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HC bans cutting of trees for Tivim cricket stadium HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
The Bombay High Court at Goa has disposed off a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed challenging the permission granted by Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) for felling 2500 trees for construction of international cricket stadium in Tivim with a direction to Goa Cricket Association (GCA) that no trees shall be cut until it obtains all construction clearances. The Goa Foundation, an environmental NGO, along with three farmers Uday Mavlankar, Gorak Mavlankar and Ashok Parab in April this year had challenged the forest clearances granted to the Director of Sports on grounds that the forest conservation guidelines did not permit such diversions. While disposing off a PIL, the Division Bench comprising Justices A S Oka and F M Reis has also directed MoEF which has already initiated inquiry into the forest clearance, to consider the representation of the petitioners on all the issues raised in the petition. Meanwhile, the High Court has directed that no trees from the forest be felled. The Court has taken on
records the undertaking given by the GCA that no part of the forest land shall be used for constructing any type of commercial project including malls, hotels, etc. The petitioners stated that while they were not against an international cricket stadium, they were firmly against the felling of 4.4 hectares of forest for putting up commercial establishments, including hotels and malls. The petitioners have also pointed out that the Town Planning Department in 2007 had refused an NOC for change of land use under the Regional Plan 2001 for the proposed stadium as this was against the policy in force. The petitioners alleged that in order to bypass this order, the Sports Department had filed an application under Section 16/16A of the Town Planning Act for exemption of the project from the Regional Plan. This action was also challenged by the petitioner. As no order passed on this application was placed before the court by the government, the Court in its judgement has permitted the issue to be kept open for adjudication in future.
Five kidnap accused acquitted HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
The South Goa Sessions Court on Thursday acquitted five persons who were charged by Colva police for kidnapping a building contractor from Cavelossim in April last. Additional Sessions Judge Desmond D’Costa ordered the acquitall of Biranchii Kumar, Bulliver Rodrigues, Mahadev Talwar, Cedric Martins and Charles Rod r igues fro m a l l c rimina l charges. It was the case of the prosecution that the accused on April 14, 2010 at around 11 am came to a construction site at Cavelossim and allegedly kidnapped Shahnavaz and took him to Zalor beach. The police had alleged that the accused later beat up the contractor and demanded Rs five lakhs for his release. The accused were later arrested under section 324, 323, 364 (A), 342 and 384 of the IPC.
Ex-MLA cremated
MARGAO: People from all walks of life paid rich tributes to former MLA K B Naik, as his mortal remains were consigned to flames at the Pajifond crematorium here on Thursday morning. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Home Minister Ravi Naik, and Manohar Parrikar visited Naik’s residence and offered condolences to the family.
Breakthrough in Dabolim fuel pilferage racket, three arrested
NGOs highlight plight of car washers in city HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
It was a novel protest by few well known faces in the city demanding justice to lesser known people -- car washers. Goa People’s Forum with the support of local artists and NGOLife Line Foundation today held a protest before the city Municipal garden against the civic body, which in the name of garden beautification has snatched the living of ten car washers. “We have been doing this work for almost 25 years, now. We used to use water from the garden tap or well for washing these cars…we earn Rs 30 to Rs 40 for washing a car,” Shivappa, a car washer told reporters. “But for the last few weeks, the Corporation has stopped us from using water from the gar-
den and has also asked us not to wash the cars here,” he added. They said car washing is the only means of livelihood for them. “We are illiterate and have no other work,” they said. The car washers have already made their presentation to the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor Carolina Po and to the commissioner Elvis Gomes. However, they have refused to entertain their request. The protestors said that the renovation of municipal garden has snatched livelihood of the car washers. “We welcome the garden beautification, but not at the cost of these poor people,” Dr Subodh Kerkar, a member of the forum and renowned artist, said. He said that CCP should rehabilitate the car washers. “This
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
Yet again strongly protesting the slow pace of work on the Regional Plan 2021, Goa Bachao Abhiyan on Thursday said that the State Assembly was misled on the taluka plans for Canacona and Pernem stating the same would be released by August 31, 2010. In a press release issued here, the GBA observed, “From the status report on RP-2021, as on Au-
gust 25, 2010, obtained from the Town and Country Planning Department, the village plans for the two talukas have been finalised but have not been released.” It further stated that inquiries had revealed that the policy guidelines for the taluka plans were not yet formulated and in all likelihood would not happen before the promised date. According to GBA, none of the village plans of the remaining talukas have been finalised,
HERALD CORRESPONDENT OLD GOA, AUG 26
In a major breakthrough, Verna Police on Thursday arrested three persons and attached three vehicles in connection with the recent fuel pilferage racket at Alto-Dabolim. It may be recalled that on Monday, Verna Police along with Zuari Indian Oil Tanking Ltd (ZIOTL) busted a major petroleum pilferage racket near a hotel at Alto-Dabolim in Vasco. The kingpin of the entire racket, Uday Naik (47) along with two Mangloreans Prashant Shailesh Francis Viegas alias Santosh Kumar (31) and Armugam Muttiah (29) have been arrested by Verna Police. Naik from Chicalim and Kumar were also allegedly involved in the infamous IOC pilferage racket in 2002, when a major fire broke out outside the IOC compound wall, after the tapping connection on the supply pipeline caught fire and the entire racket was busted. The infamous case of IOC was discharged due to lack of evidence and the accused in the case were acquitted. Even last year, Naik had figured in a similar case when the oil company official had detained two tankers plying suspiciously at Alto-Dabolim. Speaking to media, Verna PI Jivba Dalvi informed that all the three accused have been detained at Palolem check post in Canacona while they were traveling in a Maruti Alto car (KA21-M-4113), which has also been attached by the police.
Two veteran Konkani writers Mangala Karapurkar and Maya Kharangate have won Konkani literature awards constituted by Goa Konkani Academy. Announcing this at a press conference, GKA’s Vice President Vincy Quadros said that Karapurkar’s collection of poems titled `Utsav’ and Maya Kharangate’s collection of stories `Mrugajal’ have been given the awards. The selection was made by a panel of eminent writers and veterans in Konkani literature. The awards would be presented to the winners at a special function next month. In the drama category, Hanumant Chopdekar bagged the award for his fiction `Kuwadi.’ John M Alfonso bagged the award in the essay category for his `Jinechi Vaat’. Shridhar Barve has won the award in the critique/research/classical category for his book `Tablen’. In the children’s literature category, Ratnamala Divkar’s book `Girmit’ won the prize. Two most versatile writers in of Konkani Swati Nayak and Cosmo Fernandes were announced winners of `Konkani Bhasha Seva Puraskar’s Yuva Chaitanya Puraskar. Veteran writer Ramesh Veluskar is selected for `Sahitya Pratibha Puraskar’ while Dr Tanaji Halarnkar is selected for `Sahitya Pradnya Purasakar’. Suhas Dalal is winner of Shenoi Goembab Konkani Bhasha Seva Puraskar and N Purushottam Mallya is winner of Madhav Manjunath Shanbag Konkani Bhasha Seva Puraskar. Bardez Konkani Asmitai Kendra won Konkani Seva Sanstha Puraskar.
With several people joining the agitation against NH4A road widening from Panjim to Mollem, Cumbarjua MLA Pandurang Madkaikar on Thursday said the State government is sympathetic to the grievances of the concerned MLAs. “This issue of the people having various problems as far as NH4A is concerned has been discussed in the Assembly session, after which a committee was constituted, of which I am one of the members,” Madkaikar told Herald. “Till date, only one meeting of the committee has been held, in which as a Cumbarjua MLA, I gave my suggestions as what exactly I would prefer in my constituency as far as NH4A widening is concerned,” stated Madkaikar. “I am of the view that the State government is thinking sympathetically with all the MLAs grievances, as nothing
orbitant amount merely for the purpose of running the racket. The accused had also taken four shops on the ground floor in the same building, but they were hardly used by the accused. Police further informed that Mutthiah and Santosh Kumar have been remanded to seven days police custody, while Naik will be produced in the court for remand later. ZIOTL Chief Executive Officer Bhattacharya, who was present at the police station, refused to comment on the racket and said police is the right authority to comment on it. When asked to comment on allegations that company officials may be possibly involved in the racket, he said they would comment once the police investigation completes. He also declined to comment on the estimated losses incurred by the company on account of the pilferage racket.
Harvalem turbidity raises concern
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26 If you are planning an outing to the Harvalem waterfalls, close to Sanquelim, this weekend, chances are you may be greeted by turbid waters, a phenomenon considered normal in the rainy season. However, the Goa State Pollution Control Board that sampled the water for testing after the issue was tabled in the Monsoon Session of the State Assembly by Mayem MLA Anant Shet feels the turbidity is a bit too high. The Board measured 10 parameters – including pH, conductivity,
turbidity, metal iron, manganese, chemical oxygen demand (COD), bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) and nitrite – of water samples collected upstream and downstream of the picturesque waterfall, which comes alive in the monsoon season. Chairman of the Board Simon D’Souza said there is a strong possibility that the mining runoffs upstream may be responsible for this phenomenon due to heavy rains. “We consider the turbidity is high but there are no specific standards set against which it could be measured to come to a
final conclusion.” Reading out from an analysis report, D’Souza said the turbidity was found to be 205 NTU (nephelometric turbidity units) upstream and 182 NTU downstream. The chairman said the iron content was also on the upper side at 5.9 mg/l (milligrams per litre) downstream, while upstream it recorded 5.4 mg/l. Environmentalists have reiterated that silt from more than a dozen mines, legal and illegal, operating in the area was killing the waterfall.
except for three villages of Sattari. “Preliminary work of incorporating changes based on public objections and suggestions, inputs from panchayats, from files, from Google images of settlement and roads, have been completed only in Sattari and Ponda talukas. The two major talukas Bardez and Salcette have not seen progress,” it claimed. The GBA further chided the government for taking no steps
Besides, high turbidity and iron content, the pH of the water at 5.55 was found to be low indicating acidic nature. Downstream the BOD was high at 3.5 mg/l when the maximum limit is 3 mg/l. This means there is presence of organic matter like sewage, D’Souza stated. Over a question on his conclusion into the analysis of report, the chairman said it was very difficult to infer on the same. “We have classified the water into class ‘C’ which means it can be used for drinking after treatment,” he said.
has been finalized, but the people needs to have some patience, as we do not want to harm the people and demolish their houses,” claimed Madkaikar. “Most of the houses are ancient ones and therefore the State government is trying to minimize the size of the fourlane, where there were ancient houses,” he said. When asked about the people in his constituency having problems with the widening of NH4A, Madkaikar said: “In my constituency, the NH4A is only affecting the road from Old Goa to Banastarim, while in other parts of my constituency there is no problem in widening the road to 40 mtrs.” “The only issue is about the Old Goa-Banastarim route and as per my suggestion, I will be happy if it is made to 30 mtrs, after which I don’t think there will be any problem to demolish any houses,” claimed the Cumbharjua MLA.
As help pours in for Pakistan's flood-affected areas, a small group of Pakistanis of Goan origin is networking to bring hope to some 20 million people affected by the calamity. Deborah Santamaria's Goinkars Own Academy (GOA) operating from Karachi has been sending appeals to the Goan Diaspora across the world, seeking assistance desperately. Around 1,600 people have been killed in the floods in Pakistan. GOA has also set up a relief
camp at St. Anthony's Church in Karachi, Pakistan, to pitch in physically with the relief work. “Our group has set up a relief camp at our parish St Anthony's Church - Karachi and at this moment we are focusing on putting together family packs (containing essential items) which will be transported to the (flood) affected areas,” Deborah, who traces her roots to Goa, said. She is part of a 25,000-strong community of Goans who had settled in Pakistan, several of them near Karachi, in the prepartition days.
“We have also got in touch with the parish priests in the affected areas and have asked them to send in their requests for items that they would require for relief work,” she said, adding that GOA's flood relief work had first started in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Describing the floods since July, which have devastated areas of Sindh, south Punjab and Balochistan, as 'worse than the tsunami', Deborah said the lives and hope of millions of people were destroyed overnight. “Flood water has damaged
roads and washed away bridges, effectively cutting off the worst affected areas from the rest of the country. Crops have been washed away, causing severe food scarcity,” she said. “Key humanitarian needs for the displaced population are food and safe drinking water. The biggest threat is the outbreak of water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea and cholera,” she added. Deborah's appeal to the liberally scattered Goan Diaspora, via the web, across the world has not fallen on deaf years. “We've
to safeguard the demography and identity of the villages as recommended in the draft RP. “We had demanded for freeze in construction to the minimum FAR of 50 and the same was vociferously echoed by people from all over Goa. This has been totally disregarded by the government. Instead, the process of granting permissions to mega projects continues at a rapid pace in several villages causing great anxiety and turmoil,” it asserted.
When asked about his comments over some of the locals remarks over the diversion of NH4A through fields, he said: “If there is an option for diversion, then I will welcome it, but right now I don’t see any option.” “If anyone has suggestions, then they should specify from which area they want the diversion, as that option is not with us. I could not say blindly which route is good in my constituency and therefore I don’t think we can go for diversion in my constituency,” he said. “If at all, I want to go for diversion, then I will have to find a route first and only then can put I it before the government,” said Madkaikar. “If anyone had any idea for a road diverion to save the houses, they should put it before the government. But just to solve their problems, they should not create another one,” he added.
Santro car crushed under falling tree
Chicken trader robbed
HERALD REPORTER VASCO, AUG 26
A chicken trader from Belgaum was robbed to the tune of Rs 46,000 at knife point near Queeney Nagar, Upasnagar-Sancoale, on Thursday afternoon. According to Verna Police, one chicken trader Saibaz Mulla from Sahapur-Belgaum along with his tempo driver Khadil Sab handed over the chicken consignment at Vasco and were proceeding towards Belgaum. “When they tempo reached Queeney Nagar, one unknown person on a motorcycle, wearing helmet and raincoat, overtook the tempo and stopped the duo alongside the road at knife point and stanched Rs 46,000 from the duo,” informed police. The victim was able to note down the number of the TVS Apachi motorcycle (GA-05-L8596), which was used by the accused. However, the number turned out to be a fake number, after police interrogation. Verna Police has registered the case under Section 392 of IPC and is investigating the case.
received a terrific response from the Goan community across the world, especially those settled in Canada,” she said. “Not just Goans. People from every walk of life have come forward to help the flood victims of our country,” she said. Deborah further said this was not the first time that the community had come together to lend a helping hand in the face of a calamity in Pakistan. “In 2005, when the earthquake struck our country we got together and set up relief camps at the various parishes
Calangute robbery
Cops question suspects HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, AUG 26
Calangute Police on Thursday interrogated a number of suspects in connection with the robbery case that took place at Naikka Vaddo-Calangute in the wee hours of Wednesday. It may be recalled that two foreign nationals and a Goan were robbed at gunpoint by two unknown persons on a motorcycle. According to Calangute Police, the incident occurred when Karen Roach of Calangute along with her friends Imyigo Andanaz (Spanish national) and Petra Andits (Hungarian national) were returning home on their motorcycle after dinner at the night pubs at Baga and Calangute in the wee hours of Wednesday. Police further informed that while on their way, the trio noticed a motorcycle following them. However, the trio took an interior road leading to Calangute market, but the unknown persons overtook and stopped them at the speed breaker and started demanding money. According to sources, the culprits demanded money from the trio by showing an object resembling a weapon. The foreign nationals immediately handed over whatever cash they had with them. “The Spanish national parted with Rs 5,000, while the Hungarian handed over Rs 4,700 and when the unknown duo asked money from the Goan, she said ‘Ami Goenkar mure’, but the duo had only one word to say ‘Money, money, money’,” said sources.
150-year-old building collapses at Curchorem HERALD CORRESPONDENT CURCHOREM, AUG 26
The Santro car that was crushed under a pimpal tree at Borda. Photo by Santosh Mirajkar. HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
A century old pimpal tree came crashing down on a Santro car at Marlem-Borda early Thursday morning, causing a loss of Rs 1.60 lakh. The incident occurred when the vehicle owner Simon Rodrigues parked the car outside his residence minutes before the tree crashed down. The fire brigade was later summoned clear the tree. Ward Councilor Ramdas Haz-
Karachi Goans appeal to diaspora for flood aid HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
ration takes necessary steps. Interestingly, the protest was also supported by the BJP corporators, who feel that rather than harassing poor people, CCP should work on improving its
Govt sympathetic to highway widening affected: Madkaikar
Konkani awards announced HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
“Naik and Santosh Kumar have been arrested earlier in similar cases. They were also arrested in the infamous IOC fuel pilferage racket and the case against them was discharged by the court due to lack of evidence,” said PI Dalvi. He further informed that since the case is in the initial stage of investigation, there are chances that more people might be involved in the racket. “Police have also attached a lorry, which was used to store fuel, besides an abandoned Fiat Palio car that was used to remain parked at the site of the tapped connection to hide it,” stated PI Dalvi. “Police was able to crack the case, as accused Santosh Kumar had taken a flat on hire, which is located alongside the tapping connection at Alto-Dabolim,” he added. It is learnt that Kumar had taken the flat on hire at an ex-
government is of aam admi and hence” should take care of these poor car washers as well, Kerkar stated. Kerkar said that the protest would continue till the Corpo-
Govt fooling people on RP 2021: GBA
HERALD REPORTER VASCO, AUG 26
The accused, Uday Naik, Prashant Shailesh Francis Viegas alias Santosh Kumar and Armugam Muttiah along with Verna Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi. Photo by M Prabhav
Goa People's Forum members wash a car near municipal garden, Panjim as a sign of their support for car washers, on Thursday. Photo by Rozario Estibeiro
functioning and work for the welfare of the citizens. “There are various scams within corporation… CCP has no time or initiative to solve them…they just want to harass locals and poor,” corporator Rupesh Halankar said. The ruling corporator Avinash Bhonsle also showed his presence and supported the cause. “If CCP doesn’t want these people, then (let it) rehabilitate them. The corporation needs to identify few such places, where these people can be shifted and employed. Not just them but there are mechanics, who work on the road side. They too need to be shifted to a better and safer place,” he said Writer Dilip Borkar, artists like Santosh Morajkar and Chetali Morajkar were also part of the protest.
of the archdiocese. The stuff we collected was then transported to the affected areas. “Our country and its people in the affected area are going through crisis and the little that we are doing is just a drop in the ocean,” she said. The July floods in Pakistan left the nation shell-shocked and have been described as one of the most devastating tragedy to have occurred in the region. The global community is already pitching in with aid worth millions of dollars to assist the relief work.
are said he had moved a proposal before the Margao Municipal Council to cut down old trees in the interest of people’s safety, but lamented that the proposal is still pending with the Civic body. “If the tree was cut down as per the proposal, the damage to the vehicle would have been saved”, he said, adding that proposals made to the Civic body are normally kept pending by the administration for reasons best known to them.
A portion of the 150-year-old Costa Building situated in Curchorem market near the railway station collapsed on Thursday morning. No one was injured in the incident and the property loss has been estimated at Rs 1 lakh. On getting the information, Curchorem Talathi Roopak Dessai and some officers of Quepem Mamlatdar’s office rushed to the site ad took stock of the situation. According to sources, a wall of the building had collapsed on August 1, after which the concerned authorities inspected the building and considering the impending danger of collapse, the authorities had issued notices to the shopkeepers to vacate the building. The Costa Building houses a tavern and a shop. According to sources, the building is about 150 years old and is in a dilapidated condition.
Bhajani Saptah gets underway at Nageshi HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, AUG 26
The famous seven-day Akhand Maha Bhajani Saptah of Shree Nagesh Maharudra Devasthan, Nageshi-Bandora, Ponda, commenced on Thursday. “All the villagers of Bandora have been participating in the seven-day Akhand Mahabhajani Saptah, which has completed 57 years. It is a platform for people to come together and will continue,” said Transport Minister Sudin Dhavlikar. According to the villagers, the
Akhand Mahabhajani Saptah is aimed at unity and spreading peace. The annual ceremony is attended by people from all over the State. During the seven days, villagers from Bandora participate in Bhajans, which will conclude next Thursday. A procession will be held, which will be followed by breaking of Dahi Handa in the premises of Shree Nagesh Maharudra Temple. Villager said the Saptah was started by a villager with the sole intention to bring unity and peace in the locality.
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Goa deserves special status: Luizinho HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
Asserting that Goans should have insisted on Special Category Status for the state at the time of Liberation, Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Luizinho Faleiro has said that it is still not too late for the state to avail of the Central schemes, especially the 10 Flagship schemes floated by the Congress-led UPA government. “Today, most of the NorthEastern states enjoy special categor y status and various financial benefits. But, I think Goa missed the bus. We should have asked for special status at the time of Liberation. Since Goa joined the national mainstream much later, we should have taken much more benefit”, Faleiro said, while speaking to journalists on the occasion of his birthday on Thursday. The former chief minister, however, said it is not too late for the state government to avail of the various central schemes, especially the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREG). “I think the Goa government should look at the national level and take benefits of schemes like many states. Goa is not tak-
ing benefits of the schemes. we should take benefit in the interest of the common man”, he said, adding that the flagship schemes such as NREG, rural water supply, rural health, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan should be tapped for the benefit of the state aam admi. “Goa should take benefits of the flagship scheme even though we don’t enjoy the special status category. We have to ask for the benefits so that the central schemes reaches out to the people of Goa”, he added. Faleiro called for strict monitoring of the implementation of the flagship schemes for better results. “As the Congress incharge of many state, I receive quarterly and monthly reports, known as development radar. States performing below par are either pulled up or advised to put up better performance based on the reports”, he said. Saying that he is a congressman, Faleiro said he would like the party and the government to do its best so that the government delivers maximum to the people of Goa. “If anyone want my help and assistance, my services will always be at the disposal of the people of Goa”, he added.
Cautious on returning to State politics
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and Home Minister Ravi Naik wishing Luizinho Faleiro on his birthday. Photo by Santosh Mirajkar HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
A cautious CWC Member Luizinho Faleiro left his supporters and well wishers guessing on his return to local politics, as Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Home Minister Ravi Naik, ministers and a host of political leaders and supporters thronged his residence to wish him on his birthday on Thursday. Luchel Caminho de Monte – the Borda residence of the former chief minister – came alive
Govt to consider creating third district with Ponda as capital HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, AUG 26
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Thursday stated that the government would consider the possibility of creating the State's third district, consisting of Ponda taluka and surrounding areas. Kamat was addressing the gathering while laying the foundation stone for the Rs 19 crore renovation project of the Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda. “It has been Home Minister Ravi Naik’s dream of making Ponda a third district and the government will surely deliberate on it,” said Kamat. Justifying the need for a third district, Home Minister Ravi Naik said: “It will be of much importance if Ponda taluka is accorded the status of third district, especially we don’t have Class 1 officers in our Ponda taluka.” “Once Ponda taluka is accorded the status of a district, people won’t have to travel to Panjim for their administrative work. It will be very helpful to the people in Ponda taluka,” he claimed. Unfazed by mounting criti-
Arlekar critical of govt attitude over Atala HERALD REPORTER VASCO, AUG 26
BJP Spokesperson Rajendra Arlekar on Thursday questioned the attitude of the State government and home minister over the disappearance of Israeli drug peddler Yaniv Benaim alias Atala. Addressing a press conference at Vasco BJP office on Thursday, Arlekar said the State government and the home minister are confused about Atala’s disappearance and are making baseless statements before the media. “To hide his lie, Naik is claiming that Atala is missing since August 7, while the fact is that Atala was not traceable since July 13,” alleged Arlekar. “Since the home minter has made statement in the Assembly that Atala was in the State during the recently concluded assembly, Naik in order to hide his lie, said Atala has gone missing since August 7 after the Assembly session concluded,” stated Arlekar. “If Naik feels that Atala’s presence in the State is of not much importance, then why the police department has issued a lookout notice,” questioned Arlekar. “We still reiterate our demand for CBI probe, as it appears that Naik is protecting the drug dealer,” said Arlekar. Recalling Naik’s allegations that few politicians are also involved in taking protection money from drug dealers, Arlekar said: “If Naik’s claims are so strong, he should come openly and disclose the name of the politicians.” “People of Goa want to know the nexus behind the drug racket. The altitude of the police has remained suspicious and Court has also agreed on it, thus it is the responsibility of the government to bring the fact before people,” said Arlekar.
Digambar Kamat unveils the plaque for the Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir renovation work at Ponda. Photo by Amresh Parab
cism against Naik, especially over the alleged nexus between the police and drug peddlars, the chief minister was quick to offer support to his beleaguered home minister. Kamat said there is criticism whenever politicians undertake developmental projects. “People oppose in different ways, some cannot see the works done,some due to jeal-
ousy and some due to publicity. When he (Ravi Naik) was the chief minister, he first undertook two projects, the Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir and the Ponda city bypass,” added Kamat. “People will not forget what Ravi Naik has done in his constituency. Today, voters are educated and they know who is real and who is fake,” claimed Kamat.
on Thursday as political leaders and supporters trickled since morning on the occasion of his birthday. Water Resources Minister, Filipe Neri Rodrigues also joined the chief minister and home minister and the foursome were huddled together in a room for quite some time. After attracting flak from his detractors over his remarks a fortnight ago that he would not mind returning to local politics if Sonia advises him to do so,
Making Ponda cultural city still a dream HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, AUG 26
Attempts by the State government to declare Ponda as a cultural city in a bid to get funds from the Central government seems to have fallen flat. Addressing a gathering while laying the foundation stone for the Rs 19 crore renovation project of the Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda on Thursday, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said the State government had declared Ponda as a cultural city to get funds from the Centre for its development. "Some years back, there was a scheme of the Centre and we had suggested Ponda city, as there are numerous temples. Under this scheme, we were supposed to get Rs 27 crore for the development of Ponda, but nothing has happened," said Kamat. Meanwhile, the renovation plan of the Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir includes up-gradation of auditorium, amphitheatre, restructuring of administrative and canteen facilities, installation of state-of-the-art modern equipments, VIP and artiste lounge, improvement
CM to hit Margao roads for checking traffic, garbage
A woman walks past garbage at the busy Sadekar lane. HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
Unhappy over the worsening traffic situation and garbage collection in the Commercial Capital, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will hit the city roads early Friday morning to take stock of the deteriorating situation and suggest remedial measures. A visibly agitated chief minister on Thursday directed Margao Municipal Chief Officer Y B Tawde to report for duty at 6.30 in the morning to monitor the garbage collection on a daily basis. The emergency meeting with MMC officials and police officials was convened by the chief minister after freedom fighter and MARG convenor Gurunath Kelekar expressed his displeasure over the situation in the city.
Superintendent of Police, South Allan De Sa, DySP Umesh Gaonkar, DySP Traffic Gajanand Prabhudessai, Deputy Collector Johnson Fernandes were amongst the officials summoned by the chief officer to discuss the twin issues of garbage and traffic. When the chief minister was informed about the infrastructure shortage faced by the civic body on the garbage collection front, Kamat promised to sanction four garbage compactors for the city. He told the Chief Officer to submit a comprehensive proposal on the garbage front to the Director of Municipal administration for approval. As far as the traffic situation is concerned, the Chief Minister discussed with the officials ways and means to streamline the worsening situation. In this connection, it has been decided to
Faleiro today sounded cautious on the sensitive issue. When newsmen pointed out to him that there were many people from Navelim, who came to wish him on his birthday, Faleiro said “why only Navelim, people from across the State are here. As much as they love me, I love them.” “Relationships are not built overnight, they are built over a long time. And, I cherish this fond and close relationship with the people,” Faleiro said, when asked to explain the presence of people to wish him on his birthday. He said though he is presently in Delhi most of the time, he has fond memories of the people and added that his roots are firmly in Goa. “As a CWC member, I am working at the national level. I am very happy to work under Congress President Sonia Gandhi. It has given me a unique opportunity to work for the party at the national level and to work as in-charge of the North Eastern States. It has given me a totally new experience,” Faleiro said.
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constitute a committee headed by the District Collector, South, G P Naik to look into the traffic problem. The meeting decided to concentrate on four major roads in the Commercial capital to ease traffic congestion. The St Sebastian Church road, the Old station road, Lohia Maidan road and the Hospicio road will be taken up for improvements in the first phase. Traffic officials briefed the Chief Minister about the host of measures recommended by the department to improve the situation. When contacted, district Collector, G P Naik said the district traffic committee will be constituted immediately, adding that representatives of MARG and NGO’s, besides officials will be inducted on the committee.
in parking facility and a separate VIP entry. The project, which is under GSIDC, is scheduled to be completed in a year. Incidentally, the foundation stone of Rajiv Kala Mandir was laid in 1992 and was completed in 2002. The renovation of the Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir was also debated during the Assembly session. “The building was a political issue and for that reason the project remained incomplete for about 10 years. Because of this, the structure has weathered and it was high time for undertaking repair works plus upgrading it,” said Home Minister Ravi Naik. Added the chief minister: “Since the time government was formed, Ravi Naik was pursuing the issue. He told me that the condition of the building was deteriorating and even he brought me here to show.” “No matter how much money we have or how much our State has developed, it will be incomplete without cultural development and that is why Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir has very much importance,” said Kamat.
MLA Tawadkar plans to contest from Canacona HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
Poinguinim BJP MLA Ramesh Tawadkar has said that he would stake his claim for the party ticket to contest the next Assembly polls from the new constituency of Canacona. “I have done work in the constituency during my term as MLA. I will definitely stake my claim for the party ticket in the new constituency of Canacona”, Tawadkar said during an informal chat with newsmen here on Thursday evening. The Poinguinim MLA said he has a vision for Canacona taluka, promising to take up educational and tourism projects with central assistance. “I have started a residential school in my constituency. I now intend to set up the much-required infrastructure at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore. This will give a big boost for education”, he added. The Poinguinim MLA further said that he would soon come out with a vision document on promotion of tourism in Canacona taluka. “The document will lay stress on eco-tourism, agriculture tourism, besides cultural tourism. This will give the rural unemployed gainful employment”, he said. Explaining agricultural tourism, he said that introducing organic farming with central funds can not only provide employment to the youth but can promote tourism. On eco tourism, the MLA said he has a vision to develop the hilly areas of Cotigao and Gaodongori, which will take care of the employment needs of the local youth. Replying to a question, he said necessary funds for the education and tourism projects can be obtained from the Centre under the Tribal plan.
4 held for gambling HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
Four were arrested and charged with gambling following a raid at Arambol, Pernem on Thursday. The foursome: Prashant Pramalkar (35), Ashok Ibrahampurkar (36), Nilesh Naik (29) and Dnyaneshwar Naik (49), all from Varsawado at Arambol were later bailed out. Crime Branch officials said that the quartet are ‘matka’ agents who were apprehended with cash of Rs 60,075 and matka slips.
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Acquiring land CM: Poor remuneration prevents for Kabrastan youth from taking up farming ... says market structure needs expansion gets murkier HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARCEL, AUG 26
BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
There seems no dearth of controversies surrounding the Kabrastan for Margao Muslim community. In its haste to acquire land at Sonsodo for the Kabrastan despite protests from the Muslims, the government is acquiring a huge private property admeasuring 16091 square meters for the proposed burial grounds without nod from the Margao Municipal Council. It may be recalled that the process to acquire the land at Sonsodo was set in motion by the government after the Margao Municipal Council adopted a resolution to acquire the land for the burial grounds. A perusal of the Margao Municipal resolution, however, reveals that the resolution does not mention anything about the acquisition of private land for the proposed Kabrastan. In fact, the Margao Municipal City Fathers had approved acquisition of land admeasuring 30,000 belonging to the Margao Communidade falling in Survey No 50. Herald inquiries has revealed that the government has decided to acquire only 14100 square meters of Margao Communidade land surveyed under No 50 and acquire another 16091 square meters of land belonging to one
Aninha Fernandes surveyed in property bearing No 49. Further inquires with the Margao Municipal Council has revealed that the Civic body did not give any nod for the government to acquire the huge property admeasuring 16091 for the burial grounds. In fact, Civic officials wondered how the government has decided to acquire 16091 belonging to a private party when the Municipal resolution spoke only of acquiring land admeasuring 30,000 square meters belonging to the Communidade. Incidentally, the government’s decision to acquire the private land for the burial grounds at Sonsodo comes against the backdrop of the sustained rejection to acquire Communidade land at Aquem. A Civic official wondered how the government could go ahead in acquiring private land for the burial grounds when the powers that be has refused to part with the barren Communidade land at Aquem for the Kabrastan. “The Muslim community had been insisting on the acquisition of barren Commundade land at Aquem as per the Goa Assembly Resolution, but in vain. Instead of acquiring the Communidade land, the government has now eyed upon private land for reasons best known to the authorities”, remarked a Civic official.
Churchill, Shirodkar’s meet at CM’s residence raises eyebrows BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
Politics and political strategies figured at a meeting with Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat as PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao and GPCC President Subhash Shirodkar trooped into Kamat’s Malbhat residence early Wednesday morning. The sudden meeting raised many an eyebrow amongst the visitors waiting to meet the Chief Minister as the AlemaoShirodkar duo were closeted with Kamat for quite some time. Incidentally, both Alemao and Shirodkar told newsmen after their huddle with the Chief Minister that they did discuss the prevailing political scene in the state. The PWD Minister said he often call on the Chief Minister at his Malbhat residence to discuss politics and today’s meeting
was no different. “I meet the Chief Minister twice a month to discuss the political situation in the state and we did discuss the situation at today’s meeting”, he said. On the other hand, the GPCC president said he had come to see the Chief Minister for a casual discussion and to work out a strategy for the next six months. “I have not met the Chief Minister for the last 8-10 day as I was away in Dubai. We discussed so many things and the party’s strategies for the next six months”, he added. The GPCC President, however, pooh phooed any threat to the stability to the Digambar Kamat government. “Where is the question of any threat to the Congress-led government, which is enjoying the support of 25 MLAs. The Kamat government is strong and stable”, Shirodkar asserted.
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has admitted that inadequate remuneration is preventing youth from taking up agricultural activities. Kamat was speaking during the one-day workshop on linking agricultural producers to the export market at FarmagudiPonda. In order to make agriculture more viable, Kamat said the agricultural market structure needs to be expanded and such workshops would benefit farmers to get good price for their agricultural produce. “I think it is the poor remuneration factor which has resulted in decrease in people taking to agriculture. It is a common knowledge that if any one does not get a good profit from the agricultural produce, then it is sure to be abandoned,” said Kamat. “Even their children will prefer to stay from taking up agriculture,” added the chief minister. He further said major agriculture producing states are also facing such problem and if not looked into seriously, then in coming days India will face acute shortage of agricultural produce. “There many states in the country which also has similar kind of situation, where even when there are numerous schemes from the government, youth are not interested in taking up agricultural activity. If
Liquor outlets to be closed for VP bye polls HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
The government has directed that all licensed premises for the sale of liquor in KarapurSar van, Verla-Canca, Oxel, Revora, Veling-Priol, TivreOrgao, St Estavem, Keri, Nuvem, Curtorim and Chinchinim located in the Bicholim, Bardez, Ponda, Tiswadi, Sattari and Salcete Talukas will be closed from August 28 to August 30 in view of bye-elections to vacant wards of village panchayats. The Government has also prescribed the maximum quantity of liquor which can be transported from one place to another within the jurisdiction of ward as specified in the panchayat areas where elections are scheduled, which can be possessed by any person within the said area, without permit issued in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and the rules made there under from August 28 to 30. The Notification shall remain in force only from August 28 to August 29 and on the day of counting of votes on August 30.
upcoming events Popular science lecture
PANJIM(HND): The year 2010 is being celebrated as ‘The International year of Biodiversity’ with the central theme ‘Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature’. To commemorate this event, Goa Science Centre will be organizing various programmes and activities for students as well as general public. As part of this, Goa Science Centre organized a series of popular science lectures on different aspects of biodiversity from August to December 2010. All together, ten lectures by the experts from Goa University, NIO, Goa and other institutions will be held at Goa Science Centre. The second popular Science lecture in the series is on the subject ‘Biodiversity of Orchids and Rice varieties’ by Dr S Krishnan, Assistant Professor, Goa University on August 28 at 3:30 pm in the auditorium of this centre. It will be an opportunity for the students, teachers and public to know more about the diversity of Orchids and Rice. The programme is open for all and entry is free. All are cordially invited for the lecture.
Legal literacy camp
PANJIM(HND): Micro legal literacy camp will be organized on August 29 at 10 am by Bardez Taluka Legal Services Committee, in association with VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar Panaji at Holy Family High School, Sucorro with a view to spread consciousness about legal rights. The session will be presided over by Nishta Dessai and will speak on the subject 'Goa Children's Act, and Rights for Protection of a Child' and Adv P Banaulikar will speak on the subject Free Legal Aid and Right to Information. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat inaugurates workshop at Farmagudi-Ponda.
this continues, then acute shortage of agricultural produce is in the offing,” said Kamat. Goa Bagayatdar Kharedi Vikri Sanstha Maryadit and Department of Agriculture in association with the Centre for International Trade in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries and The United Nation Conference on Trade and Development organized the one-day workshop. According to the organisers, it is the first of its kind workshop, related to agriculture, in the State and will deliberate on
various issues related to agriculture scenario in the State. Home Minister Ravi Naik said it is the small land holding, one of the issue, in decreased agricultural activity in the State. “Here in Goa, there are mostly private lands and over that small land holdings. There are also uncultivated lands and I think amendment to land revenue code will empower government to locate such lands and lease them for cultivation. I think it is under process,” said Naik. “Politicians should help and
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guide today’s younger generation. Goan Feni can also be marketed worldwide as it has medicinal value,” said Naik. “Youth instead of visiting MLAs at their homes should focus on employment opportunities. The politicians should help them to avail various government schemes,” he said. “Our Goan Feni is popular. It also has medicinal value, as in olden days few drops of Feni was administered to children suffering from cold. We must market Feni with medicinal purpose,” added Naik.
Medical camp at Utorda
PANJIM(HND): Raju Medical Stores, Majorda and Raju Medical Center, Nuvem will organize H1N1, Dengue, Chikungunya, Filaria, Malaria and Japenese Encephalities check up camp on August 27 at SAG conference hall, Utorda at 10 am, says a press release.
Felicitation function held at Kalay school
30 sewing machines knotted up in tangle at Canacona
Sewing machines gather dust and rust in the open passage corridor of the deputy collector’s office at Chaudi-Canacona. HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, AUG 26
Believe it or not, about 30 sewing machines to be distributed among poor women of rural Canacona are gathering dust and rust at the taluka’s headquarters for over five months. According to sources, the sewing machines were transported to the taluka’s headquarters by an international affiliated NGO Club for distribution among the flood victims, who
lost their valuables, including such machines in the October 2 Canacona floods. "After depositing these machines, no one from the club turned up for distribution nor positively responded to the calls," informed the source. As the sewing machines were occupying important space for too long in the taluka’s government building, which also houses various government offices, they were moved out re-
portedly a day ago and shifted to the unlocked and open verandah. As per a sticker pasted on the sewing machines, the machines are provided under the Matching Grants Programme of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. One of the two sponsoring clubs is from Italy and another one is from Cuncolim, as seen from the stickers. When contacted, Deputy Collector Deepak Dessai admitting that the machines are getting rust and gathering dust. “These machines were simply lying dumped, blocking our important space. Several intimations were given to the concerned club, but every time they wanted a week’s time and had failed to turn-up so far. Now we have moved these machines out,” said Dessai. Dessai replied in affirmative when asked if these machines are supposed to be delivered to few flood victims. "I think the concerned authorities have failed to finalize the beneficiaries list as yet," he said.
Girls have excelled in examinations: Speaker
The felicitated students along with the chief guest Vishnu Surya Wagh, Headmaster Sairoj Desai, Academy President Arun Bicholkar and other dignitaries. HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
The Frontline Academy organized recently a felicitation function for top ranking students of Std IV, VIII, IX and X of Govt Primary High School in Kalay village. Vishnu Surya Wagh was the chief guest on the occasion and Headmaster Sairoj Dessai was the guest of honour. President of the function Kalay Sarpanch Santosh Gaonkar, Academy President Arun Bicholkar, Dy Sarpanch Gaonkar, VP member Vinod Gaonkar, Govind Naik, Babla Khorat, PTA President Prasad Naik, exsarpanch Kashinath Naik, Shaba Naik were present on the dais. Earlier, Academy President
Arun Bicholkar welcomed the gathering. Academy member Baptista Gonsalves, Pandurang Deulkar, Sanjay Dhamsekar, Ashok Dessai, Sadguru Bicholkar presented flowers to the guests. All the top rankers were presented with certificates and gifts by the Academy. Pandurang Deulkar introduced the guests. The headmaster of the school Sairoj Dessai was felicitated by the chief guest for the achievements of the school at various levels. Adv Uday Bicholkar compered the programme, while Swapnil Sakhalkar proposed the vote of thanks.
Five selected for Bal Shree Camp in Gujarat
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NCP Senior Vice President Dr Carmo Pegado being greeted on his birthday by NCP President Jose Fillipe D’Souza and other senior office bearers.
Tree plantation drive at Siolim HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
The NSS unit of St Francis Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Siolim organised a tree plantation drive recently. A total of 500 coconut saplings were distributed free to the students at the hands of the Sarpanch VP Marna Siolim Pratibha Shirodkar and noted Environmentalist and Cartoonist Alexyz Fernandes. The saplings were acquired from the Zonal Agricultural Office, Duler, Mapusa. Alexyz Fernandes enlightened the students with his lecture. Also present on the occasion was the Principal Rev Fr A Paul Sagayam and the NSS Programme Officer Sandhya Fernandes.
Sarpanch VP Marna Pratibha Shirodkar distributing coconut saplings to a student. Also present are Fr Paul Sagayam, Alexyz Fernandes, Sandhya Fernandes and others.
Expressing satisfaction over the performance of girls in educational field Speaker Pratapsingh Rane said that in recent years the girls from Goa have fared much better than boys particularly in SSC and HSSC examinations. The boys need additional efforts to achieve excellence. Rane was speaking after laying foundation stone for National High School, Valpoi of Progressive Education Society at Valpoi on Thursday. Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane graced and spoke on the occasion. Rane said that since time immoral communal amity is prevailing in the state. He said unity is of utmost importance to achieve socio economic development. Guljarbi Khan, Chairperson VMC, Shabbir Ahmad Khan Head Master and Sharafat Khan spoke on the occasion. Ashok Parab, ex MLA, Umesh Gulelkar, Vice Chairman VMC, Ramdas Shirodkar, Prakash Gawas, and Abdul Beig, all Councilors were present on the occasion. Imran Innamdar welcomed the guests and Iftikar Aga Khan, President of Progressive Educational Society proposed the vote of thanks.
HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
Altogether five children have been selected at the State level Bal Shree Camp held recently at Bal Bhavan in creative performance, creative art, creative writing and creative scientific innovation to participate in the west zone zonal level Bal Shree Honour camp to be held at Rajkot, Gujarat from September 28 to 30. Creative Performance: Shruta Sandesh Pai (Mahila and Nutan English High School, Comba, Margao). Creative Art: Mayur
Uday Deshpande (Dona Leonor Memorial H S, Porvorim). Creative Writing: Ishan Vinayak Shetye (A J de Almeida High School, Ponda). Creative Scientific Innovation: Harshada Pradip Borker (Dr K.B. Hedgewar H.S., Mala, Panaji). Special category (performance) Mentally Challenged: Vibha Ajit Kanekar (Keshav Seva Sadhana School for Special Children, Vathadev, Bicholim).
WEATHER REPORT Max Temp: 26.00C Min Temp: 22.40C Humidity: 96% Rainfall past 24 hrs: 33.7 mm Seasonal Total: 2808.7 mm Forecast: Occassional spells of rain or thunder shower would occur in some areas.
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Onam at Bicholim on Aug 28, 29 HERALD CORRESPONDENT BICHOLIM, AUG 26
The Kalpak Cultural Association Bicholim will celebrate Onam at Mahamaya Temple Hall, Bordem-Bicholim, on August 28 and 29. The Kalpak Cultural Association is a registered organisation of Keralites residing in Pernem, Bardez, Bicholim and Sattari talukas. About 400 families are enrolled as its members and since past 21 years, the organisation has provided large number of charitable and social services to the needy people beyond their own members. Addressing a press conference, Association President K Bhaskaran said during the programme, there will be several cultural programmes, social convention, karaoke orchestra and ‘onasadya’ (Traditional vegetarian lunch). “This year’s special attraction is ‘Panchavadyam’ presented by the famous group of artistes headed by Purushothaman from Kerala,” informed Bhaskaran.
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nion Home Minister P Chidambaram, in a speech made on Wednesday at a three-day conference of state police chiefs and Inspectors-General of Police (IGPs) in New Delhi, cautioned police forces, security and intelligence officials against – among several other things – the phenomenon of ‘saffron terrorism’. After meandering through subjects as widely dispersed as infiltration of terrorists from across the border, the Kashmir problem, the insurgent movements in the North-East and the Maoist threat in central India, the Home Minister said: “There is no let up in the attempts to radicalise young men and women in India. Besides, there is the recently uncovered phenomenon of ‘saffron terrorism’ that has been implicated in many bomb blasts of the past. My advice to you is that we must remain ever vigilant and continue to build, at the Central and State levels, our capacity in counter-terrorism.” It was mentioned just once, but it created a huge storm, in Parliament and the media. The entire Sangh Parivar stood up as one to protest. BJP President Nitin Gadkari said: “I do not believe that there is any such thing as ‘saffron terrorism’. The Congress talks about it only for its vote bank politics...” He added, “Terrorists are terrorists irrespective of their religion and it won’t be proper to classify them on that basis.” Then why is it that the BJP and the RSS talk so freely about ‘Islamic terrorism’? In fact, a press release sent to this newspaper by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) recently says “Muslims” have threatened the Sikh community in Kashmir… If the terror phenomenon can be so freely linked to Islam when Muslims commit terrorist acts, why can’t it be linked to Hinduism when Hindus do similar things? Condemnation of Chidambaram’s statement came even from the highest echelons of the RSS, whose National Executive member and virtual second-in-command Ram Madhav countered Chidambaram saying that there is “no such thing as Hindu terrorism”. At the most, he said, some Hindus may have indulged in such acts, which must be condemned by everyone. “At the most, you can call these people’s actions as ‘counter-Islamic terrorism’. It is not at all Hindu terrorism,” he said in an interview on ‘Rediff.com’. Writing in the RSS-oriented Marathi newspaper from Nagpur ‘Tarun Bharat’ (which, incidentally, has no connection with the Goa-Belgaum paper of the same name), RSS ideologue M G Vaidya said the term ‘Hindu terror’ was being used to “woo Muslim votes in the country, thereby defaming Hindus”. Vaidya accused Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh of coining the concept. Why is the RSS and the BJP so paranoid about a plain statement of fact by the Union Home Minister? The hand of the extremist Hindu outfit Abhinav Bharat has been found in lethal bomb blasts over several years. Blasts in the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad (2007), Ajmer in Rajasthan (2007), Malegaon, Parbhani and Nanded in Maharashtra (2006 to 2008), and Modasa in Gujarat are suspected to be the handiwork of Abhinav Bharat. Investigations are on into whether the blast on the Indo-Pak Samjhauta Express was also its work. In addition, bomb blasts in Thane (2008) and in Margao (2009) are believed to have been set off by activists of the fundamentalist Hindu organisation Sanatan Sanstha. Hindus setting off bombs is no one-time act of hotheaded revenge, but an ongoing affair. Members of two organisations are suspected to be involved. Then why feign horror at the term ‘saffron terrorism’? If the RSS and the BJP feel so slighted by these terms, maybe it is time they took a look at what their own rhetoric is doing to impulsive Hindu youth. They must introspect, find out the causes of this phenomenon (no matter what we call it), and take steps to stop it. But first, they must end the use of expressions like ‘Islamic terrorism’.
Destroying creativity Ralph Fernandes, Margao The thought provoking article ‘God, Devil are in Man’ by Dr Joe De Sousa (Herald, 20 August) rightly asserts that God and the Devil are in men. I was aghast to read a disturbing letter ‘No freedom to insult’ by Niranjan Chodankar of the Hindu Janajagruthi Samiti (Herald, 24 August). In this world, there are diverse views and opinions. Each must be given space. Chodankar, who considers ‘Art’ as insulting, should be shown his place by society. HJS and its ilk – from all religions – use force and violence to destroy creativity among scientific thinkers, artists and social activists. Our ancient temples show that India was a tolerant and liberal society. It is time the Goa government nips in the bud the regressive and detrimental approach of religious bigots across all religions. They specialise
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27 August 1910 Traffic congestion
It is quite sometimes now that we have been pleading with Public Works Authorities to look into traffic congestion, which appear to fall on deaf ears.
Government shaky
Rumours are making headlines over the political instability of the Portuguese government.
Customs duty review
The Minister of the Navy, desiring to make provisions to assuage the plight of the traders, is going to appoint a Council to study malfeasances in Custom Duty.
Canal work stopped
The excavation works for the building of a canal at Xeldem came to a standstill when it was discovered that the sub-soil in the region of Cacora consisted of granite rock.
instead of getting xenophobic, we must address the excessive use of antibiotics in india, says dr G A d’COStA
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ays the ‘The Lancet’ of 11 August 2010: “Several of the UK source patients had undergone elective, including cosmetic, surgery while visiting India or Pakistan. India also provides cosmetic surgery for other Europeans and Americans and ‘NDM-1’ will likely spread worldwide. It is disturbing, in context, to read calls in the popular press for UK patients to opt for corrective surgery in India with the aim of saving the NHS money. As our data show, such a proposal might ultimately cost the NHS substantially more than the shortterm saving and we would strongly advise against such proposals.” “KK has received a travel grant from Wyeth. DML has received conference support from numerous pharmaceutical companies, and also holds shares in Astra Zeneca, Merck, Pfizer, Dechra, and GlaxoSmithKline, and, as Enduring Attorney, manages further holdings in GlaxoSmithKline and Eco Animal Health. All other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.” When Thomas Wakley founded ‘The Lancet’ in October1823, he announced: “A lancet can be an arched window to let in the light or it can be a sharp surgical instrument to cut out the dross and I intend to use it in both senses.” Since then, it has grown from a few hundred copies in 1823 to 1.8 million online users alone today. It has an impact factor of 30.758 and is currently ranked second in the general medicine category [ISI Journal Citation Reports, 2009]. It is, therefore, not a journal to be taken lightly. Unfortunately, with the typical hypersensitivity of the Indian psyche, the second half of the first paragraph and the whole of the second paragraph quoted above have completely swamped the Indian mind. How dare the journal publish a travel advisory against India based on a false, biased premise that surgical patients have a high risk of serious infection in India; and that too, funded by vested interests… And they dare to name it after New Delhi? Shame on the colonial Britishers! Let us, however, consider the facts. A bacteria has been identified that is resistant to all antibiotics. This finding has been backed by sound, solid scientific evidence, provided in great detail in the article, which is probably above and beyond the comprehension of the average clinician anywhere in the world, let alone a lay person. The inherent dangers of such a bacteria are stated
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Bitter MediCine quite correctly. Last but not least, the origin of the bug has been stated to be, at least in part, in India. The first questions that arise in my mind are: (1) What are we doing to do, to protect our people against this super bug? (2) How did we ever get to this stage? The answer to the first question is: very little. Our government hospitals are too busy trying to save patients from more mundane maladies like Swine Flu, Malaria, Dengue, Diarrhoea, maternal deaths, infant malnutrition, etc. The private hospitals operate in a blissful atmosphere of a total lack of regulation. The ‘Clinical Establishments Regulation Bill’ has just been passed in the current monsoon session of parliament, after 63 years of independence. The rules are yet to come. As a result, infection control officers (usually a function of a senior nurse) are unheard of in the majority of private hospitals. Indeed, most will claim a zero percent infection rate. The use of antibiotics is totally unregulated and without any semblance of audit, both in the hospital scenario as well as at the out-patient
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he girl behind the counter looked at me sadly. “Your booking is for PVR Gurgaon, sir,” she told me. “Gurgaon? But I had booked seats for PVR Delhi.” “No Sir, your booking is for Gurgaon. You may speak to our manager if you like,” she said. “How could I make such a mistake?” I asked my wife apologetically. “You forgot to see the print-out of the ticket before leaving home,” she said, disgusted at my having spoilt her evening. “Your reflexes have become weak and your memory is fading. It’s time you did something about it.” It was not the first time we had been turned away from a window. Not long ago, my wife and I were tersely told by Indian Airlines staff that the Mumbai flight we had come to board at Delhi airport had left the day before…! “It’s a sign of old age,” said Arvind. It’s natural and happens when we get to the wrong side of sixty. This disease is particularly common in vegetarians, because a vegetarian diet is deficient in Vitamin B12. It will be better if you consult your doctor.” He was right, I thought. My forgetfulness started just after I turned sixty. To start with, I didn’t remember the route I had followed while returning from the club. Then, while leaving home
in criticising scientific achievements, threatening creativity in art, and forcing their narrow-minded religious views on others in the garb of ‘insult to religion’.
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level. In the average NHS hospital in the UK, for example, a prescription for a second or third generation antibiotic will invite a call from the pharmacist or the infection control officer asking for justification. And it is not as though this problem has gone un-noticed. Abdul Ghafur was scathing in his editorial on the subject in the ‘Journal of the Association of Physicians of India’ (JAPI): “The Indian medical community has to be ashamed of the NDM-gene. Even though we have not contributed to carbopenem (antibiotic) development, we have contributed a resistance gene with a glamorous name. The overuse of antibiotics is embedded in our Indian gene. It is an Indian tradition. Why should we Indians worry? We can always depend on honey, yoghurt and cow’s urine. At any rate within a few years, these products may be more useful than antibiotics!” The literature on irrational use of drugs is voluminous, particularly antibiotics. The ‘Indian Journal of Medical Ethics’ has been campaigning for years against it. The Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) has publications on the subject, and its local branch – the Voluntary Health Association of Goa (VHAG) – has been concerned
for an errand, I couldn’t remember where I had parked my car. I was also forgetting to pay the electricity, water and telephone bills. The car was not being serviced on time. There were occasions when I opened the fridge and didn’t remember why. There was also an instance when I paid the shopkeeper, but forgot to take the things I had bought. And, for the first time ever, the Income Tax Department slapped a penalty on me for filing my return 15 days after the due date. The only redeeming feature of this affliction was that I was not the only one affected. My wife Sudha, two years younger than me, spent half a day searching the entire house for her almirah keys one day, only to find them tucked into the waist fold of her saree. She regularly asked my help to find where she had left her reading glasses. My forgetfulness reached a tipping point (or was it flashpoint?) when I forgot our wedding anniversary; I remembered the month, but not the day. Were it not for the almighty barging I got from my wife, I would not have made a serious effort to solve the problem. I finally decided to take the bull by the horns. My family doctor was kind enough to tell me that forgetfulness can be treated if de-
Letter of the Day
Don’t encourage beggars
Abhijeet D Naik, Fatorda
In his letter ‘No freedom to insult’ (Herald, 24 August), Niranjan Chodankar criticises misuse of the Constitutional right of freedom of expression, which does not mean freedom to hurt the sentiments of a group of fellow citizens. Mr Chodankar is right in criticising the depiction of Hindu Gods by Dr Jose Pereira in his paintings. But I do not agree that Dr Pereira’s paintings can sour the harmony between Hindus and Christians in Goa. I pray to God – please forgive Dr Pereira, because he may have not realised it would hurt Hindu sentiments.
On Tuesday, after I saw the Idhar-Uddhar cartoon on beggars, I saw a gang of beggars – five couples with small children – at Fatorda, telling people they needed money for food as their kids didn’t have anything to eat. This has been going on for more than three years now. What irritated me was that they were allowing the toddlers with them to get wet in the rain, to garner sympathy from people. These people think Goans are suckers. They come to Goa in Volvo bus loads during X’mas and New Year. I dialed 100. By this time these beggars reached Fatorda stadium junction, and went into a restaurant to eat. The PCR van came and the cops apprehended one couple, while the others escaped. At the Margao Police Station, the beggars told the PSI that they were ‘Marathi Manoos’ and that the police, being their own, should let them go. I told them that we were ‘Konkani Manees’, not ‘Marathi manoos’. I’m waiting to see what action the police take. I would like to ask people not to part with even a single rupee to these well-off beggars. Instead, simply dial 100.
Jonas Correia, Aldona What is it that the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) is objecting to in ‘No freedom to insult’ (Herald, 24 August); the nude paintings or Dr Jose Pereira? If it is nudity, than they should protest all nude depictions of Gods, no matter whether they are on ancient monuments, temples, palaces or traditional miniature paintings. By suggesting that Dr Pereira should paint nude scenes of his own faith, the HJS is sitting on the proverbial branch which it wants to cut.
Why hurt feelings? Luis Fernandes, Aldona Niranjan Chodankar of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (‘No freedom to insult’, Herald, 24 August) needs to be appreciated for being open-minded, but also defending his religion. Just because there are nude paintings in the Hindu temples or because it is mentioned in the sacred texts of Hinduism does not give anyone any right to use this to hurt religious sentiments, even if the Supreme Court of India thinks otherwise. There are many nude paintings in the Sistine chapel. But Christians would be pained if a Hindu painted these as representative of the Christian religion. Neither would Muslims tolerate such a thing. So let
By Jagmohan Chopra
tected early. He said I was supposed to have a diet rich in vitamins, particularly Vitamin B12; exercise the brain with teasers like crosswords, sudoku, kokoru, etc; bid adieu to my favourite beer; and develop a habit of associating things or events. For example, when I park my car, I must try and remember the pole, tree or car adjoining it. Or if my wife asked me to fetch some things from the market, I must try and remember significant features like colour, smell, size, etc. “And what if I still forget…?” I asked the doctor. “Come and see me again,” said the doctor smoothly. He didn’t have an answer to that one. While my wife and I were fuming and fretting at each other, I was amused at the way my friend Arvind handled it – by reminding his friends about the party they owed him on their birthday, but forgetting to talk about his own. He reminded his friends to return books they borrowed, but forgot to return those he borrowed from them. He came over for dinner and ate with gusto, but forgot to invite us over. And, last but not least, doing only those chores that suited him and telling his wife he forgot the others. He says he isn’t doing anything wrong – he has a doctor’s certificate to prove he’s suffering from forgetfulness!
Letters to the Editor
Augusto Monteiro, Loutolim
Self-contradictory
enough to publish a research paper, and conduct workshops on the subject in Goa. Every prescription survey carried out establishes the excessive use of antibiotics. In some cases, 50 per cent of the prescriptions had an antibiotic. In many cases, the dosages and/or the duration were inappropriate. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines the rational use of drugs as: “The patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own requirement, for an adequate period of time, and at the lowest cost for them and their community.” This is just not happening. Worse still, this is only one arm of a triad. In India, we have more than 5,000 drug formulations, most of them irrational; the WHO lists just 350 as essential. The system of drug licensing in India is totally without precedence. It is state regulated, but most states do not have any means for testing or quality control. Added to this is the problem of spurious drugs. Sting operations have been shown on news channels where journalists posing as customers, enquiring about the price of a consignment, are brazenly told that that depends on what concentration of the drug they want. If it is 50 per cent, it will obviously cost more that if the capsule contains 30 per cent! The third arm of the triad is the curse of the over-the-counter trade at pharmacies. Though there is a comprehensive list of drug schedules that defines what may or may not be sold without a doctor’s prescription, this is more of a joke in practice. One can buy virtually any drug without a prescription. This issue is slightly more complex. The patient has an incentive for buying over the counter, as he saves the cost of seeing a doctor. For the pharmacist, it means an additional sale. In the bargain, we contribute to the mess that results in the findings reported by ‘The Lancet’. Quite frankly, I agree wholeheartedly with the editorial in ‘JAPI’. We should hang our heads in collective shame, do some serious introspection, and institute corrective measures immediately. Otherwise we may be making a morbid contribution to the population control program of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (The author is a member of the National Executive Committee, Voluntary Health Association of India)
us respect others and not lower them. On the other hand, let’s not forget about the Babri Masjid demolition, the Gujarat and Kandhamal genocides, and the martyrdom of Graham Staines and his little sons, which all point fingers at the ugly side of Hindutva.
Examine your heritage Caetano Goes London What does Niranjan Chodankar of the HJS (‘No freedom to insult’, Herald, 24 August). know about painting? The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti should visit Ajanta, Ellora, Khajuraho and Konarak to see Hindu painting and sculpture. Why do they not protest about these sculptures and paintings? By saying Dr Jose Pereira should paint Jesus Christ and Mother Mary in the nude, they prove themselves to be communal. They should leave religion to be practiced only in temples, churches, mosques and homes.
Roman right John Rebello, Old Goa / Bahrain ‘Roman Script: Our Human Right’ by Wilson ‘Wilmix’ Mazarello (Herald, 25 August) is all fact. Even after Liberation, we are still being held hostage by our Goan masters, and de-
prived of our basic right to read and write Konkani in the Roman script. Are some Goans second class citizens in our own state? Goans – in Goa and worldwide – should not rest till the Roman script is given its rightful place. We want all those who gave their lives for Konkani to be vindicated. Long live Konkani, Long live Goa.
Missing the point Averthanus L D’Souza, Dona Paula In his letter ‘Both missed the message’ (Herald, 24 August), Fr Saturnino Dias says: “I will not entertain any further correspondence on this...” Everyone knows that it is the prerogative of the editor of a newspaper, not that of a letter writer, to make such a decision. Stranger still is his assertion that this controversy “benefits nobody and the Church may become the victim”. He should have thought about this before he started the controversy. Accusing his adversaries of being unintelligent and unable to understand his message only speaks of his inability to communicate effectively. Correspondence on this subject is hereby closed – Editor
The Saptah stink Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco The Saptah festival in Vasco is over. All the stalls on Swatantra path have been removed. But a lot of filth, dirt and garbage is still lying in the private properties of people living along the promenade. The Vasco Municipal workers will undoubtedly clean up the garbage from the roads. But will the residents have to remove the filth thrown in private property by themselves? Since the Municipality collects fees from the stalls, it should clear the garbage and filth thrown in private property too.
Why pillory Parrikar? Elvino Rodrigues, Navelim The recent anti-Parrikar letters in Herald are wrong. Only if you have a strong Opposition can you expect a good government, though we all know that the present Congress government is corrupt and has failed. Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar, however, is doing justice to his position by questioning the ruling Party on each and every failure. We need such a person. If anyone wants to say that as CM, Parrikar was worse, remember that it was the duty of the then Opposition party, the Congress, to expose the CM‘s abuses and failures. Is it Parrikar’s fault that they were there only to warm the chairs and get their fancy remuneration, instead of questioning him? I am not pro-BJP, but I like his work as opposition leader. Therefore, I proudly say that Parrikar did justice to his position.
Is this Independence? Francis A Soares, Santa Cruz Are we really independent? Or are we just ‘independent’ enough to bury fields, cut hills and create concrete jungles with the blessings of our elected representatives? Are we ‘independent’ to throw garbage anywhere we feel? Are we ‘independent’ to commit frauds, scams and other criminal activities, knowing our judicial system is unable to give proper justice? If this is the independence we want, then in the next poll, elect candidates who have no proper education and moral values, so they can continue destroying our motherland for their selfish gains.
Paths of Wisdom Say ‘I’m Observing A Fast’ By Samir Khan
Abu Hurairah reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said, “When any one of you is observing a fast on a day, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he raise his voice; and if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him he should say: ‘I am observing fast’.” (Bukhari and Muslim) Some people think that fast entails merely abstention from food, drink, and sex. This is of course the physical form of fasting. But this is not all that Allah expects from those who observe fasts. The real spirit of observing a fast, as the Holy Qur’an stipulates, is attainment of taqwa (piety) – la’allakum tattaqoon (so that you may become God-fearing). So, when a believer observes a fast in honour of, and to please Almighty Allah, he is required to abstain from using obscene or foul language, false conduct, quarrels, disputes and all that is negative and bad. Man should wear a purdah on his eyes by lowering his gaze, meaning, he should abstain from all kinds of vices. And if someone reviles him or tries to pick a quarrel with him, he should politely declare: ‘I am observing fast (to please Allah)’ and leave that person alone. Thereby, he can keep himself on the path of piety and enjoy the blessings of fasting and closeness of the Lord. In another narration the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) declared: “Some people get nothing (no rewards) for their fasts, except hunger and thirst.’ In this hadith (Sayings of Prophet) also the same idea of attaining taqwa as the real intent of fasting, finds expression in a subtle manner. This hadith in fact, tells the believers, warning them against the result of observing a ‘physical fast’; ‘ What is expected is a march from a ‘physical fast’ to a ‘spiritual fast’.
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opinionated Why can’t we listen to some decent music? By JACK SmiTH, CROyDON, UK
I have been a tourist, coming to Goa year after year, and admit that I love the place. But the love, my friend, is waning. Tourists like me are being taken for granted in every walk of life. Now the one thing that helps us in spending quality time, through listening to good, live music, is also being taken away from us. I am beginning to wonder if Goa is really interested in quality tourists. I have, therefore expressed my view point on the subject I like the most – music. The failure on the part of Goa to provide me with quality entertainment has driven me insane. Why are the hotels and resorts in Goa forcing us to listen to crap? Being a regular visitor to Goa over the past 20 years or so is, I suppose, enough of a qualification for me to pass judgement on the decline of ‘Goa, land of the sands’, on every possible front. While a majority of it is already addressed in the daily newspapers by locals and my tourist friends from the UK, I’d like to pinpoint one particular area in which Goa has drastically fallen on her face. Being a tourist and a qualified musician from the UK, I relished every thought of coming back to an adopted home and spending my time and my money at various starred and nonstarred resorts across the length and the breadth of the land of the golden sands, as Goa is so well known. As much as Goa is known for her beaches, she was also known for the brilliant musicians she had in her ranks, now sadly reduced to just a handful. It takes quite an effort nowadays for me to sit and listen to the bunches of jokers employed at the so-called ‘happening’ five star resorts in Goa. It’s a shady mix of the good, the bad and the ugly, though the good ones rarely come by. They can certainly prove to be more of a laughing stock than musicians, as they strenuously go about struggling to sing a song for us guests, while the playing is done on a ‘floppy disc’, CD or DVD. On discussing this with a few friends, I was told that the hotels in the South of Goa had better performers. And so I decided to move on to the South of Goa, with high expectations. I stayed at various places, beginning from Utorda to Mobor and then on to Canacona. I lived in approximately 15 starred resorts in the South, for the purpose of musical therapy. But to my dismay, considering my knowledge on music (I am a classical guitarist from the Berkeley Institute), the quality of music played at the resorts was garbage, barring a handful, which comprised serenaders, one-man acts, duos and trios. There isn’t a single band worth listening to. On speaking to one of the better musicians – part of a smaller outfit – whom I waited to applaud and speak to after his performance, I was very honestly told that some of the conditions to gain entry into some of the reputed starred resorts was fame, your rapport with the hotel staff who matter, and how low a rate you quote for a performance, rather than the quality of music you play or the musician you are. Well, you guys would most certainly write back and ask me to leave for the UK, which I will eventually do, but not before mentioning that just as Goa’s beauty has been sold off by its politicians, the state’s hoteliers have deprived their guests of quality entertainment. Quality doesn’t come cheap, my friends; you’ve got to pay the price. And you sure can, with the kind of tariff that is charged to tourists. My question to the hotel authorities in charge of entertainment is: Are you guys not guilty of subjecting your guests – like me – to sub-standard performances by so-called dancers who can hardly dance gracefully, bands who can hardly play non-sequenced numbers, and musicians who can neither play nor sing? Are you hoteliers not charging us a bomb for using your facilities, besides the stay? Why should we tourists be compelled to listen to some bloke who can neither sing nor play while we dine at your restaurant, spending a few thousand rupees? Wouldn’t it be cheaper for us tourists to dine at modestly priced shacks on the beach, paying paise on the rupees you charge, and force ourselves to listen to the bloke playing there instead? Are you dropping the room rent because you offer us substandard entertainment? Starred quality is not just limited to your rooms, lobbies, restaurants and facilities offered. It also very much extends to the quality of entertainment provided by the entertainer employed by you. Don’t console yourselves that this happens everywhere. The truth is, it happens only in Goa! You guys need to check out the entertainment scene in Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi. It’s far, far better. Well, you may be of the opinion that I do not have a say in the matter. But excuse me, if you fail to satisfy your hotel guests, then you are not fit to speak in defence of your actions. With this, I apologise to the few musicians I’ve loved listening to (I hope I get their names right): Mac, Steve (the bluesy old man), and Elvis (guitar player) performing in the North, and Neil and his friend (duo), Emmanuel (one man band), Emilio and his troupe, and a very young lively trio, performing in the South. Cheers, mate!
Govt paid Rs 1.96 cr compensation K’taka lifts embargo on iron ore to victims of Canacona floods transport to Goa Irreparable loss, damages pegged at Rs 7753.99 lakh HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, AUG 26
It's now official. The administration has released figures of losses in the devastating floods on October 2, 2009 and its response in providing relief to the affected people. According to a report prepared by Canacona Deputy Collector Deepak S Dessai, a total of Rs 1,96,87,581 has been provided as relief to flood victims. This includes settlement of an amount of Rs 99,45,081 to the 2,119 affected agriculturists and Rs 97,42,500 to owners of 591 damaged houses. The report also states that the irreparable loss and damages caused by the October 2, 2009 floods has been placed at Rs 7753.99 lakh under different heads. They are water resources (Rs
PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao might have given the residents of coastal belt -part of his Navelim constituency – a birthday gift on May 16 last by commissioning the long-delayed ornamental lamps. Carmona villagers, however, have nothing to cheer about since the ornamental lamps simply refuse to light following the inordinate delay in completion of the works in all respects. If Power officials are to be believed, the contractor has declined to complete the work on grounds that the government has not settled his bill for executing similar work some years ago. Assistant Engineer, Alvito Fernandes, when contacted, said the power department is helpless in the matter as work on the Carmona sec-
tion along the coastal village remains incomplete till date. “We have written to the Goa Industrial Development Corporation over the situation as the electricity department is receiving queries from local residents over the delay in illuminating the ornamental lamps”, Fernandes said. When Herald contacted the contractor, he said there are some pending matters with the department which remains to be settled. “We are in the process of settling the pending matters”, the contractor said. The contractor declined to comment when asked whether he has stalled the work as the government has not yet settled him for installing ornamental lamps in Navelim constituency in the past. When contacted, PWD Minister and Navelim MLA
Dessai informed reporters that the administration had made valiant efforts to minimize the suffering of the flood victims due to the October 2 floods. The report also mentions Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's several visits to the taluka, besides overseeing the measures adopted by district administration consisting of the Disaster Management Cell, police, fire services and other departments who worked hard to mitigate the natural disaster. The report also claimed that while the governor and chief minister appreciated the work done by the administration, a section of society at the local level had criticised instead of appreciating the administration. The report also highlighted the series of meetings held by the administration with almost
St Estevam locals furious over ferry for sand transporters HERALD CORRESPONDENT OLD GOA, AUG 26
St Estevam gram sabha on Sunday witnessed noisy scenes over the issue of inclusion of additional ferry boat along the Old Goa-Tolto St Estevam ferry route for sand transportation. The gram sabha, which was presided by Sarpanch Vayjanti Tari along with Deputy Sarpanch Orlando Menezes, Panchayat Secretary Keshav Phadte and panchas, saw the villagers furious over the inclusion of additional ferry along the Old Goa-Tolto ferry route, which was specially included for transporting sand. The villagers have demanded immediate withdrawal of the additional ferry from the route, as it could cause severe danger to human life due to narrow roads and weak bridge in the village. A large contingent of Old Goa Police led by PI Corte was deployed outside the panchayat hall to take control over the villagers at the special gram sabha meeting. The villagers have decided to stage a hunger strike in front of the River Navigation Department, if the additional ferry was not withdrawn from the route and if it was restored. The villagers have also de-
cided to submit a memorandum to All Goa Truck Owners Association urging them not to send trucks inside St Estevam village for sand transportation. A signature campaign was also launched by the villagers and was sent to the concerned departments. Meanwhile, a memorandum, proposed by Eva Ferrao and seconded by Jackson Dias and read at the meeting, was decided to be sent to the concerned departments. The memorandum to the RND minister, the copy of which was submitted to Sarpanch Jayanti Tari, stated that additional ferry being used to transport sand from Akhada violates Collector’s order that prohibits movement of sand-laden trucks along the route. It may be recalled that the road from Karpin to Tolto Dauji ramp and Dauji Tolto ramp to Sanjiv Ice Plant is narrow and continuous movement of sand-laden trucks along the narrow route has been posing danger to the people. Meanwhile, the second memorandum to the DGP North Panjim stated that St Estevam villagers strongly demand immediate implementation of District Magistrate North Goa order, which pro-
hibits movement of all sandladen vehicles to and fro from Tonca junction to Akhada to Akhada Bridge within the jurisdiction of St Estevam. It may be noted that sand transporters are blatantly violating the Collector’s order from Akhada Bridge junction and are using the ferry route for sand transportation, as the route from Karpin to Tolto ferry ramp is narrow single lane and continuous movement of sand vehicles will cause fatal accidents. Leo, a local, said they attended the gram sabha to inform the panchayat to request the Collector to implement the order, which the State government had passed putting a ban on sand transportation through the ferry boats. Sarpanch Jayanti Tari stated that sand transportation in Akhada was stopped as per the directions of the Collector, while in Tonca not a single complaint was received by the panchayat. Taking note of Leo’s statement, locals from Akhada sought to know from panchayat members as to why only a ban was put on sand transportation in Akhada side and if it had to be stopped, then it should be stopped in Tonca too.
UK’s good Samaritan attacked for helping in Goan seaman’s death case HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, AUG 26
The racially motivated attack that led to the death of a Goan seaman in the UK in 2007 recently took an unusual twist, when the good Samaritan who freed the victim and later helped prosecution in the court, was attacked by the brother of one accused. Jody Miles had helped late Gregory Kiran Fernandes, a seaman from Agonda-Canacona,
Carmona locals yet to enjoy the benefit of ornamental lamps HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
4800 lakh), national highway (Rs 857 lakh), agriculture (Rs 700 lakh), electricity (Rs 500.64 lakh), industrial loss (Rs 330 lakh), water supply (Rs 200 lakh), forest (Rs 185 lakh), health (Rs 140 lakh), livestock (Rs 40.35 lakh) and community assets (Rs 1 lakh). The administration has provided the figure of fully damaged houses (107), persons who suffered major damages of major nature (760) and number of displaced persons (1000). While settling the claims for the 591 damaged houses, the district magistrate in consultation with the government released an immediate interim relief of Rs 12,000 and provided clothing, rice, kerosene stoves, school bags, books and other requirements. Deputy Collector Deepak
Churchill Alemao admitted that only Carmona village is left out of the illumination. He promised to look into the delay and also take up the matter with the IDC and the contractor. These ornamental lamps along Salcete’s coastal belt were installed by the Goa Industrial Development Corporation around 2007 at an estimated cost of Rs 4-5 crore during the tenure of former Navelim MLA Luizinho Faleiro. Though work of installing the lamps was completed in the villages of Varca, Orlim, Cavelossim and Rawanfond in 2007 itself, it took more than three years for the powers that be to commission the lamps. Sources in the know now say that while the IDC will now look after the maintenance of these lamps, the electricity bill will be borne by the government.
while he was fatally attacked by a group of youngsters at Fawley in Southampton (UK) in October 2007. He later assisted police in proving manslaughter. Miles was recently assaulted by one of the thug’s brother, reported a UK daily as having told a Southampton Crown Court. “Luke Pritchard, brother of Stephen, one of the accused who reportedly got 19 months prison, punched Miles and tried to head-butt him when they were drinking in the same pub,” jurors in the Crown Court of Southampton were told, reported the daily in its edition of August 12, 2010. “I am the man who’s going to kill you. You took three years of his life and now I’m going to take yours. My brother got three years and you got £250,” Pritchard is alleged to have said to Miles. It may be recalled that Gregory, a young and budding seaman from Agonda, was attacked racially and killed by a group of youngsters while he was on his way to his docked ship in Fawley (Southampton). Miles was the man who freed Gregory from the clutches of those thugs, and later helped the prosecution to jail, three of the young gang members for 19 months period for manslaughter and causing bodily harm to Gregory. He received a commendation and £250 from a judge after the
young thugs Stephen Pritchard, Chay Fields and Daniel Rogers pleaded guilty. Miles also received an Association of Chief Police Officers’ public bravery award for his acts. Miles further told Southampton Crown Court that the manslaughter case had sparked considerable “emotion” in the area and he had been verbally abused. He also explained how he tried to give the £250 to the seaman’s family, but they had rejected the offer. He also described how he had been drinking in the Varsity Pub in London Road, Southampton last December when he saw a stranger continually staring at him. When he returned from the toilet, the man confronted him and asked if he was Jody Miles. “I didn’t want to say yes because I didn’t know what was going on. I said ‘Yes, I might be’,” Miles told the court. Miles is reported as having told the court that he didn’t want trouble and tried to walk past, but he was grabbed and punched two-three times. He also deflected a head-butt and feared he was going to be knifed. Miles said he suffered bruising to his cheekbone and around the eyes and had his coat torn before a barman intervened. Pritchard, of Hammonds Green, Totton, denied threatening to take revenge.
all the stakeholders, such as local representatives, NGOs, government officials, reporters, teachers,Anganwadi workers, besides sarpanchas, panchas and councilors. Accordingly, seven villages and one municipal council level committees have been formed to work in tandem in the event of future disasters. The installation and introduction programme of village level committees and orientation for information, dissemination and better response to disaster has been convened on Sunday, August 29 at 3.30 pm in the Canacona Municipal Council hall, Chaudi-Canacona. Those attending the meeting include J K Sinha, Member of National Disaster management Authority, Collector (South) G Naik and both MLAs of the taluka.
RND to use own staff for ticketing on trial basis HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
The River Navigation Department (RND) plans to use its own staff for ticketing for the first few months if its proposal for ticketing, which has been pending for over six months now, is approved by the government. Currently, the department has just 23 ticket collectors and if wants to start ticketing it will have to employ more personnel. The department however wants to outsource ticketing job as it doesn’t have adequate number of TCs. Speaking to Herald Captain James Braganza who also holds charge of RND, said it has been decided to use sailors for the purpose of ticketing in the absence of adequate number of TCs. Residents of islands will be exempt from paying tickets, individual commuter will be charged Rupee one whereas two-wheelers will have to pay Rs 5, for commuting by ferry. The proposal for ticketing was criticised by the BJP saying the department will have to spend more on payment of salaries than revenue earned through ticketing. If ticketing job is outsourced the department don’t need to employ more TCs. “During first three months we will examine traffic load on various routes and revenue earning and outsourcing will be done later then, “ said the officer from RND.
Karnataka has lifted the embargo imposed on transportation of iron ore to Goa after a delegation of Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry met the Karwar District Commissioner and impressed upon him the urgent need to sort out the problem faced by them, with respect to transportation of iron ore which is used as raw material in the pig iron industry. The delegation was led by GCCI Vice President Manguirish N Pai Raiker and it comprised of industrialists manufacturing pig iron products in Goa The matter was taken up with the District Commissioner, Karwar, who forwarded their grievances to the State government at Bengalaru. The Chamber took up the matter with government of Karnataka and made several presentations to the authorities including the Chief Secretary. They also represented their case to Lok Ayukta. The government was convinced by the arguments put forward by Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry with respect to iron ore sourced from Karnataka, being used as raw material by the pig iron industry in Goa. They issued a directive to the District Commissioner, Karwar, to take appropriate measures in resolving the crisis faced by the pig iron industry in Goa. The District Commissioner,
Karwar, called for a meeting, on Thursday, to sort out this issue. The meeting was attended by the top authorities of Karwar district including RTO, police and the manager of Geology and Mining Centre. The Goa delegation was led by Manguirish Raiker along with the manager from Aparant Iron and Steel Private Limited, Sesa Industries Ltd, Shraddha Ispat Pvt Ltd, Ambey Metallic Ltd, Goa Sponge and Power Limited Shrithik Ispat Limited and their transporters The District Commissioner said that he would set up a task force of four people including the manager of Geology and Mines to visit Goa and ascertain the validity of the claim made by Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Raiker said that the Geology and Mines has already made a report on the usage of iron ore in Goa and suggested that the transportation may be open from today itself and that the inspections could be carried out at any given time. The District Commissioner called for the report and verified the same and instructed the officials that he was lifting the embargo on transportation from Thursday itself with two riders attached to it. Firstly, was to have proper documentation with the vehicle and secondly the company concerned should give an undertaking that they would use this material for the purpose of production of pig iron in their industry.
GU awaiting UGC finance for chair on diaspora studies HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
The Goa University has sent a proposal to the University Grants Commission for creation of a chair on diaspora studies and is now awaiting the requisite finance from the Commission to commence the same. According to GU Registrar, M M Sangodkar the proposal has been sent to the UGC eight to ten days back. “We are awaiting sanction of the required amount that will take care of the salary component of the professor to be appointed for the chair,” he mentioned. Sangodkar said the people to be appointed or invited will be very senior learned persons with credibility and public standing. “Besides, the senior professor there will be require-
ment for some technical staff. We are following up with the UGC on the matter and are expecting the sanction to come fast,” he stated. The varsity had been asked to draft a proposal for creating the chair and send it to the UGC. State NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro, who made a case for the chair, said foreign varsities had this facility and with the Goan diaspora spread far and wide it was all the more essential to have the same. The UGC which agreed to create the chair had asked GU to send a proposal. The chair will focus on in-depth studies of the Indian diaspora along with migration studies. After the chair is in place GU will become the first varsity in the country to offer such a facility.
Renowned author urges Indians not to support CWG HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, AUG 26
Author of four blockbuster novels, Chetan Bhagat said that Indians cannot be cheer leaders to corruption and felt that the people should not support the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. Lamenting that caste and religion still plays a role in elections, Bhagat further said the political establishment should encourage youth in politics by fielding more youngsters if they are indeed serious in roping in the youth into politics. “I don’t think we should support the Commonwealth Games. We can’t be cheer leaders to corruption. Instead, we should support Indian sports”, he said, adding “if MPs could walk out of Parliament, we can walk out of stadiums”. Bhagat was delivering the key note address at the Founder’s Day celebration at Chowgule College here on Wednesday morning. Two of Bhagat’s novels have been made into Bollywood movies, with the latest “3 idiots” starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapor, adapted from the book Five Point Someone, went on to become a major blockbuster hit. Questioning the general trend in the country to vote for candidates on the basis of caste
One sentenced for sexually abusing minor PANJIM (HR): Goa Children’s Court today sentenced 27-year old labourer for one year imprisonment and sought fine of Rs one lakh for sexually abusing five year girl, in February 2009. The accused Mahubali Harnali and the victim both are from Taleigao. Accused is been booked under Section 354 of
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Indian Panel Code (IPC) and Section 8 of Goa children’s act. The Court has asked accused to deposit Rs 25,000 in the name of the victim in a nationalized bank, which would be given to her when she becomes a major. In case he fails to do so the accused will have to undergo six months more imprisonment.
and religions, he lamented that the country even today votes on the basis of caste and religion. “Work should be the sole criteria in the elections and not caste, religion and other factors”, he added. Seeking to know why politicians exploit the sentiments to come to power, Bhagat said “the change will certainly come when India changes at homes. The politicians are being elected by the people themselves”. Asserting that he nurses no ambition to join politics, the author said “The moment you enter into politics, you become a junior. This will not benefit you and will have to listen to others. Even the Prime Minister listens to oth-
ers”. Outlining his agenda for the country, Bhagat said his agenda is to bring about change in values through his writings. “I often ask whether my writing can bring about the change. Can I really influence people’s minds? Whether I am a critic favourite or not is irrelevant for me. That’s not what I do for, but to live in people’s minds and help to change the thinking of the people”, he added. Deeply impressed over the questions posed by the young minds, the author said that Goa should become a centre of excellence. “Goa today is famous for tourism, but it will be famous as the centre of excellence”, he said.
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The United States will help any effort to bring to justice rebels accused in the ''horrific'' mass rape of women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
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Hospitals choked as Delhi battles dengue PTI NEW DELHI, AUG 26
Patients suffering from dengue are finding it difficult to get admission in city hospitalsbecause of a sudden spurt in the number of cases and limited beds at these medical facilities. Three hospitals in the city -All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Safdarjung Hospital and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital -are taking maximum burden of dengue patients,despite having limited beds at their disposal thus choking the resources. Premier medical institute AIIMS has reported the highest number of admissions related to dengue fever till now. The city has reported 550 dengue cases and one death this season. “All wards are full. Nearly 50 patients including children are admitted for dengue fever. Every day we get 10 to 15 new admissions. Some are confirmed cases while others are suspected cases. Those suspected are admitted for monitoring for sudden fall in platelet count or some
additional symptoms along with high fever,” a doctor with the Department of Medicine said. Unlike in the year 2006, when a separate dengue ward was set up to tackle influx of patients, there are no separate facilities this time. All dengue patients are being admittedto the medicine ward which has a total of 60 beds which are all occupied. As a result, patients are being adjusted in corridors of the hospitals as well. The authorities have managed to bring an additional bed in the space between two beds. When the rush increases, one bed is shared by two patients as well. “It took us two days to finally get a bed in the ward. After admission, my brother, who is a confirmed patient of dengue, was made to lie in a bed in the corridor,” Nitin, relative of a dengue patient who was brought at AIIMS, said. “AIIMS has all facilities and that is why even after being given a bed in the corridor we continued treatment here.
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Of the 53 positives cases, 11 have been reported from Tiswadi and seven from Mormugao and a total of 11 from other talukas. According to Health Department all the patients have received anti-viral treatment and have recovered and also the contacts have been given prophylactic treatment. The Health Department has appealed to public to consult doctors in case of flu-like symptoms persist so that further medical attention is received. Also those with flu-like symptoms should avoid going to office, educational institutions and crowded places until recovery. Home quarantine will prevent the transmission to others, advised Health Department.
Cops kept Assembly in dark
known to them, the Home Ministry did not inform the House on the development. Inquiries have revealed that the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Mapusa, hearing Atala’s overstaying case issued a ‘nonbailable warrant’ on August 5 for not appearing before it. Incidentally, this was just a day before the Assembly session concluded on August 6. The debate over the police-drug mafia nexus created ruckus in the Assembly adjourning the session at least seven times. Home Minister Ravi Naik, who attended the session couple of days before its culmination due to health reasons had told the House that the case was being probed professionally. Earlier, JMFC had issued a same warrant against the drug peddler on July 29, which was withdrawn after Atala appeared before the Magistrate on the same day. The Department is at the receiving end with criticism from the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party questioning its seriousness. Ironically, police spokesperson Superintendent of (Special Branch) Police Atmaram Deshpande at a press briefing on Wednesday said that Atala’s disappearance was known to the police on August 7, when the latter was summoned in Crime Branch for some clarification pertaining to the probe.
Titan gets in-principle nod
M/s Madgaonkar had objected saying Rs 125 crore quoted by Titan Salvage was hand written and that too after the tender was opened. It had also threatened to challenge the tendering process if it was awarded to M/s Titan Salvage. Calangute MLA said, the advocate general has given an opinion that the Government’s decision can be well defended in the court of law, whereas ex-advocate general had opined that tendering process was open for challenge. The law secretary who was consulted on this point, has said to have told the Government that the objection raised by M/s Madgaonkar Salvage cannot form ground for challenging the tendering process. The Calangute MLA said in view of the report of Institute of Earth Sciences it is necessary that the grounded vessel is removed at the earliest. In its report two months ago the IES had informed that if the vessel is not removed within six months, it will crumble and cause further damage, he said.
Panel moots tighter curbs
for which it wanted teeth in the environment law but also the shortcomings of procedure and inadequacy of infrastructure and trained technical manpower. Remedies recommended to overcome these deficiencies include use of IT and space technology, information in public domain on CRZ violations and other lapses, synergy of manpower, infrastructure and laboratory facilities, involvement of specialised agencies to monitor compliance and transparent self-monitoring by project proponents. The panel has suggested that the compliance reports as also action taken or proposed by the Government authorities and courts should be put in public domain on Internet and satellite imageries be used for pollution monitoring and CRZ encroachments and violations. It also proposes regular analysis of the monitoring reports to assess the degree of non-compliance for initiating action under the Environment (Protection) Act. It says action be taken against the non-compliant units based on severity of their default. Partial non-compliance such as slippage of target beyond a certain time frame is also sought to be put in the category of serious non-compliance attracting necessary actions that could be persuasive and punitive. The panel has identified some two dozen agencies that can oversee various aspects of the compliance. National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad and State Coastal Zone Management Authorities are recommended to oversee CRZ and marine issues. The Indian Bureau of Mines, Mining Research Institute, Indian School of Mines and Director General of Mines Safety have been recommended to oversee the mine safety and mine closures after sufficient exploitation of the particular mines. The nuclear waste management and radioactive pollutants responsibility is sought to be given to the Health Physics Division of the ministry as also to Environmental Surveillance Laboratories, BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) and AERB (Atomic Energy Regulation Board). On transparency in self monitoring by the project proponents through the in-house experts, the panel has suggested that the status of compliance should be put on the company’s website and displayed on board at a prominent place near the main gate.
Revamp J&K crowd control measures: PM PTI NEW DELHI, AUG 26
Voicing serious concern over the ongoing spate of violent protests in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today highlighted the need to “revisit” standard operating procedures and crowd control measures by security forces to deal with public agitations. “Despite the curtailment of militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the public order dimension in the State has become a cause of serious concern,” he said addressing the three-day Conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police here. “We need to revisit standard operating procedures and crowd control measures to deal with public agitations with nonlethal, yet effective and focused measures. We also cannot have an approach of one size fits all” the prime minister stressed. His comments come against the backdrop security forces in J and K facing flak for the killing of over 60 civilians in police action to quell violent protesters
since June this year. Singh asked Home Minister P Chidamabarm to establish a high-powered task force to come out with a set of recommendations on non-lethal crowd control measures in the next two to three months. He said that instead of single standard sequence for the use of force, other countries have put in place procedures that vary according to the situation. The prime minister cited the experience of Rapid Action Force for non-lethal crowd control which has been successful saying it should be examined for being followed by other police forces also. The Prime Minister said policing in the country has become increasingly complex over the years. Social tensions, religious disputes, growing economic disparities and regional, linguistic and ethnic differences have long been major challenges to effective policing in the country, he said. “But of late the growing presence of non-state actors, fun-
“Policing in the country has become increasingly complex over the years. Social tensions, religious disputes, growing economic disparities and regional, linguistic and ethnic differences have long been major challenges to effective policing in the country.” damentalist groups and left wing extremists has further complicated matters,” he said. Singh said the growing interlinkages of destabilizing and criminal forces, across States and across our borders, call for far greater vigilance and coordination between the security
agencies than ever before. The prime minister said after a relative lull in 2009, the challenges to country's internal security seem to have re-emerged in more virulent forms. “While we have made good progress in terms of recruitment and setting up of better institutional arrangements for intelligence, investigation, coastal security and counter-terrorism, the problems we face remain daunting,” he said. Singh said there was need to do much more to meet the challenge of Naxalism. “We recognise that the Naxalites are our own people and are ready to talk to them provided they abjure the path of violence. We also stand committed to making special efforts to develop the areas affected by Naxal violence, many of which are inhibited predominantly by our tribal brothers and sisters,” he said. Referring to the Northeast, the prime minister said the situation in the region was better now than what it was in the re-
cent past, though some areas of concern still remain. “In Manipur, for example the Naga-Metei divide has accentuated. The unfortunate growth of identity based assertiveness in the northeast, particularly in Manipur and the North Cachar Hills (Assam) needs well thought-out and sensitive handling. The situation in Darjeeling hill area also needs a careful watch,” he said. Singh said the writ of the State should be firmly established in all these areas and the state police and the central paramilitary forces should take firm action against those who take the law into their own hands. The prime minister said within the police forces, the current system of promotion is based essentially on seniority and it needs to be suitably recalibrated to catalyse better performance and motivation. “For example, a successful stint in an extremism- affected district, should result in greater career benefits to the officers," he said. Favouring build up of capac-
ities for gathering intelligence in various Indian languages, Singh said the intelligence agencies of the Centre and States could draw upon police persons and also incentivise officers to acquire and use relevant local language skills. The prime minister said over the past decade, the Central government has sought to assist states in addressing their manpower requirements through financial support for India Reserve battalions, Special Police Officers, and the setting up of village defence committees. “But, it appears that recruitment to the regular State police forces has not yet picked up as effectively as it should. Although effort has been made in the last two years to address this issue, the backlog remains pretty large. “The quality of recruitment also remains an area of concern. The Ministry of Home Affairs has already circulated a template for a transparent and objective recruitment process but most states are yet to adopt this,” he said.
Raise Bhopal gas tragedy CBI for probe in undertrial’s issue on Obama visit: BJP claim on offer to kill Amin PTI BHOPAL, AUG 26
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari today demanded that the Centre takes up the issue of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy with US President Barack Obama during his forthcoming visit to India. “I call upon the government to raise the issue of Bhopal gas tragedy with the US president during his visit to India. Though the prime minister did not take it up during his last visit to the US, he will get another chance to do so this time,” Gadkari told reporters. “The PM should take up the issue with full vigour and seek his cooperation in extradition of those responsible for the tragedy,” he said, adding or else the opposition leaders during their courtesy meet will certainly
raise the issue with the visiting dignitary. Gadkari also demanded a “white paper” on the disaster. Advocating for enhanced compensation to the tragedy victims, he said they must get at least Rs 5,000 crore so that the survivors are rehabilitated properly. He said 26 years have passed since the tragedy, killing over 20,000 people and maiming other five lakhs, but till date no one has been held responsible for it. Praising the Madhya Pradesh government for constituting a judicial commission to probe the circumstances in which those responsible for the tragedy were allowed to leave the country without any liability, Gadkari demanded that the truth behind the entire episode should be made public.
“The Congress governments and its present leadership have to make public the deal, that was struck for the safe passage of then Union Carbide Corporation CEO Warren Anderson,” Gadkari demanded. He alleged that senior Congress leader and then State chief minister Arjun Singh had played with people's trust. “It was expected from him that during the debate in the Rajya Sabha, he will answer many unanswerable questions, but he again played with their sentiments because of his political compulsions,” Gadkari said. On his reported “monkey” remarks Gadkari said, “It is sad that I was misquoted in reports which appeared about the matter. I wish that the media sticks to faithfully reporting whatever I say.”
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The CBI, which is probing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, today sought an inquiry into the claim of an undertrial that he was offered Rs 10 lakh to kill N K Amin, an accused in the case who wants to turn approver. The request was made by CBI when the application raising concerns about Amin's security, filed by his wife early this week, came up for hearing in the court of Additional Chief Magistrate A Y Dave. CBI counsel Ejaz Khan submitted that an undertrial had made a claim that he was offered Rs 10 lakh to kill Amin inside the prison, which he had refused. He requested that an in-
Rahul vows to fight for tribals’ cause PTI LANJIGARH (Orissa), AUG 26
Making a visit here against the backdrop of the Centre rejecting environment clearance for the bauxite mining project of Vedanta, Rahul Gandhi today hailed the decision as a victory for tribals of the area and vowed to fight for their cause. “True development takes place by respecting interests of the poor and tribals and not by muffling their voice,” he said refuting charges that Centre's action in negating bauxite mining in Niyamgiri was against development and progress. Two days after the Union Environment Ministry rejected environment clearance to UK-based Vedanta's USD 1.7 billion bauxite mining project in the Nyamgiri hills citing seriousviolation of forest and environment laws, Gandhi arrived hereon a brief visit to show solidarity with the tribals. Addressing a tribal rally marking “Adivasi Adhikar Diwas” (Rights Day) in Jagannathpur village at the foothills of Niyamgiri hills close to Vedanta's alumina refinery, he said he would he would be their "soldier" in Delhi and continue their fight.
“In my religion, all are equal -- whether it is rich or poor, Dalits or Adivasis. Wherever an individual's voice is being stifled, that is against my religion,” he said addressing the tribals but made no direct reference to the Vedanta project. There has been criticism of the project to mine bauxite in the tribal dominated hills which the locals and the activists say would deprive them of their livelihood. “This is your victory. It is a victory of your voice, it is a victory of the Adivasis,” Gandhi said to the loud cheers of the assembled gathering which shouted slogans hailing him. Citing examples of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and New Delhi, he said development in Congress-ruled States was taking place rapidly by hearing the voice of the poor and weaker sections. Reaching out to the tribals, Gandhi said though he extended constant support, the tribals of bauxite-rich Niyamgiri have tasted victory by saving their land, habitat and rights through their own peaceful battle. Maintaining that his job as a soldier of tribals was not over,
Kedi’s book offers civic sense tips PTI NEW DELHI, AUG 26
Moved by the ‘not so good’ image of civic sense of Indians among foreigners, India's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi has brought out suggestions for laymen to improve their civic behaviour ahead of the Commonwealth Games. “There are article after article in foreign nations is calling Indians unhygienic and dirty. Being a true Indian, I wanted to change the scenario,” says Kiran Bedi who has collaborated with socio-political thinker, Pavan Chaudary for the book Broom and Groom. With an introduction by former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the hardbound book suggests globally accepted manners and etiquette and features a muppet and other illustrations on its pages. “Foreigners hug and hold hands in public. We should not stand and start staring at them, else they will carry the bad im-
pression of us back home,” Bedi told PTI while releasing the book here last evening. Co-author Pavan Chaudary says the government should stop tweaking and wake up before the games to provide good sanitation and hygiene conditions. “India was first cradle of civic virtue in the world as Indus and Mohanjodaro civilisations had irrefutable evidence of good sanitation and code of conduct,” he says. Invoking Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, he said,”Gandhi ji said our Swaraj will stink if we do not clean our backyards. But, post-independence our governments have failed to provide education and infrastructure for good hygiene.” According to the authors, the idea to write the book came due to appalling living conditions in our country and from their desire of not seeing India lag behind other nations in terms of civility.
he said it was only a beginning as he along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi would continue to fight for the rights and interests of the tribals. Recalling his visit to the area in the year 2008, Gandhi said a group of Advasi youth had told him then that the hill is their God and that it is being destroyed. They worshipped the hills as their God with utmost devotion. It was their sole source of livelihood. The voice of the tribals was sought to be muffled in a bid
to undertake mining activities in Niyamgiri and give pace to development at the cost of the poor, the Congress general secretary said. “Then I had told you, though I stay in Delhi, I will be there to protect your voice....I am here to say that your voice has reached Delhi and you have saved your land. I was with you. Whatever I could do, I have done,” he said. Rejecting the criticism that Centre's decision to deny environment clearance was against development, Gandhi said in the name of development, rights of adivasis were being suppressed.
quiry under section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code be ordered to verif y the factsclaimed by the undertrial. Further hearing on the matter is kept for tomorrow. In her application, Amin's wife, Jayshree had said that after the revelation made by an undertrial Shakeel alias Teja Yusuf Sheikh last week in Vadodara that he was offered Rs 10 lakh to kill Amin in jail, she was concerned about her husband's security. Based on the notice issue to jail authorities on her application, jail officials today submitted a detailed report describing security provided to Amin inside the Sabarmati Central jail, where
he is lodged. Jail authorities, in their report, have said that Amin has been provided adequate protection inside the prison. They said that an armed constable and an unarmed constable with wireless stay with Amin round the clock. Amin has been kept in separate Bhagat Singh barrack, which is located away from the barrack of other accused in the case, the report said. However, Amin who was present in the court alleged that the report given by the jail authorities was incorrect. He claimed that the Bhagat Singh barrack where he is kept was unsafe.
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R-Infra may bid for Mopa AGENCY MUMBAI, AUG 26
K S Rao, senior life member of NIPM, presenting a memento to Ashok Gaeikwad who was felicitated for his meritorious service by the Goa chapter.
PANJIM (HBD) -- At its recently held AGM, the members of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) Goa Chapter, elected a new executive committee for a term of two years. Guilman Fernandes has been elected as chairman for the second term. The other office bearers are Anand Dessai, vice chairman, Manoj Kharde Honorary Secretary, Gokuldas Kenkre Treasurer and P Johari Joint Secretary. D Naverkar, Vassudev Sawant, Prakash Naik, Devendra Naik and Shripad Joshi are the other members of the executive committee members. NIPM is an all India Institute of Human Resource and Personnel professionals having its headquarters at Kolkatta. Meanwhile, at its AGM the Goa Chapter felicitated and honoured its life member, Ashok Gaeikad, for long and meritorious service to the Institute.
SBI life leads at MDRT 2010 PANJIM (HBD) -- SBI Life Insurance has retained the distinction of being a life insurer from India, topping the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) 2010. For the second consecutive year, SBI Life has reached the pinnacle of the international coveted league by increasing its MDRT members from 2,677 in 2009 to 2,904 in 2010. Amongst these, 232 have achieved Court of Table (COT) and 39 Top of Table (TOT) membership status. Consequently, the company ranks first in COT and third in TOT league of tables. SBI Life Insurance posted a profit of Rs 114 crore, registering a profit growth of 195% over the corresponding period last year. The total premium of the company grew by 9.5% to Rs 1,707 crore during the period. The new business premium collected, during the first quarter, stood at Rs 976 crore. Further, the assets under management grew by 65%, over the corresponding period last year, to Rs 30,082 crore as on June 30 2010 stands.
GIM to hold national meet on social media and biz PANJIM (HBD) -- Samriddhi – an annual national conference organised by students of Goa Institute of Management addresses issues related to various spheres of development and strives to find practical and viable solutions for Industrial growth. This year Samriddhi ‘10 will focus on a more contemporary subject, Social Media and Business. The two day national conference will be held on August 28 and 29 at Fortune Regina in Candolim. Samriddhi ‘10 will draw distinguished corporate leaders and opinion makers from across the country to participate in the annual event hosted by the premier B-School. Key note speakers include Abdul Khan, Sr VP, Marketing at Tata Docomo, Arun Nair, senior manager of Club Mahindra, and Karthik Nagarajan associate director of The Nielson Company among others. Along side the conference this year GIM has also organised a Social Media Strategy Competition for which there has been an overwhelming response with entries from all over the country and famed institutes like IIM, IMT, Symbiosis, Jamnalal Bajaj, and XLRI. The top 5 teams will compete for the grand prize of Rs 15,000 on the second day of the conference.
Sequoia Capital invests Rs 60 cr in Quick Heal PANJIM (HBD) -- Sequoia Capital India has announced that it has invested Rs 60 crore in Quick Heal Technologies, India’s leading provider of computer security software products. The investment will help Quick Heal Technologies in growing its product portfolio, expanding its global distribution footprint and funding future acquisitions. Quick Heal Technologies has been growing at a CAGR of almost 100% for the last three years, making it the fastest growing software product company in the computer security space in India. The Company registered revenues of more than Rs 100 crore in FY 9-10, all from its indigenously developed product portfolio. With this investment Sumir Chadha, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital will join the board of the company.
Sensex gains 47 pts PTI
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Cutting short two days of successive losses, the BSE benchmark Sensex today recovered partially and ended 47 points higher on strong global cues and a further dip in food inflation. Helped by smart buying in FMCG, power, financial and auto stocks, the Bombay Stock Exchange’s 30-share benchmark closed at 18,226.35, up 46.71 points, or 0.26 per cent. In the last two sessions, the Sensex had lost nearly 230 points. As expected by the marketmen, trading on Dalal Street was choppy, with today being the settlement day for derivative contracts. The wide-based 50-share Nifty Index of the National Stock Exchange finished at 5,477.90, up 0.28 per cent.
After bagging the contracts to develop five non-metro airports in Maharashtra, Reliance Infrastructure is gearing up to bid for new international airports in Navi Mumbai, Pune, Noida and Goa, says a senior official. The company, part of Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-Adag), may tieup with international airport developers for bidding for these projects, said Vidya Basarkod, business head of Reliance Airport Developers Private, the wholly-owned company of Reliance Infrastructure. The total cost of these projects is pegged at Rs 24,000 crore. According to Basarkod, the
company may bid for these projects jointly with its partner ASA of Mexico which designs, builds and operates airport terminals. It may also consider joining hands with a new foreign partner. Aviation analysts said Reliance Airport Developers, along with its Mexican partner, is not well-equipped to bid for metro projects. “The selection criteria for bidders for greenfield international projects are stiff. Reliance Infrastructure will have to go for global tie-ups; may be it needs to look for a US or an European partner to pass the muster for these bids,” said an aviation analyst with a consulting major, who did not want to be identified.
Reliance Infrastructure, which is developing brownfield airport projects, made abortive attempts to bag modernisation contracts for Delhi and Mumbai. It is developing airports at Nanded, Yavatmal, Baramati, Latur and Osmanabad in Maharashtra for an investment of Rs500 crore in next three years. The company may rope in private equity investors for raising funds for these projects. In addition, Reliance Infrastructure will bid for other non-metro airports which will come up in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, said Ms Basarkod. New York-based consultant Louis Berger Group and Knight Frank are guiding Reliance to chalk out the road map for bids
for non-metro airports. The company is likely to finalise its plan by September. The company plans to recover the operational cost of these five regional airports in the next year. Reliance Infrastructure is planning to develop Baramati as a general aviation hub for corporate jets and ATRs for an investment of Rs100 crore in the next three years. It also plans to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Baramati for which it started talks with Air Works. Other plans for Baramati include setting up a four-star hotel. Reliance Infrastructure is keen to set up a facility for recycling aero parts at Yavatmal airport.
Vivara retirement home now in Goa HERALD BUSINESS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
As 8.94% of the Indian population is above 60 years of age, developers have realised that there is a potential market for retirement homes The recent trend of retirement homes gaining popularity seems to be catching on as one more such project will start functioning by December this year. Vivara Residences in Arpora, Goa, is set to attract the elderly who wish to spend their twilight years in freedom. It will enable them to get the best possible facilities, care and attention. Developer Acron Senior Lifestyles Pvt Ltd plans to
R-Mobile unveils Braille billing
PANJIM (HBD) -- As part of its strategy to drive leadership through innovations across its wireless business, Reliance Mobile has announced the launch of Braille Bill service. The Braille Bill service is first-of-its kind initiative introduced by an Indian telecom operator aiming to create an enabling and convenient customer service environment for the visually impaired. The service is in line with Reliance ADA Group's Corporate Social responsibility objectives. Commenting on the launch of its Braille Bill Service, Mr Anurag Prashar, President Corporate, Customer Service, Reliance Communications said, "After being the first in the industry to launch Live Chat service, we have brought yet another innovation to Indian Telecom customers by the launch of Braille Bill for those who are visually impaired. There are currently 45 million people suffering from complete visual impairment across the globe. Out of these, nearly 12 million reside in India. Our new Braille Bill service is in line with our Customer Service objective to delight our customers through innovations that touch their lives. And the best thing is that this service is free of cost."
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Travco holidays bags award Gold meet in Goa this weekend REUTERS MUMBAI, AUG 26
Burno Gomindes, managing director, Travco Holidays receiving the award.
PANJIM (HBD) -- Bruno Gomindes, managing director of Travco Holidays Pvt Ltd, was the proud recipient of the highest productive Franchise of Thomas Cook (I) Ltd for the year 2009-10. The function was held in Engelberg, Switzerlan, recently. The award was presented by Madhav Pai, COO, Leisure Travel Outbound in the presence of Vishal Suri, COO, Outbound and Domestic and Jatinder Paul Singh, associate vice president, Franchisee and Channel Development. This was the 7th consecutive year that Travco holidays Pvt Ltd has been awarded this award of Thomas Cook (I) Ltd. Travco holidays Pvt Ltd is the franchise for Thomas Cook (I) Ltd, to promote and sell Outbound Holiday Tours to Europe, UK, USA, South Africa, Australia and Far East and many other exotic destinations around the world. Aban Offshor, 796, 808, 782.65, 786.55 Abb Ltd., 760, 778, 750.05, 772.15 Abg Shipyard, 239.65, 243.5, 233, 234.2 Acc Limited, 863, 873.45, 858.55, 868.2 Adani Enterp, 658.6, 659.2, 627.4, 631.5 Aditya Birla, 824.9, 824.9, 807.2, 809.25 Allahabad Ba, 215, 216.5, 210.55, 211.6 Alstom Proje, 736, 746.8, 736, 744 Ambuja Cemen, 121.5, 123.95, 118.1, 122.1 Andhra Bank, 157.35, 159, 154.25, 157.2 Ashok Leylan, 68.1, 71.85, 68.1, 71 Asian Paints, 2760, 2785.5, 2730, 2742.9 Axis Bank Li, 1363, 1375, 1350, 1367.8 Bajaj Hindus, 121.1, 122, 119.4, 120.95 Bank Of Baro, 818, 837, 818, 829.5 Bank Of Indi, 457, 473.1, 457, 463.9 Beml Limited, 1022, 1034, 995.55, 1002.35 Bharat Elect, 1680, 1708, 1672.3, 1686.15 Bharat Forge, 357, 359.8, 352.15, 354.1 Bharat Petro, 754, 769, 751, 763.65 Bharti Airte, 318, 323.9, 314.65, 321.55 Bhel, 2475, 2498, 2452.5, 2487.25 Bhushan Stee, 1818, 1844.9, 1808, 1820.1
Biocon Limit, 334.5, 342.4, 333.05, 335.15 Bombay Dyein, 600.35, 615.5, 590.05, 596.1 Bosch Limite, 5995, 6020.1, 5700, 5802.95 Brigade Ente, 148.55, 149.8, 141.15, 142.75 Cairn India, 347, 347, 337.55, 339.4 Canara Bank, 514, 519, 507.55, 511.3 Central Bank, 177.4, 183.3, 175.5, 182.1 Century Text, 493.05, 499.9, 487.8, 489.3 Cesc Ltd, 392.8, 393, 383.6, 385.3 Chambal Fert, 69, 69.6, 62.1, 67.6 Chennai Petr, 250, 256.85, 248.5, 251.95 Cipla Ltd, 307, 310, 305.35, 307.65 Colgate Palm, 834.9, 835, 819.2, 824.9 Container Co, 1318, 1328.15, 1305, 1312.5 Crompton Gre, 290.85, 308.7, 289.05, 305.95 Cummins Indi, 698.7, 715, 685, 708.75 Dabur India, 210, 211.95, 208.05, 209 Deccan Chron, 133.8, 135.05, 126.55, 127.55 Dish Tv Indi, 49.25, 51.2, 48.8, 50.35 Divi’s Labor, 746, 757.85, 746, 754.25 Dlf Limited, 313, 319.75, 312.35, 318.1 Dr. reddy’s, 1337, 1349, 1323.5, 1339.15 Edelweiss Ca, 54, 54.9, 51.4, 52.15
cash in on this new formula. Acron is the latest to join the list of developers who have made a foray into living projects for senior citizens. Others already in the list include Sobha Developers, Rakindo Group, Brigade Group, Ashiana Group of Builders, Paranjape Schemes and Riverdale Retirement Resorts Pvt Ltd. Their projects are already operational in major cities such as Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai and Coimbatore. Vivara has ambitious plans to build more such 'Vivara Residences' in Coorg (Karnataka), Kerala, Pondicherry, Shirdi, Rishikesh and Brindavan. In a bid to stand out among the herd of retirement homes, Vivara offers to refund the full lease deposit amount it will take from the elderly. The resident will have to pay a monthly rent, which is non-refundable. Besides, if an elderly citizen also selects the capital appreciation option at the time of the agreement, he or she also receives a share of the appreciation of the price of the apartment. The collapse of India's traditional family support system and a growing number of nuclear families - is said to be the primary reason for the birth of these retirement homes. As
India's gold investment demand, poised to rise as economic growth and adequate monsoon rains boost incomes in the world's biggest consumer of the metal, is expected to be the key theme at an international meet in Goa this weekend. Delegates attending the conference will also be looking for prospects of a revival in jewellery demand -- particularly in the ongoing festive season -after India's appetite for gold saw the sharpest fall in a decade in 2009 because of a severe drought. Early signals of India's festive season demand are positive although international gold prices have been rising on economic worries. Prices touched a record of more than $1,260 an ounce in June as Europe's debt woes burnished gold's
Educomp Solu, 570.35, 581.9, 561.85, 565.8 Eih Limited, 136.9, 138.15, 133.3, 134.1 Engineers In, 324, 331.8, 323.3, 328.25 Essar Oil Lt, 128.95, 129.2, 126.1, 126.4 Essar Shippi, 92.7, 99.4, 92.7, 99.4 Exide Indust, 147.2, 153.35, 146, 146.3 Federal Bank, 357, 357, 344, 345.5 Financial Te, 1355, 1383.5, 1347, 1363.6 Gail (india), 450, 459.85, 439.1, 446.55 Gammon India, 212.65, 214.9, 211.15, 213.05 Glaxosmithkl, 1895, 1895, 1859, 1873.45 Glenmark Pha, 286.4, 293.5, 284.3, 288 Gmr Infrastr, 59.4, 60.4, 58, 59.9 Godrej Indus, 203.8, 208.1, 202.1, 204.75 Grasim Indus, 2065, 2087.4, 2031, 2045.85 Great Offsho, 387.25, 395.95, 385.1, 394.4 Gtl Infra.Lt, 45.85, 46.9, 45.1, 46.4 Gujarat Mine, 122.1, 122.9, 119.15, 120.55 Gujarat N R, 57.5, 57.75, 56.5, 56.85 Gujarat Stat, 113.7, 114.5, 112.85, 113.35 Gvk Pow. & I, 46.75, 47.25, 45.9, 46.2 Hcl Technolo, 413.9, 421.65, 407.5, 413.9 Hdfc Bank Lt, 2178.6, 2213.85, 2166.5,
2178.35 Hdfc Ltd, 624, 632.7, 617.25, 628.45 Hero Honda M, 1838, 1857.7, 1826.6, 1846.85 Hindalco in, 165, 166.2, 160.05, 164.05 Hindustan Co, 61.5, 62.85, 61.5, 61.85 Hindustan Ma, 73.4, 75.1, 72.1, 72.5 Hindustan Pe, 522, 527.7, 516.8, 525.4 Hindustan Un, 268.15, 269.15, 264, 265.65 Hindustan Zi, 1073, 1089.5, 1042.4, 1063.15 Housing Dev, 275.5, 278.65, 270.1, 271 Icici Bank L, 985, 995, 976.1, 983.55 Idea Cellula, 71, 75, 68.25, 69.6 Ifci Ltd, 60.95, 60.95, 59.7, 59.95 India Cement, 109, 109.4, 106.5, 107.3 India Infoli, 97.2, 98.1, 95, 95.7 Indiabulls F, 137.85, 141.8, 137.15, 138.05 Indiabulls R, 180, 180.05, 172.85, 173.95 Indian Bank, 254.5, 260.55, 251.4, 253.55 Indian Hotel, 106, 106.25, 103.85, 104.25 Indian Oil C, 404.8, 407, 401.3, 404 Indian Overs, 128.95, 129.9, 126.8, 127.35 Indus Dev Ba, 126, 127.05, 124.7, 125.15 Indusind Ban, 219, 237, 218, 226.25
safe-haven appeal. Spot gold touched $1,243.30 on Thursday, its highest since early July, as investors turned to the bullion after the dollar slipped amid worries the U.S. economic recovery was stalling. In India, people have bought gold in anticipation of higher prices in the future, dealers said.
HDIL Solid Stone Alchemist Ansal Housing Sterling Hol Res Edserv Soft Vatsa Edu Havells India HCL Infosystems Source: Indiainfoline.com
MF FUNDA AXIS MUTUAL FUND has approved August 31, 2010 as the record date for declartion of tax-free dividend of Rs 1 per unit on a face value of Rs 10 per unit under Axis Tax Saver Fund. Pursuant to payment of dividend, the NAV of the dividend option of Axis Tax Saver Fund would fall to the extent of payout and statutory levy, if any. TATA MUTUAL FUND has approved August 31, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend optionin Regular Investment and Institutional Plan of Tata Fixed Income Portfolio Fund - Scheme B2. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. The quantum of dividend will be entire returns generated between June 17, 2010 to August 31, 2010, subject to availability of distributable surplus. RELIGARE MUTUAL FUND has approved August 31, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of Religare Arbitrage Fund. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. The quantum of dividend will be Rs 0.18 per unit, subject to availability of distributable surplus as on the record date. IDBI MUTUAL FUND has approved August 31, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of IDBI Nifty Index Fund. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. The quantum of dividend will be Rs 0.12 per unit, subject to availability of distributable surplus as on the record date. UTI MUTUAL FUND has approved August 31, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of UTI MNC Fund. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. The quantum of dividend will be 15% (Rs 1.50 per unit) as on the record date.
Infosys Tech, 2775, 2782.95, 2747.35, 2765.65 Infra. dev., 187, 188.8, 182.1, 183.3 Ispat Indust, 18.05, 18.2, 17.75, 17.8 Itc Ltd, 161, 165.15, 161, 163.9 Ivrcl Infras, 159, 163, 157, 161.4 Jai Corp Lim, 265, 275.5, 263.3, 268.65 Jaiprakash A, 116, 116.75, 113.75, 114.25 Jet Airways, 790, 817.9, 773.15, 779 Jindal Saw L, 203.25, 205.95, 202.55, 205.55 Jindal Steel, 702.5, 712, 695.65, 708.55 Jsw Steel Li, 1152.5, 1155, 1119.1, 1125.75 Kotak Mahind, 845.75, 846.6, 827.05, 839.9 Lakshmi Mach, 2190, 2223.95, 2156.1, 2168.4 Lanco Infrat, 71, 72, 70.8, 71.35 Larsen & Tou, 1853, 1874, 1842, 1864.75 Lic Housing, 1215, 1227, 1202, 1207.65 Lupin Limite, 1902, 1902.25, 1859, 1868.05 Mahanagar Te, 64.15, 64.7, 62.5, 62.85 Mahindra & M, 618, 624.4, 608.9, 619.1 Maruti Suzuk, 1223.65, 1234.75, 1212.6, 1227.2
Max India Lt, 155.8, 155.8, 152.15, 152.85 Maytas Infr., 210.8, 212.95, 207, 209.8 Moser-baer (, 64, 64.75, 62.9, 63.9 Mrpl, 79, 79, 76.2, 76.85 Nagarjuna Co, 156, 156, 150.95, 152.9 Nagarjuna Fe, 31.2, 31.4, 30.35, 30.45 National Alu, 422, 428, 406.4, 409.9 Neyveli Lign, 165, 166.35, 160.3, 160.9 Ntpc Ltd, 194.4, 200.8, 194, 198.55 Oil And Natu, 1278, 1298.4, 1275.35, 1289.85 Omaxe Limite, 130.2, 130.2, 127, 128.5 Oriental Ban, 434, 443.5, 433.65, 440.7 Pantaloon Re, 465, 471.85, 460.3, 462.75 Parsvnath De, 138.65, 139.9, 137.6, 138.7 Petronet Lng, 112.75, 114.2, 109, 109.8 Power Fin Co, 348.4, 348.4, 333.7, 336.65 Power Grid C, 103.9, 106.2, 103, 105.45 Praj Industr, 78, 78, 76.1, 76.25 Punj Lloyd L, 113.6, 114, 110.05, 110.5 Punjab Natio, 1200, 1225.5, 1199, 1218.3 Rajesh Expor, 101.35, 101.65, 99.05, 99.35 Ranbaxy Labs, 490, 492.9, 476.8, 480.85
Rashtriya Ch, 82.85, 84.65, 82, 82.3 Rel. nat. re, 38.2, 38.55, 37.4, 37.45 Reliance Cap, 769.9, 778, 760.15, 763.85 Reliance Com, 164.5, 164.5, 158.75, 159.65 Reliance Ene, 1120, 1215, 1101.11, 1153.66 Reliance Ind, 887.4, 894.95, 875, 878.9 Reliance Ind, 970, 973, 955.05, 956.45 Reliance Pow, 155, 156.2, 151, 151.4 Rolta India, 170.95, 171.6, 165.25, 166.3 Satyam Compu, 83.1, 83.2, 81.3, 81.65 Sesa Goa Ltd, 324.35, 327.5, 318.7, 320.95 Shipping Cor, 163.9, 164.5, 160.1, 160.6 Siemens Ltd, 714, 724.9, 713, 717.65 Sintex Indus, 348, 357.35, 348, 353 Sobha Develo, 360.55, 363.75, 347.4, 351.15 State Bank O, 2830, 2884.8, 2825, 2866.15 Steel Author, 184.95, 186.15, 184.35, 185.3 Sterlite Ind, 154.85, 155.4, 151.05, 151.65 Sun Pharmace, 1798, 1803, 1751.7, 1781.95 Sun Tv Netwo, 469.4, 474.4, 464, 466.45 Suzlon Energ, 49.95, 50.05, 47.85, 48.2 Tata Communi, 330, 337.5, 326.1, 333.45 Tata Consult, 874, 879, 860.25, 876.5
Tata Motors, 990, 1017.95, 987.15, 997.4 Tata Power C, 1259, 1283, 1245.55, 1271.35 Tata Steel L, 500, 504.8, 497, 501.85 Tata Teleser, 23.5, 23.9, 23.4, 23.7 Tech Mahindr, 695, 700, 664.75, 668.4 The Ge Shpg., 302, 303.4, 295.05, 300.45 The Phoenix, 237.05, 249.95, 237.05, 242.8 Thermax Ltd, 755, 763.8, 750, 752.65 Titan Indust, 3020, 3039, 2965, 2980.15 Torrent Powe, 336.8, 339.75, 324.15, 337.6 Triveni Engg, 101.3, 101.95, 98.25, 99.3 Tv18 India L, 88.35, 90.25, 87.65, 89.65 Uco Bank, 111.25, 113.2, 110.7, 112.85 Ultratech Ce, 925.5, 974, 918, 933.35 Union Bank O, 344.9, 354.6, 343.2, 348.15 Unitech Ltd, 80.9, 81.4, 79, 79.4 United Phosp, 192.5, 192.5, 185.6, 186.75 Videocon Ind, 264.45, 267.7, 262.1, 265.5 Vijaya Bank, 81.35, 82.7, 81, 81.85 Voltas Ltd, 202.5, 207.85, 200.55, 206.55 Wipro Ltd, 401, 404.8, 397.4, 399.8 Yes Bank Lim, 329, 331.35, 323.95, 326 Zee Entertai, 292, 300.75, 289.35, 297.45
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Qaeda bombing plot unearthed in Canada; 2 held PTI TORONTO, AUG 26
Canadian Police today claimed to have foiled a major al-Qaeda bombing plot by arresting two Ottawa residents, including one Misbahuddin Ahmed, alleged to have close ties to top leaders of the terror outfit. The arrests were enforced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) after carrying out searches of two residences on the Ottawa's west side and officers said they were executing more searches and would carry out more arrests. The arrest of Misbahuddin and Ehsan Ahmed came after police had kept them under surveillance for over two years in a project codenamed "Operation Samosa". Though the RCMP released no names or identities of the suspects, but sources confirmed their names as Misbahuddin and Ehsan. They said Misbahudd in Ahmed, who was categorised as ringleader, is believed to have been trained in Pakistan and Afghanistan and investigations involved a "bomb plot". "These guys were doing more than just talking about terrorism. They were planning it," a
police source was quoted as saying by the Vancouver Sun newspaper. The Canadian police had to break the surveillance operation as one of the suspects was preparing to travel abroad, the paper said. Misbahuddin, the sources said, had worked for two years as a general radiography technologist at Ottawa's Hospital Civic Campus. This is the second major terror plot to be unearthed in Canada since 9/11. In June 2006, a group of young Muslim men dubbed as 'Toronto 18' were rounded up and prosecuted for planning to attack downtown targets and a military base. "A vehicle, several computers, hard drives and scanners were seized from one of the residences," police said. The police have scheduled a press conference later in the day to give more details about the plot as security experts warned that the plotters could have been planning to blow up hydroelectric plants and transmission lines to hit the US. "There are ways of attacking US through Canada. The whole energy for New York comes from Quebec," they said.
Couple hammers 24 nails into maid REUTERS COLOMBO, AUG 26
A Saudi couple tortured their Sri Lankan maid after she complained of a too heavy workload by hammering 24 nails into her hands, legs and forehead, officials said today. Nearly 2 million Sri Lankans sought employment overseas last year and around 1.4 million, mostly maids, were employed in the West Asia. Many have complained of physical abuse or harassment. LT Ariyawathi, a 49-year old mother of three, returned on Friday after five months in Saudi Arabia. Her family only realised what had happened to her when she complained of pain and they took her to see the doctor, Foreign Employment Bureau officials said. ''The landlord and the wife of the landlord hammered 24 nails into her when she complained of the heavy workload,'' Kalyana Priya Ramanayake, media secretary of the Foreign Employment Bureau, told Reuters. Ariyawathi has been taken to hospital for surgery to remove the nails, which according to the maid were hammered in when they were hot. X-rays showed one- to two-inch nails in her hands and legs, with one over her eyes, officials said. The Foreign Employment Bureau is consulting the AttorneyGeneral while the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry is to take the matter up with the Saudi government, officials said.
Gunmen kill 6 in Iraq raid REUTERS BAGHDAD, AUG 26
Gunmen killed six people today in a raid on a governmentbacked Sunni militia north of Baghdad, as suspected insurgents continued to challenge Iraqi security forces while US troops pull back, officials said. The attackers first killed two guards protecting the office of the anti-al Qaeda militia near Muqdadiya, 80 km northeast of the capital in Diyala province. They then shot the other four while they slept in the middle of the night, said Sadiq Jaafar, deputy head of the Diyala provincial council. A second simultaneous assault on another Sunni militia group in the same province was thwarted, with one attacker killed and two arrested, Interior Ministry and provincial officials said. The attacks occurred a day after suspected insurgents launched a nationwide assault against police, killing 62 people in suicide bombings, car bomb attacks and shootings. The assault took place ahead of the August 31 end to the 71/2 year US combat mission launched by former President George W Bush in Iraq. President Barack Obama has promised US voters to end the Iraq war and set a deadline of the end of this month for US troop numbers to be cut to 50,000 ahead of a full withdrawal next year.
Pope Benedict will be confronted by posters on London's famous red buses during his trip to the British capital next month which will call for the ordination of women priests. Protests are planned throughout his four-day trip to England and Scotland, the first papal visit since John Paul II's pastoral visit in 1982 and the first-ever official papal visit to Britain. One group of women, Catholic Women's Ordination (CWO), will have its message plastered on the side of the buses as they travel along key routes, including past Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, where the pope is set to deliver a speech to Britain's civic society on September 17. The group has paid 15,000 pounds (23,130 dollars) for 15 buses to carry the message ''Pope Benedict - Ordain Women Now!'' for a month. ''We do not want to be disruptive, but I think the church has got to change or it will not survive,'' CWO spokeswoman Pat Brown told Reuters. ''I am quite hopeful at the moment because I think the church
is in disarray.'' It also hopes to protest outside Lambeth Palace during a meeting between the pope and Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual head of the Church of England, the Anglican mother church. Set up in 1993, the CWO describes itself as loyal to the Roman Catholic Church, campaigning from within for inclusivity and the ordination of women. It was angered by a Vatican document last month which mentioned the ordination of women amid sweeping revisions of its laws against child sex abuse. The Vatican later denied accusations it viewed the two issues as equally criminal. The CWO has also launched a group ''Catholic Voices for Reform'' to coincide with the pope's visit to counter ''Catholic Voices'', a media-friendly group which has the backing of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. They will go head-to-head on controversial matters such as child abuse, women's ordination, married priests, homosexuality and the way the church
Kim to make surprise China visit, say sources REUTERS SEOUL, AUG 26
North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is visiting powerful ally China possibly with his son and heir apparent, South Korean government sources said, ahead of a meeting next month that may settle his succession. The Workers' Party (WPK), which rubber stamps major policy decisions in the secretive North, is holding a rare meeting in September at which the assembly could set in motion the
succession of the leader's son, Kim Jong-un, analysts say. ''Kim Jong-il is travelling through China by train, but we have no information as to whether his son is accompanying him,'' a presidential source told Reuters. A South Korean foreign ministry source said there was evidence that both Kim and his son were in China. The South's Yonhap news agency reported that Kim was in Jilin, north-eastern China, where he visited a school he attended as a child.
PTI WASHINGTON, AUG 26
The CIA fears that the growing instances of home-grown terrorists like David Headley would make other nations believe that the US is an "exporter of terrorism" and prompt them to reduce cooperations with it, according to fresh secret documents posted by WikiLeaks. In the classified papers posted by the whistleblower website, the CIA concluded that foreign governments would be less likely to cooperate with the US on detention, intelligence-sharing, and other issues in the wake of increasing number of home grown terrorists. "Primarily we have been concerned about Al-Qaeda infiltrating operatives into the United States to conduct terrorist attacks, but al-Qaeda may be increasingly looking for Americans to operate overseas," said the document. Referring to Lashkaer-e-Taiba operative Headley, the documents said, "LeT induced him to change his name from Daood Gilani to David Headley to facilitate his movement between the US, Pakistan and India." Headley had confessed to plotting the Mumbai attacks and LeT's role in it. The leaked document notes that PakistaniAmerican Headley conducted surveillance in support of the LeT for the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. Expressing concern over such
China plants flag in south sea amid disputes REUTERS BEIJING, AUG 26
China said today it had used a small, manned submarine to plant the national flag deep beneath the South China Sea, where Beijing has tussled with Washington and Southeast Asian nations over territorial disputes. The submarine achieved the feat during 17 dives from May to July, when it went as deep as 3,759 metres below the South China Sea, the official China News Service said, citing the Ministry of Science and Technology and State Oceanic Administration. Chinese news reports did not say where the submarine went, whether it visited disputed waters, or why the announcement was held off until now. It was the first time a Chinese submersible vehicle has gone that deep, said the reports. China, Brunei, Malaysia, Viet-
‘Ordain women’, London bus ads to urge Pope
REUTERS LONDON, AUG 26
‘Home-grown terrorists may project US as terror exporter’
is run. CWO will not be taking part in the main demonstration against the pope's visit, which is being organised under the umbrella banner ''Protest the Pope'', which includes humanists, secularists and gay rights campaigners.
nam, the Philippines and Taiwan all stake claims to territory in the South China Sea, which holds potentially big energy sources and is a major shipping route. All except Brunei have a military presence in the area, and the boundary claims have sparked naval clashes in the past. The submarine test underscored China's ambitions to join the race for resources in the ocean depths. ''This success also shows that our country has become one of the handful possessing deep-sea manned submersible technology,'' Liu Feng, the engineer in charge of the deep-sea dive, told television news.
home grown terrorists, the documents said, "If the US were seen as an exporter of terrorism, foreign partners may be less willing to cooperate with the United States on extra-judicial activities, including detention, transfer, and interrogation of suspects in third party countries." The CIA termed it as a
thought-provoking document. "These sorts of analytic products - clearly identified as coming from the Agency's 'Red Cell' - are designed simply termed it to provoke thought and present differe n t p o i n t s o f v i e w, " C I A spokesperson Marie Harf told PTI. "As a recent victim of high-profile terrorism originating from
abroad, the US Government has had significant leverage to press foreign regimes to acquiesce to requests for extraditing terrorist suspects from their soil. "However, if the US were seen as an exporter of terrorism, foreign governments could request a reciprocal arrangement that would impact US sovereignty,"
the document said. The documents running into a few pages said contrary to common belief, the American export of terrorism or terrorists is not a recent phenomenon, nor has it been associated only with Islamic radicals or people of Middle Eastern, African or South Asian ethnic origin.
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Pg14 GOA’S HEARTBEAT Rhymes of the The Festival of Flags Rain and Fanfare washes away from the soul the Khatana godd, farik kortana “Music “zodd dust of everyday life - Berthold Auerbach - Anonymous
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Ever wondered why there are so many songs revolving around the rains? Herald takes a peek into why the monsoons are so sung about
BY JANICE RODRIGUES HERALD FEATURES isten to the rhythm of the falling rain’, ‘Raindrops keep falling on my head,’ and the myriad other songs have their theme based on the rains pouring down. The rains have inspired some of the most memorable songs, some heartbreaking while others more on a happier note; the monsoons have a charm that inspire lyricists to pen down their thoughts. Music lovers around the state say that there’s nothing better than sitting at home with a hot cup of tea, listening to the pitter patter of the rains while humming tunes of their favourite rain songs. “I like the song ‘Rain Down’ by Delirious. The rains make everything look so beautiful and it revives life around,” says Levin Gomes, a music enthusiast. It is probably the beautiful sights that allow a writer to pen down his thoughts and give shape to the emotions running through his mind. The monsoon, to some, is the most romantic season and hence an ideal time to write a song about emotions. “Monsoons are cosy and romantic, adventurous and satisfying; it’s an ideal for writing happy and sad love songs,” says Abigail Ferrao from Panjim, who says she loves the songs like ‘Sunday Morning’ by Maroon 5 and ‘Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head’ by Louis Armstrong. While some like romantic songs and love sitting in the comforts of their homes, the rain lights their adventurous spark, like RJ Godfrey, who says there’s nothing like taking a drive or a ride in the rain. “Nature is at its best in the monsoons; you can drive through the rain and it will make any song sound beautiful. Emotions are exemplified and this gives way to being more expressive,” says Godfrey, who likes the sprightly tunes of ‘Lady Rain’
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by Indecent Obsession and ‘When the Rain Comes Down’ by Andy Taylor. Feelings of love are exemplified and so are the feelings of sadness. There are some people who are put off with the rains, like Francis D’mello, a youth from Mapusa who jokes, “I think the reason there are so many songs is because the rains stop people from leading a normal life and they sit and compose these songs to help them cope with the depression.” Well there is a fair share of sad rain songs too; in fact, many songs in the rain are about pain. “Like the song ‘I’ll do my crying in the rain’, although I love that song, it is a really sad one,” says Rowena Coutinho from Margao. Jazz enthusiast Armando Gonsalves takes a more philosophical look towards monsoons, saying that probably the reason there are so many songs about the season is because, “This season is a time for regeneration of life. It gives hope to life and as music is so closely connected with life, it is the best possible way to express these emotions.” Nature and music go hand in hand and the monsoons are the best time when this is witnessed. With the twittering birds and drones of the insects, it’s no wonder man has so many songs dedicated to this season.
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BY DOLCY D’CRUZ HERALD FEATURES ome Saturday and ferries full of spectators will be travelling to the lively island of Divar to witness Bonderam, the harvest festival of Divadkars. The term ‘Bonderam’ is derived from the Portuguese word 'Bandeiras' which means flags. Earlier, the festival was celebrated by the four communidades of Navelim, Goltim, Malar and Narva. The celebrations consisted of parading different flags fixed atop bamboo stems carried in a march past by tiny tots preceded by a brass band. This was done in order to demarcate the boundaries of the four sectors of the island. Unfortunately, now only two sectors have continued with the traditional flag march. While Malar celebrated Bonderam on August 21, this Saturday, Piedade will carry its flag on the boundary line. Piedade Bonderam is being organised by Piedade Youth Association (PYA) annually for the last 27 years. Joseph Aguiar, Administrator of the Association, says, “The festival was facing extinction as no organisation was willing to come forward to organise it in Piedade. In order to preserve this tradition, PYA came forward to organise it and since then, the traditional aspect has remained the same. Crowds have swelled, stages have gotten bigger but the spirit of Bonderam remains the same.” The flag march has followed a certain route from the very beginning. The march begins
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at the Piedade Youth Association club house, marching towards Vitogem and concluding at the Asilo ground where the festivities take place. The flag march consists of 12 young schoolboys each one carrying a flag including the PYA flag and the ward flags followed by the brass band. The Piedade communidade consists of six wards. This year, six floats will be paraded at the main centre in Divar. The judges will mark the floats based on costumes, theme, dance performances and so on. “Wards are allotted with themes; ideas are discussed and tasks are assigned which involves as many members of the ward as possible. Friendly espionage is all a part of the fun but mischief does not ever get destructive. Some design the float, some help in fabricating it while others round up the nimble-footed and choreograph the dancing. Overall, it is an engaging and enthralling experience which unites everyone,” says Joseph. The non-commercial floats have specially assigned themes that give a socially relevant message and this year will be no different. Themes chosen for Bonderam 2010 are based on social traditions, so don’t be surprised to spot a render climbing up a coconut tree or a poder selling hot buns for the mini carnival. Fotash are permitted only for the fotash march and is used only near the flags and not on humans as it is really painful if shot on close range. The band, A-26, will provide the music for the evening. Tourism Minister Nilkanth Halankar will be the Chief Guest while the Guests of Honour will be Pandurang Madkaikar, MLA of Cumburjua Constituency, Agnelo Fernandes, MLA of Calangute Constituency and Nirmala Sawant MLA and social worker. The following day, the harvest festival will be celebrated in the church. A procession with the statue of Mother Mary followed by the brass band will make its way to the field to bless and cut the crop. The procession will then head back to the church for the High Mass. In the evening, islanders will take part in katoddio, coconut breaking competition which will bring the festivities to an end.
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ctress/singer Miley Cyrus has reportedly split from her ‘The Last Song’ co-star Liam Hemsworth after a year long romance. The 17-year-old star has finally ended the summer as a single lady. According to sources, the Aussie actor’s representative has confirmed that they have officially called it quits. The ‘Hannah Montana’ star met the Australian actor on the sets of film ‘The Last Song’ in 2009. She had found her first serious boyfriend in him. She had stated in an interview that she was not serious about a relationship with Liam. “But Liam was the first person that made me want to be in a real relationship,” said the actress. Although there was love, Miley was not completely into it because they were yet to know each other. She had once said, “I got to tell him about myself on my own terms and my own way. He had no preconceived notion of who I was supposed to be.” Now, Miley Cyrus, who previously dated model Justin Gaston
and Jonas Brothers star Nick Jonas, seems to have grown up and is thinking seriously about her career. The singer released her latest album Can’t Be Tamed in June. She has also signed the film ‘LOL: Laughing Out Loud’. “Ever since she left for Detroit to film ‘LOL: Laughing Out Loud’, Miley has been super focused on her work. Liam wanted more, but she’s 17 and has other priorities right now,” said a source. Friends of the young stars have not ruled out a reconciliation in the future. “To say they are done forever would be premature, but it’s safe to say for now they are doing their own thing,” the source added.
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ctress Freida Pinto is sought after everywhere but at her home city, Mumbai. It’s been about two years since she witnessed a meteoric rise to international fame with the multiple Oscar winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, but there’s been a paucity of film offers from Bollywood. “I have done no film in India so it is very hard for people to accept me as an actress. They don't really know who I am or they probably don't take me too seriously,” said Pinto Freida feels she doesn’t suit the requirements of a typical heroine in Bollywood films. “I haven't been directly approached to do a Bollywood film. After ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ I was given scripts to read but was
not directly approached. I don't think I fit the bill,” she added. The 25-year-old actress has however been accepted by Hollywood and world cinema. Though earlier in the news for her relationship with Dev Patel and her previous affair gone sour, Freida now has a handful of big film such as ‘You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger’, ‘Miral’, ‘Rise of the Apes’ and ‘Immortals’. Connecting her past broken relationship with a film she is doing with Woody Allen, Freida said, “When I walked into Woody’s office and read the scene in the nursery, where Dia confesses for the first time that she has doubts about what she is getting into, I was like, Has someone been reading the gossip magazines to Woody?” “They (Hollywood) definitely have accepted me much more willingly than in India. I am not famous in India. I don't get chased around,” she said. Freida hails from Malad in the suburbs of Mumbai.
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WHAT’S UP IN GOA?? The All Goa Toroloco Tequila Cocktail Competition is open for registration. Call 2262922, 2253377 or 2407030/71 Workshop for Children on Tales Canvas, a monthly workshop by The Pageturners – children’s book club will be conducted by Jugneeta Sudan. Organised by The International Centre Goa and Broadway Book Centre, the workshop will be conducted on August 29. ‘Into the Diaspora Wilderness’ a book by Selma Carvalho will be launched by Goa 1556 on August 29 at 11am at the Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. ‘Evolving a neighbourhood citizen’s response to Crime in Goa’, will be the topic of discussion for Friday Balcao on August 27 from 4pm to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa. ‘Unison 2010’ presented by Jason and Sylvia Dance Academy will be staged at National Institute of Oceanography, AC Auditorium, Dona Paula, on August 28 from 5:45pm onwards. ‘Sound, Music and Lyrics’, will be the topic of discussion at the sixth session of the film appreciation course ‘Imago: The Language of Film’ to be held on August 27 at 5.30pm at Gallery Gitanjali, Fontainhas, Panjim. Visit www.gallerygitanjali.com. Call 9823572035 or 9423316395. Interactive Session on Psychological Health with Dr Vasumath Prabhu is organised by the International Centre Goa in association with the Manipal Hospital on August 27 at 6 pm. The session is open to all. Workshop on Khell-Tiatr organised by Kala Academy Goa in collaboration with Tiatr Academy of Goa will be held on August 29 from 10am to 1pm
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at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Registration closes on August 27. Call 2230738 or 2230739. ‘Rang de Basant’, a patriotic singing competition will be held on August 28 at 9:30am at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. Call 2653083. ‘Playing for Change’ will be screened on August 27 at Art Escape, Benaulim. Call 9881568756, 09823217435, 9730724683 and 9323590051. ‘Brain Storming’, a lecture by Dr S N Bhagwati will be held on August 29 at 9.15am at the Goa State Museum, Panjim. Call 2438006 or 2437306. ‘Basic In Photography’, a 6-day photography course, held by Click Photography School, Margao will begin on August 30 from 3.30pm to 6pm. Call 9822151419. A free short film screening and workshop, organised by the International Centre Goa (ICG) and Shamiana will be held on August 28 from 3pm to 5pm at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. Call 9765404391. A workshop on organic gardening basics, conducted by Green Essentials, Taleigao with Miguel Braganza is open for registration. E-mail karan@greenessentials.in. Call 9960643250, 2451360 or 9822982676. A Science Film Festival, organised by Goa Science Centre, Miramar is being held till September 5 from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 4pm at the Goa Science Centre, Miramar. Call 2463426. ‘Art Event 2010’, free art workshop, organised by the Society for Promoting Arts, Culture and Education (SPACE) and supported by the Directorate of Art and Culture will be held till March 2011 every Sunday from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Bartholomeu’s School Hall or at the Dayanand Bandodkar High School. Call 9922898694 or 9850871608.
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HERALD FEATURES antaram, which are stage songs in Konkani, are an integral part of Goan S o n g a n d M u s i c . K a n t a r a m a re o f v a r i o u s t y p e s s u c h a s Solos/Duets/Duos/Trios/Quartets/Quintets etc. Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) has observed that the present day composers and singers very often go for solo singing only and do not promote Duets/Duos/Trios/Quartets/Quintets etc. In order to preserve and promote Duets/Duos/Trios/Quartets and Quintets in its true form as they were presented on the tiatr stage in the past, TAG has organised a competition of singing of original Duets, Duos, Trios, Quartets and Quintets on September 18, 2010 from 10am onwards at the Conference Hall of Goa State Museum at Patto Plaza, Panjim. The rules for participation in this competition are that the songs sung should be newly composed, the lyrics should be of interactive nature and every singer should be a different character in the presentation. Care should also be taken to have original music and the lyrics for the same should be submitted to TAG along with the prescribed Application Form duly filled on or before September 9, 2010 at the office of TAG. The composers and singers of Duets/Trios/Quartets/Quintets are requested to participate in large numbers and help in preserving these songs in their true form. The Application Forms along with the rules and regulations of the competition are available at TAG’s office, Campal Trade Centre, Behind Military Hospital, Campal, Panjim during office hours.
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Online Business Networking meets Offline Social Networking to create Opportunities HERALD FEATURES pnaCircle-APREE 2010’ was kickstarted with a mesmerising musical evening along with a seminar on ‘Tools and Opportunities That Can Be Used by the Communications Industry in the Surging Economy’. ApnaCircle.com, a business and career networking site in India are sponsoring the event. The seminar is packed with powerful speakers giving an opportunity to interact with the ‘Thought Gurus’ of the industry and an insight into relevant data explaining where the Communications Industry is heading. Said Salama Yamini; operation head, APREE organising committee, “This year the focus of APREE is to concentrate on the tools in a surging economy; using them as an opportunity to help market players in reaching out to a wider group of their target audiences and the need to gear up for new emerging challenges.” Yogesh Bansal, founder and CEO, ApnaCircle.com opined, “By being a part of ApnaCircle-APREE 2010, we have utilised this stage for business and professional networking and activities. I consider online and offline networking are a great way to reach out to people.” Sanjay Suri, actor and producer, also attending ApnaCircle-APREE 2010, said, “This year I am sharing the success we have achieved through the medium of social
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media. The association between ApnaCircle.com and APREE 2010 is a great example of an online business network associating with an Offline network to create opportunities.” The event will see some of the prominent speakers and participants sharing their ideas and learning during this 3-day seminar. Some noted names include communication expert Harish Bijoor, brand expert and CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc; Terry Waller, managing director, Arc International (UK); Vipul Mathur, head marketing, YS Arvind Brands; Feroz Merchant, UB group; film actor Hiten Pantal; TV actors Sumeet Sachdev, Sandeep Baswana, Aslesha Sawant, Eijaz Khan; Shubhomoy Sen Gupta, digital advertising head, Rediffusion YR; Ashmeen Munjal, make up artist; Yogesh Bansal, founder and CEO, ApnaCircle.com and Maniv Arcot, executive creative director, Leo Burnett among others.
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HERALD FEATURES aving played a major role in bringing back on stage some of the popular dramas of the tiatrists of yesteryears under the banner Anifa Productions, Anil Kumar makes his debut with his sensational drama ‘Maim, what is this?’. Before the curtains go up, Anil Kumar makes a point that his efforts in the drama have been in presenting the evil that prevails in the society and the urgent need to drive away the demon that has stepped in to destroy the families. He further stresses that all the characters in the drama are purely fictitious by nature. Although one may not get to enjoy a direct flow of sequences, there are many twists and turns, followed by flashback scenes, which had the viewers glued to their seats. Val’lap Caculo aka Vicky (Michael Gracias), a rich businessman, is hungry for love and he seeks it from other women as he fails to receive it from his wife. His mission is further accomplished with help and support from his PA Newton (Anil Kumar). Vicky hopes that his involvement with Sophia (Nancy Gomes) will yield good returns and he promises her with one final gift— marriage. Sophia’s mom Tanya Fizardo (Fatima) does not hesitate to extend all her support to Vicky’s plans as she too gets her share in return. Being carried away by gifts, free foreign trips and the promise of settling down for life, Sophia takes the decision to ditch her husband Bosco (Dr Kiran) for Vicky, who she believes is greedy for wealth. Over a period of time, things turn topsy-turvy for Vicky when Sophia realises that the influential businessman is flirting with her with empty promises. A fight between the two at Sophia’s residence forces Tanya to advice her daughter to end her life if she refuses to compromise with the wicked 12:50 Kill Bill Vol. 1 15:00 The Aviator 18:10 The Phantom of the Opera 21:00 Pretty Persuasion 23:20 50 First Dates
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HERALD FEATURES he Goan Folk Art Group in collaboration with the Directorate of Art and Culture and Navjivan Society of Freedom Fighter recently organised the 3rd Folk Art Festival at Azad Bhavan, Alto Porvorim. The Guest of Honour senior freedom fighter Flaviano Dias got nostalgic about the pre liberation era and said “Children should know the story behind the freedom movement and inculcate interest to work for the development of the nation.” Director of Information and Publicity, Menino Peres said, “The youth and the children are benefited by such types of festivals as they are given an opportunity to explore their talent.” The President of the Goan Folk Art Group Joaquim Lourenco Fernandes was honoured with a memento presented by the Senior Citizens Group of Porvorim for completing 50 years in the field of Folk Art. The special guests present on stage were Sarpanch of Socorro Pratima Narvekar and Selena de Souza, Principal of Chubby Cheeks High School, Pilerne. President of Goan Folk Art Group said, “A lot of work still needs to be done for the upliftment of our Culture.” The program began with patriotic song by the Chubby Cheeks High School, followed by a Fugdi performance by the Vital Rastolo Mandal, various group like Mando Mogi and Porvorichim Noketram which filled the evening with lovely Mandos like ‘Chitracarachim Dukam’ led by Celina Cordeiro, ‘Gopit Mog’ led by Avelino Fernandes, Novo Tratu led by Sabita Nazareth, ‘Tukach Rautalim’ led by Avelino Fernandes. The Senior Citizen Group performed ‘Pipla Peddar Duno’ led by Linda Braganca. Children dressed in traditional Goan dress danced the Dekhni and Fugdi to the music that was played and sung by Lourenco Fernandes to the beat of the Ghumot was appreciated by audience. The evening came to a close as Lourenco Fernandes sung ‘Adeus Korcho Vellu Paulo’ accompanied by Selvin Braganza on violin and Linda Braganca on piano.
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HERALD FEATURES man. A prompt drastic step by Sophia makes matters worse for Vicky. Efforts to save her life prove futile for him. But was he really serious in saving the life of Sophia? Sophia’s brother Melwyn (Victor) makes a dash to Goa from abroad in order to attend his sister’s funeral. He doubts Vicky’s involvement in the death of his only sister. To avoid making matters worse, Vicky seals the mouth of Sophia’s maid Libru (Angela Moraes), who knows the secrets behind the entire story, by offering her money. How will the truth be finally exposed? What reward does Newton receive for his services to Vicky? What is Vicky’s fate? Ultimately, who is the winner and who is the loser? Michael and Nancy in the lead share perfect chemistry on stage. They are ably supported by Fatima, Dr Kiran and Victor. But the police station and the crime branch, besides the hospital was presented in poor light. Efforts on the part of the director on stage sets, background music and light effects would have helped to bring standard in the drama and make it a presentable one. Sanjay Kalangutkar as hawaldar excels with his typical Marathi ascent on several occasions. George Gonsalves as DySP and Cinnet Cort as the DySP of the crime branch have done justice to their respective roles. Comic interludes by Angela Moraes, Gabby and Michael bring in pills of laughter among the audience. Some of the songs rendered by Succoro de Santa Cruz, Sonia, Victor, Michael Gracias, George Gonsalves were worth listening and had powerful messages to the listeners.
HERALD CROSSWORD - 640 Across 1- Beat up; 5- They'll be themselves, axiomatically; 9Bahamanian island; 14Iams alternative; 15Bunches; 16- Truman's birthplace; 17- Civil disturbance; 18- Fix up; 19- Winged; 20Greek island; 22- Umbrella; 24- Nicholas Gage book; 26Furrow; 27- Acquire; 30- Assisting the memory; 35- Lost in Paris?; 36- Lodge letters; 37- Lymph ___; 38- Feeling of self-importance; 39- Gaily; 42- Sloth, e.g.; 43- Actress Campbell; 45- Taunt; 46Marner's creator; 48- Softshell clams; 50- Warns; 51Rocker Ocasek; 52- Mature; 54- Having a notched edge; 58- On the line; 62- Buenos ___; 63- PC expert; 65Zeno's home; 66- Sudden convulsion; 67- Silver salmon; 68- Tears; 69- Outer coat of a seed; 70- Listen to; 71- Fill to surfeit; Down 1- Dog cry; 2- Et ___; 3- Small blemish; 4- Short-tempered person; 5- Sterile; 6- New York city; 7- 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 8- Cease; 9- Old call to arms; 10- Lake in W Hungary; 11- Latin I word; 12- Roman censor; 13- Pitcher Hershiser; 21- Hipbone; 23- Staggering; 25- Emblem; 27- Goes into business; 28- Engender; 29-
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Baton Relay to enter Canacona HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 26
The Queen's Baton Relay, an ent re n c h e d C o m m o n w e a l t h Games tradition, will arrive in Goa on September 7 from Karwar and will be taken to different parts of the state during a two-day stay. It will be received at Canacona in the morning and reach Margao in the evening. It will then go to Shiroda and Ponda and will leave Goa via Patradevi on September 8.
Ivana draws HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
Ivana Furtado drew with Mohana Priya 2004 of Tamil Nadu at the 37th National Women B Chess Championship in Guwahati. She is now on 6 points after 9 rounds. Sampada Barve and Riya Savant are on 4.5 points each. Riya beat Kumkum Buragohain. Sampada lost to Mahasweta Kumar. Sakshi Naik Gaonkar is on 3 points while Richa is on one point.
St Sebastian overcome Holiday HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, AUG 26
St Sebastian SC, Mapusa overcame ten-men Holiday SC Arpora 2-1 in GFA’s Third Division at Anjuna Gymkhana ground on Thursday. The score was 1-1 at the lemon break. Viraj Naik was sent off in the 41st after receiving his second yellow card for a foul in the box. He gave away a penalty in the process which Sebastian captain Joalen Fernandes took, but it was wonderfully saved by Holiday custodian Sime Purushkar. Mapusa attacked well and young Joalen Fernandes stood out for them. Although he
missed the penalty he had scored earlier and gave the rival goalkeeper a lot to think about. Recently with his goal scoring exploits, Joalen helped his college Xavier’s HSS win the interschool football tournament and he looks like a bright prospect for the future. Holiday deserve full credit for continuing to attack after playing nearly 50 minutes with ten men. Former Vasco Sports Club Junior, Cyril Lucas had a very productive outing for Holiday. In the 13th, Holiday took the lead through Cyril Lucas who must have thought his chance
had gone when his shot was saved, but the ball slipped under the goalkeeper’s arm, leaving Cyril to run on and tap into an empty net. In the 22nd, Joalen Fernandes perfectly executed a cross from teammate Anthony Viegas to level for Sebastian. Five minutes into the second half, Sebastian’s Mohidin Khan received the ball inside the box and placed neatly past the Holiday goalkeeper. In the 64th, Holiday’s Rajaran Divkar had to be replaced after going down injured. In the last half an hour Sebastian had many opportunities
to score but the rival goalkeeper pulled of some fine saves to keep the score down. In another match at St Christopher’s ground, Tivim, BAFF defeated Football Club de Sanquelim 5-2. BAFF raced into a two-goal lead in the first 12 minutes with goals from Amit Gadhi and Tushad Parab. Early in the second half Abhishek Lamani scored a brace to bring Sanquelim level. In the74th Prasad Parab netted f o r B A F F. A m i n u t e l a t e r Vishnu Mandreker made it 42 and in the 82nd Vishnu scored again to seal the victory for BAFF.
Rosary, Fr Agnel, Loyola, Manovikas up HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, AUG 26
Our Lady of Rosary High School, Fatorda, Fr Agnel Multipurpose High School, Verna, Loyola High School, Margao and Manovikas English Medium School, Margao entered the semi-finals of Salcete Taluka Under-14 Subroto Mukherjee inter-school football tournament organised by DSYA
Candolim in semis
at Government ground, Manora, Raia on Thursday. Rosary rallied to beat St Anthony’s High School, Majorda 1-0. The all-important goal was scored by Jesmal Soares. Fr Agnel thrashed St Joseph Educational Institute, Chandor 41. Fr Agnel led 2-0 at the break .They went into the lead when Hemant Halgigar punished the goal-
keeper with a stiff grounder. Josten Fernandes doubled the lead. Crossing over, Fr Agnel continued to hold sway. Aniket K scored the third goal. Cleston Gomes rounded off the tally. St Joseph pulled one back through Moses D’Sa. Loyola registered a hard fought 1-0 win over spirited Infant Jesus High School, Colva.
Infant Jesus High School held complete sway over their opponents and Loyola citadel Sneed e n M a d e i r a s c o re d t h e match-winner. Manovikas dethroned defending champions Bethany Convent High School, Sao Jose de Areal 1-0. Adnel Moulana struck the all-important goal in the first half off Brit Pereira.
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won the runners-up position (61 points) and St. Xavier’s College finished third (62 points). Individual championship: Jovito Monteiro of Rosary (45:08), Rahul Bidkar of Rosary (45.09), Sebydas Gaonkar of Rosary (45.10).
Team championship: Rosary, Shree Mallikarjun, St. Xavier’s. Joseph Rodrigues, president, Goa Cycle Club was the chief guest. Meanwhile, the athletic meet scheduled for August 29 has been postponed.
Rosary cyclists triumph
HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, AUG 26
Candolim Sports Club prevailed over Rossman Cruz Verna Sports Club 4-3 via the tie-breaker after both teams were involved in a 1-all draw at full time to move into the semi-finals of All-Goa inter-village Mahabank Platinum Jubilee Trophy soccer tournament sponsored by Bank of Maharashtra and organised by A d a r s h Yu v a k S a n g h a t Calangute Association ground, here on Thursday. It was Verna who took the lead in the 10th minute through Valenko Faria. Changing over, Candolim continued their dominance over Verna and found the equaliser through Joelif Simoes in the 35th minute. Candolim kept on attacking but the ever agile goalkeeping by Franky Abranches kept them at bay. Franky came to his side's rescue saving a couple of good tries from Joelif Simoes and Ashley. Candolim prevailed over Verna 3-2 on penalties. Shankar Palienkar, Ashley and Haresh Diukar found the mark for Candolim while Mario Noronha and Clarison Vaz were on target for Verna. Verna keeper Franky saved two spot kicks but unfortunately ended on losing side.
Easy win for UC Utorda HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, AUG 26
United Club of Utorda scored a fluent 6-0 win over Parish Youth, Nuvem in GFA’s Third Division League at Verna ground, on Thursday. Utorda led 1-0 at the breather. Utorda surged ahead in the 37th minute when Mellistor Pereira slotted past the rival goalkeeper off Russel Monteiro. Russel increased the tally and Enforl Monteiro made it 3-0. Russel added yet another one Monteiro. Allister Monteiro made it 5-0 with a snap shot and William Fernandes rounded off the tally. At St John Baptist ground, Benaulim, Orlim Sports Club came from behind to hold St Sebastian Sports Club to a 1-1 draw. Lyod Fernandes put St Sebastian in front in the 10th minute. However, their joy was shortlived when Denzil Rogtao neutralised the lead in the 31st minute.
Rosary College, Navelim won the Goa University inter-collegiate cycling championship 2010-11 (10 points). Shree Mallikarjun College, Canacona
Guardian Angel face ICHS HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, AUG 26
Guardian Angel High School, Curchorem will clash with Immaculate Conception High School, Avedem- Paroda in the finals of Quepem Taluka Under14 Subroto Mukherjee interschool football tournament organised by DSY at Tilamol Panchayat ground, Quepem on Friday.
Deussua rout Mingfol HERALD CORRESPONDENR MARGAO, AUG 26
A fine brace by Clifford helped St Anthony’s Deussua to drub Mingfol Sports Club 3-0 and romp into the semi-final of Catherine Viegas memorial football tournament organised by Union of Chinchinim Villagers at church ground, Chinchinim on Thursday. St Anthony’s were
leading 1-0 at half time. St Anthony broke the deadlock in the 15th minute when Clifford’s pile driver beat the rival goalkeeper off Alvito Pereira. St Anthony’s persistent raids were rewarded when Alvito Pereira converted the spot kick. Clifford rounded off the tally with a clinical finish off Alvito Pereira pass.
maculate Conception defeated Don Bosco Farm High School, Sulcorna 4- 3 via the tiebreaker. The teams were locked goalless at the end of regulation period. In the penalty shoot-out, Aroon Noronha , Joward Dias, Harshad Dessai were on target for the winners while Joseph Gracias and Jovito Fernandes netted for the losers.
Miracles HS win Sanguem title HERALD CORRESPONDENT SANGUEM, AUG 26
Mirac l e s H i g h S c h o o l , Sanguem won the Sanguem Taluka U-17 Subroto Mukherjee football tournament beating Our Lady of Piety High School, Kalay by a solitary goal scored by Kuldeep Tricky.
St Thomas HSS claim TT title HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, AUG 26
St Thomas HSS, Aldona lifted the table tennis crown as they defeated St Xavier’s HSS in the U-17 boys table tennis final orgainsed by DSYA at Peddem complex on Thursday. Dms HSS, Assagao took the third place. Shripad Bandokar, Rahul Wadekar, Alister Pereira, Bikaji
Tejas meets Krishal HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
Third Division football: Cunchelim SC v. Siolim Sodiem Sports & CA, Siolim ground; Youth SC, Colvale v. St Christopher SC, Tivim ground; Cavelossim YA, Mobor v. Varca SC, Dando - Benaulim ground. Kick off 4.30 p.m. Goa University inter-college football: Caculo v. GVM, 9.30 a.m; Govt. College, Pernem v. Rosary 10.30 a.m.; Don Bosco v. Govt. College, Sanquelim, 3 p.m, University Taleigao, ground. MahaBank Platinum soccer trophy quarters: Milagres Sports Club, Mapusa v. Adarsh Yuvak Sangh, Calangute Association ground, 4.30 p.m Catherine Viegas memorial soccer: Upcoming Boys, Baida v. Durga Sports Club, church ground, Chinchinim, 4.30 p.m.
In the first semi-final, Guardian Angel registered a hard fought 1-0 win over New Education Institute High School, Curchorem . The all-important goal came in the opening session thanks to rival goalkeeper Rishab Hede who allowed the ball to slip from his hands off Macbeth Fernandes’ fierce snap shot. In the second semi-final, Im-
Tejas Shevde beat B S Siddarth 7-10, 10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 11-2 and Krishal Peres beat Yash Salgaocar 11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 11-13, 10-2 to enter the semi-finals of sub-junior boys in 18th Open Vistar Group Tarcar Mansion Major Ranking TT at Campal. In mini-cadet girls semis, Abhigal Cunha beat Vaishal Chandra 11-7, 11-7, 12-10 and Tanisi Kirtani beat Pratha Parrikar 115, 11-1, 11-6. In cadet girls semis, Tanisi Kirtani beat Abhigal Cunha 117, 11-8, 11-4 and Arantxa Noronha beat R Vaishali 11-4, 11-2, 11-9. In sub-junior girls semis, Roshni Gopani beat Arantxa Noronha 11-7, 12-10, 11-9 and Kafira Rodrigues beat Shamoli D’Sousa 11-9, 7-11, 117, 11-8. Tomorrow, junior boys upto finals from 4 p.m.
Naik and Noel Fernandes made up the winning Aldona team. Gary Freitas, Jonathan Estibeiro, Stephen D’Costa, Nikhil Arolkar and Robert Gomes were part of the Xavier’s runners-up squad. In the girls final, St Xavier’s HSS Mapusa defeated DMS HSS,
Assagao. Bakhi Pandit, Nisha Mambre, Padma Dharwalkar, Stacy Fernandes and Clarrisa were victorious for Xaviers. The runners-up were made up of Sabina Islam, Vishakal Pednekar, Deshna Parsekar, Vimal Suryavanshi and Dikhsha Kinalekar.
GOA DIARY Badminton at Deepvihar
PANJIM (HSD) – The Mormugao Badminton Club will organise an all-Goa Major Ranking Badminton tournament from September 1 to 5 at Deepvihar HS indoor badminton courts, Headland Sada, Mormugao. It will be held in boys singles U-13, U-16, U19, girls singles U-13, and U-16, girls U-16 doubles and singles/doubles for men and veterans 45 plus. Entries may be submitted by August 30 to Roy Athaide (indoor stadium, Panjim /Mapusa), Vinayak Kamat (indoor stadium, Margao), Santosh Prabhudesai (Ponda - 9370694408), Laxmikant Kenaudiker (Vasco- 9420197609) or at Oasis Petrol Pump, near Don Bosco HS, Panjim.
Rapid chess at Comba
PANJIM (HSD) - The Comba Sarvajanik Shree Ganeshotsav Samiti will conduct their 1st all-Goa Open Rapid Chess tournament on September 4 and 5 at Damodar Vidya Bhavan, Comba, Margao under the auspices of Goa Chess Association. Rs. 15000 worth prizes will be awarded. Registered chess players of Goa Chess Association are eligible. Entries may be submitted to Sanjay Kavlekar, Swapnil Hoble, Dalia Verenkar or at the venue at 9.30 a.m. on September 4.
Inter-HSS cricket at St Inez
PANJIM (HSD) - The Panjim Youth Club will organise an interhigher secondary invitational limited overs tennis ball cricket tournament on August 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. at Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services ground, St Inez, Panjim. The winners, runners-up, man-of-the-tournament and man-of-the-finals will be awarded trophies, cash prizes and other prizes.
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GOA PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE DRAW DATE 28.8.2010 30.8.2010 31.8.2010 01.9.2010
ROUND 1 VENUE Churchill v. Vasco SC Tilak Salgaocar v. Goa Velha Tilak Dempo SC v. Sesa FA Duler Sporting v. Faria SM Duler
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ROUND 2 Sesa FA v. Churchill Faria SM. v. Salgaocar Vasco SC v. Dempo SC Goa Velha v. Sporting ROUND 3 Salgaocar v. Sesa FA Sporting v. Vasco SC Dempo SC v. Goa Velha Churchill v. Faria SM
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ROUND 4 Faria SM v. Dempo SC Goa Velha v. Churchill Vasco SC v. Salgaocar Sesa FA v. Sporting
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ROUND 7 9.10.2010 Dempo SC v. Churchill 9.10.2010 Sesa FA v. Vasco SC 10.10.2010 Salgaocar v. Sporting 10.10.2010 Goa Velha v. Faria SM Kick off: 4.15
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The Goa State Information Commission has issued notice to Goa Cricket Association (GCA) for its refusal to furnish information sought under RTI Act by social activist Aires Rodrigues. GCA secretary, Prasad Paterpekar has been directed to appear in person or duly authorized agent/pleader on September 3
l SAG asks GCA to pay further Rs 8 lakh
at 10.30 a.m. Aires had sought information from GCA on the fees paid to the then lawyer Subodh Kantak. GCA took the stand that it did not come under the purview of RTI Act as it did not receive any financial or other assistance from Goa Govt or SAG. Aires disputed GCA’s con-
tention and placed documentary proof to the effect that the Goa Govt had granted a 9-year lease to GCA of land admeasuring 1,30,328 square metres at Tivim for construction of a cricket stadium at a nominal rent of Rs 50,000 per year. He also submitted that the GCA is recog-
nized by SAG and designated as sports association, being a member of SAG’s general body and governing council. Aires pointed out that the Goa Govt had in the Gazette dated July 8, 2010 notified that all sports organisations and State Sports Associations recognized Photo: Rozario Estibeiro
Tilak Duler Duler Tilak Kingfisher Pro League players alongwith Gurpreet Singh, V. M. Prabhudesai, Ramesh Thakur, Uday Chari, Peter Vaz, Savio Messias, John Dias.
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ROUND 5 Dempo SC v. Salgaocar Churchill v. Sporting Sesa FA v. Goa Velha Vasco SC v. Faria SM ROUND 6 Sporting v. Dempo SC Goa Velha v. Vasco SC Faria SM v. Sesa FA Salgaocar v. Churchill
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Kingfisher Pro League from Saturday l Free entry for students, senior citizens
HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, AUG 26
Super news, as the Goa Football Association will be giving away free entry for students and senior citizens at this season’s Kingfisher Goa Pro League, which is set to kick off on Saturday. The announcement was made by GFA secretary Savio Messias today at the launch of GFA’S flagship event. “By giving away free tickets, the GFA would like to see the stands full which will encourage the players to perform better,” reasoned Savio. Senior citizens and students will have to show proof of identification to avail of the benefit. Savio stated that in this season’s Pro League the teams will only be able to field two foreign stars even though the AIFF has allowed four. This move was made to unearth hidden talent and allow Goan boys to shine. GFA vice-president, Peter Vaz highlighted the successful season that the Goan clubs have had, “The Goan clubs have won the ILeague, IFA Shield, Durand Cup and Junior I-League which shows the strength of the game in the state.” Peter also mentioned that the Australian grassroots programme
is set to start soon which will boost Goan football. The prize money for the winners of the league will be Rs 2 lakh and the runners up will be richer by Rs 1 lakh. Apart from the Professional League, Kingfisher will continue to sponsor the Goa Santosh Trophy team and host a beach football tournament later in the season. Big FM will remain the radio partner GFA treasurer, John Dias felt the sponsors were doing service not only to the State but to the country. John summed up by explaining humorously why he felt Goa, Kerala and Bengal were thriving in football. “These three States are rice eating and it is because of our rice and curry diet that makes our football great.” The audience was entertained by the beautiful Goan voices of Nezz and Nik who sent the tone of the conference. The captains of the eight clubs and key players were also present. Gurpreet Singh, General Manager, Marketing, Kingfisher, UB Group, speaking on the occasion, said, “Kingfisher is a young, trendy, sporty brand which appeals to the football fans from across the country. The tag line of ‘The King of Good Times’ epito-
mizes what the brand promise is all about. Goans are very passionate about football and this is highlighted in how the Goans come out in large numbers to support their favourite teams and players.” Ramesh Thakur, Commercial Director, Procam International said, “Procam International, along with Kingfisher are committed in their vision to promote the game of football in Goa on a massive scale.” Uday Chari, RJ-Big FM Goa 92.7, said, "It is our constant endeavour to live the brandline Suno Sunao, Life Banao and hence positively impact consumer lives in everything that we do. We are glad to continue our partnership with Kingfisher Goa Pro League, a popular event that is sure to keep all football lovers entertained! We have put together a wholesome programming mix which will not only provide relevant on-air content but deliver a unique entertainment experience to our listeners.” The Kingfisher Pro League will feature Dempo, Sporting Clube de Goa, Churchill Brothers, Vasco Sports Club, Salgaocar, Goa Velha Sports Club, Sesa Football Academy and Faria Sports Management. Also present was SAG’s ED, V M Prabhudesai.
by SAG would be covered under the RTI Act and were required to furnish information sought. Meanwhile, the GCA in a swift move paid back the interest of Rs 10,33,042 to SAG on August 23. However, Vinayak Naik, Joint Director Accounts in SAG and PIO, in a letter dated August 25 stated that
GCA’s cheque dated 10-11-2003 had been delayed and received by SAG’s office on 23-8-2010, the payment being delayed by six years nine months and 12 days. Due to the delay, the SAG has requested GCA to remit Rs 8,40,896 to SAG within seven days, being the interest on outstanding receipts calculated at 12 per cent flat interest for the period of default.
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Dhoni aiming for record ‘High 5’
In BrIef Advani, Sethi in semis Defending champion Pankaj Advani and veteran Geet Sethi stormed into the semi-finals of the time format in the IBSF World Billiards Championship after scoring contrasting wins in Pune on Thursday. Sethi defeated compatriot Ashok Shandilya by a huge margin of 1230 points, while Advani beat another Indian Rupesh Shah by 595 points after trailing nearly by 170 points at the PYC Gymkhana Club. Sethi will now take on Singapore's Peter Gilchrist, who got the better of Dhruv Sitwala and Advani will taken on 10-time world champion British cueist Mike Russell.
Aussie swimmer banned from CWG Australia's Ryan Napoleon has been suspended from swimming for three months following a positive test for a banned substance after he was given the wrong asthma inhaler, Swimming Australia said on Thursday. Napoleon will miss the Commonwealth Games in Delhi from October 3-14 because of the ban. He had qualified for the 400 and 1500 metres freestyle events. Swimming's world governing body FINA imposed the three-month ban following a hearing last week. The ban began on August 20.
SA to play added T20 for Pak relief South Africa have agreed to play an additional Twenty20 match against Pakistan to raise funds for the country's flood victims, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Thursday. The worst floods in decades have killed at least 1,600 people and left more than four million homeless. The Proteas will now play Pakistan in two T20 internationals, five OneDay Internationals and two Tests in Abu Dhabi and Dubai during October and November. "Our hearts go out to the people of Pakistan," CSA Chief Executive Gerald Majola said in a statement.
CWG OC releases Rs 1.75 cr to IWF After weeks of uncertainty, decks were today cleared for Indian weightlifters' participation in the Commonwealth Games with the Organising Committee releasing Rs 1.75 crore to the Indian Weightlifting Federation so that it can pay the doping fine to the international parent body. The Sports Ministry had directed the OC to immediately release Rs 1.75 crore interest-free loan to the IWLF so that it can pay the doping fine of USD 3,75,000 to International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) before the August 31 deadline.
Inter make bid for Mascherano Inter Milan has confirmed that they have made an official 20-million-pound bid for striker Javier Mascherano. The Sun quoted Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca, as saying: "I sent an offer to Liverpool by fax on Tuesday and I am waiting for a reply from them. We're not speaking to the player at the moment because we want to do this in the right way and make sure that Liverpool are happy." "Everybody knows that Mascherano would like to change team and to change country. He also has a good relationship with our manager Rafa Benitez.”
Milan race to sign Ibrahimovic AC Milan are battling to sign Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic after their disappointing pre-season but the Swede is unlikely to be on board for Sunday's Serie A opener at home to promoted Lecce. Milan, third last term, have struggled for goals in warm-up matches under new coach Massimiliano Allegri so the club are looking to bring the former Inter striker back to Italy despite their frugal transfer spending. Chief executive Adriano Galliani, who watched Wednesday's defeat on penalties in a friendly with Barcelona.
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by Sourav Ganguly in the late 90s and now is firmly in possession of MS Dhoni who is on the verge of a unique 'fiver' – endeavouring to win his fifth ODI series in the isle in as many attempts. While the team's current antics
Winning abroad for India was like Nelson Mandela's long walk to freedom until Ajit Wadekar turned the tables on the invincible Windies in
their den and then Kapil's devils pulled global chins towards Indian cricket by winning the Prudential Cup (World Cup) in 1983 in England. Sunil Gavaskar went on to extend that run up to 1985 when
India won the World Championship in Australia, letting every critic know that the 1983 victory was no fluke. A period of dryness in terms of overseas victories ensued until the mantle was grabbed
exude little confidence, it still won't be a howler to address MS Dhoni as 'Midas' Singh Dhoni – instead of Mahendra – considering how series after series the charismatic skipper keeps embossing his name on cap-
taincy records. The win at the P. Sara Oval in the final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo kept Dhoni's record of not losing any Test series as captain intact and now he is out to script another fairytale, this time in the ODIs. Looking back at the tri-series, it hasn’t been easy for MS, though, with a couple of stalwarts missing in both bowling (Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh) and batting (Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir) and those present (except Sehwag), a long shot away from their best. But that's how it started for Dhoni as well, when he marshalled the young Indian troops in South Africa in 2007 and won the inaugural T20 World Cup, against all odds. In fact, getting youngsters to
perform has been Dhoni's forte, with Suresh Raina being the torchbearer of that. But the controversy-ridden tri-series has made this nut a tough one to crack for the Men in Blue. First it was the notorious Randiv no-ball, instigated by Dilshan, that denied Sehwag a deserving ton; then it was Sangakkara's tiff with McCullum; and finally Dhoni's post-match football drill delaying a scheduled press conference, which was then boycotted by the Indian print media. To compound Dhoni's problems, an ODI series on the back of a gruelling Test series also took its toll on the team -- ranging from injuries to mosquito bites. But somehow, Dhoni has managed with an uninspiring bench strength and Team India
has crawled its way to the final against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Dhoni admitted that the absence of four regulars would create enough space for every youngster to get a chance and would be an ideal scenario to test their mettle before the World Cup in 2011. The same hasn't transpired on the field though, with Saurabh Tiwary and R. Ashwin seemingly forgotten after being put on the backburner. Now that the Dhoni brigade is one match away from clinching another victory on foreign soil, the skipper's cached cogs will have to propel the wheels of India's ODI convoy to the champion's podium on August 28 and win their fifth consecutive ODI title on Sri Lankan soil under Dhoni.
Flintoff’s bid fair & square: Srinivasan AGENCIES CHENNAI, AUG 26
BCCI secretary and Chennai Super Kings franchise owner N Srinivasan on Thursday rubbished reports that he tried to 'fix' the IPL 2009 player auction and insisted that he won the bid "fair and square". A TV channel on Wednesday claimed that Srinivasan in connivance with suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi tried to fix the bid of former England allrounder Andrew Flintoff in Chennai Super Kings' favour. However, Srinivasan said he didn't do anything wrong and his franchise outbid Rajasthan Royals as only they had the full purse of $2 million. "I didn't need anybody's favour. Rajasthan Royals bid for $1.5m for Flintoff, I beat them at $1.55m. So where is the deal? How can I have any deal? How can Modi have control of Shane Warne unless he is the owner of the Rajasthan Royals," he told Times Now.
"Hundred per cent I'm telling you, we did nothing wrong. We won fair and square. We were the only one who could have bought only player because I had the full purse. I didn't need anybody's favour," he added. "The Chennai Super Kings is the only team which had the 2 million in the purse. Everybody else had less, so we didn't need anybody's favour to buy Flintoff," he added. A TV report on Wednesday quoted an e-mail purportedly written by Modi to Srinivasan, which read "what a nightmare to convince them not to terminate (Sohail) Tanvir and also not to take Flintoff. Warne went off the handle. But have managed it by using stick and carrot strategy. Thus they have $1.875mn. Much love Lalit". This is not the first time that Srinivasan has found himself in a controversy. A few days back, the BCCI secretary was accused of 'fixing' umpires for Chennai Super Kings matches during the IPL.
Bad light stops Eng, Pak play on Day 1 AGENCIES LONDON, AUG 26
England managed to score 391 against Pakistan before bad light and rain stopped the Day one proceedings at Lord's on Thursday. Mohammad Asif took the only England wicket as he bowled Andrew Strauss (13 off 37). Alastair Cook was batting on 10, while Jonathan Trott had joined him when England batsmen were offered the light by the two umpires. Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and inserted England in to bat
in the fourth and deciding Test of the four-match Test series. The match could not start on time, as the rain prevented any play to take place before lunch on day one. Pakistan would look to take advantage of the overcast conditions to boost their chances of levelling the series, which England lead 2-1. Both Salman Butt and Andrew Strauss chose to play the same XI that featured in The Oval Test, which Pakistan won by four wickets in a nervous finish.
Saina Nehwal of India returns a shot to Ella Diehl of Russia during their women’s singles match at the 2010 Badminton World Championships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris.
Saina sails into quarters
lDiju-Jwala in mixed doubles last eight Eriko Hirose in a three-game rallies because that’s her Saina once out of three meetings world thriller that lasted an hour fif- strength and I didn't allow that," while the Indian is yet to play minutes. Hirose won 20- Saina said after the match. Wang in any championships. badminton teen 22 21-16 21-18. "I think I am more comfortThe Indian mixed doubles pair PTI PARIS, AUG 26
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarter-finals of the World BadmintonChampionships, beating Russia's Ella Diehl in straight games here today. The second seeded Indian took just 40 minutes to tame 13th seed Diehl 21-14 21-18 in the third round of the women's singles event. But minutes before the start of Saina's match, world number one and top seed Yihan Wang of China was stunned by Japan's
However, Saina did not show any nerves today nor did she carry forward the sluggishness that marked her match against Chinese Taipei's Chen in the second round. The Indian was aggressive from the start and knowing that her opponent Diehl liked long rallies kept the pace slow and killed the game in mid court. "I wouldn't say that the first game was easy. I felt better than my second round game and I did control the play. I know she would have liked to play long
able with the conditions now. But it's going to get tougher now as higher seeded players will come through but I am prepared," she said. "It's not that I haven't played quarter-finals before but a World Championship has its own pressures and I think I am used to it," the Indian added. Saina will next play either 11th seed Jie Yao of the Netherlands or China's sixth seed Shixian Wang tomorrow. In head-to-head clashes, the Dutch player has won twice and
of V Diju and Jwala Gutta overcame early sluggishness to beat Singapore's Chayut Triyachart and Lei Yao and enter the quarter-finals. Diju and Jwala, quarter-finalists at the last World Championships in Hyderabad, won 14-21 21-18 21-14. The Indians will now face 12th seeds South Korea's Sung Hyun Ko and Jung Eun Ha for a place in the semi-finals. The Korean pair had shocked fifth seeds Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark.
IPL creating harmony among Wales athletes to train in Goa foreign players: Jayawardene AGENCIES PONTYPRID, AUG 26
Two talented Taff Ely athletes will be flying the flag for Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi from October 314. Joe Thomas, from Pontypridd has been selected to represent his country in the 800m, and Carys Parry, from Church Village, will be hurling the hammer. Carys, who competes for Rhondda AC, finished sixth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with a personal best throw of 61.80 metres. The 27-year-old has since increased her best throw to 66.31m. Joe Thomas, a Cardiff AAC runner is ranked eighth in UK, after setting a best time pace of 1:46.20m in the 800m. The
22-year-old, who has just completed a degree in sports coaching at Uwic in Cardiff, says ‘he is pleased that he’s been picked.’ He further stated, “It’s been a difficult year for me as I’ve had a couple of injuries. But I’m looking forward to the Commonwealth Games since it will be a good preparation for trying to earn a place at the 2012 London Olympics.” “A new world record of 1.41.09 was set by an athlete from Kenya at the weekend, so the competition is strong at the moment,” concluded Joe. In just over a month, Joe and the rest of the Welsh athletics team will fly to Goa 10 days prior they compete, to help them acclimatise to the hot weather.
AGENCIES COLOMBO, AUG 26
International cricketers share a better rapport with each other due to the Indian Premier League, as the Twenty20 event has given them the opportunity to know every player, feels Sri Lanka Vice-Captain Mahela Jayawardene. "It has opened doors for harmony among the players. In the IPL, you get to know other foreign players better. We have created better relations as a result of that," he said. Jayawardene said the concept of the IPL and various Twenty20 leagues across the globe has a lot of potential. "We have seen that in the IPL, we have seen that in the English counties, we have seen that in the Big Bash, that's the way for-
ward for Twenty20 cricket," he said on the sidelines of a function in Dambulla. "I think that will evolve quite a bit -- just having the Twenty20 World Cup for the national teams -- then 50-over cricket and Test matches will take a different path.” "When the IPL came for the first time, everyone was surprised. But in the second and third year you saw how it became such a big thing," Jayawardene said. Jayawardene, who will play for the Wayamba XI team in the Champions League, said the tournament will grow in stature with time. "People now understand what the concept is all about, we need to give it some more time and it will improve," he said.
Aussies grassroots in Goa from September HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, AUG 26
The Football Federation of Australia (FFA) and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) representing the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP) have joined hands with Goa Football Association (GFA) to build grassroots football activities for youngsters in Goa in the Under10 category on scientific and programmed lines. As a part of the ongoing preparatory activities, the GFA and FFA had a very productive tele-conference on Tuesday and various aspects of the programme
which resumes at all centres in September were discussed by the GFA team comprising Savio Messias, Elvis Gomes, Vinod Parkkot and Antonio Botelho with Mark Falvo, John Boultbee, Sam Hemphill and Matthew Bulkeley of FFA. The partnership meshes into the GFA's earlier Vision India Under-10 programme activities under Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Australia is now part of the AFC, which was one of the Asian representatives at the last World Cup in South Africa and is a strong bidder to hold the 2022 World Cup finals. GFA will be sending to the FFA the
duties and responsibilities of the coordinator for the programme, and review the programme budget; the FFA in turn would study both proposals and provide appropriate feedback. The FFA's technical departments will suggest and send to GFA samples of coaching materials for the grassroot programme and incorporate milestones and deliverable material within the activity plan sent by the GFA so as to monitor progress of the programme. On August 28, all the Under-10 centre administrators and coaches will meet with the GFA officials to discuss the
progress of the programme. Each Centre mandatorily has a support committee based on the local community, of a maximum of 12 members, at least two of whom must be parents of the participants. Centre membership is absolutely voluntary and can be rotated without any specific term period, and the GFA requests those interested in joining to get in touch with the GFA Secretariat. One of the deliverables for the programme is the addition of at least three additional centres during the year to the programme.
Wayamba is captained by Jehan Mubarak and includes Mahela Jayawardene, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Thisara Perera, Farveez Maharoof and Mahela Udawatte. Speaking on the occasion, Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said the Twenty20 version of the game can co-exist alongside Test cricket. "From the board's point and personal point of view, I see Twenty20 as another product. We have Test cricket, One-Day cricket and Twenty20 cricket," Ranatunga said on Tuesday. "From the players' point of view they have to prove themselves in all three formats. From the board's point of view, I don't see any harm as far as the players get the right breaks.”
Pg 18 India to play four Tests in England PTI MUMBAI, AUG 26
India will tour England for Test, ODI and Twenty20 series after the cricket world Cup in the subcontinent next year. The four-match Test rubber will begin at Lord's on July 21 while the fourth and final Test at The Oval will be held from August 18, the ECB announced today. A one-off T20 is scheduled to take place on August 31 and would be followed by the bestof-five ODI series between the two teams from September 3-16. Sri Lanka would visit England prior to India for a similar tour. ECB Chief Executive David Collier said that the fans in England can expect two high quality series against India and Sri Lanka. "With India currently the number one ranked Test side in the ICC Test Rankings and Sri Lanka in third place, England supporters can expect to see two exciting NPower Test Series against high quality opposition," he said. "Both teams will also provide a tough challenge for England in the shorter forms of the game in what promises to be a highly competitive and entertaining summer of international cricket all round," he added. The full India-England series schedule is: NPOWER TEST SERIES JULY 21-25 1st Test, Lord's. JULY 29-AUG 2 2nd Test, Trent Bridge. AUG 10-14 3rd Test, Edgbaston. AUG 18-22 Final Test, Brit Insurance Oval. NATWEST LIMITED OVERS SERIES AUG 31 International T20, Old Trafford. SEPT 3 1st ODI, Emirates Durham ICG. SEPT 6 2nd ODI, The Rose Bowl. SEPT 9 3rd ODI, Brit Insurance Oval. SEPT 11 4th ODI, Lord's. SEPT 16 5th and last ODI, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff.
Bopanna & Co, Bhupathi-Mirnyi advance AGENCIES NEW YORK, AUG 26
Rohan Bopnna and Aisam-ul-Haq Quereshi stunned fourth seed Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Martin Matkowski in the first round of the Pilot Pen tennis. The unseeded Indo-Pak pair scored a 6-3 2-6 10-5 win to secure a quarter-final berth in the doubles event of the USD 663,750 hard court event, a part of US Open series tournaments. Also advancing to the quarterfinals were Mahesh Bhupathi and Belarusian Max Mirnyi, who overcame a tough challenge from Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak. The second seeded Indo-Belarusian duo beat the Czech-Slovakin pair 3-6 7-6(1) 10-4 in their opening round encounter.
Kohli fined for conduct breach UNI DUBAI, AUG 26
Indian batsman Virat Kohli has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his team's ODI against New Zealand in Dambulla. Kohli pleaded guilty to a Level 1 offence and accepted the proposed sanction from Match referee Alan Hurst after play concluded, the ICC said. The Indian was found to have breached 2.1.3 of the code which relates to ''showing dissent at an umpire's decision''.