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IN BRIEF India attends Nobel peace ceremony Ignoring Chinese pressure, India on Friday attended the ceremony in Oslo at which imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was given the Nobel Peace Prize although he was dubbed as “criminal” by Beijing. Russia, Pakistan were among the 15 countries which kept away from the ceremony in view of the strong call made by China to all governments to boycott the ceremony, which falls on the World Human Rights Day. (PTI)

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Retrieval of leaked tapes not possible, says Govt PTI NEW DELHI, DEC 10

Government on Friday turned down in the Supreme Court the plea of Tata Group Chief Ratan Tata’s for steps to stop the publication in the media of the leaked transcripts of tapped conversations between him, his corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and others.

It also made clear that the Income Tax Department cannot take action against any cell phone service provider who may have been responsible for “unauthorised supply of information”.

It is for Telecom or any other competent ministry to look into it, the government said in an eight-page affidavit filed in the court.

“It is not possible or practical for the government to take steps to retrieve the various copies of some of the transcripts which have appeared in the print media or in the electronic media and which are being circulated on the internet,” the affidavit

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gation) following a complaint received by the Finance Minister on November 16, 2007 alleging that Radia had within a short span of nine years built up a business empire worth Rs 300 crore.

It was also alleged that she was an agent of foreign intelligence agencies and she was indulging in anti-national activities.

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Income Tax Department cannot take action against any cell phone service provider who may have been responsible for “unauthorised supply of information”. It is for the Telecom or any other competent ministry to look into it. l It is not possible or practical for the government to take steps to retrieve the various copies of some of the transcripts which have appeared in the print media or in the electronic media and which are being circulated on the internet. l Government maintained that conversations were recorded as part of the surveillance ordered by the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investigation).

(Government’s reply in an eight-page affidavit filed in court)

SC stands by ‘something rotten in Allahabad HC’ remark PTI NEW DELHI, DEC 10

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea for expunction of its controversial, ‘somethingrotten-in-Allahabad High Court’ remark, saying it stood by its suspicion that some of its judges, not all, are suffering from uncle judge syndrome.

“There are many excellent and upright judges too there, who are keeping the flag of the High Court flying high by their integrity and hard work,” a bench of justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra said, while disposing of the High Court’s application.

“It is totally false to say that all judges of the Allahabad High Court are corrupt. It is nowhere mentioned in our November 26 order that all judges are corrupt,” the bench said.

“We have not painted everyone with the same brush,” it said, adding, “What is mentioned in the order is that there are complaints against certain judges, not all judges.”

The bench, however, refused to rule out that the High Court is completely bereft of the ‘uncle judge syndrome’ which refers to judges passing favourable orders for parties represented by lawyers personally known or related to them (judges) in the High Court.

Referring to its November 26 order, the bench said, “It has been mentioned in the order that many lawyers who are relatives of judges are scrupulously taking care that no one should lift a finger on that account.”

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Va s c o P o l i c e h a s f i l e d a chargesheet in the murder case of a 26-year-old youth from Vasco, who was brutally murdered in his brother’s flat at Chicalim on August 1.

Investigating officer PI Braz Menezes has filed a chargesheet before Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Vasco on November 30 charging the accused for allegedly committing the murder and theft under Sections 302 and 380 of IPC. It may be recalled that Naresh Dourado was allegedly brutally murdered by his friend Snehal Vincent Dias (19) of Non-Mon, Khariwado-Vasco and stole his new car Chevrolet Spark, laptop and mobile phone.

After carrying out investigation and interrogating deceased’s close friends and relatives, the police nabbed the accused.

PI Menezes said that they examined and verified nearly 80 witnesses in the 201 pages

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The affidavit was filed in response to the notice issued by the court on December 2 on a petition filed by Ratan Tata seeking a ban on further publication of the tapes in the media and action against those responsible for leaking them.

The government maintained that conversations were recorded as part of the surveillance ordered by the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investi-

Chargesheet filed in Naresh murder case

Wild boar meat, 33 crude bombs seized HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, DEC 10

In a major raid, Forest department seized around 30 kilogram of wild boar meat, besides 33 crude bombs used in the killing of wild animals.

In this connection, the forest officials arrested a father-son duo and also attached two twowheelers from the accused persons.

While the meat stacked in gunny bags was seized from near a hotel in Margao, the crude bombs were seized from the residence of the accused person at Siddhnagar-Cuncolim.

Forest official Francis Araujo told newsmen that the forest personnel has seized 30 kg of the wild boar and have arrested the two persons.

The wild boar meat seized by the Forest department on Friday.

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“The people should realise that it a crime to kill wild boar when it has been banned under the law in force”, he said while seeking co-operation from the citizens to stop illegal poaching.

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Govt constitutes human rights panel, finally HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

After dilly-dallying for years, the Goa Government has finally constituted the State Human Rights Commission.

The notification to the effect was issued by Governor Dr S S Sidhu.

The Governor has appointed Justice Praful Kumar Mishra, former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, as the chairman of the Goa State Human Rights Commission.

Mr A D Salkar, former district judge in Goa is the member of the Goa State Human Rights Commission.

The appointments were made on the recommendations of the State Government.

The notification will come into effect from the date the duo assumes charge of their office.

Upgraded Agni-II trial fails PTI BALASORE (Orissa), DEC 10

A test-fire of an upgraded AgniII nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile from Wheeler Island off Orissa coast failed on Friday with the weapon system deviating from its trajectory immediately after lift off.

“Experimental launch of AgniII missile experienced a trajectory deviation immediately after the lift off resulting in failure of the mission,” a DRDO spokesman said in New Delhi.

He said, “Detailed analysis is in progress”.

DRDO sources said in Balasore, “The trial of the surfaceto-surface missile, launched from a rail mobile launcher from the launch pad-4 of Integrated Test Range around 1000 hours, was not successful”.

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Former Chief Justice of Patna High Court Praful Kumar Mishra has been appointed as chairman of the Goa State Human Rights Commission. Mr A D Salkar, former district judge in Goa is named member.

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Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Uttarakhand are yet to constituted State Human Rights Commission.

Goa was one of the nine other States who were yet to constitute State Human Rights Commission.

The Centre and the NHRC have been requesting to all those States, which have not yet constituted their State Commission, to do so.

Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Uttarakhand are

the other States that have not yet constituted State Human Rights Commission.

The Government of India and National Human Rights Commission are keen that every State sets up a Human Rights Commission, the Minister said.

Protection and promotion of human rights constitute the principal concern of the Commission, the Centre states.

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All lifeguards along Canacona coast have joined duty: Dristhi HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, DEC 10

The alleged unwarranted strike resorted by lifeguards seems to have ended if Friday’s developments in Canacona coast is any indication.

According to Dristhi Safety Response Services sources, all the 79 lifeguards in Canacona coast reported for duty on Friday morning.

This was also confirmed by a senior supervisor in-charge of Canacona team when this correspondent called on him at Palolem beach.

The issuance of show cause notice by Dristhi Beach Management Services seems to have done the trick.

According to reports, Dristhi served a show cause notice on 314 personnel for not reporting to duty for the last two days and also terminated the services of trainee personnel.

When asked, one of the lifeguards on duty at one of the beaches in the taluka denied having received show cause notice, but the fact was again confirmed by the senior supervisor at Palolem beach.

“Yes, it is true that those who had remained absent on the last

two days have been asked to explain,” said the senior supervisor.

“Yeh toh hona hi tha, kam (work) nahi kiya toh notice to ayegahi nam,” said the senior supervisior. He further informed t h a t o n Fr i d a y, C a n a c o n a beaches had no shortage of staff, as all have reported for duty.

“However, there are no terminations of any personnel in Canacona, as the taluka had no trainee cadres,” he added.

Earlier, sources had informed that only a few personnel resumed their duty cycle, while some of the supervisory cadres have been deputed to other more important beaches like Colva, etc, where many personnel have still refused to join the duties.

It may be recalled that a spurt of agitation by a group of Dristhi engaged lifeguards in north Goa resorted to strike over allegations of assaults by senior counterparts, which on the second day spread to other parts of the State, including Canacona coast.

The team of lifeguards, many of whom, according to sources not even completed necessary probationary period then reportedly began to demand pay

hike and raised other issues besides calling for action against the seniors for assaulting juniors.

Incidentally, it was the same lone senior supervisor of Dristhi Safety Rescue Services who was seen operating the jetski on the first day of strike at Canacona, as entire personnel refused to join the duty, while some travelled to Miramar and took part in an agitation programme, informed sources.

The senior supervisor informed that presently 79 lifeguards keep a watch on beach coasts from Betul-Khanaguinim to Galgigba in Canacona taluka.

Meanwhile, it was a relieving day for many of the beach visitors, as lifeguards were seen guarding the Palolem coast, as even lifeguards were seen keeping a specific watch at the strategic location at Ourem-side of Palolem from a mini watch tower.

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work today, claimed Kanwar however adding that they have pulled in their in-house employees who otherwise conducted training programmes as also senior staff members to meet the shortage of manpower caused as a result of agitation by lifeguards.

On Thursday Drishti issued show cause notices to 308 lifeguards as they refused to relent and join work. They have been demanding that their salary be hiked from Rs 6500 to Rs 10000 per month for putting in ten hours of work.

Also, services of 54 trainees were terminated for participating in the agitation.

A lifeguard from North Goa who did not want to be named said, they would meet at Miramar on Saturday to decide their course of action even as he claimed that they have not given up their demand for higher pay.

Both stick to their stand

Most lifeguards of Drishti, beach management agency, continued their stir on the sixth day for higher salary and disregarding show cause notice issued to them by the agency on Thursday.

On the other hand Drishti stuck to their tough stance claiming that many lifeguards in South Goa sector had returned to work.

When contacted V K Kanwar of Drishti, said situation has been better today as at least, in South Goa absenteeism was less.

Of the total strength of 257 for South Goa -- 95 lifeguards did not report to work.

“Most lifeguards in South Goa sector has reported to work today and we have taken lenient view of those who have voluntarily come to work,” claimed Kanwar.

In North Goa sector about 130 lifeguards did not report to

resolve stir soon: TTAG HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

As the lifeguards strike reached the fifth day on Friday, the tourism industry has said that the ‘matter should be resolved as soon as possible.’

Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) spokesman Ralph D’Souza has urged that the conflict between the lifeguards and Drishti Beach Management Services be resolved for the safety of tourists thronging the beaches.

“Lifeguards play an important role on beaches. Attempts should be made to resolve the dispute. They had saved lives of hundreds of people along the shores, last year,” he said.

As many as 300 lifeguards from Baga to Sinquerim have boycotted work since Monday demanding hike in salaries, suspension of senior lifeguards for assaulting juniors during a dinner party on Sunday and reduction in work hours.

Acting tough against the strike, the management on Thursday issued show-cause notices to 308 lifeguards and terminated services of 54 trainees for not attending work. D’Souza said that the presence of lifeguards along the beach stretch is vital, especially during the peak season when the lakhs of visitors add up to the existing tourists here.

“We don’t want that Goan beaches are termed as ‘killer waters’ due to drowning. Since we can’t intervene in the matter as the beach management contract is at the hands of a private firm (Drishti services), we want that the Depart of Tourism act as a mediator and solve the matter,” he said.

Margao blast: Defence counsel denies sheltering accused HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, DEC 10

The defense counsel in the Margao bomb blast case submitted to the South Goa Sessions court on Friday that he did not give any shelter at his Mumbai residence to any of the accused in the bomb blast case.

Adv Punaleykar made the submission when Sessions Judge U V Bakre sought to know from the Special Public Prosecution S B Faria why the name of the defense lawyer is figuring as a witness in the case.

Judge Bakre further to sought to know from the defense lawyer whether the accused in the case had stayed in his house when they were wanted in the bomb blast case.

Adv Punalyekar replied saying that accused Prashant Ashtekar had come to meet him in Mumbai when he was declared as an absconder, adding that he ensured that Asthekar surrender before the court in Margao.

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‘Audit of GU achievements

by Feb 2011’ HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

An audit committee is auditing the academic achievements of the Goa University in an effort to draw a road map for the varsity and suggest ways and means to make it a strong player in the field of knowledge production and dissemination.

Speaking at the 23rd Annual Convocation Ceremony of GU, Chancellor and Goa Governor Dr S S Sidhu informed the 5member Academic Audit Committee, headed by Prof Vinod Gaur of Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, was expected to table the audit report

by February 2011.

He impressed upon the varsity to keep pace with great changes taking place in the field of higher education and research and also with global trends and standards.

He observed, “In the era of global competition, Indian universities need to pull their best foot forward to emerge as global entities and Goa University is no exception. The university through innovative programmes set high high standards of teaching-learning process.”

are concerned, the defense lawyer submitted that they had come to meet him when they were not declared as proclaimed absconders, adding that the accused does not become absconders merely because their names are carried in a vernacular daily owing allegiance to the Congress party.

Adv Punalyekar later told newsmen that a defense lawyer is under no obligation to produce a proclaimed absconder before a court. “If the offender or absconder wants to appear before the court, the lawyer is supposed to tell him to appear in the court and file an application for the cancellation as proclaimed absconder”, he added.

Replying to a question, Adv Punalyekar said he is ready to depose in the court if cited as a witness, adding that would give him an opportunity to bring to light certain things about the prosecution investigations.

Meanwhile, the Sessions court on Friday heard part arguments on the framing of crim-

inal charge against the two accused Prashant Ashtekar and Prashant Juvekar.

Special Public prosecutor, S B Farai, arguing on behalf of the NIA, submitted that accused Prashant Ashtekar has also committed an offence under section 201 of the IPC for destruction of evidence.

Faria also argued for framing an additional charge of forgery against accused Vinayak Patil for forging the signature of Sonia Gaonkar to purchase SIM cards. In this respect, Judge Bakre sought to know from the special public prosecutor whether the forgery without any gain constitutes any offense.

In the meantime, the lawyer representing Sanatan Sanstha today served copies of the application seeking return of the items seized by the investigating agency during the raid conducted at the Ashram in connection with the blast case.

The case will now come up for hearing on December 21.

Organisational glitches at convocation HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

The audience at the maiden convocation for awarding PhDs and degrees at the newly constructed Silver Jubilee Hall of the Goa University was not without its share of goof-ups and un-professionalism on part of the organisers.

Bad organisation was visible at the start with the collar mikes of both the Chancellor Dr S S Sidhu and the ViceChancellor Prof Dileep Deobagkar not functioning, thus making both of them nonaudible to the audience.

Realising that the collar mikes were not functioning as expected, the person looking after the sound had to hand a cordless mike to the Governor to address the gathering. Seeing the Governor holding the mike, his ADC (aide-de-camp) Bosco George pitched in to hold the same for him for a short while.

What added further embarrassment to the event was the inability of the organisers

to find the certificate of a student who came on stage to receive the same. While Chief Minister Digambar Kamat looked on, the Governor had to wait to do the honours till the certificate was found.

Two minutes later when another student walked on stage to receive the graduation certificate, again the organisers started scrambling for the document. As the organisers were taking long to find the certificate, this time the Chancellor was asked to sit.

At this moment, the Vice-Chancellor Prof Deobagkar moved from his place and approached the organisers to see what had gone wrong. Finally, after four minutes the oragnisers managed to save further embarrassment and the award ceremony began.

The Chancellor awarded around 47 PhD degrees and gave away prizes, scholarships and medals to more than 50 students.

Were agencies aware of Friday’s mock drill?

Fire tenders extinguishes the fire in Indian Oil tanks at Vasco during the mock drill on Friday.

Photo by M Prabhav HERALD REPORTER VASCO, DEC 10

Even though the South Goa Disaster Management (SGDM) team responded quickly to Indian Oil tank fire incident during a mock drill on Friday, eyebrows were raised in some quarters that most of the agencies involved in the mock drill were aware about the exercise.

However, managing traffic became a tough task as situation remained chaotic and traffic blocked in most parts of Vasco and surrounding areas.

According to sources, it appears that most of the agencies involved in the mock drill were aware about the date of mock drill and were prepared to respond as and when the disaster occurred. The mock drill was carried out under the watchful eyes of National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMA).

During the mock drill, traffic remained chaotic in Vasco, as police had blocked traffic leading towards Indian Oil Tanking.

In the mock drill, the rocket struck the oil tank, located towards the city alongside the FL Gomes road. However, immediately when the rocket struck the oil tank, a siren was raised and police and Deputy Collector’s office were alerted. It took nearly one and half hour to complete the drill.

Interestingly, most of the authorities acted swiftly giving a feeling that most of the agencies involved in the South Goa Disaster Management had information that the mock drill will be held on Friday.

A government driver told reporters that they had brought relief tents from Valpoi and when asked how they could arrive in Vasco within half an hour after the incident, he remained tight lipped.

“Response time was good, but very few people

Showrooms raided in Panjim, goods seized HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

Panjim police squad today raided three city-based luxurious showrooms and seized duplicated branded materials worth Rs 55,000.

Police Sub-Inspector Vijay Chodankar told reporters that two showrooms located on the 18th June road and one mall on the Atmaram Borkar road were searched during the morning hours.

He said that materials like waist belts, purses, cufflings and wallets were sold at throw away prices, all of which have been seized. “The outlets sold duplicated materials of German branded companies like Channel, Cartier and Montblanc,” he said.

The raids were conducted after a complaint was filed by Anil Kumar, investigation officer of the Strategic Intellectual Property Information Private Ltd, Delhi, on Friday morning.

Apartment burgled HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, DEC 10

In a daylight burglary at Aquem on Friday, unknown culprits barged inside an apartment and lifted away a laptop and a mobile worth Rs 77,000.

The incident occurred this morning between 7 am and 8 am when the lone inmate Abhijit Singh had locked the house and went out.

Upon his return, he found the door open and the laptop and mobile missing from the house.

The incident barely comes a day after the Margao police claimed to have busted two gangs involved in house breaking thefts in the commercial capital.

Mickky is NCP candidate for Nuvem: Supporters HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, DEC 10

In an interesting development on the eve of the birthday bash of former Minister Mickky Pacheco, supporters of the Benaulim MLA have categorically asserted that Pacheco would contest the next Assembly polls on the NCP ticket from Nuvem Assembly constituency.

Interacting with newsmen on Friday to unveil the program on Pacheco’s birthday on December

12, his personal assistant and member of the Benaulim-Nuvem Felicitation Committee, Lyndon Monteiro said that Pacheco is a senior party leader, having won the polls on the NCP banner twice in the last five years and exuded confidence that the NCP leadership would nominate Pacheco in the Nuvem constituency.

“Questions are being raised on Mickky contesting from Nuvem and on which ticket. One

should understand that Mickky is firmly with the NCP and would contest the coming polls from Nuvem on the NCP. The Benaulim MLA has already informed the p a r t y h i g h command on his desire to contest from Nuvem”, Lyndon told newsmen.

He said in the event of seat sharing with the Congress, the NCP leadership would certainly take note of the Pacheco’s desire and accommodate him in

Nuvem.

When newsmen questioned Monteiro on the response from the former Minister if the plea to contest the polls from Nuvem finds no favour with the NCP leadership or scuttled by the Congress, Monteiro declined to outline the next course of action, saying that the supporters are confident that Pacheco would be fielded by the party from Nuvem.

in the South Goa Disaster Management team knew that the mock drill would be held today,” said South Goa Disaster Management Mamlatdar Ashutosh Apte.

However, he denied that authorities had information that the mock drill would be held on Friday afternoon.

NDMA senior specialist Brig Dr B K Khanna said though the response time was good, but it cannot be considered as ‘perfect’ during real time emergency crisis.

He appreciated that in the mock drill, the authorities showed that they could handle such emergency disaster and act collectively in a quickly manner.

“The mock drill response time for relief operation was 30 minutes in today’s operation, but it would differ in real situation as it could be more than four hours,” informed Dr Khanna.

“We are not perfect, but we have to improve from our earlier mistakes and improve the timing gap. The basic purpose of the mock drill was to asses the response time of the authorities,” added Dr Khanna.

“There is always a scope for improvement, as various analytical teams stationed at different locations have made some valid suggestions, which all the agencies should implement,” said Dr Khanna.

He further said during the man-made disaster, managing traffic is a challenging task as on Friday, the traffic had created problem and made the situation chaotic.

Later, incident commander and Deputy Collector Levinson Martins declared ‘All Clear’ and in a review meeting, officials of IOC, traffic police, doctors, fire brigade, police, district administration, Block Development, Mormugao Municipal Council, PWD, Health, Electricity department, etc, made their suggestions and observations.

Four accused in PDS rice case get remand HERALD CORRESPONDENT PORVORIM, DEC 10

The four accused, who were arrested in connection with the dispatch of 325 bags of PDS rice worth Rs 1.27 lakh to Sawantwadi, has been remanded to seven days police custody.

According to Mapusa DySP Sammy Tavares, the four accused, fair price shop owner Devendra Shinde (Khorlim-Mapusa), Canter (MH07-1936) owner Satish Gawas, driver Vijay Pandurang Mahale and cleaner Umesh Shirodker were produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa on Friday and were remanded to seven days police custody.

DySP Tavares informed that the accused have confessed that the dispatch of rice from Goa to Sawantwadi was going on for several months.

When asked whether Mapusa Police will continue such checks at the Goa border regularly, DySP Tavares said it is the responsibility of Civil Supplies department to initiate steps to curb such practices.

When contacted some fair price shops in Mapusa and Porvorim, it was revealed that the dispatch of PDS rice and other goods to neighbouring states has been going on for several years. Since the Mapusa Police have arrested the culprits, the incident has come to light.

The fair price shop owners informed that every fair price shop owner gets 10 kg of rice

per ration card per month from the Civil Supplies department.

“However, fair price shop owners do not receive their quota hundred percent. They are getting 60-70% of the requirement every month. The fair price shop owners take advantage of this situation and inform the ration card owners that they have received fewer quotas and do not distribute the rice to the poor people,” stated the fair price shop owners.

They further informed that not all ration card holders purchase rice every month. Since transportation cost has gone up, the margin that the fair price owner gets on sale of PDS rice is very low.

“In view of this, the fair price shop owners are tempted to sell PDS rice in the open market at a better price. The fair price shops are supposed to furnish sale details to the Civil Supplies department every month,” they said.

“But some fair price shop owners manipulate the figures and sell the remaining quantity of rice to businessmen across the Goa border in connivance with some of the officials of Civil Supplies department,” alleged the fair price owners.

“Unless the Civil Supplies department tightens the loopholes, dispatch of PDS rice and other goods to neighbouring states will continue,” added the fair price owners.

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GSCW yet to complete probe into beauty parlour raid HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

Even two months after the Women police rescued northeastern girls in a raid on a beauty parlour and Goa State Commission for Women (GSCW) intervened in the matter, the latter is still dragging its feet over the inquiry.

Soon after the raid on October 9, the Commission had asked women police to submit a detailed report, including legal aspect of the raid at Lotus Parlour in Porvorim.

According to the police the girls hailing from Nagaland and Mizoram were trafficked to Goa with promise to work in a beauty parlour but were forced into flesh trade.

Nagaland SCW had sought

details from its Goa counterparts to submit details on whether Naga girls were illegally detained. But the report is reportedly still not submitted.

Sources stated that GSCW has still not completed the inquiry even as it recorded statements of the Naga girls when they were lodged at Protection Home at Merces.

When contacted the GSCW Chairperson Ezilda Sapeco told Herald that the inquiry is quite a length process and that the Commission deals with other cases as well.

“The report we prepare has to be genuine as it is a sensitive issue involving inter-state trafficking. We are probing into whether these girls were really pushed into the illicit trade. It

Duo held in suicide case HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, DEC 10

Calangute Police on Friday arrested mother-son duo in connection with the Saligao suicide case.

Acting on the directives of the SDM, Calangute Police arrested Chandrawati Kor gaonkar (mother-in-law) and Sagar Korgaonkar (husband)

of late Reshma in the suicide case.

According to PI Manjunath Dessai, holding additional charge of Calangute Police, the SDM directed the Calangute Police to file an FIR in the Reshma Korgaonkar suicide case citing foul play in the episode based on which arrests have been carried out.

is consuming time because the Commission is tackling other cases also, but at the same time we are making efforts to complete the inquiry soon,” she said.

This is perhaps the only interstate case the Commission is handling at present. “We are very much serious about the matter and as such, we are conducting a thorough inquiry,” she said.

Five persons included the parlour owner Laxmi Mishra and four male employees were arrested on charges of trafficking and forcing the girls into flesh business. The incident was exposed after the Mizo girls had called their relatives and spilled the beans. A police complaint was lodged in a Mizoram police station and the police along with

5 hurt in Mollem mishap HERALD CORRESPONDENT COLLEM, DEC 10

Four tourists from Nagpur and a van driver were seriously injured in a mishap involving a van and truck along the highway at Barkatte-Mollem on Friday at about 11 am.

According to police sources, the accident occurred when the truck (GA-06-B-4169), which was proceeding from Ponda to Mollem, collided against an oncoming Maruti Omni van (GA03-D-5920) at Barkatte.

The impact was such that the van driver Vigesh was trapped in the cabin, while the four tourists Ajink Saraf, Vishes Gopi, Devnath Lakete and Santan Bhomkale were seriously injured.

Shamba Gauns conducted the panchanama and shifted the injured persons to I D Hospital in Ponda, from where they were referred to GMC Hospital for further medical treatment.

Shamba Gauns is investigating the case.

a local NGO contacted Goabased NGO with detailed information.

Based on the information, Goa police raided the premise.

The girls were rescued and sent to protective home.

They were later sent back to their respective states. Sub Divisional Magistrate is also conducting a parallel inquiry into the matter. Those who were arrested are released on conditional bail.

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Congress can win all seats in Mormugao: Mauvin Career guidance workshop held HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, DEC 10

Addressing a Mahila Congress Convention at Dabolim, Deputy Speaker Mauvin Godinho said that the Congress is capable of

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capturing all the four assembly constituencies in Mormugao taluka in the forthcoming elections as it is the only party that has really touched the hearts of the masses.

Deputy Speaker Mauvin Godinho addresses the Mahila Congress Convention at Dabolim grounds. Also present are Mahila Congress president Monica Dias, Chicalim Sarpanch Raul D’Costa, Sancoale Sarpanch Ramakant Naik, panchas Subha Pawar, Anacleto D’Souza and others.

He further said that the people are finally finding not only a voice to air their grievances but also a government that is truly working for their welfare, as a result of which the country is striding ahead to emerge as a global leader.

Godinho referred to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) which

according to him has empowered the rural sector, particularly the women. He also said that NREGS is providing employment to the people of rural areas at their doorsteps, thus contributing to overall improvement of the rural India.

He reiterated that the Congress was committee to the upliftment of women and because of this party is persisting with the Women’s Reservation bill.

In order realise the goal of truly empowering women, he said that he would form a federation of women’s self help group in his constituency. “In this way the women of the constituency will come together to be united in the various battles they have to fight and also find support system within them-

selves,” he said.

Godinho pointed out that it was the Right to Information Act that has not only made the government and its officials accountable but also brought about transparency in the administration.

“If at all the NGOs are crying and making noise today, they have to thank the RTI Act which has empowered them by making information available to the people and this is because the Congress Party truly believes in transparency and accountability,” he said.

The convention was attended by a large number of women from the newly created Dabolim constituency and was presided over by Goa Mahila Congress President Monica Dias.

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Apollo Victor Hospital will launch proctology clinic on December 12, headed by Dr Ashwin Porwal. On this occasion the hospital has organised first free check up camp for patients suffering from piles, prolapse and constipation. Dr Ashwin Porwal will be available for consultation from 9 am to 4 pm.

The hospital also performs STARR surgery for Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS) due to generalised weakness of pelvic support structures causing chronic constipation along with one of more of the symp-

Star Gazing

Pluto, named after the Roman God of the Underworld, was discovered for the first time by Clyde W. Tombaugh in 1930. Since then, rigorous studies and photographic plate comparisons have been done for about one year, which led to the designation of Pluto as a planet. That is why, many of us grew up with the textbook lessons that our solar system comprised of nine planets, namely, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Of these, Pluto was the farthest and smallest planet of the solar system.

When Pluto or 134340 Pluto was first discovered in 1930, it was instantly accorded the status of a planet, as it seemed like a celestial body which orbited the sun. Later a group of experts in the field of astronomy started questioning the correctness of labeling Pluto a planet. In the 1970's, astronomers started finding more celestial bodies beyond Pluto, notably 2060 Chiron

Is Pluto a Planet? (not to be confused with Pluto's moon Charon), which fueled a debate for the first time about the inadequacy of Pluto to be called a planet.

For many decades, astronomers were unsure regarding the mass of Pluto.

Consequently, there was no doubt about Pluto as a planet till 1978. In that year, astronomer James Christy discovered that this small planet has a moon (known as Charon), whose diameter is predicted to be half of Pluto.

The topic went hot and cold for a few years till in 2006, a convention of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that there should be a formal definition for the word 'planet'. To be a planet, a celestial body ought to be able to possess certain characteristics. Unfortunately for Pluto, it did not get the

pass marks in all the required criteria and hence was relegated to being a 'dwarf planet'.

The criteria that the IAU wanted every celestial body to meet were: • The body must have its orbit around the Sun. • It should be spherical by the merit of its own gravitational force. Meaning, its gravity should be able to pull itself into a shape which is spherical.

• It should be the biggest, most gravitationally dominant planet in its own orbit.

The IAU ruled that Pluto doesn't qualify the third criterion and it does not qualify as a planet. So unfortunately for Pluto and its founder, Clyde W. Tombaugh, Pluto is NOT a planet. It is now officially a 'dwarf planet'.

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Types of Galaxies

Galaxy shapes are divided into categories, based on the role of the bulge (the round distribution of stars at the center) and the disk (the flat distribution that includes the spiral arms).

toms like multiple trips to the bathroom, prolonged straining, incomplete elimination or prolonged time to have a bowel movement or require routine use of laxatives or enemas and other symptoms.

STARR surgery requires no external incisions yet removes the excess tissues in the rectum that reduces the deformities causing ODS. It is almost a painless procedure and requires only 24 hrs hospitalization.

Dr Ashwin Porwal, Consultant Proctosurgeon, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, is the only surgeon in Pune who is doing STARR surgery for Piles, Prolapse and constipation.

Dr Porwal will visit Apollo Victor Hospital, Margao, once in a month on every fourth Friday. For further information v i s i t www.healinghandsclinic.co.in or call helpline nos 081491 39460/ 0832-678888.

Hazel to celebrate 19th b’day

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Noted actress Hazel Gonsalves who took centrestage with Titanic Girl of Goa award recently, celebrates her 19th birthday on Saturday.

Hazel is the daughter of noted writer, director and actor Milagres de Chandor and Sunita and is the sister of Ken Gonsalves.

Born of December 11, 1991, Hazel started her acting career at a young age of 5 years under the able guidance and encouragement from her dad. She made her debut in a drama titled ‘Kednach Morchonam’ directed by Milagres.

Very soon she acted for Sidhon Sill in his drama ‘Vanttea’.

Over the years young Hazel gained in confidence and went on to perform for Tony Dias in his drama ‘Kor Mojem Kalliz Tujea Kallza Sarkem’. She played stellar roles in Ben Evangalisto’s drama ‘Devak Zai Zalear’ and Rosefern’s ‘Goenkar’. Hazel’s acting has been widely applauded by audiences and over the years she has won several awards, trophies and cash prizes for her roles, besides performing key roles in several VCDs. Her roles in recent dramas – ‘Valentine’s Day’ and ‘Friendship Day’ got her much acclaim from the young and the old alike.

Hazel, a first year BA student at Chowgule College, Margao, thanks her parents for the enormous support and guidance.

Majorda-Utorda-Calata Villagers Forum recently conducted a one-day career guidance workshop for the students of Std X and their parents, from the villages of Majorda, Utorda and Calata, at A A de Majorda Club Hall, for the second consecutive year.

Chief guest, Principal of Fr Agnel Polytechnic Verna, Prof Subash Lotlikar, in his inaugural speech, complimented the MUC Villagers Forum for organising this workshop and appealed to the students and parents to make best use of the information provided in choosing a right career.

The resource persons for the workshop were Principal of United HSS-Cuncolim Tilroy Fernandes, Meghashyam Prabhu of Chandrabhaga

Prof Subhash Lotlikar addresses audience at a career guidance workshop organised by Majorda-Utorda-Calata Villagers Forum.

Tukoba HSS and Freeda Fernandes, lecturer cum instructor of Fr Agnel Institute of Foodcraft & Culinary Services, Verna.

About 140 students and parents participated in the programme. President of MUC Villagers Forum Cleto Godinho,

in his welcome speech, advised the students to take advantage of the workshop and learn more about new challenging career options besides the traditional ones. Project in-charge Liberata Fernandes proposed the vote of thanks.

Edwin to perform live PANJIM (HND): Edwin Fernandes, well known in the Indipop and Delhi music scene, will be belting out Christmas Songs and Carols at the ‘All Goa Carol Singing Competition’ titled ‘Happy Birthday Jesus’ organised by Help & Help Charitable Trust, at the Gomant Vidya Niketan Hall Margao on December 15 and 16.

Originally from Goa, Edwin is a professional musician working in the music industry for over 20 years. He is a singer, guitarist, keyboard player, music director and music programmer.

He has been a part of many live performances and has worked with established names.

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UPCOMING EVENTS Shiv Mandir’s anniversary

PANJIM (HND): Om Shiv Mandir, Shivnagar, Oitiyant, Taliegao will celebrate its 8th anniversary on December 11. Pooja of Lord Shiva will be performed in hands of executive committee member of Om Shiv Mandir, Vasudev Naik. The pooja will commence in the morning from 7 am to 11 am, followed by various religious and traditional functions.

On the next day, there will be competitions for children such as fancy dress, dance, one act play, followed by small dramas organized by children of the village.

LESA quarterly meeting

PANJIM (HND): The quarterly regular meeting of the Loyola Ex-Students Association (LESA), Margao, will be held on December 12 at Loyola school hall, Margao at 10.30 am. Plans for the next quarter will be taken up for discussion.

Meanwhile, LESA in association with Pharmed will organise the quarterly osteoporosis detection and management camp at Loyola school premises on December 12 from 9.30 am. Registrations will be done strictly between 9 am and 11am only.

The tests will be performed free of cost. Those who have undergone the tests earlier are requested to bring along their old reports. An orthopaedic surgeon will be available for consultations.

Bal Mela at Mapusa

PANJIM (HND): Children’s Rights in Goa (CRG) will hold its annual Bal Mela on the theme ‘We are the Future’ and it will be inaugurated by Nagraj Honnekeri, Project Director of Goa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan and SCERT on December 11 at Ashirwad Hall, Mapusa at 10 am.

A report prepared by children from three NGOs – Anyay Rahit Zindagi (Arz), CRG and Jan Ugahi Trust on the status of children will also be released. Samira Kazi, Chairperson of the State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights will be the chief guest for the function for the release of the report.

The release of the report is to commemorate 18 years of India signing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Interiors, exteriors expo

PANJIM (HND): The 13th annual Interiors & Exteriors 2010, Goa’s biggest exhibition on arts, furniture, interior design, building and construction products was inaugurated.

The exhibition has been organised by Media Promotions Pvt Ltd, and will be open to the public for four days till Monday at Kala Academy, Panaji, from 10.30 am to 8 pm.

The special attractions of the exhibition are an exclusive ‘Furniture Pavilion’ which displays Portuguese and colonial furniture, outdoor garden and swimming pool furniture, imported sofa cum beds, exclusive hand crafted furniture, picnic tables, Rajasthani carved furniture.

The exhibition has been supported by the Indian Institute of Architects (Goa), Indian Institute of Interior Designers and Architecture Time Space & People. The media partners include Navhind Times and VIVA Goa magazine.

The exhibition houses more than hundred companies, showcasing products and services of interest to architects, interior designers, builders, engineers, hoteliers, consultants and others connected with the industry. In addition, the exhibition seeks to provide the general public a wide range of choice under one roof, to meet their needs.

River camp adventure

PANJIM (HND): Goa Adventures will organise overnight 2day adventure, every Sunday from December 12, starting at 6 am from Kadamba Bus Stand, Panjim, in the calm and soothing backwaters of Kali River. Activities include canoeing, kayaking, tubing, hiking, rock climbing and rappelling, fishing, birdwatching, camping, priced at Rs 5000 per person. Advance booking is a must. For details and booking, call Deepak on 9372049512 or 9850472932 or visit http://www.goaadventures.com/Trips_adventure_events.html.

Treks to Ghats, Himalayas

PANJIM (HND): Eco Treks Goa, will organise an adventure camp for all ages in the Chorla region of the Western Ghats in January 2011. This camp will give people the opportunity to experience the thrill of aerial river crossing and rappelling besides training in survival techniques and an informative talk on environment.

ETG will also organise Himalayan trek from May 16 to 29, 2011. For bookings, call 9422445444/2251444 or e mail ecotreksgoa@gmail.com.

Seminar on ‘Study Abroad’

PANJIM (HND): Gee Bee Education, one of the leading overseas education consultants, will organise a free seminar on ‘Study Abroad’ at Panjim, on December 14 at 11 am. For free registration, call 0832-6655197, 9823210023, 9764007643 or log on to www.qeebeeworld.com.

The venue is GeeBee Education Pvt Ltd, L36 / 38, 4th floor, Alfran Plaza, opposite Don Bosco School, Panjim.

The speaker is Ritesh Savla, a renowned overseas education counsellor. The countries to be covered are USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland, etc. The topics include selecting top ranked universities, scholarships, documentation, exam preparation - GRE / GMAT / SAT / TOEFL / IELTS, successful visa interview, etc.

Students will be given information on entry requirements of reputed universities for various courses like business, engineering, hotel management, tourism, arts, science, MBA, architecture, culinary arts, computer science, IT, etc.

Meet on SEZ land at Sancoale

PANJIM (HND): A meeting at the premises of Blessed Joseph Vaz, Sancoale will be held on December 12 at 5 pm to discuss the controversial SEZ land allotment and the High Court order on it. Speakers Franky Monteiro, Fr Maverick Fernandes, Sanctuary Rector Fr Erimito Rebelo, Swati Kerkar, Arvind Bhatikar and others will be addressing the meeting. The meeting is expected to discuss the issue of land allotment to SEZ promoters and action needed to be taken against the guilty including the politicians and bureaucrats.

Pranic healing workshop

PANJIM (HNB): Dr Anjali Shackleton will conduct a basic Pranic Healing Workshop at Porvorim on December 11 and 12. The advanced and psychotherapy workshop will be held at the Clube Gaspar Dias, Miramar, on January 21, 22 and 23 from 10 pm to 5 pm. For details, contact Dr Anjali Shackleton on 2451080 or 9987062209 or 9769967835.

Prize distribution

PANJIM (HND): St Xavier’s College and St Xavier’s HSS, Mapusa, will be hold annual prize distribution and variety entertainment programme on December 11 at 4 pm at Dr Mariano Saldanha Lawns, St Xavier’s College. Consulting physician Dr Francisco Colaco will be the chief guest and Prof Fernanda Colaco will give away the prizes.

Commerce seminar PANJIM (HND): Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, Salcete (Department of Commerce) will organise a one-day state level seminar on ‘Commerce Education in Goa - Problems and Prospects’ on

December 11 in the College seminar hall, from 10 am to 4.15 pm. Eminent speakers will deliver talks on the related topics.

Those interested may contact Asst Prof Seema Bhende on 2701564/2736864.

Yoga classes in Panjim

PANJIM (HND): Pandurang Ravlu Gaonkar, a yoga teacher, will conduct yoga classes from December 14 to 17 at Mahalaxmi Temple stage from 5 pm to 6 pm. For further information and registration call Pandurang on 9923667716 or Padmaja on 9673792012.

Legal literacy camp

PANJIM (HND): A micro legal literacy camp will be organised on December 12 at Vidhya Probhodini HS, Porvorim, at 3.30 pm by Bardez Taluka Legal Services Committee in association with VM Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar, Panjim.

The camp which is aimed at spreading legal awareness will be presided over by Adv Salma Sarkawas who will speak on ‘Women's Rights and Domestic Violence Act’. Citizens of Bardez including, advocates, social workers, and litigants may attend the camp.

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An eye on our lifeguards

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t can hardly be a great advertisement for a state that is best known for its fabulous coastline and wonderful beaches that its lifeguards are on strike. And, in one of those typical quirks of fate, just when their presence is required most, Tourism Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar and Tourist Director Swapnil Naik are abroad, on a tour of Japan to promote Goa as a tourist destination.

Back in Goa, the management of Drishti Beach Management Services, the company contracted to manage the state’s life saving services, is getting tough against its protesting lifeguards. It has issued show-cause notices to 308 personnel and terminated 54 trainees.

According to the company’s Chief Operating Officer V Kanwar, services along the beach stretch from Baga to Sinquerim have been affected owing to a strike by lifeguards.

But this is the most popular stretch of beach in Goa, which attracts over half the tourists that visit the state. It is also well known as a treacherous stretch of beach, which has seen many lives lost in the past. It is also that area where watersports operators are most active but not very careful, and endanger the lives of waders and swimmers. Finally, it can hardly be a source of comfort that, as Mr Kanwar says, the stretch of beach “is being patrolled continuously by rescue jet ski operators”.

The lifeguards have resorted to a total strike from Monday. They are demanding a hike in salaries, a reduction in working hours, and that disciplinary action should be taken against senior lifeguards for assaulting their juniors.

The management says there is no justification for the strike. It says the salary is as per the contract, but has not clarified on the other two issues. It says it has tried to negotiate with the lifeguards, but to no avail. Consequently, it says, it has been forced to resort to drastic action. This, it expects, will bring the recalcitrant lifeguards around, to resume their duties.

The truth, obviously, lies somewhere in between the version of the lifeguards and that of the management.

The question is, have the salaries and the working hours of these lifeguards been fixed with concurrence from the government? They should be, since under the Contract Labour Act, it is the principal employer (in this case, the government) that is responsible for this. In any case, it is vital that the government intervene in the matter, hear the grievances of the lifeguards, sort out the ones that are genuine, and bring the strike to an end. With the tourist season looming before us, Goa cannot afford to have unmanned beaches, or a situation of ongoing disputes, where lifeguards could walk off the job at any time owing to discontent.

Falling coconuts

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he High Court of Bombay at Goa has ruled that a person cannot, under the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act, seek that a coconut tree from a neighbouring property be cut just because it obstructs him from enjoying his property due to leaves and coconuts falling onto it. Section 12-A of the Act, the Court ruled, gives jurisdiction to officers to cut a tree or its branch or part only if it is in a ruinous state or is in such a condition that it is likely to fall and cause injury to a person.

While the Court must have its reasons, one must consider that the ‘leaves’ of coconut trees are more like branches, and can cause considerable damage if they fall on people or on structures. As for coconuts, the Goa Medical College Hospital will assert how many cases they get in a year of serious head injuries caused by falling coconuts.

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Moral laws, like the laws of nature, are not subject to revision, says aVertHanUs l d’soUZa

t was bound to happen sooner or later. A young couple in Britain, Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle, have asked that they be allowed to live together in a legally recognised relationship that affords them the rights of a married couple, but which is not a marriage in the conventional sense of the word.

It may seem strange that a normal heterosexual couple seeks to live together as a married couple without in fact being legally married. But this falls in the mould of the ‘civil union’ movement so aggressively being pursued by the homosexual lobby. The distortions are becoming curiouser and curiouser. Commonsense is becoming rarer and insanity seems to be on the upswing. Is there a lesson in this for all of us?

A closer look at the psycho-sexual disorder that is undermining the stability of our society reveals that the pressure to redefine the norms of society is not isolated or episodic. There is a coordinated and well-orchestrated movement to destroy society as we know it. This movement is led by sexual deviants who demand that social mores be changed to suit their own deviant behaviour. The movement has taken several different forms, which can be easily linked together by incisive minds able to see the pattern that emerges from the apparently disconnected movements.

Radical feminism

The so-called sexual revolution of the ’60s and ’70s began the distortion of long-held social values by claiming to fight for ‘equal rights’ for women. These equal rights, of course, meant that women should cease to be feminine and should become more like men. The very nature of feminism made them inferior to men (or so they claimed); so they should fight to shed their femininity.

They began by shedding feminine clothing and adopting male clothes, both outside and inside their homes. They aggressively pursued professions hitherto preserves of males. They pitched for ‘equal pay for equal work’, which, by the way, is a perfectly legitimate claim. They even went to the extent of demanding employment in hazardous occupations such as the police force, fire fighting, the military and even as fighter pilots.

Men may not quarrel about the legitimacy of these demands. But they went further to distort

Moral Considerations the very biological understanding of the difference between male and female. We do not hear or read much about the female sex anymore. The very language has changed. We only talk about ‘gender’ which, according to radical feminism, is a cultural construct not based on biological differentiation between the sexes.

Radical feminism has distorted our sense of reality to the extent that many women now argue that pregnancy is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) like syphilis, gonorrhoea or HIV, which needs to be prevented at any cost. What they are asking, in effect, is that women should have full and free access to sex without accepting the consequences of sexual union.

Very recently, a judgment of the Supreme Court (on 20 October) held that a woman in a ‘live-in’ relationship is not entitled to maintenance unless she fulfils certain conditions – that the couple must hold themselves out to society as being akin to spouses; that they must be of legal age to marry; that they must be otherwise qualified to enter into a legal marriage including being unmarried; and that they must have voluntarily co-habited and held themselves out to the world as being akin to spouses for a significant period

of time.

This appears to be a feeble effort to hold together the institution of marriage. However, it has raised many hackles, including those of ‘feminist’ lawyers, who argue that the judgment discriminates against women. They cite the 2008 recommendation of the National Commission for Women (NCW) that a woman in a live-in relationship should be entitled to maintenance if she is deserted by her man. Apparently, the NCW also sought to redefine the term ‘wife’ as described in Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

Without going into any detailed analysis of the legal infirmities built into our legislations, from a purely sociological point of view it is clear that the institution of marriage and, consequently, the institution of family, is coming under severe strain in today’s cultural milieu.

Homosexual unions.

The other front from which the institution of marriage is being attacked is the homosexual lobby. What is frightening is that sexual deviance is sought to be made the norm, while normal behaviour is portrayed as abnormal. Anyone who

says that homosexuality is abnormal is called a ‘homophobe’ and accused of indulging in ‘hate speech.’

The homosexual lobby seeks to change the law and make it a criminal offence for anyone to say that homosexual behaviour is anti-social or abnormal. President Barack Obama has appointed to critical positions in his administration – education and social welfare – persons who are blatantly homosexual, who are hell-bent on brainwashing school children to believe that homosexuality is a ‘fundamental right’ and that any views to the contrary are criminal offences! The entire cultural milieu of the Obama administration is toxic and corrosive to the values on which the United States is founded.

Our own judiciary in India has contributed to the gradual erosion of the institution of marriage, which is the bedrock on which social stability is built. In a recent judgment – WP(C) 7455/2001) of 2 July 2009 – the Delhi High Court decided that sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of the same sex was not to be considered a criminal offence, and that previous laws treating homosexual acts as crimes were archaic and formulated by India’s colonial masters.

These arguments, if anything, were themselves tenuous and archaic. It is as if the court was deciding to change the Law of Gravity because it was archaic and formulated by Newton centuries ago. Moral laws, like the laws of Nature, are not subject to revision from time to time. Moral laws are not man-made and liable to human error.

They are embedded in the very nature of Man and determine what makes Man human.

It may seem repetitive, but without Moral law, man ceases to be human and reverts to being a mere brute. It is unfortunate that even the otherwise ‘learned’ members of the judiciary fail to distinguish between Natural Law and Civil Law. Civil authority is perfectly within its rights to legislate on matters pertaining to peace in society, orderly conduct of life and observance of rules necessary for harmonious social living. But it has no right whatsoever to negate Natural Law. Civil law is man made and can be changed by man.

Moral Law is made by the Creator and can never be altered by humans.

Once the judiciary allows itself to be influenced by immoral social philosophies, we have lost the last hope of preserving social stability.

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arry in haste, repent at leisure, goes a saying. Given the fact that there are weddings taking place in Goa almost every day, it seems that everyone is marrying in haste.

The wedding season is well and truly on. As a matter of fact, I have a bunch of wedding invitations lying on my table.

It is not humanly possible for me to attend all the weddings, since some of them happen to be on the same day and at the same time. So the next best thing to do would be to send greeting cards wishing the couple all the very best in their life together or, in case of an emergency, send a telegram.

Be that as it may, it must be said that while a Hindu wedding starts at the dot of time, to the very last minute, a Catholic wedding leaves a lot to be desired as far as sticking to time is concerned.

Even though the nuptials may take place on time, thanks to the priest who conducts the ceremony, it is the reception that goes haywire.

If it is mentioned in the invitation card that the reception will start at 7pm ‘sharp’, rest assured that the Master of Ceremonies

will not give the ‘marching orders’ for the bridal couple to do the wedding march until it is 9pm. So, the guests troop in well after 9pm. Everything gets delayed. Before you know it, it is time to wind up the music because of the sound restrictions in force. Probably the only one who is on the winning side is the band. They do not have to play much music for what they are paid.

But then, some couples do stick to time. I had been to a wedding reception the other day. The couple did stick to time as per the invitation card, as they drove in their wedding car to the reception hall at 7pm sharp. But then they had to keep sitting in the car till it was 8pm, since that was the time when the first invitees trooped in. Mercifully, it was an air-conditioned car.

Be that as it may, there are guests who come to a wedding reception with different things on their mind. Of course, all of them come to take part in the celebrations and joy of the married couple. But then while some spend much of the time dancing, others spend most of the time at the bar, while still others eagerly

By adelmo Fernandes wait for the buffet-spread to be thrown open.

Among the guests, the one who could be most anxious is probably the toastmaster, as he has to make some sense of what he is going to say. At the buffet, many of the guests see to it that they take a plateful and much more. It seems that some did not have lunch on that day.

But then much of the food is needlessly wasted. If only we reminded ourselves that on that night, like every other night, many in the country would be going to bed on an empty stomach. But who cares? Incidentally, the food that is left over at wedding receptions is often dispatched to nearby orphanages or old-age homes the next day. What a pity.

It would have been nice if the bridal couple requested the caterers to send food to the orphanages and old-age homes before the start of the reception, instead of sending left-over food. The blessings of the inmates of the old-age homes for the newly wedded couple could turn out to be the most important thing.

Letters to the Editor Insult to martyrs Raj Kamat, Panjim It was a shameful act on the part of the Goan edition of a so-called national daily to host a theme party on 26 November, the second anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack. It was equally shameful of the big wigs who attended this party.

Not only did they feast on a day of national tragedy, but they flaunted it, displaying photographs on the edition dated 2 December.

On the one hand, this newspaper sheds crocodile tears for those who died in the

100 Years Ago

PRIMEIRO DIARIO NAS COLONIAS PORTUGEZAS

11 December 1910 Lord Minto returns

After handing over the reins of the Government of British India to his successor Charles Hardinge, the First Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, returned to London the well-loved Viceroy Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, who during his tenure handled judiciously all problems without harming any subjects.

terrorist attack in Mumbai, and on the other they show they don’t care by celebrating. It was supposed to be the paper’s second anniversary. Not true.

Is it not rubbing salt on wounds? I demand a public apology from the management of this newspaper. I request the people of Goa to stand by the martyrs of 26/11.

Just lighting candles does not heal wounds.

My best friend lost his life in that attack. I pray for his soul and sympathise with his family, which is still grieving and trying to come to terms with his untimely death.

Frisking at airports SND Poojary, Miramar India quite often makes a noise when Indian VIPs are subjected to security checks at airports by US officials. Why is this body search – a security measure – so ‘dehumanising’ and insulting for our pampered VIPs? Protecting the travelling public is more important than catering to the inflated egos of our babus, politicians and celebrities.

Pot vs kettle S Kamat, Alto Betim

Arrived at the ‘Barra de Aguada’, the Portuguese Cruiser ‘S Gabriel’ on an inspection visit with the Portuguese Republican Flag hoisted high on its mast.

None other than Shashi Tharoor sprang to the defence of CVC-appointee P J Thomas.

The old adage – the pot calling the kettle black – is operating in reverse here. When a tainted persona like Tharoor speaks up for Thomas, it likely transfers soot to the latter, rather than whitewash his sins.

Tharoor had to quit as minister over involvement in the IPL Kochi sweat equity scam. He claimed no link with the investors and Sunanda Pushkar, but married the lady just a few months later.

Who are you bluffing, Mr Tharoor?

Passengers only

Tenets and traditions

Portuguese ship

The Office of the Captain of Ports has clarified that the row of benches is exclusively for travelling passengers and not for any others, who can avail of portable chairs which could be removed as and when required.

Cup that cheers

The tea from India is well sought, especially by people from Russia.

George Almeida, Vasco The article ‘Mary – Mirror of Values’ by Avelino de Sa (Herald, 8 Dec) completely misinterprets Mother Mary, as does our Catholic Church and lay people, especially in Goa. Avelino de Sa needs to read the Bible thoroughly.

He writes that Mary was the silent sufferer during the crucifixion of Christ. Yes, she suffered as any earthly mother would,

Letter of the Day

Signboards and signposts John M Vaz, Aldona Goa’s state language is Konkani. Marathi does come in the picture; it is the state language of Maharashtra. Which state has two official state languages? Goa is a tourist destination, and all signboards should be only in English, which is an international language known to all.

The so-called freedom fighters who demand this have no other work to do but to change names and criticise others. There is so much more they have to work for. Corruption is rampant. Essential commodity prices are sky-rocketing out of control. Can’t they work for these people’s issues? They are after some silly things, leaving the more important things which they must attend to.

Wake up freedom fighters. Politicians are making hay while the sun shines and making us their slaves. Show them for what you have fought for. Is this the ideal Goa you worked for? Please be realistic. There is much real work to do. but she did not forgive the apostles Peter and Judas for denying and betraying respectively.

My friend Avelino must know that Mary does not suffer anymore. She is in heaven, reaping the joys of what she did on Earth and believing Jesus was her own Saviour.

I do not mean to insult anyone. I myself am a devout Catholic, but everyone must read the word of God, be inspired by the Word and be justified. It is time the Church keeps aside tradition and concentrates on Bible studies for everyone.

Polluted rivers Lawrence Fernandes, Sancoale Very soon, Goa will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its so-called freedom. But what we achieved in these 50 years is a mystery.

We still have the narrow roads built by the Portuguese. But there is more and more pollution everywhere.

Our rivers, the Zuari and Mandovi, which once upon a time were full of pristine waters, are today loaded with filth and silt.

Goa has around 400 barges. Each has a crew of 10, making a total of around 4,000 personnel. These barges may have or may not have toilets, but human excreta and other waste is directly dumped into the rivers.

Goa has many casinos, but except one or two, none have sewage treatment plants

on board. They keep excreta in holding tanks, which they empty in the river on the quiet. Hundreds of trawlers are also in the same practice.

It is high time the concerned authorities give these urgent matters a thought, rather than constructing a bridge connecting Mormugao to Dona Paula, which is absolutely unnecessary and a waste of public money.

Whither leaders?

Vishal D’Costa, Cuncolim.

The self-appointed and self-proclaimed dynamic leaders of Goa must come forward and raise their voices against the mega housing project by the Rahejas at Carmona, the polluting industries at Cuncolim, the Mopa Airport, etc, and prove to the masses that they are not just ‘babies in diapers’, but real dynamic leaders fighting for Goa and Goans.

Assagao Comunidade plots Manu Sawant, Assagao Some years back, the Comunidade of Assagao made some 35 plots on the Assagao hillock. As per the Code of Comunidades, those availing a plot should not own any immovable assets. But the rules were flouted, and the plots allotted to persons who already have possessions in their name or by proxy.

Now the comunidade has embarked on a mega-housing development near the garbage zone at Ganeshpuri. How many locals from the village will derive benefits is the issue. Villagers are agitated and are planning to move a resolution in the forthcoming Gram Sabha, asking the government to acquire the land and use it for homeless residents.

When the comunidade needed the villagers, they stood united, but not now. Despite Liberation, we have a long way to go to witness economic freedom. Will the Assagao Comunidade, which has intellectuals at the helm of affairs, save the village?

Choose life Antonio Cruz Fernandes, Goa Velha The union of a sperm and an ovum is a human being in the making. To say that it is just a foetus and not a human being is a crime. These innocents have no one to defend them; the womb becomes their tomb.

To build a house, it takes time. Likewise, development of a baby takes nine months.

Neither houses nor babies fall from heaven.

Remember, you did not fall from heaven.

Your mother carried you safely in her womb.

We are a family of seven and I thank God I was not aborted, for that would have silenced a voice for the voiceless. Life is a gift from God. So have a change of heart, be pro-life.

Kudos to Khalap Joaquim Teles, St Inez Law Commission Chairman Ramakant Khalap is doing a wonderful job. Among other things, he is trying to bring a law – the Goa Real Estate (Control and Development) Act 2010, which will regulate, construction, sale, transfer and management of colonies, residential buildings, apartments and other similar properties. The proposed law will also facilitate the formation of co-operative housing societies.

In Goa, unscrupulous promoters/builders try all sorts of tricks not to transfer apartments in the buyer’s name. Thousands of people have to knock the doors of the courts, since there is no laws that compels builders to do so. These include some top politicians too.

Paths of Wisdom

The cost of being a Disciple

Once, when large crowds of people were going along with Jesus, he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me cannot be my disciple, unless he loves me more than he loves his father and his mother, his wife and his children, his brothers and his sisters, and himself as well. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

If one of you is planning to build a tower, he sits down first and works out what it will cost, to see if he has enough money to finish the job. If he doesn’t, he will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened, will laugh at him.

‘This man began to build, but cannot finish the job!’ they will say.

“If a king goes out with ten thousand men to fight another kind who comes against him with twenty thousand men, he will sit down first and decide if he is strong enough to face that other king. If he isn’t, he will send messengers to meet the other king, to ask for terms of peace while he is still a long way off. In the same way,” concluded Jesus, “none of you can be my disciple, unless he gives up everything he has.”

(Luke 14: 25-33)

Worthless Salt

“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again.

It is no good for the soil or for the manure heap; it is thrown away. Listen, then, if you have ears!”

(Luke 14: 33-35)

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US regrets frisking of Indian ambassador PTI WASHINGTON, DEC 10

Expressing regret over the Indian Ambassador to Washington being pulled out of an airport security line and patted down, the US today promised to ensure that such incidents do not recur.

The Obama administration has regretted the humiliating incident that took place on December 4 at the Jackson-Evers International Airport where sariclad Meera Shankar was about to board a flight to Baltimore after attending the Mississippi State University's programme.

"We obviously are concerned about it. We will be looking into it and trying to determine both what happened and what we could do to prevent such incidents in the future," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department in joint press conference with her Nigerian counterpart.

According to the Indian Embassy here, the State Departm e n t h a s re a c h e d o u t t o Shankar and regretted about the

CPI(M) advises tit for tat PTI NEW DELHI, DEC 10

Taking exception to frisking of Indian Ambassador Meera Shankar in the US, the CPI(M) today asked the government to adopt a "reciprocal" approach and subject the American envoy to security searches on domestic flights in India.

"It is not enough for the Indian government to say that such frisking is unacceptable. Since the US authorities have stated that Ambassadors are not exempt from security searches, what the government should do is to adopt a reciprocal approach," the Left party said in a statement.

The US Ambassador in India should be subjected to security searches on domestic flights in India, the CPI(M) Politburo said reacting to reports of Shankar being selected for an enhanced pat-down from amongst the passengers.

The party said it "deplored" the frisking of Shankar, by security personnel at the Mississippi airport.

Shankar was pulled out from an airport security line on December 4 and patted down by an American security agent in Mississippi despite being told of her diplomatic status. incident.

"The US State Department has reached out to the Ambassador and has regretted what all had happened. The Embassy is in touch with the State Department

Oz court sentences teens for robbing Indians PTI MELBOURNE, DEC 10

An Australian court today sentenced two teenagers for terrorising and robbing six Indian men over four days last year, in a racist rampage they codenamed 'Punji hunting'.

Awarding the sentences, Judge Liz Gaynor said both young men were "on the edge of a slippery slope leading into the dark pit of Port Phillip Prison".

According to 'Herald Sun', Julius Medina and Peter Salapura - both 19-year-old - had avoided jail sentencing.

Judge Gaynor sentenced Medina to three years detention in a Youth Justice Centre and Salapura was sentenced to perform 624 hours of unpaid community works as part of an intensive corrections order.

Gaynor said the term "Punji hunting" was appalling and degrading while stressing that the attacks were not motivated by a hatred of Indians. They were chosen because they were "soft targets".

The court noticed that the duo terrorised their victims in a four-day spree of random street attacks in December last year.

Medina attacked six Indians

confronting three of them with an imitation handgun and another with a knife while Salapura was involved in two robberies where he punched two Indian men, the report said.

The County Court heard it was a gang of six who drove around St Albans and Taylors Lakes suburbs here hunting for victims.

Victims were robbed of their wallets and mobile phones, and few were punched and beaten with a metal bar.

However, the two accused were not charged for injuring the victims, it noted.

Medina pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted armed robbery, two counts of robbery and one count of armed robbery. Salapura pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery.

The judge said Medina had a terrible criminal history despite having the ongoing love and support of his parents.

"You somehow think you are a Superman who can do anything he likes and nothing will happen to him and that the only way to deal with you is to hand out the consequence of a stretch in adult jail," she said.

SC caution to Govt on treating HIV positive persons PTI NEW DELHI, DEC 10

The Supreme Court today cautioned the government against abdicating its constitutional duty of providing treatment to HIV positive patients on grounds of financial constraint saying it involves the right to life.

"Do we take that expense is the consideration?" a Bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia said and said if it was so then the matter has to be examined in constitutional perspective as it involved the fundamental right of right to life.

"Let us put the matter in constitutional perspective.

It is about right to life. It is not open to the state to say that finance is the constraint," the Bench, also comprising Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar, said.

"We are concerned with human life. Can we not treat those (suffering from irrational treatment)? the bench said.

The Bench made the remarks when Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium was explaining the nitty-gritty of the second line of ART (Antiretro viral therapy) treatment to HIV positive patients and the high expenditure for it.

While the Bench was making the remarks, Subramanium quickly clarified that he was not on the financial aspect but on the capacity of the state to provide treatment as it has only 10 viral load test centres needed for the second line of treatment.

"So, no question of finance?" the Bench said and the Solicitor General replied in affirmative.

The Bench began the hearing saying it was "worrying" that no workable solution was in place with the government to provide second line of ART to HIV positive patients subjected to "irrational" first round of treatment in private hospitals.

"My worry in the meantime is about the death likely to

occur," the CJI said when Subramanium was explaining financial difficulties faced by the government in providing medication to those persons who were victim of irrational treatment at the hands of private hospitals.

To a pointed question by the Bench, the Solicitor General said there were 122 people in the country who has suffered irrational treatment.

on this issue," Indian Embassy spokesman Virander Paul said.

Paul confirmed that the Ambassador was subjected to the pat down security check last week at the Jackson-Evers International Airport.

Earlier, State Department spokesman P J Crowley said: "It is our understanding the (Indian) Ambassador was pulled out for secondary screening, and DHS (Department of Homeland Se-

Pat-down search not good public diplomacy: Rao PTI NEW DELHI, DEC 10

India today said the 'pat-down' search of Ambassador Meera Shankar at a US airport was not good public diplomacy and that it was awaiting a report from its embassy in Washington over the incident before it can take up the matter with American authorities.

"We have also asked our embassy in Washington to give us a detailed report on the incident. We haven't as yet received that, but we will be certainly looking at that before we take further action," Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told reporters here.

Disapproving of the treatment meted out to Shankar, she said, "It wasn't good public diplomacy and we will certainly be speaking with the American embassy here".

Rao said the Ministry of External Affairs has already been in touch with the American Embassy on some previous instances though not exactly of the same nature. curity) has indicated they're prepared to talk about this."

Crowley said there are guidelines that have been published on diplomats.

"They are subject to basic security. So everyone at the airport goes through a basic screening," he said, adding from a TSA standpoint they followed their normal procedures.

"It is the responsibility of the Transportation Security Admin-

istration to assess each passenger and then work each passenger through security based on what they see," he said, adding that as to the rationale that TSA used for this, he will let them explain it.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has called the pat-down of Shankar as "unacceptable" and said the matter would be taken up with the American government.

Assam may become high AIDS-hit State in future PTI GUWAHATI, DEC 10

Though Assam is not a high AIDS-prevalent state till now, it can very well be considering the position of the state surrounded

by Nagaland and Manipur where the dreaded disease has spread its tentacles wide.

Being the gateway to the Northeast, Assam is visited daily by a rainbow crowd of migrant workers, truck drivers, Army personnel and tourists from all over the region, making it highly susceptible to the spread of the disease.

Often this floating population, a lot of them from Nagaland and Manipur, engage in unsafe sexual practices during their temporary stay.

According to the Assam State AIDS Control Society, the state receives a very large number of trucks from outside every day and these long-distance drivers come in contact with sex workers.

Court orders AI to take back sacked air hostess PTI KOLKATA, DEC 10

The Calcutta High Court today ordered the Indian Airlines, now Air India, to take back an air hostess, who was sacked for being overweight.

A division bench comprising Justice Pratap Kumar Ray and Justice M K Sinha directed the airlines to set up a medical board to ascertain her medical condition and give her ground duties accordingly within two months.

The bench also directed the national carrier to pay all her dues since 2001 within three months.

The 44-year-old Nipa Dhar was dismissed from her job by the Indian Airlines in 2001 for being overweight, without referring her for medical treatment or giving her alternative work like ground duty.

Her counsel Madhumita Roy submitted before the bench that Dhar had become overweight after taking medicines prescribed by an airline doctor for altitude phobia.

A single judge bench had earlier rejected her plea and upheld her dismissal.

Challenging the order, Dhar had moved the division bench which today upheld her plea.

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Hacker shuts down Dutch govt website AGENCIES THE HAGUE, DEC10

The website of the Dutch public prosecution and police department were shut down by hackers Friday, after a young hacker was arrested over the cyber attacks in support of WikiLeaks on Wednesday.

A National Police Service spokesman confirmed the attack, while the Dutch public prosecution said prosecutors were investigating the problems with their website. Both sites could be accessed only sporadically Friday.

According to local media, the attack is in response to the arrest of a 16-year-old youth in connection with the hacking of Mastercard and Visa credit card websites.

Pak newspapers apologise for fake anti-India reports PtI ISLAMABAD, DEC 10

Leading Pakistani newspapers today acknowledged that they were hoaxed into publishing reports based on fake WikiLeaks cables that contained stories of factionalism in Indian army and accused New Delhi of sponsoring militant groups.

The reports splashed prominently in several papers including The Express Tribune and The News, a partner of the International Herald Tribune, quoting alleged US diplomatic cables to confirm bias Pakistani views and conspiracy theories about India particularly about Jammu and Kashmir.

The two papers today carried prominent apologies on their front pages regarding the report they had published yesterday on alleged disclosures in purported diplomatic cables from the US embassy in Delhi about Indian Army generals and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

However, The Nation, a daily known for its anti-India views, showed no regret for carrying fake reports and instead printed an editorial titled "India's true face" that criticised India on the basis of the fake report.

Both The Express Tribune and The News blamed the fake cables on Online news agency, an Islamabad-based wire service that has often carried pro-army reports.

However, inquiries by PTI have shown that the report on the fake cables first appeared on the website of Daily Mail, a little-known newspaper, on December 8.

Several Pakistani bloggers have noted that the Daily Mail is noted for printing wild conspiracy theories.

In a recent report, it claimed

that India's external intelligence agency was involved in framing Pakistani cricketers in a spotfixing scam.

In its apology, The Express Tribune said the report it had published with the headline "WikiLeaks: What US officials think about the Indian Army" was "not authentic".

"The Express Tribune deeply regrets publishing this story without due verification and apologises profusely for any inconvenience caused to our valued readers," it said.

The News, in its apology, said it had run Online news agency's report "with the confidence that it was a genuine report and must have been vetted before release".

It added: "However, several inquiries suggest that this was not the case." The News said Online's owner Mohsin Baig and some editorial staff "were themselves unclear about the source of the story and said they would investigate the matter at their end".

It added: "On further inquiries, we learnt from our sources that the story was dubious and may have been planted."

The daily too acknowledged that the fake report had "originated from some local websites such as The Daily Mail and Rupee News known for their close connections with certain intelligence agencies".

Britain's Guardian newspaper, which has been provided the entire database of leaked US diplomatic cables, reported that an extensive search by "date, name and keyword failed to locate any of the incendiary allegations" about India.

"It suggests this is the first case of WikiLeaks being exploited for propaganda purposes," the paper reported.

Protesters hold banners in suppor t of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a demonstration in Sydney.

Nobel Peace Prize given to Liu Xiaobo in absentia REutERS OSLO, DEC 10

China could face economic and social crises if it fails to embrace full civil rights, with consequences for the whole world, the Nobel Committee said in prepared remarks for a ceremony awarding the Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

The awarding of the prize to Liu, serving an 11-year sentence for subversion, has infuriated Beijing as the rising Asian power becomes more assertive on the world stage. It has attempted to use diplomatic pressure to discourage countries from attending the ceremony in Oslo.

Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said Liu wanted to dedicate his Nobel to "the lost souls" of 1989 when troops crushed pro democracy protests in Tianan-

men Square. Witnesses and rights groups said hundreds were killed.

"We can to a certain degree say that China, with its 1.3 billion people, is carrying mankind's fate on its shoulders," Jagland said in the prepared speech.

"If the country proves capable of developing a social market economy with full civil rights, this will have a huge favorable impact on the world. If not, there is a danger of social and economic crisis arising... with consequences for all."

An empty chair at the ceremony symbolized Liu's imprisonment. It was the first occasion that no representative of a detained laureate had been allowed to the ceremony since 1935, when pacifist Carl von Ossietzky was jailed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has named his new male puppy Buffy, picking a name suggested by a five-year old boy in a nationwide competition. The large, cream and caramel coloured Karakachan pup was given to Putin as a gift by his Bulgarian counterpart in November, after Moscow and Sofia signed a series of natural gas accords.

"I really liked your suggestion," Putin told Muscovite Dima Sokolov late on Thursday.

Though a male puppy, Buffy shares his name with a sexy vampire slayer on the eponymous U.S. television show starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, which is broadcast in Russia.

Putin, cast as Russia's "alpha-dog" ruler in U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, signed a football for the boy.

The Karakachan breed originates in Bulgaria and can grow to 55 kg (121 pounds). Traditionally it was used to guard sheep and goat herds.

With a black belt in judo, Putin has cultivated a macho image but also styles himself as having a softer side by being a passionate animal lover.

Last month he hosted government heads from wild tiger nations at a major summit to save the cat from extinction.

Buffy will have to share the canine spotlight with Putin's beloved ageing black Labrador Connie, who is 11.

Israeli envoys warned of Iranian revenge Israel's envoys abroad have received a particularly alarming warning in recent days: "You may be targeted by Iran and Hezbollah as an act of revenge following the assassination of nuclear scientists in Tehran," said a message sent from Jerusalem.

The warning was conveyed

by Israeli security officials, alongside a request to take increased precautions, to all of the country's emissaries abroad: Ambassadors and diplomatic staff, scientists and academics, and hundreds of representatives of

Angry Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected President Barack Obama's plan to extend low tax rates, as the Senate scheduled a vote on the measure, which has significant Republican support.

The House Democrats' rebellion gives Obama another political headache just over a month after he took a beating in congressional elections, although it will not necessarily derail the tax plan.

In a raucous, closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, mutinous Democrats chanted: Just say no! as they vowed to overhaul Obama's plan to extend lower tax rates for nearly all Americans, according to lawmakers in the room.

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Zionist organizations worldwide.

The fear of revenge attacks stems from the fact that Iran accuses Israel of assassinating two of its senior nuclear scientists and attempting to kill a third one.

Two of the assassination attempts took place in broad daylight on November 29. The assassins attached an explosive device to the parked car of Prof.

Majid Shahriari, one of the founders of the Iranian nuclear program, and escaped on a motorcycle. When Shahriari and his wife entered the vehicle, the de-

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Jagland called on China to release Liu and said Beijing's reaction had showed the award was "necessary and appropriate".

In Liu's absence, Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann was due to read out the laureate's speech from his court trial a year ago.

"I have no enemies and no hatred. None of the police who monitored, arrested, and interrogated me, none of the prosecutors who indicted me, and none of the judges who judged me are my enemies," Liu told a Chinese court on December 23, 2009.

"I, filled with optimism, look forward to the advent of a future free China. For there is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom, and China will in the end become a nation ruled by law, where human rights reign supreme."

Democrats defy Obama on tax deal

vice was detonated by remote control, killing the scientist and injuring his wife.

Several minutes later, another explosion rocked Tehran: A device attached to the car of Prof Fereidoun Abbasi injured the scientist and his wife.

It was the third time Iranian nuclear scientists had been targeted in the past year. Dr. Masoud Ali-Mohammadi was assassinated in January in the exact same way.

The Islamic Republic rushed to accuse Israel. "There is no doubt that the Zionist regime and other Western governments

are involved," said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

His spokesman focused on the outgoing Mossad chief: "Meir Dagan has never concealed his real intentions regarding Iran. He plotted against us and shared some of his criminal plans with the American CIA." Iranian Atomic Energy Organization head Ali Akbar Salehi threatened this week that Tehran would not turn a blind eye to the recent incidents.

"There is a limit to our nation's patience," he said. "Our enemies are in for a painful fate."

Indonesia arrests terror suspect AGENCIES JAKARTA, DEC 10

Indonesian police's anti-terror squad, Densus 88, arrested on Friday a terrorist suspect, Mustafa, also known as Abu Tholut, in his house located in town of Kudus, Central Java, local media reported.

Central Java Police spokesman Djihartono said that Tholut was arrested at 8.30 a.m. local time.

"He was arrested in his bedroom. He had an FN gun in his possession and several plastic bags full of bullets," Djihartono said, adding that the suspect did not resist arrest.

He is currently being transported to Jakarta.

Tholut, who also goes by several aliases including Pranata Yuda and Imran Baehaqi, was born in Semarang, Central Java, in December 1961.

been maintained and the integrity and safety of the data in electronic form have been ensured through proper checks in the systems through which the recordings have taken place,” the Government said in the 8-page affidavit.

While maintaining that electronic intercepts made by the Income Tax Department had never in the past appeared in the media, the affidavit said an inquiry was in progress into the leakage of the tapped conversations between Radia and others.

“Nevertheless, an inquiry into this matter is in progress and on the basis of the material available, there is no reason to believe that the telephone intercepts have been leaked from the Income Tax department,” the affidavit said.

“It said the petition has been filed on the issue on the assumption that the authority would be within its power to wiretap and record such conversation.”

“These respondents (Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Directorate General of Income Tax) have taken every step to ensure that what was recorded by them stayed in their safe custody,” the affidavit said.

Government had last week placed before the apex court in a sealed cover all the recorded tapes containing the conversation between Radia and others for its preservation.

In today’s affidavit, government maintained that there was “no question of the destruction of the records since the investigation in respect of the action points emanating from the conversation have not yet been completed by the Income Tax department as well as other investigation agencies.”

However on action against those who have leaked the tapes, government said the Income Tax department has no powers to act against the service providers for “unauthorised supply of the information”.

“As regards the service providers, the Income Tax department has no powers with regard to the service provides and if it is established that any service provider was responsible for the unauthorised supply of the information, the ministr y of telecommunications or any other competent will have to take further action,” the affidavit said.

It gave the details as to how 180 days of Radia’s conversations were recorded from August 20, 2008 onwards for 60 days and the same was further extended from October 19 for a period of 60 days. Later on May 8, 2009, a fresh proposal for putting on surveillance was ordered for 60 days from May 11.

Chargesheet filed chargesheet.

PI Menezes further informed that the accused was linked to the crime after carrying out thorough investigation of deceased’s friends and when the accused was interrogated, police got vital details to link him to the crime.

“The deceased had many friends. Police had to face a lot of difficulty because the accused had developed friendship with the deceased barely 20 days ago and the information about the accused was very limited,” added PI Menezes.

Wild boar meat seized allegedly involved in the killing of wild animals as evident by the seizure of the crude bombs from his residence.

Officials were further taken aback when they came across various trap items used for trapping animals, besides a couple of cages.

These items were unearthed when he along with his son were taken to his residence at Sidhanagar-Cuncolim after the seizure of the wild boar meat.

Sources in the know said that the wild boar meat was meant for the various hotels and restaurants dotting the Commercial capital.

Forest officials said the father-son duo have been booked under Section 9 of the Wildlife Protection Act and are in their custody.

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20 Kuwaiti lawmakers decide to grill PM AGENCIES KUWAIT CITY, DEC 10

Twenty opposition lawmakers in Kuwait's parliament have decided to grill the prime minister for Wednesday's crackdown on a public rally, in an escalation of political tensions in the oilrich emirate.

Local daily Kuwait Times reported Friday that the grilling motion would be submitted on Sunday and there is a possibility that more lawmakers could join in the interpellation.

The motion came after 21 opposition lawmakers in the coun-

try's 50-member parliament held an meeting Thursday to discuss the aftermath of the violence.

More than 10 participants, including four lawmakers, were injured on Wednesday night when police special forces broke up an opposition public gathering.

Kuwait has banned public rallies or seminars in recent years to smother any possibility of chaos. But breaking up an outdoor gathering was rare.

No reasons from the government for Wednesday's confrontation have been available so far.

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Industrial output growth back in double digits PTI NEW DELHI, DEC 10

India's industrial output soared by 10.8 per cent in October and the double-digit growth is likely to prompt the RBI to take more steps to tame inflation at its monetary policy review next week.

Robust demand for automobiles, electronic goods and power equipment spurred the growth in factory output which encouraged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to exude optimism that industrial output would grow in double digits on an annual basis as well.

Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth had registered slowdown in the previous two months and was pegged at a sluggish 4.4 per cent in September, 2010, after surging by 15 per cent in July.

Encouraged by the surge in industrial output in October, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that the trend will continue and industrial production will register double-digit growth for the entire fiscal.

"This (Industrial Production number) is quite encouraging.

I hope this trend will continue

and double-digit growth in industry would be possible," Mukherjee said here.

Referring to the average IIP growth rate of 10.3 per cent during the April-October period, the Minister said, "The trend is encouraging, all the three important sectors -- industry, agriculture and services -- are evenly growing and making a contribution to the GDP, which is a healthy sign."

Commenting on the figures, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan said, "It is a welcome sign. It appears that the decline in IIP which we have seen in the last few months has been reversed.

Therefore, on the whole, one should expect IIP at a growth rate of 10 per cent in the current fiscal."

The robust industrial growth figure buttresses the government's latest projection for the Indian economy to return to the 9 per cent GDP growth trajectory in FY'201011 for the first time after the global economic slowdown.

The economy grew by 8.9 per cent in the first half of the fiscal.

The high industrial output gives the RBI the leverage to take more steps to check inflation, which at 8.58 per cent in November, is much above the "comfort level". The RBI wants to bring down inflation to 5.5 per cent by the end of the fiscal and then further to 4-4.5 per cent, with the medium-term objective of reducing it to 3 per cent.

RBI Deputy Governor K C Chakarabarty had told reporters in Kolkata that the central bank could increase key policy rates if the situation so warrants, the three-month pause indicated by RBI Governor D Subbarao notwithstanding.

"The governor said that it may not be necessary... but that does not mean if the pause is there, you cannot do that (rate hike )... If it needs to be done, it can be done, that is his (governor's) choice," Chakrabarty said.

10% plus growth this fiscal: FM PTI NEW DELHI, DEC 10

Encouraged by the industrial production growth rate of 10.8 per cent in October, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today sounded confident that the trend would continue and the fiscal would end with double-digit growth rate.

"This (Industrial Production number) is quite encouraging.

I hope this trend will continue and double digit growth in industry would be possible," Mukherjee said here.

Expressing satisfaction over cumulative IIP growth rate of 10.3 per cent during April-October, the Minister said, "the trend is encouraging, all the three important sectors--industry, agriculture and services-are evenly growing, and making the contribution to the GDP, which is a healthy sign."

The index of industrial production (IIP) grew by 6.9 per cent during April-October last fiscal.

The industrial growth, which had slipped to 2.8 per cent in 2008-09 following global financial meltdown, rose to 10.4 per cent in 2009-10, mainly on account of stimulus measures provided by the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

In the current fiscal, the IIP recorded an increase of 15.08 per cent in July, However, it slipped to 6.91 per cent growth in August and 4.4 per cent in September.

Sensex snaps 3-day slide with 266 points gain PTI MUMBAI, DEC 10

Bargain-hunting in blue chips like RIL and ICICI Bank and betterthan-expected industrial growth data halted the tumbling of stock markets, with the benchmark Sensex rebounding today by 266 points.

Despite opening on a weak note for the fourth straight session, the Bombay Stock Exchange bellwether Sensex gained momentum on value buying and reversed early losses to finish with a smart gain of 266.53 points or 1.39 per cent at 19,508.89.

Aban Offshor, 671.05, 704, 641.6, 698.9 Abb Ltd., 760, 774, 751, 763.25 Abg Shipyard, 329, 368.8, 325, 362 Acc Limited, 994.9, 1087.7, 983.25, 1075.2 Adani Enterp, 620.05, 648.1, 612.3, 635.65 Aditya Birla, 725, 747, 725, 740.3 Allahabad Ba, 192.5, 211.5, 192.5, 207.95 Alstom Proje, 650, 673, 645, 664.65 Ambuja Cemen, 131, 142.8, 130.85, 142 Andhra Bank, 141, 147.65, 138.05, 146.85 Ashok Leylan, 67.45, 71.4, 65.15, 70.5 Asian Paints, 2641.05, 2674, 2635, 2664.65 Axis Bank Li, 1253, 1330, 1248, 1323.55 Bajaj Hindus, 101.5, 105.6, 95.85, 104.35 Bank Of Baro, 881.25, 900.2, 867.35, 880.05 Bank Of Indi, 425.1, 436.9, 413.5, 428.8 Beml Limited, 1012.6, 1012.6, 990, 998 Bharat Elect, 1715, 1740.05, 1690, 1718 Bharat Forge, 355.25, 376.85, 355.25, 371.25 Bharat Petro, 670, 685.9, 668.6, 680.7 Bharti Airte, 336.25, 338, 325, 331 Bhel, 2212, 2297.5, 2155.6, 2287.8

Bhushan Stee, 406, 431.8, 372.65, 414.3 Biocon Limit, 380, 396.8, 377, 391.4 Bombay Dyein, 479.5, 500, 458.1, 487.4 Bosch Limite, 6050, 6250, 6050, 6129.35 Brigade Ente, 107.9, 108.8, 102, 107.9 Cairn India, 324, 331.45, 318.55, 329.65 Canara Bank, 655.1, 667.9, 602, 660.1 Central Bank, 162, 177, 157.1, 168.5 Century Text, 400, 413.8, 390.1, 412.05 Cesc Ltd, 362, 368.8, 350.2, 360.3 Chambal Fert, 74.05, 79.7, 72, 79.05 Chennai Petr, 229.4, 234.9, 221.1, 231.45 Cipla Ltd, 350.5, 366.95, 337, 347.45 Colgate Palm, 833, 850, 825.15, 844.1 Container Co, 1255.6, 1284.95, 1215.2, 1259.1 Crompton Gre, 324.8, 328.5, 319.3, 321.8 Cummins Indi, 745, 788.7, 732.05, 761.6 Dabur India, 96.25, 97.6, 95.1, 96.55 Deccan Chron, 95, 100.8, 94.3, 97.05 Dish Tv Indi, 60.25, 67, 60.25, 63.95 Diviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Labor, 603.2, 611.7, 589, 603.15 Dlf Limited, 284.9, 287.5, 275.15, 282.05

Dr. reddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 1813, 1833, 1776.8, 1808.35 Edelweiss Ca, 42.7, 44.3, 41.5, 43.5 Educomp Solu, 521, 532, 503, 512.7 Eih Limited, 112.3, 112.9, 108.05, 111.8 Engineers In, 321.4, 334.75, 321, 327 Essar Oil Lt, 122, 129.95, 120.45, 128.05 Essar Shippi, 90, 95.9, 87.5, 93.5 Exide Indust, 162, 166.25, 158.6, 161.3 Federal Bank, 400, 412, 383.05, 407.1 Financial Te, 795, 828, 775.5, 818.6 Gail (india), 496, 502, 487, 492.6 Gammon India, 169.9, 189.8, 135.65, 172.1 Glaxosmithkl, 2184.4, 2184.4, 2024.05, 2135.85 Glenmark Pha, 353.9, 365, 341.5, 350.5 Gmr Infrastr, 44, 46.1, 44, 45.45 Godrej Indus, 170, 178, 164, 175.45 Grasim Indus, 2325, 2330, 2285.95, 2319.15 Great Offsho, 348, 374.9, 348, 357.3 Gtl Infra.Lt, 43.5, 43.5, 42.05, 42.7 Gujarat Mine, 122.55, 126.8, 121.05, 126.05 Gujarat N R, 55.65, 56.8, 53.2, 56.3 Gujarat Stat, 107, 113.05, 105.25, 109.55 Gvk Pow. & I, 37.4, 38.15, 35.9, 37.5

Hcl Technolo, 424, 438, 420, 431.8 Hdfc Bank Lt, 2200, 2232.25, 2170.3, 2222.35 Hdfc Ltd, 673.75, 673.75, 660.05, 668.6 Hero Honda M, 1752, 1795, 1729.55, 1785.3 Hindalco in, 207, 216.75, 206.9, 215.3 Hindustan Co, 43, 43.6, 40.2, 42.7 Hindustan Ma, 62.5, 65.7, 61.5, 64.55 Hindustan Pe, 396.6, 405.4, 384.5, 402.1 Hindustan Un, 290, 297.8, 288.35, 296 Hindustan Zi, 1150.05, 1160, 1120.05, 1147.25 Housing Dev, 185.95, 190.3, 177, 182.85 Icici Bank L, 1057, 1125, 1041.1, 1117.1 Idea Cellula, 67.75, 70.5, 66.7, 69.75 Ifci Ltd, 55, 58.15, 54, 57.8 India Cement, 100, 107.45, 98.2, 106.25 India Infoli, 77.6, 84.2, 74, 83.35 Indiabulls F, 165.8, 177, 161.5, 167.95 Indiabulls R, 128, 136.9, 125.05, 133.35 Indian Bank, 240, 252.9, 233.7, 251.3 Indian Hotel, 89.5, 92.9, 86.15, 91.75 Indian Oil C, 357.1, 369.3, 351.7, 366.6 Indian Overs, 130, 140, 126.65, 138.7

Indus Dev Ba, 149, 155.7, 145, 154.1 Indusind Ban, 260, 274.95, 247.3, 260.1 Infosys Tech, 3145, 3162, 3117.8, 3144.25 Infra. dev., 165, 173.9, 161.25, 172.15 Ispat Indust, 17.5, 19.3, 17.05, 18.85 Itc Ltd, 167.9, 170.9, 167, 170.3 Ivrcl Infras, 117.2, 126.7, 112.35, 124.9 Jai Corp Lim, 199.95, 205, 188.25, 200.35 Jaiprakash A, 100, 106.75, 98.25, 104.95 Jet Airways, 744.5, 768, 721.35, 750.15 Jindal Saw L, 180.5, 185.4, 150.85, 183.9 Jindal Steel, 683.9, 703.7, 671.25, 697.15 Jsw Steel Li, 1075, 1109, 1031, 1040.55 Kotak Mahind, 452.75, 474, 450, 472.2 Lakshmi Mach, 2275.05, 2379.9, 2250.55, 2349.2 Lanco Infrat, 58.85, 60.7, 57.7, 59.5 Larsen & Tou, 1939.8, 1982, 1920, 1943.75 Lic Housing, 870.2, 935, 828, 923.05 Lupin Limite, 415, 464, 415, 453.3 Mahanagar Te, 50.5, 52.85, 45.1, 51.15 Mahindra & M, 760, 784.95, 750, 780.75 Maruti Suzuk, 1390, 1418.85, 1365.7, 1413.25

The IIP growth in September, Mukherjee said, was an aberration, as in earlier months the industrial production index was quite satisfactory.

BOARD MEETINGS Hanung Toys Source: Indiainfoline.com

MF FUNDA DEUTSCHE MUTUAL FUND has filed offer document with SEBI to launch DWS Fixed Term Fund - Series 79 to 81 (DFTF - 79 to 81), 1 month - 60 months close ended debt fund. The New Fund Offer price is Rs. 10 per unit.

Options: Dividend (Payout ) and Growth Minimum Application Amount: Rs. 5,000 or any amount in multiples of Re.1 thereafter.

Minimum Target Amount: Rs 100,00,000 Benchmark: The Benchmark indices of the Scheme shall be as follows: a) In case the Scheme is launched for the tenure of 1 month to 3 months: CRISIL Liquid Fund Index b) In case the Scheme is launched for the tenure more than 3 months up to 36 months - CRISIL Short Term Bond Index. c) In case the Scheme is launched for the tenure more than 36 months up to 60 months - CRISIL Composite Bond Fund Index Fund Manager: Kumaresh Ramkrishnan L&T MUTUAL FUND has announced that the units of L&T Monthly Income Plan, L&T Select Income Fund - Flexi Debt Fund, L&T Growth Fund, L&T Opportunities Fund, L&T Hedged Equity Fund, L&T Midcap Fund, L&T Tax Saver Fund and L&T Infrastructure Fund will be available for transaction through MFSS (Mutual Fund Service System) and StAR MF (Stock Exchange Platform for Allotment and Repurchase of Mutual Funds), trading platforms of NSE and BSE respectively, trading platform of NSE and BSE respectively, with effect from Dec.10, 2010.

Only growth option and divided option (payout and reinvestment) under retail and institutional option of L&T Select Income Fund - Flexi Debt Fund are available for transaction. Further, it has been decided that the frequency as Monthly dividend under dividend option of L&T Select Income Fund - Flexi Debt Fund.

RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND has decided to revise the minimum application amount of Reliance Monthly Income Plan with effect from December 7, 2010.

Accordingly, for all the plans & options the minimum application amount will be Rs 5000 and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter.

Max India Lt, 141.5, 148.1, 140, 146.95 Maytas Infr., 162.05, 182, 162, 176.05 Moser-baer (, 52, 56.25, 51, 55.55 Mrpl, 66.55, 69.2, 66, 68.6 Nagarjuna Co, 122.8, 132.8, 121, 128.55 Nagarjuna Fe, 28, 29.2, 27.3, 28.9 National Alu, 352, 363, 344.15, 359.3 Neyveli Lign, 118.2, 123.4, 115.25, 122.25 Ntpc Ltd, 187.8, 194.75, 186.25, 192.4 Oil And Natu, 1329, 1329.5, 1315.35, 1322 Omaxe Limite, 138, 141.25, 136, 140.5 Oriental Ban, 379.9, 402, 369.4, 396.45 Pantaloon Re, 346.05, 369.9, 341.1, 350.2 Parsvnath De, 50.45, 53.1, 50, 50.55 Petronet Lng, 116.35, 119.4, 113.3, 116.85 Power Fin Co, 295, 308, 291.2, 304.85 Power Grid C, 95.4, 96.45, 94.6, 96.1 Praj Industr, 68.8, 70.25, 66.25, 68.85 Punj Lloyd L, 96.1, 104.3, 93, 103.5 Punjab Natio, 1187.5, 1215, 1160.5, 1199.15 Rajesh Expor, 108, 113.85, 105.05, 110.6 Ranbaxy Labs, 548.7, 568.9, 532.85, 553.7

Rashtriya Ch, 88, 97.95, 86.3, 91 Reliance Cap, 645, 672.5, 640.6, 659 Reliance Com, 122.55, 128.7, 119.5, 126 Reliance Ene, 1140, 1149, 1105, 1125 Reliance Ind, 670, 693.8, 660.1, 686.05 Reliance Ind, 986.8, 1030, 979.35, 1023.9 Reliance Pow, 151.7, 153.5, 148.35, 151.85 Rolta India, 150.2, 153, 147, 148.55 Satyam Compu, 59.1, 60.95, 59, 60.05 Sesa Goa Ltd, 293, 303.45, 287.85, 298.1 Shipping Cor, 139, 141.2, 138.1, 139.15 Siemens Ltd, 765, 788.7, 755, 764.05 Sintex Indus, 190, 195, 178.15, 185.5 Sobha Develo, 300.6, 335, 300.6, 329.75 State Bank O, 2684, 2744.55, 2655.5, 2732.45 Steel Author, 174.8, 177.2, 171.35, 176.5 Sterlite Ind, 162.45, 166.3, 160.4, 164.55 Sun Pharmace, 452.5, 459, 437.2, 449 Sun Tv Netwo, 506, 539.5, 506, 528.5 Suzlon Energ, 47.15, 49.1, 46, 48.45 Tata Communi, 242, 252, 236, 247.85 Tata Consult, 1067, 1083.85, 1057, 1074.9

Tata Motors, 1267, 1268, 1212, 1247.6 Tata Power C, 1270, 1287, 1268, 1282.45 Tata Steel L, 602.75, 621, 594.45, 619 Tata Teleser, 18.5, 18.9, 18.05, 18.65 Tech Mahindr, 635.55, 651, 623.15, 642 The Ge Shpg., 333, 352, 315, 342.05 The Phoenix, 210.55, 221.3, 210.55, 220.25 Thermax Ltd, 835, 868, 824, 840.05 Titan Indust, 3340, 3473, 3210, 3447 Torrent Powe, 279, 285, 270, 283.15 Triveni Engg, 99.1, 106.1, 99, 103.1 Tv18 India L, 61.8, 64.85, 60, 64.4 Uco Bank, 108.1, 116.55, 104.45, 113.9 Ultratech Ce, 1070.05, 1108, 1045.5, 1097.1 Union Bank O, 312, 325, 303.05, 320.95 Unitech Ltd, 61, 63.5, 59.6, 63.15 United Phosp, 172, 176.65, 167.1, 171.2 Videocon Ind, 200, 214.35, 198.3, 212.95 Vijaya Bank, 89.05, 94, 86.65, 93.5 Voltas Ltd, 234, 235.4, 224.15, 231.4 Wipro Ltd, 437, 453.9, 433.05, 450.95 Yes Bank Lim, 284, 301.9, 277, 293.7

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RBI to intervene if inflation doesn't fall PTI KOLKATA, DEC 10

Reserve Bank of India today said it will intervene if inflation does not decline to Central bank’s targeted level by March 2011.

“Inflation may come down to RBI’s projections, if it does not we will have to take steps,” RBI deputy governor K C Chakrabarty said on the sidelines of an event organised by CII and Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence.

“We are already exiting from the accommodative policy.

While we are exiting, inflation also has to come down. Accommodative policies continue

where the growth is very low.

Our growth is reasonable.

If the inflation does not come down you will have to take the step,” he said.

Chakrabarty expressed concern over meeting the government target for long term double digit growth.

Chakrabarty said, “At present there is no sign of overheating but we will not be able to grow at 9 per cent (on the long term) with this kind of infrastructure or this level of investment in agriculture.

"The problem is in the long term. On a longer term we can grow by 7.75-8 but not at 9-10 per cent with this kind of infra-

structure unless we do something additional.”

Speaking on liquidity, he did not see any problems on that front as of now.

“It is partly structural and partly frictional. Plenty of money is available. RBI has given support,” he said.

Asked about capital inflows, Chakrabarty said until now capital inflows have not been a big concern but as when it will become a concern, "we will have share the pain".

“So far there is no pain as current account deficit is about three per cent and that has to be supported,” he added.

Pg13 Rate hike option open PTI KOLKATA, DEC 10

The Reserve Bank today said it is open to a hike in key policy rates if the situation so warrants, even though there is an indicative pause on such a measure for three months.

"The governor said that it may not be necessary ...but that does not mean if the pause is there you cannot do that (read rate hike ).

If it needs to be done, it can be done, that is his choice (read Governor)," RBI deputy governor K C Chakrabarty said.

On November 2, Governor D Subbarao had said, “The likelihood of further rate actions in the immediate future is relatively low.”

Jamsons: for Dell, other IT brands BHARATI PAWASKAR

Dell is a name in the world of computers and in Goa it synonyms with Muzaffar and Rahil Panja for the last two years. A Microsoft Gold Certified Engineer Muzaffar and his younger brother Rahil, an MBA from the IIM Kolkata deal with Dell laptops, net-books and desktops.

Having earned his work experience with Dell in Bangalore and Mumbai for four-and-a-half years, Rahil joined Muzaffar in Goa a year ago to take care of the expanding business. Rahil pioneered 2 set ups of Jamsons in Goa while Muzaffar is in already in the business for 10 years now. A young budding professional at 25 Rahil has no time for himself. Always prompt in attending dealers, answering customer calls and business inquiries Rahil proves to be a swift seller.

Asked about the overall business setup of Jamsons in Goa, Rahil replies, “Apart from this exclusive Dell Showroom at Alfran Plaza in Panjim, we have seven branches of Jamsons across Goa – two in Panjim (18th June Road and St. Inez), Mapusa, Calangute, Vasco, Margao and Navelim. Abdul, Ejaz, Mohsin, Maqsood and Mukhtar are in charge of these various outlets, while Muzaffar and I usually are in Panjim handling Dell dealings – Dell laptops, desktops, phones and servers.

While Jamsons overall deals with all kinds of hardware and software of various brands in computer accessories. We are into retails, distributions and corporate sales. We are subdistributors of Microsoft and products of Tally. We do volume business with HCL, Toshiba, and Acer E-machines.”

While brother Muzaffar elaborates the philanthropic activities the duo are involved in.

“Our Tally Academy at Patto Plaza has so far educated 1500 youth from BPL (below poverty level) families free of cost. It was a project with the Govern-

Rahil Panja from Jamsons Computers Pvt Ltd, in his Dell showroom at Alfran Plaza in Panjim.

ment of Goa and we are happy we were involved in it. These youngsters now can find jobs and earn a living. It was one of the community works we were indulged in, and we plan to continue doing such charitable acts in future too,” Muzaffar tells.

A service arm of Global Computers Services is managed by Hyder while Jamsons is also the service provider for Toshiba, HCL and Dell. They also provide AMCs – annual maintenance contracts, for companies, government, small offices and individual consumers. Jamsons also provide IT administrators to companies along with IT infrastructure.

Till date we have catered to 8 such companies in Goa. It is like providing total solutions right from cabling, software, hardware as well as administrators too. This administrator remains at that office and takes care of the day to day solutions and requirements.

Asked what kind of clients they cater the most, Rahil replies, “We have all kinds of clientele – companies, professionals, educational institutions, government and even students who are graduating,” adding, “In today’s IT world everything has changed. E business, E governance and E learning are the key words. Life has become easy with Information Technology at our doorsteps.

All want to progress and keep abreast with the latest technology. So we keep busy.”

Jamsons have branches in Goa and all of them are managed by one family. “It’s a family business – brothers and cousins taking care of the business in all our branches,” says Rahil.

The distributors for Dell, HP (Printers and Cartridges); Sub distributors of Tally, Microsoft; Volume partners of Acer (Business Machines), Toshiba and HCL for Goa, Jamsons have wide range of options for setting up of IT inf r a s t r u c t u re .

They undertake system maintenance and have a team of 24 qualified engineers spread across Goa. Their security wing provides solutions for security cameras, alarms set up, finger print attendance, etc. “We provide complete IT solution under one umbrella,” says Rahil.

Speaking on the fast moving items in Dell he tells, “Dell Inspiron 14R & 15R, XPS14 & 15, Inspiron 1-19 AIO Desktops, Inspiron Mini 10 are the latest introductions. Dell mobiles are a great hit in the market. Specially the introduction of Streak (Touch PDA cum 3G Mobile) has got Awesome response, Dell XCD Mobile series are to follow. We have continuous customer queries from companies who wish to set up their infrastructure. Individuals pour in for purchases. We have good response for softwares like Microsoft and Tally ERP 9.”

The sales managers at Jamsons are seen busy answering queries about Tally Shopper 9.

When one can bank and pay

utility bills from home, why not do the business accounts?

Or call up a stock status report and print a copy from wherever we are? Shopper 9 is easy to use and there’s a tested support system in place to ensure its smooth functioning.

We all are aware that as technology evolves, businesses have to keep in step for sustainable results. Staying aligned with customer needs at the same time is often a challenge. Shopper 9 is designed to handle lakhs of SKUs (items), thousands of transactions per day and even support hundreds of stores in a chain. So the modern retail business gets to leverage its core strengths. It is also quick to install and allows incremental implementation-a novel capability that lets you activate just as many of its functions when required, even across locations. For education on the same one can visit the Tally Academy at Patto in Panjim.

Not stopping at this, Jamsons also provides mobile internet connectivity solutions. It is an authorised distributor for Tata Photon in Goa. One can walk-in to any of their stores for live demo or just make a call to them to check for connectivity at the location. As we know Tata Photon Plus is the next generation technology for hi-speed mobile internet connectivity solution. With Tata Photon Plus service one can have access to Mobile Internet at never before speeds, where ever one is. Tata Teleservices has introduced Tata Photon Plus, its new Mobile Broadband Service.

With Jamsons around, we have access to the global technology. Life is advancing digitally. Technology helps us to de-clutter our lives with userfriendly touch applications and work freely with wireless modes. With Jamsons and their easy solutions, one is sure to score on the growth graph of education, profession and business. Get going, Goans!

Revai launched PTI PUNE, DEC 10

Electric vehicle-maker, Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, today launched its Revai priced at Rs 3.10-lakh (ex-showroom Pune) and is targeting tripling its sales in the next 12-18months.

"We will be tripling our sales to 3,600 units from the present 1,200 units. Of this, the domestic market will constitute 3,000 units and the balance 600 in overseas markets.

We have set a 12-18-month target to achieve this target," Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles' Chief Operating Officer, R Chandramouli, told reporters here.

The company plans to launch a slew of models in the domestic as well as overseas markets in the coming year.

"We are planning to launch a full-fledged four-seater vehicle in the next calender year," he said, adding the electric vehicle industry will continue to grow in India in the future.

Mahindra Reva plans to ramp-up its dealer network ten- fold to 100 across 60-70 cities by January 2012.

"Presently, we have 10 dealers--we are planning to set up another 90 dealerships across 60-70 cities in the next twoyears," Chandramouli said.

The Mahindra group acquired the Reva in May 2010 for USD 7.1-billion to enter the electric vehicle market. The company's new plant at Bangalore would go on-stream by

June next year and would have a production capacity of 30,000 units per year, he said, adding the present capacity of the plant is 1,200 units per month.

The company is eyeing new markets like Nepal, Bhutan and Malaysia to realise its growth potential. The company is presently exporting its cars to the UK, Norway, France and Spain.

"Although the European market is not doing well right now, we hope countries like Bhutan, Nepal and Malaysia will contribute more to our numbers", he said.

Mahindra Reva has tied-up with Mahindra Finance which offers a unique finance plan.

The buyers now pay an interest-free refundable deposit of Rs 1-lakh followed by a monthly instalment of about Rs 7,999 for 36months.

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SPORTS GOA, Saturday, 11 December, 2010

Brasil FA, Jawahar draw HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, DEC 10

A brace from Jesroy Fernandes was not enough to give Brasil Futebol Academia victory as they drew 2-2 with Jawahar Club at Agasaim ground on Friday. All goals came in the first half.

Jesroy punted in after just nine minutes to give BFA the lead. Fourteen minutes later Jesroy doubled for Brasil.

Going two goals behind spurred Jawahar into action.

In the 39th minute, Izhar Abdullah pulled a goal back for Jawahar and two minutes later Sadiq Shaikh netted to equalise.

In a GFA U-16 league encounter, Goa United Sports Academy and Dunes Sports Club drew goalless at Poriat ground, Calangute.

The match between Football Club, Sanquelim and ABC, Arambol at Municipal ground, was postponed due to rain.

Dempo hope to bounce back with Beto against JCT HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, DEC 10

Dempo Sports Club, after suffering a painful defeat against Federation Cup winners East Bengal, are looking to bounce back as they clash with JCT, Punjab in a third round match of 4th I-League at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Saturday at 3.45 p.m.

Dempo suffered the first defeat in the previous round and have only one point from two matches. The Goan giants cannot afford another setback in their quest to defend the title and chief coach Armando Colaco believes that his depleted side will get back on the right track.

“We lost in the last round. It could have been avoided. Sometimes luck doesn’t favour you but I can see the motivation the boys have. They are prepared to get back and that’s a good sign. We will be doing everything to get a win,” claimed Colaco.

Dempo have been boosted by the return of mercurial Brazilian playmaker Roberto Mendes da Silva alias Beto.

“Beto will play tomorrow, he

is experienced and his inclusion will certainly give us additional strength. We have many injuries and we don’t want to add to it.

Beto’s count gave us some options. The boys have worked hard for tomorrow’s match and they are confident of securing a win,” disclosed Colaco before adding that JCT are a very sturdy side and had given the Super Cup winners a tough time in the Federation Cup. For Dempo, international striker Joaquim Abranches, midfielder Joe Rodrigues and defenders Valeriano Rebello, Cresson Antao continue to be on the injured list.

Laxmikant Kattimani or Luis Barretto will take charge of the nets while Clifton Gonsalves is likely to partner captain and ace Nigerian striker Ranty Martins in the hunt for goals while the defence will see John Dias, Domnic Noronha, Marcus Peixoto and Debratrata Roy. The strikers can expect to be fed by the half which is likely to comprise Beto, Peter Rodrigues, Ogba Kalu and Nicolau Borges.

JCT may not have big names in their ranks but the Sardars

from Punjab are coming into the game after almost snatching a stunning victory over last year’s runners-up Churchill Brothers.

The Punjab team had a light workout and coach Parminder Singh flanked by the India U-23 coach and technical director, Sukvinder Singh said that Dempo are the defending champions and one of the favourities.

“Dempo have so many quality players and their football is always very pleasing. They are playing at home and that makes them the favourites. We will try to match them. The boys are feeling confident after the last match, so it will be a good match,” explained Singh, former India midfielder.

The inaugural NFL champions had lost many players during the soccer transfers and were able to retain only five players.

There are several new faces in the team including defender Krim and midfielder Saran Singh, who was with Churchill Brothers last year. JCT have several new recruits with the long serving wingback Daljit Singh remaining the only player with loads of experience.

Goa Velha down Sinquerim HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

Goa Velha Sports Club defeated Sinquerim Sports Club, Mayem 2-0 in 5th Pio Jose Gouveia memorial soccer organised by Youth Club of Colvale at Colvale ground on Friday.

Joseph Rodrigues put Goa Velha ahead with a fine right footer in the first session, before Reagan Fernandes made the issue safe with a rasping long ranger in the second half.

Sinquerim keeper Saidas Bandekar was the man- of-thematch.

World yoga gold medallist Nhehern Acharya receiving the award for outstanding performance from V M Prabhudesai, SAG’s Executive Director in the presence of Yoga Federation of India secretary Agarwal, SAG treasurer Ashraf Pandiyal and Goa Yoga Association president, Subash Naik at 35th National Yoga Championship at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.

Sao Jose de Areal top HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, DEC 10

Sao Jose de Areal Sports Club came from behind to defeat Sporting Club of Davorlim 3-1 to emerge champs in GFA’s Third Division play-off finals at Curtorim ground, on Friday. There was no score at half time.

The teams attacked from the start and the defenders had a tough time especially in the opening session to keep their citadel intact. There was plenty of action with both teams forwards creating many forays into the penalty area but the keepers were unbeatable till the break.

After the break, Davorlim enjoyed a slight edge and called the shots against the rivals. Their persistent forays paid dividends in the 70th minute when Ashley

Miranda picked up the ball from his own half and beat the Sao Jose de Areal keeper with a deft placement.

The setback brought the match alive with Sao Jose de Areal going all out for the equaliser. Melwyn Costa kept the Davorlim team under immense pressure. Melwyn neutralised the lead in the 80th minute when he unleashed a snap shot beating the rival keeper hands down off a pass from Franky Valladares.

The equaliser spurred Sao Jose de Areal’s morale as they mounted pressure and a minute later Melwyn struck the second time with a blistering shot which crashed into the net to complete his brace.

Sao Jose de Areal were more dominant and did not allow

their rivals to comeback as their stubborn defence was rock solid and thwarted rival attacks with neat tackles.

Ashlon Oliveira rounded off the tally in the 89th minute to troop out worthy winners. Sao Jose de Areal and Davorlim qualified for GFA’s Second Division for the coming season.

GFA member Anthony Pango, who witnessed the match, congratulated the teams for making it to the Second Division League and wished both teams good luck for the new season.

“It was a good performance.

The boys had promised that they would do their best and they did a good job. We are fully satisfied with the results,” Anthony Costa, sports secretary, Sao Jose de Areal said. “ The team played well throughout the tournament and remained unbeaten despite experienced players and the juniors performed admirably. I asked them to put up a better performance and maintain the unbeaten record so that we can celebrate this marvelous victory,” concluded Costa.

I-league soccer: Dempo V. JCT, Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao, 3.45 p.m.

GFA U-14 football: Dabolim Youth SC v. Chicalim YC, Cansaulim ground, 4 p.m.

GFA U-16 football: Sarzora SC v. Guirdolim Club, Sarzora ground; Cana Benaulim SA v.

Ave Maria AWA, Dando ground; Brasil FA v. Don Bosco Oratory, Panjim, Agacaim ground;Clube Athletico de Parra v. United Club of Nerul, Duler stadium, Mapusa; BAFF v. St Domnic Savio SC, Bicholim ground; FC Sanquelim v. ABC, Arambol, Municipal ground, Sanquelim; Colmorod Ratwaddo SC v. Sirlim SC, Rosary ground. Kick off 4 p.m.

5th Gouveia memorial soccer: St. Augustius SC, Pomburpha v. FC Siolim, Colvale church ground, 4.45 p.m.

U-14 exhibition soccer: Portais SC v. Quitala SC, Aldona, Don Bosco school ground, Panjim, 3 p.m.

Dempo Cup veterans soccer: Ilhas Veterans v. Bardez Veterans, Dr Gustavo Monteiro Stadium, Candolim, 4.30 p.m.

Merces Volleyball (final): Vaddy Boys v. DJ Boys, Molloca court, Merces, 8.30 p.m.

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Jakati, Robin in good stand as Chanda rips through Goa batsmen HERALD SPORTS REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 10

Goa took a 78-run lead with two wickets in hand on the third day of their second innings against Tripura in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match at GCA stadium, Alto Porvorim on Friday.

It was a defiant unbeaten 113run partnership for the 8th wicket between Shadab Jakati (75) and Robin D Souza (48) that guided Goa to 319 for 8 in 87 overs and rescued the hosts from the jaws of an innings defeat Resuming at the overnight score of 128 for 4, Goa piled up a respectable total thanks mainly to S K Kamat’s 70 which had 11 hits to the fence and

Shadab Jakati’s 75 studded with 10 fours and a six.

It was Tripura’s right arm medium pacer Timir K Chanda who bowled an excellent spell, his career’s best and took the day’s honours scalping six Goan

wickets. He claimed in all, 10 wickets giving away 147 runs in both the innings so far.

Play was delayed today due to unseasoned rain overnight and this morning today. Play started only after lunch.

GOA (1ST innings): 112 TRIPURA (1st innings): 353 GOA (2nd innings): S K Kamat c BSR Das b Mota 70, V U Naik c Dutta b Chanda 1, S Vidyut c Dutta b Chanda 5, R J Pinto c Saha b Chanda 16, A Ratra c Dutta b Rana Dutta 0, R Keni c Dutta b Chanda 40, S S Bandekar b Chanda 40, S B Jakati b Chanda 75, R R D'Souza not out 48, Amit Yadav not out 1, extras 23.Total (8 wickets; 87 overs) 319.

To bat H H Gadekar Fall: 1-10 (Naik), 2-24 (Vidyut), 3-53 (Pinto), 4-61 (Ratra), 5-130 (Keni), 6-149 (Kamat) 7-204 (Bandekar), 8-317 (Jakati).

Bowling: W A Mota 28-2-99-1, T K Chanda 27-4-107-6, Rana Dutta 101-27-1, A Dey 10-2-40-0, R H Saha 8-2-24-0, N S Shetty 4-0-13-0.

The Goa supercross team for the final-leg of National MRF championship to be held in Pune on Sunday, national champ Allan Sequeira, Mohammed Kadar, manager Cheryl Sequeira and technician Jagdish Patel alongwith SAG’s ED V M Prabhudesai and SAG’s assistant secretary, Navin Acharya.

Devidas Gauns of CCP who has been selected for the State senior volleyball team for 59th Senior Volleyball Nationals from December 12 to 19 in Chennai. CCP Commissioner, Elvis Gomes alongwith the staff congratulated Gauns.

GOA DIARY Judo, sqay, cricket selections

PANJIM (HSD) -- The DSYA will conduct selection trials for judo and sqay martial arts for U-14, U-17 and U-19 boys and girls to participate in 56th National School Games in Delhi from December 28 to January 2. Selections will also be held for U-19 boys cricket in Chandigarh from January 7 to 12. The judo and sqay selections will be held on December 11 at indoor hall, Campal, Panjim from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants may report to Gurudas Bandodkar, APEO. Cricket selections will be held on December 12 at Campal complex, Panjim at 9 a.m. U-14 boys and girls born on or after 1/1/1997 studying upto Std VIII, U-17 boys and girls born on or after 1/1/1994 studying upto Std X and U-19 boys and girls born on or after 1/1/1992 studying upto 1/1/1992 are eligible.

Soccer, volleyball at St Cruz

PANJIM (HSD) -- On the occasion of the first anniversary of Senior Citizens Association, Santa Cruz, it will organise their 1-day 5-a-side soccer tie-breaker and 1-day volleyball tournament for senior citizens at St Cruz church square at 10.30 a.m. on December 19. Entries may be submitted to Domingos Xavier Fernandes, Ubo Dando, St Cruz or Carmo Vaz, Cabesa, St Cruz upto December 17.

Agnelo D’Sousa memorial soccer

PANJIM (HSD) – Velsao Villagers Association will organise their 5th Agnelo D’Sousa memorial interfootball tournament at T B Cunha Sports Complex, Cansaulim from January 8 to 16. Only youth from Cansaulim, Arossim, Cuelim, Velsao, Pale and Issorcim are eligible. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 7,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively. Last date for entries is December 31. Those interested may collect entry forms from Francis Stores, Velsao or Salphi General Stores, Cansaulim.

State badminton championship PANJIM (HSD) -- The Sports Authority of Goa in association with Goa Badminton Association will organise their State badminton championship from December 16 to 19 at Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panjim. The championship will be held in the following categories: U-10, U-13 and U-16 boys and girls singles, U-19 boys singles and doubles, men, ladies and veterans (45 plus) singles and doubles. Last date to submit entries is December 14.

Details may be obtained from Roy Athaide (Indoor Stadium, C a m p a l , Pa n j i m / M a p u s a ) , Vinayak Kamat (Indoor Stadium, Margao), Santosh Prabhudesai, Ponda on 9370694408), Laxmikant Kenaudiker, Vasco on 9420197609 or at Oasis Petrol Pump, near Don Bosco HS, Panjim.

U-14 cricket probables

PANJIM (HSD) -- The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs has shortlisted the following probables to attend the Pre-National U-14 cricket coaching camp at Campal Sports Complex, Panjim from December 11 to 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to select the State team to participate in National School Games in Delhi from December 28 to January 2.

Viraj Bhat, Ishan Shetye, Avin Naik, Adesh Naik, Rajas Prabhu (A J de Almeida HS, Ponda), Saiesh Gaonkar (Bhatiker Model HS, Margao), Yash Azgaonkar (Kings HS, Margao), Maruti Huggi (Mother of Mercy HS), Ishan Rivankar, Tanesh Belkhond (Deepvihar HS, Vasco), Raunak Chari (Bal Bharati Vidya Mandir, Ribandar), Alam Khan (Shantadurga HS, Bicholim), Sahil Khot, Nihar Pednekar (Vidya Mandir, Chicalim), Saiesh Anurlekar (Dnyanprasarak Vidyalaya, Mapusa), Prajyot Rivankar, Sambhu Pilankar (Mustifund HS, Panjim), Rishab Panjikar (Mata secondary school, Vasco), Manjunath Vantamari (Don Bosco HS, Panjim), Manthan Khutkar (Sarvodaya education society), Sumesh Potekar (Dayanand Bandodkar HS, Verem), Pranav Phadte (Saraswat HS, Kavlem), Parth Shah (Rosary HS, Mira Mar), Somesh Prabhudesai (IVBD HS, Dhavli), Nehal Vengurlekar (St. Brittos HS, Mapusa), Dhiraj Yadav. Participants may report to Umesh Dicholkar, APEO at 2.30 p.m. with full kit.

Mundivel trounce Mangor gfa’s 2nd division

HERALD SPORTS REPORTER

MAPUSA (HSR) -- Mundivel Sports Club trounced Mangor Sporting Club 5-1 in GFA’s Second Division at Tilak Maidan,

Vasco on Friday.

Alphon Noronha, Maxim Fernandes, Patrick Lima, Joel Niasso and Shelton Dias got their names on the scoresheet for Mundivel.

Lazio Colaco punted a consolation goal for Mangor.

St Elizabeth win Real Benaulim pip Mix Friends HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, DEC 10

St Elizabeth HS, Pomburpa defeated LD Samant memorial HS, Porvorim in U-17 girls softball finals organised by DSYA at Peddem Sports Complex, Mapusa.

rosary cup football

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, DEC 10

Real Benaulim prevailed over Mix Friends, Pilerne 5-4 via the

tie-breaker to storm into the semi-finals of 7th Rosary Cup soccer tournament at Rosary ground, Zorrivaddo, Davorlim on Friday. The teams failed to score at the end of normal time.

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India rode on a clinical show by their bowlers and Parthiv Patel’s unbeaten half century as they crushed a hapless New Zealand by eight wickets in the fifth and final cricket one-dayer to complete a 5-0 series whitewash here today.

Stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir lost the toss but that

proved to be a blessing in disguise as Indian bowlers came up with a disciplined effort to bundle out New Zealand for 103 in just 27 overs, the lowest total for the Kiwis against India in ODIs. Chasing a meagre 104 for a win, India stuttered initially with Gautam Gambhir (0) and Virat Kohli (2) falling early but Prathiv (56 not out) and Yuvraj Singh (42 not out) kept their cool to take the home side past the target with 28.5 overs to spare at the M A Chidambaram Stadium.

Patel struck the winning runs -- a four -- as India reached 107 for two in 21.1 overs to rout New Zealand and wrap up a remarkable performance by a young side without senior players Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh.

It was India's second instance of a 5-0 series whitewash against any country, having achieved the feat against England in 200809.

Earlier, India put up an impressive bowling display to bundle out a struggling New Zealand for a paltry 103.

Off-spinner R Ashim continued to impress with figures of

Indian cricket team pose with the winner trophy during the prize distribution ceremony at MA Chidambarm Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

three for 24 while Ashish (2/34), Yuvraj Singh (2/5) and Yusuf Pathan (2/11) scalped two wickets each to destroy the Kiwis.

New Zealand's 103 is the lowest by a team against India and also the lowest in the ground after Zimbabwe's 139 against Australia on October 30, 1987.

New Zealand's struggle can be gauged from the fact that only four of their batsmen -Brendon McCullum (14), Jamie How (23), Scott Styris (24) and

James Franklin (17 not out) -could manage double figures.

Opting to bat after winning the toss, New Zealand never got going as they lost wickets at regular intervals to finally surrender at 103 in 27 overs.

It’s overall team effort: Gambhir PTI CHENNAI, DEC 10

Gautam Gambhir attributed the team's 5-0 sweep to ‘overall effort’ after the hosts won the final match by eight wickets, here today.

"It's a complete overall effort and full credit to the team for the clean sweep," Gambhir said.

"It's a young side and everybody was excited, wanted to contribute in a big way. The batsmen scored big runs and the bowlers too did well throughout the series," said Gambhir, who led the side in place of rested Dhoni.

"It was very professional. It was fantastic to see the bowlers do so well today despite leading 4-0 in the series. (Ravichandran) Ashwin, Yuvi and Yusuf (Pathan) bowled brilliantly and full credit to the fast bowlers too -- Nehra and Praveen -- for giving us early breakthroughs," the India skipper said.

Asked about the track at the M A Chidambaram Stadium Gambhir said: "I always knew that the wicket would turn in the second innings but never thought it would turn so much in the first innings."

From headbutt to handshake AGENCIES MILAN, DEC 10

Marco Materazzi shook Zinedine Zidane's hand last month for the first time since the Frenchman's infamous headbutt on him in the 2006 World Cup final, the Italian said on Thursday.

They accidentally met at a Milan hotel when Inter Milan defender Materazzi was going to meet former boss Jose Mourinho, who was in the city for Real Madrid's Champions League game with AC Milan.

Rumours have since persisted that Zidane, a Real adviser, bumped into Materazzi and the former Italy international has now confirmed the speculation.

"What was said stays between us. Let's say I did most of the talking and when at the end held out his hand, I shook it firmly until he looked me properly in the eye," Materazzi told Mediaset television.

FIXTURES SATURDAY Aston Villa v. West Brom Everton v. Wigan Athletic Fulham v. Sunderland Stoke City v. Blackpool West Ham v. Man City Newcastle v. Liverpool

SUNDAY Bolton v. Blackburn Wolves v. Birmingham Tottenham v. Chelsea

MONDAY Man United v. Arsenal

New Zealand: M Guptill c Parthiv b Kumar 0, B McCullum lbw b Nehra 14, J How b Yuvraj 23, R Taylor c Parthiv b Nehra 9, S Styris lbw b Ashwin 24, J Franklin not out 17, G Elliott lbw b Yuvraj 0, D Vettori c Yuvraj b Pathan 9, N McCullum c Yuvraj b Pathan 1, K Mills c Tiwary b Ashwin 4, T Southee c Sharma b Ashwin 0. Extras: 2. Total: 103 all out.

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-14, 3-28, 4-71, 5-73, 6-74, 7-90, 898, 9-103. Bowling: Praveen Kumar 6-1-20-1, Nehra 5-034-2, Munaf Patel 3-0-9-0, Ashwin 8-1-24-3, Yuvraj Singh 2-0-5-2, Pathan 3-0-11-2.

India: Gautam Gambhir c B McCullum b N McCullum 0, Parthiv Patel not out 56, Virat Kohli c Taylor b Vettori 2, Yuvraj Singh not out 42. Extras: 7.

Total: 107 for 2. Fall of wickets: 0-1, 10-2. Bowling: Nathan McCullum 6-1-26-1, Daniel Vettori 6-0-30-1, Scott Styris 4-0-7-0, Kyle Mills 1-0-150, Grant Elliott 4.1-0-27-0.

Man of the match: Yuvraj Man of the Series: G Gambhir

‘Moments’ will decide the series: Kirsten UNI

JOHANNESBURG, DEC 10

INDIA V. SOUTH AFRICA

Dec 16-20, First Test, Centurion, 1400 IST Touted as unofficial Dec 26-30, Second Test, Durban, 1400 IST world championship, the three-Test series Jan 2-6, Third Test, Cape Town, 1400 IST between India and Jan 9, Twenty20, Durban, 1800 IST South Africa, world's Jan 12, First ODI, Durban, 1430 IST top two teams, is the Jan 15, Second ODI, Johannesburg, 1430 IST most keenly awaited Jan 18, Third ODI, Cape Town, 1430 IST contest, besides Ashes, of the year Jan 21, Fourth ODI, Port Elizabeth, 1430 IST Jan 23, Fifth ODI, Centurion, 1430 IST and it is the ‘moments’ which will deand this bunch of Indian cricketers cide the fate of the two nations, have learnt to play for the team.

India's coach Gary Kirsten said. ''Whether it is a bowler with ''They are the moments that bleeding feet in his 30th over of will decide this series. They always the innings or a batsman going decide matches between the best through a physically and psychoteams,'' Kirsten was quoted as logically hard period of his insaying by 'Mail & Guardian'. nings, they need to ask He said in the moments of psy- themselves whether it is about chological and physical pain the them - in which case they can give player has to chose between his it away - or whether it is about personal glory and team's success the team,'' the coach described.

Sachin unhurt after hit on head The Indian cricket team suffered an injury scare as Sachin Tendulkar escaped unhurt after being hit on the helmet by a rising delivery from fast bowler Umesh Yadav during pre-series training at coach Gary Kirsten's academy in Cape Town.

A delivery from the uncapped right-arm paceman caught Tendulkar by surprise as it hit the left side of his helmet as he ducked, expecting the ball to rear up higher and pass overhead during the morning training session at Claremont Cricket Club on Thursday.

Anand draws again, slips to 3rd World champion Viswanathan Anand had to settle for a draw with lowest rated David Howell of England but local hero Luke McShane downed compatriot Nigel Short to shoot into sole lead after the second round of the London Chess Classic in London, on Friday.

After drawing the first game against Hikaru Nakamura of the United States from a position of strength, Anand could not do much against Howell's solid play and split the point for the second day running.

As a result of his two draws, Anand slipped to sixth spot in the overall rankings with two points in his bag.

Saina in HK open semis Saina Nehwal cruises into the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open by thrashing her local opponent Pui Yin Yip in the quarters.

Saina Nehwal on Friday stormed into the semifinals of Hong Kong Super Series by extracting revenge on Pui Yin Yip for her heart-breaking quarterfinal loss in the Asian Games, with straight games thrashing of the local shuttler.

Nadal to model Armani underwear Tennis World No 1 Rafael Nadal is following in the footsteps of soccer players David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo to model men's underwear for Italian designer Giorgio Armani.

The fashion house announced on Friday that the 24 year-old will be the global testimonial for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans for the spring/summer 2011 collections.

Terry questions Chelsea’s desire Chelsea captain John Terry has questioned his team's desire and called on them to end the bad run threatening to derail their Premier League title defence.

The champions have won just two of their last eight games in all competitions and slipped to third in the league table after earlier looking like they would run away with the championship.

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Saturday, 11 Dec 2010

Exciting Exchange of Cultures

Mellbar polleun cholta to, khoddyan poddta – Anonymous

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Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love – Hamilton Wright Mabi

BY NOMRATHA FERNANDES Twelve students from Tullinge Gymnasium in HERALD FEATURES ith the success of last year’s experience with hosting Sweden and their faculty members are in Goa for students of a Swedish school, Smt Parvatibai Chowgule a two-week stay as part of Chowgule College’s College of Science and Arts in Margao were motivated to do it again. And so they did. Subsequently, 12 stuannual cultural exchange programme and they dents and three faculty members flew in to the college seem to be having an amazing time. In a chat with to meander through two weeks of Goan culture, student interaction and an experience, they say, they will always remember. some of them, Herald learns of their experiences The day begins with yoga, as early as 5:45 in the morning! “We’re definitely not used to waking up so early,” says Jennifer Piehl with a smile, while of Goa. “It is unbelievable witnessing how welcoming the people are,” Martin Sanell and Sana Rehman nod in agreement. “But its yoga, it’s something says Eva. What else overwhelms her is the intense, sincere and deep we’ve only heard of… and now we’re actually doing it. It is a novel experience.” religious connection that the people possess.

“Indian students are very clever. Their responsible and the rate of Novel and something they all are happy to be attendance are impressive,” she says. The many colours of Goa, its a part of, just as all the other activities.

In Sweden, a gymnasium is similar friendly people and religious tolerance all excite the two. The feeling to that of a high and higher secondary of returning is strong, they both agree.

The entire bunch, as part of their practical learning in healthcare, school in India. Students between the ages of 16 to 19 years attend a gym- visited Daddy Care, a home for the aged. The respect for the elderly nasium and choose between subjects is startling, says Jennifer, Martin and Sana, echoing the thoughts of all of natural science, social science and the students present. “In Sweden, we do respect our elders but not as healthcare. The students on this trip much as you do here,” Jennifer says, going on to explain how she are all healthcare students from the saw the feet of an old woman being touched by a young girl, in reTullinge Gymnasium, a few kilometres from spect. Eva inserted a suggestion. “If I could change something it would be an involvement of the mentally disabled in regular acStockholm.

Tony McCarrick, as the name tivities. This involvement sees positive changes in their conditions suggests, is their Irish, “but liv- and fosters acceptance from the general public.”

With visits to temples and churches, colonial houses, museums ing in Sweden for a very long time now” vice principle and plenty of other places that swell with Goan culture, the group whose smiling face was a of students love their time here. “We wish we could have stayed testimony of the fun he here all month, for Christmas too. There is so much we have was having. Eva, their learned. And not just about Goa, India but about Sweden as healthcare teacher and well,” was the general feeling, concluding from the smiles, the Marie Lundin, their ca- excited voices, the anecdotes and the connections made. “It is reer guidance counsellor so easy to make a friend here. The people here are naturally were as eager as McCar- polite and friendly,” says Martin. rick. Possessing the openSwedish culture stresses on individualism, we learn. “You n e s s , s e n s i t i v i t y a n d have to learn to do everything by yourself. People rarely assist Tony (l), Marie, Jennifer, Martin, Sana and Eva (from r to l) willingness to learn, they say you with anything. Over here, they carried my bags, they paid that cultural exchange is very for my food. It is so different,” Jennifer says with a wide grin. Another difference aside and become closer to the world’s heart. On this note, a very important question important. “It moves the world that struck them was the student-teacher relationship. “We call our teachers by of what they have learnt from this exchange had to be asked. “Despite the cultural towards a better understanding their first names there. It was strange listening to some of the students say ‘Miss’ differences we have found connections, learnt about religion, about ourselves, our own country. We have come face to face with another culture, heard another and peace.” The two ladies are or ‘Sir’ here,” says Martin. language, eaten another cuisine… We are very lucky people,” they gush in unison. overwhelmed with the hospitalAll said done, they have accepted rather than judged, learnt rather than brushed That’s plenty of learning indeed! ity offered to them by the people

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The Chimes of

Christmastime The season of advent has set in and

BY JANICE RODRIGUES HERALD FEATURES people are getting ready for the biggest ome December and every Christian festival of the Christian religion, the birth household gets ready to prepare of Jesus Christ, Christmas. It’s time to their homes for Christmas; bringing down boxes that have housed bring out all those lovely Christmas the decorations all through the year, and Carols and set the mood for the season searching for just the right song to play to set the mood. And yes, the carols are the part of the Christmas package as they truly can set anybody who listens to them in the Christmas mood.

The joy and cheer of the season is magnified when There have been many love the jingle of the bells and songs in the guise of Christthe chimes of ‘Jingle bells’ mas carols which often get and ‘Deck the Halls’ are confused with the carols. heard, propelling you to Songs like ‘White Christmas’, get ready for Christmas.

‘Blue Christmas’ and ‘Last The tranquil and soulful Christmas’ are essentially tunes of ‘Silent night’ or love songs, but have been ‘Oh Holy Night’ transport playing during the season the listener to the night of since they hit the charts. the Christ’s nativity and the joyThough some people like ous harmony of the ‘Joy to the these songs, many still have World’ proclaims the joyous motheir hearts hooked on to the ment. The charm of the carols traditional carols. have enticed almost every singer, from country and pop singer Jim Reeves Carols have a magic that transcends and the rock ‘n roll star Elvis Presley and every age and although they charm even the 70s disco group Boney M, to the later genthe oldest of persons, they hold a special eration of singers including Celine Dion, Faith Hill affinity for the younger lot. Commonly known carols like ‘Jingle and boy-band 98 degrees, to present their versions of carols.

Bells’, ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’, ‘Silver Bells’, ‘Rudolph the RedCarols have always lightened the mood, the lyrics and music enchanting nosed Reindeer’ make the rounds every year for the serenading sessions every ear that hears it and transforming the world around to a much while the more difficult and melodious ones are heard in halls and on happier place. Like the tunes of the ‘Winter Wonderland’ spread cheer stage, for competitions. and laughter around you, making the mind wander to a place of snowmen The various competitions held around the state attract almost every and children hurling snowballs at each other, even though you are sitting school and cultural group. Getting together all the voices, selecting the in your room in Goa, where a white winter is as likely as the very snowball’s songs and then practising all these activities have a charm of their own. chance in hell. Though we don’t have the snowy Christmas, we certainly Carols like the very lengthy and complex ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, ‘Oh have a cool one.

Holy Night’ or ‘Hark, the Herald Angels Sing’ make way into the compeSome other carols focus on the birth of Jesus and are more solemn in titions. tone and music. ‘The Drummer Boy’ transports the listener to the manger But be it for competitions or mere listening pleasure, carols are a part where the baby Jesus lay surrounded by the people who came to pay him of the season and no Christmas would be complete without them. So get respects, while ‘We Three Kings’ takes us on the journey to the manger. your carol collection out and spread the Christmas Cheer.

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WikiLeaks Backers threaten more Cyber Attacks

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yber attacks on global companies seen as enemies of WikiLeaks drew the attention of US authorities recently and Dutch police arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected in attacks on credit card sites of Visa and MasterCard. Internet activists vowed to crash sites that have blocked business with WikiLeaks and PayPal, and others saw sporadic outrages.

Attorney General Eric Holder said US authorities were looking into cyber attacks on companies like Amazon.com and others. “We are aware of the incidents,” he said.

The teenaged boy suspect, whose details were not disclosed, was believed to be part of a larger group of hackers under investigation that participated in so-called denial of service attacks, the prosecution said. Data and computer equipment were confiscated during his arrest.

The loosely organised campaign to avenge WikiLeaks against those who have obstructed its operations, calling itself Operation Payback, have already temporarily brought down the websites of Visa and MasterCard, and of the Swedish government.

Some of the motivation for the cyber campaign appears to stem from anger at the arrest in Britain of Assange over alleged sex crimes committed in Sweden. He is in jail in London, awaiting an extradition hearing.

Assange said last week he had expected clampdowns in countries such as the United States that championed free speech, and had deliberately picked providers like Amazon to host its data to test that theory.

A succession of US institutions has withdrawn services from WikiLeaks after the website published thousands of sometimes embarrassing secret US diplomatic reports that have caused strains between Washington and several allies.

In Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange showed the West was hypocritical in its criticism of Russia's record on democracy.

When asked about leaked US diplomatic cables that cast him as Russia's ‘alpha-dog’ ruler of a corrupt bureaucracy, Putin questioned whether the US Foreign Service was a ‘crystal clean source of information’.

WikiLeaks activists instructed their followers on Thursday to mount a distributed denial of service attack on a PayPal website that manages the integration of the company's payment processing technology with independent online merchant websites. PayPal is a subsidiary of eBay. A PayPal spokesman said the company had detected an attack on the site, but that it appeared to be operational, although various attempts to access the website by Reuters were unsuccessful.

Online retail and web-hosting powerhouse Amazon last week stopped hosting WikiLeaks' website, and on Thursday it briefly became the main target of the pro-WikiLeaks campaigners - before they admitted it was too big for them, for the moment.

“We cannot attack Amazon, currently. The previous schedule was to do so, but we don't have enough forces,” read one message on Twitter.

The activists said they would instead attack PayPal, which has suspended the WikiLeaks account the organisation had used to collect donations. MasterCard and Visa had also become targets after stopping processing donations.

By early evening EST (1810 GMT), the main websites of PayPal, Amazon - a key Christmas shopping destination - MasterCard and Visa all appeared to be functioning normally.

(Courtesy: Reuters)

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WHAT’S UP IN GOA??

Hills to Himalayas II, a photography exhibition by Ecotreks Goa is underway till December 11 at Attic Gallery, Panjim. E-mail ecotreksgoa@gmail.com. Call 9822168112 or 9422442973.

Techfest, the Annual International Science and Technology Festival of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai will be held from January 7 to 9. It is open to students from all over the country. Registration closes on December 20. E-mail ronniephilip1991@gmail.com. Call 9969688761.

Kayaking Expeditions, organised

by Goa Kayaking Daily will be held till December 14. Visit www.goakayaking.com.

E-mail goakayaking@gmail.com. Call 9422056037 or 2541715.

First Ever Goa Arts and Literary Festival will be held at the International Centre Goa in partnership with the Sahitya Academy, Goa Writers Group, Goa Konkani Academy, Gomantak Marathi Academy and Goa Tourism from December 12 to 14. Visit www.goaartlitfest.com.

Once Upon a Time: The Ramayana as Painted Narrative by Dr Vidya Dehejia a world renowned Art Historian who holds the Chair in Indian Art at Columbia University in New York will be held on December 12 from 6:30pm at Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts.

Festival of Carols, organised by the Kala Academy will take place on December 19 at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452.

The Annual All-Goa Carol Singing contest organised by the Betalbatim Cricket Club will be held on December 18 at 5.30pm at Betalbatim. Call 9822104181.

‘Crazy Idea Competition’, organised by the Staff Club of the National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula is open for registration. It will be held on the occasion of NIO Foundation Day. Visit www.nio.org/innovative ideas competition. E-

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The 20th Ranga Sammelan and Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar: Felicitation of Dr Ashok G Ranade for his contribution towards music will be held on December 17 and 18 at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 2420452.

Weekend Workshops: Basic photography workshop in Goa designed for aspiring photographers who would like to experiment and achieve competence and confidence with their camera will be

by Goa Centre for Alternative Photography. E-mail info@goa-cap.com.

Call 9822087276.

German Culture Week, Goa, organised by the Indo-German Friendship Society of Goa, is underway till December 12. There are various programmes scheduled during the week including Traditional German Home Pastry Class by German Ladies, presentations and talks. E-mail info@igsg.org. Call 9960822490.

Solo Dance Competition for under-16 year olds, organised by Omkar Cultural Association, Colvale will be held on December 30 at Kala Academy. Registration is open. Entry forms are available at the Kala Academy, Panjim. Call 9673997188 or 9823306652.

The 3rd All India Annual Art Competition and Exhibition 2010, organised

by Bhikuram Jain Foundation, New Delhi is open for entries. The exhibition and the award presentation ceremony will be held on February 12, 2011. Call the Kala Academy, Panjim on 2420452.

Yoga sessions conducted by Hoor S Girglani are underway till December 18 from 6:30am to 7:30am at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula.

Call 9766015762 or 2451363.

NINE - Sunday Brunch Reloaded, organised by Goa Marriott Resort will take place on December 12, 19, 26 and January 2, 9, 16 and 23 at Waterfront Terrace and Bar, Goa Marriott Resort, Miramar, Panjim. Call 246 3333.

Today, believe the people around you when they tell you that 21 Mar - 19 Apr you can move mountains. Pay attention to your dreams tonight -- they've got more clues than a mystery novel, and might actually be easier to read. If you can't recall them, just let your mind drift and you should absorb the message.

Taurus Your energy is beginning to lag -- a late afternoon walk 20 Apr - 20 May will give you a boost. You and your friends or coworkers are thinking with one mind today -- or nearly so. It may get spooky from time to time, but the end results are certainly worth it. Life gets better and better!

Take a very conGemini servative approach with how you spend your hard-earned dol21 May - 20 Jun lars now. Creative energies are working their way through your system right now, and you may want to forgo any practical matters in order to make art or just enjoy the ride. You can get back to business soon enough!

Taking an impersonal point of view is the right approach -- especially 22 Jun - 23 Jul today. You are feeling much more in tune with your fellows today.

Friends? Family? Colleagues? All of the above?

Only you can say, but you should make sure to say it out loud -- and right away!

Extend a kind hand to the people in your life who use 24 Jul - 23 Aug anger to hide their sadness.

Just because others around you are freaking out doesn't mean you have to follow suit.

See if you can find that inner calm and let it radiate outward until everyone nearby can take a breath.

The road ahead is full of mystery -- which is a lot more fun 23 Aug - 22 Sep than a road you know. Things are starting to get really confusing today, but you can handle the added stress. See if you can get your workmates or family members to help you get a read on what's really going on.

Get comfortable with the idea of change - don't put all 23 Sept - 22 Oct your eggs into one basket. You should be careful today -careful that you don't miss out on the finer things in life! Your ability to appreciate the tiny details makes life all the sweeter, and you can share your attitude if you want.

Scorpio Yo u a r e t h e glue in your social circle, so get everyone 23 Oct - 22 Nov t o g e t h e r o n neutral ground.

Try to play more today -- it's not that hard, and your good energy ensures that things should go quite well for you if you do. Serious, adult responsibilities can wait for a while longer.

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Capricorn Get comfortable with the idea that you can't hit a home 22 Dec - 20 Jan run each time you're at bat.

You need to really connect today. It might not be all that tough for you, but your friends, family or colleagues might be too stressed out to reciprocate right away. Your patience is much appreciated!

Aquarius T h e r e ' s a chance to get something you've always 21 Jan - 19 Feb wanted, but it requires sacrifice. You and your romantic or business partner are dealing with what you own jointly -- even if you're dealing with it by not dealing! Make sure that you know what's on the table before you ignore it.

Whatever happens today, you can deal with it with your 20 Feb - 20 Mar c u s t o m a r y composure.

You have got to reach out today -- though with your great energy, that isn't such a difficult task. You're focused on others and their needs, and that should make for some delightful interactions later on.

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thoughts with the person who intrigues you 23 Nov - 20 Dec most and see how they react.

Now is the time to open doors and try new things -- you're not exactly making tons of progress on old stuff today!

See if you can get your people to back you up and then stake your claim!

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DID YOU KNOW? A symbol of India’s educational history

farouche Pronunciation fa-ROOSH Function Adjective Meaning 1: sullenly unsociable or shy 2: fierce Example Sentence It is believed that solitary and farouche people don't have relationships as they are quite unrelatable.

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Nalanda is the name of an ancient centre of higher learning in Bihar, about 55 miles south east of Patna. It was a Buddhist centre of learning from 427 to 1197 AD. It has been called ‘one of the first great universities in recorded history’. According to historians, The complex was built with red bricks and its ruins occupy an area of 14 hectares. At its peak, the university attracted scholars and students from as far away as China, Greece, and Persia. The great library of Nalanda University was so vast that it is reported to have burned for three months after the Moguls set fire to it, sacked and destroyed the monasteries. Nalanda means ‘insatiable in giving’. On September 13, 2010, the Jakarta Globe Reported Parliament in New Delhi passed a bill approving plans to rebuild the campus as a symbol of India’s global ambitions.

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HERALD CROSSWORD - 729 Across 1- Refuse; 6- Aggregate; 10Lost traction; 14- Grecian architectural style; 15- Queue after Q; 16- Fill with cargo; 17- First letter of the Hebrew alphabet; 18- A wedding cake may have three of these; 19- Collar type; 20- Reduce; 22- Privily; 24- Accelerate; 26- "Speed" star; 27Whirlpool bath; 31- Actor Vigoda; 32- Muse of lyric poetry; 33- ___ luck!; 36- Grievous distress; 39- Story; 40- Blaze; 41Mil. leaders; 42- Letters on a Cardinal's cap; 43- Raccoon-like carnivore; 44- Do something together; 45- Rocky hilltop; 46- Influenced; 48- Economize; 51Chemical ending; 52Smackdab; 54- Tooth deposit; lively; 55- Actual; 56- Spanish snack; 57- Argu59- Belonging to us; 60- Quantity of paper; 62ing; 58- Got on; 61- Damage; Cool!; 63- ___ browns; 64- Zhivago's love; 65Palatable; 66- Comply; 67- Belgian river; 68Delight; SOLUTION - 728 Down 1- Clock face; 2- Acting part; 3- Addition column; 4- Drinks slowly; 5- Playful musical movement; 6- Mohawk-sporting actor; 7- Warts and all; 8- Guide; 9- Desist; 10- Arm cover; 11- Starbucks order; 12- Icons; 13- Contradict; 21Pince-___; 23- First name in country; 25- Country residence; 27- Fast aircrafts; 28- I smell ___!; 29- Cry out; 30- Salt Lake City athlete; 34Bran source; 35- Instant; 36- Don; 37- A single time; 38- Cornerstone abbr.; 40- Previously; 41Sticky stuff; 43- Coconut-husk fiber; 44- Make pure; 45- Of inferior quality; 47- Thunder Bay's prov.; 48- Nestling pigeon; 49- Swearword; 50Entreaties; 52- London district; 53- Dextrous,

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HERALD FEATURES haron Mazarello‘s Konkani Film ‘Tum Kitem Kortolo Aslo?’, carrying on with its trends of ‘firsts’, is becoming the first ever Konkani Film to be screened in Goa’s first Drive-In Cinema. For the very first time in Goa, a Drive-In Cinema has been created at the Saturday Night Market, Arpora only to screen this Konkani Film with Subtitles in English and the first screening will take place at 7pm, on Sunday, December 12, 2010. The drive-in is set to complete 35 screenings of the film.

A comfortable arrangement for 500 cars at a time has been made at the Saturday Night Market and the entry fee per car is fixed at Rs400. Advance booking for the show can be done at the drive-in venue in Arpora, Luizinha Stores (Mapusa Municipal Market) and Rhythm House Music Shoppee (Margao).

Drive-ins originated somewhere in the 1930s in the US but are a novel concept in Goa. Initial reaction of Goan bystanders when the banners were being put up was an aghast facial expression soon followed by a very curiosity-satisfying ‘voii?’ then breaking into a smile as if trying to imagine it...

“I've been to one, years ago in Mumbai. It was nice. It would be frequented by many couples," comments Sophie Lobo.

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"Like the one we had in Bandra," exclaims Sheldon reminiscing his childhood days. "Yes, I remember. Whenever we used to approach Bandra on the Western Railway, we would be able to get a glimpse of the movie going on at the Drive-In on the East side," adds in comedian Hortencio Pereira.

Whether it is simple curiosity or a passion for Konkani films, this unique experience is something no one should miss. It could start a new trend in the world of film viewing in Goa.

t was the year 2000. The music scenario in Goa looked, felt and sounded different. New sounds were abound. The Music Company changed all that!

Alex, Nini and Marino didn’t bring a new sound; they revisited an old and perhaps slightly forgotten one.

But, whatever they did, they did it good.

The Music Company restarted a trend, bringing back pure live retro music, but more than that, they created a comfortable atmosphere. Their initial years saw them entertain crowds from across Goa. Nini, who runs a construction business by day, lead guitarist and vocalist of The Music Company, says, “After a while, it was nice to see quite a few familiar faces smiling at us from the crowd. Not that we didn’t enjoy the newcomers, we got rave reviews from them too.”

Ten years later, today, Marino, educator at a technical institution, who also juggles keyboard and percussion as well as vocals, looks back with a smile on his face. “It’s been a good decade for us. But, we made a collective decision to move on from then. These last few shows will be our last. We know that this decision will sadden a lot of our fans but they will understand. As time goes by, it gets more and more difficult to juggle work and play, especially when play happens until quite late at night,” he quips with a smile. The Music Company was on a hiatus for a little more than a year, but the three of them would still work on a few originals, which should soon see the light of day in the form of an album.

It will all end with a celebration, not just of a story of three guys who came together and revisited a great era in music, but of the fact that it became more than that. The Music Company will end 2010 as an institution. An institution that, come 2011, will be no more, but an institution that will inspire a new generation to go forth, play live music and entertain!

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HERALD FEATURES oung Talents’, an exhibition of works by Siddharth Kerkar, Valentino Santoro, Girija Dempo, Amrut Hardin and Aman Singh were inaugurated on December 9, 2010 at Kerkar Art Complex, Calangute. While Siddharth presented works of pen on paper, Aman Singh experimented with different mediums like paints and play dough. The exhibition was inaugurated by Pratapsingh Rane and will continue till December 20, 2010.

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BY DOLCY D’CRUZ HERALD FEATURES ith a trek each month for the past two years, the Eco treks Goa has bonded into a family of energetic adventurers. Their escapades have taken them to intriguing locales which have been beautifully captured on camera and showcased in an exhibition titled ‘Hills to Himalayas- II’.

The exhibition was inaugurated on December 8 and will be held till December 11 at Attic Gallery, Alfran Plaza, Panjim. Over 80 photographs are up on display with 12 treks held during the year.

“We received a very good response for the exhibition but we narrowed it down to 80. Most of the time, trekkers get the same snaps because we go together; but we could not have repetition for the exhibition. Alexyz, Joel D’Souza and Mahesh Naik selected the photographs,” informed Eco Treks founder Durgadas Parab. Participants include Amit Soyru, Bindiya Vaval, Lester Pinto, Mahesh Naik, Steven Pereira and Nitin Kerkar.

A sculpture of Alexyz created by sculptor Sachin Madage was also displayed.

Eco Treks Goa organises treks to different parts of Goa and even to the Himalayas.

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Band Baaja Baaraat

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma Director: Maneesh Sharma Rating: wedding is a time for fun, enjoyment and celebration. Indian weddings, especially, are lavish affairs. Band Baaja Baaraat takes you behind the scenes to show what goes on behind these weddings.

Shruti (Sharma), a final year student in college works part time as a wedding planner.

She is a no nonsense girl, full of energy and prone to anger. Her goal is to become the best wedding planner in India. Bitoo (Singh), on the other hand is the exact opposite.

While Shruti knows what she wants, Bitoo is lazy and unmotivated. He spends most of his time with his friends gate crashing weddings for the food. It is not long before Shruti runs into Bittoo. Despite their contrasting personalities, they soon become friends.

Lady luck shines on Bittoo and the two become partners in the wedding planning business. Business blossoms and so does their relationship. One thing leads to another and Shruti starts liking Bittoo but this creates a rift and thus begins their individual journey that forms the rest of the story.

Debutant director Maneesh Sharma, who has also written the story, takes us out of the artificial studio setting and into the bylanes of the city.

Debutant actor Ranveer Singh is pitch perfect in the role of the uncouth but good-hearted small town slacker who is a bit of a duffer when it comes to matters of the heart. He’s the type of guy who can’t pronounce business but is perfectly street-smart when it comes to actually running one. Even Anushka, who has been tediously bland in the films she’s done so far comes into her own as the ambitious Delhi girl who dreams of upgrading to multi-crore weddings.

Assem Mishra’s cinematography is excellent. You almost feel that you have entered the by lanes of Delhi.

Music composers Salim-Suliman have done a good job as well. The songs are perfectly timed and in keeping with the mood of the film.

Overall, Band Baaja Baaraat is a refreshing film – very different from the usual romantic comedy films we’re so used to. Give this one a chance, you won’t regret it.

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Faster

Ca­st: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino Director: George Tillman Jr Rating: ove over Tooth Fairy and The Game Plan, Dwayne Johnson is ready to step back into the hardcore action genre. In Faster, the actor channels his inner Steve McQueen and plays a man on a deadly mission for revenge.

Nothing and no one will get between him and his targets.

Faster is a vigilante action flick that centres on 3 characters: Driver (Johnson), Killer (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and Cop (Thornton). After serving 10 years in prison (for robbery), Driver is released and goes on a killing spree to avenge the death of his brother who was murdered after a heist gone wrong. Killer is the assassin sent after Driver to stop his murderous rampage, and Cop is trying to bring both Killer and Driver to justice.

Just as you might suspect, Faster is a gritty tale that features one man, one gun, and a whole lot of dead bodies. The reason the action in the film is so great is because it’s real.

There’s no CGI so every stunt, explosion, and car chase is legit. It’s a refreshing change of pace in a world where green screen effects dominate the medium.

Also, the film has a vintage look. There’s a graininess to the picture that adds an old school 70s feel to the film which makes it stand out.

The set up for Faster mimics The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, centring on three basic who each have an objective that eventually intersects at the end of the film. It’s very straight to the point but just when you think you’ve got the story figured out you’re blindsided by an amazing twist!

On the other hand, since the film relies heavily on action, don’t expect the dialogue to be akin to Shakespeare. Discretion isn’t a valued trait in this film.

Overall, Faster is more than what meets the eye. It’s gory and abrasive but also has an interesting plot twist that you never see coming. If you want to spend the holiday getting your socks knocked off by some over the top action, Faster is the film for you!

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ollywood actor Hugh Jackman has been taking tips from former wrestler Dwayne Johnson to get back in shape for his latest Wolverine film. The Prestige star is set for a second outing as the X-Men character and has been ordered to hit the gym to become even more muscled for the sequel.

The 42-year-old actor is finding it tough to put on 25 pounds of muscle for the role of the clawed mutant and therefore called Johnson, popularly known by the ring name ‘Rock’ for advice.

“Twenty five pounds is more than I ever have put on for the role. It’s not easy for me because I’m actually quite long and lean. I had a chat with Dwayne Johnson, who did 25 pounds for his movie (Faster). I rang him up and was like, ‘Okay, tell me what’s going on’,” said Jackman.

Jackman followed Johnson’s tips and is now consuming around 6,000 calories a day to gain the extra muscle by gorging on chicken, steak and brown rice.

Kajol works out to lose Post Pregnancy Weight

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hough onlookers may have found Kajol flaunting her post-pregnancy flab at the Toonpur Ka Superhero music launch, she has been gymming daily to get back into shape. The actress became a mum for the second time on September 13.

Kajol has been working out at husband Ajay Devgn’s personal gym along with the star’s trainer Shereveer Vakil. Her sister Tanishaa has been providing her company and going through the paces with her.

Says a source, “As soon as she had a go-ahead from the doctors to start physical training, Kajol began her fitness routine with Sheru (as the trainer is better known in B-Town). Exercising alone is boring so Tanishaa joined her big sister and in the process has knocked off five kilos already!”

Apart from cardio and weight training, the two sisters are also doing squats. While Kajol does 500 squats, Tanishaa does 200. Sheru also monitors their food intake even though Kajol is not on any kind of strict diet right now.

Adds the source, “Kajol and Tanishaa have a great time working out. They chat and laugh while doing the power strength training and while working with the weights.”

Sheru has been Ajay’s personal trainer for years and even accompanies the actor on outdoor shoots.

At the shoot of All The Best last year, Ajay had ‘gifted’ Sheru to Sanjay Dutt during the movie’s long outdoor shoot in Goa. Sheru, who is also an actor, has featured in films like James and Welcome. The B-town clients he has trained include Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Tabu and Madhuri Dixit.

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nce Bollywood’s reigning star and now rapidly fading into obscurity, Jackie Shroff says with unusual candour that his weakness has been his inability to say no and remembers with some regret the many emotional decisions that cost him plum offers.

Often known as Bollywood’s real slumdog for having risen from the slums to the dizzying heights of stardom, Jackie is now 50 and views himself as different from his contemporaries and friends who have made their career decisions based on money and script.

“I don’t have any fixed criteria to choose films like my friends and contemporaries in the industry. They are very clear – they will first see the money, then the script and will then make the decision,” said Jackie, who was once called the best dressed celebrity in tinsel town.

“Unfortunately, my thinking is not like that. If someone comes to me and says he wants me to do a film for him, I’ll do it even without a second thought. I won’t think about how much they are offering me.

That is my weakness, I can’t say no,” said the actor who made some disastrous choices like Boom, Kisan and Ek - The Power Of One. “Unfortunately, I’m very emotional when it comes to professional decisions. Because of that I don’t get time when a big banner or a big producer approaches me as I’m already stuck. I’ve lost out on many plum projects because of that,” he added.

But he hasn’t given up. At the moment, the actor is excited about his upcoming venture Bhoot and Friends, a children’s film slated for a Christmas release. The action adventure film has been directed by Kittu Saluja.

Apart from that, Jackie is also busy with other ventures, including regional movies.

“I’m working on a film called Interview, where I’m playing a war correspondent who is forced to interview an actress. The whole film is about these two people,” he said.

His regional projects are a Marathi comedy, Tamil movie Aranya Kandam and an untitled Telugu film where he is playing a villain.

Paris not invited to Best Friend Nicole’s Wedding

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ocialite Nicole Richie is not inviting her former BFF Paris Hilton to her upcoming wedding because she does not want the paparazzi who trail the hotel heiress to ruin her special day.

Richie had first shot to fame as Hilton’s side kick in the superhit reality TV show Simple Life, which saw the two rich kids slumming it out in ordinary homes, but they had famously fallen out during the second series.

Richie had then went on to date her now fiancé, rocker Joel Madden and had made up with Hilton, 29, after the birth of her daughter Harlow two years ago.

But Hilton who was recently caught up in a cocaine possession case, is not on the guest list of her wedding.

The 26-year-old daughter of singing superstar Lionel Richie is keen to have a small wedding at her father’s Bel Air mansion and is only inviting 75 family members and close friends.

Instead of Hilton, her maid of honour is expected to be designer Masha Gordon.

A large marquee has been erected at the back door of his luxury home, while workmen are busy erecting a second structure in the gardens. And to ensure that guests are able to avoid the unwanted attentions of any photographers, a covered walkway has been erected.

Celebrities rumoured to be attending include DJ Samantha Ronson and Christina Aguilera.

The socialite and fiancé Madden, 31, have been together since 2006 and announced their engagement earlier this year.

The couple, who have a daughter Harlow, 2, and a 9-month-old son Sparrow, are said to be thrilled about their upcoming wedding.

Frequent Sex makes Neurotic Newlyweds Happy

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ating blueberries and other purple fruit and vegetables can keep Alzheimer’s at bay because they are a rich source of chelators, scientists say.

Chelators bind the loosely configured iron molecules in the body and prevent them from producing dangerous toxins, called hydroxyl radicals, which trigger degenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s.

Prof Douglas Kell, a bioanalytical scientist at the University of Manchester, led the ground-breaking research. Kell argues that the means by which poorly-liganded (banded) iron accelerates the onset of debilitating diseases shows up areas in which the traditional thinking is flawed. For instance, Vitamin C is thought to be of great benefit to the body’s ability to defend itself against toxins and diseases.

However, Kell indicates that excess vitamin C can in fact have the opposite effect if unliganded iron is present.

Only when iron is suitably and safely bound (chelated) will vitamin C work.

Kell said: “Much of modern biology has been concerned with the role of different genes in human disease.”

“The importance of iron may have been missed because there is no gene for iron as such. What I have highlighted in this work is therefore a crucial area for further investigation, as many simple predictions follow from my analysis,” he added.

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eople who are neurotic often find it hard to manage their relationships.

But if neurotic newlyweds have frequent sex, their marital satisfaction is every bit as high as their less neurotic counterparts, a study says.

Neuroticism is the tendency to experience negative emotion. Such people get upset and irritated easily, have mood swings and worry frequently, reports a journal on social psychological and personality science. People who score high in neuroticism are less satisfied in romance and relationships, and when they get married, they are more likely to divorce.

High levels of neuroticism are more strongly associated with bad marital outcomes than any other personality factor, said Michelle Russell and James McNulty of the University of Tennessee, study co-authors.

But sex in marriage seems to make people happy. Other research has shown that sexual interactions improved the couple’s mood the next day.

Russell and McNulty wanted to know if frequent sexual activity would erase the negative effects of neuroticism.

They followed 72 newlywed couples over the first four years of their marriage. Both spouses reported – separately and privately – on their marital satisfaction and sexual frequency every six months.

On average, couples reported sexual intercourse about once a week during the first six months of marriage and about three times a month by the fourth year of marriage. Couples were considered satisfied when they said that they ‘have a good marriage’ and ‘my relationship with my partner makes me happy’.

Marital satisfaction was not associated with sexual frequency, neither at the start of the marriage nor four years later.

But Russell and McNulty found one important exception. For spouses with high levels of neuroticism, frequent sexual intercourse improved their marital satisfaction. The effect of frequent sexual activity was enough to completely wipe away the ‘happiness deficit’ that neurotic spouses usually have.

eading scientists and technocrats in medicine and engineering advocated the innovative use of nano materials to extend the lifespan of machines.

“Nanotechnology and its materials are gaining importance in view of their potential to develop efficient end-products in medicine and bio-engineering with longer lifespan than conventional products,” said Indian Institute of Science Professor S Sampath on the second day of the ‘Bangalore Nano 2010’ event.

For instance, nanotechnology reduces friction on the surface of materials, resulting in lesser noise and longer lifetime of engines.

“Nano coating improves fuel efficiency and protects surfaces of gear boxes in ships, automobiles, mining equipment and cement manufacturing plants,” said Germany-based Rewitech GmbH managing director Stefan Bill.

As a multi-disciplinary function, nanotechnology can deliver most advanced and precision materials for multiple applications. Nano coating of metal surfaces when the system is running helps industrial units like wind mills, as stopping it for repairs becomes a costly proposition.

“Though lifespan of a gear box in wind turbines is about 20 years, its efficiency does not last beyond seven years. Whereas by coating it with nano materials, its efficiency can be sustained and lifespan doubled,” Bill told the delegates participating in the conference-cum-expo.

According to Switzerland-based CSM marketing manager Gregory Favaro, ultra thin nano coatings improve the efficiency of cutting tools ten-fold due to the mechanical characterisation of nano materials.

Similarly, intervention of nanotechnology in petroleum products improves efficiency of lubricants by achieving higher thermal conductivity and reducing friction.

“Nano particles are required in small quantities for such applications. We are the first Indian company to use nanotechnology in lubricant research,” claimed Indian Oil senior research officer Samik Kumar Hait.

Nano catalysis has also wide-ranging applications in the petroleum sector, whose products account for 39 percent of the global chemical market.

“We have developed a process based on nano

catalysis to convert waste plastics into fuel oil. We are in the process of commercialising it,” Indian Institute of Chemical Technology head K Lakshmi Kantam said.

(Trends Courtesy: Agencies)

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