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IN BRIEF Gold worth Rs 2.7 lakh robbed Gold ornaments worth Rs 2.7 lakh were stolen from a house at Xeldem-Quepem on Friday morning. According to re-
ports, Anita Prakash Gauns Dessai had left her house at about 7.30 am and returned at 9.15 am, when she found the main door open and the house ransacked. PSI Raul Dhamsekar is investigating the case.
M’rashtra CM in trouble PTI NEW DELHI, OCT.29
Amid indications that his continuance in office may be untenable, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has been summoned to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi here tomorrow. The Congress High Command appears to be upset with Chavan, whose mother-in-law and two other relatives are among the 103 members of the controversial Adarsh Housing Society project in Mumbai in which several politicians, former Defence Services chiefs and other influential people have been allotted flats.
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Terror drill exposes Goa’s lax security HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 29
Are sensitive places in and around the port town sitting ducks for terrorists? Believe it or not, “terrorists” planted explosives at the Dabolim airport and the shipyard, besides hijacking an iron ore cargo vessel in the sea off Mormugao on Friday morning. The breach of security at these vital installations has left security agencies red-faced and their only consolation was that the “terrorists” were part of the Sagar Kavach exercise, a mock drill to test the preparedness of the security agencies in the State. Security agencies were taken by surprise, when a “terrorist” as part of the Sagar Kavach exercise team managed to plant explosives at Dabolim airport at about 7 am. Another “terrorist” managed to plant an explosive at the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
Special officers to check money flow at polls HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
In a bid to keep a check on the overspending by candidates in the forthcoming municipal elections, the State Election Commission (SEC) has appointed special officers in addition to the normal election observers to keep a tab on violators. The officers of the rank of accounts officer/assistant officers have been appointed as expenditure officers for each of the eleven municipalities scheduled to go to polls on October 31. Municipal Councils of Pernem, Mapusa, Bicholim, Valpoi, Margao, Cuncolim, Mormugao, Sanguem, Quepem, CurchoremCacora and Canacona will go to polls on Sunday. State Election Commissioner (SEC) Dr M Modassir addressing a press conference said that henceforth the same practice would also be followed during the panchayat polls. He said each candidate is entitled to spend upto Rs 30000 as poll expenses. Replying to a query Dr Modassir said there have been no complaints and over all election process is going on smoothly. 226281 VOTERS: A total of 226281 voters in the 11 municipal councils are eligible to (Continued on page 10)
The Bomb Disposal Squad along with a sniffer dog outside the Dabolim airport on Friday. Photo by M Prabhav
To make matters worse, a “terror group” hijacked an iron ore vessel off Mormugao shore. In the mock combat operation that followed, marine commandos from Bombay Western Commando along with the Navy, Coast Guard and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) confronted the “terror group” and
salvaged the vessel, after a continuous battle for over three hours. A “terrorist” placed a bomb in a sweet box at the airport, while a suitcase containing a toy gun was also found at the airport. Another “terrorist” managed (Continued on page 10)
Karnataka imbroglio
Disqualification of rebels upheld PTI BANGALORE, OCT 29
In a big shot-in-the-arm for the BJP Government in the State, a third judge of the Karnataka High Court today upheld the disqualification of the rebel party MLAs from the Assembly. Justice V G Sabhahit, to whom the matter was referred after a split verdict by a Division Bench, today gave his verdict in which he concurred with Chief Justice J S Khehar, who had upheld Speaker K G Bopaiah’s October 10 disqualification order. Justice N Kumar, part of the Division Bench, had differed with Chief Justice and set aside the disqualification order. Today’s order may obviate the need for any fresh vote of confidence in the Assembly as the court had earlier ruled before the second confidence vote this month that its outcome would depend on the verdict on the petitions of the 16 disqualified MLAs, including 5 Independents. The question of another floor test may arise only if the Supreme
Court reverses the verdict of the High Court on any petition the dissident MLAs may file. In his 126-page order, Justice Sabhahit said the Oct 6 letter of 11 MLAs to Governor H R Bhardwaj withdrawing support to the BJP Government would lead to the inevitable inference that their intention was to voluntarily give up party membership.
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Punish Jose Philip: Benaulim Fisherfolk strike evokes tremendous response constituency sarpanchas HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
Sarpanchas of the four village panchayats in Benaulim constituency has condemned the assault on MLA Mickky Pacheco by NCP Chief Jose Philip D’Souza and have urged Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to initiate stern action against the Revenue Minister. In a memorandum signed by the Sarpanch of Benaulim, Colva, Betalbatim and Majorda, they told the Chief Minister that Jose Philip D’Souza is not fit to be a Minister in his cabinet. “Some time back, our MLA Mickky Pacheco was forced to resign for something he did not do or knew anything about and is still being targeted. How can Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza be left free for this uncivilized act, where not only did he cause irreparable damage, but has also tarnished the image of our MLA”, they said, adding “if a Minister acts in such a brutal manner with another who was a former Minister and a MLA, what will be the fate of people like us”.
Saying that elected people need to set good examples to other people and not behave like the way the Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza behaved, these Sarpanchas urged the Chief Minister to take strong cognizance of the criminal act and save Goa from such hooliganism. “We are living in a democratic country and no India needs anybody’s permission to visit any place in India. Our MLA Mickky Pacheco had full right to visit Vasco city as and when he pleases. This mob mentality need to be curtailed. We do not want such representatives of the people o Goa”, they said, and appealed to the Chief Minister to ensure that his Cabinet Ministers behave sanely and as responsible representatives of the people. Meanwhile, the Goan Obstinate Associates for Needy Society (GOANS) has demanded that Revenue Minister Jose Philip and his henchmen involved in the attack be arrested forthwith and allow the law to take its own course.
In a letter to the Superintendent of Police, South, GOANS secretary Freda D’Sa said the people of Vasco and its surrounding areas are living in fear of the Revenue Minister and his henchmen. She demanded to know who has given Jose Philip the authority to take law into his own hands if he had come with money. “The Vasco police station was barely 20 meters away from the incident spot. Why did not he call the police and get Pacheco caught red handed. The answer is Jose Philip is trying to cover up his acts by coming up with fake theories”, She added.
RTO Inspector arrested
HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 29
An RTO Inspector was arrested on charges of assaulting a personal security officer of a VIP and a traffic police at KhorlimMapusa on Friday morning. In his complaint, Personal Security Officer Sreevallabh Pednekar told Mapusa Police that RTO Inspector Bhalchandra Pundalik Vaiganker allegedly assaulted and prevented him from discharging his duties while he was accompanying the VIP, who was proceeding to Mapusa in his car. “Vaiganker also assaulted traffic police D T Sawant on duty near Laxmi Video Centre at Khorlim on Friday at about 10 am,” said the complainant. Vaiganker, who was produced before the JMFC Mapusa was later released on bail.
North District magistrate’s order for polls HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
Commercial establishments like hotels, restaurants, STD booths, etc., within a radius of 100 metres from the polling booths will have to remain shut on the day of the municipal elections on October 31, reason being these could turn out to be hubs for carrying out electoral malpractices by political parties. An order issued by the North Goa District Magistrate Mihir Vardhan yesterday through the Home Department states the North Goa SP has got certain inputs if these establishments are kept open there could be unnecessary poll trouble. Valpoi, Pernem, Sanquelim and Bicholim are the municipalities that are going to polls on Sunday. The district magistrate has issued this order in a bid to conduct free and fair elections. Vardhan states the order is binding on the said establishments that have to strictly adhere to it or face legal action.
The usually busy fish markets and fishing jetties wore a deserted look on Friday as the fishing community observed a day-long strike protesting against the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) draft notification. The All-India strike call was given by the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) President Matanhy Saldanha, who said the strike evoked tremendous response. Nearly 10,000 members including traditional fishermen, trawler owners, fish merchants – vendors, All India Trade Union of Congress across the state participated in the strike. “All stakeholders of the fishing industry cooperated in the strike. At least now the Central government should realize that we don’t favour the recent CRZ notification which aims at threatening livelihood of several lakh fishermen across the country,” he said. The protestors, who gathered at Head Post office in Panjim posted telegrams to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union Minister for Environment & Forest Jairam Ramesh and other senior leaders expressing their resentment on the CRZ draft. Goa has fishing as the third largest economic activity after tourism and mining industries. The state has 80,000 people actively involved in fishing indus-
Goa’s lone wholesale fish market shut down due to the strike on Friday.
try. The otherwise buzzing Malim jetty wore a deserted look since morning as there were no sale of fish throughout the day. Major places like Panjim, Mapusa, Margao and Canacona had protest sit-in by the strikers. Mandovi Fishermen Marketing Cooperative Society chairman Menino Afonso said that no trawler ventured in the sea during the strike period and it received support of all 175 trawler owners. Saldanha has warned the Central Government that they will not keep quite as their demands are concerning coastal environment, safety and livelihood of fisherfolks. NFF has strongly rejected the draft
notification, since September 2010, when it came in public view. Goa Fish Vendors Association President Shashikala Govekar said that the association members’ backed the striking leaders. MARGAO REPORTER ADDS: Goa’s lone wholesale fish market in the Commercial capital, besides the mega fish market shut shop on Friday in response to the strike call given by the National Fishworkers’ Forum. At the Cutbona fishing jetty, dozens of trawlers dropped anchor on Friday because of the all-India strike. Import of fish from across the borders came to an abrupt halt, while gates of the mega fish market were found locked since early morning. The hustle and
Campaigning to municipal elections ends HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
Rallies and processions marked the culmination of the fortnight long election campaign for the 20-member Margao Municipal Council as candidates and political leaders made last minute efforts to woo the electorate on Friday. Allegations of money distribution and campaigning after 5 pm were made in certain quarters. In the high profile ward no 3, supporters of candidate Joseph Silva claimed that they had nabbed a person for distributing money to the voters. Tension rent the air for some time before the police and executive magistrate reached the spot and brought the person to the police station. Returning Officer, Johnson
Fernnades, however, informed that no money was found on the body of the person, who is hailing from Raia. “We have not found any truth in the allegations of money distribution by the person. He was detained at the police station as a precautionary measure”, Johnson added. Incidentally, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was got down on the field to drum up support for his candidates in the Margao area of the civic body. Kamat personally attended a meeting of Damu Shirodkar contesting from Ward No 20, sending clear indications that he has thrown his lot behind Damu in the hotly contested polls. Kamat’s decision to support Damu’s candidature comes against the backdrop of apprehensions that
a split in the Congress vote would benefit the BJP in the ward. In fact, after maintaining stoic silence in the run to the poll campaign, Kamat hopped from ward to ward in the last two days, sharing the dais of certain candidates and addressing election meetings expressing his support to certain candidates. Returning Officer, Johnson Fernandes informed that the executive magistrate will be monitoring the situation closely and will be attending to complaints of money distribution and campaigning. “Barring the complaint received from Ward No 3, there’s not been any major complaint or untoward incident from any part of the Municipal area”, he asserted.
Eleborate security plans in place for Mapusa civic polls HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 29
Campaigning for Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) elections, slated for Sunday, ended on Friday. Speaking to Herald, Bardez Mamlatdar Gaurish Shankhwaker said elaborate security arrangement has been made in Mapusa to ensure smooth polling. “Two constables will be deployed at each polling station and where there are more than two polling satiations in the ward, additional assistant police sub inspector or police sub inspector will be posted,” said Shankhwaker. “Counting of votes will begin at 8 am on November 1 at communidade building under tight security,” informed Shankhwalker. Almost all the candidates stressed on door-do-door canvassing and banners of few candidates were seen displayed in Mapusa. In all, 52 candidates are contesting the MMC election, of
which 26 are women. There are 29,313 voters (14,647 - males and 14,666 - females) and provision of 35 polling stations has been made by the government to enable the voters to exercise their franchise. There will be a straight fight between two candidates in Wards 4, 7, 9, 11 and 13. BJP has supported 14 candidates. They are Kiran Rupesh D e s s a i ( Wa r d 1 ) , N a g e s h Mayekar (Ward 2), Sushant Harmalker (Ward 3), Marlin Oscar D’Souza (Ward 4), Siddharth Mayekar (Ward 5), Prakash Bhivset (Ward 7), Ilma Mathew Braganza (Ward 8), Tushar Tople (Ward 9), Sandeep Falari (Ward 10), Antonio Alvares (Ward 11), Seema Anvekar (Ward 12), Manisha Kavleker (Ward 14) and Sudhir Kandolker (Ward 15). The 13 candidates supported by Mapusa Nagrik Samiti are Roohi Patre (Ward 1), Subhash Narvekar (Ward 2), Michael Carr a s c o ( Wa r d 3 ) , S u b h a s h Kalangutker (Ward 5), Sanjeev Rane (Ward 6), Deepak Mahadeshri (Ward 7), Maria Carvalho (Ward 8), Conceicao Dias (Ward 11), Meghal Pednekar (Ward 12), Ashok Govekar (Ward 13) and Asha Mashelker (Ward 14).
The Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott has fielded five candidates, Jacinto D’Souza (Ward 3), Jeanette Gomes (Ward 4), Freeda Coutinho (Ward 6), Samira Swar (Ward 8) and Angela Sequeira (Ward 15). Most of the sitting councilors are re-contesting the election. The sitting councilors, who are unable to contest the election due to reservation of wards, have fielded their spouses or relatives. Mapusa MLA Francis D’Souza has stated BJP has supported the candidates having good image in the society and hence he is confident that his panel will come to power. D’Souza has himself canvassed vigorously for his candidates to ensure that his panel gets elected. Mapusa Nagrikanch Ekvott Convenor Antonio Lobo said the candidates fielded by them are those who are concerned about the betterment of Mapusa town. “They are all social workers and if elected, they will definitely work in the interest of the ‘Mapsekars’. MNE has done its best to convince the voters and now it is up to the electorate to choose their candidates,” said Lobo.
11 hyper sensitive, eight sensitive booths in Vasco HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
Three days after the former minister Mickky Pacheco was allegedly manhandled in Vasco, the State Election Commission (SEC) has declared 11 polling stations as hyper sensitive and eight booths as sensitive in the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) jurisdiction. Of the 55 polling stations – 11 have been declared hyper sensitive and eight sensitive due to the tensions prevailing in the constituency. To avoid any untoward incident in Mormugao the SEC has appointed two observers, said State Election Commissioner
(SEC) Dr M Modassir, while addressing a press conference today. Former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco was assaulted by the Revenue Minister Jose Philip D’Souza supporters on October 26. D’Souza alleged that Pacheco was distributing money in his constituency to poach on his supporters. When asked whether action has been initiated by the SEC in the incident and the allegations the Commissioner replied that the SEC has not received any complaint from the minister or any candidate from Vasco on the distribution of money.
Photo by Santosh Mirajkar
bustle at the wholesale fish market went completely missing, even as fishermen assembled near the Margao post office around noon to register their protest and reject the draft CRZ notification 2010. While addressing the fishermen, President of the Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott Agnelo Fernandes said the docks proposed along the coastline in the new draft policy would spell doom for the traditional fishing community. “Docks are proposed every few kms. This will severely affect the traditional fishing activites”, he said. He further said that the fishermen will not be allowed to fish beyond 12 nautical miles and will have to face hefty fines
and six month jail for any violation. “There is no fish close to the shore. Why should we seek permission from the central government every time the fishermen wants to fish beyond the 12 nautical miles”, he questioned. VASCO REPORTER ADDS: The fish market and Khariwado fishing jetty in the port town wore a deserted look, as the fishing community from Vasco joined the nationwide strike called by National Fisherworkers Forum (NFF) on Friday. The market was closed and the wholesale fish shops had also downed their shutters in Vasco. The Goa Fishing Boat Owners Association (GFBOA), along with other associations, fisher vendors and people from the fishing community, staged a rally in Vasco and later assembled near the post office and resorted to a peaceful protest till afternoon. Speaking to media persons, GFBOA President Simon Pereira said all the stakeholders, right from canoes, ramponkars, boat owners and fisher vendors, participated in large numbers to support the strike. “The strike was a total success. Nearly 250-odd boats, canoes, supported the strike,” claimed Pereira. “The fishing community is totally against the draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, which will kill the interests of fishermen in Goa,” said Pereira.
Many Margao wards to witness tough contests HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
Just two days for the Margao Municipal polls, all attention is focused on certain key wards of the civic body which witnessed no holds barred battle in the run up to the polls. In ward No 16, the Coutinho’s are locked in a fierce battle to retain the seat held by Margao Municipal Chairperson Savio Coutinho for the last 15 years. Savio’s wife Pratima is locked in a close fight with Sandra Fernandes and other two candidates in the fray. There is no love lost between the Coutinho’s and Fernandes’ over the years and both have left no stone unturned to woo the electorate. What’s interesting to note is that Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat did not go to the ward to canvass for Pratima’s candidature as Sandra and her husband Mathew are considered his close supporters. While both the camps have held meetings and have left nothing to chance and all eyes are now focused on the migrant inhabited Azad Nagar and Fakir Bandh – whose votes are crucial for the success of any candidate. MMC Vice-Chairperson Raju Naik is locked in a close contest in ward no 5. Raju is seeking reelection from the ward for the third time in the row. Though the contest is triangular, candidate Angelus Pereira has clearly emerged as Raju’s challenger in the run up to the polls. Both the candidates have used all armaments in their armory to reach out to the voters. Ward No 20 of the Margao Municipal Council is also witnessing a keen tussle. Not just because two strong supporters
of Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat -- Damu Shirodkar and Andrew Sequeira – are in the fray, but also because of the presence of BJP leader Rupesh Mahatme, who is contesting from the ward No 20 after his ward was reserved for the OBC. As already reported, ward No 3 and 8 are witnessing a royal battle since day one. The electoral battle has almost turned into Vijay Sardessai versus the rest , with anti-Sardessai forces in Fatorda coming together to unitedly defeat – Joseph Silva (3) and Gonzaco Rebello (8) – candidates fielded by the GPCC general secretary. While Sardessai roped in the Alemao brothers – PWD Minister Churchill Alemao and Urban Development Minister, Joaquim Alemao – in support of Joseph Silva, the rival camp roped in social activist Dr Oscar Rebello and former ML A Antonio Gaonkar and others in support of sitting Councilor Piedade Norohna. Former Minister Luis Alex Cardozo is shunting between ward no 4 and 9 where his daughter Alvina and son Tito are locked in a close battle. Besides Tito, there are nine other candidates in the fray, including BJP Fatorda Block President Durgadas Prabhu, Camilo Barretto, who is the husband of sitting Councilor Livramenta, Councilor from neighbouring ward Ramdas Hazare and others. Ward no 13 has also witnessed an interesting triangular contest between Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat supported Rosy Pereira, Rajendra Azgaonkar backed Shazia Sheikh and Leena Katkar fielded by the BJP and supported by the Margao Loksamiti.
‘Margao cops probing into ticket episode’ HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
The Margao police is verifying the complaint lodged by the Goa Cricket Association on the ticket duplication episode during the India-Australia ODI at the Nehru stadium, Fatorda. Margao Sub-divisional Police Officer, DySP Umesh Gaonkar informed that the Margao Police is in receipt of a complaint from the GCA, adding that the police has asked for certain details from the cricketing body. “We are informed that the GCA officials on Friday held a press briefing clarifying on the duplication of tickets. We are awaiting an official clarification from the GCA on the episode”, he said. The Margao police had received a complaint from GCA Secretary Prasad Phatarpekar on the alleged duplication of tickets for the ODI match. “The police is verifying the complaint and is awaiting for details from the GCA to take further action. Right now, no case has been registered by the police against anyone. Appropriate action, if any, will be initiated only after receiving clarification and other details from the GCA”, DySP
Gaunkar said. Incidentally, it was DySP Gaunkar, during his tenure as the Police Inspector of Margao Police station had filed a charge sheet against nine persons, including the top brass of the GCA led by President Dayanand Narvekar in connection with the 2001 fake cricket ticket case. IN that incident that occurred during the India-Austrialia ODI match at the Nehru Stadiuim, the Margao police had charged that Narvekar along with Ramashankar Das and Vinod Phadke, being tender committee members of the GCA, intentionally and criminally conspired with ticket contract for sale of tickets by manipulating the tender and awarded the contract for a consideration of Rs 64 lakhs. That in furtherance of the criminal conspiracy, the three GCA officials intentionally placed orders for 29,000 tickets/complimentary, before Hi-Tech print system, Hyderabad beyond the 27,300 capacity of the stadium and in execution of the criminal conspiracy, the excess tickets were unauthorisedly diverted to accused Eknath Naik, brotherin-law of Dayanand Narvekar for sale.
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NH diversion panel to hold protest march on Nov 2 HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
Two days after walking out of the meeting with Union Surface and Highways Minister Kamal Nath on happy note, National Highway Diversion Action Committee (NHDAC) has now decided to take on to the streets with their demand on November 2. NHDAC members told the press conference today that although Kamal Nath during felicitation of Eduardo Faleiro asserted that expansion will not be forced on the people, the action of chief minister Digamber Kamat speaks otherwise. Nath, during his recent visit to Goa has assured that widening of NH in Goa will be done without causing problems to the people of the state. “We have no objection for highway expansion. What we are objecting is the present alignment,” NHDAC leader Sunil Desai said. The morcha, which will commence from Azad Maidan at 3 pm, will lead towards secretariat
at Porvorim. Desai said that people from all over Goa will participate in this protest march. “People have realized that the highway expansion in the present form will not only lead to noise pollution but also pinch their pocket in the form of huge toll that they will have to pay,” he added. Other NHDAC leaders including Fatima D’Sa, Venkatesh Prabhu Moni, Patricia Pinto, Ashok Prabhu, Rajaram Parkar and others were also present for the press conference. Desai said that the present alignment has been done without taking people into confidence by the government. “We have made representation to almost everyone including ML As, minister, chief minister and even union minister but things have not changed,” he said. Patricia Pinto pointed out that the current form of highway expansion is against the draft regional plan submitted by experts
Final warrant issued in Rohit rape case HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
Children’s Court today ordered fresh and final warrant against the German mother-daughter, as they once again dishonoured earlier warrant directing them to appear in rape trial against State Education Minister Babush Monserratte’s son, Rohit. The court has now given the prosecution final opportunity to record statements of both German witnesses. The matter has been getting adjourned with mother and daughter refusing to depose in the case. “Sufficient opportunities were given to the prosecution. This is the final opportunity to the Investigation Officer,” President P V Sawaikar said in the order fixing the matter for November 12. The Court had earlier ordered issuing three summons giving ample chance for duo to depose in the trial, which they failed to
Sattari temple burgled
HERALD CORRESPONDENT VALPOI, OCT 29
Burglars decamped with cash from Brahamadev Seva Samiti, Bhrahmakalmali-Sattari, on Thursday night. In his complaint, Brahamadev Seva Samiti, BhrahmakalmaliSattari, President Sandeep Pandurang Kelkar told Valpoi Police that some unknown persons broke open the main door of the temple and decamped with the cash from the donation box. Kelkar further stated that the theft might have occurred on Thursday night and the incident came to light on Friday at about 10 am when the sweeper noticed the main door of the temple open. The complainant has also stated that the broken lock and the empty cash box were thrown away a few metres from the original position. The complainant on behalf of the Seva Samiti has requested the police to intensify patrolling at Brahmakalmali to provide security to the Brahmadev temple.
One caught driving stolen bike HERALD CORRESPONDENT VALPOI, OCT 29
A 20-year-old youth from Bijapur-Karnataka was caught red handed by Valpoi Police while he was driving a stolen motorcycle at Bhuipal-Sattari in the wee hours of Friday. According to Valpoi Police, the police team during patrolling at about 4 am stopped Sandeep Shivaji Rathod, who was proceeding on the stolen motorcycle (GA-04-B2534). The patrolling team stopped the accused on suspicion and asked him to produce documents of the motorcycle, but the accused could not give any satisfactory reply to the police. Later the accused confessed of having stolen the motorcycle from Nagargao-Sattari.
respond again. The matter is being adjourned since February 16, 2010. Calangute police chargesheeted Rohit in January 12, 2009 for sexually abusing the minor daughter and sending her lewd text messages after the German mother filed a complain in October 2008. The Government last month sought German Consul’s intervention to record statement of the victim via video-conferencing, which again resulted in failure. The prosecution is nonetheless making intense exertion to bring the German duo for a fair trial, which at present seems inclined towards the alleged accused due to the former’s non-presence. The mother, who pursued the case vigorously, refused to cooperate with the case trial. In an email communication to the Court in August, she expressed unwillingness to depose before the Court. On October 2, 2008, the mother had filed a complaint at Calangute police station accusing Rohit of raping her daughter and sending obscene text messages. After the case was registered on October 13, there were many ups and downs as the mother later opted to withdraw the complaint which however could not happen.
committee. “The draft RP speaks of reducing load on the coastal belt and having development in the hinterlands. But if you look at the highway, it runs through the coastal belt,” she said. “Our coastal belts are already under pressure and with this highway expansion, the pressure will over flow,” she added. Pinto stated that by allowing such a highway expansion, the state government has conceded that the draft RP formed by the experts committee, which is headed by Chief Minister himself, is thrown in the dust bin. “One reason why government is not notifying RP is because they want to push their agenda of national highway,” she said. Fatima D’Sa, former state transport minister, said that chief minister has no right to do whatever he wishes. She alleged that Goa is just being used as a corridor to connect Maharashtra and Karnataka. “Such huge highways are not for Goa. It is just to make Goa a corridor connecting two states,” she added. D’Sa has urged people to join morcha in large form as it’s not just going to affect the people who are living next to highways but every Goan.
CM makes case for road widening HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has said that the number of accidents will increase if the state does not go for widening of the roads. He was reacting to the statement made by the Leader of the Opposition, Manohar Parrikar demanding a White Paper on the National Highway project. The Chief Minister said that last time round, there was a presentation on the National highway, wherein even the Leader of the Opposition had participated. “That time, Parrikar had expressed certain reservations and apprehensions. We will not mind talking to him again on the issue”, he said. Kamat made it categorically clear that the government is ready and willing to solve any discrepancies vis-à-vis the national highway. However, Kamat said “the number of accidents will increase if we don’t go for widening of the road”.
Undertrial goes berserk HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
Under trial Ramesh Dhalwari damaged a TV set and computer at the Margao Judicial lock-up while being taken inside the cell on Friday afternoon. Sources in the know said the undertrial was being taken inside the lock-up when he picked up a quarrel with the jail guard and refused to enter the cell. It is learnt that he created a ruckus once he entered the lock-up and wanted the jailor to lodge him either at Panjim or some other jail and pleaded that he be taken out of the Margao lock up. During the incident, Ramesh is believed to have charged towards the jail guard and later kicked the TV set and a computer. The Jailor later lodged a complaint with the Margao police.
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Cashew production likely to drop by 25 percent HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
Despite the drop in the cashew production last year in the State the cashew processing units were not hit very badly – thanks to their
dependence on the imported nuts. Agriculture Department has said that there will be almost 25 per cent drop in the cashew production this season. But the cashew processing in-
dustry says that they have not felt the impact as nuts from neighbouring states and also abroad saved their business. Agriculture Director Satish Tendulkar, said that the rains wit-
nessed in October 2009 had hit the cashew cultivation. “Cashew trees began flowering in September 2009 when the month was dry, but, rainfall in the later month damaged the flower before it
could mature,” he explained. For the last financial year, cashew production was pegged at 17,000 tonnes as against projection of 25,000 tonnes. What’s good news that sagging production has not translated into scarcity for the cashew processing units. “There is no raw material deficit because we import these products from Karnataka, Maharashtra and African countries,” Sandeep Desai of Desai Cashew and Allied Products at Honda, Sattari said.
Similar was the reaction of another biggie in the trade Narayana Ganesh Prabhu Zantye & Company (NGPZC) at Bicholim and Om cashew nut industr y at Poinguinim, who also procure their requirements from other Indian states and foreign countries. “We have enough cashew nuts production in Goa. But if there is deficit production, we depend on imports,” Suresh Zantye of NGPZC said. The company claims it imports cashew nuts only in small quantity.
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Navy assures full runway operations from today weather/visibility over the airport. “The Indian Navy, however, again accommodated the land-
Commodore Ravneet Singh of INS Hansa and other officials inspect the runway at Dabolim airport on Thursday. HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 29
Refuting allegations that it is working at snail’s pace to repair the damaged runway of Dabolim airport, the Indian Navy has stated that round-the-clock work is being carried out to ensure that the runway is repaired by October 30. The Navy has also stated that civilian flights have temporarily been accommodated during the slot reserved exclusively for military flights. “A misleading picture portrayed in the media has accused the Navy of working at snail’s pace to restore the damaged runway. In fact, we have been working since day one of the accident," said Commodore Ravneet Singh, CO of INS Hansa. In a bid to show the damage caused to the runway and the round-the-clock work being carried out by the Navy, Commodore Singh invited a group of reporters to the Dabolim airport on Thursday afternoon. “We have assessed the damage caused to the runway. When the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) failed to give an assurance to bear the cost of repairs, the Navy invoked Para 35 of Defence Work Procedure (DWP) 2009, to undertake relaying of the runway,” said Commodore Singh. “The spilled kerosene, which has eaten up the strength of tar of the runway, has seeped 50 mm below and hence, we had to dig up the runway and relay the surface,” added Commodore Singh. He further said relaying 100x60 mtrs damaged portion of the runway with 50 mm thick layer is not an easy task, as there is involvement of technical people and one has to ensure that spilled kerosene is dry from the runway and then only relaying
of hot-mixing is possible. “Where machines cannot be used at certain places, labour has been deployed for manual work,” said Commodore Singh. “We have cut down military flying hours to carry out speedy repair work to accommodate civil flights at the cost of military operation,” added Commodore Singh. “Workers have stopped work, whenever flights have landed and resumed the work after landing,” said Commodore Singh. “We are confident that we will be able to complete the relaying work in two days time and make the full length of 3.45km runway available by late October 29 evening or October 30 morning,” informed Commodore Singh. He said the relaying would commence on October 29, as hot mixture has been brought from the plant, which is 40 kms away from the airport. After relaying the hot mixture, it requires 10 hours to dry, Commodore Singh said. Commander P Mathur added that due to heavy fog and restricted visibility on Thursday morning, a Qatar Airways flight diverted to Shamshabad airport in Hyderabad and an Air India flight returned to Mumbai. “Later, between 9.30 am and 10.30 am, which is exclusive military flying time, both flights returned to Dabolim for normal operations,” stated Mathur. A chartered flight from Amsterdam in Netherlands, scheduled to arrive at 6 am on Wednesday, decided not to land at Dabolim airport and decided to divert the flight to Colombo. A Jet Airways flight and a Qatar Airways flight also decided to divert to Mumbai and Bangalore respectively due to bad
Jeanette denies allegations of assault on rival camp HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, OCT 29
Jeanette Gomes, who is contesting from Ward 4 of Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC), has denied allegations against her that her supporters assaulted supporters of her rival candidate, Marlin Oscar D’Souza, on Sunday. “This is a blatant lie and allegations have been made to malign my image among the voters,” stated Gomes. It may be recalled that Marlin D’Souza, who is also contesting from Ward 4, had informed media that on October 24 at 3 pm, as part of election campaign, she had organized a ‘Walking Rally’ around the ward, in which over 150 people participated. After the rally, she received a phone call from one of her supporters stating that he was al-
legedly beaten up by one of the boys from the opposition camp, belonging to Jeanette Gomes, and warned with dire consequences if police complaint was lodged. “For the past two or three days, some of the boys hired by Jeanette Gomes are going about in the ward harassing and victimizing my supporters and voters. I have filed a complaint with the State Election Commissioner and Police Inspector in this regard,” D’Souza had said. Mapusa Nagrikancho Ekvott (MNE) Convenor Antonio Lobo stated that MNE do not believe in violence and are not at all interested in attacking supporters of their opponents. “We firmly believe that the candidates, who resort to violence and use such tactics, do not deserve to be elected,” stated Lobo.
ing of these two flights later in the day during the exclusive military flying time zone,” added Mathur.
Woman injured in mishap with CM’s convoy jeep HERALD REPORTER VASCO, OCT 29
A woman was injured, after the scooter which she was riding collided against Chief Minister Digambar Kamat’s convoy jeep
along the highway near Fr Agnel Ashram, Verna, on Friday evening. According to Verna Police, the chief minister’s car was behind the jeep when a scooter collided against the jeep, which was proceeding to-
wards Margao. Kamat’s car was undamaged in the accident. Police further informed that the unidentified woman, who was riding the scooter, escaped with minor injuries, and the ac-
cident was not reported to the police, informed Verna Police. Speaking to Herald, Chief Minister Kamat said the injured woman was shifted in the convoy jeep for medical attention.
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Obama is no friend of India
Vol No CX No: 274 Goa, Saturday 30 October, 2010
Ball now in whose court?
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hoever coined that remarkable phrase: “Lightning does not strike twice,” forgot to add: “Except in Goa!” In this state, we just do not learn. So why do cricket-ticket scamsters need to be careful? After all, they are yet to be tried for the last ticket scam. It is now nearly a decade since the infamous 2001 ticketgate scam hit the state, during the India-Australia One Day International (ODI) match at the Nehru Stadium on 6 April 2001. But there is little sign that the trial will start in the immediate future. For, the appeal filed by Goa Cricket Association (GCA) President Dayanand Narvekar challenging the order of the South Goa Sessions Court – which upheld the order of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Margao, framing criminal charges against him and eight others accused in the case – is still pending before the High Court of Bombay in Goa. When Mr Narvekar filed the appeal a few years ago, the High Court stayed the Sessions Court order. But the appeal is yet to come up for hearing. The JMFC had ordered the framing of charges against Mr Narvekar, Vinod Phadke, Ramashankar Das, Chinmay Fallari, Devdutt Fallari, Gajanan Bhise, Joaquim Pires, Venkat Raut Dessai and Eknath Naik. Since the matter is pending in the High Court, the trial in the sensational case has not begun, even though nearly 10 years have passed. On 6 April 2001, genuine cricket lovers who had paid thousands of hard-earned rupees to buy tickets, had to suffer the ignominy and pain of being beaten by police batons outside the stadium. This was because the accused had allegedly conspired to get a complete set of duplicate tickets printed and sold them in addition to the genuine tickets, causing a huge rush of people at the stadium that led to a police ‘lathi-charge’. Since the wheels of justice are still to begin their grind even a decade after, it would be natural that those accused of the fraud should feel that since there are no consequences, why not do it again? It’s not just the police and the judiciary that have contributed to the delay; even the local sporting fraternity does not seem to think that forging tickets is morally wrong. Mr Narvekar and his panel have been reelected to head the GCA with thumping majorities! So will it now make a difference that despite the claims of the new tickets having state-of-the-art Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips (the last time, it was ‘tamperproof ’ holograms), that a complimentary pass and a highpriced ticket bore the same seat number in the same stand? GCA Secretary Prasad Fatarpekar, unsurprisingly, expressed ‘surprise’ over the discovery of duplicate tickets. He says that duplication is unlikely, as on the day of the match, only around 22,536 people had entered the stadium, which has a capacity of over 25,000. He also says that the GCA has summoned the Pune-based printer, to explain how the two seats had the same numbers. We hope, for the sake of cricket in Goa, that he is right.
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nion Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde says the centre has suggested that a gas-based power plant be set up in Goa, as the state is a tourist destination, and power generation has to be environment-friendly. Strangely, Goa Power Minister Alexio Sequeira seems to be quite unaware of this. He says he had demanded two gasbased power plants for Goa from the minister, but has not heard from him since. When lines get crossed like this, it often results in short circuits. The minister had best get his act together, quickly.
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His visit is meant to soothe indian outrage over America’s double-dealing says AVertHAnUs l d’soUZA
S President Barack Obama’s impending visit to India raises many questions about his intentions towards India. Neither his actions nor his public statements give any indication that Obama considers India a true friend of the United States of America. The timing of his India visit, for example, raises serious questions. In a dramatic and almost theatrical meeting very recently, it was announced that the U.S. considers Pakistan a ‘strategic ally’ in the fight against terrorism. A generous military assistance programme was given to Pakistan to help it fight the jihadists inside its own territory. This is very curious indeed, because one would expect that if the U S gives military and financial assistance to Pakistan to fight the terrorists, it would allow Pakistan to do what it promises. Instead of which, we find that the U S armed forces are directly targeting and hitting suspected terrorist hideouts inside Pakistan. If Pakistan is serious about eliminating terrorism from its territory, where is the need for the U S to get directly involved in striking at suspected terrorist targets? The recently reported drone attacks on some terrorist targets also killed Pakistan army personnel. This resulted in Pakistan closing its route into Afghanistan for NATO supplies to Afghanistan. Nay, the Pakistan government actually aided and abetted the destruction of army supplies inside Pakistan in retaliation for the drone attacks. Despite this, the U.S. President is trying to convince the world that Pakistan is a ‘strategic ally’ in the fight against terrorism. For a long time now, it has been obvious to everyone with an ounce of common sense, that U.S. military assistance to Pakistan has been consistently used against India, which Pakistan considers its primary enemy. This was openly admitted in a recent TV interview by the former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. He justified the diversion of U S equipment to the terrorists, calling them ‘freedom fighters’ who wish to create a free Kashmir from the areas now considered to be part of Indian territory. India has consistently brought to the attention of the U S Government, and Barack Obama that its military and financial assistance has always been used against India, and not against the so-called terrorists inside Pakistan. America has stubbornly refused to accept India’s allegations despite overwhelming evidence that India’s security concerns were legitimate.
MorAl ConsiderAtions Not so long ago, U S Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, repeatedly announced that the Pakistani Government knew exactly where Osama bin Laden was hiding out, and that he was even being protected by very influential members of Pakistan’s military, intelligence and political circles. She made these statements both inside Pakistan, when she visited there, and in the United States. For a Secretary of State to make such explicit accusations, is no small matter, and it must be assumed that her statements reflect hard facts acquired by the U S. If, indeed, Pakistan is sheltering Osama bin Laden, who is considered by the U S to be its Number One enemy, it is amazing, that the U S continues to assert that Pakistan is its most important strategic partner in the fight against terrorism. There is something here that simply does not add up. For a long time, the U S has been asserting that the epicentre of terrorism is in Afghanistan, then in Yemen, then in Sudan, knowing all the time that it is really Pakistan that provides the full support of its military intelligence services to the terrorists, including the arch terrorist Osama bin Laden. Secretary of State Clinton has not hesitated to openly
state that she is convinced that bin Laden is being sheltered inside Pakistan, and that the Pakistan government knows exactly where. Not so long ago, it was revealed that Pakistan’s top nuclear scientist was responsible for clandestinely providing nuclear technology to North Korea and to Iran to enable them to develop their own nuclear programmes. Despite this public knowledge, the U S. continues to tell us that Pakistan is its most important strategic partner. Does this make any sense to anyone? Barack Obama’s visit to India in November comes immediately after the announcement that the U S has decided to give further military assistance to Pakistan. Quite obviously, his visit to India is meant to assuage the outrage in India over America’s double dealing with Pakistan. Obama is hoping to smooth ruffled feathers in India after deliberately adding insult to injury. Under the circumstances, Obama should be booted out of India without any qualms. Apart from his double dealing, Obama has been proven to be a hard core socialist who believes that private initiatives within the U S should be squashed and that the Government should take
tantrum throwing terrorist
Tongue in Cheek
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hildren are exceptionally good at throwing tantrums. As a child I was no different from other children my age. I used to throw tantrums at the drop of a hat. If I was forced to do something I did not like to do, the best way out would be to throw tantrums. When it was time to do homework I would pretend to have a tummy upset and roll on the floor. When it was time to get up in the morning to go to school I would cry out loudly so that the entire neighbourhood would feel sorry for me. Do adults throw tantrums? Well in the office one may behave so if asked to do a bit of extra work by the boss. If asked to work after office hours then one could go wild with anger. In the past few days Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of the group of terrorists responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack was in the news for altogether different reasons. It is understood that the terror suspect was yawning when the proceedings were going on in the court. Now why would a convict who will be facing the
gallows ever yawn when the court was hearing his case? One reason could be that the judgement is taking a lot of time and he would like to get over with it even if he has to face the gallows. He could be just bored to death. But then why was he also giggling at the same time? Why would a man who would be sentenced to death by hanging ever giggle at such a serious matter? Only Kasab would know what made him giggle. He was probably trying to irritate the cops who were guarding him. I see no other reason for the giggles. The terror suspect later spat on a camera belonging to a media-person. Kasab was probably sick of all the attention he is getting from the press. He could even be camerashy or some pressperson must have irritated him by shining the flash-bulb into his eyes. Be that as it may, it is understood that Kasab does not want to stay in an Indian jail. He has demanded that he be transferred to a jail in the U.S. The reason being that in India he is not allowed to meet with the outside world. Ever heard of a convict making such vague demands? Just before a
Letter of the Day Well done Churchill Marcos Alemao, Varca You are only the Minister, who gave a surprise visit to your department offices and placed staffers under suspension for being irregular in their duties. If all other ministers follow your example and check the attendance of the staff in their departments, there will be lot of improvement in the functioning of government departments. The timing of the Government offices is from 9-30 a m to 1.45 p m and from 2 p m to 5.45 p m as per the five day week. Government officials do not follow this timing nor do the heads of the departments check their attendance.
Political Papa’s boys Fatima Sardinha, Margao It is disgraceful to read in the leading daily
100 Years Ago PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS
30 October 1910 Well in Bom Jesus room
While undertaking works of paving with flagstones one of the cloistered ground floor rooms of the Church of Bom Jesus was discovered a well with abundant potable water.
Rs 3 lakh irrigation plant
Has been completed the Plant to irrigate the fields of Tendula, in British India, for which a sum of Rupees Three Lakhs was approved.
Lost and found
At the Central Station of the River Navigation are kept belongings found in the Launches which will be handed over to the public once identified.
Rough seas return Shepherd
It is reported that Steamship “Shepherd” which was awaited at the Port of Nova Goa has returned to Bombay due to tumultuous seas.
that a minister assaulted an ex-minister for distributing cash to influence voters. Both the distributor of cash and the assaulter should hang their heads in shame, instead of running like ‘Papa’s boys’ to High Command. Remember no command is higher than one’s conscience. Let no command supercede your conscience. Common sense is most uncommon of all senses. I hope better sense prevails in this case.
DTH offers no choice Nelson Lopes, Chinchinim DTH subscribers get a bundle of channels under a pre-selected package. Even in this choice there are channels that one does not want. Some local channels on the other hand could be area specific e.g. local channels in Goa could be substituted for regional ones. Alternatively the subscriber should be able to opt for the channels of his/her choice. The paying for unused channels makes no sense. The subscriber needs to be charged only for the channels he views. No sports channel is included in any package and one has to specifically subscribe for these.
Battle lines drawn Shaikh Zamir, Margao Battle of nerves all over Goa: Mormugao sees goondagiri between Jose Philip and Mickky. In Margao, it is Digamber Kamat and Goa Lok Samiti, in Fatorda, Vijay Sardessai and again Goa Lok Samiti, in Mapusa it is Congress and BJP backed candidates etc. Whatever the outcome, the Goan electorate voting in these Municipal Elections will pave the way for Assembly Elections. Dr Oscar Rebello’s speech and his presence has been a positive change and people are happy to see apolitical figures coming in public to guide the people, whom to vote. This should have happened long ago but better late than never.
Yoga physical not spiritual? Pia Barreto, Betalbatim ‘Was Jesus a Yogi?’ A yogi is one who practices yoga with a view to achieve its stated objective. The objective of yoga is to realize one’s own divinity. Jesus is the eternal word, the Son of God who became man to atone for the sins of humanity. To call Jesus
over the entire responsibility of providing all the social services in the USA. His healthcare reforms, his almost maniacal advocacy of abortions and embryonic stem cell research, his open attacks against the spirit of free enterprise, make Obama the most unwanted visitor to India. The people of India should make this known loud and clear. India has just emerged from the doctrinaire socialist approach to economic planning. Under the wise and competent leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh, our economy is beginning to grow rapidly and strongly. But the socialist Obama is obviously not pleased about these developments is India. He views India only as a vast market for his government controlled industries. He wishes that India will go back to its ideological socialist policies. He has openly denigrated the recent international trends of out-sourcing functions and jobs to India which has proved its capacity to provide better services than those available in the USA at a more economic cost. The trends in outsourcing of all kinds of jobs, both manufacturing and servicing are a clear indication of India’s potential for economic growth. But Obama is not happy with these trends. Obama is a socialist ideologue who has absorbed his political philosophy and his economic principles from the early days when he was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. His active presence in 1983 in the Cooper Union Conference, billed as a tribute to Karl Marx, was precisely when Obama discovered his vocation for community organization. Obama consistently attended Socialist Scholars conferences in 1983 where he honed his socialist priorities and from which he got his political support to push America to the extreme left. Obama’s own book, Dreams from My Father, makes it clear that Obama attended the 1983 and 1984 Socialist conferences, and quite possibly the 1985 conclave as well. In a time of global economic crisis, Obama is more concerned with promoting his socialist ideology rather than helping private initiative to kick-start the economic recovery. The debate inside the USA is furious and with no holds barred. The results of the mid-term elections will show where the American people stand on important social, economic and ethical issues. India should not provide the excuse which Obama seeks to salvage his rapidly declining popularity at home.
Kith and kin of corrupt
Joaquim Teles, St. Inez
Today politics has become a roaring business and no one is interested in serving the people, other than to make a fast buck. If a particular ward is reserved for ladies, then the serving councilor makes his wife or daughter or sister stand for election without checking whether the family member can do the job. This is not good for Goa. The present day councils and councilors have created parking problems in most of our cities and towns by issuing NOCs to houses and buildings without keeping proper parking including underground parking. Illegal houses have come up and continue coming up thanks to blessings of these unscrupulous councilors and politicians, who deserve to be defeated during election. Through this column, I request the electorate of Goa not to vote for kith and kin of politicians or those backed by known corrupt politicians in the ensuing Municipal elections a yogi is to suggest that He has a fallen nature and needed to liberate himself through yoga. Jesus did not instruct in meditation or exercise, but by His word: ‘If you continue in my Word, you are truly my disciple and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free’. (Jn 8:31-32).
Rights of the male ‘keep’ S. Kamat, Alto-Betim In these days of gender equality and the increasing number of live-in relationships being entered into consequent on improved economic independence of the female gender, should the courts not decide on the basis of who earns more, the man or the woman, and evolve a pay-out to the party who is the economically weaker in the relationship? This should be the norm rather than having the female gender dominate the receipts of the alimony. Again as said by the Additional AG the Supreme Court could have avoided the pejorative ‘keep’ which in itself is derogatory to the female gender unless the court meant the word in a unisex context and thus applicable to both genders!
Delhi babus James Moraes, Cuncolim Delhi babus need not educate us on law, especially not the ex-MPT chairman who sent letters to 15 panchayats, explaining control and rights of MPT. We are happy that this anti-Goan is out from our land. It is high time to debar all such persons who directly attack our land and our people. These persons are keen to control our
coast to create marine infrastructure in the name of development, where only North Indians will benefit. Goans gave away huge tracts of our Land to MPT, Indian Navy, to continue after Liberation. Today there are moves to reduce Goans to a minority and take over possession of our land. Goans, please send a clear message to politicians and Delhi babus that Goans will never bend unto them.
Y Z for V Rane? Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar As a Cabinet Minister, Vishwajit Rane is only entitled to Y Security, but he has been given Z-Plus security on par with the Chief Minister. This unnecessary and illegal police security given to him costs the public a financial burden of over Rs 5 lakh per month. Rane has been enjoying this illegal police security from 2007 and the Government should recover this illegal expenditure incurred on him. He is entitled to only 2 Personal Security officers – he has been given 24 Personal Security officers. He has also been given two police escort jeeps which he is also not entitled to. This Z-Plus security given to him has not been approved by the Goa Government’s security categorization review committee as required. Whoever authorized it should be penalized.
Mickky king-maker? Pachu Menon, Margao What was Mickky Pacheco doing in Vasco, miles away from his bastion? It looks like Mickky is out to wreak revenge on those who imprisoned him on trumped-up
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convict is hanged he is asked to make a last wish. Can you imagine what would Kasab’s last wish be? He would probably ask to be set free. In the past the suspect would throw tantrums because he could not get to read the daily newspaper. Kasab was probably interested in keeping abreast of what the press had to say about him. Ironically crores of rupees of the tax-payers money are being spent on the security of the person who is responsible for killing several innocent people. Imagine we pay our hard-earned money, for the security of Ajmal Kasab. But then that is how it is. Kasab is kept in a highly fortified jail. He is not even taken to the court for the hearings out of fear that he could be killed in an attack which could also kill the cops guarding him. So all the hearings take place through video-conferencing. Kasab reportedly does not cooperate and would prefer to go to the court instead of the court hearings through video-conferencing so that he gets some fresh air. Obviously we have not heard the last of Kasab’s tantrums.
Letters to the Editor charges. He is in no mood to spare even his party bosses who he blames for the loss of his cabinet status. Could the Vascoepisode be attributed to this line of thinking then? Or, after his spectacular ZP campaign is he playing king-maker? The Vasco incident is an indication of the animosities that run deep amongst the power-brokers in the state. Even to the extent of colleagues from the same party washing dirty linen in public.
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Bogus ration cards P L Fernandes, Old-Goa In Goa, we find approximately 80,000 bogus ration cards remaining unclaimed which eventually will be cancelled as null and void. How this continuous process of sustained verification is going to be tackled is up to the Government of Goa. This stark reality will have a major effect on the electoral rolls too, so the department will have to work in tandem with other concerned departments. Like in some other Indian states, the ongoing verification and authentication of all cards can be done by call centres, through BSNL. Hopefully, the Government will take appropriate steps to punish those who connive or facilitate things to get to this level.
Kuwait Convention Arwin Mesquita, UAE The Goan Cultural Centre Kuwait is working very hard to have a successful Global Goan Convention 2010, on 16 and 17 November. In past conventions ’07 and ’09 very few Goans spoke of the most serious issue of deterioration of Goa’s identity with respect to land, environment, culture, language and the Goan demography. Instead some key delegates spoke in hushed voices in the Secretariat Corridors supporting my very vocal concerns on Goan Identity, but they did not have the courage to speak up on the public forum. It is time for NRI Goans to stop living in denial that any serious threat exists. I request all delegates at the Kuwait November 2010 Convention to discuss this No.1 issue facing all Goans and send out a strong message that NRI Goans do recognize this real threat and are serious about doing something substantial to address the same.
Rich man’s lesson A Jewish leader asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good, except God alone. You know the commandments: “Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; respect your father and your mother.” The man replied, “Ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments.” When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one more thing you need to do. Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in Heaven; then come and follow me.” But, when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich. Jesus saw that he was sad and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God! It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.” The people who heard him asked, “Who, then, can be saved?” Jesus answered, “What is impossible for man is possible for God.” Then Peter said, “Look! We have left our homes to follow you.” “Yes,” Jesus said to them, “and I assure you that anyone who leaves home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God, will receive much more in this present age and eternal life in the age to come.” (Luke 18; 18-30)
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ANC work force shrinking, diverted for other duties HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
Even as tourism season is mounting the worries of increased narco trade in the state, Goa’s specialized Anti Narcotic Cell (ANC) formed to counter the drugs is feeling weak in its knees. After surviving so long without an officer to the rank of Police Inspector, now its boss, Superintendent of Police Veenu Bansal has left on a fortnight long leave. If this was not enough, ANC staff is diverted for municipal poll duties, literally bringing down the strength here to negligible.
Sources stated that a police sub-inspector and seven constables attached to ANC will be posted on municipal election duties. They will remain there till results are out. Home department is not sparing ANC even a bit as sources stated that their staff was also shifted out temporarily during One-Day International match between India and Australia. With the tourist season picking up, its known secret that drugs are pushed into the state during this time and kept hidden at several places only to be paddled later.
ANC which is having two police inspectors’ post sanctioned is functioning without an inspector. The sanction is looked after by four PSIs, a head constable and 44 constables, which are much lesser than the actual sanctioned strength. Meanwhile, it is learnt that the ANC has put up a fresh proposal to start a unit at Margao, which was rejected earlier. “When the chief minister was going on Delhi tour, he asked us and we put forth the proposal intending to start a unit in South,” said the source.
Illegal Goan-made liquor cause of concern in Belgaum HERALD CORRESPONDENT BELGAUM, OCT 29
Rise in consumption of illicitly distilled Goa-made country liquor in the Western parts of Belgaum and Khanapur talukas is posing a serious problem in the region. Besides affecting a large number of families, this is also a problem for authorities, who have failed to take any preventive measures to control trafficking of cheap Goan liquor in this region. Villages like Baknur, Badas, Bailur, Golyali, Bijgarni, Belvatti, including some villages between Jamboti and Chorla, that are having access to Goa via Chorla Road,
have literally become liquor dens. While a handful of bootleggers are getting rich, the rising menace is causing deterioration of health and morale of the villagers. This can be ascertained by the empty liquor plastic packets that are littered all over the lanes and alleys of these villages. Apart from stinking horribly, small kids are seen playing with these bags posing threat to their health. It was also learnt from sources that few anti-social elements have engaged some youngsters in villages for the sale of this illicit liquor, which is being sold in some of the strategically located houses. It was also understood that since it is not economically viable to produce country-made liquor in Belgaum district and whatever is produced is perhaps not sufficient. Hence, the bootleggers heavily rely on supply of illicit liquor from Goa to meet the ever-rising demand in these villages and the plastic packets are made available
DHS plans elimination of filariasis from State BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
Come November 11 and officials of the Directorate of Health Services will move from house to move to distribute DEC and Albendazole tablets to the entire population as part of the ambitious plan to eliminate filariasis from the state. Deputy Director, Dr Deepak Kabadi said Goa has around 182 chronic lymphatic filarial cases – 105 cases in North Goa and 77 in South Goa, with maxium number of cases reported from Candolim, around 26 cases to be precise. “The entire population will be covered by house to house visits by the drug distributors comprising of para-medical staff and others, who are trained exclusively for this purpose”, Dr Kabadi said, adding that except pregnant woman, children less than two years and very sick persons, the Mass Drug Administration with DEC and Albendazole tables will be distributed to the entire population. Taking into account the problems faced by the health officials in the urban areas, Dr Kabadi said that other options are being worked out like the possibility of tablet distribution in bigger offices, adding that mass awareness programs will be launched to ensure that the compliance is maximum, wherein people will be motivated to take the tablets that are given to them.
Sattari Coop Credit Society declares 8% dividend HERALD CORRESPONDENT VALPOI, OCT 29
The Sattari Urban Co-operative Credit Society, Valpoi, has declared an 8 per cent dividend at the XIV Annual General Body meeting at Laxmibai Memorial Hall, Valpoi. In the meeting, besides discussing appropriation of profit as recommended by Board of Directors and other business, Society Chairman Adv Yeshwant Gauns also disclosed the focused vision of the society. “The society has decided to open and operate its branches in north Goa. Planning and programming is necessar y to achieve our goal and on completion of 25 years, we grow and transact business in the entire State,” said Adv Gauns. He further said the managing committee has set an ultimate goal of converting the society into a scheduled bank. He aimed of achieving the Rs 50 lakh profit and urged the share members, staff, pygmy agents and directors to continue extending co-operation. Presenting statistical figures in his report, he praised the staff of the society and said hardworking, honest staff and the trust of members raised profit figures of the Society. “The next move, the Society will take is to open a branch in Ponda taluka,” he added. Others present were Vice Chairman, Farid Khan, Vishwasrao Rane,Premnath Hazare, Kashinath Mhalsekar, Krishna Gawas, Vasudev Parab and Sadashiv Gaonker. Earlier, about 15 children (meritorious students) of shareholders were felicitated.
somewhere at around Rs 20. This is allegedly being carried out with a nexus with the some corrupt officials and authorities from both the states. It was also learnt that the jungles in the Western ghats bordering north Belgaum district and Goa are being used strategically to illicitly distill liquor. Meanwhile, the rising trend of consuming the illicitly distilled liquor is not only posing threat to the health of the youth in the region, but has also started affecting the economic condition of the families, who are solely dependent on the men in the family. The social activists and women in the region have urged the excise authorities of Belgaum and Goa to crack down if possible jointly on the rising unholy nexus of bootleggers in the region for a healthy, peaceful and economically stronger society and for the welfare of the families, which are suffering due to the rising consumption of illicitly distilled liquor especially by the youngsters.
VPs directed to manage own waste via composting units BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, OCT 29
In an attempt to stop indiscriminate dumping of hotel waste in the Commercial Capital, the district Magistrate, South G P Naik on Friday issued directions to village panchayats neighbouring Margao to manage waste generated in their jurisdiction via composting units. A 15-day deadline was served by the district magistrate on the village panchayats bordering the city to put concrete measures in place to treat the waste. Officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board will visit the respective villages to verify the action taken by the panchayat bodies. The Magistrate chaired a meeting with the village sarpanchas and panchayat secretaries wherein he highlighted the dumping of waste from the villages along roads and highways in the city.
He pointed out that the villages can take up disposal of their waste through compositing units so that the waste does not find its way in Margao. Naik told the Sarpanchas that the Margao Municipal Council would soon launch a concerted drive against plastic waste in the city, adding that the drive would end in futility if waste from the neighbouring villages is dumped in the Municipal area. The Sarpanchas told the district Magistrate that they had initiated certain measures in the past to deal with the garbage menace, but the efforts could not succeed for want of cooperation from the authorities. Naik later told newsmen that the district authorities would invite the remaining panchayat bodies for discussions to explore various options to deal with the garbage menace in Salcete’s countryside.
One convicted for attempted rape of six-year-old girl HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
Children’s Court today sentenced a youth to 18 months imprisonment after he was convicted of attempting rape on a six-year-old girl in 2008. Santosh Talwar has been sentenced on three counts of wrongful confinement under section 342 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), attempt to commit rape punishable under section 376 read with 511 IPC and section 8 (2) of Goa Children’s Act 2003. While awarding sentence, President P V Sawaikar lamented that the incident has affected mental health of the victim. “At the time of sexual assault on her, she was just six years old. If it was physical injury, it would have healed,” the Court observed. “She was however ravished which will leave a permanent mental scar and deep sense of shame in her. This is mental injur y which she will carr y throughout her life,” Sawaikar added. The incident occurred on July 28, 2008 when the accused stripped off the victim’s clothes in his house and sexually assaulted her. On hearing the victim crying, her sister peeped in his house and pushed open the door. The incident was disclosed to her parents eight days later when the minor complained of stomach pain. The victim’s mother filed a complaint with the Mapusa police station accusing the 18-yearold Talwar of sexually assaulting her daughter.
The Court observed that the offense is serious, but at the same time, it did not award thorough punishment as ‘long term imprisonment may adversely effect the accused who was not yet matured.’ The defense had requested the Court that considering the
age of the accused and that he did not have criminal antecedents, to award minimum punishment. The accused is fined Rs onelakh and Rs 8000 of the total fine, the Court said, will be paid as compensation to the victim.
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Iran proposes to resume nuke talks with Europe AGENCIES BRUSSELS, OCT 29
Iran said on Friday that it was ready to resume talks with the European Union about its nuclear program next month. In a two-paragraph letter to the bloc’s foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, the Iranians said their senior negotiator, Saeed Jalili, was willing to hold discussions from November 10. Ms Ashton, who had written to Jalili earlier this month, described Iran’s offer to resume discussions as “a very important” development. If a date and place can be agreed, they will be the first talks between Jalili and Ms Ashton, who took over in December as the European Union’s foreign policy chief. The talks will also include senior officials from the United States, Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain. The Europeans have proposed a three-day meeting in
Vienna starting November 15, but Iran favors Geneva as a venue which is likely to be acceptable to the Ms. Ashton, said one European official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. The prospect of the first highlevel negotiations in more than a year come after agreement on a new range of United Nations and European Union sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear program. The European sanctions which target the energy and financial sectors have just come into force but officials say that they were designed to bring Iran to the negotiating table and would be lifted if the talks succeed. The bloc says it is pursuing a twin-track strategy of economic pressure and dialogue to try to reach a deal. Western nations fear that Iran’s uranium enrichment prog r a m i s h e a d e d t o w a rd a weapons program while Iran in-
sists its nuclear ambitions are limited to peaceful purposes. Friday’s brief Iranian letter said that Jalili was “glad to hear that ultimately her Excellency Catherine Ashton has expressed her willingness to resume the talks and offered a date for the meeting.” Jalili, the letter said, was willing to “resume the talks based on his letter of 6 July.” In that letter, the Iranian negotiator said that talks should aim to engage and cooperate, should be committed to the rationale of dialogue, and that Ms Ashton should state her “position on the nuclear weapons of the Zionist Regime” — a reference to Israel which does not confirm or deny that it has nuclear weapons. Darren Ennis, Ms Ashton’s spokesman, said, “The issue of Iran’s nuclear program must be the core part in the negotiations but Ms Ashton doesn’t rule anything else out.”
B-boy Cico of Italy breakdances for the media on a street in Lima. Cico, a member of the Red Bull BC One All Stars, is in Peru to participate in a breakdance workshop with 50 Peruvian b-boys.
British spy chief breaks agency’s history of silence AGENCIES LONDON, OCT 29
In the first public speech by a serving head of the MI6, the UK’s foreign spy agency, Sir John Sawers said fighting terrorism is the agency's top focus and condemned the use of torture in gathering intelligence. "The most draining aspect of my job is reading, every day, intelligence reports describing the plotting of terrorists who are bent on maiming and murdering people in this country," Sir John told the Society of Editors here, in a televised address. He said more than a third of MI6's resources were directed at counterterrorism—the first time the agency had publicly
given even that scant detail about resources. The 30-minute speech touched on a range of topics, including the threat of terrorism from places such as Yemen, Somalia and North Africa as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. While Sir John's speech provided little in the way of significant revelation, the move marked a shift toward greater openness by the agency, which was founded a century ago and only publicly admitted its existence in 1994. The foreign-intelligence service has just published its first official history, and Sir John, a former ambassador to the United Nations, during the past
ASEAN sees US as counterbalance to China AP HANOI, OCT 29
Southeast Asian nations are welcoming the United States into their club, a move seen as bringing a counterweight to China following a series of aggressive maritime moves by Beijing. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, will formally invite the
US and Russia to join their annual East Asian Summit on Saturday in the Vietnamese capital. During a stop in Hawaii en route to Hanoi, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed that the US would remain a major power in the AsiaPacific region and called on China to expand cooperation with Washington. "It is not in anyone's interest for the United States and China to see each other as adversaries," she said. Southeast Asian nations have become increasingly rattled in recent months, accusing China of being a bully following a series of territorial spats on the high seas, including run-ins with Vietnam and a nasty row with Japan. China has strongly pushed to keep territorial disputes over islands in the South China Sea out of talks held by ASEAN, preferring instead to deal with clashes one on one. But the smaller countries have refused to back down.
year made a rare appearance by an MI6 head, before a UK panel on the Iraq war. Sir John said his speech Thursday was partly motivated by his feeling that the public debate
North, S Korea exchange fire across border AFP SEOUL, OCT 29
North and South Korean troops exchanged fire Friday across their tense border, Seoul's military said, an incident which heightened tensions before next month's G20 summit of world leaders in Seoul. The North fired two bullets at a frontline guard post at 5:26 pm (0826 GMT) and South Korean soldiers immediately fired three shots in return from a machine gun, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. "There were no more shots afterwards. We are now closely watching their movements," a spokesman told AFP, adding it has strengthened defence readiness. He said no South Koreans were hurt in the incident near the Demilitarised Zone dividing the peninsula.
about MI6 is "not well informed" because of the agency's secretive nature. "There are new expectations of public—and legal—accountability that have developed," said Sir John, who, like predecessors, is referred to as "C," after the service's first chief, Mansfield Cumming. As head of the service, Sir John also signs his letters in green ink, another custom associated with the agency's first chief. Still, he defended the need for secrecy. "We in the intelligence and security agencies have to make sure that our secrets don't become available to those who are threatening our country. And, we have to protect
Waziristan is inside Pakistan, but outside the law. Located along the border with Afghanistan, North Waziristan has become a crossroads for terrorism. It is a mixed cauldron of armed jihadi organizations including the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban, al-Qaida and one of the deadliest insurgent groups, the network of Jalaluddin Haqqani. The United States wants Pakistan's army to attack these insurgents in the North Waziristan region who are staging deadly assaults on American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, calls North Waziristan the "epicenter of terrorism." Pakistani officials say they will not be rushed into military action there. Mohammad Kamran Khan represents North Waziristan in the Pakistani Parliament. "The situation in North Waziristan is not good," Khan says. "Because everyday there are gun attacks, and there is target killing, kidnapping." Khan estimates there are 5,000 to 6,000 foreign militants currently in North Waziristan. Local tribal leaders say Arabs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Chechens and fighters called "white jihadis" meaning European militants have come to North Waziristan to fight American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Pakistan has indicated it will consider mounting a military offensive in North Waziristan, but only when other tribal areas are stabilized, which
do." Prime Minister David Cameron this year announced a judicial inquiry into Britain's role in torture and published guidelines for intelligence and military personnel on dealing with detainees held by other countries. Those guidelines explicitly rule out torture, and cite the prohibition of torture under international law. Among other challenges when fighting terrorists and other threats, Sir John said much intelligence is partial and fragmentary. "We have to build up a picture. It's like a jigsaw, but with key sections missing, and pieces from other jigsaws mixed in," he said.
Death toll climbs to 408 in Indonesian tsunami AGENCIES MENTAWAI ISLANDS, INDONESIA, OCT 29
The toll climbed to 408 dead and 303 missing four days after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast, triggering a tsunami, officials said Friday. The National Disaster Coordinating Agency said 270 people were seriously injured and 142 had minor injuries. More than 12,800 people have been displaced by the tsunami, which swept up villagers and their homes without warning, the agency said. It's been difficult to protect Indonesia's small islands with a tsunami warning system, but most of them will be covered
Pak resists action in ‘Epicenter of Terrorism’ PTI ISLAMABAD, OCT 29
our partners' secrets," he said. Sir John stressed the importance of sharing intelligence with the US, which he described as "an especially powerful contributor to UK security." He distanced the agency from the use of torture to obtain intelligence, a hotly debated issue in the U.K., where secret-service agencies have faced allegations of being complicit in abuse. "Torture is illegal and abhorrent under any circumstances, and we have nothing whatsoever to do with it," said Sir John— adding that this policy could limit the agency's ability to prevent a terrorist attack. "Some may question this, but we are clear that it's the right thing to
military officials say could take another six months. Pakistani Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik is the top military commander in the region. "What we have to do is we have to stabilize the whole area. I have a very large area in my command. So I must stabilize all the other areas, and then maybe look at North Waziristan," Malik says. South Asian analysts say when it comes to militants in North Waziristan, Pakistan and the United States have potentially conflicting interests. They point out Haqqani has close ties to Pakistan's intelligence and security establishment and is viewed as a potential ally who can help Islamabad regain control of territory on its side of the border in a post-NATO Afghanistan. Haqqani and his network of fighters are not currently a threat to Pakistan says Kamran Bokhari, who is from Pakistan and is director of South Asia analysis at Stratfor, a private US-based global intelligence company. "Despite having the relationship with the Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaida, he is not part of their joint efforts to wage war in Pakistan, Bokhari says. "His view is that the war, the real war is in Afghanistan and we should limit ourselves there."Tucked in the valleys of North Waziristan, families survive in mud houses behind 10foot walls, cooking over open fires and sleeping under the sky. Most are poor and uneducated.
by February 2011, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the Indonesian national board for disaster management. The effectiveness of a warning system also would depend on the size of a tsunami and residents' proximity to it. Monday's tsunami destroyed or damaged 426 homes, Nugroho said. On the country's hard-hit Mentawai Islands, at least six of the 27 villages had "practically been flattened," state media said, citing the governor of West Sumatra. The quake struck at 9:42 p.m. Monday, triggering a tsunami warning. Its epicenter was 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of Padang, at a depth of 20.6 kilometers (12.8 miles), according
to the US Geological Survey. The magnitude was revised from a preliminary 7.5. The remoteness of many Indonesian islands left residents without warning, and continued to limit communications and stymie rescue and recovery efforts. On Friday, four warships from the naval base in Padang, West Sumatra, were to arrive to offer aid to victims in the Mentawai islands, according to the staterun Antara news agency. The ships were carrying medical supplies and medical personnel from the marines, Antara said, citing Col. Indarto Budiarto. Volunteers, a helicopter and a plane also were aboard the ships.
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to gain entry in GSL with a fake navy identity card. The security agencies were left flabbergasted when told that “terrorists” had exposed security lapses at the airport and GSL. Vasco Police, a fire brigade, traffic police, a bomb disposal squad (BDS) and an 108 ambulance rushed to the airport and cordoned off the area, while police was stationed at strategic locations, as most people were kept unaware about the scene at the airport. The BDS traced the bomb in the dustbin and found a toy gun in a suitcase at Dabolim airport. It is learnt that the “terrorists” had even purchased a ticket of a commercial airline to fly from Goa, after planting firearm and a bomb at the airport. Speaking to media persons, CISF Commandant Sitansu Mishara claimed that the ‘terrorist’ team of Sagar Kavach managed to plant explosives at airport, GSL and had hijacked an iron ore cargo vessel, which was later rescued by commandos of Navy, Coast Guard and CISF. “There has been a security breach as terrorists managed to plant explosives at vital installations. Such exercise with large scale participation is a real experience in Goa for the first time as it helps assess the reaction time of all security agencies,” said Mishara. GSL Additional General Manager T N Sharma said a man with fake identify card of Navy managed to enter in GSL, which was part of the exercise and it is not a major breach in security.
Special officers to check... exercise their franchise in the polls. Of the total 137 wards, elections, however, would be conducted for 134 wards as two wards — one each in Valpoi and Mormugao, had candidates elected unopposed whereas election for reserved ward in Pernem Municipal Council has been deferred, Modassir disclosed. MUNICIPALITY WITH HIGHEST VOTERS: Margao Municipal Council has the distinction of having the highest number of voters – 62059. MMC consists of twenty wards and has 96 candidates in fray. Mormugao Municipal Council comes in second having 60001 voters with twenty wards. It has 55 polling booths. SMALLEST MUNICIPALITY: Pernem Municipal Council with 10 wards is the smallest municipality with just 3307 voters. Of this, 1679 are males and 1628 female voters. It has nine polling stations and 44 candidates in fray.
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PM asks China to be sensitive to ‘core issues’ PTI HANOI, OCT 29
In the backdrop of concerns over stapled visas being given by China to Kashmiris, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday asked it to be sensitive to India’s “core issues” as he met Premier Wen Jiabao here, even as the two sides agreed to work their way to solutions to the “difficult” problems. At the same time, the two leaders agreed that there was enough space in the world for both the countries to grow and they should cooperate and collaborate. In this regard, Wen will visit India by the end of this year, possibly in December, a step that was immediately welcomed by Singh at the meeting. It was also decided at the 45minute meeting that the Special Representatives of the two countries will meet by the end of next month to discuss “difficult” issues, including the boundary question. “The Prime Minister raised the issue of all difficult questions and showing sensitivity to each other...The Prime Min-
ister spoke of the need to show sensitivity to each other’s core issues,” National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon told reporters while briefing on the meeting, the first top level contact since the Sino-India def e n c e e xc h a n g e s w e r e suspended in July. Menon refused to elaborate on the “core issues” but sources noted that this relates to anything connected to Jammu and Kashmir. China has been giving visas to people of Jammu and Kashmir on loose sheets of paper instead of passports, an action seen by India as questioning its sovereignty. The matter snowballed into a major controversy in July this year when Beijing wanted to give such a visa to India’s Northern Area Commander Lt Gen B S Jaswal. India responded by suspending high-level defence exchanges for which Lt Gen Jaswal was travelling to Beijing and has repeatedly made it clear that these will remain on “pause” till China reverts to its position on the issue.
Obama trip to elevate Indo-US ties to new level: Clinton PTI WASHINGTON, OCT 29
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit being presented a traditional headgear of Arunachal Pradesh at the Indo Tibetan Border Police mela, in New Delhi on Friday.
Army serves ‘severe displeasure’ to brigadier PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 29
Cleared for promotion to the rank of Major General, a Brigadier has been punished with a ‘severe displeasure’ by the Army after facing a Court of Inquiry (CoI) for allegations of molestation and drawing of excess liquor from the Canteen. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) was ordered by the Army against Brigadier Bhupinder Singh
after receiving an anonymous letter alleging molestation charges against him in 2009, Army sources told PTI here. The letter was received a week after the officer was cleared for promotion to the rank of the Major General and his elevation to the higher-rank was put on hold. Army had levelled 18 charges against him in the CoI including those of drawing excess liquor from the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) during his tenure as the Commandant
of the Kumaon Regimental Centre near Nainital. Singh, who was attached to an army formation in Bareilly, UP, was also facing the charges of violating “good order and military discipline” and attempt to defraud under the Army Act. On the completion of its probe, the CoI submitted the report to the Lucknow-based Central Command recommending action against Singh.
BJP tells Chavan to quit, Cong to wait for probe HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, OCT 29
The Bhartiya Janata Party on Friday asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan to step down to allow a fair inquiry into the alleged scam of politicians grabbing flats in a 31-storey building constructed in posh Colaba area of Mumbai for Kargil war widows and defence veterans. The Congress, however, opted to wait for the inquiry report ordered by Defence Minister A K Antony. Because the matter concerns the defence ministry, Antony has ordered an inquiry and hence better to wait for its report, Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said. When asked how the party can defend Chavan when four of the 104 allottees were his relatives and it was he forced the Adarsh Society give 40 per cent
flats to non-defence personnel, Tewari wriggled out saying “Congress is neither holding any brief nor shielding anybody, but waiting for the probe outcome.” BJP spokesman Tarun Vijay, however, said there should be a thorough probe as it is a very serious matter that some influential Congress politicians in power grabbed the properties meant for the dependents of the war martyrs. He also wanted the Defence Ministry to immediately take over the building and cancel all allotments before anybody occupies the flats. While the exact details of the inquiry ordered by the Defence Minister are not yet available, sources said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax Department have already stepped in to verify antecedents of the flat allottees while the Indian Navy has asked
K’taka CM hails court verdict PTI BANGALORE, OCT 29
Hailing the Karnataka High Court verdict upholding the disqualification of 11 BJP rebel MLAs, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Friday described it as “epoch making” and a major step towards eradicating the menace of defection in the country. “This order has come as a
warning bell to those who indulge in defection. I hope this will herald a new era in bringing an end to defections in the country,” Yeddyurappa told PTI. Yeddyurappa, overwhelmed by Justice V G Sabhahit’s ruling upholding disqualification of the rebel MLAs for withdrawing support to his government, said “this has enhanced my responsibilities now. Now I have to give a further fillip to development activities”.
UP frets over Rahul Gandhi’s train travel Agencies LUCKNOW, OCT 29
Congress general secretary, Rahul Gandhi, has once again put the Uttar Pradesh government in a piquant situation by travelling unannounced in a second class compartment on the Lokmanya Tilak Express train running between Gorakhpur and Mumbai on October 18. It was only 10 days later on Thursday that senior officials of the State realised how the Congress celebrity had given each one of them a slip. “UP officials woke up from their slumber only after a state TV channel started running a scroll on the basis of an information fed by a fellow passenger, who was only too excited about having the scion of the country’s number one political family for company in a second class train coach,” remarked a key central intelligence sleuth who confessed that even he was equally ignorant about the VVIP’s visit. Both the State government and the Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders learnt about Rahul’s unusual train journey only after a TV channel flashed the news Thursday. Reacting to the incident, a senior police official remarked, “We have decided not to react as this person is in the habit of playing gimmicks.”
the Maharashtra Government not to issue NOC (no objection certificate) or occupation certificate, temporary or permanent, to the Adarsh Society building. Irrespective of whether the building stands on the defence land or not, its proximity to the Naval base poses a security threat as anybody in the higher flats can have a clear look of all activities in the base, the sources said. Antony driving down to 10 Janpath Thursday evening along with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee led to the speculation that Sonia Gandhi called them to discuss the issue, particularly since Antony is also incharge of the Maharashtra affairs in the AICC. The Congress sources, however, insist that the meeting had nothing to do with the Adarsh Society controversy.
Model commits suicide PTI MUMBAI, OCT 29
A model allegedly committed suicide at her residence in suburban Goregaon, police said on Friday. Rinki Chowdhary was found hanging by her “boyfriend” in her kitchen at her residence in Vallabh Apartment Thursday evening, Additional Commissioner of Police Ramrao Pawar said. No suicide note was found and her boyfriend was being questioned, he said. According to police, Chowdhary had gone to the kitchen while her companion was sitting in the hall. “Since she did not return from the kitchen and was not responding from inside, her boyfriend broke open the door and found her hanging,” Pawar said adding further investigations are on.
Asserting that India is a key player in East Asia and on the global stage, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday said that President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to India would elevate the Indo-US relationship to an altogether new level. “His (Obama’s) trip will bring together two of our top priorities – renewed American leadership in Asia and a US-India partnership that is elevated to an entirely new level,” she said in her major Asia policy speech in Honolulu in Hawaii at the start of her nearly two week trip to Asia-Pacific region that would take her to halfa-dozen countries. “This year, we launched the US-India Strategic Dialogue. And one of the core issues we addressed is India’s growing engagement and integration into East Asia, because we believe that India is a key player in this region and on the global stage. That's why President Obama is also beginning his own major trip to Asia next week with a stop in India,” Clinton said. While Clinton would be travelling in the Asia Pacific region, Obama during the same time
would be visiting the four key democratic countries of Asia – India, Indonesia, S Korea and Japan from November 5 to November 14.
PM forms group to brainstorm with Obama team HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, OCT 29
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted an informal group of four to brainstorm with the team coming to India with US President Barack Obama to sort out differences impinging upon stronger Indo-US relations. The group consists of National Security Adviser (NSA) Shiv Shankar Menon, former NSA Brajesh Mishra during NDA rule and former ambassadors in US Naresh Chandra and K S Bajpai. They will be basically interacting with the officials accompanying the President, but efforts are on through diplomatic channels to have a meeting also with Obama over tea or breakfast to discuss the issues informally, sources said.
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FDI in services sector dip about 50% to $1.2 b PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 29
Foreign direct investment in the country''s services sector almost halved to USD 1.26 billion (Rs 5,793 crore) in the first five months of the current fiscal, the latest industry ministry data revealed. The sector that included financial and non-financial services, had attracted USD 2.48 billion (Rs 12,068 crore) FDI during April-August 2009-10. Crisil's Principal Economist D K Joshi said: "Given the global situation, there is short term
pullback in FDI inflows." However, Joshi added that there will be a reversal of the trend in the next calendar year. "India still remains a preferred destination for foreign investment and that is evident from the strong foreign institutional investors (FII) inflows we are seeing. There will be a bounce back," he added. Overseas funds infused a whopping USD 6.11 billion in October, the highest amount brought in any single month by the FIIs since they were allowed for investment in local
TALK BUSINESS
Canara HSBC OBC Life forays into group business PaNJIM (HBd) -- Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited, a joint venture between Canara Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce, and HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Limited, has made a foray into group business. After achieving success in the retail business, where it established itself in the Top 10 among private life insurers, the company has launched a new channel – group business - targeted at the corporate segment. The launch of this business will enable it to reach out to a larger number of customers, leveraging on the strong corporate relationships of the three partners.
Bank of Maharashtra Q2 operating profit up 29% PaNJIM (HBd) – Bank of Maharashtra declared results for the month ended September 30, 2010. The operating profit for the second quarter of current financial year (Q2 FY2010-11) stands at Rs 220.27 crore as against Rs 170.41 crore in Q2 FY2009-10, recording a Y-o-Y growth of 29.26%. The core operating profit (excluding trading profit) rose by 91.97% to Rs 211.46 crore in Q2 FY2010-11 from Rs 110.15 crore in Q2 FY2009-10. Total Business of the Bank rose to Rs 102689 crore as compared to Rs 91094 crore as on September 30, 2009, showing a Y-o-Y growth of 12.73%. Total deposits of the bank as on September 30, 2010 went up to to Rs 61661 crore from Rs 54452 crore as on September 30, 2009, exhibiting a growth of 13.24% on Y-o-Y basis. The total income increased by 9.44% to Rs 1426 crore, led by Y-o-Y growth of 13.42% in Interest Income. The total expenses in the first half of the current FY2010-11 is Rs 1205 crore.
Dena Bank Q2 net up 29%
D L Rarwal, CMD(right) and S K Jain, GM, both of Dena Bank announcing quaterly results of the bank.
PaNJIM (HBd) -- Dena Bank posted a 29 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 160.6 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. It had a net profit of Rs 124.6 crore in the same quarter of the last fiscal, Dena Bank said in a filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The total income of the bank increased 23 per cent in Q2 FY'11 to Rs 1,340.3 crore, as against Rs 1,088.1 crore in the yearago period. The bank earned an interest of Rs 1,221.4 crore during the quarter, compared to Rs 962.7 crore during the same period last fiscal. During the first half of the current fiscal, ending September 30, the bank clocked a 25 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 299.4 crore, compared to Rs 239.6 crore in the same period last fiscal. Total income during the first six months of 2010-11 was Rs 2,562.1 crore, compared to Rs 2,211.8 in the same period a year ago.
Sensex ends 3-day loss PTI MUMBAI, OCT 29
Propped by blue-chip ICICI Bank, which reported stronger-thanexpected second quarter results, the BSE benchmark Sensex today recorded a gain of 91 points in the final hour of trade to close above the psychological 20,000 mark. Snapping the three-day losing streak, the 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange settled the session at 20,032.34, higher by 91.30 points, or 0.46 per cent. Bucking weak global cues, the wide-based 50-share Nifty Index of the National Stock Exchange too gained 0.50 per cent to finish at 6,017.70. Sensex was trading in a tight range in early session and had plunged 172 points to hit an intra-day low of 19,768. But the index recovered smartly after the nation’s largest private sector lender declared robust September quarter profits.
stocks. The total inflows of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) so far in 2010 has crossed USD 24.48 billion-mark that is also a record investment came in a single calender year. India''s services sector is good for investment," Joshi said. The overall FDI inflows in the country dropped by 35 per cent to USD 8.88 billion in April-August 2010-11, against USD 13.76 billion in the year ago period. The services sector, despite the 49.19 per cent dip in FDI, still topped the chart in attracting maximum foreign investments. Telecommunications segment, including radio paging and cellular mobile, was the second best sector that attracted USD 1.05 billion, followed by power (USD 677 million), metallurgical industries (USD 613 million), computer software and hardware sector (USD 458 million) during the period, the data said. During the period, the highest FDI of USD 2.92 billion came from Mauritius followed by Singapore (USD 1.08 billion), the US (USD 636 million), Japan (USD 515 million) and the Netherlands (USD 481 million). The government is making sustained efforts, including involving stakeholders in policy formation, to make the investment regime more attractive and investor friendly.
RBI mulls ways to up money supply PTI MUMBAI, OCT 29
Following Rs 15,000 crore IPO of state-owned Coal India ltd (CIL) and a spurt in festival season demand, the Reserve Bank today announced special measures to increase money supply in the financial system. According to the RBI''s special measures, banks would be able to avail of more funds under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) for up to one per cent more on their deposits. Besides, special LAF auctions will be conducted at 2:30 pm on October 29 and at 4:15 pm on November 1, RBI said. A special two-day repo auction facility will also be available for banks on October 30. The RBI said that the measures were temporary and "arising out of frictional liquidity pressure". CIL has garnered an astounding Rs 15,000 crore from the stock market, becoming the largest IPO in the history of corporate India. The mega IPO, according to analysts, caused stress on the money market as investors borrowed heavily to subscribe to the issue. The CIL IPO will have some temporary stress in the money market as liquidity is likely to shift from general banking system to financing the issue, they said. According to estimates, the total liquidity impact of the IPO could be about Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
Talks on 12th Plan approach held PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 29
Planning Commission held discussions with the officials of the industry ministry on the Twelfth Five Year Plan (201217), which is likely to aim at 10 per cent annual economic growth. Planning Commission Member Arun Mair in his meeting with industry ministry officials is believed to have sought their views on the structure of the next plan which will come into force from 2012-13. Maira also emphasized on greater participation of apex chamber in preparation of the ''Approach Paper'', which will lay out the major targets, key challenges in meeting them, and make the growth more inclusive. "While industry chambers have always been active in providing suggestions towards government policies, this time the Planning Commission is expecting even greater participation from them," an official said. Preparation of the Plan is a herculean task and the process starts about 15-18 months ahead of its commencement. Once the Approach Paper is prepared, it requires approval of the Cabinet and the National Development Council, which
Korgaonkar Builders completes 20 years CedrIC da CosTa PANJIM, OCT 29
Margao-based Korgaonkar Builders of Damodar Tukaram Korgaonkar who are in the home business are completing 20 years, tomorrow. Damodar Korgaonkar, popularly know as ‘Damu’ is the moving factor behind this group. Having inherited the construction from his contractor father, Tukaram Vishnu Korgaonkar, Damu has taken the family business to newer heights. “My father was a leading government contractor during the Portuguese regime and was responsible for a few landmark constructions and was honoured by the then Portuguese Governor for his achievements -- the prime being the Hotel Sal, now Hotel Apsara building opposite the Hari Mandir at Margao. It was the only high rise building in the commercial capital then,” says Korgaonkar. According to Korgaonkar, the real estate sector in Goa has come of age. “Now with the growing demand for decent and affordable housing, the customer will buy only upon being satisfied with the final product and the shift from Aban Offshor, 786.05, 798.5, 776, 786.95 Abb Ltd., 868, 870.05, 810, 822.2 Abg Shipyard, 469.9, 490.5, 432.15, 453.95 Acc Limited, 980, 993, 971.25, 985.35 Adani Enterp, 689, 714.15, 681, 704.45 Aditya Birla, 820.15, 834.2, 809, 818.5 Allahabad Ba, 258.6, 258.6, 244.05, 247.75 Alstom Proje, 778, 784, 736.6, 756.95 Ambuja Cemen, 142.5, 142.5, 137, 140.1 Andhra Bank, 176, 179.5, 170.1, 178.2 Ashok Leylan, 76, 76.85, 74.6, 75.8 Asian Paints, 2650, 2709.9, 2650, 2687.75 Axis Bank Li, 1448.8, 1483, 1431.05, 1471.05 Bajaj Hindus, 125.5, 126.5, 121.55, 123.3 Bank Of Baro, 1017.5, 1021.6, 979.35, 1014.15 Bank Of Indi, 502.05, 509.85, 478.2, 486.55 Beml Limited, 1095, 1140, 1076, 1123.65 Bharat Elect, 1747, 1747, 1600, 1632.7 Bharat Forge, 370, 380, 364.65, 377.15 Bharat Petro, 719.4, 739, 712.8, 730.05 Bharti Airte, 328.75, 331.7, 320.35, 325.65 Bhel, 2480, 2495, 2432, 2445.55
a sellers market to a buyers market has resulted in competitive construction standards.” Having started off with a few small projects soon after completing his B.com, Korgaonkar strode on to take bigger ones and today has many buildings, row houses and complexes. At Aquem the St Sebastian Complex was constructed by
Korgaonkar and so also the Pandava Complex. Korgaonkar reveals that consistency in delivering lasting and well constructed homes is the key and this is possible with having a labour force with a lot of expertise. “We ensure that we use quality materials and end products so that even if the cost of the flats goes up, the clients go home satisfied and we also provide a year’s after sales service,” says Korgaonkar. “One landlord impressed
Bhushan Stee, 506.85, 506.85, 483.65, 495.8 Biocon Limit, 425, 425.1, 405.5, 411.7 Bombay Dyein, 627.85, 627.9, 609, 613.4 Bosch Limite, 6215, 6319, 6185.1, 6261.35 Brigade Ente, 136.5, 137.45, 134.2, 135.2 Cairn India, 325.9, 331.75, 318.85, 320.9 Canara Bank, 713, 728, 710.3, 721.5 Central Bank, 237.6, 237.6, 223.05, 226.25 Century Text, 505.8, 509.9, 487.5, 500.45 Cesc Ltd, 375.5, 377.7, 365.05, 371.3 Chambal Fert, 82.9, 83.6, 78, 80.05 Chennai Petr, 239.75, 244.35, 238.5, 240.5 Cipla Ltd, 353, 355.95, 341.65, 352.95 Colgate Palm, 874.95, 882.9, 869.25, 880.15 Container Co, 1290, 1330, 1290, 1316 Crompton Gre, 325.1, 331.35, 313.7, 317.95 Cummins Indi, 777, 802, 772, 794.65 Dabur India, 100.25, 101, 98.55, 99.75 Deccan Chron, 130.35, 134, 126, 129.85 Dish Tv Indi, 56.8, 57.75, 55.35, 56.1 Divi’s Labor, 694, 705.1, 682, 692.3 Dlf Limited, 355, 364.7, 341.4, 350.7
with my work signed a contract with just Rs 11 as a token signing amount, thereby imposing faith in me,” informs Korgaonkar. Korgaonkar says that he builds homes to suit all budgets and family sizes, as ultimately, the house should bring one peace of mind, rest and sound sleep. “A builder in the city is under tremendous pressure today as one has to be careful and socially responsible to upkeep the civic sense. All our projects have specially allocated places for garbage disposal and wherever the government sewerage line passes within the vicinity of our projects, we ensure all our sewerage is connected to it,” reveals Korgaonkar. He says “There is no short cut to success and to make a profit, if one has to make a name then it has to win the test of time and thereby it will be ensured that a builder is genuine,” says Korgaonkar. As per Korgaonkar, the demand for better housing will grow tremendously in Goa in the coming years and this will put pressure on the existing land and infrastructure.
Dr. reddy’s, 1651, 1674, 1650.9, 1659.6 Edelweiss Ca, 64.9, 65, 60.3, 62.5 Educomp Solu, 559.9, 565, 545.8, 550.45 Eih Limited, 129.5, 129.5, 124, 124.6 Engineers In, 346, 348.2, 342, 345.25 Essar Oil Lt, 142.5, 150.5, 139.4, 147.2 Essar Shippi, 112, 112.9, 107, 108.6 Exide Indust, 153.5, 156.7, 152.2, 154.9 Federal Bank, 470, 476, 460, 472 Financial Te, 1060, 1066, 952, 982.35 Gail (india), 496, 496.85, 485.2, 491.55 Gammon India, 196, 214.4, 194, 205.75 Glaxosmithkl, 2258.9, 2258.9, 2210, 2222.45 Glenmark Pha, 319, 341.8, 316, 338.6 Gmr Infrastr, 54.1, 54.25, 53, 53.5 Godrej Indus, 221.4, 221.4, 205.5, 213.2 Grasim Indus, 2240, 2279.85, 2213, 2240.5 Great Offsho, 379, 386.55, 373.5, 376.85 Gtl Infra.Lt, 45.35, 45.6, 44.2, 44.75 Gujarat Mine, 135.3, 136.5, 133.1, 135.15 Gujarat N R, 62, 63.35, 61, 61.8 Gujarat Stat, 113.4, 114.4, 110.4, 112.55 Gvk Pow. & I, 42, 43.05, 42, 42.55 Hcl Technolo, 408.55, 409, 401, 403.8
Hdfc Bank Lt, 2280, 2298, 2237, 2279.9 Hdfc Ltd, 701, 702, 677, 687.7 Hero Honda M, 1910, 1920, 1845.55, 1865.25 Hindalco in, 216.75, 217.25, 203.6, 210.5 Hindustan Co, 62.5, 63.8, 60.1, 61.1 Hindustan Ma, 71.45, 72.45, 70, 70.6 Hindustan Pe, 490, 497.1, 481, 487.3 Hindustan Un, 294.85, 295.55, 290, 294.7 Hindustan Zi, 1235.45, 1257.8, 1216.05, 1234.95 Housing Dev, 252.5, 256.75, 244.1, 247.5 Icici Bank L, 1098.3, 1177, 1074, 1163 Idea Cellula, 66.45, 67.65, 65.55, 67.45 Ifci Ltd, 72.6, 72.6, 67.9, 69.15 India Cement, 112, 113.5, 109.2, 110.1 India Infoli, 115.9, 118.25, 112.9, 116.7 Indiabulls F, 215, 222.8, 211.8, 220.6 Indiabulls R, 196, 197.1, 187.6, 191.4 Indian Bank, 297.3, 297.3, 272.6, 291.8 Indian Hotel, 99.1, 101.2, 98.9, 100.1 Indian Oil C, 419, 429, 411, 418.05 Indian Overs, 168, 168, 157.6, 159.8 Indus Dev Ba, 183.2, 189.9, 176.25, 180.6 Indusind Ban, 270, 275, 261, 263.6
includes all the Chief Ministers of the States. "It (Approach Paper) provides the architecture, which is fleshed out in detail in the Plan itself," the Planning Commission said. With an aim at developing an "inclusive and participative approach" to the process, the Commission has decided that the Approach Paper will be evolved through a webbased consultative process in which all interested persons can participate. "We have developed a multidimensional strategy matrix, which indicates some of the key areas we need to explore," it said.
BOARD MEETINGS Hindustan Bio aditya Birla Nuv Indian Polyfins reliance Broadcast Network reliance Media amco India rIL amtek auto royal orchid amtek India JK Cement JK Tyre ansal Prop archies sandu Pharma Jyoti resins Kamat Hotels Bee electronic Linc Pen simplex Papers simplex realty Chambal Fert Maruti suzuki sun Pharma suzlon energy Mohit Inds Mohit Paper Morepen Lab Transport Corp era Fin serv era Infra omax autos omnitex Inds Virtualsoft GKB ophthalmics Welspun syn Godfrey Phil Premier Inds Godrej Cons Hawkins Cook Zuari Inds Source: Indiainfoline.com Infosys Tech, 2989, 2998, 2944, 2971.7 Infra. dev., 202.95, 203.45, 195.1, 200.05 Ispat Indust, 20.4, 20.4, 19.1, 19.6 Itc Ltd, 169.1, 171.9, 165.7, 171.2 Ivrcl Infras, 147.15, 150.45, 145, 149.35 Jai Corp Lim, 248.6, 249.35, 238.1, 243.25 Jaiprakash A, 122, 122.7, 118.55, 120.25 Jet Airways, 804.95, 822.5, 775, 809.9 Jindal Saw L, 215, 219.95, 211, 217.45 Jindal Steel, 695, 699.9, 681, 697.55 Jsw Steel Li, 1303, 1364, 1303, 1341.95 Kotak Mahind, 478, 480, 455, 464.25 Lakshmi Mach, 2742, 2742, 2650, 2675.95 Lanco Infrat, 64.2, 64.7, 61.95, 63.75 Larsen & Tou, 2003, 2036.95, 2000.1, 2027.8 Lic Housing, 1352.75, 1360, 1321, 1340.55 Lupin Limite, 439.2, 448.95, 402.15, 438.3 Mahanagar Te, 69.15, 70.55, 66.3, 67.5 Mahindra & M, 742.35, 745.3, 705.6, 733.7 Maruti Suzuk, 1534.8, 1559, 1516.05, 1551.6 Max India Lt, 165.2, 167.45, 155.15, 158.25 Maytas Infr., 202.5, 206.85, 197, 200.2 Moser-baer (, 67, 67.25, 64, 64.8
MF FUNDA TaUrUs MUTUaL FUNd has approved October 29, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of Taurus MIP advantage Fund. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. Rs 0.05 per unit as on the record date shall be declared as dividend under the scheme. HdFC MUTUaL FUNd has approved November 1, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under dividend option of HdFC short Term opportunities Fund. The face value of per unit is Rs 10. The quantum of dividend will be Rs 0.0417 per unit for individuals and HUF and Rs 0.0388 per unit for others. dsP BLaCKroCK MUTUaL FUNd has approved November 2, 2010 as the record date for declaration of dividend under the dividend payout option of dsP Blackrock FMP-3M-series 18, a close ended income scheme. The fund house has decided to distribute upto 100% distributable surplus as divided on the record date on the face value of Rs 10 per unit. The scheme would mature on November 3, 2010. The units of the scheme will not be available for trading on the NSE of India with effect from November 1, 2010. sBI MUTUaL FUNd has filed an offer document with SEBI to launch sBI debt Fund series (SDFS), a close ended debt scheme. The NFO price is Rs 10 per unit. Options offered: Dividend (payout) and Growth Options are offered under all the Schemes. Growth option will be the default option. Load Structure: Nil Min Application: Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. Min Target: Rs 10 million for each fund under the series. Proposed schedule: 90 days series-6 funds proposed to be launched-SBI Debt Fund Series-90 Days Fund-38-43 180 days-4 funds proposed to be launched- SBI Debt Fund Series180 Days Fund-15-18 370 days-2 funds proposed to be launched- SBI Debt Fund Series370 Days Fund-9-10 13, 15, 36 months- 1 each funds proposed to be launched- SBI Debt Fund Series-13 Months Fund-11, SBI Debt Fund Series-15 Months Fund-6 and SBI Debt Fund Series-36 Months Fund-1 Fund Manager: Rajeev Radhakrishnan PrINCIPaL PNB MUTUaL FUNd has filed an offer document with SEBI to launch Principal PNB Fixed Maturity Plan - 91 days - series XXVII, a close ended debt scheme, offering Fixed Maturity Plan. The new fund offer price is Rs 10 per unit. Options offered: The Scheme will have Growth and Dividend Options. The Dividend Option will have the facility of Payout and Sweep. Min application: Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter Min target: Rs 350 million. Benchmark: Crisil Liquid Fund Index Fund Manager: Shobit Gupta. ICICI PrUdeNTIaL MUTUaL FUNd has launched a new fund named as ICICI Prudential Fixed Maturity Plan - series 54 - 18 Months Plan a, a close ended debt scheme. The tenure of the scheme is 550 Days. The NFO price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The new issue will be open for subscription from November 1 and closes on November 15, 2010. Presently, two options are available under the scheme viz. cumulative and dividend option. Dividend Payout is the only facility available under dividend option. The cumulative option shall be default option under the scheme. Entry load and exit load charge are not applicable for the scheme. The scheme is proposed to be listed on NSE. The min application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter. The fund seeks to collect a minimum subscription amount of Rs 50 million under the scheme during the NFO period. The scheme`s performance will be benchmarked against Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index. The scheme will be managed by Chaitanya Pande. reLIGare MUTUaL FUNd has unveiled a new fund named as religare Fixed Maturity Plan - series IV - Plan B (6 Months) under religare Fixed Maturity Plan - series IV - Plan a to F, a close ended debt scheme. The duration of the scheme is 6 months from the date of allotment of units. The NFO price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The new issue will be open for subscription from November 10 and closes on November 11, 2010. The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income by investing in a portfolio of debt and money market instruments normally maturing in line with the duration of the scheme. The scheme offers growth and dividend payout option. The min application amount is Rs 5,000 and in multiples of Rs 10 thereafter. The fund seeks to collect a minimum subscription amount of Rs 10 million under the scheme during the NFO period. Entry and exit load charge for the scheme will be nil. The scheme will be listed on the NSE.
Mrpl, 82.25, 83.6, 80.15, 81.2 Nagarjuna Co, 149.45, 151.05, 144.25, 147.45 Nagarjuna Fe, 33.45, 34.2, 31.75, 33.8 National Alu, 414.05, 414.4, 400.05, 401.3 Neyveli Lign, 160.8, 161.7, 153.5, 156.65 Ntpc Ltd, 195.8, 198.4, 194.2, 195.3 Oil And Natu, 1327.45, 1327.45, 1290, 1304.05 Omaxe Limite, 144.3, 149.9, 144.3, 149.3 Oriental Ban, 498, 504.2, 487.1, 498.9 Pantaloon Re, 474.25, 477.8, 466.05, 469.6 Parsvnath De, 68.55, 68.55, 66, 66.8 Petronet Lng, 115.5, 115.5, 108.75, 111.2 Power Fin Co, 360.9, 363.5, 352.4, 360 Power Grid C, 100.1, 102, 100, 100.4 Praj Industr, 72, 72, 68.4, 68.95 Punj Lloyd L, 128.9, 128.9, 114.8, 117.4 Punjab Natio, 1307.55, 1307.55, 1265, 1290.8 Rajesh Expor, 119.7, 120.5, 116.5, 118.15 Ranbaxy Labs, 580, 588.9, 572.25, 579.75 Rashtriya Ch, 99, 99.4, 93.7, 94.8 Rel. nat. re, 39, 39, 38.05, 38.55
Reliance Cap, 824, 828, 802, 813.9 Reliance Com, 180.65, 183, 178.1, 180.1 Reliance Ene, 1155, 1230, 1151.5, 1200.68 Reliance Ind, 869, 875, 855.25, 860.05 Reliance Ind, 1087.7, 1107.2, 1080.5, 1096.25 Reliance Pow, 157.1, 158.7, 155.8, 157.05 Rolta India, 168, 169.5, 165.5, 167.3 Satyam Compu, 80, 80.5, 78.4, 78.95 Sesa Goa Ltd, 325, 325, 317.2, 321.6 Shipping Cor, 176, 178.65, 171.6, 173.1 Siemens Ltd, 814.9, 823, 804.3, 817.55 Sintex Indus, 201, 206.65, 199.85, 204.15 Sobha Develo, 365, 370, 355.05, 361.15 State Bank O, 3180.2, 3188.35, 3118.05, 3150.6 Steel Author, 200, 201.7, 192.65, 194.15 Sterlite Ind, 171.35, 172, 165.9, 168.65 Sun Pharmace, 2130, 2130, 2090, 2110.05 Sun Tv Netwo, 493.4, 502, 492, 499.3 Suzlon Energ, 57.15, 57.5, 54.65, 55.45 Tata Communi, 305.1, 312, 304.1, 306.25 Tata Consult, 1060, 1060, 1031, 1052.9 Tata Motors, 1192.6, 1196.7, 1141.1, 1159 Tata Power C, 1413, 1425.75, 1382,
1397.35 Tata Steel L, 605.1, 605.45, 581, 589.4 Tata Teleser, 22.8, 23.05, 22.15, 22.5 Tech Mahindr, 749.7, 758.1, 721, 729.25 The Ge Shpg., 328.45, 328.45, 313.5, 317.55 The Phoenix, 250.1, 255.5, 239.8, 250.95 Thermax Ltd, 852, 880, 850, 861.9 Titan Indust, 3480, 3564, 3450, 3552.15 Torrent Powe, 295.1, 295.1, 290.5, 291.3 Triveni Engg, 119.8, 120.5, 118, 119.8 Tv18 India L, 87, 87.95, 86.3, 86.85 Uco Bank, 129, 130.6, 121.25, 125.5 Ultratech Ce, 1082.9, 1102, 1077.45, 1099.9 Union Bank O, 379, 384.8, 372, 377.95 Unitech Ltd, 86.8, 87.5, 84.55, 86.8 United Phosp, 208, 208, 191.3, 199.3 Videocon Ind, 257, 260.85, 249.5, 253.65 Vijaya Bank, 111.6, 111.6, 104.35, 106.75 Voltas Ltd, 244.8, 248.8, 240, 245.2 Wipro Ltd, 429.5, 430, 415, 419.75 Yes Bank Lim, 360, 363.4, 351, 359.5 Zee Entertai, 277.5, 281.85, 269.7, 276.2
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SPORTS GOA, Saturday, 30 October, 2010
Printer admits mistake in seat numbers l No duplication of tickets: GCA
lComplaint lodged at Margao Police Station
Dayanand Narvekar addressing the media alongwith printer Shashank Tilak (extreme left), Balu Phadke, Prasad Phaterpekar at Porvorim on Friday. Photo: Rozario Estibeiro. HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
The Goa Cricket Association (GCA) officials swung into quick defensive action and were able to come out of the piquant situation concerning the alleged duplication of tickets and complimentaries for the ODI between India and Australia on October 24 at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, as it became evident
that there was a mistake on the part of the printer concerning the seat numbers in one block only. The GCA did well in summoning Shashank Tilak from Pune’s Xquisite Print Solutions Pvt Ltd, who are responsible for printing of tickets and complimentaries, to throw light on the serious matter which even forced the association to lodge a complaint
with the Margao Police. “We request you to investigate into the matter and if any offence punishable under IPC has been committed by any individual, then appropriate action in accordance to law be initiated,” Prasad Phatarpekar, GCA secretary, stated in the complaint lodged yesterday at 11.30 p.m. The problem highlighted in today’s Herald was concerning
two tickets of Rs 2500 each and two complimentaries (in all, four) which had the same seating numbers F-004 and F-0028, but different serials numbers 09149, 09173 (priced tickets) and 32663 and 32639 (complimentaries). What came out from the printer Shashank was that there ought to have been 35 such cases after examining the entire gamut of operations following the issue. The mistake was clearly owned by the printer who explained as follows. “In the South upper wing, Block F had 35 tickets (paid) of Rs 2500 each with seat number from 1 to 35 and serial numbers from 9164, 9180. In the same block K, complimentary tickets were also printed having seat numbers 1 to 170 and serial numbers from 32636 to 32805.” “Each ticket had an electronic tag which was unique and cannot be repeated,” the printer claimed.
I’ll resign if allegation is proved: Balu HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
“I am willing to resign immediately if it could be proved there was duplication of tickets for ODI match between India and Australia on October 24 at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda,” challenged GCA treasurer and chairman of ticketing committee, Vinod (Balu) Phadke. Visibly upset with the comments doing the rounds about ticketgate, scam, etc, Balu who was in-charge of the printing department, remarked that he was stunned when it was brought to the notice of GCA about the problem, since he was absolutely sure that not a single ticket was printed extra. “The tickets were brought from Pune under police escort, checked by SAG and all sorts of extra precautions taken. The printer was brought from Pune and he explained how there was a mistake in seat-
ing arrangements in one particular block,” Balu pointed out. “We want to be transparent. The printer knows about the damage done to the GCA reputation and how the error has put us in an awkward position. We did not waste time in lodging the police complaint and you will know about the investigations. We do not have the original tickets and complimentaries with us. Let the police get their hands on to these and do a thorough inquiry and you will know the results. There is nothing to hide at all,” commented Balu. G C A c h i e f, D a y a n a n d Narvekar, who was apprehensive that there were forces working overtime against him, perhaps politically, said he had taken up the issue both at personal as well as official levels as it is a very serious issue. “To some extent it has damaged the repu-
GFA’s paid secretary within 3 months: Dempo HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 29
The post of full-time, paid general secretary of Goa Football Association (GFA) will be re-advertised and the vacancy filled up within three months, stated president Shrinivas V Dempo after the first executive committee meeting here on Friday. The candidate will be selected by a panel headed by Shrinivas and comprising Shivanand Salgaocar, Peter Vaz, one GFA vicepresident, Churchill or Joaquim Alemao and some other club personalities. The administration will continue to be run till then with Alvarinho Pinho, who has been designated as acting secretary. Shrinivas disclosed that the GFA will sign the MoU with FIFA and AIFF on the artificial turf at Duler Stadium in Mapusa after fulfilling all the conditions.
An Emergency Committee consisting of Shrinivas and two vice-presidents, Elvis Gomes and Lavinio Rebello has been set up to decide on emergency issues. The sub-committees will be appointed subsequently with the members being requested to submit nominations for the same. Elvis Gomes was nominated as the chairman of the organising committee for I-League. Anthony John D’Costa was recoopted as the referees representative while the women’s representative will be Dr Susana de Sousa. In case of non-availibility of Dr Susana it will be Nelly Rodrigues, ZP member from Colva and president of AA de Majorda. Referee Benjamin D’Silva of Ambelim was not considered for cooption as he is an active referee.
Goa beat AP; Karnataka win HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, OCT 29
Shreyash Gopal led from the front with an unbeaten 42 as Karnataka beat Kerala by 45 runs in South Zone U-19 Vinoo Mankad Cricket tournament at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Friday. Goa defeated Andra Pradesh by 7 wickets with a bonus point and registered their first victory after two consecutive defeats at Porvorim. AP 158 all out. Goa 160 for 3 in 38 overs. Amog Desai 59 (7x4), Vikas Shetty 28, Keenan Vaz 26, Reagan Pinto 18, Srinivas Phadte 16. Gshamsunder 2 for 31. At the end of the third round, Karnataka were leading with 15 points, followed by TN 14, Goa
Lourdes soccer: Don Bosco Oratory v. SC Davorlim, SAG ground, Utorda, 4.30 p.m. 3-a-side soccer organised be Penha-de-Franca, near village Panchayat, Britona, 7 p.m. Calangute Panchayat Cup 2010 soccer (quarters): Umtta Vaddo A v.Gaura Vaddo A, Poriat ground, Calangute, 4.30 p.m. 2nd All-Goa Alvernaz Alemao memorial volleyball: Da Cruz, Mala v. Friends Circle, Panjim, Butica court, 8 p.m.
4, AP and Kerala 3 each and Hyderabad 3. Tamil Nadu beat Hyderabad by 4 wickets at BITS, Pilani Ground, Vasco. Batting first, Karnataka scored 206 for 8 in 50 overs. Samarth topped for Karnataka with a quickfire 43. Shashindra (31), Zeeshan Ali Sayed (26) and Liyan Han (25) were the other contributors for Karnataka. For Kerala, F. Ahmed was the most successful bowler scalping 2 for 13 while Sally Samson, Vinod Manohar and Rahul Dev got one wicket each. In reply, Kerala were bundled out for 161in 43.3 overs with Ronit More and J Suchit piling up three wickets each while Karun Nair took 2 for 13. The Kerala batsmen went out cheaply at regular intervals with Vinod Manoharan cracking 27, Akshay Khodat (2) and Sanju Samson (22). Brief score: Karnataka 206 for 8 in 50 overs. Samarth 43, Shashindra 31, Shishir Bhavani 16, Liyan Khan 25, Shreyash Gopal not out 42 and Zeeshan Ali Sayed 26. F. Ahmed 2-13, Sally Samson, Vinod Manohar and Rahul Dev 1 wicket each beat Kerala 161 all-out in 43.3 overs. Rahul Dev 16, Sanju Samson 22, Akshay Khodat 26, Vinod Manoharan 27, Sachin Ramchandran 14, Abhishek Mohan 21 runs. Ronit More 3-36, J. Suchit 3-15, Karun Nair 2-23, Parappa and Shreyash Gopal one wicket each.
tation of GCA in the past two days, inspite the good work done to give the best despite the rains. We wanted to please the fans, spectators and everyone connected with the ODI. All volunteers worked tirelessly. People were kind and supported GCA in organising the match, which unfortutanely had to be abandoned but passed off peacefully, both on and off the ground,” commented Narvekar. “The behaviour of spectators was exemplary, which is rare,” and that was possible thanks to the support of Goan people at large, he added. “An awkward situation has arisen now and as such I had a meeting with the entire committee members and the Pune-based printer so as to solve the mystery of tickets and passes having the same seating number. I am not in the organising committee. I stayed out purposely as I am
a politician but entrusted the work to a batch of very competent persons, who shouldered the responsibili t y w i t h a p l o m b , ” stated Narvekar. Prasad Phatarpekar, secretary, said he could not believe that there could be duplication or any scam with the tickets, when the matter was brought to his notice. “I said, it cannot happen. I was restless.” “On examining the tickets and passes, I knew there was a problem and as such we decided to summon the printer from Pune at once to analyse the problem as we had to come out clean. We needed to prevent any further damage to GCA, so we filed a complaint with the police,” Prasad clarified. “We suspect that someone is doing this with some malafide intention to spoil the reputation of GCA,” Prasad summed up.
St Anthony’s, Shiksha Sadan top HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 29
St Anthony’s HS, Duler with 350 points and Shiksha Sadan School, Priol with 200 points emerged victorious followed by Sacred Heart High School, Parra with 250 points and St. Theresa’s High School, Vasco with 200 points securing the runners-up position in the boys and girls team championships respectively at 1st Inter-School Hero Honda Athletic Meet held recently at Goa University ground in celebration of Commonwealth Games. Sanjay Data, zonal head of Hero Honda Motors was the
chief guest and gave away the appreciation award to Milton Fernandes, assistant director of sports, Goa University and physical education director, Francis Lobo, Rosary College of Commerce and Arts in the presence of Daniesh Siddiqui, regional manager of Maharashtra and Goa Hero Honda Motors, Gurjeet Singh, area sales manager, Hero Honda Motors. In all, there were 336 participants. The sportsman’s oath was taken by Talula Braganza. Vivid Pawaskar, of Shree Mallikarjun College of Arts and Commerce, Canacona compered.
GOA DIARY Da Cruz meet Friends Circle
MARGAO (HC) -- Da Cruz, Mala, will meet Friends Circle, Panjim in the inaugural match of 2nd All-Goa Alvernaz Alemao memorial volleyball tournament organised by Piety Sports Club, Navelim at Butica Court on October 30 at 8 p.m. Beta Boyz, Goa Police, Piety Sports Club ‘B’, Hauxi Band, Vasco, Maina Six, Piety Sports Club ‘B’ and Odxel Sports Club will be vying for the title. Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 will be awarded to the winners and runners-up respectively.
NYK inter-school meet
PANJIM (HSD) -- The Nehru Yuva Kendra and Sports Authority of Goa will organise their State Level U-16 inter-school sports competition from November 2 to 4. Table tennis, badminton, weight lifting and football at Fatorda Sports Complex, Margao. Wrestling at Indoor Sports Complex, Campal, Panjim. Volleyball, archery and basketball at Fatorda Sports Complex, Margao. Hockey at Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa. Athletics at Fatorda Sports Complex, Margao. All events between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Football coaching camp
PANJIM (HSD) – The 14th annual PJF football coaching camp will be held from November 6 to 21 at Boa Vista football ground, near Holy Cross HS, Bastora from 6 a.m. The camp is open to boys and girls in the age group of 10 to 18 years from Socorro, Bastora, Ucassaim, Pomburpa, Salvador-do-Mundo, Penha-deFranca, Porvorim and Sangolda. Entry forms can be obtained from Villa, PJ Vaddem, Socorro (9819695120 or 2412741), Valentino Coelho, Bastora (2261156), Cosme Martins, Ucassaim (2261790) and Olavo Fernandes, Penha-de-Franca (2414076). The last date to submit forms is November 6.
Prize money for tennis players
PANJIM: Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association has asked players and officials (boys and girls) who participated in the following National Championships to submit two copies of merit certificates, two photographs and report to Haresh Parsekar or Nilesh Naik on November 2 at 9.30 a.m. at SAG tennis ball cricket ground, near swimming pool, Campal for reimbursement of prize money by SAG. 17th Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championships in Dehradun, Uttarakhand 2009-10. 20th Senior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championships at Kaniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) 200910. 15th Sub-Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championships in Margao, Goa 2010-11. 18th Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championships at Faizabad, U.P. Maharashtra 2010-11. Details may be obtained from Nilesh on 9421139232. 201011. 21st Senior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championships in Nagpur.
There were in all 205 total number of seats available in the block, 35 for tickets and 170 for complimentaries. The tickets were numbered from 1 to 35 and the complimentaries ought to have been numbered from 36 to 205 (170 seats), but were numbered from the first number 1, and hence the duplication of allotment of seats for 35 persons. When queried, the printer stated, “There were 205 seats for all, but seats from 1 to 35 had become common for both categories and hence the mistake in seating arrangement. All tickets had different serial numbers and hence the total number of tickets and complimentaries stood at 26005. We had also provided the chair stickers for the entire seats exactly as per the tickets printed,” he added. “There was no duplication of tickets. However, there was a discrepancy on the number of
seats only in F Block (South Block, Upper, Gate 3),” explained the Pune-based printer at the press briefing at GCA Academy, Porvorim on Friday. Shashank presented the details of paid tickets as 9180 (serial number 00001 to 09180) and others from 20001 to 36825 (serial numbers) with total passes being 14320, total officials 1915, press 200, ground officials 250, all open 100, GCA committee 18, GCA staff 22 for a total of 26005. “This is the first time that such an excellent system has been put to use as all chips were entered into the computer and nobody could get through without scanning,” claimed Shashank. “All serial numbers were different and so there is no possibility of duplication. There is no repetition of serial numbers and so there is no possibility of extra people. Seat numbers can be same if mistakes are there,” he stressed.
Porba Vaddo in quarters
Utorda ahead
HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, OCT 29
United Club of Utorda downed United Club of Benaulim 1-0 in the semi-finals of Lourdes soccer organised by United Club of Utorda at SAG ground, Utorda on Friday. Russel Monteiro struck the match- winner midway through the second half to take his team into the finals.
Porba Vaddo defeated Saunta Vaddo B 4-2 via the tie-breaker 4-2 to move into the quarterfinals of Calangute Panchayat Cup 2010 inter-ward football tournament organised by Calangute Association at Poriat ground, Calangute on Friday. After a goalless draw, the tiebreaker was resorted to decide the winners. Jaidev, Dwayne, Ashwin and Pravin converted for Porba while Joaquim and Elber were on target for Saunta Vaddo B.
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Bhakti, Ivana, Riddhi keep medal hopes alive HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, OCT 29
Bhakti, Ivana and Riddhi with seven points each after the ninth round, kept their chances alive of emerging in the medal list at World Youth Chess championship in Halkaidiki, Greece. Results: WIM Bhakti Kulkarni (7 pts) beat WIM Vo Thi Kim Phung (2147) of Vietnam. She is now in joint second position
in U-18 girls. Riddi Zantye (7 pts) beat Lengyel Andrea of Hungary in U-8 girls. WCM Ivana Furtado (7 pts) beat WCM Hojjatova Aydan Hikmat (1818) of Azarbiajan in U12 girls. Nitish Belurkar and Riya Savant lost in the ninth round. They are on five points each.
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Would like to take one series at a time: Sachin PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 29
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar said today that he would like to focus on one series at a
time rather than thinking too far ahead including the World Cup that will be held in the subcontinent, next year. "I am not yet thinking about the tour of South Africa and the 2011 Cricket World Cup. My immediate focus is on the upcom-
ing New Zealand series and only when that is over, I will start talking about South Africa," Tendulkar said on the sidelines of a function that marked his association as a brand ambassador with a high-end watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet. However, Tendulkar admitted that he would be happy if India can maintain the winning momentum in the coming series.
Bopanna & Co in semis
ST PETERSBURG: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq-Qureshi erased a one-set deficit 3-6, 7-6(4), 10-3 against Janko Tipsaveric and Viktor Troicki to storm into the semi-finals of the St. Petersburg Open.
World Cup vote to go ahead: Blatter
ZURICH: The vote to decide the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will go ahead as planned on December 2 in Zurich, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday. Blatter, speaking at a news conference that followed a two-day meeting of FIFA's executive committee, said a delay had never been an option despite the problems that have dogged the process.
FIFA lifts Nigeria suspension
ZURICH: FIFA lifted a suspension of Nigeria on Friday following the dismissal of a lawsuit against the country’s football federation. The world governing body had suspended Nigeria on Oct. 4 because of government interference, which breaches FIFA statutes protecting the independence of elected football officials.
Carlsen claims title; Anand held AGENCIES NANJING, OCT 29
World Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan in the ninth and penultimate round of the Pearl Spring Chess
tournament Nanjing on Friday. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen of Norway outplayed former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to claim the title and also the winner's cheque of Rs 50 lakh with one round still to
come in the six-players double round-robin event. For Anand it was the second draw with Gashimov in the tournament and this time the Indian ace had an easy time with his black pieces.
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Gavaskar hits out at media PTI NEW DELHI, OCT 29
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at the Indian media over the speculations about his links with the IPL Kochi team and him being ‘dropped from the IPL Governing Council’. He said that Indian media terms anyone
guilty until proven innocent. "How can I help Kochi when I don’t even know the investors," Gavaskar told the CNN-IBN in a written reply to the questions asked by the channel. "The media both print and electronic have already made up their minds and the angle which they
are going to take. My reactions to any queries only serves to give their programme or article credibility. It does not in any way
change their line of attack. In the eyes of the Indian media you are guilty till you are proved innocent," Gavaskar stated in his reply.
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They make Our Mornings Perfect!
Je konn apunn apleak pavta, t a n ka m D e v Pavta - Anonymous
They are the ones who make the beginning of a new day perfect for us and yet we forget to thank them. Paying tribute to the hardworking early risers, the baker, milk maid and newspaper delivery boy, Herald peeks into their lives and hours of hard work BY DOLCY D’CRUZ HERALD FEATURES etting up early on just one morning was enough to realise how certain jobs have an effect on our lives, and meeting a milk maid, a baker and a newspaper delivery boy busy at work, made the experience even more enlightening. It showed how we get milk in our morning tea, fresh bread to sink our teeth into and the fresh news to read. It was quite exciting to catch all three of them in action and learn about their trades. They work to make a living but we depend on them for more than that. Peter Fernandes and his wife Maria are up and about right from two in the morning till the breads are out for sale late morning. They have been running their bakery for the past 25 years without a hiccup and have even maintained the same routine. “We get the dough ready by 8pm by moulding flour, salt, sugar, yeast, ghee and water together, and then we set the dough to rise which requires at least three hours. Till then, we start the fire in the oven so that it gets heated. The entire firewood should burn completely. By 2am we start shaping the dough by hand to set it in the baking trays. By 5am the oven is cleaned for baking the bread and we start the baking process. The piping hot breads are immediately set out for sale,” says Peter of Shanta Durga Bakery in Pirna. “In the beginning we would sit and mould the dough by hand. It was a very tiresome job as it was very difficult and time consuming. We recently ordered the dough moulding machine which makes our work easier. Now we even get offers of providing the schools with bread twice a week. Our breads are even sold in the neighbouring villages of Sirsaim and Tivim and some hotels in the north. We have got accustomed to this routine of working early in the morning and appreciate people still showing their loyalty to the ‘pav’,” says Maria Fernandes. On the other hand, Vimalata Gadekar wakes up early in the morning to milk her cows so that she can deliver the milk to the village milk centre. “I start milking the cows by 6am so that I can leave them for grazing. I again milk the cows at 3:30pm. I feel it is a very simple job with my 22 years of experience. Previously I had many cows but now I have five. When a calf is born I don’t milk the cow as the milk is more important for the calf than for us,” says Vimalata who was busy milking the cows in her cowshed while a helper fed the cow. The work she does is really
Ten Thousand Kids keep Guard against ...
...littering in Himalayas
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hey may be young, but do not get caught littering in front of them. Over 10, 000 schoolchildren are virtually on the prowl in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, ready to teach a lesson or two on non-biodegradable waste. These children, designated as ‘eco-monitors’, keep an eye on areas around their school to catch people who dump polythene bags, sachets, empty liquor bottles and clothes in the open. “We have initially selected 76 schools - both private and government - where teams of students from Class five to twelve have been constituted. The teams visit the localities twice a week after school to check littering, especially of non-biodegradable items,” Madhu Soni, senior project consultant with the state pollution control board said. Each team fans out to spread awareness on proper disposal of non-biodegradable waste. “In case somebody is repeatedly found strewing waste in the open, the students even embarrass the violator. They have been trained to virtually force the violator to retrieve the waste and dump it at a proper place,” she said. “If the violation continues, then the students inform their school principal. The principal further informs the deputy commissioner for penal action against defaulters,” Soni added. All the identified schools are located in areas under 12 urban local agencies, including Shimla, Solan, Dharamsala, Una, Mandi and Nahan, where the problem of littering of non-biodegradable waste is acute. These places are frequented by a large number of tourists, who are among the major polluters. Ravi Sharma of the state council for science, technology and environment said the schools were roped in under phase three of the ‘Polythene Hatao, Paryavaran Bachao’ (remove polythene, save environment) campaign of the government, launched last month. He said the basic purpose of the campaign was to educate local people, vendors and tourists about the scientific disposal of waste.
“Since the launch of the campaign, people have developed a proper waste disposal sense,” he added.Even in other government schools, students are being sensitised through eco-clubs on the need for environment protection and proper disposal of plastic waste. Recently, Himachal Pradesh banned the production, storage, use, sale and distribution of all types of polythene bags made of nonbiodegradable material. Neha Aggarwal, an ‘ecomonitor’ in Shimla, said, “Our state is rich in nature, but sadly the people, especially the tourists, are destroying it by spreading trash. We will not allow it to happen.” To make the campaign a success, the government has decided to award a Green Trophy to every eco-monitor. “The best performing school would be given a cash prize of Rs 25, 000. The second and the third best performers would get a prize of Rs 15, 000 and Rs10, 000 respectively. These would be given annually,” Soni said. In the first two stages of the campaign, 138, 100 kilograms of plastic waste was collected from 1,757 ‘hotspots’ in the state. Waste plastic, including carry bags, disposable cups, laminated plastics like pouches of chips, ‘pan masala’, aluminium foil and packaging material used for biscuits, chocolates, milk and grocery items is being used in road construction. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh who also holds the environment portfolio said, initially people were persuaded to check the disposal of plastic waste in the open. Now the government has authorised its enforcing agencies to impose fines on offenders. “Our aim is to make the state plastic-free and carbon neutral - removing as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as is put in,” he informed.
To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning - Henry David Thoreau
impressive, because one kick from the cow would make any lesser person give up on drinking milk. The next stop was tracing the newspaper delivery boy and finding out about how early he can wake up to deliver the newspapers to every doorstep in a city. It turns out that he is up even before the cock crows. “We receive papers at around 3:45am in the morning and immediately organise the papers and start delivering them by 4am,” says Gorakhnath Vishnu Naik who also runs a small newspaper stall at the corner of Syndicate Bank in Mapusa. “We deliver around 14 different newspapers and are done by 9am. The stall is open till 2pm only,” adds Gorakhnath. Every time we wake up grumbling about an early morning, it will do us good to remember these unsung heroes and heroines who strive to make our lives perfect. And don’t forget our selfless mothers who do things quite similar.
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Saudi Women claim Largest-Ever Human Pink Ribbon Record
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n an unprecedented event in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia, Saudi women claimed the world record for forming the largest-ever human pink ribbon at a rally to raise awareness about breast cancer. More than 4,000 pink-clad women, Saudis and foreigners gathered on a stadium pitch in Jeddah yesterday to form the giant ribbon - the global symbol of the fight against breast cancer - to break the previous record of 3, 640 set in Germany in 2007. “We have conquered the world record of Germany with a human chain exceeding 4,000 women,” announced Princess Reema bint Bandar, a leader of the effort. “We are pleased with this achievement and thank all those who supported us in the campaign for their efforts,” she told the all-female crowd. (Courtesy: AFP)
Goa Trance, Tourism and those Fluorescent Lights The beginning of Goa trance in Goa threw up a very colourful, counter-culture fashion sense. It also boosted tourism in the state
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BY CLARON MAZARELLO nything new will always have resistance. For reasons known and unknown. Trance music has been used as a background score in not only small screen and advertisements, but also in Hollywood blockbusters like ‘Avatar’ and even Konkani tiatrs. Goan photographer Alex Fernandes - who has incidentally also photographed internationally famous trance DJ, DJ Goa Gil on his web portal - has excerpts about the origin of Goa Trance, which is now a world famous genre. The world over, the eighties had increasing fascination with electronic music. There were international groups like ‘Front 242’ and ‘Kraftwerk’ that were from the genre of experimental psychedelic rock. As for Goa, the blends of this psychedelic sound began including a mystical flavour that was noticed by the many that flocked the state. Then, still far from sound laws and regulations of any type, the parties were free-forall and very colourful. These Goa parties then had a definitive visual aspect. Fluorescent paint was used on decorations with graphics usually associated with topics such as aliens, Hinduism, other religious (especially Eastern) images, mushrooms, shamanistic technology and psychedelic art fused with Indian concepts. ‘Shrines in front of the DJ stands featuring religious items are also common decorations. Dreadlocked Goa freaks adorned with tattoos, body piercing and freaky party costumes kicked up huge clouds of red dust whilst dancing to psychedelic Goa trance music. Their fashion sense expressed the counterculture that they belonged to,’ writes
Alex Fernandes. So whether we like it or not, like mentioned at the recently held Tourism Mart, it was indeed these ‘hippietypes’ that were actually responsible for putting Goa on the world map as a tourist destination, right at the conception of this then, non-existent industry that we live on. In addition, with the star hotels contributing to the main economy via taxes, the little ‘rooms-to-let’ and small restaurants of the ‘aam admi’ only benefited with the influx of such backpacker tourism. Why? This trend was in vogue. The reason being, it was not only the epitome of an existence of simplicity, but it also was genuine and down-to-earth. Thus this became a fashion. If looked at closely, the new age parties, have this distinct feature of keeping everyone involved not only with great music, but also with visuals – with a projector screen showcasing visuals et al. From bell-bottoms to mini-skirts, tights to baggys and audio to audio visual, times are-a-changing. Just how ready are you for change?
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WHAT’S UP IN GOA?? The feast of St Simon the Zealot and St Judas Tadeu will be celebrated on October 31 at 10.30am at the Church of Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Batim, Tiswadi. Workshop on Pictorial Warning and the Role of the Media will be organised by the Voluntary Health Association of Goa (VHAG) on October 30 at Caritas Holiday Home, St Inez, Panjim, from 9am onwards. Call 2221012, 9604174127 or 9594628415. Gastronomix 2010, a culinary challenge organised by the Agnel Institute of Food Crafts and Culinary Sciences, Verna will be held on October 30 from 9am to 1pm at Agnel Institute of Food Crafts and Culinary Sciences, Agnel Ashram, Verna. Call 9822184111. The 2-day novel writing workshop, organised by the Dalgado Konknni Akademi’s (DKA) will be held on October 30 at 10am at Colva Residency, Colva. Call 2221688 or 9881810832. ‘Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’, a Konkani movie by Shamaz Films (Goa) is publicly screened from October 29 onwards at the INOX, Panjim and Osia, Margao. Screening time at Osia will be 3.30pm and 6.30pm and at the INOX will be 6pm. Daily Kayaking Expeditions, organised by Goa Kayaking is underway from October 28 to 31 in the Mandovi, Zuari and Nerul rivers. Visit ww.goakayaking.blogspot.com. Email goakayaking@gmail.com. Call 9422056037 or 2541715. The 3rd All India Annual Art Competition and Exhibition 2010, organized by Bhikuram Jain Foundation, New Delhi is open for entries. Registration closes on November 30. The exhibition and the award presentation ceremony will be held on February 12, 2011. Call the Kala Academy, Panjim on 2420452. The Great Goan Photography Contest, organised by Goan
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HOROSCOPE Shutterbugs in memory of the late Laxmikant P Kudchadkar is open for registration. The contest is divided into three categories, Enchanting Goa, Spirit of Goa and Go Going. Contest forms can be downloaded from www.goanshutterbugs.com or collected from Click Photography School, Margao, Supply’s India, Panjim, Calizz, Candolim or CMYK Academy, Mapusa. Registration closes on November 15, 2010. Call 9822151419, 9881533456, 3250000 or 9822581232 Session on ‘Organic Kitchen Gardening’ organised by Vardaan Eco-store on November 3 at 3pm at the Agriculture Department, Near Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao. Call 9527463684. A painting and drawing Workshop, conducted by Harshada Kerkar will be held from October 31 to November 12 from 9am to 11am and 11am to 1pm at the Kerkar Art Complex. Call 2276017 or 9823677962. A jewellery exhibition by Tara Jewellers, of their new festive collection will be held on October 30 and 31 at Hotel Fidalgo. A Sunday cycle ride, organised by the Goa Cycling Club will be held on October 31. Call 9822166165. Reading workshops for children and teens by Jugneeta Sudan at Sunaparanta. Session One: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell for children aged 6 to 8 years on November 8 from 3pm to 6pm. Session Two: The Twilight Series for children aged 9 to 16 years on November 12 from 3 to 6 pm. Call 2421311. French Cuisine, Etiquette and Gourmet Workshop organised by the Alliance Francaise, Panjim will be held from October 30, every Saturday morning for 1 month (4 sessions per course) in Panjim. Call 2420049 or 9922813950 or e-mail alliance-fr@hotmail.com.
Feel the need for an emotional cleaning? Find a quiet 21 Mar - 19 Apr place where you can relax. Your sweeter side is fully engaged today, and while you don't give up when competing, you are much more likely to win romantic attention, or deepen that which already exists. Focus on the right one!
Taurus This is a good day to take stock of your progress and 20 Apr - 20 May pat yourself on the back. You are feeling pretty sure of yourself -- what a surprise! It's a great day for you to step up and say something to that bully, or to show your boss how things could be done more cheaply and also more ethically.
Are you sore Gemini from bending over backward? It's okay to be less adaptable 21 May - 20 Jun right now. Your fun debating style is out in full force right now, and you almost certainly need to find some way to get your people together for the blowout argument that you're sure is coming. You can keep it light.
If there was ever a day to stand up for yourself, it's today. Be bold 22 Jun - 23 Jul and assertive! You need to blow it out today -- celebrate in a big way, grieve like it's the end of the world or work as if the fate of the nation depended on your performance. Don't be shy about your extravagance.
Let your hair down and relax -- you don't have to be so in-con24 Jul - 23 Aug trol all the time! You know that you're capable of great things, and that security gives you the advantage you need to advance your agenda today. It's a great time to take risks and to see if things can get even better.
You can't help someone who doesn't want it. You must wait 23 Aug - 22 Sep u n t i l t h e y ' r e ready. You need to avoid the temptation to talk yourself up for now -- that job belongs to someone else. It's one of those days when things are sure to work out for the best as long as you appear humble.
Use your aesthetic ability to help others beautify and 23 Sept - 22 Oct find harmony in their lives. Your social life needs a little extra boost today, so ring up someone you haven't seen in a while and say hello. You may also hear from someone rather distant, so make time for them when it happens.
Scorpio Let down your hair and let yourself let go today. You de23 Oct - 22 Nov serve some relaxation. Watch your ego today. It's not like you're turning into a raging maniac, but you do need to make sure that you're not alienating anyone by bragging or denigrating their own hard work.
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Capricorn Too tired, too excited -- if you have energy extremes, it's time 22 Dec - 20 Jan to shake things up. You're not having the easiest day today, though that does not mean that you're feeling despair. That only happens when things are at their very worst, and you should be able to see a path leading somewhere good.
Aquarius You can overcome intimidating details. Just take everything 21 Jan - 19 Feb a little bit at a time. Socializing is essential today -- but you might want to stick with those who know you best. Your relationship maintenance skills are waxing right now, so make the most of them and show someone you really care.
Open your heart to find a deeper level of love -- trust is a 20 Feb - 20 Mar worthwhile risk. You are somewhat overwhelmed today, thanks to some new demands or tasks coming your way. It's one thing to find yourself at the end of the day feeling tired, but another to feel that you still need to keep working!
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appearing left and right. Be flexible -- you 23 Nov - 20 Dec can maneuver around them. Your sweet nature is out in the open now, and those who may have been intimidated by you in the past can see how wrong they were to fear you (well, mostly wrong). Open up even more!
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kismet Pronunciation KIZZ-met Function Adjective Meaning : fate Example Sentence Penelope and Richard believed it was kismet that brought them together on that day when they met and fell in love.
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Be it texting, emailing or even writing, the unofficial universal symbol for a smile is the yellow circle with the smiling face. American commercial artist Harvey Ross Ball (10 July 1921 – 12 April 2001) is recognised as the earliest known designer of the Smiley. After studying fine arts and serving in the National Guard for 27 years, Ball started his own business, Harvey Ball Advertising, in 1959. In 1963 he was employed as a freelance artist to create a smiley face to be used on buttons, desk cards, and posters in order to boost employee morale. The aim was to get employees to smile while using the phone and doing other tasks. In less than ten minutes the smiley face was complete. Ball never applied for a trademark or copyright of the smiley and earned just $45 for his work.
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HERALD CROSSWORD - 693 Across 1- Places to sleep; 5- Compass dir.; 8- Shoelace tip; 13- "The Time Machine" race; 14- Celestial body; 15- Pickling solution; 16- First king of Israel; 17Swank; 18- Fresh; 19- Eulogist; 21- CIA forerunner; 22- Hot time in Paris; 23- Illustrative craft; 24- Spearlike missile; 28- Pie coverings; 30- Eats; 31- Avril follower; 32- Poker Flat chronicler; 33- Empty; 34- Bristle; 35Slander; 38- Dull; 41- City near Provo; 42- Gambler; 46- Boat propeller; 47- Coloured part of the eye; 48- Thick soup; 49Marked by good fortune; 51- Atmosphere; 52- Fabled bird; 53Bleat of a sheep; 54- Not having made a will; 57- Sharp pain; 59- Cover; 60Biting; 61- Glide along smoothly; 62- Gillette brand; 63- Common; 64- Taboos; 65- Wreath of flowers; 66- Grounded fleet; Down 1- Implore urgently; 2- Hyundai model; 3- Gratuity; 4- Farm structure; 5- European ermine; 6Lacking; 7- Abnormal redness; 8- Soak up; 9Seize; 10- Supple; 11- Nav. officer; 12- Mystery writer Josephine; 14- Agitates; 20- Ships' officers; 25- Autobahn auto; 26- Bran source; 27Actress Peeples; 29- Pierce with a knife; 30Pierces; 33- Truthful; 34- Agitated state; 36- Go (over) carefully; 37- Smells; 38- ER VIP; 39Encouraging word; 40- High-spirited horse; 43Capital of Venezuela; 44- Boastful person; 45Slopes backward; 47- Likenesses; 48Michelangelo work; 50- Totaled; 51- Pong
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Saturday, 30 Oct 2010
ICG Talk to Spread Awareness on Breast Cancer
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HERALD FEATURES reast cancer is one disease that is currently prevalent among women. This type of cancer can prove fatal if it is not diagnosed properly. Awareness about breast cancer has proved to be a life-saver, and to aim for a higher level of an aware citizenry, the International Centre Goa is hosting a talk. This will enlighten the general public about one of the most feared illness among women today, breast cancer. The Centre is organising the talk with experts in the field and is doing so in association with the Manipal Hospital. The talk, which is a part of the health series to be conducted at the centre, will be held today at the ICG. General Secretary, National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) and State President of the Indian medical association, Dr Shekar Salkar will be spreading awareness about this dreaded disease. “I am going to talk about every aspect of breast cancer, from the cause to the treatment,” he says. The talk will touch topics like the causes and the progression of the cancer, its diagnosis and the treatment including surgery and other techniques.
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The film is about women and womankind: Sharon Mazarello HERALD FEATURES haron Mazarello’s much talked about film, ‘Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’ finally premiered in Goa to an appealing response. Speaking to the media before the screening, which took place at Maquinez Palace, Sharon said, “The film is about women and womankind. If anything goes wrong a woman is blamed. If someone is in the same position as the lead actress in the film, ‘What would you do?’ No one has
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been given the right to judge.” The film had its international premiere in Kuwait a few days back and received a great response. “Before starting work on the film, I was a bit apprehensive on how it will be completed. But thanks to my family and friends who supported me, my efforts have been praised,” said Sharon who is also the producer and director of the film. Franky Gonsalves and Pradip Naik, both playing huge roles in the film were present along with Effie Fernandes, supporting actress. Wilson (Wilmix) Mazarello and Clinton Mazarello were also present at the function. The film is the first Konkani film on 35 mm celluloid that premiered internationally. Present at the screening was Remo Fernandes, Rajendra Talak, Manoj Srivastav, Elvis Gomes, Joe Rose, Joy Fernandes and Martha Saldanha to name a few.
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‘Exercise Awareness Stand’ witnesses Participants of All Ages
HERALD FEATURES he exercise awareness stand, organised by Fitness Innovation Technologies at the recently concluded Sunset Charity Walk was a big success. Free assessments of body fat, muscular endurance and cardio-respiratory fitness levels, were conducted to create awareness of the benefits of regular physical activity. The FIT stand was a hit with participants of all ages, the youngest being five years and the oldest 72 years.
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Playing vital roles: Sharon Mazarello (above), Franky Gonsalves and Pradip Naik (right)
Making a grand entry: Remo Fernandes and Wilson Mazarello Prominent presence: Manoj Srivastava and Father Cypriano D’Silva Happy to be here: Elvis Gomes
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Good Applause: Martha Saldanha
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Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?
Cast: Sharon Mazarello, Franky Gonsalves, Pradip Naik Director: Sharon Mazarello Rating: he film, Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo? shows the story of a Goan wife whose husband is working in a foreign land and the loneliness the wife goes through during their separation. Though Shaina (Sharon) wishes to start a family after seven years of marriage, her husband Johnny (Pradip Naik) is adamant to earn enough to settle in Goa and hence leaves for Kuwait. While leaving for the airport, he int ro d u c e s S h a i n a t o motorcycle pilot and his good friend, Sammy (Franky Gonsalves) and tells her to take him everywhere she needs to go instead of using the jam packed local buses. Af ter reaching Kuwait, Johnny gets busy with work and starts ignoring Shaina’s calls and resorts to saying ‘why are you calling me? Call Sammy and tell him everything’. Sammy and Shaina’s frequent meetings and comforting casual talks bring them close and they end up falling in love with each other. Will their relationship be accepted by society? Will Shaina end her seven-year marriage? What happens to Johnny? A talented personality, Sharon did justice to her role but the audience felt that a younger actress would have been appreciated. Franky Gonsalves was convincing and comic performances by Wilson Mazarello and Eddie Fernandes definitely need a special mention while Comedian Humbert was very entertaining as a traffic police on a fining rampage.
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Music by Balthazar Fernandes was catchy and Domnic Dias did a great job as a cinematographer. Finally, it was good to watch a Konkani film on 35 mm celluloid that made a mark on screen. All Konkani aficionados should watch this film. ( By Herald Features)
The Other Guys
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes Director: Adam McKay Rating: he mock-buddy-cop comedy The Other Guys sure hit theaters with a bang and a lot of laughs. Ferrell and Wahlberg have brilliant on screen chemistry and lead a strong supporting cast in one of the funniest films of this year. New York City Detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell) is a forensic accountant who is more interested in paperwork than fieldwork. Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) has been stuck working with Gamble since an embarrassing shooting. Gamble and Hoitz both admire top cops Highsmith (Samuel L Jackson) and Danson (Dwayne Johnson), but when Gamble and Hoitz’s chance to prove themselves arises, things don’t go as planned. For a film packed with action, when the characters sit down to start talking, it still works. The comedy keeps the pace going and you never feel any lag. From unexpected character traits to full blown plot points being thrown left and right to the end credits, this film continues to surprise you from every angle. Ferrel could easily play the same character over and over, but he breaks out of his shell a bit with this film. And though the film doesn’t really have a plot, the story, though it’s all over the place, always keeps its eye on the prize. But the best part of the film is the comedy and timing. From dialogue to action shots, everything is perfectly timed. Final word? If you’re not easily offended and you want to laugh out loud,
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From Paris With Love Cast: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers Director: Pierre Morel Rating: rom Paris With Love was surprising in many ways. Initially, the thought of John Travolta doing a slightly different version of his character from The Taking of Pelham 123, just didn’t seem appealing, but it wasn’t so bad. Though not an epic action film, it does have its moments. James Reese (Meyers) is a personal aide to the US Ambassador in France with a side job helping the CIA clean up messes by changing license plates on cars, low level stuff. The night he is given the chance to become a bonafide secret agent is where his new partner is introduced; FBI Agent Charlie Wax (Travolta) is a wildman. He doesn’t follow protocol and gets things done in his own way. Though uncomfortable with each other, they embark on a manic rampage of destruction, racking up double-digit bodies within minutes, in a desperate race to prevent terrorists from blowing up ungrateful politicians. Myers was a bit of a stiff, but that is what the character calls for. Still, the chemistry between these two guys is just not there and seems forced. Travolta on the other hand, as the superspy, is a foul-mouthed killer who snorts the coke he steals from pushers, does all sorts of rubbish and doesn’t think twice about any of it. He’s like Denzel Washington in Training Day – except Travolta is supposed to be the hero.Final word? If you want to see a film that’s not top of the line, but partially entertaining, this is it. Courtesy www.cinecurry.com
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Saturday, 30 Oct 2010
Preity Zinta to get Honorary Degree by UK University
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cademy-award-winning director Ang Lee has roped in a 17-year-old Delhi boy, Suraj Sharma, to play the lead in his ambitious 3D film Life of Pi. The Brokeback Mountain helmer picked the newcomer from among the 3000 young men who auditioned for the coveted part. Suraj, who lives in Delhi and has no previous acting experience, will play the protagonist Pi Patel in the movie, based on Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning book of the same name. “Casting the sixteen-year old Pi was particularly challenging. We searched throughout India for a young man who had the innocence to capture our attention, the depth of character to break our hearts, and the physicality needed to embody Pi on his journey,” Lee said in a statement. “Suraj is Pi. During his audition, he filled the room with emotion, much of which he conveyed simply through his eyes. His natural ability to believe and stay in the world of the story is a rare treasure,” the director added. Martel’s story revolves around the victim of a shipwreck, Pi Patel, who spent months on the sea in a lifeboat in the company of a Bengal tiger, an orangutan and a hyena. Lee, best known for his Oscar-winning works Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, will shoot the film in 3D, utilizing groundbreaking techniques to capture the story’s epic scope. “It has been a daunting and exciting process to develop a motion picture that brings Yann Martel’s fascinating, mind-boggling story to the big screen,” Lee said. Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios India said, “We are hugely excited that Ang is adapting the international best-seller Life of Pi. The fact that it will project Indian talent on the Global platform makes it doubly special.” The film will begin production in January 2011 in India and Taiwan. Twentieth Century Fox will release the film on December 14, 2012.
Chris Pine: On working with Washington
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A Device to Scan Breast Cancer at Home!
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private telecom firm recently took high speed Internet facilities to the top of the world when it launched Nepal's first 3G services at the base camp of Mount Everest. The installation could help the tens of thousands of mountain climbers and trekkers who visit the Mount Everest region in the Solukhumbu district every year. They have to depend on expensive satellite phones to remain in touch with their families as the remote region lacks proper communication facilities. Nepali telecom company Ncell said its new facility is the first 3G setup at the base camp of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain at 8, 850 metres (29, 035 feet). “This achievement is as mighty as the altitude as 3G high speed internet will bring faster, more affordable telecommunication services to the people living in the Khumbu Valley, trekkers, and climbers alike,” said Lars Nyberg, chief of Nordic telecoms firm TeliaSonera, which owns 80 percent of the firm. Ncell is a joint venture between local investors and TeliaSonera. “Today we made the world's highest video call from Mount Everest,” Pasi Koistinen, Ncell chief said, referring to the call made from 5, 300 metres (17, 388 feet), the area from where climbers begin the actual climb to Mount Everest. The facility provides fast surfing on the web, sending video clips and e-mails, as well as calls to friends and family back home at far cheaper rates than the average satellite phone, the company said in a statement. Telecommunication services cover only a third of the 28 million people of Nepal, South Asia's poorest country. Ncell said TeliaSonera would spend over $100 million to expand its facilities in Nepal next year and ensure mobile coverage to more than 90 per cent of the Himalayan nation’s population.
reast cancer screening could be made faster, cheaper and more effective using a new scanner that works like a mobile phone, it has been claimed. The device is so easy and safe to operate it could be installed in GP surgeries or even used at home. Instead of producing X-rays, the new scanner emits radio waves similar to those generated by a mobile phone handset. A tumour can be detected within a second from differences in the way diseased and healthy tissue react to the signals. The device, consisting of a cup that fits over the breast, is as small and portable as a lunchbox. It produces clear images that can be displayed on a laptop screen. Tumours or other abnormalities show up in red. Experts believe it will be far better than a conventional mammogram at finding breast cancer in younger women. Because tumours are harder to spot in dense young breasts, the detection rate for women under the age of 50 can be as low as 60 per cent. Professor Zhipeng Wu, from the University of Manchester, who invented the scanner, said, “The system we have is portable and as soon as you lie down you can get a scan - it's real-time. The real-time imaging minimises the chance of missing a breast tumour during scanning. Other systems also need to use a liquid or gel as a matching substance, such as in an ultrasound, to work but
with our system you don't need that - it can be done simply in oil, milk, water or even with a bra on. Although there is still research to be done, the system has great potential to bring a new way for breast cancer diagnosis. This will benefit millions of women in both developed and developing countries bearing in mind that one in nine women may develop breast cancer in their lifetime.” Malignant breast tissue is more sensitive to electric fields generated by radio waves than healthy tissue. The scanner uses this property to generate images at the rate of 30 a second. The invention has been short listed for the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Innovation Awards, to be announced next month.
Bikini Wax, the New Bridal Makeover for Indian Brides
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ridal makeovers are no longer limited to the face and hairdo. Getting a bikini wax has become a ritual for Indian women who are getting married, say beauticians. Experts, however, warn it may not be a good idea for teenagers. “Would-be brides used to concentrate on beautifying their face but now a lot of emphasis is laid on getting rid of unwanted hair from the body. Our bridal packages now include a bikini wax option and 90 per cent of customers avail the option,” Suneeta, an attendant at a Delhi parlour said. Different people have different reasons for opting for it. “Many girls get it done for themselves, to feel good and clean. But many opt for it because they are under pressure from their partners. Surprisingly, there are girls who come out of the shell to experiment. Initially, they are hesitant and shy, but get it done to surprise their partners,” she added. Another beautician, Geeta, who works at Meghna parlour, says even teenaged girls are trying it out. “Young girls starting from age 13 are enthusiastic about bikini wax sessions,” Geeta said. “Not many girls have been open to it because it is a very personal affair. Indian tradition and culture has not seen this in the past, but now with Westernisation taking over young minds, the trend of a bikini wax is
growing,” she added. A Delhi-based gynaecologist said, “The onset of puberty makes girls more conscious of their body and that is why they start worrying about unwanted hair. They sometimes get involved without knowing the consequences.” She informed that the use of hair removal creams in private parts could lead to skin problems and should be avoided. “Use of hair removal creams is not advisable. It may seem convenient to carry out the procedure at home, but it could lead to skin problems. Skin darkening, redness and irritation are just some of the most common problems a girl could face,” she stated. The wax costs anywhere between Rs 300 and Rs 500. Yes, waxing is painful, so what measures are taken to minimise the pain? “Many people use hair removal creams and razors. To minimise the pain during the waxing procedure, we try different types of wax. Beehive wax and chocolate wax are popular as they reduce the pain in comparison to the regular wax,” said Suneeta. Speaking of the price Geeta concludes, “This kind of waxing is done in some of the most sensitive areas of the body and special attention must be paid to avoid irritation - that is why the procedure is a little more than waxing on other parts of the body.”
(Courtesy: Agencies)
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