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Sports: Brazilian legend Ronaldo retires Pg 15 Many things difficult to design prove easy to performance. — Samuel Johnson
IN BRIEF Yemenis protest against president Thousands protested in Yemen for a fourth straight day, demanding political reforms and the ouster of the US-allied president in demonstrations inspired by the upheaval in Egypt. The protests come even as the US has embarked on a plan to deepen its involvement in training the country’s counter-terrorism force to counteract a local affiliate of al-Qaeda that has mounted several attacks.– (AP)
Cupid reigns on Valentine Day Romance was in the air as young and not-so-young couples kept their date with the Valentine’s Day while the police kept an hawk-eye on loveless conservatives from donning the role of moral cops. Lovebirds exchanged gifts, red roses and flocked to popular malls, restaurants, pubs and multiplexes to celebrate the day. — (PTI)
Business: Inflation down; FM says fight will continue Pg 13
Four top Goa babus get Delhi ticket HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 14
Bringing about sweeping changes in Goa’s administration, Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has transferred two each Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to Delhi. IAS officers - C Tripathy, State Agriculture Secretary (1996 batch) and Narendra Kumar, Secretary to Goa Governor (1998 batch) have been shunted to New Delhi in an order issued last Friday. They will be replaced by IAS officers – R K Verma from Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Pawan Sen and V K Deu. Similarly, IPS Officers — Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravindra Yadav (1995 batch) and Senior Superintendent of Police (Security) V V Chaudhary (1998 batch) have been shunted to Delhi police. The two senior officers will be replaced by two other IPS officers - Sanjay Singh (1990 batch) and I B Rani (2000 batch) — currently with Delhi police. Joint Secretary (Personnel) Yatindra Maralkar has confirmed the development stating that the transfers are on ‘central deputation’. Whether the set of police officers and bureaucrats are transferred on promotion or not is, however, not confirmed. It is reliably learnt that trans-
Raja, Balwa face fresh charges CBI has brought fresh charges of forgery and cheating against former Telecom Minister A Raja and Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa who have been arrested in connection with 2G spectrum allocation scam case.
Sheila upset, to meet PC PTI NEW DELHI, FEB 13
Peeved at the Centre transferring several top officials of the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will seek a revision of the decision by the Home Ministry tomorrow. Dikshit said she will go to the Home Ministr y, which effected the transfer on Friday night, demanding a revision of the transfer orders as allowing these officers to go from the city government will affect the important exercise of budget which is underway. fers of two other IPS officers Director General of Police Bhim Sain Bassi and Inspector General of Police Sundari Nanda who is presently on eight months leave, are on the cards.
Relief for K’taka CM; independent MLAs’ petition dismissed
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Activists drum up support for Desmond, Anuja
PTI BANGALORE, FEB 14
In a relief to the ruling BJP, the Karnataka High Court today upheld Speaker K G Bopaiah’s order disqualifying five independent MLAs, who had withdrawn support to the Government, from the Assembly membership on the eve of October 11 Trust vote which it won. “... We are of the view that the impugned order passed by the Speaker is not in violation of constitutional mandate nor is there any infirmity based on malafides or perversity”, a full Bench of the court said in a 190page verdict, dismissing their petitions challenging the disqualification. Gulihatti D Shekar, Venkataramanappa, P M Narendraswamy, D S u d h a ka r a n d S h i v a r a j Thangadagi – all elected as Independents — were disqualified by the Speaker on October 10, a day before the B S Yeddyurappa Government took a vote of confidence on the floor of the Assembly which it won by voice-vote amid pandemonium. The BJP Government later accepted an offer made by the Governor to seek the Trust vote again, if it wished, on October 14 and won it 106 votes in favour and 100 against. On October 6, these five MLAs along with 11 rebel BJP MLAs had submitted a letter to Bhardwaj withdrawing support to Yeddyurappa. Bopaiah had passed the concurrent order on separate petitions filed by BJP MLAs C T Ravi and D N Jeevaraj, who is also Chief Whip of the BJP legislature party.
Activists demand justice for Judges Desmond D’Costa and Anuja Prabhudesai at a meeting at Azad Maidan, Panjim on Monday. Photo by Sachin Ambadoskar HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 14
Social activists today rallied behind two Judges – Desmond D’Costa and Anuja Prabhudesai, denouncing their suspension and demanding independent High Court for the State of Goa. In a meeting held at Azad Maidan, the activists resolved that there should be full transparency and observance of principles of natural justice. Seeking Justice for an injustice, the activists demanded that the suspension of Additional Sessions Judge Desmond D’Costa be revoked immediately and also higher ups in the judiciary should stop harassing Industrial Tribunal judge Anuja Prabhudesai. The public meeting, which was attended by over 200 peo-
ple from various sections of society, raised questions over the judicial decisions in the matter of suspension of both the judges.
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Veteran social activist Dr Oscar Rebello said that the meeting was not to challenge the judiciary but infact it’s a reaction of outrage about what happened to Desmond and Anuja Prabhudesai. “This battle is not about the judges, it’s about us because for us these are our icons for truthful judiciary. If they fall, we fall”, he exclaimed. The meeting, which was chaired by trade union leader
Christopher Fonseca, had more than fifteen speakers on dais, who condemned the High Court decision and also resolved that they will support both the judges. Rebello said that the fight is for ‘integrity, dignity and majesty’ of judiciary. “Judiciary remains the last bastion of our hope”, he added. South Goa advocates Association President Anacleto Viegas, who sparked off the discontent amongst the lawyers after Desmond’s suspension, claimed that the High Court of Bombay cannot give justice to Goa. Viegas made a pitch for an independent High Court for the State. “We have 3,000 lawyers. The chief justice can be from outside. We have enough Goan judges in the High Court”, he
Claims State yet to recommend probe HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 14
Virtually washing its hands off the police-drug nexus case involving Israeli Yaniv Benaim alias Atala and seven policemen, the Central Bureau of Investigation today claimed that Goa Government had not recommended any probe, while also stating that the case did not come under its jurisdiction. The Division Bench of Bombay High Court at Goa was hearing a petition filed by National Student Union of India (NSUI) Goa Unit pleading a CBI probe into the police-politician-drugs mafia nexus cases in the State. “The alleged case of the Crime Branch relates to the local State police and none of the accused are working in the Central Government or in any central public sector undertaking, which would justify taking over the investigation already being conducted by the local police”, reads the affidavit filed by CBI Superintendent of Police S S Gavli. It further stated, “…the Government of Goa has not issued
The case of the Crime Branch relates to the local State police and none of the accused are working in the Central Government or in any central public sector undertaking, which would justify taking over the investigation already being conducted by the local police. — CBI affidavit
any authorisation under the Delhi Police Act 1946 authorising CBI to take over the investigation”. On the contrary, Goa Government by a letter dated January 21, 2011 to the Department of Personnel & Training Dr S K Sarkar in New Delhi had requested CBI to take over the probe. Seven policemen including Inspector Ashish Shirodkar were arrested last year after drug lord Atala had confessed about his links with the policemen who allegedly supplied him drugs. Swedish model and Atala’s former girlfriend Lucky Farmhouse Amori had shot the confession on the spy cam exposing
the policemen-drug peddler nexus in the State. NSUI earlier had given 48 hours ultimatum to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to hand over the case to CBI or the National Investigation Agency (NIA). In its further submission to the Court, CBI stated that the matter does not fall within the purview of CBI also as Anti Narcotics Cell or the Crime Branch is looking after narcotics related offences. “There is a separate wing in the Centre - Narcotics Control Bureau to deal the menace of narcotics. In view of the above, it is submitted by the CBI that (Continued on page 10)
Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata and his telecom firm Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) as also Anil Ambani and his Reliance Communications may feel the heat as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the dual technology licence to them in October 2007 and their direct and indirect funding to the two new companies that got the 2G licence and spectrum three months later. The agency is working on a theory that this dual policy of allowing these CDMA operators, which also included Shyam Teleservices, the money-making GSM sector by then Telecom Minister A Raja, without any Union Cabinet approval, is the forerunner to the massive 2G scam. While Raja and DB Realty boss Shahid Usman Balwa were taken on further remand of three and four days respectively by the CBI on Monday, the probe against Tata and Ambani is being conducted under both the first FIR registered in 2009 as also under a fresh FIR registered for preliminary inquiry on the directive of the Supreme Court. The agency is probing Delhi visits of Tata in his private jet
Debt-hit Nepal casinos may shut shop SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PANJIM, FEB 14
Goa’s floating casinos may be in for a bonanza, as the fate of eight of Nepal’s 10 casinos – once a major tourist attraction – is in jeopardy. The owners have failed to pay nearly NRs 40 crore (Rs 25 crore) in taxes, fees and other dues to the Government. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Nepal Parliament has directed the State to scrap their licences if they failed to clear their dues within 35 days. That deadline expired on Friday. A sharp dip in business owing to political turmoil and labour unrest caused the casinos to run up a huge debt to the Government. On Friday, the Department of Revenue Investigation said eight casinos were still behind in their payments, most, earlier owned by a company
Bonanza for Goa?
Political turmoil and labour unrest caused the casinos to run up huge debt to the Government. Indian businessman Rakesh Wadhwa who operated most of the casinos in Nepal is now reported to be trying to sell his stake to invest in Goa.
headed by Indian businessman Rakesh Wadhwa. Managing Director of Nepal Recreation Centre (NRC), which once ran most of the casinos in Nepal, Wadhwa had to flee the country after the industry became embroiled in a political battle between the ruling Communists and the opposition Maoists. He is now reported to
be trying to sell his stake to invest; where else, but in Goa… Two of Wadhwa’s casinos, including Casino Nepal, the oldest in South Asia, have sought time to clear their dues. The DRI said it would decide on them next week. Casino Nepal owes NRs 13 crore (Rs 8.20 crore), while Casino Anna has to pay over NRs 10.3 crore (Rs 6.50 crore).
Casino Anna’s ownership is in dispute after the five-star Hotel de l’Annapurna, where it was based, asked it to vacate the premises owing to unpaid rent. Earlier, Casino Shangri-la, whose CEO was Wadhwa’s wife Shalini, went to court to dislodge the casino after it defaulted on rent. The two casinos in Kathmandu that have cleared their dues – Casino Tara and Casino Everest – also face uncertainty as they are under NRC. The two casinos in Pokhara – Casino Grande and Casino Fulbari – are both behind in payments. Ironically, Wadhwa’s monopoly started crumbling soon after he wrested NRC away from his former mentor, American investor Richard D Tuttle, after a bitter legal battle in Hong Kong. The first casino to go was Casino (Continued on page 10)
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT PANJIM, FEB 14
Bhanu Chander alias DJ Nash, caught in possession of cocaine, was lucky on 10 previous occasions when he managed to smuggle the contraband to Hyderabad from Goa. Nash, son of a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, always used to be cautious and bring in small quantities, so as not to cause suspicion. But on Friday, he came with 305 grams, to supply it to some influential persons. But he ran out of luck as the Hyderabad police nabbed him and his accomplices. “Previously, he used to smuggle around 50 grams of cocaine, in 10-gram packets. Each packet was sold for up to Rs 50,000 on which he would make a cut of nearly Rs 30,000. He also used to keep some stuff for his own consumption”, police officials said. He used to sell one gram of cocaine at Rs 4,000, but had been known to charge as much as Rs 6,000, they added. Nash’s latest trip to the city was specifically to meet Murali and recover arrears, apart from delivering more cocaine. In the last few months, Nash allegedly sold cocaine worth Rs 5 lakh to Murali, but received only Rs 50,000. “The meeting between Nash and Murali was about settling pending dues of Rs 4.5 lakh”, police said. Police recovered the telephone logs of both Nash and Murali and found that on several occasions they had spoken to each other on the phone.
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Drug nexus case not within 2G scam: Tata too our purview: CBI to court under CBI scanner HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, FEB 14
11th time proves unlucky for drug peddler
Sanquelim mishap claims 2 lives
The agency is probing Delhi visits of Tata in his private jet or otherwise during the scam period of 2007-08 and it has also taken on record his handwritten letter to DMK supremo and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on November 13, 2007, less than a month of getting the GSM licence, praising Raja as “rational, fair and action oriented”.
Two persons were killed while around 43 others were injured when a passenger bus and a truck collided at VijaynagarKarapur, Sanquelim, on Monday evening. The mishap occurred at about 6.10 pm when the bus (GA-01U-2603), which was proceeding from Panjim to Valpoi, dashed against an oncoming truck (GA04-T-1769) on the slope at Vijaynagar. Onlookers rushed to the spot and broke the windows of the bus, to pull out the passengers. Bus driver Davlatrao Rane from Advai-Sattari died on the spot, while passenger Kalpana Kerkar from Parye-Sattari died in hospital. – (HC) Report on pg 2
or otherwise during the scam period of 2007-08 and it has also taken on record his handwritten letter purportedly written to DMK supremo and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on November 13, 2007, less than a month of getting the GSM licence, praising Raja as “rational, fair and action oriented” for pursuing the spectrum policy that is “fair, legally sound, rational and well-reasoned”. The letter reportedly found at Raja’s residence was supposed to be delivered to Karunanidhi by Tata’s lobbyist Nira Radia as stated in the letter itself.
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MPT’s fishing jetty at Baina opposed Residents warn of mass agitation
South Goa advocates zero in on Judge Bakre, to boycott his court
HERALD REPORTER VASCO, FEB 14
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
The Baina Ramponkar and Fishing Canoes Owners Society (BRFCOS) on Monday raised its voice against MPT’s proposed fishing jetty at Katem-Baina to rehabilitate fishermen from Khariwado. It may be recalled that on February 14, 2008, MPT had reportedly agreed to the demand of Mormugao Bachao Abhiyan (MBA) that development work would not be carried out without taking local leaders into confidence. However, exactly three years later, the fishermen affiliated to BRFCOS have once again cried foul over MPT’s controversial proposed fishing jetty at KatemBaina. A Mumbai-based company has commenced soil-testing work, which has been going on for the last one month along the Katem-Baina coast for the proposed fishing jetty, despite opposition from local fishermen. The work has upset the fishermen and they met with Mormugao MLA Milind Naik on Monday to discuss the future course of action. Naik along with former Councillor Seby D’Souza, officer bearers of BRFCOS, Sadik Shaik, Prakash Gaune, Satish Majalikar, Xavier Gurjao and others had a meeting with fishermen and other affected people with re-
Members of the South Goa Advocates Association on Monday stayed away from the district and sessions court, besides the lower courts in protest against the suspension of Additional Sessions Judge Desmond D’Costa by the high court. Agitating lawyers held an impromptu meeting outside the district court this morning and vowed to boycott the court of Principal Sessions Judge, U V Bakre till justice is done to Judge D’Costa.. Speakers expressed concern over the corruption in the judiciary and reiterated their demand for the setting up of a separate high court for Goa. Addressing the advocates, Adv Prakash Prabhudesai said that Judiciary is supposed to be the strongest arm of the state. He said the advocates should not end with these two cases and called upon members of the legal fraternity to fight injustices in such cases in the future too. Quepem-based Advocate Hegde Desai lamented saying that what is happening in Judiciary is very bad. “If this confusion prevails in the Judiciary, the people will loose their faith in the system. Differences amongst Judges should be resolved amongst themselves. We have to answer the question who is an efficient judge, a Judge who gives quick justice or on the one who just drags the matter”, he asserted.
Agitating fishermen from Baina attend a meeting.
gard to MPT’s proposed plan. Naik claimed that MPT has failed to work out a comprehensive solution for fishermen of Khariwado and Baina. “It should not happen that local fishermen from Baina are deprived of their right with the shifting of jetty from Khariwado to Katem-Baina,” stated Naik. “MPT should be prepared to face a mass agitation once again, as MPT is not even listening to the State government,” warned Naik. He alleged that MPT has created problem to his entire constituency people, be it fishing jetty, highway, coal dust pollu-
tion or ammonia tank, every one is affected with MPT proposed plans. He further informed that he would hold meetings in all the eight wards of his consistency from Headland Sada to KatemBaina, after taking all the people into confidence. “A mass agitation against MPT will be kicked off in another 15 days,” stated Naik. Naik urged the fishermen to prepare themselves for a mass agitation against MPT’s “dictatorial attitude”, as it is not listening to the government. Earlier, former councillor Seby D’Souza too echoed similar views. He said fish-
Photo by M Prabhav
ermen from Baina have their grievances and added that the MPT should not commence the work without taking them into consideration. BRFCOS President Sadik Shaikh said that they had demanded an Environment Impact Assessment report of the jetty, besides soil erosion report along the Katem-Baina coast line and until these reports are produced, MPT should not go ahead with construction of jetty. Prakash Gaune said Fisheries Minister Joaquim Alemao has assured them that the ramp would be build adjacent to the jetty for canoes, which is not a comprehensive solution.
2 killed, 43 hurt in Sanquelim mishap HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, FEB 14
Two persons were killed while around 43 others were injured when a passenger bus and a truck collided at VijaynagarKarapur, Sanquelim, on Monday evening. According to reports, the mishap occurred at about 6.10 pm when the bus (GA-01-U2603), which was proceeding from Panjim to Valpoi, dashed against an oncoming truck (GA04-T-1769) on the slope at Vijaynagar. The bus was packed to capacity and the impact of the collision was such that after the hit, the bus rested on the truck, injuring almost all the persons in the bus. The truck driver, however, managed to escape from the site. Onlookers rushed to the spot and broke the windows of the bus, to pull out the passengers. Bus driver Davlatrao Rane from Advai-Sattari died on the spot, while passenger Kalpana
The vehicles involved in the accident at Vijaynagar-Karapur, Sanquelim.
Kerkar from Parye-Sattari died in hospital. The Emergency Ser vices swung into action and shifted the injured to PHC Bicholim and
Sanquelim. Thirteen passengers who were shifted to the PHC Bicholim were Vrunda Sawant (Valpoi), Anand Naik (Parye), Za-
Enumerators could face action for failing to perform duties HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
Census enumerators, beware. Refusal to perform census duties may invite police action and punishment under the Census Act. An employee attached to a city-based school is facing action after she failed to report for census duties, thus refusing to perform the duties. Taking strong cognizance of the report from the supervisor, Deputy Collector Johnson Fernandes had lodged a complaint with the Margao Police against the employee. IN his complaint, he pointed out that the work assigned to the enumerator is of time bound nature and no excuses
on flimsy grounds be that of being sick, which sickness certificate is not verified by the medical board as per the directions issued by the Director of Census Operators cannot be a ground for refusal to perform duties. “The Schedules have to be duly filled and signed within the stipulated time, ie February 28 and no extension is permissible as the census exercise is performed simultaneously all throughout the country at the same time”, he told the police. Saying that the enumerator has refused to carry out the works assigned to her, the deputy Collector has asked the book the enumerator and
tried for the offense under section 11(1)(a) of the Census Act, 1948. In fact, the deputy Collector has asked the police to ascertain the residential address of the employee and penalized accordingly if she is not available at her office. Incidentally, the office of the deputy Collector had called the police last week after a senior officials attached to the Labour department was found uncooperative vis-à-vis the census work. IN fact, the deputy collector had issued instructions to the police not to allow the official to leave the office till he agreed to cooperate with the census exercise.
Govt fails to earmark trade zones for scarp yards HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
Where are the Trade Zones to facilitate relocation of illegal scrap yards under the Goa Waste (Scrap) Recycling Unit scheme 2007? While the Joint Committee headed by the Sub-divisional Magistrates have been virtually flooded with applications from scrap yard owners for registration of the scrap yards under the scheme, the government has neither notified the trade zones nor the IDC has identified and acquired land for these proposed zones. These zones are to be established by the government in consultation with the Goa Industrial Corporation for Recyclable Waste within two years. As per the scheme, the IDC is to carry out the development of the land and provision of necessary infrastructure for the conduct of
the trade zones. Says Director of Industries, Sanjit Rodrigues: “Right now, no trade zones for the scrap yards have been set up in the state. The requirement of trade zones may depend on the number of scrap yards located talukawise”. He said a proposal for making land available for the trade zones is presently pending with the IDC Board, which will soon take a decision on the establishment of the trade zones. As per the scheme, the allotment of land in the trade zone is to be made by the IDC strictly to registered persons only after detailed assessment of the requirement. This lacuna is what has raised many an eyebrow amongst elected representatives to the entire scheme. In fact, Sarpanchas of many a panchayat body
has made it clear to the Joint Committee headed by SDM Johnson Fernandes that the authorities should first acquire and notify the land for the proposed zones before registering the scrap yards. The Sarpanchas have contended that registering the scrap yards sans the trade zones would mean bestowing legal status on these units till the relocation to these zones, which may take years to materialize. This assumes significance against the backdrop of the 149 applications made by scrap dealers to the Joint Committee for registration of their illegal units. Information furnished by the Joint Committee indicates that majority of the scrap yards fall in the village of Sao Jose de Areal, where local residents have been waging a battle against the scrap yards.
Photo by Samir Umarye
rina Sheikh (Valpoi), Bhikaji Naik (Sanquelim), Keshav Sawant (Honda), Rama Jalmi (Pali), Pradeep Gaonkar (Valpoi), Shreya Barve (Valpoi), Sachin
Colva school burgled, cash stolen HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
Miscreants broke into the Infant Jesus High school, Colva last night and decamped with cash and a mobile amounting to Rs 50,000. The miscreants effected entry into the school by breaking the lock of the main door. Cash of Rs 43,000, which was stored in the cupboard was lifted away by the miscreants. Acting Colva police station incharge, PI Jivba Dalvi along with PSI Satish Gawde rushed to the school after receiving information that thieves have burgled the school. PI Dalvi inquired with the school headmistress Flora Valadares and other staff members on the theft and promised action.PSI Gawde said the culprits cut open the lock of the main office and lifted away the cash and mobile phone. The Colva police requisitioned the services of a police dog and finger print experts to assist in the ongoing investigations. PSI Gawde said the police dog led them to the main door before loosing the track of the miscreants. The finger p r i n t expert is believed to have got a finger print from the scene of offense.
Tambul (Sanquelim), Priyanka Chari (Valpoi), Vasudha Desai (Advai), Nima Zalmi (Valpoi) and Prajot Kanekar (Sanquelim). They were later shifted to GMC Hospital in Bambolim. About 30 other passengers were shifted to the PHC Sanquelim. PI Harish Madkaikar is investigating the case. Speaking to Herald, one Firoj Khan, who was injured in the mishap, said the bus had a snag in its engine. “The bus had some problem and after we complained to the conductor, he tried to meddle with the engine at the Bicholim bus stand. He told us that it would still work and we might reach Valpoi”, said Khan. “After reaching Karapur, the bus driver lost control over the vehicle and hit the oncoming vehicle”, said Khan. “There was a loud noise and within a minute, the bus was resting on the truck. There was commotion all over as people pushed and trampled others in a bid to save themselves”, said a visibly shaken Khan.
Members of the South Goa Advocates Association outside the Sessions court, Margao demanding justice for Judge Desmond D’Costa. Photo by Santosh Mirajkar
Adv Tina said the careers of lower court judges can be ruined if the district Judges have anything against them and wondered how the high court can initiate action without any inquiry. “If this type of justice is given by the Temple of Justice, where are we heading”, she said, and called upon everyone to join hands to fight against corruption in the Temple of Justice. In his address, Mahanand’s lawyer Adv Joe Antao said no irregularity or illegality has been committed by Judge Desmond D’costa while disposing off the
Valpoi advocates pledge support HERALD CORRESPONDENT VALPOI, FEB 14
The Valpoi Advocates Forum on Monday unanimously decided to boycott court proceedings and extended full support to the ongoing state-wide agitation in protest against the suspension of Additional Sessions Judge Desmond D’Costa. The Forum, which had earlier announced its full support to judge D’Costa, convened a meeting in JMFC Valpoi premises on Monday morning. When contacted, senior advocate and president of Valpoi Advocates Forum Adv Yeshwant Gawas said all the advocates who had assembled in the court premises unanimously decided to boycott the court proceedings. It may be recalled that though the court proceeding went on unaffected till Friday, the Valpoi Advocates Forum on Friday announced its support to the suspended judge.
criminal case. He said there was no evidence in the case against Mahanand and wondered how Judge D’Costa could be prosecuted for the lack of evidence against the accused. President of South Goa Advocates Association, Adv Anacleto Viegas clarified that the advocates are not boycotting the court proceedings, but said the advocates would only boycott the court of Principal Sessions Judge, U V Bakre from Tuesday. “Today, the advocates have
taken leave not to attend the courts. This is a situation which demands our attention much more the attention of anyone”, he said. Viegas said that the advocates will not attend the cases in the court of the Principal Sessions Judge, Utkarsh V Bakre unless the wrong that has been done to Judge Desmond D’Costa is corrected and disclosed plans to hold a public meeting at the Lohia Maidan later this week. Advocate Victor Diniz, Adv Joaquim D’Souza were amongst the Advocates who addressed members of the legal fraternity.
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cott court proceedings on Monday. “We all abstained from appearing in the court to show solidarity to Judge D’Costa. We have already informed about this to our litigants and we are here to attend to any litigants who might be unaware of this development,” said Ponda Advocates Association Vice President Adv Vandana Jog. Says a senior advocate and a member of Ponda Advocates Association, Adv Shrikant Naik: “An upright, honest, dedicated and punctual judge Desmond D’Costa has been suspended pending inquiry. There is no doubt all advocates associations across the State have shown support to D’Costa.” “The support is overwhelming. Solidarity and support cannot be purchased, it is deserved and D’Costa deserves it,” added Adv Naik.
Ponda lawyers boycott court
The Ponda Advocates Association abstained from appearing in the court on Monday to show solidarity to suspended Judge Desmond D’Costa. It may be recalled that on Friday, the association members in a meeting which was convened with regard to suspension of D’Costa had resolved to abstain from JMFC proceedings in support of state-wide protest. Though the advocates were present at the JMFC Ponda on Monday, but none of them attended the court proceedings. Even litigants were informed well in advance by the association members to avoid any inconvenience. However, advocates were present in the court premises as there could have been some litigants who were unaware of the decision to boy-
Day 1: Babush’s CCP candidates file papers HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 14
All thirty members of the Panjim City Corporation Development Front (PCCDF), the panel headed by Taleigao MLA Babush Monserrate, filed their nominations for Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP), elections to which will be held on March 13. While the Taleigao MLA was first to announce his panel about month and a half ago, today he also ensured that all his candidates filed their nominations on the first day itself. As announced by the State Election Commission (SEC) nominations for CCP elections are accepted from today whereas February 21 will be the last day to file nominations. Taleigao MLA who arrived at the office of returning officer Sabaji Shetye claimed that all his candidates are competent, and ideally his panel would win twenty-seven seats, when questioned by the reporters outside the Collectorate. Monserrate who appeared buoyant about his panel however did not miss an opportunity to take pot shots at Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar. Taleigao MLA raised the question why he is not heading the panel supported by the BJP. “He is making Ashok Naik a scapegoat,” charged Monserrate. Naik is heading the BJP supported panel.
Taleigao MLA Babush Monserrate flanked by his supports at the office of returning officer on the first day of filing of nominations to the CCP•elections. Photo by Sachin Ambadoskar
Taking a further dig at Parrikar, he said the Opposition Leader has not done anything for Panjim during last sixteen years as an MLA of Panjim. Following candidates filed their nominations on behalf of PCCDF - a panel for a progressive Panjim on Monday morning: Ana Rosa Lobo filed her nomination from ward 1 which has been reser ved for women. Nazareth Cabral filed his nomination from wards 2 and Margarida Coelho from ward 3. Outgoing Mayor Carolina Po is contesting from ward 4 and Shubhada Shirgaonkar from ward 5.
Bento Lorena is contesting from ward 6 whereas Regina Almeida has filed nominations from ward 7. A former mayor Tony Rodrigues, who was slated to contest from ward 18, filed his papers from ward 8. Others who filed their nominations include Dominic Rodrigues ward 9, Dr Tosha Kurade ward 10, Kabir Pinto Makhija ward 11, Prasad Amonkar ward 12, Mangala Karapurkar 13, deputy mayor ward 14, Mangaldas Naik ward 15, Pascoela Masc a re n h a s w a rd 1 6 , P r a j o t Vaigankar ward 17, Sitaram Naik ward 18, Maria Rita Fernandes
ward 19, Krishna Shirodkar ward 20, Gangaram Kale ward 21, Hema Chopdekar ward 22, Rudresh Chodankar ward 23, Manda Shetye ward 24, Nameeta Narvekar ward 25, Dennis Edward ward 26, Suraj Kandolkar ward 27, Sujata Haldankar ward 28 , Vanita Fernandes ward 29 and V ivina Nasnodkar ward 30. The last date to file nominat i o n p a p e r s i s Fe b r u a r y 21whereas nomination papers will be scrutinized on February 22 and 23 while the last date of withdrawing nominations is February 25.
Shiv Sena wants Calangute VP to clear garbage early morning HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, FEB 14
The Shiv Sena has requested Calangute Panchayat to clear garbage early in the morning on a daily basis. In a memorandum, the Shiv Sena has stated that while the tourism department is spending lakhs of rupees to lure tourists to Goa, the ground realities do not match the advertised material and cited the case of Calangute, a prestigious and
favourite tourist destination. Shiv Sena identified a spot saying that while the tourists arrive in the State as early as 5 am, the garbage lay scattered all along the Calangute beach road even at 9 am. “The garbage is then eaten up by the cattle, thus generating a dirty stink which does not augur well for Calangute beach. Therefore, Shiv Sena has demanded that appropriate garbage bins be provided to
Calangute while insisting on clearing the garbage early in the morning. When contacted, Calangute Sarpanch Alex T Fernandes admitted receiving letter from the Shiv Sena, but refuted the allegation that Calangute Panchayat is not clearing the garbage on regular basis. Elaborating on garbage removal, Fernandes said: “The panchayat has initiated ‘garbagefree drive’ in Calangute since
August 15, 2010, by spending lakhs of rupees on garbage bins.” “We have procured 50-odd 240 litres bins with stickers on it by spending over Rs 1.50 lakh. We also arranged a contractor to lift the garbage on daily basis on an annual contract of Rs 24 lakh,” said Fernandes. “I do not understand how Shiv Sena can allege that Calangute Panchayat is not taking care of its garbage. The con-
tractor starts garbage lifting work at 7 am and I do not understand how early Shiv Sena wants the garbage contractor to lift the garbage,” stated Fernandes. “More early garbage is removed, more accumulation of garbage takes place within minutes or hours. Villagers from the surrounding villages too bring and dump their garbage bags as the day progresses,” added Fernandes.
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BJP mahila chief denies workers joining Congress, calls it a joke HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
Congress party’s claim that 200 women party workers of the BJP have joined the ruling party is the biggest joke of the day, asserted Fatorda BJP Mahila Morcha President, Priya Kamat. Kamat further stated that it is long nurtured habit of the Congress Party and of the party General Secretary Vijay Sardessai in particular to make such jokes, when the elections are round the corner. “We have experienced this kind of rumors spread in the last elections when congress party claimed the BJP workers have joined the party in large numbers, but it turned
n Shubhada Naik, who has joined the Congress on Sunday, was earlier hobnobbing with the Congress party simply because she was not projected as BJP party candidate in the recently held municipal polls. She has now switched over to the Congress for her vested interest. -- Priya Kamat out a political gimmick”, she said. Kamat said that Shubhada Naik, who has joined the Congress on Sunday, was earlier hobnobbing with the Congress party simply because she was not projected as BJP party candidate in the recently held municipal polls. She has now switched over to the Congress
for her vested interest”, she said, adding that Shubhada had earlier contested the 2005 Municipal polls against BJP candidate and lost. “Shubhada was not fielded a party candidate in the 2010 polls because her ward was reserved for ST category”, she said, adding that only Shubhada has switched over to the Congress while the party base
remains intact. The BJP Mahila Morcha President further said that at a time when people are irked over the wrong policies of the Congress government, their corruption, collapse of law and order, deficient administration, increase in the murder, rape and drug cases, the congress party’s endeavor to deviate the attention of the common man indulging into such activities, will not at all help it in the elections. Kamat said that Shubhada should have made known the names of all the remaining 199 Mahila workers to the general public for authenticity of their affiliation.
House raided in headless murder case, hard disk confiscated
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
The Maina Curtorim police on Monday raided the house of Jayesh Naik in connection with the headless body murder case and attached a hard disk. Police Inspector Sidhant Shirodkar informed that that hard disk has been attached as the accused had downloaded the CCTV footage of the deceased Sultan Bellary while allegedly committing the theft in the general store. He said the police has also traced the person who had installed the CCTV in the general store and had helped the accused to decode the footage in order to obtain
Convict moves court to seek probation HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
Robert Moraes, who has been convicted by the South Goa Sessions court in the bank robbery attempt, on Monday moved the court under the Probation of Offenders Act. Moraes appeared in the court room today and moved an application for his release under the Act on grounds that he is a sick person and having four children, and is the sole bread earner in the family. The Additional Sessions court has asked for a reply from the Public Prosecutor Bhanudas G a o n ka r a n d h a s p o s t e d hearing of the case later this month. Robert was held guilty by the Sessions court in the attempt to rob the city bank with a pistol, but has been acquitted of the charges of attempt to murder.
Fado Queen Sonia Shirsat performing at Mundo Fado II concert at Kala Acadamy, Panjim on Monday evening.
measures following the directions issued to the council on December 23, 2010. However, during the inspection GSPCB observed that mixed waste was being burnt a about seven places at Assagao Plateau, which lead to emission of large amount of smoke in the area. Further, the GSPCB observed that un-segregated waste including kitchen waste, paper waste, plastic waste, construction waste, rubber tyres, etc, were seen at many places at Assagao plateau and along the road side in municipal jurisdiction. Besides, foul odour was being emitted from the waste dumped at the site and no fencing was provided at the site. Following a complaint from Shiv Sena Adhoc committee member Philip D’Souza, the GSPCB also conducted inspec-
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tion of the Kadamba bus stand at Mapusa on February 2, 2011. GSPCB observed that municipal solid waste like plastic, glass bottles, tyres and papers are being dumped at the KTC bus stand and the waste is burnt at the site. It was further observed that sewage waste water from the Sulabh toilet located at Mapusa bus stand was released in the open. Taking into consideration all the matters, the GSPCB chairman has directed MMC chief officer to remain present before him on February 22 at 11 am for a personnel hearing to show cause why action should not be taken against MMC for violating provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000, causing severe environmental pollution to Mapusa town, particularly at Assagao Plateau and its vicinity.
Loutolim, Seraulim sarpanchas voted out HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, FEB 14
The sarpanchas of the village panchayats of Loutolim and Seraulim in Salcete were on Monday voted out of office in no confidence motions. While the motion againsat Seraulim Sarpanch Leapoldina Fernandes was carried by 4-3 votes, Loutolim Sarpanch Jose Caetano Fernandes was ousted from office by 6-0 votes after the Sarpanch and three members abstained. “ The Seraulim Sarpanch
found abandoned along a road side at Nessai in Sao Jose de Areal village.
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Smoke emits at Assagao Plateau due to burning of garbage.
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued a show cause notice to Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) for reportedly causing environmental pollution at the Assagao Plateau area and its vicinity. The GSPCB has issued show cause notice to the MMC chief officer as to why Section 13 r/w Section 17 Environ (Protection) Act 1986 should not be initiated against MMC for violating directions of the Board dated March 20, 2009, and December 23, 2010, and for causing environmental pollution at the Assagao Plateau area and its vicinity. It may be recalled that the GSPCB had conducted further inspection at Assagao Plateau on January 25, 2011, to ascertain whether MMC took corrective
location where the deceased was lodged for one full day before his headless body was
“Jesus Said wait and Pray. Until you are Filled by the power of Holy Spirit”
Mapusa civic council gets PCB notice for pollution
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photograph of the deceased persons. Meanwhile, PI Shirodkar has said that the police investigations in the sensational case are proceeding in the right direction, adding that the police are hopeful of recovering the skull of deceased Bellary. “We have so far recovered the weapons of assault from the river at Dabal-Kirpal at the instance of one of the accused. The police has also managed to attach the burnt remnants consisting of hair, fat pieces and bone ash from XelvonaQuepem at the instance of another accused person”, he said. He further added that the police are now on the look out of the two absconding accused, Vinod Kumar Yadav and another person from Mumbai, who will throw more light on the scull of the deceased as well as the
Leapoldina Fernandes was voted out of office by 4-3 votes, While the Loutolim sarpanch Jose Caetano Fernandes was ousted by 6-0 votes”, informed Salcete BDO Uday Prabhudesai. The no trust motion against the Seraulim sapranch was moved by the four-member group, comprising of deputy Sarpanch Policarpo D’Cruz, Seema Shanke, Agnelo Joaquim Da Silva and Francisco Rebello. The signatories had charged the Sarpanch for failing to take the members into confidence,
besides failing to undertake development and to stop illegal constructions. The motion is likely to come up for voting later this month. The allegations were firmly denied by the ousted Sarpanch during discussions on the no trust motion. In respect of Loutolim village Panchayat, the no confidence motion was tabled against the Sarpanch by Sergio Diago Fernandes, Pa s c o a l D ’ C o s t a , Sukanya Naik, Mario Fernandes and Catarina Jaime Fernandes.
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Highway agitation spreads to K’taka HERALD CORRESPONDENT KARWAR, FEB 14
Ramadas Nayak, convener of the ‘National Highway 17 Land Acquisition Action Committee’ based in Udipi, says that the High Court has stayed acquisition of additional land for the widening of NH 17. He said that some of the affected persons had approached the High Court against the acquisition of more than 45 metres of land for converting the SuratkalKundapur stretch of the national highway into a 4-lane road. At a press conference on Sunday, Nayak said that about 180 p e r s o n s f r o m K u n d a p u r, Suratkal, Nantoor, and Haleangady had filed the said writ applications, and that the High Court has issued the stay order. “As a result, work has been stalled in places where over 45 metres of land was proposed to be acquired. Within the next two weeks, 500 more people will be filing writ petitions on the same lines,” he revealed. Nayak pointed out that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had agreed to limit land acquisition for NH17 to between 35 and 45 metres in Kerala, Goa, and Maharashtra. But it wasn’t agreeing to apply the same yardstick in Karnataka. He pointed out that the width of land acquired is 60 metres in Udupi dis-
trict, but that in and around Mangalore, it is only 45 metres. “We are not against the highway. But we are opposed to the way in which the government is acquiring land forcefully and without providing proper information. The Authority has been demolishing buildings illegally, by hiring contractors, which is anti-people,” he alleged.
This is our Prayer for every Child Receiving Confirmation at St. Andrews Church Vasco. With Best Wishes From Jose Philip D’Souza & Family (Hon’ble Revenue Minister. Govt. of Goa)
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upcoming events JCI drawing and painting contest PANJIM (HND): Junior Chamber International, Margao, will conduct a drawing and painting contest titled ‘Rang Bhar De' for children of STD III to VI, on February 18 at Ana Fonte garden, Margao, between 3 pm and 6 pm. Children will have to bring their drawing and coloring material. Drawing sheets and refreshments will be provided to the children at the venue. For entry forms, contact Project Coordinator Siddesh Parab, UTI Mutual Fund Office, GF, Jeevottam Sundara, behind Cine Metropole/Nanutel, Margao, Ph 2711132/9922023242.
ABE to fete staff PANJIM(HNB): The Archdiocesan Board of Education (ABE) will felicitate staff members of its schools who have completed 30 years of service in its educational institutions on February 15, to mark the All Goa Catholic Educational Institutions' Day. Public have been invited to the programme, which will be held at Ravindra Bhavan, Fatorda-Margao, at 10 am, and will be presided over by Archbishop-Patriarch Filipe Neri Ferrao. "The event, with its theme 'Encouraging Youth to Enkindle the Light Within', is a public acknowledgement of the commitment to the quality education which all Catholic Educational Institutions in Goa are called to impart with an emphasis on development of values like tolerance, team work, leadership, humility, respect, honesty and self discipline," states a press note issued by ABE Secretary Br A Len Noronha. The ABE comprises 157 institutions and 5,608 staff members have been educating 1,09 088 students.
Anniversary celebration VASCO(HR): The Banjara Community of Goa will celebrate the 272nd birth anniversary of Saint Shree Sevalal Maharaj near Bodgeswar Temple, Mapusa, on February 15, with the participation of Bajara Dharam Guru Shri Shri Shri Parampuj Ramrao Maharaj. The religious preaching of Ramrao Maharaj will be held on Tuesday morning along with Shri Shri Siddalinga Swamiji, Shri Shri Sardar Sevalal Swamiji, Shri Shri Jaganu Maharaj, Shri Shri Tippeswami Maharaj, Shri Shri Ramesh Maharaj, Shri Shri Somlinga Maharaj, Shri Shri Shankarlinga Swamiji and Shri Shri Prampujya. The celebration will be followed by felicitation function, which is organised by All Goa Banjara Lambani Tribes Welfare Association and Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has been consented to be the chief guest. North Goa MP Shripad Naik, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao, Tourism Minister Neelkant Halarnkar, Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte, MLAs Victoria Fernandes and Agnelo Fernandes will be present. Banjara leaders’ and social workers from Karnataka and Maharashtra will also participate in the celebration include Dineshkumar Shah, Rampal Banjara, Ramanna Lamani (MLA Shirahati), G T Naik, Bhimasingh Rathod, Panduranga Pammar, Dayanand Pawar, M K Khan, Aravind Singh and I S Pujar.
Non-Goan hawkers dominate Mapusa market ‘Goans denied strategic spots’
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The growing presence of nonGoan vendors at the Mapusa market has irked the traditional vendors from Mapusa and surrounding villages. Women from Mapusa and surrounding villages who proceed to Mapusa market to sell their wares complain that it is difficult to get even one square metre of space in the market, as strategic places in the market have been occupied by non-Goan hawkers. These non-Goan hawkers sit beneath the shade of beach umbrellas, while the Goan women sit in the scorching sun or under hand-held umbrellas, wherever they get the place. There has been alarming increase in non-Goan hawkers in Mapusa market in recent years. Goan hawkers have accused Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) inspectors of allowing non-Goan vendors to use beds and platforms under the shade of huge beach umbrellas, while they have to fight for one square metre of space in the market. “The women who used to sit alongside the Shakuntala statue have been shifted elsewhere and this space has been occupied
Non-Goan hawkers occupy the space near Shakuntala fountain at Mapusa market. Photo by Anil Shankhwalker
by non-Goan hawkers, who sit under the beach umbrellas,” complained Goan hawkers. Some Goan hawkers who come from distant villages informed Herald that they spend around Rs 20 towards bus fare everyday, Rs 10 as sopo charges and Rs 4 for usage of toilets, which means their daily expenditure is around Rs 34. “If we do not get the strategic place in the market to sell our goods, how come will we survive? The MMC should consider our plight sympathetically and earmark the strategic area in the market, where there is substantial movement of the public,” said women hawkers. Speaking to Herald, Shiv Sena
HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, FEB 14
Winner of Goa's greatest game show HCN Housie- Jose J R Fernandes (Right) who won the prize worth Rs 1 lakh for the Full House at the show held recently will be on 92.7 Big FM with Rj Uday, between 9 am to 10 am on February 15.
Art
How to Draw a
Cartoon Turtle Notice how the eye is rather big compare to the head. So in order to draw some plausible cartoon turtles, you should always sketch a carapace that will make the turtle look like it's carrying a ton of bricks on its shoulder. In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a cartoon turtle using only a few shapes. The most recognizable part of this animal is without a doubt his carapace (2). The turtle also has a small tail (1) and four flippers (5). Notice how the head (3) is similar to the one of a snake. This animal is mostly green with some yellow and brown on the shield. T h e flippers are made of small circles and some rectangles while the head is represent by an oval shape.
7th All Goa Mando Festival organised by Tourism Airline Management Education TAME, Goa in association with Department of Art and Culture and supported by Tiatr Aacademy Goa was held recently at Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes indoor Auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan Margao. Noted Mando troupe leader Jose Maria Da Silva of Curtorim was presented the coveted TAME Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution towards mando and in particular for excelling as lyric writer, composer and musician. Commissioner for NRI Affairs Eduardo Faleiro who was the chief guest presented the TAME 2011 Award to Jose Maria Da Silva consisting of a coconut, shawl and a trophy. Faleiro in his speech stressed the need for preservation and promotion of all music and art forms of Goa. Earlier the Director of TAME in his welcome
The Vasco Civic and Consumer Forum (VCCF) has requested President Pratibha Patil to crack a whip in the drug-police-politicians nexus case in the State. It may be recalled that VCCF along with St Andrew Parish Priest recently visited New Delhi to participate in anti-corruption drive highlighting Goa’s issue. In a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil, the Forum has accused the State Home Minister Ravi Naik and State government of supporting the drug mafia in the State with the help of senior police officers in the police department. “Goa is disturbed over the present scenario and the plight of Goans in the view of various mafias operating in the State,” stated the memorandum. “The drug-police-politician mafia is growing into greater proportion, thereby engulfing our youth and families into notorious society,” said Forum Convenor Higin Rebelo. The Forum has urged the President to order an enquiry and seek a report on factual situation of all such criminal activities, which have been rampant in Goa for the last few months, as the present scenario has created instability in smooth running of affairs of government.
speech stated that this year the festival would be held as a presentation with additional monetary rewards. Rudolph Noronha spoke on the achievements of Jose Maria Da Silva. The festival was inaugurated by Pervez Gomes. Bismark Torcato proposed the vote of thanks. The function was compered by Dr Bicaji Ganecar and Anant Angi who kept the audience spell bound with humour and short narrations on the history of Mando. The Festival witnessed a total of 9 troupes. Children Category Kuinchelchim Sallakm led by Maria Helena D’souza ; Teenager Category - Vellechim Sallkam led by Viola Correia ; Original and Traditional Category - Vell’lechim Salkam, Velim led by Priyanka Colaco Goenchim Noketrem led by Jina Mascarenhas Dias and Curtorechim Sallkam led by Victor da Costa, traditional Category and Senior Citizen - Porvorechim Noketram, Porvorim led by Lawrence Fernandes.
Sketch the flippers, the tail and the eyes. Complete your drawing by adding some details to the carapace. You can also add some colors to give your work a more professional look.
You can try to sketch different turtles and go for a more realistic design (2), a funny one (3) or a simple one (5). These animals are not so difficult to draw.
Just don't forget to put emphasis on the carapace, the flippers (very important) and try to sketch the head of a snake (that should help you to draw the head of the turtle accurately). Have fun!
Valpoi feast celebrated
Parishioners of Valpoi conduct a procession on the occasion of feast pf Our Lady of Lourdes. Photo by Ashraf Khan
VALPOI(HC): Parishioners of Valpoi celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes with great enthusiasm and religious fervour at Valpoi Church near Our lady of Lourdes High School, Valpoi, on Friday. The feast mass was concelebrated by Fr Lobo from Bicholim Church. He was assisted by Fr Felix Mendes and Fr Gerald from Valpoi. Catholics in large number took out procession from the Church to Valpoi Market and back to Valpoi Church. Valpoi Church ground wore a festive look with many visitors visiting various stalls erected on the ground.
Kendriya Vidhyalaya tops quiz
Prize winners of All Goa school quiz competition along with the chief guest Manoj Srivastava and officials of Nestle and Rotarians.
PANJIM(HND): Samyak and Atharv Joshi of Kendriya Vidhyalaya INS Mandovi, Verem, won the First prize of Rs 10,000 and Rolling Trophy in All Goa School Quiz Competition for Std VII to IX students, organised by Rotary Club of Panaji Mid-Town in association with Nestle India, recently at Maquinez Palace, Panjim. Team of Devansh and Abhimanyu Bhat of Sharda Mandir High School, Miramar, were the runners up, picking up prize of Rs 6,000, and team of Kunal Naik and Saham Gaunekar of Sharda also of Sharda Mandir HS was third, bagging the prize of Rs 3,000. Consolation prize of Rs 2,000 was presented to Julian D'Costa and Tarun Mascarenhas of Vidhya Vikas Academy. Gift hampers were also given to audience for answering unanswered questions. Quiz master Wilson Vaz conducted the quiz in which in all 93 teams from all over Goa participated. Prizes were distributed by of CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa, Manoj Srivastav.
Nelly attends conference in Brussels PANJIM(HND): Nelly Rodrigues presented a paper on Local Self Governance at the International Conference held at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels organised by the European Commission. The member of European Parliament L Gervosa inaugurated the two-day conference held at Brussels later delegates from various countries presented papers at the conference. The Conference at France also was equally great said Nelly. It was a wonderful experience learning the life and culture of the Europeans, Nelly said. Her presentation was appreciated by the delegates and she has been invited to share her experiences on women empowerment at another Conference to be held at Budapest and Geneva in May this year. Nelly also visited Germany and Switzerland on her return from the International Conference.
Fr Pereira feted HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, FEB 14
Commissioner for NRI Affairs Eduardo Faleiro presenting the award to Jose Maria Da Silva.
In this example, we're gonna draw a simple turtle. First, sketch and oval shape to represent the shield. Then, draw a line to cut this shape in half and add the head using the same method.
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TAME award presented to Jose D’Silva
Lectures by Dr Falcao PANJIM(HNB): Noted scholar Dr Nelson Falcao, SDB will deliver a series of lectures on the Kristapurana of Thomas Stephens in the State. He will guide a seminar at Rachol Seminary on February 17 at 8.30 am and at the Goa University on February 18 from 1.30 pm to 5 pm and on February 19 from 10 am to 5 pm. Dr Falcao has studied the Kristapurana for the last 14 years. He started this research in 1996 at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune where he completed his Doctorate in 2000 on the theme of Kristapurana.
Ad-hoc committee member Philip D’Souza said they have received several complaints from Goan hawkers selling traditional wares like Goa rice, nachni, kokum, tamarind, seasonal fruits of Goa, valsande, Goan sweet potatoes, Goan sausages, traditional Goan handicrafts, etc, that the market has become a monopoly of nonGoan hawkers. “MMC should reserve potential shopping area near Shankuntala fountain only for Goan hawkers, who are the sons and daughters to the Goan soil. The big beds of non-Goans and nontraditional items sold under the shade of huge beach umbrellas may be relocated elsewhere,” suggested D’Souza.
Vasco forum wants Prez whip against drug nexus
Anjuna, Calangute police net drugs worth over Rs 72 lakh in 2010 HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, FEB 14
The year 2010 saw Anjuna and Calangute police confiscating illegal drugs worth Rs 72.86 lakh. Anjuna Police achieved success in 13 drug-related cases netting drugs worth Rs 38.86 lakh, while the Calangute counterparts registered 12 cases with seizure of drugs worth Rs 34 lakh. For Anjuna Police, the major chunk of the illegal drugs seizure came in November 2010, the Calangute Police were able to net the same in April 2010. PI Manjunath Dessai led the Anjuna Police in carrying out the biggest haul, while PI Nolasco Raposo had his hand in the major seizure at Calangute. PI Dessai also had his hand in a number of drug-related cases in 2010 at Calangute on transfer of PI Raposo. After taking over from PI Raposo, PI Dessai was able to net another rich drug haul in December 2010 with seizure of illegal drugs worth Rs 3.50 lakh. Surprisingly, both the police
stations had major seizure of charas besides other drugs like cocaine, MDMA, ganja, ecstacy tablets, heroin and LSD. Speaking to Herald, PI Dessai gave the credit to the team effort of the police staff as well support and co-operation of the locals. “To achieve success in the raids, the police should maintain a good rapport with the villagers, thus winning their confidence which is of utmost importance. The good rapport helps in winning the confidence of the villagers who then judged the capability of the officers concerned,” said PI Dessai. “The success achieved by us at Anjuna and Calangute Police stations were our sincere efforts in keeping a close watch on illegal activities and an attempt to save the youth in falling prey to the illegal and banned drugs,” added PI Dessai. “We sincerely hope the villagers and locals extend their support and co-operation always to keep a check on the illegal activities in the villages,” said PI Dessai.
Calangute Panchayat felicitated son of the soil, Fr Roque Pereira, for being ordained priest of Diocese of Calgary, Canada. Fr Pereira of Porba VaddoCalangute was ordained priest on June 18, 2010, at St Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary, AlbertaCanada and is the only fifth priest of Goan origin to serve in Canada. Fr Pereira was felicitated with a token of love by Calangute Panchayat in the presence of Fr Conceicao D’Silva (Parish Priest of John the Baptist Church, Carambolim), Fr Cristavao Caldeira (Parish Priest of Holy Cross Church, St Cruz), Fr Clifford Cardozo (Assistant Parish P r i e s t o f S t A l e x C h u rc h , Calangute), Fr Pereira’s parents Miguel Jacinta and Fatima Severina Pereira, panch members and villagers. Speaking on the occasion, Fr Pereira thanked Calangute Sarpanch Alex Fernandes, exsarpanch Joseph Sequeira and the panchayat members for felicitating him and recognizing his service for the community
through love of Jesus Christ. Fr Pereira also lavished praises on Fr Cristavao Caldeira, Fr Conceicao D’Silva and Fr Jack Pereira (Canada) for being able to fulfill his dream of serving Jesus Christ despite the setbacks in his priesthood journey. Addressing the gathering, Fr Caldeira appreciated the burning desire of Fr Pereira through love of Jesus Christ to attain the priesthood. Fr D’Silva expressed happiness and thankfulness to God on Fr Pereira attaining the priesthood. Fr D’Silva said Fr Pereira is incidentally his 5th Altar server to attain priesthood while he was the assistant parish priest of St Alex Church at Calangute. Fr D’Silva also had a word of praise for his parents, brothers and sisters. Earlier, Calangute Deputy Sarpanch Sneha Salgaonkar welcomed Fr Pereira, his parents, brothers and villagers for the function. Subhash Salgaonkar compered the function, while Sarpanch Fernandes proposed the vote of thanks.
Fr Roque Pereira being felicitated by Fr Cristavao Caldeira. Photo by Thomas Fernandes
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Activist urges judge to probe PI’s role HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 14
A social activist today urged Sessions Judge to probe Agassaim police inspector Vishwesh Karpe’s links in the MBBS exam paper leakage scam, which was exposed on January 2, 2011. Kashinath Shetye was arguing his case before the Sessions Judge Nutan Sardessai alleging that PI Karpe threatened him and other complainants to withdraw a criminal complaint against three examiners in connection with MBBS question paper leak at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). On January 3, Shetye, Ketan Govekar and Atish Mandrakar had filed a complaint at the Agassaim police station alleging that the papers were deliberately leaked with the motive for wrongful and monitory gains. The applicants moved Sessions Court after the police failed to register First Information Report (FIR). The case was
however registered couple of days later after Goa University (GU) in its inquiry report confirmed paper leakage. “The PI and Hawaldar Datta Vernekar should be investigated
MBBS PAPer LeAkAge by the investigating officer DySP Deu Benaulikar because they threatened us (complainants) and applied pressure tactics to withdraw the complaint. Both should be made an accused and investigated,” Shetye argued. Reacting to this, special public prosecutor Faria stated that they have systemically followed the procedure and registered a case after GU submitted its preliminary inquiry report. “Police have registered FIR on time and it is being investigated by a competent officer to the level of DySP,” said the PP
adding that Shetye’s application be quashed. Faria further argued that Shetye being a Government employee should inform his superiors for appearing in any case. “His department may be informed about him as he has been filing cases and appearing for case trials,” he added. The matter has been kept for orders on March 1. GMC in consultation with Goa University had to cancel General Medicine I and II papers after each of all three sets of question papers were found to be leaked. Herald had exposed the paper leakage in its edition on January 3. While General Medicine II paper scheduled for January 3 morning was cancelled minutes before the exam, General Medicine I which was already answered on January 1 also stood cancelled. GU then set up a three member committee to inquiry into the leakage.
Discard plastic to get rid of it, says Parrikar HERALD CORRESPONDENT MERCES, FEB 14
Urging the public to stop using plastic bags, Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar said it is the only way to tackle plastic menace, which is threatening to blow out of proportion. Parrikar was addressing the gathering at the valedictory function of the plastic collection cum awareness drive held by Domingo de Araujo Charitable Social Trust in association with the NSS unit of the Santa Cruz Higher Secondary School, at Santa Cruz, on Monday. Speaking further, Parrikar advised the public to stop relying on plastic bags for their daily use and instead use natural items like paper bags, jute bags, etc, which he said will contribute in controlling the plastic menace to a large extent. "It has become a habit for people to use plastic bags," he added, but said that if the people show the will, they will ultimately be able to get rid of this habit and a time will come when they will never use plastic bags. Parrikar then urged the government to ban throwaway plastic bags and said that it will solve half of the problem. He also urged the Church authorities to play a proactive role in spreading awareness on plastic menace. Speaking on the occasion, exMLA Victor Gonsalves hit out at his opponents who, he said, had undertaken a pre-emptive plastic collection drive, on Sunday. "But, this leaders, instead of disposing off the collected plastic waste
Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar addresses the valedictory function of the plastic collection cum awareness drive held by Domingo de Araujo Charitable Social Trust, at Santa Cruz, on Monday. Photo by Manuel Vaz
in a scientific manner chose to burn the waste," he revealed. "By burning plastic waste, these leaders have set a bad precedent to the public," Victor added and informed that the burnt plastic emits toxins in the atmosphere, which not only results in the pollution of the environment, but also leads to cancer. He then advised such leaders to conduct a meaningful plastic collection drive and not a symbolic one, which is conducted only for publicity sake. Victor then patted the members of the Domingo de Araujo Charitable Social Trust and the NSS students for spreading the message on plastic menace through their deeds. ZP member Suresh Palkar said that the plastic menace is a manmade disaster and it is the duty
Calangute gram sabha wants HTL demarcated HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, FEB 14
The Calangute Gram Sabha on Sunday adopted a resolution for survey to determine the high tide line at Calangute. The Special Gram Sabha deliberated at length the pros and cons of the 200 mtr HTL determined by the Goa Coastal Management Zone, as it was based on the satellite picture. “We need to collectively decide on conducting a survey on a full moon day to determine the coastal HTL in regard to the CRZ violations,” said Panch and former sarpanch Joseph Sequeira. The Gram Sabha members after deliberations on the issue agreed for a ground survey on a full moon day. Accordingly, February 18 was decided as a day to conduct the required survey in presence of villagers, technical persons and CRZ officials. One gram sabha member regretted that the people who have been affected by the CRZ notification have failed to attend the special gram sabha convened to save their structures. “The people affected by the notification have been taking things for granted, while we are attending the special gram sabha to save their residential houses,” added the member. Sequeira accused the State government of saving big hote-
n Sequeira accused the State government of saving big hoteliers through a special notification, etc, but when it comes to saving residential houses of the fishermen, the government fails in its duties, he stated. liers through a special notification, etc, but when it comes to saving residential houses of the fishermen, the government fails in its duties, he stated. “We should however blame ourselves first, as we have been involved in targeting each other for petty gains,” added Sequeira. Earlier, the Special gram sabha began with a warm welcome by Chairman Alex Fernandes, while Secretary Subodh Prabhu read the agenda for the meeting. Panchayat members who were present included Subhash Salgaonkar, Sneha Salgaonkar, Annie Coelho and Ana Marie D’Souza, besides the villagers.
of each and every individual to work towards the elimination of the menace. Ex-MLA Victor Gonslaves, Santa Cruz Church parish priest Fr Cristovao Caldeira, Trust chairman Esperanca Pires e Araujo, Trust president Francisco Araujo and others were present at the function. Earlier, during the day, 50 NSS students of Santa Cruz HSS fanned out in various parts of Santa Cruz village and collected 10 bags full of plastic waste, which was later handed over to a government-appointed contractor for recycling. Flagging off the plastic collection drive, environmentalist Clinton Vaz advised the students to collect only plastic waste and not to mix it with other waste as it becomes difficult to recycle mixed waste.
Govt plans to set up craftsman training centre, says Vishwajeet HERALD CORRESPONDENT MAYEM, FEB 14
Minister for Health and Craftsman Training Vishwajeet Rane has stated that the State government has proposed to set up a craftsman training centre in the State at a cost of Rs 25 crore. Rane was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the proposed upgrading of roads, footpaths and core networking in Bicholim Municipal Council area under JNNURM. The function was held at Kadamba bus stand in Bicholim on Friday. Speaking further, Rane assured Bicholim people that the government will accelerate the pace of developmental works in Bicholim. “Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has assured me that the government will undertake major developmental projects in the jurisdiction of Bicholim Municipal Council under Infrastructure Development Corporation,” said Rane. Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar said providing better infrastructure facilities for development of area will help to build progressive civilized society. He assured whole hearted support to BMC for its development activities. Naresh Sawal also spoke on the occasion. L ater, Rane launched the website of BMC. BMC Deputy Chairperson Shashikant Naik and other councillors were present on the occasion.
Cipriano’s girlfriend issued bailable warrant HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 14
Georgina Nunes, the girlfriend of Moira resident Cipriano Fernandes who allegedly died in police custody on January 9 has been issued a bailable warrant after she failed to appear before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Panjim in the matter. JMFC on Monday directed the police to execute the warrant against Georgina after she failed to appear the case trials on two occasions. Cipriano was picked up by police on the night of January 7 under a preventive arrest provision. He was allegedly beaten up in the police vehicle and at the Panaji police station, before he was taken to the Goa Medical College and Hospital. Georgina, who was based in Britain and worked on a cruise ship, witnessed the beating. According to police, they had responded to a call by Georgina on 100 police helpline number informing them that Cipriano was drunk and was creating a ruckus in Caranzalem.
Politics not my cup of tea: Dempo HERALD CORRESPONDENT MERCES, FEB 14
Stating that politics is not his cup of tea, businessman Shrinivas Dempo sought to put at rest rumours that he has plans to contest the forthcoming assembly polls from St Cruz constituency. For several weeks, there was a buzz in the constituency that Shrinivas was approached by a political heavyweight from the South, to request him to contest in St Cruz. Replying to Herald's query whether the rumours doing the rounds in St Cruz are true that he is planning to contest from St Cruz, Shrinivas replied with an emphatic no while brushing aside the rumours as false. He further said that he contested the GFA elections with the sole purpose of promoting football in the State and that he has no intention of joining politics in the near future.
Male body fished out near Malim Jetty HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, FEB 14
Porvorim Police recently fished out an unidentified male body, which was found floating beneath the Mandovi Bridge near Malim Jetty. According to Porvorim Police, after they received information over the phone that a dead body is floating in the Mandovi River, the police rushed to the site and retrieved the body with the help of a fishing trawler.
IAS officers opposing govt schemes, says Churchill ...Takes a dig at Ravi’s opponents HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, FEB 14
HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, FEB 14
Forget about the opposition parties, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao has targeted a new set of opponents of the government. Believe it or not, Alemao has claimed that many of the IAS officers posted in the State neglect schemes aimed at helping the poorer sections of the society. Addressing a gathering during the launch of the sewage plant survey work in Ponda on Friday, Alemao claimed that an IAS officer had rejected his scheme to supply gas cylinders to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. "Under the RDA scheme, I had
Taking a dig at some politicians from the ruling parties in the State, PWD Minister Churchill Alemao said there are "many in the State government looking for vacancies for a ministerial birth." Addressing a function in Ponda on Friday, Alemao came down strongly on those from the Congress who wanted Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to strip Ravi Naik as home minister. "Many even from the Congress were working hard to strip Ravi Naik of his home portfolio. I favoured Ravi Naik as home minister and even told the party high command of this," said Alemao. "Ravi doesn't need money from the drugs trade as it has been widely publicised. His son's name was also brought up so that his portfolio would be stripped. Ravi son's name is Roy and there is another Roy who is allegedly involved in the drug trade." "I supported Ravi and told the party high command that Ravi is a person of the masses and he would not such a thing. I was also against any move to strip Naik of his portfolio as home minister. In fact, there are many in our government looking for vacancies for a ministerial birth," Alemao said.
Bypass within short span, assures Satardekar HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, FEB 14
Curchorem ML A Shyam Satardekar has said he is committed to complete all three phases of the bypass road within shortest possible time. “The progress of first two phases of the bypass road is highly satisfactory. The first phase of bypass between Uguem and Guddemol is in the final stage of tendering and the work order will be issued this month,” he said, while speaking to reporters. “My job here is restricted to ensure that the tender is floated by the specified date and the bypass is completed within given time of one year by the contractor.” “For the second and important phase between Guddemol and Capxem, the land acquisition process is on and the tender for this shall be floated by February 20. The government has obtained the forest clearance for this road within a record time,” said the MLA. Satardekar claimed that both these phases should not take more than a year to complete. “As regards phase 3, since the Quepem MLA is constructing a road up to Shirvoi, we have suggested road from Shirvoi running parallel to the canal and touching the boundaries of Bettmoddi, Vodlemol, Mugoli, etc to connect the road to Uguem Capxem bypass near Costi,” Satardekar said. He informed that the feasibility of alignment of this road is being studied by an external agency appointed by GSIDC and a report would be put before the steering
committee headed by chief secretary for final approval. “This road may take around 15 months to get completed even though efforts shall be made to expedite the process,” Satardekar said. When asked if Phase 3 would solve problem of residents from Zambaulim and Rivona, he answered in the affirmative. “Traffic shall be diverted to Cavre-Pirla to join Tank along the Shirvai road,” he said. Accusing the Ganv Rakhan Manch (GRM) of “misleading” the media, Curchorem MLA Shyam has stated that the proposed four-lane road between Tilamol and Sanguem Court and the Curchorem bypass would be taken up by the government. “They (GRM) have misled the media and the people by saying the proposed four-lane has been kept on hold. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has clearly said that same shall go along with bypass. Let them to show documents they received to prove their claim,” said the MLA, while speaking to reporters. Commenting on the recent protest by Ganv Rakhan Manch, Satardekar shot back: “Where were these people when the Mission Bypass Forum (MBF) was
Cashew growers in Canacona cash in on early harvest HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, FEB 14
Cashew growers in the taluka have commenced to reap the harvest of the crop early into the season, as raw cashew nuts which net Rs 81 a kilogram have already started to reach the markets in Canacona taluka. It may be recalled that Herald had carried a report earlier projecting bumper cashew and mango produce in the upcoming spell of the seasonal crop. The season has now commenced early into the year and that too on a high note, as markets unexpectedly received over 200 kgs of king-size raw cashew nuts in the last two days in the taluka. Goa Bhagyatdar counter at Chaudi which quoted a rate of Rs 80 per kg on Tuesday has reportedly offered per kg rate of Rs 81 on Wednesday for purchase of raw cashew nuts. Interestingly, agriculture sources informed that the grafted Vengurla-7 breed of cashew plantation gives production early into the season and almost all the raw cashew nuts received in Canacona market is of Vengurla-7 breed. As reported earlier, the flowering stage of cashew and mango plantation is promising and farmers expects high yields in this season. According to Canacona Zonal Agriculture Officer Rajesh Des-
n The season has now commenced early into the year and that too on a high note, as markets unexpectedly received over 200 kgs of king-size raw cashew nuts in the last two days in the taluka. sai, over 3,000 hectares of Canacona is under cashew crop plantation, while ever y year 5 hectares is added to it in the taluka. Dessai further informed that approximately 26,000 cashew grafts of mostly Vengurla-7 and Vengurla-4 (mostly preferred by Canconcars) is sold in the taluka. “One hectare of land having over 200 cashew tress, each tree gives an annual output between 5 and 10 kgs of cashew nuts, while the 3,000 hectares of cashew plantations in the taluka gives a production of 5,000-6,000 tones of cashew nuts,” informed Dessai. Most of the cashew plantations of Vengurla-7 breed are situated in Gulem, Gaondongrim, Cotigao and Khola, which flowers early into the season,
but most Canconcars prefers Vengurla-4 breed in the taluka, informed an agriculture source. Meanwhile, the expected bumper cashew and mango crop is dampened with high labour quotes in the taluka, as women demands daily wages of Rs 200, while men eye daily wage rates between Rs 400 and Rs 500.
fighting for the cause? I want to ask them if they are ready for a four-lane road for civil traffic.” “The Ganv Rakhan Manch did not get support to oppose the proposed four-lane road, so they are playing the card of the bypass to garner public support. They should realise that the bypass work is also at the final stages, largely due to efforts of the MBF in raising the issue at the government level,” he said.
developed a scheme to supply two gas cylinders along with a gas stove to BPL families. At first, it was rejected by an IAS officer." "But I told Chief Minister Digambar Kamat that this scheme should be passed in the interest of people. With the help of the chief minister, I got the scheme cleared. The scheme has helped so many poor people, who earlier had to use wood or kerosene for cooking purposes." Alemao said the State government has launched various projects for the benefit of the common man. Alemao stated that apart from Ponda, the sewage system will also be extended to the areas of Navelim, Margao, Cortalim, Taleigao and Porvorim. "Since Goa is a tourist destination, a sewage system is important to the State. Due to untreated sewage drains, open wells, bore wells, tube wells, springs, lakes and water panes get polluted thus making them unfit for drinking," he said.
One killed in accident at Shiroda HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, FEB 14
A motorcyclist died when two vehicles collided with each other at Voje-Shiroda recently. According to Ponda Police, the accident occurred when Rajendra Sabnis, who was proceeding on his two wheeler (Ka-22-K-5269) from Ponda to Shiroda, collided against an oncoming four-wheeler at Voje.
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Vol No CXI No: 046 Goa, Tuesday, 15 February, 2011
Casting the first stone
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e have all heard talk, threats and tantrums in the recently strained relations between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), partners in the coalition that rules Goa. But it has all been restricted to words, with no action. That situation changed on Sunday, when the NCP announced that it will contest 15 out of the 30 wards in the forthcoming polls to the Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) to be held on 13 March. It’s all very well for a party to say it is ‘capable’ of going it alone in a coming election. It is another matter to actually float a panel against one’s coalition partner, especially in elections to the municipality of the state’s capital. NCP General Secretary Avinash Bhonsle has said that the party will release the names of candidates only when it files the nomination papers on Wednesday. But the panel is not Mr Bhonsle’s to float. Its main architect is NCP Benaulim MLA Francisco alias Mickky Pacheco. Mickky first announced he was putting up a panel for the CCP elections after Education Minister Atanasio alias Bubush Monserrate participated in a Congress MLAs’ revolt against his re-induction into the cabinet. Mr Monserrate is testing the waters to see if he can contest the election from Panjim, and put up his wife Jennifer from his pocket borough of Taleigao. But that is not only some way in the future, it also depends on what happens between now and then, not least the CCP elections themselves. If the Monserrate panel (already announced) sweeps the polls, then the possibility of a Babush candidature from Panjim moves from the realm of possibility into probability. But the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also announced its intention of setting up a panel; 25 candidates’ names have been announced, and the remaining are to be decided shortly. Following that announcement, Mr Monserrate has been steadily making changes to his already announced panel, and it now contains 55 per cent ‘new faces’. How will the NCP bid queer his pitch? More important, if this announcement is followed up by actual action, it will have implications for the alliance with the Congress for the next assembly elections, already fraying at the edges, thanks to all the high-decibel talk on both sides about ‘going it alone’. If the alliance falls apart, no doubt it will affect the poll prospects of the Congress and even possibly lose it a number of seats. But the effect on the NCP will be nothing short of disastrous. Even a single MLA would be a bonus. Therefore, it must think this step through carefully.
Shourie’s silence
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ormer Telecom Minister Arun Shourie seems to have discovered his voice and recovered his memory a little late in the day. Only after his role in authoring the infamous ‘First-Come-First-Served’ telecom policy was exposed by the Justice Shivraj Patil Commission, has Shourie ‘remembered’ that he told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about A Raja’s 2G Scam, but that the PM ignored his warnings. His own party, the BJP, has openly contradicted his claim that it did not want to raise the scam in Parliament in 2009 despite his suggestion to do so. Ever since his departure from the Upper House following his fall from grace in the BJP, Shourie has been quiet. He cannot now with any credibility claim: “I told you so.”
Panjim’s disgrace Rajan Parrikar, Panjim For 4 years I have been fighting the menace of noise pollution on River Mandovi by the cruise boat operators. I have filed many complaints with the Pollution Board and made a dozen trips to the Collector’s office over the years. Every year the problem has become worse. I recently went through the same rigmarole. The Addl Collector sent me to the PI who, in turn, directed me to the DySP who routed me to the Pollution Board from where I rebounded to the DySP. It was like chasing my own tail. Every authority here knows that the cruise operators are in violation of the sound code but nobody has any desire to put an end to it.
100 Years Ago
PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS
15 February 1911 Government approval
Towards the sustenance of Ex-Queen D Maria Pia, the Government approved 24 Contos to be paid in twelve instalments, while the remaining 36 Contos are kept with the Government to pay her debts.
Suggestion ignored
The Government ignored the suggestion of ‘O Colonial’ and went ahead to appoint as the Head of the Institute of Bacteriology a person with bare minimum qualifications.
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How do you build a great india on a foundation of moral and ethical turpitude, asks antHony SiMoeS
unday, 6 February 2011, the Herald frontpage report states: ‘Goa should be the happiest state in the world by 2035; where every Goan will do well, there is harmony, pristine nature and development without destruction, eminent scientist Dr R A Mashelkar said in the inaugural lecture of the D D Kosambi Festival of Ideas at Kala Academy, Panjim on Saturday. Pointing out that innovation and knowledge will drive the present century, he said Goa – owing to its small size, high human development indices, education and widespread knowledge of English – is best suited to be a knowledge economy.’ Dr Mashelkar then went on to describe himself as a dangerous optimist. The real danger is that the younger generation may start taking the notion of India Shining seriously. They may swallow the big lie about India being the financial powerhouse of the 21st century even though they can already see and smell India - the environmental shithouse of the world. How do you build a great India on a foundation of moral and ethical turpitude? Corruption in every walk of life, even at the highest levels of academia, plagued with more than its fair share of bogus educational qualifications, leaked examination papers and plagiarism. Surely Dr Mashelkar has experienced this first-hand. He would have seen, from close quarters, how rotten-to-the-core are our elites. He wants 1.2 billion Indians to get up each morning and say: My India. What an India that will be. Unfortunately, the idea of India exists as a figment of the imagination of about 300 million people. The other 900 million people wallow in the dirt and the poverty of Bharat. ‘On 8 January 2011 Gokul Singh Gond, of Druminia village, Madhya Pradesh, places his dead daughter Sohagvati on the back of his bicycle and pedals 10 kilometres to the nearest district hospital for an autopsy. On the same day, cricketer Gautam Gambhir was auctioned for 2.1 million dollars for the fourth edition of the IPL, the highest amount of money offered for the services of a cricketer, in the history of the game. If there are two images that could capture the idea of India in the 62nd year of its republic, they are
these. On the one hand, India is poised to send its business classes to take over the world when, on the other, it condemns vast sections of its citizens to sub-human existence. The signature of the Indian republic at 61 is the almost seemingly unbridgeable chasm between the worlds of the Gokul Singh Gonds, and the rest. Of course, there was always contempt for the poor by the rich, but the biggest change in the post-liberalisation era is that the have-nots are not looked down upon, but they simply don’t exist!!!’ wrote Nissim Mannathukkaren. Dr Mashelkar and his ilk will unwittingly misguide thousands upon thousands of youth, because they don’t see the nightmare that is hidden in the dream. So our demographic disaster becomes a demographic dividend. Our students rush to first-world destinations for education, employment, emigration or some a combination of all three. This has spawned an entire industry based on corruption, cheating, fraud… So, our ‘students’ finish up being beaten by hoodlums, or electronically tagged like stray cattle.
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Why is amplified music allowed on the boats at all? Any civilised person wanting to enjoy a ride on the water would want to take in sights in a tranquil setting, without having his ear drums pierced. It says a lot about the uncouth Indian tourists that Goa now attracts who require that noise accompany their public boorishness. And it says a lot about the Goan operators who pander to the base desires of the Indian visitors. There is a complete breakdown in Panjim. My PIL in 2007 had resulted in a High Court order that required the CCP to enforce civic discipline. But the migrants have turned our once-lovely city into a toilet and loitering hole.
Lessons to be learnt Francis D’Souza , Vasco God judges nations not only for sins committed by its leaders. Goans, you still have time. Iraqis, Afghanis and Egyptians needs to be saluted for doing opposite of what we Goans are doing today. We Goans have had so much of freedom and peace now; we want to taste the opposite of it. Goa will soon come under the dictatorship called the C-Bros. Very soon, they will expand their wings. People, especially of Benaulim, have a major role to play to see that this does not happen. Wake up Goans, wake up. Our tiatrist brothers tried to wake you up. Our priests tried to wake you up. Our good leaders along with various NGOs and media like Herald tried to wake you up. May God’s search light shine on your hearts during the coming election to eradicate all MLAs who have won the election more than twice.
Royals to arrive soon
Article 156(3) of the Constitution of India mandates that every Governor shall be appointed for a five-year term. There has been no official order extending our Governor’s term as the law also does not provide for one. Neither has he been reappointed as Governor for another term. The Constitution of India does provide that the Governor can continue to hold of-
Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar
This is the generation that will soar and take India to its tryst with destiny, but most curiously and painfully, it will soon dawn on one that this generation’s idea of India is divested from any interest in how majority of Indians live. It does not feel that there is anything obscene in building a $1 billion dollar home in a city, in which four crore people live in slums. For it, the idea of India does not extend beyond the Tatas taking over Jaguar, or the nation doing well in cricket. The angst about the staging of the Commonwealth Games is not seen when millions of tons of grains rot in granaries in a nation where more than 75 per cent of the population live on less than Rs20 per day. The heart that swells up with pride when the rupee got a symbol or when ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ wins an Oscar, goes cold when it actually sees a person from the slum. Twenty-four year-old Reema Bhardwaj, who was nine months pregnant, died after she was denied admission at a government hospital in Ghaziabad. The baby could not be saved either. Yet, it remains a country of paradoxes. Despite
having the tag of being known as the destination for medical tourism, India has been apathetic, even callous, about the health needs of its’ poor. Despite having cutting-edge medical technology, we appear to have scant regard for life. Reema could probably have been saved with timely treatment and more importantly, some humane behaviour in accordance with the sacred Hippocratic Oath. One could argue that ideas like secularism is thriving considering that urban India spends more on Christmas than Diwali, and that malls in Delhi heralded-in a white Christmas last year with snow, elves, reindeers and trees studded with 400,000 Swarovski crystals! But real India will take another half a century to see Santa. Till then, the Chamars and Madigas will continue to be lynched alive, for daring to wear sandals or ride a scooter. We are still in denial that something like caste or heinous oppression based on it exists. While the Indian state would do anything to question the equation of casteism, with racism in international fora, the ‘forward’ castes among the generation text are willing to immolate themselves if there is a semblance of threat to the order decreed by Manu! The Indian Republic is now a senior citizen and so is Dr Mashelkar. Does he care that a few months ago, Beebi Lumada, an Indian ‘housemaid’, was stranded at Muscat airport, having lost her passport. After five days at the airport, she turns delusional and dies of shock. Even when India plans to send a man to the moon, it could not send a man from its own embassy to help a poor woman in distress. The idea of India in the present, is one which curiously does not include most Indians. It is the idea of India, without the Gokul Singh Gonds and the Beebi Lumadas. The Mashelkars of this world will only make sense when such injustices stop being associated with the idea of India. When the Indian state is not constrained to charge Dr Binayak Sen and Arundhati Roy with sedition. Until then, the Mashelkars and Kakodkars of Goa will continue to live their delusions of grandeur in their ivory towers. What is the good of knowledge if our youth are reduced to so many programmed, computerised robots?
Happy Birthday!
ver since I moved to Goa, I have had my mornings ruined by something I call the ‘Bizarre Birthday Boy Bonanza’. Open your morning paper and you are confronted with page after page filled with ads wishing some leader or the other, a happy birthday. We are informed that ‘his birth was a gift to his parents and the people of Goa’, we are invited to admire his ‘many achievements and astounding dedication to the people of Goa’. In bad verse and in worse prose, his virtues are extolled. The same face stares up at you replicated a dozen times across several pages. Do the politicians in question actually imagine that the public takes this to be a genuine outpouring of love and affection? Do they think that such orchestrated antics buy them validity? That we believe that all these people madly love them to death and consider their birth a bigger event than the birth of the saviour? In actual fact, the public is laughing its head off – mostly at the pug-ugly photos of the birthday boy plastered all over the papers. It’s enough to put you off your breakfast. To my mind, even funnier were the over made up and air brushed pictures of a leading politician’s daughter. If you can’t bully them with displays of power, try to seduce them. We were told that she had displayed astounding signs of leadership while in school, that she spent her time bringing succor to the poor and the sick. That, but for the slight difference in age and looks, here was Mother Teresa herself. And they think
Sheer mockery
After a long sojourn, it is probable that King George V and his Queen will reach England by the mid of the current month.
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Precepts to be included
The Finance Minister in the future of revamping of Tributary Services is intending to include the precepts of tri-monthly collection over general contributions.
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we actually believe this stuff, written by PR agents with a very loose grasp of the English language. Let’s take a closer look at the people who have rushed into print to declare their admiration and love of Birthday Boy. Analysing the list will give you a perfect understand of exactly what interests intersect in the base of power and corruption. The list reveals the tangled web of favour trading and political equations – all out in the open, dressed up to attend a birthday party. There is business, big and small, local governance, and the local grass roots gang, also known as ‘loyal supporters’. The business houses proudly display their names. You will find ‘ship building’, ‘industrial estate’, and plenty of construction companies. If they have gone the distance to buy an ad, you can only imagine how much more money has been contributed in less public domains. Then there are the government servants who should be ashamed to display so clearly that they are mere tools in the hands of the local power man. Yet there they go – long lists of Panchayat members, and even Zilla Members. If the names of your panchayat members appear below reams of badly written praise for a known crook and tainted minister, I would suggest that you never vote for them again. Then there is, of course, the aam admi. Entire families put down their names in long eager lists. And here lies what is wrong with the state of Goa. The long list is actually a list of the morally
Agitation the right way?
Aravind Bhatikar, Margao
Of late, the reputation of the Indian Judiciary as the main protector of the Constitution is in danger of being damaged owing to unwarranted outbursts of vested interests or well-intentioned but hasty actions of professional pressure groups. The Justice Somasekara report in Karnataka is being rubbished by the Christian community because it absolves Hindu fundamentalist groups of charges of vandalism. Justice Shivraj Patil’s 2G scam probe is being questioned by Arun Shourie because it indicts the BJP rule too. Sometime back, eyebrows were raised by the legal fraternity and activist groups at the suspension of Judge Anuja Prabhudesai. Now it is the suspension of Judge Desmond D’Costa which is being questioned. The legal fraternity in Goa, in threatening to go on strike on the issue, seems to have ignored its adverse consequences on the administration of the judiciary within Goa. Unjust judgments are seldom publicly criticised, much less agitated against. All that the aggrieved ‘aam admi’ can do is to go in appeal. When aggrieved judges also seek redressal of their grievances through normal channels, why should disciplinary actions against judges be made an issue of public agitation? It is perhaps time now that the administration in the Judiciary is made more transparent and stringent, and all stakeholders, including lawyers, are subjected to a stricter Code of Conduct, in the interest of a strong and transparent judicial system.
No place for despots Michael Vaz, Merces The Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak had to relinquish his 30 years of authoritarian rule, bowing to the unrelenting pressure from his own people, to quit. The man who had rigged the elections, rewritten the country’s constitution and vowed to retain Presidency was made to bow before the people’s verdict. There is an overall charged atmosphere in the Arab world. People have been trying to fight for their democratic rights. Protests have already triggered in Yemen on similar lines, and are likely to spread to other places as well. The message is loud and clear. Man is born to enjoy a life of freedom and that cannot be suppressed for long.
corrupt and sycophantic. It is these people – rushing forward to fawn in print – who have brought Goa to the state it is. There can be no corruption without a coterie. One can understand those with business and power equations at stake doing what it takes to defend their interests. But much worse is the moral bankruptcy that expresses open admiration for a man who has got where he has, by underhanded means. When Goan families feel the need to roll over and lick shoes in print, we should worry about the state of Goa. Corruption is the big issue of the moment in Goa. As this goes into print Goan citizens are coming together to plan a mega march against corruption. We have already seen what the boiling over of the common man’s discontent can do in Egypt, and we can only hope for a tidal wave like that in Goa. Only a tidal wave can wash away the institutionalised, hardened structure of corruption that holds this state imprisoned. While politicians must be held accountable and pay the price for what they have done to this state – equally must the ordinary citizen who allowed corruption to thrive, be held accountable. And in the lists of names of those who wish the corrupt a long life and happy days, we will find a starting point. If you recognise any of those names – tell them that they are not celebrating a birthday. They are celebrating the destruction of our state, and they should be ashamed.
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fice until his successor arrives, provided there are no loopholes. This is sheer mockery of the provisions of the Indian constitution.
By Venita Coelho
Moti Dongor Shaikh Zameer, Margao The Moti Dongor has been in the news due to all wrong reasons. Recently, a series of fights occurred due to rivalry between once old friends turned foes. Altercations had developed, money and muscle power played a vital role in that council elections. This is the politics of Goa and our Goan voters are voting rogues to power, and expecting them to do wonders to the state. Are you Goans listening? Elections are fast approaching. The politicians are preparing to mislead all by organising different programmes. Goa is a perfect example for us, do not get carried away or the war will continue by the GBA, anti-SEZs and others.
Making a noise Marcos Alemao Pilerne Citizen Forum (PCF) is making a lot of noise about illegalities of the government. However, they finally succumbed
under pressure. Lately, they made a noise about bogus names in the election rolls, and they warned the election commissioner not to hold any election unless and until the bogus names were deleted. Thereafter they brought the issue of blunder in Regional Plan 2021 and nothing has happened since then. Now again, they came out with the issue of land grabbing, will they hold any good result or bow out under pressure?
Right this wrong Lovell G Pinto, USA Your editorial “A travesty of justice, (Herald, 11 Feb) said it all very bluntly. One fails to understand what ails the judiciary in Goa, wherein competent and upright judges are suspended. First it was the turn of Anuja Prabhudesai, now the axe has fallen on Desmond D’Costa. The latter has been highly acclaimed for his integrity, implementation of speedy justice and unbiased verdicts. His suspension smacks of something flimsy and unsubstantial, since no reason has been provided. The very fact that many lawyers’ associations across Goa struck work in solidarity with Judge D’Costa speaks volumes about his performance and character. One hopes the higher-ups in the Judiciary will take note and revoke his suspension order immediately.
Stinking ‘beach tourism’ Augustus Alphonso, Vasco Addressing the gathering on Republic Day celebrations, the Governor said: “Stating that the tourism development was an important economic activity in terms of employment generation and economic growth for the state, he said that so far 90 per cent of tourism in Goa has been “beachbased”. All this seems ‘wonderful’ to hear but can someone sincerely tell me what type of beach tourism goes on Vasco? Nothing happens in Vasco except that the migrants defecate on the open beach. Is this the ‘beach tourism’ that he is talking about? These are important issues concerning Vasco and I hope the concerned government authorities will seriously take up this matter.
Paths of Wisdom Terrorism nipped in the bud By Kalidas Sawkar The child woke up a little late in the day and feeling hungry, started walking towards the kitchen. It was a big family and all the people were busy with their day’s chores. Hearing the cries, family members were telling one another to look after the child. The passing buck did not stop. Getting hunger pains the child started crying and then screaming. A woman came to help and said soothing words to child but they were not sufficient to douse the fire of hunger. The child was given a ball to play. He took it up and threw away. The ball hit a window pane followed by the noise of cracking glass. People scurried and brought food for the child. The next day the story repeated itself. But now, the child had learnt its lesson with previous experience. Today, no ball was required; the little human understood important thing was to break glass. Seeing no food forthcoming, it looked around and found a small steel cup close by. Inspired by previous lesson, it bent forward and lifted up the metal cup and went to hurl it at the window. Suddenly he felt lifted up and clasped in a warm embrace, with soothing words springing from his grandmothers lips. In between hugs and kisses, she started scolding those around to get him food. Feeding the child grandmother told it how Lord Krishna was as prankster and how he became so good that when he grew up people called him a God. This boy, too, grew up and became a good man, at the least, remembering and appreciating his grandmother lovingly feeding him. (Source : Kaliyug-ki-kahania)
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SC seeks proof against Lalli PTI NEW DELHI, FEB 14
The Supreme Court today sought from the Centre evidence on alleged irregularities committed by former Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli in running the public broadcaster on the basis of which he was suspended last December. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia asked the government to file a statement of facts relating to Lalli’s suspension within four weeks and asked the former public broadcaster chief to respond to it within next three weeks. The bench passed the order on a Presidential reference to sack Lalli, a 1971-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Lalli urged the court to expeditiously hear the reference in view of his retirement in December this year. President Pratibha Patil had on December 21 last ordered Lalli’s suspension. The allegations against him included the controversial decision to give a contract for broadcast of the Commonwealth Games
n A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia asked the government to file a statement of facts relating to Lalli’s suspension within four weeks and asked the former public broadcaster chief to respond to it within next three weeks. to a UK-based firm SIS Live. The presidential action came after the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) forwarded to Patil a letter by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry recommending that 63-year-old Lalli be suspended. According to the Prasar Bharati Act, the Chairman or a Member of PB can only be removed by an order of the President on the ground of misbehaviour after the Supreme Court holds an inquiry following
a reference to it. The member (executive) is the Chief Executive of the public broadcaster. Pending inquiry, the CEO can be placed under suspension as per the provisions of the Act. Prasar Bharati was formed in 1997 as a public service broadcaster. This is the first time that its CEO faces the prospect of being removed from the post. Lalli, who assumed the CEO’s post in December 2006, was indicted by the Central Vigilance Commission which accused him of breach of Parliamentary privilege, giving undue favours to some broadcast companies and financial mismanagement. Reacting to the Presidential reference, Lalli had said that “a lot of intrigue and mischief ” was going on within the organisation against him that was “abetted and encouraged” by powerful elements from outside. He, however, hoped that the inquiry by the Supreme Court would get finalised quickly so that the “true picture is known to the public at large”.
SP to launch movement against UP govt
MUZAFFARNAGAR, FEB 14 (PTI) -- Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year, Samajwadi Party today said it would launch a movement against the Mayawati-led government from next month over various issues allegedly resulting in deterioration of the state on many fronts.
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Omar prays for end to J&K destruction PTI JAMMU, FEB 14
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today expressed his outrage on Twitter over the killing of two children in an accidental explosion of a shell in Srinagar last night. “God please, please put an end to all this death & destruction. How many more graveyards do we have to fill before someone says ENOUGH (sic)”, Omar said in a post on the social networking website.
Rehab prostitutes, SC asks Centre PTI NEW DELHI, FEB 14
Observing that sex workers are also entitled to the protection of Article 21(Liberty), the Supreme Court today directed the Centre and states/Union Territories to prepare suitable rehabilitation schemes for their welfare. “We direct the central and state governments to prepare schemes for giving technical/vocational training to sex workers and sexually abused women in all cities in India. The schemes should mention in detail who will give the technical/vocational training and in what manner they can be rehabilitated and settled by offering them em-
ployment. “For instance, if a technical training is for some craft like sewing garments etc, then some arrangements should also be made for providing a market for such garments, otherwise they will remain unsold and unused, and consequently the women will not be able to feed themselves,” a bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra said in an order. The apex court said the Centre and state governments through Social Welfare Boards should prepare schemes for rehabilitation for prostitutes. “We are of the view that the prostitutes also have a right to
Genetic sequence variation in blood, sperm of HIV men PTI
MUMBAI, FEB 14 A distinct variation has been recorded in the genetic sequence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the blood vessels from that of the sperm in a few infected men, according to a new study, which scientists claim may help in understanding any resistance to the anti-retroviral treatment. The study was conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health in collaboration with the state-owned J J hospital here. “The virus associated with seminal cells including sperm and leukocytes is also been reported to be the risk factor for sexual transmission of HIV. This finding assumes significance due to the resulting instability of the virus in the same person which may affect the treatment regimen. However, this may help in understanding any resistance to the antiretroviral,” the scientists said. “This finding could also be an important warning to those who allow HIV positive men to have children using infertility treatment, where sperm of the patient is washed,” Dr A H Bandivdekar, Assistant Director and Head, Biochemistry Division of NIRRH of Indian council of Medical Research told PTI. Initially, the scientists studied six HIV infected men from the J J hospital antiretroviral clinic and in their further study, more men are being analysed for similar variations. “This practice (washing of sperms) may need a re-look and we also have to study further if the sperm wash is indeed completely safe in not transmitting the virus to the embryo,” he said.
“The study demonstrates the presence of distinct viral variants in the sperm, seminal leukocytes and Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) of the same individuals having differential infectivity and N-linked glycosylation (NLG) sites,” Bandivdekare explained. “NLG sites which may influence HIV affinity to host cells and neutralising anti-bodies and therefore the sexual transmission and pathogenesis of HIV as well as progression to AIDS,” Bandivdekar said in a paper titled ‘Characterisation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV1 C) Variants in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) and Spermatozoa’ which has been accepted by the ‘Journal of Medical Virology’. Dr Alaka Deshpande, who is in-charge of the anti-retroviral treatment centre of J J hospital and co-author said the study was part of continuing research about HIV-discordant couples of whom only one partner has the virus. Deshpande said the doctors can no longer say that sperms are 100 per cent free of the HIV (as it is largely believed). Bandivdekar said, HIV is a RNA virus which needs to convert into DNA using reverse transcriptase enzyme gene of the virus and this activity is poor in the case of HIV which results in to continuous viral mutation.This also results in presence different viral variants having different viral sequences in the same HIV infected individuals. Also, different cells including sperm and PBMCs of the same individuals showed presence of different isolates of HIV, he explained. This could be the reason that there is no one medicine for cure or a vaccine so far to prevent the disease and strengthening the immune system of the person could be the only solution at present, he added.
live with dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India since they are also human beings and their problems also need to be addressed. “As already observed by us, a woman is compelled to indulge in prostitution not for pleasure but because of abject poverty. If such a woman is granted opportunity to avail some technical or vocational training, she would be able to earn her livelihood by such vocational training and skill instead of by selling her body,” the bench said. The apex court passed the order while dismissing the appeal filed by Budhadev Karmaskar challenging the life imprisonment imposed by a sessions court in Kolkata for the murder of a sex worker in 1999. The Calcutta High Court had confirmed the penalty, following which he appealed in the apex court.
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Raja, Balwa’s CBI custody extended
A Raja PTI NEW DELHI, FEB 14
Former Telecom Minister A Raja was remanded today to CBI custody for 3 more days for interrogation on his alleged role in 2G spectrum allocation scam along with Swam Telecom-promoter Shahid Usman Balwa whose custody was extended by four days. The court remanded the Raja and Balwa to CBI’s custody till February 17 saying the crime is “enormous”. Special Judge O P Saini extended Raja’s custody, ignoring his allegation that CBI was being driven by political motive instead of probing the case against him. “What is the purpose of police custody? (It’s not clear) whether they (CBI) want it for unearthing the conspiracy or have political motive. CBI should not make it a political game and they should investigate only,” Raja’s counsel Ramesh Gupta contended before the court, opposing CBI’s plea for extension of his client’s custody. However, the judge said “the crime is enormous in nature and its investigation is time-consuming. Accordingly, considering the
enormity of the crime, complex and complicated nature of the investigation, voluminous documents involved in the case, I find that the prayer for further custodial interrogation of the accused persons is justified. The 47-year-old DMK leader, who has been facing an intense grilling by CBI sleuths for the last 11 days at the agency headquarters, opposed CBI’s plea saying “no new facts have come on record during the previous police custody remand.” “There is no justification for extension of police custody remand,” contended Gupta. Seeking extension of remand, s e n i o r p u b l i c p ro s e c u t o r Akhilesh, said both the accused were confronted with each other during the custodial interrogation but they were “evasive in their replies”. “Both the accused have been evasive in their replies and as such, their interrogation could not be completed. In this case, the documents are quite voluminous and the nature of the case is quite difficult and complicated. As such, their interrogation could not be completed,” CBI said. Opposing CBI’s plea for extension of Balwa’s custody, his counsel Vijay Aggarwal contended before the court that his client was merely engaged in bonafide commercial transactions and had not violated any law. He said Balwa has been cooperating with CBI throughout the investigation. “CBI has not put forward any specific evidence for seeking extension of police custody remand and has only made a general statement without any substance,” Aggarwal said.
Mixed response to SRS V-Day threat in Belgaum HERALD CORRESPONDENT BELGAUM, FEB 14
The anti-Valentine’s Day threat by the Sri Ram Sena (SRS) had a mixed impact on love birds in the city, as some defied SRS’s caution and chose to celebrate the day. SRS supremo Pramod Mutalik who was in Belgaum whole day was monitoring the statewide ‘Anti-Valentine Day’ operations from Belgaum. However, no untoward incident was reported in Belgaum till late evening. The SRS apart from submitting memorandum to the college principals not to allow the students to exchange any kind of greetings inside the college premises had also strategically placed activists around the premises of the colleges to keep vigil on any ‘obscene incidents’,
where the couples are engaged in ‘uncompromising ways of expressions’. “Our members are on the round all over the city and are keeping close watch on the overall developments,” said senior SRS leader Vilas Pawar. “However, principals of all the colleges too have obliged us and have strictly instructed the students not to indulge in any such activities, at least inside the college premises,” Pawar ascertained. However, cupid prevailed SRS hostility, as a large number of ‘love birds’ were seen expressing their dreamy expressions at some of the restaurants. Some of them preferred to venture out hillocks and open places on Maharashtra border which is about 12 kms from Belgaum.
Kerala Assembly says CM ignored during PM visit PTI THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB 14
In the first of its kind protest, the Kerala Assembly today passed a resolution alleging that Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan was slighted during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to the state. The unusual resolution moved by Law Minister M Vijayakumar was approved amid a walkout by Congress-led UDF Opposition after a nearly hourlong heated exchanges between the ruling LDF and Opposition members. It also decided to apprise the Centre about the state’s resentment over the manner in which the 87-year-old CPI-M veteran was ignored during Singh’s three-day visit from February 10. The matter raised by Anathalavattom Anandan (CPIM) through a submission virtually turned into a debate with Achuthanandan and some of his cabinet colleagues narrating their experiences during the Prime Minister’s visit. Achuthanandan said he was not provided a room at the Taj hotel at Kochi where Singh stayed overnight on arrival on February 10. LDF members alleged that in an insult to the state as a whole the Chief Minister’s name was also not inscribed on the plaque which was unveiled by Singh at the inauguration of the International terminal at the airport here. They also said the media advertisement for the inauguration
n The unusual resolution moved by Law Minister M Vijayakumar was approved amid a walkout by Congress-led UDF Opposition after a nearly hour-long heated exchanges between the ruling LDF and Opposition members. of Vallarpadam transshipment terminal did not have the Chief Minister’s picture. Opposition leader Oommen Chandy said it was very unfortunate that LDF was converting the Prime Minister’s visit into a controversy by raking up issues like this and walked out of the House with UDF members. Ministers Elamaram Kareem and C Divakaran also narrated their experiences when they went to the BrahMos Aerospace function here as state’s representatives during Singh visit to the hi-tech unit. The ministers’ grievance in this regard was voiced by Achuthanandan in the presence of Singh at the airport function on February 12. The chief minister had also stated that the state government had been neglected, but it did not take this seriously as realisation of the projects was more important.
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Emergence of right-wing terror cause of worry, says home secy PTI nEW DELhI, FEB 14
Emergence of right-wing terror elements in the country is a "cause of worry" for the government which, however, says it is not a "big threat" now. In an interaction with PTI, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai also made clear that action would be taken against any police official who was found implicating innocent youths on serious charges of blasts in the past. “Right now, they (right-wing elements) are not that big a threat... whatever intelligence we are getting. But it is a cause of worry. The more radical and fundamental groups you have in the country, it is a cause of worry. That is something we have to tackle,” he said. India cannot afford to have mushrooming growth of radical groups of whatever hue as it
was bad for the country, Pillai said, adding the extent of radical right-wing extremist groups was extremely limited as of now. " W h a t w e u n d er stand, it is extremely limited. But even 50 or 100 people who are conspiring in one group or different groups to do this or that... it is itself a cause of concern,” he said. Pillai said there are some people who are still at large and the “NIA and CBI are looking for atleast about 20 plus people" in various cases of blasts including the Samjhauta train explosion. Pillai said the government would firmly deal with these elements as well. "In our point of view all people who indulge in terrorism act are enemies of the state. We treat them all equally." Police in Maharashtra and Rajasthan have been probing alleged involvement of right-wing
activists in connection with blast cases in Malegaon and Ajmer. In the wake of Swami Aseemanand's confession that Malegaon 2006 was a handiwork of Hindu groups, Pillai was clear that action would be taken against officials who were found guilty of implicating youths in blast cases. “Wherever we find that false cases are filed, action will be taken. Union Home Minister also has made it clear that there will be zero tolerance on human rights violations,” he said. The home secretary brushed aside the perception that the role of Hindu groups in Samjhauta train blast had put New Delhi on the backfoot and said, "There would not be pressure on us because we are open about it. The investigation are open, courts are free.... “In June, we told (Pakistan) that investigations are on....
Bahrain’s security forces on alert amid protest calls AGENCIES DUBAI, FEB 14 Bahrain's security forces set up checkpoints and clashed with marchers in at least one village on Sunday as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt. The wide-ranging clampdown appeared directed toward Bahrain's Shi’ite majority — which had led the drive for Monday's rallies — and reflected the increasing worries of the Sunni rulers who have already doled out cash and promised greater media reforms in an effort to quell the protest fervour. A prominent human rights activist predicted "chaos and bloodshed" if attempts are made to crush the planned demonstrations. The tiny kingdom of Bahrain is among the most politically volatile in the Gulf and holds important strategic value for the
West as the home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet. Bahrain's Shi’ites — accounting for nearly 70 percent of the population — have long complained of systematic discrimination by the ruling Sunni dynasty, whose crackdown on dissent last year touched off riots and clashes. Shi’ite-led opposition groups and others have joined calls for the demonstrations on a symbolic day — the anniversary of Bahrain's 2002 Constitution that brought some pro-democracy reforms such as an elected Parliament. In Karzakan, a Shi’ite village in western Bahrain, riot police clashed with a small group of youths who staged a march following a wedding ceremony. Security forces set up checkpoints around the Shi’ite villages and throughout the capital Manama to monitor people's movements. Units also patrolled malls and other key spots in a clear warning against holding the rallies, which have been the focus of social media appeals and text messages for more than a week. One cartoon posted on a Bahraini blog showed three arms holding aloft a mobile phone and the symbols of Facebook and Twitter. Bahrain's leaders, meanwhile, have stepped in with concessions to tr y to defuse the protests. Government media monitors began talks on Sunday with newspaper publishers and others to draft new rules to limit state controls. The official Bahrain News Agency, meanwhile, launched a new multimedia service that includes social media applications to seek more outreach. It's unclear, however, whether activists and rights groups will be satisfied with the proposed changes after facing widespread blocks on websites and blogs.
Last week, Bahrain's king, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, granted each Bahraini family the equivalent of nearly USD 2,700 in an apparent bid to calm tensions. But the demands go deeper than economics. In an open letter to the king, the independent Bahrain Centre for Human Rights called for wide-ranging reforms to avoid a "worst-case scenario”, including dismantling the security forces, prosecution of state officials for abuses and the release of 450 jailed activists, religious leaders and others.
When something crystallises, we will share it with them .... Now we have said as soon as the charge sheet is filed we will share the full details with them because a very large number of Pakistani citizens were killed.” Asked whether Muslim youths arrested in previous cases of blasts, which have been now found to be handiwork of right wing group, would be released, he said, “I think that process is on... as CBI moves for that process of review and release of those detained... that process has already been initiated.” To a question whether right wing groups were finding sympathy within the armed forces and police, the Home Secretary said, "Nothing has come.. there have been some sympathisers but nothing much" other than Shrikant Purohit, who was a lieutenant colonel, and another per-
‘Iran making enriched uranium’ PTI
FEB 14 Iran is "steadily" producing enriched uranium, the head of the UN nuclear monitoring organisation said in an interview published The Washington Post on Monday. Yukia Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, expressed concern it might be pursuing military goals. "Iran is somehow producing uranium enriched to 3.5 percent and 20 percent. They are producing it steadily, constantly," Amano told the paper. WashIngTon
From Page 1 Support for Desmond said appealing that Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar should move a resolution seeking independent High Court for the State. Parrikar was present amongst the audience and attended the meeting like a common citizen. Senior High Court lawyer Saresh Lotlikar alleged that the High Court is destroying the lower courts in the State. “They are signaling out the honest judges and shooting them”, he said adding that judges themselves are pitted against judges in the High Court passing some shocking decisions. Stating that in case of Anuja Prabhudesai, she was suspended and when inquiry was started the court did not `own’ its own allegations. “Advocates have come on the streets and this is the only language that High Court understands”, the lawyer said. He claimed that there is complete lack of communication between judiciary in Mumbai and judiciary here (Goa). Social activist advocate Aires Rodrigues lamented that there is no one who is ready to speak out in Goa. Stating that the contempt of court should be feared while fighting back injustice committed by judiciary, Rodrigues said that there should be discipline in the judiciary. “I would to go jail rather than be a prisoner of a system that shatters you”, he commented adding that Bombay High Court should get rid of corrupt judges. Former chief secretary J C Almeida said that he never imagined that such kind of injustice would happen in the judiciary. He alleged that sudden cases of suspension emerge when there are vacancies in the High court. He recalled Desmond as a student leader who fought for the 50 per cent concession in the bus ticket for the students. Almeida was the chief secretary of the state when concession was granted at the end of an impressive students’ agitation. Advocate Radharao Gracias said that Desmond’s suspension came after he acquitted alleged serial killer Mahanand Naik. “It was a mistake of prosecution which did not examine the witnesses properly”, he said adding that all cases against Mahanand Naik were based on a single confession statement. Others including Radhika Naik, Rajiv Gomes, Amey Prabhudesai, Manguirish Pai Raikar, Mohandas Lolienkar, Prasad Shapurkar, Kamlesh Bandekar, Avinash Bhonsle, Dilip Borkar and Thelman Pereira spoke on the occasion.
Drug nexus case the matter may not be entrusted to this respondent in the ends of justice”, it added. Referring to cases against Atala and another Israeli David Driham alias Dudu, suspended PSI Sunil Gudlar, former ANC PI Shirodkar and six other tainted policemen, NSUI had prayed that the four cases be handed over to CBI. Legal representative for NSUI Surendra Desai requested the Court that Dudu case be further investigated, as it was handled by “tainted police officer PSI Gudlar”. He said, “the case was chargesheeted by the tainted police officer who himself is an accused in a drugs related offense. Since the allegations are serious, I request the case be further investigated”. Advocate General Subodh Kantak has sought time for reply. The matter will be next heard on February 22.
Debt-hit Nepal casinos
Royale, which was taken over by deposed king Gyanendra’s sonin-law Raj Bahadur Singh. Now, their new managements are saying they are not responsible for the arrears left by the NRC. The Government still has to take a call on their claim. But even if they all discharge all their dues, the eight Kathmandu casinos face another threat. The PAC has ordered the Government to evict them from the capital, saying they create law-and-order problems. Moving out of Kathmandu will be the death knell for the casinos, as other districts have little infrastructure or transport to attract players. Nepal’s laws ban Nepalis from gambling; the casinos were originally intended for foreigners, especially Indians. And though Indian tourists flock to Nepal, the number of gamblers was steadily reducing, and the casinos were being kept afloat by Nepalis allowed in surreptitiously. But regular police crackdowns brought Wadhwa under mounting negative publicity, finally causing him to leave Nepal.
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Alarmed by Arab political unrest, Palestinian PM dissolves cabinet PTI JERUSALEM, FEB 14
Apparently alarmed by the political unrest gripping the Arab world, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad dissolved his cabinet after an emergency meeting today. The cabinet met a short while before the announcement to discuss a possible reshuffle, or even resignation. Fayyad, an economist backed by the West, hopes to form a new cabinet dominated by technocrats in about a month and a half. The decision is the latest in a series of dramatic moves made by the West-backed PA, whose authority is limited to the West Bank, as mass protests have spurred calls for democracy throughout the region. PA President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he had accepted Fayyad's decision. The move seems to be designed at staving off any Egypt-inspired efforts to oust the current leadership comes as a pro-democ-
Salam Fayyad
racy wave has swept the middle eastern region ever since the Tunisians drove out the autocratic regime of Zin El Abidine Ben Ali. The new cabinet would be entrusted with the responsibility of building and strengthening Palestinian institutions, PA sources said. The West Bank leadership has also announced that it would
hold the long-overdue municipal elections by September. Islamist Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip after it vanquished forces loyal to the PA in June 2007, has decided to boycott the polls if it is not preceded by reconciliation among various Palestinian factions. Presidential elections were due in January 2009 and parliamentary elections in 2010, but the
PA has failed to conduct the same due to its lack of control over the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which has refused to recognise Israel despite international pressure, won the 2006 parliamentary poll in a landslide victory, a year after Abbas won the presidential elections in a direct contest boycotted by the rival Islamist movement. The Palestinian Authority government also announced over the weekend that it would hold the long-overdue general elections later this year. The chief PA peace negotiator, Saeb Erekat, also resigned last week in the face of embarrassing leaks about the concessions that his government was prepared to make to Israel in a peace deal. Pa l e s t i n i a n Authority spokesman Ghassan Khatib sought to dispel the notion that the cabinet reshuffle came in the wake of the recent events sweeping the Arab world. “It's not tied to the new changes in the region,” Khatib said.
Iran blocks access to Mousavi AFP TEHRAN, FEB 14
Iranian police today blocked access to the house of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and cut his telephone lines to prevent him attending a rally in support of Arab revolts, his website said. “Security forces have sent police vans and vehicles to the alley where the house of Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard is located” in Tehran, Kaleme.com reported. “From today the police have blocked the alley where their house is located...There is no possibility of coming and going” to the house, it said. The report said all telephone lines at the house, including the mobile phone connections of Mousavi and his wife, have been severed. Kaleme.com said the latest “illegal and restrictive measu re s a n d p re s s u re s w e re adopted to prevent Mousavi from taking part in a rally in support of the people of Tunisia and Egypt.”
UK military to lose equipment worth 12 billion pounds: Report AGENCIES LONDON, FEB 14
The British armed forces will lose equipment worth more than 12 billion pounds as part of wide-ranging government cuts targeting the country's public deficit, the Times newspaper reported on Monday. Last October's spending review announced that the country's fleet of Harrier jets and the aircraft carrier Ark Royal were to be decommissioned. Plans for a 4 billion pound fleet of Nimrod spy planes were also ditched. But parliament will only see details of the full estimated cost -- equivalent to USD 19.1 billion, EUR 14.2 billion -- for the first time later Monday. The other items to be sacrificed will not be revealed on Monday, but a government source told the British newspaper that “half a dozen or so” items would be scrapped, including a number of tornado
jets. In another report on Monday, the Telegraph newspaper claimed that 100 student Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots, a quarter of the total, would be sacked as part of the cutbacks. “We have spent the last four years of our lives training for this and they are just going to get rid of a huge amount of expertise overnight,” one trainee told the newspaper. "It's a real kick in the teeth and I would be devastated if I was chosen for redundancy," the airman added. Military experts have mounted a sustained campaign since last year's spendi n g r e v i e w, f r e q u e n t l y appearing in the media to warn of the dangers the cuts represent. In a recent open letter, former British military chiefs said the scrapping of the Nimrod fleet was a "perverse" decision
which would create a "massive security gap" in Britain's defences. In a separate letter in November, a group of former naval chiefs warned that the decision to dispose off the nation's Harrier jets and sole aircraft carrier left the Falklands Islands open to the “national humiliation” of an attack by Argentina. “For the next 10 years at least, Argentina is practically invited to attempt to inflict on us a national humiliation on the scale of the loss of Singapore, one from which British prestige ... might never recover,” they said, referring to the British loss of Singapore in 1942 during World War II. The government is simultaneously battling to reign in an eye-watering 11.4 percent deficit while trying to fill a 38 billion pound shortfall in militar y spending plans -- for which it blames the previous Labour administration.
Mubarak’s sons nearly came to blows AGENCIES CAIRO, FEB 14
The two sons of Hosni Mubarak almost came to blows last Thursday when the former Egyptian president gave his final speech in an effort to stay in power, a State-owned newspaper said on Sunday. Al-Akhbar said Alaa Mubarak accused his younger brother Gamal, who had held a senior position in the ruling party, of having ruined the 82-yearold leader's final days in office through promoting his business friends in political life. Alaa reportedly said this had turned Egyptians against their father, who had been in power since 1981. “You ruined the countr y when you opened the way to your friends and this is the result. Instead of your father being honoured at the end of his life you helped to spoil his image in this manner,” the daily quoted him as saying. The newspaper did not give
“You ruined the country when you opened the way to your friends and this is the result. Instead of your father being honoured at the end of his life you helped to spoil his image in this manner.” --Alaa Mubarak. its sources, simply saying it “learned” of the details. There was no way to immediately confirm the report. It said the argument took place in the presidential palace in Cairo while Mubarak was recording his final speech, which he hoped would persuade protesters to stand down and give promised reforms a chance during Mubarak's last
months in office. It said senior officials had to intervene to separate them. Gamal Mubarak, 47, who spent 11 years working at Bank of America in Cairo and London, gained considerable influence in government after Mubarak appointed him head of the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) policy committee in 2002. Analysts say he eased the way of business friends to senior positions in the NDP and into the cabinet of Ahmed Nazif, the prime minister sacked by Mubarak several days after massive protests broke out in Egypt on January 25. Corruption among the ruling elite is seen as one of the reasons for popular anger at Mubarak, though political repression and police brutality were also major factors. Many Egyptians felt
Aussies losing interest in Aborigines’ plight: Poll Agencies SYDNEY, FEB 14
Australians are losing interest in the plight of Aborigines, a survey found on Monday, days after the prime minister urged the country's indigenous people to take more control of their lives. The Australian Reconciliation Barometer survey, gauging relations between Aborigines and their mostly white counterparts, showed a drop in the number of people who considered the relationship important. The poll showed that Australians increasingly blame Aborigines, who suffer disproportionately high rates of disease, imprisonment, unemployment and alcohol and substance abuse, for their own problems. The first such poll conducted since a government apology to Aborigines in 2008 for wrongs suffered since white settlement in 1788 found that those who saw relations as poor now outnumbered those who thought
them good. Less than half thought things were improving. More than eight out of 10 respondents among the 1,220 non-Aborigines who took part said a lack of personal responsibility was to blame for problems experienced by indigenous people, Australia's most marginalised group. By contrast, most of the 704 Aborigines surveyed said lack of respect and inadequate living conditions, poor access to health and education, govern-
ment failures and discrimination all played a bigger role in their plight. Prime Minister Julia Gillard last week urged Aborigines to take greater charge of their own fate in her annual “Closing the Gap” speech, when she warned that government measures were not enough to lift living standards. Those surveyed said Canberra's efforts to address the notoriously poor conditions for Aborigines, who have a life span up to 11.5 years shorter than their non-indigenous counterparts,
Mubarak was grooming Gamal as his successor. Before Gamal rose to prominence, speculation was rife in the 1990s that Mubarak wanted Alaa, a businessman, to succeed him. The Al-Akhbar report said Alaa was also angry because the original draft of Mubarak's speech was scrapped. That would have seen him hand his civilian powers to his deputy Omar Suleiman and military powers to the armed forces. Mubarak's speech on Thursday evening delegated presidential powers to Suleiman, who was seen by the protest movement as Mubarak's man and unacceptable. After protesters came out in their hundreds of thousands all over Egypt on Friday, Suleiman appeared on television to say in a brief speech that Mubarak had resigned and handed his powers over to the army's higher military council.
Afghan policemen stand guard as others investigate at the site of a suicide attack at the gates of the Kabul City Centre in Kabul on Monday . A Taliban suicide attacker targeted a popular shopping mall in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul on February 14, killing two guards and wounding at least two other people, officials said. Interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary told AFP that the attacker blew himself up after he was stopped at the gates of the Kabul City Centre.
After being shunted out, Qureshi’s fate is uncertain PTI ISLAMABAD, FEB 14
A question mark hangs over the f u t u re o f S h a h M a h m o o d Qureshi, till recently Pakistan's Foreign Minister who was scheduled to travel to India for talks by June, with the leadership of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party sharply attacking him for “hatching conspiracies” against the party. Qureshi was shunted out of the foreign office and given the water and power portfolio in last week's downsizing and reshuffle of the Pakistani cabinet but unhappy over the change the 54-year-old PPP leader decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Media reports suggested that his strong views against granting immunity to the US official arrested for gunning down two men in Lahore had not gone down well with the PPP leadership. Following an interview he gave to a newspaper strongly suggesting that US official Raymond Davis was not eligible for diplomatic immunity, the PPP
has stepped up its tirade against the former foreign minister. Qureshi has “no future” in the PPP and “serious disciplinary action will be taken against him for violating party discipline and humiliating its leadership”, PPP spokesperson Fauzia Wahab told the Dawn newspaper. Wahab said Qureshi had “ditched the party leadership and it was not the first time he had done so”. She said Qureshi's role as foreign minister over the past three years was questionable and that he did not support President Asif Ali Zardari when he faced criticism in the media over his foreign trips. Stung by the criticism from within his party ranks, Qureshi said he was heart-broken and pleaded for the party to make the reasons for divesting him of the key portfolio of foreign minister to be made known. “My heart is broken. I have gone and pleaded with the leadership. I have asked please, please tell me why I am not being given the portfolio of the foreign minister? I have
My heart is broken. I have gone and pleaded with the leadership. I have asked please, please tell me why I am not being given the portfolio of the foreign minister? - M. Qureshi. askedthem what is my mistake? I need to know. I am not above scrutiny, but what wrong did I commit?” Qureshi asked.
Case of boy living without a cerebellum baffles medical world AGENCIES NEW YORK, FEB 14
The medical world is baffled by a 3-year-old boy from New York who is living without a cerebellum, an important part in the central nervous system responsible for motor control, balance, coordination, and emotional control. The toddler boy, named Chase Britton, was born prematurely and an MRI scan at the age of one revealed he was completely missing his cerebellum, a key part of his brain that plays a key role in the control of movement, in regulation of muscle tone, in helping maintain posture and in coordination of movement.
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But what bewildered the doctors is that the boy is still growing, with managing to sit up on
his own and learning to walk. The boy’s condition is becoming even more puzzling for the doctors due to the fact that cerebellum was present in his brain when he was in the womb, according to FOXNews.com. Citing a report by wgrz.com, FOX is reporting that Chase’s mother says she has ultrasound pictures that show it was there at some point during her pregnancy. Boy’s legally blind According to the Daily Mail, the little boy is legally blind and also has no pons - part of the brain stem that regulates basic functions including breathing and sleeping. Chase now attends a special school near his New York home. The little boy ’s mother Heather Britton told AOL News: “We call him the Little Gremlin.
He loves to play tricks on people. His goal in life is to make people smile,” as reported by the Daily Mail. “No one had ever seen it before. And then we'd go to the neurologists and they'd say, ‘That's impossible, he has the MRI of a vegetable’.” Brittons heartbreak Heather and David Britton,
who have a 13-year-old son Alex, had another son, Trey, who born 11 weeks early and died just four weeks after he was born in 2006. Trey died on the day he was scheduled to receive a liver transplant. But doctors at the time assured the couple that Trey’s condition was not genetic, and they were safe to try again.
“We knew this is what we wanted to do,” said Mrs. Britton. “And they said flukes don't happen twice.” “They said lightening doesn't strike twice,” David added. What happened? But things seemingly did not go as smooth as expected. This time again the couple’s baby was born prematurely. Chase was born at 35 weeks after a complicated pregnancy. He was born healthy but showed slow developments throughout his first year, which his parents thought was due to the pregnancy complications. “We knew he was developing a little slower, we thought it was because of the pregnancy,” FOX quoted his mom as saying. Doctors initially expected
the boy had a mild case of cerebral palsy, but when they did an MRI, they found no signs of a brain bleed, hemorrhage or stroke, and no damage to any other part of his brain, instead they discovered he was completely missing his cerebellum. “That's when the doctor called and didn't know what to say to us,” Heather told AOL News. Chase's case further baffled the doctors after ultrasound images of his brain during the pregnancy revealed he once had a cerebellum. “That is actually a fundamental part of the dilemma. If there was a cerebellum, what happened to it?,” Dr Adre du Plessis, chief of Foetal and Transitional Medicine at the Children's National Medical
Several senior PPP leaders, including party Secretary General Raja Parvez Ashraf and Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan yesterday launched a scathing attack on Qureshi. To make matters worse, Qureshi, in an interview to the News daily published yesterday said that as per the records of the Foreign Office and experts, he was of the view that Davis could not be granted diplomatic immunity. Reacting to his statements, Information and Broadcasting Minister Awan said he should not be discussing the issue, that is subjudice, before the media, instead of discussing it within the party. Qureshi was Pakistan's foreign minister since 2008 and was scheduled to visit India by June this year for the next round of the Indo-Pak foreign ministers meeting. Despite all of Qureshi's “past acts, the party leadership had decided to include him in the new cabinet” but Qureshi created a crisis just 25 minutes before the oath-taking ceremony
at the presidency on Friday, Awan said. It is the PPP leadership's job to assign a responsibility to a party member but Qureshi was not ready to accept a change in his portfolio, she said. Asked whether Qureshi had differences with the party on the issue of arrested US official Raymond Davis, Wahab said, “If he had a problem over the issue he should have resigned earlier.” Ashraf compared Qureshi to late PPP leader Farooq Leghari, who had during his tenure as president sacked the government of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto in 1996. He also accused Qureshi of joining the “band wagon of political actors hatching conspiracies against the party leadership". Awan, considered close to PPP chief Zardari's camp, said Qureshi had not expressed his concerns when he was foreign minister and his remarks about Davis were “not in favour of the country”.
Japanese eves sue to keep maiden names A group of Japanese women filed a challenge on Monday to a 19th century law that compels almost all females to drop their maiden names and assume their husbands' surnames when they marry. The landmark case, launched before the Tokyo District Court, is seen as a test for the rights of women, who continue to struggle against gender stereotypes and remain under-represented in politics and corporate boardrooms. Japan's Civil Code stipulates that married couples must share one surname -- in practice almost always that of the husband, although some men have assumed their wives' names, often if the women come from
noble families. The plaintiffs -- four women, and the husband of one of them -- argue that the civil code clause dating back to 1898 breaches the constitutional guarantee of equal rights for both spouses. The individuals from Tokyo, Kyoto and Toyama are also demanding a total of JPY 6 million (USD 70,000) in damages for their emotional distress, a higher amount than the group had announced earlier, their lawyers said. Hopes for a revision of the civil code rose after the centreleft Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) took power in September 2009, ending half a century of conservative rule, and pushed for an immediate change.
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Indoco Remedies: living a dream BHARATI PAWASKAR
Indeed, faith and confidence makes all things possible; will and hard work makes all things happen, while beautiful dreams bring everlasting charm into life... It were the dreams, determination and destiny that made it possible for Indoco Remedies to grow 20,000 times higher in just 48 years – from 1963 to 2011. Yes, Indoco has announced a turnover of Rs 500 crore this year! With company’s export figures touching Rs175 crore, Indoco plant at Verna exports 6 containers of 40 ft per week to Germany and UK. “Next month we are launching our Eye Drops with label ‘Made in India by Indoco Remedies’ in the USA. Our plants at various locations are approved by US FDA, UK MHRA, German Regulatory Authorities, South Africa and many more countries of the world, which itself is a proof that Indoco has earned reputation in the international market,” says Suresh Kare, CMD of Indoco Remedies Ltd. Endorsing the fact that, since boyhood he was a day dreamer, Suresh gets nostalgic and narrates how dreams always constituted an important part of his personality – “I was a day dreamer,’ telling my little daughters at backseat I was driving a car in Mumbai with Aruna, 25 years ago. ‘As a small boy while sitting to have my meals I used to often dream and forget eating.’ Amma used to wake me up and say, ‘now eat’. Aditi and Madhura were anxious listeners. Curious to know they asked, ‘What did you dream papa?’ ‘Boy, I dreamt many things when I was little. Like I own an office, the darwan opens the
Sensex shoots up 473 pts PTI MUMBAI, FEB 14
A slew of positives like easing inflation and resolution of the Egyptian conflict helped the benchmark Sensex shoot up over 473 points -- biggest single day gain in four months -- to 18,202.20, as investors bought sound stocks at lower levels despite capital outflows. Besides, market regulator SEBI's decision to probe the recent downslide in stock markets and strong global cues in view of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's decision to step down helped boost investor sentiment. Marketmen said that fall in global crude oil prices prompted operators as well as speculators to cover their short positions.
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Suresh Kare with wife Aruna in Margao.
door for me and gives me a salam, I own a car, a factory etc...’ ‘How lucky you are papa! You could dream things which all came true. You left nothing for me to dream,’ younger Madhura exclaimed. ‘I also dream,’ Elder Aditi paused before answering. Her sudden reply startled me. ‘What do you dream dear?’ With confidence in her voice she replied, ‘I dream, Indoco is the biggest company in the world and we have Neon signs on New York Bay.’” “And yes, I am happy to say 25 years later, some of her dreams have already turned into reality. Let me ask a question, how many of us dream? All must learn to dream. Dreams are necessary. Encourage your children to dream big and live that dream with them one day,” Suresh shares smilingly. Every journey begins somewhere. A small step taken in the right direction at the right time takes us to great destination. For Suresh the journey began half-a-century ago, when his visionary father Govind Ramnath Kare (Baba) handed over the reins of his ailing company in Thane, Mumbai to Suresh. It was 1 June 1963. That day and this day at same designation, Suresh Kare is at the helm of affairs of the company as Managing Director. Leading the show successfully this business minded man transformed Indoco into a global Pharmaceutical industry. Established in 1945, 'Indo Continental' became 'Indoco' on 23 August 1947, within 8 days of independence of India – a name as old as India’s freedom. “I never give up hope, as there is always light at the end of the tunnel and some invisible force that pushes, protects and guides in my difficult times, I have experienced. Believing in three principles – humanity, compassion and sharing the prosperity has helped me a lot in life as well as business.” Today Indoco is an empire of 4000 odd employees all working with great Indus Dev Ba, 134, 137.8, 134, 137.3 Indusind Ban, 216.55, 224, 214.4, 219.55 Infosys Tech, 3044, 3118.3, 3040.5, 3104.55 Infra. dev., 137.95, 140.25, 137.35, 139.65 Ispat Indust, 22.5, 23.4, 22.3, 23.15 Itc Ltd, 154.7, 159.8, 154.7, 157.5 Ivrcl Infras, 67.6, 72.85, 67.1, 72 Jai Corp Lim, 141.2, 151.1, 141.2, 147.95 Jaiprakash A, 83, 88.4, 82.15, 87.55 Jet Airways, 464, 501.7, 462.1, 496.8 Jindal Saw L, 194.05, 206.1, 192, 204.85 Jindal Steel, 625, 649.25, 622, 646 Jsw Steel Li, 867.2, 895, 862.65, 887.9 Kotak Mahind, 379.1, 401, 379.1, 398.15 Lakshmi Mach, 2189.8, 2189.85, 2155.05, 2160.25 Lanco Infrat, 40.7, 41.75, 40, 40.9 Larsen & Tou, 1562.35, 1670, 1562.35, 1660.15 Lic Housing, 175.45, 179.35, 173.5, 178.55 Lupin Limite, 411.25, 428, 411.25, 426.15 Mahanagar Te, 42.7, 44.4, 42, 44.1 Mahindra & M, 665.1, 689.6, 665.1, 680.1
pleasure for Suresh. Marking down some milestones in life Suresh Kare has come out with a book of memoirs– Kare Nama – written in Marathi by well-known writer Nandini Atmasiddha. Adapted in English by his daughter Aditi Kare Panandikar, ‘Kare Nama’ is a book that travels into his past and present with anecdotes and incidents that mark his amazing journey of life. Released this January 9, on his birthday the book makes an interesting reading to new entrepreneurs who can learn and unlearn from this walking library. Mentioning some unforgettable persons like M K Ranganekar, Ambalal Shah and Shankaran that directly or indirectly extended a helping hand and stood by him in thick and thin, Suresh expresses his gratitude towards them. “If it were not them, I would have long brought down my shutters,” turning emotional he continues, “I often sit and wonder what made Baba do this business of medicines. As a kid I helped Baba at his pharmacy – Drogaria Salcete – 80 years old today, and taken care of by my younger brother Ashok Kare, now. Years ago I used to pray as a schoolboy. With years added to my age I continue praying – God, cure those who are ill. Let my medicines help them get well.” Hard work, honesty, sincer-
ity, conviction and humane approach are his strengths. Ensuring that he shares his prosperity with all, he treats all at par. His employees love him. Sometimes those who don’t demand get even more, a point to note. This is how the culture differs at Indoco. They value the dignity of labour! Treat every person as a human being first and then look at his designation, are his strict orders to all. His philanthropic gesture reflects when he recently announced Rs one crore donation to Gomant Vidya Niketan, an organisation that is turning 100 next year with Kare family having a close-knit association with it. With a product range of 800 plus medicines Indoco is one of the leading players in the pharma sector. “No doubt, health is vital. All wish to remain healthy till the end. Worldwide growing population, process of aging, prolonged life span, add to this today’s lifestyle diseases – mankind is more and more depending on medicines. True, they help us live longer and relieve suffering. That’s why pharma industry is growing rapidly. Man has yet not conquered death and we all love to live. Thanks to Baba, I am doing my bit to serve the sick and ailing,” Suresh Kare ends with a philosophical note.
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MF FUNDA FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS (India) has announced a tax-free dividend of Rs 3 a unit (Face Value of Rs 10), in its fund Franklin India Prima Plus (FIPP), which invests in a diversified portfolio of wealth creating companies that generate a return on capital higher than their cost of capital. All investors registered in the dividend plan as on February 18, 2011 will receive this taxfree dividend. Pursuant to payment of dividend, the NAV of the scheme would fall to the extent of payout and statutory levy (as applicable).The fund has declared thirteen dividends in the last twelve years. (Past performance may or may not be sustained in future). The record date for the dividend is February 18, 2011 and any purchases on or before this date will be eligible for the dividend. Under the dividend reinvestment plan, the dividend declared will be reinvested in the Fund at the NAV of February 21, 2011 and unitholders will be allotted additional units for the dividend amount.
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DRDO to fight mosquitoes with cream PTI NEW DELHI, FEB 14
It has been developing missiles and other state-of-the-art equipment for the armed forces, but the DRDO is now ready to take on the oldest human enemy- mosquitoes-that are vectors of diseases like malaria, and dengue with a new insect repellent cream. Launching the 'Maxo Military' and 'Maxo Safe and & Soft Wipes,' DRDO said the cream based product will fool the mosquitoes, will have a pleasant fragrance and will not block your skin pores-- a common problem with such products. "This cream is based on a
uniquely configured, researched and tested molecule which acts like a decoy and cheats the mosquito. It does not allow mosquitoes to sense the presence of human blood in their vicinity," Prahlada, Chief Controller, Research & Development, of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told reporters. The artificially developed molecules in the cream interfere with the sensory mechanism of the mosquito and stop it from biting the humans. Research and developed by DRDO, the product would be manufactured and marketed by Jyothy Laboratories which also
holds the license to sell it outside the defence forces. The first of its kind mosquito repellent has been developed under a special technology commercialization programme signed between the DRDO and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). DRDO and FICCI signed for the Accelerated Technology Assessment & Commercialisation (ATAC) programme in 2009 and have successfully commercialised more than 20 products for mass production by the private industries. "The cream has been developed keeping in mind the re-
quirement of soldiers posted in forest and swampy areas. These soldiers are always susceptible to mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, chikungunya and dengue," said M P Ramachandran, CMD, Jyothy Labs. Based on Diethyl Phenyl Acetamide (DEPA) technology, the product has gone under a series of advancements after its initial launch a few years ago. Talking about the advance researches in the mosquito repellent creams, Prahlada said, "Mosquito repellent creams actually block the skin pores by sticking to it, and do not allow the skin to breathe.
A vendor waits for costumers as she sells heart-shaped decorations at a central square in Pristina, Kosovo during a Valentines Day on Monday.
PTI NEW DELHI, FEB 14
Driven by declining prices of sugar and wheat, the overall inflation eased marginally to 8.23 per cent in January even as the prices of vegetables and fruits continued to remain firm. Encouraged by the 0.20 percentage point fall in inflation over 8.43 per cent in December, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said it would come down to 7 per cent by the end of the fiscal. Experts, however, feel that inflation is still above the Reserve Bank's comfort level of 56 per cent and the central bank may further raise the key policy interest rates in its mid-quarterly review on March 17. According to the inflation data for January based on movement in the wholesale prices, sugar became cheaper by 14.99 per cent followed by pulses (12.78 per cent), wheat (4.94 per cent) and potato (1.21 per cent) on a year on year pe-
riod. The declining inflation, however, will not bring much relief to the common man as prices of several essential kitchen items including vegetables, fruits and milk have continued to remain firm. Vegetable prices rose by 65 per cent, and onion prices nearly doubled. Also, fruits became costlier by 15.01 per cent and egg, meat and fish by 15.09 per cent. "I am hoping that it (inflation) would be roughly around 7 per cent (by March end)," Mukherjee said, adding the inflation numbers in the coming months would depend on global developments and the way the commodity prices including crude oil move in the global markets. Prices of "fuel and power" shot up by 11.41 per cent, with petrol rising 27.37 per cent on an year-on-year basis. These items may become more expensive, once domestic
prices are raised in line with the rising crude oil prices in the international market. Crude oil prices have surpassed USD 100 per barrel, the highest in the past two years. India has been fighting a stubbornly high inflation, which has remained above 8 per cent since January 2010. The inflation figure for November stands revised up to 8.08 per cent, from initial estimates of 7.48 per cent. To fight inflation, which is above the comfort level of 4-5 per cent, the Reserve Bank has hiked key policy rates seven times since March 2010. Experts said the Reserve Bank would continue with its tight monetary policy and may go for another rate hike in the coming months. Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan said, "RBI will have to take a view looking at level of inflation. It is still at an uncomfortably high level.�
...fight will continue: FM PTI NEW DELHI, FEB 14
Terming the marginal decline in inflation during January as "too little for comfort", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the fight against rising prices would continue. Commenting on the decline in inflation by 0.20 percentage point in January to 8.22 per cent, he said, the "decrease is too small to be comfortable". The inflation was 8.43 per cent in December 2010. The inflation rate, the Minister hoped, would calm down to 7 per cent by the end of the current fiscal. "...even though overall food inflation is a matter of concern, we must remember that we have come a long way from the peak...we still have some distance to go in controlling inflation," Mukherjee added. Containing prices would continue to be a challenge for the government, Mukherjee said, adding the 7 per cent target is still not good enough and that the fight against inflation would continue. Mukherjee said the food article inflation in January 2011 stood at 15.65 per cent which is more than the 13.55 per cent level in December 2010. The Finance Minister added that fortunately the inflation rate of manufactured food declined to minus 1.3 per cent. He, however, said the infla-
Tata Global Beverages office at Kochi PTI KOCHI, FEB 14
Tata Global Beverages Ltd’s new tea buying office here was inaugurated today by Katy Tubb, director, World Wide Tea Buying and Blending of Tata Global Beverages Limited. The new office, known as the South India Primary Tea Buying Centre, will be concentrating on the Tea Buying operations in South India, a Tata press release here said. Katy Tubb, arrived here from Colombo after holding the yearly Strategic Buying and Blending meeting with companies World Wide team. She spoke to the employees and emphasized the need for Quality Tea Buying.
tion numbers in the coming months would depend on global developments and the way the commodity prices move in the global markets. When asked about the impact of likely wheat crop failure in China, he said the government was not aware of the substance of the reports although the wheat prices are already firming up in the global mar-
ket. "Already there is a firming up of wheat, food prices in global market", he told reporters. However, in India the wheat prices declined by 4.94 per cent in January over the same month last year. Mukherjee attributed the decline in January inflation to monthly variations and said the fall was on expected lines.
Lockheed, Tata in aero JV PTI MUMBAI, FEB 14
Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin Corporation, today announced the formation of a new joint venture company called Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures to manufacture aerostructures for the C-130 aircraft produced by Lockheed Martin. The new Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures facility is export-oriented and the products manufactured will form a key aircraft structure that Lockheed Martin will integrate and complete for its global C-130 aircraft customers, a release said. Tata Advanced Systems is a subsidiary of Tata Sons focused on providing integrated solutions for aerospace, defence, homeland security and disaster management. Tata group Chairman, Ratan Tata, said "we are very proud of our association with Lockheed Martin and believe it will raise the capability of the aerospace industry in India as also complement the efforts of our defence PSUs." Lockheed Martin's executive vice-president Aeronautics, Ralph D Heath, said that "this partnership is established as a strategic element of our global supply-chain and solidifies our presence in India. We are confident it will enhance long-term competitiveness of the C-130 and assure its production for decades to come."
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Margao’s fluent win over Raia HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, FEB 14
Margao Sports Club registered a fluent 3-0 win over Raia Sporting Club in GFA’s First Division League at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao on Monday. Margao led 2-0 at half time. Margao enjoyed domination in the attack as well as defence. The midfielders did a good job in tilting the scales in favour of Margao. Margao’s central medio Cliff Barretto played a stellar in spraying a stream of passes to keep his forwards busy. Margao shot into the lead in the 4th minute when striker Romeo intercepted a cross from
a rival defender and found Fredric Endro ‘Dotor’ on the flank. He outpaced Eusebio Fernandes and unleashed a snap shot which beat Raia keeper Risven Fernandes hands down. The early goal spurred the Margao players to mount pressure and they nearly made it 20 but Jaison Pereira’s rasping drive deflected from the Raia keeper and went for an abortive flag kick. Raia who were struggling in the opening session had a couple of excellent chances but striker Ozie Fernandes squandered an easy sitter following Margao custodian’s poor collection and the former ballooned
over from hand-shaking distance. After the scare, Margao regrouped quickly when Cliff Barretto’s right footer hit the post and the rebound was quickly taken by Romeo Fernandes, who headed out with an open goal. Margao doubled the lead in injury time when Raia’s midfielder Eusebio Fernandes tried to dribble past the rival strikers inside the box but failed and lurking Benzu Clement snatched the ball from him and punished the rival keeper with a deft placement. Crossing over, Margao continued to enjoy a lion share of
exchanges and tested the rival goalkeeper with well measured sorties but yielded no results. Earlier, Raia midfielder Remedious Barretto unleashed a volley which was parried away by Margao’s goalkeeper. Cliff Barretto drove the last nail into Raia’s coffin in the 74th minute through a penalty. Following a flag kick taken by Jaison Pereira, Raia’s defender Piedade Rebello tried to thwart Margao striker Romeo Fernandes inside the penalty area. However, he tripped Romeo inside the box prompting the referee to point to the dreaded spot. Cliff Barretto made no mistake with the resultant spot kick.
Poona YMCA lift Dalton Trophy HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, FEB 14
Poona YMCA beat Vishakapatnam YMCA 75-68 in the exciting finals of inter-YMCA basketball tournament for Dalton McClalland Trophy at Don Bosco indoor stadium, here on Sunday. An interesting feature of Poona’s play was that their starting five played from start-tofinish without resorting to any substitution, a rarity in basketball. Siddhant Shinde was the pick of the Poona lads, who dazzled the fans and his opponents alike with some deft shooting and smart defending. He alone accounted for 42 points, including five clean three-pointers that were a treat to watch. He even shared the burden of ball-handling for his team alongwith one
of the Irani siblings that made up Poona’s playing five. It would be injustice to the Irani brothers – Rashid, Kaizad and Sarfaraz – if their contribution to Poona’s title-winning effort were to go unmentioned. The trio notched up 29 points. J Tarun Kumar was in excellent form and contributed to his team’s tally 29 points which he got through long-ranged three-pointers and quick burst of speeds to complete fastbreaks. Their playmaker T Venkateshwara (12) and Srinivasa Rao (11) ably supported Kumar, however, fell short of the Poona side. Meanwhile, Ernakulam YMCA took the bronze medal winning their third-place match against last year’s runners-up Delhi YMCA 77-54.
The victorious Poona team receiving the winners trophy.
Earlier on Sunday morning, Poona had earned their final slot defeating Delhi 89-76 while Vishakapatnam beat Ernakulam 64-54 in their semi-final outing. Pravin Zantye was the chief guest and gave away the prizes. Another surprise visitor at the finals was Opposition leader, Manohar Parrikar, MLA. Meanwhile, all the four semifinalists were given a free holi-
day-package by Panjim YMCA president, P M Vaz, at Manvins. Earlier, in the league matches, Panjim YMCA ended on a winning note upsetting their Hyderabad counterparts 54-50. Besides Francisco, the Panjim side also saw some valuable contributions from Royston Fernandes (10) and Brendon Mascarenhas (9). For Hyderabad, it was Tirupathi (22) and Beam Kumar (9).
Pramod Mandrekar tapped in a cross from close distance. Three minutes after the change of ends, Tonca’s Elvis swung a free kick in from the left side which was simply to powerful to stop and beat the goalkeeper at his far post. Fifteen minutes from the end Elvis struck again, this time lifting the ball neatly over the goalkeeper after receiving a long
pass from the defence. The last five minutes was frantic as Sao Minguel pushed Tonca to the death to try and salvage something from the game. Tonca are now on 8 points from six matches, while Sao Minguel stays on 12 points from five. In a GFA 2nd Division match played on Sunday at Taleigao ground, Goa Police Sports Club defeated Agasaim Youth 4-2.
YBT stun Sao Minguel Taleigao HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, FEB 14
A second half brace from captain Elvis Fernandes, left Sao Minguel de Taleigao all shook up as they suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of a resilient Young Boys of Tonca, in GFA’s 2nd division at DSYA ground, Taleigao ground on Monday. Taleigao led by a solitary goal at the breather. Bento Vaz, Nicholas Pereira and Stalin Baptista were booked for Sao Minguel, while Bradley Rogtao was the only booking for Tonca. Tonca lost their central defender Luis Rogtao after only 11 minutes through injury and had to put their versatile midfielder Villroy D’Cruz into defence. At half time striker Peter Rodrigues was pushed into midfield where he blossomed with countless assists and also allowed Elvis to capitalize and gallop forward. Sao Minguel suffered their first loss of the league after a
run of four victories. San Miguel had defender Daniel Noronha out suspended and Anthony Levino Pereira moved from midfield into defence to replace him. Caetano Pinho was also missing in the midfield which prevented the breathtaking exhibition of attacking football from Sao Minguel. Sao Minguel raced into the lead in the 29th minute when
Goa get more GOA DIARY medals St Rock’s Super Soccer HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, FEB 14
Goa bagged a silver and two bronze in taekwondo on the 2nd day of National Games in ranchi on Monday. Chandan Lakhra bagged the silver in 63 to 68 kg category. The two bronze medals came from Siraj Khan in the 78kg category and Sumit Tiwari in the 54 to 58 kg category.
Betalbatim, Sirlim win HHERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, FEB 14
GFA First Division: St Rock's SC v. MPT, Varca ground; Calangute Association v. Corps of Signals, Poriat ground. Kick off 4 p.m. GFA Second Division: St Sebastian SC v. Vaddy SC, St Cruz ground, 4 p.m. GFA U-14: AA de MajordaUtorda-Calata v. Young Strikers, Musson ground, Majorda, 4 p.m. GFA U-16: Salcete FC v. Macasana Welfare Club, Rosary ground, 4 p.m. Laxmi and Subha memorial soccer inaugural: Rossman Cruz SC Nagoa, Verna v. Sai Avtaar, Anjuna, Nerul ground, 4.30 p.m. Roque Colaco memorial U-14 soccer final: Regina Mundi HS, Vasco v. Infant Jesus HS, Colva, DBO ground, Fatorda 4 p.m. Merces Volleyball: Our lady of Piety, Navelim v. Merces 6; Goa Police v. Da Cruz, Mala, Molloca Court, Merces, 8 p.m.
Betalbatim Sporting Club came from behind to defeat Ave Maria Athletic Welfare Club Benaulim 2-1 in GFA U-16 league at Rosary ground, Navelim on Monday. Betalbatim were trailing 0-1at half time. Ave Maria’s Martin Fernandes stunned the rivals with snap shot. Betalbatim were rewarded when Leslie D’Costa neutralized the lead. Royston Fernandes struck the match-winner. With this win, Betalbatim finished the engagements with an all-win record with 24 points from eight matches. Silrim Sports Club rallied to thump Dicarpale Sports Club 41 in another league match at Assolna ground. Dicarpale led 1-0 through Reagan Fernandes. Sirlim’s Jonathon Cardozo struck a hat-trick while Sanford Oliveira added misery to the Dicarplae woes in the 80th minute. Verna SC trounced Ambelim SC 3-0 in a GFA U-14 league at Verna ground. Verna scored through Flyod Fernandes, Josuah Fernandes and Nolan D’Cruz.
PANJIM (HSD): The 22nd St Rock’s Youth Club’s inter-village Super Soccer tournament in memory of Nazario Dias will start on February 20 at St Rock ground, Calata-Majorda. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. Details may be obtained from Sultan on 9422451648, Domnic on 9823725243 or Paul on 9823583650.
Nagoa inter-village football
PANJIM (HSD): The Nagoa Village Panchayat Cup 2011 organised by Pax of Nagoa Sports Club will start on February 23. Top village teams will vie for the honour and cash prize, besides individual prizes. The three weeks' tournament will be played at Nagoa panchayat ground and matches will start at 4.30 p.m. The finals are slated for March 20.
‘D’ License course
PANJIM (HSD) -- A ‘D’ License course will be held at Tilak Maidan, Vasco, from February 28 to March 5, at 4 p.m. Those aspiring to become coaches may send their applications in the prescribed forms, with details so as to reach the GFA’s headquarters, Panjim by February 22. The forms can be collected from the GFA’s offices in Panjim, Margao, Duler stadium, Mapusa and Tilak Maidan, Vasco.
Banaulikar memorial soccer
PANJIM (HSD) -- The 1st All-Goa inter-village football tournament Laxmi and Subha Banaulikar memorial trophy will begin on February 15 at Nerul ground on Tuesday. The tournament has been sponsored by Deu S Banaulikar DSP and is being organised by Nerul SC. The inaugural match will be between Rossman Cruz Sports Club Nagoa, Verna and Sai Avtaar, Anjuna. The teams Siolim Sodiem SCA, Penha de Franca, Calangute Association, Cuncolim Union, Sangolda Lightning, St Augustias Sports Club, Pomburpa, Navelim Villagers Union, Wilfred Leisure Sports Club, Curtorim, Nagoa Sporting Club, Saligao Sporting Club, Xetrapal Sports Club, Candolim Sports Club, Adarsh Yuvak Sangh and hosts Nerul. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 25,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. All matches will kick-off at 4.30 p.m.
3-a-side soccer at Mapusa
PANJIM (HSD) – Sai Sporting Club, Mapusa will organise their 1st All-Goa 3-a-side floodlit soccer tie-breaker tournament on February 12 at Saraswat College ground, Khorlim, Mapusa at 8 p.m. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000 respectively. Details may be obtained from Hrishikesh on 9623626939, Imran on 9923655586 or Babu on 9422445425.
Leather ball T20 at Britona
PANJIM (HSD) – Badem Sports Club will organise their 2nd AllGoa leather ball T20 cricket tournament from February 20 at Saloi church ground, Salvador-do-Mundo, Britona. Only 20 teams will be eligible. GPL and ex-Ranji players will not be allowed. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively. Details may be obtained from Niraj Lotlikar on 9923707033, Virendra Tari on 9850324265 or Gurudas Chari on 9011000300.
1-day langadi seminar
MAYEM (HC): Langadi Sports Association of Goa will conduct their 1st State Level 1-day seminar on langadi sports in association with Langadi Association of India at BRC hall, near Government primary school, Bordem, Bicholim from 9 a.m. to 1.p.m. on February 17. Suresh Gandhi, general secretary, Langadi Association of India and chairman, referee Board, Langadi Association of India will be the resource person. Schools may kindly depute their PE teacher/any teacher/sports secretary for the seminar.
DSYA tribal fest
PANJIM (HSD) – The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs will organsie the 2nd State tribal youth festival at Morpilla, Quepem on February 19 and 20. Last date to submit entries is February 17 to the DSYA office, Campal, Panjim.
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Cricket grips Canacona HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, FEB 14
The cricket World Cup fever has griped the people of Canacona as youngsters have got themselves busy preparing replicas of imaginative cricket stadiums. Youth of Mastimoll-Canacona prepared a cricket stadium of thermacol and have publicly displayed it in their locality. According to Moses Cardozo, most of the cricket enthusiasts eagerly await the commencement of the World Cup featuring favourite teams including India and have got together and prepared their own imaginative cricket stadiums. “The stadium replicas do not represent or replicate any of the venues from the respective countries hosting the World Cup in the sub-continent, but what we tried to present is our own imagination, not withstanding the widely criticised ICC’s deci-
sion to shift one of the matches from Eden Garden (the mecca of cricket) to Bangalore.” “What we felt that such a decision and subsequent noise is unwanted in a game of cricket, and our message to the world is that the World Cup cricket matches can be held on any type and shape of ground, irrespective of the facilities, practiced until the cricket World Cup was shifted out of England,” Moses added. Dinkar Mestry, Basil D’Silva, Santosh, Mandar Desai and Ankesh Desai are some of the other boys, who spent approximately Rs 1,500 in preparing their own imaginative cricket stadiums for the much awaited World Cup. The boys are presently busy playing odd matches imitating their stars of the World Cup, as they feel, once the Cup starts, there will be hardly any scope to play rather than watch the matches slotted at different timings.
Dempo still best: Armando HERALD CORRESPONDENT MERCES, FEB 14
Photo: Kathy Pereira Some of the architects of Mastimoll Boys seen alongwith their imaginative World Cup cricket stadium.
Pankaj Advani storms into semi-finals
HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, FEB 14
Pankaj Advani (ONGC) cruised into the semi-finals beating c o m p a t r i o t Ru p e s h S h a h (ONGC) 3-1 in the main draw of ranking PSPB inter-unit snooker at Gas Dias Club, Mira Mar Monday. Hahbaaz Khan (BPCL) was in
great touch when he blanked Dhwaj Haria (IOC) 3-0. Shahbaaz had breaks of (52) in the first frame and (60) in the 3rd frame en route to his victory. Saurav Kothari (ONGC) played very well to down Aditya Mehta (IOC) 3-2 in a hard fought match which went down to the wire. Saurav
will now play his ONGC teammate Pankaj Advani in the semifinals. Ranking event main draw: Saurav Kothari (ONGC) bt Anuja Chandra (BPCL) 3-0, Pankaj Advani(ONGC) bt Rupesh Shah (ONGC) 3-1 (78 – 13, 87-0, 3860, 85-33), Dhruv Sitwala(ONGC) bt Devendra
Joshi 3-0 (57-15, 62-53(50), 7521 (51), Dhawaj Haria (IOC) bt Rishab Pandya (IOC) 3-1 (73-15, 89-01, 16-83, 55-53), Shahbaaz Khan (BPCL) bt Dhwaj Haria (IOC) 3-0 (66-12 (52), 81-44, 7521(60). Saurav Kothari (ONGC) bt Aditya Mehta (IOC) 3-2 (689(69), 55-43(43), 47-65, 63(53)27, 58-40),
Brazilian legend Ronaldo retires n I wanted to continue, but I
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can't do it any more. I think of an action, but I can't do it the way I want to. It's time. It's the body that's hurting me, The head wants to go on, but the body can't take any more. -- Ronaldo
FIFA World Player of the Year three times: in 1996, 1997 and 2002.
AFP SAO PAULO, FEB 14
Brazil legend Ronaldo, whose goals helped his country win two World Cups, has hauled his aching limbs onto the pitch for the last time and has officially announced his retirement on Monday, Brazilian media said. "I can't take any more," the 34-year-old star told the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper. "I wanted to continue, but I can't do it any more. I think of an action, but I can't do it the way I want to. It's time." "It's the body that's hurting me," he told Globo television. "The head wants to go on, but the body can't take any more." Ronaldo had already spoken in terms of retiring at the end of the year. But a succession of injuries and the elimination of his club, Corinthians, from the Copa Libertadores, South America's most prestigious club tournament, appears to have pushed the date forward. The Copa trophy, the equivalent of Europe's Champions League trophy, was the only one Ronaldo had not won in what
Inter title hopes hit by Juve AFP ROME, FEB 14
Alessandro Matri was the hero as Juventus stunned an out-ofsorts Inter Milan 1-0 in Turin on Sunday to dent the champions' title hopes. Inter now trail leaders AC Milan by eight points, with a game in hand, after falling to only their second defeat under Leonardo. Other results: Fiorentina 4 beat Palermo 2; Bari 0 draw Genoa 0; Lazio 2 beat Brescia 0; Cagliari 4 beat Chievo 1; Catania 3 beat Lecce 2; Udinese 3 beat Cesena 0; Sampdoria 3 beat Bologna 1; Juventus 1 beat Inter Milan 0; AC Milan 4 beat Parma 0; Napoli 2 beat Roma 0.
has been a spectacular career. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, 'El Fenomeno' had held out hopes of one last World Cup in South Africa last year. In the end though, he had to accept that his injuries and lack of match fitness had ruled him out. Ronaldo won the World Cup with Brazil for the first time in 1994, though on that occasion the 17-year-old was part of the squad but did not play. In 1998, he was among the losing finalists, beaten 3-0 at the Stade de France by a rampant French side that included the inspirational Zinedine Zidane. Brazil's star striker suffered a convulsive fit on the eve of the match and was removed from the starting line up. In a dramatic dressing-room reshuffle, he was reinstated just before kick-off but was a shadow of the intimidating forward who scored four goals in the run-up to the final. But the 2002 tournament was where he made history. Shrugging off injury in the tournament,
which was hosted by Japan and South Korea, he played a key role in helping Brazil to the trophy, ending the tournament as the all-time top scorer in the finals with a total of 15 goals. In the course of his career, he picked up a string of honours, including the FIFA World Player of the Year three times: in 1996, 1997 and 2002. But he also had to fight back from a three career-threatening injuries. His career took him to some of Europe's top clubs, including FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain, and Inter Milan and AC Milan in Italy. But he was sidelined while playing for Inter by a knee injury in 1999 only to damage the same knee in his comeback for the club in February 2000, effectively keeping him out of action until March 2002. Ronaldo was a favourite with fans at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium during a prolific spell with Real Madrid, helping them to the Spanish title in 2003, his debut season. That year he also scored a hat-trick in
Tottenham, Bolton win AFP BOLTON, FEB 14
Daniel Sturridge maintained his current hot streak as the Bolton striker sealed a 2-0 win over Everton at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday. Sturridge has been in superb form since his loan move from Chelsea on transfer deadline day and Everton were unable to stop the youngster, who was forced out of Stamford Bridge by the arrival of Fernando Torres, netting his third goal in three games. Owen Coyle's team had taken the lead through Gary Cahill's first half header and Sturridge delivered the knockout blow with a fine finish as Bolton moved within one point of sev-
enth placed Sunderland. on Saturday, Niko Kranjcar netted Tottenham’s match-winner for the second successive Saturday as the London club rallied to beat Sunderland 2-1. Kranjcar volleyed into the bottom corner in the 57th minute after pouncing when Sandro’s right-wing cross was only halfcleared by John Mensah. The Croatian also scored the winner in last weekend’s match against Bolton. Asamoah Gyan put Sunderland in front after 11 minutes with his 10th goal of the season. But Michael Dawson headed Tottenham level in the 44th after meeting Steven Pienaar’s corner.
Real down Espanyol AFP MADRID, FEB 14
Real Madrid showed real character to close the gap on leaders Barcelona to five points winning 1-0 at Espanyol on Sunday, despite playing virtually the whole match with 10 men after goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas was sent off after just 90 seconds. Marcelo scored the decisive goal on 23 minutes. Other results: Real Madrid 1 beat Espanyol 0; Levante 1 beat Almeria 0; Malaga 2 draw Getafe 2; Hercules 2 beat Real Zaragoza 1; Real Sociedad 1 beat Osasuna 0; Deportivo 1 beat Villarreal 0; Valencia 2 beat Atletico Madrid 1; Sporting Gijon 1 draw Barcelona 1; Racing Santander 3 beat Sevilla 2.
Arif Akhtar (IOC) bt Murli (MRPL) 2-0, Naveen Shetty (MRPL) bt A.K.Sharma (OIL) 2-1, M.H.Malatesh (MRPL) bt Kishore Singhal (GAIL) 2-0, Rachit Madan (GAIL) bt S.K.Sharma (OIL) 2-0, Rahul Pateria (GAIL) bt Shashidhar.S (MRPL) 2-0, Amit Gupta (GAIL) bt J.K.Malakar (OIL) 2-0.
Soderling retains Rotterdam title French Open finalist Robin Soderling retained his ATP Rotterdam title with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 defeat of France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga here on Sunday. World number four Soderling, the top seed, ran his record over Tsonga to 4-0
The return of six experienced players from National duty to the Dempo Sports Club fold, gave some respite for coach Armando Colaco and the win against Churchill Bros would have definitely given him a boost. There is no time to relax for Armando as Dempo begin the quest for their next important frontier, the AFC Champions League. And to qualify for the Champions League, Dempo have to beat Al Sadd of Qatar, whom they face on February 19. The winner will claim a spot in the AFC Champions League alongside Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia), Esteghlal (Iran) and Pakhtakor (Uzbekistan), while the loser joins Al Qadsia (Kuwait), Al Saqr (Yemen) and Shurtan (Uzbekistan) in the AFC Cup. Pressure was quite evident on the face of Armando as he spoke to the media about the prospect of facing the Qatar side. He appeared quite confident of his team’s ability to face the acid test as he said: “The last game against Churchill Bros has only proved the fact that Dempo are still the best and the players are only eager to go out and give a winning performance.” Stating that the Qatar side is a good team, Armando quipped that to be the best, you have to be the best and stated that the team will go out and play with determination. “Playing against international teams will only help strengthen Dempo,” he added and said that playing more often against after losing his first set in the series. The Swede, retianing title for the first time in his career, now owns eight trophies from 18 ATP finals.
Kvitova wins Paris Open Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic continued her impressive season with victory
strong sides will help Dempo raise its level of football to a higher standard. Armando said that the players were gelling quite well and he hoped that they maintain the same momentum against the Qatar team. “Winning and losing is part of the team,” he further added and said that even the best of teams can falter as in football, even minnows can upset the applecart of the hot favourites. When questioned whether there is a need for recruitment of any player to strengthen the team further, Armando said that there is no need to unsettle a perfectly balanced side. “And if I say that there is a need of more players, I will be only doing injustice to the players who have been performing outstandingly,” he concluded.
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Dempo Sports Club got its club house shifted to its own premises in the city here, which was inaugurated by Shrinivas Dempo, Chairman, at Dempo over Belgium's Kim Clijsters in the final of the Paris Open on Sunday. World number 18 Kvitova won the match in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 to add a famous scalp to her growing list. Australian Open champion Clijsters will be officially named the WTA's new world number one on Monday.
House, in the presence of Vishwasrao Dempo, coach Armando Colaco, players, club officials and others. Fr Anton Albuquerque blessed the club house and prayed for Dempo SC to achieve greater heights in the future. Shrinivas felt that there was a need for greater interaction among the players and the management, so that nobody should feel left out and everybody could live like one big family.“Since all our offices are housed at Dempo House, we felt that the club house should also be moved here, as it will present an opportunity for the team to have extra bonding with the management,” he informed. “Apart from facilities for their regular physical training sessions, the players will be also provided with facilities to relax,” he informed and added that any player who has any grievance would be able to do so without any fuss as the management is also housed in the same building. Shrinivas further said that the club house is only a small step in the direction of bringing professionalism in the club and hoped that the government allots land, which the club has identified in Santa Cruz, so that the Dempo SC can own a stadium of its own. “The proposal of allotting land has already been sent to the government,” he added and said that once the land is allotted, the management can then think about building an academy of its own, where upcoming players can interact with the senior players and excel in the sport.
Raonic claims San Jose title Canadian prospect Milos Raonic enhanced his growing reputation with a stunning 7-6, 7-6 upset victory over top seed and defending champion Fernando Verdasco to win his first title at the San Jose Open on Sunday.
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runs to fashion India's unlikely 38-run win in Bangalore on Sunday. "A leg-spinner can really trouble batsmen," Dhoni said. "Chawla turns the odd one and has a ver y good
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India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was grappling with a selection puzzle on Monday after a matchwinning performance by leg-spinner Piyush Chawla in a World Cup warm-up game against Australia. Chawla, who returned to the one-day side during a recent series in South Africa after a three-year break, was a surprise inclusion in a World Cup squad already including specialist spinners Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin. With part-time spinners Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Yusuf Pathan further bolstering the slow bowling department, Chawla's selection sparked a debate. But the baby-faced bowler forced the Indian team management into a serious rethink on their playing eleven after picking off four wickets for 31
wrong’un. He is consistent with line and length. Also, it gives you more options in bowling. "One of the reasons for his selection was our need to have a spinner who can bat a bit. If he could contribute 15-20 runs then it would be good for the side. "It's a bit of headache whom to play and whom not to play with the kind of talent we have in the team but it is good for the team." Chawla said his warm-up performance could work in his favour once the tournament starts on Saturday with an IndiaBangladesh match in Dhaka. "We have a few good spinners in the squad," Chawla, 22, said. "If the pitch is slow and offers some turn, I will have a good chance to make it. "When I came to bowl in the first powerplay, the ball was turning a bit and all I needed to do was pitch the ball in the right areas." Chawla, who made his one-day debut against Bangladesh in 2007, has picked 28 wickets from 22 ODIs.
n With part-time spinners Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Yusuf Pathan further bolstering the slow bowling department, Chawla's selection sparked a debate.
WARM UP MATCHES ON FEB 15 Australia v. South Africa (Bangalore) Ireland v. Zimbabwe (Nagpur) Kenya v. The Netherlands (Pallekele) Bangladesh v. Pakistan (Dhaka)
England on a high, says Collingwood AFP DHAKA, FEB 14
England's thrashing at the hands of Australia in a recent one-day series will not affect the morale for their World Cup assault, allrounder Paul Collingwood said on Monday. England won the 2010 World Twenty20 and the Ashes series in Australia, but then slumped to a 6-1 defeat in the following one-day series. "We are disappointed, but hopefully it will not be a factor in our chances to win this World Cup," Collingwood told reporters in Dhaka. "It's a different set of conditions altogether.� "The guys have a lot of confidence that they have played some good cricket in the oneday format in the past two years. So we will focus on that rather than on the last two months in Australia." England have not won the World Cup in their nine previous attempts, but Collingwood said the current side had the selfbelief to break that drought.
"We have got a very skillful side," he said. "We seem to adapt to the conditions very well. We have played some really tough series and went on to win in the West Indies, South Africa and obviously we beat Australia (in the Ashes). "We believe we are good enough to go and win the World Cup." Collingwood, who led England to the World Twenty20 triumph, lost his place at the start of the one-day series against Australia following a lean Ashes series, prompting him to retire from Test cricket last month. "I have spent my time in Test cricket and totally enjoyed my career in that form of the game. But I still believe I have got a lot to give in the one-day format and in T20s. "I am still enjoying the environment we have created in the England team," said Collingwood, who has scored 5,031 runs and picked 110 wickets from 193 one-day internationals. England are placed in Group B with India, South Africa, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands and the West Indies, with the top four sides making it to the quarter-finals.
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A cardiologist, by profession, is supposed to understand every beat of the human heart and Dr J Anthony (Antonio) Gomes, through his book, ‘The Sting of the Peppercorns’, brings out this very cadence and the emotions behind every beat with great literary flair
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ThePortuguesecametoGoatowrestcontrolofthespicetradefromtheArabs. Pepperwasitsmainingredient.TheAlbuquerquefamily’sheadisnamedAfonso, apocryphallylinkingthefamilytothePortugueseconquistador.Thisisleftto one’simaginaryfreedom.‘Sting’hastwomeanings:firstliteral–thespicy tangofpepper–andsecond,figurative–theswindlebythePortuguese CaptaintoextortmoneyfromDonaIsabella. Briefly tell our readers about the novel. RobertoAlbuquerque,aprominentphysicianandAIDSexpertinNew York,returnstohisnativeGoainDecember1988,withwifeMariaand their12-year-oldson.Hisreturnispromptedbyapackagehereceives fromGoa,sentbyhisformernannyCarmina.Itcontainshismother’s andsister’sdiary,andapolicedeposition,thecontentsofwhichtake himentirelybysurprise. Thestorygoesintohistory,Goa’sintegrationintoIndia,theOpinion Poll,theHippies,drugs,pastandnewloves,conflictsofassimilation andthecollapseofafeudalsociety...
YMARIADELIMAPEREIRA B HERALDFEATURES noriginalworkoffiction,prominentUS-basedmedicoDrJAnthony(Antonio)Gomestakesonhistory,loveandbetrayal,death,aswellasinternalisationandassimilationofGoans,withaprofoundsensitivityin‘The Sting of the Peppercorns’. Herald talks to the author about his debut novel.Excerpts:
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Why did you choose the Portuguese era and its aftermath as the setting for your first novel? Thedecadeofthe1960swasoneofthemostimportantandchallengingtimesin Goa’shistory,atimeofgreatchange:withtheintegrationofGoaintoIndiaafter 451yearsofPortugueseruleandtheOpinionPoll,adreadfulpossibilitythen. HavinglivedinGoaduringthosetimes,Ifeltaneedtocaptureitforposterity, lestitbeforgotten.Onlyanovelcantellahumanstory. There are many characters in your story. Could this confuse readers? It’safamilysagaandfamiliesinGoawerelarge.PerhapsanAmericanreader,unfamiliarwiththeculture,maygetconfused;butIhaven’theardthiscomplaint fromanyoneyet. How much control do you have over your characters, or they over you? Idogiveafreereintomycharacters.Theyalsobearhiddenmeanings.Angelino deTorinPortugal(whoclaimsdescentfromSpanishinquisitorTomasdeTorquemada)andtheviolentencounterwithPaulothatpromptshisabruptreturnare symbolicreflectionsofGoa’srapebytheInquisition. Explain the title ‘The Sting of the Peppercorns’.
Certain themes in the novel are abhorrent to Goans even after 50 years of Liberation... TheresponseofthosewholivedinGoaduringthatperiodhasbeenverypositive.Hopefully,thestoryisnotinterpretedasfactualratherthanfictional. Your family was greatly influenced by the Portuguese. How much of it pervades your writing? Ilivedit.Therewasalwaysdiscussionbytheeldersatthedinnertableabout worldeventsandlocalpolitics.Someelementsinmyfamilywerepro-Portugueseandothersanti-Portuguese;thishasbeencapturedinthenovel. OnlyafterImigratedtotheUSdidIstartlookingback,thinking,anddigestingthelifewelived,ourhistoryandourIndo-Portugueseheritage.Thevillagelifestyleofthosetimesiscapturedinthebook. How did the events of 1961 affect Goan families? How did people cope? Undoubtedlytheupperechelonsofsociety–thosewhoonlyhadaPortugueseeducationandoccupiedhighpositionsinthecolonialgovernment –sawtheirpowerandlifestyleerode.SomeleftforPortugal,butotherswhohad strongconnectionstothelandstayed.Manyfeltdisenfranchised,butmostadjustedovertime. Someoftheinitialshockwaspsychological.Almostallpositionsinthegovernment,includingintheMedicalSchool,wereoccupiedbyout-of-stateIndians afterLiberation.Somedidn’tspeakEnglish,butquicklylearntandeventuallyadjustedandevenflourishedinthenewsystem. Withmeitwasdifferent.Ispokebothlanguagesfluentlyandwasalsoexposedto Portugueseways,havinglivedandstudiedinBombayfromage9to14,andthen inGoa.
postcardsburieddeepinmymind,butIneedtoworkhardtoextricatethemand havetoimaginesomeelementsandfictionaliseothers. How does a successful doctor like you find the time, energy and inclination for this pursuit? Muchasmedicineisavocation,writingisonetoo.Ifyouloveboth,you’llmake thetime.
In the book, the word pictures you paint so vividly make the characters seem real… Whenwritinganovellikethis,oneneedstosearchtherecessesofone’smemory. I’mgoodatvisualisingscenesthathappenedyearsago.Theyarelikepicture
Christian Artists unite to promote Gospel through Art
Egyptians used World’s Earliest Prosthetics
A false toe made of out of wood and leather was found on a 3,000year-old mummified body of an Egyptian noblewoman
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rtistsareusuallyknownforexpressingtheirindividuality,butagroupofChristianonesona specialartcampinKolkatasaytheyarehappytobepartofagroup.Thecampisthefirst activityofChristianArtIndia,aforumwhichoperatesundertheCatholicBishops’Conference ofIndia’sCommissionforSocialCommunication,saiditscoordinatorFatherPaulKattukaran. Thiscamphaschosen‘PeaceandCompassionofMotherTeresa’asitsthemetopayatributeto the‘saintofthegutters’onherbirthcentenary,theChurchofficialsaid. Theforum’saimistopromotethegospelsandunitythroughart. ItsmembersincludeProtestantsandalsosomeHindusfromvariouspartsofthecountry. “WehopetheforumwilluniteallChristianartistsinIndia,”saidJesuitFatherRoyThottam,who isamong24artistsattendingthecampwhichbeganFebruary7ataSalesiancenter. FatherThottam,45,saidtheChurchofficiallygivesalotofencouragementtoChristianartists, butinpracticedoeslittletopromotevisualarts.Christianartistshaveanimportantroletoplayin preachingtheGospels,headded. AnitaVigas,49,fromGoa,expressedhopethattheforumwoulduniteartists,irrespectiveof religiousorientation,topromoteunityandpeaceintheworld. ChristianartistscancontributetotheChurchbyhelpingitpresentbiblicalstories“inanidiom understandabletoourpeople,andrelateourfaithtodailylife,”sheexplained SubhasMait,33,fromKolkata,saidworkingtogetherontheMotherTeresathemeisanewexperience.Hehascompletedsome30paintingsonhersofar. (Courtesy: IANS)
woartificialbigtoes,onefoundattachedtothefootofanancientEgyptianmummy,mayhavebeentheworld’searliest prostheticbodyparts,saysthescientistwhotestedreplicas onvolunteers. UniversityofManchesterresearcherJackyFinchhasshownthata three-partwoodandleatherartefacthousedintheEgyptianMuseum inCairoalongwithasecondoneondisplayintheBritishMuseum helpedtheirtoelessownerswalklikeEgyptians. Thetoesdatefrombefore600BC,predatingwhatwashitherto thoughttobetheearliestknownpracticalprosthesis–theRoman CapulaLeg–byseveralhundredyears. Finch,whoisbasedintheUniversityofManchester’sKNHCentre forBiomedicalEgyptology,recruitedtwovolunteerswhoserightbig toehadbeenlostinordertotestexactreplicasoftheartificialtoes intheGaitLabatSalfordUniversity,accordingtoaManchesterstatement. Finchsaid:“Tobeclassedastrueprostheticdevices,anyreplacement mustsatisfyseveralcriteria.Thematerialmustwithstandbodilyforces sothatitdoesnotsnaporcrackwithuse.” “Thebigtoeisthoughttocarrysome40percentofthebodyweight andisresponsibleforforwardpropulsion,althoughthosewithoutit canadaptwell,”Finchadded. ThevolunteerswereaskedtowearthetoeswithreplicaEgyptian sandalsand,whileneitherdesignwasexpectedtoperformexactly likearealbigtoe,oneofthevolunteerswasabletowalkextremely wellwithbothartificialtoes. (Courtesy: IANS)
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WHAT’S UP IN GOA?? ‘Goan Kaleidoscope 2011’ a group show of 35 contemporary Goan artists, organised by Gallery Gitanjali will open on February 19 at 6.30pm at Gallery Gitanjali, Fontainhas-Panjim. The works will remain on display till March 5 from 9am to 9pm at Gallery Gitanjali. Visit w w w. g a l l e r y g i t a n j a l i . c o m . C a l l 9823572035. Third Konknni (Romi Lipi) Literary and Cultural Sammelan, organised by the Dalgado Konknni Academy will be held on February 19 and 20 at Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452. ‘Color Ecstasy’, an exhibition of paintings by Puran Singh Jhala is underway till February 20 from 11am to 7pm at SeShah House, Saligao. A Solo Singing Competition, organised by Omkar Cultural Association will be held on February 19 at 5.30pm in Dhargal. Call 9823306652 or 9673997188. SEQC’s Twenty Paces – Solo Knock-Out Quiz Finals will be held on February 20. Call 245280510. E-mail prog@incentgoa.com Painting exhibition of contemporary abstracts, acrylic and mix media on small and large, ready to hang stretched canvas by Piety D’Silva are on display at till February 28 from 5pm to 7pm at Pietyz-Abstractz Artz World, Borda-Margao. E-mail dasilvamaan@yahoo.com. Call 9822185185. ‘Sunset Art Programme’, an innovative art programme for children, organised by Kala Academy will be held every Sunday from 5pm to 6.30pm for 6 weeks at the Jetty. Call 2420452. ‘Effects of promoting obscenity and sexuality for tourism’, a workshop organised by Asha Human Rights Association (AFRRA) will be
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HOROSCOPE held on February 26 from 3.30pm to 6pm at Institute Piedade Hall II, Panjim. E-mail trustasha@yahoo.co.in. Call 2256445 or 9822166876. Pottery workshop for adults and children, organised by Sunaparanta, Goa Centre for the Arts will begin on February 16 from 4.30pm to 6.30pm every Wednesday. Registration closes on February 12. Call 2421311. Series on Health, organised by the International Centre Goa will be held on February 16 from 5:30pm to 7pm at the International Centre, Dona Paula. E-mail prog@incentgoa.com. Call 9765404391 or 2452805-10. Sandhya Sanjana Live in concert will be held on February 19 at 8pm at Goa Chitra, Benaulim. Call 2772910 or 6570877. ‘Red Oleander’, the English play will be staged on February 15 at Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452. Performance art workshop for adults and children will be held from February 16 to 22 from 4pm to 7pm at Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts, Altinho, Panjim. Call 2421311. ‘Right to Information’, a workshop organised by Asha Family Responsibilities and Rights Association and Calangute United (Social and Cultural Club) will be held on February 26 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at St. Alex Church Complex Hall, Calangute, Bardez. E-mail trustasha@yahoo.co.in. Call 2256445 or 9881064985 Ghar Asaave Gharaa Saarkhe, a Marathi musical programme in association with the Department of Art and Culture and Parampara Pratishthanam a cultural organization will be held on February 16 at Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452. A painting exhibition, by artist Dilesh Hazare will be held on February 15 at the Art Gallery, Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452.
Put a physical face on your beliefs. Get creative with how 21 Mar - 19 Apr you speak your mind. Are you still clinging to that emotional baggage? Now is the time to ask yourself why, and to let yourself let go of it. Emotional clearing is easier than ever today, and you should take advantage of the opportunity.
Taurus Too much information can be paralyzing. Go with your gut 20 Apr - 20 May today and don't look back! Your great emotional energy today should yield at least one big insight that can be used to enhance your life or a relationship. Don't be shy about following up on hunches and seeing what comes of them.
Get a grip on Gemini the motives of people around you; evaluate who is hiding 21 May - 20 Jun something. You're unusually possessive today, but you can shake things up in a good way if you push yourself. See if you can get your friends to help out as you sort through your jealousy and other odd emotions.
You're given a chance to stretch your wings. It's s c a r y, b u t 22 Jun - 23 Jul that's a good thing. Your emotional side is strengthened by a quick glimpse into the deeper side of reality today, and you may find the strength to cast off a bad relationship, or even to start over with someone.
Something has ended, but something is beginning too. Do 24 Jul - 23 Aug what needs to be done now. Try to get your people to stop fighting and start working together. You set a nearly perfect example with your calm, warm energy and your honest persistence. It shouldn't take long.
Your ability to value and translate complex ideas is 23 Aug - 22 Sep sharp today. Be an interpreter. Your people are everything to you -- so let them know! They should get your back and help you through whatever is going on, but you need to be the first to speak up. That's not a problem, is it?
Sort challenges into those that frustrate and those 23 Sept - 22 Oct that inspire, then tackle both. Your friends and family are key to your success right now -- they may have info or skills you need badly. It's a good time for you to send out a plea for assistance, or to wait for the right tone to offer.
Scorpio T h e w a l l s you've built need to come down, so show 23 Oct - 22 Nov the world the real (amazing) you. You are seeing some good results today, thanks to an infusion of lucky energy that should help you get your way -- as long as you're not trying to bring anyone else down. Save that for another time, or blow it off.
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Capricorn It's the perfect day to begin laying the foundation for an 22 Dec - 20 Jan upcoming project or goal. Your extreme energy is making life pretty freaky -- for you and those around you. It might be hard for you to predict your mood swings, but you do know for sure that they are swinging, so plan for that.
Aquarius You're heading for home on a conflict today. Things 21 Jan - 19 Feb will soon be back to normal. Animals are more appealing to -- and communicative with -- you today. You might pick up on a few secrets that the humans could never tell you because they're just not tuned in to that level of awareness.
Do not do anything halfway t o d a y. P u t everything you 20 Feb - 20 Mar are, into everything you do. Love is on your mind -- romantic and otherwise -- and your emotional state is just right for expressing it. Let your friends and family know just where you're at, and what you love about them.
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DID YOU KNOW? Who are the bog people?
buss Pronunciation BUS Function Noun Meaning : a kiss; a playful kiss; a smack Example Sentence Annie got a cute little buss from Jacob for helping him with his Science homework.
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Bog people, also know as bog bodies, are the naturally preserved human corpses found in the sphagnum bogs in Northern Europe. Unlike most ancient human remains, bog bodies have retained their skin and internal organs due to the unusual conditions of the surrounding area. These conditions include highly acidic water, low temperature, and a lack of oxygen, combining to preserve but severely tan their skin. Despite the fact that their skin is preserved, their bones are generally not, as the acid in the peat dissolves the calcium phosphate of bone. German scientist Dr Alfred Dieck catalogued the known existence of over 1,850 northern European bog bodies in 1965. Most, although not all, of these bodies have been dated to the Iron Age, and many of them show signs of having been killed and deposited in a very similar manner, indicating some sort of ritual element like human sacrifice in Iron Age Germanic paganism.
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Yeh Ishq Haaye!! Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein Rang Badalti Odhni Geet Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Yeh Ishq Haaye!! Dhoond Legi
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Tere Liye Saath Nibhana Saathiya Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Maayke Se Bandhi Dor Gulaal Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Tere Mere Sapne Hamari Devrani Sapnon Se Bhare Naina Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? Chand Chupa Badal Mein Gulaal Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Sasuraal Genda Phool Saath Nibhana Saathiya Behenein Sabki Laadli Bebo Saath Nibhana Saathiya Sasuraal Genda Phool Chand Chupa Badal Mein Maayke Se Bandhi Dor Gulaal Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Tere Liye Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Kali - Ek Agnipariksha
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SUDOKU 784
When people buy me, I am black. When they use me I become red but once I am thrown out, I turn grey. What am I?
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Manzil Humein Rang Badalti Odhni Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Yeh Ishq Haaye!! Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein Geet Yeh Ishq Haaye!! Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein Geet Yeh Ishq Haaye!! Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Dhoond Legi Manzil Humein Geet Rang Badalti Odhni Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani
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Instructions for Sudoku 9 x 9 letter: To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in each of the nine vertical columns, in each of the nine horizontal rows and in each of the nine boxes
SUDOKU SOL 783
HERALD CROSSWORD - 784 Across 1- Black, in poetry; 5- Inquired; 10- Blueprint detail; 14- Filmmaker Riefenstahl; 15- Covering for the hand; 16- Phnom ___; 17- Bric-a-___; 18- Queues; 19Greek peak; 20- Nickname; 22Harmful; 24- Steeps; 26- Person with a flat, say; 27- Liplike structure; 30- Australian marsupial; 32- New York city; 33- Internet writing system that popularized "pwn3d" and "n00b"; 34- Nobleman; 38- Choose; 39- Newspapers; 42- Extinct bird, once found in New Zealand; 43- Pillar; 45- Ringing instrument; 46Gives off; 48- Caste member; 50- Grab; 51- Make bare; 54Bullwinkle, e.g.; 56- Science of winemaking; 58- Soft leather; 60- Dies ___; 61- Baseball team; 64- Large 62- Mongolian desert; 63- It's a good thing; 65- body of water; Actress Hatcher; 66- Legal rights org.; 67- Molars, e.g.; 68- Horse color; 69- Eldest son of Noah; 70- Clear the board; 71- Aha!; SOLUTION - 783 Down 1- Exile isle; 2- Floe; 3- Son of Judah; 4- Capital of Cyprus; 5- Radiant; 6- Sneak; 7- ___-Tiki; 8- Level; 9- Lonely; 10- Nuptial; 11- Mexican money; 12- Come afterward; 13- Pursue; 21Embankment; 23- Animation unit; 25- Rascal; 27- Coil; 28- Iams alternative; 29- Wagers; 31Trompe l'___; 33- Fibbed; 35- Drop; 36- Campus mil. group; 37- Morse element; 40- Renounce; 41- Have a feeling about; 44Rare-earth metallic element; 47- Conductors; 49- Altar words; 50- Assuage; 51- Impressionist Edgar; 52- Methuselah's father; 53- Aristocratic; 55- "Awake and Sing!" playwright; 57Belgian river; 59- Greek island in the Aegean;
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Urban Rhapsody opens to Public
Learn the Art of Tai Chi
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HERALD FEATURES chieving a balance in life is of utmost importance and ancient practices were devised to help people achieve such a balance. One such practice is that of Tai Chi and bringing it to the people of the state is the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. There will be classes held thrice a week for six weeks, starting February 18, 2011 at 5pm. The sessions will be conducted by artist and Tai Chi practitioner, Satyakam Gupta. “Tai Chi comprises slow and soft movements of the body harmonised with breath to generate a healing power,” explains Satyakam. This practice comes in handy in today’s fast life when people are chasing success and happiness. “Many times people forget that success and happiness are bi-products of a healthy life, and in these sessions, I will be focusing on this aspect,” he adds. The slow movements of Tai Chi have their own benefits; they facilitate healing of the body at various levels. “Spiritual, bodily, mental and emotional. Tai Chi involves the coordination of the mind, breath and body,” says Satyakam. It also relaxes the body when people are in the race against time. “People are always at war with life, there are changes that happen and people are not very happy with these changes, they fight to achieve the previous balance, but in Tai Chi we learn to block these changes with a series of relaxed and slow movements,” he explains. Tai Chi also helps in the concentration and achievement of goals through the process of learning to concentrate on one act at a time. Having held Tai Chi workshops in the past, Satyakam says that there is an increase in awareness in this martial art form and it has helped people in their health. “People have come and told me that they have got relief from the joint problems and even the blood pressure has stabilised,” he explains.
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HERALD FEATURES ‘Urban Rhapsody’, an exhibition of recent works by Sanjay Singh recently opened at the Tamarind Art Gallery, Baga. The exhibition will remain open till March 9, 2011.
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Goan Kaleidoscope to celebrate Art, Talent and Goa Nirupa Naik
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HERALD FEATURES oa is to witness a burst of artistic creativity, that too from members of its own soil. Thirty-five contemporary Goan artists of all ages and artistic affiliations will present their works at the Gallery Gitanjali, one of Goa’s oldest art galleries. This group show, titled ‘Goan Kaleidoscope - 2011’ will open on February 19 at 6:30pm at the Gallery Gitanjali in Fontainhas, Panjim. The artists participating in this exhibition are Sadguru Chedvankar, Rajesh Chodankar, Kanhaiya, Suhas Shilker, Veenita S Chendvankar, Charudatta Prabhudesai, Vijai Bhandare, Nirua Naik, Yolanda De Sousa, Viraj Naik, Conrad Pinto, Harshada Kerkar, Querozito De Souza, Liesl Cotta De Souza, Aadhi Vishal, Harsha Mandurkar, Mohan Naik, Rajendra Usapkar, Norman Tagore, Chaitali Morajkar, Francis D’Souza, Praveen Naik, Vasudev Shetye, Rajashree Thakkar, Santosh Morajkar, Hitesh Pankar, Naguesh Sardessai, Ryan Abreu, Kalidas, Shilpa Nasnolkar, Loretti Pinto, Ramdas Gadekar, Shaistah Thapar, Kausalya Lotlikar and Manjunath Naik. Gopal Kudaskar, a sculptor, will also have his work on display. The exhibition will feature established and upcoming artists in what will be a healthy blend of creative work on the Goan front, say organisers. “Through this exhibition there will be an interaction of the old and the new which only further incites creativity. Also, it is exciting for an upcoming artist to showcase their works with a senior artist,” says a member of the organising team. Combining a variety of styles and themes, this exhibition brings together Goan artists from all over the state. “We didn’t want to stick to a particular theme or artistic style, rather just showcase Goan talent. The only thread that binds these artists together is the fact that they are Goan or of Goan extraction,” she states. The works will be on display from February 20 to March 5 from 9:30am to 9pm at Gallery Gitanjali.
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g n i d Bon ed r u t p a c y a D on V Where else to love, but in Goa: Lovers on a joyride No culture barriers for love: Tourists from different countries enjoying the Goan vistas (above left) The sun sets on glorious Goa and on romantic moments
Away from the prying eyes: A young couple lost in their loving embrace
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Pyaasa among Time’s Top Romantic Movies
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ndian director Guru Dutt’s fifties’ classic musicaldrama Pyaasa has been listed fifth among Time magazine’s Valentine’s Day list of top romantic movies. Time.com came up with their list from the songs you need to ease the pain as well as a list of films that will sweep you up in a romance. In picking Pyaasa, the Time asked: “Where did classic Hollywood go when it died?” And itself answered: “To India, where the nation’s pop cinema still attends to antique conventions of family fealty, personal integrity and, of course, all-conquering love.” “In this achingly lush tale of a poet whose one true friend is a prostitute, director-star Guru Dutt creates a musical drama as shimmering and ethereal as the poet’s verses, as sultry and earthy as Waheeda Rehman, the 20-year-old actress who became Guru Dutt’s mistress and muse,” Time said. “‘Pyaasa’ means ‘thirst’; if this film is your introduction to the glamour and heartbreak of Indian film, it’ll leave you parched for more,” it said. The website’s top ten romantic movies are Son of the Sheik (1926), Dodsworth (1936), Camille (1936), An Affair to Remember (1957), Pyaasa (1957), Jules and Jim (1962), Chungking Express (1994), Moulin Rouge (2001), Talk to Her (2002) and Brokeback Mountain (2005).
The King’s Speech sweeps BAFTAs with Seven Awards
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oyal drama The King’s Speech swept the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ceremony taking home seven awards, including Best Picture and acting trophies for Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter. While Firth took home the Best Actor award for his portrayal of King George VI and his struggle to overcome a stutter, Carter bagged the Best Supporting Actress trophy and the Best Supporting Actor went to Geoffrey Rush for the same film. The Tom Hooper-directed film, nominated in 14 categories, also won the Outstanding British film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Music awards at the Sunday night’s gala. Natalie Portman took home the Best Actress trophy for her role of a troubled ballerina in Black Swan. Facebook-founding drama The Social Network and Christopher Nolan’s Inception won three awards each. David Fincher won the Best Director award for The Social Network and the film also bagged the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing trophies. Leonardo DiCaprio starrer Inception won Best Production Design, Sound and Special Visual Effects while Toy Story 3 was named the Best Animated film. Fantasy adventure Alice In Wonderland emerged winner in the Costume Design and Make-up department. Tom Hardy was given the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star gong and wizard franchise Harry Potter was awarded for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.
Joker aims at Record Books with Multilingual Song
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e may have called his film Joker but director Shirish Kunder is dead serious when it comes to his second film. For this Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha starrer that will go on floor this month, Shirish is now all set to film a song which is made of 10 languages! A dance number, it is sung by Daler Mehendi and is a fusion track. “We have already recorded the song and it will be filmed in the Chandigarh schedule which kick-started on Valentine’s Day. The uniqueness about this song is that it has lyrics belonging to 10 languages – Hindi, English, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam,” says Shirish who earlier directed Akshay in his debut outing Jaan-E-Mann. Now an effort like this could well take the song in the record books because as far as Bollywood outings are concerned, the record so far is held by Angrezi Mein Kehte Hai from Amitabh Bachchan starrer Khud-Daar (1982) which had lyrics in five. With the song from Joker bringing in ten languages, it is miles ahead of the competition. “Well, we are not thinking of any records as of now. What we want is that we should have fun while getting the song on screen and audience should be enjoying it,” says Shirish who is co-producing the film along with Akshay Kumar, “Farah would be choreographing the song.”
Forget Search Engines, try the New Answer Engines
Eating Berries may lower Risk of Parkinson’s
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omputer wizards have claimed that by using a ‘cutting-edge’ technology they have created a clever website that gives direct answers to direct questions. According to creators, ‘trueknowledge.com’ is an Internet answer engine which breaks new ground by giving direct answers to questions. Co-founder William Tunstall-Pedoe, who is based in Cambridge, said the website is a “phone-a-friend” on the Internet which can answer “trillions” of questions. “What’s new is that it is a website which answers the question,” said Tunstall-Pedoe. “It doesn’t give you references to articles mentioning the words in the question. It gives you the answer. Ask it when Bob Dylan’s birthday is and it will simply tell you. And it if doesn’t know the answer, it will say it doesn’t know. It doesn’t know everything but as we input more information it will know more and more. It’s cutting-edge use of computers. It uses unique semantic technology, which has been many years in development.” Powering the platform is also a database of facts: a unified representation of the world’s knowledge containing factual, common sense and lexical knowledge. “We can already answer trillions of questions and as this knowledge base grows, we understand and answer more and more,” he added.
ew research shows men and women who regularly eat berries may have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, while men may also further lower their risk by regularly eating apples, oranges and other sources rich in dietary components called flavonoids. The study was released February 13 and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011. Flavonoids are found in plants and fruits and are also known collectively as vitamin P and citrin. They can also be found in berry fruits, chocolate and citrus fruits such as grapefruit. The study involved 49,281 men and 80,336 women. Researchers gave participants questionnaires and used a database to calculate intake amount of flavonoids. They then analysed the association between flavonoid intakes and risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. They also analysed consumption of five major sources of foods rich in flavonoids: tea, berries, apples, red wine and oranges or orange juice. The participants were followed for 20 to 22 years. During that time, 805 people developed Parkinson’s disease.
In men, the top 20 per cent who consumed the most flavonoids were about 40 per cent less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than the bottom 20 per cent of male participants who consumed the least amount of flavonoids. In women, there was no relationship between overall flavonoid consumption and developing Parkinson’s disease. However, when sub-classes of flavonoids were examined, regular consumption of anthocyanins, which are mainly obtained from berries, were found to be associated with a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease in both men and women.
Men more eager to settle down than Women!
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new study has found that men today are more likely to want to settle down and start a family than women. The research says men are getting broody too. And single men are more likely to dream of having children than women. And the experts believe it’s all down to greater equality. “Men today are more like the female archetype than we have seen in generations. They are becoming the broody ones, they are more likely to want to settle down sooner,” lead researcher Helen Fisher, of Rutgers University, in New Jersey, said. “Complicating matters is the change in women’s attitudes towards life and relationships, mostly driven by the huge Editor –in-chief: R F Fernandes. Editor: Ashwin Tombat. Chief Editor-Features: Christina Viegas.
numbers flooding into the workforce,” added Fisher. “Women gain self-confidence, self-worth, money and experience through work and want things that men have for years taken for granted. “Now those things are within reach and they are grabbing them,” she said. The study involved 5,199 single men and women in the US and found that 51 per cent of unattached men aged 21 to 34 wanted children, compared to just 46 per cent of single women that age. Men in older age groups were also more broody, with 27 per cent of single guys aged 35 to 44 wanted to have children. But the figure was just 16 per cent for women.
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