. Aparna Reddy andSpeaker NadendlaManohar graced theoccasion

SHAKE A LEGTuesday night saw the City’sPYTs let their hair down at apopular watering hole overfood and music.

ALLSMILESActor Shriya Saraninteracts with kids ata government schoolin Musheerabad aspart of the Adopt aSchool programmelaunched by IndiaDental Associationand ColgatePalmolive IndiaLimited

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