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Salman sorry for 26/11 remarks PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 12

Bollywood star Salman Khan, who came under fire for claiming during an interview to a Pakistani channel that the 26/11 attacks were hyped because the “elite” were targeted, today apologised saying he did not mean to hurt anyone’s sentiments.

“I did not mean to hurt anyone’s sentiments. If I have hurt anybody’s sentiments, I am really, really sorry,” the actor said in a video message posted on Youtube. The apology came after a flurry of criticism of the ‘Dabangg’ star over his remarks on 26/11 during the interview.

Salman also claimed that his comments were “twisted” by the channel Express 24x7.

“I gave an interview to the channel three weeks ago. In this festive season of Eid and Ganesh Chaturthi, a segment of the interview has been twisted and released. I saw it and realised that it sounded very insensitive,” said the 44-year-old actor.

“What I meant was that every human life is precious, be it rich or poor. I always had and always will have faith in our intelligence agencies, army and police forces. I did not mean to hurt anybody. If I have hurt anybody I am really sorry,” said Salman.

The actor’s statement prompted sharp reactions from Deputy Chief Minister Chagan Bhujbal, Shiv Sena, BJP and other political parties.

Mount Mary Fair starts in Mumbai HERALD CORRESPONDENT MUMBAI, SEPT 12

The Mount Mary Fair, a weeklong festival, commenced at the historically famous Mount Mary Chapel at Bandra (West) on Sunday September 12.

The annual festivities at the Mount Mary chapel have a history dating back over 400 years.

Mumbaikars regardless of caste, creed, and religion offer prayers during the week-long celebrations.

The nine days of novena services in many Indian languages commemorate the feast of Mount Mary. Abuzz with excitement, the Bandra fair has stalls selling gooey Goan sweets and wax idols of the Virgin along with an assortment of candles shaped like hands, feet and various other parts of the body. It is the time when the sickly and all those in need for blessings converge with a pious hope that Mother Mary will consider their appeals for help.

GANAPATI BAPPA MORIYA: Locals immerse Lord Ganesha idols at Miramar beach on Sunday, bringing down curtains to the one-and-half day celebrations. As the sun set on the day, processions were seen in full flow amid chants and dazzling display of fireworks.

Photo by Rozario Estibeiro

EC to bank on election account of candidates PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

Poll candidates will now be monitored with a separate “shadow” expenditure register and will have to open an exclusive election bank account under the new guidelines framed by the Election Commission to check flow of illegal money at the hustings.

The Commission has set up for the first time an Election Expenditure Monitoring (EEM) cell headed by a senior Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer and support staff.

The new guidelines for expenditure in elections will come into force with the Bihar Assembly polls scheduled in late October and the cell in the Commission headquarters will operate 24x7 with its control rooms working in each district of the State where elections are being held.

The EC will also field surveillance teams and flying squads in each police station area of the constituencies which will have the power to search and seize illegal and suspicious cash.

“If unexplained cash is found

in possession of any person, it will be immediately seized. The flying squads will also watch distribution of cash, liquor or any other bribes to the voters,” sources said.

The sleuths in the teams, drawn from tax and revenue departments, will keep vigil over expenditures made by a candidate beginning from the filing of nomination till the declaration of the result.

The candidates will also have to open an exclusive bank account and the monitoring teams will maintain a “shadow” expen-

Flood relief: NCP has Cong in deep waters HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 12

Promising to keep the alleged Canacona flood relief fraud always under the scanner till the truth of the missing money was known, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) maintained it will go on to file a police complaint if enough proof was found to establish the scam.

State NCP President Jose Philip D’Souza, who addressed a press conference on Sunday said the alleged fraud into the relief money had been fully exposed by his party’s spokesperson Trajano D’Mello. This is a serious issue and we are not taking it lightly, he asserted.

The flood relief fraud is a serious issue and we are not taking it lightly. We will file a police complaint if enough proof is found to establish the scam.

– Jose Philip D’Souza Jose Philip observed, “In this regard, the statement made by Vice President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee M K Shaikh saying no relief money collected by the Youth Congress had been deposited with GPCC vindicates

our stand.”

On a question whether NCP would file a police complaint if it found proof, Spokesperson Trajano D’Mello replied, “Hundred per cent; there is no doubt about it. I congratulate M K Shaikh for coming clean into the matter by saying there was no relief money deposited with the GPCC.” Jose Philip said with Shaikh’s public statement the fraud had been exposed. “Where is the money? Where is the accountability? I do not find any reason why Sankalp shouldn’t be sacked immediately by his party.”

The NCP President said, “I’ve (Continued on page 2)

Centre behind CBI probe: Mickky HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

Unfazed by the ongoing CBI investigations into the alleged immigration and money laundering racket, former tourism minister, Mickky Pacheco made his public presence in Colva and Benaulim on Sunday and blamed the Centre for ordering the probe as the IB reports reaching Delhi did not speak well of the ruling combination in Goa in the coming polls.

If Pacheco made his presence felt at Colva on Sunday morning to flag off an anti-plastic drive, he presided as a chief guest at an inter-ward football final at Benaulim in the presence of Dr Hubert Gomes, who has declared his candidature for the Benaulim seat. Others seated on the dais were Benaulim Sarpanch Carmelina Fernandes, Kentukee owner Mathew Diniz and Avertano Furtado, who is projected a candidate against PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao in Navelim.

Asserting that the Indian government has given consent to investigate into the alleged immigration racket, the former

Benaulim MLA Mickky Pacheco along with Dr Hubert Gomes, Avertano Furtado, Benaulim Sarpanch Carmelina Fernandes and Mathew Diniz at the football final at Benaulim on Sunday. Photo by Sidharth Mehta

LEFT, RIGHT & CENTRE The Centre has given consent for investigations into the case after Intelligence Bureau reports reaching Delhi have gone against the ruling combination in the coming polls.

It is for the people to decide why this is being done and with what motive. Everyone knows how the present government is being run. The people will decide on the next MLA and the next government I know I am clean. I have spent 23 years in the US. I don’t have any issue as far as financial aspects are concerned. I have not done anything illegal. If they feel that I have done so, I am ready to face any inquiry. tourism minister has said the Centre is targeting him since the IB reports reaching Delhi speaks about the coming elec-

tion going against the ruling combination in the State.

He, however, said the people (Continued on page 2)

diture register in the same format as maintained by the candidate, they said.

The new guidelines also envisage arrangements for a ‘video surveillance and viewing team’ for each candidate, comprising an officer and a clerk, to watch, tabulate and prepare report of expenditure after gleaning through the video footage every day.

The video surveillance team will consist of a cameraperson who will record the number of vehicles, tents, furniture, dais, rostrums, barricades, etc.

Pistol ‘seller’ nabbed at Bambolim HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 12

Police on Sunday nabbed a 38year-old man at Bambolim when he was looking out for a prospective buyer to sell a country-made pistol bought from Bihar.

DySP Deu Banaulikar said on receiving information police caught Suhas Godse at Bambolim. He was sitting in a bar looking out for a buyer for the gun which is known as ‘katta’.

Godse, who has been booked for illegal possession of arm, arrived from Bihar today, he stated.

The DySP said the accused alighted from the train at Vasco Railway Station from where he (Continued on page 2)

A mob today attacked J&K education minister’s house in Anantnag as fresh incidents of violence rocked the Valley leaving 22 persons injured, forcing the authorities to reimpose curfew in Srinagar and six other towns.

A day after his fiery speech on Eid, police also registered cases against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of Hurriyat’s moderate faction, and other separatist leaders for allegedly inciting yesterday’s violence during which government properties were torched.

The fresh incidents of violence came ahead of tomorrow’s crucial meeting in New Delhi of the Cabinet Committee on Security which is expected to consider a slew of measures to deal with the situation in Kashmir that includes partially lifting of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Defying the curfew imposed in Anantnag, a mob attacked the house of Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, a former Pradesh Congress chief, at Damhal-Khushipora in Kokernag area, 80 kms from here.

Police fired in the air and lobbed teargas shells to disperse the attackers.

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CIVIC FORUM Who is responsible?

BCCI favours ban on trucks along Belgaum-Goa NH HERALD CORRESP9ONDENT BELGAUM, SEPT 12

Highlighting the rising traffic problem along the Belgaum-Goa National Highway (NH-4-A), Belgaum Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI) has urged authorities to ban movement of mining and other trucks on these stretches.

In a memorandum submitted to the Additional Superintendent of police, the Chamber has stated that the stretch on the road from Udyambag to Ramdev Circle on Khanapur road, fish market, College road, Club road including the road from Chennamma Circle to Fort and towards NH4 from For Lake and New Gandhi Nagar have become death traps.

“The movement of heavy vehicle multi-axle trucks causes a

nThe movement of heavy vehicle multi-axle trucks causes a lot of inconvenience to other commuters on the road. Such trucks are responsible for many accidents directly or indirectly.

-- BCCI lot of inconvenience to other commuters on the road. Such trucks are responsible for many accidents directly or indirectly,” stated Members of the Chamber.

“So, the movement of such trucks during the day in the City

from 8 am to 8 pm should be banned with immediate effect,” members of the Chamber urged police authorities.

The Chamber in its memorandum further stated that major problem in city market and other main roads is due to hawkers.

Vegetable vendors have posed serious problems in the busy retail business area. The hawkers are expected to move from place-to-place, but they have established fixed vending, causing inconvenience for general public and also adding to traffic congestion in the city.

The BCCI members have urged police officials to clear the busy city roads in the main city market and from Ramadev Hotel to Peeranwadi and declare them as ‘No Hawkers Zone’.

Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco

This photograph shows heaps of garbage rotting by the roadside at Chicalim. Incidentally, the spot is not far from the Government Cottage Hospital and can promote the spread of various diseases. Who is responsible for clearing the garbage? Is it the Village Panchayat or the Vasco Municipality? Or do the authorities feel that as the garbage lies in no-man's land, it is no one's responsibility?

Margao traffic woes Allwyn George, Carmona

Traffic in Margao is increasing day by day. Residential and shopping arcades like Big G have been built without considering the parking requirements for consumers. Shop owners and businessmen park their cars for the full day, depriving others of parking space. The old fish market and the pick up stand space, which could be utilized for a multi-storey paid parking, still stands idle. The petrol pumps and local schools need to be shifted on the outskirts of the city, to ease traffic congestion.

While the CM and Mayor move in chauffeured cars, the public are left to sweat it out for hours to find a parking space.

When Margao has its legislator as a CM for two consecutive terms, everybody was expecting the Margao situation to undergo a change. But alas! What we have seen is nothing, but all hollow hopes and promises. Who is going to rescue Margao from this mess?

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An injured palm civet cat was rescued by Benny D'Silva at Curca which was later handed over to the Forest Department.

Photo by Rozario Estibeiro

Avoid short circuit

The 25-year-old man from Vollant-Vasco, who was reported missing since September 8, was traced in Kolhapur.

According to Vasco Police, one Lloyd Joaquim Andrade had gone missing since September 8 and a missing complaint was filed by his family members with Vasco Police station.

Police further informed that they had flashed the message to all the police stations in the State and in the neighbouring state.

Accordingly, Vasco Police on September 10 received information from their counterpart in Kholapur that they have detained a Goan youth.

“On receiving the information, Head Constable Vijay Pereira went to Kholapur on September 11 and on verification brought back Lloyd to Vasco and handed him over to his family members,” said the police.

Misleading hoarding Nelson Lopes, Chinchinim

The Bank of Maharashtra Chinchinim Branch has mysteriously closed its ATM facility after enticing customers with great fanfare. Though the ATM was closed eight months ago, two large hoardings screaming about the ATM facility are still in place, misleading prospective customers. It must be removed immediately.

A pathetic sight Zino Carvalho, Davorlim

The Margao bus shed presents a sorry sight to local commuters as well as tourists visiting the bus stand. The iron structure has deteriorated beyond repair. There is seepage of water in the rainy season. There are no proper toilets, insufficient benches for commuters to rest, and heaps of garbage here and there. This causes discomfort for the public and poses a serious health hazard. There is no proper stand for motorcycle pilots and rickshaws.

This bus shed was erected 23 years ago, and inaugurated by a former Chief Minister who had promised to build an ‘ultra modern bus stand’ in Margao. But all we got was a promise!

It is high time that Margao gets a proper, full-fledged bus terminus for the city. The people of Salcete want that the Goa government should protect the interests of bus commuters.

Cricket scam James Moraes, Cuncolim

Goans who are anxious to attend the one-day international (ODI) cricket match to be held at Fatorda stadium in October should please think twice before they purchase the tickets for the match. This is a platform for another scam, as the same people who allegedly perpetrated the last one are still active members of the present organising committee.

What is the guarantee that this time they will not once more print duplicate tickets, as they have still not been punished for their transgressions during the last cricket match in the same stadium.

This is one more opportunity to earn huge profits by printing duplicate tickets. I would advise Goans not to purchase tickets, as these politicians are not persons to be believed.

Fatorda stadium is used for various sports. The people forget the person who oversaw the construction of this stadium in a record time of six months. We should all be thankful to Francisco Monte de Cruz, then Sports Minister in Goa. Unfortunately, his legacy is used as a platform by corrupt politicians to gain mileage (and money).

Do you have a complaint against some authority or service?

Are there any violations of the law that you would like to bring to the notice of the public? Do you have any suggestions for improvement and/or redressal of services?

If you do, then write to us at editor@herald-goa.com. With the aim of improving the quality of our civic life, every Monday Herald will publish the best letters on these subjects received during the week. This is in addition to our regular ‘Letters to the Editor’ column.

The seven-member Uguem Panchayat seems to be toying with the reservation policy for women despite it being a fact that the post of sarpanch at Uguem Panchayat for the current term is reserved for women.

Of the total seven members, Uguem Panchayat has five men panchas and two women. Women panchas being Vidhiksha Bhandari and Madhevi Shiddiker.

After the completion of the two-year term, Bhandari resigned from the post to pave way for Shiddiker to occupy the post for the remaining term.

Shiddiker was however ousted from the sarpanch’s post earlier last month after the male members moved a no-confidence motion against her for not undertaking any development works in the panchayat and for her failure in taking other panchayat members into confidence in deciding important matters.

Since the ouster of Shiddiker, Deputy Sarpanch Devidas Naik is running the panchayat affairs despite the post of sarpanch being reserved for women candidate.

Sources in the know informed that the five male panchas are allegedly upto some trick of not handing over sarpanch’s post to the women candidate. Their allegations being women candidate are not capable of taking major decisions, thereby affecting the development works in the panchayat.

Incidentally, even otherwise the Uguem Panchayat has not seen any major development

projects being undertaken by the panchayat over the past many years. Even the internal roads within the jurisdiction of the panchayat which were constructed some 15 years ago are in dilapidated condition and the panchayat does not even have funds to maintain it.

At the annual budget, the panchayat though shows a rosy picture, the development picture in the village is not so rosy.

At every gram sabha, the villagers raise several issues concerning the development, but to no avail as the panchayat keeps on harping on lack of funds for development works.

At one point of time, all the seven members had threatened to resign from their respective posts if no funds are sanctioned by the government for development works, but that was only on paper.

Though gram sabha members at one such meet sought instant resignation of all the members, none of the seven members had courage to resign from the post, thereby showing their personal interest in running the panchayat affairs.

Now the male members are allegedly upto some tricks not to hand over the post of sarpanch to the women panchayat member, but instead keep running the panchayat affairs by the male deputy sarpanch.

Sources informed that even if elections are held to elect the new sarpanch, the male members are allegedly trying to keep the voting level at 3-3, thereby once again making the deputy

sarpanch continue to hold the post of sarpanch for another few months and again continue with the same game at the subsequent elections to be held to elect the female sarpanch.

Villagers of Uguem have called for some modalities to restrain male members from running the panchayat affairs all by themselves when on paper the post of sarpanch is reserved for women, as otherwise the reservation policy will have no effect and the women candidates will be made to continue to play secondary role in the panchayat matters.

Colva police ‘reach late’ for bull fight HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

As usual, Colva police reached late at the venue of a bull fight at Chadwaddo-Varca on Sunday noon.

Before the police could make their presence felt reach the venue, the bull fight took place in the presence of large number of dhirio lovers.

Left with no option, the Colva police later registered a case against two persons Carmo and Joe Baptista under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act for allegedly organizing the bull fight. So far, no arrests have been effected, the police said, adding that they are investigating into the case.

NCP has Cong in deep waters

Missing Vasco boy traced in Kolhapur

Pravin U Sardessai, Adpai

HERALD CORRESPONDENT SANGUEM, SEPT 12

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The Income Tax Department is yet to settle refund claims in respect of tax deduction at source (TDS) for assessment year 2009-2010, even though more than one year has passed since the submission of Income Tax returns.

In public interest, I would like to know the ‘normal’ period for settlement of TDS refund claims and, in case of any delay, the reason for the delay in settlement. Further, when any enquiry is made with the Income Tax office, no one is in a position to give correct information. In this case, an initiative should be taken to settle the TDS refund claim at the earliest.

Live wires over an electrical pole near Almeida High School, Ponda, are covered by the leaves of nearby trees. Such an undesirable situation is likely to create adverse consequences in case of a short circuit. Though the vehicles of the Electricity Department pass by this way, this problem has escaped unnoticed by the linesmen deputed on duty in this area.

The Electricity Department should cut down the branches of trees in close proximity to live wires, in public interest.

Uguem male panchas ‘gang-up’ to deny women Sarpanch’s post

Feast celebrated in Chinchinim

HERALD CORRESPONDENT MORMUGAO, SEPT 12

spoken to the high commands of both parties regarding the alleged relief fraud and about the unnecessary outburst of GPYC President against my party and me after the Mapusa convention.”

The NCP president said, “I have personally appeared before the press because I feel Sankalp was trying to destabilise the Cong-NCP alliance by making baseless statements. There is someone behind his statements. He may be president of GPYC, but some of his family people are in different parties like the BJP and MGP.” Jose Philip said he would once gain like to clarify NCP wanted to strengthen its base in all 40 constituencies. This doesn’t mean we want to fight elections in all 40 constituencies as was being misinterpreted, he cleared.

He mentioned the Congress party should’ve pulled up Sankalp for his unnecessary outburst against the NCP because both the parties were

in a pre-poll alliance shaped by their respective high commands. The Chief Minister should’ve taken serious note of the statements, he added.

On other questions affecting the NCP, the party president was not very forthcoming more so with the recent statement of Mickky Pacheco wherein the flamboyant MLA mentioned he could do without a party. Jose Philip said it was Mickky’s decision. “Leaving the party is upto him. I will talk to my high command about the matter,” he said.

On the question of going to the CM with the much-promised memorandum to press for a CBI inquiry, Jose Philip stated the issue was under the scanner of NCP and it would go to Kamat at the right time. One must understand we are in an alliance, he added.

Over the question whether NCP would contest the Valpoi bye-polls, the NCP president again pushed the ball in the court of his high command.

Pistol ‘seller’ nabbed at Bambolim came to Carambolim.

From Carambolim he came to Bambolim were he tried looking for a buyer but was unluckily caught, he mentioned. Banaulikar said

the accused claims he is from Handiwadi, Curchorem, but this looks doubtful to us. We are trying to investigate from where he bought the gun, he said.

Centre behind CBI probe: Mickky

A devotee offering candles to Our Lady at the Mount Mary feast at Chinchinim on Sunday.

Photo by Sidharth Mehta HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

Chinchinim villagers on Sunday celebrated the feast of our Lady of Good Hope, with traditional pomp and religious fervour.

Chinchinim wore a festive look as thousands of people from across Salcete thronged the village to take part in the

festivities.

Fr Agnelo Pinheiro, Prof Rachol seminary was the main celebrant of the concelebrated high mass.

In his homily, Fr Pinheiro exhorted the faithful to imbibe the Christian values and recalled how Mother Mary lived a life as per the Gospel teachings.

of Goa will be the decision makers in the coming Assembly polls and will decide the fate of the ministers and MLAs in the hustings.

Asked whether the ruling Congress government is behind the CBI action against him in the immigration racket, Pacheco said “one has to understand that such investigations start either suo moto, or complaint from any quarter or consent from the government. In the instant case, the Centre has given the consent for investigations into the case. It is for the people to decide why this was done with what motive and with what interest”.

Replying to a question, he said the ruling government has decided to target him after IB reports reaching Delhi have gone against the ruling combination in the coming polls.

When asked whether the ongoing CBI investi-

gations against him will go against him in the next hustings, Pacheco said “Everyone knows how the present government is being run by these people. I don’t want to comment. The people will decide on the next MLA and the next government”.

Declining to go into the CBI probe saying that he does not want to come into the ongoing investigations, Pacheco said “I know I am clean. I have no issue on that. I have spent 23 years in the US; I don’t have any issue as far as financial aspects are concerned. As an Indian citizen, I have to obey the Indian law. When I was a resident of the USA, I have followed that country’s law”.

Reiterating that he has not done anything illegal by recruiting hundreds of Goans overseas, Pacheco said “I am very much clear that I have not done anything illegal. If they feel that I have done so, I am ready to face any inquiry”.

Locally grown MORE OBITUARIES ON PAGE 10 fruits back in Canacona HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, SEPT 12

Locally hill-grown vegetables and wild fruits are back along the highway leading to Canacona taluka.

Annually, most of the growers come along the highway to sell their produce to the motorists, which they cultivate on the hilly terrains of their residential surroundings.

Seasonal vegetables and fruits with season’s prime fruit Muskmelons (locally called Chibot or Mogem) is the most sought after and carries the highest price tag as sold on roadsides between Gulem in Canacona and Balli in Quepem taluka along the NH-17.

These roadside bazaars which appear at different points are selling everything locally grown in the hilly terrain including local bananas, specialized red chilies of Canacona, ladyfinger, ritzgourd, cucumber, pumpkins, etc, thereby earning hefty profits.

A source in the Agriculture Department attributed reason for the delay due to late flowering of the seasonal fruits as a result of heavy rainfall this year.

“A suitable level of sunny weather is required for these seasonal fruits to give better and fast yield. Now, since the rains has mostly subsided and sun is often out more and more yields of seasonal veggies and fruits will flourish,” informed the source.

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Govt’s handling of Princess criticised RPHM demands transparency in allotment of contract, method and process of removal within time frame

HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, SEPT 12

River Princess Hatao Manch (RPHM) has strongly condemned the lethargic attitude of the State government in handling the River Princess removal issue.

Addressing a press conference at Fishermen’s Cove, Candolim, RPHM Convenor Fermino Fernandes condemned the lethargic attitude of the government in tackling the issue.

Blaise Fernandes (treasurer), Verner Costa Frais (secretary), Livia Saldhana (executive member) and Candolim Sarpanch Anand Shettigar were present for the press conference.

The RPHM gave the State government a deadline to start the removal process of the stranded vessel as early as possible or else face the agitation.

The RPHM has called upon the government to finalize a competent and experienced contractor latest by September 15, as the River Princess has already been declared a ‘State Disaster’.

The RPHM however expressed its happiness over the High Court order in directing the government to speed up the removal process so as to complete the entire process

‘Keralite’s death was a suicide’

Blaise Fernandes, Anand Shettigar, Fermino Fernandes and Verner Costa Frias at the press conference at Candolim.

Photo by Thomas Fernandes

before the onset of next monsoon, June 2011.

The RPHM demanded for transparency in the allotment of contract with method and process of removal by a particular timeframe to the people of Goa through press releases in local dailies, etc.

Anand Shettigar, Candolim sarpanch and RPHM executive member, claimed that earlier the government was distancing from the River Princess removal on the ground of ‘matter being sub-judiced’.

“But now since the High Court

has given the order for speedy removal of the vessel, the government should try and remove the vessel as early as possible,” stated Shettigar.

RPHM executive member Livia Saldhana said Candolim beach has been eroded, while private properties are also being swept away and feared for the lives of Candolim villagers in the near future if immediate steps are not taken.

When asked what action RPHM has planned in the near future if the government does not pay heed to their demands, RPHM Convenor Fermino Fer-

nandes said: “If the government does not pay heed to our demands, we will be forced to take drastic steps, which will be decided at a later stage. But I hope the government will not force us to do so.”

When media called on Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes on State government’s lethargic attitude in the removal process of River Princess, Fernandes claimed that the government is not serious at all on the issue and has been playing with the lives and feelings of the people.

Stray cattle menace hits Margao

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

The police has concluded that the death of the Keralite Sunil P J at a Colva hotel on Saturday was a suicide.

Sub-divisional Police Officer, Margao, DySP Umesh Gaonkar has said that the relatives of the deceased contacted the Colva police on Sunday and informed that the deceased was in a disturbed frame of mind for some time.

He said the deceased before committing the suicide had dispatched his personal belongings to his family in Kerala via courier.

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

Margao police on Sunday rec o v e re d a h i g h l y d e c o m posed body of a male person in Borda.

The unknown person is believed to aged around 52-55 years and the body was in a highly decomposed state the Margao police stated.

The body was found near the trees meters away from the old law college, the police said.

The police are investigating.

Stray cattle feast on the plants at the triangular garden near the Margao Municipal garden.

Photo by Savio Dias HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

It’s not just the stray dog menace that is staring the Commercial Capital. Stray cattle too have made its presence felt in the city in a big way, with the Margao Civic body turning a blind eye to the nuisance.

Strange it may seem, but true that stray cattle was found inside the garden triangle right under the Margao Municipal building.

With the City Fathers and Civic babus on a weekend holiday, stray cattle made their way inside the garden and feasted on the plants with the staff enjoying the festive mood back home.

In fact, stray cattle menace has made the congested city roads their second home, with the Municipal authorities least interested to crack a whip against the strays. Despite a cattle pound maintained at the old

Anti-plastic drive held in Colva

market area, hardly any stray cattle have been pounded in recent months, with workers entrusted with the cattle pound utilized for other works.

While the Civic body has been finding it difficult to run the dog shelter given the magnitude of the stray dog menace, the cattle pound is almost empty for want to cattle – with stray cattle apparently not on the priority list of the Civic babus.

2 found dead at city KTC bus stand HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, SEPT 12

Panjim police on Sunday registered two cases of unnatural deaths that occurred at the KTC Bus stand, here.

Police said they received calls informing about the two deaths at two separate times in the day.

In one of the cases the body of a 70-year old man was identified as that of Gurudas Kamat from Talewada, Kundaim.

“Family members of the deceased told us he lived alone in Panjim. He never came home and used to live all by himself,” they stated.

In the second case, police said they assume that the body of a 50-year old man found by them could be of a beggar or a labourer. Both the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, they informed.

Colva Parish Priest Fr Diago Fernandes, MLA Mickky Pacheco and ZP Member Nelly Rodrigues at the anti-plastic drive at Colva on Sunday.

Photo by Sidharth Mehta HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

Non-governmental Organisations, students, church organizations and Panchayat Raj institutions joined hands in Colva on Sunday to tackle the plastic menace in the tourist village.

The anti-plastic drive on the theme “Help prevent cancer, stop burning plastic now” was jointly organised by the Colva Parish Council, Parish Youth, JCI Colva and Lions Club of Colva in collaboration with the Zilla Panchayat and the Colva Panchayat.

In his address, the Parish Priest of Colva Church, Fr Diago

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When asked a company through advertisements in the local dailies claimed that it is ready to cut the ship and take away the remains at no cost, Fernandes claimed: “It is an attempt to fool the people of Goa.” “As per the Tourism Act, Goa Government has to recover the money spent on the stranded vessel through the company and damages if any to the beach is also to be recovered from the offender,” said Fernandes.

“Even if the company has intention of doing the job free of cost, the company is in fact benefiting by way of savings on removal cost, besides earning from scraps,” added Fernandes.

“The company is in no way losing anything by free removal of the vessel, but I believe that the company is not serious on the issue and it is just another way of getting the job delayed,” claimed Fernandes.

“I believe there are many ‘hanky-dowry’ deals happening to delay the removal process of the stranded vessel and if nothing concrete happens, we will be forced to take drastic steps like resorting to Goa Bandh, etc.

We will mobilize support for the cause leaving aside party affiliations,” said Fernandes.

Fernandes said it is the responsibility and duty of everyone to work hard to give something good for the villagers and the thousands of tourists who flock to the village every year. “ Thousands of people come to the village ever y year to see the beautiful village of Colva. They come to have fun and we have to provide something good for them”, he added.

Fr Diago said that the antiplastic drive should continue with the help of local ML A Mickky Pacheco, ZP member Nelly Rodrigues and the Panchayat body by holding the drive every two month.

In his brief address, Benaulim MLA Mickky Pacheco complimented the NGOs and Church organizations for organizing the anti-plastic drive and expressed his support for the anti-plastic activity.

“This is indeed a good work in this peaceful village of Colva.

This is necessary as the population is increasing, but there’s no provision to solve these problems”, he added.

Calling upon the villagers to maintain peace in the village as Colva is known for peace, Pacheco said the village can be kept clean and green with united efforts from everyone.

3-yr-old girl drowns HERALD CORRESPONDENT MORMUGAO, SEPT 12

A three-year-old girl drowned, after she accidentally fell into a water tank at Alto Dabolim, Vasco, on Sunday afternoon.

According to Verna Police, the incident occurred at about 2.30 pm when Roshni Arif Khan, who was playing along with other children, accidentally fell in a water tank and drowned.

Police further informed that Roshni’s father Arif, who is in the business of construction of cement grills, noticed the child in the water tank and rushed her to a hospital at Chicalim, where doctors declared the girl dead on admission. The body was sent to Hospicio in Margao for autopsy.

Nationalist Congress Party Vice President (in-charge of all party functions) Ulhas Naik said the State should take an initiative to complete the caste census of other backward classes (OBC) fast and set up a model for other States to follow.

He was referring to yesterday’s cabinet decision of the UPA Government agreeing to the caste census, India’s first in 80 years.

“I will move a resolution at the next Executive Committee meeting to impress upon the Government to conduct the caste census at a speedy pace.”

He said looking at the size of the State there should be no problem for the State authorities to finish the census ahead of other States and set a benchmark.

Naik said he was thankful to senior NCP leader Chagan Bhujbal for campaigning vociferously over the years for the decision that will make necessary budgetary provisions for implementing the necessary schemes for Other Backwards Classes (OBCs).

Details from Orkut to be sought to trace culprits HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

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The Colva police has asked the Cyber cell to seek the help of experts to lay their hands on the unknown person, who opened an account of PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao on the social networking site Orkut.

Sub-Divisional Police officer, Margao DySP Umesh Gaonkar said that instructions have been issued to the Colva police to immediately write to the Cyber cell of the Goa police on the matter.

He said the police would seek the help of experts and obtain details from Orkut to crack the case.

Alemao’s Personal Assistant Fredrick Borges had lodged a complaint with the Colva police, stating that an unknown person opened an account of the PWD Minister on Orkut to malign his image.

He told the police that the account contained information relating to Alemao’s political and social life and was being deliberately done to tarnish the image of the PWD Minister.

Incidentally, the incident comes days after Education Minister, Babush Monseratte was faced with a similar situation, when an unknown person opened his account on the Facebook without his knowledge.

Mormugao local ends life HERALD CORRESPONDENT MORMUGAO, SEPT 12

A 38-year-old resident of Jetty, Mormugao, committed suicide by hanging himself to a tree at jetty on Sunday evening.

According to Mormugao Police, one Sidappa Nagappa Harijan committed suicide allegedly due to altercation with his family members.

Police further informed that on reaching the site, police found the body hanging and on inquiry came to know his name and residence.

Later, police summoned Sidappa’s relative, who identified the deceased and informed that earlier in the day, he had some altercation with the family, which might have forced him to take such a drastic step.

Mormugao Police has registered a case of unnatural death and has sent the body to Hospicio in Margao for autopsy. PSI Prashal Desai is investigating the case.

Meanwhile, Vasco Police

on Sunday arrested one person in connection with the theft case.

According to Vasco Police, Kustu Karparde, who was residing at New Vaddem-Vasco a year ago, had migrated to Chennai along with his parents.

Police further informed that Kustu came down to Goa, as he did not enjoyed cordial relationship with his parents and on September 1, he went to New Vaddem and hired a car from a person, whom Kustu knew when he was staying there.

Police further informed that Kustu hired the car for sightseeing purpose promising to return it back in two days.

Since Kustu failed to return the car in two days, the car owner lodged a complaint with Vasco Police station.

On receiving the complaint, Vasco Police traced Kustu in Mangalore and arrested him under Section 406.

Police is investigating the case.

Benaulim, Betabatim beach belt to be beautified HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 12

There’s good news in store for Colva village, hit by discharge of sewage waters into the adjoining creek.

If local MLA Mickky Pacheco is to be believed, the entire area from the Colva Church right up to the Beach will be taken up for beautification at a whopping cost of Rs eight crore.

Interacting with newsmen after flagging off the anti-plastic drive this morning, Pacheco said that the government had sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 16 crore for beautification of the beach belt from Benaulim to Betalbatim.

“I will take up the beautification work from next month. Lot many establishments have come up along the creek over the years. I had discussed the matter of sewage disposal with the panchayat as the establishments discharge their waste in the creek”, he said.

Replying to a question, he said the Centre had sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 43 crore for tourism related projects, but said that the funds were being utilized for other purposes. I wonder how the government would contribute their component when there is a deficit”, he said.

Replying to another question, he said that the Panchayat body is the right authority to tackle the issue of sewage and garbage disposal.

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Rafi named FPAI Player of the Year

Kallis on the kill for Royals AGENCIES CENTURION, SEPT 12

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Churchill Brothers striker Mohammad Rafi was on Sunday named India’s Player of the Year by the Football Players Association of India at a glittering function held in the evening in New Delhi on Sunday.

Dempo Sports Club’s Joaquim Abranches was declared Young Player of the Year while another Churchill player Odafe Okolie was named the Foreign Player of the Year.

Dempo's Anthony Pereira was named Fittest Player of the Year.

Pune FC and India goalkeeper Subrata Paul was chosen as the Fan Player of the Year while Dempo's Armando Colaco won the Coach of the Year award at a glittering function attended by Asian Football Confederation President Mohammed bin Hammam.

All India Football Federation President Praful Patel, other top AIFF officials, national team players and chief coach Bob Houghton were also present on the occasion.

Bollywood actors and football enthusiasts John Abraham and Rahul Bose were also present.

"I thank all my team-mates for helping me win this award," Rafi said.

Houghton said the biggest strength of Indian football team is its unity and praised FPAI President Bhaichung Bhutia for his leadership qualities.

"Indian football's biggest strength is its team unity.

Bhaichung is Indian football icon but he is just like one of the members when he is with the team," he said.

In BrIef Sushil Kumar wins gold Wrestler Sushil Kumar rewrote the history books once again as he became the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the World Wrestling Championships. Sushil outwitted Russian grappler Gogaev Alan 3-1 to win the final bout of the 66 kg men's freestyle category to clinch the gold medal. According to international body's website (FILA), Sushil clinched two crucial points in the first period while his opponent only managed one.

Argentina win hockey World Cup Carla Rebecchi scored twice as Argentina were crowned women's hockey world champions for the second time on Saturday after beating holders Netherlands 3-1 in the World Cup final. It was Argentina's third win over the Olympic champions in two months after they twice beat them on their way to retaining the Champions Trophy in Nottingham in July. Earlier, England beat Germany 2-0 to win the bronze medal, also a repeat of the result for third place in Nottingham.

Beckham back in action David Beckham returned to competitive action for the first time in almost six months with a second half substitute appearance for the LA Galaxy in their 3-1 win over Major League Soccer rivals Columbus Crew. He came on in the 70th minute of the game at the Home Depot Center with the Galaxy leading 30 against the Eastern Conference leaders on Saturday. ''It feels amazing,'' Beckham said after the game, ''Doing rehabilitation is kind of tough.

That was a big win in a big game,'' he said.

An all-round effort by Jacques Kallis (43 runs and three wickets) helped Royal Challengers Bangalore began their Champions League campaign with a resounding nine-wicket win over minnows Guyana at SuperSport Park on Sunday.

Experienced duo of Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid (33 off 34) begin well in pursuit of a meager 104-run target set by Guyana and put up a 75-run stand before Dravid was clean bowled by offspinner Royston Crandon in the eleventh over.

R o b i n Uthappa (25 off 8) started off where he left in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and spanked a boundar y and t w o s i xe s o f f Christopher Barnwell. He completed Challengers' victory in the next over.

E a r l i e r, t h e C a r i b b e a n champions Guyana had no answers to on-song Royal Chall e n g e r s B a n g a l o r e ( RC B ) bowlers who made life difficult for the batsmen throughout the 20 overs and in the end bowled a helpless team out for a paltry 103.

For RCB, Jacques Kallis toyed with the inexperienced Guyanese batting line-up and picked up three wickets, while Praveen Kumar took two wickets with his nagging line and length. Dale Steyn,

Nayan Doshi and Anil Kumble also chipped in with a wicket each.

For Guyana, none of the batsmen except Christopher Barnwell crossed the 20-run mark.

Royal Challengers' bowlers proved Anil Kumble's decision to bowl first right as both Dale Steyn and Praveen Kumar stifled Guyana's batsmen from the word go with their discipline.

After keeping Guyana openers quiet initially, Praveen struck for Royal Challengers as he got rid of opener Travis Dowlin (10 off 17) in his third over.

Ramnaresh Sarwan started off brilliantly, hitting a six over extra cover off Jacques Kallis, but then chopped a straight delivery on to his stumps.

S Chattergoon (18 off 17) became the victim of one-handpick-up throw by Cameron White that hit the stumps direct.

Narsingh Deonarine tried to break the shackles, but he too holed out at deep mid-wicket to Ross Taylor.

Kallis then came back to take two quick wickets (Jonathan Foo and Derwin Christian). South African pacer Dale Steyn did the clean-up job after that with two late strikes that ended the Caribbean champions' innings for a paltry 103.

29 suspected in ‘spot-fixing’ in IPL2: Reports UNI LONDON, SEPT 12

The spot-fixing controversy involving Pakistani trio has not only rocked international cricket, but unearthed several cricketers' involvement with shady characters, with reports today claiming that as many as 29 players, including two Australians, were suspected to be involved in spot-fixing at the IPL 2 in South Africa.

According to a leading London newspaper The Sunday Times, some high-profile names were included in a secret dossier compiled by the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit.

However, the list didn't include any cricketer from England or Pakistan, as their players did not take part in last year's IPL due to security reasons, the daily said. ''Some betting patterns were very suspicious at IPL 2,'' the report said quoting a source.

There have been concerns looming large over the integrity of the cash-rich T20 league for sometime now, whose commissioner Lalit Modi has been suspended over corruption allegations, but England players are expected to be available for the whole of next year's IPL for the first time.

The Pakistan cricketers -Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer -- were at the centre of the spot-fixing controversy following a British tabloid's expose that the Asif and Aamer deliberately bowled no-balls in the Lord Test against England.

Meanwhile, a fourth Pakistan player Wahab Riaz's name has emerged in the sopot-fixing episode and would be questioned by the Scotland detectives on September 14.

Klinger blitz gives Redbacks victory PTI CENTURION, SEPT 12

Captain Michael Klinger smashed a blistering 78 as he led South Australia Redbacks to an 11-run victory over giant killers Highveld Lions in a Champions League Twenty20 match here today.

Klinger led from the front with a stroke full 48-ball innings which had six fours and five sixes in it to take his side to 178 for six after they struggled on a lively SuperSport park pitch.

He got an able ally in Callum Ferguson, who scored a 27-ball 47 with seven fours and the duo shared 97 runs from just 57 balls for the third wicket after the Redbacks were put into bat.

Highveld Lions, who stunned Mumbai Indians in their opening match on Friday, were on course of their chase of a stiff target of 179 as they raised 90 for three at the halfway mark before they lost way later.

Opener Jonathan Vandiar, who top-scored with 71 against Mumbai Indians, could not repeat his form today as he was out in the first over, dragging a Shaun Tait

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express delivery to his off stump.

Captain Alviro Petersen (35ball 56) kept the Lions on course with some aggressive batting but once he was out in the 13th over, the South African side's run chase lost direction. With the asking rate mounting, Lions lower order batsmen failed to deliver at the slog overs.

Lions needed 32 form the last two overs and Robert Frylinck smashed two sixes off Tait in the penultimate over before he was out in the same over. That left 19 runs to be scored from the last over for a victory which Lions tailenders could not achieve.

For Redbacks, Tait, who gener-

Strauss leads way for England Pakistan 294-8 (50 overs).

England 295-6 (49.3 overs) AGENCIES LONDON, SEPT 12

England edged to a four-wicket win over Pakistan at Headingley to take a 2-0 lead in the oneday series.

Openers Kamran Akmal (74) and Mohammad Hafeez (43) shared 122 after Pakistan opted to bat, and Asad Shafiq hit 50 in their 2948, Stuart Broad taking 4-81.

Andrew Strauss shared 146 with Jonathan Trott, but fell for 126 in the 45th over and Eoin Morgan went in the next. Six were needed from the final over but Michael Yardy and Tim Bresnan guided their side home with three balls left.

An exciting finish in good conditions was exactly what the series needed, given England's dominance in the Test and Twenty20 matches.

Another improved Pakistan performance saw them come agonisingly close, but they succumbed to their seventh defeat in eight internationals against England this summer.

The opening stand of 122 was their highest opening ODI partnership against England and more than the entire team made

on five occasions during the international matches on this trip.

Bresnan's first three overs went for 25, and the 50 partnership was recorded in 53 balls courtesy of a rare James Anderson misfield.

The bright Leeds sunshine and flat surface gave little assistance to the bowlers, but England's fielding in general was unusually lax and tactics with the ball that previously proved so effective did not work.

Yardy has often stemmed the scoring with his unique brand of flat slow to medium left-arm, but he conceded 26 in his opening four overs.

It was Paul Collingwood who made the breakthrough, ironically with an off-cutter, to trap Kamran marginally on the line of off-stump when sweeping, while Hafeez was bowled via the inside edge and pad off Graeme Swann, who found some spin and was relatively economical.

Mohammad Yousuf again started slowly before gradually beginning to find his touch.

Things did not improve for Yardy when he returned to the action and was wristily flicked over mid-on for six by Yousuf.

ated a lot of pace with some deliveries touching 150kmph, was the most successful bowler with three for 36 from his four overs. Daniel Christian chipped in with two wickets while Aaron O'Brien got one.

Earlier, Klinger smashed a blistering 48-ball 78 to lead Redbacks to 178 for six. South Australia lost opener Daniel Harris (13) and one-down Graham Manou (12) cheaply to reach 65 for two at the halfway mark before pressing the accelerator.

The Australian Twenty20 runners-up side scored 113 runs in the second half of their innings with opener Klinger and Australia international Callum Ferguson (47) raining fours and sixes. The duo shared 97 runs from just 57 balls for the third wicket to help their side post a challenging total.

The duo were particularly severe on pacers Zander de Bruyn and Ethan O'Reilly and with Ferguson smashing the two bowlers for three fours in the 16th and 17th overs respectively. He was run out in the 18th over after hitting seven fours in his 27-ball innings.

US Open:1,2,3 for Clijsters Djokovic stuns Federer, faces Nadal in final REUTERS NEW YORK, SEPT 12

It was all too easy for Kim Clijsters at the US Open. And all too hard for Roger Federer. Clijsters won her third women's singles title with ridiculous speed, thrashing her nervous R u s s i a n o p p o n e n t Ve r a Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 in less than an hour yesterday.

For the second year in a row, Clijsters celebrated her victory by fooling around with her infant daughter on the centre court. The photographers lined up to start snapping away but Jada protested. ''No photos, no photos,'' she told them.

Clijsters giggled and the crowd at Arthur Ashe Ashe Stadium lapped it up. ''I'm very excited that I was able to defend my title,'' Clijster said. ''It's always an honour to go back to a place, especially a Grand Slam, where you've done well and you've won.''

Zvonareva was reduced to tears, hiding her head under her towel as she sobbed. The seventh-seed had played some brilliant tennis to get to the final but these were not her finest 59 minutes.

It was not Federer's greatest day at Flushing Meadows either.

For the first time since 2003, the Swiss master will not be appearing in the men's singles final after his loss in the semi-finals to Serbia's Novak Djokovic. ''I'm not as disappointed as I would have been in the final.

That's the only positive news to enjoy anything out of it,'' he said.

Federer had two match points in the final set, which lasted longer than the entire women's final, but missed his chances and Djokovic went on to win 57 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5. ''It's one of those matches that you will remember for the rest of your life,'' said Djokovic. ''I am very proud of myself.''

His reward was a place in today's final against the world number one Rafa Nadal, who sailed through with a 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory over Russia's Mikhail Youzhny.

Nadal has never won the US Open but it will take an extraordinar y per formance from Djokovic to deny him this time. ''I have tried my best for a lot of years,'' Nadal, who has not dropped a single set in the tournament, said. ''So now after a lot of work I am here and I'm happy for that.''

Nadal is now tantalisingly close to completing a career grand slam. Only six men, including Federer, have achieved the feat and Nadal only needs the US Open to become the seventh.

Kim Clijsters of Belgium with daughter Jada celebrates her win over Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the women's final with the trophy at the US Open 2010 tennis tournament in New York.

If he does it later today, the 24-year-old will be second youngest. ''I feel great,'' Nadal said. ''It's not a dream, because a dream is to win the tournament.''

Nadal's only moments of concern against Youzhny were late in the match when he dropped serve for just the second time in the tournament and had his left foot retaped and bandaged because of a blister.

Djokovic's victory put the Serbian into his third grand slam final. The world number three made the US Open final in 2007, losing to Federer, but won the Australian Open the following season. At 23, he has time on his side and the game to match.

The biggest questions about him have revolved around temperament. He has been labelled

a quitter whenever he has failed to finish a match.

In the third set against Federer, he repeatedly smashed himself in the head with his racket in an attempt to motivate himself. It worked and by the end, he was on his knees planting a sloppy kiss on the court. ''(I have) many, many more years to come. I look forward to it,'' he said. ''I'm working hard on my game. I'm getting some things together and hopefully on the court it's gonna pay off.''

His victory robbed the tennis world of what might have been the ultimate grand slam final.

Federer and Nadal have played each other in the Wimbledon, French Open and Australian Open finals, but no two men have ever met in the finals of all four majors.

A dream win for Alonso

today that lose world championships," the Briton told reporters.

Vettel was fourth, leaving his pitstop to the last lap after earlier suffering an engine problem and slipping behind Webber.

He cut his deficit to Webber from 28 to 24 points, with his result demonstrating that Red Bull were in no mind for the 'team orders' that led to Ferrari being hauled before the governing body last week.

Germany's Nico Rosberg was fifth for Mercedes with compatriot Nico Hulkenberg seventh for Williams.

Poland's Robert Kubica was eighth for Renault with Schumacher ninth in a Mercedes and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, last year's winner for Brawn GP, taking the final point for Williams.

ICC to halt Pak’s ’11 visit to England AGENCIES LONDON, SEPT 12

ICC is expected to tell Pakistan that they will not be returning to England next season, as a sequel to allegations of spot-fixing controversy, media reports said on Sunday.

According to The Sunday Telegraph, England was going to be Pakistan's second home as long as the security situation in their country was desperate.

The Pakistan-Australia Test series held this summer was intended to be the first of several neutral series staged here.

But at the ICC chief executives meet in Cape Town tomorrow, the ECB CEO David Collier is not going to offer Pakistan the same facilities for 2011, as a consequence of the recent decline in the tourists' popularity.

Earlier this year the ECB had hoped that Pakistan would play India in England next summer, which would have been a real money-spinner as the two countries meet so seldom and have such large and passionate following.

According to the report, there is a small window for a one-day series between Sri Lanka -- the other country to tour England next season -- and Pakistan to be staged in this country in July.

''I would have loved to play against him here,'' Federer said. ''I won't watch but I hope he wins.''

Clijsters won her first US Open title in 2005 but was unable to defend her crown because of an injury. She missed the next two years after taking time off to start a family.

She won it again last year in her comeback to grand slam tennis and Saturday's win saw her become the first woman to successfully defend her the crown since Venus Williams in 2001. ''When I started my US summer, the US Open was my main goal,'' Clijsters said. ''It was a new situation for me as well, going back to the Grand Slam where I was actually defending my title for the first time. Not having been able to do that in 2006 was frustrating at the time.''

No points for Force India

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain celebrates on the podium after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Monza racetrack in Monza, Italy on Sunday.

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Fernando Alonso seized a longed-for victory in his first Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton lasted less than a lap and handed the championship lead back to Australian Mark Webber.

It was Ferrari's first Formula One win at their home circuit since Michael Schumacher's victory in 2006 and Alonso answered the fans' prayers despite being overtaken at the start by McLaren's world champion Jenson Button.

Button, who led for more than half the race by little more than a second, finished runner-up after losing out at his pitstop after 36 of the 53 laps.

With Button's team-mate Hamilton going out on the first lap, Red Bull's Webber surged

five points clear despite finishing only sixth. The top five are now separated by just 24 points, less than the 25 available for a victory, with everything to play for and five races remaining.

Webber has 187, Hamilton 182, Alonso 166, Button 165 and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel 163. Button denied Ferrari a one-two finish, with Brazilian Felipe Massa joining team mate Alonso on the podium in third as a sea of red-shirted fans invaded the track in jubilation.

"This is a good motivation for all of us but the remaining five races are the really important ones," said Alonso, who started on pole position and had earlier described Monza as crucial to his hopes of a third title after he crashed in Belgium last month.

"We need to remain calm. This

was a good weekend for us. Spa was a bad weekend. We need to find some consistency in the final races," he added.

Massa had challenged Alonso at the start, a seemingly futile gesture for a driver ordered to let the Spaniard win in Germany, but his main contribution was to knock Hamilton out of the running at the Della Roggia chicane on the opening lap.

The two banged wheels in a risky bid by the 2008 champion for third place and Hamilton's front right suspension was broken by the impact.

Hamilton's retirement was his second in three races, although he won the previous race in Belgium, and his second in succession in Italy.

"The championship is not over but it's mistakes like I made

Force India returned empty handed for the fourth time this season with Vitantonio Liuzzi finishing 12th and Adrian Sutil 16th at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on Sunday.

It is third time in the last four races that Force India has failed to get a point in an otherwise impressive season.

Before this race, Force India had returned without any points from the Chinese, German and Hungary Grand Prix.

Sutil, who began 11th on the grid, was pushed back to the rear after an opening lap trouble which also forced him an early pit stop, but the German driver raced amazingly to move up.

He switched on to hard tyres and moved to 17 by the lap 18.

In another five laps, he was in top-15. With the 16th-place finish, Sutil dropped one position to 10th.

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Sanguem candidates keep fingers crossed over reservations HERALD CORRESPONDENT SANGUEM, SEPT 12

With municipal elections drawi n g c l o s e r, c a n d i d a t e s i n Sanguem continue to keep their fingers crossed as the government is yet to come out with the reservation policy for the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe candidates.

However, not withstanding what lies in store and which seats would be reserved for SC/ST, the candidates are seen moving in full swing to campaign for the ensuing municipal elections.

Ex-mayor and present ruling Councilor Sanjay Raikar, who has a hold and easy win factor from Ward No 9 of Sanguem Municipal Council (SMC), claims to have no reason whatsoever for him to worry about his winning the elections, even if his ward is reserved for SC/ST. “I can easily contest from the neighbouring ward and sure to win. I have worked for the council and have undertaken lot of development projects in the municipal area and as such whichever ward I may contest,

n The ensuing municipal elections will also see most of the present ruling councilors trying their luck for yet another term.

Sanjay Raikar, Suryadatt Naik, Romualdo Fernandes, Agnelo F G da Costa and Sandesh Kossambe are all set to file their nominations in the ensuing elections. voters will surely back my candidature,” claimed Raikar.

Similar is the case with another ruling candidate Romualdo Fernandes. Though Fernandes has achieved much development progress in his ward and is seen to be the voter’s choice of the present lot

of councilors in SMC, things are expected to be made difficult for him if his ward is reserved for SC/ST. “However whatever may be the situation, I am bound to get elected and I have full faith in my voters,” opined Fernandes.

Fernandes through his personal efforts had recently got a mini children’s park near the Hindu Crematorium in his ward.

Besides, Fernandes is largely seen as one of the favourite candidate among the locals as he has been helping the people at his personal level in many cases.

The ensuing municipal elections will also see most of the present ruling councilors trying their luck for yet another term.

Sanjay Raikar, Suryadatt Naik, Romualdo Fernandes, Agnelo F G da Costa and Sandesh Kossambe are all set to file their nominations in the ensuing elections.

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Court fiat to armed forces on formation of medical boards PTI

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The policy of forming medical boards by armed and para-military forces has come under the scanner of the Delhi High Court which favoured a “re-look” into the process as fitness clearance to aspirants was often given “wrongly” by doctors having no specialisation.

The court noted that in several cases, candidates have “wrongly” been declared unfit in view of the absence of experts of different fields in the medical board.

"Review/appellate medical boards are constituted consisting of civil surgeon or persons having no expertise at all in the specialisation in the medical field involved," a bench comprising Justices Geeta Mittal and J R Midha said and asked the forces to ‘re-look” into the four-

decade old policy.

The court fiat to the armed and para-military forces came after it perused the report of an experts' body constituted by it.

“We have found that a board of experts constituted under our orders has differed in their reports with the certification of medical unfitness of a candidate by a review/appeal medical board which did not include a specialist.

‘This fact by itself manifests that the respondents and authorities need to re-look at the policy framed almost four decades ago,” the Bench said asking them to place before it the compliance report within six months.

The court also expressed its anguish over the authorities accepting certificate given by a doctor without having expertise in respective field.

“We are unable to compre-

hend to as to how a doctor not trained in the field can given a certification for existence of a condition for which he does not have specialisation or training.

It is also unfortunate the authorities accept such certification without taking the opinion of the specialist," the bench said.

“The guidelines which were issued by respondents are required to keep pace with not only the social developments but with the developments in technology and in medical science as well as availability of superior diagnostic techniques,” the court said.

The bench disposed of a petition filed by Kamlesh Kumar Kamal, who was declared unfit for the post of Assistant Commandant in the Central Reserve Police Force, but was later selected after he submitted the fitness certificate given by experts at a civil hospital following

BJP warns against move to dilute Act PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

With the Cabinet Committee on Security set to meet tomorrow, the BJP today warned against any move to dilute the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying it would "demoralise" the armed forces in the Valley.

“The BJP would like to warn that any weakening of the AFSPA is unacceptable and no attempt be made under political pressure to compromise the morale of the security forces who sacrificed their lives while fighting the terrorists and ensuring security,” party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

The CCS meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will discuss the situation in Kashmir and consider options like partial withdrawal of AFSPA from certain parts of the State.

- People sit in a flooded phone booth at a bus station after heavy rains in New Delhi Ceaseless rain and the release of water from the northern Indian state of Haryana in Yamuna River continue to flood the low lying areas of the capital, local media reported.

Hurriyat leader to be quizzed for ‘financial brain’s’ escape PTI SRINAGAR, SEPT 12

Security agencies are probing the role of a senior Hurriyat leader in helping Nasir Safi Mir, alleged to be the ‘financial brain’ behind the Hurriyat Conference and other separatist leaders, to flee the country after paying for a forged passport from a southern State.

According to sources in central security agencies, Mir, against whom a non-bailable warrant was issued last year, managed to flee the country using Nepal route from where he had used the forged passport procured with the help of a senior separatist leader in Kashmir.

The Hurriyat leader is alleged to have used the help of some over ground Hizb workers and got the passport made from a southern state, the sources said, adding Mir, who was released on parole, reached Dubai after

making a detour from Europe and Libya.

Mir was earlier arrested by Delhi Police in February 2006 while carrying Rs 55 lakh from a Delhi-based jeweler along with some explosives, but had jumped parole which he hadgot after several requests made by his family to a court citing medical problems.

Now investigators claim that some clues have emerged indicating that a senior Hurriyat leader had helped Mir with monetary help and some assistance from Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist group to procure a passport from a southern State to ensure his quiet departure from the country.

The 39-year-old Dubai-based businessman, who owns a carpet showroom and money exchange firms in Gulf, had been regularly reporting to the nearest police station till earlier Oc-

55-year-old man hacked to death by son A 55-year-old man was killed allegedly by his son after he objected to his drinking alcoholin Makkhanpur area, police

said here today. Ninnu Singh was attacked with a spade by his son Shilesh when he he tried to stop him from drinking.

tober 2008, but after that he never turned up at the police station as well as at the court on the hearing date.

Mir, who was considered as a prize catch by the Delhi Police following a well-executed operation by Central security agencies, was suddenly missing which prompted the court to issue a non-bailable warrant against him.

Delhi Police had shown its inability to trace Mir, whom they had claimed was very much hiding within the country.

There have been technical intercepts where Mir allegedly spoke to the separatist leadership after reaching Dubai.

A former Union cabinet minister had also taken up the case of the release of Mir with the government after Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq had put this as one of the pre-con-

ditions for entering into a dialogue.

According to the police files, Mir was last spotted publicly with the Mirwaiz at a five star hotel in south Delhi in September 2008.

During the interrogation, Mir had allegedly told police that the money was meant for the Mirwaiz and also claimed to have spilled beans about huge investments made by the Hurriyat chairman in Dubai, they said.

Mir had alleged that the Mirwaiz had made certain investments in buying shopping spaces in Dubai besides investing in his (Mir's) money exchange business, the sources claimed.

Mir, whose father was picked up in 2001 for funding militant groups in Kashmir Valley, has claimed the money was part of the payment that “some officials

Poverty no reason to reduce punishment for rape, rules HC PTI

MUMBAI, SEPT 12

Poverty can not be a reason to show leniency towards a rapeaccused, Bombay High Court has said.

Under section 376 of Indian Penal Code, minimum punishment for rape is seven years's rigorous imprisonment, and a judge can give a lesser sentence for “adequate and special reasons”.But socio-economic status of accused is irrelevant for this purpose, Justice A P Bhangale of Nagpur bench of High Court said in a ruling last week.

Satinath Raut, a labourer, was accused of raping a 22-year-old woman at his village Warthi, in Bhandara district. Raut entered her house when there was nobody else at home except for her 3-year-old daughter, and raped the woman at knife-point.

Sessions Court in Bhandara awarded him seven years' imprisonment in February 2007.

In the appeal before the High Court, he pleaded that he had

a large family --- five children and an ailing mother-- therefore the sentence may be reduced.

Sessions Court could have been more lenient with him on this ground, his lawyer argued.

But upholding the sentence, Justice Bhangale said in his judgement that “socio-economic status of the accused or his religion, caste, creed are irrelevant factors”, as per Supreme Court's earlier rulings.

“His socio-economic status cannot constitute 'adequate and special reason'. Punishment which is to be imposed upon the convict has to be proportionate to the crime committed.The Court has to bear in mind the society's cry for justice,” the judge said.

Justice Bhangale however added that “it might have been otherwise, had the victim herself come forward with an affidavit (asking the court) to forgive the appellant and to pray for lenient sentence for him”.

in Pakistan had promised to the Mirwaiz for keeping his flock together in Srinagar”.

He had also claimed he used to look after the Mirwaiz's foreign trips. The Mirwaiz was not available for comments.

A resident of Lal Bazar in outskirts of Srinagar city, Nasir quit his studies in 1983 to get into the carpet business which he continued till 1990 after which he shifted to the national capital and stayed in Lajpat Nagar area of South Delhi.

In late 1990's, he went to Dubai soon after his father was arrested on charges of his links with terrorists.

Nasir had also told his investigators that he first opened a firm named Kashmir Master Computers, after which he purportedly set up a company, Failala, but shut it down in 1998.

‘Cannot force pregnant eve to attend court’ PTI

Water level in Yamuna starts to recede, Delhi remains inundated PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

The water level in Yamuna started receding today even as several low-lying areas along the river in the national capital remained inundated with flood water.

The water level which had touched 206.78 metres at around 7 pm last evening, 1.95 metre above the danger mark of 204.83 metres, came down to 206.49 at 10 am this morning, a senior official of the Flood Control Department of the Delhi government said.

He said the water level is likely to come down further by evening.

Over 10 lakh cusec of water has

She ordered concerned agencies to ensure proper food, medicine, and drinking water supply to people living in the relief camps.

Dikshit had also asked people not to panic and said every possible measures is being taken to meet any eventuality.

Flood water has also entered areas like Yamuna Vihar, Usmanpur, Madanpur, Sonia Vihar, Nigambodh, Jaitpur, Tibet Market and Yamuna Bazar.

Many people living in low-lying areas along the banks of the river were seen lined up on the footpaths on the ITO bridge with whatever was left of their belongings.

Man loses Rs 8 lakhs kept in a nationalised bank due to fraud

NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

A woman who is at an advanced stage of pregnancy cannot be forced to appear in a court, a Delhi court has said It came to the help of an expectant mother against whom a non-bailable warrant was issued by a lower court for not appearing in a dowry harassment case.

Additional Sessions Judge R K Gauba expressed the court's displeasure over the lower court judge not exempting the sixmonth pregnant woman from personally appearing in criminal proceedings.

The court also took exception to the lower court putting a condition as -- either accept the charge or appear before it -- on the lawyer representing the woman seeking exemption from appearance.

“The law does not permit the court to put conditions of the kind indicated in the order.

The requirement of the law for appearance of the accused is subject to just exceptions which include physical impossibility,” ASJ Gauba said.

been released into Yamuna from Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana in the last four days, resulting in rise in the water level in Yamuna.

The rising river has flooded several parts of the capital including Garhi Mandu, Usmanpur Pusta, Jagatpur Village and Shastri Nagar. Areas near the ISBT were also flooded, prompting thousands of people to stake shelter in government relief camps and in safer areas.

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Flood Control Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan had yesterday visited several flood affected areas to take stock of the relief and rescue operations.

PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

If you thought your money was safe in a nationalised bank, then beware!

A sum of more than Rs 8 lakhs deposited by a senior manager with Dabur India Ltd, Sahibabad, in a governmentcontrolled bank has vanished owing to “online fraud”.

It was a nightmare for 54year-old S P Yatri, who had a balance of more than Rs 8 lakhs with the Punjab National Bank, Extension Counter at Dabur India Ltd in Sahibabad, to get an SMS from ICICI bank saying equated monthly instalment through electronic clearing system for February was bounced.

Surprised over the text message, Yatri rushed to nearby ATM to find that he has a balance of only Rs 526.

“I immediately contacted PNB call centre and intimated them regarding the same.

Later I was told by Irfan (call centre executive) that more than Rs 8 lakh has been fraudulently transferred to various accounts and was advised to lodge an FIR," a worried Yatri said.

When he contacted the bank, he was told the amount has been transferred to 13 different account holders of PNB in different States like Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.

Realising that he has become a victim of online fraud, Yatri went to Preet Vihar police station and lodged an FIR in this regard.

Over half a year has passed by, but Yatri has only got assurances from police and bank officials. The senior manager is running from pillar to post to get his money back.

"I have written to Union Home Ministry. Besides, I have met senior police officials. But I am yet to get anything concrete. I have been duped by

the bank,” he charged.

“Bank officials are so callous that they do not respond to my numerous queries. I see a great struggle ahead to get my money back,” he said.

Queries by PTI on email did not elicit any response from the bank nor anyone could be contacted over phone.

When contacted, a senior police official said, “the matter is being investigated.”

“According to preliminary inquiries done by police, most of these bank accounts are fake and opened by submitting forged documents and fake introducers. Despite the norms set by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the PNB did not inform me about 45 transactions that took place within seven to eight days to divert all money from my account to others," Yatri alleged.

“It is disheartening to note that money is unsafe in nationalised banks,” he added.

Waif-like models trend still to catch up on India’s ramps PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

The waif like models that walked the runway at the last Men's Fashion Week in Milan signaled the death of beefcake in the international modelling scene. But the trend has been bucked by the Indian shores where the ramps are still populated by quite some six packs.

The debate around emaciated models has always centred on women, but the same miniscule measurements now go for men in the fashion capitals of Europe and New York. But the models that walked down the ramp at the recently concluded Van Heusen Mens Week here were not the delicate teenagers populating the international cat-

walks, but muscled men.

And the brawn is here to stay, says Milind Soman, India's first male super model.

“The international trend for androgynous male models has still not caught up here. I think it will cause an uproar if a skinny chicken walks the ramp here, the audience will not accept it,” Soman told PTI. Designer Jay Arora who caused a flashbulb frenzy when he sent models dressed in barely-there hot pants during Mens Week says that economics has a part to play in the trend.

A large chunk of consumers for designer menswear in India according to him is the 'new age man', who is not afraid to stray from the black suit routine. And

this new age man is also a gym freak.

"The trend running through all the collections was a lean sil-

houette. And to carry off the fitted look, you need a gym toned body. All the models work hard for it and so do my costumers,"

said Arora.

Where the masculine ideal earlier was a buff 6-footer with six-pack abs, the man of the moment on the international catwalks is the wraith like urchin.

Designer Anjana Bhargava is thankful that the trend is not here yet and suggests that Bollywood, where former models like John Abraham and Arjun Rampal are ruling the roost, may have something to do with it.

“They may not say so openly but a Shah Rukh Khan or a Hrithik Roshan is indeed role model for many men, who also buy designer clothes. Bollywood trends quickly become popular and the trend in tinseltown is for ripped bodies not skinny men,” said Bhargava.

The models themselves rubbish the trend, as a mere flash in the pan.

From Lalit Tehlan to Kabir Singh, the most popular models all sport gym toned abs and muscular physiques.

And they say that they would rather emulate British model David Gandy, who became a over-night star after appearing in the Dolce & Gabbana perfume campaign wearing only a pair of tight white briefs. “ The top earning male model today is David Gandy who is far from skinny. The trend for skinny models too I think too will fade out and the tall muscular frame will again become fashionable," said upcoming model Ravinder Kuhar.

Thanks to childless couples, MP is witnessing rise in surrogacy PTI INDORE, SEPT 12

Madhya Pradesh is witnessing a rise in surrogacy as childless couples from India and abroad are thronging the state in search of women who are ready to rent their wombs for a price, doctors have said.

The trend has consequently led to the increase in the num-

ber of women who are willing to become surrogate mothers to fulfil their financial needs.

“Surrogacy is thriving in Madhya Pradesh. People are now economically and mentally strong and willing to sidestep traditional beliefs to have children through this route,” infertility expert Dr Dinesh Jain told PTI.

“Financial cost of surrogacy is five to six times lower in India than European countries. Besides, it was difficult to get a surrogate mother in those countries following stringent laws in vogue there," Jain said.

He said the number of women who have no objection to become surrogate mothers to meet their financial needs has

shot up in the State.

Indore, Madhya Pradesh's commercial centre, has become a hub for surrogacy as childless couples, including non- resident Indians (NRIs), from all over the world are flocking here, informed sources said.

According to them, In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) centres in Madhya Pradesh charge Rs 4 lakh or more from a needy couple for

surrogacy.

Advocate Piyush Jain, who handles surrogacy-related cases, said a proper law should be in put in place to deal with issues arising out of this assisted reproductive technology (ART).

The Health Department should keep an eye on clinics which are providing surrogacy facilities to ensure that they were following Indian Council

f o r M e d i c a l Re s e a r c h (ICMR)guidelines, he added.

ART industry, of which surrogacy is a part, is estimated to run in several thousand crores in the country.

In India surrogacy is ungoverned by any laws, though a 2009 Law Commission report has stressed the need to regulate ART clinics.

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Small State; Big Corruption

Vol No CX No: 233 Goa, Monday 13 September, 2010

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Stop War, Start Tennis

t may have been the World’s No: 1 team, the Bryan brothers, that walked away with the US Open Tennis Grand Slam Men’s Doubles Championship, but it was the ‘IndoPak Express’ of Indian Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani AisamUl-Haq Qureshi that captured the hearts of the nearly 25,000 spectators assembled at the Arthur Ashe Stadium and millions more watching on television. The Indo-Pak pair went down 6-7 (7-4) 6-7 (7-5) to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan; the closest match ever, neither side yielding a service break.

Just five points separated the winners from the losers; the 7-4 and 7-5 tie breaks, both heartbreakingly won by the Bryans.

But though the match may have been lost, the message of this remarkable pair easily won, not only because they were crowd favourites. Bopanna and Qureshi have turned their unique seven-year-long doubles partnership into a message for peace across the long and tense border between India and Pakistan. In a tournament where teams led by bigger stars like Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi fell by the wayside, their feat gives us a tantalising glimpse of the sports superpower that an India-Pakistan combine could be.

But that is in the realm of distant dreams. The fairytale ride of the Indo-Pak Express has a more compelling message, which everyone needs to hear. “Stop War, Start Tennis” is their rallying cry. They are a living testament to the fact that India’s people and Pakistan’s people are essentially one, and want the same things. They are peace-loving, hard-working and want to do better in life. They have no reason to seek enmity or hate each other. This was even more evident in the stands, where the United Nations ambassadors of both countries − India’s Hardeep Puri and Pakistan’s Abdullah H Haroon − sat together, cheering and rooting for Bopanna and Qureshi to win.

The speech by Pakistan’s greatest tennis player after they claimed their runners-up trophy was the best part of the day. It far surpassed even the high level of play in the final.

Qureshi said: “There’s a bad perception that Pakistan is a terrorist nation. We’re a friendly, loving, caring people. We want peace as much as you guys. May God bless us all. You have to understand there are extremists in every religion.

But those small groups shouldn’t justify the thinking that everyone is like them. Above all, everybody wants peace.

Not everybody is an extremist. That’s my message and hopefully everyone can understand that.”

Qureshi is no politician, but he can feel the pain of having to see his country condemned variously as a ‘failed state’ or a ‘terrorist state’, just because of the actions of a few. That he and Bopanna can rise above the rhetoric, perfectly understand each other, click together as a team and come within a few points of victory at the highest level of tennis in the world conveys a message that is much bigger than themselves. It shows them as true champions of humanity.

That’s because their partnership is not restricted to the tennis courts. They are close friends even off it. And it tells.

As Qureshi says, “If me and Rohan can get along so well on and off the court, there’s no reason Indians and Pakistanis can’t get along with each other.” It might sound naïve, but sometimes, life is as simple as that. Theirs is a partnership that has survived through the most terrible of tests − the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack nearly two years ago. At an instinctive level they know that’s not what ordinary folk like themselves, on either side of the border, want to happen.

Qureshi calls Bopanna his “brother from another mother”.

Maybe if all Indians and Pakistanis thought of each other the same way, a future free of hate and fear could be at hand.

Corruption in goa is firmly inbuilt into our democratic structure, says ARAViND BHAtiKAR

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ransparency International has ranked most countries of the world in its Perceived Corruption Index (PCI). The least corrupt is ranked the highest, and the most corrupt the lowest. In 2001, India was ranked 72nd amongst 91 countries surveyed. And in 2008, it was ranked 85th amongst 180 countries. A cursory glance at the list suggests that economic development is inversely related to the level of corruption, and that poorer countries are likely to be more corrupt.

It is not known whether there has been any survey of Indian states to compile a national PCI. Not withstanding this, the thesis that corruption is inversely related to the level of economic development may not hold good in all cases. At least, it is not true in the case of Goa, which has the highest per capita income in the country.

For its size, population and achievements, the vertical and horizontal spread of corruption in Goa is perhaps more appalling and frightening than in most other states. Like everywhere else in India, corruption in Goa is election-centric.

The abnormal number of assembly constituencies (40), the narrow victory margins, the nimble footed loyalties of MLAs and the absence of credible whistleblowers are some of the main factors responsible for corruption.

A speciality of politics in Goa is the liberal distribution of cash by some ministers throughout the year, in addition, of course, to the widespread misuse of liquor and money power on the eve of polling day. Goa is perhaps the only state in the country where you can find a powerful politician liberally distributing 100-rupee notes to all those in the queue at his door on a scheduled day of the week. There may be only a few other constituencies in the country where voters are showered with liberal financial help during marriages and deaths in the family, construction/repairs of the house or celebration of village festivals.

Goan politicians were late entrants to democracy, but quick learners. Politicians of few other states can equal their expertise in building permanent vote banks, through extension of illegal patronage. There are at least seven constituencies in Goa where ministers / MLAs are heavily dependent on the votes of migrant labourers illegally settled on comunidade or government land, and provided with all civic amenities and goodies.

Goa has the highest ratio of government servants to population. One in every five families has somebody in the family working as a full-

ZAiAt ZAge time government employee. The number of government employees has increased from 40,000 in the year 1999 to about 50,000 in the year 2009. There is one ‘dynamic’ minister who openly boasts of having “fixed” about 2,000 youth in the departments controlled by him over the last three years.

It is axiomatic that those who liberally misuse their money and official power to perpetuate their stranglehold on office, have to mobilise those resources within the same political system.

Corruption in Goa is, firstly, inbuilt into our democratic structure and, secondly, a product of wily politicians’ ingenious initiatives.

As soon as Goa became a state in 1987, it set up a constitutionally mandated Public Service Commission. However, the system managers took care to ensure that the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) dealt with recruitment, etc, only of Class I and II government officials, accounting for hardly 10 per cent of the workforce. Government departments (Ministers?) directly recruited Class III and IV employees. In many other states, there are Staff Recruitment Boards for Class III and IV employees. Goan politicians know where their bread and butter comes from. They have never considered the setting up of such a Staff Recruitment Board.

It is widely believed that the annual budgeted expenditure on plan scheme generates about Rs1,000 crore in unaccounted wealth. The Public Works (PWD), Transport, Planning and Development Authorities (PDAs), Forests, Mining, Revenue and Home departments are widely perceived as hotbeds of corruption. Consequently, these ‘lucrative’ departments have to be equitably allotted to all the political parties forming a coalition government, or to various factions in any singleparty government.

Goa is, perhaps, one of the few states where lucrative departments are publicly claimed and fought for by Ministers, and shamelessly debated by civil society through the print and electronic media.

Not inherent in the structure but rooted in the ingenious initiative of politicians are oft promoted mega-projects, which have an easy passage in a deliberately built corruption-friendly political structure. The controversial Sports City for the National Games, the so called International Cricket Stadium in an area reportedly classified as forest, and the proposed ‘Sea-Link’ between Mormugao and Dona Paula are a few example of such megaprojects, which may only be only of marginal utility to the civil society but of immense earning value to the political class.

This smallest state in India has often made national headlines for its mega scams. The now aborted Regional Plan 2011, which sought to ‘rezone’ overnight thousands of acres of agricultural land as non-agricultural, the land-grab stampede in Goa by business houses from Mumbai and Delhi under the garb of SEZs, the perennial and well documented allegations by the Opposition in every Assembly Session about mega corruption in almost every government department, are all too well known and documented to merit any further elaboration.

In most states, corruption is synonymous with government, in spite of well designed structures and procedures for preventing / minimising / eradicating and punishing corruption. In Goa, the political class has worked overtime to prevent such a structure.

Goa was a union territory until 1987, and the guidelines of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) were applicable. When Goa became a state, these guidelines ceased to be applicable. No alternative guidelines were laid down by the government. In a rare fit of anti-corruption enthusiasm, the government set up a three member commission under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to investigate into allegations of corruption against public functionaries, including non-officials. This commission was put to sleep in subsequent years, under the pretext that it would be replaced by the institution of Lokayukta.

The not-so-well-debated Lokayukta Bill has most probably been lost in the corridors of the Assembly sometime in 2003. Now, we have neither the Anti-Corruption Commission nor the Lokayukta!

In 2006, the Supreme Court directed all states to enact a Police Act to promote transparent and fair Police administration in the country. The Apex Court in 2006 also gave a seven-point guideline for the proposed Act. The Goa Police Bill was drafted and introduced in the Assembly, but has been reportedly with the Select Committee for the last four years.

Considering the tiny area and population of the state, Goa could have been an ideal laboratory for trying out innovative experiments to ensure clean, fair and transparent administration for environment-friendly, sustainable and inclusive development. But, we have missed the bus. Will Goans ever be able to put Goa back on track?

(The writer is a former IAS officer and a former Chairman of the Mormugao Port Trust)

Love is in all Creation

Wise Counsel

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ven in our daily struggle, we are loved. We are loved not in spite of the hardship, but through it. What we see as wrenching, intolerable, and life’s attack on us is in reality an expression of love. There is a part of us that fears and protects, defends and expects, and has a story of the way it’s supposed to turn out. That part clenches in fear, feels abandoned and cursed. The secret is, it’s all love. Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without obstacles, we would be crippled, and not as strong as we have become.

We know that in all things, God works for our prosperity; that he has called us for a particular purpose. There are things we can understand only through our faith in God. Only by faith can we touch God’s heart and know without a shadow of doubt that He created the Universe – and Man. Through our faith we understand that we need not have all the answers, even we continually seek them.

I am amazed that God would grant me life and the grace to know that He is my Redeemer, Creator, and Father, with such

power, glory, splendour, warmth and steadfast love. Do you too feel like I do? Do you ever stop to consider the grandeur of Creation? The more often I do, the greater and more awesome God seems. It is easier to trust Him in the smaller things of my life.

We must find comfort in God, not in materialistic prosperity, for this world is not our home. We have the promise that through every step, the Spirit of God himself will sustain us. All things happen for good – even pain, loneliness, heartache, sickness, disease and poverty – for we have a gift in Jesus Christ that is much greater than anything this world has to offer.

It is for us to rely on God to answer all our needs. He knows better than we, about what we do and do not need. How many times have you bought a new gadget and then found that you did not need it? How many times have you worried yourself sick about something, that then never happened? The worrying was worse than the actual eventuality…

God tells us not to get caught in worry. We must value God’s

By Arlette Azavedo

opinions and truths more than ourselves or anyone else. He knows what we need before we do. God wants us to focus on what He desires of us. He wants us to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. When we are too tired to take another step, God says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

We are frail humans, and change will come only when each of us takes up our daily struggle ourselves and become more forgiving, compassionate, loving and, above all, joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change.

No matter who we are, where we’re going, or where we’ve been, we all struggle. Everyone has battles and, at one time or another, faces trials of existence. Such is life; sometimes simple, sometimes complicated. When we wake up with the choice to either overcome all that holds us down by going against what opposes us, or to surrender ourselves to failure, we all have the ability to switch our fear of failure into energy to overcome any trial; just as sure as we all have a spine.

Letters to the Editor Unnecessary interference Xavier D’Souza, Mapusa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane says that the ‘GMC ragging is not so serious as to merit my intervention’. It is the duty of the police to intervene, and for the Court to decide on the fate of the guilty. Who is Vishwajit Rane in this equation to ‘intervene’? As for the guilty, they must be punished and immediately booted out of GMC.

Not required Indians (NRIs) James Moraes, Cuncolim Implementation of the Direct Tax Code will be an attack on Goan seafarers. Though they earn high salaries, they do not get paid a single penny when they stay home; all employment is on a contract basis, with no job security.

These NRIs will be taxed as per DTC, if they stay home for more than two months in a year. Taxes, they say, are a must for the development of the country. But there are no benefits like job security, pensions, medical, etc., given by the government to sea-

farers.

A Master or Chief Engineer of a merchant ship will have to pay around Rs6 lakh per year as taxes. Will the government guarantee to compensate our families when we are out of a job? Absolutely not. The only way to survive now is to change one’s profession, contest elections and ‘win’ the best money-making job in India.

Colva heroes Arwin Mesquita, Abu Dhabi I appreciate the efforts of the Colva Civic Consumer Forum. It is amazing to see the persistence and determination of a small but spirited group of people, fighting to preserve my beautiful village against the onslaughts of destructive builders, corrupt politicians and other vested interests, who want to destroy the village for personal gains.

Their efforts are a clear lesson to the overall susegad Colvenkars that things can really improve with a ‘can do’ attitude. I hope more villagers join these spirited activists.

SMILE WITH SMITHA

Smitha Bhandare Kamat

Letter of the Day

Think about your teenager

Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco

The murder of 25-year-old Naresh Dourado from Vasco in a flat at Chicalim shocked the people of Goa, as well as many Goans abroad. But what was equally shocking is that the murder suspect is a 19-year-old teenager, who looks like the boy-next-door that plays football with his friends, goes for mass every Sunday and is an active member of the local Parish youth.

How could a teenager commit such a horrific cold-blooded murder? Isn’t this a wake-up call to parents to pay more attention to the behaviour of our children? It seems necessary to keep some tab on the friends circle our children move in.

Teenage is that period of one’s life when one can go in the wrong direction and fall prey to vices. It is the time when a child enters adulthood and, if not guided right, could end up very confused and go down the wrong path.

Some parents seem to be too busy to give time to their teenaged kids. But of what use is all the money we earn, if our children fall prey to bad habits?

Some years back, a bunch of teenaged boys allegedly kidnapped and murdered of one of their own friends. They are still behind bars. Promising lives have come up against road-blocks.

Constant fighting between parents, or extra-marital affairs also cause huge tension in the family. Also, when the head of the family takes to drinking, it creates chaos at home. Children from such families tend to fall in bad company. Parents who have teenaged children need to be careful about how they conduct themselves at home.

Another promise broken John Eric Gomes, Porvorim The CM had assured the Assembly, the Court and the public that the floating casinos would be asked to go ‘off shore’, as per the legal meaning, after the previous monsoon! Since then, the vessels remained in the Mandovi river and now, the cabinet is reportedly ready to permit them to operate at inshore locations inside the Mandovi.

Another promise broken! The trust deficit between the government, the Courts and the public continues to expand.

Will CM catch the culprit?

Melson F M Louis, Margao The behaviour of MLA and Managing Director of Salgaocar Mining Industries Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) Anil Salgaocar, former owner of M V River Princess, is highly irresponsible.

He failed to remain present at a crucial meeting of the State Disaster Management

Authority on 3 September 2010. Despite his big talk and advertisements in all papers, it is clear he is not concerned to remove the vessel that caused severe soil erosion damage to the world famous Candolim beach.

If the same vessel grounding incident had taken place in any maritime country in Europe, the Port Authority would have first arrested the master of the vessel and, after the Maritime Court of Inquiry, the owner of the vessel if he failed to pay the fine imposed.

But it is amazing to see how successive governments in Goa, including the one headed by ‘Holier-than-thou’ Parrikar, turned a blind eye to his misdeeds.

Will the State Disaster Management Authority headed by the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat recover the Rs125 crore quoted by salvage companies to remove the River Princess from Anil Salgaocar for his negligence, and for the damage done to the environment of Candolim?

Not its true self Nelson Lopes Chinchinim Herald in the past always reflected the pulse of the people boldly and fearlessly. Now, it is appearing on the scene after the crime is over, like the policemen. Has the tiger lost its teeth?

In bygone days, politicians were mortally scared and spent sleepless nights, as major issues touching the lives of the poor and the helpless got exposure. But today, Herald is singing the praises of politicians.

It appears to your readers that you are on the buttered side of the bread, mouthing government views. The strength of this paper and its survival through the most turbulent storms are its glory and pride.

Bank guarantee from Salgaocar?

Vishant Shirodkar, Ponda The sad chapter of the MV River Princess saga has hopefully reached its climax. It was gross negligence on the part of Salgaocar Mining Industries (SMIPL) to leave the ship stranded off the coast of Candolim for the first few years. The government confiscated the stranded ship from SMIPL, as it was not taking any action to remove it.

One would have hoped that the government would rectify what SMIPL could not do, but there lay the tragedy. Successive governments failed to budge the ship for seven years and ended up destroying a three-km stretch of beach and the livelihoods of hundreds of villagers.

Crores of rupees have been spent on lawyers, consultants and geo-tubes. Nothing worked. Allegations were that CrossChem was merely a scrap dealer and Jaisu was a dredging company, ill-equipped to handle salvage.

The government now has to award the tender to cut the ship and remove it. SMIPL has no experience with salvage, yet it has offered to remove the ship free of cost.

Ironclad contracts and bank guarantees must be obtained from SMIPL, to ensure that the government is not left in another mess if the company is unable to remove

the ship, or causes further damage to the beach or village.

Hindi zealots Kajal Chatterjee, Kolkata No congratulations are enough for Vivek Shankar (‘Hindi Divas needed?’, Herald, 8 Sept). Gujarat High Court Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhyay has ruled that neither the Constitution nor Indian law have specified any language as ‘national’. By projecting Hindi as India’s ‘national language’, linguistic zealots are merely committing Contempt of Court. By calling Hindi the ‘Rashtrabhasha’, these zealots are directly insulting non-Hindi speakers.

Though non-Hindi speakers pay the same taxes as their Hindi-speaking brethren, as much as Rs36 crore is sanctioned each year to promote Hindi – more than the amount allocated for promotion of all other Indian languages put together!

Hindi ‘lovers’ are tragically unaware that by trying to impose Hindi upon the rest, they are not only doing a great disservice to their own mother tongue, but also posing a serious threat to the integrity of this multi-lingual land.

Good luck GCA Vishal D’Costa, Cuncolim In October, Goa will host a one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Australia. Let us hope and pray that history does not repeat itself.

Goa Cricket Association (GCA) should learn from its previous mistakes and ensure that duplication of tickets is eliminated. Only one tamper-proof ticket per person should be issued and alternate arrangements made for viewing the match outside on a giant screen, as the capacity of the stadium is only 35000 and cricket lovers from neighbouring states will also throng Goa. Good luck GCA. Letters should be 150 words or less in length, and should have the writer’s name, address and telephone number. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for size and readability, and to delete any personal attacks or libellous /objectionable matter.

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OPinionatEd CIC probables should be chosen A tribute to my friend Noel da Lima Leitao

BY DR CIDALIA BODADE

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oel... Noel... Noel... Gone is the devoted husband to Nayantara, the loving father to his beautiful children and the greatest gift life gave to me – a good friend. A friend is a priceless jewel that we cherish and treasure throughout life. That was what Noel was to me and my family.

If I had to describe Noel, I would say he was ‘The Complete Man’. If Raymond had only to cast a glance at Vaddem Valley, where Noel lived, its search for the perfect advertisement would have culminated in the best posNoel da Lima Leitao sible model.

Noel was just drop-dead handsome. He had the gift of the gab, an abundant vocabulary and impeccable diction. This made him most wanted as a commentator for the FIFA Football World Cup. He knew just the right word for that kick, or that brilliant move; not only on the soccer field but even in his business and social circles. He was humane, and a great friend.

His close circle of friends came from every walk of life, and his love for them transcended all borders of class, riches, caste or creed. If Noel loved someone as a friend, he considered that person to be better than the best. And that’s how he treated him or her. I was fortunate to be one of those who figured in his special friends list.

I knew Noel from childhood, since our parents were friends. My father was a doctor in the Portuguese army, and lost his job when Goa was liberated. It was Noel’s father who went out of his way and managed to get him a job at the port.

Noel’s wife Nayantara and I got along very well from day one. Our friendship blossomed, matured and fructified into something beautiful, and made our families come even closer.

Noel just adored Nayantara. Once at the Musical Festival on Baina beach, when he and I were watching Nayantara and the girls performing on stage, I saw that lovelorn look in his eyes as he looked at his lovely wife and I said to him: “Nayantara is so good and talented!” Noel turned to me and said: “Cidalia, she is the best – she has made my life complete and given it a direction. I must have done something really good in life to have found someone like her.

She sings so well, manages the house, the cooking, the children and, most of all, both me and my mother with great élan. What more could I ask for? I have got it all.”

There was an ethereal look on his face when he said those things, and I always wanted to convey this to Nayantara, but somehow never ever got the chance.

He was a real friend. When I told him I was going to Europe to be with my son, he was very happy. He helped me get all my travel requirements together. On the day I was leaving, he called and said: “Bye, Cidalia, have a good time. Enjoy, have fun. You deserve it.” I never ever thought at the time that it would be the last time I would be talking to him.

When Noel suddenly passed away on 13 September 2009, I was in Portugal. I became numb, and a gamut of emotions overtook me when I got the news. I could not believe that the cruelest blow of fate had struck my dear friend. I called Nayantara from Portugal, but I was tongue-tied. I had nothing to say to her; I only listened to what she muttered between sobs. When I returned on 25 September, I went directly from the airport to meet Nayantara. We were both inconsolable when we met.

Knowing how close I was to Noel, some people told me that I had missed a beautiful funeral. It upset me. I cannot understand how funerals can be ‘beautiful’. It would have been the best thing in this world if that funeral had never taken place. In a way, I’m glad I wasn’t present at Noel’s funeral. I’m glad I never saw him in that coffin; because the memory that lives on in my mind is of a happy, laughing, vivacious, handsome Noel. That’s the way I will always remember you – Noel.

Thousands throng dam site PTI VADODARA, SEPT 12

Thousands of tourists from Gujarat and neighbouring Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh thronged Kevadiya here to enjoy the sight of an overflowing Narmada river and other places at the Sardar Sarovar Dam site.

Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are among the beneficiaries of the Rs 40,000-crore multipurpose dam, whose foundation stone was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in April 1961.

Taking advantage of the long week-end the visitors thronged the site, about 90km from here.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wants to develop Kevadiya as global tourist spot.

“We will develop it as world

tourists site,” he told PTI. In fact, several Muslim and Jain families preferred to celebrate their respective festivals, Eid and Jain Samvatsary, at the dame site.

Bountiful rain in catchment areas of Madhya Pradesh has led the river to overflow for the second year in a row.

S Namdev, a Mumbai resident who visited the site with his family, said, “it was really a beautiful sight.”

Shamsad Banu from Ahmedabad said “We decided to visit the place to celebrate Eid and we enjoyed it.”

Besides Narmada, two Lord Shiva temples, Nehru foundation stone spot and a wildlife sanctuary are some of the tourist attractions at Kevadiya.

from a consortium: Habibullah PTI

NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

The probables for the post of chief information commissioner (CIC) should be chosen from a pool of eminent citizens prepared by a “consortium” headed by the chief justice of India with representatives from the government and public, incumbent Wajahat Habibullah said today.

The selection of information commissioners at the transparency panel has sparked controversy with civil society groups alleging that the Centre and the State governments were obliging people loyal to them by giving them these positions.

Habibullah who will be demitting office on September 30 after a five-year stint in which he gave number of remarkable judgements like disclosure of file notes and declaration of assets by judges was not in full agreement with the views of NGOs but accepted that selection process was not transparent.

“Those who are actually re-

sponsible for the appointment (of the CIC) like the prime minister, leader of the opposition and Union ministers, these are the supreme authorities to be the representatives of the people because they have actually been brought there through a regular democratic process while NGOs and others have not been brought there by regular democratic process.

“Given that, it is also true that the process (of appointment) is not transparent,” he told PTI. The selection for the post of information commissioners is done by a three-member panel of the prime minister, the leader of opposition and a Union minister. But the list of candidates for the consideration of the selection panel is prepared by Department of Personnel and Training.

Several RTI replies from Department of Personnel and Training have shown that bureaucrats have allegedly ignored people with recommendation and instead placed totally new names

on the files. In some cases the sitting secretaries of the department have forwarded their own names for positions in the Central Information Commission.

Armed with these replies civil society groups had demanded changes in the selection process of information commissioners and chief information commissioner. They started applying themselves for these positions and also demanded that the government should come up with prescribed eligibility criteria for these positions.

“It is not a job that you need to apply for it. It is something that is conferred in recognition to your standing in the society and that is how I would like to see it. The only flaw that I see here is who should recognise the standards, what are the base standards, what are the norms,” Habibullah said.

The commissioner suggested setting up of a consortium headed by the chief justice of India with representatives from

government and public which should prepare a pool of eminent personalities from different areas who are suitable for the post.

"I have been thinking in terms of something like the Supreme Court has. A consortium headed by the Chief Justice of India having representation from the government and from the public.

That consortium should be an all-India affair with representatives from the State as well as Centre.

“The consortium should pick the prospective candidates and prepare a list and give that to selection committee headed which can select one of the candidates. The proceedings of the consortium should be transparent and after that certain amount of confidentiality has to be maintained to avoid unwarranted pressures,” he said.

Habibullah said once the consortium gives its recommendation, the selection should be left to the committee.

PTI

A remote village in this coastal district of Orissa lays claim to fame for its marked aversion of its residents towards litigation, lawsuits and filing FIRs at the police station.

Setting a sort of precedent, litigation-shy villagers of Sanamangarajpur, about 25 km from here, neither knock at the doors of police station nor crowd the local courts.

Disputes are settled amicably in the local panchayat body.

At a time when breach of law and registration of police cases

at the drop of hats has become the order of the day, it sounds incredible that locals of the particular village stay away from police and court cases. Its a fit case for others to emulate in litigation prone areas, said Umesh Chandra Singh of Kendrapara bar association.

Nestled along Birupa River, Sanamangarajpur is a comparatively developed village in spheres of education and overall economic condition of people.

Typical mindset of peace-loving people here baffles many. None could put forth views on peoples aversion towards litigation.

PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

A Delhi court has said that the safety of a man in judicial custody is the responsibility of the State and directed Tihar jail authorities to conduct a probe into alleged threat given by blade-wielding inmates to an undertrial for extorting money.

Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau took a serious view of the complaint made by Sukhpal Singh, a murder case accused, before the court.

Singh, represented by advocates Naveen Gaur and Kusum Shaha, alleged that some undertrial prisoners who were carrying blades with them issued threats to him in the jail van during his transportation from the prison to the court in August. They demanded Rs 20,000, saying that if he does not pay up, he will face serious consequences.

“Allegations are serious and

cannot be ignored. Once a person is in judicial incarceration, his safety and security becomes the concern of the State. The courts on being informed about any such threats received by the prisoner cannot brush aside these instances lightly,” the court said.

The court directed the assistant commissioner of police (lock-up) and superintendent of the jail to conduct an inquiry into the incident, identify those who extended these extortion threats to Singh and keep them separately.

“These persons are even otherwise a source of potential threat to other undertrial prisoners and therefore once identified, they are required to be kept separately,” it said.

ASJ Lau also directed that Singh, who was lodged at Tihar Jail, should be transferred to Rohini jail for his safety.

Student accused of ragging should not be expelled for life, says HC PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

The Delhi High Court has said that students accused of ragging should not be expelled for life from college as it will ruin their career and might turn them into anti-social elements.

“A student in the hands of principal/head is a child in the hands of a parent and a parent would never want the career of a child to be completely destroyed by expulsion which necessarily renders him unfit for any other career,” Justice Rajiv S Endlaw said.

The court made the observations while directing Delhi University to re-admit two of its

students who were expelled for indulging in ragging in 2009.

“No college would be willing to grant them admission to enable them to complete their studies thereby leading to such frustration and disappointment or despondency which may lead even either to suicide or turn them into anti-social elements,” the court said.

Directing the university and Kirori Mal College to re-admit the final-year students, the court said that a harsh order like expulsion results in bitterness which many a time might turn a student into an anti-social element.

The court passed the order

on a plea of students who said that they have already lost one year and their life and career would be ruined if they are not allowed to complete the course as no other college would admit them.

The petitioners had been punished under the newly-promulgated UGC regulations to prevent ragging and an FIR had also been registered against them.

Granting relief to the students, the court said, “To allow the punishment as meted out to stand would also amount to nullifying what this court had attempted to do by quashing the FIR against the petitioners.

A Kashmiri woman walks behind concertina wire during a curfew in Srinagar.. India deployed thousands of security forces on Sunday to enforce a new curfew a day after Muslims during Eid staged massive demonstrations against New Delhi's rule, officials said. The Indian government has been trying to respond to the biggest separatist demonstrations in two years in Kashmir that have killed 70 people so far and were triggered by the killing of a 17-year-old student by police in June. Most deaths have been from police firing into protesters.

Social engineering has become buzzword in Bihar PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

After Mayawati's magic in Uttar Pradesh, social engineering has become the buzzword in poll-bound Bihar with Congress, RJD and JD(U)-BJP alliance going the extra mile to woo different sections.

Congress, once dubbed as the party of upper castes in Bihar, is attempting to attract the backwards, who have been the mainstay of support for both RJD chief Lalu Prasad and (JD)U's Nitish Kumar.

Lalu Prasad, whose party ruled Bihar for 15 long years on the back of the Muslim-Yadav combination, is also reaching out to upper castes with the RJD chief time and again insisting that he was not opposed to the “forward” communities.

Nitish Kumar, who had once been the strategist for his friendturned-foe Lalu Prasad, is not complacent and has unveiled plans to make a dent in the OBC and Dalit votebanks in the State, cutting into the bases of the RJD chief and LJP's Ram Vilas Paswan.

Lalu and Paswan are fighting together a desperate battle after being out in the cold following defeats in last two elections -2005 assembly polls and 2009 Lok Sabha polls.

The recent nod of the Centre for caste census despite voices of protest within a section of the party, is reflective of the fact that Congress wants to be po-

Elections will be a litmus test for Rahul After tasting success in Uttar Pradesh, the poll-bound Bihar is going to be a litmus test for Rahul Gandhi, who is actively involved in the party affairs in the State.

The general Secretary incharge of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and NSUI started his forays in Bihar earlier this year with a series of meetings to prepare the ground for the organisational elections in the Indian Youth Congress.

Earlier this month, he again held meetings in the State and raised a number of issues and focussed on development to mobilise the youth, farmers and other sections of the society.

Organisational elections for IYC have been successfully completed in the State and a cadre of youth Congress is there in every panchayat of the State where Congress has politically been on the sidelines for the

last 20 years.

In every panchayat, the lowest unit of elections, there are two elected representatives of the IYC. Similarly, at the level of assembly segment and Lok Sabha segment, there are two representatives each who are the torch-bearers of the party in the State where the rganization has suffered over the years as the party has been out of power for two decades at a stretch after the Mandal politics.

At the State level too, there are a set of office-bearers who are working to improve the graph of the party.

Party sources said several of these IYC elected members would be given party nomination, even if they are not in a position to win, so that they gain experience in electoral politics in the long run.

In the last Lok Sabha election, Gandhi had actively lobbied for party nomination for the youth

so that they get valuable experience. Several of them won bringing in a new dynamism in the party affairs.

Though the poll itinerary of Gandhi in Bihar is yet to be prepared, party leaders said he is slated to address a series of rallies to enthuse the workers and the cadres and bring back the old glory of the party in the State.

Like Uttar Pradesh, where Gandhi was instrumental in initiating a policy of going it alone, in Bihar too the party will fight on its own without any alliance.

Congress is hoping that Gandhi's “right medicine” will help resuscitate the party in Bihar.

“We were ill there (Bihar).

We got a good doctor, who gave us the right medicine. There is a change of mindset in Bihar after Rahul Gandhi's visit there.

We will reach our destination under his leadership,” senior party leader and Minority Affairs

Minister Salman Khurshid has said.

The State, where six-phase elections are being held beginning October 20, has seen Congress on crutches of RJD and the LJP in the past.

In the 243-member assembly, Congress has only 10 members.

The party won two out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in general elections last year though it considerably improved its vote share.

Eyeing a larger pie this time round, Congress has already done the spadework with the visit of over a dozen Union ministers in the State in the last two months. More ministersare slated to go to the State for electioneering, particularly when the polls have been announced.

The Gandhi 'magic' was in full flow in Uttar Pradesh, where the party won an impressive 22 seats in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, its best performance in 20 years.

litically correct.

It also indicated that the party is in a mood to concede the OBC space to RJD and JD-U in Bihar and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, which had threatened to take to streets unless the government accepted caste census demand. Congress is eyeing a big game in Uttar Pradesh, where assembly elections are not far away.

That possibly answers for the party still keeping Lalu Prasad's controversial brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav in good humour despite a section in its state unit being miffed over his growing influence in the party.

In fact, the influence of “outsiders” is growing in Bihar Congress.

Former State Agriculture Min-

ister and JD-U leader Nagmani met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday and is slated to formally join the party in Patna on September 13.

Asked whether a dearth of leaders in Congress in Bihar is responsible for the party importing politicians from outside, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed said, “It happens during elections. It is true that the num-

ber of those joining Congress from other parties has increased.

It's a positive sign.”

Nagmani belongs to the Koeri caste, a farming community from the OBCs whom Nitish Kumar had tried to woo by inducting Upendra Kushwaha in his party despite protests by upper caste leaders.

This has led to Kumar's close

PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

This remote coastal district in Orissa is averse to litigation KENDRAPARA (Orissa), SEPT 12

Safety of man in judicial custody is State’s duty : Court

The village has about 40 households with 300 villagers.

It comes under my panchayat

jurisdiction. In my three-year stint as Sarpanch, I have not heard of locals filing FIRs with

police, said Snehalata Jena, woman Sarpanch of Dhola gram panchayat.

In villages that adjoin Sanamangarajpur, cases and litigation abound. But the said village is a glaring exception, noted Laxmidhar Palei, member Dhola panchayat samity.

The village boasts of the better economic condition and higher literacy village. Perhaps this might have inculcated villagers distaste towards intricate legal wrangles, Palei concluded.

Meet 88-year-old Bhaskar Chandra Swain. He is the oldest

surviving villager.

“We dislike police station and court of law. I do not remember anybody from my village involved in police or court litigation, said octogenarian Swain in murmuring voice.

“I feel proud villagers are maintaining tradition set by us”, he concluded.

The ward member of the village - Daitary Sahu – also spoke on the same line while Udaynath Sahu (60), a wealthy farmer, differs a bit.

None of us are involved in criminal case. Couple of villagers here are locked in civil cases

confidant Lalan Singh, a known leader of the upper caste Bhumihar, parting ways from him.

Singh is now reportedly eyeing Congress.

Later the Janata Dal United tried to woo the caste leaders by revoking the suspension of Jagdish Sharma, who is a key Bhumihar leader in central Bihar.

Sources say that the RJD chief's other brother-in-law Subhash Yadav and a former minister from his party Akhilesh Kumar Singh are also open to joining Congress besides former BJP parliamentarian Sukhdev Paswan.

The projection of a Muslim leader as Congress' state unit chief is also likely to pose a challenge the RJD-LJP combine, which recently declared its intention to have a deputy chief Minister from the Muslim community after declaring Lalu Prasad as its chief ministerial candidate.

The alliance has also projected a Dalit deputy chief minister.

RJD, whose three out of the total four MPs are from the forward Rajput caste, is feeling the pressure to accommodate large number of upper caste candidates. A key upper caste leader Prabhunath Singh, who was once a bitter critic of the RJD chief, joined his party recently, parting ways with Nitish Kumar.

An RJD leader, who did not

APPOINTMENTS

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Pg10 4 held for kidnapping minors PTI MUZAFFARNAGAR, SEPT 12

Four persons were arrested near here for allegedly kidnapping three minors from Haryana for bonded labour, police said today.

Promod Kumar (13), Suryanarain (15) and Pawan (16) were rescued after police intercepted a car on the Karnal-Meerut highway yesterday, DSP Sushil Kumar Shukla said.

The car was intercepted after the children, abducted from Ambala railway station, cried for help. The minors were residents of Nojir village in Pratapgarh district and were abducted when they were on their way to Chandigarh.

The four accused include three land owners and a car driver. The car used in crime has also been seized.

During interrogation, it was disclosed that four children were abducted but one of them managed to escape.

In a separate case, bodies of three children, aged one to three, were found dead in Civil Line area here yesterday. The identities of these children are yet to be traced.

2 killed, 5 hurt in accidents PTI GHAZIABAD, SEPT 12

Two persons were killed and five other injured in separate road accidents in the highway near Modinagar here, due to water-logging which wrecked the road at various places, police said.

A Delhi-based trader and an auto-rickshaw driver were killed after being hit by a truck. Five others were injured when a private bus hit a three-wheeler yesterday, they said.

Karuna inspects garden works PTI CHENNAI, SEPT 12

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi inspected the ongoing works of the city’s first botanical garden today.

“It will be opened for public once the works gets over”, he told reporters.

According to Horticulture Department sources, neatly linedup trees and aesthetically pruned plants have already have been planted in the 20 acre garden and construction of ponds has been completed.

The Rs eight crore garden, set to house some of the popular exotic flora, would also have rare plant species, medicinal and aromatic herbs, many of them imported from various countries including China and Thailand.

Huge laddu offered to Lord Ganesh PTI PUDUCHERRY, SEPT 12

A huge laddu weighing about 55 kg was offered to Lord Ganesh at a temple here on the occasion of Chaturthi festival yesterday.

The laddu was offered by a sweet shop owner from Rajasthan, who has settled in the union territory for the last several years.

R Vikaram told PTI that the laddu was prepared at his shop using 20 kg of sugar, 18 kg of oil and 15 kg of flour besides other ingredients spending about Rs 15,000.

Meena inspires young girls in Orissa PTI KENDRAPARA, SEPT 12

Inspired by ‘Meena’ the fictional girl child character crafted by UNICEF through comics, cartoon and animation films, young girls in two gram panchayats of Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district have embarked on a mission to address issues and problems affecting rural life.

The ‘Meenas’, as the young volunteers of the project are known, have taken up several socio-economic, health and sanitation issues while spreading awareness among the people, particularly women in Bagadia and Mangarajpur gram panchayats.

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New York holds 9/11 memorials amid mosque debate AGENCY NEW YORK, SEPT 12

New Yorkers held a commemoration ceremony on Saturday near Ground Zero to mark the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center as the City debated whether a mosque and Islamic community center should be built near the site.

Thousands of relatives of the 9/11 dead gathered in Zuccotti Park near Ground Zero for the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks nine years ago.

Family members and workers who are building the September 11th Memorial and Museum read the names of the 2,752 World Trade Center victims during the official memorial ceremony.

US Vice President Joe Biden, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York state Governor David Paterson and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie all read inspirational poems at the ceremony.

US Vice President Joe Biden (First, Left, Front) attends a commemoration ceremony to mark the 9th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, at the Zuccotti Park in New York, the United States on September 11, 2010.

"No other place is as

filled with our compassion,

our love and our solidarity,"

Will never burn Quran: US pastor

‘Forces need to finish job in Afghanistan’

Iran grants bail to detained US hiker Shourd

PTI NEW YORK, SEPT 12

A controversial US pastor, who drew global outrage for his plans to torch copies of Quran, has vowed that he will never do so, even if a mosque is built near Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 terror attacks here.

"We will definitely not burn the Quran, no," pastor Terry Jones of Florida said.

"Not today, not ever," he said when pressed whether his planned move to burn 200 copies of Quran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks may take place at a later date.

He explained that it would not happen even if a Islamic centre and mosque is built near Ground Zero.

Jones had earlier yesterday suspended his plans to burn copies of the Quran, claiming that he received a pledge from a Florida Imam that the planned Islamic cultural centre would be moved elsewhere.

However, the Imam refuted his claim and said the "deal" ex-

Serbia indicts 9 in Kosovo killings REUTERS BELGRADE, SEPT 12

Serbia has indicted nine former paramilitary members over the killing of 43 ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 Kosovo conflict, the country’s war crimes prosecutor’s office said.

The move appeared to be a sign of Serbian resolve to deal with its wartime past and burnish its effort to join the European Union. A crucial condition for Serbia’s membership is that it prosecute atrocities committed by Serbs during the 1990s wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo.

The indictment was the product of a decade of investigation, and was one of the most significant since proWestern Serbian authorities started arresting former military, paramilitary or police figures on suspicion of war crimes after the ouster of President Slobodan Milosevic in 2000.

Nine men who served with a paramilitary unit known as the Jackals were indicted in connection with the killing of the ethnic Albanian civilians in the Kosovo village of Cuska on May 14, 1999.

isted only in Jones' mind.

"Even though we have not burnt one Quran, we have gotten over 100 death threats," Jones said.

"We feel that God is telling us to stop, and we also hope that ... maybe that will open up the door to maybe (we will) be able to talk to the imam" The pastor's threat to burn copies of the holy Quran had stirred outrage in Islamic world, with Kings and Presidents of Muslim nations joining hands to condemn his plans and asking US President Barack Obama to intervene to stop it.

Obama, on his part, said, the pastor's move could lead to "recruitment bonanza for alQaeda."

In his Eid greetings, Obama said this year's Eid is also an occasion to reflect on the importance of religious tolerance and to recognise the positive role that religious communities of all faiths, including Muslims, have played in American life.

AGENCY MADRID, SEPT 12

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen vowed to keep the alliance's troops in Afghanistan for the time needed to finish its mission, in an interview with a Spanish newspaper published Sunday.

"Defeat is not an option, we will win. The Taliban will never win, nor will they return to power. Never will we allow AlQaeda to have refuge Afghanistan," the newspaper ABC quoted Rasmussen as saying in its Spanish translation.

He said NATO's International Security and Assistance Forces (ISAF) were making progress and that Al-Qaeda no longer has a sure refuge in Afghanistan.

He noted that Al-Qaeda and its ally the Taliban were under pressure especially in their strongholds of Helmund province and Kandahar.

Rasmussen also stressed that Western forces would not withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011, but undertake a gradual process of transferring responsibility for maintaining security to the Afghans as conditions allow.

AGENCIES WASHINGTON, SEPT 12

Sarah Shourd will be allowed to leave Iran on $500,000 bail but still faces trial with two other Americans on spy charges Iran is to release one of the three American hikers detained last year, state media reported today, citing health grounds.

Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, a Tehran prosecutor, said authorities would release Sarah Shourd on $500,000 bail and allow her to leave the country.

Shourd's mother had said she had been denied treatment for serious health problems, including a breast lump and precancerous cervical cells.

Shourd was detained with two friends, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, along the Iran-Iraq border in July 2009 and accused of spying.

Dowlatabadi gave no details on when she would be released. He said the conditions of her bail did not bar her from leaving the country, although she still faces trial with the other two Americans, who remain in custody.

"Based on reports and the approval of the relevant judge about the sickness of Ms

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while opening the memorial service. "It is with the strength of these emotions, as well as the concrete, glass and steel that is brought in day by day, that we will build on the footprints of the past the foundation of the future."

Moments of silence were held at 8:46 and 9:03 a.m., when the planes hit the towers nine years ago, and at 9:59 and 10:28 a.m., when each tower fell.

Nearby, roses were placed in a circular reflecting pool to honor each of the dead.

On the backdrop of the 9/11 memorial solemnity, however, is the dispute over the building of a mosque two blocks away from the World Trade Center.

Alyson Low, whose sister was a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the north tower, came to the ceremony early with a poster in hand, which read "Today is only about my

Shourd, her detention was converted to $500,000 bail, and if the bail is deposited, she can be released," Dowlatabadi was quoted as saying.

Shourd, who has been held in solitary confinement, was to have been released yesterday as an act of clemency to mark the end of Ramadan, after the intervention of Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But the judiciary abruptly halted that planned release, indicating such a decision would first have to go through the courts.

Iran has accused the three Americans of illegally crossing the border and spying. Their families say the Americans were hiking in Iraq's scenic north and that if they crossed the border, they did so unwittingly.

The prosecution's case against the three is nearly complete and a judge has issued indictments for all three on charges of spying, Dowlatabadi said. "The suspects did not confess but we have enough reasons in hand for their spying charges," he said.

It was not immediately clear whether a bail payment to Iranian authorities would violate

US trade sanctions or whether a special waiver would be required. The prosecutor rejected any link between the decision to grant Shourd bail and the return to Iran in July of Shahram Amiri, a nuclear scientist. Iran had accused the US of abducting Amiri, while Washington said he was a willing defector who later changed his mind. In the past, Ahmadinejad has suggested the three Americans could be traded for Iranians claimed to be held by the US. In the last year, Iranian authorities have allowed bail or converted jail sentences to fines for two other high-profile detainees. In May, the French academic Clotilde Reiss was freed after her 10-year sentence on espionage-related charges was commuted to a fine equivalent to $300,000.

The Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari was freed on $300,000 bail in October 2009 after nearly four months detention after the crackdown after the country's disputed presidential election. He was later sentenced in absentia to more than 13 years in prison and 50 lashes.

Turks go to the polls in crucial referendum AGENCY ISTANBUL, SEPT 12

Polls opened in Turkey on Sunday in a divisive national referendum over constitutional reform seen as a crucial test for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.

Erdogan has spearheaded the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) campaign in favor of the reform package, arguing that the 26 proposed amendments will bring greater freedom and democracy.

But opponents argue that the changes would undermine the independence of the country's judiciary and threaten the secularist principles on which modern Turkey was founded.

Torrential rains inundated Istanbul on Sunday, although it was unclear what impact that could have on voter turnout in Turkey's biggest city. Almost 50 million people are eligible to vote before polls close at 5 p.m. local time (1000 ET). Traditionally, Turkey has high voter participation rates.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Erdogan's AKP ally, was among Sunday morning voters in Ankara, the Turkish capital.

"In a democracy, the people have the last word. Everyone should show respect for the re-

sults," Gul told journalists.

Sunday's vote is taking place 30 years to the day since army leaders seized power on September 12, 1980, and established the country's present constitution. One element of the package of reforms offered to voters would remove the judicial immunity of those who led that coup.

"Can there be anything wiser and more meaningful than going from a coup constitution to the constitution of the people?" Erdogan said in an interview with CNN on Friday.

Erdogan was speaking aboard his campaign bus as he toured Istanbul in a last-minute pitch to voters. Thousands of enthusiastic supporters greeted him as he attended Friday prayers at a mosque on the outskirts of the city, chanting "Evet!" -- yes in Turkish and the slogan for those supporting constitutional change.

The proposed reforms also include amendments to the country's judicial system and curbs on the power of military courts. Other measures would guarantee gender equality and put in place measures to protect children, the elderly and the disabled and allow collective bargaining for workers.

Turkish lawmakers approved the package earlier this year but not by the two-thirds majority necessary for the government to press ahead without a referendum.

Turkey's opposition argue that the reforms would further undermine the secular foundations on which modern Turkey was established in 1923 and would give the prime minister too much power over the judiciary, making him a "modernday sultan."

Hasan Gerceker, the head of Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals, this week warned that the changes would politicize the judiciary.

Berhan Simsek, head of the main opposition CHP's Istanbul branch, said that by packaging the judicial changes with less controversial proposals, the AKP had "coated a poisonous pill with chocolate."

"This will put all the branches of government into one man's hand," Simsek said.

"It will be one-man rule, like Saddam Hussein, or the Fuhrer."

Analysts say Sunday's vote is the latest confrontation in a power struggle between Erdogan's Islamist-rooted party and Turkey's secularist establish-

ment, which have repeatedly clashed since AKP swept to power eight years ago.

The AKP narrowly avoided being banned from politics in 2008 when it was fined by the country's constitutional court - the last bastion of secular opposition -- for alleged anti-secular activities. The court has also blocked legislation to lift a ban on Islamic headscarves at public universities.

"It started out as a referendum on constitutional reform package but it quickly developed into a confrontation between the government and the opposition. So it's really become a vote of confidence in the government," an Istanbulbased journalist Andrew Finkel said.

Turkey's main Kurdish political party, the BDP, has called on its supporters to boycott the vote altogether, saying their struggle for greater autonomy will continue whatever the result.

"Regardless of who wins, it won't stop the war," Mustafa Avci, the Istanbul co-chairman of the BDP, said. "The referendum does not recognize the rights of Kurds."

Turkish news agency DHA re-

ported clashes Sunday between Kurdish protesters and Turkish police near BDP offices in the Mediterranean port city of Mersin. Police fired tear gas and at least two vehicles were set alight, DHA said.

Tensions also boiled over in downtown Istanbul on Friday when Kurdish activists attacked buses and police vehicles with stones, wounding at least one bystander.

According to the semi-official Anatolian Agency, one Turkish soldier was killed after striking a land-mine in the south-eastern province of Siirt.

The predominantly Kurdish south-east has been the main battleground throughout the 26-year war between the Turkish state and rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Erdogan insists be will do more to defuse the simmering conflict which has claimed thousands of lives -- but only after winning the referendum.

The AKP has triumphed emphatically in every major election since 2002 and Sunday's referendum offers an indication of the party's enduring popularity ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.

Kamer Katirci, a 19-year-old first-time voter, said he in-

Top Chinese diplomat demands Japan release fishermen REUTERS TOKYO, SEPT 12

China's most senior diplomat has called on Japan to immediately release the captain and 14 crew of a fishing boat seized in disputed waters last week State Councillor Dai Bingguo warned Tokyo to make a "wise political decision" over the matter.

On Friday, China postponed a session of planned diplomatic talks after a Japanese court ruled the boat's captain could be detained for another 10

days.

Prosecutors say his vessel deliberately rammed Japanese patrol boats.

The area where the Chinese trawler was seized on Tuesday is close to uninhabited islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, which are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan.

Closer to Taiwan, the islands and Taiwan itself were ceded to Japan by the Manchu emperor in 1895. After Japan's defeat in World War II, Taiwan was re-

turned to the Kuomintang government, but not the islands.

"We have maintained the position that we will solemnly handle the case in strict accordance with domestic law” On Sunday, Dai increased pressure on Japan by summoning its ambassador, Uichiro Niwa, to again demand the release of the fishermen.

It was the fourth time that the Japanese envoy had been called to the foreign ministry over the incident, but correspondents say it is highly un-

usual for someone as senior as the state councillor to intercede.

Dai advises China's leaders on foreign policy and serves on the State Council, outranking the foreign minister within the Communist Party. "[He] solemnly stated the Chinese government's major concerns and urged Japan not to misjudge the circumstances and to make the wise political decision of immediately returning the Chinese fishermen and their boat," the official Xinhua

news agency reported.

Meanwhile, Japanese coast guard officials took the trawler and its crew out to sea off the southern island of Okinawa to test its capabilities and recreate the circumstances of the collision to help investigators.

Officials are also reportedly trying to ascertain if the boat illegally entered waters which Japan considers its territory.

The Chinese foreign ministry said it firmly opposed any form of investigation by the Japanese authorities into the inci-

dent.

"Japan's so-called gathering of evidence is illegal, ineffective and futile," spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. "China urges Japan to stop actions that escalate the situation."

But Niwa gave no indication that Japan was preparing to back down.

"We have maintained the position that we will solemnly handle the case in strict accordance with domestic law", he said, according to the Kyodo news agency.

sister and the other innocents killed nine years ago."

"No politics and no religious offense today. It's all about the victims," Low told Xinhua before the ceremony started.

Nick Chiarchiaro, who lost his wife during the terrorist attacks nine years ago, believed the mosque should be moved away from the Ground Zero.

"To hate somebody because of religion is a crime. But I think the mosque must be moved further away," said Chiarchiaro, who came from New Jersy to attend the ceremony.

Talking about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Chiarchiaro said it was not worthwhile. "They should pack their bags and come home. It's all about money, and about oil," he said.

After the memorial ceremony, hundreds of protesters were expected to gather for supporting and opposing the planned Islamic Center near the World Trade Center site.

In the city, around 7 pm, the "Tribute In Light" will begin shining until dawn.

US envoy heads to South Korea AGENCIES SEOUL, SEPTEMBER 12,

Stephen Bosworth, Washington's point man on North Korea, arrives in South Korea Sunday for talks with Seoul about Pyongyang, two State Department sources said.

Bosworth will be accompanied by US Ambassador Sung Kim, who represents the US at the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.

The on-again, off-again talks are among North and South Korea, China, Japan, the United States and Russia.

The American delegation will have talks in Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan; and Beijing, China. They come at a time when Seoul blames North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.

A South Korean report, whose findings have been endorsed by the US, alleged that a North Korean sub sank the Cheonan warship with a torpedo, killing 46 sailors. North Korea denies it sank the ship.

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India, Japan reach market-opening pact PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

India and Japan have reached an in-principle agreement on trade-opening partnership and it is likely to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s visit to Tokyo in October.

With the operationalisation of the pact, products running into thousands -- ranging from

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steel and apparel to drugs and machinery -- will be traded between the two countries either without duty or at substantially reduced tariffs.

"We have reached an agreement in negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) under negotiations since, 2007," a senior official said here.

He said that a team of negotiators, led by Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, returned from Japan on Friday and groundwork for signing the EPA has been laid.

The Prime Minister is slated to be in Tokyo next month for the India-Japan Summit.

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Comprehensive in nature, the EPA will cover both -trade in goods as well as investments and help boost the USD 11 billion bilateral commerce.

However, sensitive items in agriculture and employmentoriented sectors have been kept out of the purview of the pact.

Since India has a large number of items which are sensitive, it may have a bigger negative list than Japan.

The negotiations for the EPA have been conducted for three years but efforts to conclude it had intensified at the beginning of this year.

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IPO funds should be monitored: panel

Qatar to have Boeing facility soon

PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

The end use of money raised by companies through initial public offerings (IPOs) should be monitored by the Corporate Affairs Ministry in coordination with market regulator SEBI, a parliamentary panel has said.

The Standing Committee on Finance, which scanned the provisions of the Companies Bill 2009, has suggested that the end use of IPO funds be monitored by the Registrar of Companies (RoCs), along with the SEBI. "The fresh explanation proposed by the Ministry for mandating SEBI with regard to monitoring of utili-

PTI DUBAI, SEPT 12

Boeing will soon open a fullfledged facility in Qatar, a top company official has said, adding there is an urgent need of field infrastructure for the upkeep of aircraft. Paul Kinscherff, the company''s president for the Middle East told a local newspaper that given the circumstances opening a fullfledged office in Qatar has become a necessity.

Boeing is currently operating from Dubai. Kinscherff told Qatar''s Tribune that the number of Boeing aircraft in Qatar had gone up substantially in the recent past and the trend was expected to continue.

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18.92 18.92 21.84 50.38 18.84 105.40 18.53 37.22 12.72 13.64 37.84 66.16 15.96 15.96 14.66 15.55 13.19 13.19 18.10 133.69 10.48 10.48 12.61 31.32 17.98 114.77 13.72 18.23 13.98 13.98 21.50 144.21 16.96 16.96 12.31 12.31 16.09 22.24 13.16 16.04 11.07 13.19 16.43 19.88 15.36 17.79 28.54 35.22 16.09 19.50 14.64 14.80 16.35 20.41 15.31 15.31

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18.75 13.69 18.75 16.97 16.97 20.55 38.84 22.35 24.59 14.66 38.82 18.26 22.99 11.44 11.44 11.67 12.98 12.98 30.46 15.01 30.42

J

JM Agri & Infra Fund (D) Agri & Infra Fund (G) Basic Fund (D) Basic Fund (G) Contra Fund (D) Contra Fund (G) EmergLeaders Fund (D) EmergLeaders Fund (G) Equity Fund (D) Equity Fund (G) Financial Services Sector Fund (D) Financial Services Sector Fund (G) HI FI Fund (D) HI FI Fund (G) Large Cap Fund (D) Large Cap Fund (G) Mid Cap Fund (D) Mid Cap Fund (G) Multi Strategy Fund (D) Multi Strategy Fund (G) Small & Mid-Cap Fund - Regular Plan (D) Small & Mid-Cap Fund - Regular Plan (G) Tax Gain Fund (D) Tax Gain Fund (G) Telecom Sector Fund (D) Telecom Sector Fund (G) JP Morgan India Tax Advantage Fund (D) India Tax Advantage Fund (G) India Equity Fund (D) India Equity Fund (G) India Smaller Companies Fund (D) India Smaller Companies Fund (G)

Kotak 30 (D) 30 (G) Contra (D) Contra (G) EmergEquity Scheme (D) EmergEquity Scheme (G) Lifestyle Fund (D) Lifestyle Fund (G) Midcap Fund (D) Midcap Fund (G) Opportunities Fund (D) Opportunities Fund (G) Select Focus Fund (D) Select Focus Fund (G) Tax Saver (D) Tax Saver (G)

3.09 3.09 12.92 18.50 6.11 6.11 9.52 9.49 15.25 37.47 10.73 10.73 6.17 6.17 14.14 19.23 19.92 29.07 14.76 15.87 6.57 6.57 7.88 7.88 8.78 8.78 15.19 18.76 12.67 13.64 8.38 8.38

K 33.16 105.13 18.70 23.20 13.29 13.30 12.60 14.55 19.71 28.33 16.02 49.51 12.45 12.45 12.00 19.59

L

L&T Contra Fund (D) Contra Fund (G) Global Advantage Fund (D) Global Advantage Fund (G) Growth Fund (D) Growth Fund (G) Hedged Equity Fund (D) Hedged Equity Fund (G) Infrastructure Fund (D) Infrastructure Fund (G) Midcap Fund (D) Midcap Fund (G) Multi-Cap Fund (D) Multi-Cap Fund (G) Opportunities Fund (D) 20.23 Opportunities Fund (G) Small Cap Fund (D) Small Cap Fund (G) Tax Advantage Fund – Series I (D) Tax Advantage Fund - Series I (G) Tax Saver Fund (D) Tax Saver Fund (G) LIC Infrastructure Fund Series 1 (D) Infrastructure Fund Series 1 (G) MF Equity Fund (D) MF Equity Fund (G) MF Growth Fund (D) MF Growth Fund (G) MF India Vision Fund (D) MF India Vision Fund (G) MF Opportunities Fund (D)

11.19 11.19 7.60 10.96 18.59 39.36 10.10 14.23 7.98 7.98 25.08 43.45 15.80 19.82 46.19 6.19 6.19 16.91 23.01 15.67 16.87 10.04 10.04 10.78 27.35 11.85 13.37 9.45 9.45 10.94

sation or application of end use of monies received by the Company does not appear to be tenable, as this falls in the domain of the ROCs, who have to ensure this in coordination with SEBI," the panel said in its report.

Currently, the MCA, through technical scrutiny of balance sheets, keeps a check if companies are using IPO proceedings as promised in the prospectus.

Section 55A of the Companies Act 1956 does not grant SEBI powers to look into the end-use of IPOs and limits its jurisdiction only till the issue of the IPO and not beyond it.

MCA has for long been

MF Opportunities Fund (G) MF Tax Plan (D) MF Tax Plan (G) MF Top 100 Fund (D) MF Top 100 Fund (G)

19.21 10.82 30.23 8.51 8.51

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Mirae Asset EmergBluechip Fund (D) EmergBluechip Fund (G) Global Commodity Stock Fund - Regular Plan (D) Global Commodity Stock Fund - Regular Plan (G) India Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan (D) India Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan (G) Morgan Stanley A.C.E. Fund (Across Capitalisations Equity) (D) A.C.E. Fund (Across Capitalisations Equity) (G) Growth Fund (D) Growth Fund (G)

11.30 11.30 11.62 11.62 15.24 16.43 15.78 15.78 21.59 66.24

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Principal Dividend Yield Fund (D) 18.34 Dividend Yield Fund (G) 24.85 EmergBluechip Fund (D) 26.88 EmergBluechip Fund (G) 33.98 Growth Fund (D) 25.01 Growth Fund (G) 55.20 Large Cap Fund (D) 20.12 Large Cap Fund (G) 29.36 Personal Tax Saver Fund 101.84 PNB Long Term Eq Fund - 3 Year Plan - Series 1 (D) 12.32 PNB Long Term Eq Fund - 3 Year Plan - Series 1 (G) 12.32 PNB Long Term Eq Fund - 3 Year Plan - Series II (D) 12.67 PNB Long Term Eq Fund - 3 Year Plan - Series II (G) 12.67 Resurgent India Equity Fund (D) 13.39 Resurgent India Equity Fund (G) 94.22 Services Industries Fund (D) 13.51 Services Industries Fund (G) 15.24 Tax Savings Fund 80.41

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Quantum Long-Term Equity Fund (D) Long-Term Equity Fund (G) Tax SavFund (D) Tax SavFund (G)

22.80 22.61 22.61 22.62

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107.13 42.74 107.12 86.31 50.94 86.31 13.07 13.07 13.07 15.58 15.58 15.58 15.35 15.35 37.82 26.71 37.82 83.63 61.80 504.17 12.08 12.08 12.08 17.23 17.23 32.29 23.21 32.29 10.68 10.68 10.68 41.14 24.48 41.14 52.33 39.03 52.33 13.22 13.22 13.22 25.54 32.76 17.67 22.67 47.66 46.29 283.80 6.53 6.52 7.41 7.41 16.32 21.01 12.62 12.62 13.06 16.89 12.96 12.97 13.13 13.14

asking SEBI to devise ways of monitoring the end use of money collected through IPOs to keep a check on vanishing companies.

The Committee further said that it relies on the J J Irani Committee report that there should be harmony between regulators with proper demarcation of jurisdiction in the Companies Bill.

"The Committee would emphasise in this regard that sectoral regulators like SEBI should continue to provide for a more detailed or stringent regulations, consistent with the benchmarks proposed in the Bill. With this approach, there would be

Infrastructure Fund (D) Infrastructure Fund (G) Mid Cap Fund (D) Mid Cap Fund (G) Mid N Small Cap Fund (D) Mid N Small Cap Fund (G) PSU Equity Fund (D) PSU Equity Fund (G) Tax Plan (D) Tax Plan (G)

9.02 9.02 15.72 15.71 15.70 15.71 11.95 11.95 15.22 18.38

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Sahara Bankand Financial Services Fund (D) Bankand Financial Services Fund (G) Growth Fund (D) Growth Fund (G) Infrastructure - Fixed PricOption (D) Infrastructure - Fixed PricOption (G) Infrastructure -Variable PricOption (D) Infrastructure -Variable PricOption (G) Midcap Fund (Bonus) Midcap Fund (D) Midcap Fund (G) Midcap Fund (Growth Auto Payout) Power & Natural Resources Fund (D) Power & Natural Resources Fund (G) Star Value Fund (D) Star Value Fund (G) Super 20 Fund (D) Super 20 Fund (G) Tax Gain (D) Tax Gain (G) Wealth Plus - Variable PricOption (D) Wealth Plus - Variable PricOption (G) Wealth Plus Fund - Fixed PricOption (D) Wealth Plus Fund - Fixed PricOption (G) Bankand Financial Services Fund (D) Bankand Financial Services Fund (G) Growth Fund (D) Growth Fund (G) Infrastructure - Fixed PricOption (D) Infrastructure - Fixed PricOption (G) Infrastructure -Variable PricOption (D) Infrastructure -Variable PricOption (G) Midcap Fund (Bonus) Midcap Fund (D) Midcap Fund (G) Midcap Fund (Growth Auto Payout) Power & Natural Resources Fund (D) Power & Natural Resources Fund (G) Star Value Fund (D) Star Value Fund (G) Super 20 Fund (D) Super 20 Fund (G) Tax Gain (D) Tax Gain (G) Wealth Plus - Variable PricOption (D) Wealth Plus - Variable PricOption (G) Wealth Plus Fund - Fixed PricOption (D) Wealth Plus Fund - Fixed PricOption (G) SBI Blue Chip Fund (D) Blue Chip Fund (G) Infrastructure Fund - Series I (D) Infrastructure Fund - Series I (G) Magnum Comma Fund (D) Magnum Comma Fund (G) Magnum Contra Fund (D) Magnum Contra Fund (G) Magnum EmergBusinesses Fund (D) Magnum EmergBusinesses Fund (G) Magnum Equity Fund (D) Magnum Equity Fund (G) Magnum FMCG Fund Magnum Global Fund (D) Magnum Global Fund (G) Magnum IT Fund Magnum Midcap Fund (D) Magnum Midcap Fund (G) Magnum Multicap Fund (D) Magnum Multicap Fund (G) Magnum Multiplier Plus (D) Magnum Multiplier Plus (G) Magnum NRI - Flexiasset Plan (D) Magnum NRI - Flexiasset Plan (G) Magnum Pharma Fund (D) Magnum Pharma Fund (G) Magnum Tax Gain Scheme (D) Magnum Tax Gain Scheme (G) One India Fund (D) One India Fund (G) PSU Fund (D) PSU Fund (G) Shinsei Industry Leaders Fund (D) Industry Leaders Fund (G) Sundaram BNP Paribas Capex Opportunities Fund (D) Capex Opportunities Fund (G) Equity Multiplier Fund (D) Equity Multiplier Fund (G) Financial Services Opportunities - Retail Plan (D) Financial Services Opportunities - Retail Plan (G) Growth Fund - Regular Plan (D) Growth Fund - Regular Plan (G) India Leadership Fund - Regular Plan (D) India Leadership Fund - Regular Plan (G) Media & Entertainment Opportunities - Retail (D) Media & Entertainment Opportunities - Retail (G) PSU Opportunities Fund (D) PSU Opportunities Fund (G) Rural India Fund (D) Rural India Fund (G)

16.12 31.99 31.73 84.63 13.02 17.80 13.51 18.38 33.68 18.03 33.68 33.68 12.65 14.83 12.33 13.41 11.74 11.74 17.75 39.81 23.23 23.23 22.42 22.42 16.12 31.99 31.73 84.63 13.02 17.80 13.51 18.38 33.68 18.03 33.68 33.68 12.65 14.83 12.33 13.41 11.74 11.74 17.75 39.81 23.23 23.23 22.42 22.42 13.25 15.20 11.16 11.16 17.68 26.18 24.34 61.05 19.38 43.66 33.78 44.77 29.96 34.00 60.83 21.74 19.60 25.55 14.45 19.02 62.58 88.14 29.92 29.81 33.45 40.47 42.94 62.99 11.79 11.79 10.90 10.90 11.82 11.82 14.12 26.84 12.08 14.81 16.74 21.07 13.09 98.02 13.33 43.47 13.55 17.16 11.86 11.86 14.92 16.39

harmony between the provisions of the Bill and rules prescribed by different regulators," it said.

India Inc has raised Rs 46,778 crore through the IPOs in the current fiscal, 23 times higher than Rs 2,034 crore mopped up in the last fiscal, according to a study by Prime Database.

The study said that most the complaints regarding price-rigging and mis-utilisation of IPO proceeds have been of less than Rs 500 crore.

In 2008-09 and 2009-10, of the 60 complaints, 50 were below Rs 500 crore and just 10 were more than Rs 500 crore.

S.M.I.L.E Fund - Institutional Plan (D) S.M.I.L.E Fund - Institutional Plan (G) S.M.I.L.E Fund - Regular Plan (D) S.M.I.L.E Fund - Regular Plan (G) Select Focus - Retail Plan (D) Select Focus - Retail Plan (G) Select Midcap - Regular Plan (D) Select Midcap - Regular Plan (G) Select Small Cap Fund (D) Select Small Cap Fund (G) Select Thematic Energy Opportunities Funds (D) Select Thematic Energy Opportunities Funds (G) Tax Saver (OE) (D) Tax Saver (OE) (G)

14.23 36.59 14.12 36.32 11.97 92.42 20.50 164.07 14.84 14.84 8.92 8.92 12.40 46.24

T

Tata Capital Builder Fund (D) Capital Builder Fund (G) Contra Fund (D) Contra Fund (G) Dividend Yield Fund (D) Dividend Yield Fund (G) Equity Management Fund (D) Equity Management Fund (G) Equity Opportunities Fund - Plan A (D) Equity Opportunities Fund - Plan B (G) Equity P/E Fund (G) Equity P/E Fund – Trigger Option A 5% (D) Equity P/E Fund - Trigger Option B 10% (D) GrowEconomies Infrastructure Fund - Plan A (D) GrowEconomies Infrastructure Fund - Plan A (G) GrowEconomies Infrastructure Fund - Plan B (D) GrowEconomies Infrastructure Fund - Plan B (G) Growth Fund (Bonus) Growth Fund (D) Growth Fund (G) Infrastructure Fund (D) Infrastructure Fund (G) Infrastructure Tax SavFund (D) Infrastructure Tax SavFund (G) Life Sciences & Technology Fund (D) Life Sciences & Technology Fund (G) Mid Cap Fund (D) Mid Cap Fund (G) Pure Equity Fund (D) Pure Equity Fund (G) Select Equity Fund (D) Select Equity Fund (G) Service Industries Fund (D) Service Industries Fund (G) Tax Advantage Fund - 1 (D) Tax Advantage Fund - 1 (G) Tax SavFund Taurus Bonanza Fund (D) Bonanza Fund (G) Discovery Fund (D) Discovery Fund (G) Ethical Fund (Bonus) Ethical Fund (D) Ethical Fund (G) Infrastructure Fund (D) Infrastructure Fund (G) Star Share (D) Star Share (G) Tax Shield (D) Tax Shield (G)

15.12 16.19 16.10 18.30 22.02 33.99 14.32 15.43 23.67 86.60 49.27 40.59 42.09 11.90 11.90 12.71 12.71 42.92 18.89 47.23 24.13 36.65 18.07 18.07 34.07 67.78 16.41 19.11 39.28 104.43 49.21 68.60 20.77 25.88 16.55 16.55 47.21 44.11 43.83 17.98 17.96 24.89 18.66 24.90 14.72 15.70 41.82 59.40 22.71 38.29

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UTI BankSector Fund (D) BankSector Fund (G) Contra Fund (D) Contra Fund (G) Dividend Yield Fund (D) Dividend Yield Fund (G) Energy Fund (D) Energy Fund (G) Equity Fund (D) Equity Fund (G) Equity Tax Savings Plan (D) Equity Tax Savings Plan (G) India Lifestyle Fund(D) India Lifestyle Fund(G) Infrastructure Advantage Fund - Series I (D) Infrastructure Advantage Fund - Series I (G) Infrastructure Fund (D) Infrastructure Fund (G) Leadership Equity Fund (D) Leadership Equity Fund (G) Long Term Advantage Fund (D) Long Term Advantage Fund (G) Master Equity Plan Unit Scheme Master Plus Unit Scheme (D) Master Plus Unit Scheme (G) Master Value Fund (D) Master Value Fund (G) Mastershare (D) Mastershare (G) Mid Cap Fund (D) Mid Cap Fund (G) MNC Fund (D) MNC Fund (G) Opportunities Fund (D) Opportunities Fund (G) Pharma & Healthcare Fund (D) Pharma & Healthcare Fund (G) Transportation and Logistics Fund (D) Transportation and Logistics Fund (G) Wealth Builder Fund (D) Wealth Builder Fund (G) Wealth Builder Fund - Series II - Retail Plan (D) Wealth Builder Fund - Series II - Retail Plan (G)

25.90 44.61 13.64 14.78 15.70 32.74 13.56 11.97 48.02 54.33 17.56 41.30 11.87 11.87 9.55 9.55 20.92 36.73 14.90 16.07 13.41 13.41 50.09 60.86 84.41 25.53 55.63 32.07 54.31 25.99 34.92 37.47 58.04 14.35 26.87 29.23 35.83 18.33 30.02 14.59 16.74 15.37 19.11

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Tax Dept vs Vodafone In a decision that would have ramifications for several buyouts of companies in India, the Bombay High Court has held that the tax department has jurisdiction to issue notice to Vodafone to pay a tax liability of Rs 12, 297 crore for its 2007, Hutch-Vodafone deal. At issue was whether the tax department had the right even to issue a show cause notice to Vodafone regarding the deduction of tax.

Vodafone took the position that this transaction was between two non-resident companies, and therefore ‘de hors’ the jurisdiction of the Indian tax department. On the other hand the tax department held the stand that the underlying assets of this transaction were in India. Therefore the transaction was taxable in India. At the outset, Vodafone has challenged the issue of the show-cause notice issued to it as to why withholding tax was not deducted on the sale. This matter was taken to the Supreme Court that asked the Assessing officer to pass a preliminary order on its own jurisdiction. The Assessing officer passed an order stating that he was within his right to issue notice for the failure to deduct tax at source.

AT THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT Against this order Vodafone filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court. The contention of the company was that the sale was undertaken by two non-resident companies outside India and therefore no tax was payable. The Court had originally asked Vodafone to submit its documents to the tax department; that made out a case that tax was had to be deducted on the said transaction. This was challenged in the Bombay High Court. The present judgement has upheld the department’s stand that tax is deductible. The Court has now asked the tax department to work out the appropriate quantum of capital gains that would accrue in India.

IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE TAKEOVERS The Vodafone case has several implications for foreign companies that would be targeting companies in India. Even if the takeover is by two non-resident companies and the sale is not in India, the very fact that the assets or business is in India, the tax department would have claim to tax on the capital gains that would be made. This principle is based on the premise that where property is situate in India, any gains arising from the sale of such properties would attract tax, even if the sale is in the guise of sale of shares of companies that are not resident in India. For these nonresident companies are transacting in properties that are situate in India and therefore would be liable to tax.

In the present case, the department was not in a position to lay hands on the documents that were executed in the sale. For in the case of non-resident companies, the documents do not lie in India, but registered in the countries where the transactions take place. In most of these cases, the companies are registered in tax free havens; an ideal locale for any tax planning.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS What are the implications of this judgement for mergers and acquisitions in India? Until now, it was a common practice for foreign companies buying into the Indian market to structure deals whereby the entire transaction was done abroad. In several smaller deals, nothing changes on the ground level in India.

The change of ownership does not affect the Indian operations since, the same properties and personnel continue. But this judgement of the Bombay High Court would prompt the department to look at several of the larger buyouts that have happened in the recent

past. The Vodafone case could have bearing on the SABMiller – Foster and the Sanofi Aventis – Shanta Biotech deals. In many of these cases total information on the transactions is not available even to the Indian associates.

Further the paper work is structured in a manner that there is little by way of actual transaction. In the Vodafone case while Vodafone International Holdings BV, a Netherlands based entity acquired the entire holdings of CGP(Holdings) Ltd a Cayman island company from Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd for $11.2 billion, in terms of share transactions only $1 share was transferred from the latter company. The documentation, on which the department relies to build up its case, is often missing and not available to Indian tax authorities. The High court has, however, accepted the arguments that while the shares of a foreign company may be located outside the country, the attendant commercial rights being located in India are subject to scrutiny by the tax department to decide upon its taxability.

INTERNATIONAL TAXATION IN INDIA With the several mergers and acquisitions taking place in the country, international taxation is a growing field in the country. The Supreme Court in two landmark decisions Azadi Bachao Andolan and Wallfort Shares and Stock Brokers have held that ‘taxpayers are entitled to arrange their affairs in a manner to pay the least amount of tax and that the department is not entitled to disregard it on the ground of motive. However a ‘colourable transaction’ can be disregarded by the tax department. The Supreme Court has held that taxpayers do not have an obligation fill the coffers of the government but can arrange their affairs in a manner that allows them to legally pay the least amount of tax. The first judgement came in response to the Mauritian route of tax planning whereby companies were being registered in Mauritius only to save capital gains tax. The second judgement was on the common practice of dividend stripping whereby taxpayers sell their shares in mutual funds after the fall in value on the declaration of a dividend. On a similar plane several foreign companies holding assets in India are attempting to avoid capital gains tax on the sale of their assets by arranging to sell their shares outside India. It is being argued that the sale of share abroad do not invite tax in India, since these transactions have taken place outside the Indian taxing jurisdiction.

The Bombay High Court has attempted read into this argument the fact a non resident company has assets in India, these come with the purview of the taxable jurisdiction of the state and that as per the current tax laws, this transaction is taxable in India. While the decision has gone against Vodafone; it is not the end of the issue. The matter will be carried to the Supreme Court for a further clarification.

THE NEW TAX CODE In the continuing attempt to enlarge upon the jurisdiction of the tax authorities in India, the new Direct tax Code bill has a clause 5(4)(g) wherein a foreign company whose Indian assets are more than 50% of total assets, is to be transferred outside India, the said transfer will be deemed to be income arising in India. Thus foreign companies will have to pay tax on any transfer where if their more than half their total assets are constituted by Indian assets.

Well the Vodafone case is by no means over, but its ramifications will be discussed and debated for a long time in the future (The author of the column is a retired Chief Commissioner and the views expressed, his personal.)

Rodium Realty looks for investor PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 12

BSE-listed realty firm Rodium Realty has said it is looking at roping in a strategic investor to fund its over Rs 200-crore projects now under progress and could dilute 5-7 per cent equity.

"We are looking at roping in a strategic investor and are in preliminary negotiations with a couple of HNIs and industrial groups. We could dilute up to 7 per cent depending upon what the investor brings to the table," Rodium Chairman Deepak Chheda said.

Gold glitters, but demand takes hit PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 12

India's demand for gold has reduced to half due to its soaring prices, a top industry official has said.

"The country's demand for gold has come down to less than one tonne per day, as compared to the normal demand of 2 tonnes due to its high price," the Bombay Bullion Association (BBA) President Suresh Hundia said.

The demand in Mumbai bullion market has also reduced to 250 kg per day as compared to the normal demand of 500 kg per day, Hundia said.

"We expect a correction in the prices of gold to Rs 18,200

PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 12

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has said it has issued guidelines for securities trading using wireless technology.

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had issued necessary guidelines for providing "securities trading using wireless technology" which includes devices such as

Dhanlaxmi eyes Rs 1k-cr NRI deposit PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 12

mobile phone and laptops with data card.

To avail of the facility, trading members will have to submit an application that will be followed by a system audit.

The application should also include vendor certificate and self-certification by the member, a BSE statement said here.

As per the pre-approval requisites, the software and the system proposed

PTI MUMBAI, SEPT 12

SCI to invest $4b to double tonnage

Amway India, a direct selling Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, planned to set up their second manufacturing facility in the country in South India, a senior company official said.

It would help the company to boost its sales and increase its product range, Amway India Legal and Corporate Affairs Vice-President Yoginder Singh told visiting journalists to its facility here.

The company, a 100 per cent subsidiary of US-based Amway Corporation, had been witnessing a 25 per cent year-onyear growth in its revenues, he said.

"If we continue to grow (in this rate), we will have a new facility. It may be in South India...", he said.

State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will be investing up to USD 4 billion in the next four-years, targeting to double its tonnage to 10 million dead weight tonnage (DWT), a top company official said.

"Going forward, in the next three-four years our overall spend will be about USD 4 billion," SCI CMD S Hajara said.

Through the investment, SCI is targeting to double its capacity to 10 million DWT from the current 5-million, he added.

"It will be six million in a

SCI recently announced a follow-on public offer which will see the Government divesting more and Hajara was quoted as saying that the proceeds will be used to fund its expansion plans.

The company, which owns and operates about 35 per cent of Indian tonnage, is also serious about backward integration and has recently called expression of interests from private shipyards for purchasing a stake, Hajara said.

"We would like to have a stake in a shipyard...and the proposals will come in by early October. After that, there will be due diligence for all the

projects and we will see which suits us," he said.

"By March (2011) or a little later" SCI will be working with a shipyard," Hajara said.

There has been a "remarkable recovery" in the container liner vertical this fiscal which has resulted in the company coming back into the black in the June quarter, he said Hajara sounded concerned about the bulk carrier segment, saying the market is "topsyturvy" because of over-supply and chances of revival are grim till the end of calendar year 2011. As for tankers, it is more steady and will continue that way, he added.

Amway mulls 2nd facility in India PTI BADDI, SEPT 12

Designer bags, belts, saris out of Delhi waste PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

After making waves abroad with its fashion products made out of Delhi's garbage, the environment-friendly technology of 'upcycling' recently patented

by India and will soon venture into the country's domestic markets.

Away from the ramp shows and fashion week's glitratti, Delhi's waste is turned into designer bags, belts, seat belts, footwear, lamp shades and saris by 'upcycling' waste that includes washing, drying and pressing plastic bags into sheets which are then exported to countries like France, UK, Denmark, Japan, Israel and Australia by an NGO, Conserve India.

"When we first began the business, we decided that our products would be a better fit in foreign markets than in the Indian domestic market. It would put us in higher value markets and could earn more from our bags to then re-invest in education and welfare proj-

ects for our workers," says Anita Ahuja, who founded 'Conserve India' with her husband, Shalabh Ahuja in 1998.

"The materials we use come from rubbish dumps and factory waste piles. We learnt that there would be resistance in India to wearing what was once rubbish, however much it is washed and turned into trendy designs," she says.

"But attitudes are starting to change. More and more, Indians understand the importance of preserving as much of the world's resources as possible, and want to make the statement that they care about the environment. We believe that this is the perfect opportunity for Conserve India to launch in its home market," says Ahuja.

Recycling is downgrading as the virgin material is more costly than the recycled product but upcycling is value addition as the end product which is more costly than the virgin material.

The desire to reduce India's mountain of waste, improve

energy efficiency, and help some of Delhi's poorest out of the city's slums to improve their lives was the driving force for birth of Conserve India.

"Its a hybrid and sustainable model. The processes to make our accessories are specifically developed to be energy efficient as far as possible and to keep out polluting dyes and chemicals," says Ahuja.

Not only polythene waste but old sari, denims and rubber from old tyre tubes is upcycled for fancy end products. Hundreds of city-rag-pickers and kabadiwalas collect waste by door to door campaign and are trained to segregate the waste colour-wise.

Nearly 10,000 tonnes of waste is generated everyday in Delhi. An estimated 3.5 lakh ragpickers clean up 20-30 per cent of the city's solid waste, out of which 1.5 lakh collect waste directly from households.

Delhi Government's move for privatisation of waste collection has threatened the livli-

hood of city rag-pickers but those employed with 'Conserve India' are lucky as training given to them not only gives them more monthly income compared to their self-employed counterparts but also gives them chance to change their profession as well.

"We emphasise on training as these people do not have skilled sense. We train them to run some machines. They work for eight hours. Later, they go up the chain based on their performance. They become factory workers and some also become managers," says Ahuja.

Ratan, a 30-year old ragpicker says his life has been transformed ever since he joined Conserve India.

"Local goons hired by contractors wanted to collect hafta and even threaten with dire consequences if we continue to collect waste without giving money to them. But, I was lucky to get a job in Conserve India and I earn more without worrying much for future," he says.

Around 1000 of rag-pickers

for securities trading should be duly certified by the BSE-empanelled system auditor. Audit charges for the same will be debited to the member's settlement account pursuant to the system audit/approval by the exchange.

Only on fulfilment of the requirements mentioned in the Sebi/BSE circulars, permission for commencing securities trading using wireless tech-

Retail customers postponed their decision to buy new jewellery for the festival and marriage season at such high levels, which also kept precious metals in negative zone, gold trader Amit Jhaveri said.

Gold prices are expected to trade with a positive bias owing to slow growth in the US and worries over European debt crisis re-emerging, he said.

These factors are expected to boost demand for the yellow metal as a traditional safehaven asset. Demand for gold is also expected to rise on the back of festive season, thereby supporting prices on the upside, Jhaveri said.

nology would be granted, it said.

As per the approval requisites, BSE said in case of failure of the wireless network, alternative means of communication for placing orders should be available to the clients. Members at their end are required to comply with the operational specifications and risk management mentioned in the SEBI circular, besides following the BSE-prescribed rules.

Diesel decontrol sensitive issue, needs time: Oil Secy Interests of oil marketing firms alone is not reason enough to decontrol diesel prices, as doing away with the Rs 1.71 a litre subsidy on the fuel would hit the common man, Oil Secretary S Sundareshan has said.

"There is a vast body against decontrolling the diesel prices and the government will take a wider view, not just the commercial interest of the oil marketing companies, before arriving at a decision," he said here yesterday.

On June 25, after a lot of dithering, the government freed petrol prices (which were raised by Rs 3.50 a litre) from its control. It also increased prices of diesel by Rs 2, LPG by Rs 35 and kerosene by Rs 3 a litre to cut down on the huge oil subsidy burden and thus help the oil marketing compa-

year's time and around eight million tonnes in the next three years and we hope to lay the chart for 10 million in the next five years, double of what we are today," Hajara said.

Overall for the shipping industry, things will "really improve" after calendar year 2011, till when there will be a lot of supply-side pressure because of an excess number of orders made between 2004-08, he said.

"That pressure will be coming-off as there were very few orders placed between mid2008 and 2009. So we will have some respite beyond 2011."

pure gold (99.9 purity) at Rs 19,170 per 10 grams in the Mumbai bullion market last week.

In the international market, gold fluctuated near a 10-week high as concerns the economic recovery is sputtering spurred demand for the metal to protect wealth. It has steadied near USD 1,257 an ounce as equity markets stabilized and the euro rose, encouraging investors to delve back into riskier assets.

In local markets, some retail customers preferred to sell old scraped gold jewellery at existing higher levels amid reports of a marginal fall in global markets.

BSE issues mobile phone trading guidelines

Dhanlaxmi Bank is on a drive to ramp up its NRI deposit base and has devised some plans to more than double this business to Rs 1,000 crore by the end of this fiscal.

"We plan to take our NRI deposit base to around Rs 1,000 crore from the present Rs 400 crore by the end of FY11," Dhanlaxmi Bank Branch Banking & NRI Business Head Salil Datar said.

The lender's NRI deposit base was around 5% last fiscal, and this year it wants to take this to around 10% of the overall deposit base by mainly focussing on its core market of Kerala. Currently, it gets almost 95% of its NRI business from the Gulf markets, he said.

India is the largest recipient of foreign remittances with a USD 47.9 billion flowing in as of March 2010.

Datar, however, noted that though the country as a whole saw a meager 0.67% growth against a much higher 7.27% in the y-o-y period, the bank has seen this jumping by nearly 12%, taking its base from Rs 350 crore last fiscal to Rs 400 crore by the end of Q1 FY11.

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to Rs 18,500 per 10 grams, after which the demand will start picking up," he said.

Jewellers are expecting a rise in demand after the commencement of the Ganesh Chathurthi festival and forthcoming Navratri next month.

Gold retreated from its historic peak levels at the bullion market on Thursday on emergence of profit selling by stockists and speculators amidst bearish global sentiment.

"Local, retail buying was virtually nil on account of the yellow metal's steep surge," traders said.

Standard gold (99.5 purity) was quoting at Rs 19,075 and

have been given employee cards and the NGO is trying that Delhi government creates an official register to recognise ragpickers and give them their right to a fair wage.

Once the waste reaches the office, its upcycled and Anita along with her team of designers design different accessories for the end products.

"We have got very good response in foreign countries as a lot of respect is there for upcycled and environment-friendly products. We hope for same response in India also," says Ahuja.

Conserve India observes fair trade practises that contribute to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of marginalised producers and workers.

The NGO is shifting its office from Delhi to Haryana where it plans to set up its upcycling centre. "We will institutionalise the technology as other NGOs have shown interest in it. We also have some feelers from some state govts," says Ahuja.

nies reduce losses running into tens of thousands of crores.

The government had then said that it would eventually link diesel prices too to market rate.

Wholesale prices-based inflation jumped to 10.55 per cent in June, owing to the pass through effect of the June 25 hike in prices of petroleum products. A further hike in diesel rates could have a ripple effect on prices of goods of daily use, as still about 65 per cent of freight traffic is carried through road.

On the proposed uniform pricing of natural gas, he said the issue will take some time to evolve due to the complex nature of its implementation.

"Maybe in the course of the next year we would move to a situation where there could be a pool pricing of gas irrespective of the source, international

or domestic, and gas could be uniformly priced," Sundareshan said.

To a question on whether the proposal to issue free LPG connections to BPL families will defeat the price decontrol objectives, Sundareshan said half of the funds for waiving the deposit amount for cooking gas connection will be met by diverting the CSR (corporate social responsibility) funds of the oil companies, while the rest will be borne by the government.

Explaining the broader objective of the proposal, he said, "the government wants to increase the LPG coverage to 75 per cent of the households by 2015 from the present 50 per cent. But we want to ensure that the benefits of such a wider reach of this essential fuel should not be limited only to the better off."

Boom time for skilled: experts PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

Happy days are here again for skilled professionals, mainly in IT, telecom and financial services sectors, as they are drawing multiple job offers from companies'' faced with talent shortage, experts said.

As companies look to expand amid revival in the economic climate, job opportunities are amplifying, resulting in multiple offers for professionals at a particular time.

"A growing trend of multiple job offers for professionals, mainly in junior and middle levels, has become visible in the past two quarters, as companies short of talent are gearing up to hire robustly," Human Resource service provider Ma Foi Randstad president(Staffing & Training) E Balaji said.

Mukesh to be richest man in world in 2014: Forbes PTI BOSTON, SEPT 12

With a net worth of USD 62 billion, Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani would be the richest man on earth in 2014, according to a forecast issued by the prestigious Forbes magazine.

"One of the predictions is that Reliance Industries' chief Ambani, who currently has a net worth of 29 billion dollars, pips the world's richest man Mexican businessman Carlos Slim to top Forbes' rich list in 2014," it said.

Ambani's net worth swells to USD 62 billion while Slim is "hit hard by Mexican political, financial chaos," according to the prediction by Forbes.

53-year-old Ambani currently ranks fourth on Forbes' list of the world's billionaires.

Forbes has listed a number

Lotto to up retail reach in India PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

Italian sportswear brand Lotto is working on strengthening its presence in India by expanding retail reach and driving volume growth. "India is a strategic market for Lotto as the country offers strong growth opportunity in the sportswear segment," Sports Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, MD or Lalit kishore said. Sports Lifestyle is the exclusive licensee for Lotto in India.

In Asia, India currently comes at number three after Japan and China in terms of turnover contribution to Lotto''s global sales. "India sales is growing at 40% rate every year.

In the next three years, India should be at par with Japan," Kishore said. In 2009-10, Lotto did sales of Rs 45 crore India.

The company is expanding the number of exclusive retail outlets across the country besides investing in marketing activities.

of events that could happen over the next 10 years in the field of politics, energy, medicine, finance, society and technology. The publication asked its staff and contributors to forecast some of the "noteworthy events" till 2020.

"A vision of the coming decade sketched from real data, projections and facts whenever possible -- though we've injected a dose of rigorous science fiction to fill the gaps," Forbes said about its special 2020 report called 'What Happens Next -- Our Look Ahead'.

Another forecast in the field of finance and economics is of fraudster Bernard Madoff's death in his prison cell in 2011.

The convicted Ponzi-scheme perpetrator is found hanging in his cell and "prison offi-

cials will not rule out foul play," according to the Forbes forecast.

"Futurism favours the bold.

Look more than 30 years ahead... and critics will forgive your inaccuracies. We've attempted a thought experiment with far tougher standards: predicting the future that's just around the corner," Forbes said.

In 2012, social networking site Facebook debuts on NASDAQ. Its IPOs value USD 40 billion and founder Mark Zuckerberg becomes the first 20-something who is worth USD 10 billion-plus.

Then by 2020, Wal-mart employs five million people worldwide and its sales pass the one trillion dollar mark. The company "cites successful India and Brazil expansions" for the landmark.

BHEL to float NBFC firm PTI BHOPAL, SEPT 12

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is planning to float a Non-Banking Finance Co (NBFC) along with a strategic partner to finance power projects.

"BHEL will soon set up an NBFC," company officials said.

The engineering and manufacturing firm has already started the process to select a consultant, who would undertake a feasibility study and advise it on setting up the NBFC, they said.

BHEL, a Navratna company having cash reserves of over Rs 10,000 crore at its disposal, has floated a tender for appointment of the consultant last week and is likely to make an appointment by next month, the officials said.

The company plans to leverage the funding support to attract potential customers for its equipment, they said, adding that at the same time, it

wanted to optimise returns on its cash reserves of Rs 10,000 crore, mostly parked in lowyielding government securities.

"The proposed NBFC will act as our investment arm. BHEL will pick up a minority stake in the proposed NBFC and get other strategic investors on board," the officials said.

NBFC would be a separate entity and BHEL would continue its focus on power equipment manufacturing which is its core business, they added.

The BHEL's move would definitely help the growing private participation in power sector, the officials said.

Private players, which contributed as much as 45 per cent towards capacity addition in 2009-10, are facing severe fund crunch as traditional sources such as the stock market and external commercial borrowings have dried up because of the economic downturn, they said.

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Hoping for the best

By Caetano de Abreu

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hen Corporate India was fighting recession, which fortunately aced up, there was discontinuity in the employment sector, with many being unfortunate to receive the Pink Slips, and left to wander in despair after making plans for a rosy future, and hoping that the dark cloud of gloom would pass away. In India, the global financial meltdown affected somewhere through the midway, the industrial and commercial sectors with the future of most of the aspirants remaining fuzzy and uncertain and hoping against hope that the gloomier tide will reverse and usher in a positive scenario.

Nevertheless, the tide is reversing with revenge for the aspirants who can begin dreaming again, albeit cautiously, as the future still remains uncertain and no one knows when the manna from heavens will discontinue, and the unfortunate reality could strike with force the hope of unemployed millions who just to see light at the end of dark and perilous tunnel, are waiting on the fringes to avail of employment facilities, which is ever elusive.

Although the blush of pink slips is fading away the caution remains in vigour, however the corporate world has commenced hiring in a big way which can be seen from the advertisements appearing in our media in regards to placements which is a very difficult proposition just to be ignored.

The Placement market is steadily on the rise since last year. It is important to note that

although Corporate India was earlier in grips of recession period some of the Companies were not affected by the global meltdown and thus they kept hiring the competent personnel in the niche sector. As of now, besides the regulars, the Industrial sector is on the lookout for the qualified, experienced, and competent personnel to fill the vacancies to assuage demands, which can be said that thanks to new entrants the Industry is showing signs of robustness in health-care, manuf a c t u r i n g i n f r a s t r u c t u re , hospitality, power and steel, banking and insurance, and other facilities which are all equally paying. The same can be attributed to the corporate world's strategic planning by keeping in mind long term talent needs and not short-term needs w h i c h c a n b e re f e r re d t o hiring/firing.

With newer options it looks that the employment bubble is going to last for a while with an estimated 8 to 9 per cent growth per year unless some other calamity occurs. However, keeping the dark thoughts to myself I must mention the hot jobs which are much in demand alongwith the qualification required.

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Assistant Agency Manager: a Diploma/ Degree in Insurance studies or PG, MBA in marketing Junior Adviser, 10 + 2 or any Degree from a recognized college Assistant Claims Executives, Degree/PG, MBBS, BAMS, BHMS or a Degree in Law. The Top Institutes for this

segment is: Institute of Finance, Banking, and Insurance (various Centres').

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Assistant Inventory Control Manager, with Diploma or Degree in material management, or Degree in Business Administration, Economics, or Statistics. l Floor Manager should possess PG/Degree in Retail Management. l Quality Assurance should hold Post-Graduation in quality management.

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Content Writer, a Degree/PG in Journalism, PR, Advertising, Mass Communication.

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Junior Fleet Super visor should have a PG in Logistic Management.

Warehouse Assistant should have a degree in Material Management.

Distribution Officer a PG in Supply Chain Management is essential.

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f you had been following this profession in the time of the ancient Greeks, your task would have been both simpler but also more complex. Queen Cleop atra, used blue eye shadow made from ground lapis lazuli stones for her upper eyelids and malachite for her lower ones. She darkened her eyebrows and eyelashes with kohl - fine powdered lead sulphide mixed with sheep's fat - and made her lips and cheeks red with the aid of red ochre (iron stained clay). Her palms were painted with henna to give them a youthful pink glow.

Henna, made from Egyptian privet, was also used by women as a nail varnish after it was thickened with catech - a tannin-containing substance from the wood, bark or fruit of trees such as the acacia.

In ancient Greece, white faces were deemed to be more beautiful than rouged cheeks. So women smeared ceruse - white lead mixed with fat, oil or egg white - on their faces.

The women from both these eras got ill from the lead poisoning and sometimes died. A common 17th century rouge ingredient and freckle remover was mercuric chloride, a poison so deadly that one gram can cause death.

Today’s Scenario

Beauty has been a concern of men and women since ages.

Today’s hectic lifestyles leaves us with very little time for personal grooming than we had before. This has caused people essentially women - to turn increasingly to professionals for treatment to give them that 'manicured' look. Moreover, as a larger number of women begin to work outside their homes, the need to appear well groomed and attractive has assumed greater importance. And, modern-day chemists have ensured that make-up is no longer fatal.

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Training and Development Executive: what is essential that you should have a Degree/PG in Business Admini s t r a t i o n , Pe r s o n n e l Management/HR Administration.

Staff Management: In this sector, a course in Labour Laws is essential, not forgetting the PG from recognized universities.

Indian Institute of Management (various centres)

As we can discern for each job, a number of courses we have to undergo to finally captivate what our hearts are bent to achieve so what we are waiting for?

Hotel and hospitality institutes on the rise in Goa

oa's pristine beaches have always been a top draw for visitors the world over, but when it came to learning how to attend to those tourists, it would always be outside the state.

The landscape is beginning to change, though.

Tourism and hospitality institutes are setting up shop in the tiny coastal state. Over the past five years, more than eight hotel and hospitality institutes have set up base here, taking the total to over 15.

In the same period, more than 300 new hotels have registered to launch operations in the state. All this, despite tourist inflow dropping by nearly 30%, post the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and the economic slow-down, pointing to the state’s untapped potential.

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For institutes catering to tourism and hospitality, the environment seems perfect: Robust year-round tourism activity, with hotels from starred resorts to boutique homes providing the training ground.

“We first set up base in Agra, which has tourists visiting all year round, and then in Shillong. Goa being a tourist destination was a natural choice, after our Shillong campus,” says Rahul Ratan Jha, Business Head, Development — Heritage Institute of Hotel & Tourism.

Most tourism training institutes started during the late 1990s in places with year-round tourist traffic.

Even as Goa is considered to be the world’s favourite holiday destination, private institutes first set up base in Agra, Shillong and Kerala, ostensibly because these

have greater domestic tourist traffic.

While more than 62 lakh domestic tourists visit Kerala every year; the number of Indian travellers to Goa is a little over 30 lakh. Similarly, Rajasthan and Agra receive an average 10 million Indian travellers annually.

Goa, though, has other pluses apart from the untapped potential: A fairly large English-speaking population, activities like the International Film Festival of India and the state-sponsored wine festival. Besides, studying in Goa is often a style statement for students from the rest of the country.

“Tourism being the economy’s mainstay, it is easier for people here to accept the service industry as a career path. So, unlike places like Kerala and Kolkata, where people focus on courses like engineering, our institute has been easily accepted here,” says IIAS School of Management’s Assistant Vice-President Aniruddha Das. Indeed, Goa’s association with tourism is long, and runs deep. The local population has not only interacted, but also earned its income from long-stay tourists who have been flocking to the state since the 1960s. Most homes along the northern coast have let out rooms to guests, sometimes even moving into neighbouring villages to open up to tourists.

Nearly 12% of the state’s 14 lakh people work abroad, mainly in the service industry, according to a recent Goa migration study. Their families back home are also in some way associated with tourism — from letting out bikes on hire or serving as local tourist guides while serving their guests authentic Goan food.

Earlier, this career was considered appropriate only for those with limited financial resources, schooling and social status.

Today, however, this field attracts entrants from all strata of class and education. Now, as consciousness of the appearance grows, more and more men are coming in as both providers and seekers of beauty care. Men are becoming beauty conscious in recent times, so even men can take it up as a career.

Success in this field has no relationship to the age or gender of the practitioner.

Qualified Personnel

Today's beauty and health therapist is a highly qualified professional, using a battery of electronic equipment and highly specialised techniques for both face and body. There are strict rules concerning hygiene and clinical procedures.

General Eligibility& Curriculum

Academic qualification is not a must for the beautician course, but there are institutes, which

offer admission with preference for those who have passed their Std X, Std XII or graduation etc., depending on the institute.

The course depends on institutions that have a 1-year course as well as crash courses for two, four or six months. You also get a degree certificate. Some institutions also offer placement jobs on successful completion of the course.

To be a Cosmetologists /Dermatologist one has to follow the below given steps:-

Step 1

To be a Medical Cosmetologist or Cosmetic Dermatologist one needs to have an MBBS as his first step towards this profession.

Step 2

After getting MBBS done one need to have Post graduate degree in Dermatology (MD or Syllabi In this syllabus a candidate is diploma/DNB).

Process to be a Cosmetologist taught to groom and take care of different body parts like face, (Non- Medical Professional) Non-Medical Cosmetologist hands, legs, skin, nails, body care, make-up, facials, massage doesn’t need any professional and diet. Students are educated qualifications. Those who have a keen interest in beauty care can enter the field after completing schooling at a

By Maria de Lima Pereira minimum age of 16 years. in a variety of scientific and business subjects such as chemistry, The Job sanitation, hygiene and sales. Although tastes and trends in Prospective beauticians may also beauty keep changing, the basic choose to participate in an ap- job of a beautician remains the prenticeship program that com- same. Beauticians are responsibines classroom and on-the-job ble for making their clients training. Hairdressing includes whether male or female look attreatment of the hair, as well as tractive. The tedious and timestyling and cuttings. The entire consuming process of working course trains aspiring beauti- towards looking good is no cians to efficiently manage and longer the privilege of the rich advise their clients on the cor- and famous. Just look around rect way of hair care and styling yourself and you will find the as well as self-grooming to en- fashion/beauty conscious inhabitants of Indian cities and towns, hance one’s personality. making a beeline for the beauty parlours in order improve their Eligibility To get a Bachelor's degree in appearances. Beauticians take Cosmetic Technology, one needs great risks by altering their to complete Std XII. Courses un- clients' -appearances. Risky, bedertaken to pursue careers as cause the smallest of step can manicurist (care of hands and mar an individual's beauty and charm. fingernails), electrologist and aesthetician are usually of much Tasks include: shorter duration. However, one As a beautician, one has a whole is required to undertake appren- range of specialisations to ticeship, which might last for choose from: beauty therapy, hair styling, make-up, massage, about two to three years. facials, manicure, pedicure, electrolysis, herbal beauty care, etc.

1. Educational * Cosmetology - care and Qualification (Medical treatment of skin, hair, face and Professional) body and covers diet and exer(a) Pass in Senior Secondary cise as well.

Examination (10+2) or equiva* Assessment and treatment lent recognized examination in of skin and body problems. medical stream. There is no re* Slimming treatments in constriction with regard to the junction with a recommended marks secured in Senior Second- doctor's diet. ary Examination or subjects studied. * Cosmetic sales. * Application of specialised 2. Age make-up techniques.

There is no restriction with re* Manicure and pedicure. gard to the age of the candidate * The application of a variety or marks secured in Senior Sec- of electrical equipment and speondaryExaminationorsubjectsstudied. cialised massage techniques Process to be a Cosmetologist such as reflexology, aromather(Medical Professional) apy and manual lymph drainage.

Top 10 Reasons They Don't Like You at Work

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hen you walk into the canteen, do the lively conversations stop?

Do the groups quickly disband as everyone scrambles to head back to their offices? Do you think to yourself, "Was everybody's break really over or were they just trying to avoid me?"

If any of the following situations describe you, these might be the reason you feel left out: 1. "The Sky isn't really blue it's actually cyan" Do you incessantly spout unnecessary or obscure information that would make a sad trainspotter jealous? Get rid of the "know-it-all" attitude or you'll make a career of lunching alone.

fore you even get warmed up.

4. Hello Magazine - Office Edition You're very good at filing away information - about everyone in the office! If you want to keep friends, learn to keep a secret.

5. Devil's Advocate Do you feel compelled to take the other side of every argument just to make a point? Well stop it! Nothing is more exhausting for your colleagues than knowing you're always ready to challenge them no matter what they say.

2. Chains of Love Are you never around because you're always out on a "smoking break?" Limit your puffs to standard break times.

6. Nattering Do you go round the office forcing one-way conversations on your innocent victims? If the only response you receive is, "Right, um m , r i g h t , " t h e n they're not interested in your blather. Now get back to work!

3. Workaholic Wannabe Do you stroll in late, take extra long lunches and don't really start to roll-up your sleeves and dig into some serious work until about 2 p.m.? Then, do you make sure everyone sees you working past 5 p.m.? Well you're not impressing anyone; rather you're annoying those who already have put in a full day be-

7. Oh my ba-a-aby!

Related to the nattering talker is the baby babbler who incessantly gushes about her children. Only family and close friends should be privy to details about every syllable uttered, step taken or nappy dirtied. It's wonderful that you love your baby, but just keep the bragging brief.

8. Mr. Un-Clean Leaving dishes in the sink, old food in the fridge, food splattered inside the microwave and crumbs on the break table is a sure-fire way to annoy fellow workers. Clean up your act.

9. What's that on your nose?

Do you constantly follow your boss around, laugh at all his/her jokes and drop her name in countless conversations? If so, then you are an ‘arse-licker’. Working in an office does require a certain amount of "schmoozing" the boss, but you don't have to tie yourself up in knots to impress him/ her - while alienating everyone else in the office.

10. Big mouth Are your phone conversations loud enough to be from the speaker phone even though they're not? Dial down the volume to keep the peace.

If you recognise yourself in any of these scenarios, take heed. It's time to change your ways. Of course you can never please everyone, but healthy interoffice relationships are necessary to properly perform your duties and for future advancement in the company. So get rid of some of your annoying habits and you're sure to gain some new friends.

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Our Children, Our Life Line

By Caetano de Abreu

W

hen we broach the subject of children, we should contemplate first of all, upon what we are,

what we could have been, and what should the faith and future of our children be. This means that we should not think only of our family’s continuity but also contemplate on their future as individuals.

The family’s name can be used only as the stepping stones for a bright and uneventful success sans any unwarranted interferences which might emerge at some later phase in their lives.

We, in this age of globalisation tend to impose upon our children, our own mode of fraternal continuity, especially in our choice of profession. For instance a doctor’s son should follow in his father’s footsteps and become a doctor too. This way of thinking

is absolutely ridiculous , unless of course the child has a liking and an aptitude for his father’s chosen profession and desires to pursue it himself in future. Otherwise, we tend to transgress into the ambit of child’s fundamental rights by making vital for him/her. This, in the long run will not reap any dividends for the child. On contrary, it will only add to the long list of the child’s aspirations that the parents or family have tried to or succeeded in throttling.

The kind of education that a child receives at home reveals the behavioural pattern of the child, as he/she will endorse whatever the parents might indulge in at home in the presence of the child, or whatever is taught to the child(ren). I inadvertently aver that I should not express anything about a child’s rights, as in the contemporary circumstances a child is bent upon stressing political and judicial principles to his/her own advantage, leaving the parents or family in a dilemma about whether the principles and values that they are inculcating in their child is right or wrong.

The case in point could be that when parents behave in a particular manner, a child will automatically follow their example understanding that his/her parents’ behaviour is the correct way to behave and should thus be followed. We can therefore not blame the child for behaving in an unruly manner when our genes are ingrained with the same parochial misconduct. We are at a loss, when we seem unable to try and rectify our children’s deportment, never ever admitting,

or rather unwilling to admit the fact that the mistake lies within ourselves as parents or as a family.

Parents, while working towards familial continuity, always hope for a male child when the birth of a girl child is as good as having manna sent from heavens, if not better.

And when parents are deprived of their much coveted son, due to variegated physical complications, the blame automatically is im-

from Above as the girl will stress upon parental continuity although married to someone from the outside, which a boy cannot do as the spouse that he brings in will dominate him to follow her rules and never otherwise, she being totally devoted to her own family and her marriage is out of convenience and purpose to appease parental dogmas and traditions.

The matters reported from Goan environs are many and far between to even discuss nor de-

liberate, which makes me wonder if we are really educated to face life in its proper perspective or are we still following the principles of Stone Age traditions with dogmas inculcated upon us by our and incomprehensible and unrealistic parents who feel that our children should be our life line and there should be nothing else to contravene those exalted principles scripted by God Himself, or so it seems.

We, today are living our life in a fast lane where every effort counts. And, with dearth of employment we cannot abide nor be enclosed in our age old traditions where earlier parental rule was counted as supreme and we, the children had to follow the diktats of our hearts without hurting our parents and as such be progressive and illustrated to face life in our own terms which can be termed as seeking into the portals of world’s acceptability. Which makes me say that we are our parents’ children but that account of continuity of our patrimony is not relevant in the world that we live in.

And so, let’s live and work to the fullest within the ambit of our decency and let our parents judge us for the continuity of their lifeline.

pugned upon mother as if the birth of a child or its gender is decided by the mother and not the Almighty Creator. Ergo the reason that fratricides occur and we the fence-sitters applaud with gusto.

It was brought to my notice that families fancy a male child out of greed towards continuity of lineage, as they do not want their assets in somebody else‘s custody.

This is a line of though which I find ludicrous, as I find nothing wrong having a girl-child. I personally feel that having a girl is like being endowed with blessings

A Message From Ganesha My Pavilion

Hello Friends,

I can see the excitement on your faces right here, do you know that? You are all happily enjoying your holidays and having fun with the festivities – so much so that it is very difficult for your parents to get you to eat or sleep. Very often, in our enthusiasm of celebrating festivals, we forget its very essence. How can you celebrate Ganesha’s birthday and forget all about him and what he stood for?

He was a child just like you. He was playful and fun-loving – but he never did anything to displease or hurt his parents, family or friends.

Have you seen the body of Ganesha? Most of you would say yes, and then add laughingly that he is not only fat, but he has a big head and big years too, along with a big stomach.

But they symbolised his virtues-he listened carefully to what people said and did not pretend to be listening; he spoke less and heard and observed more keenly he concentrated on whatever he was doing or supposed to do; he thought big but led a very simple life; he was a no-nonsense person who did not tolerate injustice being done either to him or others. There is a balance of good and bad in this world he maintained calmness in both, good and bad times. This allowed him to adapt to different situations and be efficient at all times.

If you try to follow these virtues, you too will be able to aim for and achieve your goals, however impossible it may seem. Remember, the world is at your feet and yours for the asking and taking, but at the same time you must maintain a certain amount of self control, lest you fall one day.

Here’s Wishing one and all A Happy Ganesh Chaturthi Cheerio

Happy

Ganesh Chaturthi

Felix R Sequeira (13), Std VII, Progress HS., HS

Ansley M Rodrigues (10), Std V, Fr. Agnel Multipurpose HS., Verna

Breejam, Std III, Vidya Vikas Academy, Margao

Prathamesh M Salgaokar (12), Std VIII, SFX HS., Siolim Aniruddhu Bhobe (9), Std IV, Chubby Cheeks Primary School, Pilerne

Colour Me

Yogita Naik(10), Std IV, St Joseph’s School, Sao Jose de Areal

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Gopal L Naik (15), Std IX, Shree Shantadurga Vidyalaya, Pirna wins a gift voucher of Monginis worth Rs. 125/Yogita Naik(10), Std IV, St Joseph’s School, Sao Jose de Areal wins a gift voucher of Monginis worth Rs. 75/-

Gopal L Naik (15), Std IX, Shree Shantadurga Vidyalaya, Pirna

Ronson Paes, Std III, Vidya Vikas Academy, Margao

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Anurag 7th at Junior Nationals HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, SEPT 12

Anurag Mhamal (2207) of Goa playing black drew with FIDE Master Girish Koushik (2342) of Karnataka in 115 moves of an irregular d4 pawn opening in the last round of the 36th National Junior Chess Championship in Delhi to tally 8 points and stand 7th in a tough field.

In the 41st move the game had entered the end game with each player having five pawns and a knight. On the 61st move Anurag managed to win a pawn and was eyeing a possible victory. However, Girish won the pawn back on the 81st move and resulted in a draw on the 115th move.

Fourteen-year-old Anurag is Goa’s second highest rated player after Bhakti. He is very talented and is considered by many top coaches of India capable of reaching the highest levels of chess.

ABC Boys win Benaulim Trophy HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, SEPT 12

ABC Boys beat Swindon Boys 53 via the tie-breaker to emerge champs in Benaulim interward football tournament organised

by Swindon Boys, Benaulim at Xhemumoll-Bandar, Benaulim on Sunday. Both teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation period.

Both ABC and Swindon displayed attacking football and kept the Sunday crowd on their toes. There were few chances at either end with both team defenders playing their heart out in keeping their citadel intact.

Josli put ABC into the lead.

The second session, continued in the same vein with both the teams playing absorbing soccer. Swindon struck the rhythm and Nelson equalised with a snap shot.

In the ensuing penalty shootout, Frazier, Cedric, Agnel and Alfred were on target for ABC while Hanky and Zamoro netted for Swindon.

ABC were richer by Rs 15,000 while Swindon had to settle for Rs 10,000.

Fo l l o w i n g p r i z e s w e r e awarded: Best half of the tour-

TT at Campal HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, SEPT 12

The Panjim Table Tennis Club in association with SAG and JCI, St. Inez will organise an All-Goa Major Ranking TT tournament from September 16 to 19 at 4 p.m. at indoor stadium, Campal.

The tournament will be held in cadets, sub-juniors and juniors categories for boys and girls.

Entries may be submitted to Irwin Cordo (9860187323), Noel Estibeiro (9890057200), Lenny Rosario (BPS, Margao) or at Sunny Sports, Panjim or Shree Mahalaxmi Temple Hall, Panjim by September 14. Details may be obtained from Sandeep Heble on 9326129171.

The captain of ABC Boys receiving the Benaulim interward Trophy from Mickky Pacheco, MLA in the presence of Dr Hubert Gomes and opthers at Benaulim on Sunday.

Photo: Third Eye

nament: Agnel (St Sebastian).

Best forward of the tournament: Crickson of Real Benaulim. Best disciplined team: St Anthony’s Calvaddo. Best defender of the tournament: Vincy (Real Benaulim).

Best goalkeeper of the final: Salem (Swindon Boys). Best

forward of the final: Nelson (Swindon Boys). First goal of the final: Jesli (ABC Boys). Best half of the final: Frazier (ABC Boys). Best defender of the final: Popu (Swindon Boys).

Youngest player of the tournament: Richie (Swindon Boys).

Mickky Pacheco, MLA was the chief guest and gave away the prizes. Dr Hubert Gomes, social worker, was the guest of honour.

Ex-MRF goalkeeper Avertano Furtado, Mathew Diniz, Carmelina Fernandes, Sarpanch VP Benaulim and Stanley Fernandes were the special invitees.

Betalbatim Sporting too good for Don Bosco Oratory st joseph festival soccer HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, SEPT 12:

Betalbatim Sporting Club swamped Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda 3-0 to cruise into the quarter-final of 34th St Joseph Festival inter-village football organised by Dramapur SC at Dramapur ground, on Sunday.

Betalbatim were leading 1-0 at half time.

Betalbatim spearheaded by Denzil Rogtao dominated the proceedings as he troubled the

rival defence with well orchestrated raids and unleashed a number of spot shots.

Denzil put Betalbatim in the lead early, after he picked up a pass from Johnson D’Sousa.

Stung by the setback, Don Bosco tried their best to regroup and made a couple of forays into the rival territory but it was dealt firmly by Betalbatim defenders.

Crossing over, there was no let up and Betalbatim attacked the rival citadel repeatedly with Denzil being on the ram-

page.

Betalbatim increased the lead when Hayston D’Costa’s free kick from outside the box crashed into the net giving no chance to the Don Bosco keeper.

Don Bosco, despite trailing 0-2, did not show any urgency and were a pale shadow of themselves as they hardly tested the rival keeper.

Betalbatim did not lose appetite for more goals with Denzil, who was a thorn in the rival defence, struck a second time to complete his brace late in the second session.

Duler to stage Fed Cup Group B matches HERALD SPORTS REPORTER MAPUSA, SEPT 12

The Federation Group B fixtures are set to kick off in Goa on Tuesday, but there is still concern about the venue. Matches are scheduled to be played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa but due to the heavy rains it has been impossible for the hardworking ground staff to prepare the playfield.

Already five Professional League matches were postponed and one match was shifted to a different venue.

Out of the three Goan clubs participating in the qualifiers, Sporting Clube de Goa has been hit the hardest as they have not been able to play a single match this season.

Vasco Sports Club have played two matches, having also the

Kingfisher P ro L eague: Churchill Brothers v. Faria Sports Management, Tilak Maidan, Vasco, 4.15 p.m.

3rd Division football: Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda v. St Sebastian YC, Dando ground, 4 p.m.

Our Lady of Fatima Cup soccer: Sporting Club of Davorlim v. Parish Youth, Nuvem, Dicarpale Panchayat ground, 4.45 p.m.

St Joseph Festival soccer: Dramapur SC v. Assolda SC, Dramapur ground, 4.30 p.m.

Sao Jose de Areal Panchayat Cup soccer: Sao Jose de Areal SC v. Varca SC, Padribhat ground, Sao Jose de Areal, 4.30 p.m.

privilege of having a run out in the Charity match opener. Sesa Football Academy had two outings.

“It is an unfortunate situation to be in, going for the Federation Cup qualifiers without any competitive matches under our belt,” stated coach Alex Alvares.

Regardless of the situation, Alex believes his players are mentally prepared for the encounter. “We have been in preseason training for a long time and I have a young squad mixed with experienced players who just want to get out there and play,” remarked Alex.

With Tuesday just around the corner, the Bardez football fans will be hoping that the venue is ready so that they can cheer on their favourite clubs.

Just last season the GFA organised a U-19 I-league cluster and as such the locals are craving for more high quality football.

Vasco Sports Club take on Sesa on September 14 and Sporting Clube play Malabar United on September 15. The winners are due to meet on September 17.

Aldona panchayat U-16 boys who secured first place at State Level PYKKA TT at Indoor Stadium, Campal were felicitated by St Thomas Boys School, Aldona. The team – Vishal Robertson, Alister Pereira, Rahul Wadekar, Melvick Mascarenhas and Saish Naik with Headmaster, Fr Johnson Gonsalves and PE teacher, Pratap Volvoikar.

Dalton soccer at Sarzora HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, SEPT 12:

Sarzora Sports Club will organise their 2nd All-Goa Dalton Fernandes memorial inter-village football tournament on October

5 at Government Village ground, Sarzora. The winners and runners-up will take home Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively. Details may be obtained from Joe Furtado (9921448901).

Maina oust Ambelim, in quarters areal panchayat cup HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, SEPT 12

Maina Sports Club blanked Ambelim Sports Club 2-0 to enter the quarter-finals of Sao Jose de Areal Panchayat Cup inter-village football tournament organised

by Sao Jose de Areal Sports Club at Padribhat ground, Sao Jose de Areal on Sunday. There was no score at the lemon break.

In an evenly fought encounter especially in the first half, chances were far and few as the defenders of both teams did not allow any space to manoeuvre inside their penalty areas.

Crossing over, Maina up an improved display and called the shots against Ambelim’s citadel. Maina broke the deadlock soon after the break when striker Primo Fernandes’ snap shot saw Ambelim goalkeeper caught by the sunrays and the ball escaped his clutch.

Despite being a goal down, Ambelim were not willing to call it a day as they made concerted efforts to equalise but their efforts proved futile as the rival stubborn defence was alert in foiling their attempts.

Jossie Fernandes doubled the lead with a stiff grounder for Maina in the 40th minute.

Samson Fernandes of Ambelim whose heroic efforts went in vain was named man-of-the match.

Chandor beat Raia Sporting, move into last eight gold silver trophy HERALD CORRESPONDENT MARGAO, SEPT 12

Chandor Club came from behind to beat Raia Sporting Club 6-4 via the tie-breaker to romp into the quarter-finals of 29th Gold Silver Rolling Trophy inter-village football tournament organised

by Navelim Sporting Club at Rosary ground, Navelim on Sunday. Chandor were trailing 0-1 at half time.

Raia went into the attack right

from the start and made a couple of forays into the rival penalty area. Their persistent raids paid off when Allister Fernandes slotted past the rival goalkeeper with a stiff shot.

Raia had more opportunities but their forwards frittered away easy scoring chances in ideal positions.

Chandor tried their best to neutralise the lead but it went in vain as the rival defenders were alert in frustrating the rival attacks.

Crossing over, Chandor were desperate and went all out and got several chances to score in the initial period but Lady Luck didn’t seem to favour them.

Chandor made their last-ditch efforts and found success through Sammy Dias.

In the ensuing tie-breaker, Sammy Dias, Benny Peixoto, Peter Peixoto, Leo Menezes and Felix Peixoto were on target for Chandor while Adolfo Cardozo, Oilex Oliveira and Don Fernandes converted for Raia Sporting Club.

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Goan to lead Canada hockey team at CWG HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

Twenty-eight years ago, at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, Gian Singh Cheema proudly wore India colours as he accepted two bronze medals. Less than a month from now, at the Commonwealth Games, his son Gurbinder Cheema will try to add another international medal to the family cabinet.

Except, in Gurbinder's case, he'll be singing God Save the Queen Gurbinder, 31, was born in England and is a British citizen. He's already a Commonwealth Games medallist, having won England a bronze in weightlifting at the 2002 Manchester Games. Cheema Sr, though, holds an Indian passport despite having lived in the UK for 47 years, after his family moved there when he was 11.

"I am happy my son is competing and I hope he makes it to a podium finish," Gian Singh told from Birmingham on Thursday.

"But otherwise, though I live in England, my heart beats for India. I want to see India do well at the Games."

Three other players of Indian origin - Rajivv Ouseph (badminton), Iqbal Ubhi and Parag Patel (both shooting) - will don the England jersey at the Games.

"My grandfather migrated to England from Punjab," said Ubhi (43). "I was born and brought up in England." He was in

India during this year's Commonwealth Shooting Championships, winning a silver and a bronze in the 25m centre fire pistol.

His sons, Amann and Amit, incidentally, are table tennis players and are following the sport professionally.

Ouseph (24), the current world No 14, traces his lineage to Thrissur, Kerala. The England No 1 became the first badminton player of Indian origin to win the men's singles title at the English National Championships in 2008.

Ken Pereira, a veteran of over 300 international caps, is captain of the 16-member Canadian hockey team. His family was orig-

inally from Goa and his father migrated to Canada in 1967. Among his teammates are Sukhwinder (Gabbar) Singh and Keegan Pereira.

Sukhwinder is from Punjab and had earlier represented India in the juniors before migrating, while Keegan was six when his parents moved to Canada from Mumbai.

Jasver Singh, a former Punjab Police sub-inspector, who migrated to Canada is a regular member of the Canadian lifting squad. He even turned out for them in the 2008 Olympics.

He has for company among the lifters, Parm Phangura, also from Punjab.

Another Punjabi, Arjan Bhullar, a bronze medallist at last year's Commonwealth Championships, is Canada's representative in the +120kg wrestling event, while the seventh person of Indian origin in the Canadian team is Hirendra Bhartu. The 51-year-old is the world's top-ranked player in Lawn Bowls.

Priyesh Bhana and Arun Panchia are both Black Sticks - part of the 16-member New Zealand hockey squad. They were both in Delhi earlier this year, for the hockey World Cup. Meanwhile, Australia have a two time World Championship medal-winning gymnast in their squad, with the unlikely name of Prashanth Sellathurai.

Liverpool Goalkeeper Pepe Reina makes a brilliant save against Birmingham.

Liverpool, Birmingham play goalless AGENCIES BIRMINGHAM, SEPT 12

Liverpool had goalkeeper Pepe Reina to thank for earning his side a point in a goalless draw at Birmingham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Porto rally to secure 3-2 win over Braga AGENCIES LISBON, SEPT 12

FC Porto twice rallied before Varela’s second goal clinched a 3-2 win over Braga in the Portuguese league on Saturday.

Porto stayed top of the league with its fourth straight victory.

Varela’s 70th-minute winner kept it four points clear of Guimaraes and five above Braga.

Luis Aguiar opened for the visitors with a 30-meter effort in the 16th, then Varela headed home a pass from Hulk in the 33rd to equalize.

After Lima’s thunderous 61stminute strike, Hulk drew Porto even again two minutes later with his league-leading fourth goal. But Varela used some neat touches to score his second soon after and clinch victory.

Also, Olhanense maintained its unbeaten record with a 0-0 draw at Sporting Lisbon.

Cesena stuns Milan 2-0

The finalists at All-Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament alongwith Richard D' Souza, Prashant Kakode, Narahar Thakur and others at Panjim Gymkhana hall on Thursday.

AGENCIES ROME, SEPT 12

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho made their debuts for AC Milan but the Rossoneri were stunned 2-0 by freshly promoted Cesena in the Serie A on Saturday.

Ibrahimovic started but hardly made an impact and Robinho replaced Ronaldinho in the 56th minute, after Erjon Bogdani and Emanuele Giaccherini had already scored for Cesena, which was playing its first Serie A home game in nearly 20 years.

Ibrahimovic punctuated the poor performance by smacking a penalty off the post in the 86th. “Unfortunately we only had the entire squad together on Thursday, but that’s no excuse. We lacked nastiness and there are no squads easy to beat in football,” new Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said.

Allegri indicated that his forwards need to help out more on defense.

The Spain international produced two superb saves in the first half to deny Cameron Jerome and Craig Gardner as Birmingham, which remains unbeaten after four games, had the better of a match

Former State hockey player Lloyd Macedo, vice-president, Goans Hockey, addressing 90 probables (50 boys and 40 girls) at the selection trials to select the Goa unified hockey team for Unified Junior National Hockey Championship to be held in Pune from September 20 at Peddem ground, Mapusa on Thursday in the presence of coaches Alexander Remedios and Victor Albuquerque.

HERALD SPORTS DESK PANJIM, SEPT 12

Social activist, Adv Aires Rodrigues today refuted as “incorrect” Goa Cricket Association president Dayanand Narvekar’s claim that “GCA does not come within the ambit of RTI Act as it has not received any assistance from the Government.”

Aires alleged that “Narvekar’s statement was contrary to the factual position and the stand taken by his “own Government that the GCA has been a beneficiary of Government largesse.”

Aires stated that an example at hand was the “land admeasuring 1,30,328 sq meters at Tivim which has been leased by the Goa Government to the GCA on a 99-year lease at a nominal rent of Rs 50,000 per year for the construction of a cricket stadium.” He added that BCCI may have not taken any assistance from the Government but that the GCA definitely had.

Aires said that he GCA president should present the

forts from long range which failed to seriously test goalkeeper Ben Foster.

Liverpool moves onto five points while Birmingham climbs into the top five on six points.

Hercules stuns Barcelona, Madrid beats Osasuna AGENCIES MADRID, SEPT 12

Nelson Valdez scored in each half as promoted Hercules stunned Spanish champion Barcelona 2-0 at the Camp Nou, while Jose Mourinho won his home coaching debut in Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday.

Paraguay striker Valdez beat Victor Valdes in the 27th minute.

He latched on to Tiago Filipe’s centering pass from a swift counterattack to beat the goalkeeper in the 59th for his second goal, sealing Barcelona’s first league defeat at home since May 2009.

While Barcelona controlled the play, Bojan Krkic, David Villa and Gerard Pique all missed firsthalf opportunities.

Madrid, meanwhile, rebounded from an opening draw at Mallorca with a convincing win at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Ricardo Carvalho shot into an open goal in the 48th minute after receiving from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Osasuna ‘keeper Ricardo Lopez made a number of goal-saving stops on Gonzalo Higuain and Ronaldo throughout, including a point-blank chance that fell back to the Portugal forward to feed poaching defender Carvalho for the winner. Atletico Madrid and Valencia maintained their perfect records after both made it two straight wins to start the season.

Diego Forlan capped an impressive Atletico buildup with his league-leading third goal in the 11th minute before Tiago headed home with 10 minutes remaining to secure a 2-1 victory at Athletic Bilbao.

Striker Sergio Aguero moved through three Athletic defenders along the left side before centering to Sabrosa Simao, who smartly laid off for Forlan to send a shot inside the far post.

Substitute Diego Costa led a counterattack that saw Simao’s tough shot stopped but Tiago well placed to score from the rebound before Fernando

GCA’s claim on RTI Act refuted

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat presenting the Sirvodem Cup to the captain of Rosary Zorivaddo, Davorlim in the presence of SAG’s Executive Director V M Prabhudesai after the finals of Young Boys of Sirvodem interward football championship at SAG ground, Sirvodem, Margao on Thursday. Rosary Zorivaddo beat Fabric Boys of Nagmodem 4-2 in the finals. Avertano Furtado, Pio Pereira, Zarina Shah, Dayanand Deulkar were among those present.

which was short of clear-cut chances.

Liverpool lacked bite up front, with Fernando Torres marshalled well by the Birmingham center backs Roger Johnson and Scott Dann, and was restricted to ef-

Supreme Court judgment that has declared that BCCI does not come under the RTI Act. He alleged that the “Delhi High Court had clearly ruled that the BCCI may be a private body, but it performs a public function and therefore comes under Article 226 of India’s Constitution (public scrutiny).”

Aires remarked that the “Goa Government had by an Official Gazette dated July 8 notified that all sports organizations and State Sports Associations recognized by Sports Authority of Goa would be covered under the RTI Act and that this notification had not been challenged

by GCA.” Stating that the RTI Act ensures transparency and accountability in the functioning of any organization, Aires wondered, “why the GCA was not making itself subject to public scrutiny.”

In a lighter vein, Aires remarked that “despite all the batting and fielding by GCA, he was confident of clean bowling.”

Llorente redirected one back for the hosts in the 88th. But Aguero is set to be sidelined after injuring his left knee in the 53rd and miss its next league match against Barcelona.

Valencia joined Atletico on six points but below on goal difference with a 1-0 win over Racing Santander, which dropped to 0-

2. Madrid has four points and Barcelona three, same as Hercules.

Moments after Santander goalkeeper Antonio Rodriguez had saved from striker Aritz Aduritz in a one-on-one situation, Hedwiges Maduro headed past him in the 47th at the Mestalla stadium.

GFA THIRD DIVISION LEAGUE VERNA

STANDINGS

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4 4 4 4 4

3 3 1 1 1

1 0 1 0 0

0 13 5 + 8 10 1 11 3 + 8 9 2 5 4 +1 4 3 4 11 - 7 3 3 3 13 -10 3

6 5 5 5 5 5 5

3 3 2 2 2 1 1

3 1 2 1 0 1 0

0 16 8 +8 12 1 11 4 +7 10 1 13 11 +2 8 2 5 7 -2 7 3 7 7 0 6 3 4 10 -6 4 4 9 18 -9 3

3 2 2 3 2

2 1 0 0 0

1 0 2 2 1

0 1 0 1 1

3 4 4 4 3 4

3 3 3 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 16 4 1 17 7 1 8 5 2 10 8 3 4 11 4 4 24

4 3 4 3 5 3

3 2 2 2 1 0

0 1 0 0 1 0

1 14 3 +11 9 0 10 1 + 9 7 2 7 6 + 1 6 1 5 5 0 6 3 12 14 - 2 4 3 1 20 -19 0

4 3 4 4 3 4

2 2 2 2 1 0

1 1 1 0 0 1

1 6 4 0 5 3 1 7 7 2 10 6 2 8 6 3 1 11

DANDO Orlim SC Carmona SC Varca SC St Sebastian SC Cavelossim Y.A U Boys of Dando Dando Boys Club

CHAPORA ABC, Arambol Chapora YS Nagoa Sporting Arpora Sporting Vagator PY

8 3 4 6 3

3 +5 6 -3 4 0 7 -1 4 -1

7 3 2 2 1

TIVIM BAFF FC Sanquelim YSC, Colvale Sirsaim SWC St Christopher Eagle SC

+12 +10 + 3 + 2 - 7 -20

9 9 9 6 0 0

ANJUNA Holiday, Arpora PVC Assn St Sebastian, Mapusa Adarsh YS Sai Avtar SC Guirim YCA

SIOLIM FC Siolim Xetrapal SC Siolim Sodiem CA Cunchelim SC Holy Cross SC Tropa Sports CA

+ 2 7 + 2 7 0 7 + 4 6 + 2 3 -10 1

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Rafi named FPAI Player of the Year

Kallis on the kill for Royals AGENCIES CENTURION, SEPT 12

AGENCIES NEW DELHI, SEPT 12

Churchill Brothers striker Mohammad Rafi was on Sunday named India’s Player of the Year by the Football Players Association of India at a glittering function held in the evening in New Delhi on Sunday.

Dempo Sports Club’s Joaquim Abranches was declared Young Player of the Year while another Churchill player Odafe Okolie was named the Foreign Player of the Year.

Dempo's Anthony Pereira was named Fittest Player of the Year.

Pune FC and India goalkeeper Subrata Paul was chosen as the Fan Player of the Year while Dempo's Armando Colaco won the Coach of the Year award at a glittering function attended by Asian Football Confederation President Mohammed bin Hammam.

All India Football Federation President Praful Patel, other top AIFF officials, national team players and chief coach Bob Houghton were also present on the occasion.

Bollywood actors and football enthusiasts John Abraham and Rahul Bose were also present.

"I thank all my team-mates for helping me win this award," Rafi said.

Houghton said the biggest strength of Indian football team is its unity and praised FPAI President Bhaichung Bhutia for his leadership qualities.

"Indian football's biggest strength is its team unity.

Bhaichung is Indian football icon but he is just like one of the members when he is with the team," he said.

In BrIef Sushil Kumar wins gold Wrestler Sushil Kumar rewrote the history books once again as he became the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the World Wrestling Championships. Sushil outwitted Russian grappler Gogaev Alan 3-1 to win the final bout of the 66 kg men's freestyle category to clinch the gold medal. According to international body's website (FILA), Sushil clinched two crucial points in the first period while his opponent only managed one.

Argentina win hockey World Cup Carla Rebecchi scored twice as Argentina were crowned women's hockey world champions for the second time on Saturday after beating holders Netherlands 3-1 in the World Cup final. It was Argentina's third win over the Olympic champions in two months after they twice beat them on their way to retaining the Champions Trophy in Nottingham in July. Earlier, England beat Germany 2-0 to win the bronze medal, also a repeat of the result for third place in Nottingham.

Beckham back in action David Beckham returned to competitive action for the first time in almost six months with a second half substitute appearance for the LA Galaxy in their 3-1 win over Major League Soccer rivals Columbus Crew. He came on in the 70th minute of the game at the Home Depot Center with the Galaxy leading 30 against the Eastern Conference leaders on Saturday. ''It feels amazing,'' Beckham said after the game, ''Doing rehabilitation is kind of tough.

That was a big win in a big game,'' he said.

An all-round effort by Jacques Kallis (43 runs and three wickets) helped Royal Challengers Bangalore began their Champions League campaign with a resounding nine-wicket win over minnows Guyana at SuperSport Park on Sunday.

Experienced duo of Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid (33 off 34) begin well in pursuit of a meager 104-run target set by Guyana and put up a 75-run stand before Dravid was clean bowled by offspinner Royston Crandon in the eleventh over.

R o b i n Uthappa (25 off 8) started off where he left in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and spanked a boundar y and t w o s i xe s o f f Christopher Barnwell. He completed Challengers' victory in the next over.

E a r l i e r, t h e C a r i b b e a n champions Guyana had no answers to on-song Royal Chall e n g e r s B a n g a l o r e ( RC B ) bowlers who made life difficult for the batsmen throughout the 20 overs and in the end bowled a helpless team out for a paltry 103.

For RCB, Jacques Kallis toyed with the inexperienced Guyanese batting line-up and picked up three wickets, while Praveen Kumar took two wickets with his nagging line and length. Dale Steyn,

Nayan Doshi and Anil Kumble also chipped in with a wicket each.

For Guyana, none of the batsmen except Christopher Barnwell crossed the 20-run mark.

Royal Challengers' bowlers proved Anil Kumble's decision to bowl first right as both Dale Steyn and Praveen Kumar stifled Guyana's batsmen from the word go with their discipline.

After keeping Guyana openers quiet initially, Praveen struck for Royal Challengers as he got rid of opener Travis Dowlin (10 off 17) in his third over.

Ramnaresh Sarwan started off brilliantly, hitting a six over extra cover off Jacques Kallis, but then chopped a straight delivery on to his stumps.

S Chattergoon (18 off 17) became the victim of one-handpick-up throw by Cameron White that hit the stumps direct.

Narsingh Deonarine tried to break the shackles, but he too holed out at deep mid-wicket to Ross Taylor.

Kallis then came back to take two quick wickets (Jonathan Foo and Derwin Christian). South African pacer Dale Steyn did the clean-up job after that with two late strikes that ended the Caribbean champions' innings for a paltry 103.

29 suspected in ‘spot-fixing’ in IPL2: Reports UNI LONDON, SEPT 12

The spot-fixing controversy involving Pakistani trio has not only rocked international cricket, but unearthed several cricketers' involvement with shady characters, with reports today claiming that as many as 29 players, including two Australians, were suspected to be involved in spot-fixing at the IPL 2 in South Africa.

According to a leading London newspaper The Sunday Times, some high-profile names were included in a secret dossier compiled by the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit.

However, the list didn't include any cricketer from England or Pakistan, as their players did not take part in last year's IPL due to security reasons, the daily said. ''Some betting patterns were very suspicious at IPL 2,'' the report said quoting a source.

There have been concerns looming large over the integrity of the cash-rich T20 league for sometime now, whose commissioner Lalit Modi has been suspended over corruption allegations, but England players are expected to be available for the whole of next year's IPL for the first time.

The Pakistan cricketers -Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer -- were at the centre of the spot-fixing controversy following a British tabloid's expose that the Asif and Aamer deliberately bowled no-balls in the Lord Test against England.

Meanwhile, a fourth Pakistan player Wahab Riaz's name has emerged in the sopot-fixing episode and would be questioned by the Scotland detectives on September 14.

Klinger blitz gives Redbacks victory PTI CENTURION, SEPT 12

Captain Michael Klinger smashed a blistering 78 as he led South Australia Redbacks to an 11-run victory over giant killers Highveld Lions in a Champions League Twenty20 match here today.

Klinger led from the front with a stroke full 48-ball innings which had six fours and five sixes in it to take his side to 178 for six after they struggled on a lively SuperSport park pitch.

He got an able ally in Callum Ferguson, who scored a 27-ball 47 with seven fours and the duo shared 97 runs from just 57 balls for the third wicket after the Redbacks were put into bat.

Highveld Lions, who stunned Mumbai Indians in their opening match on Friday, were on course of their chase of a stiff target of 179 as they raised 90 for three at the halfway mark before they lost way later.

Opener Jonathan Vandiar, who top-scored with 71 against Mumbai Indians, could not repeat his form today as he was out in the first over, dragging a Shaun Tait

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express delivery to his off stump.

Captain Alviro Petersen (35ball 56) kept the Lions on course with some aggressive batting but once he was out in the 13th over, the South African side's run chase lost direction. With the asking rate mounting, Lions lower order batsmen failed to deliver at the slog overs.

Lions needed 32 form the last two overs and Robert Frylinck smashed two sixes off Tait in the penultimate over before he was out in the same over. That left 19 runs to be scored from the last over for a victory which Lions tailenders could not achieve.

For Redbacks, Tait, who gener-

Strauss leads way for England Pakistan 294-8 (50 overs).

England 295-6 (49.3 overs) AGENCIES LONDON, SEPT 12

England edged to a four-wicket win over Pakistan at Headingley to take a 2-0 lead in the oneday series.

Openers Kamran Akmal (74) and Mohammad Hafeez (43) shared 122 after Pakistan opted to bat, and Asad Shafiq hit 50 in their 2948, Stuart Broad taking 4-81.

Andrew Strauss shared 146 with Jonathan Trott, but fell for 126 in the 45th over and Eoin Morgan went in the next. Six were needed from the final over but Michael Yardy and Tim Bresnan guided their side home with three balls left.

An exciting finish in good conditions was exactly what the series needed, given England's dominance in the Test and Twenty20 matches.

Another improved Pakistan performance saw them come agonisingly close, but they succumbed to their seventh defeat in eight internationals against England this summer.

The opening stand of 122 was their highest opening ODI partnership against England and more than the entire team made

on five occasions during the international matches on this trip.

Bresnan's first three overs went for 25, and the 50 partnership was recorded in 53 balls courtesy of a rare James Anderson misfield.

The bright Leeds sunshine and flat surface gave little assistance to the bowlers, but England's fielding in general was unusually lax and tactics with the ball that previously proved so effective did not work.

Yardy has often stemmed the scoring with his unique brand of flat slow to medium left-arm, but he conceded 26 in his opening four overs.

It was Paul Collingwood who made the breakthrough, ironically with an off-cutter, to trap Kamran marginally on the line of off-stump when sweeping, while Hafeez was bowled via the inside edge and pad off Graeme Swann, who found some spin and was relatively economical.

Mohammad Yousuf again started slowly before gradually beginning to find his touch.

Things did not improve for Yardy when he returned to the action and was wristily flicked over mid-on for six by Yousuf.

ated a lot of pace with some deliveries touching 150kmph, was the most successful bowler with three for 36 from his four overs. Daniel Christian chipped in with two wickets while Aaron O'Brien got one.

Earlier, Klinger smashed a blistering 48-ball 78 to lead Redbacks to 178 for six. South Australia lost opener Daniel Harris (13) and one-down Graham Manou (12) cheaply to reach 65 for two at the halfway mark before pressing the accelerator.

The Australian Twenty20 runners-up side scored 113 runs in the second half of their innings with opener Klinger and Australia international Callum Ferguson (47) raining fours and sixes. The duo shared 97 runs from just 57 balls for the third wicket to help their side post a challenging total.

The duo were particularly severe on pacers Zander de Bruyn and Ethan O'Reilly and with Ferguson smashing the two bowlers for three fours in the 16th and 17th overs respectively. He was run out in the 18th over after hitting seven fours in his 27-ball innings.

US Open:1,2,3 for Clijsters Djokovic stuns Federer, faces Nadal in final REUTERS NEW YORK, SEPT 12

It was all too easy for Kim Clijsters at the US Open. And all too hard for Roger Federer. Clijsters won her third women's singles title with ridiculous speed, thrashing her nervous R u s s i a n o p p o n e n t Ve r a Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 in less than an hour yesterday.

For the second year in a row, Clijsters celebrated her victory by fooling around with her infant daughter on the centre court. The photographers lined up to start snapping away but Jada protested. ''No photos, no photos,'' she told them.

Clijsters giggled and the crowd at Arthur Ashe Ashe Stadium lapped it up. ''I'm very excited that I was able to defend my title,'' Clijster said. ''It's always an honour to go back to a place, especially a Grand Slam, where you've done well and you've won.''

Zvonareva was reduced to tears, hiding her head under her towel as she sobbed. The seventh-seed had played some brilliant tennis to get to the final but these were not her finest 59 minutes.

It was not Federer's greatest day at Flushing Meadows either.

For the first time since 2003, the Swiss master will not be appearing in the men's singles final after his loss in the semi-finals to Serbia's Novak Djokovic. ''I'm not as disappointed as I would have been in the final.

That's the only positive news to enjoy anything out of it,'' he said.

Federer had two match points in the final set, which lasted longer than the entire women's final, but missed his chances and Djokovic went on to win 57 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5. ''It's one of those matches that you will remember for the rest of your life,'' said Djokovic. ''I am very proud of myself.''

His reward was a place in today's final against the world number one Rafa Nadal, who sailed through with a 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory over Russia's Mikhail Youzhny.

Nadal has never won the US Open but it will take an extraordinar y per formance from Djokovic to deny him this time. ''I have tried my best for a lot of years,'' Nadal, who has not dropped a single set in the tournament, said. ''So now after a lot of work I am here and I'm happy for that.''

Nadal is now tantalisingly close to completing a career grand slam. Only six men, including Federer, have achieved the feat and Nadal only needs the US Open to become the seventh.

Kim Clijsters of Belgium with daughter Jada celebrates her win over Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the women's final with the trophy at the US Open 2010 tennis tournament in New York.

If he does it later today, the 24-year-old will be second youngest. ''I feel great,'' Nadal said. ''It's not a dream, because a dream is to win the tournament.''

Nadal's only moments of concern against Youzhny were late in the match when he dropped serve for just the second time in the tournament and had his left foot retaped and bandaged because of a blister.

Djokovic's victory put the Serbian into his third grand slam final. The world number three made the US Open final in 2007, losing to Federer, but won the Australian Open the following season. At 23, he has time on his side and the game to match.

The biggest questions about him have revolved around temperament. He has been labelled

a quitter whenever he has failed to finish a match.

In the third set against Federer, he repeatedly smashed himself in the head with his racket in an attempt to motivate himself. It worked and by the end, he was on his knees planting a sloppy kiss on the court. ''(I have) many, many more years to come. I look forward to it,'' he said. ''I'm working hard on my game. I'm getting some things together and hopefully on the court it's gonna pay off.''

His victory robbed the tennis world of what might have been the ultimate grand slam final.

Federer and Nadal have played each other in the Wimbledon, French Open and Australian Open finals, but no two men have ever met in the finals of all four majors.

''I would have loved to play against him here,'' Federer said. ''I won't watch but I hope he wins.''

Clijsters won her first US Open title in 2005 but was unable to defend her crown because of an injury. She missed the next two years after taking time off to start a family.

She won it again last year in her comeback to grand slam tennis and Saturday's win saw her become the first woman to successfully defend her the crown since Venus Williams in 2001. ''When I started my US summer, the US Open was my main goal,'' Clijsters said. ''It was a new situation for me as well, going back to the Grand Slam where I was actually defending my title for the first time. Not having been able to do that in 2006 was frustrating at the time.''

A dream win for Alonso

today that lose world championships," the Briton told reporters.

Vettel was fourth, leaving his pitstop to the last lap after earlier suffering an engine problem and slipping behind Webber.

He cut his deficit to Webber from 28 to 24 points, with his result demonstrating that Red Bull were in no mind for the 'team orders' that led to Ferrari being hauled before the governing body last week.

Germany's Nico Rosberg was fifth for Mercedes with compatriot Nico Hulkenberg seventh for Williams.

Poland's Robert Kubica was eighth for Renault with Schumacher ninth in a Mercedes and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, last year's winner for Brawn GP, taking the final point for Williams.

ICC to halt Pak’s ’11 visit to England AGENCIES LONDON, SEPT 12

ICC is expected to tell Pakistan that they will not be returning to England next season, as a sequel to allegations of spot-fixing controversy, media reports said on Sunday.

According to The Sunday Telegraph, England was going to be Pakistan's second home as long as the security situation in their country was desperate.

The Pakistan-Australia Test series held this summer was intended to be the first of several neutral series staged here.

But at the ICC chief executives meet in Cape Town tomorrow, the ECB CEO David Collier is not going to offer Pakistan the same facilities for 2011, as a consequence of the recent decline in the tourists' popularity.

Earlier this year the ECB had hoped that Pakistan would play India in England next summer, which would have been a real money-spinner as the two countries meet so seldom and have such large and passionate following.

According to the report, there is a small window for a one-day series between Sri Lanka -- the other country to tour England next season -- and Pakistan to be staged in this country in July.

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No points for Force India

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain celebrates on the podium after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Monza racetrack in Monza, Italy on Sunday.

AGENCIES MONZA, SEPT 12

Fernando Alonso seized a longed-for victory in his first Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton lasted less than a lap and handed the championship lead back to Australian Mark Webber.

It was Ferrari's first Formula One win at their home circuit since Michael Schumacher's victory in 2006 and Alonso answered the fans' prayers despite being overtaken at the start by McLaren's world champion Jenson Button.

Button, who led for more than half the race by little more than a second, finished runner-up after losing out at his pitstop after 36 of the 53 laps.

With Button's team-mate Hamilton going out on the first lap, Red Bull's Webber surged

five points clear despite finishing only sixth. The top five are now separated by just 24 points, less than the 25 available for a victory, with everything to play for and five races remaining.

Webber has 187, Hamilton 182, Alonso 166, Button 165 and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel 163. Button denied Ferrari a one-two finish, with Brazilian Felipe Massa joining team mate Alonso on the podium in third as a sea of red-shirted fans invaded the track in jubilation.

"This is a good motivation for all of us but the remaining five races are the really important ones," said Alonso, who started on pole position and had earlier described Monza as crucial to his hopes of a third title after he crashed in Belgium last month.

"We need to remain calm. This

was a good weekend for us. Spa was a bad weekend. We need to find some consistency in the final races," he added.

Massa had challenged Alonso at the start, a seemingly futile gesture for a driver ordered to let the Spaniard win in Germany, but his main contribution was to knock Hamilton out of the running at the Della Roggia chicane on the opening lap.

The two banged wheels in a risky bid by the 2008 champion for third place and Hamilton's front right suspension was broken by the impact.

Hamilton's retirement was his second in three races, although he won the previous race in Belgium, and his second in succession in Italy.

"The championship is not over but it's mistakes like I made

Force India returned empty handed for the fourth time this season with Vitantonio Liuzzi finishing 12th and Adrian Sutil 16th at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on Sunday.

It is third time in the last four races that Force India has failed to get a point in an otherwise impressive season.

Before this race, Force India had returned without any points from the Chinese, German and Hungary Grand Prix.

Sutil, who began 11th on the grid, was pushed back to the rear after an opening lap trouble which also forced him an early pit stop, but the German driver raced amazingly to move up.

He switched on to hard tyres and moved to 17 by the lap 18.

In another five laps, he was in top-15. With the 16th-place finish, Sutil dropped one position to 10th.