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In an exclusiveinterview with

additional commissioner oftraffic police CVAnand, we find

out the many woesand victories of

the City’s Tra f fic Pol ice.

‘YOUCAN’TEVADEUSFOREVER’

ON SUNDAY

ENGLAND STARINGDEFEAT IN THE FACE

England were reeling at 182for three in their second inn -

ings after following on againstIndia at lunch on the fourth dayof the first Test. India had earli-er asked England to follow onafter the visitors were bowledout for 191. Alistair Cook wasunbeaten on 109.

POLE POSITION FOR100TH RACE

Sebastian Vettel will lineup for his 100th

Formula One race in poleposition on Sunday after

dominating Saturday’sUnited States Grand Prixqualifying session with a

dazzling display of pace inhis Red Bull car.

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N SHIVA KUMAR

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Live musicCatch the band Dark Project per-forming live at Hard Rock Cafe. Theband plays a blend of alternativeand progressive rock.Where: Hard Rock Cafe,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 1

When: November 22,9pm onwards

Contact: (040) 64636375

Two oceansTwo Oceans represents music builton the deep foundations ofCarnatic music in dialogue with thebasics of western jazz traditions. Where: Ravindra Bharati,

SaifabadWhen: November 23,

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Musical notesCatch guitarist Baiju Dharmajanperform live at Cuba libre onNovember 23 and at Radisson Blu,Banjara Hills on November 24.Where: Cuba Libre,


When: November 23,

Women on the 6th floorThe French movie Les femmes du6e etage (women on the 6th floor)will be shown at Alliance Francaise,Banjara Hills.Where: Alliance Francaise,


When: November 22,6.30pm

Contact: (040) 2355 4481

Exile in the windA painting exhibition by Sisir Sahnais being held at Kalakrithi ArtGallery, Banjara Hills fromNovember 28 to December 8.Where: Kalakrithi Art Gallery,

Banjara Hills, Rd No 10

When: November 28 onwards,11am to 7pm

Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Two oceansTwo Oceans represents music builton the deep foundations ofCarnatic music in dialogue with thebasics of western jazz traditions.The concert will be held onNovember 23.Where: Ravindra Bharati,

SaifabadWhen: November 23,

7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245\

Children of the pyreChildren of The Pyre is a compellingcompilation of the real-life storiesof the lives of seven extraordinarychildren who make their living outof the dead at Manikarnika, thebusiest cremation ground in India. Where: Lamakaan,



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Sunday brunchHyderabad Marriott Hotel andConvention Centre,unveils the allnew themed Sunday brunch Theperfect family Sunday fun-day out-ing, with soothing live music, excel-lent beverage selection and greatfood options.Where: Hyderabad Marriot and

convention centre,Tank Bund

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Awadhi food festivalHead to the great kebab factory forthe Awadhi food festival. The foodfest is on till November 30.Where: Great Kebab Factory,

Banjara HillsRd No 12

ShamshabadWhen: Ongoing,

9am onwardsContact: (040) 6625 0000

EarthflightEarthflight is a British nature docu-mentary that shows a flight fromthe view of the wings of birdsacross six continents, showingsome of the world's greatest natu-ral spectacles from a bird's-eyeview.Where: Goethe Zentrum,



Contact: (040) 2335 0443

Expressive artAlankritha Art Gallery presentsan exhibition of paintingstitled Expressive contemplationsby Maredu Ramu, Nirmal KarmakarNirmala Biluka and Palak Dubey.The exhibition will be on display tillNovember 28. Where: Alankritha Art Gallery,

Kavuri Hills,Jubilee Hills

When: 19 November onwards,Monday-Saturday,11am onwards

Contact: (040) 2311 3709

8pm onwardsContact: (040) 6776 7114

Palette scapesAn exhibition of paintings onAcrylic on canvas by artist NupurKundu is being held at Shrishti ArtGallery, Jubilee Hills. The exhibitionwill be open for public viewingeveryday till November 24.Where: Shrishti Art Gallery,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 15

When: Ongoing,11am onwards

Contact: (040) 2354 0023

O womaniyaAn exhibition by Anjani Reddy, OWomaniya is being held at MuseArt Gallery. The exhibition is on tillNovember 23.Where: Muse Art Gallery,

Tank BundWhen: Ongoing,

11am onwards Contact: (040) 2752 2999

Painting exhibitionAnuradha Thakur’s exhibition ofpaintings titled Serene Harmonywill be on display at Novotel,Shamshabad upto November 25. Where: Novotel Hyderabad

Airport Hotel,

CITY 2SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Men participate in a rally held on Saturday morning to promote International Men’s Day that is celebratedon November 19. The rally started from Baghlingampally. N SHIVA KUMAR

IT’S OUR TURN NOW

CITY 3SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Due to the proposed shutdown ofwater pipes for seven hours on

Monday, owing to the shifting ofair valves and junction work of

Elugutta Reservoir, there will bedelayed water supply to some areas.

The water supply to Elugutta Reservoir,Moula Ali, Sainikpuri, Kailashgiri,

Chanakyapuri, Marredpally andTarnaka would be affected.

Water supply to be affected

Aresident of Bhoiguda,Secunderabad, who set herselfablaze, died in Gandhi Hospital

while undergoing treatment. B Radhahad borrowed money from variousfinanciers and was being harassed bythem. Unable to repay the loans, shecommitted suicide. Radha’s husband isunemployed and the couple havethree children.

Woman sets self ablaze

Six tolas of gold and `10,000 incash were stolen from the houseof businessman Mohd Zulfeequar

in broad daylight on Saturday nearMarredpally police station. Zulfeequarhad gone out for some work whenunidentified burglars broke the lock,entered the house and made awaywith the loot. A complaint has beenlodged with the Marredpally police.

Marredpally house burgled

Rahul Gandhi, the scionof the Nehru-Gandhifamily, is finally gettinginto action mode to pre-pare for the next General

Elections and to projecthimself as the rightfulsuccessor to Prime MinisterManmohan Singh.

The AICC general secretarykicked this off by handpicking ateam of 50 members recently.The team has already acquiredthe ubiquitous name of ‘TeamRahul’ in party circles.

From Andhra Pradesh, sixparty leaders — T Bhanu PrasadRao, K Yadava Reddy, KLDurgesh Prasad, G Rudraraju, RPadma Raju and Ganga Bhavani— have been selected by Gandhi.

‘Team Rahul’ has beenassigned the herculean task ofhunting winning horses in allLok Sabha constituencies. “Weare lucky to have been picked as

members of Team Rahul. Ourjob is to conduct a detailed sur-vey, visit states and prepare alist of three candidates each,who will most likely clinch theMP seat for the party,” TeamRahul member and MLC TBhanu Prasad Rao told Postnoonin an exclusive interview.

Rao has been entrusted withthe responsibility of visitingOdisha and has to cover 11 MPconstituencies. Rao will formallyembark on his yatra onNovember 28.

Throwing more light on thetask assigned to him, the MLCsaid that he and other teammembers will conduct a surveyby holding interactive meetingswith local party leaders, resi-dents and media men to choosethe best possible candidate.

In preparation for the mammoth task, Team Rahulmembers have already undergone training in NewDelhi. According to anothermember, MLC R Padma Raju,the members were given a set ofclearly defined parameters. “Wehave been asked to look intomerits and demerits of theparty’s perspective candidates.

Their contribution to the party’sgrowth, financial status, individ-ual image, and popularity at thelocal level will also be taken into

account. These parameters will help us assess the social andpersonal status of the prospec-tive candidates during our sur-

vey,” Raju, who has been givencharge of Tamil Nadu, said.Ganga Bhavani will also head toTamil Nadu. G Rudraraju hasbeen assigned to Bihar, while KYadava Reddy will visit Kerala.Another leader, KL Durgesh,will undertake the tour ofMaharashtra as part of thistask.

DOOM FOR SITTING MPSThis exercise initiated by RahulGandhi is likely to set off warn-ing bells for sitting CongressMPs, but will be a boon for thoseaspiring for a bigger role.

“Since our survey is focusedon finding out the dark horses ofthe party, our emphasis will beon finding out what the chancesof the party’s sitting MPs are ina given Lok Sabha seat. If wefind that a new and neutral lead-er is more promising than thesitting MP, we will recommendhis/her name,” Raju said.

After conducting the survey,Team Rahul will submit a reportto its boss, each suggesting thenames of three most promisingcandidates for the 2014 GeneralElections. The report is likely tobe submitted in December.

Mohd [email protected]

BRK Murthy, a former employee of SouthCentral Railway Credit Society, and his

associate Sai Kumar are under the scanner ofthe Gopalpuram police for forging signaturesand cheating people of lakhs of rupees.

“Murthy was an active member of theemployees’ credit co-operative society whenhe was working with South Central Railway.He was aware that a large sum was depositedat SBH, Secunderabad branch,” said sub-inspector R Gopi.

The members were in for a rude shockwhen they went to the bank to withdrawmoney. They realised that `13.8 lakh was trans-ferred from the account to another account.

“It was found that Murthy and Kumarhad forged signatures of the general secre-tary of the society and deposited severalcheques in other accounts. The role of thebank manager has also come into question assuch a large sum cannot be transferred with-out his nod,” added Gopi.

A case has been booked against Murthy,Kumar and the manager of SBH branch,Secunderabad, under sections 420,406 and 409.

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Following the politicaldevelopments in the State,

the GHMC, where Congressand the MIM are sharingpower, has been pushed intothe spotlight. With theimpending general bodymeeting on December 1, peo-ple are observing how corpo-rators from the political par-ties are bracing themselves.

The Opposition has beenawaiting this opportunityever since the last generalbody meeting was conductedon May 19-24, to express itsopinion on various issues ofpublic interest. Among the 28agenda items, 26 are resolu-tions that were approved inthe standing committeemeetings.

Even as the ruling coali-tion tries to stitch togetherthe loose ends to prevent itfrom falling prey to theOpposition, the Oppositionleaders are busy recallingthe promises made in thelast general body meetingsand the unanimous decisions

taken by the mayor in therecent months.

The standing committeemembers from bothCongress and MIM gave theimpression of being at easein a recently held meeting.But according to observers,‘all is not well’ in the ranks.

According to TDP floorleader Singireddy SrinivasReddy, a resolution was madein March 2011 that GHMCwould form committees aspart of the decision-makingprocess in civic issues. Butneither former mayor BandaKarthika Reddy nor the cur-rent incumbent Md Majid Hussain has showneagerness in inducting com-mittees to study variouscivic issues. This and theissue of ‘property tax’ revi-sion would be his majordemand in the coming gener-al body meeting.

The mayor has been busy,meeting legal experts fromhis political parties, amongthem Syed Amin Jafri, MLC.The TDP is also sharpeningits claws, with its legalexpert being Singireddy.

Team Rahul to pick winnersSix AP leaders are part of the team set up to pick potential dark horses in the upcoming General Elections.

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INKESHAF AHMED

All eyes fixed on GHMC The GHMC, where the Congress and MIM share power, is now in the

spotlight following the political developments in the State.

Former employeecheats SCR of `13L

PTI

4SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012

CITY

While a majority ofthe City’s popula-tion still holds itsown police force inlittle regard and

much contempt, here is one manwho has managed to hold officewith respect, admiration andeven build a following of citi-zens. As many of his campaignscontinue to change the City’sonce uncouth traffic culture, hestill remains shy and slightlysceptical of all the appreciationflowing in. In an exclusive inter-view with additional commis-sioner of traffic police CV Anand(right), we find out the manywoes and victories of the nowactive Hyderabad Traffic Police.

n After ‘Drunk Driving’,‘Free Left’ and most impor-tantly, ‘Operation BlackFilm’, the Hyderabad trafficpolice has become a veryactive law enforcement agen-cy, something they were notbefore. But will other trafficrules, like compulsory helmetwear and seat belt safety bealso imposed with the samestrict discipline? How havethe City’s rich and famousreacted to the tint removal?

‘Drunk Driving’ was a flag-ship programme of the trafficpolice that helped us garner arespected image because of theserious nature of its implemen-tation. Similar with ‘OperationBlack Film’. Almost everybodyhas complied with it, includingthe rich and famous. Nobody canevade us forever, I promise you.But other rules like making hel-met wear and seat belt safetymandatory have been aroundsince 1990. Four times the ruleshad been put off by the assur-ances of various chief minis-ters. Somehow, our City has beenagainst wearing helmets becausewe have voluntary organisationsdedicated to fighting against hel-met wear. The end result wasthat the traffic police bore thebrunt of this cruel joke and therule was never adhered to.

n Does the staff crunch inyour department affect itsmorale and functioning? Ifthere are so many vacanciesleft, do you have plans to fillthem up? Why is it that thetraffic police department isthe last mouth to be fed in thechain of police command?

The City police itself isunderstaffed. The traffic policehas a current vacancy of 45 percent, that is, out of the sanc-tioned staff of 1,282, we have 755people working right now. Why

the staff crunch is being over-looked is an entirely differentproblem that cannot beanswered in a single interview.Earlier, the department wouldabandon its duty by 6pm and theCity would be chaotic. Now,every single person in the line ofcommand, including myself, ison the field till 10pm, which hashelped considerably. We haveroped in some sportsmen to keepour current staff ’s spirits in theright place. VVS Laxman will befeaturing in short, 60-secondfilms about the traffic police,addressing various issues.

Although I don’t think it willhelp in the recruitment drive, wemust nonetheless try.

n A policeman’s job is noeasy task although peopletend to have their own opin-ions about it. But a trafficpoliceman’s job is even moretough, demanding and comeswith its own health hazards.Have there been health campsand wellness centres for thesemen who work the City’sstreets?

Of course. If you see thenumber of increasing cases of

blood pressure and lung prob-lems in the department, thenumber is going up steadily. Inthe last four months, four of mystaff (one of them an ASI) havepassed away because of healthcomplications from high bloodpressure and diabetes. Maybe itwas hereditary, but their job onthe streets only made it worse.Which is why I made sure thatall home guards would get freehealth checkups annually.

The camps issue healthcards and regularly check thepolicemen’s fitness levels againsta whole set of parameters to

keep them in shape. This is inaddition to proper gear, whichincludes surgical face masks,eyewear to protect them fromsmoke, overcoats and rain shoesfor the monsoons. It took me alot of trouble to procure facemasks for them, 3,000 of themevery day for all the people onsite. The finances of the depart-ment are meagre and I had tofight for the `1.5 lakh per monthallowance from the governmentso that my men could do theirduty well.

n How is it that pollutioncontrol measures like strictPUC certificate checks,Central Motor Vehicles Act oreven the necessary infrastruc-ture required for traffic flowhave been initiated because ofthe traffic police?

Technically, the RTA is sup-posed to look out for old, pollut-ing vehicles and modified vehi-cles plying the roads. We are notresponsible for modified vehiclesrunning on roads. The GHMC’sinability to give us good infras-tructure, like well-maintainedroads, decent flyovers, and so onhas been an age-old problem.Our department had to work andbring pressure on many civicbodies and agencies to lay downroad dividers on flyovers, paint-ing lane lines and zebra cross-ings after recruiting 14 paintersas home guards, awarenessabout environmental clearancesand pollution certificates. If wehad not put our egos behind andworked with whatever co-opera-tion we got from all these bodies,the traffic situation would havebeen far worse than it is now.The fact that we had to imple-ment several one-ways (streets)over a span of just a few years isan example of the way we areforced to work with what wehave here. It took me one year toconvince the higher-ups for anintegrated traffic managementsystem, another one-and-a-halfyears for the project to actuallycommence and now we can hopethat it will be ready soon.

n With all this burden andresponsibility, you still man-age to be the most sought-after policeman in the City bythe media, quite famous forbeing the department’s spirit-ed young blood and sportsstar. How do you manage todo that?

(Laughs) I am not sure aboutthe young blood part and cer-tainly not a sports star but yes, Ido enjoy my cricket and to a cer-tain extent, tennis. I play for theSecunderabad Club’s A4 team,love batting and opening as abowler. Beyond all this, all other praise is just goodwill and appreciation I guess,though I do think it is flatterysometimes.

‘You can’t evade us forever’

RAHUL RAMAKRISHNA

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In an exclusive interview with additional commissioner of traffic police CV Anand, we find outthe many woes and victories of the Hyderabad Traffic Police.

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Following the communal clash-es at the Charminar and atense atmosphere in the areaalmost every day, businesses

have gone down a little bit buthawkers and local businessmen feelthat it could have been worse.Slightly reminiscent of the 2010curfew imposed in Old City follow-ing violent clashes between twocommunities, the businesses atCharminar were up and runningdespite a huge security cover andrepeated agitations.

According to Mohammad

Salman a cloth vendor at LadBazaar area, it did manage to affecthis business but has not causedgreat damage. “This being a holidayseason and with the steady flow ofvisitors we always do brisk busi-ness. My average daily turnoverwould be at least `1,000. But for thepast few days, sales have gone downconsiderably.” He says, there hasbeen a loss of `300 per day only onsales from cloth products likescarves and handkerchiefs.

For people like Salman, theirdaily business is their only sourceof bread and butter. Others moreestablished in the area too feel thepinch, but are glad that it was notas bad as 2010. Mohammad Lateeq,a glass bangle store owner in LadBazaar area says, “Our minimumtarget is to make a minimum of`3,000 a day to break even. Butdespite all the tension, businesseshave been warm if not satisfying. Itcould have been worse if there wasa curfew like in 2010.”

Lateeq says sales in the last

three days had reached a meagre`7,000 despite it being the festiveseason. Other businessmen likepearl vendors had put up discountsales post Diwali and in view of theslightly dull businesses, in a bid toattract customers.

“We don’t think this will lastlong, as we have always sprungback to normalcy even after riots.But it is only the static period ofcurfew impositions and the trafficrestrictions and times like thesethat businesses take a hit. Thesmaller businesses like some zarifabric weavers and designers haveshut shop for a few days as thereare no takers. Honestly though, thisis much better than the 2010 curfewwhere we had to target double salesto recover our losses,” Syed Ehsaar,a merchant and shop owner in theCharminar area.

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Atrip to the Nehru ZoologicalPark now promises to be adifferent experience. Looking

to undo the past, the once neglectedand unkempt park has beenrevamped and now hosts a brandnew food court and beefed up secu-rity.

To aid the beautification of thepark, many changes had been madeby the zoo authorities and the for-est department to make it clean andgreen. One such initiative is the set-ting up of the orientation film pro-gramme. “The film has been intro-duced so that the visiting public isaware of how to keep the parkclean. It is around 10 minutes longand shows the map of the zoo and

educates people on the dos anddon’ts within the premises,”Mallikarjun Rao, the director ofthe park, said.

A multi-cuisine food court,housing close to a 100 people, willbe up and running by the end ofthe month. “In an effort to makethe park more visitor-friendly, wehave increased the number ofdrinking water facilities and bench-es,” Rao added.

The zoo has now also beenmade a no-plastic zone. Curator AShankaran explains that this willhelp keep the animals of the parksafe as many a times, visitors tendto leave behind plastic bags withfood by the roads. “This is harmfulas animals ingest the plastic.Moreover, plastic bags clog thedrainage system, leading to biggerproblems. We have also beguncharging `10 for every plastic bottlebrought into the park. This amountis refundable on exit and is a way toensure that bottles are brought outand not throw inside the park,”Shankaran said.

With more initiatives in thepipeline, it looks like authorities ofthe park have set off in the rightdirection.

With the tension in the Old City forcingstores to down their shutters, local businesses

have been suffering losses.

FOR MOST PEOPLE IN THEAREA, THEIR DAILYBUSINESS IS THEIR ONLYSOURCE OF INCOME. EVENTHE MORE ESTABLISHEDBUSINESSES ARE FEELINGTHE PINCH.

Nehru zoo gets a facelift

Local businesses suffer

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh todayleft for Cambodia to attend the ASEAN and East AsiaSummits which will provide an opportunity for India toenhance its economic cooperation against the backdropof crisis in the West. Singh will be in Cambodian capi-tal Phnom Penh for three days during which he is alsoexpected to have a meeting with Chinese Premier WenJiabao and some other world leaders on the sidelines ofthe ASEAN and EAS Summits. In his pre-departurestatement, Singh said India’s partnership with 10-nation ASEAN is an important component of the ‘LookEast Policy’. “This year marks the 20th anniversary ofour dialogue partnership and 10th anniversary ofSummit-level engagement with ASEAN,” he said.

PM’s dinner cancelledover Thackeray deathNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan SinghSaturday cancelled the dinner to be hosted for senior BJPleaders ahead of the winter session, following the death ofShiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray. Sources said BJP lead-er Sushma Swaraj called up the prime minister afterlearning about Thackeray’s death. She said her partyleaders cannot attend the dinner and urged him to cancelit. The prime minister accepted the request and cancelledthe dinner, the sources added. Sushma Swaraj tweetedthat the party leaders had cancelled the dinner the PMwas to host for them. Besides Sushma Swaraj, who is alsothe leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, senior partyleader LK Advani and Arun Jaitley, leader of oppositionin the Rajya Sabha, were expected to attend the dinner.

MUMBAI: The final jour-ney of Shiv Sena patri-arch Bal Thackeray beganwith his body being takenout for funeral processionfrom his residence in sub-urban Bandra this morn-ing amid presence ofthousands of grief-strick-en Shiv Sainiks, who havecome from acrossMaharashtra.

The body of the 86-year-old Sena leader, whobreathed his last yester-day, was taken out of hisresidence ‘Matoshri’ in ahearse adorned with flow-ers. Thackeray, who wascritically ill since lastWednesday, was declareddead last afternoon by DrJaleel Parkar who wastreating him. The Senachief had been sufferingfrom respiratory problemsand pancreatic disease.

Thackeray’s cortègewill first go to SenaBhavan, the party head-quarters in Dadar, and thebody would later be keptat Shivaji Park for peopleto pay their last respects.

The last rites will beperformed at 6pm atShivaji Park.

“The state governmenthas already announcedthat Thackeray will beaccorded a state funeral,”state Protocol ministerSuresh Shetty said.

Extensive securityarrangements have beenput in place in the statewith over 20,000 policepersonnel deployed inMumbai to keep a tightvigil. PTI

His last journey begins Didi set forwinter blitz KOLKATA/NEW DELHI:Trinamool Congress chiefMamata BanerjeeSaturday announced thather party will bring a no-confidence motion againstthe UPA government in thewinter session of parlia-ment. The Congress down-played the move, sayingthe government has major-ity in the Lok Sabha.

Banerjee asked all par-ties including BJP and herbete noire CPI-M to sup-port her party’s the move.The Congress downplayedthe move, saying the gov-ernment had majority inthe Lok Sabha.

Her TrinamoolCongress has been a partof Congress-led UPAalliance at the Centre tillrecently. “It is very impor-tant for the sake of thecountry that this govern-ment falls. And so we havetaken a unanimous deci-sion to bring a non-confi-dence motion against theminority UPA govern-ment,” Banerjee, the WestBengal chief minister, saidafter meeting her partyparliamentarians.

The winter session ofparliament begins Nov 22.

“This government

should not be in office for aday now. ‘Deshe lootcholche, loot. Jhoot cholche,jhoot.’ (Loot is going on inthe country. It’s only lies,and lies). It is an anti-peo-ple and minority govern-ment,” Banerjee said.

“This government hasrobbed people of theirsleep. They have no moralright to continue.” Shealso said her party wasopen to talks with otherparties including BJP overbringing the resolution.

“This is a bigger issueinvolving the country andis not a religious issue. Forthe interest of the people,we must take a stand. Iurge all political parties totake a stand against thisgovernment,” she said.

“We are open for talkswith any party — whetherthe BJP or the Left. This isnot a religious or commu-nal issue. For the sake ofthe people of this country,we are willing to talk toany political party,” saidBanerjee. Banerjee saidTrinamool parliamentaryparty leader SudipBandopadhyay wouldmove the no-confidencemotion on the opening dayof the session.

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NEW DELHI: After recommendingdeallocation of eight blocks alloted to

PSUs, the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) islikely to meet tomorrow to decide the

fate of 14 more mines alloted to public sector firms. “The IMG is likely tomeet tomorrow to decide the fate of 14

coal blocks alloted to public sectorfirms,” an official in the coal ministry

said.

IMG to meet over 14 coal minesNEW DELHI: A retired Army man hasbeen sentenced to life imprisonmentby a Delhi court for killing his sonwhen he was asked not to fight withvictim’s mother. Additional SessionsJudge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta handeddown the jail term to 66-year-old ShishRam for killing his son, holding thatthe deceased was only pursuing hisfather not to quarrel.

Man gets lifer for killing sonALAPPUZHA (KERALA): For Ministerof State for Civil Aviation KCVenugopal, it was being airborne inquite a different way. For the first timein his life, he was in a parachute here.At the exhibition event held at thePolice Ground here Saturday, the 49-year-old minister jumped off in aparachute and had a perfect landing.

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A Shiv Sena worker removes the party flag from the SenaBhavan after the news of his death was announced inMumbai on Saturday. PTI PHOTO/SANTOSH HIRLEKAR

Mumbai Copsappeal to peopleto stay calmMUMBAI: Mumbaipolice Saturday nightappealed to the peopleto maintain calm in thewake of Shiv Senasupremo BalThackeray’s death earli-er in the day.

In an appeal,Mumbai police commis-sioner Satyapal Singhsaid that Shiv Senaactivists and other com-mon people from thecity and across the statehave started pouring inat Thackeray’s residenceMatoshri to pay tributes.

“We have madeelaborate securityarrangements acrossthe city to avoid anyuntoward incidents. Aforce of around 20,000Mumbai police, alongwith 15 companies ofState Reserve Policeand three companies ofRAF have been pressedinto action for securityduties,” Singh said.

Besides, all policestations in the city havebeen placed on highalert and orders havebeen given to dealsternly with anyone tak-ing undue advantage ofthe situation.


GUATEMALA CITY: The World Food Programhas begun distributing some 72 tons of emer-

gency food aid to help victims of last week’spowerful earthquake, officials at the interna-

tional agency said Saturday. “We are workingdiligently to continue giving an immediate

response to the needs of people in need ofshelter," Anne Valand, an official with the

United Nations-run group, said in a statement. The WFP said the food aimed to help the

nation’s 13,000 quake victims.

Guatemala gets 72-ton food aidUNITED NATIONS: The UN SecurityCouncil on Saturday demanded an end toforeign support for rebels closing on aprovincial capital in eastern DemocraticRepublic of Congo. With M23 rebels lessthan 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Goma,the main city in the mineral-rich region, UNleader Ban Ki-moon appealed to Rwanda’sPresident Paul Kagame to “use his influenceon M23," said UN peacekeeping chiefHerve Ladsous.

Stop aid to Congo rebels: UN

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Tibet: Mother-of-twosets herself alightBEIJING: A Tibetan mother-of-two has died aftersetting herself on fire, rights groups said, the latestin a wave of such protests against Chinese rule.Chagmo Kyi, who worked as a taxi driver andfarmer, set herself on fire in Tongren county inChina’s northwest Qinghai province on Saturday,the US-based International Campaign for Tibet saidin a release. The incident was also reported byLondon-based rights group Free Tibet, which identi-fied the woman as Chakmokyi, a slightly differentspelling. Both groups said monks and others gath-ered after the death at a cremation site amid whatwas described as a heavy security presence.

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BANGKOK: President Barack Obama arrives inAsia Sunday to intensify a US foreign policy pivottowards the fast-rising region on his first over-seas trip since re-election, including a landmarkvisit to Myanmar. He will be the first sitting USpresident to set foot in the long-time pariah,reflecting a dramatic thaw in relations broughtabout by sweeping political changes under a newreformist government. Obama, who has dubbedhimself America’s first “Pacific president", willfirst touch down in Thailand, then make a one-day stop in Myanmar on Monday, before joiningregional leaders in Cambodia for the East AsiaSummit.

Obama embarkson Asia tour

GAZA CITY: Fresh Israeli airstrikes hit a Gaza City mediacentre and homes in northernGaza early Sunday as the deathtoll mounted, despite sugges-tions from Egypt’s PresidentMohamed Morsi that there couldbe a “ceasefire soon."

“At least six journalists werewounded, with minor and mod-erate injuries, when Israeli war-planes hit the al-Quds TV officein the Showa and Housari build-ing in the Rimal neighbourhoodof Gaza City," health ministryspokesman Ashraf al-Qudrasaid. Witnesses reported exten-sive damage to the building, andsaid journalists had evacuatedafter an initial strike, which wasfollowed by at least two more onthe site. In the northern strip,Israeli war planes carried outtwo separate raids on housesthat killed two and injured 10others, Qudra said. In Gaza City,as the Israeli air force attackedfrom above, Israeli naval forcesopened fire, launching morethan a dozen shells towards theshore, an AFP correspondentreported. Israeli air strikeskilled 16 Palestinians in Gaza onSatu rday, prompting the ArabLeague to announce a visit tothe battered enclave and areview of its Middle East peacepolicy. Morsi told reporters inCairo his government was in“vigorous” communication withboth Israel and the Palestinians.

“There are some indicationsthat there could be a ceasefiresoon," Morsi told a joint newsconference with Turkish PrimeMinister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.But there were still “no guaran-tees," he added. Hamas chief

Khaled Meshaal was also inCairo for talks, a senior Hamasofficial said. Medics said 48Gazans had been killed by earlySunday and more than 450injured since Israel launched itsair campaign on Wednesday,with at least nine militantsamong the 16 people killed onSaturday alone according to thelatest tally. As the toll rose,sirens sounded in Tel Aviv for athird day, sending people run-ning for cover a day after a rock-et fired by militants in Gaza hitthe sea near the city centre, AFPcorrespondents said.

Israeli officials said one rock-et was intercepted by the IronDome anti-missile system whilea second hit somewhere in theTel Aviv metropolitan area.

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Netanyahu to Obama:Not planning ground opWASHINGTON: PrimeMinister BenjaminNetanyahu gave privateassurances to US PresidentBarack Obama on Fridayevening that Israel was notplanning at that moment tolaunch a ground offensive inGaza, The Daily Beast newswebsite reported.

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Cheating on your partners hasalways been there, but I thinkpeople have less scruples about

it these days. It’s more like an experi-ment gone wrong which may makethose involved think about newavenues. For some it is about the thrill.But it is quite unexplained still.

Shawn Jamesvia email

For the thrill

Fans of Arsenal: do you know whatyou are gunning for, asking thatArsene Wenger be sacked? The

man means Arsenal. And his servicesto the team have been colossal. Therecannot be another who can know theteam better than he. If the team is per-forming badly, he is not to blame.

Ray Williamsvia email

Think about it Serve and saveEDITORIALS

That Jab Tak Hai Jaan ispure torture is not

something I want todelve into... again. But the factthat the movie was so bad that

it forced a few people to takeleave of their senses is another

thing altogether. What elsecould possibly explain a parent

forgetting their sleeping child ina theatre? Though the movie

failed to create the drama a YRFfilm normally does, there wasdefinitely more drama in the

theatre. Almost two hours intothe film, late on a Saturday

night, the eerie calm in the the-atre was shattered by the wails

of a toddler. A lot of us tskedtsked at the ineptitude of the

parents to keep the child calm,but we were stunned into

silence when a man walked upand down the aisle holding thecrying child asking, “Is this yourchild?” Turned out the parents

who’d watched the earlier showhad forgotten to take their child,

who had fallen asleep!Fortunately, the child’s father

turned up at the end of theshow, while a few indignant

Bengali aunties insisted that thedad be slapped for his negli-

gence. But seriously, is it reallythat hard to forget your ownchild? I mean he/she is not a

lunch bag or a cell phone thatjust slips your mind. Come on,

how badly can you really betraumatised by SRK trying to act

like a 25-year-old?

WHY WE LOVE...Kim KardashianSuccess gets even the most

talentless person an audience.For instance Kim Kardashian.Her secrets of success: a sex

tape and a bungled short-livedmarriage. But who cares! She is

successful, ain’t she?

The incident in which the womandied of septicaemia in Ireland istruly tragic. This is where one has

to seriously think about where bordersshould be marked when it comes toreligion. A doctor’s judgement shouldnot be influenced by such thoughts.His purpose is to serve and save.

Ashok Kumarvia email

In a country that has one ofthe lowest maternal deaths inthe world, ie, six for every1,00,000 live births is whereSavita Halappanavar, the 31-

year-old dentist from Belgaum,Karnataka, died due to septi-caemia, because the doctors inthat foreign refused to abort herunborn foetus, as abortion isillegal in Ireland.

In the predominantlycatholic Ireland, abortion is

banned. There are ragingdebates between the Pro- LifeIrish anti-abortion movementand ‘Pro-Choicers’, those whosupport legalising abortions.Four out of five Irish voters sup-port a change in the law to per-mit abortion in cases where amother’s life is at risk, accord-ing to a recent opinion poll.

But a vocal anti-abortionminority has dominated thedebate on abortion in Ireland inthe past, with campaignersarguing that the adoption of leg-islation or guidelines for medi-cal terminations would bring inabortion through the back door.

Successive reports of theUN and the WHO released in2007 and 2012 have confirmedthat Ireland is the safest place to

have a baby. Life-Zone, the Pro-Life resource for information,proudly declares that “Irish doc-tors channel their skills andenergies into saving lives ratherthan resorting to the badmedicine of abortion”.

So the issue is whether Irishwomen do not resort to abor-tions. Apparently about 4,000women travel to neighbouringEngland every year to undergothe procedure.

In comparison, India topsthe maternal mortality rate(MMR) worldwide. MMR is ashocking 212 for every 1,00,000live births. There is a maternaldeath every 10 minutes in India.It looks very likely that Indiawill miss the millennium devel-opment goal set in year 2000 at

the Millennium Summit of theUnited Nations, which is 109 forevery 1,00,000 live births by 2015.Give a thought here to the num-ber of illegal female foeticidecases and the picture gets onlymurkier.

Not to mention many otherhuman rights violation issuesthat are rampant in our coun-try; be it the caste system orcommunal sensitivity. Noamount of progress has beenable to drop the barriers of theevil practices of the caste sys-tem, especially in rural areas ofthe nation. It takes a small inno-cent incident for a city, state oreven the entire country to flareup on one or other religiousstanding that the incident maybe given. Religion here is prac-ticed more on roads then inhomes or places of worship,resulting in unnecessary ten-sion and even violence.

We need to set our homeright before pointing a finger atother countries’ laws, especiallythat of a country where religionhas played a significant role inits cultural life since ancienttimes. With such a dismalrecord back home, why hasSavita’s case become such a rag-ing controversy? Had Savitabeen in India, she would havebeen alive today! Because,despite the fact of the matterthat MMR in India is soappallingly high, abortions arelegal and ‘medical intervention’necessary to save the life of themother is the right of the moth-er here. Sadly, this has been con-fused for abortion in a countrylike Ireland that boasts of thelowest MMR in the world. It isalso not about the denominationor the church to which the Irishbelong, but the fact that the doc-tors have confused the two. It isthe duty of the doctor to savelives and not get into legalisticjargons and if saving the youngmother’s life meant terminatingthe pregnancy that was poison-ing her, then it should have beenresorted to as treatment.

The thought also occurswhether the same thing wouldhave been done for somebodywho was a born Irish, andwhether the life of a woman offoreign origin had much lessvalue than the archaic law ofIreland. Had it been one ofthem, would they have waitedand watched in macabre silencethe slow draining out of life ashas been done in Savita’s case?

Eye witnessRANJANI RAJENDRA

From the hipSYED SHOAIB

The Irish predicamentTHE TWIST IN THE TALE

EDITORIALS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Italian PM Mario Monti Saturdaydefended the biting austeritymeasures imposed during his

first year in power, saying withoutthem the eurozone might have broken

up or collapsed altogether. “Perhapstoday, without the austerity measures

brought in by the government, theeurozone would be no more,” the

premier’s office said.

Monti defends austerity

Japan has signed a memorandumof understanding with India to pro-mote joint production of rare earth

minerals, a move which will helpreduce its reliance on China. Under thememorandum signed Friday, theJapanese and Indian governments willsupport a joint project between ToyotaTsusho Corp. and an Indian state-runcompany, Tokyo’s energy agency said.

Japan, India sign MoU

British electrical goods chainComet, which went into adminis-tration at the start of November,

said Saturday it would close 41 storesby the end of the month if a buyercould not be found. “A closing downsale with increased discounts hasbegun in 27 stores Saturday and willbegin in other stores early next week,”administrators Deloitte said.

Comet to shut 41 stores

BUSINESS 9

Google’sAndroid is

eatingApple’s lunch

Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse

SAN FRANCISCO:Smartphones andtablets powered byGoogle’s Android softwareare devouring the mobilegadget market, eatinginto Apple’s turf by feed-ing appetites for innova-tion and low prices, ana-lysts say.

The Android operatingsystem powered nearlythree out of four smart-phones shipped worldwidein the recently endedquarter as the mobile plat-form dominated the mar-ket, according to industrytrackers at IDC.

“Android has been oneof the primary growthengines of the smart-phone market since it waslaunched in 2008,” saidIDC’s mobile phonesresearch manager RamonLlamas.

“In every year sincethen, Android has effec-tively outpaced the marketand taken market sharefrom the competition.”

In tablets, Apple’s mar-ket share has fallen to justover 50 per cent from 65per cent in the secondquarter as Androiddevices gain ground,according to IDC figures.

“Having a lot of peoplebuilding a lot of thingscovering a lot of pricepoints with multiplebrands in multiple placesmakes a big difference,”said NPD Group analystStephen Baker.

“Variety is strengthwhen it comes to movingunits.”

Android smartphonesshipments surged to 136million, topping those inthe same three-monthperiod last year by slightlymore than 90 per cent, IDCreported.

Samsung’s Galaxy S3overtook Apple’s iPhone4S in the third quarter togive the South Koreanfirm the world’s best-sell-ing smartphone model forthe first time ever, accord-ing to research firmStrategy Analytics.

“The pace of innova-tion in Android is fasterthan Apple,” said Gartnervice president of mobilecomputing Ken Dulaney.“They are just tryingharder; Apple is way

price,” Golvin said.The open nature of

Android and the myriadmodels offered by gadgetmakers serve as a “double-edged sword,” warned theanalyst.

Apple pushes annualupdates of iOS mobileoperating system out to itsdevices, while new ver-sions of Android hit moreoften but must get throughhardware makers and tele-com services to get ontopeople’s handsets.

“You have this lengthychain of intermediarieswho are delaying thedelivery of that new soft-ware and its innovationsto existing devices in themarket,” Golvin said.

He backed his point bynoting that many Androiddevices in use still run ongenerations-old versionsof the operating system.

Android gadget vari-ety can also make it toughto design accessories or

even “apps” that can beused across the array ofdevices.

For its part, Googlehas done an excellent jobof improving the “ecosys-tem” of music, films, apps,books and more availablefor Android-powereddevices, according to analysts.

In the red-hot tabletmarket effectively createdby the iPad, strong growthis being seen by Androidrivals including Amazon’spopular Kindle Fire andNook devices from Barnes& Noble, which run cus-tom versions of the software.

Analysts believe thatthe Google-backed operat-ing system is likely tospread to typically“dumb” gizmos like appliances.

“These platforms arebecoming the moleculeelements for building allkinds of hybrid devices,”Dulaney said.

behind in that area.”Android is benefiting

from being an “open-source” platform that gad-get makers use free ofcharge and improve asthey deem fit, providingGoogle with insights alongthe way.

Apple tightly controlsits products from the soft-ware to the hardware andeven the online shop formusic, books, games orother content.

“What you get withAndroid is this incrediblefeedback loop with devel-opers, equipment makers,customers, and design-ers,” Dulaney said.

“At Apple, as long asthey have a great visioninternally it is fine butthey don’t have the feed-back Android does.”

Having thousands ofdifferent Android devicesvying for consumers’ cashis a strength when itcomes to market share butputs hardware makersinto a fiercely competitive

arena, Baker noted.“Other than Samsung,

I don’t know if otherAndroid guys are makingmoney,” the analyst said.

Google gives Androidaway free, but the plat-form is crafted to make iteasy for people to use theCalifornia Internet titan’smoney-making servicessuch as search and maps,and get content at itsonline Google Play shop.

Forrester analystCharles Golvin said thatforces powering Androidmomentum include chang-ing demographics ofsmartphone buyers.

Early adopters ofsmartphones focusedmore on new technologythan on price, but thedevices have gone main-stream with cost increas-ingly important to shop-pers, according to Golvin.

“People are moreinclined toward theAndroid platform becausethere is more choice andmost of that choice is low

Android smartphones and tabletsare devouring the mobile gadget market.

The Android operating system powered nearlythree out of four smartphones shipped worldwide

in the recently-ended quarter.

Having a lot of peoplebuilding a lot ofthings covering a lotof price points withmultiple brands inmultiple places makesa big difference

Stephen BakerNPD Group analyst

ANDROID SMART-PHONE SHIPMENTSSURGED TO136mn, 90 PERCENT MORE THANIT WAS IN THE SAMEPERIOD LAST YEAR.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 201210INTERVIEW

FIREFLY’S FLIGHT

You have recently won yourthird Nandi Award for yourwork in Anaganaga O

Dheerudu. Is it more gratify-ing this time since you

worked on the whole filminstead of a specific segment?

Were you disappointed whenthe film didn’t work at

box office?The dynamics of the

industry across theworld has changedcompletely. Today,there’s one headlin-ing studio and anumber of satellitestudios who sharethe work so thatwork happensfaster. Of course, ithurts a lot whenyou see that afilm, for which youworked so hard,

doesn’t work atthe box office.It’s like a cricketmatch. Nothingis sweeter thanthe taste ofsuccess inthe end.

Everyoneinvolved inthe film

benefits if afilm is suc-

cessful at thebox office.

From Anji toDamarukam, doyou feel thatyour work hasevolved a lot?Phani: The maindifference for usis that, withDamarukam, weare now seeingthe secondgeneration ofartists at Fireflycome up. Even tillMagadheera, alot of work washands on. Now,

we don’t haveto sit with

them and guide

them at

every step.

Sanath: We are trying to build anorganisation. The bigger theteam, the more difficult it was tosustain. Things have changedsince Damarukam began. Wehave a core team of 40.

How difficult is it to find newtalent in Hyderabad? What’sthe major problem with peoplewho are interested in VFX?Phani: You require a very strongfoundation in visual arts or per-forming arts. It’s very hard for any-one to perform exceedingly wellin this field if they find their call-ing after their graduation. VFX isnot about tools like Maya, there alot of thought process which goesinto it.

Sanath: A lot of people are inter-ested in VFX these days, but noteveryone has the aptitude for it.There’s absolutely no emphasison visual arts in schools today.You can’t expect them to be real-ly good at it if they aren’texposed to visual arts right fromtheir childhood.

You began with corporate andmusic videos before moving toworking on films. Do you haveplans to make your own filmssometime in future?Hopefully, very soon. We arealready working on it. We haveshortlisted some ideas and weare on the verge of pitching theideas to producers, but we knowit’s going to be hard to convincea lot of people. There are a lot ofconstraints, like people don’tbelieve in animated films havinga market in India, or that we can’tmake world-class films.

There are at least three otherlarge-scale VFX companieswhom you are competingwith. Is there enough work forall the companies based inHyderabad or are you eatinginto each other’s market? Phani: Honestly, there’s nodearth of work here inHyderabad. Out of 150 Telugufilms being made every year, 120films will have at least 5-10 min-utes of CGI. However, there’s adearth of challenging work.When it comes to films like Anji,Magadheera, Anaganaga ODheerudu, it requires so mucheffort that you’ll hardly have timeto take up other projects.

Sanath: There’s definitely adearth of challenging work whichwould excite a large studio.When we are approached to dothe visual effects in a film, it iscategorised into various tasks

like clean-up, object anima-tion, character animationamong many other things.Character animation is themost complex and excitingjob to do in terms of visualeffects. We look forward todoing more of that becausethat’s what we are good at.Damarukam has a lot of charac-ter animation involved.Whenever a project comes in,we decide whether to take itup or not, we go purely bythe complexity of the pro-ject.

Traditionally, IndianVFX companies havebeen seen as destina-tions for low-cost,good-quality VFX.What does it take tochange the perceptionof people? Phani: I have been askedthis question so manytimes and every time Ihave the same answer —you don’t talk about‘world-class’ direction,screenwriting, make-up,costumes, but expectvisual effects to beworld class? (Laughs).On a serious note,feature-length ani-mation films willslowly change theperception.People have tobelieve that weare capable ofmaking great filmsand that’ll happen onlywith animation films. Themoment you talk aboutVFX in live action films, it’sa completely different ballgame.

In the next few years, whatdo you think will be thebiggest challenge whichevery VFX company will face? Phani: Retaining talented artistsis going to be a major challengefor most of us. It can be verydemoralising for a lot of peoplewhen their work doesn’t getappreciated. Moreover, a lot ofpeople in the industry still seeVFX as an easy task where com-puters take care of everything,which is definitely not the case.No matter what high-end toolsyou use, it all boils down to theartist’s visualisation and talent tocreate something on screen.Moreover, retaining good talentalso costs a lot of money. Moreartists are opting to becomefreelancers because their indi-vidual work gets recognized andthey earn a lot more from out-sourced work.

[email protected]

HEMANTH KUMAR

Firefly Creative Studio is one of the leading VFX firms based in Hyderabad which hasworked on films like Anji, Magadheera and Anaganaga O Dheerudu. Postnoon catches up with

Phani Eggone and Sanath PC to know more about their journey so far.

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Here’s how my spa journeyfinally began. I was told tochange into a bath robe andspend a good 10-15 minutes inthe steam room. Gleamy said itallows the skinpores to open andmakes the bodyscrub more effective.My two-hour treat-ment had been splitinto three stages –body scrub, bodywrap and finally arelaxing massage.That’s exactly whatunfolded over twohours. I wasscrubbed, wrappedand thoroughlyrelaxed.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 201212ART AND CULTURE

The Nabis were a group ofartists, led by Pierre

Bonnard and EdouardVuillard, they were closely con-

nected to the Symbolist move-ment and Art Nouveau. They

rejected Impressionism’s empha-sis on ephemeral effects and con-

centrated on reducing the ele-ments of a painting to an inter-

play of shapes and colours. Theystrongly opposed positivism and

naturalism, movements thatwere aligned with the

Impressionist movement.As a group they favoured

browns, beiges and blues.TheNabis worshipped Paul Gauguin

and emulated his style andbohemian attitude. Japanese

prints, Carolingian Art and thegreat paintings of the Sienese

School were rich sources ofinspiration for the fun loving,

avant-garde painters. Throughtheir widely diverse activities

they exerted a major influenceon the art produced in France

during the late 19th century.They maintained that a work ofart reflects an artist’s synthesis

of nature into personal aestheticmetaphors and symbols. In 1891the Nabis held their first exhibi-

tion, attempting in their worksto illustrate Denis’s dictum: “A

picture, before being a warhorse, a nude woman, or some

anecdote, is essentially a flat sur-face covered by colours in a cer-tain order.” Although there was

no unified Nabis style, theartists emphasised the flatness

of the painting surface by usingsimplified areas of colour, pat-

terned designs, and contoursthat were often stylised and dec-orative. The Nabis were known

for their involvement in othermedia; they created such variedworks as posters, stained glass,

theatre sets and programmes,and book illustrations.

Dissensions within the groupand desertions from it occurred

quickly, however, and it finallydisbanded in 1899.

Did you learn art in college?I come from a family of artists. Myfather was a renowned artist of histime. When I think back, most ofmy leisure hours, were spent paint-ing. But succumbing to societalpressure, I took up engineering.And halfway into the course I wasout, trying my luck at my passion. Igot admission in JNTU for an artcourse and since then there was noturning back. Now, I cannot livewithout painting. It has become themost important part of my life.

You started in Rishikesh for 40years. Did the locales influenceyour work during the time?The beautiful Rishikesh influencedme a lot in my work. It’s a haven forartists with such beautiful locales. Ihave visited Gangotri andYamunotri and based on my visit, I

drew close to 40 paintings. I havebeen lucky when it came to mywork, I worked with a companywhich is based on painting andphotography. So I never felt dis-tanced from my passion. If any-thing, work only inspired me. After Itook voluntary retirement five yearsago I have completely dedicated

myself to painting. In all, I have2,000 artworks.

Most artists get recognised aftertheir prime. What is your opin-ion on that?I had to struggle very hard to reachwhere I am today. My first show wasduring my graduation and I hadpresented my artworks at RajBhavan. I believe that when it is acreative field it takes years of prac-tice before you can call yourself anexpert. A musician becomes agood singer after singing 100songs. And an artist has to draw1,000 paintings before he can callhimself a good one. One cannotbecome a good artist by waking upone day and drawing something.With each painting you realise yourmistakes and get better.

Can a person become a success-ful artist without professionaltraining?I believe one need not need pro-fessional training for becoming suc-cessful. It’s God’s gift. One onlyneeds a little bit of guidance at the

initial stages.

How does the outside world per-ceive of Indian art?I feel Indian artists are going greatguns in the West. Works of some ofthe Indian artists are sold for crores.Some cities here, however, are notvery forward when it comes to art.But I am sure with time this sce-nario is bound to change.

‘I can’t live without painting’

After 30 solo exhibitions and countless recognitionsSwaroop Anand still considers himself a novice. All

set for his solo exhibition at Muse Art Gallery onNovember 23, he looks back at his journey.

A musician becomes agood singer aftersinging 100 songs.And an artist has todraw 1,000 paintingsbefore he can call him-self a good one.

The Nabis were a major influence on art produced in Franceduring the late 19th century.

Fun loving, avant-garde art ART FOR DUMMIES

Russian art experts have uncovered what isbelieved to be an original Rubens paint-

ing in a small-town museum in the Urals moun-tains region, its director said on Friday. The

painting called “Mary Magdalene in mourningwith her sister Martha” was long assumed to be

a copy, but restoration revealed it to be“undoubtedly” an original by the 17th

century Flemish painter, museum directorValery Karpov told AFP.

Original Rubens found in museum

Apainting by abstract artist MarkRothko has fetched $75.1 million

(£47.2m) at an auction in New York.Rothko’s No 1 (Royal Red and Blue),described by Sotheby’s as “a semi-nal, large-scale masterpiece”, wasthe subject of a heated biddingwar.The sale also saw a 1951 JacksonPollock work sell for $40.4m(£25.4m).

Mark Rothko sells big

Thieves posing as eager art studentswith their teacher stole more than

$2 million worth of paintings from amuseum in South Africa’s capital in adaring armed robbery, authorities saidMonday. The robbers favoured oilpaintings in their theft, grabbing a1931 painting by famous South Africanartist Irma Stern of brightly colouredsailboats waiting against a pier.

Art theft in South Africa

AMY ROSE THOMAS

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Beneath the seafloor in northern Israel’sHaifa Bay, a vast system of vents is leak-ing gas into the eastern Mediterranean

Sea. If disturbed, this undersea reserve could disrupt the surroundingmarine environment and might even

unleash greenhouse gases. Researchersfound more than 700 pockmarks in the

seabed that they suspected were activegas springs.

Undersea gas leaksRob Dunn and his team of ecologistsare professional navel gazers and theirnew study details the microbial con-tents of 60 volunteers’ belly buttons.Belly buttons, it turns out, are a lot likerain forests. From 60 belly buttons, theteam found 2,368 bacterial species,1,458 of which may be new to science.Eight species were present on morethan 70 per cent of the subjects.

Species in belly buttonsAllergy sufferers might already havenoticed a slight increase in days spentsneezing each year. New research sug-gests that allergies triggered by pollenare set to increase — in both durationand severity — with climate change.The seasonal scourge ragweed hasalready been expanding its range inNorth America, thanks in large part towarming temperatures.

Allergies to intensify

ENVIRONMENT

“Every time Istood at thecash counter, itwas a decision— to buy or not

to buy. I don’t mean the product,but the plastic bag to go with it.You don’t have to plant trees orclean lakes or anything for theenvironment but you really, real-ly have to be apathetic to theplanet if you are voluntarilybuying plastic bags that youdon’t really need, every time youstep out. So I bought a bunch ofthose trendy green jute and clothbags and keep one in my bag allthe time, even when I go to shop.It’s caught on with a few friendstoo. I think, this is the very leastwe can do, right?” states PayalMehta, an MNC employee whonow plans to start a communitygroup called ‘Going Green’.

Payal’s case seems to signala po si tive trend in theconsumpti on and usage patternsof plast ics in the City. Last July,the GH MC, in accordance withthe resolution passed by theUnion gove rnment, announced aban on pla stic bags of up to 40microns. To further discouragethe use of pl astics, severalorganisations st arted chargingcustomers for the purchase ofpolythene bags. Or supplement-ed their usage with th at of paperbags or other eco-fr iendly mate-rials. However, in the monthsthat followed, repo rts em ergedthat the ban was not be ing takenseriously by busine sses and thecharge didn’t negatively affectconsumers. More than a yearlater, has the situation changedor is it business as usual?

Popular clothing chainWestside say they have observeda significant change. UmaTalreja, head of marketing,Westside, remarks, “We encour-age our customers to carry theirown bags. However, we have alsoobserved that customers preferusing cloth or jute bags insteadof plastic that are also available

BAG IT ANDTAG IT!

More than a year since the charge on plastic bagswas introduced, has there been a decline in the

consumption and usage patterns of customers or isit business as usual? Postnoon finds out.

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at our stores and are very trendy as well.

“Customers in Europe areseen carrying very trendy bagswith green messages made fromcotton or jute and we hope to seesimilar environment conscious-ness here too.” But has been therea quantifiable difference? “Wehave reduced our use of plasticapproximately by 17.5 tonnescompared to last year,” she says.

Consciously or unconscious-ly, the change is happening andwe are slowly moving towards azero-plastic zone, believesShibani Mishra, chief of mar-keting, Indus-League ClothingLimited, a Future Group compa-ny that represents popularbrands such as Skullers, Jealous21, Urban Yoga, among others.

“There certainly is a decline.We have noticed two tendencies.One is for consumers to bringtheir own bags and the other isthat people have reduced the nu -mber of bags they consume dueto the cost. So if earlier, they ch o -se to ask for five bags for five gar-ments, now they take two. So it’s

an encouraging trend. Besi des,using eco-friendly products hasalso become trendy, so in storeswhere we have green products,we’ve noticed that people don’tmind spending that little extrafor reusable cloth, paper or jutebags. We are now planning tointroduce a line of eco-friendlyproducts to further this trend.”

As promising as the trendseems to be, it’s not happeninganywhere near as fast or vast asit should be, feel environmental-ists. The unhampered and unch -ecked use of sub-standard plas-tics among hawkers, peddlersand grocers in street markets st -ill remains a critical issue, theypoint out. “Whether there’s aslump or not is moot. Even ifthere is, it isn’t enough. What -ever the scene in big stores andmalls, it’s business as usual onthe streets. We need to call for atotal ban on plastics everywhereand immediately. There is notime to waste. It’s the only way tosave the planet,” concludesretired environmental lawyer,Ashok Sarin.

1mn tIs the amount of oil

saved by Chinathrough itsban on

plasticbags.

90%Is the amount

Ireland reducedits plastic bagusage since2002, after it

imposed a taxon plastic bags.

1 trillionIs the estimated

number of plastic bagsused across the world

every year.

€10mnIs the amount the Europeanplastic bag tax raises every

year.

1,00,000Is the number ofmammals killed

every year due toocean litter.

10 SIMPLE STEPS TO STOP USING PLASTIC1. End the paper/plastic debate

2. Stop using bottled water

3. Say no to single-serve packag-ing

4. Stop using plastic sandwichbags

5. Use silverware

6. Go digital

7. Use a refillable dispenser

8. Bring your ‘to go’ mug with you

9. Avoid plastics that aren’t readily recyclable

10. Seek out products or items that are not made out of plastic

We encourage ourcustomers to carrytheir own bags. Wehave also observedthat customers preferusing cloth or jutebags.

Uma Talreja,Head of marketing, Westside

AS PROMISING AS THETREND SEEMS TO BE,IT’S NOT HAPPENINGANYWHERE NEAR ASFAST OR VAST AS ITSHOULD BE, FEELENVIRONMENTALISTS.

#1Plastic is the largest

source of ocean litter.The second most abundant ocean

pollutant is cigarettes.

Ingredients 1. 1 (1-pound) unsliced wheat bread loaf,

not whole or multigrain2. 1 (1-pound) unsliced white bread loaf3. 1 pound sausage, casings removed4. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 5. 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery (about

4 large stalks)6. 1 1/2 cups finely chopped yellow onion

(about 1 large)7. 1 1/2 teaspoons Hungarian sweet

paprika8. Kosher salt9. Freshly ground black pepper10. 2 medium garlic cloves, minced11. 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley12. 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh

sage leaves13. 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh

thyme leaves14. 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth

Procedure:1. Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a

rack in the middle.2. Cut the wheat bread in half widthwise;

set one half aside. Remove the crustfrom the other half and discard it. Cutthe bread into 1-inch cubes in twobatches into small, rough pieces peasize. You should have 3 cups of bread-crumbs. (If needed, cut more cubesfrom the remaining bread half and pro-cess.) Repeat with the white bread.

3. Combine the breadcrumbs (a total of 6cups) on a rimmed baking sheet.Spread into an even layer and bake,stirring every 5 minutes and rotatingthe pan halfway through the cookingtime, until light golden brown and dryto the touch, about 17 minutes. Letcool, then transfer to a large bowl; setaside. (Keep the oven on.)

4. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat until hot, about two minutes.Add the sausage and, using two forks,break it into pea-size pieces. Cook, stir-

ring occasionally, until it’s no longerpink, about six minutes. Discard any fatin the pan.

5. Set the pan back over medium-highheat and add the butter. Once melted,add the celery, onions, and paprika.Season with salt and pepper and cook,stirring occasionally, until the onionsare softened, about 6 minutes. Add thegarlic and sauté until fragrant, about 30seconds. Add the reserved sausageand the herbs and stir to combine.Add 3/4 cup of the broth. Transfer thesausage mixture to the reserved bowlof breadcrumbs and stir to combine.Let it sit for 10 minutes. Taste and sea-son with additional salt and pepper asneeded.

6. Let it cool to room temperature beforeproceeding. The stuffing will moistenas it cooks inside the turkey.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 201214FOOD

The high-fibre Pepsi Special went onsale in Japan. This Pepsi is not only

low-fat, but actually stops other foodsfrom making you fat. It contains wheatdextrin, a so-called “fat blocker”, and

has even won a stamp of approvalfrom the Japanese government, whose

National Institute of Health andNutrition classify it “food for spe-

cialised health use”.

Soft drinks to reduce fat

In a study, researchers found that fami-ly members, and preschool children in

particular, are at high risk for exposureto arsenic, dieldrin, DDE, dioxins andacrylamide. These compounds havebeen linked to cancer, developmentaldisabilities, birth defects and otherconditions. However, the study alsopoints to dietary modifications thatcould mitigate risk.

Exposure to food toxins

An experimental diet with carbohy-drates eaten mostly at dinner

could benefit people suffering fromsevere and morbid obesity, accordingto new research at the HebrewUniversity of Jerusalem. The diet influ-ences secretion patters of hormonesresponsible for hunger and satiety, aswell as hormones associated withmetabolic syndrome.

Limit carbs to dinner time

The season ofgood food

continues withThanksgiving Day.

Truss up thatturkey in style

and celebrate theday with your

family.

Let us start with thefavourite holiday bird —the turkey. Here’s a simple

recipe for roasting theturkey, followed by one for

the stuffing.

GOBBLE GOBBLE!

Ingredients 1. 1 (12- to 15-pound) natural

turkey2. Salt3. Vegetable oil4. Freshly ground black pepper5. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

(1/2 stick)6. 1/2 lemon7. 1/2 onion, quartered8. 1 celery stick, cut into 3 pieces

Procedure:1. The night before you roast the

turkey, remove the contentsfrom the cavity. Discard the

giblets (heart, liver, and gizzard)and reserve the neck. Rub theturkey all over with severalgenerous pinches of salt,including a few under the skincovering the breast. Place theturkey in a dish or on a bakingsheet, cover with plastic wrap,and refrigerate until the nextday.

2. Heat the oven to 350°F andplace a rack in the lower third.

3. Pat the turkey dry inside andout with paper towels and tuckthe wing tips back and under-neath. Rub a generous amount

of vegetable oil inside the cavi-ty and all over the outside.Season well with salt and pep-per, including inside the cavityand under the skin.

4. Break the butter into littlechunks and place them underthe skin covering the breast.Put the lemon, onion, and cel-ery inside the cavity.

5. Place the turkey, breast down,on a roasting rack set in aroasting pan and put thereserved neck in the bottom ofthe pan. Roast for 45 minutes,basting the turkey every 20

minutes once the pan juicesaccumulate.

6. After 45 minutes, flip the turkeyonto its back and continue tobaste and roast for about 2 to2 1/2 hours.

7. When the juices run clear,remove the turkey from theoven and let it rest 20 to 30minutes before carving. (Ifyou’re planning on makingyour own gravy, be sure toreserve the neck in the bottomof the roasting pan and thevegetables from inside thebird’s cavity.)

MashedPotatoes

Ingredients for the

sides1. 6 medium potatoes2. 1/2 cup milk (start with this,

you may need more)3. 1/4 cup butter softened at

room temperature4. 1 teaspoon salt5. Dash of pepper

Procedure:n Peel the potatoes. Cutthem into one-and-a-half-inchchunks and put them in asaucepan. Add water untilpotatoes are covered. Boiluntil done, (when a fork caneasily be poked throughthem). Put the potatoes backin the pot and add butterand milk. Also, you can mashthem off the heat, then givethem a quick whisk or twoover low heat to warm themup. Beat/mix the potatoeswell enough to get rid of anylumps but not so much thatyour potatoes end up stickyor gluey. Add salt to taste.Serve!

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 201215FOOD

Ingredients 1. Two sheep brains2. Oil - 2 tbsp3. Onion (1 medium sized) - thinly

sliced4. Ginger - garlic paste - 2 tsp5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp6. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp7. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp8. Curd - 2 tbsp9. Salt to taste10.Coriander, mint and green chillies

for garnishing

Procedure1. Clean and boil the whole brain with

a pinch of salt and turmeric, for 2 to3 minutes.

2. After boiling remove the coveringmembranes and gently make eachbrain into 4 portions.

3. Mix up all the dry masalas exceptgaram masala, with little oil andmarinate the pieces.

4. In an open pan heat oil and fry thesliced onions, till golden brown.

5. Add ginger-garlic paste and salt.6. Gently add the marinated pieces to

the onions and mix it.7. Flip it to the other side.8. Add the beaten up thick curd to the

brain, cover it and let it simmer. 9. Till the curd is infused with the

masalas, turn the bheja piecesagain.

10. Sprinkle garam masala powder,chopped chillies, coriander andmint leaves and serve hot.Atypical Sunday for

many involves wak-ing up with a terri-ble hangover. While

it is difficult to narrow downthe best way to deal with it,it’s easy to suggest a Sundaybrunch that would certainlymake the day brighter andseal your weekend with abso-lute fun.

What sets The Marriott’sOkra brunch apart from oth-ers in the City is the Bazaarby the poolside. Comprisingchaat stalls, a gola stall andmany other street food vari-eties, the Bazaar certainlylifted my spirits. It made theambiance casual and hencemore Sunday-friendly. Onecan stand and eat five-starpaani puri or suck shameless-ly at the various iced golas(including beer golas!).

The Marriott brunch,thanks to its light-hearted yetstylish ambiance, allows youto indulge freely. Just whatyou need before your weekstarts, isn’t it?

One of the most interest-ing features at the Bazaarwas the tarot stall. It hadMahesh, the tarot reader sitbehind a desk with a parroton it and all you need to do issit in front of the reader andtell him your name. The bird

would come out of the cageand choose your fortune.Though I’m not a believer insuch things, I would be lyingif I said I didn’t have funbeing told things that werefreakishly true.

Another aspect at thebrunch that was thoughtthrough was the play area forkids that was manned by nan-nies willing to look after kidswhile their parents sipped ontheir umbrella-topped cock-tails. Apart from the regularcolourful stuff that childrenenjoy, there was a separatebuffet for them to indulge inas well. Cup cakes, candiesand short eats were some ofthe things it consisted of. So,if you’re sick of taking yourkids to the zoo or a park

every Sunday, you now havean option that works in yourfavour too.

Moving inside, the atmo-sphere was typical. Withgroups of businessmen sit-ting together with theirfriends on one table whiletheir wives gossiped on theadjacent table.

The food in the buffetcomprised the usuals likebiryani, kebabs, etc in theIndian section, bread, pastaand much more in the othersections. A counter that stuckout in the spread was thesabzi takatak. Decorated withcolourful and diced fresh veg-etables in a small pan, onecould mix and match ingredi-ents to create a special dish.Though stuck in one corner,they had a variety ofdesserts. The buffet also com-prised a separate chocolatesection.

While staff hospitality isexpected to be great at anyfive-star hotel, the Marriott isa level higher even in thisrespect. Not only do theygreet you with a smile, butthey ensure you have the besttime as long as you’re undertheir roof. For instance, youcan ask them to create differ-ent cocktails and they willhappily oblige. I was served afew that I had never imagined— a sugarcane mojito and acoconut martini. I would defi-nitely recommend the mojito.

This Sunday Brunch ismoney well spent and is theperfect way to end the weekend.

Okra at MarriottHotel andConvention Centre l Timings: 12.30pm to

4pml Price: Price at `2,050

including taxes forunlimited sparkling wine,cocktails and food;`1,800 including taxesfor unlimited cocktailsand food; and `1,400including taxes forunlimited food andmocktails.

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eats, a sumptuous

vegetarian andnon-vegetarian

buffet to everything your

sweet toothdesires, the

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twist to itsSunday brunch.

Postnoon reviews.

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DEEPAK DESHPANDE

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 201218HISTORY

Nov 191863: President Abraham Lincolndelivers the Gettysburg Address,considered to be one of the mosteloquent articulation of democraticvision ever.

Nov 221963: US president John F Kennedyis assassinated while travellingthrough Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible. He was 46.

Nov 211877: American scientist ThomasEdison announces his invention ofthe phonograph, a way to recordand play back sound.

Nov 251952: The play The Mousetrap, amurder mystery penned by AgathaChristie, opens in London. The playwent on to become the longestcontinuously running play in history.

Nov 201945: Twenty-four high-rankingNazis go on trial in Nuremberg,Germany, for atrocities committedduring World War II.

Nov 241859: On the Origin of Species byMeans of Natural Selection byCharles Darwin is first published inEngland. The book was met withboth criticism and acclaim.

Nov 191969: Brazilian footballer Pelescores his 1,000th professional goalin a game at Rio de Janeiro’sMaracana stadium. Pele went on toscore 282 goals more.

Nov 221986: Twenty-year-old Mike Tysonknocks out Trevor Berbick tobecome the youngest heavyweightchampion ever.

Nov 221990: Writer Roald Dahl dies at theage of 74 in Oxford. He is bestknown for his children’s novels likeCharlie and the Chocolate Factory.

November 201947: Princess Elizabeth marries her distantcousin Philip Mountbatten at Westminster

Abbey. The couple went on to have four chil-dren — Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 201219SPOTLIGHT

A MUSICAL TREATKarunya and Bhargavi of Indian Idolfame performed at an event organ-ised by FactSet, which was com-memorating its fourth year in India.The event was held at HICC.

BEAUTY MEETS TALENTIndian Princess and Indian Princess

International pageants werelaunched in style at Hotel Golkonda

on Saturday. The auditions for thepageants will be organised inHyderabad on November 23.

BIRTHDAY CHEERSwathi Sanghi threwa birthday bash forher mother Anajanaat N Convention onSaturday night. The

event saw familyand friends of the

birthday girl turningup in their most

glamorous attire totake part in the

celebrations.

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CINEMA 20SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Gautham Menonhas carved aniche for himselffor making someof the finest

romantic films in contempo-rary cinema. With films likeCheli, Gharshana, SuryaS/O Krishnan and Ye MayaChesave to his credit, he'snow coming up with yetanother love story titled asYeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu.Nani and Samantha areplaying the lead roles in theTelugu version, whereasJiiva will reprise Nani'srole in the Tamil versiontitled as Neethane EnPonvasantham. The princi-pal shooting of both the ver-sions has been wrapped upand currently, the film'spost production is going onin full swing. The filmtraces the love story of acouple at three differentstages of their life. Talking

about the film, Samantha,whose character is namedNithya Yelavarthy in thefilm, posted on Twitter,“Nithya... She is real.. Asreal as u and I.. She s atleastone chapter from all ourpersonal diaries...Yes anoth-er love story it is... But thistime it's ur lovestory...(sic).” On the otherhand, Nani tweeted, “whata journey it was .. Varunand nithya are going tocome alive in a month :)Get ready to watch yourlove story on the bigscreen next month :)(sic).” Ilayaraja has com-posed the music and MS Prabhu is the cine-matographer. C Kalyanhas produced the Teluguversion on Teja Cinemabanner. YetoVellipoyindhi Manasu isslated for release onDecember 14.

YVM is yourlove story

Soumya may have been missing foraction for a long time now, but

she has her hands full. After act-ing in Mugguru, the actress

launched a short film competitionand a theatre group in Vizag inthe past few months. Now, she'selated that Vega Entertainment

Pvt Ltd is launching aniPhone/iPad app on her name.

“Vega Entertainment likedmy increasing popularity in

terms of diversifying beyondacting. Moreover my YouTube

channel with them has gar-nered a lot of hits. So when

they came up with an idea oflaunching an app, I lapped it

up,” Soumya says. Apart fromacting, she's keen on making

her directorial debut andalready she has shot one

bilingual film and isgearing up to make

her next film.“Honestly, I love

multi-tasking. Apartfrom all the things Iam doing, I am also

starting a film schoolin Vizag. It'll be affil-iated to Ramanaidu

Film School,” shesays. She'll soon be

seen in ShankarMarthand's upcom-

ing horror filmPoga.

SHRUTI HAASANjoins Balupu’s

setsShruti Haasan has final-

ly joined the sets of herupcoming Telugu film

Balupu. This is the firsttime she's shooting for aTelugu film, that too inHyderabad, post the releaseof Gabbar Singh. “Having agreat first day on the sets ofbalupu! Completely differ-ent experience for me! Sucha lovely team :) feelingcharged ! (sic),” ShrutiHaasan posted on Twitter.Ravi Teja is playing the leadrole in this mass entertainerand Shruti Haasan, for thefirst time in her career, willbe dabbling with comedy.Anjali is playing the other lead role in the film.Gopichand Malineni isdirecting the film andPrasad V Potluri is produc-ing it. S S Thaman is scor-ing the music and JayananVincent is the cinematogra-pher. Apart from this film,Shruti Haasan is also part ofone of Ram Charan'supcoming films Yevadu andRam's next film which istouted to be a sequel toKandireega.

Soumya lovesmulti-tasking


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Big B grooveswith Ajay,-

Sonakshi

It was time for some Punjabipower on the sets of KaunBanega Crorepati 6 as AjayDevgn and Sonakshi Sinhadropped in as the special

guests on the show for the pro-motion of their film Son ofSardaar (SOS). Ajay andSonakshi joked and laughedwith the show's host, megastarAmitabh Bachchan. During thegame, Amitabh questioned Ajayabout his dancing skills andAjay admitted he wasn't alwayscomfortable dancing. Amitabhrequested Ajay and Sonakshi toshow a few dance steps on theirfavourite song from their film.Sonakshi pulled in Big B andthen the trio grooved to Rani tumain raja and Amitabh copiedthe signature dance movesmuch to the delight of the stu-dio audience. IANS

Annu Kapoor is set to recreate the magic of his mem-orable show Antakshari with some of the actors ofZee TV's popular shows in a one-off episode. As a

build-up property to Zee Rishtey Awards 2012, the chan-nel has brought together some of the most popular starsof its prime-time shows and pitted them against eachother in an Antakshri competition, which will be hostedby the evergreen Annu Kapoor. This special session, fea-turing actors like Ankita Lokhande, VaishnaviMcDonald, Vibha Chibber, Rati Pandey, Varun Badola,Kanan Malhotra and Kinshuk Mahajan, will be aired onZee TV Saturday, Bringing back Antakshri with AnnuKapoor is part of the channel's initiative of reviving allthe popular shows that have found a place in the audi-ence's hearts over the last 20 years of the channel's exis-tence. IANS

Rajesh Khanna's familyto see his last film firstLate superstar Rajesh

Khanna's last film Riyasatwill first be shown to theactor's family members, beforebeing screened for the press,says director Ashok Tyagi. "Iam going to showKakaji's last film tohis family mem-bers first. It'sworth a watchand I am sure theywill love the film.I'm planning to showhis last film to his fam-ily members includ-ing DimpleKapadia, AkshayKumar, Twinkle

Khanna and Rinki Khanna,"Tyagi said. The film is in itspost-production stage as ofnow, and Rajesh Khanna fea-tures in a prominent role in it."I will send Kakaji's familymembers an official invitationfor an exclusive trial show ofhis last film. I also want thepress to watch the film beforeit hits the theatres. I am quiteconfident about this film," saidTyagi, who will release the

movie December 28.Rajesh Khanna died

in July after he hadwrapped up most ofthe shooting forRiyasat. IANS

Annu Kapoorreturns to TV

Bollywood star AamirKhan will be seen in twoepisodes of TV crimethriller C.I.D. He will beon the show to promote

his movie Talaash, a suspensethriller, releasing on November30. “So Aamir Khan will be onC.I.D. next week. Full on inboth the episodes,” SnehaRajani, senior executive vice-president and business head,Sony, shared on Twitter. C.I.D.is one of the longest runningTV shows in India, and itstheme is in tune with thefilm’s basic plot. Talaashalso features

Rani Mukerji andKareena Kapoor.


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‘Differences withSalman won’t beresolved publicly’

Bollywood superstarShah Rukh Khansays his longstanding“disagreements”with Salman Khan

will not come to an end cour-tesy a film, a filmmaker or anactress. And neither would itbe on a public platform. Thetwo Bollywood icons, who didfilms like Karan Arjun andKuch Kuch Hota Hai together,had a major fight in 2008 atSalman’s then girlfriend,Katrina Kaif ’s birthday bash.Even as Katrina hopes to pro-duce a movie featuring ShahRukh and Salman, SRK saysit’s not going to happen — notat anyone’s behest. “My thingis that we had a little bit of a personalissue. This is not the first time. It wasfour years ago and it had been before. We(Salman) have been very close for 20years and even more. From the time Icame, I respect his family and the factthat they gave me so much of love. I can

never be disrespectful aboutthat. Having said that, wehave grown together.” Headded, “We have certainthings similar and certainthings which we completelydisagree on. So, at this pointof time, we are at that planeof disagreement and theremight come a time whenthese things will getresolved, not resolved... butit will never be on a publicplatform. It will be a person-al thing.” Shah Rukh alsosaid that “it will not be if aproducer, director casts mein a film, even if it isKatrina Kaif ”. “It will neverget resolved if two or three

people came in between and say ‘resolveit’... I don’t think a film is going to bringus together and resolve anything,” addedShah Rukh. He says people must stopexpecting to see the two actors togetheras it “looks like a Yash Chopra hero andheroine have got separated.” IANS

Poonam Dhillon toturn director

Yesteryears actress PoonamDhillon wants to don the

director’s hat for a roman-tic film, which she might even co-

produce. Dhillon is best known forfilms like Noorie, Dard, Nishaan,

Sohni Mahiwal, Samundar, Naamand others.

“I always wanted to direct afilm. It (direction) is very much inthe pipeline. But due to other com-

mitments, I was not able to do it.Now seems to be the right time. As

far as acting is concerned, I havedone just one or two films a year,”

Dhillon told PTI.She has not penned the

script but the story idea came fromher. “It is my story idea. We are

giving finishing touches. We willtake few months. Hopefully we willstart working on it next year. It is aromantic film filled with emotions

and comedy. I want to start withsomething that is light.”

She also has few actors inmind but is not ready to divulge

any names. PTI

AamirKhan tofeaturein C.I.D.


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CINEMA 25

Breaking Dawn Part 2 off to a great start

As expected, The Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn Part 2 got off to a veryimpressive start last night. The fifthand final installment in the perennialfranchise grossed an estimated $30.4

million from midnight and 10 pm Thursday show-times, which is slightly higher than the midnight-only grosses for Breaking Dawn Part 1 ($30.25 mil-lion) and Eclipse ($30.1 million). It’s also notice-ably better than New Moon’s $26.3 million.

Britney Spearsis taking some timeout from her X Factor

duties to head back to the radio with herpal will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. The

duo’s new collaboration, ‘Scream & Shout’, willpremiere on US radio at 3 pm on Monday,

November 19, according to Billboard. The accompa-nying music video will debut on the Thanksgiving

episode of The X Factor, which features Spears as ajudge. ‘Scream’ will be made available to purchase ondigital platforms sometime next week. ‘Scream & Shout’will also appear on will.i.am’s upcoming solo joint, thehumbly titled “willpower”. He and Spears also collab-orated on the 2011 song ‘Big Fat Bass’, featuredon Spears’ ‘Femme Fatale’. ‘Scream & Shout’

is Spears’ first new music since therelease of ‘Fatale’ in April 2011.

‘willpower’ also featuresguests like Mick Jagger

and Jennifer Lopez,and Eva

Simons.

Britney& will.i.amto ‘Screamand Shout’

together

Hank Azariasues CraigBierko overcharacter rights

Hank Azaria, who provides the voices for ahost of characters on The Simpsons, includ-ing Moe Szyslak and Chief Wiggum, is suing

over the rights to one of his characters. Azaria andhis How to Pictures, Inc. filed suit against LeapYear actor Craig Bierko in the US district court inCentral California on Wednesday, saying thatBierko is jeopardizing a potential movie deal byfalsely laying claim to a voice that Azaria claims hecreated nearly 30 years ago.

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stream52 – eyes (dice toss)53 Written in the stars54 Four-footed pal57 Cream puff58 Jason abandoned

her59 Eyeshade60 Nebr. neighbour61 ‘The Wreck of the

Mary –’62 Imam's book63 Teams64 Monsieur's shout65 Shaggy beast66 Goings-on68 Measured off69 Picks up on70 ‘All My – Live in Texas’72 Fits to – –73 Kind of wave74 Clearest75 Spiteful77 Harvest wool78 Reddish tint79 Dark82 Butler of fiction83 Overdo the TLC84 Twosome88 Internet hookups89 Sordid90 ‘Goodfellas’ actor92 Swimsuit half93 Moves like lava94 Tractor pioneer95 Pink-slipped96 Dove or pigeon98 Lament loudly99 Sherpa, commonly100 Beatles' Eleanor101 Envoy

102 Speaker's pauses103 Prom attenders104 Smart-alecky 105 Mapped106 Baggy107 Temple city – Picchu108 Wrecking-ball

swinger109 Blow a paycheck111 Future fern113 Mounds115 In – (as found)119 Holiday glitter121 Video-game pioneer123 Homes for hombres125 Rocket man – Braun126 Devotee of Rama127 Tylenol rival129 Brook catch131 Dubai royalty133 Make different134 Prince Arn's bride135 Make fragrant136 Golfer Calvin –137 Fierce look138 See eye-to-eye139 Washed down

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35 Fuel carrier37 Up to now (2 wds)39 Black and white

animals41 Cleaned the board44 Hit a high ball46 Normandy port48 Sioux49 Change colors50 Mountaineer's tool

(2 wds)51 Snow crystal52 Twilled fabric53 Friend of Che54 Social asset55 Cherbourg shes56 Browned bread58 Dollars and cents59 Country parson60 Hotelier Hilton62 Young meower63 Anwar of Egypt64 Ore deposit67 Courtroom rituals68 Devoutness69 More reasonable71 Drive-in feature

73 Kind of park74 Foul-smelling76 They need a PIN77 Percentage

78 Nectar, finally79 Cure a ham80 Suitor81 Woodworking tools82 Tall grasses83 Bowler hat85 ‘Das Boot’ craft

(hyph)86 Craggy ridge87 Was adventurous89 Trawler nets90 Uncovers (2 wds)91 Barracuda habitat94 Membership fees95 Chips partner97 Human eaters99 Rock shop curiosity100 Formula One car101 Buddhist sacred city103 Monk's cut104 Cheesecake brand

(2 wds)105 Like a blue jay106 Bank, sometimes107 Gumshoe's quest108 Contract proviso109 Yet110 Ship of 1492112 Road crew

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CINEMA 28

Actress KatieHolmes thinks itwould be fun toget back together

with the cast of TV seriesDawson’s Creek, to film abrand new series, wherethe gang go on holidaytogether. “I love everyonefrom the show and wehave kind of talked aboutit here and there, butwhat do you do?Michelle’s characterpassed away... Our lastepisode, we were alreadyfive years older. Maybewe’ll go on vacation, thatwill be fun— and just filmit,” femaefirst.co.uk quot-ed Holmes as saying. Thepopular show ran from1998 until 2003 and afford-ed Holmes, 33, her break-out role. Holmes, whorecently divorced TomCruise, is currently mak-ing a return to acting andjuggling rehearsals forBroadway play DeadAccounts with lookingafter six-year-old daugh-ter Suri. Discussing hernew project, where sheplays an Ohio woman,who still lives with herparents whose brothercomes home after“doing somethingreally wrong”, shesaid: “It’s a comedy,but there’s a lot ofheavy themes.”

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Kim apologises for tweets

aboutIsrael,

Palestine Kim Kardashian definitely

meant well—but sometimesa celebrity’s good intentions

get lost in translation. Enoughpeople objected to two of Kim’stweets in which she said she was“praying for everyone in Israel”and “praying for everyone inPalestine and across the world!”that she has since deleted theposts and apologised for offending anybody.”I want toown up to and explain that earlier I sent out two tweetsabout saying prayers for the people in Palestine and Israeland after hearing from my fol-lowers, I decided to take downthe tweets because I realisedthat some people were offendedand hurt by what I said, and forthat I apologise,” she wrote onher blog.

Bieber & Gomezback for Date Night The Selena Gomez and Justin

Bieber guessing game goeson. The two were together

just Friday at The Laugh Factorycomedy club in Los Angeles.They arrived to the club in a van.Being careful not to be pho-tographed together, Gomez, 20,walked into the club first fol-lowed by the 18-year-old Bieber.

As previously reported theyoung couple split a couple ofweeks ago after two years togeth-er because Gomez was apparent-ly having “trust issues” withBiebs. Sources have also told usthat both of the megastars havehad jealous moments that havecaused bumps in the relationship.


SPORTS 29London: The International OlympicCommittee has criticised Indian cricketauthorities, accusing them of attackingpress freedom by preventing photogra-phers from covering games between Indiaand England. IOC Press CommissionChairman Kevan Gosper called on cricket’sgoverning body, the International CricketCouncil, to intervene to allow news organi-zations free access to the cricket gamesbetween two of the world’s top teams.

IOC: India attacking freedomBROOKSVILLE (FLORIDA): ArjunAtwal crossed the first hurdle and moved tothe final stage of the PGA Tour QualifyingSchool as he finished in the second stagequalifiers at the Southern Hills PlantationClub here. Atwal, who had four birdies inhis first eight holes of the final round couldeven afford the luxury of a double bogeyand a bogey on 10th and 11th in a card ofone-under 71 and cruise through in tiedseventh place.

Atwal in final stage of PGAJOHOR BAHRU (MALAYSIA): Alreadythrough to the summit clash of the secondSultan of Johar Cup hockey tournament,India ended their league campaign on anunbeaten note by playing out a 3-3 drawagainst hosts Malaysia at the Taman DayaStadium here today. India took the lead inthe 19th minute through a brilliant effortfrom Akashdeep Singh, who slipped theball past Malaysia custodian MohdHafizuddin Othman.

Unbeaten run continues

Machiavellianism for featureMachiavellianism from LVR Deshmukh’s yard is well prepared and will be fancied in The Sri Shamlal Gupta Memorial

Cup, the feature event of Monday afternoon races at the Malakpet racecourse in the City.

1st Race: The C.Satyanarayana Memorial Cup (about) 1600Metres, Cat-II.Terms for horses 3 year olds and upward. 1-10 P.M.1 Nasheeta 62 (Netto) A Imran Khan 22 Toli Toli Toli 60 (Sequeria) K Anil 13 Vijays Jet 60 (Laxman S) PA Culhane 44 GoldenRule 57.5 (D’Silva) KuldeepSingh 35 San Ramon 57.5 (D’Silva) PS Chouhan 66 The Leader 57.5 (S Abbas) DK Ashish 5Selections: 1 Nasheeta 2 Vijays Jet 3 San Ramon

2nd Race: The Grace Hanovar Plate (about) 1000 Metres,Cat-II.Terms for Maiden horses 2 year olds only. 1-40 P.M.1 Baazigar 55 (Z Shaikh) A Imran Khan 12 Big Move 55 (Netto) S Sreekant 23 Dandelion 55 (Prasad R) N Rawal 84 Kohinoor Desire 55 (A Sharma) RavinderSingh 65 Colorful Trip 53.5 (Satheesh) B Sreekant 56 Golden Art 53.5 ((Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 77 Goldie 53.5 (D’Silva) DK Ashish 48 Rave Debut 53.5 (Satheesh) K Anmil 3Selections: 1 Dandelion 2 Baazigar 3 Goldie

3rd Race: The Sri Shamlal Gupta MemorialCup (about) 1400Metres,Cat-I.Terms for horses, 3 year olds and upward. 2-10 P.M.1 Iaepetus 62 (S Abbas) A Imran Khan 72 Machiavellianism 57 (Deshmukh) S Chouhan 23 Golden Palace 53.5 (D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh 14 Golden Queen 52 (Laxman S) Harinder Singh35Vijayshaurya 52 (Deshmukh) Ravinder Singh 46 Melody Queen 50 (Prasad R) N Rawal 67 Suchiman 50 (A Sharma) Ajit kumar 5Selections:1 Machiavellianism 2 Iaepetus 3 Golden Queen

4th Race: The Cabaret Plate (about) 1600 Metres,Cat-III.A handicap for horses, 5 year olds and upward, rated upto50. 2-40 P.M.

1 Brianna 61.5 (A Sharma) AK Pawar 12 Ice Mountain 61.5 (Satheesh) B Sreekant 73 Kansas City Mac 59.5 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 24 Aneres 57.5 (Srinivas R) PS Chouhan 55 Royal Scotsman 56 (Hassan) Ch K chary 66 Smrithiman 55 (A Sharma) Ravinder Singh 87 Green Gift 53 (Hassan) M Mark 48 Eloquence 52 (Netto) S Sreekant 3Selections: 1 Kansas City Mac 2 Brianna 3 Ice Mountain

5th Race: The Time And Place Plate (Div-I) (about) 1000Metres,Cat-II.A handicap for horses, 4 year olds and upward, rated upto75. 3-15 P.M.1 Celtic rose 61.5 (Prasad R) PSai Kumar 12 Kohinoor Supreme 61 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 43 Rio Grande 59.5 (D’Silva) DK Ashish 74 Best Pal 57 (Satheesh) B Sreekant 25 Key Note 54.5 (Netto) S Sreekant 86 Vijaysheel 53 (Deshmukh) Ravinder Singh 67 Phenomenal Speed 52.5 (Prasad R) N Rawal 58 Bribe Madi 51.5 (Srinagesh) K Anil 3Selections: 1 Celtic Rose 2 Vijaysheel 3 Best Pal

6th Race: The Golden Dagger Plate (about) 1400 Metres,Cat-II.A handicap for horses, 3 year olds and upward, rated upto75. 3-45 P.M.1 Bloody Mary 60.5 (D’Silva) AK Pawar 72 Kings Cruise 57 (Netto) S Sreekant 63 Oru Oru Oru 56.5 ( N Rao) G Sai Vamshi 34 Ashok Chakra 56 (S Abbas) DKAshish 85 Dazzling Prince 55.5 (Hassan) A ImranKhan 56 Always Bullish 54 (Netto) P S Chouhan 107 Ponte Verdi 53 (D’Silva) P Sai Kumar 18 Sweety Girl 52 (Hassan) Ch K Chary 49 Ocean Side 50.5 (D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh 910 Shades Of Victory 50.5 (A Sharma) Ajit Kumar 2

Selections: 1 Bloody Mary 2 Always Bullish 3 Sweety Girl

7th Race: The Time And Place Plate (Div-II) (about) 1000Metres,Cat-II.A handicap for horses, 4 year olds and upward, rated upto75. 4-15 P.M.1 Garibaldi 61 (D’Silva) AK Pawar 42 Vijay Kiran 60 (Laxman S) P S Chouhan 13 Dream Deal 58 (S’narayan) Vivek 54 Fine Racer 56.5 (Prasad R) P Sai Kumar 85 Price Warrior 56.5 (Satheesh) B Dileep 66 Ziglar 53.5 (Vatsalya) Ravinder Singh 77 Kohinoor Pride 51 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 28 Robust 49.5 (Kassam) G Sai Vamshi 3Selections: 1 Vijay Kiran 2 Gasribaldi 3 Kohinoor Pride

8th Race: The Bakranangal Plate (about) 1200 Metres,Cat-III.A handicap for horses, 3 year olds and upward, rated upto50. 4-50 P.M.1 Cannon Law 61.5 (Prasad R) N Rawal 92 Mr Glorious 61 (Hassan) A Imran Khan 13 Golden Dash 59 (Vatsalya) Ajit Kumar 34 Transition 55.5 (Satheesh) B Sreekant 45 Khabza 53.5 (Hassan) M Mark 76 Kohinoor Revanta 53.5 (A Sharma) AK Pawar 57 Indian Hurricane 53 (D’Silva) Kuldeep Singh 68 Art Ace 50 (D’Silva) DK Ashish 29 Queens Necklace 50 (Netto) P S. Chouhan 8Selections: 1 Golden Dash 2 Art Ace 3 Queens NecklaceDays Best: MachiavellianismJackpot Race Nos: 4,5,6,7 & 81st Treble Race Nos: 1,2 & 32nd Treble Race Nos: 3,4 & 53rd Treble Race Nos: 6,7 & 8Tanala Pool Will Operate on all races where there are five ormore starters.No False Rails

Concorde 152 (Ravi Teja 45,Swamy 5 for 58) Lost to LuckyXI 153 for 7 (Naveen 31,Harshavardhan 3 for 46)Vijaynagar 149 for 9 (P ArunKumar 38, Munna 3 for 46,Rehmanth 3 for 40) BeatTirumala 84 (P Arun Kumar 5for 32, MV Lalith Sai 5 for10)Yadav Dairy 164 (DGJ Chaitanya51, E Sree Charan 5 for 25)Lost to Dhruv XI 168 for 8 (BRLRao 65, Sunil 42, Sridhar Reddy43, Vinith 3 for 36)Hyderabad Wonderers 139(Junaid 32, Ajjas 38, Deepak 4 for20) Lost to Universal 141 for 2(Sahasra 40, Sreekar 61no)

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NOTTINGHAM, UK: CarlFroch (right in pic) made asuccessful first defence of hisInternational BoxingFederation (IBF) super-mid-dleweight title with a thirdround knockout of Yusaf Mackin Nottingham, centralEngland, on Saturday.

The British champion isnow expected to move on to arematch with Canada-basedRomanian Lucian Bute —whom he overpowered in fiverounds to win the IBF belt inMay — after another impressivedemolition job in his home city.

Froch, 35, improved his pro-fessional record to 30 wins — 22by stoppage — with two defeatson points by Mikkel Kessler, ofDenmark, and Mack’s fellow

American Andre Ward.Saturday’s bout saw Mack

suffer his fifth stoppage defeatin 38 contests.

It was a one sided contestthat Froch, who is in his third

stint as a world champion,looked destined to win on astoppage right from the earlymoments.

“I trained for 12 weeks tofight whoever and Yusaf Mack

did not really have much of achance,” Froch said of his rapidnight’s work.

“When I am in there on firelike I was tonight I think I amunbeatable, I really do.

“I think I am a level aboveMack but anyone can give you afight if you are not on your ‘A’game and I made sure everytime I step through that rope Iturn up fully prepared.”

Mack stepped down a divi-sion to take on Froch and had tostrip naked to make the weightlimit on Friday.

The American, fighting outside of his homeland for the first time, found himself similarly exposed inthe ring and seemed startled in the first round when con-fronted with a furious Frochonslaught.

Froch sends Mack packing


SPORTS 30Scroreboard

India vs English 1st Test

India 1st innings 521/8 decl.

England 1st innings 191 All out

England 2nd innings (following on)

(overnight score 111/0)

A Cook* not out 109

N Compton lbw b Khan 37

J Trott c †Dhoni b Ojha 17

K Pietersen b Ojha 2

I Bell not out 11

Extras: (b 2, lb 4) 6

Total: (3 wickets) 182

Fall of wickets: 1-123, 2-156, 3-160.

Bowling: O M R W

U Yadav 12 1 32 0

P Ojha 23 6 54 2

R Ashwin 25 5 72 0

V Sehwag 1 0 1 0

Z Khan 7 3 9 1

S Tendulkar 1 0 8 0

DHAKA: Paceman Tino Bestgrabbed his maiden five-wickethaul to help the West Indies beatBangladesh by 77 runs in thefirst Test in an exciting fifth dayfinish at Shere Bangla stadiumon Saturday.

He took three wickets in thepost lunch session and addedanother in the final session, fin-ishing with 5-24 to routBangladesh for a paltry 167 afterthey were set a 245-run target.

Best dismissed ShahriarNafees (23), Shakib Al Hasan

(two) and Mushfiqur Rahim (16)in quick succession and thenhad Bangladesh's top scorerMohammad Mahmudullah (29)to give his team a 1-0 lead in thetwo-Test series.

The second and final Testwill be played in Khulna fromNovember 21.

Bangladesh, seeking theirsecond win at home and fourthoverall in Test cricket, lost open-ers Tamim Iqbal (five) andJunaid Siddique (20) in a disap-pointing start. AFP

GALLE, SRI LANKA: Rangan -a Herath bagged a five-wickethaul to put Sri Lanka in a stro -ng position on the opening dayof the first Test against NewZealand in Galle on Saturday.

The left-arm spinner fin-ished with 5-65, his 11th haul offive or more wickets in a Testinnings, as Sri Lanka dis-missed New Zealand for 221 inthe first innings before reach-

ing 9-1 in reply at stumps.Suraj Randiv was unbeaten

on three while openerTharanga Paranavitana hadyet to open his account.Debutant opener DimuthKarunaratne was trapped leg-before by fast bowler TimSouthee for no score.

"I made my Test debut inGalle and I love this place asmost of the time I have playedhere I have done well. I havehad a great time at this groundin the last two or three years,"said Herath. "The ball is goingto turn on the fourth and fifthdays and we need to get a lot ofruns. Our plan should be to battomorrow and even day afterand get as many runs as possi-ble."

Sri Lankan pacemanShaminda Eranga, playingonly his second Test, was theother bowler to impress as hetook two wickets off three ballsin a lively opening spell toeventually finish with 3-51. AFP

West Indies’ Tino Best (C) celebrates with Darren Sammy (L) as Ravi Rampaul(R) smiles after winning the Test against Bangladesh. AFP/MUNIR UZ ZAMAN

Ranji Trophy (Brief Scores)At Nadaun: Andhra 331/7 vs Himachal Pradesh.At Jaipur: Madhya Pradesh 256 vs Rajasthan 7/1At Malappuram: Kerala 211/5 (Abhishek Hegde 46, V.A.Jagadeesh 40, Arlen Konwar 3/49) vs Assam.At Rohtak: Haryana 66 (Rahul Dalal 21, Basant Mohanty 5/24,Biplab Samantray 3/17) vs Odisha 177/6 (Natraj Behra 44, BiplabSamantray 42,Deepak Behra 31, Mohit Sharma 4/37).At Kolkata: Gujarat 230/6 (Smit Patel 67, Parthiv Patel 61,Sourav Sarkar 3/57) vs Bengal.At Meerut: Uttar Pradesh 245/8 (M Kaif 105 n.o., H.S. Sharath5/44) vs Karnataka.At Punjab: Railways 193/7 (Nitin Bhille 41, Ashish Yadav 34,Manpreet Gony 2/20) vs Punjab.At Chennai: Tamil Nadu 273/9 (Yo Mahesh 81, RamaswamyPrasanna 56, Malolan Rangarajan 50 batting; Shrikant Mundhe3/38) vs Maharashtra.At Agartala: Services 277/3 (Anshul Gupta 112, Yashpal Singh110; Rana Dutta 39/1) vs Tripura.At Jamshedpur: Jharkhand 222/2 (Manish Vardhan 73, IshankJaggi not out 56; Shadab Jakati 53/1) vs Goa.At Delhi: Baroda 252/3 (A Rayudu 83 n.o., A Chauhan 82 n.o.,Aditya Waghmod 54, Rajat Bhatia 2/20) vs Delhi.

New Zealand’s Kruger van Wyk (R) loses his wicket off the bowling of SriLanka’s Rangana Herath during the first Test on Saturday.AFP/S. KODIKARA

Hyderabad’s Akshath Reddy hits a shot during their Ranji Trophy against Saurashtra at the Rajiv GandhiInternational Stadium on Sunday. Surashtra were dismissed for 260. In reply, Hyderabad were 75/1 atlunch on Day 2. Akshath Reddy top-scored for his side with 45. DEEPAK DESHPANDE

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WI win first TestSL in driver’s seat

Cook hits ton, Ojha leads fight-backAHMEDABAD: England captain AlastairCook (in pic) notched up his third centuryagainst India, but the visitors lost threewickets to reach 182 for 3 at lunch in theirsecond innings after following on, even asthe home team pressed hard for victory onfourth day of the first Test here today.

England still trail India by 148 runswith seven wickets remaining. The hostshad scored a huge first innings total of 521for eight declared before bundling Englandall out for 191 in their first essay.

Cook, overnight 74 in team's secondinnings total of 111 for no loss, remainedunbeaten on 109 at lunch today here at theSardar Patel Stadium. The captain exhibit-ed patience and skillful batting on a turn-ing track.

Cook faced 205 balls in his 267-minutestay at the crease, while striking 17 fours.Ian Bell was the other not out batsman on

11 at the interval.Pragyan Ojha, who had picked up five

for 45 to help skittle out England for a pal-try 191 in the first innings, was again thechief wicket-taker with impressive figuresof two for 54 in 23 overs.

The left-arm spinner, brought on quitelate into the attack, accounted for two wick-ets in a space of seven balls, by packing offJonathan Trott for 17 and batsman KevinPietersen for 2 to leave England tottering at160 for 3 half an hour before lunch.

Senior left arm pacer Zaheer Khan gaveIndia the initial breakthrough after 28 min-utes into the fourth morning by dismissingdebutant opener Nick Compton for 37.

Compton was lucky not to be given outwhen he was rapped in front by the unluckyRavichandran Ashwin and then survived aclear stumping chance by Dhoni off thesame bowler. PTI


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AUSTIN, TEXAS: Sebastian Ve -ttel will line up for his 100th F1race in pole position on Sundayafter dominating Saturday’s Uni -ted States Grand Prix qualifyingsession with a dazzling displayof pace in his Red Bull car. Vet -tel, who needs to out-score rivalFernando Alonso of Ferrari by15 points to become the youngesttriple cha mpion in F1 history,was fastest throughout the ses-sion after topping the times inall three practice sessions.

He clocked a final best laptime of one minute and 35.657seconds in the final seconds of aclosely-fought hour of speed toleave nearest rival LewisHamilton adrift by a tenth of asecond in his McLaren.

Vettel’s Red Bull team-mateMark Webber was third fastestahead of Romain Grosjean ofLotus, but the latter will have todrop five places because histeam fitted a new gearbox to hiscar before the session.

That meant that Alonso, whoqualified ninth, will move for-ward one place to eighth on thegrid for the penultimate race ofthe season at the new Circuit ofthe Americas, 25 kilometres outof downtown Austin.

It was Vettel’s sixth pole thisseason and the 36th of hisremarkable career, and to markthe occasion, he added a Texan

lone star to his helmet design.“We’re very pleased,” said

Vettel. “We started on the right foot

in first practice. It was extreme-ly slippery to start with.

WEBBER INVESTIGATEDMark Webber of Red Bull wasunder investigation after quali-fying third on the grid.

The Australian allegedly

missed a weight check duringthe first part of the qualifyingsession.

Race officials said the inci-dent was recorded with oneminute remaining in Q1. AFP

Pole position for 100th raceVettel will line up for his 100th F1 race in pole position after dominating the United States GP qualifiers.

Germany’s Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gestures after winning the pole position during the qualifying sessionfor the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday in Austin, Texas. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

EKURHULENI, SOUTH AFRICA:South African George Coetzee hit a

course-record 63 at the Serengeti Golfand Wildlife Estate to end the third

round of the SA Open in second placeSaturday. At 13 under par, 26-year-old

Coetzee is tied in second place withSweden’s Magnus A Carlsson, just

three strokes behind leader HenrikStenson, who had his worst round yet

at 69 after 66 and 65 in the previous

two rounds. His round puts him onlyone stroke behind the lowest score in

SA Open history, after John Blandwho shot a 62 at the Durban CountryClub in 1993. “It’s great to shoot a 63and I’m very happy, but I have to for-

get about it as soon as possible,” saidthe Pretoria native. “I’ve got to go outtomorrow. If the wind pumps and theyput the flags in ridiculous places then

63 is definitely not an option.”

Coetzee sets course recordHONG KONG: Michael Campbell wa -s involved in a bizarre incident onSaturday that could have cost him thethird-round joint lead at the $2 millionUBS Hong Kong Open. The New Zea -lander, who won the US Open in 2005,was practising his swing at the 10thtee, but in doing so accidentally knoc -ked the ball off the tee. It plopped afew feet away from him. He picked itup and replaced it on the tee — a

move that could have incurred a two-stroke penalty had it been deemed hehad addressed the ball. “Ever since Istarted playing golf I’ve never everdone that,” he said. “I was practisingmy swing, and teed the ball up, andas I practised my swing I knocked itoff the tee. I knew it wasn’t a penalty.JP (John Paramor, chief referee withthe European Tour) was there andconfirmed it. AFP

Campbell’s ‘hilarious’ accident

Vettel focussed on title,not Fernando AlonsoAUSTIN, TEXAS: SebastianVettel said he will keep hishead down and focus on hisjob and nothing else in Sun -day’s United States GrandPrix after claiming pole onSaturday to move withinsight of a record third con-secutive drivers world title.

Vettel, who blitzed to adominant pole for Red Bull,shrugged aside all otherissues including the plight ofhis championship rival Ferna -ndo Alonso, stressing that itis best to concentrate on thejob in hand — clinching athird successive constructors’title for Red Bull.

Vettel will start his 100thFormula One race from the36th pole of his career andsixth of the season ahead ofLewis Hamilton of McLarenwith his Red Bull team-mateMark Webber third.

Alonso, a two-time for-mer champion, will starteighth knowing he has to fin-ish in the top four to stopVettel taking the title. AFP

NAPLES, FLORIDA: SouthKorea’s Na Yeon Choibounced back from an earlybogey to fire a three-underpar 69 on Saturday and seizea one-stroke, third-roundlead at the LPGA’s season-ending Titleholders.

Choi, the reigning USWomen’s Open champion,move d atop the leaderboardearly Saturday after overnig -ht lea der Ai Miyazato ofJapan made a double-bogeyon the par-five second hole.She thr ee-putted the thi rdfor a bog ey, but that was theonly ble mish on a card thatincluded four birdies andgave her a 54-hole total of12-under 204 at TwinEagles.

“I’m just happy I have toplay just 18 more holes andfinish this year,” said Choi.

AFP

Na Yeon Choi of South Korea cele-brates a birdie during the CMEGroup Titleholders on Saturday.

HALLERAN/GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Choi takes lead Czechs stun Spain in doublesJan Flemr

PRAGUE: Hosts CzechRepublic came within a pointof winning the Davis Cup finalafter beating holders Spain inthe doubles rubber here onSaturday to take a 2-1 overalllead. Tomas Berdych andRadek Stepanek beat MarcelGranollers and Marc Lopez 3-6,7-5, 7-5, 6-3 on the hardcourt ofPrague’s O2 Arena in threehours and 19 minutes.

“That’s all we wanted,” atriumphant Berdych, who isonly 119th in the ATP doublesrankings, said after the game.

“We are still missing a lot,it’s just one point, but we arelooking ahead and we will doeverything” on Sunday, headded. On Sunday, Berdych, theworld number six in singles,

will take on fifth-ranked DavidFerrer in a rubber pitting theteams’ number one playersagainst each other.

Stepanek, the world num-ber 37 in singles, is due to face11th-ranked Nicolas Almagroafter that. AFP

Czech’s Tomas Berdych (L) with Radek Stepanek returns the ball to Spai -n’s Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez during their doubles match. AFP


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Tom Williams

LONDON: Unexpected defeatsfor Chelsea and ManchesterUnited allowed champions Man -ches ter City to stroll into firstplace in the Premier League onSaturday by crushing AstonVilla 5-0.

United’s 1-0 loss in the latekick-off at Norwich City pre-vented them from returning tothe summit, while third-placeChelsea have now gone fourgames without a win after losing2-1 at West Bromwich Albion.

David Silva’s scrappy 43rd-minute goal put City ahead atthe Etihad Stadium, beforepenalties from Sergio Agueroand Carlos Tevez — awarded forhandballs by Andreas Weimann

and Barry Bannan — made it 3-0.

Aguero beat Villa goalkeeperBrad Guzan at his near post toclaim his second goal in the 67thminute and Tevez then tappedhome the fifth, as City warmedup for Wednesday’s vitalChampions League encounterwith Real Madrid in style.

“In the last two games, Ithink we changed something. Inour mind we found a good spirit,like last year,” said City coachRoberto Mancini, whose sidebeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 lastweekend.

“For us it is very importantwe start to play well and in thelast two games we have scoredsix goals with our strikers.”

The result dropped Villa into

the bottom three and took City apoint above former leadersUnited, who slumped to theirthird defeat of the campaign atCarrow Road.

Javier Hernandez started upfront for the visitors after inspir-ing last weekend’s 3-2 win atVilla, but it was former Unitedtrainee Anthony Pilkington whoclaimed the game’s only goalwith an excellent 60th-minuteheader.

United’s best chance of anequaliser saw Norwich goalkeep-er John Ruddy produce a flyingsave to prevent Sebastien Bas -song from scoring an injury-timeown goal, as Chris Hugh ton’sside held firm to claim anotherprized scalp after last month’s 1-0win at home to Arsenal.

Tim Hanlon

MADRID: Lionel Messi (above) hit abrace as Barcelona beat Zaragoza 3-1 tomake the best ever start to a Liga seasonbut Real Madrid kept in touch with a 5-1win over Athletic Bilbao.

There were doubts that Tito Vilanovacould take on the mantle left by PepGuardiola this summer but he has provedhimself in emphatic fashion with theteam notching up eleven wins and a drawso far that leaves them six points clear atthe top and eight ahead of bitter rivalsReal Madrid.

Messi opened the scoring but whileFrancisco Montanes brought Zaragoza

level, Alex Song restored the advantagebefore the break.

Messi got his second and his 17th ofthe season to ensure a victory and anoth-er record with Barca’s start beating thoseof Real Madrid in the 1968-69 and the1991-92 seasons.

“It was an excellent performancefrom the team and Leo is a key player buthe doesn’t do it on his own and has greatplayers around him,” said Vilanova after-wards.

Madrid have an uphill task to nowcatch Barca but the ease with which theytook apart Athletic suggests they are onthe right track.

A deflected shot from Karim Benzemaoff Jon Aurtenetxe put them ahead after12 minutes and then Sergio Ramos andBenzema again gave them a commandinglead. Ibai Gomez reduced the arrearsbefore the break but Mesut Ozil and SamiKhedira made it a heavy defeat for sorryAthletic.

Barca had their preferred centre-halfpairing of Gerard Pique and Carles Puyolavailable for the first time since mid-September due to injuries and Song waschosen ahead of Javier Mascherano toplay the defensive midfield role withSergio Busquets suspended.

ROME: Lazio put the brakes onJuventus’s bid to extend their Serie Alead by holding the champions to a score-less draw on Saturday as AC Milanfought back to grab a share of the pointsin a 2-2 draw at Napoli.

Vladimir Petkovic’s side went in totheir 13th game of the season knowingtheir past history against Juve in Turinwas firmly against them.

But four days before Juve hostChelsea in the Champions League, theBiancocelesti escaped a torrid secondhalf to grab a share of the points atJuventus Stadium.

“It’s a good point for us as regardsmorale,” said Petkovic, whose side hadgoalkeeper Federico Marchetti to thankfor keeping them in the game. Thanks toMarchetti and the defence that we man-aged to grab a share of the points.”

Juventus’s second draw of the seasonleaves the Bianconeri top on 32 points,five ahead of Inter and Napoli ahead ofthe former’s home match against Cagliarion Sunday.

Leonardo Bonucci denied that Juvehad been distracted by Chelsea, ahead ofwhat is a crucial match for the Old Lady’sChampions League survival hopes. AFP

Lazio hold Juventus

Manchester United’s Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard (L) cannot pre-vent Anthony Pilkington (not pictured) of Norwich City scoring this goal inNorwich, England on Saturday. Norwich City won the game 1-0. AFP

Pilkington floors Man UnitedManchester United spurned an opportunity to regain first placein the Premier League table when they were stunned 1-0 atNorwich. Champions Manchester City drubbed Aston Villa 5-0.

Barça set record

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