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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 HYDERABAD WWW.POSTNOON.COM WEATHER: CLEAR WITH CLOUDY PERIODS; 22°C 32 PAGES `3
NAILING THE NUTRITIONAL LIEInstant noodles are laden with salts and fats,reveals a report by CERS, which tested 15 brands.
RACE HEATS UPAS POLL DAYDAWNS IN US The first ballots of the2012 White House racewere cast in the tinyNew Hampshire townof Dixville NotchTuesday, with BarackObama and MittRomney each receivingfive votes. The first-in-the-nation vote, heldshortly after midnight,was tied for the firsttime in its history,another indication ofthe knife's edge sepa-rating the two candi-dates in a race thatshould be decided bythe end of the day.
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city eventsTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES
Karadi talesHead to Shilpakala Vedika OnNovember 6 for a theatrical presen-tation of popular childhood talesWhere: Shilpakala Vedika,
Madhapur,Hitec City
When: November 6,6.30pm onwards
Contact: (040) 2311 2704
Theatre festivalHead to Ravindra Bharati for theQadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival. CatchWhere did I leave my veil onNovember 6 (7.30pm) and 45’35’55’on November 7 (7pm). The theatrefest on till November 11 also fea-tures Aalbel on November 8, ByGeorge on November 9 andGograhanam on November 10.Tickets can be booked online onIndianstage.in or can be boughtfrom Ofen, Walden, Music World andSangeet Sagar.Where: Ravindra Bharati,
Saifabad When: November 6-10
7pm onwards
Pochampally melaA Pochampally mela is being held byYWCA from October 31 toNovember 7. On display is a colourful range of fabrics like textiles,stoles , scarves, and sarees in silk andcotton, duppatas, table mats, covers,cotton shirts and kurtis, hand bags,and engineered blends.
Where: YWCA,St Andrews School,Marredpally
When: Ongoing,1.30pm onwards
Contact: 94904 40986
Face to faceA Bharatnatyam dance theatre programme depicting Sita andDraupadi titled Face to Face will bepresented on November 7.Where: Bhaskara Auditorium,
NampallyWhen: November 7,
7.3pm onwards
Contact: (040) 2324 1067
Two oceansTwo Oceans represents music builton the deep foundations of Carnaticmusic in dialogue with the basics ofwestern jazz traditions. The concertwill be held on November 23.Where: Ravindra Bharati,
SaifabadWhen: November 23,
7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245
Wind songThe concert is a mix of hindustani
and carnatic music by popularartistes Bombay Jayashri and RonuMajumdar.Where: Shilpakala Vedika,
Madhapur When: November 6,
6.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2311 2704
Spiritual questA painting exhibition by Padma-nabh Bendre titled Spiritual Quest-Lord Shiva is being held at KalakrithiArt Gallery, Banjara Hills everyday till
November 11.. Where: Kalakrithi Art Gallery,
Banjara Hills,Rd No 10
When: Ongoing, 11am onwards
Contact: (040) 6656 4466
Exile in the windA painting exhibition by Sisir Sahnais being held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery,Banjara Hills from November 28 toDecember 8.Where: Kalakrithi Gallery,
Banjara Hills,Rd No 10
When: November 28 onwards,11am to 7pm
Contact: (040) 66564466
Puja art workArtworks by Madipadaga SrikanthAnand are being displayed at BalramArt Gallery. Where: Balram Art Gallery,
Ashwini Nagar,West Marredpally
When: Ongoing,11am onwards
Divine feminityA painting exhibition with artwork by30 artists is being held. The exhibition is open for public viewingeveryday, 11.30 am onwards tillNovember 10.Where: Iconart Gallery,
Banjara Hills,Rd No 12
When: Ongoing,11.30am onwardss
Contact: 98499 68797
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SWINGING GLORY: A man swings on the stand of a roadside barricade that has been placed near the Charminar,Old City as passers-by look on DEEPAK DESHPANDE
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
3City YESTERDAY’S QUESTIONSHOULD POLITICAL PARTIES STAY AWAY FROM COMMUNAL ISSUES?
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NO (B)
TODAY’S QUESTIONWILL THE US VOTE FOR CHANGE?A) YES B) NO
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The prestigious padayatra ofTelugu Desam Party presi-dent N Chandrababu
Naidu will not be a Brahmastrafor the party to secure victory inthe next General Elections. Thisis the gut feeling being expressedby the main Opposition partyleaders.
Though, a majority of theseleaders, in tandem, claim thatthe padayatra is having atremendous impact on the psy-che of people across the State,they are very clear about theeffectiveness of the massivepadayatra viz-a-viz the party.According to these leaders, thepadayatra helped the party torejuvenate the morale of itscadres and bring them under oneumbrella to fight for the victoryof the party.
“We know that the Padayatracannot help us in returning to
power. It is only one of the manyprogrammes that we haveplanned in the process of prepar-ing for the main elections. In mypersonal opinion, the role itwould have in increasing ourprospects would be less than one
per cent,” former minister andsenior TDP leader told Postnoonon Monday.
He also said that the mainobjective of the party presidentby holding the padayatra wouldbe to provide leverage to theexisting circumstances of theState in favour of the party. Thesenior Telugu Desam leader
agreed that rival YSR Congressparty is posing a great threat tothe Telugu Desam as it still enjoysthe sympathy of the public.
He added that the challengeahead of them is to remove that
emotional attachment from themind of the public.
“ The recent by-elections isan evidence that people are stillemotionally attached with theYSR Congress. We think this is
the biggest challenge for us. Allour future programmes will beaimed at cutting off this emo-tional chord,” he said.
NEED MORE PROGRAMMESOn the other hand, party MLAfrom Kadapa district M LingaReddy said that the party needsmore innovative programmes toconvince the people that theTelugu Desam Party is the onlyalternative to rule the State. “Padayatra will not play a piv-otal role in winning the generalelections. We require a lot ofinnovative programmes to con-vince the public about our capa-bilities. Most importantly, ourfocus has to be on exposing thefailures of the ruling Congressparty and corruption of YSRCongress leaders,” Reddy said.
He informed that the party isin the process of planning manyagitation programmes in com-ing days to endear itself to the public.
Party leaders state that although the padayatra has helped boost the morale of the partycadres, it will not be enough to help the party emerge victorious in the next polls.
POLITICS
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Ayoung casual sanitationemployee of GHMC isalleged to have endedhis life under the
wheels of a train on Saturdayowing to the constant harassmentof the police who wanted thewhereabouts of his brother-in-lawinvolved in theft cases.
The tragic case involvedShaik Mahboob Basha, 25, ofAnanatapur who had shifted tothe City a few years ago with hiswife and two children. He got ajob with the GHMC as a daily-wager for transporting waste bypush-carts. They lived inKumarwadi, Edibazaar. It issaid his brother-in-law ShaikGhouse was involved in sometheft cases but went under-ground.
The crime control police
used to summon Mahboob tothe station and mentally andphysically tortured him to getdetails of his brother-in-lawwho is on the run. ThoughGhouse did not stay withMahboob and the latter had no
knowledge of the whereaboutsof Ghouse, the police did notbelieve him, it is alleged. Hiswife, Qasimbee has squarelyblamed the police for thetragedy.
On Saturday, Mahboob
jumped before a running train atFalaknuma railway station anddied. His wife said he had calledher on phone before committingsuicide. She ran to the placewhere he said he had called
from. It was too late. As she wasfrantically searching for him,the railway police announceddeath of a young man on the thetracks. It was Mahboob.
His wife has written to theCM and police commissionernarrating the cruelty of thepolice.
Worker commits suicideThe High Court on Monday
ordered that status quo bemaintained with regard to a tem-ple expansion beside Charminar.The court has banned constructionactivity until further orders.
It may be mentioned here thatexpansion work started on thetemple abutting Charminar andseveral persons, including MIMcorporators filed Public InterestLitigations expressing fears thatconstruction activity would endan-ger the historic monument.Bhagyalakshmi temple authoritiesand Viswa Hindu Parishat havealso impleaded themselves in thecase, opposing the PILs.
A division bench of the HighCourt comprising Acting ChiefJustice Pinaki Chandra Ghose andJustice Vilas V Afzalpurkar passedorders staying the constructionactivity.
The court posted the case forfurther hearing after four weeks.
NSS
Status quoon templeexpansionAlleged constant harassment by the police who wanted to know the
whereabouts of his brother-in-law drove the sanitation worker to suicide.
The police used tosummon him andmentally and physi-cally torture him toget details of hisbrother-in-law.
Though, a majorityclaim that the padaya-tra is having a tremen-dous impact, they arevery clear about it’seffectiveness.
LAW AND ORDER
‘Babu yatra is no Brahmastra’
The column that teaches everyonesomething new about the way theCity functions.
1 Padayatra won’t win theelection, says TDP
Chandrababu Naidu’s padayatracannot win the election, concedesTDP leaders, adding that it isn’tthe only programme they haveahead of the upcoming polls.
2 Spare a thought for the animals this Diwali.
Instead of splurging on crackersthis Diwali, consider adopting ananimal at the zoo for a year. If thatdoesn’t interest you, at least lay offthe polluting fireworks.
3 Think before you grab apack of noodles.
A treat for kids and comfort foodfor adults, instant noodles arealways popular, but they certainlyaren’t doing your body any good.
4 People need to pitch in tosave the lakes.
The HMDA is inviting citizens tohelp clean up Hussain Sagar lake.All you armchair critics, here’s yourchance to make a difference.
5Sunday is not a day of restfor traffic cops.
Chaos reigned as traffic cops werenot at their posts on Sunday. Norest for the law, we guess.
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Fasting fervourLast year we had reported how, after
the Anna Hazare movement,Gandhigiri and Nehru caps had comeback in fashion. This was true even forthe Telangana movement, with front-line leaders like Konda Laksman Bapuopting to go the fasting route toensure that their demands were met.The rationale was that leaders have tosuffer, not the people.
NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Probe into Charminartrouble beginsThe police have begun a detailed
investigation into the troublethat broke out on Sunday night atCharminar. Video footage of thearea is being studied and interroga-tion of witnesses and suspects hasbegun. There have been allegationsand counter allegations made bythe opposing groups. However, thepolice have not made any arrests.
Man attacked, wife’srelatives suspectedPurushotham, a resident of
Amberpet, was reportedlyattacked by unidentified personswith a shaving blade on Sundaynight. He suspects that his wife’s rel-atives are behind the attack. Thevictim said he had quarrelled withhis wife a few days ago and itseemed to be an act of revenge. Noarrests have been made.
Power corporation toset up 8 sub-stationsAPTRANSCO (Transmission
Corporation of AP Ltd) has plansto construct five 132 kV and one220 kV gas-insulated sub-stations(GIS). There are also plans in thepipeline to construct two 220 kVconventional sub-stations under thespecial scheme of “Modernisationand Strengthening of Extra HighTension (EHT) Transmission System.”
Car thief arrested, sentto judicial custodyThe Srinagar police arrested an
alleged thief, D Krishna, 23, a res-ident of Babu Nagar, and seized acar and a bike from his possession.He was produced before court andwas sent to judicial custody for afortnight. Police said he used a master key to steal cars and drove avehicle with a duplicate registrationnumber.
LAST YEAR... HERE CIVIC
NEWS BRIEFS
`1,000crThe net worth of the instant noodlemarket in India. A study by Consu -mer Education & Research Society
(CERS) revealed shockingly low nutri-tional level in instant noodles.
5THINGS WELEARNT TODAY
NUMEROLOGY
It is difficult towork through the
week on the samestretch. One reasonwhy working thestreets is a tough jobis the amount ofpollution we aresubjected to.
Nagaraj, constableSee page 7
“Only unre-strained publicparticipationcan ensure a
clean Hussain Sagar,” was theconsensus reached at the pro-longed deliberations held underthe auspices of HMDA (Hyd -erabad Metropolitan Deve lo -pment Authority) on keepingthe lake clean. A forum to savethe lake is now in place.
Metropolitan commissioner,HMDA, Neerab Kumar Prasad,invited individuals, media, cor-porates, PSUs, IT/ITES compa-nies, government departments,educational institutions, hotels,associations and NGOs to jointhe forum. The purpose of thisforum will be to involve the gen-eral public in keeping the lakeclean of any kind of hazardousmaterial. The core committeewill consist of active members
from various disciplines. HMDA is collaborating
with an international agency,JICA, to clean up the lake. TheJICA-funded project gotapproval from the state financedepartment for 2012-2016.Around `400 crore will bespent during this period toensure that no liquid waste dis-solves in Hussain Sagar. “Wewant to make sure that zerodrain discharge is released intothe lake during the dry sea-son,” said the commissioner.
Within a year, the dredgingshould be complete and will befollowed by erosion and oxida-tion processes. Agencies willtest samples for hazardousmaterials to figure out howmuch time it would take toclean the lake. HMDA officials,after meeting with various gov-ernment departments and thelake protection committee, havereached the conclusion thatpublic participation will make
things easier for both the gov-ernment and the people.
Involving people could helpcurb improper waste disposaland sanitation practices at thelake, believe HMDA officials. AForum Excellence Award willbe given to the member with themost number of initiatives andexecutions during the period.
HMDA, with the help ofJICA, also plans to clean otherlakes in Hyderabad after theHussain Sagar experiment.There are 120 lakes withinGHMC limits and 500 tanks inHMDA area. Under the super-vision of the area collector, FTL(full tank levels) will be markedfor each lake, longitude and lat-itude pillars will be installedand survey numbers will beregistered. After this process,boundaries will be raised forthe FTL and if there are struc-tures inside FTL, the boundarywill be raised for the currentcatchment area.
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With the US pollsaround the corner,excitement is high
around the globe, andHyderabad is no exception.
The City’s large expatriatecommunity and the US con-sulate are going all out totrack the election as itunfolds. Postnoon caught upwith Carla Benini, publicaffairs officer, US ConsulateGeneral, Hyderabad, to findout what the consulate hasplanned for election day.
“The US Consulate Gen eralis planning an ‘elections watch’breakfast so that Americansand others can watch electionresults live over several hourson Wed nesday morning. We’llbe making it a festive atmo-sphere, with lots of red, whiteand blue and plenty of televi-sion screens to watch the
results and analysis by experts. “We will also be speaking
live with a local Hyderabadijournalist who is covering theelection on a Department ofState-sponsored exchangeprogramme for internationaljournalists. Americans alwayslook forward to the presiden-tial elections, no matter whatcountry they live in. It’s agreat opportunity to watchthe democratic process playout and remember that welive in a great democracy thatallows us to vote from anycorner of the world,” saidBenini.
Forum set up to clean lakes
The `400-crore project depends on public participation tomake Hussain Sagar the central attraction in the City.
POLITICSHyd gears upfor US pollsPostnoon talks to theUS Consulate to findout what’s in store.
Americans look forward to the presi-dential elections, nomatter what countrythey live in, says aconsulate official.
POLITICS
The smile is the beauty of the face &this perfect smile requires healthy teeth& gums. The maintenance of oralhygiene plays a vital role in the healthof the mouth, if there is no propermaintenance starts aaah! Tooth achetroubling the beautiful smile physically& emotionally.
THE TOOTH PAINThe tooth pain can be due to decay inthe teeth / excessive wearing off of theteeth /due to improperly erupting trou-ble shooting wisdom teeth or truant/injury to the teeth. Starting with thedental decay. It has many stages of pro-gression of decay, accordingly thetreatment is planned. Decay starts offas a white opaque spots on teeth whichslowly break down into a big cavity(hole). Sometimes decay may also startoff as a dark black or brown dots orlines on the surface of the teeth inbetween the grooves of the teeth. Hereproper cleaning of teeth, dietary habits& in children using a anti cavity tooth-pastes can help the reversal.
If proper care is taken for the teethat this stage decay slowly progress intothe tooth eating away and hollowingthe tooth underneath the surface of thetooth. As the tooth gets hollow frominside, at any point of time, due toheavy chewing forces, the surfacebreaks up into a big cavity which thembecomes more clearly noticeable to theeyes causing discomfort when the per-son drops into the dental clinic becausethe tooth starts troubling & sensitivityor pain to cold. At this stage dependingupon the depth of the decay / hollow-ing, the tooth is filled with an appropri-
ate cement to save the tooth from fur-ther damage.
Negligence even at this stagecauses the decay to progress deep intothe heart of the tooth ie. The pulpwhich contains the nerves &blood sup-ply to the teeth. Once this stage isreached the decay progression is fasterin the pulp, goes down up to the roots&them into the bone causing injectionthere called the abscess. Then the toothache becomes intolerable, causing
sleepless nights, which makes everyperson in pain to drop for the medicalhelp.
So this stage is never to beneglected and immediate medical helpfrom the dentist can help to decreasethe problem as well as giving morechances to save the tooth. At this stagedepending upon the paring damageand tooth structure remaining in themouth either of the two treatments canbe done. If there is enough tooth struc-ture present then the tooth can besaved with root canal treatment (RCT).RCT is cleaning of the tooth from insideup to the root level and then giving apermanent filling, finally protecting the
tooth by covering it with a cap orcrown. If the tooth is very badly dam-aged with little or no tooth structurevisible above the gum level then it bet-ter to get it removed. Never a removedtooth space should be left vacant, itshould always be replaced. Fixed teethare always preferred over the remov-able ones because of the case of main-tenance, conveniences, esthetics andmainly do not cause much damagingforces on adjacent teeth when properlydesigned & fixed.
Fixed teeth can be made /placedeither by taking the support of adjacentteeth or with the help of screws placedinto the bone called the implants.Removable teeth are placed taking thesupport of adjacent teeth and gums.Dental pain /sensitivity can be due toexcessive wearing of teeth, on chewingsurface or on cheek side. When enamelwears off from the teeth surface hidingto dentine exposure, sensitivity starts.
Depending upon the grade of thewear of teeth, treatment is done fromeither use of sensitivity pastes/ cement-ing the teeth surfaces / use of anti sen-sitivity coats/root canal treatments orremoval of teeth depending upon thepain condition &response to eachstage of treatment. Generally for theages above 20 to 21 years start the wis-dom tooth problems. Wisdom tooth isthe last tooth that erupts into themouth. an artificial one.
TIPS FOR ORAL HYGIENEBrush teeth properly at lead 2 times aday. Follow appropriate technique ofbrushing with a brush suitable to one’smouth. Rinse mouth after every meal.
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YSR Congress seems tohave intensified the
process of attracting rivalparty MLAs and leadersinto its fold. In the lastfortnight alone, the partymanaged to get oneCongress and two TDPMLAs into its fold.
These MLAs includeCo ngress MLA from Chin -talapudi Assembly seat MRajesh Kumar and TDPMLAs from Gopala puramand Tamballapalle Assem -bly seats T Vanitha and APraveen Kumar Reddy.Now the focus of the partyhas shifted to attract morenumber of MLAs in the com-ing days. The fresh namedoing the rounds in politicalcircles is Congress party MLAfrom Mum midivaramAssembly seat P SatishKumar. Acco rding tosources, local lea ders fromEast Godavari includingparty district convenor KChittabbai is said to beinvolved in convincing theleader to change loyalties.
The YSRC leaders aretrying to cash in on pre-
vailing differences bet -ween State Cabinet minis-ter from the district P Vis -waroop and the MLAKumar. The lea der report-edly told the YSRC that hewould take a call very soon.
In Chittoor district, theYSRC put its focus onattracting a TDP MLA.Discussions between theparty leaders and the TDPMLA is said to havereached the final stage.The name of PalamaneruAssembly seat MLA Ama -rnatha Reddy is doing therounds. The TDP MLAgave an indirect indicationthat he would soon be athing of the past by attack-ing party leadership onvarious issues.
In Telangana, the YS -RC is facing a different sit-uation all together. Its am -biguous and confusing st -a nd has proved to be anobstruction in attractingMLAs into the party. As analternative, the party hasdecided to admit formerMLAs and MPs, zilla par -ishad chairpersons andformer ministers. Many ofthese leaders are beingapproached by the YSRC.
Exodus intensifies
city TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 6ANIMAL RIGHTS
Elephant Vijay shook hishead and trunk inseeming gratitude forNS Ramjee, a business-man who adopted for a
year this tall and handsome maleelephant at the Nehru ZoologicalPark (Hyderabad zoo) for `5 lakh.What makes this adoption specialis the fact that it is the third con-secutive year Ramjee has adoptedthis elephant. An avid wildlifelover, he has also adopted a pair ofblack swans for `1.5 lakh.
Adoption has received a rarefillip this year, bringing some `45lakh into the zoo’s kitty, officialssay with a tinge of pride andhappiness. “We have never hadit so good,” said zoo director PMallikarjuna Rao. But the summakes for just five per cent of thenearly `10 crore it spends a yearfor its upkeep. Nehru ZoologicalPark, located near Mir AlamTank, is one of the three most-
visited destinations inHyderabad.
A zoo official, MM Hanif,said a welcome trend this yearhas been the interest studentsand organisations have shownfor adoption. Scores of classescollectively and students indi-vidually have come forward toadopt. Many NGOs hold aware-ness camps for visitors about the
precarious state of our wildlifedue to excess human interven-tion and the consequences theirextinction can cause to mankind.
Caring Hands for Animalsvolunteers were pained to see themental and even physical injuriesthe mindless cracker-burstingduring Diwali can cause. Theysaid the cruellest thing was whensome boys tie a string of crackers
to the tail of a street dog that ranin terror, and got injured. “It’s themost inhuman thing anybody cando,” the volunteer explained. ‘Ifyou spend money on these lovelyanimals, it’d be a far more gratify-ing and humane act than simplyburning money on crackers thatpollute and disturb others,’ statesa poster put up outside the zoo.
The Nehru Zoological Parkhas been rated one of the best-kept zoos in India. It is home toover 1,400 species of animals,birds and snakes. Barring someuntimely death of some species,the zoo has not faced any majorproblem till now.
A considerable number ofanimals have been providedwith open enclosures, whichgoes a long way in making themfeel at home. Visitors have com-mended the zoo’s various themeparks like the Jurassic Park,aquarium and natural historymuseum. Of these, the renovatednatural history museum wasopened to visitors on Sunday.
‘ADOPT A MUTE FRIEND’APPEAL PICKS UP AT ZOO
Nature andwildlife
lovers askpeople to
spend moneythis Diwali
on adopting acreature
they love atthe NehruZoological
Park ratherthan burst-
ing crackersthat depleteoxygen and
injure many.
Though the zoo hascollected around `45lakh through adop-tions, the sum makesfor only five per cent ofthe `10 crore the zoospends for upkeep.
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Traffic at the Hitec Citycrossroads oppositeCyber Towers wascaught off guard as
the officer responsible wasabsent from duty during thepeak rush hour on Sunday.Motorists had to work theirway through traffic as chaosreigned supreme with notraffic cops around.
On enquiry, the addition-al DCP of Cyberabad policesaid, “We realised that theofficer was off duty andanother officer had to replacehim in the evening. We madesure the traffic was clearedand put another officer therewithin an hour.”
It must be noted that thetraffic police from Hyderabadand Cyberabad divisions aregiven no incentives whenworking on weekends.
According to DCP PVSRamakrishna of Jubilee Hills,“There is no special incentivefor working on a Sunday.Duty is duty and is not to be
taken lightly.”According to a report by
the traffic commissioner’soffice, which very recentlyreleased statistics about theCity’s traffic, the total num-ber of vehicles operating inHyderabad as on August 31,
2012 is 25.8 lakh, but if thesuburban areas of GHMC areconsidered, the total numberof vehicles is more than 35lakh. Of them, 74 per cent aretwo-wheelers, while 15 percent of them are cars andthree per cent autos.
In the city alone, there arein all 3,236 traffic police per-sonnel in Hyderabad in vari-ous cadres, including 19inspectors, 77 sub-inspectors,13 assistant SIs, 172 head con-stables, 846 constables and1,276 home guards. Officialsadmit that they are under-staffed, especially on holi-
days, and that keeping theCity’s traffic under check wasa cumbersome job.
Several motorists whowere stuck in the traffic jamsaid that officers are absent atmany junctions on Sundays.Venkata Prasad, an ITemployee said, “I travelevery day from Cyberabad toHimayathnagar. On Sundays,there is no traffic police under the Telugu TalliFlyover. It is a dangerousstretch and I have witnessedmany accidents.”
Nagaraj, a traffic consta-ble from Banjara Hills divi-sion said, “It is difficult towork through the week onthe same stretch. Normallywe have officers who work inshifts on weekdays andweekends. But sometimes,there is a staff crunch. Oneparticular reason why work-ing the streets is a tough job isthe amount of pollution weare subjected to.” And whatwith the latest traffic cam-paigns being inducted intotheir routine, duty is almost anon-stop job for them.
Come weekends and most junctions witness chaotic traffic thanks to the missing traffic personnel who should be ensuring
smooth flow of traffic.
Cops missing in actionThe police have registered a criminal
case against actor-producer ManchuMohan Babu and his son Vishnu, who
starred in the film Denikaina Ready, whichran into trouble with the Brahmin commu-nity. Based on a directive by the MalkajgiriCourt, which was moved by the Brahmins,the police registered the cases underSections 120-B, 153-A and 295-A and 298IPC against Mohan Babu, Vishnu,Brahmanandam and director NageshwarReddy and commenced investigations. NSS
Cops file case againstMohan Babu, Vishnu
LAW AND ORDER
LIVING ON THE EDGE
An underaged driver risks his life and of others by violating several traffic rules like carrying more than one pillion rider, not wearing a helmet, driving without a license and making an illegal U turn at Road No 36, Jubilee Hills on Monday. SRINIVAS SETTY
TRAFFIC
Officials admit theyare understaffed,especially on holidays, and keep-ing the traffic undercheck is tough.
city TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 8NUTRITION
CERS nails anutritional lie
Despite claims of being ‘healthy’ andnutritious’, most instant noodles are
actually rather unhealthy.
The rapid permeation of inst -ant noodles into Indiandietary habits, over the twodecades, has been exponen-
tial and legendary. Today, instantnoodles has become a staple in justabout every child’s diet that discern-ing parents vainly try to get rid of,and also occasionally indulge in th -em selves. In view of the raging ‘inst -ant noodles’ phenomenon, Consu -mer Education & Research Society(CERS), the nation’s leading con-sumer organisation dedicated toprotecting the interests of the Indianconsumer, recently tested andbrought out shocking facts about thenutrition levels of 15 popular instantnoodle brands across the country. Ina series of tests conducted at CERS’in-house laboratory they investigat-ed 15 instant noodle brands forsome important nutrition parame-ters.
The fifteen brands tested includetop brands and some that have beenaround for several years. The resultswere shocking. Noneof the brands wereable to substantiatetheir tall claims ofbeing hea lt hy snack-ing options wheninterpreted aga instFood StandardsAgency (FSA) of UKstandards for fats andsodium. Some of thecommon findings formost of the samplestested included highlevel of sodium salts,significantly low fibrecontent, high amountof fats and severalother shocking fac-tors. The brands thatclaimed ‘healthy’, ‘wholesome’,‘enriched with proteins and iron’and ‘full of fibre’, were refuted bythe test findings as going way abovethe safe limit of several harmful elements.
The Indian market for instantnoodle stands at a whopping `1,000crore. In a recent survey conductedby CERS it was concluded that mostof the people consume instant noo-dles more than once in a fortnight.This led CERS to probe the claimsmade by some of the popular instantnoodles brands in the market.Though there are no specific IndianStandards to check the level of nutri-tion when it comes to instant noo-dles, CERS conducted the tests forbasic parameters that included totalash, moisture level, acid insolubleash, fat, crude fibre, proteins, sodi-um, calcium, iron, carbohydrate,and energy. During these tests, thelabeling information on each of thesamples was checked against theregulations laid down by FoodSafety and Standards (packaging &labeling) Regulations, 2011.Contrary to their claims of being aharmless snack, most of the instantnoodles brands have emerged to be
a dangerous choice in the presentday stressful lifestyle.
Some of the brands that promi-nently claimed to be relativelyhealthier than their counterparts,were actually fooling their cus-tomers into eating noodles andharming their health. Instant noo-dles, while chiefly targeted at easilyimpressionable kids, are also nowpromoted across all age groups as ahealthy snacking option. But thetests conducted by CERS clearlyindicate that the ‘health’ quotientclaimed by instant noodles brands isfar from being true. As a matter offact, high levels of sodium, fat andcarbohydrates in these food prod-ucts can lead to life-threatening con-ditions like cardiac disorders andblood pressure problems.
Through such initiatives CERSaims at alerting the Indian consumerabout the reality of the instant noo-dles that they consume in such highquantity. CERS has recommendedseveral actions through which thegovernment can force the instantnoodle manufacturers to improvetheir product and safeguard thehealth of the consumers. Some of
these recommenda-tions include sugges-tions like the FoodSafety and Standardsauthorities take note ofthe salt minimisationefforts put forth by UKFSA and compel man-ufacturers to reducethe sodium levels. Theconsumer body hasalso suggested strin-gent norms for packag-ing wherein manufac-turers highlight thecontent of their prod-ucts explicitly makingit easier for the con-sumer to notice. Citingthe major role played
by the misleading advertisements ofinstant noodles, CERS has recom-mended that Advertising StandardsCouncil of India (ASCI) implementstricter conditions forcing manufac-turers to refrain from making falseclaims to innocent consumers. Therecommendations are also directedtowards manufacturers, askingthem to reduce the level of harmfulelements like sodium and increasethe amount of nutritional elementslike calcium and iron.
As a norm, CERS had sent outthe results of each brand to itsrespective manufacturer seekingclarification about the alarmingresults. However, none of the manu-facturers responded to the queriesraised by CERS. The complete storywith details of claims made by thebrands and the actual facts is pub-lished in Insight- The ConsumerMagazine. Being one of the nation’sforemost consumer bodies, CERSundertook these tests to highlightthe extent to which leading brandsof instant noodles manufacturershave misled its consumers throughtall claims and celebrity endorse-ments, at the cost of their health andwell-being.
TestsCERS conducted tests on15 brands for basic param-eters like
n total ash
n moisture level
n acid insoluble ash
n fat
n crude fibre
n proteins
n sodium
n calcium
n iron
n carbohydrate
n energy
`1,000 cris the net worth of the Indian
instant noodle market
BusinessTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
9JAPAN'S SUZUKI SHUTTERS US CAR BUSINESSJapan's Suzuki said it will shut its money-losing car business in theUS and file for bankruptcy, citing a strong yen and weak demandfor small cars. But American Suzuki Motor Corp. said it wo u ld con-tinue selling motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and marine products.
Breathing new life PRUDHVI RAJU [email protected]
The life insurancein d ustry, whichhad a tough timetr ying to achieve
growth in the first fewmonths of the fiscal, hasbe en seeing positive signssi n ce September. “Overallthe showed signs of imp r -o vement in September.There was growth in Oct o -ber as far as Life InsuranceCorporation of India isconcerned, which has al -m ost 81 per cent shares interms of the number of po -l icies and 75 per cent sharein premium,” said AK Sah -oo, zonal manager, Southcentral zone, LIC India.
The LIC South CentralZone (Andhra Pradeshand Karnataka) is showinga definite growth. “Thiszone occupies numero unoposition in the country interms of achievement topremium budget. It isshowing a positive growthsince August, both in termsof policies and in premi-um. There was a three per-cent growth in the numberof policies and six per cent
growth in the premium upto October (April-October),compared to the corre-sponding period the previ-ous year,” he said.
Talking about lifeinsurance industry, Sahoosaid, “The life insuranceindustry growth is directlyproportional to the growthof the economy. However,there is a difference in gen-eral and non-life insur-ance. The purchase of ageneral insurance policy isdriven by a compulsion.For instance, any carowner or an industry
owner has to purchase apolicy and this is mandato-ry by law. Even though,life insurance is a necessity,the real importance of ithas not been understoodcompletely. There is a needto create awareness alongwith the growth of theeconomy to spur industrialgrowth,” he said.
On the government’sdecision to increase theFDI to 49 per cent in insur-ance, Sahoo said, “Thiswill be a boost to theindustry. There is a needfor funds for the better-
ment of the industry interms of setting up moreoffices; recruitmentingmore people; offeringmore products and givingbetter services.” Sahooconfidently added, “LICwill continue to do welldespite the intense compe-tition with the opening upof the industry,”
The LIC boss wel-comed the regulatorychanges on Unit-linkedpolicies (ULIPs). “These arenecessary for transparencyin the industry. The newregulations will stop thewrongful selling of ULIPs.The customer has to knowthe returns, investmentsand charges while purchas-ing the policies and thisdecision by IRDA will ben-efit the customer,” he said.
About the future of thelife insurance industry, Sa -h oo said, “Th e re is a lot ofpo tential for the industryand public awareness isge t ting better over time.The government is also ta -k ing all necessary steps re -quired to revive economi-cal growth, which willindirectly facilitate thegrowth of the industry.”
TALKING SHOP
THE PRICE OF FLAMB OYANCE
Despite hiccups in the first half of the fiscal year, the LifeInsurance Corporation of India is showing signs of improvement.
Since our country is a union of states, weabide by its federal character and, there-fore, are bound by the consensus on theissue,
ANAND SHARMA,COMMERCE MINISTER
The country has been left with no bidders for part of the upcom-ing cellphone airwaves auction after Tata Teleservices becamethe second company to drop out of the process. The country'ssixth-biggest mobile phone carrier by customers pulled out onMonday after smaller rival Videocon Telecommunicationsdropped its interest earlier in the CDMA-based (Code DivisionMultiple Access) mobile phone services. The telecom ministryhad planned to hold two separate auctions for airwaves used byGSM and CDMA-based mobile phone carriers, hoping to reap acombined `40,000-crore to plug a high fiscal deficit.
BSE 18,785.1622.29
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SILVER `59,043 for 1kgGOLD `31,210 for 10g
POUND `87.40DOLLAR`54.68
W E L L I N G T O N :Flamboyant Megauploadboss Kim Dotcom hasvowed to lie low as he awaits a US attempt to extradite him fromNew Zealand, fearing abacklash after making aseries of high-profileannouncements.
Dotcom, who commu-nicates publicly almostexclusively through hisTwitter feed, unveiledplans last week torelaunch his file-sharingempire on January 20, thefirst anniversary of hisarrest in Auckland ononline piracy charges.
A few days later, hetold his 150,000 followersthat he planned to revivea $400 million plan to runa fibre-optic cable fromthe US west coast to NewZealand. A spin-off of thecable plan, Dotcom tweet-ed, would be "free broad-band for all Kiwis". AFP
NO CDMA AUCTION AS TATAS PULL OUT
Megaupload boss lays lowDotcom postedon Twitter that heplans to revive afibre-optic planwith 'free broadb -and for all Kiwis'.
(From left) AK Sahoo, KB Saha and NP Sinha at press conference on Hyderabad on Monday.
N SHIVA KUMAR
city TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 10THE CURSE OF TRADITION
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SANAA: The deal is simple: I marryyour sister and you marry mine. Nodowry necessary. But if one marriagefails, the other must end as well.
Such is Sheghar, or swap mar-riage, a widely practised tradition inimpoverished Yemen. Beyond tyingthe knot between two people, it linksthe future of two families in a poten-tially disastrous arrangement.
In a country where child mar-riages remain customary, swap mar-riage is also rife, particularly in ruralareas of the Arabian Peninsulanation, despite the often destructiveconsequences of the practice.
Muslim scholars have ruled thatSheghar marriage is not Islamic, butmany in Yemen’s conservative soci-ety believe that it cements family ties,and keeps the inheritance within thefamily as most swaps take placebetween relatives.
Ahmed Abdullah, 70, describedswap marriage as a “marriage ofregret” as he painfully narratedthe story of his son who could notcope with losing his wife over hissister’s divorce.
“I agreed with my dearest
friend to arrange a marriage for ourtwo sons in this way... After twoyears, my daughter and her husbandcould not get on well,” which led toher returning to her parents’ home,he said. “The moment she returned,my son’s wife left his house. Theproblem is that he really loved her,”he said, adding that eventually bothcouples were forced to divorce.
“My son lost his mind because ofthe pressure we put on him todivorce his wife,” he said.
One of the reasons leading to thespread of swap marriages in ruralareas is the lack of education forwomen who remain too weak toreject the will of their male-dominat-ed families.
Most women in Yemen do nothave the option of disobeying thefamily because that would amount tochallenging the whole clan, which isfar more concerned about preservingits honour than it is about the life of awoman on the verge of losing herfamily.
Ali and Nasser married eachother’s sisters. After several years,Ali divorced his wife. But whenhis sister refused to leave Nasser,her family and cousins stormedher house and forced Nasser todivorce her.
REVENGE YET TO BE SETTLED The dispute led to armed clashesbetween the two families whichresulted in the death of Nasser’sbrother-in law.
“The revenge is yet to be settledbetween the two families,” saidSaeed al-Waeli, a relative of the victim.
Swap marriages are not reservedfor the poor and illiterate in Yemen.College graduates may also be forcedinto them.
Thirty-five-year old universitygraduate Mohammed Saeed saidthat although he was fully aware ofthe dangers of swap marriages, hewas forced into one by his family sothat his older sister could be married.
“My parents realised that theycould hit two birds with one stone,”he said. “I suffered endless problemsfor seven years, and so did my sister.When I couldn’t bear it any longer Idivorced my wife. She took my sonand daughter with her. I haven’t seenthem in four years,” he said.
“My sister also returned to herparents’ place along with her threechildren,” he added.
Sociologist Amani Maysariargues that the spread of Shegharmarriage is because of “exaggerateddowries.”
“Increased poverty, as well as therise in marriage costs, force some
families into swap marriages,” she said.
Human rights minister HuriyaMashhour agreed that high dowrieswere a main motive behind swapmarriages, pointing out that familiessee it as a “solution for those whocannot afford the cost of marriage.”
She underscored the dilemmathat women in such marriages face.
“The woman loses her right toreceive a dowry, and if her counter-part gets divorced, she finds herselfin the same situation as her familycollapses,” she said.
But Mashhour also played downthe spread of this type of marriage,saying that studies prove that it takesplace mainly in rural areas.
“The percentage doubles in ruralareas because of traditions,” she said.
Islamic jurist Mohammed al-Omrani said that Sheghar marriagedoes not abide by the rules of Islam.
“When a wife can be divorcedonly because the other woman gotdivorced... This means this marriageis haram (prohibited),” he said.
In Yemen swap marriagemeans ‘marriage of regret’
In a country where child marriages remain custom-ary, swap marriage is also rife, particularly in ruralareas of the Arabian Peninsula nation, despite theoften destructive consequences of the practice.
The woman losesher right to receive
a dowry, and if hercounterpart getsdivorced, she finds herself in the samesituation as herfamily collapses.
Huriya MashhourHuman rights minister
I suffered forseven years. When I
couldn’t bear it anylonger I divorced mywife. She took my sonand daughter withher. I haven’t seenthem in four years.
Mohammed SaeedUniversity graduate
nationTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
11AI FLIGHT WITH HAJ PILGRIMS MAKE EMERGENCY LANDINGAn Air-India plane with 400 Haj pilgrims onboard made an emergency landing atthe NSC Bose International Airport on Monday after its fire alarm suddenly wentoff due to a technical glitch. The plane from Jeddah was scheduled to land at11.10pm but the pilot sought to make emergency landing.
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MUMBAI: At least five sailorswere asphyxiated by leaking gasaboard the LPG vessel MaharshiKrishnatreya in the Arabian Sea,a maritime official said here Mo -nday. The ship was en route tothe UAE when the incident occu -rred in the compressor room ofthe vessel, according to the Dir -ec torate-General of Shipping(DGS). The ship’s chief officer, agas engineer and four other sea-men were attempting to repair adamaged gas pipe in the com-pressor when they were over-come by the gas.
Five persons have suc-cumbed, but their identities andother details were not immedi-ately disclosed, the official said.
The sixth victim was in seri-ous condition and airlifted toPorbandar by helicopter formedical treatment.
On learning of the accidentaround 11am Monday, the ves-sel’s owners, Messrs. VarunShipping here alerted the IndianNavy and Indian Coast Guardfor relief and rescue operations.
The distressed ship has beendiverted to Porbandar port inGujarat and two vessels with amedical team and a Sea KingMK-42C helicopter have beendeployed.
Five sailorskilled in gasleak on ship
ACCIDENT
MUMBAI: Maharashtra gove -rnment on Monday ordered aninquiry into alleged irregularitiesin supply of supplementarynutrition to children under a cen-trally-sponsored scheme to pro-mote child development.
Chief secretary JK Banthia
will conduct the probe and hasbeen asked to submit his reportin two weeks time, a statementfrom chief minister’s office said.
The probe will be based onthe findings of a Supreme Court-appointed committee regardingtake home ration scheme to stu-
dents and anganwadis throughIntegrated Child DevelopmentScheme (ICDS).
Earlier in the day, ChiefMinister Prithviraj Chavan hadsaid an inquiry will be orderedonce the government receives thecommittee’s report.
The report is said to havehighlighted large-scale irregular-ities in implementation of ICDSin Maharashtra.
While private contractorsinvolved in supplying foodmade massive profits, poor chil-dren entitled to the benefit underthe Anganwadi Scheme, weregiven food which is stale andlow in nutritional value, thereport is believed to have said.
It is alleged that private con-tractors in the state floated frontorganisations controlled by theirkin to supply the supplementarynutrition products. PTI
Maha govt orders probeChief secretary JK Banthia will conduct the probe.
Explosives and cash seized in MeghalayaSHILLONG: Meghalaya’s SpecialWeapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandosMonday seized cash over `22 lakh, explo-sives and electronic gadgets from the resi-dence of an outlawed GNLA rebel leader, apolice official said. “Acting on a tip-off,SWAT commandos raided the house ofSohan D Shira, the military wing chief ofthe Garo National Liberation Army andfound cash amounting to `22,83,500 hid-den in the house,” IG GHP Raju told IANS.
Molestation case: Girl attemptssuicide over police inactionKANPUR: A 26-year-old girl todayattempted suicide outside the DIG’s officeover alleged police inaction regarding amolestation case filed by her against twoyouths, police said. The girl slashed herwrist outside the office of DIG AmitabhYash after she was unable to meet himdespite waiting for hours. She wanted tocomplain against the alleged police inac-tion regarding the molestation case.
Former People’s Liberation Armymilitant killed in ManipurIMPHAL: A former member of thebanned militant outfit People’s LiberationArmy (PLA) was shot dead three days afterhe was abducted by unidentified gunmenin Manipur, officials said today. Two per-sons abducted the 33-year-old HijamBabu’s from his house on November 2. Hisbody, which bore bullet wounds in thehead, was found in Phangrei area.
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Race to the white houseTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 12
Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney
Keys to the kingdom
Of the several issues that matter tothe American people, the following are the ones thattop the list. The result will depend on what Barack
Obama has done so far on these and what MittRomney proposes to do.
ECONOMY
TAXES
IRAN
SECURITY
AFGHANISTAN
HEALTHCARE
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
ABORTION
Signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,(the stimulus), a $768bn (£489bn) package of tax
cuts and investment in education, infrastructure, energyresearch, health, etc.; revived the US auto industry.
Has cut effective taxes for most Americans; would repeal Bush-era tax cutsfor households making more than $250,000 a year; proposes the "Buffet
rule" named for billionaire Warren Buffet, which would increase the effectivetax rate paid by millionaires
Says he is determined to prevent Iran from developingnuke arms; opposes a strike on Iran's nuclear facili-
ties; emphasises need for a diplomatic solution but warns"that window is closing"; inked new sanctions.
Has killed much of al-Qaeda's leadership, including Osama Bin Laden;pulled US troops out of Iraq; agreed to a $487m reduction in
defence spending over 10 years with congressional Republicans.
Initially increased the number of troops in Afghanistan;has begun a draw-down of US troops with the combat
mission to end by 2014.
2010 healthcare reform law aims for universal health insurance coverage byrequiring people who are not otherwise covered to get insurance; restrict-
ing insurers' ability to deny coverage over pre-existing ailments; the law offersstates grants to up the listing of the poor in the Medicaid public insurance plan.
Used executive power to grant legal status to certainyoung illegal immigrants, bypassing Republicans in
Congress; Has dramatically increased deportations of ille-gal immigrants
Supports abortion rights; appointed two Supreme Court justices who appearto favour abortion rights
Supports investment in clean energy; tightened car fuelefficiency and emissions standards; blocked develop-
ment of the Keystone oil pipeline to move oil sands crudefrom Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, saying the US had not
had sufficient time to judge its environmental impact.
Plan centres on tax cuts, repeal of Obama's 2010 healthcare reform law and WallStreet and banking regulations, and the reduction of other regulations he
claims stifle growth; opposed the auto industry bailout; proposes to cut federalspending drastically but unclear about which programmes he would cut.
Would make permanent all Bush-era tax cuts, furthercut individual income tax rates, eliminate taxes on
investment income, and reduce the corporate incometax rate, which will help taxpayers at high income levels.
Says it is unacceptable for Iran to possess a nuclear weapon; says military action"remains on the table" and analysts say he presents a clearer military threat to
Iran; would send Navy ships to patrol the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf; calls formore sanctions; would publicly back Iranian opposition groups
Would spend heavily on military hardware andinvest in missile defence, adding an estimated
$100bn to the Pentagon's budget, while reducingthe civilian defence bureaucracy.
Has said his "goal" would be "a successful transition to Afghan security forcesby the end of 2014" but pledges to review withdrawal plans and base them
"on conditions on the ground as assessed by our military commanders".
Would seek repeal of Mr Obama's health law,though it is modelled on a law he signed in
Massachusetts; would return most health policy tothe states; would encourage individuals withoutinsurance to buy it on the private market.
Criticises Mr Obama's "stopgap" measure on young illegal immigrants but doesnot say whether he would overturn it; Says the US should encourage migrants
to "self-deport" by making life hard for them
Says "My presidency will be a pro-life presidency", thoughhe supported abortion rights when he was running for governor
Massachusetts in 2002; supports overturning the Roe v. Wade SCruling legalising abortion.
Would ease regulations hindering coal-burning power plants, oil explorationand nuclear power plant construction; would encourage drilling for oil in the
Atlantic and Pacific outer continental shelves; proposes to ease regulationsPledges to build the Keystone pipeline
MITT ROMNEYBARACK OBAMA
SOURCE: BBC
ENERGY
WorldTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
13ROYALS TREAD THE TURF AT MCG, MELBOURNE CUPBritain's Prince Charles tested his bowling prowess on the hallowed grass of theMelbourne Cricket Ground Tuesday before heading to Flemington for Australia's mostfamous horserace. Charles mingled with cricketers Cameron White and Mike Hussey at asports clinic for disadvantaged youth at the MCG.
NY BRACES FOR NEW STORMNew York state governor AndrewCu o mo on Monday warned a newstorm heading towards his state andneighbouring New Jersey, both stillre c overing from superstorm Sandy,could lead to new coastal evacuatio -ns. "We will have a potential stormon Wednesday," Cuomo said. "Nor -m ally, it would not be a life-threate -n ing storm. But this is not a normalsituation," he said. "In this situation,th is is serious. If we have to evacua -te, we begin it early, and people —ta ke it seriously." Cuomo warnedthat the debris still on the groundcould be tossed into the air at dan-gerous speeds if a storm strikes.
South Korea has awarded one ofits highest cultural honours to therapper Psy for taking the world bystorm with his Gangnam Style.The culture ministry announcedTuesday that the 34-year-oldsinger, whose real name is ParkJae-Sang, would receive theOkgwan Order of Cultural Merit."Psy has been chosen for not onlybeing a long-term artist, but alsofor advertising Gangnam widelyand increasing the world's inter-est in Korea," an official said.
PSY HONOURED
NUMEROLOGY
2.7 millionis the number of viewers who
watched Sunday's television pre-miere of SEAL Team Six: The Raid on
Osama bin Laden, the first movieabout the US commando raid that
killed Osama bin Laden.
There are tooma ny times wh -
en power becomesbigger than the law,when the power ofthe party and govern-ment interfereswith the judicialprocess.
Hu DepingChinese political reformer
Mao heirs to anointChina's next leadersBEIJING: The heirs of Mao Zed o -ng convene this week to anoint Chi -na's next leaders, as the CommunistParty maintains an iron grip on theeconomic powerhouse despite mo -u n ting calls for change in the Inte r -net era. Vice President Xi Jinping,59, will succeed President Hu Jintaoas the general-secretary of the 82-million-strong Communist Party.
Chilean President Pinerashuffles cabinetSANTIAGO: Chilean PresidentSebastian Pinera shuffled his cabin -et on Monday to allow ministers se -e king the presidency in next year'selection to leave as his conservativecoalition seeks to drum up support.Right-wing candidates aligned withPinera suffered defeats in localpolls, an outcome that could fore-shadow the electorate's mood.
Australia appalled byPak sheep slaughterSYDNEY: Australian farmers Tue -sday urged against any ban on thelive export trade after AgricultureMi n ister Joe Ludwig expressed disg -ust at the brutal slaughter of 21,000sheep by Pakistani authorities. Theshipment of Australian sheep wassent to Karachi after being turnedaway by Bahrain, with Pakistan offi-cials ordering them culled.
North Mali Islamists tomeet top crisis mediatorOUAGADOUGOU: Represe n t -a tives of Ansar Dine, one of the ar -m ed Islamist groups in northernMa li, are to meet lead mediator Bur -kinabe President Blaise CompaoreTuesday, as plans for military actiontake shape. Mediators are trying toget Ansar Dine to break ties with itsjihadist allies — Al-Qaeda in theIslamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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DES MOINES, IOWA: Thefirst ballots of the 2012 WhiteHouse race were cast in the tinyNew Hampshire town of Dix v -ille Notch Tuesday, with BarackObama and Mitt Romney eachreceiving five votes.
The first-in-the-nation vote,he ld shortly after midnight, wastied for the first time in its histo-ry, another indication of the kn i -fe's edge separating the two ca -n didates in a race that should bedecided by the end of the day.
The town boasts the firstvote in US elections, but is seenas more of a curiosity than anational bellwether. Barack Ob -a ma and Mitt Romney made th -eir final cases to Americans onelection eve Monday, capping agrueling, negative, multi-billiondollar campaign and handingtheir fates to voters.
"It all comes down to you, itis out of my hands now, it is inyours," a hoarse, moist-eyedObama told a 20,000-strong
crowd in Iowa, concluding hisre-election bid in the state thatnurtured his White Housedream from 2007.
Romney put an exclamationmark on his campaign with hisown, rowdy late night rally, inan indoor sports arena in NewHa mpshire. "Tomorrow is a mo -m ent to look into the future and
imagine what we can do, to putth at past four years behind usand build a new future," Ro m n -ey said. "Walk with me. Tomo r r -ow, we begin a new tomorrow."
The foes, drained by fatigue,had earlier charged through theswing states that will decide therace, taking final shots hoursbefore polls opened. AFP
US ELECTIONSThe first ballots
of the 2012White House
race were castin the tiny New
Hampshiretown of
Dixville NotchTuesday, withBarack Obama
and MittRomney eachreceiving five
votes.
Walk with me.Tomorrow, webegin a newtomorrow.
It all comesdown to you, it isout of my handsnow, it is inyours.
Rivals tied as voting begins
CHINA
CommentTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
14HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTSIn one part of the world, through democracy, the people there are decid-ing who will lead them. Miles and miles afar, another nation or to be pre-cise, the elite and the previlaged, has decided for the people who will takeover whether the people want him or not.
The next leader of afifth of the world’speople is aCommunist aristocratmarried to a pop star
— but his views are a mystery,hidden behind Party secrecyand an enigmatic demeanour.
Barring an unprecedentedupset, Xi Jinping, 59, is toassume China’s paramountpolitical post as general secre-tary of the all-powerful Party atits five-yearly congress begin-ning this week.
He replaces the outgoing HuJintao and the promotionensures he will take over thenational presidency from Huearly next year.
Xi inherits the mantle withhis party’s key claim to rulinglegitimacy — economic growth— threatened by a rare slow-down, and its unity shaken byan embarrassing scandal involv-ing one of his former Politburocolleagues.
But owing to the party’sintensely secretive nature,observers have found it hard topin down Xi’s beliefs and alle-giances — or how he willaddress the challenges.
Xi has an impeccable politi-cal pedigree as the son of arespected figure in the revolu-
tion that brought theCommunists to power in 1949,and previously headed some ofChina’s most economicallydynamic and reform-mindedareas.
Married to a famous Chinesesinger, Xi — a portly figure typi-cally seen on state televisionwith a deadpan expression —has shown a bit more colourthan his predecessor Hu, aCommunist bureaucrat with awooden image.
Xi created a stir during a2009 speech in Mexico by scoff-
ing at “foreigners with full bel-lies and nothing to do but criti-cise our affairs”, an apparentreference to the West.
But he has longstandinglinks with the US, going on anagricultural research trip to thecountry in 1985 and stayingwith a family in Muscatine,Iowa, deep in the farming heart-land of the Midwest.
Almost three decades laterhe paid his hosts a return visitwhile on a much-publicised offi-cial trip to the US in February,where he indulged in his pur-ported love of basketball at anNBA game in Washington.
His wife Peng Liyuan is ashowbusiness personality whoholds the rank of army generaland starred for 25 years in a tele-vised Lunar New Year galawatched by hundreds of mil-lions of people.
Xi has tasted both the hardlife of the impoverished coun-tryside and the energy ofChina’s economic miracle.
His father Xi Zhongxunfought alongside Mao Zedongand served as vice-premier untilhe fell in one of Mao’s politicalpurges, then was rehabilitated
under pragmatic former topleader Deng Xiaoping.
Xi grew up among the privi-leged elite but, like many youngeducated Chinese during Mao’s1966-76 “Cultural Revolution”,was “sent down” to the country-side to live and work humblyalongside peasants.
While labouring in the poornorthern province of Shaanxi,he joined the Communist partyand moved to Beijing in 1975 tostudy at the prestigiousTsinghua University — alsoHu’s alma mater.
From there Xi rose up theparty ranks mainly on China’sfast-growing eastern seaboard,where he earned a reputation asan effective manager and sup-porter of economic reforms.
He oversaw the key manu-facturing provinces of Fujianand Zhejiang before briefly tak-ing the top post in the commer-cial hub of Shanghai in 2007.Later that year he secured a spoton the party’s nine-memberPolitburo Standing Committee,China’s top decision-makingbody.
When he was named vice-president in 2008 it put him inpole position for the top job.
But there are few clues onwhat sort of leader he will be inthe now-standard 10-year term,and no hint at all that he will beable to impose his will in theconsensus-driven upper eche-lons of the Communist Partyeven if he wanted to.
Listen to popular voice
The issue of economic development is too big a question to be left to some elected politi-cians and babudom. It is a question that involves the lives of 1.20 billion Indians, 30 per
cent of whom are below poverty lines. The penchant of the UPA government to swear by aamaadmi for every act taken in haste is fooling the public. Issues like opening the market for for-
eign multi-brand, taking over land for Special Economic Zone and setting up nuclear powerplants are not something the government should decide without considering the voice of the
people. In a democracy, opinion poll before crucial decision is desirable and a responsiblegovernment will try to ascertain from neutral sources and experts the consequences of suchdecisions. The authoritarian streak in UPA which made its ally, TMC, to leave in acrimony is a
case in point. Experts and intelligentsia in the country owe it to the common man at least thismuch: say your opinion in public without fear or favour. If you do this, no government, how-
ever mighty, will dare to push through the backdoor issues that affect millions.
Sky falls for Harry Potter
Well, looks like James Bond is too goodfor even Harry Potter. The Guardian
reports that Skyfall is on course to be theseries’ highest-grossing film so far afterbreaking the UK seven-day box-office recordand posting $287m (£180m) in its first 10days across the globe. The previous recordholder was Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows: Part 2. The cocktail of exemplary per-formances from Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem,Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes and excellentdirection by Sam Mendes is too good to miss.
EDITORIALS
READERS’ VIEWSWe invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to [email protected] or#1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033 or even by way of a call on 4067 2222. Editor: Dean Williams
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of legislation, is like agood sentence; or agood piece of music.Everybody can recog-nize it. They say,‘Huh. It works. Itmakes sense.’
Barack ObamaUS President
Chinese ExpressCarol Huang
MYSTERY ‘PRINCELING’TAKES TOP SPOT
Barack Obamaand hope
Sitting here in India it seemsa bit pretentious to
endorse an American pres-idential candidate, but I’m noth-
ing if not pretentious, so heregoes. As an Indian it would
behove us, if it were at all possi-ble, to cast our ballot for Mitt
Romney. After all he’s promisedto tar and feather China on his
very first day in office. And see-ing his penchant for outsourcing
jobs, India stand to gain whatAmericans lose…so Romney
seems the perfect choice. Right?Not quite.
Romney’s baggage (read therabid American right) is heavyand will certainly weigh on his
every decision as president:from the overturning of Roe vs
Wade, to the slashing of taxes onthe rich. Romney will treat cor-porations as individuals, disas-
semble regulations keeping WallStreet in check and sow the
seeds for a financial future asbleak as it is manifest (under
Romney). If you’re part of theAmerican 1% that stands to gain,
then bully for you, but if you’repart of the other 99% then be
afraid…be very afraid.Barack Obama has by no
means been the president peoplethought he would be. His quest
for bipartisan solutions has beenhis ball and chain. But his
humanity remains intact (KillLists notwithstanding) and in
that is the key to his re-election.Obama, if elected, will keep
empathy in the White House; hewill keep hope alive, no matter
how it has dimmed over the pastfour years. That is why I wouldvote for Obama, because whilemoney is good; retaining what
makes you human is even better.
THE HUMAN CONDITIONDean Williams
Married to a famousChinese singer, Xi hasshown a bit morecolour than his predecessor Hu.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
15DRESS CODELucknow commercial tax commissioner Hinman’s Kumar has issued a cir-cular expecting the officers to avoid wearing gaudy and bright dresses dis-tracting one’s attention, have a normal hairstyle and give up the habit ofcoming to office in sports-shoes or slippers.
DID YOU KNOW...
70%of Chinese women are taking part
in their country's labour force, in fargreater numbers than Indian
women are, according to Gallupsurveys between 2009 and 2012.Overall, 70 per cent of Chinesewomen are either employed in
some capacity or seeking employ-ment, vs. 25 per cent of Indian
women.
Marriott Hotels India pvt ltdMarriott India is the Indian divi-sion of the Marriott Internationalhotel chain. It was established in1998 and opened its first hotel,the Goa Marriott Resort (now theGoa Marriott Resort & Spa) onDecember 15, 1999. A companythat provides lots of opportuni-ties for career growth is always agreat place to work.MarriottHotels India is proud of the factthat it has trained the next gener-ation of managers not just for itschain in India, but for propertiesacross the world.
For everyday conversations
about meetings,or reports, you
can remain seatedbehind your desk.
But for instancelike meeting aclient or for an
interview — standup. If you
welcome that per-son and shake hisor her hand while
standing overyour desk, you set
up a power play.You seem incharge but it
might also hurtany attempt
for a honest orfrank
conversation.
Some bossesthink positivefeedback willencourageemployees tostart coasting.But no compli-ments to youremployees at all,and you'll soonend up with adisgruntled herd.Find a justifiedcompliment topay someone,and make this aregular occur-rence. It is impor-tant for bosses toencourage theiremployees, this isvital to thegrowth of thecompany as well.
KNOW YOUR COMPANY
FOR THE BOSS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
workplaceCHANGING WORLDSSocial service is not
always aboutshelling out big
bucks, at times, allyou need is thedrive to make a
difference. CareerGuidance Council,
an NGO whichstarted with two
volunteers, believesjust that. Today,
they have 400 volunteers.
Postnoon talks toone of the founders.
NIDHI [email protected]
Nelson Mandela oncesaid that education isthe most powerfulweapon which one
can use to change the world.Volunteers at Career GuidanceCouncil (CGC), a Hyderabad-based NGO located in the oldcity, agree. Asim Zaheer Farooqi,who works as a Senior ProductManager in Oracle and volun-teers at CGC believes that thereis a huge gap between whatMNCs expect and what job seek-ers prepare for. He says thatCGC helps young job seekers,primarily those who are under-privileged, bridge that gap.
Q. When was the NGO estab-lished and what triggered theinitiative?
Ans: CGC was conceptu-alised three to four years ago inMoghulpura. Now, we have abranch in Tolichowki andBangalore. It was conceptu-alised by a group of four youngprofessionals working in vari-ous MNCs in Hyderabad suchas GE and Deloitte . As residentsof Moghulpura, they noticedthat a significant percentage ofyoung job seekers living in thearea were demotivated. Theydid not know how to make agood resume, what organisa-tions expect from them and howto make a career. They lackedguidance. The concept of CGCwas triggered because of this
realisation — there were manyeducated youths of humblemeans who needed guidance.Q. What kind of guidance didCGC provide in the beginning ?
Ans: Initially, because wewere short-staffed, we onlyimparted basic guidance likehow to make a resume, how tolook for a job, etc. Now, we tryand provide holistic guidance interms of personality develop-ment, what to expect from the ITindustry, the gaps between whatMNCs expect and what jobseekers are looking for andmuch more.Q. What hurdles have youfaced in terms of logistics anddo you have any financial sup-port from MNCs?
Ans: The initial hurdle wasfinding a place to rent to con-duct our weekly sessions. Sincewe did not have financial back-ing, we pooled in money to renta small space in Moghulpura.CGC managed to branch out toTolichowki with the help of alocal school that agreed to lendspace over the weekend free ofcost. Another hurdle we face isthe lack of commitment at thestudent’s end. Not many followup with the classes. A largenumber come on a need-basedlevel, for example, if they needhelp in fleshing out theirresume. Also, because all volun-teers are working in corporatesand CGC is not the main meansof earning a living for them, weare unable to conduct compre-hensive classes through the
week. We can only manageweekend tuitions.Q. How many students arethere at CGC as of now? Howhas it benefitted those whoapproached CGC?
Ans: CGC follows an open-door policy. Most of those whoseek our help come in and goout on a weekly basis. Usually,we have around 15 students in
each batch, but the studentsvary with each passing week. Inthe four years since CGC’sinception, we have providedcareer guidance to 12,000 stu-dents through workshops, class-es and other events.
There was a student namedAmir, who had graduated froman engineering college inKolkata. He had come toHyderabad to work but wasunable to crack any interview.He wasn’t from a well-to-dofamily and hence needed themoney to survive. Heapproached CGC and followedup our programme for ninemonths. Though his Englishspeaking skills were not thebest, he was very hard workingand had excellent technicalskills. He finally cracked aninterview at an MNC in the Cityand was hired as an intern ini-tially. His example keeps usgoing.Q. Apart from weekend class-es, what are the other eventsthat CGC organises to spreadcareer guidance?
Ans: We often hold work-shops in collaboration with bigcorporates. Not only do they pro-vide us a space to conduct suchevents, but they also provide vol-unteers who speak at specialevents. In collaboration withTelugu channel 4TV, CGC hadconducted a workshop for itsprogramme called Career Aapka.We also approach engineeringcolleges and high schools to provide career guidance.
Asim Zaheer Farooqi talking to jobseekers.
“Since CGC’sinception, we
have providedcareer guidance to12,000 studentsthrough work-shops and classes.”
Asim Zaheer Farooqi
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
18AN EVENING WITH STARSThe Primetime Theatre Company Production from Mumbai presentsWhere Did I Leave my Veil?at Ravindra Bharathi auditorium tonight at 7.30pm. The play has been director by actor Lilette Dubey.
GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY
spotlightFor the love of baking
The cake-mixingevent at RadissonBlu Hotel broughtunder one roof mostof the City’s glit-terati. They hadturned up in largenumbers to get theirhands into the deli-cious cake mix thatwas being made.
DEEPAK DESHPANDE
Kavita GulechaKarishma
Lona
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RevisitingLear
The turn out for the play directed by actor Rajat Kapoor wasindeed impressive. Nothing Like Lear was performed atRavindra Bharathi auditorium on Monday. It was part of theongoing Qadir Ali Baig theatre festival.
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'THIN PLACENTA DOUBLES RISK OF HEART FAILURE'Children with a thin placenta at birth have double the chances of dyingfrom a sudden heart failure, warns a leading British physician. A thin pla-centa can hit the quality of a baby's foetal development by reducing theflow of nutrients between mother and child.health
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Scans you should not missConditions like anencephaly, when the baby is born without a brain, are hard on the family
and infant. But regular antenatal scans can catch the abnormality very early.
It occurs in one in 10,000births, which might soundlike it’s very rare. But whenit does occur it’s heart
wrenching. Imagine having ababy only to learn that it wasborn without or only half a brainand then losing it soon after.Anencephaly, a condition inwhich the baby’s brain does notdevelop at all, is a genetic disor-der that makes it impossible forthe baby to live beyond a fewhours or minutes followingbirth. Recently, though mediareports were agog with the newsof a three-year-old boy in the USwho had survived for threeyears without a brain, only tolose his battle soon after histhird birthday.
WHAT IT IS“Anencephally is a neural tubedefect where the baby’s headdoes not form completely. Onlya rudimentary structure is usual-ly formed in conditions like this.While the exact causes for thisgenetic condition is not yetknown, it has been attributed tothe lack of folic acid intake bythe mother during pregnancy. Ithas also been linked to chromo-somal anomalies,” says Dr SatishGhanta, neonatologist and pae-diatric intensivist at Little StarsChildren’s Hospital. He addsthat the chances of recurrence ifa woman has already had onechild with the disorder stands atthree per cent.
SURVIVAL“Usually children born with thiscondition do not survive morethan a few hours. However, inthe case of the boy in the US, hehad a brain stem, which isenough for the body’s basicfunctions. One does not need theentire brain to survive. The brainstem can help with some of the
bodily functions for some time,”he explains.
However, with most of thebrain missing, such children can-not think or have any emotions.
PREVENTIONWhile Anencephaly cannot beprevented altogether, it can cer-tainly be detected much earlier
in pregnancy to give the parentsthe choice of terminating thepregnancy if they so wish. “It israther hard to miss this condi-tion in antenatal scans. Which iswhy regular antenatal ultra-sound scans are recommendedto pregnant women. This waywe can pick up any abnormalityearly enough for the parents to
be able to decide whether theywant to continue with the preg-nancy. Also once a woman con-ceives, her doctor puts her onfolic acid and iron supplementsto aid the baby’s growth,” saysDr Satish, who adds that anen-cephaly cases have been on thedecline of late thanks to betterantenatal check ups.
BIRTH DISORDERSS
RANJANI [email protected]
Zombies, run!Zombies, Run! takes anunconventionalapproach to cardio,putting users in theshoes of zombie sur-vivors outrunning theapocalypse. There are
more than 30 missions and the highprice hasn't dampened online appetitefor the app. It is available for iPhone,iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Window.
Irritable BowelSyndromeIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is themost common gut condition and affectsabout one in ten people at some time.IBS is a disorder that leads to abdominalpain and cramping, changes in bowelmovements. It is most common amongpeople aged between 25 and 45 but cancause problems at any age. Women aremore often affected than men.
Number of bones reduceBabies are born with 300 bones, but byadulthood the number is reduced to
206.The reason for this is that manyof the bones of children are com-posed of smaller component
bones that are not yet fused likethose in the skull. This makes iteasier for the baby to pass
through the birth canal.The bones harden and
fuse as the children grow.
Leo Henryk SternbachLeo Henryk Sternbach was a Polish-Jewish chemist who is credited with dis-covering benzodiazepines. Sternbach iscredited with the discovery of chlor-diazepoxide, diazepam (Valium), flu-razepam, nitrazepam, flunitrazepam,clonazepam (Klonopin), andtrimethaphan (Arfonad). Librium, basedon the R0 6-690 compound discoveredby Sternbach in 1956, was approved foruse in 1960.
NEWS BRIEFSAPP-LY YOURSELF HOUSECALL DID YOU KNOW? PIONEERS
health TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 20
SYDNEY: Low-dose aspirin is acheap and effective way to pre-vent deadly blood clots formingin patients’ legs, lungs. Low-dose of aspirin could save thelives of people with a history ofblood clot.
The study, conducted byresearchers at the University ofSydney, found that people whohave suffered blood clots in theveins of the leg or the lungs areless likely to suffer a recurrenceof the blood clots or a heartattack when on low-dose aspirin.
“The results suggest the sim-ple, inexpensive treatment oflow-dose aspirin could preventthousands of patients from expe-riencing recurrent clots each yearand may make substantialhealthcare savings in Australiaand worldwide,” said JohnSimes, professor at theUniversity of Sydney, The NewEngland Journal of Medicinereports.
Simes said, “These resultssuggest that aspirin preventsabout one third of recurrentblood clot events.
“For every 1,000 patientstreated for one year, aspirin canbe expected to prevent about 20to 30 episodes of recurrent majorthrombotic events at the cost ofabout three significant bleedingepisodes,” added Simes, accord-ing to a Sydney statement.
Operating since 2003, thestudy completed recruitment of822 participants from Australia,New Zealand, Singapore, Indiaand Argentina.
All the participants had pre-viously suffered a DVT or PEthat occurred for no particularreason, called ‘unprovoked VTE’(venous thromboembolism).
They had completed, onaverage, six months of anti-coag-ulant treatment, generally withwarfarin.
They were randomly allocat-ed to receive either low-doseenteric coated aspirin or a match-ing placebo. IANS
Aspirin canpreventblood clots
STUDY
This winter, beware of cardiac problems too
With the change in weather it is not just common ailments you should be carefulabout. Doctors say cardiac problems and other health complications also see a rise.
AZERA P RAHMAN NEW DELHI: There is a nip inthe air, and as you welcome thechange with light woollens, youalso have unwelcome visitorssuch as flu, cough and fever.
However, it is not just com-mon ailments you should becareful about. Doctors say car-diac problems and other serioushealth complications also see arise in this changing weather.
Vikas Ahluwalia, an internalmedicine consultant at MaxSuper Speciality Hospital, saysthose with cardiac problemsshould be extra careful as win-ter sets in.
“As winter sets in, we see arising number of cases of heartattack and other coronaryartery diseases, and this is atrend every year.
This is because viscosity ofblood increases when tempera-tures drop. Therefore those withcardiac problems should becareful around this time,”Ahluwalia said.
He also advises diabeticsand those with hypertension totake caution. “Diabetics andthose with hypertension andheart ailments should take careto keep their BP under control.Food habits also change duringwinters, and we often tend toeat food with high calorie andhigh sugar content. So careshould be taken,” the doctorsaid.
“As a precaution, I’ll alsoadvise heart patients not toexercise very early in the morn-ing when it is very cold,” headded.
Those with breathing prob-lems and asthma may also suf-fer around this time.
Anuja Chauhan, an internalmedicine expert, who runs aclinic here, says these days, sheis getting a lot of cases relatedto acute asthma, pneumoniaand viral fever.
“Asthmatic patients are vul-nerable to trigger attacksaround this time. I advise themand other immune-compro-mised patients, like cancerpatients, to take influenza vac-cine every year as winter sets inand pneumococcal vaccineevery five years,” Chauhansaid.
An oddity observed byhealth experts this year is thepersistence of vector-borne dis-eases such as dengue right upto winters. The number of
dengue cases this year in Delhialone has crossed 1,000.
“Normally such cases(dengue) go down around thistime, but surprisingly, we arestill getting some cases. Therehas been no fumigation thistime, and contrary to the earlierbelief, this year the disease(dengue) has caused moresevere symptoms than last year.It could be blamed on waterlogging,” Ahluwalia said.
Flu like symptoms have alsobecome common among chil-dren, school teacher Animikha Dassaid.
“Absenteeism because of cold,cough, viral fever is becomingcommon these days. We teach-ers advice parents to make their
children wear a protective layerwhen they send them to schoolbecause they are very vulnera-ble to the change in weather.
“We also monitor the kids’food habits and ask parents todo the same, along with encour-aging hygiene practices likewashing hands,” Das said.
“Remaining hydrated isimportant to ward off ailments,”says physician Ziaur Rahman.
“In winters, we tend to drinkless water. So viral fever and coldsincrease”. Children, who are morevulnerable than others, should begiven a high protein diet withlots of fluids, doctors add.Elderly, pregnant women anddiabetics should practice care.
IANS
RESEARCH
INNOVATION
WASHINGTON: An experi-mental device could use theenergy of the beating heart tokeep the pacemaker going, doingaway with battery replacements.
A preliminary study byresearchers at the University ofMichigan Ann Arbor tested anenergy-harvesting device thatuses piezoelectricity — electrical
charge generated from motion.The approach is an innova-
tive solution for pacemakers,because they require only smallamounts of power to operate,said M Amin Karami, researchfellow in aerospace engineeringat Michigan, who led the study.
“Many of the patients arechildren who live with pacemak-
ers for many years,” he said.“You can imagine how manyoperations they are spared if thisnew technology is implement-ed,” added Karami.
Researchers measured heart-beat-induced vibrations in thechest. Then, they used a “shaker”to reproduce the vibrations andconnected it to a prototype car-
diac energy harvester.Measurements of the proto-
type’s performance, showed theenergy harvester performed aspredicted - generating more than10 times the power that modernpacemakers require.The nextstep will be implanting the ener-gy harvester, which is about halfthe size of batteries used. IANS
Soon, a pacemaker fuelled by heartbeat
EntertainmentTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
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BRUSH WITH THEATRE
Vishwaroopam’s audiolaunch postponed
The audio launch of KamalHaasan’s upcoming
filmVishwaroopam has beenpostponed indefinitely. Theevent was scheduled to beheld in three different cities inTamil Nadu on November 7;however, sources say thatKamal Haasan postponed theevent anticipating thebad weather.
Nithya Menen joins GJG’s team
Nithya Menen has joinedthe principal shooting
of her upcoming Telugu filmGunde Jaari Gallanthayindhe.
Nithin, Nithya Menen andIsha Talwar are playing thelead roles in this romantic
entertainer. Vijay KumarKonda is directing the film
and Anup Rubens is composing the music.
Prabhas’ upcoming filmMirchi is in the last
leg of shooting. The film’sunit is currently shootingin Thenkasi, TN and some
important scenes werecanned on Prabhas and
Richa. Koratala Siva ismaking his debut as a
director. Devi Sri Prasad iscomposing the music.
Khaidi’s remake soon in offing
CINE BYTES
In his short and “experi-mental journey” in film-dom, the probability ofsuccess and failure has
been high, says Telugu actorRana Daggubati and adds thatfailures have taught him notto repeat the same mistakes.
“Since my journey hasbeen experimental, the proba-bility of success or failure ishigh. But I’ve always learneda thing or two from the experi-ence. Most importantly, Ilearned what not to do frommy failures,” Rana said.
Rana has starred in Leader,Department and Dum MaaroDum and his last two filmshave not been so successful.
Currently, the actor is gear-ing up for the release ofTelugu revenge-dramaKrishnam Vande Jagatgurum(KVJ) and describes it as yetanother experimental project.
“KVJ is also an experimen-tal film with all commercialelements. The film aims to cel-ebrate long forgotten art formcalled theatre,” Rana said.
He plays a theatre artistein the film belonging to atroupe called Surabhi, forwhom drama is not onlylivelihood, but a professionand an art form.
Surabhi group is still con-sidered one of the best dramatroupes in the country. Notmany know the first Teluguheroine Kamalabai who actedin Bhakta Prahlada was fromthe same troupe.
Is KVJ all about a forgot-ten art form?
“No. The film has all com-mercial elements to be calledan entertainer. While oneaspect of the story is about anancient art form, the other oneis about illegal mining and itseffect on the livelihood ofpeople,” the 27-year-old said.
Rana performed with realtheatre actors in the film andhe considers it one of the chal-lenges of the film.
“Cinema and theatre aretwo different sides of a coin.The biggest challenge was tomix them and produce some-thing entertaining, yet unique.We learned from each other inthe process,” he said.
What were the other chal-lenges?
“We weren’t allowed toshoot in real mining loca-tions. Therefore, we hadto recreate mining sets.We had to recreate manysets. To recreate some-thing near to the origi-nal was challenging,” hesaid.
The film is beingdirected by Krish.
“Krish and I havebeen friends muchbefore the start of theproject. Working withhim was never likeworking in a film. Itwas more like twoclose friends comingtogether and breath-ing life into an idea,”
he said.Krishnam Vande
Jagatgurum, whichreleases November9, has Nayantara,Brahmanandamand KotaSrinivasa Rao. Itwas shot in 80days, mostly inHyderabad.
IANS
Since my journeyhas been experi-
mental, the probabili-ty of success or fail-ure is high. But I’vealways learned athing or two fromthe experience.
Rana Daggubati
Failures teach what not to do: Rana
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Kalki talks cinema
Actress-writer KalkiKoechlin believes com-
mercial and independentcinema co-exist in ahealthy way in the Indianfilm industry. The 29-year-old has been part of off-beat cinema and tasted thecommercial flavour withZindagi Na Milegi Dobara,and feels the industry isunited in making indepen-dent cinema as successfulas commercial movies. IANS
For Shahana, Milind is'most adorable'
Model-tuned-actor MilindSoman turns 47 Sunday and
his actress girlfriend ShahanaGoswami calls him the loveliestperson who inspires her. "Theloveliest of them all was borntoday. My sweetest, mostadorable and someone whogreatly excites and inspires me...Milind (Soman)," Shahana tweeted. IANS
For Sonakshi character isimportant
Many feel that Sonakshi Sinhachoose her roles on the basis
of her look in the film, but theactress denies it saying she givesimportance to "character". "I don'tchoose my roles based on whatmy character will wear. The rolesthat I have chosen till date, I haveliked the characters and situationsof the film. If I get to play a char-acter who will wear westernclothes and if I am comfortable, Iwill do it," Sonakshi said. IANS
CINE BYTESSHARING THE LIMELIGHT
MALAIKA GUARDED ABOUT 'DABANGG 2' ROLE
She created a rage with her itemnumber Munni badnaam in the2010 film Dabangg, and in themovie's sequel too, Malaika
Arora Khan is expected to recreate themagic. But she is not ready to divulgeany details about her part.
"I am a part of the film, but inwhat capacity, you will only knowthat once you see the film. So whenyou watch the film, then you willsee me," the 39-year-old said onSunday at the Blender's PrideFashion Show.
Malaika has reportedly,recently shot for a song titledPandeyji seete mare with her broth-er-in-law Salman Khan.
But, she has also made it clearthat she is happy that KareenaKapoor is doing a special song inDabangg 2.
"Kareena is definitely a part ofour film and I am really glad thatshe is there and she will bedoing a special song in ourfilm," she said.
Dabangg 2, being direct-ed by Malaika's husband,Arbaaz Khan, will haveSalman reprising his roleas Inspector ChulbulPandey, and SonakshiSinha will be seen as hiswife.
The film hits theatresDecember 21 this year.
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Entertainment TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 25RESEARCH GONE WRONG
‘Inappropriate Comedy’gets a release
Freestyle Releasing hasacquired North
American rights toInappropriate Comedy,starring Adrien Brody,Lindsay Lohan, MichelleRodriguez and RobSchneider. It is a sketchcomedy, which was direct-ed by Vince Offer and writ-ten by Offer, Ari Shaffir andKen Pringle.
Jeff Goldblum in ‘TheGrand Budapest Hotel’
Tickets are being booked, bagsare being packed and German
tour books are being purchasedas the cast for Wes Anderson’sThe Grand Budapest Hotel getsready to start work next year. Andnow another name is confirmedto join the director’s merry gang.Jeff Goldblum will return to workwith the helmer, but of course, nodetails on his role just yet. And itwill be part of a very packed cal-endar for the actor.
21 films submitted forOscar consideration
T wenty-one films have offi-cially been submitted for
consideration for Best AnimatedFeature at the Academy Awards.That number is significantbecause in a year with 16 or moreeligible titles, there will be fivenominees instead of three. Theentered films include expectedtitles like Pixar’s Brave, to date2012’s highest grossing animatedfilm in the US.
CINE BYTES
APOLOGISES NO DOUBT
FOR OFFENSIVE MUSIC VIDEO
Mere hours afterNo Doubt
debutedLooking Hot
this weekend, the musicvideo was pulled down by
the band in reaction to criti-cism over its depiction of
Native Americans.On Saturday, an open let-
ter on behalf of GwenStefani, Tony Kanal, Tom
Dumont and Adrian Youngwas posted to their websiteregarding the controversy:
“As a multi-racial bandour foundation is built uponboth diversity and consider-ation for other cultures. Our
intention with our newvideo was never to offend,
hurt or trivialise NativeAmerican people, their cul-
ture or their history.Although we consulted withNative American friends and
Native American studiesexperts at the University ofCalifornia, we realise now
that we have offended peo-ple.
“This is of great concernto us and we are removingthe video immediately. The
music that inspired us whenwe started the band, and thecommunity of friends, fami-
ly, and fans that surroundsus was built upon respect,
unity and inclusiveness. Wesincerely apologise to the
Native American communi-ty and anyone else offendedby this video. Being hurtful
to anyone is simply not whowe are.”
Reportedly, Stefani andKanal can be seen dressed asNative Americans and fight-ing their bandmates who are
dressed as cowboys.The single comes off the
band’s latest album, Pushand Shove.
ACROSS1 Acts the mope6 ‘Avast!’ responder10 ‘Answer, please’ (Abbr)14 Computer command15 Angel gear16 Bit of this and a bit of that17 Allegro ___ (very brisk, in music)18 De-squeaks19 Actors Kingsley and Affleck20 New baby, often23 Animal fur24 Part of the iceberg?25 Work at, as a trade26 In the past29 ‘Joy of Cooking’ direction31 It troubled Egypt33 A neighbour of Niger35 ‘A Room of ___ Own’37 They're taken in courtrooms41 One likely to win a belt44 ‘Daily Planet’ photographer45 ‘Enough already!’46 ‘Circle’ or ‘final’ start47 ‘Rear,’ to an admiral49 Cookie treat since 191251 Weightlifter's unit, briefly52 Young Darth Vader's nickname55 Boring old routine57 Bartenders run them59 Let insults roll off one's back64 Polecat's defence65 Cologne that sounds improper66 Downspout sites68 Bit of old Italian bread?69 An apartment, to a landlord70 Word in some university names71 Hopefully, most of yours are
good72 Dick Tracy's sweetheart73 Word with ‘good’ or ‘horse’
DOWN1 Aromatherapy locale2 ___ Major (Big Dipper locale)3 Vocal impediment4 Commission Serpico testified
before5 Sets of steps over fences6 Criminal activities7 ‘Look’ embodied by Kate Moss8 Dispense carefully9 Part of former Yugoslavia10 Holds up11 Result of counting sheep12 LP material13 ‘A Mighty Wind’ actress Parker21 ‘Bennie and the Jets’ singer John22 Derby town in England26 Pulpit of yore27 Ancient France28 ‘88’ make, briefly30 Book's right-hand page32 Infants' foods34 Sudden mental inspiration36 Efficiency improvers38 Wedding cake layer39 Pitcher's target40 Small scissor cut42 Introduction to ‘structure’43 In a vertical line, at sea48 ‘For shame!’50 Can't stop thinking about some-
thing52 Get ___ of (obtain)53 Comaneci of gymnastics54 Obsolescent piano key material56 Macbeth's honorific58 Emulate Hans Brinker60 Baroque and Big Band61 Bird sacred to Tut62 ‘Terrible’ Russian leader63 Aerialists' precautions67 ‘What did I tell you?’
KAKURO QUICK CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
Chai TimeTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
26THOUGHT OF THE DAYThe key to realising a dream is to focus not on success but significance -and then even the small steps and little victories along your path willtake on greater meaning. Oprah Winfrey
SCRIBBLING PAD
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
How to play kakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku insome ways. But is also suitably different. The keyquestion: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well hereare the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakurogrid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It hasrows and columns, and dark cells like in a cross-word. And, just like in a crossword, some of thedark cells will contain numbers. Some cells willcontain two numbers.
However, in a crossword the numbersreference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are allyou get! They denote the total of the digits in therow or column referenced by the number.
Within each collection of cells — calleda run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be usedbut, like sudoku, each number may only be usedonce.
Let’s have an example to explain this conceptmore clearly:
In the image above, which shows a section ofa kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. Thismeans that the total of the three cells under-neath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could bethe answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...
So, how do you work out the actual combi-nation? Well, this is done through eliminationand cross-referencing. For instance, as you workout the answers for other kakuro clues, this willnaturally limit the valid combinations, and hencethe answer for this particular run.
Note the second cell in row two — it con-tains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers tothe vertical run underneath the number 30 andthe 11 refers to the two cells to the right, hori-zontally, of the number 11.
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for 7-11-2012
ARIESHealth will be fine. Politiciansadvised not to group withinthe party as high commandmight not like it and the con-sequences could be serious.Businessmen will have a steadybusiness and profits. Minorbenefits likely for employees.
ARIES: Page of Wands –You may face some computer ortechnology trouble today. It will befrustrating because you have jobs tofinish. Nothing to do but wait.
GEMINI: Temperance –Bide your time and don’t make anyrash decisions. There is much actionhappening around you. Don’t reactto anything you don’t like.
LEO: Ace of Wands – You’reat your creative best. Good ideascome to you from as if out of theblue. Think of ways to use theseideas well.
LIBRA: King of Wands -You’re feeling creative and in control.Bosses love you for your profession-alism and peers like your attitude.Great going!
TAURUS: Eight of Swords– When making lists of goal to achi -eve or things to do, don’t be harshon yourself. Give yourself a little mo -re time and be kind to your needs.
CANCER: Four of Pentacles– Financial stability is giving you theconfidence to take risks and followyour heart. You’re in a good moodand it shows in your interactions.
VIRGO: Six of Cups –Memories from the recent past aredemanding your attention. Avoidgetting too emotional about whatyou cannot change. Take it lightly.
SCORPIO: Temperance -Be patient about your work situation.Things will improve soon. You’re get-ting anxious about the sacrificesyou’ve made in order to get here.
CAPRICORN: Knight ofCups – You may come under somedebt and it may be difficult for youto get out of this situation. Keep alow profile during this time.
SAGITTARIUS: The Empe -ror – Be clear of your intent when youreach out to people in high positionsand important posts. You will beinteracting with very senior people.
AQUARIUS: Six of Swords– Physical aches and pains need to bechecked by a physician. Don’t self-medicate or even begin to assumethat you may know how to treat it.
PISCES: Two of Wands –You tend to get carried away by thestatus accorded to a material objector position of power when indeed it’snot the most enviable place to be in.
TAURUSNever interfere in the personalissues of blood relatives as the -re are chances of misunder-standing. Working women willbe ambitious and achieve goalswith their efforts. Busine s smenwill feel happy as profits arelikely to improve considerably.
GEMINIEmployees will be burdenedwith work but colleagues willhelp them. Loan for construc-tion or purchase of own housewill get sanctioned. Purchase ofvaluable silver and gold articleslikely. You will undertake pil-grimage with family members.
CANCERMarriage talks will progress su -c cessfully. Some have a brightchance to buy or exchange avehicle. You will become cheer-ful with the visit of very closeand old friends. Distanced rela-tives will come back to you. Youwill meet all challenges boldly.
LEOYou will be in a dilemmatic situ-ation and hence hesitate totake a decision. Dental, acidityand digestion problems likely;take good care. Though finan-cial situation is satisfactory, youwill raise new loans to meetunexpected expenses.
VIRGOYou will be happy to receiveassets through your father. Youwill participate with interest ina celebration at your friend’splace. Planned work will besuccessful. Renovation of yourhouse will be taken up and anannex will be built.
LIBRAPostpone important decisionstill you make a detailed analysisand consult experienced personand family members. Womenadvised to stay away from loveaffairs. Businessmen will strug-gle hard and earn good profit.Avoid major investments.
SCORPIOUnexpected fortune likely. Planto purchase or construct yourhouse will be successful. Thou -gh income will be good, exp -en ses too will be high whichwill upset you. Politicians advis -ed not to blame any oppositionparty men without evidence.
SAGITTARIUSYou will be upset to know thatno one is affectionate towardsyou though some pretend to.New job likely for those whoput in their best effort. Majordecisions needed to be post-poned for a day or two. Busi -nessmen have a boom time.
CAPRICORNImportant responsibilities sho -uld be handled by only you toget them completed rather th -a n handing them over to othe -r s for execution. Long-time dr -e ams will come true. New effo -rts by businessmen might getdelayed but will bring success.
AQUARIUSSolution will be found to anage-old problem with a differ-ent approach. Debt issuesmight frighten you do notworry as you will be able toclear them soon with the helpof close friends and relatives.Sudden financial inflow likely.
PISCESFriends will help you at the timeof need. Financial position willbe strong enough so as to meetany type of problem. Politicianswill march ahead by crushingtheir enemies. Business men willbe happy as their profit willimprove steadily.
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A VERY HANDS-ON MUM
Hollywood helps outSandy victims in NYBen Stiller and Alec Baldwin
have turned out to help thevictims of Storm Sandy in NewYork City. Stiller has usedhis Twitter feed to ask for dona-tions for the relief effort and toencourage people to volunteer.Meanwhile, NYU Local reportsthat Baldwin visited NYU stu-dents at their shelter, after theywere evacuated from theiraccommodation.
I am a nasty gentleman: Pitbull
Cuban-American rapperPitbull, says, “I have a
very solid old-school mental-ity; the woman orders first, Iopen doors for women. But
I’m like a dirty, nasty gentle-man. A woman wants to feelprotected and provided for,
but at the same time shewants to feel like a woman
when you’re making love toher,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted
Pitbull as saying.
RJ Mitte has been cast in aguest-starring role on
CBS freshman drama Vegas.Mitte will play a character
named Russ, who is “theyounger and more sensitivebrother of Nathan (Stephen
Monroe Taylor), who hasdecided to become his sib-
ling’s partner in crime in LasVegas”, says THR.
RJ Mitte to guest star on ‘Vegas’
CINE BYTES
Singer Adele, who became a moth-er for the first time last month,wants to take on most of theresponsibility of caring for her son
and isn’t going to employ a nanny tohelp her.
‘’I am so in love, I have never felt thismuch emotion. I plan to spend the nextsix weeks in my pyjamas, everything Iwant is right here at home,” contactmu-sic.com quoted Adele as saying.
“No nannies. I am going to be ahands-on mummy,” said the 24-year-old,who is engaged to charity worker SimonKonecki.
She’s also said that she’s making itthrough the sleepless nights by watchingfilms while breastfeeding.
Eight-time Grammy Award winnerAdele, is also planning on taking hertime getting back into shape and is evenkeen to provide her son with a youngersibling sooner rather than later.‘’Adele says that she’s proud ofevery inch of herself, but she’shappy she can finally see her toesagain. She’s talking about gettingpregnant again, but Simon reck-ons she’ll change her mind aftera few weeks of no sleep,” saidAdele’s friend.
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ADELE doesn’t want ananny
sports 29BOXING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
GILES HEWITTAgence France-Presse
SEOUL: Thirty years ago thismonth, South Korean boxer KimDuk-Koo entered a Las Vegasring for a world championshipbout that would end with hisdeath, trigger at least one suicideand change the sport forever.
For a generation of SouthKoreans, millions of whomwatched live on television, thefight between Kim and worldlightweight champion, Ray“Boom Boom” Mancini, remainsa powerful memory.
Now a new book and accom-panying documentary that coin-cide with the 30th anniversaryhope to shed fresh light on thebout, its tragic aftermath and theimpact it had on the lives andfamilies of its two protagonists.
For Kim, then 23 and fightingfor the first time in the UnitedStates, the glitz of Caesar’sPalace with its celebrity audienceincluding the likes of FrankSinatra, was a different universefrom his impoverished upbring-ing in Korea.
“I remember when we land-ed in Las Vegas for the fight,” histrainer, Kim Yoon-Gu, now 56,recalled.
“The city was all lit up atnight. It was like landing on agarden of flowers in the desert.We’d never seen anything likeit,” he told AFP at the boxinggym he runs in Seoul.
US boxing commentators hadpretty much written Kim Duk-Koo off before the November 13,1982 clash with Mancini, a pow-
erful 21-year-old fromYoungstown, Ohio making hissecond defence of the world title.
But Kim was confident.
Before leaving Seoul he had acarpenter rig up a mock coffinwhich he said he would use tobring back Mancini after thefight. Unimpressed with suchbravado, his trainer stomped it topieces which he then hid underthe ring in Kim’s training camp.
A BRUTAL FIGHTThe fight when it came was aparticularly brutal one.
For 13 rounds, the two menwent toe-to-toe in a slugging
match that left both with badlyswollen faces and struggling tosee through bruised, puffed-upeyes.
At the end of the 13th, KimYoon-Gu tried to lift his fighter,telling him Mancini was exhaust-ed and exhorting him to put inone last effort to finish him off.
“He clenched his teeth, nod-ded and said ‘Yes, I’ll do that’.And that was it. That was the lastthing he ever said,” Kim said.
At the beginning of the 14th,Mancini connected with astraight right that snapped Kim’shead back and sent him crashingto the canvas. The Korean man-aged to haul himself up by theropes to beat the count, but refer-ee Richard Green stepped in tostop the fight.
The Kim-Mancini boutproved to be a watershed in box-ing, triggering a series of majorchanges to the sport.
Championship bouts werereduced from 15 to 12 rounds,the standing eight-count wasintroduced and the medical testsrequired of boxers before a fightwere overhauled.
HYDERABAD TRACK WORK
HYDERABAD: Audacious, Home Town,Key Note, Rustic Gal, Turf Attack andCascading Glory impressed when horseswere exercised here this morning on thesand track at the Hyderabad Race Cource.Sand track 800 metres
Star Striker (Anil) 1-3, 600/47 Easy.Lady Luck (Alikhan) 57.5, 600/44 Urged.2y Shimmering Ice (Anil) 2y Ice Barrier(rb) 56, 600/43 Moved together. Time toParty (rb) 1-1, 600/45 Easy. Ice Mountain(Anil) 56.5, 600/43 Moved well. SportingStar (Anil) 59, 600/44 Moved on the bit.2y Chocolate Soldier (rb) 1-2.5, 600/47Easy. Great Guns (rb) 2y MrMellon/Stupendous (M Mark) 1-3, 600/46Moved together. 2y Lucy Diamond (rb)Golden Star (rb) 1-3, 600/46.5 Movedfreely. Shatakshi (rb) Smrithiman (rb) 59,600/44 Moved together. Carson Troy (rb)1-1, 600/45 Moved freely. Young Power(rb) 1-1, 600/45 Handy. Salvadore (AjitKumar) 1-1.5, 600/46 Easy. Snow Bird (rb)2y Colourful Trip (Anil) 1-3, 600/47 Movedtogether.Sand track 1000 metres
Machiavellianism (Joshi) 1-15, 800/1-0, 600/45 Moved on the bit. Vijays Best(Joshi) 1-12, 800/57, 600/44 Pleased. OkaiOkai Okai (rb) 1-13, 800/57, 600/43Moved well. Rustic Gal (Imran Khan) 1-13,800/56.5, 600/43.5 Moved attractively.
Cascading Glory (rb) 1-13, 800/56.5,600/42 Pleased. Brianna (rb) 1-18.5,800/1-0, 600/46.5 Easy. Anacostia (rb) 1-18.5, 800/1-2, 600/47.5 Easy.Sand track 1200 metres
Turf Attack (Sai Vamshi) 1-26.5,1000/1-12.5, 800/58, 600/43.5 Movedwell. Key Note (Imran Khan) 1-25.5,1000/1-10, 800/56.5, 600/42 Pleased.Majestic Rock (rb) 1-33, 1000/1-17,800/1-1, 600/46 Easy. Enrapture (ImranKhan) Ashoka Chakra (Ravinder Singh) 1-33.5, 1000/1-18.5, 800/1-3.5, 600/47.5They moved freely. Inner Strength(Ravinder Singh) 2y Captain Nemo (ImranKhan) 1-33.5, 1000/1-17, 800/1-1.5,600/45 They moved together. BloodyMary (rb) 1-31, 1000/1-15.5, 800/1-0.5,600/46.5 Easy.Sand track 1400 metres
See My Style (Culhane) 1-48.5,1200/1-31, 1000/1-14, 800/58.5, 600/43.5Moved well. Winning Tactics (Joshi) 1-44,1400/600 in 40 Impressed. Home Town(rb) Audacious (Imran Khan) 1-42,1200/1-25, 1000/1-11, 800/57, 600/42Impressive display.Sand track 1600metres
Kohinoor Angel (app) 2-1.5, 1600/600in 1-11 Moved well.
Noted on MondaySand track 800 metres
2y What’s Up (Deep Shanker) 2yNatalia (Harinder Singh) 1-3, 600/46 Theymoved together. 2y Winning Shot (ImranKhan) Dastaan (rb) 59, 600/44 Former fin-ished in front. 2y Big Move (rb) Elenor(Imran Khan) 1-3, 600/47 They movedfreely. 2y Mull of Kintyre /Little Cinderella(rb) 2y Kohinoor Desire (rb) 1-3, 600/46They moved freely.Sand track 1200 metres
Handsome Hawk (rb) 1-30, 1000/1-13.5, 800/59.5, 600/44 Moved on the bit.Mock race 1400 metres
Vijays Pride (PS Chouhan) VijaysMonarch (A Joshi) Drayton (DeepShanker) Wolverton (Christopher) RegalGroom (MF Ali Khan) Chal Bhai Chal (MMark) 1-30, 1200/1-16, 1000/1-4, 800/51,600/39 Drayton slowly off. Vijays Prideimpressed and finished 2 lengths in frontof Vijays Monarch.
Noted on SundaySand track 800 metres
2y Deal Maker (Anil) 2y ShimmeringIce (Dileep) 1-3, 600/45 They movedtogether. Moghul Emperor (rb) VijaysVictory (Harinder Singh) 1-1, 600/46 Theymoved freely. Over Look (Anil) 59, 600/44Moved well. 2y True Haven (rb) 1-2,600/46 Easy. 2y Cold Smile (app) 2y PinkBand (Anil) 1-0, 600/45 They moved well.
Audacious and Home Town in good form
The fight that changed the sport For a generation of South Koreans the fight between Kim and world lightweight champion,
Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, remains a powerful memory.
CK Nayudu Trophy Day 4
Hyderabad’A’ vsChhattisgarh ‘A’ Played at
Gymkhana
Hyderabad ‘A’366for 8 Dec in 113.1 overs
drew with Chhattisgarh ‘A’ 253for 6 in 114 overs
(Imran Khan 57, Prakhar Roy58, Nitish Rao 54no, Mehdi
Hasan 3 for 21.
A4-A12 One Day LeagueChampionship
Youth CC 148 for 7(Ankit 51, M Sumukesh
33no, Rahmath Ali 3 for 36)lost to St Marys 151 for 6
(Syed Ali Asim 88no,Kiran Yadav 5 for 35)
Greenlands 132 for 7 lost toCosmos 133 for 6 (P Abhishek
Naidu 33, P Dinesh 46)
Hyd Panthers 111(Md Ibrahim 7 for 45)
lost to Young Masters 112for 4 (Ishaq Baig 30no,
Saikanth 3 for 59)
Vijaypuri Willowmen 201(Zarkash 38, Santosh 36, Ajaz
Ahmed 4 for 81) bt S Raymonds110 (Prakeeth 4 for 24, Azmath
Shaiek 3 for 13)
LEAGUE CRICKET
For 13 rounds, thetwo men went toe-to-toe in a sluggingmatch that left bothwith swollen faces,and puffed-up eyes.
sports TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 30ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS
STEVE GRIFFITHS Agence France-Presse
LONDON: Andy Murraybelieves his maiden GrandSlam triumph has given himan extra edge when he com -es up against the world’s be -st players.
Murray finally lifted thefirst Grand Slam title of hiscareer in September whenhe defeated Novak Djokovicin five sets in the US Openfinal after losing his previ-ous four major finals.
The 25-year-old Scot’striumph in New York notonly underlined his right tobe rated as equal to his topfour rivals Djokovic, Roger
Federer and Rafael Nadal.Just as importantly it has
also given world numberthree Murray, who in thepast was often accused ofbeing too passive in bigmatches, a new-found beliefthat he can beat the best onhis terms. Murray showedhis stee ly side again whenhe kicked off his bid for afirst ATP Tour Finals cr ownby coming from a set downto beat Czech fifth seedTomas Berdych 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.“I hope when I’m playingthe best players in theworld, I’ll believe in myshots a bit more and makesure to be aggressive when Ican,” Murray said. AFP
GS glory an extra edgeMurray believes his maiden Grand Slam triumph has given him
an extra edge when he com es up against the world’s be st players.
Britain’s Andy Murray celerbates beating Czech Republic’s TomasBerdych during their group A singles match on the first day of theATP World Tour Finals on Monday. AFP/CARL COURT
MANILA: Philippine tennis authorities said onMonday their planned away Davis Cup tie withSyria had been switched to a home eventbecause of the deadly unrest in the Middle Eastcountry.
The first round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group II match had originally beenscheduled for Syria in February, said PhilippineTennis Association vice president RandyVillanueva.
“The International Tennis Federation said itwould be moved because of the conflict inSyria. The security situation prevents the hold-ing of a competition like Davis Cup in Syria,”he told AFP.
Villanueva said the association had beeninformed over the weekend of the switch andthat a decision had not yet been made on exact-ly where in the Philippines the event would beheld.
More than 36,000 people have died in Syriasince an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime erupted in March last year,according to the Syrian Observatory for HumanRights.
Tie switched to fromSyria to Philippines
STEVE GRIFFITHS Agence France-Presse
LONDON: Novak Djokoviccelebrated his return to thetop of the world rankingswith a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 victoryover Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in
the ATP Tour Finals atLondon’s O2 Arena onMonday.
Although Djokovic hasonly one Grand Slam title tohis name this year, at the Au -stralian Open back in Janua -ry, it has still been another fi -
ne year for the Serb, who re -placed Roger Federer as wo -rld number one on Mondayafter a brief spell of playingsecond fiddle.
Only David Ferrer hasbeen able to equal Djokovi -c’s impressive total of 71 ma -tch wins during the courseof 2012 and, for the secondyear in a row, the Serb willfinish the season on top ofthe rankings thanks to theremarkable consistencywhich has seen him reachthe semi-finals or better in14 of his 16 tournaments.
One of Djokovic’s fewfailures came at the ParisMasters last week when helost in the early stages toSam Querrey — the firsttime the Serb had been beat-en indoors this year — buthe was back in the grooveagainst French seventh seedTsonga in his openingGroup A tie at the season-ending event. AFP
DAVIS CUP
Royal Montreal to host 2014 Canadian Open MONTREAL: RoyalMontreal, North America’soldest golf club, will play hostto the 2014 US PGA TourCanadian Open, Golf Canadaexecutive director ScottSimmons announced onMonday.Royal Montreal, which hostedthe inaugural Canadian Openback in 1904, will play host tothe event for the 10th time
and for the first time since2001 when American ScottVerplank claimed the title.“Royal Montreal shares a longand storied history,” Simmonssaid. “We are thrilled to add to thatspecial legacy again in 2014,”he added.The course also hosted the2007 Presidents Cup matches,where the United States team
defeated an Internationalssquad of non-Europeangolfers.No Canadian golfer has wonthe Canadian Open since PatFletcher who had won in1954.Next year’s Canadian Openwill be played from July 25 toJuly 28 at Glen Abbey GolfClub in Oakville, Ontario.
AFP
Istanbul bid chief bangs economic drumPARIS: Turkey’s strongeconomy should be a positivefactor in convincing enoughInternational OlympicCommittee members to electIstanbul as the host of the2020 Summer Olympics andbecome the first edition to behosted on two continents itsbid chief told AFP in an exclu-sive interview.
Hasan Arat, chief executive ofthe bid and a successful busi-nessman in his own right,added that for him Turkeywould not be the latest in aline of countries from emerg-ing markets to win the rightto host major internationalcompetitions because for himit had already ‘emerged’.Arat’s comments could not
have been better timed asthey came shortly beforeTurkey saw credit ratingagency Fitch Ratings upgradeit to investment grade onMonday.“I think it (the strong econo-my) is important,” said Arat,who in 1996 was named busi-nessman of the year by ‘TheEconomist’ magazine. AFP
Djokovic downs Tsonga Novak Djokovic celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings with
a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 victory over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns against France’s Jo-WilfriedTsonga during their group A match on the first day of the ATPWorld Tour Finals on Monday. AFP/GLYN KIRK
Novak relishesMurray rivalry LONDON: Novak Djokovicadmits he is relishing thechance to renew his friendlyrivalry with Andy Murray at theATP Tour Finals on Wednesday.
World number oneDjokovic has already spentyears competing with Murrayafter the pair emerged ontothe Tour at the same time but,with Roger Federer approach-ing the end of his career andRafael Nadal hampered byknee problems, this couldemerge as the sport’s newgreat rivalry.
In 2012 alone they haveclashed six times, withDjokovic starting the year witha thrilling victory over the Scotin the Australian Open semi-finals and Murray getting hisrevenge with an Olympic lastfour win and then, even moresignificantly, a five-set triumphover the Serb to win his firstGrand Slam title at the USOpen. AFP
BANGKOK: Masters champion Bubba Watsonwill chase his first international victory whenhe tees up at the Thailand Golf Championshipnext month, organisers said on Monday.
The 34-year-old lefthander will head astrong-field at the $1 million Asian Tour tourna-ment featuring defending champion LeeWestwood, Louis Oosthuizen, CharlSchwartzel, Sergio Garcia, Hunter Mahan andRyo Ishika.
World number eight Watson claimed hisfirst major at Augusta in April, sensationallybeating Oosthuizen in a play-off, but theAmerican has not won since. His best finish hasbeen tied second at the TravelersChampionship in June. “I would love to walkaway with the trophy there,” Watson said. AFP
THAILAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPBubba eyes Thailand for
first international win
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RANJI TROPHYENGLAND’S TOUR OF INDIA
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MUMBAI: He has faced the most furi-ous fast bowlers in the world butaccording to Sachin Tendulkar sledg-ing by speedsters is something thatneeds to be taken in “good humour.”
The ace cricketer has been roped inas the brand ambassador for a gamingand experience centre Smaaash, wherethe cricket simulators reproduce thebowlers’ delivery.
When asked about his reactionwhen someone of Wasim Akram’sstature tried to use sledging tactics,Tendulkar answered, “It adds flavourto experience. It is one thing to face 90miles per hour against great bowlersand Wasim obviously was a worldclass bowler. One of the greatest tohave played this sport.”
“There is also humour behindeverything, whatever experience youshare with these great players. It is asgood as playing a match with them.You get to hear a lot of things from
them but things which are not meantto be heard are not recorded,” headded.
Tendulkar said that budding crick-eters would enjoy the simulator asthey get an opportunity to face worldclass bowlers, adding that a few inputswhich were duly incorporated.
“It is a wonderful experience forbudding cricketers to face the bowlingof great cricketers who have playedthis sport. How would you get a bud-ding cricketer to face Warne or howare you going to get Muralitharan,Brett Lee or Malinga? This is the clos-est you can get to facing these guys.Experience how the ball passesthrough your nose at 90 miles an hour.This is where you need to experiencethat,” he said. An F1 fan, Tendulkarwas in praise for the F-1 simulator andsaid,”I think the simulator is simplyunbelievable. To experience the g-forceis something you cannot express.” PTI
‘IN GOOD HUMOUR’According to ace batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, sledging by
speedsters is something that needs to be taken in good humour.
‘Stringent fitnesstest for Zaheer’
Yuvi back in Test squadNEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh was on Monday selected for thefirst two Tests against England, capping a fairytale comebackfrom cancer at the start of the year. He was included in a 15-man squad for the first two Tests of the four-match seriesagainst Alastair Cook’s tourists which opens in Ahmedabad onNovember 15.The selectors, who met in Mumbai, also broughtback seasoned off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, 32, into the Testsquad for the first time since August last year. Harbhajan,whose 406 scalps in 98 Tests make him the world’s leadingwicket-taker among the current crop of bowlers.Squad: MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Chetes -hwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, AjinkyaRahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh,Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Murali Vijay.
England get Broad scare MUMBAI: Stuart Broad joined Steven Finn on England’s inj -ured list ahead of the Test series in India as the three-day tourmatch against Mumbai ‘A’ ended in a draw on Monday. Vice-captain Broad bruised his left heel and team doctors were mo -nitoring his progress just 10 days before the first Test of the fo -ur-match series starts in Ahmedabad on November 15. “Scansshow Broad has a bruised left heel. Progress will be monitoredover next couple of days,” team spokeswoman Rhian Evans sa -id during the final day’s play at the DY Patil stadium. With Finnbeing treated for a thigh strain, England’s team managementremained undecided over the composition of the bowling att -ack for the series opener. Surrey paceman St uart Meaker, whohas been called up as a precautionary cover, is expected to jointhe tourists ahead of their last practice match in Ahmedabad.
Bhajji hits out at criticsCHANDIGARH: Back in the Indian cricket team after spe -nding almost a year in the sidelines, off-spinner Harbhajan Si -ngh today hit back at his critics and said that it cannot be a“one-way traffic”. Shortly after leading his side Punjab to aninnings win over Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy, Harbhajansaid: “A good bowler should not be only judged by his wicketscount, his skillful bowling methods should also be taken intoaccount. “His (a spinner’s) role changes according to the wick-et. Some people who have not played cricket themselves havebeen writing crap stuff about me. But it can’t be like one-waytraffic. “I have seen legendary spinners like Shane Warne andMuttiah Muralitharan going wicketless in matches. Similarly, Iam not a magician, I too can have rough times,” he went on toadd.
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NEW DELHI: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar onMonday said that India pace spearhead ZaheerKhan, who is going through a lean patch, shouldbe put through “stringent tests” to ascertain hisfitness in the run up to the first of the four-matchTest series against England.
“I think what they should be doing is becausethere is still 8 or 9 days to go before the test matchbegins, they need to have stringent fitness test forhim a couple of days before the game,” Gavaskarsaid.
“So 13th Nov, they should have a stringent fit-ness test for him where he bowls full speed andruns, so that selectors know he is 100 per cent fit.If he doesn’t do that on the 13th Nov then theyshould be looking at someone else,” he added.
The new selection panel headed by SandeepPatil today included Zaheer Khan in the 15-mem-ber squad for the first two Tests against Englandstarting November 15.
Zaheer Khan and Sachin Tendulkar played forMumbai in the Ranji Trophy match against theRailways to get back to form ahead of the four-match Test series.
Gavaskar said, “In case of proven performers,somebody with 400 plus wickets in Test, I don’tthink Ranji performance is important as long asselection committee believes that he has beenbowling well, they can come back in the team.”
MOHALI: Harbhaj an Singh cel-ebrated his return to Indian Testside by leading his Ranji team,Punjab to an innings win overHyderabad on the four th andfinal day of their opening groupleague match here on Monday.
Harbhajan grabbed threewickets for 50 runs to give ablesupport to Siddarth Kaul whohad a five-wicket haul as Punjabcrushed Hyderabad by an innin -gs and 68 runs to collect sevenpoints. Harbhajan gave the cru-cial breakthrough as he broke the108-run stand between V V SLaxman and Akshath Reddy,which had given Hyderabad achance to fightback after conced-ing a huge 307 first innings lead.Brief Scores: Hyderabad 258 and239 (VVS Laxman 67, A. Reddy59; S. Kaul 5/53, H.Singh 3/50)lost to Punjab 565 for 6 decl.
Harbhajan leads Punjab to winPractice matchends in tame drawMUMBAI: England emergedwith a few positives, ahead ofthe opening Test of the four-game series against India, fromtheir three-day warm-up gameagainst Mumbai A that endedin a draw here on Monday.
The visitors first shot outthe home team for 286 to take a59-run lead, with left-arm spinduo Monty Panesar and SamitPatel polishing off the lowerorder in style.
Later Nick Compton gotback some form in the secondinnings by scoring an unbeatenhalf century.
Compton, who flopped inthe first two innings that heplayed on the tour by scoring aduck (against India A in the
opener) and one (in the firstinnings here), started nervous-ly before helping himself tosome form. PTI
England’s Stuart Broad (L) greetsMumbai ‘A’ players after the prac-tice match in Mumbai on Monday.
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At Nadaun: Kerala 229 and 256/6(R. Prem 104 n.o., V.A.Jagadeesh 36; M. Sharma 3/45)drew with Himachal Pradesh:536/6 decl.At Vadodara: Baroda 406 and249 (Ketan Panchal 58,Abhimanyu Chauhan 52; AmitVerma 2/20, Stuart Binny 2/29,Abhimanyu Mithun 2/47) drewwith Karnataka 284 and 102/1(Robin Uthappa 43, K B Pawan39 not out; Yusuf Pathan 1/15).At Kolkata: Bengal 258 and232/9 decl (Wriddhiman Saha65 n.o.; Pankaj Singh 4/34) drewwith Rajasthan 161 and 181/3(Hrishikesh Kanitkar 80, LaxmiRatan Shukla 2/20)At Anantapur: Services 297 and59/2 (Ansuhl Gupta 29;
Duvvarapu Shivkumar 2/8) drewwith Andhra 251 (SyedSahabuddin 78 n.o., HemalWatekar 45; Suraj Yadav 3/59,Shadab Nazar 3/49).At Guwahati: Assam 450 and 62(Pallavkumar Das 52 n.o.) btTripura 145 and 366 (f/o) (AjayRatra 124, ManisankarMurasingh 62; J SyedMohammad 4/83).At Cuttack: At Ghaziabad: Delhi 235 and 322(V Sehwag 107, M Manhas 65, B.Kumar 4/94, I. Ahmed 4/112)lost to UP 403 and 158/4 (MDagar 35, S Raina 37).At Indore: Gujarat 355 & 301/6decl drew with MP 250 & 258/7(Naman Ojha 64, Jalaj S Saxena52 n.o.; Rakesh Dhurv 4/45).
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32DORTMUND CAN WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MOURINHOReal Madrid coach Jose Mourinho thinks German champions BorussiaDortmund are a team capable of winning the CL as the two clubs get setto do battle in their Group D tie on Tuesday. “They are an excellent teamand can win the competition if they qualify for the second round,” he said.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW SNIPPETS
MARTYN WOOD Agence France-Presse
PARIS: Manchester United canavenge the embarrassment oflast year’s Champions Leaguegroup stage exit with a victoryin Braga on Wednesday.
The fourth round of matchesholds great significance for sev-eral teams in this year’s compe-tition as defending championsChelsea face a crunch encounteragainst runaway Ukrainianleague leaders ShakhtarDonetsk, with beaten finalistsBayern Munich vying to keeppace in Group F when they hostLille.
United recovered from anearly two-goal deficit to beatBraga 3-2 at Old Trafford a fort-night ago to record their thirdwin in as many matches inEurope’s top club competition,having yet to reach top gear.
Successive league wins overChelsea and Arsenal has seenUnited climb to the top of thePremier League table and defen-sive stalwart Rio Ferdinandbelieves there is more to comefrom the Group H leaders.
“I don’t think we have hit areal purple patch yet, which weare really searching for,” he wasquoted as saying on the club’swebsite. Despite a solid defen-sive display in Saturday’s 2-1
triumph over the Gunners,United’s profligacy in front ofgoal prevented a more convinc-ing scoreline and Ferdinandstressed the importance of “get-ting it all in one package and
doing it all in ninety minutes atthe right times”.
“We’re still aiming for thatand it will come soon, don’tworry,” added the 33-year-oldin an ominous warning to
upcoming opponents.Spanish giants Barcelona
also have maximum points afterthree rounds and may welcomeback long-term absentee GerardPique after the defender wasincluded in the squad forWednesday’s tie in Glasgow.
A 3-1 win over Celta Vigo atthe weekend propelled Barca totheir best start to a league seasonand the Catalans own the dis-tinction of being the only side tohave defeated Celtic at Parkheadin the tournament’s modern era.
Barca play vital gamePARIS: Supporters from Frenchside Paris Saint Germain andCroatian champions DinamoZagreb clashed on the eve oftheir Champions League gamehere on Monday.
The scuffles ended with 24people being arrested and oneCroat supporter was seriouslyinjured according to police, whointervened at the popular nighthaunt of the Place de la Bastilleand restored calm shortly beforemidnight (2300GMT).
On Sunday French InteriorMinister Manuel Valls hadimposed a travel ban on Dinamofans coming to France for thematch, explaining that he want-ed “to avoid any serious securityrisks to people and property.Valls considered that there was areal chance of “serious incidentsoccurring should fans from bothsides come across each other”.
He added he had beeninformed by Croatian authoritiesthat 150 to 200 violent supportersfrom a gang called the “Blue BadBoys” would be travelling with-out tickets for the match.
PSG andZagreb fans
clash
LONDON: British police investi-gating an alleged racist gestureby a Chelsea supporter towardsa black Manchester United play-er arrested a 28-year-old man onMonday, Scotland Yard said.
Several British newspaperslast week printed a picture takenduring Chelsea’s dramatic 5-4League Cup win over Manches -ter United at Stamford Bridge onWednesday which appeared toshow a fan making a monkeygesture at striker Danny Welbeck.
“Officers investigating acomplaint regarding allegedracist behaviour at StamfordBridge on Wednesday, 31October have arrested a man,”London’s Metropolitan Policesaid in a statement. “The 28-year-old man was arrested... afterattending a west London policestation by appointment.
“He was arrested on suspi-cion of a racially aggravatedSection 4A Public Order Actoffence and has been bailed to awest London police station inlate November.
Man heldover ‘racist’
gesture
CHRIS MCKENNA Agence France-Presse
MANCHESTER, UK: RobertoMancini has strongly deniedaccusations that EnglishPremier League championsManchester City are in crisis,with the Italian saying hedeserved “respect” for his workat the club.
The club have yet to win inthis season’s competition, withjust a solitary point gained fromtheir opening three groupgames — a home draw withGermany’s Borussia Dortmund— ahead of Tuesday’s visit ofDutch giants Ajax to Eastlands.
Meanwhile the arrival last
week of Spaniard TxikiBegiristain as City’s director offootball strengthened aBarcelona connection whichbegan when City made FerranSoriano their chief executive.
Inevitably, it also led to spec-ulation Pep Guardiola, current-ly taking a year out of the gameafter phenomenal success at theCamp Nou, was being lined up
to replace Mancini.Reports in the British press
last week suggested Mancinihad been close to joiningMonaco towards the end of lastseason when City trailed Unitedin the race for the title.
But he insisted Monday hewas going nowhere and pointedto three trophies in two years —the Premier League title, the FACup and the Community Shield— as proof he was repaying thelavish investment by the club’sAbu Dhabi-based owners. Idon’t understand why you con-tinue to ask me (about a move).This is finished. I stay herebecause I work here. We wonthree trophies in two years.”
Mancini dismisses crisis talk
Group APorto 3 3 0 0 6 2 9PSG 3 2 0 1 6 2 6Dynamo Kiev 3 1 0 2 5 7 3Dinamo Zagreb 3 0 0 3 0 6 0
Group BSchalke 3 2 1 0 6 3 7Arsenal 3 2 0 1 5 4 6Olympiakos 3 1 0 2 4 6 3Montpellier 3 0 1 2 4 6 1
Group CMalaga 3 3 0 0 7 0 9AC Milan 3 1 1 1 3 3 4Zenit St. Petersburg 3 1 0 2 3 6 3Anderlecht 3 0 1 2 0 4 1
Group DBorussia Dortmund 3 2 1 0 4 2 7Real Madrid 3 2 0 1 8 5 6Ajax 3 1 0 2 4 6 3Manchester City 3 0 1 2 4 7 1
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Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi shoots a free kick during theSpanish league football match against Real Club Celta de Vigo on Saturdayat the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. AFP/ LLUIS GENE
Barcelona can secure passage to the knockout stage by beating Celtic on Wednesday.
City have scored halfas many goals at thisstage in the league asthey did at this pointlast term.
Manchester City chief Roberto Mancini demands that he be respected for their achievements.