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GALI GETS BAIL IN CASH-FOR-BAILAP High Court today granted bail to mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy in cash-for-bailscam case. The case is being investigated by ACB. But this does not afford him a release
from jail as he is facing charges in Obulapuram Mining Company case.
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New York confronted Tuesdaythe devastation of superstormSandy, which left at least 18people dead in the city and
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Cyclone ‘Nilam’ is expected tomake a landfall this eveningbetween Cuddalore in TamilNadu and Nellore in AP, bringingin heavy rains in the region, withtide levels reaching 1.5 meters.
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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES
Exile in the windA painting exhibition by Sisir Sahnais being held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery,Banjara Hills from November 28 toDecember 8.Where: Kalakrithi Gallery,
Banjara Hills,Rd No 10
When: November 28 onwards,11am to 7pm
Contact: (040) 66564466
Pochampally melaA Pochampally mela is being held byYWCA from October 31 toNovember 7. The exhibition offersdress materials and other handloomproducts.Where: YWCA,
St Andrews School,Marredpally
When: Ongoing,1.30pm onwards
Contact: 94904 40986
Violin recitalA solo violin recital by French musi-cian: Frédéric Pelassy is being held atAlliance Francaise, Banjara Hills onNovember 1. The event is open to allwith seats on first-come first-servebasis.Where: Alliance Francaise,
Banjara Hills,Rd No 3
When: November 1,6.30pm onwards
Contact: (040) 2355 4485Marital blitzLift Theatre Production from SouthAfrica will present its play MaritalBlitz at NIFT. Where: Nift,
MadhapurWhen: November 4,
7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2311 4537
Play timeThe play Massage starring RakeshBedi will be staged at RavindraBharati.Where: Ravindra Bharati,
Saifabad
When: November 2,7.30pm onwards
Contact: (040) 2323 1245
Arabic food festHead to the Great Kebab Factory foran authentic and exotic food fest.The food fest is on till October 31.Where: Great Kebab factory,
Banjara Hills,Rd No 12
When: Ongoing,7pm onwards
Contact: (040) 2330 2244
Kashmiri food festivalKoshur Saal, a food fest is being heldat Deccan Pavilion. Sample thedistinct flavours of Kashmir.Where: ITC Kakatiya,
Begumpet, When: Ongoing,
7pm onwardsContact: (040) 4008 1801
Rang spandA group show of paintings titledRang Spand is being held at DairaArt and Culture Centre.
Where: Daira Art Centre,Banjara Hills,Rd No 5
When: Ongoing,11am onwards
Contact: 80197 62868
Blue and whiteAn exhibition of handcrafted periodfurniture, exclusive porcelain vases,porcelain dolls and other home inte-riors is being held till October 31.Where: Arts Heaven Art Gallery,
Lakdikapul When: Ongoing,
12pm onwardsContact: 99495 71031
Photo exhibitionAlliance Française of Hyderabadinvites you to an exhibition of pho-tographs by Urmimala Chaterjee. Thephotographs aim to show the naturalflow of life.Where: Alliance Francaise,
Banjara Hills,Rd No 3
When: October 31,6pm onwards
Contact: (040) 2355 4485
Tribute to MahatmaAn exhibition depicting the life ofMahatma Gandhi through the drawings of Late Venkateshwara RajuPalala is being held at SalarjungMuseum. Where: Salarjung Museum,
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VIOLENT DEMANDS: Police detain BJP activists who were protesting on Tuesday infront of the office of the PoliceCommisoner against the false cases against people during the recent Musheerabad riots. N SHIVA KUMAR
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3CityYESTERDAY’S QUESTION
WILL AP CABINET RESHUFFLE STRENGTHEN KIRAN’S HAND INDEALING WITH DISSENT?
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TODAY’S QUESTIONIS TDP IN DANGER OF LOSING ITS PRE-EMINENCE IN AP?A) YES B) NO
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61%
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Alcohol has destroyedanother family. InMambapur village ofRR district, a young
wife, upset with her husband’swayward ways, allegedly poi-soned her two children beforepoisoning herself. She and herelder son died, while theyounger son escaped death but isstruggling for his life in hospital.
J Vijayalaxmi, 26, wife of JRavi, is believed to have reachedthe end of her tether when herhusband, who has no regular jobbut regularly drinks liquor, usedup the little gift of cash her moth-er had given him on the occasionof Dussera. As he had sold every-
thing valuable includingVijayalaxmi’s gold rings, hermother, Mani Amma, had givenhim `1,500 to buy rings for hiswife on the festive occasion.Instead of rings and sweets, Ravi allegedly splurged onliquor. A quarrel broke outbetween the two and Vijayalaxmireportedly decided to end herlife. However, she did not wanther children to suffer, so she poi-soned them as well.
Deputy superintendent ofpolice, Tandur, Uday Kumardescribed how the family wasdestroyed by Ravi’s drinkinghabits. Vijayalaxmi and Raviwere married eight years ago.Two sons were born to them. ButRavi neither had a regular jobnor had the will to find one. The
family was in dire straits butRavi remained indifferent, saidthe police officer. What’s worse,Ravi thought that dowry was ashort-cut solution for all his
financial woes, and lately hadbegun harassing his wife fordowry.
After her husband spent themoney her mother gave himhoping he would spend it on hisfamily, Vijayalaxmi went to themarket, brought some pesticideand mixed it into their food onlast Tuesday. The children had noinkling of the impending death.The elder one, Bheemaiah, diedimmediately but the youngerone, Vamsi, did not eat all hisfood. It was his shrieks thatbrought neighbours to the scene.All this while, Ravi was else-where and made no effort to rushto their rescue.
The police have registered acase of abetment to suicideagainst Ravi and arrested him.
Woman poisons self, two sonsYoung wife takes the extreme step after her husband squanders all their money on alcohol.
J Vijayalaxmi’s mothergave her son-in-law,Ravi, `1,500 to buyjewellery and sweetsfor Dussera. Instead,he splurged the wholeamount on liquor. Atthe end of her tether,Vijayalaxmi poisoned herself and her sons.
The column that teaches everyonesomething new about the way theCity functions.
1 Halloween is in the air andpeople are going all out.
From mainstream Christian ritualsto original pagan traditions, fromcleaning graves and carvingpumpkins to themed parties,Halloween has really caught on inHyderabad.
2 Hyderabad to be first energysmart city in south India?
With landmark building energyefficiency standards beingannounced today, Hyderabad justmight be on the road to be anenergy smart city.
3 Telugu gets its day in thesun (hopefully).
With a huge sum being allotted forthe promotion of Telugu and lead-ers demanding a ministry for it,Telugu seems to be in the limelight.
4 Transparency should beparamount for NGOs.
A retired judge has asked NGOs tomake details of their foreign fundspublic to ensure accountability.
5Entrepreneurs to compete ata global level.
Stakes are higher at the StartupWeekend, with teams competingwith others from across the globe.
city WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 4
Seven billion and countingLast year, we had reported how the
world population hit seven billionwith the birth of Danica May Camachoin Philippines. While there were cele-brations across the globe, activistsvoiced their fears that this kind ofpopulation explosion is linked to aresource crunch. Despite these fears,the world’s population continues togrow unchecked.
OCTOBER 31, 2011
Three more arrested forattacking youthThree persons — Mahinder Singh,
Santosh Singh and Ratan Singh— were arrested by theChandrayangutta police on Tuesdayin connection with attacking a youthat Kandikal Gate in Old City lastweek. The assault reportedly hap-pened during a Dussera procession.So far, the police have arrested fivepeople in this case.
Two snatch chain ofsenior citizenTwo unidentified bike-borne per-
sons snatched a gold chain froma senior citizen on Tuesday inTirmalgiri area. The pensioner,N Manjula, is a resident of P&Tcolony. Manjula told the police thatshe was going to the grocery shopwhen two bike-borne thievessnatched her four-tola gold chainand sped away.
Training programme forpassport officialsAtraining programme was con-
ducted for 32 officials of thedepartment of posts by the pass-port office in connection with onlineregistrations. Conducted and over-seen by regional passport officer KSrikar Reddy, the programme wasaimed at faster processing of appli-cations. Officers from Karimnagar,Cuddapah, Tirupati were present.
Structures upstreamHussainsagar checkedManaging director, HMWS&SB, J
Syamala Rao, along with otherofficials of the department inspect-ed the works of I&D (Interceptionand Diversion) structures upstreamHussainsagar Lake as part of NRCD(National River ConservationDirectorate) Phase-1 on Tuesday. Hevisited the sites at Somajiguda,Balkampet and Necklace Road.
LAST YEAR... HERE CIVIC
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NEWS BRIEFS
`25cris the amount allotted to the WorldTelugu Meet, to be held in Tirupati
from November 15 to December 25.The funds will be used to promote
the language.
5THINGS WELEARNT TODAY
NUMEROLOGY
Over the ages, alot of wild plants,
sand and creepershave covered thetombs up. We aregoing to clean andrestore the gravesto their originalsplendour.
Rev Rajeshwar SolomonSee page 6
Following several com-plaints of illegal plasticrecycling units in
Shastripuram, the GHMC onceagain is in demolition mode.The officials, who will be visit-ing the area, will be flatteninganother 30 industrial units inthe area today. However, theresidents demand completerelocation of these units.
According to health officials,the unlicensed units in the vicin-ity of Shastripuram would beknocked down in the latestdrive. “We shall be demolishingabout 30 structures as part ofthis,” said additional commis-sioner (health) Vandana Kumar.
The official, who acknowl-edged the increase in the inci-dence of diseases like cancer inthe area, said the GHMC haddemolished some 30 units earli-er this year. But the residentsconsider the latest drive to be aneye wash, as several of theseplastic recycling units continueto work illegally. “Earlier, theyhad demolished some, but whatis the use as several of these still continue to work from thesame sites,” points out MAH
Asif, a resident. As per the analysis report by
the AP pollution control board,the water samples collected inand around ShastripuramColony contain high levels oftoxic chemicals. High levels ofchlorides, sulphates, fluorides,nitrates and other chemicalswere found. Total dissolvedsolids were between 1,973 and
2,801 mg per litre from samplestaken from five places. Totalalkalinity was between around400 mg per litre on an averageand hardness on an average of1,000 mg per litre.
For the residents whose kinhave been diagnosed with can-cer, living in the area is becomingdifficult. “Inspite of the hardfacts in front of them, the GHMC
is not taking tough action againstthe units,” laments Isa, a residentwhose close relative was the lat-est victim.
It is believed that authoritiesare reluctant to take action as thelocal leadership is in collusionwith the recycling units.However, the local corporatorpoints out to legal aspects thatslow down serious action.
‘Relocate recycling units’While the GHMC is demolishing illegal plastic recycling factories inShastripuram, residents demand that these units be relocated.
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Shaik Mazhar Khan, 35, fromGulbarga landed in the City a
few years ago. He was in searchof a job. He came in contact withsome people who suggestedcrime as a gainful ‘career’ andturned to picking pockets andsnatching jewellery.
His luck ran out the otherday. After snatching a walletfrom a passenger atSecunderabad railway stationon Sunday, Mazhar was fleeingwhen policemen fromGopalpuram police station,dressed in mufti to detect crime,spotted him and gave chase. Hewas caught and the stolenmoney and five mobile phones
he had pinched from variouspeople were recovered.
Mazhar himself told thepolice his story after gettingcaught. He is now being takenaround to various police sta-tions in connection with themany cases of theft recorded.The police are also on the trailof the gangs to which he isattached.
Pickpocket nabbed in CityShaik Mazhar Khan isnow being takenaround to variouspolice stations in theCity in connectionwith the many casesof theft recorded.
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As though it portends the badtime ahead for the party, the
Telugu Desam Party’s official web-site went off air today.
The Telugu Desam Party’s web-site is the most vibrant one, in fact,the only website of a political partythat runs well. None of the otherpolitical parties including the rulingCongress has a comprehensiveonline party organ.
The TDP website gives officialstance on many things and alsoabout the padayatra the Oppositionleader Chandrababu Naidu hasundertaken.
More importantly, it allowsonline party membership. Whencontacted the IT manager of theTelugu Desam Party websiteSudhakar told Postnoon that theteam was trying to figure out whatthe problem was. “It showsdatabase error,” he said.
However, some party func-tionaries whisper that the rivals’could be responsible for torpedoingthe Telugu Desam Party website.
TDP websitecrashes
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Another round of by-elections seems to beshaping up in AndhraPradesh in the wake
of fresh political developments.The State already has paid thebills for 65 by-elections in thepast six years according toSpeaker N Manohar.
The exodus of MLAs fromthe ruling Congress and themain Opposition Telugu DesamParties is the reason. In the last72 hours alone, two TDP MLAs— K Hareeswar Reddy fromParigi Assembly seat, A PraveenKumar Reddy fromTamballapalle Assembly, and MRajesh Kumar, Congress MLAfrom Chintalapudi seat haveannounced that their resigna-tion from their parent parties.
While Hareeswar Reddywas forced to leave the TDP
because of its confusing standon a separate Telangana,Praveen Kumar Reddy decidedto quit the Telugu Desam fol-lowing cropping up of differ-ences with party leadership.
Congress MLA Rajesh Kumarquit the party as he was report-edly peeved at the behaviour ofCM Kiran Kumar Reddy.
Apart from these two TDPMLAs, around six more MLAs
from TDP and four MLAs fromCongress Party are planning toleave their parties to join theYSR Congress and other politi-cal parties after tendering theirresignation for their MLAsposts.
If these MLAS resign fromtheir posts the State will face byelections in at least 11 Assemblyconstituencies.
These eleven assembly seatsare located in all the threeregions — Telangana, Andhraand Rayalaseema — of the State.Political analysts in the statestrongly feel that it is inevitablefor the ruling congress party toavoid these elections.
However, Congress leadersare not worried about facinganother round of by elections.“As a responsible government,we will face the by-electionswhenever they are held,”APCC official spokesperson NTulasi Reddy told Postnoon.
Another bout of bypolls in the offing?
AP faces the peculiar situation where the public exchequer is frequentlycalled upon to spend on bypolls on the whims of vexed political parties.
Minister Parthasarathyhas got relief in theFema violation case in
the State High Court on Tuesday.The High Court has stayed
the orders of the Fema Tribunal,New Delhi. The High Court hasalso stayed the imposition of afine of `3 lakhs to the minister.The court said its present stayorders would be in force untilfurther orders.
It may be recalled that theminister was facing another casein connection with filing a mis-leading affidavit while contest-ing election in 2009.
Parthasarathy has won fromthe Penamaluru constituency ofKrishna district in 2009, defeat-ing his TDP rival by a slendermargin. He was facing Fema vio-lation case then also. As he hadnot mentioned about the pend-ing case in his election affidavit,it became another big issue. Aretired IAS officer has filed apetition that non-disclosure ofthe pending case amounted toviolation of the Representation ofPeople’s Act, and it should because for his disqualification.
Following this petition, theCEO has directed the districtelectoral authorities to investi-gate the matter. NSS
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Relief forParthasarthyin Fema case
city WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 6ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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Landmark building ener-gy efficiency standardsannounced on Tuesdayshows that prioritising
energy-efficient building con-struction in India’s boomingcities will help it meet its energyneeds, improve energy security,and propel India forward in theglobal clean energy race.
The State report compiledjointly by the Natural ResourcesDefense Council (NRDC) and theAdministrative Staff College ofIndia stresses that state govern-ments in India and other stake-holders must act quickly to real-ize dramatic cost savings andguarantee a sustainable futurefor India’s energy-stressed cities.By all indications, Hyderabadhas the potential to become thefirst city in the South to becomean energy smart city.
BUILD SMART“India needs to build smart fromthe start. Seventy per cent of thebuildings that will exist in Indiaby 2030 have yet to be built,”said Anjali Jaiswal, senior attor-ney and director of the Natural
Resources Defense Council’sIndia Initiative. “This presents atremendous opportunity — byincorporating energy-efficienttechnologies right now, fromenergy-efficient windows to bet-ter lighting, India can dramati-cally reduce its energy demandand bring billions in savings.”
The report, supported by theShakti Sustainable EnergyFoundation, comes at the heels ofa landmark announcement thatAP is aiming to adopt energyefficiency standards for build-ings by 2013. AP is on its way to
operationalising the NationalEnergy Conservation BuildingCode (ECBC), which will ensurebuildings meet minimum energyefficiency standards.
SET STANDARDSThe ECBC sets energy efficiencystandards for the most energy-intensive building features, cap-turing energy savings wherethey can be the greatest – thebuilding envelope (walls, roof,windows), lighting, HVAC sys-tem, and electrical system. APhas also constituted a high-pow-
ered steering committee andtechnical committee, chaired bymunicipal officials, to overseestate-wide code implementation.As a hub of high-tech, energy-intensive industries, the state’scapital city, will be better posi-tioned to meet growing energydemand as it expands with theseefficiency standards in place.
Prioritising energy-smartbuilding construction in AP andacross India will deliver dramat-ic savings, according to expertstudies. McKinsey & Companyestimates that unlocking energyefficiency in new building con-struction, as well as improvingappliance and industrial plants’efficiency, could deliver $42 bil-lion (`2 lakh crore) in annual sav-ings to India by 2020.
In addition to delivering sig-nificant long-term cost savings,increased energy efficiency inbuildings will also create posi-tive health impacts across India’surban areas. Currently, mostmodern buildings in Indian citiesare equipped with backup dieselgenerators for power duringdaily outages. Decreasingreliance on polluting diesel gen-erators will cut dangerous emis-sions in the air, improve the
health of urban residents, andhelp combat climate change.
Energy efficiency is alsoessential to moving India’s grow-ing clean energy market forward.With India already investingheavily in solar energy, the coun-try needs to accelerate actions onenergy efficiency to ensure Indiacontinues to attract innovatorsand investors in energy efficien-cy solutions.
“The actions we take to accel-erate the decline of the country’senergy intensity today will driveinnovation and ensure India’ssustainable development in thefuture,” said Minnie Mathew,chief secretary of AP, and AjayMathur, of India’s Bureau ofEnergy Efficiency, in the report.
RECOGNISING NEEDAs AP’s historic announcementindicates, government leadersand stakeholders are recognisingthe urgency of addressing India’senergy shortages. However, withhours of daily power outagesstill standard across India, moregovernment action is needed atthe state level to ensure India cancontinue to grow and urbanisewhile ensuring affordable andreliable energy access.
Energy smart State in the making?AP declares it aims to adopt energy efficiency standards by 2013 to become an energy smart state.
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All Souls’ Day is around thecorner and the City’scemeteries have begun
preparations. The Roman Catholicfestival that pays obeisance to thedeparted is celebrated in the Citywith much devotion.
Cemeteries in Abids andNarayanguda are being given afacelift by the faithful. In Abids,the St George’s church that ishome to tombs dating back to theBritish Raj are being cleaned andrestored. Reverend RajeshwarSolomon of the St George’sChurch says, “The tombs havebeen here since the Nizam’s era.However, over the ages, a lot ofwild plants, sand and creepershave covered them up. We aregoing to clean and restore thegraves to their original splen-dour.” He added that due toshortage of labour, the workswere going at a slow pace but thechurch committee was deter-
mined to clear and restore them. Elsewhere, the cemetery at
Narayanguda witnessed full scale
preparations for All Souls Day.John, a resident of Tirumalgiriwho was overseeing the prepara-
tions at the cemetery said, “Thereis normally a huge inflow of peo-ple who wish to restore the
graves. To make it easier, we havestarted a receipt system where aperson from a family that takescare of one grave is given a receiptand all works carried out aremaintained on record. It has easedout all the troubles as people usedto fight here over grave property.Besides, it records all works doneon the cemetery.”
The Narayanguda cemetery isone of the oldest in the City, withover 300 graves located here.Other graveyards nearTirumalgiri, Secunderabad, Alwalareas have also begun preparationfor the All Soul’s Day. Graves andtombs are prepared for the festivalby cleaning, painting and chip-ping dirt off the graves. Worndown headstones are replacedwith new ones. On the day of cel-ebration, prayers are read andofferings are placed on the graves.“More than 2,000 people are pre-sent on All Souls Day. Irrespectiveof their faith, a lot of people haveoffered their help to restore thegraves here,” John adds.
Cemeteries spruced up for All Souls’ DayThe Roman Catholic festival that pays obeisance to the departed is celebrated with much devotion.
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A worker paints a grave at the Narayanguda cemetery
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Startup Weekend is backin Hyderabad, but thistime the stakes arehigher as the teams
here will be competing withthose from around the world.
At the event, participantswill need to pitch an idea andsee to it that they have a demoversion of the product up andrunning in three days. Theevent will be organised in theCity from November 16-18and will be part of the world’slargest startup competition,the Global Startup Battle. In anormal Startup Weekend,startups from each city pre-sent their idea at the end ofthree days and the best idea isvoted upon online. Howeverthis time around winnersfrom all cities will also becompeting against each otherto see which idea gets themost following globally.
This is the first time thatIndian startups are participat-ing in such a contest. Such anevent was organised globallyfor the first time last year butthere were no Indians whowere part of the event. Theglobal exposure will helpstartup enthusiasts in the Cityas their ideas will also getpitched to VCs world over,increasing the chances ofthem getting funding.
Startup Weekends areorganised in Hyderabadevery eight months normally,
but the organisers decided tomake an exception as StartupWeekends in other cities hadconcluded only recently.
According to the organis-er, techies who were bitten bythe startup bug in the City areexcited by the announcement.However, they will not beable to use the same idea theyused the last time.
Startup Weekend gives anopportunity for industry pro-fessionals, students, andentrepreneurs to invest aweekend and create a startupfrom scratch.
Most of the ideas pitchedat the event are related tomobile apps, web Apps,healthcare reforms or even asocial network because of the
short time duration they areallotted.
Apart from Hyderabad,more than 100 cities will beparticipating in the GlobalStartup Battle and the winnerof the previous StartupWeekend in Hyderabad,Happy Hours, has applied formembership in Startup ChileAccelerator Programme..
The Cabinet Sub-Committee on WorldTelugu Conference has
decided to bring back the lostsheen to the Telugu languagethrough the World TeluguConference to be held fromDecember 27 to 29 in Tirupati.The Committee has alreadyinvited President PranabMukherjee, as the chief guestto the event.
The Cabinet sub-commit-tee, which was constituted tolook after the Telugu WorldConference under the chair-manship of State culturalminister Vatti Vasanth Kumar,has met here on Tuesday todiscuss the details. VasanthKumar has said that the Stategovernment has allotted `25crores for the Telugu World
Conference and alreadyreleased `5 crores in the firstphase. He said that theCabinet Sub-Committee hasdecided to organise culturalprogrammes and meetings indistricts and in other Stateswhere people speak Telugu,from November 15 toDecember 25, to spread thegreatness of Telugu language.He said that `20 lakh wasallotted to each district toorganise these programs. Hesaid that the programmes willbe organised in Tamil Nadu,Karnataka, Orissa,Maharashtra, New Delhi,Gujarat, and Chattisghar,where Telugu speaking peo-ple are in good numbers.
Vasantha Kumar said thatthe Cabinet sub-committee
has decided to collect `500per local delegates and $20 forforeign delegates to partici-pate in the Conference.November 30 was the lastdate to the persons who want-ed to register their names asdelegates, he said.
He said that action planwas chalked out to infuseinterest on Telugu languageand Telugu culture among thechildren and youth.
He said that the State gov-ernment had already initiatedsteps to use the Telugu lan-guage on internet on par withthe world languages. Heexuded confidence that theconference would help tocampaign the greatness ofTelugu language and its tradi-tional history.
He said that entries wereinvited from enthusiastic lyricwriters to write a theme songfor the Conference. Best lyricwriter would be honouredwith `25,000 and eligible writ-ers would be honoured with`5,000, he added. NSS
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Costumes and candy –that’s the abiding imageof Halloween that wehave, an image drawn
from the many American moviesand TV shows celebrating theholiday. But the roots ofHalloween come from a moremystical and spiritual ideology.In an interview with Postnoon,Sangeeta Krishnan, HighPriestess of Maya WiccanTradition in Mumbai,talks about the realmeaning of the holi-day, witchcraft andmainstream religion.We all think ofHalloween as it is cele-brated in the US. Butwhat are it’s roots?Halloween, or as wecall it, Samhain, is anancient Celtic tradi-tion. It’s primarily acelebration of theturn of the seasons. We believethat there is a veil between thephysical and the non-physicalworld. On Samhain, the veilbecomes thin and the spirits arecloser to the living world.
When Christianity took over(as a major religion), they neededto garner support from paganreligions. What they did wascarry forward all the traditionsassociated with Samhain andgave it a Christian name. Thechurch designated November 1as All Saints’ Day, which is pre-ceded by All Hallows’ Eve, orHalloween.
Even all the traditions yousee today are reflections of theCeltic ones. For example, thecarving of the pumpkins. We puta candle in the hollowed-outpumpkin to show the way forour ancestors. The traditionremains to date. You recently held a Dumb Supperin connection with Samhain.What was the reason? The supper was held to honourthe spirits and to communicatewith them. We have deep rever-ence for our ancestors, because
without them, wewouldn’t even behere. In the Hindu tra-dition, it is the equiva-lent of a shraad. Thesupper was held inthe reverse order,starting with dessertand ending withstarters. It was held insilence, so it was veryemotional andintense.
Apart from theparticipants, one place was laidout for the spirit. Everyone hadto write a letter to someone he orshe knew who is deceased. Atthe end of the event, we have asilent communion with the spir-its and then we burn the letters.Witchcraft is always a populartheme in movies and books. Dothey get their facts right?Well, media is entirely dramatic;you can’t expect them to be real-istic. But in the case of book, theystick to the fact that it is all fic-tion. They really do theirresearch. The philosophy is solid.Consider Harry Potter — the
premise is right and it is notentirely fake. Even pop culturebuys into the idea of witches –the pointy hats and the broom-sticks. But they all have basis inthe truth.Recently, three women in WestMidnapore were killed for being‘witches’. Is there a strong preju-dice against witchcraft in India? In rural areas, they tend to playon blind faith. In most cases, ithas more to do with hatred thanwitchcraft. If someone has a per-sonal vendetta against thewoman, they accuse her of hav-ing the evil eye and doing
witchcraft. In metros, people aremore open to the idea. In the 12-15 years that I have been a prac-tising Wiccan, things havechanged. I don’t have to worryabout what people will think.There are people who have mis-conceptions and are notinformed, but that can bechanged.Many people are turning awayfrom religion these days. But thepopularity of Wicca seems to beon the rise.What could be the rea-son behind this phenomenon?Wicca is more of a way of lifethan a religion. Most religions go
by a book and this means that itcomes with a shelf life. Thingstend to become obsolete if youonly go by the book. The thingsyour parents do don’t makesense to you. Though Wicca isrecognised as a religion in the USand some other places, it doesn’tgo by the book. Instead, it fol-lows the Wiccan Rede — An itharm none do what ye will. Wicca isnot about imposing too manyrules. It is more about practisinga path connected to nature. Thisappeals to a lot of youngsters.They don’t want to be a part of aflawed, sexist ideology, whichmay not necessarily have beenpart of religion initially. Theydon’t want to be blind followers.
With greater exposure,youngsters are encouraged tothink. They start questioning theflawed aspects of religion andwondering why they follow it.My parents were raised Hindu.As I grew older, I discoveredmany inconsistencies and ques-tioned them. My parents told me,‘We didn’t ask these questions,so we don’t have the answers’. Inmy quest, I discovered Wiccaand really appreciated the free-dom it offered.What can people do thisHalloween, if they want to cele-brate it as it originally was?Carving a pumpkin and lightinga candle in it is a classic way. Italso falls in line with theAmerican tradition.
You can also leave out offer-ings for the spirits. Also, since itis the time when spirits are close,communicate with people youloved who have passed on.
‘Wicca is more of a way of life’Sangeeta Krishnan, high priestess of Maya Wiccan tradition, talks about celebrating
Halloween in its true sense and debunks myths about witchcraft.
President of Forum for GoodGovernance, retired HighCourt Justice Reddappa
Reddy has appealed to the Non-Government Organisations, thatreceived foreign funds in theState, to make their foreign fundsaudit details public.
Speaking to the media onTuesday, Reddy urged NGOsthat had received funds fromabroad to make a technical andsocial audit in foreign funds. Hewanted the NGOs to run theirorganisations with transparencyand accountability.
He urged the Central and the
State governments to liberalisethe rules and provide funds toreputed civil society organisa-tions engaged in good work fordevelopment of poor people.Forum secretary M PadmanabhaReddy said that about 2,600 civilsociety organisations were regis-
tered with government of Indiaunder Foreign ContributionRegulation Act (FCRA) to enablethem to obtain foreign funds.During the block period of 2009-10, the civil societies of AndhraPradesh obtained an amount of`1,327 crore. Out of this 853organisations have obtainedmore than `10 lakh and 217organisations have receivedmore than `1 crore and 17 organ-isations have obtained more than`10 crore. He said that AP wasone of the leading states when itcame to receiving foreign contri-butions by NGOs. NSS
‘Make foreign funds public’ ‘Set up separate ministryfor promotion of Telugu’
Telugu BhashodyamaSamakya TelanganaRegion secretary
Aruvarangam Prabhakar hasdemanded the State govern-ment set up a special ministryand also constitute an authori-ty for developing and protect-ing Telugu language andimplementing Telugu as theState official language.
Speaking to the media hereon Tuesday, Prabhakar urgedthe State government toappoint the district committeesto take measures for develop-ment and protection of theTelugu language.
He wanted the State gov-ernment to immediatelyrelease adequate funds to pro-mote the language. He alsodemanded that the ChiefMinister N Kiran KumarReddy take the responsibilityto protect and promote theTelugu language and strictlyimplement it as the official lan-guage in all the departments.
He said that the ministersalso should take steps for pro-motion of mother tongue intheir respective departments asit was being done in Karnatakaand Tamil Nadu.
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Thanks to the tax benefitsthere has been a growingdemand for office space inthe City of late. And IT com-
panies are making a beeline for SEZspace as it helps reduce operationalcosts by nearly 18 to 20 per centwhen compared to normal officespace. Even the rents for both SEZand non-SEZ spaces are similar,unlike most other major cities in thecountry.
“As STPI tax breaks have cometo an end, IT companies are prefer-ring SEZs to get tax benefits.However, there is no supply of SEZspace for the next seven to eightmonths in IT hubs like HiTec Cityand Gachibowli.
“The companies either need to
wait for another eight to twelvemonths to occupy the space or haveto choose a non-SEZ space,” saidSandip Patnaik, national directorhead AP, Jones Lang LaSalle.
Talking about major SEZs in theCity, he said, “SEZs have largespaces, which are developed phaseby phase. Some of the major SEZsare Raheja, Phoenix and DivyaSreein the HiTec City area. DLF, TishmanSpeyer (US-based builder) andupcoming Lanco are located inGachibowli. In the east, there is theNSL SEZ in Uppal, RahejaPocharam (9 km away from Uppal) .There are a few SEZs in the South,(close to Shamshabad) but compa-nies don’t prefer these.”
Talking about retail spaceabsorption, he said, “There is nomall retail space available in theCity. Most of the malls are available
during the end of 2013 and in 2014.The scarcity of mall spaces will con-tinue and retailers will struggle toget quality space in malls until then.
“However, on high streets,retailers prefer the ground floor. Attimes, they can go up to the secondfloor to set up shops. But they arenot keen to absorb retail spacebeyond the second floor, as cus-tomers tend to stick to the lowerfloors for shopping. This is leadingto lesser rents for spaces that areabove the second floor. There arevacant spaces on these floors insome of the high streets,” he said.
Talking about festive season, hesaid, “Residential buyers considerthis an auspicious time to buy newflats. However, retailers absorbspace much in advance to get theirshops ready for the festive season toget maximum sales.”
CHENNAI: A section ofworkers at HyundaiMotor India Ltd (HMIL)struck work Tuesdaydemanding reinstatementof dismissed employeesand negotiation on wagesettlement.
The protest waslaunched by workers affil-iated to Hyundai MotorIndia Employees Union(HMIEU), he said. “Thefirst and second shift
workers are striking work.The conciliation meetingtoday (Tuesday) at thelabour department’s officewas not successful,” RSridhar, HMIEU generalsecretary, told IANS.
He said the union hadgiven a strike notice. Theunion demanded that themanagement renegotiatethe wage settlement andreinstate 27 dismissedworkers.
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BERLIN: German Chancellor AngelaMerkel and the heads of five globalfinancial organisations Tuesdaystressed the need for reforms to boostconfidence and growth in an uncer-tain economic climate.
Noting that global economicrecovery was on “a fragile track”,they called for action on fiscal con-solidation “at an appropriatepace”together with structuralreforms, in a joint statement.
“The world economic risks arevery evident,” Merkel told a jointpress conference with the interna-tional delegation which included theheads of the IMF and World Bank.
“Economic growth prospects are
not as good as we would wish,” sheadded. After Greek Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras earlier announcedthat his country had reached agree-ment with its international credi-tors, of which the IMF is one, on a
new wave of austerity measuresnecessary to unlock new bailoutloans, Merkel said Greece had notbeen specifically discussed.
She said that growth and debtreduction in general had been on theagenda. IMF chief Christine Lagardesaid that advanced economies need-ed a partnership with monetaryauthorities and governments as wellas structural reforms amid “a labori-ous recovery”.
As well as Lagarde, World Bankchief Jim Yong Kim, World TradeOrganisation head Pascal Lamy,International Labour OrganisationSecretary General Guy Ryder and theOECD's Angel Gurria took part. AFP
City faces SEZ scarcityWith the tax benefits offered by SEZs, most IT companies want to
set shop there. But there’s a long waiting period in the City.
BusinessWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
9BRITISH ARM DRAGS NAB PROFIT DOWN 22%National Australia Bank posted a 22 per cent slump in full-year net profitWednesday as millions of dollars in costs from its struggling British oper-ations weighed on the bottom line. Australia's fourth biggest lenderbooked a profit of Aus$4.1 billion for the 12 months to September 30.
ECONOMIC REFORMSMerkel urges reformsNoting the fragile economy heads of state called for action on fiscal consolidation.
STRIKEStrike hits productionat Hyundai India
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In a busy sculpture work-shop in west India, there isone unfamiliar face along-side the images of divinefigures such as Jesus, the
Virgin Mary and Hindu goddessParvati.
This is Ivy, the late belovedwife of 82-year-old Peter Pereira,and she is being commemoratedin a life-size bust. The fibreglassfigure is the latest example of agrowing trend: commissioningmemorial sculptures of the dead.
For when a photograph is notenough, the Sequeiras — a third-generation family of religiouseffigy makers — operate a suc-cessful sideline to bereaved rela-tives who want a three-dimen-sional tribute to their lost lovedones.
Using old photographs tocapture a likeness, the statuesand busts are made of wood orfibreglass, coloured with paintand completed with realisticglass eyes. In Ivy’s case, theyplan to finish the look with spectacles.
“I will feel she is still herebecause of the statue,” said bereftPereira, a retired cinematogra-pher who will keep the bust inhis Mumbai apartment toremember Ivy, who died aged 77almost four years ago. “Somepeople don’t like to rememberpeople who have died and gone,but not me,” said the widower.He has even commissioned a sec-ond marble-effect bust, for thegarden of another family home.
The Sequeira business isbased north of Mumbai in SmallGiriz village, nestled in thecoconut trees and banana planta-tions of Vasai, once a strongholdof Portuguese colonials whobrought with them Catholicismand carpentry skills.
The family name itself echoesthe Portuguese connection, andBenzoni Sequeira says that it washis grandfather who started thereligious woodcarving businessin 1920.
After several decades of pro-ducing altars and effigies, theycompleted their first personalmemorial about 20 years ago,and demand has surged in recenttimes.
“It was one or two orders, butnow it’s continuous,” Benzonitold AFP.
The Sequeiras’ work drawscomparisons to the MadameTussauds waxwork museum inLondon, but Benzoni believes he
has a far more difficult challengein creating a convincing lookalike.
“They get all the pho-tographs they need from everyangle, they get all the measure-ments they need,” he said.“Normally our clients provideonly an old black and white pho-tograph. There’s a lot of trial anderror.”
Relatives of the late AndrewMachado, a dairy farmer, com-missioned the Sequeiras to com-plete a full-length statue thatnow stands proudly at theentrance to his family home inVasai.
The figure has garlandsaround his neck and is wearing adistinctive outfit of just shortsand a simple shirt. “We didn’twant any drapery, it’s just likethe clothes he would wear. Wewanted it to feel like real-life,”said his 75-year-old widowSantan.
The process begins with aclay modelling, checked several
times by a family member toensure the likeness.
It is then recreated in wood,costing `85,000 rupees for a bust,or in fibreglass for a cheaper`50,000.
“We have to have a lot ofpatience. It’s not a fast-pacedjob,” said Benzoni’s older broth-er Mingleshwar in their work-shop, where body parts liearound like the limbs of giantdolls.
The brothers have carvedwood since they were youngsters,learning from their father Renoldand uncle Roque, a mustachioed71-year-old who still sits carvingon the porch steps despite the loss
of sight in one eye.Renold, 68, also remains an
active woodworker and a keenamateur astronomer, especiallyproud of his self-made celestialglobe that shows the position ofconstellations in the sky.
Building a good local reputa-tion, the Sequeiras don’t adver-tise: word-of-mouth has helpedtheir commissions to increaseboth at home and abroad.
In their house sit two dozencrucifixes, with flashing redbulbs depicting dripping blood,which are destined for theMiddle East.
A full-size sari-clad womanin the hallway is to be shipped toan Indian-run hotel in Britain.
The family’s gilding workhas also won them accolades:their painstaking restoration ofMumbai’s 140-year-old Dr BhauDaji Lad Museum helped it win aUNESCO Asia-Pacific Award in2005 for cultural heritage conser-vation.
“Our work is very special.
We’re very satisfied at the end ofthe day,” said Benzoni.
The business came fromhumble beginnings. In theirgrandfather Michael’s youth, thelocal church was so poor that ithad to borrow statues of Jesusand Mary from another parishon Good Friday.
The Easter service was heldearly in order to return the effi-gies to the lending church for thefeast day — a situation thatspurred Michael to start makinghis own religious figures.
“He did the face of Jesus, it’sstill in the church. Then slowlyhe did other statues and altars,”said Mingleshwar.
The Sequeiras say they haveplanned for years to make theirown sculptural memorial toMichael, the founder of the fami-ly business, but they are alwaystoo busy doing client work.
“We have a saying: a carpen-ter doesn’t have a bench in hishouse,” said Benzoni with alaugh. AFP
Sculptors switch to mortalsThe Sequeira business is based north of Mumbai in Small Giriz village, once a stronghold of Portuguese
colonials who brought with them Catholicism and carpentry skills.
The Sequeiras don’tadvertise: word-of-mouth has helpedtheir commissions toincrease both at homeand abroad.
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11DAY OF TWO ‘IRON LEADERS’India today observes the 28th death anniversary of late PM Indira Gandhi, the ‘iron lady ofindia.’ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage tothe late PM. Today is also the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the ‘iron man of india’who made India possible.
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CHENNAI: Cyclone ‘Nilam’ isexpected to make a landfall thisevening between Cuddalore inTamil Nadu and Nellore inAndhra Pradesh, bringing inheavy rains in the region, withtide levels reaching 1.5 meters.
“The cyclonic storm, whichlay about 320 km south-southeast of Chennai at 0530 hrs today,will move North-North west-wards and cross North TamilNadu and adjoining southAndhra Pradesh betweenCuddalore and Nellore nearChennai by October 31 evening,”a weather bulletin by the Metdepartment said.
Storm surge of about one to1.5 metres over the astronomicaltide would occur, inundatinglow lying areas of Chennai,Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur andNellore district of Andhra
Pradesh, it said.Under the influence of the
system, very heavy rainfall andextremely heavy rainfall (of 25cm or more) is expected in thenext 24 hours, it said.
“Rainfall at most places withisolated heavy to very heavy fallwould occur over south coastalAndhra Pradesh, Rayalaseemaand north Interior Tamil Naduduring the next 48 hours,” it said.
Squally winds with speeds of55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmphwould prevail along north TamilNadu, Puducherry and coastalAP. The wind speed would grad-ually increase thereafter to touch80-90 kmph as the system movescloser to the coast at the time oflandfall, it said.
The condition of the seawould be “high” along and offnorth Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
and adjoining south AndhraPradesh coast during the next 36hours, it said.
Fishermen have been advisednot to venture into the sea.Schools and colleges across sev-eral districts, including Chennaiand Cuddalore, remained closedfor the second day today.
The North-East monsoonwhich set in over Tamil Nadu onOctober 19, has been very activeand has already brought in copi-ous rainfal. PTI
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REVELATIONKejriwal set tomake anotherexpose
Looks like India AgainstCorruption activist Arvind
Kejriwal is all set to reveal ‘some-thing big’ on Wednesdayevening in New Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal tweeted onWednesday morning: “Watchoutfor today’s expose. It cud be pret-ty big.”
According to digital media,the IAC has also confirmed this.Kejriwal had earlier targettedCongress president SoniaGandhi’s son-in-law RobertVadra, DLF’s land deals inHaryana, BJP chief Nitin Gadkariin the Maharashtra irrigationscam and Salman Khurshid forhis NGO’s functions in UttarPradesh. On Tuesday, BJPmouthpiece Kamal Sandeshasked the Union government toinvestigate the possible foreignfunding of Kejriwal.
Two Kolkata footballers held for‘raping’ minor girlKOLKATA: Two footballers from twofamous city-based clubs have been arrestedfor allegedly gang raping a 14-year-old girlin West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.“Following a complaint of gang rape of aminor in which four people have beenaccused, we have arrested two people whoplay for two different football clubs,” anDumDum police official said. The minor wasallegedly lured by the accused Monday after-noon, raped and dumped outside.
No helmet, no petrol rule in UPLUCKNOW: In a move aimed at ensuringroad safety, the Uttar Pradesh governmenthas directed petrol pump owners to not givefuel to two-wheeler riders without helmets.The directives were issued Tuesday at thebehest of state Transport Minister RajaAridaman Singh. After the orders, transportofficials and police have been asked to checkfor the implementation. Lucknow accountsfor the highest number of road mishapsinvolving two wheelers in the state. A tele-phone helpline has been set up on whichfuel station managers can lodge complaints.
Man arrested for extorting moneyby posing as MaoistMALKANGIRI (ODISHA): A man wasarrested for allegedly extorting money frompeople by posing as a Maoist in Odisha’sMalkangiri district, police said today. Angryvillagers caught the fake ultra, identified asMohan Hantal, 25, of Chitrakonda area in thenaxal-hit district, and handed him over topolice yesterday.
‘Nilam’ to hit this eveningFishermen have beenadvised not to ventureinto the sea. Schoolsand colleges acrossseveral districtsremained closed.
Indian youths gather as waves pound the waterfront at Kasimedu in Chennaion October 30 as a tropical storm barrelled towards India’s southern coastalstate of Tamil Nadu. AFP PHOTO/SESHADRI SUKUMAR
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Stock exchange opens todayJohn F. Kennedy InternationalAirport should reopenWednesday, officials said, butother major airports had flood-ing and damage to clear up.The New York Stock Exchangewas also set to reopen onWednesday.
3 US nuke plants shut Three US nuclear power reac-tors remained shut down and afourth on alert Tuesday aftermonster storm Sandy wreaked havoc with transmis-sion networks and high waters threatened cooling sys-tems.
Loss between $7bn-$15bn Insured losses from the mas-sive superstorm Sandy thatbattered the US East Coastcould run between $7 billionand $15 billion, catastrophemodeler AIR Worldwide, amidtalk that it could be triple thelosses wreaked by Irene.
France offers aid to USFrance has offered aid to help theUS East Coast recover from theravages of superstorm Sandy,Foreign Minister Laurent Fabiussaid Tuesday, expressing “totalsolidarity with the American peo-ple.” “France is ready to provideall the aid it deems necessary.”
Broadway opens todayMost of the shows in New York’siconic Broadway theater districtare to reopen on Wednesday,after being suspended as Sandybore down on the city, theBroadway League said. Themonster storm had forced theshutdown on Sunday.
Obama to tourstorm-hit states
Romney returned to campaigningon Tuesday.
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A woman takes photos of the Brooklyn Bridge from South Street Seaport Tuesday as New Yorkers clean up the morn-ing after Hurricane Sandy. The storm left large parts of New York City without power and transportation.
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NEW YORK: New York con-fronted Tuesday the devastationof superstorm Sandy, which leftat least 18 people dead in the cityand threatened to bring pro-longed chaos and misery.
Firefighters battled blazesand carried out rescues in flood-ed houses a day after the stormset off an explosion at a powerstation. Scores of buildings weredestroyed by fire or the record13.9-foot (4.2-meter) storm surge.
Subway trains and busesremained suspended for a thirdday and hundreds of thousandsof homes face up to a week with-out electricity, the power compa-ny warned.
John F. KennedyInternational Airport shouldreopen Wednesday, officials said,but other major airports hadflooding and damage to clear up.The New York Stock Exchangewas also set to reopenWednesday after its worst emer-gency closure since theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks.
Eighteen storm deaths in thecity were reported by MayorMichael Bloomberg, who warnedthe toll could rise.
One man was crushed by afalling tree in the Queens area.Bloomberg said another personstepped in a puddle in whichthere was an electric wire and
two people were found drownedin a flooded house.
New York state GovernorAndrew Cuomo said police andnational guard troops “savedhundreds of lives” in post-Sandyoperations.
“The path of destruction thatshe left in her wake is going to befelt for quite some time,”Bloomberg said.
“This was a devastatingstorm, maybe the worst that wehave ever experienced.”
Firefighters battled 23 seriousfires across the city, some ofwhich continued to blazeTuesday, Bloomberg said.
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Frankenstorm leavesNew York in tatters
At least 18 people were reported dead in the city and threatened to bringprolonged chaos and misery.
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obamaplanned to tour superstorm Sandy’s debris fieldand Mitt Romney plotted a return to campaign-ing Tuesday, as high-stakes politics stirred backto life a week from election day.
During an unprecedented 24-hour truce soclose to a US presidential vote, the campaignsassessed the storm aftermath and how tosqueeze the best use from fast dwindling daysleft in a race either man could still win.
The storm — which killed at least 43 peoplein the United States and Canada, swampedhomes on the East Coast and sent floodwatersgushing through lower Manhattan — muffled
campaign trail rhetoric and jumbled politicalbattle lines. Obama was in presidential modeTuesday, firing off orders to government emer-gency chiefs, telling victims that America foundtheir plight “heartbreaking” and affecting not tonotice the looming November 6 poll. But his tripto New Jersey Wednesday and meeting withGovernor Chris Christie — a RepublicanRomney backer who has poured praise on thepresident’s handling of the disaster — will takeplace in a highly political context.
Romney meanwhile concluded that in sucha tight race, he could not afford another daywatching Obama dominate the headlines,announcing plans for a three-event tour of tight-ening battleground Florida — which he mustwin.
Taxis in a flooded lot after Hurricane Sandy onTuesday in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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13PROTESTERS STORM LIBYA ASSEMBLYProtesters stormed Libya’s national assembly on Tuesday derailing a voteon a cabinet line-up in a new blow to efforts to form a government after alandmark July election.
ISLAMIST KILLED IN CLASHRadical Islamists in Tunisia raidedtwo national guard posts, leading toclashes with security forces thatkilled one attacker, the interior min-istry said. Wielding sharp tools andswords, the Islamists went on theattack in the Tunis suburb ofManouba after police arrested aSalafist Islamist suspected of assault-ing the head of the suburb’s publicsecurity brigade, said interior min-istry spokesman Khaled Tarroucheyesterday. The attacks were carriedout by “a large number of peoplewith radical religious tendencies,”Tarrouche told AFP.
Papua New Guinea Prime MinisterPeter O’Neill vowed onWednesday to do “all that is nec-essary” to stop disgruntledlandowners disrupting a visit byBritain’s Prince Charles and hiswife Camilla. The royal couple aredue to arrive in the impoverishedPacific nation on Saturday as partof a two-week tour to celebrateQueen Elizabeth II’s diamondjubilee that will also take inAustralia and New Zealand.
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WW II bomb found inJapanese airportTOKYO: A huge World War IIbomb uncovered near a busy run-way was underneath a shield ofconcrete and sandbags onWednesday as flights resumed at anairport in northern Japan. A workerrebuilding drainage systems atSendai Airport on Monday uncov-ered the 225kg bomb, believed tohave been dropped by US forces.
Filipina drug mule getsdeath sentenceHANOI: Vietnam has sentenced a61-year-old Filipina to death aftershe was caught smuggling the ille-gal drug methamphetamine into thecountry, a court clerk said onWednesday. Amodia Teresita Palaciowas arrested for possession of morethan five kilogrammes (11 pounds)of the drug in April at a Hanoi air-port, the clerk told AFP.
Police block supportersof blind Chinese activistBEIJING: Police in east Chinablocked a group of women fromcongratulating the family of rightsactivist Chen Guangcheng after theblind lawyer was awarded a UShuman rights prize, an organisersaid Wednesday. Chen was awarded the HumanRights First prize in New York onThursday.
Police drops probe ofRudd-damaging videoSYDNEY: Police abandoned theirinvestigation into the leaking of adamaging video showing formerprime minister Kevin Rudd thump-ing a table during an expletive-rid-den rant. The video was uploadedto YouTube at the height of tensionswithin Australia’s ruling Labor partyin February that saw Rudd quit asforeign minister four days later.
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BEIJING: UN-Arab Leaguepeace envoy Lakhdar Brahimisaid Wednesday he hopedChina would play an active rolein helping end the violence inSyria as he met Chinese ForeignMinister Yang Jiechi for talks inBeijing.
Greeting Yang at the foreignministry in front of reporters,Brahimi said he hoped “Chinacan play an active role in solv-ing the events in Syria” withoutelaborating further.
China is generally suspi-cious of intervention in theinternal affairs of other nations.
Both China and Russia haveexercised their veto in the UNSecurity Council to block reso-lutions aimed at putting morepressure on Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad.
Meeting him on the sidelinesof the UN General Assembly inNew York last month, Yang reaf-firmed this stance, saying that“political dialogue is the onlycorrect way to tackle this issue”.
Any political transition mustbe led by the people of Syria andnot imposed by outside forces,he said.
Yang thanked Brahimi forhis work on Wednesday and
said he hoped their discussions-- their third in two months --would promote “mutual under-standing” and “the appropriatehandling of the Syrian issue”.
Yang also met the Syrian
president’s envoy in Augustand an opposition delegationthe next month, both timesstressing the need for dialogue,the foreign ministry said on itswebsite.
He warned the oppositionabout outside forces directingany political transition, while hetold the president’s envoy thatboth sides in the conflict shouldwork with international media-tion efforts.
Analysts say China’s hesi-tance to back further action inSyria may stem from its discom-fort with Western-led militaryintervention after last year’suprising in Libya, which even-tually led to the fall of leaderMoamer Kadhafi.
China opposed militaryaction in Libya but did not vetoa March 2011 Security Councilresolution authorising the oper-ation, yet believes the West mis-interpreted the resolution andwent too far.
AFP
SYRIAN CRISIS
WEB WAR
Brahimi seeks China aidHe hoped China would play an active role in helping end the violence inSyria as he met Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi for talks in Beijing.
PARIS: French tax authoritieshave made a billion-euro ($1.3billion) claim against Google topressure the US Internet giantto compromise in a dispute overcompensation to media web-sites, a French newspaperreported.
The weekly CanardEnchaine said in its edition tohit newstands today that the taxclaim concerns the transferprices set between Google’sIrish holding company and the
French unit for four taxyears, without disclosingits sources.
French tax authoritiestold AFP they do not com-ment on specific cases due totaxpayer privacy. Google didnot immediately respond to arequest for comment.
The weekly said the taxclaim was brought up duringMonday’s meeting betweenPresident Francois Hollandeand Google chief Eric Schmidt,
and that it was a bar-gaining chip in the dis-pute with French media.
Hollande said the Frenchgovernment would adopt a lawif necessary to settle a disputewith French media websites,which want the search engine to
hand over a percentage ofthe advertising revenueit earns from directing
users to their content.“If the negotiations
between Google and themedia publishers don’t result ina deal by the end of the year,Google already knows whatawaits it from a tax point ofview: one billion,” said theweekly.
“Otherwise, there will nodoubt be room to negotiate.”
A young girl stands in a street wearing a pink sweater with the word“Love” , written across it as rebels fighters clashes with pro-governmentSyrian army troops, Tuesday, at the front line in the Salaheddin district ofthe northern Syrian city of Aleppo. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES
France makes $1.3bn tax claim
US ELECTIONS
CommentWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
14HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTSWell, well, well! India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal says hehas a bigger surprise for us, promising us a bigger expose. What can itbe? Who’s the protagonist, or the antagonist? From which party or institu-tion is he or she? Beats all!
US President BarackObama no longerinspires the enthu-siasm he once didbut Europe still
favours him, doubtful ofRepublican challenger MittRomney even if his electionwould spell no fundamentalchange in ties with Washington.
With the race for the WhiteHouse neck-and-neck, polls inEurope give Obama a massivelead — 75 percent to just 8.0 per-cent for Romney according tothe latest survey by the GermanMarshall Fund.
The president’s personalapproval rating in Europestands at 71 percent, down 12percentage points but stillremarkable after four yearsmarked by the worst economicdownturn since the ‘GreatDepression’ of the 1930s.
Barring a major internation-al crisis, US elections turn on theeconomy.
But in Europe, Obama iscredited with the withdrawal ofUS troops from Iraq and thereform of healthcare, though thestalemate in the Israel-Palestineconflict and failure to close theGuantanamo detention centreare negatives.
Some other successes he canclaim, such as the trackingdown and killing of Osama binLaden, also play better to USaudiences than in Europe.
Failings aside, it remains afact that Obama “is the closestthing (in the United States) to aSocial-Democrat,” as known inEurope, said Jan Techau, head ofthe Carnegie Europe think-tank.
In contrast, Romney is large-ly an unknown quantity andwhat Europeans saw of himduring a tour in July failed toreassure that he would be a ‘safepair of hands.’
His background in businessas a financial wheeler dealerand his espousal of ultra-liberaleconomic policies would makehim an uneasy bedfellow formany Europeans who blame thebankers and financiers for the2008-09 global crash.
Additionally, he shares toomuch common ground with thefar-right conservatives ofGeorge W. Bush’s presidency,indelibly linked to the Iraq warand a blunt assertion of USpower which rattled the allies.
Ironically, for all the discus-sion and attention paid to theUS election in Europe, thereseems much less interest theother way, with foreign policy avery secondary issue in theNovember 6 vote.
Europe, when taken up, isdone so more to score politicalpoints—Romney dubbing
Obama as the man to lead theUnited States down the samepath as twice bailed-out Greece.
For some, this low profile iswelcome, keeping Europe out ofthe firing line despite the prob-lems caused by the sovereigndebt crisis.
The downside is thatWashington has made clear thatin reordering its priorities to‘pivot’ to the Asia-Pacific region,it “turns its back to Europe,”said Steven Blockmans, of theCentre for European PolicyStudies. “The two sides of theAtlantic are losing strategicinterest in each other and alsoincreasingly the capacity to dealwith each other, to care togetherfor the same things,” said UlrikeGuerot of the European Councilon Foreign Relations.
Other analysts suggestedthat the United States cannotsimply disregard events inEurope, if only for economicreasons -- the debt crisis has hitthe US economy and fixing theproblem has to be one of itsmajor concerns.
“Regardless of the outcomeof the presidential election, theeurozone crisis will be a sourceof major US concern,” ClaraMarina O’Donnell of the Centrefor European Reform at theBrookings Institution said in arecent article.
Obama and his officials haveidentified the debt crisis as“their biggest frustration withEurope. For them, EU institu-tions have shown themselvesincapable of addressing the cri-sis,” O’Donnell wrote.
Highly improper
“India’s new illustrious Muslim Foreign minister,’ screams Pakistan’s premier EnglishDaily Dawn. And, for once, nobody would be hastened to spray the Pak paper
with a communal colour of branding ministers as Muslim or Sikh or Parsi as the paperhas used the AFP report on Khurshid after interviewing him. It once again proves, if
proof is required, how the Western media communalise even governance. Nobody inIndia would brand Manmohan Singh as “a Sikh PM.” Nor would one call Narendra Modia “Bania chief minister.” This sort of journalist is repugnant. Scribes in their right minds
who believe in fair play and justice would never think of portraying a functionary of thegovernment based on his caste or religion. Will the same news agency have branded a
British prime minister a Protestant or Catholic or Methodist Prime Minister? Onedoubts. Whatever the excuse, nobody has the right to brand those leading the govern-
ment according to his caste or religion, as a government official is above these.
Not very like a gentleman
Now that’s very ungentlemanly, MrModi. You should not have resorted to
such uncouth comments. Yes, yes... Youmay have got carried away by the thou-sands at the rally at Himachal Pradesh thatyou were addressing, yet that’s no reasonto ask them, “Have you ever heard of `50crore girlfriend?” That is not very primeministerial, if you understand. Perhaps youshould also like to be abreast of news fromyour camp and the latest of what’s up withNitin Gadkari? Not very rosy, is it?
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LETTERS FROM EUJean-Luc Bardet
Europe loves Obamadespite disappointments
For the returnof the founder
JEAN-BAPTISTE [email protected]
Patients and staff at a pio-neering rape victims
clinic in the easternDemocratic Republic of Congo
are urging the authorities to helpensure the return of its award-
winning founder, DenisMukwege, who fled after a mur-
der bid.Mukwege founded the Panzi
hospital and foundation inBukavu to help the thousands ofwomen who have been raped inthe strife-torn east of DR Congo
by local and foreign armedgroups, as well as by soldiers in
the army.Last Thursday night, several
armed men burst into his homeand killed a domestic servant
before fleeing. The doctor fledthe country on Saturday for
Burundi. Belgian ForeignMinister Didier Reynders saidSunday that Mukwege might
seek to rest in Belgium. EphremBisimwa, in charge of communi-
cations at the hospital on theoutskirts of town, said “there areno problems because the admin-
istration is good (and) we havemany gynaecologists here whowill ensure that work goes on.”
However, “all the personnelseek the safety of (Mukwege’s)family so that he can return tohis place of work,” he added.
“We are very upset by hissudden departure and we hope
that the authorities will getinvolved to ensure his rapid
return by guaranteeing his secu-rity, that is our prayer,” a hospi-tal executive said. In the clinic’s
waiting room, a small straw hut,several women were gatheredand talking. Njabuka Mathy, apatient, explained: “Mukwegebecame more than an acquain-
tance. Thanks to him, severalhuman lives have been saved.”
First Blonde!
Daniel Craig is thefirst blonde actorto play James
Bond. He’s so blondefor the role that he wasnicknamed as JamesBlonde! He replacedPierce Brosnan as JamesBond in 2005 and madehis debut in CasinoRoyale.
Shortest Bond ever
Craig doesn’t reallyfit into the tall,handsome image
which Bond was knownfor and the fact that hewas only 5’10 furtherconsolidates why hewasn’t popular withstaunch fans of Bond inthe initial days. He’s theshortest Bond ever!
From another era
Daniel Craig isthe only Bondso far, who was
born after IanFleming, the originalcreator of the JamesBond series, passedaway. Fleming passedaway in 1964 andCraig was born onMarch 2, 1968.
DID YOU KNOW?
BOND WITH THE BEST
CinemaWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
15HIGH-FLYING With his directorial debut, The Man With the Iron Fists, debuting in theaters onFriday, RZA is solidifying his career as a filmmaker with two new projects. The hip-hipproducer and Wu-Tang Clan frontman has signed on to direct John Milius’ epic biopicGenghis Khan and also has boarded the action thriller No Man’s Land.
DID YOU KNOW...
20%is the increase in streaming Netflixhas been reporting since Sundayand Monday. Hurricane Sandy hasbeen pounding the East Coast all
day, causing widespread workplaceshutdowns and road closures. Withfew options, millions of people have
been confined to their homes.Given how many people a day ordi-narily stream films and how small of
an area relative to the rest of thecountry is being effected by thestorm, that means a real tangiblepercentage of those stuck inside
have turned to Netflix.
SkyfallSkyfall is the twenty-third spy filmin the James Bond series, pro-duced by Eon Productions anddistributed by MGM and SonyPictures Entertainment.[4] It fea-tures Daniel Craig's third perfor-mance as James Bond, and JavierBardem as Raoul Silva, the film'svillain. Bond's loyalty to M is test-ed as her past comes back tohaunt her. As MI6 comes underattack, 007 must track down anddestroy the threat, no matter howpersonal the cost.
The Wolverine hasreleased a batch ofexciting new mate-
rial online, includinga brand new posterand a filmed Q and
A, in which JamesMangold and Hugh
Jackman answerquestions posed by
the fans. Of mostinterest is
Mangold’s explana-tion of how the newfilm will fit in along-side the existing X-
Men movies, withthe story picking up
after the events ofthe original trilogy.
Sin City: A DameTo Kill For hasadded anotherpair of actresses toits ever-swellingensemble, withJaime King andJamie Chung thelatest starlets tohop on boardRobert Rodriguez’scomic-booksequel. Kingplayed the prosti-tute Goldie in thefirst film, thesource of Marv’sobsession whosedeath tips himover the brink.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
TRENDING...
THE PARALLEL LIFEDA N I E L C RA I G
Daniel Craig'sclaim to
fame might behis onscreen
avatar as JamesBond, but this
British actor hasbeen part of
some fine filmswhich had
nothing to dowith saving the
world fromdestruction.
Here's a list offilms whichrank high in
Daniel Craig'sfilmography
so far.HEMANTH KUMAR
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011)
In David Fincher's The Girl With the DragonTattoo, Daniel Craig starred as Mikael Blomkvist,a journalist who's entrusted with the duty of
finding the killer of Harriet Vanger. It's a dark andbleak film with a bone chilling premise and DanielCraig delivers one of the best performances in hiscareer. It's also one of the biggest hits in DanielCraig's career so far.
DEFIANCE (2008)
Set during the occu-pation of Belarus byGermany in 1941,
Defiance narrates a truestory of three brotherswho save and recruitJews to fights against theNazis. Daniel Craigplayed Tuvia Bielski wholeads a group of peoplewho oppose Germany'sinvasion of Belarus.Directed by EdwardZwick, the film is basedon Nechama Tec’s novelof the same name.
LAYER CAKE (2004)
Based on JJ Connolly's book of the samename, Layer Cake is a crime thriller in
which Daniel Craig starred as anunnamed protagonist who specialises in sellingdrugs. Daniel Craig's strong performance in the
film got rave reviews and the critical success of thefilm eventually led Daniel to play James Bond.
THE MOTHER (2003)
Directed by Roger Michell, whose creditsinclude Notting Hill and Changing Lanes,The Mother is about a grandmother who
embarks on a sexual affair with a man half her agewhich leads to devastating consequences foreveryone around them. Anne Reid played the leadrole and Daniel Craig starred as Darren, who fallsin love with her. Daniel Craig was nominated forBest Actor at the British Independent Film Awards.
INFAMOUS (2006)
Daniel Craig went through amajor makeover forDouglas McGrath's
Infamous in which he played aninmate Perry Smith who becomesan obsession with writer TrumanCapote. It was a far cry from hisswashbuckling debut as JamesBond, but films like these showthere's more to Daniel Craig thanwhat he's actually famous for.
MUNICH (2005)
Daniel Craig played Steve, aSouth African driver, who
assists Avner Kaufman(Eric Bana), a Mossad agent who
leads the assassination squad.Directed by Steven Speilberg, thefilm is narrated from Avner Kauf -
man's point of view. Back then,Munich was the biggest film in
Daniel Craig's career which enabledhim to reach out to a wider audience.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
18HALLOWEEN PARTY Celebrate Halloween with live music, scrumptious food and sinfulcocktails and prizes for the best costume and lot more at ViaMilano. Price per person ` 1,100
SPOOKSVILLE
spotlight
CHARTING NEW TERRITORY The music release for the Telugu version of the Tamil film Thuppakki was held at Shilpakala Vedika recently. This is actor Vijay’s most awaited release in recent times. Vijay is being supported by Kajal Aggarwal in the film.
Behind the Bra — a play presentedby Tom Curtains was held at TajDeccan on Monday. The play is a
Breast Cancer Awareness initiative.
Totally enjoyable
SCARY NIGHTParty goers at Cuba Libre blendedinto the Halloween spirit with fullenthusiasm on Tuesday night. Somevery innovative Halloween cos-tumes were spotted at the party.
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'DISEASE BEHIND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IN SPORTSMEN’It is often reported that a young and fit athlete suddenly collapsed and died ofcardiac arrest, suggesting that rigorous activity caused the tragedy. "Our researchreveals there are almost 200 young people who die suddenly every year A goodproportion have unrecognised heart disease," says Andrew Krahn, Canada. health
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
19A gut wash you don’t want
STOMACH TROUBLE
Diet4BloodIf you still feel bloated andtired even though youexercise and are eatingright then this app is foryou. Diet4Blood is an appthat provides you with thedetails. You need to justselect your blood type and
then the food group. The app will thenprovide a list of foods suitable for yourblood type.
Joubert’s syndromeJoubert syndrome which is also knownas cerebellar vermis agenesis is a rareinherited disorder of the brain. Theproblem occurs in the area at the backof the brain which is important for bal-ance and co-ordination, called the cere-bellum. It has two interconnected halvesor hemispheres. In Joubert syndromethe connection between the two halves,fails to develop properly.
Sunburn damagesvessels extensivelyBe careful if you are outin the sun. Severe sun-burn damages the bloodvessels extensively.Studies have shown thatit can take four to fifteenmonths for them to return back to theirnormal condition. So, next time you areout take adequate protection.
Jonas SalkJonas Edward Salk was an Americanmedical researcher and virologist. He isbest known for his discovery and devel-opment of the first polio vaccine. Hewas born in New York City. Until 1955,when the Salk vaccine was introduced,polio was considered the most frighten-ing public health problem of the post-war United States. In 1960, he foundedthe Salk Institute for Biological Studiesin La Jolla, California.
NEWS BRIEFSAPP-LY YOURSELF HOUSECALL DID YOU KNOW? PIONEERS
When 35-year-oldManish sufferedfrom an infection,his doctor pre-
scribed him a course of antibi-otics, that he religiously took.While the medication relievedhim of his infection, what it led towas a terrible spell of diarrhoea.
So much so that the
IT professional had to take offfrom work and was left feelingincredibly weak.
Surprised by this turn ofevents, Manish went back tocheck with his doctor the cause ofthis health issue. What had himstumped was the fact that he’dbeen extra careful to eat fresh,home-cooked meals and yet had
landed up with such a severebout of diarrhoea. Turnedout, the antibiotics he’d beentaking had washed out thenaturally occurring flora
from his digestive system,leading to him develop-
ing ClostridiumDifficile infection
or C.Diff. “C.Diff is a bacteria that is
normally present in the largeintestine, but is suppressed bythe good bacteria in the gut.However, in people who’ve beenusing antibiotics for a long timeor have been using them injudi-ciously, the bacteria in the gut getdestroyed, leading to the C.Diffgetting aggressive,” explains DrSundeep Lakhtakia, consultantgastroenterologist at the AsianInstitute of Gastroenterology.
SYMPTOMS“Symptoms of C.Diff is usuallydiarrhoea and in some people itcan be a severe form of it. Usuallyelderly people, young children orpeople who are immuno-compro-mised face a more a severe formof the infection,” says DrSundeep.
Even patients who have beenhospitalised are at risk
of developing
the infection due to ill main-tained bed pans or toilet seats. “Itis important for the health work-er to maintain good hygiene andwear gloves around the patient,”says Dr Sundeep.
He adds that doctors usuallydiagnose the infection based onthe symptoms or blood test.“With the blood test however,there is a high chance of falsepositive testing since the bacteriaanyway exists in the large intes-tine. Which is why we recom-mend a specialised stool test forbetter diagnosis. Unfortunately,since this test is not easily avail-able with most labs, most casesgo undiagnosed,” he says.
TREATMENT“There are antibiotics that dealwith this and a 10 day courseshould help. It is easy to treatC.Diff. In rare cases, frail elderlypeople who might succumb if itprogresses to become a toxicmega colon,” he says.
Often certainantibiotics canwash out theflora in yourstomach andlead to severediarrhoea.Timely medicalattentionthough cansave you trouble.
RANJANI [email protected]
health WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 20
WASHINGTON: The dangersof smoking on users and theirchildren are known but newresearch demonstrates that it alsocan causes asthma in their grand-children.
Asthma is a major publichealth problem. It is the mostcommon chronic disease ofchildhood. While there are manyfactors which contribute to asth-ma - maternal smoking duringpregnancy is a well known, andavoidable, risk.
During pregnancy nicotinecan affect a developing foetus'lungs, predisposing the infant tochildhood asthma.
Researchers from Harbor-UCLA Medical Centre,California, tested the effect ofnicotine exposure during preg-nancy on rats, looking not only attheir pups but also at secondgeneration pups.
Exposure inside the uterusresulted in both male and femaleoffspring having reduced lungfunction consistent with asthma.
It also impaired lung func-tion of their own offspring, eventhough the first generation ratswere not themselves exposed tonicotine once they were born,according to an UCLA statement.
Levels of proteins increasedby maternal smoking in thelungs of their offspring such asfibronectin, collagen and nico-tinic aceylcholine receptors, werealso found to be raised in thegrandchildren.
Smoking cancause asthmain thirdgeneration
RESEARCH
The newresearch addsto the debate
about the dan-gers of over-
diagnosis,which sees
women under-go invasive
treatment forcancers thatwould never
have madethem ill.
PARIS: The benefits of pre-emptive breast cancer screeningoutweigh the risks, a study saidon Tuesday, insisting the prac-tice saves thousands of lives.
The new research adds tothe debate about the dangers ofoverdiagnosis, which sees somewomen undergo invasive treat-ment for cancers that wouldnever have made them ill oreven been diagnosed were itnot for the scans.
"Breast screening extendslives," concluded a panel ofresearchers in The Lancet medi-cal journal.
The team had analysed datafrom other trials conductedover many years in Britain,where women aged 50 to 70 areinvited for a screening mammo-gram every three years.
The data, it said, pointed toa 20 percent reduction in mor-tality — or one death prevented
for every 180 women screened.This meant that the UK
screening programmes "proba-bly prevent about 1,300 breastcancer deaths every year," saidthe report.
But there is a cost. Nearly 20percent of breast cancer diag-nosed by screening wouldnever have caused any prob-lems, said the study.
The panel, set up to adviseBritish policymakers, estimatedthat among every 10,000women invited to screeningfrom the age of 50 in the Britain,681 cancers would be discov-ered, of which 129 would beoverdiagnoses, and 43 deathsprevented.
The report showed that "theUK breast-screening pro-gramme extends lives and that,overall, the benefits outweighthe harms," The Lancet wrote inan editorial.
"Women need to have fulland complete access to this lat-est evidence in order to makean informed choice about breastcancer screening."
The team conceded therewere limitations to its work,including that all the data scru-tinised was more than 20 yearsold. Cancer experts have beenat loggerheads for years aboutwhether the benefits of screen-ing outweigh the harm of over-diagnosis.
All cancer, once picked upin the screening process, istreated, often with surgery aswell as radio- and chemothera-py, as it is impossible to tellwhich growths would haveremained undetected for theremainder of a woman's life.
In August, medical expertsSteven Woloshin and LisaSchwartz wrote in the BritishMedical Journal (BMJ) that
screening only narrowlydecreased risks that a 50-year-old woman would die frombreast cancer within 10 years —from 0.53 per cent to 0.46 percent.
Up to half of womenscreened annually over 10 yearsexperienced at least one falsealarm that required a biopsy,they said.
And in 2010, a report in theNew England Journal ofMedicine said mammogramshave only a "modest" impact onreducing breast cancer deaths.
The latest panel had beencreated by the national cancerdirector for England, MikeRichards and Cancer ResearchUK chief executive officerHarpal Kumar.
Its work, said The Lancet,"should begin to lay the benefitsversus harm controversy torest". IANS
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NUTRITION
Breast cancer screeningsaves lives, says study
Debate on ‘health value’ of organic food continuesWASHINGTON: The debateover whether organic food isbetter and worth its higher pricekeeps raging on in the US.
The controversy was in thenews when researchers fromStanford University foundorganic foods no more nutritiousthan conventional products,though they have fewer pesti-cides. Researchers, who
reviewed 237 different studies,did not find organic meats werehealthier either. "When webegan this project, we thoughthat there would likely be somefindings that would support thesuperiority of organic over con-ventional food," said Dr DenaBravata of Stanford University.
Researchers said they foundconventional fruits and vegeta-
bles had more pesticide residuesthan their organic equivalentsbut that the pesticide levels werealmost always within the range.
In 2011, researchers atBritain's Newcastle Universityreached different conclusionswhen they did a meta-analysisof data from the studies.
Their research, found non-genetically modified and pesti-
cide-free fruits and vegetableshad better nutritional value.
The American Academy ofPediatrics announced that noscientific study had been provenorganic foods to be healthier. Itrecommended in a report thatchildren eat a wide variety offruits and vegetables — whetherthey are organic or not. "We donot want families to consume
smaller amounts of expensiveorganic foods and reduce theirintake of healthy foods," JanetSilverstein American Academyof Pediatrics said. "The Stanfordreport says organic food has 30per cent less pesticide and that iswhat consumers are concernedabout," Christine Bushway, headof the Organic Trade Associationsaid. IANS
EntertainmentWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
21
DSP is thrilledDevi Sri Prasad was
thrilled to share thestage with music maestroIlayaraja at the audiolaunch of MaranthenMannithen recently inChennai. The biggest sur-prise of the event wasIlayaraja inviting DSP tosing along a song with him.No wonder, DSP couldn'tstop raving about the expe-rience and said it was oneof the greatest days in hislife.
Thuppakki's audiolaunched
The audio of Vijay, KajalAggarwal starrer Thuppakki
was launched in Shilpakala Vedikaon Monday. AR Murugadoss hasdirected this action thriller andShoba Rani is producing theTelugu version. Santosh Sivan isthe cinematographer and HarrisJayaraj has composed the music.The film is slated for release onNovember 9.
Sukumarudu team headsto Europe
Aadi, Nisha Aggarwal andBhavana starrer Sukumarudu
is in the last leg of shooting. Thefilm's talkie part has beenwrapped up and currently the filmunit is in Europe to can a fewsongs. This schedule will bewrapped up by November 9.Ashok G is directing the film andAnup Rubens is composing themusic.
CINE BYTESTHE FIRST CHOICE
Amala Paul has beenfinalised to play
the lead role inVijay's upcoming
Tamil film. ALVijay is going to direct the film and
Chandraprakash Jain is going toproduce it. In the past, there were
rumours that AL Vijay is in talkswith actresses like Samantha, Yami
Gautam and even Diana Penty toplay the lead role opposite Vijay;however, Amala Paul pipped all
these actresses to bag the lead role.Confirming her presence in the film,Amala Paul tweeted, “Woww thanqall for ur wishes and love!! officially
confirming the news that i 'vesigned Dir Vijay's project with
Ilayathalapathy Vijay sir! (sic)”Incidentally, Amala Paul and A L
Vijay had earlier worked together inDeiva Thirumagal, which was alsodubbed in Telugu as Nanna. After
Vettai and Nimirndhu Nil, this unti-tled film opposite Vijay will surely
catapult Amala Paul into the bigleague in Tamil cinema. In Telugu,
she'll soon be seen in Ram Charan'sNayak, Nani's Jenda Pai Kapiraju and
Allu Arjun's Iddarammayilatho.
AMALA PAULbeats Samantha,
Yami Gautam to a role
Entertainment WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 22
SRK feels emptiness
Bollywood superstarShah Rukh Khan says he
feels empty ahead of therelease of any of his films.This time, the feeling isperhaps deeper, given thesudden death of filmmakerYash Chopra who directedthe actor’s forthcomingrelease Jab Tak Hai Jaan,set to hit the screensNovember 13. IANS
‘Aiyyaa’ director readyingto shoot next from January
After debuting with Aiyyaa,Sachin Kundalkar is busy writ-
ing his second film and says it willgo on the floors in January nextyear. “I am writing two scripts andboth of them are almost ready.Now I have to choose betweenthe two scripts and put it on thefloor. I have almost decided thestar cast and I shall make anannouncement by December. Andif things will fall in place, then thefilm will go on the floors in theearly 2013,” he added. IANS
Raveena avoids awardfunction for son
Actress Raveena Tandon had tocancel her plans to fly to
Chennai to receive an award atthe Seven Island Film Festival, asher son Ranbir, 5, was unwell.“Was supposed to fly to Chennaifor the Seven Island Film Festivaltoday to receive an award for‘Shobhna’s Seven Nights’ andattend the screening, but unfortu-nately had to cancel because myson not well,” Raveena tweetedon Monday. IANS
CINE BYTESIN FOND REMEMBRANCE
Actress Katrina Kaif,who was looking
forward toromance her JabTak Hai Jaan co-
star Shah Rukh Khan in a songsequence to be shot in
Switzerland for their upcomingfilm, is disheartened after YashChopra’s demise and feels she
would be bereft of the iconicmoments lent by the director to
his leading ladies.A portion from the unfinished
song was to be shot inSwitzerland, a country whose
scenic beauty has been the cap-tured in so many of Chopra’s
films. He was to travel toSwitzerland this month but had
to be hospitalised for denguefever on October 13. He passed
away on October 21.“We had planned the sequ -
ence for the song as in how it willbe shot in cold water and all of
that. It is unfortunate that I won’tbe able to do it,” she added. PTI
Katrinatalks
aboutYash
Chopra
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Entertainment WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 25Frank Grillo Up For Captain America 2Variety reports that Frank Grillo
has won the role ofCrossbones. He joins a cast thatincludes Chris Evans, SebastianStan, Anthony Mackie, ScarlettJohansson, Cobie Smulders andSamuel L Jackson.Though thisremains one for the Rumour Filesuntil the final decision is made,The Grey’s Frank Grillo has hitTwitter to drop a hint that he hastested for a role in a Marvel film.
Moore wants to fall in love again
Actress Demi Moore isreportedly looking
forward to fall in love again.The 49-year-old has finally
come to terms with the end ofher marriage to Ashton Kutcher.
“She’s not desperate to dateagain but she is actually open
to it which is a really goodstep,” showbizspy.com quoted a
source as saying. IANS
Russell Brand is being suedfor allegedly hitting a
pedestrian with his car, EThas learned. According tocourt documents plaintiff
Victor Sneed alleges that hewas struck by Brand’s car in
January in LA. The docu-ments continue to claim thatSneed incurred hospital and
medical expenses as well.
Russell Brand sued
MAMMA’S LOVE
Pop star Madonna hasbought her daughterLourdes an apartment forher 16th birthday. Shedecided the property wouldbe a perfect gift for herdaughter to show her howmuch she trusts her.
“Lourdes was thrilled. She wants it doneup to her taste and then it’ll be decidedwho shares with her and when she movesin,” dailystar.co.uk quoted a source as saying.
The apartment is located a fewblocks from her family home on theUpper East side of Manhattan andalso near the Kabbalah Centre. Theamount that the 54-year-old paid forthe property is undisclosed but it is ‘in asecure block with a lot of security andaccess to a swimming pool and gym’. Theexpensive gift comes shortly after it wasreported their relationship hadbecome strained in recent
months, with Lourdesrebelling against Madonna,and threatening to movein with her fatherCarlos Leon. Lourdesturned 16 on
October 14. IANS
MADONNA LOURDES
buys an apartment
for her birthday
ACROSS1 Having no hair up there5 Barn-dwelling birds9 Big bang, and it’s no theory14 Ahab’s safe side?15 Hotel room bonus16 One lending a helping hand,
essentially17 Contact lens company Bausch &
___18 “Diff’rent Strokes” character19 Mall tenant20 Baked potato topper, sometimes22 Distribute, as confetti23 Frightened24 Great Britain, for one26 Large South African antelope29 Politically correct suffix33 50-50 test guess37 Start for “pasto” or “freeze”39 Lingering sound effect40 Caruso solo41 Word with “tooth” or “heart”42 Brand of hair removal cream43 True-to-life44 Deliverer of many pkgs.45 Computer burner output46 Comical Lawrence48 Absolute ruler before the revolu-
tion50 Chinese cooking pans52 Like liters and grams57 Winning, for the moment60 They are on the tip of your
tongue63 Raccoon resembler64 Emulate a lion65 Word with “decision” or “judg-
ment”66 City of the Ruhr River Valley67 Tutor in “The King and I”68 “Legal” or “medic” lead-in69 Tractor pioneer John70 Half of a fortnight71 WWII submachine gun
DOWN1 Kon-Tiki wood2 Coolly detached3 Endangered mammal of
Madagascar4 Winger or Messing5 Exert to excess6 Left or right of the goalposts7 Legendary Horne8 Turbaned sage9 Annoying inconvenience10 Final unpleasant moment11 Strong scent12 “... for a ___ pittance”13 Begin to form, as a storm21 Commend, as for bravery25 BBQ skewer27 Animal feet28 All thumbs30 Incision aftermath31 The “O” in B&O32 “Cheers” barfly33 Where things crop up?34 “Length times width” measure-
ment35 One with fiery pants, proverbial-
ly36 Kind of taffy38 Trueheart of “Dick Tracy”41 Like pocketed pool balls45 Tribe in Manitoba47 Cut or scrape medicine49 Passenger train company51 The last one’s a backbreaker53 A fluid oz. has about two54 Move rapidly toward, on foot55 “___ you!” (“Go ahead, make my
day!”)56 Channel covering Capitol Hill57 Couldn’t have done better on, as
a test58 Car engine part59 With the greatest of ___61 “... in ___-horse open sleigh”62 With all one’s marbles
KAKURO QUICK CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
Chai TimeWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
26THOUGHT OF THE DAYAfter one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say‘I want to see the manager.’William S Burroughs, American novelist and short story writer
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PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
How to play kakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku insome ways. But is also suitably different. The keyquestion: “How do you play kakuro?”, well hereare the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakurogrid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It hasrows and columns, and dark cells like in a cross-word. And, just like in a crossword, some of thedark cells will contain numbers. Some cells willcontain two numbers.
However, in a crossword the numbersreference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are allyou get! They denote the total of the digits in therow or column referenced by the number.
Within each collection of cells — calleda run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be usedbut, like sudoku, each number may only be usedonce.
Let”s have an example to explain this conceptmore clearly:
In the image above, which shows a section ofa 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 under-neath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could bethe answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...
So, how do you work out the actual combi-nation? Well, this is done through eliminationand cross-referencing. For instance, as you workout the answers for other kakuro clues, this willnaturally limit the valid combinations, and hencethe answer for this particular run.
Note the second cell in row two — it con-tains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers tothe vertical run underneath the number 30 andthe 11 refers to the two cells to the right, hori-zontally, of the number 11.
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for 1-11-2012
ARIESAll your works will achieve thetargeted goals which will makeyou cheerful. Those purchaseda plot will complete construc-tion of their house also with allcomforts as per their choice.Those going abroad should bealert.
ARIES: Four of Cups – Ajob offer will take you by surprise.Just when you’re about to decide, acounter offer takes you by a biggersurprise. Ball’s in your court.
GEMINI: King of Pentacles– Your focus is completely on moneyand on stabilizing your finances. Thisis who you are, and will project thatimage of power and attitude.
LEO: Eight of Swords – Yourintellectual capabilities are height-ened and you feel as though you arethinking really fast and people arefinding it difficult to keep up.
LIBRA: Nine of Swords –Anxiety and worry are gnawing atyour insides and you’re feelingextremely restless. Meditate or takeup some relaxation exercise.
TAURUS: Strength – Youneed to draw from your own innerstrength to get through this time.You will be expected to stand up todifficult circumstances by karma.
CANCER: Seven of Wands– You’re in the mood to be impulsivetoday. You get the opportunity to ful-fil some teenage fantasies. Go on,indulge, but within limits.
VIRGO: Temperance – Bepatient and work out a plan basedon how much time you can devoteto a project. Jumping the gun is asure way of wrecking it.
SCORPIO: Nine ofPentacles – Don’t ignore aches andpains, even if they don’t come in theway of your daily work. Consult adoctor.
CAPRICORN: The World –You need to conquer your fear andthe world will be at your feet. Yourown apprehensions are stopping youfrom going ahead with confidence.
SAGITTARIUS: Queen ofSwords – You’re alone but not thatlonely. You’ve worked hard to get tothis position and you realize what youwill give up in order to keep this.
AQUARIUS: Ten ofPentacles – There may be some prob-lem with your salary this time. Sortthis out by going to the right chan-nels.
PISCES: Three of Cups –All your hard work is paying off. Youmay just have to wait a little longerto truly get what you deserve. Enjoythis time and celebrate your work.
TAURUSSharing of ancestral propertywill be done without any hur-dles. Women will get share ofancestral property. A marriage taking place in thefamily will bring the misunder-standing members togetheragain.
GEMINIAll your new efforts willprogress well and yield expect-ed results. You will fulfill thelong time pending wishes ofthe family members. Employeescan expect some sops from themanagement. Financial transac-tion will go smooth.
CANCERYour social status is set toimprove. You will work hardand face lots of hurdles toachieve your goals. Your atti-tude of taking people con-cerned into confidence willbring you success without fail.
LEOThose trying for job have brightchance to get Govt. job.Businessmen will march aheadand growth is more than expec-tations. You will plan to expandthe business by adding moreancillary units. Frequent journeywill be undertaken.
VIRGOYou will fulfill your commit-ments given to others.Son ordaughter may proceed toabroad for higherstudies.Those unmarriedcan expect the same to takeplace soon. Love marriages willnot face hurdles.
LIBRAPurchase of new electronichousehold gadgets likely whichwill bring cheer to your spouse.Some of you may be successfulin romance. Your approach willbring you success. Childrenmay go for research pro-grammes.
SCORPIOYou will be brisk and veryactive. Employees might beoverburdened. You will under-take a jolly trip with your fami-ly. Spouse will be fortunateenough to get a promising andwell paid job. Your social statusis set to improve.
SAGITTARIUSWhatever works undertaken byyou will be completed withperfection with which you willearn appreciation. Professionalslike lawyers, auditors andastrologists will have a flourish-ing time and also climb theladder of fame.
CAPRICORNTemporary employees will gettheir permanent order with apay hike, too. Financial inflowwill be good and money from unexpected source likely. Youwill perform the marriage ofyour daughter. Son will excel inhis higher studies.
AQUARIUSPoliticians will be entrustedwith new and importantresponsibilities with whichtheir influence is set torise.They will regain the lost glory. Couples will bemore affectionate towardseach other.
PISCESThough you might be facedwith hurdles but do not mindas the situation will changesoon. Financial position willimprove for better. You willplan the works properly andcomplete them according toplan.
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BEST DRAW
Talk shows withoutaudience The show must go on. That
was the apparently the man-date at Late Show with DavidLetterman and Late Night withJimmy Fallon on Monday as thehosts of both late-night stapestaped episodes of their respec-tive programs just hours beforeHurricane Sandy wreakedhavoc on New York City. Thetwist? They did so without anystudio audiences.
Hollywood's secretiveMagic Castle to be a film
Hollywood's Magic Castle, ahundred-year-old private
club where invite-only magic isperformed nightly, is becoming
the basis for a movie. In additionto fulltime magicians illusionists,celebrity trickery-enthusiasts likeSteve Martin, Neil Patrick Harris,
and Johnny Carson have performed at the venue.
Tom Cruise isn't sendinghis lawyers after his
tased-and-confused neigh-bour. The Jack Reacher starwon't be pressing charges
against Jason Sullivan,who, according to police,
scaled the fence aroundCruise's Beverly Hills
property.
Cruise not pressing any charges on neighbour
GeorgeClooney
George Clooney: ”Hi,Hollywood. It’sGeorge. Want to bein my next movie?”Hollywood: “Sure!”
That’s not really an exaggeration.Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, JohnGoodman, Hugh Bonneville(Downton Abbey), and BobBalaban (Moonrise Kingdom) are
all in talks to star in TheMonuments Men, for whichClooney will serve as star, co-writer, and director. (CateBlanchett and The Artist‘s JeanDujardin entered negotiations tojoin the film earlier this month.)Based on the book TheMonuments Men: Allied Heroes,Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest
Treasure Hunt in History, thestory follows a troop of Americanand British art experts who stepbehind enemy lines to recoverthe artwork stolen by the Nazisduring World War II. Clooneyadapted the script with regularcollaborator Grant Heslov (GoodNight, and Good Luck, The Ides ofMarch).
lands Daniel Craig for Monuments Men
sports 29HYDERABAD TRACK WORK
59TH MEN'S NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
COL CK NAYUDU TROPHY
LEAGUE CRICKET
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
Sand Track 800 Metres:The Leader (rb) 59, 600/45 Easy.Olympic Whisper (rb) Natalia(Harinder Singh) 1-1, 600/46They finished together MelodyQueen (rb) 59, 600/45 Easy.Golconda King (N.Rawal) FineRacer (Sai Kumar) 59, 600/45Former finished in front.Windsor Manor (Alikhan) 56.5,600/42.5 Moved on the bit.Komo Komo Komo (Alikhan) 57,600/43 Moved well. Fighting Fit(Kuldeep Singh) 1-2.5, 600/47Easy. Symbol Of Victory (rb) TheHimalayas (rb) 1-2.5, 600/46They moved together.Dakshayani (rb) Brianna (AjitKumar) 1-3, 600/46 They movedfreely. Slam Dance (rb) 1200/400in 58 Eased. Fashionista (rb)Staminoizd (Ramana) 1-0,600/44.5 Former finished infront. 2y.Sirocco/Full Cream(Joshi) 2y.Glory OfDancer/Sonatina (app) 1-0,600/44 Former finished in front.Salvadore (Ajit Kumar) 58,600/43 urged.
Sand Track 1000 Metres:Vijays Pride (Joshi) 1-10.5,800/55.5, 600/42 Pleased. VijaysChamp (Joshi) 1-11, 800/55,600/42 Moved attractively.Specialist (Ravinder Singh) 1-14,800/58.5, 600/44 Moved on thebit. Fearless Moment(Sk.Sharookh) Fearless Mission(Mukesh) 1-13, 800/55, 600/42Former impressed while finish-
ing 2 lengths in front. Vijetha(Ravinder Singh) 1-13, 800/59,600/45 Moved well. Proof (rb)1-11.5, 800/55.5, 600/42.5Pleased. Golden Jewel (AjitKumar) 1-18, 800/1-3, 600/48Easy. Always Bullish (Sreekant)1-18, 800/1-3, 600/48.5 Easy. DaXia (rb) 1-12.5, 800/57.5, 600/43Unextended.
Sand Track 1200 Metres:Seno Rita (Ramana) 1-33.5,1000/1-18, 800/1-2, 600/47.5Easy. Machiavellianism (Joshi) 1-29.5, 1000/1-13.5, 800/58,600/45 Moved freely. KohinoorVikrant (Ajit Kumar) 1-25,1000/1-9.5, 800/55, 600/42Caught the eye.
Sand Track 1400 Metres:Genius Empres (Christopher) 1-45, 1200/1-28.5, 1000/1-12.5,800/57.5, 600/45 Moved well.
Monsoon Race Grass 800Metres:Ice Lolly (rb) 55, 600/42 Movedfreely. Sea Runner (rb) 2y.DonMicheletto/Cacophony (rb) CoralSprings (Christopher) 2y.DanehillStar/Lenavi (Kuldeep Singh) 1-0,600/45 They were easy. Jaz Elle(rb) Golden Zele (Christopher)Stamp Of Class (Mukesh) 55,600/42 Trio were easy.
Monsoon Race Grass 1000Metres:Smashing Beauty (app) Star
Experience (rb) 1-5.5, 800/53.5,600/39 Former finished in front.Amazon Princess (Christopher)Three Double Eight (Mukesh) 1-8, 800/53.5, 600/40 Former fin-ished in front. Winning Strides(Uday Kiran) Zorro The Legend(rb) 1-10, 800/54, 600/40 Theymoved together. Felisa (rb) BenHur (Christopher) Equalizer(Mukesh) 1-12.5, 800/56.5,600/45 They moved freely.Arriviste (app) Shadow In TheMist (Mukesh) Pantita (Alikhan)1-9, 800/54, 600/40 They fin-ished in the same order.Monsoon Race Grass 1200Metres:Naughty Gal (Deep Shanker)Kianoosh (Triner) 1-17, 1000/1-4,800/51.5, 600/39 They finishedtogether. Zenas (app) 1-25,1000/1-10, 800/56, 600/42.5Moved well. Malabar Prince(app) 1-15, 1000/1-3, 800/50,600/39 Moved well.Monsoon Race Grass 1400Metres:Dandelian (N.Rawal) AlbertonStar (Sai Kumar) 1-42, 1200/1-23, 1000/1-5.5, 800/50, 600/36.5Former impressed while finish-ing together. Killer Instinct(Deep Shanker) Joel (Trainer) 1-38.5,1200/1-21.5, 1000/1-8.5,800/54.5, 600/43 Latter movedwell and finished together.Homely Helo (Harinder Singh)Stylish Chieftan (app) 1-42,1200/1-25, 1000/1-9.5, 800/55.5,600/42 They finished together.
Dandelian, FearlessMoment impress
HYDERABAD: Dandelian, Fearless Moment, Kohinoor Vikrant and Gen -ius Empress impressed when the horses excercised here this morning.
HYDERABAD: Parth Jhala will lead the Hyderabad ‘A’ side againstChhatisgarh in the All India Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy Form 2 to 5Novemeber.The Squad: Parth Jhala (captain), K. Sumanth, L. Naveen Kumar,Mohanty, Benjamin Thomas, V.E. Sundeep Rajan, Aakash Bhandar,Sabarish, A. Lalith Mohan, Mehdi Hasan, Ravi Kiran, PraneethKumar, Vivek Krishna, Azmath Khan, Saaketh Sairam.
HCA inter-school U-16Quarter-finalsKV Bolarum 294/7 (C.R.Manthan 54, Vivek Mohan 107)lost to HPS R 296/2 (M.Abhirath Reddy 179 n.o.,Shanmukh Siddarth 73 n.o.).Bhavans “A” 231 (Christy Victor52, C.H. Rakesh Kumar 32,Sunny 4/49, Vamshi S 3/40) btAll Saints HS 195 (Touseef 30,Saddique 49 n.o., Christy Victor3/33, Sachin 4/36).St Marys Junior College 270/7(Anuraag Vittal 71, Sandeep 58,Yogesh 30) bt HPS B 123(Anuraag Vittal 5/20)St Patricks High School 120(Abhishek Singh 35, Taha 3/17,Saiteja 3/36) lost to GowthamModel School 124/1 (MSRCharan 61).Bhavans “B” 294/6 (Mel Binto129, Sai Sandeep 94, Ayub Khan3/49) bt Mahboob C HS 58(Kunal Anand 6/18)St Johns Chruch High School“A” 213 (Ajay Patwari 73,Krishna Charit 46, NaveenKumar 5/29) lost to Wesley JuiorCollege “A” 216/7 (PraneethReddy 44, Hariyank Reddy 41,B. Rahul 31, Manish Parashar3/68).Boys Town 136 (Abdul Khaled
Qureshi 38, Md Abrar 30,Abhinav Kumar 5/16) lost to CalPublic School 139/5 (Syed AliHyder 48 n.o.).Nizamabad 210/8 (Ramesh 54,Wajid 33, Nalinikant Yadav 40)bt St Andrews 205/8 (Tapasi 36,Majeed 3/35).A2-A3 division two-daysSaleemnagar 261/6 (Md Khaled130, Rachnesh Dubet 51 n.o., B.V.Roy 3/49) bt New Blues 158(Shaik Nafeez 54, Ahmed Aksari 4/44).Sporting XI 179 (Ranjeet Kumar 54, Jaysurya 32,Dhruv 4/39, Naresh 3/28) lost toGujrathi 180/5 (Srikanth Reddy 82 n.o., Dharahas Reddy 43 n.o.).Osmania 316 (Santosh 71,Abhinav 54, Phanindra 53,Krishna Charit 6/66) lost toKosaraju 218 (Ratan Sharma103, Srujan 5/65).A4-A12 one-dayClassic 189 (Falam 32, Dr AkramAli 35, Mohsin 56, JitenderGoud 7/15) lost to Amberpet190/5 (Sagar Chaurasia 102 n.o.,Sandeep 52, Hyder Qureshi4/48).PKCC 70 (Mudassar 4/3,Srikanth 5/28) lost to MPYoungman 75/1.
HYDERBAD: Sunil Kumar ofRailways and 2010 Youth NationalChampionship bronze medallistGaurav Bidhuri advanced to the sec-ond round of the 59th Sahara Men'sNational Boxing Championshipswhich begin here on Tuesday.
In a display of raw power and agili-ty, the 34th National Games goldmedallist, Sunil trounced Sajay Mishraof Madhya Pradesh in the light flyweight. The 23-year-old hardly broke asweat to get past Mishra in what was aclinical display of superlative boxing.
The nimble-footed Bidhuri too wasin sublime touch, as he stormed pastNetra Bahadur of Himachal Pradesh.
In the bantam weight, formernational champion and Services boxerChhote Lal Yadav avenged his 2011National Championship loss againstManiknandan V of the Railways.
He up a sterling performance agai -nst some solid attacking by the Railwa -
ys boxer. Yadav took an early twopoint lead with the help of some heavyhitting and power punches (5-3).
He continued with the aggressive
play in the second round and increasedthe lead to seven points. In the end, hemarched into the next round with anoverall score of 16-6. PTI
Boxers in action during the 59th Sahara Men’s Boxing Nationals held at the Lal BahadurStadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. N. SHIVA KUMAR
Parth Jhala to leadHyderabad ‘A’
Sunil, Bidhuri reach second round Vijender game foracademy in HydHYDERABAD: India's ace pugilist VijenderSingh today said that he was open to the idea ofsetting up a boxing academy in the AndhraPradesh capital if the state government sup-ports him. The 2008 Beijing Games bronzemedallist, who was here in connection with the59th Senior National Men's BoxingChampionship, told reporters that he has fondmemories of Hyderabad as he won a medal inthe Afro-Asian Games held here in 2003.
Vijender felt that Andhra Pradesh and othersouthern states have good talent in boxing andpointed that establishing the necessary infras-tructure for the sport would give a push to box-ing in the city and the state.
The championship was inaugurated by APGovernor E.S.L. Narasimhan at a function at LBStadium here. Speaking on the occasion thegovernor suggested that all educational institu-tions should have a physical instructor and thatsports persons are provided suitable employ-ment for their comfortable living. PTI
RAY OF HOPE
sports 30END-OF-SEASON TROUBLE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
SCOTT WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse
PARIS: Novak Djokovic onTuesday added his voice to callsfor a re-think of the late-seasonATP calendar, admitting that he
is having to work hard to holdup physically through thisweek’s Paris Masters to theyear-ender in London.
The Serb, who will finish theseason as world number one forthe second year running, said he
is trying to conserve his strengthfor the final competitive sprint --even in a season shortened by afortnight.
“It is a big challenge,” hetold a news conference in theFrench capital.
“Obviously I’m sure all theparticipants in London willagree that this (ending the pre-London preparation week) isdefinitely not something thatgoes in the favour of us prepar-ing for the most important eventin the end of the year.”
The last two spots in theWorld Tour Finals will be decid-ed during play this week.
Djokovic himself has notplayed since beating Britain’sAndy Murray for the title inShanghai this month, then rest-ing for two weeks.
While Djokovic and Murrayare competing in Paris, currentworld number one RogerFederer is not, with the Swiss
taking a break before the start ofthe eight-man World Tour Finalson Monday.
Djokovic, whose own healthand that of his father, who isreportedly ill in a Belgrade hos-pital, have been the subject ofspeculation in recent days, saidnothing on either matter.
Instead, he indicated that hefeels wiped out after a long sea-son during which he and histeam have tried to conservestrength for the run-in.
“This is the schedule. It isthe way it is. We have to adjust,we have to accept it,” he said.
LAGOS: American tennis starVenus Williams arrived inNigeria on Tuesday on the firststop of two-country African tripwith her sister Serena aimed atpromoting women’s rights.
Both sisters are countedamong the United States’ mostaccomplished athletes, sharing22 major women’s singles cham-pionships between them.
Their trip is aimed at promot-ing “the role that women play inshifting perceptions and encour-aging development at all levelsacross the African continent,”said a statement from the Break -ing The Mould initiative they arerepresenting.They are due tomeet the governor of Lagos state,hold a tennis clinic at an exclu-sive club, visit a puberty educa-tion class for girls and play anexhibition match before headingto South Africa on November 2.
“They are coming to Lagos toencourage more women to breakmoulds that have stood betweenthem and their potentials,” thestatement said. AFP
SYDNEY: Swimming legend IanThorpe admits he is a nerdybookworm who hardly fits thestereotype of an Australiansportsman, but says rumours heis gay are simply not true.
Launching his autobiogra-phy “This is Me” on Wednesday,the five-time Olympic goldmedallist opened up about hisbattle with depression and hisfailure to qualify for the LondonGames in his much-anticipatedcomeback.
“This is a very different bookthan I intended,” said Thorpe,now 30, adding that it was sup-posed to be the story of someonewho got back in the pool andachieved “the success he had inthe past”.
“Unfortunately... it didn’tturn out that way. I didn’t quali-fy for the Olympics and I didn’thave the ending that I anticipat-ed and also hoped for.”
Thorpe, who won his firstworld title at the age of 15 and
was just 17 when he first wonOlympic gold, grew up in themedia spotlight, and said fromthe age of 20 he sometimes feltlike leaving the sport.
He held on to sensationallyquit swimming at the age of 24,and writes in the book that heknew he was retiring prematurelyand could have achieved more butwas “bitter with the constant pur-suit, accusations and innuendo”.
On his sexuality, he writes: “Iaccept there’s nothing else I cansay or do.
“There’ll always be peoplewho are sceptical; people whowant me to be gay, and otherswho’ll try and use it against me.
“It should have been overand done with a long time agobut people have remainedobsessed with it and need to findan explanation which suits theirperspective.”
He said he finds the fact thatpeople question what he is say-ing hurtful.
“I think it’s because I don’t fitinto the typical stereotype of...what Australian athletes havebeen in the past,” he told ABCtelevision. AFP
NEW YORK: New York CityMarathon organizers continuedto plan for Sunday’s race as themetropolis coped with the cha -otic aftermath of deadly super-storm Sandy. “The marat honhas always been a special dayfor New Yorkers as a symbol ofthe vitality and resiliency of thi -s city,” New York Road Runne -rs president Mary Wittenbergsaid in a statement.
“NYRR continues to moveahead with its planning andpreparation. We will keep alloptions open with regard tomaking any accommodationsand adjustments necessary torace day and race weekendevents.” Subway trains and bu -ses remained suspended on Tu -esday and thousands of homesin New York faced up to a weekwithout electricity. AFP
Djoker voices concernsThe Serb, who is currently ranked No. 1, said he was trying to conserve his strengthfor the final competitive sprint — even in a season shortened by a fortnight.
PROVING A POINTNATIONAL JUNIOR ATHLETICS
WOMEN’S RIGHTSWilliams sisters onNigeria tour
I’m neither stereotypenor gay: Ian ThorpeLUCKNOW: Six national
junior records tumbled on thepenultimate day of the 28thNational Junior Athletics Cha -mpionships, with Dileep Kum -ar of Andhra Pradesh erasing a12-year-old decathlon mark wi -th a record total on Tuesday.
Dileep Kumar became thefirst Indian junior to total 7000points in decathlon as he fin-ished the competition with
7020 points at the Guru GobindSingh Sports College grounds.
The decathlete, who trainsat the Army Sports Institute inPune, bettered the old mark of6866 points held by Brameshw -ar Nath of Bihar.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradeshgirl Nisha Yadav also set anational record in youth girls’hammer throw event with aneffort of 54.39m. PTI
Dileep shattersdecathlon record
Organizers assesspossible options
NYC MARATHON
Djokovic added hisvoice to calls for a re-think of the late-sea-son calendar, sayinghe has to work hard tohold up physically.
sports 31GETTING BACK ON TRACK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
REBECCA BRYAN Agence France-Presse
LOS ANGELES: Britain’s AmirKhan says it’s his head, not hisheart, that will put him back onthe path to boxing’s summitwhen he takes on unbeatenAmerican Carlos Molina inDecember.
“We know we have to winthe fight, not only win it but winit in good style,” Khan saidTuesday at the Los Angeles Spo -rts Arena, where he and Molinawill face off in a light welter-weight bout on December 15.
“I want to be back up there. Iwant a good win. I aim to winthis fight to be back where Iwant to be.”
Former world championKhan is coming off two succes-sive defeats, including a fourth-
round knockout loss to lightwelterweight world championDanny Garcia in July.
Khan has since sackedfamed trainer Freddie Roach,mentor of Filipino icon MannyPacquiao, and says that thanksto his preparations with VirgilHunter, fans will see “an AmirKhan who is smarter, an AmirKhan who is thinking abouteverything”.
That’s the prescription from
Hunter, who scoffed at thenotion that Garcia’s victoryindicated Khan had a suspectchin.
Hunter said it wasn’t Khan’sinability to take a punch, but hisinability to stick to his strategyafter a third-round knockdown,that cost him that fight.
“He has to temper hisapproach,” Hunter said. “He’s alittle ahead of himself, he has tolearn how to harness his speed.”
Khan, 26-3 with 18 knock-outs, admitted that the loss toGarcia -- coming after hedropped a controversial splitdecision to American LamontPeterson -- was especially bitter.
“I think I let him and hisfather get to me,” Khan said. “Ilost my cool. I could have justboxed him and I tried to get intoa fight with him and I got intohis game.”
Hunter, who trains unbeatensuper-middleweight worldchampion Andre Ward, hascounseled Khan that boxing isabout business, not revenge.
But Khan clearly has Garciain the back of his mind, sayingthat’s a rematch he’d like tomake before perhaps moving upfrom the 140-pound division.
First, however, comes the 17-0 Molina, who says he’s lookingforward to fighting in front ofhome fans in a venue that hashosted Olympic boxing as wellas three Muhammad Ali fights.
Khan says that his prepara-tions are progressing quietly inthe peace and quiet of Hunter’sOakland gym, which unlike theRoach’s Wild Card gym inHollywood, has none of thehubbub.
LAHORE: The Pakistan CricketBoard has informed theInternational Cricket Councilthat it plans to launch its premierleague Twenty20 tournamenttentatively in March next year.
According to reliablesources, the ICC has been takenon board regarding the plans bythe PCB to hold its premierleague.
“The PCB has informed theICC of a tentative window whenit is planning to hold the PL as itbelieves that any more delays inlaunching the event would derailit and reduce its effectiveness toattract foreign players toPakistan,” one source told PTI.
The PCB has indicated that itis planning to sell five franchisesin the PL. “It is not going to be aneasy task convincing foreignplayers to come and play in thePL due to the security concernsbut the PCB remains confident,”the source added.
KOLKATA: Former India skip-per Sourav Ganguly on Tuesdayjoined his Bengal teammatesduring a Ranji Trophy practicesession at Eden on Tuesdaymorning. He did some indoortraining, took few laps of thestadium and did some stretch-ing exercise before offeringsome tips to the team members.
“He comes to the stadiumregularly to keep himself inshape. Today was another suchoccasion. He came, did sometraining besides talking to theplayers. After all, his inputs arealways welcome,” CAB joint-secretary Sujan Mukherjee saidon Tuesday. Having opted out ofthe Pu ne franchise in the IPL V,Gang uly who led Bengal in lastseason’s Ranji, conveyed theCAB think-tank that he wouldnot represent the state this time.
Asked whether he would beseen in action for Bengal onceagain, Mukherjee said, “It’s dif-ficult to say at this stage. But asof now, he is not playing forBengal.” PTI
Ganguly offerstips to Bengalteammates
TALEK HARRIS Agence France-Presse
DONGGUAN: America's topgolfers will seek revenge fortheir demoralising Ryder Cupdefeat when they resume battlewith the bulk of the Europeanteam at this week's glitteringWGC-HSBC Champions inChina.
Sixteen Ryder Cup playersare in action at sprawlingMission Hills for the $7 millionevent, one of Asia's richest andthe last of four World GolfChampionships this year, fea-turing the cream of the globe'svarious tours.
With no Rory McIlroy orTiger Woods, the world's toptwo who played a lucrativeexhibition in front of unrulycrowds at China's Jinsha Lakethis week, attention will befixed firmly on this season'sunfinished business.
Justin Rose is among asmall group of players stillcapable of snatching theEuropean merit title from
McIlroy but for the Americanstars, now it's all about prideafter their Ryder Cup night-mare at Medinah, earlier thisyear.
Phil Mickelson (in pic) saidAmerica's loss was one of theworst moments of his career,while Keegan Bradley said awin by an American player —on a course designed byEuropean captain Jose MariaOlazabal — would boost
morale."I saw some of the guys
(team-mates) in the airport yes-terday, and it made me happyjust to see the guys," saidBradley, winner of last year'sPGA Championship.
“I think (an American win)would be great — a win hereany time is amazing, and Ithink that it would help all ofthe Americans and especiallymyself," he went on to add.
MUMBAI: Manoj Tiwarystaked his claims for a spot inthe Indian Test team with adetermined knock of 93 whichhelped India A recover from awobbly start to reach 369 fornine on day one of the three-daygame against the touringEngland cricket team here today.
Tiwary’s feat came afteropener Abhinav Mukund andcomeback man Yuvraj Singh,also in the running for the no. 6slot in the Indian squad, hitquick-fire half centuries afterIndia A skipper Suresh Rainaelected to bat after winning thetoss at the Brabourne Stadium.
The Bengal captain, lookingwell-set for a deserving century,tried to play across againstEngland’s pacer Tim Bresnanand lost his stumps. He faced150 balls and hit 11 fours in his202-minute knock.
At stumps, R Vinay Kumar(25) and last man ParwinderAwana (11) were at the crease.
Tiwary, who came in at thefall of Raina’s wicket with IndiaA struggling at 140 for four,pulled the innings together afterIndia A had lost two more wick-ets at 190 in 47 overs. The mid-dle-order batsman put on a cen-tury partnership with IrfanPathan who made 46 in 113 min-utes. PTI
All in the head not heartAmir Khan says it’s his head, not his heart, that will put him back on the
path to boxing’s summit when he takes on Carlos Molina in December.
“I want to be back upthere. I want a goodwin. I aim to win thisfight to be back whereI want to be,” the 25-year-old boxer said.
WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONSANOTHER PREMIER LEAGUE
SNIPPETS
PCB planto launchPakistan T20
Americans look for revenge
Tiwary misseston but liftsIndia A
sportsWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
32GANGULY REMINDS ME OF McENROE: WRIGHTIconic cricketer Sourav Ganguly’s television commentary reminds JohnWright of tennis star John McEnroe, now a popular figure with the mic.Wright hailed Ganguly’s decision to call it quits from all levels of the gameand said it might be for his successful stint in the commentatary box.
SPANISH CUPLEAGUE CUP
BASEBALL
DARREN WITCOOPAgence France-Presse
READING, UNITEDKINGDOM: Theo Walcottinspired Arsenal to a crazy 7-5win at Reading as they reachedthe League Cup last eight onTuesday and kept alive theirchances of ending a seven-yeartrophy drought.
Arsene Wenger’s shell-shocked side looked dead andburied as they trailed 4-0 at theMadejski Stadium inside 37minutes.
But Walcott’s goal momentsbefore half-time began a scarce-ly believable recovery beforethe England winger completedthe turnaround with the 11thgoal of a 12-goal thriller.
This will rank as one of themost memorable League Cupgames in the competition’s his-tory.
Few could have predictedthe scoreline, but Wenger willbe relieved to see his sideprogress as they look for theirfirst silverware since 2005.
Reading set the tone as theycame flying out of the blocksand were unfortunate to seeSean Morrison’s second-minuteheader bounce back off the post.
But Arsenal clearly had notheeded the warning as JasonRoberts’ opener sparked a
three-goal blitz in just 12 min-utes. Noel Hunt’s fine passfreed Hal Robson-Kanu and theWelshman’s cross was met byRoberts at the far post.
It was the least Readingdeserved and it would get evenworse for the Gunners just sixminutes later.
Garath McCleary’s cleverpass freed Chris Gunter and hislow cross was turned past hisown goalkeeper by Arsenal cen-tre-back Laurent Koscielny.
Arsenal goalkeeper DamianMartinez was having a game toforget and the Argentine’sevening was about to get worse.
Arsenal’s Theo Walcott (R) celebrates a goal during extra time in theEnglish League Cup match against Reading on Tuesday. AFP/BEN STANSALL
MADRID: Barcelona avoidedany mishaps as they set out onthe defence of their Spanish Cuptitle with a 3-0 first leg win awayto lower league Alaves onTuesday.
Despite resting several starnames David Villa, AndresIniesta and Cesc Fabregas wereon target to continue the Catalangiants majestic start to the cam-paign which has seen them onlydrop points in La liga with theirdraw in the El Clasico with RealMadrid. Lionel Messi, XaviHernandez and Pedro Rodriguezwere among the players left athome in Barcelona but it madelittle difference as the visitorswere always in control against anAlaves side which has seen bet-ter times.
The 2001 Uefa Cup finalistswho lost to Liverpool are now inSegunda B, the Spanish third tier.
The Alaves keeper UrtziIturrioz was kept busy by anAlexis Sanchez header and a shot
by Iniesta from the edge of thearea before Villa fired Barcaahead on 40 minutes as hecrashed a shot in off the crossbarafter receiving a long ball fromIniesta. The roles were reversedfive minutes after the restart asVilla set up Iniesta for a curling20-yard strike which nestled inthe top corner. Fabregas ensureda comfortable second leg at theNou Camp with a header twominutes from the end.
Earlier Valencia overcame therain and Segunda B Llagostera’sartificial pitch for a 2-0 victory.
Valencia have had an incon-sistent start to the season butthey came out on top with goalsfrom Jonas Goncalves at the endof the first half and NelsonValdez after 68 minutes.
Llagostera held their own ina battling performance andValencia barely deserved theirlead from Jonas who failed toconnect cleanly with a volley butit sneaked in the corner. AFP
Alaves’ Oscar Rubio (L) reacts as Barcelona’s midfielder Cesc Fabregas cele-brates after scoring a goal on Tuesday. AFP/RAFA RIVAS
DETROIT, MICHIGAN: The DetroitTigers are sticking with manager Jim Leyland for another season, despitebeing swept out of baseball’s World Series by the San Francisco Giants in four games.
The team said Tuesday it had agreedwith Leyland on a one-year contractextension for 2013.
Leyland guided the Tigers to their sec-ond straight American League Centraldivision crown this year, making him justthe second manager to lead Detroit to
three post-season berths.The 67-year-old is the longest-tenured
active manager in the majors, havingmanaged 21 seasons in the big leagues.
He guided the Florida Marlins to aWorld Series title in 1997.
He couldn’t do the same with theTigers this year. After they swept the NewYork Yankees out of the American LeagueChampionship Series they lost fourstraight games to San Francisco, theGiants completing the World Series sweepon Sunday.
Barça off to winning start
Theo to Arsenal’s rescueTheo Walcott inspired Arsenal to a 7-5 win againstReading as they reached the League Cup last eight.
Tigers re-sign managerLeyland despite defeat
Detroit Tigers are sticking with Jim Leyland,despite being swept out of World Series.
READING, UNITEDKINGDOM: The League Cupmay rank low on Arsene Wen -ger’s priority list, but the Arse -nal manager said his side’samazing fourth-round win atReading was one of the great-est victories of his career. Ars -enal were heading out of theLeague Cup on Tuesday even -ing before launching an incre -dible comeback from 4-0 do -wn to progress to the quarter-finals, as they bid to end theirseven-year wait for a trophy.
One of my greatestvictories: Arsene
