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Valentines grooveA valentines special work-shop is being held. Theworkshop on salsa andtheme dancing is being heldby Promod Sanghi.
Where: Park hotelSomajiguda
When: Ongoing
A suitable lunchSyn presents three lunchoffers to suit your variousneeds. There is a lunch forthose always in a hurry, alunch for the calorie con-scious as well as a lunch forthose who are planning agreat reunion with a friend.
Where: Taj Deccan,Banjara Hills
When: Everyday, 12pm onwards
Contact: (040) 66663939
Cognac and CigarThe Seasons Bar opens upagain as a Cigar and Cognaclounge with a wide selection ofcognac, rare whiskies, singlemalts and cigars.
Where: Taj Krishna,Banjara Hills
When: Ongoing, 7pmContact: (040) 66662323
Fragile CityAn art exhibition by SrinivasReddy titled Fragile City isbeing held at Iconart ArtGallery, Banjara Hills.
Where: Iconart,Banjara Hills
When: Ongoing, 11am onwards
Contact: 9849968797
NumaishA childhood favourite of
every Hyderabadi, The AllIndia Industrial Exhibition ison.
Where: Exhibition Gro unds,Nampally
When: Ongoing
Eat in the darkHave you ever wonderedhow it feels to eat in thedark? Come and experiencethis. Pay `499 to enjoy a 4-course meal worth `1,000 atDialogue in the Dark.
Where: Dialogue in theDark, InorbitMall, Hitech City
When: Ongoing, 12.30pm
Contact: (040) 64603341
Art creationsAn art exhibition featuring15 artists from differentgenres of art such as photog-raphy, painting, sculptingand pottery will be held atIconart Art Gallery.
Where: Iconart,Banjara Hills
When: Ongoing, 11am onwards
Contact: 9849968797
Childhood memoryKites are a childhood memo-ry of carefree life, of cheerysunny days. Artkites are
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Where: Iconart,Banjara Hills
When: OngoingContact: (040) 32411554
Food fiestaBarbeque Nation offers anamazing weekend and week-end lunch food fiesta. Thebuffet costs `475/- on week-days and `575/-on week-ends.
The City has reason tocheer. Following the suc-cessful 108-hour long‘Akhanda Sahasra San -
keer thana’ on the occasion ofAnnamayya’s 602nd birth anni -
ver sary and Srikanth Goud’s makeup of 103 classical dancers in 100minutes, the City has now suc-cessfully set the record for thelongest dance performance withthe Rabindra Nrityotsav.
The non-stop dance perfor-mance to mark the 150th birthanniversary of Rabindranath Ta -gore, lasted 25 hours and 25 min-utes. The performers hoped to cre-ate a Guinness World Record withthis feat. The earlier record was by
a group of dancers in France in aperformance that lasted 24 hoursand one minute. Although theGuinness team was not physicallypresent to certify the performance,they have been sent a video of theperformance and a certification bythe jury at the performance. Theteam will revert with the result in15 days times.
The City group comprised of125 artistes from seven countriesand they danced to 150 composi-
tions in 12 languages. The perfor-mance which began on February1 at 5.48 pm lasted till 7.15 pm onFebruary 2. Artistes from SonaliAcademy of Fine Arts, former stu-dents of Visva-Bharathi, RabindraBharathi of Shantiniketan, Assam,Agarthala, Manipur, Hyderabadand International artistes per-formed at the event held in asso-ciation with the Andhra PradeshState Cultural Association,Department of Culture and
Shilparamam, South ZoneCultural Centre, Thanjore andNagpur, Sonali Academy of FineArts, an Odissi Dance Institute.
Participants from India,Germany, Japan, Bangladesh,France, Sri Lanka and Nepal con-tributed for the Nrityotsav. Theperformances were chore-ographed by K Jatindra Singh,head of department, fine arts,Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan.
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DANCE
City dancerscreate world
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PIC: N SHIVA KUMAR
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 3Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin CitiesHyper Local
He’s the manTollywood missedfor he does notneed the grease
paint or script or director totell him how to do a neat jobof a baddie, and also keepeverybody except his victimin good humour.
Khwaja Nayeemuddinalias Maruti is just 37 but,like Sachin, he has alreadybatted a century—only inthis case in thefts. He isknown as Maruti, and if ashop is neatly cleaned of its
contents police know whereto look for him. Maruti isvery friendly with police. Themoment the Law puts itsarm on his shoulder, heturns and says, “Hello sir.Nice meeting you. Give me amoment to change.” Heexplains to them how he didhis “job” in graphic details.
Maruti has just celebrat-ed his 100th burglary and ishaving a ‘short stint’ in thejail before he decides on his
next quarry. Inspector ofFalaknuma CH HussainNaidu says that everytime heis caught he promises not torepeat it.
Maruti is known to everypolice station in the City andgrapevine has it that cama-raderie has sprung betweenhim and police who secretlyadmires his ‘deft fingers.’ Afew days ago he was pickedup by the Falaknuma policefrom Hashmabad ofChandra yangutta and recov-ered 6.5 lakh cash, two cars,two bikes, 15 tolas gold, 35tolas silver.
Maruti has been arrestedand convicted several times.He told a close friend that hegets into jail to think andplan the next plunder. After abreak-in he goes off to dis-tant places to enjoy the lootand comes back when thepocket has begun to sag.Maruti is said to have a gangof loyal underlings Storiesfrom different inspectors
give a life sketch of Maruti.Maruti began his ‘career’
25 years ago, that is,at the age of seven-
teen. He was a carmechanic, to begin with.And, he would ‘diagnose’ thecar’s ills with ease. He gradu-ated to spiriting away auto-mobiles and later shifted hisattention to closed homes,but finally did his doctoratein lifting shutters of shops.“He would lift a paddedshutter in a matter of min-utes,” a friend of Maruti tolda policeman once. Manyshop owners sleep becausethey have insured theirshops and goods, for theyknow they are never safefrom Maruti and his gang.
Maruti SwiftHere’s the disturbing but amazing story of acriminal who has just ‘celebrated’ his ‘cen-tury’ in burglary and thefts.
CRIME
n Recee the area and markshis target
n Choses a time betweenmidnight and dawn
n Uses a device like a masterkey that pries open mostlocks
n Keeps a couple of under-lings who would do theclean up job neat and fast
n Disappear once the act is
done and surfaces in distantpicnic spots
n Returns home after the dustsettles down and themoney is exhausted
n If the police are smart intracing him he gives upwithout struggle and expl ains how he did it
n Accepts a prison term withthe calm of a stoic
Maruti method
2 more bikes set on fireTwo more motorbikes were
torched in the City in the earlyhours of Friday. This happened
in the Jambagh Sikh by-lane in theAfzalgunj police station limits.
According to sub-inspectorAfzalgunj police station, YV ShantaRao, some unidentified persons setfire to a bike bearing number AP11AH-680 belonged to MChandrasekhar, a businessman in
construction. He had parked his bikein front of his house on Thursdaynight and he woke up see his vehiclegoing up in flames.
In another incident, a scooterbearing number AP9-6505 owned by aflower merchant too was set on fire.The putting to torch two-wheelers hasbeen happening in many places in theCity for some time. Police are yet tofind the people behind it.
CRIME BRIEF FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE
Khwaja Nayeemuddin
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As the junior doctors’ strikeenters its 20th day,patients in GandhiHospital are bearing the
brunt. While the inflow of patientsdue to the strike has decreased,those who are being admittedcomplain about the negligencedisplayed by the doctors.
The mood around the hospital
is grim as patients wait endlesslyto be seen by senior doctors, whohave their hands full with the staffshortage. To make matters worseeven the nurses’ services are lax.According to patients the nursesseem to have joined the juniordoctors in boycotting services bynot being present when required.
“As if the junior doctor’s strikeisn’t enough, the nurses attitude isannoying. It seems like the nursesare doing us a favour by working,”laments a patient. But it isn’t justthe patients who face these prob-lems. The attenders are having a
tough time as well. They too havegone through the trauma of deal-ing with doctors.
Says an attendant, “When wecall a doctor, we have to wait for avery long time for him to come.The patients have to bear the painuntil then.” People from across thestate come to Gandhi Hospital toreceive treatment and they allhave no choice but to wait tillthings to fall in line at the hospital.
The patients and attendersalike, are going to face problemsand the wounds are only going toget deeper as the strike continues.
I’ve been admitted herefor the last four days.And thanks to the strikeall of us patients havebeen feeling the pinch.Senior doctors come
occasionally for a check-up. They aredoing a commendable job in keepingup with the lack of junior doctors.However, the strike should end soon.
Chittaliah, patient
My uncle, Lacchaiah,was admitted threedays. The junior doctorsare not attending tohim since he got admit-ted. When we ask the
doctor-on-duty about my uncle’s con-dition, they don’t give us satisfactoryanswers. Even when the senior doc-tors come, they aren’t spendingenough time with one patient.
Komraiah, attendant
We have been througha lot these past fewdays due to the strike.The doctors don’t careabout the patients. Thepatient who we areattending to was put ona glucose bottle in themorning and tillevening, nobody cameto check on him. When
we asked what the problem was, theysaid that due to the strike, there werenot enough doctors.
Dasharath and Yelamma, attendants
My brother got admit-ted in the hospitalrecently. There weren’tenough doctors to askhow his condition wasnor was there anybody
we could approach for help. We aredesperately awaiting treatment. Thejunior doctors should understandthis and get back to work immedi-ately. Look at the situation from ourangle. Is it nice to have patients suf-fer while the doctors fight with thehospital management?
Mohammed Niranjan Shah,attendant
My husband was admitted as he hada fracture. He has been waiting for hisX-ray report for a very long time. The
management says thatthere is a staff-crunchand they are pleadinghelplessness. My hus-band has been com-plaining that even nurs-
es are behaving rudely because theyhave too many patients to look after.
Jameela Begum, attendant
My husband who wasadmitted four daysago, was complainingabout how the doctorsdon’t check on thepatients. He also com-
plained about the apathy of thenurses and senior doctors. They onlycome, as if it’s a formality, andbrowse through the reports. At theend of it, they don’t even tell uswhat the next step of treatment is.
K Pravalitha, attendant
My son chose GandhiHospital since our fami-ly doctor recommendedit. We did not know thatthe strike was going on.I regret getting him
here. Nobody helps us, nobody guidesus and everybody is in a hurry here. Itis extremely frustrating.
Pochamma, attendant
Due to the strike, thepatients are beingneglected. No doctor,not even senior doctors,are coming. And even ifthey manage to come,they come after a very
long time. They are supposed to dotheir regular rounds at 9 am, but theynever come before 11 am. This iscomplete negligence on their part.
Manjaiah, patient
I was admitted to getmy ulcer treated andthroughout my stay, Ican proudly say that thedoctors have lookedafter me well, despite
the strike. The senior doctors have abusy schedule due to the staff short-age, but they are working extra hardto compensate for the lack of doctors.The junior doctors should take themas an example and get back to workimmediately. Chandramma, patient
Junior doctors in the City arecreating headlines almostevery day with their indefinite
hunger strike. While there hasbeen a lot of public backlashagainst the doctor for lettingpatients suffer, the medical practi-tioners insist that they have beenprojected in the wrong light.
In a bid to clarify their standand to bring to fore what their truedemands are, these doctors dis-tributed pamphlets across theCity. “We are being projected inthe wrong light. It’s not only an
increase in the stipend but wehave demand several other things.We want basic amenities and facil-ities like infrastructure — they areof the lowest grade in governmenthospitals. There is no availabilityof emergency drugs, investiga-
tions and 24 hours lab facilities,”says Dr Aahita Singh.
It’s been nine days since theindefinite strike began. Six doctorsare admitted in ICU now while 12others are still on the hungerstrike. This time round evenwomen doctors have joined thestrike. “Investigations such as MRI,CT scan and ultrasound alwaysremain out of service for most ofthe time. We have a single ECGmachine which does not evenfunction half the time. How can weserve the people when we are notbeing provided with facilities touse our skills to the fullest?” asksDr Vigna Serr.
STRIKE
PICS: N SHIVA KUMAR
Gandhi hospital services paralysed
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 5Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin CitiesHyper Local
It’s that time of the year when the oldcity turns green. The green flags anddecorative lights are evidence of the
upcoming festival, Milad-un-Nabi.However, the City has been witnessing alot of change in the way the festival is cel-ebrated.
Religious fervour and gaiety arealways associated with the fest but everyyear celebrations are marred by commu-nal skirmishes. This year, however, thepolice are determined to break the rou-tine and wanted restrain.
The police want community leadersto restrict the planting of flags at everyavailable spot. The police have alsoappealed to the organisers and the eldersof the community to restrict the dates ofcelebration to February 4, 5 and 6. The
City police chief has asked the communi-ty members to submit details of themeeting venues, routes of processions,and other related information to provideadequate security.
The police have also conveyed tocommunity leaders that they are in nomood to take any chance and would dealstrictly with elements that violate direc-tives. The incidents in the City two yearsago that led to a month-long curfew arestill fresh in the public mind.
However, Majlis Bachao Tahreek(MBT), has protested against the allegedrestrictions on Milad-un-Nabi celebra-tions in the City. Amjed Ullah Khan, MBTleader alleged that the police especiallythe South Zone have been preventingMuslims from hoisting Milad flags andplacing restrictions on meetings.
The South Zone DCP, Mainsh KumarSinha, said, “We are not stopping themfrom celebrating the festival or dampen-ing the festive spirit. The situation in theold City is tense as of now. In the last fewmonths, even a small incident wasturned into a communal riot which wasnot the case earlier. If the rallies arestaged as a show of strength between twocommunities, it can lead to unnecessaryproblems.” Sinha said celebration neednot be brash and provocative. It shouldfurther solidarity and brotherhood.
“We are trying to streamline the jalsa(meeting), processions and decorationssuch as tying of flags organised duringthe festival by speaking to various sec-tion” he said.
Curb your enthusiasm, policetell community leaders
The Telugu film industry has decid-ed to join the nation wide strikeproposed by the Film Federation ofIndia (FFI) on February 23 to
protest against the government’s plan tolevy 10.3 per cent service tax on films. It’snot yet clear if the strike will just be for aday or will be an indefinite strike.
The government’s proposal has left theentire producers’ fraternity red faced asthey foresee severe repercussions on thebudgets and revenue. “It’s a dying industryand we are struggling to hold it together.There’s going to be a huge impact on thebudget of films and costs will escalatedrastically. We already pay entertainmenttax and VAT and an additional service taxwill cripple us even further,” says SureshBabu, president of AP Film Chamber. Thefact that there’s an upper limit on the ticketpricing makes it all the more worse. “It’sunfair that the industry has to bear thebrunt unlike all other industries wheresuch taxes are imposed on the end user,”Suresh Babu adds.
It’s an open secret that the success rateof Telugu film industry barely touchesdouble digits in any given year and withadditional taxes, producers will end uplosing more money. “You can’t levy multi-ple taxes on the same product. We already
pay service tax at almost every stage offilmmaking. I hope the laws are restruc-tured so that we have a scope to survive,”says Shobu Yaralagadda.
Another producer Anil Sunkara, who
recently co-produced Dookudu, avers thatthis move by the government will createmore chaos in the film industry.
Unlike Tollywood, producers inBollywood have managed to rake in stag-gering revenues from big films throughsatellite rights and theatrical revenues,which seem to have caught the fancy of thegovernment. Last year, the Telugu film
industry lost more than two months due toan indefinite strike to resolve issues relatedto escalating budgets and wages of filmfederation employees. So can the industryafford another strike? “Nothing will changewith just one day of strike but we want topoint it out to the government that there’sgoing to be a revenue loss to everyoneinvolved in the industry,” Suresh Babu says.
MOVIES
MILAD-UN-NABIPIC: N SHIVA KUMAR
Cinemas will go dark from February 23!
Ram Charan Teja starrer Yevadu was slated to go onfloors on February 23
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 6Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin CitiesHyper Local
We know Valentine’s Day isjust around the corner andwith you trying to juggle
work, spending quality time withyour partner to make him/her happyon that day; we say you have allrights to be exhausted. You assumethat gifting a box of chocolates androses will suffice. Because of this tra-ditional habit, V- Day has lost its lus-ter. Out of ideas? Here are a few tips:
1. What better way to start theday than with a spadate? If your mantells you he hatesbeing touched, light acouple of aroma can-dles, playsome sooth-ing music, dim the lights and givehim one massage yourself.
2. Zenobia Imtiaz has been in arelationship for a year now. “I love tocook. So last year on V-day, instead ofgoing out for a romantic meal to anoverpriced restaurant, my boyfriendand I decided to cook together. I sur-prised him with breakfast in bed. Hethen went ahead and lit candles arou -nd the room, creating a cosy ambi-ence,” she smiles. Have dinner sittingon low tables and cushions placed onthe floor. It makes for the perfect set-ting to snuggle while you are eating.
3. The best conversations areunder a starlit sky. It’s both romanticand has you less distracted. Lyingunder the stars, arm in arm, setsyour mood for what remains of theevening. Pack a midnight snack pic-nic, tasty treats that your date likes.
4. You could even spend the nightaway from home in a nice hotel.Bring candles, massage oil, someinteresting bedroom wear, and stayin for the night. “You could even puton some new lingerie and have asexy Valentine’s fashion show just foryour partner,” suggests Zenobia.
Old vehicles attract greentax. Naturally, those whocannot afford brand new
ones are envious of their well-offfellow citizens.
While the environmentaliststake the green tax seriously, veryfew of them in the Transportdepartment know about thegreen tax. They usually pass thebuck. They direct people fromone officer to the other for know-ing the details.
Even the RTA brokers do notbother about it, as it is not a big
business. But a few of the seniorofficials know about this and thatit will be hiked, in future, it willbecome a good source of income.
The main sources of revenuein the transport department arelife taxes, quarterly taxes and
enforcement in addition to feeand user charges.
The transport department isthird largest contributor of rev-enue resource to the government.There has been a systematicgrowth of revenue in the trans-port sector.
But there is no mention ofcollection in the name of greentaxes. Even the boards men-tioned outside about various pay-ments do not have a mentionabout the green tax.
Brahmiah, a screen printingbusinessman, who has pur-chased a Maruti car recently saidthat he was not aware of thegreen tax. Talking to Postnoon, hesaid, “they would be charging itafter 15 years. Let us see what
happens after 15 years.” Jumbarthi Shankar from
Malkajgiri, who is driving anEngineering college bus, said thatthe vehicle was eight years oldand paid all taxes to get the fit-ness, pollution tax (green tax)and all. He is not aware what wascharged in the name of green taxas the owners have got it donewith the help of a broker.
“We can’t get it directly. It isbetter to go with the help of abroker,” he said. Even VIPs gowith the help of a broker, he said.
A senior politician’s driver,who drives a Jaguar, said all thatwas taken care of by the seller asthey have people doing all thesepayments. “If the pollution tax isdoubled, we will pay. But it
doesn’t apply to us now,” he said. Ramnath, a truck operator
who transports waste papers,said that the fuel rates are goingup and if the taxes also go upthen it is burden.
He said while the tax is a bur-den to some extent, the local bro-kers extract their fee part fromthis. The system itself was cor-rupt, he said.
Sudeshna Koka
Lovers beware! Going on adate on Valentine’s Day couldend up being more than justa date. Last year, more than
14 couples were ‘married’ in theState and this year too, Bajrang Dalhas similar plans.
“On Valentine’s Day, if we findany girl and boy together, we willforcefully get them married. Wehave given warning letters to pubs,restaurants and resorts. If they hostany party then they will face severeproblems. The entire nation knowswhat we did in the past few years. Ifthey want history to repeat itself,they can go ahead. We are alsowarning the media especially theelectronic media and magazines. Ifthe try to promote this festival, thenwe will harm them too,” warnsVinod Kumar, city president,Bajrang Dal.
The outfit has started theirgroundwork, says Vinod. “It divertsand dilutes the Indian youth fromour cultural,” he adds. “This man onwhose name the festival is beingcelebrated married his mother. It’snot ethical. We have many saints.Why don’t we celebrate festivals ontheir names? Our whole intention isto protect the culture and values ofour country. We are not against love.We encourage relationships, butpeople should confine themselvesaccording to the Indian culture,”says Vinod.
To do moral policing is not ourright, it’s our responsibility, sevarkarat of bajrang dal believe in.Though Article 19 of our constitu-tion states that every citizen has theright of freedom and expression, italso states that every citizen is amoral police and has the integrity toprotect the culture of the nation,
they believe.“We do not care about what
people say or think. Our job is toprotect our culture and we will dothat, no one can stop us,” said
Sharadha Anandh, another rightwing activist.
The policing by Bajrangal Dalstarted 5 years back and have madean enormous effect in the City.
“We have a base of 20,000 volun-teers. We have divided ourselves in 8zones and there is one person in-charge for each zone. We have donea recce of the entire City and ourmen will be all over the city. Sincethe last 5 years, parks and loversspots like Gandipet, DurgamChrevu and Sanjeevaiah Park areshut on this day. This is the impactthat we have created. Before weneeded a force of more than 5,000people, but now we just need 500people to check the City,” saysVinod.
“People are aware and scared ofus now,” Vinod adds.
Buzz-kills vow no show
Plan of action:n From February 6, we will be going
to each school and college tospread awareness on Indian cul-ture.
n Any decorations in malls and pub-lic places will be destroyed.
n Shops like Archie’s and Hallmarkare on special watch.
n Citizens in red colour clothes willface consequences.
n Couples found in public space willbe married.
11 DAYS TO GO
Pollution statistics(official figures )Motor vehicles in the state 57.63
Govt proposal Motor cycle — `1,000 per annum Other than motor cycle —
`5,000 per annumVehicles that have completed 7years from date of registration —
`5000 per annum
V-DAY
TRANSPORT
Growing at acompounded annualgrowth rate of about
40 per cent, thedesigner wear indus-
try in India is likelyto cross `11,000-
crore mark by 2020,the ASSOCHAM
said.The domestic
designer wear indus-try is currently
poised at about `720crore, according to a
study released by theChambers. “The
designer wear indus-try in India is drivenby higher disposable
incomes leading torising purchasingpower and emer-
gence of mall cul-ture,” it said.
Designerwearmarket to
cross `11Kcr
Green tax to fatten government coffers
GUWAHATI: One person waskilled and several fearedinjured when a passengertrain hit a road constructionvehicle at an unmanned cross-ing near Guwahati on Fridaymorning, a railway officialsaid.
The passenger train wascoming from New Bongaigaonstation in lower Assam toGuwahati when it hit a JCBvehicle at Mirza, 15 km fromthis city, at around 9.45 am,said S Hajong, a railway public
relations officer.“At an unmanned level
crossing near Mirza, it hit aJCB which was trying to crossover,” Hajong said adding atleast five coaches behind theengine were reported to havederailed after the accident.
“The driver of the JCB waskilled on the spot. We cannotconfirm the exact number ofcasualties now. Our team hasrushed to the spot and I amwaiting for a detailed report,”he said. IANS
One killed in Assam train accident
Congress workers beat up UPNavnirman Sena activists
SHIRDI: Former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia at Saibaba Temple in Shirdi on Thursday. PTI
TIRUCHIRAAPPALLI (TN):V Divaharan, brother of SasikalaNatarajan, former aide of TamilNadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa,was arrested here late last night inconnection with a house-demoli-tion case, police said.
Divaharan was arrested by apolice team engaged in vehiclechecking at Ariyamangalam in thecity. Later he was remanded to 15days custody by a JudicialMagistrate in Needamangalam inTiruvarur district, police said.
He was lodged in the Centralprison here early today. OneKasturi in Rishiyur village inNeedamangalam had last monthfiled a complaint to the Anti-landgrabbing Cell at Thiruvarur alleg-ing that a gang at the “instigationof Divaharan” had demolished herhouse, constructed under IndiraAwaas Yojana, and also a thatchedshed in Rishiyur on November 26.
In her complaint, she allegedthat Divaharan was angry with herfamily as her husband had workedfor DMK candidates during theAssembly elections and localpolls.
Divaharan is second memberfrom Sasikala’s family to facepolice action. On January 27,Ravanan, another relative ofSasikala, was arrested in
Coimbatore on charges of abduc-tion for ransom, extortion andcriminal conspiracy. He was alsonamed as an accused in a `1-crorecheating case by a Tirupur-based
industrialist.Jayalalithaa had on December
19 expelled Sasikala and her familymembers from the organisation’sprimary membership. PTI
No respite from vendetta,Sasikala’s brother arrested
Vijayakant suspended from TN AssemblyCHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Leader ofOpposition Vijayakant was onThursday suspended from theAssembly for 10 days, a day after abitter exchange of words in theHouse with Chief Minister JJayalalithaa and a walkout by hisDMDK party members.
Vijayakant said later he wasashamed he aligned with the
AIADMK in the April 2011 Stateelections.
According to a resolutionpassed in the Assembly onThursday, Vijayakant will not be eli-gible for any perks for the 10 daysof his suspension.
Other DMDK members were letoff with a warning not to repeattheir actions. IANS
A file photo shows Jayalalithaa and Sasikala at the former’sbirthday celebrations.
NEW DELHI: The cancellationof telecom licences by theSupreme Court on Thursdaywould lead to clarity in the tele-com policy framework, encour-aging investment and accelerat-ing growth in the sector, IndiaInc. and industry analysts said.
The ruling, would result in
consolidation and freeing uppricing power. “We look forwardto conducive government poli-cies and actions to encourage therequired investments in telecominfrastructure and services,” theCII said in a statement.
The FICCI said, “With thiscrucial judgment, the sector will
be restarting the process ofreceiving clarity in terms of poli-cies and next steps. India isexpected to invite and attractlarge scale domestic and foreigninvestment afresh. This may takesome time but is an improvementover an environment that mirrorsuncertainty.” IANS
‘Ruling will lead to consolidation’
NEW DELHI: Battling forsurvival at the All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), two-year-old babyFalak continued to be criticalon Thursday, as police madetheir fourth arrest in the case.“Falak is critical. We will puther off the ventilator forsome time and see if she cando without it,” MC Misra,chief of the AIIMS TraumaCentre, said. “If she managesto stay normal without it,then it is certainly animprovement.
The baby’s lung infectionhas reduced as the antibi-otics have shown someeffect,” Misra added. She isnow battling chest, brain andblood infections. She is beingfed through a tube.”We aremonitoring her conditionand it’s important to see howshe does in the next 48hours,” Misra added.
A woman named Arti washeld for forcing into prostitu-tion the 14-year-old girl whobrought Baby Falak to thehospital. IANS
NEW DELHI: The SupremeCourt on Thursday compli-mented “enlightened citizensand NGOs” for doggedlypursuing the exposing the2G spectrum allocationscandal.
“But for the vigilance ofsome enlightened citizensand NGOs..., unsuspectingcitizens and the nationwould never have knownhow scarce natural resource(airwaves) spared by thearmy has been grabbed bythose who enjoy moneypower and who have beenable to manipulate the sys-tem,” judges GS Singhvi andAK Ganguly said.
The judges did not nameanyone. The 2G scam peti-tioners include Janata Partypresident SubramanianSwamy and lawyer PrashantBhushan, who appeared forthe Centre for Public InterestLitigation (CPIL).
The 2G ruling came as ablow to the Government yes-terday as the SC cancelled122 telecom licences. IANS
Judges praise‘enlightened’citizens, NGOs
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 7India unveiled India‑View
MEERUT: UP Navnirman Senaactivists on Thursday allegedCongress workers beat them upafter they showed black flags toRahul Gandhi in a rally.
UP Navnirman Sena presi-dent Amit Jani claimed his partyworkers had planned to peace-fully show the black flag toRahul but the Congress workersattacked them in which twoworkers were seriously injured.
Jani alleged that when hisparty workers went to file acomplaint in this regard, thepolice refused to do so. He saidthat if no action was taken inthe incident, the party willapproach the court.
Four to five activists of UPNavnirman Sena today waved
black flags as Rahul stood up tospeak in a rally at RamlilaGround here. The activistswere later whisked away bypolice. PTI
In the past few years, theidea of having a Guinness
Record has captured the pub-lic’s fancy. One of the first
people in the city to secure aplace in the exclusive club,
Jayasimha Ravirala didn’t setout trying to create a record.
“My intentions were com-pletely different. I gave up mypost as a squadron leader inthe IAF to take up motiva-tional and memory trainingfor children. I went for therecords so that I could be arole model for them. I nowtell them that if I can do it, socan they,” says Jayasimhawho currently holds theGuinness Record for the MostNumber of Random ObjectsMemorised, Longest NumberSequence Memorised in OneMinute and the LongestColour Sequence Memorisedamong others. Jayasimhathinks that the growing num-ber of record-holding aspi-rants in the city is not neces-sarily a bad thing. “After someof us set records, othersrealised it’s within touchingdistance. It is a great platformto showcase your talent andit lends you a sense of fulfil-ment and achievement push-ing you to do better. Peopletake you more seriously onceyou have a record as it lendsyou authenticity. Also, everytime someone sets a recordor breaks one, it’s an inspira-tion and motivation to count-less others,”says the formersquadron leader.
Ghazal Srinivas, Dinaz,Krishna and Uma Prasad Chi -gu rupati, Jayanth Reddy andRaju Chamarti are some otherlocals on the Guinness radar.
In addition to the individ-ual records, the city also hassome unique records. Spreadover 2,000 acres, Ramoji FilmCity is the Largest FilmStudio in the World. Similarly,the city is witness to both theHighest Partnership inLimited Overs in MinorCricket (721 runs byMohammed Shaibaaz Tumbiand B Manoj Kumar for StPeter’s School in 2006) andthe Highest Partnership forAny Wicket in a One DayInternational (Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar in 1999 for 331 runs).
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 8The story behind the newsFocusThe rate at which Hyderabadis are breaking and setting records,
the Guinness Book of World Records might soon run out of pages
How it all startedA single question asked in the middle of a heated argument is what led
to the birth of The Guinness Book of World Records. Flashback to1951, Ireland: A hunting party in County Wexford became involved
in a heated argument when Sir Hugh Beaver, managing directorof the Guinness Brewery asked a simple question — What wasEurope’s fastest game bird? Answers flew forth, argumentstook place but no proper answer could be reached. It thendawned on Sir Hugh that similar questions were going unan-swered all around the world, and that a definitive book con-taining superlative facts and answers would be of great useto the general public. With the help of the London-based fact-finding twins Norris and Ross McWhirter, he set about bringing
this definitive collection of superlative facts to reality. On 27August 1955, the first edition of The Guinness Book of Records
was bound and, by Christmas that year, became Britain’s numberone bestseller. Over the years the name was changed to The
Guinness Book of World Records and till today it continues to be ayardstick — a means of understanding your position in the world. Always
inspiring you to do better.
OF RECORDSAND
RECOGNITION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201210Around the World Beyond Borders
GLOBE AT A GLANCEPutin support websitelaunched by studentsMOSCOW: Supporters of Vladimir Putinhave launched a website to encourageinternet users to upload their photos andvideos in support of the Russian PrimeMinister.The project’s organisers call onusers to publicly declare their support forPutin “amid an information war againstthe prime minister”. The Cyrillic domainwebsite, moiputin.rf, was launched byMoscow State University students.
7.1-magnitude quakehits Pacific islandNEW YORK: An undersea quake mea-suring 7.1 on the Richter scale on Thursdayjolted the South Pacific island nation ofVanuatu, the US Geological Survey said.The epicentre was at a depth of 23.10 km,and determined at 17.7656 degrees southlatitude and 167.1343 degrees east longi-tude, Xinhua reported.
Thousands stranded byAustralian floodsSYDNEY: More than 10,000 Australianswere on Friday stranded by flooding in thecountry’s east, with thousands ordered toleave their homes or businesses and themilitary called in to airlift supplies.TheNew South Wales State Emergency Servicesaid about 10,500 people were thought tobe isolated by the waters that have rushedacross the state’s north and southeastQueensland after days of constant rain.
Gilani has committedcontempt, rules court
Socialist Party candidate for theFrench presidential electionFrancois Hollande after a womanthrew flour on him. AFP
Monk next to the courtroom priorto the appeal announcement offormer jailer Kaing Guek Eav. AFP
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan SupremeCourt Thursday ruled that Prime MinisterYousuf Raza Gilani had committed contempt by not initiating action againstPresident Asif Ali Zardari for corruption.Gilani was directed to appear before thecourt on February 13 and he has said hewill appear.
PORT MORESBY: Rescuersscoured the ocean for more than100 people, many of thembelieved to be university students, still missing on Fridayafter a ferry sank in the Pacific.
So far, 238 survivors havebeen plucked to safety in a jointrescue operation conducted byPNG and neighbouring Australiaafter the MV Rabaul Queen sankon Thursday morning.
Australia’s Maritime SafetyAuthority said that the ship wentdown about nine nautical milesoff the coast and the survivorsreached the eastern town of Laein the early hours of Friday morning. AFP
PNG ferry: 100students missing
LAS VEGAS: Mitt Romneyhimself admitted that it was anunlikely endorsement: flamboy-ant real estate mogul DonaldTrump backing the buttoned-upRepublican presidential hopeful,who he has repeatedly criticized.
And even before it was confirmed after a last-minutekeep-them-guessing game in thecasinos of Las Vegas the potentialdownside for Romney was sig-nalled by Democrats who said itwas “like Bugs Bunny making anendorsement.”
“It’s my honor, real honor andprivilege to endorse MittRomney,” Trump said. AFP
Romney get’s a ‘Trump’ card
Nearly 400 people havebeen injured in Cairoin fresh clashes
between police and protestersangered by the deaths of 74people on Wednesday after afootball match in the city ofPort Said.
Thousands marched tothe interior ministry, wherepolice fired tear gas to keepthem back.
Two protesters are report-ed dead in similar clashes inthe city of Suez. Earlier, theEgyptian prime ministerannounced the sackings ofseveral senior officials.
Funerals of some of thevictims took place in PortSaid. The deaths onWednesday came when fansinvaded the pitch after a foot-ball match involving top Cairo
club al-Ahly and the Port Saidside al-Masry.As night fell in Cairo, severalthousand demonstratorsremained in the streets
around the ministry, witness-es said. In Suez, health officialMohammed Lasheen said twopeople had been shot deadearly on Friday. BBC
UN Syria talks stalled againUNITED NATIONS: Negotia -tions over a draft UN SecurityCouncil resolution condemn-ing the Syrian regime’s deadlycrackdown stalled again onThursday, diplomats said,despite attempts to satisfyRussian concerns.
The meeting was “not sogood,” India’s ambassador tothe United Nations, HardeepSingh Puri, said after a day oftalks ended without agreementon how to respond to blood-shed in Syria that observers sayhas left 6,000 people dead.
Li Baodong, the UN ambassador from China, whichalong with Russia is skepticalabout the need for a tough UNresolution, said “we are close,but not there yet.”
The 15-member SecurityCouncil has been divided fordays over a draft resolution puttogether by the Arab Leagueand the main Western powerscalling for an end to the crack-down and the start of politicaltransition in Syria.
Earlier on Thursday, diplo-mats said they had made amajor concession to Russia by
revising the draft to remove anexplicit call for Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad’s departure.
The new sticking point is aparagraph in the resolution formally introduced only byArab League member Moroccothat expresses full support forthe League’s plan, diplomatssaid after the talks.
“The Russians will veto ifthe text on the table goes to the
vote tomorrow,” a diplomatsaid, asking not to be identified.
During the talks, the ambas-sador of Morocco, MohammedLoulichki, expressed “frustra-tion on behalf of the ArabLeague,” the diplomat said.
The latest failure to get una-nimity at the Security Councilcame despite some optimism,when the Pakistani ambas-sador, Abdullah Hussain
Haroon, said: “I think we arevery close.”France’s envoyGerard Araud, meanwhile, hadsaid, “I do hope we’ll be able tohave a text (ready for voting)tonight.”
However, Washington’s UNambassador Susan Rice hadbeen more cautious, sayingeven then that talks were “stilltough going, very much so.”
The ambassadors of the fiveSecurity Council members withveto power — Britain, China,France, Russia and the UnitedStates — continued to holdconsultations late on Thursdaywithout the rest of the body.
The diplomatic wrangling atthe United Nations came asfierce clashes across Syria killed59 people on Wednesday, most-ly civilians, the SyrianObservatory for Human Rightssaid. The overall death toll isabout 6,000, according to thegroup.
The United States and itsallies say a resolution is neededto order for the Syrian govern-ment to back down in itsattempt to forcefully suppress agrowing rebellion. AFP
Girls hold a cartoon depicting Vladimir Putin, AyatollahRuhollah Khomeini and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. AFP
Egyptians wait at Cairo’s train station for the train carryingfans who were injured in the previous day’s riots. AFP
Shipwreck containing $3 bn treasure found LONDON: A treasurehunter claims to have locat-ed the wreck of a bombedBritish merchant ship con-taining platinum bars worth$3 billion, media reportssaid.
If the theory is right, theship, which was torpedoedby the Germans in WorldWar II, could be one of therichest sunken treasuretroves ever discovered.
Greg Brooks, of Sub Sea
Research in Gorham, Maine,this week announced thewreck, sitting in 700 feet ofwater 50 miles off Cape Cod,Massachusetts, is that of theS S Port Nicholson, DailyMail reported. He said heand his crew identified theship, which was sunk in1942, via the hull numberusing an underwater cam-era, and he hopes to beginraising the treasure laterthis month. IANS
Football violence continues in Cairo
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Postnoon News
HYDERABAD: State Bank ofHyderabad (SBH) has posted a netprofit of Rs301 crore for the thirdquarter of the current fiscal, anincrease of 20.42 per cent increasecompared to the year ago period.
The operating income of thebank for the quarter stood atRs1,099 crore, while it was Rs990crore in the correspondingperiod in the fiscal 2010-11.
The deposits of the bank wentup by 23.70 per cent to `96,130crore from `77,714 crore in the Q3of FY11. The business per emp -
loyee too scaled up to `10.85 cro refrom `9.82 crore in the corresp -onding period of last financial year.
Total Bank’s business expand-ed by 21.91 per cent to `1,67,300crore as on December 31, 2011compared to ̀ 1,37,228 crore in theprevious year.
Advances increased by `1,555crore in the last nine months, jack-ing up the bank’s portfolio to`12,230 crore. The micro, smalland medium enterprises sectoradvances grew by `1,009 croreduring the period, taking the port-folio to `11,867 crore.
The branch network of the ba -nk went up to 1,407, as it ope ned92 new branches in the currentfinancial year. The bank was allot-ted 1,033 unbanked villages wi th apopulation of more than 2,000 in36 districts if Andhra Pra desh,Karnataka, Maharashtra and Guj -arat, as part of financial inclusion.
The average yield on advancesimproved to 11.84 per cent inDecember 2011, compared to10.46 per cent in December 2010.
The capital to risk-weightedas s ets ratio stood at a healthy12.17 per cent as on December2011, much above the RBI benchmark of 9 per cent.
Indian music industry is suffer-ing immense losses owing tounauthorised playing of musicat various places and also
downloading the same. Accordingto an estimate, 95 per cent of themusic out in the industry down-loaded from various websites.
Against this background, thephonographic performance limit-ed, (PPL), an apex body issuinglicences and copyrights for musiccontent, is increasingly becomingan important revenue source forthe Industry. It is generating `500crore to the Indian music industrywith 10–15 per cent growth everyyear, said Sowmya Chowdhury(right), Country Head, PPL.
He said that almost 50 percent of the total revenues generat-
ed by music labels are from PPLby protecting copyrights of 98 percent of the major labels underone umbrella.
Every individual or businessshould pay required licence fee to
PPL for playing music or radio fora group of people in a public place.If anyone tries to violate a law,there are chances that he ends upin a jail paying a fine of ̀ 2 lakh andimprisonment up to three years.
Two persons were arrested inWest Bengal for violation of law,he said.
The approximate revenue ofPPL is around `500-600crores outof which 85 per cent would go tothe labels, according to the popu-larity of their albums and thenumber of times their songs hasbeen played at various publicplaces. There is also a 10 per centfixed amount that would go allthe labels (members), saidChowdhury.
PPL does not charge any feefrom the labels to get the member-ship. If some label does notbecome a member of PPL, it is a
loss to the label because radiowould play only music of PPLmembers and pay royaltiesaccordingly, he said.
PPL has issued 1,50,000licences to various businessestablishments in India thatincludes 10,000 licences inAndhra Pradesh in the last sevenyears. It is hard to put the exactfigure, but PPL has only exploitedone per cent of the market. Thereare 99 per cent businesses andpeople that are violating the lawand yet to obtain licences.
This would increase drasticallywith the increase in licence pene-tration. The music sales have hitthe rock bottom due to piracy. It isthe duty of the public to save themusic industry for the future gen-erations, he said.
The licence fee (tariff) for busi-nesses would depend on three fac-
tors — the duration of musicplayed; the number and class ofthe people attending the event. Ithas 28 categories like pubs, officesand personal events.
The main reason for violationof law is the lack of awareness. PPLis spending 60 per cent of its rev-enues in creating awareness andeducating people by using differ-ent platforms. As part of Hallabolcampaign, PPL is approaching alot of establishments to createawareness for seven days, he said.
There is also a need forstricter laws to save the industry.The establishment has to becharged 10 times of the tariffcard fee as damages. PPL isapproaching various establish-ments in Kukatpally, Panjagutta,and other areas in Cyberabad aspart of the awareness campaign,Chow dhary said.
SBH posts 20pc netprofit in Q3 of FY12
DESIRES AND DREAMS
Farooque Shahab general manager of SBI and Omkarnath regional manager of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd unveilsthe all-new Swift Dzire at the Gachibowli showroom PICS: SRINIVAS SETTY
MUMBAI: The BSE benchmarkSensex on Friday moved up byanother 37 points in early trade,on continued buying by fundsand retailers even as trend onother Asian markets remainedslightly subdued.
The 30-share index rose fur-ther by 37.08 points, or 0.21 per
cent, to 17,468.92. It has gainedover 568 points in the past threesessions.In a similar fashion, thewide-based National Stock Exc -hange Nifty index gained 9.45 po -ints, or 0.17 per cent, at 5,279.35.
The rupee today rosemarginally by six paise to trade ata fresh three-month high of Rs
49.09 per a dollar on theInterbank Foreign Exchangemarket in early trade on Friday.
Dealers said continued for-eign capital inflows in the Indianmarket and weakening of dollaragainst the euro in the globalmarkets, mainly kept rupee'ssentiment firm. The rupee hadsurged by 12 paise to close at afresh three-month high of `49.15against the dollar.
Sensex quiet, rupee rises
Bhagavantha Rao, GM, SBH
TALK BACKWedding storyI enjoyed reading the valentines story inthe Hyper local page. It was fun to readand also a fact that girls should stand upand tell the guy if they likehim and of course in theright way. Also anotherstory that was an informa-tive piece on the gamesthese pandits and otherrelated people are playing isthe wedding dates tailormade.I have a few relatives whoactually have been worriedregarding the problem with not finding thedates. Business these days has not evenspared the holiest of ceremonies.
Jhanvi RajPattancheru
Judging the judgesJudging the Judges was an interesting readtoday. There is so much fan following for
these programmes for the one strong rea-son that the judges are not just sittingpretty, but have what it takes to be aneye-catcher. Take the case of SimonCowel for example — he is sometimestoo brash to digest, but he does knowthat he fits his role to the tee — andthat’s what the audience likes. Thearticle highlighted the judges very
well. I hope that with so many cookingprogrammes coming up, there will be onearticle written on queens of food making.And yes, please do not forget the latestintroduction — Donna Hay!
Manasi AhluwaliaMadhapur
Commendable callI congratulate Supreme Court for its deci-sion to cancel all 122 2G licences grantedduring Raja’s tenure as the telecom minis-ter. The court has correctlyobserved that telecom compa-nies cannot be allowed toenjoy benefits of illegally andunfairly awarded contracts. Thefailure of Parliament to pass theLokpal bill has proved once againthat judiciary is the only bulwarkagainst corruption in this country. Iam also full praise to SubramanianSwamy and several NGOs whoshowed the courage to take corruptionhead on.
Sangeetha ReddyMalakpet
Resolve doctors’ strikeThe public is being put through such anightmarish ordeal due to the ongoing
junior doctors’ strike. The govern-ment and the striking doctorshave no right to play with thelives of people like this. It isscary to know that hundreds ofsurgeries have been put offdue to this crisis. Humanbeings are not vehicles whoseservicing and maintenancecan be put off. If ailments,
especially the contagious ones,are not treated, they are sure to spreadand create a health crisis, which might goout of control.
Radhika ManoharBegumpet
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201212Fair, free and forthrightComment
The wonders of youth never cease toamaze. From Mark Zuckerberg’s inno-vativeness that only an ignorant brash-ness can bring, to a Port Said bloodlet-
ting that would make history’s tyrants cower infear, our young people charge down the paththat ends in the greatest prize of all: the inher-itance of Earth.
The young are ancients; their essence hasflown through all our veins at some point oranother. As we age, the life force that sustainedour brilliance follows the laws laid down by Ne -wton and shifts to the budding form. Settledin to a prehistoric capillary it begins to pulseanew.
Over the aeons the old have sought to sup-
press youth, either through dogma, or by thesheer will of self-proclaimed experience, andeach time they have failed. One cannot thwartthat which is intrinsic to all of us.
Is youth palpable, or a mere figment; athought, a vision of what we would like to be...vibrant and with a future that sings rather thangroans in its frailty? The Facebook effect hasgripped all of us: the youthful entrepreneurcasting aside the chains of his forbears; arro-gant to a fault, and revelling in every sidewaysglance that snorts at his contempt of the socialfabric. Braggadocio? One thought not, andnow one knows for sure.
We have long condemned our youth tomend the fences ripped up by generationsgone by, in the hope that they may remainmere reflections of who we are. This mirrorhas only one face and it bears the scars etchedin by the rise and fall of a thousand suns. Andby the time they have realised our most devious plan they too have passed on into that cold grey realm we call middle age...
left bitter by their inability to limp after theirsprinting dreams.
Our fear of being usurped by those thathave come after us is unhinged and ultimatelyself-destructive. Our losses and regrets shouldnot lay the bedrock for a garden where stoneroses with thorns of lethal point bloom. Notonly must we nurture young talent but knowwhen to step aside and let the headlong rushpass us by. We are but caretakers, facilitators ofthe kingdom. It is not ours to keep or in aimingto do so, judge. Their glare does not blind, butmerely lights the recesses where our dreamshave fled to. Through their journey we too mayfind new ways to continue on ours.
The legacy we leave behind is not mea-sured in the wealth we amassed, or howmany speak our name after we are gone.Rather, it is measu red by how many walk totheir dreams on ave nues we discovered.These streets may not bear our names, butthen again why should they...they were laidlong before we ever got here.
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killed 74 and injuredabout 300. This was essentially
a man-made disaster wherepolitics fuelled football rivalries
to produce a macabre result.The fact that hundreds of
knives and other bluntweapons were brought into the
stadium through securitychecks shows that there is
more to the riot episode thanflaring fan tempers. Football
and hooligan culture are almostsynonymous in Europe but none
can match the scale of whathappened in Egypt yesterday.
This is just one of several inci-dents where sports arenas have
been hijacked to deliver politi-cal messages in the most brutal
manner. Sports is a segmentwhere the sole focus should be
on competition and winningand interest groups should
show sportsmanship to spare itfrom their transactions.
WHY WE LOVEDonald Trump
Not content with buildingenormously pointless
structures and lookingwearing a rather spiffy nest on
his head, last year Donald‘Duck! Incoming!’ Trump stated
he ‘may’ run for US president.After we had picked our jaws
off the floor, we realised hewas only kidding. But never one
to stray too far from the spot-light, Trump has now plumped
for Romney. Well Mitt, there goyour chances in the WhiteHouse. Trump said, “[Mitt]
allow bad things to continue tohappen to this country we alllove.” So does that mean The
Apprentice is cancelled?
Urban JetsamDean Williams
She is married, has twoboisterous kids — adaughter and a son, had asatisfying career as a
teacher and a doting husband.Life for 48-year-old Meena washunky dory until doctors diag-nosed her with breast cancer sixyears back. She was shaken andhadn’t in her wildest dreamsimagined something like cancerwould strike her. To top it off,her son had just gotten anadmission in the prestigious IITChennai and her daughter wasgearing up for her all-importantclass X board exams at the timeof her diagnosis.
“I was very tensed about myson settling down in his newcollege and my daughter’s exampreparations. To top it off I wasdiagnosed with cancer and Ihad no idea how they wouldreact to the news of my illness,”says Meena, who up till thenhad lead a full, hectic life.
Her daily routine as a teach-er involved running up anddown several flights of stairsmultiple times a day, handlingstudents and running a happyhome. “It was on one of theseregular days when I was climb-ing up the stairs at school that Iexperience trouble breathing,something that had never hap-pened to me in all my 42 years.Around the same time I’dnoticed a small change in myright breast. I went for a com-plete health check up andeverything turned up normal. Itwas then that I told the doctorthat I’d like to get a mammo-gram done too. The resultsshowed that I had a canceroustumour in my left breast whilethe one in the right breast wasbenign,” she says.
Expectedly, the news cameas a shocker for the entire fami-ly. But through it all, Meena’shusband stood by her like arock. “He was extremely sup-portive. I don’t know how Iwould’ve dealt with things oth-erwise. Also I’d begun attendingcancer support group meetingswhich turned out to be a greatboon. Meeting and interactingwith other patients and sur-vivors helped me immensely.”
During the treatment how-ever, Meena had to quit her jobas the treatment was a long pro-cess and during chemotherapyshe couldn’t risk infection bytoo much exposure to the out-doors. “It took a year for me toget back to normal. But in theend, I was able to beat the dis-ease,” she smiles.
While Meena emerged vic-torious in her battle againstcancer she says it is importantfor patients to remember these.n Have faith in your doctorn Follow medical advice to
the Tn Despite the disease try and
lead as normal a life as possi-ble. Don’t let it get the betterof you
n It is important to stay posi-tive, it helps overcome manythings
n Follow a good and healthydiet
n While you continue doingthings you like, try not to exertyourself
n There will always be abunch of people with negativeand depressing tales toshare. But turn a deafear to what theysay.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201213Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor
WASHINGTON: People who diedafter a stroke had severe memoryloss in the years before stroke, com-pared to people who survived thestroke or people who didn’t have astroke, says a new study.
“People who die after strokemay have worse underlying diseaseprior to stroke, said M MariaGlymour, senior study author andassistant professor at the HarvardSchool of Public Health.
“This suggests early disease isaccumulating and that something ishappening to these people beforethey are diagnosed with clinicalstroke,” Glymour added.
“We’re most surprised that peo-ple who died after strokes had suchsharp memory declines years beforestroke onset,” said Qianyi Wang,Glymor’s graduate student atHarvard, who led the study, accord-ing to a university statement.
Researchers examined 11,814people aged 50 years and olderevery two years for signs of declin-ing memory. Study participantswere stroke-free at enrolment andwere followed up to 10 years. Theycontinued in the study if they sur-vived a stroke.
The study reported 1,820strokes, including 364 individualswho died after stroke but before thenext memory assessment. Peoplewho survived had worse averagememory even before the strokecompared to similar individualswho never had a stroke during fol-low-up.
At the time of stroke, memoryfunction dropped an average 0.321points. This difference is about thesame as the average memorydecline associated with growing 4.1years older among those whoremained stroke free.
Because of the large stroke-related declines, memory impair-ment was common among strokesurvivors. IANS
Severe memoryloss linked tofatal strokesAccording to a study earlydisease is accumulatingbefore a clinical stroke
‘Cancercouldn’tstop me’
For Meena, a mother of two,life was going great until she
was diagnosed with breastcancer. But she didn’t let that
stop her. She fought backand emerged
a winner
Cynthia Nixon (top) and ChristinaApplegate are both cancer survivors
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201214Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑FactorHEALTH TIPS
If you have symptoms such as paleskin, dizziness, fatigue and
headaches it could be due toanaemia. Some healthy tips to avoidcertain kinds of anaemia are given asfollows.
Eat food high in IronAnaemia is caused due to iron defi-ciency. It is important to have foodwhich is rich in iron, Foods rich iniron include cereals, bread, lentils,red meat, fish and dried fruits.
Eat food that helpsabsorb ironIt is important that the body shouldabsorb iron. One should have foodthat is rich in Vitamin C such asfruits and vegetables. One shouldavoid having coffee or tea along withmeals as it could be a deterrent forthe body’s absorption of iron.
Folic acid and VitaminB12Adequate intake of both folic acidand Vitamin B12 should be maintained.
Eat a balanced mealIt is important that our body gets abalanced amount of iron and othervitamins. Unnecessary food fads anddieting can be a cause of anaemia.
Take your doctors advice beforetaking iron supplements.
Regular testing for anaemiashould be done especially forwomen.
Source:www.womenshealth.org
Tips to prevent
anaemia
WASHINGTON: Spacescientists are harnessingultrasound to not onlydetect painful kidneystones but also to get ridof them through a processcalled “twinkling artifact”.
The risk of kidneystones developing inspace is aggravated byenvironmental condi-tions, scarcity of resourcesand the distance from theearth, which could restricttreatment options.
The project is led byNational SpaceBiomedical ResearchInstitute (NSBRI) SmartMedical Systems andTechnology Team princi-pal investigator LawrenceCrum and co-investigator
Michael Bailey. Bailey said the tech-
nology is based on cur-rently available equip-ment . “We have a diag-nostic ultrasoundmachine that hasenhanced capability toimage kidney stones inthe body,” said Bailey,according to an NSBRIstatement.
“We also have a capa-bility that uses ultrasoundwaves coming rightthrough the skin to pushsmall stones or pieces ofstones toward the exit ofthe kidney, so they willnaturally pass, avoidingsurgery,” added Bailey.
Currently, the pre-ferred mode of removal is
to drink water to encour-age the stones to pass nat-urally, but this does notalways work, and surgeryis often the only option. Inspace, the threat from kid-ney stones is greater dueto the difficulty of keepingastronauts fully hydrated.
Another factor is thatbones demineralise in thereduced-gravity environ-ment of space, dumpingsalts into the blood andeventually into the urine.The elevated concentra-tion of salts in the urine isa risk factor for stones.
Crum, who is a physi-cist, said kidney stonescould be a serious prob-lem on a long-durationmission.
Space tech to get rid of painful kidney stones
Masks, hand washing can smother
flu spreadWASHINGTON: Masks
and hand washing can prac-tically slash the spread of
flu-like symptoms, newresearch has demonstrated.
The study found up to a75 per cent reduction in flu-
like illness over the studyperiod with hand hygiene
and surgical masks, saidAllison Aiello, associate pro-
fessor of epidemiology atthe University of Michigan
School of Public Health. The results from both
years of study found no sig-nificant reduction in symp-
toms in mask use alone,which suggests masks and
hand hygiene should beused together, Aiello said,
the journal Public Library ofScience ONE reports. At the beginning of a
pandemic, vaccines proba-bly won’t be available
immediately so one of thefirst lines of defence to stopthe spread of illness will be
non-drug interventions likehand hygiene and face
masks, according to aMichigan statement.
“This means masks andhand hygiene may be a
good measure for prevent-ing transmissions in crowd-
ed living quarters,” saidAiello.
The study was the first ofits kind and received inter-
national exposure. Theresearchers recruited morethan 1,000 students in the
University’s residence halls. The students were
assigned to groups whowore masks, wore masks
and practiced hand hygiene,or did neither. They were
monitored for the presenceof flu symptoms or the flu.
Aiello and ArnoldMonto, professor of epi-
demiology, are co-principalinvestigators of the study.
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All About EvePadmini C
What’s up withwomen?
Tolkien and Lewis.Hemingway and Fitzgerald.Lincoln and Speed. Heck,
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.Notice a pattern? Yeah, few greatfriendships in history involve thefemale kind. Don't agree? Thereare more. Go ahead then. Nameone. Oh! and if you were going tosay Oprah and Gayle, they don'texactly count. For over 30 years,rumour mills have been abuzzwith news of them being morethan ‘just friends’. Next? Can'tthink of any at the moment?Precisely the point. It's logicallyimpossible that they don't exist.But how many and how successfulis anybody's guess.
Now think about all the movieson bachelor trips and road trips.See images of men of all ages hav-ing the time of their life flashing inyour mind? Naturally.
And for the kill; for all the crib-bing we do, a great many of us willsheepishly admit that we will (7times out of 10) prefer having malecompany and male friends tofemale. The reason is obvious.
Not counting practical reasonslike driving, paying bills, safe-keeping, men are simply...morefun. Not to discount; there's less emotional baggage, lessdrama and are low on maintenance.
This is not to say that girls areincapable of being great friends.All of us know the unmatched joyof spa sessions, slumber parties,lunches and brunches, girls night-outs and men-free road trips. But,trapped in degrees of comparison,envy and insecurities, it is as ifthere's an inherent dishonesty inour relationships.
We talk about BFFs and thenchange them like we changeclothes. Our grudges are not easilyforgiven or forgotten. Even thebest of our friends we do notaccept unconditionally. In allmodesty, there are few things wecan learn from men. But if there'sone thing we must, it's the idea ofbonding.
THE CVFirst Job: Mahindra and Mahindra asa labour and child welfare counsellor
Last book read: Girls of Riyadh &Nomad by Ayan Ali
Last film seen: I can't recollect, Iprefer theatre to movies
Motto in life: Life is short, live it tothe fullest
Doctors, army officersand teachers are peo-ple who get paid fortheir services, but can
their work ever be compensat-ed? Another such service thathas a huge impact on people isfamily counselling. ZenobiaRustumfram, currently a coun-sellor with Nasr School and ISB,has been instrumental in men-toring and nurturing manyindividuals. She has also beenan advisor for almost everywoman and child welfare pro-gramme conducted in the city.And apart from that, she leadsGreenfield, an outdoor devel-opment programme, where sheconducts workshops for peopleof all ages. About her work shesays, “At Greenfield, we takechildren and corporate groupsfor outdoor camping. I now usemy experience and expertise in
conducting parenting work-shops, stress management,team building and more.”
Zenobia has pioneered theconcept of school counselling.It might have taken a whole lotof hard work to get this intoplace, but she puts it very sim-ply for us. She says, “In school Iwas a part of the Red CrossSociety, and I used to visitorphanages, old-age homesand was exposed to a lot of suf-fering. This was the time Irealised that the world needssomeone who could bring asmile.” She then tells us, “WhenI was in college, I stumbledupon the Tata Institute of SocialSciences and was drawn into itas I was always interested inpeople. I chose family and childwelfare as my specialisation, asI realised that the family is thecentral unit of society, and ifthat can be strengthened, it willbe an important contribution.”
A stint abroad is what rein-
forced her ambition. Zenobiawas part of an exchange pro-gramme to the UK where shegot an opportunity to workwith some Ugandan Asians.She says, “This was during theIdi Amin regime, which wasreally bad and I saw a lot of suf-fering in the unsettled andhomeless people. My faith inthe importance of the familyvalue system was reinforced.”
She started her career withMahindra and Mahindra,where she closely worked withthe labourers, the women andtheir children. They were someof the most challenging days,she says. “I remember one ofmy biggest challenges wasalcoholism and ensuring thatthe children were not deprivedof education. I remember mycolleagues and I used to standnear bars to prohibit thelabour class from drinking,”she laughs and continues,“Over a period of time we also
realised that we had to makeeven the women independentand we started the Lijjat Papadscheme in villages in whichwomen were given six kilo-grams of flour and were paidfor the number of papads theycould roll out. They began toearn between `6,000–7,000every month, and that was alot in those times.”
She continues to contributeto many lives, especially byhelping women become inde-pendent; no wonder she isknown as the 'silent angel'.
Improving quality of life and ensuring the well-beingof individuals — this has been the job descriptionand ambition of Zenobia Rustumfram. Founder ofGreenfield outdoor and development programme,
Zenobia has spent over three decades making hundreds of lives better
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201215Hers Truly
MAKINGFAMILIES WHOLE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201218Because you are what you wearF‑Folio
CANDID THREE=What inspired you tobecome a model? It might sound clichéd, but I didnot know that I’d be a modelsomeday. I was just walking backfrom college when I wasapproached for a screen test formy first ad. I did not take it seri-ously but when the guy persuad-ed me, I just gave it a shot for funand it worked, so I took it upeventually.
=If not modelling thenwhat would you have beendoing?I would have been a commercialartist in the advertising industry.
=Advise to upcoming mod-els...Be yourself, be confident and doyour job well.
MODELWATCH
BEAUTY WITH BRAINSTapur Chatterjee is one model that many freshers in the fashion industry
look up to. Isha Mukoo finds out more about this . effervescent model
=Tell us some interesting facts about yourself.I won a national award for designing a poster foradult education in 2000. I was one of the youngestachievers to get that award.
=How many years have you walked the earth?32 years.
=Your first stint with the camera?A Dove commercial in 1999.
=Who is your ideal fashion photographer?I feel my face is difficult to shoot. But there are somany of them who shoot me so well in their ownstyle, be it Rafique Sayed or Atul Kasbekar.However, it would be wrong to name any one ofthem as they are all good in their own way.
=What will you not leave home without?My cellphone.
=The sexiest item in a woman’s wardrobe is...Classic blue jeans and white shirt.
=What are the essentials in your wardrobe? I prefer classic over funky personally. Since, I wearall the funky stuff on the ramp, it's the classic stuffthat I am comfortable in. I like to lounge around injeans and t-shirt or dresses.
=Who is your favourite model and why?Noyonika Chatterjee; there is something specialabout her that makes her stand apart. Earlier,there was something different about models andexclusively charming about each one of them butnot any more.
=Projects that people can spot you in...You can see me in the Titan Raga ad, Park Avenue,Levis, Lakmé and a few other ads as well. I wasalso in the reality show Khatron ke Khiladi onColors.
=What’s your sexiest asset?Intelligence and the fact that I have a perfecthead on my shoulders.
=What is the best compliment you havereceived so far?Being in the glamour industry I get compli-ments all the time but what’s endearing iswhen new models in the industry feel thatI am accessible, and can talk to me and arecomfortable around me.
=Challenges faced in the modellingindustry...People tried to plays my twin Tupuragainst me. But after sometime we realisedthat they were just dirty games and ithelped as we spoke and discussed aboutthe work we were taking up. So thankfullyI did not have any challenges as such.
=Any Bollywood aspirationsNot at all. I am scared that I might spoilthe name of our grandfather, the lateHrishikesh Mukherjee, who is prettywell known in the industry. I don’twant to goof up, so even thoughoffers have come, I have stayed away.
Thursday nights inthe city are reserved
for Bottles andChimney, it’s the
night the party-lov-ing ladies in the citylet their hair down.Now with DJ Stan
in the house thepretty womencould not get
their feet off thedance floor.
Poonam
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201219Spotlight
LADIES IN BLACK
Sonam Rekha
Nitin,Sakshi Natasha
Dj Stan
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi visits SiriusXM Studio in New York City. CRAIG BARRITT/AFP
Mark Brand ambassadorAshley Greene attends theLouder Than Words event atAvalon in Hollywood,California.
CHARLEY GALLAY/AFP
Madonna speaks during theBridgestone Super Bowl XLVIHalftime Show PressConference at the SuperBowl XLVI Media Center onThursday in Indianapolis.
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Spin Fever
Ram Charan Tej’sdiary in 2012 justgot busier. He’s
already shooting forRachcha and two morefilms will go on floors ina few weeks and now wehear that he has agreedto star in a film to bedirected by Srinu Vaitla.Ashwini Dutt is going toproduce this film and it’sthe second time afterChirutha that he’s teaming up with Ram CharanTej. Ever since Dookudu turned out to be a block-buster, almost every star in tinsel town wants towork with Srinu Vaitla, who’s currently working ona script for NTR’s next film. More details about thisproject are going to be revealed soon. All said anddone, Ram Charan Tej seems to be quite seriousabout fulfilling his promise of doing at least threefilms a year, which is a welcome sign.
Srinu Vaitla,Ram Charan Tejto team up
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 20The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen
SIDDHARTH, SAMANTHA’S
new film launched
Anew film starring Siddharth and Samantha was official-
ly launched at the Ramanaidu Studios. Siddharth,Samantha, Nandini Reddy, Bellamkonda Suresh,
Venkatesh, V V Vinayak, Nithin, Sunil, Vasu Varma, KLDamodhar Prasad and Shyam Prasad Reddy were some of the
guests who attended the event. Nandini Reddy, who hadmade her debut with Ala Modalaindi, is going to direct the
film and Bellamkonda Suresh is to produce the film. Thefilm is said to be a sensitive love story and Siddharth
was all praise for Nandini Reddy for coming up with afresh script. A couple of months ago, the film was in
the news when Bellamkonda Suresh approachedTelugu Film Producers’ Council alleging that
Samantha hasn’t been allocating dates forthe project. Now that the issue has finally
been resolved, the film is all set to goon floors towards the end of March.
Thaman is composing the music and Andrew is the
cinematographer.
T-TOWN TWEETIES
@tashu_02Sorry for not being able to
reply u guys....got lil headachetoday.... Sleeping nw....wilconnect soon... Gudnite...
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@shrutihaasanSome days leave you feelingnever the same again,but in agood way:) lessons to learnand life to live...sweet dreamstweeple xoxo.
@sundeepkishan1st day of #RLS (Routine Love
Story) in Rishikesh was awe-some..Stunning visuals..u haveto see this place to believe it#reasonstowatchRLS.
@LakshmiManchuHappy 2nd month birthday to
my babies. My nieces are get-ting so big... Come home soon@vinimanchu ari and Viv, miss-ing y’all mucho.
@Actor_SiddharthMy ortho at 16 told me all myignored injuries would comeback after I was 30...he meantnow right? :( the busted ankleis back...aaaphoooey .
@pnavdeep26If one can do.. U too can do...
If no one can do.. U must do!!Orrrr... if one can do... Let himdo... If no one can do.. Whyshud u do!! Lmao
@actressanjjanaaNobody in this world can
have a crystal clear heart...Cozeveryone’s heart has somescratches given by their dear-est ones and by failures!
Colgate has signed up Allu Arjun astheir brand ambassador in AndhraPradesh. So far, ads featuring Trisha
and Shah Rukh Khan were being aired ontelevision. With this endorsement dealAllu Arjun, who had been endorsing 7UPfor the past few years, has added yetanother high-profile deal to his portfo-lio. “The new ads of Colgate featuringAllu Arjun went on air on Wednesday.The company knew that Allu Arjun isa fabulous dancer, so they decided toadd few nice dance moves in the ad,”said a source close to Allu Arjun.Meanwhile, Allu Arjunis shooting actionsequences for hisupcoming filmunderTrivikramSrinivas’direction.Ileana is hisco-star in thisuntitled film, whichwill hit the screens this summer.
Colgate signs Allu Arjun as brandambassador
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201221The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen
Imran helped me with my careerDebutant director Shakun Batra’s first
offering Ek Main
Aur Ekk Tu will hit cinemas on February 10 and Shakun is busy tying up loose ends
Taniya Talukdar
taniya.t@postn
oon.com
When you have an inter-
esting cast like
Kareena Kapoor and
Imran Khan in your
film, you are bound to generate
interest and it gets all the more
better if the director is new. That’s
what director Shakun Batra has
managed to do with his first film,
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. Going by the
buzz that the trailer and the music
of the film has created, we are sure
that Dharma Productions have a
winner in hand again. But right
now Shakun is extremely busy with
last minute touch-ups, “It’s been
crazy the past few days,” exclaims a
stressed out but excited Shakun.
And why not? Not many directors
can boast about making their
debut with Dharma Productions.
“Anyone wanting to be a direc-
tor wants to be backed by a good
production house and I am lucky
to have Karan Johar who has been
extremely supportive of my
endeavour,” shares Shakun who
had initially narrated the script to
good friend Imran who liked the
script and introduced him to
Karan. “Karan liked it too and he
suggested a few pointers here and
there to make it better,” confesses
the young filmmaker.
According to the debutant
director, his film is based on emo-
tions and has got easy characters
watching whom, the audience will
have a smile on their faces. “It is
about everyday humour, which
sometimes does get sentimental
but is not slapstick,” informs
Shakun whose first choice for the
lead roles in the film were Kareena
and Imran. “It rarely happens that
one gets to cast the same actors
who are your first choice, but
Karan made it happen. While
Imran is my friend and I know him
well, I did not know how to
approach Kareena. And I am
ecstatic that we could cast them
together because the film has
shaped up really well, Imran and
Kareena literally owned every piece
of dialogue,” explains Shakun.
Though it worked out like a
dream for Shakun, for him the
challenge was not to let anybody
down with his film. “When you get
everything easily, the pressure and
responsibility is on you not to let
down those who are involved in it
and always be consistent. It’s very
important to stay grounded and
not get carried away,” shares the
sensible director.
Shakun started out in the
industry when he was 22 and so
far he has seen enough to sense a
change. “It’s good to see that
nowadays young and new film-
makers are getting a chance to
work,” says Shakun, going on to
add, “Every 10 to 12 years, a new
set of actors come in who want to
work with new people; of course
in between too there are new
people coming in but not every-
one survives.”
The young filmmaker though
credits a large share of his suc-
cess to good friend Imran, “Imran
has helped me a lot with my
career. Both Imran and Avantika
are my good friends and I am
glad they have been there for
me,” signs off Shakun.
Bollywood thespian Dilip Kumar says that actor RiteishDeshmukh recently paid him a visit to take hisand his wife Saira Banu’s hand impres-
sion for his upcoming museum calledLegends Walk in Mumbai, a desi version ofthe famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“Last week, Riteish Deshmukh, mydear friend Vilasrao Deshmukh’s talentedson, visited us with his life-casting expertto get impressions of my hands andSaira’s hands, which will be in a museumhe proposes to have for cinema lovers,”Dilip Kumar wrote on his blog thedilipku-mar.mouthshut.com.
“It is Riteish’s brain child and it is hisway of telling those of us who spent thebest years of our lives entertaining and,hopefully, impacting peo-ple’s minds through ourfilms, that our hardwork and contribu-tions to the growthof the mediumhave not been invain,” he fur-ther posted.
IANS
B-TOWN TWEETIES
@TheShilpaShettyThought for today: The weakcan never forgive. Forgivenessis the attribute of the strong.:) who do u want to be??
@RGVzoomin“@krihoo: People don’t like tosee a naked truth , they’dmuch rather prefer a coveredlie”
@bipsluvurself From a happy romantic funspace of #JodiBreakers to adark unknown supernaturalspace of Raaz 3! Enjoyingevery bit of both!
@SrBachchanT 642 - In the peace of thismonsoon oriented hill resort,where the clouds and mist flyby you during that green peri-od ... !!
@AnupamPkherAs always your wishes worked.Show sold out. All books soldout. Great feeling. Thank YouMuscat for your love andwarmth.:)
@realpreityzintaAfter a sleepless night & afreezing day on set I am finallydone 4the day! Was a bit ner-vous 2 B on a film set after solong !!!!!!!
@shahidkapoorA milli a milli a milli yan :)love u all..... Thank u for allthe love.
@juniorbachchanNice shorttrip to Delhi. Back home tothe girls. Good night.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 22The glamour behind the glitzMagic ScreenDON’T WANT TO
ASSOCIATE WITHEVERY FILM
Akshaye KhannaActor Akshaye Khanna says it wasn’t a
conscious decision not to sign toomany films, adding that he can’t
think of associating himself with anything and everything.
“It’s not that I avoid signing many filmsin a year but, yes, I don’t want myself to
associate with anything and everything,”said Akshaye, whose forthcoming film
Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai is releasing today (Friday).
“Gali Gali... happened because thescript attracted me and I didn’t stop
myself from giving the nod to themovie. It was a spontaneous deci-
sion and now I can confidentlyadmit that this role is
so far my best role.His next will be Chand Bhai
with Vidya Balan. IANS
With kids around, notime for romance:Manyata DuttWith Valentine’s Day round the corner,
Manyata Dutt wants to spend somequality time with husband Sanjay
Dutt. However, she admits that romance hastaken a backseat after her children were bornand a quiet dinner at home is now the mostromantic thing for her.
“It’s (a good date) like a good dinner athome. Since now I have got two babies, I justcan’t think of romance alone with my husband.My babies are all over. It’s just like at home withkids and family, that is what romance is allabout,” Manyata said.
Manyata and Sanjay got married inFebruary 2008 and are parents of twins — sonShahraan and daughter Iqra who were born inOct 2010.
Recalling the most romantic thing ever doneby Sanjay, she said, “He was campaigning inLucknow for some elections and he hired achartered jet and just flew down. Those daysRanbir’s song Khuda jane ke was really happen-ing. He was home before I could come backfrom work and he was there and sang the songfor me. “I had not seen him for eight days, sothat was very touchy and romantic.” IANS
Dilip, Saira givehand impression forRiteish’s museum
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Pop star Lady Gaga has report-edly bought a luxurious apart-ment at a the posh locality of
Fitzrovia and she is expected to shareit with her boyfriend Taylor Kinney.The pop superstar recently askedKinney to move in with her.
The house is located in a newdevelopment, which is not yet com-plete and the building will have amodern concrete exterior, floor-to-ceiling windows, four luxury pent-houses, a roof garden and a commu-nal courtyard, reports a website.
A source said, “She had beenstaying in The Lanesborough hotelevery time she visited London butbecause she is over so much she hasdecided to go for it and invest.”
In the past many celebritiesstayed in the area — Madonnaowned a townhouse. IANS
Now, Gaga has apad in London
Radcliffewants to
be ayoung dad
Actor Daniel Radcliffesays he wants tohave kids at a young
age. The 22-year-old, whois dating 22-year-oldmovie production assis-tant Rosanne Coker,explained while it wouldbe “ridiculous” to suggestthe couple were going tobecome parents anytimesoon, he considers kids tobe the “most fulfilling”part of life.
“We both want thesame things. But we alsoknow it would be ridicu-lous anytime soon. Ialways wanted to have kidsyoung, but I also thought,‘That’s going to be hardwork.’ I’ve seen a lot offriends become immeasur-ably happier, but verytired,” Radcliffe was quot-ed saying.” Kids are thesingle greatest, most fulfill-ing thing I’ve seen happento people. But we’ve got alot of fun times aheadbefore that happens. I havehad a lot of youthfulenthusiasm left, Ipromise,” he added. IANS
Asad day indeed at the Carterhouse. It has been confirmed thatLeslie Carter, the sister of singers
Nick and Aaron Carter, has passed away.She was only 25.
“Our family is grieving right now andit’s a private matter. We are deeply sad-dened for the loss of our beloved sister,daughter, and granddaughter, LeslieCarter,” the Carter family said in a state-ment. “We request the utmost privacy dur-ing this difficult time.”
Leslie died on Tuesday in upstate NewYork. However, no further details havebeen given regarding the cause of death.
An aspiring singer, Leslie’s song Likewow! was featured on the 2001 Shreksoundtrack. She later appeared with Nick,Aaron and her other two siblings on the2006 E! reality show House of Carters.
Two years later, Leslie married and, inApril 2011, she and husband Mike wel-comed a daughter, Alyssa Jane.
Leslie Carter, Nick’ssister, dies at 25
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201225The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen
Being achild modelwas brutal:KatherineHeigl
Actress Katherine Heigl says work-ing as a child model when shewas nine was ‘brutal’ and shehated the experience.
The 33-year-old, who raises three-year-old daughter Naleigh with husbandJosh Kelley, began her career in showbusiness with a stint as a model forclients including US department storesMacy’s and Sears but Katherine hasadmitted she hated the experience.
“Oh my God, it was brutal. You evenunderstand it, even when you’re nine,you’re like, ‘This is silly and lame’ andthey’re like, ‘No, no, it’s adorable, do it,’”Heigl was quoted saying. IANS
Actress Scarlett Johansson isreportedly dating advertis-
ing executive Nate Naylor.The 27-year-old is said to
have been secretly romancingthe freelance creative directorfor the last six months, andthey were spotted cuddlingtogether in Manhattan, NewYork recently.
“They’re keeping it very,very low key. He’s not one forthe limelight and fame and shelikes that about him,” a websitequoted a source as saying.
“Scarlett was rubbing hisback and kissing his neck. Hewas wearing a short-sleeve, V-neck T-shirt and had tattoos uphis arm,” the source added.
IANS
Scarlettdatingadvertisingexecutive?
Wasted my lifeon ex-boyfriend:GomezSinger-actress Selena Gomez
says she ‘completely wasted’ ayear of her life on an ex-boyfriend.
The 19-year-old, who has pre-viously dated Taylor Lautner andNick Jonas, didn’t enjoy being in aformer relationship, which meantshe had to ‘hide everything’ anddo the ‘craziest things’.
“I was in a relationship previ-ously where I had to hide every-thing and it wasn’t my choice,” awebsite quoted Gomez as saying.
“I had to go through differentexits and take separate cars anddo the craziest things, and it just
really wasn’t worth it. It was like ayear of my life completely wast-
ed,” she added. IANS
Nick Cannon to directmovie
Singer Nick Cannon isstepping behind the cam-era to direct his first fea-
ture film.The America’s Got Talent
host, who was hospitalisedwith kidney failure in Aspen,Colorado over the festive sea-son, is pushing on with hiswork commitments and willbegin a new movie project thisyear, reports a website.
“I am taking a lot of theyoung hip-hop acts of todayand putting them in a moviewith a bunch of comedians,make something happen the -re,” he told a gossip column.
IANS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201226Chai Time
How to Play KakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is alsosuitably different. The key question: “How do you play Kakuro?”, wellhere are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike insudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells likein a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells willcontain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.
However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro,the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in therow or column referenced by the number.
Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.
Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly:In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you
will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. Thismeans that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14.Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...
So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is donethrough elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work outthe answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid com-binations, and hence the answer for this particular run.
Note the second cell in row two - it contains two numbers, 30 and11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.
KAKUROACROSS1 Almanac tidbit5 Pro ___ (in proportion)9 Light fabric for curtains14 It may be deserted or
uncharted15 Ball-shaped cheese16 “Kiss the chef” garment17 “Eagle Eye” actor
LaBeouf18 “Can I? Can I? Can I?”
e.g.19 It might get you a flat in
London20 Predinner event23 Craft measured in cubits24 Adam’s contribution25 Changeable seat cover?29 Teacher’s instruction31 Body’s largest organ33 Motor attachment?34 Midnight, in some hor-
ror stories37 Cathedral recess40 Show consumer confi-
dence?41 Palindromic fashion
magazine42 Unit of academic credit47 Letters from a short per-
son?48 Will-o’-the-___49 Ideal place53 Branch in a trophy room55 Historical stage56 “I” trouble57 Last possible moment61 Dred or Sir Walter64 Stick ___ (take advan-
tage of)65 Middle of QED66 Large-scale dismissal67 Burgoo68 “Colada” intro69 Vined latticework shel-
ter70 Yield, as a profit71 Some remote batteries
DOWN1 Budgetary2 Where Michael was
advised to row his boat3 Beetle sounds
4 A hardwood5 Add a coat6 Comment off-the-cuff7 Chinese weight unit8 Asian live-in helper9 Appraising10 Spear-carrier’s genre,
sometimes11 Popular tax shelter12 “Alamos” opener13 San Diego-to-
Albuquerque dir.21 “Star Trek: T.N.G.” coun-
selor Deanna22 Wednesday was named
for him26 Summer Olympics event
venue27 Twelfth Hebrew month28 Steakhouse specification30 ___’Pea (Popeye’s boy)31 Like some wits or
cheeses
32 Kin’s companion35 So-so grades36 He deserves a medal37 Turkey site38 Lowly farmhand39 Web filter target43 Suffer from the heat44 Bridgestone offering45 Thornton
Wilder play46 Sundance
Film Festivallocation
50 Illinois city51 Lizard in aWilliams title52 Heart outlets54 “Take your
hands offme!”
55 Computerkey
58 Carpenter’s
clamper59 Kett of the comics
60 Kind of filter in manyvacuums
61 Healthful resort62 Mongrel63 Sphere
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The Fool – Youʼrefeeling adventurousand are in the moodto try the new. It canbe new food, newforms of travel, newwines, etc. Enjoy thespirit of discovery.
The Chariot – Travelis indicated. You ma ybe travelling on wo rkor to re‑conn ect withfriends. It will openup a ne w perspectiveand you begin to dis‑cover yourself.
Four of Swords –Stability is veryimportant to you. Tryto maintain a dailyroutine that providesthe comfort of famil‑iarity. This will alsobring about stability.
ARIES TAURUS GEMINIARIESThere will be a remarkable change inyour approach. Political friends will beof great help. Family will be happy asgood events to take place at home inline. Son will get a job in an MNC.
CANCER
LIBRAFinancial flow will be more than satisfac‑tory. You will complete certain importantwork with the help of VIPs. Expectedalliance for son will be finalised. Helpfrom abroad friends or other state likely.
CAPRICORNYour mind will plan different and innov ‑a tive projects. Happy events are to be pe ‑r formed at home. Those who seek a jobwill hear good news soon. Tensions, riftwith blood relations and accident likely.
TAURUSYou will handle problems wisely andresolve them. Income will be satisfacto‑ry. You will understand skills of yourchildren and support them accor dingly.Good alliance for sister due to efforts.
LEONew efforts will be successfully implemen ‑ted. Comforts will increase. Friend ship withVIPs will be beneficial. Children will under‑stand responsibilities and extend co‑opera‑tion. Property court case will go in favour.
SCORPIOYour attitude is in for a major change.You will buy sophisticated householditems. Ch a nces of buying a new house byselling old assets. Be careful as there arechances for blame, worries and tensions.
AQUARIUSTensions will disappear. A peaceful at ‑mosphere will prevail at home. Childrenwill make you happy. Bank loans willcome through. Relatives will respectyou. Pilgrimage likely for some.
GEMINIYour self‑confidence and courage are setto increase. Talks will have an understand‑ing and maturity. Introduction to VIP like‑ly. Expect the price for the plot you wantto sell. You will consult family on this.
VIRGOYou will face problems with boldness.So me have bright chances to buy a newho use or plot. Marriage talk will gosmoothly and end favourably. Old friendswill help you at the time of need.
SAGITTARIUSYour skills will be exposed. Accumula ‑tion of assets likely. Couple will be cor‑dial. You will take necessary steps tosupport capabilities in sports and artsof your children. Major debt will clear.
PISCESUnexpected fortune on the cards. You wi ‑ll gain upper hand in family. Children wi ‑ll behave as per expectations and will nottrouble. Money from unexpected sourcelikely. Govt jobs will end successfully.
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Page of Swords –There are clouds ofconfusion and youmay feel like youʼrestuck between a rockand hard place. Donʼtfret, because there isalways a way out.
Three of Cups – Yourplans have workedout beautifully andyouʼre on your wayto success. Itʼs impor‑tant that, if this wasteam work, you cele‑brate with the team.
Temperance – Yo uʼrefeeling on the ed getoday, and in a badmood with a sh orttemper. Stay aw ayfrom people if it willhelp you focus andnot get too emotional.
CANCER LEO VIRGO
Ten of Cups – Familybonding is on the car ‑ds. You will benefit fr ‑om spending time wi ‑t h family members.Yo u may also findsolutions to problemsin other areas of life.
Nine of Cups – Thisis the wish card. Butit comes with awarning – be carefulwhat you wish for, itmay actually cometrue.
Six of Pentacles – Anolder person, or som ‑eone with more ex pe ‑rience than you, is he ‑lping you by going outof his/her way. Appre ‑ciate it and be gratefulfor the gesture.
LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS
Page of Cups – Yo uʼrefeeling like a teenag‑er in love, all overagain. Enjoy the feel‑ing, and donʼt thi nkabout it too much. Gowith the flow. Yo urheart will guide you.
Knight of Wands –Youʼre charging aheadwith some brilliantideas, and want to berecognized for them.Your enthusiasm willbe appreciated byseniors.
Two of Cups – Someform of partnershipis on the cards. Itcould be a businessor marriage partner‑ship. It is beneficialand will give you anew lease on life.
Your mind will get cleared and you will sta ‑rt thinking innovatively. Persons of high es ‑teem will extend help. Work delayed sincelong will end successfully. Share family con‑cerns with your children without any ego.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012Your tomorrow today̶Star Power and Tarot
Date 4-2-2012
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201228Telly sitcoms, news and movie listingsChai Time
1400 Naadi Aadajanme1430 Pavitra1500 Movie1800 Sri Shanidevuni Mahimalu1830 Vasantha Kokila1900 Chinnari Pelli Kuturu1930 Anna Chellelu2000 Missamma2030 Edureetha2100 Money Money2200 CID2300 Challenge 0700 Silver Screen0730 Maa Punyakshetralu0800 Ayurvedam0830 Real City0900 Movie1200 Movie
1400 Kannavaari Kalalu1430 Maavichiguru1500 Sumangali1530 Movie 1800 Jai Shri Krishna1830 Shraavani Subramaniam1900 Mandhara1930 Auto Bharthi2000 No. 23, Mahalakshmi
Offer 2230 Shree2300 Chitrapuri2330 Latest Songs0800 Subhamastu0830 Bhakti Samacharam0900 Movie 1230 Mee Inti Vanta1300 Movie
‘Clear & Present Danger’at 2200 Hrs on AXN
1415 CS 1510 Wipeout1605 The Real Housewives Of
New York City 1700 Got To Dance 1800 Criss Angel Mindfreak 1900 Breaking The Magician's
Code - Magic's BiggestSecrets Finally Revealed
2000 Whacked Out Sports 2030 E Buzz 2100 Minute To Win It 2200 Movie - Clear And Present
Danger 1020 The Challenger Muaythai 1200 Minute To Win It
‘Chandragupta Maurya’ at2100 Hrs on IMAGINE1400 Haar Jeet 1500 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1530 Sawaare Sabke Sapne –
Preeto 1600 Haar Jeet 1630 Dwarkadheesh 1700 Haar Jeet 1800 Beendh Banuga Ghodi
Chadhunga 1830 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1900 Haar Jeet 1930 Gyaan Guru 2000 Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwan
Shri Krishn 2030 Sawaare Sabke Sapne –
Preeto2100 Chandragupta Maurya2200 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 2230 Haar Jeet2300 Gyaan Guru
‘Dekha Ek Khwaab’ at2030 Hrs on SONY
1400 Saas Bina Sasuraal1430 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai1500 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge1530 Kyaa Hua Tera Vaada1600 Crime Patrol - 32000 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge2030 Dekha Ek Khwaab2100 Saas Bina Sasural2130 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti
Kuchh Meethi2200 CID2300 Crime Patrol Dastak2330 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge0900 Crime Patrol - 31230 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
‘[V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance’ at1900 Hrs on CHANNEL [V]
1400 [V] My Big Decision1430 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance1500 [V] Humse Hai Life1530 [V] Trailers 1600 [V] Zabardast Hits1800 [V] Fresh Songs1830 [V] Humse Hai Life1900 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 1930 [V] Humse Hai Life 2000 [v] My Big Decision2130 [V] Trailers2155 [V] Fresh Songs2200 [V] Steal UR Girlfriend2300 [V] Humse Hai Life 2330 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance 2355 [V] Fresh Songs0700 [V] Trailers0730 [V] Zabardast Hits0800 [V] Mind Blasting
Mornings1100 [V] Fresh Songs1200 [V] Humse Hai Life
‘Top 10 At 10’ at 2200 Hrsonly on ET NOW1400 The F And O Show1430 Closing Trades1600 Business Day1730 Your Trades1800 Rush Hour1830 Tee Time With Shaili
Chopra1900 Global Business Report1930 Business Express2000 Business First2030 Your Trades2100 Business Tonight2200 Top 10 At 102230 Et Insight2300 Et Interview2330 Your Trades0700 Starting Up0730 Et Insight0800 Tee Time With Shaili
Chopra0830 The Market Makers0900 Your Trades0930 Investor's Guide1000 Talking Technicals
‘The Newshour’ at 2100Hrs only on TIMES NOW
1300 News Now At 11330 News Now1800 6 PM1830 Live Report1900 Primetime1930 The Game2000 News Now At 82030 Live Report2100 The Newshour2200 10 PM2230 E Now2300 News Now At 112330 News Now Overnight0900 News Now0930 The Hidden Truth1000 News Now
‘Life In A Metro’ at 1400Hrs on ZOOM1400 Movie - Life In A Metro1730 Star Bonanza1800 Letz Go!1900 Planet Bollywood News1930 The Zoom Review Show2000 Let's Design 4 2030 The Times 50 Most
Desirable People 2011 -Women
2100 Telly Talk2130 India Kids Fashion Week2200 B - Tonite 2230 Link'D2300 Bollywood Bonanza0700 Letz Go!0800 Red Carpet 0805 Letz Go! 1100 Zoom Box1200 Garma Garam1230 Bollywood Big Story1300 Zabar 101330 Telly Talk
‘Parenthood’ at 2200 Hrson ZEE CAFE
1400 Outsourced1430 Scrubs1500 In Plain Sight1600 Parenthood1700 Outsourced1730 Scrubs1800 E News 1900 The Tonight Show With Jay
Leno 2000 Outsourced2030 America's Funniest Home
Videos2100 In Plain Sight2200 Parenthood2300 Outsourced2330 Scrubs0700 Slot0800 Parenthood1000 18 To Life1100 Less Than Perfect1200 Better With You1300 Slot1330 Just For Laughs
‘Two And A Half Men’ at2000 Hrs on STAR WORLD1400 Supernatural 1500 Achievers' Club1600 The Big Bang Theory 1630 The Simpsons 1700 The Shield 1800 Supernatural 1900 Desperate Housewives 2000 Two And A Half Men 2030 The Simpsons 2100 Supernatural 2200 The Shield 2300 The Big Bang Theory 2330 Two And A Half Men 0700 Dexter 0800 The Shield 1000 Combat Hospital 1100 Friends 1200 The Big Bang Theory
‘Na Bole Tum Na MaineKuch Kaha’ at 2230 Hrson COLORS
1400 Parichay1430 Balika Vadhu 1500 Na Bole Tum Na Maine
Kuch Kaha 1530 Uttaran 1600 Phulwa 1630 Parichay 1700 Sasural Simar Ka 1730 Na Bole Tum Na Maine
Kuch Kaha 1800 Uttaran 1830 Balika Vadhu 1900 Hawan 1930 Sasural Simar Ka 2000 Balika Vadhu 2030 Veer Shivaji 2100 Phulwa 2130 Parichay 2200 Uttaran 2230 Na Bole Tum Na Maine
Kuch Kaha 2300 Na Aana Is Des Laado 2330 Balika Vadhu
‘Man Vs Wild’ at 2000 Hrson DISCOVERY CHANNEL1400 I Should'nt Be Alive1600 Swords1700 Discovery Showcase1800 Wild Discovery1900 Man Woman Wild2000 Man Vs Wild2100 We Built This City2200 Swords2300 Desire & Pleasure
Decoded1000 Medical Anomalies1100 We Built This City1200 I Should'nt Be Alive1300 Wild Discovery
‘Chidiya Ghar’ at 2100 Hrson SAB TV
1400 Taarak Mehta Ka OoltaChashma
1430 Chidiya Ghar1700 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta
Chashma1830 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya1900 Chidiya Ghar1930 Lapataganj2000 Chintu Chinky Aur Ek Badi
Si Love Story2030 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta
Chashma2100 Chidiya Ghar2130 R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya2200 Lapataganj2230 FIR2300 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta
Chashma2330 Chidiya Ghar0700 Religious Programmes0800 Teleshopping0830 Religious Programmes0900 Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta
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MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
‘Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’at 1900 Hrs on STAR PLUS1400 Sapnon Se Bharey Naina1500 Navya1600 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri
Behnaa Hai1630 Sasuraal Genda Phool1700 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya1730 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam
Doon1800 Mann Ki Awaaz… Pratigya1830 Ruk Jana Nahin1900 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya1930 Sasuraal Genda Phool2000 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam
Doon2030 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri
Behnaa Hai2100 Diya Aur Bati Hum2130 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai2200 Navya2230 Mann Ki Awaaz… Pratigya2300 Maryaada ... Lekin Kab
Tak?
Kuch To LogKahengeStoryline - Dr. Ashutoshmakes it clear to Nidhi thathe doesn’t see any future totheir relationship and hencethere is no point carrying iton.
‘Kuch To Log Kahenge’ at 2000 Hrson SONY
Storyline - Asha feels badas people talk aboutBhairon’s family. Gehnasees Nandu with Mahavir'scamera. Bhairon shareswith Sumitra and Anandi,that he met Vasant in thefair but...
‘Balika Vadhu’ at 2000 Hrs on COLORS
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‘Some AssemblyRequired’ at 2130 Hrs onDISCOVERY SCIENCE
‘Lucha Libre’ at 2200 Hrson BIG CBS PRIME1430 Jerry Springer1530 Aspire1600 Bellator 1700 Survivor1800 Entertainment Tonight1830 Galileo Extreme1930 Frasier2000 Entertainment Tonight2030 Galileo Extreme2100 Big Wheels 2130 Aspire2200 Lucha Libre2300 Movie - Killer Meteor0700 Galileo Extreme0800 Survivor 1000 Lucha Libre1100 Galileo Extreme1130 Big Wheels 1200 Aspire1230 Galileo Extreme1300 Movie - E.T. - The Extra -
Terrestrial
1400 Megascience1430 What You Can't See1530 Discovery Science Classics1630 The Indestructibles1700 Million 2 One1730 Top Sniper1830 Best Of Discovery Science1930 How The Universe Works2030 Sports Science2130 Some Assembly Required2230 Weaponology2330 Industrial Revelations1030 The Indestructibles1100 Million 2 One1130 What You Can't See1230 Best Of Discovery Science1330 How The Universe Works
1315 Cradle 2 The Grave1510 Demolition Man1720 License To Wed1905 The Cave2100 Torque2235 Jason X0745 Friends 0815 Superman IV - The Quest Of
Peace1000 Sex And The City - The Movie1235 Executive Decision
1315 Rocky II 15:50 Leap Year 1800 Sex And The City 2 2100 American Pie - The Wedding 2300 Passengers 0800 Stormworld - A Hot Bath 0830 Stormworld - A Handful Of
Sand 0900 Krippendorf's Tribe 1100 American Pie - The Wedding 1300 Sex And The City 2
‘Choti Bahu 2’ at 1930 Hrson ZEE TV1400 Hitler Didi1430 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch
Bahuein1500 Afsar Bitiya1530 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar
Kheli1600 Pavitra Rishta1630 Ram Milayi Jodi1800 Hitler Didi1830 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch
Bahuein1900 Afsar Bitiya1930 Choti Bahu 22000 Hitler Didi2030 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar
Kheli2100 Pavitra Rishta2130 Ram Milayi Jodi2200 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch
Bahuein2230 Bhagonwali2300 Afsar Bitiya
‘American Pie - The Wedding’ at 2100 Hrs on HBO
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201229The games people playPlaying Field
NEW YORK: Derrick Rose’sChicago Bulls edged the New YorkKnicks 105-102 today (Friday)thanks to a balanced offensiveattack that saw five players reachdouble figures.
Rose scored 15 of his 32points in the fourth quarter forthe Bulls, who have the bestrecord in the Eastern Conferenceat 19 wins and six losses.
Rose, who also had 13 assists,helped clinch the win by makingone of two free throws with 5.3seconds left in the fourth to closeout the scoring.
“I missed one (free throw) sothank God I hit one. I think wehad an alright game,” he said.
Carlos Boozer and KyleKorver each had 16 points for theBulls, who are in the middle of alengthy road trip. CJ Watsonscored 12 points and JoakimNoah finished with 10 points andnine rebounds. AmareStoudemire shot 16 of 27 from thefield to finish with a game-high34 points, and Carmelo Anthonyhad 26 points for the Knicks whoare playing two straight games athome.
Emmeline Moore
PARIS: Maria Sharapova willbe looking to fire Russia intheir Fed Cup World Groupopener aga inst Spain thisweekend as she returns tofreezing Moscow after herrun in the sun to theAustralian Open final.
Russian captain ShamilTarpischev was spoilt forchoice for the tie on theindoor hard surface ofMoscow’s Olympic Stadiumand has opted for worldnumber three Sharapova forsingles duty alongside 19th-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Sharapova had a goodrun to the final of the firstGrand Slam of the season inMelbourne bef o re beingthrashed in straight sets byVictoria Azarenka of Bel arus.
“I just came to Moscowfrom Australia and I’m stillshocked by the temperaturedrop (from +30 degreesCelsius to -20C). But I stillhave time to get accustomedto the weather conditionshere,” the Florida-basedplayer said.
“I believe this time I willbe able to play better than Idid in my previous Fed Cupappearance against Francelast year. I’ll try to give mybest against Spain on front ofour home fans in a veryimportant tournament.”
Beaten 3-2 by the CzechRepublic in last year’s final atthe same Olympic Stadium,the Russian team will belooking for a morale-boost-ing opener with a team thatalso includes Nadia Petrova,ranked 33, and 42nd-rankedEkaterina Makarova.
Spain legend ArantxaSanchez-Vicario takes chargefor the first time as captain ofthe five-time winners in ateam that will be withoutAnabel Medina Garrigues.
The 39th-ranked MariaJose Martinez Sanchez isSpain’s top-ranked player, ina team that also includesCarla Suarez Navarro,Arantxa Parra-Santonja andNuria Llagostera Vives.
“It’s my debut as theSpanish team’s skipper andI’m really proud I’m in chargeof this great team,” saidSanchez-Vicario, who holds
the record for the most num-ber of Fed Cup wins.
“Russia look clearfavourites but we are set tofight to the very end. We are
aiming for a place in the finalthis year.”
Russia hold a 5-1 lead inprevious meetings, withSpain’s only success in 1989.
But Sanchez-Vicarioinsisted: “Statistics doesn’tmean anything. We’re goingto fight for every single pointin this showdown.
“We feel comfortable onthe hard surface in theOlympic indoor stadiumhere. Of course, the red clayis our preferred surface butwe have nothing to complainabout.”
Champions the CzechRep ublic open againstGermany on an indoor hardservice at Stuttgart, asBelgium host Serbia on thesame surface at Charleroiwithout Kim Clijsters, whilethree-time winners Italy hostUkraine on indoor clay atBiella.
The Czechs won theirmost recent meeting in 2010and lead the Germans 5-1,with four of the six ties whenthe two nations played underthe former flags of WestGermany and Czecho slov a -kia.
Serbia, meanwhile, willbe without Ana Ivanovic,with Jelena Jankovic leadingtheir bid to win their firstever World Group tie, againsttwo-time championsBelgium.
Pirate Irwin
DUBLIN: Jonathan Sexton getsanother chance here on Sundayto finally become the undisputedfirst choice Irish fly-half when hestarts against Wales in their SixNations opener.
However, the 26-year-oldLeinster star is painfully awarethat despite being eight yearsyounger than his main rival forthe post he has been unable toconsign the evergreen and irre-pressible Munster legend RonanO’Gara to the sidelines for good.
It is not for want of trying butSexton - like O’Gara a two-timeEuropean Cup winner - realisesthat having entered last nyear’sWorld Cup the number one heexited it once again in the shadowof US-born O’Gara.
Sexton, whose man-of-the-match performance in last year’sEuropean Cup final where he
scored 28 points including twotries to engineer an astonishingcomeback against Northampton,admits he has once again a lot toprove in Sunday’s match.
He is hoping that a stellar per-formance from him willhelp the hosts avenge a22-10 World Cup quar-ter-final defeat at thehands of a superiorWales side.
“I place-kicked poo -rly in a couple of gamesat the World Cup. Thatcan happen to anyplace kicker,” said Sex -to n, scorer of 161 pointsin his 24 tests.
“Unfortunately it happenedto me on the world stage in thetwo biggest games of my career.
“I beat myself up at the time.Even against Australia (in thepool match which the Irish won15-6) I nailed one straight after
half-time. Then there was anoth-er good kick which hit the post.
“Who knows what might havehappened had that gone over? Icould have kept kicking until theend and we would never have
been talking about this.“But those are the
small margins,” addedSexton, who wasreplaced as starting fly-half by O’Gara for thequarter-final againstWales.
Sexton admits thathis rivalry with O’Gara,provides good fodder fordebate round the coun-try but for him it is
mainly about setting that asideand focusing on playing well onthe pitch. “There are points toprove and there’ll be a little bit ofmotivation there but it won’t beeverything,” said Sexton, who hasthis season shone for Leinster.
Maria to meltfrozen Fed Cup
Bulls edgeKnicks in NewYork
For Sexton, a chance to prove a point
TIESRussia v Spain
Belgium v SerbiaUkraine v Italy
Germany v CzechRepublic
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201230The games people playPlaying Field
Jim Slater
INDIANAPOLIS: New YorkGiants defensive end OsiUmenyiora was fined $20,000by the NFL on Thursday, a dayafter skipping a mandatorymedia interview session tospend time with his family.
The 30-year-old lineman,born in London to Nigerianparents, will be charged withtrying to chase down NewEngland quarterback TomBrady when the Giants facethe Patriots in Super Bowl 46on Sunday at Indianapolis.
Umenyiora said he didnot attend the Wednesdaysession because the Giantshad not even staged a practicesince he spoke to reporters atMedia Day in the stadium theday before.
“Honest mistake,” he said.“We just went through thewhole media day the daybefore so I wasn’t sure thatthis was mandatory so I wentto hang out with my family. Itwas a mistake, a costly one,but a mistake none the less.”
“At the end of the day Idon’t really know what I couldhave discussed with you guysbetween Tuesday andWednesday morning. It’s notlike we had a practice or any-thing like that.”
Umenyiora said he feelsthe pinch in his pocketbook.
“Absolutely it’s a big hit. Iam responsible for a lot of
people,” he said. “It’s stupidto have to incur that type
of fine for missing some-thing as simple as this,but at the end of the dayI didn’t know it wasmandatory.
Asked if he wasapologetic, Umenyiorasaid he was sorry to havecaused a distraction forthe team and added, “Itcost me a lot of money. Iam sorry about that.”
Umenyiora had beenat the Super Bowl with the
Giants in 2008 but said hehad forgotten about the
requirements.Umenyiora admits that
players would rather not bespeaking so much to themedia in the days before theirbiggest game of the season.
INDIANAPOLIS: NFL play-ers union leaders raised con-cerns on Thursday over a planby the league for the St LouisRams to play one game inEngland for each of the nextthree seasons.
The move, announcedlast month by the league,would have the Rams stageone regular-season homegame in 2012, 2013 and 2014at London’s WembleyStadium, where the NFL hasstaged a regular-season gamein each of the past five years.
NFL Players Associationexecutive director DeMauriceSmith raised health and safe-
ty issues involving Rams play-ers repeatedly facing the issueof jet lag among other con-cerns.
“It raises some significantconcerns with the health andsafety of players given the jetlag and the travel involved,”Smith said. “All of those areissues that have to be consid-ered.”
While NFL games havebeen staged in London for thepast five years, no team hasbeen sent to England repeat-edly as the Rams would beunder the new plan, whichthe league never discussedwith the union before
announced two weeks ago.“We believe these are
issues appropriate to be dis-cussed between the leagueand the union,” Smith said.“It’s important to considereverything when the healthand safety of our players is anissue.”
The Rams are set to facethe New England Patriots,who will play in Sunday’sSuper Bowl against the NewYork Giants at adjacent LucasOil Stadium, on October 28 intheir first of the three plannedLondon contests.
“I’m sure it’s going to be avery exciting atmosphere that
will provide a greatexperience for everyoneinvolved,” Rams quarter-back Sam Bradford said ofthe idea at the time it wasannounced.
The move shouldhelp boost the NFL’soverall attendance.The Rams went 2-14last season and fin-ished second-to-last in home att -endance in the 32-team NFL with anaverage of 56,394 agame, barely 86 per-cent of stadiumcapacity.
Jim Slater
INDIANAPOLIS: New Engla -nd’s Tom Brady and New YorkGiants star Eli Manning are backin key Super Bowl roles just asthey were in 2008 when theGiants denied the Patriots anunbeaten championship season.
But when the 46th edition ofthe American football spectaclekicks off on Sunday, the outcomefig ures to rely as much on body-slamming battles betweendefen ders and quarterback pro-tectors as it does on typical NFLpassing heroics.
“It’s all about the heart, pas-sion and who wants it most,”Giants defensive tackle ChrisCanty said. “Whoever is willingto line up and fight for that yardthe hardest is going to win.
“That’s what it really comesdown to. Nothing cute about it,no fancy Xs and Os techniques —just line up and fight.”
Brady, in his fifth Super Bowlover 11 seasons, will try toavenge his only Super Bowl loss,a 17-14 Giants victory four yearsago, and match the career recordof boyhood idol Joe Montana andTerry Bradshaw with a fourthNFL crown.
“Every loss hurts,” Brady said.“You have to move on and usethose as opportunities to learn. Ithink this team has done that.We’re a very mentally toughteam. That’s probably one of thestrengths of this team.”
The Giants are mentallyhardened as well, having wontheir final two games to claim thelast NFL playoff spot and thenupset Atlanta, Green Bay and SanFrancisco on the road to gainanother chance to defeat New
England for a title.Brady will guide the NFL’s top
yardage-producers, with favoritereceiver Wes Welker a threat deepor over the middle and RobGronkowski, expected to playdespite a sprained left ankle, andAaron Hernandez dangerous attight end. But the eventual herocould just as easily be a reservemaking the play of his life.
“If you look at the history ofthis game, there are a lot of play-ers no one was talking about whomade plays, “Brady said. “That’show this game goes. You neverknow who is going to be the dif-
ference. We all need to go do ourjob.”
The Patriots will also try toestablish a ground game behindBenjarvus Green-Ellis, quicklyrun plays without huddling anduse screen passes and runs offfake passes to keep the Giants ontheir heels.
“We have to get as muchpressure as wecan on him,”G i a n t sd e f e n s i v eend OsiUmenyiorasaid.
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MADRID: Real Madrid's seven-point lead over Barcelona couldcome under threat this weekendwhen Jose Mourinho's side face apotentially tricky fixture at localrivals Getafe.
The team from the south ofthe capital may be sitting inninth position but the DarkBlues sit only four points off theChampions League places fornext season and are without adefeat in six league games.
Getafe are also the only teamto have beaten Barcelona thisseason — a significant detail,and also one of the reasons Realcurrently enjoy such a big gapover the Catalans.
Since being humiliated by a3-1 home defeat to Barcelona inDecember, Mourinho's side havea 100 percent record in fiveleague matches — and that ispartly down to on-form Germaninternational Mesut Ozil.
Having stated in midweek hisdesire to stay at the club long-term, the attacking midfielder isclear what the short-term goal is.
"It may that we have a biggap over Barca, but it's not. If wemess up twice they can catchus," said Ozil.
Getafe coach Luis Garcia hasduly pinpointed Ozil as one ofReal's danger men.
"I think the last few games hehas been spectacular and we arenow seeing the Ozil we had allheard about. Lets hope he has abad game on Saturday but I think
he has a great future withMadrid," said Garcia, who isnonetheless confident of takingsomething from the game.
"We are in good form and we'llhave our chances, Real have failedto win in the league three times sofar this season," added Garcia.
Real face tricky Getafe
Barnaby Chesterman
ROME: The weather has beenplaying havoc with football fix-tures in Italy all week but Serie Aleaders Juventus have survived thebig freeze and managed to cementtheir grip on the standings, with-out even playing.
Juve's game at Parma wascalled off leaving them an anxious24-hour wait to see if they wouldlose the league leadership.
But AC Milan crashed 2-0 atLazio meaning Juve held on to topspot ahead of the visit of Siena thisweekend.
"The midweek games provid-ed a table that still makes ussmile," said Juve captain Alessa -ndro Del Piero.
"With a one-point advantage[over Milan] and a game in handwe have to take advantage of theopportunity to escape, eventhough it's still too soon to stopand look at the table."
There is still almost half theseason to go but there's a feeling
that things are falling into Juve'slap. However, with temperaturesof up to minus 10 Celsius expectedin the north this weekend, theweather promises to have yetmore of a say.
Already three scheduledevening games have had to bebrought forward to the afternoonto give them a better chance ofgoing ahead.
What this has done is reopen araging debate in Italy about thestate of stadia in the country.
Juve are the only club to owntheir custom-built stadium whileeveryone else rents theirs from thelocal council. Those other stadi-ums are mostly old and out-datedwith poor facilities and no contin-gency plans for icy conditions.
Keyvan Naraghi
MALABO: Equatorial Guineaadmit they did not want to faceIvory Coast on Saturday in the2012 Africa Cup of Nations quar-ter-finals.
The Estadio de Malabo pairingappears to be the mismatch of thelast-eight phase with 133 placesseparating the countries on theFIFA world rankings this month.
Ivory Coast are packed withfamiliar English Premier Leaguenames like brothers Kolo and YayaToure (right) from ManchesterCity, Didier Drogba and SalomonKalou of Chelsea and Gervinhofrom Arsenal.
Equatorial Guinea do not havea single footballer with interna-tional status and are competing inthe African football showcase onlybecause places are automaticallyreserv ed for host nations.
The Ivorian build-up to thetournament was professional andsmooth, but the Equato guineanschanged coaches less than threeweeks before the kick-off and cap-tain Rodolfo Bodipo has not start-ed a match because of a nigglinginjury.
While Ivory Coast triumphedagainst Sudan, Burkina Faso and
Angola with the minumum of fuss,Equatorial Guinea shocked Libyaand Senegal before coming upshort against group winnersZambia.
"I wish we could havemet Ivory Coast in thefinal rather than now,"confessed midfielderJavier Balboa, once on thepayroll of Real Madrid andBenfica and now withPortuguese outfit Beira Mar.
"It is not that we cannot beatthem, but their status as a star-studded team is very formidable.
There are very high expectationsof us across the country," said thematch-winner against Libya.
"So it would be catastrophic ifwe were eliminated in thequarter-finals as manyhearts will be broken.Supporters are expecting usto reach the semi-finals andeven the final."
Among the supporters isPresident Teodoro Obiang
Nguema, the longest serving ruleron the continent, who expects theteam to "display attractive footballand win the cup".
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Juventus chilling out in Serie A’s big freeze Fixtures SATURDAYCesena v Catania, Roma v InterMilanSUNDAYGenoa v Lazio, Chievo v Parma,Fiorentina v Udinese, Juventus vSiena, Lecce v Bologna, Novarav Cagliari, Palermo v Atalanta,AC Milan v Napoli
Fixtures SATURDAYLevante v Racing Santander,Mallorca v Real Betis,Athletic Bilbao v Espanol,Getafe v Real Madrid,Barcelona v Real Sociedad SUNDAYSporting Gijon v Osasuna,Sevilla v Villarreal, Zaragozav Rayo Vallecano, AtleticoMadrid v Valencia
ROB WOOLLARD
LONDON: Manchester Citywill aim to turn the pressureback on their title rivals onSaturday by re-establishingtheir slender lead at the top ofthe Premier League table withvictory over Fulham.
City have endured a wobblystart to 2012, exiting bothdomestic cup competitionswhile suffering defeats againstSunderland and Everton toleave Roberto Mancini's sidelevel on points with secondplaced Manchester United.
But with United facing apotentially tricky visit toChelsea on Sunday, and thirdplaced Tottenham travelling toLiverpool on Monday, Citycould well finish the latestround of fixtures with theirnoses back in front.
A dejected Mancini blamedhimself for City's latest setback,a surprising 1-0 reverse atEverton on Tuesday whichallowed United to go level onpoints with their bitter cross-town rivals.
Mancini said he had made"several mistakes" in the build-up to the Everton game whichwould not be repeated as Cityaim to preserve their remark-able 100 percent home recordagainst the Cottagers.
"I acknowledge my mistake.It is important for me to knowthis because, like this, I can't dothe same mistakes in the nextgame," said Mancini, who nev-ertheless insisted City were stillin the driving seat.
"We are on the top again. We
have 15 games. It is importantnext Saturday we win the gameat home. We have time."
United meanwhile couldwelcome back Wayne Rooney,Nani and Ashley Young thisweekend for their trip toStamford Bridge, a venue thathas been anything but a happyhunting ground for Sir AlexFerguson's side in recent sea-sons.
Although United defeatedChelsea at Stamford Bridge inlast season's ChampionsLeague quarter-finals, Fergusonis still riled by the memory ofhis team's recent league meet-ings at the venue.
Last season a controversialFrank Lampard penalty gaveChelsea a 2-1 win while in 2010United were left seething by aJohn Terry winner thatFerguson believed should havebeen disallowed.
"Games at Chelsea in thelast few years have been toughand we’ve had terrible luckthere which has caused us dis-appointing results," Fergusonsaid.
The United manager haschallenged his players torespond to a series of demand-ing away fixtures as they bid tooverhaul City.
"We've done very well awayfrom home this season and weneed to be good from now on,"Ferguson said.
"We've got some reallyimportant away games in therun-in — Chelsea, Tottenhamand City. They're going to becrucial games.
"The players know what
they need to do. They knowtheir responsibilities and thestandard and expectation at theclub, and they have to carrythose things with them whenthey go into games."
Liverpool meanwhile willlook to maintain their impres-sive recent run of resultsagainst Spurs at Anfield onMonday, where victory for theReds would edge them evercloser to the ChampionsLeague qualifying places.
The Merseysiders haveresponded strongly sincebeing lashed by managerKenny Dalglish following atame defeat at Bolton lastmonth.
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LONDON: Mikel Arteta admitsArsenal must improve quickly, orface up to the prospect of missingout on a top four finishfor the first time in 16years.
The Gunners havebeen a fixture amongthe Premier League'sleading group eversince they finished fifthin 1996.
But havingdropped to seventhafter the latest round offixtures, Arsene Wenger’s (pic-tured) side now face a testingchallenge if they are to maintain
their impressively consistent runand ensure a place in next sea-son's Champions League.
The midweek draw at Boltonat least ensured the North London
club avoided a fourthsuccessive leaguedefeat.
Now Arsenal mustattempt to rediscoverwinning form whenBlackburn Rovers visitthe Emirates Stadium.
The pressure isundoubtedly buildingon the manager follow-ing his failure to make a
major signing in the transfer win-dow, despite funds being madeavailable to him.
