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In a twist at noon today, four peo-ple: Anil, Srinivas Prashant,Narender and Hymad have claimedthey jointly killed GowardhanPatola yesterday in connectionwith a land deal in Uppal valued at`30 crore. Anil was earlier identi-fied as the sole accused.

4 confess to killing FLASHCop, lawyer held inOpium ring bust

In a shocking incident, theOsmania University Police today

nabbed a High Court lawyer and apolice constable while they wereallegedly supplying narcotics toOU students. About 2.5 kilogramsof opium, valued at `20 lakh, wasfound in their possession. Policehave also arrested two others.

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Go NaturalAnand Bekwad from Belgaum, a town inNorthern Karnataka is primarily a land-scape artist who loves to paint vastexpanses in high, aerial perspectives.His wonderful spatial compositions aredone either in watercolour or mixedmedia.

Where: Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre

When: Ongoing, 6 to 11.30 pmContact: (040) 27522999

Thats FabCotton and silk lovers head toKammasangam, Ameerpet for CottonFab’11. It is an exhibition cum sale ofSilk and cotton fabrics.

Where: Kamma Sangam, AmeerpetWhen: Ongoing, 10.30 am to 9 pmContact: (040) 23743465

Dialogue In The DarkAn innovative format to experience andunderstand the daily life of the visuallychallenged. Get a tour in complete dark-ness with visually impaired guides asthey lead you through situations such ascrossing the road and shopping at asupermarket

Where: Inorbit Mall, Madhapur When: Ongoing, 10 am to 8 pmContact: (040) 64603341/42

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

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

Synchronicity An exhibition of paintings and sculp-tures by Seema Kohli titled Synchronicitywill be on at Shrishti Art Gallery.

Where: Shrishti, Jubilee Hills When: Ongoing, 11 am to 7 pmContact: (040) 23607151

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

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

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

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

When: Ongoing

Contact: 9247175135

Christmas treatIt’s Christmas time, NovotelHyderabad’s Le Café celebrates the fes-tive season with a gingerbread house.You can view this marvel and buy vari-ous Christmas goodies such as cookiesand moulded chocolate that are avail-able on site. Come and relish the festiveseason.

Where: Novotel, Hi Tech CityWhen: Ongoing, 11 am to 11 pmContact: (040) 66824422

Through the framesFrames of India-4 is a photographyExhibition by Photonirvana onSrisailam and Hampi. The event con-sists of 35 photographers and is thefirst of it’s kind . The event is organised

by Kalanirvana International Art Centerin association with World Art Criticsand World Art Games.

Where: State Gallery of fine arts, Kavuri Hills

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Arts & CraftShilparamam’s annual All India Craft’sMela is on. Arts and crafts from all overIndia will be displayed and sold at thevenue by the artisans.

Where: Shilparamam, MadhapurWhen: Ongoing, 10 am to 10 pm

Tattoo artCatch the My Tattoos In a Make BelieveWorld Paintings and installations by artistRaghavendra Angali.

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Rock questAn exhibition of paintings by RohiniKumar E will be on display at BeyondCoffee.

Where: Beyond Coffee, Jubilee Hills

When: Ongoing, 11am to 11pm Contact: (040) 23545359

Hip HopFor those with who love hip hop , yourtime has come. It’s hip hop night atShamrock- the Irish bar.

Where: Iconart , Banjara HillsWhen: December 28, 8pmContact: (040) 23558837

AWAKENING THE INNER INDIAN

Around the city: Your guide to the Twin Cities

Anubha K Singhanubha.k@postnoon.com

There is no escaping the fes-tive look of theGurudwaras in the city asthey are gearing up for the

346th birthday celebrations of lastSikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Jithat falls on the 29th of this month.The birth anniversary of their lastguru is a huge occasion for allSikhs and they intend to celebratethe festival according to theirbeliefs.

Set to be celebrated on a grandscale at the Central Gurudwara

Saheb in Gowliguda, the event willsee thousands of Sikh familiescoming together under one roof.The Prabhandak CommitteePresident, S Tirlok Singh, Vice-Presi dent Inderpal Singh andGeneral Secretary S Satbir Singhand other committee memberssaid that a mass ‘Nagar Keertan’,(Holy Procession) will be carriedout on December 29, at around4.30 pm from the Gurudwara atGowliguda and will pass throughGurdwara Guru Singh Sabha, GuruNanak Marg, Ashok Bazar, Afza -lgunj, Siddia mber Bazaar, M JMarket, Jam bagh, Putlibowli andreturn back to Gurudwara Sahib inthe evening.

Arrangements have been donein almost all the important

Gurudwara’s in city. TheGowliguda Gurudwara Saheb is inthe last phase of its renovation.The Gurudwara Saheb inAmeerpet has been heavily deco-rated for the big day. “Sikhs willcelebrate their festivals whereverthey are. On festive occasions allthe Sikh families from a particulararea gather at a gurudwara” said,Ranjeet Sethi, one of the member.

Thousands of devotees fromvarious parts of the city throng tothe Central Gurudwara and theGurudwara in Ameerpet to partic-ipate in the festivities which lastfor two days. Community confer-ences and religious functions arealso organized.

The highlight of the festival isthe huge procession. Over 20,000

devotees will take part in it. GuruGranth Sahebji (the revered HolyScripture of the Sikhs) will be car-ried on a beautifully adorned vehi-cle along with ‘Nishaan Sahebans’(Religious Flags).

Following the principles of

their gurus the Sikhs invite peoplefrom different communities toparticipate in their festivities.Every member of the Sikh com-munity whether rich or poor, offertheir services to the their holyhouse.

Brotherhood prevailsduring festivitiesCOMMUNITIES

Supporters of Anna Hazare participatein the candle light march, yesterday atPeople’s Plaza

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Sixty-two schools which arenot registered with theState education depart-ment have been served

closure notices.The department has decided

to penalise errant managementsas per the provisions of the Rightto Education Act.

The department had con-ducted raids in these schools fol-lowing the order of Hyderabadcollector Natarajan Gulzar. Theraids happened in the wake ofmany complaints from parentsthat the managements of severalschools were cheating them by

showing registration numbersthat are awaiting approval.

However, Sheshi Reddy, prin-cipal, Gowtham Model School,said only one branch of their

school is yet to be registered. “Wecould not accommodate stu-dents in our Ameerpet branchand therefore we shifted a fewstudents to our school in

Begumpet which is yet to beapproved,” he said. “All otherbranches are approved. Parentsare aware of this and they haveno complaints.”

Padmaja R, a parent, whosaid she knew about this, pro-fessed her complete faith in theprincipal and management. “Iam sure that before this academ-ic year ends the registration willbe completed,” she said.

However, several parents ofstudents who study in manyother schools who received clo-sure notice like ChaitanyaBharathi Schools and KnowledgeSchool do not know about thisdevelopment.

List of these 62 schools areaviable on http://www.deohy-d e r a b a d . c o m / U n -Recognised%20Schools%20in%20Hyd.pdf.

62 illegal schools told to closeSHORT TAKESCM ORDERS AID TOMAYAPATNAM VICTIMSHYDERABAD: Chief Minister NKiran Kumar Reddy has directed theEast Godavari district Collector M.Ravichandra to provide immediaterelief and financial assistance to firevictims of Mayapatnam village.Earlier, Pithapuram MLA VangaGeetha spoke to the Chief Ministerand requested him to provide reliefto the fire victims. The Chief Ministerhad asked the district Collector to getthe losses of the victims assessedand extend permanent assistance tothem. It was estimated that morethan 150 houses were gutted in themishap.

EXHIBITION ON UNITEDAP TOMORROWHYDERABAD: The VisalandhraMahasabha is organizing an ‘exhibi-tion and media workshop’ on ‘UnitedAndhra Pradesh’ on December 29from 11am to 5pm at SundarayyaVignana Kendram at BaghLingampally. After releasing a posterrelating to the exhibition on Tuesday,Mahasabha convener ParakalaPrabhakar said that the exhibitionwould start at 11am. It will showcasehistory of Telugu unity, socio-eco-nomic indicators by region, sepa-ratists changing tunes on Teluguunity, why Telugu people should stayunited and a photo gallery.

40K TEACHER POSTS TOBE FILLED SOONMinister for secondary education KParthasarathi has said that a majorDistrict Selection Committee (DSC)would be announced within a week.Addressing the media on Tuesday,Parthasarathi said that the State gov-ernment would fill 30,000 to 40,000teacher posts in the DSC-2012. Hesaid that they would take a decisionon filling posts of junior college lec-turers after discussing the issue inthe ministers sub-committee. He alsomade it clear that the jumbling sys-tem in the intermediate practicalexaminations would continue thisyear.

ROLL BACK POWER HIKE,TDP TELLS GOVTHYDERABAD: TDP has con-demned the move to raise power tar-iff from April 2012 on domestic, com-mercial and industrial consumers tothe extent of Rs. 4950 crores. In astatement here on Tuesday, DadiVeerabhadra Rao, Opposition leaderin the Legislative Council has faultedthe Chief Minister N Kiran KumarReddy for approving the proposal ofDiscoms. He said it was atrocious onthe part of the government to furtherburden the people who were alreadysuffering because of high prices ofessential commodities by the 80 per-cent hike in the power tariff.

Mohd Subhan

Within hours of the daringdaylight killing of PatollaGovardhan Reddy, on

Tuesday evening, the SultanBazar police have made a break-through identifying the primesuspect.

ACP Sultan Bazar G Somes -whar Rao told Postnoon todaythat the accused is one Anil, aged30, who was an alleged associateof TDP leader Paritala Ravi inwhose murder Patolla was an

accused. Anil lived till recently atthe Malakpet MQ Quarters 337but moved out to Chilka NagarUppal recently and is now on therun.

Assailants attacked Reddy atBoggulkunta Abids area when hewas travelling in auto-rickshawwith swords and other lethalweapons.

Patola’s wife Vendiya told the-police that Anil was a follower ofher husband and was alsoinvolved in many land dealingswith Patola.

ACP said the police will issuea sketch of Anil for the public tohelp the police in locating him.

Patolla killer identified

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Hyderabad is truly aunique city as it canboast of heritage archi-

tecture from all religions anddomains. On the one handthere are classic Old City struc-tures that epitomise Nizam-eraarchitecture such as dargahs,mosques and palaces. On theother hand temples in the twincities are typical examples ofintricate detailing that SouthIndian temples are famous for.Hyderabad also has a numberof churches owing to its largeChristian population.

The St Mary’s Church inSecunderabad, dedicated to theVirgin Mary has been widelyregarded as the most beautifuland inspiring church in thetwin cities. The sense of calmthat one experiences when they

enter the church lifts one to aspiritual plane. It is a struc-

ture we ought to be proudof and is renownedthroughout the countryfor its history.

Sharing thesame com-pound wallwith St Ann’sHigh School,the churchwas con-structed bythe school’smissionar-ies. Thecon-

struction began in 1840 andwas completed by 1850. Thehumongous tower thatimpresses with its sheer sizewas added later.

The church was originallybuilt to cater to the spiritualneeds of Irish soldiers whowere stationed in Hyderabad inthe mid 19th century. It wasbuilt in gothic architecturalstyle. The latest additions to thechurch are the Parish Housebuilt in 1946 and the magnifi-cent statue of Mother Marycradling Jesus after his crucifix-ion. It is a replica of Pieta, thefamous stone work ofMichelangelo in Rome. Thechurch won the INTACH awardfor best Heritage Structure in2007.

For many years St Mary’swas a cathedral until St John’s

church took over the honour.It is one of the biggestchurches in Hyderabad andreflects class and Britishheritage from everyangle. This is the rea-son why the biggestand the best mid-night mass is heldhere duringChristmas.

A gem amidst the trash

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HYDERABAD: Model TownColony Resident WelfareAssociation is in a celebratorymood these days. It is one ofthe five colonies the GHMCawarded for the best upkeepand environmental protection.

The colony falls underJahanuma Municipal Division(ward no 45) of the South Zoneof the corporation. The divisionis held by MIM party.

“That colony has a greenimage,” said Batish Khan, jointsecretary of the GHMC. “They(the residents of the colony)

have been trying hard to makethe living pretty organised witheach aspect of good livingbeing taken care of by variouscommittees.”

The colony has many com-mittees to look after the differ-ent needs of and developmentactivities of the residentialcolony.

The colony was set up inthe year 1979 and has a total of205 plots which consists ofaround 500 individual andmulti-storied buildings. Theentire colony is resided by over500 families.

The residents of the colonyhave been implementinggarbage segregation process forthe last 30 years. Since itsinception, it has been trying toprotect the environment. Thefact that the colony, which islocated in what is considered abackward area, received anaward is seen as a matter ofpride for many residents.

The colony has also set anexample by contributing Rs 4.5lakh for the aid of flood victimsof Kurnool districts two yearsago.

Basith Khan while com-menting on their future saidthat they have plans to maketheir colony a gated communi-ty. They are also planning toinstall CC cameras across thecolony for round the clocksurveillance.

Our efforts have finallypaid off. We have beenstriving to give thecolony a status that canbe emulated by others.The award has given afillip to our efforts.

We are happy that ourcolony, which is an inte-gral part of the Old City,has received this award.Our motto is to spreadthe message to otherparts of Old City.

Our future plan is todevelop this colony on apar with any other up-class colony. We want tobecome a gated commu-nity. We will continue toadvocate a clean andgreen environment.

HYDERABAD’SBEST COLONIES

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St Mary’s spiritual aesthetics

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KChandrasekhar Rao,the TRS chief may belaying low but theparty is

buoyant. Major political par-ties agree openly that it is notwise to contest against TRS inTelangana region.

Leaders cutting acrossparties defecting to TRSproved this. With the by-elec-tions round the corner con-testants now want to beton either TRS or YSRCongress. The latest on thiscount is that YSR Congress istrying to avoid contesting inthe Telangana region. If thisbe true, the TRS will sweepthe Telangana region, politi-cal observers calculated. Astaunch supporter of Jagansaid, “The YSR Congress hasall the ability to win the elec-

tion, but it is not wise to swimagainst the tide.”

Corruption and credibili-ty have no significance in theelections. Even before thedates are announced for theby-polls the leaders havestarted talking about TRS andYSR Congress. When it comesto Jagan Mohan Reddy andthe YSR family the peoplehave never bothered to takethe corruption charges seri-ously. They just voted them topower. But there are also fearsthat what happened to TDPshould not happen to YSRCongress. It was Chiranjeeviwho has made a dent into theTDP vote bank, which result-ed in yielding totally to TRSmay not be wise, they say.

Congress strategy tocounter the combined attackis to extol YSR but denounceYSR Congress for engineeringdefection in the Congress.The TDP, meanwhile, remainson a sticky wicket. But, theparty put up a brave front.Warla Ramaiah, a senior lead-er from TDP says the situa-tion is now conducive to TDPas the Congress has got itsown troubles and others arenot effective. In Telangana thesituation is rather complicat-ed. Even the TRS lost some ofits grounds after the SakalaJanula Samme (generalstrike) that flopped. But theywould still sweep the bypollsis the reading.

T-stir may be at its lowest ebb but theTRS is waiting like a spider for its prey.All parties that do not publicly supportTelangana State are on the run

TRS upbeat,others dreadTelangana

Congress in shambles in Greater Hyderabad

Postnoon News

At a time when you wouldexpect party leaders to remainunited to fight opposition, the

Congress party is dealing with its ownturmoil. Ministers, MLAs and MPsbelonging to party have a differenceof opinions, leading to tiffs.

It may be recalled that minister PShanker Rao and MP SarveySatyanarayana had an ugly spat at agovernment programme, followed byShanker’s row with Anjan KumarYadav at another event.

There are also differencesbetween Jubilee Hills MLAVishnuwardhan Reddy and ministerNagendar as the latter is representingKhairatabad which was earlier repre-sented by the former’s father P

Janardhan Reddy. Party members also stand divid-

ed on the Telangana issue. In fact,second rung leaders have stoppedgoing to the party headquarters toavoid offending anybody.

One of the senior leaders, Amossaid that there was every need for theCongress leaders in city to be disci-plined. After all they have the bypollsand deputy mayor elections to takecare of.

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Mohd Subhan

It seems the victims of familyfeuds especially, martial ofthe disputes, will finally have

relief from fleecing counsellingcenters which charged exorbi-tant fee.

The deliverance comes fromnone other than police. TheDeputy Commissioner of PoliceManish Kumar Sinha, despitehis numerous calls on his time,took personal initiative and setup a counselling centre in hisoffice. Sinha said dowry harass-ment cases had been mountingand there were urgent need tomake an effort to see thegrievances are redressed.

Many women and their rel-atives who sought police helptold Postnoon that the DCP hassaid he was moved when hereceived many complaints

regarding illegal operations ofcounselling centres in variousparts of old City. According toDCP many of these counsellingcentres overcharge the victimsthat ranging between Rs 10,000and Rs 20,000. This is illegal,police said.

The DCP on Monday solvednearly 125 cases out of 150 cases

related with dowry under sec-tion 498-A. Only 25 cases arepending due to some problem.

The counselling centre at hisoffice has women police fromGhansi Bazar women police sta-tion. “I am very happy to mendtwo families which were onbreaking point today,” saidSinha with a smile.

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Suddenly, there is a greatdemand for drivers this New

Year’s Eve. Salary is for the asking,no questions posed. But why thismad rush for drivers?

Bigwigs and celebs are afraid ofCV Anand’s brigade. “Having tastedblood by catching some live bigfish recently, they are raring to gofor more,” put a wit in a satiric way.So, instead of taking the risk ofdriving oneself after a few pegs ofelixir under the belt, they’d like toengage a driver even at an exorbi-tant pay.

Behind the sudden promotionof driver’s virtue, however, is theshrewd transport companies,grapevine say. But it is welcomed

by 4-wheeler owners who usuallydrive by themselves for conve-nience. The police diktat recentlyto bars/ pus/ restaurants that theywould also be held responsible ifpeople are found driving after filledto their gills.

For instance, GVS Kumar,working with a private bank in theCity said he was planning to cele-brate this New Year withoutrestraint. He has decided to hire adriver for that night. Apart from thepay the driver will get a bottle afterthe work. Rajesh K, a senior execu-tive, too has similar plans.

Talking to Postnoon some gov-ernment drivers at the Secretariatsaid they were hired for December31 for huge fee.

However, they refused to dis-close the amount.

Drivers hold cure to city’sSaturday Night FeverThe city’s winers-and-diners are taking the policethreat seriously and employing drivers

Sudeshna Kokasudeshna.k@postnoon.com

He’s been grabbing eye balls forquite some time now with hisaggressive campaign for the

Lokpal Bill. He’s threatened to fastunto death, organised peacefulprotest marches and mobilised theyouth of the country unlike everbefore all for one cause – to get astronger legislation to stamp out cor-ruption. For the third time this year,Anna has begun fasting, but this timeit seems to be affecting his health. Yetthe response in the City towards hismovement has been at best luke-warm. Unlike last time, when themovement got strong support from

Hyderabadis with everybody fromsenior citizens to the youth partici-pating in the movement, this timeround there seem to be very few whoare willing to pledge their support forthe cause. On day one, there wereless than 60 supporters present atDharna Chowk and today on day 2only volunteers were seen and nosupporters.

“Compared to last time theresponse this time is rather weak”says Krishna K, volunteer with IndiaAgainst Corruption, Hyderabadchapter. Volunteers of India againstcorruption quote several reasons forthe poor support this time. One ofthe biggest reasons being that stu-dents stayed away from the move-

ment due to ongoing exams. Lasttime 70 per cent of the supporterswere students. “In Hyderabad, it isthe students who come out in sup-port of this movement. But this timeround since I have exams going on, Icannot join the protest,” saysDeepika Kancherla.

With JNTU exams ending todayand OU’s tomorrow organisers arepinning hopes for a bigger gatheringfor Thursday’s candle light marchthat will be held at People’s plaza.

Another reason for the poor turn-out is that it is the holiday season andmost of the IT crowd that had enthu-siastically participated in the drive toeradicate corruption last time is nowmissing in action. “Although last time

I had lent my support to the move-ment, this time I am in Bengaluru formy vacations,” says Vishal Arya, an ITprofessional. Lack of awareness isalso to blame for this lacklustre par-ticipation. Many people claim thatthey are not even aware of any dhar-nas taking place this time. “I was notaware about the new series of events.I got to know about them on Tuesdaynight. Now that I know I will partici-pate in the movement and fightagainst corruption,” says SanilTalaulikar, an IT professional.

But Kumar Shastri, a volunteerremains hopeful. “We are very disap-pointed that not many supporterscame, but by mid after noon collegestudents may come..” he signs off.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011 9Around the World Beyond Borders

Syria Crisis: Where is the world?A

ngry protesters haveconfronted visiting Ar abLeague monitors in Sy -ria’s restive city of Homs,

demanding international protec-tion. The observers are verifyingcompliance with an Arab Leagueplan to end the go vernment’s vio-lent crackdown.

Tens of thousands protestedin Homs as the monitors arriv ed.The Arab League said the first daywas very good.

Tanks reportedly withdrewbefore the monitors arrived butactivists say some were simplydeployed out of sight.

The UN says more than 5,000people have been killed inprotests against President Bash aral-Assad’s rule since March.

Video footage showed resi-dents arguing with the monitors,trying to get them to go furtherinside Baba Amr to see the victi -ms. The residents in the videoshout: “We want internationalprotection” and “Where is theworld?” One of the monitors saysthat he is not authorised to speak.

There were reports of contin-ued violence in Homs while themonitors were there. The LocalCo-ordination Committees, anetwork of opposition activists

inside Syria, said 14 people hadbeen killed in the city on Tuesday.

However the head of the mo -nitors was upbeat about the vis it.Sudan’s Gen Mustafa Dabi speak-ing to Reuters said, “Tod ay wasvery good and all sides wereresponsive.”

He added: “I am returning toDamascus for meetings and I willreturn tomorrow to Homs. Theteam is staying in Homs.”

However, BBC correspondent

said that the results were mixed atbest, and the visit brought homehow complex the situationis.Abdul Omar, a spokesman forthe London-based SyrianObservatory for Human Rights,told the BBC he had hoped forbetter results from the missionand that 10 observers for Homswas never going to be enough.

He said tens of thousands ofpeople had come out onto thestreets to demonstrate in one dis-

trict of Homs but that the moni-tors did not go there.

Mr Omar said the Syrian gov-ernment was playing cat-and-mouse with the protesters bywithdrawing tanks from parts ofthe city.

He called on the Arab Leagueto raise the Syrian situationimmediately with the UNSecurity Council to obtain ameaningful resolution against thegovernment.

Eyewitness Abu Rami told theBBC the security forces hadchanged clothes to appear likenormal civilians.

Correspondents say there arealso reports of another largeprotest in the city of Hama, withsecurity forces opening fire ondemonstrators in the centralsquare.

Elsewhere in Syria, the LocalCo-ordination Committees said25 people had been killed,including in Damascus, Deraaand Latakia, and on the borderwith Lebanon. The Arab Leaguemission, which may rise to 200-300 monitors, is to assess an ini-tiative agreed with the Syriangovernment requiring all armedforces to withdraw from areas ofconflict.

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’sPresident Cristina Kirchner hasbeen diagnosed with thyroid can-cer and will undergo surgery onJanuary 4, her spokesman said onTuesday.

Kirchner, who was sworn infor a second four-year term earli-er this month, was found to havecancer “on the right lobe of thethyroid gland” during a routinemedical examination onDecember 22. “The illness hasbeen contained,” he emphasized,adding the cancer had not metas-tasized. Kirchner was expected tospend 72 hours in hospital, andthen spend three weeks recover-ing from the surgery, he said. TheVice-President Amado Boudouwill carry out her duties in themeantime.

ArgentinianPrez diagnosedwith cancer

Syrians in Cairo rally in support of anti-government protestersand the Arab observers delegation AFP

A file Image of Argentina’sPresident Cristina Kirchner AFP

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 10

n India surrendered the chance to drive home theadvantage with indifferent batting on another glori-ous morning in Melbourne. They lost seven wicketsfor 68 runs in the the session.

n The Indian batsmen lacked the will to score runsand allowed the bowlers take over. They dawdled atthe wicket and the all too familiar collapse wasbound to follow.

n To their credit, the Australian bowlers struck goodlines and Ben Hilfenhaus was found his best formand marked a successful return to Tests with a five-wicket haul.

n Australia were reeling at 27 for four at one time butIndia let them off the hook with Ricky Ponting andMichaell Hussey consolidating. Umesh Yadav againpicked up early wickets.

n Zaheer Khan proved what a good bowler he is withthe old ball by snapping up Ponting and Haddin latein the day. India will have a good chance to winthey bat well in the second innings.

Umesh showspromise, Zakimpresses

Twelfth ManBabu Kalyanpur

FAST AND FURIOUS

Australian paceman James Pattinson (top) appeals for a decisionagainst an Indian batsman on the third day of the first Test matchbetween Australian and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG), in Melbourne on WednesdayVVS Laxman (top left ) looks back to see he is caught behind offthe bowling of Australian paceman Peter Siddle Ishant Sharma (Left) celebrates bowling Australian captainMichael Clarke

Ricky Ponting (left) sweeps a ball past MS Dhoni on the first dayof the first Test match

Rahul Dravid is bowled by Australianpaceman Ben Hilfenhaus

It was a first of sorts for IanHealy, but not for Segway scoot-er. In a replay of what happened

on Tuesday, the Segway scooterclaimed Ian Healy as its second vic-tim at the Melbourne CricketGround on Wednesday when it felland rode over him shortly beforethe third day of the first Testagainst India.

Healy, working as a commenta-tor for the host broadcaster,stepped off the front of the scooter

after taking a ride around the MCGbut it kept going and rode over thetop of him. It then went on to chewup the MCG turf before it wasbrought under control. The funnyincident comes in the wake of acrash by the TV sports cameramanJoe Previtera into a helmet on theturf on Tuesday that resulted in anembarrassing spill in front a hugecrowd as he was filming the teambefore play. It’s a bit ironical thatthe Healy incident happened whenPrevitera was being interviewed bythe host broadcasters onWednesday.

See Page 14 for more

Healy is Segway’ssecond victim

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 11

Australia were 179 for 8 tolead India by 230 runs atthe close on third day ofthe first Test at the

Melbourne Cricket Ground onWednesday.

Mike Hussey was unbeaten on79 with James Pattinson on three.

Senior batsmen Ricky Pontingand Mike Hussey were steeringAustralia out of early troubleagainst India on the third day ofthe first Test at the MelbourneCricket Ground on Wednesday.

At tea, Ponting was unbeaten on33 with Hussey on 29 to haveAustralia at 81 for four, aftercrashing to 27 for four.

That represented an overall leadof 132 runs after Australia led by51 runs on the first innings.

Paceman Umesh Yadav claimedthe first three wickets to have theAustralians under threat of miss-ing out on a decent total todefend in the fourth innings.

Yadav struck twice in four ballsin his fourth over, removing bothopeners David Warner (5) andfirst innings top-scorer Ed Cowan(8).

Warner was bowled playing onfrom a loose shot, and Cowanwas leg before wicket whilepadding up.

Australia’s woes deepened when

Shaun Marsh dragged a wideYadav delivery onto his stumpsfor three and skipper MichaelClarke followed in the next over.

Clarke played on and wasbowled by Ishant Sharma for one.

Ben Hilfenhaus earlier claimedhis best wicket haul in Tests togive Australia a handy inningslead as India were dismissed for282 at lunch.

The Tasmanian swing bowler,recalled for his first Test match inalmost a year, captured five for75.

India lost seven wickets for 68off 28.1 overs after they looked incommand at 214 for two late on

Tuesday.Australia got off to a flyer when

Rahul Dravid was bowled secondball by Hilfenhaus on hisovernight score of 68.

Hilfenhaus breached the fameddefence of “The Wall” andclipped his off-stump just fiveballs after Tuesday’s last-over dis-missal of Sachin Tendulkar for 73by Peter Siddle.

Dravid, second only toTendulkar as Test cricket’s mostprolific-scoring batsman, battedfor 187 balls with six bound-aries.

V.V.S. Laxman took 20 balls toget off the mark and fell for two.

BOWLERS’ DAY OUT

50,000 Day’sattendance 2.98 Australia

net run rateDAY’S PERFORMERS

BATSMAN: HUSSEY BOWLING: HILFENHAUS

India 1st innings (Day2)G Gambhir c †Haddin b Hilfenhaus 3V Sehwag b Pattinson 67R Dravid not out 68SR Tendulkar b Siddle 73Ishant Sharma c Haddin b Hilfenhaus 11VVS Laxman c Haddin b Siddle 2V Kohli c Haddin b Hilfenhaus 11 MS Dhoni c Hussey b Hilfenhaus 6R Ashwin c Haddin b Siddle 31 Z Khan b Pattinson 4 U Yadav not out 2Extras (w 1, nb 3) 4Total (all out; 94.1 overs) 282Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Gambhir, 7.5ov), 2-97 (Sehwag, 28.2 ov), 3-214(Tendulkar, 64.3 ov), 4-214 (Dravid, 65.2ov), 5-221 (Laxman, 72.4 ov), 6-238(Kohli, 79.2 ov), 7-245 (Dhoni, 81.4 ov),8-254 (Sharma, 87.2 ov), 9-259 (Khan,88.6 ov), 10-282 (Ashwin, 94.1 ov)BOWLING:JL Pattinson 23-6-55-2,BW Hilfenhaus 26 -5-75-5,PM Siddle 21.1-2-63-3,NM Lyon 17-2-66-0,MEK Hussey 5-0-15-0,DA Warner 2-0-8-0

AUSTRALIA IIND INNINGS (DAY 3) DA Warner b Yadav 5EJM Cowan lbw b Yadav 8SE Marsh b Yadav 3RT Ponting c Sehwag b Khan 60MEK Hussey not out 79MJ Clarke b Sharma 1BJ Haddin† c Laxman b Khan 6PM Siddle c †Dhoni b Yadav 4NM Lyon lbw b Ashwin 0JL Pattinson not out 3Extras: (b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)6 BOWLING: Z Khan 10-1-26-1U Yadav 11-2-40-3I Sharma 9-0-36-1R Ashwin 9.2-0-31-0V Sehwag 2-0-7-0

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201112The games people playPlaying Field

Bale brace helps Spurs’ surgeG

areth Bale tore Norwichapart with a brilliantbrace as Tottenhammoved seven points

behind Barclays Premier Leagueleaders Manchester City with aneasy 2-0 win at Carrow Road.

After laying siege to theNorwich goal in the first half,Spurs finally found the opener 10minutes after the break whenBale picked up EmmanuelAdebayor’s pass to drive underJohn Ruddy. Bale then latched onto Luka Modric’s pass to sprint 45yards before lifting the ball overthe on-rushing Norwich goal-keeper with a sublime finish tokill off the match 12 minutes later.The performance may have beenslightly ropey in the first-half, butthe display from Bale highlightsjust why Spurs are proving thatthey should be deemed credibletitle challengers.

With Chelsea, ManchesterCity, Arsenal and Liverpool alldrawing over the past 24 hours,Tottenham had the perfect chan -ce to put themselves within strik-ing distance of the summit. Baledrew saves from Ruddy on twooccasions after terrorising RitchieDe Laet with his searing pace.

Bale slammed a deflectedshot just wide, but he was soonpresented with another chancethanks to an error from RussellMartin. The Welshman nicked theball off the dallying defender andcharged through clear at goal buthe could only blast over.

A superb 50-yard ball fromRafael van der Vaart sentAdebayor free. The striker edgedthe ball past the on-rushingRuddy, but he could not recover itto tap home and the ball went outof play. Another Spurs attackcame moments later when Balegot on the end of Modric’sthrough-ball but Ruddy pulled offa good save.

William Gallas slipped on theedge of the box, bringing down

Andrew Surman and earning hi -mself a booking as Norwich be g -an the second half with morecon fidence. Surman picked him-self up and curled a low shot thatdrifted inches wide, with BradFriedel scrambling for his farpost. Spurs took the lead 10 min-utes in to the second half. Van derVaart picked out Adebayor in thebox, he held the ball up and fend-ed off three Norwich defendersbefore squaring to Bale who gotthe ball out from under his feet toshoot under Ruddy after beingleft unmarked 12 yards out.

Adebayor converted BenoitAssou-Ekotto’s cross soon afterbut the Togo striker was ruled outfor offside. Bale grabbed his sec-

ond of the game to make it 2-0 inthe 67th minute. Scott Parker laidthe ball to Modric, who sent theWelshman galloping through on a45-yard dash. Bale kept his com-posure, dispatching the coolest ofchips over an on-rushing Ruddy.

Adebayor squared for Mod ricas Tottenham looked for a thirdbut the Croatian could onlymuster a weak shot that Ruddygathered easily. Martin headedwide in injury time as Norwichlooked for a consolation, but itnever came and Spurs played therest of the match out comfortablyfor a vital three points. GarethBale tore Norwich apart with abrilliant brace as Totte nhammoved seven points behind

Barclays Premier League leadersManchester City with an easy 2-0win at Carrow Road. After layingsiege to the Norwich goal in thefirst half, Spurs finally found theopener 10 minutes after the breakwhen Bale picked up EmmanuelAdeb ayor’s pass to drive underJohn Ruddy. Bale then latched onto Luka Modric’s pass to sprint 45yards before lifting the ball overthe on-rushing Norwich goal-keeper with a sublime finish tokill off the match 12 minutes later.The performance may have beenslightly ropey in the first-half, butthe display from Bale highlightsjust why Spurs are proving thatthey should be deemed credibletitle challengers. ES

Arsenal were left frustratedas 10-man Wolves battledto a 1-1 draw at Emirates

Stadium. The Gunners, looking togo back into the top four, wereahead after just eight minutesthrough Gervinho but Wolves,struggling at the other end of thetable, rallied and levelled on 38minutes through Steven Fletcher.

The visitors survived the sec-ond half dismissal of midfielderNenad Milijas as goalkeeperWayne Hennessey denied thehome side time and again.

Arsenal took the lead whenThomas Rosicky fed YossiBenayoun, whose pass split theWolves defence as Gervinho beat

the offside trap to race clear.The Ivory Coast frontman

waited for keeper Hennessey tocommit himself, before cuttingback inside and then rolling theball into the net between the twodefenders on the line. To theircredit, Wolves weathered thestorm and then grabbed a levellereight minutes before the breakwhen Arsenal failed to clear a cor-ner, which Stephen Hunt lobbedback in. His shot was deflectedand Fletcher guided a header intothe far corner. The Gunnersupped the tempo after the

restart, with Robin van Persieclipping a free-kick towards thetop corner, only for Hennessey totouch it over at full stretch, whilePer Mertesacker’s close-rangeheader was then scrambled clearby the busy Wolves keeper.

Referee Stuart Atwell bran-dished his red card on 75 minutesafter a studs-up sliding challengeby Milijas on Mikel Arteta. VanPersie’s shot on the turn wasdeflected behind as Arsenal laidsiege to the Wolves goal, withsubstitute Andrey Arshavin thenclipping the outside of the post.

Arsenal settle for 1-1 draw

Mackieearns pointfor HoopsJamie Mackie scored for the sec-

ond game running to earn QPR athoroughly deserved 1-1 drawagainst Swansea at the LibertyStadium and end a run of threestraight defeats.

The Scotland winger coolly slot-ted home a 58th-minute equaliserafter Leon Britton’s defensive headerhad slipped between his owndefenders to allow Mackie in ongoal. Swansea had led from the 14thminute thanks to a controversialDanny Graham strike.

The Welsh side, defeated justonce at home this term, slowlyfound their feet, but Graham con-trolled Wayne Routledge’s centrebefore firing low into Paddy Kenny’sleft-hand corner, having being giventoo much time to turn by Fitz Halland Luke Young.

The QPR defenders appealedthat Graham had handled as hebrought the ball down, with manag-er Neil Warnock leaving the fourthofficial in no doubt as to his ownview, but the goal stood.

Hoops striker Heidar Helgusonwas guilty of poor finishing as heheaded over twice in quick succes-sion from crosses by Young and JoeyBarton but the QPR supremacy con-tinued when they controlled theearly stages of the second stanza,with Mackie levelling the scores inthe 58th minute.

Britton’s effort to get his headto Kenny’s goal-kick only managedto split his own defence, and thealert Mackie pounced to racethrough and calmly guide the ballpast Michel Vorm.

Graham almost teed up LukeMoore after fine hold-up work in thebox, and the former Watford manwas then denied what he felt was aclear penalty after being felled as herolled away from Armand Traore, butreferee Lee Probert waved away theappeals. ES

Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale leftcelebrates scoring his second goal with his Togolese teammate Emmanuel Adebayor during their match against Norwich City at Carrow Road in Norwich,east England, on Tuesday. AFP

Arsenal’s Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky (left) fights for the ballwith Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Kevin Doyle during their EPLmatch at the Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday. AFP

10 Wolves hold Gunners

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201113The games people playPlaying Field

ABU DHABI: Novak Djokovic,Rafael Nadal and Roger Federermeet in a $250,000 three-dayexhibition tournament in theGulf's winter sun from Thur -sday, eager to strike early blowsahead of the 2012 season.

In the new year, world num-ber one Djokovic will defendthree Grand Slam titles andNadal will look to hang on to hisOlympic title and French Opencrown, while Federer, despitenearing his 31st birthday, iskeen to extend his impressivelate run in 2011.

Djokovic won three of thefour Grand Slams and fiveMasters this year and assem-bled a 70-6 winning record. Hisprogress towards the end of theyear was slowed by a series ofback and shoulder inj uries, butthe Serb insists he is well rested

as 2012 approaches."This year's success gives

me a reason to believe that I canwin again. Why not?" said theSe rb, who has been based inAbu Dhabi for the last twoweeks.

"I think it doesn't make anysense to be anything other thanoptimistic. I need to believe inmy qualities and my abilitiesand I need to believe that I canrepeat the success.

"Of course it is going to bean incredibly difficult task toachieve, but you never know,nothing is really impossible."

Nadal lost his world numberone ranking to Djokovic in 2011and cut a world-weary figure asthe year came to an end, havingplayed 84 matches — more thanany of his rivals. But the 25-year-old, whose French Open

triumph was his 10th major andsixth at Roland Garros, believesleading Spain to a fifth DavisCup has helped re-ignite hishopes for 2012. He is also deter-mined to adopt a new approachto his trade. "I tell myself: 'If I doa bit more, I will be nearly backto winning things again.' That isthe motivation. Recovering theextra will that makes you give abit more of yourself," he said.

"I have to get back to mycruising altitude, which shouldbe higher. From Indian Wells toWimbledon and the OlympicGames is where I have to recov-er my best level."

Federer, meanwhile, defiedthose who believe that havingcelebrated his 30th birthday in2011, his best was behind him.

The Swiss won his first titlein Doha in January before pick-

ing up three more in the homestraight in Basel, Paris and asixth World Tour finals trophy.

He will go into 2012, his 13thyear on the tour, on the back ofa 17-match winning run.

"My passion for competi-tion and my love for tennis has alot to do with it," Federer toldThe National newspaper here.

"I have always said that theminute you decide or think thatyou cannot improve is the timethat you should stop playing.

"The good news for me isthat I feel like I still have thingsto learn and parts of my game toimprove, so I am excited for thefuture." The three-day event atthe Abu Dhabi InternationalTennis Complex in Zayed SportsCity also features Spain's DavidFerrer and France’s Jo-WilfriedTsonga and Gael Monfils.

SNIPPETS

REFEREE, THAT DECISION WAS CRIMINAL!FOOTBALL: Twenty Argentinian prisonerson Tuesday received football referee diplomasunder a scheme aimed at easing their rehabili-tation on their release.The Deportes por Penales programme (Sportfor Prison) at La Plata was the brainchild offormer international referee Luis Olivetto."We have always thought sport can help theirreintegration into society. This can help themfind work when they are free," said provincialpolitician Alejandro Rodriguez.

CADEL AND WIFE TO ADOPT ONE-YR-OLD ETHIOPIAN BOY

CYCLING: Australia's Tour de France cham-pion Cadel Evans and his Italian wife areadopting a one-year-old Ethiopian boy, areport said Wednesday.

Evans had hinted at a child, telling hisTwitter followers on Tuesday he was "busybaby sitting". His wife, Chiara Passerini, whohad posted an image via Twitter of her holdinga small child's hand with the message "Wehad the most special Christmas of our lives",confirmed the couple had travelled to Ethiopiato adopt a child.

LONDON WON’T BE SIEGE CITY,SAYS OLYMPICS CHIEF COE

LONDON: London Olympics chief SebastianCoe has vowed the British capital will notbecome a "siege city" in 2012 despite plansto deploy large numbers of weapons and sol-diers, in comments published Wednesday.The British government announced this monthit would have 13,500 troops on duty for the2012 Games, more than the 7,000 widelyexpected.Two navy ships, warplanes and ground-to-airmissiles would also be deployed to providesecurity, it said.

SUPERMAXIS RACE NECK-AND-NECK TO HOBART

YACHTING: Supermaxi rivals Wild Oats XIand Investec Loyal were on Wednesday lockedin a tight battle to the finish of the Sydney toHobart yacht race, with light winds set to testnerves on day three. Race record holder WildOats XI, vying for its sixth line honours title,had led the 628 nautical mile race from thestart until it was overtaken late Tuesday byInvestec Loyal which remained in the lead formost of the night.

Top trio towarm up fornew season

Dave Chisnall kept hiscool to cause a massiveupset and knock multi-

ple winner Phil Taylor out of theladbrokes.com World Champio -nship with a commanding per-formance at the AlexandraPalace. Chisnall, from St Helens,won the second-round clash inone of the biggest shocks in thesport. Taylor, from Stoke, whohas won the PDC title 13 timesand also two BDO world cham-pionships, looked out of sortsfrom the opening leg and wasbrushed aside four sets to one.

Chisnall admitted on SkySports 1: "I don't know how Idid that. I threw well in thegame but started getting a bitnervous at the end. When hegave me a chance I took it."

Both players missed impor-

tant throws but Chisnall kepthis head to win the fifth set withdouble six after Taylor hadmissed two shots at double 20.Chisnall added: "He's beenmissing doubles as well as I did.I've always thought I can beatanybody if I play my game. Ithought I could beat him when Icame into the championship."

Chisnall gave a glimpse ofwhat was to come when he tookthe first set but Taylor won thenext. The next two sets went toChisnall to set up the chance tocause the upset of the tourna-ment but first he had to hold hisnerve. After taking the openingleg of the fifth set Chisnall waspegged back but won the nexttwo legs, including a stutteringfinish in the final leg, to win theset 3-1 and put out Taylor. ES

Dave dethrones king of darts

Dave Chisnall

TALK BACKIs KCR brain-dead?TRS chief KCR’s threat to renew Telanganaagitation shows the arrogance of apetty politician, whose plans ofemerging the undisputed leader ofTelangana was rejected by the publicwho got tired of his 45-day generalstrike and the miseries it brought.Not only did the agitation fail, it alsocaused industrial production loss ofthousands of crores and created the tag of‘hostile and unstable’ for future investors.Lakhs of students lost precious academic daysand hundreds of crores public property wasdestroyed. Is KCR so dumb that he can hold astate and its population to ransom for hispetty ambitions? Prasad R

Uppal

Power tariff hike willhurtThe power tariff hike beginningfrom April will hurt the commonman already suffering from sky-rocketing fuel prices and foodinflation. Since the hike comes atthe peak of summer when fansand air conditioners will be used

the most, it will burn a hole in the pocketsof consumers. Instead of going for hikeafter hike, the power companies shouldfocus on reducing transmission losses,power thefts and recovering dues frommajor defaulters.

Jeeva ShankarAbids

JNTU examsJNTU’s decision to notify the students onlya day before important exams were to heldshows scant regard for the students.That too, without even giving aproper reason for the cancellation.At a time when educational institu-tions are rushing to finish portionsand complete academic cyclesaffected by the agitation forTelangana. The university’s decision toimplement an optional holiday hasruined the plans of students, especiallythose palnning to prepare for other exams.NTU should seek inputs from the stake-holders before taking any such decision.

Vamsi SrinivasAdarsh Nagar

How much longer?Once again Sachin Tendulkar missed the

chance to create that record ofrecords. He seemed so much inform but then got out at 73. Theway he batted made one feel hewas not much bothered aboutthe excitement about the100th ton. He played as if itwere just another match.Some of the shots that he

played — especially the six he hit offSiddle over the slip cordon and the third-man boundary — showed why he is themost loved, feared, revered batsman in theworld. I hope he clinches the elusive recordsoon. Mathai Varkey

Hyderabad

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201114Fair, free and forthrightComment

If you want to be fancy, you could call it"crowdsourcing" — a term invented byJeff Howe in a 2006 Wired magazine arti-cle for the process of allocating tasksusually performed by individuals to a

group of people, thus calling upon communalintelligence. I've always thought of it more as"composting down", making something con-sistent and salubrious out of disparate wastematter.

Whichever term you prefer, it is a fact thatBooks of the Year choices are best weighed enmasse, rather than credited individually. DrJohnson generously allowed that a man is notunder oath in lapidary inscriptions.Reviewers feel just the same when invited tochoose their books of the year.

That's why so many freely testify to oldfriendships and longstanding loyalties of onesort or another. That's how so many review-ers, including such bastions of probity as ASByatt and the Archbishop of Canterbury,manage to make their "choice" several timesover for the year: some of them divertinglydifferent, some stoutly the same.

No embarrassment need be felt, for theseselections are not to be understood as anykind of eternal testament. Many are littlemore than a stamp-saving literary Christmascard — or not even that, just a cheery littlewave across a crowded room.

Nevertheless, the wisdom of crowds pre-vails. Taken together, books of the year choic-es do reliably reveal the most highly ratedtitles, so here, by way of a last-minute year-ender shopping list, is a conspectus.

In fiction, the clear winner was AlanHollinghurst's The Stranger's Child, chosensome 16 times in the newspapers and maga-zines I've contrived to collate, followed byJennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad,named more than a dozen times.

Edward St Aubyn's At Last and Ali Smith's

There but for the were cited more than half adozen times each, followed not too far behindby Julian Barnes's Man Booker winner, TheSense of an Ending. Barnes himself courte-ously nominated the St Aubyn and theHollinghurst as among the home-grown fic-tion he has most admired.

In the more varied field of non-fiction, thewinner with 10 votes was Claire Tomalin'sCharles Dickens: A Life, followed by Why BeHappy When You Could Be Normal? byJeanette Winterson.

After that, All Hell Let Loose: The World atWar 1939-1945 by Max Hastings was mostoften chosen, with multiple mentions also for

Craig Brown's One on One and NicolaShulman's Graven with Diamonds — impres-sive, given her subject (Sir Thomas Wyatt).

If crowdsourcing is not for you, books of theyear choices also yield individual recommen-dations, from contributors not merrily play-ing the game, that are so convincing as to beobviously worth heeding.

Following up on these, I have already readand greatly enjoyed Thin Paths: Journeys inand around an Italian Mountain Village byJulia Blackburn and The Vagabond's Breakfastby Richard Gwynn. As it happens, these lastwere chosen by several individuals; some-times one is all it takes, though.

Literary SpeakingDAVID SEXTON

Editorials Crowdsourcing theyear’s best books

Readers’ viewsWe invite you to write to us

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GHMC BUDGET CUT will choke City

The decision of the GreaterHyderabad Municipal

Corporation to slash itsannual budget by almost `400crore is ironic as the City keeps

expanding into the suburbs andin turn the population also

increases. Though GHMC officialscite declining sources of revenue

as the cause of the budget cut,one can’t help but wonder where

all the revenue from the City’sgrowth is going. Allocation of

adequate funds and increasing itin proportion to City’s growth are

vital to maintain the infrastruc-ture. Once the civic body starts

cutting corners, services and utili-ties will be affected and public

will start feeling the pinch.Moreover, Brand Hyderabad,

which has been painstakinglybuilt over the last 15 years, will

suffer at a time when majorcities are jostling with each otherto draw investors. We need goodroads, drains, waste disposal sys-

tems and efficient mechanisms toredress grievance. Slashing bud-

gets will only make mattersworse.

WHY WE LOVESegway

When Segway launched itssuperbly futuristic two-wheeled people carrier

we clamoured for more; talkingabout how it was going to

change traffic forever. But whothought it would have amazingcomedic value. Just ask camer-

man Joe Previtera, whoseSegway hilariously collided with

Brad Haddin’s helmet on the sec-ond day of the first Inda-

Australia Test. Joe, thankfully,escaped injury, but his ego’s

probably sporting a nasty bruise.Check out http://www.

youtube.com/watch?v=kDXMZdZG3Bc

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201115Matters of saving and spendingBusiness

BSE – 15,756.496119.92, NSE – 4,709.45641.05, Gold 24k(10g)– `27,900, Silver (1kg)–52,900, Dollar $ – `53.22, Pound £ – `83.35

NEW DELHI: Small is beautiful!So goes the adage. But 2011 wasanything but beautiful for India’s26 million micro, small and medi-um enterprises (MSMEs).

MSME entrepreneurs facedseveral challenges throughout theyear, with the situation worseningas the months went by.

High interest rates, rising costof raw materials and labourremained the key input chal-lenges. Demand compressionand tough competition, both indomestic and foreign markets,confronted the units as they ven-tured out to market their pro-duce. The trade deficit of $12.6billion between India and Chinaduring the April to July period,added to their woes.

“Rising competition fromChinese imports was a cause ofconcern. The sector faced a lot ofheat because of cheap importsfrom China. Besides, the slow-down in Europe and Westerncountries also posed a challengeand threat,” HP Kumar, Chairmanand Managing Dire ctor ofNational Small IndustriesCorporation (NSIC) said PTI.

Kumar said Indian MSMEsare at a disadvantage when itcomes to interest costs. “We wereunable to compete with otherAsian economies. The high bor-

rowing cost of 13-15 per centaffected our competitiveness,compared to other nations whereit was 6-8 per cent.”

As the going gets tough, thereis widespread sickness amongMSMEs. According to govern-ment data, as many as 91,400micro and small units had shutoperations as of March, 2011. Ofthese, about 13,000 were added inthe fiscal 2010-11.

The reasons for closure werefinancial non-viability due tochanging business environment,lack of demand, obsolete tech-nology, non-availability of rawmaterial, infrastructural con-straints, inadequate and delayedcredit and managerial deficien-

cies. The government did chip into ameliorate the situation, but itwill be quite some time before theimpact filters through. On thepolicy front, the Cabinetapproved the Public ProcurementPolicy for MSMEs.

Under the policy, a minimumshare of 20 per cent of total pur-chases of Central ministries/departments/PSUs has beenreserved for micro and smallenterprises. Within the 20 percent share of annual procure-ment from MSEs, 4 per cent ofgovernment procurements hasbeen reserved for MSEs owned bySCs/STs.

Of 2.6 crore MSME units,around 1.18 lakh enterprises are

registered by persons belongingto Scheduled Castes and 44,840units owned by those fromScheduled Tribes.

The decline in export growthwas witnessed in segments likereadymade garments, leather,machine tools, light engineeringand gems and jewellery. On thedomestic front, automobiles andelectronics took a hit due to thehigh cost of raw materials andhigh interest rates.

“Interest costs went up by 50per cent. MSMEs were badlyaffected because of demand con-straints,” VK Agarwal, President,Federation of Indian Small andMedium Enterprises said.

To address the situation aris-ing from the global crisis, ema-nating particularly fromEuropean markets, the govern-ment announced a 2 per centinterest subsidy on rupee exportand allowed for credit in handi-crafts and hand looms industries.

The government made effortsto address the issue of a lack offinancial resources, which acts asa deterrent in the growth ofMSME units. Market regulatorSecurities and Exchange Board ofIndia (Sebi) gave the nod to BSEand National Stock Exchange toopen a dedicated exchange forsmall and medium units. PTI

MSMEs badly hit in 2011

HYDERABAD: Jay Galla,Chairman, CII (Andhra Pradesh)expressed concern over the pro-posed 10 per cent hike of powercharges for commercial andindustrial users. The increase frompresent level Rs4.24 to Rs5.34 perunit will lead to increase in thecost of production and make busi-ness less competitive.

The government justified thepower tariff hike by citing theincreasing power revenue deficit.However, Galla said, governmentcould have reduced the powersubsidies and introduced betterexpenditure management instead.

The timing of proposed powerhike for the industry will send awrong signal for the prospectiveinvestors, especially at the timewhen an international event likepartnership summit slated forJanuary. The government canstreamline the open access systemfor industry; he suggested andurged the government not to levycross subsidy charges.

GoogleintroducesMedia AdsHYDERABAD: Google hasintroduced a new ad format,‘Media Ads’, designed to ensurethat users find the informationand enables the advertiser toreach potential customers in theformat the users like.

Media Ads introduces newways to target, pay for, and expe-rience video ads on GoogleSearch. Unlike other video for-mats, Media Ads is an entirelystandalone format designed todisplay video ads in front andcenter.

Targeting in Media Ads iscompletely automated unlike theAd Words. When someone entersa search on google.com, algo-rithms determine what all aredirectly related to the search andwill automatically display theMedia Ad at the top of the searchresults page.

The format does not allowadvertiser to pick competing key-words. For example, if a usertypes Sach ka Saamna, only adsunits containing video from Sachka Saamna will appear, accordingto a Google statement.

CII expressesconcern overpower tariff hike

Prudhvi Raju Kprudhvi.k@postnoon.com

HYDERABAD: “Power-inten-sive industries such as manufac-turing are badly affected with thepower crisis. Small informationtechnology (IT) firms and ITenabled business (ITES) are alsoaffected in the service sector. Notonly the Confederation of IndianIndustry (CII), all the industryassociations have taken up thepower crisis issues with the gov-ernment. There is an assurancefrom the government to reducethe power cuts. But, nothing hashappened so far,” said RameshDatla, Chairman, CII Micro Smalland Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) Council.

In an interaction on the per-formance of MSMEs in the Statein 2011, he says that officially,there is a two-day power cut tothe industries. “However, if wecount with unofficial interrup-tions, the power cut is for almostthree days.” A unit of electricitycosts Rs4. But, if the industry isrun with a generator, it costs Rs15a unit. This is almost four timesthe actual cost.

Moreover, micro and small

companies cannot afford even agenerator. They are shuttingdown during the day and workingonly when there is power supplyduring the nights and stretchingthemselves. This is a serious issueand will affect the Sate and itsgrowth. “A government whichoffers quality power alone canaspire to the growth,” he said.

The rising interest rates arealso a concern for the industries.Indian industries try to grow on

debts. Therefore, increase in inte -rest rates would affect the profitsof the MSEMs. Government isoffering discount of around 3 percent for the industries who avail aloan of less than Rs10 lakh. Thislimit has to be increased to bene-fit more industries. There is aneed of single window clearance,he points out.

The government has imple-mented the industry bodies’request to some extent and there

is some progress in this area. But,more has to be done, he says.

Talking about schemes, Datlasaid there is no doubt that stateand central governments areoffering a lot of schemes toMSMEs. However, there are diffi-culties in implementing andavailing these schemes. Compa -nies need to put in alot of timeand effort in getting theseschemes. The government has tooffer these schemes in easilyimplementable way for theireffective use.

The growth rate of the indus-try would be slow in the first twoquarters of the next year as theseimpact will continue and thereare elections in some States andindustry may see some growthonly after third quarter.

The market has become high-ly competitive and margins havecome down drastically. Inputcosts and interest rate have goneup with the inflation but the out-put is decreased. The sustenancehas become a critical issue for thebusinesses. Government has tocreate conducive environmentwith adequate power, lowerinterest rates and offer practicalschemes, he asserted.

Govt has to create conducive environment

Ramesh Datla

PIC: N SHIVA KUMAR

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201118Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Prevention isimportant

Dr Sunil Kapoor

What can youngsters do to preventheart problems?A heart attack occurs when a clotblocks the flow of blood through acoronary artery, starving the heart ofoxygen and damaging the heartmuscle. If not treated immediately,heart attacks can be fatal or causelong-term damage to the heart andbody. Because heart attacks are soserious, accounting for the leadingcause of death among men andwomen in the United States and nowin India too, prevention is key.

Through appropriate lifestylechanges and medication, patients atrisk can work with their doctors tohelp drastically reduce their risk for afirst heart attack. And surprisingfindings show that younger adultsmay benefit from preventive thera-pies more than we might expect.

A recent study presented at theAmerican Heart Association’s annualconference found that younger menand women are much less likely touse preventive therapies, yet may beat higher risk for a first heart attackthan realised.

(The concluding part to this column will appear next week. The

writer is a senior consultant cardiologist practising at Care

Hospitals, Hyderabad)

Heart diseases set to fall in India: DoctorNEW DELHI: There is good newson the health front. A leading car-

diologist says incidents ofheart disease in India are

set to plateau in sevento eight years and thenfall due to greaterawareness about a

healthy lifestyle andmore effective drugs.“People are cutting

down on salt intake, a develop-ment that is sure to bring downnow rampant cases of high bloodpressure,” Vinay Sanghi, from the

Fortis Escorts Hospital, told IANS.“More patient friendly medi-

cation with few side effects is alsonow available,” he said. “Peoplealso understand the necessity ofexercising every day. All these fac-tors should cut down the numberof those who face the risk of heartailment,” said Sanghi.

Heart disease is considered asign of prosperity, mostly accruingto those who lead a sedentarylifestyle, devoid of even givingminimal exercise to their body.

Heart diseases have now

become the number one killer inIndia, replacing communicablediseases from that slot. A quarterof those who get heart attacks arein the 25-69 age group.

Increasingly, heart ailmentsare killing Indians both in urbanand rural areas, although the fatal-ities are more in cities and towns.

“The cycle of heart disease hasstarted. The number shouldplateau in seven to eight years,from which point it will start todecline,” Sanghi said.

For now, the number of heart

diseases was “rising alarmingly”.The total number of cases wasmore than in the developed world.

“Heart diseases occur mostlyin Tier I and II cities. New cases arevery high — for now. The goodnews is people are realising theneed to maintain healthy lifestyle,keep away from salty snacks andfast food, go for more physicalactivity, and take a morning walk.There is increasing awareness.

“More than anything else, it isthis self-realisation that will helpIndia in the long run.”

POPPING MULTI VITAMINS

DOESN’T HELPP

opping multi-vitamin pills doesn’tseem to confer any real health ben-efits, according to a new study. Ateam led by Nancy University

researchers in France tracked 8,112 volun-teers who took either a placebo or onecontaining vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, selenium and zinc, daily for oversix years.

The study, one of the most exhaustiveto date, suggests that millions may bethrowing their money away without deriv-ing any real benefits. They were just as like-ly to develop cancer or heart disease asthose who took an identical-lookingdummy pill.

It found that pills containing vitamin E,ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, selenium andzinc increased the risk of malignantmelanoma, the deadliest form of skin can-cer, four-fold, the Daily Mail reports.

Many users fall into the category ofhealthy adults who believe the pills will actto insure them against deadly illnesses,said Catherine Collins, chief dietician at StGeorge’s Hospital in London.

“But they are wasting their money. Thiswas a large study following people up for along period of time assessing everythingfrom their mobility and blood pressure towhether they were happy or felt pain,” sheadded. It also discovered that women on adaily multi-vitamin pill increased their riskof breast cancer by up to 20 percent.

While the evidence that vitamins cando harm is still limited, the latest studyseems to confirm that many people are atthe very least taking them unnecessarily.

IANS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201119Because you are what you wearF‑Folio

WARDROBECRIMES OF THE YEAR

Despite the fat pay cheques and the biggestdesigners on speed dial, stars end up makingpoor fashion choices. The red carpet is like a

dock, where you are captured in your bestand worst dressed moments. Take a look atwho needs a second word with their stylist

SALMAHAYEK

Someone as beautiful as

Salma Hayekdoesn't need to

be overly dressed.But, we don't

know what shewas thinking withthis one. From theshoes, to the bag,

to the breast-plate, this is just

too much of agold thing.

ANGELINAJOLIE ANDBRAD PITTIt’s a given thatBrangelina are a glamourous couple but they can be so consistently boringwith the same out-fits over and overagain. Add colour,not kids.

TILDA SWINTON

One would think thatTwilda Swinton with herclassy taste in choosingher films would have a

classier wardrobe butshe appeared to havethrown on a bathrobe

over a pair of slacks.Unexciting clothes on an

unexciting person.

NICKI MINAJThis hip-hop sensation

raised the bar this yearfor almost everything.

She toured with BritneySpears, collaborated

with David Guetta, andsaw her album Pink

Friday climb to the topof the Billboard chart,

all the while dressedlike a deranged Barbiedoll. If Minaj's fashionchoices were part of a

calculated ploy to makeher famous...we fell

for it.

RIHANNAWith her sense of

fashion inspiredfrom Barbie,

Rihanna is anoth-er such celeb who

loves to experi-ment. But it’s

worth mentioning that

the fluffy, see-through numberthat she wore to

the Grammys wasNOT a sexy-Mrs-Santa-Claus cos-

tume.

TYRA BANKSHaving been a part of the fashion industry for twodecades now, one would assume that Tyra Bankswould have learned a thing or two about style.Yet the former supermodel and America's NextTop Model host spent 2011 pouring her statuesqueframe into skin-tight jumpsuits at every opportu-nity. COMPILED BY SANA MIRZA

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201120Movies

Al Capone (The Untouchables)

Al Capone is absolutely menacingand larger-than-life character in

The Untouchables. Robert De Nirocaptures the ruthlessness that indeli-bly marked Capone’s infamy foreverin the annals of criminal history. Arole that is arguably the one of thebest in cinematic history. A despicableand hardened criminal Capone ruledChicago with absolute power. No onecould touch him. No one could stophim, until Eliot Ness and a small forceof men swore they’d bring him down.Capone was a ruthless bootlegger buthe has his own take on his business:“People are gonna drink! You knowthat, I know that, we all know that,and all I do is act on that. And all thistalk of bootlegging — what is boot-legging? On a boat, it’s bootlegging.On Lake Shore Drive, it’s hospitality.I’m a businessman!” Indeed, ashrewd businessman who has noqualms in battering his own men witha baseball bat. Money seemed to behis only ally and he spent it lavishly.Whether it was for the purpose ofgetting someone killed or for bribingthe jury.

The action genre that has always had wide fan following. Gangs and mobsters have been all-time favouriteswith movie-makers as well as audiences. Now as the chase to catch the most elusive Don begins, we take a

look at some of the mob bosses who have captivated audiences over the ages

Frank Lucas (American Gangster)

Agangster rises from a sidekick and strong man to the top,only to be pulled down by his slowly mounting excesses.

Frank Lucas is a smart, sophisticated, hard-working, and com-plicated man. His icy behaviour and devotion to his family iswhat makes him stand out. This Harlem hoodlum smugglesheroin into the country by hiding it in the bodies of US soldierskilled during battle in Vietnam. When he spots a chance tomake an entrance into the all-white world of crime when hisboss is killed, he removes the middlemen and buys his drugsdirectly from the producers in Thailand. He soon works his wayup the ladder by selling drugs of superior quality and at alower price than his competitors, thus making enemies. Hisbusiness ethics is simple, which is to eliminate anyone whocomes in the way of his rise. His personal life is however inshambles and a deal gone wrong lands him in the slammer,However, this is not your typical gangster. Once in jail, he turnsan informer and busts a lot of drug cartels in the city. DenzelWashington plays the role of real life notorious drug dealer,Frank Lucas . He plays the bad guy but the skill with which hecarried out the role is thrilling and admirable. AmericanGangster was one of Denzel’s best performances.

KINGS OF MEAN STREET

COMPILED BY FLEME VARKEYfleme.v@postnoon.com

Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)

Arobber with a scary temper. A psychopath to say the least.Tommy was one gangster that no one would want to mess with.

He was brash and would get easily ticked off. He was moody andwould not hesitate to kill anybody. He used to murder people justbecause he wanted to randomly test his newly acquired firearm andwould not mind using humans as target practice. Tommy constantlymouthed profanity and was prone to sudden violent outbursts. Thereis love and loyalty stirring beneath the surface but it is unable toexist as a result of his obsession with power and status. TommyDeVito is still one of the most obscene, violent, twisted charactersever imagined. Joe Pesci is the one who played the unforgettablerole of Tommy De Vito. Pesci refused to let Tommy be a one-shadedcharacter but instead brought out multiple facets to this dreadedgangster.

Don Vito Corleone (The Godfather series)

No other character in history is per-haps as iconic as that of Don Vito

Corleone in The Godfather. He was thehead of the Corleone family, one of theleading crime syndicates in New Yorkcity. Rarely does one see any emotionon his face. His movements are subtleyet effective enough to display withoutmuch effort just how much power andrespect he commanded. He was anambitious Sicilian immigrant who builtan empire purely based on his personalcode of honour. He was ruthless attimes but at the same time he was notexactly encouraging of vicious crimes bygangs and so sought to control crime inNew York by either consuming or elimi-nating rival gangs. His clout was sooverwhelming that friends and associ-ates soon took to calling him TheGodfather. A title that breathes powerand respect. Marlon Brando who isundoubtedly one of the best actors inHollywood essayed this role with greatpanache. He is at his finest when he isadvising his son Michael as to how hisenemies will move around him.

Tony Montana (Scarface)

Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee came to Miami in 1980 as a resultof the Mariel Boatlift, and became a drug cartel kingpin during the

cocaine boom of the 1980s. His greed led to his ultimate downfall. InMiami he worked for drug lord Robert Loggia and soon rose to thetop of Florida’s crime chain, appropriating Loggia’s cokehead mistressin the process. Tony’s lust for power could never be sated. His mantrain life can be summed up in these lines: “In this country, you gottamake the money first. Then when you get the money, you get thepower. Then when you get the power, then you get the woman.” Hisanimalistic personality, and his devil-may-care attitude is what makesTony, one to remember. A suave Al Pacino as Tony Montana onlyupped the thrill factor.

Michael Corleone (The Godfather series)

If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is thatyou can kill anyone, these were the words of the youngest son of Don Vito

Corleone. The one who soon rose to take control of the Italian mafia’s mostdreaded family. Michael was the family hero, the most respectable son ofthe Don, who had the highest hopes for Michael in the “legitimate world.”But when his father was shot, Michael could not keep himself from gettingmixed-up in the family business. Inevitably, he took over. Michael was kindyet cruel, powerful yet weak. He was a masterful, strategic thinker spurredby vengeance. All his life he worked to make his family legitimate butfailed.

His was a lost cause. Anything he attempted to salvage ended in disas-ter, he lost his marriage, lost his daughter, lost all of his brothers, tried toescape that life, could not find redemption, and in the end, he died alone.The character was brilliantly essayed by Al Pacino.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201121The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

2012: A YEAR OF REMAKES

After churning out all types of movies in the pastdecade or so, it seems that Bollywood is fresh outof ideas. Be prepared, 2012 is going to be the yearin which the industry is going to see film-makersattempting to recreate the tried-and-tested formu-lae of age-old hits...

Isha MukooIsha.m@postnoon.com

What is the magic formu-la that makes a remakework? Is it the actors,or is it the script? Or

both. No one can say because there

are no rules. Indian cinema hasnever shied away from taking cre-ative inspiration. Some remakes inthe past have turned out to bechartbusters while some vanishedwithout a trace. We give you anupdate on what awaits you in theyear ahead

Players: There have been unofficial remakes oftons of Hollywood flicks , which are more oftenthan not dubbed as borrowed inspiration. FinallyBollywood has decided to give credit and itstarts with Players which will kick-start the yearof remakes. The movie is said to be the officialremake of the english blockbuster of 1969, TheItalian Job, credited to be one of the best Britishmovies by Peter Collinson. Abhishek Bachchan,Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deoldirected by the duo Abbas Mastan. The movieboasts of locales like New Zealand and NorthPole and of course the heist sequence apartfrom our cool dudes and babes doing the regu-lar dance and song sequences.

Ekk Deewana Tha: A remake of the Tamilmovie Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa by GautamMenon, next year one can see a hindi remake ofthe same movie. The film has already beenremade in Telugu as Ye Maya Chesave this year.The Tamil version actors Simbhu and Trisha willbe replaced by Prateik and Amy Jackson in theBollywood remake.

Bol Bachchan: Another movie to look forwardto is an all time favourite from the yesteryears.Yes folks, the remake of original masterpieceGolmaal by Hrishikesh Mukherji is here. Aftermaking comedy sequels with the same name,Rohit Shetty is finally coming up with officialremake of the real flick. The original charactersessayed by Utpal Dutt and Amol Palekar willnow be played by Ajay Devgn and AbhishekBachchan. Whether the remake will match upto the expectations set by the original or not, issomething that remains to be seen.

Chasme Buddoor: Now this is a moviewhose remake rights had been brought longbefore anyone even agreed to do the movie.But eventually the comedy king David Dhawandecided to take up the project. The characterplayed by Farooq Sheikh in the original will bereprised by Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar andthe female lead played by Deepti Naval backthen will now be essayed by an actor from theSouth — Tapsee. The movie will also see starslike Juhi Chawla, Rishi Kapoor, Anupam Kherand Siddharth.

Agneepath: Next year comes another age-old cult, Agneepath in whichAmitabh Bachchan’s gained glory as the inimitable Vijay DeenanathChauhan. Now in the much-anticipated remake, by Karan Johar you haveHrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt playing the historical characters. Havingroped in veterans like Rishi kapoor, there are bound to be new additions andtwists to the original. Interestingly, Mithun Chakravarti’s much-appreciatedrole from the original seems to be absent from the remake. Already, themovie’s soundtrack is making the rounds, particularly its item song ChikniChameli sizzling the screens. Here’s hoping the remake will do better at thebox office than the lukewarm response its predecessor got.

B-TOWN TWEETIES

@rampalarjunShot for #love2hateu with@RGVzoomin good show,now on route to shoot withSudhir Mishra, an all nightshift. Omg how I hate nightshifts.

@RGVzoomin Annas peoples excuses on thelow turn out in mumbai soundso similar to how film makersgive excuses when their filmsget a low turn out.

@udaychopraI’m off to a quiet dinner withVoldemort...that’s what I callmy brother (The one who shallnot be named).

@bipsluvurselfOff to the press conf for#Players in Bengaluru! Ate ayum meal of chicken stew,meen moilee n appams! Ama happy girl now:)

@SrBachchan T 604 - A 100 years of ourNational Anthem .. sing alongand you cannot but feel thetears swell up with deepemotion .. amazing it hap-pens.

@sonakshisinhaHalf an hr break betweenshots. Tryin to cover up for thelack of tweets :p rehearsedsong wit Prabhu sir for RR yes-terday - mindblasted.

@iamsrkLate nite work...had funshooting with oldfriends..Shaad Ali &Kashyap...now to eat &sleep...packed day tomorrowbefore I join kids.

@AnupamPkher One does’t need to be braveto speak the truth. One needsconviction. Remember whenyou are telling the truth, youdon’t have to remember it.:)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011 22The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, all set to make her

Hollywood debut with Singularity, feels there isno hierarchy in Hollywood unlike the Indian film

industry. “The idea is to love films and to createfilms and that we are doing here and they are doing there. I have

got my recognition here. So my loyalty stays here,” Bipasha toldreporters. “The experience is wonderful there andthere is no system of hierarchy like what exists in

the Indian film industry,” the actress said whenasked about the major differences that she

noticed after working in Hollywood andBollywood. Bipasha would make her

Hollywood debut with Singularity whichis scheduled to release in 2012. Thefilm also stars Hollywood superstar

Josh Hartnett. When asked abouther chemistry with Hartnett,

Bipasha said”Josh is a wonder-ful actor, really good lookingguy. I think everybody has a

crush on him when we see hisfilms. Even I did but I had to let

my crush moment go, once Istarted filming as it was a veryintense film.” Singularity is an

epic romance time travel adven-ture film set against the backdrop

of the first Anglo-Maratha waracross two time periods and conti-nents. It revolves around four char-acters — a British officer in colonialIndia, an Indian woman, a present-day American marine biologist and

his wife.IANS

BI

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AHollywood has no

hierarchy likeBollywood

Kolkata police‘humming’ Kolaveri to

rein in errant bikersSmitten by the national rage Kolaveri Di sung by south

Indian film star Dhanush, the Kolkata traffic police isliterally humming ‘Why this herogiri di?’ these days,

urging errant bikers to wear helmets.In a novel idea to promote safe riding, the Kolkata

police have put up signboards with the slogan ‘Why thisherogiri di?’ across the streets in the city.

“During the year-end, bikers while enjoying them-selves often do not wear helmets and ride rashly. So wecame up with this catchy line to attract the attention of

errant riders,” police commissioner RK Pachnanda said.“We want them to be happy but at the same time they

must follow the safety rules,” he added. The sign boards show two riders on a bike without hel-

mets. Above them is written ‘Why this herogiri, herogiri,herogiri di?’ and below is the request to wear helmets.

Dhanush and composer of the song, Aniruddh, performedthe phenomenal song in Kolkata on Christmas day amid

thousands of screaming and cheering fans. IANS

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Matthew,Camila Alves

engaged

It was a merryChristmas indeed forMatthewMcConaughey. The

actor rang in the holidaysby putting a ring on thefinger of longtime girl-friend Camila Alves.McConaughey, 42, whoopened up about his rela-tionship with the Brazilianmodel, 28, in 2007,announced his engage-ment on his WhoSayaccount.

“Just asked camila tomarry me,” he wrote in apost accompanying asnapshot of the couplesharing a smooch in frontof the Christmas tree.“Merry Christmas.” Thecouple have two childrentogether —Levi, 3, andVida, who turns 2 inJanuary — andMcConaughey told Peoplein 2008 that Alves was thewoman he wanted to starta family with. “I alwayswanted to be a father,” hesaid. “It just took the rightwoman and the right timeto make it happen.” Theactor previously gushed toPeople, “[Alves] is the loveof my life. Everything isright.”

Arnold and wife spendChristmas with kids

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger have cometogether for another major occasion since the jour-

nalist filed for divorce from her husband in July. A sourceclose to the family tells a magazine that the two spentChristmas together with their children at their home in

Brentwood, Calif., and they “had a really nice time” overthe holiday. According to the source, they also attend-

ed the Los Angeles Lakers’ season opener game atthe Staples Center in the afternoon.

Spending time together, however, isn’tunprecedented for the two. Since their

split, Shriver, 56, was by her ex’s sideon his 64th birthday in July. Rumours of Lautner

coming out go viral An image of what looked like a leaked People

magazine cover touting Taylor Lautner asbeing ‘Out & Proud’ hit the web on Monday,December 26. But, the cover, which was datedJanuary 7, 2012, was revealed as a fake. That didn’tstop the fake, which features a solo Lautner, tout-ing the ‘Exclusive’ story, from creating buzz on theInternet though. “Tired of rumours, the Twilightstar opens up about his decision to finally comeout. But, a spokesperson for People magazineimmediately rubbished it and told a magazinethat the story was “absolutely fake.”

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201127The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

A Powerhouse of TalentEveryone is talking about Annie, the 10-year-old girl who played the role of Mallamma in Rajanna. Wefind out more about this child artiste who might very well be one of the finest actresses of the future

Taraka Ratna is set tomake a comebackafter a gap of two

years. His upcoming filmNandeeswarudu, which is going

to release on December 29, is saidto be inspired from a Kannada

film Deadly Soma. SrinivasYarajala has directed the film and

Sheena Shahabadi is the leadactress. The film narrates the story

of a student who takes a violentpath to protect an old woman and

her family. Taraka Ratna was lastseen in Ravi Babu’s Amaravati for

which he bagged a Nandi Awardand after that he was completelyoff the radar. Earlier this year, he

had signed another film titledPrajapathi and there’s buzz that he

might do another film with SrinivasYarajala.

Suresh Kondeti, who producedthe Telugu version of M

Saravanan’s Engeyum Eppodhum,is laughing all the way to thebank. The film starringSharwanand, Jai, Anjali andAnanya in lead roles was releasedin Telugu as Journey. Just twodays after the film was released,Suresh Kondeti decided to add 35more screens to cater to thegrowing demand of thefilm.Soon, it became clear thatthe film was doing extremely well

at the box-office. Yesterday, sever-al directors like Srinu Vaitla, BGopal, Gunna Ganagraju praisedboth the performances of the castand the director. Suresh Kondetisaid, “Journey is one of thebiggest hits among dubbed filmsthis year. AR Murugadoss hadsaid that the Tamil version hadcollected four times more thanwhat its production cost and I amproud to say that the Telugu ver-sion has collected eight timesmore than its production cost.”

T A R A K A R A T N A

T-TOWN TWEETIES

@actressanjjanaaCasanova,king n commisionerare also on final stages ofshooting wil wrap up wid bothd shoots in jan n soon drelease wil happen in Jan,Feb .

@Amala_amsI wish I could record mydreams and watch them later.

@Actor_SiddharthMobile phones on a film set!!Trying to weed them out ofmine for years to no avail :(Hope my luck changes nextyear. #thingsiwantin2012 No6.

@tashu_02Yay....its gud to be bk inIndia... Missed everything abtthis place n people....gonnarelax in Delhi today.... :-).

@shrutihaasanAnd now begins my epic newyears break and my first offi-cial break of theyear!woohoo:) happy newyear fun begins!

@sneha_ullalCouldn't party with MrBodyguard today..feel bad abtit but there is always next year.

@ssrajamouliI have received more praisesfor Rajanna than my ownfilms, and the accolades arestill pouring in. Thanks a loteveryone.

@SindhuraGaddeGood view, good music, goodfood, good friends... Whatmore can you ask for?

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011 28The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

pins hopes onNandeeswarudu

Richa signs a Bengali film

Richa Gangopadhyay is all set toforay into the Bengali film industry.After making her debut in Teluguand Tamil cinema, she has signed

up for a Bengali film which is reportedly aremake of SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster filmVikramarkudu. Rajib is directing the filmand it stars Prosenjit Chatterjee and Richain lead roles. Most of the film is being shotin Kolkata, Hyderabad and Karnataka.Confirming the news, Richa said that lucki-ly she could adjust the dates for this film atthe last minute. Since Bengali is her mothertongue, the actor is all the more excited thatshe’s acting opposite one of the most popu-lar actors in Bengali cinema. Meanwhile,Richa is also shooting for Prabhas, KoratalaSiva’s upcoming Telugu film. It’s been agood year so far for Richa who’s basking inthe glory of all the accolades being show-ered on her for her performance inSelvaraghavan’s Mayakkam Enna.

Journey is in cruise mode

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1730 Star Bonanza1800 Letz Go!1900 Planet Bollywood News1930 Link'D2000 Zabar 102030 My Playlist2130 Shine On With Gitanjali2200 B - Tonite2230 Style Strip2300 Bollywood Bonanza0700 Fresh Mornings0800 Red Carpet0805 20 - 20 Songs0825 Fresh Mornings1000 20 - 20 Songs1021 Fresh Mornings1100 Zoom Box1200 Garma Garam1300 Planet Bollywood News1330 Zabar 10

‘Parenthood’ at 2200 Hrson ZEE CAFE

1400 Scrubs1430 Better With You1500 Keeping Up With The

Kardashians1600 Parenthood1700 Scrubs1730 Better With You1800 E News 1900 The Tonight Show With Jay

Leno 2000 Scrubs2030 America's Funniest Home

Videos2100 Keeping Up With The

Kardashians2200 Parenthood2300 Scrubs2330 Better With You0800 Keeping Up With The

Kardashians0900 Parenthood1000 Scrubs1030 Just For Laughs 1100 Keeping Up With The

Kardashians

‘Supernatural’ at 2100 Hrson STAR WORLD1400 Supernatural 1500 The Dewarists1600 The Big Bang Theory 1630 The Simpsons 1700 The Sheild 1800 Supernatural 1900 Love2 Hate U 2000 Two And A Half Men 2030 The Simpsons 2100 Supernatural 2200 The Sheild 2300 The Big Bang Theory 2330 Two And A Half Men 0700 Supernatural 0800 Las Vegas 0900 Supernatural 1000 The Sheild 1100 Love2 Hate U 1200 Two And A Half Men 1230 The Simpsons 1300 The Big Bang Theory 1330 Friends

‘Balika Vadhu’ at 2000 Hrson COLORS

1400 Hamari Saas Leela 1430 Hawan 1500 Veer Shivaji 1530 Uttaran 1600 Phulwa 1630 Parichay - Nayee Zindagi

Kay Sapno Ka 1700 Sasural Simar Ka 1730 Veer Shivaji 1800 Uttaran 1830 Balika Vadhu1900 Hawan 1930 Sasural Simar Ka 2000 Balika Vadhu2030 Veer Shivaji 2100 Phulwa 2130 Parichay - Nayee Zindagi

Kay Sapno Ka 2200 Uttaran 2230 Bigg Boss2330 Balika Vadhu

‘Swords’ at 2200 Hrs onDISCOVERY CHANNEL

1400 Man Vs. Wild1500 Get Out Alive1600 Dual Survival1700 Man, Woman, Wild1800 Speed Of Life1900 Swamp Brothers1930 Destroyed In Seconds2000 Killer Outbreaks2100 Man Vs. Wild2200 Swords - Life On The Line2300 My Shocking Story0800 Speed Of Life0900 Factory Made0930 Destroyed In Seconds1000 Killer Outbreaks

‘Lapataganj’ at 2200 Hrson SAB

1400 Taarak Mehta Ka OoltaChashma

1430 Chidiya Ghar1500 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya1530 Lapataganj1600 FIR1630 Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo1700 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma1830 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya1900 Chidiya Ghar1930 Don't Worry Chachu !!!2000 Chintu Chinky Aur Ek Badi

Si Love Story2030 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma2100 Chidiya Ghar2130 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya2200 Lapataganj2230 FIR2300 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma2330 Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo0900 Don't Worry Chachu !!!0930 Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo1000 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta

Chashma

MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

‘Diya Aur Bati Hum’ at2100 Hrs on STAR PLUS1400 Sapnon Se Bharey Naina1500 Navya1530 Diya Aur Bati Hum1600 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

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

Doon1830 Ruk Jaana Nahi1900 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya1930 Sasuraal Genda Phool2000 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam

Doon2030 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

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

Saas BinaSasuralStoryline - Chaturvedi familywill be seen happy aboutthe fact that Ved has finallyaccepted his love for Nitika.Ved will propose to Nitikabut she will refuse.

‘Saas Bina Sasural‘ at 2200 Hrs onSONY

Storyline - Back at Vidya’shouse groom’s fatherSatyanarayan expresses hisdesire for dowry and whenSaraswati tries to talk tohim he gets angry andthreatens to leave.

‘Afsar Bitiya’ at 1900 Hrs on ZEE TV

Afsar Bitiya

‘Food Detectives’ at 2130Hrs on DISCOVERYSCIENCE

‘Survivor’ at 2100 Hrs onBIG CBS PRIME1430 Jerry Springer 1530 Aspire 1600 Survivor 1700 Bellator 1800 Galileo Extreme 1900 The Defenders 2000 Entertainment Tonight 2030 Galileo Extreme 2100 Survivor 2200 Jerry Springer 2300 The Defenders 0700 Aspire 0730 Big Wheels 0800 Galileo Extreme 0900 CSI - New York 1000 Bellator 1100 Jerry Springer 1200 Aspire 1230 Entertainment Tonight 1300 Galileo Extreme 1330 The Defenders

1430 Eco- Tech1530 Through The Wormhole

With Morgan Freeman1630 Science Of The Movies1730 Massive Machines1800 Massive Speed1830 Best Of Discovery Science1930 Connections 32030 Megascience2130 Food Detectives2200 Sci Fi Science2230 The Greatest Ever2330 The New Inventors0700 How It's Made0730 Connections 30830 Against The Elements0930 Industrial Revelations -

Best Of British Engineering1030 Megascience1130 Food Detectives1200 Deconstructed1330 100 Greatest Discoveries

1300 17 Again 1455 The Lord Of The Rings - The

Return Of The King 1845 Star Trek - Nemesis2100 The Phantom2304 Cradle 2 The Grave0805 Friends 0835 Good Morning, Miami 0905 Friends 0935 The New Adventures Of Old

Christine 1055 Jason Goes To Hell - The Final

Friday1230 The Phantom

1400 Invictus 1645 Final Destination 3 1850 Candyman - Farewell To The

Flesh2100 Green Zone 2335 Robin Hood1150 Green Zone

‘Bhagonwali’ at 2230 Hrson ZEE TV1400 Hitler Didi1430 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1500 Bhagonwali1530 Yahan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli1600 Pavitra Rishta1730 Ram Milaayi Jodi1800 Hitler Didi1830 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1900 Afsar Bitiya1930 Choti Bahu 2000 Hitler Didi2030 Yahan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli2100 Pavitra Rishta2130 Ram Milaayi Jodi2200 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein2230 Bhagonwali 2300 Pavitra Rishta

‘Green Zone’ at 2100 Hrs HBO

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201130Chai Time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KAKUROACROSS1 ___ vu5 Canter, for one9 Ballesteros, with driver13 Met highlight14 Like '70s fashions, now15 Quartet with one out

sick?16 He robs travelers18 Genesis forecast19 Slackens20 Lex Luthor, to

Superman22 Ripening agent24 Female rabbit25 Places to get screw-

drivers28 "Norma ___" (Sally

Field film)30 ___ Sketch (classic

drawing toy)34 Edible submarines36 ___ Schwarz (toy store)38 Ethan or Joel, "Fargo"

makers39 Neither right-wing nor

left-wing42 S-shaped molding43 Start of a Musketeer

credo44 Album cover45 Address south of the

border47 "___ Rosenkavalier"

(Strauss opera)49 "Not ___ eye in the

house"50 ___ Plaines, Ill.52 Stitched54 Psychologist's prescrip-

tion, perhaps58 Atlantic swimmer63 Indonesian island64 Romantic parking place66 Serb or Croat67 Respond to the rooster68 Ostrichlike birds69 Brazil-born soccer leg-

end70 Duo in a score71 Recedes to the sea

DOWN1 "James and the Giant

Peach" author

2 One of the Great Lakes3 Lively dances4 Sounds coming from a

doctor's office5 Old Faithful, for one6 24 hr. banker7 Tehran locale8 Got in shape (with "up")9 Part of a rapper's reputa-

tion10 Epochs11 Eight, in old Rome12 Eternities14 Pealed17 Sneaky one21 A real stooge23 Sweepstakes25 Yellowish brown shade26 Elizabeth of cosmetics

fame27 Where rich cowboys

shop?29 Take in nourishment31 Dove or pigeon, or

times32 Difficult to lift33 Shorthand for a bur-

glary: B ___34 Med. insurance groups35 "Under the ___" ("The

Little Mermaid" song)37 Sounds of understand-

ing40 Ancient41 African

antelopes46 Stephen of

"The CryingGame"

48 Playtime atschool

51 Bug-hitting-the-wind-shield sound

53 Donned54 Cookbook

abbr.55 Fit as a fid-

dle56 Israeli airline57 Yesteryear59 Beat a hasty retreat60 Foot in a poem61 Deliberate slight62 Myra the pianist65 Diesel of Hollywood

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King of Cups – Youʼredeliberately being putin a position whereyou need to makesome tough decisions.You cannot escape thesituation.

Temperance –Travel is on the car ‑ds. Spend time withloved ones be foreyou set out on longtrips. If travel plansgo awry because offog, be patient.

Four of Wands –Expect to wade introubled waters andfind a suitable solu‑tion to remove thetroubles. Difficulttime, but you havebeen chosen.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINIARIESBusinessmen need to improve quality oftheir products to get goodwill of the cus‑tomers.Partners need to discuss the waysand means in detail and take necessaryaction to achieve the same.

CANCER

LIBRAArtists may face tough challenges ahead.Understand the pulse of public and takesteps accordingly. Students will beappreciated by teachers for their goodefforts but they need to work hard .

CAPRICORNArtists will see favourable turn of events.Women will not be cordial with spouse. Becareful as health problems too likely.Students need to concentrate in studies.Be careful with friends and expenditure.

TAURUSArtists will get promising opportunities.Success is yours as you take enough carein executing all the works with plan andinvolvement. Students will score expect‑ed marks.

LEOStudents will be very active. Their memorywill increase which will get them highmarks and earn top place in class.Businessmen will decide to make freshinvestments . Women may buy jewellery.

SCORPIOFarmers can expect bumper harvest.Improve irrigational facilities to ensurethe same. Politicians need to be cautiousBe alert else serious action likely. Womenneed to avoid arguments.

AQUARIUSReligious thoughts will occupy yourmind. Hurdles possible for businessmenin their way. Adopt slow and steadypolicy. Students will score less marks ifthey do not concentrate.

GEMINIPoliticians might face obstacles in theplanned works but finally they will succeed.High command will reward you with plumpost. You will gain upper hand against ene‑mies. Artists will get new opportunities.

VIRGOArtists will get the desired results andgood response to their new efforts.Farmers will earn good profits. Womenwill be happy as financial situation is com‑fortable. Students need to concentrate well.

SAGITTARIUSFarmers will see increased profits.You willtake necessary actions to safeguard yourfuture.Politicians will work extre m ely welland earn a good name. Even enemiesextend their support to you.

PISCESFarmers need to put in their hardefforts to see good income. Also chancesof difficulties in getting the old duescollected. Artists will sign new contracts.Co‑artists also will extend their help.

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Page of Cups – Someconflict is possiblewith a person who iseyeing your position atwork. Just rememberto keep your dignityintact at all times.

Knight of Cups –Love is in the air.Youʼre likely todeepen a commit‑ment with someoneyouʼve been seeingand want to start thenew year with them.

Queen of Wands –Youʼre too comfort‑able in the worldyouʼve created foryourself, and justdonʼt want to get outof it. Meet new peo‑ple.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

Three of Pentacles –Youʼre in the moodfor a lot of laughterand love. You find ev ‑en not‑so‑funny joke dlaugh‑out‑loud fun ny.Enjoy the time an dspread the cheer!

Death – This is notphysical death but anindication of changesthat will make youlook at life with abrand new perspec‑tive. You see every‑thing differently.

Seven of Cups –Material comfort isyour focus at the mo ‑ment and youʼve al ‑most achieved whatyou planned to. Youfeel un‑emotionalabout your path.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

The Star – There maybe clouds of confu‑sion but there is acrystal clear silver lin‑ing that is showingyou the way; that isgiving you the confi‑dence to not stop.

Ten of Wands – Donʼtbelieve everythingyou see or read. Exe ‑rcise restraint whenasked for your opin‑ion about something.Be skeptical and mea‑sure your words.

Ace of Pentacles –Probe an opportuni‑ty fully before youcommit to anything.Tho se in the field ofcom munication andresearch will get anew job offer.

CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES

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Farmers will enjoy a bumper harvest.Financial situation will become strong. Allthe efforts undertaken by businessmen willbe successful. Women will be appreciatedby spouse. Happy events will take place.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011Your tomorrow today̶Star Power and Tarot

Date 29-12-2011

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