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Vol. 1, Issue 314 n Thursday n July 7, 2011 No. of pages: 8 n Price: Rs 2

Evening daily
I wont join politics: Hegde P 3

Adele turns veggie P8

Vishwanath: HDK fast meaningless

Bangalore Beat Bureau
Mysore: H Vishwanath MP from Mysore & Kodagu has said that the JDS state president H D Kumaraswamy is solely responsible for the sorry state of affairs in Karnataka. Addressing media this morning, Vishwanath said Kumaraswamys proposed fasting in front of Vidhana Soudha is meaningless as also his father Deve Gowdas decision to write a letter to Kumaraswamy not to go ahead with his fasting. FULL REPORT ON PAGE 4

IN UP CRASH
35 injured as train rams into bus at unmanned crossing
from Adupura village at the crossing in Dariyawganj area in this district. Kanshiram Nagar: At least 33 people were killed and 35 others injured when a train rammed into a bus at an unmanned crossing near here in Uttar Pradesh in the wee hours today. The accident occurred at around 2.20 am when the train on its way from Mathura to Chapra in Bihar rammed into the bus carrying a marriage party

33 KILLED
Additional superintendent of police Daddan Prasad said the bus was carrying around 68 passengers.
33 people have been killed and 35 others injured in the mishap, he said. Shailaja Kumari, district magistrate, Etah, said the injured have been admitted to various hospitals in Etah and Farukkhabad districts. The injured have been taken care of and they are now in various hospitals. Everybody is out of danger, she said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed extreme grief at the loss of life and announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of each person killed,

MAJOR FIRE
BBMP OFFICE
BREAKS OUT AT

Rain mars opening days play after Indias early strikes

Roseau (Dominica): Indian bowlers dominated a rain-truncated opening day, landing early blows to leave West Indies at a precarious 75 for three in their first innings in the third and final cricket Test here. Sent into bat, the hosts were struggling in the 31.1 overs of play that was possible when the heavens opened up shortly after the lunch break, and it stayed that way till the days play was finally called off at 4.15 pm local time yesterday. Darren Bravo was batting on 22 while Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 17, with the two adding 40 runs for the fourth wicket in 14.2 overs. FULL REPORT ON PAGE 4

Rs 50,000 each for seriously injured and Rs 10,000 each for those with simple injuries.Singh, who holds the Railway portfolio, also ordered a high-level inquiry by the Commissioner of Rail Safety into the mishap. A Railways spokesman said the inquiry will go into the causes of the accident.

Man with revolver

Tappal (UP): In a security scare for Rahul Gandhi, a young man carrying a licensed revolver was detained while trying to move close to the Congress leader during his padayatra today in Uttar Pradesh. The man with a licensed .32 bore revolver was nabbed in this village by SPG personnel accompanying Rahul when he was found heading towards the second ring of the AICC General Secretarys security cordon. Harikrishan Sharma was picked up

A major fire broke out at the BBMPoffice in Seshadripuram this morning. Important documents, khatas and revnue records were burnt in the fire. to an electric short circuit, but the exact reason had to be asBangalore: A major fire broke certained yet. out at the BBMP office at SeThe BBMP premise housed shadripuram this morning. Im- the office of assistant regional portant documents related to officers. khatas were gutted in the fire Fire officer Eeerappa said, that started in the wee hours of There were important docuthe morning. ments and we have taken care Joggers and walkers in the to preserve many of them. We park next door noticed smoke were careful as we knew the bellowing out of the BBMP of- documents were important. We fice and informed the fire fought fire for more than an brigade around 7 am. hour before containing it. The Four fire engines were fire started in the north east corpressed into service and the ner of the building. fire was brought under conThe fire has started after the trol. Fire brigade officials said BBMP offices closed last the fire might have started due evening, he said.

detained at Rahuls rally

at around 8.30 AM and was immediately handed over to the UP Police. Locals said he belonged to Tappal village and claimed that he is a Congress worker. The UP police claimed that the incident was not a blatant security breach and that Sharma is a properly verified resident of nearby Udaipur village. It however utilised the incident to slam the padayatra from the security point of view, saying this kind of risks are very much there when there is an unannounced movement. It is also a free for all kind of a thing, Aligarh SSP Satyendra Vir Singh said. Sharma is currently being interrogated by the police. He reportedly did not attempt to brandish or use the firearm. The incident took place two hours after Rahul resumed his footmarch to Aligarh to make common cause with farmers in the state over Mayawati government forcibly acquiring land from farmers at cheap prices. Prohibitory orders under Section 144

Bangalore Beat Bureau

SC seeks status re port on probe into cashforvotescam

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Police to place before it the status report on the probe conducted by it in the cash-for-vote scam during the trust vote faced by the UPA government in July 2008. Not satisfied with the Centres contention that an FIR has been lodged in the case and probe will be completed within two months, a bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam ordered the police to file the status report by July 15. FULL REPORT ON PAGE 4

CrPC remains in force in Aligarh where the padayatra will culminate in the kisan mahapanchayat on Saturday. SSP Singh said, It is not blatant security breach. He (Sharma) is a properly verified person. There is nothing adverse against him in the police records, that is why he was issued a license for his revolver after proper police verification. His intentions of being present there are absolutely clear. There is no malafide. Continued on page 4

Gangadhar Pujar

New Delhi: The CBI today told a Delhi court that it will supply to the 2G scam case accused by July 12 the transcripts of tapped telephonic talk of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with various people. We will supply Niira Radias tape by July 12, CBI prosecutor A K Singh told Special CBI Judge O P Saini. The agency told the court that it will also be supplying some additional documents to the accused on July 12. FULL REPORT ON PAGE 4

CBI to supply Radia tele scripts to 2G accused

Elephant attacks pregnant woman

Anekal: A pregnant woman was attacked by a wild elephant here this morning. Lakshmamma, who had gone to attend natures call in the morning, was attacked near the river, the villagers said. The spot of incident is hardly 200 metres from her residence. Her family and neighbours rushed her to a private hospital nearby and she is out of danger. Doctors said even her baby in the womb appeared to be safe. Villagers complained that elephant attacks had been on the rise in the area over the last few months and forest department officials should take steps to control the menace.

Maran may quit anytime now

New Delhi: A day after he was nailed by the CBI in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran's fate is likely to be decided anytime soon. It is now left for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to drop the tainted minister. A cabinet meeting this morning was also attended by Maran, who holds the textiles portfolio. The meeting was held at the Prime Ministers residence on 7, Race Course road, today. Opposition leader Arun Jaitley and AIADMK leaders have been demanding the resignation of Maran immediately. The DMK, meanwhile, has refused to defend Maran, and has left it to his responsibility. Yesterday, the CBI told the Supreme Court that its preliminary inquiry into the allegation of

Beyond Beat NOBLE INITIATIVE for a Nobel cause

Sivasankaran, a serial entrepreneur known as Siva in business circles, suggested that Maran starved Aircel of new licences to bully him into selling out.

Higher education minister V SAcharya greets a student, who was at the CETcell, waiting for counselling session this morning.

CET ENGINEERING
He has grandiose plans of turning our country into a hub of Nobel laureates. He has an ambitious target of producing 100 such laureates by the end of 2020 and 2,500 by the end of the century. You might say it is crazy, but Basavaraj A Patils Think and Ink Foundation has already started working ground Page 5... up, L Raghunanda
Sagar Academy of Technology, Bangalore; Jain Institute of TechnolBangalore: The CET engineering coun- ogy, Davanagere Lingarajappa Engiselling to fill 83,489 seats in 188 col- neering College, Bidar and leges across the state began today. Aakar Academy of Architecture, BanThis year, six new colleges have galore. been added to the list, increasing the During this round, 47,697 seats intake of students. would be allotted under the governJyothi Institute of Technology, Ban- ment quota, and number of candigalore; G Made Gowda Institute of dates who are eligible for electronics Technology, Maddur; Dayananda and computer science is 979.

ISRO weighs options on human

space flight programme

COUNSELLING BEGINS
Bangalore Beat Bureau

The number of seats allotted for physically disabled is 103 (medical 22 and engineering76), 172 for NCC quota (medical 10, engineering 162) and sports persons quota 52 (medical 6, dental 1, engineering 45) CET Cell director V Rashmi said, We express regret for the delay in starting the second round of counselling due to unforeseen circumstance.

Bangalore: India is weighing the pros and cons of going in for collaboration for its ambitious human space flight programme but a final decision would be driven by the extent of technological gains accrued to New Delhi from it. Different models are possible in undertaking the proposed mission, first mooted nearly a decade ago, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Radhakrishnan said. Radhakrishnan, also Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of Space Commission, said there is a lot of discussion globally on collaboration in human space flight programmes (not Indiaspecific, but general in nature). So, then, we should decide what we have to do in this area. There are different models available, he said. One possibility is to have a human being (Indi-

an) flown in Soyuz (Russian rocket) or some other system. Its like paying the money, getting into it, conduct a small experiment and come back. Thats one part of it, he said. Another model is to make a crew module indigenously and use a man-rate vehicle (rocket) of a foreign space agency, and the third option for India is to develop the rocket and associated technologies on its own and undertake the mission. All these things are there. The question is how much technology you will earn, what benefit you will get out of it (in case of collaboration). One has to weigh it because you (India) must have a longterm programme for it (human space flights). We are not doing for the sake of doing it (the human space flight mission) actually, he said. Continued on page 4

Thursday, July 7, 2011

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KANNADA

concert of abhangs and devotional songs dedicated to Lord Vithal Bolava Vithal will be organised to pay tribute to legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, organisers have said. Featuring top artistes like Shankar Mahadevan, Suresh Wadkar, and Rahul Deshpande, the concert will be a seven city tour to pay tributes to the Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, event organisers Pancham Nishad said. The late singer popularised abhangs (devotional songs in praise of Lord Vitthal) not only in India but across the world through his thematic concert Santawani. This time, Pancham Nishad is taking this concert across the border of Maharashtra to Dharwad, Bangalore and Chennai, they said. The concert is not only for devotees of Lord Vitthal, but Bangalore: Start-up and MNC visory firm. earmarked USD 9 billion for in- study says India has over also for music lovers in general. ecosystem in India is likely to According to the study, India vestment in IT initiatives over 2,50,000 professionals working The tunes and classical finesse drive Indias future innovation today is at the cusp of becoming the next five years; 12 per cent in R&D related services across promises a resplendent evening. growth, ably supported by a an epicentre for global innova- y-o-y rise in IT spending alloca- captive centers and service Bolava Vitthal was initiated huge domestic market with tion, which is driven by the time- tion to States. with the objective of giving a providers. immense untapped potential, ly amalgamation of multiple facThe next decade will play a The study also takes note of rare opportunity to music lovers according to a study released tors viz domestic market, global crucial role in the evolution of the contribution of second and devotees to listen to such here. aspirations of Indian firms and Indias IT ecosystem, which will generation entrepreneurs in In- maestros singing praise of Lord India is increasingly shifting the need for innovation to suc- also have a significant bearing dia. Vitthal. The tour begins on July towards becoming a technolo- ceed. on the innovation growth story, Successful IT company 9 in Goa, followed by Mumbai, gy-enabled economy which is While the private sector has Pari Natarajan, co-founder & founders like Narayana Murthy Pune, Nasik, Dharwad, Bangaevident by some of the always rooted for technology CEO, Zinnov Management Con- and Azim Premji have started lore and Chennai. Shankar Magovernment initiatives and budg- adoption, the government too sulting, said. venture funds to encourage en- hadevan said, Bolava Vitthal eting, as per the study conducted seems to be making the strategic Highlighting the synergies that trepreneurs resulting in the gives me a chance to sing abby Zinnov Management Consult- shift. have also spurred the MNC & growth of the start-up ecosystem, hangs and get back to my clas- perform in memory of Pandit ing, a leading globalisation adThe Indian Government has Start-up ecosystem in India, the the study states. sical roots. Its an honour to Bhimsenji. PTI

Sevencity concert will DRIVE INDIAS INNOVATION: STUDY to pay tribute to Bhimsen Joshi

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I AM SORRY MATTHE BANNI PRITHSONA (U)

Premkumar, Karishma Inox (Malleswaram) (8.45 pm)

OSCAR (A)
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State receives four percent excess rain Bangalore: The state as a whole
has received 244 mm rain during the kharif season, an excess of four per cent compared to the average rainfall of 235 mm, state revenue minister Karunakara Reddy said. So far 745 rain guage centres had been set up and an additional 670 would be established, he said. Out of the 74.65 lakh hectares of kharif-crop covered land, 32.20 lakh hectares had been sown, he said. Reddy said the state did not face any issue related to shortage in drinking water except in Kolar where 36 villages had been supplied water through tankers. Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is expected to inaugurate the online registeration of property system in August second week in the city, he said. On the Ashraya housing scheme, he said 36,000 houses out of the total 59,000 targeted had been delivered. By this month end 90 per cent of the target was expected to covered. Reddy, however, declined to comment on the V Balsubramanian report relating to encroachment of land, saying it was not official. According to Balasubramanian, Chairman of the Taskforce for Recovery and Protection of Government land, only four per cent of the grabbed government land has been recovered. PTI

LG targets 17% market share Mahindra rolls out in business solutions this year doublecabin pickup
Bangalore: L G Electronics has said it targets a market share of 17 per cent in business solutions by this year-end, following the introduction of new business solutions for Indian business verticals. Showcasing LGs end-to-end solutions for different business processes, Hemendu Sinha, Business Head, B2B sales, said the product offering includes technologically updated digital devices and solutions for verticals like hospitality, hotel, education, retail, office and banking. With the introduction of new technology products like Video Wall, Procentric TV and 3D FHD cinema projects, he said the company was targeting a total turnover of Rs 800 crore in the business solutions category by end of 2011. The company hoped to capture 25 per cent of the market in business solutions category by 2015, Sinha said. Explaining that LG was investing in R and D and nearly 4 per cent of its revenues were being pumped back into research, he said the company had a robust business network and proposed to have regional distributors and system integrators to push its products in the market. Government, education and security were three main segments LG was looking at for further business momentum, Sinha said, adding, the company was in indirect talks with some of the state governments for some of its products pertaining to security and education. Currently, about 30 temples in the country, including a bulk in Rajasthan, had installed the LG surveillance system, he said, observing that temples were one of the growing sectors in terms of demand for surveillance system. Sinha added LG was also in talks with the Airport Authority of India for its security and surveillance products. PTI

ENGLISH
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TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (U/A)

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Toyota to expand capacity of plant

Kolkata: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited will expand the capacity of its second plant on the outskirts of Bangalore, investing a total of Rs.275 crore, a top executive of the company has said. We will expand the capacity of our second plant on the outskirts of Bangalore from the present 70,000 units to 120,000 units. The total investment for that will be Rs.275 crore. The expansion will be complete by second quarter of 2012, Sailesh Shetty, vice-president for sales, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said here on the occasion of launch of Etios Liva hatchback here. The companys first plant, also on the outskirts of Bangalore, has a total capacity of 90,000 units. The first plant is currently operating at full capacity, Shetty said. He said in the second plant they were producing Etios sedan and Etios Liva hatchback. The company was eyeing at selling 60,000 Etios and Etios Liva cars this year, he added. Stating that the company was facing no impact on its sales due to the recent petrol price hike in the country, Shetty said, We have been able to sell what we are producing. Diesel version of Liva will be launched at the right time. The company, which now has 175 dealers, will add 25 more dealers this year, he added.

Apollo starts near robotic heart surgery

Bangalore: Apollo Hospitals has launched the totally endoscopic technology for cardiac surgery. In order to rectify a problem deep in the heart, traditional surgeons had to open up the chest, making an incision from the lower throat region right up to the navel. Endoscopic or keyhole surgery implies that the operation will be less traumatic than traditional surgery. This type of surgery involves making smaller incisions facilitating quicker recovery and fewer sideeffects. This technology focuses on providing an enhanced operative experience to the patient and an improved quality of life, said Dr Sathyaki Nambala, senior consultant cardiovascular & thoracic surgery, Apollo Hospital. Totally endoscopic technology is a near robotic technology and results in faster recovery, shorter hospital stay and minimum risk for complications.

Bangalore: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has rolled out its premium double-cabin pickup vehicle Genio DC that can carry cargo as well as passengers. We have designed and developed the pickup truck to enable small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) offer efficient cargo movement and cabin comfort for passenger travel as well, companys marketing vice president Vivek Nayer told reporters here at a preview of the product launch. Priced at Rs 5.46 lakh in the Karnataka market (basic version), the fourth product from the companys new Chakan plant in Maharashtra is equipped with 75 horsepower (HP), 220 Nm (Newton meters) torque and adjustable power steering to negotiate terrain area with ease.

The 4+1-seater double cabin pickup has also a two din music system and power windows to make driving in it pleasurable for passengers. As a leader in the pickup segment, we are committed to offer superior products to our customers and elevate their status and lifestyle, Nayer said. Packed with utility, technology and comfort features, the Genio DC creates a new benchmark with dual benefit of being an efficient cargo and comfortable passenger mover. The $12.5-billion Mahindra group has a presence in the automotive industry, agri-business, aerospace, components, consulting services, defence, energy, financial services, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate, retail, steel and two-wheelers. IANS

Shia LaBeouf, Rosie HuntingtonWhiteley 3D Cinemax (2.15 pm, 7.15, 10 pm) Fame Lido (10.45 am, 4, 9.15 pm) Fame (Shankarnag) (6.30 pm) Fun Cinemas (10 am, 1, 4, 7, 10 pm) Gopalan Cinemas (Bannerghatta Road) (10 am, 4.30, 7.15, 10 pm)

HINDI
BBUDDAH HOGA TERA BAAP (U/A)
Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Raj, Hema Malini

French dairy major Danone forays into city

Bangalore: French dairy major Danone forayed into this tech hub with a range of products, including flavoured yoghurts, as part of its India expansion plans, the Fortune 500 firm said Wednesday. Our fresh dairy products have been developed specially for the Indian market, keeping in view the needs of health-conscious consumers and have been fortified with essential nutrients such as iron, zinc and vitamin A, the Indian subsidiary of the French food products multinational said in a statement here. The euro 17-billion French major also formed 50:50 joint venture with Yakult Honsha of Japan in 2005 to set up a state-of-theart facility to produce a range of dairy products at Rai, Sonepat district, in Haryana. With 160 dairy plants in 120 countries and employing about 80,000 people, Danone has presence in all five continents. IANS

Painting day at Ranga Shankara

pm and 6 pm. This is a pre-event for the launch of AHA! InternaBangalore: Ranga Shankara has tional Theatre Festival for Chilorganised painting day on Sat- dren. More than 300 children urday. The event, which is open are expected to participate in to all, will be held between 2 the event.

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

CITY 3
paintings by Shiben Moitra and Marietha Restrepo.

CITY EVENTS
General
Bishop Cottons Girls School: Prize distribution ceremony, Susan Thomas Jose, IRS Joint Commissioner of Income Tax to participate, School premises, St Marks Road, 5 pm. Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research: Valedictory of Founders Day, Minister V S Acharya, Justice M Rama Jois to participate, Institute premises, Bidalur, Devanahalli, near International Airport, 4.30 pm. National Institute of Advanced Studies: Lecture on Social Benefits of Earth System Science by Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, JRD Tata Auditorium, IISc campus, 4.30 pm. BMTC: B R Ambedkar birth anniversary, prize distribution ceremony, MLA Nehru Cha Olekar, MLA M Krishnappa to participate, Nayana, J C Road, 4.30 pm. Seshadripuram Independent Pre-University College: Orientation programme, presentation of SET Merit scholarship, T V Raju, Director R V Institute to participate, College premises, 10th Cross, Magadi Road, 12 noon. Rotary Bangalore, Brigades: Installation of office-bearers, Rtn Panduranga Potnis, Rtn D A Biradar to participate, Hotel Solitaire, 34, Ku mara Krupa Road, Madhavanagar, 7.30 pm.

Shopping
Crimson's Annual Monsoon Sale: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Crimson Art Gallery, The Hatworks Boulevards, No 32, Cunningham Road, Vasanthnagar Paintings at discount rates, along with an additional offer where patrons get 50% off every second purchase. Crocs Candy Collection: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Crocs India Retail Limited, Mantri Square, No 1, Sampige Road, Malleshwaram A collection of lightweight, stylish footwear in bright, candy colours. Celio End of Season Sale: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Celio, Brigade Road, Discounts up to 70% on all apparel and accessories. Lifestyle presents Watch Fest: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lifestyle, Adarsh Opus, Campbell Road, Austin Town Offers and discounts on a wide range of watches. The Big Wrangler Sale: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wrangler, No 777, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar Wrangler kickstarts its end of season sale, with discounts of up to 50%. Pepe Sale: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pepe, No 2, Brigade Road, Discounts of up to 60% on all merchandise. Sale @ Esprit: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Esprit, No 10 Ananda Bhavan, Vittal Mallya Road, Esprit announces a sale where patrons can avail discounts of up to 50% on apparel and accessories, and a flat 25% off watches. Lee Sale: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lee, Royal Meenakshi Mall, No E1/16, Syndicate Bank Colony, 1st Cross, Bennerghatta Road Lee merchandise at discounts of up to 50%. Reebok Sale: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Reebok, Royal Meenakshi Mall, No E1/16, Syndicate Bank Colony, 1st Cross, Bennerghatta Road Reebok announces a sale across all its outlets, where shoppers can get merchandise at flat 40% off. 3 for 2 offer: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Landmark, The Forum Mall, No 21, Hosur Road, Koramangala Landmark presents the 3 for 2 offer, where readers can choose from a collection of over 200 best sellers and new releases and get three books with the offer sticker for the price for two.

SBI INTRODUCES DEBIT CUM TRANSIT CARD, CLAIMS IT IS FIRST IN WORLD

Aknisree Karthik Bangalore Beat Bureau
Bangalore: Whether the state government is going to roll out the muchawaited Metro rail this year or not, the State Bank of India in association with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) launched first of its kind Debit cum Transit card here in the city yesterday.

and gets through the gate he can pass the card to his friends and they can use the card one after the other.

How do you recharge your card?

It is just like recharging your mobile phone. You can enter any SBI ATMs and get it recharged by selecting the services option and choosing BMRCL. You have to enter your 11-digit Namma Metro card number and select the amount you desire to recharge in multiples of fifty. You can also get it recharged through internet, mobile banking etc. You can also directly transfer the amount from your account to the card. Even you can recharge it at the counters at the metro station which will be dedicated for this purpose. The minimum recharge amount must be Rs 100 in all cases. You also have an option where you can get the recharge done when your money falls below certain value say Rs 20 or Rs 50. You can select the amount you wish to be automatically recharged to the card when it reaches it saturation and there will be no service charge levied on that. You can recharge up to Rs 1000 per single transaction.

Whats the purpose of this card?

This debit-cum-transit card is designed to facilitate easy travel in Namma Metro. The card holder need not buy tickets in the Metro rail counters. You can swipe the card and board the train and the amount would get debited from your bank account. This is the first such multi-utility card in the world. SBI claimed it has beaten even the developed countries with this smart card. This is multipurpose card can be used to shop, to draw money from ATMs and also at banks green channel counters. Initially, this card can be used at six Metro Rail stations. Bank officials said they are working towards extending this facility to other services, like KSRTC, BMTC, auto rickshaws, cab services etc.

BMRCL managing director N Sivasailam, finance department principal secretary L V Nagarajan, SBI chairman Pratip Chaudhuri and others during the launch of SBI debit and transit card in the city. branches. You can get the card by opening an account too. The card will reach you within 7-10 working days. Those SBI customers who already have the banks debit card can surrender their earlier card and obtain the latest card. They can also carry both the cards. An annual maintenance charge of Rs 100 is deducted for the new card. For those who are not SBI customers, the BMRCL will issue plain transit cards at the stations which can be used to travel in Metro trains alone. get down you touch and go the card at the automatic gates again. This will record the place where you got in and got down. Since it had already recorded the place where you boarded, it will automatically calculate the amount of your journey and the prescribed fare will be deducted from your card. Any number of persons can travel along with you by using this card. Assume that you are travelling with your friends. Once one person uses the card

How does this card work?

This card has an inbuilt near field communication radio chip. The card holders have to add the desired money to the card. Once that is done they can swipe this card at the automatic gates at Metro rail stations. Your entry will be recorded once you touch and go the card at one station and while you

Where can you get this card?

It will be available at all SBI from today. The existing SBI account holders can apply for the card at their respective

How do I check the amount left in my card?

You can check your balances at the ticket office machine at the stations after the journey. You can also check it at SBI ATMs too.
Gangadhar Pujar

Cultural
Percussive Arts Centre: Thala-vadyotsava 2011 - Percussive Arts Festival and Music Conference, vocal by Sukanya Prabhakar, Gayana Samaj, K R Road, 6.45 pm.

I wont join politics: Hegde

educational institution in the state since he took over as the Lokayukta. I have Bangalore: Lokayukta Santosh Hegde been visiting so many institutions as it today categorically said that he will is important to convey the message not enter politics after his term as the against corruption to the youngsters. states corruption watchdog ends on They are the ones who can bring in a August 8. I am a critic of politics and change in the system. political parties. I dont like any political Narrating an incident, he said that party. How can I join politics? he once a student asked him whether there asked. Talking to students at Baldwin was any department that did not have Methodist College, where newly elected corruption. It is like the Buddha story students union leaders were being in- where he asked a woman to get some ducted, he said, Youth should take sesame seeds from any house that had the lead in bringing down corruption not seen a death. in the country. We have reached our Youngsters should jump into politics, limit and it cannot go on any further. executive and judiciary to transform The youth should fight against corrup- the system. They should catch hold of tion from today and change the attitude elected representatives, question them of the society towards corruption. and seek their performance report. He said this is his 236th visit to an They should have the courage to do it.

Bangalore Beat Bureau

Religious
The Indian Institute of World Culture: Discourse on Emerging Careers by Ali Khwaja, 6, B P Wadia Road, Basavanagudi, 5 pm. Vijayanagar Sri Madhwa Seva Trust: Discourse on Mangalastaka by Ambarishachar, 37/2, Gangadhar Layout, 2nd Main Road, Vijayanagar, 6.30 pm. Sri Ramakrishna Seva Trust: Discourse on Bhagawad Gita by Swami Abhaya Chaitanya, SBI Officers Community Centre, 57, Sneha Sadan, SBI Officers Colony, Basaveshwaranagar, 6.30 pm. Kannada Yuvajana Sangha: Discourse on Karnataka Freedom Struggle by H S Doreswamy, 1, H Siddaiah Road, Hombegowdanagar, Wilson Gardens, 6.30 pm.

In a democratic system, people are kings. Elected representatives are answerable to them. There have been so many scandals rocking the nation. In so many cases, you cannot even count the number of zeros involved in the scam. The same money could have been used for the development of the country. With that illegal wealth, the country could have easily removed slums and improved our villages, he added. But it does not mean that all is bleak. Honest people can still live in this country. There is nothing wrong in earning money legally. With legal money one should live a dignified life. One should have the contentment of earning money through legal means, he said.

Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde greets student union members of Baldwin Methodist College today. He urged youth to take on corruption and to bring in a change in society.

India in danger of missing

Bangalore: India could miss the nano bus it it did not catch up soon with China, Japan or the US that were making rapid strides in the field of nanotechnology, the next frontier of science, says top scientist C.N.R. Rao. India, which had made rapid strides in IT and space technology, was not doing enough in the nanotechnology sector, compared to China, Japan or the US, said the chairman of the scientific advisory committee to the prime minister. This is the only field in which we can do something. And if we dont catch up with others in the next 10 years, we may miss the nano bus too, Rao said in an interview here. Rao lamented that India was languishing at the 10th or 12th position in the world in conducting research in nano-science and contributing papers in the field. In terms of publication of papers, research wise, we are way behind others, in the 10th or 12th in the world, while China is at the top, followed by the US and Japan, Rao said in an interview. Nanotechnology, a sun rise industry worldwide, manipulates matter on an atomic and molecular scale. It deals with structures between 1-100 nanometre and its materials like nanotubes are measured in one billionth of a metre. Nanotech has a vast range of applications in medicine, electronics, biomaterials and energy production. Though the nanotech industry worldwide is still nascent, the global market for its

Great balls of re

Gangadhar Pujar

nano bus: C N R Rao

products and applications is estimated to be about $1.6 trillion by 2015, with a 50 percent CGPA (cumulative growth point average) over the next five years. Noting that China, Japan, Korea and even Taiwan had invested heavily in nanoscience, Rao said China had already overtaken the US in using nanotechnology and its applications in diverse areas. The amount of research being done in China in nanotech is more than any other country. Though collaboration with China may not be possible because they (its scientists) think we are competitors, we can collaborate with other countries as the field is capital intensive and requires more scientists and technologists to join the stream, Rao pointed out. Terming nanotechnology as the next frontier of science to be pursued aggressively as it changes the world in a big way, the eminent scientist said not many people, including scientists, understood the magnitude of what it could do for humankind, environment and climate. In India, the understanding of this fascinating field is very poor. Many people still think it is a science fiction and a fantasy. But if we can catch on, it can change the way we live, we develop and improve the quality of life, Rao asserted. Referring to the critical problems of energy, drinking water and environment/climate faced by India and many countries in the world, the Linus Pauling research pro-

Exhibitions
Photographs by Homai Vyarawalla: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. National Gallery of Modern Art, No 49 Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Road, The National Gallery of Modern art is hosting an exhibition of iconic photographs taken by Homai Vyarawalla, India's first woman photojournalist, who started working in the 1930s and was instrumental in tracing the lives and work of political leaders through her lens. Negotiated Positions @ Gallery Blue Spade: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Gallery Blue Spade, The Chancery, 10/6 Lavelle Road, An exhibition of contemporary art by Babu Eshwar Prasad, V G Venugopal, Sunoj D, Suchender P, Gurusidappa G E, Murali Cheeroth, Chandra Bhattacharjee, Prasanta Sahu, Farhad Hussain and Rajiba Lochan Pani. Group Show @ Sumukha: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gallery Sumukha, No 24/10, BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden An exhibition of sculptures, paintings and photographs by ten talented artists. Cultural Connections: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gallerie Third Eye, No A-1 Epsilon Office Block, Yemalur Main Road, Yemalur An exhibition of contemporary Indian paintings by Parmesh D Jolad and Sudeep Mukerjee, curated by Jasmine Khanna. The Art Mix @ Caperberry: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Caperberry, No 48/1 Ground Floor, The Estate, Dickenson Road, Caperberry and Art Chutney present 'The Art Mix', a group show featuring artwork by artists such as HR Das, Nagesh Goud, Amol Pawar and others. Confluence @ KCP: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Art Complex, Kumara Krupa Road, High Grounds An exhibition of

Theatre
Heegadre Hege? @ Ranga Shankara: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ranga Shankara, No 36/1 2nd Phase, 8th Cross, JP Nagar The play, a comedy, follows the humorous lives of an elderly couple.

Eating Out
Power Lunch: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. City Bar Karaoke + Grill, UB City, No 24, Vittal Mallya Road, Now be connected even during the quick business lunch. Free wi-fi access while you fill up in the middle of the day. Delectable starters with a variety of veg/ non veg main course options along with draught beer. Themed Dinner Buffets: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. noon 24 @ 43, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 43 Hosur Road, Electronic City Add some variety to the week. Try a new cuisine everyday. Woks and more on Mondays, Mediterranean Paradise on Tuesdays, Barbeque Nights on Wednesdays and Taste of India on Thursdays. Weekday Lunch Buffet @ ManU: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. noon to 3 p.m. Manchester United Restaurant Bar, The Manchester United Restaurant and Bar launches a weekday lunch buffet priced at Rs 350 plus taxes right from starters to desserts. Monsoon Menu @ Shiro: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Shiro, UB City, No 24, Vittal Mallya Road, Shiro introduces 'Flavour of the Month An Extraordinary Culinary Journey'. Burger-Binging Monsoon Menu @ Mocha: Thursday, July 7th, 2011. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mocha, Lavelle Road, Mocha introduces a special menu for the monsoons. On it are special burgers like the Mexican Burg.

fessor said the prime minister had set an ambitious target of producing about 800,000 mw of power by 2020. But there was no way of reaching even half the target with the available resources, including fossil fuels. Even with the use of nuclear energy and renewable energy like solar and wind, we may touch 400,000 mw as other sources of energy such as coal, thermal and natural gas is limited. If we have to achieve the national mission target, set by the prime minister, we have to split water to produce hydrogen energy using silicon-based nano particles, Rao noted. In this context, he mentioned that US President Barack Obama had recently granted $120 million to the US department of energy for undertaking research projects to produce hydrogen energy from water. This is the kind of work we should be doing in India because hydrogen energy is going to be the future energy the world over. Artificial photosynthesis is another area in which we can take out hydrogen as soon as it comes out by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using solar energy and nano materials, Rao added. The state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) on the outskirts of the city, headed by Rao, has initiated several research projects to develop applications like carbon nanotubes for water purification, cosmetics, computer discs, textiles and bleach-making. IANS

Fire brigade officials fight fire at the BBMPoffice in Seshadripuram this morning. Important khata papers and other documents were destroyed in the fire.

Detailed project reports from state not exhaustive enough: Central ocial
L Raghunanda Bangalore Beat
Bangalore: The state government needs to prepare proper detailed project reports and submit them to the central government if the process of releasing funds has to be speeded up. The state has got 17 projects for approval under the PM package, including multi-purpose and minor irrigation projects. But these projects have been put on the backburner and not being cleared by the ministry of water resources, though they have been cleared by the Planning Commission. The reason behind this is the lack of a proper detailed project report to support the states claim to these projects, said M K Sinha, chief engineer at the Central Water Commission (CWC), New Delhi. Officials from Karnataka have been submitting the proposals time and again, but a realistic assessment of the projects has not been submitted, he said. What has been noticed is that there is no substantial data on the command area, flood relief management for downstream lands and the management of submerged areas. The Krishna River Water Tribunal too has not been able to give proper reports to the CWC. This lack of information is clearly visible in Ghataprabha, Malaprabha projects. There are no details about displaced farmers, submergence of land, and the extent of lands to be used up for the projects, he said. Any project with the complete detailed report would get approvals from the central water resources ministry in nine weeks.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

NEWS 4

PM calls Vishwanath: HDK for probe SC seeks status report on fast meaningless into train probe into cashforvotescam accident
Bangalore Beat Bureau
Mysore: H Vishwanath MP from Mysore & Kodagu has said that the JDS state president H D Kumaraswamy is solely responsible for the sorry state of affairs in Karnataka. Addressing media this morning, Vishwanath said Kumaraswamys proposed fasting in front of Vidhana Soudha is meaningless as also his father Deve Gowdas decision to write a letter to Kumaraswamy not to go ahead with his fasting. He said the father and son are responsible for BJP to come to power in Karnataka and now they are opposing the government. Kumaraswamy wants to prove in front of the public now that he is honest and clean. However, people of Karnataka are aware what Kumaraswamy did when he was the chief minister and how corrupt he was. land encroachments, that over 12 lakh acres of government land has been illegally encroached, Vishwanath said the BJP government itself constituted the committee to look into encroachments. Instead of giving statutory powers to the committee to penalise and prosecute the culprits, the government is neglecting the report, he alleged. The committee should take stern action against culprits irrespective of their position whether they are MP, MLAs or others, he said. Terming the BJP governments recent decision that elected representatives must visit one government school every month as a gimmick, Vishwanath said in fact this programme was launched by the previous Congress government. However the Congress did not give any publicity while the BJP thrives only on publicity, he said. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Police to place before it the status report on the probe conducted by it in the cash-for-vote scam during the trust vote faced by the UPA government in July 2008. Not satisfied with the Centres contention that an FIR has been lodged in the case and probe will be completed within two months, a bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam ordered the police to file the status report by July 15. Two months is a long time. Tell us about the present status of the probe, the bench said, while posting the matter for further hearing on July 15. Solicitor general Gopal Subramanium said the status report will be filed within the stipulated period in a sealed envelope. The court passed the order on a petition filed by former Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh seeking its directions to the government to take action against politicians in the scam. The petition says that though the entire nation was shocked by the spectacle of three BJP MPs displaying wads of currency

Referring to Kumaraswamys allegation that Vishwanath is meeting the chief minister only during night times, he said unlike Kumaraswamy, he does not have any illegal businesses like sand mining or land encroachment. As such he would meet the chief minister any time without hesitation as and when necessary. He however, agreed that Kumaraswamy is a villain and he is a comedian. Referring to Balasubramanyam report on illegal

Kirpalpur: Firing a fresh salvo at the Mayawati Government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said dalals were running Uttar Pradesh as people of the state are divided. You are not together. Uttar Pradesh is divided and that is why dalals (touts) are running the state, Gandhi said, addressing people in this village on the third day of his padayatra to Aligarh. You may not like it. But this is true. Since you are not together that is why this is happening here. Unless you unite, you will continue to suffer. Unless you dont understand what is happening, the train will not come on its track, the young Congress leader told the villagers. Rahul began his footmarch today from Sarole village in the

Uttar Pradesh is run ISRO stand on man by dalals, says Rahul to moon
district at 6.30 am and walked about 7 km to reach here on his way to Aligarh, where he is slated to address a kisan mahapanchayat on July 9. He said he came all the way from Delhi to convey his concern to farmers and people of Uttar Pradesh. I started my padayatra from Bhatta-Parsaul which saw the operation by the Mayawati Government on farmers in which many people were killed, he said. I wanted to meet you personally and hear to your problems, he told the farmers. Gandhi told the farmers and villagers that they are being fired upon by police while protesting against taking their land forcibly. PTI

Sachans kin moves SC, seek CBI probe

New Delhi: Family members of Uttar Pradeshs deputy chief medical officer Y S Sachan today moved the Supreme Court for a CBI probe into his mysterious death inside the Lucknow jail. An advocate, appearing for the Sachans family, apprised the bench of justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph about a petition filed in the courts registry and sought its urgent hearing. The bench, however, asked the advocate to tell the registry to slate the petition for proper hearing. Arrested for his alleged role in the murder of Lucknow CMO B P Singh, purportedly to suppress a scam involving financial irregularities and embezzlement of National Rural Health Mission funds, Sachan was found dead inside the toilet of Lucknow district jail hospital.

CPM protests

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the commissioner of railway safety to probe the train-bus collision in Uttar Pradesh, in which 31 people were killed, and announced compensation of Rs.2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. The prime minister is extremely grieved at the loss of lives in the accident involving a bus and a train collision at an unmanned railway crossing, a statement from Manmohan Singhs office said. The statement said that the prime minister had directed Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal G S Ravishankar Bangalore Beat Bureau Chamundi Hills free of cost on to proceed to the accident site Fridays, however the buses canand asked the commissioner of not ply at a time as there is no railway safety to hold an en- Mysore: The Congress and JDS leaders held a massive protest space on the road to the hills quiry. nor parking facility at the top. Besides ex-gratia relief of Rs.2 demonstration this morning They said like every year where lakh each for the next of kin of against district incharge minister Ashada Fridays are observed northe deceased, Mamohan Singh S A Ramadass for his unilateral mally, this year also the governhas announced Rs.50,000 each decision to ban private vehicles ment should not meddle with for seriously injured and to Chamundi Hills on Ashada temple affairs or against the Rs.10,000 each for simple in- Fridays. Members of both parties led by former Congress MLA M wishes of the devotees. juries. Running 40 KSRTC Volvo busAt least 31 people were killed K Somashekhar, JDS city presies free of cost is an unnecessary and over 30 injured in Uttar dent Rajananna, Deputy Mayor loss to the government and RaPradeshs Kanshiram Nagar dis- Chenni Ravi and Mrs. Bhanu madass should not indulge in trict around 2 a.m. at the Mohan demanded that private cheap publicity at the cost of unmanned railway crossing vehicles be allowed on to wasting public money, they said. in Thanagaon, about 250 Chamundi Hills in the interests Continued from page 1 The leaders will meet chief km from Lucknow, when of the tourists and for the conThe question is when you take the Chhapra Mathura express venience of devotees. minister B S Yeddyurappa when it (the programme) into future train rammed into the bus carThey pointed that though the Congress and JDS members protest governments decision to he arrives in Mysore this afterdirection, how does it help you, rying members of a wedding par- government has offered the serv- ban private vehicles on Chamundi Hills on Ashada Friday in noon and will appeal to him to Mysore this morning. Radhakrishnan said. ices of 40 KSRTC Volvo buses to withdraw ban. ty. IANS All these models are possible. We are not closed on any of these options. But one has to study as to how does it lead you to thefuture, he added. Asked if ISRO would initiate Continued from page 1 discussions with US and Russian as a professional police officer he can there just out of curiousity to meet the going to visit, the places he is going to space agencies for possible col- Rahul is in Tappal on the third day of his say that proper security norms for VIP. He got out of anxiety. It was out of halt. So it is a free for all kind of a thing. laboration, he said, All these padayatra and was headed towards Ali- Rahuls padayatra have not been followed chance that he was carrying his licensed Singh further said that the persons discussions will take place, and garh town for the Congress-backed kisan at all. He said Sharma belonged to nearby weapon, a revolver. The SPG personnel surrounding Rahul are not security added that the entire space com- mahapanchayat on Saturday. Five per- Udaipur village and that he was passing caught hold of this man and handed him cleared.They have not been frisked or munity is generally interested sons, including a policemen and four by in his own Alto car with his wife when over to the local police, he said. checked. It is the job of the local police in such programmes (interna- farmers, were killed in violent protests he saw some VIP movement. Referring to Rahuls unannounced but for that we must be informed of the at Tappal in August 2010 during the agitionally). It was by chance that he(Sharma) movement, Singh said We do not know route he is going to take. All these routes On whether India is open to tation by farmers. SSP Singh said that was passing through that route. He stood the route he is taking, the places he is should be cleared and sanitised. collaboration on this programme, Radhakrishnan said there are no hard positions on this. But one has to look at it. We have to weigh pros and cons. Finally, (the decision depends on) what benefit India gets in the immediate term and in the long term. Even as it weighs options, ISRO is busy working on critical G S Ravishankar technologies needed for this comto the CBI often replex mission. The programme New Delhi: The CBI ferring to those conenvisages the development of a today told a Delhi versations. fully autonomous orbital vehicle court that it will Swan Telecom carrying two or three crew mem- supply to the 2G Pvt Ltd, named as bers to about 300 km low earth scam case accused by July 12 the tranan accused in the orbit and their safe return. scam, had yesterThree major areas that ISRO scripts of tapped day told the court needs to master are, environ- telephonic talk of that the CBI should mental control and life support corporate lobbyist supply to them all system, crew escape system and Niira Radia with the documents, flight suite and its currently work- various people. We will supply Niira Radias which it has filed in the court ing on them. tape by July 12, CBI prosecutor along with the charge sheet, so A K Singh told Special CBI Judge that they could respond. O P Saini. The agency told the The counsel for other accused S Radhakrishna court that it will also be supplying also pointed out to the court that some additional documents to the CBI is withholding from them the accused on July 12. some of the documents which The development comes in they have filed in the court. the wake of some of the accused The CBI, however, had counsubmitting to the court that the tered these allegations saying CBI was not providing them the there are some documents on Mysore: The newly nominated Vishveshwarayya, T Ramesh, present on the occasion besides transcripts of Radias conversa- which they have not relied upon members of MUDA were felici- Shanta Somashekhar and Ra- MLC Siddaraju. The new members were nomition, despite she having been and thus the accused were not tated by MLC Tondadarya this janna. MUDA commissioner Bettsurmatt nated by the government made a key prosecution witness supplied the copies of such doc- morning. The four new members are and president Nagendra were recently. in the case with her statements uments. PTI

notes in Parliament as bribe money to vote in favour of the UPA during the 2008 trust vote, no action has so far been taken against those guilty. The petition says that though the incident occurred on July 22, 2008, neither the Delhi Police Crime Branch nor the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee taken any tangible step.

Chamundi Hills fiasco: CongJDS protest ban on private vehicles

Man with gun detained at Rahuls rally

CBI to supply Radias tele transcripts to 2G case accused

New MUDA members felicitated

Rain mars opening days

play after Indias early strikes
CPM members hold a protest this morning against Trinamul Congress-led West Bengal government for atrocities and murders committed on their cadres.

Stir against price hike

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Members of BSP staged a protest against steep hike in diesel, petrol, kerosene and LPG prices by the Central government near Gandhibazar circle this morning.

Roseau (Dominica): Indian bowlers dominated a rain-truncated opening day, landing early blows to leave West Indies at a precarious 75 for three in their first innings in the third and final cricket Test here. Sent into bat, the hosts were struggling in the 31.1 overs of play that was possible when the heavens opened up shortly after the lunch break, and it stayed that way till the days play was finally called off at 4.15 pm local time yesterday. Darren Bravo was batting on 22 while Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 17, with the two adding 40 runs for the fourth wicket in 14.2 overs. Before that, the Indian seamers had West Indies in a spot of bother, picking up three early wickets. In-form pacer Ishant Sharma struck twice while Praveen Kumar chipped in with one as West Indies went to lunch at 64 for three at the Windsor Park. After Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bowl with the hope that his seamers would get the team some quick wickets, Ishant and Praveen lived up to the skippers expectations by removing Adrian Barath and debutantes Kieran Powell and Kirk Edwards. Ishant showed no after-effects of a facial injury he suffered on

Praveen Kumar celebrates with Ishant Sharma, right, after taking the wicket of West Indies Kieran Powell, not shown, on the first day of the third cricket Test match in Roseau, Dominica, yesterday. Monday, returning figures of two for 23. While Kumar gave the team its first breakthrough by having Powell caught at second slip by V V S Laxman, Ishant, bowling the bouncers to good effect, sent back Barath and Edwards. Ishant, who rattled the hosts with a 10-wicket haul in the drawn second Test at Kensington Oval, looked in good nick here as well. Munaf Patel, playing in his first Test of the three-match series at the expense of Abhimanyu Mithun, bowled economically, though without success. If Praveen and Ishant began with maiden overs, Munaf, who returned to Test cricket after two years, did even better as first change by bowling three maidens on the trot. Earlier Powell, who got his first Test runs a three off a push into covers against Ishant didnt get to score any further as Praveen found the edge of his defensive bat with a peach of a delivery. Barath, after being flustered with a caught behind appeal down the legside by Ishant, edged a pull onto his stumps off the very next delivery. Ishant picked up his third wicket of the morning when he had Edwards who was unlucky to be judged caught behind by debutant Test umpire Richard Kettleborough of England as the rising delivery hit his helmet, and not the bat, on way to Dhoni. West Indies would now look to Bravo and veteran Chander-

paul to bail them out. This is Chanderpauls 133rd Test match, the highest by any West Indian cricketer. Courtney Walsh, with 132 Tests under his belt, held the previous record. Bravo looked the best of all home batsmen and scored two fours a square cut against Ishant past point and then, a backfoot cover drive against Harbhajan Singh. The two had added collected their runs in a rather secure manner on a pitch that didnt live upto its reputation of being quick and bouncy. Bravo had struck three fours in his knock and Chanderpaul one, before the weather gods intervened. Ironically, the day had begun in complete contrast as a bright, sunny day greeted the two sides. West Indies began cautiously on a pitch that was fairly damp but did not offer much sideways movement to Indias pacers. But West Indies still lost three wickets early in the day and found the going so tough that only two boundaries both by left-hander Bravo were scored in the two-hour session. While Munaf is the only change in the Indian line-up, West Indies made two changes, with Powell and Edwards being preferred over Lendl Simmons and Ramnaresh Sarwan. PTI

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ou might think he is over ambitious. But Basavaraj A Patil, an information technology scientist at Salzburg University, believes that he can help make Nobel laureates rolling out of a conveyor belt from our country. Producing Nobel laureates is fine, but what would raise your eyebrows is the number he aims to achieve: A hundred Nobel laureates by 2020 and 2,500 by the end of the 21st century! But Patil, who is a researcher returning from Germany, cites the example of Basavaraj A Patil Deutschland to prove that he is not way off the mark. He says Germany stands next only to the US in the number of Noble laureates and in 2010, it got 16 medallions as against USs 29. He has founded Think and Ink Science Foundation to nurture potential Nobel talent. He is inspired by Madam Curie, whose family won six Nobel prizes and over 600 patents. Ask him how it could be done, and he quotes the quotes: Where is will, there is a way and Reach for the stars and you may land up in moon. He says, The way science is taught in our school is through rote learning method. Indian schools are helping students only to pass the exams and not develop interest in the subjects. Is this the way to teach science? At Think Ink Science Foundation, we believe that experimental and experiential, hands-on learning of science enhances creativity, innovation and leadership in solving numerous problems of the real world, leading to a beautiful inclusive world. If the goal we have set for ourselves at Think Ink Science Foundation is to be achieved then we have to catch children at a very young age. From class one up, we teach science under No Cost Experiments and Kitchen Chemistry. If we need good research scientists then that is where the focus should be. For example, we teach students how solar eclipse take place with the use of playing balls with the light placed at one end. In the case of light, we teach them how white light is a combination of all seven colours violet, indigo, green, blue, yellow, orange and red. How to show this to a child? We pain the common playing top with seven colours. When we spin the top, all the colours appear merged into white. Outlining how the foundation is coursing ahead, he said, Already, in more than 50 schools in the state and outside, we have taken some well-known names in science and asked them to give lectures and conduct workshops to children. The foundation shows students some experiments, and then ask the students to develop at least one experiment by themselves. At the end of each session, a science

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He has grandiose plans of turning our country into a hub of Nobel laureates. He has an ambitious target of producing 100 such laureates by the end of 2020 and 2,500 by the end of the century. You might say it is crazy, but Basavaraj A Patils Think and Ink Foundation has already started working ground up, L Raghunanda

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Be optimistic, keep your heart healthy

London: Research involving thousands of civil servants in Britain revealed that the more self-satisfied they were, the fewer problems they had with their hearts. Researchers from the Harvard University, US, couldnt explain why this is the case, especially as the finding still stood when factors such as weight and blood pressure were taken into account. Almost 8,000 civil servants were quizzed about their satisfaction with seven areas of their everyday lives love and relationships, hobbies, standard of living, job, family, sex life and ones self, the European Heart Journal reports. Data on their heart health was then taken from their medical records over the following six years and the two compared, according to the Daily Mail. Those who were highly satisfied with their lives overall were 13 percent less likely to have suffered heart problems, with self-satisfaction, happy working, family and sex lives being particularly important. Studies also show that pessimists and people who lack self-confidence have a greater risk of heart attacks and strokes than their more optimistic friends. Harvard researcher Julia Boehm said: These findings suggest that interventions to bolster positive psychological states, not just alleviate negative psychological states, may be relevant among high-risk individuals. IANS

A hands-on science experiment session organised by the Think and Ink Foundation (top). Students take part in a solar eclipse viewing programme organised by the foundation for schoolchildren. kit is given to each student. The foundation conducts regular field trips. We took Sahakar Nagar School students to Kokkre Bellur to show them migratory birds like storks, pelicans and other species. We have set up labs at most schools and teach popular science to students in association with school authorities. The club has done well at Sahakar Nagar school in Bangalore, Kollegal government school, Maha Bodhi School in Mysore, the Lucknow School in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, etc. We want to spread the network and it will take time. We are always reminded about the grand vision we have of getting Nobel prize for our country. We have set up a think tank under the foundation to pursue this dream, he said. The advisory panel for the think tank involves, Dr Martin Lessiler, professor in computer science from Germany; Dr Robert Klaus, space scientist, NASA; Dr Nagesh Kelkar, environmental scientist etc. The advisory board is growing by the day because of the good work we have done, he concluded. May a 100 Nobel laureates be born!

Poor diet prepregnancy ups babys risk of diabetes

London: A poor diet before conception could put the baby at risk of developing type II diabetes and obesity, researchers say. Mice that were fed a low protein diet for 10 weeks before conception (but had a normal diet during pregnancy) gave birth to offspring that had lower birth weights, showed catch-up growth after weaning and increased insulin sensitivity. Humans and mice respond in the same way to poor diet during pregnancy; their offspring show low birth weights and increased risk of obesity, type II diabetes, the most common form of the disease and cardiovascular disease. If humans respond in the same way as mice to pre-conception diet as well then women should not only consider what they eat during pregnancy but also before pregnancy. . ., says Anete Dudele from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, who conducted the study. Cardiovascular disease is often associated with obesity and type II diabetes and future research by the team will determine whether offspring born to mothers who had poor pre-conception diets are predisposed to these types of problems as well, an Aarhus statemen said. These findings were presented at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference in Glasgow. IANS

London: Scientists are developing smart and sleek bionic spectacles which they say could soon be on sale and help hundreds of thousands of blind people see. The smart spectacles, being developed by a team at the Oxford University in the UK, uses tiny cameras and a pocket computer to alert wearers to objects and people ahead. The cheap and lightweight glasses, which could be on sale by 2014 following successful trials, would make it easier for the blind to navigate roads in busy areas and even read bus numbers, the researchers said. Elderly people with age-related macular degeneration are likely to be the biggest beneficiaries, the Daily Mail reported. Past attempts to create such a device have resulted in large dark glasses with clunky cameras and bulky computers. But advances in technology mean it should be possible to create bionic spectacles that look almost indistinguishable from standard glasses. Importantly, a price tag of less than 1,000 pound should make them affordable, the researchers told the Royal Societys Summer Science Exhibition. It is satisfying to think that we will be able to produce this at a cost that is going make it available to the people who will benefit the most, Dr Stephen Hicks, who has completed the basic research and is now working on prototype spectacles. He envisages transparent glasses with lenses studded with small light-emitting

New bionic specs may Machines that argue soon allow blind to see with you coming soon

diodes and cameras the size of a pinhead at the outside top corners of the frame. The cameras will take in the information the eyes should see and send it down a cable to a mobile phone-sized computer in the wearers pocket. The computer will process the information and simplify it into a pattern of dots. The LEDs in the lenses then light up in that pattern, giving the wearer vital information about what lies ahead. A flickering light could mean there is a person ahead, while a solid block might signify an object such as a flight of stairs. While such information may seem unimpressive to the sighted, it could allow those who have lost much of their vision to regain sufficient independence to go shopping alone or take public transport. Adding in an earpiece could allow

more complex information to be transmitted. For instance, the cameras could capture bus numbers or information on railway departure boards to be analysed by the computer. Once processed, the information would be passed on to the wearer via a voice in their ear. In time, the same principle could be used to help blind people to see the screens on cash machines outside banks or ticket dispensers at train stations. The bionic spectacles rely on the wearer being able to perceive light, so will not be suitable for those who are totally blind. Dr Hicks plans to do small-scale laboratory tests on the blind this year, before enrolling 120 people in a two-year trial that will explore the use of the spectacles in shopping centres and at home. PTI

London: Artificially intelligent machines that can interact and even argue with you are just years away, as scientists have launched a mega project to develop a new technology that will allow devices to talk to the users. The technology equipped with artificial intelligence will help machines become familiar with a users voice, with the ultimate goal that it can understand, speak and behave like a human. Although the the five-year, 6.2-millionpounds project is still in its infancy, researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge and Sheffield believe the technology will have many benefits. It could improve voice-activated computers, develop web search engines for audio clips and create voice-controlled devices that could help older people stay independent at home for longer, the Daily Mail reported. We are working to develop technologies that can recognise and generate natural-sounding speech, said Dr Steve Renals of Edinburgh Universitys School of Informatics. This could open the door to computer speech technology becoming commonplace throughout our lives at home, at work, and in our leisure time. Besides recognising the users voice and becoming familiar with their vocabulary, accent and vocal expressions, the technology could also be able to follow the flow of a conversation and to gloss over changes in background noise. Dr Thomas Hain, of the University of Sheffields Department of Computer Science, added: Speech technology is clearly on its way into the mainstream, but the key to its success is human-like performance. and exciting new applications, from clinical asWe are working on the foundations of sistive technology to robotics, from schools to technology that will bring speech to new users board rooms. PTI

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Khan: N Korea paid to Pak army for Ninfo

Washington: North Korea paid several million dollars to top Pakistani Army officials to gain access to secret nuclear technology and sensitive equipments required in manufacturing a nuclear bomb, disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan has claimed by releasing a secret letter in this regard, a major American daily has reported. According to the letter posted by The Washington Post on its website, which is accompanied by a story, Jon ByongHo, Secretary of the Workers party of (North) Korea, in a letter dated July 15, 1998 asks A Q Khan, who then was the project director of the Kahuta Research Center, to give agreed documents and components to a North Korean Embassy official in Islamabad. have already been paid to Army Chief Gen J Karamat and half a million dollars and 3 diamond and ruby sets have been given to Gen Zulfiqar Khan. Both Karamat and Khan have refuted the allegations. In an e-mail from Lahore, Karamat said that Khan, as part of his defense against allegations of personal responsibility for illicit nuclear proliferation, had tried to shift blame on others. He said the letters allegations were malicious with no truth in them whatsoever, The Post said. Khan called the letter a fabrication. A senior Pakistani official, who asked not to be named to avoid offending Khans supporters, said the letter is clearly a fabrication. PTI

WAsia Quartet to hold discussion

Washington: The Middle East Quartet, comprising the European Union, the UN, the US and Russia would meet next Monday in Washington and take stock of the current situation between Israel and Palestine, a top US official said. US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Wednesday that since President Barack Obama outlined his vision in March about peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians based on the 1967 borders, many of the Quartet members have been engaged in efforts to get them back to the table. With regard to the Quartet next week, the ministers are going to come together and take stock of where we are. So its a good opportunity for stock- taking among the major ministers involved, Xinhua quoted Nuland as saying. But she acknowledged it is hard to get the parties to resume talks. You can see that this is hard work getting these parties back to the table, and that hard work will continue not only in the US but by all the Quartet partners. She said it was not a good idea for the Palestinians to try to seek recognition of their statehood when the UN General Assembly meets in September.

A Q Khan In the letter, the authenticity of which according to The Post has been confirmed by senior US and western officials, Jon says that 3 millions dollars

A prison inmate, Juan Ramirez Tijerina, is curled inside a suitcase after he tried to escape from a prison in Mexico.

UK ocial says Afghanistan making progress in security

United Nations: Britains permanent rep resentative to the UN has praised steps taken towards making Afghanistan more secure, a media report said. Despite the challenges, significant progress has been made on the road to a secure and viable Afghanistan, Xinhua quoted Mark Lyall Grant as saying at a Security Council meeting yesterday. Afghanistan is due to take over its own security duties from international coalition forces by the end of 2014. The Afghan National Security Forces are due to grow in size as the coalition forces withdraw from the country in the coming years. Agreeing on settlements regarding outstanding political issues in Afghanistan is essential to the embattled countrys success, Grant said. An Afghan-led political process is needed to underpin the military progress. To be durable, any political settlement must be inclusive and must respect the interests and rights of all Afghan citizens, he said. He said the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) must support political progress towards a democratic and inclusive state that can hold free and fair elections. IANS

Egypt denies being source of E.coli

Cairo: Egypt has denied reports that the countrys fenugreek seeds exported to Europe caused the E.coli infections that claimed dozens of lives. Officials from the Central Administration of Agricultural Quarantine took and analysed fenugreek seeds from the warehouse of the exporter and all results were negative, Xinhua reported citing a statement from the agricultural ministry. E.coli strain has not been reported in Egypt and no illness cases have been found, it said. If fenugreek sprouts are suspected to be contaminated with E.coli strain, it could be related to different handling processes, such as re-packing or water used for sprouting, it added. The European Union has agreed to ban import of certain seeds from Egypt. IANS

Fight for Dalais bday

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Karachi: At least 28 people lost their lives in Pakistans commercial capital in target killings and fresh bout of violence, while 30 others were injured, as political tensions escalated between the ruling PPP and its estranged ally the MQM. Sindh chief minister Qaim Ali Shah held a meeting to review the situation in the city that has shown no signs of improvement in the last 48 hours. The chief minister directed the para-military Rangers for strict action against the miscreants. By late last night, police and rescue officials said the number of victims of the violence that included drive by target killings had risen to 28 with around 30 injured as well. The day started with bodies of five people being recovered from a mini-bus on Shabbir Usmani Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The bodies were shifted to hospital by ambulances. All five people met their deaths by receiving gunshots. A man was shot to death in Baldia Town later this afternoon. The worst affected flashpoint was Orangi Town, where at least

28 killed in Karachi violence

14 people were killed in firing incidents in different areas since yesterday. The escalation of violence came a week after the Mutthaida-e-Qaumi Movement broke ranks with the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government and opted to sit in opposition. MQM leader, Altaf Hussain delivered a stark warning from London, saying if his party workers continue to be targetted, strike calls would be given until the government was brought down. In tragic developments highlighting the growing ethnic division between the Urdu-speaking MQM and Pashtun speaking Awami National Party, a number of bodies were recovered since yesterday. Tension still prevails in the area with shops and markets closed today. People who live in the area are still besieged at their residences due to regular firing by miscreants. Police said they had arrested at least 20 suspects from the Orangi Town area, who were involved in target killings in the metropolis. PTI

36 trapped as coal mine catches re in China

Beijing: A fire broke out Wednesday night inside a coal mine in China, leaving at least 36 people trapped underground, officials said today. The incident took place in eastern Shandong province, Xinhua reported citing the State Administration of Work Safety. An air compression device 225 metres underA Tibetan exile tussles with Nepalese police as she is prevented from proceeding to the venue where a birthday celebration for spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was held, in Katmandu yesterday. Nepalese authorities prevented exiled Tibetans from celebrating the Dalai Lamas birthday over concerns that gatherings will turn anti-Chinese. ground caught fire, trapping the miners working in the area, it said. An expert team has rushed to the scene and a rescue operation has begun. The coal mine had completed a technical revamp in June 2010 to expand production capacity to 150,000 tonnes a year. PTI

Salt safe to eat, says study

London: For years, doctors have been saying that too much salt is bad for health. Yet, a new study claims that its safe to eat and cutting its daily intake does nothing to lower the risk of developing heart disease. High levels of salt have long been linked to a greater risk of developing hypertension, heart attacks and strokes. Now, researchers at the University of Exeter claim to have found evidence that although blood pressure is reduced when salt intake is cut, therere actually no long-term health benefits, the Daily Express reported. They reviewed seven researches that looked at 6,489 people, which they said was a large enough set of data from which to draw conclusions. Most researches recommended a reduction of 50 per cent of normal salt intake. A persons daily salt intake from the research papers reviewed was on average 8-9g a day, so the reduction was to reduced a persons risk of dying or suffering from cardiovascular events, lead author Prof Rod Taylor was quoted as saying. . Most experts say too much salt has detrimental health effects and cutting ones intake may have beneficial effects in people with normal and high blood pressure. But Prof Taylor said he could not find enough evidence for the theory. He said: We believe that we didnt see big benefits in this study because the people in the trials we analysed only reduced around 4g. their salt intake by a moderate But this had no long-term amount, so the effect on blood health benefits that may usually pressure and heart disease was be expected from eating less salt, not large. findings revealed. (But) its really important Intensive support and en- that we do some large research couragement to reduce salt intake trials to get a full understanding did lead to a reduction in salt of the benefits and risks of reeaten and a small reduction in ducing salt intake. blood pressure after more than The findings have been pubsix months. lished in the latest edition of What we wanted to see was The Cochrane Library whether this dietary change also journal. PTI

Cows have best Panel summons 16 friends, get scribes in Shahzad case stressed when Seven killed separated in Bangladesh
boat capsize
London: Cows are more clever than you thought they also have best friends and become stressed if they are separated, a British scientist has claimed. Krista McLennan, who made the discovery while working on her PhD at Northampton University, believes her findings could help improve milk yields. In her study, the 27-year-old measured the heart rates and cortisol levels of cows to see how they cope when isolated. Cattle were penned on their own, with their best friend or with another cow they did not know for 30 minutes and their heart rates were measured at 15second intervals. The research showed cows were very social animals which often formed close bonds with friends in their herd, the Daily Mail reported. She said: When heifers have their preferred partner with them, their stress levels in terms of their heart rates are reduced compared with if theyre with a random individual. If we can encourage farmers to keep an eye out for those cows which like to keep their friends with them, it could have some real benefits, such as improving their milk yields and reducing stress for the animals, which is very important for their welfare. Ive spoken to a number of farmers who have said they do notice bonds building among their cows and some spending a lot of time together. McLennan pointed out that modern farming practices mean cows are often separated for visits from the vet or by farmers moving their stock around. We know re-grouping cows is a problem, because theres a high level of stress among animals as they try to integrate into a new group, she said. PTI Lahore: The Pakistani commission investigating the murder of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad today summoned 16 reporters to appear before it on July 9 to record their statements. Following a meeting of the panel held in the Supreme Court's Lahore Registry, the commission's secretary Taimur Azmat said it had also asked the public to submit any information they may have on the abduction and killing of Shahzd but only two persons had approached the body in this regard. "Therefore, the commission decided to summon individuals so that their statements could be recorded," he said. Journalists Hamid Mir, Naseem Zahra, Talaat

Dhaka: At least seven people were killed when a ferry with over 50 passengers on board capsized in a Bangladesh river Wednesday evening, officials said. The vessel capsized around 7 p.m. in Sitalakhya river in Narayanganj district, 17 km from the capital Dhaka, after being struck by an oil tanker, Xinhua reported. Weve so far recovered seven bodies from the sunken ferry, said Sheikh Md Mizanur Rahman, a senior fire brigade official. Many passengers were able to swim to the shore after the accident. But dozens were still missing, he said. IANS

Hussain, Najam Sethi, Umar Cheema and Imtiaz Alam were among those who have been summoned to record their statements, Azmat said. Azmat, who is also the federal Information Secretary, said the Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had informed the commission through a report that the records of two mobile phones being used by Shahzad had been preserved. The interior ministry and the Federal Investigation Agency had been directed to access Shahzads email accounts in the commission's presence, he said. The next meeting of the commission will be held in Islamabad on July 9. PTI

UN chief to visit Sudan

Khartoum: UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon will arrive in Khartoum tomorrow, to hold talks with Sudanese officials on issues between north and south Sudan, the official SUNA news agency reported. Ban Ki-moons talks would focus on progress of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and issues of differences between north and south Sudan. The UN secretary-general would then leave to Juba, capital of South Sudan, to participate in the declaration of South Sudans independence July 9. South Sudan would officially declare its independence according to the results of the referendum on self-determination for South Sudan, conducted Jan 9, 2011, during which more than 98 percent of the southerners voted for separation. IANS

Coral genome sequenced Gastric bug protects

Melbourne: Australian scientists claim to have for the first time sequenced the genome of staghorn coral Acropora millepora a major component of Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide. Corals are the backbone of the Great Barrier Reef, fascinating millions of visitors with spectacular variety of shapes and flamboyant colours. However, they are under threat from the effects of climate change, pollution, and disease. Now, a new research shows that corals may look like simple animals but their DNA is surprisingly complex. In fact, corals have about the same number of genes as man, and many of them are remarkably like ours, say the scientists. Prof David Miller of James Cook University, one of the scientists in the project, said: The Pacific coral, Acropora millepora,

against asthma

Plane forcelands in Russia Moscow/Makhachkala: A Russian plane

with 165 people on board made a safe emergency landing in Russias North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a spokesman for the local emergencies ministry said today. The Tu-154 aircraft en route from Moscow has made an emergency landing in Makhachkala at 0:02 Thursday [20:02 GMT yesterday] after a failure in one of its engines. According to preliminary information, the aircraft carried 165 people, including the crew and 14 children, Kantemir Davydov, a spokesman for the North Caucasus Emergencies Ministrys department, said. He said no one was injured upon the landing adding that the crews coordinated efforts prevented a possible emergency situation. Rescuers, firefighters and ambulances were dispatched to the landing stripe at the Makhachkala airport after traffic controllers received an emergency warning from the aircraft yesterday at 11.30 p.m. Moscow time. This was a second emergency landing of a Tu-154 aircraft in Russia within a week. Last Saturday, a Tu-154 passenger jet with 116 passengers on board made a safe emergency landing in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg after one of its engines failed. IANS

is already the best-characterised coral at the molecular level and has yielded insights into the evolution of all animals. The availability of the genome sequence will enable major advances in the understanding of many aspects of coral biology, including the responses of corals to climate change, ocean acidification, pol-

lution and disease. The coral genome, comprising 28 chromosomes, is among the first animal genomes in the world to be sequenced entirely using Illumina sequencing technology, a recently emerging next generation sequencing method that produces huge numbers of short sequence reads each of around 100 letters.

London: A gut bug, H. pylori, which infects half the global population and causes gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers and stomach cancer, has been found to protect against allergy-induced asthma. Scientists from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany, now reveal that the dramatic increase in asthma could be tied with the disappearance of H. pylori from Western societies. Asthma symptoms are shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, etc. H. pylori is often killed off with antibiotics as a precaution, even if the patient does not have any complaints or symptoms,

reports the Journal of Clinical Investigation. When researchers infected mice with H. pylori, a day or two after birth, they developed tolerance to the bug and took strong, asthma-inducing allergens in their stride, according to a Zurich statement. Mice that were not infected with H. pylori until they had reached adulthood, however, had a much weaker defence. IANS

Pigeon vision can teach autopilots fly more accurately

Washington: Pigeons ability to navigate through forests quickly and accurately is inspiring new developments in robotics and autopilot technology. Scientists from Harvard University trained pigeons to fly through an artificial forest with a tiny camera attached to their heads, literally giving a birds-eye view. Attaching the camera to the bird as well as filming them from either side means we can reconstruct both what the bird sees and how it moves, says Huai-Ti Lin, who led the research, with his background in flying remote control airplanes himself. The methods pigeons use to navigate through difficult environments could be used as a model for autopilot technology. Pigeons, with 300 degree panoramic vision, are well suited to this task because this wrap-round vision allows them to assess obstacles on either side. They can also stabilise their vision and switch rapidly between views using what is called a head saccade, a small rapid movement of the head, according to a Harvard statement. Researchers also showed that the birds have other skills that would be important for autopiloted machines, for example they tend to choose the straightest routes. This is a very efficient way of getting through the forest, because the birds have to do less turns and therefore use less energy, says Lin. Another interesting find is that pigeons seem to exit the forest heading in exactly the same direction as when they entered, in spite of all the twist and turns they made in the forest, he says. When using a robot or an unmanned aircraft it would be invaluable to simply provide it with the coordinates of the destination without having to give it detailed information of all the obstacles it might meet on the way. If we could develop the technology to follow the same methods as birds, we could let the robot get on with it without giving it any more input, says Lin. IANS

that can fly, hover, glide

London: A new versatile design of micro air vehicle (MAV) is inspired by a particular bird called Swift. This design of MAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles, would enable them to flap their wings, hover and glide to ensure good quality images from any on-board camera. In birds, the combination of demanding tasks like takeoff, travelling long distances, manoeuvring in confined areas and landing is daily practice, explains doctoral researcher William Thielicke, from Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre in Germany. This innovative design was inspired by one bird in particular, the Swift. We know that Swifts are very manoeuvrable and they can glide efficiently, he adds. So we thought these birds would be a very good starting point for an energy efficient flapping-wing MAV, says Thielicke, according to an Innovation Centre statement. While fixed wing MAVs are energy efficient, their manoeuvrability is low. The new design would allow the flapping wing MAV to glide, improving energy efficiency and ensuring good images but when needed it can also slow its flight and manoeuvre in confined spaces. Although the models are not yet ready to be used, initial tests are positive and we hope that this design will combine the best of both worlds, says Thielicke.

Bird inspires aircraft

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LIFESTYLE 7
ctor Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones are having a relaxed and very happy time in Turkey. The couple and their children - Dylan, 11, and eightyear-old Carys - were seen shopping in the resort town of Bodrum, where they seemed happy and relaxed, reports femalefirst.co.uk. They ate fish in a local restaurant and they visited a nightclub. They seemed relaxed and very happy, said an onlooker.

CELINAS
Colombo woes!
Celina Jaitley was recently stuck at the Colombo airport for 11 hours when she was returning home from a trip to the Maldives. The 29-year-old was on her way home when she had to stop over at the airport for a connecting flight to Mumbai. Her flight duration from Maldives to Colombo took less than estimated time, but her flight to Mumbai was delayed by 11 hours, said a statement. As Celina didnt have Sri Lankan visa, she couldnt go out of the airport and had to kill time in a small rented room at the airport.

Douglas, ZetaJones holidaying in Turkey

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inger-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham has described husband David as her soul mate and an amazing father. The former Spice Girl, who is expecting a daughter with the soccer superstar, says her love for David has grown even more since they got married 12 years ago, reports femalefirst.co.uk. I love David for David. Hes my soul mate, my number one. Hes the most amazing husband, father, hes talented, hes kind. He ticks all the boxes. Hes an amazing soul and has an amazing heart, she said. Thats what I fell in love with 14 years ago and thats what I still love now, she added.

ctor Nicolas Cages son Weston and his wife Nikki Williams have been arrested on felony and domestic violence charges. Weston had an altercation with Williams, which resulted in sustaining a cut on his arm with a bottle and her threatening to jump off a balcony, contactmusic.com reports. Police arrested them at their Los Angeles apartment. Their bail was set at $50,000, but so far only Weston has managed to post a bond and be released. As he emerged from the police station, Weston showed his bleeding arm to photographers and said: Im not OK, man. Dont get married.

No stylist for Lively

Nicolas Cages son arrested

ossip Girl actress Blake Lively will never hire a stylist because she loves putting outfits together herself. The 23-year-old is often voted as one of the world's most fashionable women. She says she does not want advice from anyone else when it comes to styling, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "It's a world that inspires and excites me. Some people don't

love clothes - they hire stylists and leave it to them. I've never hired one and I don't plan to," said Lively. "I have a pretty good understanding of what I've been able to put out there so far. I'm on a show 10 months of the year that's in people's homes once a week, and the show is defined by its fashion, so that's what people know me most for already," she added.

Victoria Beckham
Hurley to star in

David is my soul mate:

ctress Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted her marriage to Coldplay singer Chris Martin is not so perfect. The Iron Man actress married Martin in 2003, and their busy schedules and pressures of fame mean they have to work hard at their relationship, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Paltrowm, who has two children - Apple, seven, and Moses, five with Martin, said: Chris and I have our ups and downs - a long relationship takes a lot of twists and turns. We both have a lot going on so we just have to make it work. I am very happy to support anything that Chris is doing and vice versa. I think the reason its worked so far is because we are very open with each other and communicate well. I think in many ways Im a traditional wife. I believe that I have a responsibility to make a home and protect my family, she added.

Gossip Girl
ctress Elizabeth Hurley has been roped in to appear in the upcoming season of hit TV show Gossip Girl. Hurley would be playing New York media mogul Diana Payne in the fifth season, reports contactmusic.com Dianas entrance on the Upper East Side will change the lives of all our characters - including, and especially, Gossip Girl herself, said a joint statement from the shows executive producers, Stephanie Savage and Joshua Safran. Elizabeths sense of humour, intelligence and beauty fit the GG world perfectly. We feel very fortunate to have her.

Paltrows married life not so perfect

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LIFESTYLE 8
inger Adele has been inspired by her pet dog Louis to become a vegetarian. Im trying to be veggie. For what I want to do next year I have to be really healthy and stuff like that, femalefirst.co.uk quoted her as saying. I can find another way of getting all the stuff out of meat you need. I hate that tofu stuff though. Whenever Im about to eat meat I always see my little dogs eyes, added the singer know for the hit Set Fire to the Rain.

Booking Bollywood:

A new literary genre in making

Dog inspires Adele to turn veggie

hillar Party director Vikash Bahl says that Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has recommended tax exemption for his debut film and that he and his co-director Niraj Tiwari are hoping that the states act on it. The film is Salman Khans debut production and he screened it for Ambika Soni in Delhi. Ambika Soni has recommended that tax should be exempted. Its only the states who have the right, the central government doesnt have the authority. They can only recommend. Hope that tax is exempted. If it happens, it would be really good, Bahl told IANS. Releasing July 8, Chillar Party is about a gang of innocent yet feisty kids who lead a carefree and fun-filled life. It shows how they fight together the big bad world of politics when a mean politician endangers their friend Bheedus life. Its a story of friendship and bonding and how far they can go for it, said Bahl. Bahl, who had been creative producer of films like Dev D, Udaan and No One Killed Jessica, has teamed up with ad-man Niraj Tiwari to jointly write the story and direct the film. Taking up direction was not a very conscious decision, said Bahl. Nitesh and I were writing the story for a year-and-a-half every weekend. When we finished writing the story we thought of writing the screenplay. When we got the screenplay we thought lets write the dialogues. Once we finished that we said when we have shaped the story let us direct the film, Bahl said.

ollywood is coming alive in fine print. A spate of innovative books is not only documenting Indian moviedom for posterity but also throwing meaningful light on the evolution of mainstream cinema. I think for the first time there is a whole range of books now that reflects the incredible range of Bollywood itself, Udayan Mitra, publishing director at Penguin India, said. Readership of film books has grown. The top three trends seem to be visual books, star biographies and memoirs. Bollywood became a literary inspiration

in the early 1990s with books like Starry Nights by Shobaa De and Show Business by Shashi Tharoor. On offer now are popular movie screenplays, pictorials and racy novels. Lipika Bhushan, chief marketing manager at Harper Collins, told IANS: Our books under Film Series sell more than general books. Our title R.D. Burman: The Man And Music is in its third reprint, having sold more than 5,000 copies. We have published three non-fiction volumes on individual blockbusters. The series so far has covered three landmark movies Deewar, Jaane Bhi Do

Yaaron and Disco Dancer. While Amar Akbar Anthony releases in December, a coffee table book on silent cinema and a volume on Navketan Films are in the pipeline. Penguin has published three major film titles this year a biography of K.L. Saigal by Pran Nevile, Flashback, the autobiography of Bob Christo, and First Day, First Show by Anupama Chopra. Two more books, The Greatest Show on Earth edited by Jerry Pinto, and Sounding Off, an autobiography of Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty, are slated for release this year.

CRAIGS MARRIAGE
ctor Daniel Craigs marriage to actress Rachel Weiz has left his ex-fiance Satsuki Mitchell stunned. Mitchells father Christopher revealed that his daughter is so upset that she has forbidden family members from mentioning Craigs name. His sudden marriage came out of nowhere. We heard about it like everyone else - by reading the newspapers. She doesnt mention his name now and tells me off if I do, dailymail.co.uk quoted the father as saying. Satsuki has only just reached

stuns exfiance

a happy place. She has since said, more than once, that the break-up was the best thing for her. She knew he was not the man she wanted him to be and there was something wrong in the relationship, he added. Mitchell, 32, and Craig, 43, got engaged in 2007. They split last November.

inger Rihanna is looking for a guy who can earn her affection. Im open to love. But guys should have to earn it. Because the minute they get it, they want something else, femalefirst.co.uk quoted Rihanna as saying. Men are like hunters; they like the chase. So you have to keep them guessing. Actually, Im like that too. I get bored quickly. So if someone can make me laugh, thats the best, she added. The singer was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend Chris Browm in 2009 and ever since she has stayed away from being in a relationship.

Im open to love:

RIHANNA

I hope Chillar Party

gets tax exemption: Director

Gaga worships Madonna

op star Lady Gaga says she worships Madonna and she is also inspired by the likes of Barbra Streisand, Cher and Blondie. Theyre my sisters. I have worshipped Madonna and I feel connected to Barbra, and I feel connected to Cher and Blondie and all of the women who came before me, femalefirst.co.uk quoted Gaga as saying. I would never be where I am today without all of them to inspire me. I feel so grateful that I have such strong women to look up to, she added.

ctress Jennifer Aniston is planning to take a year-long break from work to enjoy herself. Jens taking a year off from work to enjoy herself, usmagazine.com quoted an insider as saying. Another source revealed that after Horrible Bosses and Wanderlust, the only project that would be left on her platter is The Goree Girls, her production companys long delayed project.

planning a break

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