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RUN CITY, RUNHyderabad came out in force to participate in the Airtel HyderabadMarathon on Sunday morning. Anil Thakur won the full marathon

clocking 2hr 52min. Ramesh Kishani won the half-marathon.

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GOODBYE NEIL, WE’LL SEE YOUON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

The first man to set foot on the moon, renow n ed USastronaut Neil Armstrong, has died, his family

announced on Saturday, prompting glowing tributes to hisachievements and notably humble character. Armstrong,who inspired a generation to reach for the stars, underwentcardiac bypass surgery earlier this month after doctorsfound blockages in his coronary arteries, but he died following subsequent complications. He was 82.

JENKINS DENIESAFFAIR RUMOURS

Singer Katherine Jenkinstook to Twitter to deny

rumours that she’s having anaffair with soccer stud David

Beckham. “Dear Twitterfriends, I’ve read some horri-ble rumours on here & want

u 2 know I absolutely denyI’ve had an affair with David

Beckham,” the formerDancing with

the Starscontestant

said.

17TH CENTURY DUTCHCOINS FOUND

Shepherds stumbled uponthree precious 17th

Century gold coins withmarkings of the Dutch East

India Company inHayatnagar village. The

coins, each weighing 300grammes, were made of

panchloha. They areengraved with images of

Lord Ram, Sita and Hanumanon one side. The find hascreated a stir in the area.DEEPAK DESHPANDE

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exhibition will be held at 6pm onSeptember 1.Where: Alankritha Art Gallery,

Kavuri hills,Jubilee Hills

When: Ongoing,11am onwards

Contact: (040) 2354 0023

EleganceArtist Snehlatha Prasad presents herinterpretation of the Radha andKrishna myth through her canvas.Where: Shrishti Art Gallery,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 15


Contact: (040) 2752 2999

Punjabi food festivalHead to Taj Deccan for a PunjabiFood festival. The food festivaloffers a variety of Punjabi delicaciessuch as saag and makke Ki rotialong with the specialities such asNukkad da Kukkad.Where: Taj Deccan,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 1

When: OngoingContact: (040) 6666 3939

Deep in the woodThe exhibition displays woodcut artprints by 22 artists.These art worksare from the woodcut workshopconducted by Earth Art Gallery. Where: Earth Art Gallery,

National Silk ExpoThe Gramin Hastkala Vikas Samiti isorganising the”National Silk Expo”from August 18 to 26. The expowill feature various silk productsfrom around the country such asprinted silk, kantha and manymore.Where: Sri Sathya Sai

Nigamagamam,Srinagar Colony

When: Ongoing,11am to 9pm

Ethical hackingOakridge International School isorganising a 2-day ‘Workshop onethical hacking and online security”by ethical hacker and computersecurity expert, Ankit Fadia. Theworkshop is open for students andpeople interested in technology.Where: Oakridge International

School, GachibowliWhen: August 25 and 26,Contact: 1800 200 8171

World Cuisine festThe food festival brings togethervarious speciality cuisines fromacross the world. The festivalincludes a live kitchen where onecan see dishes being prepared andplated. Where: Saffron Soul,

Hotel Marigold,Greenlands

When: Ongoing,12.30am onwards

Contact: (040) 6736 361

Taj Khazana SaleFor six days, there will be a specialoffer on magnificent collection ofsarees, western ensembles, pashmi-nas, hand-picked costume jewellery,men’s garments and much more.Where: Taj Krishna,

Banjara HillsTaj Falaknuma,Falaknuma

When: August 20-29,10am – 9pm

Contact: Taj Krishna (040) 6629 3248Taj Faluknama (040) 6629 8600

World class cocktailsSelect from a list of unusual con-coctions like Frozen Gold. Buy twoand get a world class cocktail bookand experiment with a wide rangeof drinks yourself.Where: Marco Polo,

ITC Kakatiya,Begumpet

When: OngoingContact: (040) 2340 0132

SunyataAn exhibition of paintings bySuniyata Khanna will be held fromSeptember 1. A preview for the

change is being held at Icon ArtGalleryWhere: Iconart Gallery,


When: OngoingContact:(040) 2323 1245

Baghdad WeddingThe play Baghdad Wedding dealingwith weddings in Iraq will be presented at Ravindra Bharati.Where: Ravindra Bharati,

SaifabadWhen: August 31,

7.30pm onwardContact:(040) 2323 1245

Satellite CityThe play is the kaleidoscopic worldof a motley bunch of charactersand their struggle to make theirlives about something. Where: Ravindra Bharathi,

SaifabadWhen: September 2

7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245

Theatre timeThe plays 30 Days in Septemberand Tabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum willbe presented at Nift on August 26.Where: Nift Campus,

MadhapurWhen: August 26,

7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2311 4537


When: September 2 onwards

39 StepPlay lovers, keep your dates free forSeptember 1 as the award winningplay The 39 Step will be presentedon September 1.Where: Ravindra Bharati,

SaifabadWhen: September 1,

7.30pm onwardContact:(040) 2323 1245

Image and imaginationA painting exhibition by variousartists titled Image and Imagination.Where: Kalakrithi Art Gallery,



Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Painting exhibitionsTwo painting exhibitions, dealingwith cities and sustainability will bedisplayed at Vidyaranya.Where: Vidyaranya High School,

SaifabadWhen: Ongoing,

10am onwardsContact: (040) 2323 7789

Colours of changeAn abstract painting exhibition byJayanthmanda titled Colours of

CITY 2SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

The 50ft tall Ganesh idol at Khairtabad being prepared for the upcoming festival. SRINIVAS SETTY

STANDING TALL


Charminar and Golconda Fort willbe inspected by a Unesco panel

next month for their possibleinclusion in the World Heritage List.The visit by the panel is mandatory

before Unesco takes a call on whetherthese sites are eligible to be inscribed

on the World Heritage Sites list. Thegovernment is refurbishing these mon-

uments ahead of the panel’s visit

Unesco tag for Charminar?

Several parts of Jubilee Hills wereplunged into darkness just aftermidnight and residents had no

clue as to the reason for the unsched-uled power outage. Power wasrestored in the area only several hourslater, at around 10am on Sunday.Kalyannagar sub-station that servesthe area sent out confusing signals toconsumers.

Jubilee Hills blackout

Ahigh-level delegation compris-ing 14 Members of Parliamentof United Kingdom visited

Uppal Circle to study the activities ofurban self-help group women andactivities of UCD wing. NadendlaManohar, Speaker, AP Assembly, MMaheedhar Reddy, minister for MA &UD, B Raji reddy, MLA, Uppal and oth-ers accompanied them.

UK parlimentarians in City

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At last, ChiefMinister KiranKumar Reddy has

a relatively free hand torefurbish his bandwagon.

Kiran, buoyant withthe recent green signal hegot from the central lead-ership to drop taintedministers and inductfresh faces, is learnt tohave submitted a list ofnew hopefuls for the Cabinet berth. Sourcessay that the chief minis-ter would be rewardingthose who stood by him.

During his two-dayDelhi tour, the CM met

with many party leadersand Union ministers likeP Chidambaram, AKAntony and JairamRamesh.

During his parlayswith these leaders, KiranKumar Reddy is reportedto have stressed the needto remove tainted minis-ters from the Cabinetbesides inducting newfaces.

The names making therounds for inductionincluded the chief whip, GVenkata Ramana Reddyfrom Warangal district,whips Arepally Mohanand T Jayaprakash Reddy,who hail fromKarimnagar and Medak

districts respectively.Speaking to Postnoon,

Mohammad Jani con-firmed the news and saidhe was in the race for theminister’s post. “I am asenior Congress leaderand I think I deserve aCabinet post.”

Meanwhile, a score ormore MLCs and MLAs aremaking a beeline to theCMO and are zealouslytrying to please Kiranwith the hope of getting aseat.

The buzz says that theCabinet reshuffle will takeplace immediately afterthe conclusion of theongoing Parliament session.

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Shepherds stumbled uponthree precious gold coins ofthe 17th century with mark-

ings of Dutch East India Company1616 in Hayatnagar village.

The coins, each weighing 300grams, are made of panchloha.They carry engravings of LordRam, Sita and Hanuman on oneside. The shepherds’ find createda stir and someone advised themto hand over the coins to the col-lector. Accordingly, deputy collec-tor Y Surendra Rao wasinformed. He rushed to the spotand took over the valuable coins.

Officials are preparing for aninvestigation as the coins throwlight to the historicity of the Cityand its rich cultural past.

Naskal village in Pargi(RR district) eruptedtoday, with villagersblocking traffic follow-

ing the alleged suicide of ayoung mother and her twoyoung daughters after her hus-band was arrested in a theft

case. The woman was identified

Laxmi, 25, wife of one Raju,who was held for a reportedtheft in the village a fortnightago. According to villagers,Raju was an honest labourer,and was framed for the crime.Villagers alleged that theinspector had gone to Raju’shome and thrashed his wife,which led to the tragedy.

A huge traffic jam led to ten-sion as locals blamed police oftorturing Raju that led to the

death of his wife and daughters.Initial reports by Pargi policeinspector Shiv Shanker Naiksaid the woman had allegedlytaken the extreme step as shefelt publicly humiliated withher husband being held fortheft. Laxmi and Raju weremarried five years ago.

Naik denied torture andsaid that Raju, along with oneRamulu and Baba, had commit-ted theft. He said that stolenproperty worth `30,000 wasseized from their possession.

The theft was reportedly com-mitted in one Fakirappa’s home.

Laxmi and her daughtersallegedly jumped in the welland committed suicide. Whenvillagers gathered to the villagewell to fetch water in the morn-ing, the found the three bodiesthat stirred the whole village.Villagers believe that it was thepolice highhandedness that ledto the destruction of a wholefamily and they marched to theroad in hordes and blocked traf-fic in the morning.

[email protected] SUBHAN

Housewife’ssuspiciousdeath leadsto traffic jamVillagers blocked traffic alleging that policehighhandedness caused the deaths of thewoman and her children.

BREAKING NEWS

Coins of17th century

found

Leaders jostle for Cabinet berthKiran is in an upbeat mood and leaders are gate-crashing his residence

lobbying for a Cabinet berth in view of an impending reshuffle.

4SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

CITY

It came as a surprise that thelease of most propertiesinside the main GHMC com-plex at Tankbund hasexpired, and yet has been

renewed, causing revenue loss tothe corporation. As they are now‘unauthorised’, lessees will beevicted and the properties wouldbe freshly leased out in an auc-tion soon.

It did not come out in thenormal ways from record, asthey should have been. Instead,it came to light when additionalcommissioner (estates), GDPriyadarshini, made a surprisevisit to the properties in thepremises of the GHMC mainbuilding. As per court orders,lease of most of the spaces hasexpired and hence lessees areunauthorised. The three-monthtime given by the court willexpire in September.

According to the additionalcommissioner, around 30 spacesshe visited were found to be inunhygienic conditions. Since

most of the spaces are beingavailed by union offices for vari-ous employee unions, it would bean uphill task to evict or extendtheir lease officially. Though

many have agreed to hand over,it is on condition that the ‘sameyardstick’ be used for everyunion. If they found discrepan-cies and pressure tactics are

used, they may protest eviction.“The GHMC property can be

given for lease only for one year,whose extension can only bemade to three years with the

approval of the standing com-mittee. Else lease deed will notbe valid,” clarifiedPriyadarshini. She would com-pute to find out how muchmoney the GHMC has lost due toofficial lapse.

With many a park spacesencroached in various localities,the details on open spaces in lay-outs would be sought from otherdepartments like town planning.“We want to make informationavailable for public scrutiny andtransparency,” saidPriyadarshini.

During the inspection, sheordered seizure of many spaceswhich were found to be emptyduring her visit. Most of themare union offices, where barelythe chairs are used. Some of thespaces, like canteens, wereordered to maintain hygienicsurroundings.

Rahul [email protected]

The many assurances bythe CPDCL of sticking tothe prescribed power cuttimetable have come to

naught. In many parts of theCity, residents complain ofirregular power cuts that breachthe one-and-a-half-hour powercut slabs that have beenimposed.

In view of the power crunch,it was decided that a three-hourpower cut will be imposed inone-and-a-half-hour durations.Timetables stating the area andtime period of each power cutwere promptly published andmade public. However, nothinghas gone according to plan sofar, neither the schedule nor theduration of the power cuts.

Somajiguda, Khairatabad,Lakdikapool, Basheerbagh,Himayatnagar, Narayanguda,Abids, Nallakunta have all regis-tered irregular power cuts.

Random 20-minute poweroutages in the nights and earlymornings have irked residentsno end. Secunderabad, Alwaland Marredpally areas are proneto these arbitrary power cuts.

Sandeep Kumar, a resident ofNarayanguda, said, “Yesterdayand today, we had an additionaltwo hours of power cut. When Icalled the sub-station, I was notgiven a complaint number. I wastold that there was a feeder prob-lem in the local substation area.”

Narayanguda and RTCCrossroads areas are perhapsthe worst affected. The sched-uled power outage is between11am and 12.30pm, and 4.30pmand 6pm. However, the powergoes off at 20-minute intervals.

Local officials at sub-stationssaid that the power cuts werebecause of sudden load increase.“Because of peak consumption,we are forced to cut the trans-mission for a few minutes, other-wise it will trip the entire grid.Also, there seems to be a prob-lem with the feeder units in theNarayanguda area,” said a sub-station manager.

Even as the governmentreadies itself to accept an extra500 MW power supply to meetthe City’s demands, there hasbeen no decision as to how thedemand-supply gap will beclosed. Even projects like powergeneration through garbagedumps and other renewablesources of energy have failed totake off.

Md NIZAMUDDIN

[email protected]

Unions park themselveson GHMC property

Power cut timetables go for a tossResidents are up in arms about the irregular power cuts they have been facing in addition to the

scheduled ones. Sub-station officials blame sudden load increase for it.

THIS CAME TO LIGHTWHEN ADDITIONAL COM-MISSIONER (ESTATES), GDPRIYADARSHINI, VISITEDTHE PROPERTIES IN THEPREMISES OF THE GHMCMAIN BUILDING.

Because of peak consumption, we areforced to cut transmission of powerfor a few minutes,otherwise it will tripthe entire grid.

Sub-station manager

Most GHMC’s leased properties in Tankbund are occupied by unions whose lease period is long over.


RUN CITY, RUNRain couldn't dampen the spirits of those who participated in

the Hyderabad Marathon on Sunday.

Rajesh [email protected]

Anil Thakur won the AirtelHyderabad Marathon fullmarathon on Sunday,clocking 2hr 52min. Secondcame Richard McDowell

(2hr 59 min) and JagadeshanMunisamyfinished third with 3hr 1min.

In the half marathon, RameshKishani came first. He clocked 1hr12min 52sec. Soji Mathew came insecond at 1hr 12 min 34 sec andSanjeev Kumar stood third at 1hr12min 27sec.

In the women’s full marathon,Sudha More stood first followed byIndresh Dheeraj and Neera Katwal.

In the half marathon, Seema tookthe title. At second place was VaishaliKasturi; Jessica Frank was third.

The prizes were given away byGovernor ESL Narasimhan to themen and Mrs Narasimhan to thewomen at the GMC Balayogi stadium.

About 3,500 runners took part inthe event.

There were participants fromacross the country; there were run-ners from the US and the UK too.

Participants came from all walksof life, from all age groups and allwho finished got medals; the fullmarathoners got gold, the halfmarathoners silver; and the corpo-rate relay runners bronze, makingthe event more about participationthan winning.

Vishwanathan J, famous in run-ning circles as the 'Hubli Passenger',was also here. The 50-year-old, whoran barefoot, bare-chested, dressed inshorts woven from khadi he spunhimself, was a spectacular sight.

The event started as per schedule— the full marathon at 5am and thehalf marathon at 6am. Halfwaythrough the race, what had been aslight drizzle became a steady rain.Many kept up the pace despite therain, some jogged and some walked,but no one stopped.

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

NATION 6SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

NEW DELHI: Addressing questions raisedover the process of selecting Rafale jets,the government is going ahead with theprocurement of 126 French combat aircraftand effort is being made to complete thedeal within this financial year. Contractnegotiations for the deal will resume soon,official sources said. Questions had beenraised over the process by an MP besidessome other quarters.

Rafale purchase on track: GovtNEW DELHI: With chances of El ninoweather pattern receding, the AgricultureMinistry hopes that rainfall in Septemberwould be better than earlier forecast, helpingin bridging the shortfalls in sowing area tosome extent. Early this month, IndiaMeteorological Department had peggedbelow normal monsoon in September due tolikely warming of the Pacific Ocean, popularlyknown as the El Nino phenomenon.

Better rains in September

INVERTERS

LOANS

MUNCIPALAPPROVAL

CLASSIFIEDS

Kejriwal & Co.detained, released“When Raj Thackeray takes his supporters without permission fora protest, police provide protection. What kind of politics is this?”

NEW DELHI: State-run PowerGrid Corp plans to deploy heli-copters for aerial patrolling ofelectricity transmission lines, amove aimed at checking theirsafety and security in the even-tuality of natural disasters orsabotages.

The plan has been underconsideration for quite some-time. The failure of power gridsfor two straight days last monthimpacted more than half ofcountry’s population. PowerGrid runs the five electricitygrids in the country —Northern, Eastern, NorthEastern, Southern and Western.

In its 2011-12 annual report,the company has said that it hasstate-of-the-art EmergencyRestoration Systems (ERS) atstrategic locations for restora-tion of collapsed transmissionline towers in case of eventualities such as earth-quake, fire, cyclone, landslidesand sabotage.

PTI

MUMBAI: Hailed once as the‘uncrowned king of theatre’, AKHangal was not very keen to joinfilms but ended up playing roles ofthe loving father or grandfatherand doting servant of Bollywoodwith elan.

He played roles in films likeSholay, Shaukeen, Namak Haram,Aaina, Avtaar, Arjun, Aandhi,Kora Kagaz, Bawarchi, Chitchor”,Guddi, Abhimaan, Anamika andParichay.

He was also a regular in RajeshKhanna’s starrers like Aap KiKasam, Amar Deep, Naukri,Thodisi Bewafaii and Phir WohiRaat.

Playing the role of RahimChacha in Sholay, he uttered thosefamous words, “Itna sannata kyonhai, bhai.”

In his autobiography The Lifeand Time of AK Hangal”, herecounted how he ended up joiningfilms and how he struggled toshake off his ‘gentleman’ image inBollywood though without muchsuccess.

“I never had ambitions aboutpursuing a career in films and wasquite content with my amateurtheatre work... Circumstancespulled me into the film world,though I am not unhappy becauseof it. Here, I mingled with people

from completely different sphere,called ‘Show Business’, and even after many years in it, some-times I feel like an outsider,” hewrote.

Born as Avtaar Veenit KishanHangal into a Kashmiri Panditfamily in Peshawar, he was anactive member of the Communistparty there while working as a tai-lor. He actively participated inunion activities and was arrested.

Hangal moved to Bombay in1949 after spending two years inPakistan prison.

He came in the city of dreamsat the age of 21 with `20 in hispocket. PTI

NEW DELHI: Erstwhile TeamAnna members Arvind Kejriwaland five others today surfaced infront of the residences of thePrime Minister and Congress andBJP party Presidents for a proteston the coal block allocation issuebut were detained.

All the six — Kejriwal, ManishSisodia, Gopal Rai, Kumar Vishas,Sanjay Singh and another person -— were later released from cus-tody after being detained for aboutan hour at the Mandir Marg policestation where their supportersstaged a protest and preventedpolice from taking them toBawana.

Kejriwal and Gopal werepicked up from outside PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh’s resi-dence while Sisodia and Vishwaswere detained from outside 10Janpath, the residence of theCongress chief Sonia Gandhi.Sanjay Singh and another personwere detained from outside BJPchief Nitin Gadkari’s residence.

The activists had announcedthe gherao of the residences ofthese three leaders alleging thatCongress and BJP were hand-in-glove in corruption and involvedin the allocation of coal blocks.

Delhi police had warnedagainst staging a ‘gherao’ at theseplaces citing violation of pro-hibitory orders.

Though the activists hadannounced that they will gather atJantar Mantar and march towardsthe residences of the leaders,Kejriwal and his aides took othersby surprise and came to theprotest venues where they weredetained.

“What wrong are we doing?We are just sitting quietly on thefootpath. At least we should betold why we are being detained,”Kejriwal said. A spokesperson forthe protesters said they did notviolate prohibitory orders as onlytwo persons had gathered at thespot.

“When Raj Thackeray takesthousands of his supporters with-out permission for a protest,police provide protection. Whatkind of politics is this?” he said.

Kejriwal said, “we will gheraoagain. We want to give message toCongress and BJP”.

Meanwhile, six metro stationsin central Delhi, which were earli-er announced to be closed due tosecurity concerns over theprotest, will now remain openthroughout the day.

A DMRC spokesman said thestations will remain openthroughout the day. PTI

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COMMENT 8SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

For the love of God, leave themcelebs alone. There are morepressing matters like poverty, eco-

nomic slowdown, war, racism, socialinequality (I could just go on and onabout them) than some mad princecovorting in the nude. Why make a bigdeal of it, anyway?

Tarun GandhiVia email

Party prince: Gimme a break!

Iam all excitement knowing that thepolo season will soon get underway.It’s nice to know that there’s some-

thing to look forward to than cricket.It’s a grand sport, expertise in whichcomes from years of practice and ded-ication. Polo’s not about money, butpride.

Shahina NVia email

Sport of pride What a woman!

EDITORIALS

EDITORIALS

A home is sacrosanct,take stir elsewhere

The decision of former TeamAnna member Arvind Kejriwal

and his anti-graft crusade bud-dies to protest outside the hous-es of the prime minister and the

BJP chief is bereft of reason. Ifthese men have done some-thing to irk the activists, they

have done it in their officialcapacity. Therefore, protesting

in front of their homes is nothingshort of an irrational publicity

gimmick. Does Kejriwal expectManmohan Singh’s or Nitin

Gadkari’s family members stepout and give answers? What

about the security problems thatare being created when a crowdtries to barge in to a Z-categorysecurity zone. Every person hasa right to an undisturbed life in

the privacy of his home and thisspace is sacrosanct. By resortingto this subtle thuggery, Kejriwalhas shown that there is nothingmuch ‘civil’ about his civil soci-

ety campaign. Now that the IAChas decided to take a plunge

into the murky waters of politics,one see clearly that the moral

high ground the movementonce had has been ignored.

WHY WE LOVE...Neil Armstrong

Few people have capturedour imagination like astronaut

and first man on the moon, NeilArmstrong. Albeit spurred by

the space race at the height ofthe Cold War the Apollo 11 mis-

sion that saw Armstrong andBuzz Aldrin become the first

human beings to set foot on themoon was the zenith of man’s

journey to the stars. It was sup-posed to be the stepping stone

to human exploration of oursolar system and who knew,maybe even the galaxy. But

Armstrong died knowing that hisbeloved Nasa has been reducedto a mere shell of its former self.

The stars are further away thanever before. But Neil, he’s one

with them now.

One rarely comes across peoplelike Uma Chigurapati. AGuinness world record holder,

about 26 marathons and 15-16 coun-tries — that is indeed “running thelength and breadth of the globe”. Andabsolutely no airs about her achieve-ments: what a woman!

David JonesVia email

Panic prevailed in parts ofold Hyderabad on thenight of Wednesday, aftera rumour of possible

death of children if they sleptthat night started making therounds. Anxious parents wokeup sleeping children and keptawake ones out of their houseto prevent them from sleeping.

The rumour of a baby girlborn to a family inShaheennagar area of Old Citypredicting death of children ifthey sleep the night of August22, 2012 spread thick and fast,snatching sleep of children andtheir parents for at least fourhours. People began makingfrantic calls to friends and rela-tives fuelling tension.Concerned parents from abroadalso called in their familieshere.

Many families in areas ofYakutpura, Amannagar,Misrigunj, Falaknuma,Shaheennagar,Hafeezbabanagar, Khilwat and afew western areas of the Citywere seen sitting outside theirhouses at odd hours of thenight. Announcements madefrom local mosques not tobelieve in the rumours had lit-tle impact.

Carried away by therumours, a large crowd gath-ered near the St Ann’s hospital,popularly known as ‘Gudi-ka-dawakhana’ in Jahanuma, afterrumours of the girl who pre-dicted it being admitted there.Driven by curiosity, hundreds ofpeople gathered here leading totension in the area. A handfulof policemen who reached herefaced a tough time dispersingthe public.

Rumour mongering is notnew to Hyderabad or for thatmatter, India. Welcome to a landwhere Lord Ganesha drinksmilk, Mother Mary sheds bloodtears and Allah manifests on agoat’s body.

More recently, hordes ofIndians from the northeastwent back in response to analleged threat call by fringegroups. Rumours flew thick andwild on how many north-east-ern people had disappeared orwere beaten up.

The late Rajesh Khanna,during his final stage of cancerwas forced to wave out fraillyfrom the balcony of his housein order to assure the hundredsof fans collected beforeAshirwad that he was indeedalive, and that his death wasonly a rumour.

Welsh classical singerKatherine Jenkins has deniedshe had an affair with footballerDavid Beckham after rumourswere circulated on Twitter thisweek.

Bangalore was once haunt-ed by the rumour of “Nale Baa(come tomorrow),” where hun-dreds of residents left this mes-sage on their doors in responseto an alleged ghost visitor.

Aishwarya Rai was declaredpregnant, by some reputed

national dailies before theinevitable actually happened.Rumours thrive best in the filmworld.

The ipad mini is rumouredto be 7.85 inches and to debutunder $200 in the US inSeptember, according to areport in Mobilesyrup.com byDaniel Bader on Friday. Thereport ends with how severalsources have confirmed therumours to be true!

Another hot rumour is thatproduction hiccups might limitsupply of Apple’s new iphone. ARumours Archive itself wel-comes you about the NationalBasketball Association, on mostFridays at news stations. Thestock market in India is mostvulnerable to rumours on div-ing stocks and plunging ForeignDirect Investment.

Hyderabad police will tellyou how the hot topic forrumour mongering is JaganMohan Reddy, only to be fol-lowed by post polio vaccinationdeaths.

Rumour mongering results

in `herd mentality’, which isseen in mass exodus or irra-tional behaviour amongst other-wise, rational people.

Rupa Subramanya ques-tions in an article in the WallStreet Journal on Wednesday,“Why do people give credence torumours? And how canrumours spread so quicklythrough a population?” Shequotes Abhijit Banerjee, an eco-nomics professor at theMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology, who built a concep-tual model on the spread ofrumours — the probability of“infection” increases in propor-tion with the number of peoplewho have already been infected,meaning we have the makingsof an epidemic.

So you have RumourJewellery, Rumour Records,Rumour Service, Rumour Millsand Rumour Networks. But themost deadly of all is Rumourversus News. The social mediahas given a new impetus toRumour Journalism. Long liveVeracity!

Time to render rumourarmour fragile

From the hipSYED SHOAIB

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

Southern states of Tamil Nadu,Kerala, Andhra Pradesh andKarnataka account for about

50 per cent of education loans dis-bursed by public sector banks. Of the

total outstanding education loan of`49,069 crore as of March 2012, these

four states among 35 states and unionterritories account for as much as 54

per cent of the total disbursement.

South tops education loans

The WTO's dispute settlementbody will take up on August 31India's complaint against duties

imposed by the US on imports of someIndian steel products, the multi-lateralbody has said. In April, India com-plained that the US had wronglyimposed countervailing duties, a kindof restrictive duty, on certain hot-rolledcarbon steel flat products from India.

WTO to take up India plea

The Reserve Bank has said growthdeceleration that began in thepast fiscal when GDP growth had

slipped to a nine-year low of 6.5% andcontinuing in this fiscal, has been pri-marily led by a near 50 per cent dip innew investments in large projects.Total fixed investment by large firms innew projects dropped to about `2.1trillion from `3.9 trillion a year ago.

Investments dip 50%: RBI

BUSINESS 9

Apple’s decisive victoryin a landmark USpatent case againstSamsung couldreshape the hot sector

for mobile devices and slow themomentum of Google and itsAndroid system, analysts say.

Apple won more than $1 bil-lion in the case Friday, after aCalifornia jury found the SouthKorean electronics giantinfringed on dozens of patentsheld by the iPhone and iPadmaker.

Although Google was not aparty in the case, it makes theAndroid operating system whichwas central to the case — a sys-tem which Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs called a“stolen” product.

Apple has been battling asSamsung and other manufactur-ers of the free Android systemeat away at its market share inthe sizzling market for smart-phones and tablet computers.

“I think this will force areset on Android products asthey are reengineered to getaround Apple’s patents,” saidRob Enderle, a technology ana-lyst and consultant with theEnderle Group.

But Enderle said other com-panies may benefit from thedecision, including Microsoft,which has been lagging in themobile sector, and Blackberrymaker Research in Motion,which has been hit hardest bythe rise of Android devices.

The court ruling, saidEnderle, “should provide astronger opportunity for both ofMicrosoft’s new platforms —Windows 8 and Windows Phone8 — because they come withindemnification against Apple,suddenly making them far saferand possibly a faster way to getproduct to market.”

The decision also “will makeRIM far more attractive as anacquisition because RIM’spatents are thought to be strongenough to hold off Apple,”Enderle said.

“Both Samsung and Googlemay make a play for the compa-

ny, and both Microsoft and Applemay move to block them.”

In recent months, Androiddevices have grabbed more than50 per cent of the US smart-phone market to around 30 percent for Apple, while RIM’sshares have slid to around 12 percent. The patents at play includesoftware such as the “bounce-back” feature for smartphoneusers when scrolling and pinch-zooming, which are featured onAndroid devices.

Florian Mueller, a consultantwho follows patent and copy-right issues, said Friday’s courtruling was “a huge break-through.” “The jury essentiallyconcluded that Samsung is areckless copycat and, since someof the infringement is Google’sresponsibility, basically agreedwith Steve Jobs’s claim that

Android is a stolen product,” hewrote on his blog.

Still, a lot hinges on whathappens next in court, with thecase likely to be tied up inappeal for some time.

Judge Lucy Koh set aSeptember 20 hearing where shewill consider whether to over-turn or modify the jury verdict,whether to impose “punitive”damages which would triple theaward and whether to issueinjunctions against Samsung.

A critical factor will bewhether Apple will be able toobtain a permanent injunction,or halt in sales on infringingSamsung devices, and whetherthis would be enforced duringthe appeal.

Dennis Crouch, a Universityof Missouri patent law special-ist, said the judge will have

broad discretion.“Some courts have issued

broad injunctions that essential-ly say ‘stop infringing thepatent,’ others issue much morenarrow orders directed onlytoward the particular productsthat are adjudged to infringe,”Crouch said on his blog.

“The reality is that Samsunghas been planning for the likeli-hood of injunctive relief and issurely ready to stop selling anyof the infringing products andreplace those products with onesthat at least have not yet beenadjudged as infringing.”

This could lead to more legalbattles, since Apple has anotherlawsuit pending on Samsung’snewer handheld devices.

Samsung has pledged to keepfighting the case, and said that ifit stands “it will lead to fewer

choices, less innovation, andpotentially higher prices.”

Samsung called it “unfortu-nate that patent law can bemanipulated to give one compa-ny a monopoly over rectangleswith rounded corners, or tech-nology that is being improvedevery day by Samsung and othercompanies.”

Analysts say that aside fromSamsung, Google could be thebig loser, especially if Apple pur-sues its litigation against othermanufacturers. “Google cannotstop Apple. It is now on the runand will have to scramble tomake software changes toAndroid,” Mueller said. “In afew years, the San Jose jury ver-dict may — I repeat, MAY — beremembered as the tipping pointthat sent Android on a down-ward spiral.” AFP

Apple win may reshapesector, slow Google

Android devices have grabbed more than 50% of the US smartphone market.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 201210WORLD

LONDON: More than two-thirds ofadults in Britain thought Prince Harrycavorting naked with women at a LasVegas party was acceptable behaviour,according to a poll out Sunday. TheYouGov survey in The Sunday Timesnewspaper found that 68 per centthought the third in line to the throne'santics were acceptable for a young,single man having fun.

Britons back Prince HarryDAMASCUS: The death toll in Syria was370 on Saturday including at least 200 inthe town of Daraya southwest ofDamascus, the Syrian Observatory forHuman Rights reported. The monitoringgroup, which had earlier reported thediscovery of dozens of bodies in Darayawhere troops have been waging a fierceassault against rebel holdouts, said 80victims had been identified.

Syrian death toll 370 TAMPA: Tropical Storm Isaac barreledtoward Florida and was predicted tobecome a hurricane on Sunday, forc-ing a one-day delay to the Republicanconvention, after leaving four peopledead in Haiti. With winds reaching 95kilometres per hour, the storm leftHaiti late Saturday, as the NationalHurricane Center reported it wouldprobably reach Florida within 24 hours.

GOP convention delayed

Olivia Hampton

WASHINGTON: The first manto set foot on the moon, renow n -ed US astronaut Neil Armstrong,has died, his family announcedSaturday, prompting glowingtributes to his achievements andnotably humble character.

Armstrong, who inspired ageneration to reach for the stars,underwent cardiac bypasssurgery earlier this month afterdoctors found blockages in hiscoronary arteries, but he diedfollowing subsequent complica-tions. He was 82.

Praising Armstrong as a “re l uctant American hero”, hisheartbroken relatives expressedhope his legacy would encourageyoung people to “work hard tomake their dreams come true, tobe willing to explore and pushthe limits and to selflessly servea cause greater than them-selves.”

Armstrong and fellow Apollo11 astronaut Edwin “Buzz”Aldrin landed on the moon’s des-olate surface on July 20, 1969.

His first words upon steppi -ng on the lunar surface havesince been etched in history:“Th at’s one small step for (a)man, one giant leap formankind.”

The estimated 500 millionpeople who watched the grainyblack and white broadcast bre -athed a sigh of relief when Arm -strong told mission control themodule had landed safely, say-ing: “Houston, Tranquility basehere. The Eagle has landed.”

But the lunar pioneer, whowas decorated by 17 countriesand received a slew of US hon-ors, was never comfortable withhis worldwide fame, shying awayfrom the limelight.

Armstrong even stoppedsigning memorabilia after learn-ing his autographs were beingsold at exorbitant prices.

John Glenn, the first Ame -rican to orbit Earth, recalledArmstrong’s legendary humility.

“He didn’t feel that he shouldbe out huckstering himself,” theformer Ohio senator told CNN.“He was a humble person, and

that’s the way he remained afterhis lunar flight, as well asbefore.”

Aldrin said he had hopedthat he, Armstrong and MichaelCollins, the third astronaut onthe mission, would have met upin 2019 for celebrations markingthe 50th anniversary of Apollo11. But the occasion will notcome to pass.

Born in Wapakoneta, Ohioon August 5, 1930, Armstronghad an early fascination withaircraft and worked at a nearbyairport when he was a teenager.

He took flying lessons at theage of 15 and received his pilot’slicense on his 16th birthday.

A US Navy aviator, he flew 78missions in the Korean War.

Armstrong joined Nasa’s pre-decessor agency, the NationalAdvisory Committee forAeronautics, in 1955.

As a research pilot at Nasa’sFlight Research Center inEdwards, California, he flew onmany pioneering high-speed air-craft, eventually flying over 200different models, including heli-copters, gliders, jets and rockets.

He reached astronaut statusin 1962, and was assigned ascommand pilot for the Gemini 8mission, during which he per-formed the first successful dock-ing of two vehicles in space.

After retiring from Nasa in1971, Armstrong taughtaerospace engineering at theUniversity of Cincinnati fornearly a decade and served onthe boards of several companies,including Lear Jet, UnitedAirlines and Marathon Oil.

He also worked as deputyassociate administrator for aero-nautics at Nasa headquarters,coordinating and managing thespace agency’s aeronauticsresearch and technology tasks.

His family said they had asimple request to people in mem-ory of Armstrong’s life.

“Honor his example of ser-vice, accomplishment and mod-esty, and the next time you walkoutside on a clear night and seethe moon smiling down at you,think of Neil Armstrong andgive him a wink,” it said.

Dave Clark

WASHINGTON: At 9:32am on July 16, 1969 a2,900-tonne Saturn V rocketblasted off from theKennedy Space Center inFlorida carrying theColumbia lunar commandmodule and the dreams ofa generation.

The mission was Apollo11, the commander was 38-year-old former navy pilotNeil Armstrong and thedestination was the Sea ofTranquility, on the moon.

The huge rocket carriedColumbia and its crew —Armstrong and fellowNASA astronauts BuzzAldrin and Michael Collins— into Earth’s orbit beforethe third and final boosterstage catapulted themtoward the moon. On July20, Armstrong and Aldrinuncoupled the Eagle andbegan their descent.

With co-pilot Aldrin call-ing out flight data,Armstrong guided the craft,touching down at 2017GMT in a 300-meter widecrater with only 25 secondsof fuel left. He and Aldrinbegan to work throughtheir landing checklist.

“We copy you down,Eagle,” called out groundcommander Charles Duke.Armstrong confirmed hisengine was off beforeresponding with the nowlegendary phrase:“Houston, Tranquility Basehere. The Eagle has land-ed.”

The commanderjumped from a short ladderonto the lunar surface, thefirst human ever on an alienworld.

“That’s one small stepfor (a) man, one giant leapfor mankind,” he said.

US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon,has died at the age of 82 from complications following heart surgery.

The day theEarth stood still

Arthur MacMillan

WASHINGTON: PresidentBarack Obama and astronautBuzz Aldrin led tributes Sat -urday to the famed Apollo 11commander Neil Armstrong,the first man on the moon,lauding him as a reluctantbut true American hero.

“When he and his fellowcrew members lifted offaboard Apollo 11 in 1969,they carried with them theaspirations of an entirenation,” said Obama, whowas two weeks short of hiseighth birthday when the his-

toric mission succeeded.“They set out to show the

world that the American spiritcan see beyond what seemsunimaginable — that withenough drive and ingenuity,anything is possible,” headded in a statement.

“When Neil stepped footon the surface of the moonfor the first time, he delivereda moment of human achieve-ment that will never be for-gotten.”

The third Apollo 11 astro-naut — Michael Collins, thecommand module pilot whoorbited the moon while hiscrewmates landed — saidArmstrong “was the best,and I will miss him terribly.”

Australian Prime MinisterJulia Gillard said Armstrong’sdeath “marks the end of anamazing era in humanprogress.”

“His example of service,accomplishment and mod-esty... will never die,” sheadded.

World pays tribute to a ‘reluctant American hero’

Goodbye Neil, we’ll see youon the dark side of the moon

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 201211GOLDEN YEARS

While some feel it is only fairto make such an amendment,others feel that age is just anumber and that it holds no

true value for being an eligibility factor.The benefits doled out by the Central

government for senior citizens are many.Financial concessions, reservations, fairbanking policies are some of the bene-fits. But as that may be the case, somefeel that the State government has notdone its bit in helping the aged. The cur-rent State government’s dilly-dallyingover the 60 years vs. 65 years age rulehas faced flak constantly from the seniorcitizen populace in the City.

Kishorenath Kumar, a retiredcivil servant, says, “The Railways hadbeen more considerable when they hadproposed to drop the age limit for seniorcitizens from 60 to 58. But our State gov-ernment has not done much for us. Wehave no provision in the State govern-ment’s budget allotted to us, neither dowe have a separate department or min-istry that caters to us exclusively. This isindeed shameful.”

A Joint Action Committee (JAC)formed by senior citizens has listedseven agendas in its charter of demands.

All of them draw attention to the abso-lute disregard that the State governmenthas had for its senior citizens. Theirhardships have failed to move the State’spolicy for the aged and the elderly.

But some think that there are goodtimes in store. MS Sainath, a formerState government employee, said, “Thefact that a Lok Adalat will be set upexclusively for the aged is surely a signof better times for us senior citizens.While it may be just the first step inrehabilitating the thousands who facebitter treatment, a lot more needs to bedone. But personally, I think it is timethat the government dropped the age barfrom 65 to 60.”

It might indeed be a problem for theaged who have strived through theiryears but some think that it is only anumber. “What difference does a five-year gap make? I personally think it is achoice between being productive for fivemore years before retiring to the walk-ing sticks. It is just a number after all,and those people who are striving for theage gap to be dropped may perhaps haveseparate and strong reasons, but I thinkit does not make much difference,” saysGauri Shanker Nath, a former advocate.

While people like Gauri Shanker arehard to find, it is evident that the ‘60 vs.65’ issue is ambiguous in nature, whoseproblems can only be resolved throughconsent and discussion and not throughan apathetic outlook. Let us hope thatthe State government is listening.

RAHUL RAMAKRISHNA

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Despite nationwide age eligibility for a seniorcitizen being 60, the State government is yetto bring it down from 65 years in AP.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 201212ART AND CULTURE

Growing up inNandi Kandi, anagrarian villagein Telangana, AnjaniReddy spent idyllic

days playing within the court-yard of the 10th century SriRamalingeswaraSwamy temple. Those earlyimpressions of the Chalukyadynasty temple instilled in hera deep respect for its awe-inspir-ing statues and intricate carv-ings, and a strong appreciationof art and attention todetail. That, compounded by herparents’ love and encourage-ment for artistry in their sur-roundings was perhapsAnjani’s earliest initiations tonoticing the beauty around her.She chose to pursue art insteadof medicine or engineering, themore obvious career choices inthose days.

The former professor andhead of department of paintingat the College of Fine Arts,Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture

and Fine Arts University, whoretired from her post inNovember last year after 25years of teaching, still devotesher time to doing what she lovesbest — expressing herselfthrough her art.

“My experiences invariablyfind form on my canvases. Anartist’s work is the expression ofhis or her feelings and percep-tions of the world. It takes shapeinto a form that is graduallybuilt up with the help of lines,textures, design, tone and colourinto a work of art,” she says.

Anjani’s subject matter pre-dominantly consists of empow-ering women: “I enjoy creating

beautiful compositions thattransport the viewer into myworld, where graceful female fig-ures embrace their natural envi-ronment and are pervious to themany vivid colours aroundthem, the rituals, festivities and all-embracing day to dayactivities.”

Having educated aspiringartists for more than twodecades, Anjani still missesteaching, “I enjoyed my workimmensely. I’m blessed to havehad the opportunity to pursuemy vocation. It never felt like ajob, it was always an extensionof my creativity.”

But can art really be taught? Anjani explains, “True, creativi-

ty cannot be taught, but it’s pos-sible to steer a person towarddeveloping an artistic vision. Wecan only teach them how beautylies in the mundane thingsaround us, and it’s up to them tofurther build on thatvision. Nowadays art hascrossed the boundaries of tech-nicalities. Artists are using dif-ferent mediums and ways ofexpressing aesthetics —be itpaintings, installations, videoinstallations, art performances— the means of self-expressionare boundless. It’s all about howwell you can express your feel-ings. That’s what is important.”

With a career spanning overfour decades, immense nationaland international recognitionand a large repertoire of workdisplayed at many prestigiousmuseums, academies, art soci-eties and private galleries bothhome and abroad you can’t helpbut wonder, how does she man-age it all?

“It’s a tough balancing actfor women as we have to fulfilmultiple family and social obli-gations. There are some womenartists who are childless bychoice or prefer a bohemianlifestyle, but I think I’vebecome more enriched asan artist due to these roles — bethat of a wife, mother or teacher.They’ve all added to my wealthof life experiences. Embracingall these facets and making thebest of them depends on a lotof self-discipline and effectivetime management,” she adds.

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Apainting done collectively by all four Beatles when

the band was in Japan in1966, plus original artwork by rock

legend Frank Zappa and a blackleather jacket from the late rapperBiggie Smalls (aka The Notorious

B.I.G) will be up for offer at a three-dayauction scheduled by Philip Weiss

Auctions in New York.

Beatles art work up for sale

ANorwegian art gallery lost aRembrandt etching worth $8,600in the mail after trying to save

money on courier and insurance costs,the gallery's chief said. The Soli BrugGallery purchased a copy ofRembrandt's Lieven Willemsz, vanCoppenol, Writing-Master made inaround 1658 from a British dealer, onlyto have it lost in the postal system.

Rembrandt etching lost

Seattle has launched a new pro-gramme, Arts Mean Business,which aims to distribute $250,000

to jobs that keep Seattle’s arts and cul-tural organisations financially afloat.Non-profit institutions can apply to thecity’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairsuntil September 10 for funds for jobsthat have a “strategic importance” ingenerating revenue for them.

Seattle supports the arts

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Celebratinglife’s myriad

huesAnjani Reddy spent 25

years moulding creativeindividuals into artists

and now she devotes herself to sharing her

experiences on canvas

The means of express-ing creativity areboundless. Whetherit’s paintings, installa-tions, video installa-tions or even art perfor-mances, ultimately it’sall about how well youcan express your feel-ings. That’s what’simportant.

Anjani Reddy


Fire and large clouds of gas have beenerupting from the mouth of Ecuador'sTungurahua volcano. The volcano has

been erupting intermittently since1999, but increased activity since

August 12 this year prompted authori-ties to raise the security alert from

'moderate' to 'high'. Over a 100 fami-lies have been evacuated from the

vicinity of the volcano so far.

Ecuador volcano eruptsIncreased temperature and rainfall dueto climate change could benefitSouth-East Asian agriculture, suggestsa study by scientists from theInternational Water ManagementInstitute. Production will be hardlyaffected in the southern areas, where-as in central and northern Myanmar,the increase in precipitation will boostcrop production, say scientists.

Benefit for agricultureThe increase in rhinoceros poaching in South Africa has been attributed to Vietnam's insatiable demand forrhino horn, which is considered amedicine to combat hangovers andcancer. Early this year, rhinos werebeing killed at the rate of two a day,and forest officials believe that thetotal number of killed rhinos could beas high as 515 this year.

Rhino poaching problem

ENVIRONMENT

Seychelles and Germanyhave the healthiest seasof any inhabited territo-ry, while Sierra Leonehas the unhealthiest,

according to a new index thatsays many oceans score poorlyfor biodiversity and as a humanresource.

Topping the list with a scoreof 86 out of 100 was the uninhab-ited South Pacific territory ofJarvis Island, owned by theUnited States, as well as a clutchof other unpopulated PacificOcean islands. The Seychelles,one of only two developingnations in the top 12, rankedfourth with a score of 73 out of100 — the same as that ofGermany. The index was devisedby researchers in the US andCanada who measured whetherthe world’s oceans are able toprovide food and recreation

while also sustaining sea life.They examined the overall con-dition of 171 exclusive economiczones (EEZs) — sea areas man-aged by coastal countries andstretching up to 200 nauticalmiles into the ocean. The 171EEZs represent 40 per cent ofthe world’s oceans, but yield thebulk of sea-derived food, recre-ation and means of livelihood.Put together, the EEZs scored 60out of 100, suggesting “substan-tial room for improvement”, saida report in the journal Nature.

“Humans undoubtedly havesubstantial negative impacts onthe ocean, and index scores arenegatively correlated withcoastal human population,” itsaid. Nearly half of the world’sseven billion people live near thecoast. Developing countries inWest Africa, the Middle East andCentral America generally

scored poorly, while richernations in northern Europe,Canada, Australia and Japanhad higher scores. There weresome notable exceptions, withdeveloping country Surinamejoining Seychelles in the top 12,while Poland and Singaporefrom the first world were rankedamong the worst performers.The lowest score of 36 went tothe West African state of SierraLeone. The researchers mea-

sured the oceans in 10 cate-gories, including food provision,ability to support coastal liveli-hoods and economies, cleanwater, coastal protection, arti-sanal fishing, carbon storage,tourism and biodiversity.

“The index is an importanttool to assess where we’ve beenand where we want to go,” studyco-author Benjamin Halpern, ofthe Center for MarineAssessment and Planning at theUniversity of California at SantaBarbara, said. “This is the firsttime that we can quantitativelyand directly compare and com-bine hugely different dimen-sions — ecological, social, eco-nomic, political — that define ahealthy ocean.” He added theindex only looked at how eachnation managed its own EEZ,not on how they were affectingthose of other countries. AFP

Sierra Leone has the unhealthiest seas in the world, according to a new index whichtakes into account biodiversity, food provision and ability to support livelihood.

SAVING THE OCEANS

The Ocean Health Indexgives the world’s

oceans a 60 out of 100.The index charts new terri-tory, and for the first timeever, sets up a world standard for gaugingocean health. Scientistsand marine experts calcu-lated sustainable stan-dards for the many wayswe use the ocean, andoffer hard numbers toshow how close or fareach country is to a bal-anced use of the sea.

Researchers hope thatthe Ocean Health Indexbuilds awareness of thestate of the world’s ocean,and works as a catalystand guide for businessand government decision-makers to develop effec-tive policies promotingocean health.

THE SEYCHELLES, ONEOF ONLY TWO DEVELOP-ING NATIONS IN THE TOP12, RANKED FOURTHWITH A SCORE OF 73OUT OF 100 — SAMEAS THAT OF GERMANY.

It was raining when wewalked into Testa Rossacafe in Jubilee Hills. Theweather outside was grey,but the sprawling white

space, done up in shades ofbrown and reds, lifted ourspirits. The cafe has a charm-ing outdoor seating on theterrace. Just the place tospend a lazy evening withfriends.

We were relaxing on acomfortable black couchwhen our drinks arrived. Onesip of the affogato, and it wasclear why the cafe prideditself on its coffee. The strongexpresso was mellowed by adollop of vanilla ice creamfloating in it. For chocolateaficionados, we recommendthe hot chocolate, a warm cupof thick, almost pudding-likesemi-sweet chocolate. It tasteslike something Willy Wonkawould have whipped up. Ifyou still want to indulge yourchocolate cravings, try thetruffle shake. Really, it doesn’tget any better than this.

And if you want some-thing to munch on, try thehome-made nachos. Thoughwe weren’t really impressedby the cheese sauce, the freshflavours of the salsa had uswanting more. The cheese fin-gers were excellent as well,delicately flavoured andcheesy to the hilt. Thebruschetta was humdrumand the chilli cheese toastwas not made for the mildpalate. However, they wereaccompanied by wonderfulhome-made mayonnaise, thereal star on the plate. For thenon-vegetarians, the chilliprawns are a must try. Thechicken skewers and batter-fried prawns are avoidable,but the cajun-style chickenfingers, which aren’t on themenu, are a delight.

The stone-baked pizza,with a crisp thin crust, is bril-liant. Fresh ingredients, freshflavours... it is certainlyworth a try. Try their Chicken

Alfredo for an unusual whitesauce-based pizza.

The pastas are delicious,but fairly predictable. One oftheir more unusual offeringsis the Spaghetti Aglio Olio ePeperoncino, a dry pasta withan olive oil dressing. Thoughnot for those who love theirpasta drenched in creamysauce, the dish isa winner. Thegenerousportion oflasagna

is excellent and extremelysatisfying.

Though vegetarians havea plethora of options in thestarters and pasta sections,there aren’t many vegetariandishes when it comes to themain course. However, wewere told that the cafe plansto revamp its menu soon,adding more main coursedishes, mocktails andstarters. We vote for theVegetables with Polenta siz-zler, which has an unusualbut delicious polenta pattydrenched in creamy sauce.Meat eaters will be pleasedwith the Chicken Steak inPepper Sauce, featuringgrilled chicken steaks sur-rounded by a pool of flavour-

some pepper sauce and deli-cate long grained rice, whichround off the dish perfectly.

And if you have any placeleft (we know we didn’t), endyour meal with another burstof chocolate — the volcano.

Apart from their BanjaraHills and Jubilee Hills outlet,the international chain alsoplans to open a new one atTivoli in Secunderabad. So ifyou want some place to meetyour friends, drink great cof-fee, eat a few Italian classicsand unwind, the Testa Rossacafe is a good bet. Justremember to walk off your

meal afterwards.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 201214FOOD

Café Coffee Day (CCD) has launched anew range of ice-cold beverages —

Frosteas and Lemonades. The rangewill be available at all CCD outlets.

Frosteas are lemon iced teas but with a dif-ference. They come with a dash of spunky

pomegranate, tangy cranberry or coolcucumber and are designed to uplift one’sspirit at any time of the day, according to a

press release issued by the company.

Frosteas and Lemonades at CCD

Maria Sharapova, the leading name ontennis circuit, has launched Sug -arpova, her own candy brand com-

prising a dozen sweet and sour flavo urs withnames such as Sporty, Cheeky and Flirty.“I’ve learned so much from different brands,whether it’s advertising or marketing,”Sharapova said. “Their knowledge kind ofcame together in my brain and it was thatinspiration that led me here,” she added.

Sugarpova candy

The Hershey Co. added to its arrayof environment-friendly innova-tions Tuesday when officials

flicked the switch, turning on a solararray at Chocolate World.The DerryTownship company installed 1,092 solarpanels on canopies over a walkway inthe parking lot in front of ChocolateWorld and 182 panels on the roof ofthe Technical Center a few miles away.

Chocolate World goes green

JYOTSNA NAMBIAR

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A quiet corner to unwind and get your caffeine fix, Testa Rossa Cafe inJubilee Hills proves to be more than just another coffee shop.

Coffee and much more

Testa Rossa CafePlace: Road No 10,

Venkatagiri, Jubilee HillsMeal for two: `1,000

Fleme [email protected]

The harvest festival of Onam isdays away and so, the chefs atPromenade, Aditya Park, decidedto celebrate the festival in style

with a scrumptious buffet. The food festi-val is titled ‘Kerala served on a platter’.Which is aptly so as the spread is a fusionof Travancore, Thrissur, Moplah andNasrani cuisine.

The entrance was decorated with thetraditional pookulam (floral arrange-ment) and ladies dressed in gold-borderedoff-white saris welcomed guests. Thebearers were also dressed in shirts andmundus, adding to the charm. SoothingCarnatic music ensured that one did notfeel impatient at the crowd that hoveredat the buffet table.

When we finally got our turn, wewere spoilt for choice. The chicken souphad flakes of coconut in it with a gener-ous helping of pepper and garam masala,which works wonderfully. We began ourfeast with banana chips, tapioca chips,sharkara upperi (raw banana chips coat-ed with jaggery) — must haves for Onam.Soon to follow were the appams — thefluffy, bowl-shaped bread of Kerala — andulli theeyal, which comprised tiny shal-lots cooked in burnt coconut gravy. Otherdishes that one must sample includeavial, karimeen porichattu (fried fish),Malabar biryani, kumbalanga kalan (acurd-based dish), and fish curry. There isan ample spread for vegetarians as well,including kadala kari (a chick-peascurry), kuthari chor and more. Thedesserts too deserve a mention and thehighlights of the evening were the pala-da payasam and the nei halwa. Thepayasam is just sweet enough to makeyou want a second helping.

The only hitch was the lack of properservice, which we believe will be rectifiedas the festival goes on. Being in anotherstate during Onam is not a pleasant experience, especially if you crave home-style food. The chefs at the Promenadehave taken care of that with theirauthentic dishes.

Place: Promenade multicuisine restaurantAditya Park hotel, Ameerpet

Time: Dinner buffet on till September 27pm onwards

Special Onam lunch: August 29

The Onamspecial


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4. Onion - 1 medium sized

5. Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

6. Garam Masala Powder - 3/4 th tsp

7. Whole garam masala - 4 to 5 clovesand a small piece of cinnamon stick

8. Salt to taste

9. Ghee or Oil - 50 ml

10.Fresh Cream, coriander leaves &lemon wedges for garnishing.

Procedure1. Wash and clean the mutton pieces.

2. Marinate it with salt, ginger-garlic,cashewnut paste, fried and crushedonions, chilli powder & curd.

3. Heat the ghee/oil in the pan, addone or two cloves and cinnamonstick;

4. To this add the marinated muttonpieces, stir it for some time.

5. Add little water, cover and cook ittill it gets tender.

6. Sprinkle the garam masala powder,mix it well, simmer it for a whileand switch off the gas.

7. Garnish with fresh cream, corianderleaves & lemon wedges.

Chef’s note n The Nawabi Korma is a special

lamb curry, rich with nuts, and aspeciality of Nawabi cuisine . It’sa dish high in calories as it ismade with ghee, can be servedwith paratha or rice.

The Nawabi Korma is aspecial lamb curry, richwith nuts, and a specialityof Nawabi cuisine .

DeliciousSunday treat

With an array of dishes from four restaurants to choose from, SundayBrunch at Radisson Blu spoils you.

[email protected] ROSE THOMAS

Kids sitting around drawing,painting and while others playing

catch and their parents catchingup over cocktails and drinks. A

magician at a corner moves fromfamily to family entertaining and

stunning them with his tricks.This is the imagery that invitesyou in to the Sunday Brunch at

Radisson Blue Plaza Hotel,Banjara Hills.

You just need one RadissonBlu experience to get hooked on tothe place. You are spoilt for choic-

es, lured by the interactive andfun activities organised at the

place add to this the affordableprice at which the buffet is served

and then the inevitable hap-pens — you promise yourself to

return back for one more of suchexperience.

When you enter the hotel, youare shown around the five eater-

ies — Chill that servesInternational brunch with Indian

and continental buffet,Terrace@Chill with regional and

international barbeques andfreshly made hand rolled Pizzas,Holy Basil — Japanese, Chineseand Thai dishes, BAR 41 where

you get unlimited flow of liquor,cocktails and mocktails and

Dilmah T bar that serves selectedvariety of single Origin Teas, tea

shakes, tea based cocktails andmocktails.

Once you are at the hotel, yourealise that four hours from 12 pmto 4 pm is too little a time to expe-

rience the array of delicaciesserved at each of the restaurant.

With five eateries under roofand more than 200 dishes on themenu, there are many delicacies

that you fall in love with. Stir-fry,crunchy Arbi Fry, Gremolata

crusted seared with leeks and saf-fron confit and paneer escalope

with dry velvety gravy are the fewthat one shouldn’t miss . A must-try at Holy Basil is the delicious,

fresh prawn and salmon sushi.There were times when you

had to fight your way through thecrowd to get another bite of your

favourite dish. And these dishesdisappears as soon as they are

replaced.When you are not trying out

the delicacies, you can visit t baror Bar 41 to wind out before youhead for the next fill. One must

not leave the hotel without tryingout the tea cocktail served at the t

stall. The one area where the man-

agement can improve is the paceat which tables are cleaned. Blame

it on the crowd; there weren’tmany free, clean tables in the

restaurant and many had to waitfor the tables to be cleared.

WHEN YOU ARE NOTTRYING OUT THE

DELICACIES, YOU CAN VISITT STALL OR BAR 41 TOWIND OUT BEFORE YOU

HEAD TO FOR YOUR NEXTFILL.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 201218HISTORY

August 29 2003 — Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane.

August 29 1958 — Pop star MichaelJackson is born.

August 301918 — After speaking at a fac-tory in Moscow, Soviet leaderVladimir Lenin is shot twice byFanya Kaplan, a member of theSocial Revolutionary party.

August 27 1789 — The Declaration of the Rights ofMan was adopted by the French NationalAssembly.

August 271883 — The most powerful volcanic eruptionin recorded history occurs on Krakatau (alsocalled Krakatoa), a small, uninhabited volcanicisland located west of Sumatra in Indonesia.

August 281963 — Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "IHave a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally inWashington DC. More than 200,000 peopleattended.

August 281996 — A divorce decree was issued forBritain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana.This was the official end to their 15-yearmarriage.

August 311998 — Titanic becomes the first movie in North America to earn more than $600million.

September 11939 — German forces bombard Poland onland and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks toregain lost territory and ultimately rulePoland. World War II had begun.

September 2 1666 — The Great Fire of London broke out.The fire burned for three days, destroying10,000 buildings, including St Paul'sCathedral. Only six people were died.

September 21973 — Author JRR Tolkien, bestknown for his fantasy novels TheHobbit and The Lord of the Rings,dies at the age of 81.


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TREAT FOR THELADIES

Ladies enjoyed a day of pampering at Taj Krishnawhere members of Taj Krishna Ladies Club were

offered Estee Lauder services. Spotted were ManjulaNarsa, Shalini Badruka and others.

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

A new branch of KalyanJewellers at Kukatpally waslaunched in style. ActorNagarjuna was present atthe do. He is also the com-pany’s brand ambassador.

A starry launch


CINEMA 20

Sudigaduopens

big at BO

Allari Naresh'sSudigadu,

whichreleased cou-

ple of days ago, hastaken a flying start at

the box office. Eventhe producers and

trade analysts in theindustry are sur-

prised with the open-ing numbers which

the film posted on theday of its release. We

hear that, even insmaller towns of the

state, massive crowdsthronged to the the-

atres to watch thefilm on par with a big

hero's film. The pre-release buzz sur-

rounding the film hasensured that the filmtook the best opening

in Allari Naresh'scareer and if the film

maintains themomentum, it'll be

the biggest hit inAllari Naresh's

career. Directed byBheemineni Srinivasa

Rao, the film hadAllari Naresh and

Monal Gajjar in leadroles.

Anushkareturns fromGeorgiaAnushka has finally returned from Georgia after

almost two months of continuous shootSelvaraghavan's Brindavanam Lo

Nandakumarudu. The film unit shot under extremeconditions in Georgia and at one point of time, theywere stuck in a snow storm. Despite all the trou-bles which everyone had to go through,Selvaraghavan was reportedly quiteimpressed with Anushka's professional-ism throughout the film's shooting andhe threw a small farewell party beforeshe wrapped the film's marathonschedule. Anushka is currently inChennai where she's shooting forKarthi's Alex Pandian. In Tamil,she'll soon be seen in Thaandavamand Alex Pandian this year and inTelugu she's awaiting the releaseof Damarukam and Prabhas'Varadhi is finally back on floorsafter a long gap.

Tamannaah might

soon team upwith Naga

Chaitanya in theTelugu remake

of Vettai, if all goes well.Buzz is that she's going to

replace Hansika in thefilm. However, there's still

some confusion whetherTamannaah has been

signed for the film or not.When we contacted

Kishore Kumar, the direc-tor of the film, about this

latest development, hesaid, “Yes, we have been

in talks with Tamannaah;however, there's still

some confusion whethershe'll be part of the film

or not. We'll make anannouncement soon. Asof now, Hansika is still

part of the film.”Tamannaah and NagaChaitanya had earlier

teamed up in Sukumar’s100% Love and that film

was a huge hit. It remainsto be seen if they team up

again. Naga Chaitanyaand Sunil are playing the

lead roles in this actionentertainer. Andrea

Jeremiah is paired upwith Sunil. BellamkondaSuresh is producing the

film. Thaman is compos-ing the music.

Tamannaahin talks for NagaChaitanya's film?


CINEMA 21

BipashaB

ipasha Basu admits she hasgiven her best shot for

Vikram Bhatt’s Raaz 3 andsays she doubts if she can

deliver a better perfor-mance than this. “For me, in my fil-mography of work, this is the most

challenging role I have done and Idon’t think I can get better than this,”said Bipasha. “Every day was a strug-

gle, I was emotionally drained,exhausted. I wanted to finish it soon

because it was really disturbing me,”she added. Raaz 3, slated to release onSeptember 7, deals with the subject of

black magic. Bipasha says whileeveryone on sets was under a lot of

pressure for different reasons, her co-star Emraan Hashmi was the only onemost relaxed. “Everyone was very loston the sets. Vikram (Bhatt) was under

a lot of pressure because he had tomake a film better than Raaz. I had

taken the challenge of playingShanaya, which is the darkest charac-

ter that any Hindi actress has everplayed on screen”, she said. IANS

I don't thinkI can get

better thanRaaz 3:

Jimmy Shergill is on a strictweight loss spree to lookyounger for his role in anew movie. The actor has

hired a dietician and a personaltrainer to get into shape for hisrole, said a source. He is cur-rently following a regular dietand workout regime for twohours every morning. Jimmyhas even put aside his neck andspine problem and is workingtowards preparing for his role asa young village boy. The film is asatire based in Chambal Valley.It is being directed by debutantKaran Bhutani and produced bySunit Jawadekar. Paan Singh

Tomar director TigmanshuDhulia is the creative producerof the project. IANS

Jimmy on a weightloss spree

Actress Kalki Koechlin, known forbringing freshness to her roles withmovies like Dev D, Shaitan and That

Girl In Yellow Boots, says even though peo-ple perceive her as being different, she isalways just herself. “I am myself. It’s notthat I try to be different. I am myself. Myupbringing and everything has made medifferent,” Kalki, whose style and choicesare different from a conventional Bollywoodactress, said. “No matter how much I try toblend in, I am never able to blend in. I haveaccepted that and am celebrating it,”

Kalki added. The actress has justwrapped up shooting for VishalBharadwaj’s Ek Thi Daayan and is busyshooting for Ayaan Mukherjee’s Ye JawaniHai Deewani. IANS

I'm different, butbeing myself: Kalki


CINEMA 22

Bollywood’s Sridevi ismaking a comebackafter many years ofmarriage and parent-

hood with Gauri Shinde’sdirectorial film EnglishVinglish. It is a light-heart-ed comedy where she will beseen playing the role of alady who can’t speakEnglish and the sequence ofhilarious events that ensuesin the process of learningthe language forms the restof the story. The film is allset to release on October 5.Celebrities often occupy

themselves in some way orthe other between shortbreaks; everyone has theirown way of expression.Considering the fact thatthere was ample of freetime, there was a lot of funand masti between the shotson the sets of EnglishVinglish. Sridevi was always excited and thrilled,and during the rehearsalbreaks that were taken inbetween the shots, Srideviutilized her time perfectingher all-time favourite pas-time, sketching.

Sridevi, thenew artist!

Sonam to be part ofJNU theatre group?

The news that SonamKapoor is starringopposite Dhanush

has gone viral. The actor-singer Dhanush and the fash-

ionista will be seen playing thelead roles in Anand Rai’s nextfilm Raanjhnaa. Sonam plays

a happy-go-lucky girl in the film. She has given diverse

performances in her films andhas done street plays in order

to prepare for her role as a stu-dent at Jawaharlal Nehru

University (JNU), New Delhi. Stepping into a new

environment, she underwent training with Bahroop Arts

Group and IPTA, both ofwhich are in-house theatre

groups of JNU since 15 years.And now that the trainingperiod is over, the theatre

people of the university wanther to be a part of their the-

atre group and she was askedto join them.

Ameesha,Sunny inBhaiyyajiSuperhitt

Actress Ameesha Patel isenjoying working with her

Gadar — Ek Prem Katha co-starSunny Deol after over a decadefor Bhaiyyaji Superhitt, and saysthe audience will get to see anew side of them in the newmovie. “After (over) 10 years,Sunny (Deol) and I comebackpost Gadar for BhaiyyajiSuperhitt and the film is turning

out phenomenal. It’s got Sunnyand me in a completely newavatar,” Ameesha said. “It’s notlike Gadar Part 2. It’s a comedy,it’s a masala film and it’s gotSunny in a double role... Sothat’s really exciting,” added the37-year-old actress. Ameesha isherself set to play a double rolein her home production DesiMagic. IANS


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CINEMA 25

JENKINSDENIESAFFAIRRUMOURS

Singer Katherine Jenkins took toTwitter today to deny the

rumours that she’s having anaffair with soccer stud David

Beckham. “Dear Twitter friends, I’veread some horrible rumours on here &

want u 2 know I absolutely deny I’vehad an affair with David Beckham,”

the former Dancing with the Stars con-testant recently tweeted. “I’ve only

met David twice: once at the MilitaryAwards in 2010 & on a night out in the

West End in Feb 2012. We were out in agroup of friends and it was just a nor-

mal fun evening out. Just so we areclear I have never been on my own

with him and never arranged to meetup.” The original rumour is said tohave originated from an Australian

report.

Usher is a happy dad right about now.That’s because an Atlanta judge has

awarded the “Yeah!” singer prima-ry custody of his two sons with ex-wife

Tameka Raymond, E! News has learned. Aninsider close to Usher (full name Usher

Raymond IV), tells E! News that “it has beena long and difficult process for everyone but

it’s good to see that an independent thirdparty has made a decision.” While the 33-

year-old R&B star retains primary physicalcustody, a Fulton County Court official adds

however that both parties will continue toshare legal custody over 4-year-old Usher

Raymond V and 3-year-old Naviyd Raymond.

Usher awardedprimary custody

Katie gets very little from

Tom CruiseDetails about Tom

Cruise’s settle-ment with Katie

Holmes have emerged. TMZreports that divorce docu-ments filed in court showthat Holmes will get child

support, but no spousal sup-port, and close to nil of her

estranged husband’s $250million fortune, as per their

prenuptial agreement.According to the papers,

Cruise, 50, will pay Holmes,33, a total of $4.8 million over

the next 12 years, whichbreaks down into $400,000 per

year in child support for 6-year-old daughter Suri untilshe turns 18. The settlement

also holds Cruise responsiblefor any expenses that Suri

may incur, like health, dentaland tuition costs, and pro-

hibits Suri from attending a“residential school” of anysort — including ones like

the Sea Org Scientologyschool the Mission Impossible

actor was allegedly eyeingfor Suri.

CHAI TIME 26SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

ACROSS1 Meat and potatoes5 Suffuse10 Muppet drummer16 Raison —21 Brownish tint22 Roger or Dudley23 Full of ginger24 Flashlight carrier25 To — — (exactly)26 Escapade27 First game28 Looked after (2 wds)29 Kind of float (2 wds)31 Bask33 Popsicle holder35 Respond to an SOS36 Penn and O'Casey37 Jiffies40 Queen beater41 Realty unit42 Hem up45 Environmental prefix46 Lb and oz48 Rock band's need50 Had a bite52 Well-being54 Approach55 Gangplank locale57 Beret cousin58 Cherbourg shes59 Accident reminder60 Pork selection62 Be evasive66 Helen of Troy's mom67 Napoli's nation69 Jazz fan71 Organise72 Victorian fashion (2

wds)74 High dudgeon76 Insect stage78 Bleacher shout79 Tee-hee kin (hyph)80 Abelard's love83 Mineral in limestone85 Pampas backdrop88 Wherewithal89 Hologram maker90 Badge wearer93 Rows95 Nose stimulus97 Kyushu volcano98 Tijuana farewell100 Buckeye st campus101 Defied gravity106 Hired labourer108 New York island110 Goes diving112 Feeling113 Hit the sack115 007's alma mater116 Vaccine type117 Kind of toast118 Jean- — Picard120 Tiff122 Plagiarise123 Plankton strainer124 Gin-flavoring berry128 Chem or biol129 DJ's platters130 Family mem131 JFK followed him132 Paleozoic and

Mesozoic133 Flour holder135 Filled tortilla137 Strongman of myth139 Wool giver

140 Jaguar relatives142 Explain further144 Remote148 As good as won (2

wds)150 Winter apparel153 Boxer — Griffith155 Libertine156 Prospector, maybe157 Made level158 Trainee in business159 Sigmund's daughter160 Aerie builder161 ‘— Rides Again’

(1939 Western)162 Home appliances163 Duke or count

DOWN1 Cold feet2 Prefix for pod3 Hydrox rival4 Recital pieces5 Kick out of office6 Rita of the movies7 Male guinea pigs8 Coffee brewer9 Blondie's shrieks10 Without company11 Pinch12 — been had!13 Type of wear

14 Prince Val's wife15 Half of a song16 Nightfall17 NASA counterpart18 Wallop19 Stop working20 Formed a gully30 Root vegetables32 Glasnost initials34 Bronze coin38 Spending limit39 Beam41 Peaks42 Closet nicety43 Moray catcher44 Ralph — Emerson46 Affluence47 Japanese sock49 Showbiz mag51 Long sigh53 Removes by

percolating54 Campus sports org56 Costa —59 Ancient colonnade61 DEA operative63 Lessing or Day64 Fireplace65 Knockout gas67 Berlin pronoun68 Pilot's flap69 Abominable

70 Rural elec provider73 Cracked buckwheat75 Jungle warnings77 Mete out81 Cassowary kin82 U-turn from NNE84 Old sailing vessel85 Bombay nannies86 Type of spray87 Monotonous sound91 Classified items92 Lo-cal93 Lens settings (hyph)94 Noisy gulps95 Almond-shaped96 Bad-mouth99 Horse feed102 Online auction103 Installed ceramic104 Dwindled105 Colonial diplomat

Silas —107 Salami sellers109 Legislate111 Fly the —114 Kind of tent117 African tribe119 Philippine island121 — Maria liqueur122 Clump of dirt123 Military lodgings124 Composer — Kern

125 Muse of astronomy126 Fingering127 Skirted the basket130 Hot, perhaps134 Easily conned136 Fudge137 Whisper on stage138 Watchband140 Dijon dad141 Fr holy women

143 Retro art style145 Top-notch (hyph)146 Viking letter147 Fiscal period149 Cartoon frame151 Amatol ingredient152 Poet's always154 Dallas NBA player

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King of Swords –Gain more depth inyour thought. By justskimming the sur-face, you run the riskof making peoplenot take you tooseriously.

Eight of Wands – Agreat day for cook-ing and trying outnew recipes. Dowhat you love andexperiment with anopen heart withoutfocusing on results.

Nine of Swords –Learn some newskills if you want togrow. Go ahead andenroll in a workshopto both network beupdated about yourfield.

ARIESTension and troubles will disappear.Litigations in getting ancestral proper-ty will be over. Court verdicts will go inyour favour. Success likely in all work.You spend happy moments with family.

CANCER

LIBRAAvoid interfering into others’ personalissues voluntarily. Adopt the slow-and-steady policy. Do not make biggerinvestments and get disappointed withthe advise of unknown persons.

CAPRICORNDon't expose anger and be in harmo-ny with everyone. More journeys needto be undertaken. You will be able toresolve issues amicably. Happy eventswill be performed at home.

TAURUSAvoid anger and talking about bitterexperiences faced by you again andagain. Opposition will reduce. Likely toface memory loss but will resolve soon.Politicians get close to high command.

LEOEnemies will be upset with your attack.Some have a chance to get a govt job.Unexpected financial opportunitieslikely. Journey will prove beneficial.Improved financially situation likely.

SCORPIOFinancial position will improve for bet-ter. Postponed marriage talk will resu -me and progress well to end in a favo -u r able manner. Politicians meet se niorparty men and discuss critical issues.

AQUARIUSGovt work will end favourably at a fastpace. You will come out of major finan-cial crisis by selling an immovableasset. You will feel upset for makinghuge unwanted debts.

GEMINICouple will be cordial and in happy.Money will come from all the sourcesas expected. Businessmen will holddiscussions regarding making newinvestments for expansion.

VIRGOYou will help those who seek help at aright time. Avoid emotional approach insolving problems. Financial inflow willbe very good which will relax you. Somewill undertake pilgrimage.

SAGITTARIUSYour stock is set to pile up and influ-ence is set to increase. You will finaliseson's marriage and perform it in agrand manner. You might feel frustrat-ed at times; practice yoga.

PISCESReligious thoughts will occupy your mi -nd. Chances of purchasing a new hou -se or plot in the outskirts. You will get achance to understand strengths andweaknesses of persons around you.

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Five of Cups – Youare in the mood totravel. List all placesyou would like to seeand plan accordingly.Planning is crucial toall travel, especiallypersonal travel.

Seven of Cups – Youmight find some int -e resting handicraftsand household itemsat a flea market.Open yourself to sur-prises. But don’t gobuying everything.

Three of Swords – Ifyou’re feelingunhealthy, you cancorrect it by eatingright. Eat soup andsalads and feel yourbody respond tohealth foods.

Ace of Pentacles –Avoid a shoe bitefrom new sandals byrubbing oil on theinside, or by leavingthe shoes out in thesun. You need totake precautions.

Page of Cups – Youare lucky to be sur-rounded by somewonderful people.They will help andsupport you but youalso need to begrateful.

The World – Thereare some hazardsthat cannot beavoided and somehazards that can. Youface roadblocks thatcan be avoided. Doso with confidence.

Queen of Cups – Yo -u feel like a tourist inyour own city. Thereare times when youwonder where youbelong. You mulldeeper philosophi-cal questions on life.

The Star – There isne ed to think positiveand feel fortunate ab -out the current spaceyou are in. Remem -ber that it could havebeen worse.

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Honorary post likely for some. Yourstock is set to pile up. Politicians willget support even from their opponents,which will surprise them. Women willcheer the expansion of friends’ circle.

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Iwas having dinner with GarryKasparov (world chess champi-

on) and there was a checktablecloth. It took him twohours to pass me the salt.

There was a man who entered alocal paper's pun contest... Hesent in ten different puns, in thehope that at least one of thepuns would win. Unfortunately,no pun in ten did.

I went down the local super-market, I said, ''I want to makea complaint, this vinegar's gotlumps in it'', he said, "Thoseare pickled onions''.

I backed a horse last week atten to one. It came in at quarterpast four.

I swear, the other day I boughta packet of peanuts, and on thepacket it said ''may containnuts.'' Well, YES! That's what Ibought the buggers for! You'dbe annoyed if you opened itand a socket set fell out!''

My phone will ring at 2 in themorning, and my wife'll look atme and go, ''Who's that callingat this time?' ''I don't know! If Iknew that we wouldn't needthe bloody phone!''

For laughs and giggles

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CINEMA 28

Actor Charlie Sheen has invited actress Eva Longoria to do a cameo inthe next season of his sitcom Anger Management. The 46-year-old who plays the role of a former baseballplayer-turned anger management therapistwas congratulated by Longoria on

Twitter, reports contactmusic.com. “Hey CharlieSheen great show tonight! Loving (AngerManagement),” Longoria tweeted. Sheenreplied asking the actress if she wouldwant to do a guest appearance in thenext season. “You’re awesome!! Gueststar next season?,” Sheen tweeted.The show went on air June 28 andwas anticipated after the actor wasfired from his previous sitcom TwoAnd A Half Men.IANS

Sheen invitesLongoria for

a cameo

Singer Celine Dionhas posed topless

at her Floridahome for a

spread in travel maga-zine. The 44-year-old My

Heart Will Go On hitmak-er can be seen wearing

just long black gloves andtight trousers and cover-

ing her modesty with herarms. The singer says shewas unsure about peelingoff for the photos at first

but is pleased she took onthe job, reported

Femalefirst online. “I wasscared a little bit becausethis is so different for me,

but I’m glad I did it.Usually there’s always a

reason when I do a photo-shoot, here’s not the

opportunity to go crazy,”she said. PTI

SingerCeline

Dion poses

topless

James Franco toplay gay again

Actor James Franco ispreparing to go gay oncemore in a new project

based on filmmaker WilliamFriedkin’s controversialmovie Cruising. The 34-year-old, who played SeanPenn’s character’s lover inMilk, has been inspired toshoot his own version of the1980 film, which starredAl Pacino as a New Yorkcop searching for a seri-al killer in the city’sgay underground.

However,Franco’sCruisingwill not bea remakebecausethe direc-

tor could not secure the rights tothe movie, reported Daily Express.

Franco hired director TravisMathews to shoot the filmand he has warned fans toexpect a lot of gritty andsexually explicit imagery.

PTI


SPORTS 29BHOPAL: NK Sizi (right) of the Western

Railway won the women’s high jump eventduring the 78th All India Railway AthleticsChampionship in Bhopal on Saturday. Sizi

won the gold medal with a new record in theevent. Olympian Ranjith Maheshwari of the

Western Railway participated in his first com-petition after the Olympics in the men’s longjump event. Ranjith won the gold medal. The

Southern Railways team won the OverallChampionship.

South railways are champsKOLKATA: Most top players in the men’sand women’s sections entered the pre-quarter final of singles in the All India InterInstitutional Table Tennis Champion shiphere on Saturday. There were two upsets inthe men’s section with No 9 seed DeveshKaria of CRSB and No 13 S Chakra borty ofPSPB lost to unseeded Sivananda Seshadriof FCI and Souvik Basu Roy of RSPB respec-tively. It was easy going for holder AAmalraj and runner-up AS Kamal too.

Seeded players have it easyNEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s MichelleCatherina grabbed the sole lead with eightpoints after beating state mate M Mahalak -sh mi in the penultimate round of the Amity39th National Women Challengers ChessChampionship here on Saturday. Playingwith black pieces, Catherina exploitedMahalakshmi’s weakness in the centre andgained a vital pawn in the twenty-fifthmove. She maintained the pawn advantagetill the end to seal the match in 66 moves.

Michelle leads chess event

WINSTON-SALEM: John Isner(top) won his second straightWinston-Salem ATP titleSaturday, surviving threematch points en route to a 3-6,6-4, 7-6 (11/9) victory over sec-ond-seeded Tomas Berdych.

The towering American,who also retained his title atNewport this year, fired 22

aces and also got a little bit ofluck in the third-set decideras a forehand struck byBerdych hit the netcord andbounced high and wide togive Isner a second matchpoint at 10/9.

Isner made the most ofhis opportunity, sealing thevictory with a forehand win-

ner after two hours and 26minutes.

“It’s a great feeling. Bothmy titles this year are theexact same titles I won lastyear,” Isner said. “Defendinga title is not easy. There’spressure on you coming intothe tournament so I think forme to do that, at both

Newport and here in Winston-Salem, it should help me a lotgoing forward in the comingyears. I’m absolutely thrilled.

“It was a very good match,an incredible atmosphere. Itwas a lot of fun to play outthere,” added Isner. “Therewere certainly some tensetimes all throughout the mat -ch. At times probably wasn’tthe prettiest of tennis, but Iwas able to gut it out and amvery, very proud of that.”

Berdych, who had threechances to put away the mat -ch in the tiebreaker includingone on his own serve at 6-5,looked stunned. After theplayers had shaken hands andreturned to their chairs topack up his frustration boiledover and he slammed his rac-quet to the ground.

“I won a couple of match-es, which was the goal andthe (reason) why I wanted tocome here,” Berdych said. “Imade it pretty successful, butstill one I was missing.”

The Czech, a late wildcard entry into the draw, hadwon three straight points totake a 5-3 lead in the tiebreak-er, two of those points comingon errors by Isner. AFP

Dave James

NEW YORK: Roger Federeraims to cap his dramatic renais-sance by becoming the first manin 87 years to win six US Opentitles when the season’s lastGrand Slam event takes placefrom Monday.

World number one Federercurrently has five New Yorkwins, a mark he shares with USlegends Pete Sampras andJimmy Connors, an equal-bestperformance in the Open era.

But the last man to win sixwas Bill Tilden, who achievedthe feat in the strictly amateurdays of 1925 before finishing his

career with seven in 1929.Having just turned 31,

Federer is back at world numberone thanks to a record-equallingseventh Wimbledon title, his17th Grand Slam trophy.

He was a silver medallist atthe Olympics and has six tourtitles in total this year, a statisticcapped by a record fifthCincinnati Masters where heswept past Novak Djokovic inthe final.

Federer won his five straightUS Open titles between 2004 and2008 but missed the chance of asixth in 2009 when he lost a five-set thriller to Argentina’s JuanMartin del Potro.

Rafael Nadal, missingthrough injury this year, andDjokovic claimed the 2010 and2011 editions.

Federer’s record at themajors remains one of outstand-ing consistency — he hasreached the quarter-finals or bet-ter at 33 consecutive Grand Slamtournaments.

A year ago, he squanderedmatch points and lost to Djoko -vic in the semi-finals in NewYork, but has gone 56-7 in 2012.

“There have been a lot ofsacrifices,” said the top seed,adding. “I took some time toassess the situation and howshould I move forward.”

Isner beats Berdych toWinston-Salem title

NEW HAVEN:FormerWimbledonchampion PetraKvitova (right)claimed her sec-ond title of theseason by beat-ing MariaKirilenko 7-6(11/9), 7-5 in thefinal of the WTATour’s NewHaven Open on Saturday.

The 22-year-old second-seededCzech earned her ninth singles titleby hammering seven aces and win-ning 56 percent of her first-serve po -ints in the two hour, seven minutematch. The tournament serves as atune-up for the US Open.

Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in2011, outlasted Kirilenko in amarathon opening set that tookmore than an hour. She then ralliedfrom a 5-2 deficit in the second bywinning five consecutive games.

“In the tie-break I just playedpoint by point — I wasn’t thinkingabout the score,” Kvitova said. “Inthe end it was pretty close and I’mreally glad I won it.”

“After that, I was down physical-ly, without energy,” she said. “Itseemed like I was walking, not run-ning. I made a lot of mistakes andwent 5-2 down — but then I tried notto think about my shots or tacticsand started putting the ball into thecourt more.” AFP

Kvitovawins NewHaven

Federer targets record 6th US Open Roger, Murray, Stosur toplay on day oneWorld number ones RogerFederer (right) and VictoriaAzare nka, Olympic men’schampion Andy Murray anddefending women’s champi-on Samantha Stosur are am -o ng the tennis stars playingon Monday at the US Open.

Three-time US Openchampion Kim Clijsters, play-ing in the final event of hercareer, and Russian beautyMaria Sharapova are also inaction on day one.

Isner successfully defended a title for the second time this season to gointo the US Open starting on Monday at Flushing Meadows on a roll.


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FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK: Spain’sSergio Garcia (left) held his own atdemanding Bethpage Black Saturday, fir-ing a two-under 69 to seize sole possessionof the lead after three rounds of TheBarclays.

Garcia, who shared the overnight leadwith Nick Watney in the first event of theUS PGA Tour’s playoffs, had a 54-hole totalof 10-under par 203, two strokes in front ofWatney.

Garcia, who has the Ryder Cup in hissights after his victory in last week’sWyndham Championship, survivedBethpage’s fast, slick greens which causedplenty of trouble for others, includingTiger Woods.

Woods appeared to be over the soreback that bothered him on Friday, but the14-time major champion had four three-putts in a one-over par 72.

“I hit good putts, but my speed wasawful,” said Woods, who was tied for 10that four-under par. “That was a bit of ashocker. It was slippery out there. I playeda beautiful round of golf, unfortunatelydidn’t clean it up on the greens.

“It was unbelievable how fast it got.Some of the greens have grass, some ofthem are on the dirt side. They’re right atthe limit. They’re slippery once you startputting.”

Garcia finished the day with fivebirdies and three bogeys.

“The course is extremely firm,” saidGarcia, who was the only player amongthe last 18 on the course to shoot under 70.

“The greens, just probably some of thefastest greens I’ve ever played. Just one ofthose days where you knew it was going tobe tough and you have to hold on verytight, and just kind of hope for the best.”

Watney’s five birdies were exactly bal-anced by five bogeys, the last a three-puttat 18.

“The course just kind of beat you up,”said Watney, who had some consolationafter making a 35-footer for a rare birdieat the par-three 17th.

Kevin Stadler shot up the leaderboardinto third place with a bogey-free six-under 65 for 206.

Stadler had the advantage of playingearly, before the greens dried out.

Brandt Snedeker carded a 68 to sharefourth place with Bob Estes (72) on 207.

Slugger White, the tour’s vice presi-dent of rules and competition, acknowl-edged that some of the greens became“crusty” in the afternoon heat, but saidthe course remained playable.

“The golf course is not unplayable,” hesaid. “Players always want firm and fast,”he added.

BERLIN: Germany’s ArthurAbraham (pictured on left) isthe new world WBO super mid-dleweight champion after hisunanimous win over compatriotRobert Stieglitz on Saturday.

Abraham, 32, who defendedhis IBF middleweight title 10times between 2005 and 2009, isnow the world champion at theheavier weight after the judgesscored the fight 116-112, 116-112,115-113.

“This is an emotionalmoment for me and it’s hard todescribe how I feel,” saidAbraham.

“I always wanted to be themiddleweight world championand now I am the super mid-

dleweight champion too.“I trained hard for this and I

had to box cleverly against sucha good champion.”

Having held the title forthree years, Stieglitz was wellbeaten with heavy bruising andcuts around both eyes at the endof the punishing title bout,while Abraham was left relative-ly unmarked.

Abraham lived up to his‘King Arthur’ moniker and thenew champion now has a recordof 27 knock-outs in 35 wins andthree defeats.

Having laboured to a pointswin over Piotr Wilczewski todefend his European WBO titlein March, Abraham was back to

the best fighting for the worldtitle.

Abraham started thestronger of the pair, but thechampion twice pinned the chal-lenger to the ropes in the secondand started to exert his authori-ty.

Stieglitz raised the tempo inthe third and Abraham fell clear-ly behind on points going intothe fourth, but responded withsome body-head combinationsand one sharp hook left Stieglitzwith swelling above his left eye.

By the fifth, Stieglitz’s facewas marking noticeably whileAbraham started to let his guarddrop to lure the champion as helanded some punishing shots.

It’s unanimous, Abraham is new WBO champion

Rebecca Bryan

LOS ANGELES: LanceArmstrong, branded a drugcheat and banned from cyclingby the US Anti-Doping Agency,was back on a bike in Coloradoon Saturday and loving everyminute of it.

“Had a blast racing the#poweroffour this morning,”Armstrong tweeted after finish-ing second in the Power of Fourmountain bike race, a mostlylocal affair featuring toughclimbs and descents on fourpeaks in the Aspen-Snowmassski resort area.

“Got whooped up on by a kidyoung enough to be my son!Keegan Swirbul — rememberthat name!” added Armstrong, afather of five who finished sec-ond behind 16-year-old Swirbulin the race.

Armstrong, now retired fromelite level cycling, was makinghis first public appearance sinceUSADA announced on Fridaythat he would be banned for lifefrom cycling’s top pro events andstripped of his seven Tour deFrance titles.

“I’m more at ease now thanI’ve been in 10 years,”Armstrong said after the race incomments quoted by the DenverPost. “I have five great kids anda wonderful lady in my life. Myfoundation is unaffected by allthe noise out there.”

USADA said Armstrong willforfeit all titles, medals andprizes earned from August 1,1998.

Garcia storms into solo leadGarcia, who shared the lead with Nick Watneyin the first event of the US PGA Tour’s playoffs,

had a 54-hole total of 10-under par 203.

Armstrongis back inthe saddle


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A 2 & 3 Divisions two daysleague championship

Sayi Satya 316 for 6 drew withHBCC 34 for 2

Jai Bhagwathi 389 drew withZinda 41 for 5 (Shashidhar Rao4 for 13 including a hat-trick)

CCOB 60 (M YashwanthReddy 5 for 31) lost to Con -tinental 61 for 4 (Harish 32)

Zinda 286 (Md Hussain 81,Kaleem 42, Sattar 4 for 76,Amir 4 for 70) bt Ours 63(Syed Ehtesham 5 for 23,Shravan Kumar 4 for 22)

Saleemnagar 287 (Sami Ansari53, Ralhnesh 96, Krishna

Charit 4 for 96, Charan SaiTeja 3 for 38) lost to Kosaraju

292 for 9 (Ajay Patwari 40, Sai Charan Teja 101no,

Y C Kalyan 3 for 26)

Venus Cybertech 280 (SanjeevKumar Patel 92, Albert B 46,Munawwar Khan 35, Srinivas

41no, Surya M 3 for 67, Md AliQureshi 4 for 71) bt PashaBeedi 162 (Md Faizan 50,

Srinivas 3 for 36)

Telangana 118 (Praveen 43,Rajeev 3 for 20, Ritesh Negi 3for 17) lost to AOC 121 for 7

(Fatima Reddy 4 for 48,Mahesh 3 for 38)

ZINDA OUST OURS

Shower cover nomore for Kiwis

HYDERABAD: New Zealandmoved to 81 for one from 41overs in their second inningsof the first Test match againstIndia being played at the RajivGandhi International CricketStadium on Sunday. They re -sumed their innings at 41 forone after a sudden downpoursaw the match being called offon Saturday.

New Zealand, who wereforced to follow on, put up amuch disciplined show unlikewhat they had done in theirfirst innings. Brendon McCul -lum was unbeaten on 32 whileKane Williamson scored 18.

The Indians bowled a tightline to keep the runs in check.While the fast bowlers did notgive away too many runs, yetthey failed to impress as theymanaged to get only one wick-et from the 11 wickets whichfell in both the Kiwis’ inningsunlike the spinners whoshared 10 wickets.

Earlier, rain delayed thestart of the match for thethird consecutive day. Thematch which was scheduled tostart by nine in the morning(to make up for time lost yes-

terday) could not begin until11. The covers were on thefield for a large part of the ses-sion. On Saturday afternoon,the areas in and around thestadium were blanketed by athick cloud-cover, making2.30pm seem like 6.30 in theevening as the rain came pour-ing down resulting in thematch being called-off for theday.

It was a near same situa-tion earlier in the morningtoday. The covers were out for

a major part of the first ses-sion. While the rain Godswere kind enough to cease thedrizzles by nine, clearing theground off the water was thehard part.

The ground staff workedrelentlessly in their bid tomake the field worthy of play-ing a match. The players, bothfrom India and New Zealand,made the best use of this timeand indulged in some warm-up exercises and a few football(read rugby) sessions.

The crowds which initiallyseemed to have kept themse -lves away from the stadiumdue to the rain, soon beganfilling the stands. While it firstlooked like there were just afew 100s present, by 12pm,there were around 11,350 spec-tators who had come to see thematch. Like it happened onthe previous two mornings,they cheered on with excite-ment as the covers were rem -oved and the players madetheir entry onto the field.

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Hopes for the New Zealand team to save the first Test took a beatingwith the stoppage of rain and resumption of play at 11am.

TOWNSVILLE (AUSTRALIA):India moved to 165 for 4 off 40 overswhile chasing Australia’s competi-tive 225 in the final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup here today(Sunday). India frittered away theearly advantage as defending cham-pions Australia recovered from ashaky start.

Electing to field after winning thetoss amid overcast conditions, theIndians had the Aussies on the matat 38 for 4 before host skipper Willi -am Bosisto (87 not out) rebuilt theinnings with the help of some no -table contributions down the order.

Both teams named the same XIsthat had got them through the knock-outs. While Australia, aiming for afourth title, entered the final unde-feated, India had lost one game in thefirst group stage to the West Indies.

Sandeep Sharma was the pick ofthe bowlers for India, grabbing four.

India letOz off the hook

INDIA VS NEW ZEALANDINDIA 438 ALL OUT (134.3 OVERS)KIWIS 159 ALL OUT (61.3)KIWIS 2ND INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)MJ Guptill lbw b Ojha 16

BB McCullum not out 37

KS Williamson not out 22

Extras 6

Total 81/1

Fall of wickets: 1-26

Bowling O M R W

PP Ojha 20 6 30 1

Z Khan 9 4 8 0

UT Yadav 3 0 13 0

R Ashwin 8 1 24 0


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Ian Winrow

LONDON: Fernando Torres(right) announced his return to

form with a superb display inChelsea’s 2-0 victory over

Newcastle United on Saturday,as Roberto Di Matteo’s side

cemented their position on top ofthe Premier League.

Torres struck his secondgoal of the season on the stroke

of half-time after earlier win-ning a penalty that Eden Hazard

converted as the Europeanchampions made it three succes-

sive wins.Hazard also maintained his

superb start to the season withhis first goal for the club and a

clever assist for the Torresstrike.

But it was the quality ofTorres’s goal, together with hisall-round display, that took the

spotlight and suggested theSpaniard’s troubled first 18

months in west London couldsoon be a distant memory as he

steps out of Didier Drogba’sshadow following the Ivorian’s

move to China.Chelsea presented new sign-ings Victor Moses and Cesar

Azpilicueta to the home crowd toadd to the upbeat mood before

kick-off at Stamford Bridge.The pair cost a combined fee

of around £16 million ($25.3 mil-lion), taking the club’s expendi-

ture to over £80 million since theend of last season — a powerful

statement of intent coming onthe back of their Champions

League triumph last May.Hazard has so far been the

Blues’ stand-out performer, con-firming why the club paid £32

million to Lille with his displaysin the opening games.

Torres sinks NewcastleTorres struck his second goal of the season on the stroke of half-time after

earlier winning a penalty that Eden Hazard converted as the Europeanchampions made it three successive wins.

James Pheby

LONDON: Blackburn bossSteve Kean called on theclub’s Indian owners to seethe funny side of MortenGamst Pedersen’ cheekygoal celebration in their 2-1win over Leicester.

Pedersen’s superb strikeon Saturday confoundedRovers’ global adviserShebby Singh, who earlierthis month labelled theNorwegian “a pensioner”.

The 30-year-old midfield-er celebrated his strike bygrabbing a walking stickfrom the touchline in ahumourous dig at Singh’scriticism.

“I don’t know where hegot that from or if he pre-planned it with our kitmanbut it’s just a bit of tongue-in-cheek and it should betaken the way it’s meant tobe,” said under-pressureKean.

The Rovers boss admit-ted his side weren’t at theirbest, but saw promisingsigns for the future follow-ing last season’s relegationfrom the Premier League.

“I don’t think we werein full flow, but it’s the signof a good team if you’re notright at the top end of yourgame and you can still winand grind out results,” hesaid.

Blackpool manager IanHolloway shrugged off sug-gestions in-form wingerThomas Ince might be onhis way out of BloomfieldRoad after turning in anoth-er eye-catching perfor-mance in the Tangerines’ 6-0 demolition of Ipswich.

Ince scored twice andset up three goals, butHolloway remains confidentthat former England cap-tain Paul Ince will convincehis son that his immediatefuture remains atBlackpool.

“The transfer deadlinedoesn’t bother me becausehe’s got his dad who under-stands what is best forhim,” said Holloway.

“He knows that Tomneeds games to develop andhe’s at a very good place atBlackpool to do that. I had aconversation with his dadand he wants his boy to stayhere.”

Ipswich boss Paul Jewellsuggested that the 6-0 score-line was cruel on his team,but he expects Blackpool tobe near the top come theend of the season.

Sheffield Wednesdaymanager Dave Jones paidtribute to unsung strikerChris O’Grady as the Owlsretained second place aftercoming from behind to beatMillwall 3-2 atHillsborough.

Keancalls for

calm

ROME: Juventus overcame asluggish first-half display tokick off the defence of theirSerie A crown with a 2-0 victoryat home to Parma on Saturday.

A pair of quick-fire goalsshortly before the hour fromStephan Lichtsteiner andAndrea Pirlo proved the differ-ence between the sides, afterArturo Vidal had seen a first-half penalty saved.

Juve have not lost in theleague since May 15, 2011 andtheir unbeaten run now standsat 24 victories and 16 draws,which is a record in the Italiantop flight.

The champions’ preparationswere nonetheless seriouslyundermined when coachAntonio Conte was handed a 10-month ban for failing to discloseinformation about match-fixingduring his time at Siena in the

2010-11 season.In his absence, Massimo

Carrera has been promoted totake control of first-team affairs

on match days but he saw hischarges make an uncertain startto proceedings at JuventusStadium.

Largely devoid of inspira-tion, the hosts managed to win apenalty in the 33rd minute whenLichtsteiner was fouled by visit-ing goalkeeper Antonio Mirate,but Vidal’s spot-kick was saved.

Things improved after theinterval, and Lichtsteiner gaveJuve the lead in the 55th minutewhen he converted a cut-backfrom the excellent KwadwoAsamoah, who was making hisSerie A debut after a close-sea-son move from Udinese.

Pirlo, star of Italy’s run tothe Euro 2012 final, made it 2-0with a low free-kick three min-utes later, although Parma’splayers protested that the ballhad not crossed the goal-line.

The margin of victory couldhave been more handsome hadSebastian Giovinco shown moreaccuracy with a right-foot shotin the 68th minute.

Juventus make a winning start

Aston Villa 1 (El Ahmadi 74)Everton 3 (Pienaar 3, Fellaini31, Jelavic 43)

Chelsea 2 (Hazard 22-pen,Torres 45) Newcastle 0

Manchester United 3 (Van Per -sie 10, Kagawa 35, R Da Silva41) Fulham 2 (Duff 3, Vidic

64-og)

Norwich 1 (Jackson 11) QPR 1(Zamora 19)

Southampton 0 Wigan 2 (DiSanto 51, Kone 89)

Swansea 3 (Rangel 20, Michu29, Graham 64) West Ham 0

Tottenham 1 (Assou-Ekotto 74)West Brom 1 (Morrison 90)

POSTPONED: Sunderland vReading (waterlogged pitch)

PLAYING SUNDAY: Stoke vArsenal (1230GMT)

Liverpool v Manchester City(1500GMT)

Collated English Premier League results on Saturday

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